#cats February 2019
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How does it not surprise me that a person who spends all of her time training cats does not have a great stage presence?
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Hard Reset XIII
Pairing: Joe Burrow x Reader
Warnings: 18+ / Smut / Fluff
Description: This is the conclusion to the LSU Valentine's Day flashback fic. First part is here -- Hard Reset XII
Time/Place: Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019 (Valentine's Day) / Baton Rouge, Louisiana
A/N: This is the thirteenth fic in the Hard Reset series.
I've tweaked this thing to pieces, and I'm still not super happy with it. It is what it is, as Joe would say. 😋
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Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019 (Valentine's Day) - Baton Rouge, Louisiana
5:00 pm
You pull into a parking space just outside Joe's apartment, grabbing two reusable grocery bags and a small duffle bag from your trunk before opening your passenger door; you lean in and unclasp the seatbelt that's holding your vase of roses upright, briefly wondering if you should make two trips as you nudge the car door closed with your foot. "Nah," you mumble, quickly making your way up the sidewalk and a flight of stairs before coming to a stop in front of Joe's door.
You set the vase down on the ground and dig your keys out of your pocket, unlocking the door and grabbing the vase before making your way into the cool, air-conditioned apartment. "He's got the damn a/c cranked," you grumble, depositing the grocery bags and roses on the kitchen island before walking down the hallway to the bedroom.
You set your duffle bag on the bed and unzip it, pulling out a wrap dress (a slinky, blush-pink short-sleeve mini dress) and a pair of nude, peep-toe stiletto heels. You quickly hang the dress in Joe's closet before heading back to the kitchen to pop the groceries in the fridge, stopping to turn the a/c off on the way.
Several minutes later, you step back and assess the simple tablescape you put together with a few items from the craft store -- two pink placemats printed with conversation hearts along with several clear candle holders with bows tied on them that you cut from a large spool of pink satin ribbon.
"Cute," you grin, grabbing the lavish bouquet of pink roses Joe sent you and setting it on the table before adding the simple place settings -- white plates plus silverware wrapped in "fancy" white disposable napkins tied with more pink bows. "Even cuter."
You tilt your head as you look at the table, chewing on your bottom lip while thinking out loud. "Love it, but it needs something else," you mutter, grabbing the spool of pink ribbon and unwinding the rest, grinning when you end up with about four feet of it; you wind it down the center of the table, weaving in between the candle holders and around the vase until you're satisfied with the result. "What else?" you mutter, giggling when a thought hits you.
You hurry to the hall closet and pull out the Scrabble box, rooting around to grab the letters you need to spell a few phrases to mimic the conversation heart placemats. "Thank goodness for pinterest," you mutter, giving a nod to where you got the idea.
You're just finishing the tablescape when you hear the front door open; you walk toward the entryway, smiling when Joe rounds the corner, your heart skipping a beat when his face lights up when he sees you.
"Hey babe," he greets you, wrapping you in a hug as he leans down to press his lips against your ear. "Can you believe it's 70 degrees in mid-fucking-February?" he grumbles, pulling back to look at you when you cackle.
"I knew you were gonna bitch about it," you grin.
"I'm not bitching," he argues. "Just stating a fact."
"Mmm-hmm," you hum, yelping when he playfully swats your ass. "Come here, grumpy cat," you order, walking back toward the dining table while beckoning him to follow. "Look at these gorgeous roses some hot stud sent me," you tease, waving a hand at the roses and laughing at his cocky smirk.
"Hot stud, huh?" He holds eye contact with you while leaning down to sniff the fragrant flowers.
"The hottest," you wink. "Do you like the tablescape?"
He finally breaks eye contact and takes in the table. "I love it," he states. "It's pretty cool that everything matches the roses."
"Yep, pink, pink and more pink," you giggle. "And I bought all of that before you sent me the roses, so we were on the same wavelength, as usual."
"Of course we were," he murmurs, capturing your gaze for a few heartbeats before returning his attention to the table. "The Scrabble tiles are a nice touch," he grins, reading them out loud as he walks around the table. "Be mine … love you … hot stuff … yes sir … zaddy." He flicks his gaze back up to yours. "Nice Z word," he purrs.
"Thanks," you grin. "Do I get triple word score on that one?"
"Oh, you're def gonna get triple something later."
"Can't wait," you sigh, rolling your eyes playfully when he spots the cupcakes sitting pretty on the kitchen island and instantly heads that way.
"Damn," he breathes, "these look delicious." He leans down and takes a hearty sniff as you walk up behind him. "Smell delicious, too," he continues, hitting you with puppy-dog eyes. "Can I have one before dinner?"
"Has anyone ever told you no?" you ask.
"Yep," he nods. "This gorgeous goddess told me no several times. She even used a jigsaw puzzle as an excuse to curve me."
"And how did that turn out?" you ask, picking up one of the plump cupcakes and peeling off the wrapper before handing it to him.
"Amazing," he grins, taking a huge bite of the confection, eyes rolling back in his head as he chews and swallows. "Ridiculously good," he mutters before taking another big bite.
"Ridiculously good, huh?" you tease. "You talking about the cupcake or the relationship?"
"Both," he mumbles around a mouthful, leaning down to press a chocolate + raspberry flavored kiss on your lips.
"Spoiled ass," you grumble playfully, spinning around and walking toward the bedroom, grinning when you hear him following close behind. "I'm wearing this tonight," you continue, pulling the short, slinky dress out of his closet.
"Damn," he mutters. "You're gonna look hot as hell in that. I mean … you always look hot as hell, but …"
"Babe?" you interrupt.
"Yeah?"
"Focus."
"Yes, ma'am."
You grin at him as you pull a pair of slinky black shorts and a pale pink tee out of his dresser. "Wear this," you order, laying the clothes out on his bed.
"Yes, ma'am," he repeats, slowly licking the frosting off of his fingers as you watch. "I'm gonna get a quick shower," he continues.
"I'm gonna change then start dinner," you state, your pulse picking up at the sight of his tongue sliding against his long fingers.
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A little while later, you pull the oven door open and pop the garlic bread in before giving the boiling pasta a quick check, noting that it still needs a few minutes before going into the sauce; a blur of movement catches your peripheral vision, and you turn your head toward it, your eyes going wide when you see Joe leaning against the wall a few feet away, his gaze slowly sliding down to your bare feet before reversing course.
"You look amazing," he murmurs, pushing away from the wall and walking toward you.
"Thanks, you too," you mutter, stepping into your high heels as he closes the distance between you.
"You don't need those," he states, dropping to his knees to pull your shoes off, his big hands gripping your ankles as he eases the heels off.
"Okay," you breathe. "I was just trying to be sexy for you."
"You don't need to try to be sexy," he states, standing back up to his full height and looking down into your upturned face. "You are sexy."
"Okay," you repeat, licking your lips before giving him a grin. "We've got a few minutes before dinner is ready, so I want to give you something." You hurry to the hall closet and grab the jigsaw puzzle that you hid there earlier, smiling when you return to the kitchen and hand it to him.
"Nice," he grins. "Pillars of Creation. Is it a shot from Hubble?"
"Yeah, with a super hot heat signature."
"Super hot," he agrees. "You gonna help me put it together?"
"Of course," you answer, watching as he sets the puzzle box aside before returning his attention to you.
He gives you a quick kiss before pulling back. "Thank you," he murmurs.
"You're welcome," you whisper, grimacing as a thought hits you.
"What is it?" he asks.
"I just … I wonder …" you trail off.
"Wonder what?" he asks.
"What if we hadn't seen each other at the outdoor food court? It's crazy that we came so close to not ever getting together after I gave you the jigsaw brush off."
He gives you a knowing smile. "I would've come back into the bookstore eventually. I'm a stubborn asshole. No way was I gonna give up on you that easy."
"I'm glad you're a stubborn asshole."
"And I'm glad you decided to give me a chance," he grins.
"Me too," you return his grin. "Even though it means I've been to more LSU football games in the last few months than I'd been to in my entire life."
"And not one drunk asshole harassed you, right?"
"Well, yeah. Prob because you very publicly threatened to "deal with" anyone who bothered me."
"Anyone who messes with my woman messes with me."
"That sounded super caveman, but I ain't even mad."
