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Eleteo Apperception week Day 1

Happy Valentines Day everyone!!

I think it’s the first time in a while I've participated in a ship week for any fandom, so I’m ready to get back in it again for @eleteoappreciationweek!

I’ve decided that I’m going to do everyday of this week as an AU along with the theme (working hard to become the AU Queen :)))

So today is and Modern!AU on Valentine’s day, enjoy!

Valentine's Day, a day where it takes at least an hour to get into any restaurant and every major store is decked out to the nines in red and hearts, with last minute shoppers grabbing gifts.

But it was always worth it for that special someone.

Well, it would be if you weren't a first year Engineering student like Mateo De Alva; who was currently hunched over his History textbook, trying to review yesterday's materials, while his stomach let out a large growl.

Mateo groaned as his forehead landed with a thud on the thick book.

And here he had thought ordering a pizza for one would’ve been a quick and easy dinner, considering he had already devoured all the chocolate his mami had sent him, along with a very loving and passive aggressive Valentines card.

Some of his buddies from University had invited him out to celebrate the holiday together, go to a bar and maybe even pick up some girls. But that wasn’t really Mateo’s scene. Even after moving out and slowly leaving behind the awkward teenager he had been, he still enjoyed being in more quiet and intimate settings.

Besides, it was hard to enjoy down time when he had an exam coming up soon in one of his less than stellar subjects. Now if it would have been Calculus, his best subject by far...he still probably wouldn’t have gone out. So, he would take the texts and jokes about being alone on Valentine's Day and would trudge on.

He then felt something rub against his calf.

“Alright Dulce, I’ll get you your food,” Mateo said as he reached down and scratched behind his Egyptian Mau’s ears.

The cat began purring and looked up at him with her wide bright eyes.

Mateo smiled as he made his way over to the kitchen and poured out her food. He expected her to come running over and scarf it down like she usually did, especially since he had been putting her on a diet after she started looking chunky.

Except she didn’t. In fact, she wasn’t even in the kitchen, and was instead standing by the living room window. She had been doing that a lot today Mateo realized. Maybe she missed the breeze that would come through the opening of the window that didn’t close all the way. Thankfully though the landlord had finally come this morning and fixed it, considering the window let out to the fire escape, and Mateo would rather not have what little he owned stolen while he was away.

Suddenly, there was a loud pounding on his door.

“Armando’s Pizza,” A bored voice called out.

‘Finally,’ Mateo thought as he pulled out his wallet and opened the front door.

The teenager standing there looked highly unpleasant as he loudly smacked his gum. At least the pizza was inside a box and Mateo was on the verge of starvation.

Mateo was about to hand him a $20 when he saw a blur out of the corner of his eye.

“Dulce!” Mateo exclaimed as he pushed passed the delivery guy and tore down the hallway after his escaped cat.

“Hey man, come get your food!”

Mateo ignored him though, instead solely focusing on Dulce as he followed her down a couple flights of stairs and into the basement that held the on-site laundry facility.

Once he got down to the very bottom and flicked on the lights though, Dulce was nowhere to be found, causing Mateo to spend the next couple of minutes briskly looking for her.

Where on earth did she go?

“Migs!” A female voice then called out, followed by frantic footsteps coming down the stairs.

“Oh Mateo.”

“Hey Elena.”

Elena was his neighbor who lived in one of the nicer apartments on the higher floor. He had seen her around campus and was also known as her ‘laundry buddy’ since they spent every Sunday night here washing their clothes, chitchatting, and making sure their stuff didn’t get stolen.

Man, even in sweatpants and an old crop top did she look good.

“Have you seen a cat at all?” She then asked in a panic-stricken tone. “He’s a big Egyptian Mau that’s about 2 years old and I thought I saw him come this way.”

Mateo’s eyes widen, “Actually, I’m also looking for--”

A loud meow pierced the air.

The two of them made eye contact and followed the sound to a far corner of the room, right behind a broken and unused washer. They peered over the back and gasped.

Migs and Deluce were together...along with three little kittens nestled between them that couldn't have been more than a week old.

“Well...that definitely explains a few things,” Mateo remarked, feeling slightly guilty for how oblivious he had been.

“Aren’t you the little tomcat Migs, sneaking out for your girl and kids,” Elena playfully jabbed at her pet before turning to Mateo. “Guess this also makes us family now.”

Mateo wondered why such a ridiculous statement would make his heart skip a beat.

“We better take them up to my apartment and get them set up there,” Mateo hastily said as he slowly reached for the kittens and passed two of them to Elena. “They can’t be too comfortable here in the cold basement on someone's old towel.”

“I don’t think Migs will want to leave them though, is it alright if I get him set up in your place too?”

“Of course, you can stay as long as you like,” Mateo replied as he securely held the last kitten to his chest. He then silently made a mental note in his head to check if there was anything incriminating or embarrassing that he would need to quickly hide away.

“You probably shouldn’t have said that.” Elena buried her face in the fur of the kittens she held in her hand, “I don’t know if I’ll ever be able to part with these cuties.”

