#thanks mcdanks

[violentivy]

Ok petty pissed mode activated.

I've been avoiding my Mother's house. My Mom and I have a colorful history and I've been trying to heal from all of these childhood wounds that she conveniently doesn't remember inflicting.

I don't hate my family, I'm just a little mad at them. So, I avoid their company as not to snap at people for reasons they do not remember or understand.

So naturally when my Mom found out I'd be able to visit this Thanksgiving she got very excited, purchased a 20 pound turkey the whole bit.

My partner even managed to get the evening off so we were able to go together.

The moment I arrived the vibe was off.

The ENTIRE family had a cold and just kind of Neglected to mention it.

We had a nice meal and an ok time, but now my husband had come down with whatever cold they had, and I also seem to be coming down with it.

I told my partner when we got in the car this was probably going to happen. I told them that if I had been by myself I likely would have walked and said I'd delay until everyone was feeling a bit better.

But I stayed because the weight of tradition outweighed my physical health.

And I don't ever want that to be the case again.

If your family is sick, I give you permission to leave the party, if you need permission. I, your friendly neighborhood internet stranger am giving you permission.

It ain't worth it. You may think "oh the exposure isn't any worse than the grocery store" but they've been cooking that food in front of you all day. It's covered in their germs. You are virtually guaranteed to get whatever bug they've gotten.

It doesn't appear to be Covid, (yet), but I'm not holding my breath. Namely because I have asthma.

Just get some McDanks or something JFC.

Second petty mode offense which is more of a me realizing that I value people more than they value me.

My partner and I have a friend couple we consider family.

Thankfully, my bestie started therapy at the end of 2021 and is doing a lot better.

They haven't been reaching out as much recently which is fine. No worries.

But they did tell us they had finally gotten engaged. Which, fucking FINALLY, they've been together for 10 goddamn years.

We were the first they had told.

Today I open "social media network that sucks but my whole generation seems to be on" and there they are.

On a plane

To the Dominican Republic.

And they just kinda didn't at all mention it to us.

And yes, I'm mad about that. Like seriously bitches I tell y'all everything and the best you can do is a FB update. It appears to be for vacation, which is fabulous.

Great for them.

When my bestie does reach out now, outside of major life events it's to remind me she is a Mortgage banker and can help me with my mortgage.

With two YEARS worth of paystubs and at a horrid rate.

Naw man, no thanks.

I'ma...just keep to myself over here on Tumblr from here on out methinks.

It's better to be in one's own company than to be part of a dog and pony show for people who do not think of you as family any longer.

[ticklethepickle]

The McDonald’s employees really do be seeing me at my worst

[thehelleniclunarwitch]

Fear (three)

Pairing: Diego Hargreeves x Reader

Fandom: The Umbrella Academy

Warning: Dark Themes, Dark take on a character

Author’s Note: Part One     Part Two 

Tagged: @dawnson-hargreeves @ryans-mad-queen @alysweets @hyradun  @lollipopdomination @awesometheydontknowiamhere@buckyandstevegayornay @anotherfanficreadingblog  @not-so-epic-iii @ampbian   @hank-mcdank-blade   @liveitdoll   @ynm1505

Diego had a feeling that Five was behind Y/n’s disappearance. He didn’t seem too concerned when Diego went to him to tell him about her being missing. Five kind of just blew him off and said he’d keep an eye out for her. So Diego knew that he had to follow his brother to the best of his abilities. Five and Y/n were the closest growing up. Diego assumed his brother would be a little more concerned that she just went missing.

It was hard with Five being able to pretty damn well blink and be gone, but Diego knew his brother. He could easily track down all of the places that Five disappeared to. Diego’s suspicions were pretty much confirmed three days after Y/n’s disappearance when Diego caught Five leaving a grocery store with Y/n’s favorite coffee creamer. Why else would he have the need for that particular flavor if he didn’t know where Y/n was?