"Because you know I didn't mean it in a bad way; I'm just as much yours as you are mine."
"You're getting laid tonight, babe," you grin. "No need to work for it." The timer on the oven goes off before he can respond, and you quickly drain the pasta before adding it to the sauce, giving it a thorough stir before pulling the garlic bread out of the oven.
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Ten minutes later, most of the overhead lights are cut off, and y'all are eating dinner by candlelight, Joe making num-num noises as he tucks into the spicy pasta.
"This is so good," he groans, winding a generous portion of linguine around his fork before popping it in his mouth, grabbing his glass of blush wine and holding it up as he chews and swallows. "Happy V Day," he murmurs, smiling as you clink your glass against his.
"Happy V Day," you echo, taking a hearty gulp of your wine and giggling as he continues to tell you a story of something silly that happened earlier at the gym.
Y'all continue to trade small talk as you eat, his gaze devouring you in a way that sets off a steady throb between your thighs. You open your mouth a few times to let him feed you a succulent bite, the sexual tension between you so strong that the simple act of eating dinner together feels like foreplay.
"Sooo, I've got something else to give you," he eventually says, polishing off his pasta and draining the last of his wine before leveling a no-nonsense look at you.
"I know," you purr. "I've been waiting all day for it."
His deep laugh sends a sizzle of heat down your spine; he gives you a wink as he stands up. "I wasn't talking about that, horndog. I've got something else to give you first."
"Okay," you pout," grinning against his lips when he leans down and gives you a lingering kiss. "Patience, beautiful," he teases. "I promise to make it worth the wait."
"You always do," you admit, watching as he walks to the bedroom and quickly comes back out holding a slim black case; he pops it open, grinning as you gasp at the sight of the dainty, white-gold bracelet with two intertwined pavé diamond hearts.
"Oh my gosh, it's gorgeous," you whisper, shaking your head as you continue, "but it's too much."
"It's not enough, in my opinion," he states, lifting the bracelet from its velvet nest. "These are real diamonds, but they're small, and it's not like it's Cartier or something. One of these days, I'm gonna get you something truly outrageous."
You lift an arm up so he can fasten the bracelet on your wrist. "I don't need outrageous, and I don't need Cartier," you mutter, watching closely as his long, agile fingers easily work the delicate clasp. "It's really beautiful and sparkly," you sigh. "I love it, and I love you."
"I love you, too," he murmurs, leaning down to capture your lips in a lingering kiss for several heartbeats before pulling back and locking eyes with you. "I want you to think about me when you wear it."
"I already think about you all the time," you admit. "I don't need a reminder."
"You're getting laid tonight, babe," he echoes your earlier words while giving you a naughty wink. "No need to work for it."
You giggle as he stacks your dinner dishes and heads to the kitchen, quickly rinsing them off and popping them in the dishwasher before returning to the table with the bottle of wine; he pours the rest of it into your glass and gently pulls your chair -- with you still sitting in it -- out from under the table before dropping to his knees at your feet.
You take a sip of the wine, your pulse reacting as he spreads your legs, his sensual lips teasing your inner thighs as he pushes the hem of your dress up, nibbling and sucking, moving back and forth as you sink a hand into his hair. He makes eye contact with you as he unties your wrap dress and spreads it open, baring your body to his hot gaze.
"So gorgeous," he murmurs, licking his lips as he flicks his eyes from your bare breasts down to your naughty panties. "Fuck," he groans, running a thumb up the length of the center seam a few times before replacing his thumb with his mouth, sliding his tongue up the seam, over and over, pushing the thin, see-through pink fabric into your slit.
"Yeah," you breathe, draining the rest of your wine before setting the glass on the table and sinking both hands in his hair; you roll your hips into him as he continues to tease you, grinding against him for several heartbeats before he pulls back and locks eyes with you.
"We need to slow this down," he states," hopping up and walking behind you. "Lean forward and put your hands behind your back," he orders, waiting for you to do his bidding before snatching the long, pink ribbon off the table and using it to bind your hands behind your back. "Good girl," he murmurs, watching closely as you lean back in your chair, wiggling a bit to get comfy as he strips his shirt off before dropping to his knees between your spread thighs. "I wanna take my time," he explains, "and I can't do that if you're pulling my hair and grinding against me."
"I thought you liked that," you pout.
"I love it, but it gets both of us off super fast, and I wanna take my time tonight, okay?"
"Okay," you whisper, gasping as he hooks a finger in the crotch of your panties and pulls it to the side, burying his tongue inside you.
Over the next several minutes, he gives a master class in edging, bringing you to the brink over and over as you whimper and moan, your pulse pounding and every inch of your body begging for release.
"I'm so close!" you whine for what seems like the 20th time, groaning in frustration when he pulls off of your clit and makes eye contact with you, his lips and chin glistening wet with your arousal.
"I know," he soothes, rising up on his knees as you pant for breath; he leans forward and presses his slick lips against yours, nipping and sucking your plump bottom lip before sliding his tongue inside when you open up for him. You moan into his mouth as he deepens the kiss, relishing the taste of your arousal on his hot, velvety tongue as it tangles with yours.
He continues the sensual kiss while sliding his hands up your thighs and over your hips and waist, barely ghosting his fingertips over your skin, leaving chill bumps everywhere he touches. Your already-hard nipples harden even more in anticipation as his big hands approach your breasts, making you squirm as his fingers inch oh-so-close but stop just before reaching the sensitive peaks.
"Please," you beg against his lips, your breath catching in your throat when he brushes his fingertips over the aching nubs, teasing you with gentle, barely-there caresses before pinching with the perfect amount of pressure to make you whimper. He smiles against your lips as he repeats the action, and you're more than a little lightheaded at the feel of his tongue in your mouth and his talented fingers teasing your sensitive nipples. All you can think about is wanting more.
He reads your body language and lowers his head, replacing his fingers with his mouth and moving back and forth between your breasts as you watch him pleasure you; he licks and sucks your nipples so good you can feel it between your thighs.
"I'm so turned on it actually hurts," you whine, chewing on your bottom lip as he captures your gaze.
"You want me to finish you?" he asks, the carnal promise in his deep voice causing your core to contract.
"Yes, sir," you plead. "It won't take much," you continue, your pulse pounding as he reaches a hand behind your back and unties the ribbon holding your wrists, making a sound low in his throat when you immediately bury both hands in his hair.
You briefly admire the glittery sparkle of your new bracelet as the candlelight hits it, all coherent thought leaving your brain a few heartbeats later when he tugs the soaking wet crotch of your panties to the side and slides two fingers into your slick heat.
"Don't stop!" you urge, grinding against him as he crooks his fingers inside you, bulls-eyeing your sweet spot while he latches his lips onto your clit, his cheeks hollowing out as he gives the aching bud a thorough suck.
The tension that's been building inside you for what seems like ages finally erupts, the powerful climax washing over you in waves, literally taking your breath away for several seconds before you manage to draw in a ragged gasp of air. "Fuck," you whisper, a little dizzy at the feel of your core clenching and rippling around his long fingers as he continues to stroke you through the orgasm.
After waiting a few minutes for you to catch your breath, he slides his fingers out of you and immediately slides them in his mouth, licking and sucking them the same way he did the cupcake frosting earlier.
"Taste good?" you ask, your breathless voice bringing a naughty smile to his face.
"Better than good," he answers. "It's my fav flavor."
"I need you inside me," you whisper, watching as he grabs the pink ribbon and wraps it around your neck before quickly picking you up; he heads for the bedroom as you wrap your legs around his waist and bury your face in his fragrant neck.
A few heartbeats later, you're on your back on the king-sized bed with him on top of you, both of you now fully naked. He leans his weight onto his left forearm and hovers over you, his chest barely touching your nipples as he reaches down and grasps his erection, teasing the lips of your sex with his plump tip while staring into your eyes.
"I need you inside me," you repeat, squirming underneath him as he drags his tip up and down your slit several times to gather moisture before pushing inside. You wrap your legs around him and arch up, wanting all of him at once, craving the feel of his thick shaft filling you up.
"I'm not gonna last long," he grits out once he's fully seated, a hiss escaping his lips when your core clenches him, your body reacting to the hot, hard intrusion. "Fuck me, please," you beg, your eyes fluttering closed as he starts to move.
