#why was this here. I stashed it here in January

[be-gay-cause-crime]

Oh hey I forgot to let y’all know I got some actual radium items recently! (The uh. Previously mentioned Phinney Walker travel clock turned out to not be radioactive… despite what research told me, the joys and sadnesses of buying a Geiger counter when already owning radioactive materials)

Anyhow, I have two radium-containing items! I’ll show them in chronological order of getting them

First up we have the war veteran! It’s a WW2 air speed indicator that I got from an old military stuffs shop! (The shopkeeper is very nice, showed off his radium dials with pride lol) it doesn’t glow anymore since the phosphor burned out, but it’s about 80 years old though to I can’t blame it. My dad thinks it was in a training aircraft bc the top speed is only 160 mph, but most aircrafts wouldn’t go their top speed.

I also know where it was made thanks to info on the dial! It was made in Bronx, New York for the Aeromarines, though outside of that there wasn’t much I could find out about it, still a fun piece of history and I’m happy to have it in my collection!

Next up is a Westclox Big Ben I picked up, it still works too! It was made in the US and still very faintly glows in the dark too, you can kinda see it on camera (last picture, turn your brightness up)

[upthewitchypunx]

I don't think I have told this whole story before.

stuff about my house, an old abusive relationship, early witchling behavior, and growth...

So, my ex-husband and I bought this house in January of 2001. As soon as I walked into the house I knew it was *my* house, this was way before I started studying witchcraft.

The relationship was emotionally abusive from the beginning but I had no skills or understanding of how to deal with conflict and thought if I just did what he asked it would be alright, but it was never enough. I was always fucking up by doing something I wanted to do that my ex did not want me to do. He's say things like "you are so smart that you can talk yourself into anything and that's why you keep getting confused. So if you just do what I want you won't have problems." or something like that. Like, that just gives you a base level of how twisted my brain was. (there's a digital version of the zine I wrote about it here)

The house had strange spots in it that felt weird and our incongruity seemed to feed it. One of our housemates reported chairs sliding across the floor and things going missing. At one point I moved out then moved back in while we were trying to go to counseling and work things through. We thought a change would be good and we moved into that room the housemate had issues with, stayed 3 nights and revealed to each other that we felt weird and could not sleep, so we moved to a different room.

Counseling didn't work and I eventually found to courage to leave the winter of 05-06, but we still owned a business together and a lot of my things were still in the house. The person he dated after me (we became friends after she experiences some of the same abuse) saw visions of me in the house and I was very angry.

In 2005, before I left and i was sleeping on a mat on the floor of the basement, I started studying witchcraft. Got myself some Cunningham books and felt really silly trying to do rituals and hiding it. In the divorce I lost the business but got the house with idea that I would sell it. I cleaned the whole thing, painted everything, put in new fixtures. Took a punk house and made it into something more friendly. By the time I was done it was the spring of 2007. The house went on the market just as the markets were crashing. Someone was on the hook to buy it and kept it off the market for the full 30 days and by that time the house had lost a lot of value.

Anyway! We decided to move into it it with some friends in October 0f 2007. One of the friends was Wiccan and I was sort of interested in it and went to a few open rituals with her. She was taking a year and a day class and asked her teachers to help cleanse the house before we moved in. I had already stashed a bunch of witchy stuff i bought in the closet that would be my room. We opened all the windows, doors, drawers, and what not. We started at our fireplace and lit incense, flicked consecrated salt water with springs of rosemary and sage from the garden, and chanted. One of the teachers gestured towards the closet I had my newly acquired witchy shit in and asked what was in there. I said nothing and that room wasn't the problem, the room next to it where the chairs had moved was, so the focused on that. I'm still not sure why I didn't explain.

Anyway, at that point our house became the Spiral House and we have not had any of the old garbage that I'm sure was being fed by a shitting relationship. After that I built my own magical system and my own wards that work with the land and the house. I've made a secure home and I do love my house and my neighborhood.

Both houses next to us have been broken in to, but ours has not. I still think it is funny when some people stop at the threshold and I have to invite them in like vampires. lol.

[stereax]

☕️ things you think the nhl genuinely does well for their players? And/or things you wish could/would change in the org?

I think, to start, you need to overhaul how player safety works. The lack of consequences for players is nuts. Repeat offenders need to be penalized appropriately. You can't let dangerous players like Matt Rempe continue to be the poster children for CTE.

Player assistance - I'm not sure how effective this is. We've had players like Valeri Nichushkin fail it; we've had former players like Scott Darling deride it. We've also had players like Spencer Knight and Connor Ingram who've cited the help they get from it as crucial to their mental health.

THE MEDICAL STAFF. Oh my god the medical teams are AWFUL in the NHL. I know it's the standard to play through injuries but holy fuck. On the Devils alone we had three cases of medical staff failing to spot a concussion or other major injury after a head hit and letting players continue to play for several more shifts before pulling them. You hear actual horror stories annually of players saying "oh, I messed up my shoulder in game 4 and played with it the entire season" (Tim Stutzle) or "oh, my knee's been fucked since January, sorry for not putting up more points" (Elias Pettersson) or "oh, I played a playoff game with a broken sternum and I couldn't even dress myself, so if I got hit there, there's a chance I could have died" (Matthew Tkachuk). We're seeing that players who prioritize their health, who sit out to recover instead of pushing their bodies (think Sidney Crosby here) are able to continue playing at a high level past 35, when previously this was considered too old to be a top talent NHL player.

Tying into that, LTIR. Teams need to be incentivized to use LTIR so that their stars can heal, goddamn it. You tell me "close the cap circumvention loopholes", I reply "I'd prefer if players are playing healthy and not forced to play while hurt, and LTIR is a major step in allowing players to heal without penalizing a team for their injuries". I don't know why it's a buzz topic now that teams like Vegas are "abusing LTIR" - good??? Every team in the league should "abuse LTIR" if it means helping to preserve the quality of life for its players down the line??? Why is this controversial???

But also - players who are definitely not coming back to play in the NHL (think Shea Weber, Carey Price, Nicklas Backstrom) should have the ability to retire without losing out on the final years of their contract while not penalizing the teams with them on their roster. Currently, these players undergo "LTIRetirement", a process where they're stashed on the LTIR until their contract is up, at which point they officially retire. This not only disadvantages the teams carrying these contracts but also puts unnecessary burdens on these players. Think how the 2018 WJC perpetrators were considered "NHL non-roster", effectively having no cap hit, and do something similar for LTIRetirement.

Just... eugh, I really wish some fundamentals about hockey culture and the culture of injury were changed. Every time I hear about how a player is trying to regain day-to-day functioning after an injury (go read up on Tanner Pearson's hand injuries and how the Canucks bungled the surgeries), part of me dies inside. Jack Eichel literally had to force his own trade out of his team because the Sabres weren't willing to give him medical autonomy. Which is another thing - the player should ALWAYS have final say in their injury treatment, not the teams. Whoever decided that... I'm shaking my fist.

[tweedledjcosplay]

Nekomata Part 7: Finishing the dress!

I wrote my last proper WIP post during the New year week, so I have two months to catch up on! If you follow me, you’ve seen a few mini updates as well, but I do want to do a full breakdown of my progress since January. It took me about a month and a half to finish my dress. I started with the buttonholes, putting in ten. Three in the back (Iykyk) and 7 in the front. This was my first time using my machine’s button hole setting, so I practiced on scraps a lot first!

I’m still confused on why my machine makes one side’s stitch length wider than the other, but I’m just glad that it functions, and that I managed to make some nice, uniform buttonholes!

I got these buttons on clearance from Michael’s, I think it was 40 for like 3$! I do have a lot of buttons in my stash, but not 10 matching dark ones. This also means this cosplay can be continuously fixed if any buttons are lost! 🎉

I dragged my feet a little until the last week of January, when I finally started to tackle the sleeves. (one month before con) I noticed I was running low on my suiting fabric, so I started with a mockup, and I’m so glad I did. These sleeves use SO MUCH more fabric than I could have imagined, and I ended up tetris-ing the mockup pieces on my actual fabric.

I referenced two tutorials for these sleeves, apparently called gigot sleeves, and I followed the second one’s steps. I think I needed to watch the first video as well, because they go further into explaining how the pieces are calculated, so I could wrap my head around the instructions in the second video (likely geared toward more confident sewists).

Here was my mockup, which made me excited about my cosplay again! I’m also hanging on to this for future cosplays because this is one of my favourite silhouettes!

I then did my best to use what was left of my suiting fabric. Each sleeve is made of three pieces: the lower sleeve, the puff, and the upper sleeve that is underneath the puff and more form fitting to the arm.

I prioritized the massive puffs, using most of my fabric, and realized I had to add a second seam to both arms on the lower sleeve. With cutting these pieces in half, I was able to get 3 full pieces. Unfortunately, there was no longer any fabric big enough for the final piece…

(the mockup and the fabric to its left show the size I needed to find in the rest of my scraps)

I ended up needing an extra seam to make the last piece, so there is one (1) seam hidden in the back of one of the sleeves under my forearm.

So, if someone is wanting to make a similar shape/ size of dress, I would recommend starting with at least 3m of fabric (I had bought 2.5m and thought I was overcompensating!)

You may be counting along at home and wondering why I only mentioned two of the three pieces… The upper sleeve pieces had to be made from my lining fabric, and luckily it is entirely hidden from view when worn. I do like it though, especially because it meant I got to use more of my cool fabric!!

Now that I made the shape of sleeves, I had to add cuffs. I may have access to instructions on making them well, but I found a shortcut, since con was in 3 weeks! I have a bedsheet that I’ve been using for another cosplay (which has been on hold since June of 2020). It has a two inch hemmed seam (the top part of the bedsheet) so I just grabbed enough of that to fit around my wrist to attach to the end of the sleeves. This probably saved me a couple hours of work, and even though it isn’t technically a proper way of sewing, it does give me a chance to use stash fabric.

After attaching the sleeves, I tried the dress on and loved it!!!

I even love the way the neckline sits on me, so I have deprioritized the collar. Sumire has a white collar under her dress that I was thinking of sewing on, but I can consider the costume finished without adding it, even though it makes it less canon.

I might decide to add one for a future con, but there’s enough other things that I’d rather spend time working on instead.

With that decision, I have deemed the dress finished!!! I do want to go back to fix the skirt hem sometime, but I can probably wear her to a couple cons before the fraying gets too bad!

(and the dress is so comfortable!!!!!! 🎉🎉)

[humaudrey]

Time to procrastinate rant about my comfort show, and a particular episode of said show that has me giving a side-eye.

It's under the cut so I won't annoy anyone who isn't interested, but the episode I'm referring to is Impeach Fuzz, from the 1998 television cartoon, the Powerpuff Girls.

To summarize the episode, The Mayor runs for mayor despite the fact that no one ever runs against him. His redundant, and very loud campaign tour through Townsville annoys Fuzzy Lumpkins, a fellow citizen of Townsville, who tells him to "shut up". This act of standing up against the Mayor impresses quite a few citizens and before you know it, they vote for Fuzzy Lumpkins and he wins the election, fair and square.

