#no takesies backsies I said what I said

[ohara-n-brown]

[WARNING: Rant]

Sometime made a post going 'Love the trans women in your life while they're still here'

Someone added 'Trans men and Nonbinary too!'

And this was the response.

My response: Cut this shit out, you're acting literally ridiculous.

First of all - no it's NOT an All Lives Matter moment.

ALL LIVES MATTER was created by white people who DON'T experience racism to silence the experiences of those who DO experience racism and die at the hands of it.

A transmasc or nonbinary person saying 'Us also!' is a not the same.

It's a group of people who DO experience transphobia adding to the experiences of those who ALSO experience transphobia.

It's A LOT MORE like a black person going 'BlackLivesMatter' and sometime commenting '#StopAsianHate too :)' and OP going 'wow fuck you read the room you're being racist.'

That's like a Gay person speaking out against homophobia and how it's wrong. And then a trans person says 'Transphobia too!' and suddenly it's 'Read the room. This isn't about y'all. Why do y'all have to bring yourself up always. This isn't about gender. Read the room-'

Sounds familiar to y'all? It should. I'm reading the room and the room is saying you just fucking hate another group of oppressed people lol

Another oppressed person who experiences the same violence as you adding their voice to your choir is NOT the same as white people using their privilege to silence others who experience racism when they themselves don't.

SECOND OF ALL - (tw death mention under cut)

YEAH THEY HAVE A RIGHT TO ADD 'Celebrate your trans brothers while there here' on a post you know..

considering a transmasc non-binary person got fucking beat to death on school grounds exactly a month ago.

Remember that??? The one whose death is being actively covered up by school, law, and state officials on a systemic scale??

Also - a fucking trans man from NJ is still missing as we speak (Elliot Ganiel)

But calling attention to that is like being a MRA??? Talking about a children deaths in a school bathroom and missing people are like being MRAs whose main concerns are women playing video games or some shit?

No. No it isn't.

Y'all misusing terms like MRA and yelling 'That's like all lives matter!!!' clearly show youdon't understand how oppression works in the slightest.

If you try to compare any white racist movement to an oppressed group of people - YTA.

One of us gets fucking killed with no justice, LGBTQ crisis line calls skyrocket, and when asked about it state officials say and I quote 'We don't want that filth in our state!!'

- and when we talk about it amongst people in our community it's 'read the room!!' or 'wow really MRA like'

Fucking bite me.

And before - 'Oh but they didn't have to put it on THAT post, they could've made their own'.

Did you not hear what I just said. A transmasc teen was beat to death and misgendered publically statewide.

Maybe transmascs would like to feel included by the community at this time? So they can feel safe? Safety in numbers? And maybe want to feel like the wider community cares when shit like this happens - which clearly.. y'all don't.

Cause when a transmasc kid is literally killed - and we see a post saying 'Love your transfemme friends whine they're here!' and add the same - only to be told to read the room - it tells us 'You only have a month or so to morn. They died last month? Why are you bringing it up now on a post about appreciating trans people before their death??? Read the room. That was for us only. Stop trying to hog all the attention'.

Like damn sorry for wanting to feel like my community would care if I got wiped off this fucking earth silly me. Silly us.

When we start the conversation on our own we're ignored. When we try to contribute our experiences to other conversations we're told to shut the fuck up and read the room and then compared to actual racists and sexists.

You constantly compare us to people who DO NOT face oppression - cis men and white people - in order to silence us, despite the fact you know we face oppression in ways both groups could never even imagine. You think you're slick. You're not.

BITE ME. HARD.

#'thats so aLl LiVeS mAtTeR' #as a black person: no it isn't and it's insulting you think that #'all lives matter' isn't just annoy derailment it's about the fact that white people are not opposed so they don't need ALM #ALL LIVES MATTER is fake solidarity because white ppl don't need the solidarity #Transmasc people DO #DO BETTER HOLY SHIT #a lot of y'all are fucking heartless and do not understand intersectionality in the goddamn slightest #no takesies backsies I said what I said #queer #ftm #transmasc #transandrophobia #transphobia #transgender #nonbinary #enby #transphobia mention #tw death #tw assault

[dixieconley]

How did Obi-Wan not notice the thing with R2D2?? And what if he did?

Obi-Wan: We need to talk about your issues with attachment. Anakin: ::panicking, thinking Obi-Wan's found out about his marriage:: You had a relationship with Satine Kryze! Obi-Wan: … And Ki-Adi-Mundi is married. Jedi can have relationships, Anakin. We've talked about this. Anakin: … I think I would have remembered that.

[Many many past conversations: Obi-Wan: ::lecturing:: Attachment… the code… meditation. Anakin: ::busy tinkering:: Yes, yes, master. Whatever you say, master. Obi-Wan: This is fine. This absolutely will not come back to bite me in the ass later.]

Obi-Wan: Regardless, we need to talk about your attachment issues. Anakin: What issues? You just *said* marriage is okay. Obi-Wan: ::derailed:: What's that about marriage? Anakin: This isn't about me and Padme being married? Obi-Wan: … Obi-Wan: No. Anakin: This is about what I did when my mom died then, isn't it? Obi-Wan: … Anakin: ::getting defensive:: They deserved it! Tuskens are animals. Obi-Wan: ::rubbing his nose:: Anakin. Stop guessing. You're literally making this worse with every word out of your mouth. There happens to be a Tusken Jedi. You've *met* him. Anakin:: ::sheepish:: Oh. So, um, what's this about then? ::finally listening for the first time in the past three years:: Obi-Wan: I came here to talk to you about the salvage operation you ran to rescue R2D2. Anakin: ::puzzled:: Master? You ordered me to go on that mission. Obi-Wan: ::pinching his nose:: Anakin, you do realize that the mission would have been completely unnecessary had you just wiped the droid as per procedure? Anakin: But R2's my buddy. I wouldn't do that to him. Obi-Wan: You got all but two of the men who went with you killed in an attempt to rescue a droid! Anakin: So? I would have done the same for Padme. Or Ahsoka, Obi-Wan: … Obi-Wan: You see no issue in trading sentient lives for an inanimate object. That, Anakin is the very definition of attachment and why you either see a mind healer or go to Jedi jail. Anakin: What? You can't make me see a mind healer! Obi-Wan: You're right. Jedi Jail it is. Anakin: Noooo! I'm gonna tell my good friend the Chancellor on you! Obi-Wan: ::fed-up with everything and feeling both sassy and sarcastic:: Oh, and what's he going to do, order the clones to turn on us and massacre all the Jedi right down to the initiates in the creche? The Force: ::shouting:: YES!!! Obi-Wan:: ::facepalm:: That absolutely came back and bit me in the ass.

