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vanwritesfan-fiction · 5 months

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Part Two: Will Power

(Read Part One here first)

Warnings: smut (oral, male receiving; masturbation), language, references to cheating

At first you were just pissed off.

You hadn't known Jack for more than a couple of hours, and he already thought that you were willing to sleep with him. The guy you thought was cute and charismatic suddenly seemed like an entitled asshole. You were familiar with the way the music industry worked; you gave some mediocre guy a music deal and suddenly they thought they were God's gift to the earth, and they could have whatever they wanted.

So why were you in the back of an Uber at midnight, on your way to the Waldorf Astoria?

To tell him to fuck off. That's what you kept repeating to yourself as you approached Park Avenue. To tell him to fuck off, and give him his key card back. You were going to tell him that you were in a committed relationship, and you couldn't be propositioned for the sake of Jack Harlow's entertainment.

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With every step you took down the hallway of the fourteenth floor, you started to lose your confidence. Like it or not, Jack had pull in the industry, an industry where you were a lowly assistant, and if he didn't like your answer, it might ruin your career. You rapped your knuckles on the door of 1423, feeling your throat go dry.

The sight on the other side of the door damn near took your breath away. You understood why Jack was popular with almost every woman he cam across. There was just something about the combination of the messy chestnut curls, baby blue eyes, and pouty lips that had you rethinking your entire strategy. He exchanged his black suit for a white tee and gray sweatpants that he wore low on his hips. His hair was damp from what you assumed was a shower, his freckles more evident now that you could see him in better lighting.

What were you supposed to be angry about, again?

"You gonna just stand there, or are you gonna come in?" By the time you had come back to reality, Jack was already standing out of the way of the thresholding, waiting for your to step inside the room. The entitlement of his question quickly jogged your memory. "No, here. I just came to give you back your key." You extended your arm out toward him. A grin slipped on his face that let you know the he knew he had you exactly where he wanted. He grabbed the key card, but not before making sure your hands brushed against each other, ever so slightly.

"Listen, I know how this looks, but I promise I'm not some sleezy guy. Just come in, let me explain."

Against your better judgement, you stepped into the room. You were going to listen to his explanation and then leave. No harm, no foul.

"Sit wherever you're comfortable. Can I get you something to drink?" Jack asked you as he leant down to the mini fridge.

"Uh-yeah, please." Your voice cracked as you walked into the room. You took a spot on the couch at the far end of the expansive hotel room, a perfect view of the king size bed from where you sat. You crossed your legs as you thought about Jack fucking you, your hands white knuckling the 800 thread count sheets. It had been months since you'd had sex that didn't leave you feeling more frustrated than satisfied. It wasn't you weren't attracted to Darien, but his idea of sex was a couple of pumps before he collapsing on top of you and you were forced to finish with one of your vibrators.

"Here." Jack handed you a glass bottle of sparkling water. He sat in the armchair across from you, leaning back, his legs spread wide. You dropped your gaze as you realized that he was leaving very little to the imagination under those gray sweatpants of his. A couple of pumps from him might have you walking sideways for a couple of days afterward.

"Did you enjoy the party?" His eyes roamed your body, noticing that you had changed out of the dress he liked so much, into a pair of jeans.

"Yeah, I was having a great time until some asshole decided to slip me their hotel key after knowing them for only a couple minutes." You scoffed, shifting uncomfortably in your spot.

Jack was silent for a second as he studied you. He couldn't tell you if you were interested in him or not. Usually he could tell pretty easily, if the girl wasn't throwing themselves at him, their face gave it away right away. Like they were hungry for something that was sorely lacking in their life. Sex, definitely, but something more important and hard to come by. Attention. Some many of the girls he got involved with felt like they lived life in the shadows, and they were desperate to step into the spotlight. Desperate for someone to notice them.

You, he couldn't read. The only thing that was obvious to him was that you were confident, and had no problem holding your own.

What was going to make you crack? What was your weakness?

"Why did you come?" He took a swig of his own water, resting the bottle against his knee. He stroked his beard, patches of red visible.

The question caught you off guard. You were supposed to be asking the questions, questioning his motives and where he got the balls to be so forward with you. Instead this quickly became an interrogation of your character. How fuckin' dare he.

"You know what? This was a mistake." You rose to your feet and made your way to the door, stopping in your tracks when you felt his hand around your wrist. You thought you'd feel disgust, anger even, but instead, you just wanted to feel his hands on other parts of your body.

"Sit." The gruff in his voice sent a chill down your spine.

He leaned forward, resting his forearms on his thighs as you sat back down. "If we're gonna do this, you have to drop the self righteous act."

"I'm sorry? What act? And do what exactly?" You were back to fully pissed off again, but for some reason, you couldn't get up and walk away.

