#they just want us to submit fully so they can do even more damage

[lilylived]

Someone mircoagressed me last week by saying that islam doesn't let women get educated "based on what he's seen." unlike judaism and modern chirstianity, where education is led by women.

Maybe if you stop doing silly little things like decimating every single university in a muslim state that had high rates of female literacy and education ❤️

This guy is an athiest traumatized by church, but somehow it all translated to a hatred of islam over anything.

These people really don't see what huge white supremacists they are. The new norm for white people is to let go of all religion. You aren't unique or special for choosing that. It's your current norm.

And they get so mad when you refuse to drop your personal beliefs and bend to their current mainstream ideology as well. What does that sound liKKKe?

[revelboo]

Thoughts/ Headcanons

Spoilers for my storylines below the cut. Not smut, but mentions of.

• First off, I’m a paranormal romance writer- vastly different lifespans between partners is pretty common. And while it’s fun to spin that angst and drama, we do tend to write in ways around it to extend the human partner’s lifespan after we’re done with having the characters dance around each other.

• First thought, seminal fluids. Cybertronians are able to self repair to an extent, figure it’s something like nanites playing the part of our own immune systems within them. And that some of those get passed along to a partner when they do the deed. And linger, adapting and doing their thing: repairing damage. A one night stand wouldn’t be enough to do much but over and over? Each time replenishing those nanites, it would begin to slow that human’s aging to a crawl as long as they’re staying intimate with that Cybertronian and neither would probably notice anything for some time. Years, most likely.

• On spark bonds, those are a bit more complicated. Almost a symbiotic relationship. They can be full bonds if both parties submit fully to each other, trust each other. Or very one sided, with one taking everything and dominating the other.

• Intentional one sided bonds would have been taboo before the war, I’d think. Almost a form of torture with one Cybertronian claiming the other, creating a dependency in the one claimed. A need to seek out the dominant to renew that bond periodically, but without any balance, any affection between the two there might have been to begin with would fall into hatred and resentment. I’d think this would have happened more often during the start of the war, if a lover was found to be sympathetic to the other side, forcing a bond to keep them from leaving. With a Cybertronian, it’d be forcing the plating over the spark chamber open to form the bond, so it’s a violent occurrence and traumatic. But one sided bonds could still occur between two willing Cybertronians if one isn’t as certain about that commitment as the other even unconsciously.

• With humans, contact with any part of our body to a spark will bridge that initial bond. And just like with Cybertronians it can be one sided or full. With a one sided bond, a human would be dependent on the Cybertronian to renew the bond occasionally so the strain doesn’t eventually kill us. Most initial bonds with humans would likely be one sided and only become full over time as both sides get past their hesitations, doubts, and hang ups. A one sided bond can be broken with the death of one partner.

• I imagine a full bond is permanent, tethering two sparks or a spark and a soul together. With Cybertronians, it’s a combining of life forces. If something happens to one, the other’s spark falters and extinguishes. With a human partner, they’re bound to their partner’s spark and their lifespan. They’ll live as long as their Cybertronian partner does, which could be its own sort of hell, outliving everyone they know. And if the two grew apart over time, fell out of love, the nature of the bond would pull them back together at least periodically to renew the bond so they don’t both suffer. And most likely, that relationship would involve the Cybertronian just refusing to let their partner go, becoming extremely possessive of protecting that bond whether the human wants to be with them anymore or not.

• About the storyline titles: a few of you have already figured it out, but they’re all Motion City Soundtrack song titles. And I know a few of you have mentioned finding comfort in the fics and that means the world to me, so in case any of you need it, these are the lyrics for “It’s a Pleasure To Meet You” by the same band as it’s sort of become my anthem for all the storylines.

You are not alone

We've all had our battles with darkness and shadows

I'm here to let you know

It's a pleasure to meet you

Can you feel it, disappearing

It'll happen, you are not alone

I've been there, I'm still there

Oh, and better

Everything is so damn tragic

Time erodes the waves of panic

Take it in

You are not alone

We've all had our battles with darkness and shadows

I'm here to let you know

It's a pleasure to meet you

Today is all we have

So try for a moment to break from the torment

And sing this to yourself

It's a pleasure to meet you

At a distance

There's a difference

Things will make sense

You are not alone

Got to hold on for the moment

Till the next one

Everything is so damn tragic

Time erodes the waves of panic

Get up

You are not alone

We've all had our battles with darkness and shadows

I'm here to let you know

It's a pleasure to meet you

Today is all we have

So try for a moment to break from the torment

And sing this to yourself

It's a pleasure to meet you

Every damn night for years of my life

I've spent driving around this miserable city

Just looking through windows at people

Alone for an answer or reason to live

But every day since, I've been peeling away

At this counterfeit skin just got in the way

I can see my reflection and clearly can say

It's a pleasure to meet you again

You are not alone

We've all had our battles with darkness and shadows

I'm here to let you know

It's a pleasure to meet you

Today is all we have

So try for a moment to break from the torment

And sing this to yourself

It's a pleasure to meet you

It's a pleasure to meet you

It's a pleasure to meet you

[lesbojournals]

Please could you do a stucky x reader fic where reader gets back from a mission and Steve and Bucky missed her. This leads to them cuddling up in bed and lots of kisses and sweetness. I hope you are ok doing this. Also, your other fics are amazing xx

Missions (Stucky x Avenger!Reader)

A/N: thank you for submitting this request! i rlly like this idea >:) i hope i did it justice!

You, frankly, were exhausted. You’d been on a round the clock mission for days now, and using your powers was leaving you to feel quite tired (if you must admit). You had the time to send the occasional text to your boyfriends, but besides that, there wasn’t much time to focus on anything else but your mission. 

So when the time came and you finally got permission to go home, you were absolutely filled with glee. You had stripped down from your uniform at the Avenger’s compound, comfortable for your travel home in one of Bucky’s crewnecks and leggings. 

While you were being driven to your shared house you felt elated, jumping in your seat as the car pulled up. You could see Bucky and Steve sprinting out the door before you could even fully get out of the car, and by the time the door was shut behind you they had you in a huge group hug.

“Beautiful girl, we missed you.” Steve said, holding you close. 

Bucky wasted no time in taking you in for a kiss, letting Steve kiss up your neck as you moaned into the kiss. You jumped at the beep of the car, and so did your boyfriends.

