#throwback weekdays

[deus-ex-mona]

well. this is embarrassing.

[mega-pixie-dream-girl]

Making Space - Part I

1990

❣ I am still very new at writing these! I know I am long-winded... I could probably edit even more and make small moment high-intensity fics, but this is sort of my style ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ and I have decided to make this story more of a chap book. Note: I leave some details in brackets when I don't want to associate a real name/place/thing, fill it in madlibs style ❣

This first chapter is mostly fluff and angst!

Pairing: Dave Mustaine x f!reader

Summary: Y/n is a musician--well, sort of. She is getting back into it when she meets Dave who has a practice space she can use. She wasn't looking for a muse... just a spark to ignite her creative passions. But falling for another musician is like playing with fire–falling for the frontman of Megadeth, that's like playing with an a-bomb.

𝓦𝓐𝓡𝓝𝓘𝓝𝓖𝓢: power dynamic/mentorship, size, fluff, smut, angst

read Part II here

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It was 1am. Not quite the witching hour… especially on a Tuesday… especially at this bar, the Diamond Saloon. But that’s what I needed–a moderately empty dive on a weeknight at an hour way too close to when my alarm clock would be going off to consider any of this a good idea. I was desperate to get out of my apartment… After all, it was summertime in the city. But it felt like everyone was traveling except for me. And everyone I wanted to be friends with was in a band… except for me. I needed to take the dive and get back to working on my music, yet somehow, being at this bar was the first plunge, dusting off of my leather pants, shaking off of the rock and roll attitude I had put on a shelf. Like lighting a candle, it was a ritual for my own confidence to be around other people, people who were actually creating.

I didn’t particularly like beer, but I cared enough to enjoy myself (...so I didn’t particularly like cheap beer either…). I took small sips from the stout that I had doubt I’d finish, letting my head bop, quietly singing along to the throwback dance hits playing in the background that painted the paneled bar room with a warmth of analog haze. 

“You sing?” asked the bartender.

“Yeah. But I’m mostly a guitarist.”

“You in a band?”

“...on hiatus.”

“Oh? Maybe I’ve seen you guys.”

He hadn’t. I averted my gaze. “I’m working on new stuff… I promised myself I would take lessons with my favorite guitarist–I’ve been saying that for 10yrs… I finally got it set up but money got unexpectedly tight last month. I’m just working on writing songs right now.”

“Have you met Dave?” The bartender pointed to a guy about 6 barstools away, “He gives guitar lessons.” I had noticed him when I had first walked in. He was hunched over the bar, long strawberry blond hair waving around his shoulders obscuring his face in a bit of a chic mess.

“Hey, Dave! She is looking for guitar lessons–” The bartender turned back to me, “what’s your name?”

“Y/n–”

Dave turned his head ¾ of the way, his eyes down for a moment before they awoke with such focus. He was beautiful–his sharp features framed by the waves of apricot around his face, curving red lips–I felt my cheeks flush a bit as I tried to suppress a stupid grin. “Actually I’m not looking for lessons–I mean, I am but–I mean, maybe I am–I mean I wanted to study with this one person.” 

He raised an eyebrow at my babbling, his hazel eyes catching the light of a disco ball floating in its own universe towards the back of the bar.

“I am looking for rehearsal space though. Do you know of any available right now?” I added.

“Yeah.” Dave said, smirking, I couldn’t tell if his eyes were curious or laughing at me. “What hours are you looking for?”

“Preferably a fixed time weekly. Preferably weekday mornings… 8am-12pm?” I responded, regaining my tongue as I acclimated to his piercing, confident gaze.

He looked down for a moment, making a slight frown as he thought. “How are Mondays for you?” he asked.

“Yes. Yeah. Mondays are great!” I smiled, trying to match his confidence as my stomach recoiled wondering if I sounded ridiculous. Ugh… I must sound like such a poser. Or worse, vapid… I reigned in my smile to a slight curl of the lips, matching his.

“I mean, if you want… we can walk over and I can show you the space now… if you don’t mind walking to a soundproofed room with a stranger at 1am, that is.” Dave replied with a smirk.

“I’m down.”

Dave closed out his tab and nodded goodbye to the bartender.

We walked down the empty street without chatting. Fluorescent lights from the 24/7 laundromat communed in the darkness with the glow of neon lotto signs from the corner deli as the hum of air conditioners fell around us. I felt the butterflies in my stomach awakening as I listened to the sound of our steps. 

There was something about Dave that seemed so laid-back yet so energetic–we had only exchanged a few words but the heat building inside me was already fueled by the hunch that he was going to be one of the smartest people I’d meet here–he knew just what words were required and his eyes spoke for the rest. I wrestled my lips to stay shut, fighting with my desire to ask him asinine things just to hear his voice and learn its inflections.

