#definitely can't handle that much awesomeness all at once

[noaltbruh]

@multifandom-hcs Hope you're having a good day too! :))

Bruno and Hermes dating hcs ❤️

Hermes 💋

Chaotic gf. I don't know if you're an introvert or an extrovert, but she will most definitely be more hyped than you for anything.

Loves to try new things with you and go on all sorts of date! From carnivals, to road trips, to that one random place you saw and you're not quite sure if it's a restaurant or a sex shop, but you'll find out together!

Wakes you up at three am. because she just got an idea for what you could do together and you have to do it NOW.

Big on PDA, she's constantly touching you or holding you near her even when you're in public, HECK ESPECIALLY when you're in public.

Loves to show you off to the Stone Ocean gang and can't shut up about how great her partner is.

Definetely teases you and gets even mushier with you if she sees you getting shy.

She'll speak up and stand up for you in any situation, whether that is a stand battle or someone cut in line in front of you.

Always has the biggest grin on her face as soon as she sees you.

Loves to drag you in troubles, but she honestly just wants to have fun with you. Don't worry, if things get out of hand, she knows how to handle policemen.

I think her kisses would be a bit rough, like you can just feel how eager she is to feel her lips on your body.

Is literally always complimenting you and your look, calling you hot, beautiful, handsome, pretty...Whatever you prefer!

"Breath taking as usual, caro/cara!" "I'm...Literally in my pajamas" "Your point?"

Shoplifts for you, I'm sorry. Like- maybe you just saw a cool jewel in a shop and told her you liked it, without really thinking much about it. The next day, you find that exact jewel at your front door.

Opens up about her past and how much she misses her sister, it's one of the few times she genuinely seems sorrowful.

Would love you even more if you accepted to visit her sibling's grave with her. She might cry on your shoulder, so please comfort her.

On a more optimistic note, if she visits her on his own, she even talks to her and you and how awesome you are.

She lets you keep your stuff in her tits without even having to ask her, it's just routine for you two by now.

Loves to do your makeup. Alternatively, if you don't wear it, she still asks you if she can try it on you because she's fully convinced you'd look great with it.

VERY flirty and completely shameless about it, no matter who is watching.

Can't cook lol, but she will gladly take you to any restaurant you like and she'll offer to pay for both of you!

...Yeah, pay.

Bruno 🤐

The boyfriend ever.

He's so romantic and gentle he literally makes me want to cry because he's so perfect and VSGABCAHZCSS.

Just being near him makes you feel safe, you'll never have to fear being judged as long as this man is your partner.

He's calm and understanding. No matter if something is troubling you or you're simply in a bad mood just because, he'll never lose his patience with you.

Encourages you in everything you do, whether that is a small task or a lifelong goal you're trying to pursue, Bruno will always be ready to support you and help you in any way possible.

Might be a bit busy from time to time due to his job, but he makes you to call and text you anytime he gets the chance too. He loves hearing your voice and he wants to be sure that you're doing alright.

He never closes a phone call without an "I love you, tesoro" at the end.

Will make up for the time he missed once he gets back home. He'll do whatever you want to and there aren't limits to how much he's willing to spend for his love.

Do you want to go on a trip to France for the weekend? He already has two tickets and a reservation in the best hotel of the city.

Remember that very fancy restaurant in the city center? Guess who has already reserved a table for two with a beatutil view on the entire city?

Truthfully, however, Bruno enjoys anything as long as he gets to spend it with you. Despite his role in the mafia, he also loves simpler, everyday life with his partner.

Even just going to the local market to buy something together makes him so incredibly happy, and gives him a sense of normality in the mess that's his life.

Not super big on showing affection in public, at least not as much as Mista or Narancia- but he always maintains even a small touch between you.

He loves to hold your hand as you walk, lets you hold on to his arm, or he wraps his arm around your waist.

Way more touchy and flirty in private. Bruno is smooth and knows excabtly where to provoke you or what to tell you to make you blush.

He puts his hand under your chin or on your cheek if you were to look away from him. You can see his proud, little smirk on his face.

The best cook in the gang, male wife material. His fish dishes are the best you'll ever try in your entire life.

Speaking of that, he'd love to go fishing with you. It reminds him of the time he spent with his father and sees it as a way to continue his family traditions. After all, you are his future wife/husband.

He has the kindest look on his face while explaining to you how to fish and it makes me want to explode.

He loves to massage your shoulders, for some reason. Maybe because it helps you relax, but it just feels very intimate to him.

He rubs your back and kisses you on the forehead whenever he hugs you. His embrace is warm and you wish you never had to let go.

Gives you flowers or any sort of gifts on the most random occasions. Don't worry, buddy, you didn't forget and important date, he's just a sweetheart and wanted to give you a present to make you smile.

Also, since you're dating him, you'll now have to take care of five children, aka the gang. I'm sorry, but you did this to yourself the moment you became his partner.

Don't worry, Abbacchio will help you... Perhaps.

On a more serious note, Bruno would love to have a family with you in the future. This man is MADE to raise children, adopted or not, anything is fine for him.

He thinks you'd be a great parent, but of course, if you don't want to be, he'll never force it on you :)

#jojo #jojo's bizarre adventure #yandere jojo's bizarre adventure #jjba x reader comfort #jjba x reader #jjba x you #bruno x reader #bruno bucciarati x reader #bucciarati x reader #bruno buccellati x reader #bruno jjba #bucciarati bruno #jjba bruno #bruno bucciarati #vento aureo x reader #golden wind x reader #bucci gang x reader #bucci gang headcanons #jjba hermes #hermes costello #hermes x reader #jojo stone ocean #jjba part 6 #stone ocean x reader #stone ocean gang

[idolatrybarbie]

odd couple

pairing: established francisco "frankie" morales x reader

word count: 2.5k

rating & summary: explicit, mdni! | frankie can't cook, to put it lightly.

tags: no trigger warnings needed for this one, porn with (little) plot, rated e like woah, frankie needs a win, very unedited as of initial posting, stubborn!frankie, premature ejaculation, handjobs, cumplay, overstimulation, sub!frankie moments, multiple orgasms, spit kink/drooling, #petnames4frankie, praise kink, slight dacryphilia, reader calls frankie "wet" in this idk that might not be your thing i guess. look man it's been a hard week.

notes: it's not wednesday and i am struggling a lil' bit (might make a personal life update soon idk ?) but i am being such a brave little toaster about it! writing this definitely made me feel better. when it comes to music, this weezer song is a little generic within their discography but whatever, i like it. hope you enjoy! also everyone go read @wannab-urs sub!max phillips fic because i say so and it's awesome.

You listen to Frankie move around the kitchen from your spot on the couch, trying your very best to ignore the occasional clang and clattering noise that flows out from the distant doorway. Tonight, he has taken on the task of making the two of you dinner. Or trying to, anyway. You don’t cook much either. Your job, like his, doesn’t lend much time to it. Takeout is more than often what’s on the menu—Burger King, of all things, is his favourite.

You know how to cook though. Every once in a while you have the spare time to whip together something truly delicious; slow-roasted pork belly, or maybe a nice pasta with garnish. Frankie doesn’t seem to know his ass from the oven.

The two of you have had this conversation hundreds of times. You stating that he can’t cook, and him pushing back, insisting that he can. Or he could, before the service stuck him with single meal MREs for a number of years and he lost most of the culinary knowledge given to him by various tías, his abuela, and of course Mrs. Morales herself.

His stubbornness spurs the occasional urge to throttle him. It’s fine you can’t cook, you always tell him. Not like he can’t still learn. Still, he insists, and insists on insisting on top of that.

Honestly, you couldn’t be more of opposites. Even excluding skills of domestic labour, he and you are a bit of an odd couple. Frankie’s an early mornings guy, always, while you enjoy a sleepy Sunday—or just about any day that ends in Y. He hates the horror movies you fawn over, while you can’t stand the nature documentaries and sappy celebrity biopics that he eats up year over year. Frankie is highly detail-oriented, the engineer instinct in him always angling towards rigid preparedness; you’re a bit more goal-focused, letting any plan morph and adjust according to the situation.

Another such cooking conversation had taken place on the drive home after declining Frankie’s offer of McDonald’s for the fourth night this week, and now here you are: listening to the man curse under his breath, muttering complaints from the kitchen as he tries his hand at homemade spaghetti.

The kitchen is silent for a moment. You go back to channel surfing, clicking past reruns of Golden Girls and M*A*S*H*. Stopping at a channel playing the cinematic masterpiece Grease 2, you focus your attention on the open doorway behind you again. It feels almost too quiet…

A string of hushed, panicked curses from Frankie confirms your suspicions. Getting off the couch, you use the soft overhead light to guide you through the dark apartment. Frankie is standing over the stove when you see him, quickly moving away and towards the sink. Water splashes into it, surely scalding as steam rises into the air. Or maybe that’s coming from his ears?

You clear your throat in the kitchen doorway, and Frankie turns to you. His face is slightly red, a silver pot held in his grip by the towel-covered handle.

“Is everything okay?” You already know the answer to that question—aggravation rolls off of him in waves, permeating the space between the two of you like a mirage in the Mojave Desert.

Frankie opens his mouth to respond, but the words never come. He does this a few times, wracking his brain for the proper way to put it as he parts and pleats his lips, living up to his call sign.

Eventually, he settles on, “No.”

He heaves a deep sigh, tossing the pot onto the counter. Getting a closer look at it, you see the charred spaghetti noodles stuck to the shiny bottom.

“Don’t, okay?” Frankie says before you look up again.

“What?”

