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In another life (What could have been, what it can still be), Part 1

A/N: Hiiii, I wanted to post the whole thing at once because I feel like it's better experienced that way cause of how they continue between each other, but I started to feel pain writing it so I'm just posting it in two parts 🙏

Rui's POV! Second-person pronoun "You" is used. Somewhat established relationship in some of them. 5 universes he could have lived + 1 he still can. Is this a Rui x reader disguised as a character study, or a character study disguised as an x reader? Your guess is as good as mine. Rui gets so so much affection in this. World’s most touch-starved man meets writer who just wants to give the guy so many headpats (3019 words)(and counting!)(This is the longest fic I've written guys) AO3 link here

The anomaly is fast, zipping around in the air, defying the very laws of gravity itself. Its eyes are bright in the dim lights of the laboratory, phasing through states of matter as Lyca jumps and slashes, his claws doing nothing as its body shifts into nothingness, then back again as Lyca lands, growling at it in frustration. 

Rui can empathise, leaping aside when it dives at him another time, leaving cracks in the tile floor where he was standing. It's obviously corporeal, and he has landed a couple lucky shots at it, though it doesn't really seem to care.

“Amazing. Amazing! This goes against everything we've learned! This, this could lead to an incredible breakthrough!” 

Rui hears the scientist exclaim somewhere behind him, who would've been the next victim had they not stepped in. 

“Um, ma’am-” he hears you start to say, but the shouting seems to have gotten the anomaly’s attention too, as it turns to face the both of you. 

“Hey, wait!” you shout, as the lady marches forward, dragging you along when you try to hold her back.

He watches the anomaly rise into the air again, glowing eyes aimed at you, now in front of the scientist as you try to push her back. 

Rui tries to rush to you, warn you, arm out to push you out of harm’s way, stopping short when he remembers how that malevolent spirit looked after he had drained the life force out of it. How you had startled away from his hand after. 

Then, the anomaly dives. 

And he's brought back to his first mission with you. How he had hesitated then. How he had failed to keep you safe. 

How he promised himself not to let it happen again. 

He does the only thing he can think of. 

The anomaly crashes into him just as he steps in its way. 

His back hits the ground hard, the anomaly crouched over him, its clawed feet pinning him by the shoulders. Its eyes seem to shine into his soul, like a searchlight into his mind, and it opens its gaping mouth to shriek in his face. 

It is loud, and then it is nothing. 

Rui would be worried he'd gone deaf if he wasn't staring into its mouth, like a sea of stars in the night sky that he just can't look away from, glittering specks of colour in an endless expanse. He sees stars, planets, universes, surrounded by the vastness of space, enveloping him like a blackhole he just can't escape.

And then, everything goes dark.

2.

The sun is warm in Jabberwock, shining down on Rui as he ruffles the soft wool of the anomalous sheep, a small smile on his face. 

Suddenly, he leaps back from the living creature, staring between its startled form and his ungloved hand in horror. It retreats away when Haru runs up to him.

“Rui! Wha happened? Everythin’ okay?” 

Rui looks up from patting himself down, still processing everything that just happened.

“Harurin! Where- where are my gloves?”

“Huh? Whaddya need gloves for?” 

Rui pauses. Looking into the distance, where the sheep are, he tries to pinpoint the one he just touched, eyes tracing the grass for piles of ash. 

“You okay buddy? You look a lil tired.” 

Rui turns back to his friend, worry written all over the redhead’s face, and he realises he does feel tired. Like all the energy he's accumulated over the years never existed at all. He's hasn't felt like this since-

“It's alright!” Haru interrupts his thoughts, “I can handle it for today, you go get some rest! Don't want you gettin’ heatstroke now!” 

Rui almost argues, but he sees Haru start to approach, to push him toward the dorm, and instinctively takes a step back. Haru backs off in surprise, but if he's offended, Rui doesn't wait to see.

“Yeah you're right. I think I'll go back.” he says, turning back to the Jabberwock house, throwing a half-hearted wave back.

He stuffs his hands in his pockets. It's not the coolest pose to be walking in, but his hands feel too exposed to care. 

He breathes in the smell of the grass and flowers on the walk back, trying to figure out how he got here in the first place. He tries to remember what happened after the darkness. The stars. The shrieking. Slamming onto the tiled floor. Stepping in to protect you. You. 

He does a full body jump when he feels hands on his shoulders. You quickly let go, startled by his reaction. 

“Woah! I didn't mean to scare you! You just seemed so lost, and you didn't hear me call out!” you quickly try to explain, in that flustered tone you use when you try to defend yourself. 

He chuckles reassuringly, relaxing a little at your appearance. He puts everything else aside for now. 

“It's okay, it’s okay. What did you need me for? You know I'd do anything you ask~” he lilts, throwing in a wink. 

You giggle, handing him a case file, “I've been assigned another mission with Jabberwock, so I need you to look at this!” 

He takes the file carefully, avoiding your hands, and gives you a look of confusion, “Wait, then why are you showing it to me?” 

You blink. “Because Haru’s not here?” 

“Shouldn't you be giving it to Towa, then?” 

“Well, you're the vice-captain, so I thought…” 

“You can't be showing the Obscuary vice-captain Jabberwock documents you know~” he tells you gently, shaking his head. Maybe you got confused somehow, he thinks. 

But your previously raised eyebrows have become knitted, and suddenly he's not so sure. 

“Lyca’s not vice-captain yet. Subaru and I barely even got him out of trouble with the general students,” you say, slowly. “And you're the Jabberwock vice.”

That can't be right. Your voice feels far away as he tries to piece everything together. Maybe he really is just tired, because suddenly everything isn't making sense, and he's just not used to it because he hasn't had this little energy since the curse and-

He feels a warmth on his forehead. It's comforting, even under the sun. Grounding him back to reality.

Your face is close to his as you feel his forehead with your bare hand for a fever, another on your own forehead to tell if it's warmer than usual. 

His blood runs cold. He can't look away as he waits one dreadful moment for your body to start disintegrating. 

No. Not again. Not you. Please. Especially not you. He can't lose you like this. 

Nothing happens, as he waits, continuing to plead in his mind, but he realises he doesn't feel the rush of your life force becoming his own. Not even the pull of it under where your bare hand makes contact on his skin. 

Your touch is just warm, the way he always imagined it would be, when he threw glances at you handling glasses when you weren't looking, or ruffling Lyca’s hair. What he doesn’t expect is the comfort it brings him. Not just from the relief of not seeing you wither away like so many others, but from how long it’s been since he’s had anything like this. 

“It doesn’t feel different…” you mumble, finally looking up, “Ah! But your face is so red!” Rui’s sure his face becomes redder when your hand slides down to his cheek instead. 

“It’s heatstroke!” he squeaks. It’s too much too fast, and he doesn’t quite know how to deal with it. He backs away quickly, pushing the file back into your arms and running off. “I gotta go. Haru’s in the fields if you need him!”

“Huh? O-okay!” he hears you call behind him, “Feel better soon! Remember to drink lots of water!”

“I will!” he returns, waving back.

“I didn’t even know ghouls could GET heatstroke.” You mumble to yourself, but he’s already long gone.

-

“Hey, did you hear? They’re gonna make the werewolf vice-captain!” Rui hears a girl not-quite-whisper to her friend. 

“Eh~ really~? Poor Subaru-kun’s had his hands so full because of him…” her friend doesn’t even pretend to keep her voice down as she fidgets with the lavender jewel on her lapel. 

“I guess it makes sense since Obscuary doesn’t have a vice yet…” she trails off, missing the grimace on Rui when he hurries past. 

-

Rui finds himself in the familiar woods of Obscuary, stumbling through the overgrown weeds. 

‘Someone really needs to clean this place up,’ he thinks, carefully stepping over the untrimmed plants. 

As he nears the mansion, he hears the familiar sound of Lyca yelling. 

“You gotta clean this up you moth-eaten casanova! It’s starting to smell bad!” 

“Ah, but I’m not used to the new machines of this era you see. I have no idea how that washer machine works.” 

Opening the door to the mansion, Rui finds random junk scattered across the floor. It’s less decorated than he left it, the walls stark of paintings and decor. It reminds him of the mansion when he first moved in, brimming with ill-gotten energy in a new environment. 

The memory urges him to the bar, or where it should be. As he opens the door, he is greeted with a room that is mostly bare, save for a table and a few chairs. He paces to where the bar would be, tracing the walls empty of shelves. He decides not to linger, following the noise up the stairs.

Lyca whips around and growls, ears up, when Rui enters Edward’s room. He’s right, it does smell. Clothes are scattered about everywhere, far worse than he’s ever seen. He doesn’t even want to imagine what the strange green sludge on what’s probably a table is. 

“There you are.” Edward says easily at what Rui suddenly realises might be an intrusion. 

“You know this guy?” Lyca asks the vampire, eyes darting to him for a second before going back to keeping his eyes on Rui. Even the fur on his tail is upright. 

“I’ve seen him around.” Edward replies, leering wide at the blonde. “The body you’re in isn’t going to be very happy to be here, you know.” 

Rui’s response dies on his tongue as Edward approaches him, Lyca still watching cautiously behind them. 

“Here, let me help you out.” Edward says. Rui doesn’t know what he does before he’s out like a light. 

3.

A sterile light shines over Rui, blinking in disorientation. He just barely manages to make out the surroundings of a lab in time to hear Yuri finish his explanation. 

“That’s right. I, Dr. Yuri Isami, have cured your curse!” 

“What?” is the only thing Rui manages to say. He blinks. What? 

“I- Weren’t you listening!?” Yuri shrieks, hand to his chest and lip curled. 

“I think the patient might be in shock.” Jiro says in his defense. Yuri opens his mouth, then huffs. 

Jiro tells him something else before they both leave the room, but Rui is too overwhelmed to notice. 

His curse is cured? Just like that? Everything is just happening so fast. He can hardly believe it. He tries to remember everything he wanted to do when his curse was cured, everything he thought about doing, before the disappointment made him stop. He wishes he made that list now. 

When was the last time he’d gone surfing? Felt the sun on his bare skin? Not worried about the potential danger?

When was the last time he’d felt grass on his fingertips? A dog licking his face? 

When was the last time he walked around in a crowded street? How many festivals had he missed? Why couldn’t he remember? 

When was the last time he reached out to someone? When was the last time it was okay? 

“Rui..?” you call out to him hesitantly, bringing him back into the lab with you, still sitting on the medical bed where the other two left him. “They were briefing me about your curse, cause you looked like you weren’t going to be listening for a while…” 

You approach slowly, hands tucked into your chest as usual as you come close. You stop in front of him, an expression he can’t read on your face. 

Cautiously, you raise your hands, like you’re presenting them before stopping near his face, in front of the apples of his cheeks. It takes everything in him not to flinch away. You look into his eyes, and he knows the question before you say it. He thinks you might know the answer too. 

“May I?” you ask.

“Yes.” he breathes, barely above a whisper. 

Slowly, your fingertips. An experimental touch. 

Then, your palms on his cheeks, cupping his face. He puts his hand over yours as he leans into it. 

Your thumb brushes his bottom eyelid, and he realises he might have started crying, though he doesn’t know when. You are there to wipe away all the wet hot tears with gentle warm hands. 

What strikes him now, of all the things happening in the moment, is the expression on your face as you gaze at him. Your eyes are soft despite the hard lights, but he feels the sneaking urge to rub his finger between your knitted brows. 

He’s pulled into you, your arms around him and your hands clutched on the back of his shirt. A hug, when’s the last time he had one of those? He wraps his arms around your waist, his head buried in the crook of your neck. He breathes in a shuddering breath. 

He smells the shampoo in your hair, stronger than all the times he caught a whiff of it when you walked past him just a little too close. He catches the scent of your fabric softener, which he’d only gotten once when you’d forgotten your jacket in the bar, and he’d been feeling particularly needy. 

It’s comforting, familiar despite having never held you this close before. It feels like coming home after a long day. Feels like being greeted by your loved ones at the door. Like a sense of normalcy he didn’t think he’d ever be allowed to have again in this life. 

He doesn’t remember Edward’s words to him just before he got here. 

-

The two of you walk back to Obscuary together, hand in ungloved hand as you lead Rui along the path. You explain that although the curse has been cured, he will still keep all the excess energy until he runs out, but he will gradually be able to start sleeping and the like. 

He squeezes your hand gently, like he has a dozen times already during the walk back from Mortkraken. You squeeze back, like you have a dozen times after, your thumb stroking the back of his hand. 

You don’t let go even as you’re opening the door to the mansion.

“I guess all those tests really were worth it in the end, huh?” you say, smiling back at him. 

He begins to question you but stops short when he’s greeted by the sight of his friends at the door, streamers lining the walls, creating a sharp contrast with the gothic furniture. Someone’s even managed to wrangle a party hat on Lyca.

“Is this…real?” is the only thing Rui manages.

He doesn’t notice the look Edward fixes on him as you giggle, “Well, we figured that after everything you went through, this is cause for celebration, no?” 

“You’ve been through a lot all this time.” Haku says, clapping a hand on his shoulder. If he notices Rui flinch at the contact he doesn’t mention it. 

Rui can’t help but laugh, each breath like a gasp of disbelief, almost startles when he feels his tears on his bare skin when he goes to wipe them, but it’s a genuine happiness he feels. The party feels almost like a haze in the midst of it. 

He makes himself a drink alongside Haru and Romeo’s. 

Lyca begrudgingly lets himself be convinced to stay still as his hair is ruffled. 

You stay latched onto his arm all the while. 

Rui steps out into the chill air of Obscuary for a breather. Despite the act he puts up, he doesn’t quite know what to do being in the centre of attention for so long. It’s a little dizzying, so much close contact after so long, but he feels a fullness in chest he doesn’t quite know how to describe. 

“Enjoying yourself?” he hears Edward’s voice behind him. He turns to see an enigmatic look on the vampire’s face. Rui doesn’t manage to respond before Edward continues, “No matter. Celebrations can always be held again.” 

He disappears back into the mansion to let Rui figure out what he meant by that. You follow him out shortly after, so he doesn’t. 

That night, you stay over in his room. Your body pressed against his, only your clothes separating the two of you. Before, it would’ve been too little, too risky. Now it feels like too much in the way. 

He toys with the hem of the T-shirt you borrowed from him before you gently guide him under it. 

“I didn’t think I’d get to do this, have this ever again…” his voice is barely above a whisper, his words only for you to hear. Your flesh is soft and pliant under his hand when he kneads your belly. You giggle when he pokes your side a little too hard, and he thinks he’d like to hear the sound over and over again. 

“You deserve it. You can have it as many times as you want.” you press your forehead against his in response. Your hand running down his chest leaves him feeling breathless. The motions of your hand slow until it rests on his back, your breath slowing and evening out. He doesn’t notice himself matching you as he watches the rise and fall of your stomach, each a reminder that you are alive. 

He holds you close, and closer still. He hopes this is real. He hopes he gets to stay here forever. 

When he sleeps, he dreams of stars.

I don’t really know what I’m doing, but that’s okay, because I just know that I wanted to feel, and I did. I hope this made you feel too (I hope you enjoyed it). 

Reblogs and Comments are appreciated! I love you (⁠◍⁠•⁠ᴗ⁠•⁠◍⁠)⁠✧⁠*⁠。

[creations-of-the-dreamlight]

Here marks the THIRD time that hoyo has stolen my idea (that I never posted or made known at all to anyone except myself, and is also generally not an idea I can claim as my intellectual property) bUT THEY STILL STOLE IT. It was giving March a backstory btw that was what they stole-

[mulling-over-milgram]

My current Remi theories

Agghhh I’m very late….but here we go ^^;

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TIMELINE SPECULATION

Okay so first of all again starting with a timeline. Now Remi’s recordings seem like they could be over the course of multiple years? So since as far as I’m aware we don’t know what year tsumigram takes place I’m going to be referring to the first paragraph of recording one as year 0001 and then if I believe the year changes 0002 so on and so forth so keep in mind I’m not actually referring to the real life years 0001 , 0002 , 0003 ect ect.

“Summer is ending. Let's stop already, how long are we going to chew on this cold food?” End of august

“Spring is ending. We part and come back together, this must be a form of true love for you; though as for me, I'm not so sure.” End of may

“Winter is ending. Closeness never matters; they switch their opinions in an instant, and always, always, always, always choose someone else instead.” End of February

“Autumn is ending This was a game of play-pretending for everyone but me; right, I wanted a place I and others could belong to, but as I've seen through lies, I'm burning down the theatre..” November/December

“Summer is ending. You simply disappeared without a word; I didn't care, did I care? Too many people, I get lost.” End of August again

Now there are two interpretations since the memories from this recording if my research is correct :

-1) the memories take place over the corse of five years which explains why we start in august the 8th month of the year and then go to the 5th , 2nd , 11/12th and finally back to 8th assuming the recordings are chronological then this is the only answer that really makes sense

-2) the alternative would be that the paragraphs are in reverse order so then you’d go 2>5>8>11/12>8

but I personally lean more towards them being in chronological order because there feels like a progression. In paragraph one Remi asks the other why they are still in this relationship? The relationship to borrow Remi’s metaphor had gone cold then in the next paragraph they seem to be on better terms but still not great then 3 we are back to the relationship being strained and getting worse…it won’t make alot of sense for us to start with “you simply disappeared” and end with “how long are we going to chew on this cold food? = how long are we going to prolong this dying relationship?

The only thing really giving me pause is that its such a long time. 5 years! Remi is 18 thats just under 1/3 of her life time…it makes me feel like I’ve made some mistake in my research….

moving onto the second memory

“Year by year, I look back and feel all the same, let me out of this, let me out of this loop! I wonder what kind of person I used to be before. Is it your fault? Changing me so much. Cherry blossom petals, a wave of crystal water covering my ankles, tender girly laughs from all sides.” CHERRY BLOSSOM’S SAVE THE TIME LINE YET AGAIN :D because cherry blossoms were blooming that places this paragraph around late March and early April.

“Ah, my first ever wish made on New Year night was to meet a true friend. I imagined my own friends, and this is how I became a writer, slowly but surely. I met real friends to grow up with, slowly but surely, but all of them were condescending, and I got trapped in a small box of expectations. “ because its new years eve December 31st

“Warm snowflakes falling from the night sky, the stars are never seen in the city; I watch myself looking up from the sidelines, holding onto the lantern as my last hope.” Now personally I interpret the warm snow flakes line as describing the stars rather than actual snowflakes as warm snowflakes is a contradicting description and the fact the next line literally talks about the stars with that in mind the lantern is the only clue as to wear to place the memory now I’m not fully sure on this but the main Japanese lantern related thing I could find was Toro Nagashi now I’m a little iffy on this since from my research Toro nagashi is mostly about the dead and guiding dead souls but I did see a few places mention wishes “Toro Nagashi is a summer tradition in which people make wishes and float paper lanterns down a river” again I’m really not sure about this but its the best connection I could find so far…this slots (assuming the toro nahashi connection is correct) this memory at the 13th - 16th of August or July.

