#you dont want to hire a team because *changes*

[wlntrsldler]

i feel may would get whiplash the first time he sees luke interacting with five stars because as much as she knows he is a cutie who loves with his entire heart she's never seen him in love (specially because she is used to see him with women drunk in the news)

“i dont wanna go yet.”

luke’s entire body weight was currently resting on top of your body. the sounds of the movers the poisoned mercury team hired were making a ruckus outside of your room, hauling and tossing the random items the boys accumulated over the summer. the boys’ bags were packed, outside the cabin’s door, waiting to be thrown into the back of their tour bus.

you chuckled, running your fingers through his mess of curls, which proved to be the wrong move as it made luke bury his head even deeper into your neck. you placed a soft kiss on his head, “c’mon, pretty boy. you gotta get up.”

“can i just hide in here? maybe they won’t notice im not in the bus and i can stay here a little longer.”

you snorted, feeling a sense of longing erupt in your chest. you were feeling the same way as luke. you didn’t want him to go. you didn’t want to go. “i think they’ll notice the lead isn’t in the bus, luke.”

"luke? where are you?"

luke's head perked up at the sound of his mom's voice echoing through the cabin. he groaned, placing a quick kiss on your lips before he got up. he knew that his time was up and he would have to get on the tour bus soon. he'd see you soon, hopefully. he didn't know the band's schedule yet and you still haven't gotten word on whether or not you were playing this season, so the next time the two of you would see each other was still up in the air.

you froze as you heard may's voice. you'd been so caught up in wanting to treasure the last few moments you had with luke that you completely forgot that you'd have to see may and explain what this was. you'd met her before, sure, but it was a brief introduction and it was before you became luke's girlfriend. it seemed like she liked you enough, but now that the circumstances have changed, you weren't so sure.

"babe?" luke asked, tilting his head in question as he placed his hand on the doorknob of your door to open it. "you coming?"

"does your mom know about us?"

he blushed, rubbing the back of his neck with his hand, "yeah, i kinda told her. are you mad?"

you quickly shook your head, "no, no. i'm just--uh, nervous, i guess?"

luke walked back to your bed, grabbing your head in his hands as he peppered kisses all over your face, "nervous? for what?"

"what if she doesn't like me?"

luke let out a loud laugh, a goofy grin appearing on his lips, "you're funny. come on, five star. i only got a few more minutes with you and you're not leaving my side 'til then."

reluctantly, you got up from your bed and accepted luke's outstretched hand. he laced your fingers together, giving your hand a light squeeze as he opened the door to greet his mom. luke smiled widely when he saw his mom poking her head into luke's bedroom, trying to look for him. "mama!"

may turned around, smiling at the sound of her son's voice, then her eyes immediately darted down to your intertwined hands and the sheepish look on your face. her eyebrows shot up in surprise and walked over to the two of you, "there you are, been looking everywhere for you. the boys are already in the bus."

luke let go of your hand for a moment to give his mom a hug, then quickly returned to your side to wrap an arm around your waist. he looked down at you, eyes twinkling with fondness, "mama, you know y/n."

you rubbed the sweat off your palm on the fabric of your jeans, "nice to see you again, mrs. castellan."

"oh, don't do that," she rolled her eyes, pulling you in for a hug, "mama c is fine, or may, whatever you prefer."

"oh, uh, okay," you chuckled, awkwardly, feeling strangely welcomed by her simple act of kindness. may castellan's hugs felt like home. no wonder the boys adored her so much. "nice to see you again, mama c."

"so i reckon this is why we've been waiting for you for ten minutes?" she turned to luke, an eyebrow raised. she had a teasing smile on her face and it was a familiar look. luke got his smile from his mother.

"yeah," luke flushed, "sorry, don't wanna leave yet."

"mhm," may hummed. she turned to you, smiling at you in a way that made your heart hammer in your chest. there was no judgment in her eyes but she was still your boyfriend's mom and your mind was thinking of all the things she could point out about you that would have you spiraling. "he treating you right?"

you blinked, not expecting those words from her. you looked at luke for some guidance on what is the appropriate response, but he was unhelpful. he just looked at you with a dopey smile, a small part of him enjoying watching you all flustered around his mom. luke pressed a kiss to your temple.

"come on, mom. you know i do. you raised me well."

may laughed, "damn straight."

"five star here, was nervous to see you again," luke said, making your eyes widen and involuntarily hit him lightly on his bicep. you received a fake 'ow' in return.

"no need to be nervous, y/n," may replied, casting away any doubts you had in your head with a hand on your shoulder. "this one doesn't shut up about you and it's all good things."

you turned to luke, scrunching your face up in glee, "you talk about me?"

he rolled his eyes playfully, "mom, you're embarrassing me."

"that's my job, kid," may shrugged, turning to you again. "he just goes on and on about you sometimes."

"okay, that's enough," he groaned. the band's publicist was calling him over so he muttered a quick "be right back" in your ear before he left you with his mom. luke turned around as he was walking away, "mom, please don't say anything else while i'm gone."

"no promises!" she called back, chuckling as luke shook his head, accepting defeat. may motioned for you to sit on the couch with her for a second while luke chatted with their publicist about their upcoming schedule. she sat across from you, "he's real happy, you know."

you blushed, playing with the throw pillow on the couch, "yeah, camp had a good effect on him."

"not camp," she shook her head, "you did."

when you looked back at her face, you were almost overwhelmed by the sincerity in her eyes. she continued, "i haven't seen him like this since well, ever. it looks good on him, don't you think?"

you agreed, "it does."

"i hope i'm not overstepping here when i tell you this, but when he first told me about you, it felt different," she explained, pausing for a moment as she tried to conjure up the right words to say next, "as a parent, you can feel it when something shifts with your kid. i felt it when his dad left. i felt it when he got the call about the record deal. i felt it when they played their first sold-out show. i felt it when the fame started getting to him. and i felt it when he called me to tell me about this girl who gave him such a hard time at camp."

"yeah, sorry about that," you cringed.

may laughed, placing a hand on yours again, "no, y/n. don't ever apologize for that. something clicked in my head when he first told me about you and it's a feeling i didn't think i'd ever feel when it came to luke. he's the sweetest kid, but he hasn't made the best decisions when it comes to dating."

"having this much freedom and access to the world at his age will do that to someone, i suppose. but when he started talking about you, i don't know. i knew it was different."

"for what it's worth, i feel the same way about him," you said, eyes finding luke's. he gave you a small smile.

"good," she squeezed your hand and got up, "it was nice to see you again. i hope i get to see you at a few shows soon."

"i hope so too."

may gave you one last hug before she made her way out of the cabin, "tell my kid he gets ten more minutes then he has to haul his ass to the tour bus, okay?"

you chuckled, "got it. bye, mama c."

[hermesserpent-stuff]

So this is an au Im constructing with @honey-minded-hivemind for xmen evolution! This au is the yandere infection au.

This au is predicated on a silly idea I had where remy has the same face, nose, and eye shape as sinister’s dead wife rebecca. And has the same hair color as before she died it black. After a glimpse of remy through some cameras or due to hiring the guild for a job Sinister gets a little obsessed with Remy. Is that her descendant somehow???? He has decided, in that line of obsession in his head since he was unable to save his wife and sons from illness and death, that he will make Remy immortal no matter what Remy wants. 

Then he accidentally makes a viral infection that makes other mutant get a little (lot) platonic yandere about Remy. It passes through cuts. So a infected has to break the skin of a noninfected; scratches and bites. 

Those infected slowly have their pupils become ringed with gold, and the tips of their hair turn bubble gum pink before shifting to a reddish fushia. The infected become more flexible and have keener sniffers. They also have venom that acts like a sedative  when they the target. Target being remy. It doesnt really impact anyone else. The infected want to keep Remy safe, cared for, warm, tucked away from the world, and fed. They see the world as a danger to Remy and dont understand why he keeps fighting them.

17 year old Remy is not having a good time. So many different people come after him. He just wants to be mostly left alone and wants to be able to do his job!!

Plot stages ish:

Logan is the first infected, accidentally getting involved in one of SInisters abandoned labs that happens to hold the infection. He starts having an urge. That blends with a lot of his other feral urges to hunt for a particularly sweet and soothing scent. It slowly starts to drive him nuts when he does not have the scent in front of him. He hunts down Remy who is outside of the Acoylte base for a small job Magneto wanted him to run. WOlverine is nearly fully feral and they have a bit of a fight before Wolvie pins him and tries a bit of the X-men spiel “theres good in you. You can do better ect.” but since his brain is altered he wont take no for an answer and drags a pissed off Remy back towards the . Remy refuses to say his real name so everyone is calling him gambit.

