#I'm definitely a bit out of shape and not the athlete I used to be but I'm gonna get better

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Glorious

a/n: I'm so sad that I accidentally lost the request for this! Long story short, I posted the unfinished story instead of saving it to my drafts, so I deleted it. It's been too long since I last posted and I promise I'll try to do so more often!! Also, this is my first time writing smut, so sorry if it's terrible!

Request: Cedric smut after quidditch practice

Pairing: Cedric Diggory x Female! Reader

Warnings: smut (obviously), switch! Cedric (mostly sub), switch! Reader (mostly dom), unprotected sex (wrap it before you tap it, people!!), edging, orgasm denial, friends cockblocking ced (poor baby), dirty talk, slight breeding kink, praise and degradation.

Word count: I have no idea, but A LOT. More than I expected, to be honest. I want to say 4k of smut? (Don't come at me, I'm horny)

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Glorious.

That was the word that came to mind as the one and only Cedric Diggory flew after the snitch. Autumn had just begun but summer has left its heat. And that left Cedric shirtless during training.

He was far away from where you sat, but his lean muscles glowed under the sun, leaving goosebumps on your skin despite the heatwave.

With or without a shirt, seeing your boyfriend train was a huge turn-on. His brows furrowed in concentration, his muscles straining to stay balanced on the broom, his agility and keen eye, the competitiveness of it all.

Of course, in the end, it was just a bunch if people playing with balls of all shapes and sizes. You were particularly a big fan of fondling in the bedroom, so why not cheer your boyfriend on while he did the same?

'Ok, maybe not the same. But we can't all be athletic.' You thought, just as Cedric laid eyes on the snitch.

"Come on, Ced!" You cheered, jumping up and down in the stands along with some of the other player's significant others and Hufflepuff supporters.

He flew quicker by the second, reaching out into the clouds. The golden ball was fast, but Cedric was faster. Soon enough, he caught the snitch and both teams went wild for their seeker.

Even though it was just a practice game, you cheered and jumped. Cedric caught your eyes from the other side of the field and flew toward you.

Every game he did the same thing, it became your tradition. The moment he caught the snitch, he flew your way for a celebratory kiss before touching the ground to cheer with his teammates.

"Hello, darling" he said with a huge grin before connecting his lips with yours.

Cedric deepened the kiss, urging you to part your lips with a brush of his tongue. You felt the saltiness as you swiped your own against his lips, but you didn't mind.

His warm tongue connected with yours a second later, causing a tingling sensation between your legs.

Cedric pulled away entirely too quickly, leaving you closed-eyed and chasing his lips. With a cocky grin and a wink, he flew down to where his team had already started removing their gear.

He would definitely pay for his teasing later. For now, you hiked your skirt a bit higher and went to meet him beside the locker rooms.

The two of you locked eyes and you made sure to sway your hips a bit more. His gaze scanned your body hungrily.

Due to the warm weather, you had removed your socks and tie, as well as opened your shirt. It hadn't been on purpose, but you were glad you did. If looks could kill, you'd be splayed and torn apart on Cedric's dick. Your thighs squeezed together in anticipation.

"(y/n)! Wait!" Exclaimed Luna, trotting down the bleachers.

You cursed under your breath and Cedric laughed before going into the changing rooms.

You loved Luna, she was one of your closest friends, but reading the room was definitely not one of her strong suits.

"Hi" she sighed, going in for a tight hug.

"Hey, Luna" you hugged her back just as tightly.

"Would you like to study potions later? I could use your help"

"Sure." You answered, starting down the stairs again, Luna trailing beside you "Lake or library?"

"Oh, library. The lake has too many distractions, I have to stay focused this time."

"Alright, after Snape’s class?"

"Yes, that will work perfectly." She nodded, wrote it down on her hand and turned to leave before glancing back with a smirk "have a nice time with Cedric, but do try not to get caught."

You stood there gobsmacked.

Purposely cockblocked by Luna Lovegood.

You laughed before heading towards the locker room.

Two players headed out, waving your way, as you leaned against the wall opposite of where Cedric was.

Fifteen more minutes went by and three players had left. You crossed your arms and sighed.

'What in Merlin's name is taking so long?' You asked yourself, patience growing thinner by the minute.

When your watch marked twenty-five minutes since the players went in, the 6th player left and Cedric was still nowhere to be found.

You decided to wait five more minutes.

'You're just being impatient. Calm the hell down, (y/n)' you told yourself, taking a deep breath.

But 30 minutes was too much. Not for you, but for Cedric. He bathes like there's a ticking time bomb in the showers.

'Is he hurt?' The thought crossed your mind and your feet lead you inside.

The air was humid and hot around you.

"Cedric?" You whisper-yelled "I swear to Merlin, if you're dead in here, I'll kill you."

A groan made you stop in your tracks.

"Cedric?" You called out, moving towards the deep breathing.

Rounding the corner, you found a sight picked straight out of your dirtiest maladaptive daydreams.

Your boyfriend was naked and wet. Cedric's left hand tried to grip the wall, beads of water trailing down his tense biceps and lower. It flowed down his torso and lower even, to where his right hand held a tight grip around his cock, pumping up and down in a slow and sensual pace.

"Took you long enough" he said, a smirk on his face.

Striding towards him, you smirked right back. Removing your uniform and shoes, then, ever so slowly, your underwear. A groaning Cedric quickened his pace at the sight of you.

You entered the shower, closing the water, as Cedric released his dick and grabbed your waist, pulling you into him.

He went straight for your lips, just as slow and sensual as his former pace.

Your hands went separate ways. One towards his hair, that pulled the short strands back to break the kiss. The other wrapped around his arousal, stroking till the tip.

The mixture of both sensations had Cedric moaning your name fervently.

"Who said you could start without me?" You whispered in his ear.

"Didn't mean to, didn't think you'd take this long to come find me" he replied, kissing your neck right where he knew your knees would go weak.

"You'll still have to pay for your hastiness."

"You know I love your punishments, darling" he grins and catches your lips in a passionate kiss. Tongues circling, teeth clashing and bodies drawing impossibly closer.

Your hand started stroking his swollen flesh again, drawling low and soft moans from his lips.

"I know, love." You soothed, but your hand only moved faster, your grip tighter.

A string of curses escaped his lips.

"(y/n)" he whimpered.

"You're so close, aren't you?" You cooed.

"So close, so close" he answered frantically.

"Not quite yet, I can't let you off the hook that easily." You said, halting your movements.

He let out a dissapointed groan.

"Don't be ungrateful, darling." You teased, "You'll come soon enough"

A bead of pre-cum leaked from his tip. You gathered it in your thumb and brought it to your lips, sucking the saltiness seductively.

Cedric's pupils were blown wide and an almost primal look took over his features.

You grabbed his neck and kissed him with everything you had, doing all the things you knew would drive him wild, then pulled away. He was left closed eyed, chasing your lips.

But you hadn't had all your fun yet. With a grin on your face, you turned around and headed towards your clothes.

"Darling?" he asked.

You ignored him, putting on your shirt and probably missing a few buttons in the process. You saw Cedric grab his towel, a confused look on his face. You put on your skirt and threw your lace underwear his way. He grabbed them with slightly wide eyes.

"I'd get ready quickly if I were you. If I wait too long for you, I might start by myself." with a wink, you left a bungling Cedric hurriedly drying himself.

You let out a low giggle while strutting out the locker rooms. You were leaving the field when Cedric caught up with you, shirt half open, your lace panties between his teeth, and still buttoning up his pants.

You stifled a giggle at the sight and walked faster. He tripped, but managed to catch himself.

Before long, he was fully dressed and walking fast beside you, glancing your way every few seconds with a giddy smile on his face.

That is, until Harry Potter started calling after him.

His eyes widened slightly, he grabbed your arm and said "Don't you dare stop walking"

With a playful smile on your face, you released your arm from his grip and turned towards the griffindor.

"Hello, Harry!" You smiled widely, mosty because of the impatient look on Cedric's face.

"Hey, (y/n)," he turned towards your boyfriend "Cedric, can I talk to you for a second?" the boy looked at you for a split second before returning his gaze to Cedric "Alone."

"Actually, we-"

"Of course! Take your time, Harry!" You answered, overly amiable.

As you started walking away, Cedric grabbed your arm again.

"(y/n)'s not feeling very well, I have to take care of her. Can we do this another time?"

"Oh, nonsense! You know I can take care of myself." You said, untangling yourself from him, "Besides, I feel much better now. I might even -"

Your words were cut off as Cedric pulled you against his chest.

"I'm sure (y/n) won't tell a soul, there's nothing you can say to me that you can't say to her."

Harry reluctantly started saying something about some girl. Maybe Cho? Ginny? You had no idea. You were too busy feeling Cedric's hard cock against your backside, his hands pressing at your stomach to hold you as close as possible.

You looked up at him and he had a smug look on his face. He knew what he was doing.

His lips were moving, but all you could thing about was his dick inside you, pounding over and over again until your whole body shook.

"What do you think, (y/n)?"

Your name pulls you back from your lustful state and you realise the words came from Harry. He looked doubtful and insecure. You understood him, you'd been in a similar situation after all. Who never has? Pining after someone and not knowing if they'll ever want you back? Too shy and insecure to do anything about it? It was a universal experience.

"I think that I never would have told Cedric about my feelings if he didn't make the first move. I never would have told him how I felt and we wouldn't be together now." You held Cedric's hands on your stomach and smiled at the memory of him first coming to speak with you.

"I think that you will never know how she feels if you never ask. Life is about taking risks. Sometimes it doesn't work out, but that only means that person wasn't the one for you. You are remarkable, Harry Potter. If anyone does not want you it's their loss, not yours. And if they do want you, they'll be extremely lucky to have you."

The boy was blushing by the end of your speech and Cedric smiled down at you.

"D'you really think so?" he asked, but a smile pulled at his lips.

"I do." you answered sincerely.

"Ok, Potter, cheers mate. We gotta go." Cedric said, taking your hand, not waiting for a reply before jogging through the halls, dragging you along with him.

Your laughter echoed through the halls and your stomach clenched in anticipation. Cedric lead you down the stairs and past the kitchens, his face no longer humorous.

He tapped the rhythm to "Helga Hufflepuff" on the right barrel and immediately pushed through, pulling you along with him. You both made your way to his dorm, thanking Merlin once again that prefects have individual rooms.

The click of the lock closing resonated through the room and the only noise left was your heavy breathing as you gazed as one another.

You made the first move, slowly unbuttoning your shirt and leaving it to fall on the floor. Cedric watched, unmoving, as you unzipped your skirt and let it fall as well.

You leaned against the door and he looked at you with a predatory gaze, but you both knew who was in charge.

"Kneel." you commanded and Cedric immediately obeyed, falling to his knees in front of you, holding the back of your thighs.

"Did I say you could touch me?" you asked, raking your hands through his hair.

He removed his hands from you, but begged "I need you so much, please. Can I make you come?" his pupils were blown wide, his brows furrowed, and his erection pressing against his pants.

"Only because you asked so nicely" you answered sweetly and Cedric sighed, his head falling to your mound.

His hands massaged your buttocks as he gave you kisses so close yet so far to where you needed him most.

"Now," you breathed "you are going to give me head and make me cum. Can you do that, baby?"

"Please," he whimpered, kissing your mound, "wanna taste you so bad, darling."

"Go ahead, Ced."

He immediately complied, hiking your right leg over his shoulder and licking from your entrance to your clit. You gasped, steadying yourself against the wall and he moaned against you.

"Always taste so good, my love."

Cedric licked and sucked like a starved man, tearing moan after moan from you.

"Cedric" you whimpered, gripping his hair to bring him closer or push him away. You didn't even know anymore.

He swirled his tongue around your clit before lowering his mouth to your entrance again and plunging his tongue inside. Your groan was loud enough for anyone in the hufflepuff common room and adjacent to hear as he fucked you slowly with his tongue.

"Just like that, baby."

He complied, keeping the same rhythm. In and out, in and out.

Your walls started clenching and warmth spread across your lower stomach, but it still wasn't enough.

"I need more." you said, looking down at him.

Like a good boy, he started stroking your clit with his thumb and worked his tongue faster.

Like that wasn't enough, he looked up at you and just the sight of him on his knees for you, with disheveled hair, eating you out while his spare hand stroked his cock would have brought on your first orgasm.

Your body shook and your knees gave out, but Cedric still held you and kept using his tongue to help you ride out your high.

When it was too much, you pulled his head away from your core by his hair.

"You were so good, my love." You caressed his face "Until you started touching yourself."

"I wasn't going to make myself come, I swear." He stood up "I just wanted to feel good."

"I'll make you feel good, baby." you dragged your finger and nails down his torso, leaving goosebumps as you told him to lie down on the bed.

"Finish taking your clothes off," you said, looking around "I want you naked when I get on that bed."

Finding what you were looking for, you crawled over your boyfriend's body and sat down on top of his erection. The direct contact with your heat made him swear.

You put his arms above his head and bound his wrists to the headboard with your house's tie.

"Please, I swear I won't touch myself." he pulled at the tie "I just wanna touch you, darling."

"Oh, I can't let you do that." you propped your hands on his chest and started a tortuously slow drag of your hips up and down his length, "You've been misbehaving a lot this afternoon. You only get to touch me when you've been a good boy."