"If you didn't want to be here, you could have thrown the keycard away, gone back to your apartment, and forgot the night ever happened." You opened your mouth to object, but he held up a single finger to stop you. "Don't interrupt me. That's not cute either." A big part of you was upset with him, but the other side was unbelievably turned on. Jack could see that you're pupils were blown, your bottom lip pulled in between your teeth at his commands.

There she was. There was your weakness. You liked being controlled, submissive to a master.

"So, lets not pretend like you don't want to be here." Jack continued, letting out a huff as if he was growing bored. He was just closing the deal at this point. "What was his name? Dull Darien I think your friend called him." He let out a humorless chuckle.

"Its just Darien." You gripped the strap of your handbag tightly in your hands, feeling your palms start to burn against the leather. You knew your resolve was weakening, and god you just wanted him to fuck you then and there. Make you forget all of the bad sex you'd had in your past, make Darien just a boring memory.

"Darien, right", Jack nodded. "Does he make you happy?" Such an easy question, you wouldn't be with someone for three years if you weren't happy, right? For some reason, no was dancing on the tip of your tongue.

"What do you want?" You decided to counter, flip the script on Jack. He didn't even flinch. "You."

You shook your head in disbelief. "What? You just met me this evening? You don't know anything about me." Your conversation had been flirty but brief, and you were far from an open book, so he really didn't know much about you.

"I think that's better when two strangers have sex, don't you?" You saw a peek of his ego. This wasn't the first time he had this conversation. You weren't the first, and you sure weren't going to be the last. You were going to be just another tick on his counter. Another sexual conquest he could fantasize about as he laid his head on his pillow at night.

"Yeah, that's not going to happen." This time you stood up with what little conviction you had left in you. Your hand lingered on the door handle before turning the brass, and Jack took that as his invitation to make his move. Before you could breathe he had you turned around, pinned against the door, his pelvis pressed into your hip bones. His thumb grazed against your bottom lip as his gaze fell to your mouth. "You're not allowed to leave until I tell you that you can."

You were first to kiss him, your teeth clinking against his as you kissed him roughly, the thought of breathing the last thing on your mind. Jack's hands found the back of your neck, pulling you closer to him as he deepened the kiss. He was just as eager, as hungry as you were for this to finally happen. Warmth pooled in the bottom of your stomach as his tongue roamed your mouth.

Your fingers toyed with the waistband of his sweatpants, instinctively moving to ghost against his dick. You could feel that he was growing hard, so his hips bucked when you cupped his crotch. "Hmm", he hummed against your lips, twitching at his sensitivity. "This is your last chance to leave." He grunted out, groaning as you gently dug your nails into his skin. "Do you want me to leave?" You grinned as you watched him come apart in your grip. His answer was another deep kiss, his large hand clamping down around your throat.

"Drop to your knees." Jack backed away from the door, just enough so you could lower to the ground. There was no going back now, and at this point you didn't want to.

You wasted no time pulling his sweatpants down to his knees, his cock springing free easily as he wasn't wearing any boxers. His length was impressive, definitely larger than any guy you'd been with before. You could barely wrap your hand around it as you swirled your tongue around the head, tasting the precum that leaked from the tip on your taste buds.

"Open your mouth", he commanded, his voice shaky as he felt his orgasm already start to build in his core. You looked up at him through your lashes as you let your tongue hang out, desperate to taste him again. He gripped the base of his cock and slowly slid himself against your tongue and down your throat. He groaned as he felt the soft walls of your mouth tighten around him. You began to bob your head slowly, back and forth at a rhythm that Jack could match, his hips swinging in tandem.

"Fuck. I knew you'd be good." He gritted out between clenched teeth as you increased your pace, slobber dripping from the sides of your mouth as you messily sucked him off. He pulled out of your mouth, the head popping against your lips. He tipped your head up to look at him with a single finger on your chin. He took a minute to admire your face. Your lips were red and swollen, a perfect flushed tint to your cheeks.

"Can you take more?" He asked, and you nodded yes immediately. "Take your jeans off, I wanna see you play with yourself while you take me all the way." If anyone else talked to you the way he did, throwing out orders, you would have slapped them, but with Jack, you just wanted to obey his every command, satisfy his every desire. You fumbled with the button of your jeans, undid the zipper and slipped your hand down the front of your panties, feeling just how wet you were. You writhed your hips as you rolled your fingers around your clit, the bundle of nerves already super sensitive.

You opened your mouth once again as Jack cupped the back of your head, this time barely giving you time to adjust to his length before he was hitting the back of your throat. You dragged your fingers through your folds, moaning with a full mouth.