Logan drags the kit to safety for the night and feeds hims and makes sure he gets all the blankets but Remy gets out of the motel the next morning with ease and Logan tracks him down. The acolytes get involved with this fight and they all get infected (colossus, pyro, and Creed)

Back to base:

When they get back to the acolyte base the infected start to grow noticeably more  overprotective and overbearing and overwhelming which Remy is not used to from anyone, as thieves generally try to go unnoticed. Remy begins to worry over how they are acting. He had become colleges and sort of enemies with these people over the last few months and he knows they dont act… like this. 

“hes really worried over how they were acting. gambit looks up from his mug of coffee as creed offers him another pillow. no. this is too weird. he gets up and collosus pushes him back down. and Remy does not take well to being shoved around”

Creed keeps trying to make the nest softer, colossus keeps trying to get him warm drinks and pyro, who has always eaten Remy’s food with delight (stealing it at times till Remy just started making enough for the team and feeding the lot of them) starts talking about learning to cook for Remy. 

Remy notes the physical changes and decides that this might not be mind control and he needs help solving this. 

He slips out while they are sleeping because this batch of yandere have not yet learned that he can be very slippery when he wants to be.

Return of the feral:

Logan tackles him as soon as he gets out of the base as the feral had been trying to hunt him down and he is dragged back to the X Men mansion, much to his irritation. He has work to do !!!

Some convos:

--

Remy, greeting Xavier: Please get him OFF ME!!!

Xavier: in his pajamas, was awoken, is concerned

Xavier: Remy?? Logan, why do you have Remy??

Logan: snaps out of it a bit

Logan: Wait... when did we get here?

Remy: You don't know?!

Remy is furious.

Remy: Well if you dont know when and why, then Im outta here!!

Logan: *growls* no.

Remy: the hell you mean no homme!!??? *angry cajun noises*

Logan: It's cold, it's dark, and it's bedtime

Remy: So?! I don't live here!!!

Logan: Well... why don't you? Live here, then?

Remy: ...

Remy: Are you serious?

Xavier: Logan, please explain yourself

Logan: Look at him xaiver. hes a tiny pup. he needs to be fed more. and he has good in him. he belongs here. where it is safe. much safer than wandering around!

Xavier: We can discuss this over tea

Remy: Hmph!

Later-

Xavier: sees the good in Remy

Xavier: Hmmm... despite my friend's odd way of bringing you here for a visit, perhaps you would like to join us, my boy?

Remy: ???

Remy: Non. I got a job to get back to monsieur. Merci for the tea, but I need to go... Theres somethin' I need to figure out and fix *thinking of the acolytes strangeness*

Logan is very not pleased. 

Logan: Its two in the morning. youre not going out in the dark with no sleep! bed!

Remy; Then you let this cajun leave?

logan: *shrugs*

Xavier: If you decide to

Remy: Oookay?

Later- 

Remy: is in bed

Remy: is enjoying the warm blankets

Logan: is guarding his door 

Storm: Is that necessary?

Logan: Hrmmmm... yes

--

Remy slips out through a window at the crack of dawn and Logan flies into a worried rage that scares some of the x-men. Now the X-Teens are trying to find Gambit, so they'll know he's okay, and so Logan can calm down. Something’s not right…

The hunt:

Remy is now on the run while trying to figure out the problem. But his knowledge of medical science is limited. But he utilizes every connection he has and does a ton of research. And all these people are following him. He is in less control of his charges and other powers because of a lack of sleep. Gambit is slowly losing his mind and jumping at shadows and waking up at tiny noises in the middle of the night. Does not help that the Acolytes had burst in while he slept more than once. 

He fights with both teams more than once.

(TBC)

[meianslo]

Diaries of Her Life

George Karim x Fem!reader

summary: george helps the reader around the house after a bunch of injuries and wounds on the legs caused from a case. while the reader is going through some struggle that is making her vurnerable, george's curiosity take over him and made him invade some privacy and take a little peek into his 'beloved's' colleague diary.

theres a bit of locklyle as well!

word count: 2.7k

disclaimer: last time i wrote anything this long is probably 2 years ago so pls uhh dont expect too much.

<3

George had try to warn the team of traps lying around after his research on the case but he warned (name) much more than the others because he knows of her clumsiness.

But that didn't work. For (name), at least.

The others have almost fall for the traps but (name). She has fall for almost every single trap that's in front of her. They sometimes wonder why they hired her at Lockwood & Co.

This is what happens if you go on a case in the house of a hunter. Fortunately, all of the traps are not the ones that kill you but just the ones that scares intruders away and injure you not severely.

They're finally done with the mission. They are all sitting at the front porch of the hunter's house. Taking a few breaths. Well, except for George. He's pacing back and forth, his pointer finger and thumb stroking his chin, eyebrows furrowed. Anthony, Lucy, and (name) just stares at him as he paces.

"What's wrong, George?" Anthony finally asked, "Something is off." George finally stops in his track, facing the three that is now Infront of him. Rolling her eyes at his answer, (name) rests her elbow on her thigh that is painfully sore then bending a bit lower and places her chin on the palm of her hand.

"Clearly," Lucy stated with a sarcastic smile. "No! I mean, I'm pretty sure the forensics would have the traps removed after the guy died, right? Also, didn't you guys see the ghost earlier? He looked much younger than my research says. It said that the owner of the house is like what, 50 years old? How did I not notice this?" As George starts asking questions to them instead of answering Lockwood's question, (name) scoffs, leaning back and fold her arms under her chest.

"Well, old guy or not, this guy surely wants me to stop walking, Karim." (name) grumble and George's face soured.

"I'm sorry you were too busy being clumsy to notice that something is clearly wrong here." He bite back.

"But anyways, first of all, the ghost that we fought was not the old man the neighbors thought was. Second of all, someone surely didn't want us to be in there. I know that it's a bit stupid but I'm not stupid! He lives alone, literally no relatives, no friends. Even if he does have friends, it's probably that bear rug or the hanging tiger by his probably a century old fireplace!" He throws his arms in the air as if he was pushing the thoughts aside. He turned around, his back now facing the three.

"So who could be placing those traps? Who is trying to get us out of here?" George places his hand on his waists and turned around again, facing them for the second time.

All four of them looked at each other, waiting for a guess. But everyone was silence, no clue of who could be behind this. Well, that was until they heard someone clearing their throat and it was none of them but someone who is walking behind George. It was Quill Kipps. "That would be me, Karim. I hope you didn't mind," Kipps smiles mockingly innocent. All of them turned to him.

Lockwood's demeanor changed. He stand up, straightening his back up. "Kipps."

"This case was my team's until you and your so-called team took it. Luckily for us, we were able to secure the source of the old man's." Claimed Kipps, "After your arrival here has made my team realize that there was another visitor."

"Then why would you lay traps around?" George sneered at him, folding his arms. "Some precious treasure, I presume." He added.

"Can't say, Karim. Confidential." Kipps said sternly, "So I suggest you all to leave before my team comes, I'm feeling kind today." He glances at (name) who has bruises all around their legs.

So they did. They couldn't risk (name) getting more injury and since the walk from the house of the hunter to the street are a bit far, Lockwood has offered to give (name) a piggyback. She accepted even though she'd rather walk but knowing the pain in her legs wouldn't even be able to endure more than four steps.

"Gee, It's freezing out here." She complained as she climbed on Lockwood's back. Hearing that, Lockwood glanced at George and nod his head towards her, signaling him to give the girl his puffer.

"What? No!" George exaggerated.

"Oh come on, just for tonight." Lockwood nagged.

George sighed as he rolls his eyes and took off his puffer and gave it to her, "You better give it back the second we reach our front door, (name)." He's now left with only his flannel and orange shirt.

<3

(name) didn't realize that her ear was damaged as well until they reached the pavement of the street. The sound of steps on the concrete and wind that passes by is ringing in her ear. It was probably caused by the flares that almost caught her earlier. The gush of the wind from behind them brought the scent of George's puffer to her nose. It smelled like old parchment and biscuits. It smelled like 35 portland row.

They called a cab because surely, Lockwood wouldn't want to piggyback (name) all the way home. George sat by the left-side window, Lucy in the middle, and you by the window as well. Lockwood took the front seat. Lucy and George are having a small conversation about the case and Kipps while (name) is just taking in the scent that is wrapping her. The scent that smelled like her home. And with home in mind, she fell asleep.

