#but it's paced in a perfect way that you can be discussing it WHILE you're watching

[yawnderu]

CW: Prostitution, hardcore sex, anal sex, threesome, creampie. MDNI.

Prettiest girl in Edinburgh, Johnny often called you when discussing his sex life with Simon, drunkenly sharing way too much information about all the things you do with him in exchange for money.

Simon was never an easily influenced man, always able to hold his ground no matter what. Johnny's rants weren't what drove him to Edinburgh, no, it was pure curiosity after seeing pictures on your socials, given to Johnny in an almost unprofessional display of trust.

I can see why Johnny's so obsessed with you. Half-lidded brown eyes are fully focused on the scene in front of him; Johnny's burly arms underneath your knees, hands holding the back of your neck and forcing you to look down at the way he ravages your ass in a full nelson.

The sight of your tight ass being stretched wide open is enough to make him hard, but he told you both he's not joining on it. It's downright disgusting, he tries to convince himself, calloused hand running up and down his almost painfully hard cock, rubbing the slick precum that seems to be leaking out of his tip like a faucet.

“Show the LT how fuckin' wet you are for 'im, bonnie.” Johnny whispers into your ear, slowing down for a second to adjust you on his cock before he keeps slamming his hips into your ass, fucking into your puckered hole harder and deeper.

You barely manage to make eye contact with Simon, half-lidded eyes barely managing to not roll to the back of your head at the lewd sight in front of you. He looks too good— too fucking good not to be yours. Your hands drift down to your leaking cunt, two fingers opening your wet cunt for him to see the juices dripping down freely, wetting Johnny's cock and balls.

He tries to be strong, he truly does, but you're straight out of a porno, pretty cunt glistening while you give him “fuck me” eyes. Simon is a strong man— but he's not that strong. Like a sailor being lured by a siren, your pretty moans call to him, standing up to his full height and walking to the lewd scene in front of him.

His bared hand goes under your chin, forcing you to look up at him as he starts to rub his hard, veiny cock on your folds, gathering some of your wetness, his other hand gripping your hip tightly as he begins to sink into you. The sensation of your tight, wet cunt wrapping around his dick sends a surge of pleasure through his body, muscles tensing up as he brings you closer.

“You okay, love?” He whispers into your ear, pulling you back against him and thrusting deeper into you with a more forceful motion once you nod your head. The thin wall separating your cunt and ass lets both men feel each other moving within you, the contrast between Johnny's brutal fucking and Simon's gentle love making being the perfect contrast to make you tighten up around their cocks, arms wrapping around Simon's neck while you bring him closer.

Simon groans deeply as your lips eagerly crash against his, both of his hands now gripping your hips tightly, the wetness and tightness of your pussy enveloping him completely as he holds you in place, thrusting into you with deliberate force.

Johnny's grip on you tightens as he sets a punishing pace, his hips slamming into you with each powerful thrust, brutally fucking your tight, warm ass. The sound of your combined moans and the wet slaps of his hips meeting your ass fills the room, fueling your lust and driving the men further into a dominant frenzy. Simon's grip on your hips tightens, fingers digging into your flesh as he fucks into you harder, deeper.

“Fuck.” Johnny groans from behind you, voice strained with need.

“Gonna fuckin' cum inside ye, hen.” His voice is laced with desperation and need, throaty moans leaving his lips as he slams into you. With one final, powerful thrust, he spills himself inside your ass, emptying his balls deep inside you.

So many rules are being broken— not using a condom, letting them cum inside, kissing... even threesomes are forbidden, yet both men are so worth it.

Simon sets a punishing rhythm, his hips slamming into yours with full force. His groans mix with your whimpers and moans, creating a symphony of raw desire, feeling Johnny letting go of the hold only to wrap his arms around you, holding you in place while his cock softens inside your ass.

Simon's pace quickens, thrusts becoming more erratic as he chases his own release, bringing you in for another messy, needy kiss to muffle his own moans. He's lost in the moment, fully consumed by the primal need to claim you. As his thrusts become more frenzied, he can feel the familiar coil of pleasure building deep within him.

His hips jerk uncontrollably as he empties his heavy balls deep inside your needy cunt, being milked by you when he feels your orgasm hit you as well, whiny moans spilled into his mouth. He pants heavily, his grip on your hips loosening as he comes down from his intense release.

Both men carefully pull out of you, setting your tired body down in bed before you're being pulled to a hairy chest you're very familiar with— Johnny's. He plants soft kisses on your forehead, tired words of praise leaving his lips in the form of whispers meant only for you to hear. You feel a stronger pair of arms wrapping around you from behind, your flush pressing against Simon's firm chest as he buries his face on your hair, letting out a deep sigh of exhaustion.

He's definitely visiting Edinburgh again, with or without Johnny. Maybe even make a private Instagram account to talk to you, too.

#simon ghost riley #cod mwii #cod mw2 #simon riley #call of duty #simon ghost x reader #ghost cod #simon riley x reader #ghost smut #ghost x you #ghost mw2 #ghost x reader #ghost x y/n #ghost x female reader #ghost x f!reader #ghost x fem!reader #soap x fem reader #soap x reader #soap x you #soap x y/n #john soap mactavish #john mactavish x reader #johnny mactavish #soap mactavish x reader #johnny soap mactavish #cod #soap mactavish #john mactavish x you #soap mactavish x you #mw2 ghost

[macabrecake]

wifey, I got smth to ask you 🥺

can I ask for just getting my back blown out by infinite darkness Leon somewhere in the White House after the zombie attack?

Just him in that blue suit??

(also pls add some praise kink in there, I beg)

Gabby my beloved! Ask you shall receive! 💖

Minors step off from here please and thank you.

The White House…

Of all the zombie attacks Leon has had to bear witness to, forced to carry the mental and physical scars from, survived. The White House was the last place he'd ever expect to be hit. He can't say he's surprised though. Even now as he discusses with Jason on the subject of who started this with what virus, his adrenaline is shot. Not even fully taking in the conversation when his mind is on something else.

Or rather someone else.

Luckily, his search was brief when you just so happen to hastily round the corner and search before locking eyes with him. Your dire look of concern immediately falls away to relief at the sight of him, he can't but smile at that but the feeling is mutual.

He's quick to leave Jason and close what felt like a mile long distance between you two. As soon as your arms are around each other, you feel his larger stature softly squeeze your hips and gently scoot you along. A silent request to take you away for some much deserved privacy.

And you couldn't be more happy to oblige.

You let Leon pull you away from prying eyes into a nearby office and lock the door. Let him steal your breath with a ravishing kiss while he scoops you up with large, warm hands planted firmly on your ass. Let him manhandle you as he bends you over the desk and hikes the lower part of your dress up. Putting your soaked through lace panties on full display to show just how badly you need him.

It's truly a sight he'll never grow tired of.

Unable to resist, his hand ghosts down the skin of your backside to press his thumb against your weeping little pearl, still hidden behind the thin, soiled fabric. It elicits a soft breathy whine from you that Leon can't help but chuckle at, "Sorry sunshine, just love when you get messy like this."

Any other day the agent would love to tease you and draw this out a little more but, he just doesn't have the time and most certainly not the patience. With his pants quickly undone and pulled down just enough for his cock to be freed from it's restraints, his fingers suddenly tug your underwear to the side and sinks himself into your welcoming heat in one thrust.

The moan that escapes you would've most definitely drawn attention if it weren't for his hand clasping over your mouth to silence you, followed by sweet searing kisses pressed to your neck as he sets a rough, needy pace.

"That's it…" The dirty blonde softly coos into your ear, delighted with how your pussy squeezes the entirety of his length everytime he sinks back in with a rhythmic slap. "That's my good girl."

His words pour from his lips onto your body like the sweetest liquor, one you'll never deny and hope to stay intoxicated by everyday. Leon softly smiles into your hair. Because he knows it. Knows exactly what praise like that does to you. Your cute little muffled whimper and the desperate rock of your hips to meet his thrusts is all the answer he needs.

"Yeah, you're my good girl." He rumbles out in that low pretty groan. "Fuck, you were made to take me this good weren't you?" His composure soon shatters for a moment, leading him to bury his face in the crook of your neck with a hiss in an attempt to mask his own noise. Leon's voice then falls to a whisper, a secret uttered into your love stained skin that only you could keep.

"God you're perfect."

It's too much, in the best way possible. Tears of pure bliss fall from your eyes as you grace that edge of heaven, while your fingers card through his hair and hold on for dear life. His hand coming around to press the rough, warm pads of his fingers against your intimacy however, is what ultimately tips you over.

A soft cry tumbles into his hand as your orgasm leaves you quivering within his hold. Leon's thrusts instantly slow down to help you ride out your high, squishing your smaller frame between his body and the desk more while you gush on his fingers and around his cock before going still.

Your breath comes out in a quiet pant as you come back down from your cloud nine, that is until you release a sudden squeak when Leon slowly starts up his rhythm again. In his defense, eyeing the way your cunt throbbed and dripped around his dick was too fucking hot to ignore.

You're quick to pick your head up and look back at him. Only to meet his lips smashing against yours in another feverish kiss, swallowing your pretty sounds like a shot of his favorite whiskey.

The agent then pulls away, but just slightly, to softly speak. "Come on Princess, you can give me one more. Can't you?"

Seeing how handsomely disheveled he looks in that navy blue suit- hair messily sticking to his skin, cheeks flushed a wonderful shade of red, plush lips parted to let out his quiet huffs, and those pretty ocean eyes blown with all the love he has for you. Oh yeah, you most certainly accept another round.

You're Leon Scott Kennedy's good girl after all.

#WOO! #finally some actual writing from me 😭 #thank you for letting me use the brain cell my queen 💕 #i seriously need to give ID Leon more attention #that suit is just #😩👌🏻 #leon kennedy #leon s kennedy #resident evil #resident evil infinite darkness #leon kennedy x reader #leon kennedy x you #leon s kennedy x reader #leon s kennedy x you #leon kennedy smut

[jinisnuggets]

𝕊𝕒𝕧𝕖 𝕄𝕖 (ℙ𝕠𝕥𝕖𝕟𝕥𝕚𝕒𝕝 ℙ𝕒𝕣𝕥 𝕆𝕟𝕖?)