“Running through a chilly meadow, sun rising and I hold your hand, catching lavender clouds as I stay at home.” Chilly = cold // cold = autumn? September December???

“You're squeezing something heavy with your hands, water covering your eyes, so you can't see what's there; sun’s warmth is on your back, a chill feeling spreading over the body.” Warmth = summer???

I’m quite shaky on alot of the conclusions but my overall interpretation of the time line is.

The trial starts possibly some time in December due to 003’s birthday being soon after T1 starts???

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FULL TIMELINE THEORY

0001 / august / ?? Summer is ending. Let's stop already, how long are we going to chew on this cold food?”

0002 / march / April / ??

“Year by year, I look back and feel all the same, let me out of this, let me out of this loop! I wonder what kind of person I used to be before. Is it your fault? Changing me so much. Cherry blossom petals, a wave of crystal water covering my ankles, tender girly laughs from all sides.”

0002 / may / ?? “Spring is ending. We part and come back together, this must be a form of true love for you; though as for me, I'm not so sure.”

0003 / February / ??

“Winter is ending. Closeness never matters; they switch their opinions in an instant, and always, always, always, always choose someone else instead.”

0003 / December / 31st

“Ah, my first ever wish made on New Year night was to meet a true friend. I imagined my own friends, and this is how I became a writer, slowly but surely. I met real friends to grow up with, slowly but surely, but all of them were condescending, and I got trapped in a small box of expectations. “

0004 / August / ??

“Warm snowflakes falling from the night sky, the stars are never seen in the city; I watch myself looking up from the sidelines, holding onto the lantern as my last hope.”

0004 / September / ??

“Running through a chilly meadow, sun rising and I hold your hand, catching lavender clouds as I stay at home.”

0004 / december / ??

“Autumn is ending This was a game of play-pretending for everyone but me; right, I wanted a place I and others could belong to, but as I've seen through lies, I'm burning down the theatre..”

0005 / august / ??

“Summer is ending. You simply disappeared without a word; I didn't care, did I care? Too many people, I get lost.”

0005 / August / ??

“You're squeezing something heavy with your hands, water covering your eyes, so you can't see what's there; sun’s warmth is on your back, a chill feeling spreading over the body”

0005 / December / ??

milgram

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THOUGHTS ON HER CRIME

Now moving on to what I think remi’s crime is…..I have not idea! That is the reason why this is so late because I am completely lost on what it could be :)

clearly remi was in some sort of unfulfilling relationship were she felt she was giving more then taking , felt neglected and like it was dying for a long while before it actually ended. So her victim is probably that person?

as for the description

“You're squeezing something heavy with your hands, water covering your eyes, so you can't see what's there; sun’s warmth is on your back, a chill feeling spreading over the body.

It's not the time to listen to yourself. It's never the time, remember?

Your knees and hands seem to hurt, but you keep on pushing, can't give up — now or never”

ummm it kinda gives me the vibes of drowning? Like keep pushing = keep pushing the head under water??? Water coving her eyes could be because she’s also under water…? But I feel like “something heavy with your hands, water covering your eyes,” thats gotta be tears right? Like yes it could be a large body of water was involved if so probably the one implied here “a wave of crystal water covering my ankles,”

Her murder location does look like a lake surrounded but trees to me? But that could just be the distortion. That what go me started down the whole drowning train of thought.

(Gorgeous diagram I know)

but just overall I don’t have a strong theory (this seems to be a reoccurring theme….)

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RECORDING/UNDER COVER IMAGES

Once again moving on. Time to tackle these two images , her memory recordings and her undercover.

Starting with the memory recording this is alot more abstract then hotaru’s so I feel like the symbolism in it can be read into more. Remi is in space and I feel like space is probably a metaphor for her relationship. Space is cold and a vacuum you can’t speak or be heard in space (without special equipment and the whole no speaking thing is more that if you open your mouth you die and boil/freeze alive but lets put the logistics to the side for a minute) she is surrounded by other planets (possibly reproductive of the other people like the other people implied by lines like “ tender girly laughs from all sides.” / “I wanted a place I and others could belong to” / always choose someone else instead“ ect) and how planets and other celestial objects go in set orbit going round and around on the same path could be seen as similar to how remi describes the relationship “So tiring. I need to break the cycle.” There’s falling star’s in the bg which could refence wishing stars or possibly the concept of star crossed lovers? Or wishing

I attempted to map the planets from the art to our solar system which again not sure if its ment to be our solar system or just a general space setting but if it is our solar system then perhaps we could read into the fact that in this context remi would be on the outer side of the solar system far away from the sun and in the colder part of the system.

unrelated observations that the shape on the side kinda looks like a wave or maybe thats just my conformation bias talking…?

And this art could also possibly reference a magical girl transformation ??? I feel like I’m reaching to much with those last two points tho…

As for the undecover frame we have already seen remi liken her relationship to food “Let's stop already, how long are we going to chew on this cold food?” So relationship metaphor???

there seems to be strawberries in the picture which according to google in japan has symbolism of love and is a gift on valentines day in japan….? it is also apparently a symbol of the goddess Venus which links it back in with space but idk

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MY CURRENT THOUGHTS ON VOTING

I really don’t feel like I know enough to vote her anything….? I went with victim in the end because I didn’t really feel like I had any strong concussion on her situation but I feel like I gotta be missing something cuz it was 50% predator when I originally wrote this section.

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In a world the place fad diets come and go quicker than celeb scandals, discovering a sustainable weight reduction resolution can really feel like a unending quest. Yet, amidst the noise of classy meal plans and rigorous exercise regimens, there's one strategy that is been making waves – The Smoothie Diet Program. Promising to assist shed kilos just by sipping on scrumptious smoothies, this program has garnered consideration, not simply from on a regular basis people, but in addition from well-known American feminine celebrities. In this weblog submit, we'll delve into the outstanding transformations of 33 famend personalities who've embraced this progressive food regimen plan. From before-and-after snapshots to private testimonials, get able to be impressed by the unbelievable journey of those stars in direction of a more healthy, happier self. Let's see Celebrity Weight Loss Before and After and their advice. 1. Adele Adele revealed to a fan who noticed her on a latest journey in Anguilla that she's misplaced 100 kilos. Her coach, Camila Goodis, additionally informed The Sun that very same month that Adele has modified her life-style. “Giving up processed food, sugar, soda and get into an exercise routine, like cardio and strength training, will change people’s body,” Goodis mentioned. 2. Carrie Underwood: Celebrity Weight Loss Before and After A momma of two, Carrie shared in 2019 that she couldn’t run as quick or elevate as heavy as she might earlier than giving beginning to her second baby. In her caption, Carrie vowed to cease specializing in "bouncing back" and begin appreciating her physique for what it might do. “I promise to cease analyzing each angle and each curve and each pound and each meal. I’m going to maintain staying the trail as a result of it's a journey and so long as I’m at all times working in direction of my objectives, someday I’ll attain them," she shared. She’s labored out with coach Eve Overland to get again in form, and she eats a vegan food regimen. “To me, understanding—my husband has mentioned it— he was like: ‘You’re, like, a extra nice particular person to be about when you could have a exercise within the morning.’ And I used to be like, ‘I know! I feel better,’' Carrie mentioned. 3. Rebel Wilson Rebel Wilson has been on a well being journey, and she needs to be more healthy in 2020 and make some optimistic life adjustments. "Okay so for me 2020 is going to be called 'The Year of Health,'" she declared on Instagram, "So I put on the athleisure and went out for a walk, deliberately hydrating on the couch right now and trying to avoid the sugar and junk food which is going to be hard after the holidays I’ve just had but I’m going to do it!" She’s been understanding with coach Jono Castano seven days per week—and all through the winter press and awards circuit, she's been trying sturdy and glowy. Judging by her killer ropes routine, it looks as if she's a fan of high-intensity interval coaching. 4. Janet Jackson: Celebrity Weight Loss Before and After Janet gave beginning to her first child in early 2017, and by late 2017, she had misplaced 70 kilos, in response to E! News. Janet’s coach Paulette Sybliss shared, "I started training her about six weeks after she had Eissa so about March we started. We had a very vigorous training schedule. We were training a minimum of four times a week and the sessions were never less than 45 minutes, no more than an hour. Very intense, though. Very intense training." 5. Missy Elliott The hip-hop legend has been on a wholesome journey lately. In 2018 she shared on Instagram, “Proud to say it’s been 4 months I have only drank water no other juices or soda & I cut out bread & Lord knows that’s been the hardest for me!” and that, although she has “NEVER been a water drinker,” her efforts to change into one clearly paid off. “It really restore glow back & I don’t feel sluggish,” she wrote, as reported by People. In 2011, Missy additionally revealed to People that she was dwelling with Graves’ Disease, an autoimmune sickness affecting the thyroid. 6. Shonda Rhimes: Celebrity Weight Loss Before and After In 2017, Shonda opened up about her 150-pound weight reduction to Health. "I didn't do it as a result of I believed I'd change into lovely like within the films,” Rhimes mentioned. And i did it because I could not walk up a short flight up stairs without stopping to take a break and wiping sweat from my brow. I did it because my body was physically rebelling against the brain that had been ignoring it for so long.” 7. Kim Kardashian Kim will get work performed within the fitness center. "When it comes to booty and legs, we usually work out for an hour and a half to an hour and 45 minutes," Kim’s coach Melissa Alcantara beforehand informed WH. "You want to work out efficiently and be smart about it." She additionally sticks to wholesome meals, for essentially the most half. "I live a healthy life and try to eat as plant based as possible and drink sea moss smoothies," she beforehand informed Poosh. 8. Mariah Carey The singer informed Us Weekly that she strives to work out 3 times per week and. As a substitute of doing three massive meals a day, goals for a number of smaller meals all through the day. 9. Shannon Beador: Celebrity Weight Loss Before and After This Real Housewives of Orange County star misplaced over 40 kilos after a painful divorce in 2019. Shannon revealed on RHOC again in 2017 that she gained weight attributable to stress. While Shannon is clearly placing in some strong work on the fitness center. She credit a brand new mentality with serving to her lose the burden. “The hardest work was changing the insides, getting to the mental place where I know I’m gonna be okay. And then the weight was just, kinda, a lot easier,” she mentioned. “At a certain point, it just started coming off.” 10. Briana Culberson Briana’s husband Ryan has documented their joint weight-loss journey on the keto food regimen. Which has resulted in them dropping greater than a mixed 100 kilos. (In July 2019, they shared that they'd misplaced a mixed whole of 107 kilos by doing keto.) In November 2018, he posted that the couple had been doing the. Keto food regimen for 5 months and have been already having success. 11. America Ferrera America is presently pregnant with child quantity two. She welcomed her first baby in May 2018. That similar yr, she shared her love of triathlons and triathlon coaching with Health. “I needed to change my relationship to my physique. And I feel essentially the most drastic factor I did was prepare for a triathlon. And didn’t do it to punish myself. I didn’t do it to reduce weight," she mentioned. She additionally did not do it to make her physique look a sure method. "I did it as a mental or spiritual challenge of kind of meeting myself. And all my stories about myself, and seeing if I could push through that. And I did," she went on. "Not solely did I push by way of it, I remodeled my tales about myself: I’m not a runner. I can’t get within the ocean. And i don’t know the best way to swim. I might by no means bike that far. All this stuff that we inform 12. Daphne Oz: Celebrity Weight Loss Before and After She lately introduced that she’s the most recent WW Ambassador, and she’s additionally been sharing her postpartum exercises on Instagram. She gave beginning to her fourth baby in late 2019. And shared about her first exercise: “everyone starts somewhere. 💫#10weekspostpartum just got sweaty and it felt so GOOD!! only my second real workout since having Gigi. I’m not in a rush, I just want to start to feel my core again and strength in my skin. Consistency and baby steps get it done 💪 #onmyway #herewego” 13. Ariel Winter In 2019, Ariel confirmed off some noticeable weight reduction. She does intense fitness center seshes, and Ariel additionally (*33*)shared that discovering the. Precise psychological well being medicine led to surprising weight reduction. “Years ago, it was hard because I’d go to the gym with. My trainer and because of my antidepressant medications I never saw results,” she mentioned. Eventually, she determined to change medicines—however not for aesthetic causes. “I didn’t change my antidepressants because I wanted to lose weight. I’d just accepted it and it was fine,” she mentioned. “I got inspired to actually find a medication that helped me as a person. And did all the things I wanted it to do.” 14. Teddi Mellencamp: Celebrity Weight Loss Before and After The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star opened as much as. WH about how she gained 80 kilos in a single yr after transferring to California and beginning a disturbing job. She yo-yo dieted for years however continued to battle. Along with her weight after she grew to become a mom.“Walking, running, or hiking is just as good a workout as a cardio class at a fancy gym and they’re free. The healthiest meals are often the simplest meals: A good carb, a healthy fatl. Some protein, and veggies are really all you need. You don’t need to be a chef, much less hire one!” she shared. 15. Lauren Alaina The nation singer and American Idol alum danced her. Method to critical weight reduction in 2019 after showing on Dancing With The Stars. She was one of many top-scoring stars competing on the present, and paved the way in kilos misplaced, too. “I’ve lost, like, 25 pounds since July (2019),” Lauren informed People. “None of my clothes fit!” Her professional companion Gleb Savchenko added, “You’re welcome.” KATE HUDSON/INSTAGRAM 16. Kate Hudson Kate is a model ambassador for WW and is utilizing. This system to assist her get again in form after the beginning of her third baby in 2019. She joined as a world ambassador final December and introduced her weight reduction objective of 25 kilos. “It was a better method to take weight off, as a result of it stays off. I feel the beauty of what that's, is you possibly can eat what you need. You simply need to be acutely aware. It teaches you about meals," she mentioned. 17. Sherri Shepherd: Celebrity Weight Loss Before and After Sherri shared her weight-loss journey on the keto food regimen with People in February 2019. She revealed that she has misplaced about 30 kilos, going from 189 to about 159. She additionally shared her waistline measurements—she’s at 35 inches now, down from 47 inches. 18. Gabourey Sidibe In May 2016 Gabourey revealed she had weight-loss surgical procedure, in response to Cutfat. “The surgery wasn’t the easy way out. I wasn’t cheating by getting it done. I wouldn’t have been able to lose as much as I’ve lost without it,” she mentioned concerning the surgical procedure. She informed Freshdrink in 2017 she additionally has a troublesome exercise regime. “I work out with my trainer three to four days a week. If I’m not working out with a trainer, I get up, and I go swim.” 19. Sarah Rue The actress shared with Shape that she used Jenny Craig for her weight reduction. "I was never really able to lose weight on my own," Sara mentioned. "Clearly, it was something I struggled with so I wanted a program that provides extra support. Jenny Craig does that. In terms of fitness, I'm going to rely on a professional for that as well. I really don't know anything about so I'm like 'just tell me what to do!'" 20. Ricki Lake: Celebrity Weight Loss Before and After In 2010, actress and TV host Ricki Lake misplaced over 130 kilos, going from a dimension 24 to a dimension 6, in response to ABC News. "It's not easy but I'm telling you, I am not superwoman—if I can do it, anyone can do it," she mentioned. "And you don't have to do something extreme. You don't have to have surgery, you don't have to, you know, be in a gym all day long. You just have to be consistent," she mentioned. "And, you know, be a friend to yourself, not be an enemy." 21. Mo’Nique In 2014, comic and actress Mo’Nique misplaced 80 kilos and shared the small print of how she did it by way of Twitter, posting about her exercises which included weight lifting and leaping rope, in response to ABC News. 22. Drew Barrymore Drew has not been shy about her weight-loss journey, and she provides all of the credit score to her coach, Marnie Alton.“This woman is my long time teacher and dear important friend. She has helped me. Healed me. Encouraged me to keep going when I felt like being strong was an insurmountable task,” Drew captioned a sequence of images of her and Marnie understanding collectively lately on Instagram. Drew mentioned she’s recognized Marnie for about 15 years and that she helped her “transform” her physique for the Santa Clarita Diet. “I lost 20 pounds and trained like a mother,” Drew mentioned. 23. June Shannon In 2017, Mama June from TLC’s Here Comes Honey Boo Boo misplaced over 300 kilos after weight reduction surgical procedure. She underwent a gastric sleeve process, generally known as a vertical sleeve gastrectomy, again in 2015 after she hit a weight-loss plateau. She additionally made enormous adjustments to her food regimen, ditching soda and chips for water and grapes, and began understanding repeatedly. 24. Jessica Simpson Jessica lately misplaced 100 kilos after the beginning of her third child, Birdie, with the assistance of celeb coach Harley Paternak. He eased Jessica into exercise slowly, beginning with strolling 6,000 steps day by day. “It’s a social factor that she will do along with her youngsters," he mentioned. Slowly, she constructed as much as 14,000 steps, in response to E! News. 25. Jennifer Hudson: Celebrity Weight Loss Before and After Jennifer Hudson dropped from a dimension 16 to a dimension 6 in 2010 after teaming up with Weight Watchers, and she’s saved the 80 kilos off since. "I don't really have time to do much , so I really just watch what I eat," the singer/actress informed Good Housekeeping final yr. "I'm very careful and cautious of what I'm eating, so I just try to pace those meals throughout the day. I'm very conscious of what I put in my body." 26. Kelly Osbourne Since she made her TV debut on her household’s actuality present, Kelly Osbourne has misplaced 70 kilos. And taking part in Dancing With the Stars in 2009 is the place she discovered a few of her healthiest habits. " made me eat turkey burgers and salads and explained to me that a high-protein, low-carb diet would keep me energized," she informed Shape journal on the time. "Then I started losing weight and realized, 'Oh, it’s true what they say: Diet and exercise really work!'" 27. Melissa Joan Hart: Celebrity Weight Loss Before and After In 2014, Melissa Joan Hart opened up about shedding 75 kilos after giving beginning, telling People she was initially impressed by her sister-in-law’s weight reduction: "Sally taught me that you want to feel good about yourself. When she first started losing weight, she got compliments and they drive you to want to do more." But it is the social component of health that retains her motivated to work out. "I chitchat with friends on walks or run with my husband," she informed Us Magazine. 28. Kirstie Alley Kirstie Alley first made headlines for her weight reduction again in 2006 when she dropped 75 kilos in three years as a spokeswoman for Jenny Craig. She’s gained and misplaced weight since, however she nonetheless maintains a 50-pound weight reduction utilizing this system. "I’m on maintenance, so I have one Jenny Craig meal a day and then I’m on my own, but I also have my Jenny Craig consultant," she informed People final yr. "So if I feel like I’m going awry, I just call her and she gives me some tips and a pep talk." 29. Adele: Celebrity Weight Loss Before and After Adele hasn’t shared a quantity on the subject of how a lot weight she’s misplaced, however her determine is noticeably slimmer from when she first topped charts—even after giving beginning. But it was by no means concerning the scale for her. She determined "to get in shape for myself, but not to be a size zero or anything like that" in 2015, in accordance to Rolling Stone, and reduce on sugar (however not carbs—"I’d never deprive myself like that!" she mentioned) to construct stamina for touring. 30. Christina Aguilera: Celebrity Weight Loss Before and After Christina Aguilera shed practically 50 kilos again in 2013. She took time without work from The Voice to do it—"it’s amazing what having some personal time can do, not only for the body but also for the mind and the spirit," a supply informed Cutfat. "She has been trying new types of foods and exploring new methods of exercise. Not for diet or weight, but more for her mind and well being and overall sense of good health." Aguilera additionally credit reiki, an historical Asian follow that’s mentioned to heal your physique and thoughts, for her weight reduction. 31. Khloe Kardashian Earlier this yr, in a promo for her weight-loss present Revenge Body, Khloe Kardashian admitted that her household truly requested her to reduce weight. She’s additionally documented her weight-loss journey on Instagram—in a single before-and-after picture, she referenced her 40-pound weight reduction, which she informed Women’s Health was motivated by her break-up with ex-husband Lamar Odom. "If you were to ask me five years ago if ... I would be an inspiration to many others, that I would be the push that others needed to find their way. I would’ve laughed in your face. Me? The chubby one? No way!" she wrote on Instagram. 32. Lena Dunham: Celebrity Weight Loss Before and After Last yr, at an occasion for coach Tracy Anderson, Lena Dunham debuted a a lot slimmer determine than she’d proven off on GIRLS. But it wasn’t about weight reduction for Dunham, Anderson informed Freshdrink. "She had significant health issues ," Anderson mentioned. "She was open and transparent about her health issues, but our convoluted f-ed up celebrity culture was like, 'What diet is Lena doing? Lena lost weight,' and Lena was like, 'I was freaking sick!' She didn’t come to me to make her body look different, she came to me to feel better." 33. Roseanne Barr: Celebrity Weight Loss Before and After Roseanne Barr—whose Roseanne returned to TV this yr—has lengthy been outspoken about her weight. She had a gastric bypass in 1998 ("I had my entire digestive system removed, so I should look thinner," she mentioned per People), which helped her lose 80 kilos. And she misplaced much more weight in 2014—"I'm simply doing the belongings you're speculated to do…you understand, transferring extra, and consuming much less,” she informed Us Magazine. 34. Nicole ‘Snooki’ Polizzi Jersey Shore star Nicole ‘Snooki’ Polizzi misplaced 42 kilos in six months after having her first child in 2013 by following a 1,300-calorie-a-day food regimen and understanding 4 days per week along with her private coach, in response to Us Weekly. "Ever since I became a mom and saw all these strong, fit moms at the gym, it was inspirational," she informed CutFat. She nonetheless trains with Anthony Michael and Adria Bogosian of Anthony Michael Fitness, and has shared her personal exercises along with writing a guide known as Strong Is the New Sexy: My Kickass Story on Getting My Formula for Fierce. 35. Miranda Lambert Country singer Miranda Lambert misplaced about 20 kilos again in 2014 and has saved it off since—with none miracle food regimen. "You get tired of any diet. I've tried everything," she informed Women’s Health. "I just literally would make grilled chicken breast, sweet potato salad. There was no miracle." For the nation singer, it wasn’t concerning the scale, however how she felt as she approached 30. "I just thought, maybe if I get ahead of it a little, I won't have to work so hard later in life," she mentioned to People. 36. Melissa McCarthy Back in 2011, Melissa McCarthy informed People her physique was a "work in progress," however since then, she’s misplaced a reported 75 kilos. Read the full article

