#this went in a different direction than expected

[spanishskulduggery]

I’m living in Spain and my partner is Spanish so I often get confused by their slang and curse words. do you know any good common curse and slang words I should know

For Spain, I think the most common are joder "fuck" and mierda "shit", and the standard hijo de puta/perra "son of a bitch"

The other standards are cabrón/cabrona "asshole" - though Spain might tend towards capullo or gilipollas for "asshole"

[etymology-wise, cabrón is "big goat" and it was like calling someone a "cuckold" in very old etymology; and el capullo means "bud" like in flowers... so it can be a shock if you read it the wrong way]

EDIT: Always check out the replies here from native speakers btw!

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They're kind of standard everywhere, but Spain will use joder as an interjection more than Latin America will; for reference, joder can be a verb "to fuck with" or "to annoy" - like a vulgar version of molestar "to annoy" or fastidiar "annoy/tick off"

You often see it as no me jodas "don't fuck with me" or something like a vulgar "cut it the fuck out"

Also, joder can be jodido/a "fucked up" in every kind of sense you'd expect from English

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mierda or as a noun la mierda is "shit" and it's probably the one used the most by every country that speaks Spanish

It's sometimes used to mean "fuck!" like an exclamation of surprise or anger or disgust

(a softer non-NSFW way to say it is miércoles which is "Wednesday", but it's the mier- that gets you to approximately the same idea)

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Related to that, cagar "to shit" is also "to fuck up"

I have to say that as far as vulgarities in Spanish, Spain in particular uses me cago "I shit" for a lot of things

In fact, if you're really wanting to swear like a native, your swear usually includes poop and blasphemy like someone who went to Catholic school for too long

It's similar to Quebec in that there's a lot of religious based profanity, but for different reasons

me cago en Dios "I shit on God", me cago en la Virgen "I shit on the Virgin", me cago en tus muertos "I shit on your dead (ancestors)", me cago en la mar "I shit in the sea" [sometimes la mar which it is normally el mar but that's a whole other topic]

A big one for really angry is me cago en la leche "I shit in the milk" and leche can be NSFW as "cum" or it can just be "milk"

These are all varying vulgar expressions and you can direct them at people like me cago en tus muertos or me cago en tu puta madre "I shit on your whore mother", or just at life in general like me cago en todo

Also de mierda is "shitty", or "fucking" but usually like "low quality" sort of thing like el coche de mierda can be "this fucking car" or "this shitty car"

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Spain also likes to use (la) hostia which "communion wafer"

A common expression of anger or disbelief is hostia puta which is like "fucking hell" but literally "fucking host"

The way to make that not a swear but get it across anyway is they sometimes say ostras which is "oysters"

...But you see it a lot, like salir cagando hostias is like "to get the fuck out of there", literally "to leave shitting communion wafers"

Or you see una paliza de la hostia "a fucking beat down", like dar una paliza de la hostia is "to beat the shit out of someone", or pegar una hostia is like "to get hit" or "to get your shit rocked" more euphemistically

la hostia can be used as an intensifier

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I would also caution about bastardo/a which is "bastard" which is used like English, but usually more intense

It's primarily a word that invokes contempt and hatred, it can be said jokingly but you usually see cabrón or gilipollas or hijo de puta used that way

bastardo/a comes out more heated; and it's also not used in the sense of "the poor bastard" like pitying someone if something happens to them - that's desgraciado/a which is like "unfortunate" or "someone who had something extremely bad happen"

I usually see bastardo/a used either in the literal "no father" sense, or in really angry speech

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Related is la puta "whore", sometimes la perra "bitch" [lit. female dog] or la zorra [lit. "female fox/vixen"]

The actual word is puto/a which can be used as "whore", but also as an adjective like "fucking" - hazlo de una puta vez "fucking do it already / do it for fucking once" [where de una vez "once and for all/for once" is the basic expression], or todo el puto día "all fucking day"

But be very careful as a noun... el puto does mean "male whore"; but it is also the equivalent of the F slur in Spanish (or at least one of them)

As swearing and using it as an intensifier it's not read that way at all, just be real careful calling anyone that

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Also people will sometimes just tack on a mierda or joder to the end of a sentence if they want it to be very vulgar

I've seen some translations where doing it is like "for fuck's sake" at the end

Anyway I'm sure there are more that I've missed; a lot of it is more universal but the use of gilipollas or hostia is more Spain

[steddiealltheway]

By some twist in fate, Eddie and Nancy become friends.

It starts when Eddie sees her at The Hideout standing out very much in the sea of dark clothes wearing a lavender sweater and jeans. Eddie tells his band mates he’ll be right back when he rushes off to Nancy, noticing how people are starting to stare at her a bit.

“Nance?” Eddie asks, hands in the pockets of his black jeans trying not to make it obvious that he’s fidgety. He knows that she can defend herself, but it looks like some of the guys in the bar are going to test it, and he hopes his presence will make them back off a bit.

Nancy turns and her eyebrows furrow before she gives him a tight smile. “Eddie? What are you doing here?”

“Just finished up a gig. What are you doing here?” Eddie asks.

Nancy looks around and loudly says, “I was just here to see you play. I can’t believe I missed it.” She throws her arms around Eddie and whispers in his ear, “I’m looking into something.”

As she pulls away, Eddie smiles and puts his arm around her. “How about we talk outside?”