“My stuff!” you exclaimed, and before you could get to the trunk, Steve was there, picking up your duffle bag with ease.

The car drove away as the three of you walked in the house.

“I need a shower,” You announced, “And sleep.”

Bucky winked at you with a smirk. “Want company?”

You rolled your eyes and laughed. “Not after what happened last time!”

The last time the three of you tried showering together you’d spent much more time than planned in the shower, simply because of the lack of space between two enormous men and yourself. You nearly died slipping from the amount of conditioner Bucky used, which led to an assortment of bottles and such raining on you (not your crazy tall boyfriends), leaving you bruised for a week. Those Costco sized shampoo bottles could do damage!

With that you hopped into the shower fast before Bucky (or Steve) could oppose, wincing at the new assortment of cuts and bruises left on you from your mission. 

“That’s rough, buddy.” You said to yourself as you cleaned the grime off your skin.

When you got out of the shower, in just a towel, both boyfriends stood waiting for you in the bathroom. 

“What the hell, guys?!”

Steve looked at you with worry, Bucky noticing your injury after the statement “What’s ‘rough, buddy?’”.

“What is this??” Steve approached, pointing at the long cut (with stitches) on your chest.

Bucky approached as well, noticing a large, discolored, bruise on your leg. “What did you do!”

“Hey!” You took a defensive step back. “Both of you out of the bathroom so I can get changed into my pajamas and then we’ll debrief. Otherwise I’m not saying shit dude, I’m not saying shit.”

Bucky and Steve knew better than to not take your threats seriously, so they reluctantly left the bathroom with angry looks on their faces.

“And you better both be in pajamas when I’m done!!” You added, yelling from the now shut door.

��Bossy.” You heard Bucky say as you slid on gym shorts.

You threw one of Steve’s shirts on. “I heard that, Barnes!”

You left the bathroom after putting your hair up for bed, entering the room that had both of your boyfriends lounging comfortably on the bed. They intentionally left a gap in between, you noticed, a perfectly you sized gap. You could also see steam coming from your favorite mug on the bedside table, smiling knowing one of them made you tea. 

“So,” Steve said, patting to the empty gap.

Bucky went straight to the point, also patting the gap. “Debrief.”

You crawled into the empty gap, telling them about your mission, your exhaustion, and the various ways you acquired your injuries. As you told your stories Steve tickled your arms, gently massaging them. Bucky went on his way to kiss each of your injuries, burying you in a fuzzy blanket and ducking underneath to continue his kisses while you talked. 

 When you finally finished, Steve pushed your head towards him for a gentle kiss. Steve was always so careful. You loved it.

A yelp escaped your mouth as Bucky nipped at part of your thigh, and you teasingly glared at him as he smirked up at you.

Bucky started to pull down your shorts. “Are you too tired for this?”

You giggled. Maybe you weren’t so exhausted after all.

[ineffablelara]

Series Loki, Avengers Loki and the "real Loki"

Okay so, I've been wanting to write about this for a while now, I always see people talking about how much they love series Loki because that's where he's most comfortable with himself— and I agree, I love him too and I think it's great that he learned to accept more some aspects of himself and got more comfortable with showing vulnerability to others as well as allowing himself to make meaningful connections with the people around him

BUT

Saying that Avengers Loki is not the real Loki just tells me you don't really understand Loki as a character at all

I'm part of the few people who don't entirely buy into the headcanon that Loki was brutally tortured by Thanos in the 1 year gap between Thor and Avengers, I think he did went to very bad places but it doesn't make sense to me that Thanos would break physically and mentally the man he was sending to lead an army on a different planet to get him an infinity stone, I believe he had to fight for his life after his fall and Thanos probably submitted him to a very rigorous training like he did with his daughters (yes, one could argue that that was tortue but let's be fr, it's on a whole different level)

Anyway, my point is: Loki didn't attack Earth against his will, he was angry and hurt, feeling betrayed by his family and dealing with an identity crisis, he was livid, he went through hell after his fall and now he had a chance to cause some trouble for Thor and Odin and he was going to take it

I don't believe Loki really cared about Thanos' philosophy and the whole "freedom is a lie" thing, he was parroting what Thanos told him to cause some dramatic effect but I don't believe, not even for a second that he gave two fucks about it, again, he wanted to make trouble and to cause damage, he wanted to hurt Thor and Odin bc he felt hurt, he didn't care that innocent people were going to die, he didn't even think about them, he just wanted to channel his anger and to piss off his family, and ykw?

That's the real Loki

Because Loki is not some perfect little angel who was forced to do bad things against his will in order to survive, Loki is a vengeful God, a being of chaos, a master of magic and sometimes... an asshole

Sorry, he's not the little baby we all like to pretend he is sometimes, yes there's lots of pain and shame and sadness inside his heart but that doesn't erase the fact that there's some ugly parts in his personality, that's what makes him so complex in my opinion, he's not necessarily evil but he's also not necessarily an innocent baby either, he said it himself:

Believe it or not, that applies to him too!

Avengers' Loki shows us the "ugly" parts of himself—parts many would prefer to ignore. But sorry to break it to you: that was the real Loki too.

Some might argue that the whole "God of Mischief" persona was merely a facade to hide his vulnerable, weak self, but I disagree. I believe Loki did use his title to build walls around himself and keep others at a distance to some extent. However, things aren’t just black and white—Loki is the God of Mischief, whether people like it or not and that means he thrives in chaos sometimes

I mean, he even tells Mobius, "Sometimes our emotions get the better of us," when talking about the New York attack. I know some people don't like that scene because it contradicts their headcanon of Loki being tortured and forced to go to Earth, but personally, I love it. I never liked the idea of Loki having so little agency in Avengers. And yes, I know the Mind Stone was influencing him, but that’s the key—it was influencing, not controlling

I think what I’m trying to say is this: some people don’t truly understand who Loki is. They’ve created a version of him in their minds and reject anything that contradicts it. Refusing to acknowledge the darkness within him only proves that you don’t fully appreciate him. You can love series Loki and say that it's the more mentally healthy version of the character, but please don’t claim that Avengers Loki is his worst version—or that it’s not the real him.

