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51 days

51 days to wait, guys

#good omens #Good omens 2 Countdown #yes I will update the pack of cards everyday #i have nothing better to do #only a few hours before the trailer though

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Protective v.2 - Harry Hook x reader - oneshot rewrite

rewrite of one of my first oneshots! Protective! which was a request back when i was taking them! i just wanted to update the writing and plot a bit lol. i dont remember who originally requested it, i think it was an anon request otherwise i would @/ them! 

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You stared down at the plus sign on the little pink stick in your hands, you had taken the test three sperate times, only for it to be positive each time.

You were pregnant.

With Harry Hooks baby.

How did you know to check if you were? It had been three months since your last period, and you had not been feeling the best for the last two.

Throwing up each day, motion sickness, and then unable to eat at times, then get the oddest cravings only minutes later.

Uma told you there was only one option.

And there it was, staring right back at you, pregnancy.

How were you going to tell Harry…

How were you going to tell Mal?

She hated Uma and Harry, there's no way in hell she would approve of you and harry together, that’s the whole reason you never told her about your meetups in the seven months you had been seeing harry.

You were glad that Mal never got the inkling to walk over to Uma's territory and see you and Harry together.

Evie might be happy for you but with one word from Mal she would turn, and you didn’t want to lose any of them, but you didn’t want to lose Harry and Uma either.

Harry had saved you at a dark time in your life, and Uma had taken you in even though you were apart of Mal's crew, the two-no them and their crew had become a second family to you.

If Mal refused you simply because you had been flirting with the “enemy” you would gladly throw down her flag to raise Uma's.

But you still at least wanted to tell your friends about your accidental pregnancy before they left for Auradon, which was within the hour.

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“hey guys?” the four vks stopped, looking over at you and raising their brow “I need to talk to you before you leave”

“Okay, shoot” Mal hummed, tossing her sketchbook in her backpack and leaning against the wall. Claros and Evie stopping in their little card game and giving you their full attention, Jay sighing and nodding to you.

“um-im pre-“ “MAL!” Mal jumped at her mother's shrill voice echoing through the room, leaning over to look at her mother looking into the room “get your butt over here, the limo is here!” “you said it wouldn’t be here till 11!” Mal yelled back, Maleficent just pointed over at the wall clock, the five of you hurrying to look.

It read 11:01 am.

“shit” Mal cursed, grabbing her bags and running out of the room, the rest of the vks quickly packing up their things and following after Mal, Evie quickly grabbing your arm and tugging you along.

You tried to get a word in but by the time you caught your breath, everyone but Mal was already loaded into the van.

“mal?” you whispered, stiffening as Mal smirked and patted your arm.

“you can tell us when we get back kay? Oh, and stay away from the docks, Hooks been eyeing you up and I don’t trust him or Uma as far as I can throw them.”

You couldn’t get out a word, your brain shorting out  “i-I okay” you muttered, watching mal nod and hop into the limo, feeling your nails dig into the palm of your hand as you watched your friends drive away.

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Hours later you sat in Uma’s room, watching Uma stare down at the positive test in her hands, your leg bouncing as you waited for her reaction. She looked up at you and smiled.

“congrats girl, now how you telling Harry?”

You sighed in relief at her calm demeanor and shrugged “I have no clue how i’m going to tell him, i’m-i’m not scared of it, but I don’t know how he’ll react, I mean, he’s never shown any interest in kids other than the twins and-I really don’t know if he’ll react…positively to this?”

“well you have to tell him at some point (y/n), it's his kid too”

“I know I know….I just don’t know how to tell Harry im-“

“tell meh wha?” you squealed and spun around, seeing Harry in the doorway, brows raised in confusion “sorry love, but Uma, yer mom is lookin fer yeh”

Uma groaned and stood from her bed, pushing past harry and nodding at you “tell him” Harry gave her an odd look and walked over to you, taking your hands and pressing his lips to the back of your hand.

“what do yeh need ta tell meh lass?”

“um-i-“ you stuttered, eyes moving about the room, avoiding his gaze. The grip on your hands tightened before they released, moving to your shoulders.

“are yeh okay?” Harry murmured, worry buried in his tone, “yer kinda scarin’ meh?”

“i’m-i’m” you took a deep breath, taking Harrys hands and placing them on your stomach “i’m pregnant”

Harry entire body stopped, eyes locked on your intertwined hands placed on your stomach “harry” you whispered, feeling bile rise in your throat and the anxiety grow the longer he stared at you “um-are you….is this okay?”

“im gon’a be a da’” Harry finally whispered, tears trailing down his cheeks as a smile broke out on his face, he looked up at you, his eyes shining with joy “im gonn’a be a da!” he picked you up by the waist, spinning you around as he laughed and continued to repeat the phrase “im gonn’a be a da!”

You broke free from your trance and started to laugh with him, wrapping your arms around his neck and leaning back in his arms, stumbling a bit as he set you on your feet and pulled you into his chest. “ill be the best da’d I ca’n be on this dumpster fire of an island I swear” harry muttered into your neck, you hummed and tightened your grip around his shoulders.

“well we might not have to raise them here” Harry pulled back, raising his brow “Mal and the others went to Auradon today, and they’re going to get the wand and free us all” a grin spread on Harry's face, his eyes brightening.

“yes!” he picked you up again and held you tightly, you giggled, wrapping your legs around his waist “we can get a house by the shore! An’ well get our own ship to travel the world an-“ you laughed and pressed your finger to his lips, silencing him.

“why don’t we take this one step at a time okay?” Harry pouted, but nodded, setting you down on your feet again and grabbing your hand.

“fine, let's go get yeh some food okay?” he lead you out of Uma’s room and towards the chip shop.

“okay~” you sang, feeling the weight on your shoulders fall as you mentally reaffirmed yourself that Harry was happy to be a dad, and wouldn’t be leaving you.

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You stared at the tv in the chip shop, watching in horror as your…friends, betrayed you, choosing to stay in Auradon and be good.

They…..they weren’t going to come back….you knew it….some might say it was too early to tell, some might say they were playing the long con.

But you knew Mal, you knew Evie, Jay, Carlos….they were truly choosing good, and were leaving you behind.

The world around you blurred, Harry's feral cursing and growing fading into the background, you feebly reached out, fingers brushing against his jacket.

“(y/-(y/n)!” he called out to you, his hands wrapping around your head and waist as you fell out of your chair and crumbled to the floor.

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The sound of something being hit woke you from your impromptu sleep, Harry's quiet cursing in the background.

You cracked your eyes open, surveying the room, seeing that you were in Harry's room, buried in his sheets while he paced around the room, hands buried in his hair and muttering to himself.

“gakit cunts, tell Uma n’ I that she's theirs then jus’ leave her” he cursed, stamping his foot as he spun on his heel, his bright blue eyes locked with yours, widening and bolting over to you, crashing on his knees to kneel next to you “love are yeh okay?!” “i’m fine” you sighed, slowly sitting up and sitting against Harry's pillows “just….shocked you know?”

“aye…i’m so sorry (y/n)….” He pressed his hand to your stomach, shoulders slumping “we won't be able ta raise them in the open world like we wanted”

“as long as i’m with you harry, it doesn’t matter” you comforted, pressing your hand to his cheek and rubbing it with your thumb. He gave a soft smile and leaned up to press a soft kiss to your cheek.

“I feel the same” he smiled, standing and climbing onto the bed next to you, pulling your head to his shoulder and letting you relax against him “ye need ta be more careful from now on okay? We can't ‘ave more spills like that”

You snorted, closing your eyes and rubbing your cheek against his chest “you say that yet everyday you half risk your life for the stupidest shit”

Harry rolled his eyes, kissing the top of your head and closing his eyes “whatever” he mumbled.

You gently smacked his thigh and maneuvered to rest in the crook of his body, pulling the blanket over the two of you and sighing, ready for a nap.

Uma entered the room thirty minutes later, looking for harry, stopping as she saw you and Harry wrapped up in each other's embrace, your face buried in his neck and head resting on his shoulder.

One of Harry's arms completely wrapped around your waist protectively, the other arm resting beneath your head and hand covering his eyes as he slept silently.

Uma sighed and smiled, stepping out of the room quietly and closing the door behind her “I’ll get Gil to do it” she muttered, walking back up to the main deck.

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After 7 and a half months and an exhausting 72 hours in labor, you had finally delivered your month and a half early baby. “hi” you whispered, a tired grin spreading across your face as Desiree handed the screaming babe to you “you came a little early hun” you cooed, feeling fresh happy tears prick at your eyes as the small hand of your newborn wrapped around your finger, her eyes cracked open the slightest bit, Harry's bright blue irises staring at you for a moment before they closed.

“Harry” you laughed, not taking your eyes off the babe as he slowly leaned up from his crouched position by your side and looked at the swaddle of red and pink in your arms “she has your eyes”

“really?” Harry whispered in wonder, reaching out to touch the baby's pudgy cheek gently, gasping as she let out a small whine and released your finger to grab his “i-iahhghghg” Harry fell back on his knees, his eyes shining with tears “she's perfect” he whined, voice wavering.

You giggled and shifted to maneuver the baby into Harry's arms, he sputtered for a moment before he took her comfortably in his arms, the babes head resting on his arm safely. “oh” he whispered, unable to look away from the little girl in his arms….his little girl “she's amazin’ love” he sniffed, biting his lip.

You smiled, snuggling down into the sweaty pillows and contently watching Harry hold your brand new baby girl in his arms, looking down at her with the softest look.

“what-what are we naming ‘er?” Harry whispered, gasping as the babe let out a little burp and snuggled into his arms, tiny hand grasping onto his shirt.

“what about the names we discussed” you mumbled, feeling sleep weighing down on your eyes.

“….Emma? but I thought yeh wanted the name ta be Arella if it was a girl?” Harry asked, carefully standing and sliding onto the bed.

“why not both,” you asked, resting your cheek against his arm, smiling softly at the sleeping baby girl.

“….Emma Arella?....that sounds a bit odd, Arella Emma Hook….I like that?” Harry rambled to himself, staring off into a corner while absentmindedly rocking the babe.

“I like Arella Emma” you sighed, closing your eyes and slowly falling into the comfortable reins of sleep, following your little Arella’s lead.

“Arella Emma Hook” Harry whispered, leaning down and kissing her head “Welcome to the world, my love”

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You bounced Arella on your hip as you traveled the back alleys of the Isle to get back to the ship after visiting Dizzy to have her cut your hair. You cooed at Arella and turned a corner, stopping as you locked eyes with a familiar blue-haired “princess”

“(y/n)?” Evie gasped, her hands covering her mouth “you-you’re still-“

“here?” you snapped, glaring at the three-no four teens standing across from you, shock clear on the vks faces, and confusion on the fourth….king ben. “how surprising, but considering you abandoned me, I guess It shouldn’t be” you lifted Arella to your shoulder and started to turn back towards the docks when Evie reached out to grab your shoulders.

“(y/n) wait we never-is that a baby?” Evie stopped mid-sentence, staring right back at Arella, who was glaring back at her, her bright ocean blue eyes flashing.

“yes, and she's the reason I needed to talk to you before you left” you muttered, smirking at the look on Evie's face. “oh? Did I forget to mention? Oh, wait! I just never got the chance since well, you never came back like you promised” you spat, stepping away from Evie as she tried to reach out to you again. “(y/n)” Evie started, her brown eyes dark with tension “whos the father? Did you say yes?”

“how-how dare you?!” you screamed, taking several steps back from the vks, tightening your grip on Arella, “you think she's a rape baby?! I-I” you sputtered, feeling your face heat up the longer you looked at the traitors “and for your information the father is-“ “Step away from them, now” the deep growling voice of your boyfriend seeped in from the shadows behind you, hand gently curling on your shoulder and guiding you behind him as he stepped up, drawing his sword, guarding you against your old “friends”

Jay glared at the pirate, attempting to rush him and grab your arm to get you away from what he thought was the enemy. Harry snarled, slashing down at his arm, making jay leap back, yelping as harry slashed to the side with his sword “what did I tell  yeh Jay, stay away from my girl”

“yo-your girl?!” Jay sputtered, eyes leaping between you and Harry “but-she-“ he shook his head “there's no way that kids yours Hook! (y/n) couldn’t have possibly gotten pregnant AND given birth within six months!”

You grabbed Harry's shoulder as his entire body tensed, shaking your head as he turned to you with confused eyes, you handed the squirming Arella to him, who immediately latched onto his neck and snuggled into him.

“look” you sighed, crossing your arms and cocking your hip “me and Harry were together before you left, and I was three months pregnant the day you left, I was trying to tell you about it but you left before I could tell you and then you never came back, I really didn’t have a choice” you sighed, shrugging your shoulders “I never told you before that because I knew Mal would throw me to the streets to fend for myself, and not one of you would have said a thing”

The three vks looked at each other, shame clear in their expressions, Evie tried to speak up again but you silenced her with the waved of your hand “don’t bother, nothing you say will make it better” you turned around, grabbing Harrys now free hand and leading him away.

Ben watched the two teen parents walk away from him, frowning as the vks shook their head and continued onto their hideout. They-they were just going to leave it at that? They defiantly knew who she was, and expressed worry for her but….they were just going to move on? Not even ask him if she could come to Auradon…in the six months, not once had they mentioned her…

Ben looked back to where the red-coated pirate and (y/n) had once stood….as soon as he got back to Auradon, the next round of vks would finally be coming to Auradon.

Starting with Harry, (y/n) and their baby.

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Just Desserts

Title: Just Desserts Summary: (Y/N) is stuck in the middle of Dean and Cas’s battle to be the best bakery in Lebanon. Pairing: Dean x Reader Rating: E - Everyone Warnings: Fluff Word Count: 1147 Squared Filled: Rival AU Bingo Card: @spnaubingo​ A/N: None

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As she stood admiring her work the door to the front of the bakery suddenly slammed open. There stood Dean, his dark olive eyes narrowed on Cas then slowly turned towards her.

“Going behind my back to work with the competition!”

(Y/N)’s heart stopped, “D-Dean…” He stormed out of the front door as she yelled, “Dean!”

Running after him she caught his elbow in the middle of the street. He jerked his arm away from her, “Don’t.”

He would not even look at her as he continued to their building. (Y/N) stood in the middle of the street unable to make her legs move. She flinched when a hand gently touched her shoulder turning to see Cas looking down at her.

“I’ll go talk to him.”

She shook her head, “Don’t it will only make things worse.” (Y/N) left Cas standing there as she walked inside the bakery.

Over the next few weeks, tension between Sweet Slice and Angel Cakes was becoming the talk of the town. (Y/N) and Dean were now working silently everyday until the lunch rush was over when she would go home and collapse onto the bed in the spare room. Dean refused to speak to her and now they were just coexisting in the same home.

Cas tried to talk to Dean only to have it end with the local Sheriff being called. (Y/N) avoided Cas at all costs. The tension was spreading throughout the small town splitting friends and family apart. People loyal to one bakery shop or the other would no longer talk to one another. The small, beloved town that (Y/N) had sought refuge in was no longer a place she wanted to live in.

The final straw was one afternoon just as she was leaving Sweet Slice, when she saw Cas closing early, “Hey, why are you closing?”

“Oh… um… well, no reason. Just need to do some cleaning up.” He avoided making eye contact with her as she noticed the boarded up window.

“Whoa, what happened?” She walked towards the broken window.

Cas tried to stop her, “It’s nothing really.”

That’s when she saw her mural. The beautiful piece of art was defaced with black spray paint. Turning around she found Cas staring at his feet.

“I didn’t want you to see. Last night a few teenagers broke in and smashed my front case and painted over your mural. I have to paint over it now and I didn’t... “ His voice drifted off.

The pain that had been simmering deep within her was now boiling into anger. Clenching her fists at her sides and gritting her teeth she turned on her heels marching back towards Sweet Slice.

“Dean Winchester come out here right now!” She yelled towards the back kitchen.

He walked out in his white apron covered in flour, “What is it?”

She grabbed her arm pulling him out the front door and across the street to Angel Cakes where Cas was still standing by the front door.

“This ends. Now. It is ridiculous that we have friends and families against one another because you two can’t seem to get along. I get being competition for one another, but it has gone too far.”

“What are you talking about?” Dean crossed his arms stubbornly over his chest.

(Y/N) pointed to the boarded up window, “This! Teenagers smashed the window, then proceeded to break his front case and the final touch was spray painting over my mural! This is no longer the quaint little town I fell in love with. I’m done. If you two want to drive a wedge into this town then so be it but I won’t be here to watch it.”

Dean’s eyes snapped to hers, “(Y/N)...”

“Either fix it or I’m leaving.” She turned from both men walking away towards home.

(Y/N) immediately packed up her suitcase and backpack heading towards the only bus station in town. She had no idea where she would go, but anywhere was better than here. Deciding she did not want to go too far from Lebanon, (Y/N) bought a ticket for Kansas City. Her bus would not be there for another few hours, giving her time to think over everything that had happened.

The thought of leaving Dean was splitting her heart into two. After getting to know Cas, she could easily see herself being good friends with him. Both men were a lot alike but had significant differences. If they were not both incredibly stubborn they may have been able to be friends or even partners. She had often spent hours after working in the bakery of how the two could be partners blending their businesses.

“5:15 to Kansas City is now boarding.”

Sighing, (Y/N) grabbed her things and walked towards the exit for the buses. Any hope she may have once had was now long gone and once again, she would have to start over in a new city. Alone.

Settling into her seat, she pulled out her earbuds turning on her favorite playlist. Leaning her head back, she closed her eyes and felt the bus lurch forward. Tears slowly slipped down her cheeks as the bus took her from the only place she ever felt was truly her home. Suddenly, the bus stopped and she peeked open her eyes to see the driver adamantly talking with someone.

“(Y/N)? (Y/N) (Y/L/N)?”

Her eyes widened, “Y-Yes, that’s me.”

��You have a couple of guys here that say they need to speak with you. I aint’t got all day.”

Walking to the front of the bus, she caught a glimpse of Cas’s dark hair and Dean’s red flannel. Stepping off the bus, she assured the driver she would not be long.

“Sweetheart, we know we’ve been a pain and we’re sorry. Things are going to change, I promise. I’m begging you, please don’t leave.”

His large hands were trembling as he grasped hers bringing to his lips, “I’ll stay, but if I don’t see changes happening then I refuse to watch the town I love implode because of two stubborn men.”

Cas clapped a hand down on Dean’s shoulder, “You have nothing to worry about (Y/N). Tomorrow Dean and I are going to meet with the mayor to come up with some ways we can bring the town back together. I’m hoping by this weekend you can start painting another mural on my wall.”

She lifted Dean’s chin to see his eyes shining with tears, “Let’s go home.”

From the day forward, the small town Lebanon came together in the name of love and pastries. Sweet Slice and Angel Cakes worked together and one day merged into Angel Sweets Bakery. Dean and Cas learned that they were great partners while (Y/N) and Cas became fast best friends.

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Renault Clio RS 18 F1 EDC Tested Long Term

Long-term test (Introduction): Renault Clio RS 18 F1 EDC

How could any young adult not be excited at the prospect of driving this little attitude-packed black-and-yellow hot hatch with its Akrapovič exhaust system for the next 12 months? We tested the Renault Clio RS 220 Trophy – the car on which this is based – in our July 2017 road test and gave it credit for its exceptional performance and handling but highlighted the EDC transmission as its Achilles’ heel. It was sluggish on downshifts, especially at everyday driving speeds.

Piloting the Clio RS 18 over the past few weeks has confirmed this characteristic but I’m already adapting to its quirks. Managing the transmission in manual mode via the aluminium column-mounted paddle shifters provides problem-free downshifts and makes my commute a little more entertaining. In traffic, it’s easier to keep it in auto but the dual-clutch does sometimes struggle to negate the effects of turbo lag from the 1,6-litre engine.

More likeable is the short gear ratios, offering rapid shifts. However, the engine spins at just above 3 000 r/min at 120 km/h which, combined with a 45-litre fuel tank, means the RS empties its tank quickly. Add its stiffly sprung Cup chassis and the RS 18 F1 does not make for an ideal long-distance tourer; instead I’ll have to embark on excursions in the Western Cape rather than undertaking any major trans-country road trips. The cushy bucket seats do make everyday driving comfortable.

What definitely is on the cards for the Clio RS is track days. With its honed chassis, Michelin Pilot Super Sport tyres and RS Monitor track-infused infotainment system, it would be a crime not to stretch this hot hatch’s legs on some properly surfaced tarmac. With Renault’s permission, I’ll be attending one or two track days at Killarney Raceway. Obviously, Deon Joubert’s lap time of 01:30,90 during our test of the Clio RS 220 Trophy is way beyond my abilities but it’ll be fun to see what this little car can really do.

With just 65 units produced for SA at R449 900 a pop, the Clio RS 18 F1 is a niche product, with its only rivals being the Volkswagen Polo GTI, Mini Cooper S and, to a lesser extent, the Abarth 595 Competizione 1,4T. The Clio RS 200 Cup and 220 Trophy are no longer available in SA, so this is the only hot Clio you can currently get your hands on. With the small hot-hatch segment slowly dying in South Africa, hopefully our time with this Clio RS derivative can reignite a spark of interest.

After 1 month

Current mileage: 1 921 km

Average fuel consumption: 11,79 L/100 km

We like: bad-boy attitude, short gear ratios

We don’t like: slow downshifts

Long-term test (Update 1): Renault Clio RS 18 F1 EDC

The Clio has been such a pleasure to drive, the biggest irk so far has been keeping that black paintwork clean. The Western Cape’s water restrictions have seen it caked in a layer of dust. That said, it’s proved a learning experience on how to be more hands-on with general car cleanliness and wiping off dirt spots as I notice them.

Despite all that, the striking black-and-yellow colour scheme has been a real head-turner, with current Clio owners being the most popular demographic to crane their necks, hoping for a second view as the RS races off.