Mateo laughed at her childish tone and expression, “You can at least stay over for dinner, I just ordered--”

He was then reminded of the not so friendly looking delivery guy and the fact he ran away without paying him.

“On second thought, I may have actually just lost my dinner.”

Elena giggled, “I’ll cover dinner then, my abuela keeps pushing leftovers and snacks on me every time I go visit, I honestly can’t eat it all or I might explode.”

“I hear you there,” Mateo agreed, thinking about to his mami’s Valentines card, and how the very bottom had mentioned she would be sending a box of groceries soon, even though he insisted he went shopping every week.

“It will also give us plenty of time to discuss the custody of our grandkids here,” Elena said as she headed up the basement stairs first, with Deluce and Migs following close behind.

“I’m sure will have no problem trading off weeks.” Mateo grinned, “Though we may need to have a serious talk when it comes to splitting up holidays, especially Navidad.”

Elena responded with an adorable snort.

Mateo bit his lip. “By the way, I hope this little incident doesn’t ruin any plans you have for tonight.”

“Honestly, I was only planning on doing the responsible thing and studying for an upcoming exam tonight,” Elena said as she hit the button to call for the elevator, a good idea since Mateo’s lungs still hurt from his earlier workout. “How are you with Calculus by the way?”

Mateo smirked, “I may know a thing or two.”

#eleteo #Elena of Avalor #elena castillo flores #mateo de alva #disney jr #Matena