Later: Cody: You have a Jedi jail? Obi-Wan: No. Cody: Sir? Obi-Wan: Seemed like a safe bet. ::bitter: He obviously ignored everything else I tried to teach him. Cody: Jedi can marry? Obi-Wan: Yes. Cody: Jedi. As in you. Obi-Wan: As in... Cody: ::suddenly two inches closer:: Obi-Wan: ::squeaking:: Me? Cody: ::smoulders:: Obi-Wan: After the war. Chain of command. Would be inappropriate. Because reasons. Cody: I see.

Two days later: Fox: ::eyeing the assortment of munitions Cody's just laid on his desk, including, but not limited to, slug throwers, thermal detonators, a handful of droid poppers and a rotary cannon:: So you say that the chancellor's a direct threat to the military command of the GAR and that I get to kill him if I agree to mute my external audio pickup and follow your orders? Cody: Yes. Is there a problem? ::looms menacingly:: Fox: ::jumps up:: No takesies backsies! Thorn! Thire! It's Lifeday and Cody's just got us all a present!

~~~

Palps gets wrekt. The Corries have the Best. Day. Ever.

Cody and Obi-Wan swear the riduurok. No one is surprised.

The mind healers ending *building* a Jedi jail just so they don't have to listen to Anakin whine any longer. (R2D2 has the option of joining Anakin. Which, no. C3PO is welcome to that. R2D2 is having none of that shit. Time to head back to his original family -- the handmaidens of Naboo. Who will let him have a little murder. As a treat.)

#star wars #obi-wan kenobi #anakin skywalker #commander cody #codywan #commander fox #r2d2 #crack fic #sw clone wars

[a-hazbin-reader]

Hello! I just found your blog a couple days ago and I love your stuff!! I like that you mark everything as either being romantic or platonic (as an aromantic, I would like to say you are a saint for doing that) , and all the little pictures and memes bring me immense joy

I was wondering if you could do a platonic alastor x reader where reader makes/made a deal with Alastor. Like full on, sold-their-soul-to-him, no-takesies-backsies kind of a deal.

And like, maybe Alastor doesn't care about them that much at first, but they slowly grow on him? And reader doesn't like alastor that much either, but they have the same dark, chaotic energy and they just sorta click eventually. (and maybe some Rosie in there too??)

Omg you're so sweet for this 😭 Some of the platonic ones are my FAVE! Plus, I get that not everyone is looking for romance 🤧

Alastor X Reader Headcanons

Plus a little Rosie X Reader

❌️Romantic

✅️Platonic

TW: Cartoonish antics, little bit of violence, Alastor being Alastor, Reader lost their soul

Description: ☝️⬆️

You didn't think Alastor was serious when he said he wanted your soul, who tf does that??

Alastor, that's who, you dummy

To be fair, you totally thought you were going to win but imagine your shock when chains suddenly appeared on you like a leash

Bullshit bullshit bullshit

He has you working at the hotel with Husk and Niffty but you go out of your way to mess things up for him

If you're gonna be his pet then you're going to be a nightmare pet

Maybe he'll decide you're not worth the trouble and give your soul up?? That's a thing that happens right?

So you do little things to fuck with Alastor, big enough to annoy him but subtle enough to be an accident

He wants you to make him tea? Oops!! You've poured salt instead of sugar and now he's choking down salty tea because he's too proud to admit you pulled one over on him

Not him giving you a death glare from over his cup

"How is it~?"

"Delightful."

He wants you to wash the dishes? Fine but you're going to drop and break his favorite mug and every replacement he gets

You're so clumsy

You have to carry his bags?? Fine then-

No, you know what? Niffty can carry the bags she's much more strong and sturdy than she looks

You're no fun

The point is, if Alastor is going to make your life miserable because he owns your soul, you're going to give it right back

You don't even make the punishments fun for him

He doesn't stop seeing you as his worst deal until your both suddenly faced against the same foe

Some idiot Vox hired to pick a fight with Alastor and for some reason Alastor picked you to handle it

Watching you play with your prey reminded Alastor of himself, giving him a few good chuckles

By the time you were done, your opponent had practically pissed themselves to death, terrified by your maniacal nature

After the fight while you're being patched up, you and Alastor share a few laughs as you retell what happened

And then you two laugh about Vox

And then you two laugh about how your opponent died

Nobody else is laughing you sick fucks

There's a change in your dynamic after that day, the two of you becoming partners in crime

Those pranks and punishments you two used to use on each other? Now you're combining forces to use them on everyone else

Everyone thought things would be better once you two put aside your differences

But this is so much worse

They find excuses to just send you two out of the hotel so they can have some peace and quiet

You just feed off each other's worst energies and keep making each other worse

The only mitigating force for you two is Rosie, she's the only one who can get you two to slow it down

"Alright! Hold it!"

Not the two of you being scolded by her, looking like two little kicked puppies because Rosie won't let you two blow up a shop

But the owner is so sleazy!!!

No, you two can't pretend to be repairmen so you can break into people's homes and destroy their tvs

She won't even let you write fake fan mail to Vox, slowly gaining his trust as his number one fan only to shatter his heart in some devastating and public way

Wtf is wrong with you two

She just knows how best to handle the two of you and doesn't really mind how twisted the two of you get to be

She finds it adorable

You are besties by that point, an unstoppable force that wreaks havoc on anything in your path

Oh and sweet Rosie is there too

Holding the leashes for you two

You almost forget he owns your soul and so does he most days, the two of you seeing each other more and more as equals

Or at the very least, friends 🧡

Maybe you've earned your soul back

Nah, keep it

This was so fun! I really hope you liked it!

#hazbin hotel x reader #alastor hazbin hotel x reader #alastor hazbin x reader #alastor x reader #hazbin x reader

[webslingingslasher]

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT8obEbcW/

this is definitely trouble tricking situationship peter

oh yes. when he's a lil lit at a party and now you're babbling about boyfriends and you say something that has him PAUSING

'who did you say was your boyfriend?'

'ethan.'

'he's like, basically my boyfriend, ya know?'

'no, i don't know. if anyone here is your boyfriend, it's me.'

'what was that?'

'i said i'm your boyfriend.'

'wait- no, i just meant-'

'you're my boyfriend! no takesies backsies!'

#frat!peter

[decolonize-the-left]

"I think women should get some spotlight on our issues because we're oppressed"

Ok yeah so true bestie

"And I would like to fight for gender equality"

Hell yeah

