#we were talking about him yesterday and ive been listening to double a lot so i guess hes been in my mind enough

[good-beans]

I'll be back for more blogging eventually but real quick, a dream I had about John Milgram I just have to put down somewhere:

His role was quick and simple. He agreed to pose in a picture with me, and smiled for the camera. The emotion of the whole thing is a bit harder to explain. There was the thing with photography -- Mikoto's favored form of art being able to capture John. The art connecting both of them, though they'd always be on opposing sides (Mikoto taking pictures and John being the subject of this one). There was a sense of legacy, or proof. He said he'd "disappear" come trial 3, but now there was at least one physical record he had existed. He was here, he was happy. But at the same time, there was still a deep sadness that he would be lost -- since we've never really seen him smile, anyone who looked at the photo would think it was Mikoto. Idk, it was about being invisible and visible and being connected and being individual and breifly being happy...... it left me feeling a really mixed bittersweetness.......

[oh-for-fic-sake]

The Ground Rules

Geralt lays down the law with the help of yennefer after catching the reader haveing a bit of me time in the bath.

Masterlist

Ok this took all day as i couldnt stop tweaking it and i got to the point iv just got to step back and throw it out there or im gonna scream.Any way this is to go along with pastry negotiations its based after that one so could be considered part two? can be read stand alone tho in all honesty these modern reader inserts are gonna jump about in timeline cos my plot bunnys are twats. Im basing my Ciri on a mix of mature netflix Ciri and slightly mischievous witcher 3 Ciri. Any way i hope you enjoy this one im pretty pleased with it xx 

WARNING: Adult Themes, Smut, DubCon Swearing MxFxF 18+

Dont like it dont read it.

Geralt snaps when you take matters into your own hands.

The Ground Rules

"Well someone is excited" Jaskier drolled as he watched your form slowly creating distance between you as you marched ahead.

As the small rickety town came into veiw you cried out a victorious and dramatic "still alive" causing eye rolls and chuckles in the group. Honestly this was the first real town you'd come to since being here and you were thrilled. Sure you'd passed a tiny smattering of houses four or so days ago where you'd traded for some bread, tiny amount of dried meat and a few other essentials oh! and yenn had managed to replace your pastry to the amusment of the resident witcher. They'd both been more open with you since the whole pastry incident-which you thought was an off handed comment on yennefers part but she and geralt had since indicated otherwise.

The people in the village had mentioned of a near by town that was rumoured to have a contract out on a nest of some monster thingamajigs that you hadn't botherd to remeber the name of .You looked down the verge towards the town with immediate thoughts of eat, bathe and sleep- on a bed, a real fucking bed ,ok so it wont be a temper mattress but you could live with that-oh my fucking god hot water,a nice loooong soak you moaned in your throat the thought alone brought tears to your eyes. You walked ahead trying to usher the group.

And maybe you could have your own room. Honestly sharing a bed with the couple was becoming an issue for you,your crush on them was definatly getting out of control now constantly blushing under their heated glances and they are becoming more touchy feely, Hands lingering longer than nesscasary or leaning in so close so thier breath tickled the hairs on your neck basically doing anything to get you flustered and you swear to god yesterday yennefer copped a feel whilst helping you threw a small steam which you didn't need help with;not that she listened. Bottom line you were becoming sexualy frustrated pretty much staying in a constant state of arousal a night away from them to take care of business would be very much appreciated. 

"Come ooooonnnn guys keep up" you turned looking back at them drawing out your whine befor resuming towards the town

"Someone should catch up with her she looks like a girl on a mission" Yennefer commented 

"Yes. Ciri would you keep her near the main gate and out of trouble while we settle roach in the stables ,here take her this she should cover up befor anyone gets any ideas" geralt grunted as your form began to dissapear down the brow of the hill ,ciri looked between the two before shrugging grabbing his offered cloak then ran to catch up with you.

You glanced to the side as you heard footsteps noticing Ciri fall in step with you she held out his cloak.

"Here geralt said to cover up before people get any ideas" you sighed it wasnt your fault his shirt hung off of you showing a large amount of shoulder and chest luckily when the hoover portal of doom sucked you in you were in fleece lined black leggings that had been durable enough to survive the last 3 weeks on the road(your stitch t shirt hadn't survived your initial fall) because you doubt he'd have anything your hips would get in to. Rolling your eyes you pulled the heavy fabric across your shoulders repostioning it so that it wasnt draging on the floor to much but was still sheilding your body. 

"He's such a dad" Ciri giggled nodding in agreement befor reciting what esle geralt had requested ordered. You scoffed shaking your head

"So he doesnt even trust me to walk through a town, he does realise im an adult right? That i can do things with out causing trouble. i mean for god sake im not jaskier" she snorted 

"I think its more like he doesnt want other men trying to sleep with you" you did a double take 

"The hell you know about that sort of shit? has Jaskier been corrupting you?"

 A knowing smirk crossed her face as she held her hands up coming to a halt facing you just inside the wooden gates of the town.

"You think i havent noticed whats going on by myself, Geralt likes you so does yenn jaskiers noticed to, think he's going to write a song" 

"He better bloody not and anyway maybe i want to find a companion for the night." You announced tersely crossing your arms only to freeze as you heard a growl from behind you.

"Oh yes, i may have forgot to mention that witchers are senses are really sensetive" she smiled sweetly, you gaped why were you only being told this now. Looking between her and the others approaching.

"Wh-what how the fuck you leave that out? d-do you think he heard us? from back there" She nodded 

"Most definitely" you gulped feeling yourself shrink into Geralts cloak a little at the looks you received from Geralt and Yennefer as he spoke to her telling her what youd just said.oh fuck.

"when you say senses you mean all of 'em? Not just one or two?" hoping beyond hope that something had been lost in translation.

"Nope all of them sight, smell, hearing the whole lot" she replied watching the colour drain from your horror sticken face. You'd been getting wet over the past few days. And the realisation that he probably knew embarrassed the shit out of you. Geralt smirked obviously he heard.You were so fucked.he knew and if he knew then she knew.oh my god. You were sooo fucked.'whelp there goes my dignity' you thought. He strode past you to the mediocre stables with roach in toe ready to hitch her for the night.Jaskier and yenn followed pulling some of the bags off of the horse then passing them out to their respective owners. Geralt then stood before you all giving you all the 'game plan' as you call it.

"we will find an inn and eat after that you get settled in for the night whist i see about this contract."

"don't bother about me tonight im going to catch myself a young fair maiden for the night" you scoffed at Jaskier's announcement drawing his attention

"Sounding like a creeper there Jask, what? you gonna do throw a net in the tavern? don't think they'd take to kindly to that" he huffed through his nose aggravated. 

"No im going to sing in the tavern and lure a beauty to my side for the night" you played along widening your eyes in false realization

"oohh so your gonna go pay for it, how does it work exactly is it by hour or-" Geralt quickly intervened covering your mouth one to stop the inevitable spat and two before you could corrupt Ciri any further Jaskier deadpanned giving you a flat look.

"you're welcome to come find out for yourself im sure your just Itching  to get some relief-"

"JASKIER! you go ahead at least try to keep a bit of coin back this time" Jaskier 1 Y/n 0.

You glowered behind Geralt's hand as he dismissed the smirking bard who turned on his heel prancing off quite pleased with himself. You smacked Geralt's hand away wiping your mouth with the back of your hand before slowly making your way down the street into town.It had taken nearly half an hour to find a decent inn that had room for the four of you. A room with two double beds that had a heavy curtain to split the room into two it was usually rented by traveling families. You groaned as you walked in, now you really couldn't take care of business, you followed Ciri as she placed her bag on the bed on the left following suit you placed yours on the other half of it only to have Yennefer quickly relocated it to her side of the other bed. Ciri snorted giving you a knowing look.you sighed then stomped across the room. Knowing all to well that it was futile to argue with the sorceress ,the witcher was stubborn but she was something else. Geralt handed a small pouch of coin to Yennefer.

"This is for the new clothes Ciri needs a thicker cloak preferably fur lined maybe new boots to not sure how long those will last in the mountains." yennefer hummed as she pocketed the money. 

"And the clothes for Y/n as well?" 

"Yes, should be enough there for what we discussed if not i'v got a bit more saved" you raised your brows blinking at them.

"err what was discussed? guys? what did you talk about? was it about me? helloooo" you waved as they ignored you.Yennefer pulled off her cloak leaving it on her side of the bed. you and Ciri followed their lead only for Geralt the tug yours back across you giving a sharp look as you rolled your eyes.The group made its way down into the quiet main room of the family run inn where you were served a meal of roast beef with vegetable trimmings ,before you knew it Geralt had left to find out about the contract with a final 'Behave' thrown in your direction.To which you grunted in response,too full to even tell him to 'jog on' - a phrase that still frustrated the witcher as he didn't know the meaning-. Yennefer had asked for a bath before your meal which you were just informed was ready leaving you alone with the sorceress. You had all decided Ciri would have the bath first then you, yennefer and finally geralt if he was back before it got cold.

"I cant breath" yennefer laughed out loud you rubbed your tummy closing your eyes

"I mean honestly, I think theres food in my lungs" groaning leaning back against the chair she gave a sympathetic smile

"Well you did inhale your food, maybe next time take it easy."

"Can you blame me, been the first meat iv recognized since i got here" It was true so far you'd been living on meats that you wouldn't have necessarily chose to eat back home rabbit,mutton venison ect.

"After we've bathed we will rest for the day but tomorrow we have to run over to the seamstress and get your new clothes, not sure how long we will be here and might have to order some or have them taken up,you are a little thing.Might have to have some leather work done too." you squinted pointing an accusing finger at her

"You calling me a midget? we going for shots now are we?" she smiled sheepishly

"No .no shots?. i just meant your petite don't worry its very cute. Anyway we are only picking up the basics a few day dresses ,Riding clothes boots that sort of thing" you blinked owlishly flushing as she called you cute. 

"Riding clothes yes. Dresses no thank you" she stared unblinking at you for a few moments making you squirm at the calm expectant gaze that was getting heavier by the second, it was like the eyes of a mother when you'd been caught doing some dumb shit you knew you shouldn't be doing.

"Stop it....Yenn no... cant i just get something like Geralt has..please... i'd be much more comfortable...even Jaskier i mean im not one for the puffy bits but 'd make do....."

she blinked slowly

"Oh fine but only one or two no more and your not getting rid of these leggings either" you gave in, her gaze was to unnerving and it did things to you. Her face lit up. She was looking forward to seeing you in feminine gown instead of a her and Geralt's shirts not that she minded but it'd be a nice change to your strange stetchy leggings (not that she minded you in the form fitting bottoms) She moved leaning in to your side hand on your thigh patting it lightly.

"Thank you, don't be so worried i will take good care of everything" you gulped as you felt the flushed skin of your face grow hotter,your core clenching and warming at her sultry reply you closed your eyes trying to regain a bit of control. Suddenly her attention was drawn to a pink skinned Ciri who had finished her bath and changed Yenn nodded and released your thigh. You bolted upstairs hearing a chuckle as you did.

Once in the room you sighed in relief, making your way towards the screened off section that held a large oval tub full of steaming water. Discarding your clothes as you all but melted into the hot water.You submerged yourself getting your hair wet scratching tentatively at your scalp that had begun to ache under the grime. Spotting a small stool with what you'd consider toiletries, a bar of hard sweet smelling soap and a few vials.You grabbed the soap, opting for using it for your hair as well unsure what vials did what and went where.After scrubbing all the built up sweat and dirt you you closed your eyes lounging back against the slanted end tub you relaxed a few moments it wasn't long before you were feeling much better ,tired muscles succumbing to the soothing hot water.your body hummed. 'no one would have to know' as your summarized that this was the perfect opportunity to relieve yourself of other tensions, 

'its not like geralt could smell you under water, i mean i dont think dogs can thats why criminals cross rivers when their being hunted on tv isn't it?' biting your lip you peaked an eye open and listened out carefully feeling naughty when you began moving your hand to the apex of your thighs gasping as your finger ghosted over your hardened bundle of nerves .Fuck. Your clit was sensitive not surprising when Geralt and Yennefer had practically edged you for nearly a week. You whined quietly as you began a fast rhythm on your clit ,other hand slinking down to your opening rubbing your fingers up and down the warm weeping hole. You bit off a groan as your hips gyrated against your roaming hands. Stomach tensing as you drove yourself faster and faster to the edge.Almost there.Fuck almost-you jumped hissing 'shit' ,ripping your hands away from yourself , sitting up fast enough to make your head spin splashing a wave of water over the floor when you heard the door open slamming the wall beside it.

"err theres some one in here!" you called out loudly, angry at who ever just interrupted you.You got nervous as the heavy steps quickly made their way towards you.Realizing who ever it was didn't care for your modesty as they were coming your way you slung your top half out of the tub to grasp the towel screaming because before you could grasp it and cover yourself a large calloused hand enveloped your shoulder shoving you back into the water.

"WH-GERALT THE FUCK? WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU? YOU SCARED THE SHIT OUTTA ME." you shouted at him as he released you then you looked down slapping your hands down to cover your self as he raised his eyebrows and gave a lop sided grin.He defiantly looked like the big bad wolf in that moment eyes ablaze with a hunger you wasn't sure you wanted to explore or not. Collecting yourself swallowing dryly before scolding him in a voice that seemed to become smaller with each word.

"hey! get the fuck out im trying to bathe you prick" you heard the door open and close again in a less violent fashion. And suprize suprize yennefer glided into view behind the .

"Thats not all you were doing tho was it? i can fucking smell you" was growled at you as geralt wet his lips you squeaked. 

"huh? b-but.. i thought..w-water" you stuttered out as your brain malfunctioned on on an epic scale. Yennefer gave out a loud laugh.

"so thats why he tore threw the inn like that.honestly Geralt i thought something was wrong" she continued laughing as she replayed the way geralt had all but vaulted the tables to get to the stairs. you pouted throughly humiliated

"something is wrong" he ground out before kneeling beside you .Shifting you tired to create some distance from him. He was having none of that wasting no time thrusting his hands into the water tugging away your shielding hand the other forcing its way between your legs. You slammed back against the tub gasping trying to get away. All you'd achieved was his hand pinning your hips to the back of the bath by your pussy

"GERALT WHA-"  

"Lets lay down some ground rules" He squeezed your throbbing heat in his hand curling his fingers dangerously close to your opening you bucked moaning breathlessly .Your eyes searched Yennefer's for help but she wore a similar hungry look that he had. Another slow squeeze brought your attention back to the brooding alpha male in the room.

"This is ours.ours to lick,suck and fuck as we see fit, to do what we please with and is off limits to your wandering little hands we clear on that?" You groaned out as he emphasized certain words with teasing brushes of fingers and a slow rub of his palm. Realizing that he might actually be serious.You nodded quickly babbling as he rocked his hand back and forth igniting the heat that you had built alone.

"C-crystal-please Geralt PLease" You threw your head back as his hand moved deliberate and teasing.

"You think you deserve it? after being caught up here playing with yourself?" You nodded then shook your head confused, unable to really concentrate on anything apart from his magnificent hand ,half lidded eyes and clenching your fingers tight around the thumb he was using it to control your movements as your body whithered under his ministrations.

"Really?" He said smirking as he held completely still you sucked through your teeth biting back curses.He chuckled smug bastard. moving trying to get some friction to no avail.

"Well we have been teasing the poor thing ,of course shes going to try sorting herself out the first chance she gets .Honestly Geralt what did you expect? i did tell you" yennefer reasoned as she stood behind you combing threw your wet hair you before grasping your free hand pulling it up out of the way kissing your palm before ghosting her nose down your neck pressing soft kisses along it you mewled at her and tried to coax geralt to continue again by rolling your hips.

"I suppose we could let her off this time" His voice was pure sex as he glanced down before giving into pushing two thick fingers up into you. his breach of your walls had an initial sting but was incredible as your needy walls tried sucking him deeper greedy to be filled.

"oh-oh fuck Ger-please" you arched your back pushing down onto his hand clutching onto Yennefer's wrist. you were so hot .fuck.he was gonna make you cum too quick. You panted throwing your head side to side as your legs tensed then raised up towards your torso, your pussy wrapped tight around Geralts fingers as he held them deep every few thrusts making you feel just how your walls rippled around him. he alternated between fast and shallow then slow and deep trying to build you up slowly he wasn't going to rush you, he was skilled enough to walk you up to the edge and throw you off whenever he damn well pleased. You'd never been this desperate in your life . Yenn's cool fingers delicately teased out your nipples pinching and flicking them until they stood out provocatively. You rocked against the both of them as Geralt made sure to start dragging your clit up and down with his palm as he finger fucked you curling his fingers searching for that small spot that'd send your mind reeling. Yenn had leaned down kissing your cheek and begun whispering lowly into your ear.

"He knows what he's doing doesn't he?Iit wont take him long to find every single spot you have, thats the thing with bedding a witcher they are much more observant then regular men. I have no doubt he will know when your going to orgasm before you do.He has the ability to force them out of nowhere when ever he pleases.. He is quite cruel like that" you moaned out loud snapping your head back high pitched and vulgar sounds tore from your throat as Geralts invading fingers began rubbing furiously back and forth on a soft spot inside of you.Unable to control yourself as your legs and tummy spasmed erratically as your tearfull moans and pleas filled the room

"Thats it oh i think iv found it~" he boasted as he moved his elbow pinning a knee to the side of the tub leaving your clit cruelly exposed for Yennefer,they shared a look as she moved her hand down to join Geralts taking over to rub small firm circles on your exposed clit.

"oh-OH fuck noNOno i cant please i ca-UGh to-Too much please FUCK" Yennefer was quick to swallow your moans in a kiss of clashing teeth and tongues before any one could hear ,tears streamed down your face as your body ached your pussy contracting painfully around his swiping digits. Pulling back for air the sorceress placed open mouthed kisses over your shoulders leaving red marks with her teeth and sucking bites.

"Good girl your being sooo good you don't have to ask this time" she praised as she reached your ear befor sucking harshly below your jaw. you were quickly becoming putty in their hands Geralt growled as he picked up the begining tremors of your orgasm.

"Look at me" you obeyed instantly moaning as you watched the white wolf pull his lip up in a snarl that would have scared you any other time.