Almost immediately you feel the tension building again as your body continues to react to the feel of him inside you, to the delicious thrust and drag of his thick cock stretching you to your limit. "I'm gonna cum again," you mutter, opening your eyes and giving him a slightly desperate look as he picks up his pace. "I got you," he promises as he leans down and latches his lips onto your neck, sucking the sensitive skin as he pounds into you, gracing you with a low-throated groan when you rake your nails up the long, muscular expanse of his back.
"Don't stop," you plead, lightheaded with desire as your entire body strains toward another release. "I got you, baby," he repeats, reaching down between your sweat-slick bodies to press his thumb against your clit, adding the perfect amount of pressure to set you off.
You let out a yell, and Joe gives a groan of pure male satisfaction when your second climax hits, filthy praise spilling from his pretty lips as the waves of pleasure roll through you; your slick heat clenches his shaft over and over while you pull his hair and whimper his name, your entire body trembling as fireworks burst behind your closed eyelids.
Once you somewhat catch your breath, you flutter your eyes open, a blush rising in your cheeks when you realize he's gone completely still and is watching you closely. "I love to make you lose control," he purrs, his husky voice caressing you like a physical touch; it only takes you a second to realize he's still hard inside you, tension radiating from his big body at the effort to hold still while the aftershocks of your climax continue to fire, giving his thick cock intimate squeezes as his hot gaze stays locked on yours.
"Your turn," you whisper, digging your heels into his back and arching up to take him deeper, the primal noise he makes as he starts to thrust -- part groan/part growl -- encouraging you to be more vocal, begging him to fuck you harder and deeper as he chases his pleasure. You eventually slide the pink ribbon out from under your neck and wrap it behind his neck, using it to pull him down for a kiss, swallowing his groans as he buries himself inside you and comes apart.
He eventually pulls out of you, both of you gasping at the friction before he plops down beside you on his back, a satisfied smile on his face as he turns his head and gives you a wink. "That was intense," he murmurs.
"For real," you agree, returning his smile as your entire body continues to hum with pleasure.
"I'm almost too wrung out to eat another cupcake," he grumbles playfully.
"Give it a few minutes, and you'll be good to go," you giggle, heaving a happy sigh as he reaches over and grabs your hand, lacing his long fingers with your shorter ones and giving a gentle squeeze. You study his face for several heartbeats before breaking the silence. "What are you thinking?"
"Just about how lucky we are that we found each other," he answers. "Feels like fate."
You try to blink back tears as he rolls up onto a forearm and looks down at you. "I didn't mean to make you cry," he whispers, leaning down to kiss a tear as it slides down your cheek.
"They're happy tears," you sniff, poking your bottom lip out in an exaggerated pout before continuing. "But a cupcake would def make me feel better."
His deep laugh brings a smile to your face; he leans down and drops a kiss on your lips before sliding out of bed. "You want me to open the other bottle of wine?" he asks.
"I think I'll just have water."
"Me too," he agrees, quickly walking into the bathroom before coming back out with a damp washcloth; he gently cleans you up before tossing the cloth back in the bathroom and giving you a big grin. "Water and cupcakes coming right up," he states, his long strides quickly taking him out the bedroom door.
You push up into a sitting position and try to tame your hair a bit, smiling as you catch sight of your new bracelet. "So pretty," you sigh, rocking your wrist back and forth to let the diamonds catch the light from the bedside lamp. You roll your shoulders a few times and stretch your arms overhead, your eyes coming to rest on the pink ribbon laying on the bed beside you. "Oh," you mutter, your eyes going wide as a naughty thought hits you. "Ohhhh," you whisper, quickly snatching the ribbon and winding it around the bottom slat of the headboard, looping it into a tight, center knot that leaves two long strands free.
You grab a pillow and hide your handiwork just as Joe breezes back in carrying two bottles of water and a plate with three cupcakes. He sets everything on the bedside table before peeling one of the cupcakes and handing it to you.
"Thanks," you grin, taking a bite as he peels his own cupcake and plops down beside you.
"These are so good," he mumbles around a huge bite, holding a hand in front of his mouth so you won't see his partially-chewed food.
"Thanks," you repeat, both of you falling into a comfortable silence as you each polish off your cupcake.
He eventually licks his fingertips before grabbing a bottle of water and handing it to you. "Oops," he grimaces. "Was it gross to lick my fingers and then touch your water bottle?"
You take a swig of water before smiling at him. "I'm literally covered in our combined body fluids. Def not worried about a bit of spit on my water bottle."
He laughs along with you before taking several gulps of water, his prominent Adam's apple drawing your gaze as it bobs in his throat. So fucking sexy, you think to yourself, admiring the view for a few more seconds before raising your eyes back up to his face; his hot look causes a shiver of desire to run through you.
"Are you cold?" he asks.
"No," you admit, scooting over and patting the bed. "Why don't you lay down and let me massage you a bit."
"Face down or face up?" he asks.
"Face up," you answer, trying to suppress a naughty grin as he does your bidding, stretching out and resting his head on the pillow that's concealing the ribbon.
You straddle his waist and dig your fingers into his shoulders, giving him an innocent smile when he flicks his gaze down to your bare crotch nestled against him.
"You know where this is headed, right?" he asks, voice husky with arousal.
"Yes, but I wanna take my time," you state, repeating his earlier words as you grab his wrists and slowly press his arms over his head. "Relax," you soothe, quickly pulling the satin ribbon strands out from under the pillow and wrapping them around his wrists, tying a knot before he even figures out what you're doing.
He pulls against the restraint, one eyebrow climbing toward his hairline. "Payback, huh?"
"Maybe a little," you concede, leaning over and grabbing the remaining cupcake off the bedside table. You swipe a finger through the fluffy frosting, smearing it on his Adam's apple before leaning down to lick it off. "Oh fuck," he groans, instinctively knowing where you're headed with this. "Oh fuck, indeed," you giggle, dotting a dollop of frosting on each of his nipples before licking them clean, grinning as he squirms underneath you. "I think I'll do that again," you purr, adding more of the sweet pink fluff to his hard nubs, making obscene noises as you slowly lick and suck it off.
"I'm hard," he announces.
"I know," you grin, giving him a filthy wink. "But I wanna take my time."
"You're going to hell for this," he chuckles.
"Save you a seat," you tease, sliding farther down until you're sitting on his thick thighs, strategically ignoring his impressive erection as you paint a few stripes of frosting on his abs; you lean down and make a show out of licking the frosting as he watches you with hooded eyes.
"I need to be balls deep in you right now," he rasps.
"Still taking my time," you whisper, swiping some frosting around his belly button before rimming it with your tongue.
"Untie me so I can fuck you," he orders, groaning when you slide a finger through the precum pooling under the tip of his cock, bringing your finger to your mouth and sucking on it while giving him a loaded look. "You better stop playin'," he warns, bucking his hips up when you lower your head and lightly suck his tip into your mouth, swirling your tongue around a few times before pulling off.
"Just relax," you soothe, scooting farther down, smiling when he spreads his thighs for you; you crawl between his thick thighs and run your fingers through the last of the frosting before smearing it on his balls, a flood of liquid heat rushing into your core at the noises he makes as you slowly lick it off.
"Untie me or I'm gonna break something," he grits out, the headboard giving an ominous creak as he pulls against it.
"Don't hurt yourself," you warn.
"I'm not gonna hurt myself, but I'm gonna wreck this fucking headboard if you don't untie me."
"Okay, Mr. Impatient," you chuckle, tossing the cupcake on the bedside table as you crawl out from between his thighs and quickly scoot up to untie him. "You made this knot way tighter by pulling against it," you mutter, finally working a finger inside the knot and giving a sigh of relief when it gives way.
Your sigh is quickly followed by a squeal as he flips you onto your stomach, pulling you up onto your knees and sinking his cock inside you in one smooth motion. You press your forehead against the mattress and arch your back, digging your fingers into the sheets for leverage as you fuck back against him, a steady stream of whimpers spilling from your lips as he rides you hard.
