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écoute chérie // kylian mbappé | finale.

kylian mbappé x f! reader.

saw this edit on tiktok by strkvoid!!! they edited mbappé to écoute chérie by vendredi sur mer and… i fell in love. the song is sooo mbappé.

y/n got the job as kylian’s personal assistant. his previous assistant fired for unknown reasons. y/n had heard about kylian mbappé and his terrible attitude. she wasn’t excited to work with him. but, turns out.. he’s actually not that bad.

rating: mature.

read part one first.

read part two.

and just like that, it began.

trips to kylian’s house where you two dance and cuddle all day long. or when you go out with him into the city so he has to wear a mask to cover his face.

moments where your heart is beating and everything just doesn’t feel real.

everything was perfect, the two of you really never talking about their current relationship, but, didn’t feel the need to because everything felt right.

till you were woken up to a phone call from kylian’s manager. it wasn’t a nice one.

plus, a million notifications coming from instagram.

“check your messages, right now.” you could hear the frustration and panic in their voice.

“BREAKING NEWS: FOOTBALL STAR KYLIAN MBAPPÉ’S NEW FLING???”

“his new fling?” you thought to yourself.

you scrolled down the article. it revealed multiple videos and pictures of you and mbappé.

“what the fuck?” you whisper.

“yeah, what the fuck has been going on between the two of you?!” the manager yells over the phone.

“nothing is going on.” you try to explain.

“i don’t believe that. just click on the video. watch it. you guys look like a married couple on their honeymoon!” the managers says in an exhausted tone.

you click on the video, it’s when kylian took you shopping and you hugged him before holding his hand.

you physically, emotional deflate.

“i didn’t know paparazzi would be watching us.” you say.

“well, obviously! what did you expect. going out with mbappé in public.” the manager scolds you some more.

“kyky 🤍 is calling… ✅❌”

you couldn’t take the scolding anymore. you hung up and picked up kylian’s call.

“mon amour. is everything okay? i know you’ve seen the articles.”

you could cry. hearing his voice was such a relief. it seems like he had just woken up as well because his voice was deep and raspy.

“oui, je vais bien, bébé. (yes, i’m fine, baby.)” you respond.

“i’m so sorry. you didn’t see any comments, have you?”

“comments? what comments?” you ask, confused.

“oh, you didn’t read them? good. i sent my driver to pick you up, don’t worry, everything’s gonna be okay.” kylian says relieved.

“i believe you.” you say sincerely before hanging up.

you quickly brush your teeth, wash your face and slip on some sweatpants and a plain t-shirt before heading down to the parking lot. you were a bit stressed and wary.

anyone could be watching right now, maybe you should’ve fixed yourself up more. you hide yourself and slip into the vehicle. the driver greeted you with a soft smile on his face. a reassuring smile. he most definitely knew about the news.

on the drive to kylian’s place, you decided to finally check instagram.

you had hundred and thousands of new followers, it was scary. when did the news come out? how could it have garnered this much attention?

you press the comments, most of the top comments being absolutely terrible.

user7282: she’s definitely fucking him for attention and money.

30 replies

user6829: why does mbappé have such horrible taste? she’s so ugly.

80 replies

user2843: she set him up. we all saw the video, she knew someone was recording because why would she be all up on him in public? tragic. hope mbappé is okay.

125 replies

you kept scrolling and the comments got worse. comments from people all over the world. you couldn’t take it, so, you turned off commenting and made your account private before turning off your phone.

you finally made it to kylian’s house, wishing the driver goodbye, making your way up.

you rung the bell. you were anxious. extremely anxious. you didn’t know what to expect or how he’d react to this. what if he wanted to stop everything going on between them?

the door swung open revealing a shirtless kylian. before you could take the sight all in, you were pulled into the house and engulfed in a big hug.

you began to silently cry while hugging him back.

he heard your sniffling.

kylian’s pov:

kylian was worried. he knew news would come out soon because they weren’t exactly discreet with their affection in public. when he was with y/n, he didn’t feel like the french football star kylian mbappé. he felt on earth, everything was calm with her.

he knew he needed to be with her, he knows how football “fans” can be.

he heard the bell ring and immediately went to open it, there he saw y/n.

she looked so sad, it hurt his heart.

he immediately pulled her into a hug, before hearing sniffling.

he gently moved back, seeing the usual feisty woman in front of him with tears in her eyes.

“princesse, pourquoi pleures-tu? (princess, why are you crying?)” he asks, softly.

“i saw everything, the comments. kylian, they don’t like me, it might affect you.” y/n explains, lowly.

she looked so upset, almost angry.

“y/n, i don’t care. this won’t affect me and it hurts my heart seeing it’s affecting you this badly. what they say does not matter because they don’t know you like i do.” he says, one hand holding onto her waist, while the other is wiping away her tears.

she smiles.

lord knows only what that smile does to kylian, it creates fireworks in his mind. an explosion of happiness.

y/n connected her lips to kylian’s. it’s like nature for them, although this being their second time ever kissing. whenever they were about to, kylian would make up an excuse. it was funny… and sweet. he really didn’t wanna rush things.

but, right now, none of that mattered. he immediately slides his hands down to y/n’s bottom, caressing it. it’s like he’s in love with it because he happens to always reach for it when he can.

he tapped on the side of her thigh, signaling y/n to lift her legs up.

he carries her to the kitchen island, lips still entangled. tongues wrestling. it was wet and intense. kylian stood inbetween y/n’s legs as he felt all over her thighs and waist.

y/n began trailing down kylian’s jaw, peppering kisses before lightly sucking and leaving love bites down kylian’s neck. y/n could hear the groans leaving his mouth. she felt over his strong abs, trailing her hands down to his growing bulge. before she could make it to his area, he stopped her.

“y/n, slow down. i don’t know if you want this. isn’t it too early?” he says, out of breath.

y/n snapped out of it. she analyzed the hickeys all over kylian’s neck.

“oh, i am so sorry. i got too into it.” she tries to explain.

he smirks.

“i enjoyed it.” he says, lifting her up yet again, carrying her into his room.

they shared kisses and touches all morning. they fell asleep in each other’s arms.

kylian woke up, it was around 7pm. the two slept for quite awhile. he loved that he woke up next to y/n. he saw missed calls and messages from his manager. he couldn’t care less. right now, his mind was on one thing and that was y/n.

he wanted to do something nice for her.

“mon amour, wake up. i have plans for us.”

y/n woke up. stretching, still halfway asleep.

“hm, what’s the plan?” she asks.

“i’m taking you out for dinner.” he says simply.

“what. are you mad? the news came out a few hours ago, they think i’m a slut who’s using you. why would we do that?” y/n says, the sleep immediately wearing off.

“well, are you a ‘slut’ who’s ‘using’ me?” he deadpans.

“no!”

“exactly, get dressed. you left some some of your clothes here when we went shopping a few days ago. i put it in my closet. we need to be at the restaurant by 9.” he explains.

y/n hopped in the shower. she didn’t have any makeup with her, unfortunately. luckily, she still looked amazing. a “natural beauty” as kylian calls her. she had on a short bodycon dress that hugged her so nicely with a suit cardigan and laced up heels.

kylian was all dressed when y/n walked out.

no matter how much times he sees y/n, it’s like he’s amazed again, every single time.

she looked absolutely gorgeous.

y/n was equally as stunned. kylian was a fashionable man. he knew what he wanted to wear, and wore it. although simple, it was a black dress coat, a white shirt, and dress pants with dress shoes.

“you stole my outfit. you planned this, didn’t you?” y/n asks tauntingly.

“maybe i did, you look so good. come here.” he says, making his way to her and leaving light kisses all over.

“kylian, control yourself.” y/n says smacking him on the chest lightly.

“you’re right, let’s go.”

kylian decided to drive to the restaurant. they made it there and it was more than amazing.

“oh kylian, this is beautiful.” y/n says, admiring the atmosphere of the restaurant.

kylian observed the awe on y/n’s face, happy to make her happy.

“it’s this way, over here.” he leads her to their reserved table.

their waitress arrived and took their orders, y/n felt a little uneasy because she could tell the waitress knew who kylian was.

she anxiously looked around, feeling like eyes were on them.

kylian noticed how tense y/n felt. he reached across the table and took her hands into his.

“relax, everything’s okay.” he eases.

y/n immediately calmed down at the touch of kylian.

they made small talk, sipping on their drinks as they ate their food.

in the middle of their dining, kylian stopped eating, wiping his mouth before speaking.

“y/n, i want to tell you something.”

the conversation seemed rather serious, so y/n immediately paid full attention, nervously.

“yes?”

“i want you to quit.”

silence.

it was silent, a deep pit formed into your stomach.

“what? you want me to quit?” you ask in disbelief.

“yes, i want you to quit being my personal assistant.” he clarifies.

you were upset. he took you to this fancy restaurant, treated you so nicely and fed you all those sweet things just to fire you.

you wait for him to continue, however, it looks like he’s waiting on you to say something. he’s looking at you with those same eyes you fell for.

fell…?

“so much for you didn’t care about me being your personal assistant.” you scoff.

“wait, what are you talking abou-“ kylian begins.

“no, kylian. i don’t want to hear it.” you shut him down, getting up from the chair.

“y/n, wait. stop, just hear me out. sit down, please don’t make a scene.” he rushes out while grabbing your hand to stop you from leaving.

“can you relax? let me explain.”

you sit back down, glaring at him as you cross your arms.

“i don’t want you to be my personal assistant anymore. you’re more than that, i appreciate the things you do for me, a lot. you make me so happy. ever since that day you walked into the psg office, you flipped my life upside down. my mind revolves around you and only you.” kylian says.

you see him reach into his pocket, pulling out a box.

“y/n, please quit and be my girlfriend.” he says, opening the box and revealing a dazzling ring.

y/n was stunned. she was on the verge of tears. this was perfect. kylian was perfect.

“you asshole. wait no, i’m the asshole. i was about to storm out of here while you planned this entire dinner. and no, I’m not taking that ring, i refuse. but, yes, kylian, i would love to be your girlfriend.” y/n mumbles out, wiping away her tears of joy.

kylian just laughs at the scene. y/n was a handful, maybe that’s why he loves her so much.

