#this picture take 17 hr

[saltiestbread]

Maypole dance

[rabbits-of-negative-euphoria]

did somebody say “hey I want another cobbled-together powerpoint for one of Rabbits’ WIPs” ?!

No. but just in time for October, here it is!

(all information is subject to change at any time)

prequel comic

playlist

[mynameismckenziemae]

Ain’t No Sunshine When She’s Gone-Chapter VII

Robert ‘Bob’ Floyd x Female Reader (no use of y/n)

It’s only darkness when she’s away

(previous chapter here, next chapter here)

Warnings: mutual masturbation, military inaccuracies, pining, mentions of alcohol, etc.

The tears continue until you get to work. You’re worried about all of them, not just Bob.

You’re touching up your makeup in your review mirror when you get a text.

Bob: Miss you already

Before you can reply, your phone dings again.

Bradley: I miss you more.

Attached is a selfie of Bradley grinning next to Bob, who’s trying to look annoyed but you see the start of a smile

You giggle. You reply to Bob first, telling him you miss him too and fingers crossed that time goes quickly.

You shoot a text to Bradley next.

Sunny: Miss you too. Now stop looking at Bob’s phone before you see something not meant for you.

Bradley: You better not be sending titty pics 🤢

Sunny: Don’t tell me what to do.

A few seconds later, another text from Bob.

Bob: You’re gonna send me pictures of your boobs?

Sunny: I was thinking about it, but Bradley ruined it for me.

Bob: No wonder his callsign is Rooster. All he does is cockblock me.

You laugh as Bradley adds Bob for a group message.

Bradley: I’m not a cockblocker, I just don’t want to see Sunny’s boobs

Sunny: Then don’t look at his phone!

Bob: Stop looking at my phone and you won’t

You shake your head, Bradley can always lighten the mood.

Sunny: I’ve gotta go in now, I don’t want to be late before I even accept the job. Be safe guys, I hope to talk to you both soon 🤞🏻

You shut your phone off and head inside.

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You first meet with HR to accept the position, and after filling out the endless pre-employment paperwork, you finish out the rest of your shift in the ER.

After work, you turn your phone back on to no new messages. Although that was expected, it’s still disappointing.

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A week or so into deploying, Bob finds the envelope while pulling out a pair of socks. Your sweet scent hits him as he pulls it out—he swore he could smell your perfume every time he opened his bag, but assumed he was just missing you.

His heart pounds as he reads ‘For Lt. Bob Floyd’s eyes only’ and skips a beat as he flips it to see your red lips print. He shudders as he imagines how your lipstick would stain his cock as you suck him off. He feels lightheaded from how quickly the blood rushes to his groin as he pulls out the photos. Whimpering as he flips through them, palming himself for some relief.

A knock startles him. “You coming? Meeting starts in 5,” Nat says through the closed door.

He sets the one appropriate selfie you took aside and quickly stuffs the rest of them back in the envelope, hiding it under his mattress. He adjusts himself and takes a deep breath before opening the door.

“You okay?” She asks, cocking a brow at his flustered expression.

“Yeah,” he clears his throat, not meeting her eyes, “Yeah. I just found Sunny’s care package she snuck in my duffle.”

She laughs as she pushes off his door frame. “Gotcha”.

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It’s radio silence for the next 17 days. 17 excruciatingly long days. You pick up extra shifts in the ER as much as you can, but you still feel like you could crawl out of your skin. Penny is able to get some information “from her sources” that everyone’s okay, they haven’t flown out yet.

Annie texts you a few times, giving you reassurance and sending you pictures of Steve.

An old college friend, Rowan reaches out and asks if you’d want to catch up as she’s in the area for a second in-person job interview. You’re delighted to find out she hasn’t changed a bit—her personality is as fun and fiery as her red hair.

Your shared Uber stops in front of Penny’s, as you both had one too many margaritas to drive. She leaves you with a big hug and a promise to meet up again, especially if she gets the job and moves to the area.

As you walk up the stairs, your phone rings. Bob is FaceTiming.

“Oh my God! Hey!” You smile as you answer. He looks tired, but so, so good.

“Hey, Sunny. You…look incredible. Wow.” He breathes, taking in your flushed cheeks and bright eyes.

“Thanks”, you smile. “It���s so good to hear your voice. I’ve missed you.”

“I’ve missed you too. So much. I can’t wait to see you. Hopefully another week max.” He replies.

“God, I hope so. How are you? Are you okay? Is everyone else okay?” You ask, sitting on your bed.

“I’m good. Bored, antsy. Same as everyone else. How’s the training?” He replies, laying back on his pillows, bicep bulging as he puts his arm behind his head.

“Good! It’s all stuff I know already for the most part. Just more trauma-based care. I’m a little nervous to start an IV on someone when we’re in flight, but I’ll get it. I start shadowing in the air next week” you answer.

“That’s exciting. I can’t wait to hear about it when I get home,” he sighs before continuing, “Sunny, those pictures you took…they’re amazing. I’m getting hard just thinking about them. I’ve jerked off nearly every night, looking over them, thinking about you.”

“Oh yeah? Show me”. You reply huskily, falling back.

“Show…you? Like masturbate…now?” He asks, intrigued but a little nervous.

“Yeah, but only if you want to. I’ll do the same” you answer, fingers trailing over your exposed collarbone.

“Yeah, yes. I want to.” He nods eagerly.

You smile and prop your phone on your nightstand and pull off your clothes while he does the same before laying back down on your side, head propped on your hand. He angled his phone lower. You can’t see his cock, but you don’t comment, as you’re not sure if it’s intentional on his part or not.

“So, uh how do we start this?” He chuckles nervously, a blush staining his cheeks.

“Tell me what picture’s your favorite.” You ask, fingertips trailing down your chest.

“The one of you just smiling. I love it ‘cause it’s innocent enough to display all the time on my dresser. But I know you’d taken it right after you came. You have that post-orgasm glow; cheeks are a little flushed, eyes are bright, that easy, relaxed smile. You look beautiful”, he smiles, “It’ll go in my helmet when I fly out too”.

“Well that’s not the one I expected you to say, but that was incredibly sweet.”

“Besides that one, I think it’s a tie between the one where you’re on your back with your fingers between your legs, and the one where you’re bending forward on your bed in those panties that hug your ass just perfectly and you’re wearing those heels, fuck, I…” he’s jerking off now, you can hear it. You lightly trace over your nipples, gently pinching and teasing before trailing lower.

