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A Package Deal - Part 5

In which big things happen at Silverstone

Warnings: nothing but fluff, as per usual Pairing: Lando Norris x SingleMom!Reader Word Count: 2.8k words

A Package Deal - A Package Deal - Part 2 - A Package Deal - Part 3 - A Package Deal - Part 4 Master List Don't miss my new project: Track Limits, the fully original sports romance set in the cut-throat world of Formula 1 (first part will be posted tomorrow, January 6th)

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102 likes liked by landonorris, BFFSarah, stellasgrandpa, and others yourusername home race, best race BFFSarah cuties stellasgrandpa so much fun today with you. that man of yours is a keeper. >>>yourusername ❤️ love you dad >>>landonorris thanks for keeping my girls company today, sir! glad you had fun, would love to have you & stella at more races this year >>>BFFSarah 'my girls' i die

"Momma, it's hot." Stella whines, tugging on your hand as you walk towards the McLaren hospitality suite Sunday morning.

"Baby, I know. Hospitality has aircon though, so let's get inside. Lando's there too and he wants to see you before he gets into the car."

Behind you, your dad and step mom follow along. It's the British Grand Prix weekend and instead of working this race, you're here as Lando's personal guest, along with your family. It's surreal, attending the race but not working. You felt insanely out of place in hospitality in your jeans and black tank top instead of your papaya and black team kit.

Stella scampers off ahead of you, heading straight to the giant orange building that sits behind the garages at Silverstone. She's been with you all weekend, having wanted to watch Lando during all three practice sessions and qualifying. It was her first time in the paddock this weekend and as you watched her take to the atmosphere like a fish you water, you were worried you'd never be able to get her away from here. There was something magical in it though, watching your baby come alive and fall in love with something for the first time in their life.

The glass sliding doors woosh open for you and Stella and you're rewarded with a wash of cool air instantly giving you relief from the hot British summer outside. The main room of the suite is a hub of activity. Several meetings going on all at once, employees coming and going, meals being served for guests. It was all a bit overwhelming but you'd been to a few races already this season and it was beginning to feel routine for you.

You check your phone and see that Lando returned your text, informing you he was just in his drivers room up on the second floor.

"Stella, Lando is up on the second floor in his room. Knock before you go in." You tell your daughter, knowing she's going to want to run to see your boyfriend as soon as she can. You watch as she runs away before turning back to your dad and step mom. "She's been hanging out there all weekend. She says it's her favorite place in the world."

Your dad looks a little surprised, "I don't think I've ever seen Stella that comfortable in a crowd or without one of us." He marvels.

You smile, having noticed the same thing. You follow after Stella as you respond to your dad. "She's been this little social butterfly all weekend, it's like this place is magic for her. She's barely left Lando's side."

Lando and Stella had developed such a special relationship over the last seven months and even though it was normal to you now, sometimes you still had to stop and wonder if this was really real. He picked her up from school on such a regular basis that Ms. Rose in the front office had stopped asking him for ID and stopped calling you to make sure he had permission to take Stella. There had been several times that Stella had made an appearance on one of Max F's streams while Lando raced online with him. Since Lando rarely streamed with video on, you had allowed Stella to 'help' Lando drive when her permitted it, which was whenever Stella asked. Because your little girl had your boyfriend wrapped around her little finger. For a little girl that had always been shy around men other than her own grandpa, Stella blossomed when Lando and her grew closer.

By the time you reach the top of the stairs, you can see that the door to Lando's room is thrown wide open and you just hope Stella had remembered to knock before barging in. You can hear her chatter float out of the door and when you round the corner, Stella is sat next to Lando on the leather couch that sits underneath the window.

“And then Momma made you walk fifteen miles in a heat wave just to see me?” Lando exclaims, barely covering up a laugh at Stella’s dramatics.

“Stella Rose!” You laugh, stopping in your tracks and propping your hands on your hips. “We walked across the track through the air conditioned tunnel from the hotel!”

“Gee, I wonder where she gets her dramatic streak from.” Mutters your dad from behind.

You spin, sound of indignation flying from your lips while everyone else dissolves into laughter.

“Ok, Lan and Stella already gang up on me enough, I can’t have you two choosing their side too!” You say though your own laughter.

Stella continues to chatter away as the four adults in the room listen raptly. This goes on for a while before a soft knock at the door interrupts a story Stella is telling about taking Rosco for a walk yesterday after quali. Everyone turns and you're very surprised to see Andrea standing in the doorway.

"I thought I'd find you here." The Team Principle says, smile playing on his lips. Since you'd been traveling a bit with the team and deployed your tire monitoring program full time a few races ago, Andrea and you had gotten a bit closer. You liked the man, with his gently demeanor and soft spot for your boyfriend.

"Hi Andrea!" Stella chirps from where she sits on Lando's lap. The two had met Friday morning and Stella had taken an immediate liking to the man.

"Hi Ms. Stella, how are you this morning?"

"Good, thank you!" Stella smiles and then goes back to chattering at Lando.

Seemingly dismissed by your daughter, Andrea chuckles and turns back to you. "I know you're not working today but can I steal you for a moment? It won't take long, I just want to chat about something."

Something twists in your stomach, anxiety rising to the surface. Out of the corner of your eye, you see Lando's ears perk up as he continues to listen to Stella talk. He keeps one eye on your daughter but his attention is clearly on you. "Oh, of course. Everything okay?" You can't possibly think of anything you'd left unfinished before leaving for the weekend on Thursday but you could have missed something.,

"Yes yes! Nothing to worry about. Just want to talk to you about something."

Your dad shoos you towards the door, telling you they'll watch Stella while you're busy. Nodding, you turn and follow Andrea out of Lando's room down the hall to where his office is. Anxiety settles in the pit of your stomach despite being assured that nothing is wrong.

Once in his office, Andrea shuts the door behind you and motions for you to sit down. The office is small, just enough room for a small desk and a few chairs. Andrea doesn't spend much time in here on race weekends but it's nice for him to have a quiet place to get away during these hectic days.

"Thank you for taking a few moments. Like I said, I know you're here as Lando's guest and not working but I wanted to get your thoughts on something Zak and I have been discussing for quite some time."

You nod, feeling a little better. It wasn't totally out of the ordinary that Andrea or one of the race engineers needs you randomly on a weekend, despite the program basically running itself now. "Of course, how can I help?"

Andrea tents his fingers in front of his face, resting his elbows on the desk in front of him. "Zak and I have been really impressed by you this season, that program you wrote has been essential in all of our finishes and wins so far."

You flush under the praise. "Thank you."

Andrea nods, "I don't know if you're aware but there's an opening on the strategy team." Your heart stops in your chest. You had heard rumors of one of the race strategists leaving the team to go over to Aston Martin a few weeks ago, but it had never been confirmed by the team anywhere publicly. "Zak and I have been taking our time looking for the replacement and we wanted to see if you'd be interested in the position. You have the data gathering and analysis skills down and that program you developed shows you know how to interpret the data in a way that is helpful to the team. We think you'd be an amazing asset to the strategy team."

For a few moments, you're totally speechless. You only have an undergraduate degree in computer science and data analytics, generally the strategists have degrees in engineering or aerodynamics, neither of which you have. "I...I'm flattered that you think so highly of me, Andrea."

"Then say you'll take the job." He says, grin spreading across his face. "There will be some more travel than your doing right now, but both Zak and I are willing to work with you on the schedule and make sure Stella is taken care of." He adds and you wonder if he was reading your mind in the moment because that was going to be your first question.

"Can I think about it? Run it by my dad and Stella's nanny?" You desperatly want to say yes, a spot on the strategy team something you'd wanted for a long time but had never thought you'd be able to manage.

"Of course! I don't expect an answer right away. Will you be in the office on Tuesday?"

"Yes, I was planning on it."

"Perfect. I'll have Zak's assistant put some time on your calendar for the three of us to sit down and discuss. Sound good?"

You nod, slightly overwhlemed at the decision you now have to make. Andrea has to get to the garage then so you wish him good today and slowly make your way back over to Lando's room.

The room is quiet when you wander in, eyes a bit glazed over from shock as the offer that Andrea just made you begins to sink in.

