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[ask-the-flirty-fighters]

A Berry and a Tangerine among cherry blossoms

❤️🍓: A friend of ours said she needed some help with a shoot.

Tri: We think these came out good.

[violetrainbow412-blog]

Day 3: sick/injury

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“Where is Agent Y/L/N?” Spencer asked one of the police officers, trying to remain as calm as possible after hearing about the incident. The team had split up to cover more ground and, from what he had heard, you had been the unlucky one who had had to face the unsub, so you were probably bruised or even injured.

When the man pointed in a direction, the doctor could see you sitting on top of the ambulance, deliberately refusing the attention that the paramedic was trying to give you, so he immediately jogged to get to you.

“Oh! Thank goodness you're here, Reid. Tell this man I'm fine, there's nothing to worry about."

“Let me see you,” he murmured benevolently, as he leaned in your direction to hold your head with both hands and his eyes danced all over your face “Good night, did you check her vital signs?”

"I did it. Everything is fine, she is just a little shaken.”

“That wound on your forehead looks ugly,” he pointed out, when he turned your face to get a better look at it, completely ignoring your complaints. “I think it can be solved with steri-strips. Have you already disinfected the others?”

“I was trying to do it, but she won't let me,” the paramedic complained, as a teacher would do to the parent of a disordered child.

“Because I'm fine!”

“Oh, shut up,” he exclaimed, beginning to ask the health personnel for the appropriate healing materials since you refused to let them do it for you.

You huffed with resignation, because you believed that the doctor's presence there would save you from the routine processes and not that it would be the opposite. Spencer began to disinfect your wounds carefully and silently, feeling your attentive gaze on him until he finished.

“Did he hurt you more?”

“It only hurts on one side, the bastard kicked me,” you said without much importance, while you rubbed said area and his eyes opened wide.

“What if you have a broken rib? Let me see…"

“Reid,” you stopped him, because his hands had already gone, without a morbid intention, to the edge of your blouse to lift it “I appreciate your interest, but I'm fine, I would be crying from the pain if that weren't the case. I just have a few scratches and that's it. Calm down"

He felt guilty for being so insistent and wanted to be able to explain to you that he was only doing it because your well-being worried him tremendously, but instead he stayed silent and just nodded his head. His shy gesture touched you, so you reached out to pull his hand and pull him close to you.

“I'm sorry,” you added, while you hugged him from the side and he responded warmly. “It's just that you know I hate that you worry about me.”

“But I will always worry about you.”

“I know,” you laughed. “But save that concern for special occasions. Now I'm fine, you see?” You murmured as you raised your head in his direction, showing him all your teeth in an exaggerated smile. “Although I would feel better if you did something else.”

"What?" he asked with genuine interest, hoping he could be of help to you. You turned a face and pointed your thumb at your cheek, right next to where you had a bump that would probably turn into a purple mark. “Do you want some ointment there?”

“I want a kiss, Reid,” you laughed and when he opened his mouth in understanding, his cheeks also blushed “Only if you want.”

“Yes,” he responded kindly and then leaned over to you to place a chaste kiss that made you giggle. “Why does that make you feel better?”

“It just does,” you replied, shrugging your shoulders. Sometimes Spencer was too naive and didn't notice that you were madly in love with him.

“Well, I'll save this knowledge for future occasions,” he promised, putting on a tight-lipped smile that you had grown accustomed to.

And then every time you were hurt, he made sure to kiss you to speed up your recovery.

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[ruby-winchester24]

Craig Tucker headcanons!

{sfw+nsfw} {fem reader}

when you first met Craig your freshman year of high school you were put off by his “i don’t give a fuck” demeanor

but after getting to know him, you found out he was just a sweet kid with many walls

when you first started dating it came as a surprise to the school, that Craig wasn’t fully gay

Tweek was hurt at first to see his past lover move on but he decided to move on also

he is extremely territorial of you, he hates when other men try to talk to you

during football games he can’t stop staring at you on the sidelines in your cheerleading uniform

for homecoming week you wore his jersey for there homecoming game and he was smitten

pda is sometimes okay, he likes to hold your hand out waist when you walk

he is a secret admirer, even when you are dating he will sit there and admire your beauty

writes love notes to you for every month anniversary

since stripe passed away you guys got a new guinea pig and named him spot

his love language is physical touch, he loves holding you close

is super big on cuddles, every time you hang out there is a cuddle sesh

says i love you in the first month because he is smitten with you

plays with your hair

the first time you ever saw him cry is when you had your first fight,

it scared you at first because you have never seen him so vulnerable 

“the reason why i am upset is because they don’t have good intentions, they want to use you!”

“your the only person i love, i would give you the whole world if i could”

comforting him was a little bit of a struggle because you didn’t know how

when you cry it’s the same for him

he doesn’t know how to respond to your emotions

ok Fridays you and Craig’s gang hang out at Tolkien’s house because he rich, and they have a pool

you and Jimmy are besties 👯

he loves when he lays on your chest so you run your hands through his hair

is actually a very extroverted person when you get to know him better

6’3, fucker is tall

when he kisses you he holds your head with both of his hands on each side of your head

always updates you on what’s happening when your not in class together

“dude Cartman just swung at Kyle”

“ wtf why💀”

“because remember how we have a presentation about WWII?”

“yeah..?”

“well Cartmans presentation was about hitler being right about jews and shit like that and obvi pissed kyle off and he just swung out of nowhere and it was great”

“damn i wish i had history with you guys😭”

late night drives are very common for you, it’s when you can be alone and talk about anything

always kisses your neck or forehead

when you are stressed he will rub your back until you fall asleep

he loves movies and makes you watch them with him

is you do any activities, he is always there with a smile on your face watching your every move

for valentine’s day he gets you a huge bouquet of your favorite flowers and a poem he wrote for you

he sells vapes for easy money

gives you free ones if you want any

his family really likes you

his mom always tells you stories of when he was young, and you guys always gossip🤭

his dad thinks your a good match for his son

Tricia really likes you and asks to hang out with you guys all the time

Craig usually says no😞

your name for him in his phone is “Mrs Tucker🫶🏼”

will always listen to what you have to say he is more of a listener then anything

when he gives you a sweater of his or a stuffed animal, he sprays his cologne on it

he loves when you wear his hat he thinks it looks so cute on you

always tells you how beautiful you look, it is an everyday occurrence

he sees you being together for a long time in the future but he doesn’t want to say anything to jinx it

he really likes eye contact, it feels so sensual to him

tells you all about his hyper fixations, aka all the space facts he knows

always asks if you ate today

is extremely good at reading people and knows exactly when your upset

“hun what is wrong?”