After 2 months

Current mileage: 2 301 km

Average fuel consumption: 11,59 L/100 km

Long-term test (Update 2): Renault Clio RS 18 F1 EDC

You’d think a 1,6-litre, four-cylinder engine would be frugal in a small hot hatch but, after having driven the Clio RS a little more than two months and failing to resist the punch offered by the rather sizeable turbocharger, the consumption has settled on 11,49 L/100 km, 4,1 litres more than our fuel-index figures of 7,1. Of course, that figure is also hampered by my commuting, which sees me stuck in urban traffic to and from the office. The odd adventure to a nearby mountain pass makes up for the fuel cost, however.

After 3 months

Current mileage: 2 995 km

Average fuel consumption: 11,49 L/100 km

Long-term test (Update 3): Renault Clio RS 18 F1 EDC

As 2019 dawns, this generation Renault Clio enters the seventh year of its lifecycle, which is coincidentally also its last year of production. As per the knockout round on in our January Performance Shootout issue against the Volkswagen Polo GTI, Mini JCW, Honda Civic Type R and the Clio’s Mégane RS 280 Lux stablemate, it’s quite clear the RS is starting to feel its age despite remaining dynamically very capable. At least exclusivity is guaranteed compared to some of the others. In the four months I’ve driven this RS 18 F1, I haven’t seen another one (although that might also have something to do with Renault importing only 65 units).

You can pay top dollar for a new Clio RS 18 F1, yes. You can also find a quality used Renault Clio on the Group 1 Renault website… The Renault Clio for sale is a proven reliable and legendary car - so why not get a pre-owned Renault Clio for sale it at a bargain?

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[neshabeingchildish]

The Swellview Shut In

This is for Pearl @pearlselegancies, though I don’t know if she’ll feel up to reading at the moment. I do want to preface it by saying that it involves the quarantine, but not in a sad and negative way (mostly). Really, I wanted to do more of a focus on the good things in life/friendship/found family and bonding type of premise. Hopefully, she enjoys this and anyone else who reads, too.

Charlotte Page: Student Mentor - The Swellview Shut In

A sickness was sweeping over the globe. Charlotte figured that it wouldn’t get to Swellview. Nothing ever really reached Swellview, but apparently, this was everywhere, because whenever Jasper showed up to her house in the morning, he had on gloves, a mask and was carrying a cleaning caddy in his hand. “What is up with this?” She wondered.

“The sickness has made it to Swellview, they’re closing school for at least two weeks!” He said. Then, he pulled out a can of disinfectant and began spraying her door and her things.

“There’s no school today?” She asked. 

“Oh, no… There IS, but it’s only so that we can go in and grab our things, then they are promptly shutting the doors until further notice. Come on, I have stuff in my locker and I know that you do too.”

“If there’s really something going around, isn’t it stupid for them to even have the school open?”

“They were going to straight up close, but a lot of parents and stuff made a big deal about stuff like devices that teachers took up and locker possessions, so they had to open for that, but they’re like, setting up handwashing stations in the front and stuff. Do you not watch the news?” 

The school didn’t have handwashing stations set up at the front of the building, but there were handwritten signs reminding everyone to wash their hands before and after touching things. Charlotte went to her locker and emptied it into her bag, still not fully believing that it was necessary, but taking her stuff, just in case. She texted Henry to see if he was going to do the same. He had no idea what she was even talking about. She texted Piper and moments later, the freshman met her at her locker. 

“They’re kicking us out of school for at least two weeks! What do they expect me to do for breakfast and lunch? Eat the food at home? That’s way more expensive! Henry is gonna flip. Can I stay at your house?” Piper made prayer hands. Charlotte thought about it for a moment. Her parents were out of town and she did have an extra bed, but also… Her parents would flip out if she invited someone over in the middle of a possible pandemic… “Tell them it’s for charity!” Piper squealed, knowing by now how Charlotte’s mind worked. 

At that moment, Jasper walked up to the two of them and handed his cleaning caddy to Piper, “You need to sanitize and gear up,” he said. “Gloves, mask. Charlotte REFUSED, like a fool.” Piper sighed and furrowed her eyebrows, then dropped the caddy on the floor, letting it spill products, to Jasper’s dismay. He rushed to collect them and also told Charlotte, “Char, I’ve gotta quarantine at your place.”

“What? No,” she said. “I’m not gonna have you and Piper at my house while my parents are gone and school is out!” Charlotte said.

Piper squealed, “You’re letting me stay!” and she bounced up and down.

Jasper stood up, with his products collected and asked, “You’re shutting me out? Ugh. Charlotte. You know that I can’t stay at my house for something like this. I spent hours cleaning up last night and barely made a dent. My mom’s not working again. This morning, the threw her empty ice cream pint right onto the recliner next to the couch she’s been sleeping on. I JUST cleared all of the trash off yesterday! I don’t want the illness in my space, Charlotte. LOOK AT ME!” She looked at him. He really appeared to be freaking out about the possibility of germs. 

She sighed, “I’ll ask my parents, Jasper.” She wrapped an arm around Piper and said, “Come on. Let’s go get you some clothes from home.”

“TOO MUCH TOUCHING!” Jasper said and began to spray both of them with disinfectant, until Piper punched him in the ribs. “OUCH!”

“Jasper… tone down,” Charlotte said.

“She literally just punched me!”

“After you assaulted us with disinfectant!”

“For your own good!” Jasper said.

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Piper let them into her house and was surprised to see Henry there. “For some reason, I assumed that when they closed school, you’d rush into work,” she said. He gave her a little smile, but didn’t respond.  Charlotte raised an eyebrow and went over to him while Piper rushed upstairs to get packed. 

“So, I’m gonna take her and Jasper in for a few at my place. My parents are actually stuck overseas and the town is officially going under curfew. So, I’ll make sure she’s taken care of for a little bit. Slight bit of stress off of you, right?” He frowned and nodded. “Why do I feel like it isn’t?”

He sighed and glanced towards the stairs, before saying quietly, “I’m temporarily out of work.” Charlotte gasped. Henry was the one who kept them above water and she could tell from his face that being out of work was going to most likely really hurt them. He noticed her face and forced a smile. “Don’t worry, Babe. I’ll figure something out.” He gave her a little kiss on the forehead and she smiled, in spite of being completely worried about him and Piper. But, there was something about him calling her “Babe” that kind of… made stuff at least go under the radar for a moment. 

Their relationship was a little assumed, and not officially spoken of, but Henry was usually affectionate with her and called her “Babe,” so in her mind, they were pretty much married. In fact, she had been working out the logistics in her mind, hypothetically, for what if he came along with her whenever she left for college? Sure, it would be a struggle, but he was used to some level of that and the job market where she was going was actually better than Swellview. And, yes… They would have to bring Piper, because he certainly wouldn’t leave her to fend for herself, but she could have a fresh new start at a new school and maybe even thrive if she had a happy Henry there with her and also the mentorship of Charlotte, reaching beyond the school’s program… “Babe? You okay?” Henry wondered, cutting into her overthinking tangent.

“Yeah. You… wanna come over? Since, you’re not gonna be at work? We can maybe play video games and stuff. No school for the next few weeks. You rarely get a relaxing night.”

“Yeah, I actually want to try to see what one of those ‘good night’s sleep’ things feel like,” he said. 

Piper came downstairs with her bags and said, “Henry, bring these to Jasper’s junk heap for me. I gotta see what cleaners we have. That’s what I’m using for “gas money” while we’re out of school.” 

She dropped them on the floor by the door and Henry laughed and finally let his hand drop from Charlotte’s hip. “Guess WILL be working,” he said. 

He went to go get her stuff and she went opening cabinets, “Do we SERIOUSLY not have basic household cleaners in this place? Are we THOSE people?”

“The oldest adult in your home just turned 18 a few months ago,” Charlotte reminded her. “Don’t worry about it, though. There’s plenty of cleaner at my place and Jasper took everything from his, because his folks were never going to use it anyway.”

“Dude… Are we about to do the apocalypse like the last kids on Earth?” Piper asked, excitedly.

“We’re spending some days, maybe a couple of weeks at my house. Did you bring hobby stuff? Because you’re not gonna be able to go out and hang with your girls when you’re bored. You need like books and stuff.”

“Books? Like… in case we run out of toilet paper? I think we’ve got some, somewhere…” Piper left and Charlotte didn’t even stop her. 

Henry came back inside and Charlotte wondered, “So… Are you coming over? We might be stuck there and that might mean not seeing your sister for a few…”

He made a confused face. “You worried about me not seeing Piper, or me not seeing you?”

“I mean… Are you worried about it?” She asked, nonchalantly shrugging her shoulders.

“It’d totally suck. Let me go get some stuff packed and I’ll meet you all there.” 

“Cool,” she said. She was really cheering inside. In fact, mentally, there was an entire Glee Cheerios performance, complete with stunts as she awkwardly left the house. 

Piper came back into view and said, “Well, most of these pages are pretty rough, so I vote making Jasper use these as toilet paper whenever stock gets low…” Henry stared at her in confusion. She waved a hand and stuffed a book into a duffel bag. “That was for Charlotte’s ears. Forget I said it.” She left, too and Henry sighed. This was going to be… Interesting.

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Jasper and Piper worked on getting everything cleaned up while Henry unpacked and brought everything to the rooms that Charlotte assigned. Jasper was fine to take the couch, but most of his stuff would have to be kept in Charlotte’s room, simply because she wasn’t going to have her parents come back to see Jasper had moved into their living room! She and Piper were in her bedroom, all of Piper’s stuff fit beneath the spare bed, so Jasper’s was in the closet. And Henry was given her parents’ room, because he was the least likely to impose on their stuff. In fact, he was so uncomfortable that he didn’t want to unpack any of his things in there, but their bathroom was amazing. He was ready to at least spend some time in that shower. 

In fact, he got into the shower after he unloaded everything from Jasper’s car. Charlotte was making a list of things that they might need - which, she felt like they were pretty stocked up for the house - but normally, 3 people lived there, and now four were and there was a different basis of need, too. Her mother told her to use the emergency credit card to stock up and to message them everyday updates on how things were, and also photos of the house. She and Jasper went to gather everything, people were really wilding at the store, like… she was shocked at their behavior. Jasper had to guard her several times, and when they finally made it out, hours had passed. 

Henry and Piper were in her room whenever they got back to the house. They both felt uncomfortable being anywhere else in the house without permission, so they were just catching up in there. But, Henry rushed to help them bring everything in once they got there. 

They all unloaded the truck and Jasper and Charlotte told them about the way that people were behaving and how much more serious it seemed after having been around them like that. Henry was bothered by the fact that people were getting rough with Charlotte and he hadn’t been there to protect her. Protecting was kind of his thing, and Charlotte was kind of his girl. 

Piper told the others, “So, I’ve planned out a movie night thing for every night this week, since we’re gonna be in here at least that long. I’m thinking that it’ll be cool to watch some apocalypse kinda stuff. Maybe some zombie stories. End of the world, dystopian mood.”

“In this climate?” Charlotte wondered.

“Especially in this climate,” Piper said. 

“I think we should have assigned chores and designated dinner making nights,” Jasper said.

“Good idea, but I don’t cook. I suck at it. It would be a waste of food.”

Charlotte said, “My mom told me to make meals, do meal prep and also freeze some meals, so I’m going to get started on that today, since it’s more people than I usually have had to do stuff like this for.”

“You’ve had to do stuff like that before?” Henry asked.

Piper chuckled, “Her parents are almost literally never home,” she said. 

“They work a lot and since I’m older now, they take on a lot more overseas ventures than when I was younger,” Charlotte explained, defensively. 

Henry furrowed his eyebrows, wondering how he didn’t know that piece of information, but then again, he and Charlotte didn’t tend to discuss family stuff. Or at least… not hers. In fact, it occurred to him that he didn’t even know what her family LOOKED like. He didn’t want to ask, but he made a mental note to look for a photo later or something. In fact, he checked her social media. Surely, she had something there. But, her social media was pretty lacking in the parental area. He did see some people with her last name, though they were all white, so he clicked on a few, just out of curiosity. He found Fiona Page, who actually had a lot of young photos of her and Charlotte and one of the posts was her wishing her daughter a great time at Future Visionaries Camp. Now, he felt the need to investigate…

Charlotte and Jasper went to the kitchen. They had a routine for things like this, and they got started on their cooking party while Piper learned the remote control to the Pages’ system and Henry sat on his phone, looking at Charlotte’s mom’s page. Charlotte was fine to leave them to that while she and Jasper made a meal. It was the first time that she had Henry over in all the time that she’d known him. Mostly… Charlotte didn’t let people into her home. Piper was the first person in a while, and even she had only been over a couple of times, and only in the past few months. Jasper was the only friend that came over kind of regularly, and that was because (she believed) that her parents saw him as a charity case, and boy were they big on those. 

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One week of denial passed. Then, a week of realization. By the third week, they had touched base with all of the adults - her parents were going to remain overseas for now, but didn’t mind if she kept her friends there. Jasper’s parents were BOTH so sick that they could barely leave the house. Charlotte told him to just stay put and fight that urge to go help take care of them. They could always call 911 if they simply couldn’t stand it. He was no doctor and this was a pandemic. Henry’s mom had “been trying to figure out where on Earth her children were” this whole time (she was at the Hart house, had found Jake in an alley and brought him home and the two of them were going to spend the citywide quarantine there). Piper wanted to go home, but whenever Charlotte told her that she would have to stay there if she did, she opted for just staying, also; but she was very visibly upset about it. Henry spent time trying to cheer her up. His boss called to tell him that he wasn’t sure if he would even be able to reopen the store after all of this. Nobody was in a good way, except for Charlotte and her family, so she tried not to harp on the things that she was feeling too much, because she felt like it was petty in comparison to the others.

Charlotte left all of her friends in the living room after dinner to go into her room and relax for a moment. She usually had some time just before dinner to meditate and unwind from the school day, but the past few weeks, she hadn’t done so, considering the change in the house. She needed at least a couple of minutes. 

After having been there for only a moment, Henry knocked on the door and peeked in, “Hey. You okay?” He asked. She forced a smile and nodded her head. She was lighting a candle and had a record player playing in the background. “I feel like I just interrupted something. I’ll go,” he said. She didn’t stop him. He sat down outside of the door and got back onto his phone. In case somebody else came around, he’d let them know that she didn’t seem to want to be bothered at the moment. 

Charlotte went into her bathroom and drew herself a bath. She could shower tomorrow. It wasn’t like she did a whole lot today, anyway… Well… maybe she should shower afterwards, just to be safe, if there were so many germs going around that now they were getting emails about prom being cancelled and POSSIBLY graduation. That was a hit to her gut. She knew that she probably wasn’t going to win prom queen. That Bianca most likely had that in the bag, and while Charlotte got a lot more popular her senior year than previously, Bianca had been on the road to prom royalty since junior high. But graduation? That was basically robbery. That was something that she PERSONALLY looked forward to for 13 years of her life! The first day of school, she asked her teacher, “When does school end?” and they said 3:00. “Forever?” she’d asked. Well, she certainly loved learning, but going to classrooms full of other people to do it was never her favorite thing and now that she was the best of the best in her area at it… she hated the thought of not finally being front and center, standing up to say, “Nobody can force us to go to school anymore!” Though… she wouldn’t really say that and she was gonna continue to go to school, but… Graduation was just really important and the thought of not getting one was a huge loss to her! 

She cried, listening to scratchy vinyl crooning, soaking away as much of her physical stress as possible, and posted a tiny rant about losing the opportunity to have prom and a graduation ceremony, and then just let it all out before taking a shower, doing her hair and resurfacing for her friends to let them know that she was going to go to bed and also to remind them to try to get some rest themselves.

She made it to the living room, where they all appeared to be having like crafts time or something - weird, but maybe not since they were quarantined. She furrowed her eyebrows in confusion, then said, “Um… I’m gonna go to bed. Probably like lay down and read or something. You all should try to get some sleep too.”

Henry had a pile of flowers he was toying around with until she began speaking, then he looked up and wondered, “Can I tuck you in?”

“I guess?” She said, laughing a little bit. He set down his craft materials and went with her. “You all look awfully busy with… crafts?”

“Yeah. We’re workin’ on something big,” he said, smiling. She wanted to ask him what, but she was actually exhausted from worrying and crying, so she kissed him goodnight and went to bed, opting for a book instead of reading on her phone, because she really didn’t want to see another mention of the quarantine, the virus, or the panic surrounding these things. 

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She was always the first one up, out of all of them. The few times she’d crashed at Henry’s, she learned that. Today was an exception, though. Whenever she got up, she noted first that Piper wasn’t in the spare bed, but figured that she probably slept on the couch, because that was where the TV was and she loved TV almost as much as she loved social media. Charlotte turned on some music, went to brush her teeth and did morning stretches. She went to the living room, excited to start the day out with her friends, but paused whenever she got there and Piper was hissing at Jasper that he was hanging it wrong. She stood for a moment, taking in the room. There were these individual sheets of paper, with string connecting them to make a banner and each page was a letter, for a banner that read “HOUSE PROM.” 

“I have to be careful with it, or it’s going to tear!” Jasper fussed back at the freshman. 

Henry came into the house with a bucket full of flowers and paused whenever he saw Charlotte. 

“Morning…” He said. “I can explain.”

“You guys saw that I was bummed that Prom is cancelled, so you figured you’d turn my living room into a makeshift prom?”

“This guy gets it,” Jasper said from the step ladder.

“I know it’s not gonna be like a real prom, but… Me and Jasper are gonna wear suits. Piper’s gonna DJ. I made you a SICK flower crown… It’s gonna be okay,” Henry said, smiling and wincing at the same time, hoping that he sounded convincing. 

She sniffled and went to hug him. “These are for additional decoration… I was gonna make some arrangements and stuff. Nobody’s buying the flowers from the supermarkets, so I was actually able to get a lot of them pretty damn cheaply.” She gave him a kiss on the lips and he smiled wider. “And, I get to see you in your prom dress! You designed it, right?”

“Yeah…” 

“That’s awesome. I don’t think I’ve ever seen any of your design work.” He moved out of her reach to get back to decorations. She went to start on breakfast for everybody. He didn’t want to mention it right now, but he also was working on throwing her a mock graduation. Because, even though she had been trying to convince herself that everything would blow over and they would be able to finish the year out properly, the news said something totally different.

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The House Prom was fun. Jasper made punch. Piper had great music and went live a few times so that kids at school could know that Henry and her did this FIRST, even if some of the rich kids might wind up doing it fancier. And Henry was stunned by Charlotte’s prom dress. He wasn’t sure what color it was, but went with whites and golds for her flower crown, which didn’t clash bad with the opaque pinkish dress that she had. The style of the crown wasn’t exactly a match for the style of the dress, but she insisted that it was perfect, that everything was perfect, and honestly, that was what really mattered to him. 

Henry knew that he wasn’t as smart as her, or have as much money, or as much education and stuff.. But, making her happy… that still mattered to him, because he believed that he could, so he made sure that he did. The thought of them going their separate ways in a few months was always scary for him as he fell for her, but also… it made him aware that he had only a short period of time to impact her life forever. House Prom was one of those forever impacts. 

They had an after party in Charlotte’s bedroom, which was just them laughing, eating and taking selfies to post to their House Prom tag, which was POPPING! Everyone at school wanted to be at Charlotte’s house, especially upon realizing that there were no adults there for the whole quarantine. She was extremely happy to have been so unpopular before. Now, nobody could just pop up at her house. Eventually, Piper fell to sleep and Jasper began dozing off in Charlotte’s bed. She scoffed, “How’s he gonna just fall asleep in MY bed?” 

Henry said, “I can sleep on the couch, if you wanna crash in your parents’ room.”

“No, no. I’ll take care of it, she said.” She had to shower and stuff, so she went to do that and Henry retired to her parents’ room. After she was all washed up and ready for bed, she went to look at Jasper, halfway hanging off of her bed, his suit all disheveled and his hair tousled. He looked like a little boy and more importantly, peaceful. She sighed grabbed a blanket and left the bedroom. Henry was already in bed when she peeked in, but he sat up, so she either woke him or he hadn’t fallen asleep yet. “Hey… I wanna crash in here, if that’s cool with you?”

“Yeah. I’ll take the couch, sure.”

“No.. I wanted to crash in here… with you.”

He smiled brightly, “Even better!” She came and climbed into bed and pulled the blanket with her. “How did you like being Prom Queen for a night?”

“It was awesome! You’re amazing. Thank you for doing that for me. I really didn’t want to make a big deal out of it. Your situation with your parents and Jasper’s… I’m actually so lucky and to complain in front of all of you felt cheap.”

He pulled her to himself and hugged her, “I want to know things about you, Char. You’re my girl. I don’t want you to feel like you have to wait until things are good for me to tell me what’s wrong with you. You’d be waiting forever.” She looked up at his face and he gave her a little half smile. “I never want you to have to wait on me,” he said.

She sat up now and placed both of her hands on his chest, tapping a little rhythm while she thought of how to say what she wanted to say.

“So… I was thinking… I know that you and Piper are a package deal, at least while she’s still so young, and that you hadn’t thought about things beyond graduation very much, but I was thinking and I’ve also kind of been looking into the details… IF you wanted to come with me, when I leave for Harvard, I’m gonna have a place out there. You won’t have to work to pay bills, but if you need something to hold you and Piper over, the job market is better there than it is here, and… I don’t know… Maybe you want to stay here and try to help your parents, or something, but if you did want to…”

“I do.” He smiled and then laughed, with tears in his eyes, “Of course I do! There’s nothing keeping me here and Piper… well, she’ll just have to understand that there’s not actually anything keeping her here either. I was so scared that whenever you left, you’d just forget about us. You’ve been… looking into the details?”

She shrugged her shoulders, “I can’t imagine my life without you in it anymore.” 

He smiled and gave her a kiss. “Come on, it’s bedtime.”

