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[jokeringcutio]

Reader x Stepdad William Afton (Drabble)

AN: You got me there, ANON. All right, here's a very QUICK drabble for you, because I COULDN'T RESIST. MATURE THEMES/NO EXPLICIT SMUT. Just a happy family dinner (well....)

Also, I am overwhelmed with prompt requests and I love them, so do keep 'em coming. But if you want to help me out for reaching my goal to save up to commission a celebratory piece of artwork for this tumblr (as we've almost reached 1000 mutuals following this account :3 ) please feel free to donate me a little something on Ko-fi ♡ ︎.

based on this in my inbox: [ See Reaction to the post here x ]

The clink of silverware against porcelain punctuated the silence, a staccato rhythm that seemed to echo in the cavern of your chest. Across from you, William’s hands were steady as he cut into his steak, but there was something about the tightness in his jaw, the way his blue eyes didn't quite meet yours, that whispered secrets.

"Sweetheart," your mother's voice sliced through the tension like the knife in William's hand through meat, "it's time we talked about a paternity test."

Your heart stuttered in your chest, a wild, frantic thing eager to escape. You swallowed hard, the mashed potatoes on your tongue now tasting like ash.

"Whoever the father is... he deserves to know," she continued, oblivious to the undercurrents swirling beneath her words.

"Of course," you agreed, the word brittle on your lips. Your gaze flickered unintentionally to William, then quickly away, fearing what might be revealed in a single glance.

He cleared his throat, a sound that rumbled deep and low, a prelude to the storm you knew brewed within him.

"It's only fair," he said, but his voice was a masterclass in control, every syllable measured, every intonation practiced.

"You can ring up the boys... see if they're willing." She was all practicality, all motherly concern, not an inkling of suspicion clouding her features. If only she knew…

"Right," you breathed out, the lie sour and heavy in your mouth.

In your bedroom, Evan's chest rose and fell with the innocent trust of sleep. Unaware. Untouched by the deceit that hung thick in the air. The door ajar, otherwise he wouldn’t sleep if he didn’t hear that you were near. As if somehow, your tiny son was aware that he had been born in a house full of dark secrets and possible danger.

Your fingers curled around your glass, the cool surface grounding you. Water, while your parents were drinking wine. Wasn’t your mom still trying for a baby? Had she finally given up now that she saw how it was to be between diapers and the soreness of giving milk?

William's gaze flitted toward the open door where your son lay oblivious to the grown-up games played at his expense.

"Will do it tomorrow," you promised, your voice a whisper of determination laced with dread.

"Good girl," your mother smiled, contentment lighting up her face. But in William's eyes, the reflection of a different kind of pride—a dark, devouring satisfaction—flickered and then died.

You pushed your plate away, appetite lost. While inside your thoughts careened like a runaway train, you tried to remain your compose. Look and act normal. But what would happen when the truth came out? What would happen when the masks fell away?

What would William do?

Because in all honesty, it wasn’t your mom and her feelings you were worried about the most any longer. She had proven time after time again to be there for you, no matter what lies had been told about you. Her two-goody-shoes daughter, suddenly a wild partying animal who had gone and get laid whilst drunk – even if she bought it she faithfully helped take care of you and your newborn son. She was so – so darn sweet! Like an angel sent from the blessed sky. If she’d forgiven you this, then you wouldn’t doubt she would forgive you the truth.

But…

Could you bear her disappointment? Right now? Could you see her so crestfallen and betrayed? Did you want to break that dam and wait whilst pain raked through you both – a pain that only time could mend?

Beside you, William scraped his throat, his thick fingers scraping past your thigh underneath the table. The horny beast. Even now he couldn’t stop touching you.

Shouldn’t he be working on one of his new robot animals? Like that yellow bunny suit he was making to resemble your favorite plushie? With the only difference that it was ten times bigger and build for him to wear?

You tried not to glance at your stepfather, not even when his fingers reassuringly squeezed your already bruised thigh. You gritted your teeth at the soreness – thanks to his latest bout of fucking, of course. The man took his chances whenever he could.

No, the real problem here was your stepfather. William was a tall, strong and dangerous man. His mind worked in ways that only left you guessing. And you had no doubt that he had hurt others in the past before to get exactly what he wanted.

If you wanted to play this game, you had to play it right.

Silently, you vowed to protect Evan from the shadows that lurked behind William's aviator glasses, from the manipulations that twisted beneath his agreeable facade. You would stand between your son and the man who wore danger like a second skin.

"Let's finish up here," your mother suggested, unaware of the battle lines being drawn right before her eyes.

"Indeed," William agreed, and his smile was a predator's grin, hidden in plain sight.

The baby slept on, his dreams untainted by the turmoil that swirled just beyond his reach.

#anon answered #quick drabble #Stepdad William Afton x Reader #William Afton x Reader #william afton x you #Stepdad William Afton

[theladyoracle]

ur a veteran emo? please teach me ur ways, I aspire for the 2000s emo culture but I can't find clothes anywhere😭

Yess! <3 Absolutely.

I'm truly no expert, but I can definitely share some insight with my personal experiences! Honestly by 'veteran emo' I always meant it as a 'I paid my nickel' type deal. I still dress alternative and dark, but my style has definitely changed to meet my needs as I've gotten older (no more skinny jeans for me LOL.) However, I do want to write all the tips I've picked up on my emo-inspired fashion journey - because I really do dress in homage to my 12 year old self. So without further ado, as per my 21 years of being an oddly dressed, dark inspired, self proclaimed emo veteran....here are my top tips to perfecting your own style:

1. Don't Be Afraid to Cut Your Clothes.

Seriously. Don't be afraid. I am so shit at sewing its not even funny (and I have TRIED) but if I've learned one thing: if you're not wearing the clothes anyway- cut em up.

I never wore any of the T-shirts I bought myself until I cut all of them into an "off the shoulder" style. Now that they're comfortable for me, I feel so much more confident in them! And they're way more flattering too. This tip goes for any clothes. Don't be afraid to fuck them up - dye, cut, tie, add patches if that's your thing, embroidery, etc. If they end up looking like garbage that's okay! You can just donate them/toss them/use them as rags lol. The main thing is that you'll start building confidence on how to DIY your clothes, at least minimally.

2. Iconic Emo Hair is a Journey

HAIR!!!! Growing up in the 2000s, I would go to a cheap seat salon, holding my little printed out photo of some emo girl from the internet. I was excited beyond belief! I would sit down and ask the jaded 50 year old stylist to cut my hair like the girlie in the photo, only to be met with judgmental eyes and horrible experiences.

One time, this lady deadass said to my impressionable 11 year old self; "Ah, yes, the iconic style of.....that."

I have had way Too Many Karen haircuts in my life. Some I totally slayed ! Others were.....mm.

Anyway, my recommendation on hair is this - either do it yourself (I could never) or do your research. Find some local non-chain salons in your area and look at the stylists. Stalk their instagrams! Look at their work. Find someone who loves doing shags and wolfcuts. I now go to a "higher end" salon. My girlie Caitlin has tranformed me into the punk emo princess of my dreams! I already had a side part, so I basically asked for a shaggy mullet with a bunch of layers, but I asked to keep a swoopy bang/fringe and some pieces of hair in front of my ears to frame my face.

3. It Grows with You Over Time.

It doesn't matter where you get your clothes. What matters is that the clothes you're getting bring out the most authentic, confident and amazing version of yourself! Style is an extension of yourself, so don't be afraid to adapt concepts from 2000s emo culture into the modern styles you might love today.

The first thing I recommend for literally ANYONE trying to discover themselves and their style is to make an aesthetic board. Not a board specifically for fashion, but rather one that encompasses you. Scenery, trinkets, textposts, aesthetic images that remind you of yourself, even just things that you like! Having a visual for who you are and who you want to be is so helpful. Literally anything and everything can be used as closet inspiration, and having an aesthetic board that completely revolves around you and how you perceive yourself can be so eye opening!

You might even recognize patterns in your interests that you didn't even notice before! Color palettes, textures, and shapes can all come to light. All of these things are very helpful in figuring out your personal style.

Once you have a genuine idea of your personal aesthetic board, you can then make one for fashion. Adding outfits or articles of clothing that you're interested in will help you when thrifting and shopping! I always pull up Pinterest when I'm at the mall or thrifting. It helps me get an idea of the clothes I already have and the types of outfits I want to wear.

For example, here are some of the patterns I recognize on my aesthetic boards:

Silver jewelry (layered necklaces, lots of rings)

Spider imagery

Long black skirts

Black, deep reds, dark blues

Platform boots

Celestial imagery

Leather jackets

Oversized button up shirts (flannels, dark colored corduroys)

Witchy plants

Shirts with long, interesting sleeves (bell, balloon, flared)

Big ol' sweaters

Bat imagery

Black tank tops with a 'v' neckline

Your style will evolve as you get older. And no matter who you are - style is versatile. Even if you love to wear corsets and gorgeous form fitting skirts most days....eventually you'll need a day in just sweatpants and your coziest sweater. As stated - what matters is that the clothes you have make you happy and bring forward your most authentic and confident self.