“nothing is”

“yes, something made you upset your shoulders got tense”

“you know me too well”

his parents are pretty layed back so they let you have sleepovers

once his dad flipped you off and it scared the shit out of you because you thought you did something wrong

almost all the photos you have together, Craig’s flipping off the camera🤦🏽‍♀️

he really likes to lift it helps relieve stress

he has a photo of you in his car, locker, phone case and room

you made a scrapbook of all the things you have done together, it contains dried flowers, the love notes he gives you, pictures of you guys and special dates

he def listens to R&B

always play fights with you, he usually body slams you on the bed

when you facetime him he always puts spot on the phone so he can say hi to his mom

you babysit Tricia whenever his parents are away and Craig is busy

she loves you though so it’s always a win win

if you ever ask Craig to be in a Tiktok with you it always takes you begging him for 19 straight minutes

when he snaps you it’s always a photo of him doing this face 😐

he loves the simple things in life like taking a walk or a picnic with you

calls you Mrs Tucker in front of his friends

if anyone tries to flirt with you he will go psycho

he will rip that guy a new one and swing, and yes it’s happened before

he hums or taps his finger to a beat when concentrating

he loves music and has a collection of vinyl records

sometimes he will put on his Frank Sinatra vinyl and you guys will slow dance

NSFW!!

he is a dom 100%

low key a sadist, he is also very kinky (it’s always the quite ones)

he loves to see you a wimpering mess begging to be touched by him

his favorite is edging

to see you so excited about your release but then being able to take it away makes him feral

6’5 inches but he is pretty girthy

he loves toys, especially paddles

brat tamer all the way

if you have been bad he will bend you over his knee and make you count and say thank you after each spank

he is not lacking muscle, god no, his arms are very defined and he has a great v line and soft abs

is very rough during sex usually

if he is in a very romantic mood it will be slow and passionate

he loves to mark you up, especially on your thighs

loves degrading you,

“god your such a slut”

“you stupid whore, you like it when i fuck you senseless, yeah?”

“be quite slut, you don’t want to be punished, huh?”

loves face fucking

his favorite position is doggy style because he can pull your hair and arch your back

is very into bondage and always practices on you

when he does he makes sure to be careful the first time to make sure it’s safe, if he hurt you he would never forgive himself

nipple clamps are also one of his favorites and gags

he loves to see you tied up, a submissive mess, begging to cum

his favorite part about you is your boobs and stomach

loves to be called sir or daddy

when you first did he swore he almost died because of how hard he came

really likes to go raw, he loves how it feels and really likes to cum on your face

when you suck him off he holds your head so he can be in control

loves to give you head, usually overstimulates you on purpose

“p-please sir i c-can’t anymore!”

“yes you can, i need to taste you again”

aftercare is usually really sweet

he usually apologizes if he went to far or said something that hurt your feelings

will get you water and ibuprofen incase your sore

he will get you all cleaned up and dress you

holds you in his arms with a grip of steel

kisses your forehead and your lips

.

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i really enjoyed writing this, and i’m always open to requests i love writing for you guys. i hope you enjoyed this❤️

[buzzyb33]

Oh, well.

Prompt: Harry and Y/n meet online, after deciding or meet up in north London, a couple weeks later they meet each other again a couple weeks later under extremely different circumstances.

Warnings: swearing,

I just got back from meeting a boy, something I didn’t usually do, but I’d been talking to Harry as I met him online for a while now and we just met up.

Harry was a YouTuber, part of a big YouTube group with the money and looks to get him through life like a breeze.

I had a pretty decent job too, I was a photographer who travelled around Europe to take photos of models and scenery which got me a decent amount of money, so having a gorgeously decorated 2 bedroom apartment in London was perfect for me.

I streamed on twitch sometimes and had a small audience which I mainly did for fun.

I grin as I lock my door as squeal as that was one of my first ‘dates’ in years.

I smile and flop down on my bed.

A couple hours later as I’m cleaning my house I get a call from my younger brother, Tommy who was seventeen, eight years younger than me.

“Hello?” I say as my music turns off in my AirPods replaced by the phone call.

“Y/n! I- dad has a new girlfriend!” He announces with obvious pride in his voice.

“And how do you know that?” I respond as I keep washing up.

“Right- he’s been on his phone a lot more than normal, he’s been leaving around 9-11 every Thursday and he left in a suit today, he came back at 11 and there was lipstick on his collar, and he’s just been happier.” He says in a nonchalant tone.

Our mother died years ago- seven to be exact.

“Right- okay- sure Tommy, let him tell us in his own time- don’t push him.” I say as I start washing my hands.

“Yeah- right, bye n/n.” He says as the line cuts dead.

A couple weeks later, where me and Harry are getting more serious with more dates (and a couple make out sessions) my dad invites me other for dinner hesitantly saying he has a girlfriend- confirming Tommys suspicions.

As I arrive to the other side of London and see my dad and brother they both hug me as my dad clears his throat: “y/n- I as I’ve said in our group thingy- I have a- I’m seeing another woman, I have been for around 6 months now.. and- she’s coming round, Y/n, she has a son your age, a daughter two years younger and another son who isn’t coming- so look presentable- please.” He finishes with a clap of his hands and a pointed look in Tommy’s direction.

He scoffs and goes upstairs.

Today I was wearing a dark green button up crop top, black cargos, a belt, some jewellery, basic makeup and had my long black hair down.

Man hour later, when my dad was almost finished with making the spaghetti bolognaise there’s a knock at that door which Tommy runs to answer.

A couple seconds later, an older woman, who was pretty for her age walks in, followed by a young girl- early twenties and a boy- he looks up and as we lock eyes my jaw drops, his eyes widen and I gulp.

Harry.

What the fuck?

My face heats up as I fake a smile and introduce myself to them.

I get to Harry and shake his hand, which lingers for a bit too long as we look into each others eyes.

“I’m- Y/n..” I say to him and he nods.

“I’m, uh, Harry.” He says back.

We sit at that table with him directly opposite me, my dad to my left.

Around ten minutes later, when I’m just spinning my spaghetti on a fork my dad taps my shoulder.

“Why don’t you get to know Harry? You’re the same age-“ he starts but I cut in. “Dad were not twel-“ he cuts me off. “No! I insist! Go show him around the area! Let me talk to Tricia- Rosie is with Tom- go!” He says and shoos us off.

I frown as I bend down to tie my laces, feeling Harry’s eyes on me.

I look up at him and stand back up, leaving the house.

“This is- awkward.” He says as we get a little away from my house.

I nod and scratch my head.

“What now? Do- we.. keep.. seeing-“ he stops me.