“I know what you’re gonna say. I told you so, blah blah blah. I know. You’re right. I can’t fuckin’ cook.” The words are rushed, like he’s half-embarrassed to even say it.

You frown, reaching an open palm out to him as you shake your head. “That’s not what I was going to say.” You motion for him to come closer and he does, slipping into your arms as you hug at his tense shoulders. “It’s okay. You can take a class, or we can work on it together. I think that’d be kind of fun,” you say.

Picturing making something with Frankie—maybe bowties and broccoli, something simple—has you smiling into his shoulder. For his birthday last year you made red velvet cupcakes with sour cream frosting. The recipe is a little more complicated, but baking them with him this time is a pleasant idea. You already know he’s the type of person to lick the batter off the beater.

“I don’t want to do that to you,” he says.

You pull back from the hug to look at him, those big brown eyes of his crinkled at the far edges. “You’re not doing anything to me,” you say. “At least, not right now.”

A small smile comes to his face then, creeping and dopey before Frankie gives you a soft kiss at the tip of your nose.

“They should really give you a Netflix special or something,” he says.

“Thank you, thank you. I’ll be here all night,” you muse.

Still in your arms, Frankie glances over at the pot of blackened, noodle-shaped mush. “What are we gonna do for dinner?”

Right now, he’s in the closest proximity to you that he’s been all week. At least, while you’ve both been conscious. Work has you staying later and later at the office these days, while his shifts handling flight operations have him drained, in bed and fast asleep well before you even get home. Tonight is special even if it hasn’t gone the way either of you planned.

You hum, dipping your head to nose at the patchy beard along his jaw. “I’m thinking we skip dinner.”

“Come on, seriously,” Frankie says.

“I am serious.” Leaving a wet kiss on his cheek, you whisper, “Don’t you want your dessert, Francisco?”

A hum rumbles low in his chest. “Of course, but—”

“But nothing.” You move your left hand to cradle the side of his face, his skin smooth under your touch. He leans into its warmth. “I’m hungry.”

You know that he is too. At your words, Frankie practically jumps you, a kiss pressed to your lips hard before your brain can catch up with what’s happening. He holds you in his arms tight, like if he loosens his grip even a bit, you’ll float away. The pair of you move out of the kitchen and back into the living room, the horrible 80’s movie still dancing across the pixels of the TV.

Frankie falls onto his back, bouncing against the couch cushions. The remote is underneath him, the mute button conveniently hit upon his landing. The cheesy show tunes cut out immediately. You move to straddle him as he lays horizontal. Frankie cranes his neck a bit to watch you as you settle over the crotch of his sweatpants. He’s half hard under the fabric already.

Frankie pulls you down into another bruising kiss. You hunch over to meet his lips, his hands circling around your waist. You’ve decided to take the Frankie approach to tonight’s activities; cool and calculated in your plans and decisions on how this is going to go. Grinding your hips down, you watch his face carefully. He huffs out a breath, soft and peppery like the cinnamon gum he keeps in his car.

You reach between your bodies to feel him in his pants. Frankie kisses at your face, quick and sporadic as you palm at him. He moves to lift your shirt off your body and you let him, raising your arms to help him. He tosses the thing to the floor and lets his hands rove over your skin. Continuing your ministrations, you slip your hand beneath the elastic waistband of the grey sweats. Frankie has no underwear on, a pleasant surprise.

“Fuck,” he groans, nosing at your neck.

“What’s wrong, honey bun? Doesn’t that feel good?” you ask, slowly pulling your hand away.

“Yes, please. Do it again?” His voice strains deliciously, the muscles in his arms held taut.

Frankie relaxes only slightly when you return your palm to where he’s hot and achy, cock wet at the tip. You run your thumb along the head of his dick as he pushes his hips up into your touch. You slide the pad of your finger along his shaft, spreading the dampness.

“Aw baby, you’re already a little wet. Isn’t that sweet?”

You start to stroke him in earnest, the tight circle of your hand moving up and down his cock. The movement is a little dry, your skin dragging against the sensitive velvet of him. You push his shirt up his belly, pulling his pants to his knees easily. Then you spit into your palm, jerking him off easier this time.

“Fuck baby. Just like that,” Frankie pants. He’s moving his hips with your hand now, fucking up into it on every down stroke. With your free hand, you prod at the small dip at his hip, feeling the muscle tense beneath the skin.

“Bet you feel so good, baby. Nice and easy for me,” you coo.

“Don’t stop,” he whispers.

“Wouldn’t dream of it, honey.”

You twist your hand at the end of every movement upwards, fingers rubbing over Frankie’s tip as he leaks steadily onto himself. The glide is easy now, lubed with your saliva and his precum. The squelch makes your mouth water as you watch his cock disappear and reappear in the shadow of your fingers.

He puts one of his hands over yours, urging you to go faster. Your hands move together over Frankie’s dick, picking up the pace as the sticky noise turns into a slap with every thrust of his hips.

Frankie breaks pace, stuttering on a caught breath before he spills over your hand and onto his belly. You pause to watch his chest tense and then loosen, his eyes shut tight as he comes down. Raising your hand to your lips, you lick a bit of his cum from the edge of your fingers. It’s the first thing Frankie sees when he opens his eyes again, making him groan. The noise sounds almost painful.

“That was—”

“Amazing?” you supply.

Frankie wheezes a laugh. “Something like that.”

“What about a second helping?”

He furrows his brow, then looks down at his dick. It lays limp and spent on his stomach. “I don’t—”

“Please,” you implore oh-so-sweetly. Frankie sees big eyes batting at him, a twinkle of adoration. The intent behind it is a little more Kubrick, but he doesn’t know that yet.

He can’t say no to you, doesn’t want to anyway. Frankie nods, mumbling a yes at you. His cock twitches with interest when you drag a finger through the pool of cum on his belly and pop it in your mouth. You smile at Frankie as you take him in your hand, strokes slow as he hardens again.

Leaning into his body, you flick your tongue against the shell of his ear. “So, so wet honey. This all for me?”

“Yeah, shit—I can’t,” he mumbles.

“But it feels so good,” you say. “Wish you could see your cute little face. I love seeing you like this.”

Frankie’s face waivers between tightly wound and relaxed in pleasure. You’re using his own cum as lube now, hand practically sloshing across his cock. He tries to keep his eyes open, watching your movements as you sit patiently in his lap, jerking him off.

Your underwear is ruined, the cotton soaked through as you discreetly rock yourself against the rough seam of your pants. You’ll take care of yourself later. Right now, all of your attention is on Frankie. This reward is his punishment. It’s the slightest bit petty, but you can’t let his stubborn behaviour go quite yet. You aren’t an I told you so type of person, but this? This is perfect.

You stroke at him on autopilot, watching the middle distance between the fine thatch of hair at Frankie’s pelvis and his skin coated milky white. He comes with a flinch before you even realize, still moving as he hisses. He’s still hard when he’s done, solid under your touch, so you continue.

“You’re doing so good for me,” you say softly.

“Oh god,” he whines, eyes rolling back.

“Does it hurt baby?”

Frankie doesn’t speak, can’t, nodding frantically up at you.

“You want me to stop? All you have to do is tell me.”

He doesn’t—not with words or the shake of his head. He likes this, and both of you know it. Frankie gets off on the pain, a pleasure so hot that it burns; water blazing to the point that the sensation runs cold, delicate skin held close over a candle flame.

Frankie starts to squirm. You hold him down by the shoulder with your free hand, fingers spread over his overheated skin with a firm press. His whole body is sweaty, soaking a runway down the front top half of his t-shirt.

“Please, please, please.”

He breathes your name, barely getting the syllables past his lips. You never find out what he’s begging for. He probably doesn’t quite know either.

His dick and his mind can’t seem to agree on what they want. You watch this war play out, a losing battle. Every few seconds he presses his hips to the couch, trying to stay out of your reach. Then he slots his hips forward again, seeking out your hand directly.

Finally, Frankie seems to find his words. “Fuck, please. I can’t, I can’t. I’ve got no more, baby, please.”

“One more, honey. You can do that, can’t you? Just one.”

“Mm, shit. It’s—it hurts. It hurts,” he says.

“I know, baby. You’re so sweet for me, so good. I know you can do it,” you assure him.

Leaning down, you position your mouth over him. You let the spit sitting in your mouth pour past your lips, drooling onto his throbbing cock. The saliva slides down his length slowly as Frankie moans at the sensation.

The added slick makes everything wetter, truly soaking as you jerk him off faster. Frankie starts to babble nonsense between short, tripping moans. A split-second decision, you breathe hot air over the head of his dick. The slightest change in contact pulls his third orgasm of the night from him. Frankie cries, groaning loud as fat, wet tears roll down his cheeks. You hunch over him to give his face a kitten lick, collecting them with your tongue.

You let him go when he finishes coming, letting his dick flop against the plush of his tummy. Dragging your own shirt off the floor, you wipe at his skin and clean up your hands before tossing it back down.

Frankie finds the strength to tuck himself back into his sweatpants. He pulls at your elbow, sending you crashing gently into his side on the couch. It isn’t really big enough for the both of you to lay down. You squish yourself against his chest and shoulder, feeling his arm rest over the length of your back.

“How was that?” you ask after a while.

“A five course meal and then some,” he says. Frankie scoffs at himself, like he can’t believe what just happened. “Jesus Christ.”

You kiss his chest through his shirt, his body warm and solid against your cheek. “Nope, just me.”