4. Don't Put Yourself in a Box!

Making your style your own will not only help you feel confident in your own skin, but also gives you flexibility in your closet. Style evolves with you! You shouldn't worry about you should or shouldn't be wearing just to fit into a special box like "emo" or "goth" or "cottagecore" or any of that! Instead, take the elements of those styles that you love and implement them into your wardrobe. This also helps you find clothes that are comfortable and that you'll actually wear.

5. Emo Style Starter Pack

For emo clothes in particular, I recommend accumulating clothes that are black, dark grey, grey, and white (yes white.) And then choose an accent color! For me, my favorite colors to wear are blue and purple. So when I started accumulating a concrete wardrobe my Junior year of high school, I mostly focused on black clothing and found accentuating accessories or articles of clothing that matched my fave accent color.

For someone starting to shop for traditional emo clothes, here's a shopping list I've curated:

Long sleeved shirts (black, striped, patterned) (to be worn under other shirts or stand alone)

Black tank tops (different straps)

Band t-shirts! Or just dark t-shirts with alternative designs

Heavy jacket/button up shirts (flannels, jean jackets, leather jackets)

Dark pants (can have as many pocket/rip/design elements as you'd like)

Dark boots (could be platforms)

Canvas sneakers

Oversized hoodies

Layered necklaces

Fingerless gloves

Multiple rings

Belts with dangling elements like chains

Beanie hats (you can get cute oversized ones)

Flat brimmed caps (LOL YES! IF YOURE INTO IT)

Black bandanas to wear over your hair (I think you can wear them in a lot of cool ways :3)

At the end of the day though, if you just wear a lot of black any normie will call you an emo. Find clothes that you feel comfortable and clothes that will make you feel badass!

Hope this helped! Or maybe it didn't lol. I'm just glad I managed to actually finish this post.

xoxo

-Oracle

#emo #theladyoracle #theladyoracleanswers

[taylortruther]

I am interested to see if people who are reacting harshly online which is fine if that’s what they see fit would react the same way in real life with say a friend. People talk big talk online but don’t really do so in person and maybe these people do but I find usually that in person when you know someone you give them more grace. I’ve had a friend or two who have dated weirdos like matty and I’ve been annoyed with them but ultimately I didn’t like cut them off or whatever because I genuinely believe that you can be a good person and still make bad decisions and that’s the same way I’m reacting with this.

i think lots of them would, if they knew people who were saying the outright offensive stuff matty did. i do! but frankly i am very aware of the racism that surrounds us all daily, and i also know that 1) other people are unaware, even other poc, and 2) if they're aware, they don't DO ANYTHING about it.

examples? certainly!

how about who we date. i have white friends who only date white people, hell, i know poc who only date white people, and i know this will make many people reading this uncomfortable, but there is a racist reason behind that. you can call it your "preferences," but like... how/why do you think those preferences are formed?

or who we befriend. most of my white friends only interact with white people. except me. i'm the token poc for several of my friends. why?

i have primarily white friends who bought homes in gentrified areas in historically black/latino neighborhoods in my city. and they're like, aware that gentrification is bad. but... they still bought 'em! why?

a close friend of mine recently told me that i looked "gangsta" in my gold jewelry but she didn't say anything at all to my asian friend who was wearing the same exact jewelry as me (literally the exact same, from the same store, we were modeling it together.) i'm a brown latina. i look ghetto in gold jewelry, according to white people. i know this. sucks to be reminded by someone i love but i didn't disown her for it. can anyone reading this honestly tell me they haven't accidentally said something stupid like that?

i've had multiple people in my life say they "forget" i'm a poc because i "act white." might as well just say i don't play the race card lmao. same question as above.

i have friends of color who, during the blm protests, went through a lot of very painful and public education about the history of police brutality. i had multiple friends of all races who said they "didn't understand" how bad it was until george floyd was killed. and most of those friends don't actually seem to care about the issue anymore. it's kinda over. has every single one of us americans donated our time or money to a related cause this week?

most people in my life don't organize or take part in a form of activism at all! we talk about these things, so i can confidently say that. i think some of them donate, but that's like a "set it and forget it" type thing. many of them feel guilty for not doing more but they just... don't make it a priority.

like. these are all common, pervasive issues of racism (or other isms). and i guarantee that some people who are very upset about the matty/taylor situation encounter these things, and more, as well.

i don't know everyone on here but do i believe everyone involved in this convo is confronting these things? nope. i do not. because it's hard, uncomfortable, and makes you unpopular/unlikeable.

this isn't even a judgment. it's just reality. but these are all things that i'd rather people confront irl regularly rather than exhaust themselves talking about matty healy on tumblr.

#hot taykes #this doesn't even cover the actual radical actions you could take #because if you're not doing the above you're probably not interested in being radical

[bomberqueen17]

weekend

the new post editor loves to have me type in the title and then take me immediately to the tags field. am i not meant to put any content in this. why are you like this. i won't know what to tag it until i've written it, will i? idk. idk.

it's only to be expected that i should have spent the weekend thoroughly useless, given all the givens, but i had many things i'd wanted to get done-- needed, in some cases-- and i'm incredibly annoyed by how much time i spent wandering around the house unable to focus. i didn't even get any sewing done, though i did cut out and assemble the paper pattern from PDF of the new puffer vest from Cashmerette, which I am going to make out of I think reclaimed dress-wool scraps that Dude's mom was given as a donation for her quilt guild and of course they quilt in cotton, so she gave it to me. They're not large enough scraps for me to make anything out of like a dress or trousers but they're perfect for this vest, which has smallish pattern pieces. And then I can quilt it.

I'm also back messing around with the 1.25" English paper piecing hexagons, which was a thing I got super into a couple of years back and recently found a bag full of. I stopped because Dude's aunt pointed out I was doing it wrong, but then I was like well, it's not wrong if it works, so. I don't know what to make with th. em. A quilted something. Also a puffer vest? I don't need two, I already own a number that fit acceptably. So I'm just going to keep collecting hexies I guess. A bag maybe. Who knows.

The poll-- I want a silk slipdress for layering while it's cold, whereas the wool trousers are actually-- well I'll have to make a muslin in ponte knit first, which I have some of in whatever that's usually made of. They're yoga pants. I still have to assemble the paper pattern. I should do a proper bracket of what's on my sewing docket, LOL.

I had, when I was frantically sewing lightweight linen dresses for Cartagena, been daydreaming that in those precious two weekends at home between that travel and the next travel-- I'm going to a ski place with MM and DF and the kids-- I'd knock out some kind of rad winter-wear, but then I had to travel last weekend too and now this past weekend I was a lump. so. That's not happening. BUT. If I get the puffer vest cut out, I can bring the pieces with me and hand-quilt it, which would be kind of fun and cool and cute I think?? Maybe?? So that's my new goal.

Failing that, i can just bring a huge pile of paper hexagons and a bunch of fabric and make more hexies for my eventual whatever-the-fuck-that-will-be project.

I had a new idea though, which was that a quilt-as-you-go series of embroidered panels that were the Pokedex would be really fun to make as a wall hanging for some kid. I don't think I could stay patient enough to do it in real life but I am enamored of the idea. This would be a case for machine embroidery if only I were good at that. And like, you could have some that were just the numbers like when you haven't seen them, and some that were just silhouettes, and some that were critters. It would be cute!

Maybe something small-scale, like a shoulder bag or something. We'll see what I manage, if I ever do-- it can go on the list with all the other things.

If I had a ton of free time I would also be making myself t-shirts that really fit, since I have that pattern, and I want to then print them as if I'd bought them various places, and I have a mile-long list of slogans I'd love to put on shirts. But I don't have that kind of time.

Anyway. There's another round of smubbles going and I'd love to say I'm cranking out fantastic works for it but I am still so stuck on writing, and making only the slowest progress if any at all. Bleh.

#about the author #me

[erinsworld]

Saturday Snippets

This was originally started for this year's George Eads Appreciation Week, for the rubber ducky prompt.

It's still a WIP, but I actually managed to get some writing done on it today. Its still a little rough and I think Jack may have highjacked it, lol. I think it went off on a bit of a tanget.

“Please tell me they’re not real,” Riley asks, turning her attention back to Jack, one eyebrow raised as she pins him with a look.

“Now would I go and do a thing like that?”

He’s the picture of innocence as he looks back at her from the across the kitchen, and Riley huffs out a laugh and as she shakes her head in fond exasperation.

“You bought my daughter a horse, Jack. A hooves, and horseshoe’s, neighing real live horse, because she thought he was all soft and cute and she asked you to," Riley reminds her surrogate father. “So I think I’m validated in being a bit skeptical.”

“Now technically, sweetheart, Twinkle is a pony,” he says, like the height difference between the two animals takes away the point of her previous statement.  

“’Sides…” he continues as he makes a show of taking the pancakes off the griddle, each flapjack flipping high in the air before coming to rest on the plate that he’s holding in his other hand.