We came halfway up an industrial block to a door where he stopped, punching in a number passkey on the lock, the faint beeping of trucks backing up in the distance blipped away as a cool breeze passed us by. The door groaned open. “Ladies first.” His demeanor seemed almost as if it was a dare, as if he was observing me–I couldn’t quite figure him out but I couldn’t help but feel the electric pulse of desire, like flipping a switch that made me want to pout my lips a bit and walk a little sultrier, if only I could capture his eyes once more.

Entering the dark corridor Dave realized maybe he better lead the way. “It’s on the 3rd floor–hope you don’t mind stairs.” 

I nodded, though he was already ahead of me.

Passing a few metal doors, he finally stopped at one, fishing for his keys before opening not 1 but 2 doors back to back and disappearing through them. 

Stepping through the doorway, a wave of calm washed over me, the warmth of string lights and incense wrapping around me and softening the few strewn and crumpled beer cans littered around the floor. 

“We are pretty limited with space, but you are welcome to bring gear if you can find a spot to fit on that rack.” Dave pointed over to the side. “We’ve got a JCM800, a twin reverb, a bass amp, a kit, ummm… some mics–they hook up to that preamp, the mixer is over there. Monitors obviously… you should try it out.” His eyes floated around the space before resting back in my gaze.

Dave handed me a guitar. Grabbing the cable resting on the amp I plugged in and hopped up on the high stool to sit. I felt like I was home. I started playing… tuning… playing… for a moment I forgot Dave was there–it just felt so natural, like I belonged here. I started playing the run I had been trying to learn–I had been playing the record over and over inevitably wearing the most important part a little thinner–the one I had hoped I would learn from the man himself, [jazz guitarist]...

“[Jazz guitarist]?” Dave asked after a moment–his gaze somehow softened and attentive at the same time.

I could have gasped but instead I grinned, keeping my cool. It wasn’t often that I got to talk about this stuff with people, certainly not [jazz guitarist]’s music. “Ughhh I love his playing so much… he’s actually who I was going to take lessons with…” I replied, trying not to word-vomit my excitement.

Dave nodded slowly. “I recommend it. I took a few lessons with him and… yeah. I would not talk you out of that experience.” He replied with a warm, soft smile, his muscular arms folded across his chest.

“Really?! What was he like?” I asked, unable to contain my excitement despite the immediate embarrassment for my exuberance.

“Intense. Nice guy… but the type who will sit in front of an amp for 8 hrs and then corner you to show you this thing he is excited about, something he’s been working on… and it’s always something mind blowing.” Dave chuckled. His smile was a little goofy but I never wanted him to stop smiling.

“That sounds amazing.”

“Like this one time…” Dave turned, hand in search of another guitar before getting himself plugged in, “it was this gnarly thing…” he leaned against an amp to sit in his tight jeans, starting to play and explaining the riff to me. He was good. Like good good. “Try it–it starts on the 8th fret…”

I copied after him as he played it slower. He leaned towards me, hesitating, getting permission with a glance before delicately curving my fingers into a daunting chord shape with his own hands, which dwarfed mine. His hair tumbled down his shoulders a bit. I played the end of the riff again, the notes now more perfectly in reach.

“That’s it… oh then–you got it.” He watched my hand on the fretboard intently.

I felt the warmth that had been welling inside me start to pour over, tingling on my skin, his magnetism pulling on me so strongly now, I was desperate to feel his skin on mine again.

I needed this space. I needed to see Dave again. I looked down, breaking our mutual gaze as I felt his eyes still on me. “...how much per month for the Monday mornings?”

“Um, how ‘bout $50?” He replied.

“Done.”

“It’s yours.” He curled his lips.

I explored the crevices and textures of the cluttered room, reading the scribbles on the wall like it was an archival truth, a history I could absorb. There were some stickers and graffiti around, flyers for drum lessons and gear for sale.

“Goatmouth… Weather Friend? …Do they practice here?”

“Yeah. Warren is a friend.” Dave replied, “Um... They’re playing Friday night, we are too… um… come by, it’ll be a great show.” He rustled through the nest of papers that had collected in a corner, handing me a little black and white flier.

“Megadeth?” 

“It’s at Sally’s Place–dunno if you’ve been there–great rock venue.” He replied.

I nodded, “Yeah, um… totally, I’ll try to stop by.” 

He bit his lip for a moment. “Uh, are you going back to Diamond?” He asked.

I shook my head… It was about time for me to get home. “I gotta head out actually.”

“Cool. Um… Do you want me to walk you to the bus or something? It’s kinda late…”

“Sure.” I said with a light smile. “Also, I need to pay you for this month.”

“Just get it to me the next time you see me… I’ll be around.”

Standing at the bus stop, I wished it would never come. For all I could tell, Dave could have lived at Diamond Saloon–he was going back there for yet another round and his five o’clock shadow was coppery on his jaw–but my mind was as desperate to know what made him tick as my arms were to wrap around him and thank him for being at the right place at the right time, helping me get what I needed while the universe felt to move against me this summer. We took turns alternating between looking down the street to see if a ball of light was finally growing towards us down the street to then looking at our shoes. 