"Shit, I'm gonna come." Jack slapped a hand against the door as his legs began to tremble. You didn't let up, determined to have him cum down your throat. "Fuck, not so rough, baby." His pet name for you was enough to bring you over the edge. You went back to circling your clit, close to your release. Within seconds you were coming around your fingers, your body jolting forward as waves of pleasure moved through your body.

Your pussy continued to pulse as you focused on Jack. You could feel him try to pull away, so you tightened your lips around his shaft, careful not to use your teeth.

"Oh fuck", you could feel Jack's cock twitch in your mouth as he came, and you took all of his release down your throat, swallowing and then opening your mouth so he could see. He grinned, his eyelids heavy as he looked down at you. "Good girl." He lightly tapped against your cheek before cleaning himself off and putting his pants back on. You stood and buttoned up your jeans.

"I'm in town till tomorrow. I wanna see you again before I leave." When you didn't answer, he grabbed at your face, planting a kiss on your lips. He tasted of spearmint, something you hadn't noticed the first time you kissed. "Do you understand?" He spoke to you like you were a child, and you nodded, wanting him to kiss you again.

You left before he could say anything else. The hallway was eerily quiet again, and you wondered if anyone could hear what had just happened in Jack's hotel room. You weren't ashamed, but exhilarated at the thought that someone had heard the two of you.

You tried to make yourself presentable again as you walked toward the elevator, wiping underneath your eyes to collect any ruined mascara, and dapping at your lips with your sleeve. A woman was already standing in the alcove, waiting as well. You could have sworn you recognized her from the party or your office, you couldn't be sure.

"Hi", you returned her greeting with a small grin as the doors opened and you walked into the elevator, pressing your back against the cool metal walls. You didn't realize how hot you were until you left the room. You closed your eyes, resting your head against the wall as well.

"I was trying to surprise my boyfriend, but I seem to have lost my key card somewhere." She was blonde, tall and cute, a bit mousy, like someone you'd see modeling for a catalogue, but not edgy enough for the runway. You watched as she dug through her designer purse. You simply hummed, not wanting to get into a conversation with her.

"He travels all the time, we barely get to see each other, so I thought I'd surprise him", she continued against your silent wishes. "Its so early in the relationship. Trying to make a relationship work with someone in the music industry is not easy. Jack tries to make it work, but I really can't blame him." Your ears perked up at her words, but you tried not to panic. There were a number of people staying in this hotel, a lot of them famous, at least a few with the name Jack. she couldn't possibly be talking about who you thought she was talking about.

"I'm really not supposed to say anything, because we're trying to keep our relationship secret, but you seem like a nice person." You could add dumb to the list of her features. She leaned over like she was going to tell you a secret you did not want to hear.

"Have you ever heard of Jack Harlow?"

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rebouks · 5 months

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Darien: Does he know about.. that? Brynn: Is getting obvious, isn’t it? Darien: Yeah. Brynn: Do you think he’ll freak out? [Darien shrugged, not wanting to get involved; he wasn’t entirely sure what Wyatt would say, to be honest. Though he’d always had an odd air of tact and patience when dealing with children, despite his preference for avoiding them] Brynn: I hoped to tell him in person by now… Darien: I don’t know why you bothered coming back. How far did you think you were going to get without a plan? You can’t just bumble along without a place to stay, paperwork, or common sense-.. you could’ve been deported. Brynn: Well, I am very sorry I am failing to plan and do things the normal way; I always bounce from place to place-.. or am sold and kept, I never have to think about these things before! Is not easy to me. [Running his fingertips over his brow exasperatedly, Darien sighed; he hadn’t thought about it like that…] Darien: I can get you everything you need. Brynn: How? Darien: I have my ways-.. who’d you think handled everything at Lucie’s? I certainly wasn’t there for pleasure. Brynn: No? Is why most men were there. Darien: Not my thing-.. also, not important. You can stay here for now… By this time tomorrow, you’ll be a citizen of Mt. Komorebi. I’m assuming that’s what you’d want, right? Brynn: I not want to stay here, but-… Darien: Tough. I’m buying you a plane ticket too. Brynn: No! Darien: Look, whatever ideas you had will have to wait; you need to go home. Give me what money you have if you insist, but at this point, you’re just being obtuse-.. and the floor of a disgusting laundromat is not a bed! There’s a perfectly good spare one here. Darien: There’s no point refusing, you’re clearly exhausted-.. and to be quite frank, you smell horrendous. [Brynn stood with her arms folded, scowling] Brynn: You are very rude. Darien: I’m honest. Now, go take a bath. Brynn: I not know where your bathro-… Darien: You wanted to be independent, find it yourself. [Brynn almost snapped at Darien, until she realised he was smirking-.. just barely. He was like Wyatt, in a way; blunt and full of disdain, unless you knew them well enough to read between the lines and find the hint of mirth beneath. It suddenly seemed obvious why they were such good friends]

