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royalteachitchat · 3 months

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Wow! 👏👏👏 JDEadonWriter on X, put this amazing post out today. Check this out!

Are Meghan Markle's kids FAKE? 🤔

Megnant

1 Size: Bump drastically altering in size, even in a single day 😯

2 Slip: Bump slipped down to her knees in Birkenhead, UK 😯

3 Wobble: Bump wobbled side-to-side as she crossed the street. 😯

4 Clutching: Supporting her bump with her hands overly often. 🤔

5 Popping: audibly popped in a video, and wafted her clothes😯

6 Shape: Bump unnaturally shaped on Netflix🤔

7 Straps: Moonbump straps outlines visible under clothing in several photos. And something snapped, impacting the clothing fabric (video of H&M in London)😯

8 Biology: An absence of swelling of ankles, and other subtle biological (non)signs.🤔

9 Holding: Carrying a (doll?) infant on her bump, instead of on her hip.🤔

10 Squats: Squatting, effortlessly, with her knees together in videos and photos. In heels.😯

Births

11 Announcements: Royal official birth announcements are indirect. One states they are delighted "by the news of the" (not by the actual) birth.🤔

12 Coverup? A medic who certified a birth closed down her practice shortly afterwards.😯

13 Certificates: Questions linger over the birth certificates signatures, etc.🤔

14 Leak: An official Royal twitter account tweet indicated that Meghan’s kids are fake, before being taken down. An innocent prank?😁

15 Recovery: Epidural (ouch!) birth in a bath description anomalies and arriving home too soon afterwards to be quite plausible.🤔

16 Born Of Body?: Meghan allegedly told a friend she was infertile, when at college, and there was a reported alleged hysterectomy before the births.

17 Silence: Meghan is silent on her claimed births, despite always flashing her bump; having a "Capacity for over sharing"; boasting about being a “Mom”, and always talking about herself (apparently) on her feminist podcast. 🤔

Rented Infants

18 Archie Model: The real parents of the infant predominantly shown in Archie photos are identified. 💥

19 Lilibet Model: Parents of the infant shown in Lilibet photos are identified.💥

20 Loan: Mother of “Lilibet” commented on Insta that she does not "loan" her daughter to Meghan any longer.😯

21 Shape-Shifting: Different infants used in photos of both Archie and Lilibet.😯

22 Photoshopping: A litany of incompetently-photoshopped “family” photos. (A huge topic in itself).🤔

Dolls

23 Reborn Doll: Seemingly cradling a doll (a product called Darren) in official photo of Archie 🪆

24 Party Doll: Meghan seemingly cradled a similar doll when gate-crashing a polo match party, begetting astonished looks.😯

25 Bumpy Ride: Meghan seemed to be lugging an inanimate doll on top of her bump through some woods in Canada. Whilst grinning at a hired pap.🪆

26 Twisted: In one photograph, Archie's head is twisted more than 90 degrees 🪆

27 Carrying: A high % of photographs show them carrying the “kids” 🪆

28 Backs-Turned: A high % of Photos are of kids facing away from the camera 🤔

Other Oddities

29 Website: A startling absence of updates of Royal website on Meghan’s offspring.🤔

30 Bishop: Los Angeles christening cleric was not the official Bishop the Harkles claimed he was.🤔

31 Implausible Platitudes: Claiming Archie’s first word was “Crocodile”, and that he demands a Leica camera for his birthday. As tots do...🤔

32 Merch: An uncharacteristic unwillingness to merchandise their kids, for $$$ or PR.🤔

33 Invisible: The Harkles are never seen with their kids. There are hints of "home schooling" (will they ever be allowed out?)😯

34 Family Holidays: Weirdly, the Harkles never take their kids on holiday, and, if they pretend they did, they incompetently photoshop them into pap snaps on Insta.🤔

35 Everything Else: All the stuff I overlooked in this hastily speed-typed list.🤔

🤔🤔🤔

Why does it matter? 🤔

Because rich Prince Harry wants we skint, long-suffering tax payers, to pay for his security expenses; he’s a traitor, and, well, it’s fraud, isn’t it? 💥

Feel free to leave evidence I missed out in the comments. 👍

#MeghanMarkleIsAGrifter

#MeghanMarkleExposed

#WhereAreTheKids

#sussexbabyscam

#fraud #move along meghan #meghan markle lies #meghan and harry #megxit #youtube #lilibet #spare me #fucking grifters #grifters gonna grift #worldwide privacy tour

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rogersandclarke · 2 years

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What is the band that’s a combination of mcr and Grateful Dead. I must know

what? there isn’t one, that i know of. but if you’re talking about my header image, that’s referring to an outfit photo i sent my friend, really enjoyed their response to it :)

but let’s talk about this for a minute, cause i’ve been noticing some connections! the dead are potentially one of the most documented, catalogued, obsessively followed bands in history. because of their tendency to improvise, every performance of a song would be different. so fans would covertly tape shows (until the 80s, when the band made a tapers section, since it brought in way more fans for them than it did hurt record sales). & so people would pass around these tapes, sharing them with friends who knew everything and nothing about the band. people could listen to a hundred tapes and decide their favorite performance of sugaree was 5/28/77, & while the jack straw that followed during that show was good, it had nothing on the classic version from eugene, oregon in ‘72.

by the 80s, this manifested itself in a very loyal & recognizable group of people, the deadheads, following the band around on tour, however they could manage it. if you went to one show, or a few shows, you’d regret not going to the next one, because your friend would phone you up and tell you about JUST HOW GROUNDBREAKING AND NEW AND DIFFERENT jerry’s althea solo was tonight—even when it’s been done a hundred times, it’s never been done before.

and so, because of this, you would see so many deadheads at shows selling homemade merchandise, jewelry, anything they could in order to afford to drive that van to the next magical show. inside the concerts, there was a real, supportive community feeling (at least until ‘87, when things got a little too big to control, but that’s really not the story here). the wharf rats held AA/NA meetings for deadheads in recovery during intermission, there were families there, and everyone had common ground in their mutual devotion to this band. people would go and choose to set up camp in front of bobby, jerry, phil, whoever they liked best, knowing where their spot on stage would be each night.

both reflecting on this myself, and talking to some friends who enjoy both bands, the behavior of mcr fans in 2022 is starting to feel like that of 80s deadheads. while the band is now slightly older, performing outside the time period they're stereotypically associated with, the community around them is stronger than ever, and more devoted. the obsession with capturing and watching livestreams of every single show feels VERY reminiscent of the deadheads' goal to tape every single dead show. because, with mcr, it feels like every night on stage really is different, and you don't know what could happen. while they don't really improvise like the dead, there are still so many nightly changes that people who are deeply invested in the band are tuned into, and get excited about. every outfit choice, stage story, lyric difference, intonation difference, highlighted harmony, inspired solo, and setlist choice are torn apart by fans. it's exciting!!

then we do have the people who are following the band! while people always did this, there seems to be more desire, more desperation to go to as many shows as you possibly can, now that the shows are all being recorded and you can see in real-time what you're missing out on. @spiderbasil was someone i talked to about this, about selling homemade merch and doing odd jobs to get the chance to see more shows. and there are many more people who have done just that, or used other money-saving/making methods to see this band wherever they possibly can.

