#he’s wearing the costume as a penalty

[see-arcane]

With Jekyll, it was a thing of vital instinct. He had now seen the full deformity of that creature that shared with him some of the phenomena of consciousness, and was co-heir with him to death: and beyond these links of community, which in themselves made the most poignant part of his distress, he thought of Hyde, for all his energy of life, as of something not only hellish but inorganic. [...] I, who sicken and freeze at the mere thought of him, when I recall the abjection and passion of this attachment, and when I know how he fears my power to cut him off by suicide, I find it in my heart to pity him. [...] Nor must I delay too long to bring my writing to an end; for if my narrative has hitherto escaped destruction, it has been by a combination of great prudence and great good luck. Should the throes of change take me in the act of writing it, Hyde will tear it in pieces; but if some time shall have elapsed after I have laid it by, his wonderful selfishness and circumscription to the moment will probably save it once again from the action of his ape-like spite. [...] Will Hyde die upon the scaffold? or will he find courage to release himself at the last moment?

All of this comes together to provide the most interesting part of The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. The battle between perceptions of just who and what Edward Hyde is.

Is he solely the primordial selfishly reckless id of an otherwise upstanding and deeply repressed man? If so, Jekyll's constant attempts at disconnection must be read as a sinner attempting to paint the self he becomes while intoxicated as another awful entity, a thing that delighted in cruelty while it could be gotten away with and is now an excuse to point fingers at the mirror or the Devil to keep Jekyll's own hands clean, if only in his mind.

Is Edward Hyde simply Henry Jekyll as he might have been in another life? One sans repression but still loaded with Jekyll's intelligence and most basic wants. If so, then he is not an impulse given flesh, but a doppelganger in all but appearance. The Self, made Other. He is not an imbecile or an inorganic flaw, just Jekyll himself pulled through a sieve until only the untethered Wants and Hates remain.

What if Edward Hyde began as inorganic, as no more than a bleak reflection of Jekyll, but eventually coalesced into an entirely separate thinking identity? A new soul that budded from the original like a branch? A mind-son or a conjoined twin revealed decades too late. If this is the case, only then might half of Jekyll's excuses and reasonings hold water--but only half.

Because Jekyll himself either cannot grasp or refuses to fully accept all of what Edward Hyde is. The amount of contradiction in Hyde's actions and Jekyll's attempts at defining him go in too many directions. He's a clump of wicked and delightful impulse who wears Jekyll as a costume. He's artificial. He's real. He's an it. He's a he. He is Jekyll. He is himself.

Even at the end, Jekyll fumbles with his initial estimate of Hyde's state. A coward who hides in him and the lab to avoid the death penalty! Yet in the last lines he admits to the possibility that Hyde will decide to end himself rather than risk further pursuit or a trip to the gallows.

He claims to fear Hyde ripping up the letter in a fury, assuming the document would only be spared because of Hyde's feverish focus on the moment-at-hand. But there was no doubt time to destroy it before chugging the poison. Hyde could have done both. He didn't. Implying the little imp of impulse felt no desire to.

Think back on Hyde's last moments alive. Right before the door was broken down. Pure despondency. Pure wretchedness. Pure grief.

“Utterson,” said the voice, “for God’s sake, have mercy!”

The far end of a fretting frantic animal of a man, trying desperately to save himself. Well, selves. There is no safety for Hyde without them both. ...But also no freedom. To save the beloved man who is the bandit's cave also means retreating into that cave permanently.

And if Edward Hyde is his own man? If Hyde is a man at all, whose core is impulse itself? Imagine the hell of such a life. A sentient tumor. Forever.

Of course he chose oblivion. But to do that last courtesy--to not spoil or destroy Jekyll's parting words to his friend--I have to wonder what it means.

Did it simply slip his attention as Jekyll assumed?

Did he relish in a last mote of bitter joy at the reputation due to be ruined by its reading?

Or was the impulse in him not all unvarnished evil after all? A callous, a brutal, a vicious character; but even the sinner cannot hold to sin as a constant. No villain genuinely dedicates every second of their life to committing cruelty outside of a comedy. Hyde didn't either. He was only ever impulse in its entirety; blunt and greedy as a brattish child. And the stamp of it was obvious! Enough to inspire hate at a glance. Just as we can sneer at strangers in the news when we know what loathsome acts they've been up to, inflicting pain on others for their own gain.

But they too are human.

In the end, I think Jekyll was happier going to his end without admitting Hyde was as much a human soul as he was.

And he left the letter untouched to make sure Utterson knew it.

#anyway #having thoughts about this awful horrid gremlin man #edward hyde #henry jekyll #jekyll and hyde weekly #the strange case of dr. jekyll and mr. hyde

[thornescratch]

I wish you'd write a fic where Ovi tries to roleplay as Han and Leia with his husband with...mixed results.

I have a whole AU based around this now.

"Where'd you get the costumes?" Nicky asks, in a clear deflection.

"You don't like?" Alex asks.

"I didn't say that," Nicky says. He looks down at himself almost in surprise, like he's just now realizing he's also dressed up. He fingers the materials of his own collar and tugs at the buttons of the shirt, buttoning it up one button closer to his throat—Alex makes a noise of protest—and then unbuttoning it again. "It's better than I thought," he adds grudgingly as he smoothes his hands down the vest he's wearing, and takes a step closer to Alex. Despite the inspection of his own clothes, he's mostly been staring at Alex, which Alex chooses to interpret as a good thing. He pokes one of the gold bangles around Alex's bicep. "You didn't get them at the Spirit Halloween. So where?"

And in your size is implicit in his tone, but Nicky is too much of a gentleman to ever say that out loud, and anyway, Alex comfortably knows he sees it as a feature, not a bug.

"I know a guy," Alex says. It's actually Oshie's guy, but Oshie had been willing enough to pass along his number.

("He has great Disney shit," Oshie had confided. "Uh. You're not planning to do anything with, like, the Aristocats? I may have a thing in the works for that. Or for Robin Hood, Lauren's still deciding."

"No, no animals," Alex had said. "You good, we're good."

"Awesome," Oshie had said, and slapped his ass. "Trust me, man, you won't be disappointed." And Alex wasn't; Oshie had been telling the truth. The costumes were expensive but they were extraordinarily good shit.)

"Hmm," Nicky says in a tone that could mean any number of things, but most importantly isn't the tone that means Alex will be getting thoroughly dicked down within thirty seconds. But it's also not the this is absolutely not happening tone, so there's something to be worked with here and Alex just has to figure out the details.

"What, you don't think I look good?" he asks and strikes a pose, putting one foot up on the bed and hands on his hips for good measure. The maroon loincloth material swishes and drapes satisfyingly. A lot of the jewelry is actual gold, or plated. The leather boots are just out of the box new, so Alex doesn't think wearing them on the bed will hurt anything. Alex hadn't bothered with a wig because that would have turned it into too much of a parody, but he hadn't seen any problem in doing a little bit—well, a lot, but once he got started it was weirdly satisfying—manscaping for optimal presentation. The metal bikini top thing is more of a chest plate than a bra, which is fine, given that he doesn't have tits. The air conditioning and the metal makes it a bit of a trial for his nipples, but in an enjoyable way.