Diego followed Five as much as he could until he could no longer keep up with his brother. He was going to have to come up with a new game plan to be able to catch his brother in the act. If Five was truly helping her then that means she betrayed his trust and went behind his back to his brother of all people. And that really rubbed Diego the wrong way.

Slamming his hands against the steering wheel, Diego made a sharp turn to head back to the gym. He needed to get rid of some of his aggression. He’d get Al to schedule a boxing match for tonight. That would hopefully help clear his head and be able to come up with the best plan to catch Five and find Y/n once again.

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You didn’t even bother to look up when Five appeared in the middle of the living room.

Y/n,” Five said.

You finally did look up from the book you were reading and could see the look on Five’s face. You immediately knew that there was something wrong. Your heart began to pace and you felt sick to your stomach.

“Oh no, what happened?” You asked him.

“Diego is on to me,” Five said.

“No, no, no,” You repeated softly.

“Hey, it’s going to be okay,” Five said.

“I need to go to him. I need to try and smooth things out,” You said as you pushed yourself up off the couch.

“If Diego finds out that you ran away from him there will be hell to pay,�� Five told you.

“And what do you think would happen if he were to find out that I ran away and you’ve been keeping me hidden?” You shot back.

Five sighed.

“Listen Five, you have enough on your plate with whatever shit you found in the future. I can handle your brother,” You said.

“Y/n, there’s something wrong with him,” Five started.

“And maybe I’m the key to stop him,” You suggested.

“Fine, say you go to him, what are you going to tell him?” Five asked.

You fell silent. You didn’t even know where to start or what lie to even tell Diego that would make him believe you.

“Shit,” You growled dropping back down on the couch.

Five sat down next to you. He took your hand in yours.

“I’ve got a cover story,” Five suddenly said breaking the silence.

“Okay,” You said hopeful.

“There are a couple of assassins out there after me. They already attacked my family once. They went after you next when they didn’t get what they needed from Klaus or myself. I’ll bring you back to my brother. I’ll explain to him that I found you last night and brought you somewhere safe to clean you up before I brought you back to him. Make sure he knows that you kept asking for him when I found you,” Five said.

“Do you really think he’ll believe that?” You asked him.

“You’ll need to make him believe it,” Five said.

You let out a long sigh then slowly nodded.

“Alright, let’s go,” You said.

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Diego stood in front of his sink, shirtless, and gulping down a glass of water. The sudden burst of light from the corner of his eye had him turning. Diego carefully set down the glass as he stared at Five and Y/n standing there.

“Y/n,” Diego said softly.

“I’m okay,” you whispered.

Diego looked at Five.

“What the hell happened?” Diego demanded.

“Hazel and Cha Cha. They came up empty handed with Klaus thought they could use her instead,” Five explained.

“I wanted Five to bring me back last night, but he insisted on cleaning me up first,” The lie so easily rolled off your tongue.

“I knew you were worried about her. I didn’t want you to see her tired and dirty,” Five said.

“Did they hurt you?” Diego asked as his fist clenched together.

“No, they just did a lot of yelling and threatening,” You told him.

“Did you know the assassins had her? Is that why you brushed me off when I first told you?” Diego asked.

“I had my suspicions, but I couldn’t tell you and have you risking going in there and blowing everything up if I wasn’t sure,” Five said.

Diego only nodded.

“Diego, I,” You started but Diego held up a hand cutting you off.

“Thank you for bringing her back here,” Diego said.

“Right, well I’ll make sure to bring your car back tonight,” Five said.

You only nodded.

And with that Five was gone. Leaving you completely alone with Diego. You tried so hard to keep your nerves in check, but being back here with Diego under false pretenses was making you sick. You kept your head down but you could hear Diego’s boots walking across the hardwood floor near you.