"I'll be a good boy, I promise." he whimpered.

"We'll see about that." you answered, grinding a bit faster against him.

His hands were white from pulling at the tie, his breathing laboured and his hips shaking with restraint.

You leaned forward, your breasts falling to his face, "Suck on them."

He leaned towards them and captured your left nipple with his mouth. His nibbling and sucking tore moans from you and made you fasten your pace on his cock.

"Gonna come soon." he managed before turning his attention to your right nipple.

You took his jaw in your hand and kissed him passionately before resting your forehead against his.

His cock started twitching beneath you and Merlin if it didn't bring you an instant from your second orgasm, but you pulled away all at once.

Tears threatened to spill from his eyes and his dick kept spasming, his hips bulking.

Cedric whimpered.

"I know, I know." you cooed "You're doing so good, but I'm not done punishing you just yet."

You connected your lips one last time before making your way to the foot of the bed, caressing his leg as you walked. The growing wetness and incessant pulse between your thighs made you clench them.

"You did so good at training today, Ced." you praised him, "And you looked so handsome, too."

You got on the bed once more, between his legs this time, and he looked down at you.

"Wanted your pretty cock in my mouth the whole time."

He moaned as you started stroking his length, a bead of pre-cum falling onto your hand.

"Please, I want to be inside you." he begged, thrusting into your hand.

"Soon enough, my love." you answered kissing his tip, earning you a hiss "Have patience."

Your mouth watered as you looked at his engorged member, hard against his abs. All flustered cheeks, glistening skin, and shallow breaths, Cedric awaited your next move.

"Glorious." You breathed to yourself, but the seeker flushed even more from the praise.

Your eyes went back to his cock and the vein on the underside was your first target. You heard his moan as you licked him from base to tip, then took him inside your mouth all at once.

His hips bulked and his head hit the back of your throat, making you gag. Your pulse quickened everywhere.

Bobbing your head up and down, sucking harder at the head, you pushed Cedric closer to the edge.

He moaned your name like a prayer, over and over, and you kept up your pace even as tears fell from your eyes and drool spread down your chin.

"Touch my balls." He gasped and you complied, smiling around him.

You cupped and massaged his scrotum, already heavy with cum and you imagined all that inside of you. Moaning at the thought, you gave Cedric one last suck before getting up on your knees to untie him.

His hands flew to your hips and his lips to yours.

"You had your fun, darling, now it's my turn." he said, voice deep and eyes dark. His pupils were so dilated you could barely see the usual grey.

Holding your body to his, he flipped the both of you and looked down at you with one arm holding his weight beside your body, the other hand softly grazing your body.

"Hello, gorgeous." he smiled, diving to kiss you.

You kissed him back, tongues caressing each other and hands roaming.

Two fingers slid from your entrance to your clit and you shuddered.

"So wet for me, aren't you?" he took his digits to his lips and sucked them clean, you bit your bottom lip to contain a moan.

The sight alone could have made you cum.

"I need you to use your words, darling. I'm going to fuck you into the mattress right now, alright?" he said, caressing your face.

The contrast between his words and his tenderness had you squirming "Please." was all you could manage.

Taking his swollen cock, he teased you, dragging the head up and down your slit then circling your clit.

"Hurry!" you whined and he immediately obliged, completely sheathing his cock in your entrance.

Both gasping, your walls clenched around him and Cedric steadied himself against the bed.

Your mingling breaths evened out a bit before Cedric slowly pulled out until the tip and rutted back in again.

One of your hands shot up to hold his biceps while the other splayed against his back.

His length hit deep, hard and slow, making you dizzy.

He moaned your name in your ear, hair brushing the side of your face. Your legs made their way around his waist, letting him hit even deeper and you clenched harder around him.

"Fuck, darling." he groaned, quickening his pace "Need you to come for me, can you do that?"

His every thrust lead you to your second orgasm. How deep he hit, the moans and grunts he let out, how every plunge of his hips rubbed against you clit, the look he had in his eyes.

Every one of your muscles clenched and shook, Cedric moaned, and you let out a cry as blinding pleasure exploded through your body.

Even as you came down from your high, the thrusts didn't stop. If anything, they were harder and faster.

Cedric pulled out and turned you over, bringing your ass towards him. He plunged himself in again and continued his thrusts just as deep and fast as before.

You bit the pillow as he gave your ass a smack, but he still heard your low groan.

"You like that, don't you?" he spanked you again, a bit harder this time, and you cried out "My pretty little cock slut."

You moaned incoherently as he hit just the right spot over and over.

"Gonna come inside you, darling." he grunted.

Grabbing one of his hands placed on your hips, you looked back at him and, as always, the sight was glorious.

Cedric could have been sculpted by the gods themselves, with a layer of sweat that made his skin glow, veins and lean muscles bulging, and sexual prowess you were sure no human should have been made to have.

Interlacing your fingers, he looked into your eyes then shot his head up and his thrusts became sloppier. His dick started swelling inside you and you moaned. He was close and so were you.

"Fill me up, Ced. Wanna be so full of you." was the last thing you managed to say before your walls clenched tightly around him and you let out a silent scream.

Cedric poured out a string of curses and gave one final deep thrust before you felt his release coat your walls. Breathing laboured and bodies exhausted, he fell to his side and brought your body with him.

"You did so good, baby." he praised, kissing your hair, then asked sweetly "Do you need anything? Water, a bath?"

You turned around and curled into him "Just you."

He smiled and kissed your forehead "You'll always have me."

"I love you." you murmured into his chest.

Cedric's heart swelled in his chest and he said "I love you." but you were already asleep.

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INJURY FIC INJURY FIC

Oh hello, you've found the fic most likely to be published sometime soon, if only because when I was looking at it I realized it's really just a short little Jack character study and only needs a little bit of work to make it publishable.

I have posted about this more on my main Tumblr account, but I'm a runner and in the past year and a half have been struggling with what seems like endless post-Covid lung issues and injuries. I went from running a PR marathon in April of 2022 to barely being able to run three miles at a pace five minutes slower than my PR pace. For somebody who has never really had to contend with injuries over almost 30 years of running (I took several months off when I strained my calf in 2016, but got into barre classes during that time), it has been humbling. And frustrating. I spend like an hour a day doing my stupid PT exercises and it feels like I've accomplished nothing. And I figured I could take all my feelings about being an aging athlete and give them to Jack. Because you know who would be pissed off about being forced to slow down due to a minor injury? Jack Zimmermann.

(Projecting all of my feelings onto Jack, by the way, has not really helped. But maybe other readers will see themselves in this fic and feel not-so-alone?)

“Can you explain it to me?” Bitty asks. “Euh … I’ll try.” Jack isn’t sure if he can explain what he’s feeling to Bitty because he’s not sure he understands it himself.  Bitty gives Jack’s shoulder a little squeeze, a nonverbal cue that he’s ready to listen whenever Jack’s ready. It takes Jack a minute to gather his thoughts. “I know I need to rest,” Jack begins. “I know I need to slow down and let things run their course, and I know it’s good for my body. Healing. But my mind just …” Bitty presses a kiss to the back of Jack’s neck. “I know.” “Sometimes my thoughts get a little out of control,” Jack admits. “Not in a bad way. Not like before. But I’ve been wondering if this is it. Maybe this time I won’t heal. Or I’ll fall so far out of shape that I’ll never get back to where I was. And I’ll just keep falling behind until they tell me I’m done. I’m not as young as I used to be. There are new guys who are faster, hungrier. Whenever I face off against some young kid I think about how I was at eighteen, how I thought guys my age had one foot out the door.” “Well, first of all,” Bitty murmurs soothingly, “nobody is gonna tell the Jack Zimmermann that he’s done.” Jack manages a smile in spite of himself. “I know it’s not rational.” Bitty presses another kiss, feather-light, to the back of Jack’s neck. “Honey, I know how you feel about slowing down, but maybe you should try to change the narrative,” he says gently. “What do you mean?” “Well, instead of telling yourself you’re lazy, try thinking of it as recovering. Right now the best thing you can do for yourself is rest a little so you can start the new season healthy and strong. When’s the last time you gave yourself permission to slow down?

Permission? That’s a new concept. Jack can’t recall ever giving himself permission to slow down. His overdose forced him to slow down, but that wasn’t a choice. This doesn’t feel like a choice either, but Bitty is right. Jack’s been in therapy long enough to know that there’s a difference between then and now, that slowing down now is something he has to do if he wants to keep moving forward.  “Just remember,” Bitty adds, “every rest day, every easy PT session, is an investment in a stronger, more resilient you. And it’s all gonna pay off big time next season.” “You’re good at this. You sure you don’t want to get into coaching?” “Oh, it’s hardly me at all! I’ve just been spending a lot of time on the inspirational, body positive side of Instagram.” “You have?” Seven years together, and Bitty’s still surprising Jack. Bitty shrugs. “I know it was a million years ago, but I used to be an athlete, too. Long enough ago that my body definitely isn’t the same.” There’s a hint of resignation in Bitty’s tone. “I know that’s not a bad thing, but it’s still hard to accept sometimes. Especially living with you, looking like you do.”  “Bits, you’ve never said anything,” Jack says, feeling a little guilty for not picking up on the fact that Bitty’s been going through this too. “And I wasn’t gonna,” Bitty says, “because most days I don’t think about it. My life is a lot different now, and that’s a good thing! But I can’t lift as much as I used to at the gym, and you know I can’t always keep up with you on our morning runs. And it’s my choice, I know. I’m happy with my yoga class and running most mornings and doing the Turkey Trot once a year, but sometimes it’s still—” Bitty shrugs. “Honey, you’re a professional athlete. It’s hard not to compare myself to you. Or who I was just a few years ago, for that matter. So I follow a few accounts that help keep things in perspective. There’s this whole community of former athletes, and people who are recovering from illness or injury, and people who are just starting on their fitness journey, and they remind me I’m not alone. Your pace isn’t my pace, and that’s okay.”   Jack laughs in spite of himself. “Okay, now you sound like an influencer.” “And you honey—” Bitty places a gentle hand on Jack’s chest—“your pace today doesn’t have to be your pace yesterday, or last year. We’re all works in progress.”

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Hello! I was wondering if I could pitch the idea of having a guide system for MC's athleticism points? I think that would be pretty cool and useful! But ofc you can take all the time you need! Especially since you're working on the rest of Step 3 and 4 Cove guides and probably other things. ^^

Hi!

And oh, it's no problem! Athletic points are pretty basic and I've talked about it before, but it'd be nice to have it all in one place (along with what it affects) soooo~

For Step 2

Intro

When the MC is talking to Kyra about their hobbies:

"I go to the beach and..."

○ "Build sandcastles." [no change]

○ "Swim." [athletic +1]

○ "Look for seashells." [no change]

○ "Walk along the shore." [no change]

○ "Go surfing." [athletic +1]

"I'm into sports, like..."

○ "Tennis." [athletic +1]

○ "Volleyball." [athletic +1]

○ "Golf." [athletic +1]

○ "Basketball." [athletic +1]

○ (Type in your own sport to play!) [athletic +1]

○ "All of them, generally." [athletic +1]

○ "Watching them." [no change]

When the MC is talking with Lee about positive elements of schools:

"Learning new things can be cool." [no change]

"Gym is pretty great, though." [athletic +1]

"It's the easiest way to hang out with people not in the neighborhood." [no change]

"The cafeteria lunches at my school could be better than they had any right to be." [no change]

"There's nothing good about my school." [no change]

Step 2 athletic points only affect winning the gummy toss in Birthday, which I explained here.

Your Step 2 athletic points also do not carry over to Step 3, so you start fresh.

For Step 3

Intro

If the MC chooses that they've gotten into new things since they'd grown up:

You liked going to the beach and...

○ Building sandcastles. [no change]

○ Swimming. [athletic +1]

○ Looking for seashells. [no change]

○ Walking along the shore. [no change]

○ Going surfing. [athletic +1]

You were into sports, like...

○ Tennis. [athletic +1]

○ Volleyball. [athletic +1]

○ Golf. [athletic +1]

○ Basketball. [athletic +1]

○ (Type in your own sport to play!) [athletic +1]

○ All of them, generally. [athletic +1]

○ Watching them. [no change]

When the MC is walking back to the neighborhood with Cove:

You were walking tiredly after such a long day. [no change]

You strolled with a skip in your step. [athletic +1]

You ambled along. [no change]

Cove was giving you a piggyback ride home. (Fond/Crush only) [no change]

Hang (Cove or Baxter's version)

When the MC is choosing their body definition:

You had noticeable muscles. [athletic +2] {also sets MC to buff}

You had a little muscle definition. [athletic +1] {also sets MC to toned}

Your body was soft. [no change] {also sets MC to shapely}

Your body was delicate. [no change] {also sets MC to shapely}

Charity

If the MC agreed to meet Cove at poppy hill:

But you wanted to use the front door. [no change]

You could leave from your window. [athletic +1]

Your athletic points affect a few things in Step 3.

In Hang (Cove's version only), there's an extra bit of narration if you chose to stay with the group instead of going back to the neighborhood with Cove. With more than 2 athletic points, the game will note how good the MC is when the group is playing with the abandoned soccer ball.