We then see the Mayor depressed and possibly homeless, in an attempt to garner sympathy. Our main protagonists, Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup, (as well as our beloved side character, Ms. Sara Bellum) are also not pleased with Fuzzy as the new mayor. He calls upon the Powerpuff Girls to help with tedious chores around his office.

The former Mayor then confronts Fuzzy, and they eventually agree to a wrestling match, where the winner becomes the Mayor of Townsville. Fuzzy brings along a few family members, while the former Mayor tags in the Utonium family. Eventually, the Mayor wins and the episode is over.

Here's my gripes with this episode.

#1. Fuzzy won the election fairly. So for the Powerpuff Girls and the Mayor to conspire to impeach Fuzzy, when he technically did nothing wrong, has me a little heated. Aside from "trashing" his office (and forcing Ms. Sara Bellum to dress more provocatively), Fuzzy didn't commit one crime. This episode is giving me January 6th vibes tbh. /lh /hj

#2. The wrestling match was rigged in the Mayor's favor. Fuzzy had the Mayor pinned for more than three seconds but that referee took his sweet time to call the match. The Mayor then pins down Fuzzy and suddenly, the referee counts to three faster than the girls could fly home. Tsk tsk.

#3. Back to my first point, Fuzzy did nothing wrong. The chores he had the Powerpuff Girls do for him weren't any different from the Mayor asking the girls to open a pickle jar. It's not as if Fuzzy was less competent than the Mayor. The girls should be used to being tools for the city, but that's another discussion for another day. Buttercup also complains specifically about how they haven't fought crime in weeks since Fuzzy became Mayor, which is a very interesting line. You could interpret that as Fuzzy not caring about what happens in the city, HOWEVER, that would be very out-of-character for him. Fuzzy's main character trait is that he's very territorial over his belongings and property. His second character trait would be his short temper. As the mayor of Townsville, the city is essentially now his property. Given how detail oriented Fuzzy was to redecorate the office, and how happy he was with winning the election earlier in the episode, tells me that Fuzzy was willing to take this job seriously and that's more than anyone could ever say about his opponent. Based on this, I'm willing to make a few theories as to why Fuzzy never called the girls to fight crime. Either 1.) The criminals in Townsville (save for Mojo and HIM) respect (or fear) Fuzzy Lumpkins enough to not mess with anything he might deem as "his property" or 2.) The crime rate in Townsville has dropped because The Mayor isn't EMBEZZLING funds from the city so the citizens don't have to resort to crime to make ends meet.

#4. Let us dig deeper into my second theory, shall we lol? We see the Mayor living on the street after losing the election, as if we're to feel sorry for him. YOU LOST FAIR AND SQUARE, GET A JOB. What annoys me further about this episode is that throughout the show, it's implied that the Mayor is wealthy. He had a one of a kind porcelain poodle, a stash of jewels hidden in his office, and even states in one episode that his "sugar daddy days are over". So if he's dirt poor after losing the election, we can only assume that the Mayor is living his lavish lifestyle BECAUSE he's the Mayor. We can even take this one step further and see that he's easy to bribe, as seen in the episode where Princess Morbucks becomes the Mayor and was bribed with candy.

That's pretty much it folks lol.

[bigtimesinsmallspaces]

Total Eclipse of the Trip

There are a lot of lessons to be learned when you book a train trip that spans 12 plus days, 6000 miles, and a lifetime of dreams. There are routes, maps, and timetables to study, and then it is cobbled together with towns, sights, and special interests along the way. Back in January PG had her double screen home office displaying Amtrak maps as we began piecing together, bit by bit, the dream trip, leaving time for connections and considering the optimum direction for each train, as well as daylight hours for the most scenic sections. Why go through the Sierras in the dark? And if you do have to make a connection, it’s best to do it where you don’t mind hanging a bit, just in case you miss that connection and are stuck there for hours (days). Much of this I learned from hours of study on the Amtrak Facebook pages (sad stories of families stranded in Idaho after rock slides and other such bring my dream down a notch why don’t ya stories). So I learned early that there were going to be glitches over the course of these 6000 miles and I was poised to pivot with aplomb—extra night here, a layover there, I had backup plans for every step of the way. However, I was NOT prepared to pivot before we even began.

That’s right. There we are getting on the train in Philly, headed to DC and from there on the overnight train to Chicago, where on Monday we would board the king of all trains, the whisperer of the wind, the Amtrak flagship—the amazing California Zephyr. Hearts pounding with excitement we step on that train and as the doors close I hear my phone ringing. With a quick dismissal upon seeing an 800 number I assure PG it is just the Red Cross in pursuit of my blood.

Well with that buildup you probably guessed that my blood is not really in that much demand. Indeed that was Mrs. Amtrak calling to put a cabash on our 3000 hours of planning and 6900 miles of traveling. The California Zephyr was CANCELLED for Monday due to high winds. High winds? A train can’t go through high winds? I can ride my BIKE on the beach in high winds. I am incensed. But Mrs. Amtrak insists that safety is her concern and apparently she considers 90 MPH winds to be beyond high, and in fact she thinks they are very very high, and she does not care about our 3000 hours of planning or disappointment. We can have a refund. A REFUND? There is no amount of money that will convince us to pack up and go home. Without delving into the minutia of details for how to rearrange 6000 miles, start to finish, suffice it to say Philly Girl went to work on her computer, and with the help of multiple Amtrak agents in person and on the phone, and in person agents on the phone with other agents, we flipped our trip upside down and backwards, first on to Montana, then back to Chicago on the Zephyr at the end of our trip (hopefully the winds have died down by next week).

So right now we are in 93% eclipse Chicago on this beautiful, sunny, warm spring day after a beautiful overnight ride. Did we sleep? Sort of. More on some of the logistics later. But it sure was a beautiful ride through beautiful Harper’s Ferry, WV, Pittsburgh, Sandusky (Hello Will and Missy), and into Chicago this morning.

Chicago Union Station is amazing. Built in 1925, it covers many city blocks and features beautiful design and art. We cashed in some Guest Reward points to gain access to the Metropolitan Lounge. This is a game changer on long trips offering an array of snacks, coffee, a marvelous shower (yes a shower, did you think there would be no showers?), and best of all, a place to stash our luggage while we explored Chicago and experienced the amazing eclipse as well as an amazing lunch. If you ever take the train to Chicago know that the station is a joy and is located in a beautiful area with lots to do and see in walking distance.

We’re getting ready to board the Empire Builder headed west now. While the trip we had planned got eclipsed, we’re taking it all as a sign to make the most of whatever surprises come next.

[little-miss-dilf-lover]

Firstly, THE COMMENTS ON THE TEXT CONVIS POST!!! I'M PISSING 😭😭 He's so desparate, I can see him killing another assassin and stealing his phone just to text us to unblock him

About giivng Mandy a sibling, I think Tan would consider it since he'll want her to have someone like he has Lem

Also, Mandy swearing because she accidently heard Tan swear once?

You said his look can be intimitating, even if it's soft. Imagine we look away or hide in his shoulder, so he softly grabs our face to make us look at him. 🫠🫠

Buying him lolipops to replace a cig for when he can't smoke? And they're cherry flavor? :))

Sorry I'm always asking those things but have you thought about a backstory for us and Tan? I made one but I think it sounds kinda silly so I don't know if I should send it

I know I sound like a broken record since I already said this in like 3 already. I really do enjoy being back and writing to you, I was afraid my love for him was fading away, I didn't like any ideas I wrote in my notes and was overall pretty sad. (He was still on my mind, it's as if this man made himself a cozy room in my brain and is never leaving) I got sick in january so I had to stay at home and thought I might as well rewatch the movie. So many scenes and snarky remarks of him got me thinking "oh yeah that's why I fell in love with him". So now I'm here again. I love reading your response as well as the comments. 💗💗  Sorry for the ramble I wanted to get it off my chest

(Just wanted to ask, the next time your requests will be open, would you be ok with writing a small fic, like 700 words? If no that's completly fine !! I already saved a headcanon and small drabble for next time :)) Planning on sending more text convos this weekend

Also love your atj shirt. Might have to get a custom one for my bday <3 💺 anon

— right??? 😭😭😭 omg yes!! or even having to go out and get another sim card in order to text you. he probs has a stash of miscellaneous blocked ones piled somewhere

— he so would!! he would want her to have a best friend in sibling form. he wants for her to have someone she can talk to when older. and all those sibling bonding things

— she definitely has😭😭 I believe fuck is an easy one to say?? so that might be her first

— AAARDFGH !!! YES YEA YEAH YUP YEP

— super super cute!!! and cherry!! sneaky, I like it

— you know what, I actually haven’t. I prefer civilian readers, so it’s a little difficult bc being assassin would be easier to connect. but I have a concept idea of their relationship, but not how they met. don’t be daft, nothing you’ll send would be silly. you’re more than welcome to send it in if you’re comfortable. there’s no such thing as silly around here

— I really do as well!! it’s actually fun to talk to someone about him like this rather than myself all the time😭 awh!!! im glad you’re back into him now !! (and hope you’re feeling better now) never be sorry, thank you for sharing 💓💓

— they’re still open if you want to send something in, luckily been working through my inbox pretty fast so now I have a decent enough backlog in my drafts. and yes, ofc, that’s absolutely fine angel. looking forward to the text convos!! they were real fun

— AAAAH THANK YOU!! yes yes get one!! and happy birthday in advance if it’s coming up soon, if it is send in an ask so I can wish you a HBD💓

[nerdykeppie]

"Hey, Spider, how's it going?"

"Oh, you know, um. It's... it's... it's good."

I'm a little dizzy and totally elated at the response this has gotten: it kind of knocked everybody at NK off their feet in the best of ways.

I've seen a couple of comments that made it pretty clear that people didn't understand the cyclical nature of seasonal small business ownership or why we have to set the goals we do, so... to give you an idea of what our usual year looks like, here's 2023 (the solid line) and 2022 (the dotted line) just so you can see the ebb and flow of our year:

It varies a little - sometimes we have a better January, sometimes our dog gets sick in July, and we can't do a bunch of the shows we wanted to. You know. Normal stuff. But whatever the case, a business like ours has a predictable annual path: we make the money in June that we'll pay people on (and buy groceries with) in January.

When we take an order, somewhere between 50 and 65% of every dollar goes immediately to the cost of manufacturing & payment processing & shop hosting fees. Then, in June, we've got to pay back any loans we've taken out to buy stock or equipment or cover payroll and pay off credit cards used to do the same. That'll usually take more than half of what's left. After that, we pay more hours/overtime in June for the employees who work events with us.

Only after all of that does any of that money remain actually mine. And that's fine, by the way. I picked that. I picked this life. But.

If we hit this number, I'm not dumping the cash in my Scrooge McDuck swimming pool and doing a casual backstroke for the rest of time. If we hit this number, what I get is "maaaaybe a couple grand in the bank to make sure I don't have to take out a loan to cover payroll next February if January is especially bad in 2025." What I get is to pay off the credit cards and loans we used to buy inventory for shows.