He gives her a wink as he shuts off the stove and moves the griddle aside. He picks up a small silver shaker and with a flourish and spin of his hand dusts the tops of each pancake with powered sugar to finish up his act.

Riley known Jack a long time, and knows one of his distraction techniques when she sees one, but still can’t help but be pulled in, impressed and entertained by the showmanship.

“It’s not like I brought him home or anything,” Jack defends.

“That’s only because, your no animals allowed in the GTO policy aside, he wouldn’t fit in the back seat,” she says.

“Mmm… Yeah. I didn’t really think that one all the way through,” Jack admits. “Good thing Thorpe runs that equine therapy ranch up in the hills and let’s us board him there. But… Jack Wyatt Dalton ain’t no push over, you know. I’ve gone toe to toe with the baddiest of the bad and not broken, no way a little girl will get through my steely defenses.”

“Is that, right?” Riley asks, amused. While there is no arguing with the first part of his sentence, from the very first moment that Jack finally met his granddaughter, she has had him wrapped around her tiny finger.

“That’s right,” Jack tells her. “Like… For instance… I didn’t buy her those penguins she begged me for.”

“Uh huh... Not for lack of trying.”

“Yeah… I think retirement has seriously messed with my mojo, that aquarium dude just wouldn’t give in.”

“It’s illegal for private parties to own penguins, Jack,” Riley tells him, not for the first time.

“I’m bettin’ Matty can pull it off. Bein’ away as long as I was, it’s been a long time since I’ve seen her go full Hun on anyone. Ohh… Oh, I know,” Jack exclaims, eyes wide with excitement. “Taylor… He can pull it off. He would do it a second.”

“…Russ? I don’t even know why I’m asking this. Or even encouraging you with this path of conversation,” Riley says, “But… why Russ?”

“’Cuz money… He has more than he’ll ever use,” he drawls. “Big ole donation to the aquarium. Heck, we could have an entire wing named in our honor. Little princess can go play with those tuxedoed birds anytime she wants. And… oh, I’ll get Steve to come teach her to swim, and scuba. That way she can swim along side 'em. He may be a whiny water baby, but the guy’s like a fish himself in the water. And—”

“Woah… let’s rein it in, cowboy. No. Absolutely, no. None of that is going to happen," she informs him. "You know, I think I liked it better when you and Russ couldn’t stand each other.”  

#jack dalton #riley davis #macgyver #snippet saturday #geaw #post season 5 #jack lives

[custom-emojis]

when someone buys a commission from you do you reach out to them about it at all before its done even if you dont have questions or anything? just asking cuz i bought one a few weeks ago and wanna make sure you got it without rushing you

It depends, if you bought one correctly, via my commissions tab, I’ll reach out to you if I have any questions or when the commission is done.

If there’s the possibility you ‘commissioned’ me via just sending a $$ donation on my kofi, then my commissions were not open (they’re currently closed until august) and I will not be doing it, as that is not how you commission me suchchd this is why I typically tell people to reach out to me before they send me a commission to make sure there’s no misunderstandings. That being said Anyone who commissions me can reach out to me at any point and I’ll be happy to give em updates. Feel free to reach out and we can figure out what com is yours and the status of it!

[ericleo108]

05/26/2023 Click here for Spotify, Apple Music, or Youtube. “John Wick” is my 45th official release. This song is edutainment, or educational entertainment which is music that teaches you. The song is intellectually stimulating but dark and contains an all to common story of what those who are trafficked experience. The song was self-recorded, and mixed and mastered by Keyano. The beat is from Retro Beatz, and the cover art is made by Zain from Fiverr.

This is a remake from ‘The Chalice Mixtape’ I made in 2017. I have more songs from the mixtape and demos from SoundCloud on the way. The theme of ‘The Chalice Mixtape’ was gender equality which human trafficking broadly falls under. We all have that feeling of wanting to stop evildoers but the truth is this the solution is simpler, being as trafficking will probably continue to prosper until we legalize prostitution.

As the song enunciates, pimps entrap girls from a young age and the practice of prostitution is illegal so they can’t get assistance from the state, they’re seen as criminals. Then due to their criminal status they’re not able to get a job and are tapped in a life controlled by a pimp. This means the current law gives power and economic control to usually male abusers in an unregulated market.

Pimping/illegal prostitution is all driven by money. If you take away the money you take away the motivation and agency. This is why I support legal brothels. The current economic model of prostitution depends on pimps that have no competition, don’t pay taxes or payroll, and are violent against women. How is this capitalism? I support legalizing prostitution because its the only way to put human trafficker’s out of business.

Prostitution is natural.   Prostitution is the oldest known profession. When you introduce money to monkeys the rich ones will pay for sex. We are denying people’s humanity by making prostitution illegal. Sex work is work and women deserve to be paid well for their work in a safe environment just like any other worker. In America if you pay for sex, it’s illegal, unless you film it, then it’s porn and legal. If you would like to help victims of human trafficking you can donate to wearethorn.com

You can see me talk about this blog post from last Sunday Update here:

Lyrics:

A threat to justice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere

Ain't shit changed since the days of slavery

Still got the modern-day slave trade functioning every day

Low risk, high profitability 

More slaves today than ever before in history 

Girls get taken, 

Liam Nelson don't save um 

We look to Ashton Kutcher to search for their placement

I'm just telling you cuz I want Thorn paid big

Human trafficking, a fact you see

A tragedy in the vicinity 

Forced prostitution, involuntary servitude

Tell me bought your conscience, and what it really do for you

Millions oppressed

In a life of regret  

Under duress 

Exploited for sex 

Seventy percent women

Most are children 

Man I’d be god damn if I don’t stop the villain

Batman wouldn’t kill, put another murderer in the world 

But forget it I’m a kill 'em, I’d rather save the little girl 

Being a victim is like falling asleep

And having Freddy Krueger stuck in your dreams

I’mma go hard, change the laws, and stop this

Like someone stole my car and killed my dawg, John Wick

Being a victim is like falling asleep

And having Freddy Krueger stuck in your dreams

I’mma go hard, change the laws, and stop this

Like someone stole my car and killed my dawg, John Wick

A daughter at play 

She gets taken away 

Is forced to obey 

Becomes mentally estranged 

While the world ignores this

She gets sexually exploited

Addicted to the endorphins 

She got forced in

Feed drugs so she’s addicted

Does anything for her fix again 

She don’t know who the victim is

Cuz she’s been in it since she’s a kid 

Prey are the vulnerable

Children who run from home 

Kids from foster care

That get lost and no one cares

Needs money to survive 

Trapped in this life 

Coerced for prostitution 

Soon enough, what she do is 

Gets caught, at fault

For breaking the law 

Spends years in a vault

While her pimp gets to walk

Being a victim is like falling asleep

And having Freddy Krueger stuck in your dreams

I’mma go hard, change the laws, and stop this

Like someone stole my car and killed my dawg, John Wick

Being a victim is like falling asleep

And having Freddy Krueger stuck in your dreams

I’mma go hard, change the laws, and stop this

Like someone stole my car and killed my dawg, John Wick

You can get mad at me 

Not understand these things 

But I’m here for you girl we’re family

Thirty three billion in traffic 

Where’s that money from the taxes? 

I’m for legal brothels 

So we protect what we got there

Oldest job in history, it’s called employment 

Look I know your business, I’mma force you to quit

I wonder what would happen 

If we gave Philip Defranco a gat then

Told him in three states it’s legal to track down 

Petafiles, sex offenders, you can kill’um if you act now

I’d be with Phil laughin, admiring his passion 

After we beat them senseless

Tortured their senses 

Broke their mentals 

And cut off their genitals, 

But for real all my real friends kill on the weekend 

Pop a beer, eat the heart out of the deceased then

Hang’um from a tree, peel the skin off, disembowel them 

I’m really thinking of you pimps and how it all will end 

Human skin has the texture of pig flesh 

What you gonna do when I want it from you next 

Who crazy, who knew, I have schizophrenia fool

And I just want you to know that I’m thinking of you 

Being a victim is like falling asleep

And having Freddy Krueger stuck in your dreams

I’mma go hard, change the laws, and stop this

Like someone stole my car and killed my dawg, John Wick

Being a victim is like falling asleep

And having Freddy Krueger stuck in your dreams

I’mma go hard, change the laws, and stop this

Like someone stole my car and killed my dawg, John Wick

#Spotify #Youtube

[fenrislorsrai]

Girl Scout Cookie Time!

You can buy cookies online from any troop with a page set up.  People bought so many cookies from troop 6000 (who is based out of a homeless shelter in NYC) that is broke the counter on the website.