and it does feel like a community, when you're there! not just an online event. if you're in the pit (or whatever it is when you're at a festival. giant giant pit.) then you can choose to be on the ray side, or the frank side, or get as close to the middle as you can manage for gerard. i had a wonderful time with my fellow ray enthusiasts at riot fest, we became friends, traded instagrams, and looked out for each other in the insanity of it all, holding onto each other & making sure no one got lost.

basically i just feel like the attitude towards these bands and the relationship that the fans have between each other is getting more similar! mcr is kind of becoming a scene of its own... in the way that the dead were kind of their own scene... even though they did have a lot of connections to other musicians around them and in the scene its like a world is being built up just for them. and its kind of cool! good and bad comes with that, but i see a lot of good, because we all enjoy the music together :)

#grateful dead #mcr #ask #my writing #< i suppose

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dreaminginthedeepsouth · 22 days

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LETTERS FROM AN AMERICAN

April 7, 2024 (Sunday)

HEATHER COX RICHARDSON

APR 08, 2024

In August 1870 a U.S. exploring expedition headed out from Montana toward the Yellowstone River into land the U.S. government had recognized as belonging to different Indigenous tribes.

By October the men had reached the Yellowstone, where they reported they had “found abundance of game and trout, hot springs of five or six different kinds…basaltic columns of enormous size” and a waterfall that must, they wrote, “be in form, color and surroundings one of the most glorious objects on the American Continent.” On the strength of their widely reprinted reports, the secretary of the interior sent out an official surveying team under geologist Ferdinand V. Hayden. With it went photographer William Henry Jackson and fine artist Thomas Moran.

Banker and railroad baron Jay Cooke had arranged for Moran to join the expedition. In 1871 the popular Scribner’s Monthly published the surveyor’s report along with Moran’s drawings and a promise that Cooke’s Northern Pacific Railroad would soon lay tracks to enable tourists to see the great natural wonders of the West.

But by 1871, Americans had begun to turn against the railroads, seeing them as big businesses monopolizing American resources at the expense of ordinary Americans. When Hayden called on Congress to pass a law setting the area around Yellowstone aside as a public park, two Republicans—Senator Samuel Pomeroy of Kansas and Delegate William H. Clagett of Montana—introduced bills to protect Yellowstone in a natural state and provide against “wanton destruction of the fish and game…or destruction for the purposes of merchandise or profit.”

The House Committee on Public Lands praised Yellowstone Valley’s beauty and warned that “persons are now waiting for the spring…to enter in and take possession of these remarkable curiosities, to make merchandise of these bountiful specimens, to fence in these rare wonders so as to charge visitors a fee, as is now done at Niagara Falls, for the sight of that which ought to be as free as the air or water.” It warned that “the vandals who are now waiting to enter into this wonderland will, in a single season, despoil, beyond recovery, these remarkable curiosities which have required all the cunning skill of nature thousands of years to prepare.”

The New York Times got behind the idea that saving Yellowstone for the people was the responsibility of the federal government, saying that if businesses “should be strictly shut out, it will remain a place which we can proudly show to the benighted European as a proof of what nature—under a republican form of government—can accomplish in the great West.”

On March 1, 1872, President U. S. Grant, a Republican, signed the bill making Yellowstone a national park.

The impulse to protect natural resources from those who would plunder them for profit expanded 18 years later, when the federal government stepped in to protect Yosemite. In June 1864, Congress had passed and President Abraham Lincoln signed a law giving to the state of California the Yosemite Valley and nearby Mariposa Big Tree Grove “upon the express conditions that the premises shall be held for public use, resort and recreation.”

But by 1890 it was clear that under state management the property had been largely turned over to timber companies, sheep-herding enterprises, and tourist businesses with state contracts. Naturalist John Muir warned in the Century magazine: “Ax and plow, hogs and horses, have long been and are still busy in Yosemite’s gardens and groves. All that is accessible and destructible is rapidly being destroyed.” Congress passed a law making the land around the state property in Yosemite a national park area, and the United States military began to manage the area.

The next year, in March 1891, Congress gave the president power to “set apart and reserve…as public reservations” land that bore at least some timber, whether or not that timber was of any commercial value. Under this General Revision Act, also known as the Forest Reserve Act, Republican president Benjamin Harrison set aside timber land adjacent to Yellowstone National Park and south of Yosemite National Park. By September 1893, about 17 million acres of land had been put into forest reserves. Those who objected to this policy, according to Century, were “men [who] wish to get at it and make it earn something for them.”

Presidents of both parties continued to protect American lands, but in the late nineteenth century it was New York Republican politician Theodore Roosevelt who most dramatically expanded the effort to keep western lands from the hands of those who wanted only their timber and minerals.

Roosevelt was concerned that moneygrubbing was eroding the character of the nation, and he believed that western land nurtured the independence and community that he worried was disappearing in the East. During his presidency, which stretched from 1901 to 1909, Roosevelt protected 141 million acres of forest and established five new national parks.

More powerfully, he used the 1906 Antiquities Act, which Congress had passed to stop the looting and sale of Indigenous objects and sites, to protect land. The Antiquities Act allowed presidents to protect areas of historic, cultural, or scientific interest. Before the law was a year old, Roosevelt had created four national monuments: Devils Tower in Wyoming, El Morro in New Mexico, and Montezuma Castle and Petrified Forest in Arizona.

In 1908, Roosevelt used the Antiquities Act to protect the Grand Canyon.

Since then, presidents of both parties have protected American lands. President Jimmy Carter rivaled Roosevelt’s protection of land when he protected more than 100 million acres in Alaska from oil development. Carter’s secretary of the interior, Cecil D. Andrus, saw himself as a practical man trying to balance the needs of business and environmental needs but seemed to think business interests had become too powerful: “The domination of the department by mining, oil, timber, grazing and other interests is over.”

In fact, the fight over the public lands was not ending; it was entering a new phase. Since the 1980s, Republicans have pushed to reopen public lands to resource development, maintaining even today that Democrats have hampered oil production although it is currently, under President Joe Biden, at an all-time high.

The push to return public lands to private hands got stronger under former president Donald Trump. On April 26, 2017, Trump signed an executive order—Executive Order 13792—directing his secretary of the interior, Ryan Zinke, to review designations of 22 national monuments greater than 100,000 acres, made since 1996. He then ordered the largest national monument reduction in U.S. history, slashing the size of Utah’s Bears Ears National Monument by 85%—a goal of uranium-mining interests—and that of Utah’s Escalante–Grand Staircase by about half, favoring coal interests.

“No one better values the splendor of Utah more than you do,” Trump told cheering supporters. “And no one knows better how to use it.”

In March 2021, shortly after he took office, President Biden announced a new initiative to protect 30% of U.S. land, fresh water, and oceans areas by 2030, a plan popularly known as 30 by 30. Also in March 2021, Supreme Court chief justice John Roberts urged opponents of land protection to push back against the Antiquities Act, saying the broad protection of lands presidents have established under it is an abuse of power.

In October 2021, President Biden restored Bears Ears and Escalante–Grand Staircase to their original size. “Today’s announcement is not just about national monuments,” Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, a member of the Laguna Pueblo in New Mexico, said at the ceremony. “It’s about this administration centering the voices of Indigenous people and affirming the shared stewardship of this landscape with tribal nations.”