Two of Diego’s fingers found their way underneath of your chin. He slowly lifted your head up so you were forced to look at him. You stared into his dark eyes. They scanned your face searching for answers, maybe? The darkness of his eyes was terrifying. The kindness was gone. The softness was nowhere to be found. He was gone. Your Diego was long gone and you had no idea what had happened to him.

“Are you alright?” Diego asked softly.

Just the sound of your Diego, the soft and kind Diego that you missed made your heart skip a beat. Slowly, you nodded not brave enough to talk in fear that your voice would shake.

“Did they hurt you?” Diego asked.

You shook your head.

“Do you want to talk about it?” Diego asked as his thumb ran over your cheek.

“I’d rather not,” Your voice broke.

“Alright,” Diego replied gently pulling your purse from your grasp.

He pushed you back until the back of your knees hit the chair. You sat down, your hands instantly clasped together and you squeezed your hands to keep them from shaking. You had to remain calm. You couldn’t let Diego know that you and Five were lying and conspiring together.

“I’m sorry,” Diego’s apology broke the silence.

Your head snapped up to look at him. You were taken back. The last thing you expected to come from his was an apology.

“What? Why are you apologizing?” You asked him.

“Because I should have gone with you. You were alone. Open for an attack. You had no one there to protect you,” Diego explained.

Now you felt horrible for lying.

“Diego, it’s not your fault. It’s not your job to protect me. Things happen,” You said carefully.

Diego slammed his hand down on the table causing you to jump. You looked up at him. His head hung low. He was taking in deep breaths trying to calm himself and you could see that his hands were shaking in anger.

“It is my job to protect you,” Diego said lowly.

“But, I never asked you to,” You told him.

Diego’s head snapped up to stare at you. His eyes were darker than normal and almost wild like. He reminded you of a feral wolf. You gulped as Diego walked over to you and dropped down in front of you.

“You didn’t have to, Y/n. I love you. Just like I know that you love me,” Diego said.

“Diego,” Your voice was thick and you held back the urge to cry from fear.

“Why do you look at me like you’re waiting for me to eat you up?” Diego asked.

You froze.

“I don’t want you to be afraid of me,” Diego whispered.

“You’re scaring me,” You said softly.

“How?” Diego asked.

“This isn’t you Diego. Holding me practically hostage. Spewing your feelings out. Protecting me. That’s not the Diego I know,” You explained as calmly as you could in fear that you would upset him with your words.

“It’s called growing up, Y/n,” was all that Diego answered.

“Diego, I think there’s more to it,” You pushed.

Diego stood. Hovering over you.

“If you know what’s good for you-you'll stop pushing me,” Diego warned.

You fell silent. Diego picked up your bag from the floor and held it out to you. Even though you were completely confused you took the bag from him.

“Go,” Diego said.

“What?’ You breathed out.

“Go home. I’ll see you later,” Diego said.

“Wait, what?” You were still so confused.

“Y/n, I have a very strong urge to throw you down on my bed and have my way with you, but you’re still too scared of me to do that. So go, before I do something that we will both regret,” Diego said.

You didn’t wait for further information. Standing you slid past Diego. His hands brushed your arm as you moved past him. You dashed up the stairs and you froze in front of the door. You looked over your shoulder back at Diego. Without saying a word you ran from his room and didn’t stop until you were locked away in your own home. You slid down the door and the tears overtook you. Trying to calm your shaky breath you knew that you were deep deep trouble and no idea how to survive this.

[jakeoettinger]

ASk of Hockey: 1, 2, 3?

1. answered here! :)

1. which hockey is, in your opinion, the most boring? (why?)

uhhhh probably mcdanks.. someone who repeatedly acts like liking licorice is a personality trait i cannot vibe with.

2. which hockey is, in your opinion, the most interesting? (why?)

mmmm tricky. i think maybe mika?? because he’s a legitimate DJ when he isn’t a hockey? like.. the fact he has another hobby and he’s into it and also is really good at is is v cool and interesting to me. and his swedish/finish situation. idk he just seems very interesting. 

