#posts that might be about saz

[blacktipreefsharkwizarding]

OOC

hey guys! So. It’s been a while anddd life has been going on. And honestly I just want to reboot my whole wizard account because I love the wizardposting community but have started to really resent where I went with my character. I’ve got a few ideas about what to do for my new wizardposting character so I might as well post a poll before cleaning the slate.

Also—should I delete the blacktipreefsharkwizard account, or leave it up for the memories?

#wizardposting #wizard blogging #ooc #wizardblr #wizard poll

[sergeantnarwhalwrites]

Saz and Elliot Big Post

Here's some Saz and Elliot stuff. I'm still fucking around with this. And I'm still iffy about this scene with Saz and Elliot. Been rewriting this off and on and am playing a dangerous game of using what I've written in my notebook as guidelines and not a draft XD. Let's go Fucked at Five. Note also I really like fucking around with the narration.

Tag list: @outpost51 @nanashi23 @winterandwords @jezifster @kk7-rbs @aether-wasteland-s @dumbthunder @manathen @the-void-writes @liv-is (Let me know if you want to be added or removed from the taglist!) 

Elliot looked up at the bear morpher. Close enough to rest face first in Saz's chest. Careful to not hit her with the one antler staying strong. The other sadly tossed after the exhaustion of being taunted by the much larger deer morpher, Ian, for having it secured with tape. Keeping his face hidden in her hoodie he raised his arms to Saz's face.

"I gotta tell you how this is gonna work." Elliot squished Saz's face uncaring of the minor resistance, "So I gotta get a standing of how well you can handle yourself in a fight. And that's a perfect time to work on your morphing."

"So you're gonna beat on me? Wow. I know I'm sturdy but there's gotta be a better way." Saz rested her hand on top of Elliot's head mirth in her tone not yet bothering to push him off just yet.

"Love the enthusiasm." Elliot grinned against the fabric, joy flowing off of his sarcasm, "You basically joined a war effort. So you have to get used to it."

Saz starred off for a moment. Yeah she had done wrestling back when she was "human". But the bear morpher was conflicted. Fairly so. She shifted the focus back, with a suck of the teeth.

"How's fighting you supposed to help with my morphing?"

Elliot finally pulled away from her. Hair frazzled from the movement.

"A lot of people first morph in high stress situations. You know. Anger and fear can play a big part too." The deer morpher flinched a little catching onto the quick souring of Saz's mood, "Your's was a... Bit unnatural. But you should still be—"

Saz rolled her eyes, her closed fist hitting her chest, "I was drugged. Say it how it is. I was drugged with some mystery pill and I—"

The bear morpher sucked in a harsh breath and released it shakily. Interrupting herself. There was no need to recount what happened. She was drugged, she morphed for the first time ever, got tranqued, and almost killed. Almost? Her teeth sank into the throat of and her claws has to puncture some organs. There was so much blood. She could almsot remember how violently she reacted to the taste when she had returned to her human form.

The bear morpher squeezed her eyes shut now clasping her hands together. She grit her teeth, squeezing her hands together as tight as she could.

The deer morpher moved in cautiously. He knew how easily he could make the situation worse.

"Saz."

Saz opened an eye looking down at Elliot.

"If it makes you feel any better the way I'm gonna piss you off will definitely replace all that other stuff." Elliot tried, offering what might just be true.

The bear morpher opened her other eye. A small snicker slipped past.

"Don't you already do that?"

Elliot laughed, "Glad you're feeling better asshole."

Saz hummed shortly, "I don't. Not really. But I'd rather not spiral in front of you."

Elliot huffed at that one, "We'll have to talk this out eventually. Especially if that's what's in the way of you morphing."

Saz slowly sat. Her arms outstretched behind her. Focusing on the subtle pull in her shoulders.

"Thought you said it was a stress response."

"And I said when you first morph, usually."

"So there's exceptions?"

"There's always exceptions."

Deer and bear stared at each other blankly. Bear sighed exasperated.

"So it's complicated and not set in stone. So what makes you so sure fighting is the way?"

"Two birds one stone Saz. You're more than welcome to find someone else. I'm not the best with this stuff." Elliot stated honestly.

"You're very lucky you're my best friend." Saz said unamused.

Elliot shot up a double thumbs up, "Get up. Guard up."

Saz groaned and stood. Arm in front of her face and an arm tucked in at her side. She grunted out a soft ready.

Elliot rolled his head around his neck. Already used to the uneven distribution of weight jutting out of his skull. He moved in quickly throwing a couple of punches to test Saz's block. Noting that it was solid but had a lot of gaps.

His fist lodged itself into her side. She staggered in the direction of his follow through. Grunting when his fist met her jaw. She hissed at the pain turning her back to him when she saw another punch coming.

He grinned a little glad to see he faked her out and went for the back of her knees sure she'd crumple. Saz stood strong, maybe a small shake in her next step. That wasn't important. She grinned this time. Turning around to face him, tackling him to the ground.

He briefly panicked. Laughing involuntarily when he felt Saz's hand cradle the back of his head. Sure to not let his skull hit the ground without some sort of cushion.

She moved quickly, sitting on his stomach. Elliot's laughs came out on wheezes. Gasping when her hand clasped his face. A pleased hum slipped past Saz's lips.

"Again."

Elliot's remaining antler broke off. Saz moved off of him and hoped he wouldn't notice. Or wasn't as attached. Prepping for the next match.

#writeblr #long post #random writes #doodles attached at the bottom

[larktb-archive]

so what inspires you to just make stuff up? I like, sarah z or whatever she is called might be cringe, weird, whatever, but saying she was calling BLM "the real racists" back in the day is a lie, there are receipts about that, and I failed to find any proof of any other your claims either. If you hate her, that's fine, we all hate some people, but generally people don't go around making shit up publicly just because of that

I'm saying she was on a blog where those are the first posts; she may have not posted that herself but, in spite of how hard she's tried to get rid of it, there's evidence that shows people calling the Canadian One from that blog Saz, she complains on the wayback machine about how she's a mod on a blog but she hates one of the moderators, there is plenty of evidence of her being an anti-sj too prior to her rebranding (look at my asks). It's no coincidence that the Canadian one has no tag anymore when every other mod on that thing does, it's no coincidence that I've had multiple people saying they recall her being popular for this rhetoric when they first got on tumblr, it's no coincidence that I've had someone literally talk about how they harassed them directly during this time.