"This is what you were made for, your ours, we own you, mind body and soul we own every whimper ,every tear ,every orgasm and hole they are ours for the taking when ever we choose,from now only ecstasy you will know is what we give you" You'd never have guessed how filthy his mouth could be but it seemed to have the desired effect as a sudden rush of heat was your only warning before rearing up screaming out, not sure if you'd shut your eyes or blacked out for a moment as you gushed into the bath water.Geralt pressed into you persistent while Yennefer's hand continued the tight circles efficiently drawing out the best orgasm your ever had.Finally their movements ceased and your body went limp wracked trembling in the aftermath as your orgasm ebbed away slowly. After giving you a few moments to come down and catch your breath Geralt removed his fingers you whimpered inside's still so sensitive after your orgasm, sucking on them he moaned deep and feral before plucking your clenched fingers off his thumb. Yennefer quickly wiped your pussy gently clearing the cum from between your swollen lips. Making you twitched as the cloth ran over you.Pulling you from the bath was a joint effort as they rested you on the bed and began patting you dry with the towel.Moaning in protest as your arms waved loosely trying to take over only having your hand smacked away as they finished.Lying back looking up at them bleary eyed trying to stay awake you felt like jelly, giving up fighting you rolled over yawning tucking your arms below your head Yennefer tilted her head stroking your hair sending you into a relaxed sleep.

"Poor dear ,Oh look at her geralt shes all fucked out and we haven't even fucked her yet" 

"hmm she'll be ok we just need to work on her stamina" he replied patting your bottom as he pulled the cover over your washed out form.Geralt panicked

"Shit wheres Ciri?"

"well when you came charging in down stairs i told her to go find Jaskier and stay there until one of us came to get her" Yennefer said with a sly grin he shook his head and scooped her up kissing her passionately. As he took a few steps to the now vacant bath

"well the bath is still warm care to join me?"

"with pleasure lets try not to wake her tho"

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See you soon xxx

[goosewhisker]

russetfur vs. the entirety of skyclan || ch. 3

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chapter one

chapter two

summary:  After enduring months of Turtlekit and Kitekit’s abuse, Rootkit finally snaps and accidentally awakens his powers. This has the unfortunate side effect of reviving the ghost of an angry Shadowclan warrior who: 1) is personally offended by Skyclan’s existence, and 2) has magnanimously taken it upon herself to relieve the world of that burden. Or something

okay so its been a minute since i posted. a lot of things happened, i got a kitten, a job, a new fandom, and i speedran a full semester of calculus in like the past four weeks. im sorry about how late this is and i cant promise when the next one will be up but its half written already so uh hope springs eternal. anyway thanks for coming to my ted talk

also shoutout to @turquoise-tulip for reminding me that ive had this chapter in my drafts for half a year now this ones for you im sorry its so stupid

Chapter Three: In Which Rootkit Practices the Art of Blackmail 

The morning after is quiet.

...is what Rootkit would like to say. Actually, he gets woken up by Tree at what his mom likes to call 'the butt-crack of dawn' to go talk to Leafstar, thereby ruining his chances of being a normal warrior forever.

When they get to the leader's den, Violetshine is already there. Rootkit discovers this by walking into her while his eyes are closed in the middle of a yawn.

"See, he's about to fall asleep on his paws," his mom points out, sounding pretty close to yawning herself. "It's too early for this. Morning, kid."

Rootkit mumbles something that's unintelligible even to himself and falls asleep on his mother's paws. A few minutes later, he's woken by gentle paws on his back.

"Hey, kid. Kiddo. You gotta get up."

Rootkit hums absently, still mostly asleep, before realizing abruptly where he is. Mouse dung! Suddenly, he's completely awake. He jerks his head up, almost colliding with Tree's jaw before he pulls out of the way. Rootkit, too busy panicking, doesn't notice. He just fell asleep in Leafstar's den! After she'd brought him over to talk specifically to him! After seeing this humiliating display of incompetence, she'll really never make him a warrior, and Kitekit and Turtlekit will-

"Rootkit." The single word cuts through the panic. Rootkit looks up to see Leafstar, looking very serious with only a hint of amusement seeping through. "Are you feeling alright?"

"Yes!" The answer bursts out of him before he really thinks it through. And, well, it's not entirely true, but it's not entirely untrue either. Either way, he's up for answering any questions, which is probably what she's asking.

Leafstar looks at him just long enough for him to start fidgeting before she begins. "I've already spoken to your parents, Rootkit, so I know most of the story. I just need to know your side. What happened yesterday with the ghost?"

Rootkit looks at his paws, then back to Leafstar's calming gaze. "It started when I was at the grave. I was just- just talking, and then Kitekit found me..."

He tells her the whole, stupid story. How he'd lost it at Kitekit and Turtlekit and turned around to find a ghost looming over him; how he'd asked Tree for help, only for her to disappear; how she'd attacked him and Tree, announced her intentions, and vanished. At last, the story runs dry and he falls silent to watch her expression change.

Leafstar hums thoughtfully. She turns to Tree. "Do you think she's likely to hurt someone?"

Tree shrugs, looking uncomfortable. "If she's serious, yes. Most ghosts can't touch the living. Those who can - like this one - usually died violently or thinking they were wronged. And angry ghosts tend to be... volatile."

"Ah." Leafstar considers this.

"If it comes to that, what'll you do?" Violetshine asks. "Will you be able to stop her?"

Rootkit watches Tree watch his mom, and something in his dad's eyes soften. He leans over to swipe a tongue over her ear. "You want to help her, don't you?" he says quietly. "Because she's Shadowclan?"

Violetshine flushes, but she doesn't back down. "Many of them weren't kind to me," she says, "But Shadowclan was still my home once. I can't just forget that."

Tree purrs and winds his tail with hers. "That's why I love you," he whispers.

Rootkit sticks his tongue out in disgust. Bleh. Grownups!

"To answer your question," Tree adds, "I don't know what I'll do. I suppose-" he pauses, eyes tight with worry. "I've never exorcised a ghost who didn't want to move on before. I don't know if I even can. This may be something of an experiment."

The grownups look at each other for a long moment. "I will do whatever it takes to keep my clan safe," Leafstar says. There's something like a warning in her voice that makes Rootkit shiver.

"What should I do?" he asks. All three adults look at him like they've forgotten he's there.

After a moment, Leafstar's face breaks into a smile. "Tell you what. You can help by keeping an eye out for this Russetfur and letting one of us know when she's nearby. But listen, Rootkit," and her voice goes stern. "You must stay away from her. Russetfur is dangerous, and she may hurt you to get what she wants. Do you understand me, Rootkit?"

Rootkit looks into Leafstar's amber eyes - warm and worried and burning with a fierce, protective fire - and knows what he has to do. "I understand, Leafstar," he says, and just like that, his mission clicks into place.

From somewhere else in the camp - probably the warriors' den - someone screams, followed by Russetfur's haunting cackles.

Rootkit ignores it.

As he double checks his supplies, Rootkit runs through a mental checklist. He's talked to the ghost - check. He's figured out what she wants - check. He's given her what she wants - well... no. Tree's three-step-plan hadn't exactly accounted for what happened if what the ghost wanted was unobtainable.

Well, it doesn't really matter now. This plan is sure to work.

"Are you sure this is gonna work," Needlekit says again.

"Yes, I am, Starclan above will you stop nagging me," Rootkit says.

His sister makes a disgruntled noise and hauls the next bramble into place with a particularly vicious tug. "I'm just concerned you have no idea what you're doing, is all."

"I know exactly what I'm doing."

Rootkit doesn't have any idea what he's doing.

"Hmm." Needlekit seems thoroughly unconvinced, but she gets on with the task anyway. The trailing brambles she's weaving into place will form a turtle-shell-shaped cage laced with warding herbs over the grave when they're done. The plan is more or less to summon Russetfur into a cage she can't phase through, leaving her unable to escape. In Rootkit's opinion, it's a pretty solid plan for someone who has no idea what he's doing. "Why're you so set on doing this, anyway? Didn't Leafstar tell you not to mess with Gingerpelt?"

"Russetfur," Rootkit corrects her automatically. "And, well, yes, but..." he hesitates. "It's just... you know. I was the one who set her free in the first place, and..."

"Yes?" Needlekit prompts him. She's given up on the brambles and moved to stuffing moss and bracken into the gaps.

Rootkit fidgets uncomfortably for a second before the truth bursts out of him. "And now Russetfur's running wild everywhere and it's all my fault, and what if Leafstar decides not to make me an apprentice? If I don't become an apprentice, I can't be a warrior! And if I can't be a warrior-" he cuts himself off. He can't repeat what Kitekit and Turtlekit had said; even saying the words aloud seems like tempting fate... and he can't burden Needlekit with that, anyway.

Needlekit looks at him, though, and her gaze goes soft. "And being a warrior is your dream," she says, and starts stuffing the gaps with renewed vigor. "Well, come on, then! If we can trap Scarletfuzz then Leafstar will have to make us both apprentices! I can't be an apprentice without you; then I'd have to share the den with just Kitekit and Turtlekit. Can you imagine?" She pulls a disgusted face that has Rootkit giggling despite himself.

"Alright, alright," he says. "While you're doing that..." He shoves aside the piles of bracken they'd collected and settles down on the dirt. In his stories, Tree had never really talked about summoning ghosts - his work had been more about getting them to leave - but Rootkit is pretty confident about his ability to summon her again if necessary. More importantly, one or two of his stories had been about things the average, non-ghost-seeing cat could do to ward off spirits.

Rootkit spreads out his supplies, most of which had been scavenged from the medicine cats through a combination of tag-teaming and white lies. The herbs really are going to help his mom, just not in the way Fidgetflake thinks.

Thistledown. Rosemary. Lavender. Thyme. All plants that either attract or repel spirits, according to Tree (from what Rootkit can remember, anyway). Plus a lot of spiderweb.

"Hey, are you sure that's right?" Needlekit asks, leaning over his shoulder. "I thought we were gonna get some sage. And why'd you pick up the thistle?"

Rootkit frowns. "Well, Fidgetflake was coming back too soon and I panicked, alright? If you've got a problem you can get some more yourself."

Needlekit snickers and prods the massive pile of spiderwebs. "No thanks. I think you could've gotten a little more spiderweb, Frecklewish might still have some left over... yeesh, alright, I'll leave off the sarcasm. You don't have to glare at me."

Rootkit rolls his eyes. The immaturity of some cats. "Maybe I went a little overboard, but we need it. Frecklewish can just send the 'paws out to find some more. Now help me apply it; we need to cover the entire cage so there's no chance of getting out."

It's the work of a few minutes to paste it over with cobwebs, and the work of a few more to weave in all the protecting herbs. With luck, they'll prevent her from just phasing through. By the time they're done, it's so dense that a living cat would find it impossible to escape; Rootkit can only hope that the same goes for a dead one.

"Alright, fire 'er up!" Needlekit commands.

Rootkit closes his eyes to focus, trying to recall the feeling of power rushing through his being. Once, Tree had told them of a time when he'd jumped onto a wire fence and been struck by something he'd called electricity- what lightning is made of, apparently. Rootkit imagines it feels something like that.

The power lying dormant in his veins leaps forth eagerly at his call. It swells like a crescendo of sound, rushing out through his paws into the ground.

Rootkit focuses on the grave with every fiber of his being and wills it to summon its spirit. "Russetfur!" he cries out.

For a moment, nothing happens.

Then, something shifts.

It's like a hole is briefly torn through space; instinctively, Rootkit reaches in, grabs something, and drags it through.

Beside him, Needlekit gasps. "What the heck was that?"

But her voice is wavy, distorted. Rootkit opens an eye and finds his world is tilted sideways. Needlekit makes a high pitched noise that scrapes its claws across the most inner parts of Rootkit's ears.

"M'fine," Rootkit mumbles. His words are slurred, he realizes distantly, because half his face is pressed into the dirt.

Needlekit jabs him. "This is no time for sleeping, Rootkit. Did it work?"

Rootkit blinks. For a moment, he has absolutely no idea what she's talking about; then, the memories start to flood back. He narrows his eyes, remembering the feeling of hooking a soul on his clawtips like a fish. "I think-"

He's interrupted by an infuriated caterwaul that drowns out whatever he was going to say.

"What is this?"

The cage shakes as its captive throws her entire weight against the wall, but it holds steady. The herbs have done their job; even a ghost can't pass through.

Needlekit laughs triumphantly. "It's bad kitty jail for bad kitties!"

Russetfur snarls back something absolutely obscene and proceeds to attack the inside of the cage with a ferocious determination. At least, Rootkit thinks she is; it's kind of hard to tell since they can't actually see her.

"Can she get out?" Rootkit wonders.

"No," Needlekit says at the same time Russetfur snaps, "You bet your kittypet hide I will."

Rootkit blinks.

"Literally," Russetfur adds. "Because I'll strip it off your back to line my nest."

"Oh." Rootkit drops his head back on the ground. The dirt here is very comfy, he realizes. Maybe he should just sleep here from now on. "Yeah. That was kind of unclear."

"It'll become very clear in a few minutes, runt. I'll even give you a demonstration."

Needlekit leans against the cage with a smirk that probably would have been infuriating, if Russetfur could actually see it. "Don't worry, Redpelt, you're clear as crystal."

Rootkit freezes. Even the scraping sounds coming from inside the cage cut off. "What was that," Russetfur says suspiciously. "Did you just-"

"Keep your spirits up," Needlekit says. "I'm sure you'll be back to your old haunting grounds in no time."

Rootkit tries to slam his head into the ground and discovers that it's really much harder to do when you're already lying on it.

Russetfur doesn't say anything.

"What's wrong, ghostie? You're as silent as the dead in there."

Then a translucent ear rises out of the ground right next to Rootkit's face and he screams loud enough to be heard halfway to Riverclan, probably, and scrambles out of the way. Needlekit screams, too, and then Russetfur is climbing out of the ground like a corpse emerging from its grave.

She shakes herself off and grins down at them with more teeth than a cat should rightfully have. "You forgot to ward the bottom," she says. Rootkit makes a very small sound that definitely qualifies as a whimper. "What's wrong? You look like you've seen a ghost."

All the fur on Needlekit's body has bushed out so she looks twice her size - which, compared to the full-grown warrior before them, is almost nothing. She's shaking like a leaf, but undaunted, she spits at Russetfur's feet. "Drop dead!"

Rootkit could kill her.

In a blur of movement, Russetfur pins Needlekit to the cage wall with one paw. "I admire your spirit, kit," she hisses. "But if you want to sass me, you're digging your own grave."

That's it. Rootkit has had enough. That is the final stars-damned straw. "Shut up with the stupid ghost puns, I swear to Starclan," Rootkit screams.

The wind rustles gently in the treetops as the two she-cats stare at him.

"The next person to make a single stars-cursed ghost pun, I am going to snap your fleabitten neck. Is that clear?"

Needlekit makes a stifled noise muted by the heavy paw slowly crushing her windpipe.

"Ah." Russetfur looks to be considering it. "Would you say we're dead m-"

Rootkit makes a very aggressive series of throat-slitting gestures.

"...you've got your father's spirit in you, I see."

"I brought you into this world and I can take you out of it," Rootkit snarls.

That gets her attention. Russetfur's eyes widen, then narrow. "Oh?" Her voice is considerably less friendly.

This is where it gets tricky. Rootkit's at a disadvantage - he's just seriously ticked off a relatively powerful ghost with a grudge against his relatively powerless clan, she's got his sister by the throat, and his only bargaining chip is a bluff. But there's an opportunity somewhere here; he just has to navigate a very prickly, very dangerous minefield and pray he doesn't blow them all up.

Time to channel his inner Tree. "Look," Rootkit says, in his best diplomat voice. "Clearly, we both want something here, something that we can provide for each other. What do you say we make a deal?"

Russetfur narrows her eyes and tightens her grip on Needlekit. "I don't think you're in a position to bargain, here," she says.

"On the contrary." Rootkit raises a paw. "I am in every position to offer a deal... as you just experienced yourself."

Russetfur scoffs. "What could you possibly have to offer me?"

"Your life."

That gives her pause. "If you could exorcise me, you'd have done it already."

Rootkit gives his best imitation of her knife-sharp smile and proceeds to lie through his teeth. "What do you think we were doing just now?"

The ghost narrows her eyes and says nothing.

Rootkit seizes his opportunity and plows onward. "You don't want to be exorcised, and we don't want you in our camp. So here's the deal - you leave and we don't follow." The last few words are growled out, like Leafstar whenever someone threatens the clan.

It's very intimidating, in his opinion, but it doesn't seem to have an effect in Russetfur. If anything, it only seems to make her angrier. "I won't sacrifice my honor as a Shadowclan cat to run from a bunch of kittypets," Russetfur snarls, leaning closer. "Even if you kill me again, I'd sooner die fighting for my clan than kowtow to some coddled housepets."

Rootkit grits his teeth. She hasn't called his bluff, but they can't have her running loose and hurting people. Think, Rootkit! "Another deal, then," he says. "If you won't leave the camp, then you just can't hurt anybody."

"No deal," Russetfur snaps.

"That's the final offer," Rootkit says coldly. "Under no circumstances are you allowed to hurt or injure any Skyclan cats. I'm not going to compromise on that point. And you can't really afford to bargain, anyway," he adds with a shrug. His heart is pounding so loudly he's almost sure Russetfur can hear it. "If you don't, I'll just summon you into the cage again and exorcise you for good. Or who knows? Maybe we'll leave you in there for a while. And this time we'll cover the bottom." He finishes with the nastiest, most hateful smile he can muster - which isn't particularly difficult, right now.

Russetfur goes silent. He can practically hear the gears in her brain ticking as she weighs her options. There's clearly only one real option here; he just hopes she isn't too prideful to take it.

"Fine," Russetfur growls, voice so low he has to strain to hear it. "Fine. I agree to your terms." The hatred seeping from her voice is almost palpable.

Well, the feeling is absolutely mutual. Rootkit dips into a little bow and bares his fangs in a farce of a smile. "Pleasure doing business with you."

Russetfur disappears into the air, leaving Needlekit to slump to the ground, wheezing. Rootkit waits until he's certain the ghost is gone before sinking onto the ground himself, body shaking with all the fear he couldn't allow himself to show before. Holy crap.