#frankie morales #pedrostories #frankie morales fanfiction #triple frontier #*ww

[drunkonimagination]

tlh cast going ice skating, because it's that time of the year 🌨️⛸️

cordelia: incredible, an absolute queen, no one is doing it like her. she's a combination of natural skills, immaculate technique and that extremely elegant bearing that just carstairs own. everyone looks at her in awe (especially james), like 'can't believe she's a professional ice skater and we didn't know? this girl is insane'

james: he's fairly good, of course nothing to do with cordelia, but he handles it. he is content of going around the rink two, three times...but then he gets easily bored. this of course unless cordelia skates on his side...then he could spend hours ice skating and simping for his wife.

christopher: read a bunch of books about ice skating, took a little look at the rink, checked the ice's thickness and consistency and...fell at the first step on ice. but after that first slip he actually learns pretty quickly and everyone is kind of amazed. he even manages to do some little jumps emulating cordelia.

grace: she's trying, she's really trying, but ice skating is just not her thing. she remains very close to the border the whole time and refuses to take even one little step ahead. at some point christopher offers her his arm and after a little moment of hesitatation she takes it. he starts rambling about science almost immediately and the girl visibly relaxes. she even enjoys the whole experiences, since kit doesn't leave her alone for a second.

matthew: as infuriating as it is (cit alastair) he is a natural. his movements are kinda rough and he doesn't have cordelia's perfect technique, but god if he knows how to skate. he's incredibly skilled and definitely the fastest. he also acts like a little kid once he steps foot on the rink: he gets super excited, wants to make speed races all the time and skate backwards just because 'it's so fun!!' ('christopher's brother is way more mature' cit alastair pt II)

lucie: same kid attitude as matthew but less skilled. she's more on james's level but has twice fun while skating. she puts everyone in a good mood with her sparkling excitement and is basically a born motivator, like 'you can do it kit!! yeah!! that's what i was talking about!! by the angel, daisy that was awesome!!! please teach me!!!' everyone just adores her.

jesse: a fan of the border like his sister. he really didn't want to do this, but lucie's adorable face makes him do things he would have never imagined. he even learns some fundamentals after lucie drags him with her in the middle of the rink. and he also falls several times, but lucie's laugh makes it completely worth it <3

alastair: he's the only one who can keep up with cordelia. initially no one really noticed because he didn't want to draw attention, but when cordelia challenged him? no way he would just back off. so he gave his little perfect performance shocking everyone in the process. but he didn't spend much time showing off (even if he definitely could if he wanted), because he had something else to take care of.

thomas: he's that something. the man is absolutely terrified, looks at the ice rink once and immediately goes 'nope, this ain't for me'. but alastair insists like 'c'mon tom, just give it a try' 'why can't i just look at you being perfect on those skates?' 'i don't want to force you...but wouldn't it be nice if you at least try it once?' '*violently puts the skates on* UGH FINE.' worst decision of his life, instantly regrets it. he grips on alastair's jacket all the time like he's going to die at any moment and when alastair finally convinces him that he's got it and he's not going to fall- thomas falls. completely on alastair.

bonus for thomastair because i am a clown:

thomas: *apologizing in every possible language, regretting all his life decisions, thinking he's somehow caused brain damage to alastair with that fall*

alastair: *lying on this back with thomas's body pressed on him, noticing little snowflakes stuck in thomas's hair, looking at thomas's red cheeks, lingering on thomas's lips moving, thomas's lips moving, thomas's lips, thomas's lips, thomas-*

matthew passing by and taking one (1) look at them: if you start making out now, i will not hang out with you two ever again.

#thomas *gasp*: WE WERENT GOING TO MAKE OUT!!! #alastair: we weren't? #alastair carstairs #thomas lightwood #cordelia carstairs #james herondale #matthew fairchild #christopher lightwood #grace blackthorn #lucie herondale #jesse blackthorn #tlh #the last hours #chain of iron #thomastair #jordelia #ghostwriter #chain of thorns

[callsign-bunnie]

First of all OW

Second now all I can think about is an Spn/CoD crossover, what are your HC’s bunnie the people want to know!

Have a great day

Hmmm, so funnily enough, I've not thought of it that much. I'm not really a "these characters meet other characters" kind of gal when I do crossovers, HOWEVER, (warning: I HAVE NOT WATCHED PAST 13 AND I DON'T CARE TO. GABRIEL DYING WAS MY FINAL STRAW SO THAT EPISODE WAS THE LAST I EVER WATCHED)

Ghost flirts with Dean, Dean is not the player he once was because Ghost is way too young for him

For the record, Price is not and is his type, I am sure you can see where I'm going with this

Oh god, it's just hitting me that I've never actually talked about my SPN opinions on this blog so I have no idea what live fire I might be throwing myself in front of. Whatever, moving on

I'll match the characters up how I think they would go, being -Ghost and Gabriel (hear me out. Both use humor to cope, both were "forsaken" by their fathers, both had asshole siblings. Gabriel was a lot more serious in the later seasons after being traumatized, and I think he'd end up relating a lot more to Ghost and both would enjoy the dark humor the other can provide. Gabriel would LOVE that goldfish joke) -Farah would love Claire and adopt her as a younger sister (Speaking of! Claire is around Gaz's age :D) -Gaz would probably love Jack, I'm just saying -Valeria definitely heavily enjoyed Ruby's "I'm awesome" speech and would one hundred percent "girl boss" with her -I have opinions but I think Dean and Soap, but I think Dean would see himself in Soap and Soap wouldn't like how Dean treated Castiel. -Rudy and Castiel, I don't think I have to elaborate, here. (For the record, Rudy is also not getting along with Dean.) -Alex and Benny, for no other reason than they're both from around the same area and I think both would appreciate finally having another southerner around (that isn't Graves.) -AU Michael and Makarov, don't fight me on this one, you know I'm right. -I'm going to also say Dean and Alejandro, for obvious reasons -Sam and Price, both due to being closer in age and also because I think Price is secretly very nerdy -Laswell and Jody, but... I mean, that was obvious. They don't actually bond over being mother figures, Jody ends up bonding more with Price over that, it's more just... everything in their lives being so unsure because of their careers, even when Jody was just a cop. -I think Lucifer would fucking love Graves, but I don't think Graves would even like Lucifer. I think Lucifer would just be way too much for Graves, and Graves would very likely call him pathetic for being unable to keep a handle on hell and for whining all the damn time. (Also for being caught so easily and so frequently.)

I'm considering this more as Sam, Dean, and CO universe hopped to COD, so I'm just saying... no one is impressed by them, and then vice versa.

COD characters are not going to be intimidated by a bunch of civilians chasing monsters and the SPN characters don't consider war that scary when they've faced the apocalypse 80 bazillion times

There is also the age gap to take into consideration, I mean Gaz and Soap can't be older than thirty and I don't actually consider many of the characters even hitting the 35 mark.

I am also considering this as COD exists as a game franchise in SPN world, and SPN exists as a TV show in COD world, so they do know about each other.

So, I'm just saying, Dean is getting snide remarks from a few corners for his treatment of a few people. Gabriel and Castiel, especially, all points considered. I don't think Ghost, Soap, Gaz, or Rudy are letting it slide in any direction

Price doesn't care enough to stop them

Alejandro is just annoyed that even MORE people are in his base, and these ones happen to be civilians from another universe.

Despite getting along with them, however, neither Dean or Sam are allowed near Rudy. Hey, Alejandro's seen the show, he knows most of both of their shticks is flirting and fucking, he's good. (Cas is the one he has to watch out for, but he's unsuspecting because there's no way that nerd has a chance. Rudy is too loyal to his husband, but Cas definitely has a chance.)

Valeria is actively plotting how to use demons in her quest for power. You know she is already forming that alliance with Rowena

She doesn't like Lucifer enough.

Farah has already offered Claire and Alex (SPN) a home in Urzikstan, Alex (COD) has said he's unsure that'll work out.

Benny is just not allowed around anyone without respective partner there. I mean, look at him... you'd be worried too. I'd be worried. We'd all be worried.

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Anyway, I'm very anxious to post this just because, again, I have no idea what I'm subjecting myself to. All I'm saying is, if you disagree with me... um... I didn't watch 14 or 15, so that's what I'm blaming that on. (Gabriel was my favorite character, do not be mean to him or Benny.)

#call of duty #rodolfo parra #alejandro vargas #simon ghost riley #johnny soap mactavish #alejandro x rodolfo #kyle gaz garrick #aledolfo #call of duty: modern warfare ii #i'm not putting too much effort into tagging this #i'm just using random tags #dean winchester #sam winchester #gabriel spn #castiel spn #supernatural #queue for dinner again hunny?

[is-the-snake-video-cute]

If you could only pick five snake species to have as pets for the rest of your life, which ones would you choose?

Oh gosh, this is actually a pretty tough question! There are so many species that make such awesome pets, it's hard to choose!

Rainbow boas, definitely. I've said it before, but these are my favorite snakes to keep - they just hit that perfect sweet spot for me in so many areas. They're beautiful, the perfect size so they're easy to handle, usually good eaters, and they hide a lot but are also active enough to be awesome to watch, especially as adults. Brazilians specifically are my favorites!

They aren't good beginner snakes, but they're on the low-maintenance end of advanced-level snakes. They're great pets for diligent keepers, and they're very smart and rewarding to work with. Fulfilling pets all around.

Boa constrictors. BCs are delights in practically every way. I love a big snake, and well-socialized BCs tend to have such easy-going, chill personalities. Super easy snakes to work with - easy to handle, easy to feed!

My favorite thing about BCs is what a treat they are to handle. They're big without being too much for one keeper to safely handle, and a socialized BC is often slow-moving and easy to get so tame you can hold their big ol' heads in your hand. They're just delightful, and so beautiful, too!

