#unfilled box split

[kt-splits]

7 more claims are needed!

Got an email from ebten and they're planning to restock the heart badges on November 21st,1:00 pm (Japan time). Which in my timezone, would be around November 20th 10:00.

Once this sellout they'll be gone for good

These badges are the perfect alternative to the namjatown heart badges that were released a few years ago and are hard to find and expensive these days.

Please reblog so this'll fill! Especially if you participated 💜

Available characters:

Hajime

Teruteru

Nekomaru

Akane

Fuyuhiko

Izuru

Chiaki

Mahiru

Peko

Ibuki

Hajime

🔥BOX SPLIT 🔥

Super Danganronpa 2 acrylic heart badges/stands.

These are a pre-order and won't be released until March 2025!

$10 each

Atleast 13 needs to be successfully claimed before I proceed with ordering!

Reservations end on November 22nd

DM to reserve

Practice reblog karma 💜

[shsl-box-split]

BOX SPLIT

DANGANRONPA 1-2 PICKTAM! KEY CHAIN SET

PLEASE READ THE FAQ BEFORE ASKING ANY QUESTIONS

Price per key chain: 13 USD + shipping

Payment Call

Bold = Confirmed

Italics = Tenative

Makoto Naegi: @hibiscuswolverine

Kyoko Kirigiri: 

Kiyotaka Ishimaru: @orbitblitz

Secret: 

Hajime Hinata: 

Chiaki Nanami: 

Gundham Tanaka:  @icantfuckinbelievethis

Nagito Komaeda: @clashofthebunnies

Feel free to send me an ask if you have any questions/want to reserve a spot.

No money will be taken till 6 key chains are confirmed to be bought!

I will make pricing deals for anyone who purchases more than one!

Trading is also available! Contact me for more info!

[stillfacingthesky]

i’ve never really identified with the name on my birth certificate. i think part of the reason, at least at the start, is that i’ve rarely heard it spoken correctly. the a’s have been stretched wide, forced apart, and the name that was supposed to be mine became flat, and lonely.

it’s a lovely name. it blossoms from my mother’s mouth, dainty and delicate and sweet the way i was supposed to be. it sounds pink, sounds like a light breeze and the scattering of petals across a river, and it is beautiful, but it is not mine.

i am not lovely. i am not dainty and delicate and sweet, and i am not the right kind of beautiful that is deserving of this name, this gift from my parents.

and try as i may, i have never found a name that fits me like my favourite ring fits my finger. i’ve collected names like a fairy, stolen them from rolling credits and character sheets, and each fits in a different way.

robin, roméo, noah. deckard, dollie, gatsby. osprey, orion, summer. moses, midas, javier. lou, lemmon, bird. creature. ghost.

hanging from my body like my father’s jacket, sticking so close that i lose my circulation. crooked and twisted in every which way. i’ve shifted the letters, unbuttoned and unzipped. two m’s compared to one. o-u instead of u. shortened and bundled— robbie, rion, mo, javi — to no avail.

my surname is too long. nine letters, awkward in the mouths of others, awkward in my own. it should be smooth, rolled over tongues and blossoming like the person my parents thought i would be, but it is not. it is choppy, slowly and tentatively spoken like it is delicate instead of regal.

and i find myself wondering if i match my names, if i too am choppy and slow and tentative, if i am seen as delicate and dainty. if others see me and wonder what i am doing out of my cushioned box, if they expect me to split in half like my surname in the mouths of foreigners. i find myself attempting to compromise, to find something that will fit in any mouth, that will sound smooth and sweet in spite of what rests in my rib cage.

i have not found my name yet. it may be hiding from me, tucked away under my skin in a place i have not yet picked raw, stuffed in the marrow of my spine or my left femur. stitched into the body i have been given, cradled by the monster in my chest as he outgrows the space under my heart. i wait.

the name badge on my mirror remains unfilled.

HELLO

MY NAME IS

[snowdust64]

Ouma Great War Chronicles - Episode 31: We’re All Scattered Apart

Narrator:  Genzuki, confronting Nagao and Kaida, expressed his misgivings that they were scheming over something behind his back. Nagao and Kaida were bewildered by Genzuki’s words. A gap that is split open, left unfilled, is bound to form a deep crack. From then on, Genzuki was continuing his work in a state of disengagement…

scene:  Genzuki’s Workroom

Nikaido:  Oi, Genzuki. Why are the ceremonial tools in this chest, and not in their boxes?

Genzuki:  Eh…? Ah! Sorry, I put them in by mistake just now. The right place for them is… Ah!

sfx:  clatter

Genzuki:  Th-thank goodness. It looks like nothing is broken.

Nikaido:  Hahh… Aren’t you the one who was explaining the importance of the ceremonial tools? And yet, look at this mess. It’s subpar for an officer of the government.