“…or the one where you’re looking over your shoulder, biting your lip, and your thumbs are hooked into those goddamn panties like you’re just about to pull them down. Acting so innocent, but we both know you’re a dirty girl” he continues, and you whine as your fingers reach their destination, gathering your arousal before circling up to your clit.

“Oh, you like that, huh? Sneaking naughty pictures into my bag, knowing I’ll find it when I’m getting ready, riling me all up when I won’t have time to get off?” He pants out.

“Yeah, that was my plan all along. I love it when you get flustered.” You say, taking your hand from between your legs to grab your rabbit vibrator from your bedside table. You click it on.

“Fuck Sun. Put it in, please?” He asks, out of breath.

You rub it against your entrance and work it in with a moan. “Oh, that’s good. So, so good. I can’t wait until it’s you inside me.”

He groans, “I can’t either. Grind it against your clit too. Yeah, yeah like that.”

“I’m getting close already, are you? Will you cum with me?” You whine.

“Yeah, I’m close. Goddamnit. I wish I was there. I wanna cum on your pretty tits, in your mouth, in…inside you” he stutters.

You cry out as your orgasm washes over you, struggling to keep your eyes open as you watch Bob, his face relaxing as ropes of cum land on the ridges of his stomach.

You gasp as you pull the toy out, the continued vibrations quickly pushing you into overstimulation.

“Wow,” he pants, using his discarded boxers to wipe off his stomach.

“Agreed” you sigh, sitting up to pull on one of the shorts you stole from him.

“We fly out tomorrow at 0500. If all goes as planned, we’ll be back on the carrier within 3 hours. Then headed home.” His face comes back on the screen, chest now covered by a shirt, much to your disappointment.

“Okay, I hope it all goes to plan” you reply.

“I hope so too Sunny. Look, if I don’t make it—“

“No. Please don’t say anymore. You’ll make it back. You all will, okay? You all will”. You interrupt him, voice thick with unshed tears.

He nods. “We will.”

You talk for a few more minutes before Bob lets you go, wanting to call at least Annie before his times up.

You hang up with a sigh. The nerves already coming back.

You’ve missed several texts from Bradley.

Bradley: Hey, how are ya?

Bradley: ???

Bradley: You’re having phone sex with Bob, aren’t you? Gross 🤢

Bradley: Stop

Bradley: Stopppppppp

Bradley: OMFG I AM A COCKBLOCK!

Sunny: Lolol. We’re done now. 😉 I’ve been good, you?

Bradley: Traumatized.

Sunny: Sorrynotsorry.

Sunny: Good luck tomorrow. Be safe okay?

Bradley: I will. See you soon.

You get ready for bed, and fall into a restless sleep.

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You roll out of bed at 8, feeling like you hadn’t slept at all. Annie texts you while you’re getting dressed to let you know she’s running late, but is on her way with Steve.

A half hour later she’s come and gone and it’s too quiet. Steve isn’t his usual self, likely picking up on your restlessness.

You take him for a long walk on the beach to get your mind off of things. Your stomach drops though when you see Penny waiting for you on the stairs, an unreadable look on her face.

“What is it? Is anyone hurt?” You’re almost afraid to ask.

“Pete called. He couldn’t give me all the details but I guess everything went as planned until they were departing and took on enemy fire. Bradley was hit, but is fine, there was only minor damage to his jet. Bob and Natasha were behind him though and got it the worst. They lost an engine and had a rough landing. They’re being evaluated by medical now.”

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A/N: I didnt like this chapter. It didn’t flow the way I wanted it too. Sorry if it sucks.

Tagging:

@blindedbythelightt

[lonely-vault-boy]

Fatui Harbingers modern found family au, but it’s actually just them at Disneyland

The Tsaritsa and Pierro and Capitano like run an orphanage or something idk

The Tsaritsa

- That Mom ™️

- plans like weeks in advance

- “ok go have fun but meet me back at this time”

- buys Ajax a bunch of souvenirs and takes a lot of pictures

- “this is his first time at Disney, ok? I want him to have fond memories of it”

Pierro

- dragged into the schemes

- tries to spy on what the teenagers are up to but loses them

- has to sit with Signora while Scara goes on the roller coaster for the fifth time in a row (she got motion sick)

- stuck carrying everything

Capitano:

- cool dad

- wears the Mickey ears and a Disney t shirt (unlike Pierro)

- walks around with a beer and hot dog (while wearing bright pink mouse ears and flip flops)

- it’s like December

Pulcinella

- since Pierro is watching Signora and Scara, and Capitano is trying to help by going on rides, Pulcinella decides to stick with the Tsaritsa

- spoils the absolute shit outta Childe

- takes him on all the rides he can (since they’re both to short of some of them)

- the Tsaritsa leaves for a little bit to bail the boys out of trouble, and Pulcinella takes Childe to get his face painted and eat food

Ok now on to the kiddos!!

Dottore

- he’s like 17

- thinks he’s way too cool for this shit

- drags pantalone off with him to stir some chaos

- tries to prank the staff members

- won’t admit it, but is super interested in the mechanics of the rides and wants to learn how they work

- loves rollercoasters and tries to skip the lines

Pantalone

- like 16

- “actually the map says x ride will have the shortest wait time in 4 hrs, so I’ll make a note that we have to come back then”

- “the map says there are some good places to eat near here. We should check all of them out before we pick one. We only have so much money.”

- “ok so according to the map- wait where’s my map?! DOTTORE GIVE THAT BACK I NEED IT!!”

- doesn’t like thrill rides

- goes on them anyway bc he had to wait in line with Dottore, and he can’t justify the cost/reward ratio if he doesn’t go

Arlecchino

- probably like 17

- just wanted to have a romantic time with Columbina since she’s so into the fantasy areas

- was forced to babysit sandrone also

- they go to all the things she booked, but’s it’s slightly awkward

Columbina-

- also 17

- really into all the pretty decorations and stuff

- secretly loves thrill rides

- just wants to have a fun day with Arlecchino

Sandrone

- 14/15 idk

- not old enough to run around on her own according to the others

- tags along with Arlecchino and Columbina

- not happy abt it

- bought an ugly rat stuffed animal as a protest and brings it everywhere

- “ugh stop being so gushy, it’s gross”

- intentionally is difficult

- gets distracted and has to stop to look at all of the animatronics

- needs to use the bathroom like every 2 seconds

Signora

- 10 or so

- doesn’t like rides

- mostly just content to keep to herself

- drags Pierro into buying her a bunch of toys bc “Scara gets to go on all the rides he likes :(“

- it’s fully intentional

Scaramouche

- 8

- “we have to go on x ride now!!”

