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braidpoll · 9 months

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BRAID POLL !! :D

currently running :

ROUND 7 PART 4

barbie as rapunzel ( barbie as rapunzel ) vs makoto kurume ( skip to loafer )

ICON BRACKET

ROUND 2 PART 1

Edward Elric ( Fullmetal Alchemist ) VS Katara ( Avatar: The Last Airbender )

ABOUT THA ICON BRACKET : tha eight most iconic braid characters ( decided both by iconicness and tha amount of submissions they received ) will compete in an adjacent bracket . tha winner will then face off against tha winner of tha main braid bracket . this is liek what they do in sports , where certain teams get to skip matches and go straight to tha finals . this way icons can be included but its more exciting ( and fair ) than watching them decimate their opponents each round before making it to tha finals anyways

entire 128 character bracket is too large to take a screenshot of but it looks liek this , and will ( obviously ) be done in sections . bracket list below tha readmore , straight down tha left side and then straight down tha right !! :D

LEFT SIDE :

susie carmicheal ( rugrats )

agent 3 ( splatoon 3 )

peko pekoyama ( danganronpa 2: goodbye despair )

sabi ( pokémon legends: arceus )

princess yue ( avatar: the last airbender )

elsa ( frozen )

mei chang ( fullmetal alchemist )

pippi longstocking ( pippi longstocking )

ran hanamichi ( delicious party♡precure )

xiangling ( genshin impact )

neiru aonuma ( wonder egg priority )

mozart ( classicaloid )

mitsuri kanroji ( kimetsu no yaiba )

cure felice ( mahoutsukai PreCure! )

ty lee ( avatar: the last airbender )

toadette ( super mario bros )

prim everdeen ( the hunger games )

joni savage ( cluefinders )

juniper woods ( phoenix wright: ace attorney - dual destinies )

ahiru ( princess tutu )

leona kingscholar ( twisted wonderland )

yoshino shimazu ( maria-sama ga miteru )

jasminka antonenko ( little witch academia )

dewey ( nurse angel ririka sos )

fiona ( shrek )

cure cosmo ( star☆twinkle PreCure )

tsukimi kurashita ( princess jellyfish / kuragehime )

yui nanase ( go! princess PreCure )

piper mccloud ( the girl who could fly )

turtle wexler ( the westing game )

elyon ( w.i.t.c.h )

lily angel ( all saints street )

pearl ( pearl )

jessica riley ( until dawn )

meg thomas ( dead by daylight )

anissa pierce ( black lightning )

miles morales [ earth 42 ] ( spiderman: into the spiderverse )

espella cantabella ( professor leighton vs. phoenix wright: ace attorney )

petra ( fire emblem: three houses )

kikuri hiroi ( bocchi the rock! )

narumi yatadera ( touhou tenkuushou ~ hidden star in four seasons )

doc mcstuffins ( doc mcstuffins )

ruffnut thorston ( how to train your dragon )

magane chikujouin ( re:CREATORS )

eiko tsukimi ( ya boy kongming! )

emma ( pokémon X/Y )

chizuru maki ( DREAM!ing )

momoko sudou ( araburu kisetsu no otome-domo yo. )

hikaru kujou ( futari wa PreCure max heart )

zossie ( pokémon ultra sun/ultra moon )

madotsuki ( yume nikki )

rin kaenbyou ( touhou chireiden ~ subterranean animism )

shenhe ( genshin impact )

draken ( tokyo revengers )

lettuce midorikawa ( tokyo mew mew )

anne shirley ( anne of green gables )

maria momoe ( ookiku furikabutte )

riley freeman ( the boondocks )

lisa yadoumaru ( bleach )

hikaru shidou ( magic knight rayearth )

demeter ( hades )

lucy maud montgomery ( bungou stray dogs )

ajimi kiki ( pripara )

himari arisugawa ( kirakira☆precure a la mode )

RIGHT SIDE :

shuri ( black panther )

cheryl ( pokémon diamond/pearl/platinum )

rana ( vocaloid )

kirari momobami ( kakegurui )

abigail lincoln ( codename: kids next door )

lila sawyer ( hey arnold! )

penny ( warioware )

fawn ( disney fairies )

sveta ( golden sun: dark dawn )

josie mccoy ( Riverdale)

libby folfax ( the adventures of jimmy neutron: boy genuis )

nori ( barbie mermadia )

ashlyn banner ( school bus graveyard )

julia lazarrett ( marionetta )

luther schneien ( ghost eyes )

naru kanda ( ikemen girl to hakoiri musume )

sid barrett ( soul eater )

kumoko ( so im a spider, so what? )

justine courtney ( ace attorney investigations: prosecutor's path )

retsu unohana ( bleach )

jack vessalius ( pandora hearts )

aika s. granzchesta ( aria )

kaname tousen ( bleach )

ludmila ( rune factory 5 )

nikolai gogol ( bungou stray dogs )

jolyne cujoh ( jojo's bizzare adventure: stone ocean )