"Everything okay?" Lando's tone is laced with concern, drawing you out of your own world. He rises before taking your hands in his own. "Baby, you're shaking. What happened?"

"They want me to join the strategy team." You whisper weakly, eyes darting from the floor up to meet Lando's pretty greenish blue ones that you love so much.

"What? Babe! That's huge! I'm so proud of you!"

"I haven't said yes yet."

Lando leads you over to the couch and for the first time since you walked into his room you notice the quiet. "Where's Stella?" You ask as you sit down next to Lando who draws you close into his side.

"Your dad and stepmom took her to get some lunch and ice cream downstairs. Now, why haven't you accepted the offer yet, love? You talk all the time about how you wanted to make the move to doing more strategy and less analysis."

"It's a lot of travel, probably half the races instead of what I've been doing. I can't leave Stella that often."

Lando shakes his head, "You can't let that stop you, this is such an amazing opportunity." Lando knew that if he didn't help talk you into this, you'd pass up a once in a lifetime opportunity. "She adores Tilly and her and your dad have been doing so well too." Tilly was the nanny you had hired back in May after Miami and the two got along so well while you were traveling, sometimes you wondered if Stella loved her more than she loved you.

"Stella is getting older, she understands that you need to travel for work now." Lando continues, tangling your fingers up with his and giving them a squeeze. "She'll be fine, and she'll get to see her mom going out and working hard and living her dreams. When you're not working races and Stella isn't in school, you guys can travel with me. We can make this work, my love, I promise. You don't have to juggle this all alone anymore."

Tears sting at the back of your eyes at your boyfriend's encouragement. As you had walked back from Andrea's office you had been fully prepared to turn down the promotion, not feeling like you could manage the increase in travel and responsibilities but with Lando's encouragement, you were second guessing your decision already. "You think we could handle it?"

"Baby, there's not doubt in my mind that the three of us can handle whatever this crazy job throws at us." Lando pulls you further into his side, arm slipping around your shoulder as he leans in. He dusts a quick kiss on your lips before pressing another one to your temple. "We're a package deal now, remember? It'll all work out."

You draw in a deep breath before nodding, "Okay. Let's do it then."

"That's my girl." He praises, kissing you again as you sink further into his warmth.

"Momma! Lando won! Lando won the race!" Stella shouts over the pandemonium of the garage. Tears stream down your face as you watch your boyfriend pull into parc ferme after winning his home race, Oscar just behind him in P2. It had been a stressful race, the teammates had traded the lead a few times but in the end, Lando had the superior race pace and had pulled away from Oscar during the last quarter of the race.

It was the first time McLaren had won their home race in ages and everyone in the garage was emotional. The team spills out of the garage, racing over to the barriers to greet the two McLaren drivers. You slowly follow behind, Stella's hand firmly grasped in yours as you lead her over to watch Lando get out of the car.

The moment he's out and his helmet is off, Lando is looking for you. It wasn't his first win of the season but it was the first with you and Stella there to see him win. His entire family was here since it was his home race and the satisfaction and pride that swelled in his chest was almost too much to handle. He spots you at the back of the crowd and he knows you're back there because you don't want to wade deep into the crowd with Stella.

Not wanting to wait until after the race to see you, Lando rounds the barriers making a beeline straight for you. Behind him, a pair of camera's follow up and you're acutely aware of the fact you're about to be on live TV.

"There's my girls!" Lando shouts before scooping up Stella in his arms. "The prettiest good luck charms on the grid." He murmurs in your ear as he cuddles Stella on his other side. "I'm so fucking lucky."

You laugh into his neck, suddenly shy at the fact that your face is being shown on the huge video screens all over the track. Lando draws back before kissing you full on the mouth, much to Stella's dismay.

"Gross!" Stella squeals as she wiggles out of his arms, allowing Lando to fully take you in his arms now, giving you the biggest bear hug he can.

"I'm so proud of you." You sob, so happy you got to see him win his home race. You knew how much this meant to him and being able to witness in person with Stella made it that much more meaningful.

"I love you." Lando murmurs before letting you go. "I have post race stuff to do, media and all that but I'll meet you back in the drivers room as soon as I can, okay?"

You nod as you squeeze his hand. Stella launches herself into Lando's arms once again and he spins her around, head tipped back on a laugh. The cameras capture it all and if you had been watching it on TV, you would have heard every commentator losing their minds at how cute Lando's little family is.

Lando eventually puts Stella down after he hears Victor calling his name. There is so much to do after a win, especially one as big as winning his home race, but he doesn't want to leave you or Stella quite yet. Lando steals one last kiss from you, drops a kiss onto the top of Stella's head and finally jogs away, knowing he needs to get things taken care of after the win.

Hours later, after all the champagne is washed off and Stella is tucked into bed in the second bedroom of your suite for the weekend, Lando and you tumble into bed together, celebrating one of his biggest wins of the year in the best way possible.

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How long can a bonded time lord be away from their TARDIS?

How long can a bonded Time Lord be away from their TARDIS?

The bond between a Time Lord and their TARDIS is incredibly strong, facilitated by something known as Rassilon's Imprimatur. This bond is crucial for safe and effective time travel, creating a deep symbiotic connection between the Time Lord and their TARDIS. And let's not forget that the TARDIS is a sentient being with its own feelings, which adds an emotional layer.

While there isn't much information established for how long a Time Lord can be separated from their TARDIS, we can infer a few things:

⏳ Short-Term Separation

Time Lords often go on adventures or missions without their TARDIS for days, weeks, or even months without apparent harm. During these short-term separations, the bond remains intact without any negative effects.

🕒 Long-Term Separation

Prolonged separation, however, could potentially weaken the bond or have other adverse effects. The TARDIS might become more difficult to pilot, and the Time Lord could experience symptoms similar to those caused by damage to their symbiotic nuclei—such as disorientation or other kinds of physical and mental discomfort.

However, if the Time Lord didn't 'inform' the TARDIS before leaving, the TARDIS would probably feel worried or annoyed. When they return, the TARDIS might choose to display its annoyance, like a slightly bumpy landing, closing internal doors in the Time Lord's face, or purposely rearranging corridors so the Time Lord has to walk half a mile to the toilet.

🚨 Critical Situations

In extreme cases, where a Time Lord is separated from their TARDIS for decades or longer, it's possible that the bond could deteriorate a bit. The TARDIS could become less responsive or more prone to malfunction, and the Time Lord might experience significant physical or mental effects. Though this is speculative, as we've seen some Time Lords return to their TARDIS after extended periods and be fine.

It's also possible that the TARDIS might be angry or distant upon their return, needing some time, a nice deep clean, or a lovely trip to an exotic star system to mend the relationship.

🏫 So ...

While there's no hard and fast rule on how long a bonded Time Lord can be away from their TARDIS, short-term separations seem to be harmless. However, long-term separations could potentially weaken the bond and cause issues, especially if the TARDIS was just left without explanation. The exact effects would likely depend on the strength of the individual bond, the circumstances of their separation, and probably whether the TARDIS feels properly appreciated upon their return.

Related:

💬|🧬🛸How does TARDIS symbiosis work for individuals and groups?: Details on this special Time Lord-TARDIS connection.

💬|🛸🧑‍��️How to locate a TARDIS pilot: Guide for locating a pilot or other crew members using the TARDIS.

💬|🛸🧑‍✈️What roles would six Time Lords have in piloting a TARDIS?: How having six pilots would work.

Hope that helped! 😃

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Comic-Con 2008 - Enhanced Edition of Supernatural Panel

Direct link. Warning: Some of the special content I added has big spoilers for season 4 beyond the original videos.

This video features Jared, Jensen, Eric Kripke, Sera Gamble, and Ben Edlund. If you've already seen the original videos and you're wondering why you'd want to watch this, see the details about the enhancements below. For other enhanced videos, check my YouTube channel or my Tumblr index post.

Video Improvements - Upscaled, fixed bad aspect ratios, improved colors

I received a great deal of help from @sensitivehandsomeactionman on the color correcting. They gave me tips on how to achieve better colors and they even took a screen shot from my video and corrected the colors on it with their own software to provide me with an example of what was possible. Having that example to reference was invaluable for me, because I'm not good with colors.