Kingsnakes. I adore kingsnakes. If I had to pick a specific species, I'd probably go with California or Mexican black kings. They're almost as easy to take care of as a cornsnake, with just a little bit more oomph. Curious, active, wonderful little snakes, and basically bomb-proof once you get them established. They're so easy to work with, and such little joys, too!

Working with so many sick snakes as part of my job has made me appreciate a snake that loves to eat, and kingsnakes definitely fit that bill! Most of my kings will hardly ever turn down a meal, and honestly, when you're working with sick snakes and just spend every day praying that they'll eat, that's such a relief.

Ball pythons. This is a basic answer, I guess, but these guys are such cuties! I just can't get over their adorable little faces, and bps are overwhelmingly such docile, sweet-natured little snakes. They can be a bit fussy and sensitive, but they're easily cute enough to make up for it!

The obvious bonus with these guys is all the morphs! It's so easy to find awesome-looking bps, and even normals are just stunning! I love albino, clown, enchi, and mystic potion ball pythons especially.

Hognose snakes! I can't imagine my life without these little drama queens. I tend to like intelligent snakes that I can train and work with a little bit more deeply, and hognoses are...not that. If you listen closely, you can hear their single braincell bouncing around. But what they lack in intelligence, they make up for in sheer chutzpah!

Hoggies are so personable and so fun! I love their silly little upturned noses, their big eyes, that loud little hiss. I love that, for most of my snakes, I'd be concerned if they started hissing at me, but I have hognoses who I'm more concerned if they're not throwing a hissy fit every now and then. I love that they're so easy to handle - they're very slow-moving for such small snakes! I just adore everything about these little goofballs.

#not a rating

[tkachuktkaching]

Matthew Tkachuk On his Relationship Former Flames GM Brad Treliving As he is Appointed General Manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs

"I saw on Twitter that he was going to be named, so I sent him a text right away,"

"He's an awesome guy and a great GM. He'll do great there."

"He did an unreal job in Calgary, so I know he'll be great there," Tkachuk said.

"Look, I can't tell you what the specific differences might be, but he's one of the most respected people in the business."

"I know what the pressure is like playing in Canada. I can't speak to what it's like for the specifics of his job, but he certainly handled it well in Calgary, which is obviously a Canadian market. I truly believe he'll be successful."

Asked what he thought of the package Calgary received for him, Tkachuk smiled and said, "Pretty nice."

"I still have a great relationship with 'Tree' and we still talk once in a while," Tkachuk said. "Either he'll reach out or I'll reach out. He's one of the best, most well respected GMs in hockey and pretty much could have gotten another job in hockey, pretty much any he wanted. He probably had his pick of where to go, and that's exciting."

"I don't really know what happened there in Calgary, but I know I liked my time with him," Tkachuk said. "He was super great to all the players and everybody.

"And yeah, in my case, it was definitely the opposite of player versus GM. There was no animosity. It was like us working together for a solution for both. I'm super thankful to have a guy like that and a guy like [Panthers GM] Bill Zito, who's been unbelievable to deal with, as shown by the fact we were able to figure it out.

"Bill and Tree have been obviously tremendous in my career so far and getting me to where I am."

#matthew tkachuk #florida panthers #calgary flames #toronto maple leafs #brad treliving #nhl.com

[romaine2424]

Daily Blog June 23, 2023

When I used to post on LJ I would often have a post called Tidbits, that is what I think today's post will be like. A lot of unrelated things, but then again some are. Hope you enjoy.

What I'm Reading:

The Light More Beautiful by @firethesound. It's 4 chapters and around 81K. I'm close to finishing chapter 3 and will do so later tonight along with the last chapter. Family and house responsibilities intruded on my fandom fun. LOL I'm so enjoying the story. I really really like reading and writing about older H/D (meaning not Hogwarts or 8th year). Here, I think they're in there late 20's. The fic is canon divergent at some point in HBP where a potion accident happens that effects them greatly, however, the main part of the story takes place 13 years later.

Draco has been trained as an Auror in the US and specializes in creating spying instruments and other things that help Aurors (think of Q in James Bond). Harry is training Aurors since he was waylaid by an injury, which I've yet to discover what happened to him. Draco returns to the UK to find out Pots and Pans (I love this so much), who are Harry and Pansy are best buds. And Draco also returns with his huge crush on Harry fully intact. The interplay between H/D is top notch with lots of sparks, hilarious banter, but also soft moments. Truly lovely. Oh and the acronyms!!! Highly recommend! Can't wait to finish it tonight.

Tumblr Posts of Interest:

Francesca Coppa, one of the original OTW founders, made a post about joining @fanhackers (A place where fans, academics, aca-fans and all manner of enthusiastic fannish people can come together and squee over cool research.) If you enjoy meta and fandom research definitely give a follow, too.

2. The the @thedrarrylibrarian hosts Happy Hour on Fridays with friends of the Library. I'll do a separate post later about @thedrarrylibrarian because they're awesome! But what caught my eye is their hosting @phdmama. Usually, the person they select recs a story that they love that hasn't gotten much play. @phdmama, however, chose to discuss re-reads. This is the way she so artfully stated her reasoning, "Reading, quite literally, has saved my life and transformed it. So I thought I’d highlight of few of those fics that have impacted me so profoundly. These fics are comfort food for my brain. These are fics I come back to, over and over and over again. They live in my soul." And I nodded my head reading her choices. I hope you check out the post and her selections.

What crossed my mind while reading the post was that there are fics that are in my top 10 favs, that I've only read once. I call them my Saving Private Ryan fics. Seeing that movie was an experience, one I'll never forget, but I don't think my heart could handle a second time. I put Frayach's The Price We Pay for Wings in this category. I will never understand how that fic is only 13K. It was written in 2007 for hd_holidays, and remains one of the most beautifully written h/d stories bar none.

Add-ons for yesterday's blog:

For Fan Fair, @phoenixacid heavily promotes commenting on Fair's fics, artwork, and podfics. There is a contest where you are put in a group of random folks who've asked to be involved. And the groups compete against each other for points. Points are given for comments and more points for a rec. So I'm not the only one commenting on all the fics. LOL @caroll-in and I were on the same team last year, I don't think that will happen again. We killed the competition!

@snowingalway commented on my blog yesterday with further clarification of what art is archived and what is reblogged. I found it very helpful. Here's the link with her comment at the end

Older Fic Rec:

So as I mentioned above, I hadn't re-read The Price We Pay for Wings, but when I went to get the link, I discovered something I didn't know existed...a sequel. I didn't know that Frayach had written one, I had left fandom just before. A Flame Undampened is as beautiful as the first, though I do think I could and will read it again. Scorpius had loved and is loved. And that candle, yep, it's a symbol. The fic is around 5K and was written in 2012 in honor of the Newton, CT slaying of innocents.

Oh FFS how can The Price only have 46 comments and Flame 25 ?????? sorry, just got to me. This is a subject for a later blog. :)

Have a good weekend! Rom

#romaine2424 daily blog #June 2023

[go-go-devil]

for the send you a character ask!! talk about a character of your choice!! would be fun to learn about a new character lol

Since I still have a special interest in The Sandman series, I'll use this as an excuse to talk about Delirium of the Endless!

First impression: I was paging through a copy of Brief Lives that we got at the book store I work at and was instantly captivated by her incredibly unique comic text bubbles, along with her unusual way of speaking. She was legit the main catalyst in getting me interested in reading the Sandman comics just so I could learn more about her (and her siblings)

Impression now: Supreme Goddess of Neurodivergency and Transgender and Fluttering Swimmy Things 🦋🐠 Easily my favorite character in the series and sooooooo happy that she helped get me into these awesome graphic novels!

Favorite moment: Geez I dunno, every single thing she does in Brief Lives? I really can't stress how much I enjoy this character, and honestly she appears so far into the comics that any singular moment I describe would be spoilers

I guess to keep it as vague as possible I particularly love the scene where she stabilizes herself for the sake of telling off her eldest brother Destiny and comforting her brother Dream. It's a short scene, but to me it's when her entire character really clicked into place for me, that's all I'll say for now ;)

Idea for a story: I was always fascinated with how Rose Walker's hair colors perfectly reflect Delirium's. Hell I actually thought Del was going to make her first appearance in The Doll's House due to that, but sadly that wasn't the case. Personally I'd love to read (or even write) a story about Rose coming into contact with Del in some way, perhaps serving as the exact moment when her Vortex powers start developing. I just really want these two to interact, they're both such interesting characters 🥺

Unpopular opinions: ARE there any unpopular opinions of Delirium? I don't engage with the wider Sandman fandom so I'm out of the loop there. Fandom-wise I will say he one thing I would definitely hate the most is if anyone ever tries to infantilize Del. Yes she may be the youngest of the Endless and have a notably child-like way of articulating much of her thoughts, but that doesn't mean she's stupid!

Favorite relationship(s): Getting the obvious out of the way, I adore how her relationship with Dream was handled. It would have been so predictable to have him be constantly annoyed at and condescending to his littlest sister because of how much younger and less formal she is compared to him, but instead Neil Gaiman took the high road by actually having Dream try his best to understand her and treat her as an equal throughout their journey. Honestly even all these decades later it's still refreshing for me as someone who's used to seeing neurodivergent-coded characters being treated as nothing more than comic relief and/or demonized for the way they act

Of course I also love the strong sibling bond she had/continues to have with Destruction. Can't describe that one in too much detail because once again that would be major spoilers, but it out of all of her siblings he seemed like the only one who really tried to understand her and actually accepted her change

I also do like what little we see of Del and Barnabus together. I see him as her emotional support dog since good lord she was in dire need of one. He's often sarcastic with her and doesn't really understand much about Del's thought-processes yet, but I do love how he chooses to remain loyal to her and help her out the best he can. The way he does so in her portion of the Endless Nights comic in particular made me super emotional T_T

Favorite headcanon: As I mentioned earlier I do hc that she had a direct encounter with Rose Walker at some point. There was also this one piece of fanart I saw that depicted Delirium and Dream creating "fever dreams" together and I totally love that idea! The Endless's powers inevitably cross with each other in certain instances, so I'm always down for seeing depictions of them working together in such a way

#delirium of the endless #the sandman comics #mild brief lives spoilers #asks #sorry for the late response #hopefully my long rambling has made up for the wait!