"... in a way that specifically excludes everyone except for cis women. In fact, I even want to actively help oppress other people to help Real Women™ You said we get the spotlight so no takesies backsies."

Ohhhh I see. So you want to act like a man? That's your gender equality to you? Getting to oppress people and discredit and ignore everyone you don't like?

"NO AND YOURE BEING A MISOGYNI-"

You want the right to oppress others and speak over them tho. You're even helping push anti-trans legislation. And you even believe that you deserve to silence and legislate against other people because of your gender & sex, right? Like you know better? Kinda like how men do?

"ARE YOU CALLING ME A MAN??? YOU JUST HATE WOMEN"

You're the one who only sees your gender's value in direct relation to sex and the power it has tho ☕

You can't even handle this basic criticism because you see that power as a Right for cis woman. I wonder what other cis people felt their gender have them more rights than others and the right to oppress others. HMMMMMM

"Women can't have anything."

To be fair tho, the power to oppress others shouldn't be something anyone has. Have you read any actual feminist literature?

#radfems & TERFs die challenge #they need some queer theory #nobody has more fucking boring and lame takes on gender than they do #like can you pull your head out of the patriarchy's ass its not a fucking hat and its making everything you say sound like shit

[the-whispers-of-death]

i just need reader finding out when stone's birthday is and giving him a drawing of stone and monster as a gift because he 'didn't know what kind of stuff stone liked, but he tried his best'

I'm crying, that's so cute. Just Reader giving Stone kindness that he has never had before!!

Stone's brain malfunctioned when you handed him the drawing of Stone and Monster. Maybe it wasn't the best drawing ever, or it was, but the thought behind it definitely showed. And it was something he had never experienced before.

Sure, Kali gave him gifts, the first person to ever give him gifts. But he had never gotten a birthday gift before. Most people didn't know when his birthday was, and if they did then they knew Stone didn't really celebrate his birthday which led them to assume he didn't want birthday gifts. And well, his childhood wasn't a normal or happy one, so he had just never gotten a birthday gift.

Until now.

He was just staring at the drawing, in shock, which led you to ramble nervously about not knowing what to get him as a gift. He was so overwhelmed with emotions, emotions that he usually kept hidden, that he didn't even realize tears were falling down his cheeks.

"Oh, God, you're crying," you said, now thinking you did something wrong by getting him a gift. "I'm sorry if I overstepped, I know that you don't tell people your birthday. I shouldn't have gifted you that, I'm so sorry. Please forgive—"

Stone snapped out from his stupor and stopped your rambling by pulling you into his broad chest, giving you what could only be adequately described as a bear hug. You were completely encased in his strong arms, your head resting against his chest. The hug was a bit awkward, due to him never really hugging people, but his body heat made up for it.

Stone was sniffling now, trying to stop the tears. "Don't apologize," he replied, his voice rougher due to his crying. His hold on you tightened. "I love the gift."

You smiled at that, relaxing when reassured that you hadn't made a misstep. "You do?" you asked, looking up at him when he finally let go of you.

"Yeah, I just never got a birthday gift before," Stone explained. He wiped his eyes, getting himself presentable again.

"Well, happy birthday, Stone," you said.

And he really did appreciate the gift, even if he didn't say it in so many words. He was now giving you cups of chai unprompted, whereas the rest of the 141 still had to beg and beg for him to give them his cups of chai. It was the equivalent of him giving his heart to you, because well, he was now yours.

You gave him one act of kindness and uh, no takesies-backsies.

Reblogs are welcomed & appreciated! Asks are open, feel free to pop in and talk or request something! (SFW requests only, please and thank you)

#call of duty #cod mw2 #cod mwii #call of duty modern warfare 2 #cod #task force 141 #task force 141 oc #call of duty oc #cod oc #task force 141 oc: stone #call of duty oc: stone #cod oc: stone #cod oc x reader #cod oc x male reader #oc x reader #oc x male reader #male oc x reader #male oc x male reader #male!oc #desi!oc #stone x reader #stone x male reader #Stone would die of happiness if someone gave him a birthday gift #like yes please give him love and care #he needs it #therapy can only give him so much peace #he needs love too #:)

[lovecolibri]

"All I ever wanted was to be there for people in the darkness and tell them that the night can't hurt you. That the things that you are afraid of in shadow are still dangerous in the light of day, and that there is nothing in the darkness other than mystery. I just wanted to hold their hand when they couldn't see."

BRB gotta go cry about this for an hour.

I think this is part of why it kinda hurt coming back to Junior Year and seeing how things were going between Kristen and Cassandra. The culmination of that storyline in Sophomore Year is SO beautiful and filled with this gentle hope and comfort. So consequently, the start of JY felt, on the surface, a bit like takesie-backsies, which was a little surprising to see crop up here in a show that has been refreshingly different from regular tv shows disappointingly running the characters in the same circles season after season and nothing really holding any weight.

HOWEVER, I have yet to see Brennan tell a story that DIDN'T pay off even better than I was expecting, and he said he came back to this world because he found a story to tell in it. So I'm actually really interested to see how this all plays out because I don't think it's going to be what it looks like it's set up to be, and Brennan and Ally have consistently put out some PHENOMENAL storylines together so I don't anticipate this ultimately being any different. The whiplash is just tough right now though since we don't have all the information.

#dimension 20 #fantasy high #fhsy #fhjy #i love this show and i'm excited and interested to see where it goes! #but also sad seeing how horrible everything is for everyone right now #like the triumph of SY didn't mean anything #which is absolutely the point they are trying to make so like good job they're doing it!

[vodika-vibes]

I‘m gonna throw my hat in the Mereel ring, but I’m not experienced with asks, so would you be comfortable with writing something for him with a passionate, borderline desperate kiss in the rain? He deserves all the smooches

thank you! 💕

Rainy Kiss

Summary: You're date with Mereel is interrupted by a sudden downpour.

Pairing: Mereel Skirata x Reader

Word Count: 703

Warnings: Mereel makes a suggestive comment at the beginning

Tagging: @trixie2023

A/N: Sorry that this took so long to answer! I hope this is close to what you were picturing! Also, this is a perfect ask, there's no need to worry! 😊