Nicky swallows nearly imperceptibly and he's already been betrayed by the rising flush on his face, so yeah, Alex knows the costume he's wearing is doing it for Nicky. So it's something else.

"Plus, you look good," Alex adds. Nicky always looks good, but the pants are showcasing his ass perfectly, and Alex timed this down to the minute, springing the costumes on him exactly twenty minutes after his shower, and his hair is at optimal, tousled roguishness.

"I didn't know you were into Star Wars," Nicky says.

"I've never seen them," Alex says cheerfully, and there, that's it, Nicky's expression does an immediate thing, and it's similar enough to the one where someone loses coverage on the penalty kill that Alex hastily adds, "I mean, you know, all of them, like, in order. So many. We don't have VHS for some. But I like them. You remember when I do that charity thing? I see all the characters then."

Nicky looks even more appalled, if such a thing is possible.

(We go on for like five more pages where Ovi keeps trying to get dicked down but Nicky's deal is accuracy, as he does not think Leia would be willing to dress in the slave bikini to seduce Han, nor would Han request her to, and Han was the one getting rescued and not rescuing Leia, and eventually Ovi is like, look, did you want to be Luke or something instead, and that sets Nicky off even more about it.)

#meme #Anonymous #Alexander Ovechkin #Nicklas Backstrom #Washington Capitals #Centers and Wingers #Star Wars

[silverwhittlingknife]

Dick + 5 Sophie's choices ("What's it gonna be, kid?")

I tried not to copy-paste entire comics here but this is still kind of image-heavy??? Anyway Dick has a lot of trauma surrounding Sophie’s choices and it’s a recurring motif going back to the Dick and Tim Batman-and-Robin run and I’m a LITTLE BIT OBSESSED.

1. Robin: Year One 2 - Bruce vs. Judge Watkins/Meany

Two-Face is threatening both Bruce and a civilian

Two-Face: The Batman and Judge "Let 'Em Go" Watkins. Their fates are sealed. Double death penalties. Of course, there are a few side bets open. Bruce: No... Don't play his game, Robin... Two-Face (hitting him): You've had your last words!

1a. Robin 0 - Bruce vs. Judge Watkins/Meany

Dick tells the Two-Face story to Tim; here the judge's name is Meany instead of Watkins, but it's the same story

(fun history note: this is the comic that introduced Dick's history with Two-Face - Robin Year One came out later and expanded on the story told here)

Dick: I almost failed him. I couldn't save Meany and I nearly got Batman killed. Tim: It was a no-win situation, Nightwing. You both came out alive. That's what's important. Dick: I know you're right. But it doesn't help.

2. Detective Comics 680 - Prodigal 7 - Tim vs. civilian

Dick has to choose between saving Tim from Two-Face and saving a civilian

Two-Face: “Well, the first Robin I ran into didn’t do so well. I put him in traction. Did my best to kill him. I could smell the fear on him. I got to him. I own him. Just like I’m gonna own Batman when he finds out I killed his new Robin. What do you think his reaction’s gonna be, kid? (Dick, as Batman, is hiding in the rafters watching. He has a flashback to childhood with Two-Face asking the same question: What’s it gonna be, kid?) Two-Face: “Here’s the game... I cut one of these lines and one of you gets crushed under a ton of paperwork.Two thousand pounds, to be exact.” (Dick shuts off the lights and attacks Two-Face directly.) Narration: No psychology. No reverse logic. He can't win by playing Dent's game. He has to make it his game. His rules.

3. Gotham Knights 11 - Tim vs. Bruce

Dick has to choose between saving Tim and saving amnesiac!Bruce

Hugo Strange (to Dick): “It’s going to take a choice. You can take Mr. Wayne home, or you can save your little associate over here. Now, of course we all know that the Boy Wonder can take pretty good care of himself. But that's even more true of Batman over there, so as I understand it, Nightwing, your instructions are to help Robin first. [...] Dora and I will shoot on the count of three. Ready, Dora? One - two -” [...] Dick: “Robin -?” Tim: “Him.” [Tim throws off Hugo Strange while Dick saves Bruce.] Dick: "Good job, Robin." Tim: "I think we lost Hugo." Dick: "Yeah, but we didn't lose you. No thanks to me." Tim: "Oh, hey, you don't -" Dick: "Shh, take the compliment. You did everything right."

4. Nightwing 138 - Tim and Damian vs. assassins

Dick has to choose between saving Tim and Damian and saving some poisoned assassins

Dick (internally): I have less than thirty seconds to save them. Can Damian and Tim hold out that long…? Damian (captured): So…I do embarrass myself. Tim (to Damian): Don't move - I'm almost there! Damian: And I am forced to at least thank you for trying… Dick (internally): Twenty seconds. What’s it gonna be, Dick? Save them…and sacrifice Tim and Damian? Tim: Nightwing! Dick (internally): I'm sorry, Tim...  (He runs to save the assassins.) Alfred (over the comms): Master Dick - they are leaving! Dick: Activate Tim’s tracer. Give me fifteen minutes. Alfred: Were you hurt? Dick: No. I was played.  (internally) I’m coming, Tim... I’m going to save you..

5. Red Robin 1 - Tim vs. Damian

Tim: I don't call this "okay," Dick. Dick: He's my responsibility, now. You're not my protégé, Tim... You're my equal. My closest ally. You'll be okay. But him... Tim, you know better than anyone that left on his own, he's going to kill someone. Again. You have to understand - Tim: No. I don't. This is all I have now. [...] How can you let him wear that costume, Dick? What earth are we on that you choose him over me?

#dick grayson #tim drake #dick & tim #tim is in basically all of these. that's because he is in all the best dick grayson comics look i don't make the rules #i feel almost certain this plotline must have come up with the titans bc it's such a classic one but i can't think of any stories offhand?? #if you know any send them to me <3 #anyway the red robin one doesn't quite fit this list because it's way lower-stakes - no one's in physical danger #so it's actually more of an interpersonal conflict and less ''SOMEONE WILL DIE'' #BUT one of the many reasons I like the Red Robin fight is because of that choice motif #the no-win situation is a good dilemma to give any hero but i feel like it ESPECIALLY works w Dick bc he's so obsessed with failure #and I like the way Dick keeps revisiting different forms of that dilemma and the different ways he navigates it #hoc scripsi

[publiccollectors]

Providence! I'm having an exhibit and I'm coming to your city for a quick visit this week. It would be great to meet you at Paper Nautilus on Thursday night. Jan 19, 2023, 6-8 PM!

