#terrified of passing that age where i’m no longer considered a young guy and am just A Guy

[noirtek]

recently becoming mortified of aging and getting older god lord i thought i was better than this

[spinster-sisters]

Precious. JYN

restaurant worker! au (idk its just gengeral slice of life)

TW: size kink (this is yunho we are talking about) boob stuff (this is me we are talking about, praise, dom! yunho, sub! reader. there is some unwanted inappropriate touching done by an older guy but it doesnt last long.

WC: 5k

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The very first thing you noticed about the restaurant you now worked at was how hot the manager interviewing you was. Yeah, you had worked with conventionally attractive people before, but most of them found a way to make themselves unappealing through words or actions. Not Yunho however, a month into working as a waitress you had to simply conclude that there was nothing not to love about him. Of course, he was dashing, that much was obvious, but it was so much more than that, he was unbelievably considerate of others and fiercely protective of his crew, he had a million-dollar smile and could charm his way out of any problem with a customer. Not to mention he was built like a God with both the height and muscles to make your mouth water. Yunho was lucky, and things just seemed to fall into place around him.

Of course, you were aware of this, as he made it impossible to forget.

As time progressed you became more accustomed to your coworkers and better at your job, soon you found a place in the tight-knit group of friends that worked together so work was usually fun.

Except for today. You have been at this job for 6 months now and somehow, with the exception of Yunho, you found yourself on a shift solely staffed by newbies without a clue. And it was a very busy night. You had lost count of the number of times one of your fellow waiters had to call you over to answer a guest question or how many times it was you who had to apologize to them for their server's mistake but it was starting to get to you.

You had a brief moment right in the middle of dinner service where all of your tables were eating happily and you would have a moment to rest. You knew that if you stood there for a moment longer you would be called over by one of the other waiters so you quickly made your way over to the bar where Yunho stood at the POS system. You used his size as an advantage and literally hid behind him. Of course, people could still see you, but at least you weren't standing directly in front of the waiter's station where you would surely be bothered.

You heard the man laugh quietly, and though you couldn't see his face you bet he was hiding a smile.

"Rough night?" He questioned, talking in a way as not to draw attention to you.

"Of course I would get stuck on a shift like this. Not a single person on the crew tonight knows what they're doing! I'm surprised you're even here, I thought the gods of the universe loved you too much" you finished your mini-rant in a mumbling tone, rubbing your eyes before looking out into the dining room just in time to watch the newest crew member, a thin gangly boy named Trevor, spill a glass of water all down the front of an older woman, and you groaned.

Yunho chose to laugh quietly again before speaking up, knowing that now that there was a new disaster your conversation would be cut short once the newbie found you.

"Don't be so hard on them, you were that stupid when you first started," he joked before looking back down at his screen.

"No, I was not!" You cried, "besides why is everyone bothering me? You're the manager shouldn't you be dealing with angry customers? That is above my pay grade." You finish as soon as the young waiter spotted you and began to make his way over.

"Because I told them to," Yunhi replied as if it were the most obvious thing in the world.

"And why would you do that?" You asked thoroughly annoyed. Coming out from behind the man as Trevor was about halfway across the dining room.

Yunho laughed his brightest laugh. The one that made your stomach swirl with butterflies. He turned finally and looked directly at you, just before the waiter was in earshot he spoke,

"Because you're cute when you're grumpy,"

And that is another thing about Yunho that was impossibly unfair. The man was a relentless flirt. And that wasn't just to you, anytime he made eye contact with anyone it's like he can't hold back the wink.

Finally, your peak time was over. After the incident with the water, the rest of the rush seemed to pass without a problem. There were only about two more hours till you could crawl back into the warmth of your bed and give your feet a real rest.

You had just finish bussing a table when the door chimed again. You could hear the host talking from where you were standing, and her words made your heart sink.

"Well of course Mr. Miller! You want your regular table I'm guessing,"

And then the reply in a groveling tone,

"She better be here tonight, I am starting to think she avoiding me,"

The "she" in question was you. And yes you were. Mr. Miller was a middle-aged sleazy man who came in close to close every Friday night demanding that you serve him. For the past few weeks you have asked Yunho if you could have Fridays off like he did, but due to some call-outs both of you had to come in.

You highly considered running to the back and feigning illness to go home, but it was too late.

"There she is!" The gargley voice called out. Admitting defeated you finally turned to look at him, and with the biggest fakes smile, you could muster you replied.

"Hey, Mr. Miller,"

From the moment he sat down he was already laying it on thick.

"Well, aren't you looking as nice as ever? Some might think you trying something," he winked at you. You had to hold back your vomit. The man was and had been since the moment he first sat at your table 6 months ago that you were his alone, if you spent too much time at another table instead of entering him he would throw a fit. If you didn't laugh at one of his jokes about your body he would throw some line like "come on, give me a smile." If you didn't fully play into the delusion that you were interested in him he would push even harder. And he didn't even tip.

So you played along "Well you know me, I always gotta look my best for you," you said trying to be friendly to appease him, but already knowing damn well that tonight he was going to be insufferable.

You took his drink order and escaped from him as quickly as you could. The other thing you hated about him was how long he stayed. Well after he finished his meal he would stick around for a while watching you. So you weren't even surprised when you felt his eyes on your body as you walked away.

Yunho was observing this interaction from afar completely confused. Friday was one of Yunho's days off every week so he had never seen this before, and he must have looked confused because the host had walked over to him to explain.

"It's weird, right? A child could see how much she hates him but every Friday he comes absolutely convinced that it's her favorite day of the week."

It was getting late, and there were barely any customers left in the dining room when you finally took his empty dinner plate from his table. Not that he was ready to leave yet.

"You know, I've been thinking" he starts before you can walk away, "how does someone as pretty as you end up working at a place like this?" He asks peering at you from over his glass of water.

"Well a girls gotta pay rent," you reply with the fakest giggle ever.

"If I had you, you wouldn't have to work a day in your life," he said, "what do you say, honey, you could quit this place for good," he asked setting his water down and grinning at you dangerously. This scared you. You couldn't help but let your smile falter for a moment, this you couldn't encourage.

"I don't know," was all you could say trying your hardest to make it all seem like a joke. You instinctively step back from the table. In a brief moment, you noticed his hand moving twords your body but it was too late, he had already put his bent fingers on your leg and gripped it.

"Come on, you know I could treat you right."

You physically recoiled but his grip was strong. You were legitimately terrified. He had suggested on a few occasions before that he would wait for you in his car after you close and watched you, he knew which car was yours and could easily follow you. It was clear he didn't take no for an answer.

You didn't know what to do, you simply stood there petrified with the man's grimy hand moving up your leg. Just when it was going to reach the hem of your uniform skirt you were pulled away behind the familiar height of Jung Yunho.

"Sir if you touch any of my employees again I will have you kicked out." Gone was the playful tone that permeated Yunhos normal speech. Instead, he was icy and cold no room for negotiation in his voice. But that didn't stop Mr. Miller from trying.

"Calm down son, me and my favorite girl were just having a polite conversation." He said looking at where you were peeking out from behind Yunho, clearly expecting you to back him up. Instead, you looked anywhere but at him.

"No sir, you were visibly harassing one of my waitresses. it is inappropriate to talk to anyone that way much less if they are working and unable to walk away. If you leave now there will be no further issue." He said, still trying to speak civilly despite his growing agitation. In your desperation to not look at the man you glanced around the room. All eyes, both employe, and patron were staring directly at you. This made it so much worse and chose to look directly at Yunho's side profile.

"Who are you to tell me what to do! I am a paying customer and a loyal patron. I will talk to whom I please!" The older man's voice began to rise clearly not liking the way this conversation was going.

"That girl behind you has been my waitresses for 6 months and if I want to touch her I will!" You heard a fist slam on the table. You jumped and Yunho pulled you farther behind himself. You couldn't help but fist the back of his shirt in terror when you heard the scrape of a chair on the floor. Mr. Miller was now standing, trying his hardest to get in Yunho's face despite how the younger man towered over him.

"If you don't walk away right now ill beat your ass boy!" Miller screamed, getting as close as possible to Yunho. You practically cowered into Yunho's back, still clinging onto the fabric of his black dress shirt like you would physically unravel if you let go.

Yunho stood stoic while the man yelled. Afterward, he took a pause, before speaking.

"Trevor, call the police and tell them we have a customer harassing our staff and threatening violence." He spoke with a defining certainty, no room for an argument from Trevor or Mr. Miller.

Yunho's gentle hand took hold of your upper arm to lead you away from the man. He turned you away from where he stood dumbfounded, and lead you back into the office, and locked the door.

Yunho lead you to one of the two chairs in the cramped room fumbled around for a bit with the water cooler, bringing you a small paper cup to drink from before finally taking a seat himself. The room was small, from the way you were sitting and Yunho's long limb his knees brushed against your own.

You stared and him and he did the same to you, neither saying a word. The man before you looked remarkably calm for the ordeal he just faced but based on the concern in his eyes you looked shaken. You hadn't realized you were crying till the drops landed on the shaky hand still grasping the paper cup for fear of life.

"Please don't cry" was all he said at first. He was silent for a moment but your tears didn't stop. He shifted a bit and the knee touching your own brushed the outermost part of your thigh. He sighed.

"Why didn't you tell anyone how bad he was? Why didn't you tell me?" He spoke calmly. He didn't sound mad in the slightest but his words brought a dry sob from your lips. He looked almost scared for a second before correcting himself in a pleading tone.

"Please don't think I blame you in the slightest. What happened was not your fault," one large hand came to rest almost timidly on your leg.

"I just wish I could have stopped this before it happened."

-

It has been a few weeks since the incident. News of what had happened had spread around the staff quickly and although Mr. Miller had fled the restaurant before the police arrived, everyone on the crew knew that he was not allowed on the premises and if his car so much as pulled into the parking lot the police assured us that he would be escorted off the property for trespassing.

Yunho had insisted that you take the next 5 days off afterward and even when you returned everyone was walking on eggshells around you, not wanting to do anything to upset you.

The closest circle of team members made it a point to have outings every so often as many of you were quite close outside of work, and although some of them (with your best interest at heart) didn't think you should come out, it was once again Yunho who advocated that spending time alone in your apartment would do you no good. So here you were at approximately 9 o'clock outside a small bar/club getting excited about your first night of relaxation since that day.

Once you found your way into the building it wasn't hard to spot your group. Many of them were already drunk from pre-gaming and the rest of them were well on the way. It brought a fond smile to your face. When you joined the group there were cries of excitement and soon you all fell into the groove of the evening.

You had noticed Yunho the moment you walked in because he seemed to be the only sober one of the bunch. Of course, he knew how to party better than anyone, but tonight he seemed satisfied to just watch the rowdiness unfold.

You weren't drinking cuz of the practical reason that you drove yourself here today. After making your rounds talking with every one of your friends you found yourself gravitating to Yunho as you always seemed to do. He was sitting in a circular booth so it was easy to slide in next to him.

"Not drinking tonight?" You asked.

"No. Someones gotta keep an eye on these crazy people" he replied as jovial as always, instead taking a sip of what appeared to be coke.

"Well I guess I will have to help you then"

After a few hours of talking happily with Yunho while also keeping a close eye on your friends, you found yourself, once again knee to knee with Yunho. Except this time instead of sitting in front of him, you were almost sitting on top of him. You honestly had no clue how this happened, but he didn't seem to mind. Actually, Yunho himself was now sitting with his long arm wrapped across your shoulders pulling you even closer to his side.

"YUNHO" one of your fellow waiters fell into the space beside you, but with their lack of coordination they ended up bumping into you enough that if Yunho hadn't pulled you fully into his lap you would have toppled onto the floor underneath the table. But once the crowd of crewmembers was alerted of your guys' presence they all simultaneously pushed into the booth so there was no room to sit back in your spot.

You were blushing now, thankful that your friends were too drunk to notice how Yunho's arm was wrapped around your waist keeping you securely in place. As the talking resumed Yunho leaned down to whisper into your ear,

"This is all right? I can get them to move if you want," though it was probably unintentional Yunhos breath was sending shivers down your spine, which only got stronger when you finally came to realize how much larger he was then you, effortlessly keeping your body snugly against his chest tight enough to feel each breath he took, the hand wrapped on your waist was large enough to palm your whole thigh if he wanted to. And that thought was exciting.

"No, I'm fine," though you sounded a bit shaky you snuggled yourself even further back onto his lap to show your appreciation. He chuckled lowly in your ear before returning to the conversation. But your mind could not be further from it. You had never realized before how incredibly safe you felt with Yunho or more specifically in his arms and chose to instead focus on the weight of his hand on you, the subtle shifting of his thighs underneath your own as he spoke, and the deep rumble that moved your body with his own every time he laughed.

When it came time for everyone to go home you didn't want to. You didn't like the idea of removing yourself from Yunho's lap at all. But alas, it had to be done.

As the two sober friends, you two were talked with calling cabs and making sure everyone got home safely. Until finally the two of you stood alone on the pavement. You felt the need to say something.

"I don't think I ever thanked you," you said turning to face the man in the cold air. He turned his body twords you as well.

"You don't need to thank me for sitting on my lap, trust me the pleasure was all mine," he joked, and you couldn't help but chuckle along with him.

"You know that's not what I meant," you said in a small voice.

"You don't need to thank me for that either, trust me," his big smile turning smaller but sweeter. This confused you.

"What do you mean?"

Yunho sighed with a smile.

"I'm surprised you haven't figured it out yet," was all he said. But your confused face brought more words out of him. He took a step closer to you leaning down and speaking in a quiet voice he said,

"You, have always been very precious to me, and that day was no different. I would go to much greater lengths to keep you safe if I had to,"

His words, although spoken in the softest tone struck you straight through the heart. You had always dreamed of being with Yunho but you had never imagined he felt the same way. He took another step, leaving almost no room between you.

"Can I kiss you?" He asked, bringing a hand up to the back of your head. Words weren't forming so you chose to nod instead.

It only took a beat longer for him to lean down and press his plush lips into your own. Yunho wasn't one to beat around the bush and put all of his passion into the kiss, leading your lips with his own guiding your mouth to respond exactly as he wished.

You put your hands on his firm chest as his other arm circled your waist bringing you in even closer. Your mouths were so intertwined neither of you dared to break the kiss for quite a while, simply enjoy the feeling, but soon the need for oxygen won out. You pulled apart gasping, but still holding each other close.

-

You're not quite sure how exactly you ended up back at your apartment but that was unimportant, what mattered was keeping your mouth on Yunho's. You two had barely gotten through the door before your back was pressed against it in a quick motion.

Along with his considerable height, Yunho also had considerable strength, so when leaning down for you became uncomfortable he chose to instead wrap your legs around his waist and lift you.

In this new position, you were at the perfect height to move his lips to your neck. He found the perfect spot on it before sucking a dark purple mark into the skin, nibbling it a bit before licking it soothingly. The wet feeling of his tongue pulled a new sound from your lips,

"Yunho!" You whined into his ear.

He seemed overjoyed at this reaction and desperate to recreate it he rolled his hips into yours. You could feel his hard length pressing oh so perfectly into your clothed slit you desperate cry could probably be heard three doors down. The man was big.

"You sound so cute" Yunho giggled into your jaw, before pressing a sweet kiss into the skin.

One of his large hands slipped below the hem of your shirt and moved up to the cup of your bra. His long fingers groped your plush breast, holding the whole thing in his hand. The warmth of his fingers and the pleasant squeeze had you whining once again.

"Your so sensitive baby," he remarked, giving your breast another squeeze. In an attempt to keep your noises contained you reached out and pulled his head to meet your lips again. This kiss was much more desperate than the others both of your lips moving so fast it was hard to keep up, your teeth clacking together in the process. Yunho rolled his hips into yours again and you squealed into his lips.

Keeping you as firmly planted on the kiss as possible Yunho's hand fell from your chest back to your hips before pulling you completely off the wall and your arms instinctively clung to his broad shoulders.

Your apartment was only one bedroom so Yunho had bo problem blindly navigating the way to your bedroom. As soon as the door was open you were practically flung backward onto your bed. In an instant Yunho found his way onto your bed, once his back was pressed into the headboard Yunho took hold of your body and manhandled you onto his lap facing him, you were once again faced with just how big Yunho was. Both of his arms wrapped around your body pulling you close and positioning your heat directly over his dick, where an impressive tent in his jeans rubbed directly into you. The loose skirt you were wearing did nothing to cover your panties. You kneed into him finally taking the initiative to grind down repeatedly onto him.

"Awe, baby you look so cute like this, all flustered and needy. Look you're making a mess on me." You hadn't noticed how wet you were until this point but he was right, you were completely soaked through the thin material of your underwear, and with each roll of your hips, you were dampening his jeans.

"Yunho," you begged "please touch me,"

"But you look so good like this. I could watch this all day. Sitting pretty on my lap, just waiting for me to fuck you."

"Please?" You cried still desperately chasing the friction his jeans were giving your clit. He flashed his million-dollar smile before giving in, slipping one veiny hand into your panties cupping your whole heats in his hand for a moment, wetting his fingers before sliding two long digits into you. You showed your appreciation in a moan and clung to his broad shoulders again.

"Please Yunho! I want more. Please fuck me." You begged.

"Not yet, baby, I gotta open you up first. Don't want to hurt you do I." As he spoke he speaks the pace of his fingers scissoring them open inside of you stretching you wider. You bucked into his hand.

"My little baby is fucking herself into my hand. How cute," your exhaled loudly then dropped your head onto his shoulder tugging at his shirt begging him to remove it. Yunho chose to first use his free hand to slide your own top of your body before taking hold of your neck and pulling your upper body away from his. With your help eventually, his shirt was pulled from him leaving your view of his beautiful chest and bulging muscles open to admire.

You almost forgot about the hand moving inside of you while you ran your own up and down the Yunho's chest, trying to feel every bump and ridge there was. Your eyes were glazing over in wonder, but you were soon brought back to reality when another finger pushed inside of you, joining the others in your pulsing pussy. Your head rolled back in a moan.

"Like what you see baby? Because I am really enjoying this view." You were sitting so pretty on his lap your skirt had been pushed up and your soaked lacy panties matched your bra perfectly. In all the movement your chest was starting to spill out of your bra.

"Baby you look so fucked out and small right now and I haven't even done anything yet, are you sure you need me to fuck you?" He asked teasingly.

"Yunho, please," your nails began dragging down his golden skin leaving a trail of red lines, "please, please fuck me." Spewed past your lips. A wicked smile graced his lips.

"You want me to fuck you into the mattress?" He asked.

"Yes! Please!" This was almost embarrassing but if anything your flushed tone only made him happier.

"No, I don't think I will." He said pulling his finger out of you.

You whined.

Yunho undid his belt pushing his pants down just enough to pull his expressive length out of his boxers. You watched with bated breath as he stroked himself a few times before meeting your eyes.

"How about you ride me instead?"

You nodded eagerly almost lunging forward. Yunho helped support your body as you hovered over him, before lining you up and pulling your body down onto him. The stretch was painful at first, you could feel him deeper than anyone else had ever reached but you clenched down on him appreciatively. You took a moment to gather yourself, half expecting him to thrust into you, but he stayed perfectly still. You meet his eyes with your own going wide and he giggled.

"I'm not moving baby if you want to get fucked you have to do it yourself." As he spoke he pulled both hands off you, resting them on his thighs.

You sat breathless for a second longer, unable to form a coherent thought, but the sudden twitch of his dick inside you brought you back to the task at hand. Slowly but surely you began moving, lifting yourself till only his tip was inside you before falling back down. You both groaned satisfied but it only lasted a second before you repeated the action, and then again, and again, slowly building speed each time and realizing quite moans every time he filled you up completely.

You had now set a fast pace, you were unsure how long you could keep it but the growing pleasure filling your abdomen kept you moving. Yunho's eyes were trained on you, switching from your blessed out face, to your bouncing tits, to where his long dick was disappeared into your cunt each time it reappeared coated in your juries.

"Baby, if only you could see yourself right now," he spoke over the sounds of skin slapping and pretty moans, "honestly you look good enough to eat sweetheart"

His words of praise-filled your ears and encouraged you to move faster, desperately clenching on his dick feeling it twitch return along with his deep rumbling groan. Your hands were still firmly planted on his chest and you used this grip for support trying once again to increase your pace. Your thighs were beginning to burn but it felt too good to stop, not when you were this close.

"Yunho, please help me," you whined, your legs faltering in their attempt to keep moving.

"Oh? But you're doing so well baby," he said with an adoring smile watching your face.

"Please Yunho?" you asked running your palms down the ridges of his chest once again. Your building pleasure had started to plateau as you couldn't keep up the pace, your thighs starting to burn even harder. You were so close but you couldn't put yourself over the edge and if growing moans from the man in front of you were anything to go by then he was right there with you.

He seemed to consider this for a moment before chuckling.

"I guess my baby is just not strong enough to make herself cum. I suppose I could help with that."

