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nevieatiny · 2 months

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Chasing Shadows in Water

Part 4

Ex!Mingi x Reader/ Reader x San

Summary: You had the hottest boyfriend in campus, handsome, captain of the swimming team, tall, but when he takes you for granted you decide to take a break from relationships, winter break helps to recover and focus on yourself again, but what happens when a new student shows up as a christmas miracle, you swore not to get distracted by a boy gain, but maybe life is giving you a new chance and things do happen for a reason.

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Genre: Angst / fluff

¿Did winter break helped? kinda, were you ready to see him? not at all, and it wasn't because you would run into his arms and ask him to get back together, but because of how awkward it will be, you haven't seen him at all since that day, and of course you didn't asked Yunho about him at all, speaking of which...

Yunho and you were in a weird situation, he didn't text you at all, you had 0 to no contact outside of the dance team, and that friendship that was so special to you was completely gone, again, you knew he was his best friend first, but you couldn't help but feel betrayed, it was a lot for you, and the trip back home felt like a whole week, even if you had headphones, all you could think about was how to survive this semester, is not like you could avoid them forever, but at the same time why would you? you did nothing wrong, deep down you knew that, but everyone saw you like the villain who broke a friends heart o who lost a close friend, at some point you thought about quitting the team, but that thought was gone immediately, you weren't gonna give up what you loved to do.

Once you arrived to the apartment you had a moment to breathe and occupy your mind in preparing everything necessary for the semester, including selecting your subjects.

There was a subject that you had avoided for quite some time, and sooner or later you had to face it, maybe instead of being a nightmare you could turn this into an opportunity to distract yourself and take that weight off your shoulders, that's how you decided to make Algebra your bitch (you knew it was gonna be the other way around, but hey, fake it till you make it) and since you were going to have a little more free time from now on thanks to not having a certain distraction around, maybe going to the gym wouldn't be a bad idea, after all the worst that could happen is that you wouldn't like it and you'd stop going, and so it was settled, this semester you would definitely stay busier than usual and little by little you would recover your pace, or you would find a new one, you weren't very sure yet, but the only thing that was certain was that everything would be fine.

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Ok, maybe you didn't hear the first alarm, or the second one …or the third one, but seeing the time definitely woke you up like a hot cup of coffee, and possibly the goal of going to the gym in the morning couldn't be checked out of the box, but you could always go to the gym at night, maybe things happen for a reason, so after getting ready and grabbing your things you headed to campus, the weather was nice, and in a way it made you feel a little more at peace, knowing that you could start from scratch was encouraging and a motivation that you were definitely going to need.

The first classes went on as usual, greeting classmates as always and making casual conversation with them, none of them could be considered close to each other, but being a small group majoring in the administration area had created a comfortable environment, especially when people from other majors shared class with you, it's not like you hated others, but you as a group were a little more reserved with the other students, you usually did projects together and help each other out to study when necessary, mostly because You knew what it was like to work with each other, it could be that you didn't like new things and new experiences, maybe that's why you all were in the same major after all.

As you were walking down the hallway with your classmates to head to the last class, you realized what class was next, but you weren't gonna to let it ruin your good mood, you were never the best in math, it's not like you didn't try, but there were just a lot of things that didn't make sense to you, even when your parents hired a tutor for a while it helped very little, making you almost fail the subject. What upset you the most is how it could be so easy for other people with zero effort, so you tried to sit near your classmates with better grades, maybe that would help a little.

When you entered the classroom it was very evident that the students with whom you were going to share class were majoring in something related to engineering, many of them were distracted in their own world and only a few voices could be heard at the back of the classroom, as your little group went to take a seat you looked around you noticed a boy who was so focused on his notebook that you were almost sure that not even an earthquake could distract him. You could tell at first glance that he had a toned body, broad shoulders, his hair barely surpassed the level of his eyebrows, fierce looking eyes, but what caught your attention the most was how he was pouting slightly while writing, maybe you were so distracted that you didn't realized the teacher entered the classroom until the black-haired boy turned towards the front of the classroom quickly, only then you finish taking your seat so you could pay attention to class, because you were sure you would need it.

By the time class ended your brain was about to explode, to the point where you seriously thought that the gym could wait another day, but after taking a short break in the campus cafeteria you decided to take action once and for all, it's like this how you ended up in the lockers of the women's bathroom, and then it hit you, you really didn't know what to do in a gym, dancing was different, you knew what you could improve and how often you should practice to achieve it, but this was unknown territory, the universe must've heard your prayers when a classmate with whom you had shared a class a few semesters ago entered the locker room, if kindness was a person it would be her.

As soon as she saw you, she greeted you in the warmest way possible and you immediately explained your situation to her, she just laughed at your unnecessary concern and assured you that she was going to be your guide in this. And that's how 30 minutes in you felt like your soul was leaving your body, this girl was crazy, but at the same time she felt sorry for you and let you take a water break for a few minutes.

As you caught your breath near the water jug you saw a familiar face, the boy with fierce eyes was focused on one of the machines a few meters away from you, this time he was wearing a sleeveless shirt and baggy pants, it was a bit hard to believe that it was the same person who was pouting in the classroom wearing a grandpa cardigan.

Maybe you were spacing out a little too much but by the time you came back you realized the boy was done, he was standing in front of the machine while stretching his legs, and just before you looked away he turned to look at you for a few seconds just to smile slightly as a greeting just to return to his business afterwards. Before you could process what happened you saw a pair of big eyes and long eyelashes at the same height as you "hey you did great today, omg, your face is so red right now, i think you should rest, take it easy, even if it was just half an hour you did a really good job, make sure to stretch and drink a lot of water, text me if you plan to come tomorrow or the day after that so i can keep training you, you're my personal project now" and with the cutest laugh you've ever heard she left, moving her ponytail from side to side.

After taking a quick shower and changing clothes you left the locker room, maybe you looked back one last time trying to find the black haired guy without any success only to see your new "gym partner" lifting a bar that was almost her size like it was the easiest thing in the world "jeez, she's insane" and as you were opening the door you heard a voice behind you "Even if she's insane she seems like a great coach, you should keep coming" you immediately turned back to look at the owner of the voice, only to find the black-haired guy about to leave as well, his hand slowly moving to the side of your head just to hold the door in case you let it go so you wouldn't get hurt "Hi, my name is Choi San, i think we have a class together right?"

#ateez #ateez au #ateez fanfic #ateez fanfiction #ateez imagines #ateez fluff #ateez imagine #ateez angst #ateez mingi #ateez san #choi san

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knickynoo · 8 days

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I don't know if you've done this before: headcanons on Marty Junior and Marlene?

I'm almost positive I have done some sort of Junior and Marlene headcanon post, but I can't find it, so here are some off the top of my head. Gonna go with the versions of them that I imagine for the timeline that's fixed—where the Rolls Royce accident never happened—and Marty and Jennifer aren't miserable, lol. I think both Junior and Marlene would be more well adjusted in that one (especially Junior!)

• The difference in their personalities is evident to Marty and Jen pretty much from the start, with Marlene being the louder, more demanding of the twins and Junior being a much "easier" baby.

• They're extremely close, and Marlene naturally takes on the role of Junior's protector. Often, Marty and Jen have to remind Marlene to take a step back because she's being a little too much of a mother-hen to her brother, and they want Junior to learn to stand on his own two feet.

• Fixed-timeline Junior is quite different from the version of him in the 2015 we see in the movie. He's been raised in a more stable environment with a father who hasn't been defeated by life, so he's not the wimpy, scared little greasy guy who's easily pushed around. He's more sure of himself, not so easily frazzled, and is every bit as big-hearted as his father.

• Junior is not neurotypical. (How can he be? Look at Marty and George) I don't have a specific diagnosis in mind, but I know a draft of part II made reference to him being in a remedial school (and failing) so there's likely some learning disorder at play. In one of my Doctober chapters that include two-year-old versions of the twins, Clara's excited to learn that Junior has picked up a few new words—meanwhile, Marlene is using full sentences—so I do headcanon him as having been delayed in some areas.