“This is me.” I said as the bus approached. I paused, imagining him pulling me into a passionate kiss with hungry need… I gave him a parting smile and waved. He nodded, as if searching for the words, but instead pressed his lips together into a line, waiting for me to board and disappear into the night. The hiss of the pneumatic risers punctuated my departure, leaving me wishing I had grabbed him by the hand and pulled him onboard with me, without any clue as to what I would have done next had I done so. I just wanted to feel what it would be like to be close to him, to know what he was thinking about.

All I could think about was his show. I had to go. When it was finally Friday night, I decided to wear something simple that would stand out without trying too hard–a white silk mini skirt, a white halter top, black fishnets, and patent red gogo boots–I figured most people would be wearing black. I made my eyeliner super smudgy and sultry and let my hair down. I was determined to be noticed without screaming for Dave’s attention from the front row.

The club was flowing with people, people chatting out front, in the doorway, at the bar, on the dance floor, by the stage… everyone seemed to know everyone… or at least someone. I kept my eyes down until I got to the bar. “Gin and tonic. Thanks.” Scanning the room the cacophony of revelers shifted as I turned my head, but I just wanted to see red, Dave’s gingery hair somewhere in the crowd. Suddenly the crowd started to shift and hush momentarily before an even louder chorus of awe came across the room. There Dave was, adjusting the height of the mic a bit higher. The bass blared out. The show started. 

My breath caught in my chest as I saw him begin the first song–it was like the guitar was part of him. His brooding eyes looked somewhere and nowhere as he curled his lips at the mic. His t-shirt had the sleeves cut off, his biceps flexing as he moved around the stage, scanning the room and making faces as if arguing with the world. The band was heavy. Loud. I had craved to know his voice and this was perhaps its most honest, raw form. It was inspiring to see him perform, but I was not going to be one of those fans jumping up and down at the front of the stage, flashing him like a groupie. Yet deep down I wanted to scream his name, entranced by his glistening body, his intention, his control over the music–he had a grip on me and I felt my own wetness envelop my heat.

Looking on from the bar, I sipped my gin and tonic. They were between songs when finally those deep hazel eyes scanning the room came to mine and stopped. I smiled. For a moment he paused, smirking and looking down before capturing my eyes once more with his. The moment felt like an eternity but the next song was already starting when the feeling of satisfaction finally landed. 

Soon the show was over and they sauntered off stage and through a nondescript door. Shit. Who knew how many girls were back there. In fact–maybe I was silly to think Dave could possibly be available at all. Maybe I should try to hit Diamond Saloon late at night again tomorrow–he would probably be there, right? I swirled the ice around in my glass as the next band finished setting up for their set and checking levels. The rock songs playing at the bar sounded so frail compared to Megadeth’s set, song after song melted into one as if it was AM radio.

“Can I buy you another?” Dave’s voice was soft behind me.

“Oh, hey. Yeah, sure. G&T” I said, turning to face him. I needed to see him with my own eyes to believe it–that Dave, frontman of the hour, got off stage and came to find me.

“Two gin and tonics.” Dave told the bartender, as he leaned between me and the guy at the next bar stool.

“You guys sounded really good.”

“Eh. The monitoring was all fucked up. All I could hear was Junior’s bass… vocals were nonexistent.”

“Yet it worked out–at least from over here.” I smiled.

“I didn’t see you right away–I mean–I–you were easy to spot.” He blushed and looked away as he let his eagerness slip. He sipped his drink.

I averted my gaze coquettishly. “So… what are you doing next?” I asked.

“Next show? Tuesday at Marz Bar. Tonight? Gotta load up my gear, but then… Um… Maybe we could get another drink somewhere else? Somewhere… quieter–if you want?”

I smirked. For the first time I felt like I was the cool one, as glints of his nerves showed through his confident facade–he must have been tired from performing. I lifted my gaze to meet his, my doe-eyed poker face holding my cards back as his searched mine for an answer. “Yeah, that sounds nice.” I replied. He smiled softly nodding as he sipped on his cocktail. 

Once Dave was ready to head out he came back to meet me where I was finishing my drink. “I know a place only a few blocks away–I think you’ll like it.” We filtered out of the crowded club, his hand placed lightly on the back of my arm sending shock waves through me. I couldn’t help but lean into his touch.

“Dave!” Junior called out, catching us by surprise. “You’ll never guess who’s here, man.”

I felt Dave’s touch tense a bit. Junior acknowledged me with a nod before continuing. “Y’know that dude whose car you pissed on because he was talking during the set but he ended up being from Capitol a few months ago? He actually came to see us tonight. He’s inside–”

Dave smirked. He was about to say something. He must have remembered that I was right there. He looked at me, looked up, looked back at me, for once he didn’t have the words nor the piercing gaze. “Hey… do you mind waiting for a moment? I’ll be right back.” He turned to me and asked. I nodded–he had to take his opportunity… maybe they would make it–maybe we would be–they were gone.