Genzuki:  …

Nikaido:  Moreover, that’s not the only ridiculous blunder you made. Earlier, you made a mistake in your prayer. It’s a good thing I was able to make the offering in your place.

Genzuki:  I’m really sorry… Thank you for following up on all these things.

Nikaido: I’m not looking for an apology or your gratitude. If you have the spare time to feel bad, then focus on what you should be doing.

Genzuki:  nh…  (It’s as Nikaido-kun says. Even if my mind is in turmoil because of the quarrel with Haru-kun and Kei-kun, these kinds of blunders are unacceptable. I need to get myself together.)

Nikaido:  Tsk… First off, do something about that dejected look of yours. Go wash your face or something.

Genzuki:  … Mn, I’ll take that suggestion and do so. I’ll be right back, so…

sfx:  footsteps

Nikaido:  (Hm… The falling out has taken quite a toll. At this rate, if their trio goes on to internal collapse, Rihito-sama’s plans will be able to proceed smoothly. … However, this isn’t like me. To offer such words to an enemy… Seeing that guy in such a crestfallen state, I get strangely frustrated…) Geez. Killing him like that wouldn’t even be worthwhile.

scene:  Sakura Bud Kindergarten

Narrator:  Meanwhile on another end, Nagao was reflecting on the altercation with Genzuki from the previous day, and was feeling greatly anguished over what might happen going forward.

Nagao:  (Though I can say I had my hands full with my exorcist work and the issue surrounding Masamune-san, I didn’t include Toujirou’s opinion in the picture at all…)

Taishi:  Big brother Masamune! Make me go high up high up one more time! *

Saionji:  Haha, you’re such a brat. Sure, one more time!

Taishi:  Wahoo!

Nagao:  Hm? Seriously… I unconsciously ended up coming near the Kindergarten. (That reminds me, long ago, whenever something was bothering me, I always went straight to Masamune-san for advice… Even though I’m probing him as a person of interest, I just can’t get away from my old habits, huh.)

Taishi:  Huh? It’s big-brother Kei! Big brother Masamune, big brother Kei is here!

Saionji:  Oh, what’s up? Today is a day off from practice, isn’t it?

Nagao:  Otsukare-sama, Masamune-san. Taishi, you doing well?

Taishi:  Mn! Super duper well!

Nagao:  Haha, I see.

Saionji:  Mh… Taishi, can you wait a little while? I have something to talk to Kei about.

Nagao:  Eh?

Taishi:  Okay! I’ll play with everyone in the yard!

sfx:  footsteps

Saionji:  Gee, that Taishi. He’s been so lively lately, I can’t manage him anymore. What a handful. So, Kei. Something’s bothering you, right?

Nagao:  Haha, Masamune-san, you see right through me.

Saionji:  Well, I’m not your master just for show. Why don’t you tell me about it.

Nagao:  Well… A bunch of things happened with Toujirou and Haru.

Saionji:  Oi oi, don’t tell me at your age, you had a fight?

Nagao:  Maybe not… a fight.

Saionji:  That’s not it? What happened, anyway?

Nagao:  Umm… The three of us haven’t gotten together much recently… Because of that, various misunderstandings happened… or rather, Toujirou put out the idea that me and Haru were sneaking around and scheming on something together.

Saionji:  That’s… not like him.

Nagao:  Right? We were shocked too. Apparently, one of his coworkers said it to him, but… When I told him he was losing his cool over his coworker’s misleading statements, it ended up sounding like I was criticizing him… And so, since it ended in an argument, we’re all scattered apart now.

Saionji:  … I see. Without knowing the details, maybe it’s not my place to say this, but… From my point of view, ever since your exorcism school days, Toujirou has cherished his relationship with the two of you more than anyone else. Most likely, what Taishi and the institution mean to me is like what you and Haru mean to him. I’m sure he cherishes you so deeply in his heart that he would even abandon himself for you, his partners. That’s all the more reason for him to be hurt when he can’t get in contact, or when you and Haru make casual comments, isn’t it?

Nagao:  Mm…

Saionji:  He is strong, but out of the three of you, I’d say he’s the most sensitive.

Nagao:  That’s certainly true… Haru and I, we also cherish our trio’s friendship. But, because we didn’t set aside any time, maybe we left him to worry on his own.

Saionji:  Then, that’s what you need to get across to Toujirou, isn’t it. Nothing will change while you’re dawdling around and anguishing. Going head to head one more time like you usually do would be best.