I did not make shit up, someone who was on the website at the time told me this because they remembered it because she has had one url the entire time, if I wanted to make something up why would I choose something that is from an era of the website I wasn't around for.

Good job for being off anon btw I can respect that you aren't q coward

#lillypad.txt #ask away #shayminsky #anon bait

[camelotluteguild]

Running post of lutes in Merlin -- please feel free to add!

(bottom right corner against the dresser in Edwin’s guest room)

(behind Gaius’s head; Gaius’s chambers)

(actually being played this time by the guy at the rightmost table in the inn where they meet gwaine)

(Look closely -- it’s there just propped up on the stairs in Gaius’s chambers)

(on the ground against the window in Arthur’s room)

So, technically speaking, none of these are actually true lutes! Almost all of them are ouds, which is the Arabic predecessor of the lute. They’re actually etymologically related. Arabic al-oud (the wood) was misdivided -- speakers of Provençal perceived the “a” part as the article and the “loud” part as as the noun. (This is a digression, but this is not too uncommon in English! For example, both napkin and apron go back to the Latin word mappa, meaning napkin/tablecloth. Where did the initial “n” go in apron? The word came in from french naperon -- French speakers may be familiar with modern napperon, doily. “A naperon”, became “an apron”! This goes the other way, too. The n in newt comes from “an” -- it’s cognate with the dialectical form “eft”!)

Anyway, back on topic. For comparison, here’s an oud:

And here’s a lute:

As you can see, they’re very similar, but a few notable differences are that ouds don’t have frets, have thinner necks, tend to be a bit plumper, and have more than one rose. This isn’t a firm division, more like two ends of a spectrum -- there are oud-like lutes and lute-like ouds. The instruments we see in Merlin are pretty solidly on the oud end of the spectrum. Except.....the one perched precariously on Gaius’s stairs.

Here’s a few more angles:

I showed this to my lute teacher, who suggested it might be a saz. Here are screen-grabs of an Armenian saz from the Armenian Museum of America. It does look quite similar, but still not a perfect match -- they both have 3 holes, 6 strings, and somewhat similar ornamentation, but the neck on the saz is much longer and the pegbox is not at a right angle to the fretboard as it is in the Merlin instrument. If anyone has a better idea of what it might be, I’m very curious to know!

Now, as to the question of WHY are there so many lutes just on the ground in random rooms in the castle. Well, even back in Ye Olden Days, you probably wouldn’t store a lute like that lmao. They’re fragile instruments, and if one fell accidentally, it fully could break. I actually don’t know how exactly lutes were stored or transported in medieval times! Probably not loose on the stairs, though.

It may seem ridiculous to have lutes randomly placed, including in guest rooms, but perhaps it’s not entirely out of the realm of the possible. Apparently, barbershops used to regularly have citterns, which were much cheaper and easier to make, available to play as a form of entertainment for waiting customers, akin to magazines in modern waiting areas. (Here’s a paper that talks extensively about musical instruments in barber shops -- full disclosure, I did not actually read it, only ctrl+f-ed “cittern” and skimmed some relevant bits, which seemed pretty interesting! Citterns wouldn’t have necessarily been the only instruments in a barber shop, but my understanding is that they were among the most common. A cittern looks like this, btw)

So for those who could afford to have random lutes -- like, say, a king -- it’s not entirely out of the realm of believability that castle guest rooms would have been stocked with lutes lmao!

#bbc merlin #merlin #lutes #all the instruments except for the last one look basically the same #to the point where i fully believe they could be the same prop #or at least made by the same guild #so how did gaius come by that last one? #it could be a gift from a foreign traveler he treated #OR perhaps...is there drama in camelot's luthier guilds? #is there an upstart guild trying to get a foothold in camelot #trying to curry favor with the king #we were all watching the gay wizard #when the real drama was the cut-throat world of camelot luthiery

[ozzmodeus-main]

A/N: FIRST OBEY ME FIC and it’s the shy shut in!!! might seem like a weird concept but if uve played any fromsoftware game u might know what emotions beating a boss evokes lmao. I had a full smut planned but I might make that a part two if you guys like it!! It’s been so long since I wrote fluff too so,, yay!! lol

Fluff leading to soft lime

Levi/Fem! Reader

Sweet Victory

Being invited to help Levi beat a boss wasn’t new, but the set up for this one was.

Levi had gotten an infamously hard game a while back, Help! I’ve Been Thrown Into A Lovecraftian Victorian Gothic Nightmare, and talked MC into getting the same game on her console. It became a surprise bond between her and Levi, they talked about the game constantly with each other. She’d gotten good since, working hard on buffing her character up to beat the game. It was a great trade off, the game was hard enough that she had to learn the enemies, but that made it all the more rewarding when she beat a hard boss. They both got the DLC, and over the course of a month, they’d beaten all the bosses and beat the game.

Well, almost all of them.

The one boss they’d both had yet to beat, the final boss of the DLC, who’d been so insanely hard that it took MC off guard her first try, the oh-too-familiar ‘You Died’ screen popping up as the boss still slashed at the dead player only seconds after the cutscene ended. After dedicating a night to it, she gave up, content with the other trophies she’d wracked up.

Levi was... not so well off.

He’d obsessed over forum after forum about the boss; best weapon, best armor, best character stats; everything. Eventually, he’d stumbled onto a post claiming that they’d found an exploit that made it easier to beat the boss.

Only one problem. He needed a second player to beat it. The game had an online mode that put random players together based on character level and place in the game, but there weren’t any players online at the same place.

He’d been so disheartened by it he almost gave up, but then— a sliver of hope! A shining beacon!

“You need my help,” MC said slowly, “To beat the Orphan of Saz?”

“Yes,” Levi pulled out his D. D. D. to show her the post, “As much as it pains me to use an exploit, this is a big deal! If I beat this boss, I’ll have officially one-hundred percented the game, making me the first to do so!”

“And me the second.”

Levi huffed, “Yes, yes.”

She thought for a second, “How’re we gonna do that?”

Levi explained that they could make a whole game night of it— set up a second tv, MC’s console, get a bunch of snacks(straight from Akuzon to make sure Beel had food in the kitchen), and play until the boss was defeated.

And so it was decided.