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Also Tagging, because now I feel like I should be because of how y’all been talking about it @sunbeameyes @kiddangers @bitchmilsky @chenoahchantel @adorkable-blackgirl @daintyurbanprincess @ciara-knightly I think that’s it. My comfort level has expired. Lol. 

#Charlotte Page: Student Mentor #Quarantine Edition #Charlotte Page #Henry Danger AU #hd AU fic #Nesha HD Fics #Henry Danger #Henry Hart #Piper Hart #Jasper Dunlop #Flower Boy Henry

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The Wilderness – Colby Brock x Reader 4/4

PART 3

The next few days played out very similarly. Elton called everyone together once a day for a small competition. You’d won a scavenger hunt and you didn’t think the mud wrestling was worth any prize, so you sat that one out. People kept asking why you guys looked so clean and happy. Colby always said you guys just packed a lot of clothes and you liked camping, not wanting to share your secret lake. You guys continued to enjoy clean clothes, bathing in the lake, and plenty of food. You’d even busted out the smore supplies and playing cards last night.

The competition was down to 4 teams and Colby was worried Sam and Kat were going to throw in the towel soon.

“You okay?” Colby asked Kat, offering her a protein bar.

She shrugged her shoulders. “I think I just want to sleep in my own bed.” She half smiled.

“Do you want one of our sleeping bags? I know Y/n wouldn’t mind.” He offered.

“No.” She laughed. “I mean I miss my apartment with my bed and my shower and my tv and my phone and my microwave and postmates and…”

“I get it.” Colby laughed. “How long do you think you’re staying?”

“I’m only staying for Sam.” She smiled. “It’s up to him.”

“Kat, Sam wanted to leave yesterday.” Colby laughed.

“Really?” She asked, shock evident in her voice.

“Sam!” Colby called. You and him were sat by the water, talking. You both walked back when you heard Colby call for Sam.

“What’s up?”

“Not that I want you guys to leave, because I definitely want you to stay…but you’ve both said you’re only staying for the other person and you both seem miserable.” Colby laughed.

“You don’t want to stay?” Sam asked Kat, sitting down next on her on the bin.

“I wanted to go home yesterday!” She laughed.

“So did I!” Sam joined in laughing.

“Awww, we’re going to be all alone.” You pouted, sitting on Colby’s lap.

“Don’t pretend like you’re going to be sad.” Sam teased. “You’re just going to walk around naked more often.”

“He’s not wrong.” Colby laughed.

“Do we even want to stay today?” Kat asked, looking at Sam.

“I’m out, dude. I want to ask Elton if we’re allowed to give them our supplies, but after that I want to go home and play Minecraft.” Sam laughed.

“I’m taking a bath and getting my nails done.” Kat said, looking at the one nail she had busted in half.

“Hey, Elton. This is Sam. I have a question.” Sam said into the walkie talkie, walking back out to the fire.

“What’s your question, young Samuel?” Elton replied.

“If someone were to hypothetically quit, they can give their supplies to another team, right? Technically it’s still considered trading goods?” Sam asked.

“Yup. Make sure to pack and bring back anything they aren’t going to use to the RV so it’s easier to clean up at the end of the competition, but you can definitely give them your food and flashlights and stuff.” Elton answered. “I know it’s going to take missing his flight or a lightning strike to get Colby to quit, so is it safe to assume you and Kat are going home?”

Sam laughed. “Yes. We’re tapping out.”

“I won’t announce it until you drag your stuff down here.” Elton laughed. “Do you need any help?”

“No, I think we’re good. We’ll be down there in a bit.” Sam answered.

“If you open that tote, we can put our snacks and stuff in it.” Kat said, pointing to the bin you were sitting on.

You hopped up, moving to help Sam pack everything up.

“Do you guys want the pillows?” Sam asked.

“I’m fine with what we’ve got.” Colby answered. “Y/n?”

“No, I’m good. Thank you, though.” You smiled at Sam, helping him pack the rest of the inside of the tent into the totes.

They ended up leaving an extra flashlight, the alarm clock, some snacks, and some toiletries. You got everything else packed back into the two bins and the both of you walked them to the RV. When you got back to your campsite, it looked weird without the second tent.

“I wonder why Elton hasn’t announced it yet.” Colby wondered aloud, holding your walkie talkie in his hand.

“He hasn’t announced our daily challenge thing either. Maybe he’ll do it at the same time.” You said, not thinking too much of it. “Let’s record a diary entry.”

“I’ll grab the camera.” Colby said, ducking into the tent and coming out with a blanket and the camera. “Can you grab the smore stuff?” Colby asked, shaking the blanket out to lay flat.

“Of course.” You smiled, grabbing the Ziplock baggie with the smore ingredients.

Colby turned the camera on. “Hey, guys. We’ve got a bit of a sad announcement this time around.” He sighed, turning to look at you.

“Sam and Kat decided to go home.” You said, leaning your head on Colby’s shoulder.

“I don’t blame them. They were kind of done with this whole thing yesterday.” Colby explained. “So, to cheer myself up, I’m going to make smores and cuddle with my beautiful girlfriend.”

You looked at him, surprised he just said it on camera. You placed your hand on his cheek, guiding his lips to yours. “That sounds like a great plan.”

“I agree.” He smiled at you, turning back to the camera. “I don’t know if Elton has anything planned for today since there’s only three teams left, but we’ll update you guys in a bit.” He turned the camera off and started making a smore.

About an hour later, you heard the announcement. “Hey teams! Looks like we’re down to three! I need everyone to meet down at the RV in about an hour! See you then!”

When you made it down to the RV, you noticed a big table set up with chairs surrounding it. “Ooo, what’s going on today?” You asked, Colby standing behind you with his arms around your shoulders.

“We brought our batteries and SD cards, by the way.” Colby said, pulling them out of his pocket.

“Sweet!” Elton said, grabbing them and running inside to exchange them. “And today is going to be a bit different.” Elton answered.

“Hey, hey!” JC called, walking towards you holding hands with Chelsey. “Who left?”

“Sam and Kat.” Colby answered in a sad voice.

“No way!” Chelsey said. “I thought they’d stay as long as you did.”

“I think we actually enjoy this more than them.” You laughed.

“Definitely.” Colby agreed.

Crawford and Franny joined the group. “HOW THE FUCK DO YOU GUYS NOT LOOK LIKE YOU’VE BEEN SLEEPING IN THE WOODS FOR 5 DAYS?!” Crawford practically yelled.

“They won’t tell us.” JC laughed.

“Your hair isn’t even greasy!” Crawford continued.

“Dry shampoo, brother.” Colby snarked back, making you laugh.

“One whole tote was dedicated to things to keep us camera ready.” You joked.

“You’ll find out everyone’s secrets when you watch the videos.” Elton laughed, walking to the table. “Okay! Today is going to be a little different. I’ve got Chinese food for us to share and I want to just talk. I want to hear your thoughts and your funny stories. I want this to be a camp-wide diary entry. Talk about how you’re feeling, if you’re enjoying this, if you’ve learned anything.”

“Fuck yes.” You said, letting your head fall back against Colby’s shoulder. “I could destroy some sesame chicken right now.”

“Lucky for you, its on today’s menu.” Elton said.

The 7 of you sat around the table, loading up your plates with food.

“Okay, First, I want to hear how everyone is doing. Physically, mentally, etc.” Elton instructed. The camera men were in different spots to catch everyone’s parts of the conversations.

“I’m great.” You said, shrugging your shoulders. “Seriously. I am loving getting to spend this time with Colby. It’s been great to hang out with Sam and Kat and get to talk without someone recording us or needing to leave to record something else.” You added.

“I agree.” Colby said, leaning over to kiss your cheek. “I mean, I ended up getting a vacation and a girlfriend in one fell swoop. AND I plan on getting that 10 grand.” He smiled at you.

“I wondered if you two were official.” JC said, reaching over to fist bump Colby. “Congrats, guys. You two seem to be really good together.”

The rest of the group all said their congratulations.

“I think we’re doing pretty good.” Chelsey chimed in on Elton’s question. “I’m terrified I’m going to start my period, but other than that I think we’ve enjoyed the break.”

“God, men have it so easy.” Elton replied, laughing.

“I think we’ve got a few days left in us.” JC added.

Crawford and Franny looked at each other. “We’re ready to go home soon.” Franny laughed. “Honestly, I’m just bored at this point. I didn’t realize how many things I use to pass the time until they were all 2 hours away.”

Crawford nodded his head. “I agree. It’s mostly little things I miss. We’ve talked and we want to stick it out a bit more, though.”

“That’s kind of why Kat wanted to go home. She just missed her normal everyday stuff.” Colby added.

“What is one thing you’ve learned out here?” Elton asked, shoving fried rice in his mouth.

“I think I need to remember it’s okay to unplug for a bit.” Crawford said.

“Same.” Franny added.

“I think I just needed a reminder that the world isn’t going to end if I’m not there to answer every text and every email.” JC said.

Chelsey nodded, leaning into JC. “I think it’s been good to realize that not everything is dire. We’re so used to having instant access to everyone and everything in our lives.”

“All good things.” Elton said, looking at you and Colby.

“I think I forget that taking a moment for myself isn’t wasting time.” You said, your chest heavy with emotion. “I think I’d convinced myself that it was lazy to take a day to sleep in or to argue to push a deadline back for my mental health.” You paused, taking a deep breath.

“Hey.” Colby said, pulling you into his arms. “You’re okay.”

You let him comfort you for a second, taking a few more deep breaths. “If I could honestly tell the people watching your series anything, it’s that you matter. And that doesn’t just mean to other people. You’ve gotta realize you matter to you. Ignoring stress and bad sleep patterns and your own need to rest and heal…You’re only going to make things worse.”

“I fully fucking agree with that.” JC said from across the table, reaching his hand out to hold yours for a second.

“Me too.” Colby said, his arm still around you. “I didn’t even know you felt that way which means you’re pretty good at hiding it.” He smiled at you sadly. “You were spot on with ignoring the problems because you don’t think you’re worth the time it takes to fix them. I do that all the time. I gotta get better at that.”

“We’ll help each other.” You smiled at him, pressing a quick kiss to his lips.

“It’s been years since I’ve cried while eating Chinese food.” Elton joked.

“That an old habit of yours?” you laughed.

“You don’t want to know.” Elton said, putting on a dramatic face. “In all honesty, though. That’s probably the best thing you could take back from this experience. Burn out is a real thing and it’s not just related to work.”

You guys talked for about an hour, laughing and telling funny stories. When you got back to your camp you went and mixed some of the sports mix with a gallon of water and put half your tampons in a Ziplock baggie. You added a trash bag and a pack of baby wipes to the Ziplock before walking back out of your tent.

“Do you know where JC and Chelsey are camped?” You asked, intent on giving her the supplies.

“I don’t, but Elton does.” He answered, looking at what was in your hands. “You’re quickly becoming the best human I know.” He said, pulling you into his arms. “Let’s ask Elton over the walkie talkie.

“Hey Elton, can you tell us where JC and Chelsey are camped? We have some supplies we want to give them.” Colby said after switching the batteries.

“You’re giving them supplies?” Elton asked.

“Don’t ask.” Colby laughed.

“Yeah, they’re closer to me than you if you just want to walk back up here.” Elton answered.

“I’ll be back.” You said, heading back down the path.

“As if.” Colby laughed, grabbing the flashlight and the walkie talkie. “Come here.” He said, grabbing your hand.

“Thank you.” You smiled over at him.

When you got to the RV, Elton pointed to where JC and Chelsey were camped. You could see the tent up the hill. “I’m gonna go by myself, okay?” you said, letting go of Colby’s hand.

“Be safe!” he called. “Watch where you’re walking!”

Elton and Colby watched you start your short hike up the hill. “You guys are kind of perfect together.” Elton said, looking over at Colby.

“I mean, I’m not going to argue with you.” Colby laughed, leaning against the RV. “But what makes you say that?”

“I know the only reason Sam and Kat stayed out here so long is because you guys helped them. Hell, Corey and Andrea would have quit day one if you hadn’t set their camp up for them. And here she is giving to another team when there’s 10 thousand dollars on the line.” Elton explained. “You’ve both got very giving hearts. You both know that people are always more important than things. You’re both just really good people.”

Colby smiled over at Elton. “You really think all that highly of me?”

“What do you mean?” Elton yelled, knocking Colby’s shoulder with his. “of course, I do.”

“Thanks.” Colby said, bumping his shoulder back into Elton’s. “I think I sometimes forget what got Sam and I started on this whole thing. It’s hard to breathe constant kindness through all the LA smog.” He joked, bitterly.

“Well I think a pretty good reminder for you just walked up that hill.” Elton nodded towards you.

“You’ve got that right, Uncle Elton.” Colby replied, seeing that you had just gotten to the tent.

“Chelsey?” You called. “JC?”

“Yo!” JC replied, crawling out of the tent. “What’s up?”

“I brought these for Chelsey.” You said, seeing her crawl out of the tent after JC.

“Whoa, why?” She asked, realizing you’d have to have hiked back to your camp and then all the way back.

“Girl, I am not about to let you suffer having a period in the woods with no supplies.” You laughed, handing her the bag. “There’s tampons, baby wipes, a few trash bags…” You pointed out different things in the bag. “And this will make sure you don’t get dehydrated as hell. It’s got electrolytes and shit in it.”

“Seriously?” JC asked, dumbfounded. “Can we give you anything for it?”

“Nope. We’ve got more than we need.” You answered, waving and walking back towards the RV.

“Thank you!” Chelsey called, running and pulling you into a hug. “Seriously, you’re so sweet.”

“No problem.” You laughed, hugging her back. “Really.”

When you got back to the RV the sun had completely gone down. “You ready?” you asked Colby.

“I am.” He answered, reaching out for your hand.

“Have a good night, guys!” Elton called, going back in his RV.

Colby clicked the flashlight on and lead the way back to your camp. “You did a very nice thing.” He said about halfway back to camp.

“It wasn’t a big deal.” You shrugged. “We still have more than we need.”

“That’s not the point.” Colby laughed. “Just wait until the series comes out. I guarantee you JC and Chelsey are going to talk about what you did in their diary entry and the comments are going to be filled with people thinking you’re crazy for helping the competition.”

“Think about it this way.” You said. “Would you want to win because one of your friends had to quit because of something you don’t even have to struggle with?”

“Not at all.” He answered, stopping in the middle of the trail to pull you against him. “It doesn’t mean what you did wasn’t a very nice and kind thing.” He leaned down and connected your lips.

When you broke the kiss, you laid your head against Colby’s chest. “I know we’ve been friends for a while, but we’ve been dating for less than a week.” You said, slipping your fingers under the back of Colby’s shirt to rest against his skin. “I know it’s way to early to ACTUALLY say what I’m thinking…So I’m just going to say I could really love you one day.”

Colby laughed, pressing a kiss to the top of your head. “I could really love you one day, too.”

Crawford and Franny quit the next night. And you had to wait three whole days to get the final walkie talkie announcement.

“Ladies and gentlemen, I’d like to announce that the 9th team has officially quit, and Y/n and Colby are our official winners!” You heard Elton scream into the walkie talkie at about 5 in the morning.

Colby grabbed the walkie talkie, replying. “Did you really have to wake us up for that? Also, if we’re the only ones left why did you say that like you were announcing it to the entire camp?” he laughed.

“Get dressed and head down here, guys.” Elton’s laugh could be heard through the speaker.

You grabbed the camera to record your ‘reactions’.

You yawned, looking over at Colby. “I think we just won.” You said, rubbing the sleep out of your eyes.

Colby sleepily nodded, kissing your forehead. “I think we did.”

“I need to pee.” You laughed.

“Elton can wait.” Colby said, looking at the camera. “We’ve got priorities.”

You turned the camera off and started getting ready.

“It’s kind of chilly out.” Colby said, peeking out of the tent. “Wear this.” He chucked you one of his hoodies.

“Thanks, babe.” You smiled, pulling it over your shirt.

You finished getting ready and made the trek back to the RV. By the time you got there, the sun had fully risen.

“CONGRATS!” Elton yelled, hugging both of you. JC and Chelsey were still there and they both congratulated you guys.

“Thank you.” You both said, your arms linked and your hands in your hoodie pockets.

“So, as you know…You get 10 thousand dollars to split and you get to pick a charity that I’ll donate another 10 thousand dollars to.” Elton said, two stacks of cash in his hands.

You leaned up to whisper in Colby’s ear. “For Sparta, right?” You asked, knowing that Elton was working his ass off on a charity all by himself.

“Oh, fuck yeah.” Colby said, kissing your forehead.

“What?” Elton asked, looking back and forth between the two of you.

“We’re giving the charity money to your charity.” Colby said, seeing Elton’s mouth drop open a bit. “You don’t get enough media attention or credit for the work you’re doing and 10 grand is a lot of money.”

“Are you fucking kidding me?” Elton asked.

“This is no joking matter.” You laughed.

“You know you don’t have to do that.” Elton said, making sure you knew.

“We want to, Elton!” you promised.

He pulled the both of you into another hug, handing you the other stack of bills. “Thank you.” He said, shaking his head like he still couldn’t believe it. “I honestly didn’t expect that.”

“With this one, you should have.” Colby teased, elbowing you.

“Do you guys know what you’re doing with your money?” He asked, remembering everything was still being filmed.

“I don’t know, actually.” Colby said, looking over at you.

“I hadn’t thought about it.” You shrugged your shoulders. “If it’s anything fun or crazy, we’ll make sure to film it for you.” You laughed.

“One last thing!” Elton remembered. “Do you want to tell Chelsey and JC why you were always so clean?” He busted out laughing before he even got the whole word out.

“Oh, yeah.” You chuckled.

“We found a lake.” Colby said, shrugging his shoulders. “It was a long ass hike every day to get down here, but it was totally worth it.”

“I KNEW it!” JC yelled, Chelsey laughing at him.

The cameras were turned off and JC and Chelsey walked back to their camp to pack up.

“Are you heading back down in the RV right away?” Colby asked Elton.

“No, actually. I won’t leave until tomorrow afternoon.” Elton replied.

Colby looked over at you. “Want to spend one last day up here?”

“As long as that means we get to go back to sleep for a few hours.” You laughed, wrapping your arms around Colby.

“Oh, for sure.” He replied, pulling his sleeves down to cover his hands and wrapping his arms around you. “Elton, do you mind if we stay and ride back with you tomorrow?”

“Not at all.” Elton shook his head. “We may come take a swim up by you in a little bit.”

“Sounds good to me.” Colby said, asking Elton to keep your cash prize in the RV for the night.

When you climbed back in your tent and stripped down, Colby pulled you to lay against his side. “I’m going to miss this.”

“I’ll miss it a little, too.” You said, dragging your fingers up and down Colby’s bare side. “But home is going to be a new adventure too. We get to do everything together for the first time.”

Colby smiled. “That’s very true.”

“And we’ve got 10 grand stashed away now. Maybe in a few months, You, me, Sam, and Kat can take a little trip.” You suggested.

“Another little break from the crazy.” Colby agreed.

“Exactly.” You said, snuggling further into Colby’s chest.

“I know you said it’s too early to say what I’m thinking, but I just want to reiterate that I am really going to fucking love you one day.” Colby kissed the top of your head.

You laughed, pressing a kiss to Colby’s neck before laying your head back down. “Well one day, I’m going to argue that I love you more.”

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[paulwalltran]

Dungeons and Dragons Loneliness

Another interview with lofi music. Today was a pretty shitty day, alot on my mind. Here to unload. 

Today’s mood: Fuck it all...

It’s a mad addiction, a horrendous one. It’s all I think about, it’s all I want to talk about. Or almost anything fantasy related. I’ve recently gotten a little closer with one of my co workers. Delerner Banks, everyone calls him Del. He’s always in the tunnel, and always brings warhammer books to read and do work (whatever it is he’s working on.) We talk about fantasy related things all the time, and sometimes we bounce ideas off each other, feeling out our thoughts of settings and lore. Talking to him about some fantasy before leaving work made me feel alot better. The loneliness inside has been eating at me.

I know it’s salt, I know its jealousy, that I’m mad at my friends. They been hanging out more without me, playing cards and shit. Its not a passion of mine, its fun sometimes, but its still not me. Its what they bond over, its what they do together, and that’s what theyre into. If I had to guess, they’re okay with Dungeons and Dragons, but even my best friend said that I take it too serious. Its fallen out of their favor, it eats up a lot of time, and they each have their version of what a fun campaign would be like. In me, I said to myself, “Fine, fuck it. I’ll have to assemble another crew to play with.” Tough situation then isn’t it? Wanting to play a social game that needs bodies, during an age where social gatherings are frowned upon, because they carry a potential to spread a virus... Still, this is what I want to do. I want a group of friends, who share the same passion I do. My current friends must think ill of me, they may just want to hang out. They think that if they come hang with me, I’ll want a game of DnD without a doubt. They just want to chill and kick it, they don’t want to roll dice. But ask me once and I’ll tell you yes twice, to playing DnD. 

I love it with all my heart, all of the contents and materials are here, ready to play. No extra investments, no money needed to be spent, we can get going off of nothing like we did back then. A table top roleplaying game, we started with cardboard and lego figures, and just two books to share. But there was fun to be had, and a few heated sessions. But fun it was, the more we played the deeper i grew fond of the game. I’m even willing to experiment with other systems if I have someone to guide me. With cards, you gotta constantly update your arsenal to keep up with the meta, and let’s be real, not playing anything remotely close to meta isn’t as fun. Different formats allow different decks, and to keep current you gotta keep up. I dont have the fundings for it, I dont have the luck. I would rather buy a module that’ll last for years, versus a pack of cards. I have two books that have skyrocketed in value, cards go up and down like stocks. But thats the appeal I suppose, I don’t care for it though.