Maybe I'm being annoying but it just hurts every time I see posts trashing him and saying that he's the worst Loki ever, to me that's one of the most fascinating depictions of him precisely because we see how malicious, cunning and calculating he can be, he has so much range and I genuinely feel sorry for all the people who can't appreciate that

[feinv]

Hi, if your requests are still open, then how about a yandere-ish John Wick? Inspired by your recent post regarding John being good to his girl while everyone else is terrified. Maybe she finds out about his profession accidentally and naturally, her first reflex is to run. But oops! The doors are locked and John is firm but gentle like "Let's talk. please calm down darling" and maybe some veiled threats? He would make such a delicious soft yandere.

soft yandere!john wick x reader. anon. anon…were you trying to send me into coma with this because i fear it worked…

a sob wailed out of your body when the door knob didn’t fully turn down. locked.

you turned around, your back hitting the hard wood, your writhing body facing john. “get away from me! you are a murderer…a killer!” tears streaming down your face, your vision blurry as you yelled at him with a broken plea.

“sweetheart. it’s not like tha-,” his gentle voice reached your ears before he cut his words mid-sentence, his footsteps stopping when he registered your horrified demeanor, sighing. “alright. look,” he brought his hands up in a surrendering position, a good feet away from you, indicating that he wasn’t planning on doing any damage to you.

“this whole time, darling, have i ever hurt you? emotionally, or even…physically? hm?” he questioned towards your direction, patiently waiting for your response.

what felt like an eternity passed by as you shook your head as in no, your lips quivering as more silent tears coaxed your cheeks.

“and it will stay that way,” he stated matter of factly, “don’t you get it? i don’t want you to be scared of me. not you. never you,” he stepped closer. “anyone, let alone raises their voice at you, i will slaughter them to pieces. right in front of your eyes,” his eyes shooting daggers of possessiveness and lust.

“don’t say that…john. please,” a headache was crippling through your nervous system as your slowly slid down the door, your body pooling on the floor as you weeped in disbelief and horror, “i don’t want to know that.”

“i mean it,” he kneeled down in front of you to be on the same eye level, sloowwly moving into your personal space. “i will cross every line, every moral i have in me to protect you.”

“i just…i- need to be alone. i need some space…just a day or..or two…” you tried to compromise, and make it sound like you just needed time to process everything, not escape.

“i’m afraid i can’t allow that,” he whispered, shaking his head softly, “don’t you get it what will happen to you out there? all alone? i can’t keep you safe if you run away from me, can i?”

you didn’t dare to pry further, submitting to his gentle yet firm voice, avoiding his eyes at any costs. you were terrified that you won’t find the warm brown loving hue you were so used to seeing every second of your time spent together.

“come on. let’s get you cleaned up,” he accepted his win when you didn’t flinch from his fingertips that wiped across the soft skin of your wet cheeks, directing your gaze towards him. “we will talk when you calm down, alright sweetheart?” he pecked your lips before leaving another kiss to your forehead, “i love you.”

he wrapped his strong hands around your waist, embracing you into his arms as he lifted you off the ground, carrying you to the master bedroom upstairs as you mutely wetted his cotton shirt, your arms tightly locked in the back of his neck.

[bloopitynoot]

Reading SVSSS: Chapter 13

For those who don't know, I am reading SVSSS for the first time and sharing my thoughts!

If you have not read it, there will be spoilers! Consider this a warning.

Also- if you want to follow along, I am aiming to post updates daily. You can find all the posts in the tag bloopitynoot reads SVSSS. You can also check out the intro post for context on my read.

I'm here! Finally posting yesterday's read.

Last night I was watching critical role and making flower crowns for the ren faire today and I totally lost track of time. But I did read earlier and I have the notes!

Anyways; no tea- I slammed this coke zero. The flower crowns ended up being real cute though.

Here we go; last chapter of book 2!

I'm already nervous :( this chapter is titled coercion. Coercion of who?

Well. Shen Qingqiu arrives and the mountain is already under siege- solid start. p283

This is less a reflection on this current chapter and more a thought about the longevity of this character; but I feel like Luo Binghe is going to inevitably perish. The reckless abandon in which he approaches anything Shizun adjacent is going to end this man. Like in this chapter- fully just tells everyone he's of demonic heritage- 0 fucks, no care for his own life now or in the future. Sure, he's powerful as hell but like eventually he has to sleep. p284

Oh gosh. Both Yue Qingyuan and Liu Qingge are in a bad way AND they are in the same room as Luo Binghe. p285

Okay but to be fair, when it comes to the body of Shen Qingqiu I am on the side of the sect here. Like bare minimum even if this man supposedly committed all the crimes (he didnt and they do know this) he still deserves to have proper death rites. Luo Binghe did do some unhinged things. pp 286-287

RIP Shang Qinghua LOL everyone knows you are an opportunist with nary a loyal bone in your body. Congrats on your entire sect knowing now p288

OOP. the audacity of Luo Binghe to Liu Qingge "ah! The loser I defeated" I mean not wrong but you dont have to be a dick about it. p289 Luo Binghe is so cocky!

and here we have SQQ inserting himself into mortally dangerous situations that he could have walked away from. The self sacrificing he has been doing this entire book (intentional or not) is so wild. This man cannot do anything in a stealthy way- everything dramatic and loud and at the centre of attention. p290

WAIT! "caught you shizun" p290 He did know! I had a suspicion!

What did you expect SQQ ofc he meant to draw you out. He could have tracked you but he lost the ability to do so with the other demon. p293

as an aside I am now wondering how this is going to work out. The Zhuzhi-Lang can also torture and track him at a distance- this is going to be a later problem for SQQ and Luo Binghe no doubt

oh poor buddy "you're not a fool...I am" p293

ooooooo. "didn't my sweetness make shizun oh-so happy?" p294. that's not even it oh no so much emotional damage

Also Shang Qinghua exposed again with the mushroom info p294

I am on SQQ's side with this one. How can the sect be mad about him not going there right away when he was kind of underground and also had to relearn how to move his own body p295

I am annoyed at Liu Qingge and I think, maybe, unjustifiably. I feel like his character is complicated and eventually I want to read a character study or two about him for more insight. What prompted this is: he is both acknowledging that SQQ is doing something utterly selfless for the sect but also pissed that he's doing it at all. Like- is it him feeling inadequate? Or is it how he feels about SQQ or the sect? idk- I will continue to think about him. p297

Luo Binghe was not satisfied with mushroom-zun he also wants the original body?? p299

RIP all of SQQ's dignity and his mental health "I've already submitted to you" p299 his word choice though LOL

His body is missing?!?!?!?!?!? p300

what a cliffhanger! Now I need to know who stole his corpse! If it ends up being 2 SQQ's OR that Luo Binghe's dad is using SQQ's original body I am done done LOL.

