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mugiwara--ya · 2 years
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY LIGHT OF MY LIFE MONKEY D. LUFFY 💖
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paperw0rmz · 5 months
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Complete guide to Flickr and why you should use it
bc I got some things wrong but it’s still a very good website that we should all use instead of Instagram
1: Flickr isn’t tied to Meta or any of that Facebook bullshit, from my knowledge it doesn’t share your contacts so no one will get a notification that you joined, it’s safer that way and more private than Instagram.
2: It’s built for photos. Instagram kills quality of photos, if you’re an artist, especially a digital one, uploading to Flickr would be way better for people to actually see detail and the color.
Going on with this because it’s built for photos, while it can host video, it doesn’t have TikTok/Reels and lives which is soooo nice. Like I don’t hate that stuff, but I like that Flickr isn’t trying to catch on the latest trends.
3: There isn’t likes. Flickr is mainly for sharing and LOOKING at photos. The most interaction you can get one on one is commenting, following, and favoriting. Favoriting is basically the public saves, no one really faves things on there unless it’s a recipe or for a reference or something.
4: Groups. Flickr does have an option for communities to make groups in where you can share similar interests MOST OF THESE ARE DEAD BUT WE CAN BRING THEM BACK!!! (IM BEGGING)
5: The bios are unlimited ( I think ), I copy and pasted the entire Bee Movie script three times along with my own bio that was already in there. I’m always pissed when I have to trim my bio, so bitches who like to put everything in their bio this website is for YOU
6: It’s in chronological order. Everything. You can even look up when certain posts where made by year, month, even fucking day. The archives of Flickr are so fucking fun.
7: Its not a contest. The main reason as to why I fucking hate Instagram (other than they took away chronological order and being able to see the recents under a tag) is that it focuses too much on “#aesthetic” even on the casual Instagram side people are still posing and trying to make an aesthetic of it. Flickr is just for photos you like, which yes can be aesthetic, but it’s mainly for daily life. You will see older people just posting what they are working on, maybe a cat they saw at the store, nothing planned. Just a quick unprompted click.
8: Organization, Flickr let’s you have Albums which is where you can organize all your photos in much like Pinterest. Most do it by year but others do it by topic too.
9: You can upload photos in bulk. You don’t have to upload them one by one, or at a limit of ten, you can upload a FUCK ton of photos at once.
10: if you don’t like ads and want more storage space, the pro version is extremely cheap compared to Netflix. Netflix without ads is fucking $15.49 and Flickr is $8.25 a month. There are also two other payment plans if that’s still too much for you.
11: It allowed adult content. In like. Every form. Enough said
CONS
1: You can’t DM (this is not a con to me and I hate when people complain about this just fucking use a email it is so fun to email people please for the love of god)
2: You can only upload 1,000 images before you run out of space. (You can always delete images later, I personally like to delete images at new years for a fresh start and archive them somewhere else)
3: it’s dead. No one really uses it.
4: to upload your bio you have to use a desktop version of the app.
THANK YOU FOR READING PLEASE SWITCH TO FLICKR AND SHARE THIS SO WE CAN START TO REVIVE OLD PLATFORMS TO SAVE THEM TO REBEL AGAINST META AND THIS NEW AGE OF CREATING SOCIAL MEDIA APPS AND SHIT
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thormanick · 1 year
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In the Name of Tsaritsa, pages 3&4
Content warning: depictions of blood
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Devochka (rus) - little girl
Moya (rus) - mine
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I ✨also✨ did not expect to speedrun these pages 😂 I loved every second of working on page 3, so many cool things to examine (anatomy, expressions - god was this a challenge but! I like the results!!!)
On the page 4 I changed some things that were in the first draft as I found some elements to be too repetitive, and it accidentally turned into a contrast of the page 3 in terms of composition lol
Several more pages to go~
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cyncerity · 1 year
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I posted 482 times in 2022
360 posts created (75%)
122 posts reblogged (25%)
Blogs I reblogged the most:
@cyncerity
@baka-monarch
@pixiethesizeshifter
@dingbatnix
@oh-i-need-a-name
I tagged 456 of my posts in 2022
Only 5% of my posts had no tags
#cyncerity - 345 posts
#mcyt gt - 278 posts
#mcyt g/t - 274 posts
#dad’s troubles au - 92 posts
#not g/t - 67 posts
#tw vore - 57 posts
#cyn art - 51 posts
#cynshitpost - 43 posts
#g/t - 29 posts
#store shifter au - 29 posts
Longest Tag: 139 characters
#don’t forget how much you and this community mean to him even now cause i’m damn sure wherever he is he’s watching all this go down hskslsh
My Top Posts in 2022:
#5
this took three days but i’m actually really happy with it? that never happens??
anyway, feel free to send asks for this au, i think by now we know that i’m thinking about it too much, but i hope you like these!
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#4
Steddie stranger things borrower au is all I need and want in my depressing life
just for you 💖
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The nickname “big boy” just became twice as flirty jokingly mocking
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#3
this isn’t my usual content but i could not rest until i drew this
this is kinda a “secret world of arriety” type au (if you’ve ever read “the borrower” or “the littles” book series, think of those) but with stranger things!
idk how much i’ll do with the idea cause stranger things isn’t my main hyperfixation, but i’m in love with this idea
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#2
This was based off of an instagram meme that i think was made for women over the age of 50, but when vore inspiration strikes, you have to do something.
So, here’s this!! I may make this a series, I may not, but it may depend on if y’all even like this story or not lol
so without further ado, here’s some crimeboys noms >:)
tw: kinda implied mentions of neglect/abuse, swearing, and vore
He had to get away. Tommy couldn’t stay another day in this damn house, he felt like he was suffocating. He had to leave, somehow.
All of his things were already packed. The little he had was stored in various bags he had stolen from the attic when the thought of running away had first occurred to him. When he had first realized that he couldn’t stay in this shithole any longer.
Now to think of where. That had been his main concern. Hotels were too expensive, and god knows he didn’t have any friends who would let him stay with them.
Which left him with one option, though he was dreading it.
A few months ago, a new app had been created. A way to book “unique” temporary living arrangements with giants. It was part of some weird initiative to get humans and giants to get along better, and had fully stapled itself to the claims that some humans who lived with giants made about how being eaten could be “relaxing.”
That’s right, as awful an idea as this seemed to Tommy and almost everyone else, there was now a way to book what could qualify as the worlds weirdest airbnb within giants. Literally. Apparently some giants were completely ok with random humans using their organs as a weekend get away, because there were plenty on the app for Tommy to scroll through. And scroll he did.
He had realized a while ago that this may be the cheapest option, and had gone through the website for hours until he had found someone. Early 20s, no criminal record that he could find with a limited google search, good reviews that he could tell were mostly from humans friends that he had, but the man seemed nice enough. He ignored the paranoia that told him that this man was only cheap because he would lure Tommy to his death. That the moment he and Tommy met, it would be over, and he’d be just another missing and forgotten person. Another victim to a random giant where there’d be no proof of his death and nothing to-
No, he couldn’t afford to think like that. This had to work. And, besides, was it really worth still living if he had to be at this house any longer? As much as he hated himself for thinking it, he’d rather let this stranger be the death of him than spend another second with his abusive shit family.
Tommy had messaged him once or twice and had paid him once already just to settle the deal. He ignored the feeling of dread in his gut every time he even thought about the giant, but he couldn’t help but be nervous. After all, this man would be holding his life in him until he got his shit together enough to at least get a job. He didn’t know how long that would be, but he needed to be practically untraceable. He couldn’t risk his family finding him. He couldn’t risk being taken back home.
He sent one final text to the man about where to meet. He knew it was late, but he had warned him in advance that he was probably gonna get a text in the middle of the night, so he slowly crept out of his window and, seeing that the coast was clear, ran, not looking back.
He would never look back.
Tommy had arrived at the meetup spot and had been waiting for 30 minutes and, still, no sign of the giant. Ok, now that he thought about it, maybe this did seem a little suspicious. Supposing the giant was a normal ass man, getting a text saying “meet me in an abandoned Tesco parking lot” was a weird thing to receive at 2:45 in the morning. But, again, Tommy was shooting to be untraceable. He couldn’t risk anyone seeing him or his giant. Could he call this stranger “his giant?” Whatever. Tommy knew his family. He didn’t want other people to get hurt, but he couldn’t do this alone. Even if it was a stranger, he needed help.
Tommy just sat and kept thinking, thoughts spiraling into what he would do if the giant never showed up, if he actually had to do this by himself, when the ground began to shake. Tommy quickly stood up and had to strain his neck looking up to see the giant approach. And, holy shit, this fucker was tall.
Tommy had never met a giant before. Hell, almost no humans had. But from what he knew, they shouldn’t be this tall. He felt his knees begin to shake and his palms sweat as he took in the full size and image of the monster that he had hired to eat him. He had fluffy brown hair, wire rimmed glasses and a yellow sweater with a brown puffer jacket on and, weirdly enough, had a mask covering his mouth. He seemed to be hunched over, looking around for what Tommy could only assume to be him, pulling his red-brown beanie further over his head almost nervously. His eyes frantically scanned the empty lot until he found him, where he quickly made his way over as Tommy stumbled back, falling onto the ground and shaking violently from the cold and fear.
“There you are!!” the giant said, “Tommy, right? I’ve been looking all over for you! What were you thinking making this the meetup spot?!”