Back to the thing at hand, I’m in their group chat as they make plans. I can’t be there for all that. But fuck it, that’s all Im going to say. Fuck it, on repeat, until its engraved into my head. Pride is getting the best of me, I refused to be denied again. If it’s not something they want to do, so be it, I need to look out for me in the end.  I must muster up the courage to start playing online again, the first one wasn’t bad, but it fell apart. I need to get the courage to be social, and get over the fear that everyone expects you to be a pro player. I’m scared going into this green still, roll20 isn’t my forte. But if I want to play DnD, this seems to be my only option. It may fulfill my wish, to find friends who are just as passionate as I. My other friends, they’re over on the other side. Its fine, it truly is, they have one another, and I need to be strong. I need to find the strength in this loneliness, even though its tearing me apart. My circle becomes smaller, thats just the way of the world. Adapt to survive, be formless like water...

Dungeons and Dragons, my greatest escape. I can be anybody, and do things I normally can’t. I can clobber up bad guys, indecent folk, and finesse my way out of punishment from the law. I can save a village, a town, a kingdom, when I can hardly save myself. I can fly, cast spells, break locks, imagination is my only limit. I can hoard and amass vast amounts of riches, I myself can even become a dragon. I don’t have to be me, although a bit of me resides in everyone I’ve made before. I can never truly separate myself, from those Ive breathed life into. For hours on end, I can go anywhere, do anything, I melt into the world thats placed before me.

 Because the reality is that I’m practically shit, and nobody. The world is fucked up and jacked up and spiraling down the drain. I’m mentally fucked and my physicality is pretty much the same. I’m stuck in place when the world is demanding me to change. I lost with no real direction. No map in hand, no guide, and I’m scared out of my mind. I don’t know whether to trust the process or commit suicide. Im not sure where I’ll end up, if it’s good or bad. Im struggling, I’m suffering, and there seems to be no end. I could say I’m trying, but I would be lying, if I had to look at the brighter side. The positive things in life are so hard to identify. But my emotions are raw and hit hard, slamming against the walls in my skull. Demanding me to give them attention...and attention I give them, as they tear me up. Like being pulled at by the limbs, drawn and quartered is the method it seems like today. I was thinking that I couldn’t drink forever, my body would eventually reject. But what if I drank energy drinks on end, a heart attack to get me out of this place. I can down those all day long, so whats stopping me from taking that way out of it? Less grotesque and violent, it’ll probably be painful as hell. An organ seizing up, as the body ceases the function. I get said thinking about it sometimes, but one day, enough will be enough. But damn that lady...damn her for speaking those words... Tomorrow. If nothing is better by tomorrow, then do as you may. But sleep it off, tomorrow is another day. 

It’s not verbatim, but its the gist. Just wait for tomorrow, and hopefully things will change. The choice is still mine to make, and something in me pushes me forward, keeps me going on. Sometimes I think about who I’m leaving behind, and maybe how much it’ll hurt. The evil darkness inside me says that they’ll get over it, they have to, and time doesn’t wait. I won’t be immortalized, I’ll simply end up a statistic. That maybe itll be a few years the sadness remains fresh, but wounds always heal. Discrediting my actual existence, and any form of relations. Like I wouldn’t have made any actual impressions, people don’t weep for me now. People kind of forget I exist already, what makes me think they won’t after I’m gone? 

I think about my folks, my grandma, my girlfriend, my second family, and other close dear friends. I think about how many last will letters I would have to put out there, before I call for the curtains. Sometimes, I say I will start writing them, but they give me pause. I end up not wanting to leave this world, after pouring out my heart. Because I don’t want to leave any questions behind for people who matter, I want them to know how I felt before I passed. I want to leave with them apart of me, so they would never forget. 

Still it doesn’t change, shit is rough as of lately, work has been eating me up. I feel like Im never hundred percent, and me back on gaming is making it worst. I’ve gotten back onto Elder Scrolls Skyrim, its been my virtual version of DnD. Waiting for the Outer World Expansion, so I can get addicted to that again. All I want to do is play Dungeons and Dragons, the question is how do I make that into a living? I think being a Matthew Mercer is one in a million, I don’t think I’m that great. I’m willing to learn, grow, evolve because it is my passion, but I’m always scared of making mistakes. To be one of the greater Dungeon Masters, to be THE Wizards of the Coast Dungeon Master, it may possibly be the dream. To eat, sleep, breathe, Dee en Dee. My obsession isn’t that crazy though, I’m still behind on the lore of creatures and settings, I haven’t studied at all. But with the right drive and motivation, I would, especially with something as real as a legit group.

Enthusiastic players, who show up every week, bi weekly, once every month even, to play this fantastic game. Group of chill folks who is willing to take the Dungeon Master Mantle with I get burned out and have the desire to be in the player seat. One of those is the driving force, they make me want to plan. They make me want to make the world, the style, everything in general better, with the constructive feedback. I mean it’s been so long as I was a player in a campaign until the end, I’m beginning to think paying for a Dungeon Master wouldn’t be so bad. Once a month? A couple of hours? I mean I’m thinking like seven USD per hour? Eight isn’t bad, but after that it becomes a questionable amount. It repeats in my head, “No DnD is better than Bad DnD”, this much is probably still true. I say still because I still might want at least one session with said game, so I can at least say it was the worst after having attempt it, rolling something. Ha ha, I kid myself, I’m lying because I know the rage would be all to real and caution is my game most of the time. But I mean, I just might have to start exploring the idea, I was definitely going to ask on FaceBook if any Roll20 games was recruiting a newbie. 

Alas, today won’t be the last time I speak on the matter, Dungeons and Dragons haunt me everyday. I stare at minis, I stare at the upcoming books and modules, and I watch youtube where they tell RPG Horror Stories, Its become a huge part of my life, such as dancing once was. It almost links right into my earliest talents...writing. I love to write, just like I’m doing now. Im fairly decent at the writing game if I must say. Hey, real life failed Bard here, I should make one who always ends up playing big bro, and end up being friendzoned by all his interests. Im short, so Halfling is very true. Am I charismatic? Who knows, I can’t say for sure. But yes, I feel like this is what I need, a solid weekly game, maybe once every two weeks, hell, once every month would still be great. Something to look forward to the very least, in this life of routine and mundane. Something to look forward to for me, something that’s my own. Something I don’t need my closer friends to be apart of, since they’re not interested anyhow. I’m really talking shit because I’m hella salty, but at least I’m being upfront. Get it all out now, before the typing is done. 

It’s been a productive session, I may have to attribute it to Lofi it seems. The Lofi Hip Hop Radio on YouTube, also found on Spotify. Some tracks still strike me deep in the chest, giving me horrible flash backs and feeling in my chest. Others keep me going, forward, almost propelling. I’m currently training myself to be accustomed to the sounds, because I at first was very scared. That it would just transport me to a dark place and keep me there. I’ve been trying to confront my feelings more with this music, I think I felt better after last session like this. The more I faced myself, the better I became. Yes, I most definitely referenced Persona 4, another amazing and loved title because of the message it portrays. I always wondered what my shadow self would look like, and what they would say. But eh another time, I’m about to start rambling again. I have to conclude here, before I get off topic.

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[peppusae]

[kth] lavender honey ch. 6

note: this fanfic has multiple chapters, so please look forward to more!

lavender honey: kim taehyung x reader

genre: crack, fluff, college au, smut

word count: 3k words

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lavender honey

ch 6: in which... sad things happen.

There's a saying that too much happiness can actually be unhealthy for you.

And there are no truer words… not when you get a phone call from your parents and you pick up the call to hear the very worried voice of your Mum, telling you and Namjoon to come visit your sick grandfather as soon as you can.

And so, you find yourself in Namjoon's car, to head to Ilsan. Your fingers are trembling while you type out and tell Taehyung you have to cancel the plan for the weekend.

“Your Grandpa is sick, I don't know why you're apologizing that you can't accompany me. You don't have to apologize for that, [Name]-ah.” He has to express, when he calls your number as soon as you send him the text.

You can only give a nod, one he wouldn't even see, and mayhaps he noticed something off about your response (or lack thereof), because he hums in acknowledgement at you.

“I'd really like it if you can… keep me updated.”

“Okay.” You agree, a little touched at his words. Another call is approaching your phone so you say bye to Taehyung, before picking up the call from your Mum.

“Mom says to hurry.”

Namjoon accelerates the car in response.

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There's something new you learn everyday.

Sometimes, what you learn is very little. But on the other days, you learn a lot over a short time.

That's what life is.

Today, you understand the value of family.

Namjoon holds your hand tightly while you watch the ECG system, the heartbeat rate of your only living grandparent dangerously dropping with every passing second. He lies still, and you try your hardest to watch and tell apart the rise and fall of his chest, but…

It doesn’t happen anymore.

Beside your grandpa's ear, you can see your uncle reciting soothing prayers, and the tears forming in Namjoon's eyes are unbearable for you.

So you give your grandpa's hand a squeeze and step outside, feeling your lips trembling when you feel your phone vibrating in your pocket.

Jungkook..?

“Noonim?” He asks, voice soft when you don't respond.

“Hello.”

“Noonim. Where are you?”

What's the best answer for that? Was there a way you could cut the call and text him instead? Because saying the single hi had taken everything ounce of energy that you had.

“... Ilsan.”

“Noonim… I…”

“My grandpa is sick. Can I text you back, Jungkookie?”

It’s almost like you can hear his nod, as he stutters out a ‘Y-Yes, okay!’ before you hang the call.

It's right after this call when Namjoon steps outside and takes a seat next to you. It's rare, to see him like this as he holds his hand towards you while he takes his phone out as well. So you let him, watching as he makes his call, and it reminds you that despite the bantering and slight distance you two had after you two had started growing up, this was still the same Namjoon who would build sand castles with you when you go to the beach, even though he would have preferred to swim, instead.

The growing up had put some distance between you two, but you realize that you two needed each other as much as you did when you were little and needed a partner to play hopscotch with.

So it's difficult to watch as he squeezes your hand,  to hear him say ‘Yes, Professor Yeon? I'm afraid I can't assist you over this weekend. My grandfather passed away so I'm out of the city.’

And this pains you as you watch the slightly scrunched up face of his as he listens to probable condolences that his professor sends him.

“Joon… Did they confirm it..? Grandpa really… passed away?”

“Just minutes ago.”

You feel your heart crumbling, wishing you didn't step outside and had stayed with him to the end. So you let Namjoon wrap his arm around your shoulder and hold you tight while you hear and feel his sniffs reverberate through his chest.

The funeral is to be held on the same day, 6 hours after your grandpa left the world. You worry about Namjoon, because he has spent a big chunk of his childhood with Grandpa and joined him when he tried to disassemble and reassemble machines.

You don't have any such memories with Grandpa and maybe that's why you aren't able to shed tears, even though they prickle at the corner of your eyes.

And you aren't sure if the tears were actually because you were grieving, or if it was caused by seeing Namjoon so vulnerable and shedding tears.

… It's quite cruel of you, isn't it?

You had messaged both Taehyung and Jungkook, and the two of them had sent you their condolences. The elder had made a call which you refused to take, and you had seen Namjoon rejecting a call from Taehyung as well.

There are many people coming to see grandpa one last time before they put him in his coffin. A lot of people give you their condolences as well, and family members you hadn't met in years also give your shoulders pats, while Namjoon not leaving your side makes you able to control your trembling lips.

It's a few minutes to 5pm, the time when the funeral begins. A man comes up to where you and your family are huddled by Grandpa's still form, and you're confused when you see a lot of your aunts - and even your mom - starting to sob, when this man brings a big piece of white cloth with him.

“Namjoon, what's going on-”

And you slowly understand. You slowly understand, when you watch the man placing the cloth over Grandpa's face, and you realize that everyone was crying harder than before because this was the final time, that they will never ever see grandpa’s face again.

You will never see Grandpa again.

You had felt Namjoon's grip on your hands tighten, and this is the moment you break down.

All the tears that hadn't wanted to come down.. All the sadness that had been building up ever since the phone call from your Mom… And everything in between comes down into big baby sobs, and the tears are endless, even when Namjoon turns to you and gives you a little chuckle, through his own tears.

“You're gonna cry now, baby sis?” He asks, and it makes you cry as hard, thankful when he wraps his arms around you.

“Hyung!”

The deep, familiar voice makes you lift your face off from Namjoon and glance at the doorway, where Kim Taehyung stands, hair disheveled and bow tie undone - he had clearly ran a significant distance - and seeing him making his way to you two makes the tears stream down from your face even more. So you find the safety of Namjoon's chest once again while you bawl your eyes out.

“Ah, Taehyung-ah?”

“Hyung. I'm sorry, I wanted to make it in time to see Grandpa’s face as well, but I got late.”

Your sniffles get louder when Taehyung refers to your Grandpa as his as well, then places a hand on your shoulder, the other one on Namjoon's.

“I came to join the funeral, if you'll let me.”

“Thank you, Taehyung-ah. Sincerely. You can.” You hear Namjon respond, and he moves away a little, and you refuse to face Taehyung so you turn away while the two probably exchange embraces.

“[Name]-ah, let's not cry too much.” Namjoon pats your back softly, still patting your hair.

“Hyung, if you will let me…”

You start to walk away, maybe go to see your Mom instead and just wanting to hold onto someone and cry. But turning around was a bad idea, because you see your uncles carrying the coffin out towards the entrance of the cemetery lands.

And you’re about to walk off before your crying gets loud, when you feel a strong hold on your wrist - one that was definitely not Namjoon.

It baffles you. His grip is so tight but it feels so careful, so delicate that it makes you glance to face Taehyung, who looks at you with doleful eyes. And his eyes are so sad that it makes you turn away again, his grip tightening before he pulls you towards him.

“My heart sinks each time I see you try to hide your face from me.” Taehyung admits, both his arms wrapping around your back and pulling your face to his chest. “If you want to cry… Then, I want you to cry in front of me.”

It's hard not to let it all out when someone says something like that. It's hard no to bawl your eyes out and cry, not holding in your voice which you'd been trying to even while Namjoon was around.

And Taehyung is so careful with you, hands patting your head and pressing soft pecks on your head, humming to you and allowing you to soak the entire front of his shirt and half of his undone bow tie as well.

It must have taken a long time. Taehyung holds tight to you and waits for you like that, and when you move away from him, you’re slightly alarmed to see that most of the guests also have left from the waiting room to join the ceremony.

“God, I look terrible.” You say, wiping your face after you calm down a little. Taehyung watches as you reach for the pack of tissues and reaches a hand to card his fingers through his hair.

“I look worse, I ran all the way here.” He says, finally tying the bowtie which had been loose. “When I found out, I just…. I really wanted to come and attend the funeral with you. Uh, and Namjoon-hyung, too. So I took a train and came here, and I forgot that I didn't have cash on me so.” Your thankful smile turns into sigh at how stupid Taehyung can be, under pressure. He's silent as he watches you while you pat your hair and neaten it a little.

“I've been wiping my face nonstop but the tears just keep coming. That's funny, isn't it?”

He doesn't respond, instead reaching his hand out for you. And you can hear Namjoon calling to you, asking you to join the ceremony and Taehyung isn't family but he feels even closer than that, so you make him sit beside you.

And maybe you're selfish like that.

You'd argue and mock him every chance you get, but now, as he had traveled cities for you and Namjoon's sake… And wouldn't let go of your hand to console you while you cried as the funeral progressed...

You're thankful for him, and your tears have dried out by the end of the ceremony where Namjoon asks Taehyung to stay over.

“Mom. This is our friend from college, Taehyung. He came to visit us and join the funeral.” Namjoon turns to face the male who looks a little flustered at the way your parents watch him. And you don't realize just why he looks red in the face, until he waves his hand a little, and-

Oh.

You still had his hand in your grip, after all.

So you let go, and Taehyung turns to you, a little baffled, but turns to look at your parents when you nod at him.

“Yes, thank you for coming to join us even though this would have taken away your entire weekend, especially if you stay over.”

“I don't mind.” He hurries to respond, looking from you to Namjoon, then back at your parents, who are smiling at the male. “I just. Really like these two siblings, that's why. I hope you can find some healing by spending time with your family and understand that Grandpa is at a better place than he was, earlier.”

Your Dad gives Taehyung a nod as he says ‘Yes, it'll take some time for things to fall back to its place, but we will try our best’, and your Mom pats his hair. You think she likes how fluffy his hair is. You definitely thought his hair was adorably fluffy. But that's a whole other story.

“Would you mind?” He asks, when your parents leave to greet the other attendees.

“When was the last time you cared about what I think?” You ask back.

Namjoon sighs, but he has a smile on his face. “I guess she's cheering up after you came. Thanks for visiting, Taehyung-ah. Stay over so we can drive together tomorrow evening, yeah?”

“Anything for you two, Hyung.”

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Your house in Ilsan is huge.

Your family isn’t exactly royal, but their wealth is considerably above the average well-off standard.

Your favorite is the balcony. It extends out as a narrow hallway, widening afterwards and forming a big circle.

You missed this place.

So you stand at the center, and it’s almost half past one in the morning when the wind blows cooly against your skin. It’s so familiar, and feels refreshing against the two lines of tears on your face that have dried down.

The door to the balcony slides and you turn to see Kim Taehyung, wearing one of Namjoon’s pajamas - they have Ryan on it, and is probably three sizes too big on him - and he gives you a wave before he walks to you.

“Hi.”

“Hello, Taehyungie.”

“I honestly can’t remember a time when you’d called me that name.” He says, joining you and resting his arms on the cement railing. “This you is so new to me.”

“You talk as if I’m a horrible person unless I get vulnerable.”

Taehyung smiles, waving his hand to dismiss your statement.

“So you messaged Jungkook too?”

“Yes.”

There’s a moment of silence before he says ‘I see’, and you really wished you knew why. Was he feeling lonely? If you think about it, everyone really was pairing up, in your squad. There’s definitely something going on with Jimin and Yoongi, and Seokjin and Namjoon were showing some progress too. Hani has a boyfriend from senior year, and you like how well Hoseok gets along with Hyojin…

And now that you’re going out with Jungkook, you realise that Taehyung might feel a little lonely. Was that why he has such a distant look on his face whenever he talks about the younger male? Because you were dating his game buddy and he realises the weight of being the only one not paired up with someone?

“Taehyungie…”

“Yeah?”

“Don’t you ever think about dating? Is there someone you like?”

“The fuck is that out of the blue question?” He raises an eyebrow, and - jeez, he has very attractive eyebrows, they’re just so thick.

“I’m too busy reaching high notes to acknowledge your bullshit.”

“What does my question have anything to do with you reaching high notes? Your comebacks are starting to get sloppy.”

“You clearly haven’t heard me reaching a perfect high note.”

You smile, knowing that, even under a sad situation where you’re here at Ilsan for family issues, he can make you smile. It’s nice like this, because it feels like Taehyung feels that way as well, if the beam on his face as he looks down from the fifth floor of your house is any indication.

“Then, let me hear it once.”

“Maybe I’ll do a collaboration with Jungkook. He has a nice voice, you know?”

“Ah, he does?” You ask. You think back, how did he and and Jungkook become friends in the first place, despite the grade difference?

More importantly, how did you and Taehyung become friends, even though you two had different majors?

And most important of all, when did you two become such close friends that Taehyung would spend his money and travel all the way to console you?

“How do you not know this, I thought you two were dating..?”

“We haven’t…. Made things official, yet.”

“Hmm.”

“He asked me out for the weekend but I cancelled because I had to go with you for the library book collection.”

This makes Taehyung’s jaw drop open, as if he couldn’t believe he was hearing right.

“What? I mean. Why? I told you, right… If you didn’t have to go, only…”

“It doesn’t matter, Jungkook and I could go out any other day, too.” You wave your hand, and Taehyung hums in response.

“Didn’t take you for someone who has a Noona kink.”

“Shut up.” It’s not a Noona kink, it’s actually a Noonim kink, get your facts right, Kim Taehyung.

“You’re weird.”

“Did I.. say that out loud too..?” “Yes you did, you applebot.” You scrunch your face in response to Taehyung flicking your forehead. “Now go get some sleep. You had a long day.”

You nod, following him back inside, and he pauses on his way to the guest room, glancing at you one more time when you make your way to yours.

“Hey, [Name]?”

“Yeah?”

“I’m sorry if I made you uncomfortable by hugging you today. I know I’m not Jungkook, but it just felt like the right thing to do, so I had to hold you as tightly as I could.”

Now, why did your heart sting, at those words?

Why is it paining you, to see the lorn look in his eyes, as he looks straight into your eyes?

It kinda hurts, and you actually ball your hands into fists, shaking your head.

“You don’t need to be Jungkook. I needed it. Thank you, Taehyungie.”

The expressionless nod he gives before he heads into his room before you could say anything back to him makes you unclench your fists.

Because, really, you wondered if you would have felt calm easier if Jungkook was the one who came instead, if he was the one who held your hand during the funeral, if he was the one your Mom looked at with swooning eyes.

It’s hard to picture Jungkook in a position like that, but it seems natural for Taehyung.

Was it because he and Namjoon are good friends, or if he’s just naturally good at socialising, which isn’t Jungkook’s best feat?

Taehyung’s words repeat in your head over and over until you fall asleep in the comfortable and warm comforter of yours, in your bedroom.

‘My heart sinks each time I see you try to hide your face from me.’

‘I know I’m not Jungkook, but it just felt like the right thing to do, so I had to hold you as tightly as I could.’