katniss everdeen ( the hunger games )

violet evergarden ( violet evergarden )

aerith gainsborough ( final fantasy vii )

anna ( frozen )

cammy white ( street fighter ii )

ranma saotome ( ranma ½ )

barbie as rapunzel ( barbie as rapunzel )

rapunzel ( tangled )

bu-ling huang ( tokyo mew mew )

sheeta ( laputa: castle in the sky )

suzuha amane ( steins;gate )

qiqi ( genshin impact )

nah ( fire emblem awakening )

nemu hiiragi ( magia record: puella magi madoka magica side story )

jodie ( daria )

nick hoult ( all saints street )

helga sinclair ( atlantis: the lost empire )

tao ( gokurakugai )

aru shah ( the pandava quintet )

ayşe ( woven )

makoto kurume ( skip to loafer )

library ( misao )

duo maxwell ( mobile suit gundam wing )

revali ( legend of zelda: breath of the wild )

nina ( fire emblem fates )

kiana kaslana ( honkai impact 3rd )

aether ( genshin impact )

kamui ( gintama )

raiden shogun ( genshin impact )

touko fukawa ( danganronpa: trigger happy havoc )

nahyuta sahdmadhi ( phoenix wright: ace attorney - spirit of justice )

haruka hashida ( blue period )

viola ( the witch's house )

nemu kurotsuchi ( bleach )

lingji liu ( ciconia no naku koro ni )

aisha ( romancing SaGa )

ooama no ake no mitori ( len'en ten'eisenki ~ brilliant pagoda or haze castle )

marc ( flying red barrel: the diary of a little aviator )

#pinned #braid poll #braidpoll

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1997thebracket · 7 months

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Round 1B

Erykah Badu’s Baduizm: On and on and on and on, my cypher keeps moving like a rolling stone. Baduizm is the groundbreaking debut album by Erykah Badu, released in early 1997 by Kedar and Universal Records. The album a cornerstone of the neo-soul movement, blending elements of R&B, jazz, and hip-hop in an experimentally-retro musical experience, which drew favorable comparisons from the critics of the time to soul music of the 70s. Badu's sound is recognizable for her sultry vocals and introspective or socially conscious lyrics, while the album’s production stands out with warm, rich live instrumentation. Featuring the singles On & On and Next Lifetime, the album not only stood tall as a leading example in the evolution of the soul genre but also established her as a new force in contemporary music, leaving an indelible mark on the world of R&B and soul moving forward. Baduizm debuted at #2 on the US Billboard charts and #1 on the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Album charts, and is certified triple Platinum in the US; it would also win the Grammy for Best R&B Album under the banner of neo-soul.

EMOUSE: The Vacanti Mouse Emails: In August 1997, scientists Charles and Joseph Vacanti published a paper in the journal Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery regarding their research into tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. In the journal, they printed a picture of a mouse with what appeared to be a human ear growing out of its back; within months of this publication, every one of your aunts would forward you an email chain containing the “Ear Mouse” photo, proclaiming it to be a horrifying example of genetic modification and decrying the ethics of scientists playing God. (Note: I’ve opted to show you a cuter photo for the bracket.) In actuality, to create the ear-like structure on the mouse's back, researchers implanted a biodegradable scaffold made of a synthetic material seeded with cartilage cells into the mouse. Over time, the cartilage cells grew and formed the ear-shaped structure; no genetic modification was involved. This did not stop the spread of the emails, which often lacked text entirely or misrepresented what was shown, and incensed both animal rights activists and far-right religious groups to the extent that full-page ads were taken out in major news publications like the New York Times expressing outrage. While the photo remains divisive today, the Vacanti Mouse is an iconic image in discussions about the potential of regenerative medicine and the ethical considerations surrounding such research.

#erykah badu #baduizm #emouse #the vacanti mouse #1997

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blueboybracket · 11 months

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ULTIMATE BLUE BOY BRACKET!

ROUND ONE

Round One of the Ultimate Blue Boy Bracket continues! The first half has concluded -- you can view the results here -- and the second half is underway!

After these matches have concluded, the winners will all be moving on to Round Two! I'll also be preparing a full chart in advance for Round Two and onwards just before it begins

Here are links to the on-going matches below!

