#the 216 has thoughts on things

[ladcedes]

lowkey - ln4

lando norris x reader

request Hi could you write a lando Norris x younger mexican/irish gf reader (21) fc (rae cambra )where they keep things private because she doesnt want hate and her instagram is private too and shes always seen with lando and they went on holiday together smau pls.

note first request ever omg... thank you so much for this anon! pretty sure whoever requested actually forgot abt it atp... im sooo sorry this took me like half a year to get to I actually never check my inbox 😭😭😭

set in the summer bcs why tf not!

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paddockwags lando norris and his girlfriend, yn ln, seen in monaco 📸

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starlandos how did they even meet bruh 😭

⤷ bownorris exactly she has like zero social media presence how are they even together

⤷ paddockwags @.bownorris lots of athletes meet their wags through mutual friends so it’s likely that

amourln4 i give them another week 🥱

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f1.wagspot lando norris’ girlfriend, yn ln’s, instagram account revealed!

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favspiastri hold up does anyone think they meet through alex?? since they follow each other…

lncult WAITTT if u look back at some of alex’s posts u can find a glimpse of her

⤷ fourclaren so what she used her friend to get herself a famous bf? social climber 😒😐

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f1.wagspot lando norris spotted enjoying the sun with his girlfriend in mallorca ahead of the azerbaijan gp!

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4norrism are him and charles in the same place??

⤷ princeleclerc omg lando and charles vacation meetup?!?

silverstonel4n icb he’s stayed this long with a girl who’s so hidden from the spotlight

⤷ mcl4ren she’s so different from his past gfs it’s crazy

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yourusername when your schedules all line up >>>>

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alexandrasaintmleux bestie holidays ❤️

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⤷ yourusername cheers to more! 🥂

landonorris hope you liked your graduation gift ml ❤️

⤷ yourusername calling it a graduation gift really isn’t helping the allegations yk…

⤷ landonorris @.yourusername well in your defense i only paid for the plane and the guys split yacht costs so i think we’re good 🤓 you deserve it anyway 🤷‍♂️

landonorris trip finally made it out of the gc!

⤷ alex_albon stop trying to be relatable your trips always make it out of the gc. you're rich.

⤷ landonorris @.alex_albon then how come our golfing trips rarely happen :(

⤷ georgerussell63 @.landonorris have you thought about not planning them spontaneously, during race weeks, in a range halfway across the world?

⤷ yourusername @.georgerussell @.landonorris were you silent, or were you SILENCED

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landonorris sun’s out… summer break!

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ln4tion don’t be shy lando… finish the phrase 😁

⤷ formulamclaren fr when did this guy get pr training 😂😂

fourrari is this finally the official hard launch

⤷ gr63atest does it count as a hard launch if her face still isnt visible 😭😭

⤷ fourrari @.gr63atest 😭 at least we got confirmation tho

ladcedes keeping up with the 'comments as an author's note' tradition: I really hope this one meets expectations! I think it's a bit short but I didn't rly know what to do...

slightly suggestive bonus :]

[vyl3tpwny]

ive listened to your music through a lot of different avenues (headphones/eardbus/phone speaker/speakers in general); every time i do i still am able to hear something new in the effects or sound effects i'd never heard before, despite binge listening a lot of the time

i just wanna say its genuinely incredible how many layers your tracks have 💜💜💜 how many layers do they usually have?? or does it vary a lot?

it varies quite a bit!

i'll show this but i'll clarify something:

this is the project file for creature city, as an example. it goes to 216 tracks. but you have to take this track count with a grain of salt. some tracks are dedicated entirely to a sound that plays for half a second and thats it sometimes fkhljsdf.

regardless, no matter what genre of music i'm doing, a lot of my philosophy with layering and depth comes from my experience with the IDM* and neurofunk music scenes, where there's an absurd amount of layers, focus on fluid section transitions, and shifting soundscapes that seldom stay the same. a lot of artists in that space that have changed me forever in that regards are Iglooghost, Copycatt, Mr. Bill, False Noise, Noisia, Amon Tobin, and Culprate.

tho to be honest it's sort of a compulsion?

because tbh i think one of my weaknesses as an artist is i tend to be really self conscious about simplicity and straightforwardness. a lot of the times i definitely feel that i create more complexity than necessary to compensate for the fact that i don't always write an idea to work simply first. what i mean by that is a lot of rlly great songs are not trillions of layers and ideas all at once but just a simple idea executed satisfyingly, and i have a hard time doing that much of the time. a lot of my work can come off overproduced and stuff as a result and it's something i'm working hard to learn better how to do. it's a weird concept, because you train so much as an artist to do more advanced and complex things, you lose sight of rawness and straightforwardness at some point. with something like creature city i think the complexity is warranted, but yeahh it's a thing i think about!

i think if a song sounds top tier and is only like 10-20 tracks, that's the LIFE man. i find it super hard to make my own work engaging with so few tracks, i wanna challenge myself to get to that level.

i bring all this up bc i've seen like ppl go on about how many tracks they have in their projects as like a flex and tbh it's not really a flex at all sdfkjlsdfjk.

one of my fav examples of this concept i'm talking about is stromae and his record "alor on danse".

vro makes a club classic using like a few tracks, a laptop, and the dinkiest midi keyboard i've ever seen in my life. to me that's a mastery that i do not have yet, and it's very important to me.

anyway just thought i'd write this <3

*IDM is a genre name I don't agree with, but just wrote it for posterity. I tend to call this genre of music "Progressive Electronic" or, as Aphex Twin has called it, "Brain Dance" music. we can have more discussion about the genre name of IDM at some point in the future.

[socra-time]

Socra’s Naruto Liveblog, Ep. 216-220

(Aka the Village of Artisans mission… and the LAST filler arc of OG Naruto!!!)

Ep 216:

-aw yeah last filler arc!!!

-bruh wtf since when do Kakashi’s dogs literally tunnel out of the ground

-ooh another arc with a mystery, I’m sat

-yippee sand siblings time!!!

-damn Shikamaru really called his future wife “mean and nasty”

-huh Gaara’s voice was weirdly deep when he first started talking. Also I feel bad that no one wanted to be in his training group

-I don’t like Matsuri’s voice

-I actually don’t think Gaara would be very good with weapons, since his fighting style really just involves him standing and letting his sand do its thing

-ooh this villain lady’s voice is kinda hot

-so like is Gaara not the Kazekage yet? Who’s leading the Sand Village?

-yay the genin are all here! Except for Tenten for some reason! But yay!