Protest Grim Reapers Archival Press Photos from Public Collectors

On view Jan 19 – Feb 28, 2023 Reception Jan 19, 6-8pm Paper Nautilus Books, Wayland Square 19 South Angell Street, Providence, RI, 02906

The Public Collectors project Protest Grim Reapers is a dive into the world of discarded and resold press photo archives. This exhibit reproduces details from 27 press photos of the famed Pale Horse rider, spanning from the late 1960s to the early 1990s. Across six of New England’s coldest weeks, we’ll get cozy with the documented personification of death in a neighborhood bookshop. From the back cover of the book that accompanies this collection: The grim reaper is an enduring figure at demonstrations. The reaper—or sometimes simply an angel of death—appears at protests for any cause where the gravity of a death figure feels appropriate. The reaper traditionally carries a scythe and wears a black hood and a skull mask or skull face paint, but sometimes the scythe is replaced with a different symbolic object.  For the past four years I have been collecting press photos of grim reapers at protests against hunger, radioactive waste, animal abuse, the death penalty, the Vietnam war, the closing of a Chrysler plant, demands for clean air and water, restrictions on abortion and more. These older press photos are routinely sold on the secondary market by dealers that acquire the archives of newspapers, or others that have purged their file copies. The dates of these photos reflect the availability of darkroom prints and wirephotos, taken before digital photography became dominant at most news outlets.  In recent years, the grim reaper has been in the news when people wearing this costume attended protests against keeping beaches and schools open during the COVID-19 pandemic. In general, the reaper tells spectators: ‘I am here because this is a matter or life or death for someone or something. I don’t want to be here, but because of you, your corporation, your politicians, or your crimes against humanity, my presence is justified. If this wasn’t deadly serious, I would have stayed at home or worn something else.’  — Marc Fischer / Public Collectors

Marc Fischer is the administrator of Public Collectors, an initiative he formed in 2007. Public Collectors aims to encourage greater access and scholarship for marginal cultural materials, particularly those that museums ignore. Public Collectors’ work includes the Library Excavations publication series and web project, Quaranzine—which produced 100 single page publications with over 75 collaborators at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and Malachi Ritscher—a project about the late Chicago music documentarian and activist, produced for the 2014 Whitney Biennial. In addition to Public Collectors, Fischer is also a member of the group Temporary Services (founded in 1998) and a partner in its publishing imprint Half Letter Press (ongoing since 2008). He is based in Chicago. www.publiccollectors.org

#Public Collectors #Marc Fischer #Protest Grim Reapers #Public Collectors Exhibitions #Providence #Paper Nautilus

[kinopioa]

Unfair Squid Abuse Pre Movie Part 2

Observations of S1: https://www.tumblr.com/kinopioa/720614514310201344/squid-abuse-in-pre-movie-spongebob?source=share

This post will cover S2 Unfair Squid Abuse. Note I said unfair, as situations that are heavily pushed on by him are that karmic enough to warrant it don't count as "unfair". Minor sass and scoffing is NOT a good enough reason for extreme violence or psychological abuse

S2 Ep1A: Your Shoe's Untied;

This is fairly minor, but Spongebob's antics end up heavily disrupting work, to where Squidward ends up being engorged by misfired Krabby Patties.

Speaking of, weird to make an ep later about him never having a Krabby Patty

Abuse Gauge: Diabeetus

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S2 Ep2B: Bossy Boots;

Immediately realizing corporate nepotism, Squidward warns SB to be firm and not let Pearl boss them around, only for the sponge to be charmed at first by Pearl's tacky outfit. Forced to also wear said uniform, Squidward is publicly humiliated, then charged for ripping off the getup

Admittedly SB was inconvenienced as well, if not more, something unique as Squidward typically is either solely abused/inconvenienced, or if suffering together, is worse off

Abuse Gauge: Costumed Rage

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S2 Ep3B: Bubble Buddy;

Minding his own business, Squidward is forced to cater to SB's notoriously obnoxious whim for Bubble Buddy's order, even taking multiple jobs to do it. Worse, it was all for nothing, as the Sponge skimped on paying. Spongebob basically was Zoe/Rocco from Sesame Street in terms of gaslighting everyone

Hey wait, this means Squid can run the grill

There's some minor mind numbness as Bubble Buddy is revealed to be sentient somehow

Abuse Gauge: The customer is always wrong

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S2 Ep4A: Dying for Pie;

Being forced by policy to find a gift for SB, Squidward is fooled into buying explosive pies. While the initial explosion is karmic enough, the Octopus is scared into thinking SB ate the rest of the pie, and so spends the rest of the day fullfilling SB's wish list. Only to find out he didn't eat the pie, and gets a faceful of the rest, causing a nuke point blank

Ouch

Abuse Gauge: Explosive Emotion

Note: What was he eating here?

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S2 Ep6B: Squidville;

The ep starts with SB and Patrick messing around with a reef blower, which wrecks Squidward's yard and house. Having enough, he finally moves out to a gated community...only to find his routine extremely boring after a few days. In the end he cracks down and launches himself out of that community with a reef blower

This ep focuses more on another aspect of Squidward suffering: psychological. SB-129 similarly shows him being unable to accept null existence, here he suffers from similar lack of companionship (note, of scenes of him interacting with other octupi, none are positive)

It exposes a char flaw; He has no friends, except for the ones that destroy his house

Abuse Gauge: Well, his house was destroyed. Again. As well as realizing cruddy life choices

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S2 Ep13A Shanghaied;

*Is thrown in hell cuz he was mad an anchor ruined his house*

Abuse Gauge: Temporary Damnation

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S2 Ep14B Frankendoodle;

Besides getting pranked in the beginning, Squidward is straight up beaten up by Doodlebob

Abuse Gauge: Finland'd

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S2 Ep20B Squid on Strike;

Several things

-Mr. Krabs ridiculous penalties

-Getting trampled by a crowd. Twice

-SB's incompetence

But the worst is that despite not being responsible for literally dismantling the Krusty Krab, Squidward recieves the same punishment as SB. This slightly ties into how SB rarely takes responsibility on his own cuz the show generally twists it in his favor, or has it so multiple suffer/be wrong alongside him. See: S1 "Employee of the Month"

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Notes;

-Compared to last season, there aren't that many eps Squidward is directly malicious and rubbing it in Spongebob's face. The most you have is "Squid's Day Off" (which he gets punished for), and the S2 Christmas special (where he gives up most of his possessions)

-"Pretty Patties" and "Grandma's Kisses" he insults SB, but loses relevancy in the plot extremely fast. A neutral result despite his jeering

-With "Band Geeks", despite him lying to Squilliam, he ends up effectively winning in the end

#spongebob #character analysis

[qnewslgbtiqa]

The war of the dick togs: our Greatest Moral Battle

New Post has been published on https://qnews.com.au/the-war-of-the-dick-togs-our-greatest-moral-battle/

The war of the dick togs: our Greatest Moral Battle

Australia’s greatest moral battle was fought on the beaches as churches sought to enforce who could swim — when they could swim — and what they could wear — the war of the dick togs.

Going to the beach only emerged as a popular leisure activity around the time of federation.

Changing into a bathing suit and plunging into the waves might seem as natural as riding a horse or kicking a ball. But in the early 1900s, Australians risked arrest for a daylight dip and ‘surf bathing’ remained a contentious issue across much of the country.

Mixed bathing

It was all about sex. A great moral battle raged across the nation.

“An abomination,” thundered Melbourne’s Archbishop Carr.

“The thin end of the wedge,” agreed Archbishop Duhig.

Not wanting to be outdone by papists, Reverend Adamson of the Methodist Conference chimed in: “Hideously immoral.”

“Cutting at the very taproot of national life,” wrote a correspondent to the Adelaide Register.