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If you're venturing to a part of the world with the most unique species of animals on the planet, you're, probably in for some interesting, finds, join us as we explore some of the most bizarre amazon discoveries Cayman to begin things. The apex predator of the Amazon River is a strange and terrifying creature, but by no means is it safe from other predators. In this intense jungle, the black caiman is essentially a gigantic alligator. These beasts can grow up to 20 feet long and they're much heavier than Nile crocodiles. Their diet consists of well everything, monkeys, piranhas, deer and even anaconda are all on the menu. These prehistoric predators are also partial to people, but not exactly in a good way. In 2010, a biologist that was cleaning a fish was attacked by a caiman living below her house, and while she was able to fend it off, it wouldn't leave empty-handed taking away one of her legs as a prize. Apparently, the brood had been under her houseboat for over eight months, just waiting, hungrily welcome to the Amazon, the green anaconda, with all of the biodiversity and incredible variations of flora and fauna in the Amazon. It'S not actually surprising to find that the largest snake in the world calls this place its home. The green anaconda is not strictly speaking, the longest snake in the world, but it is by far the heaviest females are generally larger than the males and they can reach up to 550 pounds growing over 30 feet in length. Also, the creature is just 12 inches in diameter, so while it isn't the longest, it's a pretty formidable snake. The good news is, however, that the green anaconda is not venomous. The bad news is, it can still pretty easily kill large prey like deer came in and even Jaguars anacondas will use their immense weight along with their strength in order to suffocate and crush their living meals. Now it may be hard to picture a 30-foot snake sneaking up on you, but they use stealth in order to hunt their prey. They are a Palma. Now, if you're worried about swimming in piranha infested waters, you want to reevaluate your list of fears with this next discovery. The ara Palma is a carnivorous fish that takes up just a little bit more space than a piranha. Does these behemoths can grow up to nine feet long weighing about 200 pounds? The ARA Palma is encased in what appears to be armor like plating, so it doesn't really have a whole lot of fear of anything in the river they mostly feast on fish and birds and are forced to float near the surface of the river to breathe air. As well as water now, if you weren't scared enough already, these fish are actually so intense and monstrous that even their tongue has teeth the giant otter. When you see a family of otters playing around in a river or even the ocean, often you may think. Oh, how cute this is at least partly because otters tend to be small. The Amazon, however, is home to the largest species of this marine mammal, the aptly titled giant otter. The name really says it. All males can grow up to six feet long and the adults of the species eat up to nine pounds of food every day. While this may still seem adorable. These animals actually hunt in packs and have been seen eating a giant anaconda and a five-foot caiman. So maybe less adorable and more vicious than you would imagine they are getting more rare, as human intervention threatens their way of life, but these capable hunters are still known to the locals as the river wolves, the Candiru, not everything, that's terrifying in the Amazon is giant, Though, admittedly, most creatures are the can do or tiny parasitic fish that work to latch themselves onto a larger fish's gills in order to feast on their blood, they use their sharp spines to hold themselves in place and the bigger fish can't get them off. This is all well and good, and may not seem like such a big deal, but there's more to the story than meets the eye. There is at least one documented case of a can darou launching itself up a man's urethra while he was urinating and the spiny fish got lodged in the tract at the time of emergency surgery. It was attempting to burrow into his testicles. It'S probably at this point that we should stress that this incident is very rare and it may stop you from using the Amazon River as a toilet, bull sharks. When you're spending all of your time worrying about the dangers of the Amazon, you may not get the full experience of the beauty along with the importance of the river, but you also might not be expecting a killer from the sea. Bull sharks actually live in the Amazon River. They can be found as far up the river as Peru, 2,500 miles away from the ocean. The bull shark special kidneys are able to alter the salinity of the surrounding water, which allows these unique predators to survive in fresh water. They also tend to reach about 11 feet in length and can weigh approximately 700 pounds. Not surprisingly, the tremendous fish are some of the more frequent attackers of humans and they tend to live near densely populated areas with its multiple rows of razor-sharp teeth and its proximity to towns and villages. The bull shark is considered one of the most dangerous sharks on the planet: electric eels, okay, so now you're getting concerned about being bitten and strangled and crushed, but another much less conventional thing to worry about with regards to the Amazonian wild is electrocution. That'S right! There are electric eels in the Amazon River and they pack a punch. These eels are relatives of the catfish family and can grow up to eight feet. Long they're, electric output has been measured to be about 600 volts and they generate this charge from specialized cells. The voltage is about five times the power of a typical electrical socket and can knock over a horse now, while 600 volts isn't usually enough to actually kill a full-grown. Human. Multiple shocks can quickly lead to respiratory failure along with heart attacks, also you're getting this kind of shock while inside of a River. Now it's not uncommon for people to be stunned after an eel attack and well just simply drown. Imagine just trying to swim in the Amazon after getting multiple shocks of 600 volts. There are a large number of disappearances in the region that have been attributed to eels, but whether they were attacking or just actually scared and surprised is actually unknown. The glass frog camouflage is a useful survival tactic for creatures that get fed upon, but sometimes in the Amazon. This technique leads to some interesting consequences. The glass frog is technically green, but if you were to see the specimen, that's probably not the first thing that you would believe the skin of the glass frog, as the name suggests, is entirely see-through. Looking at it from the underside, you can see all of the frogs internal organs working away, the heart pumping blood, the stomach digesting, and these strange creatures can grow up to 3 inches in length and have been known to eat their young. While this isn't actually unusual in frogs, the optics involved in this familial violence verges on something from an MC Escher painting the decoy building spider when threatened many creatures on the planet are likely to make themselves look big that way they can scare away their would-be predators. Cats will raise their backs, some lizards will flatten themselves. Even humans are told to look big when faced with bears it's a tried-and-true method and it's also somewhat related to the decoy building spider, but naturally it takes things just a little bit further. The recently discovered spider is thought to be of a species. That'S never before been seen and is actually only about 5 millimeters in length. However, it doesn't stop it from scaring off bigger, bugs the technique it uses to construct a giant spider shape out of dead, leaves and debris, makes the decoy complete with multiple legs and an abdomen. Thus, it seems like a gigantic spider is actually living in the web, but it's actually all just for show. The fascinating and brilliant work of nature is now being studied at research center, but very little is known of the tiny craftsman piranha, no matter where you go in the world, it's hard to beat the classic of bizarre discoveries. The red-bellied piranha is the original fear in the semi deep river and, despite all of the Hollywood hype, these little guys aren't exactly all as bad as they seem. When we say little, they do grow to be 12 inches long and hunted packs, but as for danger, they've got hilariously sharp teeth that interlock for maximum rending and tearing power. Usually, though, piranhas are actually just scavengers and they tend to eat things that are badly wounded or already dead, but what they do to their prey is the stuff of horror movies. A feeding frenzy of tens of these organic hacksaws will skeletonize their unfortunate food source in just a matter of minutes now. Attacks on humans do happen, but it's incredibly rare and usually linked to a provocation or starvation. The jesus lizard many creatures that are discovered in the amazon, walk and many live in the water, but very few do both at once. The affectionately, titled Jesus lizard is one of the more strange inhabitants of this wild Wonderland and it's truly a sight to behold. Also known as the common basilisk, the Jesus lizard is also named because it can literally walk on water. Well, it actually runs on water when escaping predators. The lizard splays its toes to reveal webbing, which, combined with its powerful legs, can allow the creature to run along the water surface. The Jesus lizard can do this for up to 60 feet. It'S a unique and powerful survival tactic, but it's actually a tiring exercise. After it's run, it's usually pretty far away from its foe and it sinks and swims at its leisure to another, less dangerous spot, the pink dolphin. At this point, you may be thinking that nothing else lives in the Amazon. That could be much of a surprise considering what was on our list to begin with. Well, as it turns out, the most habitant of the Amazon River would be unique and bizarre if it were to be found in the ocean where most of its relatives dwell found. In this river, it's an absolute marvel: the Amazon, River, dolphin or boat. Oh - can grow as large as an adult human, but the weirdest part of it is clearly the color the boat. Oh, is bright, pink and the present theory is the dolphin. Has blood capillaries near the surface of its skin, which gives it its hue? But nobody really knows for sure local legend, however, tells of these giant mysteries, transforming into attractive men and then luring unsuspecting women to the water's edge before stealing them away to the waters. Deep realms, while the legend probably doesn't have a whole lot, that's based! In truth, the pink dolphins of the Amazon are a supremely surprising and interesting species to come upon this January, 1st in Malibu California, when researchers from hrl laboratories achieved a breakthrough in ceramic 3d, printing technology, where they took 3d printing to a whole new level. And if you don't think that it's impressive, let me just tell you that ceramics are one of the hardest materials in the world, the 3d printers which can carry the molecular structure. Silicone made them close to perfect