Divider by Saradika

“You know,” Mereel says lazily as he leans against the wall under the very minor covering that was shielding the pair of you from the rain, “I wanted to get you all wet, but not like this.”

You whip your head around and glare at him, “Awful,” You reply as you fold your arms over your chest, “Terrible, awful Man.”

He grins at you, “And yet, you agreed to come on a date with me anyway, so who’s the terrible one here?”

“Still you.”

He laughs and shifts so he’s standing closer to you, and you lean into his warmth. The rain made the temperature drop, and you’re not dressed for the suddenly cooler temperatures. 

Mereel drapes an arm over your shoulder, “Are you cold, ner mesh’la?”

You lean even more into him, “I’m not your anything, Mereel.”

He grins and presses his lips against your temple, “Mine. My cyare. My pretty little love.”

You feel your face heat and turn to press your face against his shoulder, “The actual worst.” You grumble.

“Not my fault that you’re so easily flustered. I think it’s adorable. My perfect adorable cyare~”

“Now you’re just trying to be annoying,” You accuse as you pull back to glare at him.

“Oh, yeah. Absolutely.” He grins at you, mischief glittering in his eyes.

“Ugh, why do I find you attractive?” You grumble under your breath.

“You think I’m charming.” Mereel replies, “That’s what you said.”

“I must have had a concussion that day.”

“Nope. No takesies-backsies.”

You shoot him a bemused look, “What are you, five?”

“Technically, I’m 12.” He counters with a growing grin. “Talk about cradle robbing, cyare.”

You stare at him for a moment, and then you turn, “I’m leaving.”

Mereel laughs and catches your hand, “Great, I’ll come with you.” He cheerfully threads his fingers with yours and squeezes your hand as he tugs you into the rain, causing you to let out a startled squeak.

“Mereel!”

He laughs and tugs you further away from the shelter, “Come on, cyare,” Mereel teases, “Keep up!”

“It’s wet, Mereel!” You whine even as you allow him to tug you into the street. There’s no one out, partly because of the weather, though mostly because of the time.

He grins at you boyishly, and then he gives your hand a sharp tug, and you stumble into his arms. Mereel’s free arm settles securely around your waist and he bumps his forehead against yours. His grin never once fades, “Hi.” He whispers.

Your free hand comes up and you lightly caress his cheek, “Hi.” You whisper back. His hair is plastered to his head from the sheer amount of water falling from the sky, and you laugh softly as you use your thumb to brush some of the water off his forehead. 

“I love you,” Mereel says quietly. He releases your hand and drags his fingers up the back of your soaked shirt, to rest gently on the back of your neck. “You’re everything I’ve ever dreamed of, and never dared hope that I would have.”

You bring your other hand up to rest lightly on his chest, just over his heart, “You deserve the galaxy,” You reply so very gently.

“Don’t want the galaxy, just want you.” Mereel says in return.

You smile at him, “You have me.”

His gaze is intense, and your breath catches in your throat. “And you have me,” He murmurs softly.

You tilt your head slightly and crash your lips against his and his grip tightens around you. He clings to you like you’re his only lifeline in the world, and the kiss becomes frenzied, almost desperate. 

When he finally breaks the kiss, his eyes are closed and he presses his forehead against yours, “Need you to be mine.”

“I am yours,” You remind him, “Always. Forever. In every way that matters.” You flash a lovestruck smile, “I love you.”

He releases a shaky breath, and leans in to kiss you again, and again, and again. “Forever?” He repeats softly.

“For as long as you’ll have me.”

He laughs softly, “Forever, then.” His fingers trail lightly down your jaw, “I can do forever.”

You smile at him adoringly, “Then we’ll do forever.”

#star wars #tcw #mereel skirata x reader #mereel x reader #star wars fanfiction #x reader fanfiction #answered asks

[kaeyx]

anon who suggested demon beastzai here again !! meeting demon beastzai probably consists of months withstanding very very strange things happening wherever you go and even more so within your house. from lights flashing off and on, scratch marks on the wall, your stuff going missing, things being misplaced…. im not sure how reader and demon beastzai would even meet but i would think after you did, he got hooked on you immediately therefore the weird things start happening

it isnt until he actually makes himself FULLY known to you does he start showing up in front of you with little to no regards of your comfort, im sorry you just have a new roommate !! no takesies backsies !! he lingers behind you randomly , wrapping his arms around him and dotes on you. sure maybe he messes you with and maybe it’s a lot but it’s nothing too serious!!! yet. yet at least. unless youre so insistent on getting rid of him but you dont really have the power to actually do so, so he plays with you lightly <3

oh and he totally watches you take baths or showers, he’s like a cat he will follow you into every room. and let him nuzzle you while he holds you in bed wont you? no he won’t let you outside that much anymore, if you need something he can just order someone to get it for you ! he has a lot of power you know ? why would you need to go outside without him? if you really want to that badly, he supposes he could shapeshift into a human form but he’d really rather stay at home with you.

also going back to what someone said abt the demons faking that they have heats/ruts YOU CANNOT TELL ME THAT DOES NOT HAVE DEMON BEASTZAI ALL OVER IT. HE WOULD DEFINITELY DO THIS…. just hearing him whine while he buries his face into your neck and he presses against you, practically humping you and hes just complaining about how painful this rut is for him !!! even the strongest demons have their weaknesses, youre the only person who can help him :(( he cant go to anyone else

I also don't know how demon Beastzai would come around to be honest.... he just pops up and decides to stay. The closest explanation I can come up with is he's some sort of lord/ruler in the underworld? That could serve as substitute for the PM, but I'm not too concerned about logistics I want the vibes. Somehow, someway, Beastzai decides he's your new roommate and now refuses to leave. Even worse if you live in a little studio apartment, because it's impossible to keep your distance or have any personal space. He'll sit with you, sneak into your bed, poke his head into the bathroom while you're showering, and nothing you do or say will stop him.