Doomsayers predicted the end of civilisation as we knew it, a descent into Sodom and Gomorrah, the destruction of traditional Christian marriage, and the wrath of a vengeful God. It’s a very slippery slope. Won’t someone think of the children!

The issue? Gender-neutral beaches, or in the parlance of the day, mixed bathing.

When the Australian colonies federated on 1 January 1901, municipal laws across much of the country prohibited swimming in the ocean during daylight hours. Numerous jurisdictions echoed section 77 of the New South Wales Police Act.

“Whosoever bathes in any part of Sydney Cove, or in any waters exposed to view from any wharf, street, public place, dwelling house in or near the said city or towns between the hours of six o’clock in the morning and eight in the evening shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding one pound.”

Men monopolised municipal beaches, bathing naked during the hours of darkness.

Increasing numbers of swimmers saw the morning session extended to 8 am. But that failed to satisfy the growing population of surf bathers. Other councils followed suit after Randwick Council legalised all-day surf bathing in December 1902. However, numerous new regulations replaced the old prohibition. Towns with big enough beaches segregated them — men here, women over there. Otherwise, councils stipulated separate times for male and female bathing.

The erections on Cottesloe Beach

Most local government authorities also banned wearing swimming costumes on the beach. Bathers had to change from daywear into swimsuits in bathing sheds, walk directly to the water with no loitering and, when they exited the waves, stride briskly back to the change rooms to change into streetwear before they sat on the sand.

In 1906, Freemantle’s Councillor Nicolas demanded: “The works committee go and look at the erections on Cottesloe beach.”

He did not refer to proud, blood-swollen penises sprouting on the sand like so many rampant sea slugs.

He spoke, of course, of dressing sheds.

Mr Nicolas thought the existing structures sufficient. However, Councillor Stevens desired the construction of mobile sheds that could be wheeled to the water’s edge. That would preclude bathers emerging from the surf and promenading across the beach with their scanty neck-to-knee bathing costumes clinging indecently to their bodies.

Predictions of a slippery slope proved prescient. Once swimmers achieved the right to bathe during daylight hours, they then agitated for gender-neutral beaches. Families wished to visit the beach as a group. They wanted to have picnics. They yearned to dip their toes in the shallows and frolic on the sand together. Few Australian women could swim, so men wished to teach their wives and daughters how to ensure their safety.

‘We told you so’, wailed the wowsers. But no one listened, so they then claimed religious discrimination. If men and women gathered willy-nilly on the shore, they whined; it would prevent good, decent, God-fearing Christians opposed to such debauchery from enjoying a day at the beach.

(And there’d be floods, fire, famine, locust plagues etc.)

No good — councils eventually surrendered to popular sentiment and desegregated the beaches, sometimes jolted into action by a spate of female drownings.

Dick togs

But wowsers, as we all know, never give up attempting to impose their beliefs on everyone else. So, they moved on to dictating dick togs. But without the dicks. Because Australia’s moral guardians insisted on swimwear designed to deny the existence of genitalia.

No camel toes or visible penis lines on Australian beaches.

Male and female swimsuits needed to cover the body from neck to knee with shoulders shrouded to the elbow and necklines no lower than two inches below the throat. A skirt of between six to twenty-four inches in length should encircle the entire waist of both men and women. Loincloths would not suffice. A belt should be worn to prevent mischievous ocean currents from dacking unsuspecting swimmers. The fabric should be black or dark blue and thick enough to avoid accentuating the outlines of the body. Not tight-fitting.

Brisbane Council, among others, required housewives to visit City Hall and take a copy of the approved pattern.

Even when Brisbane eventually allowed unskirted swimsuits, it required males 14 and over to wear a ‘V’ underneath their one-piece — a sturdy jock-style garment designed to compress the male genitalia and visually desex the male swimmer. Tucking underwear. Damn your dick togs to a fiery hell.

Beach inspectors and police checked that: “bathing costumes were not indecent or inadequate or that the material thereof was not too thin or in a proper state of repair or is, for any reason, unsuitable.”

Surf lifesaving associations, then in their infancy, complained the skirted swimsuits cost lives. Both swimmers and their rescuers risked becoming entangled in the skirts.

Scores of men rocked up to the beach in drag. They borrowed dresses and skirts from their wives, mums and sisters and camped it up to the horror of municipal authorities.

The dragged-up swimmers intimidated the wowsers en masse, but cops, clergymen and council beach inspectors waited for quieter days and picked off the dick-tog wearers one by one, fining them a shilling here and a shilling there.

Female surf bathers 

However, eventually, wowsers found easier targets. Women became enamoured of the beach, and male officialdom transferred their attention to harassing them. Until well into the 1960s, beach inspectors patrolled city beaches across Australia, armed with tape measures to check women’s bikinis complied with civic requirements.

NSFW!!! Vintage photographs of Aussie male swimmers.

NSFW! Can you explain this vintage Aussie beach pic?

Support in Noosa to finally legalise unofficial nude beach.

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[sport9sleggingsyoga]

Why A Golfer Needs To Be Particular Concerning The Golf Apparel

If you're planning to join a golf course then make sure of the dress code of that individual golf club. You may have seen Tiger Woods sporting a pair of denims with a cool t-shirt or John Daly sporting those bizarre pants on his final PGA Tour, but that does not enable the common gamers to break the code of golf apparel. But try to be properly aware of where to wear collared golf shirts and the place you can go in denim-shorts. Although not every golf course has strict gown codes like municipal golf courses. This dress code differs according to the policies of different clubs and completely different programs. It's always advisable to comply with the costume code of the actual golf course you are attending. Sometimes it also will depend on the cost of the courses - the upper the price, greater the prospect of going through a strict dress code. But collared golf shirts with preferably a Dockers-type shorts or socks are the usual dress code for the golfers. Low-priced golf courses even allow the golfers to put on blue denims or denim shorts. But should you be a part of an expensive golf course then it's essential to should wear solely collared golf shirts and strictly no-denim. A few of these upscale courses even go further by maintaining no shorts-only slacks rule. Many of the novice golfers feel puzzled about these different dress codes while joining a golf course. First of all, a golf-enthusiast should know that not like many other sports activities, golf does not present a really liberal perspective about clothing and so it expects the golfers to be specific about their black running shorts womens golf apparel. To keep away from such conditions, observe the rule of golf apparel talked about in your course particulars. Now, if you aren't completely positive of the dress code or you haven't received any written pointers relating to the clothes, contact the concerned individual or authority before you show up. Call them up and clear all of your queries concerning carrying golf apparel and they are going to be very happy to answer your queries. This costume code is so strict that if unknowingly a golfer turns up in unsuitable costume code, he is not going to be allowed to play it. A golfer should also chorus himself from experimenting with this golf shirt for the same reason as acknowledged above. Don’t rely in your guess work as assumption can lead to embarrassing scenario. Instead of carrying collared golf shirts for those who select to flaunt your latest assortment of collarless t-shirts, then be ready for dealing with some odd penalties. Not only shirts, the dress code for golf apparel even have guidelines for golf footwear. Metal spikes are outright restricted by all golf courses. A golfer can attempt comfortable-soled sneakers which are allowed by many of the golf authorities. Within the issues of golf shirts or other apparel, chorus yourself from listening to your individual ideas and assumptions. So your golf shoe needs to be designed with tender spikes and/or other golf cleats which are not product of metals. For extra data on golf apparel and golf shirts, please go to this webpage. If you are looking for some trendy and funky golf shirts, choose from the huge range provided here.