Tommy could barely speak. It felt like his head had been stuck in a freezer, his throat frozen and his mind muddled and cloudy, unable to form a response. “I-I..it….i- it was c- close…” he whimpered, stumbling back farther. The giant only then seemed to notice Tommy’s fear as he sighed and knelt down, trying to be more eye level as he spoke quieter. “It’s ok, kid. Fuck, you’re younger than I thought you’d be. You mean it’s close to your house, right?” Tommy nodded hesitantly and Wilbur continued. “Thought so. You probably didn’t want to haul your stuff all the way to the giant side. It’s just…i’m not technically allowed to be here.” Tommy looked up at him, confused, his breath slowing and his panic was subsiding now that the giant wasn’t towering over him and scanning the grounds for him like a fucking predator hunting it’s prey. The giant must’ve noticed his confusion, as he continued. “This isn’t a mutual territory. If i get caught here, i could get in a lot of trouble. I tried texting and calling you to tell you, given that humans don’t know a lot about the laws giants have to follow, but you weren’t responding, so i figured i’d just come and make this quick before the cops notice me.” He said. Ah, so that’s what the surgical mask was for. So the cops couldn’t recognize him. He held out a finger to Tommy, and he tried not to think about how this singular finger was taller than his whole body. “I’m Wilbur, by the way, i don’t think i ever introduced myself.” Tommy shuffled closer and grabbed the tip of the finger in an awkward attempt at a handshake. “I-I’m Tommy.”
“As nice as it is to meet you, you seem really nervous. First time?” Tommy nodded again, miraculously feeling less nervous by the second. Something about this guy, maybe his calming voice or how much more human he was than Tommy assumed he’d be, made Tommy trust him.
Or maybe it was the fact that this was the first time in a long time he had been treated with kindness. His family was barely decent to him, so this was a nice change, if an unexpected one.
“First time meeting a giant, actually.” “No offense, I can kind of tell.” Wilbur said, though there was no judgement in his voice. “Y’know, you don’t have to do this now. We could always resched-“ “No!!” Tommy shouted, interrupting the giant. “No, no, I want to, I have to, I’m out of options, please.” At that, Wilbur began to look concerned. “Tommy what do you mean ‘out of options?’ Are you ok? Do you need help?” “This is my help! Sure, maybe I’m a little bit fucking terrified, but i have nowhere else to go. I- I can’t go back, please, please, Wilby.” Tommy finished, the nickname naturally rolling off his tongue like he had known the giant his whole life. Wilbur looked at him with a vague look of concern and pity before bringing one of his giant fingers closer to Tommy’s face. Tommy didn’t even have time to react before it gently swiped across his cheek, wiping away tears he didn’t even know he had shed. “Ok, ok, i’ll help, it’s alright.” He said, giving Tommy a warm smile (he assumed; his eyes scrunched up a little near the outer edges, which seemed like a good sign he was smiling) that only slightly hid the concern still plastered on his face. And though Tommy still couldn’t see most of the aforementioned face, his eyes portrayed everything Tommy needed. Wilbur wore his heart on his sleeve; he liked that.
Tommy could have sobbed in relief as Wilbur’s words fully sunk in. He was going to get away, and the thought of finally being free was enough to drown out any more fears of what was about to happen. Wilbur then reached behind him and grabbed some of his bags, which looked ridiculously minuscule in his hand, as he brought them up to his mouth before pausing. “Do you want to go down first or do you want me to do to do these? For some people, it can be a bit nerve racking to see me swallow something first.” Tommy thought about it, then shook his head. It’s not like he wanted to see his few meager possessions disappear down the throat of a giant, especially knowing he’d have to join them, but he wasn’t gonna chicken out now. He just needed a few seconds to collect himself, and what Wilbur did with his bags in that time was none of his business.
Wilbur calmly lifted the bags back up, all of them at the same time, and slipped them under his mask. Within a few seconds, Tommy saw a vague outline slip down Wilbur’s throat, bobbing his addam’s apple a bit as they descended to where Tommy would be staying for a short while…maybe he should have gone first.
It all reminded him of a nature documentary he had seen on snakes once; he could see the outline of some poor rodent slowly trail down the snake to its final resting place.
Tommy tried not to think about that last part. After all, he’d be fine. He wasn’t prey, not to Wilbur, anyway. To his family…maybe. Not like they mattered anymore, though.
Tommy felt giddy enough at that thought that he stepped forward towards Wilbur as he watched the man press against his midsection gently, presumably to make sure Tommy’s bags had ended up in the right organ. After that confirmation, Wilbur looked back down, setting his hand palm up next to Tommy. “You ready for this, big man?” Tommy grinned at the nickname, at the way Wilbur treated him. Like a person; an equal. He grinned so hard it almost hurt. “Ready as i’ll ever be.”
Tommy felt himself be lifted and watched as Wilbur used his free hand to lift his mask just enough for Tommy to fit under and into his mouth. Tommy quickly found a perch on his lip and tried to climb in the rest of the way himself before realizing holy shit oh prime good fucking god his teeth were sharp. Wilbur made muffled cry of concern as his hand came back up under Tommy as he stumbled a bit. But, after the initial shock of the teeth being way sharper than he thought, Tommy managed to climb in the rest of the way successfully.
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My #1 post of 2022
the last post did so much better than expected! i’m genuinely really surprised, thanks for all the support on my short little shitty comic hsjsksl
Anyway, here’s pt. 2!!
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cristinaricci · 2 years
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your gifs are so lovely!! do you mind giving some tips on how you make them/your process?
thank you! 🖤
I truly do not know many technical terms of photoshop, and I simply do not want to learn 🙃 but see below to see how I quickly color a simple gif.
(It’s not a tutorial because I am assuming you know how to get the media, screen cap and make them? if you don’t the tags “photoshop tutorial” or “gif tutorial” “gif resources” etc. could be very helpful in this area if you need help getting started at all). 
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(This was how my gif looked before sharpening or coloring)
This is my most basic process of what I do/how I color. I do not do anything too complex or creative with my gifs usually. Some gifs require different settings but for the most part I can quickly make a nice gif with these generic steps. (changing colors, brightening really dark gifs etc. would be a couple of different steps)
(I use photoshop 2020, any ps should work)
The most important component is I use 1080p quality with the largest files size possible as much as I can, it makes a noticeable difference. 15gb will get you higher quality gifs than 3gb.   
The quality of my video and caps determines how big I make my gifs. For example, I personally would not make huge 540 x 540 gifs with a 2.5 gb file size. I don’t think I would go over 350 height for poorer quality video. The pixels and quality or lack thereof are really highlighted the bigger the gif size.
I also color each gif individually and for my sets it looks way better than using the same coloring for each gif (unless it is from the same scene). no shade at the people who pull this off, it just doesn’t work for my gifsets.
After I've resized my gifs and flattened the frames into layers:
SHARPEN the gifs
This is the link to my sharpening action I use (upload this into your photoshop if you want to use it) I never adjust anything here, I use the same action for every gif. 
Then I COLOR/Use adjustments
CURVES, LEVELS AND SELECTIVE COLOR ARE GOD
but I start with the BRIGHTNESS/CONTRAST layer
my contrast is always set to 28 for every gif. it seems to be my magic number.
brightness number depends on how dark the scene is (but I use levels and curves for most of the brightening)
next adjustment I use is LEVELS. This is how I actually brighten the gifs. Use the middle and left sliders (where it says 1.00, and 255). The slider above the zero is where i’ll adjust the black point (I rarely go above 4 or 5 at most) and make the shadows a bit darker/add depth if the gif is too bright and washed out everywhere. Play with the sliders and see what looks right on your gif, it is different for every gif I make. 
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-After levels I use CURVES. I fuck with curves for sure. go crazy with that little  line on the graph, move it up, down, sideways, see what works for your gif. This also helps brighten my gifs. Where it says RGB, you can click that drop down menu and pick green, red or blue and adjust the colors here. For example the green tint in The Matrix, I would start to fix that here by decreasing the green curve (among other things). 
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-Next adjustment I use is VIBRANCE. I LOVE colorful gifs. I usually keep vibrance at zero and change saturation to at least +15. Of course this changes with the gif but that is my usual baseline for all of my gifs. sometimes I do more if there are pretty colors I want to emphasize. (if people are in your gif, this may make their skin look unnatural, you will adjust this in the selective color adjustment)
-After vibrance, I use SELECTIVE COLOR to fix certain colors. For instance if there is a light skinned person in the gif, their skin may have too much redness, here you will go to the red layer and add more cyan etc. If a gif has green grass in it and you want to emphasize the green grass without changing the other colors, here is where I can amp up the color of the grass and add more green (reduce magenta) to make it more vibrant. (you would click the drop down item next to colors and select green, then move the slider under magenta to the left). 
Remember that cyan is complimentary to red. magenta is complimentary to green and yellow is complimentary to blue.
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-COLOR BALANCE adjustment is next, I dont always use this one, only if there is too much tint of a certain color, I can easily fix that with this adjustment. If too much red, I move the slider a bit towards cyan etc. etc. 
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And that is literally all that I do. it is my usual baseline go to. Sometimes I will go back to different adjustments and mess with them until I like the look. 
I dont know what your settings are etc. so you might have to change different things than I do, but as far as the sharpening and adjustments, I hope this is a little bit helpful!! 
i’m sorry that you asked the least photoshop savvy person on Tumblr, but I see other tutorials and they are changing shit I've never even seen and feel like they get the same quality gifs as me usually? I like my gif style so maybe less is more?