“Only if you want to- I don’t want any tension- between us- or our parents.” He says.

I look up at him and smile.

“I- like you.. a lot I- don’t want to stop seeing you..” I say hesitantly as he smiles.

“I like you a lot too.. I want us to keep being a thing.. but- uhm- I don’t think we can- tell our parents..” he says and I nod.

I smile and take his hand.

We hold hands as we walk.

I lean closer to him as we walk around the area in silence.

When we arrived back we let go of each others hands and sit on the main sofa, Rosie and Tommy were in his room playing Minecraft and our parents were laughing over wine in the kitchen.

I smile at Harry.

“It’s like my friends when we were little- I think you’re going to be staying tonight.” I giggle slightly.

He laughs back.

“I can say I’m going home- so can you- we can still.. stay together.” He suggests with a smile.

After we left, we got McDonald’s and made out in the parking lot while laughing.

Sneaking around our parents won’t be as easy.

A/n: I like this one!

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[dontmeantobepoliticalbut]

Vivek Ramaswamy wants to end birthright citizenship—a longstanding American policy codified in the Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution—and take away young people’s right to vote, all in one fell swoop.

The presidential candidate made the call Thursday night on CNN, after being asked about his opponents, Ron DeSantis and Donald Trump, vowing to end birthright citizenship. “For a period of time, I think it’s going to be necessary,” Ramaswamy said.

But the young gun was not satisfied just being in agreement with the leading duo in the Republican race-to-the-repressive-bottom.

“I’ll actually go one step further on this, Abby, is that I don’t think someone just because they’re born in this country, even if they’re a sixth generation American should automatically enjoy all the privileges of citizenship until they’ve actually earned it,” Ramaswamy told CNN’s Abby Phillip. “So one of the things I’ve said is that every high school student who graduates from high school should have to pass the same civics test that every immigrant has to pass in order to become a citizen of this country.”

Surveys in the past have shown that most people would likely fail a basic multiple choice citizenship test; one survey found just 36% of respondents actually passing such a test. And given Republicans’ all-out assault on public school education, it’s unclear what their plan would be to up those numbers.

After publishing, Ramaswamy senior adviser Tricia McLaughlin said the proposal refers “to civic duty voting via constitutional amendment.”

According to Ramaswamy’s website, this would mean raising the voting age to 25, while still generously “allowing all Americans to vote at age 18” only if they serve at least six months in the military or as a first responder, or pass the citizenship test.

Yet another successful pair of Republican talking points: seizing the right to vote from young people, and forcing people to join a military that has used trillions of American dollars to wreak carnage across the world, and leave its foot soldiers out to dry upon their return.

Anyhow, Ramaswamy’s brilliant proposal to seemingly strip citizenship from so many Americans came after Phillip noted that both of Ramaswamy’s parents are immigrants, and so birthright citizenship “was in play” for him when he became a citizen.

Yet, instead of making the citizenship process easier to navigate, Ramaswamy instead wants to make it harder for anyone to be a citizen. More than that, the presidential candidate’s formulation lays out tiers of citizenship—a matrix in which, until one passes this test, they would be a second-class citizen. While this country already treats scores of people—immigrants, LGBTQ people, laborers, the homeless, and young people—as such, Ramaswamy thinks that unfair treatment should be legally bound.

[lokisprettygirl]

Lose me to Love you (Loki x Female Reader) (AU) (18+)

Read Chapter 9 here // Series Masterlist

Chapter 10

Summary: Jolene continues to be a menace. A secret you had kept comes out in the open.

Trigger Warning: Extreme dark themes, Sexual abuse, physical abuse, public sex, Rough violent sex, 18+, Steamy stuff, Rough language, mention of suicide, manipulative behaviour, mention of trauma, smut, toxic relationship between main characters. Dark themes, cult stuff.

He entered the secret underground den and it was all lit up with the flames of several torches, he saw his father on the throne, his brother was standing next to him with a sullen look in his eyes, that was never a good sign, everytime Thor looked at him that way he knew he'd be in trouble, on the other side stood the other employees Clint and James. They were carrying belts and floggers in their hands and that scared him. And then his eyes fell upon Mrs. Waldrof, she had joined the center 4 years ago, she seemed a bit drunk but definitely not out of her senses, her daughter Tricia was lying on the bed in the middle of the open space, she was all naked.

"You called for me father?" Loki asked him as his eyes teared up 

"Mrs. Waldrof here wanted her daughter to be blessed, it's our responsibility to purify her and deflowering is the first step into womanhood, you know that right Loki?" Loki nodded as his father questioned him, he didn't want to be beaten up today. It still hurt when they had flogged him last time. 

"I gave the responsibility to Thor but Tricia here had a request, she chose you to purify her" The evil grin Odin had on his face was enough of an indication, he wanted Loki to fuck Tricia in front of all these people, her own mother.

"I …I can't .. she's just ..father I am begging you..I can't" he got on his knees and started crying, Tricia crawled towards him and she caressed his head, that made him flinch in response.

"Hear that my children? He can't. What a disappointment and then he cries to his mother that I prefer Thor over him" Loki started to cry even harder as Odin belittled him. Not that it was his first time but it hurt the same everytime he was insulted by his father.

"Pleaseee Loki..I like you so much, I know you want me" Loki looked at the girl trying to seduce him, she shouldn't behave this way, they were the same age but she was a virgin and he definitely didn't want to do this in front of his family or hers.

She dragged him on the bed with him and then she took his shirt off, he was so scared, he couldn't get it up and they all laughed at him, she jerked him off with her hands and she tried to kiss him but he was too humiliated to even respond. He looked at her mother and she was smiling.

"Come on son, get it up you pathetic excuse of a man, fuck her" Odin yelled at him and then he gestured Clint. Loki winced as he felt the first hit on his bare back, it hurt, the hit was so hard that it must have broken his skin. Loki laid Tricia down and he tried to fondle his cock to harden himself up and then he entered her slowly. She winced in pain and he wanted to stop but as soon as he showed concern he got flogged again.

"Fuck her like a man, bless her Loki, you're a god, you're supposed to act like one" He started to go faster as he fucked her harder, his father's voice kept ringing in his ears "Hurt her, ridden her of past sins, hurt her Loki, do it, do it, you pathetic disgusting swine" 

He woke up with heavy breathing and your concerned form staring at him so he looked around, it was just a nightmare, he wasn't back in the den, he wasn't that same pathetic boy Odin had raised.

"What's wrong?" You asked him softly as you kissed his neck and held him tightly.

"Nothing…just get off me" he snapped at you suddenly and you were taken by surprise.

"Loki?" 

