#they beat NC (who are trash away this year)

[trustherkindheart]

We know KC is more than capable of coming back from being down (rip Reign) but I've been saying since the beginning KC's record is a bit misleading when you look at their results against the top teams

[antifainternational]

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[myfight]

ME AND MY 2 BABIES STORY PLEASE HELP US ANYBODY PLEASE AND THANK YOU

Hello Everyone I´m sorry to bother you Guys right now but as of right now i don´t know what else to do im 28 years old born in NC and brought up in NC by my grandmother my mom had 8 of us lol yes 8 of us she dropped us first four off with our grandma for a man so coming up was hard especially been the third oldest i had to grow up fast started cooking at the age of 5 childhood was very messed up and we was highly affected by our mother actions which cause us major pain because of the things we had to go through and hear getting beatings with drop cords switches belts brooms etc whatever they had close by sadly my mother came back to take us when i reach middle school all because my dad gave my grandmother money for taking care of his two he got with my mom me and a brother my mom was money hungry and still is but since he didn't give her the money she came back to take us out of spite knowing she didn't want us have your mother ever told you if her grandma was living she wouldn't had no kids at all or wish she didn't have the kids she got or feel the need to tell her kids how long they gone live in this world and her favorite was we want live to see our old age smh well mines said all of it proudly with a smile we were damage by that as well when i was 16 i moved in with my boyfriend and his family who was next door to my mom i was threaten daily by him and when i would tell my mom she would ask me what did i do to him or say to him as if it was my fault and i actually thought i was the bad guy breaking all the relationship rules then them threats turned into major beatings where i would have to run next door crying with the black eyes busted lips and all only for my mother to say the same thing WHAT DID I DO TO HIM so wrong smh sad but true it was like she didn't want me staying with her because she knew we didn't like her young husband who was beating on her and when we would take up for her she turned on us and was on his side and whatever he say goes so if he didn't want me there even doe i´m her blood she birth me she wasn't gone go against him so i want gone be there smh so i had no where at all to go but back to the one abusing me in many different forms it was like a hobby for him years passing by and beatings getting worst more black eyes bruises and busted lips he kept me in the house from everybody and i mean everybody when i was 20 i was blessed to be pregnant just by the wrong man who i always tried to get away from but i was beyond happy because i would soon see and feel what real love feels like and i thought by me being pregnant with his child the cheating would stop and i would be safe from the beatings but oh no i thought wrong yes the beatings was worst the whole 9 months i had black eyes busted lips etc even was slammed on the ground slammed on top of rocks and all while pregnant with nobody to turn too feeling unwanted and worthless but still happy because i was becoming a mother thinking when i have our baby it would be better for us both and plus i had no where to go so 2012 i had my first real love my baby thank GOD I was crying with full of joy i can say the first 2 months everything was good falling into place for my family no more beatings but then his old ways came back i´m getting beatings in front of my 2 month old even while holding him at times i´m home daily while he out living life because of my baby i kept faith even through the beatings hurt and pain then 2 years later i found out i was pregnant again i was beyond happy again but he wasn't at all so them beatings was way worst now i´m getting beating while pregnant holding my 2 year old mother still next door asking me what am i doing wrong smh he would put crushed pills in my food and drinks he would put a lot of stuff in my food and drinks to make me lose my second child i´m getting stomped and all when he get upset with whoever or when he couldn't get his way or his weed he did so much to try an make me lose my baby i went to my mom house next door while he was working i begged her to let me stay with her into i have my baby and ill do anything she said yes i could but i had to give her 200 in my food stamps every month and i was only getting 300 but i had to do whatever to save my baby this is year 2014 then i finally had my baby while staying at my moms when i was at the hospital he came crying saying all the right things i wanted to hear and now that my baby is here my mom no longer wanted us there so i went back to my baby daddy house the 3 of us everything was okay once again at first when my baby was 2 months he had came home around 3 or 4 am after leaving the club he came in all drunk just all over the place i whisper to him to please not be loud but i was talking to myself he was highly rude and loud now my 2 month old up crying and now he passes out as i´m trying to get her to stop crying he wakes up and look at me and her as we in the rocking chair and says ´´SHUT THAT LIL BITCH UP´´ and i responded back and said ´´MY BABY not NO BITCH AND YOU THE REASON SHE UP NOW¨¨ he responded back by saying the same thing so i said the same thing back as well then next thing i know i closed my eyes they were shut so tight all i could hear was a big boom and my two month old screaming when i opened my eyes all i could see was plate glass all in her hair blanket on her face and body and the same with me i broke down crying he kicked us out in the cold rain for about 30 minutes the next day came he comes in the room sees me holding my 2 month old with my 2 year old standing close by and i was on the phone and he heard me begging for some type of family help to leave from him asap i was crying he told me to get off the phone and when i didn't he throw his cellphone at me his cell phone hit my hand and broke my finger smh he put us in his car he pulled my hair all the way from our little city to the next little city while i´m in the backseat with both my babies holding them crying and that ride was almost a 30 minute ride now my scalp was bleeding and all sadly when we got back to his house i watched him sleep thinking about taking his life for all them years of beatings and cheating crying so bad and then i looked at my babies and said GOD blessed me for a reason and hes not worth leaving them because i´m all they got and want nobody treat them like i do i didn't go to sleep that night the next day he left to go out of town for work and i packed all of our stuff up and left he quit his job that same day and came where we was asking me to come back home and be with him but i was beyond tired now and over it so i said no he said ok you know what BITCH i´m tired of you and all i heard was his gun cock back and he turned around with it in his hand and all i did was fall into the front door of my grandma house on top of both my babies scared out of my mind crying laying on top of my two babies luckily my elderly cousin was there so he didn't shot the gun he said he got something for me and took off i called the law he went to jail he got out and the next day he was already with another woman everyone asked me how he moved on so fast after a day and i told them she was with him as long as i was even while i was living with him like i said before he was cheating and i was getting the beatings but me moving out him moving on didn't stop him from coming and putting his hands on me with his famous line you my baby mama i can do this and that smh never knew how to take him and at this point he would come kick in the door run over my babies bikes and all then call the police on his self and wait for them to come smh crazy right his woman he was with got mad at him and called the Social Services with a bunch of lies and the crazy part about it she called SS because the night before he wouldn't have sex with her childish right but she thought he didn't want to have sex with her because he was cheating with someone else or me baby girl not this one i was THANKING GOD i wasn't the one getting beatings every other day in front of my babies didn't even wish that on her but she texted him and said she was gone hurt him and me by getting our kids taken when i wasn't bothering them she was very close reaching that devilish goal especially with the lies that came out of her mouth but THANK GOD she was a highly sloppy sneaky person because when he showed the text of her saying that´s how she was gone hurt me and him by getting our kids taken SS dropped the case she went to jail too and they broke up for a week then he came back wanting my kids to go with her somewhere i said no he slapped me but that slapped didn't make me change my mind and when i told him its either my kids spending time with him without her because she just tried to have them taken he gone say to me and my kids goodbye he pick her so i said to hell with him he missing out on them growing up but he didn't care he made that clear and i was tired of being the nice person and at least let him try to be a dad he wasn't paying child support and he would see them every blue moon one day we had no food i called him and asked him to bring them a 1 dollar burger a piece he asked me do he look like a damn soup kitchen i said no you would look like a father smh i was working at a fast food place he came to the job bothering me being funny posting on Facebook him and his woman clowning me about where i was working but as a MOTHER a job is a job smh 2019-2020 me and my babies was homeless going house to house very unwelcome and unwanted getting talked about and trashed even slept in a car no help no support so called family talking down about us 3 among each other behind my back then they end up having a falling out and then start telling what each other said about me and my kids in front of me and my babies that shit was very hurtful all i did was cry only for my two babies to say don´t cry we went to stay with my dad my blood dad it only last two days because i woke up to him touching me sexually saying he feel like i´m hurt and unhappy  and he would do whatever it takes to make me happy again and i told him as long as i have them to amazing kids ill always be happy i felt hurt by him doing me like that it messed me up it had me thinking have he did me like this when i was a baby a little girl because why would he try me while i´m a grown ass woman a mother of 2 i covered both my kids body parts mad as hell feeling like he would try them if he just tried me and it was 4 am i texted my sister and told her hurry up and pick us up because i was gone take his life yes my dad i was gone kill him for doing that dirty mess to me my clothes was still on and stuff he was rubbing between my legs on top of my pants while the 3 of us was sleep and i woke up even then he tried to say he was trying to hug me sadly and nasty at 6 am we was gone back to been homeless smh my kids dad making 23 an hour living his best life with his woman without a care in the world about his kids well being i´m their the full time mother and father and i always enjoy it then one day my kids dad called and was trashing me i was crying my baby got on the phone and said  you not gone keep talking to my mom like that at the age of 5 i didn't tell him to say it and it shocked me and a few minutes later my grandma came in the house and said your kids dad outside my son started crying my grandma was like let him just talk to him i´m gone be right out there with him so they walks outside my kids dad made it to his car with my son before my grandma could even get off the porch next thing i know i could hear the horn blowing and my grandma being loud i ran outside he had locked my son in the car with him and was hitting my baby in the head with his hand and my son head was hitting the horn all because my baby said don´t talk to his mom like that smh so i called the law and ran outside with a knife ready for war not my son he let my crying baby out the car and took off he told my grandma that he would spit and hit her in the face like he did me so my grandma wanted us to leave she said she was to old for all that and i couldn't blame her but i was beyond hurt we had no where else to go the safe space ended up blessing us with the help of getting our own place thank GOD and i was working doing PCA Nursing everything going good and that so called mother of mines was working at the same job i had to work on Thanksgiving Christmas and all and it was suppose to be special because it was our first Christmas in our own house but we needed the money the 3 of us then one day that so called mother wanted me to work with her after i had just got done doing a 20 hr swift so she could spend time with that same husband who didn't like her kids who didn't want her to let me and my babies stay with her so we wouldn't be homeless when he lives else where but still control her and her house too the same husband she put before us when i said NO she fired me then called the boss a close friend of hers and told her i was fired and the boss went with it when the 89 year patient said i was the best worker she ever had i treated her like a queen i did her feet and all did things i didn't have to do i treated her like she was my great grandma i  did everything how she loved it and wanted it trying to make her last years her best years i cried like a baby because i loved my patient so much i needed her like she needed me she was hurt and she still hurt now about it so next thing i know our power goes off the end of January 2021 when i called SS to get help paying it they said they can only help once a year and they had made a payment for me already i was lost and shocked come to find out a family member i trusted used my info and me and my kids names to get her light bill paid smh so they wouldn't help us and by me telling them that a family member used my info and i wanted to have them do something about it that family member was upset and called SS made some hurtful reports so my kids had to stay else where since the power was off and i wasn't no longer working so they was at my so called mother house who i wasn't dealing with because i put her in her place about how she treated us coming up and stuff smh she made everything worst for me i mean very worst now February comes lights still off and now we getting evicted as well so now its more then temporary since the eviction and SS don´t want my kids to be homeless again and neither did i they my everything but its a thing called karma my so called mom did me so wrong and i´ve begged and begged so many people to help us but nothing at all no type of help and support but that so called mom of mines got evicted and got into Friday and i found out yesterday that she was evicted and that my kids were crying because they have to move with their dad its killing me to see them hurt if i can get our rent paid and lights on then us 3 can be together or find somewhere to stay we can be together but i have nobody at all just us 3 its killing me that they hurting we always been together i´ve been the mother and father giving them everything i´ve always went without making sure they have i don´t care if i only had one outfit they will forever have plenty of everything i don´t have to eat as long as they full if i could i would give them the world with everyone still on it i need my babies just like they need me i´m their better half and they my better half they give me life they make my life beyond better since day one i cant live without them nor be without them to see my babies crying not being with me and having to go somewhere they don´t want be there never have never will and he even told the social services he don´t want them that hurts but he don´t have to want them i do and always have wanted them and always will if i had the right family and support and help things would be better but i have nobody but them they have nobody but me and i have nobody but them and GOD i´m dying in the inside and GOD knows that if they not with me i don´t wanna be here people will never know the pain i´m going through their dad toke them on his taxes and all he didn't offer us the right help didn't care at all about helping PERIOD my kids are down and out without me scared crying everyday and i´m not eating nor sleeping before i let them suffer and be hurt ill battle my life away for their happiness i´m their mother and father and i got into FRIDAY before my kids go with where they don´t want to be and where he don´t want them to be i´ve email so many people begging for help with some many tears in my eyes with a broken soul about to get a new job next week but i need help now and as i begged for help i gave them my landlord number i don´t need to touch any money or anything i just need a helping hand for us somebody anybody please please ill do anything GOD knows that i cant take it all we need is help and hope i´m breaking down into pieces without my babies everybody know how much i love my babies they my best friends and all we super close just like its hurting me its hurting them and ain´t nobody trying to help us and i thought their would be more people like me when i was working i was buying food for homeless giving them money and all that´s my type of heart and my babies ill give my last to anybody let people live with us now they got their own place and didn't offer me and my babies a place to stay not even one night before they was taken temporarily smh its killing me i need help ASAP PLEASEEEEEE ain´t nobody perfect but i´m perfect for my kids just like they are beyond perfect for me please somebody help us Thank You

[cheeri0-queeri0]

mftl: wlw version

Chapter 4

There’s a near-electric quiet as Emma sits down with the squad.

Ava’s teeth worry her bottom lip before she starts. “There’s a lot about Noelle you don’t know.” At Emma’s stare in askance, she sighs. “She’s… What’s the best way to put this?”

Lauren jumps in with a vicious smile. “Trash.”

Ava runs a hand through her hair, looking downcast. “I was going to say complicated. She’s been in juvie since freshman year. Ever since…” Emma hangs on her words, but the cheer captain shakes her head. “Well, no one really knows what happened.”

Toni’s brows shoot up. “But they say she was robbing Mason’s house.”

Emma’s heart plummets. That....can’t be right, can it? She thinks back on their interaction. The other girl had had a sort of brazen fearlessness, and the way she’d gotten in Darren’s face -- but burglary? “That’s ridiculous.” 

Probably.

Lauren rolls her eyes, leaning forward on her elbows to loom over her. “Don’t be so naive. From what I’ve heard, that’s just the tip of the iceberg.”

That opens a flurry of rumors.

“I heard she got shot.”

“I heard she got sent to solitary for ripping some girl’s nose ring out of her face and then won a fight against four guards with a toilet seat.” Everyone stares at Iris as she rushes on, barely taking a breath. “And then she, like, stole this piece of metal from the machine shop and used it to carve an escape tunnel hidden behind a poster - ”

The squad exchanges incredulous glances. 

“It’s...possible that’s just a rumor!” Iris finishes lamely.

Emma can’t quite square it all. “I- I haven’t heard any of this stuff!”

Ava puts a hand on her shoulder. Her eyes are unreadable. “You alright, Emma? She didn’t threaten you or anything?”

Emma can’t help it; she leans into the touch. Ava circles her thumb in soothing little patterns, and Emma feels safe, protected.

Except - Ava has a boyfriend, and Emma’s chasing after feelings that’ll only end in heartache. So she pulls back.

“No. No, she was actually kind of sweet?” But what did that mean? 

Iris launches off in another rambling, tangential story that Lauren scolds her for. And it seems like just a warm-up - she then lashes out at Emma, sinking her claws into a particularly sore spot.

“Isn’t it a little weird you don’t know anything about Noelle? Space-case much?”

Emma winces. Freshman year...had been rough. Her mom had had a negative reaction to the anesthesia for her surgery. 

God, she still vividly recalls the chill that had engulfed her when she’d read her father’s texts, the way his voice shook when he answered her call. The rest of that day is a blur, the weeks and months after not much better. 

“That was..” But the words lodge in her throat. 

Lauren huffs. “I heard you were basically a zombie freshman year. Guess it’s true, huh?”

“Lay off, Lauren,” Ava all but growls, glaring. She sends Emma a sympathetic look. “You don’t know what you’re talking about, so do yourself a favor and just. Don’t.”

Lauren recoils like she’s been slapped. Her nostrils flare, and she stands up abruptly. “Whatever. I need to get to class, anyway.”

The cheer squad takes that as their cue to break apart. Ava pulls Emma in for a side-hug. “You okay?”

“Yeah. Thanks for having my back.” Emma lays her head on the taller girl’s shoulder. “What’s her problem?”

Ava presses her cheek against the side of her head, reaching up to play with a stand of Emma’s hair. “Since you were gone we hung out a lot this summer. She’s actually a super talented cheerleader, but she has a lot of...personal growth to do.”

Toni looks up from where she’d been texting. “She’s gunning for your spot, girl. Both as vice-captain and as Ava’s best friend.”

Yeah, well. Tough luck. She’s not about to give up either without a fight. 

“Now I’m back. And those jobs are taken.”

Emma can feel Ava’s grin. “Exactly.”

-------

School was a whirlwind of catching up with people she hadn’t seen in months, offering up chagrined smiles to the few teachers that took themselves seriously enough to launch right into material on day one. By the time the final bell had rung and she was changed into her cheer uniform ambling onto the track around the football field, Emma was buzzing.

Riiiight up until she sees Ava and Mason standing together.

“Mm, I do love a man in uniform,” Ava teases as Emma walks up, trailing her fingers along Mason’s biceps.

The boy flexes a bit, a twinge of eagerness in his eyes that borders on ‘lovesick puppy.’ “In that case, I really hope I make it into the Air Force Academy.”

Emma knows she should look away, but she doesn’t, even as they lean in. The kiss is long, lingering…

Painful. But at least Mason seems happy. Until --

“Hey.” They part, and there’s Noelle, face impassive as her green eyes slide from person to person. They pause on Emma, before going back to Mason. “Mind moving? Need the track.”

She almost looks out of place without her leather jacket, clad in wondrously skin-tight leggings and a tank with the high school mascot on it. 

Emma’s pretty sure both her and Mason’s eyes boggle, and even Ava gives her a glance over. 

“What are you doing here?!” A switch flips in the footballer’s demeanor, and he squares his shoulders, scowling.

Noelle smiles coolly. “Track,” she drawls, lifting a brow at the end. “Figured someone needed to give these girls a show.”

Now that Emma’s slowly coming back to herself, she realizes there’s other track members loitering on the edge of the field. 

Lauren calls out from where she’s seated on the ground, stretching. “Well then, show us what you’ve got, hotshot.” She hops up, smirking over at Emma challengingly.

Wait -- was that… was she flirting with Noelle? Did she suspect --

Emma schools her features. She’s not going to give Lauren the satisfaction, and she’s certainly not going to let the brat be the first one to find out she’s into girls.

She feels a light pressure on her elbow and looks around to find Ava, a conflicted expression on her face. “Emma…” She shakes her head, whatever she was going to say dying on her lips. “Nevermind. Let’s move.”

They settle a little past the 50-yard line, going through warm-ups but it’s clear the group’s attention is elsewhere. After a girl literally trips over herself when a runner pulls his shirt off on his loop around, Ava claps her hands, brows furrowed in frustration.

“Alright! Since it’s clear we’re a little distracted - ” she eyes the worst offenders, “let’s flip the script and put on a show of our own, shall we?” Her full lips quirk up in a grin, and she winks at Emma. “We could go all out and do the ‘Down and Dirty’ routine from sophomore year.”

Breath, Emma. And don’t think.

“That- that almost got us expelled. Principal Jennings called it NC-17.”

For a very, very good reason.

Ava’s grin turns downright wicked. “Exactly. What do you say?”

It’s playing with fire.

“I…” Well, this year is already shaping up to be hell, so if she’s going to be burned anyway, might as well have some fun, right? “Let’s do it.”

The squad erupts into hoots and cheers. Toni offers to go cue up the song, ‘Forbidden Pleasures’ by Haley Rose, on the PA system, and as she jogs off Lauren frowns skeptically. She pushes back weakly, but relents when Ava tells her she can sit it out if she’d prefer. She grumbles about how Mason would react, but the cheer captain waves her off.

“I’m sure he’ll appreciate it. And, if he gets a little jealous, too, maybe that’s a bonus.”

Ugh. Because of course it had to come back to the boyfriend or what a boy might think. It’s just so… pukingly heteronormative. For the first time she can remember, Emma feels so lonely on the team. What would happen when - if - she came out? 

The PA system blares out the opening riff throughout the stadium. Everyone at school knew those chords, and the routine that went with it. Within seconds, both the football and track practice grinds to a halt. All eyes were on the squad.

Mason’s mouth hangs open. “No way. They wouldn’t.”

Meanwhile, Noelle exasperatedly waves a stopwatch. “Why is everyone stopping?”

Chad, a lanky football player who’s wandered over to the sidelines for a better view, laughs. “Watch and learn.”

Ava looks so in her element. She surveys them all with her hands on her hips, posture loose and light. “Let’s have some fun.”

Emma lets the music flow through her. As she sways, some of the tension she’d been carrying begins to ebb. Jump, pom poms, jut the hip, and a high kick because she’s feeling herself.

Noelle’s gaze is riveted on her, and something in her look makes Emma’s head rush. “Damn, she’s…”

“Flexible. If you know what I mean.” Chad is practically drooled. Emma wishes he had stood closer, so she could’ve high kicked him in the face.

Noelle grips the stopwatch so hard her knuckles lose their color. “I think you mean impressive.”

Mason folds his arms over his broad chest, muscle on his forehead twitching. “Trust me, Emma doesn’t need you looking out for her.”

Emma can only barely make out their words, but there’s a thrill to being noticed all the same.

And speaking of notice, Ava is shooting her an approving stare. Is it just Emma, or is she checking her out?

Ava flashes her a smile. “Yeah, Emma, work it! Don’t let up now!”

God, now is not the time to blush.

As the field watched, they hit the next beat of the routine and struck a pose. Still feeling off kilter from Ava’s look, Emma opts for a sweet little twirl ending in a fluttering of her pom poms.

“Damn, she’s so cute. Bro, is she single?” Chad wheels on Mason, bro-punching him on the shoulder.

Irritated, Mason shoves him away. “I doubt she’s interested.”

“You don’t know who she’s interested in,” Noelle counters. The comment on its face is belligerent, but there’s a coy little twist to her lips that makes Emma’s knees weak. 

The rest of the routine gets...interesting. Skirt-lifting, near-flashing, winking. It - was a lot. And that was before they lined up to spank each other.

Emma’s just a tad hot under the collar as they get to the end.

“And now for the best part. Pick your favorite person in the audience and blow them a kiss,” Ava reminds them.

Emma hesitates. She watches as Ava’s gaze lands on Mason, and she puckers up, and - 

And her best friend feels farther away from her than she’d ever been when Emma was in Montana.

Belatedly, she looks up and locks eyes with Noelle. She’s sweaty from running, hair tousled, tank top slipping off her shoulder to reveal a dark sports bra beneath.

She’s beautiful.

The girl grins, bringing a hand up to her lips and blowing Emma an air kiss.

Holy shit. Emma miiiight be having a heart attack.

The song ends, and the squad collapses onto the grass, exhausted.

Ava flops down next to her. “How do you feel now?”

Emma lies back, staring up at the sky. How does she feel? She doesn’t really know, everything’s all jangled up together, wired and electric. “Alive,” she answers simply.

“Alive is good.”

Lauren pipes up. “Even I have to admit that kicked ass.” Her voice shifts into a whine. “But I’m tired. Can we go home now?”

Emma chances a glance at Ava, whose expression grows stormy. “Not even close. Practice is just getting started.”

They spent the next hour running through the usual routine. They had to whip into shape for cheer exhibitions coming up. And despite Lauren’s laziness, she was a natural, breezing through the moves like she’d been born doing them.

Emma almost doesn’t notice when her phone beeps. She fishes it out of her bra (what she’d give for a uniform with pants instead of a skirt).

It’s Mackenzie: Emma!!! SISTER EMERGENCY. I need ur help :(

Emma’s stomach ties itself in a knot.

What was wrong with Mackenzie?

[lovelybones81]

Unthinkable *updated 2/5*

Summary: Seven years, three movies, two people, one story. But before they can get their happily ever after, Sebastian Stan and Camille Solis must learn to trust in each other and in themselves, before allowing the unthinkable to happen.

Warnings: Fluff,  Smut, Language, Angst, mental health, WOC lead character

Rating: NC-17 (if you’re under 18 go away!!!) 

Note: Here is the second part of Chapter 22! xoxo 

Chapter 22 Get You (part 2) 

Camille stood in front of the bathroom vanity, upbraiding her hair with a grim look. She glanced back up at the mirror and frowned, feeling like the stupidest person in the world. 

 She has fallen asleep! She fucking fell asleep on Sebastian! 

 You ruined everything. 

 One minute she was waiting for him to get back from the bathroom, the next minute she opened her eyes and found herself covered with a quilt, Sebastian lying next to her, asleep.    

 If she wasn’t so humiliated, she would have laughed at how ridiculous all of this was. After she got her hair completely upbraided, she snatched a makeup wipe from the counter and began wiping her face. It had been over a year since she had sex and she would be the one to fall asleep before actually doing it. 

 Oh god. 

 What if Sebastian thought she wasn’t interested and that’s why she had fallen passed out? She groaned loudly and glanced back up at her reflection. She was interested, very much so! A light shiver ran down her spine when she remembered how he had straddled and kissed her. Closing her eyes, she moaned softly, heart racing rapidly at the mere thought of doing it again- 

 Unless of course, fatigue won over her hormones again. She rolled her eyes, at least she fell well rested now. Shaking her head, Camille tossed the used makeup wipe into the trash. 

 Unfortunately Sebastian was now the one passed out, and Camille couldn’t blame him. Especially since it was now past midnight. Maybe it just wasn’t meant to happen. Maybe this was as far as things were going to go. 

 Camille untied the front of her dress and slipped it off, distractedly. Placing the dress on the counter, she turned to grab her pajamas, instantly remembering she hadn’t taken them out of the suitcase. She had stumbled out of bed, after her two hour nap and went straight into the bathroom.  

 Letting out an annoyed sigh, she walked out of the bathroom and toward her luggage on the love-seat.  

 “Cam?” Came a groggy voice a few feet away.  

 Squeezing her eyes tight and feeling ashamed, Camille came to halt but wouldn’t look at him. “Yeah?” She squeaked. 

 “Are you going somewhere?” Sebastian mumbled. 

 At the question, Camille sucked in a breath and faced him. He pushed himself in sitting position and slid toward the end of the bed at the same time rubbing a hand over his sleepy face. 

 “Everything okay?” He asked with a small yawn. A yawn that quickly turned into a small cough when his eyes finally landed on her. The sleepy look in his eyes disappearing. 

 Camille heard him muttered in Romanian.

 “What?” She asked confused. 

 “Fuck Camille-you really know how to jolt a person awake.” He said with a lick of his bottom lip, his eyes lingering up and down her body. “God- you’re beautiful.” She heard him blurt out, his cheeks flushed. 

 It took a few second for his words and look to register. She had been so consumed in her humiliation, she had forgotten she taken off the dress and was only in her new lacy lingerie. Camille felt the heat on her cheeks. “S-Sorry. I honestly forgot I was only wearing this.” She finished lamely. But also thankful she had taken Natalie’s advice about buying new bra and underwear for the trip.  

 Sebastian raised a suspicious eyebrow and reached for her hand. “You sure?” He asked mischievously and drawing her to him. 

 “Yes.” Camille answered, looking down at him with a small frown. “I was trying my best to forget that I fell asleep on you...” she uttered, changing the subject.  

 “Well- I mean you technically didn’t fall asleep on me...but more of before me.”  Sebastian reminded in a taunt tone. 

 Camille groaned in embarrassment, taking a small step back. 

 “Hey, whoa, whoa, whoa! C’mere.” Sebastian snickered lightly, placing his hands softly on each side of her hips before she could take another step. 

 “Seb-.” Camille protested and suppressed a low moan when his fingertips caressed up and down her skin.

 “What?” He said, lifting his chin and eyes back up at her. 

 She sighed and mumbled. “I fell asleep!”  

 He nodded. “I know. Who do you do think covered you with the quilt?” A small grin tugging on his mouth. 

 Camille wrinkled her nose down at him. “It’s not funny.” 

 “It’s a little bit funny.” Sebastian countered with a wink. Camille frowned. He continued. “So you fell asleep-” She opened her mouth to speak, he gave her bare hip a light squeeze. “Cam- you had been up for almost 16 hours without sitting down-I’m surprised you didn’t crash sooner.” He said gently.  

 She sighed. “I know, but still-I’m sorry-.”

 He shook his head again and brought a finger up to her lips. “You have nothing to be sorry about.” He said in a stern voice. She furrowed her forehead, not sure of what else to say. “If it makes you feel any better- I fell asleep too.” Sebastian tried to comfort.

 “Yeah- but after I did!” She cried.

 He shrugged nonchalantly. “I mean…yeah…but for the record- I was tired.” He offered with puppy eyes that made her heart melt. “And a two-hour nap is just what I needed.” His eyes widening like a little kid. “Now I’m wide awake.”

 “You’re just saying that to make me feel better.” Camille mumbled, leisurely running her fingers through his short hair before trailing them to the back of his neck.  

 Sebastian gave a small nod with a twitch of his mouth. “Maybe.” Then dropped his hands from her hips to push up against them as he leaned back to get a better look at her. She saw the jaw clutch when his eyes lingered up and down her body.

 Camille should have felt exposed, insecure even- but it was quite the opposite-she felt sensual and wanted- and that made her skin tingle with anticipation. “I’m wide awake now too…” she said hoarsely, leaning her face into his.

 He smiled slyly and nuzzled his nose up to hers. “What are we going to do about it?”

 Letting out a small sigh she answered. “What we should have been doing two hours ago...”

 Sebastian tilted his head away from her to quirk an eyebrow and lick his lips. “Oh?” He said as his eyes fell to her cleavage. 

 Camille felt every nerve of her body on full alert. The mood changing between them again and Camille’s brain forgetting about the humiliation from earlier. The need to be near him absorbing her thoughts. She swallowed the huge lump in her throat and leaned back into him to press a soft kiss. For the next few seconds, neither one moved or said a word. Then Camille drew her head back and gazed down at him through her lashes.  

 “That still doesn’t answer the question.” He said in a serious tone, his blue eyes gleaming with mischievousness. 

 Camille pouted, standing straight up. “In that case-I should go put on my pajamas.” She shot back and motioned toward her luggage. But before she could make a move, Sebastian’s both arms wrapped around her hips, tugging her back. She hid the smile with a bite of her lip. 

 “Uh-uh. Nice try.” He grunted, deftly resting his chin on her exposed belly then moving his eyes back up to meet hers. She blinked back innocently. She felt the quiver all the way down her toes at the feel of his five o’clock shadow on her skin. “You okay?” He asked his voice laced with concern as the palm of his hands slid up her bare back. 

 “Hmmm, hmmm y-yeah.” Camille stammered and closed her eyes for a split second, trying to focus on his voice, instead of his touch. Opening them back up, she rubbed the top of his broad shoulders almost anxiously. Hoping he couldn’t hear how fast her heart was beating.  

 Sebastian tilted his head back and away from her with a look of real worry in his eyes. “Are you sure about this?” The worry look replaced by one of uncertainty as he dropped his hands. 

 She grasped he was as nervous about this as she was. They were about to cross a line they had been titillating back and forth for months. Yes, it was thrilling but it was also a bit scary. 

 Her eyes locked with his once more. “Yes-I’m sure.” She heard herself whisper before bending back down to press her lips against his in a sweet, gently kiss. “Very sure.” She reassured breaking away and pressing her forehead to his. “I want this...I want you.” 

 Sebastian’s whole face grew into a wide grin at her admission. His smiles were lethal, especially when they reached all the way to his face and eyes. She has never met anyone who could smile with their whole face. It was one of the many weaknesses she had when it came to him.

 He snaked one hand smoothly behind her neck and captured her lips back in an asserting sexual kiss that made Camille weak at the knees. Sebastian’s warm tongue found hers and they both let out small moans of pleasure. For the next few moments their mouths and tongues explored and teased each other in hungry, long and messy kisses. A whiny sound escaped her mouth when he massaged the back of her scalp. With their mouths still locked in needy kisses, Camille’s hand drew back up to his neck, clutching hard.

 Sebastian broke the kiss first-but not before sucking on her bottom lip. Camille felt the quiver of the action go through her veins and between her thighs. Her hands trembling slightly on his neck.

 “Camille-we don’t have to do this.” Sebastian reminded gently, peering up at her with a thoughtful look on his face.

 A small sigh left her lips at his words, but locked her fingers behind his head. “You’re following my lead remember?”

 “You’re right.” Sebastian answered with a small smirk and pushed his forehead back to hers. “Anytime this doesn’t feel right though-“

 “I know baby.” Camille whispered, the butterflies in her stomach flapping nervously. And thankful for his reassurances and need to get consent from her. She let out a small gasp in surprise when his fingers tangled back into her hair and pulled her mouth a bit rougher to his. He nipped and sucked on her bottom lip once more, as his large hands smoothed through her hair, bare shoulders, back and spine before settling on her ribs. His lips trailed light feather kisses along her jaw, neck and front chest.

 She tighten her grip on his hair and her eyes fluttered shut when one hand slid from her rib to the front of her belly, at the same time his mouth did. Camille let out a shaky exhale at the feel of his hot lips sending open mouth kisses up and down the front of her torso and every so often sucking tenderly. Small whiny noises left her mouth with every touch he made. Camille massaged his scalp, hoping to convey how good it felt. She licked her lips sensually in anticipation when she peered down at him.

 After a few long minutes, Sebastian broke his lips away and looked up, his usual blue gleaming eyes-now blown and dark- filled with hunger. Not taking his eyes off her, he leaned back in to give one side of her hip bone a slight bite. Her eyes flickered. “Hmm, I finally get to touch this…” he grunted as one finger traced along the outline of her tattoo.

 Camille tried to focus on her thoughts, but fuck, was it hard. After a few moments she mocked. “I forgot about your tattoo kink...” playing with his hair. 

 Sebastian furrowed his eyebrows. “We’re not having this conversation right now.” Camille laughed wholeheartedly at his answer. But it stopped abruptly when his tongue replaced his finger on the tattoo.  

 “O-oh my god.” She stammered. 

 “I did say if I ever had the chance I would trace it with my tongue.” He mused wickedly against her skin.  

 “Y-You d-did.” 

 His tongue slipped back out and tortuously and carefully lick the outline of the tropaeolums flowers on her torso, then down her hip. Her pulse quickening when she felt his palm cup her almost bare ass. 

 “You know...earlier in the dressing room I just assumed you were wearing lacy underwear...” he confessed with a bite of his own lip. “But fuck... was I wrong.” He growled, his other finger tracing the elastic of the bikini top on her hip. 

 Camille moaned. Feeling the wetness begin to gather between her thighs. Everything felt like it was happening in slow motion. She inhaled when both of his hands clutched each ass cheek.

 “Fuck Camille.” He choked out, as if in complete shock of what he got to at the moment. She felt him squeeze and grip tightly, an animalistic sound tearing from his mouth. He clutched again and brought his tongue back down. 

 “S-Sebastian...” She whined.

 He ignored the plea and sucked on her hipbone. Then lifted his head back up and smacked his lips together. “Can I find out how far your tattoo goes?” He implored softly. 

 If she wasn’t so immensely turned on or wet she would have laughed. Or if it would have been anyone else but Sebastian. But it was him, and she was putty in his hands. So instead she gave a small nod in response, since apparently that was all her brain could compute at the moment.  

 “Use your words dragoste.” Sebastian ordered tenderly.  

 She sucked in wobbly breath. “Y-yes.” 

 At her verbal consent, Sebastian put his lips back on her hipbone, simultaneously tugging on her lacy thong as his mouth excruciatingly dipped lower and lower. Her heart thumped loudly in her chest as she watched. Her breath irregular, the lower he got. Before Camille could put a thought together, Sebastian had plucked the lacy material all the way down her legs. She blindly stepped out of them and trembled when she felt Sebastian’s hot breath on her pubic bone. 

 This was the sexiest thing anyone had every done to her and they hadn’t gotten fully naked yet. 

 She felt completely empowered and delved her fingers back into his hair and instinctively nudged him, wanting his mouth back on her. But Sebastian wasn’t taking the hint. She heard him exhale loudly and use one finger to stroke the very end of the tattoo, closest to her hipbone.  

 “Seb, please.” She mewled and squeezed her eyes shut. The throb between her legs, growing with every second. 

 “Not yet baby.” He said, his voice dropping.  

 “But...” she started with a whimper in a sultry tone. Hoping that would be enough to get him to do what she wanted.  

 She heard him chuckle wickedly against her skin. “So impatient.” Camille whimpered louder. “Are you wet for me Camille?” 

 “Yes.” She breathed, biting down hard on her bottom lip. 

 “Let’s see...” He pondered as he began to rub her swollen and sensitive bud between her thighs. “Fuck.” He grunted when he felt the silkiness of her arousal. She jerked her body as he brushed her clit once, twice, three times, not breaking their gaze.

 He rambled again in Romanian. Any other time she would have asked for him to translate. But she didn’t care- at least not right now.

 Camille gasped when Sebastian twisted her body into the bed in a single move. She found herself looking up at the four poster bed but only for a moment before he drew her face close. 

 “You’re amazing.” he croaked before invading her lips with a sloppy kiss. Camille responded back, easing her tongue into his mouth. As they continued their attack, Sebastian aligned his body next to hers and Camille took the opportunity to slide her hands up his chest, not stopping until they were locked behind his neck. Pushing her back completely to the mattress, he shifted to one side, pressing her against his hard body. He thrust forward, making them both moan. 

 “Esti etat de frumos.” Sebastian breathed against her mouth, stroking one side of her cheek with his knuckles. She shivered, her brain not understanding what he just said. “The way your body is reacting to me...” he observed, breaking from her mouth. Then moved his knuckles down her bare shoulder, arm, resting on her stomach.  

 “It seems to have a mind of its own.” Camille confessed shyly. Then let out a pleasurable sound when he rubbed his thumb along her bikini line. “I need you Sebastian.” She almost begged, unlocking her arms away from his neck. 

 “I need you too.” He revealed, his voice full of emotion.

 Before Camille has the chance to speak again, his lips seized hers. A demanding, selfish kind of kiss. A kiss that filled her mouth with urgent need and left her begging for oxygen when he broke it. She cried out when his hand cupped her mound and felt the heat radiate through her whole body. Sebastian used his thumb and forefinger to stroke back and forth. Camille gripped his wrist, desire shooting through her and flooding her inner thighs once again.

 Dipping one finger into her slit, Sebastian hissed. “Jesus dragoste, do you always get this wet?” He didn’t wait for a response, instead he took her hand to her center and rubbed her own finger against her wetness. “Feel that? Hear it?” He whispered. “So warm...” Licking his lips. 

 Camille purred almost cat like at the action. 

 He brought their wet fingers away from her and moved it up to his face. “I’ve been wanting to know what you taste like...” he told her. Bringing her finger and his own into his mouth and sucked gently. Moaning. She bit her lip, watching Sebastian, as he tasted their fingers together. He licked them and sucked them and finally slid them out of his mouth. 

 All she could do was stare in awe, pretty certain she was dripping down her thighs and unto the sheets beneath her. The goosebumps rising all the way up to her nipples. She moaned when he eased a finger back into her. Sliding in and out. He didn’t mess around. He went straight for the kill. In and out he stroked her over and over until she was panting. She cried out his name softly when he added a second finger to the first one, without hesitation.