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The Class Apart

Since the film era began the vision of fantasy life has taken forms in such a manner that for some time it feels real. In everyday life, the eyes follow the mind; in the cinema, the mind follows the eyes. A story of almost 3 hours based on any true event or fiction on white parda to short films, episodes on smartphones, television, technology, and clarity all grow and fascinate the audience. The motion picture sequences represent the past, the future and dreams. 

People watch movies which are easy on the eye, as Indian audiences we prefer stars over stories. Pictorial, graphics, and sound are secondary. And most importantly having a happy ending film is preferable for every single person, Indian or not. In thousands of motion pictures, some of them have a great impact on us, we barely remember the story after a year or two. But when it comes to a life-changing movie or a sequence it remembers all our life. 

As film addicts, starting from the history of films all over the world. Roundhay Garden Scene (1888) first ever surviving short film of 1.66 seconds directed by French inventor Louis Le Prince. After Roundhay Garden Scene the first to present projected moving pictures to a paying audience were the Lumière brothers in December 1895 in Paris, France. In the early 1910s, Dhundiraj Govind Phalke popularly known as Dada Saheb Phalke directed and produced a full-length silent film named Raja Harishchandra. On 14th March 1931, Alam Ara directed by Ardeshir Irani a first voiced in but black/ white movie. This is how the entry of film or motion pictures came in India.

Within 5 years a colored film Kisan Kanya directed by Moti B Gidwani released. The evolution of film has increased so rapidly that it's hard to list all of them but suming some superhits of the 90s, Andaz Apna Apna, Haseena Maan Jaayegi, Dil Pagal Hai, Rageela, Virasat. The 21st century is an innovation period and motion pictures like Lagaan(2001), Swades(2004), Omkara(2006), Black Friday(2007), Rockstar(2011), Masaan(2015), Pink(2016) are less appreciated and took back seat over the theatres. 

In our previous series ‘The Class Apart’ we bring to you a list of movies that might have missed your eyeballs amid the masala movies, but they have the potential to entertain you, move you and add a new perspective to your sight. These movies are back seated in the lane of highly rated films. Margarita With a Straw is one of them which is about a girl who is on the quest to find love in the ‘normal world’, a teen suffering from cerebral palsy figures out the true source of love; self-love. We give a different aspect of a movie to people to see the true meaning of that film. The movie array has mind-blowing direction and storyline combined with phenomenal and exquisite acting is a concoction of feelings which may make your eyes watery yet leave you with a huge smile. 

These films come under some categories. The division of motion pictures is divided into art, feature and slice of life as the viewer wishes to watch. This slice-of-life category is highly preferable and rated as the storyline is subjectively true. These films have a naturalistic representation of real life and an actual life depicting sequences. The lack of action, romance, drama, and comedy impacts a lesser amount of audience. It is neither a hit movie nor a flop. It depends on a life story or sometimes on Indian Indian-preferred audience cast. Some of the films listed are Eighth Grade, Boyhood, As Good As It Gets, Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, Black, Bajrangi Bhaijaan, English Vinglish, and Queen. Other categories are Feature film, short film, Animated film, Historical film, Biographical film, Silent film, Documentary film, and B film. According to institutes or unions, there are different running times for a film. Most Feature films are between 75 minutes to 210 minutes and short film has a running time of 40 minutes or less. 

An art film is typically an independent film, intended to be a service artistic work, often experimental and not designed for mass appeal. These films are made primarily for aesthetic reasons rather than commercial profits. It also contains unconventional, highly symbolic content or a social message. The film focuses on the thoughts, dreams, or motivations of the character. Some of the movies are Udaan, Do Bigha Zamin, Ankur, The LunchBox, The Godfather, Taxi Driver, Taste of Cherry, A Trip to the Moon, and the list goes on. 

The feature film is a full package of masala drama, comedy, action, horror, and romance all in one. It can also be said that a Feature film is a combination of art films and a slice-of-life category. There are endless films in the feature film category listing some of them Luka Chuppi, Bhoot, Kabir Singh, Panga, Chalaang, Bala, Chhichhore, King Kong, Blade Runner, Terminator, Minions, Batman. It does consist of dream and motivation but the capacity of other elements are more. The spiciness is in high quantity to which most Indian audiences are attracted. Imaginary vision sometimes has such an impact that changes people's thinking a way to see the world in different aspects. 

Technology has taken the film industry from silent, black-and-white films to high-definition movies that are capable of making the audience feel as if they are there, in only a short period. The technology grows within how movies are directed earlier and now. Earlier for just a single shot, it took hours or even days. Now having cameras of high quality, it is comparatively easy to shoot. An additional benefit that comes with disadvantages to clarity is that the single section has to shoot in such a way that not even minor faults are visible. And for audiences, it’s no longer necessary to go to your local theatre to see the one nightly showing of a movie. On-demand, streaming services, and TV have allowed viewers to watch their favourite movies whenever, and wherever, they want. 

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Fully Completely 5

Warnings: non-consent sex and rape (series), violence, mutual irritation, harassment, blood, cutting, general hatred

This is dark!Loki x reader and explicit. 18+ only.  Your media consumption is your own responsibility. Warnings have been given. DO NOT PROCEED if these matters upset you.

Series Synopsis: There’s a new face in Birch and he’s come to haunt your door.

Sister series to Smalltown Bringdown, When the Weight Comes Down, and Little Bones

Note: Today, we have more Loki then tomorrow more Zemo and some Sam on Saturday. I might add in some Andy Barber after that but keep plucking away at this and Candy Coated. Anyway, I’ll see you in the comments and the asks.

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Chapter 5: Hang me long out in the sun

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You sat against the wall, flinching every time you leaned too heavily on the radiator and burned your arm. You were certain Loki cranked the heat before he left as it was stolid and stifling in the large room. Sweat dripped down your body and mingled with the drying blood along your chest. You were uncomfortable but you didn’t want to get comfortable in this place.

You pulled on your wrist until your hand throbbed and the cuffs showed no sign of wear and the radiator didn’t budge. You stretched across the floor until you could reach the edge of the bookshelf and kicked until some books fell, hoping for some hidden pin or tool to pick the lock. There were only musty old books and dust.

You stood, tried to at least, bent over as you stretched your legs. You did awkward squats and extended your arms to your toes, one at least. You rolled your head on your neck so it cracked noisily and settled back against the wall. You were tired, exhausted, but too worked up to sleep.

It hit you all at once as the stench of smoke clung to your shirt and skin. Your shop was gone, your home, everything you worked for. It was another sick joke played on you by the town of Birch. 

Bucky was just another bully. He was like that boy in ninth grade who asked you to meet him at the park for a ‘date’ only to stand you up. You remembered the Monday after when he planted a stink bomb in your locker. The men around there were all the same. Everywhere if you were to judge by Loki.

You closed your eyes and thought of your dad. You thought he would’ve been proud to see everything you’d done; a shop of your own, a life where you didn’t have to worry. He said to you, through his dying lungs, that he knew you would be alright, that you could take care of yourself and Jerome. What about your brother then? Shouldn’t he take care of you too?

For the first time in a very long time, you wanted to cry. You kept your eyes shut to keep the tears locked in and slowly your mind eased. You sunk down as the warmth of the radiator embraced you, unbothered by the unyielding heat against your arm. You could hear yourself snore as you succumbed to your fatigue.

You were woken by the clatter of the door below. The old Victorian house echoed every noise and shuddered at every gale without. You lifted your head with a snort and sidled away from the radiator. Your arm was tender from the constant blaze of the radiator and you winced as you touched it. Fuck, it was burned.

You braced yourself as you listened to the slow ascent. You heard him behind the door and watched the knob turn. You sprawled out and slid a book closer with your foot. You got up and grabbed it quickly and stood in a hunch. You flung it at Loki as he entered but he quickly blocked the hardcover tome with the door.

He carefully peeked around the wood and stepped back in with a sigh. He shook his head as he crossed his arms and nodded as Korg appeared behind him. The bigger man placed the collection of shopping bags on the table and left with a dismissive sniff from his boss. The door closed and you were left to simmer alone with Loki.

“Such a warm welcome,” he strode to the table and tapped his fingertips on the wood, “and after I went to all the trouble of replacing your wardrobe. A pity all those wonderful pieces you had were lost.”

“I don’t want any of it,” you sneered, “leave me here, I don’t care.”

“Darling, while I find your resilience admirable it is also rather irksome,” he said, “and you will find that in the end, it will only make all this so much more difficult. You needn’t suffer anymore.”

“‘You needn’t suffer anymore,’” you mimicked him, “just listening to you talk is suffering.”

He turned his face down and clenched his jaw. He turned and reached into a bag. He pulled out a swath of black fabric that unfolded to an elegant dress with subtle black gems along the neckline like stars. You pushed your head back and stared at the ceiling.

“I can understand, a woman like you, men aren’t lining up to give you nice things,” he said, “I wouldn’t exactly call this giving, more… trading.”

“Oh, shut up,” you grumbled as you closed your eyes again, “you know, you woke me up so why don’t you keep it down?”

“I did have to guess at the sizes,” he ignored you brusquely, “but I’ve always had a keen eye.”

“You can shove your dresses and whatever else you wasted your money on up your--”

“Darling,” he interrupted, “I will not warn you again. That lip does provoke me.”

You jutted your jaw out and exhaled. You bent your legs and crossed your arms over your knees. You were too tired to argue with him. Hell, it only seemed to make you feel more helpless as you could not act on your anger. You hated that feeling. It remind you of that stupid teenage girl again; so gullible and weak.

“You cannot remain as you are,” he continued, “and I will not have a slobbish hick on my arm--”

“Jesus Christ, is your dick so small you can’t find another woman?” you hissed.

He was silent. You opened your eyes and hit your head on the wall as you were startled by how quick he moved. He pressed his knee to your chest and pinned you to the wall as he reached into his pocket and plucked out the silver key. He bent and unhooked the cuff from your wrist.

He caught your hand as you clawed at him and coughed as he pushed his knee harder against the cut between your tits. He tore you away from the wall suddenly and thrust you up to your feet. He twisted your arm behind you as he spun you and kicked your feet across the floor. You struggled with him but each time he bent your arm further up your back.

He pushed you onto the bed and straddled you as he angled you along the mattress. You flailed with your legs as he kept you trapped beneath his weight and released your arm. You reached out as he shifted above you and quickly snatched up your hands. He wrapped his long fingers around your wrists and snugly wound his tie in their place before he let go.

He backed off of you so that you laid across your stomach, your hands bound above your head to the bedpost. You rolled over as he marched away and returned just as quickly. He unfolded the razor with the mother-of-pearl handle and you dug your heels into the bed as you tried to free yourself from the silken tie.

He grabbed your leg and held it down. You brought your other knee up and he blocked it with his shoulder, “if you continue on like this, I might catch the artery.”

He held your leg down and pressed the edge of the blade to your thigh. You froze as he sliced into your skin and you grunted through your teeth. He traced a line down your leg and mirrored it on the other. He retreated and looked you over as you glanced down between your legs, the red lines dripping onto the blanket.

“What the fuck?” you yanked on the tie, “you’re fucking insane.”

“You haven’t any idea,” he held up the razor and admired the crimson along the silver, “but if you insist on this little dance, I should be inclined to go deeper.” He closed the razor and winked, “darling, you are looking rather rough,” he remarked, “but scars will not deter me.”

He spun and strode again to the bathroom. He returned and wiped his hands on a white towel and tossed it over the back of the chair. He sat and continued to sort through the bags.

“You think I’m afraid of you, you prick?” you snarled, “you think you’re going to win? When I get free, I’m going to take that blade and cut your dick--”

He stood and his hand formed a fist. He was atop you in a moment but before he could bring his hand to your throat, you bit down on the webbing between his thumb and index finger. He exclaimed and retracted his hand for just a second before he smacked you across the face. Your head snapped to the side and you held in a groan.

This time his hand stretched over your neck and he leaned over you. His hot breath whispered along your cheek and you shivered in disgust. 

“Oh, darling, this will be fun indeed,” he purred, “but I have no doubt that you will be prancing around in pretty little skirts for me before long,” he squeezed until you croaked, “you can even keep them on as I fuck you.”

“Go… to… hell,” you rasped.

He snickered and sat back on his heels with you straddled beneath him, “haven’t you realised? We’re already there.”

💀

You laid there for hours after Loki left you. Even though the mattress was preferable to the floor, you didn’t sleep. You stared at the ancient ceiling and cursed every inch of that place. 

Your thighs ached and that cut along your chest. Your arm was sore and raw each time it rubbed against your sleeve or the bed. You were more enraged than ever and you could hardly contain it and frustration had you kicking the mattress.

The windows were dark when he returned. He turned on the lamp beside you as the aroma of food tickled your stomach. You were desperately hungry but didn’t realise it until that moment. You salivated and gulped it down as he pulled up a chair and cradled the box in his lap.

“I’ve brought you dinner,” he said as he opened the cardboard container, “but… you have to use your manners, darling.”

“Get fucked,” you rolled onto your side so your back was to him.

“I can hear your stomach so let’s not pretend I believe you for a moment,” he taunted, “you will realise soon how weak you truly are.”

You didn’t say anything, nor did you move. You sneered at the wall as your arms strained above your head. He let out a long breath and then hummed in delight, “mmm, you know, this is not bad,” he commented, “your little diner has been the least disappointing aspect of this shithole.”

You gulped hungrily but refused to look back. He tapped his foot on the floor impatiently and sighed again.

“You would do yourself a favour if you did one for me,” he said, “say, if you accepted this generosity I might allow you another, perhaps a shower. Those cuts cannot remain unwashed.”

“Maybe you should’ve thought of that before you cut me,” you spat, “I don’t want anything from you and I definitely don’t want you. I’ll go live in the rubble, I don’t give a fuck.”

“You will,” he said as he stood and dragged the chair away, “but only you will pay for your stubbornness.”

💀

After another tussle, Loki relocated you once more to the radiator. He slept blissfully as you spent another restless night both sweating and shivering. When he woke, he offered you a bowl of instant oatmeal and you flipped it over. He tutted and went on with his day, leaving you again to stew in your wrath.

By the end of the day, your body rebelled with hunger and you accepted the bowl of soup he brought from The Chipped Saucer. You drank it from the paper cup but felt more rotten as it burned in your chest. He smirked as he watched you and you tossed the empty cup at him.