"I said..get the fuck off me" you looked at him shocked for a moment before you got off him and he immediately got up to storm out of your room. Did he have a nightmare? He seemed scared and you just wanted to comfort him but he didn't give you a chance.

He sat down on the couch as he tried to calm himself down, just a nightmare, he had to keep repeating it in his head to get out of that mental space. He haven't had such a vivid regressive nightmare in such a long time, years in fact, and now that he did he could clearly see that day and what he did with Tricia that night, that nightmare ended where it did but that day he didn't exactly stop there, he did hurt her and then she hurt him too, it was violent and bloody by the time they were done with each other, all this happened while her own mother sat there quietly enjoying the show and thought her daughter was being blessed by the gods. 

He went to his room and Jolene was sleeping thankfully so he went inside the bathroom and locked it. He sat down in the bathtub as he really wanted to shove those images deeper into his mind like he had done all this time. He didn't want to feel so weak again, he pulled his knees up to his chest and put his head down as he cried as silently as he could so no one would hear him but his tears kept coming.

It wasn't just that day he was reminded of but several other memories he had from his childhood kept haunting him. He wanted to be held and be told that he wasn't at fault here, that he had no other choice but he felt evil for doing things he had done. He should have been stronger, he should have fought harder, he shouldn't have done what Odin wanted him to do but he was so pathetic like Odin said. 

After getting dressed you came out of the room and tried to find him but he wasn't in the living room, did he go to Jolene? You had no idea but you sat down on the couch and waited for him. About an hour later he came out, freshly showered wearing just a pair of black sweatpants. He didn't even look at you, he made his way to the kitchen instead so you followed him.

"Lokii are you okay?" 

"Absolutely..what do you want?" He asked you sternly and it made you tear up. The softness was gone, it was good while it lasted.

"I just.. you seem hurt" he looked at you and chuckled as you said that 

"Weak people get hurt you know.. people like you...not me" he mumbled as if he didn't even care that his words would bother you deeply.

"I just wanted to…nevermind" you turned around and stormed towards your room. After he heard your door shutting violently he groaned as he bashed his fist onto the countertop. He should have filtered his mouth but he never could in moments like this, that was one of the things that ruined things between him and Jolene. He always apologized to her but it wasn't enough. How could it be? She didn't deserve his cruelty and neither did you, especially not you of all people, you came out of the same hell as he did, he never should have said that to you. 

He tried to distract himself and decided to prepare breakfast and when he was done he went to your room, you were brushing your hair so he got behind you and held you like that.  He wanted to tell you that he got scared by a nightmare but what kind of man would he be if he did that? He shared a few things from his past with his ex wife and it only drove her further away from him, he survived that but he could never survive losing you. 

"I made breakfast" he whispered in your ear then he pressed a soft kiss on your earlobe making you sigh in response. 

"Not hungry" you mumbled as you still felt hurt by what he had said. 

"Okay give me that" he grabbed the brush from your hand and then walked you towards the bed to make you sit down, then he started to brush your hair. Reminded you of that day at the center when you wanted to go to the fair and he did your hair for you because your mommy was too busy with her therapy session and your daddy was out getting high and drunk somewhere.

He parted your hair from the center and started to work on braiding one side of your hair first,

"What do you want me to do baby?" He asked you so you glared at him 

"Apologize maybe?" 

"Okay, want to watch a movie after work today?" He asked you so you shook your head, he secured the braid with a tie before he moved on to the other side 

"What about your wife? Is–" 

"Ex wife" you huffed as he corrected you

"Is she going to join us? Because if yes then I'm not interested" 

He sighed as you said that.

"Come eat breakfast..we have to go"  He didn't say anything after that, once he was done securing the braids he leaned down to kiss your forehead then he left, you really didn't want to upset him further but he started it. 

As you all reached the set, you immediately stormed away from them, there was an actress a little bit older than you who had a scene or two with Peter and she immediately caught Loki's eyes. There it was again, the fucked up cycle you could never get out of, now with his ex wife in the mix it only got more awkward. 

The actress Layla was salivating after him as well, so once her shot was done and she was on a break she took off with Loki and you didn't need a third person to tell you where they went to. 

You could see Jolene looking upset by the prospect so you sat down next to her

"It hurts right?" You chuckled so she glared at you.

"So you must enjoy sharing him like this huh? Makes sense when you were such a whore yourself at the orphanage" your eyes teared up as she said that "Ohh you think I didn't hear about John? And those other guys?" She snickered but you wouldn't let her insult you anymore, she had no right to complain when she had hurt him like that.

"You know nothing so quit acting as if you know me or him for that matter, how many years you spent with him? Two? Three? You married him during the lovey dovey stage of your relationship and when he started to give himself to you..you fucking abandoned him" Your name was being called so before she could retort you got up and left her to stew within her anger.

 "Oh my goddd yess oh fuck yeahhh" the girl he couldn't remember the name of screamed in ecstacy so he placed his palm on her mouth, he didn't want a repeat of last time, his hips thrusted in and out of her slowly and then he increased his pace,

"Hurt me" 

"What???" She looked him a little surprised by his request 

"Just hurt me.. However you want alright?" he whispered in her ear before he sucked on her neck harshly so she gripped his hair in her fist and it made him moan in response, she took his shirt off and her nails scratched through his chest so harshly that it broke his skin. 

"Mmmm choke me daddy please" she whimpered against him so he obliged, how could he not, she wanted this afterall. His hand wrapped around her throat as he fucked her mercilessly, she moaned as he made her breathless in every possible way but he knew his limits, he knew how much she needed this.

They all did, they needed him to be this way and he couldn't fuck a woman without getting himself hurt or hurting her, even Jolene was into this and he thought he had gotten luckier, he enjoyed the soft lovemaking too but he hated how weak it would make him feel afterwards. He felt emotional, he fell in love, he cared about her, everything that his father taught him to not do in life he went against it to prove him wrong but what was the point? She still left him because no matter what he does in life now he'd always be that fucked up predator who had ruined those girls at the cult.

As he zipped himself up after the deed, she ran her fingers over the marks that she had left behind.

"Wow you are something…where were you all my life?" She smiled so he chuckled in response. However as she looked at the hickey on her neck she got upset 

"Fuck now I have to cover this" she groaned and he rolled his eyes.

"That's why I don't fuck actresses..Well get out of my way now" he walked past her leaving her surprised, shocked, offended all at once. His phone started ringing so he picked it up, he had found a place for Jolene so on the way back from work he took you both there, you could tell she wasn't happy because she wanted to stay with him and she wanted to win him over again. 

