#20 days of gifting

[biggest-gaudiest-patronuses]

putting my prediction on record now that the coming decade is going to see the rise of viral-marketed fancy at-home water filtration systems, driving and driven by a drastic reduction in the quality of U.S. tap water (given that we are in a 'replacement era' where our current infrastructure is reaching the end of its lifespan--but isn't being replaced). also guessing that by the 2030s access to drinkable tap water will be a mainstream class issue, with low-income & unstably housed people increasingly forced to rely on expensive bottled water when they can't afford the up-front cost of at-home filtration--and with this being portrayed in media as a "moral failing" and short-sighted "choice," rather than a basic failure of our political & economic systems. really hope i'm just being alarmist, but plenty of this already happens in other countries, and the U.S. is in a state of decline, so. here's praying this post ages into irrelevance. timestamped April 2023

#apollo don't fucking touch this one #serious post #not a shitpost #hope i forget about this post and have no reason to ever look back on it one day #fyi i'm aware that access to potable water is already a major issue in parts of the U.S. yes i know flint michigan exists #i'm saying that this issue is going to GROW unless local & federal governments work together to fix it. #so it's a matter of if we trust them to fix it. And well--do you? #what are the chances the government just denies there's a problem until the water actually turns brown #at which point it's already been common knowledge for years and people have just become resigned and that's our new normal #i'm mean come on. how many of us already believe that we're being exposed to dangerous pollutants we don't know about and can't avoid #like that's pretty much just part of being a modern consumer. accepting that companies will happily endanger your life for a few pennies #and the most you'll get is like a $50 gift card as part of a class action rebate 20 years down the line #probably the history books will look back on Flint as a warning and a harbinger that went ignored #luxury condos will advertise their built-in top-of-the-line filtration systems--live here and you can drink water straight from your tap! #watch the elite professional class putting $700 dyson water filtration systems on their wedding registry #while the rest of us figure out how to fit water delivery into our grocery budget while putting 90% of our paycheck towards rent #also eggs are $15

[wardingshout]

Viridian trainers for day 5 of spesilverweek! they are my most beloved but Lance is a cursed character who is impossible to draw or portray in any way to me

#idk what's up with him but I have smth like 20 different scrapped things that contains these 3 #and yet I almost always finish my doodles of just Yellow and Silver.... sorry Lance #he's such a funny guy to me esp as part of this trio I'm sorry I always give up on you #anyway yeah no I'm so late bc I wasn't happy with this so I wanted to draw smth else but I was doing chwismas today and was too tired #so I stayed up late doing nothing... #I so badly wanted to shit on Green's dumb cape too (affectionate) #spesilverweek #pokespe #pokespe silver #my art #pokespe yellow #pokespe lance #I'm just gonna tag everyone like that I guess #anyway I feel like having a Viridian trainers prompt was a gift to my soul but I rly struggled I'm so sorry guys one day... #pokemon

[jimimn]

for @jiminswn​ ♡

#btsgif #jimin #jungkook #jikook #bts #* #*jm #*jk #*jikook #mma 20 #*scheduled. #happy birthday alice 🥺💖 #im sorry i did not have the time to make a proper comp for you but i hope you like this little gift 💖 #i miss you i love you i hope you spend your day very happily <3

[creativepromptsforwriting]

Twentieth Day of Gift-Giving

Twenty Tells

... 20 things that speak volumes

tapping with their fingers

slow down/speed up their blinking

scratching their chin

visibly swallowing

narrowing their eyes

licking their lips

tilting their head

furrowing their brow

sweating a lot

cracking knuckles

blinking rapidly

twirling their hair

clucking their tongue

tapping their feet

biting their nails

snapping their fingers

looking away

humming

chewing on their hair

biting their lip

24 Days of Gift-Giving

#writeblr #writers on tumblr #writing #day 20 #advent calender #24 gifts

[tea-tuesday]

london stationery haul for my stationery freaks !!! i went a little crazy with stationery on this trip but to my defense, it was all funded by my state tax return hehe... these are the various things i got, which i linked:

yellow hard shell charger case from London Graphic Centre

special edition totebag from London Review of Books

gallimard journal from Choosing Keeping

brass hand clip from Choosing Keeping (honestly my fave purchase on this trip !!)