In 2022, nearly 312 million people visited the country’s national parks and monuments, supporting 378,400 jobs and spending $23.9 billion in communities within 60 miles of a park. This amounted to a $50.3 billion benefit to the nation’s economy.

But the struggle over the use of public lands continues, and now the Republicans are standing on the opposite side from their position of a century ago. Project 2025, the blueprint for a second Trump presidency, demands significant increases in drilling for oil and gas. That will require removing land from federal protection and opening it to private development. As Roberts urged, Project 2025 promises to seek a Supreme Court ruling to permit the president to reduce the size of national monuments. But it takes that advice even further.

It says a second Trump administration “must seek repeal of the Antiquities Act of 1906.”

LETTERS FROM AN AMERICAN

HEATHER COX RICHARDSON

#Letters From An American #Heather Cox Richardson #public lands #the Antiquities Act of 1906 #history #Department of the interior #tribal nations #Teddy Roosevelt #conservation #conservatism #preservation

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waru-chan8 · 5 months

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If anyone is at the circuit, there's a Tatay merchandising sell under (or at) the yellow (cheek on hs Instagram because the one who said it wasn't 100% sure) stand and all the money is going to go to his recovery. So please go there or at least share this

#MotoGP #Moto2 #Moto3 #Valencia GP 2023 #Gran Premio Motul de la Comunitat Valenciana #Carlos Tatay

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romirola · 1 year

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Headcanons for the Shaw Pack Co-hosting a Red Moon Association Blood Drive

Another blood donation, another day I lowkey hope that the nurse who takes my blood is named Vincent, Sam, William, or variations thereof. I didn’t see any Solaires at the drive today, but I’m sure they were around somewhere.

I’ve posted about my headcanon that Sweetheart donates blood both on tumblr and in a fic called Cross My Heart. Then, I ended up fleshing out a little bit more about vampiric blood drives that the Red Moon Association, a charity founded by William and run in part by Sam, in a fic called Packed with Love. In that fic, David expressed the Shaw Pack’s commitment to supporting the RMA’s mission to provide a constant supply of blood to vampires living outside of cornerstone cities who don’t have access to blood bags or live donation events. I started thinking about what that support might look like…

David: David serves as the recovery area attendant. He ensures that after people donate, they feel well and are provided ample hydration (water and a variety of juices) and snacks (including pretzels, peanut butter crackers, fruit gummies, chocolate-chip mini muffins, and more.) David selects the options with care, always making sure that everyone will like something. Occasionally, donors get shy about helping themselves to food and drinks. David, however, is not shy about informing donors of the importance of eating and drinking afterwards. Likewise, if a donor tries to skip out before they recover for the recommended 15 minutes, David will persuasively remind them to sit down and wait for their own good. If someone begins to feel faint or dizzy, David will be at their side and call over a healer/healthcare provider to evaluate. When there is a lull or a no-show for an appointment, David rolls up his sleeve and provides his own blood through the traditional donation method, even though he detests medical procedures.

Angel: Angel volunteers to give blood, though as an informed unempowered person, they actually opt to provide a live feeding as their donation. They had a vampire phase when they were younger and never really got over it. Angel likes to assure the vampires, especially the ones who were turned recently, that the process can be enjoyable for the donor and that a vampire should never feel guilty for taking blood ethically, because that’s how they survive. Their friendly, extraverted nature not only helps the vampire who feeds on them that day, but also encourages vampires to return for future live feedings. Angel’s preferred biting spot in the left side of their neck.

Asher: Asher is responsible for deciding on and distributing the incentive for donors. He takes this job seriously, spending hours designing an exclusive T-Shirt, a trendy thermos, a handy tote bag, or something else, plus a matching sticker set, that sports the Red Moon Association logo. Once he finishes creating the product, Asher also ensures that he orders enough items for every appointment (plus extra in case there are walk-ins) in every size available so all donors can feel excited to show off their new merchandise. Asher will also donate, as long as Babe reminds him to schedule an appointment in time. He is open to donating either through a traditional method or as part of a live feeding.

Babe: Babe serves as the one who checks donors in when they arrive. Babe has the job down to an art. Armed with two touchscreens/scanners, their trusty calendar, a mug for of pens, a stack of informational pamphlets about donation options, best practices, and the RMA’s mission, Babe makes sure everyone knows exactly what is happening, when it is going to happen, and where to sit as they wait for it to happen. Like David, Babe will also donate via the traditional method to fill in any gaps, though sometimes, their high blood pressure level prevents them from donating.

Milo: Once the drive date and time is set, Milo is the one who gets the word out to all of Dahlia. He designs and disseminates ads that promote the drive to reach potential donors and potential live receipts. He also keeps a listserv of all past donors and periodically sends email updates about the upcoming drive, which means that Milo must also be responsible for any questions people might have about donating or scheduling an appointment. For those not comfortable with technology, Milo also will schedule them for a donation on the phone and then manually input the information into the system. Milo has tried to give blood in the past, but after being turned away due to his hemoglobin levels repeatedly, he has realized that a successful blood drive requires all types of support, and that he plays an important role even without giving blood.

Sweetheart: Sweetheart has been a regular donor since they began their career at D.U.M.P. to support the vampiric community, so they are a pro when it comes to hydrating and maintaining a healthy iron level pre- and post-donation. They always make sure to time their donations so that they will be eligible for the RMA drives that the Shaw Pack hosts because they love the chance to spend time with their pack while helping others. Sweetheart has a collection of incentive gifts they have earned over the years. They prefer to donate through the traditional methods, though if asked, Sweetheart will agree to a live feeding (preferably via their wrist.)

Darling: Darling, too, is a frequent donor as they want to do all they can to support Sam’s work with the RMA. Darling has found that when they donate, they prefer to do so in their wolf form. They claim that being in their wolf form prevents any bruising, but Sam suspects they just like the chance to show off. When they finish their donation and can move freely about the area, Darling will often check to see if anyone is nervous or scared at the sight of needles/blood. If someone is struggling, Darling likes to offer their services as an emotional support wolf to help distract them until the donation is complete. Afterwards, they might shift into their human form for a moment to remind the donor that their fear doesn’t undermine the courage they showed by making the donation or the gift they’ve provided to vampires in need.

Sam: Sam serves in a leadership position for the RMA, so Sam organizes the drive. He arranges for the proper funding so that empowered healers and informed, unempowered healthcare providers are present and fully staffed. Sam also oversees that the donated blood is delivered safely to wherever it needs to go and coordinates transportation so that vampires living in non-cornerstone cities can attend the drive to participate in a live feeding. It’s a lot of constant work, but nothing makes Sam happier to see everyone come together to help and to support those in need.

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yyh4ever · 2 years

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Source: @USJ_Official

The Universal Studios Japan shared those autographed shikishi they received from the power couple, Yoshihiro Togashi and Naoko Takeuchi. They are also displayed at the theme park, in Osaka.

Hunter x Hunter: The Real 4D and Sailor Moon: The Miracle 4D are part of the Universal Cool Japan 2022 event, and they will be open until August 28, 2022. Besides a 20-minute 4D animation, the attractions also offer themed food, drinks and merchandise. I hope they do Yu Yu Hakusho one day!