In Errands, the MC can give Cove a piggyback ride even if they're average (with 1 or more athletic points) or short (with 2 or more athletic points). I explained this in more detail here.

In Charity, if the MC wanted to use the window to go out to poppy hill with Cove and refused his help, they'll have varying degrees of success whether they have 0 athletic points, 1 athletic point, or multiple (2 or more) athletic points.

In Boating, if the MC chose to decide turn order based on an arm wrestling competition and didn't try to distract Cove, they win automatically if they're buff (by choosing that your MC had "noticeable muscles" in Hang). However, if they're toned (by choosing that your MC had "a little muscle definition" in Hang; also, for some reason, the game checks specifically if you've played Cove's version of Hang for this but not if you chose to be buff, so ignore this if you played Baxter's version), then your MC only wins if they have 1 or more athletic points and Cove is not in any way Sporty. If the MC is toned but has no athletic points (same as above, you have to have played Cove's version of Hang), they can only win if Cove is in any way Studious. If you played Cove's version of Hang but are not buff nor toned, then Cove automatically wins regardless of athletic points, but if the MC did not play Hang (or played Baxter's version and is not buff), then the MC wins if Cove is in any way Studious.

In the Step 3 Ending, if the MC chose to go to visit Cove at night, there will be extra narration whether the MC has 0 or 1 or more athletic points when they try to clear the fence.

The Boating one specifically was kind of a headache so to recap that one specifically:

Buff MC (in any version of Hang)?

○ MC wins.

Toned MC (in Cove's version of Hang)?

○ 1 or more athletic points?

○○ Cove is not Sporty at all?

○○○ MC wins.

○○ Cove is Sporty at all?

○○○ Cove wins.

○ 0 athletic points?

○○ Cove is Studious at all?

○○○ MC wins.

○○ Cove is not Studious at all?

○○○ Cove wins.

Soft/Delicate (Shapely) MC (in Cove's version of Hang)?

○ Cove wins.

Did not play Hang at all (or played Baxter's version and didn't choose for their MC to be buff)?

○ Cove is Studious at all?

○○ MC wins.

○ Cove is not Studious at all?

○○ Cove wins.

#type: scene help #type: ask #olba #our life #our life: beginnings & always

[letomills]

Hey Leto! I just wanted to let you know if you planned on doing afbodydressmedieval for Dummy Thicc, I've done the conversion already! I just haven't released it publicly. I only did Slig's recolors without the necklace (and a few color edits of those) though so please feel free to put the other textures you used on it when I do. I didn't expect you'd do any bodyshape conversions so soon and now I can add ML to my set when I do upload it, thank you so much for that! :-)

[context for future reference]

Awesome, thank you for reaching out! I wasn't planning on converting that dress for any more body shapes so it's perfect.

In fact I'm probably not going to make anything for DT for a while. My teenage obsession with Émile Zola's novels is back so I have plans to focus on 19th century fashion for a bit and operate on a restricted body shape palette to try and keep burnout at bay. That'll exclude DT and MartaXL (and Athletic Girl but I never really considered her a fixture of my wheelhouse anyway).

As a heads-up for people who may be interested, expect to see Victorian outfits (possibly bleeding onto Regency & Edwardian) for Maxis-size CU-EU, Melodie9 fat family, Momma Lisa, Lifa's trans AM-EM, Androgyny TF-EF and Trans Momma Lisa (yes that's my "restricted palette", yes I will definitely burn myself out).

#replies

[grailfinders]

Fate and Phantasms #279: Caeneus

Today on Fate and Phantasms we're building the prince of the Lapith, Caeneus! He's a Hexblade Warlock for his impenetrable skin, as well as a Phoenix Sorcerer to...

look, turning into a giant flaming bird is a really specific ability, alright? We'll make it more Caeneus-flavored along the way.

Check out his build breakdown below the cut, or his character sheet over here!

Next up: Read 17776.

Race, Background, and Piety

Caeneus was a human before he was a guy, and he's still a human now. A variant human though, for +1 Constitution and Charisma, Athletics proficiency to make up for us not being able to focus on strength too much, and the Gift of the Metallic Dragon. This gives him the Cure Wounds spell once a day for free or with his spell slots for extra tenacity, as well as protective wings he can use Proficiency times a day, adding his Proficiency bonus to the AC of a nearby creature when they would get hit by an attack. AC is good, we like that here. We're also going with the variant Noble option here for proficiency in History and Intimidation. I know you're not into gods much, trust me I'm not either, but the piety bonuses from Karametra are.. mostly inoffensive, tbh there's only one we're really here for. If you're hankering for an explanation, it's that Demeter/Poseidon connection from Olympus. You gain her trust by making farmland, feeding the hungry, defending farms from monsters, and building temples. You lose it by destroying food, releasing domestic animals, diverting water from farms, and starting fires that threaten towns. Thank god we're not taking a subclass that focuses entirely on starting fires, huh?

Wait, shit.

Thankfully we're only here for the 3+ piety bonus, giving you +1 AC for one minute a day. At 10+ you can create food and water once a day, making an olive tree and a freshwater stream to really dunk on ol' Poseidy. You also have advantage against being poisoned. That's more Mash's thing, but defense is defense. At 25+ You can create 3 Wines of Healing (Potions of healing, but wine) per day that last 24 hours. Again wine is more Dionysus' thing, but something tells me you're perfectly fine with the idea of getting so drunk you start forgetting your pain. At 50+ you can add +2 to your constitution. (or wisdom, but we use constitution more.)

Ability Scores

Your Constitution should be as high as possible. This doesn't affect your AC, but if your skin's tough you can take a beating. Dexterity is next since that does affect your AC, and you like to keep it light. After that is Charisma, you get power from the gods but it definitely ain't through worship. Strength is lower than I'd like but we're just not using it much here. Your Intelligence is middling- you're not dumb, but we don't use it at all here. Finally, dump Wisdom. You tend to be hotheaded and chafe under authority.

Class Levels

1. Sorcerer 1: You start off with your own life outside of what Asshole Sea God did to you, so we're starting as a Phoenix Sorcerer. That means you have proficiency in Constitution and Charisma saves, as well as Persuasion and Religion. The less we talk about why, the better. Moving right along, at first level you can Ignite objects with a touch as an action. You can also don a Mantle of Flame, causing you to shine for a minute per day and deal fire damage to creatures that hit you with a melee attack equal to your charisma modifier. You also add your Charisma modifier to any fire damage roll you make on your turn. We're not actually getting too many fire spells though, you prefer to use your spear more than anything else. If I could turn into a giant bird I'd never do anything else, but everyone's got their own goals in life. Speaking of not fire, here's your Spells. Use Blade Ward to toughen up a bit for resistance to physical damage, Light for the standard anime action, and Gust and Shape Water to use Poseidon's power against him. (I mean you're level 1 and also we haven't gotten the stuff from him as a warlock yet so maybe hold off on the deicide for a bit, but it will be used against him in time.) For leveled spells, False Life will give you even more HP, and Jump makes you more of a dragoon. Anime loves its jump and fall moves, what can I say?

2. Warlock 1: Okay, let's get this over with. I know Hexblades get their power from sentient weapons, not gods, buuuut Lostbelt Poseidon got reduced to Zeus' drone, so I think he counts in a roundabout sorta way. As a first level Hexblade, you become a Hex Warrior, giving you proficiency with medium armor, shields, and martial weapons. Now you've got your trident, and you can wear that nifty gold drip you got going at 3rd ascension! You can also channel a weapon that isn't two-handed, so you can use Charisma instead of Strength for attack and damage rolls. You're good with a spear, but you're famous for your skin, so we've got to focus more of our ASIs on the latter, sorry. At least this way your melee fighting skill goes up with your spell power. To even the playing field more, you can put a Hexblade's Curse on a creature once a short rest as a bonus action. For a minute you add your proficiency bonus to damage rolls, crit on 19s, and heal when the target dies. We'll be focusing more on never getting hit, but healing up from the rare times you take damage is pretty sick too. You also gain Pact Magic, another spell list with its own spell slots. You can use warlock slots for sorcerer spells and vice-versa, but they are pretty different. You can throw a trident, but that sucks. Instead, use Eldritch Blast to fire beams of trident-ness at people. We'll also pick up Green-Flame Blade because I don't have that much self-control. We're picking up Armor of Agathys more for the extra temporary HP rather than the cold counterattack it gives you, though that is nice too, and finally, grab Shield. Now you can spend a reaction to add 5 to your AC for a round. This is a lot better than that starting feat you got, but it also uses a spell slot, so it kind of balances out rn.

3. Warlock 2: Second level warlocks get Eldritch Invocations, little gifts from your patron. Armor of Shadows is a pretty big boost to your impervious skin, giving you unlimited free castings of Mage Armor for an AC of 13 plus your dexterity while out of armor. You also get Agonizing Blast, adding your Charisma modifier to your Eldritch Blasts. Now they're a good replacement for weapons. Also, you get Wrathful Smite. You're scary, you hit things hard. This helps you do both things at the same time!

4. Sorcerer 2: Second level sorcerers are a Font of Magic, giving you sorcery points you can turn into spell slots. This mixes particularly well with those warlock slots, since you only lose extra sorcerer slots on long rests, but you recover warlock slots on short rests. By spending warlock slots and taking a short rest, you basically get free sorcery points- and slots- for free. If you find Eldritch Blast isn't connecting as much as you'd like, use Magic Missile to attack with auto-seeking spell attacks. They're not nearly as powerful, but at least they hit.

5. Sorcerer 3: Third level sorcerers learn Metamagic, letting you expand your power beyond what even your patron could give you. Since you'll be holding a spear most of the time, it might be a good idea to use Subtle spells to ignore somatic components of spells. And if you want to apply spell buffs without wasting your whole turn, use Quickened Spell to turn an action spell to a bonus action one-with the caveat that you can't cast two leveled spells in a turn this way, of course. That being said, it's totally an option to say, cast Magic Weapon as a bonus action to add +1 to your attack and damage rolls with your trident, then use your action on a cantrip like Green-Flame Blade to use it right away with some extra power behind it.

6. Sorcerer 4: At fourth level you get your first Ability Score Improvement. Bump up your Charisma for stronger spells and attacks, like Sword Burst. Spinning is a good trick, you should try it.

Caeneus can't do this next thing literally, but we're all about not getting hit and Mirror Image is one of the best not-getting-hit spells. You make three duplicates, so if someone gets past your AC with an attack they still only have a 25% chance of hitting you and not an illusion. Then a 33% chance, then a 50% chance, you get the idea.

7. Sorcerer 5: Fifth level sorcerers get Magical Guidance, so you can spend sorcery points to re-roll failed skill checks. You'll have plenty from warlock slots if you play your cards right, so being good at everything is a decent way to spend the excess.

You also get third level spells like Ashardalon's Stride, giving you extra speed to avoid opportunity attacks and heating you up enough to deal fire damage to everyone you run past once a turn.

The speed's whatever, though less attacks = less getting hit, so it's on brand, but the big boon here is that fire damage. Your Mantle of Flame works on every roll, not just the first one of a spell, so that means you're dealing 1d6+3 damage a turn to every creature you pass, which adds up over large crowds.

8. Sorcerer 6: Sixth level phoenix sorcerers have a Phoenix Spark, giving you guts on guts on guts. When you're reduced to 0 HP, you hit 1 instead, and all creatures within 10' of you takes half your sorcerer level plus your charisma modifier in fire damage. If you've got your Mantle of Flame on, you deal twice that damage in auto-end your MoF. Also, insta-guts is kind of broken, so it only works once a long rest.

Also, pick up Haste. Doubled speed and an extra action is cool, but we're here mostly for the improved dex saves and +2 AC. You hung out with Atalante for a while, I'm sure you picked up on something here and there.

9. Sorcerer 7: Seventh level sorcerers get fourth level spells, and now you really dip into Poseidon's authority with Storm Sphere, creating a sphere that is also a storm. If they fail a strength save near it, the wind deals bludgeoning damage. You can also use your bonus action each turn to shoot lightning, and being near the wind gives disadvantage on perception checks about listening.

10. Sorcerer 8: Eighth level sorcerers get another ASI, so pick up that Fighting Initiate feat for the Mariner fighting style. It gives you +1 AC while you're not wearing heavy armor (you're not proficient in that anyway so you'd have bigger issues if you were wearing it), and you get a climb and swimming speed. You're in Greece, a swimming speed will come in handy.

Also I don't want another 4th level spell so grab Blur to force disadvantage on attackers trying to hit you. It's also concentration, but disadvantage is closer to -5-ish, so it's actually stronger than +2 from Haste, especially with other AC buffs forcing higher and higher attack rolls.

11. Sorcerer 9: Ninth level sorcerers get fifth level spells, and Teleportation Circle will help you get around the lostbelts. TBH I'm pretty sure Caeneus got a lift between the lostbelts but my memory's shit and I can't find where they mention how he does it. So now you can do it yourself. Eh, it's either accurate or an upgrade, it's fine.

12. Sorcerer 10: Tenth level sorcerers get another Metamagic option, and Heightened spells are useful for people whose Charisma isn't maxed out, like you! It gives one creature disadvantage on their first save against it for a better chance at really putting the hurt on someone.