We finished book 2!

Thank you to those who have been reading along- this has truly been so fun! I appreciate all the comments and clarifications; they have been helpful and have been making this reading process super engaging. Getting to chat about the thing I am enjoying with others who also love The Thing has been a solid highlight of my days!

[omegaverse-daily]

Any headcanons about alphas submitting to omegas out of need not want. Like omegas who are so fear induced it causes anger and they become dangerous. How would that go? In what way do you think an alpha would submit, how could they make themselves small enough for an omega to calm down to allowing them near?

Hellloooo000000 beautiful peopleeeee

I like alphas submitting to omegas. Out of need or want or anything in between, I DONT CARE, I love it.

So alphas submitting to omegas headcanons, start!

This ask is centered more around the fear side of needing to submit ofc so I'll start there. I’ve thought a little about this myself so maybe I can try my best to answer even tho I’m sure others probs have better grasps on alpha behavior than me teehee.

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So, let’s say an omega is in an extremely fearful mindset. A number of things could have happened to bring them there, and if an omega has trauma or was recently traumatized they could be dealing with a stress induced post trauma mindset started again by nightmares or triggered memories, it’s not so important aside from the fact they’re currently in a mindset that has them reacting at base instinct of aggression and lashing out in order to protect themselves or someone else, like another omega or a pup.

The omega is growling loudly, fat tears streaming down their cheeks because they’re so scared from whatever is making them feel this was, they’ve already caused some damage to other packmates who’ve been lucky to come away with injuries not deadly, but they’ve only just made the omegas mind state worse.

All packmates are good for situations like this usually, but sometimes in these heavily primal mindsets, they’ll need submission to show them that they’re in charge of this situation, so at least on a base level, especially if they’re out of their mind and again, just working on base fear instinct, they’ll know they’re no longer in danger. But perhaps, other omegas submitting hasn’t helped and betas trying too has also had no effect so the last and most unusual rung of the ladder to submit is an alpha. It’s not necessarily entirely uncommon for alphas to submit (to my verse ideas at least) but it is uncommon to do outside of an omega partner or very high ranking omega. It’s also difficult.

Alphas scents differ distinctly like omega scents and beta scents do. You’d be able to distinguish them at least most likely, so submitting to a dangerous omega as an alpha poses a bit of a threat on its own. Being an alpha, especially in a situation the omega is suffering because of an alpha, is not ideal in these situations. They’re used to being submitted to but not always submitting.

I think, the first thing to do for an alpha would be to get as small as they can if they aren’t already a small alpha. And if they were, make their presence small. (Alphas might not always have the physical size or exuberant presence that can be overwhelming, I think they too can be meek and smaller in many ways if that’s just how they look or how their personalities go, but being an alpha still means needing to adjust in situations like this to avoid danger.

So alpha makes themself smaller in anyway they need to at first. That put their presence in a much less threatening place to an omega who isn’t so aware of surroundings outside of their fear.

Next, an alpha needs to smell and sound submissive or placating. Some alphas would have a bit of shame for doing such a thing, some would even object entirely but an omega in this state requires the actions to be taken.

I think presenting themselves in a submitting way is the last thing they’d do. Barring their necks the last possible thing necessary because it’s the most dangerous of steps. Barring your neck at any aggressive wolf, be it fear aggressive or just down right so, is stupidly dangerous. That’s one of a persons most vital spots so it’s the last offered but often the most placating. An alpha submitting to an omega completely and fully can bring many omegas down from such a state. (If they can’t be brought down from this, they probably have to be taken down and sedated for their safety and others)

Ways to tell an omega is accepting the submission is a lessening in growls, defensive posture lowering and especially response to the sounds the alpha (or anyone in this case) is making. In their deepest headspace, when the alpha trying to calm them is in complete submission posture (even mindset teehee) the omega slowly scenting them is another great sign but never a sign of danger being gone. Not until they completely relax and show functioning cognition again, without that, trust can be broken and the cycle can be reverse.

This mindset can be solved simply with time but the dangers of it being left in such a raw state is not desired by packs especially if other packmates or pack puppies are involved due to possibility of accidental injury.

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And ooog I just love alphas having to go submission brain for omegas. It makes my brain feel like mush.

Thanks guys :))))

-Puppy mod

[mydearestbeloved]

so i was watching some let's play on youtube and i was wondering if you took inspired from max caulfied from life is strange when you created trial player!reader. i can't help but make a connection considered that max and reader have time-related power and butterfly motif with butterfly effect. sorry everywhere i go i see my fae queen

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Thank you for sending your ask, Reader!

System will now connect you to 《Author》]

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Thank you for sharing your thoughts! It genuinely made me happy that others are taking interest in this story of mine. 💞

Now onto your ask, I'm afraid to say that this is just pure coincidence. I didn't even know Max Caufield and Life is Strange until you sent me this ask. So, let me explain a bit more on my inspirations for Trial Player!Reader's powers as of (19/11/24):

Butterflies 🦋

Let's see, Trial Player!Reader's butterflies have roughly three main powers: <Devour>, <Illusory>, and <Conversion>.

My inspirations for them could be divided into two: from other fictional works and from real life.

I already explained the real life inspirations here, including some of the logic behind Reader's and her butterflies' current powers, and why I added <Conversion> in her arsenal.

As for inspirations from others fictional works, I was mainly inspired by Roxana from The Way to Protect the Female Lead's Older Brother.

For recap: so far, Roxana's familiars, the Poisonous Butterflies have two types that are shown. Carnivorous, in which they can devour flesh almost immediately, and Hallucinogenic, in which they can cast illusions on people. It is also shown that the poisonous butterflies can share somewhat of a telepathic link to its owner, hence why Roxana can use them to gain information as spies or trackers.

How I write Trial Player!Reader is similar.

<Devour> is when her children feast. The difference with Roxana's is that Reader's butterflies mainly feed on and use the enemies' direct energy (lifeforce), with or without eating flesh and or blood.