[Side note: in that same scene, Doc tells Marty not to worry about Junior's progress, since Jules didn't start speaking until three-and-a-half, lol]

• Marty loves, loves, loves Marlene so much, but sometimes he thinks that she will be the death of him. Especially when she's young and full of sass and always getting into everything and he's struggling to keep up with her. He and Jen 100% lose Marlene in the mall on more than one occasion, and when they find her, she's just like, *shrug.*

• The twins have a special bond with Doc and Clara. Clara dotes on them but is especially close with Junior while Doc is closer to Marlene. When the kids are little and Marty and Jen feel like they're about to collapse from exhaustion, they dump Junior and Marlene at the Brown home and know they'll be well taken care of.

• As Marlene gets older, she's really into fashion, so she's close with her Aunt Linda. I can see Marlene being popular, but she's the type of popular girl who's liked by everyone. She has attitude, but she's not mean.

• Junior is just...Junior. He loves life and is out there doing his thing. He's the type who has a new hobby or interest every week, and Marty and Jen just have to roll with it. He walks in from school one day and goes, "I'm going to be a famous dancer, I decided" and then a week later says, "I want to learn to build a car" and they're just like, "Oh. Okay."

• I think they'd both try to learn an instrument at some point (likely guitar taught by Marty) but I can't decide if either of them would stick with it long term. Somehow, I don't see them being musicians.

• There's a part of me that wants to say an older Marlene eventually learns about time travel and all the wild stuff Marty went through. Idk how it would happen, though. Maybe she overhears something whispered between her parents in private or maybe she's just very perceptive and notices her father being weird about certain events in his life, so she corners him and is like, "Okay, Dad, spill the beans." Perhaps she's also put together some clues in all her time spent with Doc.

Thats about all I've got for now. Thanks for the ask!

#back to the future #bttf #asks #marlene mcfly #marty mcfly jr

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iwritenarrativesandstuff · 11 months

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for the character bingo maybe the perfect crime trio? it's three characters so it's cool if you choose to do just one of them :)

Yes!!! I love them all so much :)

Ranpo:

They are sooooo cool looking: I mean, Ranpo does look pretty cool. It's a good look for him. :)

Everyone but me is wrong about them/They're deeper than they seem: Ok, so actually this isn't totally true since I know some people here really get him... but I've also seen some weird takes and it's a shame because Ranpo is an excellent character who is a lot more than "really smart" and "likes snacks and praise". In fact, I've been writing a post about how Ranpo has a cohesive and consistent character arc in the story that I think kind of gets overshadowed by the major events of the plot, but it's still there, and Ranpo has done a lot of developing over the course of the series. It's just that not as much obvious attention is drawn to it as, say, sskk. Ranpo isn't the Agency's strongest for nothing. He's more than just a silly little guy.

Not as deep as they seem: ...at the same time, he is absolutely just a silly little guy who really just wants to do silly little guy things like eat candy and tease Poe and solve brutal murders and be praised for it. Ranpo is a complex character with simple needs I think... which might be why he can be a bit difficult to characterize.

I like them enough to project my own issues onto them/I'm mentally ill about them: Untold Origins... okay. So, I don't think I'm like Ranpo necessarily. But god if untold origins didn't hit a certain way. I spent a lot of my childhood being built up as a gifted kid then torn down for not being smart enough, often by the same people within the same day. It was confusing. Am I smart or not? Do you like me, or not? I was also that annoying kid who would correct the teacher's mistakes in class... except I wasn't doing it to be a showoff. It was wrong, and it does no one any good to be taught something wrong when it can be fixed right away, yeah? Well, my teacher didn't like that. Ever been bullied by your teacher as an elementary school kid while having no idea what you did to have someone hate you this way? Not fun. Do not recommend. So Ranpo's story brought a lot of those feelings back. Ha. I also have a lot of thoughts about a kid who grew up in a sheltered environment, suddenly left with the grief from the loss of his parents and no support, lost in a world he does not understand that terrifies him, and the way he is given the means to build a life for himself in spite of it all (even if it is based off a lie). I can't wait to write more about Ranpo. I really do like him a lot and I don't talk about him nearly enough.

I want to carry them in a handbag like a tiny dog: Not in the usual deranged way; I actually think Ranpo might like this tbh. He wouldn't have to walk lol.

Poe:

They are sooooo cool looking: Yeah. I have no idea why he dresses like that, but yeah.

Everyone but me is wrong about them: ...ooookay. So, maybe I'm just not looking in the right area. But, and this might be a bit surprising to hear given that I'm a fan of Chuuya, it's actually Poe's mischaracterization in fics that irritates me the most. He's not soft. He has anxiety. There's a difference (please don't write all socially anxious people as soft little beans, please...). Poe doesn't do things "just because", everything needs to be framed as an intentional challenge. He spent 6 years writing his vengeance. I know we all laugh at the "for some reason I can't say no to Ranpo" bit (who are you fooling man?), but like. He continues to rationalize his affection as traps and challenges. Poe isn't soft. He does still harbour some feelings of jealousy towards Ranpo - it's just that it's vastly outweighed by his (completely oblivious) fondness for him. He brings up how he feels he's "just being used" a few times by several people, but I've rarely seen this talked about. He's an easily startled goof but also more than capable of being very pushy when he thinks it's necessary - think of his placing blank pages in every room to try and get Mushitarou to write lmao. He's a drama queen, only just barely held back from full-blown theatre kid by his crippling anxiety. And he knows full well the value that lies in writing a memory (his softest moment is when he is in his element!). Poe is a complicated character in his own right, and while it is not explored nearly enough in canon - isn't that what fic is supposed to be for? I'd love more fics that explore him, and especially his conflicting feelings towards Ranpo, who he is very attached to and fond of (it's borderline a canon crush to me). He feels envious, but he wants to impress him, but he wants to beat him utterly, but he would do anything for him, he is his perfect partner in (solving) crime, etc., etc. Poe fears disappointing Ranpo and it's for a mess of reasons that are not just all "because he likes him", though that is, undeniably, a big part of it. It's implied he may even fear being replaced or seen as not very important to him, and, as is typical for Poe, he doesn't shy away and retreat - he immediately turns quite internally poisonous towards the "threat". Poe is full of strong, sometimes ugly, conflicting feelings that he rarely actually acts on, and I'd love to see these explored more, both in canon, and in fics. He's a silly guy too, but... you know.

Wasted potential (?): Well, I want to wait a bit before making any judgements here, but if Poe stays a comic relief character who only creates books for Ranpo to use, I'll be a little disappointed. His ability is so powerful. Unbelievably so. It also requires him to write, and with a Book being such a core part of the story, and authors tending to have strong influences on the plot (Odasaku, Natsume, arguably Yokomizo), I think it'd be really weird if Poe went nowhere.

They work better as part of a dynamic: Ranpoe my beloved <3 (I also love his kindness towards Mushitarou :') )

Mushitarou:

They're like a blorbo to me: I mean. You guys saw my deranged rambling about him already. You know I am not normal about him.

I'm mentally ill about them: You KNOW I am NOT NORMAL ABOUT HIM. I've written all my thoughts before. His story will never not make me emotional. I think he's one of the best written characters. I personally place him up there with Kyouka and Akutagawa for quality of writing and overall themes.

Why do they look like that: onceler looking dude...

They've never done anything wrong in their life: Well. He very much has done things wrong. But, much like Ango, circumstance and a lack of foreseeable alternatives pushed them into making a set of horrible choices that they will forever be haunted by. It's why I think they should hang out about it... maybe kiss...

#thanks for the ask!#character opinion bingo #bsd #bsd ranpo #bsd poe #bsd mushitarou #perfect crime trio #storyrambles

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dingoat · 8 months

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So, a whole two people had an interest in my thoughts on cathar in Star Wars and purring, which I guess is enough to prompt me to try and put some of them into proper words. I do want to preface this by saying my own personal thoughts and feelings on these matters are very much my own personal thoughts and feelings, coming from my particular areas of interest and professional knowledge, and have absolutely no bearing on how much I enjoy other people's takes/characters, or how willing I am to interact or depict other people's takes/characters! Everyone approaches these things differently and frankly I have no interest in nor take any pleasure from raining on other folks' parade or telling them how to write/design/depict their own characters. Mostly, I want to reassure people that it is in fact completely okay to have completely different ideas to the more popular fandom headcanons, it is absolutely fine to disagree, and it is very not cool to try and force a single way as the 'best' or 'most correct'. I also, personally, have way more respect for people who will readily admit that they imagine a character/species a certain way purely because it viscerally appeals to them- they dig the aesthetic, they just think it's cool/cute/neat, etc- rather than those who dream up a feature and use ham fisted imperfect science to try and justify it.