"It's small but it's just a matter of few days..I hope that's alright?" He asked her hesitantly so she smiled which was as fake as her nails were. He told her that he'd bring her stuff tomorrow and she insisted on going for a dinner together which only made you roll your eyes again. As all of you were walking down the stairs somehow she managed to slip and fell down, for a moment you were absolutely terrified and worried but as Loki picked her up and her eyes met with yours, that smile was enough to tell you what she was doing.

"She can take care of herself right?" You asked Loki as she was getting patched up at the hospital.

"I can't just leave her alone in this condition y/n" he told you strictly and that made you sigh. That's what she knew he'd do and she did it all on purpose.

So after all that nonsense she still ended up in your apartment, even worse now that Loki was helping her everywhere as she supposedly couldn't walk on her own.

At night you were browsing through the Facebook, stalking Jolene's profile obviously, she didn't have any pictures of Loki in there which confused you. She had all kinds of pictures except of Loki's, you heard a knock on your door but you didn't respond so he entered anyways. 

"Your ex wife doesn't have a single photo with you. How come?" You asked him as he got into the bed next to you, he peaked at the laptop screen and shook his head, what was his life now? He wasn't doing anything right, ever since Odin escaped things had only gotten worse, though he couldn't deny that you two had your sweet moments.

Sometimes he truly did wish for sex to just not exist so he could just love you and keep you close without having to label your relationship or what you two meant to each other, sex ruined everything, always, and he knew he'd lose your constant interest in him once he has given you everything.

"She told me once to not tell her friends about my past, that could be the reason" you looked at him as he said that. She was ashamed of his past. What a bitch!!! "I never cared about it, social media is superficial anyways" he mumbled in a nonchalant manner.

"Huhh? says the guy who watches puppy videos on repeat" his cheeks flushed as you said that, he was embarassed to say the least.

"No need to make lies" he picked up the laptop and placed it on the side drawer so you would stop stalking Jolene.

"How's her fake injury?" 

"It's not fake sweetheart" 

"Whatever" 

As he took his shirt off you noticed the red scratch marks, bite marks and several bruises on his chest.

"Layla said you sucked at sex and your cock is two inches long" he chuckled as you said that, he must have pissed her off greatly for her to be so upset with him.

"I don't care sweetheart" he smirked as he grabbed your hand and placed it on his clothed bulge "See .. so much bigger than your fucking petite hands" he whispered as he looked into your eyes and your throat went dry instantly. Teasing whore.

"Do you care about anything?" You gulped as you asked him, he made no effort to place your hand away from his cock, that you could feel was starting to grow bigger because of your touch. 

"I care about you" he whispered as he cuddled you closer to him, you stroked him up and down slowly and he stifled a moan that was going to spill from his throat "Such a naughty girl" he mumbled softly as he swatted your hand away from his member, your lips latched onto his neck as you tried to kiss each and every bruises one by one 

"What happened today? You had a nightmare?" His eyes teared up as you questioned him, he was about to get up but you got on top of him and pinned him underneath your body. 

"I don't get nightmares" you smiled as he said that, he was lying ofcourse but you didn't want to upset him anymore. 

"I do" 

"I know baby" 

"Guess that makes me weak" your eyes teared up so he sighed.

"I apologized for that" 

"Nooo you offered to watch a movie" 

"Same thing" he cupped your cheeks and pulled himself up so he could kiss your forehead then he laid down again.

You turned the lights off and laid down next to him but you made sure to undress first, he left the panties on yesterday but you took it off as well, it's not as if he hasn't seen it all before. He snickered at the game you wanted to play knowing very well that once he played his cards he'd leave you a quivering drenched mess. He took his sweatpants off and even in the dark room you could see the outline of his cock standing up for attention, and gosh you'd be lying if you said you didn't want to touch him, stroke him, suck him in your mouth and pleasure him until he was screaming your name.

"Fuckkkk" you muttered under your breath as he scooted you closer to him, he was walking on a slippery slope he knew that, he was so close to losing his self control tonight when you laid there all bare for him and when you smelled so good.

"I do admire your patience darling, you're such a patient girl" he whispered in your ear and your response left him shocked and confused, it can't be, you have been in relationships before, those boys at the orphanage, that man you went out with against his permission on your 19th birthday, you must have done it right?

"Well being a virgin pays off in such situations" 

As soon as he heard your response he got off the bed and put his clothes on, then he stormed out, he had alot to think about the perceptions he had made about you until now.

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[not-poignant]

very, very late question to an old work and I will perfectly understand if you don't want to reply to this and prefer not to bring the discussion toward your old works.

out of curiosity, how much did the hunger games, divergent, maze runner or other dystopian YA works of the time influence TGATNW?

the curiosity stemmed from the fact that while my initial perspective on your works were that they were a complete divergence from mainstream media due to its rawer, kinkier nature, a thought popped up that your works might have (purposefully?) satisfied the trends of the times they were created. the golden age (and fae tales soon after) was an appropriate dystopian rebellion story in the midst of the YA fever in 2014-2015 containing similar tropes.

On the other hand, falling falling stars and other efnisien centric works which address mental health and recovery more heavily than other works were published in the present day while shows on mental health discourse (for instance sex education and euphoria) are increasingly more popular. there are definitely exceptions, but those mentioned are some of your most prominent works.now that I think about it, my question might actually be: if at all, how do current trends influence your narratives? I think I remember a mention of these works' influences being old tales, so it would be interesting to hear how contemporary works have inspired you as well if it all.

thanks Pia! even if you don't reply, thanks for all the time and effort you've put into these works. they mean a lot and so much more to a many people.

This one is easy to answer:

my question might actually be: if at all, how do current trends influence your narratives?

So the TL;DR upfront -> I don't read, and often don't know about current trends. I have zero interest in writing to market. I hadn't read any of those books you mentioned when I wrote The Golden Age that Never Was with the exception of The Hunger Games, which came out over half a decade beforehand (except for the last installment in the trilogy, which was my least favourite lol).

In more detail:

I was inspired to write The Golden Age that Never Was - I can't believe I'm saying this - based on a dream I had in August, 2015.

I read Divergent for the first time in 2016 (er, so after I'd started TGATNW). I read book 1, gave it 2 stars, and don't remember anything about it. I haven't read Maze Runner and I know nothing about it.

Going back through my Goodreads account in 2013 and 2014, I read what looks like almost no books actually published in those years. I read books on cod (literally, the nonfiction book Cod, it's really very good), I read Manna Francis (defo not YA), I read nonfiction books on trauma, I read a bunch of Tricia Owens (M/M not YA), I read Eleanor & Park (YA but contemporary), I read a bunch of M/M, Hagio Moto's Zankoku na Kami ga Shihaisuru manga took over my life for a few months, and then I read a bunch more BL manga (none of it recently published that year) for consecutive months and checked out of anything written in the western world for almost half a year.