He scowled and you spent another night in cuffs. On the fourth day, he let you shower but kept you cuffed to the curtain bar for the ordeal. All modesty was gone as you were allowed only a plain white robe after and sat in the same spot, metal at your wrist, and wood at your back.

But you didn’t stop. You bit, you kicked, you hit, you swore, you screamed. A week passed and you wouldn’t accept it. You could see you were wearing on him and comforted yourself with the irritation in his sharp green eyes. You laughed at him outright and it stoked him further. He truly thought you’d never dealt with assholes before. You lived among them your whole life.

But that day when he came in, he was quiet though not sullen or angry. He was almost boasting as he still wore his new leather boots and dark parka. He tramped around and pulled out a mauve coloured dress, some satin and impractical undergarments, and a pair of heeled boots. He placed them calmly beside you but kept out of your reach.

He stepped back and shoved his hands in his pockets and grinned. You shook your head at him and scoffed. He waited as you simply yawned into your palm.

“Don’t you want to go see your brother?” he asked.

“He can rot with the rest of you,” you hissed.

“So heartless,” he slithered, “but I shall relay the message to him, as hard as it may be.”

“What the fuck are you on about?” you huffed.

“Well, darling, I don’t know if he should hear me or even if he could, that it would put him in a worse condition,” he mused.

“Worse condition?” you grimaced.

“Oh, I didn’t tell you, my apologies,” he preened, “why yes, it seems he did have an unfortunate incident. Some suspect it was an attempt on his own life but you know how gossip is in a town so small--”

“What--” you bit down on your lip, “is he… is he okay?”

“Why, he is rotting just as you wished, yes?” he asked coyly.

“Don’t be fucking stupid. Tell me he’s okay!” you tried to stand but were kept in a crouch by the cuffs.

“If you get dressed and behave, then you can see for yourself,” he said evenly, “or I will alone and hope that he survives his injuries… I wouldn’t expect the healthcare around here to be very adequate--”

“You fucking touch him--”

“What? You are wasting time, darling, and visiting hours will be over soon,” he warned.

You clenched your jaw and squinted at him. You swallowed your derision and blinked.

“Fine,” you said quietly, “I’ll… behave. Just take me to see him.”

“Good girl,” he came closer and knelt to grab your wrist, “but let me be clear, one misstep and you will never see him again. I should hate for him to die alone.”

“Just fucking undo me,” you snarled and his lips curved in triumph.

[nautiscarader]

2020 in animation - recap

So, 2020. 

Yeah, I have to say I’m not entirely satisfied. Would not recommend, 1 star. 

But I would be willing to bump it to 1.5, if only because of one factor: the animation. 

Because I have to say, this was the best animated end of the world so far! And if there was something that kept our spirits up, it was the cartoon industry!

Just like last year, I should preface this by saying that this is highly subjective selection. Even when one is confined to their Hobbit holes for better part of the year because of *waves hands* everything around, 

day still only has 24 hours, so I have missed a few shows. (I should also apologise for omitting a few major ones last year, like Milo Murphy’s Law S2, Ducktales, or She-Ra. This is why I started keeping a track this year). I’m sure I will catch up with those I missed this year some time in the future, but for now, let’s see what this year has gifted us with.

And right from the start, January opens the race with very interesting propositions. We were still riding on an incredibly high wave from last year, with Infinity Train season 2.

This one focused on Tulip’s mirror, and pushed the season towards a much darker and complex story, diving deep into one’s personal journey and identity. There were tears, math, deer, and cops being murdered. Brutally. 

t was followed by two newcomers: The Owl House and first season of Kipo and The Age of the Wonderbeast. Both of them would dominate first half of the year, with The Owl House’s traditional, week-to-week airings, and Kipo's seasons appearing in  June and October.

The Owl House, a strong contender in "What will be the Next Gravity Falls?" contest, invited us to a world full of magic, mystery, elongated owl demons and some dark secrets. It has also created a milestone for Disney, introducing an LGBT couple with characters of bisexual Luz Noceda and lesbian Amity Blight. Their Grom dance has risen to the top of my animates scenes, polling very closely to the unforgettable Kataango.

On the other hand, Kipo has taken us to the post-apocalyptic world filled with mutant animals, revealing that despite the end of the world, our old vices and animosities have survived in underground burrows, and we have infected the overworld of giant doggos and suit-wearing frogs with them. 

Kipo did not pull any punches regarding commentary about our society, at the same time giving us hope in the form of the main protagonist, who was able to spread friendship and understanding amongst the mutes, as well as the humans that had to survive. And in the world that we have found ourselves in, it was a pretty darn good lesson.

February would bring end to two seasons of airing cartoons, Big Hero Six season 2 and Miraculous season 3, as well as another newcomer that won the hearts of fans: Glitch Techs, with its "second" season arriving in August. And while in my opinion he show wasn't as good as the other two new titles, I am clearly in minority, as the show about Ghostbuters-like team of game console technicians gained huge popularity... though not enough to keep the show afloat. As of writing this, it is currently in limbo, which is a shame, as the second set of 10 episodes finally added some much needed ongoing story.  

in March, another show from last year ended - Steven Universe Future. As we have expected, it tackled slightly more mature themes, showing how much Steven needed that therapy we have wished him, telling an important tale of finding one's worth and one's self. its ending might not have been as explosive as those of the original show, or the movie, but it left Steven’s story as open as an open road, and deep in our hearts, we all knew it would look like this.   

March was also the time when majority of western world caught the coronavirus, and that caused quite a turmoil with the movie and animation industry. One of the first victim of changed schedule was Disney's Onward, which was released on-line on Disney+ quickly after its theatrical release.

I have mixed feelings towards “Onward”. For such interesting promise, I think it made a few questionable and down right boring turns, though the unorthodox message at the end of it was its strongest point, and it was one I haven’t seen in a while, so it was worth watching just for that.  

April was relatively quiet (aside from more end of the world stuff); brought us third season of Ducktales that spread throughout the year, while May gave us final, fifth season of She-Ra and the Princesses of Power. 

To my eternal shame, I missed on this show when it premiered, and due to the lockdown, I binge-watched the previous four right in time for powerful and explosive season 5. And even though Catra and Adora finally gave us exactly what we needed, some fans felt slightly unsatisfied, calling for a movie, like the Steven Universe one to be made. And I’d be all for it, the rest of universe needs saving from the Horde! Also, cats in space - hilarious. 

May also revealed a new player on the streaming field: HBO Max, who surprised us with new Looney Tunes Cartoons, much more in the spirit of the legendary originals than the often-criticised Looney Tunes Show from 2011-2014. And in my opinion, it did; one could feel the same fluidity in animation, dedication to slapstick, and synchronisation with music than in the very first cartoons with Bugs and Daffy.

HBO Max would, however, return in June with first of series of Adventure Time original movies called "Distant Lands". The first centred around BMO, with second one - Obsidian giving us a glimpse into Bonnibel and Marceline's lives.

Distant Lands allowed people to revisit the odd, odd world of Ooo and learn about its colourful inhabitants, taking turns to seeing their past and the future, an, as usual, showing us that post-apocalyptic world can teach us valuable and meaningful lessons.   

Just in time for full lockdown in our burrows, aforementioned Kipo season 2 premiered in June, together with another cartoon movie, this time featuring We Bare Bears. While their movie wasn't anything to write songs about, it was exactly like the show, providing some wholesome content right when we needed it.

And just in case you needed more wholesome adventures, Craig of the Creek's second season ended, and its third season began, reminding us of HOW COOL LIFE WAS WHEN OUTERNET WASN’T SCARY AND WE COULD STILL WALK OUTSIDE FOR FUN AND NOT TO HUNT TOILET PAPER.

Just like last year, July was not dogs' days, but frogs'. Amphibia season 2 started raining on our heads, but unlike last year, its schedule wasn't a daily one, spreading the episodes throughout the Summer and early Autumn, with its second part arriving in February of 2021. There were more roadtrips, more mysteries and MORE MARCY.

August was equally strong: aforementioned Glitch Techs "season 2" premiered, offering better and more plot-heavy episodes than the first ten episodes. Unfortunately, the show's future is unclear; the uneven divide of plot between the seasons probably contributed to the show not being renewed. 10 new episodes apparently are written, but await in sleep mode, until Nickelodeon remembers about it.

HBO MAX picked up Infinity Train for its third season, after being derailed by Cartoon Network. And if you thought that killing a mirror cop was shocking... then this season has pushed the limit of what can be shown in modern children's cartoon to a frightening degree. The schedule was once again, weirder, with first five episodes airing on the day of the premiere, ending with a cliffhanger (literally) that only contributed to the shock factor and made us wait anxiously for its conclusion. It was bold, it was dark, it was memorable. 

And just like Glitch Techs, Infinity Train waits on a side track, unsure if it will be picked up, or will it be abandoned and left as a canvas for graffiti artists.

However, to end the Summer, a truly amazing TV movie has arrived on Disney Plus, where we came back to good, old Danville and could witness Candace against the universe. The new Phineas and Ferb movie brought back the glorious memories of this fantastic show, with the same humour, writing, abundance of catchy songs and a surprisingly deep moral.

In September we have seen the start of Big Hero 6 season 3 and a odd change of format. Instead of standalone 22-minute episodes, the show now consists of two 11-minute segments. In opinion of many, this weakened the stories, forcing them to be more comedy-oriented, and shortening the potential emotional drama. Still, it gave us funny, short stories, but they did clash with the two previous season, not to mention the movie.

However, if that wasn't up to your taste, Ducktales season 3 also started airing, and continued its first part up until December with more action- and plot-driven episodes, including the Darkwing Duck crossover, serving as a pilot of the spin-off. 

Later in December fans have learned that Season 3 will be its last, which broke the hearts of many duck fans; however, it seems that the season has been written as the last one in mind, and the news of the ending was known to the creators, which gives us hope for a kick-ass finale somewhere in 2021.

Miraculous New York, telling arguably one of the most mature storylines, opened the "Heroez" world to some new characters and new opportunities, with two more specials, taking place in Shanghai and Brazil, meant to air somewhere next year. AND I DO HOPE WE WILL SEE MORE LOCAL FOOD VENDOR SUPERHEROES LIKE HOT DOG DAN. 

October was the month of two season 3's: Carmen Sandiego and Kipo. In case of Carmen, as it is usual with Netflix, the "season" was only a half-one, with just a handful standalone episodes, and just a dash of more ongoing plot. 

For Kipo, however, season 3 was the end, and what a glorious one it was. Fans were saddened to learn of it, but Kipo was always imagined as a 3-part story, and it showed. The finale proved more than satisfying ending to the plot, elevating Kipo to one of the smartest cartoon characters we should all try to aspire to.

In November, Distant Lands: Obsidian aired, focusing on everyone’s favourite candy/vampire couple, and the long and complicated love between Bonnibel and Marceline. And as usual, it showed us that relationships are not always as straightforward as we would like them to be, but with enough music and teamwork, no enemy is big enough. 

For the next new show, I’ve waited with the most amount of excitement and anxiety. Because while I was completely fine with other reboots and re-imaginings to take creative takes, new Animaniacs, (airing on Hulu) had to be perfect and had to be the lightning that struck twice. 

And sadly... it wasn’t. It was still good, but some people criticised (incorrectly imho) the amount of political topics, while I mourned almost total cast-ration of additional characters, aside from Pinky and the Brain. This truly weakened the possibilities it could have had. It was still very good, but you can feel that some of the original charm was lost, due to these odd, odd limitations. 

December brought us a new original Apple TV movie, Wolfwalkers. A beautifully animated folk tale of friendship and social divides, and how short-sight can cause the collapse of both arguing sides, reminding me very much of the intelligence and heart of original “How to Train Your Dragon”.  

We’ve had to wait two years for the return of arguably one of the most wholesome shows out there: Hilda. Second season dived into deeper mysteries that permeate the rich and colourful troll-ridden land, we saw the return of some familiar characters, and introduced a whole new storyline, that ended with a surprising cliffhanger. Still as wholesome, but now with a tiny bit of Police incompetence. Also Twig, lots of Twig.   

Just like Onward, Pixar’s highly anticipated Soul aired on Disney+, telling a very mature story about finding one’s purpose in life, what that purpose actually means, and whether it exists at all. Beautifully animated, with fantastic soundtrack, it was a stunning tribute to creativity, and it never dumbed down its profound, open message about following your dream.   

And just if you thought that Soul was going to be 2020′s last note (pun very much intended), right before the year ended, DC Super Hero Girls concluded its first season on a rather anti-climactic two-parter. That being said, the season, running from March of last year, was packed with short, bite-sized, funny stories, taking interesting spins on existing comic book characters. For a comic book noob like me, it was perfectly fine, and I can’t wait for the second season next year. 

And so, we have reached the series finale of humanity. 

2020 ends in just under a day. What will 2021 bring us? I do not know, and if the animated shows of this year have taught me anything, is that the future is an always open book, full of worries and challenges, but also opportunities and possibilities. 

...

And in reality I was too lazy to check any news sites about upcoming projects.

[mrsgiovanna]

Buon Compleanno (Don Giorno x Fem! Reader)

It's as the name says... This fic is close to my heart and I really enjoyed writing it for our Golden king's birthday. Mostly fluff, it does contain mentions of alcohol consumption though. I hope you all enjoy. ❤️🎊🎉😘🐞💭

P. S. Let the fluff ensue 💐

Word count: 2.5k

“So Mista... Fugo, are things ready on your end? I’ve got confirmation from North Island that everything is ready for us on their end. We have to stagger our arrivals so that Giorno doesn’t actually see you guys there until the party. All our villas are ready for our arrival and his presents are being safe guarded there until we arrive,” you beamed as you secretly went over the final checklist for Giorno’s birthday get away with the team and Trish.

Your friends had ever so thoughtfully come over to see you and Giorno off… well more so to iron out the last details of your master plan, but your boyfriend didn’t need to know that. Attempting to keep your plans for his birthday hidden from him was a near impossible feat. Trying to get him to take some time off and just live for himself was an even bigger task, but being who you are, you managed to plan everything down to the finest detail.

Trying to get the entire island to yourselves and plan the party of a century for your closest allies was a mammoth task, but it was what you felt Giorno deserved. In the years that he’s spent running Passione, he had always placed his own needs secondary to the needs of the organization, which is why you resolved to give him the best experience imaginable for his 21st birthday.

“Hi Giorno! We were just talking about you,” piped up Trish in a voice loud enough to alert everyone to the young don’s looming presence. Eyes widening for a split second, you manage to compose yourself without him catching on and flashed him a pleasant smile. You were taken aback by how handsome he looked dressed down in an azure linen Armani suit, hair braided loosely and cascading down his shoulder. He took his place at your side, casually circling his arm around your waist and pressing a kiss to your temple.

“Morning everyone, what’s this about me?”

“Oh, we’re just discussing what we’re going to be doing when you’re away… you know, cats and mice and the like,” joked Fugo, earning him a worried look from Giorno.

“Gosh, relax my love… come on, we have to go, it’s a pretty long flight,”

“Alright, alright, let’s go bella. Well, I’ll see you all in a few days’ time,” leaving to the collective goodbye wishes of your friends you set off to catch the private jet which would take you to the little piece of heaven in the Seychelles.

Upon landing at the airport, you were just one short helicopter flight away from your destination. Giorno’s demeanor was akin to that of a child on Christmas eve, taking in his beautiful surroundings on the helicopter. Stepping onto the helipad, you were greeted by the wonderful fresh scents of the salty sea air, clear blue seas and white sandy beaches for as far as the eye could see. After the welcome, you were lead to the main villa, given your golf cart and allowed yourselves to get settled in for the rest of the night, choosing to spend a quiet night lounging on the balcony overlooking the ocean.

Giorno couldn’t help but stare at your beautiful form. The way the moonlight bounced off the ocean behind you and illuminated your skin mesmerized him. He had known you ever since he had taken over Passione. You served as a valuable ally when it came to weeding out the members who were still unwilling to adopt his ideals. As the years marched on, he started seeking out your company more and more, until it became apparent that he was at his happiest when he was around you… and once the realization had dawned on him, he wasted no time in making you his. You fell hard, and fast, and it was so easy fall into step with each other’s lives, as if you had been created just for each other.

“Bella, this is incredible, I know I put up a bit of a fight but I’m so glad you did this…” he uttered with a dreamy look on his face.

“I’m glad you think so my love, you’re going to love the day I have planned for us tomorrow… Ah! Actually, later on today," you say, glancing at your watch, "it’s just past midnight! Happy birthday my love! I hope you know how much I love you, and I’m incredibly proud of you and all you have managed to accomplish at such a young age… you’re… you’re pretty amazing you know,” the emotions swirled around in Giorno’s eyes while listening to your heartfelt speech.

“(y/n) … I… you’re… I just love you so much tesoro, you’re everything I could ever want,”

“I love you too Gio… come on, it’s late, let’s get some rest,” you say while leading him to bed.

You rose early, just as the sun made its glorious appearance over the ocean. As early as you had woken up though, Giorno was already awake, nursing a cup of coffee as he stared pensively at the brilliant blue water.

“Good morning handsome, penny for your thoughts?” you greeted your lover, wrapping your arms lovingly around his shoulders and nuzzling into his soft hair.

“Good morning principessa… I’m just thinking about how much I love you…”

“Oh? Is that so, Mr. Giovanna? Well prepare to love me even more, go get ready, we have lots to do today,” you say, a lovely light, lilt coloring your voice.

“Any hints?”

“Wear something comfortable, something that we can walk around in,”

With that, your day had started with a guided hike through the island. Between Giorno’s life-imbuing ability and your affinity for adventure, you were both mesmerized by the flora and fauna you encountered on the hike. Once that was over you looked forward to coming back to a special couple’s massage which eased your sore muscles and relaxed you both into a dreamlike state. Finally, after your last treatments, you could get ready for your “dinner” at the piazza. Feeling a sense of pride as you put on the last of your accessories, you smiled at your reflection in the mirror while inspecting your stunning outfit, and grew even happier when you saw Giorno walking out in a casual charcoal grey Dior suit which matched your dress, but not his expression unfortunately.

“What’s the matter my love? You look great by the way…”

“Thank you tesoro… you’re quite the vision yourself,” standing behind you, sharing the mirror, he raked his fingers through his uncooperative hair, sighing in annoyance.

“Gio, stop- here, sit down, I’ll help you,” you say as you gently brush out the tangles and scrunch the wave back into his lovely golden hair. You carefully braid the length of his mane but leave his signature triad of ringlets out, admiring how beautifully the shorter sections of his hair framed his face.