Immediately after getting home from RAD, MC helped Levi move the system and TV to his room, making a big spot for the both of them in front of the TVs out of blankets and pillows. Levi ordered with same-day-delivery, and set out all the drinks and snacks for the both of them. Once they were settled after dinner, Levi explained the exploit and what weapons would be best.

Individually, they set up the game in online mode, Levi using an in-game item to summon MC’d character to his world once she had all the items she’d need. She did a ‘greet fellow hunter bow’ emoticon to his character. Levi chuckled and bowed back.

“Alright,” he said, suddenly more serious, “Let’s do this.”

———

It took hours to finally beat the boss.

After the first few rounds, they’d memorized his attacks and tells, and got so close to beating him twice.

MC was tired at this point, playing the game so aggressively into the wee hours of the morning, and Levi was furious. He muttered under his breath constantly about ‘stupid boss’ this and ‘normies’ that.

Almost all the snacks and drinks had been devoured, and the mini-pillow fort was a mess from Levi throwing pillows in frustration.

“Levi,” MC whined, “It’s so late—“

“We can’t stop now!” He pleaded, “We were so, so, SO close last time! We can do it, please!”

She mumbled but nodded, “Okay. One last try, alright?”

Levi nodded, “Alright. This time you go in first and I’ll execute the exploit, alright?”

She nodded and waited to get summoned back to his game. Their characters stepped through the fog, and the duo went to work picking at the boss’s health.

Soon, after dodges and parries and healing, Levi landed the last hit that took out the last bit of damage on the boss’s health bar.

“Oh my god— OH MY GOD!”

MC cried out when the boss finally collapsed, a big banner with NIGHTMARE SLAUGHTERED appearing on screen.

She was so full of adrenaline from the win she completely forgot how late it was, “We, we did it! We did it!”

She was excited, happy, relieved, pumped up, a rush of emotions had all hit her at once. She’d turned to Levi, ready to give him a high five, when he’d pulled her into his arms, his lips pressed to hers. She’d squeaked in surprise, and in the movement she’d lost her balance and fell back into the soft blankets.

The kiss broke when she fell, and Levi’s lips latched to her neck. Trailing kisses and nips along her hot skin, he looked for the sensitive parts to leave marks.

“Levi-i-iah,” MC lost her train of thought as he sucked softly at a spot under her ear, small gasps leaving her at the feeling. Her fingers wound themselves into his hair, encouraging his soft nips. “Where, mph, where did this come from?”

“I’m sorry,” Levi muttered against her skin, his hands were on her waist, bunching the fabric between his fingers, “I can’t— I can’t help it. I’m so hyped up, and, and I finally beat that boss,” He’d cut himself off as his fingers wiggled a bit underneath her sleep shirt, hands grasping at her sides and stomach, “Ah, youre... so soft...”

He’d pulled back a little to admire the small start of exposed skin, his eyes flicking everywhere from MC’s bellybutton to where her shorts dipped just low enough that he could see the band of her underwear.

“Please, MC, can I... c-claim my victory prize?”

She felt her face heat at his words and their insinuation, sure they’d hugged and kissed and high-fived but they hadn’t gone this far together before.

And MC would be lying if his eagerness didn’t get her excited too.

“Y-yes,” she realized she’d said it a little loud when his wide eyes met hers, “I-I... yes. Levi, I-I want you too. Please.”

He’d visibly relaxed at her words, nodding slowly and trailing his hands up to her chest.

“Don’t worry, I’ll make sure to thank you for your help, too.”

#obey me leviathan #obey me shall we date #obey me #obey me fanfic #x reader #levi x mc #om! fanfic #om! leviathan #soft lime #fluff

[kinsurou]

Alright, so…

Some weeks ago while checking some things out around my blog, it caught my attention that I’ve reached my 1k followers milestone, and there are no words to describe how happy this made me. However, being busy with some irl things as well as server collabs...as well as being as forgetful as always, I forgot to organize anything for this…

So! Rather than hosting some event, I decided to create this appreciation post, recommending some of my favorite works from some of my favorite content creators out there, as well as some of my closest friends that have been so amazing, sweet, and supportive.

With that said, let’s get started!

@wakaoujisenhime

For you, my lord / Bakugou x Reader

Oh god, this was like having someone rip out your heart and crush it in their hands with a smile. A beautiful piece revolving around Samurai Au that those of you who enjoy some good angst will most certainly enjoy.

Warnings: Angst, Death.

The Usual / BakuDeku x Reader 

This fic? Oof, I still remember the day she came up with the idea for the plot. Beautifully written, astounding work and such a delicious plot that had me sweating like a sinner in church.

Warnings: Threesome, Public sex.

@iwaasfairy

Tricky words / Kuroo Tetsurou x Reader

This fic featuring bully Kuroo is one of the sexiest things I’ve ever read, but it also gave me an exorbitant urge to smack the guy into oblivion. If you enjoy dark content, this one is a work of art.

Warnings: dubcon, bullying, manipulation.

Shhh / Daishou Suguru x Reader

Ok, I am not exactly a Daishou fucker, but this fic managed to give me some itty little bit of Daishou brain rot apkapsjap.  

@shinsotired

Heaven sent, hell proof / DabiHawks x Reader

Now, this? This has a few of my favorite things; Dabi, Hawks, debauchery, threesomes, and monsters. The best part is that it’s a multichapter fic. 

Warnings: Mentions of Noncon, Dubcon, Yandere, threesome.

Captains + Thigh Riding

She said thigh riding and I came running. While these are small scenarios with the Hq Captains they’re just as hot as the rest of her works. My favorite one is Bokuto. :wew:

Warnings: some dubcon, public, d/s dynamic.

@soft-for-shoyo

Shark / Miya Osamu x Reader

Monster fucking, that is the tweet. This fic has the perfect balance between dark elements, smut, and a pinch of soft that just….melts you on the spot. While Reader doesn’t have a good time at the start of the fic it gets better in the end and if you’re into the merdick, this fic is for you.

Warnings: Noncon (by a third party), dubcon, monster fucking, gore.

Jack Frost!Akaashi Keiji x Reader

Watching Saz slowly feeding us this piece in the server was so good, everyone was on the edge of their seat waiting to see what would happen next. So when I realized she shared it on Tumblr? I needed to add it here. A whole meal, 10/10.