Beastzai also refuses to let you leave! He can magic groceries and takeout into your hands, you can shop and order stuff online, why would you ever have to step foot outside? If you complain about being confined to such a small space he'll offer to bring you back home with him, but of course that "home" isn't anywhere in this plane of existence. If you insist on going outside he shapeshifts into a hauntingly beautiful man, his dark fur turning into a dark coat, claws turning into long, nimble fingers. If the light hits his eye just right you swear it looks red. And he holds your hand everywhere you go, of course. Doctors' office, grocery store, he'll even hang off your arm while you're trying to work, exercise, go to class... And he'll be whining constantly about going back inside. He's got a million excuses: pollen, the sun hurts his eyes, he doesn't like getting wet, it's too hot, it's too cold, people make him anxious... It's neverending. And god forbid you have to take public transport, he'll hug you from behind, rest his chin on your shoulder, and glower at anyone who tries to stand close to you until they get off.

As for how he'd look, I have a few ideas but he's mostly the same as regular Demonzai. Big, tall, not buff just broad shouldered, horns and fangs and big claws. Lots of dark brown/black fur especially on his stomach and back. Maybe slit pupils? Yellow or red eyes, perhaps a forked tongue. He might even have backwards knees like animals do, generally I imagine him as part goat with some monster features added. If you strip him naked there won't be a lot of difference between Beast Demonzai and normal Demonzai imo, maybe a few more scars on Beastzai.

Also OUGJSVJDKVJD YES HE FAKES HIS RUTS ALL THE TIMEEEE he gets extra clingy and puts his hands all over you and whines pathetically, humping your leg and crying about how painful it is, walking naked around the house because he's "overheating" and conveniently letting you see every inch of him... And much like regular Demonzai he's not opposed to straight up holding you down and taking what he wants, or using you in your sleep.

#dazai.bsd #demon!dazai #demon!beast!dazai #beastzai.bsd

[fuck-customers]

Had the most baffling case of entitlement I’ve ever had today: I was handing a woman her change, and realized right as I was about to drop it into her hand I had given her a dollar too much. So I said “Oops, let me fix that,” and took a dollar away, and went to hand it to her again. She wouldn’t take the money and was just looking at me like I was stupid.

Her: Did you just take away my money?

Me: No ma’am, I just counted wrong. Your change is $3.41.

Her: You took a dollar away! I saw you do it!

Me: Uh, yes I did, but that’s because I grabbed too much. Here, the $3.41 is all here-

Her: You’re trying to SWINDLE me!! You TOOK my money!!!

Me: Here I can print the receipt, you gave me $20 and your total was $16.59, so your change would be-

Her: You OWE me that dollar and I’m NOT leaving without it!!!

It continues like this for a while despite me spreading her change out to show her it’s right, despite me printing her receipt, despite me offering to give her a refund. Eventually my manager comes over to see what the fuss is about and she manages to get to the bottom of it: The lady KNOWS I’m giving her the right change, she just thinks I’m not allowed to correct my mistake and if I count out the wrong change then by law she’s allowed to have that money??? Like real life no takesies backsies????

?????????????????????????????

[itsbenedict]

okay, so- the past three days have been pretty insane, hence no to-do lists. did not know hour-to-hour what in the hell i'd have to do next.

monday morning, there was a company meeting, and it was announced that we were being sold. this was not... the most surprising thing in the world, because about a month ago there was this sudden hasty push by the top to reorganize the business into distinct independent units that didn't depend on shared services. like, what else would the point of doing that be, if not to sell off pieces of the business? sure, they said that wasn't happening, but who the hell was fooled by that?

so i used to do most of my work on these projects for this one specific business unit, building and running a bunch of middleware API integrations for our learning management system. but my boss, who used to be in charge of the dev team generally, got assigned to this totally different unit- and she liked me enough that she pushed really hard to get me reassigned to her unit.

so i was already conflicted about that:

i really like my boss- she's really understanding of my need for flexibility to work on my side projects, she only cares that i get the work done (and even with many side projects, i still consistently exceed expectations and get a full-time workload done ahead of schedule), and she was pushing hard to get me a raise against upper management who'd taken to using covid austerity as an excuse to never give anyone any raises ever. and the team assigned to this unit didn't have any senior devs who could handle a big infrastructure transition, and i'd just become AWS certified, and without someone like me, my coworkers assigned to that unit would be in some hot water. plus, after the transition, maintaining a reduced suite of products would probably be easier day-to-day.

but on the other hand, all my projects in the other business unit, with the LMS- those are pretty vital, and the nature of the contracts with those clients necessitates frequent maintenance and changes. my code for those integrations is bad, for various reasons but mainly that there is no dev environment for testing changes. it's fundamentally about managing production data in databases we don't directly control, so every change has to be done very quickly and carefully, with no room for big refactors to clean things up (and risk breaking stuff). it's a mess, and no one in the other business unit is prepared to take it over. plus- i liked working directly with clients, doing work where if i did the work someone was appreciative of the work. it was motivating!

ultimately, i decided to trust my boss and follow her to the other business unit. we weren't completely splitting from the rest of the business- i'd still be able to train up someone else to take over my projects, we'd still have the shared customer accounts management software, and- crucially- i'd still have the boss who understood my needs and had no interest in squeezing value out of me.

so i went on vacation for a couple weeks right after committing to that decision- and then i came back on monday, and that day they announce we're being sold.

also that my boss is fired and being replaced by someone from the new company.

also that we have two months to completely disconnect all our products from shared service infrastructure and rebuild our own.

also no takesies-backsies, the acquisition agreement included terms that the former company not hire back any of the sold-off employees or even discuss the acquisition with them at all. no chance to react to the new information except to sign the new offer letter by close of business on Wednesday.

i was unhappy about this! can you tell???

so my first thought was- okay, this is bullshit. i still want to work for the LMS people, the LMS people still want me to work for them, there has to be a solve here. so i go to the guy in charge of that division, who also wants me to keep working there, and he says okay i'll have our lawyers look into it.