You only had time to breathe a sigh of relief before you were thrown back onto the covers. Yunho's large frame loomed over you with a sinister smirk. You barely registered the anticipation in your body before he slammed his entire length back into you. Setting a brutal pace. You cried out instantly and your voice rang through the walls of the apartment like a symphony.

Each time Yunho's hips connected with your own he hit that perfect spot inside of you bringing more noises from you. One of his hands came down onto the mattress beside your head and the other took hold of your thigh using it to maneuver you into the exact position he wanted.

Now Yunho was grunting along with you trying hurtling both of your twords your orgasms at an incredible pace. Just as you were about to be thrown over the edge Yunho connected your lips again swallowing your moans. It only took one more perfectly timed thrust before you came toppling over the edge. Although your lips were still connected, it didn't do much to help the lewd sounds spilling out of you. The pleasure came from your core in waves, arching your back and making your legs twitch violently.

Not long after you came down from the high your body began pulling away from Yunho's thrust but he held you in place.

"Just a little longer baby, I promise."

And just when the buzzing pain of overstimulation subsided, Yunho filled pulled out of you and spilled his sticky cum across your body. He stood above you for a moment, you both were panting but you were clearly the more worn out of the two.

Yunho's eyes moved across your whole body once before meeting your own eyes.

"Your precious"

[johannas-motivational-insults]

Catra’s refusal to admit mistakes

Something that seems to baffle much of the SPOP fandom is why Catra can’t just admit her mistakes and try to do better instead of continuing to dig herself a deeper and deeper hole. To be fair, the situation is very baffling. It’s complex. There are a ton of psychological issues in play, and when they interact things can get very messy. I’m going to do my best to explain Catra’s thought processes and hang ups and hopefully not write a fucking novel in the process. (But if you do want a novel that analyzes these concepts in a lot of depth, go check out my fanfic Demons. Shameless self-promotion, whaaaaat?)

I have already gone into how Catra’s external locus of control comes into play, so I’m not going to break it down in as much detail here. To sum it up, though, Catra has an internalized belief that she can’t really control anything and isn’t responsible for her behavior since it’s not her fault she was put in a shitty situation in the first place. She doesn’t believe she had any choice but to be the villain. This is deeply rooted in her fearful and abusive upbringing where she had little to no control over what happened to her. A large part of that is how consequences didn’t match behavior, i.e. she wasn’t rewarded for being good and her punishments were overly harsh as well as inconsistent, affected by external factors.

There’s also the sunk cost fallacy to consider. That’s the idea that you have to get something out of your investments (of time, money, effort, etc.), even if the costs keep piling up. (In terms of money, think of people who gamble larger and larger sums of money out of determination to win back their initial bet.) For Catra, this fallacy has convinced her that if she changes course and gives up on her goals, then everything she suffered in the Horde and all the effort she put into moving up in the ranks would be for nothing. She thinks getting to the top and proving her worth/winning respect would be the ulitmate triumph. Of course, we see her struggle with disillusionment over this in season 4, which helps set the table for what we hope will be a redemption arc.

These are only two examples of the ways Catra’s abusive upbringing affected her ability to admit her mistakes. The effects of abuse (especially in one’s childhood) are pervasive, affecting your thought processes and perception of the world in a million little ways that are hard to undo. I’m going to dig deeper now into some of the other reasons Catra struggles with this. They include an authoritarian environment, scapegoating, toxic leadership, poor behavioral modelling, an exaggerated fear of punishment, and the resentment of injustice.

(Please note: in this meta I’m not trying to make excuses for Catra and say she should not have to accept responsibility for her mistakes because she was abused. My aim here is to explain why it’s so difficult for her to shoulder blame in hopes that people will better understand her.)

Also under the cut, I’m going to finish this meta by examining how Angella and Glimmer are foils to Shadow Weaver and Catra, how Glimmer had a better example set for her and has now set an example for Catra.

Authoritarianism, injustice, and fear

It’s important to understand that Catra was raised to believe that apologizing or changing course makes someone a weak person or, worse, a bad leader. As Adora says, displays of weakness are strongly discouraged in the Horde. And in an authoritarian, militarized environment like the Horde, admitting mistakes is seen as a sign of weakness. You will very rarely, if ever, see authority figures admit they were wrong, let alone try to make amends for it. And since rank/pecking order is so important in these environments, that behavior filters down because no one wants to be at the bottom.

Fact is, no one who was raised in the Horde is good at admitting they were wrong (except maybe Scorpia, but she’s Scorpia). Even Adora is bad at this. She takes on responsibility for everything and blames herself when things go wrong, but that self-flaggellating catastrophizing is not the same as critically evaluating one’s actions and their effects on other people. That in particular is something she struggles with.

This may be a problem in the Horde at large, but it’s even harder for Catra to admit her mistakes because she has been blamed for a lot of things unjustly, as well as bullied by her peers and abused by her superiors. Accepting blame for anything feels unfair because she has already suffered the consequences of many things she did not do. In her mind, hasn’t the world punished her enough already without humiliating her over the mistakes she has made? Her defensiveness makes sense, in this regard.

Not only do abuse survivors tend to be defensive and angry at the world for the unfair lot it gave us, we have a very hard time being vulnerable with anyone. Because what if they hurt us too? Admitting mistakes and accepting their consequences puts you in a very vulnerable position, and when you are used to being punished unnecessarily harshly and/or undeservingly, submitting yourself to someone else’s judgment is terrifying. These experiences (especially when they occur at a young age) wire people a certain way, make you constantly afraid even when there is no need.

Toxic leadership and poor behavioral modelling

Returning to the environment factor, where do you think Catra learned this behavior of shirking responsibility for her actions? Fact is, Catra never had anyone model to her how to say, “I was wrong, I’m sorry, and I will try to fix it.” Militarized environment or not, Shadow Weaver and Hordak aren’t the type of people who are willing to admit their own mistakes and failures. They come up with excuses or pass the blame off to other people, usually Catra. Whenever something goes wrong, Hordak blames it on Catra and all her “failings.” Whenever Adora disappointed, Shadow Weaver assumed it was because Catra was holding her back. Catra is their scapegoat. They do not apologize to her, acknowledge any harm they’ve done to her, or make any attempt to fix it.

This is especially true of Shadow Weaver, who raised Catra and was the main adult in her life throughout her childhood. Even when confronted with the damage she has done to Catra, she refuses to accept responsibility or acknowledge any wrongdoing. We have seen this in literally every season in which they interact. Catra is rightfully salty about her unjust treatment but Shadow Weaver brushes off her anger, making excuses or sidestepping the accusations.

In 1x10, Catra throws Shadow Weaver a bit of shade while comforting her after Hordak gives her a scathing lecture. Shadow Weaver immediately deflects with an insult before acknowledging her own behavior but not its detrimental effects or her responsibility for it.

Catra: Don’t worry about that thing with Hordak. I've got loads of experience being yelled at. Mostly by you, actually. You get used to it.

SW: I will not get used to mediocrity like you, and I certainly don’t need your pity! ...I was hard on you, I won't deny it, and I won't apologize. I just wanted to prepare you for the world. I wanted you to be strong.

In 2x06, Catra flat out confronts her about it, and she offers a justification for her behavior, still refusing to show any remorse. When Catra persists, she sidesteps it by responding to another part of her outburst.

Catra: Why did you treat me the way you did? Why was I never good enough for you? Really, I wanna know.

SW: Because you remind me of myself. You always have. Nothing was ever easy for me, either. I wasn’t born to power like Adora and... others. I had to earn my power, fight for it. Why should it be any different for you?

Catra: I was a child when you took me in! What could I have possibly done to deserve the way you treated me? I am nothing like you! You are old, and bitter, and weak!

SW: Ah, but you are like me. And just like me, you’re losing your position with Hordak, I can see that even from my cell.

In 3x04, Catra has all but lost hope, throwing shade and heavy accusations at Shadow Weaver. But she does make one last desperate plea for acknowledgment of the harm done to her, right before she’s hit by the crushing realization that she has once again been pushed aside for Adora. Here, Shadow Weaver doesn’t even react to the emotional content of Catra’s statement.

SW: Catra, there’s no need for us to be enemies. I can help you. I can offer you a way out.

Catra: So, what? You’re on the side of good now? You made me this way, and you get to be the good guy? Do you know what happened to me after you escaped? Do you even care? You couldn’t wait to get away from here, from me! ...But you came back for Adora.

SW: I came back to stop Hordak. I will make sure he’s destroyed. Don’t make me destroy you too.

Saying she came back to stop Hordak is sort of an excuse, but Shadow Weaver doesn’t say it like she’s trying to appeal to Catra, unlike the two earlier conversations. Once Catra rejects her offer (which we know is disengenuous, to boot) she doesn’t even bother pretending to care. Catra’s resisting her manipulation and is no longer someone she can use, so why bother?

Notably, this is right before Catra learns about the dangers of the portal (i.e. that she made a mistake when she resolved to open it) and tasers Entrapta for trying to stop her, then immediately doubles down on that mistake by sending her to Beast Island. She got one more example of refusing to acknowledge her mistakes or accept accountability right before she does it herself. The statement “Adora was right” definitely gets to her too, but she was already in an unhinged state after being tortured by Shadow Weaver, once again with no apologies. Just something to consider.

So, Catra came from this environment where she got blamed unfairly all the time yet never got any sign of remorse from the people who hurt her. As I alluded to above, in this kind of situation it’s really easy to slip into the mindset of “why should I apologize when no one ever apologized to me?” (Especially if you’ve been through a lot of forced apologies, which are always humiliating, but particularly so when you are being unfairly blamed.) This is not an easy cycle to break. When you have this constant sense of injustice weighing on you, it’s easy to fall into the trap of thinking the world owes you something as payback and therefore you shouldn’t have to try to better yourself or move past it.

This also ties into Catra’s obsession with getting a win when she is someone who seems fated to always lose, no matter what she does. It’s not just about getting back at Adora, it’s about settling her score with an unjust universe that has always given her the short end of the stick. It’s pride and indignation and pain all mixed up in one toxic soup that pollutes the minds of the abused, and it is not easy to get over. Watching Catra hopefully start to do that in the final 13 episodes is going to be incredibly cathartic.

Glimmer and Angella as foils and examples

Full disclosure, I am writing this meta partly in response to people shitting on Catra and acting like Glimmer is so much better than her after I made a gifset contrasting their reactions to realizing their mistakes. So, I want to finish by comparing all of these observations about Catra’s upbringing with Glimmer’s upbringing. Angella is by no means a perfect parent, but she loves her daughter and tries to do what’s best for her. Most relevant to this discussion, she’s willing to admit her mistakes or change her mind when presented with new information.

For instance, Angella flips at Glimmer over the invasion by the Horde soldier in 1x03, but once she learns said soldier is She-Ra she listens and puts faith in Glimmer’s judgment, despite her misgivings. In 1x10 (in a great parallel scene to the Catra/SW one mentioned above), Angella surprises Glimmer by caring more about her well-being than her mistakes, and she admits some of her own: she ordered the battle that got Micah ‘killed’, and she gave up on the first alliance. She literally says, “I am the one who failed.” And in 3x06, she sacrifices herself in an attempt to make up for all the times she failed to act and protect people she loves.

Angella has enough humility to admit her own flaws and consider other viewpoints, and she’s not afraid to change her mind or say she’s sorry. That set a much better example for Glimmer growing up than Shadow Weaver did for Catra and Adora. And now, Glimmer has set an example for Catra. When Catra is at her lowest in 4x13, drowning in her mistakes and self-hatred and wanting to die, Glimmer shows her that she too can change course and try to correct her mistakes.

Like, did you all see the look on Catra’s face when Glimmer says she can’t use the weapon and needs to try and stop it? When Glimmer gets up Catra follows her, because this is such a compelling sight to her, something she’s never seen before. It was almost like she was thinking, “Wait, you can do that? You don’t have to double down on your mistakes?”

This is something Catra has to see, not only for its novelty but because it could give her guidance, and hope. If Glimmer can change course and atone, maybe she can too.

[bethelina]

Big Trouble in Radiant Garden

Contains: Tiny Ven, Big Terra, Big Aqua, Big Lea, Big Isa, size shenanigans, handhelds, protective angst

Word Count: ~4,475

Warnings: Drowning mention, Birth by Sleep mid-game spoilers(?) 

Summary: When Ventus leaves Castle of Dreams and arrives in Radian Garden, he finds that he is still only a few inches tall. Ventus spots Terra and tries to flag him down. Unfortunately for Ven, it isn’t Terra that notices him, but the Unversed.

Note: I’m sorry for this stupid little dabble, but I was challenged to rewrite the scene where Ven and Lea meet, but in a G/t context. I wasn’t planning on posting this, but I was pressured into it. XD This was a quick one-shot, so it’s not my best writing. But it’s a fun little haha romp nonetheless. 

Ventus strode across the smooth expanse of stone that comprised a great courtyard, looking at his surroundings with wide eyes. Something felt off about this new world. For some reason, this enormous courtyard seemed to span a mile in diameter, easily. Behind him and flanking the edges of the great expanse lay huge swaths of flowers. Flowers that stood taller than the young keybearer.

 “What is going on?” Ventus muttered to himself. His mind must have been playing tricks on him, but he quickly realized something was terribly wrong. It wasn’t just his imagination.

 “Why am I still so small?!” he shouted to no one in particular.

 The last world he had visited had been truly bizarre. He had found himself greatly outsized by everything around him. At first, he assumed it was a world of giants. He could now see that he had somehow shrunk down to just a few inches in height. And to make matters worse, leaving that world did nothing to alleviate him of his… condition.

 Previously, he had met a young lady named Cinderella. She was so big (or rather, he was so small), he had easily fit within her hand. She had mistaken him for a mouse, which didn’t make any sense to Ventus. Granted, she did have talking mice as friends… and those mice also wore clothes. During his travels, Ventus had learned that every world was completely different and unique. He had accepted that talking mice wearing shirts and shoes was par for the course.

 “I wonder what happened to me?” he asked softly. He lifted his arms and examined them. Holding out his hand, he easily summoned his keyblade. “At least that is still okay.” Sighing, he dismissed his weapon and rubbed the back of his neck. “I guess I better start walking.”

 His trek across the courtyard was taking a lot longer than he expected. This place was even bigger than he had originally thought. He considered summoning his keyblade glider, but decided against it. He couldn’t afford any locals spotting his otherworldly weapon. Speaking of which, he spotted a giant young boy walking alongside an even bigger man near the far edge of the expanse. He would have been shocked to see their huge sizes, if he hadn’t already met Cinderella. He briefly wondered if they would be mindful of his tiny size. Thankfully, the two were walking in a different direction.

 After nearly ten minutes, Ventus reached the far side of the courtyard at the bottom of a huge slope. The flowers, with their assortment of colors, intrigued him. Just for fun, he decided to measure himself next to a yellow tulip.

 “Yep, they’re taller than me alright,” he chuckled to himself.

 Behind him, Ventus felt a rumble that quickly grew in intensity. Someone was coming! THUD! A shoe twice as long as he was pounded the ground right next to him. Before he could think, a curtain of cloth swept over him and sent Ventus rolling away into the flowerbed.

 “Ah!” Ventus fearfully shouted when he finally stopped rolling. It had all happened so quickly. The titan didn’t hear him and continued on his path. Shaking his head, he slowly lifted himself upward, unable to see past the tops of the flowers. As quick as he could, he ran out onto the paved floor to catch a sight of the giant that had sent him sprawling.

 His heart dropped. The giant of a man wore sweeping, light-brown samurai pants, a dark skin-tight shirt, and had stylized brown hair.

 “Terra?” the boy whispered, reaching out a tentative hand. Terra seemed to be on a mission, focused forward, and getting farther with every booming step. He hadn’t even noticed that he had nearly trampled little Ventus in his haste. And if Ventus didn’t do something soon, he would never notice him.

 “TERRA!!!” he shouted, scrambling into an all-out sprint. His heart pounded and spurred him faster after the quickly retreating giant. What was he going to do if he couldn’t get Terra’s attention? His mind raced with fearful predictions. He had to catch up to Terra! He just had to!

 THUD thud thud. He was too far away. There was no way Terra was going to see him now. Ven slowed to a walk, finally collapsing to his knees, his hands bracing on the stone. Squeezing his eyes shut, he quietly asked, “How am I supposed to get help now?”

 Ventus didn’t have very long to contemplate before he heard more sounds of life around him. This time, they were the unmistakable squirming sound of Unversed. Jumping into a defensive stance, he summoned his keyblade.

 “Oh no…”

 A group of the squiggly floods surrounded him, accompanied by three archravens. Normally, Ventus would have these pesky interlopers dealt with in no time. That is, if they were not several times his size.

 “That’s not fair!” he shouted at them. “Why aren’t you small like the Unversed in Cinderella’s world?”

 The floods merely twitched their spikey appendages as they silently judged him. One made a lunge, and Ventus quickly countered with his keyblade. It barely budged under his pressure. Another was approaching from the side. With quick thinking, Ventus threw his keyblade in its direction. His weapon bounced off its side, only annoying the creature more than anything. These things were way too big!

 He winced and held out his hand for his returning keyblade. However, an archraven plucked him off the ground as easily as it would a worm as it took to the sky, forcing his keyblade to clatter across the stone.

 Ventus watched with horror as the ground fell away from him. He dangled precariously from the beak of the bird by the scruff of his collar. “Put me down this instant!” he shouted. The Unversed didn’t seem to care.

 He held out his trembling arm and willed his weapon to return, his whole body being battered by the winds whipping by. As soon as it reappeared within his grasp, the boy thrust it backwards toward the monster. The motion only succeeded in twisting him around. Without anything to stand on, he was horribly unstable.

 The archraven flew at stomach-churning speed, passing many houses, stores, and fountains. Ventus scanned the rapidly passing scenery. Something around here could be of use.

 Even better, someone—two someones.  

 In the courtyard below stood two keyblade wielders. One had cropped blue hair, while the other was nearly responsible for his earlier demise. They both were squaring up with an (even more) monstrous Unversed.

 “Aqua!” shouted the tiny blond at the top of his lungs. “Terra!”

 Aqua and Terra didn’t seem to notice. The archraven was circling too high. Not to mention they had their hands full, deflecting attacks from the huge armor-like creature. Just when Ventus was about to give up hope, luck would have the archraven swoop down toward the two new victims.

 “AQUA! TERRA!” He twisted, kicked, and shouted with all his might. “Up here! Look up here!!”

 Aqua’s head whipped around as she zeroed in on her dangling friend. A gasp escaped her lips. “Ven?!”

 Ventus waved even harder. “Aqua! It’s me! Help!”

 Terra finally noticed the commotion. A look of confused shock rippled across his face. “Ven? What happened?” The armored Unversed didn’t let this opening go to waste as it zoomed forward with a counterattack. The two older keyblade wielders refocused on their enemy, just barely holding their ground.

 “We’ll come help you Ven! Just as soon as we can!” Aqua yelled, her eyes still locked on the enormous monster.

 The archraven must have decided these two new victims weren’t worth its trouble. With two powerful flaps, it zoomed off. Ventus irritably swung his keyblade at the bird again. He swung back and forth, but made no contact.

 An idea quickly brewed in his mind and he began swinging from side to side, gaining momentum. At the peak of his swing, he threw his keyblade in an arc upwards—right at the creature’s eye.

 “Let me go!”

 Amazingly, it hit the target despite the forward motion and air resistance. The archraven recoiled and opened its beak just enough to allow his collar to slip out. Ventus’ expression went blank as he fell.

 Falling towards the ground backwards was the most terrifying thing Ventus had ever experienced. He couldn’t breathe. He couldn’t think. Then—splash! He was submerged in water. More water poured and spilled all around, mixing together with the already accumulated liquid. The boy spun round and round in the churning water, unsure of which way was up. A panic welled up inside him, and air began to bubble out of his lungs.

 Something large and cushiony swept underneath him, pulling him upward. He breached the surface, sputtering and gasping for air. Feeling the surface of his leathery platform, Ventus quickly realized what he was sitting on—a hand. He looked upward past the orange top and yellow scarf to the face of the giant who had saved him.

 The teen’s sea-green eyes widened as they locked onto his tiny form. He exhaled and shook his head in wonder, his bright red hair swaying as he did so. “What are you?” he asked curiously, the giant’s voice reverberating around him. “And what were you doing in the water?”

 Ventus laughed nervously and began to wipe the water off of his face and arms. The guy looked to be about his age—maybe a year or two older. If he was kind enough to pull him out of the water, he was mostly likely in safe hands. “I kinda fell in.”

 The redhead smirked. “I noticed.”

 “Lea,” said a booming voice behind them. “What are you doing now? Rescuing stray puppies from the fountain?” Another teenage boy came into view. This one had similar eyes, but his hair was a dark blue, not unlike Aqua’s. “We have things to do.”

 Lea turned to his friend. “Not a puppy, Isa…” He held his hand out to display the tiny human held entirely within his cupped palm.

