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ddejavvu · 1 year

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ANOTHER JAMES POTTER THOUGHT LMAOOO. k. so. hear me out. fake dating!James potter. sirius brings it up, the idea of you and James fake dating, cus youre all nervous about going to a family event cus it'll just be more comments about your lack of love life constantly. so sirius mentions that maybe you should just bring someone and say that theyre ur bf; it'd be easier AND you wouldnt be alone, muddling your way through awkward social conversations and such. remus, surprisingly, agrees with sirius when you laugh at the idea. ever the empath, he softly explains how it could be a great idea for you, and it'd solve a few issues at the same time. James doesnt really say anything till sirius suggests you bring him as your fake boyfriend, and James is immediately lighting up like "im your boyfriend??? yeah??" and he just.. cannot be told, no matter how many times you stress that he'd be a fake boyfriend, he just repeats that hes your boyfriiiieeeennnddd though. plain and simple.

he definitely takes his role seriously. makes excuses like, "we have to practice kissing, id kiss you ALOT as your boyfriend, yknow. and I dont want you to freeze up if I kiss you for the first time and you dont know how to react. we MUST practice." also holdsur hand all the time now and hes shameless about it - "but lovely, im ur boyfriend im meant to hold ur hand, cmonnn". even gets jealous like a real boyfriend would now (not that he didn't before, but now he lets it show).

at the event, also has a habit of stealing you away and keeping up the boyfriend role, im saying he lays it on THICK, doesnt matter if no one else can see it or is paying attention. im talking touchy, he probably nuzzles his face down into yours alot,constant love sick expression on his face. its gets so bad that even ur brother is like "wow, didn't realise youd get an actual boyfriend. like, what blackmail do u have on him?? did you finally submit to the devil and curse him or smthn cus Jesus fucking christ sis look at him, hes mooning over you from across the room. seems like an alright bloke though. maybe."

can imagine that hes touchy and sweet and etcetcetc but also. after ur little event is done, he stops joking and pretending, bends down to you and "so can I be your boyfriend now. pleeeaase?? ur auntie even said that I must be a lovely young man.. you think im a lovely young man too, right? so I can be ur boyfriend?? ]: please?"

FAKE DATING JAMES IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE TROPES WITH HIM!!!!!!!!! BECAUSE BECAUSE BECAUSE he'd want to 'sell it' just like you mentioned, and he'd plan these insane grandiose gestures that have you melting for real and then you sneak off to a private area and he's giggling like they totally bought it!! and ur weak in the knees like yEah they did!!

you stress so many times to him that he's your fake boyfriend. fake. FAKE. but he absolutely refuses to say that, he calls it method acting. he's gotta get in character, he can't tell himself it's fake all the time or it'll seem fake!

no bc even before you get to your parents house he's like okay so let's practice our kisses. we're gonna need casual cheek kisses, the 'i-don't-want-to-make-a-scene kiss', the 'we-think-we're-alone' kiss, the forehead kiss, the hand kiss, the air kiss- and he's rambling on about all the ways he's gonna smooch you up and your cheeks are on fire.

the days leading up to the event he does practice! whenever you walk out of a room he grabs your hand and tugs you down to kiss your cheek, he makes you kiss him goodnight every night before bed, he even insists that you give it all you've got when no one else is around so that you get comfortable being passionate with him.

he greets your mom like the perfect gentleman, bringing her a bouquet and offering to help with dinner. but when she politely declines the help he sits on the floor at your feet while you're on the couch, spreads ur knees so that he can sit between your calves, and hangs out with the kiddos on the floor. he's their big jungle gym, constantly has children crawling all over him, and they definitely ask him scandalized questions like 'you KISS her?!?!?!' and then he gets this big shit-eating grin on his face and leans up to lay a big fat wet juicy smooch on your lips and they all chorus 'ewww!' and run off to giggle about it somewhere else. it leaves james with no more playmates, so he hoists himself up onto the couch and wraps an arm around you, proceeding to be sickeningly sweet and domestic and cute. definitely a nuzzler, ur so right <33333

YES THE TEASING FROM EVERYONE ELSE SKGNG ur grandma is like 'i'm glad you found a good man before i die' and ur auntie is like 'does he have an older brother??' everyone is enamored by this loverboy you've brought home, and he plays the part so well that no one ever realizes it was fake.

