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acesammy · 2 months ago
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ok ngl i am an absolute sucker for a show leaning into the love that can be found in the imperfections of the people you care for, and how that can be taken as a broader statement about the nature of the art you engage with. Was arcane perfect? no, but there's beauty in the imperfections.
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fanfictiooooooon · 7 years ago
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‘badass new girl’-part two //Stiles Stillinski
Hey, this is definitely full of exiting things!!! never want it to end :( . don't worry, many more to come. Enjoy!
Warnings: none
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Reader POV
I get home and quietly close the door behind me, looking around cautiously for dad. with him no where in sight, I walk into the kitchen. I jump at first, not expecting him to be waiting for me.
“Seriously?” he says, disappointed “I called you too may times!? why didn’t you call back? Where were you!?”
“Sorry, dad, I'm so sorry. I was at lacrosse try outs.” 
he rolls his eyes at me “Really? lacrosse again? and you didn't tell me or at least call me back!?”
“I'm sorry dad, it wont happen again!” I apologise
“You realise that necklace won’t last forever, right!?” he shouts.
“Yeah... its fine though, really.” I reply.
“Deer for dinner.” he walks past me and goes upstairs.
I go about the rest of the night as usual, eat, do homework, walk Tofu once it gets dark, then shower and sleep. With no homework to do, after finishing dinner, I check outside. the sun is finishing setting, and I have my necklace. I should be fine. I clip on the red leash onto my Rottweiler puppy and head out.
Beacon Hills is a small town, and there’s not many places to walk, but Tofu gets tired easily anyway. I’m about to turn a corner and head back to the house when I hear a soft voice from behind me.
“Hey, you.” I turn to see Isaacs soft eyes beaming at me. He walks next to me.
“Hey, what’re you doing?”
“Walking,” he responds “oh my god, that is the cutest do I’ve ever seen.” he squeals, making me smile as he pets Tofu gently.
“He’s called Tofu.” I tell him.
“Tofu, oh my god he’s adorable.” he looks back at me, smiling widely.
we continue walking and chatting, and actually find out we have things in common. dogs, especially, but other stuff, too, like volunteering, our hatred of cats, and even sci-fi movies.
“Anyway, I should take off, gotta get to Derek’s.” he says as we stop outside my house. Derek? did he mean Derek Hale!?
“Derek who?”
“Derek Hale, he’s a friend. I gotta go, see you tomorrow?”
“Yeah... bye.” I can barely move from shock. Derek Hale was in Beacon Hills. Fuck. I need to tell dad.
Five years ago, when I lived close with a lot of family, Derek found us. He locked me, dad, aunt Julie, and my cousins in his basement, torturing us. He only said one thing to us; ‘tell me who has the sight’. it was confusing to all of us, except my dad and Julie, who seemed to know exactly what he was talking about.
‘No!’ they would shout in response, getting them shocked by the fence they were tied to. We escaped after two months of being there and fled. Derek had tried hunting us down, but we made connections with the hunters in new Mexico, and Beacon Hills, too. they helped us in exchange for our help for hunting the werewolves. we don't hunt them anymore, making us vulnerable. but Derek hasn’t tried to find us, giving us a good chance to move on with our lives.
Stiles POV
I arrived at the jeep and was caught up quickly by Scott and Kira.
“Dude, did you talk to her?” asks Scott, climbing into the front.
“Yeah, we’re gonna hang out tomorrow, instead.” I reply, happily.
“that’s good, just don’t rush things.” says Kira, jumping in the back. 
I start up the jeep “Relax, I know what I'm doing.” I scoff.
“No, no you don't.” smirks Scott. I glare at him before driving them home.
“I mean, are you over Lydia?” asks Kira, softly.
“N- I mean... yeah!” I say. they give me unassured looks before I say “Well, she and Parish have a thing, you know? and maybe I cant move on  unless I have someone else.”
Scott nods “Okay, bro. Whatever feels right.” I pull up outside of Scott’s house and they get out. “We’ll meet you at Derek’s later” says Scott, waving.
I wave back before watching them go inside. I sigh and start up the jeep again, taking a few tries before I set off. by the time I arrive home, it’s 5 o’clock, and dad’s home already. his car occupies the driveway, making me sigh even harder.
I eventually park and let myself inside. “Hey, son!” he shouts from the kitchen.
“Hey, daddio.” I walk into the kitchen and sit next to him.
“What’s up?” he asks.
“Nothing. girl troubles.”
he looks at me, highly concerned “Stiles,” he moans “is this about Lydia again? Because I really think its time you move on!”