I got back into M/M at the end of / beginning of 2015 and it looks like that was all I was reading through all of 2015 with very few exceptions (one more Rainbow Rowell book, Station Eleven by Mandel, and nonfiction). I read no dystopian YA in the 2 year lead up to writing The Golden Age that Never Was. Not a single title. Out of like 200 titles. I didn't even read historical dystopian YA. I think we can safely say that was in no way a direct influence and I can bet you around $500 I had no idea it was a trend lmao.

I do not know exactly how to convey how little I give a shit about reading or responding to publishing trends. I don't care and have never cared. No, wait, I think I attempted to care for about 2 months after seeing a Facebook post about it and then was like 'wait, this is extremely demotivating' and stopped. There are some - few - absolute favourite authors who if they release a book, I will read it that year. (Like the latest Murderbot by Martha Wells). Otherwise I prefer generally not knowing what the trends are, and I don't read author blogs etc. that keep me updated on this. New genres rise and fall and by the time I hear of them, they've either already vanished, or new names have been invented for them.

I feel the same way about music and a lot of television as well. I started watching True Detective for the first time this year. A lot of the music I've listened to and discovered didn't release that music this year. And while I have watched and listened to things that did release this year, it was less because it was 'trendy' and more because they are musicians I've always listened to (Manchester Orchestra) or TV shows I would have wanted to watch anyway.

Also The Golden Age that Never Was isn't dystopian YA. But I wasn't reading much by the way of any dystopian romantic science fiction anyway (and certainly nothing released in those years), and no space operas or anything like that. If TGATNW synced up with any trends at all, it was a happy coincidence. But given I don't think it's YA, if people who only wanted to read dystopian YA found it, they were going to be really disappointed! Lmao.

Around 2013 I also just stopped reading anything heterosexual because I had a choice in the moment and exercised that choice. And I tell you - it's low key hilarious how much you get locked out of almost all the trends (certainly almost 10 years ago) anyway, if you exclusively read same sex.

I also just have general disdain for the idea of purposefully satisfying any kind of fiction trends in fanfiction. Like, no, that's not for me. I think that's a waste of my time, and it's not why I write fanfiction. I write fanfic for fun, and to me, looking at trends and writing to trends is one of the least fun things I can actually think of doing.

(Re: Your Sex Education / Euphoria example, I had to laugh. I haven't seen the latter, and the former I only watched for the first time late last year, when I'd already finished Falling Falling Stars.)

No trend has ever inspired anything I've ever written. And no book / show has ever directly inspired anything I've ever written too. I definitely have inspirations - everyone does - but like, yeah no, one of the reasons I let other people rec works similar to mine is because I can never think of any, because I write because of a perceived vacuum providing what I want to read. If what I want to read is already present and there's a lot of it, I won't write anything, because I don't need to. I am the opposite of an 'adding my book into the pile of a trend' author, like literally, that's a reason to not write for me.

I write what I don't see in the world, and it's pretty much that simple.

[blackstar044]

Respectless

Lady arguing with velvette - Dougie

Velvette - Ike

Zestial - Tricia

Alastor - firkle

I let out an unhinged laughter seeing this LMFAO! Not sure how to quite respond but yeah this was funny. I guess!

[mahvaladara]

WEIRDLY SPECIFIC BUT HELPFUL CHARACTER BUILDING QUESTIONS - For Anika

What’s the lie your character says most often?

4. What’s a hobby they used to have that they miss?

16. What kinds of people do they have arguments with in their head?

31. When do they feel the most guilt? How do they respond to it?

37. What’s a secret they haven’t told serious romantic partners and don’t plan to tell?

47. Who have they forgotten about that remembers them very well?

Oooh. This is a first. An ask for Anika.

What’s the lie your character says most often?

"I can do this on my own." Usually she can't and its way over her head. But due to what she went through with Apollo, she doesn't trust anyone but her own father to help her with anything, and even him she will wait till she has no other choice to ask his help.

4. What’s a hobby they used to have that they miss?

Football. She hasn't played or kicked a ball in years. Apollo ruined it for her. She loved football, she still does, but it reminds her too much of Apollo. When her son, Myra started showing signs he was a sporty, she went way out of her way to make sure he never kicked a ball in his life.

16. What kinds of people do they have arguments with in their head?

Apollo and her dad. She has so many arguments with them in her head. Things she should have said and done but didn't. She sometimes replays old conversations and arguments with them that she feels she should have handled some other way.

31. When do they feel the most guilt? How do they respond to it?

Anika feels guilt when she sees Fannar or Arlo. She usually avoids them, and only goes to Fannar's home to seek the flowers when they are needed. But it bothers her to see the state Arlo ended up in.

37. What’s a secret they haven’t told serious romantic partners and don’t plan to tell?

She didn't tell Apollo she was pregnant. Thankfully, their heartlight was corroded enough for him not to feel so she neither planned nor ever had to tell him she was pregnant.

47. Who have they forgotten about that remembers them very well?

Tricia and her old cheer squad. After she graduated the two parted ways, Tricia went to Brindleton and Anika to Foxbury and due to Apollo's control, Anika didn't keep in touch with Tricia and kinda forgot about her.

[violetrainbow412-blog]

Day 7: sharing clothes

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That night Spencer arrived at his apartment quite tired, to the point of wanting to go straight to bed.

He had to admit that splitting the rent for an apartment hadn't convinced him at all at first, however, with each passing month he felt luckier to have someone to keep him company and help him with household chores. It's not that the girl he had as a roommate took care of everything, but because she was a university student, she had more free time and Spencer repaid him for all the favors by being her walking library or even helping him study the topics for the seasonal exams, as a kind of win-win.

“Spencer?” he heard from the common area, just as he was taking off his shoes. Still wearing his socks, he walked across the carpet until he reached the door and opened it, looking at you on the other side.

"Yeah?"

“Hey, can you lend me a tie for tomorrow?” you asked sadly. He was surprised to notice that you were wearing a formal suit, very different from the carefree outfits you usually wore, and for a moment he imagined you as a member of the BAU. “I have to attend a conference and I must follow the code of etiquette and stuff, but I don't want to wear a dress”

“Yeah, I must have some around here,” he laughed, turning to rummage through the closet. Spencer was very organized, in a strange way, so it didn't take him long to find what you needed “Do you like this one?”

“It's perfect, thank you,” you exclaimed, taking the purple tie he was offering you between your fingers. You couldn't know it, but the soft purple fabric was almost new and that was why he had chosen it, so that you would wear the best.