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yhwhrulz777 · 9 months
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Today's Daily Encounter Wednesday, July 26, 2023
You are Important
"The Lord gave me this message: "I knew you before I formed you in your mother's womb. Before you were born I set you apart and appointed you as my prophet to the nations."1
In the first chapter of Jeremiah, we read the calling of Jeremiah. This is one of those passages that I love reading over and over. Many may believe that this passage applied only to Jeremiah, but we know that the Bible is God's Word to all of us, His people. Therefore, this passage applies as much to you and me as it did to Jeremiah. We may not all be called to be a prophet, but God formed us and has chosen us for an important task.
There are three things that stand out to me in today's passage, and that I believe God is reminding us of. I knew you . God knew everything about us even before we were born. God knows us better than we know ourselves! Psalm 139:16 says, "Your eyes saw my unformed body; all the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be."
I set you apart . God has chosen us for a purpose. We are special to him. Deuteronomy 14:2 says, "You have been set apart as holy to the LORD your God, and he has chosen you from all the nations of the earth to be his own special treasure."
I appointed you . God has called us and sends us out as his children to the world to be a testimony. John 15:16 says, "You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit and that your fruit should abide, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name, he may give it to you." There may be times when we lose sight of our purpose or feel discouraged because we feel we do not have the needed qualities for our situation. However, just as God prepared Jeremiah for the time he was living, God has also prepared you and me for the times we are living. He has been preparing us since before we were born, and we can be confident that He is with us always.
Each of us is unique. God never made another person like you and he never will. There is no one that possesses the same gifts as you and no one can do the things you do like you do. God is our strength and we can trust that we can do all things through Him. Even in moments of discouragement, let us remember that God has chosen us to do great things. He knows everything about us, and still chose us to be his children. When we choose to see ourselves as God sees us, we will begin reaching our potential and be used by God in a big way. Just as God told Jeremiah, he is also telling us "Get up and prepare for action!"2
Suggested prayer: Dear God, what a great privilege to be fully known and fully loved by you. Thank you for choosing me to be your child and making me unique. Help me to believe that I can do great things, not because of what I have done, but because of what you have done and can do through me. Thank you for being with me always and preparing me for such a time as this. I am ready to be used by you. Thank you for hearing and answering my prayer. In Jesus' name, amen.
Jeremiah 1:4-5 (NLT ).
Jeremiah 1:17 (NLT).
Today's Encounter was written by: Crystal B
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yhwhrulz · 1 year
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Today's Daily Encounter Wednesday, January 4, 2023
Starting the Year with New Labels
"Therefore, as God's chosen ones, holy and dearly loved, put on compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience."1
Every new year, without fail, we are surrounded with advertisements for the newest weight loss fad, and tips on how to become a "new you". We are encouraged to set goals to better ourselves to keep up with what society thinks we should be. If we don't meet these unrealistic expectations, we are assigned labels that only make us doubt our self-worth and question our identity.
No one likes labels. Perhaps it is because most labels are negative and focus on our worst qualities. Many of these labels don't leave room for growth or our differences. They provide an inaccurate representation of who we really are.
What if this year we reinvented ourselves, not based on the world's view of us, but based on God's truth about us? If you were to Google "verses about who I am in Christ?", there are numerous verses to remind you of who God says you are. You are made new in Christ, you are loved, forgiven, worthy, beautiful, accepted, and capable to fulfill the purpose for which God created you. In times where those negative voices around us try to discourage us, remind yourself that God did not give you a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and a sound mind.2
Your age, circumstances, your struggles, or your past do not define who you are. Those labels simply describe a season through which you have come. If we allow God to walk with us through these seasons, he will help us learn, grow, and will refine us to be more like him. This should be our ultimate goal.
Take a moment to think of the labels you've taken on over the years. Are these labels a reflection of who God says you are? If not, I encourage you to spend some time with God in prayer and reading His Word. Let go of all the labels that are weighing you down and accept your new identity in Christ!
Suggested prayer: Dear God, please show me what labels I have allowed in my life that are only holding me back. I give them to you and ask that you help me replace them with who you say I am. As I learn to embrace my identity in You, I ask that you help me be an encouragement to others who also need to find freedom in you. Thank you for hearing and answering my prayer. In Jesus' name, amen.
Colossians 3:12 (CSB).
2 Timothy 1:7.
Today's Encounter was written by: Crystal B.
NOTE: If you would like to accept God's forgiveness for all your sins and His invitation for a full pardon Click on: http://www.actsweb.org/invitation.php. Or if you would like to re-commit your life to Jesus Christ, please click on http://www.actsweb.org/decision.php to note this.
Daily Encounter is published at no charge by ACTS International, a non-profit organization, and made possible through the donations of interested friends. Donations can be sent at: http://www.actscom.com
ACTS International P.O. Box 73545 San Clemente, California 92673-0119 U.S.A.
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aakashgaur · 2 years
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TOP 5 DIGITAL MARKETING SKILLS TO LEARN IN 2022
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TOP 5 DIGITAL MARKETING SKILLS TO LEARN IN 2022
If you are eager to learn Digital Marketing but confused How to Acquire these skillsets, then this article on top 5 digital marketing skills to learn in 2022 will help you clear your mind. 
Well, as we all know Digital Marketing has come up as an emerging field for marketing and business promotion purposes.
 So, it becomes important to know what skills should a person have to be an expert digital marketer.
Here are Top 5 skills that are a must for an expert digital marketer so he/she can set apart himself or herself from the competition and fast track their way up the corporate ladder:
1. Search Engine Optimization – SEO
Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is key to all stages of digital marketing. Also, if anyone going into the digital marketing field must have at least a basic knowledge of it. 
Search engines, as we all know, are a major part of the customer journey for simply any business. 
Whether they have any query for the closest hair salon, searching at catering options for an upcoming event, or comparing cars on the basis of features, consumers reach out to search engines to make confident purchasing decisions.
So you must know how to rank your clients and showcase their business well.
SEO informs your entire digital strategy on both a data and content level. 
Furthermore,  you are required to be able to communicate to your teammates about this, so that you don’t get too far if you don’t understand the basics.
2. Google Ads
While ranking first in organic search results delivers benefits that increase over time,  it can take a while to build this presence An option for obtaining relevant visibility more immediately is through Google Ads. 
With Google Ads, one’s business is guaranteed to show in top spots, but you have to pay for each click your ad gets. But paying more does not mean showing up more, because ad relevance and quality are required.
This relevance and quality aspect makes Google Ads a skill. It’s not like that, just knowledge as to how to balance or allocate your budget is enough. In fact, you need to know what all keywords to target, the most suitable channel, and ad formats to use. 
 As well as you must know how to create an impactful experience for your audience. The better ads result in, lower cost per click and higher profits.
3. Social Media Ads
Social media is no longer as easy as it was in the last decade. To reach your target market you are required to create a business page, using the right hashtags, and  constantly posting engaging and relevant content.
For example, let’s take Facebook Ads, which provides marketers and promoters with a complete tool that can be used to create and manage advertisements. 
But, how can you know that you’re using it effectively? Without a fair understanding as to how social media ads work, you may end up spending more than you need to also, you may fail to reach the right audience.
You must learn and develop skills in oCPM bidding, creative ad experimentation, granular targeting of custom audiences, and social media data analytics tools like Facebook Insights to become an expert in Digital Marketing.
4. Love for Internet
“Internet” in general terms, is the God Father of digital marketing. Digital marketing is a field that works on a network that is accessible just only with the Internet.
 To become an expert in digital marketing you must know the metrics of the internet and understand them well. 
If you are considering a career in digital marketing you must be curious to know and adapt. Internet is something that is very dynamic and its algorithm changes every now and then.
  Therefore your love level must be high for the internet to become an expert digital marketer.
5. Confidence and Consistency
In any career option, be it digital marketing or any other profession, confidence, and consistency play a crucial role in the path to become an expert. 
When it comes to digital marketing consistency is very important because organic growth requires relevant and engaging content that is published consistently. Furthermore, you must have confidence in your content and your practices that you perform.
Digital Marketing is a field that is open and available for everyone. But, if you desire to secure your future in a digital marketing career. You must learn and perform these skills well.
 These top 5 digital marketing skills to learn in 2022 are a must to learn. All the useful information and tools that you may need are at your fingertips.
 It’s all about dedicating time and energy to learning these essential skills and you will become a digital marketing expert.
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TOP 5 DIGITAL MARKETING SKILLS TO LEARN IN 2022
If you are eager to learn Digital Marketing but confused How to Acquire these skillsets, then this article on top 5 digital marketing skills to learn in 2022 will help you clear your mind. 
Well, as we all know Digital Marketing has come up as an emerging field for marketing and business promotion purposes.
 So, it becomes important to know what skills should a person have to be an expert digital marketer.
Here are Top 5 skills that are a must for an expert digital marketer so he/she can set apart himself or herself from the competition and fast track their way up the corporate ladder:
1. Search Engine Optimization – SEO
Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is key to all stages of digital marketing. Also, if anyone going into the digital marketing field must have at least a basic knowledge of it. 
Search engines, as we all know, are a major part of the customer journey for simply any business. 
Whether they have any query for the closest hair salon, searching at catering options for an upcoming event, or comparing cars on the basis of features, consumers reach out to search engines to make confident purchasing decisions.
So you must know how to rank your clients and showcase their business well.
SEO informs your entire digital strategy on both a data and content level. 
Furthermore,  you are required to be able to communicate to your teammates about this, so that you don’t get too far if you don’t understand the basics.