Without that help, Jared and Jensen would have looked like they were in training to become the world's tallest Oompa Loompas. Any remaining color wonkiness (Wonka-iness?) is due to my own failure to apply what I was taught and my failure to see the colors properly. But look at that difference! I was pretty excited about this.

Combined Videos to Cover Entire Event

As with my other enhanced videos, I combined multiple videos to create as seamless a video of the event as possible, from beginning to end. For my earlier videos, that meant combining maybe 5 videos. For this one, I used a total of 19 videos from 3 different sources. A lot of those were used for the talking head bubbles, explained further below.

None of the videos are my own. My video description on YouTube has links to the original videos I used.

Good, Color-Coded Subtitles

As with my other enhanced videos, I attempted to provide accurate and as-complete-as-possible subtitles. They're color-coded to make it easier to tell who's speaking. This is especially helpful when people are speaking at the same time, or when the speaker is off camera.

Since there were so very many people talking in this video, I doubled up on a couple colors if I thought I could do so without it being too confusing. Here's the complete color key:

Red = Jared Blue = Jensen Brown = Eric Kripke Pink = Sera Gamble Purple = Ben Edlund Green = General audience Yellow = The person asking the questions. In the first half this is the moderator, Alynda Wheat. In the second half, this is the fan at the mic. White = Mostly the publicist (Holly Ollis), but a couple times it's used for people off camera who I believe were Comic-Con staff. Two shades of orange = surprise guests

Additional Clarifying Content

As with my other enhanced videos, I've added some images to help add clarity to the references used by the speakers. I added images of characters and scenes referenced from the show, images to explain various pop culture references, as well as some explanatory text to help add details or clarity when I thought it might be useful.

I mostly kept this extra content to the sides so that, if it doesn't interest you, you can hopefully ignore it and focus on the main part of the video. Unlike my previous videos, sometimes this is on the left side and sometimes it's on the right side. The margins shift depending on where the talking head bubbles are.

Talking Head Bubbles - Jared and Jensen front and center, but other speakers visible too

This "enhancement" isn't anywhere close to perfect, but it sure as heck isn't from a lack of effort. This represented at least half if not two-thirds of the time I spent working on this video.

I always find the Comic-Con videos frustrating to watch. When the camera moves to other people who are talking, I want to see Jared and Jensen instead. I like to see their reactions and sometimes they do funny things that get missed. But when the camera is steadfastly focused on Jared and Jensen, I also get frustrated because I can’t see the people who are talking. Nope, you can’t win with me! I want to see everything.

I attempted to mitigate this frustration by adding talking head bubbles. The main source videos I used were the ones with the most constant and stable focus on Jared and Jensen. However, if one of the other source videos had a decent focus on another guest, I inserted a small window into that other video as seen below. Eric shows up on the left, because that's where he was seated relative to Jared. Sera and Ben show up on the right, because they were on the other side of Jensen.

Like I said, it's not anywhere close to perfect. Trying to make the bubbles look stable was an enormous challenge for me. Behind the scenes the person in the bubble was bobbing and weaving all over the original video frame, so I had to constantly adjust the position of the secondary video to keep the subject centered in the bubble. They also aren't always bubbles. The people taking the videos often had the writers on the edge of the frame because they wanted to capture Jared or Jensen too, so the bubbles start to collapse when they get too close to the edge because there isn't enough video surrounding them to form a circle.

I haven't decided if the end result was worth how much effort I put into these darn "bubbles", so I'd welcome any feedback -- good or bad.

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Feline Shenanigans (Miguel O'Hara x Fem!Reader)

Chapter 1

You'd lit a cinnamon-scented candle to stave off the dark and cold, and were tinkering with one of your smaller projects when you heard a noise in the laundry room. Grabbing your tablet and activating the shockbots, you peeked around the corner. A soaked giant of a Maine Coon lay on the washing machine. Hearing you wheel in, he opened his deep orange...almost red eyes and stared. That gaze looked intelligent.

You sighed in relief, deactivating the bots. "Hello there."

Hm. The window at the top of the wall was open. He must have jumped in to get out of the storm. He didn't flinch as you neared and stopped alongside him.

"I'm going to have to bathe you. Will you let me pick you up?"

You lowered the chair height, dangled your fingers over the side, and lightly stroked his head. Luckily, he didn't seem to mind. After a little longer of getting him used to your touch, you scooped him up and onto your lap. His weight left you a little breathless, but he gave you no trouble besides that.

Something was attached to the plain black collar he was wearing. It was a spherical device with a glowing core. It seemed to be a simple sequence to unlock, but entering it only revealed one more layer. Text flashed on the surface.

Amuse yourself.

~Calypso

Sigh. They really ought to do better with locking up the supervillains- especially ones with her abilities. Back to the subject at hand, what did the cat have to do with things? You'd have to look at the device some more later. You weren't particularly scared, though. Your mother would swiftly put her in her place should something were to happen to you.

Your new guest was strangely well-behaved during his bath. He didn't even yowl when you poured water on him. You chalked it up to his fatigue. He did struggle a bit when you tried to wash his underside, but he didn't bite. And after a little while, he plopped down and accepted his fate.

"There- that's a good boy." You cooed. "I'm not going to hurt you."

As you set him down post-drying, he trotted around and started sniffing the furniture. There were no names or contact info on the collar. You'd have to hold onto him while you figured the puzzle out. What would you call him?

You studied him for a while, seeing if there were any special traits he had. Once his investigation of the living situation was finished, he curled up a short distance away from the candle, seemingly half-asleep. The shifting tones of his dark fur also added to the name brewing in your head.

"It's settled then. Henceforth, from this day in the year of Our Lord 2201, you shall be known as...Cinnamon!"

He opened his eyes and closed them again. You heard something like a huff- like a resigned sigh.

"You seem very jaded for a cat."

A/N: Divider: @firefly-graphics

Chapter 2 | Chapter 3 | Chapter 4 | Chapter 5 | Chapter 6

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Detours to you - 19

Hello all,

I am off on holidays to Lisbon tomorrow for a few days to celebrate my bday so I will leave you with a new chapter. It's Maya's bday too (she is a January girl like me).

Hope you will enjoy the fluff

MASTERLIST

A week elapsed and Maya’s birthday had finally arrived. They had waited until the Saturday for the celebrations and Aelin had closed the shop for a day so they could host the party there. They had invited her parents, Lys and Aedion, Elide was coming on her own since Lorcan was on shift, a few kids from the school that Maya liked and Rowan had the day off but was on call. Aelin just hoped nothing would interrupt the day. He needed a day of celebrations. His week had been hellish. She had accompanied him to the funeral of his three firefighters and had seen how broken he had been. Rowan had been grieving and had been so busy with the investigation that she worried about him. 

Now he was at home with Maya while she was at the bookshop getting it ready for the party.

They had gone for a mix theme of hockey and space. Rowan had started teaching her basic astronomy with the telescope he had gifted her and Maya had fallen in love with it.

A knock came at the front door and she saw her parents. Aelin invited them in with a hug “Hi mum, and dad.”

“Hi Aelin, where’s the birthday girl?”

“Rowan will bring her here as soon as I gave him the okay that the shop is ready.”

Evalin walked around the shop and looked at the decorations “This looks lovely.”

Rhoe looked at the space decorations and Aelin walked up to him “Rowan had been teaching her about the stars.”

“I know,” her father added “She is actually teaching me all about it now.”

Aelin laughed “she is teaching me too.”

“I brought a lot of biscuits and a cake too.” Added Evalin, showing her daughter the box she was carrying. 

Aelin grabbed the containers with food and placed them on the table that they had set up..

“Mum she will love your cake, it has the perfect level of chocolate.”

Evalin laughed “I also have a box for Rowan. I know he is not a fan of sweets so I made him the orange oatmeal biscuits that he loves so much.”

Aelin thanked her mother and she knew that she had always had a special place in her heart for Rowan.

Lysandra, Aedion and Elide arrived not long after together with the other few guests. She had texted Rowan that it was time to bring Maya. When later on he texted her that they had parked the car and walking to the shop, the group had switched off the lights and got ready for the surprise.