“yes, you are taking it. it’s yours.” he said, taking the ring out of the box and slipping it onto y/n’s ring finger.

y/n allows him, only looking at him. she’s accepted it. the man before her as burrowed into her heart and has rented a place in it.

“kylian, thank you. so much and i mean it. you treat me too good.”

“you’re welcome. plus, you treat me really good.” he teases, pulling down his shirt a bit to reveal the hickeys you stamped on him earlier.

“are you ready to go?” he asks.

“yes, let’s go.” y/n says, playfully rolling her eyes. the two standing up and intertwining their hands.

“we didn’t even pay for the food.” y/n laughs as they make their way out the restaurant.

“i’ll handle that later.” he tells her.

kylian opens the passenger door for you and makes his way to the driver’s side.

“let’s take a picture.” he says, whipping out his phone and turning it on once situated in the car. tons of notifications and text messages filled his screen, but he ignored it. it was most likely his manager.

“okay, but why so suddenly?” you ask.

“you’ll see.”

he gets ahold of your hand, holding it into his, taking a picture with the flash on. the way the diamond on your finger glistened was out of this world.

he quickly analyzes the picture, smiling.

‘he’s such a perfectionist.’ you think to yourself.

you watch him tap a few things on his phone before putting it away.

the drive begins.

when in the car with kylian, you usually just looked out the window. observing the scenery as music from the radio played. today was different. your eyes were only on him.

the way he gripped the steering wheel as his index finger drums to the beat of the song playing on the radio.

the way he always makes you feel protected and collected.

he notices you staring and smiles at you, putting one hand on your thigh. occasionally gripping it, caressing it.

kylian feels you squirming by his touch and feels proud. the way he can easily affect you fills him up with joy.

sometimes he inches up closer and closer to your flower before ultimately lowering back down to your thigh.

he does that the whole ride back home.

“you knew what you were doing.” you ambush him as soon as you two enter the penthouse. kissing along his jaw and down his neck.

“i did.” he whispers into your ear before lifting your face from his neck and devouring your lips. kissing him felt brand new every single time. they were always pillowy soft and made your heart pitter patter.

this kiss was fueled by a fire, a hundred times more passionate than ever before. it was firm and direct. one thing you absolutely admire kylian for was his ability to always be certain, know what he wants and how to get it.

the two of you briefly stop kissing, kylian carries you bridal style to his bedroom before gently laying you down on the bed, and unbuttons his shirt. then, removes his pants. you slip out of your dress.

you two have a stare down, taking in the sight of the two of you.

“you’re so beautiful.” kylian tells you while slowly lowering onto you, kissing your neck and fondling your breast over your bra.

“ky, it feels so nice.” you moan softly into his ear, holding onto his back, and connecting the two of you chest to chest.

“all the way?” he asks you.

“all the way.” you confirm, breathlessly.

y/n woke up before kylian. he was knocked out, dead asleep. y/n replayed last night in her head and blushed like a mad man. she wanted to scream and squeal. she didn’t of course because that’d wake up her boyfriend next to her who was sleeping peacefully.

plus, she was right. sex with kylian was perfect. he seemed to be a pro at it. knew when to be gentle, when to speed up. knew all the right spots. the aftercare was so sweet as well. it was amazing. y/n was on cloud nine.

she turned on her phone, no surprise, thousands of notifications.

one in particular stood out.

“k.mbappe tagged you in a post.”

‘what? was this last night?’ you wonder.

clicking on the notification immediately.

k.mbappe ✔️

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k.mbappe When I’m with you, all my worried disappear. Let’s be happy. @y/n_y/l/n 💗💍

tears trickle out, you can’t help it.

kylian mbappé is your boyfriend and is the sweetest man ever. he’s so humorous, hard working, and dedicated. you couldn’t ask for more. you want to be the best version of yourself because of him.

you love him.

you set your phone down, wiping your tears away before turning to the side of your boyfriend’s resting figure. you give him a light kiss on the forehead before getting up to clean up. you stumble a bit while getting up before limping a bit.

he was big.

you cleaned up and threw one of kylian’s shirts on.

you were going to make kylian the best breakfast he’s ever had in his entire life.

about 30 minutes go by and you’re almost done. all that’s left is the eggs and you were scrambling them when strong arms wrapped around you.

“bonjour, mon amour. the food smells so good.” he says, kissing down your neck while rubbing against your bottom.

he sounded so good. voice still deep and raspy from waking up. you lean back into his embrace.

“bonjour bébé, asseyez-vous. la nourriture est presque prête. (good morning baby, take a seat. the food is almost ready.)” you instruct him.

“what do you mean? my meal is right her, in front of me.” he taunts.

“go sit down.” you tell him, he thinks he’s so funny but he just doesn’t know how much he affects you.

he sighs heavily before sitting down at the kitchen island.

he observes you cook, noticing two things that makes his heart do backflips and his mind spin around.

the first thing is you wearing his shirt. the second, you struggling to walk.

he smirks, feeling proud of himself.

“you look cute in that shirt, keep it.” he says.

y/n looks him up and down.

“you’re only saying that because it’s your shirt.” you playfully scoff.

“damn right.” he says.

you just roll your eyes at his stupidity.

“here’s your food.” you set the plate down in front of him. sitting down next to him.

“y/n, this looks so good. but, where’s your plate?” he asks.

“i’m not really hungry.” you tell him.

“still full from last night?” he smiles stupidly, raising an eyebrow.

“you’re so annoying.” you say, blushing.

“i love you too.” he says nonchalantly before digging in the food.

“wait, you love me?” you freeze, taken completely aback.

kylian looks up from the food, at you. swallowing the remaining food.

“wasn’t it obvious? i love you, y/n.” he says and means it.

“oh kylian, i love you too. i’ve been meaning to say it for quite a while as well. i love you so much.” you say, pulling kylian into a hug before leaving a quick peck on his lips. also, settling yourself onto his lap.

he smiles. completely enamored into you. he can’t remember what life was before you appeared at his side.

“y/n, move in with me.” he squirms out.

“écoute chérie, don’t get ahead of yourself.” you chuckle.

who would’ve thought the two would’ve fallen in love? y/n a few months ago would’ve cut off the heads of those who’d speak about her, now ex- boss, kylian in a positive way. now, she wants to be the outlet to her boyfriend kylian, in every single possible and positive way.

a/n (author’s note):

finally??? omg i’m so sorry for taking forever to drop this. was so busy with life and totally slacked off on the writing. hope u guys liked this. it was fun to write. ÉCOUTE CHÉRIE IS DONE!!! ngl i’m so sleepy and this isn’t revised, it will be soon but if u see any mistakes sawryyy lmfaooo

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capnsaltsquid · 4 months

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A recommendation...

To any of my followers who, like me, have struggled with high blood pressure, I have the following advice to offer: get an e-bike and ride it to work.

I was skeptical of e-bikes at first, wondering how much of a workout you could actually get on one, but I had reached a plateau in the results I got from eliminating most of the sodium from my diet. My blood pressure was better, but still high enough to put me at risk.

Eventually I just decided to go for it. Bought the bike and rode it to work. It was amazing; getting out in the fresh air is great all by itself, and I was able to use varying levels of electric assist to make sure that I got a decent workout without arriving at work too spent to accomplish anything. And the results? See for yourself:

Upper graph is systolic pressure, lower is diastolic. Red dots are hypertension stage 2 (dangerous). Orange dots are stage 1 (less dangerous but still unhealthy long term effects). Yellow dots are "elevated", meaning slightly above normal but not particularly hazardous. You can see from the graph that riding to work erased almost 30 mmHg of blood pressure in a handful of days. And it's staying low; I measure every day and haven't had a reading over 125/80 in almost 2 weeks. Not to mention I'm barely buying gas for my car anymore.

Bottom line, e-bikes are worth the investment (which really isn't that much). If you've been wanting to get more exercise but are having a hard time mustering the time or energy, this is a great way to do it.

#health & fitness

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spacetimewithstuartgary · 5 months

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Webb identifies methane in an exoplanet's atmosphere

The James Webb Space Telescope observed the exoplanet WASP-80 b as it passed in front of and behind its host star, revealing spectra indicative of an atmosphere containing methane gas and water vapor. While water vapor has been detected in over a dozen planets to date, until recently, methane—a molecule found in abundance in the atmospheres of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune within our solar system—has remained elusive in the atmospheres of transiting exoplanets when studied with space-based spectroscopy.

https://f6a43390e14585e7cb5d89bce68df9a7.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-40/html/container.html Taylor Bell from the Bay Area Environmental Research Institute (BAERI), working at NASA's Ames Research Center in California's Silicon Valley, and Luis Welbanks from Arizona State University tell us more about the significance of discovering methane in exoplanet atmospheres and discuss how Webb observations facilitated the identification of this long-sought-after molecule. These findings were recently published in Nature.

"With a temperature of about 825 Kelvin (about 1,025 degrees Fahrenheit), WASP-80 b is what scientists call a 'warm Jupiter,' which are planets that are similar in size and mass to the planet Jupiter in our solar system but have a temperature that's in-between that of hot Jupiters, like the 1,450-K (2,150-F) HD 209458 b (the first transiting exoplanet discovered), and cold Jupiters, like our own which is about 125 K (-235 F)."

"WASP-80 b goes around its red dwarf star once every three days and is situated 163 light-years away from us in the constellation Aquila. Because the planet is so close to its star and both are so far away from us, we can't see the planet directly with even the most advanced telescopes like Webb. Instead, researchers study the combined light from the star and planet using the transit method (which has been used to discover most known exoplanets) and the eclipse method."

"Using the transit method, we observed the system when the planet moved in front of its star from our perspective, causing the starlight we saw to dim a bit. It's kind of like when someone passes in front of a lamp, and the light dims."

"During this time, a thin ring of the planet's atmosphere around the planet's day/night boundary is lit up by the star, and at certain colors of light where the molecules in the planet's atmosphere absorb light, the atmosphere looks thicker and blocks more starlight, causing a deeper dimming compared to other wavelengths where the atmosphere appears transparent. This method helps scientists like us understand what the planet's atmosphere is made of by seeing which colors of light are being blocked."