[mint-yooxgi]

I've been working and stressing for this whole time and come back to lots of updates and to the fact that you're writing a fantasy novel??!! WHAT THE HECK JACKIE🫠

First off, congratulations on the novel I would love to read it once it is officially finished and available I'm a hundred percent certain it will be absolutely amazing 😊 I'm so proud of you and I know this won't be the last one you write and publish so all the best to you and your future endeavours we'll be cheering you on from the sidelines

Secondly, the updates I just went through a lot of updates so my head is still spinning 😅 I'm still processing so I'll just run through everything I remember now.

PG - I loved all the healing scenes with the guys it was wonderful, WYs smut scene was just absolute filth in the best way possible I loved it and all the sweetness, the way he was clingy after was really funny OC knows how to handle him though 😂, the garden scene was great San and Captain are just angels 😇, I love seeing her get stronger too and the scene where she hits the dummy their reactions 🤧🫠, her little nephew is here 😍, the weapons rooms were awesome love that she's making her own weapon with Mon's teeth, SHs scene was unexpected but greatly appreciated he needed some loving 🤧♥️ oh and I can't wait for HJs scene I'm excited 🤗

MM - YH and YS going to the market with her is just so cute I loved it, the whole scenes with the kids were adorable I wanted to cry when they started calling them uncle🥲, how OC saved YH from the situation is so wonderful plus she got rid of the problem couple so great😌, OC really put the couple in their place but YS calling OC his fated had me dying 😫🫠 I'm excited for what's to come

I haven't read the new update of the YS fic I will do so ASAP 🙃

I also read the prologue of the new series and it sounds great 🥹

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Hehehe welcome back!

Thank you so much! I definitely plan on keeping you all updated on the novel, especially when it comes time for it to be released! I'm going to be using a pen name for it so I'll give more details when I have them for sure!

Oh, if you thought Wooyoung's smut was filthy, just wait until Joong's tonight ;)

Hehehe I'm so glad you've been enjoying the PG updates!! Believe me, I have plenty more where that came from, there's so much planned that I have so stay tuned!

Omg yes! Morning Mist has so much more coming for it, I promise!! I'm super excited to develop the other's relationships with the oc, but the story is just on a back burner for now as I work on other things. Unless I get super inspired to work on the next chapter soon... which could happen lol

Thanks so much for the lovely ask!! I really appreciate it!!

#ask #🐥 anon #hehehe #the sweetest #feedback is always appreciated

[snowbatsims]

VAMPIRE INTERMISSION #4, part 2

It looks like someone is home.

RUNE: Huh. It's decorated? What day is it?

RUNE: Wait.... it's my birthday, isn't it. How old am I now, anyway? Seventy-something? Eighty? RUNE: ...eh, the number doesn't really matter. I'm old enough to have elderly siblings, I know that much.

RUNE: Hello? Anyone home? MORTEN: Hi!!!! Hello! You're home!! RUNE: I am. What's up? RUNE: No really, what's up with all the party stuff- RUNE: Did you set up a birthday party for me this year? MORTEN: Yeah!!! :D RUNE: Alright. MORTEN: Um, just one caveat though... I didn't know how to contact your family about it. I'm so sorry. I did invite a few other people, but- RUNE: It's fine, I'll invite them myself.

RUNE: Frøya! Hello! We're hosting a-- RUNE: Oh. You can't come?

RUNE: Aha. I see. So Odin and Frigg moved in? RUNE: Babies? RUNE: ...... RUNE: Alright. RUNE: I see. Great. RUNE: Fine, I'll see you all some other day then...

RUNE: Soooo when was this starting again? MORT: Oh, it already did! As soon as you got home... I think the guests should be arriving anytime now. RUNE: Oh. MORT: Also, you look like you just got back from a pride party? That's so perfect, hah. RUNE: Well, maybe I did! Someone at work arranged it. RUNE: Since it's autumn, it was hosted indoors, so I could actually attend for once. Got this shirt for free too. MORT: niiice :D

In the meantime, Einarr is preparing drinks.

And Rune spots a familiar face.

RUNE: ERWINNNN!!! DUDE!! I've missed you!! ERWIN: Me too! RUNE: I haven't seen you in what, ten years now? Man, we really need to talk more often. You have a Social Bunny, right? ERWIN: Yeah!! RUNE: Awesome, I'll make sure to add you then. RUNE: Isn't the trip from Strangerville to Brindleton really long?? ERWIN: Oh, it is! I just happened to be in the area this week.. and then I heard from Mort that it was your birthday, so I figured I'd drop in.

RUNE: Oh, come here you-

RUNE: Anyway... alright, just wanna make sure: you're not still mad at me, right? ERWIN: Wha-- oh, that! ERWIN: Yeah, no, Strangerville has been fine for years. It's all good, there are no mother plant zombies in sight, besides the Roswell guy, but we all agree he's the resident weirdo. ERWIN: We're fine. I think. RUNE: Only mostly. ERWIN: Hm? RUNE: Kvikindi got infected. Again. While she was at college. ERWIN: Kvikindi? RUNE: The green alien kid we brought along with us. See, she went back, and now she needs a cure again. ERWIN: Oh... ERWIN: How did that even happen?! RUNE: She said she drank from some guy... ERWIN: OH. ERWIN: THAT'S GOT TO BE, ERWIN: TED ROSWELL.

RUNE: Damn, of course somehow we forgot to cure the weirdest one of them all... ERWIN: Ah, don't worry! ERWIN: I've done a lot of research since then, and I've found that it's not exactly contagious, unless you literally ingest the spores, which can only be found in the blood of the infected these days... We will take care of this, right? RUNE: Yeah, we really need to craft up another set of cures somehow... ERWIN: You're always welcome at my place, my man.

RUNE: Wait, you have a place to call your own now? ERWIN: Well, kind of! Mr. Cahill died recently, and he left the Old Penelope in his will, to me. It's mine now. RUNE: Wait, that was the local plane wreck, wasn't it? ERWIN: Yep! RUNE: Oh, you live in a plane wreck now? ERWIN: Yeah! Isn't it cool! Definitely beats living in a dusty motel room! RUNE: I can imagine. Morten, downstairs: THERE'S FOOD!

MORTEN: Are you sure you want to eat that cake? I mostly made it for the human guests- RUNE: You made this cake for my party, and also I would feel really rude not to. RUNE: Also I'm curious. MORTEN: No seriously, you really don't have to!

RUNE: I still have tastebuds. I want to try something other than blood for once. MORTEN: Your weak stomach though?? RUNE: I can handle it.

He could not, in fact, handle it.

MORTEN: Dude... don't tell me you tried that cake too. EINARR: Apologies, curiosity for your baking got the best of me as well. Sadly, all I'm finding out is that my tastebuds are really not what they used to be. MORTEN: Einarr PLEASE- EINARR: Alright, no. I cannot stay here. Just excuse me for a moment-

MORTEN: ...Einarr? MORTEN: Good lord what have I done.

Rune discovered his pile of gifts!

RUNE: Oh?? Is all this for me? NEAT.

RUNE: No way... An embroidered rainbow! Cute!! RUNE: Einarr, did you make this? Thank you!!

RUNE: Wait, is he here at all? MORTEN: Last I saw him, he had to excuse himself for a bit... BAT: ????!

NICOLE: Hey, where did all your hair go? EINARR: Eh, just had an incident. Figured it would be quicker to simply chop it all off for a bit, instead of awkwardly taking a bath during a party. NICOLE: That seems a bit drastic, man. EINARR: It's really not. NICOLE: You sure?? That braid of yours looked like years of growth. EINARR: Not for me. It will all be back by tomorrow. I am serious - do not worry about it.

EINARR: Wait, did anyone here even want macaroni and cheese? EINARR: Why did i start doing this again? EINARR: Eh, too late to stop now.

ERWIN: Wait... you were that infected alien kid, weren't you? KVIKINDI: Who the hell told you that :)

MARIA-ELISE: Hey, so I've been thinking - since I'm your mother, and am also honestly getting a bit too close to the elder stage, would you mind if I moved in with you guys? MORTEN: Oh?? I'd love that! MORTEN: I do think I would have to check with the others before making any final decision, though. MARIA-ELISE: Great! I'll stay around when the party is over, then. MORTEN: Sounds good.

After the party was over, Einarr decided to pick up every stray plate around the house, which somehow included running outside.

Overall, a pretty successful evening.