- “i don’t care what Signora wants to do, she’s boring and the Ferris wheel is boring. I don’t wanna go.”

- got a Lightning McQueen hat and refuses to take it off

- will sit on the ground and refuse to move until he gets his way

- either super excited gremlin or cranky lil kid, there is no in between

Childe

- lil baby Ajax my beloved

- he’s like 5

- no clue what’s happening, but he’s having a lot of fun

- completely decked out in Disney merch and has like 2 souvenir cups and a balloon

- very shy, very quiet, very much wants to go on the big roller coaster

- he is too short

- they go to a kiddy roller coaster

- he gets nervous and starts crying so they leave. And then he cries bc he missed out on the roller coaster

- they eventually do go on it and he has a lot of fun tho

[saltygilmores]

Thoughts While Watching Gilmore Girls: Season 2, Episode 17, "Dead Uncles and Vegetables", Part 3

Part 1 Part 2 All Episodes

Please, sir, there is nothing I wish to see more than Miss Patty drunk with power.

How big was it again, Babette?

Nothing brings me greater pleasure than when Luke and Jess exchange silent glances like “Can you believe this corny shit?” The meeting is being held to discuss the feud between Taylor and the Hippie with the farmers market. This seems like a personal dispute that could have been an email.

At the meeting Taylor Karens harder than he's ever Karen'd before.

Why don't you mind your god damn beeswax, Rory-No-Job-Gilmore. This is getting old and frankly kinda weird. I’m really raring for one of those delicious scenes where Jess or Dean takes her down a peg.

After the meeting adjourns, The Convention of the Male Karens + a wildly out of place Kirk meet outside in order to remind Luke what a piece of shit his uncle was and that they’re not going to his funeral. Taylor sure sounds confident that the people of Stars Hollow won’t also spit on his grave and sing a happy song when he croaks. Frankly I don't even think there will be a grave. I've always envisioned Taylor being stuffed into a sack and tossed over his beloved bridge to become swan food along with Shane, who Jess slaughtered after the Dance Marathon.

There isn’t enough rock throwing in this show. In my gritty unrated Gilmore Girls reboot titled The Hollow, more people will throw rocks at Taylor Doose.

I paused just so I could enjoy a few moments of anticipation before she reveals what the exciting Early 2000's internet application is.

Golly! I miss this early 2000's optimism about a Future with Internet.

It's streaming in right now, but sorry Lorelai, she can't send you any pictures of Prague. Corporate tech overlords have deecreed that picture taking is forbidden and must be blocked with a blacked out screen of death. No Prague for you.

Omg.

Out of Context Gilmore Girls.

Sookie: Your mom is getting me 50% off of everything. Lorelai: Yes, but 50% off of loads of money is still loads of money. You don't have that much to spend. Pretty rich coming from “Miss orders take out and diner food 3 times a day."

But when is it ever the WRONG time for you to meddle in people's business? It's a 24/7/365 job for you. And your daughter is quickly on her way to being crowned the next Little Miss Meddler. Sookie understandably has some questions about why Jackson would go to Lorelai Gilmore for wedding planning concerns. Sookie also realizes she can't afford the grandiose wedding that Emily got her into and tries to run damage control. Lorelai tells Sookie that her mother brainwashed her. That's rich coming from Miss "Brainwashed By Dean Forrester".

DIS BITCH IS LEAVING WORK AGAIN! CAN YOU BELIEVE IT!

She’s leaving work to help Diner Guy look at coffins!!! Get HR on the phone!

That's what he said.

Scott Patterson without a hat is...mildly off putting.

Is this what you wanted Rory? Are you happy now? Baby is miserable! But you got your damn coffee servant, now start tipping him! I made a video clip of this delightful interaction so please check it out. Milo's "No's" are so acidic they could strip paint off the wall. He needs to win in an Emmy for his No's. They are so good. You can watch my Jess Says No compliation here.

Jess Mariano: Toils in the coffee mines every day and night before and after school for sub minimum wage and eventually, on top of working a second job, minds his business, dutifully pours your coffee, no chit chat, all business. No one tips him. Lorelai Gilmore: Does a mediocre job taking orders for 1 hour and gets a 4 star Yelp review because she's Quirky. Lorelai to me, TWWGG: What's a Yelp? Me: Nevermind.

Rory, I mean this in the kindest, gentlest way possible, because I know you are a sensitive soul... Fuck all the way off. Fuck you and also your boyfriend and your mother (okay, she's not that bad in this episode). The "Get back to work" routine wasn't cute the first time when he was trying to enjoy a few precious moments to himself before school, but now he's literally working. He's like a foot away from you. Let the boy go upstairs and jerk off, sheesh. What a weird z-plot.

Rory works a job for two days and becomes drunk with power.

I really hope that when Lorelai goes back to work, Michel has some choice French curse words for her after leaving him in a lurch to cover her shift 3 times in a week for Diner Guy.

Hey look Rory, a job opening! You gonna apply or what?

This was really sweet.

So many things are throwing off the balance of the Gilly Girls Universe lately. Rory gets a job and becomes a control freak. Rory pays for her food. Lorelai dispenses reasonable advice. Lorelai's meddling is at a minimum. Lorelai is uncharacteristically pleasant. Dean is nowhere to be found (is that why Lorelai is so tolerable?) Scott Patterson without a hat.

[saintmeghanmarkle]

Did Oprah Forget to Extend an Invite the Multiple Times she Saw Meghan? by u/millioneura