Nancy nods and walks toward the exit. Eddie turns and waves Gareth off as he stares at him with his jaw dropped.

As soon as they’re outside, Nancy lets out a deep breath and Eddie rushes off to his van, not trusting the few people outside staring. He opens the passenger door for Nancy and goes quickly to the driver side. When the door closes, Nancy immediately says, “I know this probably sounds crazy, but I think there’s a dog fighting ring below The Hideout.”

Eddie sits back and takes in the information. He shrugs. “Okay. I can believe that.”

Nancy rambles on, “And I know there’s not great evidence and it’s a shot in the dark but-” She stops and looks at Eddie. “You believe me?”

“Yeah. You’re one of the smartest people I know, and the Creel stuff checked out, so why wouldn’t I believe you?”

“I gave you no evidence,” Nancy says as if she’s trying to talk herself out of her own theory.

Eddie shrugs again. “Then, give it to me.”

And she does. Telling him about a dog she saw chained in the backyard of someone’s house with marks consistent with an attack. How the only time the owner brings the dog inside is when he leaves his garage to drive to The Hideout, although he usually parks in the driveway which means he probably doesn't want people to see him putting the dog in his car. How he parks at the back of the bar in a fenced-off section that only a few other cars can go in. How she’s seen dogs in the other cars and even barking in the back that fades almost as if the noise starts traveling down. But this is the first time she’s gone inside.

“Well, that all sounds pretty damning, but you’re going to have to stop your investigation style.”

Nancy crosses her arms. “What does that mean?”

“I mean, you stick out like a reporter, and your notebook was sticking out of your pocket in there. No one is going to talk to you, and if they think something is up, then you risk them relocating. So, I suggest we give you a metal makeover and you let me drive you here in my van because your shiny little car is just as suspicious.”

Nancy looks a bit pissed as she states, “I don’t need your help or protection.”

Eddie smiles. “I know you don’t, but I would be a great undercover buddy and excuse for your presence at The Hideout.”

Nancy narrows her eyes at him. “Why are you helping me?”

“One, you saved my life. Two, this sounds like an adventure,” Eddie says throwing his arms out with glee.

Nancy tries to suppress a smile before she sighs, “Fine, but if you blow the case…”

“I’m dead, and I never go on anymore adventures with you. Got it.” Eddie holds out his hand with a wide smile, and Nancy takes it, shaking it one time.

It feels like the start of a wonderful friendship.

-:-:-:-:-:-

“Wow,” Eddie says staring in awe at his work.

“I feel ridiculous, Eddie,” Nancy says, dark eyeliner smudged around her eyes, chains dangling over her tight black pants, and one of Eddie’s band t-shirts tucked into them.

“Well, you look absolutely metal,” Eddie says with a bright smile.

Nancy rolls her eyes but smiles.

Eddie thinks for a second before announcing, “We should stop by Family Video to show off your new look.”

Nancy scoffs.

“I always stop by on Wednesday! Please,” Eddie practically begs. He can’t wait to see the look on Steve’s face when he sees her. He wonders if Robin will be there too.

Nancy gets a little investigative twinkle in her eye. “You stop by every Wednesday, huh?”

Eddie eyes her. There’s no way she knows about his crush or the fact that he stops by every Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and sometimes Saturday and Sunday depending on if Steve's working the weekend shift. He tries to brush it off. “Yes, so I must stop by today. Right now actually, so you’re coming with, Wheeler. We can do this the easy way or the hard way.”

Nancy narrows her eyes at him.

“Alright, we’re doing this the easy way. Got it,” Eddie says, voice cracking a bit with fear that only Nancy can evoke. Luckily, she follows him to his van and gets in willingly.

A quick trip over and a surprisingly pleasant conversation later, and Eddie is dramatically entering Family Video. His heart skips a beat when he spots Steve at the counter looking at him, and he nearly forgets the reason for his dramatics. Then, Nancy clears her throat, still hiding behind him, and Eddie makes eye contact with Robin who is raising her eyebrows expectantly.

Luckily, the store is empty when he dramatically announces, “Lady and gentleman, I present to you-”

“Ruth,” Nancy whispers behind him.

Eddie moves to the side and dramatically presents, “Ruth!”

Robin looks like she’s about to die on the spot, and Steve well… he looks a bit shocked.

Eddie hooks his arm around Nancy and walks her up to the counter. “What do you think Steve?" His heart tugs a bit as he notices the way Steve doesn't look at Nancy but instead focuses in on Eddie's arm draped around her shoulders. His jaw flexes and his nostrils flare as he looks at Eddie and nods. "She looks great like a female version of you." He tries to smile at him, but it comes off forced and almost scary.

Eddie's arm guiltily slides off Nancy and a blush settles over his cheeks. He feels weirdly embarrassed as he passes Nancy off to Robin who stutters while complimenting her.

Eddie takes the break to look at Steve who stares at a stack of tapes, fiddling with them as if to make it perfectly stacked. "Didn't realize you two were so close."

"We're working undercover on a case," Eddie says with a big smile, feeling almost giddy with excitement.

Nancy laughs, overhearing him. "We're investigating something," she corrects, but adds on, "An adventure." Her eyes light up and her eyebrows raise, and Eddie feels an intense platonic love for the woman.