It's funny that Togashi wrote "Thank you for your visit" in a very polite Japanese speech, while Naoko wrote the message as if Usagi herself were talking. ^^

Togashi recently posted on his official twitter (Aug 12, 2022) that his symptoms haven't improved, so he had to spend a substantial amount of his time on medical treatment and recovery. Let's all wish Togashi a speedy recovery!

Talking about Togashi, this person posted on their twitter that Togashi sent dorayaki as "sashiire" to the Netflix live-action shooting site of Yu Yu Hakusho ↓

Source: @Be_sanYuri808

Sashiire is when you give food or snacks to people in order to cheer them up, appreciate their work, and also for comfort and encouragement. It's great to know that Togashi is supporting the cast and crew of the upcoming live action series 😊

#Hunter x Hunter #Sailor Moon #Yoshihiro Togashi #Naoko Takeuchi #Hunter × Hunter: The Real 4D #Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon: The Miracle 4-D ~Moon Palace Deluxe Edition~#Gon #Usagi #universal cool japan 2022 #Yu Yu Hakusho live action #Universal Studios Japan

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paperstorm · 3 months

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The recent anon about fandom recovery after controversy made me want to ask something I’ve never been brave enough to but feel like you’ll give me an honest answer even if you don’t agree you’ll be respectful. Is it ok to like (love) Harry Potter? I know JK Rowling is problematic these days but those books, the films, the world she created meant (still mean) a lot to me but people say I shouldn’t be giving her money by buying merchandise and I shouldn’t like Harry Potter because she’s a terrible person etc. What do you think?

As for the Tarlos/Lonestar fandom I hope it will be ok. The majority of people I saw seem to be able to separate actors and characters so there is still a lot of TK love out there. As long as it doesn’t affect the acting and chemistry, and thus the characters we love then I think we’ll be ok. I don’t think it will (people have speculated they hate each other for years, or they’d lose the chemistry after Ronen got married and none of that has come to pass) so fingers crossed.

PS it would help if they went back soon. Has anyone been able to find out when they’ll start filming. I got hopeful when Ronen posted about getting in shape for S5 but that’s disappeared so I don’t know if they are still months away from going back. Natacha seems to be in the UK.

I am not any kind of authority on whether it's 'okay' to like anything honestly, I have my opinions but that doesn't mean I get to tell other people what they're allowed to like. Personally, as someone who grew up with Harry Potter and loved it to pieces and still has so much fondness for the story and the characters, I think that what matters in a boycott is not giving new money to the thing. The BDS movement as an example is very clear about like, if you already own an HP laptop (which I do), it doesn't make any sense to throw it out and buy a new one made by a different company. You already have it, you can't un-spend money on it. I think the principle holds for something like the Harry Potter franchise. I own the books, I own DVDs of all 8 movies. I have owned them for years, rereading them or rewatching them is not giving Joanne anything that she doesn't already have. That's very different from purchasing the new video games, and that, for me, is where I draw the line. I see no problem in continuing to love something that you already loved, my boundary is giving new money to it.

I do think it's important also to be able to recognize problematic content within media that you love. Again, I'm nobody's mother, I have no right to demand that everybody do this. But an important step that I take in my media consumption is looking with a critical eye at the things I'm consuming and recognizing where there are elements that are problematic that I need to be able to identify so that I don't let harmful ideas creep into my brain and make themselves at home without realizing it. Her portrayal of the goblins is incredibly antisemitic. Other problematic things exist like naming the Chinese character Cho Chang and having a 'race' of slaves that only one character seems to have an issue with. Harry Potter isn't the first medium to feature harmful tropes and it isn't the last either, and part of being an ethical consumer of any show/movie/book is putting in even a bit of work recognizing that and understanding that nobody is immune to propaganda. I still love Lone Star even though there is an element of copaganda to it. It doesn't mean you have to only consume content that is ethically pure - because that doesn't exist. It just means being willing to put in some work recognizing the harmful parts.

#anon asks #911ls asks #this is an older ask that it took me forever to get to #i'm assuming you know that there has been some posting about them starting soon

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orions-hound · 2 months

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BIG tfp archive update: - added (most) art for the scrapped transformers: prime "universe" game - added misc merchandise directory, with various physical goods - added "comics" directory with titan magazine covers, IDW covers, and the russian eaglemoss comic recovery project - in progress of adding over 100 russian exclusive transformers: prime cards (thanks to @margoshrmargoshing for the source) - added some exclusive toys, including first edition SDCC optimus prime and a very interesting NYCC collectors set with taxi bumblebee and... pink arcee!

#tfparchive

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scribblestatic · 7 months

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More chubby boy (tw for some fat shaming)

Izuku and Katsuki end up in the hospital to check them over. After all, Katsuki was deprived of oxygen for a sizable amount of time, and Izuku had a pretty nasty bruise forming on his back, along with smoke inhalation.

Of course, on TV, the heroes who talk to the media praise Katsuki for his strong quirk, stating that was the reason why his rescue was so difficult. They said they knew he'd be a great hero some day. But they had little to nothing to say about Izuku, aside from the off-handed comment that civilians shouldn't interfere with rescue attempts, using his near-death as an example.

Izuku, seeing this from his phone in his recovery room, feels dejected...but he can't help but think of how heavily Katsuki breathed, finally able to survive. Katsuki ends up leaving the hospital faster than he does because he sustained fewer injuries. His inability to move for a bit ends up making him gain weight, so when he leaves the hospital, he's heavier than he was when he went in.

So, honestly, this should be his wake-up call...

But despite everything, he can't bring himself to give up. Even though All Might himself told him to give up on becoming a hero, he still wants to try!

So, he takes his weight setback in stride and starts exercising more, eating better food, and looking for new ways to strengthen himself.

Maybe he can't confront big enemies very much, but at the very least, Izuku thinks, he could become someone reliable and able to save others. Being a policeman seems like a possible position...but they are very constrained with their time and energy. Moreover, they do have weight and health restrictions that they don't for heroics. He's not sure he'd be able to qualify in that regard either.

It's as though the whole world is rejecting him...but he'll still do his part.

He decides to start with little things.

Elderly and disabled people finding trouble crossing the roads. Lost pets and where they could be. Helping foreigners visiting the area with directions--finally, his English practice is useful! Cleaning up dirty areas, especially after recent villain attacks.

He's recognized by some people who watched his rescue attempt from before. Quite a few pull him to the side and scold him for putting himself at risk when he's quirkless. Izuku finds himself bowing and apologizing to strangers he's never met.

A few others, however, praise him.

"They were just standing around while that guy was suffocating that kid. It was risky, but you were the only one there actually acting. I think that's what heroes should do."

"He was your classmate? Well, no wonder you jumped out to save him! I don't know if I could do the same, but...the fact you did is really awesome!"

"I think you're a bit stupid. But you're brave, too."

"I'm surprised no one else thought of using that villain's quirk against him."

Those people are few and far in-between, but their words motivate him and keep the spark in his heart alive.

Between these things, Izuku decides to take on a big project. One that he probably won't get any help with, but something that would really make the Musutafu a better city: cleaning up Takoba Municipal Beach Park.