If you like your cathar to purr simply because you think it's lovely, you go and do you, I love and respect you for it, and my words going forward here and now are simply not for you. I'm not here to fight or argue or try to convince you otherwise, I have no interest in discourse! There are just facets of world building and character design that I know I feel differently about than most people and I'm making myself vulnerable here by sharing some of them.

(I am also going to talk about a little more than purring.)

So! A little bit of background on me and where I'm coming from.

Animals are my life, I have studied them academically and work with them professionally and have lived and breathed animals since my very earliest memories. I am fascinated by form and function, by taxonomy and natural selection and adaptation to environments, by behaviour and cognition, and I am deeply committed to conservation efforts. All of these interests are what inform and guide the way I think about fiction, they are what I enjoy about made-up species, sometimes I think long and deep, and sometimes I just have gut responses. (Also, most of you here wouldn't know me from a bar of soap and I don't expect you to believe anything I say simply because 'I said so'. I could be lying about my life experience! If any of my talking points are of genuine interest to you I encourage you, I implore you to research further on your own!)

Now!

Cathar!

Cathar are just one of many many many 'space cat people' that hang out in Star Wars land. I was first introduced to the greater Star Wars universe through a tabletop RPG and I found myself RAVENOUS for lore, to know what was out there, to help expand and flesh out our character's adventures with as much delicious and beautiful variety as possible. I love this stuff. I dig the obscure aliens, I love the nonhumans, and because of my interest in real world animals, yes, the animal-analogue aliens have always been particular favourites.

Star Wars has lots, and lots, and lots of cat people, and visually they vary from very-animal (fluffy, four-limbed Cor) to basically-human (hi, Cathar, hi, new-canon Zygerrians), with a bunch of in-betweens at varying levels of cattyness and a few novel features here and there. To me, applying every variation of 'earth felid' to every species of 'sapient feline' in the Star Wars universe is just kind of boring and scientifically improbable in a way that (personally) irks me. If Cathar are the only space-cats you think of and utilise in your corner of fandom, I can see why you might enjoy making them as wonderfully varied as all the wild and domestic cats we have around us, but I just don't feel the need. I am far more interested in seeing some-features-here, some-features-there. These guys more like tigers. These more like domestic turkish vans. These ones more like lynx but WHAT IF theyr'e from an ocean world?? I have fun with that. I don't need a tiger-cathar and a siamese-cathar and a lynx-cathar and a margay-cathar. I have way more space cats to play with, and where canon/legends falls short, I'll make my own thank you very much.

So, coming from this angle alone, I actively don't want to stuff my cathar full of every variant of earth-cat behaviours and abilities. I have literally no need to make cathar, arguably one of the most humanoid cat-people Star Wars has to offer, capable of purring. To me, they're physiologically pretty much human with some mild, superficial feline facial features and fuzzy bodies. Human mouths, lips, tongues, throat, speech capability. I don't think they meow or prrp or hiss or purr (at least, no better or with any different reason than a human might mimic these sounds), I even struggle to visualise them 'perking' their ears, and if I want a character that I can write with those more catlike tendencies, I'll pick something that isn't a cathar! (And if I want a tail, I'll write them as a farghul or something. I don't need my cathar to have tails, and the function and variety of tails is another thing vastly misunderstood and misrepresented in popular fiction, but that's a whole other essay.)

We've also got the whole thing where roaring and purring are mutually exclusive sounds. No cat species can both roar and purr, and it is a distinction in the hyoid bone (that supports the tongue/larynx) that makes a cat capable of one or the other. Some big cats might have little rumbles/growls that can sound a bit like a purr, but it's really not the same thing. Hollywood messes this up all the time, look at every cartoon lion and tiger out there, and while it's totally within your right to headcanon some cathar-specific vocal apparatus that allows for both, I simply prefer neither, because the unique position of this bone in humans is apparently the foundation of our ability to speak. I look at a human-proportioned head, and I imagine human equivalent vocal abilities (so yes, I'd imagine the same for zabraks, @gran-maul-seizure ). I might write a togorian capable of roaring, or a trianii capable of purring, as both are significantly more alien than a cathar in my eyes.

Splitting cathar up into different subspecies with different abilities doesn't really work for me either (a lot of fandom intra-species variation doesn't really work for me) because there are a lot of very widespread, fundamental misunderstandings of how natural selection operates, and what leads to different species in the first place, and even what makes a species at all.

If these points don't matter to you, again, I re-iterate, that's fine. Go ham. If all you want to do is make a thousand creative variations, if you want to make a cathar for every cat-look under the sun and that's what's fun for you, please go right ahead! But these points matter to me a great deal, and so I take great enjoyment out of including them in my world building and character thoughts.

[Why do these things matter to me? Because I want to see life on our actual, real world home planet earth preserved. I believe understanding the vast variety of life is essential to fostering greater appreciation and ultimately care of our natural world. Biodiversity is essential and so poorly understood/acknowledged by the general public and it is one of my genuine missions in life to increase and improve understanding in whatever avenues I have available! Not every rabbit is created equal. You can't replace one lemur species with another and expect it to fulfil the same role in the environment, they are fundamentally different creatures. One lizard is not the same as the next, one skink is not equal to the next! People stroll down the beach and cast their eyes over a dozen different shorebirds at once and yet all they see is 'seagull' despite so so many different processes and niches and roles operating right before their eyes! If people can't recognise a sandpiper from a curlew from a crake, let alone a wood sandpiper from a marsh sandpiper from a terek sandpiper, how can they learn, how can they understand that each individual species is doing something different in the environment? That when one species goes extinct, something is irrevocably lost? Helping people understand that one species can not simply be replaced with another, no matter how superficially similar, is truly important to me. Important enough to me that it matters in my fiction as well! That I get more joy out of seeing exploration of earth felids represented across multiple unique space cat species, rather than a one-size-fits-all-cat-man!]

So, back to the space cats. To me, personally, it is most believable to imagine that cathar evolved to a certain level of intelligence, sapience, technological advancement, within a single environment, and then these abilities allowed them to expand further into more extreme environments, cross oceans, survive in hostile climates, etc. A single, distinct species, with certainly some physical variation (just like humans) but within very specific parameters (just like humans - our skin colours and body shapes vary, yes, but across predictable spectrums; we don't have spider-monkey humans and chimp humans and mandrill humans and capuchin humans and snub nosed monkey humans and pygmy marmoset humans). I imagine that when the early cathar population spread, say, from a lightly forested landscape into the snow, they did not need to evolve a fluffy coat with snow leopard patterns because it was their ability to make heavy coats out of wildlife pelts and construct shelters and build fires that allowed them to move into the snow in the first place. They didn't need to develop camouflage appropriate to the environment because they could find colours to wear, they could dye or bleach their fur, their intelligence took over and allowed them to adapt much faster than natural selection ever would. Once they hit a certain point in their species' evolution, they did not need to continue to change physiologically to adapt to environmental pressures.

Could you look at it the other way? That the cathar-predecessor spread across their home planet and adapted into various environmental niches, developed new coat colours and vocal systems before actually becoming the intelligent and self-aware spacefaring cat people we know and love? Sure! But I would argue that it is deeply, profoundly improbable that what you would wind up with is a single species! I would argue that it's profoundly improbable that each one of these environmental variants would develop to the same level of sapience at all, let alone wind up able to produce offspring together, but y'know, the idea of multiple dominant species from a common ancestor is cool and fun too. The key, here, for my own personal believability, is multiple species. If you don't care about any of this in your fiction, fine! Do what's ultimately more creatively fun for you, but own that creativity rather than misrepresent science! And if you actually do like to consider species variation and evolution from a more real-world biology perspective, I encourage you to read and think a little more deeply, go beyond the rule of cool and get to understand the sheer, magnificent, overwhelming variety and beauty of our own home a little better.

My cathar don't purr, because biodiversity matters to me.

Footnote: Slightly more sideways thoughts, I guess, but I also kind of find the trend of giving animal-esque species cutesy animal-esque tendencies to be a little rude, and it's something I prefer to write into Imperial xenophobia rather than make fact for alien species. I don't find it especially fun to consider Aric Jorgan getting distracted with a ball of yarn or being placated with a saucer of milk or grooming himself with his tongue, and especially not any implications that the behaviours might be involuntary. I imagine it's a very tiresome, disrespectful gag for human Imperial agents to give a bowl of milk to their cathar colleague, and I imagine a Republic trooper wouldn't dream of insulting their cathar counterpart in the same way.