SECOND HALF

Megamind (Megamind) vs. Tom (Eddsworld)

Benny (The Lego Movie) vs. X (Mega Man-X)

Marth (Fire Emblem) vs. Atlas (Portal 2)

Mung Daal (Chowder) vs. Simon Seville (Alvin and the Chipmunks)

Sharkboy (The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D) vs. Billy Cranston (Power Rangers 2017)

Sven (DOTA) vs. Veigar (League of Legends)

Globi (Globi) vs. Jowee (Drawn to Life)

Randall (Infinity Train) vs. Akira (Kemono Jihen)

Buddy (Mech Cadet Yu) vs. Pen (Object Show)

Bloo (Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends) vs. Locke Cole (Final Fantasy VI)

The above matches conclude on the 30th of May 2023

Cookie Monster (Sesame Street) vs. Alberto Scorfano (Luca)

Roy Mustang (Fullmetal Alchemist) vs. Mega Man (Mega Man)

Thomas the Tank Engine (Thomas & Friends) vs. The Runaway Kid (Little Nightmares)

Fred Jones (Scooby-Doo) vs. Tommy Pickles (Rugrats)

Orcane (Rivals of Aether) vs. Kazemaru Ichirouta (Inazuma Eleven)

Yang (Yin Yang Yo!) vs. Krash (Kikoriki)

Rodney Copperbottom (Robots) vs. Conan Edogawa (Detective Conan)

Dick Grayson/Nightwing (Batman) vs. Sokka (Avatar: The Last Airbender)

Yujiro Someya (Honeyworks) vs. Yato (Noragami)

Remy (Ratatouille) vs. Sportacus (Lazy Town)

The above matches conclude on the 31st of May 2023

Bolo (Shantae) vs. Hades (Hercules)

Doraemon (Doraemon) vs. Yusuke Kitagawa (Persona 5)

Hoka Inumuta (Kill La Kill) vs. Saphir (Sailor Moon)

Pikario/Kuroki Rio (Precure) vs. Galo Thymos (PROMARE)

Cyrus (Pokemon Diamond/Pearl/Platinum) vs. Cyrus (Animal Crossing)

Finn (Adventure Time) vs. Phoenix Wright (Ace Attorney)

Dipper Pines (Gravity Falls) vs. Mordecai (Regular Show)

Jin Kisaragi (Blazblu) vs. Benrey (Half-Life but the AI is Self-Aware)

Sub-Zero/Kuai Liang (Mortal Kombat) vs. Abe Sapien (Hellboy)

Revali (The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild) vs. Stuart Pot/2-D (Gorillaz)

The above matches will conclude on the 1st of June 2023

James P. Sullivan/Sully vs. Baljeet Tjinder (Phineas & Ferb)

Vergil (Devil May Cry) vs. Iida Tenya (Boku no Hero Acadamia)

Sasuke Uchiha (Naruto) vs. Blu (Rio)

Continued in reblog

#not poll #round one

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archive-hive · 5 years

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Man, it’s a hot one.

By the time dusk unfurls upon Última Bebida’s gabled roof, ornate onyx tendrils pouring like molasses through airbrushed slats, the venue is alive with activity. It bleeds through stained glass in a flourish of finely-tuned guitars and amplified castanets, the intricate figurines painted upon the woodwork seeming to grin, thrilled, as fanciful percussion spills out amidst the crisp springtime atmosphere.

Michael’s skin burns pleasantly as he guides his companions toward the large crimson doorways, familiarity striking against his ribcage like raw timber and sandalwood; a genetic link to a world he has never been allowed to fully submerge himself within.

“This, um.. Th-This looks really cool, M-Micah.” Jeremy grins, utterly breathless. Jake’s arms braid themselves around his boyfriend’s fluttering abdomen, his lips leaving crimson bouquets amidst stark goosebumps as they pave his skin in platinum.

“Yeah, dude. Looks capital ‘TH’ sick!” Rich’s tongue presses flush against the backs of his teeth, exaggerating his lisp considerably. His arms swing wildly from side to side, uncertain of where to place his boundless energy. Michael’s dark fingertips brush against his own with every fluctuation backwards, curling in search of something warm but never quite getting there.

Michael laughs, his thumb bracketing against rough denim in search of the moulded canister tucked safely away inside his pocket - a mere crutch, a safety net in case his lungs inflate beyond their capability. Every time Rich’s hand collides with his own, his skin unfathomably cool, he finds himself tiptoeing closer and closer to his ultimate, monumental downfall.

“Yeah, well I hope we all have a super thhick time tonig-”

A broad hand presses against Michael’s chest before they can enter the building. The entity stood before them, with muscles as grotesquely developed as dimebags stuffed underneath his discolored skin, and features rougher than sandpaper on soil, spares a second to look Michael up and down before scowling disapprovingly.

“I’m gonna need to see some sort of ID, fellas.”

All colour drains from Michael’s face. He certainly hadn’t planned for any impromptu carding, his fake ID hidden at the bottom of an inconspicuous paper bag along with shards of torn tissue paper and the empty blister packs which had once housed his new ‘companion.’

“Um…” Michael rasps, squeezing against his inhaler with a little more gusto. “I’m a friend of the owner? He invited me here personally.”

“Name?”

“Michael. Michael Mell.”

All at once, the bouncer’s expression softens into something more palatable. His brows diffuse upon his forehead and his arm extends into a recognized gesture of hospitality.

“Ah, yes, he’s been expecting you, Mell. Sorry about the inconvenience. Are they all with you?”