Nagao:  Yeah. Thanks, Masamune-san. (I really am just getting rescued over and over by this person. With things going like this, I can’t help but feel like Masamune-san hasn’t changed since the old days after all…)

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Translation notes

*  takai-takai (literally, ‘high-high’) is a game where a person playing with a small child gently tosses the child up in the air

[gretchensinister]

Daily Fic Highlight: Only One Thing To Do

Today's winner of the kudos email is:

"Only One Thing To Do" is a gen ficlet I wrote as part of my project to fill all unfilled prompts in Round 1 of the Rise of the Guardians Dreamwidth Kinkmeme. When Pitch attacks the Tooth Palace, Tooth sees his teeth. After that, there's really only one thing to do. 542 words, G, Gen.

This is very silly. But there's still a small part of it that's based in personal experience.

Sample:

He had been winning. He was certain of that. Otherwise, why would he have laughed? And that, he knew, was his fatal mistake. Because when he laughed, his teeth showed. And then—he lets out an irritated sigh. Everything had been fine while the focus of the mini-fairies (and thus, Tooth) had been split among all his nightmares as they gathered up memory boxes and prisoners. But his gloating laugh at that point had caught Tooth’s attention (as he hoped it would) but in an unfortunate and unforeseen way.

[whyispickingausernamesohard]

I will absolutely get on my Bearable soapbox

-i would actually say its primary function is as a symptom tracker app, but mood is absolutely one of the other main things it's designed for

-it is fully customizable. You can select from preset symptoms or add your own, and they can be grouped into preset categories or custom ones (I use physical, mental, and digestive, preset categories also include acute illness, reproductive health, and other)

--all symptoms are trackable with given levels (none, mild, moderate, severe, and unbearable) and can be configured to be one score for a whole day or split into 6-hour time blocks (time blocks/whole day applies to all symptoms, but it is easy to set all four blocks in one go)

--easy single button to set any unfilled blocks to none!

--Bleeding is a preset under reproductive health; for added privacy you can change this to a different name or move it to a different category to obscure its meaning ro others

-other trackable categories include mood, energy, sleep (importable from select devices), food/water, meds/supplements, factors, bowl movements, custom ratings, health measurements, gratitude, and extra notes

--these general categories are not customizable in terms of adding new ones, but custom ratings is there as a general purpose other

-you can also track menstruation as a yes/no check box under the Other Factors category. You can also create a custome named option. The paid version recently added scales (similar to symptom scales) for custom factors, but the yes/no option is still available for free users. Some factors are automatically scales, but I promise this is a logical decision which ones that change applied to.

-custom goals! This is where I put my reminder to floss my teeth and genuinely just having that be there for the first few months of building that habit helped so much.

-as a symptom tracker, it has insights! This tab is of course limited in the free version (and I don't spend much time playing around in there) things like general overview, trends, prevalence of symptoms, and factor count are available here, but the ability to highlight a factor (easily) to see how it may have impacted you is a premium-only feature. (There is a way to highlight one factor at a time in calendar view)

Overall not only is it great if you have any sort of chronic pain/illness, it is a great option for discreetly tracking your period. It won't give you notifications that it's coming up like other more dedicated apps would, but if you just need a place to keep the information that's convenient, it is perfect for that!

I'm seeing some talk of people deleting period tracking apps and I imagine that's tough to do, so I wanted to put a suggestion out there -- Bearable is an app meant for tracking mood, but with Premium, which is $35/year, you can add custom metrics and track them several ways. I know at least one person who uses it for reproductive health tracking, and you can name the custom metrics whatever you want. Some of mine are "meds" for when I've taken certain weekly medication and "social pos" for when I feel I've had a positive social interaction. The free version isn't as customizable but I still think it may be of use.

Bearable can be passcode locked and has very fast and simple export and delete data functions. And because it's designed for people struggling with mental health, it has a specific commitment not to sell your data. They encrypt your data automatically and deliberately don't even ask your age, gender, name, etc. I use it for mood, anxiety, and pain tracking, and I really like it.

[partsseals]

No glued elastomers in split seal configurations

Tandem configuration in dual seal designs.Static elastomer located away from the seal face. Impeller specific speed number Wholesale Elastomer Bellows Seals LSB102 1.0MPa selected for the application. Low hysteresis. Duplex metal impeller.The "Best Technology" phrase comes up in recent government regulations and every day plant conversations. BEST PUMP TECHNOLOGY Low shaft diameter to length ratio. Oversize stuffing box. Simple installation.. Eliminate all elastomers if possible. Vibration damping of the seal face. Stationary configuration for non-cartridge applications. Hydraulically balanced designs for low heat generation. Self aligning design for stationary cartridge versions. Centerline design for thermal expansion. No rotating "back to back" designs. Independent of shaft tolerance and finish. L3/D4 less than 60 (2 in metric). Double volute to prevent shaft deflection. Meet fugitive emission standards. Built in pumping ring for cartridge dual seals. Leak detection capability.