vintage bus blind journal from Choosing Keeping

kaweco perkeo fountain pen and inks from Present & Correct

grid flatlay book from Present & Correct

the epicurean notebook from Magma London

i also visited Smythson of Bond Street and Mount Street Printers but they were out of my budget. beautiful places to get luxury stationery goods!

#i dont even want to calculate how much i spent don't do it for me #im an adult in my late 20s!!! #i also got another lrb tote bag for my mom for mother's day #except american mother's day is in 2 months and i didn't realize bc i was just following what the brits were doing #she told me to get her another gift then lolol #mine #studyblr #studyspo #study inspiration #tea-tuesday #study motivation #journals #pens #stationery #stationery freaks #london #london review of books #london graphic center #present & correct #choosing keeping

[scalpho]

bill seacaster has a lot of nerve talking about how he came to solace to give fabian "the best chance he could get" while he is actively involving himself in crimes that, if he's caught for them, could jeopardise the seacasters' place in solace. he's willing to throw fabian's "best chance" away at the drop of a hat. because he's bored. because he wants another taste of his golden days. it's so selfish, and no number of "i love you, my darling boy"s will ever make up for the fact that bill will never care about his son as much as he cares about himself

#the seacasters are the gift that keeps on giving #every day i (re)discover a new reason to be mad at them #dimension 20 #fantasy high #bill seacaster #fabian aramais seacaster #scal txt

[savior-of-the-dreaming-dead]

THIS DATABASE CAN INTERFACE, BUT IT CAN ALSO DEVASTATE!

YAY yahoo yippee :-) my first time drawing sidney (and actually first d20 fanart) for @fauxpossum, for the d20 gift exchange!! she was a treat to draw, i hope you enjoy!!

#...And i hope you dont mind me posting this on every platform ❤️ #digital art #my art #dimension 20 #a starstruck odyssey #d20 aso #d20exchange2022 #fan art #sundry sidney #d20 #ok thats good enough. ANYWAYY a little bit of love in the tags #i was really surprised 2 get you because i started following your account like a few days before the gift exchange #so it was a pleasant surprise :-) #i really lauve your art and i hope you like it!

[magicalshopping]

♡ Hug Me Purple Heart Pillow from Claire’s ♡

#heart #heartcore #lovecore #vday #valentine's day #valentines #conversation heart #hearts #sweethearts #hug me #pillow #cushion #plush #decor #throw pillow #gift #fashion blog #shopping blog #under 20 #claires #claire's #affiliate #affiliate links

[cerise-on-top]

How do you think Laswell met her wife? What's domestic life like for her when she gets to go home?

Have a lovely day!

Hello! A second CoD post today since I was able to write this fairly quickly! This is about how I think Laswell met her canon wife, but everyone can interpret this however they like! I hope this is enjoyable!

Laswell Meeting Her Wife and Domestic Life With Her

If we’re talking about someone inserting themselves into the CoD world, then I’d say it’d be however the person intended to meet her. However, if we’re talking about her canon wife, then I’d likely have to say through work. It’s not uncommon for someone to meet through work. Besides, I can imagine the CIA having a few women working there as well, a few more than just Laswell. So, there’s a chance another one of the women working there was also into girls. And that’s likely one of the main factors that drew Laswell to that specific woman.