ᵖᵃⁱʳⁱⁿᵍˢ: ˢᵖʸ!ˢᵉᵘⁿᵍᵐⁱⁿ ˣ ⁱᵈᵒˡ!ᶠᵉᵐ!ʳᵉᵃᵈᵉʳ

ʷᵒʳᵈ ᶜᵒᵘⁿᵗ: 2.5ᵏ

ᵍᵉⁿʳᵉ: ᵃⁿᵍˢᵗ, ˢᵖʸ ˣ ⁱᵈᵒˡ ᵃᵘ

ʷᵃʳⁿⁱⁿᵍˢ: ᵃ ᵇⁱᵗ ˢʷᵉᵃʳⁱⁿᵍ, ˢᵒᵐᵉʷʰᵃᵗ ᵃᵍᵍʳᵉˢⁱᵛᵉ ˢᵉᵘⁿᵍᵐⁱⁿ? ᵐᵉⁿᵗⁱᵒⁿˢ ᵒᶠ ˢᵗᵃˡᵏⁱⁿᵍ ᵃⁿᵈ ʰᵃʳᵐⁱⁿᵍ, ᶠᵃᵏᵉ ⁱᵈᵉⁿᵗⁱᵗⁱᵉˢ.

ˢʸⁿᵒᵖˢⁱˢ: ᶠᵘˡˡʸ ᶜᵒⁿᵛⁱⁿᶜᵉᵈ ᵗʰᵃᵗ ˢᵒᵐᵉᵒⁿᵉ ⁱˢ ᵃᶠᵗᵉʳ ᵏᵒʳᵉᵃ'ˢ ᵗᵒᵖ ᶠᵉᵐᵃˡᵉ ⁱᵈᵒˡ, ʰᵉ ᵖᵃᶜᵏˢ ʰⁱˢ ᵇᵃᵍˢ ᵃⁿᵈ ᵖʳᵉᵖᵃʳᵉˢ ᶠᵒʳ ᵗʰᵉ ˡᵒⁿᵍ ᵍᵃᵐᵉ ᵒᶠ ᶜʰᵉˢˢ.

ᵃᵘᵗʰᵒʳˢ ⁿᵒᵗᵉ: ⁱ ᵈⁱᵈⁿ'ᵗ ᵏⁿᵒʷ ʷʰᵉᵗʰᵉʳ ᵗʰⁱˢ ˢʰᵒᵘˡᵈ ᵇᵉᶜᵒᵐᵉ ᵃ ˢᵉʳⁱᵉˢ, ⁱ ᵈᵒⁿ'ᵗ ᵏⁿᵒʷ ʰᵒʷ ʸᵒᵘ ᵍᵘʸˢ ʷⁱˡˡ ˡⁱᵏᵉ ⁱᵗ ):>

Authors note 2: This is stationed by order of events so it may seem rushed but like I actually spent a really long time working on this and trying to perfect it, sorry if it's not what you're looking for, I'll try to do better on part 2 :) I know that this part is a bit boring but like I just didn't have a way to make everything all connect without making this really really long and really boring for 3/4th's of the fic soo this is what were dealing with ):>, part 2 will def be more interesting if you would like to see one :D

ᵉˣᵗʳᵃ ⁿᵒᵗᵉ: ʳᵉᵈ ᵗᵉˣᵗ: ʰᵃⁿ, ᵖᵘʳᵖˡᵉ ᵗᵉˣᵗ: ˡᵉᵉ ᵏⁿᵒʷ.

ᵇʳⁱᵉᶠ ⁱⁿᵗʳᵒᵈᵘᶜᵗⁱᵒⁿ ᵗᵒ ᵐʸ ᵇˡᵒᵍ

1:00 pm

You stood next to your members, as there stood a long line of fans, your leader said a couple of words before all of you took a bow. Everyone around you sat down while the people stood excitedly in line holding their albums.

It was fan meeting day, you sat down holding your pen and looking around and saw excited and easy moving fans pacing around in their spot, jumping up and down with excitement while communicating with the people in front and behind of them, you smiled lightly at the excitement of the fans, as the line begun moving.

You waited, you weren't exactly the last in line but you definitely weren't one of the first.

You greeted people and signed a lot of albums, your group name was written down behind you as you sat around the middle of the group, you made cute drawings on some of the albums along with some cute little messages.

Until he came… particularly one guy caught your attention, but you couldn't understand why, it's not like he looked suspicious he was just eye catching, you glanced at him while you were discussing with another fan, none of your members looked to share your reaction, but for some reason you just grew interested in him.

“Hello.” He spoke calmly, definitely different from the majority of people who you had talked until now, he handed you his album softly, and leaned on the table.

“Hello, how is your day going?”

“Good, what about you?”

You thought about your response teasingly and then responded

“Definitely better than usual.” You lightly said with a chuckle.

The guy laughed along with you as you lightly joked.

“What's your name?” You asked softly while glancing up at him.

“Yang Dongyun…” he smiled lightly, while watching your moving hand as you drew a cute little puppy on his album.

“That's a pretty name, do you have a bias?”

You could make out a small nod coming from him as he opened his mouth to talk before shutting it.

“You can say.” You said with a smile on your face, while looking back down to finish his album.

He chuckles lightly, while glancing up from your hand to you. “I'd rather not.”

“Aw, come on. You can't leave me on a cliffhanger like that!” Half joking… “I'll make sure you attend the next fan event so I can get an answer out of you!” This time somewhat cringing at your expression.

You noticed him laugh with you as the bell rang, you handed him his album and fist bumped him as he moved on to the next member.

Curiously though, there was something so hypnotizing about him that you couldn't figure out.

You glanced at him once in a while, trying to get a glimpse of where he currently was, you saw him when he got up and left the room, going out with another guy, who you guessed was a friend of his, you were so distracted that you didn't realize the next person calling your name.

“Oh- my bad!” You said while turning back to look at your fan.

3:17 pm

“Hello!? Is something in that brain of yours?”

“What do you want?”

“Geez why are you so mad all of a sudden… you just went to a fan sign, cheer up.”

“Speaking of, did something happen there?”

“Not anything out of the ordinary, just a regular.”

“Boy! You just met some of the area’s hot topics at the moment! That's one of the biggest girl groups right now!!! You could at least be more excited!”

“Why are you so interested whether I was excited or not?”

“Seungmin isn't a fan.”

“Minho, speaking of, why did you need Seungmin to get in a fan sign?”

“I needed him to inspect the members better.”

“Why?”

“One of the members is about to be targeted by an anti-fan. I needed Seungmin to figure out who.”

“Why couldn't I have been the one to go?”

“You would've forgotten the reason for your presence in seconds after seeing your favorite girl group.”

“Whatever…”

He said with a light voice, almost inaudible..

“So who do you suspect it is?”

“It's hard to tell.”

“Did no one have a tracker, or like something that could possibly resemble stalking?”

“No…”

Silence filled the car as everyone felt a sense of hopelessness, with no keys on who it could possibly be.. now what was the next step?

“I do have my suspicions though.”

“What suspicions do you have?”

Seungmin glanced at his album, at the happy puppy that was drawn on the blank sheet.

“L/N Y/N”

Minho pulled over and looked at Seungmin, Jisung himself couldn't hide his surprise either, both stared in complete shock.

“Why her!?”

“I don't have evidence but I do have a theory.”

…

“We’re waiting?”

“L/n is the only member in her group with a solo career, and therefore it's very likely that this stalker is planning on attacking whenever their victim is alone. L/n has to go to the US for her tour very soon while her group will stay here in South Korea. L/n is the only member who has excused activities to be alone, therefore if she didn't appear with her group, no one would suspect a thing until it's too late.”

“Shit-'' Minho looked at the dark road as he grabbed his phone and began dialing a number

“Why would someone target y/n!?”

“She’s an easy target for any anti-fan. She gets to be alone often and is easy to talk to, probably easy to trick as well.”

Both Minho and Jisung looked over at Seungmin

The silence was disrupted whenever a small “hello?” was heard from the other side of the phone,

Minho quickly cleared his throat before speaking

“We found the victim. L/N Y/n, 24 years old, height,165 centimeters tall, member of ( ). ”

“L/n Y/n?”

“Yes, L/n will be having solo activities in another county very soon, the most likely option is that her stalker will approach her there.”

“Do you know what country she will be touring in?”

“I believe she will have a U.S tour.”

“Which country will she be in?”

“California I believe.”

7:01 pm

“I'm so tired!!!” Your maknae got tired easily, you chuckled lightly as you noticed your leader looking through the car’s reer-view-mirror.

“Should we stop by Subway? to pick up some takeout before returning to the dorm?”

Suddenly calm mood switched from the members yelling out their regular order, you heard a chuckle come from the passenger seat..

“Alright, alright, with pies and bobas too.”

The chaos in the car was loud, so you put on your earbuds and put on some music, looking at the calm night sky after a long day.

“Yang Dongyun”

“I’d rather not.”

“Hey girls, did you guys feel something weird about this guy named Dongyun?”

The car suddenly went silent and everyone turned back to look at you.

“Who's Dongyun?”

“Oh- he had small eyes, I believe he wore braces, he had soft brown hair, really calm personality.”

“I don't recall.”

“How do you expect us to remember the exact guy out of like 100’s of different faces we saw today?”

“Well I guess that's true…”

“What about him?”

“I don't know, there's something off about him.”

“Like creepy?”

“No… not creepy, he just stands out.”

You noticed your members all take turns looking at each other, before looking back at you, you noticed your leader look at you from the rest-view-mirror before smiling.

“Let's just go get Subway.”

You smiled softly and nodded but you knew that you wouldn't be able to escape the thought of this Dongyun guy.

Who was he? Why were you so attracted to him? What brought or hypnotized you into him? Did he put a spell on you or something? Whatever he did.. it worked.

Because he couldn't get out of your mind. He was just trapped in there internally, it shouldn't be this way… out of all the fans you met today… why was he the only one you continued recalling?

9:29 pm

Concerts and a bunch of upcoming events were taking place. You got out of the shower and entered your shared room with your roommate.

“You ready for the flight tomorrow?” She asked, glancing up from her journal to look at you.

You were the only member in your group with a solo career, and although you were quite proud of it, it meant a lot more stress for you.

“I partly don't wanna go but oh well. It is what it is.”

“Hey, at least you're getting a lot of attention right now for your solo activities and you're not flopping.”

“Yeah, in a way.”

“You gotta go to sleep early so you make it to the airport on time.”

“Yeah.” You were looking in your closet to pick on an outfit for the long trip to California for your tour. Along with your group, you just came back and the tour was gonna start now.

You took out a few pants and shirts from your closet, looking for what to wear to the airport. Your bags and luggage were already packed, you just needed to prepare your clothing for the morning.

“What's your airport fashion?”

“I don't know… which one do you like better.”

You put up a few shirts and played a game of save one drop one until you were left with a causal looking outfit, you nodded in approval and picked out some shoes before folding everything and laying down in bed.

“I feel like something may go wrong…”

You saw your roommate turn around to face you.