 Camille bowed her back, her face distorted with pleasure as he continued his attack. She arched and bumped up against his fingers, forcing him deeper. Her nose nuzzling tenderly to his in search of his mouth for another searing kiss. Her moans and pants echoed throughout the suite with every long stroke his fingers made. She pressed forward on his fingers in impatience, eyes glazed with desire.

 Sebastian tear his mouth away and stopped moving when she took over and began raising up and down. Small gasps escaping her mouth with every movement she made. She felt wanted, sexy and respected all at the same time. Sebastian had helped with that.

 “You don’t even need me do you?” Sebastian asked, his voice laced with lust, but his eyes dancing with admiration.

 She had established her own rhythm and her breathing had turned ragged and quick as her hips rocked unto his two fingers. “I do need you.” She whispered, snuggling her face into his neck. “I’m wet because of you Sebastian.”

 At her words, Sebastian growled and nipped her earlobe. And at the same time she rolled her hips, her body desperate for more of his touch. She felt her stomach coil as she rocked a bit faster on his fingers, feeling the first waves of orgasm take over. She clasped tight unto him and then came on a low moan. Sebastian didn't move his fingers, he kept them in place-and she gasped at how he filled her as she jerked and shuddered. She cried out his name over and over. It was long, tight as she enjoyed the orgasm with little pants of pleasure. Her chest heaving as she tried to catch her breath. After a few seconds, Camille whispered. "Mmmm, you're so good at that."

 Sebastian chuckled softly at her response, nuzzling his nose sweetly to hers. “You did say it’s been a while...so don’t give me too much credit.”  

 If she wasn’t still coming down from the high, she would have rolled her eyes, instead she nuzzled back and sighed in contentment. A surprise whimper left her mouth when he pulled back a little, brushing her throbbing lips and not her clit. Camille whined. Her body needed a second to recuperate. But Sebastian didn't seem to care about that, he smoothly stroked again, while he whispered in her ear what he wanted to do to her. She felt hot and trembly all over again.

 And by the look in Sebastian's eyes, he knew it too.

 He started touching her more eagerly, dipping inside her body with his big finger, and using the heel of his hand to stroke her. With each touch the pleasure built all over again until she whimpered out and came once more, this time going completely limp against the mattress. She felt as if the air had been sucked out of the room.

 "Holy shit." she said after she had caught her breath.

 "That was fucking sexy." Sebastian stated in admiration. "Have I mentioned how hot you are?" A hint of humor in his voice that made Camille laugh bashfully. He moved his lips to one side of her cheek and Camille could feel the smile on his face when he pressed them against her soft skin. He slid one arm around her waist, softly rubbing the small of her spine. She heard him inhale at the same time his hand moved from her spine back to her bare hip. “Seriously though...” he started, his fingertip lightly caressing right above the bikini line. 

 Camille drew her head back and frowned down at him with a pretend look of hurt on her face. “So...I’m not hot?” She asked with a scoff. Unable to stop herself from making a smart ass comment-even at a moment like this. It wouldn’t be her or them if she didn’t get a chance to roast him. And Camille was sure, deep, deep down he appreciated it. Or least she hoped he did.  

 “W-Wha-?” Sebastian started obviously confused.  

 “You said ‘seriously though...’” she repeated innocently, trying her best to keep a straight face. 

 It took a few seconds then it dawned on him and the confused look left his handsome face as he cocked an eyebrow. “You know what Camille-.” He started and tickled her side. 

 Camille jumped in surprise, unable to keep the fit of giggles from escaping her mouth. “Seb!” She squealed, blindly gripping his arm. 

 When she looked back, Sebastian had a huge grin on his face, his hand coming to a stop. “It’s lucky you’re cute.” He stated, giving her a hip a squeeze. 

 “Is that so?” She mocked after she stopped laughing.  

 “Hmm, hmm yea.” He responded back and smoothed his hand back down between her thighs. “And soft...” he added, the tone of his voice dropping when he cupped her mound.  

 Involuntarily she grind herself into his large hand. Her body energized again. A disappointed sound left her when he jerked his hand away, then glided it back up to her hip, torso and finally resting on one covered breasts. She nibbled on her bottom lip when Sebastian massaged it. 

 “So soft.” He moaned and pinched her nipple through the material. Camille withered against him. Without taking her eyes off him, Sebastian nudged his nose to the side of her face once more, before trailing down her jaw and neck. Once his nose touched her collarbone, he placed open mouth kisses before dipping down to her chest- his hand continuing to stroke.

 Her pulse accelerated when his warm lips grazed the non-covered part of her breast. Her whole body vibrated when he sucked hard on the warm skin. 

 Sebastian tugged his face back up to hers, a look of gratification on his beautiful face. “That shut you right up didn’t it?” He mused. “Good to know for the future.” 

 Camille scowled and opened her mouth but wasn’t able to get a word out. Sebastian took her mouth again and claimed it. Claimed her. His hands slid down to her back as he took the kiss deeper. A low gasp escaped at the feel of his hand back on her bare ass. 

 She needed to feel him. Skin to skin. Her brain couldn’t comprehended what was happening, Camille yanked his shirt from his waistband but before she could go any further, he smoothly grabbed her wrist. She looked up at him in annoyance. 

 “I said- not yet baby.” He reiterated in a commanding voice that brought a tingle sensation between her thighs.

 He unclasped the front catch of her bra and bared her to him. The cooler air brushed over hot skin and made her nipples hard as rocks. Her back arched of its volition as her body tried to get closer to his touch. “Oh hell yes.” He growled and glanced from his approval of her bare breasts to her eyes. “Fuck Camille-you have no idea what you’re doing to me.” Pushing the lacy bra aside, completely baring her to him.  

 “Let me touch you so I can find out.” She pleaded with a tremble. 

 “Not yet.” He repeated. “I need to savor this.” He confessed and slowly, so slowly lowered his mouth to her. With the tip of his tongue, Sebastian circled her nipple and a jerked cry of pleasure left her. Camille reached for his head. She wanted more that the teasing tip, but he swiftly pinned her wrist over her head with his hand. “Be patient.” He whispered. 

 Camille moaned and let her head drop back on the bed. She could feel the renewed wetness between her legs. She squirmed beneath his continued attention. He took her nipple between his lips and slowly suckled her. Camille moaned louder, the sounds ringing in the room. 

 A groan in pure pleasure left his mouth as he continued his exploration. She heard him mumble in his native tongue-not understanding, but also loving the fact he spoke Romanian in bed.

 “Oh-.” She panted when he pulled on her nipple then let it pop free. She did it again when he did the same to other. Her hips moved and her arms went limp, her wrist still in his control. “Sebastian please...” She almost begged when he shifted his mouth away. “Baby please.” She whimpered when he nipped at her. 

 A small grin appeared on his face. “Never in a million years did I think I would ever get to hear you beg like this.” To assure she would keep her hand above her head, Sebastian slid hand down her arm then slipped it behind her back, she arched to him again and Sebastian took the opportunity to completely remove the bra. He kept his tongue and teeth busy on the budded tips of her breasts. 

 “Mmmm yes.” She panted as he laid her back against the bed.

 She watched his tongue draw a lazy trail down the center of her torso and at the same time unbuttoning his dress shirt to toss behind him. She tried to not gape, but it was hard not to when he now stood in only his blue slacks. Her fingers itching to touch his bare broad shoulders and chest.

 “Where is it?” She heard him murmur as he toyed with her nipples, rolling their damp tips between his fingers. 

 Camille let out a tiny wail. “W-where is what?” Surprised she was able to form words. She shut her eyes tight when he removed his fingers and trailed kisses back up the middle of her torso. 

 “The other one...” he mumbled, the tip of his nose nuzzling expertly along the underside of her left breast. 

 Camille couldn’t remember the last time someone truly explored her body the way Sebastian was doing. It only made her want him more. With every calculated kiss, touch, stroke he made, Camille found herself getting lost deeper in him. And her body’s need for him only grew with every second that ticked by. But damn- his teasing was torturous. Damn good, but still enough to make her feel crazy. 

 Sexy bastard. 

 She jerked out of her thoughts when his lips left small kisses onto the side of her breast. She heard him chuckle against her skin. “What’s so funny?” She demanded. 

 “Hmmm? Nothing.” Sebastian said a hint of amusement in his voice. 

 She squirmed when his fingertip gingerly traced along the underside of her exposed breast. Back and forth his finger stroked. Closing her eyes, Camille almost laughed at the realization of why he was touching her there. Sebastian had come across her other tattoo. 

 “There it is…” She heard him whisper, as he outlined the small music note etched on her skin. “It matches your necklace.” He teased, as his whole hand began to massage her breast again at the same time he snuck his tongue back into her mouth for a fiery kiss. They kissed for a few more moments until Sebastian smoothed his lips trailed back down the front of her torso. 

 This is how she was going to die. Being tortured by Sebastian Stan and his damn tongue.  

 He lifted himself off the mattress. Camille sighed in frustration and ordered. “Will you stop teasing me-.” But before she could finish her sentence, Sebastian pulled her toward him so he could kneel at the edge of the bed between her thighs.  

 Camille licked her lips in eagerness.  

 Her whole body lifted off the mattress when she felt Sebastian’s mouth suck on the inside of her thigh. He was quick to press her hips back down on the bed. “No, no, no. This is what you wanted right?” He tormented with a smirk.  

 Camille nodded. 

 “Words baby.” He reminded. 

 “Yes.” She answered obediently, lifting her head up front the mattress. She liked him taking control. He chuckled but didn’t say a word, instead dipped his mouth back and trailed it downward to her mound. Pushing herself up in almost sitting position, she rested on her elbows and licked her lips, watching Sebastian’s mouth continue his attack, slowly and delicately on the inside of her thighs. A raspy moan escaped her when his forefinger moved back and forth on her narrow slit never entering her. Sighing she licked her lips not saying a word as she fell back on the mattress. 

 Grasping unto both knees, Sebastian opened her legs wider, his large warm hands sliding down her hips, landing between the apexes between her thighs. Camille arched her back sharply and gasped when his expert fingers spread her open.  

 “Oh yes.” Sebastian hummed in appreciation. “Look at you.” He grunted, easing an index finger into her. She moaned at how easy he had been able to. She was wet again, soaking wet. She could feel it and she hadn’t touched herself. “Fuck-look at how pretty this is.” He admired, spreading her wider. She whimpered and thrust her hips against him as he finally let his tongue slip up and over, plunging deeply inside of her.

 Another sound left her mouth that it surprised even her when she lifted her hips and drove his tongue deeper. He didn’t stop, he kept the rhythm, and Camille felt herself to start to climb. She lifted her head just enough to watch him slip several of his fingers into his mouth, then slid his hands up her body and take her nipples between his wet fingers again, softly tugging on them before he flicked the pads across her tips. Camille went wild beneath him.

 She was screwed. They had open a can of worms and there was no turning back now. Her body now knew his tongue and lips and it ached for more.

 She felt him slide the palm of one hand down her torso then slip his finger between her thighs. She growled deep-an almost guttural sound leaving her lips as she pressed herself into his face. A light growl left his mouth before he slid his tongue up and over her wet pulsing clit and pulled it gently into his mouth before pushing one finger deep inside of her. She was hot and so ready for more. 

 “Oh god...” she found herself muttering over and over with every thrust and lick he made. She could literally hear how wet she was when his warm tongue licked up and down, in and out of her pulsing core.

 She didn’t know how long it went on, but every few minutes, Sebastian’s deep soothing voice would give her encouraging words and tell her how gorgeous she looked spread out for him. She shut her eyes tightly, her breathing labored when he slowly slid out and push back in, goosebumps all over her naked body. That was it. She saw stars behind her eyelids and her chest heaved as she came. Hard. 

 Camille’s hips jerked violently as she held his head with her hands, his tongue still buried inside her. Sebastian licked and laved up her juices at the same time she tried to catch her breath. All she could hear at the moment was the sound of her own heartbeat thumping inside her chest. 

 A mewl noise left her mouth when he gripped her hips and pushed her back up the bed. She needed a moment to recover. Tossing her head back, she brought one arm up to her sweaty forehead and eyes. She quickly moved it away when she heard the sound of a belt being unbuckled. Despite her body still trying to recuperate, she felt the throb between her legs again.

 Jesus. What the hell had he done to her? Her body reacted to him out of its own desire. She didn’t seem to have control over it. 

 Hoisting her head back up, she moaned and pressed her legs together when she found Sebastian standing there as naked as her. Her eyes fell to his now hard erection. She couldn’t wait touch and taste with her tongue. She blinked then gasped when he moved his body up between her legs. Skin to skin. But it still didn’t feel like enough.

 “Seeing you come undone is my new favorite thing.” Sebastian uttered before kissing her. 

 Camille sighed, tasting herself on his lips. She stroked his bare back leisurely with every thrust his tongue made into her mouth. She felt his strong muscles underneath her fingertips. He felt hot and hard and she hummed in pure admiration of his body. She then wrapped her arms around his neck and kneaded the thick knotted muscles there. Fuck, she always knew she wouldn’t be disappointed if she got see him naked, but this was even better.

 Rubbing her cheek against his- almost like a cat- Camille dropped her arms from his neck -only to let her manicured nails, trace small circles on his exposed chest. “Hmmmm.” She sighed, closing her eyes, loving how his chest hair felt against her fingers. She desperately need to feel more of him. Letting out a hearty moan, she trailed lower down his abdomen and felt his stomach muscles contract against her palm. 

 “Camille...” he hissed when she carefully took hold of his hard cock and stroked it gently while meeting his gaze. His blue orbs looked down at her with a mixture of warmth and heat. 

 “Yeah baby?” She cooed innocently, feeling him continue to swell in her hand. Not waiting for a response, she slowly pumped and stroked the length of his cock. She heard him hiss again when her thumb touched the tip and then smeared his own pre-cum on to it.   

 Sebastian’s eyes fluttered shut, but that didn’t stop him from finding her mouth and devouring her lips again. She carefully lowered her hand and reached a little lower to his balls, using her nails. 

 “Fuck!” Sebastian grunted into her mouth. “If you keep doing that I’m gonna cum.” 

 “What’s wrong with that?” Camille countered, moving her wrist back up to the base of his cock. 

 He sucked on her bottom lip before he replied. “Nothing...I just don’t want to cum before getting a chance to be inside of you...” 

 At his words, she continued to stroke up and down, panting as he nipped her earlobe at the same time. “Sebbb....” she pouted when he reached between their bodies and clasped her wrist tight. “But I-.” She began at the same time he moved her arm back flat on the bed. 

 He looked down at her with a slight smirk, tightening his hold but at the same time adjusting so he hovered over her.  “You know-I told myself if I ever had you this way I was going to put my best moves forward- but the truth is- I don’t think I will last.”

 Camille gave him a sulky look. “But I wanna play.” Then exhaled when he pressed his hard naked body to hers. Her breasts coming in contact with his hot chest.

 Holy shit. She was laying fully naked with Sebastian. The realization of what was happening finally hitting the pit of her stomach. For so long they had teased and talked around the subject, but now it was real. What they were about to do was real. For a split moment she felt her breath leave her. But was quickly jolted out of it when she heard Sebastian’s voice.

 “I’ll let you play later.” He answered in a bemused tone. “Right now- I just need to know what you feel like inside Camille.” Running his free finger up her collarbone, over her neck and leaning into her to rest his head on her shoulder. She shivered. Sebastian nuzzled her ear with his nose and lips as if drawing her scent into his head.

 “I want to feel you inside too.” Her eyes fluttering close and running her own free hand through his hair. She thrust her hips upward and heard him growl when her thigh came in contact with his hard cock, distractedly he loosen his grip on her wrist. Camille took the opportunity to sneak her hand back down between them to reach and tease her narrow slit with the tip of his cock, feeling his pre-cum. She felt like she was on fire.

 Her action took him by surprise, because she heard him exhale before he lifted his head back up, grabbing unto her wrist again and away from his erection. Pretending to scowl, Sebastian tugged both arms up and over her head, pinning her down on the bed. “You play dirty.” 

 Camille blinked innocently. She tried to writher her break free from his grasp but he was stronger. 

 “I can play dirty too.” Sebastian responded smugly, his mouth hovered over her nipple for a few seconds before they brushed back and forth, in a maddening tease. Camille arched back as he brought his teeth down on her lightly. 

 “Sebastian...!” She whined, still trying to break free from his hold.  

 Sebastian pretended he didn’t hear and hovered over her other breast, feeling his breath tease over her flesh. Her nipples puckering under his touch. He paused for a second, in anticipation, then he let go of her wrists as he sort of attacked her, sucking and licking, nipping and pulling while Camille’s breasts tingled and ached. She whimpered and groped for him blindly. 

 “Mmmm, fine you win...” Camille moaned out when she felt a finger slide back and forth on narrow opening- frustration seeping in because he hadn’t eased a finger inside her. “For the record- you play dirtier than me-.” Her sentence cut off short when Sebastian dipped back in and slid his wet tongue against hers.

 What was she saying again?

 Instead she eased her legs apart, wanting him closer. She breathed hard when she felt his erection along her thigh, thick and long, his tongue moving with determine thrusts. Camille held on to his smooth back, loving the way he felt, the way touched her with determination and desire. She fought the urge to squirm when his thumb started to stroke up and down again. She couldn’t hold it anymore.

 “Sebastian…no more games.” She pleaded, her breath labored.

 Pressing his forehead to hers, he grinned. “Hey, I was just following your lead.” She wriggled beneath him but stopped when he pecked her on the lips for a sweet kiss. “I had no plans on this happening…so I didn’t come prepare…” he said truthfully, cheeks bright red.

 Fuck. They had been so lost in the moment and each other, that neither one had bothered to ask about protection. She hadn’t plan on this happening either, so she didn’t think of bringing condoms. Closing her eyes for a split second, she tried to concentrate and figure out what to do next. Her eyes flew open and her breath caught in her throat when she locked eyes with Sebastian. He was a beautiful specimen. Those blue eyes and half smirk were everything to her.

 “Camille?” She blinked at her name. “Do you have any? I can go get us some-?” He offered.

 “No I don’t.” she replied in a disappointed voice. She hated the idea of him leaving. She didn’t want him to. She needed him right there with her. Also she felt like it would spoil the mood. Be smart Camille. A tiny voice in the back of her head yelled. Letting out a sigh, she whispered. “Okay, but I don’t even know where you can-.” She stopped and looked wide eyed at him.

 “What?” he asked confused.

 “I do have some!” she exclaimed. She had completely forgotten them.

 “Where?”

 “In that pink duffel bag by my suitcase.” She stated, licking her lips as she watched his naked ass walk away from her, shaking her head Camille continued. “Sam and Nat gave the bridesmaids goodie bags with all kinds of stuff and they stuffed condoms in there as well. They thought they were being funny.” She added with an eye roll.  

 Sebastian laughed as he made his way back to the bed, condoms in hand. “God bless your sister and future sister-in-law for their humor.” Sebastian said teasingly. “Remind me to thank them later. “ Tossing one unopened condom on the night table and ripping open the other one in his hand. 

 Camille rolled her eyes. “You’re all a bunch of comedians.” Propping back on her elbows and watched him, forgetting about her sister and soon to be wife. Her mouth dry, pulse quickening in response to what she knew was coming next.  

 The teasing look in his eyes had left him and it was replaced by a look of lust and termination. She gulped and watched as he rolled up the condom on his cock. She let out an involuntarily whimper. 

 A whimper he must have heard because he smirked confidently. Before Camille had another chance to think, Sebastian held her by the ankles and brought her to the edge of the bed. 

 Dios Mio. How was she wet again?  

 But before she had a chance to answer her own question, she felt the head of his cock sough her out, sliding with a mind of its own against her slickness. His eyes were closed on contact and she held her breath. 

 Sebastian slid his hands to her thighs and pulled her against him, bringing her onto his waiting cock. 

 Slowly, agonizingly slowly, he moved. 

 Inch by inch he entered her, pulling at her clit. 

 She licked her dry lips over and over, as her body tried to adjust to what was happening. With each slow methodical stroke, Camille squeezes her eyes shut, tears forming in the corner of her eyes. She had forgotten how good this could be. In the last months, sex was the last thing on her mind, but fuck was Sebastian quickly changing her mind on the subject. She needed to take care of herself too. And she needed this.  

 “Camille?” She heard his ask. “Is this okay?” A hint of panic in his tone.  

 “Mmmm, mmmm.” Camille responded with a slight nod, eyes still shut. “I-I just need a moment to adjust...” 

 “Adjust?” 

 “To your size...” she answered with a small laugh. Her whole body burning with need for this man. 

 “Do you want me to sto-“ 

 “Mmm, no.” She interrupted laying back again, and reaching for his hands, placing them on top of her bare breasts. “I’m okay.” She drew his face close and gave him a gentle peck on the lips as reassurance. “Don’t stop.” She ordered softly after breaking their lip lock. 

 Yes it stung a bit and he was bigger than she expected, but Camille knew it was the good kind of pain. And she wanted more of it. 

 “Camille?” He asked again cautiously.  

 “I need you Sebastian.” She pleaded, not scare to say those words out loud. 

 “Yea?” 

 “Yes. I need you inside now. I need you to fuck me.” She moaned. Realizing how long she had been wanting to say that to him.  

 Leaning forward, he held her hair and looked into her eyes as he fucked her, holding back from moving any faster than a tease until Camille arched her back and moved her legs back down around his waist, burying him to the hilt. 

 A small whine of dissatisfaction left her mouth when he moved back and took her thighs, holding them so he could back out to watch his cock slide in and out her wet folds. She closed her eyes, enjoying the sound their bodies made, the swish of friction as she took him in. 

 Camille could die now. Why not? This was like ecstasy- and she had no idea what that was like but it has to be this. Right? 

 She moaned louder, wanting to reach down and touch herself but resisted as Sebastian pulled out and moved the head of his cock over her clit, sending shivers up her spine.  

 “God, you look amazing right now.” He said through gritted teeth as he moved her hand back to her side and increased the speed of which he rubbed against her, until she was alternating between heaving breaths and holding them in anticipation. “The noises you’re making... fuck baby.” He hissed, sliding his cock back into her and pushing down with his thumbs, holding her together tightly around his shaft. Her clit was locked in a close embrace and she started to squirm first, then shake as she came, trying to break free. 

 This orgasm wasn’t like the ones he had given her earlier, this one started out piercing but quickly lengthened to a luminous heat throughout her whole body as he fucked her harder. 

 “Seba.....” was all she managed to spat out. 

 Finally he let go of her, grasping her legs as leverage and pulled her toward him as he leaned back, striking the perfect spot inside with each thrust. Camille couldn’t put any sentences together, instead her responses turned guttural, the sensation of his cock so intense that she could no nothing more than to ride them until she was drowning him. 

 Her legs were shaking, she couldn’t breathe. 

 So he pulled out. 

 Camille couldn’t help but feel a bit guilty when she realized he hadn’t come yet. But it quickly dissipated when she looked into his eyes and he smiled before dropping to his knee between her open legs.

 He wrapped them around his neck and she closed her eyes, her body limp. She sighed contently as he took her with his tongue, again in agonizingly slow motion. Just enough to calm her down and bring her breathing to an almost normal pace.

 Until the flat of his tongue worked its way up and hit her still throbbing clit. She opened her mouth and a sound she never heard before escaped her. It only grew louder when he opened his mouth and sucked.

 And the flashes began anew.

 “Oh my god Sebastian…” She groaned.

 “What baby?” he murmured.

 “It’s so good.” She breathed.

 He hummed against her clit. “You taste good.” Sucking gently again. “I don’t ever want to stop doing this.” He grunted out.

 Camille cried out louder, hoping the walls were soundproof. “Seb…!” she called out.

 “Hmm?”

 “I want you back inside of me.” She demanded. “Now.”  

 He didn’t have to be asked twice. He moved over to her face. It started with lips brushing. Slowly accidental touching turned intentional, brushes turned to kisses and hands started to move. Hers over his chest, barely touching. Sebastian’s hands moved over her hips, gently caressing, following her curves.

 Everything was in slow motion for Camille. It was just want she wanted. Warm, soft, relaxing, their movements flowing lazily as they touched and kissed. Sebastian moved on top of her and entered her slowly again. There was no resistance on her end, her body aching. She rubbed his back, feeling completely safe with him.

 Sebastian smiled. Her head fell back and he took the advantage by kissing on her neck until she started to moan.  

 “Don’t stop baby.” She pleaded. “Please, don’t stop.” Camille repeated with so much emotions. Emotions that surprised her.

 “Is that good baby?” He groaned before biting on her earlobe.

 “Good. Mmm, right there.” She panted.

 “You feel fucking perfect around my cock. So tight and wet just for me.” Sebastian complimented, dipping back down to take a taut nipple into his mouth. Camille only arched her back more into him.

 He continued to slowly as if having every intention to tease her. Sliding almost to the point of slipping out and rubbing against her clit and then driving back in until he was completely buried. Camille needed the release again, she grabbed his hips and urged him faster. She was ready. Sebastian groaned and drove faster and harder. She felt herself contract around his hard cock as the orgasm took over her body, shaking beneath him.

 Sebastian moved his mouth back to the side of her face, whispering in her ear how beautiful she was. “You should see yourself right now.” He hissed.

 She felt him twitch inside of her and the goose bumps rose all over her body again. She rubbed her cheek against his, her fingers gingerly roaming his bare back. She felt his whole body pulse as he finally burst deep within. “You feel so good inside of me Sebastian.” She purred. That got a low grunt of him. Sebastian thrusts had become a bit erratic, but it was enough to send him over the edge as he seemed to cum forever. He nuzzled his face into her neck and moaned in pleasure one last time.

 “Holy shit.” She tried to stifle her voice, but it was too good. “That was…holy shit.” She repeated dumbfounded. No other words being able to describe how fucking amazing this was. For the next few minutes, neither one moved, the room silent except for their heavy breathing, as they tried to get their heartbeats to slow down. “I have to pee.” Camille finally muttered.

 Sebastian planted a kiss on top of her shoulder, before raising his head up to chuckle. “I’m still inside of you.” Making his presence known.

 Camille whimpered at his cock twitch. “I know. But I got to pee.” She managed to say. With a small sigh, Sebastian pulled out and rolled next to her. Sitting up, Camille bend down and pecked him sweetly on the forehead. “I’ll be right back.” Without waiting on a response, she jumped out of bed-naked-and strutted toward the bathroom. Feeling light as a feather as she walked.

 She couldn’t stop smiling as she flushed the toilet after peeing and washing her hands. Swiftly she turned the lights off and walked back out. Sebastian was sitting on the edge of the bed now still naked- thank God. Camille noticed he had discarded the used condom into the small garbage can next to the bed.

 The butterflies fluttered deep in her stomach at the way he was looking at her. “What?” she asked almost shyly.

 Sebastian raised an eyebrow but shook his head. “Nothing.”

 “You’re staring.” She accused.

 “I have a beautiful naked woman in front of me- of course I’m going to stare.” Pushing himself up from the bed, and walking toward her.

 Her eyes widen in surprise when he dipped his head and brushed a kiss unto her cheek. “My turn.” He stated with a silly smile. Camille raised an eyebrow. “I got to pee.” He added, nodding in direction of the bathroom.  

 “Oh.” The smile back on her face. “Okay.” Taking a step to the bed and settling back into the abyss of pillows against the headboard, her mind in a complete blissful state. 

 “Oh Cam?” 

 She quickly blinked and jerked her head in the direction of his voice. “Hmm?” 

 “It’s totally fine if you fall asleep.” He said in a serious voice, biting on his lower lip to keep from laughing.  

 Groaning and reaching for a pillow behind, she asked. “I’m never going to live that down I am?” 

 “This is me. Of course you’re not.” He shot back with a wink. “Hey!” He cried when the pillow came soaring towards him.  

 “Go pee, you smart ass.” Camille ordered, trying to keep her voice even, but burst into a fit of giggles when he shut the door behind him. 

 Feeling the happiest she had ever felt in a very long time.  

 Personal note: I know people always tease and make fun about multiple orgasms in fanfic... blah blah, lol but I just want to point out that it DOES happen. I’m speaking from personal experience!  ;) 

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[missgeek83]

A Guinness in Galway

TITLE:  A Guinness in Galway AUTHOR: @missgeek83 RATING: NC-17 SUBJECT: Ed Sheeran AUTHOR’S NOTE: Old friends go out for a drink, and maybe a little more. This is my first foray back into the fanfic world. *nervous laugh* Be kind? <3

The bartender handed me my glass and the last lights of day glittered off the sides. The sun was still warm on my back, but it couldn’t compete with the flush I felt when I looked over and caught his eyes. It took barely a second to get lost in them, and I wasn’t even concerned with how my face must’ve looked until I shifted my glass and a beam of light caused him to squint in pain.

“Aye, watch where you’re pointin’ that,” he said with a small laugh.

Oh, shit. I shifted the glass back. “Shit, sorry.”

He was laughing as the bartender handed him his beer, giving the guy a nod as he sat back down.

“They should be here soon, they said they were close...” I rushed my words, trying to pretend I was still casual. (I wasn’t.)

“They’ll be another hour then, yea? Knowing that lot.”

“Well, I mean you’re not wrong.”

A few beats pass and then my phone buzzes in my jacket pocket. I pull it out, raising my eyebrow knowingly at him. I read the message, and laugh.

“Christine says they’re trying to find a parking spot. Soooo, give or take about 15 minutes.”

“Enough time for another drink,” he says with a grin.

The group files in about 8 minutes later, filling the bar with the sound of their feet and laughter. As they all settle at the bar next to us, the whole place seems to come alive. The noise level rises just enough that I don’t feel like I have to fill in the spaces between sentences, which is good because to speak to other people down the bar Ed is having to lean over me and I am absolutely distracted. Christine, who sat to my right, is laughing into her drink when my brain comes back into focus. I shoot her a warning glare.

“What?!” She tries to act innocent. “I heard something funny.”

“You’re gonna see something funny in a second,” I mumble, tipping the last of my drink back.

She starts to speak, but Ed sits down at that moment and asks if I want another drink.

“Uh, well if I’m gonna drive later maybe not?”

He smiles at me for a brief second before waving down the bartender.

“Aye, mate, can we get two doubles?”

“Wait - oh, no, yea ok you’re already gone.” I give Ed an exasperated look. He grins and gives my shoulder a squeeze.

Hours later, we all start to disperse, heading to our cars to figure out who’s going home and who’s going for more drinks. Being one of the lightweights, I’m debating on just calling it a night. Christine is headed with her friend-but-not-quite-boyfriend to a bar down the street, and she wants me to go with. I look behind me, trying to see if Ed is leaving or staying. He’s next to a friends car, but soon gives them a salute and turns toward us.

“Coming to Smithe’s?” Christine asks him, looping her arm through mine and giving me a little tug.

“Might as well.”

“Great!” She smiles and lets me go to catch up with Jon, who is already walking out of the parking lot toward the next destination.

I sigh, then laugh. “She’s going to be the death of me.”

“Probably,” Ed says, putting his arm where hers had been and hauling me with him through the parking lot.

We’re both laughing when we catch up to Christine and Jon at the front door of the bar. We wait to be seated, Eds hand coming to rest lightly at the small of my back. Telling myself it’s just the alcohol, I try to ignore the chill that goes straight up to my brain as we’re ushered inside. The booth they sit us in is like its own little island, nestled away in the darkest corner of the bar. I’m suddenly very aware of how tipsy I am as we all slide in behind the round table; first Jon, then Christine, then me, then Ed last. We all chit chat idly and skim the drink menu until a waiter comes to get our orders. Everyone gets a water, and a drink, and we order the biggest appetizer sampler, hoping to soak up some of the alcohol for the drive home. Once the waiter is gone, Christine announces she has to pee, and after giving me a look, I remember that I, uh, have to pee, too.

We barely make it in the bathroom door before she starts.

“So, who drove?” she asks from her stall. "I did," I reply, staring at myself in the mirror to make sure I don't look as drunk as I feel. "Mmmhmmmmm..." She trails off.

"Once the food settles I'll be fine to drive us home, and he has a thing tomorrow anyway." "A thing for you," I hear her mutter as she fusses with the toilet paper. "Stop that, he doesn't think of me that way."

I'm messing with my hair and watch my own face drop in sadness. All the years we've been friends, never once had I thought Ed saw past the gangly blonde girl who ruffled his ginger hair everyday in middle school. We'd both been outcasts, brought together by our love of music and stuff that everybody else hated, but he'd never shown a romantic interest in me. Most days I was ok with that, because for the longest time I hadn't seen him like that myself. It wasn't until the summer he went away for a music thing and came back all...grown up, that I'd started looking at him differently. He grew his hair out, got a couple tattoos, and suddenly he was this irresistable, unattainable person that I had never really seen before. Maybe it was the months he was gone, maybe it was the change in appearance, or maybe it was just something in the air, but in the two years since I hadn't been able to convince myself he was the same kid. I notice Christine has been talking while my brain has been elsewhere. "...maybe if you did that he would open up." "What? Sorry, I wasn't listening." "What else is new?" She exits her stall and rolls her eyes at me. "I try to impart my wisdowm and knowledge on you and you don't even hear me. No wisdom for you!" We laugh as she tosses her paper towel in the trash and make our way back to our table. The guys are having what I can only assume is an awkward attempt at conversation when we get back because Ed has the most relieved face I've ever seen on a person as we sit down. "That was the most painful five minutes of my life," he mutters to me as I reach for my drink. His is already dangerously low. I snicker and take a sip. "Next time, I'll make her go by herself, I promise." He smiles at that and shakes his head. He reaches for a cheese stick and offers it to me, wiggling it in my face. I reach for it, only to have him pop it in his mouth. "Rude!" I squeal, laughing. The rest of the food goes quickly, and after our drinks are done, I notice Christine giving signs that her night needs to be finished elsewhere. Jon nods at her and they rise from the table. "Alrighty guys, well we had fun! Jon's got work in the morning so I think we're gonna head out." Ed and I get up and hug her goodbye, Jon gets a solid handshake and a big-brother-type threat from him, I get a wink from her, and they're gone. Now it's just Ed and I at the table, nursing the last of our drinks in silence. "So, you...want me to take you home after this?" I ask him, pushing my empty glass aside and reaching for my water. "Uh, yea, got that interview tomorrow so..." I nod. My head is still a bit more spin-y that I'd like, but I know he's had way more than me so I pray to the water gods that I'm sober in the next 10 minutes. Suddenly my right cheek burns hot, and I glance over to find him staring at me. When my eyes meet his he doesn't look away, only holds the gaze and the left side of his mouth tips up into a grin. I give him a puzzled half smile back, unable to look away. My heart pounds away beneath my ribs and I feel my head start to fall forward. His does too. In slow-mo, my eyes drop from his as I watch his lips inch closer to mine, and I feel for a second like I'm outside my own body. I think for sure he's going to pull away, because this couldn't possibly be his intention. My vodka-adled brain is making things up and I'm about to make myself look incredibly stupid...until it happens. His lips brush mine and I instantly melt into him. I'm warm all over and my heart is rattling around my chest at an impressive speed. He presses his lips firmly against mine a second time, and I feel his hand come up to rest against my chin. He tilts it upward, catching my mouth again and again and I can't breathe. Breathing feels secondary to making sure my face stays connected to his. Then I'm drowning; in his lips, in his warmth, in the taste of him...I'm a goner. Then it's over. He pulls his face back and I feel a whimper escape my lungs at the broken connection. When I snap back to reality and open my eyes, he's smiling at me with a soft look in his eyes. His hand is still on my face, his thumb rubbing over my jaw line lightly. I stare back in shock, slowly coming out of my haze and suddenly petrified with fear. He notices the change in my face and speaks first. "Hey, you ok?" "Y-yea...I..." Words don't make sense and I can't think of enough of them to describe a single thing I'm feeling. His fingers are still carressing my face. "Is it ok...that I did that?" He seems apprehensive now, like he's scared I didn't want him to kiss me. "No, no! I mean, yes it was ok. More than ok..." I trail off and bring my eyes back up to meet his. The worry fades and his smile returns. I have to be grinning like an idiot by now but I'm trying to savor every second so who cares? I'm still trying to form more than a few words at a time when the hand on my chin slides back behind my ear and brings our heads together again. The synapses in my brain are exploding like fireworks inside my skull as I fall into his chest and my nose catches his cologne on an intake of breath. He smells woodsy, like sandalwood, but also sweet, and a little bit like Guinness. The slow burn that started in my head after the first kiss is spreading like wildfire throughout my entire system. Even though most of the alcohol has left me it's still propelling my actions forward at what I realize is an alarming rate as I snake my hand up his chest and toward the zipper of his hoodie. I stop myself and pull away from him, as much as I hate the idea. We're both slightly out of breath, and his lips are a lovely shade of red, with just a touch of pink from my lipstick. He looks confused. “I...We should probably...” Eventually my vocabulary will return to me, I'm sure, but it's really causing issues currently. “Somewhere else?” “My place?” he asks, raising his eyebrow with a smirk. I nod and fumble behind me for my purse. He's already sliding out of the booth and tossing some cash on the table as I unlatch my car keys and stand up. I take a deep breath, because despite the lovely feeling rushing over me I'm also scared as hell by what may or may not be about to happen. As I'm gathering myself together I see his hand pop out in front of me. I look at him, then take it, and internally squeal when his fingers lace through mine. He leads me from the bar back to my car and waits as I unlock the doors. It's cold out, and I'm thankful for the heater as I crank it and drive off toward Ed's apartment. We don't speak, but the bluetooth plays songs from my phone quietly in the background, helping keep my mind from wandering too far in the wrong direction. When we pull up in front of his building a few minutes later, I get a chill of anticipation...and possibly a little apprehension. He takes my hand again when we meet in front of the car and walks me to the elevator. His complex is by far the nicest in the county, maybe the whole state, and makes my rental look like a total dump. Except that right inside the front door you can immediately tell it's lived in by a man because there are clothes thrown over the couch and cups in single file in front of the sink. He doesn't bother turning on the living room light, just kicks his shoes off and throws down his keys. Dorito (one of his two feline companions) looks up lazily from the moonlight streaming through the window she's laying in and gives a soft meow. I wiggle a finger at her and from behind me I hear Ed laugh. “What?” I say, a smile playing on my lips. “Don't be pointin' fingers at my pussy,” he jokes. I roll my eyes, but realize he probably can't see it. He slides a hand behind me and lightly pushes me toward the stairs. I step out of my shoes and follow him to the second floor. I've been to his place a million times, slept on his floor, his couch, a couple times even his bed – but never like this. Only in my wildest (to the letter) dreams had I ever walked toward that room with this same feeling. I watch my toes indent the carpet in the hallway as he stops ahead of me to open the bedroom door. There's a pause. “I won't bite,” he says, softer than I've ever heard. His soothing voice convinces me to go inside, and I walk in, resting on the side of the bed I know he doesn't sleep on. He flips on the two bedside lamps from the wall and closes the door behind him. He takes his jacket off and tosses it into the chair in the far corner of the room before crawling onto the bed himself. He scoots to the middle, leans against the headboard, and motions for me to join him. I do, and he wraps me up in his arms as I rest my head under his chin. “We don't have to go any farther, if you don't want,” he whispers to me, fingers slowly working through my hair. I don't say anything. Honestly I don't know if I want to go further. We've already thrown “friends” out the window, I don't really want to risk the rest of the night going badly trying to get to whatever is next. As I try to think of what to say, he starts to sing softly, something I've never heard before. “Dancing in the dark...with you between my arms...barefoot on the grass...” He trails off into a hum, obviously not having found the next line yet. His voice is smooth and sweet, and I never tire of listening to him sing. He sounds so much more British when he sings, his lilt making each word bend and sway like reeds in the wind. He sings me to sleep, which was not exactly my intention, but after all the liqour and the excitement of the night, my brain is exhausted. I wake up the next day, the late morning sun filtering in just above my head. I stretch, yawning as I rub my eyes and open them to find...myself alone in a room that is not my own. It takes a few seconds for the night to play back in my head and I laugh a little to myself, half embarrassed and half regretful that the night had ended with me passing out like a child. I hear some clanging from downstairs and am relieved to know he's still here. I'm still wearing everything except my jacket, and I opt to leave it as I shuffle sleepily downstairs. All the blinds in the kitchen are up, and Ed is at the stove, shirtless and in his sweats, making what looks to be eggs. He turns to grab a plate and the sun bounces off his hair, a small flame atop his porcelain skin. He's singing to himself, and I smile, reaching the last step without being seen.