Continue ->

#gameplay #vampire intermissions #why do i keep writing these long parts lol #yeah rune has siblings named after norse gods. lol. #at least in the sims. i made them a bit more normal-sounding in comic canon #also yeah i did a little doodle #because none of the screenshots i had conveyed the exact emotion i was trying to capture #i do that from time to time #but yeah this part is neat i like it

[rainbownixie]

i normally ask u abt stranger things but i'm gonna switch things up today. u should talk to me about stenbrough + aro bill maybe

also i hope u feel better soon <333

the way i've been thinking about stenbrough today- you literally read my mind!!! and bill is so aro (demiromantic actually) lol it's canon stephen king told me himself actually!!!! (gonna focus more on the 2017 adaptation because i can and because the 90s film and the book give me more hanbrough energy)

bill has never really liked anyone romantically. never understood all the romance in general. he understands why people like it so much (specially after having to hear eddie talking about richie all the damn time), but he's somehow unable to portray it in his stories because he doesn't know how it truly feels like! so he feels the need to fall in love and look for the thing he lacks before it's too late! he's an impatient boy, after all

he feels deeply attached to stan. he cares a lot for him and often finds himself drawing the boy because he just looks so... beautiful that he can't help it. bill just loves spending time with him. it's relaxing and calm and somehow a bit exciting (his heartbeat goes faster whenever stan smiles or laughs) but he guesses it's because he's different from the other two idiots he calls his best friends. stan is different from everyone else, really.

and then bevs appears! and she's obviously pretty and awesome and the coolest girl he's ever met. he definitely feels something for her, but he can't exactly explain what. attraction for sure, but thanks to that bill assumes he likes her. romantically. it's actually just a silly crush because, in all honesty, who wouldn't have a crush on bevs? (probably reddie only tbh)

oh, and stan hates it. he doesn't have beverly, of course, he would never. in fact he likes her a lot! she's pretty much the only one smart and cool enough to handle all of those idiots with him. they get along. it's just that... bill looks at her the way stan wants him to look at him. and it's frustrating, because he used to think there was something between them. perhaps he was just wrong.

and bill keeps thinking he's somehow in love with bevs, so he tries to write something romantic once again. but he can't. he just can't. he can draw beverly and describe her beauty but he can't, for some reason, write down what he feels for her. maybe he's just broken, or that's what he thinks. because for eddie is so easy to be in love with richie (even if he constantly denies it) and bill just wants to feel that way.

even when beverly flirts back, he just can't get himself to feel the way he wants to feel around her. the way he feels around stan. but he still thinks it's because stan is just different. even different enough to compare him to bevs.

stanley talks to richie about bill A LOT. and it's funny because he always tries to complain and blame bevs, but he just can't. and richie makes fun of him and makes jokes to comfort him, but he genuinely doesn't know what to do because he's also in love with his best friend and he's a coward just like stan. at least they're both losers together, and that sort of comforts them both.

eddie knows bill is in love with stan. it's painfully obvious and it's killing eddie with frustration because he knows that if he tells bill then he will probably deny it and say it's impossible. because stan is special and different but not in that way. and eddie is so so tired of hearing bill talk about how pretty bevs is, but how he still doesn't know how love feels like and doubts that he will ever love somebody. (little does he know that it's because he's demiromantic)

ben builds their little underground hideout!! and god bill thinks it's the perfect place to stare at stan without him noticing. he can seat on a corner while he talks with another loser and draw him. he's just pretty okay? what's bill gonna do? not draw him??? his whole sketchbook is full of drawings of stan and sketches of all the birds he likes.

they often go bird watching together. because bill loves drawing the birds (and stan) and stan likes to talk about them for hours. bill really likes his voice.

every time bill feels lonely he calls stan and viceversa. they often even meet late at night in secret just to spend time together and watch the stars. they almost kiss once, but bill for scared before it could happen.

stan loves reading bill's stories. he often gives him ideas and analogies and metaphors to use!! he's his fan n1 and his beta reader. although they don't realize he's his beta reader, bill just likes to show him his stories first because it feels right.

stan always lets bill finish his sentences and helps him with his reading because he knows how annoying it is for him when people interrupt him

remember that period of summer where they aren't together? yeah, well. richie has to deal with stan complaining about how careless and how much of an idiot bill was. that he's an asshole and a jerk and selfish for making them all go through that. and richie sort of agrees, to be honest. because he misses being able to be with eddie and the others and the whole thing almost gets them killed. but he knows it's even harder for stan, because it isn't just a silly crush on bill. he's in love with bill. and only richie knows how that feels.

stan knows that bill and bevs see each other from time to time that summer. it really bothers him but it's not like he's going to apologize to bill. he really feels like shit because he thought bill would care enough to go after him and apologize, but apparently stan isn't special enough.

bill calls eddie once to apologize and they talk a lot (when his mom isn't home ofc) and he mentions he misses stan. because he does! he's gotta be honest and he misses stan the most! he even has his silly little shower hat against spiders with him only because he refuses to let go of it. oh, and he starts writing something. it's pretty angsty, but it's better than nothing. and he knows it's about stan but doesn't really want to accept that the 'love' part is about him too.

the whole clown thing happens, and bill almost loses stan. and he doesn't want to lose someone else again. he realizes, then, that he's of course scared when bevs is all possessed by the deadlights. he loves her. but he doesn't love her the same way he loves stan. it's scary too, but it's not the same type of scary.

then ben kisses beverly, and bill thinks he's supposed to be jealous. he should be, if he really liked bevs. but he isn't. he doesn't care. he's just worried and wants that damn kiss to work. and it works! but maybe he should've been jealous, or so he thinks.

yay! scary clown is dead! all the losers cheered! and bill finds himself not leaving stan's side when they get out of there. not because ben, bevs and mike are together and richie and eddie are walking on their own. but because he wants him close. and he doesn't exactly know what's the feeling inside of him, but he wants to hold stan's hand. he doesn't, of course, but he wants to. and he suddenly feels the need to write.

he gets to hold stan's hand and kind of wished it was on another circumstances, but that have to make that umm pact with blood? (i'm with eddie here that's so damn unhygienic) and he gets to look into his eyes directly. he looks down, and bill feels the urge to kiss stan. because he knows he's still scared af and is only doing the whole pact thing for them. and he wants to calm him down. eddie told him one day that kissing reduces anxiety, but he knows he doesn't want to kiss stan because of that.

stan only makes that promise for bill (and maybe for richie too) because he just doesn't want to picture a future in which he has to fight and not be on his side. he also doesn't want to look like a coward. damn, even ben and eddie are doing it! and bill is so damn close he wants to cry.

bill kisses bevs, only to know if he actually feels something for her. but he doesn't feel anything, and wishes he could've kissed stan right then and there when he had the chance. bevs only smiles when he sees his shocked expression, because he just realized that he's in love with stan. and she's too smart to not notice.

time goes by and bill gets married to audra! but it's weird because he still feels empty, somehow. he loves her a lot and he knows her by heart but they haven't really created that bond he needs to write romance. well, he doesn't remember his youth so he just assumes he isn't good at writing romance and that's all. but then he finds himself, after mike's call, being able to think about thousands of romantic ideas for his books. and it's weird because he's fucking frightened to go to derry again, but he doesn't feel empty anymore.

(stan isn't dead bc i said so) stan shows up! awesome! and he's married to patty but his heart literally drops the moment he sees bill. he's just so... so different but yet the same bill he knew.

bill wants to draw stan the moment he walks through that door and if he weren't so damn scared he probably would've asked him to go bird watching right at that moment.

they find out they're both married! and it's... uncomfortable. bevs sees that. she knows. richie knows. MIKE DEFINITELY KNOWS. and it's so damn obvious.

they get a moment together alone in that motel and bill wants to show him something he's been working on and confesses he's only been in love once and doubts it could happen again. he doesn't get to say with who or show him his story, because then bevs says something about seeing all of them literally dying and everything gets a bit tense.

yadda yadda yadda pretty much normal plot

they obviously find stan's object first, but he can't be with anyone because they're supposed to find those things alone. so he comes back to the motel. and guess what he finds???? exactly he finds the pages bill wanted to show him before! and they're all about how lonely someone can feel when they can't fall in love, but how complete the protagonist felt around his curly haired best friend. one that loves birds and is a boy scout. and stan feels guilty and as a really shitty husband because he loves patty, but it's bill telling him somehow that he loves him back and he just can't help but smile.

stan is so freaking scared because he doesn't want to die but doesn't want to leave them all alone either. they need him for it to work. bill tells him that he needs him there with them. and they're so close and bill didn't stutter once so he accepts. richie raises his eyebrows at him and he hates it.

yadda yadda yadda plot of the movie. scary clown happens. stan actually saves eddie! no one dies! this is amazing! god i love to fix stephen's bury your gays trope!

he tells bill at the quarry that he read what he wrote, and bill stutters and gets all nervous but stan is just so damn done with their back and forth that he just kisses him! the losers are all so damn happy and reddie is canon too bc i said so

anyway they end up on a polyam relationship with patty and audra because i love those girls with my whole heart and bill ends up loving stan and his wife the same! demiromantic stuff he just needed to bond more with her and have stan close.

this was so damn long i am sorry i just love them- i loved this ask btw people never ask me about IT so it's awesome to talk about it here <3 (i'm too tired to read all of this again if there's any typo i am sorry) and this really helped me so!!! thank you so so much 💛💛🌻🌻

#these two are my beloved #whenever someone asks me stuff like this i always end up writing long ass fics here #i am sorry about that i kin bill i'm a writer it is what it is #i somehow always end up making everything polyam??? great tbh those girls deserve to be happy #stenbrough #bill denbrough #stanley uris #it 2017

[mlobsters]

supernatural s6e14 mannequin 3: the reckoning (w. eric charmelo, nicole snyder)

that episode title does not give me the warm and fuzzies about this being a non-cringey episode. fingers crossed.

SAM Dean... I might've done... who knows what, and you want me to just forget about it?

DEAN You shove it down, and you let it come out in spurts of violence and alcoholism.