 The giant named Isa zeroed in on Ventus, subtly balking at the sight.

 “Hi, I’m Ventus,” he offered to the two giants with a little wave. “But you can call me Ven.” Since they were so big, he could only look at one at a time.

 The redhead cued in on his tiny motion, a huge smile breaking out over his face at the sight. “The name’s Lea,” he said with bravado, pointing his free thumb at his chest. “And this doofus—” he added, pointing backwards, “is Isa.”

 Isa bonked Lea on the back of his head. “I think you’re confusing yourself with me.” He attempted to appear annoyed, but a whisper of a smile on his lip betrayed his front.

 Ventus grinned up at the two giants, feeling much more at ease. He was suddenly glad that it was a warm day. Even though this giant’s hand gave off a nice warmth, he would have caught a chill from that dunking. Regardless, when a small wind whipped around them, it sent a shiver up his spine. The giant seemed to notice and removed the yellow bandana from around his neck. He extended it out to the tiny boy standing in his palm.

 “Thanks Lea,” Ventus said, graciously accepting a very small corner of the enormous cloth as he began to wipe himself down. It could have been cut in half four times, and each piece would have been able to cover a double bed with room to spare. “And thanks for saving me.”

 “No prob. You’re really small, you know? You could get hurt!”

 He rubbed his face and neck down. “You’re telling me.”

 Isa watched with quiet curiosity, a faint smile still lingering on his face.

 He finished wiping the remaining water as best he could and returned the bandana into the awaiting hand. Lea lowered the parachute-sized cloth out of sight, presumably to his lap Ventus imagined.

 “So Ven, what are you?” Lea asked, lifting him a bit higher. His eyes searched him with curiosity. “Some kind of fae?

 The tiny blond felt a bit self-conscious under the scrutiny of such large beings. Was fae another word for a fairy? He had never met a fairy, but if they were the same size as his current stature, they would be tiny things indeed. Ventus made a mental note to be slow and gentle should he ever encounter one.

 “I’m not normally this small,” he said, looking down to examine his body. “I’m usually at least this much bigger.” He hovered his hand a few inches over his head. At least, it was a few inches relative to him.

 This elicited a full-blown smirk out of Isa and a hearty laugh out of Lea. The hand holding Ventus shook with his laughter, causing the blond to stumble. Before he could fall, the other hand came swooping up to steady him between finger and thumb.

 “Heh, sorry about that, little guy.”

 Ventus let go of the retreating fingers and tried his best to give a confident stance on his ever-shifting platform. “It’s alright,” he said, giving a thumbs up. “I was my proper size this morning. And then…” he motioned to himself, “this.”

 Ventus did not think it wise to mention this size seemed to be a left-over from the previous world. He knew, above all else, he had to keep the knowledge of other worlds a secret.

 “Did someone preform experiments on you?” Lea asked, his eyes growing. A curled finger approached and gently lifted one of Ventus’ arms for closer examination.

 “No,” the blond said. He allowed this but shifted nervously on the enormous palm. He didn’t think the giant would hurt him; nevertheless, he couldn’t help but feel uneasy at being so easily manipulated. “Well, at least, I don’t think so.”

 Lea’s finger withdrew. “It’s like someone tried to make you the size of a squirrel, Ven!”

 “More like a mouse,” Isa added.

 “Never heard that one before,” Ventus sarcastically retorted with a playful grin.

 “Maybe it was that wizard who moved in recently,” Lea mused.

 Isa shook his head. “More likely, it was the lord scientist.”

 “Who?” Upon their looks of disbelief, Ventus quickly added, “I’m actually not from around here.”

 This seemed reasonable enough to Lea as he explained. “The lord of the castle. They call him Ansem the Wise. He’s a scientist, goes everywhere in a white lab coat.”

 Ventus cocked his head. “Wait. Does he have really long blond hair?”

 Isa nodded silently.

 “I think I saw him earlier today. He was with a little—eh, well—a young boy. Blue hair.”

 “That’s him,” Lea said. “The two of them like to get ice cream from the same place we do.”

 “Same flavor too,” Isa said.

 “There’s been some weird stuff happening around here lately. We think he’s doing some experiments.” Lea continued. “We’re kinda worried about the kid. He’s never said so much as a word to us. The lord seems a nice enough guy, but…”

 “We’re not entirely convinced,” Isa finished.

 Ventus nodded at the two giants.

 “We hope that the lord isn’t doing any kind of experiments on him. But something is happening. Somewhere in that castle.”

 “Which is where we were going before you got side-tracked, Lea,” the blue-haired teen said in a tone that reminded Ventus of the Master.

 “Yeah, but how could I have let our new little friend drown?” Lea flashed him the biggest puppy-dog eyes as he lifted Ventus level with his head. The tiny boy had to grab his raised thumb for balance, flashing a nervous smile at the blue-haired giant.

 Isa sighed and shook his huge head, placing a hand on his side. “You’re obnoxious. What am I ever going to with you? The both of you.”

 Lea flashed him an even wider smile, chuckling. He lowered Ven back down to mid-chest height, suddenly very solemn. “If Ven’s size really is the result of one of his experiments, we can’t let lord Ansem get his hands on him. Or any of his minions, either. We have to take him somewhere safe.”

 Ventus frowned as he concentrated. He didn’t know about this Ansem guy, but he would rather be safe than sorry. In any case, he needed to get back to Terra and Aqua. They could surely help him. Knowing how skilled they were, they were bound to be finished with the Unversed by now. If only Ventus could find them. He was way too small to go about searching for them all by himself. Even if he could find them, who’s to say they would see him? Terra didn’t notice him from just a few feet away, and nearly stepped on him to boot. However, if he could have these two new friends to help him, perhaps it was possible.

 “About that,” Ventus started, “maybe you could help me. I’ve been looking for—”

 But Ventus was never able to finish his sentence, for at that very moment, a voice from a mile or two down the path (from Ven’s perspective) shouted out, “Excuse me!”

 An eternal moment of shock froze the three teenagers. Just an instant later, it was over. The hand that had been holding Ventus suddenly folded up around him. A small yelp escaped his lips as the pillars of flesh encased him in darkness. He was rotated and lowered in an arcing motion, making his head spin. Dazed, he tried to piece together what had just happened. By his best guess, Lea had him in a fist and was hiding him behind his back. He pushed the leathery skin away from his face. He only hoped Lea could keep him hidden from this new giant, whoever it was.

 “Have either of you seen a boy about your age,” asked the voice, muffled by the folds of skin. A familiar voice. The fingers around him tensed up as the voice continued. “He has blond hair and would be about… this small.”

 Terra!

 Ventus began squirming around in the darkness. He had to somehow inform Lea that this person was his friend. The giant hand squeezed him twice in quick secession, silently asking him to keep still and quiet. The squeezes were gentle but nevertheless frightening. He realized how easily one of his tiny bones could be broken at the slightest oversight of one of these giants. Even accidently, a great deal of harm could befall little Ventus, and there was no way he could stop these titans, which to him may as well be forces of nature.

 “What’s it to you?” came Lea’s voice with a certain sharpness. Although his voice was muffled through the thick skin surrounding Ventus, it still boomed around him.

 “No need to get angry,” said a female voice. “We just need to know if you’ve seen him.”

 Aqua!

 It was just his luck. By trying to protect him, these giants were keeping him from the two people who could potentially help him. It really wasn’t his day.

 “You two get out of the castle much?” Isa’s voice snidely remarked.

 “What?” asked Terra’s voice.

 His chance at reunion was quickly slipping away. Ventus struggled with renewed vigor. Again, the hand squeezed, just as gentle, but this time slower and sustained. Lea wasn’t going to release him in front of Terra and Aqua.

 He slipped his hand through the small opening made by the creases of skin. Fervently, he patted his minuscule hand against the outer skin of the giant one. Whether Lea was too distracted to notice or couldn’t feel the slight sensation, Ventus didn’t know.

 There were no options left. Ventus summoned all of his strength and breathed in deep and steady. He cupped his hands around his mouth and aimed for the small gap in the skin.

 “TERRA!”

 Everything stopped. And then, his world in the darkness flung into motion again.

 “Where is he?!” Terra shouted. His voice came from just beside Lea. “Where are you hiding him?!”

 Lea’s hand jerked in every direction, seemingly all at once. Ventus thought he was going to be sick. Then the motions grew sharper.

 “Let me go!” Lea shouted. “Don’t you dare take him! I won’t let—aaaahhh!”

 The tiny boy was rotated upside down as Lea screamed in pain. Light streamed through parting fingers. And for the second time that day, Ventus found himself falling through the air.

 Because this fall was so brief, he had only enough time to yelp before landing into a second hand. This new hand, which was smoother with slender fingers, pulled him away from the action. From his vantage point, he could see Terra gripping Lea’s shirt with one hand and wrenching Lea’s wrist back with the other.

 “Don’t you touch him!” Lea sputtered, but Terra only gripped his shirt tighter.

 Disorientated and a bit stunned, Ventus looked up into the face of his new holder. “Aqua?” he managed, dazed.

 Aqua held him close, but only glanced down once before returning her sights on Isa. She had her keyblade pointed squarely at him. He returned her icy glare, lowering into fighting stance.

 “You gonna hurt us?” Isa snarled. “We’ll make sure to return the favor.”

 Ventus shook his head and gathered his wits. “EVERYBODY STOP!” he yelled, surprising even himself at his own volume.

 All four giants turned their eyes upon Ventus. He took a shaky breath as he met their gazes, one by one. “Nobody has to hurt anybody!”

 “Ven?” asked Aqua softly. “What are you talking about? These guys were trying to kidnap you.”

 “Kidnap?” Lea said sharply as he wiggled in Terra’s loosening grip. “Isn’t that what you’re doing?”

 “No, no!” Ventus shouted, waving his tiny arms to keep the giant’s attention. “Terra, let him go! Aqua, please! The Master would be angry if he saw what you were doing.”

 Aqua and Terra shared a confused glance but complied. Once released, Lea brushed his shirt in a huff. Isa watched Aqua’s keyblade vanish in a sparkle of light before lowering his fists, still looking on edge.

 “Lea, Isa, these are my friends. They don’t work for Ansem!”

 “You don’t? Why didn’t you say so earlier?” Lea said in a huff as he crossed his arms.

 “And Terra, Aqua, they saved me. They were only trying to help.”

 “Ven,” Terra said, his huge face coming closer, “then why did you shout like that? We thought you were in danger.”

 “Well…” Ventus turned his hands up. “They thought you were going to take me away to do some experiments. So I had to shout to make sure you didn’t leave without me.” He didn’t have the heart to explain his earlier attempts in alerting Lea. But Lea quickly put two and two together. His face turned pink, and he averted his gaze.

 “I don’t want my friends to fight!” he continued. “You were all just trying to keep me safe. Please, can’t we all get along?”

 The four giants read each other’s faces, relaxing by degrees.

 “Lea, Isa, these are my two best friends, Terra and Aqua. We train under the same master. Terra, Aqua, this is Lea and Isa.” Ventus pointed to each in turn. “They rescued me from drowning.”

 “I can’t exactly take credit for that one,” Isa offered. “It was all this doofus.” Lea grinned at the recognition, putting a hand behind his head. His mood was quickly improving.

 “I’m really sorry for all the trouble,” Terra said with a slight bow. “Thank you for protecting Ven.”

 “’Was no prob,” Lea said, waving away the praise. “But could you do me a solid? You gotta tell me where I can get one of those magical disappearing and reappearing swords!”

 Terra and Aqua shared a nervous glance.

 “Is that all you can think about? New weapons?” Isa said with a raised brow. “Didn’t you get those stupid frisbees last month?”

 “They are not stupid. You’re just mad that you lost to me in every match we’ve had since I’ve gotten them!”

 “Heh, if I was mad, you’d know it,” Isa coolly retorted.

 All three keyblade wielders released a breath at the change of topic.

 “Lea, didn’t you say something about a wizard?” the tiny boy said.

 “Oh yeah! Let’s go see him together! He might be able to help you.”

 Aqua held Ventus closer, venturing a look at her vulnerable friend. “What have we got to lose?”

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 “Hmm, yes. This is strange magic,” mused the wizard, stroking a lengthy white beard. “Strange magic indeed.”

 Ventus stood on a wooden table in a room stacked full of books and glass beakers. The wizard was using a wooden stick about as thick as he was to lift his limbs and direct him into different positions. Meanwhile, the other four giants stared down at him from around the rounded table. He was starting to feel like he really was in an experiment.

 “Can you help him, Merlin, sir?” Lea asked, trying to sound respectful.

“Now, now, my boy. You simply can’t rush these things, you know.” Merlin pulled a pair of wiry glasses from a pocket and put them on. Instantly, his already giant eyes magnified several times. Ventus didn’t know whether he felt more self-conscious or like laughing. The two emotions seemed to balance each other out, so he was able to contain himself.

After several minutes of mind-numbing silence in which Merlin continued to manipulate Ventus as he hemmed and hawed, the wizard pulled back and plopped back into a huge red armchair. “That is an easy enough spell. I’ve cast it several times before myself. However, there is something otherworldly about this magic. You’d have to go and find whoever cast this upon him in the first place. I’m afraid that if I tried to dispel it, I would only cause undue harm to the poor boy.”

 Lea and Isa looked downcast, but the three keyblade wielders shared a knowing look.

 “Ven,” Aqua asked slowly. “Have you been this small… in other places.”

 Ventus understood her messaging at once. “Yes, with a girl named Cinderella.”

 Terra stood suddenly. “I think we need to pay a certain godmother a visit.” Aqua nodded in agreement. He placed his hand flat for Ventus. The blond hesitated only a moment before clambering up onto the sprawling hand.

 “Wait, you’re leaving?” Lea said, a hint of sadness in his voice.

 “Don’t worry. Once I’m fixed, I’ll be back,” Ventus said as he turned to face the huge redhead, one hand resting on Terra’s thumb. “We’re friends after all, aren’t we?” He raised his tiny hand out toward the giant.

 Lea blinked, smiled, and leaned forward. Gently tapping his pointer finger against Ventus’ hand as a high-five, he flashed him a giant of a smile. “Always.”

[crystallinecrimsonmoth]

idk if ur still looking for a prompt but winterspider + “this is a five-hour-long plane ride, we’re sitting together and you’re deathly afraid of flying” AU would be real cute

Hello! Thank you so much for the prompt - I’ve been so bored and needed something to write other than my ongoing stories. I hope this is okay ^^

To everyone who sees this fic, anonymous or not, feel free to send more prompts ‘cause I am bored as shit right now and need inspiration.

p.s. Tony Stark is alive in this because I love him too much and refuse to write a fic in which his death was permanent :3

Peter had headed to the airport that day with no small amount of fear. He’d never been on a plane before, and despite having flown through the sky at faster speeds on his webs, the idea of being trapped in a pressurised metal container thirty-thousand feet up with no way out was not appealing at all.

The plan had been to travel Asia solo for a bit of life experience, so he didn’t take the offer of going on Mr Stark’s private jet, no. He decided to go on a public plane, on his lonesome, over the Pacific Ocean.

He’d travelled on his own before, sure, on ferries and in cars, buses - all on the surface of the planet. But flying was a whole new game, and he barely kept it together long enough to get through the doors of Newark Airport, only managing a slight smile to the lady behind the check-in desk.

‘Can I have your boarding pass and passport, please, sir?’ The lady with a kind face smiled at him, putting Peter somewhat at ease as he handed over the documents from his pocket.

His foot tapped on the tiled floor of the airport while she checked over his paperwork, worried that someone would question his age and why he didn’t have an adult with him. At seventeen, he didn’t need one, but May had warned him that they might still ask just to make sure he was okay alone.

He didn’t like the idea of being questioned but smiled anyway when the check-in lady, Olivia, asked him that very question.

‘I see you’re travelling alone today. We have escorts on call for young people like yourself if you’d like me to call one?’ She smiled, offering him his boarding pass and passport back as Peter lifted his suitcase up onto the conveyor belt.

‘No, I’m fine. Travelling on my own is sort of the point today.’ He insisted, glad when she didn’t ask any more questions and let him move on with his satchel over his shoulder.

Getting through security was leisurely since all he had on him was Tony’s glasses and the bag, which both scooted through the x-ray machine quite easily. Peter moved onto the lounge once he’d checked the boards for his flight number, glad when he found a Starbucks and rushed in there for something sugary to calm his nerves.

Two caramel frappes later and the teen was hyped up on sugar, bouncing around like he was five years old again as he waited another hour for his flight number to be called.

By then, the sugar had disappeared.

His knee was vibrating as he stood in the line of passengers waiting to have their boarding passes checked. The only thing calming his nerves at that stage was the music he had playing in his ears via E.D.I.T.H., the familiar tune of Mr Stark’s AC/DC playlist lulling him into a sense of security without the man there.

He knew Tony would be keeping an eye on him throughout the trip, he’d told him so the day before, so he wouldn’t have anything to worry about if something went wrong. And he had to admit, having the older man watch his back constantly like that was more comforting than invasive after the Battle of Earth.

‘Your boarding pass, sir?’

‘Yeah, here you go.’ Peter grinned when he got to the man at the gate, handing over the document as the volume on his music turned down automatically.

It only took a moment for him to be let into the jetway, but as he approached the aeroplane door and the bright-faced attendant standing beside it, all his anxiety came back. With shaky legs, Peter moved onto the plane, finding his seat and tucking his bag underneath it before looking out of the window, one hand gripping the arm of the chair tightly to prevent it from shaking.

He sat like that for about five minutes before louder than average voices started from the front of the plane, distracting him from his anxious thoughts about the fact that he’d be so high in the air and so fucked if the plane crashed with no way out.

‘For the love of God, Sam, stop talking!’

‘I’m just saying, man, if we’d gotten here earlier we could have had a better dinner!’

‘You were in the air force, you should be used to shit food!’

‘Well, I’d like to enjoy life now, I don’t have to eat crap anymore!’

Peter’s head lifted at the sound of the familiar voices and he winced at the sight of Falcon and the Winter Soldier. He still hadn’t spoken to either of them since Berlin, nor had he made eye contact with them during the Battle of Earth, so he wasn’t entirely sure if they liked him or not. He assumed the latter, considering what he’d done to them at the airport, but Mr Stark had promised him the pair didn’t hate him as much as he thought they did.

He tried to hide his face, regardless of Iron Man’s reassurance, hoping he could avoid being seen. If they even focused on him long enough in the fight with Thanos to know what he looked like. He hid under his fringe of brown curls, longer now since he’d been too busy to get a haircut, and held his breath.

The two older men sat down in the seats beside him, just his luck, but neither seemed to acknowledge Peter as they settled in and clipped their seatbelts on.

‘I swear to God, if you drink too much on this flight and force me to get out of my seat to let your fat ass past, I will kill you.’

‘My ass is not fat, it’s thicc.’

‘I’m going to kill Shuri too for teaching you that language.’

‘Whatever, bird-brains.’

Peter had to suppress a laugh at the friendly argument between the two, tapping the side of his glasses to activate his music again and relaxing into the seat, failing to notice his fringe fall to the side and reveal his youthful face to the soldiers sitting next to him.

For a few minutes, Peter’s peace went undisturbed other than the sound of the flight attendant going through safety procedures, but then the plane lurched into action, and his hands gripped the armrests with white knuckles. 

‘Afraid of flying, doll?’

His eyes widened at the sound of Barnes’ voice, a somewhat pale hand coming up to rest on his clothed arm as it shook in place. Peter nodded, trying to stay calm, so they didn’t realise it was him, but then Sam spoke up.

‘Spider-Man?’

Hesitantly, Peter lifted his head, meeting the steel blue of Bucky’s eyes and gulping.

‘Hey, guys.’

‘Hey.’ Peter’s heart skipped a beat when Bucky actually smiled at him, like the airport never happened, and he saw Sam gesture to his hair at the corner of his eye.

‘You let your hair grow out since the battle. Suits you.’ He smiled too, and the teen was getting whiplash from how different their personalities were outside of fighting.

He nodded just a little, dumbfounded by how nice they were being, and feeling frozen in place by Bucky’s eyes.

MESSAGE ALERT

Mr Stark: Your heart rate just increased, what’s wrong?

Peter’s eyes widened more if possible and he flickered his eyes across the screen at different letters to reply.

Pete: Nothing’s wrong, Mr Stark, I’m fine!

Bucky’s face morphed into a brief frown as he watched Peter, clearly confused by the rapid movement of his eyes, but he leaned back into his seat soon after, facing forward with a sigh and letting Peter sink back into his chair.

The younger man was mortified, and he was pretty sure he was bright red in the face, and only then did he realise that they were already in the air and the window just showed giant white clouds now.

Fuck, he’d never been this high before. He couldn’t even see land anymore as he searched the outside with wide eyes, his hands shaking where they still gripped the armrest.

Nine hours into the flight, Peter woke with a startle. Somehow, he’d managed to fall asleep. He wasn’t entirely sure it was natural, having the faint memory of Bucky emptying something into his drink, but he went along with it nonetheless, feeling much better when he woke up.