<Illusory> and Reader's telepathic connection to her butterflies work more or less the same as Roxana's, though I'm still trying to bring more logic into them to make this story a bit more unique in its own right.

Time-related Power ⏳️

I don't remember any particularly significant fictional works that inspired me for this one. I just love the Healer role in fantasy the most, followed closely by support and mainly-magic-related roles. For Healers, I was frustated that many of those fictional works often didn't expand on the their concept more.

Since I love mixing logic with magic, I often thought: How did Healers actually heal wounds? I want something a bit different than just "Magic makes everthing possible!"

It just came to me one day that time-related magic just fit very well with Healers. How do Healers heal wounds? By speeding up the natural healing process. I found that this concept fit more to my style as well.

If we took the route: Healers create a new patch of the damaged body part and just reattach it; what of the body's natural defense mechanism then? Our body will reject any foreign matter to protect us.

Even if Healers managed to make the exact same replica of our damaged body parts, layer by layer, how can they actually do that when, even now, we still didn't fully know all the wonders of the body? Only the one who creates us knows, so it just didn't make any sense for us, the creations, to create ourselves without any sort of intervention from above.

Plus, in that kind of route, we might as well call it creation magic instead of healing magic, which beats the point of the one doing it be a so called "Healer".

I'm not saying that my take on this is more correct or better than others, or that mine didn't have any flaws. This is just my personal opinion. And I actually would love to see other different takes on this. 🤩

Extra

I want to add one more thing: Time-related power is not the full extend of Trial Player!Reader's powers. It is just the main thing I highlighted for now because Reader is currently stuck in 'stasis'. All will be revealed in the future. 😉

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Once again, I thank you for your interest and support in this story of mine. 💞

[bl-bracket]

Most Unhinged - Loser's Bracket Round 3: Zhou Zishu (Word of Honor) vs Toh (Secret Crush on You)

[Submitted Reasons Under Cut]

Zhou Zishu: "it’s more understated cause he’s next to Wen Kexing but he is also unhinged. his main problem with Wen Kexing’s big revenge plot and killing a bunch of people is that 1) it’s messy and causing a lot more collateral damage than even WKX fully wants. If it was up to Zhou Zishu, he would have a much more effective and targeted plan that only killed and destroyed the lives of the people he wanted to do that too. 2) he just wants to retire from being evil but he can’t retire if his husband is still actively doing his evil stuff so he just wants WKX to calm down with all the villainy already so they can start their international wine tour. These aren’t the thoughts of a normal well adjusted person with all their hinges intact! Part of their whole deal is being evenly matched soulmates who are suited to each other in all things, if Wen Kexing is unhinged, then Zhou Zishu cannot be hinged based on that alone!"

Toh: "i will never forget the way he fished in the trash can to collect a tissue his crush used and threw away."

[arrancxr]

So... Since you love Cien, why not make him suffer a bit? :3. "do you know what happens when you misbehave?" with a reader that lo~ves making him whimper and throughly use him even without properly preparing him just because?

46. “Do you know what happens when you misbehave?”

On his back, he’s forced to look at you. Either that, or close his eyes and turn away— and that would be far too close to admitting defeat. You know how stubborn he is, of course, so the bullying insistence to take him like this has to be intentional. Cien hates that he lets you get away with it. 

This time, you don’t bother with preparation. With an Arrancar’s pain tolerance and durability, there’s no fear of causing damage. You can be as rough with him as you please, far more so than a human lover would allow.

The blunt head of your cock briefly taps his upper cunt. It’s half a tease and half a threat, when he knows what’s coming next. His body clenches, internal muscles fluttering in anticipation of the near-painful stretch. But instead of shoving in, you just keep staring, gaze fixed on his face like you’re watching for the slightest sign of how badly he wants it. 

“Hurry up!” Cien hisses, jabbing his knee into your side. 

“Impatient, are we?” you retort with a smirk. “That’s not a polite way to ask for something; try again, sweetheart. I know you can do better.”

Mockery. Cien starts to snarl a response, but you shift forward, pushing your cock the first half-inch or so into him, and the sudden jolt of pleasure-pain makes his barely started words cut off into a yelp. 

Your expectant stare sends humiliation prickling up his spine. You fully expect him to submit, to roll over and beg just because you won’t fuck him until he does. In a moment of furious impulse, Cien tries to twist out from under you— if he can switch your positions, put you on your back instead, he can take what he wants without giving in to the command to plead. 

It doesn’t work. As if expecting him to struggle, you have two fingers around his clit the moment he starts to move— then pinch. 

“Do you know what happens when you misbehave?” you ask while Cien is still breathless with shock. The slightest shift, applying more pressure, and his voice returns in the form of a gasping, broken wail. 

His body locks up under the onslaught of sensation, uselessly trying to arch away— and that’s when you decide to split him open on your cock, as deep as it’ll fit, all in one rough shove. It’s too dry, too tight, hurts as badly as being impaled with a blade, but his lower cunt still aches enviously in response to the fullness above. Cien whines incoherently, too stunned by the pain to manage anything else. Mercifully, you allow him time to adjust. 

“Better, sweetheart?” you ask, though you surely don’t expect an answer. Another rough pinch to his clit makes him spasm beneath you— and by now, Cien is too desperate with lust and pleasure-pain to resent it.

[cringelordofchaos]

It's really difficult to write bullies for a multitude of reasons. Primarily cuz many people have been bullies in their life before - they just don't know.

Which makes everything so fucking difficult. Because, when writing a fictional character, especially one with noticable flaws, you want to explain their behaviour - not excuse it, necessarily, but show the audience why they are the way they are. For example, a character with trust issues may be that way due to being lied to and deceived in the past by those they loved.

But, for whatever reasons I find this becoming more difficult to nail down with bullies, specifically.

Because, again - most bullies don't think they're bullies. In their eyes, they might have not noticed the actual damage they've done to others, or maybe they were just focusing on how much fun they've had with their friends, or the laughs they shared over teasing others. We're the main characters in our own lives so, for us, we fail to realize when in other people's lives, we become a form of an antagonist. I would know

For bullies, writers typically try explaining why they're bullies - it's typically family issues or other forms of inner emotional conflicts.