"Meanwhile, using the eclipse method, we observed the system as the planet passed behind its star from our perspective, causing another small dip in the total light we received. All objects emit some light, called thermal radiation, with the intensity and color of the emitted light depending on how hot the object is."

"Just before and after the eclipse, the planet's hot dayside is pointed toward us, and by measuring the dip in light during the eclipse, we were able to measure the infrared light emitted by the planet. For eclipse spectra, absorption by molecules in the planet's atmosphere typically appears as a reduction in the planet's emitted light at specific wavelengths. Also, since the planet is much smaller and colder than its host star, the depth of an eclipse is much smaller than the depth of a transit."

"The initial observations we made needed to be transformed into something we call a spectrum; this is essentially a measurement showing how much light is either blocked or emitted by the planet's atmosphere at different colors (or wavelengths) of light. Many different tools exist to transform raw observations into useful spectra, so we used two different approaches to make sure our findings were robust to different assumptions."

"Next, we interpreted this spectrum using two kinds of models to simulate what the atmosphere of a planet under such extreme conditions would look like. The first type of model is entirely flexible, trying millions of combinations of methane and water abundances and temperatures to find the combination that best matches our data. The second type, called 'self-consistent models,' also explores millions of combinations but uses our existing knowledge of physics and chemistry to determine the levels of methane and water that could be expected."

"Both model types reached the same conclusion: a definitive detection of methane."

"To validate our findings, we used robust statistical methods to evaluate the probability of our detection being random noise. In our field, we regard the 'gold standard' to be something called a '5-sigma detection,' meaning the odds of detection being caused by random noise are 1 in 1.7 million. Meanwhile, we detected methane at 6.1-sigma in both the transit and eclipse spectra, which sets the odds of a spurious detection in each observation at 1 in 942 million, surpassing the 5-sigma 'gold standard,' and reinforcing our confidence in both detections."

"With such a confident detection, not only did we find a very elusive molecule, but we can now start exploring what this chemical composition tells us about the planet's birth, growth, and evolution. For example, by measuring the amount of methane and water in the planet, we can infer the ratio of carbon atoms to oxygen atoms."

"This ratio is expected to change depending on where and when planets form in their system. Thus, examining this carbon-to-oxygen ratio can offer clues as to whether the planet formed close to its star or farther away before gradually moving inward."

"Another thing that has us excited about this discovery is the opportunity to finally compare planets outside of our solar system to those in it. NASA has a history of sending spacecraft to the gas giants in our solar system to measure the amount of methane and other molecules in their atmospheres. Now, by having a measurement of the same gas in an exoplanet, we can start to perform an 'apples-to-apples' comparison and see if the expectations from the solar system match what we see outside of it."

"Finally, as we look toward future discoveries with Webb, this result shows us that we are at the brink of more exciting findings. Additional MIRI and NIRCam observations of WASP-80 b with Webb will allow us to probe the properties of the atmosphere at different wavelengths of light. Our findings lead us to think that we will be able to observe other carbon-rich molecules such as carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide, enabling us to paint a more comprehensive picture of the conditions in this planet's atmosphere."

"Additionally, as we find methane and other gases in exoplanets, we will continue to expand our knowledge about how chemistry and physics work under conditions unlike what we have on Earth, and maybe sometime soon, in other planets that remind us of what we have here at home. One thing is clear——the journey of discovery with the James Webb Space Telescope is brimming with potential surprises."

TOP IMAGE....An artist’s rendering of the warm exoplanet WASP-80 b whose color may appear bluish to human eyes due to the lack of high-altitude clouds and the presence of atmospheric methane identified by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, similar to the planets Uranus and Neptune in our own solar system. Image credit: NASA.

LOWER IMAGE....The measured transit spectrum (top) and eclipse spectrum (bottom) of WASP-80 b from NIRCam’s slitless spectroscopy mode on NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. In both spectra, there is clear evidence for absorption from water and methane whose contributions are indicated with colored contours. During a transit, the planet passes in front of the star, and in a transit spectrum, the presence of molecules makes the planet’s atmosphere block more light at certain colors, causing a deeper dimming at those wavelengths. During an eclipse, the planet passes behind the star, and in this eclipse spectrum, molecules absorb some of the planet’s emitted light at specific colors, leading to a smaller dip in brightness during the eclipse compared to a transit. Image Credit: BAERI/NASA/Taylor Bell.

#science #space #astronomy #physics #news #nasa #esa #astrophysics

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scruffyplayssonic · 10 months

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Are the ArchieSonic comics actually an 80's/90's syndicated cartoon? Episode 47: Evil alien invasion (Part 1: The Xorda)

Welcome back to my look at the ArchieSonic comic series, and how it shared a lot of the same story tropes as a typical ‘80s or ‘90s syndicated cartoon!

I know it’s been awhile since my last episode, but I’ve had a lot to catch up on at work that’s been keeping me occupied. I was expecting to come back to find some of my assigned work had not been done while I was on leave, but I wasn’t expecting none of it to get done. Hoo boy, what a mess. Anyway, let’s get back into it. Today’s episode is:

Episode 47: Evil alien invasion (Part 1: The Xorda)

So this isn’t my first time mentioning alien races in this series...

I’ve already gone over Car-Heem of Wheet pretty extensively, and he wasn’t really evil so much as misguided. We also don’t know if the rest of the Wheetens are like him, as we only saw them in a brief cameo when A.D.A.M. summoned the Chaos Emeralds from their planet, so there’s not much point going into them.

There’s also the Bzzzz which I’ve previously mentioned from Sonic’s Tossed in Space arc. The Bzzzz were an evil race raging war on the peaceful Blodex, and were wiped out by Super Sonic, who appeared as a separate and chaotic entity to Sonic himself due to him using red chaos emeralds.

So those guys have been covered too. But there are two other alien races that I’ve mostly skipped over so far, so today I'm going to have a look at the first of those.

The first evil aliens to invade Mobius were the Xorda, who debuted in the Sonic Adventure 2.5 arc in Sonic #124 and 125.

The story was that thousands of years ago these guys sent an emissary to Earth to make peaceful contact and offer an alliance. But the humans who made first contact (naturally including an ancestor of the Kintobor clan) captured the emissary and dissected them. The Xorda were justifiably upset about this, but they may have overreacted slightly when they decided to commit planetary genocide. Just a little planetary genocide, as a treat. Bombarding the planet with gene bombs, they left after they assumed that they’d wiped out all life on the planet. But they were unaware that there were pockets of survivors, and the gene bomb radiation resulted in most of mankind slowly evolving into anthropomorphic mammals, aka Mobians.

In Sonic Adventure 2.5, the Xorda returned to Earth (now known as Mobius) thousands of years later and discovered that they hadn’t wiped out all life on the planet after all, so they started the war anew.

This also marked the return of Shadow the Hedgehog to the comic, who had been missing and presumed dead since the events of Sonic Adventure 2 (partially shown in Sonic #98).

It turned out that Shadow had been saved from his fatal fall from the Ark by an alien race called the Bem (more on them later) who nursed him back to health. When the Xorda attacked, the Bem imbued Shadow with enough energy to become Super Shadow again so that he could fight the Xorda off while they escaped.

…yeah, that didn’t exactly work out. But at least the Bem got away safely.

With the planet under attack by the Xorda, who were still yelling about the murder of their emissary thousands of years ago, Sally and Nicole researched what had happened and found out that all signs pointed to them being truthful - Mobius used to be Earth, and the Xorda’s attack on the planet coincided with history’s accounts of the Days of Fury that ravaged the planet.

Sally tried to plead a case with the Xorda for them to spare the planet, pointing out that humans were no longer the dominant lifeforms on the planet and that the Mobosapiens were inadvertently created by the Xorda’s previous bombing. But the Xorda could not be swayed and continued their attack.

It was Dr. Eggman who brought the solution - a giant robot that was totally not a Transformer and was strong enough to fight back, but needed Sonic’s speed as a power source.

Just an aside note here, but my headcanon for this mech was that Eggman originally intended to power it with his own people. When a colony of Overlanders (aka humans) suddenly returned from space without warning, Eggman temporarily tricked them into taking refuge with him and his robotic forces in Robotropolis. At the time ("the time" being Sonic #95) Snively was curious about why Eggman hadn’t just roboticised them and been done with it, and so Eggman showed him exactly what he had planned for his guests.

We never did find out exactly what Snively was shown, as Sonic and Sally showed up and evacuated the Overlanders to Knothole (then later, Station Square) before Eggman could go through with his plan. But my theory is that Eggman was showing off his Giga-Bot Prime to Snively, and after losing the Overlanders he converted it to run on the power of one speedy blue boi rather than a hundred odd mediocre humans.

Anyway, back to the Xorda. In desperation Eggman called Knothole proposing a truce, asking them to send Sonic so he could save the day. But King Max had a rare W moment here (yes, he was very occasionally awesome, mostly depending on the writer) and demanded that in return for Sonic’s services, Eggman surrender half of his territories to the Acorn Kingdom. With no other choice, Eggman reluctantly agreed.

Sonic and Sally raced off to Eggman’s base to check out his newest toy, and sure enough, with Sonic powering it the Giga-Bot Prime was powerful enough to beat back the Xorda.

Predictably, as soon as the threat seemed to be gone Eggman turned on Sonic, remotely trapping him inside Giga-Bot Prime to be its eternal fuel source as Eggman used it to conquer the planet. But he didn’t get a chance to do so, as the Xorda dropped off their deadliest weapon: the Quantum Dial, which once activated would create a black hole that would engulf the entire planet.

Both heroes and villains alike across the entire planet travelled to the Quantum Dial to try and stop it, but were unable to get past its defenses.

On top of having sentry turrets that shot at anyone that got close, it also emitted a field that caused all technological weapons that came into range to just fall apart before they could do any harm. Giga-Bot Prime was no exception and disintegrated as soon as it was in range, but on the plus side it at least got Sonic and Sally past the outside defenses. The Quantum Dial had one last defense though, a quantum wave designed to incinerate anyone who got too close. But Sonic and Sally were saved by some literal Deus Ex Machina, as Knuckles came back from the dead in a massive wave of power, stopping the quantum wave.