and then... he gets back to me sounding like a robot, "i am unable to discuss this further with you at this time", which is so obviously out of character for the guy that i can tell legal's thrown the book at him. i talk to legal myself- it's a dead end. they can't- they're unable to even talk about why they can't talk about it, because obviously this deal was engineered to prevent me from doing exactly what i'm trying to do here.

so i go at it from the other angle. president of the sold company, now a wholly-owned for-profit subsidiary of a nonprofit organization (is that even allowed???), i explain to him, hey, this is a mistake, i'm only here because my old boss really wanted me to be on her team, surely you can let me go continue doing my actual job?

nope.

so then i start playing hardball.

the salary they're offering me is, adjusted for inflation, less than the salary i was offered two years ago, which had come with the (entirely failed) non-promise that i'd be bumped up to a certain level very quickly after some formalities re: the employment structure. i explain, in detail, how upset i am with the entire state of affairs- and i threaten to walk, which i am allowed to do. i'm not required to sign their new contract- i'd need to go job-hunting, sure, but i have money in the bank, i can afford to do it, and i could definitely get a better deal somewhere else.

this is a tense situation! my old boss knew this team needed me- but they unceremoniously fired her while she was on vacation, so her opinion doesn't mean dirt to them apparently. it's unclear how vital i really am to this- they could maybe train up one of the other devs to handle the AWS stuff.

and on my side- if i walk, that's it. all that horrible messy code for the LMS stuff- i don't get two months to train someone else up and write documentation and do some housecleaning. i'm gone! my horrific dirty laundry (and hours and hours of regular maintenance work) gets handed off to some other dev who's totally unprepared for it, and that person inevitably puts a curse on my entire family line as retribution for me leaving them holding that intolerable bag. i don't actually want to walk, because then i end up the bad guy in the eyes of people i respect and care about.

(also i'd have to do a job hunt and that shit is so god damn annoying you have no idea you probably have some idea.)

so i tell the guy, look- i can do better. i'm basically starting over doing harder work at an unfamiliar company, and if i'm doing that anyway, why not do it for someone who'll pay me? if you don't give me X amount of money, i'm walking out, and now you don't have an infrastructure guy during the two-month window you have to migrate a shit-ton of infrastructure. i am a serious dude and you can't just fuck with me!

(and inside i'm like:

because oh god i am not a serious dude i am so easily fucked with what if i'm pushing my luck too hard)

and he lets me fuckin' stew. 5:00 on wednesday i need to have either signed a contract or not signed a contract, and he hedges and goes to talk with the higher-ups and makes no promises, and i have no idea whether it's because i scared him or if he's trying to work out how to replace me or what. all this negotiation has been eating my brain for the past couple days and it's coming down to the wire-

and then a couple hours before the deadline he gets back to me with a counteroffer. it's less than i was asking, because that's how negotiations work, but it is more than i was making when i was brought on, by a good 10k.

so now it's on to round two. i'm gonna stick around for this two-month period, make this transition work, clean up my mess and take care of things with my now ex-coworkers- and then if they haven't either proven their management is tolerable or given me a crystal-clear path to advancement, we're back to the standoff- except this time, they'll have a good idea of exactly what it is they stand to lose.

haaaaaaaaaaaaaaah. okay. okay. yeah. so that's dealt with for the time being. i can breathe now. we'll see how it goes. fuck.

[morganee]

Byler Fic Rec Week - Day 2: Season 5 speculation

and do you feel like you should by tellthatbrokebitch (@tellthatbrokebitch) (105k, complete)

Will Byers has a big heart, his mom always said. He loves and he loves and he loves. He gives it away because it’s too much to be contained inside one small human organ, too full to bursting. It’s always been this way, his whole life, giving away love; to crying girls in sandboxes, to loud boys on swing sets, to uncaring fathers who yell and break things and force him to change, only to leave anyway. By the time he realizes the love isn’t infinite, it’s too late to fight his nature, and his heart bleeds out, year by year, until he’s drained and tired and empty. He cries into his hand and wonders what will happen to him when he’s truly empty. Wonders if that day is rapidly approaching. Wonders if it’s already here. A hypothetical s5. They're back in Hawkins now and Will's friends and family are ignoring him. Meanwhile he's having dreams he can't remember and everything feels like it's falling apart.

no takesies-backsies by AttaboyLuther (@titforatat) (12k, complete)

"Why did you lie?" Will felt gravity leave him, felt his body untether itself from this mortal realm and float directly into the setting sun. The room was casted in a yellow-gold, beamless and directionless - and because Will was a sinner, he replied, "About what?" Mike's face creased. He shook the rolled up painting, tightening his fist around it. "About this, Will. Don't play dumb." (AKA: Oh, you know - just your standard Mike-finds-out-about-the-painting confrontation.)

Be the Boy by katbatsupreme (@byleresque) (17k, complete)

“Jonathan…” His voice was high and resigned. “You know there’s no way I could do that. There’s no point—he likes girls. Plus, he’s going through a break up. And all this Vecna bullshit…” He sighed heavily, voice crumpling up like a tin can the more he spoke. “The last thing he needs is me burdening him further with my lame crush.” In a blink Mike snatched up the walkie with trembling hands, shoving the plastic brick’s speaker hard against his ear. So. El was right. Will did have a crush after all. In which Mike hears something he shouldn't.

this is a beautiful start to a lifelong love letter by borealisaurora (5k, complete)

Ever since Will gave Mike the painting, Mike has been acting... weird. He's been standing closer to Will, there have been lingering gazes... but nothing too crazy, right? Nothing that Will can allow himself to dwell on. That is, until Mike starts kissing him.

These feelings are not my own by Corvi_dae524 (4k, complete)

Will Byers has enough to deal with already. After returning to Hawkins, he has been getting flashes of what's happening in Vecna's mind too often for his liking. Not to mention everyone keeps their distance from him in case he goes all mind-flayer-super-spy again. Well, almost everyone. On second thought, maybe it would have been better if everyone did stay away. Or, Will accidentally forges an emotional connection between Mike and himself, and he doesn't know how to deal with it.