“Careful,” I say in a groggy voice. He turns to look at me. “That's what got me in trouble last night.” He laughs, tossing the eggs and some toast onto the plate and laying it on the bar behind him. “Yea, you were proper tired, ay? After all that and I get snoring as a reward...” He shakes his head in a 'tsk-tsk' way as I sit in front of the plate and scoff. “Maybe your charms need a little more umph to them,” I tease. He rounds the bar and grabs me suddenly, placing his lips against the side of my neck. My eyes flutter closed as he butterfly kisses up toward my ear and then pulls away. “O-or, ya know...not.” “No?” His eyes are mischievous, and also a little arrogant. The bastard. “Water?” I request, clearing my throat to pretend like he hadn't gotten to me. “Say please.” More kisses to the neck, this time crossing my collarbone. “Please?” It comes out as a gasp, airy and hardly a solid word, but it's all I can manage. It's too early for my brain to process any of this and I have no hope of winning this battle. Despite my weakened plea, he continues to kiss across my neck, then up my face, everywhere but my lips. The flame licks at me, reignited from the night before, and my hands slide into his hair. I use it to pull his face up enough for my mouth to find his, and the sensation is enough to blow my scalp clean off. He takes like orange juice, and my hands grasp at his shoulders to pull him closer because the space bewteen us is too much. He steps between my knees, bumping the stool I'm sitting on, and I feel him pressing against my stomach as he tries to right us. The feeling breaks what little control I have over my brain and when our lips separate I can't help the moan that escapes me. I see his eyes roll up, he blinks, then he hefts me up onto the bar. The plate clatters to the floor, but it doesn't stop us. Using my toes, I push the sides of his sweat pants down and after a second they fall to the floor. He's not wearing anything underneath and his erection bounces freely in front of me. He doesn't seem detered by his sudden nudity and tugs at my jeans. I hurry to unbutton them and get them off without being too awkward. The granite bar is cold under me, but every inch of me is on fire. His right hand grips the back of my head and his lips are back on mine. He scoots me to the end of the counter and I wrap my legs around his waist. In time with our kisses, I rotate my hips and rub myself against him. He drops his head to my shoulder for a second and pushes back against me. I see his hand reach to my side, to a black bowl, and bring back a black square. He lifts his head and carefully tears the side off the condom wrapper. There's a small tremor that runs through me, because this is about to happen, this is real. He's rolling the condom on when I snap back, and he looks up at me expectantly. I nod, my chest heaving, and he runs a finger along the top of my underwear. He helps me shove them off and then he spins me around, so he can lay me back on the bar. I use a balled up shirt to put under my head and feel him press the tip against my opening. I take in a big breath, holding it as the pressure subsides and he's completely inside. I can't take the separation anymore and sit up, wrapping my legs around him again and he presses a kiss to my breast. He starts slowly at first, and my eyes meet his. He's entranced, his face full of awe, and I can't look away. I fight back the feeling in my throat, the tears coming to my eyes, knowing that I'd wanted exactly this for the longest time. It spurs me on, and I meet each of his thrusts in earnest. He's breaking a sweat, the sun reflecting off his freckled shoulders. I bite my lip and he closes his eyes.

“I'm close,” he whispers. He can tell I'm not quite there yet, so he reaches between us and uses his thumb to find my clit. I inhale sharply and I see him grin. After a couple seconds I can feel it coming. I moan loudly and I can tell he's done when his face pinches and his thrusts slow. Shortly after I feel the same explosion and everything is white for a second. As my vision clears I feel him holding me, panting heavily against my shoulder. I cradle the back of his head with both hands, mostly trying to steady myself from the last of the tremors coursing through me. It takes a minute or two for our breathing to return to normal, and when it does he slips out of me and discards the condom. I meekly look around for a towel, and snag a few napkins from the far end of the bar. He chuckles. “So...shower?” He extends a hand toward me, his whole face lit up like a Christmas tree. I nod and reach out to him, sliding off the bar onto the floor. My legs wobble beneath me and he quickly puts an arm around me to steady me.

“Damn, thanks...” I say, giggling. He stops and picks me up, carrying me back upstairs. He's careful not to hit my head as we re-enter the bedroom and then the bathroom. He sets me down and goes to turn on the shower. I watch him pull a couple fresh towels from the cupboard, turn around and test the water temperature, then nod for me to get in. He pulls the curatin closed behind us and hands me a bottle. It's my favorite body wash, most likely left here long ago, after a night similar to last night. Except without the kissing and, uh, everything else. I use a spare loofah and start to soap my arms. He does the same, and I catch him looking at me from the corner of my eye.  He doesn't look away, just raises his eyebrows sexually. I laugh and duck my head, stepping into the stream of water. “That's exactly how we got into this mess, you and those eyes.” “Sooo, are you saying you don't wanna be in my mess?” He pretends to be hurt. “Oh, quite the opposite...couldn't you tell from my extreme enthusiasm downstairs?” “I maybe got an idea.” He wraps his soapy arms around my waist and kisses me, so very slowly. But only for a second, then he rests his forehead against mine.  “Are you gonna be my lady?” My heart drops. Straight through the floor, down, down, down. Everything I've longed for is right here. “Is that what you want?” I ask, voice hitching. “Is that what YOU want?” I raise my eyes to meet his. “It's everything I want.” My voice is barely a whisper. “Then that's what you'll have,” he says, and it sounds like a promise. Like a contract we both signed with the kiss he places on my forehead afterward. I don't notice them at first because of the shower over head, but soon I realize I'm crying. Not long after I'm gasping for breath, and he holds me tighter. “Shh,” he whispers, slowly rocking us side to side. He hums a familiar song, the first song we bonded over as kids, and it brings my tears to a stop. “Come on, let's rinse off. Then we'll have a proper breakfast, yea?” I nod, and he kisses me before stepping into the spray to wash off. After breakfast, we snuggle in bed and watch whatever is on the last channel his TV landed on. He twirls my still-damp hair between his index and middle finger absentmindedly. My phone goes off, several texts in a row, on the bedside table behind me and I know immediately who it is. “That'll be Christine, looking for a story,” I say as I reach for it. Whithout looking away from the screen, Ed laughs. “Well, this should be a good one.” “WAKE UP!” “I know you're awake. And you're not at home.” “WHAT HAPPENED?!?!?!” “At Ed's. Spent the night. EVERYTHING happened. Literally. Lunch later?” I see the elipses at the bottom of the screen immediately. “WHATTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT?!?!?!?!?! LUNCH?! I CAN'T WAIT THAT LONG.” Laughing, I put the phone down and lay my head back down on Ed's chest.

“She wants to meet up and hear all about it.” “I'm sure she does.” He looks at his watch. “I've gotta be out in a couple hours, if you wanna pop off.” “She can wait. I'm not done here.” I snuggle as close to him as I can, and close my eyes when I feel him kiss the top of my head. Yea...she can wait. After this long, I deserve to stay here as long as I can. ---------- Masterlist here. 

[thecollegefootballguy]

2019 Top Games of the Week: Week 5

Week 5 isn’t as good as Week 4 if you’re into good, meaningful ranked matchups. The few matchups between ranked teams have little to do with the Playoff. But that’s fine, this is the space where this blog thrives. It might not look like it on the surface, but there’s a ton to watch if you’re willing to look underneath the veneer of the Playoff race. Let me show you...

The Top Ten Games of the Week

10. NC State 3-1 (0-0) at Florida State 2-2 (1-1)

After Clemson the ACC Atlantic race is WIDE OPEN. NC State was a favorite to compete for the runner-up spot, but the Wolfpack’s loss to West Virginia has thrown that assumption into question. Florida State is slowly clawing their way back to relevance. It’s not happening fast but I think it’s happening. I’m not sure the Seminoles will win here, but they have the raw talent to do it at least. That’ll put FSU back on track to making a bowl, which is honestly a big step here.

9. #12 Penn State 3-0 (0-0) at Maryland 2-1 (0-0)

Boy this one lost a bit of shine after Maryland’s faceplant against Temple. Then Temple lost to Buffalo lol. It’ll be interesting to see how the Terrapins rebound from that embarrassment. We’ve seen what their offense is capable of when running correctly. Penn State will probably stomp the Terps here, but I’d love to see what happens if it becomes a shootout.

8. #5 Ohio State 4-0 (1-0) at Nebraska 3-1 (1-0)

I still can’t believe this is where Gameday decided to go. Ohio State is going to come to Lincoln and whip the Cornhuskers just as they have for the previous two seasons. I think the Huskers are getting better, by the way, but I’d be surprised if this isn’t another blowout.

7. Duke 2-1 (0-0) at Virginia Tech 2-1 (0-0)

Hell, as far as I know this will decide the ACC Coastal. I mean, probably not, but you never know. Duke has taken care of business after losing to Alabama in very predictable fashion. Somebody has to come out and challenge Virginia for the division. It could be the Blue Devils, or it could be that team that never ever loses to the Hoos. Virginia Tech has, frankly, looked like trash all season. I don’t have high hopes for the Hokies, but Duke is a pretty good intermediate opponent before the real heavy hitters come along. This is a pretty good opportunity to start looking good.

6. Washington State 3-1 (0-1) at #19 Utah 3-1 (0-1)

This probably would have been the #1 game of the week if things had gone differently in Week 4. Utah’s loss to USC has now put the Utes on their back feet in the PAC-12 South race. They pretty much need to win out to have a good chance at repeating as the South champion. Wazzu was once again looking like the North dark horse before a stunning upset at the hands of UCLA last Saturday night. The Cougars similarly need to step up their game to compete in the tougher of the two PAC-12 divisions.

5. Mississippi State 3-1 (1-0) at #7 Auburn 4-0 (1-0)

I think I’ve misjudged Auburn so far this season. The Tigers passed their first SEC test against Texas A&M, but the schedule doesn’t ease up. Mississippi State is no pushover and the Bulldogs are reorienting their offense, hopefully for the better.

4. #18 Virginia 4-0 (2-0) at #10 Notre Dame 3-1

I’ll put a ranked vs ranked games behind games featuring an unranked participant if it’s warranted. I think in this case it’s warranted. I’m very proud of Virginia and I hope they continue to have a good season, but I highly highly doubt they’ll be able to even threaten Notre Dame. Maybe the Irish will have a bit of a hangover after losing to Georgia but I don’t see it.

3. Arizona State 3-1 (0-1) at #15 California 4-0 (1-0)

Cal has shown a whole lot of upside, and the offense finally started scoring against Ole Miss last week. Arizona State is modeled in a similar manner, though perhaps not as successfully as the Bears just yet.  I would not at all be surprised if this game ends 12-10 or 9-7 or something godawful like that, but that means either team has a good shot at winning based on field position, turnovers, and penalties. Can Cal remain the PAC-12′s surprise dark horse?

2. #24 Kansas State 3-0 (0-0) at Oklahoma State 3-1 (0-1)

With how fascinating the middle of the Big 12 pack is, it’s surprising only one game from that conference makes the list. The rest of the games this week aren’t all that interesting in my opinion. We’ll find out a whole lot about who’s going to be chasing OU and UT as more of these teams play each other.

1. #21 USC 3-1 (2-0) at #17 Washington 3-1 (0-1)

This is the only game this week where two Power 5 teams with a real chance of finishing first in their division are playing each other. It could also be a preview of the PAC-12 Championship Game. USC is leading the South after the Trojan’s win over Utah. Washington is still reeling from their loss to Cal two weeks ago, but the Huskies can still get right back to the top of the standings as they host Oregon, Utah, and archrival Washington State. Last time these two played, USC upset #4 Washington during College Gameday to spoil an undefeated regular season for the Huskies.

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5 Group of 5 Games of the Week

5. Coastal Carolina 3-1 (0-0) at Appalachian State 3-0 (0-0)

I had a couple of good candidates for the #5 spot this week, but I ended up picking this conference matchup in the Sun Belt East. App State has a very real chance of going undefeated. Failing that, the Mountaineers should win the conference yet again, but that means taking care of business against Coastal Carolina, who have a P5 win (even if it’s Kansas).

4. Arkansas State 2-2 (0-0) at Troy 2-1 (0-0)

Two of the Sun Belt’s stalwarts square off in Troy. The winner will have some nice momentum before likely losing to App State at some point.

3. BYU 2-2 at Toledo 2-1 (0-0)

Here’s a pretty neat non-conference matchup. BYU has demonstrated how serious they are at competing at the highest level. The Cougars have taken down blue bloods Tennessee and USC and are looking to make a big statement this year. Toledo is usually one of the best MAC teams but the Rockets are going to be up against a very stiff challenge from Brigham Young.

2. Cincinnati 2-1 (0-0) at Marshall 2-1 (0-0)

The best G5 non-conference matchup for the week is definitely the bout between Cincinnati and Marshall. The Bearcats are fighting uphill in the AAC East race and the Thundering Herd look like the out and out favorites to win the C-USA East division.

1. Navy 2-0 (1-0) at Memphis 3-0 (0-0)

The AAC West is going to be a fascinating race. Memphis is definitely the favorite, but with Tulane and SMU seemingly on the rise, the Tigers are going to have some competition. Navy had a tough time in 2018, but the Midshipmen dispatched East Carolina with such ease they’re looking like they can pose a much bigger threat this year.

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FCS Games of the Week

7. #20 Delaware 3-1 (1-0) at Pittsburgh 2-2 (0-1)

I wouldn’t put it past Pittsburgh to lose this one right after beating UCF.

6. #10 Towson at #9 Florida

I’m just saying.

5. #12 Nicholls State 2-1 (1-0) at Texas State 1-3 (1-0)

All joking about the previous two FBS-FCS matchups aside, this looks like an upset waiting to happen. Nicholls has plowed through their first two FCS opponents with ease and will be heading into San Marcos with a full head of steam. The Colonels used to play Texas State every year in a rivalry game. I’m not sure if the Paddle Trophy will be exchanged here.

4. #18 Montana 3-1 (0-0) at #4 UC Davis 2-2 (0-0)

The Big Sky is usually good for at least one good football game a week, and Week 5 is no exception. Montana comes to Davis with the hopes of wresting away one of the coveted Playoff byes from the Aggies.

3. #12 Maine 2-2 (0-1) at #8 Villanova 4-0 (1-0)

The CAA is usually good for two good football games a week. Maine and Villanova have already had a few contests on the FCS Game of the Week and will probably play several more as the best league in 1-AA sorts itself out.

2. #2 James Madison 3-1 (0-0) at #24 Elon 2-2 (1-0)

The best squad in the CAA faces their first tough FCS road game this year as the JMU Dukes head to Elon to face off against the rising Phoenix.

1. #5 Weber State 1-2 (0-0) at #9 Northern Iowa 2-1 (0-0)

The FCS does such a better job creating exciting non-conference matchups than the FBS. Almost every week for the first month of the season we get a top ten matchup. Weber State and Northern Iowa have only lost (barely) to FBS opponents so far, so this is a real Playoff preview here.

[racingtoaredlight]

The degenerate’s guide to 2017 college football TV watch ‘em ups: week 5

Schedules are getting a little better this week as we get into conference schedules and the Florida teams get back to normal.

I see some pretty strong matchups but the early kick games look kind of bad. Having USC/Washington State and Miami/Duke both playing Friday night in a TV doubleheader seems weird. Could have pushed the ACC game to Saturday morning and nobody would have been the wiser. I guess TV contracts don’t work that way, though, so here we are with this schedule. I feel the need to italicize that there are some strong matchups. It’s not a great week overall.

Times are, as per usual, Eastern and stolen from FBSchedules. All gambling advice is fully backed by RTARL’s “don’t ever ask us for shit” guarantee and comes with all requisite warnings that you are a dummy if you listen to me about anything ever.

Saturday, Sept. 30, 2017

Matchup                                               Time (ET)                         TV

Houston at Temple                              Noon                             ESPNU

I was caught completely off guard by Coach Ryan Gosling limiting Ed Oliver’s effectiveness last week but those things happen. When Khalil Mack was in college there were games where he was worked around by some truly awful teams and he was playing as an off the ball linebacker. Oliver should be back to normal this week.

Maryland at Minnesota                      Noon                                FS1

I can’t imagine looking forward to seeing this game.

New Mexico State at Arkansas         Noon                              SECN

This is a body count game for a middling SEC team and it’s still better than the B1G’s in-conference offering on FS1.

North Carolina at Georgia Tech        Noon                                ESPN2

Matchup of two very interesting coaches but also two not very interesting rosters. Could be a fun watch ‘em up but I won’t call it a “good” game.

Northwestern at (10) Wisconsin       Noon                                  ABC

Among the many things I can’t really explain about my college football fandom is a strong dislike of Northwestern football. Like I’m rooting for Jonathan Taylor to extract blood early and often in this game and I don’t really understand why.

Rice at Pittsburgh                               Noon                       RSN/ESPNCE

It just occurred to me right now that it’s really weird for Pitt to be insanely week in the defensive backfield. I know it’s only his second year there but isn’t Pat Narduzzi supposed to be sort of a scheme wizard on that side of the ball? Pitt has looked so bad so far that this game might not even be a gimme.

(18) USF at East Carolina                    Noon                                CBSSN

ECU isn’t very good this year. They never should have fired Ruffin McNeill. USF looks like they’re getting better every week so this could be a nice bloodbath.

Vanderbilt at (21) Florida                    Noon                                   ESPN

Florida could really lose to Vanderbilt in the Swamp and I wonder if even having two straight division titles is enough to save Jim McElwain if that happens.

Syracuse at NC State                          12:20 pm                     ACCN/ESPNCE

The ACC might be the best conference in the country top-to-bottom and they can still put up clunkers like this. Strength against whatever the strongest thing you can say about Syracuse is with NC State’s pass defense going against the Orangemen’s pass heavy offensive concepts. This should be pretty ugly.

Central Michigan at Boston College   1:00 pm                           ACCNExtra

Harold Landry reminds me of former BC star Mathias Kiawnuka for all of the good and the bad that might imply.

Baylor at Kansas State                        3:30 pm                              ESPN2

With Kansas State looking above average this year they should be able to beat Baylor by at least 30.

Buffalo at Kent State                           3:30 pm                               ESPN3

Florida State at Wake Forest              3:30 pm                        ABC

Undefeated Wake Forest at home against winless Florida State. This will never be true again unless they play each other in a season opener.

(7) Georgia at Tennessee                    3:30 pm                        CBS

If I understand anything about these two programs Tennessee is going to win this game on a Hail Mary after getting down by 30 points in the first half.

Indiana at (4) Penn State                      3:30 pm                        BTN

Saquon Barkley is gonna get like 8 carries, Penn State is going to pull away in the third quarter to win by maybe 20. This looks like torture to me.

Murray State at (17) Louisville             3:30 pm                          RSN

These stats shouldn’t count for Louisville unless they are bad.

Navy at Tulsa                                          3:30 pm                         ESPNU

Navy playing a game on an ESPN feed seems sort of wrong to me. Other than playing Notre Dame on NBC they pretty much only ever play on CBS/CBSSN. Zach Abey has been pretty good this year (not up to his hype level from before last season yet) but Navy’s defense is pretty bad. Every game is an adventure with these guys. Tulsa has been terrible this year but they can score a lot.

Ohio at UMass                                        3:30 pm                       11 Sports

This is one of the worst possible games this season and Ohio will somehow beat UMass on the road by more than Tennessee beat UMass at home.

UTEP at Army                                           3:30 pm                        CBSSN

Last year was supposed to be a step forward for Army’s program but they’ve kind of sucked so far in 2017. This is not an attractive matchup even for a gutter palate like mine.

Arizona State at Stanford                       4:00 pm                       Pac-12N 

How does Stanford keep roping me in with one single player to watch year after year while putting together an offensive system that is dependent on making everybody fall asleep? Bryce Love should go off against ASU and Kalen Ballage should continue to do absolutely nothing against Stanford so pretty much expect both of these teams to look exactly how they have looked for the past four weeks. Stanford will win in a rout, 27-16.

Eastern Michigan at Kentucky              4:00 pm                         SECN

Kentucky lost to an inferior opponent last week so we’ll see how they bounce back against a relatively tough Eastern Michigan team

Iowa at Michigan State                           4:00 pm                           FOX

Iowa missed a huge opportunity last week at home against Penn State so they might be in a bad mental space against Sparty. That’s Michigan State’s best bet because they look just as bad in 2017 as they did in 2016.

Texas State at Wyoming                         4:00 pm                          Stadium

The Josh Allen “I’m not actually good enough to play in the NFL” tour continues with a visit from Scott Bakula and the Armadillos.

UConn at SMU                                         4:00 pm                           ESPNews

UConn football is consistent with two things: being bad and having good defensive backs. That’s all I can think of for a recommendation here. Courtland Sutton could have a tough week but SMU should win. UConn is legit one of the worst teams in the country right now.

Miami, OH at (22) Notre Dame                5:00 pm                            NBCSN

I’m sure there’s a way to look this up quickly but I’m not gonna be the one to do it - how many times has a team played Miami (OH) and Miami (FL) in the same season? Notre Dame is doing it this year. I hope they lose both but last year’s bad luck doesn’t seem to have carried over to this year.

Akron at Bowling Green                         6:00 pm                             ESPN3

Technically speaking this is a football game so enjoy it you fucking weirdos who watch bullshit MACtion.

(24) Mississippi State at (13) Auburn    6:00 pm                             ESPN

I still think of Malzahn as the better schemer between these two but I’m not 100% about that anymore. I think Auburn will probably roll the Bulldogs here.

Air Force at New Mexico                        7:00 pm                             CBSSN

I’m low key enjoying Air Force football this year. This is the kind of trash game that typifies my ideal of Degenerate Football.

Ball State at Western Michigan             7:00 pm                              ESPN3

How does the MAC manage to infect such a huge percentage of the TV schedule every week?

Charlotte at FIU                                       7:00 pm                      beIN SPORTS

For all of the great things he did for The U and UNC’s programs, Butch Davis isn’t really a quick turnaround guy. FIU is starting from the very bottom of the stack in Florida but I’m sure if he gets 4 years there, Davis will have them turned into an offbrand monster. Kind of like what UCF and USF have going right now.

Coastal Carolina at ULM                        7:00 pm                                ESPN3

Yeesh. Gotta respect this game for finding a place to hide. Nobody is going to watch this.

Marshall at Cincinnati                            7:00 pm                                ESPN3

Another kind of awful matchup that’s nicely scheduled for minimum exposure.

Memphis at UCF                                     7:00 pm                                ESPN2

Without looking I would have sworn both of these teams were just barely inside the top 25 but now I am looking and neither one of them is there. Weird. This is a pretty great AAA matchup if you’re into that sort of thing. If you are not into that sort of thing you should be because this is the most interesting conference in the sport. Not the best, mind you, just the most entertaining.

Middle Tennessee at Florida Atlantic  7:00 pm                              Stadium

It seems well nigh impossible to me that Lane Kiffin goes unscathed in the current pay to play scandal even if the investigation never jumps from basketball to football.

North Texas at Southern Miss              7:00 pm                            CUSA.TV

How did so many bad games get scheduled for prime time on Saturday this week? You won’t have to do a lot of channel hopping.

South Alabama at Louisiana Tech         7:00 pm                             ESPN3

This is one of the better games on the schedule at this time and USA has actually sucked badly so far this year.

Troy at (25) LSU                                       7:00 pm                             ESPNU

Maybe Derrius Guice will do something to make this interesting but I wouldn’t count on it.

(11) Ohio State at Rutgers                     7:30 pm                               BTN

If Ohio State really tries for 80 this is worth watching but otherwise it’s just more detritus.

South Carolina at Texas A&M                7:30 pm                            SECN 

aTm has two potential first round talents in Christian Kirk (fading) and Trayveon Williams (only a sophomore) and a head coach who built his rep in the first place as a great offensive mind. Sakerlina has a supposed defensive wizard at head coach and a bunch of early round talent all over the roster. When you say it like that this seems like a fun game but nope. I’ve got no interest in it.

  (2) Clemson at (12) Virginia Tech          8:00 pm                             ABC

Now this looks like a real deal great game to me. Both teams have freshman QBs and I think VPISU’s Josh Jackson is actually the better of the two but he can be that and it still might not matter in this particular game. This is not an easy win for Clemson and should actually be a better game than Clemson’s last “big test.” The Hokies are much better on defense than Louisville and they might be able to get off a few deep burns on Clemson’s secondary.

(15) Oklahoma State at Texas Tech       8:00 pm                             FOX

If Clemson makes me a liar and just stomps over Virginia Tech then you can check in here for what is sure to be a 79-63 kind of a game with over 1,000 yards of combined passing.

(6) Washington at Oregon State            8:00 pm                         Pac-12N

Every week I get to Oregon State against whoever and just laugh to myself that this fucking guy left the head coaching job at Wisconsin to become the guy at Oregon State and every single week they look worse than they did the previous week. UDub should have this one sealed up before the start of the second quarter.

University of Mississippi, Oxford at (1) Alabama    9:00 pm          ESPN

On the one hand Shea Patterson is extremely talented and 27 points is a huge line for a conference game. On the other hand Mississippi got worn the fuck out by the Antifa Bears who don’t even have a real roster put together yet and Alabama could sleep walk to a 30 point lead here. It’s just a matter of how much Alabama wants to stomp them out. All of that recent history of upsets and close games is history, this is not going to be close.

Nevada at Fresno State                          10:00 pm                         ATTSNRM

Fuck yes, this is West Coast trash and I love it. Neither of these teams is particularly good (I mean like any good at all) so this might not be watchable but I sometimes get into this sort of thing.

California at Oregon                                10:30 pm                              FS1

It’s not time for either of them to have a national following yet but I like where both of these programs are headed. Cal having a decent defense overnight seems like a road map to an exploitable market inefficiency in college football.

Colorado at UCLA                                     10:30 pm                        ESPN2

Seeing them side by side like this makes me realize that Colorado already exploited that inefficiency that the Antifas are moving towards and started from even farther back in the pack. I just thought of this comp for Josh Rosen and now I’m buying into it: Russell Wilson. He’s obviously much taller than Wilson but the pluses and minuses to their games overlap a lot. Rosen won’t have a 5th year in a new uniform to broaden the scope of his game so he’s probably looking at one year or more as a redshirt in the NFL to put things together but I think I’m onto something here.

NIU at (19) San Diego State                     10:30 pm                        CBSSN

I ran out of space and felt like I already had enough running backs on the RTARLsman list but Rashaad Penny is definitely still one of my guys. I’ll check in on this one if I can but it should be a pretty big win for SDSU. That came out weird, I love terrible late night blowouts but I don’t want to misrepresent what it is I actually want from this game.

San Jose State at UNLV                            10:30 pm                         ESPNU

I kind of wish it hadn’t occurred to me how odd it is for UNLV to be named Rebels because that’s all I think about for them now. This game is a pretty strong contender for worst teams to play each other in 2017, if you’re wondering about that side of things.

Colorado State at Hawaii                          11:59 pm        MWN/Spectrum PPV

This is a beautiful terrible game. I want so badly to watch but it could really lead to a divorce. I’m sure this holds true in some form for almost everybody reading this. If anybody reads this part. Mountain West Network can’t have a subscriber base larger than like 100,000 households can it?

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[jwallenfishing-blog]

KBF The Ten @ Bienville Plantation

 “Because in life, there are places that we must go and share together. The things in life that are most important to us.” I read this on a promotional video highlighting Bienville Plantation’s trophy bass fishery.  As, I sit back a day or two removed from experiencing this fishery first hand at the Kayak Bass Fishing (KBF) “The Ten”, I now have a profound understanding of what exactly the quote was referring to.

 I was fortunate enough to be atop of the best 10 anglers in the Angler of The Year standings for the 2016 KBF tournament series. The 10 of these anglers received invitations to fish a no entry fee, all expenses paid tournament on the incredible Bienville Plantation property on January 27th & 28th. The winner of this event would walk away with a $10,000 purse!

 Leading up to this event, I had daydreams about what all I could do with the $10,000 that I knew I was going to win. I was frantically preparing my tackle to go down to Florida to flip and punch heavy matted hydrilla and milfoil grass beds. I was learning new knots, organizing soft plastic baits, weights, hooks, pegs, line, rods and reels. I studied lake maps and Google Earth for hours. I rigged up my new Hobie Pro Angler 14 with all the gear it could hold. Then the day finally came for me to hit the road, leaving behind a frosty January in Kentucky as well as a girlfriend that was very jealous of all the sun and warmth I was about to enjoy.

 Upon arriving, I was greeted with beautiful weather and the bassiest water I have ever seen. I made my way to our lodging, reserved for “The Ten” anglers. Can you imagine 10 guys all staying under the same roof preparing to fish against each other for $10,000?! The amenities provided at Bienville Plantation are incredible, we all stayed in a 5 bedroom 5 bath cabin that slept 10 very comfortably.  The first full day was reserved for navigation; we were allowed to pedal/paddle around the two lakes reserved for us, Purvis and Thomas; however, we were not allowed to cast a line.  After the navigation day, I was chomping at the bit to get out there and actually fish. I saw HUGE females milling around already prepared nests with big males ready to eat anything that got close. My Lowrance Elite-7 Ti graph stayed completely full of big fish arcs and bait balls all over the lake. I knew that this event could be won sight fishing beds or even from staging females hanging out deep.

 The evening before the tournament was spent with “The Ten” anglers all making their final preparations for one of the biggest competitions any of us have ever been a part. I soon realized what great individuals we have in our sport of kayak bass fishing.  We all shared some insights of what we thought about the waters and cut up with each other a bit, including a little friendly trash talk throughout the evening. I could see myself just meeting up with any one of these guys and just going fishing together as friends, but here we all are trying to beat each other for $10k, any other group of guys would cut throats to get at that prize purse; not with this group!

 Day 1 started in the dark, lines in at 7:00am. I pedaled my Hobie Pro Angler 14 into the darkness with only Supernova Fishing Lights to show me the way. It did not take long until I found some shallow reeds and saw several good-sized swirls that told me there were aggressive bass close by. I made a few cast with a small finesse worm and soon hooked up on a little buck bass that jumped his way off the hook. Since the Hobie is so stable, I stood up to get better leverage on my hooksets and good thing I did. The very next cast my worm got thumped and started taking off to deeper water, I took up the slack and buried the hook into a fat 20.50” largemouth. I got the fish on the Hawg Trough measuring board and snapped the picture all ready to submit to Tourney-X to be judged. The very next cast a little further down the bank of grass; my worm got slammed again by another monster fish, measuring at 20.25”. I worked the area a little more and caught a few smaller males in the 15-16” range. About 20 minutes after landing that last big fish, the zoom worm decided to move off to deeper water all by itself, I didn’t feel the bite but knew one had it. I rammed the Gamakatsu hook as hard as I could, immediately a giant bass went ballistic on top of the water and pulled drag and my Hobie all over the bay I was in, and after a lengthy battle, I finally landed the mean 20” fish.  I continued fishing down a bank with very few bites and nothing but small males. I decided to cover some water in search of some active fish. Picked up a Picasso Lures Shock Blade and it didn’t take long for it to be mauled by a healthy 19.75” bass. So, here I am with 4 good bass on the board for 80.5” and I’m thinking, If I can just get one more good bass I’ll have the best 5 fish total I’ve ever had and might actually have a shot at winning this thing. The day soon wore on and that final piece to the puzzle was seemingly out of reach, I just could not find another kicker. About 2:00, I went back to the area where I caught my bigger fish in the morning and picked that worm back up. First cast, immediately got pounded by a 6+ pound largemouth and the fight was on. I seriously thought that fish was going to break my line, my rod or my arm! We battled each other for a very long time, I finally got it to my R-S Nets USA landing net and knew I had “The One” she measured 21.50” and was well north of 6 pounds.

 That fished pushed me to a Day 1 total of 101.75”, the largest 5 bass (total inches) in KBF history.  I knew I had a good five fish limit but Mr. Ron Champion was right on my heels with 100.75”.

 That evening we all had dinner together at the Bienville Plantation restaurant with great meals provided by Chef Rose Morgan. Chad Hoover of KBF had us doing media updates through Facebook Live all evening long, while in the back of our minds we were all thinking about tomorrow and that $10,000!

The cabin was a little quieter that night, as everyone stayed focused on what he would have to do the next day to bring home the victory.

                    (Ron Champion with a giant Lake Purvis Largemouth)

Day 2 rolled in with a dramatic Florida cold front and that warm Florida sunshine was but a distant memory. I put my Columbia beanie and fleece on and prepared to hit the foggy waters of Lake Purvis once again. The big females that were once up shallow were nowhere to be found, at least for me. I was only able to catch smaller male bass in the 16” range, of which I must have caught 2 dozen.  While I was struggling to put together a decent limit Cory Dryer and Ron Champion were going toe to toe trying to win the first ever “The Ten”. Of course, when you get those two, who are two of the best kayak bass anglers on the planet; what happens? A tie.

 T hese guys put up awesome numbers and after two days and ten bass, they both had scored 195”, with the tiebreaker of big fish going to Cory Dryer with a 23.50” freak of a largemouth! That one fish turned out to be worth $10,000!  

                           (This is what a $10,000 bass looks like)

 Once the dust settled the final standings of the first ever “The Ten” was as follows:

 1.       Cory Dryer (NC)- 195”

2.       Ron Champion (GA)- 195”

3.       Jamie Dension (NC) -  190.75”

4.       Jason Broach (FL) – 188.5”

5.       AJ McWhorter (KY) -  187”

6.       Jay Wallen (KY) - 184.25”

7.       Clint Henderson (GA) – 176”

8.       Joshua Stewart (TN) – 169.75”

9.       Jody Queen (VA) – 142.5”

10.   Mel Ashe (MO) – 87.5”

*Note that there were 6 anglers competing out of Hobie’s and they finished 1st thru 6th!

 What I soon realized is that this event was not about winning $10,000. This event was about going to certain places that we must, and share them together and the most important things in life are the relationships you build with each other. These “Ten” will always share a bond from our time at Bienville Plantation and I personally consider Cory, Ron, Jamie, Jason, AJ, Clint, Joshua, Jody and Mel all brothers from this point forth.

       (Jamie Dension with a bucketmouth that solidified his 3rd Place finish)

 *A special thank you to Jimmy, Rose and the Bienville Plantation staff. Chad Hoover, Kristie Hammonds and Joe Haubenreich of KBF for putting on an incredible event that I will not soon forget. Thank you to Picasso Lures, Livingston Lures, Tourney-Tag, Cal Coast Fishing, Yeti and Bending Branches for providing incredible sponsor support. I would be remiss if I did not also thank the people who support me personally and allow me to travel this great country and chase bass around in a kayak; Hobie Fishing, Backwater Outfitters, Picasso Lures, Xcite Baits, Cal Coast Fishing, R-S Nets USA, Supernova Fishing Lights, SC Wake and Columbia Sportswear.

[ta1lulah]

yep. so apparently this is what i’m doing with my quarantine time now.

i am going to rank every travis scott song from his studio albums. there are quite a few instances where i find it impossible to put one song over the other, so the top 1-10 is pretty interchangeable to me. including the deluxe edition songs, there are 47 songs for me to rank in total.

this is in no way me trashing trav’s music (if you don’t know me i literally live so far up his ass that if he sneezed i would come out of his nostrils and have done for many years), it’s just something that i am scarily qualified to write about and should entertain me for a while.

just as a quick pre-cursor to the list: birds is my favourite trav album by far and astroworld had a lot of skips for me, so of course that is reflected. if you don’t agree with that i don’t really care; my mind cannot be changed.

yes i am aware that owl pharaoh and dbr exist.

i’ll explain my choices as best as i can, let’s go

47. wonderful

i fucking HATE this song. ruins the entire vibe of birds and the only song on the entire record that i will ever skip. after having the ends as an intro and apple pie closing off rodeo, i just don’t know what this song is doing. it needs to be deleted

46. nc-17

it’s ok. i just always skip it and it’s very plain to me, i’m not mad at it

45. stop trying to be god

SO overrated. i don’t get it at all. boring fucking song to me

44. rip screw

as above

43. carousel

loved it when i first heard it but it got old super quickly and has little replay value to me. bangs when you haven’t heard it in a while

42. coffee bean

in theory i should like it but i just don’t like the execution. i appreciate it but it’s not for me

41. flying high

i know this song gets trashed on a lot and i dont agree with that completely. it’s a good song but again doesn’t have the heavy replay value that the majority of rodeo has (not to mention it ruins the flow of rodeo, in my opinion)

40. houstonfornication

OVERRATED. when astroworld dropped i saw so so many people putting this in their top 3 off the record and i simply don’t get it at all. it’s a solid song but it’s boring, i never find myself putting this song on voluntarily

39. sicko mode

it was inevitably going to come in low. you may know that i dont trash talk drake, but seriously fuck the second half of this song that drake RUINS. i could happily go about the rest of my life without hearing this song ever again. trav’s first verse is the only reason this is not placed in the 40’s

38. ok alright

from this point on i dont dislike any of these songs and this was pretty painful to place. this song goes, but i am unable to place it any higher. it just feels like a (very good) throwaway track that got slung onto the deluxe edition. also q and trav should sound better than this, i think they could’ve made something better than this track together, i wanted their song to sound like it could’ve been on oxymoron (a wholly flawless record).

37. who? what!

i’m actually really fond of this song and listen to it a lot. to me it just sounds out of place on astroworld and was definitely a huncho jack throwaway

36. stargazing

the beat change aged like old milk. i will admit when i first heard this though, i loved it so much. and the feeling you get when the intro to stargazing starts playing before trav comes out on stage is unmatched, so it has a special place in my heart for that alone. in terms of astroworld as a whole, i think it’s the perfect first song for the album

35. goosebumps

maybe ive heard it way too many times, i’m not sure. but it would feel wrong for me to place this in my top 30, i dont find myself putting it on ever. a classic nevertheless

34. pray 4 love

i used to fuck with this song so much but recently it’s just not doing it for me. something about listening to it now just makes it sound corny to me. “wanna know my dick longer than a pringle box” will live on forever

33. wake up

bangs, but again this song is corny as fuck (maybe it’s just the weeknd as i’m seeing a theme now)

32. 5% tint

solid song, can’t put m y finger on it but it just lacks personality, outro is godly though

31. guidance

i love this song seriously, but i can understand why lots of people don’t. it fits perfectly on birds and it’s placement within the album is stunning, but as a standalone track it’s pretty weak. i would love trav to make more songs in this style

30. wasted

this song is slept on, i love it so much. but if the yung lean version had made it onto rodeo this would be a top 10 track EASY.