which is good, because it isn't for long. he definitely begs for you to give him a chance at being your real boyfriend, but you don't bother even giving him the chance, you just tell him you already know he'll be a fantastic real boyfriend because he went so above and beyond when it was only supposed to be fake :') ur so far gone for him and it's the best night of his life, i guarantee it :')

#THIS MADE ME SOB I LOVE JAMES MORE THAN ANYTHING #james potter #james potter x reader #james potter headcanons #james potter fanfiction #james potter oneshot #james potter hcs #james potter fluff #james potter blurb #james potter drabble #james potter dialogue #james potter fanfic #james potter x reader fanfiction

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unohanabbygirl · 8 months

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I think Cregan probably won't appear in FMN, but if he does appear I am gonna become FERAL

I am highly delulu and I strongly believe that Jace and Cregan had a romance at winterfell and that pact was a marriage.And he was doing Laenyra style of " if I can marry this fellow of the same gender I gonna do the best bext thing that is marrying our kids so our bloodlines become one".

So imagine Jace in this life having the Stark name???My god shhsbdhdjdndnixbendkdhbejx

luke being like yeah you're a bi in the closet,and Jace being like?????What do you mean you've never heard of my relationship with Cregan? Until he remembers that Lucerys has no memories.

Look babe, never say never. Who knows, maybe one chapter Luke just may stumble into a buff hottie who just so happens to be named Cregan Stark. Ironic, he knows.

Would Luke try to proposition said hottie? Depends on if Lucemond are offical at the time or not. But what I do know for certain is that this Cregan politely declines due to still mourning his long departed spouse whom he married under the Weirwood tree in the godswood of his ancestral home. Completed by cutting their palms and drinking one another’s fallen blood. You know, the usual.

I can just see Luke telling Jace about the guy who turned him down. I’m talking wildly vivid descriptions because he was just that fine.

Jace reacts like any normal person would by shaking Luke by the shoulders until he spills on exactly where this meeting took place before running out the door. Luke can only stand there confused as hell as the sound of Jace’s car tires screech across the pavement.

The image of Baela, Aegon, Jace and Cregan taking after Daemon, Nyra, Laena and Harwin and forming a polycule brings me joy, LMAOOO

#asks

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sweetpinkxpersonal · 1 year

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As a female who’s started to be confident in myself and working out sometimes hearing the compliments is really annoying after a while.

When old men start hitting on me even more I absolutely cringe.

Things that I wasn’t able to tell people except my best friend include:

Flirting with someone I currently work with and broke that off because the store spreads mad rumors, I had fun so its been okay, nothing is super awkward afterwards.

Going on a date with a man that I barely met on tinder TWICE.

The first time was probably scary as shit since no one really had my location but knowing that I absolutely decided to meet this man at his place, turn him down twice for sex (LMAO, such self control) but then having him pop back every so often is so wild. The second time I met him the deed was done. (Of course I was safe LOL). He now likes my IG posts about working out lmao. And tried to hook up with me again but I politely declined.

Having my old coworker/checker/meat dept guy confess his absolute love for me. In the most weirdest way, wouldn’t want to get off the phone with me. Dropping hella compliments, bringing up the fact that my ass looks good (yes it got weirder and cringier). Told me once we were looking for an item together in the freezer and he wanted to kiss me (can’t remember if I was still a checker at the time or an actual manager, but realizing now that I was most likely a manager. BRUH). Told me he was hitting on me from day one since we met but me being me, never knew and always played nice. He also stated that he wanted to tie me up and other shit. All while still currently with his girlfriend of 2 years. Absolutely cringy.

My birthday was on Jan 4th, and a senior clerk from my old store who I’ve never really talked to much posted on my Facebook “Happy Birthday Gorgeous” (PERFECT. SO not only did the guy I used to work with call me that while he was on the phone drunk with me, but this guy too?). SIDE NOTE: I sent that screenshot to my best friend the other day.

The time when one of my current GM clerk asked me out for dinner and drinks but I declined and he was texting me while I was closing and when I dropped the fact that I was on the phone with my bf (AKA my bestfriend not boyfriend but lmaooo) he stopped texting me/flirting with me.

I got added by someone who used to run the meat dept at my current store and he then proceeded to hit one me. Kept DMing me on instagram (awkward), left him on read a couple times and he finally got the hint.

Men. Dude, just men in general.