Don’t get me wrong, Laswell doesn’t develop crushes easily, she doesn’t now, she didn’t back then, but it would likely be that feeling of unity, of not being alone, that would draw Laswell to her future wife. It’s not often someone would have come out back then, especially not to someone you’re not sure about, so she knows something like that is an honor. And it’s that which would make her subconsciously like that woman more than the other ones, wanting to spend more time with her, get to know her better. And in those years she’d have known her, she’d eventually fall in love with her. Laswell knows what she’s feeling, but she’d test the waters a bit at first. To anyone outside it would be obvious she likes that woman more than anyone else. Given that she gives her lots and lots of gifts to gauge her reaction, takes the time out of her day to spend with her and overall just compliments her, it’s hard to not think there’s something going on here. Laswell doesn’t realize this immediately, but she will eventually.

Afterwards I’d say it was probably her wife who asked her about that sort of behavior. And, a few days later, either of them would have probably confessed they like the other. And thus a few years of dating commence.

After a year or two, Laswell would have proposed to her. Although she sometimes did lie awake at night, thinking about what it would have been like for her future wife to propose to her instead, she was just that smitten by her. As she works for the CIA as well, Laswell knows her wife is just as capable as she is. Maybe she doesn’t know as many languages, but it doesn’t matter to her, once they go on vacation Laswell can play interpreter. And on vacations they went together. Not very often, mind you, since the both of them were stationed anywhere in the world, but they would try to see the nicer parts of the world together. Amsterdam, Kyoto, Vienna. All of that stuff. By that time, they had already long since moved in together.

So, it isn’t often the two of them get to see each other in general, but that’s why they cherish what little time they can spend together. Their love never falters, and when they’re alone behind doors it’s kind of sickeningly sweet how they treat each other. It used to be worse when they were younger, but they’ve since mellowed out a little bit. So, when Laswell is home, her domestic situation can be a bit lonely. But for the sake of this ask we’re going to say her wife is actually home this time.

She doesn’t like to cook very much, so there won’t be too many homemade meals. Her wife can only be convinced to stand behind the stove whenever Laswell eggs her on, promising her a small reward, such as going to the cinema together. Her wife never cooks alone, only with Laswell. All those other times she either eats out, grabs something that only needs to be heated up or orders food. It’s only with Laswell that she can get over her disdain of cooking.

However, other than that, the two of them will take turns doing chores. If either of them just came home from work, then the other will take care of cleaning, washing clothes, putting away stuff and so on and so forth. They usually do their tasks together. So one of them will clean the dishes while the other one cleans the kitchen. If all tasks are done for either of them, then they’ll help the other. Since they’re both aware teamwork is important, something they learned throughout their careers, they would never hesitate to do so.

Laswell’s wife is a more traditionally affectionate woman than Laswell herself. She loves to give her wife a kiss every morning and before work, make her coffee and maybe toast some bread while she’s at it as well. As she usually gets up earlier than Laswell, she usually gets those things out of the way immediately, but won’t wake her up. It’s usually the loud coffee machine that does.

Overall, the domestic situation between the two of them is very loving. They don’t see each other that often, but whenever they do, they make that short amount of time count. With a kiss and a hug from her wife here and there, Laswell never ends up touch starved either. However, the only thing that had been bothering her about her wife would be her nagging about her smoking. That’s why she’s trying to quit now, just to keep her happy. Happy wife, happy life, after all. Whenever Laswell gets to see her wife content, she’s happy as well. She’d go through all nine circles of hell just to protect her and make sure nothing would happen to her. And at some point in her career, she likely has done that already.

#cod #kate laswell #today is a very non-reader insert heavy day it seems but that's alright as well #I also got another request I'll be posting tomorrow. another one about Laswell! #people have been really loving on her as of late but I don't mind that in the slightest! she deserves it! #Laswell would be a very loving wife I'd say! not as cuddly or hug-y as other people but she loves giving gifts #receiving a lot of gifts from her is one way of telling she's into you so she's very affectionate like that #her wife is also a really sweet woman who knows how to put her foot down though #it's that sweetness and kindness that also drew Laswell in as well #they're also both about the same age even if her wife started working for the CIA a bit earlier than Laswell did #I HC that Laswell started when she was 25 so her wife likely started when she was 23 or so #Laswell has been working for the CIA for a long time now and so has her wife. but they're both very competent and know what they do #I also HC them both to be in their early/mid 50's as well so they have been dating for a while #I like to think Laswell got married in her early 30's and they got together when she was in her late 20's #lots of Laswell HC lore drop tonight it seems