29. butterfly effect

we all know this song goes, i listened to this way way way too much when it was first released

28. outside

this was painful. the 21 savage feature is flawless, this song is so interesting to me. beat is gorgeous

27. astrothunder

pretty song, didn’t blow me away but i’m super fond of it. the way tracks 11-15 of astroworld play is perfect and really redeemed the album for me

26. 90210

yep. honestly if this is in your top 3 favourite travis songs i have nothing to say to you. beautiful song, second half is stunning, we all know that, but how is this top 3. LISTEN TO BIRDS IN FULL!!!

25. yosemite

i really like this song but i can’t take it seriously because of nav microphone-gate. (u know)

24. lose

i LOVE this song, but it’s not strong enough to be top 20. it’s a cute song, i dont know

23. piss on your grave

this song has such a special place in my heart. the motherfucking visuals!!!

22. 3500

the future verse. that is all.

21. beibs in the trap

the way this is placed on the album are you kidding me?! perfect. and yes, because it’s nav it missed out on a top 20 spot. it is what it is (the trav verse is absolutely flawless in every way)

20. never catch me

this deserved to actually be on rodeo rather than a deluxe track. the production wooooowwwweeee

19. maria im drunk

i cant even put into words the way i felt hearing thug say “travis scott” on this song for the first time. and the fucking justin bieber verse! godly

18. sweet sweet

such a *sweet* little song, i have an extreme soft spot for it

17. antidote

i dont have to explain this.we all know this song. if you havent seen it live all i can offer you is my deepest condolences

16. through the late night

kid cudi means everything to me and this partnership was always going to create something sensational <3 it is everything i was expecting and more (side note: i am coming back to this a couple of days later after THE SCOTTS has been announced, yes my entire life is made, and when the joint album drops best believe i will be writing a several thousand word post about it)

15. pornography

there couldn’t possibly be a better opening track to rodeo. this shit is like onomatopoeia, i know u know what i mean

14. skeletons

travis and kevin parker working together! of COURSE the song is this beautiful!!! i need an entire joint album plzzzzzzzzz

13. the ends

3 stacks. no more needs to be said (actually i will say that the fact that he was supposed to narrate this album like ti did for rodeo and that it never happened routinely keeps me up at night)

12. apple pie

this was my favourite song off rodeo for a loooooooong time. im a loser and still tear up when i listen to the record in full and hear the last lines

11.  no bystanders

purely for sheck’s “BITCH!”

10. can’t say

it’s true i do transcend every time i hear “gotta take a long drive up the hill”

9. sdp interlude

perfect in every single way. how/where it’s placed on the record is breathtaking. would be in the number 1 spot if it was longer

8. nightcrawler

oh the sosa verse really means everything to me

7. pick up the phone

come on now. all i will say is this: experience this song live, do yourself a favour. i have a fantasic video of trav and thug performing this live at wireless 2019, but unfortunately my manic screaming/crying ruins the whole fucking video. so just take my word for it

6. coordinate

i genuinely cant fathom how perfect this song is. i hate to use the word “vibe” but jeez the *vibe* this song gives off is unlike any other. THIS is my favourite style of trav’s music

5. impossible

legitimately get chills every time i hear “split a pack of the woods down”. yes. the production!

4. way back

everything about this song. the  second half. again, see this song live is a spiritual experience. also, i couldnt love this song any more but then uzi samples this and it just gave me a WHOLE other layer of appreciation for it. what a fucking song (both prices and way back)

3. i can tell

just listen to this again. the “take it up another notcher” part. how is it real?!!!

2. first take

SOOOOO underrated. never in my life would i ever think that the sentence “bryson tiller killed that” would leave my mouth but here we are. the way this transitions into pick up the phone.

1. oh my

we made it!!!! honestly i struggled so fucking much to find a #1 but i think it will have to be this song because it is just so sentimental to me. when i first listened to rodeo this was immediately my favourite song off it and it still remains perfect in every way several years on. quavo in the second half of the song is STUNNING, words just dont do anything about this song justice

if anyone read to the end here we go, if you think my choices were fucked up and idiotic feel free to send me hate via instagram dm (@ta1lulah, plug!)

my actual favourite travis song of all time fucking ever is skyfall, but as i put earlier i was only ranking songs from studio albums.

in conclusion, birds is a criminally misunderstood masterpiece -ta1lulah

[placetobenation]

SmackDown on Fox Episode #10 SmackDown Episode # 1,059 Fayetteville, NC – Crown Coliseum 12/6/19

We open the show with a video highlighting everything that happened last week between Daniel Bryan and Bray Wyatt.  The Miz will be kicking off the show tonight. Miz talks about how he was supposed to have Daniel Bryan as his guest on Miz TV, however, nobody has heard from Bryan since The Fiend got a hold of him last week. The Miz says that while he still doesn’t like Bryan he realizes how much Bryan means to both the fans and the rest of the boys in the locker room, The Miz vows to find out what happened to Bryan.  Wyatt then appears on the screen and says that The Fiend may not be done with Bryan and that The Miz doesn’t want to know what The Fiend did to Bryan. Wyatt alludes that Bryan may not make it to TLC and asks Miz if he wants to play instead. Wyatt talks about how he used to have a family (as we see flashes of the Wyatt Family) but now he has a chance to join a new family as he holds up a picture of The Miz and his family. Wyatt then asks The Miz if he wants to play now as Miz marches up the ramp with a purpose and we go to commercial. As we come back from commercial we see The Miz talking to Maryse on the phone and telling her to lock up the house as Bray is unpredictable. Miz tells Maryse that he is leaving the arena immediately and will be headed home.  Match #1 Mandy Rose w/ Sonya Deville vs Alexa Bliss w/ Nikki Cross As Alexa makes her way to the ring we see two giant 3D yellow heads that are supposed to be Alexa and Nikki that were equally cute and ridiculous looking. Also worth noting that Jessika Carr is refereeing this match and will now be a permanent member of SmackDown’s referee roster. The two women lock up and Alexa takes down Mandy and holds her down until Mandy throws her off and tells Alexa not to touch her face. Alexa gets out of a rear waist lock with a back elbow and a drop toe hold which causes Mandy to roll outside and take a powder. Mandy moves out of the way as Alexa attempts a baseball slide and then she nails Alexa with a bicycle knee strikes that she thankfully landed this week. Mandy slams the face of Alexa on the apron before rolling her back into the ring where she gets a 2 count on a pinfall attempt. Mandy grounds Alexa and then rubs her forearm across the face of Alexa. Mandy then removes Alexa’s eyelashes as the announcers freak out as if they had never seen fake eyelashes before.  Alexa tries to make a comeback but Mandy takes her down with a dropkick and then goes for a cover, but the referee won’t count as Mandy’s foot is outside the ring. Mandy looks to hit the Bed of Roses but Alexa blocks it and then turns an attempted bicycle knee into a roll-up that gets a 2 count. Mandy starts smacking Alexa around while talking trash and saying Alexa will never look like her, eventually, Alexa has had enough as she grabs Mandy by the throat. Alexa has a look on her face that reminds you why they call her the “5 Feet of Fury” as she slams Mandy to the mat. Alexa hits Mandy with a couple of nice right hands and follows up with a basement dropkick. Alexa steps onto Mandy’s body while she uses her foot to repeatedly bash Mandy’s face into the mat. Alexa hits the first part of Insult to Injury but then has to knock Sonya off the apron, Nikki takes care of Sonya with a crossbody off the steps. Mandy tries to pick up a win with an O’Connor roll but Alexa kicks out and then hits Mandy with a wrap-around DDT that didn’t look good at all as Mandy bumps a second before she is supposed to. Alexa goes up top and hits Twisted Bliss to pick up the win in her first match back. Winner: Alexa Bliss via Pinfall    Match Rating: ** First off, I declare this match to be known as “The Battle of the Buns”. It was great to see Alexa back and even better she is back as a 100% babyface (I know she was a babyface before she left but it feels more concrete now than it did then) although she has always been a babyface in my heart. I liked the eyelashes spot as it was something different and actually got the crowd into the match. I was glad to see Mandy hit the bicycle knee this week as that is one of my favorite moves and more times than not she is able to hit it with perfection. I’m curious what they have planned in the future for all four women in this match as it feels like this feud is just a holdover to get through the holidays and hopefully as the new year rolls around they have something bigger planned, but then again I wouldn’t be surprised if all four of them are in the battle royal at WrestleMania.   We go to the back where Drake Maverick approaches Dana Brooke once again and asks what Dave Bautista has that he doesn’t, this leads to Elias coming into the picture and singing a song about Drake not being able to get any nookie and then ends the song talking about Drake’s wife in his bed. Drake slaps Elias and then walks off.  As we come back from a commercial break Drake Maverick is in the ring and is tired of everyone making a mockery of him and his marriage, he wants to fight Elias. Elias comes out and as Maverick charges toward him, Elias is able to hold him off with one hand before bending him over his knee and giving him a spanking before literally kicking him in the butt and sending him out of the ring. Dana throws Maverick back into the ring and Elias hits him with the Drift Away, Dana comes in and puts her foot on Maverick’s chest while Elias counts to 3.

I honestly don’t know what to say about this segment other than why? I have to imagine this leads to a Batista appearance in the future, I could see a segment where Maverick convinces Batista to beat up Elias and then after he does that he turns around and takes out Maverick as well leading to Batista and Dana kissing in the middle of the ring. It’s either that or Maverick and Renee Michelle are revealed to be swingers and they swing with Dana and Batista, that sounds like a crazy idea but at the rate, WWE is going right now I wouldn’t be surprised.  We then go back to The Miz who is on his way out of the building when he is stopped in his tracks as out of the corner of his eye he sees a mysterious room with red lighting, as Miz enters the room he sees the same picture that Wyatt showed earlier only this time it was Bray in the picture instead of The Miz. Bray (who is in his Funhouse gear and not dressed as The Fiend) tells The Miz to say cheese and then lays him out with a Sister Abigail before singing a song about being home for the holidays.  I like how they have changed things up from what we expected as I’m sure everyone was expecting The Fiend vs Daniel Bryan at TLC but instead they were able to build a side feud with Wyatt vs Miz to get through the rest of the year so they can save the big rematch between Bray and Bryan for the Rumble. I like how they are involving Miz’s family in this as it gives the viewers some reason to want to see the match despite knowing for sure that Miz is not winning the match. The most noteworthy thing coming out of the interactions tonight between Miz and Wyatt was the fact that for the first time it was Wyatt attacking someone and not The Fiend, this is a new wrinkle to the story of Bray Wyatt and The Fiend that I am interested in seeing develop. As we come back from commercial we see a referee helping The Miz out as Miz wonders where the picture of his family went. We see the first of two plugs for Tribute to the Troops that they put on earlier that day and I assume will be shown on TV in the next couple of weeks.  New Day makes their way out as they will be on commentary for the next match where the winners will face New Day at TLC for the SmackDown Tag Team Championship. 

Match #2: Mustafa Ali & Shorty G vs Heavy Machinery vs Lucha House Party vs The Revival (4 Way Elimination Match) Shorty and Metalik start the match out with some nice chain wrestling before Shorty makes the tag to Ali. If the pace wasn’t quick enough already Ali and Metalik turned it up to max speed as they did a sequence where they were countering and dodging each other’s moves, the sequences ended with Metalik cartwheeling out of a running hurricanrana from Ali. Metalik tags in Dorado and then Tucker tags himself in. Tucker shows his agility by flipping over Dorado on a drop-down and then both men hit simultaneous dropkicks. Tucker and Dorado show respect to each other which draws the ire of The Revival who come in and are quickly taken down by Tucker and Dorado with dropkicks. Tucker picks up Dorado in a back suplex position and uses him as a battering ram to knock the other teams off the apron. Dorado hits a handspring stunner on Tucker and then both men make tags to their respective partners. Dorado takes Otis down with a dropkick and then Lucha House Party hit simultaneous moonsaults to the outside onto their opponents. Dawson hits Dorado with a suplex on the outside and then Metalik springboards into the arms of Otis and this leads to Heavy Machinery hitting the Compactor to eliminate Lucha House Party and this sends us to commercial. As we come back from commercial Shorty is working over the arm of Tucker until Tucker makes a comeback and slams Shorty. Wilder tags himself in and then cuts off Tucker before he can make a tag, Wilder takes Tucker down with a double leg only to get pushed back into the corner which allows Shorty to tag himself back in. Shorty runs into a big hip toss from Tucker and as he rolls into The Revival’s corner Dawson tags himself in. Dawson gets hits with a back body drop and this allows Tucker to finally make the hot tag to Otis. Otis slams Dawson and then gives us a striptease as he pulls his shirt off, Otis then Hulks up and suplexes Dawson across the ring. Otis hits Dawson with an avalanche in the corner and as he does Wilder makes the blind tag. Otis hits the Caterpillar elbow drop on Dawson but as soon as he does Wilder catches him with a sunset flip which is enough for the 3 count and just like that Heavy Machinery is eliminated. There is a staredown between the two remaining teams that turns into a brawl that goes to the outside. The Revival taunt New Day and try to throw Shorty and Ali back in the ring but the babyfaces counter and end up sending The Revival over the top of the announce table and into New Day. We go to commercial as all three teams are arguing at ringside.

As we come back from the break we see that Dawson has Shorty in a Gory special which Shorty turns into a roll-up for 2. Dawson makes a tag to Wilder who cuts Shorty off from making the tag, but this would end up backfiring as Shorty hits a German suplex on both men. Ali tags himself in and we get a German suplex and superkick double team spot on Wilder that got them another 2 count as Dawson broke up the pin. Shorty knocks Dawson and himself over the top rope and to the floor with a running crossbody. Ali tries for the roll-through X-Factor but is caught with a nice lariat by Wilder, Ali then tries for the tornado DDT but Wilder turns that into a power slam. Wilder tries for a suplex but Ali is able to escape and get Wilder in a pinning position only to be kicked straight into the corner where this time Ali hits the tornado DDT.  Ali goes up top looking for the 450 but Dawson pulls Wilder out of the ring at the right time but instead of crashing to the mat Ali is able to roll through it. Ali gets caught on a tope attempt and is tossed into the timekeeper area only for Shorty to take The Revival down moments later by diving off the apron. Shorty looks to hit a top rope moonsault but Wilder gets his foot up only for Shorty to catch the foot and lock in the ankle lock. Wilder rolls through to get out of the ankle lock and sends Shorty right into an uppercut from Dawson and then moments later The Revival hit the Shatter Machine to pick up the win. Winners: The Revival via Pinfall    Match Rating: ***¼

I really enjoyed this match as it was action-packed and ever never slowed down. I really liked everything in the match involving Lucha House party especially when Metalik and Ali were in there together. I really hope in the future once they decide to split the Lucha House Party that they give Metalik a decent push as he is so good and deserves a bigger spotlight be shown on him. I look forward to the New Day vs The Revival match at TLC as I feel these two teams have yet to have that classic match that has everyone talking.

After the match, The Revival cut a passionate promo about being sick of the New Day’s jokes and silliness but that will end when they become SmackDown Tag Team Champions. The Revival vow to take things back to the old-school with some old-school tag team wrestling. The Revival tells New Day they can go back to doing their podcast so they can tell the world they just got beat by the best team in the company. 

We get a video recapping what happened last week with Reigns delivering a proper ass whooping to Robert Roode. Roman is interviewed backstage and says that he plans on embarrassing Corbin in their TLC match at the TLC PPV. Michael Cole hypes the fact that CM Punk will be back on WWE Backstage next week.

We see another video from Sheamus to hype his return. Match #3: Lacey Evans vs Haley Jones Lacey’s opponent for this match must have come straight from her day job of being the ringmaster at the circus. They lock up and Lacey tosses Haley down and then hits her with an arm drag which leads to Lacey working on the arm for a minute. Haley gets to her feet but Lacey slams her right back down to the mat. They lock up again and Lacey backs Haley into the corner which leads to Haley trying to make a comeback with some weak forearms. Lacey counters a whip to the ropes and hits the Woman’s Right to pick up the win. Winner: Lacey Evans via Pinfall  Match Rating: DUD

After the match, Sasha Banks comes out and says that Lacey had better not lay a finger on her or Bayley again and mentions something about Lacey’s daughter which gets an instant reaction of Lacey who tells Sasha that she better never mention her daughter again. Lacey talks about being a marine and says she will drop Sasha where she stands. Lacey throws a feint woman’s right and Sasha falls back as she was anticipating the punch, but instead, all she got was an embarrassment. As Lacey is walking up the ramp she is attacked by Bayley, the Boss N Hug Connection beatdown the Sassy Southern Belle and stand tall above Lacey.

After two weeks I have to say I am liking babyface Lacey and according to tonight’s crowd, the fans are liking it as well as they chanted Nasty toward Sasha. I thought Lacey cut a really good promo and I’m happy to hear that she is talking more natural and no longer has the long drawn out cadence to her promos. I liked how Lacey got some shine on Sasha by making her look a fool while and then immediately turns around and gets her heat back as she helps Bayley beat down Lacey, as all three women got over in the segment. This is one of the matches I’m looking forward to at TLC. I couldn’t help but laugh a little when Lacey said something about not only being a mother but also being a marine because there is a commercial that I see for an attorney that is based here in South Carolina (as well as Georgia) where the main selling point as to why you should come to him is that he is a former marine, all she had to do was tell us to call 999-9999 and she would’ve just done a commercial for George Sink.  After a commercial break, we get another video package focussing on Tribute to the Troops.  Match #4: Roman Reigns vs Dolph Ziggler The tights that Ziggler wore in this match looked like they came straight from Brutus Beefcake’s closet. Ziggler tries to go for a single leg takedown but Reigns grabs a front face lock which gets broken when Ziggler reaches the ropes. Ziggler kicks Reigns in the knee and then delivers a neck breaker for a near fall. Ziggler rakes the eyes of Reigns before grounding him with a rest hold until Reigns fights back and gets to his feet only for Ziggler to slam him back down to the mat by his hair. Ziggler waits for Reigns to get up so he can hit a stinger splash in the corner, but instead, he is met with an uppercut from Reigns. Ziggler rolls to the outside so he can sucker in Reigns and sure enough, it works as Ziggler dodges an attempted Drive-By and sends Reigns into the steps as we go to commercial.

We come back from break and see that Ziggler has Reigns grounded and is working on the arm, Reigns tries for a roll-up out of nowhere that gets a near fall and then Reigns is hit with a dropkick. Ziggler then starts toying around with Reigns which only fires Reigns up as he comes back with a couple of uppercuts before he is sent face-first into the middle turnbuckle. Reigns rolls outside which allows Ziggler to throw him into the barricade and then right back into the ring where he gets a 2 count off a pin attempt. Ziggler grounds Reigns once again with a chin lock, eventually, Reigns escapes the hold and delivers a couple of clotheslines one of which takes Ziggler over the top rope to the floor. Reigns leaps off the steps looking for a Superman Punch but ate a superkick instead. While both men are down at ringside we get the arrival of King Corbin who is being carried down to the ring on the royal sedan as we go to commercial.

We come back to Reigns signaling for the Superman Punch but Ziggler dodges it and then Reigns catches the foot of Ziggler on a superkick attempt only for Ziggler to dodge an uppercut and hit a big jumping DDT that gets a 2 count. Ziggler waits for Reigns to get to his feet and when he does Ziggler goes to hit the Zig Zag, but Reigns hangs onto the top rope only for Ziggler to hit a sunset flip for a 2 count. Reigns finally hit the Superman Punch but it only gets him a 2 count. Reigns goes for the Spear but Ziggler cut him off with a kick to the head and then throws Reigns into the corner shoulder first. Ziggler is able to hit the Zig-Zag finally but that isn’t enough to get the job done. At this point, Corbin comes down from his sedan and gets on the apron to distract the referee only for Reigns to knock him back down to the floor with a Superman Punch. Ziggler tries for a roll-up but Reigns kicks out and then hits Ziggler with a Spear to get the win. Winners: Roman Reigns via Pinfall   Match Rating: ***

After the match, the men who carried Corbin to the ring on the sedan attack Reigns and after fighting them off Reigns is attacked by Corbin momentarily before Reigns fights him off only to be hit with a superkick from Ziggler. Ziggler grabs a set of handcuffs from under the ring and with a 6-on-1 advantage, the heels handcuff Reigns to the ring post in a position where his arms are held up over his head. Ziggler then reaches under the ring once again and this time he pulls out cans of dog food and just as you would expect they poor the dog food all over Reigns and rub it into his face, Corbin delivers the final blow when he hits Reigns with the scepter. The show ends with a handcuffed Reigns covered in dog food and screaming out in anger. I thought I was going to be able to write a review about a good episode of SmackDown, but as expected WWE screws that up as they took two steps backward by booking Reigns to be the sympathetic (and this week you can add humiliated) babyface rather than continuing on from last week where he looked like a badass. The logical booking for this week should’ve seen Reigns taking out Ziggler so that Corbin would be on his own at TLC, however this is WWE and they rarely think logically for long periods of time so instead we got Reigns handcuffed to the ring post and being covered in dog food (I guess we can be thankful it wasn’t dog shit, shoutout to the feud between the British Bulldog and The Rock back in 1999) because that is a sure way to get people to want to see this match. It sucks for both Reigns and Ziggler that people will be talking about how bad the post-match stuff was and completely forget the match they had that was good. With the exception of the dog food part at the end of the show I think this was one of the better shows I have reviewed, there were two good matches, we got more acquainted with babyface Lacey Evans and she is doing great in that role so far, we got the first Alexa Bliss match on SmackDown since she returned last week, and probably most importantly we got a segment that added to the Wyatt character as he attacked someone not dressed as The Fiend. 

That’s it for this week I hope you enjoy the first review that I wrote from my new Microsoft Surface Pro X which was a Christmas present from my mom. 

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2020: A Timeline of Bigoted, Fascist, And  Extreme Right Violence: Part One (January - May 2020)

(CONTENT WARNING FOR EXTREME RACIST LANGUAGE, VIOLENCE) In keeping with our 2017,  2018, and 2019 lists of documented incidents of bigoted, fascist, and extreme right violence, we thought it smart to continue this year. Read Part Two (June - August 2020) of our Timeline Here: https://antifainternational.tumblr.com/post/625560737897758720/2020-a-timeline-of-bigoted-fascist-and-extreme Read Part Three (SEPTEMBER-DECEMBER) of our Timeline here: https://antifainternational.tumblr.com/post/638866053903089666/2020-a-timeline-of-bigoted-fascist-and-extreme You'll also find these crimes listed on our corresponding map: http://bit.ly/2020ViolentHateCrimesMap We will be updating this on the regular, so check back once in a while. Please help us continue & expand this project by making a donation!  https://bit.ly/intlhatecrimesresearch

January 1, 2020 : 53-year-old James David Lamb ushers in the new year by using a trash can to smash through the glass of a Redmond, OR. motel office to beat and strangle the 70-year-old woman staffing it. Lamb made statements to authorities that he did it because the woman was Indian and he wanted to "get rid of people like her." SOURCE:  https://www.opb.org/news/article/redmond-hotel-attack-oregon-hate-crime-law/ January 1, 2020: A transgender woman in Columbus, OH. is beaten, kicked in the face, and choked by her own mother and her mother's boyfriend while both called her "a faggot" and told her she was "a boy with mascara on." SOURCE: https://abc6onyourside.com/news/local/transgender-woman-says-hate-crime-laws-in-ohio-need-to-change January 1, 2020: 25-year-old Dustin Parker - a transgender man and father of four - is shot to death while working his shift as a taxi driver in McAlester, OK. SOURCE: https://www.tulsaworld.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/mcalester-taxi-driver-fatally-shot-early-new-year-s-day/article_3750206e-9149-5856-8dc9-81b8f1c795d3.html

January 1, 2020: Selena Peixoto, a 37-year-old transgender woman in Dilermando de Aguiar, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, is shot to death in a drive-by shooting outside of her home. SOURCE: https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2020/01/01/selena-peixoto_dilermando-de-aguiar-rio-grande-do-sul-brazil_55866bc3 January 1, 2020: The body of 35-year-old Jennifer Ávila “Burbuja” Sumpala is found in the streets of Mazatenango, Suchitepéquez, Guatemala.  She had been sexually abused, tortured, and stoned to death.  SOURCE: https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2020/01/01/jennifer-avila-sumpala-burbuja_mazatenango-suchitepequez-guatemala_57ce442b January 3, 2020: 18-year-old Samuel Gulick walks up to the Newark, DE Planned Parenthood clinic, spray paints "DEUS VULT" on it, and then firebombs the clinic before running to his father's car and speeding away.  Gulick, an active member of the white supremacist "groyper" online subculture, frequently posted Christian extremist, anti-gay, and  anti-refugee content on social media, along with posts asking "when we will start shooting" the "genocidal demons" who provide access to abortions. SOURCE: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/briannasacks/teen-delaware-planned-parenthood-attack January 3, 2020: 30-year-old Joshua Ebow is arrested and faces hate crimes charges stemming from four separate incidents where Elbow is alleged to have targeted gay men in Los Angeles shopping malls and restaurants and stabbed them. SOURCE: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-01-30/man-charged-hate-crime-attacks-gay-men-los-angeles-county January 3, 2020: Two gay men and some friends are eating at a Greensboro, NC diner when five men come in, yell homobphobic slurs at the group, and then attack them, throwing tables and chairs at them.  Three of the attackers drag one of the gay men to the floor and start kicking and stomping him.  When people intervene, one of the attackers pulls a knife and threatens to kill everyone in the diner.  When police arrive, they let three of the five attackers go and arrest two on minor infractions. SOURCE: https://yesweekly.com/council-shocked-by-allegations-of-hate-crime-at-a-greensboro-diner/ January 4, 2020: The Jerusalem District Attorney’s Office filed an indictment against a far-right Jewish activist, charging him with attempting to carry out a hate attack in an Arab Israeli town. Dor Oved took a bus from his native town of Mevasseret Zion northwest of Jerusalem to the neighboring village of Abu Ghosh late on the night of January 4. A police car patrolling the area spotted Oved, who raised their suspicions as he tried to get rid of the knife in his possession. He was arrested at the scene. SOURCE: https://www.timesofisrael.com/far-right-activist-indicted-for-attempting-to-carry-out-anti-arab-attack/  January 5, 2020: A 13-year-old boy, was punched in the stomach on a London bus by an attacker who shouted “you stupid Jews think you own the world.” The incident took place late Sunday morning on a bus heading toward the Stamford Hill neighborhood of north London, which has a large haredi Orthodox Jewish population. SOURCE:  https://www.haaretz.com/world-news/europe/you-stupid-jews-think-you-own-the-world-13-year-old-punched-on-london-bus-1.8368433 January 5, 2020: A mob of armed & masked fascists from the ABVP, the student wing of the fascist militia RSS attacked Jawaharlal Nehru University in Delhi, India. The campus was smashed up and 39 students and lecturers were injured in the attack, including the president of the student union, Aishe Ghosh. JNU has been a center of a left wing intellectual movement for decades and recent protests against the Islamophobic citizenship amendment act, the occupation of Kashmir as well as fee hikes. The far right BJP president Amit Shah has repeatedly slandered feminists and communists at JNU as “anti national” and “urban Naxals.” The police stepped back and failed to intervene and students have described the attacks as state orchestrated violence. SOURCE:https://www.facebook.com/LondonAntiFascistAssembly/videos/518659358748576/?v=518659358748576 January 5, 2020 : A gay couple from France were savagely attacked and hospitalized while on holiday in Torremolinos, Spain. They were attacked by four youths, who beat them up violently while shouting homophobic slurs and insults. One said :, “You faggots get out, we are going to throw you all out of here.” SOURCE: https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/01/09/torremolinos-spain-french-gay- couple-attack-homophobia-hospitalized / January 5, 2020: The battered body of Andreza Henrique, a 28-year-old trans woman, is pulled from the Barigui River near Curitiba, Brazil.   SOURCE: https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2020/01/05/andreza-henrique_curitiba-parana-brazil_2b9cdb30 January 6, 2020 : A man was insulted with antisemitic remarks and punched in the face in the metro, in Berlin. SOURCE:https://www.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/im-u-bahnhof-kurfuerstendamm-mann-antisemitisch-beleidigt-und-ins-gesicht-geschlagen/25397896.html January 6, 2020: The body of Vitoria Santos Silva, a 19-year-old trans woman, is found dumped alongside a highway outside of Ibura, Brazil.  She had been shot through the neck. SOURCE: https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2020/01/06/vitoria-santos-silva_jaboatao-dos-guararapes-pernambuco-brazil_613b8227 January 6, 2020: An unidentified trans woman is shot dead in the street in Fortaleza, Brazil. SOURCE: https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2020/01/06/name-unknown_fortaleza-ceara-brazil_314864b6 January 7, 2020 : A 35-year-old woman, who recently immigrated to Bellevue, WA. from India, is confronted by two men, who call her a terrorist, tell her to "go back home," and then assault and rob her, injuring her. SOURCE: https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/police-2-arrested-bellevue-hate-crime-assault-robbery/4WL2MPJZTBGHDDBVUVIP3XE6PE/ January 8, 2020: 37-year-old trans woman Mari de Bastos Lima disappears after leaving her shift in a anto Antônio de Leverger, Mato Grosso, Brazil pizzeria.  Three men are charged with her murder days later. SOURCE: https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2020/01/08/mari-de-bastos-lima_santo-antonio-de-leverger-mato-grosso-brazil_0c1a0fda

January 9, 2020: Transgender woman Giselle "Sara" Katrine is shot to death in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. SOURCE: https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2020/01/09/giselle-katrine-sara_rio-de-janeiro-brazil_e11c2ccb

January 10, 2020: . A group of seven men and women accost drag performer Camile Leon outside Loneon queer venue The Glory, yelling homophobic slurs and punching and hitting them. SOURCE: https://www.qxmagazine.com/2020/02/special-night-pride-protest-organised-in-response-to-violence-against-drag-performers-on-the-streets-of-london/  January 11, 2020 : A 20-year-old lesbian is walking to meet friends in Sunderland, UK when two men run up behind her, punch her in the head, and knock her to the ground, smashing her face into the pavement.  SOURCE: https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/lesbian-covered-blood-homophobic-attack-21296793 January 11, 2020: The body of an unidentified trans person is found in Jaú, São Paulo, Brazil.  The victim had been shot and mutiliated. SOURCE: https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2020/01/11/name-unknown_jau-sao-paulo-brazil_7520aa69 January 12, 2020: The body of Ja’Quarius Taylor, a black, gay 17-year-old boy, is found in a swamp near Varnado, LA.  Taylor had been shot to death and his body may have been tied up.  Taylor's family believe he was targeted because of his sexual orientation. SOURCE: http://www.newnownext.com/louisiana-teen-murder-jaquarius-taylor-varnado-gay-hate-crime/01/2020/ January 13, 2020 : A Syrian family living in Dodewaard, the Netherlands, are sitting in their living room after dinner, when someone throws a molotov cocktail at their house. Luckily the family manages to douse the fire and no one is hurt. SOURCE: https://www.ad.nl/binnenland/syrisch-gezin-ontvlucht-gelders-dorpje-na-brandbom-op-huis-wie-doet-zoiets~ac0f250e/ January 15, 2020 : Three members of the nazi terrorist group The Base are arrested by the FBI after their detailed plot to murder a "high-ranking antifa couple" in Georgia, along with a fellow Base member who is "too stupid" to keep the plot to himself, is uncovered.   SOURCE:https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/three-neo-nazis-arrested-over-plot-to-murder-antifa-couple January 15, 2020: The unidentified body of a trans woman is found in a Tarímbaro, Mexico gutter.  She had been shot multiple times. SOURCE: https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2020/01/15/name-unknown_tarimbaro-michoacan-mexico_55ec0048 January 16, 2020 : Three members of right-wing terrorist group the Base who were arrested by the FBI in Maryland and Delaware this week had discussed opening fire from different positions at the upcoming pro-gun rally in Richmond, Va., in the hopes of causing chaos, law-enforcement officials said. They are also accused of possesion of a machine gun and over 1000 rounds of ammunition, and harboring a fugitive Canadian neonazi. SOURCE: https://www.wsj.com/articles/men-discussed-opening-fire-at-pro-gun-rally-in-richmond-officials-say-11579291691 January 16, 2020: The body of 21-year-old trans woman Briyit Michelle Alas is found dumped under a bridge in San Salvador, El Salvador.  She had been shot multiple times. SOURCE: https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2020/01/16/briyit-michelle-alas_san-salvador-el-salvador_5720a950 January 17, 2020: Fabíola, a trans woman living in Salvador Bahia, Brazil, dies when someone shoots her in the face. SOURCE: https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2020/01/17/fabiola_salvador-bahia-brazil_cf25380d January 18, 2020: A nazi starts shouting racist abuse at a man in Friedrichshain, Berlin, and gives a Hitler salute. When a passer-by tries to intervene the Nazi pulls a knife, threatens him with it and slashes his bike tire as the passer-by tries to get away. Police manage to arrest the nazi. SOURCE: https://www.bz-berlin.de/berlin/friedrichshain-kreuzberg/nazi-poebler-bedroht-passanten-mit-messer January 18, 2020: 22-year-old Hilary "Cristin" Medina is talking with another trans woman outside of a Neiva, Colombia drug store when two men pull up on a motorcycle and shoot both of them, killing Medina and injuring the other woman. SOURCE: https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2020/01/18/hilary-medina-cristin_neiva-huila-colombia_31aa2127 January 18, 2020: Women's rights activist and artist Isabel Cabanillas de la Torre was shot to death in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. “The crime against Isabel represents an attack on activism, which for months has been harassed and assaulted by those who try to silence the legitimate right of women to demonstrate, to demand a life free of violence,” the National Institute of Women and the Chihuahuan Institute of Women said in a statement. SOURCE: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/shooting-death-young-woman-activist-returns-spotlight-femicides-juarez-mexico-n1120811 January 19, 2020 : A German journalist covering a nazi demonstration in Athens is attacked by participants of the event. Despite there being many police officers around, they only intervene in the beating after five minutes, leaving the journalist bloody and bruised. SOURCE:https://www.spiegel.de/politik/ausland/athen-deutscher-journalist-bei-rechtsextremer-demo-angegriffen-a-619742f1-777c-4ef9-aa9a-e6158f06a03b January 19, 2020: 39-year-old Melissa Lovins, upon discovering the driver of her MIddletown, OH. driver is Muslim, berates him with a series of Islamophobic and xenophobic slurs.  "I'm an American and this is what I pay for all the time!  Do you not realize that?" she said. "You're not from here, and I'll f**k you up!"  She then assaults the driver. SOURCE: https://www.wlwt.com/article/hate-crime-woman-arrested-for-assaulting-muslim-uber-driver-during-profanity-laced-ride/30819753# January 19, 2020: The body of 17-year-old trans girl Letícia Pereira de Oliveira is found inside a burlap sack, dumped in a vacant lot in Boa Vista, Brazil.  She had been stabbed and strangled. SOURCE: https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2020/01/19/leticia-pereira-de-oliveira_boa-vista-roraima-brazil_b2daaa1a January 20, 2020: A gay couple leaving a party in Oaxaca, Mexico are attacked by their taxi driver, who berates them with homophobic abuse and then summons a mob of local residents and other taxi drivers, who beat the couple and strip them. SOURCE: https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2020/01/gay-couple-stripped-beaten-taxi-drivers-want-justice/ January 20, 2020: An 11-year-old Iraqi refugee girl and her little brother are confronted by four teenagers in Sebnitz, Germany, who shout racist abuse at them, then pull out a knife and chase them. SOURCE: https://www.bild.de/regional/dresden/dresden-aktuell/in-sebnitz-bedroht-fluechtlings-maedchen-athra-erzaehlt-von-angriffen-67574752.bild.html January 21, 2020: After an antifascist demonstration in Essen-Steele, Germany, a boy was approached by an older man who asked him about his political stance. After the boy answered that he was an antifascist the man punched him in the face, saying that was was lucky to be so young, otherwise it wouldn't have ended with just a punch. SOURCE: https://www.waz.de/staedte/essen/steeler-jungs-polizei-ermittelt-nach-angriff-auf-linken-id228215417.html January 21, 2020: 27-year-old trans woman Shakira Pérez Méndez is tending bar in Chilpancingo, Mexico when two men burst in, shoot her dead in front of bar patrons, then flee. SOURCE: https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2020/01/21/shakira-perez-mendez_chilpancingo-guerrero-mexico_7b02bb92 January 22, 2020: The unidentified body of a trans woman is found dumped beside a bridge in Robledo, Colombia.  She had been stabbed to death. SOURCE: https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2020/01/22/name-unknown_robledo-medellin-antioquia-colombia_1ce320d1