I leaned against the standpipe. People filtered in and out, some taking one smoke break, then another… I felt the time in my feet as they started to ache in my gogo boots. It was like I had traded my opportunity with him for his own–maybe I never had it in the first place… I could have been the girl of the day, I guess… and on Tuesday who knows. Feeling empty, I walked painfully to the bus stop.

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…to be continued... read Part II here

[animesavior]

“Usagi, I need you to listen to me. Strange things are happening in the city. Even the Police can't handle what's going on. A dangerous enemy has appeared. You're the only one who can defeat this enemy. You're the guardian that's been chosen for this mission. But there's more than just that. you also have to find the other Guardians and our Princess.” -          Luna, Sailor Moon (Ep. 01)

The Toonami Trending Rundown for May 31 and June 1-2, 2024. For the first time since April 15, 2004, Toonami would return to airing on a weekday timeslot on Fridays with Toonami Rewind as part of Adult Swim’s expansion to 5pm to showcase classic Cartoon Network programming. The inaugural lineup featured the return of Sailor Moon to Toonami for the first time in 23 years alongside an hour of DBZ Kai and OG Naruto. 

And fans on social media responded very positively to Toonami Rerun’s debut. On Twitter, #ToonamiRewind trended in the USA alongside Sailor Moon and DBZ Kai.

Meanwhile on the regular Toonami late night lineup, Zom 100 returned from its three-week hiatus, and Demon Slayer begun its rerun of the Entertainment District arc in the meantime. In terms of trends, #Toonami trended in the USA on Twitter alongside My Adventures with Superman and Zom 100. #Toonami also trended on Tumblr.

This week’s feature was a game review of Dave the Diver, developed by Mintrocket studios. It received an 8.5 out of 10 score.

Despite the present upheaval at Warner Bros Discovery, the current success of Toonami was paramount to Cartoon Network and Adult Swim creating Toonami Rewind. According to Jason DeMarco on Blue Sky, “It was the network’s idea to try a second Toonami block since they are very happy with the performance of the Saturday night version. They wondered if a throwback Toonami would be interesting. We liked the idea!” And assuming things go well, Jason says he has “all kinds of cool plans to bring more shows in” including shows Toonami has aired in the past, Adult Swim action shows, western animated action classics and more.

Of course, that all depends on if people continue to watch Toonami Rewind every Friday as with regular Toonami every Saturday. So be sure to keep watching (or at least set your DVRs) and help contribute to the social media buzz if you’re into it. And as with any potential Toonami show, if you do wish to see a show air on Toonami or Toonami Rewind, feel free to let Toonami know on their Facebook page as well as letting Jason DeMarco know on his Bluesky @clarknova.bsky.social. It also doesn’t hurt to let your favorite show’s respective licensor(s) know (whether it’s Crunchyroll, Toei, Viz Media, and the like) on their respective social media outlets as well. On a related note, Jason DeMarco no longer posts on Twitter outside of “promotional information related to my work,” and has privatized his account (after previously deleting it) for archival purposes, so we’re not sure if he’ll still read any show requests and feedback that is sent to @clarknova1.

Finally, this past week was the birthday of yours truly, so I’d like to give a huge thank you to Jason, Steve, Dana, and everyone at Cartoon Network who are doing their part to rebuild the better cartoon show. as well as those that watch, record, and live tweet and blog this great block. No doubt that Toonami is the gift that keeps on giving and showing that hope springs eternal for the mainstream success of anime and action cartoons overall.

Legend: The shows listed are ordered based on their appearance on the schedule. Show trends are listed in bold. The number next to the listed trend represents the highest it trended on the list (not counting the promoted trend), judging only by the images placed in the rundown. For the Twitter tweet counts, the listed number of tweets are also sorely based on the highest number shown based on the images on the rundown.

Toonami Rewind May 31 Trends

United States Trends:

#ToonamiRewind [#3]

#SailorMoon [#9]

#DBZKai [Trended with #ToonamiRewind]

Tweet Counts:

#SailorMoon [5,245 tweets]

Toonami June 1-2, 2024 Trends

United States Trends:

#Toonami [Trended with #Toonami]

#MyAdventuresWithSuperman [#18]

#Zom100 [#8]

Tweet Counts:

#MyAdventuresWithSuperman [2,266 tweets]

#Zom100 [2,098 tweets]

Tumblr Trends:

#toonami [#7]

If you wish to send me a tip for the work on the trending rundown, donations can be sent to PayPal.Me/DanielLimjoco.

Bon Appetit. Only Toonami on [adult swim] on Cartoon Network.

[gallifreyinstituteforlearning]

Hello! I have several questions: 1) if you have a Gallifreyan dictionary, could I please see it? 2) what does "TOTW" mean in your language tags? 3) what's the Gallifreyan word for healer/to heal/doctor? 4) there are a group of chronicles about one of Gallifrey's most infamous children, including audios, books, comics, games, movies, and a TV series. Do your words come from these, or are they from another source?