#ts4 #sims 4 #simblr #ts4 story #sims story #forever in between #fib #brynn franz #darien moore #heheeeee #i love this scene sm #like.. first of all darien is extra hot when he's being all blunt n shit #n i think brynn needed to be slapped with the truth anyway so YAY DARIEN #also super neat to me how it suddenly clicks why wyatt n darien are such good besties #skdjsdk #mmmmmmmmmm he's so photogenic #🤤#but also.. don't call the bryatt baby -that- like that again or imma have to give u what for #twtrafficking

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copperbadge · 9 months

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One of the many stories I've been bumping around in my head for the Shivadhverse is an ace romance, which someone requested but which I also had wanted to do, and I just wasn't sure how to handle it; I did eventually find a protagonist for it (Alanna's assistant Darien) but I still wasn't sure on a plot.

I liked the idea of Darien as an asexual guy who is extremely proper and organized in his professional life -- he is Alanna's assistant, after all -- and does really flamboyant drag in his spare time because he just loves the fuck out of it. Which, I realized this morning, would make it super easy and awesome to center the story around Drag Storytime at the Fons-Askaz Central Library. :D

I make it a point for the character's identity never to be what drives the plot, so it would not be about Darien doing drag and his boss finding out (Jerry loves drag queens, Michaelis is dating a former drag king*, and Gregory has definitely taken Eddie to Darien's shows before) or about the Drag Storytime Controversy since Fons-Askaz is very liberal about that sort of thing. But I can see a plot where he falls for one of the librarians over Drag Storytimes and his constant reading of romance novels he checks out from the library. (Being a tourist spot, the library is heavy on romances, thrillers, and beach reads.)

Plus, the lovesong of a punk-rock librarian and a highly organized drag queen charms the fuck out of me. Plot TBD.

(When coming up with plots I often think of sitting in a diner with Arsenicjade discussing what would become When Push Comes To Chevre and saying "It needs a plot" and her answering, "But consider: does it?")

*It's not canon yet, but when Jes was younger they absolutely did drag shows under the name Silver Faux.

#shivadhverse

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odinsblog · 4 months

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Six days before Christmas, Darien Harris’ family showed up to court hoping he would be granted bail. They got more than they expected. He will walk out of a Chicago courthouse as a 30-year-old exonerated man after being incarcerated for 12 years.

On Tuesday, prosecutors dropped all charges against Harris in the 2011 shooting of Rondell Moore. Harris’ conviction was largely based on the testimony of a witness who turned out to be legally blind. Earlier this month, a judge overturned his conviction, and Cook County prosecutors said they planned to retry him. But after reviewing the totality of the evidence, they decided against retrying Harris.

Harris’ mother, Nekesha Harris, can finally release the shame and fear she said she’s been carrying for years as she raised her younger children.

“I feel like I am dreaming. I guess when I feel him in my arms, it will be real,” she said outside the courtroom shortly after prosecutors decided not to go forward with a second trial.

This outcome may be an answered prayer, but experts say the Harris case underscores a series of cracks in the criminal justice system. Mistaken eyewitness identification is among the leading contributors in wrongful conviction cases across the country.

Of the more than 3,400 wrongful convictions since 1989, more than 900 — most of them Black — were the result of witnesses mistakenly identifying a person as the culprit, according to the National Registry of Exonerations’ database.

Black men are also overrepresented in the headcount of exonerees every year. Moreover, most exonorees were incarcerated for more than half of their lives. Harris was arrested weeks before his high school graduation in June 2011 and convicted in 2014.

(continue reading)

#politics #mass incarceration #eyewitness testimony #darien harris #structural racism #wrongful conviction #blacklivesmatter #two americas

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the-badger-mole · 3 months

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Shipper Tag Game

Tagged By @kila09

1. What ship were you completely obsessed with when you were a teenager, but now you don't care anymore?

I wouldn't say I don't care anymore, I just haven't been inspired by them in a while, but definitely Inu/Kag. They were not my first ship, but they were the first ship I wrote for.

2. Which ship would you consider your first one?

Serena/Darien from the Sailor Moon US dub.

3. Your first fanfic belonged to which couple?

Inu/Kag. And no...you can't read it.

4. Do you remember the first couple you saw a fanart over?

Inu/Kag. it was drawn by my friend

5. Did you ever get into ship discourse?

Ha! I am the discourse....yes. I do.

6. Did you used to have a NOTP or have it currently?

Kataang and Sess/Rin. The full body cringe I get when I think of either of them...