It’s a simple phrase, an effortless string of vowels and consonants, and yet the inflection of that mundane three-letter word is enough to make Michael’s eyes burn underneath his contacts. All. As in more than just he and Jeremy. The dynamic duo plus two - the questionable quintet.

He nods three times in rapid succession and wordlessly contemplates the sustainability of his eyeshadow in the wake of unexpected dewdrops contaminating his vision.

Their guide leads them to a beautiful, large booth situated just adjacent to the varnished dance floor. Plump cushions are swathed in emerald velvet, two vanilla-scented candles placed at the centre of the table crackling prettily within their scarlet tumblers, and a hand-illustrated note lays beside a single scarlet rose. The penmanship is an unmistakably crisp portrayal of calligraphy which invites Michael to have a wonderful evening.

“Holy shit, Mikey, you boning this guy?” Rich whistles, trying to keep poison ivy from belittling his tone. “Cos if you ain’t then you should. He’d probably buy you a yacht or somethin’!”

“Not boning, no. Though I think a yacht would look fabulous in my driveway. What ya think, Jer?”

Jeremy laughs breathlessly, sliding his body underneath airbrushed mahogany alongside Jake, who, in turn, returns Jeremy to his spacious embrace without a moment’s delay.

“Oh y-yeah, dude. N-Nothing says ‘go g-getter’ like a um… a grandiose y-yacht parked n-next to a sh-shitty little PT Cruiser.”

Michael opens his mouth to argue, tongue rolling against an unabridged declaration of love for his less-than-glamorous vehicle and all of those unique ticks and quirks which makes her so majestic, only to pause whenever Jake’s lips wrap around Jeremy’s earlobe. He’s reciting exquisite poetry against supple cartilage, his teeth punctuating every sentence until Jeremy himself has begun to sing.

It is a battle Michael has already lost.

And so, he chooses to slide in against Rich and his natural radiance. Rich slots his arm through Michael’s elbow in an action which could be deemed as nothing short of platonic but, fuck, if it doesn’t make Michael’s diaphragm flourish with the same intense rush of endorphins as slicing his nail through fragile plastic wrapping to retrieve his new game. Only this moment has no shelf-life, only visual gratification every time Michael’s fingertips find themselves wandering beneath the crease of his stomach.

“So you know the owner, huh? How fanshy~”

Michael’s eyes dart toward the feminine curvature of the salt-shaker taking centre-stage in the middle of the table and wills any and all colour away from his cheeks. Rich is just so handsome that it makes his jaw ache.

“Yeah, he’s a customer of mine. A cool dude.”

“A customer? Just what kind of things are you selling, young man?”

“Wouldn’t you like to know?”

Rich clasps his hands together, resting his chin upon mountainous knuckles and fluttering his lashes as though they were amber sails swallowing every tantalizing breeze. “I sure would!”

“Get a r-room!” Jeremy catcalls, his head rolling back to rest on Jake’s solid shoulder. His torso is a patchwork of dyed cotton and articulate fingertips, one hand blossoming upon his ribcage while the other autographs his collarbone.

The hypocrisy is tantalizing.

Michael’s tongue protrudes from his lips in a fluid, stabbing motion of pure petulence, but his hand extends across the table to link with Jeremy’s own. He squeezes Jeremy’s digits gently, affectionately, his thumb painting invisible heartbeats across candied veins.

“P-People are gonna l-look at us, um, f-funny. Think we’re in an o-orgy.”

“Wait, we’re not having an orgy?” Rich pouts. “I was promised a fun night!”

Michael reaches over to grab at one of the laminated menus held in place by monogrammed napkins. “I mean, I’d be down but I only wanna screw 2 people here, so…”

Jake lifts his head from Jeremy’s sweet, buttermilk throat to raise a disapproving eyebrow. He licks his lips as though to savor the very flavour of Jeremy’s skin, how it has been stippled in cologne and residual ash from freshly-rolled joints.

“Good. Feeling is mutual.”

Rich’s nostrils flare against a rather emphatic snort, his fingertips an inadequate partition around his lips as he turns toward Jeremy. “They definitely wanna fuck.”

“O-Oh for sure.”

Bouncing precariously upon narrow crimson heels, and with the folds of her skirt flouncing prettily in time with every decibel reverberating unequivocally from a camouflaged sound-system, a fair-faced waitress approaches their booth with a quartet of spicy-sweet margaritas, each with their own lemon wedge and an unnecessarily foreign parasol.

“Here you are, gentlemen!”

Michael watches, puzzled, as she divides the glasses between their modest group. “Oh, uh. I’m sorry, Miss, but we haven’t actually ordered anything, yet.”

She giggles politely, her fingertip worrying against the stylized ringlet plastered upon her brow. “Yes, I know, sweetheart. These are a gift from the owner!”

She gestures blindly behind her to the handsome figure tucked at the very back of the establishment. His narrow frame tilts at an obscure angle against the bar, cerulean eyes cutting acutely through a tapestry of unique bodies as they ooh and ahh over a myriad of extraterrestrial flavours, and he raises the large glass in his own hand as a sign of good will - a toast which has yet to pass between those narrow lips.