They finally arrived at their house. This time they didn't have to piggyback (name) but she just hanged by Lockwood and Lucy.

George walks in front so he can open the door for them. Lockwood had to let go of the girl as they walk in so all of them can go through. By the time they reached the living room, (name) let herself fall into the couch along with Lucy. And Lucy chuckled at this.

All of them let out a big sigh, finally able to rest. Lucy let go of her and goes into the bathroom while (name) took off the puffer and placed it by the arm of the couch and Lockwood and George goes into the kitchen.

(name)'s eyes are drooping. Feeling sleepy, she let herself drift off. The last thing she saw was Lucy walking towards her with something that she thinks is bandages, alcohol, and a few more stuff from the first aid kit.

<3

(name) woke up with a blanket wrapping her body, her legs still sore and now covered in bandages and band aids. She's still on the couch from last night. She sit up and tries to stand up but fails miserably and sits back down. She glances around the room for a minute trying to wake up for a second time. She rub her eyes with the back of her right hand.

As she look to her left, there's pancakes and still hot-and-steaming tea on top of the end table. The sound of footsteps coming down the stairs made her peeked from the living to the hall. "Good morning, (name). How's your leg?" It's Lucy with a small smile on her face as she walks into the living room.

"Uhm, a bit sore but I think I'll manage." she pursed her lips. "By the way thanks for.." she pointed toward her legs that are covered in bandages.

"Oh no worries, George did most of the work. I just dab on some alcohol to make sure you didn't get an infection," Lucy sits down on the arm chair by the couch and took a biscuit from the coffee table in front of them. (name) had confused look on her face. George? Out of everyone, George was the last person she thought would help her. Guess she thought wrong. "He's the one who wraps the bandages and places the band aids. I guess he's always done that for Lockwood as well, you know? Before either of us came, I mean." The brown haired girl shrugged at the thought.

(name) thought he'd be to prestigious to even help a bit.

Her stomach suddenly grumbles. And It was loud enough for Lucy to hear. She chuckled and pats (name) lightly on the shoulder. "Eat up, George made them for you." She stood up and went into the library.

George. Again? She quickly look around the floor, looking for her bag. When she did, she reach in and shuffle around. Finally, she found a pencil and a small thick book. It's her diary. Where she writes little poem, tells about her day, or just spills her feelings. She starts writing in the book, biting her lips, eyebrows furrowed.

She was so focused writing that she didn't notice George standing in front of her until he spoke up, "Eat your food, It'll get cold." She quickly close the book. "What's that?" George asked, head tilting in curiousity.

"Nothing." She responded and stuffed her face with the warm pancake to avoid answering anymore questions.

"Uhm, okay.." George looks at her suspiciously then turned around and walk into the library and greeted Lucy who is in there as well.

(name) sighed out of relief. She puts the utensils that she pick up out of panic down and puts her little book down on the end table.

This time, the front door opened and Lockwood appeared. "Morning, (name)! Feeling better?" She just nodded with a thin smile. "Uhm, ya know where Lucy is?" He suddenly whispered. (name) raises an eyebrow at his hushed tone.

"In the library…" She whispered back, "Why are we whispering again?"

"You'll see, (name). You'll see.." He smirked and gave her a small fist bump on her shoulder before he walks towards the library.

(name) just watched him walk away in confusion. Then, she looked down on her bag again and take her diary and write something again. She didn't write much because she suddenly had the urge to go to the bathroom. Fortunately, George just got kicked out of the library by Lockwood and (name) has the chance to ask for help. Even if it's from George. "George! Uhm, can you help me?" The boy close door to the library before he walks towards her. "What is it?" George popped out from the hall.

Chuckling, (name) put her book into the pockets of her pants that barely fits the book. "Bathroom." She smiled awkwardly, her eyes begging for help. The boy scoffed and pick her left arm up. Her arm hung by his neck while George's right hand holds her waist to keep her balanced and his left holds her arm from falling. The girl just limped with the boy.

They finally reached the bathroom upstairs. It felt like they went through a battle when going up the stairs. George let go of her arm and now both of his hand are on her waist trying to guide (name) to the toilet. When she was in front of the toilet, George left and waited in front of the bathroom to assist her after whatever business she's doing in there.

Glancing around, George saw something on the floor. It was (name)'s little book that he saw earlier. It must've fallen when they were going in and she probably didn't hear anything fall because it landed just on the rug that is infront of the bathroom so it didn't make a sound for any one of them to notice.

And remembering how secretive you were about the book just this morning made George curious and so he lets curiosity takes over and picks up the book.

He opened a random page, it was just (name) telling about her day. Nothing much.

He then, skipped a few pages. Lucy was mentioned, just describing her personality. This was probably the day Lucy joined, just right after (name).

He skip a few more pages and catch a glimpse of his name. Under his name, theres something that seems like poems. Lots of poems. It's romantic poems.

He stared at one part a bit too long than he thought he would.

My chest tightened as he walks by

My chest twists itself over a thousand time when he looks at me

He can feel heat rising up to his cheeks. He was about to turn to another page when (name) shouted. "George, help me. I'm done!" He quickly close the book and stuff it in the pockets of his flannel. He opened the door. The girl's hands holds onto the counter, supporting herself from falling. He pursed his lips and help her wash her hand.

After she's done washing her hand, George clears his throat and asks "Do you want to go to your room? Or go back downstairs?"

"I think I'll just go downstairs, I haven't eat all of my pancakes anyway." She smiled, quite happy that George is helping her.

<3

Getting down the stairs is easier than getting up the stairs. They barely struggle. They finally reach the living room. George sat (name) down on the couch. She thanked him and start eating her pancakes again but George didn't go away and (name) only notice this when she had to stop stuffing food down her throat before it exploded.

"What?" She managed to make out with all the food in her mouth.

George was having a battle in his head on whether or not to give her book back until she talked. Or almost talked. He takes out the book out of his pocket and gives it to the girl with the full mouth. "Ahem, you dropped this earlier."

If it wasn't for the food in her mouth, her jaw would fall to the core of the earth. Dropping the fork and spoon, her eyes widen. She takes the book slowly, eyeing George. She finally swallow the pancake

"You didn't read it, right?" She stares at him sternly. The curly haired boy smacked his lips and opened his mouth to answer but Lockwood and Lucy came into the room, interrupting him.

"What's up, guys?" Lockwood asked nervously. "Hello, dear friend!" Lucy exclaimed.

(name) turn her head towards the other two and looked a bit lower to see that Lucy and Lockwood's fingers intertwines. (name) scoffs at the sight, holding back a laugh. Seeing (name)'s expression, Lucy and Lockwood look down to their hands which made George to look at it as well. The boy fixes his glasses with wide eyes. The two suddenly let go of each other's hand. Lucy folding her arms under her chest, tucking her hands between her arms and chest while Lockwood tucks his hand into the pocket of his pants.

"Ha! What's up with you two?" (name) teases "Nothing, nothing!" Lucy stated. (name) looks at Lockwood and raises her eyebrow at him like she did last time as if asking him this is the reason he was whispering this morning. Lockwood understand what she meant and nods and smirks at her.

"We uh.. We gotta go!" Lucy stammers and pulls Lockwood by the arm, leading him to the front door.

The two got out of the house. Leaving the two speechless but not that much because both (name) and George already kind of called it. They've always tease the two about the other.

Realizing the peace of the house is back, (name) looks back at George and lean back into the couch and ask him again if he read the book.

The boy sits down beside her, then nods. "Sorry, (name). I didn't mean to look at it. Well, I did but you know-"

"What did you read?" She interrupts.

"I saw the one about me." George admits.

This time, (name)'s jaw is able to fall to the core of the earth but she resists and try to stay calm. "And...?"

George gulped "And what?"

"Come on, Karim. You're smart I'm pretty sure you know what I mean in that book and if you do, what are your thoughts towards it? Towards me. Honestly." (name) looks at him with eyes full of hope.

"Well, I like you too, (name) but I thought you hated me-"

"Oh shut up, Karim." She leans towards and closes the gap between the two. Their lips embracing one another but then she pulled away for a few seconds.

She looks into his eyes while his are studying her face like she's a treasure.

Then they pulled each other to another kiss, much more passionate than before.

[allycat75]

You have to wonder, what sort of pretentious prick would use the nom de plume "Elijah Eros"?

Let's break it down a bit.