“Why? You shouldn't think like that, you'll have staff with you 24/7.”

“I don't know, it's just a gut feeling.”

“Maybe you're just paranoid…?” Her words came out half joking, insinuating that you're gonna miss the members and her.

“Maybe I am.” You added on to her joking pitch, raising an eyebrow.

“Better not die!! You're our visual and main vocalist. You can't die.”

“How can I control if I die or not?”

“Easy! Just don't die”

You both chuckled at your roommates answer, laughing off your silly sense or humor from the connection that each of you built with each other.

But seriously…

Why did you have a feeling that something very bad was about to happen…?

***

California, LA…

You're album, “Soul Night of Memories” was ranking high on music charts, for it's hypnotizing vocals, small rap, heavy choreography, and overall.. great tracks.

After all, you weren't the main vocalist, and lead dancer for no reason, you shined as a rapper without the need of the position, and although you missed out on some group promotions, you would still be able to reunite with them in about 2 weeks as you both were making a stop by Paris.

You once recalled your leader telling your group the words: “Loving a fan is simple as the feelings are shared, however some fans may have different intentions whether good or bad”

“Why do I always think of those when remember of Dongyun-”

“L/n Y/n?”

“Yes?”

“Oh- Hello! I'm Yang Minyung. I heard you came on tour so I wanted to stop by and say hello.”

“Yang Minyung… you're the soloist, who used to be a member of Drama Club right?”

“Yes! I've been wanted to meet you for a while as I really admire your work.”

“That's really sweet… thank you…”

“I'll be here if you need anything.”

“Yes, thank you.”

Yang Minyung, once a member of Drama Club however the group passed through some tragic things that caused their disbandment. Minyung was really brave for speaking out about tragic things in her songs.

6:27 pm

“Heyyyy!!!!”

“Hi girls.”

“How'd it go, first few days in Cali how's it going?”

“Pretty normal, we're having concerts, singing, a few fan meets, and fan video calls. Speaking of! Did you guys know that Yang Minyung came to California as well?”

“Yang Minyung? Like the soloist?”

“Yeah.”

“Former member of Drama Club?”

“Yeah.”

“Where'd you hear that from? She's still in Seoul, she actually had an accident and is in the hospital with a fractured leg right now.”

“What-?”

“Yeah, did a fan tell you she was in California?”

What the hell? If Yang Minyung had an accident that caused her to fracture her bone. Then why did you see her earlier? Or was it some sick fan who decided to pretend to be Minyung just for the fun of it?

“Yeah… a fan told me that she was in California and that she recently had a concert. I guess I believed it”

Your members laughed at your gullibleness.

“It sounded believable.”

“Yeah whatever you say main vocal.”

You rolled your eyes at your members before turning back to the phone.

“I think my food is here, I'm gonna hang up and eat, since I haven't eaten yet.”

“Ok! Take care y/n!”

***

“Just remember that this isn't an ordinary task, you're protecting one of Korea's most famous idols, best vocalist, and she's going to be surrounded by a lot of people for the next few weeks. Whether it's fans, staff, or friends she's always gonna have someone around.”

Seungmin wandered around the building where you were supposed to be spending the night, looking around for anyone who could possibly look suspicious. After all this was Korea's top female idol at the moment, how was he not supposed to put his absolute best effort to try to locate your perpetrator?

“Sir? Do you need anything?”

Seungmin immediately turned around to face the employee, shoving them into the wall, looking them straight in the eye.

“Did anyone suspicious come in earlier today?”

The employee, who was quite startled thought for a moment.

“I don't think so.”

“No one who looked to be in a rush? No one who was demanding staff to be quick with their work?”

…

“Now that I'm remembering, there was one person. But it was probably just because an idol came in earlier.”

“Do you remember what they looked like?”

“No… I can't recall.”

Seungmin got up, nodding and thanking the staff.

He dialed a number

“The perpetrator is going by a fake identity, they have already checked into the hotel L/n Y/n is staying in and treated the staff harshly. It is highly possible that the perpetrator has already contacted L/n in some sort of way or manner, whether it was digitally or physically.”

“Good job, keep up the pace and this will be quick”

“L/n Y/n seems to have no suspicions yet, as long as she doesn't come close to the-”

“Did you call me?”

The utter silence that filled the room was threatening, Seungmin didn't dare to move a muscle until he turned around, looking and facing the familiar voice behind him, keeping the phone a safe distance from his ear before pulling it back.

“I'll talk to you later.”

“Seung-”

He hung up before whoever was on the other side was able to finish their sentence.

Turning his body to completely face the familiar voice, keeping steady eye contact.

He had been caught by the person he least wanted to see, yet the one person he promised to protect.

L/n Y/n...

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[strwberri-milk]

Hellos, may I request Al Haitham where they learn that their s/o is a reader too. Like when they go to their house, they see this huge library and stuff. All the books seemingly read as their annotated, and when you look at the books they have tabs, drawings, pasted memes, post-its, and writings. The books from different genres, the same books with different covers, rare books and stuff. The reader allows them to read and borrow them as he likes. They also offer to annotate a book for them if he wants. How would they react?

And a book reading date kind of after maybe

I changed the prompt just a scootch!!

Al Haitham spends a lot of time with his nose in a book because it means he can sit with his thoughts alone, or sit and digest somebody else's ideas without the expectation of maintaining a conversation if he chooses not to. To him, it's the perfect way to spend some time by himself while keeping his brain active.

When he met you he found that you were similar enough to him. He enjoyed reading books that you recommended, feeling as though he was growing closer to you with each page he finished. It was a less intrusive way for him to learn more about you, giving you some books he likes himself to return the favour.

He thought that you were slightly more casual than he was. Your overlap didn't seem to be all that great and the books that you'd give him to read weren't exactly as academic as the ones he would read. Then again, anything seems less academic when you're reading a literal textbook for fun.

The first time you invite him over he's not expecting too much. He thought that the two of you would just sit down for some snacks and discuss the latest book you finished, not expecting to be lead down a hall into a glorious library. He has his own but somehow, you've breathed life into the books on the shelves. He can tell that you've read a majority of them from the wear on the spine or the familiar way you grab them, flags sticking out of slightly stretched-out spines.

You hand him one, him recognising it as a new copy of a book he mentioned wanting to read to you in passing. He didn't expect you to be able to get a copy, knowing how difficult it was for him even with his connections now as the Acting Grand Sage. You give him another copy, this one just as annotated as the other ones he determines with a precursory flip through the pages.

Al Haitham is a bit of a purist with his books, keeping them all in pristine condition and not wanting to mark them up. However, the way your books are clearly loved as he looks through others while you find something to eat together makes his fingers itch to try it himself. He's a bit of a perfectionist so he doesn't think he'd be able to do well on his own books.

You return after a while, bringing with you some supplies to annotate. You catch him browsing all of your books when you get back, fingers gently tracing over the rarer books in your collection. as he asks you a few questions about how you managed to get these copies, telling him a little about it as you offer him some things.

You two don't often just sit and read together but now he's finding himself really wanting to do more of it in the future. You told him that it might be a nice and chill thing to do with each other as the two of you have been so busy lately that you just wanted to come down from the stress but still being together.

He listens as you work through your own book, getting antsy as he tries to continue to finish his own. You've left your copy of the book he wanted to read on the table and he's so tempted to skim through it, look through the notes you left on the margins. You notice his eyes flitting to and fro and with a quiet chuckle, you silently pass the book to him.

Al Haitham's expression is almost unreadable as he works through the pages at his own pace. However, he's distracted enough that you can steal a couple glances at him as he smiles at some of the notes you've left, nail gently tracing the outlines of the words as he reads them aloud to himself.

#genshin x reader #al haitiham x reader #genshin impact x reader

[dxitydoo]

More Miraculous Ladybug Fic Recs! #2

I managed to lose pretty much all my bookmarks so I’m still working on re-finding them and saving them again. However, its been 3 years since my last one of these and I still read a lot of MLB fics so here’s some more recs.

Key

* - unfinished

M - mature

☆ - favourite

Arranged in alphabetical order.

☆ A Good Actor by 11JJ11 | 3k

To avoid auditioning for the role of Ladybug, Marinette finds herself trying out as Chat Noir for a school performance. It’s just her luck that she’s trying out with Adrien, who she can barely get a sentence out around. So when she’s told to improv the heroes’ patrol night she does the easiest thing– and repeats exactly what Chat Noir said to her on patrol last night.

My thoughts: look, I’m a sucker for identity reveals in kinda stupid ways and this fic is one of the best imo. I genuinely go back and reread this one on a regular basis

A Rational Fear of Dragons by orphan_account | 4k

When Kim gets paired with Marinette for a history project, he learns a lot, though most of it has nothing to do with their project.

My thoughts: unfortunately, the author has deactivated but this fic is still a good read. I always like fics from an outsider’s perspective and this one does it really well. I especially like Kim and Marinette’s relationship in this.

And They Were Housemates by DxityDoo | 35k*

He was turned away from her. Looking back on it, maybe that was why she didn’t recognise him at first. But then he turned to look at her and her mind went blank. Adrien. Oh my god _________________ Marinette was excited to start the next chapter of her life. Making it into her first choice university had been her dream for years and now it was finally here and it was going to be perfect. It was just her luck she would be housemates with Adrien Agreste of all people. Now she had to navigate university life while living with her crush as well as trying to keep the trouble-making Chat Noir from getting in her way. It was going to be one hell of a year.

My thoughts: alright, this one is mine. I tend not to like when ppl rec their own works so apologies if you’re the same but I’m really proud of it. It’s still unfinished but its fully planned out and I’m slowly but surely getting there.

A Thing for Models by WriterRiderDirtyThirties | 4k

Ladybug figures that, as a fellow model, Chat Noir could give her some insight on how to talk to her model crush. Enter Professor Chat.

between reflection and truth by theriveroflight | 1k

Trying a tuxedo awakens new feelings in Kagami. Or: Mirrors lie between two worlds — the reflections and the truth.

Cat Walker's Secret Is Revealed... Twice. by CassarillaDraws | 3k

Ladybug and Chat Noir swapped Miraculous for a week in hopes of making their partnership stronger. Marinette feels inadequate when she compares herself as Ladynoire to Cat Walker. Plagg explains that it wasn't exactly the feline hero's first night on the job.