#no idea if I actually made any of my points cohesively #Also can't believe this is what I dedicated my whole night to #But hey #there it is #just a big old wall of text about imaginary cat people

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chickensarentcheap · 28 days

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Only if you want to, for both (or just Esme if you prefer)

Do they act differently with different people?

What talents do they have?

What virtues do they exhibit regularly?

Does your character have a habit, annoying or otherwise?

What did they learn from each parent, good or bad

Drinking habits, drug use, now and before?

What memories or responses do smells evoke?

How are they with money?

What is their house/home environment like?

What do they wear when they want to be comfortable?

How does your character feel about silence?

What does your character do when they are angry?

Esme:

Esme is just so vibrant and bubbly. A total social butterfly. She's very warm and welcoming to and with everyone. People are drawn to her personality and she's one hundred percent genuine if she likes you. With Tyler of course she's different; there's always a flirtatious undertone to their conversations and interactions. If she's on a job, she hangs onto that very extroverted and cheerful demeanour but she's also a completely different Esme as well. The one that lies and manipulates and cons to get the work done.

Baking is definitely one of her talents. Along with sewing, crocheting, knitting. She makes clothing and sleep bags for babies and doll clothes for Addie. And she's got an eye for interior decorating :)

I would say her three main virtues are compassion, loyalty, assertiveness

I would say how she rambles when she's telling a story. Especially if she's really invested in it and excited. She leaves her tea mugs everywhere around in the house, in the outbuildings, the office. Tyler is always finding them. And there's always tea left over. She can be a little neurotic at times. And she's a total blanket hog lol

She definitely learned how to be a better mother because her own was so terrible at it. I think from her dad she got his optimism and outgoing personaity.

She was a moderate to heavy drinker after her first marriage fell apart, but after moving to NYC and finding work and stability, she was able to quit and never touched alcohol again for quite a while. She'll have an occasional drink. Like a glass or two of wine if out to dinner or at an event. They don't keep booze in the house and only ever purchase it if they're having a party or certain friends are coming over. She does indulge in weed every now and then. To help with anxiety.

The smell of gasoline sometimes will take her back to the bridge in Dhaka. Which brings on a near flight or flight response. It's still a very difficult thing for her to accept and deal with at times.

These two are never going to run out of money, if she spends tons every day lol. That being said, she's very good with what she does spend. She isn't a real glitz and glamour, designer clothes/shoes kind of person. She loves shopping at Target lol

In the main series, they had purchased an old beach bungalow and over the years have completely gutted, renovated, and expanded it. It has seven bedrooms, four bathrooms, an enormous pantry off the kitchen, a finished basement. There's a handful of outbuildings: where weapons and other 'work' things are securely stored, an office, a gym. There's a a few expansive gardens, an area for the goats, chickens, and the two pigs, a pool, guest house, and a lot of things for the kids. A skateboarding area, rock climbing wall, and swings and play equipment, a trampoline. In Lost and Found, they live in a very modest and quaint three bedroom place. A nice little starter home.

She definitely wears yoga pants or sweats and an enormous t-shirt.

She doesn't like silence. It's foreign to her. She's so used to a lot of noise lol

Esme gives the silent treatment. She'll slam cupboards, doors, throw things in the sink lol. Just to send a message. He knows when to stay away.

Tyler:

Tyler is a completely different person outside of the home with people that aren't part of his immediate tribe. He's very much the strong, silent type. He doesn't do much other than nod and give a bit of a smile. He's just not a social person. That's Esme's thing. He always jokes that when they got places together, she does all the talking and he just has to stand there and look cute lol. To outsiders, he's very intimidating. A lot of people are scared of him. At home with her and the kids, he's a softer and gentler person. He has exceptional patience, he's very patient and understanding. With Esme, even the kids talk about how he sounds and looks different when he's with her and interacting with her. They talk about his eyes and his face change. There's always this love and adoration and devotion towards her. Does that make sense? lol

Tyler is an excellent artist. Drawing is his forte. He's also a great cook and can play the guitar.

His three main virtues would be patience, pererverance, loyalty

His most annoying habit is tracking sand through the house lol. He snores. Horribly.

I think from his mom, he learned patience, courage, tenacity. All he really learned from his father was not to ever be like him when it came to how to treat his wife and his children.

Tyler is and always will be an alcoholic and drug addict. Even though not active with either of those vices.

I would say that there's one smell that brings emotions and memories out, and that's Esme's shampoo. She's been using the same shampoo since they first met. It's the smell of love. And home. Coconut, milk, and honey.

Tyler is very good with money and very good at making money. but man, can he spoil the hell out of his wife and kids lol

Their home is his paradise. His sanctuary. His safe place :)

Board shorts. Or really baggy sweats lol

He's so used to noise that silence would be unnerving to him.

Oh, Tyler is a wild one when he's angry. He unfortunately lashed out. Verbally. although he's learning to deal with that and not do it. Because Esme is usually on the receiving end :(. He's become very good at just knowing when he needs to walk away and do something else. Go for a run, a surf, workout in the gym.

#Tyler and Esme series

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you seem to know a lot about wastewater: do you know why it's bad to flush medications down the toilet? i have to get rid of some narcotics i didn't end up needing, and it would be way easier for me to flush them vs returning them to the pharmacy, but everyone says that's not ok. I can't figure out why, if the water is treated.

(I realize this is a weird thing to ask a total stranger, so feel free to not answer if you don't wanna.)

Hello! You win "last backlogged ask answered this evening"! Sorry it's taken you so long to receive your prize!

The answer is that not all treatment is the same. All wastewater is treated to remove pathogens--the microorganisms that make us sick--and certain nutrients, most of which are in the water as little bits of solid waste. (Total Suspended Solids is a measure that has to drop below a certain threshhold before the water can be released.) (That's not the only way those nutrients are removed but it is A Way.)

However, most wastewater is not treated to remove straight-up inorganic chemicals. This isn't a hard and fast rule. (I'm sure people in the comments will be happy to point out all the exceptions.) But for the most part, things like drugs, cooking oil, and antifreeze aren't going to get removed by the typical wastewater treatment process. Cooking oil will create a big mess in the treatment plant itself, if it doesn't clog the sewer pipes before it even gets there. And drugs will simply pass right through the treatment system and into the environment.

One bit of good news is that some communities have drug takeback programs in addition to whatever's run by your pharmacy. So if you search "[your area] drug takeback" or "prescription takeback" you may find some additional options that could be more convenient for you.

I'm sorry you are (were?) stuck with medication that was just one more task to complete! But it really is best to take them to a place that knows how to dispose of them responsibly, if you can.

And if you couldn't? Be kind to yourself. You know for next time now. It's ok.

#asks #wastewater treatment #can tell I'm American because I'm hoarding my leftover narcotics in case they're needed by someone without insurance #which could be me #something something greatest nation on earth #rocky rambles

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Much madness was one of my favorite One Piece works. I'm still not over your idea of m!Madeleine where he ends up in Tottoland bureaucracy as the most well adjusted one because canon Madeleine is.... a person with an unique mind. If you can write any more deftails on that whether it's how he interacts with siblings (i.e. Cracker), his daily life, or any of his true self that peeks out from his warm kind mask. I'm not picky.

Hello and thank you for reading! ... I actually had to go back and dig up that old post haha. But yes, m!Madeleine! In which Madeleine is a Well Adjusted Individual, but only if you compare him with his alternate Madeleine personas and, like. The Charlotte family in general lol.

More below the cut, since this got a little long:

So, m!Madeleine is very calm and mild-mannered in the day-to-day. Cracker still doesn't get along very well with him in the beginning ("Just look at him! How am I supposed to trust that face?" "... What kind of excuse is that, Cracker?") and it's precisely because of that affable front. He gets along with everyone, and Cracker refuses to believe that anyone can be that good-natured. His brother is definitely plotting something!

Eventually, though, m!Madeleine gets tired of all the pointed needling and snarky comments and pulls Cracker into a sealed area via Dream Dream Fruit. In the tried and true fashion of a lot of shonen manga out there, you become friends after beating each other up with your fists.

... Or well, not friends, but Cracker is definitely a lot less twitchy around m!Madeleine after finding out that he's a person who does have his own limits just like anyone else out there.