We have "Elijah" and I think of the cup of Elijah at Passover, perhaps someone wanting to telegraph that they are still a friend of the tribe despite their tacit approval and normalization of antisemetism by being FOREVER tied to that little Nazi girl from Portugal. A fake divorce will not change that.

Then we have "Eros", someone who loves love would want to convey, saying "Hey, I'm still that lovable doofus who marvels at sunsets and can't believe leaves are green" despite taking a giant dump on the whole concept and making it almost impossible to ever take him seriously as a prospective suitor to any decent woman in the future.

And let's take a look at some of these writing samples. They are obviously pro-Dumb Fuck, as if the writer had said Bostonian's dick in his mouth as they were typing. But what if the person isn't flexible enough- perhaps that racist faux wifey of his can give them tips on both flexibility and fellatio.

Most of the articles attempt to absolve the Cowardly Coddled Prince of Concord of any responsibility, laying blame firmly on his incompetent team and providing him plausible deniability- a tactic he tried at the beginning with the "romantic stroll" in Central Park, the one where it actually looked like he was pissed because he was stuck taking his bratty niece to her dance class. That show of defiance was not for his fans, saying "I dont like this either and I am doing this against my will. You know me- I would never be attracted to this snot nosed flat ass". It was instead a thick smear of cover-your-ass and the fans paid the price by being made to look stupid, jealous and/or crazy for pointing out the God's honest truth, clear as that eight-head he's starting to sport. While I agree his team has egregiously overstepped in this matter, all roads lead to Dumb Fuck in the end.

He hired them and stuck with them when he should have been thinking 10 steps ahead, well before Endgame, if he were truly serious about his career. But the white privileged pothead puppy never had to struggle and the details give him cyclical unhappiness so he took his eyes off the road and hands off the wheel of his own life until he was backed into this corner as his only option. While he was ridding himself of his egoic narrative in stillness, like that incel cult leader says, his "team" was plotting a course to not only destroy his career, but his entire life and future. Great job!

Oh, side note, thanks Oprah. Your track record of bringing quacks into our lives is nearly perfect, having given Dr. Phil, Dr. Oz and Iyanla a platform as well. I am sure Egoic Trolle has been the author of many a men's demise.

Do I have any of this right, "Elijah"?

[villain-in-love]

muahaha so at the end after thistle gets attacked by the winged lion. his desires got eaten right? including his desire to resist any bad thing that someone else wants to do to him. Idk you could probably write something really cruel and sexy about that.

ALSO im so glad we share a source now <3 i was actually thinking itd be so cute if our s/is interacted!! if that’s possible. i dont know what kiera’s situation is (like who is she what is she doing down here how did she meet thistle) but cath is just a normal adventurer hanging out in the dungeon sometimes?

- @minkymeatshop

Ah, the Winged Lion incident... I’ve been thinking about that for quite some time, actually.

But I have to disappoint you – I don’t think I would take advantage of Thistle’s loss of desires. To say that Kiera wasn't happy about Thistle's current condition would be a major understatement.

That is to say, there’s still plenty of suffering potential for this pair post-canon.

But first, I think I should talk a bit about Kiera separately. Good news: if your s/i is an adventurer, then they can surely meet.

To make it brief, Kiera is a 302 year old half-elf mercenary who decided to fight depression by getting addicted to adrenaline. She stands out thanks to her strategic talents, use of magic, and most likely illegally acquired regeneration abilities.

Kiera descended into the dungeon when it first opened, hired by the local authorities to explore it and to hunt down the Lunatic Magician, but it’s been years since anyone last saw her on the surface.

Technically, she also used to have a party – there was an entire team of distinguished warriors and scientists hired alongside her, but her companions long since abandoned her. Kiera doesn't mind it – despite how boisterous and eccentric she is, she has always been a loner.

Anyways, she’s a bit intense, but friendly. She wouldn’t mind hanging out, but probably not for long – she’s doesn’t like taking companions as they just slow her down. From the information you have given, I think Kiera would like Cath, mostly because she would find her interesting. However, she might try to provoke her to a battle... I think it would be fun to imagine how they would interact, but I really need to know more about your s/i first.

Now, when it comes to Kiera's relationship with Thistle, I must say that she never hated him. Her reasons to antagonize him and try to kill him are a bit more complicated. Also there were multiple stages to their relationship, their attitude and approach towards each other changing with time.

No matter how much she didn't want this to happen, by the time of the manga timeline, Thistle is Kiera's only friend, her favourite enemy, and the person she loves the most.

So to answer the question of "why did she try to kill him?" Well, at first she was just doing her job. But in later years she was only half serious. On one hand, she used "I'm trying to kill you" as an excuse to just start a fight because that's her way of entertainment. On the other hand, she was seriously trying to force herself to kill him to sever this unfortunate attachment, to protect her freedom and her peace of mind.

Everything else she did – hurting him, pushing his buttons, or just teasing him – was done because she finds Thistle's personality fascinating and she wanted to study his reactions. And he's oh so reactive. Fun thing about Thistle is how honest he is – he's bad at hiding his emotions, and he doesn't hold back when expressing his opinion.

So when Winged Lion ate all his desires... There's no point in doing that anymore. She sees no point in hurting him when he won't fight back or avenge himself, or even react at all. And honestly, she's scared of doing something wrong that could only worsen his condition. Because she wants her tiny menace to society back, and she will do everything in her power to bring him out of this state.

I can say that there’s still a lot of possibilities for suffering, since from now on things will be… difficult (well, things were already difficult before, but in a different way). Now, to name a few...

First of all, Kiera was also traumatized by Thistle being eaten. Thistle she fell in love with is expressive, powerful and driven. He's got a strong personality and a bitchy attitude. So seeing him so apathetic and passive was disturbing.

Imagine seeing your only friend being reduced to an empty shell. He's breathing, his eyes are open, he's probably even conscious, but he's completely unmoving and unresponsive. I think that when Kiera first saw him in such state she was close to a hysteric, trying desperately to wake him up. Made even scarier by the fact that no one at that moment knew what exactly Winged Lion did to him.

To think about it, if Kiera got really desperate, she could try doing something drastic to try and force some kind of reaction out of Thistle, hoping that maybe some violence might shake him out of his catatonia. But it is likely that she would just make things worse for them both.

Also! Since being devoured by the demon strongly parallels sexual assault and includes violation of the body, Kiera would have to be very careful with any future intimacy because it is possible that the wrong action might trigger him. Made even worse by the fact that Thistle lost his desire to resist so she will have to be super vigilant to read his reactions and know when to stop... And now I want to write a fanfic when something does go terribly wrong like that. Make it a smut that just turns into psychology halfway through.

But that kind of scenario will most likely happen at least 20 years into the future, when he's conscious and functional enough to gain an interest in sexual intimacy.

(Similar to what I said earlier, I'm not into dub-con or non-con, because I'm not interested in sexual activities if my partner doesn't show equal enthusiasm.)

There's also some misery reserved specially for Thistle: post-canon Kiera stayed in Melini, refusing to leave his side, yet she obviously misses the battlefield and is bored staying in one place. I imagine that realizing that now he finally has a person who loves him and will not leave him, but at the same time being stuck here because of him makes her miserable... Yeah, there's definitely quite a lot of guilt and maybe even self-hate here. Especially considering how Thistle always seemed to hold the happiness of his loved ones as the highest priority (even thought with time he stopped understanding what makes them happy)...

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Anyways, here's a cute picture of Kiera made in picrew because I'm too depressed to draw:

(The face of a girl who will sneak around your house, drink your liquor, and read your diaries when you aren't looking)

[imaginespazzi]

Hello there Im back bestie!

Ok, first and foremost (I'll be brief, dont want to make anyone dwell) just wanna send some love and support to you & the lovely anons here following the election. Take some time to process, grieve. And then we move to action - I'm not giving up, and neither should you! And no vote result can stop us from trying to do good around us. Take care of yourselves please. 🫶

Boy oh boy was my timing impossibly bad returning to the country last night. Presidential election and time change combo was wicked crushing! But I did have a wonderful trip. Paris really really is great. Can only recommend. Only downside was this was my first trip abroad where I really didnt know much of the language, and I wouldve liked to be able to converse/understand just a bit more. I did in my travels haze tell the US customs personnel "bon soir" last night 😅. When it comes to food, the French absolutely rock sauces & butter, and I just want to eat their bread products forever.