Ep 217:

-oooh I like the flashbacks to Lee, Kiba, and Shikamaru being saved by Gaara, Kankuro, and Temari (I do think they didn’t need to go on quite so long tho)

-also they had Naruto and Lee both think “Gaara…” and Kiba think “Kankuro…” and it was like…kinda funny how wistful it was

-I like that Ino and Choji backed up Shikamaru’s leadership and reminded Naruto who’s the leader

-oh interesting there’s another wind user

-I still wanna know how much Temari’s fan weighs

-this is really IS just the Sasuke Retrieval Arc but with the Sand-Leaf roles reversed

-Kankuro says the villain guy (who I admittedly thought was a girl) is “just a kid” and even calls him “sonny”, as if Kankuro himself isn’t like 15. Yes I know that this society has different standards of adulthood but like cmon dude

-rip Black Ant

-I still think it’s funny that Gaara’s default battle position is just standing there with his arms crossed

-god Shino’s insects are so useful

-awwwww the animation of Akamaru running is so cute🥺. I’m gonna miss him being a tiny pupper tbh

-it’s interesting that Shikamaru and Ino are paired together as a squad, since neither of them are really combat types and their abilities to immobilize people would both be very helpful when paired with a heavy hitter. I guess Shikamaru’s power is the easiest way to ensure that Ino can pull off her jutsu tho

-Shikamaru using his shadow possession to maneuver Temari’s unconscious body out of the way of an attack was a really unexpected use of his power actually

-I highkey forgot that Kiba and Akamaru can just turn into a giant dog monster

Ep 218:

-Shikamaruuuu pls for the love of god stop being sexist

-also I love Temari’s sass

-oh my god Temari really made fun of Shikamaru for crying over the failure of his first mission as leader and the near-death of his teammates (including his best friend). Like I’m still living for her clapping back at Shikamaru but girl that’s a low fucking blow

-lmao not Ino calling herself a fifth wheel-

-ahhhh Gaara’s so cool

-ngl Kankuro, Choji, and Kiba yelling their attack names was kinda hilarious. It was just like “Man Beast Clone!” “Partial Expansion Jutsu!” “CROW!”

-ah yes of course Gaara has the same water weakness as Crocodile from One Piece. I can’t believe I didn’t think of that

-YESSS LEE WITH THE SAVE

-booooo give Ino stuff to do :((((

-the squads with Temari and Gaara have legit barriers preventing them from being effective and meanwhile the squad with Kankuro is just uncoordinated as fuck

-as usual Akamaru is the MVP of his team

-oh yeah Shikamaru is totally catching feelings for Temari

-aw poor Ino. They better be setting up her feeling useless so that she can have a big useful moment later

-wtf Gaara just fucking JAVELINED A DUDE THROUGH THE HEART

-okay look I love Kankuro’s Iron Maiden move but like… didn’t the enemy dude break the Black Ant???

Ep 219:

-these weapons are some bullshit ngl

-it’s really weird seeing Gaara fight with kunai

-time for Naruto to Naruto all over the place

-still really don’t like Matsuri’s voice

-goddamn they’re sending Kakashi AND Jiraiya? This “Ultimate Tool” better be really fucking threatening

-poor Gaara:(

-I don’t really like this new enemy dude’s voice either

-Naruto maybe instead of trying to break Gaara’s cage with your bare hands you should, I dunno, try to hit it with a rasengan?

-oh my god Matsuri’s voice is so annoying. I think I don’t like it because it sounds almost TOO cartoony?

Ep 220:

-welp this is it. The last OG Naruto episode. Damn now I’m sad

-this is so unrelated to anything but I like Temari’s sash

-I love Temari being noticeably taller than Shikamaru

-lmao not the flashback to Naruto worming his way towards Gaara after their fight-

-ah yes, overcoming the demon inside you with the power of love

-okay I wanna see Gaara pop off now

-yep he’s popping off

-wow Gaara really likes his javelin attacks huh

-soooo that was easier than I thought it would be. I’m glad they’re not nerfing Gaara tho

-aw Gaara is still so short

-“Terrific. Another Naruto fan.” Shikamaru is so funny lol

-okay so Ino’s self-doubt was the setup for her becoming a medical ninja! I don’t mind that. Sakura was so smug about it tho

-(anyways I have thoughts about the medical ninja thing that I’ll maybe make a post about at some point. Hot take maybe but I think Shikamaru should have been the medical ninja on their team)

-I like that Tenten is annoyed she wasn’t taken on the mission

-AW NARUTO EATING RAMEN WITH IRUKA BEFORE HE LEAVES<3

-I wish we got Kakashi’s thoughts on Naruto leaving too

…well, that’s the end of my OG Naruto liveblog! I’ll be liveblogging Shippuden next, so wish me luck!

[redrosyrose]

stronger - @wolfstarmicrofic - word count:216

"the stronger the better" Sirius answered quickly as James just asked about his type in a dreary afternoon

"Really?I thought you prefer the shy one,like the mystery boy you told me last week"James said smugly while nudging Sirius with his elbow

This just makes Remus more desperate to know who is that mystery boy Sirius is currently obsessed over.What house is he?How does he looks like?Is he shy like James just said or strong or both?Thrash of questions just take turns to fill his mind.His eyes unconsciously dart to Sirius fluffy lips as Remus patiently waits for an official answer from the boy he's been secretly has a crushed on since third year. "He has both of it,shy and strong at the same time."Sirius slowly replied. "He also have hazel hair,which is always mousy whenever he read a book or have a revision in library.He has an obsession for anything with chocolate and he's effortlessly strong and.." Sirius voice trails off while blush is creeping up his cheekbones."he's in this room,wearing a maroon sweater and being unfairly stunning."

Sirius' grey gems are now looking straight at his purposefully while James's sneakily excuse that he's going to find Peter and the last things Remus knows is his lips are crashed eagerly with Sirius

[tenthousandyearsx]

“It would be useless to talk." "Why?" "Just…" I couldn't explain it well. It was a helpless feeling that couldn't be described. However, it was when a person became most helpless that they were the most truthful. "I think there is a huge wall." [The Fourth Wall is looking at you.] "You and I are talking like this but we're not really communicating. There is no such thing as communication in this world." [The 'Unidentified Wall' is looking at the Fourth Wall.] 「 Kim Dokja thought: Maybe reality or the novel is all the same. 」 「 I've read it for so long and I still don't know. 」 「 Maybe I will never know. 」 I felt like I was mistaken and that the moment I spoke these words, everything would change. This optical illusion was broken by Jang Hayoung's words. "I might be different from others but of course, there is no such thing." "What?" "Everyone has a wall and communication is impossible… that's obvious." I couldn't believe the friendly Jang Hayoung thought so. It was a bit surprising. Then Jang Hayoung continued, "However, we still have to talk. Even if there is a huge wall, there is a person behind that wall." "…What can we say when there is a wall?" "Write on the wall." My mouth dropped open at the brazen words. "Even if you shit or pee, you will leave something on the wall. That way, the other party will recognize it." "Why would you do such a thing? The other person is beyond the wall anyway…” “Still, you should leave a mark." "Does that make sense?" "There is no apparent meaning." "Then?" "It is just important that you left it." "The other party won't know so why?" "At least the wall has changed." I was speechless for a moment. Jang Hayoung spoke in a resolute voice. "Then one day, someone might read it.”

– Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint – Chapter 216: Ep. 41 - Real Revolutionary, II

[hr-twink]

guess who got Dead Lions at the library todayyy

[edited into one review post]

["Guys maybe," she said. "Sacking a girl for flattening a creep who's harassing her, that's embarrassing. Especially if the girl' in question wants to get legal about it." The inverted commas round girl couldn't have been more audible if she'd said quote/unquote.”(21)]

-HEY GIRL I MEAN THEY 🫡🫡🫡💜

[“As for Spider Webb, his desk didn't have a number. He was basically HR, Min and Louisa had heard, and had this connection with River Cartwright neither of them knew the details of, beyond that they'd been through training together, and that Webb had screwed River over, which was how come River was a slow horse.” (32)]

-lore is loreing

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girl page 35: Spider has been here for 2 pages and hes already “casually” asking about River 💀💀💀

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[“Competence was generally beyond Cartwright. For a while, Ho had used a CCTV still of the King's Cross chaos as a screensaver, until Louisa Guy suggested River might break his elbows if he found out.”] page 54

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page 64 Lamb calls Ho a slur 💀#notmylamb

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(page 69)

hes sooo me for real

also page 122 louisa min gaydar line 😂😂Piotr x Kyril rip

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[Webb said, "I know it sounds like shooting for the moon. But think about it. The man's a player. It's not out of question he could take the reins." He was growing visibly more excited. Taverner carefully avoided looking at his trousers. "And if we're with him, if we smooth his path—I mean, really. It's the Holy Grail." The sensible thing would be to torch him here and now, she thought. Thirty seconds of verbal creosote, and hed leave sooty footprints all the way back to his office, and never have an idea again.] page 145

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page 175: obsessed and grateful that they made River completely sexless in the show like its soooo much better that way😭😭😭do not need more scenes of river getting laid in the book (he is accurately pathetic though)

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finished: i really prefer the narrative from the show i think it was a really smart adaptation. diva down🫡

leaving you with this

"And who might you be?" Let's be polite, thought River. "The name's Walker." "Is it now." "Jonathan Walker." "Jonathan Walker," the man repeated in a sing-song voice, to underline the effeminate nature of anyone limp-wristed enough to be called Jonathan Walker.

-page 216

#amloth reads dead lions

[just-horrible-things]

‘Verse: Resistance, co-author @whump-sprite AU: Chewtoy Alone (alt to Chewtoy)

Water [First | Next]

The sickest prisoners get three doses of amox a day, just like Ari was taught. (Of course, if anyone was actually invested in their survival, they’d be in the infirmary by now.) That means that the first dose is the first thing she does in the day.

To start with she tried rolling it into the water round – it made sense, she thought. They swallow the pills easier with water anyway. But then 220 decided to pick a fight with her during the hose round, and she got distracted first with putting him back in his place, then with trying to stop the nosebleed he gave her, and basically if she doesn’t give the drugs their own slot in her day they don’t get done on time.

She clips the dosage sheet into the clipboard and grabs the bottle with the pills in and a couple of bottles of water. Her untidy scrawl tells her which cells for the extra doses. She should be able to hold that in her head, but apparently she can’t.

210. Barely conscious. Wakes enough to swallow without protest.

213. “Are you gonna take your meds this morning? ‘Cause if not, I won’t bother.” She checks briefly around his head and shoulders for any evidence that he spat last night’s dose out. She only gets a grunt in response to the question. But when she waves the pills in front of his face he reluctantly opens his mouth.

Ari watches his throat for the swallow, then demands, “Show me. C’mon, don’t make me force your mouth open. Good. Tongue up. Okay.” He glares knives at her as she moves on.

216, 217. 217 refuses the drugs, pressing her lips together. “You sure? It’s antibiotics. Might make you less sick.” Oh well. More for everyone else.

Over to Block 4. 404, 407. 

407 doesn’t swallow without coaxing, but if Ari uses two fingers to put the pills right onto the back of her tongue, she’ll do it. While she will, she has a chance of making it. Ari gives her a double dose, and spends a few minutes sitting on the floor with her giving her as much water as she’ll drink.

417 just choked the last time Ari tried to do the same thing with him. Every day she’s surprised to find him still alive. Every day she thinks about putting him out of his misery. She hasn’t done it yet. 

His fever’s still scary high – as checked by the highly scientific method of Ari pressing a hand to his forehead. He manages a little water when it’s offered, but not a lot. She notes down his continued failure to die, and moves on.

Since she’s already in 4, she starts the hose round there. Same old drudgery as always. At least she doesn’t have to scrub down the interrogation room floors as well.

401 is timid enough that she doesn’t mind unlocking his chain from the floor to let him move out of her way – not that his cell needs the hose that badly anyway. He turns down the offer to take a wash in the cold water.

402 stays on his ankle chain, despite his efforts to convince her otherwise.

403 she forgot she’d left attached to the wall after a bid for freedom yesterday. Not standing, but sitting up without the slack to lie down. He looks thoroughly miserable, and makes no fuss as she lets his wrists down to swap to a gentler setup.

Most of the time is eaten up by the cells where she needs to wash the prisoners, not just the floors. For them, she turns the hose down to the slowest setting, and does her best with a washcloth and some hand soap pilfered from the restrooms.

404 wails when Ari moves her, and sobs through the process of being cleaned. “Easy, easy, not here to hurt you. Just getting you cleaned up, don’t panic.”

406 goes dead-eyed and tolerates the handling without making eye contact.

407 twitches at the contact with her injuries, but doesn’t make so much as a sound. 

408 usually makes some kind of lewd remark about Ari touching him, but he’s quiet this morning. Ari ‘s glad to maintain the silence.

A few days ago, 409 started demanding answers every time Ari opens her door. Apparently she hasn’t given up yet.

“What’s going on out there? I know something’s changed, I’m not stupid. Something’s going on out there, what’s happening?” Ari doesn’t have an answer for her any more than she did the last twenty times. Nothing she’s sure won’t come back to bite her, anyway. “What’s the harm?” 409 pleads as she shuffles out of the way of the hose. “Who am I gonna tell – you? Just – what’s going on, I just want to know what’s going on. Come on, you can’t leave us in the dark forever!”

She’s not the only one who asks. They’ve all noticed the change in routine. They have to suspect, by now that Ari’s all alone out here. Some of them use reason, some of them plead. Some of them curse her out, like that’s going to convince Ari to give a fuck.

She doesn’t have answers for any of them.

What’s she supposed to say? Tell them it’s civil war out there? Tell them they’ve been abandoned to die in their cells? Tell them it’s just Ari out here, one guard against nearly forty of them?

If they all got loose, they’d tear her limb from limb.

410 wants to know as well, she can see it in his eyes, but he’s close enough to 409 to hear her ask and get no response. So instead it’s, “good morning, interrogator,” and “what are we doing today, same again?” and all the rest of the nervous smalltalk he makes to cover for his fear. Ari answers tersely, head still lost in her own worries.

412 hates her quietly while she works.  413 and 414 she has to keep a careful eye on as she helps them move. 415 begs her for mercy on sight, and when she checks his forehead, his temperature is up again. Great.

417 is too far gone to give her trouble, but washing him takes time. 

The last two are easy, although 420 begs again to be unchained, just for a little while. “You’ve got plenty of slack,” Ari tells her. “What’s the problem?” She checks the wrists. Red – probably from fidgeting – but the cuffs haven’t broken the skin yet. “I just want to move,” the witch pleads. “Please, I’m losing my mind. I won’t try anything.”

420 hasn’t made herself a problem. She barely talks. But she’s only been whipped the once and nothing’s broken. If she decided to fight Ari, she has the capacity. “I’ll think about it,” Ari allows. Maybe she’ll come back with some longer chains.

Most of the real troublemakers are on Block 2. The first half are fine – some vitriol, but nothing Ari hasn’t heard before. Some more questions she can’t – or won’t – answer. 205 wants to know what Ari even wants from her.

209 pleads for water, and she assures him it won’t be long now. He says he wants to talk. Ari tells him that’s above his paygrade, she’s just a guard. Maybe she should take his statement, she doesn’t know. She can’t be bothered.