Glancing to the side that didn’t have a window, the teen found both Sam and Bucky fast asleep too, Bucky’s face turned towards him. His nostrils fluttered with every breath he took in his unconscious state, eyes flickering underneath the lids, and pale lips pressed together loosely in a tired expression.

Peter gazed at him without shame now that he was asleep, fascinated by the man and every part of his history. He looked better without the beard, and while he had been gorgeous with long hair in the past, the short hair from his time in the war was a marvellous improvement.

The younger man hadn’t realised he had a crush on the soldier until a few nights after the airport fight, when his mind formulated a wet dream about that metal hand wrapped around his throat, forcing him to confront both his sexuality and the reality of how bad he had it for his superhero counterpart.

The lack of interaction in the Battle of Earth did nothing to stop his libido, the sight of Bucky’s new and improved arm doing bad, awkward things to his insides. He had to focus on more important things back then, but now the man was in front of him, breathing the scent of coffee onto his face and making him daydream about how it would feel to kiss him. So he did, pressing his lips to the soldier’s gently and enjoying the slight burn of new stubble on his top lip as he moved his mouth on his.

Then the plane lurched, and the flight attendant called out that they were experiencing some turbulence, nothing to be concerned about, but Peter was already hiding his face in Bucky’s chest, shaking and terrified of the violent movement.

His mind ran through a thousand different scenarios of how the plane could malfunction and send them all plummeting to their deaths. Only when five minutes had passed and he realised they weren’t falling out of the sky, did the teen realise that Bucky’s flesh hand was rubbing up and down his back.

He jumped so far back in his seat that the back of his head hit the window, and he stared at Bucky with wide eyes. The man stared back at him with wide eyes too, before his hand was reaching out towards him.

‘Is your head okay? Sounded like you hit it.’ He smiled, kindly, and Peter cringed from the memory of kissing those smiling lips while the Winter Soldier had been unconscious.

He crept forward to sit up straight on the chair, hesitant when Bucky tucked the curls that had fallen in front of his eyes behind his ear.

‘What? I don’t get another kiss?’ The older grinned and Peter felt his face burn with the confidence in his voice, the realisation that Barnes had both felt the kiss and asked for another one only making his blush worse.

He tried to play it cool, though, coughing and rubbing his eyes with a yawn.

‘I didn’t kiss you, Sergeant Barnes.’

‘Yes, you did, Peter Parker. Right here, with those soft lips of yours.’ Peter resisted the instinct to bite the thumb that traced his lips, letting Bucky touch him even though he was shaking under that touch.

‘I d-didn’t.’ He insisted, trying to fight back again, but then the plane went into another bout of turbulence, and the instinct to bite was replaced with the instinct to protect himself.

The teen buried his face in Bucky’s chest without thinking, his whole body trembling as the plane battered around, and he heard a faint chuckle from above.

‘’S okay, doll, I’ll protect you.’ Barnes pressed a soft kiss to the crown of his head, but Peter could only cower in response, still frightened of the rumbling cabin.

‘Only five hours to go.’ The soldier’s deep voice hummed in a soothing tone, and it wasn’t long before Peter’s terrified form slumped into a deep sleep from exhaustion, staying unconscious until they arrived in Tokyo.

[moonwitch-grimoire]

Thursday December 21st 2017, Yule & Winter Solstice

Final day of Sagittarius, 6:39 pm, Waxing Crescent Moon

Today’s Post includes:

Yule traditions

old gods vs monotheistic gods

balance of dark and light

wheel of the year

some Yule stuff to do

Blessed Yule and Happy Holidays, brothers, sisters, and angels on earth!

As avowed, today shall begin my chronicles, logging magic knowledge and my personal activities. Where possible i will provide resources, and a lot of my information can be found elsewhere on my blog in other posts! 

As usual I didn’t wake up into 4:20, which is a lit more distressing than it is funny, actually, and since I’m lazy, i ordered a pizza and watched the latter half of a Thor movie, WHICH got me thinking about winter and it’s gods! 

History Time:

As I’m sure many, but probably not all, of you know, Yule and Christmas and Hanukkah all contend for time in December (though i don’t see why we can’t all just get along) But they all used to be during different times! Yule used to be in mid January, Christmas was late spring, and....i actually don’t know about Hanukkah, so I’ll do some research and get back to you (or you can drop me a line and teach me!) After Emperor Constantine legalized Christianity in the first century, it spread through the empire, and once it was made the official religion of Rome, people started spreading the good word (for better or worse).

What the priests and monks did was migrate the real date of Jesus Christ’s birth to winter to better line up with the Yule Festival, the Druid Alban Arthuan, and Saturnalia, which had previously been the Empire’s Winter festival celebrating Saturn/Kronos, lasted for 7 days, and let all classes and races interact equally in ancient Rome and it’s colonies. By grouping the ‘Wild Northerners’ festval and the old Roman festival together with the new official religion of the Empire, the Christian church managed to ease a transition of power through the late 1st century and dark ages. 

So what does this tell us? Other than a lot of aggressive anti-whatever-religion-i-am-not stuff, multiple festivals were celebrated in winter. It was a time of feasting, peace, and revelry where everyone was seen as equal and good, which is a comforting thought. There was a whole lot of meat to feast on, since feed for the animals was short, there was no war or battles (George Washington is an outlier and should not be counted), and the night was long, which meant everyone was inside around their fires and candles, with nothing to do but eat. 

This meant there was singing and dancing, lots of drinking alcohol, laughter and games, and, my personal favorite, story telling. People would gather in the largest house in their village, or in their family’s main house, the town hall maybe, and feast and celebrate. Obviously in places like Egypt where there was no snow, things were a bit different, but as Yule was a mostly northern Germanic and Scandinavian festival, we can comfortably exclude the Egyptian’s (for the moment). This was a time of unity and connection. Check your weapons at the door, give the poor money and food, unite in revelry and sing loud enough the ceiling shakes. 

Saturn (or the Greek Kronus/Chronos) was the center of the festival Saturnalia, as he was the titan king of time. Demeter and Persephone would also receive tithes, as Proserpine was in the underworld with old Pluto, and Demeter was moping in the overworld. It was a time of renewal and rebirth, sacrifices for  a return of the light and quick return to spring. The Norse Aesir also got their fair share, Loki among them, as he was both the snow they fled and the fire they thrived on. Odin, as cheif of the Aesir and the Allfader was of course top of the list, leading men on the hunt and sitting at the head of the table for feast. Thor and his goats got involved, and everyone prayed and worshiped the sun goddess, in hopes that she would be reborn and return. And the Christians celebrated St. Thomas day and the relocated birth of Christ festival

Traditions:

Yule was chiefly a festival for rebirth, the end of the old year and birth of a new one. As the Winter Solstice is the longest night of the year, early cultures who lacked knowledge of a round Earth found the briefness of the sun distressing if not downright terrifying. So they worshiped their sun deities while placating their winter deities and hoped and prayed. Lucky for them the days got longer shortly after after even if the winter carried on. 

In order to preserve the power of nature subdued under all that snow, people would bring in evergreen boughs, winter plants and greenery to decorate their homes, which is now the boughs of holly, trees, and garlands we know so well. The survival of life was crucial and these evergreen boughs gave both hope and joy, since everyone knows there’s nothing quite like the smell of a pine tree. 

The giving of gifts started relatively simpler than presents, but as a gift of money, food, clothes, or some other item someone needed desperately. Inviting the poor into the homes of the rich to feast and be warm and safe in this dark time was a tithe to your fellow man and to the gods. This was especially prevalent in Scandinavian culture, since Odin was known to walk about disguised as an old man and they who brought him into their home would be richly rewarded on good fortune or more practical payment. 

Story telling. In a time where there were little to no roads, freezing weather, and only the rich had horses, donkeys or steeds of that kind, travelers were considered stupid, brave, or both. In the old days, many of these travelers were bards and storytellers. They too were invited in, bringing familiar tales everyone knew but the very youngest, always with a new element or twist, or else tales of far away from different lands. In exchange for a warm bed and a good meal these bards spun tales of the gods, heroes, magic, and adventure. 

The gods and God:

 Being Omnitheist (a tale for another day), I have a very peculiar look at how the old gods and the Abrahamic gods interact. but looking at it from a step back, we can all agree to some extent that Christianity moved throughout the empire pushing out the old gods to make way for He Who Is Three (the Christian God). For better or worse, those are the facts. However, clearly, we haven't forgotten them and they are still with us. No one is the good guy or the bad guy, no one god is to be blamed for what has happened (though I think some of the tricksters and lords of chaos and conflict are in the line of fire for recent events) And Yule, of all time sis when people should band together in acceptance and love. I guarantee, your personal deity will not damn you to punishment if you hug someone with different religion this holiday season.

The Balance of Dark and Light:

In my opinion, the saddest truth of the universe is that no matter how much we wish it, we cannot have joy without sorrow, happiness without pain, or Light without Dark. The world must stay balanced, not necessarily perfectly balanced in a single position, as this generated stagnation such as the Egyptians experienced. In order for the motion of the world to continue, there must be loses followed by victories allowing the scales of Dark and Light to tip and lean, never upending themselves but never still. 

Furthermore, Dark is not always Bad, and Light is not always good, but again, that is a tale for another day. 

Yule is a time of balance, of rebirth, it is the darkest time of year when the world is (supposedly) buried in snow and cold, the darkness hounding every moment and shows the end of time. And the beginning. This is a time of unity, compassion, camaraderie. Now is a time for love and acceptance, rich and poor, old and young from every culture, religion, background, race, and place. Soon a new year will come, bringing fresh flowers and sunshine and beauty and light. But for now we band together, Halfway through the dark.

As For Me:

I gave up on Christmas a long time ago. I won’t tell anyone to stop celebrating it and i will not forget what it’s supposed to celebrate but for my Christmas has too many dark memories, now more than ever. But Yule! my souls sings the praises of winter and snow and shadow. Yule is my chosen winter festival, though some may choose to celebrate them all! So tonight, for the first time in longer than i care to admit here’s my game plan:

post this long ass post

set up my alter and light candles for my gods (more below)

cleanse in moon water and smoke, both myself and my space

rebuild and reinforce my wards (Tale For Another Day)

Worship (TFAD)

play (more below)

My alter is actually my bedside table. i do use it as such, however, as soon as i lay my alter cloth there, it becomes a sacred space. Tonight, my alter will have acorns for rebirth, a small oak branch that fell on my head once, a pumpkin from Samhein, a variety of crystals including bloodstone (which is good for yule) and moonstone (because i love it). my candles will be white tea lights, here used for purity and peace, and some moon water and fruit as an offering to the gods of winter, rebirth, snow, and spring.

by ‘play’ i mean revelry in as classic a form as i can. I have chocolate lava cakes in the fridge, there’s pizza in there and my room mate is also cooking. I’m going to listen to some old timey music and watch a couple movies about witch craft and yule magic. I can give out a list of that stuff if y’all’d like to know what i have in mind. I’ll do a little casting on myself. I’ll probably sing and read a bit and maybe convince my friend to go walk with me and play Pokemon GO. That may seem out of the mood, but going outside in the night, feeling the yule energy and saying hello to every tree i pass is something I feel is important. Catching the 10 new Hoenn region Pokemon they just released is just an added bonus. 

Above all Yule is a time for rebirth. Now is when you wanna cleanse and rework your wards, shields and protective spells. It’s a time for new ideas and concept, staring a new journey! Now is a good time to start new projects and become a better you. I have faith in you. 

If you read this far, you’re a champ! Lots of love this Holiday season and Blessed Yule!

Blessings upon you from whosoever you choose to accept them from and merry meet again!

-Echo Celani

[lichlairs]

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How to Run Dragons (Part 1)

Welcome back adventurers and DMs (Dungeon Masters) Wizard Charlie here! Today join me in my new series called “How to Run Your:” in which we cover a series of monsters and how you can make them feel more alive. And today we will be talking about Chromatic Dragons! (in a more general sense). In the future I will cover the dragons more individually and we will even make some example dragons! I don’t know if you know this but I actually majored in Dragon studies… among many other topics, but do not mock me for enjoying learning! This will be more of a helpful guide to new DMs, but all are always welcome.

This game is called Dungeons and Dragons, so there’s no surprise that when it comes to running a Dragon there is a sort of expectation. Dragons are big, scary, and powerful. All of these dragons have claws, tails, wings, and most of all breath attacks. The mechanics in running these dangerous beasts are important but that is something you can always figure out on your own; you’re always free to change those things how you see fit and I will talk about each of them in more detail in future articles. But I want to focus more on how you can make them feel, I want to talk about your dragon’s personality.

There are two types of dragons in the D&D 5e Monster Manual (MM), Chromatic Dragons & Metallic Dragons. If you play D&D chances are you already know the differences between these two types and if you don’t then I do suggest after this article you go and learn about them because they are all so cool! But today our focus will be on the evil chromatics. Chromatic Dragons come in five main colors; black, white, blue, green, and red.  They demonstrate acts of evil and are often driven by the darker ideals of malice, greed, arrogance, and just have an all around awfulness to them, usually. 

Now, who can tell me the most important aspect of playing a Dragon? Anyone? No, not their breath attack but that is a very good guess. Anyone else? Well if you guessed personality then you guessed right! You don’t have to agree, in fact I welcome a healthy debate on the subject, but hear me out; anyone can run a dragon, it isn’t really that hard. Just like any other monster you look up the stats and beat at the adventuring group until either they die or the dragon does (although their first dragon should usually try to run away if it gets to that point). But it is of my opinion that the difference between a memorable Dragon and a regular one is their personality.

    How do you get personality down you might ask? You can implement a variety of techniques to get your dragon to come across as dangerous, terrifying, and memorable. One dragon I ran didn’t even get a single attack off and yet most of the party were already terrified of him and I did this with just one conversation. I used 4 simple things; voice, speech patterns, actions, and tactics. What is your dragon’s voice? Are they a low growling and whispering Green Dragon? Maybe they are a primal White Dragon that snarls between words and licks his teeth in anticipation. Maybe they are a proud and arrogant Red Dragon who loves to show she is stronger and better than the adventurers by letting them live while she spews on about her greatness. The point is, a battle can be won before a single blow is dealt and that is done with scare tactics. Even in Mixed Martial Arts an important part of any fight is getting into your opponents head. Show how dangerous your dragon is without having to attack. That’s part of how you make a memorable dragon.

 I mentioned 4 methods that I used in order to make my dragons seem more threatening; voice, speech patterns, actions, and tactics. It is important to remember that each dragon is different, even two of the same dragon could have slight variances to set them apart. You have to consider age as well with this because we speak and act differently as we grow older, one can imagine that dragons do so as well. There are wyrmlings, young dragons, adult dragons, and ancient ones. Chances are your party won’t fight a wyrmling without a mama dragon present in which case gooood luck guys it was nice knowing you. A young dragon is something a lower group of adventures might fight, an adult dragon is a difficult but more common fight, and an ancient dragon just means you hate your group and you’re planning on wiping them all out (just kidding, they are great for high level parties). So let’s now get back to and break down those 4 methods.

Voice: I know right away for some of you the thought of changing your voice is terrifying. “I’m not a cast member of critical role!” well I am here to tell you don’t have to be. As kids we have all played make believe right? Hell some of us still do it now. How many times have you spoken in a random monster voice to tell scary stories? Or just because you felt like it? You can do it! Pretend to have a growl in your voice, change the tone so it’s a bit deeper, and beeee the dragon. Try it right now to yourself, and keep practicing until you get something you like. But let’s say you don’t, that’s fine too. There is still always cadence and speech patterns. But try and do both if you can because combining these two traits can turn your dragon into a memorable and terrifying one.

Speech Patterns/Cadence: Similar to voice there is speech pattern. Look at Voldemort from Harry Potter. The man’s cadence is scary. He normally speaks in a low and almost raspy whispered tone but when he gets angry he shouts and screams and demands the rooms attention. A villain should be memorable, and in the case of an evil dragon you definitely want them to be. Maybe they have a favorite word? Maybe a White dragon calls the group morsales the entire time it speaks to them. Maybe the Green dragon thinks long before using words, as if picking the exact right ones. Maybe the Red dragon is the opposite in which they don’t think before speaking at all, after all they are a powerful dragon, and who would dare go against a dragon.  Then there is age to consider. A young dragon is much more arrogant in that it doesn’t yet realize it can be killed much easier than say an ancient one. And yet an ancient dragon is much more dangerous in that they have had hundreds and even thousands of years to develop a cunning intellect. Therefore, as far as speech patterns might go an ancient dragon might speak more slowly or with more intelligent sounding words depending on the type. An ancient white dragon might actually use less words over time if they are now a master hunter who has spent a lifetime alone in the wild. The way we speak when we are kids is very different from when we are adults. Take this into consideration when making your dragon. Youth comes with a certain cockiness.

Actions/Mannerisms: An ancient dragon is sure of itself, it has had time and it knows it has many more years ahead of it; that means that an ancient dragon though powerful, may never believe a small group of adventurers to be much of a threat to them; they are simply ants passing by trying to take what doesn’t belong to them. Use this! Your evil dragon might see themselves as eons above the tiny mortals, barely worth batting an eyelash at, let alone battling.  Where your dragon lives and how your group has to pass through that domain, is an extension of your dragon and who they are as well. So they might act superior to your group, they might act as if they are completely untouchable. If you match a hawty voice along with such descriptors as “a pumped up chest” for a red dragon then you can really portray the air of “I am better than you”. Or if you describe a “low hanging head, close to the ground with a toothy grin” you can portray the feeling of a snake, which suits a Green Dragon perfectly.  The way they present themselves and the actions they take show who they are. A green dragon might talk the most and pretend to be a friend or a future ally as they slowly move closer and closer waiting for the right moment to commence a battle or better yet scare them into submission or, best case scenario, they trick the party. So really think about how they act and their little mannerisms, their posture, how they move about, and how they look at the adventurers.

Tactics: Similar to actions, tactics play a big part. Tactics in battle change depending on the dragon and the age. 

Running

First thing’s first, dragons live to very old ages because they run when they have to. So if a dragon is getting close to death it will tend to run, but there are a few caveats with this. 

First, this lets your players have a chance at surviving the encounter, if they die it happens but you don’t want to purposefully kill them so it is a nice reason to end the fight after the dragon has taken enough damage, usually at half health or a third. 

Second, if the dragon tries to run and your group uses good use of their abilities and items to still take it down before it can get away? Let them. If you waited too long to pull the dragon out then it still fits because it was the dragons pride and arrogance that got them there. Do not rob the players of their earned victory, dragons are hard to kill and as an adventuring party it feels nice to say you slayed the dragon. If it does get away then maybe it will return later to seek vengeance for embarrassing it. 

Third, a dragon is smart it does not want to die. So if it has to choose between death and living to fight another day then it will always choose to live…unless. And that brings us to our final caveat, weakness and exploiting that. If the dragon is a red one who are known for being arrogant and boastful then it tries to flee from a battle against adventures and the group can no longer reach it…what if one of them yells up “you yellow bellied coward! You’re no dragon!” Be it for better or worse, that dragon might just come right back and try to burn them alive, or at least go to kill that one person who called them out. This gives a chance for a player to exploit the weakness of a dragon, which we will discuss more in a little bit. 

Combat

I suggest you look into the MM for this one as each dragon tends to fight differently. But here are a few suggestions. 

A blue dragon likes to rely on its lightning breath attack and keep to the skies to attack from afar. This means that if a turn goes by where they did not get their lightning breath attack back then they have a choice to make, either stay in the sky where it is safe and wait until they get it back or get in close and personal. But given the choice they usually are smart enough to stay in the sky unless there are a lot of ranged fighters. 

Red Dragons are so arrogant that they are most often in the thick of it, battling on the ground and squishing bugs beneath them, laughing and mocking the whole way through. 

The White dragon would most likely switch off between the two, usually preferring to freeze their dinner before coming down to finish the job up close and personal. 

Green dragons might save their breath for the opportune moment, after getting up close after a long duel of words prior.

Black dragons would most likely do whichever derived the most pleasure for them so use your imagination for these guys. They quite simply mean, so they might do the meanest things.

When making these dragons it can be just as fun to also incorporate built in weaknesses. I once made a green dragon who I incorporated a weakness in it in which after talking for so long it would start tripping up on its lies with contradictions. A red dragon might go against its own survival instinct if, as its fleeing, it is suddenly called a coward or weak. A blue dragon might be so full of its power and control over others that it might not see that it’s general is about to betray them, which a party can exploit and use. These weaknesses don’t always have to be obvious and they can be as small or as large as you like. However, these weaknesses allow players to feel incredibly good if they can figure them out and exploit them. 