January 24, 2020: A transgender woman is waiting for a subway at Harlem's 155th street station when a couple approaches and demands to know if she is a man before spitting on her, slapping her, and slapping her phone to the ground. SOURCE: https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/nypd-investigating-subway-transphobic-attack-as-hate-crime-mayor-de-blasio/2267451/ January 25, 2020: Philip Sexton, 54, has pleaded guilty to four charges of assault after his “unprovoked and nasty” public attack of a 22-year-old gay man, his boyfriend, and his mother as the families were celebrating the 22-year-old’s birthday in Leeds, U.K. According to Sarah Liversidge, the mother, they were standing, talking, and smoking outside the restaurant before Sexton walked up, pushed Liversidge out of the way, and punched one of the gay men. In a surveillance video of the attack, Sexton punched the young man in the face outside of Gino D’Acampo, an Italian restaurant. He continued to attack the boyfriend and the mother when a waitress intervened. The waitress confronted Sexton to calm him down, but he then punched her in the face too. The waitress kicked back at Sexton in anger. As she began walking back into the restaurant, Sexton came up from behind and pulled her hair back in an attempt to drag her to the ground. However, Sexton was stopped by a group of passers-by who intervened to stop further violence. SOURCE: https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2020/02/man-attacked-gay-couple-couple-front-parents/ January 25, 2020: Nicol, a trans woman based in San Cristóbal de las Casas, Mexico, was hit in the head in the first square of the colonial city, as a result she fell into severe head injury that caused her to enter into a coma, situation in which he persisted until last February 2, the day she died. 17 days passed without the authorities investigating the attack or detaining the person responsible. SOURCE: https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2020/02/02/nicol_san-cristobal-de-las-casas-chiapas-mexico_1bdfc61d January 26, 2020: Two black-clad men throw molotov cocktails at  left-wing youth center Klex in Greifswald, Germany, but failed to start a fire before speeding away. Luckily no one was hurt. SOURCE: https://www.nordkurier.de/mecklenburg-vorpommern/400-greifswalder-demonstrieren-fuer-das-klex-0138282802.html  January 26, 2020: 23-year-old trans woman Bruna "Tatuada" Laís is shot to death in the streets of Extremoz, Brazil. SOURCE: https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2020/01/26/bruna-lais-bruna-tatuada_natal-rio-grande-do-norte-brazil_5181a88e January 28, 2020: A Palestinian school in Einabus, Palestine is firebombed and destroyed.  The arsonists leave graffiti behind attributing the attack to a nearby Israeli settlement. SOURCE: https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-palestinian-school-torched-in-west-bank-hate-crime-1.8465560 January 28, 2020: The body of a murdered trans woman is found wrapped in a blanket and dumped on the street in García, Mexico. SOURCE: https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2020/01/28/name-unknown_garcia-nuevo-leon-mexico_71f9adfb January 28, 2020: A black Mormon missionary is assaulted in Payson, Utah, by a group of six men. The man, who identified himself to police as a “black Panamanian,” was with his missionary companion to teach a family in the area. “As he and his companion walked toward the house of the family they were going to teach, they encountered roughly six individuals. The group repeatedly called the missionary a racial slur “and told him to get out of their ‘hood’ and go back to where he came from,” police wrote in the report. One man then took the victim’s cellphone and threw it into the road, according to police. “The victim said that when he walked over to retrieve his phone, the suspects followed him and continued yelling racial slurs and swearing at him. The victim said that one of the suspects also said he was going to slit his mother’s throat. He said that they were also mocking his religion because he was clearly identifiable as a missionary for his church by calling him a ‘church boy’ and telling him to leave their neighborhood,” the affidavit states. The suspects did not at any point target the victim’s companion, who is Caucasian,” the affidavit states. The group eventually moved in and attacked the missionary, “punching him in the head and face, kicking him in the torso, and shoving him to the ground.” SOURCE: https://www.deseret.com/utah/2020/2/13/21136923/mormon-lds-assault-missionary-hate-crime-payson-police-investigating-black-latter-day-saint-attack January 30, 2020: A teenaged counter-protestor shouts abuse at a group of people protesting India's new Islamophobic "Citizenship Amendment Act," then draws a pistol and shoots at the protest, badly injuring one person.  The teenager's social media accounts indicate he is a member of the far-right Hindu nationalist Bajrang Dal. SOURCE: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/01/gunman-fires-anti-caa-protest-rally-delhi-witness-200130090019293.html January 30, 2020: A man was left with serious head injuries after a random stranger at a Liverpool petrol station punched and stamped on him in a suspected homophobic hate crime. The victim, a man in his 40s, had stopped to buy alcohol at the Shell Garage on Crosby Road North, in Liverpool, shortly after midnight on January 30. He was punched from behind by a random attacker who hurled homophobic abuse at him and stamped on his hand when he fell to the floor. Onlookers ran to help the victim, who was taken home in a taxi and later went to hospital to have his injuries treated. SOURCE: https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/02/13/homophobic-attack-liverpool-petrol-station-punched-stamped/ January 30, 2020: 25-year-old trans woman Wedylla Brenner Darack is stabbed to death in the street in Rolim de Moura, Brazil. SOURCE: https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2020/01/30/wedylla-brenner-darack_rolim-de-moura-roraima-brazil_7028b2f8 January 31, 2020: A man at a train station in Newbridge, Ireland is stabbed in what police are describing as a "homophobic attack."  The man was treated for his injuries at a nearby hospital. SOURCE: https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/man-in-his-20s-assaulted-in-suspected-hate-crime-1.4159049 January 31, 2020: Three men attack a Jewish woman in Nybro, Sweden, ripping off her Star of David pendant, mocking her religion, and attempting to rob her.  The woman is able to fight off her attackers.  Police are treating the incident as a hate crime. SOURCE: https://forward.com/fast-forward/439332/swedish-jewish-woman-60-fights-off-3-attackers/

January 31, 2020: Arsonists set fire to the washroom of a building housing refugees in Bad Aibling, Germany, but the fire is discovered before anyone is injured or the building sustains serious damage. SOURCE: https://www.mangfall24.de/region/polizeimeldungen/aibling-brennender-kinderwagen-asylunterkunft-kripo-sucht-zeugen-13513963.html January 31, 2020: A refugee in Salzwedel, Germany is confronted by six men, who racially abuse him and beat him, breaking his nose and suffering various other injuries. SOURCE: https://www.volksstimme.de/lokal/salzwedel/gewalt-fluechtling-im-keller-in-salzwedel-verpruegelt January 31, 2020: Two women in Berlin-Mitte racially insulted a Chinese woman, spat on her, pulled her to the ground by her hair and then hit and kicked her. She had to be treated for a head injury in hospital. SOURCE: https://www.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/polizei-justiz/chinesin-in-berlin-rassistisch-beleidigt-zwei-frauen-gehen-auf-23-jaehrige-an-s-bahnhof-beusselstrasse-los/25498396.html February 2020: A pair of Swedish eco-fascists, Alexander Holmberg, 18, and Zeke Blomquist, 20, were arrested in Luxembourg for burning down a mink farm and home in Sweden, creating explosives, and for planning to murder a judge and bomb an abortion clinic in Stockholm. The two were members of the Green Brigade, a now-defunct eco-fascist wing of neonazi terrorist group The Base. SOURCE: https://www.vice.com/en/article/g5bjqm/alleged-eco-terrorists-discussed-abortion-clinic-bombing-assassinating-judge-court-documents February 1, 2020:  Two days after a teenager shot a protester in the Indian capital, another firing has been reported at an all-women sit-in site in the city against the controversial new citizenship law. Witnesses told Al Jazeera the suspect shouted "Jai Shri Ram" (Hail Lord Ram, a Hindu deity) as he fired "two to three shots" in the Muslim-dominated area where hundreds of women have been protesting since mid-December. Luckily no one was injured. SOURCE: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/02/hindus-prevail-firing-india-protest-site-200201114347537.html February 1, 2020: Roberta Carabajal, a trans woman in La Plata, Argentina, is standing on the sidewalk when two men exit a vehicle and stab her to death. SOURCE: https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2020/02/01/roberta-carabajal_la-plata-buenos-aires-argentina_68c5a5c3 February 1, 2020: Irish author Gavin McCrea was walking in Dartry Park in Rathmines, Dublin, at when he was approached by a group of teenage boys. They started using homophobic insults and threw stones at him. The boys ran away when the gay writer flagged down cars in an effort to get rid of them. But that was not the end of his ordeal. Fifteen minutes later, while still walking, the same group of boys attacked him from behind. He was punched and kicked and had his cheekbone and nose broken during the attack. SOURCE: https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/02/12/gay-author-gavin-mccrea-broken-nose-cheekbone-homophobic-attack-dublin-ireland-rathmines/

February 2, 2020: Calling her a “diseased bitch,” a man in a New York City subway station attacks a woman wearing a face mask, hitting her repeatedly in the face.  SOURCE: https://nypost.com/2020/02/05/woman-wearing-face-mask-attacked-in-possible-coronavirus-hate-crime/ February 2, 2020: An 18-year old German man attacked a 15-year old boy from Chad, after racially insulting him during a game of football in Wittenberge, Germany. The victim and a friend then managed to restrain the attacker and beat him up. SOURCE: https://www.maz-online.de/Lokales/Prignitz/Wittenberge/18-Jaehriger-hetzt-und-schlaegt-15-Jaehrigen-aus-dem-Tschad-der-wehrt-sich February 2, 2020: A group of men walked into a gay bar in Dallas, Texas, and start harassing people. “A group of barely legal straights barged into our bar last night acting belligerent and when a few of the regulars stood up for the staff they beat us and fled,” one of the people present wrote. “I took the first punch. Several others have similar injuries. The main casualty is our safety in our own space.” SOURCE: https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/02/07/gay-bar-homophobic-abuse-attack-assault-dallas-texas/

February 3, 2020: A Chinese student is approached by three men in Birmingham, UK who abuse him with racial taunts before attacking him, dislocating his jaw and leaving him with other injuries. SOURCE: https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/chinese-students-jaw-dislocated-thugs-17890637 February 4, 2020: Two men get out of a black car in Florianópolis, Brazil and stab two trans women, killing one and badly injuring the other. SOURCE: https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2020/02/04/isabelle-colstt_florianopolis-santa-catarina-brazil_461f4f77 February 5, 2020: A high school student of Vietnamese origin is assaulted by a man on the outskirts of her school in Auray, France. The 16-year-old high school student is the victim of racist insults from a man who yelled about the Chinese "bringing the coronavirus" to France, and then slapped the girl. SOURCE: https://www.20minutes.fr/sante/2730099-20200301-coronavirus-lyceenne-bretonne-origine-asiatique-agressee February 6, 2020: 23-year-old musician and well-known LGBTQ+ activist Lindokuhle "Lindo" Cele is shopping for food near is Umlazi, South Africa home, when a man steps out of a  cab, runs up to Cele, and stabs him repeatedly, killing Cele.  The 30-year-old attacker had previously told people that he hated Cele because Cele was gay. SOURCE: https://www.iol.co.za/mercury/news/lgbtqi-activist-slain-in-durban-hate-crime-42460243 February 7, 2020: At least 10 people were killed and dozens wounded in the Zhambyl region of Kazakhstan after a brawl between Dungans (also known as Hui, a local Muslim ethnic minority of Chinese origin) and Kazakh police started circulating online, which was followed by a rampage by groups of Kazakh men who started torching buildings and cars in a cluster of five villages in the Zhambyl region, about 130km (81 miles) west of Almaty city. SOURCE: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/02/ethnic-violence-blows-hole-kazakhstan-narrative-tolerance-200210091600580.html February 7, 2020: 35-year-old Guadalupe, a trans woman, is found strangled to death in her apartment in La Paz, Mexico. SOURCE: https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2020/02/07/guadalupe_la-paz-estado-de-mexico-mexico_3ea160cb February 8, 2020: A 29-year-old man was shot and killed in North Ogden by a group of neo-nazis that had earlier assaulted his brother, according to police. Ryan Joseph Dash, 32, of Ogden, and Brian Christopher Jenson, 28, of Brigham City, were booked into the Weber County Jail in connection to the shooting, North Ogden police said in a statement Sunday. While being interviewed by detectives, Dash eventually told them he shot Wood with a handgun and shotgun, the affidavit states. “Dash explained that he had assaulted (Wood’s) brother previously, and that in response, (Wood) threatened him. They arranged to meet at a location in North Ogden. Dash stated that (Wood) was alone, and that (Wood) had his hands in his pocket. He admitted that (Wood) did not brandish a weapon,” according to police. Dash allegedly told the detectives he “then killed the (expletive).” SOURCE: https://www.deseret.com/utah/2020/2/9/21130478/man-killed-in-north-ogden-by-group-that-had-assaulted-his-brother-police-say February 8, 2020: An east Asian man in London who was violently assaulted and robbed by two teenagers shouting “coronavirus” at him has warned that the spread of the disease has created “a climate of racism” in the UK. The man says he was travelling home in the late afternoon to west London when he was attacked on his local high street in full view of dozens of passersby. The Thai man, who works in the City, was left stunned and bleeding with a broken nose as one assailant stole his headphones and the other filmed the attack on his phone. SOURCE: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/feb/16/they-yelled-coronavirus-first-british-attack-victim-east-asian-man 

February 9, 2020: Meera Solanki, 29, was out for her birthday at the Ana Rocha Bar and Gallery in Birmingham, UK when a group of men called her friend Mandy Huang, 28, a ‘dirty Chink’ and shouted ‘take your fucking coronavirus and take it back home’. She stepped in to help, but was knocked to the ground and hit the pavement. Meera suffered from concussion and had to spend several hours in hospital being treated for her injuries. SOURCE: https://metro.co.uk/2020/03/06/coronavirus-rage-manhunt-woman-knocked-defending-chinese-friend-12357830/ February 10, 2020: A 65-year-old Dutch man of Chinese descent was kicked off his bicycle in Amsterdam by two young men on a scooter. One of the culprits filmed the incident and uploaded it to his Snapchat story. He later downplayed criticism saying "don't you worry guys, it was a Chinese man" and only turned himself in to police after becoming the target of widespread Internet vigilantism. SOURCE: https://www.parool.nl/amsterdam/politie-zoekt-slachtoffer-dat-op-filmpje-van-fiets-getrapt-wordt~b80f8399/ February 10, 2020: 31-year-old trans woman Thabata Oliveira is stabbed in the back by a man in Belo Hoizonte, Brazil.  With the knife still in her back, she manages to walk to a local snack bar to call for help but dies two weeks later. SOURCE: https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2020/02/10/thabata-oliveira_belo-horizonte-minas-gerais-brazil_2d149354 February 11, 2020: Ebenezer Okang was in his own home in Accra, Ghana when a group of 10 armed men later storm the house where they shout at the  that he is gay and has been having affairs with young men in the community. They proceeded to beat Okang with clubs, machetes, stones and sticks, “He had cuts on his forehead, elbow, wrist and leg after he was attacked with sticks, bottles and machetes,” said eyewitness Kingsley Kwei, who made a report to police in Accra about the incident. He continued: “Mr Okang could have lost his life if not for the intervention of a pastor of a local church in the community who quickly organised some elderly men in the community to stop the fuming youth. He would been set ablaze with a used car tyre and a gallon of petrol the mob had bought.” SOURCE: https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/03/11/ghana-lgbt-rights-homophobia-ebenezer-okang-accra-human-rights-watch-hate-crime/  February 11, 2020: A Chinese couple, 28 years old and 25 years old, were attacked in Torino, Italy, by a group of young Italians who accused them of being carriers of the coronavirus. The two, who work in a supermarket as sushi counter clerks, were surprised as they were going to get their car from the garage to go home. The man was hit with a bottle on the eyebrow. His girlfriend was hit with kicks and punches, and then hit on the back with a bottle in the back while running away. SOURCE: http://www.torinotoday.it/cronaca/cinesi-aggrediti-coronavirus-borgo-vittoria.html February 11, 2020: 46-year-old Alain - a trans man living in Chelyabinsk, Russia, is raped and beaten to death by three of his neighbors, who throw his body out into the snow afterwards. SOURCE: https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2020/02/11/alain_chelyabinsk-russia_ff1c0b3a February 11, 2020: 28-year-old trans woman Neném Santos da Silva is executed in a drive-by shooting.  Assailants pulled up to her home and shot her 12 times before fleeing. SOURCE: https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2020/02/11/nenem-santos-da-silva_campinas-sao-paulo-brazil_884de333

February 12, 2020: A bullet hole is discovered in the window of the Kiez döner restaurant in Halle-Saale, which was also targeted last year during the October 9th Synagogue shooting, in which a customer of the restaurant was shot to death by a fascist, was shot at again.  An employee heard the shot while working, but the actual bullet hole in the window was only found two weeks later. SOURCE: https://www.mz-web.de/halle-saale/einschussloch-am-kiezdoener-weitere-loecher-in-fensterscheiben-in-halle-entdeckt-36226832  February 12, 2020: A 16-year old Asian-American student in Los Angeles is  attacked by other students in his high school, who accused him of having the coronavirus, leaving him with a concussion. SOURCE: https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2020/02/13/teen-student-in-la-assaulted-as-coronavirus-fears-stoke-racial-backlash/ February 13, 2020: An immigrant-owned restaurant was burned down in Syke, Germany, with swastikas and other xenophobic graffiti left behind on the walls. Several people had to flee neighbouring houses, but luckily no one was hurt. SOURCE: https://www.zeit.de/gesellschaft/zeitgeschehen/2020-02/syke-brandanschlag-hakenkreuz-rechtsextremismus-staatsschutz   February 14, 2020: German police have arrested 12 men, including a police officer, for setting up a far-right organization with the goal of carrying out attacks against politicians, asylum seekers and Muslims, the Federal Prosecutor's Office (GBA) said. The suspects wanted their attacks to create havoc and an atmosphere of fear that resembles a civil war, it added. "For the purpose of creating conditions that resemble a civil war, attacks against politicians, asylum seekers and members of the Muslim faith were planned." SOURCE: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/02/suspects-germany-planned-attack-muslims-refugees-200214141816203.html February 14, 2020: The body of missing 25-year-old trans woman Monike Chagas is found weighted down with chains near a waterfall in Missão Velha, (Brazil).  She had been tortured to death. SOURCE: https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2020/02/14/monike-chagas_missao-velha-ceara-brazil_a22fb596

February 15, 2020: During a protest against a neo-nazi concert in Neumünster, Germany, a group of neo-nazis attack the rear of the demonstration. A large group of antifascists chase the neo-nazis away before anyone can be seriously hurt. SOURCE: https://www.facebook.com/AntifaHamburg/photos/a.3191454384217155/3252075998154993/

February 15, 2020: A mother and her 15-year-old daughter are confronted by a group of people in East Boston after they are overheard speaking Spanish. The group hurls racist insults at the mother and daughter before physically attacking them. SOURCE: https://www.masslive.com/boston/2020/02/boston-police-response-to-alleged-hate-crime-against-spanish-speaking-mother-teen-was-slow-attorneys-claim.html

Feburary 16, 2020: Police in Löcknitz, Germany chance upon a secret far-right gathering in the woods.  Several attendees try to flee wth police in pursuit.  When police catch them and demand ID, the fascists attack the police, injuring three of them.  SOURCE: https://www.nordkurier.de/pasewalk/naechtlicher-angriff-auf-polizisten-in-loecknitz-1638432802.html February 16, 2020: A 35-year-old Asian taxi driver was taunted with questions about where he was from and whether he had coronavirus before being punched and kicked, in Exeter, UK. SOURCE: https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/asian-teens-punched-kicked-spat-3922546 February 18, 2020: Baja California's prosecution attorney Guillermo Ruiz Hernandez holds a press conference informing the public that of the 26 killings of women in the Mexican state so far this year, seven of the murders have been categorized as hate crimes by the police. SOURCE: https://kyma.com/news/2020/02/17/the-number-of-woman-murdered-continues-to-rise-in-baja-california/ February 18, 2020: The body of a trans woman is found dumped in an alley in Uruapan, Mexico.  She had been shot to death. SOURCE: https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2020/02/18/name-unknown_uruapan-michoacan-mexico_7cc70a9c February 19, 2020: 43-year-old Tobias Rathjen, a far-right conspiracy theorist who had made online posts calling for the "complete extermination of many races and cultures in our midst," goes on a shooting rampage in Hanau, Germany, killing nine people at a hookah bar, a nearby sports bar, and people in a car, before returning to his home, where he murders his own mother before committing suicide.  All nine people plus six others injured in the attack "had foreign backgrounds."  Before launching his murder spree, Rathjen had written online that “the following people must be completely exterminated: Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Israel, Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, the complete Arabian Peninsula, Turkey, Iraq, Iran, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Usbekistan, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and the Philippines.” SOURCE: https://globalnews.ca/news/6572984/germany-mass-shooting-far-right/ February 20, 2020: A 40-year old Chinese woman was attacked in the city centre of Torino, Italy. The 40-year-old was beaten by a couple, yelling "go away, Chinese! You have the virus!". SOURCE: http://www.torinotoday.it/cronaca/donna-cinese-aggredita-cernaia.html

February 20, 2020: An antifascist in Braga, Portugal, was attacked by around ten members of the fascist Escudo Identitário while getting into an Uber at the train station. A fight ensued, and one fascist tried to attack the antifascist with a knife. The attacker was thrown to the ground, falling on his own knife and being injured in the abdomen. After this the antifascist managed to get away in the Uber. SOURCE: https://frenteunitariaantifa.wixsite.com/fuantifa/post/sobre-a-agress%C3%A3o-ocorrida-na-noite-do-21-02-2020-na-esta%C3%A7%C3%A3o-de-comboios-de-braga February 20, 2020: 28-year-old trans woman Gabrielly Vanderguel is shot to death by two assailants who ride up to her on a Honda Titan motorcycle and shoot her several times before riding away. SOURCE: https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2020/02/20/gabrielly-vanderguel_itaperuna-rio-de-janeiro-brazil_f91d7ec9

February 21, 2020: "Kill all niggers" 46-year-old Chad Brandon Phyfer said after trying to hit a black man passing him in Salt Lake City on a bicycle.  Phyfer then pepper-sprayed the man.  Minutes before, Phyfer had pepper-sprayed a gay man leaving the downtown library after calling him a homophobic slur.  Phyfer faces hate crime charges for the assaults. SOURCE: https://www.deseret.com/utah/2020/2/27/21156671/hate-crime-charges-utah-attack-black-gay-pepper-spray-chad-phyfer-salt-lake-city February 21, 2020: 34-year-old Łukasz Klimkowicz is beaten to death by his neighour in  Łódź, Poland after Klimkowicz defended his gay brother from homophobic abuse an taunting by their neighbours. SOURCE: https://www.se.pl/lodz/lodz-lukasz-zginal-bo-stanal-w-obronie-brata-aa-QFNJ-99xJ-AatV.html February 21, 2020: A transgender high school student in Alpine, TX is attacked by a fellow classmate. The victim said that even with video evidence, the student who threw the punches hasn't faced any consequences. He said the attack came out of nowhere and said the attacker first cussed at him, then turned violent, shoving and punching the victim several times in the face while two friends watched and laughed. "And he said it's because he didn't like me and he didn't like who I was, that I just pissed him off," he said. SOURCE: https://www.cbs7.com/content/news/A-transgender-teen-was-beaten-by-a-classmate--568155311.html February 21, 2020: Police have issued a murder charge warrant for an ex-marine who stabbed a gay barista to death, despite releasing him from custody last week after he claimed he acted in self-defence. The victim, Kenneth Paterimos, 23, was involved in an argument with 30-year-old Thomas Tansey inside Richard’s Bar, Chicago. Tansey was escorted outside by security but waited outside. As Paterimos left the bar, Tansey yelled homophobic slurs at him before stabbing him eight times with a boxcutter. According to a police report, he was stabbed once in his left ear, twice in his right arm, three times in the back of the head, once in the chest and once in the collarbone. The 23-year-old was taken to a nearby hospital, but was later pronounced dead. The suspect was taken into police custody that night, but on Monday, February 24, he was released without charges after claiming the attack was in self-defence. Now, despite having already been arrested and released, a no-bail arrest warrant on murder charges was issued for 30-year-old Thomas Hugh Tansey in connection with the fatal stabbing of Paterimos. Paterimos’ mother, Diona Bueno, said: “You were handed the man on a silver platter, literally, in every way, shape or form. Oh, God, but you did nothing.” SOURCE: https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/03/03/gay-murder-ex-marine-arrest-warrant-custody-stabbing-wanted-chicago-kenneth-paterimos/ February 21, 2020: Arsonists set fire to a shisha bar in  Döbeln, Germnay, damaging the shop & the home upstairs where the owner and his family were sleeping when the attack happened. Luckily no one was hurt.  The attack occurred just two days after the mass shooting at shisha bars in Hanau. SOURCE: https://www.blick.de/mittelsachsen/update-brandanschlag-auf-shisha-bar-in-doebeln-artikel10734438 February 21, 2020: A Chinese fencing student is attacked in Adelaide, Australia by a racist who yells at him for speaking Chinese while walking on the street. The victim suffers lacerations to his face and a broken cheekbone, and had to undergo emergency operations to save his eye. SOURCE: https://people.com/health/coronavirus-racist-attacks-against-asians February 21, 2020: 38-year-old trans woman Jessyca Sarmiento is killed when three men in a Renault Clio deliberately drive into her, crushing her to death, before making their getaway. SOURCE: https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2020/02/21/jessyca-sarmiento_bois-de-boulogne-paris-france_aa0bc66a February 21, 2020: In a random attack, 30-year-old Daesh/ISIS supporter Saad Akhtar approaches 64-year-old Annie Chiuan bludgeons her to death with a hammer.  Police charge Akhtar with murder and terrorism offences. SOURCE: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/murder-terror-charge-1.5475641 February 22, 2020: A gay couple out celebrating Carnival in Pau, France encounter a 19-year-old man they had removed from an event the previous night because of the man’s sexual harassment of women.  The man, seeing the couple, begins screaming homophobic abuse at them and viciously attacks them, injuring one so badly he’s unable to return to work for three days. https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2020/03/gay-couple-stood-man-harassing-women-next-day-got-revenge/ February 22, 2020: A 24-year old Dutch woman with a Chinese background was beaten by a group of men after she asked them to stop singing a racist song at her. She was in the elevator in her flat when the group of men entered and began to sing a racist carnaval song about the corona virus at her. She told them to stop, after which they beat her unconscious, saying they wanted to eradicate the corona virus. SOURCE: https://www.rtlnieuws.nl/nieuws/nederland/artikel/5032246/corona-carnaval-aangifte-tilburg-politie-chinese-coronalied February 22, 2020: An elderly Asian man collecting recyclables in San Francisco was attacked and endured racist abuse. A video shows a black man hitting an Asian man with a stick as the victim tried to get back a shopping cart loaded with recyclables he had collected. A person recording the incident taunted the victim by telling him to “go get your cans,” as the man was chased again as he tried to retrieve the shopping cart. At one point, the person said “I hate Asians.” SOURCE: https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/san-francisco/video-of-san-francisco-street-assault-prompts-police-probe/2240938/ February 23, 2020: Bomb threats are made against several Jewish Community Centers across New York state. SOURCE: https://www.silive.com/news/2020/02/cuomo-bomb-threats-made-against-multiple-ny-jewish-community-centers.html February 23, 2020: Brandishing  a shotgun and pistol between them, retired police officer Gregory McMichael and his son Travis McMichael confront 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery as he is jogging through their Brunswick, GA. neighborhood.  Within seconds, the men fire twice at the unarmed Arbery, killing him. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/may/07/ahmaud-arbery-former-police-officer-and-son-charged-in-shooting-of-black-man February 23, 2020: During the early hours of Carnival, an unidentified trans woman is shot dead in the streets of Fortaleza, Brazil - the second such attack in as many months. SOURCE: https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2020/02/23/name-unknown_fortaleza-ceara-brazil_f2280df5 February 24, 2020: A 23-year-old Singaporean student walking along London’s Oxford Steet encounters a group of four men and a woman who tell him they “don’t want your coronavirus in my country” before mercilessly beating him to the ground, leaving him with a broken finger and facial fractures so severe that he may require reconstructive surgery.  https://metro.co.uk/2020/03/03/student-beaten-racist-saying-dont-want-coronavirus-country-12341106/ February 24, 2020: An Italian man of Chinese origin was attacked in Cassola in Italy. “I had entered the gas station restaurant to see if it was possible to change a 50 euro banknote for smaller denominations. The bar tender, however, seeing me, immediately said to me ‘You have the coronavirus, you cannot enter!’. At that point a boy, who was sitting inside, got up and, after grabbing a bottle of beer that was on the table, he broke it over my head causing injuries” SOURCE: https://www.open.online/2020/02/26/lincubo-di-essere-cinesi-in-italia-con-il-coronavirus-un-ragazzo-preso-a-bottigliate-in-veneto/ February 24, 2020: A trans woman was shot and killed in a hate crime after she used a women’s bathroom in a McDonald’s in Toa Baja, Puerto Rico. Earlier someone had called police to report that she was using the women’s bathroom at a McDonald’s restaurant.  Hours later, she was shot dead by four men. SOURCE: https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/02/26/homeless-trans-woman-shot-dead-mcdonalds-womens-bathroom-puerto-rico/ February 24, 2020: A teenaged boy walks into a Toronto massage parlour armed with a machete and repeatedly stabs two of the women working there, killing one and seriously injuring the other.  After investigating, police determine that he is a misogynist who considers himself part of the so-called “incel movement” and committed the stabbings out of a hatred of women.  The boy is charged with murder, attempted murder, and terrorism offences.  February 24, 2020: Two Italian boys in Mariano Comense, Italy, threw rocks at an elderly Fillippino man and punched him, yelling at him that he was spreading the coronavirus. The attacks continued until Italian singer Francesco Facchinetti, who happened to be passing by, intervened by beating the attackers, causing them to run away. SOURCE: https://www.laprovinciadilecco.it/stories/Cronaca/mariano-facchinetti-denunciacinese-picchiato-per-il-virus_1342416_11/ February 25, 2020: A racialized man is walking from his vehicle ot his house in Calgary, Canada when a car pulls up and three men yell racist slurs at him, throw garbage at him, and threaten him with a firearm before driving away.  SOURCE: https://globalnews.ca/news/6601347/valley-ridge-garbage-gun-calgary-police-hate-crime/ February 25, 2020: Locals in the Velika Kladuša area in Bosnia and Herzegovina attacked a house occupied by about a dozen young refugees. The boys, who were preparing to go to bed reported that they were shouted at, and following that several gunshots were fired at the shabby wooden shack where they were staying. Luckily no one was hurt. SOURCE: https://enoughisenough14.org/2020/02/28/bosnia-serbia-unprotected-attacked-and-shot-at-across-the-balkan-route/ February 26, 2020: A 24-year old Chinese woman was attacked by a 50-year old Italian man in Scafati, Italy, who accused her of being infected with coronavirus. The man insulted her and pushed her, and punched her boyfriend in the face when he tried to help her. The woman then pepper-sprayed the attacker and she and her boyfriend managed to get away. The attacker was arrested. SOURCE: https://salerno.occhionotizie.it/scafati-ragazza-cinese-aggredita-treno/ February 27, 2020: A video showing the shocking moment a Leeds, UK schoolboy was brutally attacked and narrowly avoided falling into traffic on a busy main road has emerged on social media. The footage, believed to be of a 15-year-old pupil at Morley Academy, shows a boy wearing a traditional Sikh head-covering being violently punched nine times by another schoolboy close to a bus stop. As the Sikh boy tries to defend himself, he is pushed closer and closer towards the edge of a busy main road, dangerously stepping onto the carriageway at one point. Accompanying the video footage, Sunny posted: "If this 15yo Sikh boy ends his own life, would you even care? "He has faced relentless bullying since year 7. Now in year 10 he is petrified of going to school. He has nobody to turn to and targeted daily for being Sikh. SOURCE: https://www.leeds-live.co.uk/news/leeds-news/morley-academy-bus-stop-attack-17844731 February 26-29, 2020: Mobs of Hindu extremists launch a four-day pogrom against Muslims in Delhi, India, burning down mosques and Muslim-owned businesses and homes and murdering at least 43 Muslims and seriously injuring over 500 others in a wave of acid attacks, mob beatings, shootings, stabbings, and arsons. SOURCE: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/01/india-delhi-after-hindu-mob-riot-religious-hatred-nationalists February 27, 2020: Two volunteers of One Happy Family NGO in Lesbos, Greece are attacked by fascists while sitting in their NGO’s vehicle.  The fascists smash out the windows of the car and attempt to pull the volunteers out before they managed to escape.  Ten days later, fascists burn down the One Happy Family community center, which was being used to house refugees. SOURCE: https://enoughisenough14.org/2020/03/09/video-report-of-a-fascist-attack-against-volunteers-of-one-happy-family-on-lesvos/; https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/refugee-shelter-lesbos-greece-fire-migrant-crisis-a9385116.html February 29, 2020: Joseph Stanislav suffered lacerations to his face after two men barged into his house in Sydney, Australia demanding money. As he reached for his phone to show them his bank statements, they began furiously cutting his face with a meat cleaver. “I felt the cold blade go straight into my forehead, my nose and my eyes,” Stanislav said. As the perpetrators reportedly purged Joseph Stanislav’s house, upending furniture and hurling homophobic insults at him, they searched for cash. “They asked for my money, then one of them went through my men’s carry-bag and my medicine bag. Then one of them said: ‘What’s this? This is makeup you faggot!’ “Then their eyes went black. Both their eyes went black. “[A suspect] told me to show him my bank statement. I had to reach for my phone to get the statement up, but when I reached for it the guy with the meat cleaver jumped and smashed me in the face. Then one of them held up the knife and said, ‘Just do as you’re told or we’re going to cut your cock off. We’ll make you into a real girl.'” Paramedics treated the victim at the scene before speeding him to St Vincent’s Hospital. Forensic experts combed the property in a pursuit that led to the two men, 18-year-old Jay Ehlrich and 21-year-old Thomas Bowen-Hughes, being arrested. SOURCE: https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/03/09/gay-man-meat-cleaver-mardi-gras-attack-joseph-stanislav-gofundme-homophobia-robbery/ February 29, 2020: A 30-year-old Japanese woman was attacked and insulted on a bus in Torino, Italy, by a group of four young men who, targeting her for her Asian features, accused her of being a coronavirus carrier. SOURCE: http://www.torinotoday.it/cronaca/giapponese-insultata-bus-coronavirus.html March 2020: The FBI raids the home of an Ohio teenager implicated in a plot to build a white supremacist terrorist network modeled on Atomwaffen Division whose goal was to create a "fascist society."  The plot included plans to acquire a rural compound for military training and sabotage the power grid in the US south-east.  White supremacists involved in the plot took vows to "fight to the death." SOURCE: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/23/white-supremacists-plotted-attacks-us-power-plants-fbi-alleges  March 1, 2020: A mob of 50 men armed with clubs and rocks attack a convoy of doctors volunteering at the Moria refugee camp in Greece, smashing out their car windows and attempting to assault them before the doctors managed to escape unharmed. SOURCE: https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2020/0302/1119680-lesbos-moira-refugee-camp/ March 1, 2020: Fascists in Thermis, Greece attempt to push away a boat ferrying refugees to safety, then attack journalist Michael Trammer, throwing his camera into the sea and smashing him in the head, injuring him. https://twitter.com/mic_tra/status/1234117406877941760  March 1, 2020:  Two Japanese aid workers walking through the Palestinian city of Ramallaha are attacked by two residents who started chanting "corona, corona." Sensing danger, one of the women took out her phone and pretended to start filming, in the hope this would scare them off. However, one of the residents reacted by grabbing her and pulling her hair. SOURCE: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/backstories/935/ March 1, 2020: Jiye Seong-Yu, a 29-year-old Korean interpreter who lives in the Netherlands, was riding her bike when two men driving past her on a scooter yelled out “Chinese,” and the man sitting on the back tried to punch her. He narrowly missed as she swerved when she saw the punch coming and nearly crashed her bike. SOURCE: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/meghara/coronavirus-racism-europe-covid-19 March 2, 2020: Three attackers assaulted a kippa-wearing Jewish man walking on a street in Brazil while yelling anti-Semitic slurs. They held down the 57-year-old victim, broke his teeth and tore his kippa with a pocketknife on Thursday in Jaguariúna, Brazil. “They said that Hitler should have killed more Jews,” the victim recalled. “My kippa fell to the ground. He said the next time they found me it would be worse. I stayed on the floor, bleeding.” SOURCE: https://www.haaretz.com/world-news/americas/hitler-should-have-killed-more-jews-attackers-assault-man-wearing-kippa-in-brazil-1.8626485 March 2, 2020: The mutilated corpse of 24-year-old trans woman Luisa "Wicha" Sandoval Lemus is found. She had been tortured to death. SOURCE: https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2020/03/02/luisa-sandoval-lemus-wicha_puerto-barrios-izabal-guatemala_2a0a848b March 3, 2020: Dutch aid workers of Stichting Bootvluchteling (Boat Refugee Foundation) are forced into hiding in a secret location after being attacked by a crowd armed with clubs and led by Golden Dawn members in the port of Skala Loutron, Greece.  The mob attacked the aid workers and poured gasoline on the deck of their ship, and threatened to light it on fire.   SOURCE: https://enoughisenough14.org/2020/03/03/greece-fascist-attacks-continue-on-greek-islands-eu-member-states-and-their-goverments-once-again-turn-a-blind-eye-for-fascist-violence/ March 3, 2020: An Asian couple is beaten up by a group of people on a subway platform in Philadelphia. SOURCE: https://www.phillyvoice.com/philly-subway-assault-asian-couple-video-septa-police-coronavirus-fear-harassment/ March 3, 2020: A Korean man was accused of being infected with corona-virus and assaulted in Amman, Jordan. SOURCE: https://alghad.com/%D9%83%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A-%D9%8A%D9%82%D9%88%D9%84-%D8%A5%D9%86%D9%87-%D8%AA%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%B6-%D9%84%D9%84%D8%B6%D8%B1%D8%A8-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%86-%D8%A8%D8%B3%D8%A8%D8%A8/ March 3, 2020: A Chinese man was accused of having coronavirus and hit with a plastic bottle in Milan, Italy. The victim followed the attacker while calling the police, but the attacker then grabbed a large rock and hit the victim in the face with it. SOURCE: http://www.milanotoday.it/cronaca/cinese-aggredito-coronavirus.html March 4, 2020: A 19-year-old Chinese university student was approached by four unknown white men in Exeter, UK, and subsequently told “go back to your own country – you must have coronavirus”. The men proceeded to punch, kick and spit at the teenager, stole his cap and threatened him with a knife. SOURCE: https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/asian-teens-punched-kicked-spat-3922546 March 4, 2020: A 16-year old student in downtown Graz, Austria is targeted for anti-semitic abuse and assauted by two people who spotted a piece of jewelry with the Star of David being worn by the student, who suffers multiple facial injuries in the attack and is treated in hospital. SOURCE: https://www.erinnern.at/bundeslaender/steiermark/artikel/antisemitismus-in-graz-schueler-taetlich-angegriffen March 5, 2020: A 19-year-old transgender man is assaulted by a woman in Moca, Puerto Rico.  Five hours later, he is shot four times and dies SOURCE: https://www.advocate.com/crime/2020/3/12/trans-man-murdered-puerto-rico-hours-after-assault-report March 5, 2020: A group of neonazis armed with bats raid cafes and restaurants in Mitilini, on the Greek island of Lesbos, looking for refugees, aid workers and left-wingers to attack, also attacking the car of an italian aid-worker who was transporting two refugees at the moment. SOURCE: https://www.keeptalkinggreece.com/2020/02/07/lesvos-moria-extremists-greeks-arrests/  March 5, 2020: A Polish-Chinese chef was beaten by a group of young men in Wrocław, Poland. While walking home the man was accosted by several young people, they spat in his face, and then severely beat him before fleeing, leaving him bleeding heavily from his face. SOURCE: https://gazetawroclawska.pl/we-wroclawiu-pobito-znanego-kucharza-pochodzacego-z-chin-napastnicy-najpierw-napluli-mu-w-twarz/ar/c1-14845614 March 6, 2020: Police are investigating an attack on two Asian men by a group of four or five men in Exeter, UK. Members of the group shouted at the pair accusing them of having coronavirus before one of the perpetrators punched one of the victims. SOURCE: https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/asian-teens-punched-kicked-spat-3922546 March 6, 2020: 32-year-old trans woman S. Coronel Guerrero is shot dead in her own home by two gunmen who entered, executed her, and fled. SOURCE: https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2020/03/06/s-coronel-guerrero_emiliano-zapata-morelos-mexico_dc3d010c March 7, 2020: Austrian fascist Christian Charous attacked antifascists at a demonstration in Vienna while holding a knife. No one was seriously injured. SOURCE: https://twitter.com/IbDoku/status/1236628662813970432 March 7, 2020: A man of Asian origin is assaulted in Brussels by an individual who accused him of being “the cause” of the spread of the coronavirus in Belgium. The police were called for a fight, and on the scene, several witnesses said that a 22-year-old man had punched a 24-year-old man in the face, accusing him of being the “cause” of the coronavirus. SOURCE: https://www.brusselstimes.com/belgium/99790/man-attacked-accused-of-causing-coronavirus-in-belgium/ March 7, 2020: A man in his 20s was subjected to homophobic abuse and then punched in the face in Nuneaton, UK. He suffered minor injuries. SOURCE: https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/03/26/nuneaton-homophobic-attack-cctv-appeal-warwickshire-police-crimestoppers/ March 7, 2020: 33-year-old trans woman Tita Andrade Umaña is murdered in La Leona, El Salvador.  Her body is then dumped in a field and set on fire. SOURCE: https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2020/03/07/tita-andrade-umana_la-leona-intipuca-la-union-el-salvador_50216c7f March 8, 2020: Two neonazis, armed with a knife, pepper-spray, and knuckleduster gloves, try to attack the Women’s march in Aachen, Germany, but are stopped and run off by antifascists. SOURCE: https://de.indymedia.org/node/70593   March 8, 2020: A mob attacks a Chinese-born Polish citizen in Wrowclaw, Poland, spitting in his face, knocking him to the ground, and beating him unconscious.  SOURCE: https://www.nigdywiecej.org//docstation/com_docstation/172/the_virus_of_hate.pdf March 8, 2020: A women's freedom march in Islamabad, is disrupted as its participants are pelted with stones from a counterprotest held by the religious far-right and conservatives. At least seven people are injured. SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrOKF5VhO_Y  March 10, 2020: A 59-year-old Asian man walking down the street in Manhattan is kicked in the back and knocked to the ground by a teenager who yells "fucking Asian corona virus!" at the man before telling him to "go back to his country" and spitting in his face. Earlier that day, a 23-year-old Asian woman in midtown Manhattan is punched in the face by a man who yells "where is your corona mask, bitch?" at her.  She is hospitalized with a dislocated jaw. SOURCE: https://nypost.com/2020/03/11/asian-man-is-victim-in-latest-coronavirus-fueled-hate-crime/ March 10, 2020: A 36-year old German man stabs a man from Libya in the neck in Dresden, motivated by racial hatred. Luckily the knife narrowly missed the aorta, and the victim survived. SOURCE: https://www.dnn.de/Dresden/Polizeiticker/Messerstich-in-den-Hals-36-Jaehriger-in-Dresden-in-Haft March 11, 2020: Bernardas Bučas is driving through Kaunas, Lithuania, when he sees a Black man standing at a bus stop. Bučas jumps out of the car and attacks his victim, punching him in the face and trying to force him to the ground while yelling racial slurs. The victim and his Lithuanian wife who was standing with him manage to get away with minor injuries. SOURCE: https://kauno.diena.lt/naujienos/kaunas/nusikaltimai-ir-nelaimes/nauja-s-neries-anuko-auka-juodaodis-972153 March 12, 2020: Wearing a bright blue dress, Stephen Sebuuma, a Ugandan non-binary asylum seeker, set out on a cool summer evening to grab groceries for their son at the Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya. Walking down the dusty track on Thursday, they were stopped by 10 Sudanese refugees. Staring them down, armed with stones and sticks. They then hurled transphobic insults at them before brutally beating them like a “punching bag” and stabbing them in the head. SOURCE: https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/03/17/trans-non-binary-refugee-kakuma-camp-transphobia/  March 12, 2020: A man accused of harassing an Asian man about the coronavirus in Forest Hills, New York City, was arrested and charged with a hate crime, police have said. The victim said he was walking his son to a school bus stop in Forest Hills when the man shouted, "Where's your fucking mask, you Chinese bitch?" and tried to hit him in the head. SOURCE: https://patch.com/new-york/foresthills/forest-hills-man-charged-anti-asian-hate-crime-nypd March 12, 2020: The body of trans woman Ludmila Nascimento dos Santos is found in the streets of Alagoinhas, Brazil.  She had been shot to death. SOURCE: https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2020/03/12/ludmila-nascimento-dos-santos_alagoinhas-bahia-brazil_8c2d0311 March 13, 2020:  An Afghan migrant was stabbed over coronavirus on the bank of a lake in the Turkish province of Konya on March 13. Habibullah, an Afghan national, was fishing with his friend when a stranger, approached him. “Did you bring coronavirus here?” asked the stranger before drawing a knife from his pocket and stabbing Habibullah. Habibullah was taken to the Beyşehir State Hospital for emergency assistance before being transferred to a nearby hospital. SOURCE: https://www.duvarenglish.com/health-2/2020/03/13/afghan-migrant-stabbed-over-coronavirus-in-central-turkey/  March 13, 2020: A 92-year-old Asian man suffering from dementia is attacked by another man in a Vancouver convenience store.  The victim is shoved out of the store and knocked to the ground by the man, who was screaming racist abuse and referencing "COVID'-19" during the attack.   SOURCE: https://vancouversun.com/news/assault-on-elderly-man-in-vancouver-a-hate-crime-vpd/wcm/c562c3c8-647e-416b-96e7-7687376f02f5/ March 13, 2020: 35-year-old Ossining, NY resident Robert McCallion stabs his neighbour, a 17-year-old high school student, in the face and back several times.  Police arrest McCallion and seize multiple loaded assault rifles they find in his bedroom.  McCallion faces attempted murder and hate crime charges; his victim had to undergo surgery to repair the damage caused by his attack. SOURCE: https://patch.com/new-york/ossining/ossining-man-indicted-hate-crimes-stabbing-17-year-old March 14, 2020: A 15-year-old boy was battered by a gang of hooded teens outside a McDonald’s in Liverpool in what law enforcement are treating as a homophobic hate crime. At the fast-food restaurant in Liverpool, England, the teens thronged the street where the victim and his pals were standing. The teens launched an attack which saw a bottle of soft drink hurled at the boy, striking him in the head.  After the attack, the boy was rushed to the hospital and treated for his injuries, the Liverpool Echo reported. SOURCE: https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/03/18/boy-battered-mcdonalds-homophobic-hate-crime-liverpool/ March 14, 2020: A nurse in Brighton, UK, was assaulted and racially abused by a couple as she walked to work for an overtime shift to help her struggling NHS colleagues amid the coronavirus outbreak. “A man elbowed my rib, intentionally pushing me to the side, the female partner then shouted racial abuse saying: “at least we are whites you f***ing c***.” SOURCE: https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/coronavirus-nurse-racially-attacked-couple-21701031 March 14, 2020: Am-Shalem Singson, 28, is brutally beaten in a racist attack in the Israeli city of Tiberias. The man, who came to Israel from Manipur, India, in 2017, is taunted by two Israeli men who thought he was Chinese. The men, who have not been identified, called him “Chinese” and yelled “Corona! Corona,” a reference to the coronavirus pandemic that began in China’s Hubei province. “I told both of the attackers that I was not even Chinese, but rather a Jew from the Bnei Menashe community, not that there is any justification for attacking a Chinese guy or anybody else, but they were totally crazed and kicked me hard while yelling, ‘Corona! Corona!’” Singson is now hospitalized at the Poriya hospital in Tiberias with “severe injuries to his chest and lungs.” He is listed in stable condition. SOURCE: https://www.timesofisrael.com/indian-immigrant-beaten-in-tiberias-in-apparent-coronavirus-linked-hate-crime/ March 14, 2020: 19-year-old Jose Gomez approaches an Asian family in the parking lot of a Midland, Texas grocery store.  He pulls out a knife and before bystanders manage to subdue him he stabs the father, a two-year-old boy, a six-year-old boy an a store employee who attempted to intervene.  Gomez tells arresting officers that he targeted the family because he thought they were Chinese “and infecting people with coronavirus.” SOURCE: https://www.cbs7.com/content/news/FIRST-ON-CBS7-Suspect-admitted-to-trying-to-kill-family-at-Midland-Sams-Club-affidavit-says-568837371.html; https://abcnews.go.com/US/fbi-warns-potential-surge-hate-crimes-asian-americans/story?id=69831920 March 15, 2020: A Korean man was stabbed in Montreal, Canada. The 44-year-old was stabbed outside of a grocery store and feels the attack may have been racially motivated, causing he Consulate of South Korea to sent out a warning to those of Korean heritage in the city to be cautious, because of rising anti-Asian racism caused by the coronavirus. SOURCE: https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/covid-19-korean-consulate-issues-warning-after-violent-attack-in-montreal-1.4856453 March 15, 2020: The body of an unidentified trans woman is found dumped in a field in Embu-Guaçu, Brazil.  She was reported as being followed by two men as she walked towards a supermarket.  She had been beaten to death. SOURCE: https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2020/03/15/name-unknown_embu-guacu-sao-paulo-brazil_53d51361 March 16, 2020: An Asian woman was assaulted in Manhattan by a stranger who blamed her for the spread of COVID-19. The 34-year-old woman was walking in Manhattan when Lynn Ferguson, of the Bronx, walked up to her and spat in her face after blaming her for the spread of the deadly virus. When the woman tried to walk away, Ferguson, 33, attacked her, yanking at her hair hard enough to pull some of the hair out. SOURCE: https://nypost.com/2020/03/17/asian-woman-assaulted-in-manhattan-blamed-for-coronavirus-cops/ March 16, 2020: The decomposing body of a trans woman is found dumped in an industrial building in Chihuahua, Mexico.  She had been beaten to death. SOURCE: https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2020/03/16/name-unknown_chihuahua-mexico_712ef37e March 19, 2020: A student from Hong Kong is walking to his car in New Town, Australia when a 38-year-old man sees him, shouts  "you've got the virus" and "go back to your country," at the student, follows the student back to his car, and punches the student in the face.  The man is sentenced to two months in prison for common assault. SOURCE: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-03-20/coronavirus-hong-kong-student-assaulted-for-wearing-face-mask/12075470 March 19, 2020: 60-year-old Oswald Jones approaches a 26-year-old Asian woman at a Brooklyn subway stop.  Yelling at her to "go back to China!" and "You are dirty, get your temperature checked!" Jones then attempts to punch the woman in the head before grabbing her cell phone and running off. SOURCE: https://www.nydailynews.com/coronavirus/ny-coronavirus-cellphone-robbery-hate-crime-brooklyn-subway-20200322-ufznc24nybcencdtja2ycbsx2i-story.html March 19, 2020: The body of missing 24-year-old trans woman Rafhynha Pimenta is found dumped in an abandoned house in Arapiraca, Brazil.  She had been tortured to death and then set on fire. SOURCE: https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2020/03/19/rafhynha-pimenta_poco-da-pedra-arapiraca-alagoas-brazil_b4ff2baf March 20, 2020:  In Bundaberg, Australia, a South Korean woman was viciously attacked by a group of six people after they demanded how long she had been in the country. The woman, 27, was left with scratches above her eyes and on her cheek following the attack where she was repeatedly shoved to the ground. She tried to defend herself - but then the group began to beat her with their fists. She said the thugs told her to 'go back to your country' and asked if she had 'self-isolated for 14 days'. SOURCE: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8149901/South-Korean-woman-27-brutally-bashed-racist-thugs-accused-having-coronavirus.html March 20, 2020: 22-year-old trans woman Paloma Pereira do Nascimento is shot & killed in the town of Caruaru, Brazil, having survived another murder attempt just two months before. SOURCE: https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2020/03/20/paloma-pereira-do-nascimento_caruaru-pernambuco-brazil_58077d36 March 21, 2020 Naperville, IL> police are looking for two women wanted for attacking a jogger last week in the west suburb. The two women threw a log at an asian-american jogger. SOURCE: https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2020/3/27/21196670/naperville-jogger-attack-police-seek-suspects-photos-crime-stoppers-75th-washington March 21, 2020: An 18-year-old Hispanic man in Burlington, WA is beaten nearly to death by 19-year-old Trevor McCabe.  Police obtained five videos of the assault, including audio of the victim df receiving taunts and racial slurs.  At one point, while the victim lay on the ground having a seizure caused by blows to the head, the attacker continued to beat the teen by kicking him in the lower back. Salgado was seen going unconscious as the attacker slapped him in the face, threw water from a dog bowl on him and kept up the taunts. SOURCE: https://www.king5.com/article/news/community/facing-race/brutal-beating-skagit-county-hispanic-teen-hate-crime-law/281-216f22e9-9b95-4f65-8adb-192479812e21 March 22, 2020: A 39-year-old Asian-American woman is taking out the garbage at her Borough Park, Brooklyn home when a stranger approaches her with a jar of acid and douses her with it, causing severe burns to her upper body, face, and hands. SOURCE: https://nypost.com/2020/03/29/hate-spewing-teens-yell-you-caused-coronavirus-b-h-at-asian-woman/ March 22, 2020: A man has been arrested in Salt Lake City for sexually assaulting a lesbian woman. The lesbian woman told police that Adam QuinnAtwood was her friend’s husband, and that she visited the couple on the evening of Sunday, March 22, in Salt Lake City. At some point during the night, her friend fell asleep and she said that Atwood began “touching and grabbing her”. The victim repeatedly told him she was gay and wasn’t attracted to men, in an attempt to get him to stop, but she said he “told her he was going to fix the gay”. After horrific sexual abuse, the woman was able to escape. SOURCE: https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/03/26/lesbian-sexual-assault-fix-gay-police-arrest-salt-lake-city-utah-corrective-rape/ March 22, 2020: A 35-year-old trans woman is shot to death in her own home in Caruaru, Brazil by intruders, just two days after another trans woman was shot to death in the same town. SOURCE: https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2020/03/22/kelly_caruaru-pernambuco-brazil_85baf422 March 23, 2020: The body of trans rights activitist Karla Camarena del Castillo aka Valentina Ferrety is found in the streets of San Felipe, Mexico.  She had been shot to death. SOURCE: https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2020/03/23/karla-camarena-del-castillo-valentina-ferrety_san-felipe-guanajuato-brazil_6b6ffe1e March 24, 2020: 36-year-old Timothy Wilson dies in a confrontation with FBI agents who intervene as Belton is enroute to car bomb a hospital in Belton, MO.  The FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force, which had identified Wilson as a racist extremist, had been investigating him for a month and documenting his plans to bomb an area hospital after considering other targets such as a historically-black school, a mosque, and a synagogue. SOURCE: https://time.com/5810734/fbi-terrorist-bomb-coronavirus-hospital/ March 24, 2020:Ali Zoabi says he was going to pick za’atar on his land at Khomesh, Palestine, with another villager, Asam, on March 24. “We didn’t see them at first, but suddenly eight settlers who must have been hiding behind a rock appeared,” says Asam. “I ran in one direction and Ali in another, but I could still see what happened.” Ali says he fell while running away, and the group surrounded him and kicked him. A few minutes later a Palestinian car drove by and the assailants fled. Ali was taken to Jenin, where he was hospitalized for two days with injuries to his arms and legs. SOURCE: https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-as-coronavirus-spreads-in-west-bank-palestinians-also-face-greater-settler-violence-1.8735820 March 24, 2020: 25-year-old trans woman Naomi Nicole "La Soñaré" García is shot in the head and killed by two off-duty soldiers in Mexico City. SOURCE: https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2020/03/24/naomi-nicole-garcia-la-sonare_ciudad-de-mexico-estado-de-mexico-mexico_8f18388a March 25, 2020: Salt Lake City, UT. resident Scott Alexander jumps on top of a man of Middle Eastern descent in a grocery store, beating him in an unprovoked attack.  Alexander tells arresting officers that he had a “vibe” that the man he attacked was “a terrorist.” SOURCE: https://kjzz.com/news/local/civil-rights-group-calls-for-hate-crime-charges-in-attack-fueled-by-vibe  March 26, 2020: Arua Nasan and his cousin were on their way to pick akub, a wild plant popular in Palestinian dishes, at the Ein Samia spring, which is frequented by both settlers and Palestinians in the region. “We were on the main road when we saw three settlers on donkeys heading our way,” he said. “At first we didn’t even see they were settlers. They were 16-17 years old, practically children, and when they came close to us they asked what we were doing here and said we’re not allowed to come here.” At this stage, one of the youths phoned someone, he says. Within minutes two cars showed up from the direction of the settlement of Kochav Hashahar. Nasan’s cousin doubled back to call for the help of a military vehicle they had seen nearby, and the youths shouted at Nasan to throw down the hoe, with which he had been planning to pick the akub with. “I didn’t throw it down because I wanted to keep it for self—defense,” he says. One settler threw a hammer at him, hitting him in the face, while the others beat him with metal rods, he says. At that point the military vehicle drove up and most of the youths got into a car and fled the scene. He was taken to hospital, where he was diagnosed with injuries to the jaw and shoulder. He was released several hours later, and filed a complaint the following day at the Binyamin police station in the West Bank. “I want to see if they do anything about it – after all, if I had hit someone Jewish I’d be in prison now,” he says. So far no one has spoken to him from the police. “If they do nothing I’ll know the law doesn’t protect me – not as a Palestinian or an Israeli – but as a human being,” he says. SOURCE: https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-as-coronavirus-spreads-in-west-bank-palestinians-also-face-greater-settler-violence-1.8735820 March 26, 2020: A 42-year old man pretending to be a police officer approaches three Afghan immigrants sitting on a bench in Leipzig, Germany, telling them to keep distance because of corona. When they argue with him the man pulls a blank gun using tear gas cartridges and fires it three times at the young men, causing them painful eye-irritation and breathing trouble. The man is arrested. SOURCE: https://www.chronikle.org/ereignis/mann-schie%C3%9Ft-reizgas-afghanische-jugendliche March 27, 2020: 21-year-old Erik J. Lewis of Downer's Grove, IL. is charged with hate crimes and aggravated battery after physically attacking a racialized security officer at a hospital while shouting racist slurs and threatening to "hang (him) from a tree." SOURCE: https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200330/authorities-man-charged-with-hate-crime-after-using-racial-slurs-fighting-hospital-workers March 27, 2020 Two students, Michael Luna and Shane Stumpf, placed several coronavirus posters on an international Korean student's dormitory door in San Angelo, TX.  When confronted, they fought and then Stumpf pulled out his gun on the Korean student. Police later found that Stumpf had a loaded Winchester 1300 12-gauge shotgun, 2 pocket knives along with a drawing of a KKK figure in front of a burning cross with the text, "I go for Jim Crow" and a Confederate flag in his room. SOURCE: https://sanangelolive.com/news/crime/2020-04-03/report-coronavirus-poster-prank-led-armed-confrontation-dorm-room-angelo-state March 28, 2020: Four teenaged girls on an MTA bus in the Bronx attack a 51-year-old Asian woman, demanding to know why she wasn’t wearing a mask and screaming “you caused corona virus, bitch!” at her before hitting her with an umbrella. The woman, whose head was cut open in the attack, received stitches to close the wound at a nearby hospital.  SOURCE: https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/06/us/teens-attack-woman-caused-coronavirus-trnd/index.html