SAM That sounds healthy.

DEAN Well, works for me.

definitely a model for coping with trauma right here

DEAN It's not a joke. Your life is on the line here, Sam. This is not a debate. I mean, first you were a-a soulless dickbag, and now you're not. So we good?

SAM Yeah. Sure.

DEAN Good. Well, let's get your mind off it, shall we? You, uh, up for a job?

this just reminds me of the ruby/demon blood situation again. dean and whoever are telling him bad but sam's gonna do what sam's gonna do, because he thinks it's right.

DEAN Check it out. This thing's friggin' awesome! Be my valentine.

another anatomical heart valentine joke, again thought that was just a fic thing.

hoo boy the effects on the killer mannequins, not great. better when they keep it off screen and just spray some blood and make a splat sound, like the first murder.

SAM Right. I can handle it for 24 hours, Dean. I get you want to bury it. But I had to deal with my past year. You got to deal with yours.

DEAN Oh, yeah, and that worked so great for you.

"had to deal" like it's past tense lol

ISABEL Well, it went both ways. She did more for me than anybody else ever could. I just miss her.

ah look at the close siblings bonded by family trauma that aren't sam and dean, making sam do his thinky-emotion-thoughts face, did perhaps dean do more for you than anybody else ever could

is dean gonna be mad about lisa going on a date because i mean. they're broken up, no?

s6e6 you can't handle the truth LISA Yeah. But I didn't expect Sam to come back. And I'm glad he's okay. I am. But the minute he walked through that door, I knew. It was over. You two have the most unhealthy, tangled-up, crazy thing I've ever seen. And as long as he's in your life, you're never gonna be happy. That came out so much harsher than I meant. DEAN It's not your fault. LISA I'm not saying don't be close to Sam. I'm close to my sister. But if she got killed, I wouldn't bring her back from the dead! DEAN Okay, Lis... I'm not gonna lie. Okay, me and Sam, we... we've got issues. No doubt. But you and Ben -- LISA Me and Ben can't be in this with you. I'm sorry.

i mean, feel your feelings, be mad, but you're an asshole if you take it out on her.

LISA I know what I want. But I can't have it -- Not how you live. My phone rings, I think -- tiny chance it's you, big chance it's Sam calling to tell me you're dead.

SAM You know what? You're lucky you are the most suspicious interview of all time. I figured something like this would happen.

that made me laugh, let's hear it snarkysam

BEN Don't I get a vote? 

DEAN No, you don't. I'm sorry, Ben. But, you see, this way you got a shot at living whatever life you want. You know, pick one. Pick five. 'cause with me, there's just the one road.

BEN You're a liar, Dean.

DEAN Excuse me?

BEN You say family's so important, but -- but what do you call people who -- who care for you, who love you even when you're a dick? You know you're walking out on your family, right?

there's a lot of frustrating things about this whole deal (also what 11 year old talks like this). yeah, he moved in and fucking upended their lives, twice. because of sam, twice. it's one thing when you dick around with a romantic partner's life/heart/etc, but a kid, sigh.

this montage of lisa, ben and dean moments has terrible music. the score has been not great more than once this episode 😬

meanwhile, i love what they did outside this bar, the muffled music and conversation is so spot on. the foley in the show is consistently, noticeably good

well that was a choice.

ISABEL Well, the only thing I have of hers is a part of me. When I was 16, she gave me one of her kidneys.

laughed out loud. i had never considered how organ donation could throw a wrench into their eliminating a ghost situation. i bet they felt very clever coming up with this idea :)

chasing dean down with the impala..... also a choice. and we were doing so well in the cringe department

....how did this lady get skewered by a giant piece of glass? convenient, what with owning a haunted kidney and all. just die, problem solved 🥴

what is going on with the music aayyy on the less-scenic chat. not good, my friend.

salvage yard beer and chat. i did wonder about the logistics of bobby's business. self serve!

DEAN We saved a few dicks, and we killed an innocent girl. I got a heartbroken kid and a woman who's so pissed at me… I see what you mean about facing your past. It's, uh - It's awesome. Thanks.

--

DEAN Yeah, I guess. I'm just...I'm just tired of all the bad luck, you know?

SAM Well, you know, number one, bad luck is kind of in the job description. And two, it's not all bad. Really. Look at me. I mean, at least Satan's left the building.

DEAN Yeah. It's the little things.

*earnest eyebrows and forehead crinkles cranked up to 11*

SAM And I have a soul because of you. I never thanked you for that, did I?

DEAN That's all good, man.

SAM Well, thanks.

DEAN You'd have done the same for me.

SAM I mean it. Look, we keep our heads down, keep swinging. We'll lose some. Hopefully, we'll win more. And...I don't know. Anyway, for what it's worth, I got your back.

DEAN Yeah, I know. 

i read ahead on where lisa and ben end up and i have a feeling i'm going to have a variety of thoughts and feelings on how that goes down. such a frustrating storyline with not a great execution (best year of my life, lisa says)

#supernatural #spnwatch #spn 6x14 #there was something about the girl who died via glass shard that sort of reminded me of original meg #eric charmelo #nicole snyder

[just-dreaming-marvel]

I finally caught up with the recent parts and all I have to say is…

HOLY SHIT! I CAN'T BELIEVE WE FINALLY GOT A KISS!!!! I'VE LITERALLY BEEN MANIFESTING THIS!!!

AAAAAAAAAAAAAA

I'm literally so happy. Your writing is literally so amazing I can't even. I enjoy the fact that now the twins are getting closer to each other again. It's so nice to see them finally together again. I also can't wait for the delicious pain that the Revenge of the Sith will bring. It's going to be so great. I can literally see it in front of me.

I also can't wait for Y/n's reaction to finding out that Padme is pregnant. I know that it's still far away, but it's going to be an interesting thing.

And to be honest I'm kind of hoping that we'll get some Obi-Wan and Y/n kids as well. Like you don't have to, but let's face it, they'd be the most beautiful kids. Also, incredibly powerful.

Which reminds me, that the original trilogy will be interesting. I kind of hope that Luke will kind of see Y/n as a mother figure. I mean if she's alive. Idk, I can imagine a lot of things happening, so I'm curious how you'll handle it.

Anyway, all I want to say is: amazing job💜

First of all, can I just say that this is what every author longs for!! So thanks so much for sending this in and uplifting my spirits!!!

Revenge of the Sith will definitely be angsty. And protective Aunt Y/N is gonna be coming in hot with those kiddos once they are in the picture.

I have been debating on whether or not to give Obi-Wan and Y/N kids… I just don’t know if it will work with the plan I have. But we’ll see.

Again, this was so awesome to have in my inbox!!! Thank you for sending it in and I can’t wait to show you what’s in store!!! ❤️

[deep-hearts-core]

2013 - semifinal 1

originally posted 5/29/20

Thoughts before watching I've been doing some reading, and apparently 2013 was the first year the producers chose the running order rather than it being a random draw. That explains a lot about the 2011 contest... more on that later though. 2013 will be a tough year for me to pick favorites, a number of my favorite Eurovision songs ever come from 2013. Austria Harmlessly forgettable. There's a few songs this year where I have entirely forgotten how they go, and this is one of them. It's not bad, I really like the instrumental actually, but it's just generic. There wasn't much going on with the staging and honestly once we hit the chorus I entirely forgot what the verse sounded like. I do really like Natalia's shirt though.

Estonia This song is really classy and elegant, and it helps that Birgit looks amazing, especially in that dress. It stands out because it's so simple and because it's simple on purpose. I think this is one of my favorite Estonian entries. The camerawork could have been done a lot better though, there were a number of shots at weird angles or showing Birgit very far away. Slovenia Straight Into Love only stands out because of the dubstep elements in my opinion. Hannah, while an alright singer and performer, seems to have the mic too far away from her mouth half the time; often she was drowned out by the backing track. Also, the composition was messy, I don't really know what it was about it but musically this just felt weird. (I should note here that while I have a lot of background in music, I don't actually know a lot of music theory, so while I can tell if something feels off often I'm not able to pinpoint why.) Croatia I can't say that this song is my guilty pleasure, because I absolutely do not feel guilty about it! But it's one of those songs that sometimes I can't find much of a reason to like. Generally, I put it down to the harmonies - they're just so full, especially with that bass-baritone in there. I solidly think that this is nice, even if maybe parts of it were overly simplistic. Denmark Only Teardrops is probably my favorite Eurovision winner of the decade, maybe even of the 2000s as a millenium. Emmelie is so personable onstage, the stage aesthetic was interesting, and it's a good song, definitely playing it on the safe side but still really enjoyable, especially the vocal line and the drums. Russia I like this a lot. Dina has a lovely, strong voice, and Russia's elusive singular peace song (Million Voices only debatably counts, I'll stand by this) is overall really well done. I think they maybe changed the staging between the semi and the final and I can't figure out why? Anyway, What If is a song that sticks in my head, memorable despite being sandwiched between Denmark and Ukraine (and whose bright idea was it to put all three of them right after each other, anyway?). Ukraine Zlata, queen of the forest! If anyone can beat out Emmelie as my winner for the year it's this song. Zlata has a beautiful voice and Gravity as a song is kind of enticing, something about the piano and the cinematic beginning, it just draws me right in. Staging was awesome too, especially the way they handled the backing singers. My only question is what's with the dude at the beginning, why is he there? Netherlands Everyone is so crazy about this song, and to be frank I just don't get it. It's a nice song, I guess, but what's going on with the melody line, it's all over the place and doesn't ever really climax. I find Birds just boring. Like, it's better than what the Netherlands had sent in prior years, but it's still really nothing special. Montenegro Well, this is certainly memorable if nothing else. The song is okay and actually pretty well put-together, the rap parts weren't bad and the vocal hook was nice. I just wonder about the staging. Montenegro... in SPACE! No but seriously whose idea was the astronaut costumes. Lithuania I carry a certain fondness for this one. It's one of those numbers that is, objectively, very bad, but that I enjoy anyway. Andrius is just kind of wholesome. I also like the instrumental.