"Are you," Needlekit begins, then cuts herself off with a raucous bout of coughs that makes him wince. "Are you... okay?" she whispers hoarsely.

Rootkit makes a high-pitched, keening noise before breaking into nervous laughter. "No, no, not even a little bit. Oh, Starclan, I can't believe I'm alive, I thought she was going to kill us both. Oh stars..." he trails off with a giggle and buries his face in the dirt.

They lie there for a couple minutes, the silence broken only by Needlekit's wheezing and Rootkit's trembling.

"I want Mom and Dad," Needlekit whispers.

Rootkit couldn't agree more.

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look, it's not my fault that you sprinted in front of my car in the middle of the night

prompt: i hit you with my car/a cat stole my wallet | read on AO3 The first thing Cassian thought was how unbelievably uncomfortable he was. That and how much his head was killing him. Sore and stiff and aching all over, he felt like he’d spent the night sleeping on concrete after being knocked unconscious. Every movement was laborious and discomforting, like his joints weren’t used to moving. The pounding in his head wasn’t helping anything either. Cauldron, this was miserable.

“Fuck,” he groaned. “I feel like I got hit by a car.”

“That’s because you did,” someone to his right said. The voice was cool and female but not one he recognized.

He tried to open his eyes to look at her but his eyes felt like they’d been glued shut. He groaned again.

“Do you need help opening your eyes?”

“Yes,” he said, wincing.

Then, her gentle fingers were carefully prying open his eyes, one by one. Not that it really mattered given that his vision was blurred and his eyes couldn’t stay on the same spot for too long.

“Who are you and why are my eyes wrong?”

“Your vision problems are a side effect of the probable concussion. And maybe a side effect of the morphine.”

“Can you lower the dosage, please?”

“Sure.” She leaned across his bed and fiddled with what he presumed was his IV drip. “I only backed it down a little, in case the full amount of pain is overwhelming.”

“Thanks, who are you, though?”

“I’m Nesta. I…” Her blurred facial features moved around a bit, perhaps in a grimace. “…hit you with my car.”

“You hit me with your car…” he repeated slowly. “Why would you do that?”

“It’s not my fault, it was an accident,” she snapped, crossing her arms defensively over her chest. “What sort of an idiot sprints out of an alley into the street in the middle of the night?”

“I sprinted from an alley into oncoming traffic?”

“Well, I wouldn’t call it ‘traffic’—it was just me out there. And the cat that brought me your wallet.”

“Fuck!” Cassian yelled, startling Nesta. “That damn cat stole my wallet! That’s why I was running! I was chasing him to get it back!”

Nesta pressing down on his chest lightly with one hand and said, “it’s good that you remember but you need to stop yelling.”

“That cat almost got me killed!”

“You were nowhere near death, and the cat brought back your wallet eventually.”

He opened his mouth the yell some more but stopped when he realized he couldn’t turn his head to look at her better. “Why am I in a neck brace?”

“Just a precaution, there’s nothing wrong with your neck or spine other than some whiplash—“

There was a knock on the door and a nurse poked their head in.

“I see our patient’s awake,” she said cheerfully. “I thought I heard voices in here.”

“Yes, and he’s definitely concussed. Although he does remember why he sprinted into the street.”

“A cat stole my wallet!”

The nurse blinked at him.

“It’s true,” Nesta offered. “The cat returned the wallet.”

“Ohhhkay,” the nurse said. “I’m just going to shine this little light in your eyes and then ask you a few more questions, okay?”

Cassian nodded and the nurse set about shining a tiny light in his eyes and asking him some easy general questions that he answered correctly, if not quickly.

“And do you remember where you were before…the cat stole your wallet?” the nurse asked.

“Yeah, uh,” he took a deep breath, “yeah, I was out at a club with Az and Rhys and Mor and I went outside to get some air because this guy showed up that I hate because he’s a d—uh, jerk, and I had my wallet out to give some money to a homeless guy and this demon cat from hell came out of nowhere—“

“So you remember quite a bit. No amnesia is always good.” The nurse smiled. Probably. “You are concussed, though, so we still have to keep you under observation. Luckily, you haven’t suffered any traumatic injuries: no spinal injuries, internal bleeding, or brain trauma. Although,” she added quickly, glancing at Nesta, “we will, of course, run another CT scan before you’re discharged.”

“Okay,” Cassian said slowly because he had no idea what a CT scan was. “Thanks.”

The nurse nodded and looked at Nesta. “Just, uh, keep him awake, and I’ll be back with some ice.”

“What was that about?” he asked after the nurse had gone.

“Oh, they all hate me because I insisted on double checking all of your results myself.”

Cassian frowned. “Are you a doctor?”

“No, but I did graduate from medical school.”

“Fancy. What’s a CT scan?”

“It’s x-ray imaging of your body. You really only need another head CT scan but they’ll probably run a full body one just in case.”

“‘Just in case’ meaning ‘because they don’t want to put up with you if they don’t’?”

“Pretty much.”

“What’s the ice for?”

“Your shoulder and neck. You ready to hear about your injuries?”

Cassian nodded.

“Most of your injuries are from landing on the pavement. I very nearly didn’t hit you at all. The only injury from the car is a bruise on your right leg.” She pulled back the blanket to show him the yellowing purple bruise on his lower leg. “So that need will need a little rehab but is otherwise fine.” She flipped the blanket back over him. “Your right wrist is sprained from when you tried to catch yourself on the pavement and you’ll have to wear the brace for a couple of weeks.”

That wasn’t so bad, Cassian thought. At least it wasn’t broken. He could wait a few weeks to punch Eris in the face.

“You know about the whiplash, which will last for a week at the most. Your left side is a different story. That whole side is basically one big bruise. You landed hard on your left shoulder. So hard that I’m surprised it wasn’t broken or dislocated. That bruise is the worst one; it’s almost black. You’ll have to use the sling for at least a month, probably six weeks. And you’ll need a lot of rehab.”

Cassian winced. He could already tell that not being able to use his left arm was going to drive him crazy.

“Your ribs are bruised, too. Thankfully not broken or fractured. Your left tibia is, though. That’s your—“

“Lower leg bone.”

“Yes. The way you landed caused a hairline fracture. Not so bad, all things considering. And they gave you a walking cast so you won’t need crutches.”

“That’s good, because I can’t use them.”

“Exactly.”

They lapsed into awkward silence for a moment, until the nurse came back with a sack of ice, which was, frankly, much colder than he remembered ice being, for his shoulder.

“Hold still,” the nurse said, after Cassian flinched violently at the contact.

“Don’t you have any warmer ice?” he asked.

Nesta snorted and the nurse sighed good-naturedly. “You can take it off in ten minutes, but not until then. Your CT scan is scheduled for just before lunch, and then we’ll see about getting you discharged.”

Cassian managed to thank her before she left, leaving him alone with Nesta once more.

After another few minutes of silence, Cassian opened his mouth, but before he could form words, Nesta was speaking.

“They couldn’t reach your emergency contact but I called the emergency contact in your phone—“

“You hacked my phone.”

Nesta’s arms tightened over her chest. “I’d hardly call holding your thumb to the fingerprint reader on your phone hacking—“

“I would but go on.”

“If you would stop interrupting me—”

“I will, promise.”

Cassian couldn’t see her expression but he felt confident it was exasperated.

She flicked her hair over her shoulder before continuing. “Well, I left messages for your most important person so I’m sure someone will be here soon.”

“Okay,” Cassian said. “How are you?”

“I…excuse me?”

Mother above, did this woman never get asked after her health? “I asked how you’re doing, how you’re feeling.”

“I-I mean I didn’t just get hit by a car.”

“No but you hit someone with a car, that must be stressful.”

“I…yes, it is,” Nesta admitted, before sinking into what was most likely a chair.

It occurred to Cassian that she may have been standing the entire time they’d been at the hospital.

Nesta ran her hands through her hair a few times before tucking it behind her ears. “I’m…tired, I guess. I,” she sighed. “I flew in yesterday on a long-haul red eye, and then I went straight to a bunch of meetings and then a dinner, and then I hit this absolute moron,” Cassian suppressed a grin, “with my rental car, so I haven’t slept in a while.”

“Why the hell did you need a rental car in the city?”

“My sisters and I were supposed to have a long weekend together upstate but obviously that didn’t go to plan.”

Cassian winced, which moved his neck, which moved his shoulder, which made him wince more. “I’m sorry I ruined your weekend.”

“I’m sorry I hit you with my car.”

They both laughed a bit at that.

“You could probably,” Cassian started, “you could still go, it’s not that late—“

Nesta shook her head. “They left hours ago; they’re long gone.”

Cassian frowned. He felt very sure his brothers would not go on vacation if he had just hit someone with his car.

“It’s fine,” Nesta said quickly. “I told them to go. They could use the break.”

“I’m guessing you could, too.” Nesta shrugged, uncomfortable. “Do you…if you want to go home, I mean, I wouldn’t hold it against you.”

“Oh,” Nesta said, taken aback. “I don’t, um, I don’t have a place here, and I didn’t make a hotel reservation because of the…”

“Weekend upstate, yeah.”

“Yeah.” There was a stretch of silence before, “I can go, if you want, I know you need to rest and everything.”

Cassian’s heart clenched in his chest. “No! No, I don’t want you to go, I was just saying, you know, because you haven’t slept—“

“I’m fine.”

“Okay.”

Another stretch of silence.

“So.” Cassian looked around awkwardly, fingers fidgeting with the scratchy hospital sheets. “What are concussed people allowed to do?”

“Rest, mostly.”

“Rest is for squares. What else?”

“Listening to podcasts, I guess?” She shifted around in her seat. “Or talking to people.”

“Let’s talk,” Cassian said eagerly. “I like talking.”

Nesta laughed through her nose. “I never would have guessed.”

[sunflowerstache]

A Happy Man (Part 2)

A/N: Hello beauties! This is the sequel to my first ever angst piece “You’ll Be Okay” and I really love it! It’s loosely based off the song Die A Happy Man by Thomas Rhett! As always, if you enjoyed/have questions/comments/suggestions/all of the above, please let me know! I love hearing from y'all so much and I love you all to bits!

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Masterlist            Part 1

“Have a nice Saturday love.”

Your phone buzzed on the end table next to your spot on the couch, indicating another incoming message from Harry. And just like every other day, you left the message unanswered. For the past 4 days, like clockwork, he had sent you a text at exactly 8:15am, wishing you a good day, and another at 9:30pm reminding you that he loves you. After walking out of yours and Harry’s hotel’s room 4 days ago, you had immediately flown home and showed up a sobbing mess at your parent’s doorstep. Upon the door opening, you found your father raising a baseball bat and your mother hidden on the staircase, in fear of an intruder – as it was the early hours of the morning – a sight you would laugh at if it were any other circumstance. Once your parents realized it was just you, and that you were a wreck, they quickly ushered you inside and to the couch, so you could explain what was wrong. That was days ago, and here you were, still seated in the same spot, staring off into space while your parents watched from the entryway.

“She’s going to start growing into the couch if she doesn’t move Y/M/N.” your dad whispered, or at least whispered as much as a dad was capable.

There was a small thud, and you knew your mom had gently smacked your father’s chest, “He meant a lot to her. She just needs some time.”

“And she can hear you both.” You turned your head to look at the two of them huddled together. “I appreciate you letting me crash here, but you don’t have to dote over me. I’m a big girl. Go to the Christmas Tree Shop or whatever it is you retired folk do.” You tried to crack a smile, but you knew it looked more like grimace.

“Oh hunny, you don’t have to thank us. You’re our baby, of course you are always welcome here.” Your mom cooed as she scuttled across the room to sit next to you and run her fingers through your hair, “Everything’s going to work itself out. I promise.”

“My offer still stands monkey. You let me know where he is, and I’ll go have a nice little chat with Harold.” Your dad smiled, still standing at the entryway.

“No dad. The last thing I want is for you to talk to him right now. It would only make things worse. I mean, I didn’t break up with him. I just told him I needed time. So that’s what I’m doing. Taking some time.” You took a deep breath, talking more to yourself than to your parents now, “Not broken up.”

~~~

“She broke up with me, mum.” Harry’s groan was muffled by the thick white duvet as he laid face down on his hotel bed, still in yesterday’s clothes. “I’ve tried to talk to her every day, and there’s no reply.” Similarly to Y/N, Harry had spent the last 4 days in the same position; wallowing in self-pity and crying to his mother.

“She didn’t my dear. You told me what she said, and she just needs some time.” Anne was seated next to her son, running her hands through his short curls, “You have to understand where she’s coming from. The two of you have been strong for two years, this is just a small bump. Everyone goes through them.”

“Not us, mum. We don’t do this. We never fight, and we never walk away from each other. We’re best friends. Or, we were at least.”

“The two of you are two peas in a pod, don’t doubt that Harry. You have a very busy life, and I mean this with every ounce of love I have for you,” Harry turned his head to peak out from under the blanket to look at Anne, “but you do tend to put quite a lot on your plate. And you never were one for clearing your plate. You’ve been so focused on finding things to keep you busy during this time off, that you’ve put some things to the back burner. Some important things.”

It was like Harry was transported back in time, listening to the bustling streets below while everyone carried on with their lives. Like he wasn’t losing his mind 14 floors above their heads. He knew his mum was right. He always wanted to have a plan a, and a plan b, and plan c, but there was never a risk for that lifestyle before. Never the chance for his precisely planned life to cause such an uproar. But here he was, a weeping, snotty, mess because he planned for everything except his love leaving him.

“Let me ask you, Harry. All of the money, the designer clothes, the followers, notoriety, is it all what’s most important to you? Would you be the happiest with only that?”

His head was shaking before Anne could even finish her questions. There was no doubt in his mind that everything he has, everything his unprecedented luck has been able to provide him, meant nothing if he had no one to share it with. No one to come home to laugh about cute fan encounters with. Nothing without anyone to call up when the silence of empty hotel rooms becomes too much.  “Absolutely not.”

“Then in your heart, you know what to do.” She nodded and patted Harry’s back before getting up and disappearing through the front door.

~~~

“Alright, look munchkin. I love you, you know that. But the ass that’s supposed to be making a dent in the couch is mine. I didn’t retire for you to beat me to it.” Your dad plopped down on the couch next to you. “You have a bed upstairs for that.”

“Can’t dad. ‘ve got pictures of him up there. Don’t wanna look at them right now.” You paused, hearing your mother on the phone, for the 4thtime today, “Who she keep talking to?”

You heard him huff next to you, “Who knows. She’s always got something new to gossip about these days. This week, it’s been about Martha leaving the office to go to the company upstairs.”

You were thankful for your dad. While your mother was always the one to sit you down and talk some sense into you when something was going awry, your dad was the comedic relief you needed. He always knew how to take your mind off of the seriousness of life. Which Is exactly what you needed right now.

“I wasn’t going to say anything, ya know, because of the reason you’re here and all, but you smell kid. I don’t know how it works across the pond, but over here we have these things called showers. It’s real neat, you go in and wash you-“

“Oh my god, shut up dad. We have showers for fucks sake.” You laughed, leaning over to rest your head on his shoulder. The two of you sat in silence for a moment, the soft murmur of Netflix and your soft breathing filled the air.

“Everything’s going to work out darling. Everyone goes through a rough patch, and it was about time the two of you had yours.” He stopped for a moment, “You know, your mother and I separated for a couple of months.”

Your head shot up at that and looked wide eyed at your father. For your entire life, you idolized your parent’s relationship and wished for nothing more than to achieve what they have. You never would have imagined that they went through any sort of issues. “No you didn’t! When?”

“You were about a year old. I was working double shifts every week while she stayed home with you. She wanted to be able to be there for you every day, watch you grow, and I would have loved nothing more, but someone had to pay for all the diapers you shit in.” you both chuckled, “Me not being home was too much for her and she told me she needed time. Sound familiar?”

“How’d you get past it?”

“I had been staying with your uncle for a couple months, and then woke up one morning, looked in the mirror and told myself I was an idiot for walking away so easily. So, I went back to the house, sat her down, told her how much I loved her and that I was working so hard so that the two of you could have the best lives possible. That’s all I want – the two of you to be happy and not worry about anything.”

The tears were starting to form in your eyes, thinking about how similar your situation is to what your parents went through. Not wanting to sit and cry in front of your dad, again, you patted his knee and stood up.

“About time I go shower, yeah? Wash this stink off.” you smiled and made your way to the staircase, leading to the second floor of your childhood home.

“I love you kiddo.” Your dad called after you, making some warmth spread through your relatively cold body.

In any other situation, you would be disgusted with yourself that this was your first shower in 4 days. But showering was the last thing on your mind recently. As you stood under the searing water, you thought over everything your father had said. Everything he spoke about, you knew is how Harry felt. He told you every chance he got that he loved providing for you, loved being able to make you smile. And it didn’t take much. You got so much joy just by watching in achieve the things he dreamed of and standing behind the scenes to see just how much the love of your life has achieved. But that wasn’t what caused your departure. You had watched Harry make room in his busy life for countless people, so why couldn’t he do that for someone he loved? You thought back to your trip to Italy and hung your head. In his own way, you realized, he did.  After canceling your museum tour, he had the two of your sit in bed all night and watch a Italian historical documentary. Brought you to the private hotel pool with a bottle of wine after not being able to go to the beach and left you a note the morning of your cancelled breakfast date. You realized these were all ways he showed you he cared and wasn’t trying to put work ahead of you. And here you were, standing in your parent’s shower, ignoring all his loving messages every day, just so you could justify your leaving. Quickly shutting off the water, you grabbed a towel and made a beeline to your old room, needing to get dressed and find your phone. You had apologizing to do.

You ran down the stairs, after throwing on some old black sweats and a white t-shirt, your hair still dripping from the shower and leaving a trail of water in your path. Getting to the space you were occupying on the couch, you noticed that your phone was no longer on the charger, “Mom! Where did you move my phone?”

No response.

“Seriously mom! I need to use my phone.”

Again, not response, just the sound of glasses clinking in the kitchen.

“I can hear you in the kitchen. If you’re ignoring me because you’re on the phone with someone from the office, talking about Martha again, I swear I’m gon-“ you choked on your sentence upon entering the kitchen, where you expected to find your mother.

The two of you stared at each other like deer caught in headlights, not knowing what to do or say. A wine glass was gently set down, and the room was so silent that you could hear the silent ringing it made when making contact with the marble countertop. You could feel your breathing start to pick up when he licked his lips and whisper a soft “Hi.”