Did Oprah Forget to Extend an Invite the Multiple Times she Saw Meghan? MODS CAN WE PLEASE HAVE AN NFI FLARE ADDED?! How do we go about doing this?SEPTEMBER 2024 GRIFTING & ATTENTION-SEEKING TIMELINEApologies if my timeline is incorrect but let's see if we can figure out this NFI Snub. September 2: Meghan walking to the bookstore with the $400 keychainhttps://preview.redd.it/hkm4pewh0eqd1.png?width=750&format=png&auto=webp&s=fa953568487d8b7b93491f8954d5d1c8a5934743September 7: Meghan gives speech, famously interupted by Oprah where her mask slips which is what every headline focuses on. She then runs out to make dinner for the kids. https://ift.tt/bZku0Qy 8: Harry tags along, Picture of Meghan & Oprah hugging to show all is good and pictures with former WME exec who now owns the shop. Maria Shriver attends as well (member of the Kennedy royal family through her mom and ex-wife of former Cali Governer Arnold S.)https://ift.tt/crv8Ibt 12: Hollywood Reporter releases the bullying story that Tom Bower promised in April. They tell HR to take down the story and they respond "No we have signed affadavits" NOTE: After this report is released, Meghan is not spotted at any events or with other celebs to this day. Hazbeen goes to Kevin's event alone and is off to NYC without her for a week of activities. I wonder if she will have the nerve to do some parking lot strolls or if she's laying low to not draw attention to the HR article. https://ift.tt/c1vPsnC 14: Tyler Perry bday bash with Oprah and Harkles although it's just pictures of them driving in seperate cars but no photos with Tyler Perry or Oprah or at any event. #PicsOrItDidntHappen https://ift.tt/NrQ1z7p 17: National Voter Registration Day in the US. Archscam writes letters urging Americans to register to vote. Did Meghan hear about Oprah's planned interview and do this so it would be linked in the news as "While the Harkles wrote letters, their close friend Oprah did this" to make up for the NFI/snub?https://ift.tt/RyIbGia 19: Oprah hosts star studded voting event where she brings her talk show back. Archwell who are huge proponents of voting + the Harkles are NFI. Meanwhile Chris Rock (who opened the door for Hollywood to laugh at Meghan publically) is a guest and other celebs who don't even speak or do anything for democracy attend. https://ift.tt/Fy4fizZ Sinners at least 1 confirmed visit and 3 speculated and yet no invite to a star studded voting event after pushing Archwell to the forefront of 2 elections? Did Oprah simply forget and it slipped her mind to extend an invite or was the Hollywood Reporter right and she is persona non grata in Hollywood? I don't think Kamala wants her anywhere near her campaign, the Democrats don't answer her calls and refused to back her for Governor/Senator and Meghan doesn't like successful women which is why the Harkles refused to back any candidate. Meghan thinks she is punishing Kamala by not endorsing her as if anybody cares. post link: https://ift.tt/Bn8hg0M author: millioneura submitted: September 22, 2024 at 07:14PM via SaintMeghanMarkle on Reddit disclaimer: all views + opinions expressed by the author of this post, as well as any comments and reblogs, are solely the author's own; they do not necessarily reflect the views of the administrator of this Tumblr blog. For entertainment only.

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Sunless Lives Part 17: I Can’t Do This

Please be extra wary of the content warnings today!

~2050 words

CW (All can be skipped by going from XXX to XXX): noncon (not super explicitly described), vampire whump, minor self harm, alcohol, restraints, forced prostitution, trafficking, torture, inserting an object into a wound

First, Previous, Next, Masterlist

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They moved northward, towards shorter days and longer nights. They settled in Boston, blending into the city with new names: Mark Brown and Samuel Miller. Under Simon’s instruction Matthew ditched the car and found them fake IDs, prepaid cell phones, a landlord and jobs that dealt in cash and didn’t ask questions, and new looks. Simon grew his hair out into a curly mop that Matthew liked to comb his fingers through and pull on, while Matthew buzzed his. As autumn set in Simon finally retired his button-down uniform for soft henleys and turtlenecks. 

Matthew wasn’t thrilled about Simon wanting a job, but Simon demanded an income of his own, independent from Matthew’s. He was getting good at demanding things from the vampire - and getting them. Matthew found a night shift at a warehouse, while Simon picked up whatever odd hours he could at a corner store - once he’d gotten his agoraphobia under control. That had started with evening walks, just the two of them, where Simon still clung to Matthew’s arm the whole time and shut his eyes when they passed through a dense crowd or under an imposing building. Then, when the changing seasons brought rainy days, they started doing all the things Simon wanted to do. His agoraphobia slowly became easier to manage as they went to museums, and restaurants, and yes, an arboretum. Simon reveled in sheer delight at these things, dragging Matthew by the hand from painting to painting, or huddling together under an umbrella, staring in awe at the colorful trees. It made Matthew feel… something. Satisfaction at taking good care of his pet, he told himself.

Two months in Matthew surprised Simon by taking him to a Brazilian restaurant to celebrate his birthday, and it made Simon cry. It wasn’t his mother’s cooking, but it was close enough. Seeing Simon cry almost made Matthew punch a waiter. They got free brigadeiros.

They spent quality time at home, as well. Simon had some inane little show he liked to watch where the hosts chattered about celebrity fashion and kitchen appliances. It made Matthew want to peel his skin off but he sat dutifully on the couch next to Simon with an arm around the human’s shoulders, providing the domestic illusion that Simon needed.

In exchange, he got another type of quality time.

The strangest thing that Matthew found was that Simon talked to him in a way he had never talked to Matthew when he was human. He talked about his parents, and how little he remembered them. That after they died, thinking about them was too painful, so he never did it, causing his memories of them to degrade into scraps. He talked about his relationship with Isles, and how they’d never even had sex. How once he started working at the VIU, and met other people, he realized he did want sex - just not with Isles. He expounded on his various VIU hookups: coordinator Green. James from HR. Hailey in the mailroom.

Eventually, he talked about the vampires he was sold to.

It started slow. He’d pull Matthew into a cave under the covers late in the day in their tiny studio apartment, hold his hands and whisper to him in the dark. He used simple language and skimmed over the details, but still admitted the worst parts. Lara showed up in glimpses and sidenotes, but was never the main character.

Matthew got the picture.

XXX

He talked about Edward Finch first.

Edward liked Simon set up in a particular way before he arrived: flat on his back, with his wrists tied to the bedposts, and fully prepared for anal sex by Lara, with a toy left in. He lay on black sheets - for white, clients had to pay extra. A plastic liner crinkled underneath him. Most vampires like to feed during sex, but Ed preferred to feed before, leaving Simon dizzy and malleable under his hands when he pushed Simon’s legs up to pull out the toy and fuck him. He didn’t expect Simon to enjoy it either - some did - so Simon was free to let his mind escape, to distract himself with other things. Usually he’d pull on the restraints, forcing the rope to dig into his wrist, and he could focus on the pain, the pain there, and not… anywhere else. All in all, Finch wasn’t the worst client at first, not by a long shot.

He started cutting Simon on their fourth session.

Every time Ed arrived, he would undress very neatly, folding his clothes and setting them aside. This process included taking out two pens from the inside of his jacket and lining them up on the bedside table. There they would remain until he got dressed again and they returned to his pocket. This was the pattern until his fourth visit when he let Simon’s legs fall and leaned over him, sweaty and breathing hard - but not satisfied yet.

“We still have some time left - you’ll be a good boy for me a little longer, won’t you Simon?”