He glances back at Steve who continues staring at his tapes. "Sounds fun," he says flatly.

Eddie feels another shoot of pain in his heart, almost stricken by guilt. He and Steve have been talking and relatively close for the past few weeks, but suddenly he gets weird when he becomes friends with Nancy?

It strikes Eddie suddenly. He's jealous.

Of course Steve would be jealous of Eddie parading around with his ex-girlfriend! It makes so much sense. He probably thinks he's corrupting her or something.

When Robin asks Nancy more about her investigation, Eddie can't help but lean over the counter and mumble, "You know that there's nothing happening between me and Nancy, right? She doesn't like me like that at all. Trust me. Don't have to worry about her being taken or whatever especially by me," Eddie rambles out, laughing at the end to add to how ridiculous the thought even is.

Steve looks at him confused. "That's not- that isn't..." He shakes his head and goes back to his stack. "I don't have feelings for Nance."

Eddie almost scoffs at that because hello. All signs point to jealousy. "So, you're not jealous?"

"No of you," Steve mutters still fidgeting with the tapes.

Eddie nods. Maybe he's just having a bad day or something. "Great, glad we cleared that up. But uh- are you okay?"

Steve nods and gives him that same tight smile. "Yup."

Yeah, he's definitely not fine, but he's not gonna push it. He glances over at Nancy to ask if she's ready to go, but then he sees the way she's leaning over the counter toward Robin, chatting animatedly about her evidence while Robin listens with heart eyes, practically drooling as she asks Nancy more questions. And what's even more interesting is the way Nancy gets flustered as Robin asks questions she hadn't thought of before and a blush slowly appears on Nancy's cheeks.

Eddie watches in awe as the two form more theories with their ideas bouncing off of each other as they slowly lean closer and closer until Nancy's arms are pressing against Robin's. Eddie softly smiles. If Nancy can tease him about his crush, he's going to certainly tease her about hers.

"Watch it there. You might start drooling if you stare too hard," Steve mutters to Eddie, hurt evident in his tone.

"Why would I be drooling?"

Steve rolls his eyes and loudly announces, "I'm going on my break." The two girls jump apart as he storms off to the back and slams the door behind him. Christ. What has him in such a bad mood?

"Damn, what did you say to him?" Robin asks with her arms crossed.

Eddie raises his hands. "I have no idea."

Nancy raises her eyebrows. "Oh, I have an idea, but come on. I think that was our cue to leave." She turns back to Robin and very regretfully says goodbye before Eddie follows her outside.

"Really, I have no idea-"

"He's jealous, Eddie," Nancy states with a small smile.

Eddie fidgets and says, "Well, he told me he wasn't after I explained you don't have feelings for me."

Nancy laughs, and Eddie stares at her. "What am I missing?"

"He's not jealous of you! He's jealous of me. He likes you, Eddie, and don't tell me I'm wrong because I know what he's like when he likes someone."

Eddie stops to think about the way Steve had hardly paid attention to Nancy and gave all his attitude to Eddie. But that can't be true, and he knows he can't say that to Nancy, so instead he stirs the pot. "And you like Robin, and she likes you back!"

Nancy's jaw drops and she splutters, "She doesn't- I don't- She... That is not what we're discussing right now!"

"Here's what I think," Eddie says, ignoring Nancy's attempt at changing the topic, "I think that you should go to The Hideout with Robin because you two clearly work well together, and she's a better investigator than I am. Plus, you two have the experience after the whole library and asylum thing."

Nancy takes a second to consider it and asks, "But what about you? I know you wanted the adventure."

Eddie's stomach flips a bit at how caring Nancy Wheeler is. "I think I've had enough adventure in the Upside Down to last a lifetime. Plus, I have a weak stomach, and I might throw up if I saw a dog fighting ring."

Nancy smiles and huffs a laugh. She looks down at her feet a moment before looking at Eddie with a determined look that scares him. "If I go with Robin, you'll take her work vest and cover the rest of her shift. Plus, I get your van so we have a ride."

"Deal," Eddie says handing her his keys without thinking.

"Have fun with Steve," Nancy says with a big smile running back into Family Video.

Shit, he had forgotten about that part.

Eddie races inside, but it's too late, Nancy is already talking to Robin about the plan. She hands over her vest to Eddie and squeals, "Tell Steve I'm not sorry at all."

The bell on the door rings as they both race out. Eddie sighs and makes his way to the back, hoping that Steve won't entirely lose his shit at the news.

He knocks on the door and gets a, "Leave me alone, Robin," in response.

"It's Eddie. Robin left with Nancy," Eddie says loudly through the door.

It quickly opens with Steve looking a bit frantic and confused. "She what?"

"She left to investigate with Nancy. I'm covering the rest of the shift."

Steve stares at him for a few seconds and sighs running a hand over his face. "I didn't mean to make you lose your chances with Nance. That was a dick move, man. I can cover the rest of the shift on my own, and you can go with them."

Eddie crosses his arms. "I told you she doesn't have feelings for me."

"Yeah, but you have feelings for her clearly. You couldn't take your eyes off of her after that whole makeover of yours. Turned her into your perfect girl or whatever," Steve says angrily, and Eddie sees that same jealousy returning.

"Why are you getting so jealous?" Eddie asks outright, refusing to fully rely on Nancy's explanation.