- @theangelshavethephonebox

Quickfire round!? 😃

1️⃣ If you have a Gallifreyan dictionary, could I please see it?

GIL's dictionary is right now being developed along with a full grammar guide. It's available as a living document for anyone particularly interested in the conlang, as long as they don't mind a bit of a crushing mess while things slowly get organised. A better release is planned when it's a bit neater. Message me for links (and excuses).

2️⃣ What does "TOTW" mean in your language tags?

TOTW means 'Theme of the Week' and goes on all scheduled content on weekdays. I try to be consistent. You can see all this year's old and upcoming themes in the Masterpost.

3️⃣ What's the Gallifreyan word for healer/to heal/doctor?

Conlang answer.

Rikijai - someone who heals (a healer)

Jakri - to heal

Doctor - see below:

This has a few variations for hyper-specificity.

Rikijai = surgeon etc. (one who repairs the body)

Zykijai = psychiatrist etc. (one who repairs the machine (brain))

Rizykijai = doctor/all around healer (one who repairs the body and the machine (brain))

These are more general terms (like for jobs) - you can suffix these with gender particles (po, mo, zo) to specify a particular individual.

Rikijaipo = The Surgeon [male]

Zykijaimo = The Psychiatrist [female]

Rizykijaizo = The Doctor [gender neutral]

Or just add an Honorific to make it their title.

Poja-Rikijai = Honorable Surgeon man

Moja-Zykijai = Honorable Psychiatrist woman

Zoja-Rizykijai = Honorable Doctor [gender neutral]

Ja-Rizykijai = Honorable Doctor [no gender]

4️⃣ [...] Do your words come from these, or are they from another source?

They come from everywhere. This might help:

Hope that helped! 😃

Any orange text is educated guesswork or theoretical. More content ... →📫Got a question? | 📚Complete list of Q+A and factoids →📢Announcements |🩻Biology |🗨️Language |🕰️Throwbacks |🤓Facts → Features: ⭐Guest Posts | 🍜Chomp Chomp with Myishu →🫀Gallifreyan Anatomy and Physiology Guide (pending) →⚕️Gallifreyan Emergency Medicine Guides →📝Source list (WIP) →📜Masterpost If you're finding your happy place in this part of the internet, feel free to buy a coffee to help keep our exhausted human conscious. She works full-time in medicine and is so very tired 😴

[mugiwara-lucy]

For those unaware Toonami has made a small comeback on the weekdays (Yes I'm aware of it on the Weekends! 😅) with the block called Toonami Rewind where they play Naruto, Dragon Ball Z Kai and Sailor Moon:

Now if they want to have a REAL throwback retro anime, they SHOULD bring back Yu Yu Hakusho!!! 🔥

C'mon it is the PERFECT throwback anime!!!

[cartoon-network-things]

The second oldest throwback schedule I've done as of yet: CN UK May 2006 (Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20060525093718/http://www.sky.com/skycom/tvguide/0,,560-0,00.html).

This was during the CN City era, which lasted from April 2005 to May 2007 in the UK (2004 to 2006/7 in the US) and you can tell from shows like Xialon Showdown and Atomic Betty. It's interesting how Billy & Mandy and Foster's Home were getting more primetime slots (and possibly more slots overall) than Ed Edd n Eddy, despite the show outlasting them both and even being aired the longest of the three (non-consecutively). "New Show" The Batman with a single primetime slot at 7pm just before Xialon, which has 3 daytime slots overall. I say "New Show" because I'm pretty sure the series was likely airing on Toonami before it was on CN, as the former was more action-oriented and had stuff like Megas XLR & Samurai Jack, as well as getting Beyblade after it was moved from the main network.

A lot of new content premiering that year actually. Plenty of Robotboy reruns, despite having debuted only a few months prior. Johnny Test was likely shown on weekends through the "Saturday Jungle" block, along with Coconut Fred which was removed the same year by the looks of it. Strangely no Ben 10 or Camp Lazlo, which kind of shows how behind we were compared to the US feed, who at the time had some of their best weekly schedule lineups. Also no Powerpuff Girls which somewhat makes sense as that show had already ended the year prior, but still odd as Dexter maintained at least one morning slot outside of Cartoon Cartoons.

The nighttime schedule wasn't anything special, as usual for the time period. Just 6 to 9 hours of Cramp Twins, Gadget Boy and Ned's Newt, in addition to 30 minutes of Atomic Betty which was odd to see.

Overall, it's an okay schedule but I can't help but feel bummed out that it wasn't as varied as I'd expect for the era. An absolute far cry from the US feed at the time, which appears to be the usual in most cases (minus the mid to late 2010s). The most notable (and strangest) omissions here are Juniper Lee, Ben 10 and Camp Lazlo. My Gym Partner's a Monkey supposedly didn't premiere until later on for some reason, so that explains the show's absence, but it doesn't for the other three. Unless they were on weekends like Johnny Test (my source only gave me the weekday schedule), I find it really odd how they just didn't air them that week, though knowing how inconsistent the UK feed has been, it would be fair to assume that they'd return shortly for new episodes or something.