210 needs extended washing. He’s compliant enough.

Then there’s 211. The only fighter she hasn’t managed to get secured in cuffs. He’s a big guy and still on his feet, and frankly Ari’s not confident she can subdue him even with the taser and the baton. Sure, it should work. But all it takes is one slip. And if she gets into trouble, there’s no one to come to her rescue.

So she just keeps his door closed and locked. Which means no hose, but whatever. He calls to her through the door, “When’s it my turn?” as he hears her doing the cells either side of his. She ignores him.

212, 213, 216, and 217 all need washing. 

And then there’s 220, her least favourite of the batch. 

He’s still mad after yesterday’s little scuffle – and honestly so is Ari. Her ankle’s still throbbing. The warlock mouths off as soon as Ari opens the door – so she blasts him full force with the hose until he’s spluttering too hard to keep insulting her. Then she hoses down the floor.

Finally, the hose needs coiling back into its housing, then the first round of the day is done. Drinking water next. Ari takes the empty bottles to the interrogation room to refill – and remembers the task she apparently gave up on last night. 

On the counter beside the sink, there’s still a tray piled with stinking, crusty bandages and gauze waiting to be washed so she can reuse them. As Ari gets close, a single fly lifts off from the mess. She swats at it angrily, but it gets away. How do they even get down here?

Okay, she’s going to have to wash up before she can take a look at anyone’s wounds. She’d still better do water and food first though.

She gets herself another coffee to drink while she fills bottles. The full bottles go onto the trolley. The fly is still buzzing about in the corner of the room. There’s got to be fly paper or something in a storeroom somewhere…

Every prisoner gets a bottle. Some of them – the lucky ones – she can just toss the bottle to and leave them to drink it on their own time. More of them she has to take the cap off and put the bottle into their hands, or hold it for them while they drink. Some, like 210, she has to sit with and feed one sip at a time.

210’s still not really awake, groggy and slow to respond. Ari can’t remember, but she thinks he was more alert yesterday. She’ll have to check her notes.

211’s bottle is dropped through the grate in the door.

Even 220 knows better than to resist water. Ari only has to hand-feed him because his hands are cuffed behind his back, but she’s not unlocking him any time soon with the shit he keeps pulling. He makes faces about letting her hold the bottle to his face, but he drinks.

Block 4 takes longer, because she’s hand-feeding more than half of them. With any luck, some of them will die off soon and reduce the workload.

407 manages most of a bottle, which is better than yesterday. Ari adds a note to her clipboard. 409 badgers her about the outside situation some more, and 414 takes the opportunity to do the same, although he’s more aggressive about it.

417 drowns if she tries to feed him direct from the bottle. Ari’s taken to soaking a bit of cloth and holding it to his face, and sometimes he’s able to suckle a little from that. It takes for fucking ever. This morning he’s barely interested even in that.

“Won’t be long now,” Ari tells him numbly, holding the cloth close to his lips a while just in case he decides he wants it after all. “Won’t be long ‘til it’s over. You’ll be out of here long before the rest of us.” 

There’s no sign that he can hear her, so she’s not sure why she bothers.

[Next]

[snarryauctoberfest]

The Week 1 roundup can be found here. The Week 2 roundup can be found here.

Week 4 commences posting on the 21st of October.

Day 10

Title: After the Orchard Creator: ??? Prompt: Prompt 2024-110: Newly widowed Harry has trouble getting his son to sleep. One night Hermione sends him a podcast of Severus Snape talking about his time during the war, and it puts his son directly to sleep. Even though the man had never answered any of Harry’s letters through the year, he decides to reach out and tell him about this new development. Rating: Mature Word Count: 20.8k Summary: Same as prompt.

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Title: Blonde Tresses Creator: ??? Prompt: Prompt: 2024-115 - Severus had sworn never to kneel before another wizard again. But he had to try proposing one last time. Rating: Mature Word Count: 1.2k Summary: Same as prompt.

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Day 11

Title: Second Chance Inheritance Creator: ??? Prompt: 2024-232 - The Prince family has a different sort of inheritance, the secret to their success: When they come of age, members are taught the Second Chance spell. One chance to go back in time and fix things. Rating: Explicit Word Count: 32k Summary: Following a tragedy, Severus Snape is determined to tap into his estranged family's greatest legacy. He finds himself with more chances to woo the love of his life than he ever thought possible.

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Day 12

Title: Help Stepdad, I'm Stuck! Creator: ??? Prompt: 2024-67 - Help Stepdad, I'm stuck! Rating: Explicit Word Count: 6k Summary: After years of marriage, Severus can feel his relationship with Lily waning. He had already been contemplating ending things when his stepson, Harry, proposes something that he struggles to refuse, although will he ultimately come to regret it?

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Title: Leak Creator: ??? Prompt: 2024-165 - Harry is a plumber (hot daddy type with hairy chest - I beg for it). He was called to Spinner's End. The door was answered by a pissed off, soaked wet bloke in a silk robe and lace stockings. Harry had never been turned on by the sight of another man in his entire life. Well, until now. Rating: Explicit Word Count: 4.3k Summary: Same as prompt.

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Day 13

Title: (Not Quite) As You Wish Creator: ??? Prompt: 2024-124: After Nagini's bite, due to some unresolved life debt stuff, Severus becomes Harry's Genie in a Bottle… And he desperately wants to make Potter's life as difficult as he can - until he hears what Harry actually wishes for. Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Word Count: 6.5k Summary: It’s post-war, and Harry is still hearing voices. A voice. One, very specific voice. A voice that wants something of him. And it’s the one thing he doesn’t do.

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Title: Lively Days at Potter House by khaleesisophie - a Podfic Creator: ??? Prompt: N/a Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Length: 2:12:47 Summary: Podfic of Lively Days at Potter House by khaleesisophie

Harry, who has a misplaced understanding of his own skill in matchmaking, attempts to strike a match for his dear friend, Draco Malfoy. A tale of misunderstanding and romantic misadventures.

Or, the Emma Snarry AU we always needed.

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Day 14

Title: First Impressions Creator: ??? Prompt: 2024-216: Trope reversal: Snape was forced into multiple arranged marriages by his grandparents. The spouses kept dying. Very mysterious. But Harry isn't worried when he winds up the latest candidate. Rating: Explicit Word Count: 24.6k Summary: When Harry is forced to marry a complete stranger, he tries to make the best of things. After all, he's a Healer, he can take care of himself. And his new husband seems nice enough… But why, exactly, has Severus already been married three times before? And why have all three of those previous spouses died unexpectedly? Is Harry next? Or will he fall in love with his new husband after all?

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[citrus-soju]

I already talked about it in this post, but I want to share all of my thoughts properly.

The Metal Masked Assassin (I'll refer to him as MMA) was an incredibly unlucky person when you think about it. His mother passed away right after he was born. It's assumed she either died of blood loss due to birth complications, or she might have even been murdered, due to her baby being born with albinism.

We don't know anything about his father's whereabouts, if he's alive or dead, if he would take his children in if he knew. Either way, he's not in the picture. But unluckily, MMA was "left a brother".

Logically, we can put together that MMA's brother was older than him. We don't know for sure how many years the two siblings were apart, though. Judging by the picture of them as teens, their age difference doesn't appear to be too great. Of course, MMA might simply be tall, even as a teenager, and looking older than he really is.