3. which hockey is, in your opinion, outwardly boring but secretly interesting?

If you watch ONE ryan hartman interview... he seems like the most boring man on this planet. s2g. BUT! we know these assumptions to be inaccurate even just based on his absolute killer halloween costumes every year. thank you. 

send me an nhl suspension ask 👉🏻👈🏻

[shelbymadden14]

1-200

200: My crush’s name is: chanel 💚

199: I was born in: joplin mo

198: I am really: gay

197: My cellphone company is: verizon

196: My eye color is: hazel

195: My shoe size is: 9....in men’s

194: My ring size is: depends on the finger but 8 on my ring finger

193: My height is: 5.7

192: I am allergic to: cats & mildew

191: My 1st car was: 94 camaro

190: My 1st job was: at the hit zone

189: Last book you read: love her wild

188: My bed is: big af

187: My pet: my boom baby

186: My best friend: boom baby duh

185: My favorite shampoo is: pantene

184: Xbox or ps3: ps4

183: Piggy banks are: not in my vocabulary because i’m broke

182: In my pockets: boxers on sooo no pockets

181: On my calendar: lots of appointments & hopefully a date 😏

180: Marriage is: beautiful!

179: Spongebob can: get dis

178: My mom: is a beautiful soul

177: The last three songs I bought were? upset-lauren sanderson, billies album, jocelyn flores-XXX

176: Last YouTube video watched: jeffree star 😅

175: How many cousins do you have? too many to count

174: Do you have any siblings? yes 2

173: Are your parents divorced? nope

172: Are you taller than your mom? yes

171: Do you play an instrument? drums

170: What did you do yesterday? laundry & watched true blood

[ I Believe In ]

169: Love at first sight: yes

168: Luck: yes

167: Fate: yes

166: Yourself: depends on the day

165: Aliens: yes

164: Heaven: yes

163: Hell: yes

162: God: yes

161: Horoscopes: yes

160: Soul mates: duh

159: Ghosts: oh yeah

158: Gay Marriage: nope

157: War: ehh no

156: Orbs: yesh

155: Magic: living & breathing & the way the body works is magic so yes

[ This or That ]

154: Hugs or Kisses: kisses

153: Drunk or High: high

152: Phone or Online: phone

151: Red heads or Black haired: red heads i mean cmon

150: Blondes or Brunettes: recently changed to blondes & for good reason

149: Hot or cold: hot

148: Summer or winter: summer

147: Autumn or Spring: autumn

146: Chocolate or vanilla: chocolate

145: Night or Day: day

144: Oranges or Apples: apples

143: Curly or Straight hair: curly

142: McDonalds or Burger King: mcdanks

141: White Chocolate or Milk Chocolate: milk chocolate baby

140: Mac or PC: mac

139: Flip flops or high heals: neither

138: Ugly and rich OR sweet and poor: sweet & poor

137: Coke or Pepsi: pepsi

136: Hillary or Obama: obama

135: Burried or cremated: both?

134: Singing or Dancing: dancing

133: Coach or Chanel: chanel 😅😂😏💚

132: Kat McPhee or Taylor Hicks: no

131: Small town or Big city: big city

130: Wal-Mart or Target: walmart

129: Ben Stiller or Adam Sandler: adam

128: Manicure or Pedicure: pedicure

127: East Coast or West Coast: east

126: Your Birthday or Christmas: birthday

125: Chocolate or Flowers: flowers

124: Disney or Six Flags: six flags

123: Yankees or Red Sox: cardinals

[ Here’s What I Think About ]

122: War: no

121: George Bush: who is he? jk.

120: Gay Marriage: i think it’s gay

119: The presidential election: also gay

118: Abortion: pro choice

117: MySpace: middle school

116: Reality TV: dumb

115: Parents: they are good folk

114: Back stabbers: they stab backs. hoes.