If you're used to a paycheck where you get the same amount of money every couple of weeks & your rate of pay is relatively level over time, I get why what we're doing looks like we're running away with cartoonish sacks of money, but, uh.

Heh. No.

This month is when we make the lion's share of our money for the year. We are squirrels stashing nuts against the winter, and we can only pay our employees and do all of the things that we do if we manage to stock our caches as full as possible.

It just so happens that one of the best ways to do that - it seems! - is to set a goal at which we'll be able to keep our noses above the water & then use going beyond that as a way of helping out other people doing work they believe in, too.

And that's pretty cool, actually. Thank you for helping us do it.

I'm going to try to record a video for TikTok tomorrow and see if we can't keep some of this energy going. Also, I need to restart the book giveaway. (Next time, I should probably do that in like... April.)

Thank you. Y'all rock.

- Spider

Okay, y'all.

I'm gonna be really up front with everybody in a way that I'm usually not:

This year so far has been really rough, in a way that kinda has me worried. Bear with me, and there will be dog pictures along the way and pictures of new swag at the end, ok?

Running a small business is always rough, and with everything going on - with me being down-and-out struggling to get my hysterectomy approved, with everything going on financially & politically, with Jake moving out here - we knew that this year probably wouldn't be a banner year, but...

... when I pulled reports at the end of May, I was kinda shocked and gutted because at the start of June, we were actually down a considerable amount year over year. I knew the year wouldn't be great, but like, oof.

Pride is usually where we make our money for the year - we call it "gay Christmas," because where other retailers count on their holiday season, we count on Pride to make sure that our employees get paid during January of the following year.

Pause for Ser Davos Seawoof:

This Pride has started ... slowly. Not terribly, but a little more slowly than I'm comfortable with, and slowly enough that I'm nervous. We invested a lot of money in new stock and equipment, and that's got to pay off. Right?

So here's the pitch:

We need to make at least $60K in sales this month to make sure that we're in good shape for the upcoming year. We are currently at $8100, and we have a two-day event coming up in Seattle at the end of the month, but that still gives us an awful lot of ground to make up.

If we hit our sales goal for this month, NerdyKeppie will donate 1% of our net profit for June to @queerliblib.

Just hitting that goal would both make it possible for us to know we can make it through the year & even if we have the worst profit margins this month, it'd be a minimum $250 donation.

We just added Express delivery as a shipping upgrade on most of our t-shirts (limited color and size options on that, which isn't under our control) so if you need something quick, we've got you, and everything from our Portland HQ collection ships usually within 2 business days.

Everything in our Bottoms & Tops collection is Buy 2, Get a 3rd 69% off with code TOP2BOTTOM until midnight tonight:

And as always, NerdyKeppie is 100% trans-owned and queer-run. We start all of our employees at a minimum of $25/hr, and all eligible employees are IWW members. We have no investors, and we have no shareholders to please. Big box corporations screw over small artists and drop Pride the minute it gets hard or controversial, but this is our life.

We're here for the long run. Help us stay and help us build resources for today & tomorrow, and get some cool-ass swag while you do.

💗🏳️‍🌈

[cleverhottubmiracle]

Athleta sponsors this post. Thank you for supporting the brands that work with AWSL. Over the past year, I’ve focused on sharing more about healthy aging and wellness on the blog…what it means to me and how I’m making it a priority. I know from experience how overwhelming it can feel to simply get started. But here’s the good news: building healthy fitness habits after 50 is absolutely possible! It’s never too late when you have the right tools, the right mindset, and (of course) the right wardrobe. I get most of my workout clothes from Athleta, so I’m thrilled to be partnering with them today. Their big January sale starts today, 1/14, through 1-21, with up to 70% off plus an extra 30% off sale items. It’s the perfect opportunity to refresh your activewear wardrobe and set yourself up for success. TRIUMPH HOODIE size L/ SALUTATION STASH HIGH RISE 7/8 LEGGING size M / IN MOTION SEAMLESS TEE size L Why Athleta Is My Go-To for Activewear Athleta has become one of my favorite brands because its designs are made with women of all ages and sizes in mind. Their pieces are comfortable, functional, and—best of all—flattering. What sets Athleta apart is not just their commitment to inclusivity and quality but also their dedication to sustainability and community. As a certified B Corporation, Athleta meets rigorous standards for social and environmental performance, transparency, and accountability. They’re actively working to reduce their environmental impact by using recycled fabrics and supporting fair trade practices. It feels good to know that the clothes I’m wearing align with values that matter to me. Must-Have Pieces to Shop If you’re not sure where to start, let me share some of my top picks from Athleta’s sale. These are the versatile pieces that I know you’ll wear over and over again. 1. Salutation Stash High Rise Leggings Athleta’s Salutation Stash High Rise Leggings are a game-changer. These 7/8th-length leggings are the perfect length for me, but if you’re taller, you may prefer the full-length version here. They provide excellent support, stay in place during workouts, and smooth everything out for a polished look. I also love that they have side pockets that don’t look bulky to hold things like your phone and keys. These come in 19 colors and prints, so you never have to feel bored with your choices. 2. In Motion Seamless Tee SALUTATION STASH HIGH RISE 7/8 LEGGING size M / IN MOTION SEAMLESS TEE size L I have this In Motion Seamless Tee in several colors, and it’s my favorite because it has grippers at the inner hem to prevent it from riding up when I lift my arms. You’ll also notice that it has an open-hole stitchwork that makes it breathable. This is key for when I’m in Pilates! The colors vary by season, and right now, it’s offered in 6 shades. I wear a large because I have broad shoulders. 3. Triumph Hoodie TRIUMPH HOODIE size L This Triumph Hoodie is a lightweight organic cotton hoodie that goes with any and everything. It’s the one I reach for when heading out for a walk or to Pilates. It’s selling out fast, with good reason. It’s cozy, warm, and super soft with just the right amount of stretch. This comes in tall, petite, and regular sizes up to 3X. 4. Pranayama Restore Wrap PRANAYAMA RESTORE WRAP size S / SOFTLUXE TOP size L / SOFTLUXE HIGH RISE LEGGING size M I have this Pranayama Wrap in several colors, and I often just toss one on to wear around the house. It’s soft and perfect for layering over your workout gear or adding a cozy touch to your casual outfits. It comes in 14 colors: in regular, tall, and petite. I love the thumbholes, which help keep the sleeves in place and keep your hands warm. It also has side pockets to stash things in. 5. Softluxe Top and Leggings This Softluxe fabric has a brushed texture and is amazingly soft. I bought the Softluxe top and High-Rise Legging in the Silver Cloud Heather color, but it also comes in 3 other options. It’s a breathable, quick-drying fabric that wicks moisture away from your skin…in case you’re inclined to try hot yoga. 6. Stellar Trench STELLAR TRENCH size S Athleta clothes are made from performance fabrics that are perfect for every day living and travel. This Stellar Trench is far more than stellar…it is outstanding! It comes in 3 colors, and I’m wearing the Mineral. It’s made from an abrasion-resistant, wrinkle-resistant, stretch fabric with a UPF 40+ (sun protection). I highly recommend this trench, and the reviews are fabulous. It has snaps at the cuffs and secure zip pockets, plus its belt is sewn onto the side seam, so you never have to worry about losing it! The styling looks traditional with a back storm flap and there’s an elasticized shaping at the back waistline for a flattering it. This comes in three colors in regular, tall, and petite, and it will be the perfect travel trench to dress up or down. STELLAR TRENCH size S / IN MOTION SEAMLESS TEE size L / BROOKLYN PANT size 8 As you know, these Brooklyn Pants are some of my favorites for travel and have an elevated look for every day. Helpful Tips for Starting Healthy Habits Invest in Activewear That You Feel Good in This is a given, but comfort and style are non-negotiable for every piece of clothing in my wardrobe. The right activewear can help you feel confident and supported during your workouts—and beyond. This sale is the perfect chance to stock up on pieces that do just that! Ease Into a Routine That Works for You Fitness at this stage of life should be about feeling good—not about following someone else’s idea of what you should be doing. Start with gentle activities that you enjoy, and listen to your body as you build up your strength and endurance. Make Fitness Enjoyable Exercise doesn’t have to feel like a chore when you find activities that make you smile and leave you feeling uplifted. Whether it’s dancing to your favorite songs, joining a walking group, or exploring a new class, focus on movement that feels good. For me, that has become Pilates! MORE FAVORITES FROM ATHLETA Don’t forget, from 1/14 – 1/21, Save up to 70% off + Extra 30% off sale items. You May Also Enjoy Source link

[norajworld]