Here’s six troops from high poverty areas that may struggle to reach their goals. Individual troops list on their page what they’re doing with funds. for many of these its simple things like badges or craft supplies. Get yourself some cookies.

troop 168 Sabra Grande, Puerto Rico 

 Troop 3559 Chinlee, Az (Navajo nation)

 Troop 31897 Meadow Bridge, West Virginia 

Troop 70115 Rena Lara, Mississippi 

 Troop9626 Kykotsmovi Village, AZ  -Hopi Nation

Troop 30349 Darien, GA 

You can also just donate cookies on there and they’ll be distributed to the local community. (I work at food pantry here and clients are always excited to see cookies on the shelves)

You can look up your local troop by zip code on https://www.girlscouts.org/   If they’re similarly struggling to raise funds, reblog and add ‘em on to the chain.

#girl scouts #navajo nation #hopi nation #cookies

[spadeslittlesecret]

Gojo as your CEO boyfriend

CW: pussy play, body worship, creampie

A/N: Gojo headcanon timee!! Ya’ll, i have no idea about Gojo but i know ya’ll simp for him so… here we go with my brain trying to brain storm something logical and something fitting for him smh. I had to have my friends approval abt it 🧎‍♀️

• Gojo is rich like i mean rich rich, especially when he is CEO

• He wouldn’t be the type to wear fancy outfit because he would rather wear something comfy with you, unless… you go out to a fancy restaurant with him (yeahh go get it gurly)

• He’s really humble about his wealth but everyone knows that he has a wallet and a bank account filled with money for you🤩

• He wouldn’t flaunt about his money, he would rather flaunt about you and how pretty and how sexy his girlfriend is

• Like in the middle of meetings this man would be like “I’m sorry but the love of my life needs me to be home at this instant” and his coworkers would sit there and say “there he goes again..”

• Don’t get me wrong, you being the love of his life love getting the attention. This is exactly what you wanted, a life with a rich boyfriend who will provide you with anything you want

• Dates with him would involve tons of shopping together, watching movies, fancy dinners and gifts are a must for him to give to you.

• But sometimes he would be a little too obsessive about buying you things so you do have to stop him from buying too many things.

• “Bub, this is too much, what am i gonna do with these dresses” he literaly bought you 10 fancy dresses.

• “I wanna see em all on you, pleasee just once! And i’ll stop i promise” and so there he goes with his stupid puppy doe eyes (ps : he never stopped buying things)

• The aftermath would be you donating things away to family and friends (withouth gojo knowing obv, bcs gojo would be sad to see your dress that he gave to you on someone else🫂)

• Gojo would also be so pushy about givingg you gifts and he is so stubborn (Stupid bitch got us all this stuff and now we can’t refuse it)

!BONUS Nsfw content!

•Gojo would do kitten licks to your clit or cunt and over stimulate you by just his teasing

•“J-just fuck m-me already Gojo!” You’d be panting and moaning like a dog in heat while he watches you from down there doing magic to your pussy

•“I can’t just give you it yet baby, gonna make this pussy wet first” (This man literally gotta fucking tease us like that while we twitch and moan from overstim. What a minx🙄)

• Being the CEO he is, he could call for absent all he pleases. Which means he can stay at home with you or… fuck you till morning and call his assistent that he is fucking you till you can’t walk (bitch this man gotta fucking tell the assistent that😳 oh hell nawh)

• OR Or he would also say to his assistent that his sick but thats just an excuse for him to say because he is truly and actually fucking you to the core

•oh he ain’t no quite man he would be saying things so dirty that you could cum at any moment “this pussy is so sloppy gonna make me cum”

• HE WILL i will repeat, HE WILL MAKE YOU CUM ON HIS FACE MULTIPLE TIMES

• AND And! He would be eating your pussy until its clean (like fr fr he would finish ur juices until ur dry again💦🧎‍♀️ he would do it all over again anyways)

• he loves your body so much, doesn’t care if you have insecurities he just loves you the way you are

#gojo saturo #gojo x reader #jjk x you #jjkimagines #jjk smut #jjk #jjk gojo #jjk fanfic #jujutsu kaisen smut #jujutsu sorcerer #gojo sensei #gojo headcanons #gojou satoru x reader #gojo imagine #gojo fluff #gojo jjk #jjk x reader

[wonderlandleighleigh]

Joe Pera Talks With You, except it’s Steve Rogers talking to you about things he’s discovered since coming out of the ice

When I was seven years old, my Ma bought me a pack of Crayola Crayons. It was a pack of eight, and it cost fifteen cents, which now, isn’t even enough to buy you one crayon, but then, felt expensive.

The stock market hadn’t crashed yet, but we were pretty poor anyway livin’ on the one income, so Ma had to put the money aside when she could.

I was over the moon when she slid them across the table and told me she got me a gift, but also pretty worried.

“Ma, you coulda spent that money on somethin’ more important.”

She grinned at me and laughed at my seven-year-old sense of responsibility. “This is important. The things you like are important, Stevie.”

So eight crayons.

Red Orange Yellow Green Blue Violet Brown Black

The world at my fingertips. You could get boxes of twelve or sixteen, but they were for kids with rich parents.

I used ‘em up fast, and did odd jobs around the neighborhood when I wasn’t feeling too sick to get more. To say I was hooked was an understatement.

In the late 1930′s, when Bucky and I were sharin’ rooms, I used to buy myself a box; more colors when they came out with ‘em, and he’d tease me about buyin’ kids stuff. But then I’d sketch out and fill in a portrait of the girl he’d been seein’ and he’d shut up for a few days about it.

Now, lots of people make art digitally. They draw on tablets, and have every color on god’s green earth at their disposal. You want a very specific kinda blue? You can have it. You want to get the color of someone’s skin just right? Easy.

But there’s something about crayons. The wax that gets under your fingernails. The feel of the paper it’s wrapped in. The way it feels against a piece of paper, whether it’s just a regular sheet or a piece of construction paper or poster board. The way they snap when you’ve used ‘em too hard and hang outta the paper wrapper like a broken limb.

It hits different.

Now, you can get Crayola Crayons in packs of 120 colors, and that, too, seems nuts to me. But in a good way.

I bought myself one.

And then I bought fifty more and donated ‘em to homeless and women’s shelters.

It felt good.

#Fic #Steve Rogers #MCU #Steve Rogers Talks With You

[cuethetommo]

LOUIS VEEPS SHOW TICKETS

CURRENT NUMBERS:

11 Dec 2020 6:02pm PST: 478 on list, up to 249 have tickets (242 bought by 120 people)

UPDATE: I will be coordinating until 7:30 am PST. If you want to support a ticket, do it before then. The list will close then. I am going to bed tonight (I will be up early in the morning), do not worry that you don’t have a response from me. I will be emailing folks who don’t get tickets just after 8:00 am PST, so watch for that email.

Ok friends, I’m going to put all of this in one post for the moment.

I am doing two things:

Creating a list of folks who want a ticket to Louis’ show, but cannot afford it.

Collecting & Distributing $$ from folks for tickets (or matchmaking for folks who won’t want to transfer $$).

IF YOU NEED A TICKET:

You do not need to prove your worth or hardship. I’m assuming if you’re coming to me that there is a need. You do not need to prove anything to me. Nor do I think anything other than we live in a shit world ruled by capitalism and that’s why you can’t afford a ticket.

Send me a MESSAGE. Either via my ask box or chat. DO NOT POST A REPLY TO THIS POST.

Send your VEEPS EMAIL and Password.

I will add you to my list and send you a message that says I did.

Once someone buys your ticket, I’ll let you know.

I make NO PROMISES. I cannot control if folks donate. And it is first come first served.

SEE ALSO: this post about being safe on the internet.

Folks do not need to be following me to be added but I will not accept anonymous submissions. Also, I will no longer coordinate tickets for folks who have me blocked (there are a couple who messaged then blocked me and that just feels shitty).

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO FUND A TICKET:

Message me and I’ll give you a set of credentials. You login to VEEPS, pay for a ticket, remove your credit card, and sign out. You can message the person you supported, or I’ll just tell them they were anonymously gifted a ticket. <- this way does not require that you be in the US or give a stranger $$.

Venmo me at CueTheTommo. Tickets are $20.70 each. If you include your URL, I’ll tell the person who supported them. If you don’t, I’ll assume you want to remain anonymous. I’ll tell you (on Venmo) who you supported and otherwise forget your name.

Most folks support one ticket for someone else and that may be the most beautiful thing of all.

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I asked some friends to translate for me. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP! All of you who speak more than one language are the real legends. (These are the most common ones I’ve seen, but I am open to others.)

Translated by @believeinlarrysupremacy​

Certo, gente. Eu vou pôr tudo isso em uma só postagem por enquanto. Estou fazendo duas coisas: 

 Criando uma lista de pessoas que querem um ingresso para o show do Louis, mas não podem pagar. 

Coletando e utilizando o dinheiro de outras pessoas para os ingressos do show (ou combinando entre duas pessoas para aqueles que não se sentem confortáveis transferindo o dinheiro diretamente). 

SE VOCÊ PRECISA DE UM INGRESSO: 

Você não precisa provar que não tem dinheiro ou que está passando por uma situação financeira complicada. Eu suponho que, se você veio até mim, é porque foi realmente necessário. Você não precisa me provar nada. Só penso que vivemos em um mundo difícil governado pelo capitalismo e é por isso que muitos não podem pagar por um ingresso. 