113: Ebay: i sold a bat on here once & it was so much work

112: Facebook: slowly becoming obsolete in my life

111: Work: necessary

110: My Neighbors: the one who called the cops on me? she bad

109: Gas Prices: low thank the lord. knock on wood.

108: Designer Clothes: who cares

107: College: also necessary

106: Sports: i only really care about softball

105: My family: the madden’s are wild man

104: The future: looks pretty good 😏

[ Last time I ]

103: Hugged someone: uhmmm like the end of october ;(

102: Last time you ate: at 7

101: Saw someone I haven’t seen in awhile: uhm on ft with a bud the other day

100: Cried in front of someone: in my kitchen with my momma

99: Went to a movie theater: when chanel & i went to see hustlers

98: Took a vacation: junior year of hs

97: Swam in a pool: TOO long ago ;(

96: Changed a diaper: over a year ago

95: Got my nails done: never

94: Went to a wedding: probably like 2 years ago

93: Broke a bone: 6th grade

92: Got a peircing: 3 years ago

91: Broke the law: uh i was speeding ;(

90: Texted: just a minute ago

[ MISC ]

89: Who makes you laugh the most: that’s a toss up. i surround myself with laughter

88: Something I will really miss when I leave home is: my boom boy

87: The last movie I saw: do i have to watch it to count it? coraline

86: The thing that I’m looking forward to the most: seeing my lil baby

85: The thing im not looking forward to: chelsey moving out ;(

84: People call me: shelby, shelb, shlub, bub, sheldon

83: The most difficult thing to do is: not overthink

82: I have gotten a speeding ticket: like 2 times 😅

81: My zodiac sign is: aquarius

80: The first person i talked to today was: my favorite girl, chanel.

79: First time you had a crush: uhmmm 6th grade? who knows.

78: The one person who i can’t hide things from: i would say chanel. she’s like a human lie detector.

77: Last time someone said something you were thinking: chanel & i do this shit all the time it’s freaky.

76: Right now I am talking to: like having a conversation with someone? everyone is asleep i believe

75: What are you going to do when you grow up: wait i’m not grown? crap.

74: I have/will get a job: i am a sub but i’d like to venture out a little

73: Tomorrow: i’m going to work out

72: Today: i’m about to crash

71: Next Summer: i’d like to be in a pool or in the sun a lot

70: Next Weekend: i couldn’t tell ya.

69: I have these pets: boomer & xeno

68: The worst sound in the world: my alarm

67: The person that makes me cry the most is: my dad

66: People that make you happy: my family, my baby & my friends

65: Last time I cried: uhhh couple days ago

64: My friends are: savannah, meg, aleigh, shelby, alex & lots more

63: My computer is: non existent

62: My School: nada at the moment

61: My Car: little dented 😂

60: I lose all respect for people who: beat on people mentally or physically

59: The movie I cried at was: oh shoot. i don’t do sad movies so i couldn’t tell you. but anytime an old person is sad i cry

58: Your hair color is: strawberry blonde

57: TV shows you watch: way too many to name but i’m on true blood right now

56: Favorite web site: pornhub

55: Your dream vacation: i want to go to italy

54: The worst pain I was ever in was: uhmmm i guess shoulder surgery? it wasn’t too awful

53: How do you like your steak cooked: medium rare

52: My room is: clean & gray

51: My favorite celebrity is: emma stone or jennifer lawrence 😏

50: Where would you like to be: anywhere with you 😏💚

49: Do you want children: yes!

48: Ever been in love: i am sooo yes

47: Who’s your best friend: i have three. savannah, meg & aleigh.

46: More guy friends or girl friends: girl friends

45: One thing that makes you feel great is: when boom cuddles me

44: One person that you wish you could see right now: hmmm my nanny wheeler 💕

43: Do you have a 5 year plan: yes! don’t die.