Several minutes later, you feel the tension building inside you again; you draw in a breath to tell him you're close, but he's already reaching down to play with your clit. You grind your face against the mattress as the pressure continues to build, his fingers and cock pushing you toward the edge, his husky voice coaxing you to let go and cum for him. You take in a gulp of air and moan his name as your climax hits, a thrill shooting through you when he moans your name before following you over the edge.
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You flutter your eyes open, briefly wondering what woke you up as you turn your head to check the clock on the bedside table -- 4:33 am.
You push up into a sitting position and grab your water bottle, chugging about half of it before setting it back down, your gaze drawn to the tall, gorgeous man in bed beside you as he stirs in his sleep.
I'm living a dream, you think to yourself as you give a quick glance at your new bracelet before stretching back out beside your man, your heart overflowing with love as he instinctively reaches for you even though he's sound asleep. You snuggle against him, your back to his chest, a smile of pure contentment gracing your lips as you drift off to sleep wrapped in his arms.
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Starting February 2024: Me & You.
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A cat chases a mouse, Forever. Focusing on that dichotomy, we explore the yin and yang of slapstick and ask if there will always be conflict no matter what we do in our lives to avoid it.
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This is a long tale, but I appreciate you taking the time to meet my friend Chris and help her out if you can.
TL;DR: my friend, an elderly queer woman I met when she was homeless just lost everything she owns in a fire at her first permanent home she had after becoming unhoused. Luckily, she and her cat were not home at the time. Please help if you can by donating or boosting.
This is a queer elder who needs our help. I'm hoping tumblr can come through for her
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Here's the long tale:
A friend of mine just lost everything except herself, her cat and the clothes on her back to a fire at her apartment (her first after being homeless for years) on Friday. We learned yesterday that nothing from her apartment is recoverable. Please help!
(Long post with cute cat pictures behind the readmore)
I met Chris one Sunday afternoon after driving past her three times as she sat on a bench outside our local library after closing. I stopped to ask if she needed a ride, and found out that she was homeless, staying in motels when her SSI came in and on the street when it ran out.
As the years have passed, I've learned a lot about her. Despite her parents kicking her out at 17 when she was outed to them as gay, she went back to school and became a social worker, working in several Chicago hospitals through the 80s and 90s, and, like a lot of queer women in the caring fields at that time, tended to and provided comfort and care for (among others) so many gay men, young and old, living with and dying from AIDS, from the earliest days of the disease through the availability of the triple cocktail and to the brighter days of hope.
Through it all, she had relationships with women in a time where that was something that wasn't always safe to do. Some were good, some bad, and some resulting in her losing nearly everything, but she struggled through. She quit social work in 99 or 2000 when her mom got sick and passed away, and then stayed out of the workforce to care for her dad until he passed in 2006. Those experiences impacted her deeply, and she became permanently disabled during that period, leaving her living on SSI, and struggling with her own mental health. She eventually lost her condo, and bounced in and out of apartments and motels.
When I met her in Sept 2019, I helped her get back into the motel she'd been staying at and bridging her to her next check and then making sure that she could stay there, and reliably get her maintenance meds and start rebuilding her life and credit.
This is her and everything she owned as we left her hotel room for the final time on Valentine's Day 2022.
The cat there is Bailey, her constant companion since they adopted each other in September 2021. They've both been through a lot and are absolutely the picture of "Who rescued whom?"
We started having biweekly dinners and I worked with her creditors and tried to get her credit score back into a good place, and helped her get banked and fixed up with access to the Internet and just help her feel more solid and stable in her life.
Just over 2 years later, in February 2022, we were finally able to get her into a senior independent living apartment, her first permanent home since about 2017. She had no furniture, but with some secondhand pickups and occasional pickups, we got her something resembling a home.
It wasn't perfect, and she had her grumbles, certainly, but it was her home. It was a place that she could launch from to recover and consider moving some place even better, if she chose.
However, Friday, July 14, Bailey had an afternoon vet appointment. Everything was fine when we left, but when we got home, with Bailey in a carrier in the backseat, we were shocked to see what looked like a million emergency vehicles & a whole lot of seniors sitting on the grass.
Chris and Bailey came with me to take my daughter into the city that evening, giving the situation 2 hours to develop and for us to get more information. We heard a few newsradio updates and saw this story on abc7, getting the sinking feeling that that balcony looked too familiar.
When we got back from the city, we were able to drive around the back of the building and confirm that this was her apartment.
We were able to get back to the building on Tuesday and get into the apartment to get her medications, but everything is water damaged from the sprinkler system (with all of its stagnant water) and the firehoses. All her furniture. All her clothes. Her bed. Her degrees. Gone.
Everything she owned is gone. She literally owns less now than when she was homeless. She's despairing and trying her best to keep it together, but she's lost so many homes in her life, going back to when she was 17 and her parents found out she is gay and kicked her out.
This all feels like too much. Please help. Please donate what you can, and share where you're able.
https://www.gofundme.com/f/fire-took-chris-baileys-home-they-need-help
#queer#queer elder#lesbian#lgbtqia#fire#schaumburg#apartment#lgbtqia+#unhoused#homeless#Please help#crowfund
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Headline, image, and caption above published by: Reuters in Lima. “More than 100 new designs discovered in Peru’s ancient Nazca plain.” The Guardian. 19 December 2022.
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As Vice reports:
The Nazca Desert in Peru is decorated with hundreds of mysterious figures, called geoglyphs, that were etched into the soil by the Indigenous peoples who lived in this area between 2,500 and 1,500 years ago. The ancient drawings, collectively known as the Nazca Lines, cover an estimated 170 square miles of this arid terrain. Many of the figures are visible only from an aerial viewpoint [...]. Now, an international team of researchers from Japan and Peru have discovered 168 previously unknown geoglyphs in this Peruvian desert, including depictions of humans, birds, orcas, cats, snakes, and camel relatives, according to a statement from Yamagata University released on Friday [9 December 2022]. The figures date back nearly 2,000 years, according to preliminary research, and were identified with the help of high-resolution aerial images captured by drones during field surveys from June 2019 to February 2020. Many of the newly discovered geoglyphs are relatively small, measuring only ten to 20 feet across, which kept them hidden from past searches. [...] Researchers led by Masato Sakai, an archaeologist and anthropologist at Yamagata University, made the discovery in collaboration with Jorge Olano, a Peruvian archaeologist based at Panthéon-Sorbonne University.
Text as published by: Becky Ferreira. “Scientists Found 168 More Ancient Figures Etched Into the Peruvian Desert.” Vice. 14 December 2022.
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Photos below -- of some of the newly documented glyphs -- by Yamagata University. Captions as published by: Aspen Pflughoeft. “Watchful cat, slithering snake among 2,000-year-old drawings found in Peru. Take a look.” Miami Herald. 14 December 2022.
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Transition Timeline!!
(Picture of my cat edited to the post because honestly im tired of 17yo me being on the top of my profile)
I dont have many images of me for obvious reasons but still I tried one for every year since I came out
Left to Right:
April 2019, 17 years old (2 years pre hrt)
May 2020, 18 years old (11 months pre hrt)
February 2021, 19 years old (2 months pre hrt)
November 2021, 20 years old (7 months on hrt)
September 2022, 21st birthday (1 yr, 5m hrt)
Sepember 2023, 22nd birthday (2 yr, 5m hrt)
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In honour of me hitting 400 followers here, and after a bit of organization of my merchandise 'archives', I have grouping of CATS items to give away that one lucky kitty will win! An eclectic mix, mainly from Japan, including:
Tokyo March 2006 Programme
CATS (2019) Japanese Movie Programme
London Palladium Programme from January/February 2015
Three Shiki Secret Charms from the recent Nagoya run (you get to choose from Victoria, Jennyanydots, Jemima, Mungojerrie, Rumpleteazer, Old Deuteronomy, Rumpus Cat, and Coricopat! See what they look like below the cut)
A brand new 39th anniversary button set from Japan
A promotional handfan from Tokyo in 2007
Japanese 1989 2CD Cast Recording
(Sealed) CATS (2019) Highlights from the Motion Picture Soundtrack CD
A smaller bonus item or two 😸
RULES (Please read these carefully and follow them):
1. Entries will open today and will close end of day (EST) August 30th - in one week. You can enter at any time between now and then, but anything after than date will not be counted.