“He – wha – what are you – how did?”

“I called your mom earlier. Told her I wanted to come. See you.”

You nodded, biting the inside of your lip, not knowing how to get past the awkward tension in the air. You had never experienced this with Harry, this foggy unknown feeling. And you hated it.

“Why.”

“Why what?” lines formed on his forehead

“Why – why would you want to see me?

He continued to just stare at you, like you just asked him the meaning of life, with his mouth agape and hands on now resting on top of the counter. “Because I love you. And I’m not letting this be over. I’m not.” He shrugged, “I know you sai-“

“I’m sorry.” You exclaimed, interrupting whatever he was about to say, “I’m sorry for assuming you cared more about work. I’m sorry for blaming you for cancelling things. I’m sorry for leaving. I’m sorry, so sorry.”

Before you knew what was happening, he had raced around the kitchen island and scooped you into his arms before your knees could buckled beneath you. Muffled gasps were coming from between your lips as Harry ran his hands over the back of your head.

“Shhh, hey none of that. It’s alright. You’re okay. I’m here.”

The two of you stayed locked in one another’s arms for what seemed like hours, making up for missing the feel of each other. Missing the way you could feel Harry’s heartbeat on your temple when hugging him. Him missing the feeling of your hands wound around his torso, toying with his back-belt loops. The two of you missing the comforting smell of the other. Slowly, once your crying subsided, Harry backed away slightly so that he could look at you.

“I think we have some stuff to talk about, yeah?” you nodded simultaneously and moved to sit down, facing each other, on the kitchen island stools. He gently picked up both your hands in his own, “Before you say anything, I need you to know I love you. I am so fucking in love with you that it makes my head spin. And when you walked out of that hotel room, I felt like I was drowning.” You moved to apologize again, but he quickly cut you off, “I don’t want to hear another apology out of you. Don’t ever apologize for your feelings. The hurt you’re feeling is yours to feel however you see fit.”

“I just, I don’t want you to think I’m asking you to choose, H. I would never. I know how much your career means to you, it means everything to me too. Watching you succeed and do what you love means the world to me.” You sniffled, trying make sure he understood that you support him in everything he does.

“But I would. I would choose. Because as much as I love the traveling and picking up new projects, and always being busy, I love you more. I love you more than all the sushi I could stomach in Japan. More than the packages Gucci sends me with new clothes. More than there are stars in the sky. So, I’mthe sorry one. I’m so sorry I ever made you doubt that, m‘love.” His eyes started to glaze over, accent getting thicker, as the threat of tears grew closer and closer.

“My career has given me more than I could ever ask for. This life I live gives me opportunities I never in a million years could have wished for. But absolutely none of it means anything if you’re not there to share it with me.” The smile that graced Harry’s face was brighter than anything you’ve ever seen on him. His dimples were prominent on his hair covered jaw, small crow’s feet loitered around the corners of his eyes, and his hands tightened in yours.

“But you should be able to do those things without worrying about me. About making sure I’m alright. You’re so young and so successful Harry! You shouldn’t have to worry about how I’m feeling 24/7. You should be able to do what you want, when you want it.  To be your own person.” You argued, knowing that this argument was slowly fleeting, as your love for the man in front of you was overpowering any doubts you had.

“I know who I am, doll. But I also know that I’m better with you. I’m better when I wake up to see your hair sprawled all over the bed. Better when I see you in that black dress that makes it hard for me to breathe. Better when you’re around. So, if I never get to see the Eiffel Tower again, or drive a new sports car, that’s okay.”  he shrugged, seeing your inner turmoil in your eyes, “Because if the only thing that I have in life is your hand in mine, then I could die a happy man.”

You took your hand out of his hold to brush away the tears that had made their way down your puffy cheeks. Guilt flooded through your veins for ever thinking that Harry loved you any less than how he described. So, you leaned forward to place a kiss to his lips, needing him to know you loved him just the same.

“I quite like the Eiffel tower.” You whispered once your lips disconnected from his, and a small chuckle left his lips,

“I know petal. I just want you to know that I don’t need a fancy destination because you’re my great escape. My sense of normalcy in this crazy life. You’re the one I want to repaint the living room while listening to Sinatra radio and dance around the fireplace with.”

You knew when starting this relationship that things would get difficult, what with being in the public eye and all the moving around. But you also knew that it was all worth it. It was worth it when you got to see Harry after walking off stage, after his morning jog, with his tongue sticking out between his lips while jotting things down in his journal. All the scrutiny was worth it when you got to slow dance in the kitchen or lounge all day with Evie. And no amount of rescheduling or cancellations would change that.

“Did you really just try to flex your Gucci deliveries to me?”

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[sportyheroesimagines]

Soulmate IV {Dabi}

 (Part I) (Part II) (Part III) (Part V)

 You open your eyes slowly, adjusting to the streams of sunlight pouring through your blinds. The light catches on pieces of falling dust that dance and swirl through the air. Yesterday felt like a nightmare; you never imagined your hell would be tinted in blue flames. You roll over in your bed, pulling up your warm comforter around your chin as you sink into the softness of your mattress. You close your eyes again, and a strong arm wraps around your waist. The smell of campfire fills your nose; it’s smoky and comforting. You smile when you feel gentle kisses pressed along your hairline.

“Sleeping in this morning?” a tenor voice asks.

“Mm-hmm.”

“If you sleep in, you’ll be late.”

“Ugh, don’t care.”

“Come on. Time to wake up.”

You whine, hiding your face, “No.”

“Wakey-wakey.”

“Five more minutes.”

“Wake up,” he says, pinching your cheek playfully, “Come on. Rise and shine, doll face.”

Your eyes shoot open; you immediately recoil, bringing up your hand to block the light. You try to sit up too fast and nausea washes over you. The room spins like a top as your eyes begin to roll. You teeter, careening over to the side, but you are caught by Takeyama, who sits in tin folding chair beside of your hospital cot.

“Whoa, whoa, whoa, take it easy, (Name)-chan,” she says.

“Yuu-san?” you groan, holding your pounding head.

She’s dressed in casual clothes today. A nice purple blouse and slim tan khakis with flats. Takeyama smiles, flipping her ponytail, “The one and only.”

“Ugh, Yuu-san, what happened?” you ask as you catch a glimpse of the dark night sky, “Wait, what time is it?”

“It’s almost eight-thirty. You overexerted yourself during the joint training and passed out so thee doctors did a few tests. You’re fine. You just need rest.”

She lays you back down on the bed. Overexerted. Right. Your breathing slows. Again, those blue flames flicker in your mind and even smell of smoke fills your nose. He smelled like smoke too. As he held you close to his body, taking your breath with his fiery kiss, his scent, like a bonfire, filled your nose, coated your skin, and clung to your hair. Inescapable. Like the dreams and the memory of his mouth against yours. You touch your lips with your fingers.

“What was the casualty count?” you ask.

“Low. Some were affected by smoke inhalation and minor burns. They’re in the hospital, but no one died.”

“That’s good ... that’s good.”

Takeyama looks at you, but you’re staring at your fists, gripping the sheets until your knuckles show white. Her eyebrows knit together with slight worry. She gives your arm a gentle touch.

“Hey, Kamui Woods told me you kicked ass. Well, he didn’t say it like that, but I heard you fought well.”

You purse your lips, “The one who did it got away though.”

“Sometimes the guy does get away, but you saved a lot of people,” she smiles, “(Name)-chan, you know the joint training accident wasn’t your fault, right?”

You nod your head, although the voice inside knows differently. You bite your trembling lower lip, tasting iron on your tongue. The familiar sting of tears pierces your eyes; you swallow them back. It was your fault. He was there searching for you. He put those people in danger to get to you. The blue flames that hungrily swallowed a district whispered your name as they crackled. Because you are his and he is yours, souls intertwined.

“Hey, look at me. Are you alright?”

“I’m fine, really.”

“You sure? Because it doesn’t look like that,” Takeyama says with a nudge, “You know you can talk to your senpai about anything.”

Anything, huh? Can you tell her about Dabi? Or about the fact that you dream about him every night? What will she say? How will she look at you when she knows that you wanted him, a villain, to kiss you more than anything? The tattoo on your wrists burns; you double over, covering the black writing. Takayama cocks her head to the side and raises an eyebrow. 

“What’s up with your tattoo?”

Your eyes widen, and you shake your head, though your hand is still locked on your wrist.

“Soulmate tattoos just don’t hurt like that you know. Unless ... Oh, my god. Oh, my god, that means,” she says as her jaw slackens, “Oh, my freaking god, you met your soulmate, didn’t you?”

“Yuu-san, hold on. It’s not—”

You’re cut off when Takeyama gasps loudly, cheeks flushing with excitement, lavender eyes glittering with anticipation. She waves her hands in front of her face as she bounces in her seat like an eager child. Scooting the chair closer to the bed, Takeyama rests her elbows on the bed and beams at you. Your stomach cramps; you swallow thickly though it feels like your throat is incredibly tight.

“You met your soulmate! (Name)-chan, I need the details like yesterday. What’re they like? Are they hot? Oh, how did you meet? When did you meet?” Takeyama asks, blurting out questions, “Wait, wait, more importantly, why haven’t I met them yet? Are you worried your senpai will embarrass you?”

“N-No ... I ...”

“Ah, you’re so lucky, (Name)-chan. So young, but you already met your soulmate.”

“Yuu-san ...”

“I mean, just look at me,” she says, pulling down the collar of her v-neck which shows the elegant soulmate tattoo lining the curve of her breast, “I’m so damn hot, but I’m not getting any younger, and I haven’t met mine yet.”

“But Yuu-san,” you say in a low grave voice, looking at your fists, “It’s not like that.”

Takeyama flinches when she sees sparking tears fall from your eyes, landing against the back of your hands. You shake your head and try to swallow back your tears. You offer her an “I’m okay” smile, but she doesn’t buy it, not with that glossiness shimmering in your eyes. Takeyama grabs your hand, pulling your face into her breasts. She wraps hers arms around you and hugs you tightly. She’s wearing perfume. The scent is fresh in your nose. It’s lavender and lilies. Nothing like smoke and soot. It smells so good. Your hand comes up to grip the back of her shirt and you hug her back.

 Toga drapes her body over the back of the leather sofa. She watches Dabi sit at the bar and stir his drink with his straw. Kurokirgi is on the other side, talking to the young fire starter; though, Dabi couldn’t possibly seem more disinterested. She smirks. He’s been so different lately. There’s been this far-away look clouding his eyes, and he has this unmistakable scent to him now. It’s something so intoxicating, a thick smell that completely floods her senses. Toga giggles to herself, hiding her mouth behind her long sleeves. Dabi shoots her a look over his shoulder. 

“What the hell is wrong with you, psycho brat?” he asks.

“Nothing, at all!” she smiles, sliding down from her perch, “What’s been going on with you, Dabi?”

He sips his drink, “Nothing.”

“Oh, that’s not true now, is it?”

Toga laughs again. She trots over to Dabi and throws her arms around his neck. He scoffs, pushing her off with ease. The blonde tumbles to the ground but her laughter persists. She holds her sides, running her hands over her body.

“There’s someone you li-ike,” she sings as she drags her hands down her face, “I can smell it on you.”

“Mind your own damn business.”

“But how can I not notice it? It’s such a delicious scent. You’re in love and they’re the only thing you want. You just want to be near them forever and ever and you’d do anything, just anything to be with them. You’d even kill anyone in your way, right, Dabicchi?”

“Shut it and don’t call me ‘Dabicchi.’”

“But, Dabicchi, you and I, we’re the same now,” Toga says, blushing, “There’s someone I like too, you know.”

“And why should I care?”

“Because we’re friends now!”

Toga jumps to her feet. She springs upwards and wraps her arms around Dabi’s torso. Again, he swings his arm, but Toga bends back, avoiding his attack. She sits in the free barstool beside him. Dabi sucks his teeth, but he doesn’t do anything to shoo her away. Toga rest her elbows on the bar.

“We’re both in love so we understand each other, and that makes us friends,” she says, “I know you met someone! A soulmate, perhaps? Oh, tell me! Tell me please!”

“You really want to know, don’t you?”

Toga nods her head eagerly with a surprisingly sweet look in her eyes. He scratches the back of his head before gulping down the rest of his drink. With blood on her face and a knife in her hand, it’s easy to forget she’s just a high schooler. Crushes and boys are probably all she’d be talking about with people her age if she wasn’t a living, breathing psychopath. Dabi sighs; he could humor her this once.

“Yeah, I met somebody.”

Toga claps her hands, squealing and kicking her feet, “I’m so happy for you! It’s great, right? Isn’t it great to be in love?”

He smiles as the memory of your lips mixes with the buzz of alcohol, and the tattoo on his chest tingles pleasantly, “Yeah, I guess it is.”

The blonde blushes, holding her cheeks and shaking her head. Dabi raises an eyebrow at the girl’s crazed laughter. Her high-pitched, maniacal giggling shakes her body as images of her love, bloodied and bruised, flash through her mind. A warm feeling washes over her. She sighs; this sensation … being in love … this unbridled ecstasy … there’s nothing else like it! Toga jumps from her stool and wraps her arms around Dabi’s torso. She nuzzles her nose into his black, soot-covered jacket, inhaling his scent.

“Listen, psycho. Let go of me or the arms get burned off.”

Toga releases him with a grin, “You know what? I’m going to do something for you, friend!”

“Oh, yeah? And what might that be?”

“It’s a surprise!” she says as she leaves the lair, “Bye-bye, Dabicchi!”

Toga shuts the door behind her and skips off into the night, humming and twirling her butterfly knife. She grins at the half moon in the sky that smiles back. There’s such a pleasant smell out tonight. Toga touches her flush cheeks; there must be love in the air.

 You take a deep breath of the warm night breeze. It feels good as it fills your lungs. Reaching upwards, you stretch your body. Today seems like one of the longest days of your life. Even though you’ve been unconscious for a few hours, your muscles still ache with every step and your eyes feel so dry. The only thing you need is bed and blankets and quiet. 

“Hey, I'm talking to you, you know,” Takeyama says, snapping her fingers in front of your face.

You blink and rub the back of your head, “Sorry, what were you saying?”

“Man, you’re really spacing out,” Takeyama says, looking at you, “Are you sure you’re okay to go home alone?”

You play a fake smile, “I’m fine. I’m just a little tired still. Come on, Yuu-san, I can walk home by myself.”

She gives you a skeptical look, narrowing her eyes at you and pointing her finger, “Don’t lie to me, (Name)-chan.”

“I’m not, Yuu-san. I promise. Aren’t you going to be late for you date with Takeru-san? I hear your phone buzzing.”

“Oh, I’ve been late for, like, over thirty minutes now. He’ll wait. Are you sure you’re okay though?”

“Yep.”

“For real?”

“Yes.”

“Okay, fine,” she concedes, “but you better text me as soon as you get to your place, you got me?”

“Yes, ma’am.”

“Ew, don’t call me ‘ma’am.’ Makes me feel old.”

“Sorry,” you chuckle.

Takeyama laughs as well, wrapping an arm around you before heading home on the opposite direction. You slide your hands into your pocket and begin to walk to your place. You find a decent sized rock on the ground. Absentmindedly, you begin to kick it along. You just want a bed and sleep and your dreams where you don’t feel so guilty for wanting to be with him. The rock skips along the ground, rolling and bouncing until it hits a pair of brown loafers.

“Oh, I’m sorry about that, I—” you pause, instinctively taking a defensive stance.

Something about this girl puts all of your senses on high alert. She wears a school girls’ uniform with sleeves that seem too long for her arms. Her golden locks are thrown into two messy buns. The girl doesn't appear to be a threat; she looks petite enough with her thin, pale knees and her slender face. But her eyes shine like a manic cat’s orbs, glowing and looking at you with an expression you’re afraid to place. You take another step back.

“Oh … it’s you.”

 The bottoms of her loafers scrape the ground, the scuffing growing louder as she continues to approach you.

“You have the same scent as he does,” the girl says, summoning a butterfly knife from her sleeve.

Her knife glints in the light of the street lamp and you take steps backwards. The blond runs her tongue over the flat side of the blade. A broad grin spreads across her face, flashing her pronounced canines.

“It has to be you,” she says.

“What are you talking about?” you ask, “I don’t know you.”

The girl doesn’t answer she charges at you. She flips the knife in her hand and stabs the blade into your forearm. You open your mouth to scream, but she covers your mouth with her hand, bringing your foreheads together in a cracking blow. You stumble backwards, disoriented and holding your arm. The girl twirls the knife between her fingers skillfully.

“You have the same scent as him. You smell just like Dabicchi!” she lunges at you again, “There's no doubt about it. You’re in love!”

[drreporting]

Echo Pt.4

Alex fumbled in the meds bag, looking for anything to save Owen and wake Amelia up. He’d already tried shaking her, even desperately slapping her at one point, but she didn’t seem to budge. It was then that his eyes glossed over a syringe containing a yellow liquid.

“Found something!” he yelled, pulling it out and throwing it Jo’s way.

“It’s Valium!” Jo announced to the other two. Quickly, she uncapped the syringe and stuck it in Owen’s shoulder. The trio waited anxiously for the effects to kick in, finally relaxing once they felt the tremors soften and eventually stop.

“There should be smelling salts in one of the pockets of the meds bag,” Nathan said to Alex. Wiping the sweat from his brow, he placed two fingers against Owen’s neck, feeling for a pulse. He looked at Maggie, a shocked expression on his face.

Not believing him, Maggie took the stethoscope from around her neck and pressed it to Owen’s chest, listening for a heartbeat. “No, no, no, no…”

“You’ve got to be kidding me,” Jo voiced, feeling tears in her eyes.

“Nobody is dying today,” Nathan growled, hovering over Owen’s lifeless body to begin CPR. Jo and Maggie simply sat back helplessly, praying for a miracle.

“Shepherd,” Alex called out in a hopeful voice, seeing her eyes fluttering at the smell of the salts. Her relaxed expression slowly turned into one of disgust as she pushed the small container away from her nose. Before she could complain about the smell and whose great idea it was to put that near her, she glanced over at Nathan, her face turning pale at the scene before her.