Steve runs a hand through his hair and rests it on his hip. He looks at Eddie for a few seconds, eyes wandering all over his face before blurting out, "Because I like you! Okay! And I thought maybe you did too because of how often you come in and talk to me, but clearly, I was wrong." He brushes past Eddie and goes back to that damn stack of tapes, fidgeting with them again.

Eddie takes a deep breath and says, "Steve?"

Steve tenses up, and Eddie continues, "You realize that I don't have feelings for Nancy because I have this huge overwhelming crush on you that I never thought would go anywhere, right?"

Steve turns around quickly. "Huh?"

Eddie slowly walks up to him. "Nancy tried to tell me that you were jealous of her, and I thought it wasn't possible. That there was no way that you could like me like that. In fact, I'm pretty sure I'm dreaming right now."

"Me too," Steve says with his eyes wide.

Eddie stops in front of him and cautiously smiles. "So, what now?"

Steve smiles back. "You know, I once heard that if you want to wake up from a dream, you just grab someone in the dream and kiss them."

"Really?"

"No," Steve says stepping closer. "But I think it's worth a try."

"Me too," Eddie replies as he leans in and does what he's been dreaming of doing for weeks now. Steve's lips are soft and warm and Eddie feels like he could get lost in the way they move against his.

Sadly, Steve breaks the kiss and says, "Huh, not dreaming, which also means that I need to temporarily put the closed sign on the door."

Eddie's eyebrows furrow, still confused as to why the kiss ended early. "Why?"

Steve jumps over the counter and flips the sign. "So we can properly kiss in the back without the fear of people coming in. I'm still on my break, you know, and I know exactly how I want to spend every minute of it," Steve says all matter-of-fact as he makes his way back to Eddie and tugs him into the breakroom.

God bless, Nancy Wheeler.

(Oh, and Nancy's investigation pans out exactly as she expected. She busts the ring pretty fast, and in her article, she thanks ((her, now, girlfriend)) Robin and even Eddie for their help. And trust me, the fruity four go on plenty of adventures together. Plus, Eddie and Nancy are very willing to give their partners their platonic soulmate time, so they can also hang out.)

[drawnbinary]

Reunited 🥺💕

[angeldahlias]

peeta’s a sweetheart in and out of the bedroom. but he’s also a brat tamer and a tease and he loves to mock you for being just so fucking cockdrunk. “aw baby did i fuck you stupid?” no degradation, lots of praise, but he’ll be a little mean. calls you baby, princess, angel, sweet girl, babygirl. size kink. “aw are you having a hard time fitting my dick? you can take it babygirl, you’re so good for me” gets meaner when he’s tired or stressed. manspreader. loves when you blow him, he holds your hair and guides you but won’t make you choke. cowgirl is his favourite. loves to cover you in hickeys. can eat you out for hours. tells you to “use your words” while you’re a moaning fucking mess for him. always has to prep you with his fingers first. switch. worships the ground you walk on, your pleasure is his number one priority. absolutely obsessed with you, ready to go the second you flash him a seductive grin. fucking whimpers. loves when you grind on him. will cum in his pants. “fuck i’m sorry baby you just feel so good” so vocal, praise or moans it doesn’t matter. begs you to let him cum.

[thotsofintrusion]

freaky little wen junhui who invites you to a movie night with the members, but asks you to wear his favorite skirt and panties. junhui who makes you sit in his lap, no matter how many seats there are. when the movies started and everyone’s calmed down, he starts making his move. he slowly rubs up and down your thighs under your blanket and if any of the members caught on, they’d think it was just jun needing something to do with his hands. you know better though. you know the way jun thinks and the way he loves to start as slow as possible in working you up. you can feel the way he arches his fingers just a little to make his nails run into your skin as he rubs your legs. you can feel his slightly labored breathing blowing on the back of your neck. and you can feel the beginning of his hard on pressing lightly into your lap.

this goes on for a while. jun just sits there and rubs your legs, enjoying watching you slowly get more and more worked up for him as he starts to spend more and more time near your cunt. when the action picks up in the movie, jun gives your cunt all his focus. he flips your skirt out of the way and presses his fingers right into your clit, loving the way you jump the first time he does it. he rubs slow circles, feeling the way your cunt leaks more and more for him while he works. the feeling of your panties slowly getting more and more drenched is his favorite thing in the world.

when the climax of the movie hits, his torture starts. jun begins to press lightly into the spot of your panties right over your hole. you’re confused, up until now everything he’s done has been procedural, familiar, routine, but this is new. the deeper he presses his fingers into your panties, the more anxious you become. you’re nervous about what he’s planning, unsure if this is going to go well or not. you let him continue regardless.

soon enough he has your panties pulled tight around your hips and his fingers, no longer pulling his fingers out of your hole as he fucks you. he’s fingering you with your panties in the way. you’ve never felt anything like this before. with every move your underwear rub against your clit. the texture of the lace that jun loves rubs deliciously at your soaked walls. jun adds another finger and stretches you and your underwear even further.

you’re getting close and jun can tell. he slows down a little bit as you get closer and his other hand moves up your shirt to tug at your nipples under your bra. when you jolt and keen quietly through your lips, he lets out a cruel, quiet chuckle. you can see the edge. and jun leans into your ear and whispers, “we’ve got a long movie night ahead of us. are you sure you want to cum now? you know how i feel about stopping.” this halts you in your tracks, and you realize.

you’re stuck on this couch surrounded by twelve other men and your boyfriend wen junhui, who plans on making your wildest dreams come true.