☆ The Dating App by leadernovaandthemacabre | 15k

Chat Noir and Marinette cross paths on Paris’ newest dating app and keep crossing paths until secrets slip. - [MDC]: why are you here [OfficialChatNoir]: we matched! shall we go out for sweethearts ice cream? [MDC]: i’m blocking you [OfficialChatNoir]: wait wait marinette wait *[MDC] has blocked you*

My thoughts: this one is rated Teen on AO3 but I'd just say that there is quite a bit of sexual discussion so if you're sensitive to that then maybe skip this one? But this one was really good. It's one I've read more recently and I really enjoyed it (hence why it got the favourite star). It's on the longer side for a oneshot but the pacing is So Good. It's another identity reveal fic (look most fics I read will be identity reveal fics coz they're my fave) but it also has some really good Marichat close/flirty friendship (my favourite side of the love square and one of my favourite dynamics)

☆ drowning in plain sight by buggachat | 73k

Everybody had expected Monarch's defeat to be a moment of triumph. Nobody had expected Gabriel Agreste, unmasked and mind frayed from continual abuse of the miraculous, crying out to all who would listen and making Paris certain of one thing: His son, Adrien Agreste, is one of his sentimonsters. And now he's missing. Nobody can find him— not even the superheroes, and not even his closest friends. But Marinette, Nino, and Alya aren't ones to give up so easily. They'll find him, no matter what it takes. (But, geez, would it kill Chat Noir to lend a hand?)

My thoughts: buggachat is a staple of this fandom for a reason. This fic is incredible. I think I read it in one sitting? Or thereabouts anyway. I really like sentimonster!Adrien fics and this one was especially good

fills columns to new heights by orthostatics | 12k

Purifying the akuma, restoring the street, was special. Full of light and easy confidence. What he’d always imagined being Ladybug was like.

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Ladybug, called away from a fight, gives Chat her earrings. Being Ladybug brings up a lot of things Adrien hadn't previously known about himself. Well, one in particular.

My thoughts: trans!Adrien, my beloved

☆ Maintaining a Professional Distance by buggachat | 43k

“I mean, how dumb does the mayor think we are? Offering us a permanent hotel room as a ‘gesture of gratitude for all our work for Paris’, like it isn’t clearly just some half-baked political ploy to place him more in the public’s favor after the whole school funding scandal, like we’ll allow ourselves to sleep in a hotel that we were publicly offered, making ourselves sitting ducks for Hawkmo—”

“It’s a pretty big building,” he countered, and at least he seemed amused, because she certainly wasn’t, “Nobody knows which room we were given but us.”

“It doesn’t matter!” she scoffed, “It’s still a security risk that he can narrow our location down at all! Also,” she jutted her arms out towards the bed a second time, “May I remind you? ONE. BED. ONE!”

———

Or, Ladybug and Chat Noir receive a hotel room from the city, which they most certainly will not use. After all, that wouldn't be very professional, would it?

Yes, it's a Ladynoir bed sharing fic.

My thoughts: yes its another buggachat rec. I actually read this one first before realising it was by buggachat and loved it. Once again, I am a fan of identity reveals. Also I will forever find it amusing that both of them wrote the room off and yet both end up immediately using it

☆ The Messenger by CassarillaDraws | 5k

In a recent conversation Ladybug had jokingly suggested to Chat Noir that if Alya knew both of their identities they could contact each other through her. When Marinette shares this conversation with her best friend, Alya thinks it's an idea that they should consider for real. Since it's about his identity, the final decision is left up to Chat Noir. But he'll have plenty of opportunities to talk to Alya, since Ladybug has the flu, and she's filling in as Scarabella.

My thoughts: I love stories where Alya finds out both of them and is then just watching the sitch and sighing heavily. The identity reveal in this one is really good and kinda emotional and I love it

Miraculous Hive (series) by SailorChibi | 85k

Following Chameleon, Chloe figures out who Ladybug and Chat Noir. Her bee instincts then set off a chain of events that change everything.

Oh To Be a Catboy by LetTheHuman | 2k

Alternate Universe: Adrienne's transformation into Chat Noir turns her into her ideal self. He is funny, strong, confident... and undeniably male. He is so much easier to be than Adrienne. This causes "her" to think about some things.

one does not love breathing by wackus_bonkus | 144k

All of Paris watched as Hawkmoth murdered Chat Noir, taking the Black Cat Miraculous for himself. Ladybug swears revenge, but her enemy—and every miraculous in his possession—disappear without a trace. Six years later, a new team of villains launches an attack for the last remaining Miraculous: Volpina, armed with new powers; Queen Bee, with questionable loyalty; Argos, the new holder of the Peacock Miraculous; and Cat Walker, who Ladybug hates the most. Takes place after S4 - Strike Back.

My thoughts: idk if I can rec this coz I technically haven’t finished this one yet. I was reading it as it was coming out and I remember it being really good (I believe if you look hard enough, theres a comment somewhere which says I almost missed my bus coz I was reading the update). I ended up busy and didn’t have time to keep reading it as it updated but I remember really enjoying what I read and I do plan on actually finishing it eventually. This one has been a bit of a staple rec recently so you can also have it from me too lol. 

From memory, this one deserves to be in my favourites but given I haven’t finished it yet, I’m gonna leave it starless for now. But just so you know, its good

Operation Marichat by CoffeeBanana | 7k

When the news gets out that Ladybug and Adrien are an item, Alya and Nino make it their life's mission to comfort Marinette. Because obviously she'd be sad that Adrien's off the market, right? (Never mind the fact that Alya knows exactly who's underneath Ladybug's mask.) And if Nino's plan to cheer up Marinette involves setting her up with Chat Noir...what could possibly go wrong with that?

Puppies by Nation_Ustria | 3k

Adrien doesn't dislike dogs, per se, but ever since becoming Chat Noir being anywhere near them makes every part of him scream to get away. It's not too much of an issue, though, and the one time it actually was one (thank you Hawkmoth for a dog-themed akuma) Ladybug was there to help him calm down. The thing is, Alya just had the bright idea for the four of them to go play with puppies. He can handle that, right? Turns out, he can't, and that results in Marinette finally connecting the dots.

☆ Practice Makes Purr-fect by orphan_account | 7k

Marinette has something really important to tell Chat Noir, so she decides to practice on her friends. Adrien gets a little more than he bargained for when Alya suggests he be Practice Chat Noir.

My thoughts: I've read this one multiple times by this point and I'm grinning like an idiot through the whole thing everytime I read it. Again, unfortunately the author has deactivated but this fic is still worth a read. I'm still a sucker for kinda stupid identity reveals and this one is Very Good. Identity shenanigans, my beloved

☆ The Rocketear Revelation by Emmalylis | 1k

When Carapace decides to ask Chat Noir out, it sets off a chain of events he couldn’t have anticipated.

My thoughts: very short, very sweet. Adrienino is usually not a ship I read that often but I loved the dynamic in this and it made me desperate to read some more polycule!core four. Alas, it appears there really isn't much atm. I love the final scene so much

Trying to Get Bi by breeeliss | 3k

“Alright. How about Adrien Agreste?” Chat Noir sat up abruptly and stared at Ladybug over his shoulder. “Say what now?” "Let's hear it," Ladybug encouraged. "Hot or Not? He totally seems your type.” Chat Noir opened his mouth, closed it, and winced. “Eeehhhh, I dunno. T-That’s kind of a….a hard question.” Featuring: Bi!Ladybug and Bi!Chat Noir, a billboard of Adrien Agreste, a game of celebrity Hot or Not?, and a very awkward reveal.

My thoughts: I adore fics where LB and CN are genuinely close friends even without knowing each others identities and I also love identity reveals (one-sided but still). This fic is a win-win!

where roses bloom by carpisuns | 6k

“You’re sick, aren’t you?” He drops down to the balcony. “You’re sick because you love someone and … they don’t love you back.” (Love square Hanahaki AU, Marichat centric)

My thoughts: yes it's Marichat again, are we surprised? This one was short and sweet. I don't always love hanahaki fics but I enjoyed this one

#miraculous ladybug #mlb #miraculous ladybug fic recs #mlb fic recs #ml #ml fic recs #I read a lot of mlb fics so here have some more recs #long post

[sweettoothvn]

Ahem

Nobles nsfw alphabet when? *coughs*SHESSOFINEEEOHMYGOOOOOD*coughs*

PFFF??? Aight NSFW UNDER CUT

A = Noble tends to make sure you're clean and relaxed when you're finished. If you're sore she'll massage any part of you if need be. She wants to make sure you're taken care of and that you know your loved (especially if you're just as kinky as him and have an INTENSE session,,)

B = Noble's ears are particularly sensitive. Their favorite part of their partners would have to be the lower region, specifically love handles and butt. Noble loves the squish!

C = They're not one to spit that's for sure. They're definitely swallowing. One of their favorite things to do is back shots as well~

D = When in their gilvan form they don't mind if you pull their tail. Also they have a degradation kink.

E = A lot. Noble is pretty familiar with most body types as he does have a big body count. He's also familiar with dom and sub as he is a switch.

F = Anything close and intimate where he gets to see her S/O's face. So that would be mating press or missionary. However she does like doggy style on occasion.

G = He definitely gets into the mood. He'll play any part you want him to and make sure he's delivering it well.

H = Clean shaven

I = Will constantly compliment and assure you if you're insecure about something. He's very guiding too if you're not sure (for example giving head, he'll give advice)

J = Why are some of your clothes missing? Don't worry about it. Maybe you shouldn't let Noble do the laundry for a while though.

K = Dear god where do we start- okay. I'm probably gonna forget some. Degradation (on him), Sadomasochism, Shibari (both ways), Pegging (on him), Hair pulling (both ways), Wax play (both ways), Blood Play (both ways), Biting, Orgasm Denial (on S/O), Dirty Talk, Voyeurism, Asphyxiation, Gagging, Humiliation, Servant (him being the servant), Exhibitionism, Prey/Predator (him being the predator), Non-Con (you have to have a deep discussion with him before this!), Experimentalist, he's into whatever you're into basically.

L = Kitchen :)

M = I dunno you breathing i guess, he's kind of horny all the time.

N = Ageplay, Scat, Vomit, Gore, Watersports, Foot fetish, Armpit fetish, certain aspects of food play (putting food inside other holes that aren't your mouth)

O = He prefers giving oral, hence why he got a tongue piercing. But he doesnt mind receiving head either

P = Without telling her what kind of pace you like (unless you're a virgin, she'll start slow then speed up) she's more on the aggressive side. However there will be a few days where she takes her time to admire you... and also watch you squirm.

Q = They don't mind quickies, if you ask they'll do it. They would just prefer to take their time with you. In private or not, they don't care-

R = Definitely into experimenting.

S = They can go a lot of rounds that's for sure, their stamina matching that as well.

T = He definitely has a lot of toys that's for sure. He usually just buys them while day dreaming about using them on his crush or S/O without knowing whether or not he'll actually use it.