There's also a possibility that, while both of them are depicted as teenagers in this picture, Agent 216 was actually already an adult while MMA was still young. It would make more sense for authorities to leave an infant in the care of a relative who's over at least 16 years old than leaving two young children completely on their own.

We can only speculate about their childhood years, honestly, since there is not much known at all. They could have been adopted by a distant relative, placed in a foster family, given up for adoption... But one thing is for sure, just from looking at these pictures - Even as teenagers, they were already prone to violence, and already hiding their faces.

Perhaps they got by thanks to armed robberies, perhaps they were already training to be assassins at this age. Personally, I'm voting for the first option, just because their clothes appear to be in a bad condition, holes and all, which is not the case in the image depicting them as adults. Their weapon of choice is also quite different; the bat and axe being more commonly used for self protection or work, and the machete/knife looking much more professional.

But now to the part I've been wanting to talk about.

Let's start with what we know about Agent 216. According to General Crozier, he is a "trained killer". That means, someone, or some kind of organization, must have taken him under their wing and taught him the art of being an assassin at some point. At least as a teenager. It's never specified where the two assassins got their education from. But however and wherever they spent their youth; Agent 216 was most likely the more skilled assassin, considering he's the one the General confides in and claims to be "perfect".

Ah yes, General Crozier. At least as an adult, Agent 216 must have some sort of connection to the US Military, or at least General Crozier directly, since it's him who personally hires him, and then informs MMA about his death later. No other tribunal members are present, nor are they aware that he was hired to kill, not just to spy.

What I find really interesting is that Agent 216 has a tattoo of the FalconBack Project logo on his left arm. Whatever that means. It makes me wonder if he and Crozier have some kind of connection outside of the deal, and if the assassination attempt on Dethklok was more of a personal favor to the General instead of a one time deal. Whatever connection they have was apparently meaningful enough for Agent 216 to get involved in a top secret project led by Salacia himself - but not his younger brother.

This raises a whole bunch of questions, but that's for another day and another post.

So where is MMA in all this? Where was he in all this?

While MMA is a violent person and seemingly has a passion for murder, what stood out to me is that he is never actually seen involved in any assassination related jobs that don't directly involve avenging his dead brother in a way - besides that one time where he's introduced. The people he fixates on besides Dethklok themselves are Klokateers and Charles Ofdensen, in particular. Perhaps that can simply be blamed on MMA's lack of screen time, but I would leave it up to Brendon Small to consider any small detail.

MMA appears to be as goal driven and determined as he is violent, with only a single goal in mind throughout the entire series - avenging Agent 216, regardless of what it may cost. He's willing to dispose of anyone who gets in his way, including his allies (Magnus).

What I'm thinking is... what if he wasn't even a blade for hire before the death of his brother? What if the only reason why Crozier was able to "hire" him was because of his promise for revenge? What if Agent 216 was the "actual" assassin among them, while MMA was more or less a sick and dependent child who simply got caught up in the situation?

This sounds farfetched but hear me out.

Regardless of how they grew up, regardless of what led up to this point; MMA's older brother was clearly very dear to him. So dear, in fact, that avenging him consumed every bit of space on his mind. While MMA willingly recruited people to assist him in his cause, for the most part, he used people who felt wronged by Dethklok for his own gain. Instead of viewing them as likeminded individuals, he saw them as underlings. Even Magnus, who did most of the "negotiating" during DSR, treated Toki's wounds and fed him, was just a puppet to MMA in the end. Once Magnus didn't cooperate with him anymore (claiming that the death of Ishnifus "wasn't part of his plan"), MMA didn't hesitate to show who's the REAL mastermind behind it all ("this was never your plan").

Throughout the series, we definitely saw that MMA has a tendency to use people for his benefit, and discard them once they're no longer useful to him, without any consideration for their feelings, or even their lives. We also learn that he's not much of a "talker" and much rather a "do-er". He leaves all the talking to Magnus, who dramatically goes off to Toki and Abigail about his reasoning, while MMA is in the background only thinking about revenge and his brother.

He seems to do very poorly with things not going his way. He doesn't listen to instructions from Crozier. He refuses to let Magnus berate him. Like a child, he no longer wants to play the game if it's not by his rules.

This is acquired behavior. Which means, somebody taught him that this is the way to go through live. Most likely - his older brother.

While he clearly holds a lot of admiration for Agent 216, it makes me wonder. The contrast between how much he looks up to his brother and how much he looks down on other human beings is stark. It's almost like he looks up to his brother like he's some kind of God leading him on his path, even displaying his body during the torture of Toki and Abigail. He MIGHT just be a crazy dude with a lust for blood who saw an excuse to kill and torture. He MIGHT just be very obsessed with the only person he has a real connection with.

Or perhaps, his brother isn't the good person he views him as.

I believe Agent 216 might have always made MMA feel inferior to him, knowingly or not. Being labeled the "perfect" assassin, the older brother who was kind enough to raise an abandoned baby, the one fending for them. Plus, with MMA having some visible physical deformities, he most likely was the "better looking" one, too.

Perhaps the reason why MMA isn't seen assassinating anyone for other reasons than revenge is that his brother simply took the spotlight. In the best case, Agent 216 merely wanted to protect MMA from this kind of lifestyle, both because he's his little brother who he cared for, as well as considering Albinism comes with a long list of potential health issues, depending on the exact diagnosis. Examples are vision problems, ranging from nystagmus (rapid uncontrollable eye movements) to legal blindness, sensitivity to (sun)light in both eyes and skin, a weaker immune system, a higher risk of infections, premature aging, etc.

Or perhaps all these things were a lot of excuses for Agent 216 to treat his little brother harshly and cast him into the shadows.

Tidbits that made me put this together in my mind would be, for example, the fact that MMA is covered in scars, while Agent 216 is not. Strange, considering that his targets are mostly seen tied up, hanging from hooks or otherwise immobilized. And somehow, all these scars look the same. They all look as if they were inflicted by... a machete perhaps.

In early concept art, MMA is shown with what appears to be burn marks. They almost look as if they were deliberately inflicted on him. The spotting doesn't exactly appear like he got caught in a fire, much rather that they came from separate instances.

And one more thing, which might just be an observation I made that you might disagree with. But as someone who worked with both abused and disabled children in the past... I recognize some of his patterns and behaviors.

Looking up to the one person caring for him without even a second thought. Enduring great pain for their sake. HAPPILY doing so. Not being great at dealing with instructions. Not handling it well when someone disagrees with him or even scolds him. Letting the "adult Magnus" do the talking for him in difficult situations. Struggling to relate to people, perhaps even due to low emotional intelligence, or simply not understanding that people have feelings. Not CARING if they have feelings, possibly. Using people for his benefit, then discarding them like dolls he's done playing with once they're not useful anymore.

All acquired behaviors somebody taught him in his life.

Considering his condition, harsh upbringing and visible deformities, it wouldn't surprise me if he was a younger age mentally. His behavior is almost childlike in ways. The way he phrases things, too. Revengencers, instead of Revengers. The fact that he has these scars, yet his brother didn't have a single one on him.