#byler #bylerficrecweek2023 #bylerficrecweek #byler fic #byler fic rec #will byers #mike wheeler #stranger things

[dotster001]

Heartbreaker

Summary: Rio x gn! Reader Rio thinks he's done good when he takes you to a Fenn Luxure Concert. That is, until your past catches up with you.

A/N: this isn't important, but Fenn's rockstar hair is styled like this, cause I said so.

CW: Modern au, pushy Fenn but what do you expect

Rio had had a slew of failed relationships before he met you. And, evidently, you had had the same experience. Neither of you felt the need to ever bring up your past relationships, both of you being very happy, and madly in love, with your current partner.

He was so certain you were the one, that whenever he had his weekly call with his dad back home, he would go on and on about how you were the one he was going to marry. And his family was more than ecstatic. You two were perfect for eachother.

The plans were in motion. He had the ring. He had the location. He had the tickets. He just had to get you there.

"Sunbeam, there's a concert this weekend that I got us tickets for," he said nonchalantly, doing his very best to hold back his excitement, as you both sat on the couch, legs in each other's laps, scrolling through your phones.

"Sounds fun! Who are we seeing?"

"Fenn Luxure," he said smugly. When you'd moved in with him, he'd accidentally stumbled across your box full of Fenn Luxure CDs, merch, and posters. You must have been embarrassed by your little celebrity crush, he had assumed, and pretended he never saw the box.

But the opportunity to ask for your hand at a concert where your favorite celebrity would be performing was something he couldn't pass up.

"Oh…I don't think that's a great idea," you said, setting down your phone, and fidgeting with your hands.

"Why?" Were you more embarrassed than he realized? Were you scared of coming off as too into him? 

"Well, you see my ex, he's going to be at the concert. And I'd rather not interact with him if at all possible."

If Rio was more self aware, he'd have asked himself how you were so certain that your ex would be at the concert. Instead, he took your hand in his, gave you his most winning smile, and said,

"I'll protect you, my sunbeam. I'll always protect you."

You gave him a wry smile.

"It's not that…it's-"

"Whatever it is, I can handle it. Just trust me. Plus, we'll be having so much fun, and look so deeply in love, he won't dare to interrupt us!"

You sighed, then smiled.

"You know what, you're right, baby. He'd be stupid to try and start something. If you really want to go, we can go."

You were so cute, downplaying your celebrity crush like that. Everything about you was so cute. He couldn't wait to ask you to marry him.

….

He should have known something was wrong right away.

"Your tickets have been upgraded to pit VIPs," the ticket lady said when you both went to pick up your tickets.

"That's so nice! Isn't that so cool, Y/N?"

"Our old seats are just fine, thanks," you said firmly, pushing the tickets back at the lady.

"No, we insist you take them. After all it's not everyday that-" 

"Fine!" You snapped, grabbing the tickets, then Rio's wrist, and walking away as fast as possible.

"Can we at least get some snacks?" He called, causing you to freeze, and look at him apologetically.

"I'm sorry baby, I'm just nervous," you took his hands in yours and smiled. "I'll buy you any snacks you want."

"No takesies, backsies!" He shouted before pulling you both to the concession stand, both of you momentarily forgetting your tension as you shared a laugh.

Now you were both at your places, food long since eaten. Rio checked the time on his phone.

"The concert was supposed to start an hour and a half ago."

"Seems right," you said with a snort.

Before he could begin to unpack the statement, a guitar riff was heard and the band began to play a song as Fenn rose from the floor in a shower of smoke and light.  The crowd screamed, and Rio excitedly wrapped his arms around you.

Until…

Damn baby you look fiiiiiiiine

Fenn sang, as he made direct eye contact with you, pointed, and slowly, sensually, crouched down and rose back up.

You stiffened in Rio's arms. And that's when the pieces fell into place. The hidden box. Your ex at the concert. Upgraded tickets. Snide comments.

"We can go, if you want, sunbeam," he said into your ear, realizing the mistake he had made.

You quickly nodded, and he helped direct you out, a hand protectively on your lower back. Before he had fully left, he looked back at the stage, and he could have sworn he saw Fenn wink at him.

Now back in the entryway, he intended to ask you where you'd like to go next. But you were quickly smothered in a hug by a tall woman with purple hair.

"Y/N! How dare you leave without saying goodbye!"

"Hey Vi," you groaned.

"Seriously. I get you avoiding Fenn, but me too? I'm wounded," she released you, then looked at Rio with an excited grin.

"And who is this handsome hunk of man?"

"Vi this is Rio, my boyfriend. Rio, this is Violet. Fenn's manager."

"Is that really all I am to you? Ouch," she laughed.

"Well if you two aren't staying for the concert, you should at least join me for tea in the tour bus. I miss you so much, and we clearly have a lot to catch up on," she said, eying Rio up and down.

"Uh…"

"It wouldn't be for too long! Rio, please talk some sense into your partner!"

"You two seem really close, Y/N. It'll be fun for me to meet a friend of yours. Plus," he leaned down and whispered in your ear, "I'm hungry and I bet she has food."

You sighed, looking between the two sweetest and most stubborn people in your life.

"As long as it isn't a long time."

….

The door to your bus slammed open, and Fenn Luxure stood in the doorway, smiling smugly.

"Letty, I love you," he grinned, his eyes trained on you, like a tiger who knew it had caught its prey.

"Bad Fenn, get back," Violet pulled out a spray bottle, and shot water at Fenn, which he expertly dodged.

"Why don't the two of us have a private chat?" Fenn said, having reached your chair, and beginning to massage your shoulders.

"I think it's time Rio and I got going!" You said rather loudly, yanking Rio to his feet, and beelining to the door.

"Ah, treasure," Fenn blocked your path, and cupped your cheek, "don't be like that. I just want to catch up with you…"

Rio felt nauseous. And it only got worse as Fenn rested his other hand on your hip, drawing circles over your clothes with his thumb.

You stood behind Rio, and less than bravely responded, "Vi can catch you up. We have to go-"

"Treasure," he purred, reaching out once more…

Until Rio punched him in the nose.

"Dragon's teeth!" Fenn hissed. "Your brute broke my nose."

"Serves you right," Violet sighed, throwing a cloth his way.

You took the opportunity to run out the door. When Rio unfroze, he followed you, stiffening as Fenn whispered,

"Have fun while you can, cause Y/N's gonna realize their mistake very soon, then you'll go back to being alone and nothing."

….

The car ride home was awkwardly silent. Rio simply stared at the road, trying to process what he'd done.