However Knuckles could not help any further, as returning from the Chaos Force had stripped him of his powers. It was left to Sonic to destroy the Quantum Dial by doing a speedy thing and running around it counterclockwise to reverse the dial’s direction and cause it to implode.

Sonic appeared to have been killed in this last sacrificial act of heroism, but he’d actually been transported across the universe and was completely fine. This kicked off the Tossed In Space arc, which I talked about during the “We’re in space now!” episode.

So that’s the Xorda in a nutshell, but there was one other alien race that caused trouble for Sonic (and to a larger extent, Shadow), not just in the comics but also the games. So come back next time, when I’ll be talking about the Black Arms!

#archiesonic syndicated

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teeheehee *twirls hair* been shipping these two lately 😂 they've got themes and motifs🤭 similar names too 😝 what if... they kissed😳

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Look, today's entry genuinely terrified me. Like for the first time I'm feeling actually nervous. I'm not really feeling particularly jokey and like, of course I'll see the memes and reblog them but like, right now I'm scared. For the first time this horror novel is horrifying me. Jonathan is alone and lonely, they are looking into each other's eyes and lying while both know the other's truth, the Szgany didn't send his letter, either because they're with Dracula, or they didn't understand, or because Drac realised what Jonathan was going to try and snatched it out of force. I can't pick the worse of the three options. Mina doesn't know what the hell's going on, he was unable to send her his letter, everyone else is having a grand old time back in England, he is well and truly alone. God, what is going to happen? Dracula is playing a deliberate game and that's much scarier than the kind of horror that comes from supernatural beings just being themselves

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Every time I see someone refer to the Dracula Daily fandom as the Dracula Daily fandom I'm like honey, no. We are not a fandom. We are a bunch of old timers gathering everyday at the inn discussing the letters which that darling old kid Jonathan sends us every day, worrying for his life.

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My #1 post of 2022

The fact that Lucy Westerna's 3 boyfriends are also boyfriends with each other makes me So happy. But Mr Seward's lightly panicked diary entry seems like foreshadowing, like bad omens

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Fluffy Fridays—Chapter 172: What a Lovely Way To Burn, or, Killian Learns the Upsides of a Storybrooke Heat Wave

Pairing: Captain Swan

Summary: A series of unrelated, fluffy one shots featuring Killian Jones and Emma Swan and the relationship that makes us all swoon. Will contain both canon and AU stories. My contribution to Operation Rainbow Kisses and Unicorn Stickers (aka, my attempt to drown out the season 4 finale angst with ridiculous levels of fluff.)

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Genre: Season 3b canon divergence–I realize it was winter during 3b, but for this story’s purposes, I needed a very not-winterlike heat wave.

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Killian frowned fiercely as he felt a bead of sweat make its way down his back beneath his thin, cotton shirt. He’d long since shed his leather duster and even the vest beneath. Damn this infernal heat!

Had Swan brought him back to Storybrooke in that yellow vessel of hers, or to the pits of hell? Being a seaside burg, he’d been under the impression he was in for a temperate climate.

He had most assuredly been under the wrong impression.

This morning, when he’d ventured from his room into the common area of Granny's establishment, one of the other guests had turned on the moving picture box (the TV, he believed he’d heard someone call it), and a man stood before a map of the area and detailed the weather they could expect for the day.

“Well folks, we’re in for a hot one,” he said. “A heat wave of epic proportions is set to hit the Storybrooke metropolitan area today. Temperatures are expected to hit the high nineties. We might even hit triple digits! We haven’t seen weather like this since the curse broke–the first curse, that is. I have no idea what the weather was like during the missing year, mainly because I have no idea about anything during the missing year.”

Killian shook his head as he sipped at his morning coffee. First wicked witches, then flying monstrosities, and now a heat wave. Why had he ever come back from the Enchanted Forest?

Emma walked from the back room into the diner, her arm slung around her lad and a lovely smile on her face. Ah yes. This was why.

He’d endure far more than a hot day in order to be with her.

“Hey, Killian!” Henry said, hurrying over to his booth and taking a seat. “You guys making any progress on the skip you’re chasing?”

Killian hurriedly moved his left arm under the table so as to hide his hook from the lad. He knew Swan wished to keep up the ruse, as Henry’s memories had yet to return, but he wondered how much longer they could keep him in the dark. There were, after all, flying monkeys about, and Henry was a perceptive lad. He was bound to figure out something was amiss sooner or later.

Emma reached the table, face reddening. “Henry! You can’t just intrude on someone’s breakfast!”

Killian waved to the other side of the booth where Henry had already taken up residence. “It’s no intrusion, love. You both are more than welcome to join me.”

She smiled gratefully at him, before sliding into the booth. “Looks like it’s gonna be a hot one today,” she said, glancing up at the TV.

“Aye,” Killian said with a grimace. “So it would seem.”

“Hey Mom! Are you gonna be busy with your case all day?” Henry asked excitedly. “Maybe if you guys have a little extra time, we could go swim at the beach!”

Emma shrugged. “I mean, we’re kind of at a standstill right now. No sign of the Wick–uh, I mean the skip. I don’t see why we couldn’t get some beach time in. What do you think, Killian? Wanna join us?”

Killian’s smile lit up his entire face. “I’d be delighted.”

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By the time their beach excursion began, Killian was rethinking his state of mind. She was trying to kill him. There was no doubt about it. She was trying to burn him alive with desire–in a way that was most certainly not appropriate with her lad about.

It all started about an hour after breakfast ended and Killian, Emma,, and Henry went their separate ways. Swan had knocked on his door and presented him with the strangest article of clothing he had ever seen. They appeared to be short pants of some sort, but never had he seen pants like these. They were a deep, royal purple, and throughout were drawings of songbirds. Across the arse was emblazoned the single word “Charming”.

“So, I figured you probably didn’t have any swimming trunks,” she said, her tone a touch self-conscious. “I asked David if he had any spares, and he gave me these. Apparently Mary Margaret had them custom made to reflect who he is or something, and when I told him they were for you, he thought it would be hilarious. Told me to take pictures.”

“I’m…I’m meant to wear this to go bathing in your realm?” he asked, holding the abomination of an article of clothing between two fingers and pouring over it.

“I mean…you can’t exactly swim in your leathers,” she said.

He grinned saucily at her, playfully wiggling his eyebrows. “I could always not wear my leathers.”

She rolled her eyes, grinning and shoving him playfully. “Yeah, let’s try not to traumatize my son any more than we have to. Plus public nudity’s a crime. I’d rather not have to arrest you on my day off.”

He chuckled. How he’d missed this–the flirting, the playful teasing. He’d missed everything about her, but he’d especially missed how buoyant she made his spirits.

“Very well,” he conceded. “In the interest of not corrupting your son–and not seeing the inside of your brig–I shall wear these–what did you call them?--swim trunks. But what manner of shirt am I meant to wear?”

She looked flustered at that, averting her eyes. “Uh…well, most guys just wear the trunks and no shirt.”

He grinned again. “Why Swan, I’m shocked. If you wished me to get half-naked for you, all you had to do was ask.”

She rolled her eyes again.

Suddenly it occurred to Killian that he had one more difficulty that most men of this realm did not. He reached up to scratch behind his ear. “But what am I meant to do about this?”

He waved his hooked arm before her.

“Well, I mean, you can leave the brace and cuff on if you want,” Emma said, “but Killian, you can also take it off.”

“I rather doubt you wish to be subjected to the sight of my stump, love,” he said in a small voice, eyes looking at the carpeting. “The wound had to be cauterized and stitched quickly, and I’m afraid it is rather unsightly.”

She was silent for a moment, and then she reached up, turning his face toward her. “You don’t have to be ashamed of your missing hand, Hook. You know that, right? Neither Henry, nor I care about your stump. It’s just a part of you.”

He felt warmth suffuse him. Though he didn’t have Swan’s superpower for detecting lies, there was no doubt that she spoke with absolute sincerity and conviction. “Thank you for that.”

“Welcome,” she said breezily, “although I can’t guarantee Henry won’t ask you awkward questions about amputation. He is a twelve-year-old, after all. I’ll talk to him about appropriate topics of conversation.”

Killian chuckled. “I’m well aware of the inquisitiveness of the pre-teen lad. Not to worry, Swan.”

They stood smiling at each other for a moment, and if Killian didn’t know better, he’d have believed Emma wished for his company–perhaps even wished for a repeat of the kiss he’d tried at her apartment door (preferably without the knee to his nether regions this time). But after a moment, she seemed to think better of it, shaking her head slightly and taking a step back.

“Yeah, so I’m going to get Granny to put together a picnic for all of us. Meet out in front of the diner in, say, half an hour? We can take the bug down to the docks.”

“Sounds good, love.”

Seeing the blatant look of interest–maybe even want–in Swan’s eyes when he emerged from the diner and headed toward her vehicle almost made it worth his while to wear these absolute travesties of “swim trunks”.

“Like what you see, love?” he purred as he reached her, standing tall so his chest–bare of all but a generous peppering of hair–showed to full display.

Her cheeks reddened, and she stammered, “Just get in the car, Hook. Henry’s waiting.”

Apparently the lass was so flustered she couldn’t even come up with her normal witty repartee.

He grinned as he obeyed and got into her vehicle, but his grin turned to a groan when she reached over to help him with the buckle of the car’s restraint and her hand brushed his chest. Had the temperature suddenly risen even higher?

But it wasn’t until they reached the beach that Killian realized he was in serious danger of spontaneous combustion before this day was at an end.

While the lad ran toward the water, ready to frolic, Killian helped Swan spread colorful towels along the sand, and then she reached for the hem of the short, rather formless bathing dress she wore, and before he could divine what she was about, she pulled it up over her head, displaying far more creamy white skin than he had ever expected to see outside of his lurid daydreams. Indeed, she was clad only in two tiny swaths of fabric which left very little to his imagination.

Killian felt his jaw drop.

“Like what you see, Hook?” she asked, turning his own question back upon him.

For a moment he merely swallowed hard, unable to speak, sure his desire for this woman would consume him whole.

