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All the milestones (Lando Norris)

Fraser came earthside earlier than you expected

Note: english is not my first language. Believe it or not, I'm also a preemie (genetically and health wise, I am a catch, I know). Jokes aside as this is a serious topic, I was born at thirty three weeks because of some complications and it all turned out well, but I am aware of what it entailed from people telling me and it isn't something I've seen around here! Knowing that the diversity I write brings comfort to read and to ask this warms my heart up so much 🫶 I'm also basing this off of my mum's experience!

Thank you so much to everyone who likes and reblogs, your feedback is appreciated 🤍 and I'm taking requests so if you have any ideas or concepts you want to share, feel free to do so as I'll try to get to them the best I can!

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Tw: mentions c-section and themes related to hospital stays and procedures, prematurity, pre-eclampsia

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"I'm really sorry I can't go with you, darling", Lando apoligised as he set the plate with lunch in front of you, "it's okay, it's just an ultrasound", you responded, "we're just going to check if everything is alright with you, right, little one?", you tapped your babybump softly. At thirty weeks pregnant, you were starting to feel the tiredness and aches like you had felt in your previous pregnancy, only now you had a toddler to look after as well, so you had been taking it easy. Fortunately, you were able to juggle work and family life in a way that allowed you to make the minimum compromise to both spheres of your life.

"Drink your water, baby", Lando reminded you, tapping the jug, "I'm going to pick up my dad from the airport and then we'll both get Tilly. Are you feeling like going out for dinner or should I get take out and we eat here?", he questioned, taking a bite of his food.

"I'd prefer to stay in", you stated, "are you feeling like anything special?", he asked back.

"Right now I can't think of anything", you offered, not really looking forward to eating the delicious food in front of you if you were really being honest. Still, you manage to eat the most of it.

"Have a good meeting, Lan, I love you", you said as you put your coat on, grabbing your bag with all your documents.

"Be safe, okay, baby?", he checked, kissing the top of your head and then kissing your baby bump, "and you too, buddy, keep yourself and mummy safe and sound, don't give her too much trouble", he said, helping you out of the door before you went on your separate ways, "I love you, gorgeous mummy!", he winked before he got inside his car.

Once you arrived at the hospital and checked yourself in, your midwife Amelia greeted you in the examination room, "how have you been feeling, Y/N?", she asked as she slipped the bad on your arm to get your blood pressure numbers, sending the urine sample to the lab.

"I've been feeling a little tired, especially compared to last time, which I can only put down to having Tilly, and she's a very calm child", you giggled, remaining quiet as the machine got your numbers.

"These look quite high, did you run up here?", she asked, "no, I got here earlier than I expected actually, I've been sitting on the waiting room for a bit", you scrunched your face.

"We'll just wait for your results and then we'll see if it's something we have to wordy about", she tranquilized, "let's see you baby boy, shall we?", she smiled as you lifted your shirt, letting her apply the cream and move the wand around.

"There's your son, Y/N", she smiled, "He's a bit quiet, but the heartbeat sounds good", she smiled, taking a few more pictures so you could bring them home for Lando and Matilda to see.

A knock on the door alerted you both as Amelia was taking your measurements, "I have the results for Y/N Y/L/N-Norris", your OB checked, seeing you in the room, "Hi, Y/N, I thought I'd only see you later", she said as she walked in. She pulled on a stool and sat on it, "your results are indicating that you might be in pre-eclampsia", she said as she showed the tablet's screen to Amelia, her stern expression confirming your suspicions on how serious the situation was, "your body is having trouble keeping up with everything, hence your high blood pressure and your urine results suggest your kidneys are working overtime as well", Dr. Martin said as you straightened up, hands coming to wrap around your baby bump protectively, "your baby is fine, so that's not a big worry, but we do think it would be best if we delivered him tonight", she advised.

"But he's too small", you argued.

"You're at thirty weeks, which isn't ideal, but the survival rate is very very high for babies born at this time, and we also have a team that is specialised in preemie care, so he will be in the best hands", she comforted, "we need to give you corticosteroids to make sure the baby's lungs are ready for when he comes earthside, we'll get you admitted and monitor you and the baby to make sure he's not struggling either. In a few days, depending on how this goes, we'll do a c-section. I know it's not ideal, but this is the best way to make sure you and baby boy stay safe".

Sighing, you nodded, "okay, whatever is best for both of us", you asserted, "I just need to call Lando - my father in-law is coming to stay for a bit and they're getting Matilda from school", you thought out loud.

"Absolutely, dear, everything is going to be just fine", Amelia conforted while Dr. Martin set you up to go to a room.

Lando helped Matilda up to her car seat, strapping her in as she spoke to his father, "and did you have a good day, princess?", Adam asked, "yes, we coloured lots and we saw a couple of butterflies when we were having our snack!", she smiled as Lando drove home.

The car system alerted them of a call from you, "hey, beautiful, I'm in the car with my father and Tilly - say hi to mummy, babygirl!", he encouraged, "Hi, mummy!", she cheered, "Hey Y/N", Adam greeted too.

"Hey, guys! Lando, can you give the phone to your dad, please?", you asked, "sure, love", he said as he disconnected the phone from the car, nodding his father to take the phone in the console.

"Hey, Y/N, is everything alright?", Adam asked over the phone, "Hey, Adam, I hope you travelled well! I'm not sure if Lando told you, but I had an appointment today, and it turns out I have to be admitted", you began, "I don't want to worry him, much less when he's driving, so as soon as you get home, can you tell him to call me back again, please? Baby Fraser might join us sooner than we expected", you mumbled, nerves obvious in your voice as Adam stayed with a neutral face.

"Absolutely, Y/N, I'll let him know", he said before hanging up.

"What was it? Is everything alright?", Lando asked, knowing there would be a reason as to why you didn't want to have everyone listening to the conversation.

Checking the rearview mirror to see Matilda playing with one of her books, Adam clarified Lando, "she is going to stay at the hospital for a little longer than she expected for some check ups, she didn't want Matilda to hear about it", he said. It wasn't too much of a lie, and he certainly didn't want to scare anyone and since Lando would be calling you anyway, it could wait for a bit, "she asked you to call her when you got home. Don't worry, I'll keep Matilda entertained", he smiled.

Once they arrived, Adam left his things in the guest bedroom and met Matilda in the kuchen, "grandpa will make you some snacks. What do you want, darling?", he asked as he urged Lando to go and make a call to you.

"Hi, baby", Lando said as you picked up, "dad said you wanted me to call you, is everything alright?", he asked as he stepped inside the bedroom, hanging his coat in the closet.

"Hi, my love", you sighed and sending Lando into alert, "when they did my check up, Amelia took my blood pressure and it was really high, and my urine sample didn't look great either. It turns out I'm in pre-eclampsia and they want to keep me for observation, and it's likely Fraser will join us in the next few days", you added, "I need you here -, and things for me", you let out.

"Are you okay? I'll start packing right away", he said as he put his phone on speaker, looking for pyjamas and toiletries.

"My blood pressure is high - so far there's no distress for the baby, and they want to keep him in for as long as they can", you explained, "I, I am fine staying here on my own, that's okay, but I really need you here for a bit", you asked, "of course, my love. I'm going to pack these up quick and I'll be there. I love you", he said before you said it back, putting his phone in his pocket and zipping the bag.

"Daddy, where are you going?", Matilda asked as she saw the bag, "princess, mummy is going to stay in the hospital for a bit so the doctors can make sure her and baby are okay, and daddy is going to take a few things for her", he announced, crouching down so he was at her level.

"Is mummy sick?", she pouted, "she's a little tired, so they're going to make sure she rests up as much as she can", he slipped out, "I'm going to be there for a little bit to giver her her pyjamas so she's comfy, and then I'll be right back, okay? Can you stay here with grandpa?", he asked.

"Okay, daddy", she said before walking away, "but wait!", she called from the hall.

"I'll get dinner started and tuck her in if it gets too late - she didn't want me to tell you until you were home", he apoligised, "I know, I know, thanks for being here, it was bloody good timing", Lando mused.

Matilda came back with one of her stuffed toys, a McLaren bear she loved, "this is for mummy, so she doesn't sleep alone", she smiled sweetly. Maybe her innocence was positive because it meant she was dealing with the situation quite well.

"I'll give it to mummy, baby girl, I bet she'll love it", he smiled, kissing her cheek and leaving to the garage so he could drive to the hospital.

When he arrived, Amelia walked up with him as she told you all there was to know, knocking on your room door before they stepped inside.