March 28, 2020: 33-year-old Lexi "Ebony" Sutton is on a bench in Harlem, NY. when a man runs up to her, begins arguing with her, and then slashes her throat before speeding off on a scooter.  Sutton bleeds to death within minutes. SOURCE: https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2020/03/28/lexi-ebony-sutton_harlem-new-york-usa_55c5b1a4 March 29, 2020: The body of an unidentified trans woman is found near a basketball court in El Zapote, Mexico.  She had been stoned to death. SOURCE: https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2020/03/29/name-unknown_el-zapote-guerrero-mexico_43b267fb

March 29, 2020: M. Sudhakar, who belonged to the Oddar caste, from Morappanthangal village in India, was murdered for marrying a woman who belongs to the higher Vanniyar caste. SOURCE: http://www.tdnworld.com/news/india/4-dalits-killed-in-4-days-in-tamil-nadu-activists-say-upper-castes-using-lockdown-as-opportunity-for-assaults/

March 31, 2020: 34-year-old Jennifer Dias de Alcântara is repeatedly stabbed in the neck by an attacker in Dourados, Brazil.  She bleeds to death. SOURCE: https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2020/03/31/jennifer-dias-de-alcantara_dourados-mato-grosso-do-sul-brazil_d17b9286

April 2, 2020: A woman was filmed on the Cranbourne/Pakenham line in Melbourne, Australia, racially abusing a group of young Asian passengers (one of whom wearing a surgical mask) and making several offensive racial remarks towards these passengers, calling the pair “Coronavirus” before proceeding to physically attack them for standing up to her. What made the incident even more distressing was this woman had a child in her care, who was continually begging her mum to stop her tirade of abuse. SOURCE: https://www.facebook.com/AntifaAustralia/posts/3166329043399394 April 3, 2020: An 84-year-old Asian woman using a walker is making her way to the Metrotown skytrain station in Burnaby, BC when a younger woman approaches her from behind, purposely trips her and injures her, and then casually walks away. SOURCE: https://calgarysun.com/news/crime/racism-not-ruled-out-as-motive-in-unprovoked-tripping-of-b-c-senior/wcm/dbb30ef9-e381-471f-a626-abb9483cea4e April 4, 2020: A mob of men attack a 42-year-old woman in Cilincing, Indoneisa - beating her before pouring gasoline on her and burning her alive.  She dies in hospital a day later from her wounds. SOURCE: https://qnews.com.au/trans-woman-burned-alive-by-mob-of-thugs-in-indonesia/ April 4, 2020: A girl was charged with yelling racial slurs related to the origin of the coronavirus at a 55-year-old woman in Edison, NJ. and then punching her, police said. The attack happened on April 4 when the juvenile and a group of others surrounded the woman before the girl punched her in the back of the head, the office said. SOURCE: https://www.nj.com/coronavirus/2020/04/girl-charged-with-racially-assaulting-asian-woman-over-coronavirus.html April 4, 2020: Musa, a 15-year-old transgender girl living in Faisalabad, Pakistan, is lured from her home, gang-raped, and murdered by 10-12 local thugs. SOURCE: https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2020/04/04/musa_faisalabad-punjab-pakistan_dff9dd59April 4, 2020: 26-year-old trans woman Rayka França is stoned to death in Querência, Brazil. SOURCE: https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2020/04/04/rayka-franca_querencia-mato-grosso-brazil_6ec6e678 April 4, 2020: A Nazi threatened two women who were tagging pro-refugee messages in Leipzig, saying “You dirty parasites, we will squash you all”, after which he punched one of the women in the face several times. SOURCE: https://www.chronikle.org/ereignis/naziangriff-aktivistinnen-plagwitz April 4-6, 2020: Hindu fascists attacked a group of Muslims in Bengaluru, India while they were distributing relief material amid the Covid-19 lockdown in Bengaluru, India. Dr Taj, who was among the group that was attacked, alleged that the attackers were members of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh Hindu-nationalist group. Taj said four of her family members, including her son, and her son’s friend were injured in the incident. “A leader said they will not allow us to distribute ration till the Health Department checked and cleared it as safe as they alleged that we were spreading virus deliberately,” Taj said. Taj said that when they approached the police, they were told that such disruptions will not be allowed in future. However, on Monday April 6th when they were distributing rations, a group of six people, different from those who confronted them on April 4, allegedly attacked them with cricket bats. “Five of us are badly injured,” Taj said. “Is it wrong that we want to help the hungry?” Taj says the assailants said: “Muslims are poisoning the rations, you people don’t deliver food here, you Muslims have to leave the slum and relocate somewhere else.” The wounded have been admitted to Dr Ambedkar Medical College in Shampur. SOURCE: https://scroll.in/latest/958427/covid-19-volunteers-distributing-relief-material-attacked-allegedly-by-rss-supporters-in-bengaluru April 5, 2020: Three Palestinians employed as street cleaners by the Jerusalem Municipality were attacked with a knife and tear gas in the northern Jerusalem neighborhood of Ramat Eshkol. The three employees, Majd Fasfoos, Amir Dibs and Ezz el-Din Mohammed Ali, are residents of the Shoafat refugee camp in the city and are assigned to a maintenance crew that works in Ramat Eshkol. Fasfus said three Jews approached them and asked him and his colleagues to come with them. “I thought they were from the police, and I asked to see identification, but they started beating me up,” he said. At that point, Fasfoos said, his two associates tried to intervene and the assailants sprayed them with tear gas, after which one assailant pulled a knife and cut Fasfoos on the head. He was taken to Hadassah Medical Center on Mount Scopus, where doctors stitched his wound. SOURCE: https://www.haaretz.com/.premium-palestinian-street-cleaners-assaulted-in-jerusalem-in-apparent-unprovoked-attack-1.8742426 April 6, 2020: A 27-year old trans woman having drinks with some friends in the Brazillian city of Bayeux was shot to death by a group of men. SOURCE: https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/04/07/brazil-trans-woman-murder-bayeux-j-f-do-nascimentsomartins-sao-bento-hate-crime-transphobia/ April 7, 2020: A German far-right conspiracy theorist stabbed a 15-year old refugee from Iraq to death in the town of Celle, Germany. SOURCE: https://blog.zeit.de/stoerungsmelder/2020/04/09/totschlag-in-celle-aus-hass-erstochen_29706 April 8, 2020: 25-year-old trans woman Sasha Santos Filho is shot to death in broad daylight in the streets of Aracaju, Brazil. SOURCE: https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2020/04/08/sasha-santos-filho_aracaju-sergipe-brazil_b98b7de4April 11, 2020: Police in Hooks, Texas, arrested a far-right “Boogaloo boy” who live-streamed himself as he was hunting for a police officer to kill. Aaron Swenson, 37, was charged with making a terroristic threat against a peace officer, after Swenson “posted a Facebook Live video stating he was going to ambush and murder a Police Officer.” Swenson “had been sharing memes from boogaloo pages on Facebook” for some time prior to the incident. Swenson allegedly ran from police but was arrested after a police spike strip damaged his vehicle’s tires. In the police affidavit an arresting officer claims, “I could see Swenson holding his phone up [so] the people watching his Facebook Live video could see him during the pursuit.” After refusing to exit his vehicle for 20 minutes Swenson surrendered and was arrested “wearing a ballistic vest with a handgun holster, rifle, and pistol magazines on the chest.” SOURCE: https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2020/05/15/boogaloo-boy-arrested-texas-charged-plotting-murder-cops-facebook-live April 11, 2020: Trans woman Johanna Metzger is stabbed to death in Baltimore, MD. SOURCE: https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2020/04/11/johanna-metzger_baltimore-maryland-usa_d4664a2b April 11, 2020: Trans woman Luana Alves is shot multiple times in the streets of Piabetá, Brazil. She died at the scene. SOURCE: https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2020/04/11/luana-alves_piabeta-mage-rio-de-janeiro-brazil_6b52a7c5 April 11, 2020: The body of 25-year-old trans woman Ana Karen Velasco Castelán is found dumped in the streets of Veracruz, Mexico.  She had been beaten, kicked, and ultimately shot to death. SOURCE: https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2020/04/11/ana-karen-velasco-castelan_veracruz-mexico_375295c6  April 12, 2020: A man in Vancouver, Canada walks up to a much-small Asian woman walking in the opposite direction and punches her in the head, knocking her to the ground. SOURCE: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3083015/disgusting-attacker-punches-asian-woman-face April 12, 2020: 33-year-old trans woman Leca do Beral is shot to death in the middle of Patos, Brazil. SOURCE: https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2020/04/12/leca-do-beral_patos-paraiba-brazil_21e9ecb3April 13, 2020: Penélope Díaz Ramírez, a 31-year old transgender woman, is murdered in Bayamón Correctional Facility in Puerto Rico. SOURCE: https://www.hrc.org/blog/hrc-mourns-penelope-diaz-ramirez-trans-latina-killed-in-puerto-rico April 15, 2020: 36-year-old Longmeadow, MA. resident John Michael Rathbun is charged with attempted arson after attempting to burn down a Jewish-run assisted living facility. SOURCE: https://www.clevelandjewishnews.com/jns/man-charged-with-attempting-to-blow-up-assisted-living-facility-in-massachusetts/article_5473203f-5863-5c05-86ff-1fef1ed04db8.html April 15, 2020: Two women in Melbourne, Australia were filmed harassing and attacking two Asian women, following them around while shouting coronavirus, and beating them when the two victims confronted them. SOURCE: https://www.asian-dawn.com/2020/04/20/caucasian-woman-arrested-and-charged/ April 15, 2020: Two Asian women board a Vancouver city bus only to be taunted by a male passenger, who makes racist comments and tells them to “Go back to your own country, that’s where it all began.”  A fourth passenger - a woman - tells the man to leave the two women alone.  He responds by grabbing her by the hair, ripping some of it out of her scalp, kicking and punching her, and then throwing her to the floor of the bus and pinning her, before running off the bus when it stops. SOURCE: https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/transit-police-seek-suspect-who-grabbed-kicked-punched-woman-following-racist-comments/wcm/8963005b-0f61-4877-98b7-9f44a2751454/ April 16, 2020: The body of transwoman Paloma Salas Jiménez was found by police in the city of Barranquilla, Colombia. Her eye had been cut out, her throat slit and her body stabbed 20 times. According to LGBT+ leaders, Jiménez was routinely targeted by local gangs who, in killing her, sought to send a “message of rejection” to the trans community. SOURCE: https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/04/21/trans-woman-murder-paloma-salas-jimenez-barranquilla-colombia-transphobia-lgbt/ April 16, 2020: Two Palestinian men picnicing with their families on their own land close to the town of Jibya, near Ramallah, are attacked separately by different groups of illegal Israeli settlers, who beat them with clubs, and threatened to kill them. SOURCE: https://www.haaretz.com/middle-east-news/palestinians/.premium-settlers-assault-palestinians-on-their-own-land-as-israeli-soldiers-watch-1.8949268 April 16, 2020: A man was kicked, threatened and subjected to homophobic abuse in York, UK. The victim was approached by a man who threatened him and attempted to rob him. When he tried to escape, the man kicked and assaulted him while hurling homophobic slurs. SOURCE: https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/04/22/york-homophobic-slurs-attack-assault-arrest/ April 16, 2020: 28-year-old trans woman Mafer ("Marbella") Santos is shot to death in Amatitlán, Guatemala. SOURCE: https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2020/04/16/mafer-marbella-santos_amatitlan-guatemala_175eb7ab April 17, 2020: An unidentified trans woman is shot multiple times in the streets of Uruapan, Mexico and dies from her injuries.  She is the 2nd trans woman in to be shot to death in the city in as many months. SOURCE: https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2020/04/17/name-unknown_uruapan-michoacan-mexico_10cd434c April, 19, 2020: 28-year-old trans woman Paris Ninel is eating dinner with her partner in a Tuxtepec, Mexico taqueria when gunmen burst in and shoot both of them multiple times.  Ninel's partner survives the attack but Ninel is prounounced dead at the local hospital. SOURCE: https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2020/04/19/paris-ninel_tuxtepec-oaxaca-mexico_13c9bb3c April 21, 2020: A homosexual police officer was caught having sex with a man by a mob that broke into his home in Orlu, Nigeria. The mob proceeded to beat the two men senseless, after which the victims were arrested, as homosexuality is illegal in Nigeria. SOURCE: https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/04/22/nigeria-anal-sex-beaten-stripped-the-national-orlu-imo/ April 24, 2020: The bodies of two transgender women are discovered in the remains of a burned-out car in Humacao, Puerto Rico. The women are the 3rd and 4th transgender murder victims in SE Puerto Rico so far this year. SOURCE: https://www.latinpost.com/articles/145046/20200424/activists-people-2-found-dead-puerto-rico-transgender-women.htm April 25, 2020: A refugee transwoman was chased and kicked by three transphobes in the metro station of Duivendrecht, the Netherlands. With help from bystanders the three perpetrators were arrested by police. SOURCE: https://www.telegraaf.nl/nieuws/1056000175/transgender-op-klaarlichte-dag-mishandeld-in-metro-amsterdam April 25, 2020: A man storms into a Chinese restaurant in Chesapeake, VA. and douses the owner with a bucket of filthy water before fleeing. SOURCE: https://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/chesapeake/possible-hate-crime-under-investigation-at-chesapeake-chinese-restaurant/ April 25, 2020: An Asian woman riding the Skytrain in Vancouver is approached by 51-year-old Sandy Sanderson on the train, who screams at her “You people are why my daughter is sick!” before grabbing her bag, punching her in the face several times, and smashing her head into the seats on the train.   SOURCE: https://vancouversun.com/news/man-arrested-after-skytrain-attack-on-woman/ April 26, 2020: While trying to cover-up neonazi graffiti in Leipzig, Germany with posters, two people are attacked by a neo-nazi. The attacker insults both people, tears off the attached posters and then tries to hit one of the people. The attacker leaves after two courageous passersby rush to help. Shortly afterwards, one of the passers-by observes that the attacker together with other neo-Nazis, is trying to locate the two attacked people. Luckily, they managed to leave the area safely. SOURCE: https://www.chronikle.org/ereignis/neonazistischer-angriff-st%C3%B6tteritz April 26, 2020: When an Asian woman and her partner make way for another couple to pass them on a Queens, NY. sidewalk, the man walking past screams ““Are you serious?" You stupid bitch cunt!  You’re the ones that brought the virus here!” before grabbing her shopping cart and throwing items into the street, then grabbing and smashing her cell phone. SOURCE: https://www.nydailynews.com/coronavirus/ny-coronavirus-anti-asian-hate-crime-queens-cellphone-20200427-vjh6r4bqq5cotj6bdlootjj4qi-story.html April 27, 2020: On the first day of Ramadan, an arsonist sets fire to a Cape Girardeau, MO. mosque, forcing several families who live above mosque out of their homes.  Police arrest 42-year-old local resident Nicholas Proffitt, who has a 15-year history of attacking mosques and making Islamophobic statements. SOURCE: SOURCE: https://religionnews.com/2020/04/28/suspect-charged-in-fire-that-destroyed-missouri-mosque/ April 29, 2020: A man was the victim of a homophobic and transphobic attack on the London tube. The victim, in his 20s, was pummelled by two men and left with a fractured face while travelling on the Northern line between Oval and Kennington station in South London. SOURCE: https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/04/29/homophobic-transphobic-attack-hate-crime-london-underground-british-transport-police/ April 29, 2020: A 19-year-old closeted trans woman meets up with someone he had arranged a date with in Zhytomyr, Ukraine.  His date sexually assault him and then calls in five other people who handcuff the trans woman, stripping him naked, handcuffing him,  breaking his nose, and torturing him for hours before making him walk home naked and bleeding. SOURCE: https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/05/09/ukraine-trans-youth-attacked-violent-gang-sexual-assault-dating-app-hate-crime-homophobia-transphobia/ April 29, 2020 Two antifascists investigating a Qanon banner drop in Portland, Oregon, are attacked by a knife-wielding Proud Boy who chases them, but luckily the two managed to get away. SOURCE: https://leftcoastrightwatch.org/2020/04/antifascists-allege-they-were-chased-by-proud-boys-with-a-knife-after-q-anon-rally/   April 29, 2020: Lakewood, CO. convienence store owner Lakhwant Singh is attacked in his own shop by a customer yelling racial slurs at Singh and his wife and repeatedly telling them to “go back to your country.” When the man leaves the shop and Singh follows, the man rams Singh with his car, causing several severe injuries, and then assaulting two other people. SOURCE: https://indicanews.com/2020/06/05/hate-crime-charge-demand-in-assault-on-sikh-colorado-store-owner/ April 29, 2020: The body of Teresa del Castillo, a 20-year-old trans woman and winner of the 2019 Miss Gay pageant, is found dumped  beside the highway outside of Cosoleacaque, Mexico.  She had been beaten and stabbed to death in a presumed hate crime. SOURCE: https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2020/04/29/teresa-del-castillo_cosoleacaque-veracruz-mexico_1c91e545 April 30, 2020: 42-year-old Alexander Alazo is arrested in what police are describing as a hate crime, after he fired several rounds at the Cuban embassy in Washington, D.C. from an AK-47. SOURCE: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/04/police-shooting-cuban-embassy-suspected-hate-crime-200430220313266.html May 2020: A 22-year-old Axel F. of Hildesheim, Germany is arrested for planning attacks on Muslims, after writing of his plans in an online chat. Police found weapons and personal notes that indicated the planning of an attack in his apartment then charged him with the preparation of a serious act of violence endangering the state, the disturbance of the public peace through threats of criminal offences, sedition, insults and threats. Like many fascists he’s also a pedophile: In 2017, Felix F. contacted a then 15-year-old under a false name on Facebook and sent her several pictures of his genitals. The girl tried to break off contact, but was threatened and insulted by the defendant. When the mother announced that she would call in the police, the defendant threatened that he would "kill her daughter with a knife, pour gasoline over her and set her on fire". SOURCE: https://taz.de/Prozess-zu-mutmasslichem-Rechtsterror/!5736899/