“Do you know how to tie it?” he mumbled and from the awkward smile you showed him he assumed the answer was no. He wrapped it around your neck and gently pulled you towards him, managing to cut your breath. With one hand on each end of it he began to tie it, frowning and lightly pursing his lips as a sign of his concentration, until a nice knot was ready “Keep it like this and tomorrow you just slide it on, okay?”

“You're my hero,” you exclaimed happily, carefully holding the tie he had so carefully prepared “I made macaroni for dinner, do you want to join me?”

“Yeah,” he responded with a shrug.

The two of you had dinner together and after that you went to sleep, lacking the energy to stay awake any longer. In the morning you got up earlier than usual to get ready and in the process you noticed that your partner was walking around the apartment, moving here and there as if he were looking for something.

"What are you doing?"

“I can't find my scarf,” he lamented. “I probably left it in the laundry bag. Or so I hope"

“Take mine,” you offered kindly. From one of the drawers in your closet you took out a bright red scarf and extended it to the man, who hesitated whether to accept it or not “Come on, it's the least I can do. I don’t want you to catch a cold or we’ll have to quarantine you” you joked and then he finally took it.

“Good luck with your conference, take a lot of notes and if something is not clear, you can tell me”

“Good luck with your work too. Are you coming to dinner today?”

"I don't know"

“Well, either way I’ll wait for you,” you said kindly. Spencer responded with a smile and waved goodbye to you, making sure to adjust her scarf before leaving the apartment.

And that exchange was only the beginning for two closets to become, after a long time, practically one.

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[lifewithaview]

Caroline Catz as Louisa Glasson in Doc Martin (2004) Always on My Mind

When Helen Pratt dies at home, her husband Phil blames Martin.To make matters worse,the Pratts are aunt Joan's neighbors and in spite, he starts using pesticides near Joan's land thereby threatening her organic license, which is just now up for renewal.Pauline is thrilled to have been invited to join the Portwenn lifeboat squad but she uses the opportunity to flirt with the team captain in the hopes of making Al Large jealous. When he doesn't respond, she wonders if he's really interested. Mark Mylow and Julie Mitchell spend a pleasant afternoon together. Martin is asked to treat Tricia Soames, a teacher at the local school who has obsessive-compulsive disorder. Martin and Louisa make an effort to re-establish their friendship.

[lichdragon-fortissax]

A pretty complex headcanon-story regarding the omen twins that might as well be a fanfic but I got really attached to it and besides it has some canonical support: (tw mentions of violence committed against a child)

1. Despite not gaining wings until 2nd phase, Mohg's base model does have little "wing nubs" but no tail. This seems to go hand in hand with omen being at least to an extent, connected with the crucible aspects of horns (all omen), tails (morgott) and wings (mohg). regardless though, did he have wings as a child? where would they have gone?

2. There are at least 4 illusions (5 if mohg, the omen is his truly) made by morgott in game that act as bosses. Two of them are his alias as margit, one is the godfrey shade, and the final one is the fell omen twins, on the way to the divine tower of morgott and mohg. i feel like the comparison is pretty clear here. You absolutely cannot convince me morgott didn't place them there as a stand in for himself and his brother.

3. finally. the fell omen twins upon defeat drop summonable ashes - of rollo, the first omenkiller. normally ashes are placed in places where they were buried, like the catacombs... but it seems rollo was refused this "honor".

so my theory is: mohg was captured as a child omen by rollo himself, and his wings were cut off. later on morgott, perhaps when he gained power in leyndell, took revenge by killing him and refusing him an honorable erdtree burial, both because he started the entire practice, and for what he did to his brother.

YO I NEVER MADE THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE FELL TWINS AND ROLLO, I THOUGHT THAT THEY WERE JUST OMEN GUARDS THAT HAPPENED TO HAVE THE ASHES FOR GAMEPLAY REASONS

But honestly? I can see it. Rollo was the first Omenkiller who apparently had to drink emotion-tempering draughts to do what he did, because the original goal of the perfumers other than normal doctors was to try to 'heal' the Omen and Misbegotten of their less favorable attributes- a mission that they seem to have undertook with genuine passion and empathy, if Perfumer Tricia was any indicator. But that desire wouldn't have been met well with Omen like Mohg who are actually proud of what they are, and the size and strength of such Omen would mean that they'd need to be kept under control to prevent rebellion, aka chained in the Shunning-Grounds or killed. Mohg would have been the exact type of Omen to be labeled as too dangerous to try to salvage + put on the kill list, but because he's of royal blood, killing him wouldn't have been an option. So docking his wings- limbs that not only made escape capable, but would also be extremely dangerous in a fight- was the next option. Said docking would have also primed him to hate the Golden Order even more, and would have made him an even easier target for the Formless Mother to manipulate, as she could give them back to him in exchange for his unquestioning loyalty

Also, something that's worthy to note is that apparently Morgott has bones on his model's back that look like they'd be oddly-placed wings, even if there's no actual sculpt for them. They're in roughly the same place that a Leonine Misbegotten might have theirs, so not quite functional, but it does make me think that me think that he was originally intended to have wings as well. Maybe he had them, just like his brother, but both of them had them docked when young to prevent escape. Morgott probably didn't care too much about this, bc he hates himself for being an Omen anyways, but Mohg certainly would have been heartbroken by such cruelty, and Morgott would have responded in kind. As much of an Erdtree-hugger as he is in canon, we can see from the Omen that have been armed in the Shunning-Grounds and the army slave Omen who have been carefully cloaked and tucked in less-dangerous areas that he does try to care for his kin. Such cruelty against his own twin would have resulted in retribution against Rollo, even if he was incapable of stopping the rise of the Omenkillers altogether.

[muddypolitics]

(via Sue's News: A Round-Up of Screw Yous)

Fuck you to Louisiana Republican lawmakers for rejecting bills that would have clarified the state’s abortion ban to exclude miscarriages and ectopic pregnancies.

Fuck you to Texas Republicans for banning gender-affirming care for trans kids.

Fuck you to Nebraska Republicans for sneakily folding an abortion ban into a bill banning gender-affirming care for minors—because they couldn’t pass an abortion ban otherwise.

Fuck you to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) for banning public colleges from using federal or state funds on diversity, equity, and inclusion programs and limits how race can be discussed. He said at a news conference that DEI stands for “discrimination, exclusion and indoctrination.”

Fuck you to Rudy Giuliani for responding to a former employee’s horrific allegations of sexual abuse by essentially slut-shaming her.

Fuck you to Dallas police for allegedly knowing that the Texas man who shot and killed his girlfriend for getting an abortion had strangled her weeks before. Strangulation is a key predictor of homicide in domestic violence situations.