"Darling", he said, setting the bag down and sitting next to you on the bed, kissing your forehead protectively, "how are you?", he asked.

"Fine, although I don't think it has really sunk in", you mumbled, playing with his fingers, "how is Tilly?", you wondered.

"She gave you Mr. Brown", he said as he fished out the bear from the bag, "she said she wanted you to have it so you wouldn't be alone in here", he smiled.

After spending as much time as he could with you, he bid you goodbye and went home, finding his father washing up the dishes as Matilda got her pyjamas on for the night, "I have a tupperware for you in the fridge if you want something to eat".

"Thanks, I've got it from here though - c'mon, little miss, we're going to sleep!", Lando hoisted her up, holding her on his hip as they walked upstairs to the bedroom, "can I sleep in your bed, daddy?", Matilda spoke in a small voice, "I don't want you to be alone either", she admitted.

Smiling at her sweetness, he nodded, "of course you can, love. Mummy sent her goodnight wishes for you, and maybe we can visit her tomorrow, how does that sound?", he smiled, "yes, please, daddy!".

"I made these for you, mummy, so your room is nice and colourful!", Matilda smiled as Lando let you in for a cuddle, your little girl getting help from her grandfather at ripping the tape so she could display her drawings she brought you almost daily, only missing days where Landk hadn't been able to bring her to the hospital because of their schedules.

"That's beautiful, darling, thank you so much", you gushed before turning to Lando, "has she cried again?", you whispered. You had been in the hospital for five days now, and two nights ago Matilda started with what was a tantrum at first and then evolved to crying about the fact that you weren't home. Lando was able to talk it out with her, welcoming her and allowing her to talk about how she was feeling and how it was beyond the fact that her tights were itching her.

"No, yesterday she told me she couldn't wait for you to come home, and that you were taking longer than she liked", he snickered, "always little miss rushing when it comes to you", he kissed the side of your head. Even though she was a daddy's girl through and through, she never made you feel left out.

"Y/N", Dr. Martin called after she stepped inside the room, "Oh, Matilda, you're so grown up already! Time flies by", she said as she waved at your little girl while Adam pulled her to sit on his lap, whispering "That's mummy's doctor, she is going to check up on her so you have to keep quiet, okay?" into her ear.

"I was checking your results, and I think between tonight and tomorrow, we might have to deliver your baby boy", she stated, everyone in the room straightening up as Matilda tried to read the adults' faces.

"His lungs look really good in the ultrasound we did this morning - as you know those were our biggest concerns, so we'll come up to monitor you, okay?", she rubbed your shoulder comfortingly before excusing herself.

"Well, I think it's best if we get going, then", Adam said as he got up, coming up to kiss the top of your head and squeeze your hand in his.

"Mummy, I know you're going to do very well", she said, earning small giggles around the room, "when can I come and meet the baby?", she stepped up to give you a kiss.

"We will have to see how it all goes, princess, but when you can, you'll be the first to come, okay?", you smiled, brushing the curls out of her eyes and kissing her head.

"I'll drop these guys home, get the baby bag and then I'll be back", Lando said, kissing your lips and your baby bump, "you stay in there for just a little longer, okay buddy?".

By the time Lando got back to the hospital, you had already been given a few medications to prep you for the c-section, "Kelly and Max advised that I shopped for some smaller clothes, so I have those in there", he tapped the baby bag, "and how are you feeling?", he cupped your cheek.

"My blood pressure is really high, so they're thinking about putting me under, like, full body anesthesia", you bit your lip. Getting surgery was already a big thing, but being completely under was another.

"Oh, okay", Lando gulped, "they won't let me be in there then", he realised, "that's not how we wanted this to happen, but it's going to be okay, gorgeous. You're the strongest woman I know, you're going to be just fine", he smiled, "and our baby boy will come out screaming and he will be the strongest little one ever", he said, trying to convince you and himself of his words. He was scared too, but it wouldn't do you both any good to dwell on it too much.

Knocking on the door, one of the lovely interns and Amelia came to get you, "are we all ready? I'm afraid you already know this, Lando, but you won't, be able to be with us in the OR", she apoligised, "I'll wait right here, if that's okay", your husband suggested, kissing you one last time before they wheeled you off, "I love you, Y/N", he muttered against your lips.

While he waited, he looked at the drawings in the room with precise attention, finding one where Matilda drew the four of you, her brother in your arms and Lando holding her hand, names scribbled under each person in Adam's writing.

Less than an hour later, Amelia stepped into the room, Lando getting up from his spot on the chair immediately, "everything went well, they were weaning Y/N off of the anesthesia, she's going to the PACU until she wakes up and then back here", she smiled, "your little boy is in the neonatal unit, do you want to come and meet him?", she asked, Lando letting out a sigh of relief at her words, "I'll let you know when Y/N comes back to the room", she ensured, having been in the job long enough to know the dilemma of wanting to be in two places at the same time.

"Yes, let's go", he said as he straightened up his sweater, "can I hug you?", he allowed himself to feel emotional, Amelia's open arms offering him a little comfort, "they're both alright, Lando, you have such a beautiful family", she cooed.

Walking with him to the neonatal care unit, she helped him into one of the gowns as they greeted the other parents inside along with all of the staff, "this is your little boy", she said, offering him a sanitizer for his hands, "he can't eat on his own just yet, so that single tube on his nose is feeding him, the other one is giving him oxygen, and those stickers are to make sure his heart is doing okay - little milestones and little victories", she explained as Lando took him in.

Surely, he was much smaller than Matilda, but he could already spot some similarities, "Can I touch him?", he asked, weary of disturbing the perfectly architected environment inside the incubator, "yes, of course! Just be mindful of the wires and tubes", she encouraged, opening the little doors so Lando could touch your son.

"Hey, buddy", he spoke as he touched his tiny fingers, "you're already such a fighter, breathing so well without ventilation", he cooed. He looked up all the complications and when he didn't see a mechanical ventilator, he couldn't help but feel proud of the baby, "he is, we did all the tests and for now supplemental oxygen seems to be enough", Dr. Martin said softly, not wanting to spook them as she showed up, "everything went well with Y/N, she should make a full recovery once it heals", she rubbed his back.

"Thank you", he said, keeping the tears at bay as he looked back at Fraser, "you're so tiny they had to roll up your diaper, hm little love?", he spoke, "there are so many people who love you and they have so much of it to give you".

A little while later, Amelia told him they were taking you up to your room, so Lando said goodbye to Fraser, "I'm going to see mummy, Fraser, and I'm going to tell her how much of a higher you are, I love you", he cooed one last time, rubbing his arm before taking his hands away, closing the little doors and folding the gown for later.

Walking into the corridor to your room, Lando could spot you in the other end, smiling as you spotted him too, "nearly beat you in this race", you smiled at him as he gestured for them to wheel you into the room, "everything went as expected, Dr. Martin will be up shortly to speak to you two", one of the interns said.

"How are you feeling, gorgeous?", he said, brushing your hair away from your eyes and behind your ears, "I'm fine, the meds are helping with the pain, I'm sure", you giggled, "they gave me a good dose".

"That's nice, at least", he said, "I've texted everyone to let them know you were okay and everything went well", he added.

"Have you seen him yet?", you asked, "yes, I have", Lando beamed, "He's very tiny and he looks a little bit like Tilly already. And he's such a fighter, too! He only had those little pin-like tubes to help him breathe, they didn't need any incisions or anything. I would've taken a picture but I couldn't take my hands away from him", he admitted.

"Hopefully soon I can see him", you gulped, knowing it would off the books for a bit since you had abdominal surgery.

"All in due course, baby. I'm so happy you're both fine", he kissed your forehead.

"I just want to hold my baby!", you hiccuped, wiping the tears falling on your cheeks while Amelia conforted you, "just one more day, Y/N, maybe two at maximum to make sure you're healing well, too", she smiled apologetically.

A knock on the door alerted you as Lando and Matilda walked inside, making you wipe your cheeks quickly, "mummy!", she cheered softly, approaching you and climbing on the bed softly since she knew you were healing, "have you been crying, mummy?", she said, hugging your arm and resting her head there.

"Mummy is upset because I can't go and see Fraser today", you explained as Lando kissed the top of your head.

Amelia excused herself as you caught up with everything back home, "grandpa asked me to give you kisses", Matilda recalled as she kissed your cheeks, "his plane has landed alresdy", Lando added, "That's nice of him, thank you darling".

"We can go and meet Fraser, Tilly", Lando said as the window they allowed visitors in was coming to the half-time mark, "I'm going to give him loads of kisses from you mummy, don't worry about it!", your daughter said sweetly as she climbed off the bed, "I'm going to try and FaceTime, okay?", Lando confirmed, handing you your phone before they left for the neonatal unit.