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#lavender honey #peppusae #bts #bts v #taehyung fanfic #bts fanfic #bts smut #taehyung smut

[ruinmylifc]

[ muse #1 ] ●● is that cillian murphy? no, that’s just dante armstrong, the 45 year old cismale who is a 𝐅𝐁𝐈 𝐀𝐆𝐄𝐍𝐓. some say they’re self-destructive & unpredictable, but their family and friends will swear they’re efficient & candid. when i think of them, i think of at least sleepless nights, bullet proof vests, movie nights with the family, confidential case files, last minute therapy sessions, hidden gun holsters, sunday night roasts, clean shaves. i wonder if his family knows that 𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐔𝐅𝐅𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐅𝐑𝐎𝐌 𝐀 𝐁𝐑𝐀𝐈𝐍 𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐎𝐑𝐃𝐄𝐑. ●●

yeah, i did another thing and this one is gonna stick bc well... if you look under the cut i have given you all of dante and myself so i apologise for the length but it just flew out of me. i haven’t even put any wanted connections bc that would make it 10x longer. just love me and i will love you all the same.

trigger warnings: medical terminology, chronic illness, hospitals, vomiting mention.

i’m proud to present dante sean armstrong, eldest son of eris dorothy (nee may) and basil wayne armstrong. his sister was born two years later and then came his younger brother another three years after. 

his childhood wasn’t exactly rainbows and glorious days of splendor, but it wasn’t horrendous either. their family lived on a property in the countryside and owned some animals. farm work and chores were to be done every day as well as keeping up with their school work.

both of his parents were strict and enforced a lot of rules and there were to be no questions asked. they hounded into the three of them the importance of working hard and providing for the family and that’s stuck with dante. he wasn’t allowed to get away with the things some of the kids these days do ( eyes at all you rebel lil shits ) and dare he disrespect his parents, he’d be punished for it. 

UPDATED NOV 24: with that being said, his parents didn’t show their love physically but they showed it in a lot of other ways. long holidays to the beach, constantly spending time together on the lake, picnics, going to sporting events when they could, traveling sometimes, card game nights. spending quality time together was their way of showing love. to this day, that is still how they show their children their love. 

dante is incredibly intelligent ( unlike myself so i’m sorry pls bare with me ) and that could be seen from day dot. he was hitting milestones before the average child was and his parents saw potential in him. they pushed him harder than his siblings, with school work and work on the property. basil originally wanted dante to take over the property but once he hit high school, he knew there was no way he was going to be able to keep this boy there. 

he graduated high school top of his class with a full scholarship to boston uni for law, so he packed his bags and he was off. he only saw his family at major holidays whilst he was at college as he put his head down, bum up and studied hard with a job on the side. 

with that being said he played as hard as he worked and knows how to have fun, so he says anyway. when the armstrong wife comes along we will plot when they met and we will go from there but aside from that! he was a bit of a player, enjoying the attention and action if you catch my drift. 

UPDATED NOV 24: cue graduating college, moving to ashcroft in his early twenties and he went to work in the force for two-ish years until he was qualified, fit enough and had the experience to apply for the fbi as a special agent. blood, sweat and tears went into this passion of his and lord behold, he got in. it’s fair to say that dante should be married to his job, bc he honestly loves it so much and worked so hard to get in. it’s a bit sad. that’s where he’s been since his mid twenties. cue actual marriage and along came their first child.

UPDATED NOV 24: the main goal in his life when children started coming into the picture was to go out everyday and protect his family, no matter the cost. if he worked a 80 hour week to solve a case or to lock up criminals, then so be it. that was more people who cold potentially hurt his family behind bars.

dante is a family man as much as he can be, but he finds it hard to separate work and home as they both mean so much to him. so yes, he is a workaholic and the things he has seen through the years as brought him night terrors but he loves his family to death. anyone touches them and he will go wild.

ADDED NOV 24: dante is one of those parents that has always said it how it is, not wanting to lie (to a certain extent) to them or shielding them from the dangers of the real world. he is a softy especially in times when his family are upset, things are happening, appts needed, etc, but he shows a lot of tough love. before he joined the fbi and the kids were little, he was as soft as one could be but with the trials of his line of work, he had to learn to be tough. that unfortunately comes home with him, like his work.

ADDED NOV 24: if there is a problem, dante wants ppl to tell him about it straight away and not cut out minor details. he needs to know everything and as soon as possible so he can help, can work it out whether that be work, social life, family, etc. he is v unpredictable with his response too so one day if someone doesn’t come to him abt something for a long time, he could be rather tame and just move on with it. on another day, he could go off his rocker. you can’t really pick it esp when he comes across as being cold. (he’s not!! he is really warm with those he trusts and loves i SWEAR)

dante not long had become a supervisory special agent when mateo’s case came up. dante found himself being emotionally drawn to mateo and the situation at hand, having always struggled with not letting things get personal. so he offered him protection, took him in and opened up his home for him. of course, keeping him around is detrimental to the case and there’s no way he will be letting him go any time soon, but dante cannot help but feel protective over him. he is putting his family at risk by bringing him in but he doesn’t regret it and is more determined to resolve the case. 

UPDATED NOV 24: emilio is now caught and dante is suspended for using his weapon. now begins the process of gather evidence, trials, etc. 

personality. 

he is completely unpredictable ; you may think he’ll react to a situation one way but will completely go the opposite. he says things that would be unexpected from him and he keeps shit real. he won’t sit there and talk abt the world being a wonderful place bc he will laugh in your face and tell you to fuck off to fairyland. he’s seen too much shit and done too much shit to know that life is not a movie.

he can come across as cold but he just doesn’t like to talk if he has nothing to say and he has a resting bitch face, sorry. 

UPDATED NOV 24: it can take a lot to anger dante but when he gets angry, oh you know about it. he’ll yell and throw things and throw a tantrum if it’s really bad but most of the time, he tries to keep quite calm. if it involves his family getting hurt, he’ll get violent, period. no one touches his family. 

THIS: as much as he keeps a guard up due to his job and is a somewhat strict parent and whatnot, he is a sweetheart. he’ll make his kids breakfast in bed on the weekends and would come in and kiss their heads when he’d come home from work and he’d be the one setting up easter egg hunts and is MUCH more affection than his own parents. his family’s happiness brings him happiness and they’re really the only people that see him smile often. also, he won’t go to work without telling them all he loves them. always. even if they’re sick of it.

UPDATED NOV 24: also, he beats himself up and is normally the one that tears himself down to shit. once he has his mind set in a bad way, he’ll tear himself to pieces and he really is his own worst enemy. and it’s bad. like, he beats himself up about everything and even won’t sleep at night over little things like having a fight with the kids, or not filling in paperwork right, or not speaking to his wife one night bc he is just too Stressed. v much is not okay

ADDED NOV 24: bc of this he tends to push ppl away, very badly too. he doesn’t think abt himself often and just wants to make those he loves happy, but he just??? can’t sometimes??? and i think that can be so frustrating

bonus point ; he is a very passionate lover!

secret.

in terms of his secret!! when he was in his final year of college, dante was mucking around with a group of friends throwing a football and tackling one another in between lectures. he had run backward off of the grass onto the path to catch the football and one of the guys ran and tackled him, knocking him to the ground with a very nasty blow to the head.

knocked out cold, dante was taken to the hospital were he had a severe concussion but there was no bleeding in or around the brain. 

after this he became violently ill ; he knew that concussion caused disorientation but this was weeks, even a couple months after the incident and he was still having trouble. he suffered from severe headaches, vomiting, eyesight troubles and even his personality changed. 

dante knew he wasn’t okay so he went to a couple doctors, had a bunch of neurological tests, ct and mri scans and he was then diagnosed with non-communicating acquired hydrocephalus. basically, the blow to his head caused one of the ventricles in his brain to block which restricted the flow of csf ( cerebrospinal fluid ).

with that, a shunt was surgically inserted in his brain to drain the excess fluid to other parts of his body and he has lived his life with this as his own personal secret. he hasn’t told his wife or children and his siblings and parents are the only ones who know ( bc they were by his side ofc ). 

UPDATED NOV 24: he’s had regular check ups every so many years and as of lately, the shunt has started to play up and he’s suffering from headaches for a while now. will he do anything abt it? probs not. there has been too much going on for him to even think about himself. 

#ashcroftintro. #medical terminology tw #chronic illness tw #hospitals tw #vomiting mention tw #character study ― dante armstrong. #mirror ― dante armstrong. #spotify ― dante armstrong. #aesthetics ― dante armstrong. #answered ― dante armstrong. #memes ― dante armstrong. #family ― dante armstrong. #wanted connection ― dante armstrong.

[heirs-of-prythian]

5 Times Echo Wanted A Big Brother ... Part 1

Hi guys! I'm done with my newest fic about Azriel's Daughter Echo and Cadan, which is supposed to be a One-shot, but Tumblr is being a bitch about it, so I decided to split it into 6 parts for this website. I'll post a new part everyday.

If you want to read the whole fic, you can find it on Ao3. The link is in my Fic Masterlist, which is linked in my blog description.

This fic is also for the anon, who requested a Fic about adult Cadan. I have played with this fic idea for a long time, but your request has finally pushed me to writing it. I hope you like it.

This (when completed) fic is my longest fic yet! And I hope you'll have as much reading it, as I did writing it.

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Three little girls are playing together. Three little girls are twirling and running and jumping around  in colorful dress. What game they were exactly playing nobody knows. They seem to change the rules on a whim. Only a child could imagine a coherent game that includes tiny pink painted wood swords, six blankets, 15 pillows, 20 stuffed animal toys, two pack of Card Games, Three flags on sticks, 12 tiaras, a bed, chalk, two buckets, two tiny tables, three sets of children tea sets and for whatever reason one broom. Whatever they were playing, the three little girls are having the time of their life, screaming a war cry, jumping from the bed onto the heap of pillows they just laid out before climbing on top of the bed.

The first to jump down is the oldest of the three,  being over 5 years old. Her Raven black hair is in a very messy braid, some of her hair already escaped and falls wildy into her face. On her head sits slightly crooked a violet tiara. Her face is flushed from playing and screaming. The blush makes her freckles across her cheeks and nose stand out. Her blue-grey eyes are sparkling like stars on a clear night sky. She was also the palest of the three. Matching the tiara, she is wearing a violet dress. Two playing cards stick out from her dress pockets. Her dark bat-like wings are tucked behind her tightly. She is barefoot. Her hands are covered in blue chalk, as is her forehead and her dress. She lands with a soft thump in the mountains of pillows, nearly being completely swallowed by them. With a laugh she frees herself from it and races back to the other side of the bed to climb on top again.

The second to jump was also the second oldest, having just turned 5 years old two weeks ago. She also had a braid as the girl before her, but it came apart not that long ago. Her black hair is tucked behind her ears, keeping it out of her face. The green tiara is almost falling off her head. Her amber brown eyes are alight with joy. Her chubby cheeks are red. The golden skin nearly glowing. To keep up the trend, her green dress matches her tiara, but instead of cards, a tiny teddy bear is peaking out her pocket. Her wings, the same as the first one's, are folded neatly. She is wearing two different colored socks, one light blue, one dark pink. Her hands seem to be clean, but her dress has white chalk stains.

She jumps and lands on her back with a delighted laugh, before she rolls down the pillow mountain. Jumping back up, she runs around her bed to climb up again. Yes, the girls are certainly playing in her room.

The last and the youngest one, is only 4 years and 6 months old. And she looks the most different from the other two. Her gold brown hair is braided into five different braids that fall messily around her head and face. Her blue tiara fell off some time again. Now her hair is covered in different chalk colors. As was half her face. Her almost bronze colored skin makes the chalk even more stand out. Her fawn brown eyes shine like sunshine and she smiles a big and toothy grin. Her blue dress was also covered in chalk. As are her hands and barefoot feet. She looks like she fell into a pool of chalk dust and rolled around in it. She could make clouds by moving. Her pockets seem to contain two play tea cups and chalks.

She jumps with a scream and lands with a chalk cloud and a giggle. She tries to get out of the pillow mountain before she was completely submerged.  After she managed to crawl out of it with the encouragement of the other two, she just continues crawled around the bed while laughing.

This goes on for two more rounds, when they are interrupted. “Girls, it's late! Could you please clean up before you two get picked up?” Asks a beautiful winged female in the doorway, looking over the chaos the girls have created. The girls make a sound of disappointed.

“Mom, can't we play just a little longer, please?” Pleads the second one with puppy-eyes. “Yes, please?” The other two follow suit. “I'm sorry, Echo, girls, but I have already let you play way longer than usual and this is a mess.” The girls make a grunt in disappointment, but say a small, but defeated fine. But Echo's mother wasn't done. “Arianna, Aurelia, wash of the chalk first.” The girls look down on themselves and than internally agree that yes that should be off before they clean up. “Where did you even get that? We don't own chalk.” “I brought it with me. But now it seem it gone up in dust and clouds of dust.” Aurelia, the chalk covered child admitted with a solemn smile at nothing in particular.

“Move, Aura we still need to wash it off, before we can help Echo!” Arianna, the oldest, demands. She pushes Aura slightly into the direction of the bathroom and while pointing at Echo, who already picks the tea sets back together where they were strewn around In-between stuffed animals and blankets. Ari takes Aura's hand impatiently and strings her behind her, before Aura could move herself. Giggling at being dragged forward, Aura starts skipping to catch up with Ari. Echo meanwhile finds Aura's tiara and places it on her dresser. With a fond smile, Leda, the only grown up in the house at the moment, leaves her daughter and her nieces to their own chaos.

After ten minutes and some shouting and sounds of chaos, which don't sound promising, the doorbell rings. At the sound the girls let out a shriek and the sounds out of Echo's room get more fanatic and chaotic. Shaking her head with a smile, Leda opens the door to reveal three fae. The first through the door and greeting and hugging his Auntie Leda, is Artemas, a Raven haired and lanky fae and Arianna's older brother. The red haired and rather tall female, Hemera, Aurelia's oldest sister, greets and hugs Leda next. The last one, a black haired and buff Half-Illyrian, Cadan, her nephew and the other's cousin, copies Art and Hemy.

“Girls, your pickups are here!” Leda shouts and ushers her older niece and nephews, into the living room.

“We're almost done!” Ari screams back, immediately. “You have five minutes, Ari! Dinner at home is already ready. So move your butts!” Art shouts back. “You said butts!” Aura's giggles can be heard in the living room. “We also don't have that much time, Aura! Mom said dinner's almost ready and grandpa is visiting for dinner.” Hemera hollers back. “We're almost done!” Echo shouts calmly back.

“You want anything to drink, dears?” Leda asks already standing up. “No need Aunt Le, we're fine.” Cadan says and tugs her down to sit again. It wasn't the biggest surprise to see Cadan here, even if he didn't have anyone to pick up. He loves his younger cousins, and was most probably just hanging out with Hemy and Art before coming here. And just decided to go with them, either due to boredom, to hang out with his best friends more, or to see his younger cousins.

He is always welcome in their home, Leda is just happy to see him again.

As they wait for the girls to be done cleaning up, the trio and Leda just talked about trivial things and updates in their personal and familial lifes. At the same time they also partly listen to the sounds of madness from Echo's room.

“I think we're done!” Echo says as she stands in from of her closed door, looking over her room. Ari and Aura standing beside her, nodding and looking rather proud. The room does infact look pretty clean. Here and there are still some things out of place, but otherwise the room looks vastly different from a few minutes before. Both Ari and Aura already had their bags and shoes in hand. Aura's tiara has found its way back on her head. Ari's braid had been so loose that she needed to open it up and put her hair into a ponytail.

Echo opens the door and let's a storming Ari and a skipping Aura out before she follows them to the living room. As they march, if you can call it marching with one charging, one skipping and one jogging, into the living room, the adults in the room stood. Because they know what's comes next.

The Archeron-Night greeting ritual.

A family tradition they adore.

A spiel to say hello and goodbye.

A thing they always do. And always will do.

And the spiel begins.

Ari immediately charges to Hemera and jumps into her open and waiting arms. Ari screams a delighted “Hi, Little Sun!” while Hemy in return mumbles a “Hi, Little Night!” into Ari's hair, avoiding the tiara.

Aura at the same time bounces into Cadan's outstretched arms with a sunny “Hilla, Little Hero!”. Cad laughs out a “Hilla, Sunshine!”, as Aura knocks into him.

Echo, a moment behind Aura, jumps into Art, his arms coming only around her as she makes contact with him. She greets him with a merry “Hi, Little Moon!”. Art purrs out a content “Hi, Little Wonder!” against her temple.

They all hug for a few seconds, before the girls are released and already jumping to the next person.

The spiel continues.

This time Ari lands in Cadan's arms, Aura in Art's and Echo in Hemy's. Greetings are exchanged again and the hugs last a little.

And the spiel is finished for now.

Ari finally jumps into her older brother’s arms and greets him the same as the others. Aura also is now in her oldest sister's arms and greets her in kind. Echo on the other hand lands into arms of one of her only three male cousins, Cadan. The only other male cousin she has, beside Art, is Morpheus, Aunt Mor's son. But Echo likes Cadan the best from her male cousins, even if Art is a good challenger for the top spot.

“Why do you all stink like chalk?” Hemy asks as she sniffs Aura and the air. “Because we played with chalk!” Aura begins merrily. “It got a little out of hand” Echo continues a little apologetic. “Aura was practically dosed in it!” Ari finishes their statement, swinging her feet. “I made pretty chalk dust clouds!” Aura tells them in a wondrous tone, as if she is imagine them in her head.

“Oh Sunshine, you'll definitely need to take a bath before dinner!” Hemera begins as Aura cheers at the mention of bathing. She does like bathing time. A lot. “A quick one, because Mom would never let you to the table like that.” Aura just hums and tilts her head.

“I don't need a bath right? Art?” Ari suddenly asks loudly, drawing the attention to her. Art sniffs and looks at her closely. “I don't think so, Ari. I think a change of clothes should do,” Art shrugs “Now say goodbye to Auntie Leda, Hemy and Cad, Echo and Aura, in that order.” And he sets her down, vanishing her bag and shoes.

At this Echo realizes, she is still in Cadan's warm and strong embrace. She had been in the same height as her friends and was not looking up to them as she most of the time would.

Looking up at them was not one of Echo's favorite things to do. It reminded her of something she doesn't like to think about. That she is an only child and is envious of Ari and Aura having older siblings. By the mother she would love to have an older sibling, she dreams of it sometimes, what it would be like to have an older brother or sister. A big brother like Artemas or Cadan. That would be the dream. A dream that will never come true.

Echo is suddenly startled out of her envious thinking, as Cadan sets her down too, to say goodbye to the others.

And the whole spiel begins again.

Almost everybody hugs and says goodbye to almost everybody. Echo has a feeling she misses a small detail in the goodbye ritual of their family.

After the ritual was done, the two older faes with their little sisters in their arms move to the door, they are trailered by the rest. Finally goodbyes are said as Art and Hemy vanish into nothingness as the crossed the lawn.

Looking a little bit at where she last saw her cousins, Echo sighs, she needs to finish cleaning up her room. Her mother would not be that happy with the way it is right now. She turns and runs right into Cadan's leg.

Startled and baffled she looks up, eyes wide, mouth open in surprise and disbelief. Cadan raises both eyebrows at her. He can't raise one eyebrow.

“What are you still doing here?” Echo knows that the question is rude. But that's the only question that her brain is able to release. She hears her mother beginning of a reprimand, but Cadan throws his head back and laughs. Her mother sighs and smiles softly at Cadan and than goes back into the house.

“Because, Little Wonder, I was invited to dinner and I accepted.” Cadan tells her with a big grin, not acknowledging his Aunt Le's retreat. “And I didn't really had anything else to do today.”

Echo blinks at him and tilts her head with a frown. “Don’t you have Family dinner with Uncle Cass and Aunt Nesta?”

“Ha No, they have date night tonight. I would rather be anywhere but there.” He ends his statement with a shudder. Then he turns and asks into the house. “Speaking of dinner, can I help you with that, Aunt Le?”

“Don't be silly, Little Hero, you're a complete guest tonight. But if you really want to help, than help Echo finish cleaning up her room.” Her mother voice is carried over from the kitchen. The smell of roasted chicken and potatoes and spices is finally reaching the open doorway. Cadan chuckles and than bends down to pick Echo up again.

“Now Echo shall we start our quest of defeating the enemy in your room to report a victorious ending on our side to the Lady of the house?”

Echo starts laughing but nods as Cadan carries her into the house, letting the door close behind him, and into her room.

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Corrupt Power, a short story by Katherine G. and others

© 2022 The Adonis Scrolls. All rights reserved.

Chapter One

 The morning is overcast but calm, Sergei halfway to work looks out into the wilderness surrounding him. All the eyes can see are fast moving trees, different shades of green flashing by Sergei’s eyes.  

Observing Sergei’s curiosity of my wonderful creation, I can only feel protective and scared. Humans repeatedly fail to have my trust. I've seen wars and disasters of all kinds directly and indirectly caused by humans. Sure, humans have a place on Earth, but of course they always abuse that position. Humans need to understand that there is a balance that is needed between nature and humankind. If this balance is disturbed, I can only imagine what else could happen.  

Throughout the rest of the drive to the nuclear plant Sergei works at he continues to look around him and have scattered thoughts.  

He finally arrives at the decomposing looking plant gates, digging for his identification card in the passenger seat while slowly approaching a displeased security guard. Not giving any hesitation the dull security guard hands the card back and Sergei pushes forward.  

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 Later, Sergei gets to work going through the plant making sure the machines and people are doing what they are supposed to do. As he is walking around, he notices some areas and pipes connected to one of the nuclear reactors are damaged. Finding this troubling he waves over the nearest worker and asks, “Do you know how long this has been in such inadequate condition?”  

The worker responds confusingly “I’m not sure sir, I just noticed it recently.” Startled Sergei gives it another look and looks back at the worker. Sergei with a professionally displeased tone tells the worker, “This is a severe problem, why wouldn’t you report this?” The worker looking down replies, “Mr. Cozbi said that damage or any type of issue like this that indirectly connects to the main reactors is unnecessary to report and that it will be addressed at a later date.” Sergei, astonished by this information, knowing that even if something is indirectly damaged it can very well still cause issues directly to the source.  

After some time, Sergei reports to his boss... Mr. Cozbi.  