He starts by researching specifics on recyclable and non-recyclable trash to lessen the chances of making mistakes. Then, he picks a pile and starts to move the smaller things, bit by bit. It's exceptionally slow-going, but it's just the beginning.

He calls a local special trash pick-up agency and, with his allowance, pays for them to pick up the first batch. The folks who show up are amendable, kind, though they silently think his efforts are futile.

But then he calls them again a few days later, with more trash taken out and rearranged in small, easy piles for them to move. And again maybe two days after that. Because of his constant calls, his allowance depletes quickly, and he can't buy the All Might figurines and merchandise he wants. It hurts to not be able to do that...but cleaning up the beach takes precedence over such small things.

One day, he calls them again in the early evening after a long day of work. He smells like the sea, iron, and trash, and he's got cuts and bruises from working on the beach. Thankfully, he's had his tetanus shot already, and he's wearing more appropriate moving gear than when he first started.

They arrive and look at the haul, noticing there's larger things there now. Instead of just the small stuff, he's actually managed to pick up a few small refrigerators. He looks more tired than usual, too, sighing and blinking slowly a few times as they discuss the small clean up.

He reaches for his wallet, but the leader holds up his hand.

"Honestly, kid, this is something the city should be paying for, not you. I'll talk to my boss about it. In the meantime, we'll pick it up for free today."

"O-Oh? Thank you!" he cheers, thanking the man softly.

After all the bullying, turned especially cruel as his waist grew in size, though he can't stop his habit of murmuring, his general voice became much quieter and more meek. Combined with his soft appearance and short stature, he gives off the impression of a small, chubby creature. Perhaps a hamster or other burrowing prey animal.

So, with the help of the clean-up company, Izuku made contact with the city. Initially, they were resistant to the idea of paying for the cleaning, and even told Izuku to stop doing it. But he continued to do so regardless, digging into his funds to continue cleaning the beach. But even the clean-up company's owner became irritated by the city's refusal to act, paying Izuku back for all the money he paid to have them pick up the trash.

With the owner's help and connections, eventually, the city reimbursed the company for their payment to Izuku, and from then on, it was on the city to pay for the company to clean up the beach. Moreover, the owner began "donating money to Izuku" since, as a new 15-year-old, he couldn't get a part-time job until March 15th, and he was a summer kid. His donations just happened to coincide with the amount of hours he recorded spending time cleaning up.

Because the city was paying the company to clean up, more workers got involved, which somewhat reduced Izuku's ability to train. However, he decided it wasn't worth complaining about--after all, the goal was mostly to do good for others. He wouldn't be so selfish.

So, to make up for that lost time, he begins cleaning up other spaces. Instead of calling anyone to clean up the trash in those areas, he invests his new money in a bicycle with an attached cart. He piles on as much trash as possible and rides through non-residential backroads to avoid spreading bad smells. Then, he drops it off at the nearest trash disposal location and rides off before he can be noticed.

The weightlifting plus cardio do wonders for his health and stamina, though his waistline never gets as small as it once was. Perhaps because of his constant exercise, Izuku continues to feel quite hungry and eats to meet his caloric needs. Even so, the muscles, protected by his fat, thicken, and though his weight doesn't change much, he becomes just slightly leaner. Thick arms, thicker neck, thick legs, a soft stomach, and pudgy hips, combining into an increasingly attractive young man.

He wears common janitorial clothes to stay safe while cleaning, so he gives off the impression of a janitor. When people happen to see him cleaning up, they often have very little good to say about him, commenting arbitrarily on his weight and how they wouldn't want to end up like him in life. Parents use him as an example of what not to become, and passersby mock him for what they assume about him.

All of these things still hurt. He can't deny that they do. He finds himself crying more often than before, though the bullying at school toned down after rescuing Kacchan as best as he could. Kacchan in particular became very quiet after their first confrontation, where he told him he never needed to be saved by a useless, quirkless idiot like him. He'd also made some derogatory comments about his weight in that.

But it was different when it was just Kacchan and the other school kids. Now it's random people on the streets, making their opinions about him known as though he couldn't hear them. Or, perhaps they said it loud enough for him to hear on purpose.

Even so... Despite that, he's still entirely too stubborn. He cries himself to sleep some nights, but he wakes up early the next day, helps at the beach, goes to school, leaves to his other cleaning areas, and does the same things over again. He doesn't want to give up, even if it hurts. He even starts watching work out and defense videos, not feeling confident enough to go to an actual class.

So, by the time the beach has been fully cleaned, Izuku's muscles, stamina, and durability are, frankly quite surprising. See, even the limits of strength for quirkless people grew over time as humans continued to adapt to their environment. If a quirkless person put their mind and effort into it, they could gain semi-super abilities that had nothing to do with a quirk.

Of course, with the discrimination they faced, few would ever put in such an effort. There were only whispers of someone like Knuckleduster as a quirkless vigilante who could overpower villains with quirks. Other than that, a quirkless person stronger than an average person with a quirk was few and far inbetween. Hell, most people with quirks, even many heroes, wouldn't push themselves so far so as to improve their physical prowess to such drastic degrees.

Izuku, however, becomes one such person.

Lifting and carrying several refrigerators becomes a matter of little consequence to him. Though he couldn't run exceptionally fast, he could run for much longer than a person generally could. He could also run quite fast while holding heavy objects just as steadily as a person running normally without holding anything.

The dreams of strongmen athletes from the past were fully realized and exceeded in Izuku's current abilities. He builds himself from the ground up, with his own efforts and ideas.

And several weeks before the U.A. Entrance Exam, he is able to help put the last of the trash into the back of a truck and look over the newly cleaned beach. The employees insist on taking a group photo to commemorate their efforts, so Izuku suggests that he could take the picture. But they all insist on him being in the middle, since he was the one to start their efforts.

Izuku briefly goes home that day, holding a printed photo of him and the cleaning crew. they all pose happily as he stands in the middle, nervous and smiling with a wobbly little smile. Seeing the clean beach behind them all...

'This must be what heroes feel like,' Izuku thinks, proudly putting the photo on his desk at home.

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a-small-batch-of-dragons · 1 year

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The Mattress Room

Prompt: I- hello? I come from Ao3 and it appears that you take requests/prompts? At least I didn't see anything indicating you weren't... Could you write some more Logan hurt/comfort? Maybe he's been getting better about not overworking himself, but maybe something is happening in Thomas' life (I know the winter holidays get really busy for me) and there's so much to do and he must finish it RIGHT NOW- and he just doesn't come out to do basic self-care for like a week. So naturally the others come to check on him (maybe returning to Remus hearing Logan's brain telling him to perform basic functions ("Why the f*ck are Lolo's intrusive thoughts telling him to eat?") necessary for survival?), and they all cat-pile. I've looked through like every Logan hurt/comfort on Ao3 and I'm somewhat addicted. Plus this would be a nice reminder that recovery's not linear, and even though things are getting better that still doesn't mean you're not still healing. You can just ignore this if you aren't taking requests, thanks anyways. Bye!

-Raven

Read on Ao3

Warnings: intrusive thoughts

Pairings: dlampr

Word Count: 3088

Surely, it has not escaped notice that the Sides, specifically Roman and Remus, have a habit of summoning mattresses seemingly out of nowhere. Where do they come from? Are they spontaneously generated? Or is there some hidden place where mattresses exist in an aether, only to appear in physical form once summoned?