Michael grins, returning the gesture in kind, his lips glistening around a halo of himalayan salt as he allows himself to indulge on the sensation of caustic lime blistering his tongue and the tart counterpart of citrine liquer. The alcohol fizzles through the very synapses of his brain and instantly severs any sense he once held true - forever a lightweight when it comes to matters of an ethanol-related nature.

Jeremy is next to follow suit, his tongue pushing through a wave of ice and convoluted flavours.

But Rich does not drink. No, he’s simply staring across the table at Jake.

“Your friend is Atreyu?” Jake mumbles, using his thumbs to rotate his glass back and forth.

“Yeah! He sometimes gives me tattoos in exchange for weed. Why? You guys know him?”

“Nope, never heard of him.” Rich frowns, finally bringing his margarita to his lips after thoroughly surveying its contents.

Atreyu, as it turns out, is an exceptionally congenial host.

He had sent over another round of sharp, sacchariferous cocktails before they had even has the chance to finish their margaritas. Not long after that, they were being gifted a large heap of tortilla chips accompanied by a vast array of dips and sauces. There was even a complimentary shot of tequila with Michael’s name on it, a bonus donation for his role as guest of honour.

And, predictably, Michael had gotten trashed after a few measly mouthfuls of his inaugural concoction.

He scrapes a tortilla chip through a crisp line of guacamole and squeals in delight, teeth crunching against a fine smattering of seasalt, and smacks his lips in unrequited once he had polished the shard off.

“Esta mierda sabe tan bien!” He purrs, his body gravitating close to Rich’s side. “Eres tan guapo. Quiero lamerte.”

The sudden alteration in Michael’s vernacular leaves Rich thunderstruck. His eyes widen, a composition of dualtone oceans lapping hungrily against the sandstone shore of his cheekbones. “You speak Spanish?”

Michael tips himself down toward Rich’s mouth. “Síííííí~”

A mere millimeter separates their flesh, open-mouthed yearning heightened considerably by the scent of Michael’s blood rippling betwixt his watercolour veins. What he wouldn’t give to press his teeth in against his pulse, find a juncture of buttermilk skin to claim as his own, and play the boy as though he were wind-chimes left bashful from summer’s lingering caress.

But before he can act upon his voracious cravings, the pulsating music pouring through invisible speakers shifts into something new, an abrupt cacophony of drums and cadence and complex guitar riffs that has Michael leaping up onto his feet in utmost excitement.

“Holy shit, dude, I love this song!” He grins, clicking his fingers to the beat. “Come dance with me?”

Dipping his finger into a pool of marinated tomatoes and swirling it around, Rich shakes his head. “I appreciate the offer, but nobody wants to see my white ass pretending to have rhythm.” He pops his digit inside his mouth to suck it clean, wrapping his tongue over his knuckle and savouring the flavour as though it were the very plasma he finds himself lusting after.

“Oh, come on! Pleeeease?”

“Maybe in a little bit, dude. Go have fun.”

Michael’s lower lip unravels across his chin and fuck does Rich want to lick against him until he can taste summer upon that precious pout; pitted cherries and butterscotch icecream.

“Hey, Jer, do you wanna dan-”

Jake’s lips push across his boyfriend’s smooth, alabaster skin with a sense of urgency, moist tongue circling the sensitive patch of nerve-endings which illuminate his pulse. Jeremy mewls with every expressive brushstroke, and his fingertips tear miniscule holes inside his napkin from how tightly he grabs against the table.

Michael’s lashes crimp in mild annoyance, but he doesn’t dwell on the sensation for particularly long. Insead he ensnares his fingertips around his glass and brings it up toward his lips, polishing off what remains of his sangria.

With a newfound sense of galvanized vitality, Michael’s hips careen from side to side as he takes to the dance floor. He gravitates toward its centre, a polychromatic moth hypnotized by dynamic incandescence. His hand draws upward, dragging vertically from the centre of his belt across and across onyx buttons to rest upon his own throat, thumbs hooked into sugar-spun plastic to withdraw his choker and snap it back into place.

He moans in masochistic bliss, but the sound quickly dissolves when he stirs his pelvis in tandem with a husky vocabulary and a beat which plays to his mislaid heritage. His hands hover above his head, lock themselves in place, his body swivelling from side to side every time Carlos Santana’s digits caress individually woven strings.

Tipping his head back, Michael brings his hands once more to the hem of his shirt. He elevates the material in a slow, deliberate motion, flashing his sweat-slicked mocha skin to the entire restaurant. And still his hips roll; pure, unadulterated calligraphy often concealed by crimson and an uprising of anxiety.

Unsurprisingly, Jeremy’s focus has shifted from the earth-shattering sensation of Jake’s torturous incisors into the vision of his boyfriend owning the entire dancefloor. His orbiting hips are nothing short of celestial - claiming the beat with every fluid undulation.