This might be a reach. A big reach. But what if Agent 216 had him completely wrapped around his finger. All like "I had to endure so much for your sake, so I have a right to take my anger out on you", and perhaps followed up by an "I do this because I love you and because that's the only way you learn". I can see him making MMA feel inferior, for his appearance, for needing food, medication, comfort. Guilty for "killing" their mother. For being a burden. How dare he want love. Isn't it enough that he puts his life on the line for him every day? What is love? Baby don't hurt me

To me, he's a lost, disabled person stuck in a trauma bond with his brother until the end.

[wardevilwins]

Why is it the War Devil?

Obviously, I am fascinated by the concept of the War Devil. There is a way in which her presence in the story is uniquely Japanese. Since WWII, the question of how to process the Empire’s defeat has hung over Japanese society. On the conservative side, there is a long project to minimize the realities of the War, especially atrocities committed by the Japanese Imperial Army. Alongside this, there is the concerted effort within the legislature to repeal Article 9 of the constitution, the article which forbids the Japanese government from raising an army. On the left, there is a desire for genuine reconciliation and strong support for article 9. However, the effort has not gained much of a foothold. Japan is, much like the United States, a strongly conservative country.

For example, when the historian Ienaga Saburo wrote his textbook “New Japanese History” for public schools in 1953, the government initially approved his manuscript, but when he resubmitted a revised version two years later, they demanded that 216 revisions be made. Revisions included minimizing the Rape of Nanking, adding a mention of public support for the Russo-Japanese war, etc. Straightforward government censorship of established historical fact.

Ienaga sued the government for damages arguing that he was protected by Article 21, the right to free speech. Note: his book was not a state standard. It was simply one of many textbooks available for use by schools. A district court ruled that the government’s demands didn’t constitute censorship, but did constitute an abuse of authority and granted monetary settlement. An appeal to the High court rejected the monetary settlement, and the Supreme Court upheld the appeal.

In other words, the Japanese Government was granted the right to dictate the facts of history “for the public good” in the words of the rulings. Realities of war were erased from the public consciousness with the intent to control the narrative around the Fallen Empire. And the state reasoning was a paternalistic appeal to the greater good of humanity. If this reminds you of Makima’s plan in part one, I am sure that is not a coincidence.

This is a metaphor that I think was broadly missed by the international audience. The idea that War should be forgotten for the sake of humanity, this is the ideology behind historical revisionism. Fujimoto is looking directly at the way that political power in Japan is used to manipulate public understanding of history. Pieces of the past are erased, eaten, and forgotten.

This is why I don’t lend much credence to the idea that Chainsaw Man actually modifies the fabric of the universe somehow when he eats a devil. It is not that the world changes, it is that people forget about it. It’s not that our forgotten sixth sense was deleted. We just forgot it used to exist. It disappeared, perhaps as a part of Chainsaw Man’s attack. And then we forgot.

The main reason I think of it this way is because of the parallel with historical revisionism. Right now in Florida the state government is attempting to erase the suffering of African slaves brought to America from the school curriculum. If they maintain this for three generations, no one in the state of Florida will know of this true part of history. It will be forgotten. Humanity in Florida will have forgotten a part of slavery. We don’t need supernatural mechanics to explain historical ignorance. This happens all the time.

Yoru describes this phenomenon in more detail: “War became a thing of books and movies.” Yoru became weakened as humanity became less afraid of war. Parts of the war that really happened are not gone, but have been consigned to unreality. They exist only at a distance. It is only one step further along this axis until they are completely forgotten, until they aren’t thought about at all.

This idea of forgetting War is directly relevant to the political conflicts around Article 9. This conflict is split as I mentioned, but the reality of the situation is more complex. During the occupation, the US Government directed the drafting of the new Japanese constitution. In a real sense, Japan was literally Americanized. The text of Article 9 reads:

Aspiring sincerely to an international peace based on justice and order, the Japanese people forever renounce war as a sovereign right of the nation and the threat or use of force as means of settling international disputes.

In order to accomplish the aim of the preceding paragraph, land, sea, and air forces, as well as other war potential, will never be maintained. The right of belligerency of the state will not be recognized.

This is part of Chapter 2 in the Articles of the Japanese Constitution. Other chapters contain multiple articles. This is the only article in chapter 2 which is titled “Renunciation of War.” To date, Japan is the only country in the world to include a renunciation of war in its constitution.

Of course, Article 9 doesn’t exist out of the kindness of the Japanese people’s peace loving hearts. It exists because the US military thought that the Japanese people were so intrinsically bloodthirsty, that if they didn’t dismantle the empire and remove their ability to raise an army, there could never be peace.

That said, Japanese politicians were involved in the drafting of the constitution as well. Since the war began in China in 1928, a significant faction even among the hawkish types were exasperated with the boneheaded aggression. But the fascists had control of the Emperor, the key figurehead. Once that was lost, cooler heads who were open to the idea of a peaceful Japan stepped in.

So Article 9 starts with this complex identity. On the one hand, it is an imposition by the occupying force, on the other hand, it is a reconciliation within Japan around mistakes the nation made. This remains the case going forward. Because soon after the occupation ends, the Korean War begins.

America, having secured a foothold in the region, realizes that militarily neutering their nearest ally may have been a tactical mistake. But they also still don’t really trust the Japanese government. So they make a move. The US signs a controversial security-treaty with Japan that creates the “National Security Force” to act as a military police. Japanese conservatives then use this precedent to begin building a military under the premise of it being for “self defense.” Thus the JSDF, Japanese Self Defense Force, is born. This was all done with explicit American support.

The American’s didn’t want to team up with the JSDF per se. They wanted Japan to manufacture weapons to create a short supply line towards the Korean front. The creation of the JSDF gives the Japanese government permission to permit manufacturing of military machinery, which was originally taken to be forbidden by Article 9.

Since it’s founding, the JSDF has gradually crept further and further towards active military activity. The final line was crossed in the Iraq war. At the behest of George W. Bush, Prime Minister Koizumi approved a battalion of Japanese soldiers to act in conjunction with the US military for the invasion of Iraq.

This occurs in 2004, in the wake of the 90s. Japan re-enters war in a real way. At this point, article 9 is essentially window dressing on a country which has what amounts to a fully functional military force. But, the existence of article 9 creates a public perception of Japan as being removed from war, even as it actively participates.

You can see now why when Yoru appeared in chapter 98 I was immediately excited. The idea of the War Devil coming back is a stab at the powers that be trying to paper over their militaristic intentions with political rhetoric. Conservatives are currently moving to repeal article 9. This was one of Shinzo Abe’s major objectives. But he failed to achieve it.

So the struggle continues under the current leadership. And in that context, Fujimoto is placing War front and center. War that has been forgotten but will come back. War that, should she return to full power, will turn legions of young men into weapons.

It’s a subtle but also daring message. The debate plays out in politics but is notably absent from public discourse. Japan is different from American in that political conflict doesn’t dominate its media landscape. Generally speaking, the media is running cover for the government.

So to see someone go after this idea of forgotten war, of war coming back from a weakened state, and to highlight the latent threat it poses, is quite refreshing. Once again, Fujimoto manages to subtly weave a cogent political message into the threads of his story, not necessarily by trying to push a particular narrative, but simply by reflecting in his work the political realities he sees in his society.