2. Google Ads
While ranking first in organic search results delivers benefits that increase over time,  it can take a while to build this presence An option for obtaining relevant visibility more immediately is through Google Ads. 
With Google Ads, one’s business is guaranteed to show in top spots, but you have to pay for each click your ad gets. But paying more does not mean showing up more, because ad relevance and quality are required.
This relevance and quality aspect makes Google Ads a skill. It’s not like that, just knowledge as to how to balance or allocate your budget is enough. In fact, you need to know what all keywords to target, the most suitable channel, and ad formats to use. 
 As well as you must know how to create an impactful experience for your audience. The better ads result in, lower cost per click and higher profits.
3. Social Media Ads
Social media is no longer as easy as it was in the last decade. To reach your target market you are required to create a business page, using the right hashtags, and  constantly posting engaging and relevant content.
For example, let’s take Facebook Ads, which provides marketers and promoters with a complete tool that can be used to create and manage advertisements. 
But, how can you know that you’re using it effectively? Without a fair understanding as to how social media ads work, you may end up spending more than you need to also, you may fail to reach the right audience.
You must learn and develop skills in oCPM bidding, creative ad experimentation, granular targeting of custom audiences, and social media data analytics tools like Facebook Insights to become an expert in Digital Marketing.
4. Love for Internet
“Internet” in general terms, is the God Father of digital marketing. Digital marketing is a field that works on a network that is accessible just only with the Internet.
 To become an expert in digital marketing you must know the metrics of the internet and understand them well. 
If you are considering a career in digital marketing you must be curious to know and adapt. Internet is something that is very dynamic and its algorithm changes every now and then.
  Therefore your love level must be high for the internet to become an expert digital marketer.
5. Confidence and Consistency
In any career option, be it digital marketing or any other profession, confidence, and consistency play a crucial role in the path to become an expert. 
When it comes to digital marketing consistency is very important because organic growth requires relevant and engaging content that is published consistently. Furthermore, you must have confidence in your content and your practices that you perform.
Digital Marketing is a field that is open and available for everyone. But, if you desire to secure your future in a digital marketing career. You must learn and perform these skills well.
 These top 5 digital marketing skills to learn in 2022 are a must to learn. All the useful information and tools that you may need are at your fingertips.
 It’s all about dedicating time and energy to learning these essential skills and you will become a digital marketing expert.
To know more about Digital Marketing course modules kindly visit Vidya Sarthi’s Official website: https://vidyasarthi.in/
Top 10 Reasons to Learn Digital Marketing in 2022 & 2023
2020 is around the corner and it's time for digital marketers to study, learn, and be prepared for the changes that will inevitably occur in this field. While many people are still trying to figure out what digital marketing really means, here are ten reasons why it's important to start studying now!
-Digital marketers have transformed everything from major corporations to your local grocery store. They've revolutionized our world and augmented experiences in all facets of life.
-The traditional ad industry has been replaced by tech companies like Facebook and Google who use consumer data collected through digital marketing tools that are pretty unnoticeable to deliver targeted ads which generate revenue on performance or volume basis.
-Digital marketing has become the core of many businesses' strategies. In fact, digital marketing is said to be one of the most difficult aspects of business management. However, despite all these difficulties, it is one of the most important parts in any business's success.
-It is good for you to learn how to use this new knowledge and toolset that digital marketing provides you with because it helps you to understand things in a way that you've never experienced before. In fact, there are even courses and certifications that have been designed to make learning easier.
-The industrialization and automation have changed the world cycling but they've also changed everything around us which means that online marketing has become increasingly important as a result.
-In business today, it's more important to be seen and heard than ever before. Online marketing has allowed people to reach out to a much larger audience and it has become the key of success for thousands of businesses from small local businesses to major international companies.
-The metrics used for online marketing are extremely useful for you to see if your business is succeeding or not. If you're having a hard time measuring the results of your online marketing efforts, it's important that you hire someone who can help you measure the performance of your campaigns.
-With a lot of online platforms available such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram for example, you can see what works best for different target audiences and with different goals in mind.
-In the modern digital world, customers look for brand loyalty which makes it a lot easier to work with customers because they will trust your brand even if you're not paying them.
-With the internet being an integral part of our lives, and social media being one of the main ways information is shared these days, it's important as a business owner to be connected to your customers in order to stay relevant.
-Digital marketing allows you to discover new innovations and trends in your industry. If you don't do it, someone else will do it just as they have done so well for you.0
To know more about Digital Marketing course modules kindly visit Vidya Sarthi’s Official website: https://vidyasarthi.in/
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TOP 5 DIGITAL MARKETING SKILLS TO LEARN IN 2022
If you are eager to learn Digital Marketing but confused How to Acquire these skillsets, then this article on top 5 digital marketing skills to learn in 2022 will help you clear your mind. 
Well, as we all know Digital Marketing has come up as an emerging field for marketing and business promotion purposes.
 So, it becomes important to know what skills should a person have to be an expert digital marketer.
Here are Top 5 skills that are a must for an expert digital marketer so he/she can set apart himself or herself from the competition and fast track their way up the corporate ladder:
1. Search Engine Optimization – SEO
Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is key to all stages of digital marketing. Also, if anyone going into the digital marketing field must have at least a basic knowledge of it. 
Search engines, as we all know, are a major part of the customer journey for simply any business. 
Whether they have any query for the closest hair salon, searching at catering options for an upcoming event, or comparing cars on the basis of features, consumers reach out to search engines to make confident purchasing decisions.
So you must know how to rank your clients and showcase their business well.
SEO informs your entire digital strategy on both a data and content level. 
Furthermore,  you are required to be able to communicate to your teammates about this, so that you don’t get too far if you don’t understand the basics.
2. Google Ads
While ranking first in organic search results delivers benefits that increase over time,  it can take a while to build this presence An option for obtaining relevant visibility more immediately is through Google Ads. 
With Google Ads, one’s business is guaranteed to show in top spots, but you have to pay for each click your ad gets. But paying more does not mean showing up more, because ad relevance and quality are required.
This relevance and quality aspect makes Google Ads a skill. It’s not like that, just knowledge as to how to balance or allocate your budget is enough. In fact, you need to know what all keywords to target, the most suitable channel, and ad formats to use. 
 As well as you must know how to create an impactful experience for your audience. The better ads result in, lower cost per click and higher profits.
3. Social Media Ads
Social media is no longer as easy as it was in the last decade. To reach your target market you are required to create a business page, using the right hashtags, and  constantly posting engaging and relevant content.
For example, let’s take Facebook Ads, which provides marketers and promoters with a complete tool that can be used to create and manage advertisements. 
But, how can you know that you’re using it effectively? Without a fair understanding as to how social media ads work, you may end up spending more than you need to also, you may fail to reach the right audience.
You must learn and develop skills in oCPM bidding, creative ad experimentation, granular targeting of custom audiences, and social media data analytics tools like Facebook Insights to become an expert in Digital Marketing.
4. Love for Internet
“Internet” in general terms, is the God Father of digital marketing. Digital marketing is a field that works on a network that is accessible just only with the Internet.
 To become an expert in digital marketing you must know the metrics of the internet and understand them well. 
If you are considering a career in digital marketing you must be curious to know and adapt. Internet is something that is very dynamic and its algorithm changes every now and then.
  Therefore your love level must be high for the internet to become an expert digital marketer.
5. Confidence and Consistency
In any career option, be it digital marketing or any other profession, confidence, and consistency play a crucial role in the path to become an expert. 
When it comes to digital marketing consistency is very important because organic growth requires relevant and engaging content that is published consistently. Furthermore, you must have confidence in your content and your practices that you perform.
Digital Marketing is a field that is open and available for everyone. But, if you desire to secure your future in a digital marketing career. You must learn and perform these skills well.
 These top 5 digital marketing skills to learn in 2022 are a must to learn. All the useful information and tools that you may need are at your fingertips.
 It’s all about dedicating time and energy to learning these essential skills and you will become a digital marketing expert.
To know more about Digital Marketing course modules kindly visit Vidya Sarthi’s Official website: https://vidyasarthi.in/
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sjndjsjj · 2 years
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TOP 5 DIGITAL MARKETING SKILLS TO LEARN IN 2022
If you are eager to learn Digital Marketing but confused How to Acquire these skillsets, then this article on top 5 digital marketing skills to learn in 2022 will help you clear your mind. 
Well, as we all know Digital Marketing has come up as an emerging field for marketing and business promotion purposes.
 So, it becomes important to know what skills should a person have to be an expert digital marketer.
Here are Top 5 skills that are a must for an expert digital marketer so he/she can set apart himself or herself from the competition and fast track their way up the corporate ladder:
1. Search Engine Optimization – SEO
Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is key to all stages of digital marketing. Also, if anyone going into the digital marketing field must have at least a basic knowledge of it. 
Search engines, as we all know, are a major part of the customer journey for simply any business. 
Whether they have any query for the closest hair salon, searching at catering options for an upcoming event, or comparing cars on the basis of features, consumers reach out to search engines to make confident purchasing decisions.
So you must know how to rank your clients and showcase their business well.
SEO informs your entire digital strategy on both a data and content level. 
Furthermore,  you are required to be able to communicate to your teammates about this, so that you don’t get too far if you don’t understand the basics.
2. Google Ads
While ranking first in organic search results delivers benefits that increase over time,  it can take a while to build this presence An option for obtaining relevant visibility more immediately is through Google Ads. 