[star1986]

throwback thursday: the anime i grew up watching

back in the late 90s' when DBZ and sailor moon came on cartoon network's after school toonami block was when i started getting into anime, and japanese culture.

i also remember pokemon used to come on REAAALLY early around 5:00 AM on weekdays on fox kids, and i used to get up early and watch it before getting ready for school. well...for throwback thursday...remember any of these anime?:

[robotpussy]

waking up in the morning in September on a weekday to run errands.... this is sudh a throwback

[mob3tta01-blog]

HIS BETTER HALF

Part 7

Continued

#marriage #cheating #love #sex #mature #shortstory #infidelity #urban #blacklove

Temptation

The Starlite Tavern was surprisedly packed for a weekday. Patrons had gathered there to watch the baseball game. It was the start of the World Series.

Eric and Kate sat close at the bar as they sipped on beers and talked about life.

"I'm starting to feel the effects of the alcohol. Maybe we need to slow down." Eric told her.

Kate smiled at him before chugging down the rest of her beer. "No, I can handle it! I'm a big girl." She gestured for the bartender to bring her another bottle.

"Kate you still have to drive home." He reminded her.

"That's what they got Ubers for." She said taking the bottle from the bartender.

Eric watched as she quickly guzzled it down. He knew she was upset. He needed to do something to cheer her up before she drank herself into a stupor.

He looked over towards the dance floor and people were dancing to some upbeat Chris Brown song. They seemed like they were having a good time.

Eric reached over and gently removed the beer bottle from her hand.

"Hey, what are you doing?" She tried to grab for the bottle but he placed it out of her reach.

"Come with me!" He took her hand and pulled her from the barstool.

"Where are we going?"

"To dance!" He called back over his shoulder.

"Oh ,hell no! I'm not going there with you again." She tried to pull away but he had a tight grip on her hand.

Eric laughed at her. "It's just one dance! Now come here!"

Kate was taken off guard when he pulled her into him. She looked into his eyes and that's when she realized how attracted she was to the man.

"Come on, show me what you got!" He taunted her as he started to move his body to the music.

Kate smiled and started mimicking the dance moves of the people around them. She tried to keep up to the fast tempo of the music that blasted through the bar. After a while she actually started having fun. She quickly forgot about her husband and all the bullshit he was putting her through.

The both of them laughed and tried to show off their best moves. It was hard for them to keep up with the younger crowd around them.

"We must be getting old." She laughed. "I don't know what half of these dances are!"

Eric shrugged. "Me either." He took her hand over her head and spun her around. "Bet these young kids don't know about this!"

Kate laughed like a school girl. She didn't realize it but they had danced to over three songs before the D.J. slowed the music down.

"Alright time to throw on a little something something for all the couples out there tonight!" The DJ yelled into the mic. "This one is a throwback from my boy The Weekend called Often!" The lights suddenly dimmed over the dance floor as the song filled the bar.

"Well that's our cue to go grab some more drinks!" Kate announced as she turned to walk from the dance floor. To her surprise Eric gently grabbed her hand and pulled her back to him. "What's wrong?" She looked him up and down.

"You're not getting off that easy. You can dance to the fast paced music but let's see how you groove to the slow shit!" He smiled down at her as he bit his bottom lip.

Kate laughed at him. "Are you serious? I haven't slow danced since my wedding!"

"Well it's time for a refresher course." He spun her around and hugged her from behind as they started dancing to the song.

Kate couldn't stop giggling. She was tipsy and was embarrassed that Eric was making her dance.

"Kate relax." He whispered in her ear. "Just let the tempo of the music take over your body."

"Ok, ok! I'm sorry. I just can't stop laughing." She tried to hold in her laughter.

"Just match my movements." He told her softly.

Kate closed her eyes and focused on how he felt against her and the tempo of the song blasting from the speakers. She caught his rhythm and quickly got lost within the vibe of the club.

She leaned her head back onto Eric's shoulder. She could feel his breath on her neck and her nipples harden.

He smiled at her. "That's it. You catching on quick." He whispered.

Eric knew he was way too close to Kate due to him being a married man but he was in a zone. His lips brushed against the tender skin on her neck and a soft moan escaped her lips.

Every nerve in her body was on high alert. Any little touch from Eric was driving her crazy. Her emotions mixed with alcohol was about to push her to a place she shouldn't go. She turned to face him and looked into his sparkling blue eyes. She saw in them exactly what she was feeling and knew he wanted her too.

Eric looked down at her lips and slowly leaned in. Was he really about to kiss her?

Kate didn't pull away instead she gripped the back of his head and pulled his lips onto hers.

Soon the kiss became more passionate. Their lips felt so good to one another that neither of them could stop themselves.

Eric gripped her hips and pulled her into him and that's when Kate snapped out of the trance she was in. What was she doing? She was a married woman!