“Yes sir,” Simon breathed. That was what he’d been taught to say - to everything and anything. His eyelids were heavy from the blood loss but he forced himself to pay attention as Edward plucked up one of his pens and uncapped it, revealing a small scalpel instead of a ballpoint. Simon’s eyes widened at this, and he lifted his head off the mattress.

“What are you doing?”

In lieu of an answer, Ed set the blade lightly into Simon’s skin just under his pec, and drew it downwards over his ribs.

“Stop, stopstopstop!” Simon yelled, “You can’t do that! Lara!” He turned his face up to the corner of the ceiling where a camera stared down, always watching. This wasn’t supposed to happen; at this point in time, Simon was letting the vampires fuck him and feed from him, and that was it. This was an entirely new pain and humiliation that Simon was utterly unprepared for.

“I already cleared this with Lara,” Edward smiled, “As long as I don't scar you, or touch your face, I’m free to do as I please.” He wasn’t watching the knife in his hand, or the seeping blood; instead he studied Simon’s face, drinking in every ounce of fear and pain.

“No,” Simon shook his head in panicked disbelief, “She wouldn’t do that - No, please, stop-!”

Ed laughed as he made another thin line parallel to the first.

“Do you see the lights flickering?” he asked, referencing Lara’s way of communicating with her clients.

Simon whimpered and struggled, but his wrists were tied securely and Edward sat heavy on his thighs.

“Please don’t do this,” he begged, “I’ve been good, I’ve been good for you, please, ah!”

Another line, crossing the first two.

Lara made fun of him for crying afterwards.

“That was like, soooo vanilla,” she laughed as she rode him, “I can’t believe you were such a baby.”

Feverish from a synthetic blood transfusion and desperate for her care and approval, Simon could only grip her thighs and apologize, apologize, apologize.

Finch got worse, eventually. Sim wasn’t sure when - he’d given up keeping track of the time, given up on keeping track of how many clients he had, how long he’d been with Lara, or when his birthday was. He was drunk most of the time and Lara billed him as an ‘enthusiastic whore’ because he was good at acting. Good at saying the right things, good at making the right noises. Good at being hurt. Good at crying.

But when Edward suddenly dug deep and cut through skin and fat and muscle and scraped bone, Simon couldn’t scream in a pretty way anymore - which was exactly what Ed wanted. He laughed as the blood pulsed out and spilled onto the black sheets.

“I’ve been trying to recapture the feeling of that first cut for ages!” Edward informed Simon excitedly, as if he would care. “Finally…”

He dug in again and Simon shrieked.

“Stop! That’s too much, please, I can’t do this!”

“Exactly!” Edward grinned with ferocious delight. The lights flickered, from dim to bright and back, but he ignored it. He continued gouging into Simon’s chest, reveling in Simon’s screams and pleading.

But it wasn’t long before Simon gave up. Flopped back in helpless exhaustion, and let his body respond however it needed to, with groans and spasms; he wasn’t begging anymore. He knew it was useless.

“No, goddamnit!” Edward shouted at him and slapped his face, “You’re supposed to…” He paused, chest heaving and brow furrowed. He had an idea. He dropped the bloody scalpel back on the bedside table and picked up the real pen. Then he twisted his fingers in Simon’s hair and pulled his head up, forcing him to look at his mutilated torso.

“Watch this.” He poised the pen at an angle above one of the cuts. “Watch me.” And he pushed the pen into the incision, and then sideways, using brute force to push the pen under Simon’s skin. A truly agonizing scream ripped out of Simon as he watched a lump grow under his skin as Edward drove the pen in further, separating layers of skin and setting nerves on fire. Simon felt like his eyes might pop out of his head from how wide with terror they were, watching the pen invade his body. Half an inch. One inch. He struggled like a madman against the restraints, and the ropes cut deep into his wrists.

“What do you think of that, huh?!” Edward crowed.

“STOP!” Simon screamed, “Please stop - Aaah!” Another half inch. Two inches.

The door to the bedroom burst open and Lara’s enforcers charged in - two massive vampires that Lara provided with drawn blood and plenty of cash in exchange for their services, though they weren’t allowed to touch Simon themselves. They grabbed Edward by the arms and dragged him off the bed, pinning him to the floor. Lara stepped into the room, looming over the naked Finch.

“You’re a weak loner nobody and you broke your contract,” she hissed, “Tell me why I shouldn’t kill you right here.”

Simon lay back and shut his eyes, shedding silent tears of relief. Lara was here. He was safe.

Edward was completely unphased.

“I can pay you triple.”

“Bullshit.”

“Check my wallet.”

Lara rifled through his clothes, and found a wallet stuffed with cash. She counted it slowly, mulling over her options. Then she turned back to Edward, tossing her hair.

“You’ll sign a new contract. No knives, or weapons of any kind anymore.”

No, Simon thought, He can’t come back, that was almost as bad as - as bad as -

“Deal.”

“See him out!” she said to her goons, and threw Finch’s clothes out the door. They dragged the vampire away. Lara turned her attention on Simon, falling upon him and peppering his tear-soaked face with light kisses, banishing his insubordinate thoughts.

“I’m so sorry baby, that shouldn’t have happened, you won’t see him for a while, okay? Let’s get you out of these…” She untied his wrists from the bedposts. His hands moved to hover over the pen, still embedded under his skin, afraid to touch it. All his injuries pulsed and burned, but the pen was a white-hot knot of pain sending waves of chills over his body.

“Please,” he whimpered, “Please, help…” 

Her nose wrinkled.

“I’m not touching that.”

XXX

“Why are you telling me this?” Matthew eventually asked, after a few of these stories.

“Because I know you won’t judge me,” Simon answered easily, “And I know it won’t hurt you to hear like it would’ve… before.”

“Maybe I shouldn’t say this,” Matthew said as he massaged Simon’s hand between his own, “But I like hearing about what they did to you. It tells me exactly who to rip to shreds when I see them. And it makes me glad that I own you now.” And one thing he definitely wouldn’t say is that he found it to be a massive turn-on.

Simon smiled in the dark, squeezing out a tear.

“You don’t own me, we’re a team,” he chided.

“You keep telling yourself that.” Matthew shifted forwards to kiss him.

Simon laughed against Matthew’s lips, thinking it was a joke.