2. Please only ONE entry per person. When you reblog THIS post, you will be assigned a random number, and the receiver will be picked by a random generator to make it fair for everyone. Likes do not count as entries. Multiple reblogs will result in disqualification. I want everything to be as fair as possible!
3. It will be free shipping within North America to receive your prize. This giveaway is open to individuals overseas as well, but I may ask for half of any shipping charges, as they can get expensive. This is especially true if you want to ensure delivery! Tracking is not cheap unfortunately and worldwide mail delivery can be very slow if not sent by air. Any import fees are not controlled by me, so please keep that in mind, even if marked as a gift.
4. You must be comfortable with providing me with shipping information. Rest assured you will be providing me this information in confidence and I will not share it with anyone. If you are not comfortable sharing this information, please do not enter as I will not be able to send it to you.
A winner will be selected on August 31st, and they will receive a message indicating that The Everlasting Cat blessed them with a prize. It will be publicly announced as well. I will ship them out to you within one or two days and will give an update once that happens.
I have been selling items online for more than eight years now, and I do my absolute best to have my packages arrive safely. While I would feel terrible if the package becomes lost, without tracking I cannot do anything except say sorry.
Good luck to everyone who enters!
#CATS Musical#CATS the Musical#Thank you to everyone who follows along here to see The Kitties!#It is not much but it is still fun!
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#075 - The Best News of Last Week - February 27, 2023
🐈 - Do you know Gacek, the most famous cat in Poland?
Hey there! It's Erica here, and I'm excited to share with you some of the most uplifting news stories of the week. In a world that can sometimes seem filled with negativity, it's important to focus on the positive and find inspiration in the good things that are happening around us. Let's dive into this week's collection of wholesome news!
1. 8-year-old boy missing from Washington state for 8 months is found in Missouri
A boy who has been missing from Washington state since at least mid-June was found safe in Missouri, the FBI office in Seattle said Tuesday.
Authorities said 8-year-old Breadson John had vanished by June 17, when a welfare check at his home in Vancouver, Washington, just across the state line from Oregon, determined his absence.
2. World’s biggest four-day working week trial hailed a ‘major breakthrough’
The trial of a four-day working week in the UK, the largest of its kind in the world, has been celebrated as a “major breakthrough” after the majority of participating companies announced their intention to continue with the shorter week.
The trial, which ran for six months from June last year, required firms to reduce their working hours for all employees by 20 per cent without any reduction in wages.
At least 56 out of the 61 companies confirmed they will continue with the four-day working week, while 18 of them have made the policy a permanent change.
3. This dying baby turtle survived after drifting 4,000 miles to Ireland
A family strolling on a beach in Ireland earlier this month spotted a seafarer that had washed up on the rocks. Less than a year old, the female loggerhead survived a months-long journey across the Atlantic Ocean, teeming with dangers including predators and plastic. Although she was still alive, the turtle was dehydrated, massively underweight.
They called her Cróga, the Irish word for “brave.” After finding Cróga in the northwestern part of Ireland, the family called a few groups that rehabilitate whales and dolphins. There, Cróga’s rehabilitation began.
4. A Hernando toddler found alive after being missing for nearly 24 hours
A 2-year-old boy was lost in the Florida woods for 24 hours. Everyone feared the worst. Hundreds of volunteers came out to look for him.
One volunteer came to a fork in a field: right or left? He trusted his gut, went left and soon heard a whimper. It was the little boy, crying but in good health.
I found something interesting while reading this article: If you are part of a SAR team looking for a child to not only call their name but also that they aren’t in trouble. Young children sometimes hide from potential rescuers because they’re afraid they’ll get in trouble.
5. German man remains free of the HIV virus years after receiving stem cell treatment.
Researchers are announcing that a 53-year-old man in Germany has been cured of HIV.
Referred to as "the Dusseldorf patient" to protect his privacy, researchers said he is the fifth confirmed case of an HIV cure. Although the details of his successful treatment were first announced at a conference in 2019, researchers could not confirm he had been officially cured at that time. Today, researchers announced the Dusseldorf patient still has no detectable virus in his body, even after stopping his HIV medication four years ago.
6. South Korea court recognises same-sex couple rights for first time
A South Korean court has for the first time recognised the rights of a same-sex couple in the country. In a landmark ruling, the Seoul High Court found a government health insurer did owe coverage to the spouse of a customer after the firm withdrew it when it found out the pair were gay.
The men had held a wedding ceremony in 2019, but same-sex marriage is not recognised in South Korea.
Activists say the ruling is a leap forward for LGBT rights in the country.
7. A fat cat has become the top-rated tourist attraction in a Polish city with a perfect 5-star average on Google Maps
A fat black-and-white cat called Gacek has become the top-rated tourist attraction in the Polish city of Szczecin.
Gacek has a perfect five-star rating on Google Maps. His name, pronounced gats-ek, means "long-eared bat" in Polish. Gacek first drew international attention when he appeared in a YouTube documentary in 2020
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Simsphony’s CC LIST - complete
Hi everybody!
The list of CC LINKS from all the creators and packs that I have in my game is something that I wanted to do for the longest time but I've never quite had the time to do it.
So I finally decided to do it for you no matter what and here it is!
From now on you'll be able to find all of my cc here on this list. If I add something to my game I'm going to upload the list, and if I'm using something just once, I'll include the link from that cc in a regular post separately.
Anyways! I'm hoping your life is going to be much easier now!
If you like my work please be so kind and support me on Ko-fi ♡
Love you all and happy simming!
AROUND THE SIMS 4
Gardening table
American diner
AWINGEDLLAMA
Boho living stuff pack
Blooming rooms kit
Apartment therapy
BRAZEN LOTUS (https://www.brazenlotus.com/)
Greenhouse
Jaipur rugs
Selene's & Mind's Eye bed set
Cozy crafter bed set
Separated beds - original
Incantation & apothecary clutter
Spellbound clutter
Baskets & Ironing board table
Bridal closet
Vampire objects separated
Glimerbrook terrains
Archaeology table clutter
Princess Cordelia's clutter
Cats & Dogs clutter
Bulb string lights
Separated Art - Base game
BREEZE MOTORS - always direct links
CHARLY PANCAKES
All her cc in one folder
The lighthouse collection
The strandkorb
Maple & S. constractions Pt.1
Maple & S. constractions Pt. 2
Precious promises
Selection one
Lavish
Soak
Slouch
Miscellanea
Smol
Munch Pt. 1
Munch Pt. 2
Dinna
Modish
Insomnia
Twist of fate
The candle
COWBUILDS (https://www.patreon.com/cowbuild)
Free kid's clutter
FELIXANDRE patreon - Early access
Fayun 2
FELIXANDRE free
Fayun 1
Grove Pt. 1
Grove Pt.2
Grove Pt.3
Grove Pt.4
Berlin Pt.1
Berlin Pt.2
Berlin Pt.3
Shop the look 1
Shop the look 2
Colonial Pt.1
Colonial Pt.2
Colonial Pt.3
Paris Pt.1
Paris Pt.2
Paris Pt.3
Florence Pt.1
Florence Pt.2
Florence Pt.3
Florence Pt.4
Kyoto Pt.1
Kyoto Pt.2
Kyoto Pt.3
London Interior
London Exterior
Gothic Revival Interior
Gothic Revival Exterior
Gatsby/Art Deco set
Georgian
September 2017 - Schwerin + Petit trianon
October 2017 - Schwerin + Gothic
November 2017 - Petit Trianon
December 2017/ July 2018
January 2018
February 2018
April 2018 - Schwerin
May 2018 - old Paris objects
September 2018 - Louis VX
July 2019 - Canopy Marie Antoinette
Greece
Egypt
La Galerie des Glaces - Versailles
HANRAJA - always direct links
Mini set 13
Mini set 14
Mini set 35
Mini set 20
Tray 02
Bayong Rattan bags
HARRIE
Kwatei 2 (Early access)
Kwatei 1
Shop the look 1
Shop the look 2
Octave Pt.1
Octave Pt.2
Octave Pt.3
Octave Pt.4
Spoons Pt.1
Spoons Pt.2
Spoons Pt.3
Brutalist
Brownstone Pt.1
Brownstone Pt.2
Brownstone Pt.3
Country Pt.1
Country Pt.2
Country Pt.3
Halcyon
Stockholm
Porto
Quilted dreams
Heritage Pt.1
Heritage Pt.2
5k Follower gift
Jungle Adventure Overrides
HOUSE OF HARLIX
Baysic
Harluxe
Orjanic Pt.1
Orjanic Pt.2
Livin' rum
The kichen
The bafroom
Tiny twavellers
Jardane
KING FALCON
Fuvwara 1
Fuvwara 2
Stone railing set Vol.1
Stone railing set Vol.2
KIWISIM4
Piha living
Blockhouse Kichen
Blockhouse Outdoor
Blockhouse Hallway
Blockhouse Study
Blockhouse Bathroom
Blockhouse Kids
Blockhouse Bedroom
Blockhouse Dining
Onehunga Living
LILI'S PALACE
Intarsia
Wainscot wonderland
Folklore
Budapest Neoclassical set
Pumpkin carving table
Jungendstil tiles
Portraits in copper
Zsolnay ceramic roof tiles
LINZLU
1920 Bedroom set
Chrome Co.