Athleta sponsors this post. Thank you for supporting the brands that work with AWSL. Over the past year, I’ve focused on sharing more about healthy aging and wellness on the blog…what it means to me and how I’m making it a priority. I know from experience how overwhelming it can feel to simply get started. But here’s the good news: building healthy fitness habits after 50 is absolutely possible! It’s never too late when you have the right tools, the right mindset, and (of course) the right wardrobe. I get most of my workout clothes from Athleta, so I’m thrilled to be partnering with them today. Their big January sale starts today, 1/14, through 1-21, with up to 70% off plus an extra 30% off sale items. It’s the perfect opportunity to refresh your activewear wardrobe and set yourself up for success. TRIUMPH HOODIE size L/ SALUTATION STASH HIGH RISE 7/8 LEGGING size M / IN MOTION SEAMLESS TEE size L Why Athleta Is My Go-To for Activewear Athleta has become one of my favorite brands because its designs are made with women of all ages and sizes in mind. Their pieces are comfortable, functional, and—best of all—flattering. What sets Athleta apart is not just their commitment to inclusivity and quality but also their dedication to sustainability and community. As a certified B Corporation, Athleta meets rigorous standards for social and environmental performance, transparency, and accountability. They’re actively working to reduce their environmental impact by using recycled fabrics and supporting fair trade practices. It feels good to know that the clothes I’m wearing align with values that matter to me. Must-Have Pieces to Shop If you’re not sure where to start, let me share some of my top picks from Athleta’s sale. These are the versatile pieces that I know you’ll wear over and over again. 1. Salutation Stash High Rise Leggings Athleta’s Salutation Stash High Rise Leggings are a game-changer. These 7/8th-length leggings are the perfect length for me, but if you’re taller, you may prefer the full-length version here. They provide excellent support, stay in place during workouts, and smooth everything out for a polished look. I also love that they have side pockets that don’t look bulky to hold things like your phone and keys. These come in 19 colors and prints, so you never have to feel bored with your choices. 2. In Motion Seamless Tee SALUTATION STASH HIGH RISE 7/8 LEGGING size M / IN MOTION SEAMLESS TEE size L I have this In Motion Seamless Tee in several colors, and it’s my favorite because it has grippers at the inner hem to prevent it from riding up when I lift my arms. You’ll also notice that it has an open-hole stitchwork that makes it breathable. This is key for when I’m in Pilates! The colors vary by season, and right now, it’s offered in 6 shades. I wear a large because I have broad shoulders. 3. Triumph Hoodie TRIUMPH HOODIE size L This Triumph Hoodie is a lightweight organic cotton hoodie that goes with any and everything. It’s the one I reach for when heading out for a walk or to Pilates. It’s selling out fast, with good reason. It’s cozy, warm, and super soft with just the right amount of stretch. This comes in tall, petite, and regular sizes up to 3X. 4. Pranayama Restore Wrap PRANAYAMA RESTORE WRAP size S / SOFTLUXE TOP size L / SOFTLUXE HIGH RISE LEGGING size M I have this Pranayama Wrap in several colors, and I often just toss one on to wear around the house. It’s soft and perfect for layering over your workout gear or adding a cozy touch to your casual outfits. It comes in 14 colors: in regular, tall, and petite. I love the thumbholes, which help keep the sleeves in place and keep your hands warm. It also has side pockets to stash things in. 5. Softluxe Top and Leggings This Softluxe fabric has a brushed texture and is amazingly soft. I bought the Softluxe top and High-Rise Legging in the Silver Cloud Heather color, but it also comes in 3 other options. It’s a breathable, quick-drying fabric that wicks moisture away from your skin…in case you’re inclined to try hot yoga. 6. Stellar Trench STELLAR TRENCH size S Athleta clothes are made from performance fabrics that are perfect for every day living and travel. This Stellar Trench is far more than stellar…it is outstanding! It comes in 3 colors, and I’m wearing the Mineral. It’s made from an abrasion-resistant, wrinkle-resistant, stretch fabric with a UPF 40+ (sun protection). I highly recommend this trench, and the reviews are fabulous. It has snaps at the cuffs and secure zip pockets, plus its belt is sewn onto the side seam, so you never have to worry about losing it! The styling looks traditional with a back storm flap and there’s an elasticized shaping at the back waistline for a flattering it. This comes in three colors in regular, tall, and petite, and it will be the perfect travel trench to dress up or down. STELLAR TRENCH size S / IN MOTION SEAMLESS TEE size L / BROOKLYN PANT size 8 As you know, these Brooklyn Pants are some of my favorites for travel and have an elevated look for every day. Helpful Tips for Starting Healthy Habits Invest in Activewear That You Feel Good in This is a given, but comfort and style are non-negotiable for every piece of clothing in my wardrobe. The right activewear can help you feel confident and supported during your workouts—and beyond. This sale is the perfect chance to stock up on pieces that do just that! Ease Into a Routine That Works for You Fitness at this stage of life should be about feeling good—not about following someone else’s idea of what you should be doing. Start with gentle activities that you enjoy, and listen to your body as you build up your strength and endurance. Make Fitness Enjoyable Exercise doesn’t have to feel like a chore when you find activities that make you smile and leave you feeling uplifted. Whether it’s dancing to your favorite songs, joining a walking group, or exploring a new class, focus on movement that feels good. For me, that has become Pilates! MORE FAVORITES FROM ATHLETA Don’t forget, from 1/14 – 1/21, Save up to 70% off + Extra 30% off sale items. You May Also Enjoy Source link

[chilimili212]

Athleta sponsors this post. Thank you for supporting the brands that work with AWSL. Over the past year, I’ve focused on sharing more about healthy aging and wellness on the blog…what it means to me and how I’m making it a priority. I know from experience how overwhelming it can feel to simply get started. But here’s the good news: building healthy fitness habits after 50 is absolutely possible! It’s never too late when you have the right tools, the right mindset, and (of course) the right wardrobe. I get most of my workout clothes from Athleta, so I’m thrilled to be partnering with them today. Their big January sale starts today, 1/14, through 1-21, with up to 70% off plus an extra 30% off sale items. It’s the perfect opportunity to refresh your activewear wardrobe and set yourself up for success. TRIUMPH HOODIE size L/ SALUTATION STASH HIGH RISE 7/8 LEGGING size M / IN MOTION SEAMLESS TEE size L Why Athleta Is My Go-To for Activewear Athleta has become one of my favorite brands because its designs are made with women of all ages and sizes in mind. Their pieces are comfortable, functional, and—best of all—flattering. What sets Athleta apart is not just their commitment to inclusivity and quality but also their dedication to sustainability and community. As a certified B Corporation, Athleta meets rigorous standards for social and environmental performance, transparency, and accountability. They’re actively working to reduce their environmental impact by using recycled fabrics and supporting fair trade practices. It feels good to know that the clothes I’m wearing align with values that matter to me. Must-Have Pieces to Shop If you’re not sure where to start, let me share some of my top picks from Athleta’s sale. These are the versatile pieces that I know you’ll wear over and over again. 1. Salutation Stash High Rise Leggings Athleta’s Salutation Stash High Rise Leggings are a game-changer. These 7/8th-length leggings are the perfect length for me, but if you’re taller, you may prefer the full-length version here. They provide excellent support, stay in place during workouts, and smooth everything out for a polished look. I also love that they have side pockets that don’t look bulky to hold things like your phone and keys. These come in 19 colors and prints, so you never have to feel bored with your choices. 2. In Motion Seamless Tee SALUTATION STASH HIGH RISE 7/8 LEGGING size M / IN MOTION SEAMLESS TEE size L I have this In Motion Seamless Tee in several colors, and it’s my favorite because it has grippers at the inner hem to prevent it from riding up when I lift my arms. You’ll also notice that it has an open-hole stitchwork that makes it breathable. This is key for when I’m in Pilates! The colors vary by season, and right now, it’s offered in 6 shades. I wear a large because I have broad shoulders. 3. Triumph Hoodie TRIUMPH HOODIE size L This Triumph Hoodie is a lightweight organic cotton hoodie that goes with any and everything. It’s the one I reach for when heading out for a walk or to Pilates. It’s selling out fast, with good reason. It’s cozy, warm, and super soft with just the right amount of stretch. This comes in tall, petite, and regular sizes up to 3X. 4. Pranayama Restore Wrap PRANAYAMA RESTORE WRAP size S / SOFTLUXE TOP size L / SOFTLUXE HIGH RISE LEGGING size M I have this Pranayama Wrap in several colors, and I often just toss one on to wear around the house. It’s soft and perfect for layering over your workout gear or adding a cozy touch to your casual outfits. It comes in 14 colors: in regular, tall, and petite. I love the thumbholes, which help keep the sleeves in place and keep your hands warm. It also has side pockets to stash things in. 5. Softluxe Top and Leggings This Softluxe fabric has a brushed texture and is amazingly soft. I bought the Softluxe top and High-Rise Legging in the Silver Cloud Heather color, but it also comes in 3 other options. It’s a breathable, quick-drying fabric that wicks moisture away from your skin…in case you’re inclined to try hot yoga. 6. Stellar Trench STELLAR TRENCH size S Athleta clothes are made from performance fabrics that are perfect for every day living and travel. This Stellar Trench is far more than stellar…it is outstanding! It comes in 3 colors, and I’m wearing the Mineral. It’s made from an abrasion-resistant, wrinkle-resistant, stretch fabric with a UPF 40+ (sun protection). I highly recommend this trench, and the reviews are fabulous. It has snaps at the cuffs and secure zip pockets, plus its belt is sewn onto the side seam, so you never have to worry about losing it! The styling looks traditional with a back storm flap and there’s an elasticized shaping at the back waistline for a flattering it. This comes in three colors in regular, tall, and petite, and it will be the perfect travel trench to dress up or down. STELLAR TRENCH size S / IN MOTION SEAMLESS TEE size L / BROOKLYN PANT size 8 As you know, these Brooklyn Pants are some of my favorites for travel and have an elevated look for every day. Helpful Tips for Starting Healthy Habits Invest in Activewear That You Feel Good in This is a given, but comfort and style are non-negotiable for every piece of clothing in my wardrobe. The right activewear can help you feel confident and supported during your workouts—and beyond. This sale is the perfect chance to stock up on pieces that do just that! Ease Into a Routine That Works for You Fitness at this stage of life should be about feeling good—not about following someone else’s idea of what you should be doing. Start with gentle activities that you enjoy, and listen to your body as you build up your strength and endurance. Make Fitness Enjoyable Exercise doesn’t have to feel like a chore when you find activities that make you smile and leave you feeling uplifted. Whether it’s dancing to your favorite songs, joining a walking group, or exploring a new class, focus on movement that feels good. For me, that has become Pilates! MORE FAVORITES FROM ATHLETA Don’t forget, from 1/14 – 1/21, Save up to 70% off + Extra 30% off sale items. You May Also Enjoy Source link

[the-firebird69]

The war with the pseudo empire has picked up. There are several reasons why. One of them is the caverns all over the world it is approaching a stage where a quarter mile caverns I'm going to be breached up to about a mile that are adjacent to all of the other caverns which are 10 to 30 miles roughly it's global it's a global phenomena and it is going to be getting bigger and bigger as the time approaches and it's about the same time each of those areas has a component that is similar to Florida and they are going to experience the high level of radiation and probably half of each of the areas or more because down south in those Southern parts of their area some of those caverns are Jason to the quarter mile caverns and it's different than Florida it's all about the same time which is about from now until the third week in January and it pushes the pseudo empire to get the weaponry out they are trying to move in the demons those guys will fight the Macklemore and some minority more like will come and find them and that's what they're doing even areas in the north have similar situations believe it or not even up in the Great lakes where the water will become brackish no it already is and it's been for 3 months and there's several times up there going and bigger ones are going to go shortly they plan the whole thing out and to attack these people so set in stone really. With that said I would say that the numbers today are already at 0.75% not 1/10 of a percent yet but will be in about an hour and then it will reach 3/10 of a percent by 6:00 or 7:00 p.m. by tomorrow it's going to be half a percent of the world's population engaged with a pseudo empire no it's both sides but that's a lot. Keeping in mind it's 3 weeks away either side has to have dominance in order to get to those stashes and cashes they have not. It is beginning right now we haven't been mentioning it but this is a gigantic movement it is a huge war and encompasses everything because Trump and some others the pseudo empire have the money and we're all sitting here getting threatened so we are involved the Mac proper or top side and have to be because of Saturn and are involved the foreigners too are involved because of the finance centers there's a lot of other issues because they threaten fuel and airplanes but does a big one and starting to happen now that these assholes are threading him the whole time the threading a lot of people but really he's seeing and hearing it witnessing it 10 times stamping it I mean they're gross and stupid

--along with that we have other news but we're going to publish it's gigantic

Thor Freya

Is the biggest news we've had for many years so we're going to get it out there

Hera

Zues

Olympus here we go

[lizwontcry]

I wrote two stories for Jerk Matron January, thank you to @servingourinterests for running this exchange!

Till The Morning Light -

It's 2005 and Roman returns home for Thanksgiving. He and Gerri accidentally get into the pot brownies that Kendall stashed in the kitchen and the evening takes quite an unexpected, sexy turn.

“Hey… is Gerri hot?” Roman leans in and whispers to Kendall. “Fuck, dude. Look at her. I just… I want to lick her neck right now. Bite it a little.”

Kendall’s uproarious laughter gets the attention of everyone at the table. Roman kicks him in the shin so he’ll shut the fuck up.