“How long has he been down?” she asked in a small voice, crawling her way over to Owen’s side.

“About a minute,” Nathan responded, halting the CPR to feel for a pulse. Amelia shoved him out of the way with her shoulder and pressed her fingers to Owen’s neck, feeling the irregular pulse. No one was sure why, but for some reason she was waiting. Then, out of the blue, she slammed her fist against his chest as hard as she could. Everyone stared at her silently, partly in shock of what she just did. She looked at Maggie then, who put on her stethoscope and listened to Owen’s heart.

“Slow but steady,” she announced.

Amelia sighed and sat back on her rear, wiping tears that she hadn’t even realised had fallen from her eyes. “What happened to him?”

“He was fine about a minute ago,” Jo announced, stressfully placing a hand to her forehead, “He was talking and everything. Then he got all droopy and started having difficulty speaking.”

“And then he had a seizure,” Alex finished, joining the group of four doctors.

“Check his pupils,” the neurosurgeon commanded, fully switching into doctor mode now, despite the identity of the patient; she knew his life depended upon her decisions from here.

Alex went back to the meds bag and found a penlight, throwing it Jo’s way.

“They’re fixed,” she said, “Does this mean..?”

“It could be increased intracranial pressure,” she pondered aloud.

“It could be?” Nathan exclaimed.

“I don’t know!” she hissed, “I don’t have an MRI or CT scan to confirm.”

“Well, if it is,” Maggie hypothesised, “Then how do we fix it?”

“Burr holes,” Amelia murmured in defeat. The four other doctors all glanced at each other, each displaying a grim look.

“There has to be something else we can do,” Maggie insisted.

“Like what, Maggie?” Amelia snapped at her, “You wanna head back in the plane and see if they have a clutch drill casually hanging around the bathroom? Or do you wanna just find any power drill and go wild?” Maggie held her tongue, knowing that she was only snapping at her because she was afraid to lose Owen.

“Shep, just breathe, okay?” Nathan said, trying to diffuse the tension, “Now, I know this is a lot of pressure on you, but you are the only qualified person here to deal with this kind of thing. Now there has to be something we can do to buy Hunt some time until someone rescues us, so just breathe and think it through.” Truthfully, he didn’t believe there was anything else they could do for Owen, but he didn’t want her to believe that as yet.

Amelia inhaled slowly and looked up at the trees branches blocking the sunlight from the sky. Her head was killing her. It felt like someone had thrashed her head against a tree, so she could only imagine how Owen would’ve felt if he was conscious. She didn’t even know if his brain injury was subdural or extradural. A spinal tap would come in handy right about…

“A lumbar drain,” Amelia suddenly said, making some of the doctors jump, “If we drain his spinal fluid, it will decrease the pressure around his brain.”

“You want to perform a drain in the forest,” Jo said aloud, “With no betadine, no lumbar drain tube, basically no equipment.”

“All I need is a catheter,” she mused, the thought becoming more and more idealistic, “If it works, he should wake up within ten minutes. Plus, it’ll buy us four-ish hours.”

“Or you can give him a life threatening infection,” Jo countered, “We have no tubing, nothing to measure how much fluid we remove…”

“As opposed to letting him die now?” the neurosurgeon finished. She looked at Alex and nodded, and he went to the two meds bags, in search of what she’d mentioned.

Two minutes later, he returned with two catheters, an IV bag with a line, some hand sanitizer, and a 10ml syringe. “Maybe we can use the syringe to catch the fluid?”

“That’s a good idea,” Amelia praised, taking a catheter from him, “See if you can find some salt to make a hypertonic saline bag.” He nodded and handed her the sanitizer. “Hold him on his side,” she instructed. Once the other three held him, she lifted his shirt and began squeezing sanitizer along his spine, where she would insert the needle.

“This is a bad idea,” Jo murmured once more in protest as she watched Amelia near his L4 spine with the catheter.

“Shut up,” Amelia mumbled as she tried to focus. She begged her eyes to stop seeing double for just one second, to let her do this one thing. She willed herself to ignore the pounding pain coming from her head so she could focus. Breathing deeply, she slowly inserted the catheter in his spine.

When nothing came out, Nathan asked, “Isn’t there supposed to be…” Just then, spinal fluid began to drip out of the catheter at full force. She took the syringe and placed it under the catheter, watching the fluid rise to 1ml. Meanwhile, Alex had found salt and placed as much of it as he could in the IV bag before hooking Owen up to it.

“Now, we wait,” Maggie sighed. The five surgeons sat around Owen, each praying everything would go well. Once 25ml of spinal fluid had come out of his spine, Amelia tied off the catheter, with some suture material they’d found in the bag. While they waited, Alex kept pestering Amelia with questions, keeping her mind stimulated so that she would not pass out again, but even without the questions Amelia knew she wasn’t closing her eyes until Owen was okay.

Almost 15 minutes later, Owen opened his eyes.

4th June 2019.

Snuggled under her thin bed cover, Amelia stared at the rain hitting the window of the hospital room she was in while she fiddled with her 30 day chip. Feeling rejected from her interaction with Owen yesterday, she’d turned away any visitors who were her colleagues, unable to keep up the façade of happiness today. Owen had forgotten who she was, all they’d been through and everything she’d given him. He even seemed to hate her a little. It was embarrassing and depressing and she felt terrible.

“Amy,” Derek’s voice called as he opened her door.

“Go away,” she responded softly, burrowing deeper into her bedsheets as she wiped the tears from her eyes and sniffled.

“I can’t,” he replied, “I have two kids here who are dying to see you.” Amelia slowly flipped over to find Ryan and Rosie holding Derek’s hands.

“Hi, guys,” she half smiled, reaching one of her hands out to them. They eagerly ran to the side of her bed and Derek lifted Rosie up onto the bed while Ryan remained at her bedside on a stool.

“Are you okay?” Ryan asked, eyeing her forehead bandage and her wrapped up left arm in a sling. He was more concerned that she was crying, however; it meant she was in pain.

“I’m fine,” she said, smiling at them. She was so happy to see them; she didn’t realise how much she missed them.

“Does it hurt?” Rosie inquired, poking her forehead.

Smiling curtly, Amelia lied. “Not one bit, but stop poking me, please.”

“Where is Owen?” her son asked now.

Amelia looked at Derek, who shrugged. “He’s in the other room, Ry.”

“Is he okay?” She could not only hear, but feel the concern in his voice.

“He’s…” Amelia thought back to how harshly Owen had spoken to her yesterday. The memory made fresh tears surface.

“Owen is having trouble remembering stuff,” Derek answered for his sister, who seemed to be in a trance.

“So he doesn’t know who I am?” Ryan sought to confirm, “Or Rosie, or mom?” Amelia snapped out of her trance and looked at Derek with watery eyes.

Derek stayed silent for a moment. “Hey, you know what? Let’s go get some ice cream from the cafeteria.”

“Ice cream!” Rosie squealed, jumping over Amelia and into Derek’s arms. Thankfully, he caught her before she could do any damage to Amelia or herself. The action reminded him so much of Amelia when she was younger. Less enthusiastically, Ryan leapt off the stool and took Rosie’s hand as they all walked outside.

Derek lingered for a moment at the door before looking back at his sister. “He wants to see you, Amelia.”

[8circles]

i finally got to see the national live!!

so after 6 years of falling in love with the national, i finally got to see them live yesterday!! this is gonna be super long lmao

since the national never come to my home country during tour, when they announced their tour i booked the tickets without even knowing whether i was returning to manchester or even the uk. so when i got my offer to return i was relieved af lmao. a once in a lifetime opportunity was worth the risk and anxious waiting LOL

anyway

seeing them live was like a whole new world for me. when bryce came out to perform with the opening act (who were very good!) i was so overwhelmed. this guy, part of the band i love so much, was right in front of my face!

(like literally, cause i ran in after getting my merch and managed to snag a place right at the barrier!)

ive watched tonnes of their live performances on video, but nothing prepared me for how great they were. since bryce was right in front of me i ended up paying most attention to him.. but then when hed play the piano aaron took his place and id end up paying attention to aaron... sorry matt, scott and bryan!!!!

of course matt is such a character that hed command your attention some way or another. i did make myself look at scott and bryan at points in time bc i love all of them! i found it super cute how scott and bryan (and at one point bryce) would hold like a shaker instrument and use it when theyre not playing their own instrument. its like theyre always gonna be involved somehow lmao.

at the beginning it felt a little detached compared to the bastille show i went to last year. but i dont blame them or think its bad, cause at bastille’s dan would stand close to the stage while matt prefers to hang about with the band. its just two different performers. it kind of made me think that i was watching the national perform in their own world.. until matt stopped midway through empire line and asked security to help someone.

at that point it kind of hit me that wow, actually we're in the same space! like im not actually watching them in their own world, like im there too! and theyre not in their own space either, theyre watching us too! and of course, how nice of matt to stop because someone wasnt okay 😭 he started all over again once he made sure they were okay. by the end he said "just some problems with dehydration. stay cool!"

and he threw a plastic pint across the theatre and i got some white wine on me. LOL. at another point he threw a red solo cup so hard i think it hit the opposite wall cause there was a super loud sound. then he went on to say "...one day..." during the last song he brought out a bottle of white wine or prosecco on stage but said he said couldn’t open it because it was corked and it was hard to open those on stage with his teeth(!!!) he asked for another bottle and smashed the corked one on the ground. i love drunk matt so much.

bryce is so interesting to watch tbh. he keeps changing guitars lmao. i got so excited every time he brought out the blue one, bc i had a super clear view of his bow hanging from his mic stand and i was like "vanderlyle?????"

in the end they didnt play it, but no matter! they played so many good songs that i cant complain. my jaw hit the floor when they played hard to find cause i wasnt expecting that at all! i kept saying "oh my god" when i heard the chords lmao. it was so beautiful. i remembered the interview where one of the twins said they think hard to find is one of the most beautiful songs theyve ever written. i felt so honoured that i could listen to it live! they also played this is the last time - my favourite off twfm! i think a lot of people in the theatre love that song too! we were all shouting “it takes a lot of pain to pick me up” together. 

of course they played standard classics too. it felt so good to sing along to bloodbuzz and i need my girl. i kind of expected they were gonna play england since it was their first show in england for this tour so when aaron started playing the chords i was super happy. mr november was the best in terms of crowd involvement, you could hear everyone shouting I WONT FUCK US OVER together. conversation 16, too.. everyone screaming "CAUSE IIIIMM EEEVILLLL" was so much fun. slow show and apartment story were so great live as well. singing “SO WORRY NOT ALL THINGS ARE WELL” was so wonderful. during fake empire the twins did the guitar thing as they always do. i was so happy! 

tbh when i was there i mostly felt out of place since most of the people there were white hipsters and they came with their friends/partners so i barely talked to anyone, but singing all the classics live made me forget all of that awkwardness.

the new album was good live too. carin at the liquor store is my fave off the album and it sounded so beautiful live. matt went one octave higher during turtleneck and he sounded so clear. i was actually so surprised at how clear and almost rasp-free he sounded! we shouted “great uncle valentine jester” during day i die, it was so great!  they dedicated apartment story and born to beg to a lady who took care of them while they were in manchester. the opening act luluc came out and sang with them during born to beg. it was beautiful and perfect! ive been falling in love more and more with born to beg with each listen, and the live performance really sealed the deal with how much i love it.

terrible love was the last song off the setlist and it’s my first favourite song from the national so listening to it live was like coming full circle of some sort. during that song (and mr. november) matt went out and leaned over the barriers so that people could reach out and hug him. during terrible love he was super close to me, but i was too scared to touch him cause so many people were clinging onto him already but he was literally right there! he also stood at the edge pretending to fall from the other side. a member of the audience hugged his knees to stop him from falling!

bryce kind of smiled at my general direction at one point when he was setting up his guitar. the girl next to me blew kisses at him, i wish i did or said something too, but honestly i just stood there and melted into a puddle. during fake empire bryce went to play the piano so aaron was on my side of the stage and he waved at my general direction when they finished. a double whammy! matt came over to our side of the stage during turtleneck and screamed the chorus at us. it was so surreal. waiting for two hours outside in the cold and rain was definitely worth the place right in the front.

of course i have a soft spot for the twins, so seeing them live was the best part of my night. bryce (and at some points aaron) being in front of me was a dream come true. it’s no doubt that bryce is fantastic at guitar, but hearing him live and actually picking up the way he plays with my own ears was really something else. not only his playing, but also how he was using all the different guitars and using the mics on them and all the different pedals - it was all like a work of genius. i didn’t really get to see aaron’s artistry since his stuff was on the opposite side of the stage and he played more piano (which was on his side of the stage) but i could clearly see him playing when matt stepped back and let the twins perform guitar together. i caught him smirking at bryce on multiple occasions. i ascended each time. 

it was obvious that bryce was the more shimmery, flashy player when it came to guitar, so i tried to distinguish their styles of piano too! maybe it’s just me, but i think aaron has a deeper sound and bryce has a sharper sound! maybe that’s why they take turns for specific songs. regardless, they were so great, playing together and separately. i admire them greatly since they have so many projects and interests and even though their musical interests differ, they end up intertwining. seeing them live really showed that tbh!

it was the best night of my life. i wish i could be going to today’s show as well, but unfortunately i don’t have the money for that! anyway, everything ive always dreamed of already came true when i managed to stand right in the front and watch the national in all their glory perform live. i never expected to be right in the front - literally at the barrier - but i was! and it was worth the two hour wait in the cold without any food (this was my fault for forgetting to eat before coming, but it was worth it tbh!). hopefully i’ll be able to go for another concert if possible because that was probably the best experience ive ever had.

[dustandthunder]

ive had a lovely few days.

almost everyone is back in the flat now which is cool, feels like forever since I’ve seen them.

Gina and I went to the gym and then I had an assignment to do so Scott came to my room to do it. We FaceTimed Jaz which was awesome cause I haven’t seen her in ages and ages. And then Gina and Shannon came in too while we were doing the work (I use ‘we’ very loosely, i didn’t understand anything so Scott did mine for me). The three of them sat on my bed and I sat in the desk chair and Jaz was in the phone and it was so cool. Scott only got 50 % on my test but I don’t really care. I did ok in the other assignments for that module so hopefully it won’t make too much difference. Pretty sure I’ll pass regardless anyway (I hope so haha)

Anyway, while Scott was doing the tests, I was doing my makeup cause matt was coming to visit!

The night before we were talking until pretty late. He’d had the day off cause it was Sunday and was on early yesterday so he had to be up at 4 in the morning, but because he’s been on lates a lot recently he wouldn’t be able to get to sleep until around 3. And of course I don’t like to sleep when I could be talking to him so I stayed up too. It was one of those nights where we discuss old stuff and he asks all the questions because we can do that now and it’s ok because we’re over all the shit things and it’s not awkward at all (literally nothing is awkward between us I don’t know why I even needed to say that). But we were talking on FaceTime for ages and I said he should come and see me after work tomorrow (which is now yesterday if that makes sense) cause he finished at 2 and then had the next day (now today) off, and the day after (now tomorrow) he’s on late. So it worked pretty perfectly really !! And he was like yes sounds like a plan .... so yay !

He got here literally as soon as I was done, oddly perfect timing really haha. I was so excited to see him :) it was so lovely, I’m so sad now cause I’m writing this after he’s left and I feel so lonely again haha. Not like properly lonely, just weird cause I’m sat in my room on my own now and it’s all tidy, when earlier all of his stuff was everywhere and my mattress and the air bed were on the floor and there were pillows and duvets and blankets and cushions all over (cause we always make a double bed on the floor and push the single bed frame on its side against the wall cause it’s too small for both of us). Feels like a really awesome sleepover. I guess that’s literally what it is anyway but you know what I mean.

So anyway last night we made the makeshift bed on the floor and then we went out for dinner. We went to this cool place not too far away which is like an American diner and grill. I’ve noticed it before but we’ve never been. It was so lovely inside, with all the booths and red and cream upholstery and Coca Cola fridges and neon tube lights and a big motorbike hanging from the ceiling. It was pretty empty, only two other tables of people. That was nice too, cause I could take photos and have a proper look at it without looking accidentally at people . Haha. The food was good too I would definitely go there again, although it was quite a lot . I think my stomach wasn’t used to a big meal because I haven’t really eaten in a week or so. It was still amazing though. Afterwards it was getting dark but we went for a drive like we always do and we listened to soft songs and it was so nice to be back together, even though it’s not even been very long.

Side note here: I feel so clingy because I miss him so so so much and it’s crazy how much I want his constant company, I hope it’s normal haha. I just really love him to a point I didn’t even realise was possible, and I’m so grateful for every second. I really can’t help being so soppy.

We drove through the mountains and we parked in the lay-by that we always do and we talked about how the new car he’ll get has a retractable glass roof so we can do this sort of thing and look at the stars. I think with that roof I would really want to kneel or stand on the seats and be half way out of the car while he drove, like Sam does in The Perks of being a Wallflower. And listen to stevie nicks singing landslide and maybe cry too, because I’m thinking about that now and it’s making me get a tight chest.

I mean that’s pretty illegal anyway, so maybe not. I’ll settle for holding my hands up through the roof and singing along with Matt and smiling like crazy and him holding my thigh and grinning at me in a way that still makes me cry. Why is my go to thing crying. Everything makes me cry. That sounds amazing anyway.

We sat there in the car for a while. The air was really still and pretty warm compared to what you would think it should have been. There was no signal there so we were listening to the shit on the radio and I had my head on his collar. Perfect nights man

Then we drove back, going too fast as always, and it was pitch black so you could just see the mountaintops either side and I called my mom and it was just great.

Matt was tired so we didn’t go to sleep too late really, he was completely gone by half midnight. I was sleepy but still awake, just listening to his breathing and kissing his shoulder blades and feeling the warmth. god tonight is gonna be shit being back on my own again. I was thinking earlier, in some ways i think it’d be better to not visit because it makes it a million times harder to readjust after yknow ? But at the same time I’d definitely rather deal with that than not see him. I can’t wait til it’s just very single night. I mean it is every single night when I’m back there but I always have to come back to uni. Summer will be good though. Going to work or whatever every day then coming home to falling back into bed next to him. I feel like I sound like one of those people who puts on social media about how their dream is to have a husband and a ton of children and just make it their life to look after them all and never have anything for them self. Haha . (Not that i have a problem with those people at all). But I’m just saying it’ll be nice to have such a long period of not being away.