U = Huge tease, however if you aren't in the mood for it she'll quickly back off.

V = Generally speaking, they're not too loud as they've perfected masturbating while staying quiet for uh... certain reasons.. but if you want them to be loud they'll oblige.

W = Will become extremely clingy after your first time with her

X = In human form she's got a few moles and stretch marks but in half-gilvan form she has numerous light markings on her sides, arms, stomach, face, and legs! Also, since Noble is intersex they have both male and female genitalia, however she is very flat chested. Also almost no ass.

Y = Their sex drive is too high, they need help

Z = It will take them a while to fall asleep after as they're so giddy from the experience. However if you go a bunch of rounds they'll pass out pretty fast.

#sweet tooth vn #special icing asks

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Well since I'm currently working on Marcus M, some Thots for this man--

Marcus is grabby. He likes to have a hand on you. In public, it might be a hand on your hip, or the back of your neck, or your back. Even just holding your hand. He is, however, a menace. If the two of you are sitting next to each other in a movie theater, he'll put his hand on your thigh, maybe slowly inch it up your leg.

In private? This man is grabbing you whenever he wants. He will manhandle you into his lap, toss you on the bed, hold your wrists in one big hand. He likes to grab and grope, likes to feel how soft you are. And he likes to make a game of it, see where he can touch that will get the prettiest noises out of you.

Hi, darling! I love this thot that you sent in a long time ago (sorry) and I wanted to write a little drabble bc your writing inspires me!!

Marcus x gn!reader (implied AFAB but honestly can be read openly I think); smut, discussions of sexual acts including fingering, light choking, and good old fashioned sex. Praise, sweetness, established relationship I reckon. Very short drabble/thot.

*

Marcus was fidgety.

He wasn't the kind of person who bounced his leg or paced around when he got anxious about something. Often times he was the picture of stoicism and calm.

Unless you looked at his hands. You caught him frequently rubbing his palms together, or clenching his fists, or playing with the armrest of his desk chair. His hands betrayed his nerves, and you noticed.

You knew just when to slip your hand into his, to quiet down his mind and give him something on which to ground himself. At first, when you had to keep things quiet at work, you would hold his hand in secret- under the conference table, in the privacy of one of your offices. Eventually, you could hold his hand proudly in front of anyone, your love no longer only something people whispered and wondered about.

Marcus' hands are everything, the focal point of his power and the way he best communicates his desire and care for you. Whether it's a hand on the back of your head as he hugs you, or a hand around your thigh when you sneak away for road trips, he prefers to be touching you whenever possible.

He especially loves pulling you apart, piece by piece, using his wide fingers that he knows makes you feel so, so good. He loves watching you take one of his digits, then another, then if you're really relaxed and pliant, watching you gasp as you take a third. You love when his hand tightens around your neck just enough to feel it, never enough to hurt you- he wouldn't do that. He especially loves when you suck on his fingers while he fills you up, his perfect one, he calls you as praises fall from his pouty lips.

He craves your touch like you crave his. He never wants to let you go.

You wouldn't let him.

#marcus moreno #marcus m x gn!reader #drabble #sweet thots #marcus moreno's hands are the warning #i need to write more of him i think...... #drabble day

[doom-nerdo-666]

Something about "speed" in FPS games

Something i once wrote:

Whenever i think of the “keyword” behind retro FPS and what made them good, i feel like some people associate them with “speed”, but i think another keyword in general is “variety”.

On one hand, it applies to the components that make the game (Weapons, enemies, items, mechanics, level features etc) but on another it could also be varying situations and how they use these components (Moments of exploration, platforming, movement, maybe a bit of cover etc).

“Variety” and “speed” can still coexist and offer amazing results, while another benefit of speed is to push how advanced or impressive a game’s engine can be.

“Variety” also explains how level design can make scenarios feel different despite using the same “content”, hence why some of these classics still have mods and maps being made, as a testament of their versatility.

Because of this, i feel like modern FPS in that dark era didn’t just suck because they felt slow: Even if you try to make a milsim corridor FPS seem “fast”, you’d still be strict to barely any resource management, extremely linear levels and a non-existent enemy variety (Almost like a combination of every decision possible to put the least amount of effort into designing a video game).

(People like to blame Halo or Half-Life but even those games had interesting "sandboxes")

Because most Doom games have their own varied elements and use of them. Not only that, most Doom games have their own differences and not every Doom game follows a certain system or formula.

2016 and Eternal seem to focus on more speed, while classic Doom in comparison can be slower because it may prioritize the exploration and how the levels "control" the pace.

In a way, that explains some differences from the originals like how armor works or some enemy changes, but id still puts effort into new ideas and spicing things up.

Eternal seems like the kind of game people go “it’s almost perfect except for this” and honestly, it seems Eternal’s flaws can be natural to the game like its best parts because of the formula it establishes.

While Classic Doom can be “fixed/modernized” without losing too many essential or technical parts, if some source ports, fan patches and mods are anything to go by (As in, not referring to Brutal Doom or heavy change mods here),

In fact, i feel like some ideas that people think are “too gimmicky” or “ruin the pace” are a result of the “Doom dance” formula, as if the platforming (Which i think it’s fun) had to coexist with the combat arenas or else the alternative would be basic corridors (Since Eternal is more experimental than 2016).

(The "self aware videogamey" style of pick ups was even made for the sake of feedback during combat, even if a giant glowing helmet made of neon lights with "1 up" text above can still be weird, even by Doom standards).

Even how TAG1/2 forced the player to use specific weapon mods may be a result of how the enemy variety would have to grow in the same games where the “Zombiemen” are no longer hitscan and a Pain Elemental’s Lost Souls aren’t simply spread around.

You could even argue that dashing exists as a mechanic, as a modern equivalent to pressing SHIFT but done differently.

But then you have the Master Levels, in which most of them work because of how the roster of enemies are structured, as if some could still fit other areas of a map (While in classic Doom, even if its enemies have a less deeper system, they're still different enough that you can't just edit a Doom 2 map where you replace Imps and zombies with Revenants and Arch-viles, unless you're making a Plutonia map 32 style of map remix).

So if a Doom 6 can’t be “above Eternal”, it could still be its own thing with cool new ideas because sometimes, you don’t have to always go “more good, less bad”, when each game will always have its own ups and downs, sometimes benefitting discussion.

I feel like there’s still a lot that can be done with the Slayer “Doom Dance” style of games, but i also feel like there’s some limitations which is probably why some people are open to spin-offs where you play as different characters or outright different game formulas under the Doom name.

And looking at Doom 3’s flaws, people will point at how slow it is when a bigger issue was how repetitive some encounters felt and just most enemies lacking more unique roles (Or maybe this part alone is more to do with documentation/analysis).

Either way, i feel like simply seeing new ideas and executions/versions of those in Doom can always be refreshing and i personally feel a bit welcoming to new stuff being added to Doom as a series (Ironically despite talking about how huge Doom modding, because i guess an official Doom game has the advantage of simply being official or “canon” as opposed to a fan made mod with some cool features).

I do think some people forget that classic Doom technically had a “slow default movement” speed, whereas “running” was attached to pressing SHIFT and before source ports had the “ALWAYS RUN” command/option, MS DOS Doom had the Config File in which an exploit is how you can set the running speed as default movement.

(And stuff like outrunning your own rockets is a result of the wallrun bug, something that some ports fixed).

With Quake, you have the “Doom is for SP, Quake is for MP” mindset/phrase but it’s ironic that most traditional arena multiplayer and Quake 3 aren’t as popular, while most content Quake gets nowadays is singleplayer maps/mods, so that statement (Doom is SP, Quake is MP) feels more like a phrase some guy said and was carried like it was a traditional opinion or something.

Even then, it’s still impressive to see how a game test’s someone’s speed.

A good thing about making Doom faster is that Doomguy’s arsenal was mostly simple and then the new Doom games add weapon mods and such; This is why i think Heretic receiving a “Doom Eternal treatment” can be difficult because Corvus always had a greater/more diverse arsenal, with items that may not fit a faster style of game, though an Hexen project where the Fighter/Baratus becomes this fast brawler/punchy guy would be fun.

But going back to “ALWAYS RUN”, i always wonder if Doomguy simply having a wide arsenal of guns isn’t more significant to him than his movement speed (In which people tried to analyze as a way to determinate his canon power level, which kinda felt like adding deeper context to where the original devs never thought of none).

It makes me think of how the Marauder (And eventually, the Dark Lord) are structured: They mainly mirror the player’s speed but not the deep arsenal: Because a character with a diverse arsenal would be a good way to make Doomguy fight someone at his level but i can also see it take much more work.

Like a lot of my other points, all of this revolves around Doom being about experimentation and seeing new stuff in Doom, even if for the sake of crossovers.

It also reminds me of what i said about the Arch-vile’s main brilliance not being just the challenge but mainly the uniqueness, which is why i compare him to Heretic’s Iron Lich, Duke Nukem’s 3D's Protector Drone and Quake SoA’s Gremlin.

Another way to view "variety vs speed" is when a game has an enemy entirely defined by speed/AI in a roster where enemies are usually slow or have basic AI. Which is something that wouldn't work in a game where higher difficulties introduce stronger AI or increased speed.

To me, increasing Doomguy’s power level includes giving him weapons and abilities with different functions and stuff, not really some deep lore about his canon power level: Probably why i wish the Crucible had more going on for a “melee moveset” but at least the Sentinel Hammer had a more interesting role in comparison (This sort of thinking even applies with crossovers, even if giving the Crucible a bunch of different moves and combos would still not lead to Doomguy being playable in Smash but either way).

I guess that also applies with Hell’s demons and their abilities and roles too.

This also comes down to how Doom is technically a sequel to Wolfenstein 3D, in a way that it had to build up its formula from Wolf 3D's limitations, from the level architecture to the weaponry and enemy roster.

Because Doom in a way was complex enough to push the genre, this is probably why Quake is seen as "Doom in 3D" despite having its differences from classic Doom.

Even with Marathon, i thought a new game could have "expanded the sandbox" by adding new cool features that people would've preferred over the Tarkov clone route.

Anyway, already made this wall of text too long but at least there's some "food for thought" or something.

Some other posts worth checking:

Various Quake opinions here and here.

My take on the Dark Lord.

How Doom 1/2's demons changed in the series visually and mechanically.

This one "idea" tag just to see some ideas that i think could work in a game or at least a mod.

Edit:

A bit of an observation i might add:

Quake is a follow to Doom focusing more on the speed and agility aspects.

Modern Doom takes from Quake.

A lot of custom content for Quake is more likely to be SP based than MP.

Then there's Arcane Dimensions and others were people add more content because Quake is criticized for not having enough content.