On m!Madeleine's part... y'know, I kind of feel like we should probably stop calling him that by this point. Macaron? Let's go with Macaron.

Anyways!

So, on Macaron's part. Even though he'd been unwillingly stuffed into the bureaucracy things by Peros at the start, he still does his job well. And he comes to take a certain sense of pride in watching over his siblings and keeping everything running smoothly on the island. It also helps that Big Mom is very much Not Interested in paperwork or anything of the sort, so she's never around the administration buildings. Win-win for everyone all around!

Macaron is content to ignore Big Mom for the most part, but he eventually grows to care for his siblings. Bloodthirsty idiots, the whole lot of them. He loves them anyways.

Katakuri and Cracker and all the others out there, constantly fighting so others in the family do not have to... it's not a job Macaron would ever wish to take upon his own shoulders, he doesn't think he has the stomach for it. But he can respect his brothers for the sacrifices that they make, for the sake of the family.

It means that siblings like Macaron and Brulee can remain safely within Totto Land and support them from the back. Keep everything in the territory running smoothly. Take care of all the younger siblings that they have, give them a safe environment to grow up in-

Macaron is a fairly laidback person, by and large. It makes him the number one Charlotte that people want to use as their point of contact with the Big Mom Pirates. He's the only one in that insane family who's not insane! Who will sit down and talk to you all reasonable and polite and you'll never have to worry about Macaron getting irritated and pulling a sword on you out of nowhere when he suddenly loses his temper.

Looking at you, Cracker.

... Anyways. There's a lot of things that Macaron can overlook and politely pretend to forget -as long as it doesn't threaten his family.

He's not a fighter like Katakuri or Cracker, but he's far from helpless, contrary to the impression that most people have of him. When Urouge and his crew breach the nursery, Macaron is actually reading a story to the young ones. The young man lifts his eyes, and very carefully does not frown, knowing that his impressionable little siblings are watching him -knowing that they take their cues from them, and so he has to remain calm and unruffled- but it doesn't stop him from clicking his tongue.

He'll have to go over the island's security measures with Peros after this.

"You have," he says flatly, "Exactly five seconds to turn around and leave. If not... I won't be responsible for what happens next."

Armed with nappies and toys and holding a colorful picture book, Macaron certainly doesn't cut a very imposing figure. The Fallen Monk Pirates laugh at him.

Macaron nods, and closes the book. Then, wholly ignoring the enemies in the room, he turns towards his little siblings.

"Let's play a game," he smiles. "Close your eyes and count to thirty. No peeking! Good children who listen will get an extra treat in their afternoon snack today."

"B-brother, what-?"

"Shhh. There, there. Be good, hmm?"

Then, Macaron turns.

Sleep, he commands, and the power of his Devil Fruit flares to life around him with a nightmarish glow.

...

"Oh, I'm really out of practice... Brulee is going to be so cross with me for making a mess like this... ah, Pudding! Good timing, sister. Will you run a message to the Head Chef for me while I do a bit of cleanup here? Put in an extra order for some extra treats to be delivered to the Nursery today. Eclairs will be nice, I think.

... What's with that look on your face? Run along, now. There's nothing for you to worry about here.

...

... Did you not hear me? Pudding. You have nothing to worry about."

#QA #Writing #some m!madeleine stuff!#or rather #macaron now i guess #technically i guess we could've had the name stay madeleine #but madeleine is very much a feminine name?#and in my mind it's associated with f!madeleine so #macaron!#hopefully that works too #and there isn't already a canon one piece character called macaron lol #that would be fun #;;;

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ingeniousmindoftune · 2 years

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Fire & Rescue -04.

Description: in which you and buck have had an ongoing sneaky link for a year now, he’s slowly falling for you, but you left town after he wants to become serious, now you’re back in town and a car accident sends a hold on your trip to see him… long story short.. you loose your memory, he’s the firefighter who rescues you, you have no memory of him… and now you’re contemplating feelings…

Warnings: may contain foul language, some smut, fluffs and anything that’s offensive to certain viewers. You must be 18 or older to read any of my books, if you aren’t DNI.

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“Everyone seems to love you.” Buck smiled over at you as you both sat down on the couch in the fire station, everyone was laughing and enjoying each others company, it felt like home to you. It was a pleasing environment, and poor Hen just took over yours and Bucks baby, she had her and hasn’t put her down yet, her wife was just as much in awe with the beautiful baby. “She’s just the prettiest little thing, she obviously didn’t get that beauty from Buck.” Hen teases.

You laughed softly, “I don’t know, She looks like him to me and he isn’t all that bad looking.” Your eyes met with Bucks as he glanced over at you with a little half smile. “Hey.” He chuckled. “I happen to believe I’m the best looking fire fighter in here.”

“Tuh. Says yourself.” Henrietta and Athena teased. “Eddie and I take the cake.” Hen teases again, Eddie slaps hands with Henrietta, you couldn’t help but laugh. But the more you laughed the more painful it became. “Stop.” You held your hand up. “You all are making me laugh. And it hurts.” Buck wrapped his arm around you, rubbing your back in a circular motion. “Have you been taking your meds?” He asks, you weren’t big on medication so you shook your head no. “Cap needs me.” Hen stood up handing your daughter to Evan, Evan looked at you with furrowed eyebrows as he held you alls daughter in his arms, her little hands latched onto his finger. “What you mean you haven’t been taking your medication?” Athena asks, knowing that was the next question Buck was going to ask but, knew he would be afraid to ask since he wanted to rebuild something with you.

You looked into her direction. “I just never been big on medication. At least pills. I’ve always taken herbal supplements. It’s what I was raised on, every time I see medication that doctors prescribe, the side effects- they always help with one thing but damage another. And the side effects on the medication they provided to me, scared me. It says, ‘May cause suicidal thoughts and tendencies’. I have a baby, and I don’t need to be thinking like that.”

“But,” Buck sighs. “I get that but you can’t be walking around in unbearable pain. Please, just take the medication for me or have a doctor prescribe you something different.”

You let out a deep sigh, looking at him. You two were now alone while everyone got things together in the kitchen area for the gathering. “I’ll look into it.” Bobby yelled out for everyone to come and eat, you grabbed your crutches looking over at buck who was just looking at you with concern. That look he gets. You found it to be compelling to say the least. “I know you don’t remember, don’t remember me or us... But, you need to understand, I love you and I care about you deeply, Y/n. And I don’t want to see you in pain, it isn’t pretty. For you or for me. Or our daughter. Call me selfish, but I rather you half some minor side effects that can be managed then being in pain all day long.”

“I don’t know if that is sweet or what but I’m going to take it as, it was sweet.” You kissed his cheek.

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“You been quiet all night.” Buck teased walking over to Eddie, You were being taken back to your house by Athena, you were growing tired from all of the commotion and everything that was going on. You had a good night and wanted to rest. Buck handed Eddie a beer.

Eddie just shook his head. “I’ve just been observing.”

“Observing what?” Buck questioned. Eddie and Buck weren’t just friends, they were family. They had came a long ways from when Eddie first came to the station. They were close, very close. “Just how you are with her, with your kid. Having her and your daughter in your life has changed you- You’ve always been a good man, a little reckless at times but a good man.. and she tends to bring out the best in you. But, you don’t think you are moving a little fast trying to get her to remember you?”

Eddie sighs. Buck sighed. “Remember when I told you that I knew what it was like, being in love with someone and not having them feel the same way? That wasn’t abby, or Taylor.. IT was Y/N. Thee one and only one. Before she left town, me and her got into this huge fight. I’m not going into details but I told her that I loved her. She never said it back. Said I was in my feelings, that we didn't know each other long enough for that, or that I didn’t know love, that I was in love with the sex, the idea of her.”

“Were you, were you just in love with the sex? The idea of her?”

Eddie chuckled lightly licking his lips. “Although the sex was.. amazing.. she was the best I’ve ever had... it wasn’t just the sex I was in love with... she was perfect. I was in love with her, I’m still in love with her and I don’t wanna stop until she knows that, until she feels that. And seeing her on the brink of death, it only made me realize just how much more I want her in my life, how much I want to spend the rest of my life with her.”

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“Shouldn’t you be recovering?” You asked Evan, he sat up looking over at you. “I could, or..” He hovered over you, leaning down planting kisses on your neck and down your bare check. “We could forget all of this, and wrestle in these sheets.”