Have to agree, in terms of basketball, all the hires so far seem like good ones. Of course Im just simply not one to form an opinion before theres anything to go off of, time will really tell. Mystics please knock it out of the park if youre bothering with change btw!! Lottery is coming up so fast I cant. Like more anxiety is needed at this time 😣

Im thrilled college games have started up because Im was missing hoops following the end of the W season! Curious - what are your big thoughts/takeaways from the initial games youve seen (if any apart from UConn)? Mine essentially boils down to reserving judgement, boring as that sounds. But I believe its hard to really know much from the first few competitions. Especially w teams that have some injuries or a lot of youth/new people.

Lol, my thanks to you for bringing up the Poa & Smith tidbit! Think I'd forgotten about seeing that between writing you.. And yikes, while I did in some way ask for this, can we have some drama that isnt cheating (like dont do that to someone, just end the relationship), awful political beliefs, or actual criminal stuff? On a lighter WBB note have you been seeing stuff about suspected pairing of Miles and Westbeld? Im getting nice vibes there, cute if so. And honestly, if thats a thing, I hope their genuine happiness together is flaunted directly in front of HH on the daily :). Also P really continues to go a bit crazy in Ms. Fudds comments. Ma'am 😳. But hey neither you or that bookclub anon are ever allowed to jump off a cliff! Lol

-☕️

Hi bestie <3

Thank you lovie we need all the love we can share in this moment. I've gone from being perpetually sad about it to having flashes of moments where I remember and it just makes me sad that this is what half the country wanted.

I'm so glad you had a good trip, wish you hadn't come back to hell on earth but I'm glad you had a good time before you did. Paris is lovely and I know it gets mixed reviews but I loved it when I visited which perhaps was partly because it was one of my dream cities growing up and that nostalgia played role for sure. And fun fact, I speak almost fluent French so I could've helped lmfao but I don't remember if you specifically mentioned France. YES FRENCH BREAD IS SO GOOD. The things I'd do for a good baguette.

I'm with you babes. Like I said, idk if you saw it, but as a rule of thumb I generally don't have much of an opinion until good teams start to play each other because blowing out a team you're supposed to blow out just isn't that impressive to me. I think in general everyone just looks beatable and is trying to find team chemistry but I'll definitely have more thoughts as the season continues.

LMAO hard agree. Like the drama is great but I would love for something more petty instead of the stuff we're getting. Lowkey why the W is so fun off-the-court. And yes hope Miles and Westbeld are making that girl pray to the lord every day for having to witness their potential bliss.

Paige is in her menace era and hopefully that translates to tomorrow and we get a menace post for Azzi's birthday!

[terraliensvent]

Staff doesn't care about Terras anymore and I think they should hand over total ownership (Admins, mods and all) to people who actually care. I love Terras and don't want to see them die off, but it feels inevitable now.

Terras is over party ig!!!

honestly im tired of them playing hot potato with this project, it fails under any ownership its given and any passion that was once put in (arguably an incredibly small amount since its obvious this was a cashgrab from day 1) is completely wiped away

there are much better species and worlds to put your time and money into. what does terras offer?

a lazy staff team that is so focused on entirely separate projects that they cant even shit out a halloween event, and that gave so little of a fuck that they waited a full month after the birthday event was over to even raffle the designs, and that was seemingly held together by one staff member so much so that when that member left the team, the server had rule violations sitting for days at a time

a site that, despite having almost nothing added in the way of extensions, runs like shit because staff doesnt want to abide by recommended image sizes and overloaded the whole thing with enormously heavy images, to the point that now even after the images have been compressed oh so slightly, the site still runs like shit

a site that will never have any interesting changes or additions made (even the most simple) because staff is so incompetent with their own tools they fundamentally do not understand how lorekeeper works. this wouldnt be so much of an issue if they would hire someone experienced in lk (their site coder has said they have no idea how lk works and theyve never used it), or take on volunteers to add the most basic functionality, but they wont do that because they are again, so incompetent that they think a volunteer could just delete the whole site which is fundamentally impossible unless you give them your fucking admin login

no lore MINIMAL lore about, of all things, a stupid new subtype that nobody wanted. no publicly available lore about terra planet, society, anatomy, physiology, or even why these stupid things have fishbowls on their heads. if you want even a scrap of information, you have to scrounge through months upon months of messages in staff-answer, or play a stupid ass ARG

an abysmal design approval process. you will have your design denied for trait restrictions that are listed nowhere, and that staff let pass with their friends 2 days ago. if you ever try to bring up any terra on the ml as an example that they have approved the same design aspect before, you will ALWAYS be knocked dowm with “that design was approved before we updated the guides/it slipped through the cracks” even when the design isnt even a week old

no MYO slot sales, no fun opportunities for community interaction, fucking hell not even any events anymore because staff dont give enough of a fuck to slap something together for the month of october.

lazy adopts thrown together for a quick buck to the point they will have scribbly lineart, color spilling out, and unclear design aspects that they will shit out and sell to you for $90+.

a server that is so overloaded with toxic positivity that you will get dogpiled even for saying you dont like a certain video game.

just give up on terras at this point. its been a year and a half of this shit and it has never been at even a BASELINE standard of how a species should operate.

newly released species these days all think its acceptable to drop with just a concept and an empty lorekeeper and call it a day. i think everyone who participates in closed species needs to collectively come together and raise the standards that were set by the mother of all cashgrabs: chams. we need to stop enabling the species owners who give NOTHING to the project, the ones who release with no lore, shops, or trait sheets. i think we all should take our money to more fulfilling creators (in my experience, smaller species projects are typically so much more fleshed out than popular new ones hitting the market, but they often lack the publicity to flourish) and stop sinking money and so much time into people who dont put in any effort, and who dont WANT to put in any effort because they have no passion for the project outside of a paycheck.

[aquadraco20]

So I worked at a lab until yesterday. Just about a year and a half there. And within that year and a half, 13 people, including me, either quit or were fired. With just over 30 people total, that's a 40% turnover rate.

First they like you, but as time goes on management needs a punching bag. They needle you and micromanage you and tell you to go faster but be more precise and dont make mistakes and refuse to help you. My coworker worked 12 hours the day before I left when her shift is normally 8.

I was fired for "bullying" and creating a "hostile work environment". So what happened? Back around October, they hired this guy. Didnt talk much, which is fine. But sometimes he didnt replace supplies he took or just did little things that were fine, but annoying.

Just for funsies, a different coworker googled his name and found out he was arrested for masterbating in a public place and got caught, and of course that spread like wildfire through the lab. No one confronted him about it but everyone limited their interactions with him and was uncomfortable anytime he was near.

A while after that, I noticed that he wasnt doing his job correctly. Not homogenizing his samples, leaving the fume hood up, pouring solvent into the trash and down the drain. I reported him, then nothing. Reported him again, nothing. Then I made a list to present to management with witnesses and dates. This is when I recieved my first warning for "bullying" and being "unprofessional". That was in February.

Later they implemented and arbitrary hierarchy. The people who did data were above the people who did prep. Also the people who did prep wee not allowed to sit, but data analysts were. The data analyst who been there the longest in each department became group leader.

Management said I could learn data as a back up, this was documented (and then forgotten by management until I brought it up again). Then they changed their minds and said I couldnt learn data. Then they said I could learn glycol data, but training sessions were weeks apart so I made mistakes.

Then I had a baby and went on leave for 3 months.

I came back, the girl I trained to do prep was now doing data and de facto group leader because the old one was going back to college like 4 of our other coworkers. I thought the concept of group leaders was stupid so I made a passing joke "oh wise group leader" to her a few times. She never mentioned that it bothered her.

Now this girl was constantly complaining and crying and coming to me for support. This week was a short week and our department was understaffed so I was stressed out too. The day before I was fired I said that "I wanted to do data but management made that decision so I'm grateful you can take one for the team." That's what made her report me for bullying. I wasnt going to work late because I dont get paid enough and I have a baby at home.

That's what got me fired. They said "multiple people" reported me for bullying, and brought up how I made a list with the masturbator as a history of my bullying behavior, and that was it. They didnt care that I was the primary breadwinner for a baby and a 2 year old. I kept asking them for more information and they wouldnt tell me, and they said this conversation is over and just stood in the hallway and waited for me to leave.

One of them said that they would call HR and talk with her and I said ok, and then the other said if I didnt leave they would call the police. They escorted me to the door after that, but not before I told some of my coworkers (who loved me! We had lunch together, we laughed together, everyone liked spending time with me!! I'm a nice person!!) that they fired me.

I'm happy I at least got to tell management that the staff thinks they're having an affair right to his face before I left.

They were caught hugging with the doors closed, tickling each other, and they stayed at a hotel for a conference, just the two of them.