#doom #classic doom #doom eternal #id software #opinions #quake #long post #heretic #hexen #raven software

[wahlpaper]

Never Ever Getting Back Together Review

Never Ever Getting Back Together by Sophie Gonzales

CW: Past Cheating, Gaslighting, Swearing, Heavy Drinking, Regrettable Drunk Behavior, Pitting Girls Against Each Other, Past Abandonment, Underage Drinking, Toxic Relationships, Slut Shaming, Mistreating Service Workers, Emotional Abuse, Toxic Obsession, Discussion of Sexual Content, Dangerous Environmental Events, Sexism, Biphobia, Car Accident, Vomit

4.5/5

I have read every Sophie Gonzales book (that's made it to audiobook), so it's only natural that I read Never Ever Getting Back Together too. Although, it is quite likely that I would have read this novel even if I had never heard of Sophie Gonzales. After reading The Charm Offensive by Alison Cochrun in 2021, I had been craving another queer reality dating show book. So thank you to Gonzales for satisfying that craving, you could never disappoint.

Never Ever Getting Back Together is centered around a second chance reality dating show for the brother of a girl who married into European royalty. Out of all of Jordy's exs, 6 agree to come on the show. While most are there to give it a real try, Maya wants revenge. When Maya was 16, he cheated on her and gaslighted both her and the next girl, Skye. Skye doesn't let many people in, but she and Jordy ended on confusing terms. She comes on the show cautiously willing to see if she can find love this time. This love just might not come from where she expects it. The contestants will have 7 weeks to discover how they feel about Jordy.

I have never been cheated on, but I've definitely tried dating people that weren't worth it. This book was cathartic for me to read. Jordy was a virtue signaling jerk with a serious commitment problem. His character seemed realistic in all of the intentionally horrible ways. While Maya, and later Skye, were there to get revenge on him for cheating on them, thus providing the catharsis element of Never Ever Getting Back Together, I like that they weren't perfect or consistently likable. Maya has moments of being impulsive and harsh, not looking out for herself or others. Skye is always ready to assume the worst and can be annoying about it at times. These girls, alongside their well-written competitors, quickly won my heart and had me rooting for them anyway. Having an ensemble of interesting and complex characters, including Jordy, made this book the success it is.

If you're looking for bi representation specifically, Never Ever Getting Back Together is a great choice. Both Skye and Maya are bi and out. They take the time to talk about their experiences as they dance around the idea that they might like each other. The pair share a gay producer who is trying to win a trip for his boyfriend and himself. There are other characters in the story who are implied to be queer as well. I love living in a time where there are an abundance of books written with queer identity as a casual thing. While there is nothing inherently wrong with coming out stories or the informative queer tragedies, it's absolutely time for queer bliss. More stories that can talk about queer existence without having to validate it please!

There were some elements of Gonzales's novel that I struggled with, the pacing and the age of the characters. The competition portion of the story is supposed to take place over 7 weeks, but felt shorter than that. I will cut it some slack, though. Reality shows are edited to fit into less than an hour per episode, so it makes sense as a reflection of that. We got a sped up version of their story, but with many more details than the TV audience would have received. As for the ages, Skye and Maya didn't seem like they were about 18 or 19 years old. It was a mixture of the audiobook narrators sounding older and the fact that they were on a second chance romance show. If all of the contestants and Jordy were in their late 20s, I wouldn't have been surprised. That being said, neither of these things ruined Never Ever Getting Back Together. It was a great read!

If you're looking for a dating show book where the contestants fall for each other instead, let Never Ever Getting Back Together by Sophie Gonzales be that book. You'll get to read about woman solidarity, service workers who stop putting up with the abusive client, and the reminder that life works in unexpected ways. I hope this book will be cathartic for you as well!

#never ever getting back together #sophie gonzales #bookblogger #book blog #queer books #queer characters #wlw #audiobooks #bi representation #new adult books #book review #the charm offensive #dating show

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Mastering the Art of Makeup: Finding the Perfect Makeup Artist Near You and Exploring Makeup Tutorials

Introduction : Makeup has the remarkable ability to enhance one's natural beauty and boost confidence. Whether you're preparing for a special occasion or simply wanting to explore different looks, the expertise of a skilled makeup artist can make all the difference. With the rise of social media and online tutorials, finding the perfect makeup artist near you and discovering makeup tutorials has never been easier. In this article, we will delve into the world of makeup artistry, discuss the benefits of professional makeup artists, and explore the vast array of makeup tutorials available to help you master the art of makeup.

I. The Role of Makeup Artists : Makeup artists are the magicians behind flawless looks, utilizing their creativity, skill, and knowledge to transform faces into stunning canvases. From weddings and photo shoots to fashion runways and film sets, makeup artists play a vital role in the beauty industry. They possess an in-depth understanding of color theory, facial features, and various makeup techniques to bring out the best in every individual.

When seeking a makeup artist near you, it's essential to consider their experience, portfolio, and reviews from previous clients. A skilled makeup artist will take into account your skin tone, undertones, and personal style to create a customized look that enhances your natural features and complements your desired aesthetic. Their expertise in product selection and application ensures long-lasting and flawless makeup, leaving you feeling confident and radiant.

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Furthermore, local makeup artists often have a deep understanding of the local beauty trends, weather conditions, and cultural preferences, allowing them to tailor their services to suit your specific needs. They may also have a network of contacts within the industry, such as photographers and hairstylists, which can be advantageous for special events or professional shoots.

III. Exploring Makeup Tutorials : Thanks to the power of the internet, makeup tutorials have revolutionized the way people learn and experiment with makeup. Online platforms such as YouTube, Instagram, and beauty blogs are teeming with a wide range of tutorials that cater to beginners and experts alike.

Makeup tutorials offer step-by-step guidance on various makeup techniques, including contouring, highlighting, eyeshadow application, and achieving flawless base makeup. They provide valuable insights into product recommendations, tools, and application tips, allowing individuals to hone their skills at their own pace. Additionally, many tutorials focus on specific makeup looks, such as natural, glam, or editorial styles, giving viewers the opportunity to explore different aesthetics.

While makeup tutorials can be a valuable resource for self-learning, it's important to remember that practice and patience are key. Experimenting with different techniques, products, and color combinations will help you develop your unique style and become more proficient in makeup application.

Conclusion : Makeup artists and makeup tutorials are powerful resources for anyone looking to enhance their beauty skills. By connecting with a talented makeup artist near you, you can experience the magic of professional makeup application firsthand. Simultaneously, exploring makeup tutorials empowers individuals to experiment with different looks, develop their skills, and embrace their creativity. Whether you're preparing for a special event or simply wanting to elevate your everyday makeup routine, the world of makeup artistry offers endless possibilities for self-expression and self-confidence.

#Makeup Artists #makeup artist near me #makeup tutorials

[ksorii]

What to do when your parents have very high expectations from you but the process of reaching it, is slowly killing you and making you feel isolated, lonely and depressed....

Mood, my friend. I have some tips that might help you:

Try talking to your parents to lower their expectations. Explain to them politely but assertively that this is taking a toll on your mental health and isn't sustainable. I know it's easier said than done, but if you could convince them that you can achieve what they want you to, but at a much slower pace so that you also have time for your friends and hobbies so you can be a happier person at the dining table (it's a win-win for them), maybe they'd listen.

Do not cut your friends out. It might be hard to maintain friendships because of how low you feel, but talking to a friend may offer a much needed break from the toxic home environment. Stay in touch on social media; try to meet up every once in a while. Whether you talk to them about your issues or just hang out, the situation will be more bearable with a friend.

Confide in someone you trust. Talking to someone (eg. a friend, trusted teacher/elder, counsellor) may help ease your emotional burden a little. They may even help you discuss boundaries with your parents, making it more likely for them to listen to you.

Your self worth isn't defined by your achievements. You're a human being, not a human doing. It is completely a-ok if you do not produce the results desired by your parents, you're still worthy of love and kindness and companionship. You are worthy of respect and consideration. Do not allow anyone to let you feel less than.

Avoid seeking your parents' approval. It is like chasing the horizon, you'll never really attain the level of perfection they want, dude. Sometimes they may withhold affection unless you do things their way. So don't do something only to please them. Try to be internally motivated for the task and consider their happiness as a by-product, you'll be a happier person.

I'd also suggest journalling/writing down your feelings in a safe, private space so that you can get your facts and feelings straight. This may reduce chances of being guilt-tripped/gaslit by them, if you argue often.

Be kind to yourself. You're a strong person for persevering in such a challenging background, so cut yourself some slack. If you mess up something, it's not the end of the world. You can always pick yourself back up and try again. There's more to life than whatever it is your parents are pushing you for. You're a good person. Be your own best friend.

I hope things get better soon <3 stay strong.

#sorry for answering this late ahaha #please take care anon #mine

[scarletwritesshit]

Makoto Niijima x Goro Akechi ☪ They Hate to see a Girlboss Winning ☪ Chapter 4: Ace Detective(?) Makoto

Honestly, Makoto just wanted a break. In the span of not even two days, she somehow managed to go from complete enemies with Akechi to a plethora of wild accusations regarding her relationship status being thrown around. Now, Sae conveniently decided that tonight was the perfect night to bring him over for…whatever legal business they’re into. Makoto didn't bother to ask either of them why. All she knew was that he was going to be in her house, which left her quite displeased despite the opportunity for easy intel.

She just has to make it through the rest of the day. It may have been long and rough considering their brief meetup at the Palace and now Makoto’s little issue, but hopefully Sae’s meeting with him at her residence will be a one-time thing.

Maybe.

Regardless, Makoto was not looking forward to the potential suspicion that she was about to arouse. If she pulled this off correctly, however, it could put her one step ahead of Akechi. Not to mention, also putting herself one step ahead of Sae and the Phantom Thieves, but that's not important right now...she kept telling herself.

She let her arm flop to her side, phone still in hand, dreading the moment the two of them walked through the door.

I have to figure out a way to drag Akechi away from Sae in the most non-suspicious way possible.

She will probably deny me for obstructing legal duties, but if I can somehow slide in a Phantom Thieves obligation, then maybe Akechi will decide to convince her to spare a moment.

Guess I’ll have to put my faith in that damned detective, which is the exact thing that I did not want to resort to.

Makoto spaced out for a bit, thinking of questions to ask him. She somehow had to get straight to the point while remaining indirect at the same time. She couldn't just...ask what him and Sae (or someone else) were up to. At the same time, she didn't have any time for small talk, or interest in it for that matter.

As Makoto was plotting out questions in her head, the sound of the door unlocking sent her heart into a frenzy. Sae and Akechi had arrived a lot sooner than Makoto expected, and she still had yet to formulate a proper plan to weasel intel out of the man.