That being said it’s important to remember one thing and that is that you make your own rules, subvert expectations. You don’t have to follow any of this. If you want a chromatic dragon that was raised good and is now a good dragon who struggles with their inner turmoil then do it! If you want a green dragon who, although evil, actually provides a lot of stability and structure for the city it has incorporated itself in then do it! In D&D you can be as creative as your heart desires. And subverting the expectations of your players is a truly phenomenal way of making your dragon become a stand out one that they will remember for years to come. But most of all, above all other things, make sure you and your players are having fun first.  Don’t put anything before that. Death may happen in game and that is okay, death in game is a learning experience, but don’t go out of your way to ruin it for them because its “what the dragon would do” It is a fine and difficult line to walk but i believe in you.

To wrap things up, let’s recap. To have a memorable chromatic dragon you should incorporate personality; you can do this by giving them good voices, speech patterns, actions, and tactics. We covered some methods that can be used to make your dragon become more memorable than just another creature that the adventurers hit until it dies. The flavor of your dragon makes all the difference and if you want to change the way these dragons are and work to subvert the expectations of your players then do it! And lastly remember the importance of the game and that is to have fun for both you and your players, because that is what the game is all about first and foremost. And remember DMs it isn’t just your world, and it isn’t just the player’s world, it’s all of yours. 

[thecrazydragonlady]

“Model” - A ML Fanfiction

Synopsis: Marinette is getting her chance! She’s finally getting her long awaited show! However, when a model twist his ankle, is her show doomed to fail? Maybe a certain blonde model could save her…. AgedUp!Characters.

Author’s Notes: if you give a cat a cookie....;) of AO3, I finally present you with your one-shot request! I'm so sorry the ending is rushed! I tried to hit on what you really wanted. I'm swamped with other fics right now but this is one I wouldn't mind coming back to in the future to finish out properly. I'm sorry it took so long too >< I just hope you and everyone enjoys it!

Marinette took a deep breath, straightened the folders in her hands, and knocked on the rather large, intimidating looking door. There was a short reprise which was followed by a short, "Enter." She did one more check of her attire and her appearance before finally pushing the door open. Quickly, she proceeded into the large office, before stopping just short of the large oaken desk in the center of the room.

Fifteen years had passed since Marinette had graduated high school. Ladybug was still a reoccurring character in Paris life but she was far more removed; as was her partner Chat Noir and surprisingly, Hawkmoth, who seemed to have consider going have the miraculous to be a fruitless task and all but given up, only sending out an akuma every now and then to check that they were in fact still in Paris in case he ever wanted to try again. Really though, they all were just tired. Tired and older. Marinette was no longer the spry young girl she'd been. However, neither was she out of her prime. Just short of thirty, she still looked as if she was in her youth but she most certainly had lost all of the baby edges, her face now hosting sharper lines that accented her beauty perfectly. She'd also decided to go for a much shorter haircut. It was easier to maintain and made her look more mature for her position. The only thing she didn't change about herself was her determination to wear her own clothing; she did so regularly in front of anyone and everyone she could. This had eventually resulted in her moving up the Agreste Industry's ladder until now.

Now, standing in front of Gabriel Agreste himself, about to hear the news she so desperately wanted to hear.

Marinette gave a little half-bow in way of greeting the older man behind the desk. He turned to face her a little. Mr. Agreste had aged in the last fifteen years. His face was wider and he now sported a thin, but nice looking, beard and mustache, and his hair was shorter than it used to be. He still, however, carried the air of a dignified man, one who had earned and deserved every inch of respect a person was to give him. His eyes scanned her over.

"Ms. Dupain- Cheng. Thank-you for coming. Take a seat there," he motioned to the only available seat.

Marinette took a deep breath and nervously moved to where she had been ordered. She slid the purse on her arm discretely onto the floor. Placing the folders into her lap, she looked back up at her boss, waiting. Gabriel continued to eye her. He eventually cleared his throat. "Ms. Dupain-Cheng, how long have you been with my company now?"

"Ten years sir," she breathed, "I joined a year after I exited the university." He opened a folder on his desk, examining it now.

"Ah yes. Your mother fell ill, correct?"

"Yes sir. She fell ill for some time so I waited a year to find a permanent placement until she could get back on her feet. I didn’t want to leave my father at the bakery without any help."

"Then you applied immediately to this company?"

"I applied to as many companies as I could sir," she explained, "but was only able to get an interview with a small handful- Agreste Industries being one of them." He hummed and continued flipping through the file in his hands.

"How many did you receive acceptance from?"

"Two- a smaller, upcoming place, and here sir."

"Ah and you chose the most successful of the two."

"No sir," she whispered. Gabriel raised an eyebrow at her. She licked her lips nervously and continued, "The other place was still growing- true. It would have been a fantastic challenge, however, I saw how they treated new people out of college. I spoke to a few of their newer hires, just like I did with the ones here, and what they told me terrified me; if I had joined that company, sir, I am most certain that I would only just now be allowed to touch the cloths to cut them. At least here, I knew my work would mean something."  

A rare smile graced his lips, "Ah, yes, your work would mean something. You give very tactful answers Ms. Dupain-Cheng." She bowed her head but did not respond otherwise. Gabriel closed the file on his desk and held out his hand. "I believe you have something for me."  She breathed again, standing quickly to present him with the file, which he opened immediately onto his desk. His eyes scanned every piece inside. He raised his eyebrows at her but said nothing for some time. Marinette watched him impatiently until his head finally rose again and he demanded, "Explain your concept to me."

"Family," she stated, "is one of the most important aspects of my life. Without my mother and father, I wouldn't be the person sitting here before you today. They taught me the value of hard work; they taught me what it meant to be honest, good, and loyal. I sit here because of them. My line is dedicated to the family. As you can see in my designs, there is one repeating element for each outfit even though they look different." She pointed to the first set that seemed to be vastly different clothes until one looked closely enough to notice a small, red and black dotted repeating pattern located in different, strategic areas. "I wanted these pieces to show the individuality of each person of the family while also showing how each needs the other to survive." She stood straight again, placing her hands behind her back. Now she waited. Gabriel clearly was mulling over her words. She wrung her hands behind her back. A silent prayer left her throat.

Finally, he said, "Excellent job Ms. Dupain-Cheng. You are now assigned to have your family line of clothing completed by the time of the Spring fashion show. That gives you three months."

Delight sprang to Marinette's face but she coughed it down. "Thank-you sir! I will be sure to get on it right away." He sat back in his chair.

"You will be in charge of coordinating everything. I will provide you with four assistants to help with the sewing and the producing and twenty models to wear your clothing - adults and children alike of both genders. It will be your task to ensure everything runs smoothly."

"Yes sir." Marinette started to grab her things. Before she left, she gave him one final bow and just as she was about to exit the door, he said, "Oh and Marinette?" She stopped and eyed him. His eyes were serious as he finished, "If this fails, it will completely fall to you."

She swallowed hard and nodded, finally exiting the room with a final bow.

Tikki popped her head out of the back and gave her a thumbs up. Marinette smiled down at her. She quickly petted her head before hoisting the bag higher on her shoulder and taking off for her studio. The next three months were going to fly by before she knew it.

*****

Three months were not enough time.

Between the planning, and re-planning, practices and practices, and model fittings, there never seemed to be enough time in the day. Marinette sat nervous five days before the Spring fashion show and she wrung her hands as she watched one model after another walk the catwalk. However, she did the numbers in her head. They weren't right. One of the models was missing! She looked through her list to figure out who it was. Suddenly a shadow cast itself over her notes and she looked up to find one of her assistance, a nice young man named Andre, standing over her, worry etched on his face.

"Ms. Dupain? You're needed backstage. Something's gone horribly wrong!"

It was the last thing she wanted to hear but Marinette jumped to her feet and rushed back. She came in enough time to find the missing model on the ground, hissing in pain as an on-sight medic looked over his ankle. He shook his head. "Looks like a sprain. You're going to be off of it for a week at least."

"A week," the model cried, "but the show is in five days!"

"Nothing to do about it guy," the medic explained. "You need rest or you're going to be hurting for a long time."

"But...."

"No buts Hugo," Marinette cut in. The model closed his mouth immediately, knowing that fighting against the feisty, determined half-Asian woman would do him no good. In fact, a lot of them shrunk back a bit. Marinette moved closer and examined his foot herself. Having been Ladybug for so long, she knew the basics of health care. "You're out. I'll find a replacement." Hugo's face dropped. She patted his shoulder reassuringly, "It's not your fault. Things like this happen all the time. Alright everyone," she stood, clapping her hands, "back to rehearsal. Leave a spot for the model that'll take Hugo's place." She faced the medic. "Can you get him to the hospital to have that checked? I want him on my next show and a lame model does me no good." The medic shrugged and offered Hugo a hand, eventually helping him limp off set. Marinette sighed to herself.

What in the world was she going to do?

Someone grabbed her shoulder. She grabbed it and started to fling the person in surprise but froze when she realized that she was standing face to face with Adrien Agreste. A wide smile was plastered on his face.

Mari's, on the other hand, hit the floor.

It had been years since the two of them had really spoken. He had started at the university and received a degree in teaching but eventually returned to modeling when his father had begged him to help the company out again. Now it seemed his father was doing everything in his power to make sure he didn't stop modeling. Marinette had to swallow hard. The years had been good to Adrien. He was still taller than her (of course) but now he sported a light beard, was more filled out in his structure, and was every bit as delicious as she remembered him being (except not as cute! More handsome, yeah, but cute was long out the window). His golden hair was slicked back as he shot her a smile.

"Father mentioned an old friend of mine was doing a fashion show for him," he smirked, "He just wouldn't tell me who. I didn't know you worked for Agreste Industries."

Marinette nodded. Her face was red and her mouth was dry. Dear god. She was going to die. It took a lot to swallow down her childhood crush and smile back at him, "Adrien! What a surprise. Your father never mentioned you would be here." He chuckled and crossed his arms, eyeing her.

"I'm back in Paris for a bit. He's had me all over the world modeling different lines and what not. I'm taking a break for now. Thought I'd see the Spring Fashion show." He nodded his chin to the door Hugo and the medic had gone through. "And it looks like luck is finally on my side for once. I'm in the right place at the right time." She blinked.

"What?"

"You need a model right?" He spread his arms wide. "Well, here I am."

Marinette shook her head, "N-no way!" Adrien frowned.

"Why not?"

"Your father would kill me!"

"No he won't," he tisked.

"Oh yes he will. You know he only assigns you to certain things. My first show is not one of them."

"Marinette, would you trust me? I'll handle my father but can you really go without finding a model today to fit in his clothes?" She hesitated. True.... the show was in five days and the clothes needed to be refitted to the model who wore them.....

Oh cripes. He was right.

Marinette threw her hands in the air. "Alright, I can't wait but I am not getting fired because of your stubbornness Adrien Agreste."

He chuckled again and took one of the hands on its way down, placing a gentle kiss on the back side before smirking up at her, "I wouldn't dream of getting you fired Marinette." A blush broke out across her cheeks. He didn't notice. If he did, he didn't say anything about it, choosing instead to stand and continue with, "Well, I'll go tell your assistants to starting fitting me for the show."

Marinette blinked. As he turned to go, she heated up and grabbed his arm, stopping him, in surprise, in his tracks, as she shot around him, shouting to another girl, "Amelie? Watch over the practice. Make sure everything runs smoothly. I have to fit Mr. Agreste for the show." The blonde haired girl nodded and continued shouting orders to the people on the catwalk. Marinette turned and led him off to another room. He blinked but followed. She took him to a room where the clothing were being hung and where she immediately pushed him to where he could strip. "Out of the clothing."

Adrien blushed but quickly breathed it down. He'd done this for years. Marinette was no different. She was just another designer.

... Who was he kidding? His childhood crush was still there. Marinette was anything but another designer.

He breathed in deep though and did as ordered, leaving only his tank and briefs on. He climbed on top of the raised platform and waited. Marinette eventually reappeared only with clothing and materials in hand. He didn't miss this time how red her face was or how she kept her eyes adverted from his own as she started talking smoothly and clearly about what needed to be done and she eventually began working; at first her hands were shaky as they reached for his skin, and she hesitated to touch him at first, but eventually she calmed and found her rhythm. Quickly she measured and re-measured each and every bit of him. It was agony as her hands glided over his skin. Adrien swallowed hard. Years apart had done nothing to kill his feelings for her (or her to him but he didn't know that much).  Things got really awkward when her measurements required to go in... certain locations. Adrien breathed evenly. He rolled his eyes skyward to hide the blush on his face and to keep his tiny member from jumping to attention at the sight of the beautiful woman kneeling and touching around his area. She didn't mean anything by it. She just wanted the numbers. On the other hand, she was moving in what felt like slow motion to him. God it was beautiful and torturous. He mused that if she ever knew her power, she would be a force to be reckoned with.

An hour passed. Finally, Marinette stood back from him and nodded, pulling out a notebook and making some notes. "I'll have the outfits adjusted for you by tomorrow. Can you come back then?" She had her back to him now. Adrien eyed her and could see the tops of her ears were red but he said nothing about it. He continued to dress.

"I'll be back tomorrow for the fitting," he confirmed. Marinette nodded.

"Excellent. I'll see you then." Before he could stop her, she took off, grabbing the clothes and materials, rushing to the sewing room. Adrien let out a deep breath and wondered what he could do to make sure that Marinette's eyes would never leave him again.

*****

Marinette's show went on without a hitch.

Gabriel did not fire her for using Adrien.

Adrien enjoyed modeling a family line and wanted to continue working with Marinette on her new lines.

And, if things went to plan, Adrien was going to work to make sure that Marinette Dupain-Cheng, eventually became Mrs. Agreste.

[airoasis]

America's Got Talent 2019 Auditions! | WEEK 1 | Got Talent Global

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America's Got Talent 2019 Auditions! | WEEK 1 | Got Talent Global

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I act excited. That is what all people else is doing I gotta get by means of and maintain my pencil in my hand so tight I believe I get some bruises out that clueless again, please you can be reliable out to talk down on myself, however that is what each person else is doing How do these humans that do not know me hurt me so bad.I might simply be too sensitive Why am I always so sad? But all day I had my son is ready down inside of my heart and if I exhibit it to anyone they might rip it all aside. No, we’re no longer paranoid just gain knowledge of to be you recognize, we’re in the event that they act all nice in the beginning and even prevent up a chair What do they want? That is the trick. This can be a entice I can not belong disguise in the rest room till they are gone the way in which anyone would sincerely need me I was once torn down in the seventh grade all of the matters individuals used to assert and it stuck in my mind now, it should come for me My used to be it’s getting rough to even say some thing it is stuck in my mind now it will come for me And now i know to consider good it can be okay I’ve heard the phrases won’t take them to my grave.I was once torn down in the seventh grade Gabrielle, what do you consider man? We ask for artists to return up here and naked their souls and allow us and honey. You probably did however you spoke to me and i’m 46 A particular gift you held us all captain thank you Wow, first of all, you are particularly designated and you dance to your possess drummer however yet that drummer is really relatable I get it and everyone within the room knows what it is wish to be torn down and It was actual and unusual, and i thanks a lot for being right here.Thank you What you just performed for us was once fact and it was something that used to be from the core of who you had been and that is what resonated with all of us So obviously, it was once a very very emotional tune You have been telling something from the phase and that i could consider how a lot this means to you and i think you’ve got this delivery, which is particularly cool. I like you numerous Howie sure sure, so see bokura you may have 4 yeses Oh They maintain coming Welcome howdy, how are you? What’s your businesses title VN meetable, and the place are you from Mumbai, India? What’s it like there tell us extra about you where you are from life in Mumbai. It’s like very difficult the existence in hunch. They don’t get correct water and everything they like they’re V unbeatable dance troupe or team contains 28 dancers is 12 to 27 and we are from Mumbai, India a number of the individuals of our group are living in slums The slums are very crowded very soiled and they do not get appropriate electricity most likely 7 to 10 folks are staying in a single room.It is very difficult to outlive over there each day, we pray for his better lifestyles, however within the slums, there’s very little possibility for us once we dance we omit the entire tensions in our intellect And we think free For the past two weeks we are not able to sleep This possibility could trade our lifestyles and every body wants to be triumphant to provide back to the households We used to look the the united states’s bought ability on YouTube We had been like, can we go right here like some day we had been just dreaming about it.And in these days we’re here I can’t give an explanation for it in words it is our dream come proper when you win the usa’s bought talent, what do you need to see for the crew we wish the arena to understand it was once being beatable excellent good fortune let’s examine what you acquired Please take the mic i’m Brian miser and i am Tina miser his spouse and i am the human fuse after I used to be a kid I used to do silly things, you already know jump out of timber bounce off the apartment roof I’ve continuously been a thrill seeker in a daredevil in the course of the years I’ve had fairly a number of things were flawed You have got to breathe i am a registered nurse I did not start going to nursing tuition just to be his private nurse, but that is variety of the way it’s became out to be I’ve broken 18 bones in my 22 12 months career and be in 55 My physique’s telling me it’s time to stop doing this loopy stuff.I am a little bit bit apprehensive considering he is no longer feeling a hundred% correct now he’s tempted fate ample i am simply so able for him to retire so i will be able to discontinue annoying All you have got to do is win america’s bought talent i will do my excellent they may be ready for you, sir. Go correct on out hi there hello on who you please? My identify’s Brian miser also known as the human fuse. What’s that mean? I developed a huge human crossbow and with the help of my wife they’ll mild me on fire and then shoot me by means of the air wait a minute. So this is like a rocket quite. Yeah. Ok, and why did you build that I received bored with shooting out of a cannon so shut The crossbow and light myself on hearth adore it it And is that this something which is unsafe yes, i’m really injured at the second Oh, I variety of embarrassed to say this, but I used to be running within the rain I went to stop actual quick in my ft got here out and that i landed and that i used to be within the sanatorium the previous day you had been in the health center the day gone by.Sure with bruised ribs seeing that you slipped in a puddle yes, usually. We’re gonna be on fire capturing across though okay, how harmful is that this on a scale of one to ten ten? Supply me i am flying by means of the air and not using a strings attached. Well, it can be not raining. That is genuine So we gotta comply with you external, yes, let’s go external the theater of the us’s received skill with the human fuse. Oh my goodness that pay attention Brian is ready to mild himself on fireplace shoot himself out of this crossbow fly 100 and ten toes into the air and Your spouse is going to light the fire now. I’ve one question for you What are you gonna do whilst you win 1 million greenbacks? Retire The human this is making me frightened I don’t need to see this miscue. Oh no that it is going up Let’s get his angles together there’s plenty of house but you might leave out that bag simply talking aim I don’t wish to see any accidents today Brian the human fuse safety is off.Oh my god Pyro competent vigor up Countdown he’s on fire Huh To speak to us otherwise you How do you think correct now Excited and i am hurting a bit bit but the excitement stakin over. Ok, let’s go inside of and notice what the judges think Your life Thank God for that, i’m gonna with Howie i’m excited about the fact that you advised Terry when you should win 1,000,000 dollars Most individuals say i would like my exhibit in Vegas.I need to make this my lifestyles your purpose for successful this is so that you may give up precisely it’s thrilling. I was on the brink of my seat and also you entertained us. So thank What did you think we asked ax to come back out right here and wow the audience i love that you do not let age to search out what your capabilities are and you win for it Bravo It was once ridiculously effective and that i do ought to say that i am really pleased with you for doing some thing so loopy and i consider that you are inspiring all and sundry well, where do you go next Toledo next weekend If we put you by way of How do you high that? I don’t know. Are you prepared to leap over anything that could consume you they would consume me? Yeah, yeah, certain. Okay. I’ve some ideas k, let’s go how are you See the following row Get out, the way you doing? Hello, hello, my name is Jin’s illa Jin’s illa. The place are you from? I am from Sydney, Australia How old are you my girl by no means reveals her age i’m ageless go. There we go And what do you do for a residing simply looking at it? This is that i am so costly, proper? G’day, i’m Jim Silla and i am a 7-foot ginger bearded glam monster all the means from Sydney Australia.I was once born to a household of three sisters and consequently very powerful mother Margaret got a shout out to Margaret yeah, yeah I was once a large little one this massive a little main issue love with enormous chunky face. I was once like that doll So they may be like dressing up in doll’s clothes and it was once a lot enjoyable after I was growing up I had so many folks being illiberal to me Jim Zilla to me is absolute freedom. I get to be so much larger so much extra passionate I’ve used the entire matters that i used to be bullied about being too tall or Being ginger being effeminate. I’ve turned the dial up to 1,000 Jin Zilla is like the love child of Jessica Rabbit and Chuck Norris all put collectively, you realize, like i am similar to a Love computer understand i’ll be aware of i am positive as Jin Zilla when three things equipped one i’ve a doll in Japan – i’m going to get invited on yachts and that i’ma free like a Mariah Carey Christmas album Oh get it So, what is the dream, oh the dream to participate in in front of those and plenty of individuals each night time, sure And to take over the arena So, what are you gonna do right here for us tonight? I’m gonna sing you a little bit tune Oh take it away She’s received loopy she’s a weirdo For me significantly correct you are so entertaining you are one of these just right performer you are funny you are special you’re confusing you realize, I consider you have got a probability of going relatively a long way in this contest.You’re powerful. I love to consider i can certainly see you in Vegas proper now proudly owning a show i might come Simon I must let you know I used to be like what the bloody hell is that? But this was once incredible it’s exactly why we created this show to seek out persons such as you it is a satisfactory audition. Good for you thanks Simon Jen i am here for the entire thing i really like a fake ending and you gave us three you get used to this variety of reaction sure that is effortless you obtained three What does this imply to you correct now it approach I get to exhibit my stuff to the leisure of the sector you already know I come from Australia i am come from a smaller suburb and right here i am in the greatest stage on the planet like come on.It can be robust I adored it and i love what you mentioned adore it’s comedic You .