"Matilda, darling, you have to put this on, okay?", one of the nurses gave her a mask, "she's in nursery and she might have caught some bug that isn't showing symptoms yet and it could be harmful for the babies", he checked with Lando as your husband nodded.

"It's like a costume, Tilly!", Lando tried to make it fun for her, adjusting the gown and then the mask around her face, "you can't go around touching things, okay princess?", he stated as she nodded, ready to meet her little brother.

Lando got himself gowned and led them to Fraser's incubator, "that is Fraser, baby", he cooed, typing on his phone inside the clear bag and FaceTiming you like he promised so you too could see the moment they met for the first time.

"He's so tiny", she gasped, standing on the stepping stool so she could see him properly, "I can't kiss him, can I?", she asked and Lando shook his head, watching you smile on the screen, "I'm going to blow him the kisses I have from mummy then", she said, her hand making the movements from her covered mouth to her brother, "I love you, Fraser, and mummy loves you too, she can't be getting because her tummy still hurts a little", she told him.

"This just makes you want to have another right away, doesn't it?", Lando croaked out as he wiped a tear from his eye, your wide eyes looking at him, "not anywhere in the near future - my body knows that much!", you giggled at the soft sight, "but it is incredibly cute, yes", you smiled as tears fell on your cheeks too.

"Look, mummy! He moved his hand, he's saying hello to you", Matilda smiled, "He's saying he wants to see you, too!".

You were finally able to stand up and sit in a wheelchair, so your other goal for the day was going to see your son.

Amelia was the first to say she would take you, helping you sit and getting you there, "That's your little boy right there", she pointed as you were filled with giddiness and excitement.

Wheeling you to face plastic bassinet, your hand went straight inside, "he doesn't need oxygen anymore?", you asked his doctor, noticing the single tube you recognised as a feeding tube, "no, not anymore", he said, "we ran some tests this morning and he's doing just fine on his own, strong set of lungs he has! He woke two of the other babies up yesterday", he smiled.

Chuckling, you touched his arm softly, his hands opening and closing, "do you want to hold him?", he asked, catching you by surprise. Until now, no one ever held him as to make sure the treatments being done were working as best as they could.

"Can I?", you asked, eyes hopeful, "me and the rest of the team think he's finally strong enough to move out of here actually", he added, "not enough to go home just yet, but he can be in your room. This way you can have him close to you and of anything happens or you need help, the staff in your floor know what to do. He just needs to be able to feed without a pump, so either breastfeeding or bottle feeding", he stated.

"Wow, okay, I wasn't expecting this, I was so happy that I got to see him", you teared up, bringing your arms to position so the doctor could place your baby in your arms, mindful of the feeding tube that was still in him, "hey, my love", you cooed, touching his cheeks, "I'm your mummy. I know you were rushed out of my tummy, and it was scary for both of us, but it's looking up now", you cried, Amelia wiping your cheeks as she smiled too.

"Do you mind if we take his tube out now? Might be a little better for this little guy to be in his mummy's chest", the doctor suggested, getting the supplies he needed and setting them in the tray.

"It's okay, little guy", he said as he pulled it out, baby Fraser crying at the discomfort you could only imagine as you rubbed his back, "it's okay, my love, mummy's here to make it better", you shushed him, kissing his head multiple times.

"There, all done!", the doctor said, "if you want, you can feed him here or in your room, where you feel best", he wondered, "could we go to the room, please? I have my supplies there, too", you asked.

You had been pumping milk out since it came in, and you were finally able to feed him straight from your nipple, "okay, little one, you can't get lazy on us now that mummy has you in her room", Amelia encouraged, tapping his cheek slightly as he began suckling on your nipple, "there we go!", she cheered, "I told you it would get better, didn't I?", she winked at you.

When Lando and Matilda came for their daily visit, they didn't expect to see you walking around the room, your back facing the door, "you're up, mummy, that's good!", your daughter said as you turned around, showing her brother on your chest, "oh", she gasped.

"He passed all his tests, and he's getting chubby too", you cooed, squishing his thigh softly as Lando took the sight in, Matilda holding onto you as you patted her head and held your son. Your family was complete.

"That's daddy, Fraser", you cooed, pointing at Lando as your baby boy looked around to the two new people in the room.

"Can I have a cuddle?", Lando whispered before you transferred Fraser to his arms, your little boy curling up against him just like he had been curled up to you.

"Does this mean you get to go home?", Matilda asked, hugging you properly as you sat down on the bed with her, "not for a few days still, they just need to make sure Fraser is alright", you informed, "then we can go home and the four of us are going to have loads of fun", you smiled.

"Tilly, can you help me here, please?", Lando called as her footsteps approached your bedroom, "can you get me that bedding from the drawer, please?", Lando asked as he held the mattres up, not wanting to miss the exact placement of the sheet, "thank you, baby, you're such a clever girl", he complimented, folding the corner in and letting the mattress fall back into place.

"When mummy comes home tonight, is Fraser coming with her?", she wondered, touching the next to me bassinet you kept in your room for the baby to sleep in the first few months, "yes, he is, he's finally good and big enough to come home, no more hospital visits", Lando sighed. The last couple of weeks were hard. Juggling things on his own made him even more appreciative of you and the efforts you made to make sure everything was smoothly running in the house, as well of your friends and family who suported your family in every way they could.

"That's going to be nice, the hospital smells funny", she scrunched up her nose, "and it's going to be like before but with baby Fraser?", she wondered.

"At first mummy will need our help in many things - she still has some recovery to do, but then it will be back to normal, yes", Lando offered, "and we'll have Fraser to go with us in our adventures".

"I can't wait to show him my soft blankets and my toys", she beamed, helping Lando with the bed and then getting ready to pick you up from the hospital.

"Thank you again for all of your work and dedication, we truly can't say it enough for all you've done for our family", Lando said to the team as they discharged you from the hospital, waving at Fraser in his carrier as he looked around.

By the time the four of you were back home, you ate dinner on the sofa, Matilda cuddled up to your side while Fraser slept in your chest, Lando holding the four of you in his embrace as much a she could, "we're finally all together", you smiled, "the Norris family is all together in one place we it should be", he said, kissing your lips softly, hand coming to rest on top of yours in Fraser's back as Matilda smiled up at you, "this is the best day ever", she murmured.

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gottagetback2u · 3 months

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𓂃 ࣪˖ ִֶָ𐀔 JOBS THAT WOULD FIT STRAY KIDS MEMBERS

these are all specific stores!!! most of these are american stores (i think?) so sorry if they are unfamiliar!! i may or may not have worked at these places before…

BATH AND BODY WORKS

-LEE KNOW!

-chan

-felix

-changbin

what do u mean when u tell me lee know has never stepped foot inside a bath and body works before?? HE IS MADE FOR IT OMG. the apron tied around his waist, his pretty visuals literally drawing customers in. people would actually take the scent testers from him. imagine asking for recommendations and him leading u around the store, calling out scents by name and their “floral, dark, clean” notes. his favorite scent is definitely a spring scent like book loft or a classic like crisp morning air. ALSO imagine his shy, working voice when asking people for their rewards number and then going to the back, rolling his eyes and immediately complaining. made for the job. he’s perfect.

chan and felix are also great fits! they would definitely be a lil too knowledgeable (thanks to sisters and genuine interest). imagine asking for recommendations for scents and felix whips out gingham gorgeous (aka one of the strongest, clean scent with floral). my wonderful body care men :’]

let’s be honest. changbin in an apron. that’s it.

BARNES & NOBLE

-hyunjin

-seungmin

u mean to tell me these nerds wouldn’t apply for barnes & noble at least four times? (honestly, it seems like they’re always hiring then never hire lmao)

hyunjin definitely likes the “quiet” vibe of the workplace. it’s definitely not always quiet, but being surrounded by books and drawing when he has no customers at the help desk is nice. he likes roaming around and looking at new journals, stationary, popular authors, etc. he doesn’t always read, but if the book seems popular enough he will get it to try it out! also, hyunjin dressed as a nerd with his eyebrow piercing and dyed hair. sHEEESSHH that’s the death of me.

ur probably wondering why seungmin isn’t the first name. he is literally the member that ppl said his room was “boring” bc of all the books and that he probably studies for fun. BUT, i don’t think he would necessarily like it as a job? he likes to keep his interests and hobbies to himself, so constantly recommending books or seeing others buy an author he absolutely hated might not be his favorite. although, some days he walks in and is GRATEFUL that he chose this over any other mall job. some days it’s his escape. bookworm 4L.