No glued elastomers in split seal configurations. Suction recirculation with just a few exceptions. Sealing fluid located at the outside diameter of the seal faces.Cartridge sleeve sealed at wet end. Dynamically balanced rotating assembly. Unfilled carbon graphite seal faces. Two way balance in dual seal designs. Trapped gaskets. Back up sealing. Seal Design The seal should shut with both spring and system hydraulic pressure. Adequate bearing retention (no snap rings). Faces in compression. Oil level indication. Positive bearing sealing.Suction specific speed number below 8500. No elastomers with shelf life. Large operating window C or D frame adapter to simplify driver to pump alignment. Springs located out of the fluid. Materials able to handle the full temperature range of the product you are sealing. Hard faces that are not sensitive to temperate change or caustic cleaners.

Compensate for thermal expansion and adjustments. Built in seal face vent for vertical applications. Viton compatible with water. No spring loaded elastomers. Independent of shaft finish and tolerance. Seal should be located close to bearing support. No elastomer in the seal face. Non fretting designs. The elastomer should move to a clean surface as the faces wear. So what is the best Mechanical Seal and Pump Technology available today? Here is my opinion: SEAL TECHNOLOGY Materials Identifiable face materials compatible with the fluid to be sealed and any cleaners or solvents put through the lines. Wide operating range.

Impeller investment cast. Low NPSH. Equal & opposite clamping of stationary face. Finite element analysis of all components. Short length leaving room for a shaft support bushing. Oil cooling availability. No stainless steel springs or bellows. OTHER Packaging to survive a one meter drop. A method of supporting the shaft in the event of a bearing failure. Adjust impeller from the wet end to prevent mechanical seal face load change

[going-home-gamer]

Identity V Acrylic Stand Collection A

Hello there! I’m hosting a box split for these identity V acrylic stands! Please note this is a preorder, meaning they’ll come out around February. If you want any of these items send me a message and we can talk from there! I only accept PayPal for the time being.

Per stand is 11 dollars + shipping

These will only be shipped in the USA

If there are more people wanting some, I will gladly open up another box split. But that’s only if a lot of people want some

If any more questions, please use the ask button and I will answer as soon as I can

Emma Woods:

Helena Adams: Taken

Aesop Carl:

Norton Campbell: @harmonicshadows

Mike Morton: Taken

Luca Balsa: Taken

The last day to order these items will be November 19, and another set of these stands will be posted soon.

[hypnosis-split]

BOX SPLIT

HYPNOSIS MIC SQUISHIES SET 1

PLEASE READ THE FAQ BEFORE ASKING ANY QUESTIONS

Price per squishy: $15 +shipping

NOTICE: This is a preorder, these do not release till January!

Payment Call

Bold = Confirmed

Italics = Tentative

Ramuda Amemura: @caprinaesprout

Gentaro Yumeno: 

Dice Arisugawa: @caprinaesprout

Jakurai Jinguji: @space-paanda

Hifumi Izanami: 

Doppo Kannonzaka: @gay-doppo

Feel free to send me an ask if you have any questions/want to reserve a spot.

No money will be taken till 5 squishes are confirmed to be bought!

I will make pricing deals for anyone who purchases more than one!

Trading is also available! Contact me for more info!

[maybeelse]

"Mortals!" Florence intones, "what offerings hath thou brought to this, our witches' sabbath?"

Grace can't help giggling. Florence is trying so hard to set the right mood, with her stony expression and a too-large robe whose origins as a bathrobe are still obvious despite the amount of black dye soaked into it, and it's not working at all. It's just silly!

At least Ash seems suitably impressed, staring with wide eyes and clutching her backpack tight against her chest. Perhaps that's not surprising, though. She's always been a bit naive, and the other two have had to chase off more than one guy who tried to take advantage. At least she's able to overlook the bathrobe, and the boxes of old holiday decorations and worn clothes littering the dim attic.

"Hey! It's not funny!"

"Sorry, Flor," Grace does her best to smooth away her amusement, "but it sort of is. Like, couldn't you find something better?"

"You didn't even try to get dressed up!"

"Because I couldn't find anything!"

"Hey," Ash interrupts, voice a single degree smaller than usual, "do you want my offering?"

"Yeah," Florence squeaks, and then, remembering herself, fills her tone with the deep darkness of an unfilled grave, "place it upon the pedestal that it may be counted!"

"Ooo, got anything good?"

Of the three of them, only Ash comes from anything resembling an interesting family. Florence's is bog-standard nuclear dysfunction and Grace's moms think that staying up until eleven with a bottle of soda is the height of decadent indulgence; Ash is proper witch-born, and her bespectacled father stole her away from her mother when she was still in the crib.

That's what they've decided, anyway. Ash's father doesn't like talking about her mother. He gets twitchy and sad whenever Ash asks; the most she's ever gotten out of him is that he'll tell her when she's old enough, which is just pathetic. They all are old enough, and it's not like abusive relationships are a secret!