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acapelladitty · 3 years

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your doc ock fic made my entire morning and I’d offer you my entire kingdom and/or cash money in exchange for an any gender self insert drabble ft impregnation if you’re into that kind of thing 🙏

I am sorry to report that it's not really my thing at all, anon 😣 so I will respectfully decline the request and hope that someone else is able to fulfil it for ye! The concept is just not vibing with me atm and I don't think it will over time so apologies 💞

Gotta thank ye for the amazingly kind words though! The Doc Ock fuckers have been an amazing wee fandom to write for, yourself included, since you're all so polite and sweet! It honestly makes me want to write more since my heart is weak to it lmaooo xx

#rawing is fine but intentional insemination just mehhhhhs me out #doc ock #doctor octopus #otto octavius #dr otto octavius #spider man #marvel

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miekasa · 3 years

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💉 in the case of erwintholomew, our most esteemed blonde dad

before the pandemic, they barely interacted. erwin was levi’s friend after all. although the rest of the gang had bonded with oc, erwin was less visible. he was polite of course, charming even! in uni days (erwin works in corporate now, so his major is business/econ/accounting whatever yall want!), every single history and literature professor fell in love with erwin. as did the barista at the school cafe, the friday night guard, the park street sweepers, and every member of the tai chi ladies club who practiced during weekends at the park where he made his morning run. he always greeted them and yelled “great form, keep it up, ladies!” when he passed by.

of course he tried to turn up the charm on oc (old habit). but. but. oc was just. unaffected. she treated him no differently from the others in his friend group. no swooning or giggling or bashful smiles. she didn’t even blush when he tried his smoulder while offering her some of his enhanced fruit smoothie (enhanced with spinach and kale). she laughed and declined, opting instead for a berry smoothie that she loaded with full-fat yogurt and honey. he was aghast. and levi said oc was a doctor? (levi might have been laughing silently in the background. hange was full-on cackling while moblit was trying to shush them.) he didn’t dwell on it much, it’s not like they saw each other a lot. but then the pandemic struck. being confined to one living complex meant he was lucky to see his friends still. they were at levi’s, watching a movie, when it happens.

oc walks through the door and hange yells “hiiiiii!” she waves at them tiredly. and starts stripping. at the door. in front of everyone. erwin’s blood pressure spikes. his face goes red. he’s staring with his mouth half open, thick brows knitted together. levi snaps his fingers to shake him out of it. moblit is tapping his shoulder more forcefully by the minute while hange has begun asking oc about her day. they’re talking amiably as if oc wasn’t by the door, in her underwear, spraying her things down with alcohol. she catches erwin’s staring and laughs out loud. by this time, moblit has hidden behind the couch and levi has buried his head in his hands from secondhand embarrassment. oc asks him if he’s never seen people in bikinis. “it not as if a bra and undies covers anything less!”. (erwin will later be relieved that she understood him and did not pin him for a creep). hange says erwin just doesn’t function like a regular human. he’s more of an intergalactic species with elements of dad-ness to him.

hange: he’s kind of like a DILF but also a dad!

moblit audibly groans in embarrassment. oc giggles and walks to the bathroom to shower like nothing happened. levi and hange both give erwin a slap, and that pulls him out of it.

levi: you’re redder than a hot cheeto, your elderly highness

erwin: what’s a DILF?

a few headcanons of their relationship:

he still gets flustered seeing oc strip down after work. he fainted once when hange began talking about oc’s bra and the little birds embroidered on her underwear (on her butt). oc sighs and just tells levi to elevate erwin’s legs and let him smell something pungent. moblit has a picture of him passed out. it’s printed and framed on hange’s shelf.

he almost popped a blood vessel when oc once asked him what was the difference between debit and debt and dividends.

oc: i’m a science nerd, erwin, i don’t know jack shit about business jargon!

erwin: these are accounting terms! they’re totally different!

oc: to-ma-to, to-mah-to?

erwin just really has to ask. really. because he’s erwin. “

erwin: do you ever think of a different line of work? i mean, it is a very scary virus and a pandemic

oc: erwin, i went through a decade of academia for this. still going through it. and i need to pay rent and put food on the table!

levi is rolling his eyes in the background because this little shit said that with her whole chest while she was literally living off peanut butter.

erwin is also stressed with oc’s eating habits with particular attention to nutrients and calorie count. he tried giving oc an organic diet plan, but oc sat him down and debunked every single thing about trendy diets. she also bugs him stop dieting. “diets are not foolproof! erwin, you are 250 lbs of healthy muscle! one burrito won’t hurt!”