[aroaessidhe]

2024 reads / storygraph

We Shall Be Monsters

YA fantasy, start of a duology

follows a girl who will do anything to bring her dead sister back, and plans to do so after successfully resurrecting a dog, but before she can, her sister's soul turns into a vengeful bhuta - and she’s blamed and declared a witch

she’s saved by two rebels, who want her help to resurrect a dead prince from two decades ago to overthrow the usurper

but when she accidentally resurrects a different boy, they have to work together to find the right prince before the mistake is discovered or her sister’s spirit kills anyone else

Indian mythology inspired, siblings,

[singsweetmelodies]

and i long for you to appear

Even if they're not actively best friends anymore, a part of Charles’ heart will always belong to Pierre. And that's why he's kept track of Pierre and followed every step of his career to this day.

That's why he knows that this article calling Pierre a bond breaker is bullshit.

He picks up his phone again, swiping past the article with a disgusted huff and going to his contacts instead. “Andrea?” he says, as soon as the call connects. “Get me in touch with Pierre's team.”

OR: When now-famous actor Pierre Gasly gets himself into a bit of PR trouble, it's up to his childhood best friend to step in and save the day. Thankfully, Charles is an expert public relations manager... the only question is if he'll be able to stop his feelings getting in the way when he finally sees Pierre again after all these years.

Written for my darling best friend @boxboxbrioche for the Piarles Winter Fic Exchange 2023/24 ❤️ i love you and i hope you love this!

A big shout-out and thank you to the rest of our amazing mod team, without whom this would never have been possible: @welightitup, @duquesademiel, @wolfiemcwolferson and @river-ocean. You all are AMAZING <3333

[fishfoodmr]

All saltburn did was stand there and look pretty

[w1dowed]

@sav1ored : be my wife. three hundred & ninety prompts ; accepting.

     𝗶𝘁  𝗺𝗮𝘆  𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲  𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗻  𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲  𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲,     but  maggie  had  come  to  understand  exactly  how  things  worked  here  at  the  sanctuary  amongst  the  saviors.     she  understood  why  they  followed  negan,  looked  to  him  to  keep  them  safe  and  lead  them  in  this  world.     it  was  so  different  than  what  she  had  been  used  to,  even  as  the  community  at  the  prison  had  grown  and  rules  had  developed  from  that,  it  was  nothing  to  the  scale  of  the  saviors.     the  group  was  organised  and  productive,  working  with  other  groups  to  get  supplies  that  they  didn't  have  access  to  already.     it  may  have  taken  her  some  time,  but  she  finally  felt  like  she  knew  her     𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲     here,  she  knew  what  she  was  capable  of  and  was  willing  to  do,  not  taking  shit  from  anyone  who  tried  to  underestimate  her.     which  a  lot  of  them  had  tried  to  at  first,  but  they  very  quickly  learnt  that  she  could  absolutely  handle  herself  and  it  didn't  matter  that  she  had  been  brought  in  by  negan,  she  was     𝗳𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀     in  her  own  right  and  not  someone  to  mess  with.

     𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿  𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴  𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁  𝗵𝗮𝗱  𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗱,     maggie  would  always  remain  grateful  to  negan  for  helping  her  in  a  moment  where  she  had  thought  she  was  alone,  having  lost     𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲     that  she  called  family.     did  that  mean  she  liked  everything  he  did?     absolutely  not.     but  she  understood  that  he  had  his  own  part  to  play  in  the  way  things  were  run  and  she  would  never  question  him  in  front  of  anyone  else.     did  she  have  a  connection  with  him  that  no  one  else  seemed  to  have?     yes  and  she  would  always  love  any  time  she  got  with  him  one  on  one.     the  two  of  them  seemed  to  be  growing  closer  in  a  way  that  she  didn't  think  she  would  with  anyone  again,  she  couldn't     𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗲     the  way  her  heart  raced  when  he  smiled  at  her  and  no  one  had  made  her  laugh  like  he  could.     whilst  she  knew  that  she  would  always   hold  a  special  place  in  her  heart  for  glenn,  she  had  come  to  terms  that  she  had  lost  the  people  she  had  once  held  close  and  she  couldn't  stay  stuck  in  the  past,  holding  onto  a  ghost.     there  was  just  one  problem  that  always  caused  her  to  keep  a  distance  from  him  in  a  certain  sense     -     the  wives.     the  women  he  gave  extra  protection  and  help  to  in  exchange  for  marriage.     it  wasn't  something  she  completely  understood,  or  particularly  liked,  which  seemed  to  be  a  shared  sentiment  from  his  own  daughter,  tilly.     from  what  she  knew,  a  lot  of  the  women  had  been  struggling  to  keep  themselves  and  the  people  they  cared  about  alive,  who  didn't  want  to  fight  or  do  what  they  had  to  survive.     something  that  maggie  had  stopped  thinking  about  a  long  time  ago.

     𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵  𝘄𝗮𝘀  𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗯𝗹𝘆  𝘄𝗵𝘆  𝘀𝗵𝗲  𝘄𝗮𝘀  𝘀𝗼  𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗱  𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻  𝗵𝗲  𝗮𝘀𝗸𝗲𝗱,     the  surprise  evident  on  her  face  as  she  looked  up  to  him,  a  little  confused  and  insulted  by  it.     not  that  she  thought  he  saw  her  as  helpless.     it  was  more  the  idea  of  her  just  being  another  number  amongst  the  others  he  already  had.     plus,  if  this  was  him  attempting  to  make  a  move  on  her,  she  was  a  little  disappointed,     "     no,     "     maggie  said  with  a  smile,  still  a  little  in  disbelief  that  this  was  happening.     had  she  found  herself  thinking  about  him  in  moments  when  she  was  alone?     dreaming  about  what  it  might  be  like  to  kiss  him,  touch  him,  be  close  with  him  in  a  way  that  they  never  had.     there  had  been  moments,  almosts  that  drove  her  insane  and  made  her  mind  race  with  the  idea  that  they  were  thinking  the  same  thing.     she  never  been  someone  to  hold  back  when  she  wanted  something,  but  maybe  she  liked  the  idea  of  him  chasing  her  a  little.

     𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁  𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀  𝘄𝗮𝘀𝗻'𝘁  𝗰𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴,     this  was  jumping  to  a  conclusion  because  he  clearly  was  so  used  to  getting  what  he  wanted,     "     i'm  not  like  those  other  women  who  you  call  a  wife.     i  don't  need  you  to  keep  me  safe  and  i  have  no  one  that  needs  your  protection  or  help,     "     maggie  told  him,  it  wasn't  like  she  was  saying  anything  he  wans't  already  aware  of.     the  only  people  she  truly  cared  about  was  him  and  tilly,  she  would  do  anything  for  them  and  she  had  thought  that  was  obvious  to  him.     maybe  that  was  why  she  was  disappointed,  she  didn't  just  want  to  be  his  wife  like  the  others.     if  he  wanted  her  to  be  his,  he  was  going  to  have  to  work  a  lot  harder  than  this.     running  a  hand  through  dark  strands  of  hair,  looking  away  from  him  for  a  moment  as  her  frustration  at  the  stiuation  built,     "     i'm  not  gonna  walk  around  in  some  skimpy  black  dress  and  be  useless.     that's  not  me  and  if  you  think  it  is,  then  you  clearly  have  no  idea  who  i  am,     "     green  eyes  find  his  for  a  moment  and  she  knows  this  is  a  now  or  never  situation.     despite  her  frustration,  she  knows  that  if  she  walked  away  from  him  without  giving  him  a  reason  to  keep  chasing,  he  might  give  up  and  she  couldn't  have  that.     knowing  there  was  little  to  no  chance  of  them  being  interrupted,  maggie  moved  towards  him,  closing  the  gap  and  she  kissed  him,  one  hand  cupping  the  back  of  his  head  to  pull  him  closer,  the  other  resting  on  his  chest.     it  was  the  kind  of  kiss  that  was  making  her  heart  race  and  legs  feel  shaky,  the  kind  of  kiss  that  she  didn't  want  to  pull  away  from,  but  it  was  also  one  that  had  been  a  long  time  coming.     certainly  one  that  showed  she  could  be  so  much  more  than  just  another  woman  to  him.

     𝗽𝘂𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴  𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸  𝘀𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗹𝘆,     hands  not  moving  from  where  they  were,  green  eyes  opening  slowly  to  look  at  him,  searching  his  face  for  a  moment  as  if  she  was  trying  to  figure  out  exactly  what  he  was  thinking.     she  was  a  little  breathless  and  if  anything  she  had  just  made  herself  want  more.     teeth  pull  at  her  bottom  lip  for  a  brief  moment  as  eyes  dart  to  his  lips  for  a  moment  and  back  up,     "     if  you  really  want  me,  then  you  gotta  show  me  that  this  is  different,     "     maggie  tells  him,  her  voice  softer  than  it  had  previously  been,  but  she  still  wasn't  about  to  back  down  from  this,     "     if  you  really  want  this,  you're  going  to  let  the  other  women  go  back  to  their  own  lives,  no  more  marriage,  but  you're  still  going  to  provide  them  with  the  help  they  need  because  you're  a  good  man,     "     despite  what  she  had  seen  him  do,  she  knew  that  was  the  truth,  that  there  was  a  part  of  negan  that  was  still  good  and  he  would  be  held  in  much  higher  regard  to  the  people  who  followed  him  if  he  helped  them  because  he  could  and  not  because  they  gave  him  something  in  return.     closing  the  cap  once  again,  maggie  kissed  him  again,  just  a  firm  kiss  that  still  took  her  breath  away,  but  when  she  pulled  back,  she  completely  stepped  away  from  him,     "     that's  all  you're  getting  till  you  figure  out  what  it  is  you  really  want,  negan,     "

[spotsupstuff]

I saw the Ask regarding your Ancients and

Yeah I agree with everything they said. Ancients being sea anemones is just... So right. Can't see them any other way (They are funky freaky sea anemones that grew legs!) /pos

I love your own spin on things, too! (even if they aren't meant to stick close to cannon, it's fun to think about!)