Fucking bullshit. But I havent cried a single tear. Just have to get a new job as soon as possible because my husband doesnt want to give up his business, which I understand.

[freeworldallahmbaclass]

I hope this helps , I got hired to do a job so here I am helping you and sharing some of my ministers works and their books , read learn and grow the question I ask you is how bad do you want a better life for you and your family .

Turn up the volume and listen .

Primarily bonding with you this is my call to you hang out with me because it is sunday and my first lines to you is listen and read and learn .

Good morning get your fire back get your passion back and give the enemy the doubt the unbelief the fight of his life with this new book by Joel Osteen I downloaded the sample and got the introduction and the first two chapters for free , so go get your sample of the book on your own book reading account or from the store in your google playbook account or amazon kindle cloud reader account get your own account and download this sample and on your payday reach in your purse or pocket and purchase the book it will work wonders for you , it is healing for your soul . Get your books in English , Spanish , Chinese, Russian , German , or the dialect of your country it will change your life .

Tom Brady of the New England patriots excuse me for any disrespect to anybody I apologize for the strong language I was just trying to shake the blockers off of me my critics off of me the move from his regular team was a move to wake me up , the move to Tampa Bay Buccaneers means to get the red flags off my records no disrespect to anybody or no subliminals but this is my future he did it so I could have a future and maybe I could end up as a stock clerk in a nice job and get my certificate of good conduct and clean my act up to prove to employers that I educated myself and rehabiltated now I'm a much better person and where he stop is where I begin and to forgive people that may of harmed me he went all the way to that age to say that to me keep pushing even when life knock you down you get back up and keep fighting and I honor that , thank you Tom Brady so much thank you .

Good morning

Learn and happy sunday to you and your family and your city and town , country and hood , turn up the volume and listen 🎶 and read your books .

I apologize for any profanity I used on this computer I'm sorry and it wont happen again. I stand by the integrity of this page and dedicate my life to God's word and all of my pastors and ministers word and authority guidance and direction for my life , if I dont I'm fired and I love all of my teachers they are my friends and helpers and I put them and their ministry which they hired me to spread around their literature podcasts and tv shows to help make this world a better place for people individually for their spirit to be renewed and for their country city their town and community to follow God and I put them my ministers teachers and guides and the ultimate authority God's words before anything and my own ambitions , thank you .

From Joyce Meyer book

Blessed in the mess How to experience God's goodness in the miidst of life's pain

Help in Building Patience Meditating on Scripture helps us do what God wants us to do, and He does want us to grow in patience. Here are five scriptures related to patience for you to read, think about, and meditate on

Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction define affliction , faithful in prayer. Romans 12:12

Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Galatians 6:9

Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Ephesians 4:2

Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him; do not fret when people succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes. Refrain from anger and turn from wrath; do not fret—it leads only to evil. For those who are evil will be destroyed, but those who hope in the Lord will inherit the land.Psalm 37:7–9

Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Colossians 3:12

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Fundraiser for Vice President Kamala Harris is expected to begin at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the Colonial Theatre. Expect road closures and detours24 hours ago The Berkshire Eagle

Fundraiser for me I'm in Pittsfield Massachusetts the Governors man and Presidents boy sleeping on the streets of Pittsfield Massachussets after all my accomplishments and help I gave , I get to sleep in a private park on order of 50 Cent though my true friend no lie he told me to lay there back off celebrities and this phone helping and maybe that curse on my life will go away anyway the Vice President is here today right now having a fundraiser for me hope it works the public and people do what they want though she drove right pass me darn I need winter clothes a roof over my head for the winter I heard it get cold out here in New England and I'm sleeping in the streets be proud of your boy though it is a private park in front of 76 East the courtroom and Jewish remebrance stones for their people our people my people and yes I own my own hospital an incubator in Brooklyn NYC it is amazing when you define it and find out it helps babies that is born to die to save their lives and to develop their organs bones muscles and their brain I love it now thank you so much wow I own my own hospital an incubator and bounded to it wherever I go in life so I'm that franchise a medical doctor I can't complain .

Pittsfield Massachussets

My fresh start and yes I'm grateful thank you to all that help me escape my old life , I have great hopes for myself I'm just scared of the winter and how social service and even shelter services how they leave people on the streets in the cold and voodoo then be your enemy when you are in their custody , thanks a lot America you are welcome for the help .

I gotta be careful

Bishop T. D . Jakes book Experiencing Jesus , six pillars from the book of ephesians .

The Greek word translated “prince” is archon, which refers to a person or being who is the first one in order of authority, or the leader. Satan’s territory is “the air,” in your ear controlling you and me which most commentators agree is the atmosphere where human beings live in my ear using witchcraft . Satan’s power is limited, and he operates only as the god of this world, small “g,” but we should never underestimate his power! While we were dead in trespasses and sins, Satan was our spiritual master. His demons were in the air around us in our spirit controlling us , programming us to oppose God, resist Jesus, and walk according to the course of this world. They drove us to waste our lives thinking we were “good,” or destroy ourselves and take as many others with us in evil. The Bible tells us that demons operate primarily through our thoughts. That’s what I meant when I said that they program us from the time we are born. Many times, what we thought was our own thinking was really demonic. Consider the following “good” and evil thought patterns: “I can get anything I want” or “I’ll never get what I want.”

[desthebolt]

Hello! Totally random question- I’m working on becoming a designer myself and saw your bio.

What would your top 5 biggest goals are when researching or designing?

If it’s not too much to ask, could I see some of your designs?

Oh! I wasnt expecting this :0 I’m gonna assume you’re talking about objectives I have during design work yeah?

My list will be under cut, but as for the examples, i’ll be making a tumblr acc for my networking (yes, there are professional designers here and they do network here believe it or not). I’ll have it linked when its up! You can also dm me and i can send you one of my figma projects im working on

1- Identify the user base/proto-persona and develop the user persona. This is the first step and will be your guide throughout the process! Your user base can change or you need to change your persona to match the research you find, thats ok! As long as you know who your users are, thats all that matters.

2- If you have a stakeholder/collaborating with someone, communicate with them frequently! It doesn’t matter if you didn’t get as much work done as you like. It doesnt matter if you didnt do anything at all. If you dont communicate things with them, it will look AND BE far worse for you.

3- If you’re in a team, be open-minded, even if you think an idea is bad. Don’t steamroll over people and discount them, you have to work with them to meet in the middle. If you’re getting steamrolled, be patient. I know its frustrating, but go to your team members or higher ups and communicate the issue. If it goes too far, ask to be moved to another project. The minute you get pissed, the worse it’ll be for the project, because your focus on the user base is gone.

4- If you don’t know how to do something/aren’t good at it, be open with your team. Someone will always be there to help you. You flying solo? Youtube is your best friend. (I also would not suggest looking at Figma’s official tutorial videos, for me, they didn’t make any fucking sense)

5- ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS stay connected! Talk to your neighbors (if theyre nice), talk to family friends, talk to friends of friends. A stranger politely asks you what you do? Answer them, tell them you’re in ui/ux. You might find that they’re in the circle too, and can help you make connections! I know NO ONE wants to network, but its really the only way to get into a Nice job. (Im currently working on that rn)

Bonus (this applies to me too)- STOP WORRYING ABOUT HAVING THE PERFECT PORTFOLIO! IT IS RUINING YOU! MVP BABY- Minimum Viable Product! You just gotta have the meat: The project, The problem, The solution, How you got there, results! DONT PUT EVERY ARTIFACT, hiring managers will just skip your portfolio if they see too much.

^ Also BE EXPLICIT ABOUT YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS IF YOU WORKED IN A TEAM! This is very important!