We've beaten around the bush enough, it's time to get a consistent source of fire damage with the Fire Bolt cantrip. If anyone asks, you've set your Eldritch Blast tridents on fire.

You can also Control Winds in a variety of ways, none of them really useful enough to justify a fifth level spell slot, but still neat and stormy.

13. Sorcerer 11: For spells that are totally worth the spell slot, your sixth level spell Fizban's Platinum Shield is pretty much worth the cost of admission, both in terms of the sixth level spell slot and the 500 gp statue you need to cast it. You create a shield of light that gives you half cover (that's +2 AC), resistance to elemental damage, and the Evasion feature for better dex saves. That means you only take quarter damage from a fireball, even if you fail the save. You don't get hurt by fireballs, you are the fireballs. Eventually. Still working on that phoenix form, I swear.

14. Sorcerer 12: Use this ASI to bump up your Dexterity for a stronger AC. It stinks that's all we're getting here, but it's what you're known for, sorry. Maybe use a whip if you want, idk.

15. Sorcerer 13: Thirteenth level sorcerers get seventh level spells, so now you can kick up a Whirlwind, creating a storm that deals bludgeoning damage to everything inside of it. If a creature fails their dexterity save, followed by a strength save, they become restrained in the storm and get pulled up into the air. Then, if they break free they'll be launched far, far away from you.

16. Sorcerer 14: Fourteenth level phoenixes have a Nourishing Fire, so when you spend a spell slot to deal fire damage you also heal yourself based on the slot's level. How demoralizing must it be to finally score a hit on you, just to have all that damage soaked up by your asskicking?

17. Sorcerer 15: You would get an eighth level spell but I don't like those! Grab Plane Shift instead, just in case your DM's really nitpicky about how Lostbelts work. Bring yourself and your friends somewhere, or dump an enemy in a random universe.

18. Sorcerer 16: Our last ASI is another Dexterity boost. AC: it's what's for dinner.

19. Sorcerer 17: Seventeenth level sorcerers get another Metamagic option like Empowered spell. Your spells get saved easily. This makes sure they at least do a lot of damage even if it'll be halved.

Also I don't like ninth level spells so we're getting Chain Lightning instead to clear the path towards Olympus. You deal a lot of damage to one target, and the bolt jumps to a couple other targets nearby too, each one forcing a dexterity save.

20. Sorcerer 18: Eighteenth level sorcerers finally get your Noble Phantasm, the Form of the Phoenix. When you use your Mantle of Flame, you gain a flying speed, have resistance to all damage, and you add 20 damage to your phoenix spark activation.

Pros and Cons

Pros:

Okay, I've brought up your AC a lot, so let's go over that real quick: 13 + dexterity (4) from Mage Armor, +1 from Mariner, +1 from Karametra, +6 from the Metallic Dragon feat, + Disadvantage from Blur or Wrathful Smite, + Mirror Image: That's a grand total of 24 AC, with disadvantage and a 1/4 chance of getting hit beyond that. If you're fighting another PC with a maxed out attack stat, they'd still have to roll a 13 or more to hit you. With disadvantage, that's a 16% chance. Then there's the 25% chance of hitting you, not an illusion, for a total of 4% chance of getting hit. For reference, that's only slightly better than your odds of rolling Caneus on rate-up. In a single roll. The numbers don't lie, and they spell disaster for your enemies at Sacrifice.

Flight is great, especially given all that defense we just went over. Now on top of all that math up in pro #1, they also have to figure out how to hit you in the first place!

Even if your enemies do manage to land a hit, you have plenty of ways of healing yourself on top of all that! You can brew healing potions, cast healing spells with Gift of the Metallic Dragon, and you even heal while dealing damage! And with the resistance from Form of the Phoenix, all that healing lasts twice as long as it would on another creature. So yeah this is really just one big Pro, but fights really boil down to outliving the other guy, so it's an important one.

Cons:

Your AC is great, but your HP isn't quite where I'd like it on a frontline fighter. Also, your defenses are partially built on buffs you have to apply, so they're both in limited supply and take time to put on.

Your Charisma is terribly low given how it's both your weapon and spell modifier. Expect to miss high-level enemies often, and for your spells to be saved against a lot.

The Phoenix subclass is all about fire damage, but we almost entirely ignored that in favor of survivability. It gets the memo eventually, but most people don't make it to level 20 to see that.

#fgo #fate grand order #D&D 5e #DND #Caeneus #sorcerer #warlock

[madame-fear]

hihi!! i loved the innocent fem reader/dk jonathan hcs, and i wanted to ask if i could request (with dk jonathan) a muscular fem reader, like she's kind of physically intimidating/athletic etc?? and she gets worried that she looks too intimidating if that makes sense. also i love how u write scarecrow as being kind/affectionate/caring to s/o, it's hard to find that and miss girl you are FEEDING US and leaving NO CRUMBS!!!!!!! much love! <33333

AHHH THANK YOUUUU SO SO INCREDIBLY MUCH!!! 🥺🥺❤❤

It's truly an honour to write for this lovely, amazing, and beautiful underrated community!! You have no idea how happy I am to constantly read that you guys like my work 🥺💕💕

Also, a side note: if you ever feel insecure about your body; don't be! You're perfect just the way you are! Nobody has the right to criticise you for having such an unique personality & body shape. People sometimes are just jealous and envious, so just look at yourself in the mirror and pat yourself in the shoulder for being who you are! 🥰❤

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DK!Jonathan Crane x Muscular!Fem!Reader | Jonathan Dating A Muscular Fem S/O

Sincerely, he wouldn't care about your looks. He loves you just the way you are!

He'd constantly reassure you that you're perfect for him, in case you ever tell him you're worried about the way you look.

"Jon, I'm a bit worried that I don't look....'femenine' enough. Everybody looks at me weird..."

"Well, fuck them, then! You're perfect the way you are, you have no idea how attractive and beautiful you are to me, my dear! You don't have to be ashamed for being healthy and take care of your well being. I love you so much, and I'm so proud of you. If anyone dares to say anything about your beautiful body, I'll take care of them, my love. You don't have to be traditionally femenine to be attractive, you know that?"

He knows and understands how it is to feel insecure about something, so he'll do his best to be there for you and make you feel loved.

And of course, anything he can do to prove how much he cares about you, he'll do it! Even with small insignificant details.

He literally doesn't understand why you are insecure about yourself. You are absolutely perfect for him and he's so proud of you, so he'd do everything to cheer you up!!

If he ever hears anybody talking shit about your beautiful body, he'd definitely stand up for you and humilliate them in public.

And afterwards, he'll fear gas them in private

So proud of you for taking good care of your body and focusing on your well being! For him, you're an absolute badass.

Tons of kisses & hugs!! Kisses especially in the temple & forehead.

He's definitely not the type of person to work out or be sporty, but he'd only do something related to sports just to be near your presence.

PURE HEART EYES ONLY FOR YOU <33

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[ask-whumptown]

helllo. fourtown. hope jesse's birthday was a good day and that he got everything he's ever wanted ever heart hands

now i do have another question teehee!!

we see you all in your regular outfits, jesse's vest, robaire's button down (button up?), z's tank top, etc. .. but what do you all tend to wear outside of your professional life? would love to know how you all would describe ur own (or ur fellow members!) styles are like :D

much love, hope you guys are doing ok especially the t man over there!! heart hands :]

star :D

Jesse smiles. "Hey Star, I appreciate the kind wishes."

"We spoiled him, don't worry." Robaire winks, and gives you a thumbs up.

"I'm so glad you asked, because I've been dying to talk about fashion with someone." Aaron T.'s eyes are wide with excitement, and he bounces a few times on the couch. "Off camera, I'm pretty big on layering still. Cardigans, flannels, sweaters tied in literally every way a sweater could be tied, I love using stuff like that to add colour, dimension, texture, or shape to an outfit!"

"You've won him over." Aaron Z. smiles fondly.

"Of course, you know that I'm always wearing hats, and ball caps are my signature, but when I get to wear what I want I like to mix it up a bit. Especially beanies."

"He'll wear winter clothes in the summer if you let him, or summer clothes in the winter," Jesse says.

"Clothing has no season if you try hard enough."

"That's-"

"Z. is also really fashionable," Taeyoung interrupts, "think like, boxy but in the a good way."

"He easily spends the longest time putting outfits together." Robaire nods. "And they always look great, he plays with proportions really well."

"I like to be intentional with my outfits." Aaron Z. seems almost embarrassed by it. "My go to is probably a well-fit pair of jeans, a statement shirt, and sunglasses."

"Tiny sunglasses," Aaron T. puts in, "the ones that are very obviously not helping with the sun. He has three pairs and at least one is with him at all times."

He shrugs. "I like how they frame my face."

"His collection of button ups rivals Jesse's." Taeyoung grins.

"Oh God, yeah." Aaron T. nods with extra emphasis. "Button ups, polo shirts, dress pants, that's Jesse."

"I don't think he owns one pair of pants that doesn't have belt loops."

Jesse blinks. "That's... a really strange thing for you to notice."

"I opened his closet once, he keeps his belts front and center on a display," Aaron T. snitches.

"I only dress like that if I have somewhere to be, if we're practicing-"

"Practicing doesn't count, that's not style." Taeyoung crosses his arms. "That's like saying you wear pyjamas to sleep."

"When he dresses casually, he dresses like he's going camping," Aaron Z. says, "he's got just as many sweaters and sweatshirts as he's got button ups."

"Robaire's fashion strays pretty far from his stage looks." Aaron T. changes the subject before Jesse can find something to complain about. "I mean, even before we got those specific looks, his stage outfits were always very tight."

"I don't mind tight clothing." Robaire waves both hands. "Or any clothing that, uh, shows things off, but I'm definitely more comfortable in it when I'm onstage."

"He has like, five pairs of the exact same light wash jeans." Jesse says to you, before turning to point at Robaire. "You have a problem."

"I gravitate towards lighter colours, for sure. Pastels especially."

"Knit sweaters, necklaces, loose t-shirts, that's Robaire." Taeyoung squeezes his arm. "But you can always trust him to have the best shoes, hands down."

Aaron T. sinks back into the couch. "God, yes, Robaire has the best collection of shoes, and none of us can borrow any cause his feet are-"

"Do not finish that sentence." Aaron Z. glares.

"I think my fashion is probably the most casual," Taeyoung says, "I don't dress up very often, even if we go out as a group."

"He wears a lot of grey," Robaire explains, "lots of athletic-wear, sweats, tank tops, graphic tees, hoodies, he's always comfortable."

"If we're going to like, a nice restaurant or something, I'll wear something nicer! I have a pair of black dress pants that I adore, and like, I don't know, other nice things, those guys just care way more than I do." Taeyoung giggles. "And I say that with much love."

"His sense of style? Top notch," Aaron T. says, "he could probably join the stylist team and nobody would bat an eye."

He flushes. "T."

"So, yeah." Jesse eyes you curiously. "That's what we wear offstage, and when we're not at official events or anything."

"Thanks for asking Star!" Taeyoung waves.

At your concern, Aaron T. chuckles nervously. "Me? I'm okay!"

Jesse glances at him, then at you, then at Taeyoung, and then sighs. "Heart hands."

"Heart hands!" Aaron T. makes the gesture. Jesse does too.

"Yay!" Delighted, Taeyoung joins in. "Heart hands."

#ask whumptown

[viewer-of-many]

Queen of the night flower. Perfectly feminine and refined, but also athletic and a great swordswoman . She also looks down upon Bonz-eye every chance she gets.

"please. Anything you can do, I can do better"

Purple ghost bonsai and sugar maple bonsai. They really love dancing, they're really shy and timid to everyone. Purple ghost bonsai, he's mostly the one to do the talking.

"apologies, my sister and I.... Are not used to talking to anybody..."

Valerian, Ashuaganda and Chamomile plants. They love tea and gossip. These ladies are always found at small tea parties.

"oh sisters! Look! They're having some fun! We should go there!"

American Persimmon bonsai. An absolute Florida man. No matter what kind of chaos, it always leads to him.

"I set the water on fire, because they don't want to give me a bagel"

Jade bonsai, she always feels lucky.

"I'm so lucky, lucky!"

Blueberry bonsai, always keeping everyone in check! Nothing is going out of the line.

"alright, the banner goes there. The fruit punch over there and the speakers should be placed here!"

Artificial holographic bonsai, from the future! Similar like Shockwave, but not as an evil scientist way

"my calculations are... Off... Are you sure about this party? It's not safe."

Birch bonsai, he's a tall boi!

"hey! How's it going down there?"

Baobab bonsai, super chill and sweet. Always worries for the Lost Bots wellbeing.

"you shouldn't go there, it's dark and scary... You should stay here... It's definitely safer"

Acacia bonsai. An absolute daredevil and action hero!

"hey everyone! Watch this! I'm going to do a dangerous trick!"

Jacaranda bonsai. Always leaves a trail of weeds everywhere she goes. Like a goddess of spring. She has no idea how to get rid of them.

"oh, I'm sorry, does my weeds bother you? I think I can remove them... I think..."

Willow bonsai. They're always paranoid and skeptical over everything.

"you. You! You must be working with them aren't you?! *Screams*"

Ginkgo bonsai. A scientist. Always prioritizing logic and science.