they once had a romcom movie night. it was cheesy and fun and perfect for unwinding. until the sex scene happens.

oc: why do men just stick it in? where is the foreplay?

hange: mhmm the male gaze has ruined men, amazing how men ruin themselves

erwin, turning red: do people really talk about detailed sex so casually? i mean we’re in public?

levi: yes, erwin, grow up

moblit, whispering: it wasn’t even detailed, erwin, please

he does go to oc when he pulls a muscle or strains something. she tut-tuts while wrapping up a joint or icing and stretching his sore muscles and tells him to take it easy on the workouts. he’s also started sending fitness health articles to oc, and oc patiently confirms or debunks each one with sound medical and scientific basis.

he lets oc use his gym. she works out in a sports bra and cycling shorts because she says it means less laundry for her. oc usually just runs (speedwalks actually, and jesus, erwin is itching to turn up the speed) on his treadmill for 20 minutes. then she cycles for another 20 minutes and calls it a day. he tried to take on the role of her trainer and gave her a workout regimen. oc makes it to five sit-ups, ten burpees, and a single 1-minute plank before she falls flat, gasping like a fish out of water, and gives up. she’s flat out on his gym floor, but she tells erwin she appreciates him. erwin had to give her a piggy-back ride back to her apartment though.

levi:you died after five sit ups?

oc: shut uP, LEVI

whenever she uses his gym, she leaves him food. a slice of cake, donburi from the japanese place, a salad bowl, fajitas, some mochi, a parfait. not once has her gift of food been a part of his diet plan, but he eats them heartily. he hides when he eats the desserts, even if he’s roomie-free. he just feels like he’s cheating too much.

he never quite gets used to oc. she’s nice and wonderful, but she still manages to surprise him. a lot. to others, it may seem like oc enjoys pulling his leg (to hange’s endless delight), but in reality, she’s just trying to help him navigate and acclimatize to the ever-changing modern society and social norms. levi notices, of course, and it only makes him fall so much harder 😌

it’s fun to clown erwin within reason, really vibing with the modern au erwin on here 😌 but yeah, this is how i picture their interactions and dynamics 😭

THIS IS PERFECT OMFG BYE!! I love, love, love the idea of just... slightly socially aloof, but very professionally proficient Erwin trying to make friends with Levi's.... well not his s/o but his very obvious crush at least LMAOOO. I love it, I really, truly do anon, you continue to deliver 😌😌

OC: Erwin, I went through a decade of academia for this. Still going through it. And I need to pay rent and put food on the table!

Levi is rolling his eyes in the background because this little shit said that with her whole chest while she was literally living off peanut butter.

HELP LEVI IN THE BACKGROUND BECAUSE HE WOULD 😭😭 LITERALLY LIVING OFF OF PEANUT BUTTER BYEEE the amount of unconscious lies Levi could expose oc for... I get the feeling he's /this/ close to strapping her to the dining room chair and spoon feeding her himself

Levi: you’re redder than a hot cheeto, your elderly highness

Erwin: what’s a DILF?

HELP THIS IS MY FAVORITE EXCHANGE LMAOO. Levi clowning Erwin, Erwin being too confused too even respond to Levi's jab; he's still processing being called a DILF, and I just know that Levi isn't gonna be the one to explain it, but god forbid Hange does lmfaooo

OC makes it to five sit-ups, ten burpees, and a single 1-minute plank before she falls flat, gasping like a fish out of water, and gives up. she’s flat out on his gym floor, but she tells erwin she appreciates him. erwin had to give her a piggy-back ride back to her apartment though.

Levi: you died after five sit ups?

OC: shut uP, LEVI

Okay first of all, relatable, bye... something about the atmosphere of any gym, even if it were privately owned by a blonde businessman, makes it impossible for me to actually work out 😭😭 The fact that Erwin piggy-backed her back to her apartment is so cute please, I know they never quite get used to each other, but the friendship they have going on right now is so damn cute in an unconventional way, I adore it. Definitely an unexpected pair of friends and they don't... /quite/ work, but they also do. Incredible

Also not Levi coming for her, listen, not all of us are built like you, also you know damn well she's been living off of peanut butter sandwiches, OF COURSE she was gonna die after a few sit ups 🙄🙄 if you wanna help her improve, then start cheffing it up smh

#💉 anon #this kinda erwin is so cute omfg seriously #this whole au..... is so very delicious bye

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ratsoh-writes · 2 years

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Lmaooo. Hound will never get peace again. Meanwhile Slick is getting all the ladies, men, and all people in between to fall for him to allow the pranks to be superb.