The upshot of which is that, when Ash pulls a book—a tome—out of her backpack and places it on the alleged pedestal, none of them question whether or not it's real. It obviously is, from the gem-eyed skull molded into its leather cover to the generic padlock holding it shut.

"Oh wow," Grace breathes, "is that …?"

"I, uh, found it in one of my father's chests. In the basement. It was with a bunch of other stuff, clothes and jewelry and whatnot? But I thought …"

"A perfect offering!" The faux-importance drains from Florence's voice. She pokes the padlock. "Uh, do you have a key?"

"No, uh. There wasn't one there. But it's just a normal lock, right?"

Florence and Ash both look at Grace. She's been learning to pick locks; keeps on getting in trouble at school for turning up in places she shouldn't be.

"Yeah, yeah," she says, "I got it."

It doesn't take long, once she gets some lock lube in, but she acts like it's harder than it is. Ash is suitably impressed; Florence rolls her eyes impatiently.

The lights flicker as Florence opens the book, and Grace shivers. The attic suddenly seems colder than it should be; the piled boxes less welcoming. The others don't seem to notice, though, so she's not going to point it out and risk being branded a chicken, not in front of Ash.

For all the drama, its contents are remarkably mundane. Just row after row of dated entries ("August 5th: Went into town. Henderson still sick; parents skeptical of offer. August 8th: Woken up early by knock. Parents begging for help; Henderson in death throes. Designing a suitable ward. August 11th: Ward effective. Henderson seems stable. Told parents it was too late.") split by masses of incomprehensible geometry.

"… oh."

"Uh. Should I have brought something else?"

"Nah, Flor just expected a grimoire. This is cool, though! Who do you think Henderson was?"

"I don't know, dad's never mentioned …"

Florence skips ahead, first page by page and then in huge chunks, skipping forward into a past increasingly dominated by massive witchwork sigils, forcing words into scattered crevasses before exterminating them entirely. The final page is an almost solid mass of color, hair-thin lines weaving together into a symbol that shifts and bubbles as they stare at it, Florence hungrily and Grace fearfully and Ash with that blank, happy mask that she wears whenever she's not sure what she's supposed to be.

"Flor," Grace says, "maybe we should—"

"No! This is perfect! We'll use it," Florence taps the middle of the page, not looking at it, "as a focus when we call down the—Grace, let go of my hand."

"What? I'm not—"

They all look down. Florence screams, starting with an almost intelligible "get it off! GET IT OFF!" before her voice dissolves into the burbling, bubbling ink climbing up her arm from the book.

Ash trips and falls. Grace backs away until her back is pressed against an unsteady tower of too-old boxes. The slightly squishy cardboard isn't at all reassuring. They both watch, though; they can't help watching.

It's over surprisingly fast, though those scant minutes will live in Grace's head until the day she dies.

It covers Florence.

She falls down, her limp arm dragging the book down after her.

"D-do you think she's," Ash says, not moving.

"No, she—she can't be," Grace stammers, taking a single step towards the glossy body.

The glossy, multicolored body, wrapped in the same elaborate pattern that filled the book's now-empty final page. The body that slithers upright, a strange, boneless movement accompanied by a series of crunches and snaps, and stares at Ash, its head tilted at an angle that its neck can't possibly be pleased with.

"Oh," it says, "there you are, daughter. I thought I'd lost you."

Girls who read a book

[kt-splits]

Regarding the newest Danganronpa Amnibus Ani art set. Pre-orders have officially ended on the actual site. (Meaning there's not amnibus preorder bonuses) However, there's still a sliver of hope; I may can find them on another site or two but they're time sensitive. There's no telling when exactly they'll sell out, or reservations close.

This is why REBLOGS are important. Boxes are more likely to fill up, It helps secure a chance to get the characters you want at a decent price, being accessible, and not having to pay ungodly amounts for your fave characters *cough Nagito cough*

Tentative Box Splits to follow

Danganronpa Amnibus Ani Art bromides THH & SDR2 V3

Danganronpa Amnibus Ani Art acrylic cards THH & SDR2 , V3

Danganronpa Amnibus Ani Art acrylic mini panels stands THH, SDR2 & V3

[shsl-box-split]

BOX SPLIT

SUPER DANGANRONPA 2 x MIXX GARDEN STANDS

PLEASE READ THE FAQ BEFORE ASKING ANY QUESTIONS

Price per stand: 14 USD + shipping

Badges

Line art Ver. Badge

Bold = Confirmed

Italics = Tenative

Nagito/Izuru: @pinkalpacamaid

Hajime Hinata: @plsinsertcoinz

Nagito/Hajime: @pinkalpacamaid

Chiaki Nanami: @ninetailedwisp

Mikan Tsumiki:

Kazuichi Soda: @little-known-bapie

Ibuki Mioda:

Sonia/Gundham: @plsinsertcoinz

Peko/Fuyuhiko: @little-known-bapie

Feel free to send me an ask if you have any questions/want to reserve a spot.