[huntthemouse]

Dream Eater Mickey

216/365 #hunt the nightmares

This one really got my attention since I didn't really know this was like, a mythological thing but yeah, it's actually a lot more common than I thought. Japan has a creature known as the Baku that eats nightmares, but can be ravenous and eat your dreams and hopes too. They typically have grotesque appearances but are welcome since they serve such a important function in eating nightmares and bad spirits. For the design, I went with sort of otherworldly textures based off plastic miniatures to really capture a dreamy appearance.

I am making 365 new versions of Mickey Mouse for the public domain and releasing them under public domain all year long.

You can join the initiative to #hunt the mouse or suggest a theme yourself via my ask box.

[homestuckreplay]

vc with tentacleTherapist, aka The Call of Cthulhu

(page 215-226)

I've been traveling and haven't had time to write about Homestuck for a few days, which has been devastating because SO MUCH IS HAPPENING. TT is real now, like when you meet a tumblr friend in person and keep getting jumpscared by the fact that they have a face.

If John lives in a regular suburban house, Rose lives in a haunted house, and the comic is setting up a 'but which one is REALLY scarier?' parallel. Rose clearly knows how to summon a paranormal entity (John would do this also but by accident) and on page 225 we see that she has a backyard mausoleum, a creepy nuclear reactor type laboratory next door, nothing else but forest in one direction, and a terrifying Blood Storm on the horizon.

I LOVE how Rose's room is a near-perfect reflection of John's when we first saw it in terms of door, window (with tree branch) and core furniture - it makes the differences stand out more, like Rose's fancier chair and desk, knitting projects all over the floor, and darker palette and goth ass lightning.

I'm continually impressed by the comic's attention to detail - there are a lot of tiny changes between John and Rose's introductions, like the green checkmarks on pages 3 and 216 having different flashing patterns. These might not mean anything, but they show things aren't just being copied and pasted with no thought, which is cool.

From page 223, it looks like we could cut back and forth suddenly between John and Rose, following the 'important' actions each of them take, but not seeing everything either one of them is doing. That could get frustrating, like if we never get to sit with either character long enough to get super invested in their stories, but it could be good if it's done well.

I'm very intrigued by Rose and have a lot of questions about her, but my main concern is still the <1:30 on John's timer. I really hope for his sake that Rose is better at inventory than John is.

[thevoidstaredback]

K. Some background for this post. I'm not sure if I ever posted this info before, but I'm giving it to ya now.

We all know that my friend has deleted our Minecraft Server several times now. But, on the very first server, the one we got the furthest on before he decided he wanted to restart, he was experimenting with Ancient Cities. I'm doing so, he accidentally summoned on (and it's Warden) in the Overworked, floating about 20 blocks above and 100 blocks to the right of our Community Farm. He left it there, so I asked if I could take the resources from it. He said yes, so I flew up (as a bat because we had a pretty cool morph mod for my character), killed the Warden without dying, and completely tore down the Ancient City in the sky.

He deleted the server before I could rebuild the city like I was going to, but I wrote down every single block I took from the thing. Here's that list, copy and pasted straight from my old phone:

Info No One Asked For And Is Only Useful To Me

Materials gained when tearing down an Ancient City (ignoring all the skill that I didn't have silk touch to collect)

Grey Wool: 3,328

Grey Carpet: 29

L. Blue Wool: 40

L. Blue Wool: 33

Teal Carpet: 20

D. Blue Carpet: 30

Candles: 236

White Candles: 7

Soul Lanterns: 99

Soul Torches: 43

Note Blocks: 8

Iron Trapdoors: 4

Stone Pressure Plates: 10

Leavers: 4

Ice: 35

Packed Ice: 247

Blue Ice: 48

Spruce Wood Planks: 160

Spruce Logs: 16

Ladders: 36

Skulls: 2

Deepalate Tyle Stairs: 1,550

Deepalate Brick Stairs: 83

Polished Deepslate Stairs: 32

Deepalate Tyle Slabs: 271

Deepalate Brick Slab: 159

Polished Deepslate Slab: 13

Cobbled Deepslate Slab: 6

Polished Deepslate Wall: 90

Deepalate Tyle Blocks: 6,432

Cracked Deepslate Tyle Blocks: 2,218

Polished Deepslate Blocks: 2,614

Deepalate Blocks: 4,363

Deepalate Brick Blocks: 3,208

Cracked Deepslate Brick Blocks: 1,170

Cobbled Deepslate Blocks: 3,196

Chiseled Deepslate Blocks: 725

Polished Basalt: 664

Smooth Basalt: 216

We'll have to add a lot of blocks to clean it up like I want to, but I think that I'm going to make an Ancient City my main base for whatever server I'm on next.

Having said that, I kinda want to host a server, but I don't want to offend Admin R. Like, he's got Server v.4 up, and it's Pixelmon. Unfortunately, I don't want to play Pixelmon. I'd like to play [mostly] vanilla Minecraft, but idk if anyone else would like to play on a normal survival server.

Thoughts to think

[dicingvision]

Tempest: Chapter 6

Love, Redefined

***

Kurt: Club 216. 8pm. See you there. 

I stare at the text for what seems like hours, scanning the words over and over to glean the message between the lines.

What does this mean?

“If I want to see you again, you’ll know.” 

That’s what he said yesterday. It’s been hard keeping track of whether he wants to see me or not with all the extremely mixed signals. He pulled me into the closet on July 4th, then he said he wanted to forget it, then he called it a mistake. But then yesterday… and now this! It must be the sign, right? He wants to see me again. He wants to see me tonight! It’s barely been 24 hours and he’s already reaching out. This is good. This is more than good; this is fantastic! 

Sure, I didn’t exactly get the answers I wanted yesterday. Kurt seemed angry with me, then horny for me, then just… I don’t even know what. I have no idea where our relationship stands. It doesn’t seem like we’re back together, but maybe we’re on our way to it again. I mean, he’s clearly still attracted to me. He called my ass “perfect.” Not that he hasn’t said it before, but it was nice to hear again, and sober. He noticed how I left the top buttons open on my shirt. He even said I was a “siren.” The hair on my arms rises at the thought of it. Does he really think of me as a seductive, magical creature? I’m totally flattered. 

He still wants me. Otherwise he wouldn’t have pulled me into that bathroom in the first place, pinned me down, then practically fed me his dick. God, that was so fucking hot. The taste of him, the weight of him in my mouth, in my throat. His hands in my hair. His voice, restrained and velvety with desire: “Good boy.” Heat swarms in my gut at the memory. If I hadn’t been using my hands for other things, I probably could’ve gotten off right then and there. I wasn’t sure that was ever going to happen again. Even after Fourth of July, I can’t completely believe it was real, not a dream. He let me put my mouth on him, suck him dry. After all the lack of touch, he trusted me to do that. Completely sober. Even while he was mad at me for showing up at his work. 

That whole thing could’ve gone very differently. I took a risk by showing up unannounced, but it was more than worth it. That song worked to get his attention and so much more. Thank you Katy Perry! She has never let me down. 