Sea princess secretary desk
Drainboard sinks
Vintage gas cooker
Frontier items
Antique radio
Country furniture
Rocking horse
Travel trunk
Pinecone decor
Samantha’s collection
LITTLE CAKES
Poor bunny
Flowers and things
Rustic elements
Vintage clutter set
LONELY BOY
Victorian house exterior set
Antique Victorian wallpaper
MAGNOLIAN FAREWELL
Antique stacks
MAX 20
Poolside Lounge
Picasso Retro TV
Master bedroom
Cozy backyard
Holiday mini-pack
Child dream pack
Classic kitchen
Happy ever after
Bathroom pack
Dining room
Fireplace
Christmas gift
Ikea chair
Autumn clutter
MLY'S
Pufferhead
Tall bookcases
Simple clothes racks
MR. OLKAN
Cool pools
MYSHUNOSUN
Moonwood garden
Simmify music nook
Midsummer eve
Lottie bedroom
Freja nursery
Nora living
Luna bedroom
PEACEMAKER/SIMSATIONAL DESIGNS
Austere building set
Atwood living
Bowed living
Cats and Dogs Siding
Caine living
Coba collection
Cozy knits
Derelict delights
Elsie bedroom
Graciously Georgian
Hamptons Hideaway
Hamptons Getaway
Hamptons Retreat
Hamptons Builtin
Hinterlands living
Hinterlands dining
Hinterlands bedroom
Hudson bathroom
Kitayama living
Kitayama Bedroom
Kitayama dining
Lofte living
Mesh dump
Nifty Knitting Buymode expanded
Paranormal Buymode Expanded
Romantic garden expanded
Rock'n Rockers
Roarsome kids bedroom
Splashback Glass Tiles
StrangerVille Buildmode Expanded
Vintage glamour
Volta
Whilloh kitchen
PIERISIM
Domaine du Clos 3 (Early access)
Domaine du Clos 2
Domaine du Clos 1
MCM Pt.1
MCM Pt.2
MCM Pt.3
MCM Pt.4
MCM Pt.5
Winter garden Pt.1
Winter garden Pt.2
Maison Maulière
Coldbrew pt.1
Coldbrew pt.2
The livingroom mini kit
The office
Calderone bedroom
Rold Skov kitchen
Oak House Pt.6 + ADD ON
Oak House Pt.5
Oak House Pt.4
Oak House Pt.3
Oak House Pt.2
Oak House Pt.1
Tidying up
REIANARA
Liberated get together fence
RUSTIC SIMS
Careyes liv & din
Sayulita bathroom
Gift
Sayulita bedroom
Talavera pop
Colonial Mexic set
Navajo
The painting of Bly Manor
Lofi
RVSN
Little Chef's toy kitchen
Body form displays
Anybody's dress bridal shop
Uplifting elevators
Clothes minded accessories
S-IMAGINATION
Cottage kitchen
Nota Living Room
Oak&Concrete Patio
SIMPLISTIC - I'll always give you the exact link because I'm using her wallpapers and there are millions of them on the site
SIXAM
Bunk bed
Charming Chalet
STRANGE STORYTELLER
Sectional library
Parquet flooring
Crystal chandeliers
Baroque art
Aubusson rugs
Art set part 1
Christmas set
SURELY SIM
The Tespa
The kichen of tommorow
9021 Hoes Hotline
Perfect party stuff
Office space
Joliebean High Society Pumps as Deco Shoes
Atomic TV
Fallout baby
Retro refresh
Scooby Doo! Where Are You? - Movie Poster
SYB - SYBOULETTE
Spiral stairs
THE CLUTTER CAT
Mellow moods mini (patreons only)
Mellow moods
Flower power (patreons only)
Busy Bee
Japan Juice
Cozy cocina
Mamma mia
Petits pirates
222
Kawaii kidz
Winterfest wonders
Mermaid Mansion Pt.1 (patreons only)
Mermaid Mansion Pt.2 (patreons only)
Farm friends (patreons only)
Spring spirits Pt.1 (patreons only)
Spring spirits Pt.2 (patreons only)
Spring Spirits + Mermaid mansion free
THE JIM 07
Fountain edge set
Versailes Treillage
THE TOWNIE ARCHITECT
Moderno
TUDS
Wave living
Base game curved windows
SHKR kitchen
Casa Caipira
Tiles
Ind Pt.1
Ind Pt.2
Ind Pt.3
Cross
Turn Living
Rope Lounge
Mirr kitchen
Vime closet
MadeinBrazil collection - Clay water filters
Beam kitchen
Beam living Pt.1
Beam living Pt.2
Emma Collection
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TUMBLR SILLYGIRL BRACKET
THATS RIGHT FOLKS, ITS YET ANOTHER TUMBLR BRACKET!
This bracket it dedicated to finding the silliest of sillygirls. May the silliest (and, in all likelyhood, most autistic) one win.
BLOG RULES:
1: Vote for whomever you think is silliest
2a: If there is a tie, both parties move on to the next round.
2b: if this creates an uneven amount of contestants, a poll will be held with a selection of losers (chosen by who lost to the smallest margin) to see who re-enters to balance it out.
3: Be a good sport. Don’t be vitriolic if a character beats your favorite.
4: Don’t be mean about smaller fandoms. Kinda goes hand and hand with rule 3.
5. No botting the votes/otherwise use voter fraud. I cannot stop you but it would just be an dick move on a fucking tumblr poll.
6: You are allowed to not vote for Dahlia (My Friends Cat(From Real Life)) but do be aware it would make her sad.
7: Be kind to Mod Silver. He is delicate.
THE BRACKET:
Left:
MARY from GHOSTS- CHRISTINE CANIGULA from BE MORE CHILL
HANNAH FOSTER from HATCHETFIELD - GHOULETTES from GHOST (The Band)
MEBH ÓG MACTÍRE from WOLFWALKERS- RIKKU from FINAL FANTASY TEN
WILLOW PARK from THE OWL HOUSE - JADE HARLEY from HOMESTUCK
ALPHYS from UNDERTALE - LARXENE from KINGDOM HEARTS
PENNY LAMB/JANE DOE from LEGOLAND/RIDE THE CYCLONE - CHIYO from GSNK
NOELLE HOLIDAY from DELTARUNE - NEMENA from POKEMON
YUKIKO AMAGI from PERSONA FOUR - BB from EUPHORIA
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KITTY from GHOSTS - MY FRIEND KRIS’S CAT DAHLIA from REAL LIFE
SERENA from SKYRIM - AUNT MARTHA from SLEEPAWAY CAMP
QUEEN from DELTARUNE - CHIAKI NANAMI from DANGANRONPA
KASANE TETO from UTAULOID- OCEAN O’CONNELL ROSENBERG from RIDE THE CYCLONE
TEMMIE from UNDERTALE - ADORA from SHE-RA
ROXY LALONDE from HOMESTUCK - HARLEY QUINN from BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES / HARLEY QUINN (2019)
LUZ NOCEDA from THE OWL HOUSE - ROBIN BUCKLEY from STRANGER THINGS
MABEL PINES from GRAVITY FALLS - THE 13TH DOCTOR from DOCTOR WHO
First brackets start Sunday, February 19th.