Rowan walked with his daughter on his hand and at the shop, he used the key Aelin had given him. As soon as they were inside, the darkness got replaced by a starry sky and slowly the people appeared and Aelin walked to her daughter and Rowan was at her side “Happy birthday, Maya.”

Maya hugged them both and then looked at the stars “mama your shop has stars.”

“Yes, baby, do you like it?”

“I love it so much.”

Slowly they turned up the lights and allowed her to see all the guests.

“Nana.” Maya ran to her grandparents.

“Happy birthday, my love, you are a big girl now.”

“Yes, nana I am six.” She proudly lifted her fingers.

Aelin encouraged the kids to gather in the children section where they had created a corner for them. She had also organised a story telling session with cake after the presents. But most of all, she was looking forward to see the present she got from her and Rowan. They had bought her first bike. She knew Maya was going to love it.

Rowan walked to her side “you have done a wonderful job with the bookshop. The starry sky  is perfect.”

Aelin leaned her head against his shoulder “You should see my mum’s hockey themed cake.”

“She will feel like the queen of the world today.” His arms wound around Aelin’s waist and pulled her closer “she is definitely my princess.”

“I found this young lady running around, does anyone know her?” Aedion was carrying Maya potato sack style and the girl giggled at her uncle antics “Dad save me, the dragon has taken me.”

Rowan laughed and followed the two, pretending to fight Aedion while he growled.

One of the mums walked at her side “He is so good to her.”

Aelin nodded while sipping her juice.

“You know that at school he has won the title of DILF, right?”

Aelin knew. The news had reached her and a lot of the mums had a crush on him. It had pissed her off to no end and she had been jealous too. Just as she was jealous of Lyria. The whole relationship between them was still very frail, they had not set on a label but she wanted to be possessive. Rowan was hers.

“I know and I hate it.”

“My husband was their target until Rowan came up. I know how you feel.”

“I hate them and that Remelle woman and her son caused so much grief to Maya.”

The woman gave a nervous laugh “I had my running ins with Remelle. She almost messed up my marriage with her lies.”

“Mama, we are opening presents!” Maya walked to her grabbing her hand to drag her where all the presents were gathered. 

The adults they all sat down and Aelin took Maya where all the gifts were, and started to hand out all the parcels. 

“Ok birthday girl, let’s open up a few present, shall we?”

Maya started jumping up all excited “Yes! Yes! I want the presents!”

They started with the ones from her school friends then it was then time of Elide and Lorcan who had bought her a pass for the observatory and then a limited edition jersey of the Stags. Maya ran to hug Elide. Lorcan could not be present because he was working  “Thank you auntie Elide. I love it.” 

“Mama, can I wear it?”

“Not yet, after cake maybe but not now. We don’t want to ruin it with chocolate.”

“Ok.”

Aelin placed the item of clothing aside and grabbed a present she knew was from Aedion and Lysandra. They had gifted her a super special edition book of Terrasen folktales and then her own hockey stick with the Stags colours.

Maya screamed happily and grabbed her stick swinging as if she was playing “I am playing hockey!”

They all laughed and Maya kept playing happily until Rowan pulled her back to attention for her grandparents presents who had given her a tent for her bedroom that had a space theme and then a projector for her bedroom so she could project the sky in her room.

“Nana and I thought they would be nice for the days you can’t go out in the garden. So you can have the sky in your room.”

Maya ran to her grandparents and hugged them tightly “Thank you.”

“Come on now, you have the last one from us.”

Maya walked back to her parents and Aelin and Rowan sat down beside her and Aelin handed her a small packet. When she struggled Rowan helped her opening it and she looked at her present with a curious face. Rowan lifted the passes “Maya, this is a ticket for a special event the Stag are doing and meeting the fans.”

Maya looked at her dad with big green eyes “Dorian too?”

Rowan caressed her face “yes baby, we are going to meet all the Stags again.”

She threw herself at her dad and Aelin moved closer brushing her back. They remained in silence while they cuddled their daughter then Rowan pulled back “we have one last surprise for you.” He passed Maya to her mum and walked at the back of the shop. When he came back he was pushing a green bicycle and Maya ran to him “Is it for me?”

“Of course,” he grabbed her hand and helped her sit on. The bike still had stabilisers and Rowan showed her how to use the pedals and within minutes Maya was cycling, with a fussy Rowan hovering over her.

“I think you guys topped her presents. Aeds and I tried to give her a cool one.”

“Lys, your presents were great as well.”

Lysandra stared at Rowan with Maya “He is so cute with her.”

Aelin nodded.

“So, are you getting married next?”

She chuckled “Elide asked me the same thing a while ago.”

“Because you both have made some strides and are improving, that is the next logical step.”

Aelin was silent for a moment “As I said to El, we are not there yet. For now, let’s all concentrate on your wedding.”

“Mama look, I am cycling.”

Aelin looked at her daughter on her bike and smiled. Rowan had approached her one day saying that Maya had mentioned about having a bike like the other kids. He said that he wanted to teach her and Aelin had agreed. She loved that Rowan had involved her too after the hockey classes fiasco. Classes that were going to start next week and their daughter was the most excited person ever. 

“You are doing so well, Maya.”

They were all in the middle of having cake when Rowan’s radio became alive. Everyone fell silent and he grabbed it running away to a quiet corner.

Aelin watched him with a tightness in her chest. She knew he was on call and that if an emergency happened he’d have to leave. She just hoped that for one day Orynth would have no drama so he’d be able to celebrate his daughter’s birthday in peace. It was the first one for him and she wanted it to be special for both.

He came back at the front and she knew from his face that it was not good. She had forgotten how easily she could read his expressions “What is it?”

“I need to go. I am sorry.”

Aelin hugged him tightly “Be careful, please.” A soft whisper against his neck, the scent of pine and snow soothing her soul “Come back to me. To us.”

Rowan kissed her on her lips and pulled back, kneeling in front of Maya “I have to go to work and help people.” His heart broke at Maya’s wobbly lip “I will see you later at home, baby.”

Maya threw her arms around him and softly sobbed.

“Happy birthday, my love.”

Rowan then forced himself to stand and take a step towards the door. He cast a last glance at the party and then walked out in a run.

Aelin watched Rowan go.

There was an ache in her chest. An ancient fear rising in her. It was the anguish she had felt when he was on active duty and a regular firefighter. Waiting for him to come home after his shift and knowing he was safe. Aelin had accepted the dangers of his job the day she had confessed him she was in love with him. 

Gods, she loved him. She had to tell him. She let him go to his job without telling that she loved him.

Aelin prayed Mala to bring him back to her.

I will come back to you.

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[ask-the-becile-boys]

Story. Fury

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With special thanks to our guest artist, @phopollo !

[ID: Ten digitally drawn panels, inked and greyscaled with orange and green.]

[Panel 1: Center of the panel is The Skull, walking forward with furious determination. In his right hand is a smoking revolver. Behind him, Scratch is exiting the storm doors of the burning Becile Manor. The Manor casts an orange light on everyone's side, while the rest of the color is greyscale. No text.]

[Panel 2: The Jack looks back over his shoulder in surprise. In front of him, Locksmith hunches over, holding his left eye, his cane discarded on the ground at his feet. No text.]

[Panel 3: Locksmith looks up. The lens over his left eye has been shattered, leaving only a little glass over darkness and a bright green pinpoint pupil. He grits his teeth. No text.]

[Panel 4: Split panel. Top left: Locksmith grabs The Jack by the front of his vest, SFX: pull. Bottom right: Locksmith throws The Jack bodily out of the way, SFX: toss. The Jack lands a distance away, toward the tree line.]

[Panel 5: The Skull approaches Locksmith, flipping the revolver around in his hand so the he's holding it backwards. Locksmith turns to face him, green smoke beginning to seap from his face and neck. No text.]

[Panel 6: The Skull, expression hateful, movement lines trailing his white pupils, raises his revolver, moving to smash the butt of it into Locksmith's head. Locksmith lowers his head, venting more gas. No text.]

[Panel 7: Locksmith's jaw almost unhinges as he spits a huge cloud of green smoke directly at The Skull, who flinches back. No text.]