“I mean, maybe? I’ve never really thought about it. But also, the strain of the pot in the brownies is called ‘Ultimate Trainwreck.’ It makes you horny. It’s, like, the horniest strain in existence. My buddy thought it would be funny. Rava and I are going to have quite the dessert, if you know what I mean.”

Sliver - When Gerri Kellman wants something, she won't stop until she gets it. What she wants now is Roman, and she's on a mission to figure out what works for them, both in and out of the bedroom.

“Well, I’ve been thinking about… your situation,” she begins, and he knew it, he fucking knew it. Here it comes. Finally the other shoe drops. She’s going to tell him that she doesn’t have the time or the patience to deal with his dumb insecurities and weird problems. He wonders why she even bothered to ask him over; why she’s doing this whole seduction routine when she knows it’s not going anywhere. Just to get back at him? Just for petty revenge? God damnit, he’s been trying so hard-- “I’ve been thinking about your situation and how I can help. I have a few ideas, if you are willing to try them. I’d ask up front for your patience, because we might not figure it out right away.”

Read if you wish!

[limerenze]

brush strokes - adrian pucey

[Adrian Pucey x Fem!Reader]

masterlist

Summary; adrian pays y/n a much needed visit

Word Count; 1.9k

A/N; hahhaahhahahahahahahhahahhaha

Warnings; angst… bc, duh

Dates Written; January 12th - January 15th, 2022

Had the castle always felt this… eerie?

Adrian couldn’t tell you.

He couldn’t remember the last time the hallways had been so still. So quiet.

He felt heavy as his feet carefully padded across the floors he had once ran through without care. Maybe he would pay a visit to the quidditch pitch afterwards- for old times sake.

Maybe the bottle of firewhiskey he stashed would still be there, Salazar knows he would need it.

He bowed his head politely at the few people he passed and offered a warmer smile to the ones he knew. But his mind wasn’t there at all.

And when Adrian turned into the grand ballroom, he stopped, dead in his tracks. His feet could’ve melted into the floor, he could’ve been cursed with a leg locker charm and he wouldn’t know. Because either way, he couldn’t move.

Not when he was looking directly at her.

She was as beautiful as ever, as beautiful as he remembers her to be. Her skin shined in the sunlight that beamed into the room. The warmth it brought to her clashed with the white sheets that covered the furniture.

Just a few steps and he would be standing in front of her. Just a few steps and he could tell her how sorry he is. All he had to do, was walk over. 

So why was it so hard?

There he stood, in an empty doorway- staring at Y/N from across a ballroom. And all he wanted was to walk over and see her. And his feet wouldn’t move.

And he felt stupid. Completely and utterly stupid.

Anyone who knew him, and saw him- would know what he was there for. Who he was there for. And Y/N hadn’t seen him yet. 

But he couldn’t bring himself to walk over, so instead, he focused on the room.

He couldn’t recall if it had been there during his time at school. A lot has changed about Hogwarts since then. It was big and open, the ceilings were high and really, it just looked like any other room in the castle.

Adrian was almost lost in thought when he heard a sharp: “Mister Pucey!” 

He turned his head to Professor McGonagall, and for a moment- he felt like he was back in school, getting scolded for not completing his Transfiguration homework. 

“Hello, Professor,” He smiled. It was refreshing to see such a kind face. He hadn’t seen her in too long. He was surprised she remembered him. He shouldn’t have been. Minerva McGonagall remembered every student she’s ever taught.

“And what brings you here?” She asked with a small smile. Adrian went to give her a proper answer but his eyes flicked back to the back of the room and caught her eye. There she was, sitting on a wooden stool, and she saw him. 

Her eyes glistened and her face morphed into a smile. A look of relief washed over her face, as if she had been waiting for him. Y/N reached up to wave at him lightly.

And as their eyes connected, Adrian didn’t know what he was so worried for. She had a special talent for making him nervous, but never in the way he had just been. Luckily for him, she also always had a special talent for calming him down.

His mouth opened and closed before just pointing over at Y/N. McGonagall craned her head in the direction he was pointing at. Y/N sheepishly smiled at her old professor. “Ah, I see,” she nodded her head. “Right then, I’ll leave you to it” She bid him goodbye and left him in the doorway.

His feet moved faster than he could think and before he knew it, he was standing in front of her. He wanted to reach out and touch her, but he couldn’t. He knew it would bring him more sadness than comfort, and so he stood back.

He left a few feet between them, and he just stood in front of her.

Like a dumbass.

“Hi, Dri”

The nickname made his heart flutter. Butterflies erupted in a way he hadn’t felt in far too long. Adrian had received a plethora of nicknames in his life, But it wasn’t until he met Y/N that he had been called ‘Dri’. He wasn’t sure he liked it at first. But there was something about the way it rolled off her tongue. And as he fell in love with her, he couldn’t imagine her calling him anything else.

He didn’t let anyone else call him that. It didn’t sound right.

“Hi, love” he managed to get out- tears beginning to pool at his waterline. And Y/N wished she could reach out to hold his face in her hand. Like she had done all the times before.

She told him once that he looked hauntingly beautiful when he cried. She didn’t enjoy seeing him in that way, but he was perfect. In every way, in every state- always. So perfect.

His skin was like marble. Translucent and soft. With a permanent pink hue flushed over his high cheekbones and nose bridge. And when he cried, that pink hue was always quick to turn scarlet. For some reason, his tears always gathered on his waterline and fell in spurts. This darkened his eyelashes and made his eyes shine.

“Stop that” she sniffled away her own tears, looking away from him. “Don’t cry or else I’ll start to cry”

Adrian moved to wipe the drops of tears before they fell down his face. “I just miss you, so much”

“I know you do, love. And I miss you”

“It shouldn’t be like this” This wasn’t right. She shouldn’t be here. “You shouldn’t be like this,”

“Fuck Adrian, don’t do that.” It was funny hearing her curse. Especially with how elegant she looked. “Don’t say that, alright? There’s no point” Her hands were shaky as she reached out for him. She stood from her stool and she wanted so badly to approach him. To see him closer. She reached out for him but couldn’t dream of feeling the warmth of his skin, not anymore. 

“It’s true, and you know it” His voice was raspy. He didn’t want to spend this time with her like this. He wasn’t raising his voice or yelling. But he was upset, and rightfully so. 

But being upset about it wouldn't change it. It would just cause sorrow for both of them. “S’my fault, you know?”

He swore he could see her eye twitch. And here they were, having it out in the middle of Hogwarts. Typical. Some things definitely never change.

“If I hadn’t-” he tried to continue but Y/N was having none of it.

“If you hadn’t? We would still be here. In this exact place. Having this exact conversation” if you looked hard enough, you could see steam coming out of her ears. “Only you would be here instead of me. Nothing would change.”

She stopped to really take in his appearance. She hadn’t seen him since that night, and he was different.

He didn’t just look hauntingly beautiful, he looked haunted. He looked as if he hadn’t slept in weeks. Y/N had never seen him so broken.

And she couldn’t help but feel it was her fault. And all she wanted was to reach out and touch him. To soothe him. To soothe herself. And she couldn’t. 

“Besides,” this would be the time she would lay her palm on his cheek. Her face softened and she smiled. “I’ll just be here, whenever you need”

Adrian all but exploded. “Fuck Y/N, don’t you get it? That’s it! That’s exactly it! You’ll be here! You’ll always be here” he wouldn’t be surprised if he caught the attention of the others in the room, if they hadn’t already. But most of them should be used to seeing the two bicker. There was something familiar about it. “You shouldn’t always be here. You should be out there, we should be out there- together. We were supposed to be out there, together”

“No, my love.” Her face was beginning to get splotchy with tears. “This was always our destiny”

“Don’t say that” his lip quivered and he couldn’t help but let out a quiet sob. “How can you say that?”

“If it wasn’t me, it would’ve been you. Terence called out your name to save you”

“But he-”

“He saved you. He is your best friend and he saved you. That’s all. And I never would’ve been able to go on without you. I never would’ve been strong enough. But you are. And so I'm not sorry that he did.”

Adrian couldn’t believe what he was hearing. He didn’t believe her. “I don’t know how to do this without you, Y/N”

“You have the strength and the support to learn” She encouraged. She had moved to her knees to see him at eye level. 

Adrian couldn’t express how badly he wanted to touch her. To feel her skin on his just one last time. “You will learn, and I will be here whenever you need me. But this is not how life should be lived between people. That’s why I will stay here, and you will go”

Adrian’s head pounded and he knew then that he would definitely need to stop by the quidditch pitch and check for that bottle. He and Miles had stashed it under the Ravenclaw bleachers in their seventh year.

And Y/N was right. Adrian didn’t want to admit it, but she was. “I’m sorry, m’love. I didn’t want to come here to, argue”

“Don’t apologize, Dri. I understand.” She took a seat back on her stool. “I’ve been in here for months. And all I had to look forward to, was you. And now you’re here and you need to know that just because I’m stuck, just because I'm frozen at twenty? Doesn’t mean you are” 

Adrian didn’t want to hear any of it, but he knew he had to. And he knew she was the only one who could make him understand. But, fuck. It hurt him. 

“You’re flesh, Adrian. And I’m brush strokes. The world is yours, and my world is what’s in this frame. And that’s no one’s fault”

And Adrian couldn’t fight or wipe away his tears anymore. And he couldn’t hide them. 

“I love you, Y/N”

He didn’t want her to say it. He knew she did- but he couldn’t bear to hear it. And somehow, she understood. So Y/N nodded, and the look in her eyes said it all.

Adrian turned to walk away, to leave the room covered in the portraits of the wizards fallen on May 2, 1998. He wanted to stop and say hello to the far too many faces he recognized. The faces he loved. But he would just have to come back another day.

“Oi! Pucey!” An all too familiar voice called out. He looked over and smiled through his tears. “Do me a favour? Go have a cuppa tea with Georgie?” Fred asked. “I don’t think he’ll be coming around here any time soon- and it’d be nice to know he’s got you there.”

“S’on the to-do-list, Weasley” He tipped his head forward and Fred did the same. “Just be sure you’re keeping Y/N/N company, eh?”

“I always do” 

On Adrian’s way out to the pitch, he bumped into McGonagall again. “Cheers, Profes-” he stopped, catching himself this time. “Cheers, Headmaster” 

McGonagall smiled and waved as he mounted his broomstick, and flew away.

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Xingqiu - Yandere Profile

I actually just got my sweet bookworm boi to his next to last ascension, my hydro baby, my angel, I love him even if bc of him I have to marathon fight the oceanid

I’ve had a lot of reqs for him & Chongyun dating back to January again lol but it only felt right to wait until I finished both so I could release them at the same time, so, Chongyun’s will be up immediately after this!

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TWs: fem reader, yandere, confinement, manipulative behaviors, mentions of homicide, gaslighting, Xingqiu being a spoiled arrogant brat

TWs (below cut): noncon/dubcon, manipulating and guilting reader into sex, overstimulation, fluids/cumplay, humiliation 

Since there's no canonical age but he has a bit of the rounded young face I'm tagging with the sh*ta tw as well!