Me envie uma MENSAGEM. Pode ser pelo ask box ou pelo chat. NÃO FAÇA ISSO RESPONDENDO A ESSA POSTAGEM.  

Me envie seu E-MAIL e sua senha do VEEPS. 

Eu irei te colocar na minha lista (de pessoas que precisam de ingresso) e te mandar uma mensagem confirmando isso. 

Assim que alguém comprar seu ingresso, vou te avisar. 

NÃO ESTOU PROMETENDO NADA. Não posso controlar se as pessoas doam ou não. Será por ordem de chegada, ou seja, quem falou comigo primeiro, receberá o ingresso primeiro. 

Por favor, se informe sobre como se manter seguro na internet. 

Não precisa estar me seguindo para ser adicionado na lista, porém não vou aceitar pedidos anônimos. Também não irei mais disponibilizar ingressos para aqueles que tenham me bloqueado (algumas pessoas me mandaram mensagem e, em seguida, me bloquearam e isso foi péssimo). 

SE VOCÊ GOSTARIA DE FINACIAR UM INGRESSO: 

Me mande uma mensagem e eu te enviarei os dados de uma conta. Você faz o login no VEEPS (com esses dados), paga pelo ingresso, remove os dados do seu cartão de crédito quando finalizar a compra e sai da conta (sign out). Você pode mandar uma mensagem para a pessoa que você ajudou ou eu digo que alguém a presenteou anonimamente. Dessa forma, não é necessário estar/morar nos Estados Unidos ou dar dinheiro a alguém que não conheça.

Translated by @solouncolorynotusojos​ 

Bueno gente, pondré esta información en un solo post por el momento. Estoy hacienda dos cosas: 

Creando una lista de gente que quiere un ticket para el concierto de Louis pero no puede pagarlo.

Juntando y Distribuyendo dinero de otra gente para comprar tickets para quien todavía no tiene (o encontrándole un match a la gente que no se siente cómoda transfiriendo dinero $$) 

SI NECESITAS UN TICKET:

No necesitas probar que no tienes dinero o que estas pasando una situación difícil. Estoy asumiendo que si estas recurriendo a esto, es porque de verdad lo necesitas. No necesitas probarme nada a mí. Solo pienso que vivimos en un mundo de porquería gobernado por el capitalismo y esto es lo que hace que no puedas comprar un ticket. 

Envíame un MENSAJE. Por medio de mi ask box o por chat. NO LO HAGAS RESPONDIENDO A ESTE POST. 

Envíame tu VEEPS EMAIL y contraseña. 

Te voy a agregar a mi lista (de gente que necesita tickets) y enviarte un mensaje con una confirmación de que te he agregado. 

Te voy a avisar una vez que alguien compre tu ticket. 

NO HAGO PROMESAS. Yo no controlo si la gente dona o no. Y la lista funciona para que quienes me pidieron un ticket primero, sean los primeros a los que se les done un ticket. 

Por favor infórmate acerca de cómo mantenerte segurx usando Internet 

No necesitas estar siguiéndome para ser añadidx a la lista, pero no voy a aceptar pedidos anónimos. Tampoco voy a coordinar tickets para gente que me tiene bloqueada (Ya que hay gente que me ha mandado mensajes y luego me bloqueo, y eso no está bueno) 

SI TE GUSTARIA REGALAR/PAGAR POR UN TICKET: 

Mándame un mensaje y te voy a pasar los datos de una cuenta. Vos tenes que ingresar a VEEPS (con esos datos), pagar por un ticket, remover tu tarjeta de la cuenta una vez finalizada la transacción y luego salir (sign out) de la cuenta. Puedes enviarle un mensaje a la persona a la que ayudaste, o yo les puedo decir que alguien hizo una donación anónima. (De esta manera no es necesario que estés en Estados Unidos ni que le des dinero a unx extranx.) 

Puedes enviarme (VENMO) el dinero a CueTheTommo. Los tickets cuestan $$20.70 (USD) cada uno. Si incluis tu URL le voy a decir a quien se beneficie con tu ticket, quien se lo está dando. Si no me pasas tu URL, voy a asumir que quieres permanecer anonimx. Te voy a decir (en VENMO) a quien has ayudado y luego olvidarme del asunto.

Translated by @cathuniverse​

Ok, Je vais mettre le tout dans un post pour le moment.

J’ai fait deux choses:

Une liste de gens qui veulent un ticket mais qui ne peuvent pas se le payer.

Reçoit et redistribue de l’argent de gens qui on donner pour aider à acheter des tickets. ( ou mettre en contact deux personne pour les gens qui ne veulent pas envoyer directement de l’argent). 

Si vous avez besoin d’un ticket:

Vous n’avez pas besoin de prouver votre situation financière. J’assume que si vous me contactez c’est qu’il y a un besoin. Vous n’avez rien à démontrer ni est-ce-que je pense autre chose que l’on vit dans un monde difficile en ce moment qui est gouverné par le capitalisme et c’est pour ca que vous ne pouvez payer votre ticket. 

Envoyez moi un MESSAGE. Par ma Ask Box ou le chat. Ne postez pas une reply a ce post. 

Envoyez moi votre VEEPS email et votre mot de passe

Je vais vous ajouter à ma liste et vous envoyez un message vous confirmant que c’est fait

Quand quelqu’un achète votre billet, je vais vous avertir..

Je ne fait AUCUNE PROMESSE. Je ne peux pas contrôler si les gens font des dons. C'est le premier arrivé premier servi. 

VOIR AUSSI: ce post a propos d'être sécuritaire sur internet.

SI VOUS VOULEZ CONTRIBUER FINANCIÈREMENT: 

Si vous êtes à l'extérieur des Etats-Unis, je vous envoie une combinaison d’un identifiant VEEPS et vous pouvez vous connecter, acheter le billet pour quelqu’un puis supprimer vos informations de carte de crédit.

La plupart des gens font le don d' un seul billet pour quelqu’un d’autre et c’est possiblement la plus belle chose a voir.

Translated by @they-feel-the-same​

Ok, Freunde, für den Moment fasse ich alles in einem Post zusammen. 

Ich werde zwei Dinge tun:

Eine Liste von Leuten erstellen, die ein Ticket für Louis‘ Show möchten, es sich aber nicht leisten können.

Geld für Tickets sammeln und verteilen (oder matchmaking für Leute, die kein Geld überweisen wollen. 

Wenn du ein Ticket brauchst: 

Du musst mir nicht beweisen, dass du es dir finanziell nicht leisten kannst ein Ticket zu kaufen. Wenn du dich bei mir meldest, gehe ich davon aus, dass ein Bedarf besteht. Du musst mir absolut nichts beweisen. Ich werde auch nichts anderes denken, als dass wir in einer beschissenen Welt leben, die von Kapitalismus regiert wird, und das der Grund ist, wieso du dir kein Ticket leisten kannst. 

Schicke mir eine Nachricht. Entweder über die Ask Box oder im Chat. ANTWORTE NICHT AUF DIESEN POST! 

Schicke mir deine VEEPS Daten. Email und Passwort. 

Ich werde dich zu meiner Liste hinzufügen und dir per Nachträglich Bescheid geben, dass du draufstehst. 

Sobald jemand ein Ticket für dich kauft lasse ich es dich wissen.

Ich mache KEINE VERSPRECHUNGEN. Ich habe keine Kontrolle darüber ob die Leute spenden. Wer zuerst kommt, mahlt zuerst.

Beachte bitte zu deiner eigenen Sicherheit folgende Punkte: benutze eine Fandom Email-Adresse, nicht deine private. Entferne persönliche Details aus deinem VEEPS Profil. Ändere dein Passwort sobald du dein Ticket erhalten hast. 

Ihr müsst mir nicht folgen, um zu der Liste hinzugefügt zu werden, aber ich werde keine anonymen Anfragen annehmen. Ausserdem koordiniere ich keine Tickets mehr für diejenigen, die mich blockiert haben (es gibt ein paar Leute, die mir geschrieben und mich dann blockiert haben und das fühlt sich einfach scheisse an). 

Wenn du ein Ticket sponsern möchtest:

Schreib mir eine Nachricht und ich leite dir die Daten einer Person auf der Liste weiter. Du loggst dich bei VEEPS ein, bezahlst das Ticket, entfernst deine Kreditkarte und loggst dich wieder aus. Du kannst dann entweder der gesponserten Person direkt eine Nachricht schreiben und ihr mitteilen, dass du ihr Ticket gekauft hast, oder ich melde mich bei der betreffenden Person und lasse sie wissen, dass jemand anonym ein Ticket gespendet hat. <– auf diese Weise ist ein Wohnsitz in den USA nicht notwendig und du brauchst niemandem Geld zu überweisen. 

So viele Leute sponsern ein Ticket für jemanden, was einfach wundervoll ist.