"Illogical. You're wasting time and knowledge for this... Pathetic..."

Japanese Camellia, a little clumsy witch in training.

"oops! Ah! It's okay! I think I have a spell for that! Oops!"

Tiger tooth aloe. Always tries so hard to be scary... He tried.

"come on! You're not scared a little bit?"

Burro's-Tail. He's like Ulf the orange.

"but the sacred rules says..."

Peyote, similar to Sprinkleberry Duh'nut.

"Botbots?"

Lotus in a pot. He/ she (the reason why I use these pronouns instead of they/ them, it's because it's a reference to BMO from adventure time) is selfless and caring. The youngest in the squad. A pacifist. Prays a lot. Always puts everyone's feelings first, prioritizing them more. Also found in bodies of water.

"this is unfamiliar... Like you all really party? That's it? Are you sure it's all you're going to do for the rest of your life?!"

The Regal Duskblossom

Vio Acer(like violet) and Syra Acer(like syrup)

Eristalure(the flowers of valerian plants attract those in the genus eristalis), Cherri Chiller(ashwagandhas are also called winter cherries) and Matrica Blau(German chamomile, matricaria chamomilla, also called blue chamomile because of the essential oil it contains)

Simmon DeLand(the town of DeLand is in an area once known as Persimmon Hollow)

Crastella(Crassula ovata, has star shaped flowers)

Cori Bossum(northern highbush blueberry, vaccinium corybosum)

Logitree

Lentower(betula lenta)

Malgacare(Adansonia Grandidieri, also called baobab malgache)

Tremendous Tortil(vachellia tortilis, was considered an acacia at one point, and is still sometimes referred to as such)

Cauceres(jacaranda caucana, and Ceres, a Roman nature goddess)

Manic Matsu(salix matsudana, and mania, which has connections to paranoia)

Bilobot(ginkgo biloba)

Jinxonica(camellia japonica, and jinx)

Juverror(aloe juvenna, and terror)

Asni the Strict(asni is a Norse word meaning donkey)

Pinkbloomer Cac'us

Heartaceus(Lotus herbaceus[I know it's not a traditional lotus, but I needed to use a terrestrial variety to justify it being in a pot])

[rt2051hwu]

RFID and its Applications in The Modern Sporting World

Hey, this is my first-ever attempt at a blog series for a University project so please bear with me- I can't promise a best-selling novel here.

As mentioned, I'm a university student studying 'Sport and Exercise Science' at Heriot-Watt University in Scotland. As a part of this course, I am taking a class called 'Shaping Tomorrow Together' which revolves around how we as students can shape the evolving world. As part of this course, we are spreading information and awareness about a blossoming piece of industry or technology and how it impacts certain fields. This leads me to the topic of my first post, RFIDs! (and how they can be used in sport)

What is an RFID? Why should I care? These are both very valid points and I would be lying if I said I would definitely pay attention or even bother to read some random post on Tumblr, but I promise if you give me a few minutes of your time you may learn something new or even find yourself inspired.

So, after that rambling but necessary intro, I should probably actually tell you, what is an RFID?

Simply put, an RFID is a tracker. It utilizes a tag inside of the object being tracked which is then paired with an antenna to communicate data and information to a reader as seen in the graphic below.

Personally, I think when it comes to the more industrial uses of this technology such as livestock tracking and tracking of equipment across countries this seems like a great idea, its 5G compatibility and widespread connectivity and longevity is truly industry leading. However, I was initially quite speculative when it came to its application in sport, what is the point? I understand that the sporting world is changing and it isn't enough to simply be the best anymore as you're fighting against other athletes backed by highly trained specialist teams learning as much as they can about their athletes and opponents to gain the slightest upper hand.

However, to some degree of irony, I began writing this during the 6 Nations rugby tournament where every few minutes at the top of the screen a stat pops up i.e. 'Pass distance: 21.5 m', and low and behold upon looking up the company 'Sage' I realized that they specialize in producing rugby balls using the RFID technology.

I feel like it is probably a bit too much to dump onto your brain right now so I won't go into too many of the intricacies and ins and outs in this blog, I'll instead save that for a later blog (stay tuned!), this does not mean I can't detail further its applications across sports and its history in such however.

The 2 main applications of this technology in sports are within players' kit and sportswear (such as NFL padding), and within actual sports equipment (such as different balls in their respective sport). The aforementioned usage in NFL padding was actually the pioneering instance of this technology in sports, more specifically in one of their shoulder pads.

"How was this data used?" I can hear you screaming, and yes I'm aware I haven't actually explained what this data can show and be used for yet, but I have to keep you on edge somehow. In the instance of this first application in the NFL, the sensor data allowed the coaches to gain greater insight into how their players moved on the pitch no matter what the conditions and movements of the players, with modern-day sensors taking up to 20 recordings of data per second, as explained in the below video which simply and efficiency encompasses the technology and its usage in another sport from the viewpoint of the technologies utilisers, Sage.

This technology is vast and limitless in its capabilities in sports right now so one post does not sit right with me and I must make another, in the next post I will hopefully shed more light on other instances of the use of RFIDs across numerous sports and activities, to (hopefully) paint a much wider picture for anyone interested.

Bibliography:

Mellert, K. (2021). RFID in Sports: Athlete Performance & Event Tracking. [online] Weldon, Williams and Lick, Inc. https://wwlinc.com/rfid-in-sports/#:~:text=The%20National%20Football%20League%20

Miller, M. (2022). Six Nations brings Sage on board for data analysis. [online] Broadcast. https://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/tech-innovation/six-nations-brings-sage-on-board-for-data-analysis/5175612.article

https://www.ttelectronics.com/blog/rfid-technology/

Keenan, M. (2023). What Is RFID Technology and How Can I Use It? [online] Shopify. https://www.shopify.com/uk/retail/rfid-technology.

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[infiniteanalemma]

So, I'm working on the Astarion piece. I'm pretty pleased with how it's shaping up so far, but I'll maybe make a post about that another time. Instead, I want to talk about two programs I've tried while working on it. (I seem to be on a "trying new things kick.") Both were recommended to me: Magic Poser (a 3D model pose reference app) and PhotoPea (a free alternative to Photoshop).

I have good things to say about both of them, and also some not so good things. I'll put the long explanation under a cut, but for those who just want to see the tl;dr recs:

Magic Poser gets 4.5/5 stars -- it's good, and I'd recommend it, with some caveats.

PhotoPea gets 3/5 stars -- which really sucks to say, because I really liked it a lot on it's good points. Again, that's with some caveats, but I'll get into that more in the longer bit.

First, Magic Poser. It's an app that lets you pose a pretty detailed 3D model, with a light, and it includes some pre-made poses for a quick start. Overall, I like it. It's fairly easy to use, and it's got a lot of control over the pose and model movement. You can even fine-tune the finger positions. It's meant to be used on a smartphone, which is sort of eh, but it is convenient. Best of all, it has a free download. It's pretty helpful, and I'd recommend it.

That said, I do think you need some prior knowledge to get the most out of it. Which ... brings me to some of its downsides.

Obviously, as a 3D model, you don't get an entirely accurate representation of the human body. Even the best 3D model is still somewhat abstracted and simplified, and the "movement" of the muscles is just computer-generated distortion. The model's joints and muscles don't bend or twist quite like actual muscles, and definitely don't account for gravity or the way fleshy bits sag when not flexed. There's no collision mechanics, so you can't see how the body acts when it encounters a surface. Instead, the model clips through the surface -- including other parts of the body and the floor.

Although they did a pretty good job of limiting the amount of joint rotation and flexion, and having attached body parts move with the joints in realistic ways, you can still maneuver the model into some rather strange and unrealistic positions. It's a good and above all convenient approximation of how the body works, but do you kind of need some anatomical knowledge or you might end up with something ... uncanny without knowing why it looks uncanny. I'd also say it helps if you have some knowledge of how to use 3D software, but there is a tutorial video that sort of explains how to move things around. As a reference, it's best used in addition to photos of real people. That's pretty true of any sort of 3D thing, honestly, not just Magic Poser.

In regards to Magic Poser itself, the free version is pretty good but obviously it has its limitations. (Most of those limitations are ... well, by design, so that you buy the paid versions.) The free version only has a male model, with a single body type -- the "generic, athletic dude". You can move the single light in the scene and brighten/dim it, but you can't add more lights, and it's limited to "area" lighting. (Think "sunlight on a cloudy day": there's a general shadow direction, but everything more or less lit the same amount.) You can't create dramatic lighting or lights from multiple directions. There also aren't many free "props" -- mostly just basic shapes like cubes or cylinders. The paid versions have a more extensive library, both in poses and other objects. The paid versions also allow you to use other models -- male and female, with weight sliders (skinny, fat and muscular) and different model types. You can add hair or weapons, furniture, etc. The "Pro" version is relatively cheap, a $9.99 one-time payment that gets you a lot of stuff and also lets you import (but not export) models into the scene. You can also try the Pro version for free for 7 days. The "Master" version, which allows you to access all the stuff, is subscription, though, at just shy of $15 a month.

And, on the one hand, I have to admit that this makes business sense. They have to make money somehow. I just find it a little annoying. I personally hate subscription-based software and avoid it wherever I can. That's a me thing, though, so others may find it worth it. Of course, I'm also somewhat biased in this regard. I've downloaded Blender (a 3D modeling software that's both free and open-source) and can do everything Magic Poser can do and lots more. I also have MakeHuman, which is also free and open source, and creates customizable human models to your liking -- both in body and face, including skin textures, weight, muscles and even some limited hair options. (That said, I do some ... grievances with MakeHuman too, mostly nit-picky ones. Still, it's free and also imports into Blender with a plugin.)

Of course, if all you want is a quick, visual reference, Magic Poser is a lot easier to learn and use than either Blender or MakeHuman, and you don't have to create your own models. Magic Poser is also run on your phone. That's nice if you're doing a sketch or drawing on paper, away from your PC/laptop. So, the free version is definitely worth a download. If you can afford it, the Pro version might be worth it too. I'd skip the Master version personally, but again, I don't like subscription software -- especially when there are free alternatives.

Okay, on to PhotoPea.

I really hate giving it such a mid score, because there's a lot about it I really love. First of all, it does practically everything Photoshop does, and does it for free. That's incredible, full stop. If for no other reason, I'd want to give it five stars just for that. It also recognizes and exports into a variety of file formats, including PSD (Photoshop) files, so you can work on it in multiple programs and it saves the layers. The versatility is honestly quite impressive; it's capable of a LOT, and does stuff all in one application that I used to have to switch between multiple programs to do.

The UI is ... a little meh, though, although a lot is also being asked of it. There are a lot of tools, which can be a little intimidating, and the set up is a little confusing. It takes a little experimenting and exploring to figure out where the thing you need is at. A lot of the tool buttons have multiple options, so you have to use either keyboard shortcuts or the dropdown list to access things, and if it's not fullscreen, it bunches up even more options. For example, when not fullscreen, the brush/pencil tool and eraser get lumped under the same button. Some of the icons also look similar - I was constantly clicking on the spot healing brush when I mean to click the eraser, especially when I had the brush tool selected (which "hides" the eraser, because they're in the same toolset). That's ... kinda annoying, but not a dealbreaker -- maybe half a star off for me. The UI has some room for improvement, but it's not too bad.

But ... here's where it starts losing points with me quite rapidly. PhotoPea is a browser tool, which is ... okay, but I found it a little laggy, especially after I started adding multiple layers. I live in a rural area, so my internet connection is meh at best. You can use PhotoPea offline, assuming you already have it open. Still, I have like a dozen tabs (at least) open at any given time, and that means lag when using browser apps. PhotoPea does have a downloadable version ... which isn't available to Firefox users. That's not great, but okay, I could avoid that. I used one of the browsers that it accepts (I think it's Microsoft Edge, Google, Opera and ... I think Safari?). I downloaded the app, opened it up and ... it loaded ads into the app! Advertisements! In my art program?! (It also gated the "magic wand" selector behind a once-per-time limit that could be skipped by ... watching an ad. Maybe other things too, but that was one I encountered.) Ding another half star off.

Ads in an app like this is an insane choice, for a number of reasons. First of all, an art program is not a good avenue for advertisements. If you're paying attention to your work like you should be, you're not going to be looking at the ads. At best, they're going to be ignored. Most people are going to be like me and simply ... move the window partially to the side so the ad is hidden off-screen. However, beyond just annoyance, the issue is that bright, moving, eye-catching ads are a distraction from the reason you're using the software in the first place. It's hard to work when there's something competing for your attention right by what you're supposed to be focused on. I've got Attention Deficit Disorder -- I can't constantly have something flashing and moving in my line of sight and stay on task! I have to minimize distractions if I want to get anything done. I don't need a built-in distraction!

Again, I get wanting to make money, especially for an otherwise free software. This, though, is NOT the way to do it. If there must be ads, put them somewhere they don't interfere with the work. Maybe after saving, or when first opening the program. I can even see gating some tools like magic wand behind a reasonably short time-limit that's skippable with a short ad. I don't like it, but I understand that. Constant, circulating ads on the side of your workspace, though, is not understandable for someone who needs to focus.