May 2, 2020: A man shoots at two Ojibwe men as they spear-fish near Odanah, WI. SOURCE: https://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/story/news/2020/05/06/deputies-make-arrest-after-ojibwe-spear-fishers-take-fire/5180601002/ May 3, 2020: Saying “hey Chinaman, you’re infected! You need to move to a different car” and “I’m going to beat this Chinese nigger up!” a man on the NYC subway attacks an Asian-American nurse and tries to force him off the train. SOURCE: https://www.insider.com/man-forcibly-remove-asian-nurse-nyc-subway-cops-say-2020-5 May 3, 2020: 28-year-old trans woman Nina Pop is found stabbed to death in her Sikeston, MO. apartment. SOURCE: https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2020/05/03/nina-pop_sikeston-missouri-usa_0af0f25c May 5, 2020: Two gunmen on a motorcycle shoot 35-year-old trans woman Jade de Jesus Santos aka Rubi Ferriera to death in the streets of Camaçari, Brazil. SOURCE: https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2020/05/02/jade-de-jesus-santos-rubi-ferriera_camacari-bahia-brazil_da22eb49 May 7, 2020: Armed gunmen break into the home of 22-year-old trans woman Fábia Oliveira da Silva and shoot her in her bed, killing her. SOURCE: https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2020/05/07/fabia-oliveira-da-silva_sao-domingos-bahia-brazil_5847e1f0 May 8, 2020: The FBI arrested an Ohio 'Boogaloo Boi' for plotting ambush of police officers at a national park. The self-described “Boogaloo Boi” had a carefully laid-out plan: In order to spark an uprising that would lead to the imposition of martial law and thus the next civil war, he would ambush police officers responding to a fake domestic-violence call, who were to be stealthily surrounded by armed militiamen, “and the officers would have to put their pistols on the ground or get shot by the count of ten.” He also “hoped we don’t have to put them down, but I will do it if I have to.” Christian Ferguson of Cleveland, Ohio, performed a “dry run” of his plan with a couple of men he thought were fellow militiamen at Cuyahoga National Park. The men, however, were informants, and later that day the FBI arrested Ferguson and charged him with plotting to kidnap or kill police officers in order to steal their equipment and draw attention to his budding militia, the “75th Spartans.” SOURCE: https://www.thedailybeast.com/militia-leader-plotted-to-kidnap-and-kill-cops-to-win-new-followers-feds-say https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2020/5/13/1944847/-FBI-arrests-an-Ohio-Boogaloo-Boi-for-plotting-ambush-of-police-officers-at-national-park May 8, 2020: A Dalit man was murdered by upper caste groups in Salem, India. SOURCE: http://www.tdnworld.com/news/india/4-dalits-killed-in-4-days-in-tamil-nadu-activists-say-upper-castes-using-lockdown-as-opportunity-for-assaults/ May 8, 2020: Two Dalits were murdered by upper caste men in Udayakulam village in India. SOURCE: http://www.tdnworld.com/news/india/4-dalits-killed-in-4-days-in-tamil-nadu-activists-say-upper-castes-using-lockdown-as-opportunity-for-assaults/ May 8, 2020: A Dalit father and his son-in-law were hacked to death by a gang of higher caste men who mentioned their caste during the attack in Nazareth, India, in revenge for daring to file a complaint with the police over an earlier dispute. SOURCE: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/madurai/two-dalits-killed-as-monetary-dispute-leads-to-caste-clash/articleshow/75652531.cms May 9, 2020: The body of trans woman Gabrielly Hills is found dumped by the side of a road on the outskirts of Patrocínio do Muriaé,, Brazil.  She had been stabbed to death. SOURCE: https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2020/05/09/gabrielly-hills_patrocinio-do-muriae-muriae-brazil_0e0c0f42 May 9, 2020: The body of trans woman Heerawas is recovered from a well in Rohtas Fort, Pakistan. An autopsy revealed she had been stabbed or bludgeoned in the head and then dumped in the well. SOURCE: https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2020/05/09/heerawas_rohtas-fort-jhelum-punjab-pakistan_ad214ebf May 10, 2020: Shouting “you Jews are getting us all sick!” Paulo Pinho, 35, and Clelia Pinho, 46, jump out of a car in Williamsburg, Brooklyn and attack a group of Hasidic people gathered on the street.  Cops say the suspects attacked three men, ripping their masks off their faces, punching them in their faces, and making anti-Semitic remarks. The couple were detained by the crowd until cops arrived. SOURCE: https://gothamist.com/news/queens-couple-charged-hate-crime-attacking-hasidic-men-over-social-distancing May 10, 2020: The body of 42-year-old trans woman Robertina dos Santos is found dumped under an overpass in Itabuna, Brazil.  She had been shot multiple times. SOURCE: https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2020/05/10/robertina-dos-santos_itabuna-bahia-brazil_f85c0b5f May 10, 2020: The body of an unidentified trans woman is found on a highway outside of San Mateo Capultitlan, Mexico. She had been beaten and then had her head crushed when it was run over by a vehicle. SOURCE: https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2020/05/10/name-unknown_san-mateo-capultitlan-puebla-mexico_2117e7ce May 12, 2020: Police say a Minneapolis man attacked a local television anchor last week because of his “actual or perceived sexual orientation.” Vennie Jerome Williams, 39, was charged with third-degree assault and harassment with the intent to injure after police said he threw something at KSTP-TV journalist Matt Belanger. Belanger was walking across a light-rail station in Minneapolis on May 12 when he was struck in the eye. After his arrest, Williams allegedly began a profane rant in the police cruiser and “made statements indicating he had assaulted” Belanger because “he perceived that victim was homosexual,” the complaint states. As a result of the assault, Belanger could lose his vision permanently in his left eye. SOURCE: https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/minneapolis-man-attacked-tv-anchor-over-perceived-sexual-orientation-cops-n1210661 May 12, 2020: 29-year-old Joseph Miner and his 40-year-old friend and neighbor Daniel Jou are arrested by the FBI after purchasing illegally-defaced “ghost guns” from undercover agents in Queens, NY.  Miner, who had expressed his hatred of “women jews niggers” online, posted online statements of aspiring to commit a shooting spree and “forming a well-train incel hit squad,” as well as posting photos of the entrance to the Queens Jewish Community Centre, told agents he was acquiring the weapons for “boogaloo” - racist extremist code for “race war.” SOURCE: https://gothamist.com/news/alleged-neo-nazi-incel-arrested-queens-weapons-sting May 14, 2020: Four youth from Lyaskovets, Bulgaria target a 15-year old Roma boy for racial abuse and a physical assaul.  The victim was beaten, his head covered in a hood, and he was thrown over the side of a bridge into a river.  One of the young men was detained for the attack. SOURCE: https://nova.bg/news/view/2020/05/27/289134/%D0%BC%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%B6%D0%B8-%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B1%D0%B8%D1%85%D0%B0-%D0%B8-%D1%81%D0%B5-%D0%B3%D0%B0%D0%B2%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%85%D0%B0-%D1%81-15-%D0%B3%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%B8%D1%88%D0%BD%D0%BE-%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%BC%D1%87%D0%B5-%D0%B2-%D0%BB%D1%8F%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%86/ May 15, 2020: An Indigenous woman is out walking her dog near a Vancouver city park when she sneezes, prompting a man to rush over to her screaming anti-Asian racist slurs at her and telling her to “go back to Asia”  before punching her in the face. SOURCE: https://www.citynews1130.com/2020/05/17/indigenous-leader-calls-hate-crime-woman-disgusting-cowardly/ May 15, 2020: 41-year old Kurdish man Ibrahim Demir was murdered by a Turkish fascist in Dortmund, Germany. He was assaulted late at night on his way home, and kicked while laying on the ground. SOURCE: https://anfenglish.com/news/kurdish-man-brutally-murdered-in-dortmund-43882 May 15, 2020: During a raid at the home of a member of Germany’s elite KSK special forces unit police found a stash of weapons, thousands of bullets and two kilograms of explosives, as well as a machine gun, a hand grenade, a silencer and neo-nazi propaganda material. Far-right extremism turns out to be a huge problem in the German army, and especially in the KSK, leading the army to disband one of the KSK units entirely. German army officials are currently investigating at least 500 known far-right soldiers, twenty of them in one KSK unit. The investigation into the neo-nazis in the KSK also lead to the disturbing finding that 48,000 rounds of ammunition and 62 kilograms of explosives have gone missing from army bases. SOURCE: https://www.dw.com/en/germany-to-overhaul-elite-army-force-tied-to-right-wing-extremism/a-54004898 https://www.mdr.de/sachsen/leipzig/grimma-oschatz-wurzen/details-waffenfund-ksk-soldat-collm-100.html May 15, 2020: McKinsley LaKeith Lincoln, an openly-gay black man living in Alexandra, LA., is found shot to death.  Lincoln had been the target of frequent harassment an abuse because of his sexual orientation and his family firmly believe his murder to be hate-motivated. SOURCE: https://www.advocate.com/crime/2020/5/21/fatal-shooting-louisiana-black-gay-man-may-have-been-hate-crime May 16, 2020: Around twenty racists surrounded, insulted and attacked a group of four asylum-seekers in a park in Brandenburg, Germany. Two of the victims managed to escape, but a 16-year old from Guinea and a 19-year old from Morocco had to be treated at the hospital for their injuries. SOURCE: https://m.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/polizei-justiz/rassistische-attacke-in-guben-bis-zu-20-jugendliche-in-brandenburg-greifen-fluechtlinge-an/25840676.htmlMay 16, 2020: An Asian couple walking down the street in Seattle is confronted by a strange man, who hits the Asian male in the face, slapping at his face mask and knocking off his glasses.  "It's all your fault," the man tells the couple before fleeing. SOURCE: https://www.king5.com/article/news/crime/seattle-racial-bias-incident/281-d6c634a6-085c-4068-a865-b6b9cd4c4bef May 16, 2020: 22-year-old Des Moines, Iowa resident DarQuan Jones is walking to his girlfriend’s home when three men attack him, yelling racist slurs at him as they break his wrist, break multiple bones in his face, choke him, and cut his face open so badly he needed 10 stiches to close the wound.  At one point in the attack, Jones heard a gun cock and then two women screaming, causing the three men to flee, yeling at Jones that he needs “"need to get out of our area, we're going to get all of you out here” as they fled. SOURCE: https://www.complex.com/life/2020/05/naacp-wants-attack-on-22-year-old-investigated-hate-crime May 17, 2020: 58-year-old Victor Scala, is arrested in Patchogue, NY for assaulting a 35-year-old Latino man while yelling racist abuse and making derogatory comments about undocumented migrants.  Scala’s victim was left with multiple injuries to his chest and face in the attack. SOURCE: https://patch.com/new-york/patchogue/man-charged-hate-crime-after-assaulting-hispanic-man-police May 17, 2020: An Asian man is parking his car in Richmond, BC when another man pulls up beside in a blue BMW.  The BMW driver begins yelling racial slurs at the other man, who rolled up his windows and locked his doors as the BMW driver got out of his vehicle and began trying to smash in the side window.  The Asian man fled into a local business only to be pursued and attacked by the BMW driver. SOURCE: https://theprovince.com/news/mounties-seek-witnesses-to-alleged-hate-crime-in-richmond/wcm/d6f47f0a-41e8-4250-abbd-4dac4c610c10May 20, 2020: 20-year-old self-described “incel” Armando Hernandez Jr. arrives at a popular shopping and entertainment district in Glendale, AZ. armed with an assault rifle.  Hernandez then begins shooting, targeting women and couples.  He shoots and injuries three people but tells authorities later his goal was to kill at least ten people. SOURCE: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/davidmack/arizona-shooting-glendale-westgate-snapchat May 18, 2020: Quentin Moss steps off of a city bus in Miami and immediately charges at a gay couple walking their dog in an adjacent park, yelling homophobic slurs at them and repeatedly punching both of them.  Moss tells arresting officers that "him and his boyfriend are fucking faggots!" and bragged about how badly he beat both men.  Moss is now serving a prison term after being convicted of hate crimes and assault charges. SOURCE:  https://wsvn.com/news/local/man-sentenced-to-prison-with-hate-crime-charges-after-battering-gay-men-in-downtown-miami/  May 20, 2020: Kurdish protesters in Copenhagen are attacked by 5-10 aggressive Turkish fascists during a peaceful Kurdish protest. Half an hour into the demonstration, the aggressive young people in attendance began shouting outrage in Danish and Turkish after the protesters. Then they attacked the protesters. A middle-aged demonstrator had to go to the hospital with head injuries sustained by one of the attacking youths. SOURCE: https://www.dukop.dk/events/9031?locale=da May 31, 2020: An 18-year old man leaves the Chicago home of trans woman Selena Reyes-Hernandez after discovering she was trans, only to return half an hour later with a gun, murdering her. SOURCE: https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/06/18/murder-trans-woman-chicago-illinois-crime-orlando-perez-selena-reyes-hernandez/ May 21, 2020: A 17-year-old Muslim girl riding the bus with her mother in Vancouver is accosted by a woman who demands to know what country she’s from, mocks her for wearing a hijab, and then punched her in the head several times.  A Good Samitarian who followed the attacker is also assaulted.   SOURCE: https://nationalpost.com/pmn/news-pmn/canada-news-pmn/metro-vancouver-transit-police-ask-for-help-to-identify-hate-crime-suspect May 21, 2020: A gay couple out canoeing in Amsterdam are spotted by a group of youths who shout homophobic abuse at them. The couple were reportedly attacked when they got out of their canoe to confront the youths. One of the men was stabbed in the arm with a piece of glass by a teenage boy during the incident. He was later taken to hospital for treatment. SOURCE: https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/05/22/gay-couple-stabbed-glass-homophobic-hate-crime-attack-amsterdam-netherlands-police/May 23, 2020: Nabaraj, a Dalit man, with a woman called Rosy, from nearby Soti village, in Nepal. When Rosy’s parents and the villagers of Soti, who are from a higher caste than Nabaraj, learned about their relationship they did all they could to stop the relationship. But the couple were determined to get married. Rosy asked Nabaraj to come to Soti and take her to his village to get married. On May 23, Nabaraj and a group of18 of his friends headed for Soti. Shortly after the group reached Rosy’s home, in the evening, Rosy’s mother, Prakashi Malla, emerged from the house, shouting racial slurs at the group. Her warning calls woke up the villagers. And together, wielding sticks and pelting stones, they chased Nabaraj’s group all the way to the banks of the Bheri River. Nineteen youths were attacked and injured in the incident, and 12 of them were subsequently corralled and handed over to the police. Some in the group, including Nabaraj, wanted to escape at any cost, thinking the mob would kill them. The following morning, Nabaraj’s body was found on the shores of the Bheri River. On the afternoon of the day after that, the body of another youth, Tikaram Sunar from Chaurjahari, was found some 30 km downstream from where Nabaraj’s body was found. On May 25, the body of yet another youth, Ganesh Budha of Jajarkot, was found by the shores. One member of the group safely returned home. But no one knows the whereabouts of three others. Nabaraj’s friends say he and the others were thrown into the river by Soti’s villagers. SOURCE: https://www.recordnepal.com/wire/news-the-wire/killing-in-the-name-of-caste/ May 24, 2020: Near of end of ceremonies to mark Eid al-Fitr, someone drives by an Indianapolis mosque and fires off several shots at the mosque.  Bullets came through the walls of the mosque while people were still inside. SOURCE: https://www.indystar.com/story/news/crime/2020/05/28/muslim-leaders-say-shots-fired-into-mosque-eid-hate-crime/5272887002/ May 25, 2020: 31-year-old Mohammed Ibrar is arrested after allegedly breaking into a Sikh temple in Normanton, UK and stabbing a 41-year-old man at a nearby Polenica shop minutes later.  Police charge Ibrar with hate crimes as a result of the spree. SOURCE: https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/news/derby-news/derby-temple-attack-stabbing-being-4165824 May 27, 2020: A video shows how a group of young white men beat a nonwhite protester in Minneapolis as protests raged across the city. Jose Ponce, 26, who took the video, was walking with Tanis Beiris, 31, whom he’d met earlier in the day, when they encountered the group of three white men, in their early 20s. “They stood out to me in a way. They seemed like they weren’t from here; they looked very suspicious to me — something didn’t feel right,” said Ponce. Beiris went up to them and asked them where they were from. She said one of them had a metal bar (which is seen in the video) and another had a machete — and they came toward her. Suddenly a man whom neither Ponce nor Beiris knew intervened and told the men to get away from her. The man with the machete who'd been threatening her “jumped on him,” Beiris said. “They just attacked him,” Ponce added. “Stomped him. It was bad.” In the video, it shows them pulling him to the ground and kicking him while he lies on the street, and calling him the N-word. SOURCE: https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/qj48qv/3-young-white-guys-with-a-machete-beat-up-a-nonwhite-protester-in-minneapolis May 28, 2020: The charred body of 22-year-old trans woman Vick Santos is found outside of Itu, Brazil.  She had been strangled to death. SOURCE: https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2020/05/28/vick-santos_itu-sao-paulo-brazil_88dc3842 May 28, 2020: Alexander Hillel Treisman is arrested in Kannapolis, NC. in a van full of guns and explosives with plans to carry out an act of terrorism, including trying to assassinate Joe Biden.  Treisman, who also used the alias Alexander S. Theiss is arrested after employees at a bank in Kannapolis called police to investigate a white van that had been left in the parking lot. Police disccovered an AR-15 style rifle, a box for a Taurus .380 handgun, a cannister of the explosive material Tannerite, and a box of 5.56 caliber ammunition, along with approximately $509,000, books about survival, bomb-making, improved weapons and Islam, drawings of swastikas and planes crashing into buildings” and five more guns. Police also found child pornography on eight different electronic devices, along with other pictures and posts related to plans and ideas for possible terrorist acts, including an iFunny meme posted by Defendant on April 15, 2020 with the caption “should I kill joe biden?”. SOURCE: https://www.wbtv.com/2020/10/22/man-arrested-kannapolis-with-van-full-guns-explosives-researched-killing-joe-biden/ May 28, 2020: Tünde, a Roma woman living in Törökszentmiklós, Hungary, was viciously attacked on her way home, leaving her with bloody injuries to her head and face. “When I was a few blocks from home, a car suddenly appeared behind me. A big white guy got out of the car and held something in his hand. He just said to me, "You want some, you stinking gypsy!" And that's the last thing I remember. Then I lost consciousness. I don't even remember getting home. I just remember suddenly being home and seeing my hands covered in blood, then I lost consciousness again. Then I remember a short awakening in the hospital, on an X-ray, then I lost consciousness again and woke up in the morning in a hospital bed.” SOURCE: http://www.romea.cz/cz/zpravodajstvi/daniela-abraham-v-madarsku-byla-brutalne-zbita-mlada-romka-nasili-proti-romum-je-ve-stredni-evrope-stale-bezne May 29, 2020: A woman speeds through a BLM demonstration, hitting several people. When a man who ended up on the hood has jumped off she turns around to try to run him over. SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qz_N9C9d6Xs May 30, 2020: Three black women returning from a Minneapolis Black Lives Matter protest are waiting to cross the street in St. Paul when a driver stops and motions for them to cross.  As they are crossing, the driver steps on the gas and deliberately tries to run the three women over. SOURCE: https://www.npr.org/2020/06/21/880963592/vehicle-attacks-rise-as-extremists-target-protesters May 30, 2020: A man drove through a crowd of BLM protesters in Gainesville, Florida. William John Connelly, 64, was arrested and charged with six counts of aggravated assault after driving into the crowd of demonstrators, according to a Gainesville Police arrest report. GPD Lt. Robert Fanelli said he saw the aftermath of the incident. Fanelli said he spoke with six witnesses and victims after the incident. Witnesses told him that the suspect drove toward the crowd after passing two cars on a road protesters were blocking. Witnesses told Fanelli the driver appeared to be holding a gun. He said a silver semi automatic pistol was found with the driver, but no shots were fired. The driver shouted incoherently at protesters from his window, witness Houle said, and he looked red in the face and angry. SOURCE: https://www.alligator.org/news/crime/man-drives-through-protesters-on-main-street/article_4b8cfa00-a2a8-11ea-9bf2-cfd0161a38b0.html May 30, 2020: In the dead of night, 49-year-old Kevin Jay Karjalahti roams the streets of Roseville, MN., leaving letters at homes displaying Black Lives Matter or All Are Welcome signs, threatening to burn the homes down while the occupants sleep and letting residents know that "payback is coming." SOURCE: https://kstp.com/minnesota-news/man-charged-in-string-of-bias-motivated-threats-in-roseville/5804159/ May 30, 2020: A chaotic scene broke out when Trump supporters in a jeep purposely drove in to people at a BLM protest in Visalia, California and hit two women. Video of the incident shows a blue Jeep in traffic then accelerating directly toward two women, who were in front of the vehicle on the road. Video shows three people in the Jeep, which had an American flag, as well as a Trump “Keep America Great” flag, attached and on display. SOURCE: https://www.fresnobee.com/news/local/article243128101.html May 30, 2020: A car rams its way through a Black Lives Matter protest in Boston, hitting several protestors. SOURCE: https://www.wcvb.com/article/video-shows-suv-colliding-with-protesters-in-boston-street/32724823# May 30, 2020: A far-right son and father who own two bars in Omaha, Nebraska, instigated a fight with BLM protesters, calling black protesters “niggers” words and white protesters “nigger lovers.” When the son, Jake Gardner, pulled his gun and started waving it around, he was rushed by protesters trying to take it away. In the fight, 22-year old black protester James Scurlock was shot in the neck by Jake Gardner, killing him. SOURCE: https://www.thedailybeast.com/black-protester-james-scurlock-shot-to-death-outside-omaha-bar https://medium.com/@ryandwilkins/if-you-die-no-one-would-blink-an-eye-7664c5d63f51 May 30, 2020: A truck driver drives into a group of Black Lives Matter protesters in downtown Akron, OH., striking a protester before driving away. The protester was hospitalized with a concussion and broken arm. SOURCE: https://www.cleveland.com/crime/2020/06/akron-protester-struck-by-truck-during-anti-police-brutality-demonstration.html May 30, 2020: A driver faces two felonies after police say he intentionally struck a Black Lives Matter protester who ended up on the hood of his car and hung on for three blocks before falling off.  SOURCE: https://www.inforum.com/news/crime-and-courts/6517321-Protester-clung-to-car-hood-for-3-blocks-after-driver-struck-him-in-West-Fargo-charges-say May 30, 2020: A correctional officer who drove into a Black Lives Matter protest in Kokomo, Indiana, faces a felony criminal recklessness charge and was fired from her job. Witnesses said Redman passed stopped vehicles in front of her, entered an intersection and struck protesters before fleeing. Two women were struck in the attack and one was seriously injured. SOURCE: https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/indiana/articles/2020-06-02/former-jailer-charged-with-driving-into-kokomo-protest May 30, 2020: A car plows through a Black Lives Matter protest in Bakersfield, California, striking two women. SOURCE: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/davidmack/cars-trucks-hitting-protesters-george-floyd-blm May 30, 2020: Three participants in a San Jose, CA. Black Lives Matter protest are injured when two people ram their SUVs through the protest in two separate incidents. SOURCE: https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/06/03/suv-driver-who-hit-san-jose-protesters-charged-with-assault-hit-and-run/; https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/davidmack/cars-trucks-hitting-protesters-george-floyd-blm May 30, 2020: Three white people in a red pickup with Georgia license plates yelled at Black Lives Matter protesters, then revved their engine before plowing through a BLM protest in downtown Tallahassee, Florida. One person ended up on the hood of the car. SOURCE: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/davidmack/cars-trucks-hitting-protesters-george-floyd-blm May 30, 2020: A Black Lives Matter protester is thrown through the air as a car plows through a crowd of demonstrators in Portland, Oregon. SOURCE: https://twitter.com/Oregonian/status/1266593953379307521 May 31, 2020: A man at a far-right counter-protest opposing a BLM demonstration carrying a rifle fired a round into the ground near the State Capitol before being disarmed by a protester, according to witnesses. Police quickly took Michael Daniel Wallace, 18, into custody. Witnesses say the suspected shooter had been pacing up and down throughout the rally, yelling at protesters, armed with a rifle and a handgun and wearing military-style tactical gear, including a skull mask over his mouth. A video of the moments leading up to the incident shows the shooter conferring with a group of counter-protesters carrying Confederate flags. He then walks away, past the camera and seconds later there is a gunshot. A protester quickly swoops in, takes away the rifle and pulls out the ammunition magazine, after which the shooter is arrested. SOURCE: https://www.boisestatepublicradio.org/post/investigators-looking-whether-boise-rally-shooting-was-intentional May 31, 2020: Baris Cakan, 20, was fatally stabbed in the Etimesgut neighborhood park of Ankara, Turkey by three Turkish nationalists after they confronted him because he was listening to Kurdish music. SOURCE: https://www.voanews.com/extremism-watch/death-young-kurdish-man-sparks-hate-crime-debate-turkey May 31, 2020: Upon learning that the woman he had gone home with was a trans woman, 18-year-old Orlando Perez leaves 37-year-old Selena Reyes-Hernandez' home but returns minutes later and shoots her in the head, killing her.  Perez leaves then returns a second time hours later and shoots Hernandez; corpse a second time. SOURCE: https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2020/05/31/selena-reyes-hernandez_marquette-park-chicago-illinois-usa_352e5b7a May 31, 2020: Benjamin Jong Ren Hung, a member of the fascist three-percenter (III%) militia, intentionally drives his truck into a crowd of protesters in Pasadena, California. The crowd scatters and no injuries are reported. Hung is arrested the same day, and when police search his truck, they find a loaded semi-automatic handgun, several rifles and handguns, many high-capacity magazines loaded with ammunition, an 18-inch machete, $3,200 in cash, a long metal pipe and a megaphone. SOURCE: https://edition.cnn.com/2020/09/29/us/man-arrested-driving-into-crowd-with-firearms-trnd/index.html May 31, 2020: A woman drove through a crowd of Black Lives Matter protesters in Lansing, Michigan, at high speed. Fortunately, everyone managed to jump out of its way before being struck. SOURCE: https://eu.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/2020/06/01/how-womans-vehicle-ended-up-fire-lansing-during-protest/5308126002/ May 31, 2020: Several people are injured after a pickup truck plows through a Black Lives Matter protest in Tulsa, Oklahoma. One of the organizers of the Black Lives Matter rally, Rev. Eric Gill of Metropolitan Baptist Church, said the man driving the red truck “made an intentional effort to drive through” the crowd protesting on Tulsa Interstate 24. “He put his gun on the dashboard of his car and told everyone, 'You get out of my way,'" Gill said. One man was paralyzed when he fell off the overpass because of the truck, and two others were injured and treated in hospital. Tulsa police declined to charge the driver. SOURCE: https://www.kansascity.com/news/nation-world/national/article243395556.html

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Unthinkable *update 11/5*

Summary: Seven years, three movies, two people, one story. But before they can get their happily ever after, Sebastian Stan and Camille Solis must learn to trust in each other and in themselves, before allowing the unthinkable to happen.

Warnings: Fluff, future smut, Language, Angst, mental health, WOC lead character

Rating: NC-17

Again thank you for reading and commenting! It keeps me motivated! xoxo

Chapter 19

Ex-Factor

 Halloween 2010

 Studio City, CA

 Camille hummed along to the music as she ripped open the chip bag and tossed into the big plastic festive bowl in front of her.

 “Alright, I’m still stumped.” Came a familiar deep voice behind her.  

 “Stumped about what?” she asked without looking up from her task, but taking a chip into her mouth.

 “Your costume! I have no idea who you’re supposed to be.”

 Camille smiled to herself, grabbing another chip bag and dumping into the next bowl. She felt him next to her a few moments later, shoulder to shoulder. Pretending she hadn’t notice him yet, she took another bite of a chip. But burst into a fit of giggles when he began shaking his shoulders from side to side with the music, bumping purposely with hers. “I hate to break it to you white boy-but you can’t dance.” She teased with a side-eyed look.

 “You know, I would be insulted, but…sadly I know it’s the truth.” He said with a small pout.

 With a shake of her head, she snorted back her laughter at his goofiness and finally turned to face Sebastian. Her heart did a little jump when she realized that he was already looking at her with those blue orbs she had come to care and rely on. He grinned widely, before reaching for a chip himself.

 “Need help with anything?” he offered.

 “Yeah, can you grab the extra plastic cubs from the pantry?” Camille replied.

 He gave her an offended look. “I didn’t actually think you were going to make me help…” he scoffed. “I am a guest after all.”

 Camille rolled her eyes, pointing in the direction of the panty. “In there Ojos Azules.” Ignoring his whining.

 He squinted in a glare, but walked back blindly toward the pantry. Without taking his eyes off her, he pulled the door open, a slight smirk on his features. Camille’s gaze didn’t falter, instead she suppressed her laughter again. It had been almost 4 weeks since their goodbye at the airport. It almost seemed a lifetime ago to her now. After he had left, she had sat in her car for a good 15 minutes, and found herself crying again. A combination of everything that was going on and the fact that Sebastian was gone hitting her. After getting herself together, she drove to meet Liz. After that, most of the month had been a blur while she got back to her routine in LA, mostly with work.

 And even though she had been fearful of the unsureness of her relationship with Sebastian, they managed to talk and text every day. Which had eased her insecurities. Now he was back in town for a few days, making Camille happier than she was willing to admit- especially to him.

 Particularly since her birthday was only 2 days away, but were celebrating it a few days early with Sam’s. Throwing a Halloween/birthday party for both of them, since their birthdays were a few days apart. Hence the party favors/music/snacks and even costume! It had become sort of a tradition to share their birthdays and it was easier than celebrating two. Plus it gave them and their friends a chance to dress up for Halloween. And Samantha loved decorating the house all up for the holiday/birthday.

 “Seriously, who are you supposed to be?” Sebastian asked, breaking her out of her thoughts.

 “If you can’t figure it out then I’m not gonna tell you.” Camille responded with a frown. 

 “That sentence doesn’t even make sense Camille.” 

 She couldn’t help but giggle. It really hadn’t. Oh well. She grabbed another chip and shoved into her mouth. Wow. She really needed to eat if she planned on drinking for the night. She had been running around all day, helping get everything ready for tonight that she hadn’t sat down to eat. 

 “You know what does make sense?” Sebastian asked, standing next to her and handing her the cups. 

 “What’s that?” Taking them out of his hand with a grateful smile. 

 Resting both of his hands on the edge of granite countertops, he leaned his body forward, but tossed his head back, giving her a once over unhurriedly with a shake of his head in admiration. “Those spandex…”

 Camille narrowed her eyes. “What about them? And watch your words carefully Stan.” She warned, but felt her cheeks warm up. Not sure if he was teasing or complementing.

 He absently licked his bottom lip, gazing back up at her. “They’re…spandex.” He said lamely, his cheeks turning red all of a sudden, letting go of the countertop to run his fingers through his hair.

 “Uh huh.” She uttered, opening the bag with the cups.

 “I mean…” with another shake of his head, blowing air from his lips. “They fit you...perfectly...” He muttered, his eyes lingering up and down her body again, settling for a few extra seconds on her ass. “And what you have over them-.” 

 But stopped talking when Camille put her hand over his mouth. “Quit while you’re ahead.” She cautioned. Sebastian playfully glared, Camille daringly stared back. For a split second, it looked like he was just going to pull away, but her eyes widen in surprise when she felt a small sting on her palm. “Sebastian!” she squeaked, quickly pulling away.

 Tilting his head to one side, he raised an eyebrow in satisfaction. “That’s what happens when you put things in front of my mouth. I bite.” He sassed with naughty smile.

 Camille frowned, rubbing her palm with her other finger. “That hurt, you jerk.”

 Rolling his eyes, he took a step closer. “Let me see, you big bebelus.”

 “No.” she grumbled, pulling her hand behind her back.

 “Oh stop it. Here.” He said in an exasperated tone, reaching out to grab her hand. “I’ll kiss and make it all better.” He teased with a wink, assessing her palm.

 Camille glowered at him, trying her best to at least pretend to be mad at him. In reality, she was feeling a bit relieved at the moment. She had been scared that even though they had been keeping in contact every day through phone calls/text, that it would be awkward when they were back together. But so far- they had picked up right where they had left off. It felt as if no time had passed between them. If anything, their flirtatious nature had been picked up since he arrived the day before when they met up for dinner with Natalie and Samantha. Maybe it was because they hadn’t seen it each other in weeks, she wasn’t sure.

 She broke out of her thoughts when she felt him lift her hand up back to his face. “What are you doing?” she questioned.

 He blinked and repeated. “Kissing it to make it all better.”

 Swiftly, she jerked her hand away. “Nice try. I’m not letting your mouth anywhere near me-.” Yet quickly stopped herself at the realization of her words.

 “Hmm…you sure about that?” he questioned, taking another step in her direction.  

 Camille didn’t miss a beat. “Pretty sure.”

 “Hmmph.”

 “I mean you did just say that you’ll bite anything that’s put in front of your mouth.”

 “And that doesn’t sound like something you like?”

 Tilting her head to one side, Camille pretended to think about her answer, as she reached out and playfully tugged on the end of his tie, biting on her lower lip before speaking. “I never said that. I just enjoy other things that are done with a mouth…” Shrugging nonchalantly, before looking up at him through her lashes.

 His tongue slightly stuck out of the corner of his mouth, licking the top and bottom lip as carefully watching her speak. Camille pretended not to notice, and only continued to blink harmlessly at up at him.

 “Seriously?” Came another a voice a few steps away from them. “You two are ridiculous.”

 “What are you talking about?” Camille asked at the same time Sebastian blinked out of his trance, stumbling backwards at the sudden interruption. Camille only gave him a weak smile before taking a step back herself.

 “You know exactly what I’m talking about.”

 “You invited him?” Sebastian scoffed, quickly recuperating from their little moment and trying his best to change the subject.

 “Yeah, because I bring the ice.”

 “And I’m so grateful!” Camille said in a sweet voice and a huge grin. “Thank you Charles!”

 Charles pretended to give her a disgusted look but asked. “Where do you want the bags Jessie?”  

 “In the freezer.”

 “Jessie?” Sebastian questioned in confusion.

 “Yeah, as in Jessie Spano.” Charles explained, placing the bags in the freezer. “From Saved by the Bell?” he stated, looking at his best friend in disappointment for not knowing who he was talking about.

 Sebastian wrinkled his forehead in concentration, obviously still unsure of what Charles was talking about. After a few more seconds, he tossed his head back and laughed. “That’s your costume?” he asked, looking back at Camille with an amused smile.

 Camille gave herself a once over, with a hand on her hip. “What? You don’t think I pull it off?” she mocked. She wore a pair of tight black spandex, with a one piece bright pink bathing suit G-string over it. She had exaggerated her curls by fluffing them late 80’s style with a big black bow on one side of her head. There was also a towel she plan on carrying around as an accessory, but she wanted to get everything ready before everyone got there.

 “Never said you didn’t darlin.”

 Giving him a flirtatious wink, she tossed the empty plastic bags into the trash can. “Natalie is dressed as Lisa and Sam is Kelly.”

 Sebastian lifted his nose up in the air before nodding in understanding. “Now those outfits make more sense…” he murmured to himself.  

 “Yup. The last few years we’ve tried to do theme costumes. Last year we were the Sanderson sister from Hocus Pocus.”

 “Ooh I would love to have seen that!” Charles piped in with a wicked smile.

 Camille beamed widely at him. “It was pretty good if I say so myself.”  

 “Which one of the Sanderson’s where you?” Sebastian asked with a light smirk.

 She sassed back. “Wouldn’t you like to know...”  

 Charles groaned. “Oookay and on that note I’m going to go get the rest of the ice out of my car.” He indicated loudly for the both of them to hear. “Because I swear to god, it physically hurts me to watch you two right now. …” trailing off with a shake of his head, leaving them alone again.

 Once he was out of sight, Sebastian snickered. “I knew that would get him to leave.”

 Camille’s jaw dropped open. “Now why would you do that?”

 “So I could give you your birthday gift.”

 Her eyes grew wide in surprise at his revelation. She hadn’t been inspecting anything from him. “You didn’t have to get me anything-.”

 Waving a hand in the air dismissively he interrupted. “I know, I know, me being here is gift enough-.” Camille rolled her eyes and gave his chest a playful slap. “Hey! You want the gift or not?” he teased, moving both hands behind his back.

 Camille shrugged pretending to disinterested. “My birthday isn’t for two more days-“

 “So you don’t want the gift?” She glowered at him. He smiled sweetly, and Camille watched as he maneuvered his left hand to the front of him, a small ocean blue box wrapped with a white ribbon in his hand.

 She felt her heart begin to race, glancing between the box and Sebastian. Was that a Tiffany’s box? He got her something from Tiffany’s? She had never gotten anything from there before. Not even her old engagement ring was from there. In fact, she was not sure where David had gotten the ring from…

 But back to the present, Sebastian stood in front of her with a Tiffany’s box. Blinking a few times, she met his gaze, he stared back with a knowing smile.

 “Don’t worry, I’m not asking you to marry me.” He joked, but nervously ran his other hand through his hair, before placing the small box on the counter.

 “Oh thank goodness.” She said mockingly, but curiosity took the best of her, giving the box a few more stares.

 “Stop looking at it and open the box.” he softly ordered with a light shove of his hip.

 She hesitantly reached for it. Not sure of what to expect. It was just a birthday present Camille. Just like the one you gave him back in Manchester for his birthday. Don’t be stupid.

 She tugged at the ribbon and it slowly became undone, then took the top off. For the next few moments, neither one said a word. Camille kept her head down, blinking back a few tears when she realized what it was. Only Sebastian would think of a gift like this.

 “Listen, if you don’t like it, we can return it for something else.” She heard Sebastian say in a panic voice.

 “What?” Finally lifting her head to meet his gaze. He looked almost frighten. “NO!” she exclaimed with a shake of her head. “It’s-it’s beautiful.” She barely whispered with a sniff, taking the silver necklace out of the box with the music note pendant. Was she really crying? Oh geez.

 “You sure?” Rubbing the back of his neck nervously. She smiled at him and only nodded. Her nod was like an invitation, and he stepped in closer. “I saw it and it reminded me of the story you told me about your parents.” He explained with a shy shrug.

 “Yeah.” Was all Camille could mustered at the moment, not breaking from his gaze.

 It had been months ago and they had been having a conversation about music and she mentioned to him about how her parents had met. Her mom had been a music teacher and to make extra money she decided to start tutoring on the side and one of the little girls she happened to be teaching was her dad’s little sister. It hadn’t been anything extraordinary, just something Camille had mentioned in conversation and then they had continued on.

 “You sure you like it?” Sebastian asked uncertain.

 “Y-yeah. I mean yes.” She stammered, sniffling again.

 He raised a skeptical eyebrow. “Then why the tears? This was not supposed to make you cry.” he muttered.

 “I’m fine.” She insisted with a small smile.

 “Oh yea? You’re crying Camille.” He insisted, his cheeks turning red. “Birthday presents aren’t supposed to make you sad. Unless it’s not what you want-.”

 But before he could get another word out, Camille wrapped her arms around his neck, inhaling his cologne. God the way he smelled was always so intoxicating. It always made her head buzz in appreciation. “Shut up.” She whispered. “It’s perfect. Thank you.” Not sure of what else to say.

 She felt him wrap his arms around her waist, nuzzling his nose into her hair before giving her a light squeeze and whispering in her ear. “You smell good.” Camille only hummed in response.  

 “Oh for fuck sakes. I swear you two...!” 

 They broke their embrace and both looked in the direction of the voice. Charles was giving them a look of dislike before shaking his head and settling the two bags of ice on the floor. Turning on his heels. “You guys can take of the rest of this. You two need to figure this shit out…I swear to god…” He muttered over his shoulder, still shaking his head.

 Sebastian rolled his eyes, walking toward where the two ice bags sat and called out after Charles. “Stop being such a drama queen!” But turned to Camille with a sheepish smile. 

 Shaking her head she composed herself but let a slight giggle, meeting him half way. “Help me put these in the freezer before Sam comes back here.”

 *****

 “Why do you have to be the one to do it?”

 “Because,” Camille grunted pulling her gray sweat pants over the spandex. “They called me-.”

 “They couldn’t call someone else?” Natalie snapped, arms crossed in front of her chest as Camille walked out of her closet.

 “Look, I know you don’t like it-.”

 Natalie furiously shook her head and interrupted. “This isn’t your responsibility anymore Camille.” Giving her sister a long stare. “It’s not.” She repeated a bit more softly. 

 Camille shoved her arms into her sweater, zipping it up before letting out a long sigh. “I know.” She agreed, nervously placing a strand of hair behind her ear. “I’ll be quick.” She promised. 

 “I’m not going with you.” Natalie stated, her voice raising again over the loud music in the living room. 

 “And I’m not asking you too. I can go by myself.” Reaching for her phone on the end of the bed. 

 “I don’t want you going by yourself either.” 

 “Nat-.” Camille started with a short laugh. “I’ll be okay.” Absently putting her phone in the hoodie pocket. 

 It was a few hours into the Halloween/birthday party and everyone had been having a good time. Dancing, drinking and even singing Karaoke. (Sam had bought a karaoke machine and had it out in the backyard with a small stage where people were free to use). Camille had been having a good time, drinking, laughing and catching up with Sebastian. It had been a nice distraction after the last few weeks of nonstop work.  

 Sebastian and Charles has been making her laugh for most of the night. Sebastian had pretended to be upset that Camille and Charles had lunch and dinner a handful of times since being back in Los Angeles. And had even exchanged numbers and texted as much as she talked to Sebastian. That only made Charles add fuel to the fire by giving Sebastian the full play by play of their “dates” as he had been calling them. It had all been in fun of course. 

 Camille had been ready to drag them to do karaoke when her phone had rang from a number she didn’t recognize, without thinking twice she had answered it.  

 “Hey! There you are!” Sebastian exclaimed, sticking his head into Camille’s bedroom. He looked directly at Natalie. “Sam’s looking for you. She said you know where the extra vodka is at...” but trailed off, obviously feeling the tension in the room. He glanced between the Solis sisters. “What’s up?” Furrowing his eyebrows. “Where you going?” 

 Natalie opened her mouth, but quickly shut it when she caught Camille’s warning look. 

 “I’ll be back.” Camille said, avoiding his question, trying to remember if her car keys were still in her purse. She felt Sebastian’s gaze on her and it was making her uncomfortable, because she knew this was not avoidable. She closed her eyes for a split moment before opening them up again and meeting his blue orbs. “I got a phone call from a bar...about David. Apparently he's been there since this afternoon.” She finished, hanging her head down, not wanting to see Sebastian’s look of disappointment. 

 “So Camille is driving to the bar to pick him up.” Natalie added angrily. “Even though I keep telling her it’s not her responsibility!” 

 Camille abruptly lifted her head up, giving Natalie a long stare. “I’m not gonna let him drive like this!” 

 “Let his drunk ass get a cab!” 

 Camille sucked in her breath. “Look, we know the bartender. That’s why they called me. Apparently he’s not carrying his phone.” She tried to explained, looking back at Sebastian for the first time. He had stepped into the room and stood a few feet away watching the exchange. 

 “He really knows how to fucking ruin everything.” Natalie murmured. 

 “He isn’t ruin anything. I will just go pick him up, drop him off and come back.” 