You wanted nothing more but to be in bed, under him but, you also knew Evan was still recovering after the accident where the truck landed on him, leaving him injured. “I don’t know, Buck.” He ignored you, You were already butt naked considering you slept naked, just what Buck loved. It didn't take him long to remove his boxers, spreading your legs with hid right hand. He ran his penis up and down your vagina’s folds. You slightly moved from the sensation, the way he swirled his tip around your clit teasing some before he slipped in. “ooh.” You moaned, Buck grunted thrusting in and out of you. You were so tight, you felt so good. “Fuck.” He grunted in your ear. “Swear, you just what I need, every time.”

“You too, fuck!”

@laylasbunbunny

#buck x eddie #evan buck buckley #evan buckely #evan buck buckely #buck #buck buckley #911 fox #911onfox #tv: 911 #black fanfiction #black writer #black writers #imagines #black reader #fanfic writers #fanfics #oliver stark

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pianostarinwonderland · 2 years

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Honest question from a fellow Azul fan, wtf do you think is under Azul's tentacles? Because normally there's a beak down there, but I highly doubt he has one. Is it just smooth? Is there an ink sack in addition to releasing ink from his face? Is it where he releases his "waste?" If so does that mean "parts" are there too? Does he have the typical human/mermaid situation going on or does he have the "special" tentacle male octopi do? Both? It's been haunting me ever since I saw his mer form.

First off, don't be sorry 🥺 I actually found the ask entertaining and pretty unique! Sorry it took so long.

I'm putting my answer under cut, though, since not everyone might be comfy with the topic. I will say as a general reminder that I am an SFW blog and don't entertain NSFW asks, but I'll still take this ask since it leans more onto biology and speculations.

Okay, now that you're here, let's address the first question: What is under Azul's tentacles?

Some people have thought that he has a beak under the tentacles, aka his second mouth. Yes, in octopuses, there is an ink sac near the anus area (but inside his body) where ink is produced. And since I said anus area, then yes, we can say that that is where Azul excretes. (Lawdy this is weirdly invasive to say)

The short answer I'll give you is this: I think under his tentacles is an anus, and he still has an ink sac, but he has no beak.

The long answer?

Here's the thing we have to take note of: Azul is a mer, not a full octopus. He has a human upper body, which includes a mouth. Assuming Little Mermaid's events took place around ~200 years before TWST"s story (which is set in contemporary era), that means octopus merfolk already go pretty far back. Thus, this means that that is a lot of time for the octopus mer species to evolve and change.

You probably heard in your biology class this theory called the theory of evolution by natural selection, made by Charles Darwin. The most rudimentary explanation I can provide is that the organisms whose traits ensure their survival in an environment will have more offspring than organisms with traits that don't ensure survival. Therefore, there is more of a chance for the former to produce offspring with the same traits as the parent.

Part of the evidences of this theory is this funky thing called vestigial organs. Basically, it's organs that have become useless over time because the species found no need for it. When the species finds no need for the organs, they weaken and/or disappear with each generation.

Let's go back to octopus mers then. They have a human upper body, including a mouth that has a pretty powerful jaw. So it is safe to say that the beak for octopus mers eventually had no use and slowly disappeared as the species evolved.

However, with the anus and ink sac, well octopus mers don't have a human bottom half (and therefore no human butt), so the hole under all the tentacles serves as the anus. The ink sac is honestly the one I'm most unsure about, but the reason why octopuses dispel ink is to distract predators and make their escape. The ink also serves to propel the octopus to swim faster. To this day, Coral Sea's social environment is still pretty vague, but there is the implication that it isn't as nice as the social environment on land. So it's possible that Azul has the ink sac still.

Now, onto the second question: Does Azul have the "special" tentacle?

Well 🤔 I don't see why not. Mer biology gets pretty funky when it comes to This, but each species evolves differently. Fish mers probably underwent the funky human/mer thing, while octopus mers were probably like, "lol wut" while flexing their one tentacle. It's important to also remember that male mers are built to mate with female mers, so whatever keeps the species thriving. 😂

Hope that this helps? 😅 I'm not sure which tags to put this under, but let me know if you need me to tag this under a certain topic.

#twisted wonderland #twst #azul ashengrotto #twst theory #ask

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puppyexpressions · 11 months

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9 Step Puppy Care Guide

1) Puppy-proof your home

Anyone who has welcomed a new baby or toddler into their home knows that there are certain everyday items which need to be removed and kept out of reach for the safety and care of the youngster. Like babies and small children, puppies are naturally curious, and will explore their new territory and its contents. This could mean getting themselves into potentially dangerous situations!

To create a safe space, start by designating or fencing off one part of the home, which will become your puppy’s new territory for their first few months. Then make sure the following items are out of reach from your new puppy:

Electrical items and cords

Chemicals and toxins

Plants

Rugs

Breakables

Valuables

Trash

Additionally be sure to sweep or vacuum the area frequently to remove any small hazards, and keep the area clean and tidy so your puppy can safely enjoy his new environment.

2) Get the necessary puppy supplies

Next, be sure to stock up on the most important puppy care supplies. These include:

ID tags

Collar & leash

Food & bowls

Sleeping crate

Toys

Try to provide toys and other entertainment that your puppy is familiar with, both to help to keep him occupied and to help him feel more at home. A range of things to play with will make him feel cared-for, comfortable and happy about the new environment.

3) Plan your puppy’s diet & exercise

Another essential puppy care tip is to consider the best food choice. We recommend a nutrient-dense dog food which is suitable for growing puppies. Ensure that your pup will get all the nutrients he needs and enjoys eating the food, too. You can choose from a wide range of choices, including premium, natural, and raw dog foods.

Your new puppy will have a lot of energy, and you can help him to use it in a productive way.

However do keep in mind, that puppies need much less exercise than adult dogs.

Let your puppy play, walk, run, and explore outdoors in a confined and safe area at least one time per day. You can use the puppy’s age (in months) times 5 minutes per month to determine how much play time he should have per day. For example, if your puppy is 6 months, the recommended play time is 30 minutes a day.

4) Set up proper sleeping arrangements

When deciding where your puppy will sleep, we recommend to do the following:

Ensure you have a designated space for the puppy to sleep, including a dog bed or crate

Place the bed in an area where other people are nearby, so your puppy won’t be lonely

Do not let the new puppy sleep in your bed with you, as this can create an unwanted sleeping arrangement in the long term

Most importantly, try to be consistent in enforcing the sleeping policy, so that everyone can get a good night’s sleep, including your growing puppy.

5) Potty-train your puppy

Puppies need to urinate frequently, so you will need to anticipate their needs and give them an opportunity to relieve themselves at least every two hours.

Similarly, you can usually tell when a puppy ‘wants to go’ because he or she will look around anxiously, walk in circles and start sniffing in suitable corners looking for a place.

And that’s your cue to take your pet outside. If you don’t want your pup pooping all over the yard as an adult, pick one area and take him directly there when it’s potty time.

6) Train for good behavior

Take care to start training your new puppy right away. At their young age, they need to learn the rules and will be able to grasp them quickly with good and consistent effort. Don’t let your new family member get away with anything just because he is a tiny, cute, little puppy.

By teaching your puppy good manners, you’ll set your puppy up for a life of positive social interaction.

In addition, obedience training will help forge a stronger bond between you and your puppy. Teaching your pup to obey commands such as sit, stay, down, and come will, additionally, help keep your pup safe and under control in any potentially dangerous situations.

7) Take your puppy to the vet

Take your new puppy to the vet for a checkup as soon as possible. If there’s something wrong, the vet can catch it early and get it before it becomes a big problem. It also gives you a chance to talk with the vet about what it takes to raise a puppy; such as feeding, vaccinations, the financial aspect of owning a pet, and everything else you may need to know as a dog owner. Don’t be afraid to ask your vet every question that comes to your mind. When it comes to the life of your pet, you can’t ask too many questions.

8) Provide supervision

Now that you’re getting used to life with your new puppy, be sure to supervise him at all times. This will help you to:

monitor his health

train him consistently

keep him out of harm’s way and

prevent him from getting into (or peeing on) your nice things

Constant supervision can also allow you to get to know your furry little friend better, so you will start to learn his personality, charms, and quirks. Take turns letting everyone in your household supervise the puppy and he’ll feel well-cared for.