No money will be taken till 7 stands are confirmed to be bought!

I will make pricing deals for anyone who purchases more than one!

Trading is also available! Contact me for more info!

[libradoodle1]

Ask game! Fluffy #8 "We should go look at stars!" Please! 🤗

Thanks for the request @moondancer71. A fluffy prompt deserves sweet teens Jon and Dany. Aren’t they just adorable?

#8 - “We should go look at stars”

Dany rolled over in bed, hugging the pillow tightly to her chest and squeezed her eyes shut to stave off the tears. She tried to focus on the music that was blasting through her headphones, but it was no use. It didn’t matter what tricks she tried to employ, none of them were able to drown out the terrible screaming coming from her parents room.

She should have known they wouldn’t be able to stop their constant bickering, even if it was her big day and they had both promised that morning over breakfast that they’d make it special for her.

But those vows didn’t matter any longer, hadn’t as soon as they both sat down and ordered drinks at her nameday dinner. Now, they were both well and drunk and the gloves were off. What else was new?

The ding of an incoming text caused her eyes to flutter open. She flipped her phone over and the corners of her mouth curved up automatically.

You back from dinner with your family?

It was from Jon, her next door neighbor and best friend.

Just listening to music in my room. You?

She watched the bubbles appear while he was typing and then his message came through.

We should go look at stars.

Biting her lip, she contemplated a moment. It was a school night and almost midnight so she probably shouldn’t. If her parents found out, they’d have a fit.

At the sound of a door slamming and a flurry of curses from her father, her eyes narrowed as she tossed the pillow aside. They didn’t care one bit that they had broken their promise to her, so why should she try so hard to please them?

Ok, let’s do it.

Dany jumped out of bed and quickly took off her ratty tshirt and shorts. Jon had seen her in them before, but lately she’d been wanting to look a bit more put together in front of him. She put on the gift her brother Rhae had given her, no doubt picked out by his wife.

It was a metallic purple and gold striped tank with spaghetti straps. The sweetheart neckline had a heart on the front and hugged close to her body. She paired it with skinny jeans and looked at herself in the mirror, pleased with the way the new top looked on her.

She wondered briefly if Jon would think it was too revealing so she grabbed her purple and yellow jacket and threw it on, zipping it all the way up.

Stepping out onto her balcony, she quietly dragged a chair over close to the roofline and stood on it. Within a minute, his head popped over the side and he grinned down at her.

“Ready to come up?” he asked as he reached for her hands.

Nodding her head, she lifted both arms overhead and he pulled her all the way up to join him. Taking a moment, they grinned at each other in the dark. 

They had been sneaking up on her roof for the last three years, ever since her brother Viserys moved out for school and she got his old room. Shortly after that time, Jon started climbing the tree between their houses so he could use it to come over to her side.

It began because they didn’t have cell phones and couldn’t talk after dark, but now, though they both had their own, they still liked to go up there. It was their secret and a special place, just for the two of them.

He held her hand to keep her steady as they moved to the spot he had already picked out, a blanket laid out to cushion them from the rough shingles and a little box beside it. He tried to ignore how soft and warm she was, how her fingers curled tightly to his. 

Tried not to focus on how perfect her hand felt clasped within his own.

As Jon pulled her along to where he had his stuff set out, she thought she felt a tremor of his fingers along hers, but dismissed it as wishful thinking. He was so self assured and confident; there wasn’t any need for him to be nervous. 

Unlike her, she was sure his heart wasn’t pounding away in his chest; certain he didn’t have problems breathing at her nearness the way she seemed to be at his.

They sat side by side and she took the time to unzip her jacket and shrug it off her shoulders. She snuck a glance at him and pretended not to notice the way his eyes widened slightly at the sight of her. Instead, she bit her lip to keep her pleased smile from giving her away.

From their height on the roof, the streetlamps didn’t really provide much lighting, but still, he couldn’t seem to keep his eyes off of her. Dany was so pretty under the full moon with the stars shining brightly overhead, her silver blonde hair illuminating her lovely face.

“How was your celebration dinner?”

She gave a listless shrug of one shoulder, her lips turned down in a frown. “It was ok, I guess. Since Vis and Rhaenys couldn’t take time off from uni, it was just my parents, Rhae, Elia and Egg.”

Dany tried to smile, but he could see the sadness in her eyes. “Was it another bad fight?”

Letting out a sigh, she leaned into him and he wrapped his arm around her, tucking her closer to his side.