TARGET

-han

-jeongin

-changbin

han as a target worker is literally canon at this point. lets be honest, he would be a perfect fit. he would wear the same red zip up jacket ever shift, no matter is he’s doing shipment orders or register. mans just wants to be comfy and make money. but in all seriousness!! he likes the people he works with and enjoys how organized everything is. less to get confused and overwhelmed by.

u could find jeongin either at target or ur local grocery store. he just fits the grocery store worker vibe so well. don’t know how to explain.

changbin in a target is something i never thought about but it would work so well? imagine him at the customer service desk asking for ur card information for a refund. like how does it seem so normal???

BEST BUY

-CHANGBIN!!

-felix

first person i thought of for best buy. changbin. he just seems like such a lil dork when thinking about it?? ur telling me he wouldn’t giggle and act flustered when u thought the iphone 15 and 15 max were the same thing? he would. u know he would.

felix just works and we all know it. his mom definitely made him apply bc of his love for PCs and he kinda just got the job. loves doing tech things!! (but hates how rude some of the customers are :[)

TILLY’S

-chan

-jeongin

-han

for those who don’t know, tilly’s is kinda like an alternative skater/surfer clothing store! like beach clothes for skaters… if that makes sense…

from past experience of working here, chan just fits the manager role so well. diligent when working and so nice?? customers never feel overlooked when talking to him, all workers respect and like him, and he does amazing at his job! another thing that fits him so well is how tired he is :(( tillys puts their managers to workkk i am telling u.

jeongin would feel a lil outcasted when working here, cuz he never expected to work at a mall store??, but he likes it pretty much. he likes being on fitting room duty the most bc he could be on his phone most of the time. but he would DREAD if he was called to be on register bc he always forgets to take the security tags off.

han would fit right in. a lil… too good. he’s there for that employee discount and the limited nike clothes that get put out. would always want to be on register so time goes by faster. once again, he’s there for that check.

#sapphire’s log~#🎧#stray kids #bang chan #lee know #changbin #hwang hyunjin #lee felix #kim seungmin #han jisung #yang jeongin #stray kids scenarios #skz headcanons #skz #skz imagines #stray kids imagines #kpop

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agendabymooner · 10 months

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9 to 5 || f1 drivers (2)

(SPIN OFF OF COLOUR ME YOUR COLOUR (WIP) and RUSH)

Summary: Lorelei Hester ‘Lester’ Alessandro is a bassist first and Daniel Ricciardo’s partner second. But it seems like another role is added to her resume as she begins her weekend in Baku as Toto Wolff’s children’s babysitter.

Chapter summary: How do you react when someone gives out your number without letting you know? Simple: poorly.

Content warning: family-centric content, Max Verstappen and Lester being a duo of menaces, some Brits flirting or something, a filler chapter, brief use of explicit language.

Note: I am ✨excited✨ for the next chapter. It's my best wholesome content yet. It's not that exciting but writing it had me giggling and kicking my feet. Also thinking about releasing some smau with mv1 and a hearth sister ofc of mine. enjoy xx

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ii. max's lowered iq and linkedin profiles

“Ouch! What the fuck—“ Max looked up to meet Lester’s bright eyes darkening. He spewed out, “You need to start saying, “Hello, Max. How are you Max” instead of shaking the IQ off my head.”

“Well it’s not like you’ll have a lower brain to worry about, hm?” Lester scowled before showing the screen of her phone to him. He looked closely, almost shoving the phone in his face as he read the content.

“Yeah, what about it?” Max Verstappen, if anything, wouldn’t do anything that’ll hurt his reputation at Red Bull. He was the golden boy of the team— the one who’ll continuously bring the World Championship to the Red Bull headquarters. So if there’s anything that everyone knew, it’s that he wouldn’t be seen dead talking to Toto Wolff, the Mercedes AMG Petronas Team Principal.

What everyone didn’t know however was that Max Verstappen, the Red Bull Racing favourite, was still trying to get an approval from Toto. Not for any racing business matter, of course. God, he would never ever disdain Christian Horner like that.

But instead, he wanted to be civil with the older man for the sake of his girlfriend. He had been dating Sylvie Hearth for as long as he could remember. Well… three to four years, if he was to estimate. Yet throughout those years, he never had a full conversation with Toto. At least that’s what he told Lester one time.

What Lester knew was that he couldn’t last long when he’s talking to Toto even if it’s over the dining table. “I think he sees me as if I’m Christian or something,” he said once with terror in his eyes, “I’m not even there to talk about racing!” And according to Max, the strict demeanour of Toto Wolff scared him to the point where he thinks that the reaction that he gets from the older man only applies to some incompetent fool like Charles Leclerc. Or himself.

So with Max giving Lester’s number to Toto, he was certain he could take a step forward with relief.

“You know: if you weren’t such a shithead when Sylvie was still karting, you probably would have more chances being liked by Toto,” Lester reached out to pinch Max on his side, only for him to let out a giggle instead of a wince. “You’re so lucky that he’s so kind to me because if he isn’t you’re going to be one meter deep into the ground right now. You gave him my number!”

“Do you have any other way to show your affection besides physical touches?” Max glared at Lester, only to recoil when he received a glare back from her. “I had to give it to him! It’s either your number or my legs!”

“Ugh. Tilly should have told me that she’s about to have a fool for an in-law,” Lester hissed, watching as he remained as equally petulant as her. “Some warning would be so goddamn nice.”

“Oi,” Max poked her side as she slapped his finger away, “you’re no Saint either, Lester.”

“I’ve attended my confessional appointment already, thank you very much,” Lester retorted. “You’d probably melt down by the time you reach the doors of the church.”

“So rude,” Max huffed out, “I don’t know what Daniel saw in you.”

“I dunno what he saw in you either,” Lester quipped, “because it sure as hell isn’t your face nor personality.”

The sight of the two would be quite an entertainment for Daniel, if he was even watching the two. Lester and Max didn’t truly hate each other–the other just keeps hogging Daniel’s time. Maybe after all of this, she should ask Toto to eat Max for breakfast. Maybe he’ll learn.

Max gave up and sighed, “I already gave it to Toto. What am I going to do?”

“Uh, beg for forgiveness?” Lester raised a brow. Max stared at her dully. “Whatever. At least I’ll get to spend more time with the kids.” Instead of pinching him again, Lester only huffed in annoyance before walking away with a cup of tea in her hand. She didn’t even listen to his protest for her to come back, asking her about Toto’s kids–his nephews and niece.

"Oi! Tia and Soren are coming?" "Whatever, you gave my number."

Across the buffet restaurant her eyes landed on Lando’s figure, her feet automatically turning and walking in his direction. She was greeted by him, George and Alex before she was invited to sit with them. Her boyfriend was somewhere but it wasn’t like he needed her right now.

“Sooo,” she leans forward with a wag of her brows, “what’s the gossip? Have you seen any cute boys lately?”

George reached to pinch Lando’s cheek and said with a high pitched tone, “There’s one right here. Here’s our little eye candy!”

Lando grunted, slapping George’s hand away before rubbing his reddening cheek. “You’re the bloody eye candy! Why don’t you take more shirtless photos and post them on Instagram? Boost the Mercedes fans’ morale a little. Fucking ‘ell.”

“Are you flirting with me Lando?” George joked with a cheeky smile. "Am I that irresistible that you want my shirt off?"

Alex and Lester shared a look, simultaneously shrugging at the sight in front of them.

“Gross, you literally look like the bottom of my foot,” Lando squinted his eyes, pointing at George with a fork in hand.

“Ew,” both Lester and Alex cringed at the thought. It’s not the kind of thing that you should say first thing in the morning.

“Naw, you’re flirting with me, Lan-lan.”

“The fuck? Did you use something worse than a spliff this morning or wha’?”

“You guys need to take that to your room,” Lester coughed out, sipping on her tea while she hid the smile behind the lid. "It's getting intense and hot in here."

“You don’t see me whining in your comment section about keeping it in your room, do you?” Lando shot back at the woman. Lester stuck out a middle finger, watching as Lando flipped her off as well.

“What a beautiful morning, huh, George?” Alex asked the British man, ignoring the quarreling people in front of them.

“It’s a good time for tea,” George nodded.

“Oh! Speaking of tea,” Lester exclaimed and slapped her hands down on the table, thud noise making the three’s eyes widen in shock. “Max is so scared of Toto that he gave my number to him.”

“The lengths that he’d go through just to impress Toto is way beyond me,” George huffed out.