I have no choice but to wing it, she thought, though it's a greater chance for me to slip up, I cannot let this opportunity escape me.

Makoto left her room and went to greet Sae and Akechi. She tried to make haste while not seeming too excited, but she practically bolted out of her room in order to catch those two before they began discussing anything confidential. This whole impromptu plan of hers was about finding a fine balance of pacing, something that would normally take some lengthy thought. Despite feeling rather inconspicuous about her interactions, Makoto was acting a bit more trigger happy than usual.

{You really couldn't wait to see em’, huh? I know what you're up to.}

Akechi didn't have a chance to set his suitcase down before he caught sight of Makoto. He was listening to Sae speak about some legal drabble, but that still didn't stop him from forcing a joyous, attentive expression. Pretending to be some innocent pretty boy detective…Makoto wasn’t having any of his bullshit. Her eye was already twitching at his presence, but she had to maintain her composure for the best shot at truly befriending this man and getting him to slip on his trickery behind the scenes.

In order to not be rude, Makoto waited for Sae to finish her statement before she could jump in and ask for Akechi’s time. It was probably not the best strategy and involved Makoto putting too much faith into him, but cutting to the chase was her only chance at grabbing his attention, considering how little planning that has went into her scheme.

He seemed like he was trying to appear all ears to Sae's discussion, but the way his gaze often shifted towards Makoto made her think otherwise. Considering their not-at-all-shady Phantom Thieves business, chances were, Akechi assumed that Makoto had something urgent to discuss.

Which, in a way, she did.

Makoto finally had a window of opportunity after Sae had finished her thought, and so she took this chance to grab Akechi’s attention.

“Uh...excuse me, but may I speak to Akechi for a moment?” she said, attempting to not desperately rush in.

“Makoto, I know that you want to hang out with your friend, but we're in the middle of-”

Akechi raised his hand halfway into the air, cutting off Sae.

“Now now, we have all evening, do we not?” he said with his typical cocky attitude. “Whether we discuss this now or in an hour does not make a difference in the big picture, as we still have quite some time before we can take action on this case.”

“Akechi, I thought you said that you wanted to solve this as soon as possible.”

“I do, but your sister's words is just as important as anyone else's.”

“Don't tell me, you're dragging her into this!”

Makoto couldn't tell what he was trying to pull with her. Was he legitimately trying to use her against the Phantom Thieves, to make her an enemy of her own allies, or was this his way of attempting to divert Sae's attention? Even after knowing how much of a slimy bastard Akechi was, Makoto still questioned his every move extensively.

She always had Futaba as a backup, but she only saw the technical sign of things. It was up to Makoto to observe Akechi’s body language for even the slightest of hints that could lead her in the right direction.

“Sae-san, she's a friend of mine,” he said, almost proudly. “A little bit of small talk never hurts anyone.”

Sae let out a frustrated sigh. “If this were anyone else, I would've dragged them out the door and left them to the crows for interrupting us. Don't take up the entire evening, or I will have some stern words in store for the both of you.”

“Aha, scary as ever!” Akechi said, flinching ever so slightly at her stern tone of voice. “I assure you that we shall not take very long.”

One could only hope.

Before Sae could say anything else, Makoto grabbed Akechi by the arm. This sudden gesture threw Akechi off guard, causing a break in his fake smile.

Makoto could've sworn that she felt a bolt of genuine terror in his body for the briefest of moments. Most likely, it was the shock of her willingly making contact with him that threw him off guard. Best not to overthink the little things like this, at least for now.

{Boy, do I have some news for ya.}

“Let's go,” Makoto said, “before Sae pulls you away.”

Makoto tugged at his arm in the direction of her room, but something compelled her to release him from her grasp. She didn't want to appear too excited to talk to him, but she wanted to find out as much as she could with what little window of opportunity was presented to her. It was all totally related to the Thieves and Sae’s Palace. Sae herself cannot catch wind of any of this, inconveniently enough.

Akechi thankfully followed Makoto back to her room, instead of deciding to stick his nose into her business elsewhere. She shut the door and took a seat at her desk, leaving Akechi with her bed to sit on. Perhaps it would’ve felt less awkward if it were the other way around.

Makoto bought him here for business. Not for...fooling around.

Akechi glanced briefly at the closed door, as if he was brewing up a clever comment to slide to Makoto to intentionally piss her off. Whatever it was that he was planning on saying, he decided against it, as he merely turned to look at her without saying a word. It was for the best, really, as she was already in a foul enough mood due to having one of her enemies in such close proximity within a shut-in bedroom.

{Don't they always say to keep your friends close and your enemies closer? Seems like ya keeping your enemies real close here...it's almost like you ain’t tryin’ to hide shit.}

Akechi sat prim and proper on her bed, which was somewhat odd considering how she intended to make this a “casual” conversation between “friends.” Makoto’s portrayal of her attitude must've been off, but there was no going back now.

“So,” Makoto said, looking at him and crossing her legs, “I just want to clear a few things up between us, that's all.”

“Trying to make sure I'm not some serial killer out to get the Phantom Thieves, I'm presuming? We both know, I could lie my way through this and you wouldn't suspect a thing.”

God damn, his attitude is already pissing me of and I haven’t even asked him anything yetf. At least we've cleared it up that he wouldn't be afraid to lie right to our faces. As long as I consider what Futaba has dug up on him so far, I should be able to see right through him.

“A murder interrogation isn't what I'm here for, but we can have one if you'd like.”

“As thrilling as getting a taste of what it's like to be on the receiving end of my own investigations, I think I will have to pass on your offer.”

What the hell does this boy think he's trying to pull with me?

“That doesn’t get you out of the fact that I would like to ask you a few questions. Just out of curiosity, of course. Think of it like a 'getting to know you' questionnaire.”

Akechi's expression dropped a little. This prospect didn't seem too exciting to him, but after having to hype yourself up on those annoying ass assignments for school, it does get a bit old after a while.

“Oh, well in that case, this should be no problem for me.”

It was a problem for Makoto considering how she still hadn't figured out what exactly to ask.

“Well then...how familiar are you with the Metaverse and traveling to it? You seemed to have known what you were doing when you caught us during the Okumura incident, so maybe you have a few tricks you can share with the rest of us.”

“I've done some leisurely exploring every now and again. My knowledge isn't as extensive as yours, though.”

Leisurely exploring, huh? Chances are, he's far more experienced with it than we could imagine.

“It's safe to say I don't have to ask Ren to give you the full rundown?” “As enjoyable as that sounds, unfortunately, you are correct.

“Well, now that that's cleared up, how well are you able to hold your own?”

“Quite well, I'd say. I've survived the Metaverse by myself for this long, so I believe I am quite capable. However, this is a team effort, is it not? I presume you should be able to compensate for any weaknesses that I may unfortunately show.”

Has this guy never worked on a team before? We can't base our entire strategy around him and him alone.

“We can provide assistance when necessary, but you have to pull your own weight in the Phantom Thieves. A chain is only as strong as its weakest link, and if you allow yourself to crumble, then the rest of the group will soon follow.”

“I...see,” Akechi said, looking lost in thought. Makoto practically gave away an opportunity for Akechi to sabotage their own plans, however, this would be highly unlikely to happen. She doubted that he would be willing to sacrifice his own pride for the sake of bringing down a group of people with the ability to reform and rebound. This would also possibly require him sacrificing his own life, something that he would be unlikely to do with unfinished business still haunting him.

“Is something the matter with that? I hope you weren't planning on trying to fight our battles your way, on your own practically.”

Akechi looked at her, feigning confidence. “I did want to show you what I am truly capable of, serving as both a warning to not break our promise as well as carry the Thieves through this mission as fast as possible.”

“Akechi...that's not how this works. That's not how any of this works. Whether or not you like it, you'll have to cooperate with us on both a group and individual level. Trying to take Sae's heart by yourself will not only lead to an entire failure of the mission, but cause irreparable damage to your reputation as well.

He did not respond. Rather, he seemed to be growing increasingly frustrated, yet he hardly verbalized these emotions.

“That raises another question,” Makoto said, suddenly getting an idea. “Have you ever actually worked on a team before?”

Akechi thought for a moment about his answer. If he was working with someone other than Sae, there would be no way he would be willing to leak the identity of his leader (which, the Thieves currently assumed was Shido or someone in his political party). Akechi's thoughtfulness about his answer was enough of a hint to confirm with Makoto that he was, indeed, working with someone behind their backs.

“I wouldn't exactly say I've worked on a team,” he finally said. “It's more of like...solo missions under someone else’s command.”

Solo missions? Of your own intent? Or for someone else?

“I assume you would be referring to cooperation with Sae?”

“You could say that.”

Hmm…there’s probably something else going on here. I won’t probe him further on this for now, though. It seems like it’s too much of a sensitive subject right now.

“Really? Does she make you do all of her dirty work for her?”

“You’re awfully nosy, you know that?”

“And you’re a Phantom Thief. We practically know everything about each other, and you’re no exception.”

“If that’s the case, then why don’t you start telling me about yourself?”

Makoto was becoming annoyed with Akechi’s diversion of the topic. She bought him back with her for the sole purpose of inquiring him, not the tables being turned against her. For a moment, she was left speechless, as she was not fond of having her own words being pointed at her throat. If she really wanted to pull her weight around Sae, then perhaps taking an example or two from her wouldn’t be a bad idea.

“You should already know everything about me, seeing as how you’ve been investigating us for a considerable amount of time now. Us, however, have not been investigating you,” Makoto retaliated.

“You really are persistent, aren’t you?” Akechi said, clearly becoming uncomfortable.

“I am, and we don’t just let anyone in on the Phantom Thieves. So tell me, what kind of detective work are you doing, exactly?”

Akechi fell completely silent, as Makoto had finally backed him into a corner. It was quite unusual seeing him lose track of himself, as he would normally pull out his charm and lie his way through, like he does on television. Was it a bit harder for him to retain this princely persona without the overwhelming support of the masses?

Or was Makoto treading a dangerous path on a sensitive subject?

“She’s been having me investigate these ‘change of heart’ incidents that have been popularized in Tokyo as of late,” he finally said. “I, however, cannot disclose my methods to her or the public, seeing as how the Metaverse is beyond their comprehension.”

Akechi seemed to be forcing every vague description possible out of his mouth. It was like he was lying, but at the same time, telling the truth?

Something wasn’t adding up here. If he was truly working for Sae, why would she order for Okumura’s death?

It finally hit her when she backtracked to square one.

Akechi had been able to cover up his guilt of murders in front of the Japanese media like it was absolutely nothing. However, as soon as Makoto confronted him about who he was working for, he very quickly began to lose his cool.