7. Who were the couple in the last fanfic you read?

Zutara

8. Currently, do you have any OTPs?

Zutara, forever and ever. Usa/Mamo (now that I've seen the original Japanese version), Inu/Kag

9. Is there any couple, to this day, you are extremely mad about not getting together?

Zutara. They are my only OTP that isn't canon, but they should have been. Hayley and Andy from Modern Family is next. I'm honestly not happy at how they handled Hayley's arc in general. The writers were so cruel to her! I'm still not over it, and I'm mulling over a fix-it fic for her (one-shot probably). Ichabbie (Ichabod Crane and Abbie Mills) are in third place, but a very distant third. I lost all respect for Sleepy Hollow after how they treated both Abbie the character and Nichole Beharie the actress.

10. Is there any ship you used to dislike but now you think they are kind of interesting?

...no. Not really. I mean, I guess you could count CaptainSwan from OUAT, but that's less I didn't like the ship and more I wanted to get rid of Emma so EYE could have Hook.

11. Do you have any ship that, in the past, was considered normal but now would be canceled over?

I mean...probably? I can't think of any right now. I only have a handful of ships that I care enough about to talk about, and most of them don't appear on my blog, so...🤷🏾‍♀️

12. What was your favorite crack ship?

Mai/Aang (or Flying Dagger as I call them). I don't even really consider this a crack ship. Don't get me wrong, I see them being a disaster together, but not in a cracky sort of way. More of a reality show couple way.

13. Who is the couple you read more fanfics of?

Zutara these days. It used to be more of an even split between my top 3 ships, but the fact that I get around to reading anything these days feels like an accomplishment.

14. What do most of your ships usually have in common?

Powerful women and the powerful men who would die protecting them. Also, powerful women and the powerful men who are their biggest cheerleaders

15. What do you absolutely hate in a ship?

I mean...pick a trait from Kataang, and that's pretty much it. Hero gets the girl because he's the hero; the woman becomes the supportive background partner no matter how powerful and ambitious she was before she got with him; Man can't control his violent outburst without his partner's help. Kataang is the embodiment of everything I hate in a ship.

@soopersara @dhwty-writes @veggie-smoothie @vocalvixen20cp the floor is yours if you want it!

#atla #zutara #sailor moon #usa/mamo #inuyasha #inu/kag #haley x andy #modern family #sleepy hollow #ichabbie #anti kataang #flying dagger

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gtnmemesandreferences · 8 months

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A highly unthorough and lacking compilation of memes and references in Gideon the Ninth

I've seen plenty of compilations of memes and references in HTN, but very few compilations for GTN. And so, behold! I hath created this. Enjoy! (All page numbers are from my paperback copy. I shall include citations for people who found various things when applicable).

Act One

p. 53: "Oh, nonsense!" said Harrow languorously. "She’s a genius. With the proper motivation, Griddle could wield two swords in each hand and one in her mouth. While we were developing common sense, she studied the blade. Am I right, Griddle?"

This is a reference to a meme dating from 2016, "I studied the blade." https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/i-studied-the-blade

p. 69 (nice!): Gideon realised that Harrow was trembling; little licks of hole-black hair were pasted to her pale-grey forehead with sweat, threatening to dissolve the paint. Gideon realised with a start that she was trembling and sweating in concert. They looked at each other with a wild surmise, and then started dabbing at their faces with the insides of their sleeves.

This is a reference to John Keats' poem, "On First Looking into Chapman’s Homer," from 1816.

"...He star'd at the Pacific—and all his men Look'd at each other with a wild surmise— Silent, upon a peak in Darien..." (https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44481/on-first-looking-into-chapmans-homer)

Special thanks to Locked Tomb References, who found this one! (https://lockedtombreferences.tumblr.com/post/616309681665736704/embed)

Also p.69: Gideon winked at her increasingly agitated companion. She said, sotto voce: “But then you couldn’t have admired … these,” and whipped on the glasses she’d unearthed back home. They were ancient smoked-glass sunglasses, with thin black frames and big mirrored lenses, and they greyed out Harrow’s expression of incredulous horror as she adjusted them on her nose.

Badasses wearing sunglasses is a common staple in fiction, but I have a source as reliable as Herodotus's (which is to say I saw a guy say they read somewhere that Muir said that) these sunglasses are a reference to Dave Strider's sunglasses from Homestuck. (https://mspaintadventures.fandom.com/wiki/Sunglasses)

Act Two:

p. 94: “Nooo Magnus! Don’t say we’re overcome!” moaned the nasty girl, sotto voce.