9) Ensure plenty of socialization

A new puppy needs lots of love and cuddling, rest and sleep, lots of good, nourishing food and then… more love! Moving to a new home, leaving his mom and litter-mates is a very difficult experience for a puppy. Therefore, try to make the move as easy as possible for him. Give him time with you and your family, and give him the feeling of being safe and secure in his new home.

During the early weeks and months, it is also a good idea to introduce your puppy to a variety of sights, sounds, people and experiences. Let him meet adults and children, the postman and other visitors, and let him approach them in his own time. A well-socialized puppy will be able to cope with all of the situations he’s likely to encounter in later life, rather than growing up shy or fearful.

#new puppy care #puppy training #new puppy training #puppy #training

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erigold13261 · 6 months

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I love how the NSpidR/Eriverse is helping you flesh out powers/details of the NSR world

Yea, having a larger cast set in entirely different areas does help a lot in that regard! There's only so much you can do with the Megastars and B2J all in one city.

That's probably why I even really added Ex-Jay and the Mermaid Club initially to my NSR worldview. The ideas I was thinking of were getting stale so I needed to add some more characters so I could play around with a lot more relationships.

I especially had a problem where I needed to include everyone for some reason (at least when I was thinking about stuff personally), which was happening because the cast was still fairly small. Now I can section off groups or something and make fun interactions.

A similar thing is actually happening with the Arachnikids, but that is because they are all stuck in one place. At least with just NSR they had a whole city to traverse, but the Arachnikids in Nueva York are all stuck in a relatively small environment.

That's probably why I keep trying to show outside influences with the Arachnikids. Things like how they are fans of Sayu and 1010, or that people are related to Eve, Remi, Dodo, and Asa. There's also the connection between Hobie and Ex-Jay that I love exploring.

For me, it's hard to just think of something or a character without connections to other people. I can't just think of Purl-Hew or Peni as standalone characters. I need to connect them to other people (and this is even more prevalent for places, as it took having Hobie and Ex-Jay interacting for me to start thinking more about the UK and just Europe as a whole, though the Goolings did help getting me started about thinking of that area).

So yea, having two distinct areas where the story is taking place really helps me think more of the overall world instead of the little bubble that I was only thinking of before.

I am now being forced to think about how things work, what powers are more "realistic," where certain things happen in the world and why. Which is sometimes the only way I end up being able to think of some things lol (like I was only thinking of 1010 but people wanted to know more about Yinu or Sayu and Crew, so I was forced to shift my focus and now I love coming up with ideas for basically all of the cast, though I still struggle a LOT with DJSS lol).

#eritalks #noart #eriverse #asks #having motivation to think about stuff #or people asking me things i never thought about before #really does help in crafting a world

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ariesbilly · 1 year

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may I request additional info on your east coast billy? inquiring minds, and all...

hnnnn okay. makes my brain go brrr

i just think there is a high possibility he's got family somewhere in the new york/jersey/rhode island area. i like to believe his mother comes from a big italian family lmao and he's spent enough time around them that he started to pick up on an accent that only really comes out on certain words (this ABSOLUTELY gets thicker when hes drunk and leaves everyone very confused)

if we're going with canon timeline then he wouldve only been around these people for a few years of his life and lost all ties with them after his mom left. (though ive stated previously i like to imagine she has a sister billy still kept in touch with)

but i think he should reunite with them! and if they ever find out what neil was doing.... neils not gonna make it out of that one hes gonna get his ass beat. like god intended. but i digress

all i know is this is east coast billy a million trillion percent

something about the gold jewelry specifically just... the girls who get it get it. also dying thinking about billy taking max and steve to the east to meet his family and he immediately turns into a guido, entire personality changing and steve and max are like "what the fuck is going on who is this ???"

if we wanna talk about a billy who grew up on the east coast? i mean you think hes bad now... like its just billy but amplified by a thousand. the catholicism? through the fucking roof. actively attending mass every sunday. praying to st anthony. the feasts! (ive still never experienced a feast rip to me thats another story). also the east coast is already very take no bullshit, abrasive attitude. so like hes got the personality for it... itd just be so much worse lmao

the hair would be bigger! floofier. well... crispier. the higher the hair the closer to god.

east coast italian billy would be such a mamas boy and like hE ALREADY IS LIKE HIS CHARACTER IS ALREADY SET FOR THIS SHIT DO YOU UNDERSTAND!!!! just gotta like change some appearance things and youre ready to go.

you just gotta come from that environment to understand idk you had to be there lmao but i want billy with a big family so he isnt trapped with neil constantly and i want him slathering himself in baby oil while he sits on his little lawn chair out in his tiny patch of grass soaking up the sun while he chainsmokes causing 75 kinds of cancers at once while his nonna is frying up chicken cutlets for dinner these are the things i think about

#all the stories ive been told about the havoc my family used to wreak on each other at barbecues and shit back in the day....#thats what i want for him #briana answers things

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cloudninetonine · 2 years

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This is kind of based on what an anon said and this ask may take a minute to get to the Player’s Aid portion.

It is apparent that the more comfortable and cozier our life styles get, the easier it is to be traumatized.

Let me explain: Records of the first man with signs of PTSD date back to a time before guns existed I believe, so a long time ago. He was a soldier who basically had a breakdown on the field as he watched his brothers in arms- along with the enemies- die around him.

This was the first recorded incident (I think, my info may be a little off), and as our lifestyles grew easier and more and more dangerous weapons were made, the more attention began to turn to this phenomenon as more and more people were starting to act weird after witnessing some stuff.

It definitely doesn’t help that people are very disconnected in this day in age. You go fight on the behalf of your country, your people, watch millions die, and then go back to find the people you fought for walking up and down the street without even a glance in your direction. There is simply too much distance between strangers now.

Your partner and or kids may comfort you, but they cannot give you what you’re looking for as there was no immediate threat to them in their eyes, nothing was coming to kill or attack them, they were perfectly safe, sitting around and worrying over you.

This comfort mixed with the distance can tear soldiers in particular apart and is why so many veterans have PTSD. The distance in general is also an issue without going to war or anything as PTSD comes from many different places.

But here’s an example where something normally bad was actually good for a community: sometime- not too terribly long ago I believe- there was a bad volcanic eruption in France. For a whole TWO YEARS there was not a SINGLE genocide (it was either in the area or the whole country, I don’t remember), that is a long time for such a big place! It’s because everyone there shared the trauma, everyone understood each others pain on a personal level. Neighbors linked hands with other neighbors they’ve never spoken with before, grown adults cried on strangers shoulders. This is in complete contrast to the soldier thing, where nothing changed when they got home, there was no acknowledgement, and even if there was it wouldn’t have satisfied them.

Now let’s take the Player’s situation- they come from the our world where everything is comfortable and sweet, yet where everyone is distant and unconcerned. Now they’re in a world where everyone is close and caring of strangers, yet they are fighting for there lives, dying of sickness, and dealing with the shitty medieval living conditions.

Now the player doesn’t really know the boys, but they do care about them, know of there pasts, and do feel strong emotions of sympathy and understanding for them.

They then have to watch as, man and child a like, throw themselves into heated, agonizingly long, hand to hand combat.

I wonder how that’ll affect player, if the different time periods are taken into darker consideration, idk, I just need to say something to finish the ask.

Btw not all of my information may be correct, I watched a video on this stuff a long time ago and the memories of it are kinda fuzzy, so forgive me if I got anything wrong or oversimplified it too much.

Oh, wow, okay ow-

But it does make total sense. Being in an era where it's less likely to have to grow accustomed to harder environments (well, more being in a certain area) it would make sense people would become softer to the blow that is trauma.

All I know is, Player is gonna face some difficulties in this story, which includes having to deal with stuff like this- after all I want the reactions to be realistic as possible while still bordering around interesting to read territory.

#cloud answers #bloodybloob #BB

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qqueenofhades · 2 years

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Do you have tips for picking out a college for an undergraduate? I know a lot of it comes down to personal preference, but what are some red flags for schools?

Welp. My Oh God I Am So Old, Do I Even Remember Looking At Undergrad Colleges, That Was Half My Life Ago list of recommendations/advice would go like this:

Cost and location (obviously). Do you want to go to school close to home, or somewhere far away? Are there issues as to how you would get back and forth between home and campus (i.e. is it out in the country and how the hell would you get there from the nearest airport, assuming you didn't have access to a car?) How much is annual tuition, how much financial aid does the school offer to a typical incoming student, and how much is grant-based (which you don't have to pay back) vs. loan-based (which you do?) How much financial debt/obligation do you want to take on just for one degree? Fancy schools are all well and good (and I myself went to like, the most expensive one in the entire country, so good thing I got a lot of aid?) but they come with equally fancy price tags. Are you planning to/will you need to work in order to make ends meet? Are your parents pitching in to help with costs? Where else can you find income to cover your day-to-day needs?