Lmao. Did I mention the Swap Papyrus Hive mind members' brothers have an alternate group? I think I called it the "Hive Mind Brother Support Group" or whatever.

Lord, wine and mal politely declined. Lord because as long as mutt doesn’t bring his chaos home, he can’t bring himself to care anymore. Wine because he likes that coffee is exercising his sneakiness, and mal because he too is a chaos starter. He just doesn’t advertise it like cash

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binniedeactivated · 3 years

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Yeonjun having to fake laugh and say that you will haft to meet his parents if you want to marry him: -💜

Lmaooo PLSSS he probably hears that shit in every fancall I feel so bad 😭😭😭😭😭😭 and kai politely declining tf outta his proposals

#cutie moots💕

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b-lessings · 4 years

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Men are gross part 1: So I walked into the bank and took a seat. This guy next to me started counting his money and then he was like starting a small conversation about Corona and shit which only took like 20seconds and then he was like oh I have to go now so can I get your number I am very serious and shit. And when I POLITELY declined again and again and again he was like " YOUR LOSS " and walked up and left .. woaaah my loss indeed lmaooo

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mycandylovefanatics · 5 years

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Last anon here: I didn’t know it was only 3 per hc, I’m so sorryyyyy. Lys, Cass and Nath, then. And the songs I meant the songs on the last event, not the songs of your post hahahaha. The songs of your post are def one of the genres I was thinking for this ☺️

Hiii. The last hc made me think about something else: how would the LIs dance with Candy (HSL, in this case, but you can put the ones from UL too)? Not like the last event, which had genres we don’t usually hear in a common party – I want to know how they would dance with her (if she insisted... or not) in a dance club, bar or similar. (Looove your hcs and I’m very happy you’re active again!)

Lysander

Lysander will happily slow dance with you, or playfully dance with you in private but in a public setting like this?? Good luck lmao he’s not one to dance to party music, it’s just not his thing. If he does happen to dance to it then he’s not really doing much, maybe moving side to side, spinning you around or something lol

Lysander is a very straight forward guy and he’s not going to do something he doesn’t want to do, even if you’re persistent about it.

He’ll politely decline. “No thanks, but I’m sure Rosa or Alexy would have no problem joining you.” “Are you suuuure Lys?” “I’m sure Y/N” he’ll say with a small smile

Don’t bug him too much about it after that either. He doesn’t like being pestered about things, especially when he’s already given you a clear answer. Just leave it at that. If a slow song comes on then sure, he’d love to. He much prefers a calmer setting when it comes to this.

While he won’t join you, he really likes watching you! He loves seeing how happy you look, and how carefree you seem out on the dance floor. If you’ve got the moves, it impresses him a little. He’ll compliment you on your skills for sure. “You looked amazing out there, love.”

The only way you might get him to dance with you is if he’s a little drunk, but again good luck because he doesn’t enjoy being drunk at all and even then he’s nothing but a sleepy drunk. Or if you’re at home like I said earlier he’ll get into these playful moods with you where you two are just goofing around a bit and he’ll bust out with some cheesy dance move like the sprinkler, or the Carlton lmaoooo it’s really surprising coming from him but when he’s 100% comfortable with you he can be pretty playful sometimes.

Castiel

I honestly think Castiel can dance, but he’s extremely secretive about it. At parties, sure he’ll dance with you but it’s nothing special, just your basic party dancing. He’s not busting out any crazy dance moves or anything. Don’t expect much more than that. He’ll probably stop after a while, preferring to sit down and have a few drinks. He does think you look really cute dancing with your friends though, and he enjoys watching you shake those hips.

But, back to the fact that he can dance!

He won’t blatantly tell you that he can, it’s never something that he brings up because he doesn’t want you to immediately ask him to show you something. You’ll find out when you’re at his apartment probably. You stayed over and the next morning you guys got up a little early to make breakfast. You put on some music on your phone, the songs are on shuffle and then “moves like jagger” comes on. You notice him bobbing his head to the beat, humming the words. “Since when do you listen to Maroon 5?” Lolololol he’s not an avid pop music listener at all but come on, no one can resist a good bop. He’ll just shrug his shoulders and keep on humming. A little bit into the song you’re both dancing, jokingly at first. And then the chorus comes in and the man just busts out a whole fuckin spin and moon walk like… what??? Since when? And then he just continues on cooking breakfast like he didn’t just do that. If you bring it up he acts like he doesn’t know what you’re talking about