[dyeher]

I need something good on my dash. Dad imaushi and dad Kenny thots 🥹 fuck it and throw in Tetta too🥹 or really just TR dads

Imaushi is the reluctant athletic dad who gets elected by the PTA to coach track. His sons are on the team obviously and he’s not normally a competitive guy but track meets see a different Wakasa— he’s talking to these 9/10 year olds like they’re adults. “If you don’t win this next race I’m taking your goddamn caprisun.” “What the fuck was that Sano!? You run like an 80 year old with rheumatoid arthritis.” “Oye! You’re embarrassing me!” (Said like an Italian father, to his son who is literally in first place.) He’s 100% in an adidas track suit hands in his pockets scowling at the other teams coaches.

Kisaki has the kind of genes that doctors giggle about. You have his daughter and she’s got the crease between her eyebrows straight out the womb. He’s whipped from day one and he 100% tries to reason that she- six months old- should have a say in whether or not you should buy a new house. AND ykw? He’s the kind of father who forgets he has a job sometimes because his daughter becomes essentially number one to him. Shuji calls him at 9am after four days of no show no call no text no email like “Will we be seeing you today sir or shall I tell your employees you’re dead?”😭

Now Ken is the hands on daddy’s girl/anything my princess wants/she can do no wrong father. He encourages madness as well and has tried to convince you on numerous occasions that your daughter should be allowed a bike (she’s six) and he should start teaching her to ride from young. Also I have said it multiple times but he’s wearing ribbons whenever she is. He’s twinning with hairstyles, they’re getting mani pedis.

#my fav thing about all of this is that there is always an uncle around #shuji n kisaki’s daughter got beef because she thinks shujis is tryna take her daddy away #Shinichiro n benkei have 100% been mistaken for a gay couple in public with wakasa’s boys #also when they’re 18/19/20 feeling rebellious and getting in trouble #they’re calling shinichiro 😞 he’s most likely to be neutral #benkei would be disappointed and imaushi would be mad #now mikey n seishu r beefing with each other because they keep trying to out gift each other #mikey gets a selfie of seishu n Ken’s daughter at the garage and it ruins his day LMFAO😭😭

[little-bumblebeeee]

Hi! Took a week off and I realized some things about myself and I'd like to go by Liam sometimes. I've realized I'm genderfluid, and on some days I'd like to be Liam, not Layla. Thanks, I love you, part 6 of Moonlight will be up tomorrow :]

Ps anyone have any at home binding tips? I could really use them ♡

#genderfluid #transmasc #Moonlight steddie fic #Oh! And my birthday is next Saturday (Apr 20) so I'll try to get some of Moonlight part 7 written before then as a birthday gift! #I wanna give gifts to you guys for my birthday :) idk just seems different and special #I do still like the name Layla I just don't feel her some days #Some days I don't feel Liam either #Some days I'm just.. me. And that's a person at the end of the day #So whether I'm Layla or Liam I'm human

[prettyboykatsuki]

absolutely do not feel pressured to answer this if this is weird but i’m getting heavy older sibling vibes from you, and i have an question i can ask only anonymously and to no one else but a stranger on the internet that is sex positive LMAOOOO but as a woman in her early twenties i jerk it at LEAST once a day most of the time twice and uh……is that normal and not degenerate behavior? bc all of my peers seem to have a fairly low sex drive and i feel slightly like a freak thanks sm LOL

if once a day is degenerate behavior they should lock me up in alcatraz

#return to sender #on a more serious note i dont think so #i dont know what the average is for most women in their early 20's but i'd guess its maybe a little less than that? i would say average is #3/4 times a week from what i know. #once a day feels super average. #i have like 15 min refractory and hedonism in my body but im a once or twice a day girly lol #even if it was more than other people like who cares. its literally a gift you can crank your hog that often