Even more damning -- and the thing that made me close PhotoPea altogether and load up in another program -- is that the ads caused the program to lag. A whole star off for that alone. (I'd have taken two off, but I'll get to that in a bit.) The whole reason I downloaded the app was so I wouldn't have lag. Instead, it made the lag worse. You should get more stability in a downloaded version, not less! This quickly made the program unworkable for me because it caused my tool to lag for a split second every time it changed the ad. Not only did this cause my lines to jitter and skip when I tried to draw, but it completely destroyed the responsiveness of the tool. That, in turn, ensured I couldn't enter a flow state by making every stroke frustrating, aggravating me instead of allowing me to work smoothly.

At first, I was stubborn. I wanted to finish the picture before I said definitively whether I thought it was a good program. Unfortunately, I was only about 15 layers in (including color swatches, perspective grid, grey background and mask layers) when the lag got so bad and frustrating to use that I rage quit and went back to my old drawing program so I could work without frustration. The jittery, stuttery strokes didn't start out too bad, but got worse and worse the more memory the program started to use.

Now, here's a sort of catch, and why I didn't score PhotoPea any lower than a 3. After cooling off a bit, I went back and sort of poked at the program to see if there was anything I could do about the ads. I didn't find any setting to turn them off, but I did find you can still effectively negate the ads -- IF you turn off your internet connection. (Doing that doesn't remove the ads, by the way, it just freezes them so they don't load a new one. Essentially, it goes from video ads to an image ad.) I don't like having to do that, because I use the internet to look up references as I work. Technically I could do that on my phone, but that's an extra hassle. Again, Attention Deficit. If I pick up my phone to look something up, the chance of my getting distracted goes up exponentially.

All that to say that I was able to find workarounds to the problems, but the annoyances grated. What PhotoPea does, it does well, but you can't need to fight a program to make it usable and still call it good. Added up, it was enough to knock what should be a great program down to an "okay, I guess, if you don't already have a decent art program" tier.

That makes me sad, because I genuinely liked using PhotoPea -- when it worked. Unfortunately, the ads and lag broke me. The frustration of having to undo and redo my lines every second wasn't worth the other benefits, and setting up all the workarounds was more work than just using what I already had. For people with reliable internet, a good adblocker and a decent computer, the browser option may be the way to go if you need a different art program.

#ia personal #about art #my art #software review #my recs #ia rambles about...

[fox-guardian]

I'm gonna make a list of my Tim headcanons now

Flirting is a work skill and he cannot flirt well with people he's actually interested in

He's the comedic "straight man" as in, the most normal of the bunch, relatively speaking, and he thinks the others are a bit nuts (affectionate)

He looks like he wears normal socks but they have secret fun designs on them hidden under his shoes. Either that or they're day-of-week-socks that look plain black at first

He has the funkiest of patterned shirts. His closet is full of them. Ms. Frizzle-core. He has many matching ties as well

He wears glasses/contacts

He has a morning playlist of the happiest bounciest songs to put him in a good mood for the day

He is a morning person

If he's tired and needs his hair out of his face/off his neck he will put it up in several ridiculous little ponytails/buns because he stopped caring two hours ago

He's a purple person but also has a special place in his heart for whatever color baja blast is (aqua??)

He's like 5'8"

His humor is based on pop culture references, not memes, and he is very much not up to date with memes. He is an old man in that regard

I always draw him with purple hair but just know that this man has gray streaks somewhere under all that

He baby talks animals really hard (ex: who's a good pubby? Who's a good pubby-bubby-boo?? Good pububub! Pubsy-bubsy-wubsy-bwubba-bwoo!)

He becomes a massive germaphobe after the Prentiss incident

He's great with kids

He collects colorful gel pens and uses them at work (this bothers Jon because "why can't you be more professional, Tim")

He is good at his job and is mostly professional but hey. gel pens fun. and it's all perfectly legible, so there

He has rotating crushes on his coworkers and friends

Jon is like a brother to him. Mostly because he reminds him far too much of Danny

He is a couple years older than Jon, but doesn't know it at first, and if/when he finds out it'll be all over for Jon. He's got an older brother now and Tim will make it his problem.

He can, will, and has bonked Jon on the head with file folders

He is a very tactile person and will hug you so tightly

If you are Jon, he will likely pick you up and perhaps throw you if it is safe to do so

He cries at cute animals

He cries when he's really upset

He can't sing unless it's showtunes

He may have somewhat outdoorsy hobbies but hes not super athletic or buff

He has a few small stuffed animals he keeps mostly for decoration or sentimental value and hugs a pillow at night

He has a few keychains on his work bag, one of which is a bee that he is particularly attached to

He has idle animations, especially when he's tired, hungry, or excited

He definitely has ones of those giant spoons in his house somewhere

He collects mugs with cheesy sayings on them, as well as funky prints and novelty mugs

He owns at least one pair of white with red heart print boxers

When he's off work he dresses mostly plain but does have some very odd pieces he's obtained over the years, as well as shirts with weird phrases on them

Dude loves grape flavored stuff

He is a lover of stickers

He has great sideburns and shapes them like that because of the tenth doctor

#ramblings with major #the magnus archives #tma #tim stoker #had this in my drafts for ages

[no-one-hears-me]

I spent a large portion of my childhood in the local park and surrounding woods. With few exceptions, all my memories are good. The park was closed this year and everything is wrapped in orange netting, the swings are gone, the grass hasn't been trimmed so it's long and thick and feels like walking on a cushion. All my memories feel like an eternity ago. This was the one place I went without my parents and was free from their control, so it felt like freedom. And sitting here alone feels like freedom. The sun in low in the sky and there's a gentle breeze; this feels like one of the last weekends in August before school starts, even though I came here for a school assignment. Everything feels so peaceful and hopeful.

#things are getting better and it will be okay #I can't believe I just wrote that but it's undeniable #I ran for a bit and climbed a big hill. more on the hill in a moment #I enjoy running but I've never been allowed. I do what I want and I'm gonna start running #I'm definitely a bit out of shape and not the athlete I used to be but I'm gonna get better #I know this will help me in many ways so I'm gonna push through #so the hill #it's this steep hill that's still fairly easily to climb for the incline and it's a big deal #there's an annual race surrounding the hill and so people from other cities know about it lol #I haven't been on it in awhile and there's been some erosion #it's smoother in some areas which made the climb unfamilar but it was okay #I'm gonna head home now but. life is better and I'm gonna work to make it better #Sera

[twh-news]

Tom Hiddleston made his glorious debut as Loki in 2011's Thor, which celebrated its 10th anniversary exactly two weeks ago today. Since then, the 40-year-old actor's God of Mischief has gone on a remarkable journey in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, as he grappled with the living in his heroic brother Thor's (Chris Hemsworth) shadow and evolved from villain to antihero. Now, it's time for Loki to step into the spotlight on Disney+'s Loki. Ahead of the six-episode drama's premiere, though, EW asked Hiddleston to take us through Loki's greatest hits.

The audition (2009)

It's well-known that Hiddleston actually auditioned for Thor's titular role. "I remember thinking I should probably do some exercise because Thor is a very athletic character. So I did that, got into his kind of regime and did my camera test, and put on the blonde wig, and swung the hammer," he says. "But I do remember on the piece of paper I signed, it said, 'The role of Thor/Loki.' I thought, 'Okay...' Long-story short: Chris Hemsworth is definitive in the role of Thor. I certainly think so, and the right decision was made on that day. I'm very glad it went the way it went."

Thor (2011)

Directed by Kenneth Branagh, The first Thor contains the scene that truly set the stage for Hiddleston and Loki's post-Avengers breakout. After discovering he's actually descended from the Frost Giants, Loki confronts his (adopted) father, Odin (Anthony Hopkins), about the deception in a harrowing and transformative scene. "That's the creation, in a way, of Loki's status as a villain, is this intense feeling of marginalization and isolation, [and] that he does not belong, that Thor is not his brother," says Hiddleston. "I'll never forget doing that scene because I had such respect, and still do, for Sir Anthony Hopkins, and suddenly I was having to play tennis with him in a very emotional place."

Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige adds: "There's just so much pain and angst in it. I think that is the moment that Tom really got his hooks into the audience."

The Avengers (2012)

Loki has many memorable moments in The Avengers, but Hulk interrupting the "puny" god's egomaniacal speech and pounding him to the ground is the funniest. "I had a piece of wire tied to my ankle and there was a mat on the floor, which was out of shot, and three of the strongest stunt guys holding the wire at the end behind the camera. The experience being yanked out of frame was one I will not forget in a hurry," says Hiddleston, explaining he was the only one in front of the camera when they shot it because Mark Ruffalo didn't perform the role via motion-capture in that first Avengers film. "For about two years after that, I couldn't go through airports anywhere in the world without somebody kind of going, 'Hey, Mr. Loki, I love it when you get Hulk smashed.' It became a bit of a thing in a fun way,"

Thor: The Dark World (2013)

Loki loves to use his powers to guard himself both physically and emotionally, as seen in Thor: The Dark World when Thor visits his imprisoned brother after the Dark Elves murdered their mother. At first, Loki is smug as always and everything seems in order, but Thor calls him out and the illusion dissipates, revealing that Loki is broken and grieving. "There's this love of their mother that unites these two brothers, adopted or not, and they form a kind of unpredictable and unstable alliance," says Hiddleston. "That scene was really key to anchoring that film in something honest and emotional."

Thor: Ragnarok (2017)

Loki learns nothing hurts like apathy when his brother reveals he's completely given up on him in this pivotal elevator scene from Taika Waititi's eccentric and warm threequel. "I think it really affects Loki. He thinks, 'Oh maybe I got this wrong. Maybe I did have a place in that family. Maybe this guy is my brother.' But it was a really enjoyable scene because it was just a very quiet moment with Chris in a very calm space in a big, colorful, spectacular film" says Hiddleston.

Avengers: Infinity War (2018)

After evading death many times, Loki finally met his end when Thanos (Josh Brolin) crushed his windpipe — but not before delivering a powerful speech in which he accepted all parts of himself, the Frost Giant and the Asgardian. "The redemption of Loki as a character was achieved in that moment of sacrifice and catharsis — that after all this time, after all this journey of feeling marginalized and fueled by jealous rage, he would risk his life to save his brother and call himself an Odinson. And I saw this perfect closure in a way," says Hiddleston. "I remember Josh Brolin could not have been sweeter. He was so generous. I walked into the room and he turned around and saw me come in, and just broke into this big wide smile, and opened up his arms, and enveloped me in a big hug and said, 'I'm sorry, man.'"

Avengers: Endgame (2019)

But Infinity War wasn't the end for Loki. Hiddleston appeared as the Avengers-era version of his character for Endgame's time heist. "It was really enjoyable to go back to this version of this character that I played before all of the evolution with those actors who I got to know so well and we'd all been on this journey together," he says. Of course, that Loki ends up stealing the Tesseract and disappearing, setting the stage for the Disney+ series. "Where does he go? When does he go? How does he get there?"

Loki (2021)

"If you've seen the trailer for Loki the show, you will know that Loki finds himself face-to-face with the TVA, the Time Variance Authority, who are an organization within Marvel Comics that govern the order of time," Hiddleston says. "I suppose Loki picking up the Tesseract in Endgame might have caused some concern. It is very exciting. The world of the TVA is a world of bureaucratic order, and of course Loki is the God of Mischief and Chaos. So you have the forces of order and chaos coming together, and that's where our story starts."

Bonus moment: Thor: The Dark World (2013)

At one point in the Thor sequel, Loki shape-shifts into Captain America, with Chris Evans making a cameo, while he and his brother escape Asgard. However, there's a version of that scene in which Hiddleston actually puts on the star-spangled hero's costumes himself. "[That] was a very strange and surreal moment, nevertheless enjoyable. So I got to feel whatever the feeling of wearing that suit [is], which is definitely a moment," Hiddleston recalls. "Then, they played that footage to Chris, and he did his best impression of me doing an impression him, and he does it brilliantly." High-praise from the God of impressions.

#Tom Hiddleston #Interview #Article #entertainment weekly #loki #loki series #Long post

[solomonish]

Random Body Type Headcanons

I'm doing this off of a scale of ripped - a little bit of pudge- somewhere in between but here's the notice that there are more than three body types and all of them are wonderful. I'm mainly trying to spread soft Solomon agenda (literally).

CW for body image discussion!

Lucifer - a (very) little bit of pudge

Listen. He wants you to think he's ripped. He pretends he's ripped. He's lying to your face.

He is always at his desk!! The most exercise he gets is walking briskly from meeting to meeting and he lives on a diet of coffee and any leftovers he can find. He isn't big by any means but he's soft. Very little definition there.

Consider yourself lucky. You don't want your hip pressing into abs of steel when he asks you to sit on his lap...

Mammon - in between (toned-leaning)

He is a noodle. Very aerodynamic. But he's fast and can probably do basic parkour if his drive to escape is high enough.

Plus he's a model! And he does shirtless shoots all the time so he's gotta have a little something to throw out to all the lust demons buying his stuff

But he eats instant ramen and is too busy being yanked to the human realm to really exercise. And all he wants to do with you is snuggle and canoodle 🥺 so he isn't toned toned.

Leviathan - in between

He's almost, almost pudge-leaning BUT. He is an admiral and does have to train cadets and what not....