All graphics and contestant list created by @myperfecttalia
Blog run by @i-have-no-soul
#bbc ghosts#be more chill#hatchetfield#ghost band#wolkwalkers#ffx#the owl house#homestuck#undertale#rtc#gsnk#deltarune#pokemon#kingdom hearts#persona 4#euphoria#skyrim#sleepaway camp#danganronpa#utauloid#she ra#harley quinn#stranger things#gravity falls#dr who#ride the cyclone#legoland#team starkid#final fantasy#monthly girls' nozaki kun
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Then Because She Goes
Instagram AU (volume i)
back to masterlist — volume ii — volume iii
a/n: I really wanted to add more visuals to the TBSG universe so here is a the first part of my Instagram AU!!! This volume is full of 'posts' that would've occurred during the span of the fic, future volumes will include ones from the time jump before the epilogue and maybe even after that too :)) lmk what u think! AND try to spot all of the tiny references to the fic i added 😝😝 love u
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trumanblack Taken on jamieoborne’s Leica
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rass1975 You look sad
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xfallingforyoux_ furry vibes ? jk
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_catekeeling what are u doing in stockport get out of there
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trumanblack Proud of this one the1975 #abiior
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t_rumanb1ack ALBUM OF THE YEAR
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este.manansala do NOT go to a the1975 show. all they'll do is play a really fantastic set but then not play your favourite song and the frontman will swear at you via selfie when u complain about it
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este.manansala 50 years🌟
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g3orgiaheadley A beautiful night! So happy to be there!
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trumanblack Still wiggling round on stage but now I'm 30 (📸: jordhughesphoto)
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r0bbers.stanx HAPPY BIRTHDAY MATTHEW!
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este.manansala I thought this was a silly little cat book but now I'm sick with optimism and a general appreciation for life
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trumanblack Manchester for the day
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bedforddanes75 That poster is brutal my god
iliwys42069 who is the girl tagged????
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este.manansala Turned 28 last week, still been told off by my mum bout the piercing
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_catekeeling SHE'S 28!!!!!!!!!
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trumanblack Sexy bull vibes x
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There was a time when Prabowo Subianto's name would have spooked most Indonesians.
But now young voters appear to be charmed by the defence minister's slick makeover. The fiery ex-special forces commander dogged by allegations of human rights abuses and disappearances has become a cute grandfather made for memes.
"He is much older, but he is able to embrace my generation," says a 25-year-old supporter of his, Albert Joshua.
Now 72, Mr Prabowo is running to succeed the popular Joko Widodo when the world's third-largest democracy votes on 14 February. He is promising more of the stability and economic development Mr Widodo, or Jokowi as he is better known, pushed during his decade in power.
So far the polls put Mr Prabowo ahead of his younger rivals, Ganjar Pranowo and Anies Baswedan. Both men are in their 50s and have experience running key Indonesian provinces as governors. Job security, infrastructure and a bigger diplomatic role for Indonesia dominate their campaigns.
Mr Prabowo's running mate is Mr Widodo's eldest son, Gibran Rakabuming Raka. It's a choice that many see as a tacit blessing by the president, who is yet to endorse anyone, including his own party's candidate, Mr Pranowo.
But a Prabowo presidency is also alarming to many, who say he has never been held accountable for the alleged abduction and killing of pro-democracy student activists decades ago.
A young voter, who did not wish to be named, says she is "terrified" he will win: "If he could be an accomplice of silencing voices then he will be silencing those voices now if he gets elected."
"Cuteness" hardly makes an eligible leader, she says. "If that's how you think a leader should be, then you should elect kittens."
Indonesia's cat-loving 'gemoy squad'
Cats are also a part of Mr Prabowo's social media campaign. His brown and white stray, Bobby, has his own well-curated Instagram account that describes him as a "patriot".
Then there are the TikTok videos of Mr Prabowo doing his signature move - an awkward shuffle across the stage - or shooting hearts at the audience. The gushing response has dubbed him "gemoy", a moniker for all things cuddly and adorable. His young supporters call themselves the "gemoy squad".
Social media has been the cornerstone of his outreach. Millennials and Gen Z make up more than half of Indonesia's 205 million eligible voters - they also account for many of the 167 million Indonesians who use social media.
Mr Prabowo's official Facebook and affiliated accounts spent $144,000 in advertising over the past three months, according to Meta's data. That's almost double Mr Pranowo's spend, and triple that of Mr Baswedan.
"I rarely see Prabowo's real picture anymore," said Yoes C Kenawas, a research fellow at Atma Jaya University.
Instead the internet, drawing rooms and streets are filled with posters of Mr Prabowo as a chubby cartoon character. This new "avatar... is all over Indonesia", Mr Kenawas says. "That's how they're softening his image. And so far, it's pretty successful."
A spokesperson for Mr Prabowo's campaign said they were just trying to attract young people through a "fun" campaign: "Politics can be conveyed through different methods... that's not a bad thing," Dedek Prayudi told the BBC.
Gen Z voter Rahayu Sartika Dewi says she is drawn to Mr Prabowo's plans to develop the renewable energy and farming sectors. She calls the campaign "very cute, fun and approachable... not too heavy like in previous years".
Mr Prabowo ran for president, and lost, in 2014 and 2019. But this campaign has been remarkably different.
"The logic is that Prabowo's losses were, at least in part, because his strongman image and firebrand style alienated parts of the electorate," says Dr Eve Warburton, director of the Australia National University's Indonesia Institute.
Mr Prabowo is also targeting a generation that has no memory of the time when he rose to the peak of his power. That happened during the dictatorship of General Suharto, who was forced from office in 1998. His 32-year reign, which many Indonesians credit with modernising the country, was also a time of brutal repression and bloodshed.
Twenty-five years on, young voters say they would rather judge Mr Prabowo on how he tackles unemployment and cost of living. He has promised to create 19 million new jobs over the next five years.
"I know activists are still speaking out... but we have to move on," Mr Joshua says.
Mr Prabowo's campaign has denied the allegations, although he was dismissed from the military for his alleged role in the activists' disappearance. In 2014 he told Al Jazeera that he had ordered their kidnapping but had only done so on the orders of superiors.
In recent months videos have been showing up of people in tears, expressing their sympathy for him, claiming he had been "victimised by his opponents". They often feature young people, and some election watchers doubt if these are genuine supporters.
Ms Dewi says his presidential nomination is "proof" that he has shaken off the allegations.
An extraordinary comeback
Mr Prabowo was born into a wealthy political family, the son of a renowned economist who served in the Indonesian cabinet.
He followed his father who left the country in 1957 under a cloud of controversy, and spent a decade of his childhood in exile in Europe.
After returning home, he joined the army and quickly moved up the ranks to become the captain of Indonesia's elite special forces, the Kopassus.
By then he had already been accused of human rights violations in restive East Timor, where he had served as a member of the unit. His exact role in the military operations in East Timor that claimed hundreds of lives has never been proven and he denies the allegations. But the murky blot on his career has stayed.
He married one of Suharto's daughters and remained in the dictator's inner circle. As Suharto's reign crumbled in the late 1990s, the Kopassus was accused of kidnapping more than 20 student activists who opposed the regime. At least a dozen of them are still missing and feared dead. Those who survived have alleged torture.
Mr Prabowo was discharged from the military, went into self-imposed exile in Jordan, made it onto a blacklist in Australia and was banned from travelling to the United States.
But he made a comeback in 2019, when Mr Widodo appointed him as his defence minister, turning the rivals into allies. The surprise move followed a bitter election win - Mr Prabowo blamed his loss on cheating - and violent protests that left eight people dead.
"How can we expect justice if the perpetrator becomes the president?" asks Suciwati, the widow of a prominent human rights lawyer. Munir Said Thalib spent much of his life investigating the 1998 disappearances. He was assassinated in 2004 on a flight. The pilot was found guilty, but Suciwati does not believe that is the full story.
Prabowo's presidency "would be an extraordinary defeat for us, the families of victims, and human rights activists", she says.
Mr Widodo's support has helped restore Mr Prabowo's image, some say. Social media is "not enough", Mr Kenawas adds, and "how the state machineries have supported his campaign... should not be underestimated".