Or maybe hoping.

~~~

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DETAILS. chaeyoung studied aboard in sacramento, california, united states, for two years before coming back for her last year in middle school. because of this, she prefers to go by isa, a nickname for her english name. everyone knows her for her fashionable outfits and sweet personality. if you ask for help or advice on anything, she’ll most likely do it!

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DETAILS. hyojung, or lucy to her peers, is always ready for anything. she keeps a 10-pack of pencils just in case in her backpack and lends it to students who forgot one (usually for $1/hr, which surprisingly pays well). she likes to keep a lighthearted attitude, but can be serious when necessary. lucy is in the hanyang dance team, elites, getting in for her excellent tap dancing skills.

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DETAILS. he’s the senior everyone knows, literally everyone. people from other schools know him. he’s famous for his voice and excelling at everything—people think he’s secretly a trainee, so he’s asked for autographs often. y/n likes to call him a ho cause he always flirts, but he knows she doesn’t mean it seriously.

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DETAILS. more commonly known as sunoo, sunoo is a popular, charming sophomore. everyone adores him and his cheerful attitude. he’s a part of photo club and takes pictures for the yearbook. be careful not to cross him, or he’ll choose the ugliest pictures they have and use it for your yearbook picture.

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An unexpected party

The other day, I was doing some exploration around Tarach Tor, where one of the rescue megaships is staying. Sparrow had told me she’d be busy evacuating wounded people from 70 Tauri (this was before the invasion of that system, mind you) and I figured I’d go and help out, even though the Elmwing is not currently outfitted for hauling massive amounts of cargo at the time.

Plotted my route and initiated the jump sequence. Once I reached HR 1279, I had to take a slightly deeper breath than usual, because I knew my next jump was the one to 70 Tauri. That’s okay, I thought. I’ve got this. Alright. Time to jump.

A big, red message suddenly flashed on my HUD. WARNING. HYPERSPACE CONDUIT UNSTABLE. That was one I had never seen before, but I knew what it meant. Oh boy, oh boy. Here we go. The Thargoids had decided to throw me a welcome party.

I’ve never met any Thargoids before. To be honest, I’ve done my best to avoid them. I’m not much of a fighter. But, I had watched the training videos and spent time reading the advice of experienced AX pilots. A few, long seconds elapsed as I waited for my HUD to reappear. Time to escape. Deploy heat sinks. Full pips to engines. Boost far, far away. "Under attack", said Verity, in a tone that was definitely too calm for this situation. I caught a glimpse of a shiny, red, angry flower.

That’s okay, that’s okay, that’s okay. Just keep boosting. Charge the FSD. Deploy another heat sink. Just keep boosting. Ohhh why is it charging so slowly? My ship was starting to make funny noises. I looked down at my hull health indicator. 17%. It was at this moment... I knew... I fucked up.

Next thing I know, Sparrow had somehow found my escape pod and scooped me up. She took me to Bosch Enterprise so I could complete the insurance paperwork and get my ship back. Fortunately, the rest of the trip went smoothly.

Part of me wishes I had activated the camera drones so I could at least have some footage of the incident (who knows, maybe the insurance people would have given me a discount on the rebuy?). But, I don’t have any footage, so instead, here’s a picture of the fireworks I decided to set off for the New Year. A warm welcome to 3309, here’s to hoping the world can return to peace.

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#5

Me, not even 24 hrs in Prague, having taken at least 150 pictures of doors and windows and houses: no you don't understand I'm OBSESSED

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#4

you think to yourself yeah sure i'll go into science and do cool experiments and discover interesting shit and then its five pm on a tuesday and you're creating a uquiz about what type of snail you are for your lab...

13 notes - Posted November 8, 2022

#3

Watching Star Trek tng and I keep thinking "oh thats a lesbian" every time I see a woman

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Gonna add a lot of pictures so yeah

Bi

eyeshadow red lipstick and my favorite lipgloss

idk tbh

February

yes any physical contact is so nghaieiwiaisksiiss

the current ones I'm wearing since I just woke up, is my howls moving castle hoodie from box lunch, and my favorite pants, a pair of black ripped jeans

GEL PENS !! I own multiple cases

not sure, prilly this howls moving castle hoodie lol

my besties I met a while ago theyvd helped me through so much and are amazing people <3

nah bro who likes kpop that shit is cringe as fuck

(I have about 170 Lomo cards and the first two pics of pcs u saw r my real ones)

Anygays..!!

11. Pink and yellow r nice

12. Eyes are gorgeous

13. Autumn <3

14. Potato chips and ranch

15. Average of 4-5 hrs during the summer I think

16. I own many! I suck at Journaling tho..

17. Yesss I love cooking too, specifically baking is my favorite

18. Ehh it kinda depends but sweetie/sweetheart & darling r always great

19. I don't have dreams super often and usually they are confusing messes but one time I had a dream I went to a kikuo skz concert it was amazing

20. My best friend in 2nd grade, it turned out horrendously I lost multiple friends (including jim) and was made the subject of so much bullying the whole year just cuz I kinda had a crush on him!

21. Corduroy bear was my favorite book when I was little

22. Mt skincare routine is charcoal soap and pimple patches if I need it, I occasionally do a clay mask if I wanna

23. How dare you I love em all- Howls moving castle, spirited away, and ponyo. (I haven't seen that many but this half the ones I have seen)

24. Not really it's kinda confusing

25. God fruits are just amazing I love apples peaches plums cotton candy grapes bears blueberries strawberries fruits are amazing

26. No I still have my lip virginity lmao

27. Sometimes! I have more recently, although for before bed I often opt for fanfiction because I won't have to get up to turn off lights haha

28. Rain is one of my favorites but give me like any candle and I will love it- lemon too

29. Eh.. not really anymore sadly.

30. I don't have any specific actors, I mainly watch animated stuff tbh, but my favorite voice actor is Alejandro Saab

31. YES TWO ABSOLUTELY SILLY DOGS ELLIE AND CLIFFORD <3 Clifford looks terrified or depressed kn every picture I take of him, then ellie is the most photogenic being in existence

32. I own a ton of dresses and love most of them but my favorite is this adorable little blue dress that's currently in the washing machine rn cuz I just wore it 2 days ago

33. Wtf is San x

34. Chocolate vanilla swirl is my go to cuz it's just a classic

35. YESSS I cry over fiction so easy

36. Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

37. Over a hundred I went to build a bear yesterday j love my babies

38. I love all flowers how dare you they're gorgeous

39.

40. They technically change daily but just use they them <3

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freckles - most-worn article of clothing?

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sunkissed - autumn or spring?

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pencil - do you own a journal?

cupcake - are you a good cook?

honey - favorite term of endearment?

clouds - describe one of your favorite dreams?

velvet - who was your first crush?

paper - favorite children’s book?

peaches - do you have a skincare routine?

mochi - favorite studio ghibli film?

backyard - did you ever have an imaginary friend?

strawberry - favorite fruit?

kiss - have you ever kissed a friend?,

nightlight - do you read before bed?

shampoo - favorite scent?

skin - what distant relative are you closest to?

aphrodite - favorite actress/actor?

cuddles - do you have any pets?

lace - if you own any dresses, which is your favorite?

sheets - sanrio or san-x characters?

cream - frozen yogurt flavor?