#louis 2020 gig #details #mine #if you can signal boost #that would be great

[earthstellar]

Cybertronian Culture and Society: Chirolinguistics and Cybertronian Sign Language

OK, so I finally have a minute to write this up! 

Disclaimer: I am a sign language user!  

But while I am HOH (hard of hearing; I have APD, Auditory Processing Disorder) and I am currently fundraising for the hearing aids I need, I am not a BSL (British Sign Language) user. 

Instead, I use Sign Supported English, which is typically used by HOH or deaf people who learned spoken English before learning sign language. 

The type of SSE I use utilises BSL signs, and I do mix in some BSL grammar/structure where I know it and when it’s appropriate, but my signing tends to follow spoken English grammar as I am usually talking to hearing people and use sign to supplement my communication. With my fellow Deaf/deaf/HOH squad, I do my best to use correct BSL grammar and so on.

While SSE is often but not always a stepping stone to BSL, I lack the funds and resources to learn BSL fully, so I have learned all of my sign from books and websites, most of which I have compiled into an info post here. 

Cybertronian Sign Language: Chirolinguistics! 

In MTMTE/Lost Light, we see that Drift knows how to “speak hand”, which is depicted as a tactile sign language: 

The concept appears to be similar to Deafblind Manual or other tactile sign languages, using touch as a key mode of communication.

We don’t see their faces while they sign, so I can’t say if facial features are as important with Chirolinguistics as they are in real world sign languages. 

Due to the similarities to tactile sign, I would say Chirolinguistics is closer to tactile sign than BSL/other sign languages for that reason.

For example, with BSL and other forms of sign language, facial expression is essentially tone of voice, among other things. “What?” (question) can become “What!” (angry) dependent entirely on facial expression, as the sign remains the same, for example. 

Chirolinguistics, from what we see in the IDW comics, seems dependent on what may be significant or particularly sensitive sensor receptors on the servos being manipulated in addition to digit placements and patterns to utilise a type of tactile code for communication. 

It also seems to be fairly commonly used, as Drift, Megatron, Ravage, Riptide, Getaway, and to some degree Tailgate are all familiar at least moderately with Chirolinguistics. (It should be noted that Tailgate learned from Getaway.) 

Cybertronian Sign Language is depicted as a completely different communication method from Chirolinguistics. 

Cybertronian Sign Language is depicted in RiD; It is stated to be based on American Sign Language, although I am far more familiar with BSL so I can’t say how accurate or how offensive it might be.

You can see the sign language scene here, starting at 0:04. 

While Blastwave uses some good body movement (shoulders, torso) and seems to be doing nice, clean signing, his helm/faceplate design don’t seem to allow for a lot of expression. 

He does move his helm to nod in the affirmative though, so while helm movement seems to be important in Cybertronian Sign Language, it may be the case that facial expression is not as significant as it is in most real world sign languages due to Cybertronian physiological/design differences. 

It may be that they use their EM fields or energy fluctuations instead of relying on facial expressions for that kind of mood/context/grammar/etc. information, although this is never stated and is just my conjecture. 

Comparing the Two! 

Cybertronian Sign Language seems to be much more similar to ASL etc. compared to Chirolinguistics, but both are fascinating because they seem to have different cultural context.

We see Cybertronian Sign Language used by a character who is mute, which is disability related. But we see Chirolinguistics utilised mostly by non-disabled characters, notably all of whom (with the exception of Tailgate) are Decepticon related in some way or villain characters. 

The ship trader Drift bought the Lost Light from also used Chirolinguistics, suggesting it is a mode of communication used primarily by those who are seedier, more underground characters as perhaps a “secret” communication method. 

I would like to see Chirolinguistics used by a disabled character to avoid the unfortunate and seemingly intentional implications one may draw from that difference between the two sign languages in use between Cybertronians. 

However, I’m always happy to see sign language concepts incorporated into fictional worlds/cultures, and it’s very cool to me that Cybertronian Sign Language and Chirolinguistics both exist as distinct communication options. 

Hopefully this was interesting for someone to read! 

If you liked this post, I am still fundraising for the hearing aids I need, as recommended to me by my audiologist. 

My Ko-Fi is here! 

My PayPal is here! 

If you are able to spare any change at the moment, please donate if you can. I would really appreciate it! <3

#transformers #idw transformers #chirolinguistics #transformers lore #tf lore #mtmte #lost light #tf drift #maccadam #bsl #sse #sign language #fictional language #linguistics #language #cybertronian sign language #cybertronian culture

[returnsandreturns]

more novel summaries

balancing the ticket originated from a matt/foggy fic that never came to fruition because i liked the concept so much that i stole it from myself. it's about a state senator from tennessee running for the us senate who gets fake engaged to her campaign manager to a) distract from a minor scandal which was leaked pictures of her kissing her ex-girlfriend, now a popular progressive activist, back in college and b) create wholesome and endearing press content whenever they need it.

emma got her law degree and worked as a public defender in nashville while also making a popular law-themed youtube show (that always ended with "and, as we always say: never talk to cops") before a friend from undergrad recruits her to run for the state senate. tobin also ran her re-election campaign after she took over the campus dems at vanderbilt their freshman year and was desperate to do something other than interning for lifeless legislators in dc, which is why he saw the vacancy and immediately thought of her.

(he might think about emma too much considering he hasn't seen her in person in years but she's the one posting videos of her being brilliant all the time. also, he's been in love with her since he was eighteen. also, that).

when a us senator from tennessee retires, leaving the seat open, emma has an out of body experience and finds herself on a plane to dc to ask tobin in person whether he's willing to leave his relatively stable life as a speech writer in order to run her likely ill-fated campaign.

it isn't hard to get fake engaged because they make a lot of sense and know each other so well and jake, emma's best friend and communications director, has managed to make them both seem so charming on twitter that very online people have absolutely started to ship them before they even say anything.

the only real issue here is keeping it fake.

an excerpt -- i am wavering between it being from emma's pov or tobin's pov or split.

Tobin’s first thought when he hears about one of the Senator’s from Tennessee retiring is that he needs to start figuring out how to convince Emma that she needs to run. Later that night, he’s picking up the phone to call her when she shows up at his door, looking completely manic—something she’s always worn well.

“Toby,” she says, grinning at him, all messy hair and sheer confidence. “We’re going to Congress.”

“Okay,” he says, smiling back. “Let’s do it.”

*

“People really like me,” Emma says, already half into a bottle of overpriced wine she bought at DCA, sitting on her knees on his shitty sofa in his shitty apartment that she’s never been in before. “Not my colleagues, I mean—most of them fucking hate me but it’s mostly because constituents like me so much, y’know?”

“I know,” Tobin says. “You can be very likeable.”

“In a very specific way that makes people want to give me small monetary donations and follow me on Twitter,” Emma says, nodding, clearly halfway into a different thought already. “And I know that a Dem winning a seat in Nashville isn’t that outlandish and it’s going to be a hell of a lot harder to win a statewide office but. . .you know who the party’s gonna try to run for this, right?”

“Not the exact person,” he says, “but somebody boring.”

“Exactly,” she says, gesturing erratically at him before laughing and moving to sit next to him, elbowing him gently. “They’re going to find someone so boring and we’re going to lose like we always do. Unless. . .”

“We kick their asses in the primaries.”

“Yes, I love when you swear,” Emma says, delighted. “Say asses again.”

“No,” Tobin says, laughing. “Em, you know you could’ve just called me, right?”

“Honestly, I blacked out when I heard and woke up on a plane,” she says, “but. . .this is a big ask, y’know? I thought maybe you’d be more likely to say yes if I made a grand gesture.”

He turns to face her and is met with an expectant smile that makes him ache a little. Time and distance really makes a difference with a crush but the way he feels about Emma has always been more than just a crush. Unfortunately.

“Running your campaign would be an honor,” he says, firmly.

Her face melts a little before she says, “Tobin,” and wraps her arms around him.

“Also, I hate my job so much,” he says, muffled in her shoulder. “I might need to sleep on your couch for a while because I have no savings and I would like to get out of here and back in Tennessee as soon as possible.”

“It’s yours,” she says, laughing, wiping her eyes with the back of her hand after she lets go of him and sits back. “Speaking of, I should probably find a hotel room or something.”

“Take my bed,” he says. “I’ll start my couch sleeping days tonight.”

“You’re going to sleep on this couch?” she asks, skeptically.

“I mean, not well,” he says.

“Alright, come on,” she says, yawning and getting to her feet before grabbing his arm to pull him up with her. “It's not like we haven't slept in the same bed before. It’s not, like, a mattress on the floor, right?”

“I have a bedframe,” he says, dryly, but to be fair it took about half a year for him to gather the energy to go to an IKEA.

Emma goes to the bathroom to change into an old Georgetown t-shirt and a pair of boxers that rest on her hips in a way that makes him worry immediately that he’s too compromised for this to happen. He broke up (was broken up with by) his last girlfriend a few months ago and has been spending most of his time alone in his apartment, rewatching The West Wing for the millionth time, occasionally texting Emma about it until she called him to rant about how much she hates Aaron Sorkin and his quippy, overrated centrism.