In almost a yelling tone Mr. Cozbi greets Sergei by saying, “Afternoon Sergei, what’s the update?” Sergei almost in a tense voice replies, “Well, you see sir I have just learned of some damage to pipes connected to the main reactor that need to be replaced.”  

Slightly agitated, Cozbi looks at Sergei and replies, “Oh those, yes I already know about those. I guess go patch them up a bit, they’ll be okay.” Sergei thinks to himself “How could he not fix this if he has known about it for so long!”

Sergei turns where his back is to Cozbi and replies, “Sir, with no offense I don’t think you understand the severity of the damage. If these pipes continue in the condition they are in, they will soon damage some of the main machines connected directly to the reactor.” Before Sergei can say more, Cozbi interrupts him and says “You don’t think I can run this plant! I have been doing this longer than you have. Maybe if you had the experience I have you would understand my position.”  

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 From that day on something that both Sergei and I can both agree on is that Cozbi is a liar...

Sergei continues through the rest of his workday after being berated by his superior. He comes across areas, machines, pipes, and more damaged and in need of repair objects, but in fear of being scolded or even worse losing his job, he neglects the issues and continues managing his normal everyday tasks as if everything were fine.  

After meeting with some of the plant workers as Sergei always does, he starts to pack up his things to head home. On the way-out Sergei sees shipment boxes being rolled in of the cheapest and lowest quality utility patches, and as you can guess the bare minimum to repair any of the vital areas damaged. Let's just say the cold war was not kind to the labor and factory industries in Ukraine.  

Later, Sergei gets home and is greeted by the smell of food in to-go boxes and Svetlana, his daughter. Always waiting for him to get home from work either sitting reading a book, drawing, or doing homework from her day in school. Svetlana is always waiting at that calmingly familiar kitchen table always waiting for them. Smiling Sergei greets his young daughter with a great hug and they both sit down and eat dinner as they always do. The only thing that changes is the food, neighbors sometimes give the single father and his young daughter food, they go to the market every once and a while to cook something new, or they just heat up leftovers from making many of their dinners in bulk at the first of each month.  

Sergei and Svetlana live a simple but humble life. She goes to school, he goes to work, and then they always meet at the kitchen table...

The next day per usual routine, Sergei always wakes up first and then wakes up his daughter Svetlana, both go on about their normal morning and leave to fulfill their obligations.

Arriving at work things are a bit chaotic in the nuclear plant, cheap patches all over, people running about, and a faint alarm going off. Sergei thinks aloud to himself and says, “What could all this chaos be, where is the alarm sounding from?” A rushed worker overhears Sergei and yells “A bunch of those pipes connected to that main reactor that has been giving us some trouble burst an hour ago.” Wide-eyed, Sergei rushes to the area to be greeted by the whole cleanup crew. Some of the crew members closest to the reactors are in protective suits, which can only exhibit how serious the damage truly is.

It takes hours for the cleanup to show progression. But there were some setbacks, fires began to blaze due to leaking gases catching fire and lighting up the nearby forest area...

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Chapter Two

That fire in the forest is one of the many examples of why humans don’t have my trust. All they do is destroy my creations over and over again, its almost like they don’t think my creations matter. They believe that they can destroy anything and everything in their path and I will same them. That I will create something else and everything will keep going.

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After the treacherous fire in the forest was extinguished Sergei along with the other workers were alerted by the lunch bell. While Sergei was eating his lunch Cozbi slowly started to walk over to him. He had an annoyed glare on his face, and he was staring straight at Sergei. When Cozbi reached where Sergei was eating, he started to announce to everyone that everything is going to be okay. “Everything that caused the fire had been fixed and there was nothing to worry about.” Everyone believed Cozbi except for Sergei. Sergei decided that it was best to leave the matter alone and not think about it until tomorrow.

When Sergei got home Svetlana was waiting for him. She had heard about the fire at and took it upon herself to make dinner for Sergei. She mostly used organics from the garden she is growing in the backyard. While Sergei and Lana were eating dinner they started to talk about how Sergei’s day was. Lana understood how risky her father's job was.  

Lana is one of the only people I fully give my respect to. Although it's small she gives effort into helping me grow my creations.  

When they were done eating dinner, Lana got up from the table to wash the dishes, but Sergei stopped her. “Will you sit down? I want to talk to you about what has been going on.” Lana agreed and sat back down at the table. She was concerned about what her father was going to say. “What’s going on father?” she asked.

” I wanted to tell you that I know how hard it is being here by yourself sometimes, and I know that a lot of the time you have to take care of yourself because I can't.”

“Father, I know that you wish you could be here for me, and that your work makes it hard for you to be home all the time.”  

Before Sergei could say anything else to Lana she got up, kissed his forehead and went to wash the dishes. After dinner Sergei went and took a shower and fell asleep. He knew that the next day at work was going to be a difficult one.

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The next morning Sergei got up early so he could make breakfast for him and Lana before he left for work. He left for work and knew it was going to be a rough day. When he got to the security gates there was a normal silence as he gave his identification card to the security guard. As he drove towards the power plant, he realized that everyone was rushing to the building in a panic. He rolled down his windows and could hear alarms blaring. Sergei stepped on the gas and raced to the power plant. When he arrived, the alarms had stopped, and the panic was starting to turn into normal silence. He ran into the power plant to see what was happening just in time to see Cozbi reassuring everyone to go back to their stations and that everyone was safe.  

Sergei couldn’t handle this madness anymore and decided to go up to Cozbi. “This is not safe for all of the workers Cozbi!” Sergei was angry but Cozbi had no reaction to the yelling. “We need to fix what is happening otherwise this is going to end worse than we thought.”

“We don’t need to do anything, because if we start doing things the town will start to worry and then panic will set in. We do not need to cause panic throughout the town.” Cozbi was staying calm but by the look in his eyes I could tell he knew something was wrong.

“Whatever is happening needs to be fixed. This could end badly and end up hurting or even killing people. Including us!”

Cozbi told Sergei that he needed to go home and not worry about what was going on. Sergei tried to argue but it didn’t work. He was sent home and told that everything was going to be okay at the power plant.

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The next day when Sergei returned to work, he was expecting to see the building up in flames or that people would be running away from the building in panic. To his surprise everything seemed normal. He walked into the power plant, and it was quiet, so he went and worked on some paperwork for a while.  

A couple of hours later Sergei heard a loud crash and he knew something had gone terribly wrong. He ran out of his office and that a reactor was starting to not work correctly. At that moment he saw that Cozbi was leaving work to head home for the night. Sergei knew that someone needed to stay to make sure nothing happened and that everything was going to stay stable overnight. So, he decided that it was his job to stay the night.

Chapter Three

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Frankly, the one of the only things me and some humans can agree on is how corrupt businesspeople are, Cozbi being a prime example of that, but when it comes to humans, they will say all they want about people being corrupt but do nothing about it. No matter how much they say they hate corrupt powerful people they won't do anything about it, they think they can’t. They’re bystanders, shoulder shruggers, onlookers, none of them REALLY want to do anything about it. If they did, they would do something about it, but it seems like no one does.

Perhaps that’s why I've been so interested in Sergei out of everyone, he’s not a bystander, yet still an accident happened. Maybe If he did more I wouldn’t have so much work to do, maybe if he didn’t do anything at all things would have worked something out by themselves. Perhaps only fate could answer that question, maybe if fate, death, time was changed even the slightest in the moments passing my children wouldn’t have to have been harmed. I suppose this could all come back on me as well, humans are life and all.  

Well, I suppose I can't be too hard on Sergi, after all, he’s going out of his way to try and fix this awful place.  

Seemed to be always awoken by the sound of alarms, he somehow never can get used to it. As he walks around a bit, almost thoughtlessly, as he tries to recall what he did the prior night. He wipes sweat from the previous night's sleep off his forehead and almost slips on it still in a daze. Something he will also seem to never get used to no matter how much it seems to happen is Cozbi’s constant screaming at him.  

“Sergei, now tell me what you were thinking last night?! Were you even thinking at all??” Sergei muffled out a formal apology, Cozbi would just call it an excuse though. Sergi could only hear muffled screaming as he got back to work though, nothing was sticking with him, one thing would go into one ear and come out the other.  He would not have this ability to ignore Cozbi when he was wide awake, if he was a religious man, I'm sure he would pray for that ability.

Sometimes I wish I could ignore humans the way Sergei somehow ignores everything once he’s tired. Humans cause so much damage to my children though I can't just ignore that. Think of it as your child is being bullied by a friend or other family members child, you can’t just ignore that can you? Well, of course you can, humans seem to find a way to ignore everything.

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Everyone around him looked like zombies. Brainless workers going about their daily lives the exact same every day. Nothing changed except the damage on the reactor getting worse throughout the days and weeks.  

“Yes sir,”.

“Ok sir,”.

” Right away sir,” They all sounded like they shared one mind. This power plant was a hive mind stemmed upon pure abuse of power. Sergei couldn’t tell if he was the only one aware of this or if all his coworkers knew too and just didn’t care.

Some could argue that bystanders are just as bad as the main people or person causing the problem

Sergei could barely see his coworkers as humans anymore, it's not like they acted like humans, no personality, they seemed to have no joy, only small conversations about the weather or about work between their lunch breaks. Not like Sergei remembers those conversations anyways, just a lot of awkward silence.

Humans have almost an infinite array of things to discuss yet they still choose to remain silent. Probably for the best. Honestly, If humans talked more I don’t even want to know what things they would cause.  

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Time is a hard concept to grasp I will admit, especially to a sleep deprived overworked human.

Seconds felt like minutes, minutes felt like hours, hours like days, days like weeks. He couldn’t tell April 19th apart from April 25th. It all merged so perfectly. He stayed up late every night at the reactor trying to fix it or doing paperwork for Cozbi. He couldn’t even separate am from pm anymore.

In hindsight, I'm sure being around that reactor did numbers on his health as well as the lack of sleep. I can’t tell if he’s just that selfless or if he’s just stupid.  

He’s very lucky he has Svetlana, she’s just a child yet she walks all the way to his office and brings him lunch whenever she has the chance, he’s as grateful as he can be for her as well, thankfully.  

Sergei could barely keep himself awake. April 25th, 11:47 PM, although the time and date meant nothing to him anymore. Even if it did mean anything to him, he wouldn’t have cared. He spent countless hours dealing with Cozbi’s ignorance and neglect, timing was the last thing he wanted to worry about.  

Paperwork was laid down on his desk in only what someone would call organized chaos. He had to stand to keep himself from falling asleep. He was at his giving point though and decided it was ok for him to sit down for a little bit, an obvious mistake.  

Chapter Four

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April 26th, 1986

Awakened by the piercing sound of distant alarms, Sergei attempts to collect himself. The documents he was working on were sprawled on his desk and the floor disorderly. The plant feels desolate in the most ominous way; the usual order of things was no longer present.

I believe that in the future I could’ve grown to appreciate Sergei, so it’s a shame that we all know how this story ends. Of all the disasters caused by human negligence, this must be, in my opinion, one of the most disgusting. Something so incredibly preventable was the cause of so much destruction.  

Those who lack empathy for the world they live in are the ones most likely to destroy it.

1:22:02 AM Sergei starts piling up the documents, and hastily shoving them onto his desk. He makes his way to the hallway where most of the noise is coming from, the usual human silence and indifference was absent. Instead, there was a panicked frenzy

“What's going on?”

And there it was, that familiar silence. Caused by the reluctance to accept their current situation. The reality, the very unfortunate reality was something no one wanted to accept. The silence that lasted an eternity was finally broken when one of the workers spoke.

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“The RBMK is on a positive feedback loop”

Those were the words, the dreaded ones that alluded to the coming disaster. Something unique about this human was his tendency to try and correct things, even to his detriment. Defying all his natural instincts telling him to evacuate, Sergei and a few others rush toward the central control panel to try and stop the overheating of the reactor.  

1:23:07 AM

When Sergei arrived at the panel, he realized that the AZ-5 button had been pressed causing all the control rods to be inserted. That inadvertently led to the explosion. In that control room there was a sinking feeling, Sergei thought about a lot of things at that moment, his boss, his daughter, and of course his impending demise.  

1:23:40

The end of Sergei’s story seems like a depressing one, most would call it a tragedy.  

What I’m about to say may seem cold, but the biggest tragedy was the irreversible effect on the surrounding area , and the death of numerous endemic species.

One thing that will forever remain consistent through human history is their tendency to sabotage their own existence.

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Intel Graphics Driver Update 530

AuthorMessageMichael E. Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 25 Jun 16 Posts: 8 Credit: 4,831,884 RAC: 30

The computer manufacturer for my desktop system requested that I update the driver for my Intel HD Graphics 530. The new driver version is 23.20.16.4849 and dated 10/27/2017. I accepted the update :-(. A bunch of GPU work units had a computation error. I see in the Advanced view the Task tab shows state change from 'Waiting to process' to 'Postponed'. I can no longer process GPU work units. Any suggestions on rolling back to a previous graphics driver version? The CPU is Intel Core i5-6400. CPU processing is working fine. I process seti@home and seti@home beta work units for the GPU. Regards, Mike (aka Michael E.)

Grant (SSSF) Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 19 Aug 99 Posts: 13125 Credit: 208,696,464 RAC: 304

Any suggestions on rolling back to a previous graphics driver version?

In Device Manager, under Display Adaptors, right click on the Intel graphics and select Properties. Can you select 'Roll Back' driver there? If not, got to Intel's page for HD Graphics 530 & download a copy of an older driver and install it. NB- for Seti, not using the IGPU (internal GPU) generally results in better work output (more WUs processed per hour). The effect on CPU processing times, and the longer iGPU processing times (compared to a discreet GPU) generally result in less work being done than if you don't use the iGPU at all.Grant Darwin NT

Michael E. Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 25 Jun 16 Posts: 8 Credit: 4,831,884 RAC: 30

Thank you Grant. Grant's guess was correct - the OS is Windows 10 64-bit. In the Device Manager > Properties > Driver tab, , the roll back driver button is dimmed. I cannot install drivers from intel.com because I am using a manufacturer's graphics driver. The processor is Intel Core i5-6400 and that processor lists support for the OpenCL 2.0 API. Maybe I could install an OpenCL SDK? What OpenCL level does seti@home use? I will continue poking around. In the BOINC Task tab (Advanced view), has anyone seen the Status state of Postponed before: Mike

Grant (SSSF) Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 19 Aug 99 Posts: 13125 Credit: 208,696,464 RAC: 304

I cannot install drivers from intel.com because I am using a manufacturer's graphics driver.

Shouldn't make any difference. With addon cards, it's always best to use the GPU chip manufacturer's drivers. Same with iGPUs. Unfortunately the drivers for Intel iGPUs aren't as good as they could be, particularly when it comes to computation. So either download an older copy from your manufacturer's web site, or from Intel's. Intel's would be the better option. Try the current driver, or the earlier driver (Win7/8.1 one should work, or get the earlier manufacturer's Win10 driver) (download & save, then Install).Grant Darwin NT

Michael E. Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 25 Jun 16 Posts: 8 Credit: 4,831,884 RAC: 30

Grant: Thanks for the links. It does not let me install the driver - I get a dialog that states: Clicking the Yes button directs you to: https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000005469/graphics-drivers.html Should I consider installing a 'generic graphics driver'? - see https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000005629/graphics-drivers.html. This still might be an OpenCL issue,. Sixth generation Intel CPUs support OpenCL 2.0 and seventh-generation Intel CPUs support 2.1 .

Grant (SSSF) Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 19 Aug 99 Posts: 13125 Credit: 208,696,464 RAC: 304

Should I consider installing a 'generic graphics driver'? - see https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000005629/graphics-drivers.html.

Yep, that's basically what you've been trying to do.

This still might be an OpenCL issue,. Sixth generation Intel CPUs support OpenCL 2.0 and seventh-generation Intel CPUs support 2.1 .

OpenCL 1.1 is all that's needed for the OpenCL application, however there have been several Win10 updates for Nvidia GPUs that broke the OpenCL support, and installing divers from Nvidia was the best method for fixing it. As to why your system is locked down so tightly as to what driver it will support, I've no idea. Looks like you might have to go to the manufacturer's web site and download an older Intel HD driver from them. With luck, it will let you install that.Grant Darwin NT

Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 20479 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489

Yes some manufacturers are &^%$# when they limit driver selection to what they supply. You may just have to go to the manufacturers' website and try all their drivers, but as Grant explained earlier, you'd do better just crunching SETI on your CPU alone as the iGPU shares its cache with the CPU's and this where computing using the iGPU falls apart big time. If you want to do GPU processing then get a proper GPU to do it on (you'll get around manufacturer's driver limitations this way) or just do CPU processing (no cost for better results). Cheers.

Kissagogo27 Send message Joined: 6 Nov 99 Posts: 703 Credit: 8,032,827 RAC: 62

i have to manualy update intel driver with some secret tricks like here

‎10-09-2017 08:47 AM RE: XPS 13 9343 Intel HD Graphics driver update fails Eureka! I found the below-linked thread on the German Dell community forum, where it was suggested to extract/unpack the driver EXE file and install the driver manually from the INF file. It worked for me,. I now have Intel HD Graphics 5500 driver version 20.19.15.4531 installed. The INF file to look for in the extracted files, Graphics directory, is igdlh64.inf.

from here:https://www.dell.com/community/General/XPS-13-9343-Intel-HD-Graphics-driver-update-fails/m-p/5137288#M923877 unpack with Zip or 7zip ;)

Richard Haselgrove Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 4 Jul 99 Posts: 14299 Credit: 200,643,578 RAC: 874

As an aside (though not directly related to the OEM problem in this thread), it might be worth referring readers back to my message 1914455. TL;DR - Microsoft Windows 10 drivers for HD 530 are now good to go, with OpenCL support.

Michael E. Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 25 Jun 16 Posts: 8 Credit: 4,831,884 RAC: 30

Thanks to all those who helped. I forgot about the shared cache memory with an integrated GPU. I was able to eventually find a Intel HD Graphics 530 driver on the OEM's web site and reinstall that driver. I had to click a Detect button on their web site and follow just the right steps in the GUI. The driver version appears to be the same as the one I had installed a few days earlier, so maybe it was a bad install? Or the original download file was corrupt? So I am back crunching Intel GPU work units.

DRIVER VERSION: 15.60.0.4849

This package contains the driver for the Intel HD Graphics. A graphics or video driver is the software that enables communication between the graphics card and the operating system, games, and applications. The update addresses the Intel security advisory INTEL-SA-00189.

Intel HD Graphics Driver for Windows 10 (64-bit) - ThinkPad. Drivers & Software Knowledge Base & Guides How-tos & Solutions Warranty Lookup.

Intel Driver&Support Assistants scan my notebook had update for Intel HD Graphic 530. I download and install driver, at the end of installation.

(Windows* Driver Store Version 23.20.16.4849)

DATE: November 06, 2017

SUMMARY:

HDR Launch Driver

Windows* Mixed Reality† Launch Driver

Here are some of the benefits for developers in driver 15.60.0.4849:

WDDM 2.3 driver.

Fall Creators Update features supported on Intel® 7th gen and newer processor graphics including HDR and Mixed Reality.

Support for Wide Color Gamut

Enables 10-bit HDR playback over HDMI

Enables video processing and video decode acceleration in DirectX* 12.

Support for DXIL*, including DirectX* 12 Shader model 6.0 and 6.1. This allows applications to use shaders compiled with the LLVM-based HLSL compiler from Microsoft*. In particular, it supports Wave Intrinsics, allowing fast sharing of data within SIMD execution.

Improved memory usage in OpenCL* applications

Intel Graphics Driver Update 530 Drivers

Netflix* HDR and YouTube* HDR are available for the first-time ever on the PC, on Intel® Graphics!

This driver enables the Microsoft Windows® 10 Fall Creators Update, thereby providing support for users to experience HDR playback & streaming on systems with Intel® UHD Graphics 620 and Intel® HD Graphics 620 or better, enjoyed on HDR capable external monitors and TVs. For more info please see the whitepaper here.

Escape the everyday to a world even beyond your imagination! With Windows* Mixed Reality†, you can explore new worlds, travel to top destinations, play exciting games, lose yourself in the best movies and entertainment and more. With a headset and a Windows* PC powered by a 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i5 processor with Intel® HD Graphics 620 or better, you can go places you’ve always dreamed - without even leaving home!

This new WDDM 2.3 driver also provides security fixes, support for Wide Color Gamut, enables 10-bit HDR playback over HDMI, and enables video processing and video decode acceleration in DirectX* 12. For a full list of Microsoft Windows® 10 Fall Creators update features, please see here.

Experience the magic of The LEGO* Ninjago* Movie Video Game on processors with Intel® HD Graphics 620 or better.

Battle singing Orcs and score legendary goals while enjoying performance optimizations and playability improvements in the newly released Middle-earth: Shadow of War* and Pro Evolution Soccer 2018 on Intel® Iris® Pro Graphics. Take on The Cabal* and keep the enemy in your sights in these newly released, fast action-packed sequels to legendary favorites, Destiny 2*, Call of Duty: WWII*, and Divinity: Original Sin 2* on Intel® Iris® Pro Graphics.

System requirements for camtasia 2018 mac. Check out the all new look and feel of gameplay.intel.com, where you’ll find recommended game settings for many of your favorite PC games.

Install the Intel® Driver & Support Assistant (previously called Intel® Driver Update Utility), which now automatically checks for drivers on a regular basis and can provide notifications when new drivers are available.

†Windows Mixed Reality requires a compatible Windows® 10 PC and headset, plus the Windows® 10 Fall Creators Update; PC requirements may vary for available apps and content.

This document provides information about Intel’s Graphics Driver for:

8th Generation Intel® Core processors with Intel® UHD Graphics 610, 620, 630.

7th Generation Intel® Core processors, related Pentium®/ Celeron® Processors, and Intel® Xeon processors, with Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics 640, 650 and Intel® HD Graphics 610, 615, 620, 630, P630.