We got up pretty late, obviously he hadn’t slept the night before so it was understandable, although I was getting pretty restless. We didn’t do too much today. We just went to a town further along the coast and got lunch and went around there for a while. There were lots of sweet dogs everywhere :)))

Talking of dogs, Matt and I have finally decided what dogs were gonna try n get when we have our own place. To be honest this may well not happen but as of now it’s the plan, so @ future me, don’t hold me to this. Ok so we’ve decided we’re going to have three, a Labrador because they’re just lovely, a lil spaniel like Lexie because she’s adorable and I can’t imagine life without her now, and a little sausage dog because we both love them so much. I hope we can rescue some that would be amazing :)

Oh also, when we were walking from my place to matts car, we just randomly saw matts cousin. So weird, turns out he goes to my uni and he lives on my accommodation site ??? Matt had no idea, we just saw him out of the blue. I’ve never met him before I had no idea who he was cause when their family all went to their grandparents at Christmas he didn’t go cause he was ill so I didn’t see him. He’s two years older than me but he’s in first year apparently. How crazy... small world haha.

After we got back from that place, we were going to go to the beach we always go to, but we forgot and came back to my flat. We just got back in bed and cuddled for agessssss with the curtains drawn so it was all dark.

I didn’t want him to go. Obviously. I always get pretty sad when he leaves but hey its only a few weeks now til I’m done with the first year ! That’s so mad honestly . Every single day I tick the date off of the calendar poster I have on my wall, and as of tomorrow I’ll be in the last month .

Anyway, I walked him to the car and helped carry his things down. And then he was gone ! (After a looooong hug) :(

He’s home now, back safe thank fuck. Scares the shit out of me everytime he drives pretty much anywhere that I’m not with him. But he’s ok, so I am too.

After he went I played monopoly with Gina and Shannon, and Gina and I went to do laundry. She paid mine again. She’s always like yeah no worries I’ll pay and I’m just like ???? Thank you so much. It’s not like i couldn’t pay myself but she just insists that she’s got it. Really so grateful .

Right now, like I said, I’m sat on my bed on my own. Matt keeps sending me photos of the dog, she’s so cute. I’m pretty tired, it’s after midnight. I need to take what’s left of my makeup off and go to bed.

It’s been a nice few days, and much as I’m a bit sad now, I am appreciative and happy for that.

[cosmosogler]

today mom woke me up before 6 by talking loudly to my brother. then eve and wiley woke me up with an argument before 7. then mom woke me up a full 45 minutes (8:45) before she had said i was supposed to get up (9:30) to ask if i was ready yet or not. 

i was pretty pissed. but i showered and went to work. despite the, maybe, 7 hours of sleep.

the guy i was working for, the boss’ son, chad, was super... irritating. he had me using a broken ass web site to write descriptions that conveniently omitted any mention of damage or wear on the items he was trying to sell. despite the fact that the web site gives a clear criteria you’re supposed to mark for any sign of wear. 

i mean, the worst that’s gonna happen for the customer is they see the jewelry is damaged and send it back to chad and probably don’t buy anything else from him. it’s a waste of his time and money, not anyone else’s. so i didn’t argue.

most of my day consisted of waiting for the web site to load literally every time i tried to do anything. i did end up having to stop and take deep breaths before i lost my patience.

after i finished the work (he had like 12 items for me to list and besides the waiting it took maybe 5 minutes to write everything needed to list the item) mom suggested i go down into the mall and check out the nintendo switch at the gamestop. mom’s office sits on top of scottsdale fashion square. the one the celebrities go to. i’ve never seen anyone famous there, but i don’t spend really any time there at all. i don’t like being in the mall by myself, but i would never go with mom.

i saw that the gamestop was pretty crowded to i stepped into the pet store on the other side of the walkway. there was a single blind great dane puppy hanging out behind the glass. i saw he was from a breeder and cost like 500 dollars and i got kinda mad. not at the store, really, but at the fact that there are breeders who sell puppies with, like, common and maybe severe genetic defects. purebred dogs are generally not healthy. and they don’t have any control over that and don’t understand what’s happening, and that’s just cruel.

so i walked farther into the store to see if there were any other animals and if it was still visiting hours since it was like 3. turns out that was the last dog in the store and the four cats had come from a rescue organization. one of the cats had had kittens, and all of them got adopted. the cats were being taken somewhere for the evening i guess. maybe back to the shelter. i listened to the employee talk very proudly about what breeds the cats were, and how their lives were going. she asked if i wanted one and i said definitely but my mom doesn’t like cats so we don’t have one. she said she understood.

i poked around a little longer and found some stuff i can put in the dogs’ water that will help with dental hygiene and also apparently ease joint pain and is also odorless. since diogi has pretty bad arthritis and also has poop breath i bought a bottle. i asked the cashier a bunch of questions about it and she gave me a discount when i finally picked something out. 

i know there are ethical concerns when it comes to, like, choosing which offspring to have due to genetic preferences. but why bring someone into the world if they’re going to be sick their whole life? wouldn’t you want to give your kids the best possible chance to have a life they like? hampering their progress right out of the gate doesn’t seem... i dunno, i can see why some people would choose to have a kid based on what kind of condition they would be in at birth. but i’m not a good person to ask about that, because i am miserable and have trouble imagining how people can be happy and fulfilled in the first place.

and i know looking at your kid’s genes and deciding whether or not to have that kid can lead to some pretty nasty eugenics stuff. i’m not trying to say all deviation from some genetic “norm” is bad. god, it’s complicated and it’s easy for that control to get out of hand. there ain’t no good answer.

just because i often wish i hadn’t been born doesn’t mean other people should also feel that way.

i got sidetracked. what happened next is that i snuck into the gamestop and hid behind a rack of amiibo paraphernalia. i ended up behind one of the cashiers and when he saw me he motioned me over. so i asked some stuff about the switch, like if it had backwards compatibility or if your purchases from the eshop carried over. i was so nervous i came off like an idiot fake gamer girl. even though those don’t exist? i don’t know if he thought they did or not though, and he gave me a kind of dubious look when i couldn’t immediately recall the gamer lingo i last used maybe six years ago. and i didn’t know some pretty basic facts about the switch, like the fact that it uses cartridges instead of disks. and he compared a new game to f-zero and i said i hadn’t played that one yet, but was looking for it at bookmans. that got me sniffed at by three different dudes at the counter!

he asked if i wanted to know anything else and i totally blanked so i stammered through telling him i’d come back if i could think of any more questions and awkwardly walked over to the switch display boxes.

maybe it would be good to get one for christmas, when there are more games out for it and i can see if i would like more than two of them.

anyway after that i piddled around miserably with putting together some battle box teams on my pokemon game. then mom and i went to dinner with my sister. i ate half my meal before i started feeling kinda sick again, but my sister got a dessert so i had some of that too.

when i got home i refilled the dogs’ water and hung out with eve and the doog. when eve started having what seemed to be a violent dream i called her to wake her up and then immediately felt bad for waking her up. she didn’t seem to mind. she just laid there with her eyes open for a little bit before going back to sleep. when i checked on her again later she wagged her tail and it was really cute.

wiley, of course, wanted to go for a walk, but it was already past 7 when we got home. i will try to get up before 10 tomorrow so i can take him out in the morning instead of after dinner when everyone else is out and about and also the rabbits are everywhere. 

oh yeah, on the way to work mom asked if i had done a bunch of other stuff i haven’t gotten around to yet. like, after i had told her what i managed to get done yesterday. i felt kinda put out, like even though i put in all that effort, or at least, felt like i’d put in a lot of effort, it didn’t matter because some other thing didn’t also get done.

and the therapy place is booked through april so i’ll have to call my other option tomorrow. and take care of graduation stuff like getting my diploma mailed home, and find out what’s going on with my tuition. 

and that’s what i did today!!! i also realized that the way i’d built one of my pokemon i didn’t actually need to get it to level 100 to change its ivs, because its ivs were fine. so that felt like a waste of time. at least it was just one of them out of the ~40. when i finish getting all of these guys leveled up i’ll have to look through their stats and prioritize. i do like having a project, even a really nerdy one like pokemon. 

the competition in april is going to be doubles battles. i’ve found that i really prefer the speed micromanaging and overall faster pace of doubles battles to singles, especially when there are four players involved. since it’s a doubles battle i will feel more comfortable doing some setup. i’m going to see how a trick room team will do.

in competitions, for singles battles you can only choose three pokemon, so it’s kind of not worth it to spend time setting up a gimmick. you don’t have as many options to work with if your opponent can counter your first guy. but in doubles, you pick four pokemon, and you send out two guys at once, which means you can attack and set up on the same turn and don’t have to waste valuable turns switching your pokemon. setup stuff like weather and trick room only lasts a set amount of turns, so if you have to spend a turn switching your pokemon, that leaves that much less time that you can operate effectively in. 

in retrospect, that explanation wasn’t really for anyone’s benefit. i already know what i’m talking about, people who read this and know pokemon won’t need the explanation, and people who read this and don’t know pokemon will probably still have a hard time following. but i’d feel bad if i didn’t at least try to explain the jargon.

basically i like doubles battles more because i am much better at them.

that took ten minutes, and now it is after 1. so i’m going to get ready for bed and maybe continue rambling tomorrow if i find i have something more to say. take care of yourselves.

[joseph-joestar-plz-twerk-4-me]

eyy i was tagged by @lancekoganee, @lovelylangst, and @fictionismynationality for the 92 truths thing so here it issss

LAST… [1] drink: dr pepper [2] phone call: uh well the last like 5 people to call me were spam numbers but the last i actually talked on was with my sister [3] text message: bff callie [4] song you listened to: just one yesterday by fall out boy [5] time you cried: a few hours ago when i remembered my characters name in the demi episode game that i played a year and a half ago was “whipe dat azz”

HAVE YOU EVER… [6] dated someone twice: unfortunately yes [7] been cheated on: no [8] kissed someone and regretted it: no [9] lost someone special: ?? im not sure bc there’s a lot of people who used to be special but the friendship either imploded or slowly died sooo [10] been depressed: no [11] gotten drunk and thrown up: no lol i am rather pure for my age lmao

LIST 3 FAVOURITE COLORS: [12] dark green [13] pastel pink [14] that blue that looks really good in velvet

IN THE LAST YEAR HAVE YOU… [15] made new friends: yeah! [16] fallen out of love: yes? im not sure if it was love to begin w sooo [17] laughed until you cried: bruh i did like 3 hours ago lol [18] found out someone was talking about you: yeah apparently im “famous” at best buy bc my coworker (who also works there) was telling his coworkers about shenanigans him and i get into  [19] met someone who changed you: yee [20] found out who your true friends are: yeah. ive cut out a lot of people but its for the better [21] kissed someone on your facebook list: not currently lol (my current bf isnt my friend on facebook lmao)

GENERAL… [22] how many of your facebook friends do you know in real life: most of them tbh, but i need to go through and clean out my friends list [23] do you have any pets: 3 cats and a doggo [24] do you want to change your name: nah but a nickname would be cool [25] what did you do for your last birthday: i didnt work  i saw Fantastic Beasts in the morn and had lunch w my bf, then hung out w my friends and had dinner w them and the fam, went home and played sims [26] what time did you wake up: 7-730ish am [27] what were you doing at midnight last night: coming home from work/starting precal hw [28] name something you cannot wait for: obviously voltron season 3 but i also want to jsut get thru the next few weeks bc work is going to be a   n i g h t m a r e  and i want my suffering to be over asap [29] when was the last time you saw your mother: 2 hours ago [30] what is one thing you wish you could change about your life: honestly i would go back in time and tell little middle school me to try out for region (bc i honestly believe if i had just had a year or two more expirience auditioning, then i wouldve made the all state choir) and then go to junior yr me and say “stop being an angry ho and   c a l m   d o w n   . i wish i could go back a year from today and tell myself that the management position is not worth it. to find another job while i can. (however, i use my job as motivation to do well in school: “do well, keep up my gpa, get my degree. i dont want to be at the movie theater forever”) [31] what are you listening to right now: my klance playlist (death of a bachelor is currently playing) [32] have you ever talked to a person named tom: ive talked to a tommy and someone whos last name is toms [33] something that is getting on your nerves: anything customer related/ “can an available manager come to the stand for an employee purchase” [34] most visited website: college homepage, math hw website, tumblr, gmail, netflix (recently made my friend watch voltron every MWF after out speech class lol) [35] elementary: my awkward acne/glasses/pre-braces/braces phase. also i wore training bras for 3 yrs bc i was so uncomfortable w my boobs that i couldnt tell my mom i needed an actual bra [36] high school: i can look at pictures and tell by my smile where i lost my childish innocence (halfway thru junior yr)  [37] college: community rn, but i plan on transfering to tamu and getting at least a bachelors in environmental science. i have to research into carriers to see if a masters/phd is worth it, but that is something im interested in [38] hair color: blonde when clean [39] long or short hair: the question of the century. i look good w a lob, but i also love braiding hair sooo [40] do you have a crush on someone: i mean i have a crush on my bf lance [41] what do you like about yourself: i guess im funny. i can sing the whole danny phantom theme song  [42] piercings: triples in each ear, helix and double forward helix in my right ear (planning on getting a faux snug in my left ear eventually. id like a nose ring, but work wont let me. i maybe want a belly button ring, if i decide to work out for it lol as if) [43]blood type: i dunno, but looking at it makes me queasy so [44] nickname: maycakers, big titty t, mak [45] relationship status: long term relationship (idk how many months now but its over 2 yrs so) [46] zodiac sign: scorpio [47] pronouns: she/her.  [48] fav tv show: voltron, avatar the last airbender (im laughing i typed “airbeder” at firs), the office, drake and josh [49] tattoos: never (ill stick w piercings) [50] right or left hand: right 

FIRST… [51] surgery: does having a wart dug out of my toe count [52] piercing: the standard single pair when i was 6 [53] best friend: aaliyah but once we got to middle school we didnt have classes together and i didnt see her much in highschool (i heard about her bc she broke a lot of sports records. shes gonna be an olympian in 2020 y’all. i can feel it) [54] sport: does drill team count [55] vacation: we went to the state capitol w my grandparents  [56] pair of trainers: wtf are trainers

RIGHT NOW… [57] eating: nothing bc my stomach is currently revolting [58] drinking: grape powerade [59] i’m about to: take a nap gd im tired [60] listening to: euphoria by loreen [61] waiting for: sleep to take me [62] want: my period back ache to stop [63] get married: i want to get married so bad i want to be super domestic and have a bb and that kid is gonna recycle EVERYTHING and i will love them [64] career: ecologist? environmental researcher? environmental biologist? agricultural reformer? idk i just want to do something w the environment 

WHICH IS BETTER… [65] hugs or kisses: hugs  [66] lips or eyes: eyes are pretty [67] shorter or taller: taller bc then ur head is in their chest when u hug. or u have to get on tippy toes to kiss. yes. [68] older or younger: older older older [70] nice arms or nice stomach: yknow stomaches are nice and all but u cant see them bc shirts. u can see arms tho ohmy [71] sensitive or loud: idk im loud so  [72] hook up or relationship: relationship ftw. hook ups sound...really gross to me (my ace ass cant fathom hookups lol) [73] troublemaker or hesitant: hesitant

HAVE YOU EVER… [74] kissed a stranger? ew no [75] drank hard liquor? the only thing ive ever drank ever is a shot of cherry sake (i spit that back out it was gross) and a shot of goldschlager (which cleared sinuses i didnt know i had and made me reaaaalllly giggly) [76] lost glasses/contact lenses? lmao all the time [77] turned someone down: yeah  [78] sex on first date? no [79] broken someone’s heart? yes  [80] had your own heart broken? not really? i felt sad both times i broke up w my ex but i knew it was for the best [81] been arrested? no but ive had someone threaten me w calling the cops [82] cried when someone died? my granny, cat, hamster [83] fallen for a friend? i mean my bf was my friend before we dated so i guess

DO YOU BELIEVE IN… [84] yourself? tbh i am super confident in my schoolwork and just... not at all at work [85] miracles? yeah but sometimes they fail me [86] love at first sight? no  [87] Santa Claus? rip [88] kiss on the first date? ehhh [89] angels? maybe

OTHER… [90] current best friend’s name: CALLIE [91] eye color: blue [92] favorite movie: oh fuq i love tangled and anastasia 

i dont know 20 people or whatever so imma tag @pierce-the-llama, @marcoandthebodts (you sent me one of these like 55245 years ago and i shall do it now lol), @connors-sweet-ass, and @justklance if y’all want to 

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70 horrible questions

I was tagged by the lovely @1of1prism thank u my guy <3

01: Do you have a good relationship with your parents? Maybe better than some people but probably also worse than a lot of people lol. Sometimes I go to people’s houses and I’m like ???what is this “communication”. Also depends on the day and parent. i have an entire tag devoted to my dad lol

02: Who did you last say “I love you” to? I dunno probs my mom or one of my friends 

03: Do you regret anything? Lots

04: Are you insecure? "My insecurities have insecurities” tho tbh i’m gettin pretty good. 

05: What is your relationship status? Single and not ready to mingle

06: How do you want to die? in control and ready 2 go

07: What did you last eat? cream of chicken soup... chocolate frozen yogurt... caramel pudding....... I just had my wisdom teeth out.......give me real food......

08: Played any sports? Never, in my life. The audacity.

09: Do you bite your nails? Ahuh! Sometimes!

10: When was your last physical fight? ive never been in a 2-way fight but the most recent 1-sided one was probs in gr 6 when one of my friends (aha) dragged me across the classroom by my hair lol

11: Do you like someone? No :\

12: Have you ever stayed up 48 hours? try 72 hon

13: Do you hate anyone at the moment? lol trump (im not changing ur answer sophie cause its accurate lol) also anyone who aligns w him and rn all the conservative MPs for being dicks and a lot more I’m full of hatred rn 

14: Do you miss someone? i miss being able to eat real 

15: Have any pets? my sister has 2 ferrets :\ but she moved out so no

16: How exactly are you feeling at the moment? my face hurts

17: Ever made out in the bathroom? made out a cheque to my haters (just kidding i have no money and no haters i just was trying to be funny. im sorry. i need humour right now.)