An overworked Logan is the key to revealing this answer once and for all.

There’s a video script that needs to be edited so Roman can get onto redrafting before the deadline. There are applications that need to be filled out for insurance as the premiums have been redefined for this cycle and he needs to ensure Thomas won’t be overpaying. Gift lists and schedules have to be organized before the party this weekend. Second installment tax bills have been delayed so the payments have to be reallocated.

The pile on Logan’s desk does not seem to decrease so much as shift around.

He pinches the bridge of his nose, quickly calculating the runoff from last year’s gift budget, before scribbling down a figure and setting the piece of paper aside. There are too many gift ideas, he’ll have to go through them with Roman to ensure they’re actually getting people what they want. Which means he needs to schedule another meeting with Roman.

He glances over at his wall where the large calendar is. Most of the days have his tasks in neat, dark blue bullet points. A few have red bullet points as well—things that Roman has scheduled that he can’t infringe on—and there is one purple day every week for his check-in with Virgil. His eyes land on this weekend where the words ‘Holiday Party’ are written in black.

Right next to a green blob that’s suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

Remus.

Logan muffles a curse and gets up, taking the cloth from where it’s magnetically stuck to the side of the board and wiping it away. It must’ve happened when Remus was here yesterday and they were coming up with new merchandise ideas. He asked Remus to be careful with the markers but accidents will happen.

He frowns when no matter how hard he scrubs at the mark, it won’t come out.

Did Remus bring another marker to this? Is that why this is hard? Or is there a prank war going on right now that he neglected to find out? He told them that he prefers to be left out of those, and even when he participates they should know his room is off-limits. There are too many things in there that would take a bit of good-spirited fun to actual feelings being hurt and he can’t have that, not when there are so many deadlines.

Why isn’t this stain coming out?

Glancing around, he spots the bottle of cleaner and sprays it on the rag, careful to hold it away to avoid hitting the board by accident. He returns to scrubbing at the mark but no matter what he does, it doesn’t want to budge.

Logan narrows his eyes and grabs his own blue marker. He draws a quick line in the corner and tries to wipe it off. It comes away without a trace. He goes back to trying to scrub at the green marker and barely stifles a growl when it won’t budge.

The marker itself lies innocently in the tray with the rest of them.

Maybe Remus accidentally replaced it with a permanent marker. He snatches it up, examining it, only to discover that no, it’s the same marker he’s always used. He does the same test, drawing a tiny experimental line on an out-of-the-way corner and wiping it off with the rag.

It comes away clean.

So then why is this massive green blob in the middle of his calendar refusing to go away?

He resists the urge to thunk his head against the wall, but only just barely.

“I don’t have time for this,” he mutters, turning away, trying to sit back down at his desk and get on with his work.

But every time he looks up, he sees that stupid green blob out of the corner of his eye and it’s like an—

Well, it’s like an intrusive thought. How appropriate. No matter how hard he tries to force it from his mind—well, of course it doesn’t work. That’s not how you deal with intrusive thoughts. He would be better off just passively noticing it and not allowing it to interfere with what he’s doing.

But he keeps seeing it.

Over, and over, and over.

As a true last resort, he turns his back on his calendar, putting his head down and propping his hand against his cheek, preventing him from turning any more to see it, glaring at the shopping list as though if he tried hard enough, the list would write itself.

They need to go to multiple stores tomorrow. They need things from the normal grocery but they also need to stop at the other one that has a better pharmacy and they also need to go to the more expensive store because that’s the one that sells the good cheeses.

When was the last time he ate something?

He shakes his head to clear it. Alright, so that’s that sorted, finally. That’s a task he can cross off his list and set aside. The next thing to worry about is holiday travel plans. A few of Thomas’s friends are leaving town to go and visit their families but they’ve also asked for a get-together beforehand. If they go by everyone’s most recent schedules, the Thursday evening after next would be the best time for everyone to gather, even if it’s only for a few hours. Odds are they won’t be staying out very late—or staying over very long—since there is another weekday but it ensures no one will have to wake up early to catch a fight.

When was the last time he slept?

He needs to stop getting distracted. They’re a little bit behind schedule on video production. Of course, a lot of the longer projects are already underway and there’s not much they can do on those until after the holidays, but a few smaller ones have stagnated. Perhaps he can talk to Roman about those too, of course it’s natural for there to be a bit of a lull around the holidays when everything else is so busy but a progress report couldn’t hurt, right? Just in case it starts becoming a source of stress for Virgil because they haven’t touched the idea in so long.

He startles when there’s a knock on his door.

“One moment, please.”

Setting the notebooks and pen aside in any place they aren’t in immediate danger of falling off, he stands and adjusts his tie, making his way to the door. Opening it with an apology that he really can’t be disturbed right now, he fumbles when it isn’t who he expects to see.

“Remus?”

“Hey, Lolo.” Remus waves. “Can I come in?”

“Yes,” he’s saying before he realizes, standing aside, “come—come in.”

Remus walks in, hands shoved in his pockets—wait, Remus doesn’t normally have pockets like that—and glancing at Logan’s overflowing desk. “You look busy.”

“I am, in fact, quite busy, yes.” He shuffles a bit as he closes the door. “You know how the holidays are.”

“Mhm.”

He opens his mouth to ask Remus what he’s here for when he notices Remus looking at his calendar. Remus raises a finger and touches the green blob that started this whole mess, before looking over his shoulder.

His shoulder that is absent of any green or black sparkly fabric.

Ah.

Well.

“Um,” Logan stammers, “oops?”

Remus huffs a laugh and comes to stand in front of him, hands still tucked into his pockets. “Yeah, Lolo, ‘oops.’ Be glad it was me that came and not Janny.”

“I really didn’t mean to, you have my word, I simply—“

“Hey, hey.” His hands come up to rest on his shoulders. “I didn’t mean it like that. Just—you know how Janny can be about making you admit you’re not okay.”

Logan scoffs. “Yes, I am quite familiar with Janus’s technique for such a thing.”

Honestly, thank goodness it wasn’t Janus. That sounds horrible but the last thing Logan needs right now is someone to rile him up more. It’s liable to make him say things he doesn’t mean simply because he’ll get angry at Janus and want to hurt him—not like that, but he’ll be angry and he’s no good angry, he just needs to—

“Lolo, stay with me.”

He blinks. “Sorry.”

“Don’t apologize, you didn’t do anything wrong.” Remus squeezes his shoulders. “You wanna talk about it or do I have to sit on you?”

“…’sit’ on me?”

“You’re working too much and you’re not taking care of yourself.”

“And?”

Remus gives him a look. “And if I need to sit on you to physically prevent you from working, then I’m gonna do that.”

“Ah. I see.”

Remus nods, steering him over to the bed, away from his desk. “So talk to me, Lolo. What’s going on?”

Logan flaps a hand vaguely in the direction of the desk. “We have things to do.”

“Uh-huh. We have things to do. So why’re you trying to do them all yourself?”

“Because every time Janus tries to help with taxes it comes down to ‘eat the rich.’”

“Do you blame him?”

“No, but I’d like to not get arrested for felony tax evasion or attempted assault.”

“As much fun as that would be—“

“No, Remus.”