She wiped her mouth and pulled away from him. "I'm sorry but I gotta go! Coming here was mistake!" She turned and pushed her way through the crowd.

"Kate wait!" He called after her.

She grabbed her coat from the barstool and headed for the back exit. She would take a cab or a Uber back to her car. Kate just needed to get as far away from Eric as possible.

"Kate stop!" Eric reached and grabbed her arm. He pulled her body into his and pressed her back against the wall as he kissed her hungrily. He didn't know what he was doing but he needed her in that moment.

Kate didn't try to fight him off. She kissed him back. Eric pulled her blouse up and gripped her B cup breast in his hand. She pulled his suit jacket down as she stuck her tongue into his mouth to meet his. She had never wanted to feel a man inside of her so bad like she wanted to feel Eric. The man just did something to her. He was the forbidden fruit that was tempting her to go against everything she knew was right.

Eric couldn't control his urge to have her. His penis was about to burst through the zipper of his slacks. He looked up and down the dimly lit hallway before he lifted her small frame up the wall. The area was deserted but it wouldn't be for long. He tore off her panties and unzipped his pants releasing nine inches of hard dick. She wrapped her legs around his waist and he thrusted inside of her.

Kate bit her lip as he fucked her in the back hallway of the club. "Ah fuck?" She cried out. Her moans were drowned out by the music blasting through the bar.

In that moment Eric didn't care who saw them. All he knew is that he wanted the woman from the first time he saw her. Now he was enjoying every inch of her around him.

"Ouuuu shit!" He moaned. The woman was about to make him lose it. "Fuck, your shit is so good!"

"Please don't stop!" She cried out. She was so close to cumming. It had been months and she needed a release.

Eric sped up his strokes. "Baby I'm cumming, I'm cumming?" He grunted as he shot his load inside of her.

Kate clenched up around his throbbing shaft as they both reached climax together. All the excitement of them possibly getting caught is what pushed her over the edge. "Damn boy." She said out of breath. Kate had never done anything so wild and spontaneous.

Eric held her up and looked into her eyes. He was really falling for Kate despite him having a wife.

She smiled and kissed him. "I can't believe we just did that."

Eric bit his bottom lip and carried her out the back door with her legs still wrapped around him. He wasn't finished he wanted more of her. He carried the woman over to his car and made her climax two more times in his back seat.

When they were done the bar was closed and the parking lot was empty. They were going at it so hard that they had lost track of time. The both of them were exhausted, covered in sweat and had steamed up every window in his car.

Now that the passion had died down they both sat next to each other in the back seat. Neither of them spoke. The realization was setting in that they both had committed a sin against their marriages. Even though what they had done was terrible the temptation between them was just too strong.

"Eric you can never speak a word of this to anyone." Kate told him as she stared blankly out the windshield.

"I know."

"Can you please take me back to my car now. It's late."

Her words were dry and cold. Eric felt bad that he had crossed the line with the woman. He got caught in the moment and now he had broke his vows to Nia. "Yea, I'll take you back." He said barely above a whisper. He fixed his clothing and climbed from the backseat.

Kate didn't even bother getting into the front seat. They rode back downtown in silence. Eric kept glancing in the rearview mirror at her. He wanted to say something to her, anything. But he just couldn't find the right words to say.

Thirty minutes later he pulled into the parking ramp behind her SUV. She hesitated before she climbed from his car. She looked up at him.

"After tonight we can't see each other anymore. I'm sorry, but it's for the best."

Eric understood. He watched her get out and walk over to her vehicle. He didn't leave her until she safely pulled from the parking ramp. Kate went one way and he went the other. He watched her taillights in his rearview mirror until they disappeared out of sight.

"Fuck, fuck, fuck!" He hit his steering wheel in anger. Everything was so fucked up now. He was wrong for cheating on his wife but at the same time he didn't want to lose what he had with Kate.

An hour later Kate pulled into the long drive way of their mansion and cut the engine. She could see that her husband was not home. Usually something like that would have pissed her off but it was a good thing that she didn't have to face him after what she had done.

She still couldn't bring herself to get out of the car. She gripped the steering wheel and began to sob uncontrollably. She had always tried to be the best wife for her husband but now she had betrayed him.

Kate wiped her tears away and vowed from that moment forward that she would do whatever it took to keep her marriage together.

Across town Eric was dealing with his own transgressions. He pulled into his garage and saw that his wife was still at work. He let out a sigh of defeat and climbed from his car. He went straight in the house and climbed in the shower. He tried to relax but everytime he closed his eyes all he saw was Kate moaning his name.

After his shower he fell across his bed and was finally able to drift off to sleep. Eric hoped sleep would give him some kind of peace from what he had done. He needed a break from his reality but even his dreams haunted him with the erotic images of Kate. . . .