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[im-out-of-it]

BONUS OF SEASON THREE EPISODE TEN CONTINUED “ERCHOMAI”

210. Magnus always comes to save the day

211. ok I could watch this all day

212. I love some angry Magnus magic ✨

213. Maryse: I’m sure he will get here and be dramatic about it

214. I forgot to do these so let me get them out of the way. bye Lilith, you’ll be missed

215. LET HER DIE

216. for such a big reveal, this seems so underwhelming

217. well Lilith accomplished her task but I’m sure she will regret it in time

218. I’m sure Lilith thought jonathon would race back to Hell lmao PSYCH BITCH but enjoy being salted

219. so maybe show some fucking appreciation. a thank you isn’t out of the question

220. WELL I DONT

221. yeah cause god forbid you lose a toxic person

222. technically he’s been dead 💀

223. Lilith: duh, do I have to spell out everything?

224. THOSE CAT EYES THOUGH 🔥

225. see ya soon jonathon

226. I did like these sister moments though

227. Rebecca is here to stay

228. Lilith has an odd way of showing it

229. Alec watching Magnus being roasted a second later 😐 also mags needs to stop leaving Alec unattended for hours at a time

GIF CREDITS FOR BONUS 3x10:

gif by sarasweaterpaw

gif by evan-buck

gif by matt-daddario

Lilith dying gif

let her die gif

oh goody jonathon is back gif

damn clary CHILL gif

go off Si gif

Magnus sacrificing himself for no reason gif

well I don’t gif

god forbid you lose a toxic person gif

Simon Lewis was already dead but go grieve gif

must Lilith spell everything out gif

those cat eyes are 🔥 gif

take this bone jonathon gif

Rebecca bring the best sister gif

Simon gets one family member gif

mother “loves” you gif

magnus stop leaving Alec unattended gif

230. wow so much shit happened in this episode. I’m honestly trying to remember it all. but what I loved- as much as I don’t like the Malec stuff being cut short, I did enjoy seeing that. watching Magnus’s conversation with asmodeus and then having Magnus see Alec die was incredibly intense. there’s so much history and trauma for Magnus and while I don’t exactly appreciate the way they handled it (just wanted more) I’m really glad to see Magnus’s history. it was the most (Malec) wonderful acting with an exception to Simon saying goodbye to his mother. it’s also nice to remember Izzy and Maryse exist as well

alec almost dying and the magnus scenes were truly the best aspect of this episode. I’m always amazed at the talent we got for malec. I’m just bitter that we didn’t get enough

231. what I don’t like: honestly I feel like this whole episode is a mess. of course they’re going to focus on clace and make the Malec moments small. of course that’s going to happen. but Lilith dying seems so underwhelming. I get Simon has this power but the way they handle Lilith is a crime. she’s supposed to be this powerful entity and she gets easily defeated by “clace love” and Simon. the Simon part I get but go away plot armor

232. I love that Malec gets their “I love you” and “stay with me” but focusing on clary for the duration of the episode irritates me. I get oh no she might be dead but I DONT CARE. so many Malec moments get cut so the focus can be on clace. how is Magnus doing after not getting his magic? how is he feeling? how is he looking watching his bestie heal Alec when he can’t do help Alec any longer? how will this impact him? THATS WHAT I WANT TO KNOW

233. I’m so damn tired of everyone “oh no clary needs saving” or “Jace needs saving” like haven’t we done that enough????? isn’t everyone tired of the same storylines?????

234. just focusing on clace irritates me because there are other things going on. magnus losing magic, ALEC ALMOST DYING, Simon having to say goodbye to his mother, like there are more important aspects than clary and jace needing to be saved IM OVER IT

235. this is a 6.5 on my analysis scale. I really hate this episode. it’s not that much of a tearjerker for me besides Alec almost dying. it just could’ve been so much more in my opinion. the show would’ve been better off if they cut out the clace nonsense in my opinion

so I landed at 235 with 53 parts 😐 and that’s a wrap for 3x10! thank you for joining can Malec stop getting put through the ringer and can clace just fucking leave forever please discussion list!!!!!! I haven’t started on 3x11 and frankly, I’m bloody exhausted so I’m just going to saying fuck it and start tomorrow but it’s coming soon!

I’m on holiday so I’ll definitely try to do better!!!! magnus appreciation is ongoing and I’ll be finishing up season one and off to season two we go!!! I know it seems like a lot but I’m a lot so this makes it even. if anyone has specific requests they want to see for mags, please tell me I can’t read minds!!!!!!! 💀 but I’ll see y’all soon ✨

[stabbyfoxandrew]

mafia au please the boys are going THROUGH IT RN

WIP Wednesday (9/4) | Mafia Front Restaurant AU (Part 216)

After a couple breaths, Kevin chokes out, "I'm sorry."

"It's all right. I'm not..." Jean licks his lips and shakes his head. "It doesn't matter."

“It does, I know it does. But I was afraid to tell you so I lied. Like a fucking coward!” Kevin says, voice dripping with self loathing. He starts to talk again and Jean silences him with a thumb over his lips.

“Afraid of what?”

“Afraid you’d leave me.” Kevin answers, voice rough. The sound of it, the meaning of the words… It has Jean’s heart breaking. There is no version of him who would ever leave Kevin, not in the entire universe.

"Kevin." Jean says firmly. Kevin blinks a few times and Jean drops his forehead onto Kevin's. "You're a beautiful idiot. Do you know that?"

"Huh?"

"Do you know how many times I kissed Neil when you were gone?" Jean murmurs low enough that Neil can't hear. "Hundreds."

"Yeah, but we—"

"Neil was my partner there. Andrew was your partner then. He took care of you and you loved him. That doesn't negate my feelings for you. Nothing can negate my feelings for you. If anything could, your attitude would've done it long ago." Jean says, just to get on his nerves. It works. And makes Neil laugh. 

“I love you.” Kevin says, releasing Jean's wrists to pull him in for a hug. Jean's arms are smashed between them, hands still on Kevin's face, but he can feel the way he's shaking. He kisses Kevin's head.

"I love you too. You ridiculous man," Jean says against his hair. Kevin tucks his head into Jean's neck and they stay that way for a moment, only startling apart when Neil clears his throat.

"Why did Andrew threaten his cousin?" He asks, lounging in his chair again like he'd never moved at all. Jean wants to throttle him. Why the fuck does it matter?

"Huh? Oh. I never figured it out. All I know is Nicky had a thing for me.” (Of course he did, look at you, Jean thinks.) “One night, we were at the club and I heard my name mixed up into some German. I assumed Nicky was drunk and forgot I didn't speak it. Before I could ask what he said, Andrew had him pinned to the wall with a knife at his throat.”

Good man, Jean thinks before shaking that thought away. Andrew Minyard might not have kissed his boyfriend, but he still beamed Jean with a ball in that one game—

"So, he threatened his cousin over you," Neil points out, making Jean's hatred shrink again. Damn it. He’s French, it shouldn’t be so easy.

"Yeah. That was the deal. Andrew said he would keep me safe no matter what." Kevin says, his expression wistful. Then it falls away. "But I walked away. He's not obligated to keep me safe anymore. He can do or say anything he wants."

"I still don't think he'd do it," Neil says as Jean leads Kevin to the other side of the couch and sits down. He waits for Kevin to sit beside him, but he just tilts his head back to look at the ceiling. Jean ogles his throat.

"Yeah. But what if he does?"

"No one would believe it. As far as anyone knows, you have not seen either of us since we were teammates," Jean says, a bit of insecurity gnawing at him. It disappears when Kevin drops into his lap. Jean winds his arms around him immediately, pulling Kevin closer and nuzzling into his hair. "Tell us, what is the worst that could happen if people knew?"