He's sedentary enough that it doesn't really build much muscle but he is surprisingly fit for someone who never leaves his room!!

And also he's a swimmer so

Also I totally believe in "wow how'd you get abs?!?!" "*blushes* wii sports resort"

Satan - in between (toned-leaning)

He is similar to Levi in that reading is a sedentary activity but he also tries to appear fit, well-adjusted, etc....

Working out helps him burn off the anger too. And if you're into a primal game of chase, he's been known to be more terrifying than a ravenous Cerberus when truly angry :)

He's so hoping for the day he gets to flaunt how he's more toned than Lucifer. Please MC, just say something about liking six packs even if it isn't true, he's BEGGING and would be the first one taking off his shirt at the dinner table

Asmodeus - in between

Asmo is fit. He works out and take meticulous care of his body. He's a bit toned but he isn't super muscular.

His charm is in softer edges and a body you're longing to hold and squeeze, not in the pure sex appeal of a muscular hunk. He's deceptively soft, something you'll want to sink into like a luxury bed...

His biceps and calves are very defined, albeit proportionately so, and he's very proud of it.

Beelzebub - toned RIPPED

Does. Does this need explaining.

Boy is so athletic you'll hurt just watching him go. Who would've predicted he'd be super ripped 🙄

It comes as a natural consequence of his athleticism but he also likes to appear big and strong as if he needs to prove he can protect you 🥺 baby boy baby

Belphegor - a lot little bit of pudge

Lazy ass sleeps all day hes got THE MOST pudge

Like. Idk if its his baggy clothes or hunched posture but he doesn't look like he'd be very soft. He just looks kind of rumpled

But he's SOFT AF. he says you're the best pillow but you lay on his stomach ONCE and you're never going back. He's like a giant body pillow for real

Diavolo - toned

Hes kinda beefy but without trying like. At all.

Ok honestly its mostly because Barbatos has him on a solid workout regimen to keep him in shape without him even noticing AND has him on a healthy diet. But seriously to him it feels like he isn't even trying

Much much stronger than he actually puts to use. Probably accidentally breaks things sometimes because he doesn't realize the progress he's making.

Barbatos - in between

The world's truest neutral.

He's slim, slim enough to wriggle out of your grasp, slim enough to slide into the shadows with ease.

But he's also solid, enough so that one look at him tells you not to lift a single finger threateningly or he'll obliterate you without a single spell.

Solomon - a little bit of pudge

He looks like he should be toned but you poke his stomach and he's just. Soft.

He doesn't really exercise that much and spends most of his time studying. He does go adventuring a lot which keeps him in shape, traversing ruins and running from dangerous creatures in unearthly realms...

He often eats most of his own cooking by himself, and he can't stop himself from eating Luke's or Barb's sweets. So yeah. He's team pudge.

Simeon - toned

All angels must be toned as hell so they can go shirtless and still look the same

Simeon has muscles, but nothing very defined. You can see he's strong but his true strength surprises everyone when it's put on display

Honestly there must be something in that Celestial Realm water. Between the amount of time spent at a desk and Luke's baking...man's should be team pudge but he ISN'T!! one of the universe's great mysteries....

#obey me #obey me lucifer #obey me mammon #obey me leviathan #obey me satan #obey me asmodeus #obey me beelzebub #obey me belphegor #obey me diavolo #obey me barbatos #obey me simeon #obey me solomon #obey me shall we date #lucifer #mammon #leviathan #satan #asmodeus #beelzebub #belphegor #simeon #solomon #diavolo #barbatos #rambles

[latte-fairytaekwoon]

Hidden (Kim Hongjoong) Rated

Pairing: Soccer Jock! Kim Hongjoong (Ateez)× Nerd! Reader (Female)

Genre: Smut, Fluff, Slight Angst, College AU.

Summary: There's nothing that makes Hongjoong feel better after a game than to spend it with his secret girlfriend.

Word Count: 3.5+K

Warnings: male breast play (we love the hiddies), light gropings, dry humping, light degradation, corruption kink, unprotected soft, vanilla sex (always use protection), dom! Hongjoong, sub/slightly inexperienced reader.

Taglist: @seacottons (I wrote this for you ♡), @little-precious-baby @yunhofingers @yunhoiseyecandy @galaxteez @hanatiny @deja-vux @brie02 @multidreams-and-desires @daniblogs164 @couchpotatoaniki @a-soft-hornytiny

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The crowd erupted into thunderous applause and cheers when their prized center forward kicked the ball with full force into the opposing team's goal, effectively allowing them to take victory over another college from the area. His teammates hoisted the bleach blonde male over their shoulders, parading him around the field and letting the spectators admire him once more. The athlete shyly smiled and gave tiny waves towards the crowd. His eyes passed through all the rows of people standing about, searching and scanning for a particular person he hoped would come to see him.

Once he spotted a familiar red plain hoodie tucked near the very end of the bleachers, his smile grew even wider and he even felt bold enough to send a wink their way, the tiny group of admirers sitting nearby mistakenly thinking it was directed at them. The figure in the hoodie tried not to let any suspicious look give her away, but even she couldn't stop the faint pink hue that appeared on the apples of her cheeks. He mouthed a few words to her, which she understood to mean for her to wait for him at a certain place while he went to go get changed. Quickly picking up her bag, she made way to step down the bleachers, but unfortunately for her the little group of popular girls had the same idea, thus ending in one of them bumping into her rather harshly and sending her crashing down onto the concrete stairs that allowed one to get out of the spectator area.

The soccer player of course saw this and slightly hissed when he watched her palms come out instinctively to lessen her fall, only imagining the stinging sensation they went through. He then turned his attention to the tiny clique leader who looked completely unapologetic, her mouth saying something that he couldn't quite make out, but judging from the way her little minions snickered and laughed, he deduced it was only another one of the usual jabs they liked to fling at the poor girl. And he hated it, the scowl clearly visible on his face. Just when he was about to turn around and give them a piece of his mind, the victim looked up and gestured for him not to intervene and just run along to the showers. He hesitated briefly until she once again assured him she was fine, getting up and quickly escaping before another accident occurred.

Left with no choice but to follow her instructions, the soccer player joined the others in the showers to freshen up after a long and arduous game. He made sure to be quick about it, as he wanted to go check up on her injuries as soon as possible. After drying off completely, he stuffed all his belongings into his bag without caring to check if he was crushing anything and sped out of there. Along the way to the place where he parked his car, he only waved at his fellow classmates and belatedly ignored the prissy bullies that caused the incident back at the bleachers.

"Snakes." He mumbled to himself as he passed by them.

Rounding a tiny corner of the building, he took out his keys and unlocked his car, looking around in confusion when he didn't see the person he was expecting anywhere nearby. Hearing a tiny rustling of leaves, he rolled his eyes when he finally realized they were hiding behind the hedge that decorated the stairs that led one inside the building.

"There's no one else around, now come out of there before the groundskeeper finds out you were messing up his artistic shrubbery." He called out as he walked over to the hedge.

Peeping her head out, the girl looked right then left to make sure he wasn't lying before throwing one leg over the green barrier, trying to get out. It definitely proved more difficult getting out than getting in, as her foot accidentally got stuck when she tried to swing her other leg out. She grunted softly as she tried to yank her foot out, which she eventually accomplished but with how hard she pulled she was thrown off balance. Had the male behind her not have run up to catch her, she would have surely hit her head on the floor. Luckily he had indeed caught her before such tragedy occurred. Looking up, his unamused face was bearing down on her.

"Thanks?" She sheepishly said.

"Don't mention it honey bunch." He snorted when she frowned at one of the many nicknames he enjoyed teasing her with.

"Don't start now Kim Hongjoong." She grumbled with a huff as she sat upright.

When she turned around, she had no chance to say or do anything as he took her hands and made her palms face him. Hongjoong sighed when he saw the tiny scrapes on her fragile skin.

"I'll be fine. It's just a scratch." She asserted before he got anymore upset.

"These 'scratches', and the mean names, wouldn't happen at all if only you'd let people know about us."

She recoiled slightly at his words. He was right, she knew that. Still, she was hesitant about letting the entire school know about their secret relationship, something that he was more than eager about sharing. But he respected her need and wanting of privacy, even if it irritated slightly at times.

"I'll be fine Hongjoong. Really... their words don't bother me anymore. And besides, I'd rather not have all eyes at me at every moment. I like being an invisible wallflower." She repeated what she often said.

He understood her, but couldn't help the sigh that came out his lips.

"Honestly L/N Y/N, I don't know what to do with you sometimes." He confessed as he turned her palms over, his eyes focusing on her left hand. Or more precisely, on the black promise ring that was wrapped around her left finger. He smiled softly as he rubbed his thumb over it, knowing that on the inside of it, his name was engraved in white, followed by his birthstone in the shape of a heart. He wore a similar one around his neck, held up by chain that dangled right above his chest, close to his heart. Only the one he wore was a white band and had his lover's name in black with her own birthstone on it. It was a present he had bought for their 1 year anniversary, which had happened not too long ago. Every time he saw her wear it, he felt a warm and tranquil feeling in his soul. He himself never took off the chain off his neck, only when he needed to shower and even then, he made sure to never misplace it.

It was a somewhat nostalgic feeling, standing there, holding her hands kinda like the first time he worked up the courage to come up to her and state his interest in dating her. Even to that day, he couldn't believe she would have actually agreed. He was so happy and full of bliss at having her that he couldn't help himself as he closed his eyes and began leaning his face towards hers. His girlfriend widened her eyes and let out a muffled shriek before pulling away from him. Hongjoong grunted angrily as he walked after her towards his car.

"It's not a crime to kiss my girlfriend in public you know." He exclaimed.

"Someone might see us." She kindly reminded him.

Throwing his hands up in frustration, Hongjoong was about to start nagging but opted for taking a deep breath instead to calm down.

"Ok fine, but once we get behind closed doors, I'm expecting a lot of cuddles and smooches from you. You've been giving me the cold treatment at school even beyond what we agreed on and I'm slightly hurt." He pouted as he turned on the ignition.

Shaking her head, Y/N leaned over and placed a peck on Hongjoong's cheek.

"Ok you baby. Only because you were amazing on the field today."

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Safe in the sanctuary and privacy of her apartment, Y/N couldn't hold herself back now as she tangled her limbs around her boyfriend, face pressed against his chest. Hongjoong couldn't stop himself from snorting when he felt her cheek rubbed against one of his protruding pectoral muscles. The arm that was stationed around her frame came up to lightly scratch the back of her head.

"Having fun there you cuddle bug?" He raised an eyebrow at her when she snuggled closer to him.

"Hmmm yeah. Your man boobs make such comfortable pillows." She beamed as she reached one hand up to caress the muscle that her face wasn't buried in.

"They are not boobs Y/N. We've been over this how many times?" He dropped his head back onto the pillow as he released an exhausted and frustrated groan.

Feeling a bit on the bolder side that evening, Y/N shifted her weight over so she was fully laying on top of him.

"If they're not boobs, how come I can do this?"

Hongjoong half gasped- half moaned when he felt his girlfriend's mouth part and latched onto one of his highly sensitive nipples. Of course his girlfriend took advantage of this little fact, suckling onto his skin in a tender manner. Hongjoong lost himself in the feeling of her tongue flicking at his hardened peaks, closing his eyes as she kept on enveloping his buds with her warm mouth, first one breast then moving to the other one. This time her suction was a little more rough, teeth baring to lightly bite on the skin around his nipple. Hongjoong obviously didn't mean and was thoroughly enjoying the more harsher treatment as he began bucking his hips up against hers, his tent brushing against her folds which were only covered by her cotton underwear.

Satisfied at being able to rile her boyfriend up, Y/N sat up with a smirk as she peered down at Hongjoong's dazed look. Before he could get a word out, his girlfriend begin grinding herself against his bulge, her hands steadying themselves on his lean but firm abs. Hongjoong looked up at her, his eyes glowing with the same lust that mirrored in her own. Not able to bear to leave her in charge, his hands came up to grip her hips, forcing her to stop momentarily before they started taking control of her movements. He guided her so every time her clothed mound would rub against his tent they would both feel the best friction between them. Not only was he in full control of her body rolls, he made sure to lift his hips up so she would feel him even more. The air around them thickened as their sexual tension grew more and more, their once soft sighs turning more into heavy panting as they both waited for the other one to give in and say they wanted more than just the semi clothed dry humping they were currently doing.

Y/N knew fully well Hongjoong wouldn't say anything, it was in his nature. He'd just keep donning that signature smirk he was hailing at her at the moment as he continued to grind himself up at her. She knew he wanted her to tell him how much she wanted him, as a form of payback for not acknowledging him back at the university. She wanted to play at his game, keep her mouth shut and even get off him only to leave him frustrated and aching. But she had no will or mind to do that. Not when her body yearned for his, cried out to have him pin her to the bed as he tore through her intimate places. She couldn't hold back any longer, her bottom lip was starting to hurt from how hard she was biting down on it.

"What's wrong babygirl? Something on your mind? Do you want something?" He teased her as he moved his hands to cup her ass, fingers digging into her flesh and brushing against the hem of her panties.

"Hongjoong... I want...I want.." Even after having done this quite a few times, she was still very nervous and shy about requesting such things from him.