Many point to his running mate and Mr Widodo's son, Mr Gibran. A constitutional court, where Mr Widodo's brother-in-law serves as chief justice, controversially cleared the way for the 36-year-old to run for vice-president - Indonesian law requires him to be older.
What also worries many is a return of the "old Prabowo", known for his hot temper and volatile personality.
Dr Warburton says some of his recent public appearances had hints of that.
"No-one knows how Prabowo will govern," she says. "He may be a very hands-off president most interested in the prestige and pomp of office; but most who know him well emphasise his unpredictable personality. And that's never good for governance."
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One example of such a title is the popular web novel Dumb Husky and His White Cat Shizun (2019; originally called Er Ha He Ta De Bai Mao Shi Zun—hereafter, 2ha). (…) The book was later adapted into the TV series Immortality (n.d.; originally called Hao Yi Xing). (…) According to largely unverified rumors, the series was supposedly approved by the Chinese censorship authority in February 2021 and the date of release was then officially announced to be April 15, 2021. However, since then it has been delayed numerous times and as of April 2023, it has yet to be given a release date.
The trends in posts discussed in this article additionally demonstrate the value assigned to time invested in carrying out creative activities that contribute to the maintenance of fandom unity as well as protection of the cultivated fandom experience.
Despite the current lack of access to their fan object, the participants seem to exhibit characteristics typical of a devoted fandom. Fans strengthen their engagement with the fan object through performing roles of marketers and promoters. In addition, interactions among fans and with competing fandoms allow the participants to further cultivate their loyalty to the fan object. All of these behaviors contribute to uniting the fan community under one collective identity, boosting morale and making the wait for Immortality seem more worthwhile.
Wrochna, Agata Ewa. 2023. "Best TV Show You Have Never Seen: Maintaining Collective Identity Among the Twitter Fandom of Chinese Dangai Drama Immortality." In "Chinese Fandoms," edited by Zhen Troy Chen and Celia Lam, special issue, Transformative Works and Cultures, no. 41. https://doi.org/10.3983/twc.2023.2361.
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Spidersona Timeline (Novah- Centric)
31st July 2006 - Novah's birth
2011 - Novah, Natja and Natasha move to the US
2011 - visit in Natashas lab, freeing of Coy
31st July 2018 - visit in Natasha's lab, the spider bite
01st August 2018 - start developing of superpowers
Early August 2018 - Nathaniel N.s death
Mid August 2018 - debut as Spiderweb
Late September 2019 - first kidnapping, death of yet unnamed past best friend
Early summer 2020 - second kidnapping, death of Doc Oc / Gwen Stacy
Early autumn 2020 - Coy comes to Novah's class
Early autumn 2020 - Deadpool debut
16th December 2020 - Coy and MJ get together
Late December 2020 - Black Cat debut
January 2021 - Black Cat identity reveal
September 2021 - MJs disappearance
October 2021 - Remarriage of MJs mom
February 2022 - MJs reappearance
01st August 2022 - Recruitment into Spider Society
Summer 2023 - Miles Chase
Winter 2023 - Natasha and Natja fly to Germany
24th December 2023 - Christmas celebration of Spider Society
24th December 2023 - discovery of Noah N as a spider person
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By: Andrew Doyle
Published: Mar 8, 2024
Today is the fifth anniversary of the publication of Titania McGrath’s acclaimed book Woke: A Guide to Social Justice. I created this intersectional activist and slam poet in order to satirise this new intolerant and authoritarian identity-obsessed religion and its stranglehold on society. Having seen so many posh and entitled activists berating working-class straight white people for their privilege, I could think of no more appropriate reaction than mockery. Even Harry Windsor was at it. And he’s an actual prince.
Five years on, and I cannot decide whether I find it funny or depressing that so many of Titania’s ideas in that book ended up becoming reality. Nothing that Titania was ever able to suggest has not eventually been outdone by real-life activists. It is as though they were reading her book for inspiration.
For instance, in a chapter from Woke entitled “Towards an Intersectional Socialist Utopia”, Titania makes the following observation:
“Capitalism, after all, is a singularly male phenomenon. The ultimate symbol of capitalism, the skyscraper, is nothing more than a giant cock on the horizon, fucking the heavens.”
Sixteen months after the book was published, this article appeared in the Guardian:
Or what about this passage from a chapter in Woke called “White Death”? Here, Titania calls out Hellen Keller for her white privilege:
“Consider, if you will, the example of white American author Helen Keller (1880–1968). Even though she was left deaf and blind following an illness as a baby, she still managed to study for a degree, write twelve books and travel the world to give lectures. This kind of privilege is staggering.”
Compare this with an article that appeared in Time magazine over a year later, in which the author writes:
“However, to some Black disability rights activists, like Anita Cameron, Helen Keller is not radical at all, ‘just another, despite disabilities, privileged white person,’ and yet another example of history telling the story of privileged white Americans.”
And how about this tweet from October 2019, in which Titania had some advice for dog owners:
The subsequent outrage ensured that the tweet went viral. And just a couple of months ago, a leading pet talent agency in the UK called Urban Paws was asking owners whether their cats or dogs identified as “gender neutral” or “non-binary”.
After the backlash, the company claimed that it was a mistake. But the specific addition of a “gender identity” category on an application is hardly the equivalent of a typo.
And what about this article on the website of Vet Help Direct?
And then of course we have PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals), the world’s leading animal rights organisation, which posted the following call to arms on Twitter to “end speciesism”:
“Evolve your language. Unlearn how we’ve been taught to think of other animals. They’re NOT an ‘it’ and should never be talked about like objects.”
It’s about time that somebody took a stand for non-binary pigeons.
This is by no means the only example of Titania’s ideas being enacted by woke activists. Here are my top ten examples of when her absurd demands became reality…
On 22 December 2018, Titania called for biological sex to be removed from birth certificates.
On 17 December 2020, the New England Journal of Medicine concurred.
On 1 October 2019, Titania suggested that young women should be encouraged to travel alone in rural Pakistan.
On 12 October 2019, Forbes Magazine concurred.
On 15 October 2018, Titania argued that Winston Churchill was worse than the Nazis.
On 11 February 2021, Churchill College at Cambridge University concurred.
On 19 September 2018, Titania criticised Julie Andrews (aka Mary Poppins) for chimney soot blackface.
On 28 January 2019, the New York Times concurred.
On 29 April 2019, Titania pointed out that scientists have yet to discover the difference between men and women.
On 24 March 2022, USA Today concurred.
On 22 January 2019, Titania called for the Oscars to prioritise diversity.
On 12 June 2020, the Academy concurred.
On 30 January 2019, Titania accused Laurence Olivier of a hate crime for his performance as Othello.
On 9 October 2021, the University of Michigan concurred.
On 2 May 2020, Titania criticised the NHS for appropriating the LGBTQ rainbow flag.
On 6 May 2020, Forbes Magazine concurred.
On 6 June 2019, Titania demanded an option on social media to mute white males.
On 14 July 2020, Instagram concurred.
On 12 September 2019, Titania argued that scientists cannot possibly know whether ancient skeletons are male or female.
On 18 July 2022, gender activists concurred.
Titania McGrath’s Woke: A Guide to Social Justice is available to buy here. It’s also available on audio book and Kindle.
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This ideology has become so deranged that it's not possible not parody it anymore. Anything you propose in jest today, they'll take up in sincerity tomorrow. Which shows how performative, directionless and unserious they are.
The Civil Rights and Gay Rights movements had specific aims: eliminate segregation, ensure all laws are race-neutral, that opportunities and resources are available regardless of race, decriminalization of homosexuality, recognition of same-sex partnerships the same as opposite-sex partnerships, including marriage. They were specific, measurable and could be ticked off as they fell.
Woke idiots have no damn clue what they're after. And all they can show us is the stupidest, most petty, most insane non-issues that telegraph to the world they have no real problems to complain about. Elimination of all skyscrapers? A lawsuit over who owns the rainbow? (Fundamentalist Xians would like to get in on that.)
They're just making this crap up as they go along, fighting for who can be the most offended and screaming about their imaginary hurt feelings to garner attention and control.
Why did we ever pay attention to this lunatics?
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