watermelon - do films ever make you cry?

sapphos - favorite poet?

plush - how many stuffed animals do you still own?

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161)      Most of the ozone in the atmosphere is concentrated in the:

           (a) Mesosphere

           (b) Stratosphere

           (c) Troposphere

           (d) Ionosphere

162)      The cow’s milk contains how much amount of water in terms of percentage?

           (a) 60%

           (b) 65%

           (c) 72%

           (d) 80%

163)      TV transmission cannot cover a very large area because:

           (a) The strength of TV waves is very limited

           (b) Picture cannot be transmitted clearly after a specific distance

           (c) The shape of the earth is spherical

           (d) The air is not a good conductor of light and sound waves

164)       The Green House Effect is caused by an excess of:

           (a) Carbon monoxide

           (b) Carbon dioxide

           (c) Carbon tetraoxide

           (d) None of these

165)      Bats can also fly in the dark because they are capable of taking the help of:

           (a) Ultraviolet waves

           (b) Ultrasonic waves

           (c) Electromagnetic waves

           (d) Infrared waves

166)      What is Stealth Technology?

           (a) A technology to locate any aircraft in radar

           (b) A technology by which it is possible to make an aircraft invisible to radar

           (c) A technology by which we can destroy any enemy missile before it approaches the target

           (d) A technology to track the enemy aircrafts

167)      The primary function of the feathers in birds is to:

           (a) Provide insulation for preserving body heat

           (b) Provide striking surfaces to the wings for flying

           (c) Make the body surface waterproof

           (d) None of these

168)      The average speed of a motor vehicle is:

           (a) 10 km/hr

           (b) 50 km/hr

           (c) 30 km/hr

           (d) 70 km/hr

169)      The image formed by a plane mirror is:

           (a) Real

           (b) Virtual

           (c) Inverted

           (d) None of these

170)      Sound travels through water more slowly than through air because:

           (a) Water is less dense

           (b) Water is more dense

           (c) The speed of sound is independent of the medium

           (d) None of these

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BigLaw firm concluded partner's email to Black associate wasn't racist because 'he treated other people terribly too,' suit alleges

Complaints about discriminatory conduct at Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders “were often ignored, and, when they were not, met with gaslighting, apathy or swift retaliation,” according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday by a fired Black female associate.

The suit by former associate Gita F. Sankano says she was fired after complaining about an “outrageously demeaning, dehumanizing and demoralizing” August 2023 email from partner Matthew Bowsher, who insulted her cognitive ability. The email was “unfortunately characteristic of his behavior towards her and other Black women at the firm,” the suit says.

Bowsher is not named as a defendant in the Jan. 17 suit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Sankano is represented by the Wigdor law firm, according to a Jan. 17 press release.

Troutman Pepper took 77 days to investigate the email after Sankano’s complaint.

“It came as no surprise when, on Oct. 27, 2023, the firm concluded that Mr. Bowsher had not engaged in discrimination because he treated other people terribly too,” the suit says.

Sankano was fired a couple of weeks after the conclusion of the investigation, purportedly based on performance, but this was a “preposterous explanation,” the suit says. Sankano “received above-average performance reviews each and every review cycle, including in the performance review she received at the time of her termination.”

The Black associate for whom Sankano did at least 80% of her work was not even consulted or informed about Sankano’s firing, according to the suit.

Bowsher told the ABA Journal in an email that he has “barely had a chance to review” Sankano’s suit after receiving it Wednesday morning.

“I’m still in shock from her allegations, still processing them,” he says. “Her complaint has so many falsehoods, so many blatant omissions, it’s truly unbelievable how someone can paint a picture to skew so far from reality, devoid of context and willfully blind to a host of facts which, if shown, would paint an entirely different picture.”

Michael Willemin, a lawyer for Sankano, responded to Bowsher’s statement in an email to the Journal.

“It is unfortunate but not surprising that Mr. Bowsher is incapable of introspection and an honest self-assessment of his behavior. Nothing was taken out of context. As alleged, multiple Black women at the firm have found him to be discriminatory. We included his entire email in the complaint—the reader can judge,” Willemin said.

The suit claims that Bowsher often “belittled” Sankano, even before he sent the email. He also gave Sankano a negative review, the only one that she received, the suit says. No action was taken to correct his behavior, according to the suit.

The email that led to Sankano’s complaint with HR had criticized Sankano for telling the administration department that it had mistakenly identified Bowsher as the “matter responsible attorney” on two deals. In reality, there was to be a 70/30 split between Bowsher and a senior associate. Sankano told the administration department that there was another “matter responsible attorney” and attached a clip mentioning the 70/30 split.

Bowsher’s email to Sankano said “anyone reading” her sentence would interpret it to mean that she wanted the administration department to make the other attorney 100% matter responsible.

“This is very basic, elementary communication,” Bowsher wrote. “This has nothing to do with training, or understanding of multifamily transactional law, this is daily required functioning. You expressed interest in receiving my input/feedback in real time as to your performance, so I am taking 20 minutes out of my morning right now to explain to you, in very clear objective detailed analysis, that when I see something like this, where it is so undeniably evident that you’ve made an obvious and surprising error, and you’re saying you still don’t see the error even after I’ve taken the time to point it out to you, and you’re still saying you’ve done nothing wrong … I really just don’t know what more I can say here. If you don’t even see the problem, I’m not sure how you’ll fix it, but it’s definitely something you need to fix, because if you had this same type of miscommunication with a client or borrower’s counsel rather than with our internal administrative team, I would have to drop everything and get on the phone immediately to do serious damage control, reassuring them that the deal is actually in capable hands. Bottom line: this is not something I would expect from a fourth-year associate.”

Sankano is a 2018 cum laude graduate of the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law. After clerking for a state appeals court judge, she was hired at Pepper Hamilton in 2019. The firm became Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders as a result of a merger.

The suit describes Sankano as an “incredible asset” to the firm but said she was “set up to fail” after her hiring because her billable hours were “micromanaged.” Sankano was required to email her hours to her supervisor, rather than directly enter them into the system like others in the office. Sankano was the only Black attorney in the Pepper Hamilton D.C. office at the time.

The supervisor said Sankano’s hours didn’t matter because she charged a flat fee to clients. In reality, the suit says, the partner was making herself look more profitable by reducing Sankano’s hours. Sankano eventually transferred to another practice group.

Diane C. Iselin, director of communications at Troutman Pepper, provided this statement to the Journal: “Ms. Sankano’s employment was terminated for legitimate, nondiscriminatory reasons based solely on her performance. We will defend ourselves vigorously in this case.”