42: Have you made a list of things to do before you die: ope. no but i should

41: Have you pre-named your children: yes

40: Last person I got mad at: uhmmm i hardly get mad but probably a sibling

39: I would like to move to: springfield

38: I wish I was a professional: softball player

[ My Favorites ]

37: Candy: orbit gun

36: Vehicle: nissan xterra

35: President: i could give a shit less

34: State visited: florida

33: Cellphone provider: verizon at the moment

32: Athlete: does lauren chamberlain count even though she’s retired?

31: Actor:ryan reynolds

30: Actress: his wife 😏

29: Singer: billie duh

28: Band: oh boy. uhm. coldplay

27: Clothing store: nike outlet or ross 😂

26: Grocery store: one with groceries

25: TV show: all time favorite? probably PLL

24: Movie: matilda

23: Website: again, pornhub. jk i couldn’t tell you.

22: Animal: elephant

21: Theme park: haven’t been to many soooo idk

20: Holiday: christmas or halloween

19: Sport to watch: softball

18: Sport to play: softball

17: Magazine: i don’t read them

16: Book: favorite book would be love her wild

15: Day of the week: friday

14: Beach: cancun mexico

13: Concert attended: ive been to shitty ones so negative

12: Thing to cook: pasta

11: Food: pasta

10: Restaurant: jap steak

9: Radio station: spotify 😂

8: Yankee candle scent: linen 😂

7: Perfume: cologne/chrome azarro

6: Flower: lillies

5: Color: purple

4: Talk show host: jimmy fallon

3: Comedian: ellen

2: Dog breed: yorkie but boom is my favorite

1: Did you answer all these truthfully? yes

[jottingprosaist]

Moving day tomorrow!

Yesterday:

  Signed my lease

  Packed 7 boxes of books

  Went to trivia

Got laid holla

Today:

Got my direct deposit info settled

GOT MY NEW HOUSE KEYS

Renewed BOTH my prescriptions on time, yeah boyyyy

Bought a practically new DVD player from a garage sale for $3 because why not   

Packed my art, kitchen gear, bathroom gear

  Loaded my car to the gills

Gonna eat some celebratory McDanks

Tomorrow:

Move all my boxes to the new house, thank god I’m on the main floor and there are no stairs

Move my bed, bookshelf and other furniture w/ help from my roommates and their truck

Unpack boxes, re-pack boxes with remaining belongings, move boxes to new house, repeat

Order celebratory half price pizza

Make neighborly offering of pizza and beer to the probable Murder Pantry Ghost

[phantomqueen]

Hey , three of your oc s for the lab / elevator / mcdanks training ask post

i forgot to do this on mobile earlier today oops

the beauty of this particular ask is that i have total freedom to choose the Best ocs i have for each situation. thanks

get randomly assigned as your lab partner for a whole semester: HMMM jaime. jaime was a pretty good student

get trapped with on a broken elevator for ten hours: paige. I mean theres a good chance she’d just smash the elevator BUT also she’d be fun to chill out with

get as my employee trainer for my new job at McDonalds: nate bc he’s very Nice and he would (metaphorically) hold my hand the whole time

((lab partner, trapped in an elevator, employee trainer))

[angelbb888]

When I said “real talk tho” the second time my friends already KNEW I was askin about McDanks god fuckin damn am I thankful 4 these people in my life!!!!!!!

[thefoldedbird]

So I've got this really bad cough, following the days of my apparent "cold" -as diagnosed by a McDonald's Manager- which all around sucks. And I've already knocked the mouse to the floor with powerful force of the coughs. Poor mouse. Btw, worst time to go to McDank's is during sickness seasons. If we're short staffed, sometimes health goes out the window. Like today...when they put a girl with the full on flu in grill and food prep. Nice. Despite asking to go home, because her mother refuses to pay for a doctor's visit and some prescribed antibiotics leaving her to make do with alka-seltzer, she is refused because we are understaffed... And she's like...um, excuse me? Our staff is literally stacked. I could've gone home 20 minutes ago, thank you very much.