Normally, it would be easy for a criminal to fabricate the identity of their leader. It was almost like Akechi wanted to say something else, but other factors were stopping him from doing so.

Was he even willingly working under another mastermind?

There wasn’t enough evidence to prove anything quite yet, but Makoto had a sneaking suspicion that something really wasn’t quite right here. Akechi’s subtle behavioral signs were ever so slowly falling into place. She just needed to figure out that defining question and weasel out the right answer to confirm her suspicions.

It would not be an answer she would acquire tonight. With what little she had asked of him, he was already becoming distrustful and uncomfortable.

“Hmmm, well, if you can’t talk about it, then I suppose it cannot be helped,” Makoto said. “I apologize if I sounded too pushy.”

“Haha, no, it’s understandable that you would feel this way,” Akechi said, playing it cool.

He got up off of her bed and headed for the door, but stopped to look at her before exiting the room. Akechi smiled, but something looked…off about him.  

It was almost at that moment that Makoto’s suspicions were all but confirmed. His eyes were opened as he forced his signature smile, as if he was communicating his silent desperation to tell her the truth.

“Besides, being under the iron fist of the legal system forces you to tackle leisurely conversation in a very roundabout way, does it not?”

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[noveltyreads]

Throwback by Maurene Goo Book Review

ARC kindly provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review

Ever since I read I Believe in a Thing Called Love and Somewhere Only We Know I have loved Maurene Goo's books. When I got the review copy of Throwback I knew I was in for a treat. With a pitch like "Back to the Future meets the Joy Luck Club" how could you not get excited? I was saving this book knowing this would be my next bookish obsession and I was right! I feel a book hangover coming on.

 Throwback follows Samantha Kang, a seventeen year old girl who has a rocky relationship with her mother. Where Sam perceives her mom as cold, stoic and obsessed with presenting a good image, Samantha can't help but feel like they are worlds apart. When a fight leads to Sam taking a magical ride share all the way back to 1995, Sam realises that maybe her mom and her have more in common than first thought. She realises that by helping her mom win Homecoming Queen and preventing a fight afterwards between her and her grandmother she can return to her timeline and complete the mission she was brought back in time for.

Admittedly, this book took me a while to get into. I wanted it to be a little more fast paced because it did have a slow build up. The build up was necessary to develop the characters and their backstories but I was just waiting for a bit more action during the first two thirds of the book. 

Action aside though, the build up was necessary because it meant we wouldn't be able to connect with Priscilla and Sam otherwise. We were meant to side with Sam of the present and see Priscilla as unreasonable but in all honesty, both characters had their flaws and none of them could be framed as bad, just misunderstood. This was the case when Sam time traveled to when her mom was a teenager where she discovered the girl behind her mom's tough exterior. Sam started understanding her and her mom started understanding her back, discussing how even though they don't understand each other all the time, they still love one another and show this in ways the other may not always understand. 

It did take me a while to like Sam to be honest. She always saw her mom as unfair but in the process of showing her mom as such, she seemed that way herself. By the end though, I started to like her. I liked Priscilla, the 1995 throwback version, from the get-go. She seemed tough like her future self but I liked how the closer she and Sam got, the more those layers fell away and we got to see this girl who just wanted to fit in and live out her dreams. 

And the ending? The ending made the whole book all the more worth it. I loved every bit about the ending and found it so perfect. If you are a rom-com fan, this will definitely make you swoon and happy grin like I did reading on my iPad. I'm so happy about Priscilla's ending and Sam's ending. I'm giddy just writing about it.

All in all, if you want a feel good book with the kind of 90's vibe you felt like you've been missing, definitely give this book a read. If you're in the mood for a rom-com that's more than just the girl gets the guy with a few shenanigans thrown in the mix, that discusses big themes and has lots of heart, then this one is for you.

ACTUAL RATING: 3.9 STARS 

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While podcasting is often seen as a solitary pursuit, collaboration plays a crucial role in the world of podcast recording studios. Our studio provides a collaborative environment where creators can work closely with producers, engineers, and other industry professionals to bring their ideas to fruition. Whether it's brainstorming episode topics, refining interview questions, or providing feedback on performance, our team is here to support you every step of the way. We believe that the best podcasts are created through collaboration, and we're committed to helping you bring your vision to life.

🔊Empowering Voices: Diversity and Inclusion in Podcasting🔊

One of the most powerful aspects of podcasting is its ability to amplify diverse voices and perspectives that are often underrepresented in mainstream media. At Magic Studios, we're committed to fostering diversity and inclusion by providing a platform for creators from all backgrounds to share their stories, insights, and experiences with the world. We believe that by embracing diversity and inclusion, we can create a more vibrant and inclusive podcasting community that reflects the richness and diversity of the world around us.

🎉Conclusion: Where Creativity Takes Flight🎉

In a world where content is king, podcast recording studios are the creative incubators where ideas take flight and conversations come to life. At Magic Studios, we're proud to be a part of the podcasting revolution, providing creators with the tools, resources, and support they need to produce high-quality podcasts that inspire, entertain, and educate audiences around the world. Whether you're a seasoned podcaster or just getting started, our studio is here to help you unlock your creative potential and take your podcast to the next level. Let's create something magical together!

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Seeking Adventure? Discover Why Kayaking Might Be Your Perfect Fit!

Have you ever felt the urge to break free from the mundane routine of everyday life and delve into an exhilarating adventure? If so, kayaking might just be the perfect escape for you. Imagine gliding through crystal-clear waters, surrounded by lush greenery and the symphony of nature. It's not just a physical journey; it's an experience that can profoundly impact your mind and body. Today, we will discuss what happens to your psyche and physique when you begin a kayaking adventure in a picturesque location such as Rainbow Springs State Park, Florida.

Mindful Connection with Nature

 As you explore the serene waters of the Rainbow Springs & waterfalls, you'll find yourself immersed in the beauty of nature. The rhythmic motion of your kayak, the gentle rustle of leaves, and the vibrant colors of the surroundings create a tranquil atmosphere that fosters mindfulness. Studies have shown that spending time in nature can reduce stress, anxiety, and rumination, promoting mental well-being.

Enhanced Focus and Concentration

Maneuvering a kayak requires focus and coordination. As you navigate through twists and turns, your mind becomes fully engaged in the present moment. This heightened sense of concentration not only improves your paddling skills but also sharpens your cognitive abilities. You'll find that your ability to focus extends beyond the water, enhancing productivity and mental clarity in other aspects of your life.

Cardiovascular Workout

Kayaking isn't just a leisurely activity; it's also a fantastic cardiovascular workout. Paddling against the resistance of the water provides a low-impact yet effective way to strengthen your heart and improve circulation. Whether you're leisurely exploring the river or picking up the pace for a more intense workout, kayaking offers a fulfilling way to boost your cardiovascular health while enjoying the great outdoors.

Muscle Strengthening

Engaging in kayaking regularly can lead to significant improvements in muscle strength and endurance. The repetitive motion of paddling targets various muscle groups, including the arms, shoulders, back, and core. Over time, you'll notice increased muscle tone and definition, enhancing your overall physical fitness. Additionally, the resistance provided by the water adds an extra challenge, making kayaking an excellent full-body workout.

Stress Relief and Relaxation

 There's something inherently soothing about being on the water. The gentle rocking motion of the kayak, coupled with the sounds of nature, creates a calming effect that melts away stress and tension. Whether you're paddling solo or with companions, the sense of freedom and tranquility experienced while kayaking can provide much-needed relaxation in today's fast-paced world.

Immersive Wildlife Encounters

 Rainbow Springs State Park is teeming with diverse wildlife, from playful otters to majestic birds. Kayaking offers a unique opportunity to observe these creatures in their natural habitat up close. As you glide silently along the river, keep your eyes peeled for manatees lazily drifting by or turtles basking in the sun. These encounters not only add excitement to your adventure but also foster a deeper appreciation for the wonders of the natural world.

Key Takeaway

Kayaking isn't just a recreational activity; it's a holistic experience that nurtures both mind and body. Whether you're seeking adventure, relaxation, or simply a break from the everyday hustle, paddling along the enchanting waters of Rainbow River promises to rejuvenate your spirit and leave you with cherished memories to last a lifetime. So grab a paddle, begin an unforgettable journey, and let the magic of kayaking transform you from within.

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Master the Art of Baking with Scafa: Your Ultimate Guide to Online Baking Programs

In today's fast-paced world, learning new skills from the comfort of your own home has never been easier. Whether you're a budding baker or a seasoned chef looking to expand your repertoire, online baking programs offer a convenient and flexible way to hone your skills and unleash your culinary creativity. And when it comes to top-notch culinary education, Scafa stands out as a leading chef institute in lahore.

Why Choose Online Baking Programs?

Online baking programs provide the perfect opportunity to learn at your own pace, on your own schedule. Whether you're a busy professional, a stay-at-home parent, or a student with a hectic class schedule, online courses offer the flexibility to fit learning into your life. With Scafa's online baking programs, you can access high-quality instruction and resources from anywhere in the world, all from the comfort of your own kitchen.

Unlock Your Baking Potential with Scafa

Scafa is renowned for its comprehensive culinary programs and world-class instructors. With a focus on hands-on learning and practical skills development, Scafa's online baking courses provide aspiring bakers with the knowledge and techniques they need to succeed in the kitchen. From mastering the basics of breadmaking to creating intricate pastries and desserts, Scafa's expert instructors are there to guide you every step of the way.

Flexibility and Convenience

One of the biggest advantages of online baking programs is the flexibility they offer. With Scafa's online courses, you can learn at your own pace and on your own schedule. Whether you prefer to study early in the morning, late at night, or on weekends, Scafa's online platform allows you to access course materials and complete assignments whenever it's most convenient for you. Plus, with lifetime access to course materials, you can revisit lessons and refresh your skills whenever you like.

Community and Support

While online learning offers independence and flexibility, it's essential to have a supportive community to turn to for guidance and encouragement. With Scafa's online baking programs, you'll join a vibrant community of fellow bakers from around the world. Through online forums, group discussions, and live Q&A sessions with instructors, you'll have plenty of opportunities to connect with classmates, ask questions, and share your baking triumphs.

Conclusion

Whether you're a novice baker or a seasoned pro, Scafa's cooking schools in lahore offer the perfect opportunity to take your skills to the next level. With flexible scheduling, expert instruction, and a supportive community, Scafa provides everything you need to succeed in the kitchen. Don't let distance or busy schedules hold you back from pursuing your passion for baking. Enroll in Scafa's online baking programs today and embark on a delicious journey of discovery.