And y'know what? I think it makes sense. I'll make a concession - briefly, I've bullied others before as a result of peer pressure. I've never fully "fit in" with others, and in middle school that feeling only became more abundant, and my bullies only got worse, so when others told me to do dumb or mean stuff to other kids, I'd... Submit, because when they laughed over or even just desired me doing... Anything, I felt more loved and accepted. I admit it was stupid of me and overall a bad thing to do, and when I realized it, I quickly stopped (though I failed to apologize, and now it's too late). So yeah; bullying can stem from issues and problems from childhood and such.

Though I typically see people saying that bullies being the way they are due to trauma or similar stuff is "unrealistic", and they usually just do it because they're bored - and while I do believe this very well can be the case as well, usually the people that say this (from my personal experience) tend to be ones who say they've been victims of bullies, rather than bullies themselves - so I don't fully understand where their arguments stem from, or why they believe they fully understand the internal mindscape of every kid that anyone can deem to be a bully.

Also, from personal experience, I tend to notice my past bullies have struggled a decent amount themselves over all sorts of things. While I've never come to fully understand them, it was pretty obvious - to me, at least - that their bullying was simply a way of coping or seeking attention, positive or otherwise.

And also, a kid that bullies others just because they're bored makes up for a pretty boring antagonist IMO. i mean, you could probably make it work, but it's more interesting to give them complex family lore and coping mechanisms, even if it's not always the case.

There also comes the subject of prioritizing how much the bully is sad or how they feel, over... Those they're bullying. One time, in a middle school class focused on primarily mental healtn, the topic of bullying was the subject of the day. It wasn't anything too special - just a typical Powerpoint presentation that almost no one really payed attention to (especially since literally no one cared about the class and it was extremely unserious - I can't blame them, I didn't care either). However the presentation exclusively focused on how the bully might feels rather than the victim.

And like, yeah. We should talk about why some kids bully others. But we need to point out now anyone can be a bully, even you - but, from what my forgetful mind remembers at least, the Powerpoint presentation failed to achieve that.

I feel like the concept of The Bully has been a bit... Romanticized??? Is that the right word? So people just see it as a vague fictional concept rather than something anyone can be realistically

I don't know. But long post short - most people don't think they could possibly have been bullies ever, but they want to write bullies, some - due to lack of personal perspective - heavily rely on tropes such as parent issues while I've seen many people criticize these tropes due to being "unrealistic" but those people tend to not have been bullies themselves (or at least don't think they've been).

[automatismoateo]

as a trans person my existence is proof that a loving god is not real. via /r/atheism

as a trans person, my existence is proof that a loving god is not real. the abrahamic god is both omnipotent and benevolent, qualities that suggest a deity who would not subject individuals to fates worse than death. however, the existence of transgender individuals, who often face immense physical and psychological suffering, challenges this depiction. i think something that many non-transgender people do not understand is truly how terrible being trans is. no, it's not just discrimination or being misgendered. natural puberty as a trans person is one of, if not the only naturally occurring real-life body horror experiences that does not directly result in death. your body is pretty alright for the first few years of your life, until it starts twisting and deforming itself into a nearly unrecognizable form. it's tolerable at first, until by the end of it when you're left stuck in a permanently ruined and mutilated body. even trying to modify it back into a more human form isn't fully effective, even if you look normal to other people you can always still see the remnants of the damage every time you look at yourself. you're left broken physically, and mentally too as a result. it doesn't even give you the mercy of a shorter lifespan afterwards, you're just left to suffer a full life with a permanently damaged body and the knowledge that you had no way to prevent it. and the surgeries and hormone therapies required to fix it have all only been invented in the past century or so. for millennia, trans people have had to remain entirely untreated. god gave us no way out, no way to naturally and willingly change sex, no way to fix any of it. did god want for this suffering to happen? if god loved humanity, why would he create an entire group of people pre-determined to face this? this isn't a matter of the cruelty of humanity. modern medicine, something purely invented by humanity, is the one thing able to prevent this horrible fate. and the biggest thing that gets me is that trans christians, jews, and muslims exist at all. if you are trans the likelihood that you have experienced this is extremely high. the amount of people able to access gender affirming care before puberty is extremely low. but how can you still love god afterwards? god is the one thing responsible for all of it. it was no fault of your own or of any other mortal being. one may say that suffering is meant to be a test to the individual, or that inventing and properly administering gender affirming care to those who need it is a test for humanity as a whole, but why would the punishment towards the individual for being failed by society be so severe? why would some individuals be tested so much more harshly than others? 97% of the population does not have to be tested like this, and that is a generously low estimate for that number. Submitted December 22, 2024 at 09:48PM by F2Misanthrope (From Reddit https://ift.tt/HiMopgc)

[guardianvets]

Outsourcing After-Hours Calls: How a Virtual Veterinary Team Transforms Emergency Care

It's 11 pm on a Saturday night, and your veterinary practice just got an emergency call. A loyal client's dog was hit by a car, and they need guidance on what to do next. Of course, you want to help, but your staff left hours ago, and you're wiped after a long week of back-to-back appointments. What should you do?

This familiar scenario highlights the around-the-clock demands veterinary professionals face when it comes to delivering care. But juggling after-hours calls shouldn't mean compromising your own health and home life. That's where outsourcing emergency call management to a veterinary answering service can transform your practice.

In this post, we'll explore how partnering with a virtual veterinary team for after-hours call coverage can benefit overwhelmed vets, keep clients happy, and elevate the level of emergency care. Read on to learn how call outsourcing helps veterinary practices thrive day and night.

The After-Hours Dilemma: Burnout Risks for Vets

First, let's look at why after-hours calls pose such a big challenge for many veterinary practices.

Nonstop demands - Animals don't just get sick 9 to 5. Emergencies happen at all hours, yet most clinics operate on a standard business schedule. This leaves vets constantly "on call" even during off hours.

Staffing challenges - Hiring additional staff to cover nights and weekends isn't always feasible for small or rural practices.

Risk of burnout - Constant stress from 24/7 availability leads many vets and veterinary staff to eventually burn out. Burnout fuels turnover, negatively impacting practices.

Work-life imbalance - Without boundaries, vets struggle to unplug from work, damaging their quality of life. This also diminishes the quality of care they can provide.

Outsourcing Solutions for Seamless After-Hours Coverage

This is where outsourcing overnight and emergency call management helps. Options like veterinary call management services allow practices to hand off after-hours calls to a dedicated team of professionals.