“—that doesn’t explain everything.” Remus gives him a look. “I saw Roro’s handwriting on some of that, you know we’re taking a break from videos right now. We’ve got all the other ones coming up, we don’t need to do more right now.”

“But there are all the other ideas for the interim!”

“Yes, and they are ideas. You and Roro have met about them and we all agreed that we wouldn’t do anything.” Remus puts a hand on his leg to preempt him getting up. “You need to stop, Logan. You’re working yourself too hard.”

“But—“

Remus raises an eyebrow when he can’t continue. “But what?”

Logan looks away, guilt and shame forming a solid lump in his throat. Unexpected tears begin welling in his eyes and he curls his hands into fists.

A sigh comes from next to him and a hand gently cups his face, turning him back to Remus.

“But what, Lolo?”

“…it’s hard,” he mumbles, closing his eyes so he doesn’t have to see Remus’s face.

“Oh, Lolo, I know it’s hard. It’s always gonna be hard, it’s okay.”

“But I don’t want it to be hard,” he spits, even as Remus tuts and pulls him a bit closer, “I want it to stop.”

“That’s not how it works, Lolo, you know that.”

“But I’ve been better! I—I haven’t done anything in months. I’ve been eating, I’ve been sleeping, I’ve been spending time with you—well, less time lately—but that’s how holidays always are!”

“That’s enough,” Remus says sharply when Logan goes to pull away from him, “you know healing isn’t linear. You do, don’t look at me like that. It’s messy and it’s a pain in the ass but you gotta do it.”

“I know that but I don’t have to like it.”

“No one’s saying you gotta. Oh, hey…”

Because apparently, Logan no longer gets to decide when it’s an appropriate time to cry and Remus is reaching out to coax him into a hug because Remus is wearing soft things because he knew this was going to happen and—and—

“Did—did you do something to my—my calendar?”

Remus glances over and shakes his head. “No, Lolo. I didn’t do anything.”

“But why—why—“ Remus just gives him a look. “…oh.”

“C’mere, Loganberry, I think you’ve done enough thinking for one day.”

Logan closes his eyes and accepts his fate, leaning into Remus’s chest as his hands card through his hair. He fumbles to take his glasses off and shove them in his pocket before slumping bonelessly into the hug.

“Hey,” Remus murmurs after a moment, “you wanna lie down? You want the others? What can I do?”

“…the others won’t be mad, right?”

“No, Loganberry, they won’t. Roro or I can grab one of those big mattresses too if you want.”

He sniffles, wiping his nose with the handkerchief from his pocket. It would be nice to see everyone…he really hasn’t seen them in a while. He has been working too hard. But that does remind him of something.

“Do you…make new ones each time? Is it the same one? Where do you get them?”

Remus’s hand stills on his head. “You guys don’t know about the mattress room?”

“The what?”

Remus mutters something like no wonder you guys are so moody before he’s pushing Logan to sit up. “Can I summon Ro? Just real quick?”

Logan nods, slightly confused, and Remus reaches out and pulls Roman into the room.

“Re? What’s going on, I—“

It would almost be funny how quickly Roman goes from slightly confused to openly concerned, shoulders dropping to make himself seem smaller, if it didn’t make Logan want to cry all over again.

“Sweetheart?” He takes a careful step closer. “Sweetheart, what’s the matter?”

Thankfully—because all of his speaking capabilities seem to have evaporated—Remus pats his back and looks up. “Logan doesn’t know about the mattress room.”

“Oh, I see.” Roman crouches down, reaching out to take Logan’s hands. “You wanna come with us?”

“Mhm.”

“Come here, sweetheart, I’ve got you.” Logan raises his arms to let Roman wrap him up, coaxing him to his feet. “We’re going to sink now, okay? You just hold on…”

A brief pause later and Logan’s feet rest on something that is far squishier than his floor.

“Easy, easy, sweetheart, I gotcha.” Roman holds him steady when he wobbles. “You’re just standing on a mattress, that’s all.”

With Roman propping him up, Logan manages to look around, squinting a little for lack of glasses only for his eyes to widen at where they are.

‘The Mattress Room’ is the most fitting name it could be given. It’s just a massive room, almost larger than Thomas’s entire apartment, and the floor is just a giant mattress. There are smaller mattresses along the side almost like the lip of a hot tub only they’re mattresses, with firmer pillows and blankets strews about. There are comforters, weighted blankets, thin blankets, sheets, everything. Along one side is a window that looks out over a dusk sky, rich blues and purples with a thin stripe of pink at the very horizon.

“Hey,” Roman calls gently, getting Logan’s attention again, “you okay? Is this alright?”

“’S safe,” Logan babbles, “’s—’s real safe.”

“Yeah, sweetheart, it’s safe. C’mere, come sit down—there.” Roman eases them to the ground, pulling Logan almost into his lap. “You wanna get a bit closer to the window or are you okay here?”

“‘M good.”

“Okay, sweetheart, okay.”

Remus crouches next to them. “You still want the others, Lolo?”

“Mhm.”

“Okay. I’m gonna go get them. You and Ro just stay here and get comfy, okay?”

Get comfy. He can do that.

Remus sinks out, leaving them alone in the ocean of mattress. Roman’s hand cards through his hair and gives him a little shake.

“Poof yourself into something more comfortable, darling, you’ll feel better.”

Logan grumbles but does, his tie vanishing as Roman snaps himself into a red T-shirt and sleep shorts. He grumbles again when he realizes Roman was right, this is more comfortable, but he’s not gonna say that.

Roman just chuckles and pulls him closer, lying down with Logan’s head on his chest. “There. This alright?”

“Mhm.”

“Good.”

It’s warm here, he realizes distantly when he wonders why he’s able to relax so quickly, like the bed’s been sitting in the sun all day. Well, he supposes it kind of has. He snuggles into Roman’s chest, making him laugh.

“You need some more stimulation there?”

“Mhm.”

“Coming right up.” The arm around his waist tightens and Roman rolls them over, smiling down at him. “Hi.”

“Hi.”

“You okay?”

“Squished.” He reaches up and tugs Roman down until all his weight is on him, muffled laughter coming from his shoulder. “Mm.”

“Whoa, Remus, you fuckers have been holding out on us.”

“Language, but…yes.”

“How dare you keep optimal sunbathing spots from me? I thought we were friends!”

“The others are here,” Roman murmurs in his ear, “you want to talk to them or just cuddle?”

In response, he tightens his grip.

“Cuddles it is.”

“Logan?” Janus’s voice comes from next to them, a gloved hand stroking the parts of his shoulder it can reach. “Sweetie? You alright under there?”

“Mhm.”

“Have you been working too hard again?”

“…maybe.”

Janus chuckles and ruffles his hair. “Get some rest, I don’t think Roman’s letting you up anytime soon.”

Roman makes a show of getting comfortable. “Nope.”

“Wait, so this is where all the mattresses come from?”

“Eh, we just take bits and pieces from the big one.”

“That’s so cool, kiddo!”

“So how long have you had a premium sunbathing spot and neglected to tell me?”

“Thought you knew about it, Snakey. You’re always sticking your peepers into what goes on in the Imagination when I’m busy.”

“First off, never call them ‘peepers’ ever again—“

“Nah, nah, Remus said ‘peepers,’ that’s what they’re called now, J.”