This is also a bit of a stretch, similar to the one above, but the speaking patterns of Jeannemary and Isaac may be a reference to the eponymous character in Charlie the Unicorn's speaking patterns. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKd_2vqPrmU&pp=ygUUY2hhcmxpZSB0aGUgdW5pZmNvcm4%3D)

p. 131: "Fiat lux!" If you want to talk about being improbable, let's talk about this"--a scrape of stone on stone--"being three thousand and some years older than this." A heavy clunk.

"Fiat lux" is Latin for "Let there be light," and is a reference to Genesis 1:3. (https://www.drbo.org/chapter/01001.htm)

Act Three:

p. 222 “Let me make my business plain. I have no interest in Septimus’s woes,” Harrow said. “The Seventh House is not our friend. You’re making yourself an utter fool over Dulcinea. And I dislike her cavalier even more—” (“Massive slam on Protesilaus out of nowhere,” said Gideon.)

This is a reference to Mystery Science Theatre 3000's viewing of the trashy 1983 SF film, Overdrawn at the Memory Bank. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIBBbI-55fQ)

Special thanks to u/Leoriste, who found this one! (https://www.reddit.com/r/TheNinthHouse/comments/14vsoxp/meme_reference/)

p.230 Gideon mumbled, "Harrow, you can't just ask someone why they want to be a Lyctor," but was roundly ignored.

This is a reference to the Mean Girls quote, "Oh my god Karen, you can’t just ask people why they’re white." (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8wrqe72YG4)

Act Four:

p. 318: Silas took an infuriatingly long drink of water. The pallid column of his throat moved. “They died on the way back to their home planet,” he said, wiping his mouth. “Their shuttle exploded. Curious, considering it was a perfectly good Cohort shuttle with an experienced pilot. This was the shuttle you had intended to commandeer, was it not?”

This might be a stretch, but could also be a reference to The Simpsons season 8, episode 14, "The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show," which includes the line, "Poochie died on the way back to his home planet."

Special thanks to u/CowgirlSmut for finding this one! (https://www.reddit.com/r/TheNinthHouse/comments/14vsoxp/meme_reference/)

p. 412: Half a dozen tendrils came after her. They would have given her an interesting array of new airholes for speed, but a skeleton staggered out of the darkness and took most of the blows, jawbone crushed into powder as a tendril lashed open its skull.

This is a reference to The Simpsons, season 6 episode 15, "Homie the Clown," in which someone tries selling Homer a car with bulletholes, "for speed." (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whnms4CLJys)

Special thanks to u/altacc2020 for finding this one! (https://www.reddit.com/r/TheNinthHouse/comments/lodjro/comment/go6ac2u/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3)

Act Five:

"The land that shall receive thee dying, in the same will I die: and there will I be buried. The Lord do so and so to me, and add more also, if aught but death part me and thee," said Gideon.

This is a direct quotation from Ruth 1:17. (https://www.drbo.org/chapter/08001.htm)

And that's everything I've got so far! If you've got references to suggest or I snagged something you think you found first without due credit, let me know! Thanks, everyone!

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ilsabet · 3 months

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Y'know what, I'm more of a lurker than an active participant in fandom discourse, but after some recent conversations I've seen and been part of, something occurred to me and I feel like sharing.

I feel like Darienmancers as a whole are some of the most wholesome and least possessive and toxic fanpeople I've seen. I can think of a bunch of Darien lovers from here and the ESO forums and Twitter, and I don't think I've ever seen any of them act like he belongs to them and nobody else can touch him. We just love him and have our shippy headcanons and read about each other's shippy headcanons and share how great we think he is. And I enjoy that about us.

So... rock on with your positive selves, Darienmancers.

#eso #elder scrolls online #darien gautier #darienmancers #fandom positivity

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1americanconservative · 2 months

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Everyone In America Needs To See This Post