[Panel 8: The Skull is enveloped by the cloud, losing all greyscale coloring, replaced by a faint green tinge. He tries to wave the cloud away to no avail. No text]

[Panel 9: The Skull stops, brows raising in shock as a familiar voice calls "The Skull (ellipses)"]

[Panel 10: A larger-than-life figure of Thadeus "Pops" Becile appears before The Skull, towering over him. Thadeus has bright green Rock Candy crystals growing all over his body, particularly over the left side of his face, back of his head, and over his heart. There is a dark sludge dribbling out of his ears, staining his collar. He scowls down at The Skull and says, "Still a disappointment." End ID]

[graphypixllc]

𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 | 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐲 𝐅𝐥𝐲𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞

One of the most thrilling and joyous occasions is Halloween, which is celebrated for its lively gatherings, imaginative costumes, and eerie ambiance. Whether you’re throwing a Halloween party, a haunted house, or a themed event, marketing your event requires an attractive Halloween Night Party flyer design. An attractive flyer may draw attention, create the right atmosphere for the party, and persuade people to come. This post will cover all the information you require to create an effective Halloween Night Party flyer template, including design advice, necessary components, and ideas for making your flyer stand out.

Why a Flyer is Essential for Halloween Party Promotion

In the era of digital marketing and social media, one could easily assume that flyers are obsolete. They are still, nevertheless, among the best strategies for drawing interest and encouraging interaction, both online and offline. A flyer builds anticipation for your Halloween event by acting as a visual teaser. Flyers are an essential part of your Halloween party promotion for the following reasons:

Grabs Immediate Attention: A well-designed flyer is visually appealing and can instantly capture the attention of your target audience, making them curious about your event.

Sets the Mood and Theme: A Halloween flyer template designed with eerie graphics, spooky fonts, and dark color schemes sets the tone for what guests can expect. It visually communicates the atmosphere, from haunted houses to costume parties.

Offers Key Information: Flyers are perfect for delivering essential information like the date, time, location, and any special instructions for the Halloween party. They serve as a quick guide for potential attendees.

Shareable and Easy to Distribute: Whether you’re printing them out to display around town or sharing them digitally via social media, flyers are versatile and can be easily shared with a wide audience.

Key Elements of a Successful Halloween Night Party Flyer Template

There are a few things you must include in your flyer design in order to successfully advertise your Halloween party. The essential elements that any Halloween flyer template should include are listed below:

1. Captivating Title

The title is the first thing that people will notice, so it needs to be bold, engaging, and spooky. The title should clearly communicate what the event is about, such as “Halloween Night Party,” “Haunted House Bash,” or “Spooky Costume Ball.” Choose a font that aligns with the Halloween theme — think creepy, distressed, or gothic styles.

2. Striking Visuals

The visuals on your flyer are just as important as the text. They should instantly convey the Halloween theme. Consider using spooky imagery like haunted houses, pumpkins, skeletons, witches, and bats. Using high-quality, eye-catching graphics will give your flyer a professional look and make it stand out. You can also incorporate elements of mystery and darkness with foggy backdrops, full moons, or eerie forests.

3. Halloween-Themed Color Scheme

Color plays a significant role in setting the mood for your Halloween party. For a Halloween Night Party flyer, traditional Halloween colors like black, orange, purple, and green are often used to evoke a spooky atmosphere. Black and orange are the go-to combination, with black symbolizing mystery and fear, while orange represents excitement and energy. Experiment with contrasting colors to make the details on your flyer pop.

4. Event Details

Once the visuals and title have grabbed attention, the next crucial aspect is providing clear, concise information about your event. Your flyer must include the following details:

Date: Make sure the date is prominent so attendees know when the event is happening.

Time: Include the start and end time of the party, especially if it’s a late-night event.

Location: Clearly mention the venue with the full address, and consider adding a map or directions if the location is hard to find.

Admission/Entry Fees: If there is a cost to attend the event, make sure to include it on the flyer.

Special Instructions: If your party has a specific dress code, such as “costume required” or “come dressed as your favorite horror character,” be sure to mention that on the flyer.

5. Call to Action (CTA)

A strong call to action encourages people to attend your event. CTAs can include phrases like “RSVP Now!”, “Get Your Tickets Today”, “Join Us for a Night of Fun!”, or “Don’t Miss Out on the Scariest Night of the Year!” This motivates potential attendees to take action and make plans to attend.

6. Contact Information

Include a way for people to contact you if they have questions about the event. This can be a phone number, email address, or social media handle. You could also add a QR code that leads directly to your event’s website or social media page, making it easier for guests to RSVP or get more details.

Tips for Designing an Eye-Catching Halloween Night Party Flyer

Now that we’ve covered the essential elements, let’s dive into some creative tips and tricks for designing an eye-catching Halloween flyer template:

1. Choose a Theme

Decide on a specific theme for your party and reflect that theme in your flyer. Whether it’s a “Vampire Masquerade,” “Zombie Apocalypse,” or “Witches’ Ball,” your flyer should communicate that theme through its design elements, colors, and text. This not only makes the flyer more cohesive but also attracts the right audience who is excited about that theme.

2. Use High-Quality Images

Poor-quality images can make your flyer look unprofessional. Use high-resolution photos and graphics that are visually appealing and free from pixelation. Consider using stock images or illustrations that align with your Halloween theme.

3. Play with Typography

Typography plays a crucial role in setting the tone of your flyer. Choose Halloween-themed fonts that are creepy, bold, or playful, depending on your theme. For example, a haunted house party may benefit from gothic or cracked fonts, while a children’s Halloween event could use playful, whimsical typography.

Make sure your text is legible and easy to read from a distance, especially if the flyer is being printed. Use a combination of large, bold headlines and smaller, detailed text to create a hierarchy that guides the reader through the flyer.

4. Add Fun Animations for Digital Flyers

If you’re sharing your flyer online, consider adding subtle animations or motion graphics. Small details like glowing pumpkins, moving bats, or flickering lights can bring your Halloween flyer to life and make it more engaging on digital platforms.

5. Use Contrast to Highlight Important Information

Make sure the key details of your event, such as the date, time, and venue, stand out by using contrasting colors or bold fonts. This ensures that even when someone quickly glances at the flyer, they can easily pick out the most important information.

6. Incorporate Halloween Icons and Symbols

Enhance the Halloween theme by incorporating symbols associated with the holiday. Pumpkins, witches’ hats, cobwebs, black cats, and skulls are all iconic Halloween symbols that will instantly signal the event’s spooky nature. Use them creatively within your flyer to add flair without overwhelming the design.

7. Leave Some White Space

Even though it’s tempting to fill the flyer with all sorts of Halloween visuals and text, less is often more. Leaving enough white space around your elements helps the flyer look clean, professional, and easy to read. It also draws more attention to the important details like the event title, date, and call to action.

Benefits of Using a Halloween Flyer Template

Using a pre-designed flyer template has its advantages, especially if you’re short on time or design expertise. Below are some benefits of opting for a Halloween flyer template:

Saves Time: Templates come with pre-set layouts, fonts, and graphics, which means you can create a professional-looking flyer in minutes. Just customize the text and images, and you’re ready to go.

Consistency: Templates ensure that your flyer has a cohesive design, with elements that work well together. This creates a polished and professional appearance.

Flexibility: Most flyer templates are customizable, allowing you to modify the colors, fonts, and images to match your event’s theme and branding.

Affordable: Many templates are free or inexpensive, making them a budget-friendly option for promoting your Halloween party.

How to Distribute Your Halloween Party Flyer

Once your flyer is ready, it’s time to share it with the world. There are various methods for distributing your Halloween Night Party flyer to maximize its reach:

Print Flyers for Local Distribution: Print physical copies of your flyer and distribute them in high-traffic areas such as coffee shops, community centers, schools, and local businesses. You can also post them on bulletin boards or hand them out at related events.

Social Media: Share your flyer on platforms like Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and TikTok. Create a digital version optimized for social sharing and consider using hashtags like #HalloweenParty, #SpookyEvent, or #HalloweenFlyer to increase visibility.

Email Marketing: Send your flyer to your mailing list to directly reach your audience. Include a personalized message to encourage RSVPs and excitement about the event.