Warnings: Somnophilia

@kuroos-babygirl

Smile for the camera / Aran Ojiro x Reader x Suna Rintarou

This was a pleasure to beta read for my wife. It pulls you into the story and the plot is wonderful.

Warnings: Threesome, voyeurism, filming.

Merry Christmas, I love you / Bokuto Koutaro x Reader

Another perfect mix of fluff and smut. Spending the holidays with Bokuto gone spicy. For those who love Christmas, this one has to be one of the sweetest Christmas fics for those of you who love the holidays. 

@savagetrickster

Fever / Todoroki Shouto x Reader

One of the longest, spiciest, and best fics to exist, featuring Doctor Shouto. The amount of smut in this fic is unbelievable but you.will.not.regret reading it over and over again.

Cause I’m a fool / Todoroki Shouto x Reader

Ok, this one doesn’t have smut, but the angst? delicious. The way everything is described, from the surroundings to the character’s feelings is a beautiful display of art.

@honeytama

Wanted for Pleasure / Spinner x Reader x Stain

Listen, this is one of the hottest fics I’ve ever read. Threesome fics are some of my favorites and this one will NOT disappoint you. And of course, there’s some tongue action, courtesy of Daddy Stain.

Give me more / Shigaraki Tomura x Reader

Listen, Shigaraki’s not exactly one of my favorite characters to lewd, and yet, Lauren managed to make me enjoy a fic with this crusty bastard. And boy did I enjoy this a lot.

This is also part 2 of one of her previous fics, which you can find here!

@hawks-senseis

Dear Husband / Takami Keigo x Reader

Dom!Readers weren’t my thing until I came across this little series featuring Hawks as this sweet househusband and then brrrrrrrr, Prism.exe stopped working.

@sailor-manga

Caught / Shouta Aizawa x Reader

My masochist self couldn’t stop reading this one over and over because of all the angst AND the smut in it. 

@sempiternal-amour

Tiddie Sucking / Bokutou Koutaro x Reader x Kuroo Tetsurou

The way this fic made me giggle like a madwoman...because it’s so damn good and I love fics where they play with your titties like you have no idea...ANYWAY, GO READ THIS, YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED.

A Jolly-day, Holi-day / Suna Rintarou x Reader

This one is sfw and such an adorable fic! Personally, Christmas is not one of my favorite holidays but when I say mi corazón tagged me, my inner crybaby came out screaming like a rabid animal. Suna being so sweet and wholesome made this grinch’s heart swell.

@xplosiveboy

Incubus!Kuroo x Reader

Monster Fucking is a favorite of mine, but Incubus? Sign me the fuck up. *chef kiss*.

This little octopus blessed my existence with this fic and I will love them for eternity.

Warnings: Dubcon/Noncon, Monsters.

@rocorambles

Dream come true / Kuroo Tetsurou x Reader

Yes another Kuroo fic, I have a problem pspdkspdks. This fic...God, I have no words to describe what it was like reading it for the first time. Beautiful, depraved, and perfect. Not apt for those who are not into dark content, but for those who like it? You’ve come to the right place.

Warnings: Noncon, Yandere, Non concented Somnophilia, DDLG.

@divinewhimsy

Upright Fool / Todoroki Touya x Reader

A small warning, don't read this if Shouto's your favorite Todoroki cause you might want to smack him during this fic. Touya on the other hand? Marry me pls. A sfw, no quirks AU that you'll definitely adore.

@candychronicles

Masquerade Girl / Takami Keigo x Reader

I don't think there's a lot of glory holes fics around, but this one is a gemstone. And Hawk's character is on point, everything Candy writes is perfect.

And there you have it, folks! These are some of my favorite fics, but not all of them. Will I make a part 2 of this appreciation post? Damn right! There are so many more fics I want to show you guys, such as one of the very first ones that turned me into a monster fucker as well as the one that inspired me to write “Forgive me, Lord”. And there are so many more blogs I need to fangirl about.

Until then, enjoy your visit to the Record’s store!

With Love -Prism. ♡

#🎙.Announcement-in-the-store #💖.Apreciation Posts #I WASN'T DONE ADDING PEOPLE AND TUMBLT POSTED IT BEFORE #WHAT HAPPENED

[anntidote]

.✫*ﾟ･ﾟ｡.★.*｡･ﾟ✫*. 𝚑𝚊𝚙𝚙𝚢 𝚗𝚎𝚠 𝚢𝚎𝚊𝚛.✫*ﾟ･ﾟ｡.★.*｡･ﾟ✫*.

i made this blog in july of 2020, and only started writing & posting in september. ever since then, i have already written over 70(?) pieces for the hq community, made a handful of friends, and everything seems to have snowballed since. i’ve seen so much sappy shit on my dash and it honestly makes me sick— but i’m truly thankful. here’s my lil spiel ♡

♡ my followers & misc readers.

thank you for taking the time to click on a post. notes, reblogs, comments— let alone, actually reading it. the fact that you enjoy and spend time reading my content, makes my day.

i can still recall the first requests i recieved and first couple notes i got. i cried because i didn’t think my writing was anything that anyone would pay attention to— but now, a couple notes is a daily thing. although i definitely don’t take it for granted— i really do appreciate you all. whether you’re loud as shit in my inbox or a silent reader. thank you.

you have no idea how much you all mean to me, and how much your support has impacted me through the latter half of 2020. let’s walk brighter paths together this year <3

and hopefully y’all get laid cuz holy shit y’all are horn KNEE sheesh

i’m honestly not any better LMAO

♡ my moots. (i might miss a couple of ya but shh ily all the same)

@liberhoe​ — you ass, thank you for being literally the most interactive/extroverted bih i know. whether it’s me- teasing you about upcoming fic ideas or your thirsts on a libero- i treasure these moments. fuck you thank you for making me **error** throughout the time i’ve been here... also, go drink some water.

@ceo-of-daichi​ — lydz!! thank you for always answering my unique social sunday asks and always being so kind. your voice is always soothing, and i hope you n daichi are spending some quality time together rn c;

@knightofameris​ — Y O U. you kind ass mofo >:( i hope you’re taking care of yourself. thank you for always being so so so so so so so caring towards me, and always tagging me in those cute lil games! i swear i’ll do them soon— but the spam likes got me buried like an animal crossing fossil 😔 anyway, i hope this year brings you better circumstances <3 muah

@atsumoon​ — HANA!! i hope you’re doing well, darling <3 it’s been a hot second but thank you for always checking up on me once n awhile. sending virtual hugs c:

@prettysetterbaby​ — jj, i’m going to fight tumblr because i’ve been trying to be your friend for so goddamn long LOL but i’m glad i’m being given a shot here. thank you for being so open with me, and not telling me i looked like a literal CHILD when i sent the matchup photos LMAOOOO love ya <3 may we become better friends this year !