I hope this makes sense lmao, also I’m still fairly new at this, so I would hunt down someone who has more experience (go to linkedin do it go look there are so many skilled designers there GO LOOK THERE)

[vaas]

i saw someone on nexus say that fallout 4 is easier to mod than new vegas and i find that really confusing. i dont make mods. i am a huge pussy. but i do use mods and xedit and im TRYING to learn creation kit (its hard) and i have wryebash on the list too dont worry about it anyway. and like. fallout 4. In My Opinion. seems like its a lot More difficult to mod than new vegas. like its Prettier and newer and more compatible with modern hardware and the shipping product is more stable but for me thats not the point of having mods. beautifying textures is Nice and i really enjoy it but its not why i play video games.

heres my example. in new vegas there are 3 mods i am always running at all times constantly. tale of two wastelands, stewie tweaks, and jip companions command and control. these all change the game massively. ttw is 2 games in one. the tweaks are exactly what it says on the box except there are Hundreds and they cover shit that normally you would need other separate different mods to do (carry weight, fast travel restrictions, change hotkeys, jump height, addiction chance etc) and jip ccc is a complete overhaul of the companion system in literally every way it removes the hire limit and adds both team and combat commands that cover everything in the companion wheel plus a couple of other extras (like sandboxing, a guard vs wait option, one click dismissal etc). there are no equivalents to any of these in fallout 4. and i know because ive CHECKED ive checked so MUCH.

like ttw i wasnt expecting to have an equivalent but there is no way to tweak settings ingame like that aside from downloading a mod that does it for you (too many scripts), manually changing your ini files (try not to fuck it up or you have to do a full uninstall and clean reinstall of the game) or console commands (game does not remember these between sessions). and all those things are less customisable and more Unstable than stewie tweaks. finding a replacement for jip ccc has consumed me. i am a different, worse man now. i have become a wretch over this. at first i was using amazing follower tweaks. it does too much shit i dont want it to. constantly. ten thousand scripts running fucking constantly. hateful. uninstalled. i found a companion command mod that uses hotkeys. only works on a single companion and hasnt been updated since 2017. unlimited companion framework broke danse when i did the arcjet quest. have not tried liga yet. its fucking. i have so many outfice in fallout 4. i have so many outfice. but i cannae play the game.

if i have to learn how to make my own mods for this im going to blow my fucking brains out just fyi.

[terraliensvent]

I’m sorry put the op was right about them being human beings with thoughts and feelings. Did it come off to strong? Yes. But the fact you have to put the glaring issue of they can’t take criticism as your stance isn’t even a viable way of proving your point as there have been clear efforts to change things in the community as of recently. Now that Temul is in charge of the group!

Not saying the fair of amount of criticism isn’t justified. In fact there is always room for improvement and it should be heavily encouraged.

But shouldn’t mods be people you trust? Not total strangers? but active community members who become good acquaintances with staff? No seriously. I’ve been spectating the server since July of last year and half of those people didn’t even know each-other til they met on the server. Some of them aren’t even friends til being asked to join. And so what if they’re friends? That means they’re a trustworthy candidate that can be vouched for.

It’s actually insane how people will just assume the worst out of a situation without any definitive answers but purely based on their pre-decided judgement of others. Which is a huge issue right now especially with cancel culture.

I can’t even begin to explain how entitled half the people in closed species communities are because half of the problems stem from the people themselves. Now this is a vent blog and it’s meant for voices to be heard. That much is obvious. All you need to know is change doesn’t happen within a week. It takes months so don’t assume the worst in situations or you’re gonna stay bitter in these communities when you eventually quit.

Stay safe and touch grass 👍

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i feel like youre neglecting to acknowledge the full range of points i made in my last response.

yes, theres change happening within the past 2 months, but theres also things to have gripes about. im glad things are seeming to move toward getting better, but at the same time that shouldnt deflect from the fact there are still things to be worked on

i understand theres the big rework happening right now with stuff, but for transparency’s sake im not going to give points for things that arent completed. you can say youre working on things, but until i can physically see them and be able to make a judgement on the effectiveness of implemented changes, im not going to comment on them because i dont want to have to retroactively edit my perspective.

also, “mods are making changes” and “mods cant take criticism” arent mutually exclusive. the changes being made currently are a result of the work getting too hard for them with design approvals because they were SO nitpicky and people actually started to complain on a large scale. but as seen in the suggestion forums, not a lot of suggestions seem to be really introspected on. ive seen so many solid ideas that work for other large species just be totally tossed out because “its too much work for mods” but yet when more mods are hired, they dont seem to be doing really any work.

which brings me to my next point, i said in the last post i would have been more forgiving about all the mods being in the same clique if it werent for the fact that the new mods never seem to be doing anything besides promoting commissions. quality of life improvements are constantly denied because the workload is “just so difficult” but then you never actually see evidence of extra hands being used to make big change. again, if you keep adding people do the mod team it should not be taking weeks to get a MYO design approved.

im gonna barely entertain the last bit of your ask simply because it comes off as intensely patronizing to me. are we really talking about cancel culture when the issue at hand is “terra staff are bad at taking criticism?” it comes off as very much “holier than thou” mentality when you call others entitled for daring to say they dont like the way things are run. change takes months, yeah, but thats when you actually DECIDE to change and not shrug it off because “work hard :(“ dont put yourself on a pedestal just because youre more dismissive of things than others

[imaginethathaikyuu]

HELLO! i’m back after reading everything for part 1 a few days ago. the first thing that came to mind was how it did NOT feel like 8K words, and none of the scenes felt wasted in any way. when reader brought yachi along i was surprised to see how you eased her into the team, and i think her skill to bullshit as a scammer was something reader thought could help them? i don’t think she actively tried to recruit yachi, but when yachi tagged along reader was probably not just thinking of her plan to teach yachi a lesson but also 5-steps ahead—hence why she was so casual in stuffing yachi into a role to entertain Ten. and also, the fact that akaashi looked extremely angry at the beginning but he softens so much at the middle only to harden at the end??? i think it’s because he doesn’t approve of reader’s methods to teach yachi?? he did say that one time while they were talking. i’m so intrigued how the “fake dating” will sprout, because we can see clearly that it’s obviously not fake. although keiji doesn’t want to settle with reader, he was the one who initiated intimacy in the warehouse even though no one was watching, aka there was no need for him to even act intimate. i’m betting on that scene alone that keiji does have real feelings for reader, but why he doesn’t want to settle…. idk. i’ll have to read and find out!

and as for other things (about keiji and reader), the fact that they quarrelled and act like enemies the next day when they were all mushy was soooo funny, and leading to the old lady telling the tale…. THAT CLIFFHANGER! and also, i know u probably don’t mean it to be funny but reading “2 body guards—one buff and one scrawny” is such a visual irony i laughed. and also, the whole scene with Ten… what inspired the flow of events? it felt so legitimate like you were actually in a con job. and also, with reader working with such high profile…… wow. wonder who she’s working for. she seems like the leader of the team but the story did mention she had to join while as clueless as yachi—i wonder how she rose to her current position!!!

love the series :) thanks for writing it. this was mostly a mind ramble and i didn’t backtrack to edit so i’m sorry if some parts don’t make sense. — keiji enthusiast anon (kea)

ahhhhh!!!! thank u so much!!!!! im sorry its taken me a few days to reply i was just so excited about this ask and had to sit down and take time to reply well enough!!!! right after reading this ask i literally immediately went and wrote an entire scene for part 2 like u dont even understand how energizing it was. like i love u sm fr

i'm so glad u liked it :')) i worked so very hard on this part and had so much trouble with the flow of it all so im glad u thought it was good!!! more information about yachi will be revealed in part 3:)) lets just say reader may have been causing trouble for yachi far longer than yachi thought o_O but this definitely wasn't a recruitment plan in the way it happened to work out, but reader is very good at changing plans last minute. when yachi begged her for a ticket to LA i think it softened her heart a little bit lmao

akaashi and reader literally feel SO strongly for each other but it can either manifest in gross icky lovesickness or insane burning hatred. like theres no in between for them. its ALL or NOTHING!!! and i go into that a lot in the next part. part 2 is very very different from part 1, but its my all time favorite, i love it so much and i cant wait to post it so all the secrets can be revealed<333 i wish i could just say everything now but that would be no fun!!!

also idk how obvious it was but the two body guards were bokuto and kudo :) idk why Ten would hire kudo as a body guard like hes a fifty something 5'5 stickbug but hes also very convincing idk man

ALL the background info on reader is revealed in the next part....as well as on akaashi....and the start of this team in the first place... i mean ALL!!! its so fun to write u dont even know

i got a lot of inspo right from The Great Pretender!! i took ideas from it and twisted them around to fit this fic in a concise way. in the first few episodes they pull a drug scam against a movie director with japanese candies and fake doctors and lots of guns, it lasts like multiple episodes, and i just took that idea and made it a lot shorter and less detailed so itd work here lmao. i think thats the only direct scam i pulled from the show so far? i may take one or two more for part 3, but yeah thats where the inspo came from!! it was very difficult because i am not a con artist but i tried my best lol!!

thank u so much for the amazing ask it really does mean so much to me that u took the time to read it AND tell me ur thoughts on it, it brings me so much joy and makes me that much more excited to keep writing. feedback is the only thing that feeds writers!!! so thank u for feeding me so well!!!!!