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when i was 17 i was in love with my best friend for about a year or so. she was flipping through an art book in the library and i looked at her differently, it was may. in november it all came out dramatically and it was the first time i drank. there were other people involved but i didn’t think it concerned us. by christmas i was alone. so alone i spent entire days with strangers. i thought it could help, i don’t know where everyone else was. at the end of february she asked if i wanted to take pictures of the city with her, the way we’d always have. it was our way of spending time. i didn’t know what to make of it, i wasn’t expecting her to come back. but it was brief, and things were different. she wasn’t there for my birthday. somehow it was may again, we were peeling oranges on the lawn and the weather was starting to warm- we talked about a trip. it was almost completely normal. she got ready for prom at mine and we spent graduation together. in june we took a 16 hr bus to Vancouver with another friend. it was the last few moments we’d have and we knew it. even though we talked about visiting. we were at the beach and in so many small ways we said i love you, im sorry. on the last night we were almost asleep, and we talked about killing things that were starting to bloom. by august i was packing my bag, by september i was in new york. and we were all starting over

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Reasons to make HR and payroll data available for employees

HR and payroll data – every salaried professional is well aware of these terms, but how many of these professionals have access to it? It might vary from enterprise to enterprise. But isn’t the employee data supposed to be shared transparently with employees? Of course, yes! Yet, many organizations hide HR and payroll data from employees.

 It can be problematic for employees when they are kept in the dark about their own data. There are many instances where employees get stuck into unnecessary jams or get stranded by payroll errors or HR management mistakes – just because they don’t have access to their personal employment data. Picture this – your employees are getting into critical medical situations and have no idea about insurance policies or deductions. Or, they have to chase HR professionals to correct some information; or even worse, employees find out they have been shorted on their check without knowing deductions.

 An ineffective knowledge-sharing culture can cost large companies over $47 million in lost productivity annually.

 All of this can be sorted with just one solution – let your employees access, update, and manage their own HR and payroll processing data. Built-up communication and transparency are perhaps the most valuable features of a successful work environment.

 Companies with a high-trust environment gain two to three times higher stock returns and have 50% lower turnover rates than competitors.

 The high-trust environment is where employees can collaboratively and transparently share knowledge. But, as simple as it sounds, many firms aren’t still on board. Here’s why organizations try to keep HR and payroll processing data from employees and how they can stop information from withholding.

 The numbers

These numbers are everything you need to see and understand why it’s crucial to effectively and transparently share HR and payroll processing data with employees:

·         Delayed salaries can adversely affect the job satisfaction and personal financial outlook of 70% of people.

·         Allowing employees to verify payroll processing data before it gets credited helps employees (35%) plan finances more efficiently, (28%) trust their employer even more, and (24%) better plan for changes in wages.

·         30% of employees wish to review the accuracy of their pay before it hits their salary accounts.

·         90% of employees find it beneficial to have 24/7 access to their HR data, including payroll, in one place.

·         77% of employees are frustrated with the outdated technologies they use at work, and 67% would instead take a pay cut for something twice as good.

 Also Read: Employee Engagement Starts with Accurate Payroll Outsourcing

 Why do organizations keep HR and payroll data from employees

After going through all the numbers showing how adversely hiding employee data can affect both the organization and employees, the most obvious question that arises is why do most organizations hide employee information? According to a survey, the reason could be the fear of losing power or having the leverage to know unique information.

Other reasons might also include the following:

·         Identifying knowledge as our own property.

·         Worrying that we will be judged on the basis of what we know.

·         Disliking or distrusting those who ask us.

In a nutshell, organizations hide information because they fear the potential costs of sharing it. But does information hiding really benefit organizations? Of course not!

 According to a survey, people who engage in knowledge hiding are over 17% less likely to thrive at work or experience growth and learning.

 Knowledge or information withholding from peers does not actually result in a competitive advantage. It instead makes employees feel psychologically unsafe. It is evident that without psychological safety, employees find it challenging to focus on work, develop meaningful relationships, or explore new working styles without worrying about failures or mistakes. Under such circumstances, employees often struggle to maintain a positive attitude and engage in learning opportunities.

 How can organizations stop withholding HR and payroll data from employees?

The HR department has one unique mission to work toward employees’ needs and wants. On top of that, some companies solely work to simplify your HR processes by providing best-in-class HR services – including payroll. Hiding employment data from employees with a negative attitude is only going to harm. Organizations must establish cultures where employees feel comfortable expressing their concerns. Addressing employee issues that are making them feel cynical can help you gain back their trust and help alleviate that cynicism.

 Third-party, anonymous surveys can also do wonders in helping you figure out why your HR and payroll management professionals hold cynical attitudes. The results will help you design and implement targeted practices to ensure the workplace is fair, hopeful, and trustworthy for everyone. Moreover, you can also arrange workshops or training for HR management and payroll management teams on understanding employee behavior.

 Lastly, HR and payroll outsourcing can essentially turn out to be beneficial. You wouldn’t have to worry about sensitive employee data getting lost or stolen and still can effectively and transparently share with employees. HR outsourcing services ensure that all the records are secure and provide best-in-class platforms where employees can easily access, maintain, or change their HR or payroll data.

 Though all of these changes seem easy, implementing those won’t be. Withholding HR and payroll data from employees is widely prevalent in the workplace, which will take time to fix. However, being patient and acknowledging reality can be your first step toward developing an ideal workplace.

 Conclusion

Most organizations that provide HR services or payroll processing services are aware of the fact that they are dealing with the most sensitive part of an organization – people. Employees are the most valuable asset that companies can have; thus, it is incredibly critical to help them feel satisfied and happy – which directly affects employee productivity and engagement. While all of this is well communicated, most organizations still make the common mistake of hiding HR and payroll data from employees. This makes your employees feel insecure and less satisfied with the work culture.

 Exela HR Solutions is a leader in HR outsourcing and payroll outsourcing services that can help simplify all your HR processes, manage data securely, and implement practices to make your workplace ideal. Our experts provide the best-in-class, unified platform where your employees can easily access and manage all their data. Talk to our experts to discuss your requirements and solution for the same. Get Exela HR Solutions today!

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