Photo & Video Evidence Of Illegal Immigrant Encampments & Stations PROVING The Planned & Organized Collapse Of America Organizations: - United Nations - IOM International Organization for Migration - European Union - United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund UNICEF - Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society HIAS - Red Cross - Doctors Without Borders - United Nations Refugee Agency UNHCR - Norwegian Refugee Council “And catered to by various international government and nongovernment organizations. A few on the scene include OIM, Red Cross, UNICEF, HIAS, European Union, Doctors Without Borders, UN HCR, and the Norwegian Refugee Council, who offer migrants aid and instructions on how to get to the United States. Migrants See various maps to telling exactly how to trek to the US border. This map, displayed in a highest care facility, shows the migrant the path across Panama and Costa Rica. In this footage, a highest worker can be seen explaining exactly how to cross Panama. A more comprehensive map is distributed by the Red Cross. This map not only shows multiple migration routes to the United States, but also includes rest stops across Central America and Mexico. A similar app is handed out by Medecosine Fronteras, also known as Doctors Without Borders. Perhaps the most striking form of This aid is a bag which we call a rape kit. It is handed out by the OIM in Colombia before migrants trek through the Darien Gap. The kit, which contains condoms and morning after pills, allows migrants to get more safely in the jungle. Why are all these groups encouraging migrants and aiding them on the steadily journey? Why is this happening on an organized industrial scale? And why does the US border remain wide open? In September 2015, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the 20 30 agenda for sustainable development. The agenda provides a, quote unquote, blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future. At its heart are the 17 sustainable development goals. Agenda 2030 outlines a blueprint for world socialism stating that we are embarking on a collective journey to build a world free of poverty, hunger, disease, and want. In a related paper by the IOM titled migration and the 2030 agenda, a clear plan for mass migration of people is presented. The report begins by stating, the 2030 agenda recognizes migration as a core development consideration, which marks the first time migration is integrated explicitly into the global development agenda and further states, quote, it is possible to link migration to every goal in the 2030 agenda. Shockingly, The report refers to migrant men, women, and children as agents of development. Finally, the report states that We should not focus efforts on trying to stop migration. Facilitating, not restricting. Migration is the priority. It is clear that this illegal migration is indeed being facilitated and encouraged. For example, UNICEF, also known as the United Nations Children's Fund, hands out these care packages at Panamanian migration camps. Notice the subtle messaging on the bag that reads, trust yourself. Delph, you can, encouraging the migrants to continue on their journey. On the back of a Red Cross map, information is given about the use of freight trains for transportation. Rather than denouncing the dangerous form of transportation, migrants are told to remain seated and look out for any branches, electrical cables, or tunnels. — There's no doubt that These groups serve as camouflage for spies, criminals, and other nefarious actors seeking to penetrate our borders undetected. Powerful organizations thousands of miles away, are facilitating the collapse of the US southern border.” I can’t transcribe this all due to X’s text limits but everyone needs to watch this.

https://x.com/WallStreetApes/status/1756691320570339331?s=20

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vestige-nan · 1 year

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My Wild Assumption of You Based on the ESO Boy You Crush On

Some of these make sense, some are just nonsensical but the vibe fits. If your boy didn’t make it on the list, I’ll make a part 2.

Darien: You like solid and safe classics, like true vanilla ice cream or black evening gowns.

Razum-Dar: Warrior Cats kid. Or you're a fan of the “there’s only one bed between you and your hot, infuriating bodyguard” trope. Either way, you used to read a lot, but you don’t much anymore.

Sai Sahan: You’re wild for the childhood friends to unrequited love to mutual pining to lovers trope. You also like the “one bed vs you and your bodyguard” trope, but you still read a lot.

Abnur Tharn: Sarcasm, wit, and merited arrogance goes a long way with you. You like to argue, and you don’t mind losing an argument.

King Kurog: No, you can’t fix him. Yes, we all wish we could. You probably saw those cartoons/shows as a kid where someone chains themselves to a tree to save the forest from becoming a parking lot or something and you decided you were going to do that specific thing. It hasn’t happened yet.

Chief Bazrag: You’re a people pleaser. The harder they are to please, the more satisfying when you win them over. You also want to be held, and honestly you deserve to be held.

Sotha Sil: You’re desperate to be the one person the unattainable and emotionally unavailable sad boy opens up to. You needed more attention growing up.

Vivec: You might’ve been a theater kid, but you were definitely involved in some wild theater kid scandal.

Divayth Fyr: You’re the same as the Tharn lovers, but you either played Morrowind first or you think mer are prettier than men (you’re right).

Ashur: Naryu was your type, but you weren’t attracted to women enough to crush on her. Or you’re crushing on both and hoping for two-for-one Morag Tong business deal.

Leythen: You like watching drama unfold like in telenovelas. You probably don’t start it, but you’re quick to grab the popcorn when you see it. You wanted to be privy of the Vivec lovers’ theater kid scandal, but you weren’t in the right crowd. You’re also a sucker for a good redemption arc.

Fennorian: You’re under 18 and you aren’t over Twilight.

Verandis Ravenwatch: You’re over 28 and you aren’t over Interview with a Vampire.

Rada al-Saran: You’re the best of the vampire lovers on this list. You're either the sweetest, softest flower angel or you’re so hardcore, you could eat glass and not break a sweat.

Mannimarco: You had a casual Harry Potter phase and wanted to date Draco Malfoy. Or his dad.

Vanus Galerion: You had a violent Harry Potter phase and read all the books and the extra books and saw all the movies and knew all the best fanfictions and knew all the lore and the magic system and you wanted to be a wizard so bad you look out your window every moment wishing waiting wanting for your letter you look at every owl with hope and every rat with skepticism-

Za’ji: Warrior Cats kid. Or you’re probably a huge Disney fan and have been to Disney Land/World more than once. Your favorite Disney movie is probably one of the 90s ones.