“It’s…” he began, voice squeaking like an inexperienced lad. He cleared his throat. “It’s rather…daring, isn’t it?”

She laughed, before sitting gracefully on her towel and rummaging in the bag she’d brought with her. “It’s called a bikini,” she said, “and I had my suspicions you may like it.”

“Is this the customary attire for women of this realm when bathing?”

She shrugged. “For some. Others like a one-piece suit, or some combination of the two. Have I shocked you, Hook? I never would have taken Captain Hook for a prude.”

He scoffed, before looking her slowly up and down in a way that brought the heat to her cheeks. “A prude I am not. I’m just not accustomed to seeing a woman in this state of undress outside of the bedchamber.”

“So my question remains,” she said, leaning toward him. “Like what you see?”

He groaned again. “Gods, yes.”

Henry took that moment to reappear. Probably for the best. The thoughts Killian was having were hardly conducive to a public place. “Hey guys, hurry up! The water’s perfect!”

“Hold on just a second before you go running off again,” Emma chided, reaching once again into her bag and pulling out a plastic bottle. “Don’t forget the sunscreen.”

Killian watched curiously as Swan opened the bottle and squirted a generous dollop of white, coconut scented cream onto her hand and then began applying it to the lad’s skin.

“What precisely is sunscreen?” he asked curiously.

“You don’t know what sunscreen is?” Henry asked with a raised eyebrow. “It keeps you from getting a sunburn.”

Killian felt his face reddening yet again. “I’ve lived a rather sheltered life, I suppose.”

Swan snorted. “A swashbuckling pirate leading a sheltered life? That’ll be the day.”

“A pirate?” Henry asked, turning to him with eager eyes. “You were a pirate?”

“Er…” he said, looking at Swan, unsure how he was meant to answer that.

“Uh–yeah,” Emma said. “Didn’t I tell you, Henry? Killian, um, well, he does this pirate reenactment show thing on a ship. That’s why he was dressed like that.”

For a woman with the ability to spot lies, she was hopeless herself at prevarication. The lad, however, did not seem to notice her falsehood. Instead, he looked eagerly back at Killian.

“A pirate? Like Captain Hook?”

Killian shot a startled look at Emma, but she just shrugged. “Aye, I suppose so.”

Henry narrowed his eyes. “You don’t look like Captain Hook. No curls or mustache or anything.”

“Perhaps,” Killian said, “the problem is that your Captain Hook doesn’t look like me.”

Henry shrugged. “Can I go back to the water now?”

Emma nodded and the lad scampered off.

“Nice save,” she murmured as soon as Henry was out of ear shot. “I need to be more careful what I say around him.”

“No harm done I suppose,” Killian said. “I find myself quite curious, though, to see a rendering of what your world believes to be Captain Hook.”

She laughed. “We have got to watch Peter Pan sometime. The look on your face when you see your Disney counterpart is going to be priceless.”

Killian raised one skeptical eyebrow. “Something tells me I’ll rather dislike what I see.”

She laughed again.

“The lad is perceptive, though,” Killian continued, going back to the main topic of conversation at hand. “He’s bound to–”

He stopped abruptly as he watched Emma squirt another generous dollop of the sunscreen onto her hand and then begin applying it to her arms, her legs, her chest, her stomach.

Was the woman trying to kill him?

“Bound to what?” she asked.

Killian cleared his throat. “Bound to notice things are amiss at some point or another.”

“Yeah,” she answered, sounding utterly unaware of what she was doing to him with her ministrations. “I guess we’ll cross that bridge when we come to it. Hey, can you do my back?”

His eyebrows raised nearly to his hairline. “Do…your back?”

“Yeah,” she said, holding out the bottle to him. “I can’t reach it on my own, and I don’t want to burn.”

She…she wished him to rub lotion onto her back? She truly was trying to murder him, burn him alive with the want of her.

He must have taken too long to answer, because she turned toward him with questioning eyes–that slowly widened as she saw the look in his own eyes. “I…um…I can have Henry do it if you don’t want to.”

Killian closed his eyes and groaned. He was on fire, but what a lovely way to burn. “The wanting is not the problem,” he muttered. “But no matter. I’m fully capable of completing the task you’ve assigned me.”

As he applied the lotion, caressing her silky soft skin, moving steadily from the nape of her neck down toward her delectable arse, he began to wonder if he’d spoken the truth. The thoughts he was having were most assuredly NOT fit to be engaged in in public or in the company of a child.

He was in need of a cold and bracing shower.

“Come on guys! Aren’t you ever going to be ready?” Henry asked, running back to them once again.

Saved by the lad again!

“As it happens,” Killian said, getting to his feet, “I’m ready right now. Lead on my boy.”

What followed were several of the most enjoyable hours Killian had spent in years. He was reminded of the days of his boyhood before his mother had passed. She’d often take Liam and him down to the beach, where they’d frolic and play until the sun went down.

Killian helped Henry build a sand castle–complete with moat and drawbridge built of twigs they’d found along the shore. They swam, all three playfully splashing each other. They dined on sandwiches prepared by Granny, and they combed the beach for interesting rocks and seashells.

Finally, as afternoon turned to dusk and then night fell, it was time to return to the inn. They gathered their things and headed back to the car while Henry chattered a mile a minute about all they’d done that day.

Later, back at their rooms, Emma closed the door behind Henry and then turned back toward Killian. “Hey, thanks for joining us today,” she said, smiling happily up at him. “I think we all needed a little break from the stress of Wicked Witch hunting.”

He reached up and brushed a flyaway lock of hair behind her ear, returning her smile with a tender one of his own. “You’ve no need to thank me, love. It was my very great pleasure.”

She smiled again, looking at his eyes, and then focusing on his lips, her hands flexing at her sides. He wanted nothing in the world more at this moment than to pull her toward him and kiss her breathless–and from the way she was looking at him, it would seem she wanted the same–but Killian was determined to let her set the pace. And so he waited for her to make up her mind.

After a moment where the tension between them sizzled as hot as the pavement that day, she took a deep breath, and then stepped back. For a moment Killian felt an intense stab of disappointment, but then he schooled his features. Swan may not be ready to give herself over to her feelings for him yet, but they were there. If there was anything this day at the beach told him it was that.

He was a patient man. He could wait until she was ready to move forward.

“Well…” Emma said awkwardly after another moment. “Guess I better hit the sack. No doubt it’s only a matter of time before the next crisis hits. Need to get rested up.”

“Goodnight love.”

He watched as she disappeared into her room and then shut the door before turning to his own room across the hall. No, Killian had never been a fan of hot, summer weather, but if it was to afford him days like this, he may need to reassess his opinion.

Notes:

–Like many places in the U.S. right now, my little corner of the country is experiencing a significant heat wave right now. Some of the ladies on my OUAT Discord decided we should use that fact to our advantage–keeping in mind the fact that literally EVERYTHING can be made into a CS fic if you try hard enough. And when I think of heat waves, what comes to mind? Swimming–it may be the only outdoor activity that feels even remotely tolerable in weather like this. And with swimming involved, I could not resist introducing Killian to the modern wonder that is the bikini. I suspect Emma’s right. He’d rather like the article of attire when it’s being worn by a certain blonde savior-princess!

–But lest this fic venture into territory far more explicit than a T rated fic should, I decided to add Henry into their swimming excursion. And after all, who doesn’t love Captain Cobra and Captain Cobra Swan?

–Shout out once again to the ladies of the OUAT discord for helping me design the swim trunks David lent Killian.

NEXT CHAPTER -->

#cs friday fluff #cs ff #fluffy fridays #cs 3b canon divergence #maybe missing scene #hey this could have happened in canon right?#my fanfiction

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140 questions😋

Pick a question and I'll answer🤗

Then I'll pick and you'll answer

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1.scars?

2.crush?

3.fears?

4.someone you would die for?

5. someone you hate?

6.someone you can tell anything to?

7. have you ever smoked?

8. have you ever drunk alcohol?

9. have you ever done 'bad' drugs?

10. last time you cried?

11.bestfriends?

12.favourite colour?

13. lucky number?

14. birthday?

15. bi/straight/gay?

16. eye colour?

17. hair colour?

18. best body part?

19. obsession?

20. if you had 3 wishes, what would they be?

21. male or female?

22. kiss or hug?

23. nicknames people call you?

24. favourite song?

25. favourite thing?

26. worst thing that ever happened too you?

27. best thing that ever happened too you?

28. something you would change about yourself?

29. full name?

30. worst mistake?

31. something your proud of?

32. your dream?

33. watch the movie or read the book?

34. ever tried to kill yourself?

35. favourite TV show?

36. ever self harmed?

37. ever caught a virus, disease or sickness?

38. special talents?

39. do you ever wish you could start over?

40. ever been abused?

41. abused anyone?

42. ever had a near death experience?

43. someone you can't tell anything too?

44. Virgin?

45. Any tattoos?

46. Are u single or taken?

47. someone who knows all your secrets?

48. someone who's secrets you know?

49.single or taken?

50.middle name?

51.last kiss?

52girl bestfriend?

53boy bestfriend?

54favourite song?

55 ever cheated on ur bae /boo b4

56 u wish to fuck me someday?

57 first kiss?

58 play any sports?

59 one secret?

60 who do you hate?

61 longest relationship?

62 who do you like?

63 what do you like in a boy?

64 what do you like in a girl ?

65 what's favourite number/colour?

66 what area do you live?

67 age?

68 Hobbies?

69 one thing you can't live without?

70 ever had sex?

71 Are you naughty?

72 Ever exchanged nudes?

73 Favorite body part of your opposite gender?

74 ever maked out?

75 Wanna explore me?

76 Wanna kiss me?

77 Wanna date me?.

78 your bra size

79 do u wear bra

80 can u let me touch u

81 hug me

82 favorite sex position

83 have a guy have kissed u

84 hav some1 evr seen ur boobs or dick

85 favorite cloth

86 ever feel like hvn sex

87 will u like to sex me

88 best hubby

89 can u let me suck u

90 favorite annual

91 What do you wish to do now if I were there?

92 What are u wearing now?

93. What's ur plan for the day?

94. When last did you play naughty with a guy in real life and flirt?

95 What do u think of when u masturbate OR touche urself sexually?

96 Show me outline of ur boobs/dick thru ur cloth

97 What do u like doing during romance?

98 Dine annal before?

99 see us together in nearest future or whiling away time?