That was the most exciting night he had in recent memory.

#the novel(s) #balancing the ticket

[alaura5675]

Warning contains spoilers for The Owl House Season 2 Episode 5: Through the Looking Glass

I literally cannot stop screaming about Luz and Amity. My sweet beans!

Em and Ed being supportive siblings, and Ed going on a date with them, (all those golden guard fics are gonna definitely increase)

Just the twins and Gus being we’ve been knew to Luz

Also Gus just being his awesome self and gaining a frienemy is just my heart. Its so weak to all this fluff Dana has be giving us

Unfortunately we need to discuss the “first” human. While discovering the Echo mouse records everything they’ve eaten. We have seen a glimpse of the first human who had traveled accidentally to the demon world.

Their name Philip Wittlebane apparently in the 1600s donated his diary to the library.

artfulstar also found this in the teasers

And in animation we don’t believe in coincidences

So at this point i honestly believe that Emperor Belos is this same human and has found a way to live for 400 years. If time is tracked the same

And here’s the big kicker we’ve already noticed a lot of the christian missionary converting the pagan wild witches in the 1st season

But the fact of the matter is the way Wittlebane is dressed and the diary enters are written remind me of first account documents written by European colonizers. And around the 1600s in US history was when Spanish colonizers had already taken large amounts of land in modern day México. And the beginning of English colonizers here In the Modern day US.

And while im not entirely familiar with the indigineous cultures of the Aztecs, Mayan, and Olmecs. There was a strong sense of spirituality in the cultures and people called “Brujas” by the Spanish colonizers, the spanish word for Witch.

And Highly recommend reading Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya discussing the struggle of catholicsm and the indigenous culture in the early 1900s México.

But my point is the Spanish when they came to the Americas literally destroyed the spiritual and cultural centers of the Aztecs and Mayans and built on top of it catholic churches. And vilified anyone who didn’t practice Catholicism. Queen Isabella and her husband who i can’t remember, married and combined large parts of modern day Spain into one country on the Iberian peninsula . And started the Reconquista, that killed thousands of people who were muslim, as a majority of the peninsula practiced Islam’s beliefs, and Jewish people were killed and was spread to “their” colonies as well. Which gave them big support from the Catholic church at the time.

But where am i going with this, Well a lot of things. One Belos’s castle sorta reminds me of an ornate catholic church, the window glass murals, the gold detailing, and all the robes everyone in the coven wears.

Then there’s the fact that Belos took over the way people practice magic and made it so only he and his followers could do all magic. Which is similar in how the catholic church erased indigenous history, and forced people to speak their own language. And withheld knowledge and created a cast system. And the vilifying of the local religious beliefs and killing witches

And what i want to say is i think Dana Terrace is awesome for creating show discussing the horrible and long last effects colonialism has done to the word and still severely effects the indigenous people around the world.

And the fact of the matter is more shows and stories and actual FUCKING HISTORYbooks need to be showcasing the importance and ongoing consequences effecting people.

I can even give you an example right now, I lived in Hawaii for 10 years. Because my dad wanted to retire here and I was a child so had no choice. And some of you may be going, what living in hawaii must be so fun…

Let me tell you shit, Hawaiians literally need tourism to keep there economy going. Because the US took there means of culture and history to keep cultivating their land and sustain themselves.

The US sends homeless people to Hawaii because the weather conditions are better, however a majority of homeless people here are still native Hawaiians

Their is literal law stating that if you have 25% native blood you are able to gain a home for free. However most people will never see that as Homes are being bought by people like Mark Zuckerberg for millions of dollars. And Retirees who want to live near the beach.

The economy as i said is based in tourism but all the hotel chains are US companies. So none of the money is reinvested in the local population.

As well as that most people here are working at minimum wage will never afford million dollar homes.

And it sucks and i get that people want to come over and visit. But you have to understand not just here but in the mainland US. This land belongs to the indigenous people and that means respecting the land and protecting the culture. And Hawaii is one of the fortunate places where the language is still known. Its in the process of being taught in schools and being revitalized.

But the fact of the matter is today July 10th, 2021. There is a water shortage here in Hawaii due to influx of tourists coming in. It takes a literal month for cargo ships to arrive. And the tourism isn’t gonna stop its the height of the summer.

The Hiltons, Wailea all the hotel groups will be getting the water for there lawns. And everyone here enjoying there trip won’t notice a thing.

The people who live here are gonna suffer…

Anyways sorry for the rant a little upset at the moment. The Owl House is awesome please watch it and yeah…

#lumity #spoilers #the owl house #history #colonialization #catholiscism #hawaii #hawaiian culture #tourism #sucks #mexican #mexican history

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Christmas With the Karasuno Boys (HC’s)!!

Part 2: Kageyama, Hinata, Tsukishima, Yamaguchi, Kinoshita, & Narita

Part 1 (Daichi, Suga, Asahi, Nishinoya, Tanaka, & Ennoshita) here!

A/n: Tumblr said my word count was too much so I’m splitting this bad boi up into two parts :p Enjoy!!

*****

Kageyama

This boy has a secret soft side for Christmas istg

He HATES showing it to other people on his team and shit

But holy bejeezus he is mesmerized by the holiday in every way possible

Lights, sweets, snow, just like,,, the general magic of December is the most awe-inspiring thing to him

Since he is still a sporty and pretty active mofo, you decided to fuel that on your holiday-themed date as Kags had noted that he’d never gone sledding before

Your jaw was on the FLOOR when he first told you because he would 10000% enjoy the hell out of it

And so you dragged him out to this popular sledding hill that you frequented as a child and taught him what to do

Not gonna lie, he was kind of nervous

“Well you’re experienced at it. I don’t wanna mess up”

🥺🥺🥺 bubby

“You won’t, Tobio! I can already tell you’re gonna be a sledding pro”

Feels a little better after that, but he asks you to help him out for his first run down the hill

He sits behind you with his arms secured snugly around your waist and his head nestled on top of your shoulder

Which would probably seem really funny to passerby because this boy is tol and intimidating in most other situations

As soon as the sled started down, Kags tightened his grip and made this cute little yelp of surprise

But you were laughing insanely hard at the combination of going really fast downhill whilst also having your boyfriend cling to you for dear life

And then when the sled stopped safely at the bottom he started to chuckle

FULL ON, GENUINE SOUND OF ENJOYMENT

That shit is rare

Y’all stayed at that hill for half the day because it was so fun

You got him a new, very high quality athletic roller for Christmas because his old one was just not cutting it anymore

And you also gave him this really cute bracelet with a volleyball, his jersey number, and a little strawberry milk set of charms attached to it

It matched this really pretty and subtle chain he’d bought for your birthday

His blueberry eyes got all wide with affection dfjdskfjsdk—

Got super blushy and couldn’t get a handle on his speech for a fat minute

He thinks you’re the coolest person ever no I do not take criticism

Geez you’re both adorable together, ideal “stoic boy becomes warmer during the holidays around his love” movie plot and I love it

Hinata

He is all in on Christmas. Not a chance this boy doesn’t get excited as hell

Will openly go into holiday mode as soon as November is over

Was secretly already listening to his Christmas playlist before then

He is one of the sweetest gift givers, that is FACTUAL

If you want something really badly, he will take notice and get it as your present immediately

He’ll also gift you an extra thing that’s handmade 🥺

Like some pastries that his mom helped him make, or a specially made basket of soaps with your favorite scents in it

It’s absolutely adorable and you cherish those ones especially

Is happy if you simply get him something; mans doesn’t care what it is

New practice volleyball? A brand new sweatshirt? Elated either way

You had seen an advertisement for a friendly match between Japan and Poland’s men’s volleyball teams, so you waited online on the ticket sales website until the minute it opened

Spoiler alert: you got some banger seats 😌✨

Shoyo may or may not have tackled you when he read the ticket details, letting out his excited giggle (you know the one)

“I can’t believe you got these, angel! You’re coming with me, right? You’ve gotta! Thank you, thank you, thank you!”

Gives you sweet little kisses between each individual ‘thank you’

“Of course I’ll go with you, Sho! I’m really glad you like it!”

He will give you the brightest smile of all time — that shit makes Christmas lights pale in comparison

“Have I told you how much I love you?”

RIGHT BACK AT YOU BBY

Hold his hands to warm up together when temperatures drop pls :)))

It’s become a weekly December tradition to watch a Christmas movie with Natsu at the Hinata household

She’ll sit in your lap while the three of you are cuddled under a blanket together, and Shoyo will lace his fingers with yours all discreetly

In conclusion, I am a sucker for holiday Hinata 🥺🥺🥺

Tsukishima

His room is decorated to the very minimum simply because his mom and brother had insisted on him being festive

You know those holiday instrumentals that are really calming and jazzy and stuff? Yeah, that’s the only Christmas music he will tolerate in his house

While he’s still got his usual icy demeanor, this blond bitch does get slightly less snippy with the Karasuno boys

Is always on the nose with getting you the exact thing you wanted for a present

Like,,, TO THE SMALLEST DETAIL

You don’t even have to bring that shit up beforehand, he just KNOWS

“Tsukki, how did you—?”