“Of course, a Mercedes driver would say that,” Alex scoffed at George’s response before mocking him, “Look at me I’m George, I drive for Mercedes. I’m practically Toto’s son.”

“Wai’ why— why would Max give your number to him?” Lando asked, looking for a context to Lester’s abrupt change of topic.

She sighed, “Just some… job to do.”

“Are we finally working together?” George asked, his bright eyes widening.

“No. It’s something to do for Toto,” Lester shrugged before shaking herself out of her own thoughts, “you’ll see eventually.”

As if she’s running out of words, Lester leaned back against her chair and sipped on her tea. She zoned out, wondering how she had managed to get away from her job for the weekend… only for her to get a part time job being Toto Wolff’s children’s babysitter.

That would make a good LinkedIn job profile.

Lorelei Hester Alessandro

Musician, Supporter of Daniel Ricciardo, Nanny of Toto Wolff’s children

Yeah that might as well be her title.

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madame-mortician · 10 months

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Evil Dead the Game Fun Facts:

"Jake's Gas 'N Go" is owned by Jake and Bobby Joe from Evil Dead 2. Its description states that they're both still considered "Missing."

In the game timeline, David and Mia both survive Evil Dead (2013), the main reason is that only David and Mia went to the cabin, so after David saved Mia they could just leave.

Cheryl Williams was taken before the events of The Evil Dead since she was the first deadite and never returned to normal before her death. That means out of all the survivors, she is the only one unaware of these demons until the game happens. It's also possible this applies to The Evil Dead Ash since he brings up going to a cabin with his friends for the weekend, in the future tense.

Despite never using a machete in her film, Mia has machete mastery and cannot use a chainsaw, likely due to the animations being only for Ash, which wouldn't work on Mia's model (Ash is left-handed, and she is right-handed.)

Every single actor from The Evil Dead returned for the game, even Theresa Tilly as Shelly and Betsy Baker as Linda.

Despite not actually being stated, it's heavily implied in the Knowby Tapes that Annie Knowby survives this universe's version of Evil Dead 2.

The reason the game happens is because in the lore after locking the deadite Henrietta in the cellar, Raymond Knowby tried using the book to summon "The Hero from the Sky" (being Ash) but failed multiple times instead summoning people who knew Ash, or fought deadites, leading to people like Henry the Red and Kelly Maxwell being summoned. This is also why there are four different Ash's around at the same time because he took Ash from 4 different time periods.

#evil dead #evil dead the game #Fun Facts

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fandomjoy · 1 year

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I watched NatM4 last night, and here are my thoughts:

I actually quite liked it!

My interpretation is that this is a "What If" timeline, stemming from "What if Ahkmenrah stayed in London with his parents but let the tablet go back?"

So, his display and the tablet would still be there, but not him.

SotT seems to take place at the end of the fall semester of Nicky's senior year. Larry mentions finals and that Nicky's NYU application is "due in two weeks." On the NYU site, the latest deadline they give for applying is January 5. It's also obviously winter, as it snows in both London and NYC.

So my guess is the trip to London takes place over Nicky's winter break.

So the timeline diverges at the end of SotT. Ahk stays with his parents, but demands that they take the tablet back with them. Larry tells McPhee the conservation team says to keep the sarcophagus closed and, of course, McPhee has no idea it's empty.

And we come to the start of NatM 4.

Nicky is auditioning for jazz band at the end of spring semester because he failed some of his fall finals and has to do senior year over again (he didn't seem to be taking school too seriously in SotT; throwing parties instead of studying for his winter finals?). Larry gets the offer to go to Tokyo. McPhee doesn't know about the tablet in this movie because basically the epilogue has been re-written.

My guess is this movie was a "pilot" for a series. And Ahkmenrah could easily show up from London whenever they want to bring him over. And maybe we'd get Tilly as a guest, too!

ORRRRR… First episode of new series is the NYC museum doing a long-term exchange with the British Museum (rather than a US Tour), and that includes bringing Ahk and his parents' exhibit to NYC for an extended stay. And Tilly comes along, and this time, because Nicky is there to take care of things, they don't have to tell McPhee about the tablet. So that can be a running joke - McPhee almost finding out, but not.

#natm #night at the museum #night at the museum 4 #natm 4 #kahmunrah rises again #night at the museum spoilers #spoilers #natm spoilers

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venus-star-bynding · 6 months

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a little bit about... Matilda (Tillie) Scarlette!

HI GUYS ITS ME aren't you guys so happy i'm doing these more and clogging up your dash some more !!!! (just kidding vsb is Fucking awesome and if you don't like it. dandori issue)

so name reveal.... yes her full name is MATILDA... tillie is a nickname sad emoji

anyways... so tillie is the porky au of vsb!! and oh boy... i have some things to say about her. strap in.

so, first i'll explain a little bit about the Empire of the Mind.

the empire is a nice little fascist regime run by a certain mind alien by the name of Gyiyg (giygas au)! it is responsible for the creation of chimeras, among many many other things.

the empire's first ever project was an experiment known as the Onett Project. the onett project was a fake town within the empire's chimera laboratory that housed several of their first chimeras, those being Tessalane Starriy, Niiya Tenni (Franklin), Pollyanna Talj, Zamor Roosevelt (Twinkle), and Matilda Scarlette. these chimeras were/are all young children that were abducted from their homes as babies, alien style. the goal of the onett project was to provide a (fake) "home" for their chimeras so they wouldn't try to escape. this ultimately did not succeed, but that's a conversation for another time.

now, the thing about the empire's chimeras is that they are all humans (or, were humans, rather) that were given either Mindkin dna which gave them PSI (and we will be explaining mindkin later, don't worry), metal/robotic parts, or both. in some cases, their Magicants were also altered (brainwashing basically) (we will also be explaining magicant lore at some point! probably in the same post as mindkin maybe). the chimerization process is very painful and very violating and just. not a good experience

but the thing is, tillie was never chimerized. not like the other onett kids.

no, gyiyg saw potential in her.

she was instead chosen as his Vessel.

so, he entered her magicant and took over as her mindkin. from there, he examined her insecurities, her flaws, her weaknesses. and he used those to slowly manipulate her into becoming a perfect, empty vessel. and he used her so he could have a proper physical form.

now, i know the timeline of vsb makes no sense, but one thing that we're certain about is: the onett project took place around 45 years before the present (we do not know what year the present is). so, you may be wondering.. why are the onett kids still, well, kids?

well, that is because of a very special substance known as Silence! silence is a black liquid that manifests mainly in magicants and is EXTREMELY dangerous/toxic. this shit can and will and has and will continue to kill people. it also has amnestic properties; a large enough dose will completely erase one's most recent memories. physically, it can also stunt one's growth, though this mainly only applies to mindkin.

silence is used very prominently during chimerization. so the presence of silence in the onett chimeras (since they have mindkin dna) sorta stopped them from aging.

but, you may be thinking, tillie wasn't chimerized. so how come she's still a kid?

well, silence was used very frequently on her. every time gyiyg would use her as a vessel, he'd inject silence into her so she'd forget. this eventually built up, and along with stunting her growth, it also broke her magicant!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! which is so fun!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! mental illness!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

anyways all this is to say that tillie (and all the onett kids) is chronologically like 55 years old

OK THATS ALL I FEEL LIKE TYPING RN... pleaese read this it took like 3 hours to type. please

-ness🕯️

#vsbposting #nesstext #tillieposting #context posts

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//So I stumbled upon that clip of Jennifer Tilly singing "Miranda's Song" for Shiny's voice reference and I'm realising that the backing singers could easily be each of the Toon Patrol hounding her.

"We hate you!"

"They love me!"

"Be careful how you treat us!"

"They're like children!"

That was absolutely their relationship before XD Shiny pulling whatever manipulative trick in the book she had to try to convince these guys to let her continue her illegal moonshine business, and them (particularly Smartass). This could also apply to Shiny and the patrons at her club that she steals from! Especially the richer clients, "Be careful how you treat us!"

On the topic of Shiny's singing voice, however. I have been feeling conflicted. I love Jennifer Tilly's voice and having Shiny's song being Jennifer as well just makes sense. However, I've been imagining Shiny's singing voice sounding like the YouTuber Karliene as well lately, and now I'm mot sure which one I'd rather go for.

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(Choosing this cover specifically since the playful witchy vibes go perfectly for Shiny. Also, slashingdisneypasta if you see this, imagine in the Monster AU, Witch!Shiny singing this to Lottie (or any of the kids) while babysitting them. Her magic is flowing through the air, maybe manipulating the environment in certain ways to add to the song and dance, even though dad Smartass has forbidden her magic in the house XD)

Yes, Karliene's voice may not perfectly align with Tilly's tone, but it is common for characters to have different VA's for their singing, I've noticed. Jessica Rabbit being one of them.