18: Are you scared of spiders? i mean i think it depends on how dark it is and how big the spider is tbh 

19: Would you go back in time if you were given the chance? i dunno i’ll need an informed consent form

20: Where was the last place you snogged someone? :\ 

21: What are your plans for this weekend? first i gotta recover and then i gotta finish like 5 papers and hang with people and have a sleepover and hang with more ppl and watch a bunch of tv

22: Do you want to have kids? How many? I want to give birth to 0 kids tho I am still undecided on adoption etc. I’d probs be a rly good godmother tho like im just sayin. @1of1prism @purewhiteflames​ ;)) 

23: Do you have piercings? How many? no piercings as of yet tho i wanna get my ears pierced i think. but my dad disapproves of anything like that so i’d probs have to wait to either move out or be financially independent lol

24: What is/are/were your best subject(s)? rn? english, women and gender studies, most things involving research-based papers where i have free reign over the topic 

25: Do you miss anyone from your past? lotsa ppl tbh

26: What are you craving right now? food........that i can eat........ chickenmelts........hamburgers......pizza........pasta......... :’(

27: Have you ever broken someone’s heart? prob lol but do i care

28: Have you ever been cheated on? we’ve all been cheated on.......by the system.....

29: Have you made a boyfriend/girlfriend cry? that would require having one

30: What’s irritating you right now? my goddamn jaw and people eating food I can’t eat in front of me. my parents had mcdonalds yesterday. you know what i had. a milkshake. my sister brought home bacon wrapped scallops. I haven’t had scallops in like 2 years cause they’ve doubled in price and the one time we have scallops let alone frickin bacon wrapped scallops (like what the hell what kinda fancyass lunch) I cant FRICKIN eat it. Oh but I can smell it. I can hear u crunching on these foods. “Mmmmm!” ya shut up.

31: Does somebody love you? Do you know how popular I am? I am soooo popular. Everybody loves me so much at this school.

32: What is your favourite color? black and hot pink together

33: Do you have trust issues? ...........why are u asking..........what will u do with that info.......

34: Who/what was your last dream about? NO FREAKING JOKE!!!!!! i HAD A FRICKIN DREAM WHERE DANNY DEVITO CAME TO MY HOUSE WITH THIS LADY AND THEY TRIED TO BUY MY HOUSE AND MY MOM WAS LIKE “no..” AND THEY WERE SO MAD AND DANNY DEVITO TRIED TO STEAL THE HOUSE KEYS BUT I CAUGHT HIM JUST IN TIME like what kinda fake tumblr text post but it’s real i really dreamed that. I honestly can’t believe it. I would doubt it myself except I told someone abt it right away when I woke up. so now i will never forget.

35: Who was the last person you cried in front of? my mom and this nurse because I woke up in a cot after being high on laughing gas and some other drug and steroids so not only did I wake up and I didn’t know where I was and no one was there and there was like an hour gap in my consciousness but I was coming off a high LOL

36: Do you give out second chances too easily? definitely not lol I give 2nd chances on rare occasions but as a general rule if u break my trust I won’t trust u in the same way again lol “trust is like a mirror. u can fix it if it’s broke. but u can still see the crack in that mother fucker’s reflection”

37: Is it easier to forgive or forget? hmmmmmmmmmmmmm forgive i guess

38: Is this year the best year of your life? well not politically or in a global sense but in terms of like self-growth and stuff I’m doing pretty well so far I’m doin pretty good. workin hard... having fun.. loving myself.. 

39: How old were you when you had your first kiss? i have never in my life sullied my lips with someone else’s bacteria-laden lips

40: Have you ever walked outside completely naked? n.........o

51: Favourite food? chicken pasta alfredo, chicken pie, chicken vol au vents, chickenmelts, eggs benedict, um, double chocolate fudge tart from dufflet... hmm, Sophie’s dad’s lasagna and also pasta al fuerno or whatever that’s called like yum, uh.. it’s really easy to list these off when i CAN’T HAVE ANY OF THEM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Also poutine, and I also rly like Subway (ham and cheese on italian herbs and cheese bread with lettuce, onion, pickles, and mayonaisse, toasted...) 

52: Do you believe everything happens for a reason? kind of but I tried to explain it to someone once and they were like ??????what ur saying makes no sense and contradicts itself and i was like ya probably lol

53: What is the last thing you did before you went to bed last night? watched a bad tv show my parents were watching and drank a giant mcdonalds milkshake and iced my face

54: Is cheating ever okay? honestly who am i to judge ur relationship and forgiveness and stuff but like imo if someone cheats on u they don’t respect u as an equal in that relationship or probably as a human

55: Are you mean? i can be a bit of a dick tbh but most of the time when i say something mean in my head im like “why is my mouth saying//why are my fingers typing these horrible ass things??”

56: How many people have you fist fought? well ive never used my fists on anyone but 2 people have punched me in the stomach does that count lol

57: Do you believe in true love? at the same time, i wanna hug you, i wanna wrap my hands around your neck, you’re an asshole, but i love you... so much i think it must be true love, true love. it must be tru-e love, no one else could break my heart like yo-o-o-o-o-o. yo-o-o-o-oh, oh-o-o-oh (No)

58: Favourite weather? either when its foggy and tranquil or when its like 23-25 degrees and sunny but also there’s some clouds so it’s not like direct hot sun on u but it’s still warm enough to wear shorts

59: Do you like the snow? i like when it’s snowing and quiet and peaceful and i like lying down in the snow and having that feeling of hearing everything kind of muted? but ya i hate slush and ice and stuff 

60: Do you wanna get married? not really but i might for tax benefits LOL

61: Is it cute when a boy/girl calls you baby? No, get that shit away from me

62: What makes you happy? lots of things especially seeing other people happy and genuine

63: Would you change your name? Maybe tbh it’s something i’m thinking abt right now cause I’m not a super fan of my name but maybe not officially and I also don’t wanna start shit with my fam I think my mom would be upset lol 

64: Would it be hard to kiss the last person you kissed? ya cause they don’t exist lol

65: Your best friend of the opposite sex likes you, what do you do? well thats nice cause I like him too but what’s with this “opposite sex” bs like i know what u mean but like 

66: Do you have a friend of the opposite sex who you can act your complete self around? like seriously it’s not a real thing sex and gender are both constructs it’s a spectrum, a range. my buddy. pal. listen. (also ya i like to think anyone in our friend group but like probs john cause I can be scathing with those guys but as if i’d ever be vulnerable around them LOL)

67: Who was the last person of the opposite sex you talked to? like ur gonna keep going with this. ur gonna keep doing this. thats fine. but i can give u some reading. like i have all these pdfs if ur interested. no joke. and if pdfs are unaccessible to u i also have a bunch of youtube links. like hon. (my dad)

68: Who’s the last person you had a deep conversation with? wow i dont even know if i can tag u back @1of1prism cause if im being honest i think it was @purewhiteflames oops, yikes!!!

69: Do you believe in soulmates? no but i do think there are people that u are much more compatible with than other people

70: Is there anyone you would die for? i dunno we’ll see if/when it happens lol

I’m not gonna put anyone else through this so you can say I tagged u if u wanna do it but like lol

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My mom seems to think it's not based on what she heard almost 10 years ago. We currently have Allstate which is costing us $265/mo whereas Progressive could cost us $171/mo. IDK why she won't even try it

My insurance on my car is $450 and its nothing special of a car not fast how can i get it lower?

My insurance on my car is $450 and its nothing special of a car not fast how can i get it lower? the insurance company told me if i sighn on with my family it makes it cheaper...all of my friends are paying 120-200 i dont get why mines so much more/?

What can i do if my fmla and insurance is terminated?

Today is my last day for fmla and my insurance benefits, but I can't afford any insurance. Its almost 4 months I've been out of work due to diabetes, high blood pressure, fractured c1, infections on my skull and spine, and excessive migraines. I am unable to bend over, lift heavy objects, push or pull objects, stand, sit, or walk for long periods of time and was recently denied disability benefits. I need other operations done, but I cannot afford health insurance to continue my treatments.""

Can you insure a car without a company?

Do you have to go through a company to insure your car, or can you do it yourself? What I mean is that you could put a large sum of money to one side in a deposit and get back what wasn't spent on claiming. This system works for appartment renting, so why not car insurance? Does it exist? Should it exist?""

What's the cheapest auto insurance for a 23-year old woman?

I've only wrecked once, and it was during a storm, with little damage resulting. I'm about to get a car, but I need insurance - what's the cheapest company for someone like me? Thanks!""

Do I really need car insurance?

I'm paying $170 a month for car insurance, it went up a little because i was in a minor accident and I feel it's a bit much to be paying every month. So if I don't have ...show more""

Where is the best place to purchase product liability insurance?

Need product liability insurance for imported hardwood flooring.

What is voluntary access on car insurance?

i saw it on the go compare web site but i dont know what it is as im a 1st time driver

Medical insurance for cancer patient?

A family member is diagnosed with something similar as cancer. She works for a big fortunate 500 company and so far, there is no sign the company will fire her. However, the job is very stressful and when she starts chemotherapy, she will most likely take a medical leave (Not sure how long) She doesn't want to put all eggs in one basket, just in case the comapny fires her, she would lose medical insurance, and that would not be very good. Just wondering if there is a private insurance company who will never reject a cancer patient. She is very aware of the fact that premenium would be sky high, but she is willing to pay for it just in case. Any suggestions thank you""

Boyfriend got into accident with my car..he has insurance/SR-22. Whose insurance will be responsible?

My boyfriend has had an insurance policy with an SR-22 on it for almost a year. It expires in 6 days. He was driving my car to work and got into an accident that was his fault. My car has barely any damage and I don't think the other car was severely damaged. My mom has an insurance policy on my car ( I live with her) But since my boyfriend was driving and he has insurance with the SR-22 doesn't that mean that it will go on his insurance? Isn't that the exact reason he had to have the SR-22 in the first place? So in case he screwed up (which he did) than it would be covered in any car he drives? Thanks.

If I have proof of insurance but driving a friend's car who doesn't have insurance...?

Can I get a ticket for not having insurance? I was pulled over while driving a friend's car and received a ticket for not having proof of insurance. I had proof of insurance for my car in my wallet, and I showed it to the officer. He told me there needed to be proof of insurance for the car I was driving as well. Anybody know if this is true? I'm in Washington State for the record.""

Car insurance help? do i need to pay?

Hi there:) I have just bought a car, it is being delviered on thursday. I was hoping to keep it on my drive until i have passed, then insure it and drive after, am i allowed to do this? or do i have to pay insurance? thanks""

How much will car insurance cost?

I want a 2002 toyota Celica and a suv like 2003 escalade Im 15 now but when I get my license I'm going on my mom insurance but I have to pay the bill how much

""Car Insurance, age limit on Family Plan?""

Okay my parents have their cars plus my younger brother on their home/auto insurance policy. My car is also included but I am wondering, is this okay or a problem since I am 25 yrs old and no longer living with them? I could get auto on my own but it is way more expensive compared to my 'share' with my parents policy. Is there a law or rule? What if I was living with them? I am in CA""

Do I really need liability insurance?

So, I am thinking of opening a summer company and I don't think I need liability insurance. I know that everyone should have it, but I don't think it's really worth it for me. All of the places I will be visiting will have their own insurance and I will only be using the insurance for a week or so a month. As I won't be using it a lot, I don't think I really need it. So, basically, do I need insurance for my space in an insured venue. Thanks in advanced!""

How much will my insurance go up for a speeding ticket?

I got a speeding ticket in July going 100 mph in California. I live in AZ and was visiting when I got pulled over. I got a notice in the mail saying it's mandatory for me to appear in court. Does anyone know how much my insurance will go up? I'm 25 yrs old and this is my 2nd speeding ticket. The 1st one was in AZ and it doesn't show up on my record because I went to driving school.

Which cheap car insurance companies send the documantetion by Email only?

NOT by post, by EMAIL only""

Car Insurance - help me please people :(?

Ok so I have my driving test tomorrow and if i pass, i wont be able to get insurance for my car because i dont have enough money for it yearly, and I heard that if you pay insurance monthly, you have to pay a large amount of money before hand? I asked my nan to borrow some money but the money wouldn't have cleared on time so I was wondering is there an alternative for me being able to pay it the next month or something? because i know for MOT you can have up to a month to pay for it so i was wondering if it can be the same for paying car insurance? thanks for ur help in advance""

""First Car, insurance price etc :)?""

Hi all, I'm going to go into more detail and search more etc. when I get the car's reg, but for now I can only ask all of you :) I'm going to buy 1.6 ltr ford focus off of my friend for 800, 5 door, 2000 model I think so what kind of insurance would I be quoted on it usually? I don't want links to websites as I havent got all the details... but I havent passed my test yet and it will be my first car, plus I'm 18 so it could be a tad expensive I know :S Thanks for reading :)""

Where can you get insurance for a 16 year old travelling alone?

Hi, a group of my friends and I, five of us, are travelling to Germany and are looking for a place that would insure us, we are all 16 years old. Thanks :)""

Cheapest car insurance for learner?

Best car for male 17 year old ?

Affordable healthcare in Virginia?

My current healthcare that I have through my employer sucks. It is way too expensive and not very good. My deductible so high and since I recently added my baby, it's even higher. I am now looking into a different insurance provider that is affordable and provides good service and benefits. Any suggestions?""

Luning Nevada Cheap car insurance quotes zip 89420

Luning Nevada Cheap car insurance quotes zip 89420

""My wife is pregnant, we do not have insurance. What should we do?""

We do not have insurance, but are having a baby. We are happy to add to our family, but do not know how we are going to be able to afford the up coming medical bills.""

Cheap Auto Insurance in Houston/Katy?

I bought a Chevrolet Avalanche 2004 a week ago. I want to know which is the cheapest full coverage insurance on the Houston/Katy area. I also would like to know where can I get the insurance just for one month.

Do judges call in to verify your car insurance?

I was just curious if you are sent to court for driving without proof of insurance if the judge in court calls into the insurance to verify it. If it helps I live in Illinois. Just curious I'm trying to prove something to a friend.

Is Blue of california a good health insurance?

Is Blue of california a good health insurance?

Is insurance for a car replica cheaper?

Is it true that kit cars, example toyota mr2 to murcialago insurance cheaper??""

Blue cross insurance? How soon can you start using it?

Well, I want to get braces but don't have any insurance whatsoever (other than the mandatory Medicare). I live in NS by the way. I would like to get Blue Cross insurance but have no idea how to do so and when I would be able to start using my insurance towards my braces. Also, I have a minor benign tumor on my pituitary gland so will that affect my rating for insurance? What other insurance companies are there in Atlantic Canada? Thanks for your help :)""

What's the minimum auto insurance coverage I should have in california?

I'm not talking about the minimum required by law, but what's a good idea to have? Is 100/300/50 BIPD overkill? Are we just throwing our money away?""

What insurance is going to play ?

I confided my 2 cats to a friend in Liverpool. My cats ripped him tapestry of his wall. Will take my insurance the damage because they are my cats ? Or his insurance because he is given custody of my cats ?

Can I open this kind of Insurance Business?

I was wondering if I would be able to offer a secondary insurance just for theft or total of a car. My sister has and resells auto insurance but my idea was to offer to modified imports. Or could offer a guarantee to pay difference from what I value the car then what their primary insurance pays? I know you need a license to sell insurance. Any input will help.

Why does having access to more than 1 car put your insurance premium up?

I'm trying to get insured on my mums car, the quotes on insurance comparison websites are higher when I mention that she is insured on somebody else car though...""

Any suggestion base on your experences with Health and dental insurances?

My Health and Dental Insurance from my old employer (under cobra with Kasier) will expire soon. I plan on buying my own Health and Dental, any suggestions in Northern California?. Thanks""

How much approx. to insure 1100cc for 7 days?

Any help on this question will be appreciated. I'm only looking for an approximation as I've no idea what the general insurance rates are for short term car insurance. Insurance would only need be 3rd part fire and theft. Would it cost me 10, 50 a 100 pounds, I've no idea. Again any help appreciated. Thanks.""

What are some car insurance companys?

would love to know ones that are cheap???

A question about insurance on a car?

ok i live in england, and i am 27yrs old, i drive and have my own insurance which is fully comp, as i am over 26 i can drive any car third party, my boyfriend is just starting to learn to drive and since neither of his parents drive, hes going to have to get his own car with his own insurance on, which is obviously going to be quite high as hes a new driver, hes 20yrs old. we got told that if he put me on his insurance as a second driver then it would work out a bit cheaper for him, but im wondering if this is true, as i can drive his car anyway on my insurance, so im not sure if its legal to go on his or if they will let me. any advice would be appreciated.""

What are the cheapest cars for car insurance in England?

What are the cheapest cars for car insurance in England? I am just about to pass my test and don't care if the car looks like a piece of ****. I want it to have cheap car insurance. I'm thinking Peugeot 206 or something but I have no idea about cars? Thanks guys.

Young Person Car Insurance?

Hi there, I am currently looking for my son who is 19 and has just got himself a new job, i promised him if he gets a job he can have a car to get there. However i am very worried about the insurance quotes ive looked up on the internet which is looking at 3700 a year which is the cheapest i can find. Very worrying seeing his mates are 2500 which im happy to pay. He is looking for a old ford fiesta, is there any ideas where i could improve and seek a cheaper quote? Possibly phoning up companies or is the internet quotes better, any other suggested cheap car insurance websites? Thanks Fiona""

Car insurance?

how much would insurance for a 16 year old female cost for a 2000 Plymouth Neon Highline

How much does a limo insurance cost?

im saving 33,480 dollars to buy an 04 limo""

Can i go onto my Dads car insurance and get my own car aswell?

What the title says. Can i go onto my dads car insurance and drive my own car, instead of driving my dads?""

Car Insurance Question?

A couple of months ago, I checked out Insurance on Money Supermarket and got a cheap quote of 1,115.44 for a 5 door 1.1 Citroen Saxo, but I've been recently checking again and now all the quotes from the same company are over 4K??? Are they allowed to do this anyhow? And if I phone up the company and tell them about the cheap quote, will they give it to me?""

Insurance for international trip?

I purchased an international airline ticket. In case anything happens I am thinking to buy a travel insurance to protect me from canceling the trip. Is there reliable insurance company have this service with a reasonable price? Appreciate your valuable information. Lucy

How much is AAA insurance?