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America's Got Talent 2019 Auditions! | WEEK 1 | Got Talent Global

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Come good day, welcome to the usa’s acquired skill, what’s your name? I’m Cody i am 22 years old who are you? Sure, who are you i am mom So, what are you gonna do right here for us today? I’m gonna sing a tune for you on the piano Tina tell us slightly bit about Cody Cody is blind and autistic good, we found out that he adored music relatively early on he listened and his eyes just went massive and He started singing and that is when I just I was in tears when you consider that that is when I realized oh my gosh, he’s an entertainer He used to be capable to withstand residing in this world when you consider that when you are autistic, it is rather tough to do what every person else does it simply has Saved his life enjoying tune we’d love to listen to you go for it, you in a position? I’m competent Yeah i have been to so many areas in my existence and John Sol’s in a mate’s Embarrassed 10,000 persons looking at good now i’m announcing to you Or does her spacertown, i like you from my lifestyles good, initially, i’ll let you know that every one 4 judges and every body in this room were up on their feet i will inform you that no longer simplest do we suppose the authenticity of what you do however you are a great thought and a exceptional ability i know everybody needs a voice in an expression and i might quite suppose Your your coronary heart your ardour your voice blew all and sundry away So I simply need to say that I heard you and that i felt you and that used to be attractive Simon the see what just happened there was once amazing.I mean rather exceptional I have no idea what it is like to live in Cody’s world all i will be able to tell is is that you just undoubtedly have an strong relationship the 2 of you and Your voice is most likely first rate you’ve a relatively stunning tone And thanks a lot for trusting us on this exhibit For the leisure of my lifestyles i’m a new decide this season and i’m additionally a brand new mom this year it can be the toughest job I’ve ever had and probably the most moneymaking job I’ve ever had you simply wish to provide your children the moon the celebrities in the rainbows and tonight i’m gonna provide you with Um Cuz I it can be really powerful hi there, how are you? I am so jazzed I would see that ok, what’s your title, please my identify is Greg Morton and how are you i am 60 years historical.Are you particularly well, I do plenty of distinctive voices after I after I was fairly little I used to do voices for action figures you know And yeah this is what you are gonna do in these days. This is what i am gonna do at present And is that this your full-time job what you gonna do today or do whatever else? Well, I’ve had several distinct jobs, you understand I was a PA announcer at a division retailer, and i used to be a cellular disc jockey for a while I had my possess van with the face on this side and Greg Morton that crazy deejay however I need to do this full-time.That is what I want to do and the usa’s bought skill is my large break that i have been ready for. Oh, no, I imply this is it there is 1,000,000 greenbacks up for grabs. Oh, good good fortune. Thanks a lot you guys right here we go a very long time ago in a galaxy a ways far away become a member of me join me on the incorrect part i’ll not ever join you you are able to do purple leader to vote chief standing by way of organs sure, go forward young Skywalker killing me your father and the darkish say to the four don’t there is not any try I i am so excited to perform right here. Yeah My title is Patricia Otto and i’m a classical pianist from Italy so What do you do to organize in your efficiency? Yeah, i’m once I go as a baby I was once very quiet and shy so my mom put me on piano class and that i fell in love with it Yeah i’m motivated by using the classical composer and one of my greatest thought is Beethoven after I hear is song, I consider a lot emotion.That you could be indignant, that you can be said that you would be able to be completely satisfied that you would be able to be quiet which you can be robust it’s the whole thing for me perhaps it is in view that i’ve been right here for ten years, but I bet you we now have a piano participant developing next Whoopi i’m a bit of bit fearful, but I believe this is a danger to show the judges to the usa my track and my ardour What’s your name? My title is Patricio. Where are you from? I am from Italy What are you doing here? What are you doing at the united states’s obtained ability? I start to play the piano after I was once younger and in these days I wanna share my music with you And with the united states No, it is classical track, ok. I’m hoping you love it My title is Eric Chen, i’m 26 years historical and i am a magician from Houston, Texas developing up. I preferred watching magic shows on television It particularly did make me think that there is magic out there on the earth.I instructed every body that i’m going to be a magician a variety of folks doubted me, however that is all I wanted to take action I simply focus on my dream Magic help me get by means of rough occasions After university, I used to be referred to as back to Taiwan from navy carrier and My entire world is flipped the other way up. I couldn’t bring any private stuff. No cards, no coins. Nothing I would now not do magic and we could not do whatever external of military tasks and it felt like I just misplaced my identification So when I came again out I did not have my self assurance and that i form of misplaced who I was and i tried to search out myself again So I’ve actually most effective started performing recently, and i’m still seeking to be taught how one can maintain giant viewers i know last 12 months’s winner of the united states’s got ability is shim Lin and that quite puts the pressure on me i am following within the footsteps of one of the pleasant met worlds and it can be a entire one other level of anxiousness I can’t stop shaking my arms.That is the biggest performance of my existence and i would not have one shot of doing this So i am simply gonna provide it my all and i quite hope that they revel in Mack tonight. There you go, brother. Hello make it happen Take a deep breath take it all in and inform me your identify. My identify is Eric Chen And what do you do? I am the magician k, you do that for a residing I’ve simplest started performing for the earlier six months and right here on AGT magic is king. Sure. I saw Symons act but I consider we’re two very extraordinary humans and Who’s better? Yeah, you know what excellent good fortune Most magicians try this sort of suave kinda like that. I got you. You seem extra stressed than any of us you’re watching like where to move. What’s it? And i like that. Thank you a lot I consider i am just as baffled because the audience like how Eric you might be magic. It’s your time to step up and declare your location amongst the high-quality as a matter of fact you do not need to evaluate your self to any person and i’m particularly completely happy that you confirmed up as you realize Eric certainly, I mean this used to be in an extra level.It was surely Unbelievably good and what I rather love about you as good is that you’re so humble. You do not even understand how good you’re the future is to your palms from this second on in view that I believe you’re probably the most high-quality we now have ever had okay let’s vote i’m giving you your first wager Gabrielle – yes it thanks, Julian Simon Fitz poesis everyone welcome good evening or afternoon no idea tell us your name i am Jackie terrifi and the place are you from Jackie? I’m from the Bronx. I’m from Bronx, big apple Boogie’s And what do you do for a dwelling i am a full-time traveling stand-up comic sure So what obtained you into comedy, , I went to regulation institution i’m a attorney. Oh, all right complete disappointment To quit my lawyer job considering the fact that I acquired fired So it made it awkward being there every day it out of me So when you bought fired were your mom and dad supportive no, no no What i am doing, they do not get it. They do not have an understanding of who leaves being a lawyer to be a stand-up comic they’re like Why are you doing mr. Your existence? I? Don’t wish to wait any more Take it away Jackie.Alrighty Uh, my Jamaican mother wants me to shed extra pounds, however she doesn’t be aware of easy methods to tell me she’s in, the big apple She involves LA. , how you see your father or mother you come to be a little one again She’s like Jacqueline lotta Mercia truth you’re you Ethan individuals i do not like weight-loss television suggests when you love that show the biggest Loser you and that i cannot be friends you know the way to exhibit work? There may be somebody’s overweight you lock up on island and they must figure out eight hours a day seven days per week and oh Yeah, once I make you have been a small spandex bra and little one panties and what you want to scale. That’s the cattle on country wide television the place do you shed some pounds who’s shedding this contest you need to impress me get a bunch of fatties a locker with a donut store the first ones are not going to a diabetic all my wins, that is the exhibit waiting them over i don’t like fb.It’s too much work for me now it’s cool until you to find that neighbors went too a ways back. Yeah, he finds you they’re like, oh my god, I determined you What did he been doing? I’m like last time I saw you I realized the best way to learn be trained how you can write new however he was once mistaken shut this And he said you news you are not looking for did you need an assistant Mary Ellen passed away i’m like with you am I her age? She was 88 g a wizard.Is he a warlock? I’ll decide upon dead must’ve been lifeless 30 years in the past whats up guys, how are you? Cool i’m Sophie pakora. I am 15 years historical. I’m from Danville, California, and i am a senior within the songwriter you excited Yeah, I’ve continuously cherished singing I used to love fake I was once on stage and sing songs in entrance of a reflect however growing up I was a bit shy and quiet so I felt very insecure when trying to make neighbors So I began posting YouTube movies I quite desired to relate to persons and specific my feelings and then I started posting my own long-established songs however again then I suppose I usually had like eight views Tonight i’m singing a music I wrote about my possess experiences at college I believe a variety of individuals have long gone via some type of bullying I really wish to make it clear that every person experiences it it can be no longer just you i am most likely worried the judges they may be not in tuition.So maybe they is not going to recognize when I learn my songs i’m just in my room by myself so that you can participate in this in entrance of hundreds of thousands of humans is simply so tense My biggest dream is to tour world wide and sing my own songs and with being on the united states’s got talent correct now that is just that a lot closer thanks a lot for being with me on this trip has so so Wait, but thanks hi there How are you? Quite excited worried. This is loopy. Just right excitement. Yes. K to inform us who you are, please My title is Sophie pakora, and i am 15 years old Welcome, Sophie tell me what you had been thinking when you awoke this morning. What used to be the primary concept that went through your head? OMG ok, so i am guessing you’re gonna say sure, i will see an fashioned song. Oh, wow, what seventh grade and it’s about school and this is you sure, ah Sophie do your pals recognize you are doing this No, okay.Good, it is just you and us proper now, k. Yes. K. Well, excellent good fortune I was torn down within the seventh grade all the matters humans used to say it stuck in my intellect now, it would come for me Ain’t word sometimes they are so powerful, but now not mine when i attempt to speak I say i’m satisfactory no person ever particularly is aware of i am lyin sitting in the lecture rooms worse than crying and check out to hide it my face is burning up my instructor says no scan today. I act excited. That is what all people else is doing I gotta get by means of and maintain my pencil in my hand so tight I believe I get some bruises out that clueless again, please you can be reliable out to talk down on myself, however that is what each person else is doing How do these humans that do not know me hurt me so bad.I might simply be too sensitive Why am I always so sad? But all day I had my son is ready down inside of my heart and if I exhibit it to anyone they might rip it all aside. No, we’re no longer paranoid just gain knowledge of to be you recognize, we’re in the event that they act all nice in the beginning and even prevent up a chair What do they want? That is the trick. This can be a entice I can not belong disguise in the rest room till they are gone the way in which anyone would sincerely need me I was once torn down in the seventh grade all of the matters individuals used to assert and it stuck in my mind now, it should come for me My used to be it’s getting rough to even say some thing it is stuck in my mind now it will come for me And now i know to consider good it can be okay I’ve heard the phrases won’t take them to my grave.I was once torn down in the seventh grade Gabrielle, what do you consider man? We ask for artists to return up here and naked their souls and allow us and honey. You probably did however you spoke to me and i’m 46 A particular gift you held us all captain thank you Wow, first of all, you are particularly designated and you dance to your possess drummer however yet that drummer is really relatable I get it and everyone within the room knows what it is wish to be torn down and It was actual and unusual, and i thanks a lot for being right here.Thank you What you just performed for us was once fact and it was something that used to be from the core of who you had been and that is what resonated with all of us So obviously, it was once a very very emotional tune You have been telling something from the phase and that i could consider how a lot this means to you and i think you’ve got this delivery, which is particularly cool. I like you numerous Howie sure sure, so see bokura you may have 4 yeses Oh They maintain coming Welcome howdy, how are you? What’s your businesses title VN meetable, and the place are you from Mumbai, India? What’s it like there tell us extra about you where you are from life in Mumbai. It’s like very difficult the existence in hunch. They don’t get correct water and everything they like they’re V unbeatable dance troupe or team contains 28 dancers is 12 to 27 and we are from Mumbai, India a number of the individuals of our group are living in slums The slums are very crowded very soiled and they do not get appropriate electricity most likely 7 to 10 folks are staying in a single room.It is very difficult to outlive over there each day, we pray for his better lifestyles, however within the slums, there’s very little possibility for us once we dance we omit the entire tensions in our intellect And we think free For the past two weeks we are not able to sleep This possibility could trade our lifestyles and every body wants to be triumphant to provide back to the households We used to look the the united states’s bought ability on YouTube We had been like, can we go right here like some day we had been just dreaming about it.And in these days we’re here I can’t give an explanation for it in words it is our dream come proper when you win the usa’s bought talent, what do you need to see for the crew we wish the arena to understand it was once being beatable excellent good fortune let’s examine what you acquired Please take the mic i’m Brian miser and i am Tina miser his spouse and i am the human fuse after I used to be a kid I used to do silly things, you already know jump out of timber bounce off the apartment roof I’ve continuously been a thrill seeker in a daredevil in the course of the years I’ve had fairly a number of things were flawed You have got to breathe i am a registered nurse I did not start going to nursing tuition just to be his private nurse, but that is variety of the way it’s became out to be I’ve broken 18 bones in my 22 12 months career and be in 55 My physique’s telling me it’s time to stop doing this loopy stuff.I am a little bit bit apprehensive considering he is no longer feeling a hundred% correct now he’s tempted fate ample i am simply so able for him to retire so i will be able to discontinue annoying All you have got to do is win america’s bought talent i will do my excellent they may be ready for you, sir. Go correct on out hi there hello on who you please? My identify’s Brian miser also known as the human fuse. What’s that mean? I developed a huge human crossbow and with the help of my wife they’ll mild me on fire and then shoot me by means of the air wait a minute. So this is like a rocket quite. Yeah. Ok, and why did you build that I received bored with shooting out of a cannon so shut The crossbow and light myself on hearth adore it it And is that this something which is unsafe yes, i’m really injured at the second Oh, I variety of embarrassed to say this, but I used to be running within the rain I went to stop actual quick in my ft got here out and that i landed and that i used to be within the sanatorium the previous day you had been in the health center the day gone by.Sure with bruised ribs seeing that you slipped in a puddle yes, usually. We’re gonna be on fire capturing across though okay, how harmful is that this on a scale of one to ten ten? Supply me i am flying by means of the air and not using a strings attached. Well, it can be not raining. That is genuine So we gotta comply with you external, yes, let’s go external the theater of the us’s received skill with the human fuse. Oh my goodness that pay attention Brian is ready to mild himself on fireplace shoot himself out of this crossbow fly 100 and ten toes into the air and Your spouse is going to light the fire now. I’ve one question for you What are you gonna do whilst you win 1 million greenbacks? Retire The human this is making me frightened I don’t need to see this miscue. Oh no that it is going up Let’s get his angles together there’s plenty of house but you might leave out that bag simply talking aim I don’t wish to see any accidents today Brian the human fuse safety is off.Oh my god Pyro competent vigor up Countdown he’s on fire Huh To speak to us otherwise you How do you think correct now Excited and i am hurting a bit bit but the excitement stakin over. Ok, let’s go inside of and notice what the judges think Your life Thank God for that, i’m gonna with Howie i’m excited about the fact that you advised Terry when you should win 1,000,000 dollars Most individuals say i would like my exhibit in Vegas.I need to make this my lifestyles your purpose for successful this is so that you may give up precisely it’s thrilling. I was on the brink of my seat and also you entertained us. So thank What did you think we asked ax to come back out right here and wow the audience i love that you do not let age to search out what your capabilities are and you win for it Bravo It was once ridiculously effective and that i do ought to say that i am really pleased with you for doing some thing so loopy and i consider that you are inspiring all and sundry well, where do you go next Toledo next weekend If we put you by way of How do you high that? I don’t know. Are you prepared to leap over anything that could consume you they would consume me? Yeah, yeah, certain. Okay. I’ve some ideas k, let’s go how are you See the following row Get out, the way you doing? Hello, hello, my name is Jin’s illa Jin’s illa. The place are you from? I am from Sydney, Australia How old are you my girl by no means reveals her age i’m ageless go. There we go And what do you do for a residing simply looking at it? This is that i am so costly, proper? G’day, i’m Jim Silla and i am a 7-foot ginger bearded glam monster all the means from Sydney Australia.I was once born to a household of three sisters and consequently very powerful mother Margaret got a shout out to Margaret yeah, yeah I was once a large little one this massive a little main issue love with enormous chunky face. I was once like that doll So they may be like dressing up in doll’s clothes and it was once a lot enjoyable after I was growing up I had so many folks being illiberal to me Jim Zilla to me is absolute freedom. I get to be so much larger so much extra passionate I’ve used the entire matters that i used to be bullied about being too tall or Being ginger being effeminate. I’ve turned the dial up to 1,000 Jin Zilla is like the love child of Jessica Rabbit and Chuck Norris all put collectively, you realize, like i am similar to a Love computer understand i’ll be aware of i am positive as Jin Zilla when three things equipped one i’ve a doll in Japan – i’m going to get invited on yachts and that i’ma free like a Mariah Carey Christmas album Oh get it So, what is the dream, oh the dream to participate in in front of those and plenty of individuals each night time, sure And to take over the arena So, what are you gonna do right here for us tonight? I’m gonna sing you a little bit tune Oh take it away She’s received loopy she’s a weirdo For me significantly correct you are so entertaining you are one of these just right performer you are funny you are special you’re confusing you realize, I consider you have got a probability of going relatively a long way in this contest.You’re powerful. I love to consider i can certainly see you in Vegas proper now proudly owning a show i might come Simon I must let you know I used to be like what the bloody hell is that? But this was once incredible it’s exactly why we created this show to seek out persons such as you it is a satisfactory audition. Good for you thanks Simon Jen i am here for the entire thing i really like a fake ending and you gave us three you get used to this variety of reaction sure that is effortless you obtained three What does this imply to you correct now it approach I get to exhibit my stuff to the leisure of the sector you already know I come from Australia i am come from a smaller suburb and right here i am in the greatest stage on the planet like come on.It can be robust I adored it and i love what you mentioned adore it’s comedic You .

[positively-erinanne]

I wrote this after spending a whole day reading about how the GOP wants to take away health care from me and millions of other Americans.  Because I’m angry and I don’t know what else to do.  It’s long and it wanders a bit, but it’s still more coherent than anything Donald Trump has said maybe ever.

In the very last days of March 2009, around two in the morning, I was walking home from a friend’s house. We lived in the same apartmenthome community, just a few streets apart, and half of the walk was on pedestrian-only walkways, away from public streets. It was also immediately adjacent to my college campus and for four years it had felt like a relatively safe area, so, I never worried.

I was passing by the montessori school in the neighborhood, with the school on one side of me and townhomes on the other, and silently remarking to myself that management had finally replaced the bulb in the street light that illuminated the sidewalk there so that my walk home was no longer in the dark. No sooner had I noticed this that I looked back and saw three young men jogging up the path behind me. They were dressed like many guys my age - somewhat baggy pants and hoodies. We had some fraternities on my college campus, but no frat houses, but my first thought was that they seemed “frat-like” and must be on their way to or from a party somewhere. It did not seem strange to me that they were jogging, and I did not feel as though I was in danger. As they approached me, I stepped off the sidewalk and into the dirt to let them pass.

They did not pass.

Instead, the three of them surrounded me, and suddenly I found a gun to my throat. A real gun. Pressed against my trachea. My thoughts were racing. I blurted out “Seriously?” I couldn’t believe this was happening. One of them told me to “shut up.” So, I did.

On one shoulder I was carrying a Trader Joe’s tote bag. It contained a hoodie, a bottle of water, and maybe some other things that have forever escaped my memory. On the other arm I was carrying a purse, filled with all the things a purse is filled with and then some. They began to remove the purse from my shoulder, and instinctively I clamped my arm down on the purse to make it difficult to remove. In a split second a voice in my head told me “Erin, this is real, just let go of the purse.” And so I realeased the grip my arm was making against my body, before they even had time to notice it had happened. They asked me where my keys were. I said they were in my purse. They fumbled through the purse, pulled out the keys, looked at each key and then handed them to me. Then, one of the guys patted me down to make sure I didn’t have anything else in my pockets. I waited breathlessly hoping they did not feel the thin flip phone in my pants’ pocket underneath my peacoat. (Terrified because they’d asked me if I had anything else and I said “no”; what would they do to me now if they found the phone?) They did not find it.