I still have to think on it. If you have input, don't be afraid to share! ^^

#asks #youtube #video #music #Shiny Weasel #My own OC's #toon patrol #WFRR #who framed roger rabbit

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AAHHHHH WJDIEKDKWLW THIS WAS THE CUTEST CHAPTER EVER!!! 😭😭😭🥰🥰🥰😍😍😍😭😭😭😭

helloo bestie how are you? i'm curious anon who missed kendall's birthday chapter because i was so busy but hey lucky i'm here today because i really missed reading porce and stewy <333 (about that chapter: i still can't believe in the audacity of a random man hitting on porce with stewy literally next to her BUT not everyone has a husband like hers so it wasn't a concern try again!!! and kendall being an asshole what a surprise..)

but let's talk about now and how it was so beautiful and so cute and how i never want to get pregnant or have kids but i felt like i had just given birth and i liked it lol a baby with stewy hosseini? PLEASE I clearly and totally could change my beliefs for this 🥺 roman being.. roman, i confess i laughed because he's such an idiot but it was so real i'm sure he would actually say it in the show lmao and imagining him making that same joke when jonathan was bigger, at a dinner like "I think you old enough to know the truth" and everyone please don't 🤦🏻‍♀🙄 logan showing some love?? omg?? for a baby?? but lol I know it's real because I've seen people who don't have a good relationship with their parents but parents just love their grandchildren, guilt? I don't know but at least it wasn't bad and shiv, yes no one expected her to show up or send a card and I'm sure she was mad for not giving her first grandchild to logan but whatever, at my house we don't care about her!! and finally CONNOR IS THE BEST BROTHER, I love him and I'm happy to know he's going to be a great big uncle <33 anywayyy, sorry for so many words but I don't know how to sum it up and I like to praise when I really like something ahjxsisk aaand watching this chapter of jonathan's birth i was curious to know more about tillie <3 her parents planning her, did it "accidentally" happen or was she planned? finding out it's a girl, telling jonathan he's going to be a big brother, telling his family.. 😭🥰😭🥰 ok enough hahaha congratulations on another amazing chapter and have a great sunday! <333

OMG THANK YOU SO MUCH, YOU'RE SO, SO, SO, SWEET!!!! I LOVE YOU!

Hello lovely curious Nonnie! I'm a little bit tired and sore with period pain. How are you?! Hey, missing Kendall'a birthday just means that you got a 2 for 1 special for fic reading haha! Aw that's so sweet that you missed them!

This is so sweet and honestly same! 🤣 I've never gone through that and I personally don't plan to so I was googling random stuff to make sure what I knew was true. I've been to hospital before and know what that's like but I have no idea what it's like being in a hospital for childbirth, let alone at what would be a fancy, super private hospital. Buy Stewy and Jonathan are cuties, I can confirm.

Aw, I'm glad it made you laugh! Like you said, it feels like a very gross Roman thing to say. I like to try and make the characters as realistic to the show as possible and I've gotten a bit of positive feedback on that about Roman which I really appreciate. I hadn't even thought about that! I feel like he'd maybe something like that when he's a young toddler so he's verbal but wouldn't get it/remember it. But it would be more of a joke he'd just tell adults about (going to give him some emotional maturity points there lol).

Yes! That's what I was thinking of! There's definitely a phenomenon of abusive parents being much nicer to their grandchildren in comparison to how they treated their children. I don't know if there's a term for it, I'm sure there is one in psychology? But anyway I think that very much applies to Logan. Also I don't know if I'd say it's Logan sharing love and if so it's definitely not a genuine or healthy love. We know there's the thing about the bloodline and how Logan feels about that and is with Sophie and Iverson. I think that him showing up was solely for like confirmed proof that his bloodline "had been passed down" and that's what Porce had done "good" of and why he thanked her. We know Logan doesn't view his children as serious people and he doesn't take any of them seriously from the very first episode. There's this whole thing going on about all of his sons being failures and something being wrong with them and then Shiv always being held back by her gender. I think in a way he's also hoping for grandchildren as like a reset/worthy successors.

No haha. Nobody expected that from Shiv. Tom would organise a gift basket that he put far too much thought in with an interesting card and Shiv would lift her hand to just sign her name with an eye roll. I think she'd look down on it and see it as Porce sealing her fate as nothing but a mother and wife (similar with Caroline). Connor is nuts but he's a very sweet older brother, he'll be the most doting uncle and his nephew and niece will adore him!

Don't apologise! These asks with questions are such a nice change and breath of air from the asks with requests, which I'm so grateful for but are definitely a bit overwhelming at times. This also really touches me to know people care about my work so much that they think about it and take the time to come up with questions and send them to me. I love it and I'm always happy to answer any questions!!!! Thank you! I adore you so much!

These are such great questions! I think I'll explore them more in another fic similar to this Jonathan one but for Tillie! Thank you for those ideas! I think she'd maybe be "casually planned", is that a term?! But Jonathan would be close to a few years old and they'd think now wouldn't be a bad time to have another so they wouldn't be putting pressure on it but it wouldn't necessarily be an accident. If that makes sense? I think telling Jonathan could be sweet and quite funny. Despite being good at sharing and a polite little man he's used to being an only child and because his cousins are all older he doesn't quite get pregnancy etc. I think they'd have to explain it to him a few times and read some books to him on that. I could also see something silly happening like his uncle Connor asks him if he's excited to meet his baby sister and Jonathan innocently says it's not a sister but an alien in his mum's tummy and Roman finds that absolutely hilarious and makes some more affair jokes. But when Jonathan meets his younger sister he's very happy and excited!

Thank you so much lovely! When i posted that it was that late that I think it was technically Succession Monday for me already haha! I hope you had a great Succession Sunday and Monday! Thank you so much for the praise and questions, I adore you and will start writing those Tillie questions into a proper fic soon, so thank you!!! Thank you so much Curious Nonnie, you're the best! 💗

#stewy hosseini #chaitheticsasks #stewy hosseini x reader #porcelain and the shark #porce and the shark

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The GOP-led House on Thursday passed its first major border security bill since gaining control of the lower chamber, timed to coincide with the end of a pandemic-era policy tightening border control.

The bill passed 219-213 almost entirely along party lines – all but two Republicans voted in favor and every Democrat against. Two Democrats and one Republican did not vote.

The bill faces strong headwinds in the Senate, where due to Democrats' narrow majority it is not likely to pass.

How it works: The GOP's Secure the Border Act would restore construction on a southwest border wall and hinder asylum access. It would also cut a program that lets U.S. officials quickly accept or turn back some migrants from Venezuela, Haiti, Cuba and Nicaragua, who can apply to come to the U.S. for two years legally and work. Ukrainian refugees could also be impacted, in theory, since they are in the U.S. under the same type of agreement.

Why now?: The vote comes as Title 42 is set to end at 11:59 p.m. Thursday when the pandemic public health emergency is terminated. The policy allowed Customs and Border Protection to turn migrants away in an effort to prevent COVID-19 from spreading in holding facilities.

Because a wave of migrants seeking to enter the U.S. are expected at the southwest border with the policy's end, the Pentagon is deploying 1,500 active-duty troops to help U.S. Customs and Border Patrol manage the expected surge.

What the Senate wants: The Senate is proposing its own bill, which has bipartisan support and is led by Sens. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., and Kyrsten Sinema, I-Ariz. Their bill, which is co-sponsored by Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and John Cornyn, R-Texas, would give the Biden administration a two-year extension on the functions of Title 42. It would allow the administration to expel migrants, but it would not be tied to a public health emergency like Title 42.

Why this matters: Members of Congress, including some in the president's Democratic Party, have complained the Biden administration has no real plan for addressing the end of Title 42 and ongoing border crisis. They say their plans offer a solution in the absence of strong leadership.

What McCarthy is saying: "More than 11,000 migrants were caught yesterday crossing the border illegally, the highest single day total ever," House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said on the chamber floor Wednesday. "This is President Biden's record on the border. Record crossings. Record carelessness. Record chaos."

Senate Democrats respond: Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., criticized the administration for sending 1,500 troops to the border.

"The Administration has had over two years to plan for the eventual end of this Trump-era policy in a way that does not compromise our values as a country," he said in a statement. "I have offered them a strategic and comprehensive plan, which they have largely ignored. Trying to score political points or intimidate migrants by sending the military to the border caters to the Republican Party’s xenophobic attacks on our asylum system.”