Event Websites: Post your flyer on event listing sites such as Eventbrite, Meetup, or local community forums to reach people who are actively searching for events to attend.

QR Codes: Add QR codes to your flyer that direct people to your event’s website or social media page for easy RSVP and additional information.

Conclusion

A well-designed Halloween Night Party flyer template can make all the difference in promoting your event and ensuring its success. By including essential elements like a captivating title, striking visuals, and clear event details, your flyer will grab attention and entice people to attend. Follow the tips mentioned above, and you.

[bloxtales-dawn-of-timeau]

{"Hey Sheddy... There's people with us..."}

"I know. I don't want to acknowledge them yet."

-🗡---⏳️---🌐---🔨---🍗-

[EDIT: I'm gonna edit this shit a lot. Please expect changes]

📝INFO - Heya this is an Ask blog/Story blog for My Blocktales AU, Blox Tales: Dawn of Time. Also, I made this Blog intending to have a Shedletsky Ask Blog with my twist, but I decided to include him alongside my Main OC, Coiler also known as Player or Daniel! It'll be mostly text with some Gacha Life 2 images (ADHD is a nightmare). But If I had enough motivation, there would be drawings! (I'm not a great artist. Believe me) Also, this is my first ask blog!

🚫DNI REQUIREMENTS - No pedophiles, or other gross stuff. The Poster is uncomfortable with those stuff, so stay veryyyy far away.

💖SHIPS - The Main Ship is between Shedletsky and Coiler, but any ships are indeed allowed and They can be shipped with anyone you want. (Pls note: Shedletsky and Brighteyes are just friends in my AU and are not married)

📔AU - While this is not yet a complete Au, it's still an AU. Which means a lot of things will be different. If you don't like that, you can create your own Ask blog. Nothing is stopping you. But please note, this is fanfiction and any person that is mentioned or appears here is only the character and not the real person.

Anyway, This is my AU:

This is a Block Tales x The Robloxian: Until Dawn au but there are major changes. (Like Myths, YouTubers, and popular Players exist, and other games appear are mentioned) The Crossover is only gonna be between the characters, and Coiler's flashback.

The Guardians are a special rank in the administration group, and have a weaker version of the admin command. They are the wielders of the SFOTH swords and have been assigned by the swords themselves to protect it. Though sometimes, the sword goes rouge and kills its wielder to be wielded by a new one (For example, The Ice Dagger killed its user and handed itself to Cruel King)

Roblox (The character) is the one that send Coiler and Guest 333 back in time to save Builderman and Erik.cassel before its too late.

Instead of being alone, Coiler is joined by his past self, Dylan (Before he became a Guardian), Noobin (Saw noob past self), and Gust (Guest's past self).

They are also joined by Guest 333 also known as "Viewer" or "Viny", He's a white hat hacker (like Inc0mu) fighting against the evil myths/hackers/admins/players, He died but he managed to give Roblox a piece of his code that serves as his current vessel. He's a replacement for the Heal pads and will not be fighting as he's still recovering.

No one except Shedletsky, Mayor Thaniyel, and The bosses know that Coiler has a team as they often split up and then regroup when near the boss area, and everyone thinks that he defeated the bosses alone

In Demo 3, instead of fighting 4 emotions, he'll be fighting 5 emotions. GREED and SOLITUDE are replaced by DOUBT and ENVY. The new emotion, GUILT, will replace HATRED as the final boss, They each represent each party member's strongest negative emotion. (DOUBT = Gust, ENVY = Dylan, FEAR = Viny, HATRED = Noobin, and lastly GUILT = Coiler)

Griefer survives stabbing his food, but his right leg is now gone. He still hears voices but it's faint, He's sometimes dragged by Gust to join them, much to Noobin's annoyance.

Coiler, and sometimes the entire group visit the other places when they get bored, and often had to fight rouge player

It's been 6 months since Coiler and Viny start their journey to prevent the future. Because why would it take just a few days to get the swords? They have to atleast have breaks and challenges.

[IF YOU WANT MORE LORE OR INFORMATION, JUST ASK ME. I'll RESPOND IF I HAVE THE TIME]

👤CHARACTERS - The Main characters will be Coiler, and Shedletsky. And the side characters will be Viny, Dylan, Noobin and Gust. But other characters can appear and take over too!

📝TEXT GUIDE -

Texts associated with Coiler is Pink

Texts associated with Shedletsky is orange

Characters like Viny, Noobin, Gust and Dylan will have their own colored texts, while other characters has their unique texts

Coiler and other Admins talks with a curly brakets, Viny, Benjamin, and Zabriel (Kitchen Wizard) talk with a Parentheses (because they're considered dead), Gust talk with square braket cus he's mute, and other have quotation marks.

🔖TAGS -

#"{What's Up?}" - Coiler & Shedletsky ask

#"{Living the life}" - Coiler & Shedletsky post

#<Um... hi?> - The poster interaction

#{"Can answer that."} - Coiler ask

#{"I keep seeing memories...} - Coiler post

#"This is a good distraction from my life." - Shedletsky ask

#"I'm worried about my mental health" - Shedletsky post

#(You feel like being watched) - Viny mentioned

#(A wild code appear!) - Viny featured

#*Causing Chaos* - Dylan/Noobin/Gust mentioned

#"The kids are here!" - Dylan/Noobin/ Gust featured

#"I wonder where are they..." - other characters mentioned

#"There you are." - Other characters featured

#<OOC TIME!!!> - OOC/Normal posts

#<If only it didn't happen...> - Backstory Posts

#<Back to Game!> - Story posts

[Note: Some tags are the posters reaction]

[collin-coinster]

Hello, everyone!

dandy's world oc RP blog!

OOC is in bold.

Collins speech/text is orange.

Special guest can be any other color!

If you wanna interact with collin through a character/oc, I'd appreciate if you would notify me through DMS first, but it isn't required

I only can be active on weekends, so please wait for DMS to be answered!

I DO NOT SUPPORT THE CREATORS OF DANDYS WORLD.

NO INAPPROPRIATE QUESTIONS!!!!!!! PLEASE!!!

Please don’t send asks about Palestine… I don’t want my inbox filled with that… sorry, please go do that somewhere else.

Anyways....

Say hello ( or hi ) to Collin!

He likes glitter. Glitterbomb him.

[ezekielbhandarivalleros]

A Birthday to Remember

Paring: Gaius Augustine, Ade Augsttine (BB MC) and Jake Tweneboah (OH MC)

Summary: Ade spends her birthday with her favourite people - birthday Gift for @aesthetic-aag

Taglist - @aesthetic-aag @princess-geek @secretaryunpaid

Ade's birthday was approaching, and this year, she wanted it to be special. She had spent the last few weeks planning every detail, from the venue to the guest list. Her boyfriend, Gaius, and her best friend, Jake, were both excited to celebrate with her.

As the day drew nearer, Ade couldn't contain her excitement. She had always loved birthdays, not just for the gifts and attention, but for the opportunity to gather her loved ones and create lasting memories.

On the morning of her birthday, Ade woke up to a room filled with balloons and streamers, courtesy of Gaius. He had snuck out early to decorate while she was still asleep. Ade's heart swelled with love as she took in the sight, feeling grateful to have such a thoughtful partner.

Gaius had also prepared breakfast in bed for Ade, complete with her favorite pancakes and freshly squeezed orange juice. They spent the morning lounging in bed, savoring each other's company and sharing stories from their past birthdays.

Later that afternoon, Ade and Gaius met up with Jake at their favorite café for lunch. Jake had brought a homemade birthday cake, decorated with Ade's favorite flowers. They laughed and reminisced about old times, enjoying each other's company over delicious food and drinks.

Ade was still disappointed that Kamilah and Adrian couldn't be with her on her special day. She know that their work was really important to them. They had not forgotten that it was her special day as they had sent birthday texts earlier that day.

After lunch, Ade suggested they take a stroll through the nearby park. It was a beautiful sunny day, perfect for a leisurely walk. They wandered along the winding paths, chatting and admiring the scenery.

As they reached a secluded spot by the lake, Gaius pulled Ade aside and handed her a small gift-wrapped box. Inside was a delicate necklace with a pendant shaped like a heart. Ade's eyes filled with tears as she hugged Gaius tightly, overwhelmed by his thoughtfulness.