@stelleum​ — holy shit i still cant believe we’re moots- um okay- d e a d a s s may i say; you, afton (also my moot but im too scared to interact cuz im a clown), saz, and another writer are the reason why i started writing for the hq fandom um- thank you for inspiring me and [most likely] a bunch of other writers in the fandom. although i’m not the most extroverted person in interacting, i want to thank you as one of your readers (and now your moot i guess ahaha *error*) for writing, as i truly enjoy what you put out. <3 stay healthy.

@soft-for-shoyo​ — IT’S GOD SAZ!! i’m sorry i haven’t been interacting a lot,,, i’m not exactly the most extroverted moot but congrats on the success on your december event! i don’t lurk i swearrrr *cough* much love & happy new year !!

@hisoka-married-illumi​ — i just became your moot and your chaos is very much welcome heh i’ve seen you in my motifs and have always wanted to interact but i’m 👉👈 so i’m very happy we’re moots now LMAO thank you for the kindness you’ve shown me and the fact you even read my trash content <3

@jeongccr​ — should i even consider you a moot? LOL you’re more of my son than a moot. thank you for always putting up with my bullshit when it comes to me fangirling about music. as a fellow army, i cant wait to bootleg more concerts with you- and i hope we’ll be able to see the boys live again this year. here’s to making more memories <3

♡ myself (brutally honest)

let’s do better and do more. i know you’re still miserable from losing a year or so of your childhood to something you can’t control- and that fact that you’ve gone through so much loss this year- i know you’re strong and capable of so much more. let’s keep our chin up, and remember where you came from. lias told us we’re the protagonists of the world, so let’s make it a reality.  

#i love my moots<3 #this is made late #im crying in the club bro #sorry guys #anyway much love #muah #kisses and smooches #happy new years loves #lets get it #anntidote:organizes #not haikyuu

[tiimetvrners]

six characters

i had such a hard time picking just six characters to highlight in this post because every single character in noxtms is absolutely amazing ! every day i wake up thankful to be a part of such a wonderful roleplay. and i consider myself incredibly lucky for the opportunity to roleplay with all of the wonderful characters. also, can it take a minute to highlight all the amazing takes on canons we’ve seen in this roleplay? truly amazing. 

marietta edgecome ( @sneakscar ) as played by bee. i don’t think i’ve ever played opposite of a marietta- at least not one that’s left such an impression on me ! like wow i just want to shower her and you with love and affection because you both deserve it ! 

avalon balinor ( @avalcn ) played by alyssa. of course no list can be complete without my gal lonnie. i’m not even sure where to start, so bear with me. but i mean whats not to love? a slytherin da member? it’s sexy. also lonnie might be the only character who actually likes each of my three boys (don’t fact check me) but thats jsut impressive. 

oriana trelawney ( @cvriousheart ) as played by chris. i’ll admit, i had a hard time deciding whether or not i wanted to include theora or oriana on this list but in the end orina won ! i just love them a lot. i really enjoyed seeing the interactions between oriana and sybill (may she rest in peace). and i haven’t even touched on the dynamic with oliver ! i’ll admit i was a bit skeptical when you suggested the roommates wc, but any doubts went out the window almost immediately! they’re such a fun pair. 

damien graves ( @chacswins ) as played by gia. what is there for me to say that you don’t already know? i love damien. like a lot. more than i can put into words. he’s just so complex. and i absolutely love the backstory you’ve created for him as well as the family dynamic (i mean duh- i am playing his mother) but !!! i truly look forward to his future happiness because he deserves it !! 

kenneth trower ( @thymetrowler ) as played by vee. okay, i may bit just a tad bias because kenneth is filling one of my wanted connections. but boy oh boy do i love him ! i love how you managed to take such a minor character and breathe life into him! it really shows just how talented you! 

amelia dolohov ( @rcveuse ) as played by saz. okay, i know i haven’t actually had a thread with amelia but that hasn’t stopped me from admiring her from afar! and i’m not just writing this because i’ll be playing her dad on lumos, though that is certainly a plus ! i am truly in love with this character that you’ve created and i am very excited to know more about her ! 

#nox.task #six characters. #i was going to make graphics but my computer said think again

[song-of-amethyst]

Ask meme: 001 suzalulu (also,,, you are so right about that post on friends-enemies-lovers being them, it's upsetting)

Thank you for the ask!!

001 | send me a ship and I will tell you:

when I started shipping it if I did: I don't remember ever having a moment where it clicked in my mind that I ship them; maybe I've always seen shipping potential, and maybe I'm getting old. I think it happened gradually (the shipping, not getting old. Although, that too.)

my thoughts: Even though I like the complexity of their relationship, I really appreciate the most their childhood friendship. Also, what are the odds that I would ship a pair of friends who were both a little bit too attached to one of them's sister and who grew apart after her death? Bonus point if said sister's death was caused by the brother. Additional points if one is a compulsive liar, the other one way too overpowered, and there are lots of misunderstandings involved.