6th Generation Intel® Core processors, Intel Core™ M, and related Pentium® processors, with Intel® Iris® Graphics 540, Intel® Iris® Graphics 550, Intel® Iris® Pro Graphics 580, and Intel® HD Graphics 510, 515, 520, 530.

Intel® Xeon® processor E3-1500M v5 family with Intel® HD Graphics P530

Pentium®/ Celeron® Processors with Intel® HD Graphics 500, 505

CONTENTS OF THE PACKAGE:

Intel Hd 620 Driver Update

Intel® Graphics Driver

Intel® Display Audio Driver (upgraded to v10.24.00.01)

Intel® Media SDK Runtime

Intel® OpenCL* Driver

Intel® Graphics Control Panel

Vulkan* Runtime Installer

Operating System Support

On 8th Generation Intel® Core processors, 7th Generation Intel® Core processors, 6th Generation Intel® Core and Intel® Mobile Xeon processors and related Pentium/Celeron:

Microsoft Windows® 10 64-bit

NEW FEATURES:

Microsoft Windows® 10 Fall Creators update features, found here.

Support for DXIL*, including DirectX* 12 Shader model 6.0 and 6.1. This allows applications to use shaders compiled with the LLVM-based HLSL compiler from Microsoft*. In particular, it supports Wave Intrinsics, allowing fast sharing of data within SIMD execution.

KEY ISSUES FIXED:

Graphical anomalies may be observed in Divinity: Original Sin 2*, Pro Evolution Soccer 2018*, Blu-ray* playback via Cyberlink PowerDVD*

Intermittent crashes or hangs may be observed in DOTA 2* (Vulkan* version), when switching to a lower resolution on an embedded display panel

Performance optimizations and playability improvements in Middle-earth: Shadow of War*

Improved memory usage in OpenCL* applications

Security improvements

SUPPORTED PRODUCTS:

HARDWARE

All platforms with the following configurations are supported:

Intel® Graphics1 How to clean your mac from junk for free online.

DirectX*2

OpenGL*

OpenCL*

Vulkan*

8th Generation Intel® Core™ processors with Intel® UHD Graphics 610/620/630

12

4.5

2.1

1.0.61

Yes

7th Generation Intel® Core™ processors with Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics 640/650

12

4.5

2.1

1.0.61

Yes

7th Generation Intel® Core™ processors with Intel® HD Graphics 610/615/620/630

12

4.5

2.1

1.0.61

Yes

Intel® Xeon® processor E3-1500M v5 family with Intel® HD Graphics P630

12

4.5

2.1

1.0.61

Yes

Pentium Processors with Intel® HD Graphics 610

12

4.5

2.1

1.0.61

Yes

6th Generation Intel® Core™ processors with Intel® Iris® Pro Graphics 580

12

4.5

2.0

1.0.61

Yes

6th Generation Intel® Core™ processors with Intel® Iris® Graphics 540/550

12

4.5

2.0

1.0.61

Yes

6th Generation Intel® Core™ processors with Intel® HD Graphics 520/530

12

4.5

2.0

1.0.61

Yes

Intel® Xeon® processor E3-1500M v5 family with Intel® HD Graphics P530

12

4.5

2.0

1.0.61

Yes

Intel® Xeon® processor E3-1500M v5 family with Intel® Iris Pro Graphics P580

12

4.5

2.0

1.0.61

Yes

Intel® Core™ M processors with Intel® HD Graphics 515

12

4.5

2.0

1.0.61

Yes

Pentium® and Celeron® Processors with Intel® HD Graphics 500/505

12

4.5

1.2

1.0.61

App to mix songs together mac. Yes

Pentium Processors with Intel® HD Graphics 510

12

4.5

1.2

1.0.61

Yes

Note:

Intel Graphics Driver Update 530 Windows 10

If you are uncertain of which Intel® processor is in your computer, Intel® recommends using the Intel Processor Identification Utility or Install the Intel® Driver & Support Assistant (previously called Intel® Driver Update Utility) to identify your Intel® processor.

In the Intel® Iris® and HD Graphics Control Panel (under Options > Options menu > Information Center), the ’Installed DirectX* version’ refers to the operating system’s DirectX version. The Information Center’s ‘Supported DirectX* Version’ refers to the Intel® Graphics Driver’s supported DirectX version. The DirectX 12 API is supported but some optional features may not be available. Applications using the DirectX 12 API should query for feature support before using specific hardware features. Please note that DirectX12 is only supported on Windows 10© and DirectX11.3 support is also available on supported Microsoft* operating systems.

KNOWN ISSUES

Graphics anomalies may be observed in Assassin’s Creed® Syndicate, Titanfall® 2 (6th Gen Intel® Core™ Only), Paragon*, Elex* and other games

Intermittent crashes or hangs may occur in Forza Motorsport 7* (if run on systems with less than 12GB RAM), The Surge*, Tom Clancy’s The Division* (DX12*), The Guild 3*, SiSoft Sandra Benchmark*, Rise of the Tomb Raider*, Handbrake* (during AVC/HEVC transcode), or during playback of 3D video

Long load times may be observed for some tracks in Forza Motorsport 7*

Bezel value may not correctly increment/decrement when using bezel correction in collage mode

More on Intel® Core™ processors

For more information on the Intel® Core™ processor family, Intel® Xeon® processor E3 family, and 8th Generation Intel® Core processors, please visit:

Work and play in high resolution with Intel® UHD Graphics, Iris® Graphics, Iris® Plus Graphics, and Iris® Pro Graphics. Watch captivating 4K Ultra HD (UHD) video on up to three screens, edit photos and videos like a pro, and immerse yourself in vividly rendered, seamless 3D gameplay - all with the added power boost of an Intel® Core™ processor. Intel® Graphics bring stunning visuals to thinner and lighter portable devices, like laptops, 2 in 1s, and desktop computers.

We continuously strive to improve the quality of our products to better serve our users and appreciate feedback on any issues you discover and suggestions for future driver releases. If you have an issue to submit, please follow the guidance found here Default level information for reporting Graphics issues.

*Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others.

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Fortnite Mac OS X. Download Fortnite for Mac OS. We proudly add a new mac OS action CO-OP game. This one is probably the best multiplayer CO-OP game of this year. Long awaited, now Fortnite Mac OS X is finally available. Download it 100% FREE and very easy!You can play this game on any Macbook or iMac which matches the minimum system requirements. Hence by following the above process, you can download the Fortnite Android, Mac, PC, and other devices. In this post, you can check the step by step process of Mac and use these steps to download the game on Mac. Oct 12, 2019  Fortnite for Mac Free Download: Fortnite for Mac is an excellent battle royale building survival gaming app in which you need to stand the last one surviving. With the Fortnite Mac PC app, you have to squad up with your friends online and battle against the hordes of monsters to be the last one standing in the 100-player PvP. Fortnite Installer For PC Windows 10/ Mac - Free Download Fortnite Installer For PC Windows 10 Free Download - Latest Easy Guide - How to Play 'Fortnite Installer' on PC (Computer/ Mac/. Fortnite is always free, always evolving multiplayer game for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PC/Mac and iOS/Android.

If you want to play Fortnite then you need to meet all minimum specification. This is one of the most popular shooter games that you can play on PC, PS4, Mac, Xbox One, and on iOS/Android devices. If you want to play Fortnite for Mac then here you can check the steps to download Fortnite game on Mac devices along with system requirements that you need to meet before downloading the game.

Fortnite for Mac

Playing the Fortnite game on Mac is not as great as playing it on windows. Games of Mac devices experience the texturing issues, loading problem, low frame rates. Fortnite is a survival game featuring crafting as well as the construction elements. In Battle Royale, you will fight against monsters and collect resources to build.

Great graphics

Fun to play

Multiplay

Dances and emotes are incredible.

The Fortnite game will not sacrifice with its visual quality. Wifi spectrum analyzer for mac. This is one of the decent games that can be run in low-quality graphics. All you have to do is to visit the official website of Epic Game and grab the copy of the game from the official site.

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Mar 15, 2018  The update history information for version 16.16 and earlier also applies to Office 2016 for Mac, which is also a version of Office for Mac that’s available as a one-time purchase. Older versions up to and including 16.16 can be activated with an Office 2016 for Mac volume license. Newest ms office for mac. Choose your Office. Get Office apps on your PC or Mac, an optimized experience across tablets and phones, 1 TB of OneDrive cloud storage, and more, so you have the power and flexibility to get things done from virtually anywhere. Update Office from the Mac App Store. If you downloaded Office from the Mac App Store, and have automatic updates turned on, your apps will update automatically. But you can also manually download the updates: Open the Mac App Store from your Dock or Finder. Jul 09, 2015  Office 365 subscribers can get the newest version of Office for Mac today. All you need is an Office 365 subscription (Office 365 Home, Personal, Business, Business Premium, E3 or ProPlus), which includes the rights and access to use Office applications on Mac, Windows, iOS and Android devices, along with additional value in OneDrive and Skype. As an Office 365 subscriber, you regularly get new and improved Office 2016 features. See what's available to you today.

RequirementsMac DetailsOperating SystemmacOS SierraProcessorIntel Core i3 2.4GHzRAM4GBGPUIntel HD 4000

How to Download Fortnite for Mac?

To download Fortnite on Mac, you need to click on the Download icon.

Soon after clicking on the link, it will redirect you to another page.

In the redirected page, select Mac as an option.

Click on Mac.

You need to run the Launcher installer and need to follow instructions available online.

Sign in to the Epic Games account. Mention all the details whichever asked.

This account window is the same for all the devices including Xbox One, iOS, Android, PS4, and PC.

This will open the Fortnite page.

After the Fortnite game gets installed, you are free to play this game.

Fortnite For Mac

Tested Devices (Mac)

We have tested Fortnite Apk on these Mac devices. For testing, we choose the high end, entry level, and old mac devices having 1280*800 resolution, a low quality preset, 3D Resolution,

iMac (2012, 2014, 2015) with 27-inches

iMacs (2013,2017) with 21-inches

MacBook Airs (2014, 2015, and 2016) with 13-inches

13-inches MacBook Pros (2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, and 2017)

15-inches MacBook Pros (2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, and 2017)

Mac Pro (2010)

Mac Mini (2012)

Tips to Remember

You must have run boot camp that let you use Fortnite on Windows or Mac.

While playing the game, make sure that no other programs or games are running. You must play the game in full-screen mode.

If you want to increase the frame rate of the game, then lower down the settings of graphics. By doing so, it will ease the computational load and allow to run the game.

Hence by following the above process, you can download the Fortnite Android, Mac, PC, and other devices. In this post, you can check the step by step process of Mac and use these steps to download the game on Mac.

Do you want to play Fortnite for Mac? Are you looking for the process to download Fortnite on Mac? Do you have any questions related to this post? Mention the details in the comment box below and we will get back with an answer soon.

We proudly add a new mac OS action CO-OP game. This one is probably the best multiplayer CO-OP game of this year. Long awaited, now Fortnite Mac OS X is finally available. Download it 100% FREE and very easy! You can play this game on any Macbook or iMac which matches the minimum system requirements. These are presented in detail at the buttom of this article. So, if you want to gather your friends and play a really good game, Fortnite is what you need. Go ahead with the download!

It’s time to gather your friends and form the best team in Fortnite Mac OS X! This game is a crafting-survival game, defined by many “Minecraft meets Left for Dead”. This is a very good description of what Fortnite for mac OS is. You must for a team and start exploring the environment for loots and elements. Everything you loot will be used to build the greatest fort and defeat the hordes of enemies who will try to stop you. Choose from 4 classes, each with its unique abilities. There is a lot of action and intense gameplay around this game and that’s why it became so popular very fast. Download now Fortniteon your mac OS computer, gather your friends and let the adventure begin!

I do have an iMac at home as well which plays some games that do not require a high-end build. Star wars games for mac. However, due to some Bootcamp restrictions, you cannot update your drivers manually - you are bound to install the drivers Apple suggests.Therefore, you might be lucky and the game could run on your Mac - but since it's not officially supported, I cannot say 'Yes, it will run on this and that Mac' since it might not.Hope that clears things up a bit. Have a great day.

Fortnite Mac OS X – Minimum System Requirements –

CPU:Intel Core i3

CPU Speed:2.4 GHz

RAM:4 GB

OS:Mac OS X 10.9

Video Card:Intel HD 4000, 512 GB VRAM

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HDD Space:17 GB

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NOTE: This game is FREE TO DOWNLOAD, but in order to get acces to this game you need to create a FREE account (more details on the download page). By this way you can download all the DLC packs for this game and a lot more games and softwares for your Macbook/iMac.

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In 2017 I moved in with my partner of 7 years we built the house from scratch with a ‘gift’ from his family of 30,000

We moved in and the violence started and escalated I developed an eating disorder and I was held at knife point and guilted into sex everyday and if refused it would be 3 days punishment of silence.

I would come home exhausted from full time work everyday and have to undo all the mess that man had left and he would say you need to keep on top of the chores I don’t have any underwear left.

My job at the time was a social worker with the homeless in st kilda where I received death threats regularly and tried my best to stop people over dosing or trying to hurt themselves.

An ambulance or police attendance was not foreign everyday was a fight to help others at the detriment of my own mental health.

I couldn’t not count how many people thanked me for stopping them from suicide or overdose.

The day I left I was verbally assaulted and threatened with death on my way to work.. I ran to my workplace in tears and they said take the day off and said that I would have to use my sick leave as it happened on the way to work.. this was confirmed by work cover calling to see if I could make a claim...

I left shortly after and then the man I was with started financially abusing me all the money in our joint savings account was disappearing in the thousands he claimed it was $1000 for our electricity bill which was my fault as I never turned the lights off....

He brought himself a brand new car which cost $25,000 and we remortgaged the house to pay it off, he stole my credit card and maxed it out...

He then got into a car crash with my personal car wrote it off and got a loan for a new one for me in his name with the deposit coming from insurance...

He then started suffering severe mental health and would often call me at work saying he had cut his legs open and needed me to take him to hospital...

I begged the outreach team to take on his case they refused as he was ‘fully functional’ in his face to face appointments.

I started finally working at a new job with youth services working to reduce juvenile offending and since I started I kept over 40 young people out of the criminal justice system and 90% surveyed that has interactions with me their mental health and self esteem improved.

I then being financially independent as tired of the abuse from my ex partner which had only escalated to more violence threats and sexual assaults which then turned into him denying they ever happened.

The day I packed up and left was the day he hit me across the face and seconds later said it didn’t happen.

He threatened to kill himself if I left and I said I just couldn’t do it anymore so he took my car and said you’ll never see me again...

I called the police and told them what was going on and they said they’ll do a search and put out a report and did a welfare check on me and said would you like to file an AVO I said no as if he’s still alive it would just put me in more harms way.

The psych team called me 4 hours later and said do you know this man and I said yes and they said we have no beds can you take him home?

I said no he longer has a place to come too and I’m moving in to crisis accommodation.

They asked me to pack him a bag of clothes and said I could drop it off at the door but the psych team made me drop in his room and I’ll never forget the death stare he gave me.

So I put the house on the market and just as I was about to sell it he said he would not sign the contract unless I gave the 30,000 back that was stated in the stat dec it was a gift so he could not do this... I called a lawyer while at work and they said I was entitled to the money but the cost of fighting it would see me lose any money I was able to get to move out.

So I signed it gave it back the house was sold and in the new property I made a deposit and my mum gave me the missing bit of money I needed to get over the threshold for the deposit and to reach 95% of the loan.

I collected all my things and moved everything myself with the help of a amazing moving company.

I was still working full time but the mortgage was still a bit unmanageable so I rented out 2 rooms of my 3 bedroom unit.

I didn’t over capiltilise I chose the smallest unit that worked for my lifestyle.

6 months after I moved in and had still been working full time I had 3 mentally ill youths on my 20+ caseload, they all attempted suicide and I spent weeks taking them in and out of hospital and then when another youth was caught and put in custody for a long sentence for shoplifting at 14. I made sure all my kids were safe went home and tried to take my life. I survived luckily and spent 2 weeks in the John cade ward.

While I was in hospital my roommates trashed my house and when I finally got home my house smelt of weed and urine I asked them to leave and stayed at my mum’s with my dog for awhile.

I got back to work 4 weeks later major exhaustion and depression setting in and the first symptoms of a major disability and health crisis to come.

After a year on my own and working to pay as much of my mortgage off as possible. I finally met someone 2 months later I was diagnosed with osteo arthritis and burstitis in both hips and the exhaustion was never ending.

I started a new project as I had become a senior member of the youth work team, I was working towards a community project with refugee and at risk youth communities to get feedback for how to improve youth services to reduce youth offending in the melbourne west community.

And then the workload doubled the pressure was intense and the long hours with my mental and psychical health declining for a mystery cause that lead to a few close calls on the way home in my car from work from exhaustion to the point of nearly falling asleep at the wheel.

Being on call to some of the more severe youth cases was becoming too much and lack of support from child protection and other gaps in government funding with an over saturation of punitive measures for youth I ended driving myself to hospital Emergency after a confrontation with my superior.

After that I felt like a complete and utter failure fighting for kids that were just abused and neglected and I couldn’t help them.

My family finally had to beg me to let go of working for the sake of keeping me alive.

My new partner moved in and then coronavirus lock down began in Victoria. We had an unsuspected surprise that I fell pregnant and I was so happy, I had a very sick and prolonged health crisis in pregnancy and in august at 22 weeks I had a severe infection we lost our son and I ended barely surviving in ICU including not having any visitors besides my partner for 2 hours a day once a day due to covid hospital restrictions.

After the still birth I came home and was still suffering extreme pain and was refused care by the hospital and I was making it up.

I went private and was found to have retained infected placenta. I had another round of the strongest antibiotics available.

Shortly after I had been referred to a private rheumatologist and not only was a I diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis it was found I had juvenile arthritis my entire life.

I then lost my uncle and could not attend the funeral again because of covid stage 4 lockdown.

I struggled through the Christmas period staying locked down due to severe pain even though lockdown had been eased.

I finally succeeded to apply for the disability support pension as I knew I could not pay my mortgage when the corona virus supplement had ended and motherhood was not an option until remission occurs as my disability had gotten so severe my partner had become my full time carer. He also was approved for the carers payment to care for myself and my disability.

I was knocked back not for the reason of missing the points or stabilization of my condition as I had both. It was rejected on the condition of that had not been in a program of support long enough.

The mortgage payments are due to start back this week and we will survive but not comfortably as my walker has broken and I was rejected for NDIS support due to ineligibility for not being disabled enough. So I will have to either wait another month for the appeal process or self fund a walker. Meanwhile not being able to access the community due to lack of accessibility.

This week has been breaking point as my job provider called and said I had been transferred to the DES and would need to do 18 months of job searching even though my hands are now cramped everyday and are starting to deform from overuse, inflammation and rheumatoid arthritis degeneration. The inflammation is causing severe aphasia daily and my carer now has to take all calls from DES and CENTRELINK as I just have a panic attack on instant call dial and pick up.

The fact that I was told if I do not attend an appointment if I was too sick I would have my payments suspended.

I also have just been rejected from the DSP from the second time and now I haven’t checked but legally I cannot work from my Total and permanent disability approved claim however having been rejected by my DSP claim and having to apply for 8 jobs a month as a administrative process however I’m terrified of being sued from the insurance company as I have been deemed unable to work.

Today I am contacting the tribunal today hoping for updates.

#my story #story time #domestic violence #mental health #awareness #survivor #victim

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Is the Telephone call of Duty mobile video game a copy of PUBG mobile video game?

best complimentary Android games offered now!

We assembled this checklist based upon the number of individuals downloaded and install video games from a certain style, and just how much they invest in each genre. There are a couple of even more honorary points out such as auto racing, FPS, RPG, sporting activities, etc. but none of those resembled beating out our top 5 categories in terms of player base or profits generation. And also indeed, we know that certain battle royale video games on mobile are "practically" first-person shooters. However there are essential differences between the battle royale style and FPS category, also if they utilize common auto mechanics. Fret not, we will describe what makes each style one-of-a-kind, as well as checklist a few important features for all 5 of our leading mobile game styles to assist you better determine new launches and also market trends.

Ubisoft revealed Tom Clancy's Elite Team, featuring prominent characters from significant Tom Clancy titles such as Rainbow 6 as well as Splinter Cell. Big game companies and also financiers are taking mobile gaming far more seriously than ever, as is evident from the boosting quality of graphics that are currently coming close to console levels of detail. The hyper-casual style is hypothesized to have reached a dew point yet will certainly not die down anytime quickly due to its nature- very easy to play, with brief session sizes and quick benefits.

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Can you play Call of Duty Mobile with a controller?

Minecraft is not dead, there are still a lot of players that play the game. However, the game is still very much alive.

Nonetheless, more recent titles such as Fortnite as well as EA's Pinnacle Legends surpassed and came PUBG with different interaction techniques. Fortnite, as an example, offers cross-platform gameplay and keeps on upgrading the video game frequently with new content. These are a few of the best features of Garena Free Fire Apk which are worth to state.

In fact, you can play on multiplayer web servers with people on those systems. There are in-app acquisitions, but they're normally just for modification things like skin packs. Throughout gameplay, you'll need to make choices about how your civilization will certainly develop to concentrate on the devices you'll need to get triumph while battling adversaries that aim to destroy you. You additionally can create calculated alliances with other leaders only to switch on them when the moment is best to turn the tides in your support. Human being, as constantly, is a technique video game at its core and would be finest suited for those who prepare to dive in headfirst and also take over the world.

Which mobile game earns the most money?

The this content recent data from Steam, the platform via which PlayerUnknown's BattleGrounds (PUBG) is available for PCs, shows that the popular battle royale game has been losing the number of active players by a vast margin. EA is even considering bringing the game to mobile platforms by 2021.