Manchin, a Democrat up for reelection in a red state, said: "It is truly a shame we continue to govern from crisis to crisis. Despite ample notice about the pending expiration of Title 42, the Administration has failed to properly secure our southern border. The immigration crisis is only getting worse and our broken immigration system is ill-equipped to handle it."

What Biden said: Biden on Tuesday said the border situation will be "chaotic for a while." In New York on Wednesday, he said there has been "chaos at the border for a number of years."

Part of the solution is to "fully fund the border security effort," he said.

"The purpose of what we're doing now is making legal immigration more streamlined, illegal immigration shorter term and moved -- and moving in a direction that people know that there's a legal way to get here and not legal way. That is what’s underway now."

What can the bill expect in the Senate?: Following the bill's passage by a narrow Republican majority, it is headed to the Senate where it faces an uphill battle thanks to Democrats' narrow majority. If the bill makes it to President Joe Biden's desk, he will veto it.

“While we welcome Congress’ engagement on meaningful steps to address immigration and the challenges at the border, this (House) bill would make things worse, not better,” reads a Monday statement from the White House Office of Management and Budget. “Because this bill does very little to actually increase border security while doing a great deal to trample on the nation’s core values and international obligations, it should be rejected.”

#nunyas news

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stop-breaking-my-heart-telltale · 1 year

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It sounds like ANF. After Tillie copied from season 2 for book 1, I wouldn't put it past her to copy from the games again.

I'm gonna have to disagree. Like okay... I can't lie, I'm actually annoyed right now with twdg fans and the comic, so I'm sorry that I'm about to go on a little rant.

Y'all are reeeeally out here making me defend the comic by tossing around accusations that Tillie copied/stole/ripped off other things when I don't believe that's the case. You realize you're making that judgment of "Book Two sounds like ANF" based on a four sentence description, right? and trying to spin it as "Tillie's just copying from the games" based on four sentences? Book Two isn't out yet, we know so little about it!

Hell, Book One barely has anything in common with S2! What it does have is surface level! The most they have in common is taking place at a ski lodge, there's snow, there's walkers and murder, but the plots are not the same. Believe me, I read Book One NINE TIMES, I know what the plot is! It wasn't copied from S2.

Book One is about Clementine and friends building houses before the evil twin decides to be evil for next to no reason and then the remaining three escape in a plane. S2 is about Clementine dealing with incompetent adults, then getting kidnapped and brought to another group, it becomes a prison escape game for an episode, then Rebecca has a baby and the story becomes about Kenny losing his shit after everything that's happened. Just because there's a ski lodge [which btw is in only ONE episode of S2 whereas Book One it's the main location] and snow in both of them doesn't mean they're the same.

By that logic, I guess S2 copied from the 2010 horror movie Frozen, which takes place at a ski lodge and has a lot of snow and is about survival.... never mind that the movie is about people stuck on a chairlift after the resort shuts down for the night and isn't a zombie movie.

And y'know what?

This is ANF's steam description: "When family is all you have left…how far will you go to protect it? After society was ripped apart by undead hands, pockets of civilization emerge from the chaos. But at what cost? Can the living be trusted on this new frontier? As Javier, a young man determined to find the family taken from him, you meet a young girl who has experienced her own unimaginable loss. Her name is Clementine, and your fates are bound together in a story where every choice you make could be your last."

Here's what we have for Clementine Book Two: "Clementine and her new friends are rescued by an island community led by an enigmatic doctor called Miss Morro, but just as Clementine's scars are finally beginning to heal, she discovers dark secrets that threaten to tear her new life apart. Can Miss Morro be trusted? What about the rest of the islanders? And just how far will Clementine go to protect the ones she loves?"

The only similarities in these descriptions is "how far will you go to protect loved ones" and "can these people be trusted" which I don't know if y'all are aware of this, but those are very common phrases within descriptions of pieces of media. You could apply both of those two the rest of the games, too:

How far is Lee willing go to protect Clementine/Can the group Lee meets be trusted? How far is Clementine willing to go to protect her friends/Can the cabin group be trusted? How far is Clementine willing to go to protect AJ/Can the Ericson crew be trusted?

Hell, you can apply it to Book One: How far is Clementine willing to go to protect her new friends/Can the twins be trusted?

It's faux deep media analysis all for the sake of discrediting Tillie over a comic you don't like. I hate the comic but I will defend Tillie, okay. Hate the comic all you want, but don't make shit up to convince everyone, "hey not only is it a bad comic but it's also STOLEN."

And when Book Two comes out, if it does share striking similarities to ANF that are undeniable, then we'll talk. But right now, the damn thing isn't even out, no one has read it, please stop doubling down that it's copied from ANF based on a basic four sentence description and nothing else. I understand you hate it and WANT it to be morally bad so that you feel better but please stop.

Again, I can't believe I'm defending the damn comic trilogy. Know that I am laughing... but it's a very sad laugh, like one would make after spilling soup in their lap and now everyone's looking at them and they just gotta laugh but really, they're just slowly slumping in their chair and hoping hell opens a portal for them....... blegh.

#asks #twdg clementine #i don't like the comic y'all #stop making me feel like i gotta defend it #i beg #sksksksks #though to be fair i'm more so defending tillie than the comic #i feel like i have to because everyone else just shits on her for doing a job she was hired to do #even she acknowledges that she didn't think she'd be a first pick to do the comic due to what she usually does #and honestly i think she wants to be done too sksksk #i watched an interview with her where she was talking about how she's had to do these books super fast #so they can release one a year #and she was like “after this i'm done”#and i don't blame her sksksks #if i were her i'd want to be done with everything too because the twdg fandom has a lot of little shits #i wish her all the best and i will hold out a small bit of hope that book two is an improvement #ya never know... could actually be good..... cj wrote hesitantly

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autisticburnham · 2 years

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Why the SNW pilot was ableist

I've seen several different posts saying that disabled people are overreacting and that the way Pike was written in what we have seen of Strange New Worlds so far wasn't ableist because it's totally normal to be scared of becoming disabled. So I wanted to write out why the depiction upset me so much. With disclaimer that I am autistic and don't personally share any disabilities with Pike.

1. The social model of disability and The Federation. The social model of disability is a way of looking at disability that places the onus of what is disabling on society rather than the individual. Being Deaf isn't hard to deal with because being Deaf is inherently painful or isolating, it's a difficult experience because society is not set up in an accessible way i.e. with sign languages and captions being normalized. Being autistic isn't an inherently bad experience, it's the way that society treats autistic people and the fact that accommodations are stigmatized that makes it harrowing. Having a physical and/or mental impairment doesn't inherently isolate and restrict you, the way society refuses to accommodate you is what limits your ability. This doesn't apply to every disability- chronic pain is going to suck no matter what society looks like- but it applies to a lot of them, and I'm going to get to how I think it applies to Pike.

Star Trek varies wildly in how it depicts the treatment of disabled people in The Federation. On the one hand, we have The Institute that the Jack Pack is kept in and the way Melora states she has been treated in ds9 and The Farm that disabled people appear to be forcibly sent to and unable to leave in Lower Decks. I hope I don't have to explain why these are examples of society actively working against disabled people. On the other hand, we have Geordi, Nog, Detmer, and Airiam who have free and easy access to prosthetics and accommodations. (There are still criticisms to be had with how they are treated, but they are the best Star Trek has to offer.) There's also Tilly with her undefined special needs that by all appearances seem to be freely accommodated.

Although it isn't consistent that Federation society is organized in a way that is disability friendly, it has been shown that they are capable of being so. And ideally, a show focused on the potential and brightness of humanity would want to show this more consistently. Regardless on your opinions on whether or not The Federation should be depicted as a utopia, the fact that Strange New Worlds has been advertised as being a return to form and tos style (with tos being one of the most resolute in depicting it as a utopia), it follows that that is what snw is trying to do. And given that three of my good examples come from the time period that Pike is in, he should be living in a society that accommodates him. The Discovery, and thus presumably The Enterprise, has been shown to be wheelchair accessible. The Federation is full of telepathic species that could serve as interpreters that could allow him to communicate (such as in @hard-times-paramore 's Captain Pike au), or their should be AAC (augmentative and alternative communication) tech that allows him to do so, so that being nonverbal isn't something unaccommadated. Scars just straight up shouldn't be stigmatized, but if we're going with the idea that they are, The Federation has been shown to have medical tech that can remove them.