“Yes,” she said quietly. “They were doing so well, but then once they started drinking, I just knew it was going to end badly. My father accused my mother of cheating, then she called him crazy and that pretty much got us kicked out of the restaurant.”

She thought back to earlier and how humiliating it was with all the diners gawking at them while Rhae scrambled to take care of the check after her parents stormed out of the restaurant. 

“Elia wanted me to spend the night at their house after they dropped us off, but I didn’t want to,” she explained. “I just wanted to go to sleep and wait for this awful day to end.”

She lay her head on his shoulder and even though she was being truthful when she said she couldn’t wait for the day to be over, it was no longer the case. More than anything, she wanted this moment to linger.

“Dany, I’m so sorry you had an awful night.” 

It came as no shock that they ruined her day. Too many times he’d seen her eyes red rimmed in the morning on their drive to school. He always had to bite his tongue and put on a polite smile if one of her parents greeted him at the door when all he wanted to do was tell them off for the pain they caused her.

Jon reached between them and squeezed her hand gently before letting go. “I wish I could have made your nameday better.”

She lifted her face up, her eyes holding his steadily and his breath hitched for just a moment. Sometimes, when she looked at him, really looked at him, as she was doing now, he thought maybe she could see right through him. Maybe she knew his secret after all. 

A secret that was shaped just like her. One he held in the depths of his heart, too afraid to let out for fear that he would ruin everything between them.

“You already have, Jon.”

His beautiful face lit up in a smile and it made her smile in turn. He had no idea that just being with him like this, in their secret hideaway, was better than any gift she had been given. 

Up here, under the blanket of shining stars, there was nothing but silence. No screaming, cursing or crying. No empty promises that would go unfilled. No disappointed sighs over thick tension at the dinner table.

Up here, under the watchful eye of the moon, the only sounds were the giggles Jon always coaxed from her. His eyes spoke promises his lips never had to say, telling her she would always matter to him. And the only sighs ever heard were when they had to part from one another.

Shifting back from her, he opened the box sitting beside him. 

“Close your eyes,” he said. “I have a surprise for you.”

“What is it?” She tried to peek around his body, but he moved to intercept and block her view.

“No peeking,” he chastised. “Just close your eyes and you’ll find out soon enough.”

She pouted for just a split second, but did as he requested. His hands drew hers from her lap and brought them to hold out in front of her. She could feel the tingle of his touch and tried not to hold on to his fingers as he pulled away from her.

Something lightweight was placed into her palms and she perked her ears, trying to figure out what he was doing as she heard a couple of clicks, then a sizzle. She could smell smoke and behind her closed lids, she saw lights dancing.

“Ok, you can open your eyes now.”

She gasped in surprise at the sight that greeted her and was hit with a wave of embarrassment when her eyes suddenly teared up. 

“You got me a cake!”

Dany was blinking rapidly and in the flickering light from the sparkling candle, he could see her eyes were wet with tears. He hoped she wouldn’t cry because that wasn’t his intent at all.

“Well, not exactly,” he said sheepishly. “It’s just a cupcake, but I figure you might be caked out from dinner so this is just a little something extra.”

She didn’t say anything and just looked at him as she bit her lip, violet eyes extra large in the soft glow of light. “I didn’t want the day to end without letting you know how special you are.”

“Oh, Jon,” she sighed out. “Thank you so much.”

He had no idea, but his gesture truly meant more than she could ever say. The truth was, there wasn’t a nameday cake for her. Her parents' antics caused the dinner to be cut short and in the ensuing fallout, the restaurant staff completely forgot about bringing her cake out from the kitchen.

No one in her family even remembered it and not only did it feel petty to bring it up, but she didn’t exactly feel like celebrating with anyone after that.

“I would sing to you, but I think you’ve suffered enough for one night,” he teased.

She giggled at him and bumped her knee against his. “C’mon, you have a pretty voice.”

Shaking his head, he refused to budge. There was no way he’d sing to her, especially after she called his voice pretty. “Even though I won’t serenade you, you can still make a wish.”

Dany could see he wasn’t going to give in so she closed her eyes. She didn’t even have to think about it; she knew exactly what she wanted. Perhaps, since the heavens were bearing witness to this moment, they would finally grant her what she wished for most in this world.

Blinking her eyes open, she blew out the single flame and once again they were bathed in only the light from the dark sky above.

“Will you share the cupcake with me?” she asked.

At his nod, she unwrapped the paper lining and split the dessert into two halves before handing his piece to him. 

Jon watched as she poked her tongue out and licked at the top of the icing. Instantly, he felt flushed and he was grateful for the dark that hid his red face. Unlike the small ladylike nibbles she was taking, he took two bites and finished the whole thing while her eyes goggled at him.

After four more bites, she was almost done and turned to him. Holding out the small morsel, she gave him a shy smile. “Since you were so sweet to get me a cupcake, I want you to have the last piece.”