[dailyunsolvedmysteries]

Man dressed as the Joker injures 17 people on Tokyo train and sets Fire to it.

A man dressed in a Joker costume and brandishing a knife stabbed at least one passenger on a Tokyo commuter train before starting a fire, injuring passengers and sending people scrambling to escape and jumping from windows, police and witnesses said.

The Tokyo Fire Department said 17 passengers were injured, including three seriously. Not all of them were stabbed and most of the other injuries were not serious, the fire department said.

The attacker, whom police identified as 24-year-old Kyota Hattori, was arrested on the spot after Sunday's attack and was being investigated on suspicion of attempted murder, the Tokyo metropolitan police department said Monday.

The attacker, riding an express train headed to Tokyo's Shinjuku station, abruptly took out a knife and stabbed a seated passenger — a man in his 70s — in the right chest, police said. Injury details of other 16 passengers are still being investigated, police said. Police also say he told authorities that he wanted to kill people and get the death penalty. 

Witnesses told police that the attacker was wearing a bright outfit — a green shirt, a blue suit and a purple coat — like the Joker villain in Batman comics or someone going to a Halloween event, according to media reports.

A video posted by a witness on social media showed the suspect seated, with his leg crossed and smoking in one of the train cars, presumably after the attack.

Television footage showed a number of firefighters, police officials and paramedics rescuing the passengers, many of whom escaped through train windows. In one video, passengers were running from another car that was in flames.

The suspect, after stabbing passengers, poured a liquid resembling oil from a plastic bottle and set fire, which partially burned seats.

Shunsuke Kimura, who filmed the video, said he saw passengers desperately running and while he was trying to figure out what happened, he heard an explosive noise and saw smoke wafting. He also jumped from a window but fell on the platform and hurt his shoulder.

"Train doors were closed and we had no idea what was happening, and we jumped from the windows," Kimura said. "It was horrifying."

#the joker #joker #true crime #crime #unsolved mysteries #mysteries

[leafcabbage]

the beloveds! i really wanted to do some stuff showing ranboo as a kid, they had a wonderful family :D

description under the cut (ive never done one of these before sorry)

first image reads “The Beloveds!”, then in handwriting that is meant to belong to Maria Beloved a list of names: Maria, Anthony, then a crossed out name with the name Ranboo written beside it in what is meant to be Tommy’s handwriting. below that is the name Anne Barbara Underhill. The “i”s are all dotted with hearts.

images labeled A are two panels. the first is a ten year old ranboo from the waist up. they are feminine presenting with long dark curly hair, one dark and one light eye, freckles, and overalls. they are holding the historical american girl doll “Rebecca”, a curly haired doll. both have side parted hair with a clip in it, meant to match. ranboo is very happy, smiling while they talk. in the background is text meant to represent that they are infodumping about rebecca though it is written behind them, cutting parts of it off. it is choppy but reads “and so s- -an actress but her- -on’t want her to- -do that becau- -she’s also r- -good at math a- -she also speaks- -and also she croc- -to and likes t- -help her dad at- -and she-”

the second panel shows ranboo’s parents, both sitting and eating an undidentifiable food at a dining table and only their top halves are visible. they are looking towards where ranboo would be sitting, though they are not visible. they are both smiling. ranboo’s mom, maria, is a young woman with long dark curly hair and dark eyes. she is wearing a shirt with “NPR” across the front, which stands for National Public Radio. anthony, ranboo’s dad, is slightly taller than maria and has lighter short curly wavy hair, light eyes, and freckles. he is wearing a long sleeve shirt with the sleeves rolled up. below the two of them is written “wow our kid is so neurotypical (we aren’t just oblivious due to also being neurodivergent and not realizing this is not the societal norm)”

the image labeled B shows maria holding a 12 year old ranboo’s hair back. they look the same as the previous images, though ranboo’s hair is now longer. maria is smiling but looks slightly worried. ranboo is leaning forward and lighting 12 candles on a cake with a match and smiling and sticking their tongue out of the side of their mouth in concentration. both can only be partly seen as maria is cut off at the hips and ranboo cut off at the waist. they are both wearing long sleeved shirts with the sleeves rolled up and maria’s hair is in a braid. ranboo’s shirt has a pocket on the chest and a cartoon cat printed on it to appear as if it is in the pocket. maria has a speech bubble beside her reading “honey, please don’t set your hair on fire again.”

the image labled C shows a 7 or 8 year old ranboo sitting beside a curly haired dog. the dog has a mod head sitting on her head and a sash that reads “honorable judge” though the “e” is cut off. the dog is unbothered by the costume. ranboo looks very concerned and is wearing a striped shirt. they are looking at the dog and have a speech bubble reading “i don’t know judge anne barbara underhill the death penalty goes against human rights.”

the image labeled D is a much messier sketch of anthony holding up ranboo as a toddler. ranboo is wearing a winter coat onesie and so bundled up that their arms are sticking out to the side. they are looking at maria with their tongue sticking out. anthony is wearing a coat and hat and is smiling. he is holding ranboo slightly above his head. maria is beside them looking back at them both, also smiling. she is wearing a winter coat and holding a scarf. her hair is in a bun. anthony has a speech bubble reading “SIMBA!” and maria has a speech bubble reading “please don’t drop our daughter!”

the image labeled E shows a 11 or 12 year old ranboo with hair in a ponytail and a polka-dot patterned rain coat and rain hat. they are smiling and looking down at a large toad held in their hands. anthony is standing beside them in a rain coat with the hood down. he has an arm around ranboo. ranboo is as tall as his shoulder. he is also smiling. ranboo has a speech bubble above them reading “toad”. anthony has a speech bubble beside him reading “good find!”

the image labeled F is another messy sketch and shows maria in a hospital bed, her hair is in a bun and she is wearing a hospital gown. she has bags under her eyes but is smiling. she is holding infant ranboo, who is not facing the viewer and can only been seen as a bundle of blankets. she is looking at ranboo. anthony is standing beside her wearing a shirt that says “#1 DAD”. he is leaning over her with one hand on her shoulder and one on her arm. he is smiling as well. anthony has a speech bubble above him reading “weird little alien baby”. maria has a speech bubble below that reading “she just has big eyes don’t be a dick.” 

#ive decided to just post sketches and stop being down on myself! #drdi art #cabbage art #i hope the image descriptions are ok!!!

[jiminieloved]

Ultimate Jikook Timeline Pt 77

Love Yourself: Her Era Pt 5

1. January 1, 2018:

Jimin Twitter post

Trans: To all our ARMYs who have given us love today as well as last year, who are worth thanking, (we) sincerely thank you and love youHappy New Year#JIMIN#KkuKku#Hobi #HappyNewYear2018

Video Translations:

JH: Happy New Year!

JK: Happy New Year!

JM: Everyone- Happy New Year. Thank you. I love you!

JK: I love you! // JH: Happy New Year!