Then, as quickly as they’d come, they turned around, with my purse and my tote, and ran off in the direction from which they’d come. I just stood there for a second as a wave of sobs escaped my previously frozen being and then suddenly I began to run. My brain was telling me to go back to the house I had just left. I started running, but it was the same direction they were running. They stopped and looked back at me. Oh god, they think I’m chasing them. I froze. They then turned and continued to run as I stood there and cried. All I could think was “find somewhere safe.” As soon as they’d turned the corner and I couldn’t see them anymore, an old tan car sped passed and they were gone.

I ran full speed back the two blocks I had come. When I reached the front door I pounded with every ounce of my being as loud sobs escaped from somewhere inside me and then I collapsed onto the front porch with all of my weight against the front door. My friend opened the door and I managed some string of incoherent words that translated to call the police as I handed him the only thing I had left - my cell phone. A few minutes later the police arrived and they took my statement, they asked me to compile a list of everything that was in my purse and an estimate of its value, serial numbers, credit cards, etc.

Why am I telling you this story?

Because, Obamacare. Uhhh, what?

The Affordable Care Act. Yeah, WHAT?

Let me explain.

I’m uncomfortable throwing around the acronym PTSD, because I feel like it somehow suggests that I’ve experienced something akin to war or murder or some tragic event that made it to the news. It makes me feel like I’m attention-seeking or exaggerating. But after this night, I was diagnosed with PTSD.

I couldn’t eat, because whenever I tried to swallow, I could still feel the gun pressed to my throat.

I had vivid nightmares where I would be pulling large objects out of my mouth, that didn’t belong in there, that couldn’t possibly fit in there, and I would be pulling and pulling and they would never stop. Like those clowns that pull colored flags out of their mouths, but in my dreams it was weird things like seaweed and workboots and sail boats. I would wake up panting, drenched in sweat, like I had actually been pulling those things out of my mouth, trying desparately to breathe.

Everytime someone was walking behind me, jogging on a street, following too closely my heart would stop, sure that it was about to happen again.

I couldn’t fall asleep. I couldn’t go outside at night. I couldn’t carry a purse or a backpack or anything. I had trouble attending class and making it through study sessions. My apartment was a disaster, I was eating maybe once a day, but mostly not. I had no clean laundry.

Eventually I developed a cold that turned into a respiratory infection, throw in pink eye, add in some brochitis.

But despite all of this, amazingly, I graduated from college one month later, on time, with honors. Fantastic right?

Almost.

Pre-ACA, when I graduated in May of 2009, I lost my health insurance the day I was no longer a “student.” One month after being diagnosed with PTSD, anxiety, depression, after losing 25 lbs because I couldn’t eat. I no longer had health insurance through my parents’ employers, because I was no longer a dependent and I was no longer a student.

I moved out of my college apartment and 450 miles back home to live with my Mom. I needed help. My mental health was at an all-time low and I had no health insurance. My mother was graciously paying out of pocket for a therapist and a psychiatrist, because she could afford to, and I am SO SO lucky for that.

I applied for at least seven different health insurance plans. I received denial letters from every single plan. “Sorry, you’re too high risk to insure due to PRE-EXISTING conditions.” Some were bullshit pre-existing conditions: oh you had strep throat one time two years ago. Sorry. Seriously?

But the hardest one for me, the one the cut the deepest, was that every single insurance company flagged my mental health as a reason they could not provide me with coverage. One letter even stated that I needed to be free of all mental illness for at least 10 years before it would no longer be considered a “pre-existing condition.” TEN YEARS. WHAT?

Several months went by and the ACA was passed by the senate. Then by the house. Then Obama signed it into law. The minute it went into effect, I was again covered by my mother’s health insurance. Suddenly the mental health care, and all other care I needed was affordable and attainable again.

Truthfully, if I had continued to need relatively routine, outpatient mental health care, my parents would have been able to afford it until I could, and gladly would’ve helped. But what if I couldn’t? WHAT ABOUT ALL OF THE PEOPLE WHO DON’T HAVE MY PARENTS? WHAT ABOUT ALL OF THE PEOPLE WHO ARENT UNDER 26? WHAT ABOUT ME NOW, 7 YEARS LATER? WHAT ABOUT PEOPLE WHO ARE UNEMPLOYED AND HAVE PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS? WHAT ABOUT EVERY SINGLE PERSON TO WHOM THE ACA PROVIDES INSURANCE WHO WOULD OTHERWISE NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR COVERAGE?

The ACA has saved hundreds of thousands of lives, and I’m not even going to give you a fact-check site for that because it made 20 million people who were previously uninsured insurable. And I’m not a mathematician but statistically speaking, if you take a sample of 20 million people, a couple hundred thousand are going to need life-saving treatment at some point that they would only otherwise afford with insurance coverage.

As if one story about how I have personally benefited from the ACA wasn’t enough, exactly one year and 20 days ago I went to the ER with severe abdominal pain. I was unemployed, but paying for individual coverage through Covered California, which was established by the ACA. I had a CT scan (thousands of dollars) and some blood work (hundreds of dollars) and found out I had acute appendicitis and needed to have my appendix removed before it ruptured (thousands more dollars). Thirteen hours later I was discharged with what I would later find out was roughly $60,000 in medical bills. I’m not even exaggerating. The recovery room after surgery was $13,000 on its own. (That’s a whole separate, but related problem.) My insurance company was billed for these services and ultimately, I paid about $2500 out of pocket when all was said and done. I can definitively say, with 100% certainty, that if I did not have insurance coverage through the ACA when this happened, I would not have immediately gone to the ER. I would not have found out that I had appendicitis. Maybe a day or so later, if it got worse, maybe I’d go then. Maybe not.

I am alive and healthy because of the Affordable Care Act.

My stories are not unique. They are common. They are everyone.

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My car was badly vandalized about a month ago and i made a claim to my insurance company. I originally decided to take my car into one of their many One Stop shops, where i would only have to pay the 250 dollar deductible and have my car completely repaired. Since then i was laid of from work and have been going through alot of money trouble. I have been considering just having an adjuster come out and write a check for the damages and repair only some of the damage at a friends shop. My question is... how much would the adjuster write off for... Deep key scratches down to the metal, a line all around the car. (20 feet) Three dents on the hood (about 6in diameter) three areas that where hit, and began to chip( about 5in in diameter each) It seems desperate. I know, because i am. I would appreciate any answers, please do not judge me and this situation, i'm just curious if it would be a somewhat wise decision. If you have nothing nice to say, please refrain from commenting, im depressed enough as it is. Thanks!""

Can a tourist in New jersey buy a car and get an insurance?

My I-94 is valid till Feb 2013, and I wanna buy a car. Can I register it by my name in DMV and get an insurance? I know friends in other states did that (California, Indiana...etc) but I am not sure what about New Jersey""

Graduate student health insurance ?

I am planning on attending graduate school it is not a reasonable option to have a job during this graduate program, what are my options for health insurance, how much should I expect to pay?""

I am 20. I am a student. I have no health insurance? And no money..?

What can I do??? Please help I need 2 go 2 tha doc i am sick.

What's the best car insurance here in California?

in terms of price what's the cheapest car insurance nationwide or here in California? I am 26 years old and have two cars registered under my name with liability insurance only. I pay $400 every 6 months is that high or low? I also have only one speeding ticket on my driving record fyi. Can you guys tell me how much you pay for your car insurance? and what you think is the cheapest car insurance? I m trying to save money with this bad economy last I check California is in the most debt.

Insurance for my car stuck in the middle of an accident?

Driving in the UK today, my car was hit by a car from behind. becuase of that , my car lurched forwards and crashed into a car in front. The car in front did not suffer much damage. I have third party insurance. Who pays who ? Should i settle with the guy in front to protect my no claims bonus ?""

What are some cheap auto insurance companies in florida for teenage drivers?

I am 17 years old. I currently have liberty mutual insurance with my parents for $5,901 annualy (about $550 per month for three cars). Is there any cheap car insurance?""

""Buying a car, when to purchase insurance?

If i decided to go to a used car dealer and buy a car when do i buy insurance? Can i drive it home then buy insurance or do i need to get the insurance before i drive it off the lot?

Help with car insurance please help?

i have a 1997 nissan sentry i live in california i have the 15/30/25 on my coverage how much will i save if i change it to 15/30/5 which i believe is only the states quires, and also if i should do it and what is the difference for my medical coverage it says 5000 and and uninsured motorist is at the lowest coverage which is 15/30 please help. Thank you""

Do i need insurance?

If my mom has geico insurance and im 15 and just got my permit do i need to be on her insurance. Insurance is requiered in oregon but i dont know if teens need it?

Will insurance points carry over to another company?

I have 9 insurance points. My mom is wondering if she signs me onto her policy, will the rates go up dramatically, or will they still be reasonable?""

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How much is car insurance for a 16 year old?

It is a 1998 ford explored 4.0l engine 2wd. I bought it for $2800. About how much is it going to cost for insurance a month. my parents have state farm

""How much does it cost to live on your own in Sacramento, CA?""

I need to move out when I turn 18 due to problems at home and with my family. How much would it cost, realistically, to live on my own in a studio apartment in sacramento, roseville, citrus heights, rocklin or the surrounding area? I mean the bare minimum cost, including car insurance, rent, food, medical insurance, etc. I would be paying for everything on my own. Thank you for the input!""

New driver insurance question?

Hey I just passed my theory test in the state of California. I need to start practicing driving and take my driving test. I am going to buy a car and also need insurance. Will I need a different insurance package as a learner driver? When I pass my test will I have to get a new insurance package as a license holder? I moved to CA from UK where I held a license for four years.

Is Gieco a good insurance company?

Okay, a few weeks ago I was out looking for a new car (2010 Scion tC) I got some pretty good quotes on it. But when I got the quote through my insurance broker I found out it would be $2600 a year cause of my age and gender (male, 22)! One of the car dealers called Gieco while I was there and put me on the phone with them and they got a quote for a little $150 a month if I sent them my college grades. Is this too good to be true? Or will they just charge me that when I start out and charge me fees later on?""

Will a car insurance company cover a collsion if I have a salvage title?

I purchased a vehicle which came with a clean title from an owner.I called my car ins.company and added insurance to the car then went to register it.DMV says this vehicle was in an accident and would have to be a salvaged title. My question is if my ins.company has it down as a clean title and I get into an accident,will they then find out its a salvage title? If not then how will they find out if at all? Im afraid if I tell them its salvaged now they won't insure the car then I'd be stuck with it.""

Health Insurance plan with no pre-existing clause?

Does anyone know of any health insurance plans for the Chicago area that don't include a pre-existing clause? Or more specifically, ones that immediately pay for Remicade after switching insurance plans?""

I Need Some Car And Car Insurance Advice?

Okay, so basically i am 17 and i am currently learning to drive, i have had roughly 13 lessons and it is coming up to the stage where i have to start thinking a car and getting insurance ect... however, i don't actually sort of know how it works,for eg. how do i go about buying a car? is their anything i have to know? and then once i have the car, how do i get insurance and what else must i acquire in able to be able to drive the car legally and at anytime? i don't also actually understand how the insurance works like what is it.. and finally finding the cheapest car insurance etc.. a bit of background knowledge: i'm 17, and the sort of car i'm looking for is a Vaxhaul Corsa 1.2 in black.""

Can i get car insurance from a different adress?

basically where i live my car uinsuranmce would be double that of where my boyfriend lives and i was wondering if i could use his adress for my car insurance. i got o his house for half teh week anyway and im thinking im gunna leave my car there most of trhe time and only bring it home on teh odd accassion and put down on my insurance that i use it for commuting. but teh agress on my license will be different to that on the insurance. i will register the car to my boyfriends adress though. so is this ok? thank you for any help :)

What is the best and cheap health insurance?

I came form a different country so i dont have any insurance when i came to california. What is the best that i dont have to pay anything when emergency and cheap like $30 per month.

Where can I get health insurance for an affordable price (out of pocket expense)?

I don't have any health and dental insurance. I would like to get one. Where can I get it at an affordable price? or which company is the best to get it from?

Is there any free dental insurance in CA?

Is there any free dental insurance in CA?

What aspects of insuring a car make it cheaper?

I'm new to insuring a car, i haven't bought a car and i'm open to ideas. I know i'm looking for a small engine around 1.0 litre but what else helps to keep the insurance as low as possible? And i've heard Ford KA's are one of the cheapest cars to insure? Any help and advice you give me about what to look for and insurance would be very appreciated Thanks, Drew :)""

Cheapest possible car insurance...?

I'm just about to get my license, I have next to no experience. My parents aren't offering to pay ANY, yet they are nearly forcing me to get my license, which is next to insurance. Everyone is telling me my only option is to pay like 200 frickin bucks a month. I can't spend that much money, I don't have time to earn that much money, It's almost a hopeless situation. Anyone have a miracle remedy to this problem?""

""Car insurance, if I sell my old car and buy a new one with bigger engine can I put this on my insurance.?""

Im thinking of buying a rover mini soon but the only problem is the engine size, as a 1.3 this is bigger than the current car registered on the insurance and I was wondering if it would be possible to change it. I expect there to be a charge for changing the insurance but would there be a rise to the insurance quote itself or isn't this possible at all.""

Cheapest insurance company for young drivers?

Just wondering what the cheapest place for a young driver to get insurered is from people's experience, thank you""

Could switching to Geico really save you 15 percent or more on car insurance?

Does the early bird catch the worm? Geico. 15 minutes could save you 15 percent or more on car insurance.

Where can I get individual health insurance that will cover Pregnancy?

I live in a small town in Texas, I was recently married in June 2008, we got pregnant with twins but unfortunatly had a miscarriage...one of hardest things I have ever had to deal with...anyways...we want to try again but I really want to have health coverage and not have to pay out of pocket...does anyone know of any health insurance that covers pregnancy...from what everyone else is telling me no individual policy will cover me if i get pregnant...if anyone can help I would appreciate it...""

Cost of 49cc moped insurance?

I'm 15 and looking into getting a moped. I know you have to register the moped and take a premit test to legally drive it but do you need insurance for a moped in iowa? Ive got a 4.0 and i also heard that if you get good grades it would be even lower insurance costs. How much would it cost for insurance if the moped is a 2010 and has less than 1000 miles on it?

What should insurance depreciate previous damage to a car after accident?

My car was rear ended while parked in front of my house and insurance has declared it a total loss. We have been going back and forth on the value of the car and have finally gotten them to a value that we agree with but we disagree with how much they are taking off for previous damage to the car. There was a dent to the left fender and a scrape on the right back door, Farmers is saying it would cost $1100 to repair which is close to some of the estimates I have gotten from body shops. But they are not depreciating that value down for a used car. We were going through Safeco as well and they were taking 40% of the cost to make those repairs and deducting it from the value. Does anyone know what is standard practice for deducting previous damage to a value of a car? Thanks for your help!""

Best Job description for a full time eBay seller? (For car insurance quote)?

I'm about to renew my car insurance but need to find the most appropriate and accurate job description for my trade. I am self employed as a soul trader (UK) and my main income is achieved through making small hand crafted items (mostly material based) and sell them on eBay. So far I've been using the job description of 'artist' In the 'manufacturing' industry, but I was wondering if there was a more accurate one on the standardised job description list?""

V8 car compared to 4x4 insurance?

i have a 2001 yukon xl 4x4 and i would like to get a 2001 mustang gt which has a v8. i was wondering how that would effect my insurance rates. i have a cell phone ticket and a speeding ticket on my reord fyi.

""Condo Insurance in Tampa, Florida Needed ASAP?""

Now that State Farm Insurance will no longer be providing home or condo insurance, does anyone know another company that has reasonable insurance? I am not necessarily looking for the cheapest but want a reliable one that will PAY if I actually have a claim!""

""Why is it wrong to require people to have auto insurance, but not health insurance?""

And, for that matter, wouldn't we pay less for auto insurance if the government provided it at cost as a single payer, squeezing out all the profits and returning the savings back to you?""

What Are Some Good Health Insurance Companies?

I used to be a 1099 worker but just recently got switched over to a salary but i still do not have health insurance. Are there any affordable health insurance companies out there that ...show more

What insurance company insured the Titanic when it was built?

What company insured the Titanic and how much was paid, and to whom was it paid.""

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How much life insurance should we have on each other at our age?

My husband is 27 turning 28, I am 24 turning 25. We own a home owe roughly 98,000 on it still, have two children. No credit card debt at all. (don't have any cards) Our cars are 2,000 away from being paid off so I don't think that should be figured in at all. I have 100,000 on my husband and 150,000 on me. I took more on me because he has no family here and though my family of course will help him if I passed away but I thought because I stay at home and he would have to find daycare and all he would need more. My sister said I should take out at least 2x my pay off on my house so that I could pay it off and still have 100,000 to cover financial issues until the parent left could settle in to taking care of a house hold alone. Do you agree? Should we increase our policies? I just don't know...it is hard to think of these things but I want to make sure that if one of us pass away my family will be taken care of and not have to worry about money.""

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Our car insurance was expiring on the 28th of may. We had all the premium paid by the end of march. At the end of april we got rid of the car. Couple of days later we received renewal documents from the insurance company. We have been with those company for 2 years, we didn' t make any claims. For the past 2 years we were paying 102 pounds a month. The renewal documents were saying that we only got the 1 year NCB and that our monthly instalment is going to be 140 pounds a month. I rang them on the 6th of may and said that first of all we have 2years of NCB and we want the documents from them proving that , second of all I have asked how come the instalment went from 100 pounds to 140 pounds a month the nice guy explained that there was a mistake (in their system 1 year of NBC was showing) and now it has been sorted and we are going to receive the proof of 2 years NBC and the monthly instalment is going to be 100 pounds. I thanked the guy and said that we do not wish to extend the insurance and I am only waiting for the 2years of NBC. He said ok and I thought it was sorted. We went on holiday abroad on 21st of May and got back on the 7th of June and imagine my surprise when in the post I have found the letter from insurance company with the certificate of insurance enclosed and them thanking me for deciding to stay with them and saying that my monthly instalment is 130 pounds!!! (because apparently i decided not to the the brakedown cover that i had before!!!!) I decided to call them first thing in the morning, but befor I did it i checked my account and of course they have already debited it with 130 pounds. I called them and the woman there explained that they were never informed of not extending the policy and that of course they have it registered that i phoned on the 6th of may with questions but they called me and left a message on my voicemail and apparently i never rang them back. She explained that all I have to do is to send the certificate of motor insurance back and then i will get the money. So i did. Once they got it they rang me saying that now they want the proof of selling/scrapping the car, WHY???I do not think it is any of their business. Especially that as far as I am concerned I am not cancelling the policy , I never wanted it. It is all their fault they did not listen. Can I do something about it, I have also got the funny feeling they are not going to give me full refund that they are gonna come up with something.""

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How much is insurance on a Chevy Camaro?

I'm 16, ill be on the car by myself. the camaro is a 1998, and in great condition. i have state farm along with my family so ill be on their plan, ive done the steer clear program and have good grades which both give me a discount! does anyone have an estimate of what is might be per month????""

How to estimate landlord insurance?

Landlord insurance Flood Insurance Are there any sites that give an estimate based on the location of the house? I'm looking for something that doesn't ask for all of my info before giving out an answer (because that's their outdated marketing tactic).

How much does liability car insurance cost for a 17 year old girl?

I know that the full insurance may be roughly 140-160 a month for me, but I was told by a friend that his insurance is only 80 bucks a months because he only got the liability insurance in which his insurance only covers the other car, but not any damage done to his own in the case of an accident. Keep in mind, he's male, and he is also 21. I'm looking to buy either a: 2000 sunfire 2000 cavalier 1995 jimmy 1998 chevy tracker 1993 bmw 325l ....and the idea is that I would get it with the liable insurance to save some money. How much may this cost me a month? I have no history of any driving infractions or accidents.""

Is It Cheaper To Buy Auto Insurance Online?

I have been looking for auto insurance and i have been getting quotes online. I see some pretty good prices. Some places i get a different price online but when i go into the office to talk in person i get a higher amount then what i saw online. Should i just buy car insurance online? Is it better to buy online?

What is the least amount of car insurance I need to have on a car that doesn't have a loan on it?

I live in Wisconsin and havent had insurance in about four years. I am getting married in six months and my fiance's insurance agent said that I should get insurance now, six months before the wedding, so that once we get married and I get added onto his insurance, I won't raise his insurance since I am considered high risk since I havent had insurance the last six months or more. So, if I get insurance on my won for six months, it will be high risk for those six months, but then six montsh from now, I won't be high risk, which will be good becasue six months from now is when i would get married and added onto his insurance. Now, I am going to get insurance on a car that doesn't have a loan on it, and I am wondering how much insurance I need? What is the least amount of insurance I could get on my car, so that in six months I won't be high risk anymore? P.S. I live in Wisconsin, where it isn't illegal if you don't have insurance on your car.""

How much more expensive is insurance on a V6 car than a V4?

How much more expensive is insurance on a V6 car than a V4?

How does car insurance determine how much my insurance will go up?