100 When last did you have sex

101 what do you love the most on ur body

102 Glad we are friends or feel like punching mt face most times?

103 What you enjoy most during sex

104 How many are you in your family?

105 What comes to ur mind when you think of me or hear my name mentioned?

106 What's the colour of ur pantie and bra Now, and what type are u wearing?

107 Do you believe in God?

108 Like ur natch shaven or hairy?

109 How u like your man/woman to dress

110 What you like and love most abt me?

111 Would you go to swimming with me?

112 Your worst regret about me?

113 Your most erotic and naughty thoughts about us, in the past or now.

114 Would you love a massage by my own hands?

115 Can you suck me?

116 What's your biggest fear about me?

117 Who do you love most in your life?

118 Will you like to be mine if given the opportunity?

119 What's your best meal?

120 What would you do if we are cuddled at night and I am getting aroused, and rain is falling?

121 Do you love me?

121 what your best fruit?

122 Any great plan for the future?

123 Your best ally in decision taking

124 Your first kiss, where and with whom?

125 What am I to you?

126 Who am I to you?

127 What type of movie do u like watching?

128 Who made you smile most today?

129 What lead to your break up in your last relationship, and do you have any person in mind under consideration?

130 When last did you pray?

131. Who is your worst enemy in life?

132 What do you hate most about me?

133. Who am I to you?

134. What's the colour of ur pantie/boxershorts now?

135. Can you kiss me if I were with u alone now?

136 . What's ur plan in life?

137. Can you marry me if I am ready now?

138. When last did u speak with your mother or father?

139. Do u have a serious relationship or lover?

140. Do you love me? 🤗😘😍💯

#ask me i’m bored #pls ask away #i have time tonight.

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I posted 170 times in 2022

That's 104 more posts than 2021!

90 posts created (53%)

80 posts reblogged (47%)

Blogs I reblogged the most:

@namorthesubmariner

@theavengers

@robiinbuckley

@chadwickswidowspeak

I tagged 125 of my posts in 2022

Only 26% of my posts had no tags

#black panther: wakanda forever - 63 posts

#black panther - 45 posts

#wakanda forever - 28 posts

#namor - 28 posts

#youtube - 28 posts

#tenoch huerta - 22 posts

#ryan coogler - 20 posts

#okoye - 19 posts

#danai gurira - 17 posts

#letitia wright - 17 posts

Longest Tag: 61 characters

#i don't know how i feel about this because this company sucks

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youtube

A South African radio station posted their interviews with the cast and crew of Wakanda Forever. You can see them all here. I share this one because of the joy on Danai's face when Tenoch mentions his floaties. Her smile just made my day (about 3:30).

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About M'Baku and the challenge

Maybe I am just reading too many articles by really dumb people, but they seem very confused by Winston Duke's statement that M'Baku is King of Wakanda at the end of the film.

... I thought that was clear from him challenging for the throne without any challenger? You guys got that, right?

But I also think this is a reward for a character who has always kept Wakanda's interests ahead of his own. In the first film, he believes Shuri's technology is ruining Wakanda and that is why he challenges T'Challa.

T'Challa could have killed him, but instead asks M'Baku to yield after Ramonda shouts "show him who you are".

M'Baku goes back to Jabari-Land defeated, but when Ramonda, Shuri and Nakia come to HIM to become king and take the Heart-Shaped Herb--which is what he wanted at the beginning of the film--instead he tells them that T'Challa is alive, knowing T'Challa can unite Wakanda in that situation better than he can.

He pretends to be above helping T'Challa fight Killmonger, but he does show up at the end. The fate of Wakanda is important to him, even if he pretends to only care about the Jabari. He even shows up for Infinity War and Endgame. (He is even there running at Thanos when everyone else has magic weapons and armor. He just has wood.)

He becomes an adviser to the Throne, and though his "bald-headed demon" line is obviously a joke, it's clear that M'Baku always says what he believes, like when he tells Shuri her mother would not want her to go to war with Talokan. In that scene, he is more connected to Ramonda than Shuri is. (And it could be seen as Shuri's reliance on science and technology that keeps her from seeing things the way M'Baku does.)

And the final fight with Namor is a mirror of T'Challa's fight with M'Baku. Killmonger asked Shuri if she was going to be like her brother or take care of business like him.

She chooses to be like her brother. She choses to let Namor yield (and that's when she does hear Ramonda shout "Show him who you are!" from the Ancestral Plane. The same thing she said to T'Challa in the first film.)

Who Shuri and T'Challa are is unifiers and protectors of Wakanda.

I see Shuri's choice to NOT challenge for the Throne (indeed it must be her choice because M'Baku would not have a Royal Talon Fighter to arrive in without her giving it to him--it may he Sunbird, Shuri's personal plane, that he arrives in now that I think about it. I have to see it again) as a way of acknowledging that she is not ready to be Queen yet. She still has healing to do in Haiti with Nakia. And also, that she almost made the WRONG choice and nearly got every Wakandan on that boat killed by Talokinil. If she hadn't brought Namor back alive, they would be dead.

And rather that worrying that M'Baku will become King of Wakanda and cause destruction, she knows that he will keep the country together, as he has done since the first film despite all his protests.

In a way, it's very hopeful that M'Baku becomes King because it suggests that Namor can also learn from this conflict with the Black Panther as M'Baku did. But it remains to be seen if he will make better choices in the future.

ETA: I just can't express how much I love what has been done with this character. When they first announced M'Baku would be in the film, I remember being disappointed because the character has traditionally been a stereotypical villain called "Man Ape". He's backwards thinking in regards to technology. He's big and dumb.

But the writers and especially Winston Duke have brought such lovely humor and heart to him that he has become a favorite and I am HAPPY he is King. I don't for a second worry what he will do (thought he might say some inappropriate things).

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“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” will be the final film of Phase 4. Ryan Coogler is on stage now with African band.

We may get a trailer. More to come.

187 notes - Posted July 23, 2022

https://twitter.com/winston_duke/status/1591859735124652033

Happy birthday to Winston Duke, improv master.

I would like to know what other options he had, lol.

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My #1 post of 2022

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softtransbf · 1 year

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I posted 1,053 times in 2022

207 posts created (20%)

846 posts reblogged (80%)

Blogs I reblogged the most:

@rebeccaselfships

@letsgofoletsgo

@gothamcore

@charlies-gf

I tagged 548 of my posts in 2022

Only 48% of my posts had no tags

#otp: confession - 74 posts

#otp: love in bloom - 69 posts

#otp: pretty boys - 55 posts

#otp: my heart - 52 posts

#otp: unforgettable - 52 posts

#otp: don't want to be free - 45 posts

#otp: true desire - 31 posts

#otp: home safe together - 19 posts

#otp: good boys - 17 posts

#otp: love in our hearts - 15 posts

Longest Tag: 125 characters

#but i'll admit it's kinda cute when he comes up and bites my arm when i'm working on new songs and he wants attention -seowoo

My Top Posts in 2022:

i want to try to collect data on what sources people self-ship from, but i don't think there's any way to reliably get a data set that's worth anything

there's a really cool data set out there, and i can't really get it.

[crush] is laughing at me (affectionately), because i'm genuinely kinda sad and definitely very pouty about this :(

4 notes - Posted November 21, 2022

that last post reminded me of an f/o i took off my list quite a while ago...

i miss him, but his source material butchered his character and just overall went to shit in so many ways that i can't engage with anything related to it. it makes me so Mad

i wish i could go back and watch the version of him i loved so much without fuckin losing it :(

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"after work" from the 1st prompt list, and "confession" from the 2nd prompt list, w/ whoever you want 😺 - @tedspankoffskiscanonbf

@tedspankoffskiscanonbf <3 tysm!

My Seo-woo tag literally is confession, so I gotta go with him on this one ^_^ (I'll make a separate post for after work)

Word count: 289

Warnings: Assumption of heterosexuality (idk a more concise way to put that)

Now I’ll confess my heart

I can’t hide my feelings anymore

That I like you, that I love you

That you’re my everything

"That was a preview of global superstar Kang Seo-woo's new single, Confession, which is coming out in just three days. Now, we're joined by the man himself for a quick word! Good morning, Seo-woo, how are you feeling, with the release so soon?"

Seo-woo smiled and nodded at the talk show host. "I'm feeling really good. I've worked hard on the song, and I'm really happy with how it turned out. I hope my fans will enjoy listening to it as much as I enjoyed writing it."

The woman returned his smile. "I'm sure they will. And I think I can speak on behalf of all of them when I ask- what was the writing process like? Was there someone in particular on your mind?"

He laughed and rubbed the back of his neck as he shook his head. Of course there was. I’m in love with the most incredible guy in the world, and I wrote this song to tell him that. Every love song I ever write from now on will be about him.

"No, no there wasn't. The melody came first, and it just felt so sweet and light, I knew the lyrics had to be that beautiful innocence of a first-love confession. Not about a specific person at all."

"Millions of girls just breathed a sigh of relief, I'm sure. That's all the time we've got, thank you so much for joining us, Seo-woo!"

"Thanks for having me!" A commercial break was called, and he took a deep breath as he walked back to the green room. I have to tell him.

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Drabblecember: After Work

@tedspankoffskiscanonbf here's "after work"!

tag list: @gothamcore @librarian-lover

Pairing: Quint/Garthy O'Brien

Warnings: alcohol

Word Count: 543

Quint trudged into the bar, one hand massaging his temple. He saw Garthy sitting at their normal table, surrounded by friends old and new alike. Even more than usual, it seemed, and they hadn’t noticed him yet, so he went and got a drink. He couldn’t handle that much socializing sober. Not after the day he had.

After so many months in Leviathan, working at the Gold Gardens no less, he didn’t have to tell the bartender what he wanted; the drink was in his hand the moment he placed the coins on the bar.

He took a seat at the bar, threw the drink back, ordered a double, tipping generously. He drank the second one more slowly, savoring the burn and praying the first drink would hit quickly.

He was about halfway through his drink when he felt familiar arms wrap around his waist from behind and very familiar lips against his ear.