Nathaniel

Nope. No no and no. Gosh Nathaniel is such an awkward dancer. Even when he slow dances it’s nothing too crazy because he’s scared he’s gonna look stupid lmao. When you ask him to dance he’s very hesitant, and he’ll probably say no at first. A little more coaxing or begging he MIGHTgive in but even then he’s already blushing like uhhh idk about that one chief. His dancing is very stiff and a little funny looking but if you’re enjoying yourself he’ll endure it for you lol much like Lysander it’s nothing special. Moving side to side, mostly following your lead. Just guide him a little bit and he’ll eventually get the hang of it lol After a while though he feels silly and wants to sit back down.

Oh my god but in private it’s so adorably bad lmaooo he cannot dance to save his life. He’s much more open to doing these things with you but that doesn’t mean he’ll be any good at it. It’s really funny when you try to teach him new dancing fads. You show him the steps to the running man or something like that and he tries to copy you but he’s so offbeat and he looks like he’s having a stroke poor Nate lololol. He can do simple dances though, like hitting the woah or the whip lmao not that he would ever willingly do these dances but if he DID try he definitely could do it.

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hockeytrashgoblin · 6 years

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How They Met (AustonxAshley)

“Uuugh it’s raining here.” I complained loud into the phone while walking through the skywalk leading to the rogers center.

“Oh no that’s not good.” Grandma said. “How early are you?”

“Well they open the doors in like 2 and a half hours but no one is in line right now so I’m going to sit by the Jays shop for a bit.”

“That’s a good idea. Don’t get too wet you’ll get sick.” I stayed there talking until it was time for me to get in line. I was there for country day at the rogers center. I really wanted the free shirt, the concert and the baseball game too. I loved the Jays and High Valley so I was very excited to be there. I was bouncing in excitement as I was getting closer and closer to the doors. This was my favourite place in the entire world. I got in and got my shirt immediately going into the bathroom to change from my 3 layers of bluejays stuff to my new shirt. It went down past my knees and all the way down my arms which made me laugh but I wasn’t surprised. Giveaway shirts always fit me like a dress and this was no exception. It was supposed to be half sleeves but oh well it was cute and I loved it. I left the bathroom and ended up going to the west jet flight deck to see High Valley. I was walking around looking at all the stuff and stayed put where the bluejay girls were square dancing since that was where High Valley would be in a little while. Other people started gathering near the edge of the floor so I went over there so I would be able to see them below me I was lucky enough to be right behind one of the guys. Other people were gathering around me but I didn’t really care very much for them, I was on my own so it didn’t really matter. I did notice however people yelling and a commotion going on around me. Girls were whispering and fixing their hair and clothes to which I just rolled my eyes at.

“Oh my god here Mitch you can have my spot at the front.” some blonde girl said trying to look cute.

“Thanks.” he said pushing past her right beside me, he never gave her a second thought and I rolled my eyes once again. I put my arms on the railing and stood on my tip toes so I could reach it at all since I’m so short. I was getting more and more excited as the band started coming out and tuning the instruments. But then there was a tap on my shoulder from the side. I turn my attention to the one and only Mitch Marner. “Hey babe you wanna move so my friend can come up beside me?”

“No.” I said simply.

“Um that’s kinda rude don’t you think?”

“No I don’t think it is actually. I was here first and I’m not moving. You guys should’ve gotten here earlier.” I said looking right at him.

“Sorry Aus looks like you’re stuck back there.” he said looking up behind me.

“Mitch I already told you it’s fine. She’s short enough I can see over her. It’s not a big deal.” I recognized the voice immediately and my body tensed a bit. I was definitely blushing bad. Auston Matthews was standing right behind me. I wasn’t going to freak out, he was just a person after all but I had a crush on him almost the whole time I had been watching hockey this season. I felt another tap on my shoulder, this time from behind. I tensed again, took a deep breath and turned to be faced with deep brown eyes looking at me. “I’m sorry about that, he was being rude.”

“It’s okay.” that’s all I said before turning back around in time to see High Valley walking up making me scream and almost forget all about Auston Matthews behind me. All through the songs I was kind of bouncing and dancing to which Mitch joined me on the second song.

“Okay maybe you aren’t so bad.” he said in between songs.

“Boi I am aware.”

“Auston never dances with me.”