How does it work? Your practice's calls get routed to the service outside of regular office hours. From there, trained veterinary technicians can:

Field client questions using your practice's protocols

Triage emergencies and advise clients on the next steps

Schedule urgent appointment slots for the next day

Submit prescription refill requests

Update your team on critical cases to prep for

This seamless support delivers immense benefits:

Reduced workload for your team

More focused patient care

Higher quality of service for clients

Decreased risk of burnout for vets and staff

Let's explore these advantages in more detail...

Benefits of After-Hours Call Support for Veterinary Practices

Outsourcing overnight and emergency calls lifts a huge burden from your practice's shoulders. The right virtual veterinary team like at Guardian Vets provides round-the-clock support so you can deliver elevated care focused where it's needed most.

Key benefits include:

Increased rest and reduced burnout risk - With someone else monitoring after-hours calls, vets can fully unplug and recharge during time off. This is huge for avoiding exhaustion.

Better work-life balance - Without the pressure to be "on call" 24/7, veterinary professionals maintain healthier work-life integration.

Ability to focus on urgent cases - When a true emergency arises, vets devote full attention to life-or-death situations without distractions.

Consistent care and communication - Clients appreciate talking to real veterinary professionals after hours who know how to triage situations. This provides continuity of care.

Seamless scheduling - Appointment slots get filled so urgent needs are addressed promptly the next day.

Higher client satisfaction - With calls fielded around the clock, clients feel attended to and are less likely to switch practices.

Revenue preservation and growth - New business is captured instead of lost by unanswered after hours calls. And happier existing clients remain loyal.

Smoother operations - Detailed call records allow practices to easily follow up on any overnight developments.

When it comes to elevating emergency care, outsourcing after-hours call triage checks all the boxes. Your team stays energized and focused on delivering their best care while clients enjoy an improved experience. It's truly a win-win.

Make the Switch for Radically Improved Emergency Care

Is your veterinary practice still handling all emergency calls in-house? Outsourcing after-hours support to a virtual veterinary team is a game-changer.

Partnering with a trusted provider to outsource veterinary after-hours calls gives your team the relief they need while elevating the care clients receive whenever an urgent situation arises.

To learn more about solutions for seamless overnight and emergency call coverage, reach out to Guardian Vets today. Their compassionate approach and veterinary expertise provide the ideal after-hours extension of your practice.

[iviarellereads]

The Shadow Rising, Chapter 5 - Questioners

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(Silhouettes icon) In which no, not THOSE Questioners, different ones.

PERSPECTIVE: Egwene suggests that "they" should be back by now, fanning herself. Moiraine had promised them an hour, for the first time in days, then disappeared with Elayne after just five minutes. Egg feels a little guilty that they've been letting everyone think they're fully trained Aes Sedai and not just Accepted, but Moiraine hasn't contradicted them about it.

Nynaeve mutters the name Tanchico, and there's nothing for it but to go there. After half a page of narrative musing on what they’re each wearing,(1) Egg says she's not convinced.

They have Joiya and Amico in the room, the two Black Ajah they'd captured during the siege on the Stone. Amico was fully stilled, but they still have a shield weave on Joiya. Amico tells them (apparently not for the first time) that they should go to Tanchico, that none of them knew more than two or three others in the Black before they left the Tower. There's something in Tanchico that could bind Rand.

Nyn says she's heard enough, let's see if Joiya has anything new to say. Egg is grumpy that Nyn is still acting like she's higher ranked than Egg, and this time Elayne isn't there to smooth things over.

Amico submits to being bound again, and when she is, Aviendha, who also seems to have felt Egwene channeling, asks why her face looks different, is it because she was stilled? Egg looks closer at Amico, and has to agree: she looks younger, but not the agelessness of Aes Sedai any longer.

Egg, pretending to be Aes Sedai, hates to admit that she doesn't know if it's related or not, and Nyn rescues her from having to come up with some reasoning by saying that so few women have ever burned out or been stilled, it's hard to know. It's not something that you'd choose to study. It's accepted to be irreversible, and it's a traumatic experience: those who lose the ability to channel rarely live more than a few years.(2)

They free Joiya to talk, and she starts spouting repentance, too smoothly. Egg commands her to tell her story again, and use different words. Joiya says that Liandrin plans to free Mazrim Taim, declare him the Dragon and have him go by Rand's name elsewhere, and unleash destruction on the world. Rand would be blamed for the damage, and there will be no satisfactory proof that they're different people: who knows what the Dragon can or can't do? Even those who would declare for false Dragons before would hesitate at indiscriminate slaughter in Rand's reputation. Nations will unite against him, the Dark One can break free unopposed, and win.

It was a plausible story, more plausible than Amico’s tale of a few eavesdropped sentences, but Egwene believed Amico and not Joiya. Perhaps because she wanted to. A vague threat in Tanchico was easier to face than this fully fleshed plan to turn every hand against Rand. No, she thought. Joiya is lying. I am sure she is. Yet they could not afford to ignore either story. But they could not chase after both, not with any hope of success.

The door banged open, and Moiraine strode in, with Elayne following. The Daughter-Heir was frowning at the floor in front of her toes, lost in dark thoughts, but Moiraine. . . . For once the Aes Sedai’s serenity had vanished; fury painted her face.

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(1) First, a "wrist-thick" braid on Nynaeve makes me so jealous. Mine's not much more than two fingers thick at the top, about the thickness of my thumb near the bottom (classic length, aka "covers the butt when loose"), and when I tie it off it's about as big as my little finger. This is considered pretty average, wrist-thick is either fluffed intentionally to look thicker, has hair pieces added in (unlikely, though courtly types probably would be using hair rats to puff up their volume as that's extremely well historically founded), or is like, several standard deviations out from average or median. Second, Egg wishes she were wearing Berelain's gauzy barely-there gowns because they look cooler than the linen she's wearing. Shame on you, Robert Jordan, linen's as good a fabric for cooling as any natural fiber, and historical women's fashion keeping everything covered (even to using a kerchief on any open neckline when they were outside or working) served to keep them cooler and sun-protected. Even wool can be woven into a summer weight. And in linen? A full dress in a light colour like Egg's "pale red" would have air movement in the skirts like your own personal breeze around your legs, and the more of you is covered, the more that linen is wicking away the sweat and keeping you cooler in the absence of air conditioning or electric fans. (It's a pet peeve I've picked up since starting to watch more of sewing YouTube.) (2) Rough. But, it makes some sense, same as the monitoring of "gentled" men as we saw with Logain. And, it's generally accepted to be impossible, especially after failed attempts… but, this is an era of upheaval looming before our heroes, who's to say what might happen in a whirlwind like the end of the world?