Belarus Solayoh would not be out of place in 2008, among Secret Combination, Qele Qele, and Shady Lady. In 2013, though, it's dated as hell. Alyona's poor vocals only compound this and, while the song is catchy to a degree, the live performance is not any fun or pleasure to watch. It's all just strained. Moldova Holy shit, that bridge! O Mie is probably one of my favorite Moldovan entries in part because it's so different from everything else they send to ESC. It's mainstream Eurovision, a dramatic song fronted by a strong female singer, and unlike many other Moldovan entries this one is entirely serious. Ireland Pretty okay, a deserved qualifier I guess but not really a standout. I liked the drums at the beginning but beyond that the song is just alright. Not my style. Also, the instrumental kept going weird places that I didn't necessarily agree with. Cyprus Another delightfully simple one, although not as effective as Estonia. There definitely could have been more done with this - especially with the background.

Belgium This here is such good songwriting. The live performance was nothing to write home about but Love Kills as a song is just GOOD. Also, every time I discuss this song I need to bring attention to those dancers, because they're just so synchronized with each other and with the song, they're on a totally different level from a lot of other dancers at ESC. Serbia This is a nice song, and I think the concept of Mirna and Sara being the angel and devil on Nevena's shoulder is equal parts clever and funny, but those outfits seriously kill all my enthusiasm. They are simply just so ugly. Like I get that Moje 3 were teenagers when this happened but still, no teenager in 2013 dressed like that.

My personal qualifiers Ukraine Denmark Russia Estonia Moldova Belgium Cyprus Croatia Lithuania Serbia Miscellaneous thoughts The arrangement of Euphoria they did at the beginning is really just chilling. I like it almost more than the original. This might be an unpopular opinion, but I do not find the Lynda Woodruff sketches to be remotely  funny? Like they're just annoying.

#esc reviews

[ailelie]

In posting, I realized that I've not really talked about How to Disappear Completely here on tumblr. So! Here are some copy/pastes from Dreamwidth.

from November 2011

Kilbey and Nero's friendship, they are the last people you'd expect to be this good of friends (and if you've any doubt, do listen to "Bury My Past in London Fields").

Theo, she is prickly and vulnerable. She sticks up for herself, but is also unsure of herself. She has so much she wants to be, but doesn't quite trust it is possible. This is all more prominent in HtDC than YDaN.

Flawed characters

How they handle time travel

How they handle history

The writing, this writer definitely knows how to turn a phrase

Nero. Nero. Nero. Nero.

from September 2009

I love all the characters, the writing, the story setting, plot, and so on. Plus, this story features an excellent example of time travel (something I'm rather picky about).

Theo moved to London so that she could start her life. Only, she hasn't quite made it that far yet. Her hand has stopped itching for a pen and her boyfriend is cheating on her. Then she gets a strange phone call that leads her to a one-night adventure. She can't give up that thrill, though, and so finds herself falling further and further. Eventually she has to decide between falling and stability.

Nero Dusk is a former addict with a penchant for poker, when he has the money. He loves his old taxi cab, rockabilly music, and a good drink. He grumbles and puts up with Kilbey, his long-time business partner, and dreams of one day finding his way back to regular society. He cleans up after Kilbey time and time again.

Kilbey Salmon is a smooth-talking charmer who once wore a suit. He risked everything-- even stuff not his to risk-- for a girl. And made it. Only, Kilbey has never been good at the daily domestic. He faded from that life and found work as a detective of sorts. Along with Nero and a corner of a special map, Kilbey finds whatever's been lost, stolen, or hidden. He has fun with his life and makes messes. He's never serious about anything. But now-- maybe-- he has a reason to be.

Order. Chaos. London and the Dream of London. History. Being real. Mystery. Noir. Friendship. Love.

I love this book.

June 2009

This is just-- this hits so much of everything that I love. Cities-within-cities, well-done time travel, hard decisions, history, becoming someone you'd never imagined you could be, cleaning up your own mistakes, secret wars fought when no one is looking, quirky characters overflowing with personality, etc etc etc.

from Yuletide 2010

How to Disappear Completely or Salmon and Dusk I want Nero's story. How did Nero fall? What does Nostalgia make him remember? What about when the drug goes bad? What does he yearn to forget and never relive? What are his regrets? Triumphs? When did he learn to play poker? Who taught him? How did he meet Kilbey? How did Kilbey coax him out of the bottle and into a job? Did they ever argue over music? How did they become friends? If Nero is so full of potential, who else has he followed into trouble? What events have made him into the man we hear about in the podcast novel? // If you decide to listen to Salmon and Dusk instead (and I love them both), then I'd love something around Yesterday Came Too Soon, which is one of my favorite stories from the series, mostly because it is all Nero. Or happy!Nero. Or case!fic. Ooh, case!fic would very awesome.

What is this fandom? This is a podcast novel and series. You have two options here. How to Disappear Completely is the novel. It is about 30 chapters long in segments ranging from 20 to 60 minutes in length. Salmon and Dusk is the series and is a collection of five short stories (and one bonus Christmas tale). Each story is one to two episodes in length with each ep ranging from 30 to 60 minutes. S&D is shorter and would likely be easier to get into. The author designed it so that either one can introduce you to Kilbey and Nero's world. Some details, like Theo's last name, do change between the two as the series came several years after the novel and are sequels to a revised (and unavailable) version of the novel. The series deals with the aftermath of the novel and many features of the novel no longer exist in the series. Even so, listening to the novel is not necessary to enjoy the series. Both novel and series are available here [Broken Link]. Why do I like it? I love the characters. They are all a wonderful collection of quirks, strengths, and faults. Also, I love, love, love the world Bartlett has created. The novel has a city-within-a-city setting, which is one of my fiction kinks, one of the things that will get me to read a book/story/etc every time. The series deals with aftermath and how these characters cope and survive once everything has changed.

#how to disappear completely #salmon & dusk #the terrible business of salmon & dusk #rec

[purplesaline]

im sorry while your neighbour what??!

Okay so, keep in mind this happened when I was in the middle of experiencing compassion fatigue so I was completely emotionally numb and was quite literally unable to care about anything.

But yeah, last year one day around noon I get up to feed my dog and I hear what sounds like a women screaming in distress. Not a sound I'm unfamiliar with though it's been a decade or so since I heard a woman screaming like that. Used to happen with old neighbours in a different neighborhood when they were super drunk.

Also heard banging on the door across from me, so I paused trying to figure out if I should intervene or not when I heard another neighbour ask if they were okay. Awesome, I thought, it's handled. And I went back to bed.

A few hours later I wake up to a knock on my door. Cops ask me a few questions that I answer honestly. I knew there was some sort of altercation but they didn't give any details. I decide it's about the right time to take my dog out (and I'm not wearing my glasses), and step outside my unit and go to turn right like I always do. The hallway is FILLED with cops and they tell me I can't go that way. I think I see some sort of shape on the ground at the bottom of the stairs and I have an inkling of what it may be but can't see clearly enough to make anything out.

Turn thr other direction and take dog out. Get back inside, put glasses on, go to check my mail as an excuse. Yep it's something large under a blanket with boots sticking out. Someone is definitely dead.

A little while later the detectives show up to ask more questions and I get a little more info from them. Was definitely my neighbour under that blanket. At this point I still don't know he was shot. I assumed knifed cause I hadn't heard aby gunshots. It wasn't until a few days later when I spoke with the neighbour from down the hall who had asked if they were okay that I learned there'd been a gunshot. As soon as he heard that he booked it back to his unit and called the cops.

And I hadn't heard it because noise cancelling headphones. Didn't hear the screaming either once I had my headphones back on. If that doesn't demonstrate how well they work I don't know what would!

And yeah that "woman screaming" would have been him. You see, when men are in a lot of pain their screaming can sound just like a woman screaming.

And because emotionally numb and unable to care I was unphased by the entire experience. I do live close to downtown and the crime rate here is traditionally higher than the suburbs, but my area in particular doesn't tend to have much in the way of violent crime so this was abnormal. I figure, just based on the changes to his routine and stuff that he'd gotten involved in drug dealing. He suddenly had a different car, then a few months later no car at all, and he went from being home a lot to suddenly being gone for longer than 24 hours leaving his dog alone in the unit barking the entire time. He also had visitors and people staying with him that were members of the population commonly tied to drug activity, and many were either drunk or high most of the time.

Crime scene investigators were on site for 3 days or so (my dog was thrilled because there was plenty of people to pay attention to him), and a few weeks later a trauma clean-up service sealed off the unit to take care of cleaning it all out. Then it got completely renovated.

I used to give him and his kids cookies (his kids live with their mom and hadn't been around in months) and chat with him when we both happened to be outside at the same time. He was a decent guy and it's a shame he wound up on the path he did.

We haven't had any issues in the building since though, and nothing in the area I'm aware of. I've never felt unsafe here despite that. No idea if the cops ever found out who did it but I'm not really all that concerned.

#story time #the time my neighbour was shot and killed across the hall and I didn't hear it #cause noise cancelling headphones #other than recsuing a cow that had gotten trapped in a 6x6 root celler in an abandoned farmhouse #my life is otherwise devoid of crazy shit happening