[jv-f1]

Happy Vowles-entine’s Day JV Nation! 💙

#sadly I don’t have this photo without the watermark #but it’s one of the best ones imo #had to share it as a lil valentines gift from me to you #happy valentines! 💝 #if anyone wants to pay alamy $20 for this without the watermark I will forever be in your debt #valentines day #Vowleintine’s Day* #f1 #formula 1 #formula one #james vowles #jvf1 #mercedes amg f1 #mercedes f1 #williams f1 #williams racing #Valentine’s Day #mwah x

[britneyshakespeare]

Man is saying weird things to me again

#help mom he's oversharing about drinking scotch every evening #that's very on brand for Man #tales from diana #i literally did Nothing to reach out to him i don't know what he wants #i was just thinking in the shower literally not even half an hour ago about how you know it's strange #he used to always have this way of talking to me like he was trying to impress me which is just kinda silly honestly #like i was a 20-21-year-old in awe of him and he was a retired male model eight years older than me w more life experience #and some rather exotic and interesting experiences at that #i think he somewhat envies that i seem (at least to him) like a self-possessed 'intellectual' #thats how he talks to me at least. it's funny tho #not that im not. like. smart. i think the both of us know i'm better-read than he'll be in 3 lifetimes #and i'm not quite self-possessed but i certainly don't have the open-wounded insecurity he does #while also being rather more confident than most ppl in some areas (and it's not ALL unearned) #he's got much more ambition than i do though. more ambition than i'll have in 10 lifetimes #and he seems to do everything with a motivation of external validation and approval. #so i think he has a chip on his shoulder. poor little Man #the two of us could not be more opposite. but i don't really strive to be like him in the ways he strives to be like me #he chases this dream of what he thinks the perfect man is and it's quite inhuman so of course he falls short. #i on the other hand am if anything much TOO accepting of my own faults and shortcomings. ahem #these are all things i will never say to Man. he's too silly to hear it #besides. im rather sure he likes me (? in some way) and i am these days just very ambivalent to him #i can't NOT say i find him attractive bc i do but he's just. sooooo not the one lol #he's a fascinating creature all flaws aside but i never find myself studying him at my own volition #Man just comes outta the woods sometimes to tell me about his travels or women or whiskey. he's odd #he's very eccentric but between the two of us i think i'm the better eccentric. no wonder he visits me sometimes #but he brings gifts and prayers like he's coming to a devotional shrine or something. i'm like sir this is not a temple #he'll never be normal but he is so strange in the ways i'm too good for. if i do say so myself #(and that's saying something bc i'm not too good for ANYTHING)

[potionbarrel]

science teamtober day 21- the perfect dog prompts | science teamtober blog

[ID: Sunkist is kissing Tommy’s cheek while they laugh. In the background, there’s an old Polaroid of Sunkist and Tommy when they were both younger, Sunkist soda bottles off to the right. /End ID.]

#hlvrai #tommy coolatta #sunkist #scienceteamtober #sorry i missed day 20 OTL #decided to use the day to work on a gift exchange and a commission <:-] #kinda losing steam for this but wanted to try and see it through even w/ some spaces #not the hugest fan of how this turned out but i think it's ok #potionbarrel

[jaeyunverse]

i’m 18 :’)

#it’s only 20 minutes past midnight and my parents already gave me the cutest gift ever 🥹 #i have a mock exam in the afternoon and my final exam starts a week later but i just know that this will still be the bestest day ever <3 #THE BIG ONE EIGHT I KNOW THATS RIGHT! (i cried bc i am no longer a child 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 MOM..H.H..) #heeseung & jeno no one can stop us from being together now 😈 #will not say jk bc i am not jk. the minor is a major but that is the only difference between yesterday and today i am still the same amount #of delusional 😙