What makes me happy about them: The fact that they had a reconciliation arc. I might like all the angst and the drama, but I am not any less upset about it, and I always wanted them to become dudes again ;-;

What makes me sad about them: Broken friendships over misunderstandings always kill me. How they both thought the other betrayed them when they had little control over the events. Although, Lelouch being aware of many truths (like the identity of the Lancelot's pilot, Suzaku's past and his guilt issues, and everything about the conflict) and purposefully hiding them from Suzaku and playing the powerless student is definitely him asking for it tbh. What is even sadder is that Lelouch was simply trying to cling to the illusion of their old relationship, avoiding to deal with the fact that they both changed and had new dark secrets and ambitions, and wishing to bring a conclusion to the conflict on his own and get back his life as if nothing happened. Somehow, their relationship was built on a deeply unique fondness and innocent hope, but also on mistrust and hidden truths. In contrast, it ended with little to no fluff due to them having hurt each other (and other people) too much, but they came to trust each other fully, accepting all the despicable sides of each other they came to know very well. Which is honestly an interesting development, but one that makes me sad nonetheless.

things done in fanfic that annoys me: I don't remember many things that annoyed me about them in fanfics, but it is easy to get their relationship slightly inaccurate in a setting where there is power inbalance, especially when it is not taken into account that Suzaku's "docility" in the beginning is just an act due to his guilt issues and one that he is very quick to drop as soon as his temper is lost. Especially with Lelouch. But mostly, I think the inaccurate portrayals are more present in their relationships with others rather than with each other

things I look for in fanfic: ot3 goodness. With Euphy, with Nunnally or with C.C, all of them are uniquely beautiful. I used to be interested in the "unholy trinity" setting with C.C because it came usually with a dark, melancholic but also intimate mood I'm quite fond of. (Clamp and their magnificent artbook may or may not be to blame.)

Who I’d be comfortable them ending up with, if not each other: C.C for Suzaku and platonically, Nunnally for Lelouch. (Mostly for Nunnally's sake though, who said "I need only to be by my brother's side". It wasn't really wise to destroy the world "for her sake" now was it?)

My happily ever after for them: I believe the future Euphy planned was definitely the happily ever after for them, "I only wish to see smiles. Those of the one I loved, and the one I love," as she put it. Some world where the SAZ was a success and the three of them worked together to make the small world around them a better place and take care of Nunnally and secure a good future for her. They wouldn't have gotten world peace, but still a quite, happy place to call home, and that's a much more fortunate alternative.

who is the big spoon/little spoon: Suzaku would be the big spoon for no other reason than I pictured it easily. Probably an image that came back to my mind from some doujinshi or official art or something.

what is their favorite non-sexual activity: Riding a motorcycle together (or any kind of vehicle actually) with Suzaku being a too talented pilot/rider/driver who goes way too fast and Lelouch who worries about him in his tsuntsun way and are you crazy Suzaku do you want to kill us? Also some quiet day at home with Lelouch cooking/baking something and Suzaku helping him and smiling but not saying anything because Lelouch being all tsuntsun about his high household management skills is cute.

#code geass #momoe #ask meme #suzalulu #kururugi suzaku #lelouch vi britannia #the cg dudevorce

[orionsangel86]

Destiel Going Canon? Key themes to look out for...

So I recently answered this ask and mentioned that I have a few key indicators that I am looking out for in the show which for me personally, will confirm the path the writers are taking in relation to endgame Destiel. I wasn’t thinking too much at the time about outlining those indicators, but since both @destielrose and @carasauruswrex asked me to talk about them, as well as getting the below ask from a nonny:

I figured I’d talk about about the kind of indicators I’m looking for. 

Usually I don’t like going on about this stuff too much because there is always a risk that too many people will take my random indicators really seriously and start seriously getting upset with the show if they don’t actually happen, and I don’t want that to be the case. Also because ultimately I have no idea how they are planning to progress this story regarding Bi!Dean and Destiel and anything I say is pure speculation based on my own logical understanding of how to build a decent narrative that would make sense to the audience.

The fact also remains that even if we DO get all the indicators I may mention, it still doesn’t actually mean 100% the writers will go ahead and make destiel an undeniably canon pairing. I can’t predict the future, I just happen to like looking into all this stuff and asking why when certain themes are continuously used in a narrative. So please don’t take this post for gospel. It’s all speculation. 

A while back I wrote a post about “preparing the audience” in which I explained how the show has a way of preparing the audience for anything that may surprise it, by adding in “buffers” which acclimatise the audience to certain concepts such as Cas formerly being in a female vessel. I spoke about how this is a clever way of trying to deal with an audience of extremely mixed opinions, political views, intelligence, tolerance, etc. and trying to please everyone whilst taking baby steps towards their own ultimate goals.

When I talk about key indicators for canon endgame destiel, I am talking about the continuation of using these buffers (some examples of which I outlined in that post). When I wrote that post, 12x19 had only just aired, and I was still reeling with utter disbelief that they would include a scene where Dean gives Cas a mixtape in a supremely intimate moment that made me feel like an intruder to my own TV screen. Never would I have begun to imagine that season 13 could have made it so much worse. 

Starting with where we are currently, it can no longer be denied that Dean and Cas love each other deeply. This has been made textual over and over again in season 13 on Dean’s side and was made pretty damn clear in 12x12 on Cas’s side (also arguably in 13x04 though far more subtle). The audience already knows that whatever these guys have, it goes beyond a standard friendship, and also goes beyond a brotherly bond because of the clear comparisons in Cas’s relationship with Dean and his relationship with Sam.

So what are the main hurdles left in order to establish destiel as a legitimate pairing?

The first and most obvious is sexuality. To a heteronormative audience, they would look at both Dean and Cas and say “they are straight guys”. Therefore the main indicators I would be looking for are to do with sexuality and bringing them both out of the closet.

Now Cas has never shown much interest in sex or sexuality, but he has only canonically been with women, so it’s easy to understand why certain people (heteronormative GA people) would still see him as straight. A key indicator then would be to somehow imply that Cas doesn’t give a shit about sexuality and is not straight.

You might want to interrupt me here and say “but Saz, we already had that in 7x01 and in 10x17″! Why YES we did! That’s right! So the key indicators would be LIKE those moments but stronger. For instance having a man flirt with Cas and Cas showing some interest (bonus points if he looks and is dressed like Dean). or we get another “teachable moments” scene between Cas and the boys and Cas specifically asks them about MEN much to their surprise. Cas getting grumpy about them going on about waitresses and instead asks them what they think of the waiter for example. It doesn’t have to be huge, but another reminder of this would be excellent timing.

For DEAN however any indicator for this category would be huge. I wrote a whole bloody post on his bisexual reveal, and I feel that Dean coming out of the closet would be the biggest indicator of them all that Destiel is going canon. Because well, that’s been the whole debate right? It’s the one thing holding the GA back from even CONSIDERING Destiel. “Dean is Straight!” they say. 

So whilst I am partly hoping for a bisexual reveal within this season (or at least early next season) other key indicators would be more noteworthy moments such as 8x13 Aaron scene. Or the glorious confessional scene in 10x16. Something that imo is substantial meat to the bisexual reading that isn’t easily argued away by an anti. Something that is enough to make the GA go “wait a minute...”