Fuck you to Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) for allegedly using campaign funds to pay for trips to run marathons all over the country and generally live a life of luxury.

And, finally, fuck you to North Carolina State Rep. Tricia Cotham (R)—the formerly pro-choice party switcher who betrayed her constituents on abortion—for voting to override the Democratic governor’s veto of a 12-week abortion ban and clinic shutdown law. The override went through by exactly 60 percent in each chamber, meaning Cotham personally could have blocked it.

a nice summary of GOP fuckery

[dertaglichedan]

2024 GOP Field Split On Ending Birthright Citizenship

Republican presidential candidates are at odds about whether to end birthright citizenship, but several of those polling at the top, including former President Donald Trump, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, have all said they oppose automatic citizenship for those who enter the country illegally.

The 14th amendment grants citizenship to those “born or naturalized in the United States.” Some Republicans argue that the language of the amendment is unclear on whether it applies to those who enter the country illegally, and point to the rates of birthright to illegal immigrants in the United States. Proponents of birthright say it would require a constitutional amendment to alter current laws.

Trump has come out with the most comprehensive policy to end birthright for the children of illegal immigrants, vowing to issue an executive order on his first day in office. DeSantis has pledged to “take action” to end birthright citizenship for illegal immigrants, but has not outlined his policies specifically.

Haley “opposes birthright citizenship for those who enter the country illegally,” the former South Carolina governor’s spokesperson Ken Farnaso told the Daily Caller.

Ramaswamy would reform birthright citizenship by requiring Americans to pass a civics test or serve in the military, the entrepreneur’s spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin told the Caller.

“In order for Americans to enjoy the full privileges of citizenship including the right to vote at age 18, Americans should be required to pass the same civics test that naturalized citizens must pass or else perform 6 months of service either in the U.S. military or in a first responder role,” McLaughlin said.

Former Vice President Mike Pence has not come out with a recent statement on birthright, but said in 2018 that the 14th amendment is not clear if it “applies specifically to people who are in the country illegally.” Pence’s team did not respond to an inquiry from the Caller on his updated stance.

FULL STORY...

[beardedmrbean]

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Speculation is rising in the North Carolina legislature that a Democrat is about to switch parties and give Republicans a complete veto-proof majority in the General Assembly, a move that could affect legislation on immigration, abortion and voting.

The GOP scheduled a Wednesday news conference at party headquarters with Rep. Tricia Cotham of Mecklenburg County. House Speaker Tim Moore said Tuesday that Cotham and chamber leaders will “make a major announcement.”

If the Democrat does switch parties, it would be a major political setback for Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper and allies in their attempts to block conservative initiatives during the governor's final two years in office.

It could make it easier for Republicans to enact bills that would force sheriffs to cooperate with federal immigration agents and prevent counting absentee ballots received after Election Day. The GOP is also debating if and how to place further restrictions on abortion.

While Republicans already hold the 30 Senate seats needed to override vetoes, they have been one seat shy of a similar advantage in the House since the November elections. Cooper made preventing supermajorities his top campaign priority last fall.

Cotham, a former teacher and assistant principal, served in the House for nearly 10 years through 2016 before returning in January.

She sat at a new desk surrounded by Republicans on the House floor for the late Tuesday afternoon session. Staff members earlier took her belongings from her previous desk, which had adjoined those of other veteran House Democratics.

Cotham left after the floor session ended without taking reporters' questions and didn't respond to a text message. Her Twitter account “liked” a post that welcomed her to the House GOP caucus.

Moore declined comment Tuesday when asked whether Cotham was switching parties. Cotham's voter registration information on the State Board of Elections website late Tuesday listed her as a Democrat.

Republicans have been advancing legislation this year that in previous years Cooper successfully vetoed. Until now, the governor has had enough Democratic votes to uphold vetoes if the party members showed up and voted together.

Last week, the Legislature successfully overrode one of Cooper's vetoes for the first time since 2018 and approved a bill that in part eliminated the state’s pistol permit purchase system. Cooper has stopped short of vetoing three other bills this year on topics that he vetoed in 2021. He didn't sign this year's measures, but rather allowed them to become law without his signature.

Cotham was one of three House Democrats who were absent last week during the override votes on the gun bill. The absences meant Republicans were able to meet the three-fifths majority threshold necessary to complete the override and advance their agenda.

Cotham said later that day that while she didn’t support the permit repeal, she had informed both parties she would be absent for the vote, citing a scheduled hospital treatment. She and other absent Democrats took criticism for what happened, leading at least one liberal-leaning group to announce plans to “hold them accountable” in 2024.

News of Cotham's potential party switch led some Democratic leaders to call on her to resign from the House instead, saying voters elected her based on her support as a Democrat for abortion rights, public education and civil rights. It's unclear whether her views have changed.

Separately, Cooper said Cotham's apparent party switch was a “disappointing decision.”

Her votes on “women’s reproductive freedom, election laws, LGBTQ rights and strong public schools will determine the direction of the state we love,” Cooper said in a news release.

[emystic]

𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐝 🔁 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐡𝐮𝐟𝐟𝐥𝐞 𝐦𝐲 𝐨𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐬. / Accepting

Crushing Me - Ari Notartomaso and Tricia Fukuhara

@kitxkatrp sent a letter (and Lucy got it): 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐝 🔁 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐡𝐮𝐟𝐟𝐥𝐞 𝐦𝐲 𝐨𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐬. (sends the whole meme to make it easier to find, I'll respond with an appropriate muse depending on the one you feel like using)

She had to stand there for a moment in silence, taking a deep breathe before raising her head up with flustered, embarrassed face. Her face felt so warm, small droplets of sweat already coming off her forehead. Brown eyes already turned bright yellow as leopard ears sprung out.

As much as she hated to admit it, her feelings for that clueless tiger prince developed more and more. Oh, how she wanted to hate him with everything with all of her fiber. It's thanks to that family of his, her father got exiled in the first place. Granted, he had no direct connection to it; so maybe it's stupid to hold that against him. He was clueless, self absorbed about his goals but have no awareness of anything around him.

Why did he have to keep revealing how gentle and kind he had to be? She kept trying to reason with herself that it's just a ploy, that he was hiding something. Besides she was raised normal not with all the Otherworld stuff, she should be into normal people! That troublemaker that always ditches school, the shy guy in the photo club, or even that artsy girl from her fashion club. Her big sister did warn her about getting caught up with too many supernatural shenanigans, yet he came to stir up her feelings and life.

"Fine...you're right, okay? I like him. Are you happy now?! It not like matter anyway if I did or not, it's not like I can actually date the dude....I just can't."