“Party pooper.”

“Yes! Exactly! See Aus? Party pooper.”

“Mitch shut up.” Auston said as the next song started, which was Make you mine which was my favourite high valley song. I was singing along and all the sudden Brad put the microphone up to me and I got to sing into it which made me so excited. Mitch kept hitting my arm while I was doing it yelling that it was so cool. After he took the mic back me and Mitch were yelling and dancing around excited because Brad winked at me and I threw my arms up way too hard hitting Auston right in the nose causing it to bleed.

“Oh my god! I am so so sorry.” I said so embarrassed I wanted to jump off the westjet flight deck.

“It’s okay.” he said chuckling a bit.

“Here come on let me help please?”

“Okay. I’ll meet you in the booth Mitch.”

“Okay dude, don’t die.” Auston rolled his eyes and I took his hand bringing him out of the crowd and out of the flight deck completely. I went into the nearest bathroom and got a bunch of toilet paper for him to hold on his face while we walked towards the nearest ramp to the 500 level knowing it wouldn’t be very busy near those.

“Where are you taking me?” Auston asked me.

“Just away from the crowd. Sorry I just noticed I’m still holding your hand, my bad.” I let go of it and we stopped walking, we were out of the way enough. “Sit.”

“On the ground?”

“Yes on the ground.” I said rolling my eyes. “What are you too good to sit on the ground?”

“No but isn’t it kind of gross?”

“Kind of. But you don’t come to the ballpark because it’s the cleanest place in the world.”

“Well that’s true I guess.” he said laughing as he sat down. I opened my backpack and got out my little first aid kit, taking out a one time use ice pack. “So you just carry around a first aid kit? Do you take people out often?”

“No, I’m just clumsy as hell. I didn’t carry one around in adventure backpack until I cut my knee open one time.”

“How did you cut your knee open?” he asked before hissing in pain as I applied the ice pack to his face.

“In an abandoned house back home. Me and three of my friends went back to paint in there and on the way in the window there was one jagged piece of glass that just went directly into my leg. Right here.” I said showing the hole in my pants and the scar left over.

“Why did you keep the wrecked pants?” he asked with an amused smile on his cute face.

“They’re my favourite.” I replied simply.

“They are nice.”

“I know. That’s why I still have them. I tried to sew the whole but it’s not a seam so it just looked bad.”

“That’s a shame.”

“Yeah well whatever. If there wasn’t a hole I wouldn’t have been able to show you my sick scar.” I joked raising my eyebrows making him laugh.

“Oh yeah. Makes you look tough.” he was still smiling big.

“Yeah boy I know. I’m very tough.”

“Yeah sure.” he said sarcastically.

“Hey I took you out.” I pointed out with a shit-eating smirk.

“Touche.” he said laughing again. We sat in relative silence for a few seconds while I moved the ice pack to assess the damage.

“How the hell did I scratch you that bad?” I asked looking at the small cut across his cheek.

“Look how long your nails are! How would you not?”

“K it’s not my fault I’m growing them out because I saw a post on instagram of some girl with long nails with glitter and different colours under there and I want to do it. Besides it makes finger picking my mandolin easier so it makes sense practically too” I rambled at him while he just smiled at me. “God stop smiling I’m sorry I rambled.”

“Don’t be sorry it’s okay.” I took out a bandaid and put it on his cheek before patting it.

“Okay well you’re not bleeding or super swollen anymore so bye I guess.” I said getting up and zipping my bag before slinging it over my shoulder.

“Wait a second.” he said getting up too. I waited with a raised eyebrow. “Do you want to come watch the game in the suite with me and Mitch and a few of our friends?”

“No.”

“Wait what?”

“I said no. I have a really good seat in the 500 level I want to sit in. I haven’t sat in this spot since I was like 10.”

“You’re declining my offer to sit in the nosebleeds?”

“Dude the 500 level is the best level sooo yeah I am politely going to decline.” I said smiling.

“Do you know who I am? Any other girl would beg to be asked up to be in the booth with me.” he said getting butthurt.

“Then take any other girl.” I said shrugging turning around leaving him there blushing at the floor. “Oh and Auston?” he looked up to meet my eyes. “I know who you are and I couldn’t care less.” I smiled at him one more time and turned around to walk up the ramp.

“Wait stop.” I turned around to look at him. “Can you at least tell me who you are? You owe me. You kinda punched me in the face earlier.”