With all of the grace of a famished feline, Michael glosses a fingertip down Rich’s structured mandible to rest upon his pronounced pout. He dusts away a few stray crumbs which glitter upon his lower lip and Rich has to really concentrate on centering himself lest he pull that callous-roughened pointer straight into his mouth; oral fixation at it’s finest.

“Holy shit!” Rich breathes, the contours of his own pelvis beginning to quiver and quake. He pulls against his cargo shorts to readjust himself, his packer slick from his own arousal and falling out of alignment.

Jeremy giggles. “I-I think Rich has a um… a boner, don’t y-you?”

However, when Jeremy tilts his head backwards to glance at Jake his lover’s attention is directed somewhere else. His pupils are dilated, periwinkle skies lost to the captivating toxicity of a solar eclipse, and his mouth quivers in perfect unison with his short, shallow breaths.

Jeremy can barely contain his exuberant delight, pressing a stream of kisses along the underside of Jake’s impossibly taut jawline. “He’s really sexy, isn’t he?”

Jake nods, his fingertips flexing against the silken grooves of Jeremy’s airbrushed abdomen.

Michael’s performance comes to an end far too quickly. At least, that’s the unanimous consensus for everyone at his table.

He brushes his hands through an abundance of slick, curlicue ringlets and recalibrates the orientation of his shirt. There is an insurgency of power radiating inside of his sternum, primal, a sensation more extraordinary than a fresh hit of opiates infiltrating his bloodstream. He drapes himself down beside Rich with a happy little chirrup of accomplishment.

His palms brush over amaranth cheeks, thumbs dancing across a small bouquet of freckles peppered just underneath Rich’s twinkling eyes, and he pulls their mouths together to kiss him feverishly. Finally. Finally!

Rich tastes sharp, an aromatic combination of red wine and orange liqueur. Rich tastes sweet too, like sugar water and candy apples and every indulgent treat he has been fortunate to savour over his lifetime. But above all else he tastes like Rich.

And then they part once more.

Michael’s teeth clinking against an empty glass, his tongue curling toward the flavourful cubes beginning to thaw at the very bottom.

“Th-That was awesome, Micha!” Jeremy coos, his hand brushing over the back of Michael’s hand. “Y-You um.. Y-you looked so h-hot out there.”

“Whas I… Smooth?”

“Like b-butter, baby.” He pushes his elbow in toward Jake’s torso. “Jake c-couldn’t keep his eyes um... O-off of you!

Michael’s brow twitches upon his forehead as he regards Jake.

Jake shrugs, completely unashamed. “What can I say? I’m a hips and ass man.”

He presses his palms in against Jeremy’s pelvis and squeezes for good measure. Jeremy squeals in delight, his head resting once more across Jake’s chest.

“So the orgy is back on the table?” Rich grins, his cheeks stippled in crimson from the heat of Michael’s kiss.

“Absolutely.” Jake nods.

“I’m d-down!” Jeremy grins.

“Fuck yeah!” Michael purrs.

#sorry guys!#posting this here so I can send it to my best friend!

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for-gold-and-glory · 6 years

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Welcome to the Kupodome! [Balmung] Moogle Cup Tournament September 23rd @ 8:00PM EST - Goblet W6, Plot 5 (IC location: The Coliseum, Uldah)

Sunday, Sunday, Sunday! The Coliseum opens its gates to a special tournament pitting man against beast against beastmen! It’s a three-on-three anything-goes tournament. Casters, melee, tanks, and moogles fight in a melee, working their way up the brackets to win the Moogle Cup, a platinum trophy worth 3 million gil! Hosted by Coliseum darling Ultros, it’s certain to be a night of blood, magic, and profit! The Moogle Cup is a 3 v 3 tournament ICly held in Ul’dah’s Coliseum. Six teams will compete in a single elimination bracket, where they are randomly pitted against each other and Coliseum beasts. The Mechanics: At the start of each round, the six fighters will roll INT. Once INT order is declared, they may attack any member of the opposite team. Fighters are divided into roles: - Tank, 12 HP, automatically guards another team members attack if their defense or initiation roll is 800+, does -1 damage per attack - Fighter, 9 HP, does -2 damage per attack if attack roll is 800+, otherwise -1 damage per attack - Caster, 7 HP, does -1 AoE damage to other team if attack roll is 800+, otherwise -1 damage per attack We are looking for six teams! You may enter as a team of three or you may enter as a single fighter and be sorted into a team. Spots are limited. The prize for winning the tournament is 3 million gil split between team members. If you would like to compete, please join our temporary discord!: https://discord.gg/7C5xgW6 Brackets: https://tinyurl.com/moogle-bracketsIf you have any questions, join our discord or send a message to Aegir Hlerson!

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mtgbracket · 6 years

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The Top 128, in order

The Magic Bracket is a public vote-driven single-elimination contest. We started with 16,343 Magic cards and are now down to the Top 128!