Jake, ever the jokester, pretended to be offended by the display of affection. "Hey, what about me?" he teased, holding out a gift bag of his own. Ade eagerly opened it to find a collection of her favorite books, each one carefully chosen by Jake.

"You know me so well," Ade said, giving Jake a grateful hug. "Thank you for always being there for me."

The rest of the afternoon was spent lounging by the lake, soaking up the sun and enjoying each other's company. As the day turned into evening, they made their way to a fancy restaurant for dinner.

The restaurant was adorned with twinkling lights and candles, creating a romantic ambiance. Ade felt like she was in a fairy tale as they were seated at a private table overlooking the city skyline.

Over a delicious meal, they toasted to Ade's birthday and the beautiful friendship they shared. Ade couldn't help but feel overwhelmed with gratitude for the two most important people in her life.

After dinner, they headed back to Ade and Gaius's apartment for dessert. Gaius had prepared Ade's favorite chocolate cake, and Jake had brought along a bottle of champagne to celebrate.

They sat around the table, laughing and sharing stories late into the night. Ade felt surrounded by love and happiness, grateful for the wonderful people in her life who had made her birthday so special.

As the clock struck midnight, Ade made a wish and blew out the candles on her cake. She wished for many more years of love, laughter, and friendship with Gaius and Jake by her side.

As they hugged each other tightly, Ade couldn't help but feel like the luckiest person in the world. This birthday would be one she would never forget, thanks to the love and kindness of her boyfriend and best friend

[ancient-cats-unite]

Jam Session

The music cats jam out together! What could go wrong? Many things, especially when a guest star gets involved.

"Sorry I'm late!"

Moneko burst into the studio door, almost tripping and sending her pink songbook flying. Ramen Cat, who changed from his work clothes to something more extravagant caught it. He chuckled, handing back to the girl.

Ramen was decked out in a sparkling red and orange gradient jacket. One sleeve was studded while the other had "RAMEN" sewed on with sparkly thread. Ripped jean shorts and boots with yellow laces made him look pretty kickass. Moneko had the complete opposite clothing sense, a strawberry pink dress with a green belt, hair extensions in pink and green with hot pink mary janes.

"Hey Moneko! We're kinda waiting on the Rock Revengers."

The studio was sleek, a stage fitted enough for the gang as well as some speakers set up. The jam session pooled their money together to rent for an hour though Moneko's salary could pay for it hundred fold. Moneko pulled up a plastic chair.

"Neat! I got this cool song I've been practicing for awhile. I miiight play it on my world tour."

Ramen propped himself up on her lap, looking at the lyrics in pink pen. Suddenly the door burst open with a loud kick. The mortar player held a large music case, almost comically large. The others streamed in, rough housing antics ensuing with the bee and the crab.

"WE'RE HERE MOTHERFUCKERS!"

The mortar player propped up his drum on the stage. The crab ruffled both Ramen's and Moneko's hair.

"Whassup crazy folk?! Haven't seen y'all since winter!!"

Moneko giggled, while Ramen hurried to fix his springy hair.

"Yeah, yeah.. ey, where's the other guy?"

Ramen retied his black hairband. The Rock Revengers stood up, confused. Moneko checked her phone, scrolling through their reserved time.

"Yes! We have another person coming. She's a very special friend of mine-"

The door creaked open, following the jangle of beads. A typical cat with an eye popping headdress rolled in. Alongside her was a mini cat carrying her microphone on a velvet pillow.

"Meawuuu!"

There was nothing typical about this cat. She was known for her over the top displays at her concerts. Flashing lights, gravity defying stages and excellent costume design. She was a force to be reckoned with, even after her retirement no one could take her top spot. Her popularity was a hidden gem to the empire. The one and only.. Cabaret Cat.

"Meawuuuuuu! Meaoo!"

Cabaret Cat nuzzled Moneko's leg, sitting next to her on her velvet pillow. She mewled sweetly like it was a sincere greeting.

"..okay, who is this cat?"

The chestnut player asked, lugging his music stand along. He was immediately tackled by the mortar player.

"Dumb fuck! This is CABARET CAT. THE GREATEST CAT MUSICIAN OF ALL TIME."

Cabaret Cat begun to groom herself. Dismissing her cat companion, she held her microphone in her mouth. Ramen looked at Cabaret Cat, jaw dropped.

"How did you get Cabaret Cat in here? With US??"

Cabaret Cat was gently carried into Moneko's lap.

"Oh, she just wanted to sing with us! For fun! She texted me on Meowter."

Moneko held Cabaret Cat all the way to the stage. The Rock Revengers stammered, pushing the highest pedestal for the tiny cat and bowing. It was very out of character for them, they bowed to no one.

"H-here you go Cabaret Cat!"

Cabaret rewarded their kind gesture, allowing a pet from each. The rockers were reduced to a grateful mess.

"I.. I petted the Miss Cabaret.. I'm never washing this paw again!"

Ramen rolled his eyes.

"Okay.. Cabaret. Should we, uh, get you anything?"

"Meawuuu! Meaw meaww!"

She shook her head, getting slapped in the face by beads and string. The rockers connected their instruments to the speakers, Ramen pulled out his spare microphone and helped the other two singers connect their microphones.

"So should we start with 'Cat eat Cat world'?"

Moneko set up her lyrics on a music stand. Cabaret bonked into the microphone just to make sure it worked.

"Yeah, thats like the only song we know."

Ramen pulled out a microphone stand in his paws. The Rock Revengers were all set up at this point. The mortar player was hyped at this point, jumping right in.

"Hell yeah! One, two, one, two, three, four!"

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Terrible, absolute abhorrent musical skills ensue. Loose and sloppy was the only tempo the rockers were used to. Cabaret sighed in disappointment. When the band got to the bridge of the song, Cabaret let out her signature verse.

"Meawu! Meawu meawu!!"

The floor began to crack. Rumbling the stage, everyone hurried off to witness the magic of the Cabaret. A huge humanoid cat came from the ground in sparkling neon and gold. Cabaret jumped from her seat and landed on the statue's paws. It rose until it broke the roof of the studio, up to the sky. Cabaret, fully confident on her own stage, started her solo.

The cats below were both starstruck and devastated. Ramen looked at the debris that surrounded them. Miraculously no one was hurt.

"I really REALLY HOPE she's paying for this."

"Is that Cabaret's hit single "Meow into my heart"?"

"Yessss!!"

Cabaret had quite a crowd around her as she sung to her heart's content. After she finished, she winked at her friends below. The statue then drifted off into the sunset. The crowd was shook except the band.

"I'm NOT PAYING FOR THIS. Can't you get Cabaret to pay for this Moneko?"

Ramen held his paws up. A whole clutter of voices from the Rock Revengers, Moneko and Ramen overrid any sort of civil conversation.

"I can probably take this out of my budget!!"

"FUCK NO, WE'RE SUING!"

"But what about MISS CABARET??"

"KEEP THAT TO YOURSELF YOU DAMN CRAB SIMP!"

"Watch your LANGUAGE DIPSHIT-!"

"MONEKO is RIGHT HERE Ramen!"

"Guys please!!"

In the horizon, Cabaret Cat and her statue sat on a large hill. The cat sipped on a pink lemonade, singing her famous tune.

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[docdesign]

This poster for the 1998 Creed concert is an attention-getting design. The bright orange background creates a high-contrast effect against the black typography and image, making it readable from very far away. The giant, textured "CREED" text at the top really demands immediate focus, whereas the photograph of the band is personal to the performers. The blocky font gives an impression of strength and energy, hence fitting for a rock band. Details like date, time, and venue are aligned well for clarity and ease of access.

Image description: A bright orange concert poster for Creed, in bold black text at the top reads, "KUFO Welcomes CREED". Below that is a black-and-white photo of the band seated in a dark room. Another text is listed as "The Tea Party & Special Guests, Sat. Jan. 24, 1998, 9 PM, Roseland Theater." A small footer includes ticketing information.

[gallifreyinstituteforlearning]

🍜 Chomp Chomp with Myishu: New Year Feast Recipes!