It still feels all plausible to me in the Rain World Universe, which just opens so many Avenues to expand on things! Words are escaping me but I just

Love yer stuff so much

the ancients are fucking seafood n i think that explains why they are Like That to a degree ngl GJKLSDCMLSK The Seafood Vibes of a Whole Species....

i do find it interesting though how ya two stand behind the sea anemone thing with "it feels right". cuz like yes, i obviously agree! when u look at the hair bullshit they have goin on in the graffiti/murals, it makes a lot of sense. but i do think most fandom still thinks n stands behind the idea of the ancients being some sort of a land creature, like lizards, scav-related, birds, dogs... which is Very valid n in a way i do perceive those as the basis for ancients as well. i think of myself as an outlier. so the fact ya two go "it feels right" is very "👁👁 o wowie... lookit dat.. look..... (*꒪ヮ꒪*)" to me /in a v pos way

-snaps fingers n points atcha- but YES!!! *YES* THAT'S A BIG THING FOR ME- i can go off wherever i wanna n where the feelings will lead me but it Has to still fit into the universe! if the universe is a little changed because of the way i go about drawing the iterators, then okay, but there is still a certain Rain World vibe that needs to be respected no matter what cuz otherwise i stop writing about RW. which i don't wanna do cuz i love this lil shitlet of a game. and IDEALLY by straying away from the largely canon stuff but staying with the Vibes, i will- exactly, yes!!!!- open up new Avenues for world-building!!!!!

world-building is genuinely one of my favorite things to do. with RW it is especially fascinating because all of the information that we are really offered is all from a singular source that is Moon's/Pebbles' facilities (when it comes to visually/gameplay relaid information) Or what we can mostly safely assume is a singular continent wide network of iterators (since Suns is kinda weird to place cleanly)

RW is fascinating and engaging because while it offers only a small piece of the world for us to learn from, it uses the passage of time to expand upon itself n i fuckin Love it. also the main reason why i'm trynna respect the general timeline as much as possible. thanks to this expansion through time, not space, RW manages to never really feel stifling and claustrophobic when reviewing the lore

i do like to pose the question or my tactic of going 180°- which means that i take what is given, turn exactly the other way n start Marching in order to widen the horizont of understanding of the universe (n i also do that with characters pretty often ngl... i love my 180° rule a lot). if RW is focusing on expansion within time, i'll do my best to focus on expansion within space and then detail That

and thank you!!! i'm glad you enjoy my stuff!!!!

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gay plant man

[snakemoltsiren]

For Brighid: 🍎 — doing or wearing something associated with notions of sin or redemption.

"The Darkhold was a sin. The miners and craftsmen working on yet another holdfast for a war that wanted nothing but blood. The bodies they bothered recovering were no different than the stones and mortar and metal they toiled on."

"I could say that the place took everything from me. My parents. My hope for a family. But what it took it replaced with the first seeds of vengeance."

"One day I'm going to go back down there. I'm going to find my parents - whatever is left of them. And I'm going to bring them home."

[mikimeiko]

Turn Up Charlie | Season 1 (2019), Idris Elba and Gary Reich

[queenlua]

oppenheimer:

exceeded expectations

[gzltheduck]

Looking back, I actually was so excited to read the Grisha trilogy. (u guys, I even finished my 10 page paper that isn’t due till the end of the semester, just so I could read without any distractions)

Anyway, I was so excited because the premise said something along the lines of how the book was about a soldier who had to fight through a shadow fold of dangerous creatures w her unit. She discovers her powers, meets this mysterious tall dark and handsome dude…but he has something to hide. And that’s pretty much it.

I didn’t know anything about the Grishaverse except for this blurb and that it had a Netflix series which (at that point) I haven’t had seen even a glimpse of.

And I was so stoked to read a story about a young woman who finds herself in this new world of power and intrigue, catches feelings for handsome guy, figures out he has his own agenda which creates conflict, comes to her power and leads a revolution or something that ultimately changes the world. (I wouldn’t even have necessarily needed any romance.)

Well. Let’s just say it wasn’t the series I thought it was gonna be lol 🦆

[mogai-sunflowers]

this will be a bit of a long post but i ask that you please please read the full thing if you want to know more about Sudan- i feel like not enough people ACTUALLY know what's going on in Sudan. a lot of people have a vague idea that a 'war' and genocide is going on, but it's important to know the specifics as well.

there is extremely little coverage of Sudan from non-Sudanese sources, and even those that DO cover it often paint it as a war between two different generals for power over a country- and to a certain extent, without context, that IS what's happening. for those unaware, the two 'warring factions' in Sudan are the official Sudanese military- the SAF (Sudanese Armed Forces) and the RSF (Rapid Support Forces).

in April 2019, during the Sudanese Revolution, Islamist dictator Omar al-Bashir was deposed by the SAF in response to a mass wave of revolutionary organizing, protests, and sit-ins. Immediately after, the TMC (Transitionary Military Council) was established, with SAF general inspector Abdel Fattah al-Burhan being appointed as the chairman. for a brief time, protestors engaged in negotiations with Burhan, and many believed that he was being ernest in his promises of a true civilian democratic government- but it soon became clear to protestors that he was not actually taking their demands seriously, so demonstrations once again intensified. on June 3, 2019, it was under Burhan's command that the Khartoum Massacre was committed, killing 118 protestors while they were participating in a sit-in at the military headquarters in Khartoum.