“I helped you. I owe you nothing.” I said walking back up the ramp but still calling out to him. “My name is Ashley.”

“Thank you for the help Ashley.” he yelled up the ramp at me. My heart completely melted when he said my name but we don’t have to talk about that.

“Sorry for punching you in the face.” I yelled back.

“It’s okay I don’t mind.” he yelled back before I turned the corner smiling at him one more time to see him already smiling.

I watched the whole game which was fun but it was a pathetic show by the jays. I still had fun but it was not a good game to be a jays fan for. I ended up posting pictures on snapchat and an instagram post both with the caption ‘when you punch Auston Matthews in the face at a Jays game lmaooo #killme #hesprettierinperson’.

#austonmatthews #leafs #hockey #imagine #nodybodyaskedforthis

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The Mongols (class notes)

1100-1400 CE

• One of the latest civilizations to appear in terms of our class content

• They were nomadic; after they establish themselves--> they have a pretty short run (300 yrs)

Key themes

How do historians know what they know?

• the ongoing limitations of sources by outsider about 'barbarians'

• We have the ongoing issue of outsider perspective

Background: The Mongols

• They were pastoral nomads before unification (pre Genghiz Khan)

• Tribal identity (organised based on their tribe); no real cultural ties, only shaped by blood and marriage (before gk)

• Relatively egalitarian society (lack of social class -economic division; closer to gender equality as compared to other societies)

• Dependent on trade (textiles, metal work)--> trade with northern china

• Shamanism (religion)--> not organised and institutionalised; it is a form of animism (nature--tap into the power they have and channel the benefit into their tribe, they do this through people called shaman i.e.priest, use altered states of consciousness); they don't sit around and talk to rock lmaooo -- works similar to oracle bones (ancient china) lol

-they have some personalised deities as well

Unification: Genghis Khan

• Early life: kind off rough

-born Temujin (1162 CE ish)

-Father's assassination

-Mother leaves the tribe for subsistence/survival, to avoid acts of revenge

• Vision for Mongol identity (in his 20s)- kind of unclear as to why?

-pictures how powerful he mongols can be together

-after joining the tribe back he uses- anda (Blood Brother alliance) --> not genetic, not like marriage but created a bond as strong as family; created them with own tribe first and then those outside (previous enemies to) in this way he created a network

-hence, creates a strong diversified military (every single unity consists of members from multiple tribes)

-charismatic personality

• Motivations for conquest

-temperature drop and grass shortage (around 1200)--> can't feed their herd, so essentially life is Ibn danger, this may have pushed them to seek other territories

-threat of decried trade with Chinese neighbours (could be an unsatisfactory relationship)

-Gengish Khan's appointment by Tenggeri (mongol sky god)- he was the shaman for his tribe, he could have received a message from god (could have been made up in retrospective)

Reasons for Mongol Success

• Not entirely credit to them

• Decline of empires held them to succeed; period of political chaos \

• They had really good military skills

• They adopted the military technologies of the people they conquered, hence more adaptable and successful

• Incorporation of conquered people; not beauraucrats

• Movement of citizens (killed Administrators)

• Radically Religiously tolerant society; they believe their gods are tied to a specific place they can't move, leave religion alone or some of them convert

Death of Genghis Khan (1227 CE)

• Legendary burial

-40 virgins and 40 horses

-no tomb burial culture at the time- sky burial; didn't find his tomb lmao

-this is important for us to know his influence and importance, considered an epic legendary heroic person

How the mongols viewed him?

-no tomb burials culture

-16 million male descendants?! (Specific white chromosome is in Asia for males)

The Four Khanates (1260 CE)

• Disintegrates into 4 parts after the death of Genghis khan's Son

-Golden Horde: mostly nomadic

-Ilkhanate

-Chagdhai Khanate

-Empire of the great Genghis Khan

Mongols come into contact with Islamic and Christian kingdoms

Fear of Mongols in Islamic and Christian kingdoms develops

Interactions w/ mongols

• Pope innocent IV and the Franciscans

-sends Friar Giovanni da Pianh del Carpini (1245)

• King Loui IX of France

-Willian of Rubruck (1253)

They try to get them to convert to Christianity or to convince them that trade is a better option

• Mongol interactions/conquests of Islamic kingdoms

Discussion

1. Who is the author of this text?

2. What part of the Mongol's territory did the authority interact with?

3. What is the author's bias/perspective?

4. Despite that bias/perspective what does the source tell us about the following elements of Mongol life

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