“No, dad, its not Lydia, its Y/N. a new girl.”
He raises his eyebrows at me “And you like this Y/N?”
I sigh “A lot.”
“But you cant know her very well, since she’s new and all.”
“I don't, but she’s totally awesome. she made lacrosse captain!”
“Captain? but I thought Scott used his werewolf stuff so he could be captain. if she can beat that, maybe she’s supernatural herself.”
“Stop jumping to conclusions dad,” I press “you’re such a cop.”
he leans his head around me, looking out of the window, not replying.
“What is it?” I look back and forth, making my neck hurt.
“Isn’t that Isaac?” he squints his eyes. we walk up to the window and peer out. what I witness makes my heart physically hurt. Isaac and Y/N were walking together. laughing and smiling, too.
“I have to get to Derek’s.” I say coldly before slowly getting my jacket. what was the point. I didn't stand a chance anyway. I close the door on my way out and start up the old jeep. the feeling of sadness was overwhelming, and it made me dizzy. I sat for a second, taking a breath, before making my way to Derek’s loft.
Readers POV
“Dad!” I shout, desperately. “Dad!”
“What, what is it?” he runs down the stairs, worry in his face.
“It’s Derek! Derek Hale! He’s in Beacon Hills!”
My dad’s dace dropped a thousand feet before he could muster a few words. “We need to call aunt Julie.”
Stiles POV
Arriving at Derek’s, I walk in to see Scott, Kira and Lydia already there. Peter sits on the spiral staircase, observing.
“Hey,” says Scott, cheerily. he notices my melancholy face “what’s up, buddy?” . I sigh in response and Scott reads my kimo signals. “Why’re you jealous?”
“You’re jealous? of who?” asks Lydia, who fakes being surprised, and clearly thinks its about her.
Me Scott and Kira exchange looks, knowing about Y/N. Derek walks in.
“What’s up with him?” he scoffs, walking behind his desk.
Scott looks at me for a sign of approval before telling them about her. “There’s a new girl, and Stiles is really into her.”
“So? what’s so bad about that?” replies Derek.
I answer “Because I saw her and Isaac together earlier.”.
At this perfect moment, the person I despise the most walks in. Isaac. He wear a wide smile but it quickly fades when he realises somethings up with everyone.  “What’s up?” he asks, innocently.
I give him an aggressive look, making him shift a little. I want to punch him until the Earth stops spinning. “Jealous?” he mocks me.
I cant help myself but punch him in the face, knocking him to the ground. I hear everyone but ignore them. I continue punching him on the floor until I'm pulled off by Derek.
“Whoa! Stop! What girl is worth that!?” he asks rhetorically.
“Y/N is.” I wipe my nose, staring down at Isaac, whose nose is bust.
Derek backs away, letting me go. he and peter exchange worried eye contact. “Y/N?” he eventually says “ What’s her second name?”
“Y/l/n. why what’s going on.” I ask, confused. Peter rises from his seat, rushing to Derek.
“And she’s here? in Beacon Hills?” confirms peter.
“Yes, why? what’s going on?” I ask, pressing the question.
they yet again exchange worried looks. “You don’t know what she is, do you?” I shake my head, furrowing my eyebrows, only getting more confused
“What is she?” asks Isaac, eagerly
Derek sighs “Someone who we don’t get along with.”.
we stand, clueless, while Peter and Derek talk privately near the door. Once they finish, Derek begins a speech.
“Listen, guys, we need to head to Deaton’s. Now.” he commands.
“Why don't you get along?” I pester as we walk into the animal clinic, Lydia left but we agreed to catch her up tomorrow. Derek continues to tell me that everything will be explained soon, but we cant help being so curious. Even Scott pesters him too.
“Hey, what can I help you with?” asks Deaton, letting us through to the other room.
“We need to talk. its about (y/f/n) and her family.”
“What!?” he raises his eyebrows “Are they here?”
“Yes. and we need to tell the Argents, too. They once had ties, but after being broken, they’ve been on the run.”
“And what are you going to do? torture them again? that got you no where last time, and it certainly wont get you anywhere this time.” he says sternly.
“Wait, torture!? what did they do!?” asks Scott, I remain quiet, not knowing what to do. as does Isaac.
Derek looks at Deaton, waiting for him to explain. He sighs “Listen, it was before you were even turned, Scott. five years ago, I think. Her whole family lived up here, in beacon Hills, but a fight broke out between the werewolves and-”
“Wait. they don’t know.” says Derek.