“There…” you leaned back to admire your efforts, acknowledging the fact that you had a particularly exquisite model as well.

“Are you sure this is fine my love?” there was a hint of doubt in Giorno’s voice, but you made sure to banish any such thoughts.

“Of course, I love your hair like this,”

“Well, that’s good enough for me. Shall we leave my princess?”

“Yes… but can I drive the golf cart?” you ask, extending your arm to him, gesturing for the keys.

Speeding past the rest of the villas, you just wanted to make sure that everyone was already at the piazza ready to surprise the young don.

“Are you sure we’re at the right place my love? Or should we be at a different entrance, this looks like it’s closed,”

“Yes caro, come on, I’m sure the staff are inside… I’ve picked up on your habit of wanting to dine in solitude,” you explain as you walk towards the entrance hand in hand. Stepping into the restaurant, the lights dipped and instantly got brighter revealing your closest friends jumping out of their hiding spots with a collective, rambunctious yell of “surprise”, startling your unsuspecting boyfriend.

“Happy birthday my love,” you softly say once again, as the lively music started to play in the background.

“You… did all of this? For me?”

“Of course bello mio, well, I did have help though” you gestured behind Giorno, pointing out Mista, Trish and Fugo walking towards you both.

“Oi, happy birthday Giogio, haha, you look like you need a drink, I’ll be right back,” said Fugo as he went to order the first round of drinks for your little group. Between flitting amongst your guests, dancing with your handsome beau, and stealing moments away to be alone him, you almost forgot to give him his gifts, which were safely stored in the wine cellar of the establishment.

“Well, what do you think my love?” Giorno’s eyes widened when he saw the glass-encased, white Fender Stratocaster signed by just about every rock star, most importantly, his favorite guitarist, Jeff Beck.

“I’ve been looking for this for the longest time… how did you find it tesoro?”

“I also know some people… that’s not all, look next to it…” you motioned towards 5 Morocco solander boxes that housed a rare first edition of the complete 10 volumes of Victor Hugo’s Les Miserables.

“I thought that might look quite beautiful in your study… adding something especially meaningful to your collection,”

“I’m speechless (y/n) … you’ve gone to such great lengths…” you hush him with a passionate kiss preventing him from gushing about your efforts as you were determined to make this night about him.

“I’m sure we’ve been gone for too long, lets rejoin our guests my love,” you started to walk towards the staircase exiting the wine cellar, but you were pulled back against Giorno’s broad chest, grasping your face in his hand, he kissed you with so much fervor this time, leaving you flustered and battling to calm your racing heart. Noticing the effect, he managed to have on you, he gently coaxed you back upstairs with a wicked smirk.

“Hey, you’re back, we’ve been looking all over for you two. We have one more person who wants to say hello,” with a soft smile, Trish reaches behind her to pull out coco jumbo, which meant only one thing…

“Signore Polnareff! Even you…”

“You know I’ve always had a soft spot for pretty girls Giorno… Joyeux anniversaire! You’re a brave young man with a good head on your shoulders and integrity in your heart, always hold on to that,”

“Thank you signore Polnareff, it means a lot coming from you, considering…” cutting him off before Giorno could complete his sentence, Polnareff attempted to lighten the mood.

“Non non non, no sad thoughts tonight, get this man a drink someone, you’re all slacking here,” he said looking at you as you mouthed a small thank you in his direction.

“(y/n), you’ve really outdone yourself. Giogio, you’re a lucky man,” said Mista as he brought a special bottle of champagne for you all to raise a toast with. “Alright, while we’re all here in the same place, I just want to say that you’re all important to me…”

“Mista’s drunk guys, prepare yourselves,” Trish says with an eye roll resulting in hushed giggles as the gunslinger tried to (unsuccessfully) arrange his sentimental thoughts.

Unable to stand it any longer, Trish takes over and pays homage to Giorno, as well as the special people who had given everything in order for them to live, enabling them to carry on their will.

As the party raged on, you took a small break in a dim corner of the piazza, and took a moment to marvel at the fruits of your labor. Everybody was having the best time, including Giorno. After being called away by one of his associates, it filled your heart with fluttery sensations watching the man you loved finally able to act his age for once.

“May I sit with you, carina?” startled out of your musings, you find an old friend standing over you.

“Lorenzo, of course, please, have a seat,” you offer emphatically.

“So, how is one half of Passione’s power couple doing?” his question earning a loud giggle from you. You continued to make conversation with Lorenzo, until Trish came to inform you that one of the service providers needed to confirm a few details with you, so you politely excused yourself and followed Trish. You were confused as she lead you to a secluded part of the beach, where you find Giorno standing alone, staring broodingly at the ocean for the second time that day. You realized that she just made an excuse draw you away to check on Giorno, being slightly concerned yourself after seeing the expression on his face.

“Gio? My love, what’s the matter? Did you just need some fresh air?” he turned to faced you with the softest smile.

“You know bella, I’ve loved you so deeply for years now… you always know what I need… even before I do. I never really feel complete anymore unless you’re with me… which is strange because I’ve always been content on my own. And then it hit me, you will always hold a part of me, and I’ll always seek you out because of it… You’ve given me probably the best experience of my life tonight, but, there’s just one more thing I would like from you to make the day perfect…” you felt light-headed when you saw Giorno moving to kneel down on one knee, pulling out a little trinket box, opening it to reveal the most beautiful ring.

“(y/n), would you give me the greatest gift and agree to spend the rest of your life with me as my wife?”

Emotions tugged at your pretty features, as you whispered a breathy affirmation, while nodding excitedly. Exhaling sharply with a stunning smile, Giorno got back to his feet and placed the elegant ring on your finger, capturing your lips in a passionate kiss thereafter. You threw your arms around his neck, and held him tightly, before the realization dawned on you.

“Wait! How long have you been planning this, Gio? Your question was met with his soft, exasperated laugh.

“Oh! For the longest time amore, I’ll admit though, your plans had forced me to adapt my own, but I had some help in achieving all of this… Trish is a lifesaver,” explained your new fiancé with a hint of pride in his voice.

“I love you Gio, but you managed to hijack your own celebration… I don’t know what to do with you!” the mock exasperation dripping from your voice drew a small laugh from Giorno.

“That’s your problem now tesoro, you already agreed to marry me, no take backs,” with that, you both decide to return to the festivities. Intertwining your fingers with his as you slowly walked back, you both stole loving glances at each other, communicating your intense affections for each other through your eyes alone… perhaps it was as he said, you mused… that a part of your soul resided with him also, and so you always sought him out to feel complete too, just as he did with you.

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Winx Lorebuilding -  Pre-series Timeline and character ages

I’m trying to create as comprehensive lore for the Winx universe as I can (because the show doesn’t). Lorebulding is an alternative universe to the Winx Canon, but hopefully, it’s going to end up being much more straight forward.

Information from the canon is going to be used as more of a jumping off point than anything else. Information from the movies is going to be treated as less valuable than that from the show proper (since the movies’ canonicity is queastionable), though if I like the movie version more, it may be included anyway. Season 8 information is also going to be treated as less valuable, and will pretty much only be included, when it doesn’t contradict any previously established information.

I’m going to be using the destruction of Domino as a year zero for the timeline, for obvious reasons.

Some other things, before I get into it:

I’m taking the Winx’s listed birthdays at face value, including Bloom’s

I’ll be assuming the characters were their listed ages in their first appearance and the Trix and Roxy were 18 at theirs (because otherwise, Roxy would be a fucking baby compared to everyone else - Roxy is fresh out of high school in season 4 in the lorebuilding universe)

I’m gonna be using mid June in Earth time as the beggining of Alfea school year (see also my previous lorebuilding post x)

Long post ahead.

Pre-Series Timeline (Begining of the universe - 16ADD (After Destruction fo Domino))

Date Unknown - The Great Dragon pops into existence as a manifestation of creation, light and life. The Shadow Phoenix forms as a counter-balance to him, a manifestation of destruction, darkness and death. The Water Stars form.

Date Unknown - The Great Dragon creates the magical universe.

Date Unknown - The Great Dragon decides to rest on Domino, giving his power to the Nymphs.

Date Unknown - The Shadow Phoenix creates/accesses the Realm of Obsidian, creating/freeing the Ancestral witches into the Magical Dimension as the first evil beings in it.

Date Unknown - the Water Stars are sealed away from the Magic Dimension

Date Unknown - a sorcerer named Acheron creates the Legendarium

Date Unknown - The Ancestral Fairies exit the Legendarium World, bringing transformation magic into the Magic Dimension.

Date Unknown - Acheron is imprisoned within the Legendarium, which is later hidden away on Earth.

Some time before 977 BDD - The Ancestral Witches find a lost piece of the Dragon Flame mixed with darkness and form it into Valtor.

cca 977 BDD - The Wishing Star passes Valtor’s palace, he’s unable to capture it.

Somewhere in the middle ages - The Wizards of the Black circle form, beggining their hunt for fairies, forcing them to withdraw into the shadows of the human world, until magic was all but a myth to humans.

At least 100 BDD - Faragonda, Griffin, Griselda and Kelshara are born

At least 80 BDD - Kelshara and her brother become corrupted by Wild Magic and begin their search for the ultimate power.

At least 80 BDD - Griffin become involved with the Ancestral Coven and Valtor

cca 20 BDD - Crown Princess Daphne of Domino is born.

some time before 0 BDD - The Company of Light is formed

some time before 0 BDD - Griffin leaves the Ancestral Witches and joins the Company of Light

some time before 0 BDD - Daphne is named the Nymph of Domino

some time before 0 BDD - Daphne gains Sirenix

May 5th 2 BDD - the Trix are born (yes, they all share a birthday, because they started out being canonically triplets, and yes, they have their birthday on Revenge of the Fifth, how fitting)

August 18th 2 BDD - Crown Princess Stella of Solaria is born (yes in this version of events, Stella is only like three and a half months younger than the Trix)

September 23rd 2 BDD - Brandon of Eraklyon is born

February 15th 1 BDD - Timmy is born

September 2nd 1 BDD - Helia is born

October 15th 1 BDD - Riven is born

December 14th 1 BDD - Princess Bloom of Domino is born

December 16th 1 BDD - Tecna of Zenith is born

March 1st 0 (DD) - Flora of Linphea is born.

March 20th  (DD) - Prince Sky of Eraklyon is born

May 30th 0 (DD) - Musa of Melody is born

January 1/0 BDD - Nabu of Andros is born (depending on if his first appearance in the show takes place before or after his birthday)

June 15th 1/0 BDD - Crown Princess Aisha/Layla of Andros is born (she’s canonically 17, when we first meet her and assuming season 2 starts around middle of June, she can either be freshly 17 or just about to turn 18)

Somewhere around the end of 1 BDD or begining of 0 (DD) - KIng Erendor of Eraklyon accepts a deal with the Ancestral Witches

Somewhere around the end of 1 BDD or begining of 0 (DD) - Domino is attacked, Bloom is sent to Earth with the Dragon Flame and Daphne is turned into a ghost - both are presumed dead.

0 BDD - Valtor fights the Company of Light and takes credit for the deaths of Bloom and Daphne. He’s captured and sent to Omega.

0 BDD - In the final battle between the Company of Light and the Ancestral Witches, the Ancestresses curse Domino and seal away all its inhabitants within their home realm of Obsidian.

0 BDD/1 ADD - Darkar is defeated by the Lord of the Templar from Lightrock and sent into a hybernation/dormant state.

March 20th 2 ADD - Princess Roxy of Tir Nan Og is born.

Somewhere between 3 - 6 ADD - Queen Morgana of Tir Nan Og is captured by the Wizards of the Black Circle

Somewhere in 5 or 6 ADD - Bloom and Selina meet Eldora, who takes Selina under her wing

Somewhere around 8 ADD - Musa’s mother dies

14 ADD - the Trix start attending Cloud Tower

15-16 ADD - Stella first attends Alfea, is expelled after she causes an explosion in the potions lab.

Character ages throughout the show + rough show timeline:

Season 1: mid June 16 ADD - spring 17 ADD

Musa - 16

Bloom, Tecna, Flora, Riven and Sky - 16-17

Brandon, Stella and Timmy - 17-18

The Trix - 18, might be 19 in the finale

Season 2: mid June 17 ADD - spring 18 ADD

Musa - 17

Aisha/Layla - either 17 the whole time or turns 18 very early on

Bloom, Tecna, Helia, Flora, Riven and Sky - 17-18

Brandon, Stella and Timmy - 18-19

The Trix - 19, might be 20 in the finale

Season 3: early June 18 ADD - spring 19 ADD

Musa - 18

Aisha/Layla - either 17 or 18 at the start, has birthday early on

Bloom, Tecna, Helia, Riven and Sky - 18-19

Nabu - either freshly 19 or turns 20 during the season

Brandon, Stella and Timmy - 19-20

The Trix - 20, might be 21 in the finale, but probably not

First movie: End of 19 ADD

Musa, Flora and Sky - 19

Aisha/Layla and Nabu - either 19 or 20

Bloom and Tecna - fresly 20

Helia and Riven - 20

Stella, Timmy and Brandon - 21

Second movie: Begging of 20 ADD

Musa, Flora and Sky - 19

Bloom, Tecna, Helia and Riven - 20

Aisha/Layla - 19 or 20

Nabu - somewhere between 19 and 21

Stella, Timmy and Brandon - 21

The Trix - 21

Season 4: mid June 20 ADD - ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ , but for simplicity, let’s say spring 21 ADD (Season 4 might literally take place in matter of weeks or it might go for two years, it’s pretty much impossible to tell)

Roxy - 18 (possibly turns 19 at some point)

Musa - 20

Aisha/Layla - either 20 or 21 at the start

Bloom, Tecna, Helia, Riven and Sky - 20-21

Nabu - 20 or 21 at the starts, between 20 and 22 at the time of death

Brandon, Stella and Timmy - 21-22

Season 5: early June 21 ADD - ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ , but let’s say spring 22 ADD (same problem as before)

Roxy - 19 (possibly turns 20 at some point)

Musa - 21

Aisha/Layla - either 21 or 22

Bloom, Tecna, Helia, Riven and Sky - 21-22

Brandon, Stella and Timmy - 22-23

The Trix - 23, might be 24 in the finale

Season 6: spring 22 ADD - spring 23 ADD

Roxy - 20 (possibly turns 21 at some point)

Musa - 21-22

Aisha/Layla - either 21 or 22 at the start, turns 22 or 23 by the second episode

Bloom, Tecna, Helia, Riven and Sky (and probably Selina)  - 22-23

Brandon, Stella and Timmy - 23-24

The Trix - 24, possibly 25 by the end

Season 7: somewhere in the school year of 23/24 ADD, probably

Roxy - 21 (possibly turns 22 at some point)

Musa - 23

Aisha/Layla - 23 or 24

Bloom, Tecna, Helia and Sky - 23-24

Stella - might be 24 at the start, but probably 25 throughout the season

Brandon and Timmy - 24-25

The Trix - 25 or 26

Season 8: mid June 24 ADD - somewhere in 25 ADD

Musa - 24

Aisha/Layla - 24 or 25

Bloom, Tecna, Helia, Riven and Sky (and probably Selina)  - 24-25

Brandon, Stella and Timmy - 25-26

The Trix - 26, possibly turn 27 by the end

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On Omega's origins

I'm trying to make some posts on Omega so I don't lose track of what I think about the funny robot. :) What we know about Omega's planet:

It was in a war against the Dragonstar;

It considered Midgardsormr a threat;

It completely destroyed the Dragonstar;

It's presumably gone, having seen a Calamity.

I'll talk about each point. I believe there are already clues to what Omega's original planet is in the game.

1. It was in a war against the Dragonstar

Contrary to common belief, what happened in the Dragonstar was not that Omega alone randomly attacked it for no reason (or to get stronger) -- Omega and its planet were locked in an interplanetary war. We don't know why -- yet.

Midgardsormr: Foolish machine. What hast thou to show for all the years that have passed since the culmination of our war? Naught save thy continued existence. Hast thou no thought for what befalleth thy home star…?

2. It considered Midgardsormr a threat

Omega's objective was to kill Midgardsormr. Not to enslave, not to colonize the planet: to kill the Father of Dragons, paragon of wyrms, because it was a threat.

Omega: Prepare to face Midgardsormr--red-maned wyrm of the Dragonstar, and nemesis of my world.

3. It completely destroyed the Dragonstar.

"By thee and thine was my home laid waste". The Dragonstar as we see in Alphascape 2.0 seems devoid of life, aetherically unbalanced. If those are aether geysers, then something must have gone really wrong. Omega's planet didn't enslave the dragons or something like that -- they killed the Dragonstar itself.

4. It's presumably gone, having seen a Calamity.

Let's get back to this piece of dialogue.

Midgardsormr: Foolish machine. What hast thou to show for all the years that have passed since the culmination of our war? Naught save thy continued existence. Hast thou no thought for what befalleth thy home star…?

What did befell Omega's home star, after all? Why does Midgardsormr knows of it and why does he uses it to try to provoke Omega? Could it be related to their war? Could Midgardsormr have been responsible for Omega's planet's destruction?

The answer probably lies in From the Heavens, Final Omega's theme.

Our shadows lost in light, this life A fleeting kiss Hark! Temptation rings! Virtue slips through hands a-clenching wicked fruit Passion festers, black’ning sinless souls to root Sink’neath dark waters Drink deep, we suffer Drowning, drowning, drowning, drowning Irons sundered Paradise plundered Come welcome this Come welcome this Destiny Virtue slips through hands a-clenching wicked fruit Passion festers, black’ning sinless souls to root Sickles grate on heaven’s gate their fields ignored Seeking sinners deathlessly they reap discord As two become one Here ends this, our journey Never-ending, onward march! Witness our escape This our escape, this our escape This our escape, this our escape This our escape, this our ascension

From the Heavens tells the story of a society falling to hubris, temptation and sin, their paradise destroyed. Isn't that familiar?

Still on From the Heavens, it's strange that the first sentence is "our shadows lost in light": ascian means literally shadowless -- this is why the Heroes' Gauntlet set is called the Shadowless set. Then, "[sink] 'neath dark waters" is literally Amaurot's theme.

So, is there any other evidence Omega could be an Ancient machine?

Lots of them.

1. Omega and the Ascians got similar designs: both heavily use black and silver, and gold and purple as accents (Omega has a purple undertone and Final Omega has gold accents).