With Google Ads, one’s business is guaranteed to show in top spots, but you have to pay for each click your ad gets. But paying more does not mean showing up more, because ad relevance and quality are required.
This relevance and quality aspect makes Google Ads a skill. It’s not like that, just knowledge as to how to balance or allocate your budget is enough. In fact, you need to know what all keywords to target, the most suitable channel, and ad formats to use. 
 As well as you must know how to create an impactful experience for your audience. The better ads result in, lower cost per click and higher profits.
3. Social Media Ads
Social media is no longer as easy as it was in the last decade. To reach your target market you are required to create a business page, using the right hashtags, and  constantly posting engaging and relevant content.
For example, let’s take Facebook Ads, which provides marketers and promoters with a complete tool that can be used to create and manage advertisements. 
But, how can you know that you’re using it effectively? Without a fair understanding as to how social media ads work, you may end up spending more than you need to also, you may fail to reach the right audience.
You must learn and develop skills in oCPM bidding, creative ad experimentation, granular targeting of custom audiences, and social media data analytics tools like Facebook Insights to become an expert in Digital Marketing.
4. Love for Internet
“Internet” in general terms, is the God Father of digital marketing. Digital marketing is a field that works on a network that is accessible just only with the Internet.
 To become an expert in digital marketing you must know the metrics of the internet and understand them well. 
If you are considering a career in digital marketing you must be curious to know and adapt. Internet is something that is very dynamic and its algorithm changes every now and then.
  Therefore your love level must be high for the internet to become an expert digital marketer.
5. Confidence and Consistency
In any career option, be it digital marketing or any other profession, confidence, and consistency play a crucial role in the path to become an expert. 
When it comes to digital marketing consistency is very important because organic growth requires relevant and engaging content that is published consistently. Furthermore, you must have confidence in your content and your practices that you perform.
Digital Marketing is a field that is open and available for everyone. But, if you desire to secure your future in a digital marketing career. You must learn and perform these skills well.
 These top 5 digital marketing skills to learn in 2022 are a must to learn. All the useful information and tools that you may need are at your fingertips.
 It’s all about dedicating time and energy to learning these essential skills and you will become a digital marketing expert.
To know more about digital marketing course modules kindly visit our website: https://vidyasarthi.in/
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"But warm, too, in the way that smiles are, and laughs at bad jokes are, and switching CDs are, and caring for another person who cares for you when neither party can understand it, and being presumptuous and clingy and stepping on the tightrope." - Cough Syrup, Chapter 12
Cough Syrup fanart for @nightmare-rivulets :D I love this fic sooo much and it lives rent free in my mind 24/7
( PLEASE reblog this oh my god + click 4 better quality )
(also this is the right dimensions to be a desktop bg. take that how you will)
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sarah i have thought of another fic request or like a cute idea i guess! i didn’t have anyone in mind when i thought of it so you can write it for whoever you want honestly :)
okay so the reader is a streamer but streams games like animal crossing, standew valley, etc. then (insert who you’re writing for) says they don’t like that game, but later ends up buying it and the reader is like “i thought you said you didn’t like this game” and they’re like “well i like you” and they confuses their feelings and they end up playing the game together and reader gives them a tour of their island or farm
i feel like this request isn’t good, but the scenario seemed cute and i wanted to share it. sorry if this is confusing or just too specific cuz i know it can be hard to write requests like that! but yeah i hope it gives you inspiration and you like the request <3
new horizons
warnings: language, a Marvel reference (hint: natasha said it about tony), stupid idiots who don’t realize they like each other, use of pet names, Uno rage, Hasan Piker's presence
words: 1473
tags: sapnap x gn!reader
A/N: i’ve been trying to catch up a little on my requests (i’ve only got a couple so i’m not super overwhelmed) but school and outside life has been taking up most of my time so this one took me a while to make! tbh— ive never played animal crossing so i did google some of the game mechanics and i apologize if anything is inaccurate about the game…. but i liked relaxing and writing this cute one so thank you for requesting hails :3
requests/inbox status: open
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“This game is trash.”
Your head quirks, fingers stopped on the screen. You’re in the process of giving your character a cute new nickname; it’s kind of hard to decide between “awkward dude” and “elderly skater”.
“Excuse me?” Your chat comes alive with emotes and ‘KEKW’s, obviously entertained by you and your almost-more-than-friends-friend.
There’s a story for that later.
Sapnap’s rough laugh comes through your headset and he audibly swallows, the sound of a water bottle dropping onto his desk echoing.
“I’m just saying—it’s boring. It’s like Minecraft but you don’t like… do anything.” The grainy image of his bearded face shifts and you see him pull out his phone.
“It’s— you can’t even compare it to Minecraft! It’s a completely different game system—you actually interact with other people live in the game.” You huff out a dramatic sigh, slumping in your chair with a pout. “Just because you go into this lucid state where all you know is ‘touch block, hit George’ doesn’t mean this game isn’t fun.” (He scoffs at your awful impression of his voice. Your viewers love it.)
“Jeez,” he mumbles, fumbling with the cap of his water bottle. “Touched a nerve there, bud.”
You roll your eyes, getting back to the village in the game.
“Don't ‘bud’ me.”
The call falls comfortably quiet, the sounds of him tapping obsessively on his phone and you clicking away filling the silence. A gentle bedroom-pop YouTube playlist remains in the background, prompting you to hum along and glance at the chat to see a flood of “check twitter” and “Y/N TWITTER!!”.
“What happened on Twitter?” You mumble, confused, and pull the website up on another monitor. Sapnap just makes a curious noise, swinging back and forth in a circle. “Oh my God,” you say to yourself, fingertips brushing your parted lips.
“What?”
“Hasan Piker just followed me and retweeted one of my not even remotely political old tweets. Like from a year ago.”
“That’s— wow. Congrats?” Sapnap’s voice cracks, and his ears flush pink the tiniest bit when you glance at his face on Discord.
“I’m gonna go on record and say that he could get it.” You shake your head in disbelief.
Sapnap falls uncharacteristically non-hyper-verbal, so you look past the frenzied chat and to his screen— wait. He muted and turned his camera off.
“Um,” you start, furiously typing question marks in your private chat. “Where’d you go?” You mute and turn screen share off for your stream, concerned that he might’ve fallen off his chair and broken his neck and needs you to call the ambulance.
The characteristic ding of a twitter notification sounds through your bedroom, and you look at your phone quickly.
“That’s where I went.”
Sapnap Tweeted: “all Y/U stans can choke on my dick”.
“Jesus, Sapnap,” you say, and rapidly refresh to read the replies. This tweet was deleted. “That’s so— that barely makes sense, bro. Why— literally what?”
His snicker floods your ears and you relax in your chair. Crisis: averted. “Don’t fucking— what’s wrong with you?”
“I thought it would be funny,” he offers, shrugging, and fiddles with the straw in his water bottle, smile fading. “And also Hasan pisses me off.”
“Why, ‘cause he wants a piece of this? Jealous?” You think back to your viewers, knowing they’re probably spamming question marks and coming to ludacris conclusions about both of your absences. No offense to them. You remember your stan days very vividly.
“I mean, kinda.” He rubs once at his nose, glancing at the camera (and what feels like you) before taking a sip from his water bottle.
“Wow.” You watch one strand of his hair fall from beneath his hat and brush against his full eyebrows. “I’m uh—I’ll get back to my stream. You coming? Or is it time for a Sapnap-snack?”
“What the hell is that supposed to mean?” He snorts and leans his chin onto the balance of his arm.
“That means you like to take a little snack break mid-stream and come back approximately nine hours later and you didn’t even eat.”
“You know what— fuck you.” He flicks the camera as you laugh at the look on his face.
The teasing mood is easily kept as you switch games from Animal Crossing to Uno, all the while slamming Sapnap with +4’s and skipping the newly-arrived BadBoyHalo at any chance you can get. It unironically pisses him off and he has to take a Sapnap-snack break midway through (only a fifteen minute break this time, during which you and Bad take a “What Kind of Bread Are You?” quiz). The rest of the night is filled with devious cackles (you), loud and sudden bangs that sound suspiciously like someone hitting their desk in anger (Sap) and the stupid barking of Rat, AKA Lucy (Bad). She’s cute but a menace to the sound quality of Bad’s microphone. You sign off stream around 2 a.m. with various forms of thanks and kisses blown to the camera. It’s been a refreshing night, actually; you’ve been busy organizing a partnership stream all week and all your friends have been busy filming or editing or what-not. Quackity had time for a little Roblox every couple of days, though. He’s got your back.
The next time you see Sapnap is after a two hour stream of him try-harding in Valorant and you finishing responding to an email from your partnership in the VC.
“Okay, I’m back.” You hear him shift in his chair and click a couple more times on his keyboard. You perk up in your chair, closing the email browser you’d been looking at.
“Do you want to play anything else? I’m down for anything.”
“Absolutely not Uno. You can go to hell for giving me 6 cards that one time,” he jabs. You scoff, crossing your arms and leaning back in your chair.
“Okay, the +4 was on me but it’s Bad who gave you the last two. That’s not my fault, sweetie.”
“Yeah, yeah,” he mumbles, trailing off as the clicking of his keyboard stops. “Hey, um—Guess what?”
Your heart beats loud in your ears at the tone of his voice. He sounds nervous; that’s never good.
“I’m scared to guess,” you try, playing with a little Minecraft dog figurine you have on your desk with fidgety fingers. “What?”
“I bought Animal Crossing.”
Silence. You stare at his discord icon blankly, trying to reroute the wires of your brain.