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Severity Scale

Intelligence/Perceptiveness: 7 Brutality: 3 Physical capability: 4 Mental/emotional instability: 6 Restrictiveness: 7 Sexual sadism: 5 Stubbornness: 8

What are they generally like? Lucid, aware? Obsessive? How do they behave?

Tries to buy his way to you, initially. He's grown up seeing the power that money holds over people, and, well, his father can always just wave a bit around and get whatever he wants from most people, so why should you be any different? He goes for stereotypical "girl" things like flowers and jewelry at first, unless you have some prominent and well-known interest, in which case he'll invest in something related to that.

Honestly, for all his chivalry and all that, his maturity is something of a faux one, a sort of projected self-image of the gentlemanly figure he strives to be... but when he lets that slip, he can be something of a childish spoiled brat. The thing is... he's completely unaware and refuses to acknowledge that he can be so immature. He likes getting what he wants, when he wants it, exactly how he wants it, and being denied the things he wants isn't particularly common in his life. So rejection comes not so much as a disappointment so much as a shock. No matter, you're just... a brat, yourself. You think you're too good for everyone, he reasons, so you play hard to get.

Really, after recovering from the initial shock, he realizes he likes things this way. He likes challenges. It would be no fun if you came to him easily. You may be a brat, but in the end, the one thing he refuses to ever do is lose. Chivalrous gentlemen are fine with having to earn their things, so really, he's thankful that you reminded him of his morals, of his desire to truly earn the things he wants. It will make it that much more meaningful.

So he goes heavy on the idea of "courting", following whatever old and prudish traditions may exist in Liyue. If you're from somewhere else, he figures, that could be why -- clearly he hasn't followed through on whatever is normal for your culture. Silly him. He makes an effort to research whatever those traditions may be, and goes to the absolute maximum on performing them. Lavishes you in gifts of all kinds, constantly giving you compliments. He even goes to the effort of, if all else fails, reading romance novels targeted at women to get a better grasp of what exactly you're supposed to like, and emulates those behaviors.

Overall, though, in later stages Xingqiu slightly more mild for a yan, allowing you to have interactions with others (even if he’s irritated), such as his family, family servants, and his friends, and will even take you outside now and then. However, he will cut off your ties to those friends you had before that weren't mutual friends. He's also one of the least likely yanderes to ever kill someone, and will avoid hurting people if possible -- if anything, he prefers more discreet methods like ruining their life socially or financially.

He's also a lot more moody behind closed doors than he is to most people. His attempts to be oh-so-mature eventually kinda crumble, and the more comfortable he becomes around you, the more he lets his immaturity show.

He could assign family servants to looking for you, but really, he prefers to do it himself, this is about love after all, he doesn't want to assign them to a task they would never perform as diligently as he could. But rather than stalking, he chooses to just kind of... stay with you. He's somehow always where you are, "coincidentally" running into you everywhere and then somehow nothing having anything to do, because he clings to you for hours until you finally have to go home, and even then, he'll just follow you to continue the visit there if he can. No point in watching from a distance when he can be right there with you. And again, he's actually surprisingly unaware that his clinginess is so obvious, he's oblivious to how obvious his infatuation is. Which is a bit odd, considering that he's usually fairly perceptive, but he's so confident in the fact that he is normally perceptive that he allows himself to slip into abnormal behaviors without really realizing it, because he's not constantly on guard in the way some less socially adept yanderes are.

On a genuinely sweet level, there's one little thing he keeps hidden from you. He's actually written a lot of love poetry for you, verses about you and all of the things he loves about you so much... Despite usually being fairly confident in his work, he can't bring himself to show it to you. He's too flustered. And considering your negative reactions to his affection (read: not wanting to be kept like a captive animal), he is actually a bit sensitive to that perceived rejection, which further discourages him. He keeps them all stashed away, stuffed into some fairly hidden drawer. Should you ever come across them and bring them up, it's one of a very few things that will genuinely make him super embarrassed, and he'll just insist they weren't about you, even though the details make it obvious they were, and storm off, never bringing it up again.

How likely are they to kidnap their darling? How quickly will they do so?

It's not kidnapping. It's... relocating. He's far too chivalrous to resort to something so brutish as kidnapping! He'll make sure you want to come with him. He can easily arrange for there to be rumors and reports of... occurrences near your home. Criminal activity, maybe false rumors of mysterious disappearances. Hell, he'll get Chongyun to testify that your house has demonic spirits in it. Something to make you want to move out. Maybe some things start happening to you -- you get the feeling you're being watched, you get threatening messages mailed to your home, you have strangers (read: randos who will do anything for some mora he gives them) telling you you're not welcome in the area and to get out. It's all incredibly confusing and scary and you have no idea what brought it all on!

Luckily for you, you have a rich, generous friend who makes it more than clear you're welcome to come stay with him for a while at any time. Eventually, no matter what it takes, he can push you to a point where you'll take him up on that offer. Something feels... oddly ominous about the way the gates to his family estate close behind you once you walk in. Like they're sealing your fate.

And once step one is done, step two of his plan goes into place - make sure you never want to leave. He can make that happen, there's plenty of space here for you to roam, plenty for you to do, and even when he's not there to entertain you, there's plenty of servants to keep an eye on you and make sure that whenever you try to leave, they'll smile and tell you you can't go just yet miss, there's this or that going on tonight! The young master said he had something important for you when he gets back later! You can't go out now, there was just an attack by some deranged person in the town still on the loose! Just... go back inside for now.

Of course, it's wishful thinking, but he likes to maintain the delusion that he can just keep this going indefinitely, that you won't finally one day put your foot down and tell him you've been stuck here nearly a month and you're ready to at least go visit home. He might even entertain it a bit - sure, you can go visit your old house with him and collect some of your old things to bring back with you, but he makes sure to make it look at though whatever problem he made up is still occurring. Nonetheless, if you're insistent, or at whatever point you finally crack and catch on, demand to know what's going on - well, it's not pretty. He gets into something of a tantrum if you don't comply, but ultimately, in his own little huffy, ticked off way, says you can't leave, and that's that, no more questions allowed, and no more of this ridiculous demand to leave. Of course, darling is taken aback at first, even thinking he's joking, but it soon becomes very clear he's completely serious, and intends to enforce that command.

How difficult is it to escape from them? How do they keep you restrained? How do they deal with attempted escape? 

When he's with you, he's tends to be pretty clingy, both physically and in conversation, never ceasing talking about this or that, and he's actually a sleep-clinger as well, keeping an iron grip around your waist when you sleep. So, whenever he's at his home, he insists on you being in his presence, usually physically touching, so you won't really get an opportunity while he's just in another room or something because you can't get any privacy to begin with. When you're in public, he's incredibly watchful over your every move and incredibly clingy then as well, so don't expect such a chance to arrive either.

Thus, your best bet is to try when you're under the watch of guards, whenever he's gone for whatever reason. They've been instructed to watch you from a distance, you see, he doesn't want them interacting with you directly, so you'll have a few chances here or there where they get distracted or their backs are turned. There will likely eventually also be a time where there's a scheduling error, you end up unsupervised! However, physically getting out of the estate is still difficult. There's still posted guards everywhere. So all in all, it's fairly difficult, especially in broad daylight, the only time he's not with you.

When you're inevitably dragged back kicking and screaming by some poor guards that aren't getting paid enough to deal with this, after getting back and hearing the report he deals with it in that unnerving saccharine way of feigning ignorance to try and get a reaction. Now, he knows you weren't trying to get out... right? Surely you got distracted by a bird or something, right? That's the only reason why you'd ever try to leave, right? It's obvious he knows better, and is just fucking with your head, but it's best not to lie. What he wants is an admittance of guilt and an apology, preferably down on the floor begging for forgiveness.

How easy are they to trick, deceive, or manipulate?

Moderate, leaning towards difficult. He's perceptive, and intelligent, but that intelligence is largely a sort of book-smarts type of intelligence. He's generally crafty and a prankster himself, so pulling things over on him is difficult because he's familiar with the mindset and methods of doing so, but he can be tricked if you put on a believable enough act. Basically, a darling who is a good actor stands a much better chance.

However, he's ultimately a learner. You can get away with some tricks or plots once, but he won't fall for the same thing twice. Any sort of escape or deceit you've tried once, he'll make active efforts to guard against and prevent in the future.

Manipulation, though, you can forget it. He's way too proud and stubborn to be emotionally manipulated, in the end getting his way and what he wants takes priority over making you happy, so don't expect to be able to manipulate him based on the notion of something making you happier.

How lenient are they? What privileges can you have, and what will you be denied?

Fairly lenient, actually. You get a lot of access so long as your behavior is good, so really it's wise to be on your best behavior in the long term of things. He can get you anything you want, especially reading material. And you actually get to go outside, yay! He's like my earlier Childe profile on that -- he likes to go on dates, and he's actually really enthusiastic about it! He's big on date planning, wanting to see everything there is to see and do everything there is to do together. The rules are that you just need to be physically attached to him in some way -- you can hold his hand, grab at his sleeves, or he can do so to you (although he'd prefer you cling to him. He likes the image it projects to people around you). He actually gets really hyped about said dates whenever you plan them, he'll talk to you for hours plotting out all the things to do on this particular outing. At one point, his smile drops and his voice goes low and he tells you that, just a reminder, you know the rules for dates, right? ...Good.

Similarly, if you ask, he'll let you accompany him on more trivial outings as well, say if you'd like to go grocery shopping, and he certainly won't turn down a trip to the bookstore. The same rules apply, although he's a bit less excited for something so mundane.

One thing he won't do, surprisingly, is let you have anything to do with Guhua arts or skills. He won't teach you anything he knows nor let you learn, and if you were a follower of it before, he'll cut off your access to any material. His reasoning is that he just doesn't really think anything to do with combat suits you. You're better off learning more passive skills and hobbies.

In reality? He can't stand the thought of you ever being able to present a challenge to him in that sense. It would kill his ego if you ever managed to do something related to the Guhua arts better than he can, or even half as good as he can.

What kind of rules do they have? What kind of punishment would they use?

Well, to occupy your time, he has things that need cleaning you know... Honestly, he's messy, and he's already used to having maids, so he kinda treats you like one to some degree. Of course, he's active in his little heroism adventures, but when it comes to his own living spaces and such things he can be a bit lazy. So, he'll give you tasks to do sometimes, he likes the power rush too that he gets from ordering you around a bit. It soothes the ego.

Outside of your strolls together, you can't be going outside (and you don't get to choose when you do go on your little walks and dates, he does, although he may grant you the wishes of your begging). Also, don't actually try to talk to the guards. They're there to watch you, nothing more, so pay them no mind, and by no means should you ever have a reason to make conversation with them. If there's an emergency or something you need, you may inform them and get help, nothing more. And really, they're more afraid of this rule than you are -- you'll have difficulty finding one even willing to talk to you, they all take the warnings they've been given very seriously.

He eventually gets nitpicky and makes all sorts of little behavioral rules, it's incredibly obnoxious. But honestly, suffering his bratty tantrums is enough of a punishment, even if he didn't usually follow it up with actual punishment, which, for him, tends to be something perverted in some way.