“My, my, darling,” Garthy murmured in the way that never failed to send shivers down Quint’s spine, “you didn’t even stop to say hello? You wound me, my love.”

Quint moved their arms and scooted over a seat, not looking back at them. “I’m sorry, sweetheart. It’s just been a Day, and I wanted to be in a better mood before joining you.” They sat down next to him and gently took the drink out of his hands.

“I hate to imply you’d be anything less than honest with me; I think this is more an issue of you lying to yourself. Are you sure you thought sitting here alone with your thoughts would put you in a better mood?”

He turned to face them with a soft sigh. “Sometimes I hate how well you know me, you know that?”

They chuckled and started rubbing small circles on his back. “No, darling, you really don’t. Now, you know my philosophy; this is a place where people come to forget their troubles. Talk to me, love. What’s wrong?”

“Nothing, really. Just spent the day trying to balance the books from the casino. The crew that came through last week was great for business, but crews that big always make a nightmare of the records, and I can’t figure out a good long-term solution.”

He tried to swallow the tears he could feel forming. “I can’t solve that problem, and studying magic isn’t going well, and it all just feels like I’m not smart enough for any of this and not strong enough to learn how to fight, so what good am I here?” He sobbed, and Garthy pulled him into a tight hug.

“Oh, darling, why didn’t you tell me? Those are all problems we can solve, but right now, do you want to talk about solutions, or do you want to come with me upstairs, and we’ll get you a proper meal and maybe a massage?”

Now fully crying, he held them tighter and whispered into the crook of their neck, “Let’s go upstairs. Thank you, my love.”

They picked him up, pressed a kiss to the top of his head, and carried him up to their penthouse suite, determined to make every trace of self-doubt vanish by the end of the night. “Anything for you, my greatest treasure.”

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My #1 post of 2022

If any of y'all are interested in being on a tag list as i write this month and hopefully more going forward, lmk? 🥺👉👈

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#tumblr2022 #year in review #my 2022 tumblr year in review #your tumblr year in review #wow i didn't realize i talked about seo-woo so much this year #technically there is more axel by a HUGE margin if you combine his two tags #which makes so much sense

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regicidal-defenestration · 1 year

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I posted 3,486 times in 2022

That's 1,002 more posts than 2021!

695 posts created (20%)

2,791 posts reblogged (80%)

Blogs I reblogged the most:

lilydvoratrelundar

milfthewmurdock

webbywill

fagcrisis

regicidal-defenestration

I tagged 3,064 of my posts in 2022

Only 12% of my posts had no tags

#doctor who - 200 posts

#the mechanisms - 134 posts

#black sails - 125 posts

#our flag means death - 107 posts

#disco elysium - 99 posts

#wooden overcoats - 93 posts

#the silt verses - 91 posts

#dracula - 85 posts

#gbbo - 74 posts

#ask - 71 posts

Longest Tag: 140 characters

#'you then was a twerp. you then was what you had to be to start out on the rocky road of becoming you now and one of the rocky patches on th

My Top Posts in 2022:

HAPPY (late) BIRTHDAY OUATIS

[ID: A tweet from The Mechanisms reading "Mechanisms history! 10 years ago, yesterday (Marius was ill, don’t @ us!): Once Upon a Time (in Space) was released on Bandcamp and as a shiny CD! Plus, on the same day, the crew ran their first ever Edinburgh Fringe show, at WhyNot?, the first of many!" Below is a picture of the album art. End ID]

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[ID: A screenshot of Spotify, showing that the Bifrost Incident was released on 28th January, 2017. End ID]

That Bifrost has been incidenting for 5 squamous, squamous years

769 notes - Posted January 28, 2022

Character in Black Sails asked to tell the truth 50 dead 89 injured

777 notes - Posted May 8, 2022

God Derry Girls really said There's a part of me that wishes everything could just stay the same, that we could all just stay like this forever. There's a part of me that doesn't really want to grow up. I'm not sure I'm ready for it. I'm not sure I'm ready for the world. But things cannot stay the same, and they shouldn't. No matter how scary it is, we have to move on and we have to grow up, because things- well they might just change for the better. So we have to be brave, and if our dreams get broken along the way, we have to make new ones from the pieces.

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My #1 post of 2022

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itwas50yearsagotoday · 2 years

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8/25/22: It was 50 years ago today, August 25th, 1972, the Kinks would release their eleventh (!!) album ‘Everybody’s In Show-Biz’. If you liked ‘Muswell Hillbillies’ you most likely will like this release as well... tons of pseudo-dixieland horns soaked in whiskey, but just a tad more refined... and that is for effect, as this is a loose concept album by main lyricist Ray Davies about ‘life on the road’ as a Rock Star... it’s pretty damn good, and honestly besides the song from Avengers: Endgame I didn’t know shit about this semi-obscure record. So of course I linked the Avengers tune... you know, during the first ‘Fat Thor’ scene, ‘Supersonic Rocket Ship’ is playing... as an aside, I just very recently purchased Joel Whitburn’s Top Pop Singles 1955-2018. Holy shit, this is like crack for someone as OCD as myself about music. Anyway, now I can see beyond the Top 40 and even the ‘Bubbling Under’ tracks between 100 and 125! I bring this factoid up because ‘Supersonic’ charted in 1972 at #111... a travesty!! I’m super-glad the MCU has the best taste in classic Boomer pop music since Quentin Tarantino’s ‘90s hey-day. Anywho, ‘Supersonic’ is just a damn purty little tune... tasteful horns, what sounds like a plucked mandolin (??), quick tempo changes... it’s wild how this was not a real hit, but I guess this is the beginning of the Kinks’ so-called Dark Ages where they avoided the U.S. Top 40 until 1978 (really 1983′s ‘Come Dancing’ was the true, but brief, comeback)... which is too bad, because I think the closest contemporary analogue to this sound is the Band, with less pretensions and harder rockin’ (yes, I said the Band is pretentious... c’mon, you know it to be true). Honestly, all these songs are at least good, if not great... opening track ‘Here Comes Yet Another Day’ is a steady rocker, ‘Maximum Consumption’ could have totally been on ‘Muswell’ with its hilarious lyrics about eating everything in sight as a way to keep energetic on the Road. ‘Unreal Reality’... that one is the first Band-ish song (and maybe even a little like Tim Buckley at the beginning... or not)... love the piano and horns throughout. ‘Sitting In My Hotel’ starts off kinda slow, but it’s pretty epic... probably the most concept-y track, and it works! What else... Dave Davies has an excellent song here, the upbeat (and too short!) ‘You Don’t Know My Name’... is he talking about himself versus his better-known brother?? Maybe... his voice is great here, it actually falls somewhere between Rod Stewart and Ronnie Lane... like it could be a Faces song... then the Rock-flute kicks in, wow awesome. As I said the remaining tracks are all good too... the first record ends with Ray’s tribute to Hollywood stars ‘Celluloid Heroes’... another epic track. Wait did I say first disc? Yes, this is indeed a double-album--in keeping with the theme the second disc is all live tracks, mostly drawn from songs from the previous three records... ehhh... not a whole lot special here, except maybe the audience acapella version of ‘Lola’, but shit it’s less than two minutes long. Seriously, they are not even trying to pander to their audience, as there are none of their ‘60s hits here... maybe that’s good from the artist’s perspective, but commercially this is where their big drop in popularity really starts, and the band does a bunch of concept albums and Rock operas for the rest of the decade, for better or for worse, with little success beyond a cult following. I’ve heard a little bit between this and their 80s comeback, and not a whole lot really stands out... I will review their 1973 release which is really supposed to be a cliff-jumper, but whatever maybe I’ll be pleasantly surprised again. I hope so, because these tracks on this record are excellent and I’m glad I now know them. Go listen to this record... er, at least the first record. Also, Joel Whitburn, RIP.

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Saved this a while ago for a rainy day,

125 Reasons To Stay Alive ❤️

1. to make your parents proud

2. to conquer your fears

3. to see your family again

4. to see your favourite artist live

5. to listen to music again

6. to experience a new culture

7. to make new friends

8. to inspire

9. to have your own children

10. to adopt your own pet

11. to make yourself proud

12. to meet your idols

13. to laugh until you cry

14. to feel tears of happiness

15. to eat your favourite food

16. to see your siblings grow

17. to pass school

18. to get tattoo

19. to smile until your cheeks hurt

20. to meet your internet friends

21. to find someone who loves you like you deserve

22. to eat ice cream on a hot day

23. to drink hot chocolate on a cold day

24. to see untouched snow in the morning

25. to see a sunset that sets the sky on fire

(thank you for reading more <3)

26. to see stars light up the sky

27. to read a book that changes your life

28. to see the flowers in the spring

29. to see the leaves change from green to brown

30. to travel abroad

31. to learn a new language

32. to learn to draw

33. to tell others your story in the hopes of helping them

34. Puppy kisses.

35. Baby kisses (the open mouthed kind when they smack their lips on your cheek).

36. Swear words and the release you feel when you say them.

37. Trampolines.

38. Ice cream.

39. Stargazing.

40. Cloud watching.

41. Taking a shower and then sleeping in clean sheets.

42. Receiving thoughtful gifts.

43. “I saw this and thought of you."

44. The feeling you get when someone you love says, “I love you."

45. The relief you feel after crying.

46. Sunshine.

47. The feeling you get when someone is listening to you/giving you their full attention.

48. Your future wedding.

49. Your favourite candy bar.

50. New clothes.

51. Witty puns.

52. Really good bread.

53. Holding your child in your arms for the first time.

54. Completing a milestone (aka going to college, graduating college, getting married, getting your dream job.)

55. The kind of dreams where you wake up and can’t stop smiling.

56. The smell before and after it rains.

57. The sound of rain against a rooftop.

58. The feeling you get when you’re dancing.

59. The person (or people) that mean the most to you. Stay alive for them.

60. Trying out new recipes.

61. The feeling you get when your favourite song comes on the radio.

62. The rush you get when you step onto a stage.

63. You have to share your voice and talents and knowledge with the world because they are so valuable.

64.Breakfast in bed.