“Tell me you love it.”
“Well… I haven’t actually played it— but you said you liked it, so.”
“So,” you repeat him, ears warming but continuing on. “Is that what you tell all your friends when you buy something they like? That it's because of them?”
He seems to choose his next words carefully, pausing a beat to consider your questions.
“Well, I don’t have a crush on all of my friends.”
“You—what?” You stutter, caught off guard and stumbling. What did he just say? “Don’t tell me you mean you have a crush on me.”
“I’m almost positive I just did.” His discord icon stares right back at you, taunting.
“You know, you’re very casual for someone who just admitted they like-like me.” Your cheeks flush pink and you have to press a hand to your chest to keep your breathing sounding stable.
“Yeah, I’m kind of cool like that,” he offers, a huff of a laugh punctuating his statement. The conversation moves into a lull that you can’t help but know is because of you. He must expect you to say something about it, right?
“You are very cool, Sapnap.” You tilt back in your chair, sucking in a breath to prepare yourself for your next words. “And—Isortakindofhaveacrushonyoutoo.”
He must understand you, for you can hear the grin in his voice when he asks “Really?”
“Y-yeah.” You feel like a preteen again, all shaky and giddy in front of the boy you just asked to a middle school dance.
“Um, alright. What do we do now?”
“I don’t know,” you answer genuinely and swing in a happy little circle in your chair. “We could play Animal Crossing.”
“I’m down.”
You swear you’ve never heard more beautiful words.
He keeps his camera off for most of the time you two play, too focused on creating his island and asking you questions about how to fish to turn it on. He silently flips it on when you help him decorate his lawn, needing to show you in real-time the decorations he has bought and where you think he should put them. He looks cute. I mean, of course he does. He always does.
You tell him goodbye late in the night, eyes saying a little more than just “see you tomorrow”.
You like him. He likes you.
It’s even better when you two have matching gardens.
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A/N: anybody and everybody (especially my precious hailey) let me know what you think!! :]
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The Horny Cinematography of Seasons 4 and 5 of Supernatural
So I made this kinda silly post about how horny the late Kripke era of Supernatural was and it was mostly meant as a joke, but then it got me thinking. So I did a little bit of digging, went through some memorable scenes, and noticed some actual patterns in the way Dean and Castiel are shot versus other characters. Disclaimer: this is not exactly a scientific analysis. I didn’t rewatch the entire two seasons for this and there are probably shots with other characters that I missed that go against it, but this is just the general trend that I noticed. 
Click on the images for higher resolution. Analysis is under the cut.
So the general premise of this analysis is that Cas and Dean are shot noticeably close-up, typically staring intensely into each other’s eyes. I think we all know about the whole staring thing, but the actual close-ups were way more intense then I think some people might realize, especially when compared to other interactions between different characters. Cas in particular is shot very close-up frequently whether he’s talking to someone else or by himself (there are so many gorgeous close-ups of Misha in season 4), but the intense eye contact is pretty much only with Dean. 
It starts off almost immediately in 4x01 Lazarus Rising where in Dean and Castiel’s very first interaction, they stand very close and the camera focuses on their faces. First we have two close-ups, then in what is maybe my favorite shot in all of Supernatural, Castiel steps in closer to Dean and the close-ups get even tighter. He tilts his head and stares thoughtfully at Dean with those big blue eyes. Cut to Dean’s look of discomfort after being told (very accurately) “you don’t think you deserve to be saved.”
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Things amp up in literally Castiel’s second appearance in 4x02 Are You There God? It’s Me, Dean Winchester with one of the horniest Destiel scenes in the show (again this is only their second interaction!) We have Castiel unexpectedly showing up at Bobby’s house, Dean sassing him, and Castiel stepping very close to Dean and saying “You should show me some respect. I dragged you out of Hell. I can throw you back in.” This is a very tense interaction with some beautiful low key lighting that pretty much went extinct after season 5. Notice how tight the frame is, even compared to 4x01. These are extreme close-ups where both Dean and Castiel’s chins and foreheads are cut out of the frame. 
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Castiel’s third appearance in 4x03 In the Beginning is a lot more prominent as he has many scenes throughout the episode instead of just one. I’m not gonna include pictures of all of them because there’s lot, but there are plenty of close-ups and intense gazes between the two (e.g. sitting on the bed, “Hello Dean. What were you dreaming about?” which according to Misha, Kim manners said was “too gay” but they did it like that anyway) and contains the first time they touch and the first time they are shot in more high key lighting. Go rewatch the episode if you want to see more lovely close-ups between Dean and Cas. 
Next I would like to draw your attention to episode 4x07 It’s the Great Pumpkin, Sam Winchester. This is Castiel’s fourth appearance and the first time we see him interact with a character who’s not Dean. This is where the differences between how they’re shot start to become apparent. First we have Sam’s first interaction with Castiel (greetings blood freak) that is shot with standard close-ups. Eventually, Dean comes in, conversation happens blah blah blah and we get to the more intense discussion about how the angels want to destroy the town. The discussion is between Dean, Cas, Sam, and Uriel, but Dean and Cas get most of the focus. The camera tells us that they are the main subjects in this scene. Dean and Cas are shot more close-up and tighter and they are standing closer and looking in each others eyes unlike Sam who is looking back and forth between them and standing a few steps back. 
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Of course this doesn’t stop in season 4. Here is a similar example from 5x02 Good God, Ya’ll! but the difference between Dean and Cas and Sam is even more obvious. This is the “I'm hunted, I rebelled, and I did it, all of it, for you,” exchange which I find interesting. Some people could say here that Cas means “you” plural as in Sam and Dean but the Camera is so focused on just Dean and Cas while Sam just sorta hangs there in the background. 
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One thing that I think is interesting is that these types of shots-extreme close-ups with two characters looking into each other’s eyes and standing no feet apart-are not necessarily exclusive to Dean and Cas, but they are usually in a different context. Pretty much all (at least that I could remember) the other examples of this type of shot are between one character and a villain. Below we have three fairly intense confrontations between characters, Sam and Uriel in 4x07 It’s the Great Pumpkin, Sam Winchester, Dean and Alastair in 4x16 On the Head of a Pin, and Dean and Cas in 4x22 Lucifer Rising. The composition is almost exactly the same with similar lighting as well, but one of these things is not like the other. Very obviously Cas is not a villain and this scene in particular is a huge moment for his character that cements his decision to fully rebel against Heaven for Dean. 
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Also characters that tend to be that close together looking into each other’s eyes in two shots are usually villains except for Dean and Cas. Below we have a shot of Ruby and Sam very close together right before he drinks her blood and a very close-up shot of Dean and Alastair both in 4x16 On the Head of a Pin. Compare that to the two shot from 4x02 Are You There God? It’s Me, Dean Winchester above for example. There is a certain sexual nature in these two villain scenes (and a lot of villain interactions on Supernatural in general). Obviously, Sam and Ruby are literally having sex, but Alastair is also portrayed as a villain who sexually objectifies his victims (the torture scene with Ruby, calling Dean “Daddy’s little girl, etc.) but Cas is not a villain and yet the framing is very similar. 
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Now I want to compare two fight scenes, one in season 4 and one in season 5. Here we have the fight scene between Ruby and Sam in 4x09 I Know What You Did Last Summer. Ruby is of course a sexy lady who Sam sleeps with in a sexy fight scene where she “proves” that she wants to help Sam by killing the other demon instead of Sam. But of course, the fight scene in 5x18 Point of No Return is shot way more close-up and Dean and Cas are inches away from each other. While I wouldn’t described this scene as “sexy” (Cas is literally beating Dean to a pulp) it is way more charged...intimate isn’t exactly the right word but there’s a similar but more intense erotic energy than in the fight scene with Ruby. 
Unrelated side note: there is a great use of breaking the 180 degree rule in this scene that I think works way better in this instance at disorienting the viewer than the shaky cam does. 
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Next I have some random examples I noticed that show some of the different shots between characters. We have Anna in 4x10 Heaven and Hell right before she has sex with Dean. It’s fairly close-up, but still pretty loose framing compared to a lot of scenes between Dean and Cas. Anna’s entire face is still in the frame. Then we have a scene between Sam and Ruby in 4x09 I Know What You Did Last Summer that is also not as close-up as a lot of Dean and Cas scenes. On the bottom is a shot from 5x17 99 Problems which is I think the closest Sam and Cas physically get in these seasons before they ever hug. It’s more of a medium close-up than most of the scenes between Dean and Cas where they get that close. Lastly I have probably the tightest close-ups between Dean and Cas from 4x16 On the Head of a Pin. It’s similar to the shots from 4x02 but the context is pretty different with Cas trying to reassure Dean about the apocalypse. I know these don’t really have a theme but I thought they were good examples of the general pattern.
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Finally I would like to point out a scene that is sort of the opposite which is the infamous staring scene in 4x21 When the Levee Breaks that goes on for like an hour. I don’t really know what to say about this scene only that I can’t believe it’s real. They literally just stand and stare at each other.