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Challenge games concentrate on easy to understand, yet difficult to master auto mechanics as well as need you to utilize logic as well as fast reasoning in order to beat the game. They are extremely simple on your fingers, so unlike shooters as well as racing video games, all you need to do in problem video games is faucet or swipe every so often. Easy in, easy out, that is the nature of collectible card games. You spend for premium decks and also quicker unlocks, but that is an alternative that you can select not to take and also just grind your means to the leading till you obtain a master tier deck.

Probably best of all is you can play a game in a reasonably brief quantity of time, making it wonderful for a quick video game while you get on the go. Garena Free Fire Apk is an utmost fight royale game offered on the Google Play Store. The game is for those that can not afford a capable mobile phone to run the likes of source hungry video games like PUBG Mobile as well as Fortnite.

Which offers ideal efficiency for pubg Android or iphone?

Is fortnite shutting down in 2020?

Yes, you can become a millionaire by making a free app provided that you have developed a really useful app and you have a kickass business mindset. Integrate your app with ads. If your app is used by millions by then, you will make million in matter of months.

German developer Andreas Illiger only ever launched one game for mobile, but what a game it is. You need to have come across 2011's Tiny Wings, a one-touch video game that saw you competing a small bird throughout procedurally produced islands to get as much as possible before nightfall. Do not worry to much regarding discovering contour due to the fact that the game assists you find out the ropes as you play, but you'll soon identify the best method to capture area and also go for the highest possible ratings. You can play alone against the AI or versus your close friends. Among the best things about the game is you can play a solitary gamer game in under thirty minutes.

It was a shock hit of very early 2019 and a very easy shoo-in for a listing such as this. We do suggest preparing ahead of time if you sell your phone and also require to backup your data. Diablo Immortal from Activision Blizzard obtained a lot of backlash from fans during its statement in 2015, yet you can bet there is a substantial market around for an action RPG mobile video game from Snowstorm. The Chinese are mosting likely to like it, and also it will certainly make Snowstorm tons of cash.

Even if one gamer in an event is having fun with a controller, the entire event will be matched against gamers using controllers. Screengrab using ActivisionMany players using a PS4 controller on a tool operating on Android 9 or 10 might deal with issues with functionality. Activision has guaranteed fans that it'll repair this issue in future updates.

Call of Obligation: Mobile

This gamer vs. gamer mobile game simplifies the timeless technique video game we've known for several years, making it into a kind of Clash Royale-like game. It harkens back to old build and also assault games, yet with the great feature of having the ability to plan against genuine individuals online.

The recent information from Steam, the platform using which PlayerUnknown's BattleGrounds (PUBG) is readily available for PCs, shows that the preferred battle royale game has actually been losing the variety of energetic players by a large margin. As a matter of fact, contrasted to the days when PUBG was peaking at 1,584,886 on an average for energetic players back in January 2018, the existing numbers on Heavy steam for PUBG stand at 288,848. That's a substantial decrease in the variety of players and also it looks poor offered the circumstance is opposite for the mobile variation of the video game. The preferred fight Royale video game PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, likewise known as PUBG, currently has just as lots of players as Fortnite at over 200 million users. According to The Brink, PUBG for Mobile currently has 200 million users and regarding 30 million energetic everyday customers.

There are additionally submarines that gamers have the ability to make use of to check out the depths of the Pacific Ocean. The Rhino from previous GTA titles has actually returned, including a brand-new complex intending system and also a realistic depiction of a container.

Wszystkie piosenki z odświeżonego GTA V - zobacz kogo usłyszysz.

Grand Theft Auto V for PC is offered for acquisition on Instantaneous Video gaming for a portion of its market price. You will certainly receive a main trick and have the ability to play the video game in secs. The video game is embeded in the imaginary community of San Andreas which is based loosely on common southern The golden state life. While much of the video game's scripted action happens in the city, the world is a lot bigger than previous GTA offerings, as well as gamers can check out openly.

This game is truly enjoyable, has many tasks alongside the main story as well as I recommend it to individuals that love single-player games. Grand Theft Auto V likewise comes with Grand Theft Auto Online, the ever-evolving and dynamic Grand Theft Auto cosmos with online bet up to 30 gamers, including all existing gameplay upgrades as well as material released because the launch of Grand Theft Auto Online. Grand Theft Auto V obtained "global acclaim" reviews on Metacritic obtaining a metascore of 96/100 on PC and 97/100 on PS3, Xbox 360, PS4, and also Xbox One. On whatoplay.com, it gets an aggregatee rating (playscore) of 8.62 on PC, 9.29 on PS3, 9.64 on Xbox 360, 9.32 on PS4, and also 8.99 on Xbox One.

Duration.

Grand Theft Auto V is an action-adventure game played from either a third-person or first-person point of view. [b] Players complete goals-- direct situations with set purposes-- to proceed with the tale. Grand Theft Auto 5 is probably among the very best video games I've ever played. The story is cool and the online setting is extremely enjoyable as well as a really awesome experience.

Grand Theft Auto V broadens the multiplayer attribute that existed in Grand Theft Auto IV. The multiplayer is dealt with as an additional title and also is known as Grand Theft Auto Online. In GTA Online, multiplayer teams from Max Payne 3 can be rollovered to GTA V. GTA V has multiplayer functions linked to Superstar's Social Club. Grand Theft Auto V has more vehicles than in any kind of various other Grand Theft Auto game to day, with a selection of vehicles, consisting of planes, helicopters, automobiles, utility lorries, emergency situation solution lorries, motorcycles, and jet skis. Gamers are able to fly planes, which was a cut feature from Grand Theft Auto IV due to the limited dimension of the map, but the feature is now available in Grand Theft Auto V as a result of the much bigger, open globe map.

Grand Theft Auto V has the largest series of incredibly cars and trucks to day, as well as the most amount of cars, in the whole GTA collection. The Cheetah is among the few automobiles to show up most of GTA video games. New tasks have been added, such as yoga, triathlons, jet snowboarding, parachuting, golf, diving, and also tennis diving. Random events have likewise been added to the game and can appear anytime as the player explores around the map. The mobile phone has actually returned from Grand Theft Auto IV but is currently just used for calling the gamer's contacts, surfing the internet, and fast saving.

The video game Saints Row IV has a DLC pack of tools as well as clothes named GAT V, which is a recommendation to the initials of Grand Theft Auto V. The publisher, Deep Silver released it absolutely free on PC, mocking GTA V's absence from the system at the time. Players can ragdoll by pressing X/Square/SPACE (Xbox/PlayStation/PC) after that B/Circle/R (Xbox/Playstation/PC). Multiplayer holds up to sixteen individuals on Xbox 360 and also PlayStation 3, and thirty players on the Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC versions.

Playing as a protester.

Superstar Games, the video gaming business behind GTA V, did not promptly react to a request for comment. The Hong Kong demonstrations are being played out on Grand Theft Auto (GTA) V online.

The story is centred on the break-in series, and lots of missions include capturing as well as driving gameplay. A "wanted" system governs the aggressiveness of law enforcement feedback to gamers that dedicate criminal offenses. Grand Theft Auto Online, the video game's on the internet multiplayer mode, slows down to 30 gamers participate in a variety of various cooperative and competitive game modes. terrific video game can play it like everyday enjoyable to be able to have fun with pals and be able to download trendy mods and enjoy.

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The game offered 11,210,000 duplicates and grossed $800,000,000 on its initial day of launch, establishing lots of documents, and also at some point making $1,000,000,000 within 3 days of the video game's release. The game is played from either a third-person or first-person perspective, and its world is browsed on foot or by automobile. Players control the three lead protagonists throughout single-player and switch among them, both during as well as outside goals.

The capturing technicians are better in regards to the feeling of the technicians as well as larger contrasted to the melee technicians in the video game, that being claimed, melee has been improved over the previous titles also. Rather than the old method of selecting via all the tools sequentially, there is currently a Weapon Wheel, which is similar to the one included in Red Dead Redemption, an additional video game made by Rockstar Games. Grand Theft Auto V attracts inspirations from various Rockstar titles in the past, including Max Payne 3, Twelve O'clock At Night Club, Manhunt, and Red Dead Redemption. As one of the most awaited video game titles to be released in 2013, the game was extensively anticipated prior to its launch. Grand Theft Auto V was released to global acclaim, holding scores of 96 and also above on MetaCritic and also GameRankings, in addition to receiving excellent ratings from over 30 reviewers.

Reviews.

Like all previous Grand Theft Auto games, Grand Theft Auto V has courted conflict, though has been watched by some as considerably more questionable than its predecessors. Players can play as animals (enhanced variation), unlike in any various other Grand Theft Auto video game.

Discover all Vehicles, Motorbikes, Helicopters, Planes, Boats, and also all various other cars. See what are the fastest automobiles in GTA Online, one of the most costly, or the overall leading doing automobiles in GTA V. GTA V is the first game in the collection because Grand Theft Auto Development where the player can keep all the tools in their supply instead of replacing them. Grand Theft Auto V is the very first game in the franchise business to feature in-game subordinate songs (not counting cutscenes, credit scores as well as pause menus, as several earlier games had incidental music for these previously mentioned series).

Absolutely one of the best video games available today and also can not await the release of GTA 6. this video game has a low price for all the things that it provides, believe me, you won ´ t regreet acquiring it and pls tell a buddy to do it with you. In GTA 5 you can see the largest and also the most thorough globe ever before created by Rockstar Games. Also the opportunity to affect the life and also actions of three major personalities. This mix of several personalities background will certainly make the video game as fascinating and exciting as possible.

Hong Kong and mainland China gamers clash on GTA V.

Providing people the middle finger is an additional new function the gamer can utilize while in a lorry. Superstar advised that the gamer do this in numerous places around Los Santos to see the outcome; relying on where the gamer is at, they will obtain diverse responses from pedestrians. Grand Theft Auto V advances almost every auto mechanic that remained in the previous Grand Theft Auto games.

The Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 as well as Xbox One versions include one more 162 tracks to the in-game radio. The first-person sight is just offered in the Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions of the video game. Teams win multiplayer matches to make experience factors as well as climb on the internet leaderboards.

Pojazdy w GTA V.

They launched its launching trailer one week later, with a main news release recognizing its setting. Journalists noted that the statement ignited extensive expectancy within the gaming market, which they owed to the cultural relevance of the collection. The game missed its initial predicted Q release day, pushed back to 17 September to allow for more polishing. To spur pre-order game sales, Superstar teamed up with several retail electrical outlets to make a special edition with additional in-game functions.

Re-release.

They ran a viral advertising strategy with an internet site for a fictional religious cult, "The Epsilon Program", that offered customers the chance to attribute in the video game as participants of the cult. The open globe was modelled on Southern California and Los Angeles, and also its style and also in-game provide made up a lot of the game's early work.

Video game.

Trick participants of the video game world manufacturing group took area study journeys throughout the area and also documented their research study with picture as well as video footage. Google Maps estimates of Los Angeles were used by the team to help style Los Santos' roadway networks. To duplicate and also reflect Los Angeles' group spread, the designers examined demographics data and watched docudramas regarding the city. The team thought about producing the open world the most practically demanding element of the game's production.

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TGIWednesday News

It's April 1st..... a new month, Spring has hopefully sprung in your area too. Now more than ever is a great time to relax, go for that walk in nature or a nice bike ride.  My Northern neighbors sent me a picture of their catch from ice fishing. How cool is that?   Maybe we all needed to hit the pause button and take a time out, maybe spirit did it for us.  To those folks that you know of that got sick or are especially at risk or may have even passed away, our thoughts and prayers are with you now more than ever. When I check in, I get that it might be like this til about mid-May (a few weeks back it tested as July).  So since there’s not a whole lot we can do other than take precautions, stay calm and out of fear/panic and by all means take care of yourselves and each other and know that we are here to help/guide and dare I say entertain you.  So far worldwide not a single person on our My Daily Prayer service has gotten COVID-19 - Click here if you’re not on it already.   If you’re reading this now, we’re asking for protection and guidance and heaven’s grace upon you as well. We will be releasing a COVID-19 themed MyBeliefWorks™ audio in the coming days and it will go deeper into addressing related health/wellness/work/financial issues, worries, stresses and anxiety about the future that are coming up due to the coronavirus crisis and response - so look for that very soon!  We're working on making it FREE with ANY purchase of ANY ITEM in the shop when it's ready - including all products or services ie: sessions, prayers, books, or audios.  Fishing prayers for you as you read this now.  Also, last Wednesday's Live Zoom call was very potent and we got a great response from listeners!  So much came through from Spirit and I channeled in some very strong clearings that I know will make a difference to all who hear it.  Turning On Your Unlimited Luck Switches Replay available in the shop now.  Here's what folks on the call had to say:

"That was a great call.  I had this nice connected sensation at the crown of my head throughout.  I wondered if it was maybe the spearmint gum I was chewing, but I think not LOL.  Take care and stay healthy and well! Also, the Windfall MP3 is wonderful.  I very much appreciate and am so grateful for your generosity in keeping things affordable." - Teresa D. 

"Thank you so much for this replay. You were on fire! I don't know what will come of it but I can say for sure that I feel 'changed'.

Much appreciated!" - Diane P.

"Jimmy, great session/zoom meeting tonight! Thank you for all you do! Feeling Awesomeness! ️Blessings of Love and Light."- Phyllis Ann

"Another wonderful switch session! I'm deeply grateful for your time and effort putting together and presenting "Turning On Your Unlimited Luck Switches", I'm feeling lighter and luckier after listening, and I can't wait to play it for a family member in my house who has had bad luck experiences!  Looking forward to the next one. Many hugs and many blessings." - Susie "Just letting you know, even through my Massage business is shut down for a few weeks, a client jumped on line and bought a 6-pack of massage from me. Totally unexpected because she already had a package. WOW! Right after that I walked my front porch there was a  Red Box that said OPEN FOR EVERYDAY MAGIC! I know that is coming from spirit!!!!" -  Lynn P.

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~ PROTECTION FROM THE VIRUS ~ I believe, think, know and feel that I am protected from this virus and see my immune system as strong. I am ready, willing and able to take steps and precautions to remain healthy and safe during this time and always. I know when, where how and why to be divinely guided by spirit to boost my immune system and to remain safe during times of uncertainty.  I am asking in all languages and throughout all time lines and so it is.  

Fish Food 

The Daily Bread To Feed The Fish

Tell The Fish: 365 Daily Inspirations & Affirmations

APRIL 1st "Today I will let go of fear and the feeling of dread.  I will forecast ahead of time only that which is good and beneficial.  I will acknowledge that which will propel me forward instead of setting me back. I will overtake the need to have control and by letting go, I will find, not search, for peace yet peace will find me."

From the Fish Box

Q) "Hello there Jimmy since I discovered MLF a week ago I’m absolutely astonished how well it works for me. Like you, I’ve spent 20 years or more in the university of healing and nearly every penny I have :) What way can I use MLF to help my hormone balance menopause etc. is my main concern . I have got some of your books and downloaded Level 1 instead of booking a one to one as I thought I might find some information on it there."  - Linda / UK A) "Very cool..............working on hormones is endless... but I would get clear to yes, unclear to no and running forward to YES. Fish the statements, 'My organs glands and systems are in balance' if no, fish to yes.'My hormones are functioning at 100 percent.' if no, fish to yes. I would drop my body age in half until it had my hormones functioning better/faster/deeper/younger....  you get the idea, it's endless........... Finish the course and let's play together or schedule a session some time soon." - Jimmy

LIVE Appearances - Free Healing

Wed. April 8th - You Wealth Revolution w/host Darius Barazandeh 4pm Eastern / 1pm Pacific  Breaking Through Your Hidden Plateaus to Progress - special super-charged prayer! Get access to this show, all speakers and special bonus gifts >> Register Here! Wed. May 13th The Alara Canfield Show  - Register Here Thurs. May 21st Soul Talk with Patty Malek - Register Here

The Jimmy Mack Healing Radio Show

EVERY TUESDAY at 9pm EDT / 6pm PDT CALL [phone] https://www.freeconferencecall.com/wall/goldylocksproductions

Click Here for Previous Weeks' Show and a full archive of past guests & replays.

Yesterday's Show - Special Guest Rev Debbie Visit her Facebook page Our resident trans medium communications with your loved ones in spirit. 

April 7th  Psychic Joanne Leo www.PsychicJoanneLeo.com Astrology, Numerology, Angel cards. Readings from the heart!

April 14th Judi Thomases       http://www.starladyastrologer.com/ Astrology Deep but gentle cosmic guidance

April 21st Mark Hernandez http://www.peopleandpetsenergetics.com Healer and Intuitive Message

April 28th Rev Debbie Dienstbier Visit her Facebook page Our resident trans medium communications with your loved ones in spirit.

The Jimmy Mack Healing Show is LIVE on Tuesday Nights at 9pm EDT  If you want to Listen in only, go to this website: https://www.freeconferencecall.com/wall/goldylocksproductions OR If you want to call in & ask a question CALL [phone] No need to press #1, just dial in and you'll be in the queue. If the Call in Number above doesn’t seem to work, please use this back up Call in Number: [phone] when prompted, enter 206.806.9965 followed by #  International Callers, click the link below for the International call in list for your country.  If you're using the Free Conference Call App, it automatically re-routes the best call In number for you.  Please unblock your phone number if you wish to speak with Jimmy and or his guest host. Blocked, Restricted and Private Callers are not brought on air.

Sessions at the Tampa Office 

FRIDAY KODAWARI YOGA STUDIOS  *Appointments are either phone or Skype until further notice   

I'm scheduling 15 and 30 minute appointments at Kodawari Yoga Studios from 10am-2pm EVERY FRIDAY.*IMPT! You must call Kodawari directly to schedule times and dates with them AND pay them directly at the front desk prior to your appointment Call Kodawari's front desk directly to schedule [phone] and pay at the concierge desk PRIOR  to your appointment - 15 minutes 38$ or 30 minutes 68$. 3965 Henderson Blvd Suite C Tampa [phone] http://www.kodawariyoga.com/

SWANN HOLISTIC HEALTH TAMPA *SPECIAL DATE* FRIDAY APRIL 10th 10-5pm (no Kodawari that day) I’ll be offering sessions at Dr. Charla Tempone’s office at Swann Holistic Health Solutions at: NEW LOCATION! 403 S. Habana Ave. Tampa, FL 33609 Just south of Azeele next to Skin Savvy  Please call their office directly at [phone] in order to get on the schedule for 15-minutes 38$ / 30-minutes 68$ http://www.ctholisticsolutions.com

Receive 24/7 Prayers from Jimmy

Nightly prayers include COVID-19 known as the Coronavirus. Each night we work on scrambling the frequency for everyone on the prayer list. Your name will be added to a special VIP Prayer list where Jimmy will use his intelligent computer software, src4you which runs 24/7, to delete the negative and increase the strength of the positive creating a higher probability of favorable outcomes for you.  

In addition, throughout the full 30-days, Jimmy will be dialing into your energetic signature each day upon rising and make certain that you are a clear yes, unclear to no and running forward before you start your day. He is doing the heavy lifting for you around 3am NY time while most of you are asleep in order to smooth out your way and increase your most favorable life outcomes.

The 30-day service is now being offered exclusively  and you also have the option of selecting an ongoing subscription ($95/month) which is managed through PayPal only.

Upon written email request, for each new order we offer a one-time email analysis via the intelligent healing software that Jimmy uses on your behalf.  Most clients have had amazing results and outcomes!

You can add yourself and those living in your immediate household and yes you can include pets! Merely include everyone’s names and Jimmy will add them to his daily prayers. *NOTE if the MDP Service was purchased via a special telesummit or radio show offer, prayers will be limited to BUYER ONLY - and will not include family members or pets.

You can run this monthly and stop at any time after the 30 days is up, you will have the opportunity to renew and update your list each month but are under no obligation. I believe you will experience magical transformations and make progress every day! 

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Go deep sea "fishing" with Jimmy!

Level 1 is open to ANYONE at anytime! All Mastery Students:  Check your email & Login to view all the newly upgraded content including new books and audios!    

"Jimmy's My Liquid Fish Change Made Simple program is AMAZING!!! He gives you not only videos so you can see the changes within people, but also the books he's written as well! On top of that he's provided all the links and visuals you need so ANY type of learner can do it!!  I appreciated having it to download in a PDF so I can go back to it any time, plus the books and ACTUAL healing sessions so you see, know and understand the whole process even better!!Highly recommend to ANYONE looking to change and make not only their life... but everyone's around them better as well!!" - E.J. / Florida

The Certificate of Mastery Program includes 2 best-selling ebooks and 2 clearing audios plus written & video instructions, AND one-on-one time with Jimmy ALL for about the cost of a single 1-hr session! This online course is for anyone who is familiar with OR new to "fishing" and is ready to dive into the deep end & get results that are beyond the ordinary! It includes The Tackle Box & The Dowser's Handbook ebooks PLUS 2 MP3s "Clearing Dark Energies" & "Increasing Your Intuition" to help clear, strengthen and prepare your energy field for optimal “fishing” results. This is a work-at-your-own-pace curriculum that will TEACH & CLEAR you at the same time! In under 2wks you will be finished with the program and ready to fish on your own with greater results! Level II offers Practitioner Certification for those who qualify.

LEARN MORE HERE

For those who aren't familiar, here's the list of the MyBeliefWorks™ audio library. 

Find a topic that addresses your issue(s), click on the link to read more. We had a lot of help downloading & channeling these over the years & they keep getting better. Don't forget... you can share these with you immediate friends and family.

Abundance Abuse Addiction Body Scan: Head to Toe Daily GPS Reset Dark Energies/Fears Decision Making Diet & Exercise Education & Learning Family & Relatives The Gold Coin Healing Physical Body Healing Mental Stress Holiday Stress

Increasing Intuition IRS & Tax Time Love & Romance Money Mindset Moving Forward Pain Relief Pet Healing Sales & Success Improving Sex Improving Sleep Traveling w/Ease Work & Career Weight Loss Windfall Youth & Vitality

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