2. January 2, 2018:

Run Ep. 34

8:46 Jimin and JK decide to team up together

9:16 they celebrate for being the first ones to finish

11:54 they playfully push each other when running to answer the question

14:45 they push each other playfully again

15:35 they both finish bingo at the same time, they high-five and Jimin says “there’s something about us”

15:50 Jimin is sitting super close to JK and has his hand on his back

23:08 Jimin says his manito was JK, but he gave up because his mission was to make a heart together, so JK agrees to make a heart with him so he can complete his mission. JK asks him if that’s why he asked him something about it, Jimin says he did but he was not sure if the camera had caugh it. JK says he did try to make a heart though. 

24:17 Jimin taps JK’s back

25:44 JK opens Jimin’s gift, then Jimin says “I’m a calico cat”

3. January 8, 2018:

PePePe Radio Interview

9:25 RM mentions the Tokyo trip, so Jimin and JK talk about it

4. January 9, 2018:

a) Jimin Twitter post

Trans: Finally saw it yesterday ☃️❄️🌨 #JIMIN #Kkook 🐾

Video Translation: JK: It’s snowing!

b) Run Ep. 35

1:10 Jimin asks if he can call his mom for help and JK taps his chest 

1:23 Jimin puts his arm around JK’s shoulder and then moves his hand down to his back

11:24 Jimin makes JK smell something bad, JK doesn’t react, so Jimin says “impressive”

16:37 JK goes check Jimin’s food and Suga scolds him for turning his back to the camera

18:03 Jimin watches JK making his kimchi and keeps staring at him

23:23 JK tries his kimchi and Jimin says it won’t taste good because it is still too fresh, then compliments their work

24:38 Jimin compliments JK’ kimchi again

Behind

0:44 Jimin hits himself and JK looks at him and laughs

5:46 Jimin wipes the sweat off JK’s neck

5. January 10, 2018:

a) Red Carpet at Golden Disc Awards

0:22 JK keeps glancing at Jimin, Jimin seems to notice and smiles

3:22 Jimin shows his outfit and JK looks at him and smiles

Closer look to the interaction above

b) Golden Disc Awards

0:21 JK joins the group a little bit later and goes by Jimin side

0:35 JK pulls Jimin a little bit to the side

1:44 they keep chatting

2:40 Jimin talks and JK looks at him

7:19 again

11:38 they get close for the picture

6. January 11, 2018:

a) Golden Disc Awards

3:49 JK gives a speech and Jimin looks fondly at him

BTS wins Album of the Year (another angle of the moment above)

5:12 group hug, and at 5:28 JK touches Jimin’s back, then Jimin touches JK’s back and then there is a slight touch of hands

5:42 Jimin touches JK’s waist to move him

b) Vlive

2:00 was Jimin looking at JK through the screen?

7. January 12, 2018:

a) 4th Muster in Seoul Poster Shooting Making

4:54 Jikook dancing together

5:31 JK glances at Jimin

7:48 Jimin takes a picture of Jin and JK’s photoshoot

9:27 Jikook posing for the photoshoot together with J-Hope, then again at 10:09

13:25 JK makes a sound next to Jimin’s ear

20:38 jikook posing for the photoshoot with J-Hope

b) 4th Muster in Seoul Practice and Rehearsal

0:42 Jimin pats JK chest

3:13 jikook doing slow motion movements together

3:55 JK lifts Jimin up for the choreo and keeps holding him for a while after

4:42 Jimin pretends to kiss JK with his hand in front of his mouth

5:03 JK gives Jimin a massage

5:11 playing with the choreography

17:34 JK says he thought Jimin’s costume was the penalty one and Jimin laughs

c) Best of Me dance practice

Wearing the same clothes from GCF Tokyo

8. January 13, 2018:

4th Muster in Seoul

2:04 Jimin enters a yellow cabin, JK enters a blue one

4:39 Jimin comes out with a blue shark costume, JK comes out with a yellow bunny costume 

6:07 JK watches Jimin walking the “runway”

DNA Performance

2:00 not sure what happened here, but they smile at each other

21 Century Girl Performance

0:53 21 century girl choreo moment 1

1:52 21 century girl choreo moment 2

9. January 14, 2018:

4th Muster in Seoul

Part 1

30:35 it’s Jimin’s turn to show the memory he chose, so JK says “Jimin-ssi, what did you choose?”

40:01 Jimin and Suga do a cutesy battle and JK tells Jimin “you have to defeat him” and then looks at him fondly at 40:21

Part 2

8:03 JK talks about his favorite stage outfit being a shirt that came loose, Jimin looks at him and asks “and that is your best outfit?”

9:39 They talk about picture ranks and Jimin says “Jungkook and I ranked it fourth yesterday”

15:58 Jimin talks to JK on the back

17:15 Jimin laughs at JK’s costume, says it is so cool and watches him walk on the runway

31:31 No more dream choreo moment

38:47 JK hugs Jimin for the scene they are acting

Part 3

16:15 playing the game together

23:17 21 Century Girl choreo moment 1

24:15 21 Century Girl choreo moment 2

Part 4

27:13 Jikook choreo part in Best of Me

10. January 16, 2018:

a) JK’s Twitter post (song cover: “Breathe” - Lee Hi)

Trans: Breathe

b) Run Ep. 36

Not any specific moments, just them cooking together

Behind

5:09 JK claps and Jimin starts dancing 

6:32 Someone says he never saw JK’s works, except the one of his vacation with Jimin

11. January 23, 2018:

Run Ep. 37

5:40 JK looses and acts silly, so Jimin laughs at it and says he is cute

12. January 25, 2018:

The 27th Seoul Music Award

Jimin moves his chair closer to JK

Ending

0:58 the way JK looks at Jimin is really cute, then again at 1:27

Compilation of Moments

A compilation of moments from that day because I couldn’t find the single clip of Jimin caressing JK’s back at 2:28 and it is really sweet

13. January 29, 2018:

Fuji TV Love Music

I couldn’t find the whole interview with English subs, but this is the KM moment on it

14. January 30, 2018:

Run Ep. 38

2:32 Jimin gives an idea for the penalty and JK says it is awesome

4:29 Jimin says he is not good with using physical strength and JK says it doesn’t look like he is struggling at all and that he isn’t affected at all by the other two

5:43 JK says Jimin is like a bull 

6:58 JImin watches JK doing his puzzle and goes closer to him

10:01 they have to guess who did the sneezing sound, J-hope says it is Jimin’s and JK says he was going to say it to, then asks Jimin if he knew

11:33 Jimin puts his hand near JK’s face

21:31 RM and Suga are imitating the other members and JK tells them to imitate Jimin

Behind

5:49 they have to guess why Jimin screamed, both Jin and Jimin say that it what because of JK, but their answer was wrong

Credits for the Run episodes timestamps to @ladyc0312​

Information compiled by @lagalaxiedemochi​​, please direct all questions to this account. ​

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#jikook #kookmin #jikook timeline #tl

[dfcfanfics]

In which part of Gabriel Agreste's penalty for being Hawkmoth... is being sentenced by Ladybug to five years of doing good deeds for the people of Paris using the Rooster Miraculous.

Gabriel tries.

He tries so hard.