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So what’s the point of all this? I honestly don’t really know. None of these observations are hard and fast rules and I’m sure there are times when other characters are shot like this. However, Dean and Cas seem to be the only ones consistently framed this way-tight close-ups, staring into each other’s eyes standing zero feet apart. What does it all mean? To me it shows that their bond is unique and special (profound you might say). It’s not even like they’re shot in a similar manner to love interests, it’s that their framing is unique, it stands out. Was it on purpose? Maybe. How shots end up looking is interesting because it really is the work of a lot of different people including the director, the cinematographer, the editors and more. I don’t think they were thinking “we should film Dean and Cas in this very intense way because they’re in love” or anything, but they obviously recognized there was something special between these two characters. And truly, the intentions don’t matter all that much to me. What’s there is there, and watching it the first time around I noticed how close Dean and Cas always were and watching it back post 15x18 all those shots stand out even more to me. There’s really no conclusion here, but I think it’s interesting to look a bit more closely at the cinematography in TV shows that we don’t always think of as having the highest quality production. There’s a lot of layers to be discovered outside of scripts and acting and things we tend to focus on more as viewers. 
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cellard0ors · 3 years
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Fic: Movement (4/5)
Still working on this for @peachworthy. Should wrap up sometime this week or next and then the full thing'll get posted to AO3. Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 here for now!
They decide to do it on a Saturday night.
Link has the weekend off from work and no classes. Rhett’s schedule is also free. They discuss the matter in terse terms, both seeming nervous about the idea, but neither backing down.
As such, Saturday rolls around with little fanfare until late into the evening. An evening that finds Link sitting on the couch, one of his legs jiggling and bouncing about as he waits for Rhett.
Rhett comes out to the living room holding a pillow and he offers it to Link. Link looks at it with some confusion and his friend clears his throat, eyes darting away, “For your lap.”
“My-?” Link looks down and then to Rhett and then…oh. Link colors, realizing that the pillow is to be used in order to cover any potentially ‘arising’ situation on his part. Feel exposed yet stubborn, he remarks dryly, “Don’t think I’ll need that.”
Rhett lets out a loud laugh and pats him in the chest with it, “Trust me. If I’ve done my job right? You will.”
“…point taken,” Link says softly and he takes the pillow, settling it over his crotch. To be fair, he probably will pop wood. After all, he sometimes pops it when Rhett’s full clothed.
Nude?
Yeah.
Link presses down on the pillow harder, even the errant thought of a nude Rhett causing a stirring. Rhett walks to the television and fiddles with the remote.
An app that Link’s noticed before, but never bothered with, is clicked on. Erotes Plus. The screenshots for the videos that come up are…certainly something. Link looks away, almost overwhelmed by all the bare flesh before him. The titles of the videos are also a bit much. Rhett notices and Link can hear the smirk in his voice as he says, “Prude.”
Link scowls and glares back at him and the screen. He is nota prude. However, titles such as ‘Lonely Housewife Squirts for The First Time’ and ‘He Rides His Daddy Dry’ would take anybody aback. At least Link would like to think so – he supposes some people are more immune than others. After all, his own history with porn is on the small side.
During puberty he’d taken his healthy peeks at nude magazines and a few of his friends had snuck out adult VHS tapes to check out, but for the most part it hadn’t interested him. Granted, this was probably due to his eventual discovery that – while he appreciated the female form – it didn’t draw his interest quite like the male one did.
And finding gay porn? Where he grew up? Yeah, pretty much a completely impossibility. And then – when he’d finally managed to snag some – it had, once more, disappointed. It all just seemed so cold and callous. Like a business transaction with a boatload of grunting. Not at all to his tastes.
Rhett, scrolling through the videos, finally finds one titled simply ‘Movement’ and turns to Link with an apprehensive glance, “Still plenty of time to say ‘no’.”
Link’s throat is dry. Unlike some of the other screenshots, this one is vaguer. It’s two forms silhouetted in shadow. One of those forms is Rhett. Link feels numb as he speaks, “I’m good.”
Rhett clicks the video and it begins.
He moves over and sits near Link, lounging against the other side of the couch in an oh-so-casual way. As if an adult video starring him hasn’t just begun to play.
The film opens with a lithe redhead in a yoga outfit doing various poses. While this is being shown the title card appears followed by the starring and since Link highly doubts Rhett goes by ‘Jenessa Star’, he can’t help but chuckle at, “‘Donatello Velvet’?”
“What?” Rhett asks simply and Link gestures to the television, “That’s you, isn’t it?”
“Problem?”
“That’s the screen name you chose?”
“What’s wrong with it?”
“Nothing’s wrong with it, I just don’t see you as a ‘Donatello’,” Link grins at him and Rhett laughs, rubbing one finger along his top lip thoughtfully, “What would you’d’ve gone with then?”
“If I was doing adult film?” Link asks and at Rhett’s nod, he crosses his arms and thinks, “I don’t know…Bevin, maybe?”
Rhett tosses his head back and laughs and Link feels a fissure of delight at that sound, just as he always does. He turns back and the redhead’s poses have become…much more complex. Almost painful looking as she contorts herself to degrees Link wouldn’t think possible and then she rises, stretching out and that’s when Rhett enters.
Or maybe it would be better to think of it as Donatello enters. Yes, it’s a little easier that way and Link does his best to cling to that, to try and stay nonchalant as he offers dryly, “Well, well – there’s a familiar lookin’ fella.”
Rhett just hums and they both watch as he walks up to the woman. He runs his hands along her shoulders and down her arms, whispering into her neck huskily, “Good form.”
Link can’t help but let out a snort. Rhett rolls his eyes, “Okay, okay – I know, I know. Dialogue’s a bit-?”
“Bad?”
“…it could use some improvement.”
“Uh huh,” Link just beams and hey, this isn’t so bad. Cheesy and kind of silly and maybe it will just stay like this. Light and fun. For all Link knows, they won’t even watch the whole thing. Maybe just some of it and then they can turn on something els-!
Rhett begins kissing Jenessa’s neck, white teeth visibly dragging along her skin and Link’s whole body tightens. A phantom sting starts along the same side of his neck that Rhett’s touching on Jenessa. Jenessa’s whole throat arches back, a pleasured moan leaving her and Rhett’s tongue is…very pink.
Link’s Adam’s apple bobs as he says (much huskier than he’d like) “N-Nice camera work…”
Rhett just hums, “Mac’s always had a good eye.”
“Mac?”
“Mackenzie, the director of this one.”
Link just lets out a sound of acknowledgement as he watches Rhett reach around Jenessa and tug at her tank top. Tug until her small, pointed breasts pop free. He cups them in his hands and he has…great hands.
They looks so tan against her skin, palms rough and big, and Jenessa lets out a full throttle moan. Rhett teases the pink tips, fingertips agile as they play along the sensitive flesh, as they circle around her areolas.
She whimpers and turns, kisses him fully, passionately, and it’s…messy. Wet. Link can feel his whole heart thump hard at the sight. Janessa’s hair is shorter than Rhett’s – cropped close to her scalp and Rhett’s hands have abandoned her chest to run through the short strands.
Link barely stops himself from reaching up and touching his own hair, instinctively wanting to mimic how that might feel. To imagine Rhett doing it to him.
He tries not to fidget and talking, talking will help, “Surprised this isn’t more, ah, instant.”
Rhett shrugs, “Foreplay’s a thing, man.”
“No, I know,” Link knows his voice pitches a little high at this, defensive, “Just…figured, mean...’s porn…”
“Some of the earlier videos on here are like that, but when EP got bought out, the new owners took the company in a different direction.”
“EP?”
“Erotes Plus. The platform these films are on,” Rhett explains and then he starts mentioning a few things about different production companies and distributors and the like, but Link is too distracted because Jenessa is now fully naked and Rhett is on his knees between her legs, feasting on her moist lower lips.
The silken tip of his tongue is parting her, dancing along the bundle of nerves that is her clit and her head is tossed back on a loud, wild whine.
Her pale body undulates and she’s gripping his long hair so hard. Link feels as if he’s having an out of body experience. This is his roommate. His friend. The man he’s secretly in love with.
And he’s pleasuring this woman with such…focus. With intensity and finesse and when he rises, his erection is clear, straining at the linen pants that are containing it. Link points to the screen weakly, “Hippie clothes.”
The comment is stupid and unhelpful, but Rhett just laughs, “Yeah – kinda the theme of this series. I’m like, a Yoga Instructor or something? Least that's the way it was explained to me, so – linen pants, cotton top – I mean, we’ve had better costumes, but for this shoot-!”
Rhett is talking some more but, again, Link is barely listening. His eyes are transfixed by what’s taking place on the screen. Janessa easily strips off Rhett’s shirt and then his pants and – No. Underwear.
Link is seeing Rhett’s dick. It’s there…thick, but not as big as his own, a visible vein running along one side. Dusky dark and with a blushing pink tip and gently curling hair hiding his full, taunt sack…
“Link? Buddy? You doin’ alright?”
“Fine.”
“Lookin’ like you seen a ghost," Rhett teases, but there’s a breathless quality to his words, “My body all that bad?”
Link just shakes his head and watches as Jenessa strokes Rhett, as his head falls back and he lets out a shuddering gasp that Link feels in his very bones.
Link is suddenly very, very thankful for the pillow that bobs some as it reacts to the situation taking place beneath it. That situation being Link’s own dick perking upwards, making his jeans tight and constrictive.
“You…?” Something Rhett said finally seems to click in Link’s head, “You said this is a series?”
“Yup,” Rhett murmurs and now the film shows him pressing Jenessa against one of the studio walls and she raises one leg high. Insanely high. It’s a very gymnastic level move and Rhett slots his cock up with her opening, sliding hard and deep into her body.
Jenessa lets out a wail of pleasure as he presses in and she holds that leg up – all strength and grace as he begins to move within her at a steady rhythm.