How do they deal with rivals, or perceived rivals? Will they get rid of them? Will they kill them themselves, or find another way?

He actually gets jealous rather easily, often over people who are no real threat. You can never be too nice to anyone -- even after he introduces you to his father and older brother, he expects you to be happy to meet them... but not that much. If you show too much excitement or happiness over any other being, he gets pouty, especially other men, but also your friends, male or female, family, even animals. His first reaction isn't to kill, rather, just an increase in isolation. Drag you back home and make sure you get a lot of time to yourselves, seeks reassurance that you really love him. If it's his own family, he might get grouchy towards them, snap at them a bit, bitterly drag you back off to your own room, where he'll then proceed to get equally grouchy towards you until you have given him enough reassurance he deems sufficient. In his own time, when you're not around, he makes sure to make it perfectly clear to those around him that they aren't to get in between you two.

He's one of the better yans to have in this regard, though, because he's unlikely to resort to killing anyone. He's got too much of his self-image invested in the idea of morals and justice to be able to do so, he can't delude himself into believing it's right or acceptable. It's not impossible to push him to that point, but it wouldn't just be someone you show any positive reception towards -- if Xingqiu did end up killing a rival, it would have to be one for whom you have very blatantly made clear you have actual romantic and sexual affection, someone who poses a genuine, real threat.

Xingqiu is a sort of open book when it comes to jealousy -- it's obvious to everyone around you that he's mad at someone else for even looking at you, and he doesn't try to hide it. It makes him that much angrier if someone doesn't obey his silent demand to stop interacting with you, doesn't seem fazed by his glares and coldness. He'll meet with them privately and make things clear verbally, since he tells himself maybe they're just dense and too stupid to understand. But they only get one more chance. Cross him twice, and they'll likely find themselves in financial ruin after pulling some strings through the connections of his father and brother.

What would make him significantly more likely to kill someone is someone who poses a legal threat, someone who catches on to what's going on and threatens to get him in serious trouble for it. Even if he tried bribing them, well, they'd likely just pretend to accept, and someone so bold likely wouldn't bow to threats.

This is where he can slip into the mindset of a delusional yandere. He once again projects the image in his head, that knight he wants to be for you, and hey, sometimes to save the princess, the heroes in his martial arts epics have to get their hands dirty, have to unfortunately get blood on their hands for the sake of the greater good. And hey, then it's usually called character development. Most of his fictional heroes tend to have killed at least one person in a sort of epic battle to defend something precious to them. This is no different. Of course, ambushing an unarmed person and running them through hardly counts as an epic battle, but he doesn't really take that part into account.

How easy is it to make them mad? What does their anger look like?

Again, a bit of a spoiled brat at times. He's pouty, gives you the cold shoulder, yet dramatically inserts himself in front of you and whatever you're occupied with so you can't do anything. Basically he's forcing you to acknowledge his pouting and ask him what's wrong so that he can pull the "oh, nothing" until you ask again, and maybe he'll eventually bitterly, passive-aggressively make it clear what you did wrong. The bright side is he's easily soothed - an apology and some groveling will fix his attitude pretty quickly, although he'll have an infuriating air of superiority about it all, telling you he's glad you were able to understand what you did and have, hopefully, learned to correct the behavior in the future.

Worse offenses, things that make him genuinely and truly infuriated, are significantly worse, but rather uncharacteristically for him, he's quiet. And that's what's do frightening about it - for once you almost wish he would blabber or complain or whine like you're so used to, but his fury is dead silent. He moves without speaking, harsh motions that will either shove or tug you to wherever he's trying to maneuver you, and he shows how he feels through actions rather than words - he slams doors and objects, stomps, everything about his body language is frightening enough to make you stiffen and jolt.

Thankfully, Xingqiu is a milder yandere when it comes to severity of things he'll do to you in moments of anger -- he's one that can control himself well enough not to severely hurt you, break bones or anything like that. When it comes to his flashes of anger, at worst he might slap you in his tantrums, but he has at least enough self-control and empathy for you to manage better than a lot of yanderes.

So they see you as above them, beneath them, or equal to them?

Below. It's mostly that he thinks rather highly of himself - he's an important person you know. He saves people, he goes around doing his little vigilante thing, and he's not afraid to flaunt sometimes.

If you happen to also be from a rich family, you can earn a little bit more respect from him, you're cultured and sophisticated. If you're intelligent, you can get some validity in his mind as well. He'll still consider himself more intelligent and higher status, something you'd be mindful to remember, but he'll begrudgingly acknowledge it.

A commoner darling, though? God forbid an airheaded one? Forget about getting any respect - you're more like... A cute little puppy to him. Dumb and loud and clumsy, but nonetheless very cute and loveable. You were just... Made to be something of an accessory to him. And he loves and values you, you mean the world to him really, but that's all the more reason why you should accept your place as such.

How determined are they for you to love them? How hard will they try to make it happen? Or are they content just having you?

It drives him up the wall. You know, his father could arrange his marriage to a ton of young rich daughters in Liyue who would be more than happy about it, but he can't get the attention of ONE girl he likes? It's infuriating. And it makes him all the more insistent to have specifically you.

For Xingqiu, it's a mix of both desperation and a pride thing as well. One one hand he desperately does truly want his feelings to be returned, he wants you to love him, he wants the fantasy he has in his head of you two having a long, happy future together. On the other hand, rejection is also a mark on his pride, and that irritates him beyond comprehension.

So don't expect him to ever give up, really. Unlike a lot of loving yans though, he doesn't blame himself, he directs the rejection hurt outward - maybe you're just so spoiled yourself that nothing is good enough for you. Maybe you're just playing hard to get. Maybe you just think constantly turning him down is funny, it's amusing to you, and, well, he doesn't take lightly to you trying to play games with him. So while he'll continue to try and earn your love, don't be surprised if it results in an irritated mood swing every now and then.

Bonus: Is there anything that makes them unique, in comparison to other yanderes?

A lack of desire/hesitancy to resort to violence or more morally wayward methods. He stakes a lot of his pride and self-image on being a chivalrous, upright, just person, someone who should exemplify right and punish wrong, and unfortunately for him he's not a delusional and can't convince himself that he's doing the right thing. He wants to be a gentleman, your knight in shining armor, the storybook hero he projects in his head that always comes to save his princess, who in turn is receptive and showers him in praise and affection and gratitude. You're the problem, you see, you're not following through on your role in all this.

As such, he really, really hates having to dirty his hands in any way, or do anything that he knows is wrong and will consequently drag him into guilt. Not that he can't be driven to it, because he certainly can, but if it reaches that point, that means you didn't cooperate with him to begin with, which would have made things so much easier, so he'll definitely rid himself of that guilt by redirecting the blame to you, or deluding himself into some bizarre justification.

Another thing... his family's compliance. Honestly? His dad is far too busy and far too done with Xingqiu's shit to expect any help from him. His son tends to be picky, whiny, and demanding -- now that you're here, he's finally satiated, finally actually paying attention to the important matters his father wants him to be involved with, finally not causing nearly as much trouble now that you're around. You can bet he's more than happy to put in some extra funds and personnel to restrain some random commoner, so long as his son is satisfied. His brother doesn't really agree with it all, but his brother wants this and his father is supporting it, so... his hands are tied. He turns a blind eye. And the staff, the servants? They're getting paid far too much to care, and besides, the family is incredibly influential -- should they get fired, it could smear their reputation. It’s kinda really discouraging, being surrounded by so many people, but none of them willing to help you.

General perverseness: how sexual of a person are they? What’s their drive like? How touchy do they get? Do they have any reservations about sexuality?

Bounces back and forth. On one hand, he wants to maintain, again, a gentlemanly and sophisticated image, and in his mind, such people don't normally think about such things, don't behave in lewd or degenerate ways. On the other hand, he's a nasty little perv that secretly sinks to the absolute depths of depravity. There's not much he can't get off to. If his poor brother hadn't been so busy being concerned about the martial arts books under his bed, and had dug further, he would have found that those books are actually just a cover-up for a different set of nasty, gross materials he's spent years accumulating -- some of the most vulgar smut you've ever seen, stuff you question how he ever even got ahold of. Surely the book house wouldn't sell this kind of material... it's honestly a mystery how he manages to get so much.

With his first few interactions, he tends to display the former image, but the more time he spends with anyone, the more that inner little pervert side tends to come out. He's definitely one to get touchy, his light grazing little touches become firmer and more daring, his hands always rest just at a point that's right on the boundary of being inappropriate. Sometimes he'll straight-up grope you and pass it off as teasing. He's also like Kaeya in that he intentionally tries to embarrass you by making your mind go to lewd places, making obvious innuendos and euphemisms, then pretending like he doesn't know why you're looking at him like that... oh, is that what you thought he meant? Wow, you must have such a dirty mind, you little pervert.

How forceful are they? Do they care about your willingness?

Something like rape is barbaric! Of course he would never, eeeeever do something so awful, so unbecoming of someone like him. And he really never will. He's another yan that will simply... Secure your consent by whatever means necessary.

In the end he'll most likely guilt trip and gaslight his way into it. I mean, you're staying with him for free, he took you in, he feeds you and clothes you and you can't show one little bit of gratitude? He treats you like a wife and you can't fulfil your end of that role? Don't be selfish. He loves you so much... He'd do anything for you... don't you want him to be happy too?

He'll try different approaches. If seduction doesn't work off the bat, he'll try gaslighting, if that doesn't work, he'll try guilt tripping, if that doesn't work, he'll make up a bizarre lie - he has to have sex or he'll die, somehow! You get the idea. If you really, really, really push it, he may just resort to a vague threat of sorts - nothing too bad or deadly, but hey, it would sure be a shame if this recent market crash affected your family financially... Not that he knows anyone who has power over the local commerce or anything.

With a more timid, soft darling, you're likely to end up essentially... Dubcon'ed. Half-noncon'ed. He just kinda... Slowly goes for it, and at your protests insists no, it's ok, you'll feel good... And a timid darling too afraid to stop him doesn't exactly fight back or resist, so hey, silence is a green light.

What sort of kinks or fetishes do they have, or would they fill?

Experimentation

As I've said, he's a nasty little perv deep down, and he can get off to, well, a LOT of things. And he loves to try new things out, no matter how weird it may be. He's one you can get into a lot of things involving toys and objects, or physical forms of things applied to the body (think temperature play, hot wax, nipple clamps -- anything that has to do with objects being used on you). Part of the fun of it all is having something new that he's never tried before! Even if it turns out to not be his favorite thing, he'll still enjoy the trying it out, and those things he DOES find himself liking, well, he'll just have to add them to the little mental list of favorites.

And he, honestly, enjoys the little reactions you often have to the notions of this or that -- the shock and sudden fear on your face when he tells you today you'll do this or that, and how you shake your cute little head so rapidly. It's not that bad, he promises, and he's done a lot of research and reading to be sure he does things correctly, so no worries!