“They are not!”

Logan can’t help smiling at the banter, making Roman smile too.

“It’s gonna be okay, darling,” he murmurs, “you just close your eyes and rest. We’ll be here.”

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sylvasa · 14 days

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Tag game

Tagged by @dangerliesbeforeyou to list five things I can talk about for an hour without preparing. Thank you for the tag!

1. Ateez.

I only discovered them last year, when Bouncy came out (June 16th, a day after Yeosang's birthday). I was still in the middle of recovery, and wasn't able to game much yet. So I was lying in bed or on the couch all day, scrolling through various social media apps, amongst which tiktok. And when I did find them, I fell hard. I watched any content I could find on them for the past 5 years, bought so much merchandise, made my husband like them too.. up to the point where we got up early last Saturday to watch their coachella performance live through YouTube. My husband was even unable to sleep, scared I wouldn't wake up form the alarm and miss it. What a saint.

2. Doctor Who

I've only ever really seen new who. My all time favourite doctor is 10, but I really love all of them. I even have a huge airbrushed artwork done of the 50th anniversary episode, my favourite episode ever. Also arranged by my husband as a gift, commissioned from his friend and their airbrush teacher helped too! Okay my husband is great at supporting my obsessions. Did I tell you that I'm meeting David Tennant this summer!? We got tickets to comic con, including meeting and getting pictures with him! Just two more months to go!

3. Stormlight Archive

I've read this several times. First I read it by myself, then I read them out loud to my husband who is really into the series as well. Then, while I was recovering and couldn't properly use my eyes so I couldn't read, we listened to them on audiobook. I love everything about the world. I can probably rant for over an hour about my favourite character alone, honestly. If you like reading, read the stormlight archive series!

4. Elden Ring

This was the first souls game I ever played. My husband loves the dark souls series and I watched him play it a lot, but I never though I'd be able to because I can have a bit of a temper when things don't go my way while gaming. So he'd gotten the game for himself and when I watched him play, I was really amazed by everything about it. So before he finished (he doesn't game nearly as often as I do), I started the game instead. Then I cleared it before he did, and 4 more times after that, before helping him clear his run. After that I started to really like souls games, and I'm actually pretty good too!

5. World of Warcraft

I started playing WoW since 3 days after its European release on February 11th 2005. I have had periods where I didn't play much, but since a few years I'm back to raiding with some friends and I love it! I also push mythic keys, and of course have AotC every patch since then. New patch coming next week!

There are probably more, but these are my biggest obsessions, especially Ateez currently.

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nonotnolan · 1 year

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No Not Nolan's Year in Review

This worked out really well for me last year, so-- here’s the stories of 2022, ranked by the number of likes. And since I can, here’s a link to 2021′s year in review. I may not be the most prolific author... but limiting myself to one story a month helps me to be consistent, while the low expectations help me to avoid burnout. This is one of my hobbies, and I’m not planning to try and make it into a career anytime soon. I’d much rather keep things low stress for my sanity.

12) The Better Body - 116 notes - January 2022 I’m not surprised that this one didn’t do well, given the photos and the overall tone... but content wise, it’s still one of my favorites. Deconstructing the fantasy can go in multiple directions, and in this case it does not go well for the protagonist.

11) SwapBnS: A Weekend Vacation - 188 notes - March 2022 This one was pretty ambitious, in that I made sure to get permission to use everyone’s likeness for this story. At the time, I had an idea that it might be fun to turn this into a series, hence the prefix... but that would involve having more people in the community who are willing to post and share photos. And as someone who doesn’t post my own photo... no judgment.

10) Cooperation - 214 notes - December 2022 The story of a man who is seduced out of his own body... and decides that he’s fine with this outcome, actually.

9) Cuerpo Inc: The Internship - 225 notes - April 2022 I haven’t had the right story idea for this series in several months, but I do really love the concept. It’s intern season at the premiere bodyswap technology firm, and they do things a bit differently.

8) Fiverr Warlock: Saturdays are for Recovery - 233 notes - October 2022 It’s been awhile since I’ve had a Fiverr Warlock story, and I really enjoy the idea of a world where magic is benign and regulated for sale. Gus wakes up in his roommate’s body, and the two men just decide to roll with it. It turns out there’s a reason the swap occurred...

7) All-Staff Meeting - 269 notes - July 2022 I find this one to be pretty adorable. Two guys who have nothing in common with each other end up swapping bodies, and they decide to live life as each other while they figure out what happened. Although, it turns out that there’s a third person involved...

6) Cuerpo Inc: Water Cooler Talk - 297 notes - June 2022 It’s the flipside of the Internship story-- a handful of young men find themselves in bodies that are 20+ years older than their original bodies. They may not think of themselves as sexy, but their coworkers disagree.

5) The Best of Both - 338 notes - February 2022 Here’s the story I wrote for my boyfriend, @mergeman. Bennett’s been going to the gym for a few weeks, but one of the local muscle studs reminds him a lot of one of his former geeky friends. But they couldn’t possibly be the same person... could they?

4) Our Deal - 340 notes - November 2022 Two roommates have fallen into a routine that involves swapping bodies to handle chores, and each person is convinced that they have the better end of the deal.

3) Overbearing - 424 notes - May 2022 I don’t really like writing family body swaps, so this is about as close as I might ever get to the concept. Brandon’s stepfather keeps trying to use bodyswapping as a form of punishment, but it’s not quite working out like he might have hoped.

2) Gym Merchandise - 436 notes - September 2022 It turns out that there is a very good reason everyone that Wyatt talked to recommended Friday’s Gym to him. The merchandise that they sell on the side is absolutely worth it.

1) Soulmate Swap - 539 notes - August 2022 By far the most successful story I’ve written thus far-- the notes for this piece skyrocketed compared to any other story I’ve written. It wasn’t my first story to break 500 notes-- it was at 498 when Finals Week broke that barrier-- but given that it needed 14 fewer months... “skyrocketed” might even be an understatement. Pedro had planned to console his friend Roy after a rough breakup, but instead he finds himself helping out with an odd scheme to find Roy’s soulmate.

Special Mentions-

A Warlock Tale - 83 notes - February 2022 Here’s the story that my boyfriend @mergeman wrote in exchange, which takes place in the Fiverr Warlock universe. I enjoy it, but I’m quite biased. ;) He writes merging stories rather than swapping stories, but I feel like most people in our community have a wide net of transformational interests.

Cuerpo Inc: Maintenance - 172 notes - June 2022 The third part of the Internship experience-- the people working behind the scenes to make sure that everything goes smoothly. Written by @deviantknight25, who is currently on hiatus, but still lurks around the community. He’s a great writer, and I encourage you explore his archive if you’ve not done so before.

Finals Week - 520 notes - May 2021 Okay, so this one is cheating... but until Soulmate Swap, this was my flagship story. I can sort of justify putting it here, since it was my first story to hit 500 notes, which happened in September 2022. Soulmate Swap hit that mark not even a day later, and has since overtaken the “most notes” category. Anyway, if you’ve not read this one before, I highly recommend it. In a world where people can easily switch bodies for short periods of time, teachers have it rough. Coach Phillips tries to make it through his day without losing his sanity.

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