[newmusicweekly]

WPOW (Power 96) Relaunches as Miami's Home For Throwbacks

Audacy relaunches WPOW-FM (Power 96) as Miami's New Home for Throwbacks. Effective immediately, the station, which had previously played Rhythmic CHR hits, will now feature a collection of Throwback favorites from artists like 2Pac, Pitbull, Notorious B.I.G., Usher and Jay-Z. Power 96's weekday lineup will continue with "Wake Up Miami with DJ Zog & Ivy Unleashed" (6-10am) Johanna Gomez (10am-2pm) and Mijo (2-7pm). "Our listeners have been asking for it, and we're excited to announce the next chapter of Power 96 as Miami's new home for throwbacks," said Power 96 Brand Manager Will Calder. "This music is the heartbeat of Miami's vibrant culture, shaping our city's identity and bringing back the best memories and feel-good vibes that make South Florida so unique." Read the full article

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Mister Cee, Legendary Hip-Hop DJ, Dies At 57. Why The Hip-Hop Community Is In Deep Mourning

From the early days of Notorious B.I.G. to the rise of 50 Cent, legendary hip-hop DJ Mister Cee was a pivotal figure in the New York City rap scene and the careers of some of its greatest performers.

The entertainer, born Calvin Lebrun, has died at 57, confirmed Audacy, the parent company of 94.7 The Block — the radio station that Mr. Cee had worked at and had a weekday show playing throwback hits.

The Brooklyn-born Mister Cee was an influential DJ for 21 years at New York City’s famed Hot 97. The radio station also released a statement on Wednesday about his death.

Mister Cee was born in 1966 in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood in Brooklyn. His interest in becoming a DJ was fostered by his uncle and a neighbor, while also listening to the World Famous Supreme Team on the radio, according to a November 2023 interview with the SiriusXM throwback hip-hop station Rock the Bells.

Mister Cee rose to fame as the DJ for popular hip-hop artist Big Daddy Kane in the late 1980s and then helped introduce late rap legend Notorious B.I.G. as the executive producer of his 1994 classic “Ready to Die” album. -(source: nbc news)

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Hot and cold \\ Visited the largest thermal bath in Budapest. Super relaxing, once you get through the single-digit temperature when moving from one pool to another. The only thing I wished was that it was less crowded. Everyone here is an early bird cause we arrived at 730am (on a weekday!). They also have Sparties (Spa + Parties) here on certain nights but I wasn't up for boozy rave crowds, but probably would have more eye candies 🤭 • • • #throwback #evtravels #szechenyibaths #thermalbaths #chuk22 #budapest #vsco #lightroom #GalaxyS21Ultra #thetravelintern #travelgram #art #hungary #passionpassport #evgoestoeurope #withgalaxy (at Szechenyi Baths) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqA0cJCJ9Iv/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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The Boomerang UK Schedule from the 26th of November to 2nd of December 2012

Taking a small break from Cartoon Network to post a throwback Boomerang schedule from the early 2010s. I specifically chose this era for mainly two reasons:

It's Nostalgic

It's a lot easier to find accurate archived listings from the 2010s than it is for the 2000s (at least from my experience)

Anyway, the first thing you'll have noticed by now (if you're aware of the main channel's state at that time) is how many more shows are actually on compared to Cartoon Network UK's. Sure, it's not exactly good, but it's somewhat better I suppose.

Another noticeable difference is the presence of a Cartoonito weekdays block running between 9am and 12pm. I don't even know the thought process behind this one. Why was Cartoonito on Boomerang when they already had a channel of their own? Besides, it's not like Boomerang's ratings at the time were doing badly, so what's the deal? It just seems odd to me. Thankfully, this didn't last very long, and was probably discontinued very shortly the following year (or the year after idk).

As for programming, we have a decent number of shows that were on that week. A little disappointing (as a fan) to see only one weekday evening slot for OG Looney Tunes, and also very weird seeing fewer Tom & Jerry airings (both Tales and the Theatrical shorts), as I recall seeing them on-air a lot more often later that same decade. I've also noticed that rather than endless airings of Scooby-Doo/Tom & Jerry, Boomerang UK REALLY LOVED The Garfield Show for some reason. I mean, the show alone took up A THIRD of the late-night slots, as well as constant marathons and special events as you can clearly see from the chart itself. Aside from that however, we do have a decent mix of both old and new shows, though the balance may have been a little off (still better than what we have today). Most of the remaining Hanna Barbera classics (apart from Scooby-Doo and Tom & Jerry) were relegated to graveyard slots (between 4am and 6am), and if you wanted to watch them but didn't have access to a working DVR, you very much had to either wake up extremely early, pull an all-nighter (NOT IDEAL) or just give up.

And for those wondering, yes, this is where Skatoony & Cramp Twins moved to after being pulled from the main network. They were also being shown on CN Too if I remember correctly. Not the best use of their overnight slots if I'm being honest. And just to quickly clear things up, "Casper (2009)" is referring to the show Casper's Scare School, which was a CGI cartoon that had a 3 YEAR GAP between seasons 1 and 2.

Yeah, I'm very much done here. Take care!