Those are obviously the biggest indicators. Though there are other things I would of course think would be huge moments as well.

Sam Winchester being more and more exasperated as per 12x10.

Sam dropping more hints. Conversations like 11x02 for example. Or in light of his current arc saying something to Dean like “you don’t know what it’s like because YOU have CAS”. 

I also think it will be a HUGE deal if either Sam or Dean ADMITS to Cas what it was actually like when Cas was dead during 13x01 to 13x05. Because Cas has NO IDEA. I would prefer this conversation to come from Sam. Sort of in a situation where Dean has an argument with Cas because Cas wants to go off and be a self sacrificial dumbass again for Jack and Dean isn’t happy about it and storms off, and then Sam just says something like “you need to understand Cas, you don’t know what it was like when you were gone. Your death broke my brother. Please don’t die again. Because I’m frightened if that happens I’ll be burning TWO bodies on a pyre...”

The other moments I would be looking out for are small things such as:

Dean’s bedside table moving back to the other side of the bed the way it was in 9x14, 

A picture of Cas in amongst Dean’s current photo collection, or one of Dean on Cas’s phone. 

The mixtape coming back into play somehow. 

Cas moving into the Bunker permanently and being shown to have his own room (this was an ambiguous topic in 12x19 as it appeared that Dean was running to a room allocated to Cas but it was debated that the room was also used to house Mary at one time so maybe what I’m asking for here is a Bunker room that Cas has personalised somehow.)

Other characters referring to them as a couple again. We used to get this a lot in the earlier seasons, but it hasn’t happened hardly at all recently and I actually consider this quite telling. The change came around the s8 time period which we also consider as the same time that TPTB decided to treat Destiel as a serious narrative in the show. The only times it DID happen after that was in 10x05 which doesn’t really count because it was a celebration of fandom and can be isolated from the actual narrative and also in 10x14 in a deleted scene, and that whole moment seemed less like a joke and more like a serious conversation where BOTH parties involved were admitting their very real and very non platonic love for Dean. It didn’t read the same way as the earlier characters joking about them being boyfriends, it read far too serious (which is why I think it was cut). So to bring this back, to have people like Rowena, Anael, Ketch, even Claire or Alex or someone non threatening, start referring to them as a couple to get a rise out of them would be interesting, because it would also be textually reminding the general audience that this is *a thing* in this show and get them thinking about it again... buffers people. Buffers are important. 

More scenes together/ shots where they are literally together. It has been the case in the later seasons that Dean and Cas have been separated quite a lot due to various plot reasons. I also stand by my own reasoning that if they did keep them together, the scenes between them at this point would be so freaking intimate it would be hard to watch without feeling like an intruder (10x03 and 12x19 are obvious examples of this) so for the writers to start introducing MORE scenes of Dean and Cas TOGETHER (and more specifically together and alone) it would be interesting to see their interactions and if they build on the destiel subplot - because they can hardly avoid it. Just having them interact in intimate ways is the best way now to start getting the audience used to what should in theory hopefully become a canon romantic relationship.

That’s everything I have right now. But like I said above I stress that none of these things would actually MEAN Destiel is going canon (except maybe a coming out episode for Dean) just that they would make me feel more and more convinced of the writers plan if they WERE introduced, whereas if we do just happily plod along in season 13 and NONE of the above happen at all, then I will definitely feel a bit disappointed. At the same time even if they don’t introduce any of the above, they may instead introduce a whole bunch of other stuff that I absolutely couldn’t have predicted (like the MIXTAPE) and throw me totally off guard. 

Ultimately, if we get another run of episodes like 12x10 - 12x12 and 12x19 I will be extremely happily and on cloud 9 about my feelings for destiel. Those episodes alone already raised my hopes and expectations for it as endgame, and season 13 episodes 1-6 solidified that, so really they can only go up from here. It’s just a case of ensuring that the show remains on track towards canon destiel rather than derailing somewhere along the line, but as of this moment this canon train definitely hasn’t derailed.

#destiel #destiel dreaming #spn speculation #season 13 #destiel key indicators #endgame destiel #my thoughts #spn meta #sort of

[antarestyl]

I'd love to know the answer to 2, 4, 5, 8, 22, B, E and F for the flames! (and I think E would be easily applied to the whole fam

So, lots of questions. XDLet’s go, I try to answer them as good as possible.

2) How easy is it for yourcharacter to laugh?

Grillby  - kindadifficult, he got a pokerface he sometimes has trouble putting down… you get him to chuckle easy if he is in the mood but to laugh?It’s kinda hit and miss. When he is at home with his family he is alot more relaxed and more prone to laughing thou.

Swabby – it’s easy. Heloves life and living and laughing about good (and bad) jokes andmemories. He rather laugh than anything else. (even if sometimes hislaughs aren’t real)

Fellby – depends.Similar to Grillby, he won’t let his guard down as easy aroundstrangers. With the kids, Grills and Swabby it’s more easy for him.But even then he tries to hide his laughs in chuckles, grins other“cool” expressions of amusement. (Spoiler, he fails at that. XD)

4) How easy is it to earntheir trust?

Grillby – difficult. Heisn’t especially hostile to other people but usually he maintains apolite distance to other people. Especially humans will have to worka lot for his trust. He does have an easier time with childrenhowever.

Swabby – easy. Or wellhere it depends a LOT. He is very open and likes making new friendsand would even approach humans if they seem nice enough. He wouldtrust others quickly with personal things and with not hurting himphysically (like with water).

But to gain his trust in adeeper sense? Woah, this is a whole other ballgame. Swabby made badexperiences in the past and he will need a lot of time until hetrusts anybody with deeper stuff.

Fellby – Very difficult.Like, can you blame this guy? The last time he trusted a human helost everything and even monster turned their backs on him. He doestrust children a lot more readily than adults thou.

5) How easy is it to earntheir mistrust?

Grillby – Hurt hisfamily and all trust is lost. Forever. Other stuff he will excusemore readily but he does expect an explanation. He usually is willingto hear the other side before passing judgment.

Swabby – pretty hard, heforgives a lot if he deemed you trustworthy before and will believein the people he calls friends and family for a long, long while. Butif his trust is lost once he will never really get it back.