He negotiates over and over with Orikko, asking to redesign his costume in one way or another..

But at the end of the day... he is a grown-ass man, clearly recognizable as Gabriel Agreste, running around the streets of Paris wearing a chicken suit.

#miraculous ladybug #miraculous #prompt #crack #chickenmaaaaan - he's everywhere he's everywhere #bawk bawk bawk baaawwwwwk!

[castielgurl]

Football is a game, Love is like a battlefield

Romanogers Week

Prompt: Enemy to lovers

Natasha Romanoff is a football player of Russian descent. Red-haired with a dreadlock style, she likes to wear piercing on her nose and hates makeup. She likes to change the color of her hair, sometimes braided or even short hair exactly like a man. She is very fierce and does not care about negative comments on her Instagram page. As a famous female soccer star, she is often the victim of attacks by male soccer fans. They said she shouldn't play football, it's better to stay in the kitchen. Just because she’s a women’s soccer player. Natasha is often involved in anti-social media bullying campaigns.

 Natasha is now at the peak of her career. She has joined the big London -born club Chelsea Woman`s FC with the highest transfer value in the market. Has won the Women's English Premier League. Won the European Cup with her country Russia. She is a midfielder who is the team captain for her club and country. Natasha has just been awarded European Player of the Year. Natasha is a person known for her assertive leader character and violent style of play. However, Natasha's life changed forever when she met her future husband.

 Steve Rogers had a bad boy image. Even so, he became a young girl’s craze pretending to know about football. Because he is a tall, lean body, six-pack, white skin, blonde hair. Every time he played football, the girls would scream like they were hysteria. Steve has of course been dating a bunch of beautiful women from models to a famous actresses.

 Like Natasha, Steve is also a world-famous football player. He represents Chelsea FC, has won the Premier League title three times. Won the Champions League with Chelsea with him as the top scorer. Steve also represented his country USA at the World Cup. He is the captain of his club and country team. Steve is a striker who is known for his fast running style and energy as strong as a bodybuilder. Steve has won World Player of the Year twice.

 Because they play at the same club. The two finally met on the training ground. The training fields for male and female players are only separated by a fence. Since the two of them have opposite characters of course disaster is about to happen.

 It all started just because of a ball. Steve was challenged by his teammates for a crossbar challenge he kicked too hard accidentally falling into the women’s training field area. The ball, unfortunately, hit right on Natasha's head. Natasha's face flushed with anger. She then shouted and ask who kicked the ball earlier. Natasha took the ball, she knew the ball did not belong to the women’s team. Natasha went across the fence to the men's field area and kicked the ball hard against the body of one of the male players. He was not in pain but the player turned around.

 “Who is the dumbass who kicked the ball? You better talk now! ” Natasha's voice was fierce.

 "Eh, why are you shouting. Are you on your period? ” The blonde man laughed cynically.

 Natasha was very angry, not that she didn't know who the player was. Steve Rogers aka football Hollywood star. But Natasha didn't care who he was.

 “Are you too stupid? Don't know how to play football? Why do you kick the ball and hit people`s heads? You want my feet to reach your face? ” Natasha insisted on fighting even though she is too tiny and Steve was six feet tall.

 Steve laughed when he heard this little woman scold him. He was not immediately intimidated by Natasha's threats. She was like a puppy that barked loudly but was too cute. This woman with dreadlock hair reminds him of rapper Snoop Dog.

 “This is a football field, what do you expect? of course, the ball flying everywhere why are you so angry? If the ball hits your face that's a good sign. At least it can fix your face” Said Steve as his friends laughed as well.

 Natasha's face grew red. Then she tries to elbow Steve's. Steve wants to fight back but his friends stop him. They said he only looked like a coward if he hit a woman. Steve assured his teammates he would not use the physical.

 "You are too rude. Do you think you're good-looking? I know guys like you, playboys, and sleep with a lot of women. But the fact is you are nothing. No one loves you. They are just riding on your success. ” Natasha stared sharply into Steve's eyes. That's when Steve slightly faded his ego. Because the green woman's eyes were so beautiful Steve admitted it. But he returned with his ego.

 "I am not afraid of you. Your body is small. I can carry you and keep you in my pocket ”said Steve with a cynical smile.

 "You start first. Why don't you just apologize? ” Natasha doesn't understand.

 "If you are still not satisfied. What do you say we play a game? Whoever wins will have the right to ask the losers to do what they want. ” Steve wanted to challenge her.

 "What game?" Natasha asked

 “We play matches with five players per team like 5-A Side. We play on the East End outdoor field boys versus girls. What do you want to say? ” Steve is sure Natasha did not back down from a challenge.

 “Well, we will meet tomorrow at 5 after training. But you have to do what I want. Don't begging when you lose later ”Natasha did not hesitate to agree. She wanted to teach this man a lesson.

 "Fine, I will see you tomorrow Snoop Dog," Steve said while laughing at Natasha's reaction.

 Natasha’s teammate asks her if she seriously wants to fight with the men’s team. Natasha is sure they can win.

 "Nat, are you sure about fighting with male players. They are not ordinary players. They have just won the European League they are World-class players. Steve is a highly-skilled player. ” Her friend Yelena tries to change Nat's mind.

 "Hey, don't be afraid, we are also the best team in Europe. Male and female players are the same. What matters is the strategy to win. We are equal with them. After all, Rogers needs to be taught a lesson. If his team loses he and his team must wear a drag queen costume. Imagine how funny that is. ”Natasha was convinced

 "I think Steve is hot. How can you talk to him, if it happens to me I will be speechless ”said Yelena who is a Rogers fan

 “Hey, don't you see that asshole? You didn't hear him call me Snoop Dog. ”Natasha cannot believe Yelena.

 Yelena continued to laugh out loud. She admits it's very funny. Yet Steve spoke the right thing. Natasha is not good at dress up. Many times Yelena wants to do a makeover with Natasha. But she rejected it because she thought the way she dressed was not important because the performance is what matters.

 “Really? You laughing. Well, his face is not bad. But on the condition that he cannot speak up. On his forehead he should be written Jerk, then people will stay away from him ”Natasha really hated Steve's sloppy mouth.

 "Nat, you have to be careful because too much hate can lead to love" Yelena teased

 "Hey you don't see us anymore we are the worst enemies from the past life"

 The next day.

 Natasha has selected five players including herself Maria, Wanda, Yelena, and Hope to represent her team. While Steve chooses Bucky, Sam, Scott, and Clint on his side.

 "You call me Snoop Dog, I also have a bad name for you" Natasha and Steve meet in the middle of the field before the match starts

 "What is it?" Steve stood with his hands on his hips

 “Barbie Kent. If your team loses you have to wear a women’s dress to the training session. You will definitely lose ”Natasha said confidently

 “Woww you are playing dirty now huh?. If your team loses you and your friends have to wash my car in a bikini ”Steve said with a smirk.

 Natasha should teach this man a lesson.