"Thank you for punching him," you whispered.

Rio nodded, but couldn't come up with any words to say. Which you must have misinterpreted, because you said,

"I'm sorry I didn't tell you he was my ex, it's just people get really self conscious when I tell them, and I love you so much, I didn't want to lose you over something that's dead."

He didn't even have time to formulate a thought, before you pushed forward.

"I mean, we had nothing in common. All we did was make out, fight, and make out some more. It should have ended way sooner."

Rio jerkily pulled over to the side of the road.

"Y/N…" he trailed off.

"Dragon's teeth, it's happening, isn't it? You're breaking up with me," you were starting to sound hysterical, the tears rushing to your eyes faster than he could even react. "Rio please, I swear he's nothing to me, I love you more than anything in this world!"

He silently pulled the ring box out and placed it on your lap. You looked down at it in confusion, before opening it and gasping.

"Is this…"

"I love you too. And seeing how he reacted when he saw you, I realized I can't take for granted what we have."

He took your hands in his, then leaned across the seat to nuzzle your noses together.

"Marry me, sunbeam."

"As if you even need to ask," you tearfully laughed, before kissing him deeply.

#court of darkness #court of darkness x reader #rio voleri #cod rio #rio voleri x reader #cod fenn luxure #fenn luxure #cod rio voleri

[eslanes]

Jerry's Slanes' Final Thots

The amount of bad takes, hissy fits and now takesie-backsies I've seen in the last two days at least has exposed many individuals for what they really are - not just a clown college but a full goddamn clown university of higher clown learning.

That being said, let's shoutout to the creators who have decided to go paywall-free or who have always been totally free - these are the ones who deserve your coin.

( Now I retreat back to my hole made of java, weed and sadness. On the bright side this is my final week of classes hopefully ever!!! )

#sims or nonsims? #gif warning

[khaotunq]

You are engaged/married to one person, you have a gif helicopter son with another. What other secrets are you hiding Jay? 😭😭 In the end we find out that you are coherent!! (reference to your bio in case the joke was not clear. I will see myself out)

sghgfgasdfsdsjjjs this is so funny pls

listen, i maintain that the very fact that i genuinely could not care one less whit for the actual concept of marriage, but decide to express my adoration by proposing (read: demanding, occasionally outright assuming) marriage. well, it says something, at least.

i would willingly subject myself to a legally binding contract and potentially cohabitate with you. ain't that romantic?

jyu and i's marriage started with a blood pact, so that's definitely romance.

rowan and i love our gif helicopter son. our gifson. gifson will be adored by all. we're very proud of him. being all giffy and helicoptery.

i literally have a spreadsheet i shared with chiara that's entitled "don't come near me or my son or my son or my son or my son..." so i also just have multiple children. they're kept in my wallet. it's a whole thing.

i am laughing so much at the concept of me being coherent. i mean, i'll take it, but i don't believe you. i'm delighted for u, but i'm very concerned for u if you understand what the fuck i'm talking about. <3

IN REWRITING THIS I FORGOT TO MENTION YM ACTUAL MARRIAGES

i am going to make an honest woman of rowan. or be made an honest woman of, perhaps. i feel like i am absolutely the trophy wife in this scenario, considering they are the one with the actual talent in this partnership

i am chIARA'S HUSBAND!!!!! she said it and NO TAKESIE BACKSIES. she played hard to get at first but I WIN. because we're soulmates and she's definitely, absolutely not going to be mad at me for so much as mentioning that word.

i've proposed to many, many more, i'm certain. i be collectin spouses like pokemon (and i love pokemon)

#ask post #i had written out a weirder reply than this but then i forgot and swiped shut the app #sooooooo this now bye #anonymous #about jay #so it is decreed #much like marriage i don't believe in children #wild considering i have so many #(i don't care one way or the other about marriage but saying i don't believe in children is far funnier)

[summitclan-chronicles]

if one irl week is 3 days in rp, does in rp time move at irl speed? you said you weren't doing liquid time for the rp (though that's confusing, since usually if you aren't following real time at all you're under the "liquid time" umbrella), so i'm assuming 1 month irl = i month irp. where does all the time go, and how is it decided when in the month rps take place?

Hullo!

First, I want to say: this ask made me realize my definition of "liquid time" might be .... outdated !!! this ask is using it in an entirely different context!

That being said, let me clarify:

The time doesn't go anywhere! It just is what it is. That's how time works and there's nothing else really to say: the cats don't know anything different, and don't measure by specific numbers of days or weeks, only moons and halves thereof. "A half-moon" is what it is: half the month, both from an IRL standpoint and IRP.

Daily time is not to-scale with month/yearly time in Summitclan, and is mainly ornamental to add a sense of time passing without it being too fast. The time system isn't built to be accurate or to scale, it's to add flavor and pizazz while also allowing extensive time for slice of life styled threads! Months, seasons and years pass as they do IRL, while days and weeks do not.

The above being said -- essentially, on "day" days (Monday, Wednesday & Friday) things behave as normal in EST. Noon is when the sun is highest. On "night" days (Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday & Sunday) the opposite is true: at noon EST, it's the moon Summitclan sees in the sky, but applied to night the times are roughly accurate (at 9am on Thursday, a Summitclan cat would see the moon at the bottom of the sky & rising; at 10pmEST that same Thursday, the moon would be nearing the west horizon.)

The day a thread starts is when it takes place. All threads happen in succession, no skips forward nor back. Once a day has passed it has gone forever, just like life! (Things are totally allowed to happen offscreen though - once they're canonized no takesies backsies!)

I hope this answers any remaining confusion (but if not, keep asking!). Now I'll provide this for clarity:

LIQUID TIME (old) -- a single rp character being in multiple coexisting threads at once, so long as they do not overlap/create paradoxes. It's up to the players to remember what threads come before which, and what characters would and should be present or able.

LIQUID TIME (new) -- a roleplay that deviates from the real-world passage of time; this might be lengthening or shortening days, weeks, months, seasons, etc. in order to make a roleplay easier to manage or more convenient for players.

#ask #thank you so much for writing in! #today i gained a new brain cell #shimmery 90s cartoon noise