“They don’t know?” says Deaton, concerned “they deserve to know!”
“Know what?” I finally say.
Derek shifts around and explains “Well, you know about werewolves, chimeras, banshees and kitsunes, but you don’t know about them,” he begins, confusing us all.
“So what is she?” I pry
Deaton answers “They’re commonly known as ‘the cold ones’, and usually don't go out in sunlight, so its confusing to me how you met this girl? but anyway,-”
“They’re blood sucking demons who refused to help us in our time of need.” says Derek, fuming.
“In all fairness, Derek, whoever it was would’ve died trying.” says Deaton  sympathetically.
“Wait, so they’re...”
“Yes, Scott. They’re vampires.”
readers POV
I listened in to the conversation dad and aunt Julie were having in the next room. I uncontrollably bit my nails with anxiety. “Okay, but hurry.” I heard dad say before hanging up.
He walked back into the living room, looking at me concerned. he slowly sighed. “Aunt Julie is on her way up here. She’s bringing your cousins, Noah. Lillie and Caleb. Are you sure he’s here?”
“positive. but, they hunt normally, and don’t eat only animals, like we do.”
“I know,” he furrowed his eyebrows “But we’re just gonna have to deal with it. If Derek’s here, he probably knows by now, or will know soon, that we are too. They’re coming over for extra protection, we can’t have them getting to you.” he pulls me in for a warm embrace.
“But, what about you? and everyone else?” I worry.
“Don’t be scared, love, but he wants the one with the sight. That used to be your mother, but after her passing, she gave that gift to you.” he pulls away, still holding me by the arms. 
It’s me!? I’m the one he’s after!? “Why does he want me?” I ask, scared showing in my voice. only half an hour ago, I was laughing and having fun as a normal teenager, but now I'm scared for my, and my whole family's lives.
“Because, honey, you have the sight. the sight is a gift that helps you to retrieve or get rid of any memories. Just by touching someone, and concentrating, you can see their memories. I know this is new to you, but you’re gonna be an expert. I know it. My only wish, Y/N, is that you use it for good. and only use it when absolutely necessary. don’t be scared, but using it wrongly, or when you’re not ready, can cause you great harm.” he explains, filling my head with new found information. He looks around the house, worriedly “We need to get out of here. its not safe.”
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lisarprahl · 7 years ago
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You Won’t Need a Therapist if You Have a Mentor
Public accounting breeds irritable, highly-caffeinated workaholics. It’s no surprise mental health is an afterthought. Between preparing for intense client status calls and getting workpaper review comments cleared before archiving starts, it’s not likely you’ll have much time to focus on your feelings.
We put up with long hours with 85%-90% billable utilization quotas during the day. CPA Exam review is a post-work pastime to relax. It can be debilitating after a while of sleepless nights and long workdays. Relationships start to suffer. You begin to gain weight. We’ve all seen it. Then it starts to happen to you.
You think, hey, I’ll take a mental health personal day to catch up on Hulu or Netflix. But wait, is that just the equivalent to playing hooky? Gasp! Type-A, perfect attendance record-holders (aka, most CPAs) don’t play hooky—even the thought is likely to cause more anxiety. You’ll no doubt be worried you’ll end up answering emails anyway.
The whole experience can be brutal once you graduate from intern to associate and beyond.
Stress pressure-cooker
Back in 2012, Greg Kyte commented on public accounting’s mental health struggles. And it’s come up at various other times. With some high-profile suicides in the news recently, it’s worth circling back on the topic of mental health in public accounting and ways to keep your psychological well-being a priority.
Anyone who’s worked in the profession for more than a couple months shouldn’t be surprised that financial advisors and accountants made the top 10 professions for depression, and financial services (which includes auditors) have high suicide rates. A lot of it gets swept under the rug. Many people have a very calm and polished look on the outside, but who knows what’s happening under the surface?
Inability to unplug
Beyond clinical anxiety and depression that is the result of a medical condition, even accountants and auditors without medical issues, and who work in public accounting, have a hard time decompressing during their downtime. Every email is marked “urgent” or “high priority.” In fact, there is an unwritten rule that you have two to three hours to respond to emails, or else.
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Thank goodness for the “Do Not Disturb” feature on the iPhone. Otherwise, with the workaholic culture and constant notifications, no one would sleep through the night! But even with quiet hours at night, you have the compulsion to check it first thing when you wake up or are stricken with nomophobia—the panic you feel when you are separated from your mobile phone.
What do you do? How do you start to combat the impending burnout?