I know that they are restricted by canon here and that Pike has to end up in the situation that he's in in The Menagerie. But Pike doesn't know that. All he knows is that he is going to become disabled in a way that he should be able to expect will be fully accommodated by his society, so with a Watsonian perspective, he has no reason to believe that he will be stripped of his agency and that his becoming disabled will be equivalent to his death. Which brings me to the sticking point.

2. The equation of disability with death. So eugenics is a thing. Throughout history disabled people have had to deal with being told that our existence is worthless and that we'd be better off dead. This is why assisted suicide is a disability rights issue. With everyone else, being suicidal is treated as a serious issue that requires intervention (which, the way mental health wards treat people is a whole other can of worms), but when a disabled person is suicidal, that's met with "Well, yeah, why would you want to live as a disabled person? We'll help you die!" There's a long and horrible history with how disabled people have been forcibly killed or met with apathy when we kill ourselves because abled people think we're better off dead. Having a character say outloud that becoming disabled may as well mean he's going to die feeds into that idea and contributes to that history.

Yes, becoming disabled is a major life change. And as with all major life changes, it can be scary. Especially in a society that so heavily values physical strength and independence, qualities that will be altered by the disability, it's a huge and terrifying adjustment. It's normal to experience grief and fear when becoming disabled. If Pike were just scared, that would be one thing; that would be totally normal. But he's not just scared. He's saying he may as well die. And given the environment, both historic and contemporary, in which disabled people find ourselves constantly having to espouse that our lives are worth something, that's really fucking upsetting to see.

3. The narrative framing. The direction, the music, the acting, the writing, the editing. Everything about that episode depicted Pike's future disabled self as a horror. Not just scary, specifically as horrific. It looks like a horror movie, with Pike's future self haunting his reflection like a ghost. And just like queer people, disabled people have a long and storied history of being portrayed as villains and horrific. As though we're inherently deviant and terrifying monsters. If you're upset that the majority of our queer rep comes from the mirrorverse because that feeds into the bigoted way queer people have historically been treated in media, horrors and thrillers specifically, then you should also be upset by this.

#snw #christopher pike #ableism #my post

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a-room-of-my-own · 1 year

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Thank you for your answer Tilly! 😻 Another question I had was in regards to hand cream: I apply a lot of cream, sometimes with cortisone because I suffer from eczema. Have you ever had that kind of issue? Also, very ashamed to say so, but I tried adopting a cat once, and it stressed me so much to have an animal living with me that I gave it back to the association (I had a nasty eczema flare-up because of the stress). Now, I feel tentatively more ready, because I REALLY want a cat, but well... I'm worried I will freak out again 😭 which is very unfair for those poor creatures.

Are you sure you're not allergic to cats? It could be the reason for your eczema flare up. I used to be allergic to cats ! Maybe check with an allergologist before trying to adopt again?

Cortisone creams I don't know, I'd tend to think that anything with a human dosage is probably toxic but @kiseopingu is a vet so she should be able to tell you!

About the stress you feel having an animal at home, are you sure your place is big enough? I waited to have about 50 square meters to adopt because having a cat in my previous place that was half that would have driven me crazy. I know it doesn't bother many people and that it's not necessarily a problem but it was one for me 😅

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SABS I DID IT!

after many stressful nights, binge writing an english draft literally the day it was due and almost 2000 words later ive finally finished my psmt.

now i get to actually look forward to seeing the tillies for the first time on saturday (and baby canada ofc) and the fact that some of my friends and i are able to busk at a local market for fathers day.

OH AND I GOT OFFERED A TRIAL SHIFT FOR A JOB! ive been applying for months now and i finally got one :)

if you couldnt tell im very happy and relieved right now... still feel like i could sleep for a week though.

sorry for the length but yeah there's a lil' update :)

-baby australia 2

Omg that is so so cool!! Congrats and thank you for sharing 😊 I'm very happy for you, so proud of my babies doing great things 🥺 also have the best time at the Canada game!!

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infawrit10 · 2 years

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13! for the fic questions about drag

!!!!!! This was sent to me MONTHS ago, I am SO sorry, anon :(( Haven’t had much time to formulate a response in a Hot Second. I believe this ask was talking about what kind of music I listened to while writing/brainstorming for Drag.

That’s kind of a big question because a LOT of music inspired certain scenes or influenced certain elements, and that’s partially why I spent so long trying to figure out how to answer this (again, I’m SO sorry.) Eventually, I decided to go with what influenced but didn’t actually make it in to the fic.

A lot of Johnny Manchild and the Poor Bastards stuff comes to mind. What Good Am I?, Deserve, That Doesn’t Happen, and later on after the first draft of the fic was finished, Alright. The first three all influenced Fem’s personality and performance style in a BIG way, I can’t even stress how formative those were. They gave her her self-deprecation (not hugely touched upon in the fic, but it’s definitely there in off-screen performances), her kind of showy flair, how she moves, what sort of songs she looks for, her emotional connections to music in addition to how they reflect her life and mindset at any given time, they had a LOT to do with that! These were some of the songs I brainstormed to to figure all that out! What Good Am I? actually gave me the choreo for… one of her sets, lol, can’t remember which one, one of the earlier ones, the one where she holds onto the railing with her heel and plunges her hands through her hair? And also, same song influenced the design of Lucky Star by giving me the idea of there being a staircase and a railing up above the stage itself!

And I said this in the notes of one of the recent chapters, but Alright is literally just Anxceit in Chapter 21. The vibe is perfect, and it hits on the defeated, resigned story of two people falling back together when they both feel they’ve got no other option, and I love that for them. Janus snaps out of that after a moment, but I think in that initial shock, he honestly has similar feelings to Virgil. I imagine Alright being mainly Virge’s perspective of the situation, but it could Definitely be applied to both of them. Had I known of that song before I wrote that scene, I might have put it in and have Virgil listen to it on the walk home or something, which I actually think would have probably been a mistake. I love that scene So Much, it was one of my favorites to write, and it’s probably my favorite of the whole fic, if I’m being totally honest, and the idea of changing anything about how it ended up makes me cringe.

Man to Man by Dorian Electra came later on in the process, but I really think it encompasses Roman and Virgil’s relationship throughout most of the fic. The gentle reassurance of the way it’s sung, the tender plea for a fair fight/a fair conversation, the obvious bond there is between the speaker and their friend, and especially the homoeroticism underlying it, because all of their conversations are charged with frustration, sexual frustration, genuine, unconditional love, or some combination of the three.

A lot of Tillie, but specifically loud mouth. That one really shaped Fem’s no-filter-ness, haha. I also love the idea of Peachie being an influence on her. I was also gonna use Save Yourself for another fic I was gonna write, but it’s definitely applicable to Virge’s feelings about Janus in this universe, too.

Sleeping In by All Time Low… This is a little bit of a spoiler for the final chapter, but let’s just say this inspired a bit of what Prinxiety’s like after they get together ;)

Also from that same album—Wake Up, Sunshine, if you’re curious—Trouble Is…, Wake Up, Sunshine, and Monsters also really influenced a lot. Trouble Is… and Monsters in particular influenced Anxceit’s dynamic. Now that I’m thinking about it, Clumsy might have had a minor influence as well.

Out Tonight from RENT was actually the song that gave me the idea for the fic to START with! I think the visual of the wild child lady on a stage really helped me visualize EVERYTHING, and a lot of brainstorming to this song brought me Fem’s first performance at ADN pretty much exactly.

The Heart Is A Muscle by GANG OF YOUTHS is PERFECT for Virgil’s feelings when he finally gets together with Roman. I actually brainstormed this playing at Pat and L’s wedding and Virgil confessing to him that way as they danced to it, or him consciously playing it for Roman when they got back to his apartment because he didn’t know if he could trust his own words, but it just didn’t end up seeming like something he would do, so the idea was scrapped. But like, TO A T, this is Virgil’s experience with love and what he wants with Ro.

Good To Be Alive by PVRIS was also supposed to be in the fic, but it did not make it in, which I’m SO BUMMED about since I think it so perfectly fits Virge’s perspective towards the end of the fic where he’s at his wit’s end before the secret’s out. Also a major influence on how I portrayed those feelings within him.

There’s definitely more, but this is already so long, so I’ll stop here for now. I hope this was interesting for you guys to see a little look into my process! Music REALLY helped motivate and inspire me to write this fic in a year, and I’m sure that comes across in how heavily it influenced the story and how much content you see here. If you ever have any questions about the Drag verse PLEASE feel free to send me an ask! I will take any excuse to ramble about this universe shcnajxn

#life’s a drag #sanders sides #prinxiety #spoilers for my fic #past Anxceit #drag

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