Well my dad has been a member of AAA for 10 to 17 years now and i wonder how much it would be if he added me on the policy right now since i only have a permit and im going to be 16 in august, and when i get my license, how much would it be to get the coverage for my car?""

Does anyone know how much car insurance will be on a 2003 ford focus svt 2 door?

im thinking about buying a ford focus svt i just need to no around how much car insurance might be if any one knows

How much insurance should i buy ?

How much insurance should i buy ?

What are the best alternatives to Humana One for an individual?

I am a college graduate and my parents helped me with Humana One bills. I am about to work at my first post-college job but unfortunately they don't provide health insurance for part-timers. I am interested in more affordable but quality alternatives to Humana One especially for someone in his 20s. My alumni association mailed me info about GradMed but it is only a temporary solution and doesn't cover pre-existing conditions.

Luning Nevada Cheap car insurance quotes zip 89420

Luning Nevada Cheap car insurance quotes zip 89420

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/anything-i-can-do-lower-my-insurance-17-year-old-scott-nelson/"

[braindamageforbeginners]

And now, a Special Guest Appearance on the Importance of Following Doctor’s Instructions and Healthy Lifestyle

Well, the hangover wasn’t too bad today, despite going to bed miserable. Not too much muscle pain/fatigue - that all happened last night, I think - enough to make me grab unhealthy amounts of Tylenol (The flip side is, the next NSAID I take will be the very first one I take today)(excuse me, head’s a little sore). The downside is that my leftside is off - noticeably less dexterous than usual (Dad was asking about this the other day, I told him I get a little wobbly and much clumsier than usual; he pointed out that since we weren’t exactly talented athletes to begin with, the effect might just amplify what other people would be able to shrug off). This could be a side effect of radiation (which, remember, usually isn’t permanent, but can show up from any point from here to eternity), it could be a side-effect of the experimental serum; it could be a side-effect of my left arm getting the improper sized BP cuff a few times yesterday (my right arm, like my nuclear bald patches, tends to get angry when people poke at it). Left leg’s wobbly on-and-off these days, based on how tired I am. And I am exhausted; that’s not only a very, very common chemo side-effect, it happens when you’re a good chemo patient that wakes up every couple of hours to chug more water and/or pee)(yes, that’s the best, easiest chemo treatment Research Coordinator and the Warlocks recommended). And it’s clear to me that I was definitely experiencing “chemo brain” last night (hopefully I’m not any more). To me, that manifests as a sort of mental haze that makes it hard to take initiative, concentrate, or do all the things humans have to do in society. But I did eventually crawl out of bed (that was unpleasant), get some coffee in the system, and take a walk along the beach (I was feeling a little too unsteady for the gym)

So, in keeping with the general theme, “Judge no man fortunate until he is dead” I need to introduce my grandmother these chronicles. All my other grandparents are dead (even my step-mother’s parents who acted as surrogate grandparents, Great Kraken Bless ‘em), so you don’t have worry about getting confused about which one I’m talking about; she’s Dad’s mother. I don’t think that’s particularly important, but it might save questions/clarification later. Now, just three months ago, while in the car with Dad and Grandma,we had a medical bitch-off. Grandma is 90 and recovering from a broken pelvis. Dad is 69 and has Stage III kidney cancer. And I have Stage IV brain cancer at 33. If you were a gambling man (and that’s all I am these days, it’s just that the stakes are my continued existence), and had to place a bet on which of us would live to see the next presidential election, the smart money would be on Grandmama. Well, she came down with a nasty infection over the weekend and had to be hospitalized. Now, to all my family members who may be reading this with surprise, don’t worry, everything appears back to normal-ish as of this morning (although it’s like playing medical telephone). However, Grandma seems to think she’s a member of the Medici family and it’s the 14th century, and she’d just as soon no one found out, ever. Meanwhile, people I’d lost contact with post-college are aware of my situation (an I appreciate it). Which brings up a teachable moment. I’ve frequently said that pride isn’t important until you can eat it; in the modern medical industry, pride might be fatal. Again, I had a former employer contact me offering to introduce me to research oncologists looking into GBM treatment - you give up those sorts of opportunities/help when you hide your disease in the name of pride.

The other interesting point in all of this is grandma’s general health, which doesn’t seem to be good, from an outside observer (she never lets anyone else into the doctor’s rooms with her; I insist that someone - I’ll pay a taxi driver if I can’t find volunteers, because I am deathly afraid my doctors will casually mention some possible treatment or complication, and I’ll miss it). To be fair, she’s mentally still all there (although annoying and combative), but she looks like I feel, 12-hours post-infusion. On the other hand, she has lived to be 90, which certainly qualifies her more to discuss health and human longevity than the guy who’s going to be lucky to get 10 more years.

However, after realizing I’d been living an extremely healthy lifestyle during my break, I decided to double down on everything (I think I discussed that in a previous blog post). Which means lots of fruits and vegetables, not too much sugar or fat, cutting back on coffee and beer (those were painful, I’ll admit; however, the key phrase is “cutting back,” not “cutting out”), lots of physical activity, and lots of sleep (I believe I have a sleep-debt of 120 hours). Yes, I’ll take two orders of chemo (which I sort of am doing). Pass the pills, the barbells, crank Clash’s “Straight to Hell” (it’s on the chemo playlist). And I have brain cancer (again, you’re not “cured” until you hit the five-year mark). I should be in demonstrably, objectively worse physical and mental shape than Grandma (mentally she might be far better off than I am, it’s hard to tell these things without a neurocognitive assessment). However, because she doesn’t follow doctor’s orders reliably, and isn’t careful about what she puts in her body (again, I recognize the hypocrisy in that statement coming from a man hell-bent on putting lots and lots of dangerous poisons into his body)(that’s what chemo is), she’s literally in the doctor’s office while I’m walking off chemo (again, family members, that was the follow-up to the infection, and everything looks good at the moment)(also, totally honest moment - I did get a cane, not because I needed it too much,but my leg hasn’t been reliable enough for me to attempt a lengthy hike through the beaches and beach-side parking lots of SoCal). The point being, if your doctor tells you you’re too fat, or you need to cut bacon out of your diet, or you need antibiotics, stick to it (again, don’t be passive, and get a second or third opinion, but, just as you wouldn’t walk into the Apple Store and question their judgement if they told you to do XYZ, you have to understand that you’re paying these people for their expertise, and maybe listening to them is healthy). And maybe a healthy lifestyle - not even something fad-based like weight watchers or Gwynyth Paltrow; I’m taking my cues from  Jack LaLanne and Muscle Beach - is healthy. Of course, I have absolutely no authority to say that, and it’s still very early in the game.

[cbert]

How to Tie and tie.

So...Ive been in New Orleans for one week now.  It feels like I’ve been here for a month with all that’s been happening.  It’s been a week of ups and downs.  Amazing coincidences and then plain bad luck.  Then yesterday, I was reminded why I came.

I had just bought a bicycle.  I enjoy riding bicycles and they come in handy when your car has a hard time staying healthy.  On the very first ride I got about 5 miles away and the brakes AND the chain malfunction; they broke.  So now I’m walking my bike back to my spot when I pass this stoop with some people sitting on it.  I always acknowledge the people I pass, even if its just a small smile and nod, and this is what I did towards this group.  There were two middle-aged women, an older man and a teenage boy.  I quickly nodded and kept walking when I heard the old man shout something unintelligible (I couldn’t understand because he had a thick accent and I had one ear occupied listening to NPR).  I sort of glanced back, unsure if he was talking to me as I kept walking, and I saw all four of them looking right at me... Yeah he was talking to me.  “What was that?”  I asked cheerfully.  “Can you tie a tie?”  

I taught myself how to tie a tie at my college graduation.  It was ten minutes before I needed to be inside, and I pulled up to the stadium in my little Nissan Sentra.  Doing my part as a fully fledged millennial, I took out my smartphone and watched a youtube video teaching me how to tie a tie.  I’m still not great at it, I don’t know what the difference is between a double windsor and a.... I guess a “normal” knot is...  Yeah, I don’t know much about ties.  BUT, I know how to tie the one knot I learned the day I graduated college.

I did not anticipate, however, how difficult it is to tie a tie backwards, as in, tie it onto somebody else standing in front of them.  So me and this teenage kid got real comfortable as I stood behind him, practically holding his hands as I guided him through.  It dawned on me that, although this is a skill that I picked up because of my access to a smartphone, I could’ve learned this from any male and probably most females in my immediate or extended family.  Hell, I could’ve learned this from 95% of the men I know, because of where I grew up, who I grew up with, and the professional skills that we learn. They’re taken for granted...they are just there and you just learn them.  I realized though that there were three people outside this house that were at least 25 years older than I am, and I was the only one that knew how to tie a tie.

The kid was pretty shy through most of it, I think he felt a little intimidated.  The other adults didn’t say a whole lot as I was teaching, they were all pretty transfixed, I think they all were trying to learn.  I have mad respect for people who take action when they don’t know something.  They could’ve let me pass right on by and the kid just would’ve gone without a tie the next day, but instead they now all know this simple skill.  It took 5 minutes.

As I left I told the guy he looked sharp, he thanked me and I left.  As I was walking away I heard the kid say excitedly “I know how to tie a tie!”  I could hear the smile in his voice.

Without making too many assumptions, and with genuine goodwill towards this boy and his family, I hope he gets the opportunity to tie his own tie on his college graduation day.

[gdwessel]

War Of The Worlds Night 4 - 5/14/2017: Title Change; News About The Podcast - Now Part of Place To Be Nation!

Last night was the final War of the Worlds show, from the old ECW Arena in Philly. I will place these under a spoiler cut, in deference to sensibilities of those who don’t want to know ahead of their airing on TV. The final episode taped of the night will be Episode 300. And there was a title change.

Meanwhile, we recorded Episode 25 of the Strong Style Story Podcast yesterday. It’s not up online yet, however in between recording and now, the show has now been officially picked up by Place To Be Nation and the Pro Wrestling Only Podcast Feed. Of course, they are also the ones that host the spin-off show Strong Style History. And they have a very large reach compared to the DIY operation myself, Chris, Steve, Lawrence, JB and all our associated guests have been doing.

So, Episode 25, when it’s up, will also now be on the PWO feed. The upshot of this is, eventually, our Podomatic and iTunes feeds will be going away, however P2BN has their own iTunes feed, so you can still get us that way. By the time LA rolls around (where we plan to podcast practically hourly), that’ll be all on P2BN/PWO. I hope they’re ready for this.

Meanwhile, we’d like to thank all our listeners who’ve helped us get to this point. Enjoy the shows!

Next NJPW show is Wednesday, the beginning of Best of the Super Juniors 24, which will be live on NJPWWorld. All singles action too!

- 5/17/2017, Tokyo Korakuen Hall (NJPWWorld)

Best of the Super Juniors A Block: Jushin Thunder Liger v. TAKA Michinoku [SZKG]

Best of the Super Juniors B Block: Tiger Mask IV v. Volador Jr. [CMLL]

Best of the Super Juniors A Block: Ricochet [FREE] v. Taichi [SZKG]

Best of the Super Juniors B Block: ACH [FREE] v. BUSHI [Los Ingobernables]

Best of the Super Juniors B Block: KUSHIDA v. El Desperado [SZKG]

Best of the Super Juniors A Block: Will Ospreay [CHAOS] v. Marty Scurll [ROH]

Best of the Super Juniors B Block: Ryusuke Taguchi v. Yoshinobu Kanemaru [SZKG]

Best of the Super Juniors A Block: Dragon Lee [CMLL] v. Hiromu Takahashi [Los Ingobernables]

And now, spoilers for last night’s ROH taping:

I’m lazy, so I’m copypastaing from Wrestling Inc.’s results page:

Ring of Honor War of the Worlds

Television Tapings 5/14/2017 *Spoilers* Title Change

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | The 2300 Arena

Sold Out House + Standing Room Only

Dark Match

* The Tempura Boyz (Sho & Yohei) defeated Coast 2 Coast (Leon St. Giovanni & Shaheem Ali) by pinfall

Episode 1

* The show opens with a promo from The Young Bucks and Hangman Page. They announce it's a new era in the Bullet Club and welcome Marty Scurll to the ring. Marty talked about how stupid Adam Cole was at the War of the Worlds PPV. He continues and asks, "Who's ready to have tea time with Marty?" Adam Cole interrupted asking, "Why have a tea party with Marty when you can have story time with Adam Cole?" Cole declares himself as the franchise player in the company. Page then says he's going to run Adam Cole out of the company.

* Josh Woods defeated David Starr by submission with a rolling knee bar

* Silas Young and The Beer City Bruiser come to the ring for a promo. Silas mocked Jay Lethal for being the franchise and asks what makes him special or better than him? Silas says he beat him clean in the ring in Milwaukee and claims he has his number. Lethal interrupted, walking down to the ring, saying this isn't a company where we talk about our problems. This is a company where we fight. Silas informs Lethal, "You don't get what you want. You get what I give you" as the Bruiser sneaks up on Lethal from behind and the next match begins. Silas joins the commentary team.

* Beer City Bruiser v. Jay Lethal. Lethal wins by DQ after Silas interferes. A beat down from both men commences on Lethal as Bobby Fish runs in for the save.

* Cody comes to the ring and blames ROH management for not wanting a guy like him, a guy without an ROH contract, to be their world champion. Kazarian comes out, presumably early and by accident, as Cody continues his lengthy rant. He turns his attention to Colt Cabana on commentary asking what he said at the War of the Worlds PPV. Eventually Cody points out that Colt stated Lethal's shoulders were down flat on the mat when Cody had him in the figure four and the referee didn't do his job ignoring a pin.

* TV Main Event: Cody defeated Kazarian with Crossroads. Hangman Page comes down and they double team Kazarian. Christopher Daniels runs in for the save.

Women of Honor

* Gabi Ortiz & Sumi Sakai defeated Tasha Steelz & "Bonesaw" Jessie Brooks after Sumi pinned Tasha following a northern lights suplex

Episode 2

* War Machine defeated Will Ferrera & Cheeseburger by pinfall. War Machine cut a promo talking about their IWGP tag title reign and then challenged The Young Bucks.

* BUSHI, Sanada, EVIL, & Naito defeated Mark & Jay Briscoe, Bully Ray, & Dalton Castle after Bushi nailed Mark Briscoe in the face with mist and Naito capitalized for the win.

* TV Main Event: Hangman Page defeated Adam Cole by pinfall following two reverse Tombstone Piledrivers. Lots of "Thank you Adam" chants before the bell. Following the match Page pushes referee Todd Sinclair down, takes his belt, and begins whipping Cole. Kazarian runs in for the save. Page & Kazarian quickly vacant the ring area. "Thank you Adam" chants break out again throughout the arena. As Cole raises his hand thanking the fans Marty Scurll attacks Cole from behind. Marty says he just stole his moment like he did at the War of the Worlds PPV. It is then announced that the non-televised main event of the evening will be Marty Scurll v. Adam Cole in a Philadelphia Street Fight.

Intermission

Women of Honor

* Kelly Klein defeated Jenny Rose by submission with a dragon sleeper

Episode 3

* Roppongi Vice & "The Kentucky Gentleman" Chuckie T (Chuck Taylor) defeated Hangman Page & The Young Bucks when Taylor pinned Matt Jackson

* The Rebellion (Rhett Titus & Shane Taylor) w/ Caprice Coleman v. Jay White & Jonathan Gresham. The match appeared to be a no contest after Kenny King and the Motor City Machine Guns interfered. King attacked Gresham first directly in front of the ref but let the action go. There was no official announcement. After the melee, the babyfaces stood in the ring and challenged The Rebellion to a match at the next ROH PPV on June 23rd. They declared that the losing team must disband. So the match is set- Search & Destroy v. The Rebellion at ROH Best in the World.

* TV Main Event for the ROH Television Title: Kushida defeated Marty Scurll by pinfall after Adam Cole came to the ring dressed as Marty Scurll, distracted Marty, and Kushida capitalized for the win becoming the new ROH TV champ.

Episode 4 (TV Episode 300)

* Silas Young & The Beer City Bruiser defeated Bobby Fish & Jay Lethal after Silas scored the pin on Lethal

* The Kingdom (Vinny Marseglia & Matt Taven w/TK O'Ryan) defeated Dalton Castle's Boys. Following the match Mark Briscoe enters the ring and confronts Castle in what was a heated verbal exchange. Jay Briscoe comes down to intervene followed by Bully Ray. After talking him down, Mark then leaves through the crowd.

* Punishment Martinez destroys Joey "Diesel" Daddiego in under two minutes

Cody comes out to join the commentary team

* TV Main Event: The Addiction (Christopher Daniels & Kazarian) & Tanahashi defeated Gedo, Goto, & Will Ospreay after Daniels nails Gedo with the Best Moonsault Ever Following the match Tanahashi vacants the area and Hangman Page and Cody attack Daniels & Kazarian

ROH Web Exclusive - Philadelphia Street Fight Marty Scurll defeated Adam Cole with the chicken wing after countless interference from The Bullet Club

"Thank you Adam", "Please Don't Go", & "Speech" chants filled The 2300 Arena as Adam Cole asks, "Who's ready for story time with Adam Cole baybay?" A "We will miss you" rang out. Cole then delivered his farewell address to the ROH crowd.

"I fell in love with pro wrestling at the young age of nine years old and I was infatuated with guys like "Stone Cold" Steve Austin and The Rock and all the countless superstars that I saw. But what really made me decide that I wanted to be a professional wrestler was Ring of Honor. [applause]

I've said this countless times and it's the truth, this place- not just the locker room, not just the camera men, not just the referees, but all of you, we are one big, giant family. The love and respect that each and every one of you have shown me is the reason I can stand before you here today nine years a pro wrestler, three times a world champion traveling the globe because you guys thought I was good enough. No matter what happens going forward, I just want each and every one of you to know that I deeply love you and Ring of Honor will always be my home. And I'll end it with this, since she's here, Mom- Happy Mother's Day!"

Cole's music hits as the crowd applauded. Cole held up his index finger indicating "one more time". Cole bent down and throws 'em up as the crowd let out a thunderous, "ADAM COLE BAYBAY!!!" The crowd chants "Thank you Adam" as he departs.