Yeah, yeah. Work out. Eat better. Sleep.
Easier said than done. There’s got to be something more helpful.
There is. Get a mentor.
Find a mentor already
While there’s no substitute for professional help, and lifeline operators are available 24 hours a day if you’re in a crisis (1-800-273-8255), sometimes you need a better work support system when you start feeling like you are drowning at work. You wouldn’t need to see professional help in every case if you had someone who understands exactly what you’re going through to talk to about it.
And, no, we’re not talking about an assigned mentor who is required to go to lunch with you on a quarterly basis. A real one. The kind you’re going to have to put in some effort on your end to build a relationship with. The kind that you can be yourself around and ask questions to candidly. Maybe a senior if you’re an associate? Unless you’re really lucky, you can’t be open or honest about what keeps you awake at night with an assigned mentor. Look outside the office, too. Go to networking events and state association meetings.
The goal is to make a genuine professional connection. A mentor should be more of a coach, friend, and cheerleader. Someone you’d call when you’re not sure what to do next or how to tackle a big problem. Oh, and they must be willing to tell you if you look like a complete idiot.
As with anything, you need to consciously allocate time to this relationship, even if your day is overbooked already. Schedule lunch (everyone has to eat). Carpool together. Spend a work break walking the stairs of the office building together for some cardio and a venting session. Get creative.
Oh, and try to befriend someone who isn’t in charge of writing your performance review—and you can bribe with coffee.
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ashleydpalmerusa · 7 years ago
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You Won’t Need a Therapist if You Have a Mentor
Public accounting breeds irritable, highly-caffeinated workaholics. It’s no surprise mental health is an afterthought. Between preparing for intense client status calls and getting workpaper review comments cleared before archiving starts, it’s not likely you’ll have much time to focus on your feelings.
We put up with long hours with 85%-90% billable utilization quotas during the day. CPA Exam review is a post-work pastime to relax. It can be debilitating after a while of sleepless nights and long workdays. Relationships start to suffer. You begin to gain weight. We’ve all seen it. Then it starts to happen to you.
You think, hey, I’ll take a mental health personal day to catch up on Hulu or Netflix. But wait, is that just the equivalent to playing hooky? Gasp! Type-A, perfect attendance record-holders (aka, most CPAs) don’t play hooky—even the thought is likely to cause more anxiety. You’ll no doubt be worried you’ll end up answering emails anyway.
The whole experience can be brutal once you graduate from intern to associate and beyond.
Stress pressure-cooker
Back in 2012, Greg Kyte commented on public accounting’s mental health struggles. And it’s come up at various other times. With some high-profile suicides in the news recently, it’s worth circling back on the topic of mental health in public accounting and ways to keep your psychological well-being a priority.
Anyone who’s worked in the profession for more than a couple months shouldn’t be surprised that financial advisors and accountants made the top 10 professions for depression, and financial services (which includes auditors) have high suicide rates. A lot of it gets swept under the rug. Many people have a very calm and polished look on the outside, but who knows what’s happening under the surface?
Inability to unplug
Beyond clinical anxiety and depression that is the result of a medical condition, even accountants and auditors without medical issues, and who work in public accounting, have a hard time decompressing during their downtime. Every email is marked “urgent” or “high priority.” In fact, there is an unwritten rule that you have two to three hours to respond to emails, or else.
googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.display('ad_pos_gc_speedbump'); });
Thank goodness for the “Do Not Disturb” feature on the iPhone. Otherwise, with the workaholic culture and constant notifications, no one would sleep through the night! But even with quiet hours at night, you have the compulsion to check it first thing when you wake up or are stricken with nomophobia—the panic you feel when you are separated from your mobile phone.
What do you do? How do you start to combat the impending burnout?
Yeah, yeah. Work out. Eat better. Sleep.
Easier said than done. There’s got to be something more helpful.
There is. Get a mentor.
Find a mentor already
While there’s no substitute for professional help, and lifeline operators are available 24 hours a day if you’re in a crisis (1-800-273-8255), sometimes you need a better work support system when you start feeling like you are drowning at work. You wouldn’t need to see professional help in every case if you had someone who understands exactly what you’re going through to talk to about it.
And, no, we’re not talking about an assigned mentor who is required to go to lunch with you on a quarterly basis. A real one. The kind you’re going to have to put in some effort on your end to build a relationship with. The kind that you can be yourself around and ask questions to candidly. Maybe a senior if you’re an associate? Unless you’re really lucky, you can’t be open or honest about what keeps you awake at night with an assigned mentor. Look outside the office, too. Go to networking events and state association meetings.