I’ve been using a simple strength ranking statistic to approximate the power of the remaining cards. It was right on Round 7 winners about 86% of the time, and will be used to seed the Top 128. If you have the time you could theoretically figure out the pairings from this listing.

If you want to see the methodology and the actual current strength rankings see this spreadsheet. The cards themselves are:

The Top 8:

1. Lightning Bolt 2. Birds of Paradise 3. Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite 4. Wrath of God 5. Ancestral Recall 6. Snapcaster Mage 7. Dark Confidant 8. Force of Will

The Top 16:

9. Counterspell 10. Time Walk 11. Crucible of Worlds 12. Cryptic Command 13. Swords to Plowshares 14. Jace, the Mind Sculptor 15. Liliana of the Veil 16. Emrakul, the Aeons Torn

The Top 32:

17. Griselbrand 18. Thoughtseize 19. Path to Exile 20. Eternal Witness 21. Brainstorm 22. Mulldrifter 23. Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker 24. Wheel of Fortune 25. Ugin, the Spirit Dragon 26. Blood Moon 27. Black Lotus 28. Deathrite Shaman 29. Fact or Fiction 30. Gaea's Cradle 31. Llanowar Elves 32. Mother of Runes

The Top 64:

33. Primeval Titan 34. Demonic Tutor 35. Necropotence 36. Baleful Strix 37. Sakura-Tribe Elder 38. Sol Ring 39. Yawgmoth's Will 40. Sword of Fire and Ice 41. Rancor 42. Meddling Mage 43. Tolarian Academy 44. Supreme Verdict 45. Aether Vial 46. Karn Liberated 47. Tarmogoyf 48. Stoneforge Mystic 49. Wurmcoil Engine 50. Mindslaver 51. Natural Order 52. Isochron Scepter 53. Vindicate 54. Serra Angel 55. Fireball 56. Bitterblossom 57. Skullclamp 58. Geist of Saint Traft 59. Terminate 60. Umezawa's Jitte 61. Gush 62. Library of Alexandria 63. Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker 64. Platinum Angel

The Top 128:

65. Birthing Pod 66. Tooth and Nail 67. Thalia, Guardian of Thraben 68. Green Sun's Zenith 69. Young Pyromancer 70. Show and Tell 71. Doran, the Siege Tower 72. Doomsday 73. Cruel Ultimatum 74. Tinker 75. The Gitrog Monster 76. Time Spiral 77. Elspeth, Sun's Champion 78. Cabal Therapy 79. Mox Sapphire 80. Survival of the Fittest 81. Knight of the Reliquary 82. Mox Ruby 83. Oracle of Mul Daya 84. Island 85. Sphinx's Revelation 86. Grave Titan 87. Balance 88. Bloodbraid Elf 89. Kitchen Finks 90. Nevinyrral's Disk 91. Faithless Looting 92. Shivan Dragon 93. Monastery Mentor 94. Phyrexian Obliterator 95. Deranged Hermit 96. Life from the Loam 97. Oblivion Ring 98. Rampant Growth 99. Omniscience 100. Entomb 101. Karakas 102. Kolaghan's Command 103. Treachery 104. Sun Titan 105. Nicol Bolas 106. Gilded Lotus 107. Animate Dead 108. Dack Fayden 109. Cavern of Souls 110. Ensnaring Bridge 111. Fastbond 112. Mox Emerald 113. Death's Shadow 114. Captain Sisay 115. Mana Vault 116. Stasis 117. Spellskite 118. Mountain 119. Grizzly Bears 120. Sheoldred, Whispering One 121. Through the Breach 122. Forest 123. Leyline of Sanctity 124. Ashnod's Altar 125. Jace Beleren 126. Golgari Grave-Troll 127. Sphere of Resistance 128. Force Spike

#mtg #magic the gathering

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blond-jerk-tourney · 6 months

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Platinum Bracket: Round 2, Poll 5

Propaganda from submitters Under Cut

Skwisgaar Skwigelf

A qualifying factor for being part of Dethklok is you have to be a bit of a douchebag. He's stuck up about how good at guitar he is. He calls himself a god several times. He's a princess. He's too rich. He has Problems. He is my friend.

A movie for this franchise came out several days ago [from the time of submission] if you are interested!

Arthur Pendragon

Blond + asshole to the main character but is a protagonist

this dudes a prat. i love him though <3

#platinum bracket #platinum bracket round 2 #polls #tournament polls #skwisgaar skwigelf #metalocalypse skwisgaar #metalocalypse #arthur pendragon #merlin bbc #blond jerk tournament

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circa-xciv · 5 years

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Best LED Grow Light Reviews For Marijuana Growing

Looking for the best LED grow lights for growing cannabis? We have got you covered at heavy.com.

Now growing cannabis is regulated or legal in several nations, the marketplace is growing for effective and efficient gear for developing marijuana. LED Grow lighting could be somewhat new in the scene because of developing cannabis, however they are rapidly growing in popularity since they are so energy efficient, yet are user friendly and setup, and may be used for the complete life cycle of the cannabis plants, from seed to blossom.