as the next few months went by, agreements came about to dissolve the TMC and form a Transitional Sovereignty Council based on a draft of a constitutional declaration. it was supposed to be that a military official would be the chairman for 21 months, then transitioning to a civilian chairman for the next 18 months- but Burhan staged a coup in October of 2021, and dissolved the council and effectively turned the Sudanese government back into a military junta, which was the cause of further protesting.

i want to emphasize the crimes and horrors of the SAF because they are often forgotten in these discussions due to the absolute atrocities committed by the RSF. there is no good guy here- both the SAF and the RSF are vying for dictatorial power. so let's talk about the RSF.

headed by genocidal war criminal Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known more widely as "Hemedti", the RSF formed around 2014 due to reorginization of the Janjaweed militias- which were the militias that formed across the Darfuri regions of southwestern Sudan to suppress demonstrations against Bashir's oppressive and racist regime which carried out the first genocide of Massalit and other ethnically non-Arab peoples across Darfur in the early 2000s. so to be succinct- the RSF has direct roots in dictatorial suppression of Sudanis protesting against ethnic cleansing, genocide, and oppression.

for around a decade, the RSF and SAF were different factions of the Sudanese military- both have their roots and a pattern of supporting dictatorial violence and anti-Black genocide. and, on April 15, 2023, these two dictatorial Arab-colonialist powers began fighting out of the blue. fighting has been most intense around Khartoum, the central state and capital city of Sudan, where now an estimated 35% of its residents have been forced to flee, with the rest trapped in the middle of an active war zone.

the RSF has been actively continuing the genocide of non-Arab Darfuri Sudanis that its predecessor the Janjaweed committed 20 years prior. they have been consistently launching attacks against Massalit villages in Darfur and El Geneina. Recently, they have completely ethnically cleansed several Massalit villages, killing hundreds in each one of them. in addition, they are committing so many other war crimes, like sexual violence, blocking access to humanitarian aid, occupying civilian homes and kicking the residents out, along with blatant ethnic cleansing campaigns, mass murder, and targeting of civilians.

but don't think that this is a 'civil war' as many are calling it. a civil war is an internal dispute, but this is far from that. both the SAF and the RSF are supported by external powers, namely the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Russia, who all provide funding to these groups IN EXCHANGE FOR SUDANESE RESOURCES LIKE GOLD AND OIL. this is, ultimately, not just some random war between two different military groups- it is a war funded by and for foreign colonial powers who have a vested interest in colonizing Sudan for its resources. as an example- the UAE's- and especially Dubai's- infamous gold and jewelry industry, is only made possible by the fact that the UAE illegally smuggles 80% of Sudan's gold- they fund this by sending weapons AND SOLDIERS to the RSF. Several of the gold mines in Sudan are owned and operated by the Russian government.

all of this, both the 'internal' AND the external, colonial aspects of this war and genocide, has led to the world's current WORST humanitarian crisis. not only do LOW estimates place the total murdered in the past year at 150,000, but out of Sudan's population of nearly 47 million, over half (25 million) are in severe need of humanitarian aid, and of those 25 million, over half are children. fighting between the RSF and SAF has lead to severe blockage of aid, and the UN's initial proposed budget of $1.5 billion in April of 2023 has not only not increased to accommodate the severe worsening of the crisis, but ALSO has not even been funded 20%.

2.5 MILLION PEOPLE ARE EXPECTED TO STARVE TO DEATH IN SUDAN BY THIS FUCKING SEPTEMBER. THAT IS LESS THAN 2 MONTHS AWAY.

additionally, due to both western colonization and the Sudanese governments' deliberate cutting of internet access across the entirety of Sudan, there is a huge lack of the proper infrastructure for generating awareness and spreading videos and info from on the ground in Sudan. this means that not only are people unable to effectively crowdfund support to leave, but they are also barred from accessing social media to spread awareness, and they're unable to contact loved ones outside of Sudan most of the time.

also, Sudan is HUGE- in order for displaced people to escape fighting, they usually have to walk, on foot, for hundreds of miles, often across literal deserts, with extremely little access to water. there has also been a surge of internally displaced people dying due to illness and scorpion stings in displacement camps. 70% of Sudan's hospitals have stopped functioning entirely. and even if they DO make it to a neighboring country, most of the options there are just as bad, if not worse- Egypt is extremely anti-Black, and doesn't allow work permits to most Black refugees, meaning they are relegated to being houseless and jobless if they go to Egypt- and westward in Chad, there is also crisis with food and resources, so the government of Chad quite literally can not materially support anymore Sudanese refugees. In South Sudan, there is also conflict, war, and crisis, and in Ethiopia, where the genocide is taking place in Tigray, the government is extremely hostile to Sudanese refugees. there are currently more than 6,000 Sudanese refugees stranded in the forests because of the hostilities they faced while in UNHCR camps.

and everyday that we're not doing something, this genocide, war, and humanitarian crisis is getting worse. doing something starts with being educated. i urge y'all to look more into this, don't just take what i'm saying and roll with it- truly learn and listen to Sudanese activists on this. i highly recommend following these accounts on Instagram:

@/red_maat , @/bsonblast , @/sudansolidaritycollective, @/forsudaneseliberation, @/darfurwomenaction, @/liberatesudan, @/zzeirra, @/yousraelbagir, @/modathirzainalabdeen, @/sdn.world, @/nasalsudan, @/sudanuntold, @/kandakamagazine, and @/almigdadhassan0

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