 Natasha’s team took the lead with a goal from Wanda. Steve initially wanted his friend’s not to play rough because they were girls. But after the goal, Steve told his teammates to use their full strength. After that, a lot of fouls ensued. Steve's team managed to score two goals from Steve`s. The match was not the most interesting but various incidents of fights between Steve and Natasha quarreling over various issues. Everyone was so depressed to see them both throwing hurtful words at each other. The sexual tension between them is very obvious. Before the end of the match, Natasha successfully scored an equalizer. She jumped for joy in front of Steve. Yet drama ensued when Natasha’s team asked the referee to consider a penalty when Bucky tackled Maria inside the box but was objected to by Steve. Eventually, they quarreled and everyone else was only able to see them quarrel. All the players have given up and just want to end the match. The result of the match ended in a draw. No one loses no one wins.

 “Why don't you two go in the room and just make love? Seriously that's the solution to your problem, ”Scott told them

 Their reactions were both disbelieving and showing disgusted faces thinking they were both going to have sex. Natasha definitely wants to vomit. Eventually, they returned to their respective homes feeling dissatisfied.

 Then every day Natasha bumps into Steve. Because they practice in the same building. Somehow every day will definitely come across. Natasha wanted to avoid seeing Steve's arrogant face. They will meet before entering the training ground, in the club cafe, in the gym, in the parking lot, in the elevator. Wherever they will surely meet. Every time Steve would tease Natasha he deliberately wanted to make her mad. Call her Snoopy, and ask when she will release a new rap song and so on. Of course, Natasha hates Steve’s jokes. Natasha will also ask where he is partying with the barbies.

 Steve's day was not complete if he didn't see the redhead's face every day. Natasha's face flushed when she was angry, her husky voice when she grunts, he loved hearing Natasha fight back when Steve teased her. She was a bit funny when angry, she was a little fierce but she looks cute when her face was red, she will bite her lips when she felt disgusted with the words Steve threw, it was a sexy lip for Steve. Also, her tiny size when trying to standing on her toes. Steve has met many pretty women, yet Natasha catches his eye. Natasha is not the same as other women. Honestly, Natasha is very beautiful but if she changes her appearance, surely many men will chase after her. Steve imagines she wearing a red dress with curly hair for sure he will be mesmerized. She is just as passionate about football as he is. Most of the girls he met were not interested in football. Steve searches all the information about Natasha on the internet and stalks her Instagram. His teammates knew Steve had lost his mind over the red-haired woman.

 But the question is does Natasha want to accept him? And how does he get started? The woman must have hated him so much.

 Then the football season is about to end, all the players will take a summer vacation. After that, they will join the national training camp in preparation for the World Cup. The Chelsea club hosted a Gala Night to award the club’s best players for the season. This season the club combines an awards ceremony for the men’s team and the women’s team.

 When Natasha Romanoff’s name was announced as the Women`s Player of the 2021 season she took on the stage. Steve and all his teammates were speechless as she wore a sexy red gown. Her hair was styled in a curled and she ditched her piercing. She's the most beautiful woman Steve has ever seen. Steve starts to feel jealous because all the men are focused on her. Steve doesn't like other men looking at his women.

 After Steve received the best player award for the third year he wanted to take his boots in the club boot`s storage room. But something unexpected happened Natasha was also there. Natasha thought Steve was going to make a nonsensical joke because of the dress she was wearing tonight. Natasha hates wearing it she was forced by Yelena. Yet Steve didn't say anything to her surprise.

 “Why don`t you say something, like a bad joke? Yelena picks this dress ”Natasha expected a response from Steve.

 “Why should I do that? Do you want me to fight with you until we are both old? ” Steve continued to pick up his boots on the top rack.

 Natasha came to stand behind Steve. “What is wrong with you today? This is not you. ”Natasha knew something was wrong

 “Do you know who I am? Do you really know me? ” Steve turned and stared into Natasha's eyes. Inside he wanted to drag the woman into his arms. Because she looks so pretty tonight. But he keeps his composure.

 The question startled Natasha.

 "I just don't understand why you like to fight with me. There are many more female players out there that you can choose to fight. ” Natasha still doesn't understand what Steve's intentions are.

 “You really want to know the truth. Well, I'll tell you now. Because I love to see your angry face, I love to see your red face, your lips, your staring eyes, your sexy voice, your feet when trying to stand on your toes, your style before kicking the ball. You are really cute. I like you Natasha ”Steve approached Natasha closer

 Natasha doesn't believe in Steve Rogers' words. Maybe he drank too much alcohol.

 "Actually I love you, Natasha Romanoff. All I do is to get your attention. ” Steve said as he stared into Natasha's eyes.

Then Steve grabbed Natasha's chin and kissed her lips. Natasha froze and couldn't resist the man's kiss. Then she realized and pushed him away and ran out of the room.

 When she returned home Natasha could not sleep. Her heart was pounding after being kissed by Steve Rogers. What the hell? Steve Rogers expressed his feelings to her. Natasha turned to the right and to the left trying to forget the man but in her heart, it was like in turmoil. She thought Steve hated her and she hated him too. Yet she turned out to be wrong and unable to resist his charmed. Kissed by Steve like she was struck by lightning.

 The next day Natasha and Steve meet again on the training ground. Natasha looked at Steve from a distance and waited if the man wanted to taunt her or laugh at her. But he was so different he just kept quiet and even stole Natasha's gaze when he thought Natasha wasn't looking at him. And when Steve and Natasha meet in the hallway Steve stares at Natasha's face. Like Natasha is the only person who is on his mind every day. Steve and Natasha just stood nearby and stared at each other. Their teammates bump them who were staring into each other’s eyes. Wondering what really happened between the two of them.

 A few weeks later Natasha and Steve flew to Qatar to compete in the World Cup. For the first time, the men’s team and the women’s team will compete at the same time. Natasha and Steve both focused on the biggest tournament of their careers. Natasha, who represented Russia, excelled in the competition. And her team managed to win the World Cup for the first time. But of course, attention is given to men's football. Steve Rogers stole the show by winning the golden boots award and Player of the tournament. Even though the USA only made it to the semi-finals, it was still an incredible achievement. Natasha watched the semi-finals matched in the stadium with the fans. Steve spotted the red-haired woman easily despite a hundred thousand people in the stadium. Natasha let her hair down and donned a USA jersey while cheering for his team.

 Natasha then turned around to show the jersey she was wearing with Rogers' name on the back. Steve smiled when he saw that and she giving him a flying kiss.

 After the match, Natasha and Steve met in the tunnel. Their teammates force them to acknowledge each other’s feelings.

 "I also really like you, Steve Rogers. So are we going to date now? ”Natasha asked Steve.

 "There are only two things in my mind that are football and you. You drive me crazy. Let`s date then ”Steve said while opening his both arms.

 Natasha who is only five feet three tall looks cute jumping to hug Steve Rogers who is six feet tall.

 "Even though I didn't win this match, but I won your heart," Steve said as he swings around Natasha on the air. Then they kissed in the tunnel of the football stadium. The kiss happened so passionately that they didn’t notice the photographer was taking a picture of them. The breaking news when the two big stars of world football are couple overshadow the story of the England team winning the World Cup.

 A few years later Steve Rogers and Natasha were about to get married and it became the wedding of the year as the union of the two best football stars in the world had sparked a phenomenon. All the tabloid newspapers have already started figuring out how their child will be born later because he or she is will definitely a great football player because of the DNA of both their parents.

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