Yo to all my food friends!

Me is here to make big yum-yum for special day! Gallifreyan food machines do most work, but Myishu? Me likes the chop chop. Here is two recipes for your bellies for special party time.

🥘 Gallifreyan Grockleroot Stew with Earth Spice

What you need:

2 large Grockleroots (Use 'parsnip' if no Grockleroots near).

1 cup of sweet blue fruit juice (or apple juice from Earth—same, same).

1 litre of machine water (Earth water works, but not as sweet).

2 spoons of Rassilon's Red vinegar (Earth vinegar if you sad).

Pinch of ginger.

Pinch of salt.

How to make:

Chop Grockleroots into big chunks. Not too small, or they run away (ha!).

Boil in machine water until soft like sleepy TARDIS.

Add blue fruit juice, vinegar, ginger, and salt. Stir gently—no fighting in pot!

Simmer for 10 minutes until thick and lovely.

Eat with oatmeal bread or breadsticks! So good!

🍰 Karmine Pudding with Chocolate Surprise

What you need:

3 cups of Karmine pudding mix (Earth people use custard powder).

1 cup of synthetic tea replacement (or regular tea if on Earth).

1 bar of Gallifreyan chocolate (Earth chocolate also good).

Magenta fruit slices (or strawberries).

How to make:

Heat Karmine pudding mix and tea in a pot. Stir fast like Time Rotor until smooth.

Melt chocolate in a little bowl—don't eat yet!

Pour pudding into fancy cups.

Drizzle melted chocolate on top. Add magenta fruit for extra wow.

Chill in cold machine (Earth people say 'fridge') for 30 minutes. Then eat with spoon!

So, friends, try these! Me love mixing Earth and Gallifreyan flavours. Send photos of your tries—messy or neat, all good fun. Chomp chomp, yay!

Any orange text is educated guesswork or theoretical. More content ... →📫Got a question? | 📚Complete list of Q+A and factoids →📢Announcements |🩻Biology |🗨️Language |🕰️Throwbacks |🤓Facts → Features: ⭐Guest Posts | 🍜Chomp Chomp with Myishu →🫀Gallifreyan Anatomy and Physiology Guide (pending) →⚕️Gallifreyan Emergency Medicine Guides →📝Source list (WIP) →📜Masterpost If you're finding your happy place in this part of the internet, feel free to buy a coffee to help keep our exhausted human conscious. She works full-time in medicine and is so very tired 😴

[nrcsfavoriteshrimps]

A special guest!

Under some strange circumstances, a little kid has stumbled into NRC’s campus!

Participants have to find a way to contact this kid’s guardian for obvious reasons, but it’s so difficult to keep track of them!

Say hello to…

Milo Redd!

This is a special lil event I’m doing where Milo will appear in my posts at random times. Milo’s text will be in bold, orange, and italic!

Some random info:

Milo is twisted from Oliver from Oliver and Company!

Milo is 9 years old!

Milo is (obviously) a tabby cat beastman! (beastkid? idk lol)

The tag is #Special Guest: Milo Redd!

[strawberista]

⚅ — @kokorowoutsu asked: — ⚅

⚅ — A text is sent to Hanekoma from Grusha which at this time wasn't unusual anymore. Usually a 'How are you' 'Where are you now' 'Any stories to tell' were sent on occasion but this one held a special surprise -- A little girl of five, a big grin on her face, and freckles dotting her features, eyes that looked almost orange, if not lighter towards the center of her eyes, stared back at Hanekoma with Grusha taking the picture with Sassy and a strange pink Meowth present.

'My cousin had some weird circumstances happen to her but this is her kid, Willow. She likes the chocolate drinks you got on the menu, said she wants to try 'em all. Ah, the Meowth by the way belongs to my other cousin. He got it in Johto from some high-up family. Anyway, my family stopped in and said hello and Willow said she wants to meet you when you come back. Take care on your travles, Boss. - Grusha' — ⚅

— ★ ⚄ ★ —

Hanekoma leaned back in his seat and gazed down at his phone, eyes filling with the warmth of familiarity. He loved getting messages from Grusha, whichever one of them was off and away. And even now he was excited, especially to hear that there were even more friends coming into his cafe. It was a real shame he hadn't been there to greet the newcomers, but it was fine anyway. At this point he would be just a little late.

Smeargle peered over his arm at the photo from his seat beside Hanekoma and at once got to work. A little sketchpad in his lap and crayons to keep him busy, since he usually got nervous when they weren't just walking together. This time he was drawing the photo from the phone, depicting Willow with fascination and making quiet noises to himself. Hanekoma glanced to the side, saw the colors and immediately knew what was happening, so he reached down to pat the pokemon.

"I'd brace yourself, boss," he said softly. "You're gonna meet this one soon."

He didn't get a reply, but he knew he'd been heard, and he got to work sending a text back to Grusha:

Frosty: You're in luck because I'm actually almost home. I am on route in a riding service and should be back at the cafe within the hour. I would have told you as soon as I touched down, but it was rather busy, and Smeargle was getting really anxious. He's a little calmer now, so he should be in good spirits to meet any new guests when we get there. Unless you've already gone home for today? If that is the case, we can always do this another time. I am a little tired and I still have to get my bags in. You just let me know what you would like to do, and I'll set the schedule up accordingly.

[gallifreyinstituteforlearning]

Absolutely! This is a good one 😃

Are Gallifreyans mammals?

To get our bearings, let's just start with what typically defines a mammal and whether we can apply Gallifreyan physiology to these characteristics.

Hair or Fur: Providing insulation and sometimes camouflage. → ✅ Although they're not Wookiee, Gallifreyans generally have head and body hair.

Endothermy: Commonly known as being warm-blooded. → ✅ They regulate their own body temperature, in fact, much better than humans can.

Neocortex: A brain structure associated with higher cognitive functions. → ✅ Not only do Gallifreyans possess all the components found in the human neocortex, but they also have additional brain parts or lobes for advanced functions.

Live Birth: Many mammals give birth to live young rather than laying eggs. → ✅ Gallifreyans can reproduce just like humans with a pregnancy and ickle time babies.

Mammary Glands: Essential for nurturing young with milk. → ❓(but probably) ... Gallifreyans have secondary sexual characteristics and the ability to birth just like humans, so you can almost bet your bottom dollar they can use the breasts to feed babies with special, err, time milk.

🔄 Gallifreyan Unique Traits

In addition to these, Gallifreyans have several unique biological features:

Binary Cardiovascular System: Two hearts pump their blood.

Regeneration: They can change their physical form and heal from fatal injuries.

Longevity: Their natural lifespan spans centuries.

+ and the other five million things.

Classifying them strictly within any of Earth's existing animal categories is a bit restrictive, and they could be considered a separate category altogether.

👽 Alternative Classifications

Mammalian+: One approach could be categorising Gallifreyans as "Mammalian+" or "Advanced Mammals," a subgroup that acknowledges their mammalian traits and their additional biological capabilities.

Gallifreyan-Specific Class: Given the unique traits, it might be more scientifically accurate to classify them as a distinct group specific to their planet. This new class would acknowledge that while they share similarities with mammals, they're a distinct evolutionary outcome of Gallifrey and its evolutionary pressures.

Xenomammals: This classification could be used for mammal-like beings from other planets who exhibit both standard mammalian traits and extraordinary abilities, but that's highly unspecific.

🏫 So ...

Gallifreyans are certainly more mammal than anything else, and we wouldn't be wrong using that term, but it's a little bit simplified. We should probably consider them a highly specialised or evolved type of mammal, but there's no name for that yet. Ideas welcome.

Related:

💬|🧬♀️♂️Why do Gallifreyans have secondary sexual characteristics?: Why and how Gallifreyans have secondary sex characteristics.

💬|👁️🌡️What is a Time Lord's ideal environmental temperature range?: Comfortable temperature environment ranges for Gallifreyans and a look at extreme temperatures.

💬|🍼👶How do natural Gallifreyan pregnancies work?: Details on the possible gestational aspects of a Gallifreyan+Gallifreyan pregnancy.

Hope that helped! 😀

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Having a normal time (debating on whether or not time lords can be classified as mammals)