"Use your words darling, I know you can use them. After all, you're the smartest person in school. So tell me...."

Sitting up so he could lean his face close to hers, Hongjoong brushed his lips against hers, replacing her teeth with his own as he tugged at the corner where she had been biting on just a few seconds ago.

"What do you want?" He asked once more, hands going underneath her shirt so they could fondle her perky breasts, a satisfied grin lightly appearing on his face when he discerned the subtle whine that came from her throat.

"You, I want you." She finally answered, her arms wrapping around his neck as she closed the space between them and kissed him passionately.

Their tongues tangled themselves together in a desperate and slightly sloppy fashion. Flipping their positions, Hongjoong carefully laid Y/N down on the mattress, never once breaking their kiss even when his hand dropped down to tug her underwear down her legs. She helped him out by lifting her hips up and was about to pull the hoodie over her head, but Hongjoong stopped her.

"No baby. Keep it on. You look more adorable wearing my clothes." Briefly pulling away from her, he had a cocky smile as he rid himself out of his own boxers.

"Even if I do enjoy taking them off you." He admitted with no shame, which didn't surprise her.

Prying her legs open so he could fit himself between them, Hongjoong peppered butterfly kisses across her forehead and temples, sighing blissfully as he aligned himself at her entrance.

"I love you." He always made sure to state those 3 words before they got lost in their love.

"I know. I love you too." She responded.

Satisfied at hearing his confession being reciprocated, Hongjoong slowly pushed himself inside her, always taking care to be gentle as his lovely girlfriend wasn't as experienced as he was. He let her walls adjust to the intrusion of his member as he busied himself by kissing along the side of her neck and near her jaw while his thumbs rubbed circles on her waist. Y/N took a deep breath and lightly tapped his arm, a sign for him to start moving.

Hongjoong started off with slow and deep strokes, making sure to angle his hips properly so his head would brush against that sweet spot that would have the girl underneath him crying out his name. Y/N's eyes dropped down to look in between their bodies, always fascinated by the image of Hongjoong's cock disappearing inside her. One of her hands came up and slid underneath her covered stomach, a soft gasp escaping her lips when she felt her boyfriend's bulge poke out from under her skin. Noticing this, Hongjoong chuckled softly.

"You like that baby? Like feeling my cock deep inside of you?"

She could only respond with a light nod of her head as she released a faint moan that turned louder when Hongjoong abruptly slammed back into her at a quicker pace.

"You feel so good around me love. You're so tight, warm, and soft- fuck! I can't get enough of you." He hissed as he continued to roll his hips into her.

Y/N loved hearing him say things like that to her. Hearing him say how much he wanted her, it turned her into puddy. However, there was something she had been meaning to ask him to try but didn't know how to approach the topic. Figuring it was the best opportunity then, she looked up at him with large eyes.

"Hongjoong? Can we try something tonight?"

His eyes instantly lit up when she asked that, always eager to satisfy anything she was curious about or wanted to try.

"Of course. Anything you want." He assured her.

"Then can you..... can you degrade me a little?"

Hongjoong suddenly stopped moving and blinked at her with a worried expression on his face. Y/N wondered if maybe she shouldn't have asked that given his reaction. She watched as Hongjoong's bottom lip poked out in a light pout.

"Baby why on earth would you want something like that?" He tilted his head at you.

"I just.... I want you to call me your bad girl." She muttered softly, feeling embarrased at declaring that.

Hongjoong let out a heavy sigh as he cupped her cheeks and squished her face.

"But you're not a bad girl darling. You're my good girl. My sweet, kind and obedient angel who doesn't misbehave or cause trouble." He reasoned with her as he planted his lips on her cheek.

Y/N let out a tiny huff as she began to think she would not be getting what she was hoping for.

"That's what everybody else thinks....don't they?" She could hear and feel the shift in Hongjoong's mood, confirmed even further when he suddenly clasped her wrists and pinned them above her head as he started moving once again, only this time it was a more rough and fast pace. He stared down at Y/N with a hungry gaze, tongue poking out to lick his lips as he slammed his hips deeper in her.

"Got everybody in school fooled thinking you're such a goody two shoes, little miss perfect who is oh so sweet, innocent and pure, has never even kissed anyone."

Hongjoong smirked mischievously, pausing briefly before continuing.

"How do you think they'll react when they found out I ruined you? What will they say about the fact you opened your legs for me and allowed me to steal your virginity?"

Y/N threw her head back against the pillow and groaned loudly. It was true, she had let Hongjoong take away her purity a few months back. It wasn't anything she regretted, she loved and trusted him enough to give herself up to him, and she knew the feeling was mutual with him. And now to have him use that against her at that moment, to remind her of it, it felt amazing.

"What will your parents say? Their perfect daughter not only dating behind their back but actually letting her boyfriend stay over with her and fuck her into the sheets. Bet they'd be mad, bet they'll hate me for tainting their precious little angel." He laughed in a mocking tone.

Y/N's moaning now turned to whining and whimpering, her legs wrapping around Hongjoong's waist when the unrelenting tempo of his thrusts was threatening to throw her over the edge. Hongjoong knew this too given he felt everytime she clenched around his shaft, her walls squeezing onto him as if her life depended on it. He muffled his raspy pants when his lips attacked her mouth once more, his pecks aggresive and teeth nipping at her bottom lip.

"And so many guys will be jealous. You don't know but I've overheard even some of my teammates whisper about how they wanted to rob you of your innocence. Hell, I know for a fact even some of the professors wanted to shove their cocks inside your little pussy." As he dished out those tiny secrets she never knew about, Hongjoong's pounding became more harsh and he snarled with jealousy at the thought of anyone else looking at his prized possession in an erotic way.

Y/N clung onto him as she was on the brink of topping over, nails raking along his back.

"But they'll never get a chance because you're mine. All mine. This pussy of yours is mine. I claimed it a while back and only I get to fuck it. It's mine..... you're mine."

Unable to contain herself anymore, Y/N softly cried out Hongjoong's name as her body started twitching underneath his, face heating up as her juices pooled down her body. With only a few more strokes, Hongjoong himself was shooting his own cum into her, letting out shaky breaths that matched hers, their bodies collapsing on the bed as they tried to recover from the orgasm they just had.

After a few minutes and with his heartbeat back to normal, Hongjoong looked over at the girl beside him. Taking her hand, he held her arm up and aligned it with his so that the matching couple tattoos they got the month before would connect. It was a rather simple and subtle design, both of their wrists decorated with a beach wave that to anyone else wouldn't look out of place or arouse suspicions, but when they held it against each other, the waves formed a heart, which was exactly what Hongjoong was admiring at the moment. Rolling her over so she was facing him, he grabbed her leg and wrapped it around his waist so it would be easier to slip himself back inside the warmth of her walls. He wrapped his arms around her and kissed the top of her head, both of their eyes closing as they began to drift into a serene sleep, safe in each other's arms.

"I love you munchkin." He giggled when her hand smacked his chest.

"Don't start or else you're sleeping on the couch."

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[lewanarta]

Hi, I'm new to ski jumping and when i say new I mean I'm south american with zero previous knowledge but i love sports and winter olympics is coming so I'm trying to learn winter sports. I've see on youtube tournaments and stuffs I get some idea of how it works but i wish see the calendar to follow the season and get to now who are the best in the business (I tend to follow women's and men's sports) and Im sorry to disturb but i google it but didn't help me at all

Hi! I'm sorry, that you've waited so long for an answer, but timezones aren't our friends 😅 And I wanted to give you a good one, so I needed some time to think. Don't be sorry, please, I think that every ski jumping fan would love to receive an ask like this, because we love to talk about our favorite sports and athletes and really, I'm so happy that you're interested in it ❤️

The text came out long, so the rest is under the cut:

When it comes to the calendar, the Olympics are the highlight of the season for both men and women. The ski jumping season starts at the end of November, when the World Cup begins. World Cup is basically the most important competition - it works like a league, where ski jumpers compete with each other and at the end of the season one athlete that collected the most points wins the trophy - the Crystal Globe. Competitions usually take place on the weekends. Wikipedia, especially Polish wiki, is quite reliable when it comes to ski jumping, so you can check the World Cup calendar here. You can also download the FIS App on your phone to get notifications about the events and follow the competitions.

During the World Cup some additional tournaments take place. The most important one is the Four Hills Tournament, which is organized annualy around the New Year. It is exciting to follow and ski jumpers treat it very seriously, so if you can see only a handful of ski jumping events before the Olympics, I recommend watching at least the 4HT. As for women, the Silvester Tournament that happens at the same time seems to be the highlight before the Olympics, but it is the first time ever that it is organized, so I can't tell anything more about it 😅

So, the best ski jumpers in the business, huh? It isn't easy to choose, because almost every season somebody new appears among the best or a ski jumping star retires/gets injured/loses their shape. But I think that the list I came up with is quite reasonable, so here we go:

1. Kamil Stoch (34 yo, Poland)

Kamil is 3 times Olympic champion, he won 39 World Cup competitions, 2 Crystal Globes and 3 Four Hills Tournaments. The living legend of the sport. Never ever underestimate him, even if he seems to be out of shape - he's got amazing technique, a lot of experience and amazing mentality.

2. Stefan Kraft (28 yo, Austria)

Stefan won the Crystal Globe two seasons ago. He is the current world champion (World Championships are another important event that happens every two years). Stefan is also the current world record holder - nobody has ever flown further than him! You can watch his record flight here.

3. Halvor Egner Granerud (25 yo, Norway)

The winner of the last World Cup season, Halvor suddenly started to jump excelently last year and it doesn't seem he will stop any time soon. Definitely watch out for him!

4. Ryoyu Kobayashi (24 yo, Japan)

Ryoyu, just like Halvor, suddenly started to jump amazingly in the 18/19 season, and keeps on being one of the best in the world since then. He was the first Japanese to win the Crystal Globe and the Four Hills Tournament (worth to note, that there were many incredible Japanese ski jumpers before him, but for decades nobody achieved things that this guy did in just one season).

5. Peter Prevc (29 yo, Slovenia)

Peter used to be incredibly consistent and won multiple World Cup competitions, medals and trophies. After his best 15/16 season he toned down a bit, but he's still an amazing ski jumper and by any means shouldn't be underestimated. Plus watching him in flight is a pure pleasure.

6&7. Karl Geiger and Andreas Wellinger (28&26 yo, Germany)

I had a problem to choose only one of the Germans, so please have two. Karl is currently the best German ski jumper - he seems to specialize in winning medals at the important events, so I wonder, if he manages to do the same at the Olympics. Andreas on the other hand is current Olympic champion. Unfortunately, some time ago he suffered due to an injury and for a long time he struggled to come back to good jumping. Luckily, his jumps this summer looked promising, so it is possible that Andreas will join the fight for the trophies this season.

And now women!

1. Sara Takanashi (25 yo, Japan)

No one, men or women, won as many World Cup competitions as her. No one, men or women, got as many Top 3 World Cup results as her. Unfortunately for Sara, she seems to suffer due to some kind of curse that prevents her from winning gold medals at the Olympics or World Championships. But she's only 25 years old. She still has time.

2. Nika Križnar (21 yo, Slovenia)

Talented as a child, expectional as a teenager, excellent as an adult. Despite young age, Nika already stood out at the Olympics in 2018 when she was 7th. Now she's entering the new winter season as the Crystal Globe defender and one of the favorites for the Olympics medals.

3&4. Sara Marita Kramer and Daniela Iraschko-Stolz (19&37 yo, Austria)

Born in the Netherlands, jumping for Austria, Sara Marita is one of the most talented ski jumpers of the new generation. She was extremaly unlucky last season though - due to the false positive Covid test, she missed the competitons in Romania, which cost her the Crystal Globe. Not to mention that she was two times ranked 4th at the World Championships. At least she won the Blue Bird Tournament at the end of the season and her final jump is also women's longest official ski jump (you can watch it here).

Daniela has been here since forever. She's always been good, she won many trophies, including an Olympic medal, World Championship and the Crystal Globe. She's also an only women to fly over 200 meters (when women were still alowed to jump on the biggest hills, but it is a topic for another long text).

5&6. Katharina Althaus and Carina Vogt (25&29 yo, Germany)

Katharina is currently the best German ski jumper. She won a silver in Pyeongchang and for a few years she's consistently been among the best in the world. However Carina is the first ever women ski jumping Olympic champion - women's ski jumping event in Sochi in 2014 was the first one in history! Carina also won multiple medals at the World Championships, but two years ago she suffered due to an injury, that made her struggle to come back to sport. The good news is that she recently has done her first jumps, so I believe she will do everything she can to go to Beijing.

I also would like to mention Maren Lundby, who is the current Olympic champion, but she withdrew this season and won't defend her title in Beijing. You will probably hear about her a lot during the events.

That's it I guess, I hope that I didn't bore you to death 😅 If you have any more questions, I'd love to help, especially with finding streams for the competitions, which sometimes can be problematic. Anyway, I hope that you will enjoy ski jumping ❤️

#ski jumping #ski jumping family #olympics #moje #ski jumping explained #honestly a dream ask to receive :') #i know that there are many other great ski jumpers but i didn't want to shower anon with too many names 😅