Strength in your chosen field (again, obviously). Is there a reason you want to go to this college, and not another one? Is there a faculty member you admire or a department/institute that you would like to join? It's okay if you don't know what you want to major in yet, as a lot of kids don't and/or change their minds, but if you can explain what exactly draws you to a certain school, it will help with clearly articulating yourself in admissions essays, interviews, and any other hoops you need to jump through.

Academic expectations/workload. Is it the kind of school where everyone is expected to get A's all the time, or more easy-going? Do you have a preference about what kind of results will be expected from you? Also, worth checking out the expected courseload/assessment style/exam requirements/etc, so you know what your academic commitment will look like once you're there. Are support services or skills centers available for students, if you need a little extra help in adjusting? Do they actually do their job?

Campus culture and student life. Is there some kind of lurking scandal or other issue in the school's past, is it still ongoing, etc etc? A college's Wikipedia page is usually pretty good at listing past controversies, lawsuits, and anything else that might impact on your experience and/or what you should expect if you went there. Likewise, what are you planning for social/extracurricular activities? Do you want to join a frat/sorority, play on a sports team, join an art club, so on and so forth? Most universities will have listings of all their various associations and organizations, so think about what kind of social life you would like to have/join.

Study abroad (optional). If you're thinking about spending a junior or senior year overseas, or on an exchange with a partner institution, is that available at your prospective school?

Health care/political environment/abortion access. If, God forbid, you or a friend found themselves in an emergency situation, how easy would it be to get care? Would you have to leave the state or otherwise go somewhere far away? (I absolutely hate that I have to type these words in the year 2022, but fuck you, SCOTUS!) So if your absolute dream school is located in a state that is about to or already has totally banned access to abortion, would that be an issue for you? Do you want to go to school in a liberal area, and what would the town/surrounding area be like?

And finally, do you just like it? Obviously, there are plenty of sensible considerations/checklists to look at, such as the above. But if you just really like the vibe, the campus, the people, and see yourself at home there, it's all right to listen to that instinct, as long as you can make the other stuff work. It can be as simple as "I really like this school and I want to go here," so yeah.

Good luck!

#blackholes-are-fun #ask #school stuff

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stagefullofentertainment · 11 months

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Zodiac Big 3 of the Hazbin Hotel Characters (Zodiac Series) (Charlie)

I’m an admirer of astrology and things related to it. I am not a professional or even a person with vast depths of knowledge about it, yet I still find it quite enjoyable. So, because the Hazbin series are getting quite near, I thought I share my opinions on what placements the characters would have (you could call it a prediction too). This is based on the pilot and many headcanons that my brain came to think of.

CHARLIE

Ascendant in Taurus

Ascendant in general talks about how other people see us and who we are meant to grow into. Also, there are notes on our physical appearance and how we interact with the world around us. (However, physical appearance may be influenced by other planets, house placements and so on, in which I won’t dive).

So, why Taurus rising for Charlie, Hell’s top tier princess?

Firstly, Taurus is ruled by Venus, the planet that gives us beauty, love and compassion amongst other things. Now, tell me, isn’t Charlie a lovely and caring person to be around? If we were to talk about her outer beauty, she is, without a doubt, magnificent and well – put together. Taurus also rules over the throat part of a body, including vocal cords. Does this ring any bells? Maybe a love and capability of singing of someone?

Now, Taurus rising is also very chill and has a comforting energy around them, making everyone feel at ease. I think that we’ll see more of that in Charlie as the series progresses. They are also slow to anger and expressing their frustration, unless you really push their buttons. Well, Charlie doesn’t strike me as an angry person in general, but I would love to see her “true form” coming out when someone or something really makes her mad.

If we were to talk more about personality traits, Taurus risings can be quite stubborn about certain things. For Charlie, I think it’s the Hazbin Hotel. I bet she thought of creating it pretty early on, and never backed out, even if there wasn’t a lot of support from others. She slowly but surely created her dream. That also ties in to her creativity and talent to create cozy environments. In general, I can see her being a peacemaker in Hazbin or overall, in her life, who is a practical, loyal and determined person.

Since she is a Taurus rising, her 7th house of partnerships (there are many more themes of the house) falls into a sign of Scorpio. That means that in her relationships, Charlie might be a little possessive and jealous which would be an interesting detail to see how Charlie operates in her connections. This also makes her a very committed person to her loved ones who will do anything for them. Well, since she has a Scorpio 7th house, I wouldn’t be surprised if Charlie turns out to be bit more dirty minded or “spicier” than she seemed from the start.

To sum it up, I believe that we will see how Charlie grows to be more trusting of herself, not letting her standards down and standing firmly on her values.

The Sun in Pisces

The Sun, the most popular placement that everyone knows. The one and only that you confidently answer when asked “hey, what’s your zodiac sign?”. However, its importance is still present in our daily life. The Sun shows how we chose to take action, what’s our ego like and the area of our life where we tend to focus on the most (amongst other things).

Pisces is ruled by Jupiter, the planet of luck, expansion, spirituality and other important themes. I think that Charlie has to have a bit of a “happy – go – lucky” aspect of her personality. It is also connected to philosophy, so, isn’t it strange how Charlie’s goal is to help others by changing their philosophy and beliefs about goodness and evilness, in order for them to get a happy ending.

Pisces Sun is one of the most compassionate and positive signs, in my opinion. Charlie does seem to be loving, friendly and, obviously, very welcoming. She’s there to make others feel happy and comfortable. She might also be trying to be there for every single soul, making sure everyone’s wishes are met, that there will be no time for herself. There also could be some undertones of Charlie having a bit of a toxic positivity in her way of thinking and communicating.

Pisces Sun also needs alone time. I definitely can see Charlie locking herself up in her room for the whole day and just chilling. Reflecting on the events of the week or just simply taking a long nap.

Another thing with Pisces Sun is the assumption that they’re naive and bit crazy. Of course, there could be some truth to that, but actually Pisces are really observing and quite intellectual. (This is me again, wanting a scene where Charlie straight up outsmarts Alastor, leaving him dumbfounded).

So, Pisces Sun is a mysterious ray of sunshine, who Charlie will show through the course of the story.

The Moon in Cancer

The Moon is quite magical, in my opinion. It shows our inner world, our emotions and how we deal with them inside, where we are the most comfortable in (amongst other topics). It shows who we truly are, when we’re alone with our feelings.

Cancer sign is ruled by the Moon, meaning that it feels at home in this sign, however, these individuals tend to feel Moon’s shifts more intensely, making them feel the effects of it more than others. Charlie is the most expressive person in regards to her true emotions, in my opinion. She is sensitive about others and herself, caring and wanting to help in any way she can. I believe Charlie is the most emotionally intelligent out of all the cast.

On the other hand, her emotions could get the best of her. I wouldn’t be surprised if through the series we will see her emotional outburst or depressive episodes, which are common with this placement. This could also play out in her having to deal with her insecurities.

Cancer Moon is also known for wanting to be in their safe space, maybe some alone relaxation and rewind time. Maybe we could see an episode where Charlie is so feud up with everything that she closes herself in her room and has that needed time only to herself, leaving Vaggie running the hotel. Of course, this placement feels better with their family too. So, maybe after Charlie had her solitude time, she and Vaggie could do something simple and romantic.

Cancer Moon (and other Cancer placements) needs their loved ones, their family present in their life. Well, we already saw that Charlie is still somewhat in touch with her parents (the time will show how good or bad their relationship is). That doesn’t mean that she doesn’t have a new family too. There’s Vaggie, of course, and I believe that Hazbin main characters will inevitably become a found family.

All in all, I believe that Charlie will be a wonderful, caring and expressive Cancer Moon.

And that is all for this time. I hope you had fun reading my little speculation! I do, in fact, plan to write more of this for other characters of Hazbin, if you were wondering.

Have a fantastic time out there!

#hazbin hotel #headcanon #charlie morningstar #hazbin hotel charlie #Zodiac series

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