This list includes the ideal LED grow lights for marijuana growers, and together with the particular requirements of cannabis plants at your mind. The listing is organized by manufacturer, along together with my personal option for the top LED grow light at the #1 place. You'll have to use the instructions over to choose which wattage is ideal for your grow area. Be certain that you adhere to all regional laws in your region while looking for and utilizing the next bits of hardware.

Advanced Platinum P-Series LED Grow Lights

Advanced Platinum Card is a massive new in LED light and my personal selection for the #1 greatest LED grow light manufacturer. Their lights are top quality, trustworthy and strong and are backed by the industry-leading five year guarantee and 90 day money-back guarantee. These mature lamps come in sizes which range from 150W to 1200W, and they can readily be daisy chained for customization. Advanced Platinum utilizes platinum LEDs, offering a number of the maximum lumen output per watt of any LED grow light.

Advanced Platinum asserts their lighting have just two to three times the durability in lumens compared to other LED grow lights. They supply a full 12 ring spectrum which ranges from Ultraviolet into Infared, using a simple to control Veg/Flower change so you're able to correct your lighting for the plants' growth cycle. Each light includes silent fans and aluminum heating sinks to lessen your need for venting much further.

Advanced multiplier grow lighting come in two dimensions: 150W, 300W, 450W, 600W, 900W or even 1200W. .

GalaxyHydro LED Grow Lights

GalaxyHydro is well-known for their exceptional build lights and friendly, responsive customer services. Their lights supply the complete spectrum required for both vegetative and flowering phases of growth. They are lightweight and simple to set up and may be daisy chained together in the event that you would like to enlarge the dimensions of your own mature op. They also have amazingly powerful heat dissipation, together with numerous little lovers built in to every light. Each light includes a two year guarantee and 30 day money-back guarantee. These lights have a life span of 50,000 hours.

GalaxyHydro produces LED grow bulbs in 3 dimensions. Their lowest lighting is 54W (available separately or in packs of 2 ), comprising a lineup of 14 crimson along with four blue LEDs in a flexible bracket. This dimension is normally employed for growing greens and vegetables, but may be used for mature cupboards or supplemental light too.

GalaxyHydro's hottest light for developing cannabis is their 300W version . They also market a 600W version for bigger increase ops.

Mars Hydro Reflector Series LED Grow Lights

The Mars Hydro Reflector collection of LED grow lights is similar to other LED lights within this listing. Mars Hydro is still a trusted LED maker using a faithful following of satisfied clients. The Reflector Series employs a exceptional design of streamlined reflectors around each person LED to get a top PAR output that's unmatched in routine LED lighting.

This implies even more electricity savings for you personally, since they don't demand as many bulbs to the identical output. Remember that these bulbs are called when it comes to their variety of LED and accurate wattage, maybe not their HID equal. Each light includes a complete range of light such as blue, white and red to both vegetative and flowering phases of growth. Mars Hydro prides themselves in their customer support, using a US-based service centre and requests guaranteed to be sent within a day.

The Reflector Series contains four LED grow lights: 48 LEDs in 102W(replaces 150W HID), 96 LEDs in 207W (replaces 250W HID), 144 LEDs in 317W (replaces a 350W HID), along with 192 LEDs in 410W (replaces 450W HID).

King Plus Double Processor LED Grow Lights

King Plus LED grow lamps utilize a fresh new kind of LED technologies so as to attain smarter output and less electricity consumption. Their dual LED chips include two 5W LEDs to get a full of 10W each LED. This is a lot wider and much more effective than person three, five or even five watt LEDs which you discover in many grow lighting.

King Plus lighting supply an entire spectrum of blue, red, yellow, white, IR and UV light. For greater heat dissipation, the LED board along with the cover glass possess a couple holes in them and there are little fans included too. These protections are all ensured by a 3 year guarantee and King Plus ensures that a customer support answer to any query or issue within one day.

King Plus lighting come in four different dimensions: 600W, 800W, 1000W and 1200W.

Roleadro Chip On Board (COB) LED Grow Lights

This Collection of LED grow lights out of Roleadro utilizes Chip On Board, or COB technologies. COB is a recent invention in LED light, where multiple LED chips have been attached together into a single lighting module, providing the look of a plank of lighting rather than one diode.

COB lights may raise the light region by ten occasions, in addition to decreasing glare. To get cannabis growers, this also means more moderate coverage for significantly less power use and heating output.

Roleadro COB lights even have a reflective cup round every panel for greater heat dissipation as well as increased lumen output. Roleadro lights are made to be modular, together with person COB processors emitting 200W.

All dimensions can be daisy chained together for a really distinctive lighting method, one which may grow or shrink along with your requirements. Each light includes each one the hanging gear, power cords and constructed in fans to place them up and begin using them straight away.

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