65. Getting a middle seat in the movie theatre.

66. Breakfast for dinner (because it’s so much better at night than in the morning).

67. Meaningful memories.

68. Forgiveness.

69. Water balloon fights.

70. New books by your favourite authors.

71. Fireflies.

72. Birthdays.

73. Realising that someone loves you.

74. Spending the day with someone you love.

75. Spending the whole day in bed.

76. Eating a whole pint of your favourite ice cream.

77. Floating in water on your back and just staring up at the sky.

78. First dates (even the bad ones make for funny stories.)

79. Bonfires and s'mores.

80. Relationships where you love someone but aren’t in love with them.

81. Coming home to someone you love.

82. The colour of autumn leaves when they change.

Summer.

83. Singing songs at the top of your lungs with your friends.

84. Cuddling.

85. Being wrapped up in a warm bed.

86. Someone’s skin against yours.

87. Holding hands.

88. The kind of hugs when you can feel a weight being lifted off your shoulders. The kind of hug where your breath syncs with the other person’s, and you feel like the only two people in the world.

89. Singing off key with your best friends.

90. Road trips.

91. Spontaneous adventures.

92. The feeling of sand beneath your toes.

93. The feeling when the first ocean wave rolls up and envelops your toes and ankles and knees.

94. Thunderstorms.

95. Your first (or hundredth) trip to Disneyland.

96. The taste of your favourite food.

97. The child-like feeling you get on Christmas morning.

98. The day when everything finally goes your way.

99. Compliments and praise.

100. to look on this moment in 10 years time and realise you did it.

101. To finally be able to hug the people you miss the most

102. To have movie marathon.

103. Go to a pride celebration

104. So you can see how beautiful you are

105. To have a dance party in your room

106. Sunsets

107. Sunrise

109. To take golden hour picture

110. Attend prom and love every minute or it

111. To get a good score on that test you were worries about.

112. To travel the world

113. Run out of breath from laughter

114. To redecorate your room for no reason at all

115. To get in a really good workout and feel powerful after it

116. Lovely baths with candles

117. To rewatch old chilldhood shows

118. To meet your idol

119. Take a walk through the woods

120. Have a picnic with your friends

121. Find a hobby that you love

122. Run around at the beach like a joyful child

123. To get asked you by your crush

124. The rush when you go on rollercoasters

125. Looking at yourself and realising you look really good that day

PS: there are so many beautiful things to live. so live, and live, and live.

I know this is random but everybody needs a little bit of hope at the minute

#im tryin my best #mental health #lgbtq #suicidal #bpd #depression #life is hard #psychosis #help #i see you #everything is temporary #im alive #bipolaire #;#thank you for reading

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Hey Friends and Family,

This year has been pretty good, however bad for the wallet. I spent a lot of money on my house this year, way more than planned. I had a good time meeting new friends and having new adventures as well as spending time with old friends.

I had so much work done on the house this year, I had glass block windows put in in my basement to replace the rotting wood ones. I had two windows and two doors replaced that lead from the main part of the house into my 400sq ft three-seasons room. I had electrical work done to maximize the use of my backup generator during a power outage. I also had a new furnace installed and my ducts cleaned. In addition, there were two unplanned major expenses I encountered this year. The first was a dispute with a hoarding neighbor and storage of their junk which in the end cost me $2300 to put up 32-feet of fence so I no longer have to look at their junk (which the city says is okay where it is)…out of the brand new windows and doors I had installed in the back of my house. The second just occurred in the last week and I’m still waiting on a bill, which I expect will be $1500+. The pressure tank on my well system failed the day after Thanksgiving. The old one was original to the house and was 65 years old. Finally, I regraded the soil on the west half of the north side of my house, which involved moving about +2,000lbs of stone and soil. The soil I used on that project was bad soil form where I wanted to plant a garden, thus I filled in my garden with fresh top soil and had my first good crop of cucumbers and mini pumpkins since my move to the new house in August 2020. I spent much of my vacation time from work this year dealing with all of this. Despite the issues with the house and the neighbor behind me, I am still loving living where I am.

On the other hand, I had a very exciting new adventure this year when I attended for the first time an adult summer camp. The first camp I went to was June 29 – July 2. There were so many fun activities. Yoga, volleyball, a scavenger hunt, Human Battleship, knife and axe throwing, trivia, meditation, bingo, archery and an 80’s themed dance party were just some of the fun activities I did. It took place at a kid’s camp. In summary, it was like a kid’s camp, but for adults. One of my concerns going in for my first camp was alcohol consumption. There is beer available at all times (and I dislike beer), and a small selection of cocktails in the evening. I’m not much of a drinker, but knowing the local drinking culture, I was concerned it was just a big drinking fest…but it wasn’t. Everyone was very responsible. I only had two glasses of wine during the entire duration of camp and fit right in, and I even met a few people that didn’t even like the taste of alcohol and had nothing the whole time. Anyways, there were 125+ people in attendance, it was about 80% female, 20% male. It was a range of ages from about 25 through about 65 or so. The median age was around 40. I ended up spending most of my time at the first camp with a group of people who were in their late 20’s early 30’s. It cost me $500 for the camp, EVERYTHING included, food, lodging, drinks, and all activities. On the very last day, I woke up in my bunk at about 6:30am, I teared up in sadness because I knew camp was ending and I didn’t want to go home and leave behind all the wonderful new friends I made and the fun times. In the end, I ended up going a second time Sept 28- Oct 1 and I have already signed up for camp next summer. Summer Camp is THE highlight of the year for me.

My dad had a busy year this year as well. In May he moved from his apartment to a senior living community. He was feeling a bit lonely at the apartment, and the Senior living community has tons of activities. I literally have to schedule time with dad now as he’s the social butterfly. He sort of complains that it takes him more than 30-minutes just to get his mail because he always runs into someone he ends up having a conversation with.

Relationship wise, I dated someone the first half of the year, unfortunately it did not work out. At the end of September I met Steph, and we recently became a thing. I met her on Facebook Dating which is free. We have a lot in common, including the fact that she’s been to Adult Summer Camp every year except this year. She works in the media department of a hospital, and previously has been an on-air personality on a local radio station. We’ll see where it goes.

Work is going ok, it was quite stressful only having two of us to keep 1000+ computers going, printers, audio visual systems, and other technology. This affected my annual October vacation in which my supervisor also needed time off for a family wedding he was attending out of state. However, we hired a third tech about a month or so ago and he’s doing well to start off. I also received a nice raise beyond the “cost of living” raises which have been dismal, thanks to my supervisor pushing HR on his own accord.

Sadie is still alive and kicking, with the energy of a puppy at roughly 13-years of age. I boarded her when I was at my first summer camp and when I went to pick her up, you would have thought I was picking up a 2-year old dog. The staff had to help me wrangle the dog up so I could get her collar and leash on. She went on a couple of five mile hikes with me this year too. However she is starting to show her age in other ways, she no longer jumps up onto her table (after she fell off of it a couple of times) to look out the front window and her legs sometimes quiver a little bit.

I hope you and your family have the brightest and warmest Christmas and a joyous happy new year!

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I did say the last part about framing more things into the post we have some news though

-this area was embroiled all day no they all concentrating on fighting the max and they thought they were doing tons of work and they were but most of it was done by the clones

There's a huge number of people who are now paying attention and they are going to Israel and it is a big place no it's TV but there's a lot of people fighting over it now and we mean a lot it's going to be a bloodbath the business being destroyed have people in them and personal they also have cloning too much clothing and yeah they need to be stopped they got stopped by the morlock be getting attacked because they are going out into the society and they would not stop doing it and it provoke the tax on all of them over there here they've been getting ready all day and it's going to be a massive conflict here. But the maps are going to reprise against the warlock first and it's the Macklemore locks here

-it's a huge day today it's a massive day and they are going to reprisal against the warlock it's going to be harsh and big they're going to use heavy and they're going to hit them it's surprised that they have so many people but they know where they are and they know where they are out there man they have all these hobbles hovels that's what hit Bedouin communities they've been living those for the most part for a long time. It's going to be a holocaust they're going to destroy them they said and they're going to start here and it will be bad. We have other news but this is huge

Thor Freya

I started the comment above but they took over it was very serious stuff that's going on. Trying to remember what vehicle are two engine companies going oh and now he gets it it's also important. The car engines but they're powerful it's about a hundred cubic inches and it doesn't seem to be that big but it's in a car arrangement it looks like the original motor and yes 114 is 114 in that's pretty big but we looked at it and made the bike a little bigger and didn't want to make it into a huge bike and it is called the Big Chief and the one above it is Chief of Tribe that one will have a bigger motor and we will start with a big chief hat about a 110 and the chief of tribe will have I believe it's a 125 cubic inch that can figure differently and they have a lot more horsepower for some odd reason than the Harley Davidsons they're 114 has about 80 horsepower and 94 pounds of torque and ours has about 120 horsepower and 110 football the 125 cubic inch motor has about 130 horsepower and 140 for a pound and it's big it's made for someone Joe's size and he wants one and he has people and people here get big and some of them stay big longer not much what they want them for other reasons too and they say they can drive them when they're teeny the reason is they can escape but you're not that big. Apparently Jason was killed in a hate crime. Trump had a gag order put on him and so far he violated five times and they're telling him that they will arrest him now and they're going to they're tired of the behavior it's not the max it's other people some of them are not really and the max are going to respond with Force they're going to use absolute Force. Those last three lines were Thor Freya. We are mentioning the motorcycles are important and we do have a lot of stuff to talk about and but those are important features and those are big motors they look big they're nowhere near as big as the boss they're about three quarters of the size but they're powerful and they're confused like a motor and people will like it they are extremely strong and 140 or 130 horsepower and a motorcycle you will go extremely fast and it's easy and that's the way these guys think and they want the bike but we're going to start production in the next two days we'll have a million

Hera Zeus

We started building our hard knock kicker 5150 for some reason they don't want to build them and the others around to do and this idiots just keep saying they're building them and they want to mess around with my husband cuz they're f*** that's why the empire they will go up there momentarily their areas are going to be blown up and it's going to happen fairly soon we don't like them and don't care about them but others should be aware that if you're with them in an area where they have stuff you probably be blown up

Hera

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