Her hips answer some, but it’s more about how…open she is. And how deep he’s getting. They’re eyes are locked as he picks up his pace, rocketing in and out of her, shaking her whole form with his thrusts, her tiny breasts jiggling with each movement and movement, they call this…
“Got an award for this one.”
Thank God. That one comment draws Link back to some semblance of sanity even as his body quickens with an unspeakable longing, a carnal hunger that aches, “Really?”
“Uh huh,” Rhett says with no small amount of pride, “Best Sex Scene.”
“Oh?”
“Yeah. I mean, I owe it to her to be honest,” he waves to the screen, “She’s the one turning herself into a pretzel throughout this thing. Same for the rest of ‘em. They kept finding co-stars for me to work with who had had extensive training in this sort of body contortion. It was just my job to, uh, well…”
Rhett waves again and the answer is obvious: to fuck them through it. Link is not at all limber. In fact, he’s kind of a klutz. Nothing to match up with someone like this.
For some reason, this realization leaves him hollow. Cold. His arousal dims some, “Where’d you get the award from?”
“XRCO.”
Link makes some sound that would imply he understands, but he doesn’t. Rhett sighs, “Got nominated for Most Popular Male Performer on Pornhub but lost to Johnny Rockwell. Guy deserved it though. Performance he did that year was nuts.”
Link’s lost in the vocal cacophony that is erupting from the television speakers. Moans, gasps, grunts, cries of sheer ecstasy as Rhett and Janessa really ramp it up.
They’re in a different position now, Jenessa’s body once more arched at a crazy angle and Rhett's just...really getting in there. His hips are pumping double time, like a jackhammer, and she is loving it.
Her blue eyes are flashing with adoration, her lips curled in that moue that speaks to an almost pleasurable pain and Link can’t help but ask, “Are the others with her?”
Rhett takes a moment to process the question and when he realizes Link is asking about the other films in the series, he shakes his head, “Nah, man. You don’t usually have repeating partners. Like I said, they found other people who could bend in weird ways. The sequel to this sees me with Julian St. Croix. Great guy. Really smart. He’s actually working on another doctorate. Plans on working in the tech field when he retires, which – money he’s making, should be pretty damned soon. You want me to dial that up?”
Link just shakes his head. The idea of watching Rhett doing something like this with yet another person and with a man no less…
He feels crappy for, well, feeling crappy. This is Rhett’s job. He shouldn’t take this personally.
Besides, it’s not like Rhett knows how Link feels about him. To him, they’re just friends and he should play the part of friend – be a friend, a good friend, “I can see why you won the award, Rhett. You’re doing a…a great job. Real good acting.”
The sound of the shocked (yet oddly sharp) laughter that leaves Rhett at that actually causes Link to finally look at him.
Rhett’s face is a ruddy red, like he’s embarrassed or something, and he’s looking at Link with a bit of a wildfire in his eyes, “‘Good acting? Are you serious?”
Link finally shifts about on the couch (which feels fantastic considering his body has been fighting off a plethora of sensations for a while now) as he fully turns to him, pillow still firmly in place, “Of course! I mean, it-it seems like you’re really into this girl,” he gestures to the screen, “when you’re doing this and I imagine that’d take some acting chops.”
He chews on his bottom lip and lowers his gaze, hands ghosting over the pillow as he talks to it more than Rhett, “Un-unless you really are into her.”
“Into her?” Rhett pokes one finger over to the television, “Into Janessa?”
“Yeah, I mean…if-if you two are a couple or-or were one or-?”
“Me and Janessa?” Rhett asks incredulously and some of the heat seems to leave him. Link gets the impression that Rhett had, for a moment, been mad or affronted by Link’s well intentioned compliment, but now is completely changing track. Now Rhett seems charmingly baffled, “You think I’m into Janessa?”
“I-I was just saying if you’re not into her in this,” Link waves to the screen where (seeing as the volume is dying down) it would seem the film is reaching its conclusion, “Then the acting is good and if you are-!”
“I’m not,” Rhett confirms firmly, “I am very much not, nor was I ever, into Janessa. We’re friendly, but we’d never work as a couple, man. She likes cats.”
Rhett says the last as if it’s a blasphemy and Link can’t help but giggle, suddenly feeling bright and light even though he knows better than to do so, “Problem?”
“Not a big fan of lil demons…”
“Noted, “Link sighs and he feels much, much better. The film is finally over, he’s seen some of Rhett’s work, and he can now say the following with sheer confidence, “I’m proud of you.”
And with that, Rhett freezes. He freezes solid, back going ram rod straight, and his eyes – they’re as round as dinner plates.
Big and green and looking at Link like’s a wild anomaly and Link worries that maybe he, somehow, inadvertently offended him with the remark so he’s quick to explain, “I-I mean it, bo. I’m proud of you. Going out there and-and doing something like this. Being so…so exposed and vulnerable and for anyone to see and yeah, sure, I mean, I guess it’s just for people to-to beat off to or whatever, but when you think about it, it’s something that brings people pleasure, which is a lot better than bringing something bad into people's lives and I know some would argue that porn is like, some gateway into violent dark tendencies or whatever, but for the average person it’s a good thing to explore and the fact you can so freely provide that to them and not be ashamed-!”
Link is blathering.
He’s a blathering idiot.
But he feels like if he stops talking, Rhett might snap at him. Or be mad. Or-!
But instead Rhett just shakes his head and whispers, “You’re unbelievable.”
Link’s diatribe cuts off. His blood stops in his veins. He feels completely seized.
“I’ve been trying so hard…fighting with everything in me,” Rhett breathes and he just…eases forward, eases closer. He’s in Link’s personal space and Link wonders if he should back up or something.
He can feel the heat coming off Rhett’s skin. His breath is bathing Link’s face as he rasps, “But I can’t anymore. You’ll have to forgive me, but…”
Rhett kisses him.
Rhett. Kisses. Him.
Rhett kisses Link.
Their lips meet in the smallest, quickest, sweetest little peck. The sound of it, the quick wet click of their lips…it’s earth shattering, sound-barrier breaking.
And Link feels his whole nervous system lurch at it. And Rhett is still looking at him, searching his eyes wildly. Link blinks and licks his lips and tries to speak, but there’s nothing to say.
Rhett just grins softly, “Bad for business…that’s what you are…”
Link’s gaze dips to Rhett’s mouth. To his lips. Lips that were on his seconds ago. His eyes feel heavy lidded as he gulps and Rhett just huffs as he kisses him again. Again.
Another kiss and this one is more than just a peck. This one? This one is the one Link’s been dreaming of, the one he’s been wishing for.
This kiss is perfect.
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Tfw you spend 49 years in a house with your friend watching the world die all around you. There's love there. And obligation.
Basically I assembled a comic out of whatever terrible supplies I have on hand. Click for better quality because dear god.
Tamlin's table is so long and empty because by ACOTAR everyone who used to sit there is dead! More thoughts under the cut!
[image ID: four images of sketchbook pages with drawings of Tamlin and Lucien and lyrics from Me and My Husband by Mitski.
1: Three images of Tamlin sitting at the base of a tree, hand and face streaked with blood. The text: I steal a few breaths from the world for a minute, and then I'll be nothing forever
2: Several cut and pasted black and white images of flowers, specifically black eyed susans, followed by a drawing of Lucien's face but one eye is covered by a flower. Next to him are drawings of a mechanical and organic eye. The text: and all of my memories, all the things I have seen. Will be gone, with my eye, with my body, with me.
3: The first picture, in red marker, is of Tamlin holding Lucien. The second picture, in blue marker, is Lucien lying on a bed while Tamlin sits next to him. The text: But me and my husband, we're doing better. It's always been just him and me together.
4: Lucien sitting in the branches of a tree, looking tired. The left side of his face is bandaged. The text: So I bet all I have on that furrowed brow
5: A colored pencil drawing of a tree. The text: At least in this lifetime, we're sticking together. Me and my husband, we're sticking together.
6: An image of a masquerade mask, followed by a drawing of Tamlin standing at the end of a table, waiting. He is wearing a mask over his eyes. The text: And I am the idiot with a painted face, in the corner, taking up space.
7: Lucien, also masked, entering from a doorway. The next image is of two black and white printouts, one of a fox and one of a wolf, glued over a drawing of an empty table. The text: but when you walk in, I am loved, I am loved.
8: Three silhouettes standing side by side, with real dried clover flowers glued where their heads should be. Each one is bleeding from a different wound.
9: drawing of Lucien and Tamlin, unmasked and looking away from each other, frowning. It's been cut out of lined notebook paper and glued to the page. They are outlined in yellow marker. The text, also cut out and glued, outlined in a variety of colors: Me and my husband, we're doing better. It's always been just him and me together. Me and my husband, we're sticking together. /End ID]
Yeah the song is me and my husband but like. Platonic I guess. Actually I really don't care? It's unimportant to my vague thoughts about them. The important stuff: for a very long time they were/are the person the other was closest to and that's not really a bad thing but before Amarantha it was like. Holding on so tight to this one person because you're afraid that if you let them go even a little bit you're throwing away the one chance of a person who will stay with you. Neither of them had very good support systems is what I'm saying lmao. And also like in the caption. Feelings of obligation.
And those 49 years brought them both even closer and also it was bad and like. Half a century of constant stress and tragedy and there was also a lot of fights and bad coping mechanisms. How do I think things would have turned out for them after Amarantha? Idk man it's not like I have ACOMAF to go on because. Well you already know my thoughts on that. (Or you don't, and idk I've probably talked about it on my mainblog. Tagged sjm.txt)
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