2. Omega and the Ascians share abilities: creation magicks and interdimensional travelling. It's not because they're both unsundered beings: I can't remember dragons having creation magicks or travelling interdimensionally. Midgardsormr enters Omega's rift in his Big form at the cost of his life energy. It isn't something that he does naturally and with ease.

3. Omega and the Ascians share a neighborhood at the Aetherial Rift, which is where ascians hide when they need to.

4. The Passionate Amaurotine NPC has weird dialogue about death-defying autonomous figures.

Passionate Amaurotine: Oh, did you want to ask me about my latest concept again? The autonomous figures I told you about before? They are utterly without feeling or fear, and will without hesitation or objection carry out their master's orders regardless of any injury or death they may suffer as a result. Truly magnificent, wouldn't you agree?

5. Both Amaurot the Dungeon and Omega quote the biblical Book of Revelation. This one may be the most important yet: the Final Days are akin to the christian Apocalypse as seen in the Book of Revelation. In the end of the Book of Revelation, Christ makes His Second Coming, saying:

12 Look, I am coming soon! My reward is with me, and I will give to each person according to what they have done. 13 I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.

Meanwhile, Final Omega's dialogue in O12SP2 is:

Final Omega: Experiment concluded. I am the Alpha. I am the Omega. Final Omega: <blip> <bleeeeeep> Witness...my coming... I bring...reward...and retribution...for all!

The dialogue in Japanese makes it even clearer that Omega is quoting Revelation 22:12 and Revelation 22:13. I'll make a post on it later. Why would the Ancients develop a war machine like Omega? Weren't them pacifists? Everybody is a pacifist until eldtrich abominations start banging at your door!

Research Report on the Akadaemia Anyder: High-ranking phantomologists have since been dispatched to afflicted areas, where they conducted the capture and transport of a single entity. This specimen, characterized by a disproportionately large maw, was dubbed “Archaeotania,” and investigations into its aetheric composition are ongoing. A theory posited by the esteemed Lahabrea suggests that the shape these fiendish beings assume is not random, but rather an amalgamation of the fears which lurk beneath our rational minds. As of this writing, researchers have begun pursuing methods by which potent guardians of deliberate design might be engendered to stand against this mounting threat.

Emet-Selch says Zodiark was summoned to rewrite the laws of the star because they went haywire with the creation magicks going wild, not to halt the monsters themselves. The Ancients also took time to develop the concept of Zodiark. Something must have been keeping the monsters at bay while the Convocation worked, and as we see in the Passionate Amaurotine NPC, there is some precedent that the Amaurotines could develop a death-defying autonomous figure ready to sacrifice itself for its masters if needed. How does the Dragonstar War enters the scenario, then? First, let's go back to Archaeotania. Archaeotania is a dragon.

It looks like a dragon-dinosaur mix, it attacks with Megaflare and Gigaflare, it has lots of Shinryu's -- who is a Midgardsormr-based primal -- attacks like Tidal Wave and Ice Boulder. Archaeotania, being one of the original fears that were birthed by creation magicks going haywire, must have been influenced by a dragon. Meanwhile, Omega ignores other primals on Hydaelyn but only bleeps and bloops when Primal Bahamut appears:

Magitek Terminal: Even with its stasis systems activated, Omega retained a measure of autonomy. Deprived of mobility, the weapon continued to scan the world around it, searching for a threat to engage. It was at the time of Bahamut's resurrection when Omega emitted a unique signal -- a signal which appeared to indicate the acquisition of a target -- and we first discovered that the machine had retained some degree of awareness.

So, for some reason, when Sophia, Zurvan and Sephirot appear, Omega ignores them: it only bleeps and bloops when Primal Bahamut is born. It could be that its aetherical signature is so similar to Midgardsormr's Omega thinks it got its original target. But it could be that Omega was built to hunt beings similar to Archaeotania: artificial, dragonlike and presumably drawing aether from the ambient like even Midgardsormr does. Now let's take a look at this dialogue in the lvl 50 The Rising Chorus quest:

Lucia: Last night, the dragon star burned with an intensity not seen in fifteen summers. Not since the Dravanians engaged the Empire in the Battle of Silvertear Skies. Urianger: "The northern sky doth burn full bright upon the wyrm lord's call. The red behemoth beckoneth, and flame consumeth all." Lucia: The old Coerthan rhyme, aye. The brighthening of the dragon star is said to accompany the roar of a great wyrm. The astrologians believe that it was Midgardsormr himself who cried out in this occasion.

So we know that the telepathic roar of a great wyrm can, from Hydaelyn, activate and make the Dragonstar shine bright in the sky. As the Dragonstar is a dead rock floating in space now, we can only imagine the roar messed with its aether enough to physically make it shine. Could the Sound be an echo of Midgardsormr's roar? Why would Midgardsormr roar? We still don't know. But Midgardsormr is in some kind a harbinger of doom. I'll make a post on it later. What could be the timeline? The [?]s are because I don't know when or the exact order it must have happened.

Midgardsormr, for some reason, roars.

The Ancient's planet gets destabilized, the Sound starts.

The Ancients get scared, leading to their creation magicks going haywire.

The Amaurotines capture Archaeotania and develop Omega to halt the monsters and to give the Convocation time to act.

Zodiark is summoned, rewriting the laws of the star.

Omega leaves for the Dragonstar.

Hydaelyn is summoned.

Midgardsormr flees from the Dragonstar.

[?] Hydaelyn sunders the planet.

[?] Hydaelyn calls upon Midgardsormr.

Omega, while hunting for Midgardsormr, loses both its homing coordinates and contact with its home star.

Omega crashes onto Hydaelyn and doesn't realize it's back home because it is lost and the planet is way different than it was when it left.

I don't like that even Omega and the Dragonstar would be "Ancients/Ascians again". That's okay. I get it. But it would explain a lot of things, such as: 1. Why would Hydaelyn accept Midgardsormr but ignore Omega? Because Hydaelyn saw an opportunity to neutralize the greatest threat to Herself, Midgardsormr, but recognizes Omega as native from the pre-sundering Planet so doesn't see anything wrong with letting a wayward child come back. Omega was wrong in trying to go back home: it was always home, but it doesn't realize it. 2. How would the Allagans have found Omega? It's very interesting, even Deus ex machina (hehe) like that the Allagans coincidentally found a super-advanced, ready-to-be-reverse-engineered, easily-turned-off machine that was the basis for their technological revolution that led to at least two calamities. But we know Emet-Selch was responsible for influencing the Allagan Empire. What if Emet-Selch, or even Lahabrea, or both, were working together on this? They would know Omega was back, how to activate it, how to work with its technology and, most important, how to turn it off so that Allag would never be threathened by it. Why wouldn't Emet-Selch talk about Omega, then? Because Omega is a symbol that his people weren't as perfect and pacifist as he wants to believe. The fact that his people could only be saved by a violent war machine, and not by their peaceful, elegant creation magicks and debate, must be abhorrent to Emet-Selch. This is why he must have chosen, like Mitron, to leave Omega to suffer at Allag's. In the end, Allag triumphed both against the Dragons -- the Ancient's planets nemeses in this scenario -- and against Omega -- the stain in the Ancient's peaceful history. Anyway, isn't Final Omega non-canon? Not exactly, not as I see it. For some reason, Alphascape Savage is the only Savage tier that isn't the Menestrel making things up: it's Omega itself that gives you the data it messed with. Final Omega is a form of Omega made by Omega. Is there anything else about this crazy theory? Both Omega's and the Ancient's planet's name have been mysteriously omitted. Omega physically cannot speak the name of its planet in any of Hydaelyn's languages, and Emet-Selch never gives us the original name of the planet. I think this is it. I'll keep updating this post and doing more posts as I think about more things about the robot. Thanks for reading.

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2020 Year in Thirst Pt. 2

Sometimes, I will watch a drama for the plot/premise/substance and be rewarded with a surprise hottie, and it’s the best feeling ever!  It’s like finding money in your pocket that you didn’t know about.  The following list of dramas can be described as:

Came for the plot, was rewarded with a surprising side of thirst

1. Flower of Evil

Brief Summary: Lee Jun Ki plays Baek Hee Sung and Moon Chae Won plays Cha Ji Won, his wife who is also a detective.  What Ji Won doesn’t know is that her husband, Hee Sung, is actually Hyun Soo, a man on the run from a murder that he did not commit and also a suspected accomplice to a series of murders committed by his father in the past.  Oh yeah, his dad secretly tried to groom him into being his protege/murder partner.  Because of how he was raised, HS believes that he has no emotions and is simply putting on an act as the perfect husband and father.  His “parents” are in on the ruse and are actually the ones who forced him into assuming their comatose son’s identity.  Anyway, of course things from the past start to catch up with HS and his wife is somehow assigned to investigating his old murder case.  She of course feels betrayed, but also conflicted as she discovers her husband is not who he said he was and a prime murder suspect.  Things get even more complicated as the real murderer re-appears with fabulous long hair and tries to frame HS for the murders.  In between all of this are delicious make outs between the couple and at least one instance where they banged so hard, HS was wiped out the next morning.

Surprise Thirst Factor: I checked out this drama fully expecting to drop it because the promos were so misleading and unappealing. But boy was I in for a pleasant surprise!  Not only was the drama super addicting, it also had some nice eye candy in the form of Lee Jun Ki being a completely unrealistic house husband who satisfies in the housework (The man cooks and does the laundry!), childcare, and bedroom and Kim Ji Hoon’s glorious mane of beauty making viewers have a moral crisis over lusting after a homicidal maniac (who turned out to be a real loser without murder daddy around to clean up his mess.  It’s ok, we’ll always have his hair).

Yes, work that hair honey.  It’s the only good thing you’ve got going on for you (the character, not Kim Ji Hoon)

The chemistry between Lee Jun Ki and Moon Chae Won was fire and the make out scenes were soo believable.  Like yes, these two beautiful people are really into being married to each other and understandably want to make out all the time. 

He’s the primary caretaker for their daughter and it’s just *swoons.*  Not all thirst traps come in the form of sexy abs (although I would not mind if he wanted to flash some).

2. Six Flying Dragons

Brief Summary: The story of young Yi Bang Won (who later becomes King Taejong) and the founding of the Joseon Dynasty.  As short as it sounds, that really is an accurate summary of the drama haha.

Surprise Thirst Factor: I started watching this drama because I heard it was a great sageuk and I’m a big fan of Yoo Ah In.  Even though I’m a fan of his acting, Yoo Ah In doesn’t necessarily get my hormones raging so I wasn’t expecting to be so thirsty while watching Six Flying Dragons.  But then.  BUT THEN.  Byun Yo Han showed up in all his scruffy tortured deadly killer glory and my hormones woke up and said hi, hello, who are you, what’s your name, what’s your sign, can I get your number?  The deadlier and more tortured his character got, the sexier he became to me.  Sorry Yoo Ah In, you’ll always be my acting boo, but Byun Yo Han’s got my thirst.  Byun Yo Han looks so good when he's sad and/or covered in blood, it makes me feel like a sadist for thinking that I wouldn’t mind if the drama made his character cry some more.

3. Ever Night S1

Brief Summary: As a child, Ning Que witnessed his entire household get massacred because of a prophecy that the child of Hades will be born from the house and bring about the Eternal Night.  Somehow, he managed to escape and was the lone survivor.  He finds a baby buried in a pile of dead bodies as he’s fleeing and names her Sang Sang.  The two orphans grow up inseparable from each other and do whatever it takes to survive in the harsh, cruel world.  Ning Que earns money by becoming a deadly mercenary and Sang Sang takes care of the household affairs.  At one point, Ning Que becomes a disciple of the powerful Fu Zi and somehow gets entangled in the struggles between the Holy Sect and Demon Sect.  A bunch of beautiful women fall for Ning Que, and the drama tries its hardest to convince us that he has chemistry with and reciprocates the feelings of one of them (i.e. Mo Shan Shan), but anybody who was even half paying attention knows that the only one for Ning Que is Sang Sang.  They are the OTP of all OTPs and take “ride or die” to a whole other level. Oh also, their height difference is the stuff manga dreams are made of. Ning Que is a “good guy” but also not a “good guy” in the sense that he is not above doing whatever it takes to seek revenge and is only out for himself and Sang Sang (and later, his older brothers and sisters from the academy).

Surprise Thirst Factor: Chen Feiyu is an attractive person but I could not in good conscience thirst after him because he was literally born in the year 2000.  It did not help that he was only 18 when he filmed Ever Night and looked every bit his age.  My thirst may have no shame, but it does have its own set of principles and one of those principles is thou shalt not lust after those born in the new millennium!  Luckily for me, Second Brother is played by Dylan Kuo who is a beautiful, elegant, tall man

and Brother Chao is exactly the type of rugged and manly that I am into.  

(you don’t have to be)

who looks better when wet

AHEM. Yeah.

Sixth Brother is also not so bad with his scanty pounding work attire,

4. Novoland: Eagle Flag

Brief Summary:  Asule is the prince of a tribe in the grasslands who is held as a royal guest (i.e. hostage) in the Eastland Empire.  There he meets his two future best friends, Yu Ran, a free spirited princess who is descended from a race of bird people, and Ji Ye, an emo neglected/shunned son of a concubine who is probably the best fighter in the empire.  Ji Ye loves Yu Ran who is a ball of sunshine to his Johnny Raincloud dark emo self.  Yu Ran loves Ji Ye back.  Asule loves both his friends and will do anything to protect them.  The world decides to fuck over best friends Asule, Ji Ye, and Yu Ran for no reason as they try their best to just live a peaceful life away from all the political scheming and fighting.

Surprise Thirst-worthiness: I was completely content with enjoying Eagle Flag purely for its story and substance.  It’s seriously a wonderful, yet heartbreaking drama and the scale of the production is amazing.  No cheap $10 costumes here.  Also, the direction is beautiful/artistic and not the run of mill “let’s shoot it and complete it as fast as we can.”  The two main actors were cute, but not really my type.  Then the drama decided to give Ji Ye the “Sexy Bloody Tormented Killer Makeover” and all of a sudden your girl was rushing to MDL to check Chen Ruo Xuan’s birthday and calculating his age.  I am simple, predictable, and consistent when it comes to my thirst and give a character some scruff, long hair, angst, and some bloodlust and I’m all yours.  I am literally:

Is it wrong that when Ji Ye showed up looking like this ready to kill his mother’s torturer

I thought, yes, can we have him kill another? 

5. Run On

Brief Summary: Im Siwan plays Ki Seon Geom, a national track runner from a rich family who is a bit of an oddball and marches to his own beat.  Although his words can sometimes be construed as rude since he has no filter, they are also completely honest and have no hidden meaning.  He also has his own personal code that he lives by and he will stick to it no matter how negatively it may impact himself.  He meets Oh Mi Joo, a translator with her own strange quirks and sparks fly as Mi Joo is assigned to be his interpreter.  

Surprise Thirst-worthiness: I kind of watched this drama by accident.  I had read about Im Siwan starring in a new drama but nothing I saw from the description or promos for Run On appealed to me.  Nor did it give me any information about what the drama would be about.  Then one day, I just happened to be browsing Netflix for something to play in the  background and decided on Run on since I thought I wouldn’t be that invested.  What a happy accident that turned out to be because I’m so in love with this drama right now.  This is a case where the thirst does not stem from the character’s physical appearance, but from the intensity/charisma the actor brings to the character and the character himself.  Ki Seon Geom is so odd, but so appealing at the same time and Im Siwan is so magnetic in the role.  Prior to Run On, Im Siwan wasn’t really my type physically.  In fact, I always scratched my head whenever people called him handsome in dramas (I know, I know, forgive me).  So color me shocked when I found myself swooning all over Im Siwan in the second episode of Run On.  Now, it’s like I have “Im Siwan is attractive” glasses on and he looks attractive in everything to me.  I want to gobble up all the dramas he’s been in.

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Secret Love Part 18 || Cale Makar

Requested: [ ] yes [x] no

Authors Note: Just need to reiterate that this man lives in my head rent free 24/7. I finished part 22 and I’m thinking that I have roughly 3 more parts to write. We’re definitely on the back half of this series now and I’m actually kind of sad because I love these two (hopefully you love them just as much). 

Warnings: angst, cursing, cockwarming, smut (this one is really filthy…fair warning), oral sex, maybe a bit of breeding kink. 

Word Count: 3,583

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You hadn’t realized you’d been waiting for the other shoe to drop until it went clattering to the floor. It could be worse...you tried to remind yourself. But that didn’t stop the ache in your chest or the tears that kept filling your eyes every time you thought you’d pulled yourself together. 

Sleeping in Cale’s arms Friday night was everything you needed and more. You’d gotten up Saturday morning and made breakfast together before you’d rushed off to work, a day filled with client meetings and house tours ahead of you. You’d parted with a kiss and an ‘I love you’, promises of talking later following you. 

With such a busy day, it wasn’t until Sunday afternoon that you finally had a spare minute to call your parents like you had promised Laura you would. 

“Hey mom.” You greeted, settling onto your couch, your legs tucked up underneath you. “Is dad around?” 

It took your mom a minute to fetch your dad but once they were both on the line you took a deep breath. 

“So I have some news for you.” You stated, your tone bright hoping to signal that this was all good news. “Cale and I are together.” 

Silence stretched on for an uncomfortably long time before your dad’s voice spoke up. 

“That’s great dear. I have to head out for an evening round of golf but I’m happy for you.” The sound of footsteps and the door came through the phone as your mom took it off of the speaker. 

“How long?” Your mom inquired, her voice seeming hesitant. 

“Officially almost two months...but we realized there was something here back in March. I never thought that it would ever be a possibility. But everything about it is so right. I love him mom and he loves me. We just fit together...I’ve never felt a connection with anyone else the way I do with him.” 

“Oh hunny…” Your mom mumbled, causing your back to stiffen. 

“You don’t sound happy for me.” You whispered, shocked. 

“I am happy for you...you know we love Cale...just maybe you should slow down before things get too serious.” 

“This is serious mom.” You insisted. 

“I just...I don’t want you to get hurt. Cale’s a good kid but there’s a significant age difference between the two of you. Plus he’s only there for the summer. What happens when he leaves?” Hearing your mom refer to Cale as a kid made the hair on the back of your neck bristle. 

“He’s not a kid mom. Neither of us are kids anymore. I know there’s an age gap but we’ve talked about anything and everything important related to that and it’s not an issue. We’re on the same page.” Before you could continue your mom cut you off.

“Honey...the boy is a young NHL star. He’s not ready to be thinking about settling down. You may think you’re on the same page but I don’t think you realize what you’d be giving up for him.” 

“You’re wrong.” You mumbled, your throat starting to tighten up. “I don’t know what happens when he leaves but we’ll figure it out when the time comes. Why can’t you just be happy for me?” 