[anemia-rp]

I do believe there a quite a few things that can mess with how your brain is wired and I also do believe the damage and severity of it differs from person to person. What will break one person might barely scratch the surface of another. Who knows maybe day goblins lose their soul too once they turn into one. I also have no idea how souls work and if there really do exist. Strangely enough I think they do and everyone has them. There surely is something that gets us to like and dislikes things. And there surely are more things in the mix than we might imagine.

I think having your own ideas for what to sew makes it a more interesting hobby. And I don't doubt it does take skills. I imagine you can be either fully focused on this task so no other thoughts have room or your hands are on autopilot so you can think about everything and nothing. It is like this for me if it comes to drawing. Maybe at some point you can show me some of the things you made. I'm simply curious what ideas your mind comes up with if it comes to fashion.

It's true that most people hope that they villain will treat them differently of all people. Some of them may hope they can change the villains ways and others might hope to use them to get revenge on people that wronged them. Feeling special certainly is something people long for. A tiny part of me wonders what it might feel like, but I don't have high hopes I will get to experience feeling special or make someone feel special.

I have some lose wires and I enjoy simply not thinking now and then. But in fights and games in the other world I like to calculate too and make plans. I know how to use my brain and I enjoy using it. I personally feel there are times where using your brain is required and times when you can let loose. The same goes for bedroom activates, huh? So you plan out what you will do or do you mean you plan when you want to start such fun?

I think there is truth in what you say about dominants being the best submissives you get them to submit that is. They surely will keep having their own will in some way even though you can make them bend to your will so to speak. Loving someone requires to take some risks so to speak. You can't know how long it will take someone to show you all their sides. Humans can't wait years and years to decide whether they like all of the sides of someone. But maybe if you really get lucky that person will show you all their sides naturally and rather quickly so you can feel this is a deep and real love.

I enjoy technology, but I will admit that I dislike the idea that only robots and artificial intelligence will stick around. Supernatural beings on the other hand doesn't make me feel that way. And humankind surely overestimates itself, but technology is still pretty flawed in certain ways.

I came to learn that a lot of people just fight for themselves in extreme situations. It's strange to see what things you are capable of you feel like you have no other choice. And yes you can win a lot of them games if you use your brain and sometimes it also requires to work in a team. Other times strength will help.

Pretty sure there's some scientific explanation for why we like and dislike other things. Some is certainly caused by influences, but dunno. Having a soul sounds nicer actually. I like to imagine there's some core inside you which roots can't be changed.

It's like that for me to some amount when I'm standing behind my DJ kit. It's a great feeling to have power over people just through some beats and basslines, to make them dance and let them have a good time. I love it, otherwise I couldn't do it almost every night. The music is my number one. My clothes are pretty gloomy, and my label is called Seen Better Days 666 so guess that already tells about the vibe.

Guess I'm something special for lots of people, but everything starts with finding yourself special. I agree with them, yeah, however there are situations when I don't wanna feel like standing alone on a pedestral because I'm so fucking special and no one can reach me. It's about some weird kind of balance.

Nope, I don't plan bedroom stuff. It becomes shitty if I do. Some people, especially when it comes to BDSM stuff, have something like a choreography in mind I guess. It would feel too much like a performance for me when dominating someone. I just do what I want and feel like doing at the moment.

And once I read somewhere the best dominant is a submissive. Anyway, who knows if everyone even /has/ the abilities to love someone truly? Or themselves? Guess at first one gotta has to open up to themselves about the things they really crave, even if it's embarrassing at first.

Would you prefer to be around all kinds of supernaturals or rather humans?

Guess lots of people would grow on the challenge while others would break. And maybe that's something the soul determines, too. How much it can endure and so on.

[truckreincarnation]

Fuck You | 2.4 | Re: Harriet, Manami, Vee, Theophania | Attn: Any potential wound checkers

That treacherous clawing feeling did not subside, no matter how long Nao waited for concern to wash it out entirely. He still wasn’t fully focusing on the trial, focused on Bian - at least, until Vee directly addressed them.

Logically, there was a point to it. Nao didn’t really about that. A polite smile on their face, disgusting the sickly thing in their throat, Nap’s eyes moved to stare directly at Vee.

The glove’s removal is smooth and quick. It’s quick enough anybody who briefly thought they saw Nao’s middle finger sticking out briefly would be more likely to chalk it up to their imagination than something that actually happened.

(Nao, however, could feel the thrashing thing’s hold on them lessen ever-so slightly. How nice. How refreshing.)

There are no marks on Nao Smith’s arm under that glove.

“Don’t apologize to me right now.”

It comes out as slightly more of a hiss than Nao’s normal voice, barely above a whisper. It’s not drenched in anger, but it’s certainly there. They don’t want an apology though - not when doing it now just put pressure on them to suck up and accept it.

It’s not the place to fully lose their cool though - and the remarkable fact Nao’s expression never changes highlights their ability to remain utterly calm throughout this.

“I am willing to submit to a search. Additionally, you can search my weapon. Of course, I think you’ll find that unnecessary. If I used a harpoon to trigger an explosion, then don’t you think it would have been damaged since I wouldn’t have been able to retract it?”

There’s something undeniably passive-aggressive about the way the weapon is swung forward for those who want to get a glimpse of it. A type of “fuck you” that is most definitely in the silence that follows.

“I think the real issue with the dilemma we are presented is this: if somebody did cause Ms. Perry to accidentally drop the shatterstone, would it be counted as a murder. In good faith… considering the circumstances, do you really believe it wouldn’t count? I’m willing to believe Mr. Frank when he says it’s an accident. I think we must consider what is counted as being responsible for the death of another with these circumstances. It’s not a ritual designed for mercy, if I’ve understood this correctly.”

There’s not much else to offer or add though. Not that Nao wants to. Even those small reprieves from the hot, angry marks inside them don’t amount to much.

It’s still there, and Nao suspects for many people it won’t go away for a long time.