“It’s pretty obvious, with the way that one ad kept showing up on your phone.”

b r u h

How does he pay such good attention without even letting on??

As for his own present, you’ll usually get him two: one gag gift and one more serious gift

His dino plush collection size is partly due to the former’s contributions this time of year

Yes the dinos have names

You exchanged gifts on Christmas Eve with all the team (you made him go) and he saved your more serious one for last

It was a scarf that you’d gotten custom made, which had a Spotify code knitted into the fabric

Scanning the code opened the app to a playlist you’d created especially for him

He got pretty quiet when figuring it out and scrolling through the playlist

Would let out a certified Tsukki Nose Exhale™ when he came across certain songs

The more subdued reaction was expected because it’s Tsukishima

His little chuckles and warmer eyes were enough of a giveaway to tell you he very much enjoyed your gift

But on the walk home, he took the scarf and wrapped it around you both, and then brought his arm around your waist

“Thank you.”

You deadass almost combusted because it was so unexpected??

“You’re welcome. Merry Christmas, Kei”

Way to respond calm and collected 😌👍

But on the inside your body was in freak out mode

He wears the scarf all the time jdfsklfjdsk

Yamaguchi

Take the most tooth rotting fluff you could imagine

And then double that and put a fucking cherry on top

That’s the equivalent of what Christmas is like with Yama Yama

Y’all are like kids in a candy store — literally

For your Christmas dates it’s all about sweets and shared giggles, so frequent trips to the candy and baking isles of the grocery store is a must

Making gingerbread houses, peppermint tasting (mostly trying those different and wild ass candy cane flavors), you name it and it’s there

Stomach aches? I don’t know her

Yeah you do but they go away with enough butterfly kisses 🥰

Tadashi is exceptionally good at decorating gingerbread houses for whatever reason

He put a poll on his instagram between yours and his final products and he won by a landslide

It’s not like yours was necessarily bad, more like he’s just an icing master

You also might have eaten too many gumdrops which left your rooftop lacking in ✨spice✨

But it’s okay because Tadashi donated some of his leftovers to you

He’s such a sweetheart uwu

Please for the love of everything get him something heartfelt as his present

You know those long distance bracelets for couples?

Basically if your s/o taps the icon on the bracelet it’ll send a little vibration to the other person’s as a notice that you’re thinking about them

This boy seeks constant reassurance, and you love to give him his deserved love and validation, so it was the perfect present

It takes a second for him to figure out what it is, but after reading the directions and testing it out, the most adorable smile erupted on his face

And then since you already had yours on, he tapped the little icon again with a giggle

“Hey there”

It becomes common habit to tap it at least once every couple hours

GOD HE IS SO CUTE

He is just so soft this time of year, give him all the love and he will return it tenfold ☺️

Kinoshita

This boy is absolutely an awkward cutie and an avid romantic

Give him the cliches and he will eat em up, no doubt

It naturally gets more apparent around the holidays

He’ll take you on pretty winter walks, give you lots of little gifts (while blushing a hell of a lot), and is just a professional at stumbling upon some mistletoe

Wow wonder how it got there, Hisashi

He’s quite a bit more confident when simply alone with you than in a crowded space

And that definitely shows when he takes you out on a secluded sleigh ride around town

Yeah you heard me

A fuckin’ sleigh ride

Horses and blankets and everything

Don’t even ask how he managed to pull it off, because he loves watching the cogs turn in your head and simply will not give you a straight answer

Of course there’s the nice driver guy who’s there, but in the back alone Kinoshita’s confidence goes 📈📈

Lots of flirting, tons of skimmed touches and shared giggles throughout the ride

I legitimately simp really hard for him

Anyways it was a gorgeous ride through town and super fun

On Christmas Eve you both exchange gifts together and tbh whatever you got him will leave him happy and flustered regardless

But when he opens the wrapping paper to find an entire set of vintage VHS tapes, he’s stunned

He owns a VHS (actually canon!) and honestly loves it to death, and the fact that you’d get him tapes of pretty high quality for his collection meant a lot

Gosh he’s so underrated but a definite sweetheart, give him all the holiday love

Narita

Another underrated bby 🥺

He’s so chill and is pretty open to anything during the holidays, so long as he gets to spend ample time with you, his friends, and his family

Definitely more of an indoor person despite being accepting of most situations

Hence why you thought a cute little indoor winter picnic would be right up his alley

Which it absolutely was 😌✨ nice work

You’d made plans while in secret communications with his family members about the whole thing

He’d been pretty stressed lately with trying to handle his schoolwork, while also helping out others with theirs

Despite being a wonderful tutor, it was clearly becoming a bit overwhelming as he tried to grapple with so much at once

So when he came home one day to find a pristine house with you settled on a blanket in his living room, he was quite surprised

There’s a cheese plate, soda cans in a cute ice box, sandwiches, snacks, a presparked fireplace — you and his family went all out

Really adorable I cannot lie

“I thought you said you were going gift shopping today?”

“I might have maybe lied :P”

So he gives the sweetest little smile and sits across from you

Y’all stay there and talk for hours

After finally getting through everything previously laid out on the blanket spread, you slid him a little rectangular box that he looked at curiously

“Already? I haven’t wrapped yours yet!”

“Mine can wait a bit! Just open yours”

And so he does, and you watch with a face-splitting grin as he looks down in awe

You got tickets to see his favorite rock band in concert while they were on tour

He sprung onto you and pulled you into the tightest hug ever

“Holy shit you’re the best I love you so much how do you get even more loveable every day—!?!l”

It’s a jumble of words but you’re able to put it together and it makes you giggle

He deadass sprints upstairs to go get your gift and make sure that you feel as equally appreciated as he does

In simple words: wholesome holiday sweetness 🥰

#haikyuu!! #haikyuu #hq #haikyuu anime #haikyuu to the top #haikyuu x reader #hinata shoyo #hinata x reader #hinata shoyo x reader #hinata shouyo x reader #kageyama tobio #kageyama x reader #kageyama tobio x reader #tsukishima kei #tsukishima x reader #tsukishima kei x reader #yamaguchi tadashi #yamaguchi x reader #yamaguchi tadashi x reader #kinoshita hisashi #kinoshita x reader #kinoshita hisashi x reader #narita kazuhito #narita x reader #narita kazuhito x reader #haikyuu hinata #haikyuu fanfiction #hq fanfic #haikyuu fluff #haikyuu christmas

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just got followed by an Eric Derekson self shipper and it reminded me How Much I Love Him so here's some headcanons

actually quite brave when it comes to things that aren't people related!

like- roller coasters? hell yeah sign him up! big ol bug in the house? don't worry, he'll carry it outside! hiking in the mountains? sweet when do we go? party? No ❤️

said this in my latest fic but hes autistic bc i'm autistic and i say so mwah mwah

tactile stims with soft things like his handkerchief, socks (remember how he had them on his hands for the merch thing? yeah UwU), sweaters, ANIMAL FUR-

has never met an animal/bug/fish/whatever that he didn't like (except mosquitoes. stop stealing him and his friends' blood >:( its v rude)

special interest is just like animals in general, but especially farm animals. he also loves to learn about different types of farms and how they work

also: him in overalls and a sunhat

vegitarian bc if he eats meat he thinks abt his animal friends and gets sad :<

wouldn't have a meat farm. he grows fruit and veggies and keeps cows/goats so he can make dairy products, ducks and chickens for eggs, sheep and alpacas for wool, etc. he has male and female animals so there's almost always a few lil babies running around.

petting zoo? petting zoo.

in the spring, summer and fall he has a little fenced in area out front that he puts some animals in. he rotates em so that they can all take turns :3

he doesn't charge for admission and he isn't too worried about crowds because his farm is pretty secluded. he does have a tin can with a slot in the top for people to donate money for food and stuff if they can.

its a way to make sure his animals are getting love and attention/getting used to other humans, and he makes a few extra bucks every day, so it's a win-win!

has two horses!!

one's a brown and white appaloosa that he bought as a foal (she was a surprise and her previous owners didn't have room to comfortably fit another horse so when she was old enough they sold her)

the other is a Belgian draft horse who used to be a plow horse before his owners decided to retire him and get a new horse because they didn't want him to be overworked.

they r best frens :')

their names are April and Donnie lol (he liked TMNT as a kid and still does)

he sells his produce and stuff at local farmers markets, but as previously stated he isn't the best with people, so he always has a couple other egos in standby to help if need be

also!! on his animal products? he puts the name(s) of the animal(s) on the labels!

like 'This wool hat was made with help from daisy the sheep'

or 'this carton of eggs was brought to you by Allie, Chica, Belle, and Mabel'

and so on

anyways this is a lot but i'll probably make more later lol okaybyeee

#markiplier #markiplier egos #eric derekson #eric is a nice boi #headcanons #animals #cute #tw food