Body writing

It's kinda comical because you can't make out a word. With his canonically horrendous handwriting, but fondness for the act of writing, it makes for what essentially looks to you like abstract art on your body -- but just know it's the lewdest, most degrading shit you can think of that he'll get all over your thighs and stomach, marking you as his. If nothing else, he gets off to it, and based on the little things he whispers in your ear, you know it's the same sort of humiliating things. If he takes his time, he can write better, but he gets caught up in the heat of the moment.

Lingerie

He's a fan of lacey, frilly things. And he will definitely invest in as many as he can buy, ornate and intricate things, stockings for your legs that have pretty lace patterns at the top of the thigh, bras and panties that are somehow both lacey and perfectly see-through. He's also a big fan of things that have holes in them for easy access, so you can wear it the whole time. And, if he's feeling meaner, he'll definitely have you walk around in just that for a while -- not out where anyone else in the estate could see you, of course, but in his room with him.

Master/slave

He's not a sadist per se, and doesn't really put you in pain, but he loves your submission. And no better way to exemplify submission than with service. The little bastard already makes you act like a maid outside of bed, but now he likes it even more -- there's a certain rush of power to laying out a command and seeing you follow it. Not to mention the cute look on your warm face as you follow though with the degrading shit. Oh, and you'd better believe he gets humiliating. It's not necessarily degrading in the sense that he says or makes you say bad things about yourself, but rather, just the commands themselves, getting on your hands and knees and crawling over to him, and demanding you slowly strip down. Make it cute, give him a show, you know? He won't be cruel in the things he says about you, yet your pride is still wrecked by the end of it all.

Voyeurism/masturbation instruction

He loves to watch you get off, honestly. It ties into the slave thing to a degree, making you follow every little command, telling you exactly how to touch yourself and move your hands. He'll sigh and tell you no, you're going to fast, you can't do it that fast yet... and if you get too overexcited, he'll just have to make you stop, since you can't seem to listen, and maybe not get to cum until tomorrow, so you can learn to behave better about it next time.

Fluids/Cumplay

He has something of a fixation with all kinds. He loves seeing the trail of saliva from your mouth when you pull off his dick, the way cum drips out of you and runs down your thighs. He also likes seeing it splattered across your face, your chest, in your hair, something about the sight of it nearly has him hard immediately after and ready to go. But he also likes how it will gross you out, leaving you tied up so that you can't wipe it off, are forced to just stay there with it dripping out of your holes and down your skin in a way that makes you shiver. And, really, he loves your fluids too, sweet salty slick that's just so mesmerizing to watch coat his fingers and face. But his favorite thing, probably has to be running his fingers through your own juices and slick, collecting it on his fingers, holding it up to your mouth and telling you to suck them clean. Somehow, it's even hotter when you're licking your own fluids off of his fingers, although you doing so with his is certainly nice too.

How do they feel about pregnancy or babies? Do they want them?

He’d like an heir one day. He's one to want a kid, maybe two, but not a whole lot. Just enough to have a proper family structure, much like the family he was raised in. It's the proper thing to do, he thinks, a natural part of the social order and continuation of a legacy. As a natural extension of his spoiled brat tendencies, he often doesn't think very responsibly in regards to preventing children, so, lucky for him, that ideal will likely come to fruition eventually, if physically possible.

What kind of (nsfw) punishments would they use?

Absolutely uses overstimulation. Whatever sorts of toys exist in Teyvat, he's rich enough that he can easily obtain them - little things he can attach to you and leave buzzing, or thick plugs and internal toys to stuff you full and leave you there to suffer in stimulation and stretching for hours on end. And he doesn't leave you alone, no, he stays close by, leaving you tied up and blindfolded, the occasionally lazy checkup of "oh, how are you holding up over there? I almost totally forgot you were there!" in a mocking tone while he goes about reading his books or practicing or jerking off to the sight.

Also ruined orgasms. Ugh, he's the worst. Gets you right to your peak, likely also after hours of edging, and then just... stops. Right as you reach the high, stops all motion, leaves you whimpering and sobbing, it's literally painful to actually reach it, and then still have that orgasm taken from you. And he'll be sure to remind you that if you were good, you could experience it in full, he could make you feel so good and let you ride out that high... but so long as you insist on being such a stubborn little princess, unfortunately, he can't just give you that. He hates this too, you know, he says. He'd love nothing more than to share pleasure, but you insist on being difficult.

What body parts of their darling do they like the most?

Legs and thighs. He likes the aesthetics of legs, the softness, the way the flesh feels in his hands. The way touching them can make you jolt, the sensitivity, the way they leave little marks so perfectly if he sucks and bites at the skin. It's just really pretty.

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— ITADORI YUJI + FUSHIGURO MEGUMI + KUGISAKI NOBARA || COMFORTING THEIR S/O DURING THEIR PERIOD

↳ featuring : itadori yuji + fushiguro megumi + kugisaki nobara from jujutsu kaisen

↳ warnings : grammar issues

↳ form : headcanons

↳ published : 27 january

↳ pronouns : she/her

↳ request : hello!! I love ur blog sm it’s so cozy and safe!! i just wanted to order a black coffee of being comforted and taken care of by the main three (yuuji, megumi, and nobara) when the reader is on their period ;-; tysm!! ❤️❤️

↳ barista’s notes : hi there! let me admit this about my time of the month, i only get cramps/backache on like the first day and people tell me they don’t realise i’m not my time since i don’t have mood swings - which is surprising because i thought i did  ʕ ㅇ ᴥ ㅇʔ other than that, i hope you enjoy your cup of classic black coffee (jujutsu kaisen request!) and come to the cafe again soon ʕ￫ᴥ￩　ʔ

The day your period arrives, Itadori will have no idea and will probably be confused about why one second you are angry and the next you are crying - he is just a confused little baby.

Of course, Kugisaki will call him an idiot and will inform him that you are on your period if he hasn’t figured it out yet.

Once he comes into your room and finds you huddling under a mountain of blankets, he will slowly and carefully crouch down to your height and ask if you need anything - since asking if you were okay was not the ideal question (also advised by Kugisaki).

To be honest with you, all the knowledge and advice he has gotten about periods is from Kugisaki - I feel like she made him pay as well for lessons.

Of course, if you tell him you buy you chocolates, he will come back from the convenience store with more than that like snacks, water, chocolate, sweets, ice-cream and pads/tampons.

Just know there are multiple types of pads/tampons in the plastic bag because he doesn’t know what to pick for you and, of course, you thank him because you know he tried his best.

He will also provide you with a hot water bottle that probably has a cute animal cover on it for you since he doesn’t want the heat as well as plastic to burn your skin.

Itadori will cuddle you if you ask for it while placing his hand on your lower stomach to help soothe the cramps with your permission of course.

He will also set up yours or his laptop to watch movies and anime together, he will probably eat some of the snacks he has bought you - which made him learn to buy his whole for the next month.

Sometimes both you and Itadori will have a game night together, where you both would have your Nintendo Switches - which I don’t have personally - and probably play Animal Crossing - New Horizons to help make you forget your pain.

Sukuna will mock him for being a tiny bit scared at your aggressive behaviour when your mood suddenly switches.

In conclusion, Itadori is someone that will be wary around you since he doesn’t want a Kugisaki 2.0 to be his girlfriend but will try his best to make you feel the least amount of pain as much as he can.

Unlike Itadori, Fushiguro will know when you have started since he does have an older sister as well as two female cousins within his family.

When you had your first period during yours and Fushiguro’s relationship, he probably marked it on his calendar and has it on a series for it every month.

Fushiguro knows that you will come to his room when you are on and just flat drop flat on his bed because his scent helps you to forget the pain - this happens with me like sometimes the smell of lavender helps with my cramps...maybe it’s just me.

You probably know this but Fushiguro has all the essentials you need in his dorm kitchen and bathroom because of your monthly visits - he is prepared and very organised.

He will make sure you have eaten first before giving you painkillers since he wants you to feel somewhat better than you are now.

Fushiguro will summon one of his rabbits for you to cuddle with since he knows that some sort of warmth helps you - the thing is once the rabbit is in your arms, it is not escaping.

If you are having back pains, Fushiguro will help you by massaging your back to help comfort you - his divine dog will probably use its paws to help as well or maybe the rabbits will bounce on your back, I don’t know.

If you ask for something, Fushiguro is already on it and has it prepared as I have mentioned - he just doesn’t want to deal with your sudden lack of patience since he knows that you can get irritated very quickly.

If you suddenly start crying, it is over for Fushiguro because he wouldn’t know how to comfort you - his shikigami will do a better job than him and if Kugisaki was with him, she would yell at him 100%.

He would start by holding you in his arms but he will be stiff, of course, that doesn’t matter because you will tightly hold him back - which surprises him since for some reason this hug is stronger than your other ones.

If you want cuddles from him, he will be hesitant at first because of your mood swings, but once you give him the puppy dog eyes, he can’t resist you and will join you under his covers.

In conclusion, your monthly visit to Fushiguro’s dorms is one of his favourites because that means he gets to come back from missions and find you in his room, he is always prepared and ready to handle the situation - even though, he is quite wary of the short-temper that you have for the next 5-7 days.

The expert of periods is here! Kugisaki Nobara is the one to be with when you have your period because this girl probably knows everything compared to Itadori and Fushiguro.

When I think about it, she probably has spare pads/tampons in her bags/pockets and will offer one to you when you need it.

However, unlike Fushiguro, she probably doesn’t have any painkillers with her and will probably have to make a trip for you to get some or ask Fushiguro if he has any to save time.

You don’t have to worry about snacks because I know she has a stash of sweets and cakes in her dorm room and will give you some of it - mostly likey chocolate cake or chocolate-covered strawberries.

She already has a water bottle prepared for you as well as a back massager because she is boujee with that Jujutsu Tech money that she has been provided with.

Like Itadori, you and Kugisaki will play games together - I feel like people forget she’s a gamer since she did mention Smash Bro’s in the anime and little scenarios in the manga as well - especially battle games as a way to release your anger from the pain you are suffering from.

If you ever cry about being ugly - because we are emotional - she will hype you up with an angry tone: “WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT BABE? YOU ARE GORGEOUS, THE MOST BEAUTIFUL, STRONG AND AMAZING, DONT SAY ANYTHING OTHER THAN THAT!”

Kugisaki will also do your makeup since she wants you to feel your most beautiful since she and you know that breakouts during periods are just not it.

She will also help you with your skincare and probably introduced to some new products along the way since why not? 

You and Kugisaki will cuddle a lot during the beginning week and you both will probably have matching pyjamas on because you both just give off cute couple outfits vibes even when you both don’t go out.

Sometimes during your cuddling sessions, you and Kugisaki will be looking at her phone swiping through a few clothing sites and suggesting what you both should buy for your next date together and maybe research a few new cafes to try out.

Definitely will send cute selfies together to help you feel beautiful to the boys on the group chat because they need to know that you are in pain and they should send their condolences.

Netflix and ice-cream will be an everyday thing for the whole week you are on and to be honest, it is better than any date because you both are together with no distractions.

In conclusion, Kugisaki will make the time during your period a self-care girl’s week for the both of you and this will happen when she is on as well - and please, when you are both on, it is a nightmare for Itadori and Fushiguro (they will be nervous and avoid you both)

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