Nahfahlaar: Eragon kid. Or his voice reverberated in your soul <3. You probably like the “I hate everyone but you” trope. You also probably wanted to redeem Alduin, or at least join him.

Any of the Daedric Princes: You saw the red flags, but red is your favorite color.

Rigurt the Brash: To say you like himbos is a given, but I also think you’re the type to break too easily when someone gives you puppy-dog eyes.

#eso #teso #tes #the elder scrolls #the elder scrolls online

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the-backdoor-garden · 1 year

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List of Cuttletavio AU ideas that become more weird and deranged as you keep reading:

Modern day AU were they're idols too

Modern day AU were they're normal people

Everyone's dads AU were they get married and take care of their deranged children aka all the agents and the idols and Octavio's army of child soldiers.

Role swap AU with Pearlina (not confuse with the previous ones, as there the idols remain unchanged. Here, I imagine the Squid Sisters design would change to reflect that Pearl is their grandma now)

Pokemon AU!

High school AU but you think Craig's a jock? NAH HE'S A CHEERLEADER and Octavio is a nerd.

Minecraft AU!

Role swap AU between them which makes Craig a prince and Octavio some sort of captain (Craig would be more like a western prince because you know)

Pop Team Epic AU!

Romeo and Juliet AU (how we interpret them is already very Romeo and Juliet so it really is just a change of setting and different ending)

Roblox AU.

Assassin AU were Craig has to infiltrate octoling forces to kill Octavio but ends up falling in love (inspired by AO3 fic called "Operation: Femboy" DON'T LET THE NAME FOOL YOU, IT'S REALLY GOOD)

Racist AU- wait that's just the og-

2000s emo AU. They met through MySpace and started flirting through Tumblr.

Arcade AU. You know how arcades let you put nicknames on your high score? Well Craig is really good at this arcade game but there's someone who keeps getting higher scores than his and so they start remotely beefing but never seeing each other because they go in at different hours, until one day he finds that someone playing on the arcade and it turns out is Octavio and it's basically enemies to lovers but they're enemies because of an arcade game.

Grafitti AU. The same as before except it's grafitti. Craig makes a grafitti, Octavio goes over it and rinse and repeat until one of them finally finds the other doing it.

Sailor Moon AU! Craig is Serena and Octavio is Darien because yeaaa!

ENA AU. Craig is an Ena and Octavio is like Moony but actually supportive when his boyfriend has a mental breakdown.

Chainsaw Man AU. Craig is Denji and Octavio is Makima.

Lupin III AU. Craig is Lupin, the white glove thief, and Octavio is Zenigata, the detective whose existence revolves on catching him.

Jojo part 2 AU. Craig is Joseph and Octavio is Caesar.

News reporters AU, were they're both serious news reporters and shit.

Drift king AU. Octavio is the drift king and Craig is a guy who wants to beat him, but also Octavio is the heir of the Yakuza and it all becomes Craig helping his lover escape by winning competitions and getting money to run away.

Skullgirls AU were Craig wants to keep the Squid Sisters away from the Skullheart however Octavio is attempting to get it to harness its power without making a wish. They also both fought against the Skullheart side by side on the past, but when the Canopy Kingdom went to war with the other kingdoms (one of them being Octavio's kingdom), they had a falling out

Technical support AU. Octavio fixes computers and Craigs keeps busting his because he's cute, even tho Ammoses can literally fix it for free but oh well let the bi be bi.

Kill Bill AU but Octavio is Bill. Craig is the bride of course.

Car dealer AU were Craig wants to sell a car to Octavio so he fucking resorts to fucking.

AU of my OCs-verse were basically they're both assasins for Albert Richter, CEO of the company that owns the country, who is also their lover so trio, and they're being chased by T and D for their crimes UNLESS they stop working for the guy. Octavio wants to keep working for him but Craig doesn't, so yeah (This is a very self indulgent AU that most of you won't get unless you're my boyfriend, love you my love muack muack)

Spongebob AU. Craig is Spongebob. Octavio is Squidward.

Company AU. Craig is Octavio's secretary who is the CEO of some corporation or some shit.

BODY PILLOW AU WERE CRAIG IS OCTAVIO'S BODY PILLOW AND-

Vtuber AU.

Omegaverse AU.

Big Bang Theory AU.

Fifty Shades of Gray AU.

JFK AU. Octavio is JFK. Craig is his wife.

Coffee Shop AU.

#i apologise in advance #cuttletavio #djvorce #splatoon #dj octavio #cap'n cuttlefish #capn cuttlefish #craig cuttlefish

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