Before he could reach out to take it from her, she brought her hands up to his lips. Their eyes locked in the dark and his mouth opened automatically to receive her. 

He was warm against her fingertips and when he took the sweet from her, his teeth grazed her skin, just the tiniest bit. It sent a jolt of electricity through her and she quickly pulled her hand back, less he noticed how they shook.

Her fingers were smeared with icing and not giving it any thought, she brought them to her mouth and licked at the sugar, right over where his lips had just been a moment before. 

Watching as she lightly sucked on her finger, he was overcome with a need to finish what she started. Maybe it was the look on her face as her eyes stared into his, but a streak of boldness took over and he leaned over until their faces were inches apart. 

“I thought you said I’d get the last taste.”

Without hesitation, her fingers popped out from between her lips and he closed in until he was pressed against her skin. He lightly skimmed his mouth over the cream smeared tips, barely stroking them before her hand dropped away. 

With nothing to separate them, he moved in and finally, brushed his lips against hers.

Jon could taste the sweetness of her, but knew it had nothing to do with the icing. This was a moment he’d only dreamed about and he savored the flavor of Dany on his mouth. 

His arms came to wrap gently around her waist and she shifted into him. As they tentatively explored their secret yearnings for one another, she breathed in the scent of him, letting it wash over and wrap around her.

He was hot against her lips and their mouths danced, taking turns leading. Her body was humming from being held in his strong arms, a warmth flooding through her veins at his touch. This was where she wanted to stay forever, with their hearts beating furiously together as they held onto each other.

When they pulled apart, she fluttered her lids open to find him watching her, his eyes shining, a hopeful smile on his face .

“What do you want to do now?” he asked, his breathing slightly labored. “Do you want to head back inside?”

“No,” she said with a slight shake of her head before her own smile lit up her face. “I would like to look at stars.”

Grinning widely, he lay back on the blanket and opened his arm, patting one shoulder in invitation. She moved into his embrace and he closed in around her.

“Happy Nameday, Dany,” Jon whispered against her ear before placing a small kiss to her temple. 

She snuggled against him and smiled up at the stars in a silent bid of thanks. It was a happy nameday. It truly was.

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Sauce complete 🫡 (in little pots cooling down before I put it in the freezer next to the Giant Mashed Potato I also made which is waiting to be cool enough to go in the fridge)

Something went soooo awry with the sauce math which I cannot fathom.

- got delivered incredibly high ratio of green peppers to any other colour which would lead to brown sauce (kinda yucky) (don’t get to pick the pepper colour which I buy which SUCKS! They taste different!!!!)

- decided to counter this by adding an extra tin of tomatoes

-make the sauce

- to freeze it I split the sauce between some like. Baby food silicone mould (mold? I’m losing it) thingys and mini tupperware boxes due to ‘whatever I could get my hands on to buy to freeze sauce in single portions’ and here is where I’m encountering a mystery?

- normally a regular pasta serving for me will use one tupperware serving or 2 cube servings of sauce

- pasta bake takes 2 tupperwares or 4 cubes due to I make 2 portions in one

- today I weighed the cube mold as I filled it out of curiosity - about 63g each

- okay so I will fill the tupperware’s with this much too so it’s consistent and I don’t have a ‘oh no not enough sauce!’ type scenario

- when I started doing this the sauce level in the tupperwares looked waaaaaay less than I remember, but filling it with twice the amount (2 cubes worth) which I thought might fix the problem looked waaaay too full????

- split the difference and filled them with like. 115g of sauce. Don’t know why I did this? It seemed like the solution at the time but that’s literally nothing.

- I added a whole 500g more of tomatoes to the sauce so surely I should have more sauce than normal

- I have some leftover tupperware unfilled (do not think this normally happens??)

- where did my extra sauce go????

Truly cannot fathom what went wrong here? I guess when I have pasta on like. next Saturday evening? I will be able to tell if I made good choices or messed up my ratios for meals for the next month or so 😅 I’m so puzzled???

However despite making this roughly monthly, I forgot this time how many peppers I order to put it in, so maybe I ordered less of them and the extra tomatoes balanced it out. Idk. Doesn’t really matter I guess??!

Also I don’t even know if it tastes good hahahaha OH WELL

sunday quest is cooking him sunday (making pasta sauce) 💪 i have been suddenly hit by Huge Wave Of Tired leaving me with weak legs hahaha, so if i am more solid tomorrow then i would also like to do Other physical therapy. BUT this is only if i feel strong, and also if i do do that one then i will limit myself to 2 reps of each movement. this will feel silly and small to me in the moment but i am firmly grasping myself by the shoulders and looking into my eyes and kindly saying to myself. i know you love to but do NOT go crazy go stupid <3

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