[spoonski]

life update! i've been a dance teacher for the past seven or so years while also struggling to complete my education, but now i have the opportunity of a lifetime and im really scared of fucking up.

my dream job since the age of 12 was to be a forensic pathologist, but I gave that up after learning it took roughly 13 years of post-secondary education. instead, I opted for a college that specializes in forensics in the midwest (not hard to find if you look) and went there.

than a fun little plague hit us which disrupted my education. my college was not well equipped to deal with the situation and made it incredibly hard to learn with adhd. I wound up flunking out which wasn't the worst thing because I also found out that even after receiving a bachelor's in forensic investigation I would still have to go through the police academy and be a cop for over a year.

so I transferred to a local community college as a business major (btw if you have any sort of smarts about you do not do this major it will suck your soul). I've been taking classes on and off for the past few years, trying and failing and trying again to get back into the swing of in person classes.

this all changed when a certain woman joined my dance studio. she was older than the usual age of students, but younger than the average age of "adult" classes. as such she was put in the highest level ballet and tap, the same classes i take.

one day as everyone was packing up to leave, she noticed my dance bag, which was from my old university's dance team. she mentioned that she went there too which led to the discussion job and one thing led to another and i realized that she had essentially my dream job.

this also led to the discussion of the current state of her workplace (severely understaffed) and they were looking to hire. I shrugged it off as I dont have any sort of degree so no one would want to hire me. however lo and behold, they aren't looking for a degree and are doing on the job training.

TL;DR she gave me her card and now I have to make a resumé that I have no idea how to organize which will hopefully lead to a real job

[mishthefish]

Actually I'm not done venting

[chaoxfix]

what do you imagine as the future for the series :0 (ie, where do you see sonic and the gang in ten or so years, in universe?)

IM SO GLAD YOU ASKED!!!

fr ty for the ask! this took a while to write but im actually pretty happy with the end results for these guys.

sonic:

still adventuring, still being a hero. i think he actively distances himself from large groups of people because he would hate being overly famous, and would instead really enjoy the allure of always finding new people and places to explore, and if everyone already knows him then it kind of loses the appeal.

i think any trauma he's been through kinda hits hard at 19 and he starts to struggle a little bit with the whole child/teen hero thing. i think when he turns like 21 he takes a "sabbatical" which is actually him getting semi-willingly sucked into another dimension and staying for a bit longer than he strictly needs to. this lasts for a few years and when he comes back he feels more like his old self, zest for life, etc, because everything is new and exciting again. he'd continue ramping up threat levels and the desire for new and exciting adventures, and would be down for idk, space exploration, saving other dimensions, etc.

something will eventually be too much for him, and im sure he'll never go gray, but i like the idea of sonic just living a long, jam-packed, exciting life. he loves his friends and will always come back home eventually, but he needs enrichment, ok, and his standards for enrichment are extremely high.

10 years later, or, by 25, i think he'll more or less have his shit together but in the most sonic way possible. he'd be a traveling mentor, or a hero-for-hire (not that he really gets paid per say), and is a mythic figure across the galaxy.

he may or may not discover romance but i dont think anything would stick, so he's in like 5 open relationships across like 3 dimensions -- if he's not aroace, which is an equally valid outcome.

appearance-wise, he would have an updated design that somehow feels fight as a linear progression from classic to modern to future, but i havent quite figured it out yet. probably a darker blue, maybe lighter eyes or a different color than before (yellower or something).

tails:

tails runs a successful business as miles prower. he's the literal stereotype of 'they want 10 years of experience by the time ur 18' ... hes the reason entry level jobs are disappearing /jk

i think he grows up to be a bit of an oddball because hes very unlike other tech moguls (because he has a heart and morals etc.......). i think he's always going to have a spirit of adventure in him, being basically raised by sonic and all. i think he'll probably feel very bored if he doesnt go on adventures and fight bad guys on his own/with team sonic.

i feel like tails will also grow into having his own nemeses, people that really dont mess with sonic but DO mess with tails (and sonic encourages it low key because he thinks its important for everyone to have a rival<3)

i feel like tails doesnt really focus on romance as an older teen. maybe someday itll happen, and i dont actually hc him as aroace as an adult, just as someone who doesnt really feel the need to start dating yet since, well, he's only 18 in 10 years anyway, thats still super young. but i feel like it'd have to be orchestrated by his friends, as tails honestly has better things to do.

i think hes also the most likely of everyone, despite being the youngest, to adopt a random child. hes already had pets before in some canons (t-pup!) and was raised by a super young older brother. if he sees a kid in need he'd probably take them under his wing.

i love tsaiko's tails appearance-wise, bc its super visually interesting! id also be down for a tails that grows into like, a slightly different color than he is now, since in some universes we already saw that he was a darker orange as a kit and now he's bright yellow, maybe he'll change to a redder color or a lighter yellow, or brighter orange. idk! i think he'd definitely start wearing goggles though, and keeping like a toolbelt type thing around his waist and shoulder strap. he likes to be prepared ok.

amy:

i think amy has her shit together as much as she can in 10 years. i think she'd be the most likely to go to school/university/etc of anyone on this list. i think she'd have like. a bunch of different things shes doing at once, and have that be a bit, that shes always doing some new thing. 'wheres amy?' 'at dance rehearsal.' 'wheres amy?' 'teaching her cooking class.' 'wheres amy?' 'fighting in a WWE tournament' etc. she just does it all. but in addition to all of that, i think the reason that she spends so much of her time learning new things is so that she can be helpful on missions, and always know that extra bit of trivia that might save someones life. she studies medicine a lot for that reason too. she continues to be the heart and moral compass of the team, and can still talk would-be antiheroes and villains down from evil. i think she takes a lot of counseling classes to basically weaponize this skill tbh.

she'd have an apartment in multiple major cities and also moves around a lot. she has a lot of tea parties. i think she still sees vanilla and cream regularly, on top of still being on team sonic as often as possible. she sometimes sees big the cat as well, who i think might also eventually attend university with her (environmental biologist big...)

i like the idea of her having a pretty mysterious love-life, too, but that counters with the idea of her just really adoring her partner, who is truly, just some person in this universe.

appearance-wise i think she's wearing her quills longer again, and wears a red romper and uses boxing gloves in addition to her hammer.

knuckles:

still on angel island for the most part. but i think tails would figure out teleportation and give knuckles a teleporter pad so he can come and go easier. maybe even a way to shrink the ME and carry it with him in case of emergencies (though thatd hilariously sink angel island, so... has to be a pretty damn big emergency)

unfortunately, the ME is supposed to be the most important to him, but knuckles lost focus and had a consensual workplace relationship (rouge)

no but fr theyre actually really cute together and have a shockingly healthy relationship even if its in no way normal. sometimes they fight on opposing sides, and knuckles always tries to have someone else swap with him so he doesnt have to fight his wife lol. for clarification, she's his wife, he's her boyfriend.

appearancewise i think he's more or less the same at 26. he sometimes wears a cowboy hat and brown leather jacket.

rouge:

i think rouge would continue to be a thief and treasure hunter most of all. shes now 28 and works the occasional odd job with GUN, but GUN likes her far more than she likes them. they keep trying to get her to become like super high-ranked in GUN, despite everyone simultaneously knowing this would be a terrible idea. she's not even tempted and continues letting them fail and cackling when she hears about botched operations that they execute without her.

she dates knuckles off and on. mostly on, though she'll complain to shadow any time they're fighting and pretends it's a bigger argument than it actually was.

she also still runs club rouge and is a very successful businesswoman.

i think she also relatively looks the same, maybe a design that doesn't have so many cutesy hearts on it. i feel like she'd wear more like her SA1 design, or an updated one that's more like a snazzy purple and black jumpsuit, with intersecting lines that look a bit like the fractal cuts of a gem.

eggman:

older but still young enough to fight. i think he has a health scare at some point and it scares sonic into paying him a hospital visit and telling him to take better care of himself or else, old man. eggman repays his flowers with an even bigger more exciting robot than usual to smash.

shadow:

still looking for that DAMN fourth chaos emerald. fr though hes probably working at GUN off and on. sometimes sucked into adventures. he does his own thing and tends to remain a cool loner more or less. by then he'll probably have figured out how to continue existing without being a douchebag (like current mandates have steered him into being). i think he more or less stops aging at 25, which is when the frontal lobe is more or less cooked, so he'll look this old forever after this.

he lives at club rouge with rouge. he spends a lot of his time complaining about how often knuckles comes over.