 Natalie shut her eyes, as if trying to calm herself down. After a few moments of silence, she opened them back up. “Fine.” Her voice sounding dejected. “But I’m not getting out of the car.” She stated, nose up. 

 “I can go by myself. I don’t need you running out of the car to kick his ass.” She tried to joke, grabbing her favorite pair of sandals from underneath the bed. 

 “I don’t want you going by yourself.” Natalie repeated. 

 “I can go with her.” They both heard Sebastian offer. 

 Both sisters turned their heads slowly to Sebastian’s direction. Camille quickly shook her head in protest. 

 Sebastian gave her a small smile. “I promise to stay in the car.” Raising his hand up and bringing three fingers up. “Scouts honor.” 

 Camille raised an eyebrow. “You were never a Boy Scout.” 

 Dropping his hand, he shrugged. “Okay, fine. But I’ll stay in the car.” 

 “You don’t have to. I know you aren’t his biggest fan either. But I just can’t leave him there in good conscience.” 

 “I don’t mind.” Sebastian said. “Listen, he drove right?” Camille only nodded. “Well someone’s going to have to drive his car back to his place. You can drive it and I’ll follow behind.” He reasoned. “Okay?” 

 Camille bit her lip nervously. That did make sense. She hadn’t broke her gaze from him since he started speaking. She couldn’t read what he was thinking, but knew that it was probably a good idea to have some there with her. After a few more seconds of trying to rationalize with herself, she finally spoke. “Okay.” With a small nod. “You’re right.” 

 Sebastian smile grew a little more at her words. “I’m sorry, can you repeat that again?” He teased. 

 Camille narrowed her eyes at him. But let out a silent sigh of relief at his teasing. So maybe he wasn’t that disappointed in her. 

 “You should have gotten that on record.” Natalie piped in. 

 “Ha-ha.” Camille said sarcastically. 

 ~~~

Unfortunately Camille had been wrong. Sebastian had been sitting in the driver seat of her car for 20 minutes before deciding to get out and stretch his legs and smoke a cigarette. He was now on his 3rd one. Leaning up against the car door he puffed one more time before flicking the cigarette butt on the driveway and stomping on it with his shoe. He glanced down at his watch, frowning. It had been almost 45 minutes since Camille had walked into the house with David.

 Lifting his face up to the night sky, Sebastian tried to push the nervousness and displeasure he was feeling away. He was here for Camille, not David. She needed support and he wanted to be that for her. He had to keep reminding himself of that. It had definitely been important to repeat it to himself when they had arrived at the bar and watched from the car as Camille and some tall bulky guy (who Sebastian assumed was the bartender who had called) held up David from each side to maneuver him into his car. Sebastian had followed behind to the house that Camille once shared with him.

 Once they arrived at the house, Camille quickly got out of the car and made her way to him and said it would only take a few minutes to get David settled inside. Sebastian had offered to help, seeing that he could barely walk. But Camille had decline, informing him that David had sobered up enough to make it inside.

 With his face still up to the sky, Sebastian let out a large sigh. This whole thing was fucking ridiculous. Natalie was right, this was no longer Camille’s responsibility. Hell, even when they were together it should not have been a responsibility. They were supposed to be a couple, not Camille playing the part of a mother. He glanced back over his shoulder at the front door for what seemed the hundredth time in the past 45 minutes, tempted to go and knock and make sure Camille was okay.

 If she needs you, she will let you know. He reminded himself. He wasn’t going to make the same mistake like in New York. Camille had to figure this out on her own. Regardless of how much he and her sister wanted Camille to drop his ass, she would have to do it on her own terms. Not anyone else. Even if it killed him.

 Sebastian was about to take out another cigarette when he heard a door open and close, hurriedly he turned his attention to the noise. Letting out a silent sigh of relief, he watched Camille make her way toward the car, looking a bit frazzled when she reached the passenger side. Sebastian walked around toward her with concern in his eyes.

 “I’m so sorry.” Camille started rapidly. “I know I said it was going to be quick-.”

 “It’s okay.” Sebastian murmured, cupping her face in between his hands.

 Camille looked up at him skeptically. “No it’s not. I know how you feel about him.” Nervously running a hand through her hair.

 Sebastian gave her a guilty smile. “Okay, no it’s not.” He answered truthfully. Recognizing it was better not to lie.

 “Thank you.” She said with a grateful smile, which Sebastian took as ‘thank you for not lying to me.’ about the situation.

 “Ready to go?” he asked after a few moments of silence, gesturing toward the car. Camille pressed her lips together before giving him a small nod. “Good. C’mon.” dropping his hands from her face to open the passenger door.

 Camille followed, but stopped abruptly before getting inside car. “You got a cigarette?”

 It took a few seconds for her request to register in his head. But Sebastian chuckled lowly. “Darlin’ you don’t smoke.” He reminded.

 “Ooh right.” She mumbled with a small smile, sliding into the passenger seat. Sebastian shut the door after her, shaking his head in amusement as he walked to the driver’s side.

 “I’m glad you still have your sense of humor.” He observed, turning the engine on the car.

 “Oh, I wasn’t joking about the cigarette.” Camille said, sliding the seatbelt on, leaning her head back against the headrest, turning her attention toward him. Gnawing on her lip for a few moments before speaking up. “I’m sorry again.” Her eyes filling with regret and remorse.

 He leaned over the center console of the car, squeezing her knee. “Stop.” He ordered softly. He wanted to engulf her in his arms at the moment. Blinking a few times, she only nodded. He gave her another squeeze. “You okay?”

 “Hmm? Oh yeah.” She said in a not so convincing voice, reaching for his hand that sat on her lap. 

 “Camille?” He questioned, tangling his fingers with hers before tugging it up to his chest. “Talk to me.” He almost pleaded. 

 “We should go.” She whispered, looking out the car window and ignoring his previous comment.

 Sebastian knew better than to push. So instead he let go of her hand to put the car in ‘drive’, slowly hitting on the gas pedal, pulling up to the end of the drive that lead to one of the main streets. “Which way?” Reaching back over for her hand to get her attention.

 She jerked her head in his direction when they touched again. “Left.” Gently placing her other hand on top of his. 

 Following her directions, he made the left. And for the next 10 minutes, the car ride was silent. It was pretty late now so the roads where emptier that usual. Every few moments, he would give a side glance, as she absently stroked the top of his hand but her attention was elsewhere. He had a feeling she was trying to collect her thoughts.  

 They came to a red light and Sebastian couldn’t help but let his eyes linger a bit longer on her. In spite of everything that was going on at the moment, one thing was true- he was glad to be in her presence after almost 4 weeks. Just like he had predicted, it had taken him almost a week to get back to his routine back in New York, especially with Camille not being around all the time. His fears about their friendship only working in Manchester had been wrong-thankfully. They had managed to keep in touch daily and that had been a great weight off his heart.

 “I-I told him I couldn’t do this anymore.” She stammered in a barely there whisper.  

 Sebastian only continued to stare, unsure of how to respond. Mostly because he thought she had more to share. 

 “The lights’ green.” She said with an amused smile, letting go of his hand to point ahead. 

 Clearing his throat and shaking his head slightly, he mumbled stupidly. “Oh uh yeah. Of course...” at the same time stepping on the gas pedal.

 “Natalie, Tia Yolanda, you...everyone was right...” She said with a bitter laugh. 

 “Whoa- it’s not fun to be right when you agree with me.” He tried to tease. She brought one knee up, tilting her head in his direction with a knowing look. Sebastian shrugged and let out an exasperated sound. “Okay-fine. It’s still a little bit fun.”

 “So that means I’m right.” She concluded, a small smile tugging on her lips.

 He didn’t say anything for a few moments, but watched as she anxiously twirled the music note pendant around her neck between her fingers. “Was he sober enough to even know what you were talking about?” He asked a bit more bitterly than he intended it to sound. 

 “I made sure he drank plenty of water and had ibuprofen just in case.” 

 Camille would be the type of person to do those thoughtful things for someone even after all the shit they put her through. Sebastian gripped the steering wheel a bit tighter when he thought about how much David had made her cry in the last months. “You’re too good Camille.” He blurted out. 

 “I wasn’t feeling too good when he was begging me to stay and I told him I couldn’t.” She confessed, but the tone of her voice sounded different this time. There was a hint of resolve in it. “I told I couldn’t continue to be his go to person anymore. And that he needs to stop calling me.�� Pausing for a split second to gather her thoughts again. “That there was nothing else to work out or work through.” 

 Sebastian felt something inside fill with hope as she spoke. 

 “Something just clicked Sebastian. Maybe it was seeing him literally sprawled on that table in the bar... or having to drag him out of there as people stared. I’m not sure. I just realized that this isn’t healthy. And I know I’ve been saying it, but now I think I’m finally ready. I’m tired of randomly crying and feeling like I’m not good enough. I know it’s going to be fucking hard. But I know there isn’t anything I can do to change what happened or change him for that matter.” 

 By then they had stopped at another red light, and Sebastian could stare with what he assumed was a smile on his features. 

 “Go ahead, say I told you so.” She quipped with a slight wrinkle of her nose. 

 “I’m not going to do that.” 

 “Oh? Why not?”

 “Because sometimes you have to figure it out on your own. And I’m sorry if I pushed.” 

 She continued to play with her new necklace. “You didn’t.” Then added. “Shit, we need to turn left here.” She instructed.

 Glancing into his rear view window, he quickly got to the left lane, turning once the light turned green. “How did he take it?” 

 “He just kept saying he could change. And he was sorry for everything. That he loves me. I told him he needed to get shit together because he was going to be a father soon. Because this isn’t just about us anymore. There is a child involved now. I’m not going to be the reason why this baby doesn’t have an attentive father.” She finished firmly. 

 These were the words Sebastian had been hoping to hear for the past 2 months. 

 “He kept begging and begging for me to stay. By this time he had sobered enough where he couldn’t blame the alcohol.” She licked her bottom lip. “I was scared. For so long he’s been everything and the idea of not having that anymore is scary and overwhelming.” She confessed. Then gave an embarrassed laugh. “I’m just blabbing all over the place.” 

 “I don’t mind listening.” Sebastian stated. It was a satisfying feeling to have her share her thoughts with him. 

 “Yeah?” 

 “Yeah, talk my ear away. I’m used to it by now.” 

 “Thanks.” She said sarcastically. After a long pause, Camille spoke up again. “Can we not go home yet?” She asked meekly. 

 They came to another red light and he finally looked over at her with a furrowed of his eyebrows. “Where are we going to go?” 

 Camille had an almost offended look on her face. “The beach?” 

 “It’s almost 2 in the morning! I thought they closed?” 

 Camille lifted both feet and settled them on the passenger dashboard of her car. “Ah that’s what they want the non-locals to think. But there are ways around that.” She said mysteriously.  

 “If we get caught, I’m leaving you behind. I’m a fast runner.” He warned. Camille shook her head but with a small chuckle. “Alright-which way to the beach?” He asked instead. 

 The need once again to soak as much time with her as possible, hitting his gut. Realizing he didn’t want the night to end just yet. And he knew that’s what was going to happen if they drove them back to Natalie and Sam’s house. 

 “Make a right at the next light.” Camille ordered without hesitation. 

@thewintersadie @mydragulesebastian @its-daydreamer23 @janeyboo @peaceinourtime82 

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At least 10 deaths from snow, ice and record cold in South

ATLANTA/January 17, 2018 (AP)(STL.News) — Snow, ice and a record-breaking blast of cold closed runways, highways, schools and government offices across the South and sent cars sliding off roads Wednesday in a corner of the country ill-equipped to deal with wintry weather. At least 10 people died, including a baby in a car that plunged off a slippery overpass into a Louisiana canal.

Icicles hung from a statue of jazz musicians in normally balmy New Orleans, and drivers unaccustomed to ice spun their wheels across Atlanta, which was brought to a near-standstill by little more than an inch (2.5 centimeters) of snow. The beach in Biloxi, Mississippi, got a light coating. And the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill canceled classes as the storm unloaded at least 8 inches (20 centimeters) of snow in Durham and Greensboro.

Even the best drivers had trouble: Retired NASCAR champion Dale Earnhardt Jr. tweeted that he had just used his winch to help pull a car out of a ditch when he drove off the road and into a tree in North Carolina.

“NC stay off the roads today/tonight. 5 minutes after helping these folks I center punched a pine tree,” he reported. A spokesman said Earnhardt was not hurt and his pickup had only minor damage.

Though skies were sunny and bright in many places, temperatures remained below freezing throughout the day in much of the South.

Thousands of schoolchildren and teachers got the day off. Many cities canceled meetings and court proceedings, and some businesses closed. Slippery runways and the need to de-ice planes forced cancellations and delays in New Orleans; Memphis, Tennessee; and Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina. Electricity usage surged as people struggled to keep warm.

In Alabama, where some places got at least 3 inches (7 centimeters) of snow, dairy farmer Will Gilmer bundled up for the drive to his milking barn before daybreak in rural Lamar County, the thermometer reading 7 degrees (minus 14 Celsius).

“I probably had four layers on and then insulated coveralls and a heavy coat on over that. I made it OK except for my toes,” he said.

The mercury dropped to record lows overnight in several places in Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana and Mississippi. It was 21 degrees (minus 6 Celsius) before dawn in New Orleans, breaking the city’s record of 23 (minus 5 Celsius), set on the same date in 1977.

At least four people died in Louisiana, including a man knocked off an elevated portion of Interstate 10 in New Orleans when a pickup spun out on ice, and an 8-month-old baby in a car that slid into a canal in suburban New Orleans. The baby’s mother was in critical condition.

Two others died along an icy stretch of I-75 southeast of Atlanta when a driver lost control and hit them, one of them inside a stopped car and the other standing beside it, authorities said.

One person died in a weather-related traffic accident in West Virginia. In the freezing Houston area, a homeless man was found dead behind a trash bin, apparently of exposure, while an 82-year-old woman with dementia succumbed to the cold after walking away from her home. Also, a woman was discovered dead in a snowy park near City Hall in Memphis. The temperature was around 10 degrees (minus 12 Celsius) when she was found.

Snow fell in a wide band that stretched from southeastern Texas all the way to western Massachusetts. And along the Gulf Coast, ice pellets covered the tops of sago palm trees, and stretches of I-10 were closed in Louisiana and across Alabama’s Mobile Bay.

Downtown Atlanta — the corporate capital of the South, notorious for its heavy traffic — was eerily quiet.

Susan Luciano, walking in snow-blanketed Peachtree City just south of Atlanta, was delighted: “It is the most romantic setting. It is beautiful. This is God’s masterpiece … a living postcard.”

Still, dozens of accidents were reported across the Atlanta metro area, one involving a salt truck.

Southern states and cities don’t have the large fleets of snowplows, salting trucks and other snow-removal equipment common in the North.

“Y’all aren’t going to make it!” a driver in a pickup truck yelled at two drivers in compact cars that were spinning their wheels on an icy boulevard near SunTrust Park, where the Atlanta Braves play. “You’re going to slide back down the hill! Turn around!”

Adrian Benton, a 26-year-old native of snowy Buffalo, New York, tried to help.

“The up-north way of dealing with snow needs to come down here,” Burton said of snowplows and salting up North.

Yet one weather expert who grew up in brutal Michigan winters and now lives in Atlanta said Southern winters have the North beat.

Ryan Maue, a meteorologist with the private forecaster Weather.US, said Atlanta’s mostly untreated roads were fraught with icy peril during his car outing Wednesday to the supermarket.

“My little car was struggling even to move,” he said, adding he worried just as much about Southern motorists risking their necks — and those of others  in their “non-winterized cars.”  But he told The Associated Press that Southern comfort is on the way, with the mercury to start rising above freezing by midday Thursday in the region and even into the low 60s (15 Celsius) in spots by the weekend.

Said Maue: “We should feel a widespread warming throughout the South. It will feel wonderful.”

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Reeves reported from Birmingham, Alabama. Associated Press writers Jeff Martin in Atlanta; Jonathan Drew in Durham, North Carolina; David Warren in Dallas; Rebecca Reynolds Yonker in Louisville, Kentucky; Adrian Sainz in Memphis, Tennessee; and Heather Hollingsworth in Kansas City, Missouri, contributed to this report.

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By KATE BRUMBACK and JAY REEVES, by Associated Press – published on STL.News by St. Louis Media, LLC (Z.S)

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Hey Ohio State, Iowa just gave you a Stone Cold Stunner in a surprise bar fight

The Top Whatever is a weekly ranking of only the college football teams that are ranked in The Top Whatever.

1. Iowa.

The Top Whatever does whatever it wants and what it wants to do. What it wants to do this week is put Iowa at number one.

Why? Because of all the cataclysmic beatdowns, ass-handings-to, and defeats handed out on Saturday, none — we repeat, none — were more unexpected, complete, or stunning than Iowa beating Ohio State 55-24, effectively throwing the Big Ten’s Playoff hopes into the river and handing Urban Meyer the starkest loss of his lifetime.

Don’t say you saw this coming. Maybe you hoped for a solid Ferentz-ing, sure, in which Iowa turns the game into a whole lot of nothing, like Iowa’s 14-13 upset of Michigan in 2016. Some other inert foolishness like a safety or two or a blocked punt would happen.

Playing an underdog Iowa and losing is supposed to be like being crushed to death by a refrigerator. It’s your fault for trying to move it alone.

This was not that kind of Iowa win. This was three hours of raining sledgehammers without a single piece of shelter. This was a battering. This was the point in a wrestling match when a desperate wrestler reaches for the rope, almost grabs it, and is then dragged back to the middle of the ring by their heels, kicking and screaming.

It’s not just that Iowa pulled off the Stone Cold Stunner. It’s that Ohio State sold it so theatrically, with J.T. Barrett throwing four INTs and the defense giving up over 500 yards to a team that struggled to score 10 on Northwestern ... in an overtime game. I mean: Iowa QB Nathan Stanley — who’s fine, but not the quarterback on the field being considered for the Heisman — threw for five TDs.

That stat alone is spitting out the beer on the flop, Ohio State, but if you’re into history: this was the most points an Urban Meyer team has ever given up, ever. The list of teams Iowa scored more points than in that data sample includes the scorching 2008 Oklahoma Sooners, who scored an FBS-record 702 points that year before only getting 14 in a loss to Florida in the title game. (The offensive coordinator for that team, Kevin Wilson, called the game for Ohio State this Saturday.)

Iowa topped that, and even threw in two fakes, including a fake punt deep in their own territory when up by 35. Iowa is a mild-mannered account manager most of the time, just hoping to mostly go 8-4 and get a nice vacation in Florida once a year. Then, one night a year, they get way too drunk and start a bar fight with someone who wakes up on the floor, thinking, I did NOT see that coming, and certainly not from that guy.

It’s your floor, Ohio State. Lay down on it for a minute. Find a pizza down there. It’s been there way longer than five seconds, but it’s a bit late to care about food safety.

The Big Ten’s reaper wears black and gold, and he runs outside zone all game long.

2. Clean underwear

TOUCHDOWN WAZZU wait what the hell http://pic.twitter.com/QNedfGhaSL

— SB Nation (@SBNation) November 4, 2017

Your parents might not be happy with you charging the field to celebrate, sir. But they are happy that when you did it, at least you had a clean pair of drawers on to show that you were raised to make yourself presentable.

3. Georgia.

Defeated South Carolina 24-10. The teams most people rightfully compare this Georgia team to are Nick Saban’s Alabama teams, and that’s fine. They play suffocating, pattern-reading defenses, run the hell out of the ball, and get timely play from their quarterbacks. Like a lot of Saban teams, the smartest guy on the team does happen to be an inside linebacker.

In this case that’s Roquan Smith, who knows exactly what your play is at least 90 percent of the time. Smith is a football genius, and watching him diagnose plays in real time is mandatory viewing for football geeks.

But — and this is no small compliment — it’s also hard to not compare them to the undefeated 2004 Auburn team. There are two running backs, presenting different challenges to defenses, but each strong enough to carry a team by themselves if necessary. There’s a mobile quarterback who refuses to make mistakes. There’s a rock-solid defense.

The one key difference, historically speaking: 2004 Auburn played The Citadel, ULM, and Louisiana Tech, while UGA played fellow Playoff contender Notre Dame on the road and won. That might make all the difference in the world when selection time comes.

If this offends Auburn fans, that’s also fine. The Tigers host Georgia this Saturday. They can shut down this comparison themselves, if they like.

4. Miami.

Led Virginia Tech around by the nose in a 28-10 win. Since we’ve been saying this for a month now, we’ll keep saying it: the Canes are the team that’s totally comfortable in a close game, because they’re the source and solution to all of their own problems.

Miami took a 14-0 lead, then helped give that early lead away when QB Malik Rosier threw two interceptions, allowing Virginia Tech to creep to 14-10 in the third. Counterpunchers are happy to wait. The Canes waited for VT to make a mistake — a fumble for turnover, followed by a penalty for a late hit on Rosier — and then capitalized on a deep strike to Christopher Herndon IV that effectively put the game away.

The rest was Virginia Tech thrashing away in vain, followed by shots of Jennifer Lopez holding up her own turnover chain. It’s not science, but when a team has a pet celebrity mascot or two, a couple of good props, and the ability to stay chill in single-score games, the issue of having overwhelming talent doesn’t matter much.

This is all working, and if it works against Notre Dame in Miami this coming week, everyone will have to come around to America’s Most Relaxed Team being a Playoff contender, single-digit wins and all.

5. Turnover Plank.

Kennesaw State is 8-1 and defeated Montana State 16-14 yesterday. They do not have a turnover belt, turnover chain, or turnover trash can. They have a turnover plank.

Why aren't we all discussing @kennesawstfb turnover plank? http://pic.twitter.com/xbQ6P5myqw

— Mike Foster (@MichaelFosterSN) November 5, 2017

That’s an Ed, Edd, and Eddy reference on a college football sideline. It does not overstate the case to say that I would take a knife for Kennesaw State and the Turnover Plank right now.

6. Notre Dame.

48-37 over Wake Forest reminds us: Notre Dame is so good that we can all start drafting compliments based off their innate strength. If a good chunk of Georgia’s excellence is based off beating Notre Dame, why not note Wake Forest is pesky as hell and pressed the Irish harder than a lot of other, allegedly better teams on their schedule? That’s how good you are right now, Notre Dame. We can talk about how good the other team was.

What isn’t good is Brandon Wimbush suffering a nasty contusion to his hand when a Wake defender ran helmet-first into it or running back Josh Adams missing the second half with what Brian Kelly called “not feeling right”, whatever that is. Also, the Irish gave up over 500 yards offense to Wake Forest, including 331 yards through the air. Miami might notice that.

They might also notice that, even without Adams, Notre Dame still ran for 380 yards, because 2017 is the year the best teams all decided the forward pass was overrated.

7. Oklahoma.

62-52 over Oklahoma State on the road in Stillwater. The entire box score is summarized below.

BAKER MAYFIELD HAS ALWAYS BEEN MAGIC

There is not a game Oklahoma’s defense cannot lose, and there is not a game Baker Mayfield’s offense cannot win. He threw for 598 yards and 5 TDs — and also two INTs, including a late pick in the redzone to give Oklahoma State its last chance.

Any Playoff involving Mayfield vs. the Alabama defense is a matchup we would endorse. Win or lose for Oklahoma, it would be four quarters of breathless, hell-for-leather football, and at the end, everyone would be very, very tired.

After Bedlam, the combined offenses of Oklahoma and Oklahoma State have gained six miles of offense this season, or double the three miles or so of distance gained by the combined Florida and Florida State offenses. The worst offense for this in the country is UTEP, which has gained just over a mile through nine games. UTEP can’t even get you to the nearest gas station, man.

8. Alabama.

24-10 processing of LSU. Speaking of excellent teams who believe the forward pass is a detriment to American society, Alabama had one of those games when, for a few tantalizing moments, it looked vulnerable.

LSU outgained Alabama, outrushed the five-headed Alabama running attack, and did a few things downfield to suggest Alabama’s defense might let a competent team push the ball around. Alabama is basically running Kansas State’s 2014 offense with five-star talent, right down to the pop pass over the middle of the field. Better teams, like LSU, know it’s coming and can sometimes clamp down on it.

Unfortunately for everyone else, this is usually when Alabama sees this on tape, too, and locks down those weaknesses in the system. The Borg didn’t get the whole galaxy scared by being sloppy for long, y’all, but it does knock them down a few pegs for the week.

P.S. The Borg also need to work on that strength of schedule, but it’s not their fault they’ve laid such thorough waste to everything around them that finding a test is a real challenge.

9. Clemson.

Outraced NC State 38-31, because this NC State team and this Clemson team under current management only play close games. Kelly Bryant is coming along nicely after an ankle injury, and the defensive numbers might be a bit deceptive because a.) Ryan Finley is an underrated QB, and b.) Clemson forced turnovers when it had to, including a game-clinching INT with NC State driving in the waning seconds.

The Tigers also made an NC State fan so mad he did this, and I believe this is a bullet point on their Playoff resume.

Everyone gets the finger!!! #madncstatefans http://pic.twitter.com/DNrpBKQXrK

— billy weaver (@billyweaver14) November 5, 2017

10. TCU.

Winners of a rare Big 12 slugfest with Texas 24-7. A loss to Iowa State and an otherwise clean slate? TCU is basically Oklahoma minus one Mayfield and plus one very good defense. (See: Allowing Texas to rush for exactly 27 feet.)

Everyone’s forgotten about the Horned Frogs after that loss to the Cyclones. Everyone should remember them real quick, provided they get a chance to beat Oklahoma and then finish out the rest of their schedule against Texas Tech and Baylor. Let’s check the schedule ... ooh! Guess who they play this coming week?

Surprise! It’s Oklahoma.

11. Wisconsin.

Suddenly the obvious best and purest team in the Big Ten, following a 45-17 dispatching of Indiana. The Badgers still haven’t played anyone, but as if on cue: Iowa, fresh off that epochal cratering of Ohio State, comes to town. Combine that with a hypothetical win over whoever shows up in the Big Ten Championship, and the Badgers have a chance at the Playoff.

P.S. WATCH THE HELL OUT FOR IOWA. THEY’RE ON ONE.

12. Washington.

38-3 over Oregon, a team that once upon a time used to beat Washington like a rented mule. Dog. Whatever, I don’t even know if you can rent dogs. Change it back to a mule, but the point is that Washington has now fully reversed the order of power in the Pac-12 North. Last year, this defeat for Oregon seemed like a reckoning. This year, it barely raised an eyebrow, and not just because the Ducks lost their starting QB to injury last month.

Statistics still love the Huskies, even if the polls and national punditry don’t. Math isn’t a friend, no matter what your teacher in middle school told you. They were saying that to make you feel better because they were kind and because lying is free.

While we’re lying: you’re still in this, Washington! Even though you had the weirdest loss a really good team had this year, one that not even your friend Math can explain!

13. UCF.

31-24 over a very game SMU, but that’s deceptive thanks to three turnovers by the Knights. They still had an obscene 615 yards despite SMU stacking the box against UCF’s run.

TWO-LOSS TEAMS THAT EFFECTIVELY ENDED THEIR PLAYOFF RUNS BY LOSING THIS WEEKEND AND ARE NOW PLAYING FOR SPITE

Oklahoma State: Bedlam’d, still going squirrel-hunting today, because life goes on.

Penn State: Tedium only makes Michigan State stronger, and nothing is more tedious than a huge weather delay. Penn State never really had a chance, and that’s before you take Spartans QB Brian Lewerke throwing for 400 yards into account.

Ohio State: good lord what the hell was that

Virginia Tech: Not the first to wake up disoriented in Dade County after a long night.

MEMPHIS?

Got the palindrome going by beating Tulsa, 41-14, and preserving an 8-1 record. Props to Tulsa, though, for Goldie the tee-fetching dog and Goldie’s best friend, a 135-pound Newfie named Willis.

Yes, they have a social media presence.

Willis and I are ready for the pupsidedown as @gatenm123 and @milliebbrown! #utulsa #Howloween #trickortreat #HappyHalloween #StrangerThings http://pic.twitter.com/W7meN9I09l

— Tulsa Goldie (@TulsaGoldie) October 31, 2017

[racingtoaredlight]

Degenerate’s guide to college football season 2018 week 8 tv watch ‘em ups

I’m not about to make this a Michigan Wolverines blog but I’ve got to say it warms my heart the way Jim Harbaugh has risen back up in the rankings after being left for dead a few weeks ago. And now he’s facing the football avatars of the sickly Michigan State University so I kind of feel a pull towards rooting him on.

I can’t do that. I would be murdered by my wife and her family. But I might do it.

There’s other stuff happening but with Navy and Miami both effectively dead in the water I’ve already fallen into the mode of only hoping for chaos. There are so many teams that I wish ill upon.

See below for details!

Times are eastern. You can guess whatever else. I might be around to watch with you and I might be outside taking advantage of temperate weather in the desert.

Saturday, October 20

Matchup                                           Time (ET)                 TV/Mobile

Auburn at Mississippi                    12:00pm                     ESPN

Mercifully this one gets rid of itself quickly. Both these teams are bad and the rumors they are a-flyin that Gus Malzahn has all but announced his retirement. Or quitting or whatever. I don’t know if he means to quit coaching altogether or just wants out of Auburn. The racist south lost their best player but he’s a WR and they have three more superstars in that position group. Expect everything to happen and all of it to be inexplicable.

Buffalo at Toledo                             12:00pm             ESPN+ / WGRZ

If things break a certain way, Tyree Jackson could be the #1 quarterback in the 2019 draft. I think he’s probably third at best but somebody could really fall for his potential. Is he closer to Josh Allen as a prospect than he is to Andrew Luck? Absolutely. But imagine the delightful disaster that could be the Giants taking him in the top 10 and then thrusting him into starting duties before he’s ready. The franchise could never recover and isn’t that what we all want? The line has swung towards Buffalo to the point where they’re now favored. Maybe don’t bet this one, though.

20 Cincinnati at Temple                   12:00pm                    ESPNU

Things are setting up nicely for Luke Fickell to return to Ohio State as head coach.

Illinois at 23 Wisconsin                    12:00pm                       FS1

Paul Chryst has a whole season he needs to resurrect if he’s going to live up to his surname. To start he needs to beat the spread against shitty Illinois and that means he needs to beat the hell out of Illinois. The betting public does not trust him to do so but I sort of do. Wisconsin by 40.

Maryland at 19 Iowa                          12:00pm                     ESPN2

The most depressing healthcare story in football comes to the most heartwarming stadium in football and hell if it doesn’t seem like Maryland is the better team, records aside. The spread is shrinking and so is the over under. I don’t feel safe predicting much for either team in terms of outcome but 44 total points? That looks like free money.

Miami (Ohio) at Army                         12:00pm                   CBSSN

This game is crap.

6 Michigan at 24 Michigan State        12:00pm                     FOX

The capacity is limitless for each of these teams to fuck up to the point where you’re not sure whether they mean to play football or not. If I were you and you were betting, I as you would take Michigan State to cover +7.5 and pound the under (40.5.) 

Northwestern at Rutgers                     12:00pm                      BTN

Holy hell this is almost a MAC game.

9 Oklahoma at TCU                              12:00pm                      ABC

Wouldn’t that just be so Gary Barnett to beat Oklahoma right now and kind of fuck over the Big XII Conference. Oklahoma fired their DC last week and here they are favored by 7.5 on the road with an O/U of 61.5. The average total of a Big XII conference game is 94.3.

Tulsa at Arkansas                                 12:00pm                      SECN

Arkansas has started showing signs of life and I don’t know why and I really don’t know why they’re playing Tulsa right now.

North Carolina at Syracuse                  12:20pm               Raycom Sports

If you are unaware, the ACC is full of bad teams this year. UNC might just be the worst of the bunch. So of course they’re going to beat Syracuse today.

Virginia at Duke                                      12:30pm                RSN/ESPN3

The straggler of the early slate is a soul crusher just by listing the teams. UVA is coming off a big upset of Miami that has the Miami faithful, er, questioning their faith. Duke has only 1 loss and a terrible QB who has an odd distribution of hype.

Bowling Green at Ohio                           2:00pm                      ESPN3

Good job by Bowling Green to be bold in a bad situation by firing their coach. 1-11 just feels better without all the extra questions.

Idaho State at Liberty                              2:00pm                      ESPN3

Go Idaho State.

Florida Atlantic at Marshall                     2:30pm                   CBSSN/FB

Luther Campbell’s favorite coach is favored in the road for reasons unknowable. Bet on Marshall here.

Utah State at Wyoming                            2:30pm                      ATTSN

Utah State is a darling of computer rankings and they’re favored by 14 against Wyoming. I’ve got no advice to pair with these things.

Charlotte at Middle Tennessee                3:00pm                      ESPN3

I defy any one of you to offer a cogent expression of expectations for this game.

Eastern Michigan at Ball State                 3:00pm                      ESPN+

Look at all this stupid goddamn MAC football.

Western Michigan at Central Michigan    3:00pm                      ESPN+

At least it’s all happening at once and I won’t see it.

Akron at Kent State                                    3:30pm                      ESPN+

None of it.

1 Alabama at Tennessee                           3:30pm                        CBS

Tennessee got their first conference win in 2 years last week and this week they’ll be slaughtered.

Coastal Carolina at UMass                         3:30pm                     ES/NESN

This is an absolutely perfect weekend to skip football watching.

Colorado at 15 Washington                        3:30pm                        FOX

This is an OK game but it shouldn’t be a contender for best of the week. Brutal slate of games.

Houston at Navy                                           3:30pm                   CBSSN

Ed Oliver had 5 TFL, including 2 sacks, last week. You’d think that would be tough to duplicate against a Navy team that never throws but in two previous games against the Middies Oliver has 25 total tackles, 5 TFL and 2 sacks. He’s a defensive tackle. I understand why he isn’t going #1 overall next year but he should probably go #1 overall next year.

16 NC State at 3 Clemson                               3:30pm                     ESPN

GAME OF THE WEEK! CONTRACT THE ACC!

18 Penn State at Indiana                                  3:30pm                      ABC

I’m not just saying this because I hate Penn State - that 14.5-point line is mighty tempting to bet the Hoosiers. I wouldn’t take Indiana to win but that’s a lot of points to give at home against a team that hasn’t really played up to their rep so far this season.

Kansas at Texas Tech                                       3:30pm                       FS1

My prediction is lots and lots of turnovers from both teams and a final score that’s very disappointing for anybody that roots for and/or bets for the Kansas Jayhawks.

Louisiana at Appalachian State                       3:30pm                     ESPN+

Minnesota at Nebraska                                      3:30pm                     BTN

Our collective dream of an 0-12 season for the Cornhuskers is going to get a serious challenge this week from a pretty bad Minnesota team that isn’t so far away from questioning their own expensive coaching hire.

SMU at Tulane                                                      3:30pm                  ESPNU

The fuccponi’s travel to New Orleans for a debauch and a football game. As far as gambling I wouldn’t touch this one but if you want to see some interesting offensive concepts get in now on Tulane’s modern-ish twist on an option offense. They don’t have any high level talent to speak of but somebody with more to spend is going to scoop up Willie Fritz in the near future.

UTEP at LA Tech                                                  3:30pm                   ESPN+

You aren’t going to see Louisiana Tech favored by 24 over a lot of teams but UTEP isn’t just any shitty team.

Wake Forest at Florida State                               3:30pm                   ESPN2

Florida State is a lot closer to being good again than most people realize. Vegas has noticed and has FSU favored by 10 this week. The rest of you will notice when they beat Notre Dame next week.

California at Oregon State                                    4:00pm                Pac-12N

This is a great Pac-12 After Dark game that is seriously undermined by an early  afternoon start.

Memphis at Missouri                                             4:00pm                    SECN

Drew Lock versus Darrell Henderson in a key RTARL-American cross conference matchup.

Georgia Southern at New Mexico State     6:00pm     11 Sports / AggieVision

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22 Mississippi State at 5 LSU                               7:00pm                    ESPN

This is the kind of shit game you can set your watch to. Both of these teams are ranked and, I guess, deservedly so. But that doesn’t mean you should expect good football out of them. Montez Sweat is one of the best players in the country this year and he’s somehow going to get 3 sacks in this game but also lose by 15. Yep, I’m predicting an 18-3 final score.

Texas State at ULM                                                7:00pm                    ESPN3

They got the degenerate part down pat for this one.

10 UCF at East Carolina                                         7:00pm                  ESPN2

The nation’s longest winning streak gets tested by... Whatever. Sometimes ridiculous things happen and ECU winning wouldn’t compare to Old Dominion brutalizing Virginia Tech a couple of weeks ago in terms of insane upsets.

  UConn at 21 USF                                                    7:00pm                   CBSSN

USF and UCF are barreling towards a huge end-of-season showdown and UConn shouldn’t really put up much of a fight here. The Bulls are favored by 32.5 at home and it would honestly be a big disappointment if they don’t beat the spread. One of my favorite things each week the last couple of seasons has been seeing the hilarious final scores of UConn games.

UTSA at Southern Miss                                          7:00pm                   ESPN+

I don’t like this ESPN+ nonsense one bit. Because I haven’t ever figured out what the hell it is and a game like this screams out for the CBS Sports or FOX regional treatment.

Fresno State at New Mexico                                   7:30pm                  ESPNU

ESPNU, on the other hand, I understand. This trash is in its perfect place as a game you put on the tablet to stare at some bullshit while whatever you actually are watching is at commercial.

North Texas at UAB                                                  7:30pm        beIN SPORTS

Oh, hell yes. This is beautiful. I’m rolling with the UNTs +1.5 and over 54.5.

2 Ohio State at Purdue                                             7:30pm                ABC

I find Ohio State football to be deeply and eternally unsatisfying. I can’t count on them to win or lose the way I like. Oh, well, as long as Dwayne Haskins keeps racking up 5 or 7 passing TDs a game they can do whatever the hell they want in every other facet.

Old Dominion at WKU                                               7:30pm              ESPN+

If ODU can finish 1-11 this season we are all winners.

12 Oregon at 25 Washington State                           7:30pm               FOX

I hate the national scheduling making this start in daylight hours but I love everything else about this game. Both QBs were on the RTARLsman list this week as one is the legitimate best QB in the country and the other is leading the country in most counting stats.

Rice at FIU                                                                   7:30pm               ESPN+

Holy crap does Rice suck. This is better left out of sight out of mind.

Vanderbilt at 14 Kentucky                                          7:30pm               SECN

Kentucky being ranked in football is unnatural and bad and I hope it stops soon.

USC at Utah                                                                 8:00pm               Pac-12N

No idea what to expect from either team and I still don’t think of it as a conference game but I find these two uniforms to be aesthetically pleasing.

Arizona at UCLA                                                         10:30pm            ESPN2

Now that UCLA has won a game I don’t know what to do with my hands. I kind of want Sumlin and Kelly to work out for at least a little while in the Pac.

San Jose State at San Diego State                            10:30pm            CBSSN

SDSU isn’t the best they’ve been in recent vintage but SJSU is an abomination of a team that might just be the worst in America. Classic degenerate watch ‘em up. Sometimes San Diego State wears cool looking unis and the contrast between their shiny maroon and black should be very nice against San Jose’s blue, yellow and white.

Nevada at Hawaii                              11:59pm     Spectrum/Nevada Sports Net

Hawaii disappointed me greatly last week but I still love them eternally just for playing so late when they’re at home. This is kind of an ugly uniform matchup but it could still be a fun, wild and crazy game between middling teams that do cool stuff on offense.