“Because I know how much you’ve always cared about Cale and I just don’t want you to find out down the road that this was all a waste of time because the two of you want different things. I don’t want you to let your good judgment be clouded by lust. You’re a smart woman...don’t give up the life you’ve worked so hard to build for a summer fling.” 

Sobs wracked your body as you ended the call without another word. How could your mother say those things? It was like she didn’t know Cale at all...didn’t know you at all. She was wrong...you knew she was wrong. You and Cale were perfect for each other. This wasn’t some fantasy that would never manifest…this was real. The way Cale looked at you was real. His ‘I love you’s’ were real. And distance or time...that wouldn’t change anything. 

You sobbed on your couch for almost an hour before finally pulling yourself together. Your mother’s support or lack thereof was not going to define your relationship or your life. Determined not to let this consume you, you threw yourself into all of the cleaning that you had been putting off. There was laundry to be done, dishes to be washed, floors to be swept, mopped, vacuumed. 

And then when you finished all of those tasks, it was time to make yourself something to eat, before cleaning up those dishes as well. Of course, all of these tasks took twice as long when tears kept constantly springing up forcing you to put yourself together all over again. 

After dinner you pulled the final load of laundry out to fold. As your fingers wrapped around the fabric of Cale’s stolen t-shirt you sunk to the floor of your laundry room. How could she think that you wouldn’t receive in return ten times the worth of anything you had to give up to be with Cale? Gary had joked the other night that you were out of Cale’s league but it was absolutely 100% the other way around. 

Carrying the t-shirt back to your bedroom, you stripped out of your clothes, letting the soft fabric of the shirt wrap around you instead. Deciding it was late enough to go to bed, you locked up the house before crawling under the sheets, a scent that was so distinctly Cale wafting from the spare pillow as you pulled it against your chest. 

Tossing and turning, unable to sleep, you watched as the clock eventually reached 1:30am. Reaching blindly for your phone which you hadn’t bothered to look at all day, you first acknowledged that there wasn’t a single message from your mother after the abrupt end to your call. There were however multiple messages from Cale. 

Hey sweetheart, just checking in to see how your day is going. (Received 2:02pm)

Tell dad it’s unfair for him to kick my ass on the golf course every single time. (Received 5:27pm)

Haven’t heard from you today. You’re probably just enjoying your day off, you deserve it. (Received 8:16pm)

Something is wrong, I can feel it. I’m here if you want to talk and you know all you have to do is ask and I’ll come right over. I love you. If you want to handle it by yourself that’s okay too, just know you don’t have to.  (Received 10:42pm)

It wasn’t unlike Cale to send multiple messages through the day, just to let you know he was thinking about you. Normally they just made you smile, but this time they caused another fresh set of tears to form in your eyes, wetting your pillow. 

Without even fully realizing it, you were pressing on his contact information and then the phone was ringing. The second ring had barely started when you heard Cale’s voice come through the line. He must have heard you crying because suddenly you heard the rustle of fabric. 

“Give me fifteen. I’ll be there.” His sleepy voice insisted and then the call dropped. 

True to his word, almost fifteen minutes later on the nose you heard a key clicking in the lock of the front door. The sound of the door opening, closing, and being locked again followed before footsteps padded across the hardwood floors. When the bed finally dipped behind you, Cale’s warm body pressing firmly against your back, you let out a shaky breath in relief. 

“I can’t sleep.” You whispered as Cale’s fingers flexed gently around your hip. 

“Wanna talk about what’s wrong?” Cale prodded lightly, his warm breath fanning against the back of your neck as he spoke. And though you knew you should talk about it, you didn’t really know what there was to say. It sucked beyond belief that your mother wasn’t supportive but that only changed your relationship with her, not your relationship with Cale. 

This was good, you knew this was good. Cale coming over in the middle of the night because you needed him was just further proof. 

“No...I just...need you.” You rambled. 

“I’m right here sweet girl.” Cale affirmed. Though you could feel the heat of his body along your back, his hand draping over your middle, it wasn’t enough and you couldn’t explain it. 

“Closer.” You whispered. Within just a moment, Cale had turned you around, tugged you even closer, and tangled your legs together. Being pressed chest to chest was a little bit better, but it still wasn’t close enough to patch the holes of worry, doubt, and anger your mother had created. It would have to be good enough though, and you buried yourself into his body as much as you possibly could. 

“Y/N…” Cale breathed a few minutes later, his thumb lifting your chin so that he could kiss you. “You’re still shaking sweetheart. Please...what can I do?” He begged softly. “How can I quiet whatever voices in your head are making you feel this way?” 

“I don’t know.” You mumbled. “This...this will just have to be enough. This is already so much.” Still, your heart was pounding and echoes of your mother’s voice still lingered in your head. 

“Do you still want me closer?” Cale questioned, his hands sliding up along your side under the t-shirt. A weak nod was all it took for Cale to slide you out of your clothes, his own quickly following, forming a pile on the floor as he pulled you back against him. 

The skin to skin contact was better, you felt some of the weight come off of your chest. And though it might not be the most restful sleep, for the first time tonight you felt like you might actually be able to drift off. 

“How could she call this lust...a summer fling…” Your words were practically unintelligible as you mumbled into Cale’s bare chest, but apparently they were enough for him to piece things together because you heard him curse softly. His fingers slid up to cup the back of your head, tilting your face up to his. At the same time, his other hand brushed away the tears from your cheeks, his eyes full of despair and frustration as he looked at you. 

He seemed to acknowledge that this wasn’t something he could fix, that he needed to fix, but you could see how much he hated it all the same. Despite the late hour, the wheels in his head were spinning, searching for something that he could do to take away the pain you were feeling. 

“Can we try something?” He asked quietly. Shrugging, you nodded, no idea what he had in mind. He shifted you back from his body just an inch as his hand dropped from your cheek to slip between your legs. “Just relax my sweet girl...I know you trust me. This isn’t sex...not really.” He explained, urging your body to give in just a little. Despite not being in the mood, your body grew pliant under his fingers. 

“Cale…” You whimpered, confusion making your anxiety increase slightly. 

“Shh love…” He soothed. “You’ve heard of cockwarming haven’t you? I’m just gonna rest inside you, give you the closeness you need.” 

“Oh.” You gasped, pulling your bottom lip between your teeth. 

“You okay with that?” He inquired, his fingers moving from your core to shift your body in line with his. “Just want to give you what you need.” 

“Please.” You agreed, your fingers flexing against his bicep. Cale was still soft as he slid inside you, the rest of his body shifting to wrap around you now that you were joined together. This was absolutely as close as you could get to him and it was everything you didn’t know you needed. 

“Good? Bad? In between?” Cale asked, his lips pressing against your forehead lightly. 

“Good...so good.” You breathed, your body relaxing against him. “Thank you.” 

Little by little, every worry and negative emotion slipped from your mind until you finally fell asleep tucked against Cale’s chest with him resting deep inside of you. 

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As the fog of sleep started to disappear, you groaned feeling worse than you usually did when you were hungover. Warm fingers brushing against your temple caused you to slowly blink your eyes open. The morning light revealed Cale’s bright blue eyes staring down at you and you let out a choked gasp as you felt him twitch inside of you. 

Holy shit…

Cale was inside of you. 

Every memory of last night flooded over you quickly at first before slowing down as you remembered how patient Cale had been, willing to try anything to help you sleep. Now, hours later, your bodies were locked in the same position. The only difference was where Cale had been soft inside of you last night, now he was hard, stretching and pressing against your vaginal walls. 

“Sleep okay?” Cale’s deep gravely morning voice questioned. 

“I slept...that alone is impressive.” You replied honestly. “Can’t believe you’re still inside me.” You admitted, voice awestruck. 

“Didn’t want to wake you by pulling out.” Cale explained. “But I need to now...so I can take care of this.” 

“How about you stay just a little longer…” You hinted. “Take care of your problem together. After all...your dick seems quite happy where he’s at.” A low grunt slipped from Cale’s throat in response to your words. 

“My girl wants fucked huh?” Cale stated. “I think we can make the time for that this morning.” 

The first few drags of his cock were rough, your body’s lubrication drying up overnight and the new lubrication from waking up to him inside of you this morning not having the chance to replace it until about the fourth stroke. 

Once your body adjusted though, you realized that having him inside of you all night had made you incredibly sensitive. Each piston of his hips drew a moan from your throat and your nails dug into his shoulders, clinging to him and the pleasure he provided. Spending hours joined together had apparently made Cale sensitive as well because suddenly you felt the sticky heat of his cum spurting inside of you as he came, a gasp of your name spilling from his lips. He went soft quickly, groaning as he came down from his climax. 

“That was embarrassingly fast.” Cale cursed, his lips pressing against your shoulder. 

“It’s fine Cale...I understand.” You assured him, fingers playing with his hair. This was the first time he’d cum before you and while your body was still worked up, you were okay with it after last night. 

“It’s not fine.” Cale stated adamantly. “I can’t leave my girl hanging.” 

“Cale...I swear it’s okay.” You pressed, feeling him slip out of you, his cum leaking out of your used pussy. Before you could slip out of bed to clean up, Cale’s hands were grabbing your waist, rolling you onto your back as his body sunk beneath the sheets. Feeling his lips against your thigh, you whimpered softly, hands reaching down to expose his head from the blankets. 

“Cale...your cum…” The flick of his tongue through your folds, collecting both your juices and his own semen stopped you in your tracks, your head falling back against the pillows. 

“We taste good together.” He mused, a smirk on his face as he spoke before diving back into your core like a man starved. 

“You cannot just say that.” You whined loudly, your hips jerking as he sucked your clit between his lips. “Fuck Cale…” 

Feeling more of his semen start to drip out of you made you whimper and Cale quickly read the noise for what it was, dipping lower between your thighs where he lapped it out of you slowly. What he was doing was so dirty that even with his barely-there touches you were a shaking mess in the sheets. 

“You gonna cum for me sweet girl?” Cale mumbled pulling back for air. “Gonna cum for me...give me the rest of my seed so I can fuck a fresh load into you?” One swipe of Cale’s tongue through your folds had you screaming as you fell apart, wave after wave of pleasure crashing over your body. You honestly weren’t sure whether that was one long orgasm or multiple short ones but by the time you came down, the gentle flicks of Cale’s tongue as he worked to clean you up were too much and you shoved his head away. 

“I don’t know what you like more. Me cumming inside you or me eating my cum out of you.” Cale teased, crawling up the bed over you. Kissing him was dirty as hell but you couldn’t resist, eager to find out what your mixed fluids taste like. It really wasn’t that bad and you ran your fingers down his back, resting them just above his ass. 

“As hot as that was...I’m still quite partial to you filling me up.” You breathed. “I’ll take as many loads as you can give me.” 

“Fuck.” Cale mumbled, growing hard against your stomach once more. 

“You got another one for me?” You murmured, reaching between your bodies to stroke his length gently. “Because you ate all of it out of me and now I feel empty. I need more.” 

“Yeah sweetheart...I’ll give you more.” Cale grunted, pressing back inside of you. His thrusts were quick, the need between the two of you too strong for slow sex. Neither one of you was going to last all that long this round, your vaginal walls already starting to flutter around his length. 

“God baby...your sweet pussy really wants my seed doesn’t it? Fluttering around me ready to milk every single drop possible from me.” 

“Need it.” You whine, your body aching to feel that sticky heat again. 

“Yeah sweetheart...I know you do.” Cale groaned. “Your body is so needy for it. One of these days I’m just going to keep you in bed, fucking you full over and over again, not letting a single drop slip out of you. You’d like that wouldn’t you? To be so full of me. Your hips tipped up to keep it all inside.” 

Cale’s words had you feeling like you were about to explode and your vaginal walls fluttered around him again as his hips stuttered. 

“You ready for it sweet girl? Ready to milk me dry?” Your nails dug crescent marks into his lower back as you clung to him, your chest heaving beneath him as your orgasm hovered just below the surface waiting for him to give you everything you needed. 

“Yeah you’re ready.” Cale hissed. “My girl is so ready. Here it comes.” Cale’s orgasm was long and hard and rope after rope of semen spilled inside of you. The feeling of it tipped you off of the cliff and you clamped down around him ensuring that he did indeed give you every drop. Where your first orgasm had been like a tsunami, this one was magma bubbling up and rolling slowly down the hill before cooling. 

You hadn’t even noticed Cale pull out, but when your eyes fluttered open he was standing at the edge of the bed just watching you. 

“You don’t even know how sexy you look all blissed out.” He grinned. “And I know you like keeping my cum inside but you should probably go use the bathroom.” He declared reaching out a hand to help you up, his semen dripping down your thighs as you walked the three feet to your bathroom. 

Having cleaned up, you found Cale sitting in his pajamas on the side of the bed. Stepping into his open arms you smiled down at him feeling his arms wrap around your waist. 

“Thank you.” You murmured, pecking his lips. “For coming over last night. For the cockwarming. For this morning.” 

“Are we good?” Cale asked, letting out a deep exhale of breath. 

“We were never not good.” You assured him. “My mother’s reservations don’t change anything. She obviously doesn’t know either of us as well as she thinks she does and I’m not going to let her unfounded concerns get in the way of something that I know is good and right.” Ruffling up his hair a little bit, you shook your head. “I love you Cale. I’ve waited a long time to find something this good. So I’m all in.” 

“You have to get to work don’t you?” Cale breathed. Glancing at the clock beside the bed you nodded. 

“Yeah I do. But not until you know that everything is okay. That I want more nights sleeping next to you. Nights sleeping with you inside me. Mornings where we bring each other pleasure over and over again. I want it all with you and I’m sure my mom will come around eventually. She’s gonna have to because I’m not letting you go.” 

“Not letting you go either.” Cale agreed. “Why don’t you go get ready for work and I’ll make breakfast.” 

“Perfect.” You grinned placing a lingering kiss to his lips. 

The other shoe may have dropped, but the floor was solid so there wasn’t even a scratch left behind. 