The goal is to make a genuine professional connection. A mentor should be more of a coach, friend, and cheerleader. Someone you’d call when you’re not sure what to do next or how to tackle a big problem. Oh, and they must be willing to tell you if you look like a complete idiot.
As with anything, you need to consciously allocate time to this relationship, even if your day is overbooked already. Schedule lunch (everyone has to eat). Carpool together. Spend a work break walking the stairs of the office building together for some cardio and a venting session. Get creative.
Oh, and try to befriend someone who isn’t in charge of writing your performance review—and you can bribe with coffee.
Image: Unsplash/NeONBRAND
The post You Won’t Need a Therapist if You Have a Mentor appeared first on Going Concern.
from Accounting News http://goingconcern.com/you-wont-need-therapist-have-mentor/
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lisarprahl · 7 years ago
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You Won’t Need a Therapist if You Have a Mentor
Public accounting breeds irritable, highly-caffeinated workaholics. It’s no surprise mental health is an afterthought. Between preparing for intense client status calls and getting workpaper review comments cleared before archiving starts, it’s not likely you’ll have much time to focus on your feelings.
We put up with long hours with 85%-90% billable utilization quotas during the day. CPA Exam review is a post-work pastime to relax. It can be debilitating after a while of sleepless nights and long workdays. Relationships start to suffer. You begin to gain weight. We’ve all seen it. Then it starts to happen to you.
You think, hey, I’ll take a mental health personal day to catch up on Hulu or Netflix. But wait, is that just the equivalent to playing hooky? Gasp! Type-A, perfect attendance record-holders (aka, most CPAs) don’t play hooky—even the thought is likely to cause more anxiety. You’ll no doubt be worried you’ll end up answering emails anyway.
The whole experience can be brutal once you graduate from intern to associate and beyond.
Stress pressure-cooker
Back in 2012, Greg Kyte commented on public accounting’s mental health struggles. And it’s come up at various other times. With some high-profile suicides in the news recently, it’s worth circling back on the topic of mental health in public accounting and ways to keep your psychological well-being a priority.
Anyone who’s worked in the profession for more than a couple months shouldn’t be surprised that financial advisors and accountants made the top 10 professions for depression, and financial services (which includes auditors) have high suicide rates. A lot of it gets swept under the rug. Many people have a very calm and polished look on the outside, but who knows what’s happening under the surface?
Inability to unplug
Beyond clinical anxiety and depression that is the result of a medical condition, even accountants and auditors without medical issues, and who work in public accounting, have a hard time decompressing during their downtime. Every email is marked “urgent” or “high priority.” In fact, there is an unwritten rule that you have two to three hours to respond to emails, or else.
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Thank goodness for the “Do Not Disturb” feature on the iPhone. Otherwise, with the workaholic culture and constant notifications, no one would sleep through the night! But even with quiet hours at night, you have the compulsion to check it first thing when you wake up or are stricken with nomophobia—the panic you feel when you are separated from your mobile phone.
What do you do? How do you start to combat the impending burnout?
Yeah, yeah. Work out. Eat better. Sleep.
Easier said than done. There’s got to be something more helpful.
There is. Get a mentor.
Find a mentor already
While there’s no substitute for professional help, and lifeline operators are available 24 hours a day if you’re in a crisis (1-800-273-8255), sometimes you need a better work support system when you start feeling like you are drowning at work. You wouldn’t need to see professional help in every case if you had someone who understands exactly what you’re going through to talk to about it.
And, no, we’re not talking about an assigned mentor who is required to go to lunch with you on a quarterly basis. A real one. The kind you’re going to have to put in some effort on your end to build a relationship with. The kind that you can be yourself around and ask questions to candidly. Maybe a senior if you’re an associate? Unless you’re really lucky, you can’t be open or honest about what keeps you awake at night with an assigned mentor. Look outside the office, too. Go to networking events and state association meetings.
The goal is to make a genuine professional connection. A mentor should be more of a coach, friend, and cheerleader. Someone you’d call when you’re not sure what to do next or how to tackle a big problem. Oh, and they must be willing to tell you if you look like a complete idiot.
As with anything, you need to consciously allocate time to this relationship, even if your day is overbooked already. Schedule lunch (everyone has to eat). Carpool together. Spend a work break walking the stairs of the office building together for some cardio and a venting session. Get creative.
Oh, and try to befriend someone who isn’t in charge of writing your performance review—and you can bribe with coffee.
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