I was recently involved in a car accident, its my fault, my first time in 15years of driving. They will probably total the other car involved since the car only cost $900 kbb. The damage on my SUV in the lower right bumper, i have little misaligned on my hood and scratch on my headlight, I was thinking of just getting my bumper fixed so it wont cost my insurance company too much. I guess my main question is, does it matter how much my insurance pays for all the damages, is this how they determine how much my insurance premium will go up? will it be the same if i just get everything fixed? thanks""

Whats the cheapest car insurance?

im 18 and a new driver

How much do you pay for your car insurance?

How much do you pay and is that amount on a monthly, semi-annual, or annual basis? What state do you live in? What is your age? What is the year, make, and model of the car you drive? Serious answers only, please. If you're not comfortable offering this information, please don't answer the question.""

Girlfriend as spouse for auto insurance?

What could happen to me if I claim my girlfriend as my spouse on my auto insurance quote to get a better quote?

Will I be able to buy car insurance?Thanks?

Im 19 and I was on my dads Metropolitan insurance company. I had 2004 Honda Civic but my dad had the car title in his name. I crashed my car and I was at fault so now we're waiting for the case to settle. My dad wants to wait for the case to settle before I buy another car. The case might take another year or more before its settled. I would like to buy my own insurance and my own car. How will the insurance work out or whats the cheapest insurance? Thanks

What is the best health insurance for newlyweds?

And the cheapest...we are just staring out.

Cheapest car insurance?

i am looking for a car which will be cheap to insure. i am only a 17 year old girl, so i need to know what would be best and how much a month around about?""

How Much is a car note usually for a 2006 Chevy cobalt or any 2006 model? and car insurance for a 20 year old?

How Much is a car note usually for a 2006 Chevy cobalt or any 2006 model? and car insurance for a 20 year old?

""FL Insurance, out of state registration?""

Moving to FL from a different state. Getting Florida Auto Insurance, but wanting to keep registration for the next year or so in the out of state registration I have. Can this be done? I know that FL says you are required to register your vehicle with them, but I have a year and a few months left on my out of state registration still. My question is, can I get Florida auto insurance and keep my out of state car registration? I know that the opposite cannot be done, meaning if you want to register in FL you cannot keep your of state insurance, you must get FL insurance. But is it mandatory that if you get FL auto insurance, you must register in FL?""

Insurance billing question?

If I were to get birth control and use my insurance card, will it show up on the bill? This includes if insurance does or does not cover the entire cost.""

CA DUI expungement affect insurance rates?

I received a DUI back in July of 2001, and it has been affecting my insurance rate ever since. Under the new DUI laws the DUI I received (a misdemeanor) will be on my record until 2011. I qualify for expungement of this record. My question is if I do expunge my DUI will my auto insurance company be able to see my dmv record and will my insurance company be allowed to charge me the same rate?""

Who are the top insurance providers in the US for life insurance?

I am wanting to get life insurance for myself and want to find out some good references or list of common providers in US. Also, I need guidance of selecting the type of life insurance (what type of policy do most people normally get). Thanks""

What health insurance is best and affordable for my wife?

We had a baby 3 months ago, but I am looking for health insurance that is good and affordable for my wife. Any suggestions?""

Insurance??

if i buy a new(used) car, wont the insurance papers in my other car cover my new car for a few days? i have heard this from many of my friends, but i dont want to find out the hard way...""

Best car insurance for an independent at age 19?

Best car insurance for an independent at age 19?

Car insurance for a 16 year old girl?

I will be getting my license in march. I will be driving a 1998 4 door buick regal. I was wondering how much insurance may be. My parents have clean records and excellent credit. I maintain a 3.8 GPA but the insurance company doesn't give rebates for that.

Why do men think they are better drivers than women?

because if that were true our insurance wudnt be alot cheaper than theirs?anyone agree?

Am I covered by 3rd party car insurance?

Yesterday I parked my car near to the train station as usual, when I returned from work the front was completely smashed in as though someone had ran into it and driven off. Does 3rd party insurance cover this kind of accident?""

If you get your drivers license do you have o pay insurance?

im 16 and my mom wont let me get my license because she says she would have to pay insurance

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Is my parent ever eligible for coverage on my insurance?

My mother is disabled. Is it possible she can be covered through my insurance?

Renters insurance in CA?

Where is a good place to shop for renters insurance?.. and how much shoul I look at paying each month?... Is it a per-person basis, like each roommate pays, or is it per houshold?""

Cheapest car to insure for 17 year old male in Toronto?

Im looking to buy a car and i live in the toronto area. Insurance is not the cheapest here. I was wondering what my best bet was in terms of insurance. Im looking for cars, not minivans,suvs, trucks...etc""

""Coverage characteristics of usaa auto insurance, allstate home insurance, tricare health insurance, aflac disa?""

need to find coverage characteristics on coverage characteristics of usaa auto insurance, allstate home insurance, tricare health insurance, aflac disability insurance, prudential life insurance......need help quick , coverage characteristics on all the above ASAP""

Buying a car and insurance?

The bank has pre-approved me for 11k. I have talked the dealer down to $8,500 for the truck i want. My insurance is going to be around $1,200 for 6 months. If i get the auto loan for 10k, will i be able to use the excess money to pay my insurance. I believe i read that the check from the bank will be written out to the dealer, but what will happen with the excess money?""

""Is there any health insurance programs, other than Medi-Cal or Medicare to help the nearly indigent in Calif.?""

Is there any health insurance programs, other than Medi-Cal or Medicare to help the nearly indigent in Calif.?""

Car insurance...?

Ok I have 2 choices here! I have only been driving 6 months so I have 0 no claims. I have just been bought a car and to add it on my insurance policy it costs 60 on top on the 45 I pay a month..(105 a month) for 5 more months til i get my 1 year no claims or for 70 a month I cant start again with a different company . what to do? ....

""What should I do, i cant find a job but I can nanny. How do nannys get insurance? help?""

I was laid off about a week ago. I graduated from college with 3 degrees that I guess are useless ( Associate in graphic design , B.A in Advertising and minor in Marketing) I have been looking for jobs since i graduated un 2011.I nannied for the first year. Then found one with awful pay and 60 plus hours did that for a year. Found a new job the paid great until they changed my pay in 3 weeks and then laid me off right before my insurance would kick in and said we are just looking for part-time. So here i am again I love nannying but I cant get insurance I applied for mass health ( lets be real, that i wont see for months) I though about severing two but I do want a life. I have a great bf and we will get married and everything but that wont be till like 2 or 3 years. I cant wait that long for insurance. Any ideas?? I be applying for months and nothin. I have had my resume and cover looked at by professionals so i don't know whats wrong.""

Anyone has kaiser permanante as health insurance?

What do you think of KP? Anyone has any bad experiences there? I am thinking of getting health insurance there. Thanks!

2010 Camaro LT 16 year old insurance?

I am a 16 year old and I want a 2010 Camaro. I'm not being ridiculous and getting a brand new Camaro 2ss. I am getting a used Camaro LT. I'm really responsible with straight A's and I was wondering how much the average insurance company would charge for a car look this and a guy like me.

Question about health insurance?

I went to the ER in late May and I recently got promoted so I applied for health insurance. However, my health insurance does not go into effect til July. I was told by the hospital that I will be billed in about 2 -3 months. Is there anyway I can use my insurance for the bill or will I have to pay out of pocket?""

Buying SR22 Insurance Online?

I need to know the cheapest site or agency to buy sr22 insurance. Any ideas? Thanks!!

Affordable insurance in houston?

me and my wife have just recently moved to houston and we are looking for health insurance that is affordable and you have to do cheap co payments. can you suggest any in this area? cause i used to have HIP when i lived in new york and everything i did was free except for my monthly premiums.

Insurance Help?

hello guys/girls well i just bought a car and is under my name (only). My dad haves a car also and he haves insurance on it. I was wondering if is possible for my dad too add me and my car to his insurance?

Can I still be on my parents car insurance if I live in another state?

I'm currently living in New York and planning to get a condo in Georgia for college. Once I move and have MY OWN address (the condo would be permanent) and a resident of Georgia, am I still able to be on my parents insurance if my parents own the car. I believe that if you live in the dorms you can still be on their insurance but we need to purchase a property because in-state tuition is far cheaper than out of state tuition.""

Is your insurance affected by a traffic misdemeanor in california?

So I got a ticket today and got in trouble for two things 1) Expired registration sticker (I had a 2010 registration sticker, I was just lazy and forgot to put it on) 2) I don't have my year yet, but I still had two other passengers in my car. Apparently you can only take passengers under 21 years old in your car after you've had your license for a year. Anyways, my dad is really pissed about insurance rates or something. Do they go up for the ticket I just described? On the ticket, it said the only non-correctable traffic violation was the two underage passengers in the car.""

Is free Health Insurance and Food Stamps considered economics?

My sister says food stamps and health insurance are government. What are they exactly?

How much should i get for insurance repairs?

I have a 98 pontiac grand prix gtp and it was keyed all over every part of the car. The side mirror was broke off. The key marks are all the way down to primer. My deductable is 200. How much should i expect to get to cover the damages?

Is car insurance needed to get an oil change?

My car died the other day, I planned to get a new one so I dropped my insurance. Apparently it can be fixed, so tomorrow I'm having it towed in. There is no insurance on it and they are fixing my engine, will they ask about insurance or hound me about it or just quietly fix my car?""

What is cheapest car insurance i am 18 years old with a crash?

i need the cheapest car insurance in florida can some one refer me to a company

Health insurance and medical abortion?

so i just took a pregnancy test today im 18 and pregnant. i cant sleep i cant eat im a mess. i need to terminate this pregnancy asap so i can get on with my life. i called my health insurance HealthNet, and they DO cover the medical abortion (abortion pill) thats not plan B. its the abortion by medication. they also said i need to find an obgyn to approve it or something then its all covered. so i called one and they said i have to pay 750 dollars!!!! even if they do cover it i still have to pay that! im in california btw, and i dont even have 100 dollars. could i go to a hospital that covers me and get it for free? or for atleast 100$? at most? or do i have to go to plan parenthood at spend the 350.""

Help finding very very cheap car insurance please?

i live in florida (miami) is there anyone that can give me a legit site that provides me car insurance for the cheapest price possible? what i mean by legit is no scams or anything, and an address where i can personally go to visit the insurance agency for the papers.""

Where is a company that offeres life insurance to felons?

My husband commited a felony nine years ago when he was nineteen years old and has not been in trouble since. He is now a foreman, owns his own home and is just a regualr citizen, but he has been denied life insurance through 3 companies. Any suggestions?""

""I want to buy car insurance, what is the cheapest one to buy?""

My progressive insurance just expired, and it is really expensive. I want the lowest state minimum insurance available. The state is Michigan.""

Would the insurance company find out if you modify ur engine?

im gettin an accord nd i wanna add performance to it bc i aint a ricer nd ma dad doesnt want me to nd i was wondering if the insurance company would find out by themselves if yu mod your engine and increase the rate. my insurance company is geico nd my dad pays for it so i dnt want him to be like why is the rate going up nd find out tht i added turbos nd air intakes nd ****

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Swords and Children - Part Three

Takes place after Dragon Age Origins, and during the events of DA2.

This also has my wardens, mostly my Elissa Cousland, and mentions of my other wardens (mostly in passing).

Part One

Part Two

Part Three - Here!

The baby boy in his wife's arm was his. His uncle – sort of – was busy trying to convince him to let him in, but he was enjoying this moment to set aside being a King and just admire the sight of his wife. His exhausted, sweaty, delighted wife smiling and counting the fingers and toes on the hands and feet of the heir.

His son. He never thought he’d actually have someone to put those words to. His son, the son of Alistair. The son of Elissa Cousland. His son with Elissa Theirin, formerly Cousland.

He just leaned against the door hinge, effectively blocking out the Bann, and any other members of the court, from entering the room. Elissa looked up at him after bringing their son to her face and blushed as he grinned.

"So, I finally get to see you with your hair down."

If he had said that at any other time, he'd have gotten a gauntlet thrown at him. And he'd be throwing it at Teagan just because it was the Bann's fault she started that habit. But the midwife and her assistant were cunning enough to hide away the Queen's armor and weapons from the room, and El was certainly not going to throw their son at him just yet. Not until he was closer and it wouldn't count as throwing.

Her glare softened enough to a smile. "Not quite." She turned her head to show that half of her snow-white hair had been pulled and clipped back to be out of her face.

"Blast, but y'know, Elissa, one of these days – or nights – I'm going to see you with your hair down."

She shook her head again, some of the locks falling over her shoulder like a frozen waterfall, but her smile dissolved as she looked at the door he was keeping shut. "I will not be responsible for a curse on you, not anymore than people think I have done."  

"Whichever member of the court who says that about their Queen should be a bit more concerned that their Queen killed the Archdemon who had angered her a year ago."

Her melancholy expression was wiped away as she smiled and beckoned him over with one occupied hand. "Now get over here and look at our son."

"'Our son', I can't say I ever thought I'd hear those words and be part of that 'our.'" He walked over, finally releasing the weight from the door and looked down at the dozing tiny human. Turning to kiss her forehead, he muttered into her damp bangs. "I just realized we haven't decided on names."

She almost headbutted his chin as she laughed. "Not Maric, not Cailan, not Oren, and for the mercy of the Maker, certainly not Bryce."

"Teagan will be so disappointed to hear you reject all of the names he and the rest of the court have been trying to force me to decide on. Not sure if he’s grumpy enough to name after any grumpy mages we know."

The dozing newborn opened his eyes, his bright golden eyes, identical to the ones Alistair saw on himself in every reflected surface and that Maker's-help-the-artist awful portrait of the coronation. The eyes he saw as King Cailan delighted in announcing the battle plans and made his speeches, or the eyes he saw once before when he was very young and Cailan took the few minutes to correct his stance with a sword. The eyes the portraits claimed were the ones of the King who took back Ferelden from Orlais who fathered him and was therefore the grandfather of the bundle in the King's arms.

"If we must name our son after a man who has passed to the Maker's side, I can think of only one name for him." She turned her face to him and smiled.

"Duncan? If anyone complains, he was a very dear friend of Maric's."

"And my father's."

"And because of Duncan, the kingdom of Ferelden is not covered in darkspawn because we were recruited to the Order."

"Welcome to the world, Prince Duncan Theirin. You were named for a man who rose from the most common to the greatest of people."

"Duncan!" He shouted from the stables and waved his arms to get the attention of the ten-year old boy riding in the field.

"Yeah, Pop?" The golden haired prince grinned the Theirin grin at his father as he brought the gelding over. Looking over Alistair's appearance, his smile widened. "Wait – Ma's here?"

"She won't be if you don't take care of your horse right now and before you come back in."

"What?! Why not? I haven't seen her in months – she can't just leave already!"

Alistair laughed at the outrage on his son's face, one of the times the heir to the throne looked like the now often absent Warden-Commander of the Grey and Queen of Ferelden. "Well, she's been arguing with the Orlesian Wardens about things for a while, apparently, so I have to try and keep her from starting a war already."

"Right,” Duncan’s outrage shifted with a roll of his eyes, “and Aunt Anora would just love to rub your face in how Mother started the war you guys were worried Loghain would start."

"Yeah, killing her father and letting her live may not have been the wisest of choices on my part, but she has a point." Alistair held a hand out to help young Duncan down and the two started to care for the horse, storing the saddle away.

"Hey, Father, is it true you were raised by giant Andrastian dogs from the Anderfels who loved cheese?"

He laughed. "Now, who told you that line?"

"Aunt Solona."

"Well, the cheese was horrible for their breath."

"But Uncle Teagan got mad at her for the story and said you were raised in Redcliffe castle."

He slowed his brushing and ran his hand over the hair of the horse before smiling. "Well, the dogs were at Redcliffe Castle. Joking aside, no, I was not raised by dogs despite some of my manners according to our Orlesian neighbors. I was raised in Redcliffe Castle until I was a little older than you, when I went to the Chantry to be trained as a Templar before I Joined the Grey Wardens nine years later."

"Huh. I like the dog story more."

"They were flying dogs. Giant dogs. Strictly Andrastian."

The prince snorted. "Bigger than Mabar?"

He smiled and looked up to the door from the castle to the stable where silver and blue armor was topped by a smiling woman with her white hair braided up, and all of her was leaning against the doorway watching them. At her side was a massive Mabari hound who was more grey than brown.

"A little bigger than Mabar."

Duncan had finished brushing his side of the horse, so Alistair nodded his head towards the door with a smile.

He was going to have a few words with his fellow Heroes of Ferelden about stories of the Blight they were telling his son, and a few more words with Teagan and Eamon about stories of his own childhood. Not keep the tales secret, just keep in mind that the court still muttered about their young Prince being a bastard's son as well as the stories they spread about Elissa not being his mother despite the midwife and her assistants being questioned so many times.

For the love of the Maker, he really didn't want to deal with more questions about why he and Elissa hadn't had anymore children after Duncan was born. He would rather only having one child than have a second child deal with the pressures of being The Spare like their mother had grown up under. Like he had grown up under, though in a very different kind of environment.

Duncan ran and had his arms around Elissa's, telling the Warden-Queen all about the latest lessons he had taken since she started her quest for 'The Solution'. He finished caring for the horse and meandered over to his wife and son, for a moment imagining to himself what this very kind of scene would have been like if she were just Guard Captain of Highever returning home from a long patrol while he stayed home and was charged with being the Chantry's sword and in caring for his Templars in Highever.  

It was a pleasant imagining, but it wasn't reality. Nah, reality may not be as kind, but it was better considering he didn't really want to be a Templar, though being a Knight instead of a King would have been nice.

"Come on, Pop! Ma said she won't be here too much longer if you keep standing in the stables like a Paragon statue."

He laughed and walked the rest of the way, pulling his small family into a hug.

Prince Duncan was thirteen when King Alistair got the report from Nathaniel Howe about the problem with Warden-Commander Clarel, and when in that same report he was informed of the Ferelden Order of the Grey had essentially dissolved to keep themselves alive. A report from Elissa arrived the next day, with a letter to himself and another for Duncan.

"Alistair,

“I'm still alive, don't worry. The Wardens have not left Ferelden, I have only issued the order to not congregate in Vigil's Keep. I had also called to cease recruiting in Ferelden. Clarel needs to believe we've left the Order and abandoned our posts if Ferelden is to stay safe.

“If I must, I will rebuild our Order from scratch again, and I will declare a new Order of the Grey, free of Weisshaupt's nonsense.  

“I can't let our home go to war, we're still suffering from the Blight and the end of the Circles has caused too much pain and chaos. I do not want Duncan to become an adult in a world where he grows up hearing about The War Against Orlesians. Well, The Second War Against Orlesians, I suppose.  

“Tell Anora she can stuff her snide comments about how Loghain Mac Tir would have done anything else than what I or you have done. I worry war is coming anyway.

“I worry about why the Seekers have been seeking 'Us' out. But the song is getting stronger. And it sounds wrong. Other Wardens, new Wardens, they hear it already. Not just the ones who get Blighted like Maharial and I were, but the ones who were too young to hold a sword in the Blight.

“Al, my love, my King, my heart, the protector of the Rose, I am terrified that I will find myself in the Deep Roads, and not know if Duncan's ever fallen in love. I want to see our son become a man, and I've already missed the last few years.

“Keep safe, please,

“Love,

“Elissa, Ferelden Commander of the Grey"

He wasn't certain what terrified him more, hearing the Calling so loud in his bones that he worried he was going to kill someone and run through Denerim stark naked, how his wife was alone in the wilderness seeking the cure and the end of the Calling, how Duncan had stopped asking when his mother was coming home, the eyes of some of the noble women had started looking to Elissa's empty throne, or the fact his days were not as bright and colorful without seeing her white hair loose across their sheets and her smile before kissing him in the mornings when they weren't the Warden-Queen and King – just Elissa and Alistair.

But his wife was alone out there, away from him, facing who knows what. Listening to the song she's heard since her home was invaded by darkspawn, and if she goes into the Deep Roads...

Duncan shoved the door open.

"Mother wrote a letter?"

He held out the other letter and smiled at his son.

Duncan grinned, took the letter and stuck it between his teeth as he tied back his blonde hair into a low ponytail. His hands free, he opened the letter still standing next to Alistair. Shaking his head with a smile, the King left the aviary wondering how in the world the Theirin line managed to keep the male members looking so similar to each other.  

Then he wondered how in the world Duncan managed to get a flock of young noblewomen already following him around when the kid seemed to have inherited his father's ability to shove his own foot in his mouth while trying to flirt. It was almost painful hearing Teagan's reports on his pickup lines, not that Alistair was any better when trying to woo Elissa.

Not when her last letter asked him if he'd been licking any lampposts in the winters since she'd been gone.

The answer was no. In all caps.

As was hers when he asked her.

And then she asked if she should swoop over.

"Swooping would be bad."

He looked to the peaks of the Frostback mountains to about where that blasted cult once lived, and now the Divine was calling for a meeting between Templars and Mages.

“You said something, Pop?”

He shook his head with a smile. “An old joke.”

“Like the hair obsession?”

“And the cheese.”