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In 2018 she shared on Instagram, “Proud to say it’s been 4 months I have only drank water no other juices or soda & I cut out bread & Lord knows that’s been the hardest for me!” and that, although she has “NEVER been a water drinker,” her efforts to change into one clearly paid off. “It really restore glow back & I don’t feel sluggish,” she wrote, as reported by People. In 2011, Missy additionally revealed to People that she was dwelling with Graves’ Disease, an autoimmune sickness affecting the thyroid. 6. Shonda Rhimes: Celebrity Weight Loss Before and After In 2017, Shonda opened up about her 150-pound weight reduction to Health. "I didn't do it as a result of I believed I'd change into lovely like within the films,” Rhimes mentioned. And i did it because I could not walk up a short flight up stairs without stopping to take a break and wiping sweat from my brow. I did it because my body was physically rebelling against the brain that had been ignoring it for so long.” 7. Kim Kardashian Kim will get work performed within the fitness center. "When it comes to booty and legs, we usually work out for an hour and a half to an hour and 45 minutes," Kim’s coach Melissa Alcantara beforehand informed WH. "You want to work out efficiently and be smart about it." She additionally sticks to wholesome meals, for essentially the most half. "I live a healthy life and try to eat as plant based as possible and drink sea moss smoothies," she beforehand informed Poosh. 8. Mariah Carey The singer informed Us Weekly that she strives to work out 3 times per week and. As a substitute of doing three massive meals a day, goals for a number of smaller meals all through the day. 9. Shannon Beador: Celebrity Weight Loss Before and After This Real Housewives of Orange County star misplaced over 40 kilos after a painful divorce in 2019. Shannon revealed on RHOC again in 2017 that she gained weight attributable to stress. While Shannon is clearly placing in some strong work on the fitness center. She credit a brand new mentality with serving to her lose the burden. “The hardest work was changing the insides, getting to the mental place where I know I’m gonna be okay. And then the weight was just, kinda, a lot easier,” she mentioned. “At a certain point, it just started coming off.” 10. Briana Culberson Briana’s husband Ryan has documented their joint weight-loss journey on the keto food regimen. Which has resulted in them dropping greater than a mixed 100 kilos. (In July 2019, they shared that they'd misplaced a mixed whole of 107 kilos by doing keto.) In November 2018, he posted that the couple had been doing the. Keto food regimen for 5 months and have been already having success. 11. America Ferrera America is presently pregnant with child quantity two. She welcomed her first baby in May 2018. That similar yr, she shared her love of triathlons and triathlon coaching with Health. “I needed to change my relationship to my physique. And I feel essentially the most drastic factor I did was prepare for a triathlon. And didn’t do it to punish myself. I didn’t do it to reduce weight," she mentioned. She additionally did not do it to make her physique look a sure method. "I did it as a mental or spiritual challenge of kind of meeting myself. And all my stories about myself, and seeing if I could push through that. And I did," she went on. "Not solely did I push by way of it, I remodeled my tales about myself: I’m not a runner. I can’t get within the ocean. And i don’t know the best way to swim. I might by no means bike that far. All this stuff that we inform 12. Daphne Oz: Celebrity Weight Loss Before and After She lately introduced that she’s the most recent WW Ambassador, and she’s additionally been sharing her postpartum exercises on Instagram. She gave beginning to her fourth baby in late 2019. And shared about her first exercise: “everyone starts somewhere. 💫#10weekspostpartum just got sweaty and it felt so GOOD!! only my second real workout since having Gigi. I’m not in a rush, I just want to start to feel my core again and strength in my skin. Consistency and baby steps get it done 💪 #onmyway #herewego” 13. Ariel Winter In 2019, Ariel confirmed off some noticeable weight reduction. She does intense fitness center seshes, and Ariel additionally (*33*)shared that discovering the. Precise psychological well being medicine led to surprising weight reduction. “Years ago, it was hard because I’d go to the gym with. My trainer and because of my antidepressant medications I never saw results,” she mentioned. Eventually, she determined to change medicines—however not for aesthetic causes. “I didn’t change my antidepressants because I wanted to lose weight. I’d just accepted it and it was fine,” she mentioned. “I got inspired to actually find a medication that helped me as a person. And did all the things I wanted it to do.” 14. Teddi Mellencamp: Celebrity Weight Loss Before and After The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star opened as much as. WH about how she gained 80 kilos in a single yr after transferring to California and beginning a disturbing job. She yo-yo dieted for years however continued to battle. Along with her weight after she grew to become a mom.“Walking, running, or hiking is just as good a workout as a cardio class at a fancy gym and they’re free. The healthiest meals are often the simplest meals: A good carb, a healthy fatl. Some protein, and veggies are really all you need. You don’t need to be a chef, much less hire one!” she shared. 15. Lauren Alaina The nation singer and American Idol alum danced her. Method to critical weight reduction in 2019 after showing on Dancing With The Stars. She was one of many top-scoring stars competing on the present, and paved the way in kilos misplaced, too. “I’ve lost, like, 25 pounds since July (2019),” Lauren informed People. “None of my clothes fit!” Her professional companion Gleb Savchenko added, “You’re welcome.” KATE HUDSON/INSTAGRAM 16. Kate Hudson Kate is a model ambassador for WW and is utilizing. This system to assist her get again in form after the beginning of her third baby in 2019. She joined as a world ambassador final December and introduced her weight reduction objective of 25 kilos. “It was a better method to take weight off, as a result of it stays off. I feel the beauty of what that's, is you possibly can eat what you need. You simply need to be acutely aware. It teaches you about meals," she mentioned. 17. Sherri Shepherd: Celebrity Weight Loss Before and After Sherri shared her weight-loss journey on the keto food regimen with People in February 2019. She revealed that she has misplaced about 30 kilos, going from 189 to about 159. She additionally shared her waistline measurements—she’s at 35 inches now, down from 47 inches. 18. Gabourey Sidibe In May 2016 Gabourey revealed she had weight-loss surgical procedure, in response to Cutfat. “The surgery wasn’t the easy way out. I wasn’t cheating by getting it done. I wouldn’t have been able to lose as much as I’ve lost without it,” she mentioned concerning the surgical procedure. She informed Freshdrink in 2017 she additionally has a troublesome exercise regime. “I work out with my trainer three to four days a week. If I’m not working out with a trainer, I get up, and I go swim.” 19. Sarah Rue The actress shared with Shape that she used Jenny Craig for her weight reduction. "I was never really able to lose weight on my own," Sara mentioned. "Clearly, it was something I struggled with so I wanted a program that provides extra support. Jenny Craig does that. In terms of fitness, I'm going to rely on a professional for that as well. I really don't know anything about so I'm like 'just tell me what to do!'" 20. Ricki Lake: Celebrity Weight Loss Before and After In 2010, actress and TV host Ricki Lake misplaced over 130 kilos, going from a dimension 24 to a dimension 6, in response to ABC News. "It's not easy but I'm telling you, I am not superwoman—if I can do it, anyone can do it," she mentioned. "And you don't have to do something extreme. You don't have to have surgery, you don't have to, you know, be in a gym all day long. You just have to be consistent," she mentioned. "And, you know, be a friend to yourself, not be an enemy." 21. Mo’Nique In 2014, comic and actress Mo’Nique misplaced 80 kilos and shared the small print of how she did it by way of Twitter, posting about her exercises which included weight lifting and leaping rope, in response to ABC News. 22. Drew Barrymore Drew has not been shy about her weight-loss journey, and she provides all of the credit score to her coach, Marnie Alton.“This woman is my long time teacher and dear important friend. She has helped me. Healed me. Encouraged me to keep going when I felt like being strong was an insurmountable task,” Drew captioned a sequence of images of her and Marnie understanding collectively lately on Instagram. Drew mentioned she’s recognized Marnie for about 15 years and that she helped her “transform” her physique for the Santa Clarita Diet. “I lost 20 pounds and trained like a mother,” Drew mentioned. 23. June Shannon In 2017, Mama June from TLC’s Here Comes Honey Boo Boo misplaced over 300 kilos after weight reduction surgical procedure. She underwent a gastric sleeve process, generally known as a vertical sleeve gastrectomy, again in 2015 after she hit a weight-loss plateau. She additionally made enormous adjustments to her food regimen, ditching soda and chips for water and grapes, and began understanding repeatedly. 24. Jessica Simpson Jessica lately misplaced 100 kilos after the beginning of her third child, Birdie, with the assistance of celeb coach Harley Paternak. He eased Jessica into exercise slowly, beginning with strolling 6,000 steps day by day. “It’s a social factor that she will do along with her youngsters," he mentioned. Slowly, she constructed as much as 14,000 steps, in response to E! News. 25. Jennifer Hudson: Celebrity Weight Loss Before and After Jennifer Hudson dropped from a dimension 16 to a dimension 6 in 2010 after teaming up with Weight Watchers, and she’s saved the 80 kilos off since. "I don't really have time to do much , so I really just watch what I eat," the singer/actress informed Good Housekeeping final yr. "I'm very careful and cautious of what I'm eating, so I just try to pace those meals throughout the day. I'm very conscious of what I put in my body." 26. Kelly Osbourne Since she made her TV debut on her household’s actuality present, Kelly Osbourne has misplaced 70 kilos. And taking part in Dancing With the Stars in 2009 is the place she discovered a few of her healthiest habits. " made me eat turkey burgers and salads and explained to me that a high-protein, low-carb diet would keep me energized," she informed Shape journal on the time. "Then I started losing weight and realized, 'Oh, it’s true what they say: Diet and exercise really work!'" 27. Melissa Joan Hart: Celebrity Weight Loss Before and After In 2014, Melissa Joan Hart opened up about shedding 75 kilos after giving beginning, telling People she was initially impressed by her sister-in-law’s weight reduction: "Sally taught me that you want to feel good about yourself. When she first started losing weight, she got compliments and they drive you to want to do more." But it is the social component of health that retains her motivated to work out. "I chitchat with friends on walks or run with my husband," she informed Us Magazine. 28. Kirstie Alley Kirstie Alley first made headlines for her weight reduction again in 2006 when she dropped 75 kilos in three years as a spokeswoman for Jenny Craig. She’s gained and misplaced weight since, however she nonetheless maintains a 50-pound weight reduction utilizing this system. "I’m on maintenance, so I have one Jenny Craig meal a day and then I’m on my own, but I also have my Jenny Craig consultant," she informed People final yr. "So if I feel like I’m going awry, I just call her and she gives me some tips and a pep talk." 29. Adele: Celebrity Weight Loss Before and After Adele hasn’t shared a quantity on the subject of how a lot weight she’s misplaced, however her determine is noticeably slimmer from when she first topped charts—even after giving beginning. But it was by no means concerning the scale for her. She determined "to get in shape for myself, but not to be a size zero or anything like that" in 2015, in accordance to Rolling Stone, and reduce on sugar (however not carbs—"I’d never deprive myself like that!" she mentioned) to construct stamina for touring. 30. Christina Aguilera: Celebrity Weight Loss Before and After Christina Aguilera shed practically 50 kilos again in 2013. She took time without work from The Voice to do it—"it’s amazing what having some personal time can do, not only for the body but also for the mind and the spirit," a supply informed Cutfat. "She has been trying new types of foods and exploring new methods of exercise. Not for diet or weight, but more for her mind and well being and overall sense of good health." Aguilera additionally credit reiki, an historical Asian follow that’s mentioned to heal your physique and thoughts, for her weight reduction. 31. Khloe Kardashian Earlier this yr, in a promo for her weight-loss present Revenge Body, Khloe Kardashian admitted that her household truly requested her to reduce weight. She’s additionally documented her weight-loss journey on Instagram—in a single before-and-after picture, she referenced her 40-pound weight reduction, which she informed Women’s Health was motivated by her break-up with ex-husband Lamar Odom. "If you were to ask me five years ago if ... I would be an inspiration to many others, that I would be the push that others needed to find their way. I would’ve laughed in your face. Me? The chubby one? No way!" she wrote on Instagram. 32. Lena Dunham: Celebrity Weight Loss Before and After Last yr, at an occasion for coach Tracy Anderson, Lena Dunham debuted a a lot slimmer determine than she’d proven off on GIRLS. But it wasn’t about weight reduction for Dunham, Anderson informed Freshdrink. "She had significant health issues ," Anderson mentioned. "She was open and transparent about her health issues, but our convoluted f-ed up celebrity culture was like, 'What diet is Lena doing? Lena lost weight,' and Lena was like, 'I was freaking sick!' She didn’t come to me to make her body look different, she came to me to feel better." 33. Roseanne Barr: Celebrity Weight Loss Before and After Roseanne Barr—whose Roseanne returned to TV this yr—has lengthy been outspoken about her weight. She had a gastric bypass in 1998 ("I had my entire digestive system removed, so I should look thinner," she mentioned per People), which helped her lose 80 kilos. And she misplaced much more weight in 2014—"I'm simply doing the belongings you're speculated to do…you understand, transferring extra, and consuming much less,” she informed Us Magazine. 34. Nicole ‘Snooki’ Polizzi Jersey Shore star Nicole ‘Snooki’ Polizzi misplaced 42 kilos in six months after having her first child in 2013 by following a 1,300-calorie-a-day food regimen and understanding 4 days per week along with her private coach, in response to Us Weekly. "Ever since I became a mom and saw all these strong, fit moms at the gym, it was inspirational," she informed CutFat. She nonetheless trains with Anthony Michael and Adria Bogosian of Anthony Michael Fitness, and has shared her personal exercises along with writing a guide known as Strong Is the New Sexy: My Kickass Story on Getting My Formula for Fierce. 35. Miranda Lambert Country singer Miranda Lambert misplaced about 20 kilos again in 2014 and has saved it off since—with none miracle food regimen. "You get tired of any diet. I've tried everything," she informed Women’s Health. "I just literally would make grilled chicken breast, sweet potato salad. There was no miracle." For the nation singer, it wasn’t concerning the scale, however how she felt as she approached 30. "I just thought, maybe if I get ahead of it a little, I won't have to work so hard later in life," she mentioned to People. 36. Melissa McCarthy Back in 2011, Melissa McCarthy informed People her physique was a "work in progress," however since then, she’s misplaced a reported 75 kilos. Read the full article

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Hii!!! If you're accepting the requests now can I request about how Astro will be reacting when y/n is an actor/actress and he/she shares a kiss scene with another artist ^_^ btw I really like your work. Thank you so much for writing amazing stories and imagines always be happy love you 💕💕💕💕

ASTRO Reaction to their actress S/O having a kiss scene

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Myungjun:

You decided to take Myungjun with you to your kiss scene shooting day, not that he asked you to, but you wanted to do so because you didn’t want him to worry.

“It’s only 5 or 6 seconds, so please baby, don’t scream or do anything they might kick you for.” You place your hand on his chest and ask from him, -“Since when I scream hun?” He chuckles and makes you laugh. “since March 1994, please.” You joke and make a series face when the director suddenly calls your name, it’s your sign to start the scene.

-“gotta go, love you.” You quickly say and place a sweet peck on his lips, pulling away with him wishing you goodluck.

When the male actor came along, greeting you with a bow as you do the same, you notice Myungjun from the corner of your eye, sitting behind the screen of the front camera so he can see you kissing with another man from closer.

You form a little smile and quickly got snapped out of your daydreams when the director yells “Action”.

He looks deeply in your eyes, hand going up to hold your neck as you close your eyes, when your lips touch, you go with the flow and kiss him back. It wasn’t the same, not even close to Myungjun kissing you, but it looked passionate enough for the TV screens. As long as you kissed that man, you could imagine Myungjun swallowing hard on his saliva and screaming at the director in case the kiss will last longer than it supposed to be.

Opening your eyes and pulling away from the taller guy at the director’s “cut”, you immediately take a look at your boyfriend (/husband), who was focusing on the screen and not realizing it ended.

-“Junnie,” you call his name softly, interrupting his thoughts. “Hun, that was... wow, you’re so talented, my girl.” He moves a small part of your hair to the back of your ear.

-“Thanks baby, for staying quiet for me.” You laugh as you notice he was looking at something else, you follow the direction his eyes stared at and find the male actor you were filming with. -“Baby, what are you star- oh.” You cross your arms against your chest and enjoy looking at Myungjun. -“Did you fall for him?” You giggle, making him turn his head to you at once.

“What are you talking about? I was so calm just because he’s uglier than me and you won’t fall for him.” He chuckles, being a show off. Well, he was right when he said you won’t fall for him, not mentioning he is handsome in your opinion.

-“He is a good person though...” you add.

“Aish... come here.” Myungjun says, pulls you into a big hug.

Jinwoo:

The moment he was NOT waiting for, has came.

He knew this would happened sooner or later during your acting career, and felt relieved every time you said no when he asked if you had scenes with other men.

He loves you with all of his heart and is very protective when it comes to his loved one, you.

“Well, baby, what can i do?” He tried his best to react as a supportive partner and not as a jealousy one, though you deeply knew he was very jealous, and he knew it wouldn’t be just a peck or a camera trick.

-“Kiss me more so I won’t ever forget the taste of your lips.” You reply and see the smile he forms slowly, and pouts right after. “Forget?” He makes a puppy look and glances down, becomes soft all of the sudden. -“I’m joking, I can never forget your taste and you know it. But you should kiss me more.” You give him a smirky smile and he leans in to cup your neck and pull you closer for a chaste kiss.

Dongmin:

“Baby, I have something to tell you...” you say softly, getting your partner’s full attention as he places the script aside and turns to you. -“I’m listening, what is it angel?” He looks at you with admire in his eyes, waiting for you to speak up again.

“You know I don’t make the rules and I have to do whatever the director says,” you start to speak and he hums in response. “I got a kissing scene...” you narrow your eyes with the light concern, but he should be able to understand you.

-“Is that all? Why did it sound like you’re worried?” He replies, making you look at him at once, it was surprising, but somehow it wasn’t. “I don’t know, like... Are you okay with it? I mean, I want you to be okay with it but... you’re not mad.” He was giggling at your cute reaction. Since he is also an actor and had his respected amount of kiss scenes before, when you weren’t a couple yet, he knows it’s your job.

-“ofcourse I’m not mad, would you be if I had a new kiss scene? You shouldn’t be, because I only love you.” The rest of his words sounded worrying, almost hoping for it to not happen, but as he finished his sentence, your heart melted.

“You’re right... I love you too.” You tilt your head, almost resting it on your shoulder and dive deeply into the sight of his eyes. -“Just don’t imagine me there, unless you want to get carried away on set.” He jokes, even gives you a hidden acting tip which was quite helpful, though you weren’t even thinking about imagining him on set. You just know it wouldn’t be the same as kissing him.

-“Come here, we’re not on set now.” He pulls you by your wrist gently, careful enough to not grip it too tight. Your smile appears again, as if it never disappeared, and he kisses your lips just to show you how you’re not supposed to feel with the other actor on set.

Moonbin:

He stopped chewing on his food when he hears you saying those words to him.

“Oh, really?” He continues chewing, glaring down at his own plate, looks like he’s trying to avoid eye contact or just has nothing else to say.

He isn’t shy, especially with you. And it’s not he didn’t kiss other girls on set, but he can’t stop himself from being jealous.

“Thanks for telling me, baby.”

-“Are you jealous hun?” You ask him, adding some of his favorite salad to his plate. “Well, I know it is business and we don’t mix both businesses and pleasures, but... how do I say it? I don’t really want to see you kissing someone else.” He says softly, for one moment it doesn’t sound like he’s mad or not supporting, only envy.

“Can you imagine me watching you on TV kissing another woman? It’s the same. I know you’re too mature for arguing with me about this, but i also know we won’t because you’re aware of the fact I’m only yours. As you said, no business and pleasure, unless you’re the main actor.”

You say while taking a bite from your food as he listens to every word you manage to say as clear as possible, understanding the situation better.

-“Did I ever tell you I really love your brain?”

“Last heard that an hour ago, but it’s always nice.”

-“I love you. My main actress.”

Minhyuk:

“What?!” He almost spit the water he was drinking when you told him you’re going to have a kiss scene for the first time, with another guy who is not him. “Okay, it’s okay...” he swallows hard on his own saliva when you clench your teeth, hoping for a good reaction. “Yeah, no, I’m okay with it, it’s your job after all.” You watch him with a little smile as he thinks about it, imagining the scene in his mind. -“You’re so cute oh my god-“ you laugh as he looks at you with puppy eyes, waiting for a proper reply from you.

-“I’m glad you understand, you know I only love you and this kiss won’t include any emotions, right?” You say while patting his cheek, he still has those puppy eyes with slight jealousy, though he’s not the type to get jealous easily since he loves you and knows you do too. “Yeah... it’s okay don’t worry.” He mumbled and you lean forward to peck his lips. -“You see, this one, did have emotions involved.” You mention the sweet, quick kiss you just shared, making him look down along with an embarrassed smile.

When you both got ready to sleep, already half sleeping, Minhyuk suddenly spoke up, facing the ceiling. “Just a peck right?” He sighs. -“What...?” You murmur, not having enough energy to answer him properly, your back is facing him. “It’s just a peck... right?” You hear him turning off the television and turning to cuddle you. -“Make...out...” you mumble, taking his arm closer to wrap your figure tighter. “Makeout?!” The tone of his voice got more pitched and surprised as soon as he heard the words he hoped not to hear. -“Minhyuk... you can come watch it tomorrow. Can you just cuddle me now?”

“Ah~ you didn’t say it’s tomorrow...” he pouts and lowers his voice, you can hear his warm breathing on your neck. “Fine, goodnight baby.” He finally says, you only take his hand and kiss the back of it. -“I only love you.” You mumble and feel his lips pressed against your neck a moment before you fall into dreamland.

Sanha:

You took sanha with you since he asked you to come, to make sure the main actor is not pushing too hard on you or gets used to the taste of your lips. “Don’t think I don’t trust on you, I do, I just don’t trust other guys.” He pouts, holding tightly the wheel while looking for a parking spot, the smallest pout appears on his face. -“I know you trust me, and honestly you could’ve stayed home, but thank you for coming with me.” You rest your hand on his thigh, calming him down.

-“I wonder if he’s already here...” you looked beyond the windows, searching for your acting partner. “What do you mean? Isn’t it too early for him to come? You said we will still have time to hang out in the cafeteria.” Sanha says as he parks the car, taking off his seatbelt.

-“Yeah but we need to practice our scene, it didn’t come out perfectly last time.” You take off your seatbelt as well, leaving the car at the same time with your beloved, protective boyfriend. “Wait, do you need to practice... the kissing part?” His eyes widen, seems like he wasn’t aware of it but you didn’t know that.

-“Oh my- baby, please, it’s nothing, really. I don’t even like the way he kisses me. No one can replace you.” You comfort the big baby who turns into a blushing mess once you put your hand on his chest and lean forward to peck his lips, he closes his eyes and does the same the moment you pull away. -“You’re the sweetest, and you have the sweetest kisses that nobody else have. So please, can you handle this and not freak out when he breaths on my lips?” You say sarcastically, making him laugh and of course, nod for agreement.

-“Great, there he is, please don’t kill him, I really need this job.”