Fellby – You won’t evenget his trust in the first place. XD If you HAVE his trust he issurprisingly loyal. He believes in his gang and his family…

8) What were they told tostop/start doing most often as a child

Grillby – “Starthelping out” by his father, “Stop being boring” by Fellby. XD

Swabby - “Stop beingdifficult” “Start acting proper” “Stop doing dangerous stuff”

Fellby  - “Stop goingwhere I can’t see you” “Start staying safe” by both Grillby andFellby’s parents. XD

22) How does jealousymanifest itself in them (they become possessive, they become aloof,etc)

Grillby -  he goes silentand thinks about WHY he is feeling jealous. His LOVE makes himpossessive sometimes and he tries to reflect if he is really jealousor if his LOVE is talking. Depending on the situation he will donothing or try and melt into the background… or he could give inand make his claim (non-verbal) known.

Swabby – He reallyseldom gets jealous. If he is he will get a bit melancholic, maybe abit huffy and tries to distract himself.

Fellby – he gets jealouslike WOAH, did you see him whenever Grillby’s (and even Swabby’s)attention is anywhere that isn’t him? He gets possessive, whiny,huffy and tries everything to gain the attention back. He isn’t evenabove just flopping over them and use them as pillows if nothing elsehelps. He basically acts like a big spoiled cat.

B What inspired you tocreate them?

Well, Grillby isn’t minebut Toby Fox and even Swabby and Fellby are a) based on Underswap andUnderfell Grillby and b) Aren’t mine alone. @namekian-maoh is just asmuch their “creator” like I am. ^^ (with Swabby being a bit moremine and Fellby a bit more hers of course)

E) Are they someone youwould get along with? Would they get along with you?

Hmmmmm… I would getalone well with them I think… Grillby might be a bit silent for mytaste and Fellby can be a jerk (and you know… I am human so hewon’t like me much XD) But Swabby? I would love this guy. ^^

Like I said, Fellby won’tlike me much because I am a human… and a doctor, a human healer…so yeah, he wouldn’t like me much and avoid me as much as possible.Grillby would be mostly indifferent to me. Swabby might take a whilebut I think we would get along well. XD

I would love Sans, I lovelame puns and science. I have all the bad medical jokes too. XD Sanshimself… eh, dunno if he would get along with me.

Papyrus is the bestestfriend ever. We would get along great (even if he would call me lazytoo XD)

Pyru is chill, so I thinkhe would be chill with me and I with him…

Suny would be to muchenergy for me, even if I think he is adorable. I think I would bepretty boring to him.

Saz and I might get alongon terms of medical history stuff but I don’t think he would getalong more than necessary with me. Parz wouldn’t like me and I wouldbe indifferent towards him.

F What do you feel whenyou think of your OC (pride, excitement, frustration, etc)?

Grillby – sometimesfrustration when I write him because he can be dense and his silentis sometimes not easy to work around… I feel like cheatingsometimes how talkative he is around his family. XD But otherwise itmakes me happy thinking of him.

Fellby – Oh god, thisdumb flame makes me smile a lot. I feel excitement and a tiny bitsorry for what we put him through XD But he can be so frustrating towork around or write for. He is ridiculous and difficult and has noclue about anything and still I love this character and love writingtogether with @namekian-maoh his thoughts and actions.

Swabby – god I lovewriting him so much. And I am pretty proud of him and his backstoryand his character arc. Just… I love this flame.

#Undertale #TrioBlasterSets AU #Grillby #Swabby #Fellby #Sans #Papyrus #Saz #Parz #Pyru #Suny #meme #OC meme #questions #answered #questions answered #sorry it took so long #I was already asleep yesterday XD

[sergeantnarwhalwrites]

Leftovers

What can I say? What can I say? Julie is being a very very bad influence. Lol, she might just Pavlov's dog Saz by accident. They're cute they really are. But this is a reminder I guess XD that they can and will fuck some shit up. Here's a short thing. Uhhh I don't think I need to put a warning on this??? Just let me know.

Tag list: @outpost51 @nanashi23 @winterandwords @jezifster @kk7-rbs @aether-wasteland-s @dumbthunder @manathen @the-void-writes @liv-is (Let me know if you want to be added or removed from the taglist!) 

Julie sat on the edge of the tub. Watching Saz hunch over the sink. Gore staining the porcelain.

Julie's eye scanned Saz up and down. Eye catching sight of chest hair peaking above the collar of her tattered shirt. Said hair partially slicked by sweat and whatever poor human's blood. Julie assumed it was the same blood drenching Saz's scruff.

A small smile found its way onto Julie's face as she took the sight in.

Saz spat into the sink. Watching the red slowly slink down the drain.

"What?" Saz asked low, annoyance coating the word.

Julie knew how Saz could get post kill. It took a while for that edge to seep away afterward. Julie had picked up on it after getting chewed out by Saz and even Elliot a couple times before. It had caught her off guard before, but it was only to be expected now. It's a quirk that would probably persevere in the bear morpher. Still, the hagfish morpher was often the one to try to ease her out of it. She gripped the edge of the tub.

"Just impressed," Julie stated, feeling the goosebumps rise at the immediate eye contact from the bear morpher.

Saz grunted and tore through the shirt. The poor thing barely more than an excuse at covering Saz's body. Though it was commendable that it had somewhat survived Saz's morphing. Saz briefly looked down at herself in disgust, seeing gore from her chin had run down her chest. She dabbed at it with the fabric before tossing it aside. Lying in a crumpled pile by Julie.

"The way you're staring doesn't give impressed."

Julie looked away, realizing that she had still been watching. She kept her eye busy on a loose tile, listening to the heavy tapping of Saz's foot. She rose to her feet approaching the bear morpher. Saz watched Julie through the mirror now.

"I mean it." Julie rested her head on Saz's shoulder, moving in to suckle a splatter of blood on Saz's neck, "You've really improved."

Julie carefully moved the woman's locs aside. Holding them up as she fished the hair tie off Saz's wrist with her free hand. Teeth unconsciously clamping on the fellow morpher's skin as she cleaned off the blood.

"Fuck." Saz breathed out, watching her in the mirror slack jawed.

"Would you kill for me, Saz?"

Julie's nails dragged through the bear morpher's chest hair. Her fingertips following along a scar Saz had yet to tell her about. Her tongue lapped at the gore slowly trickling down the column of Saz's throat. Saz's eyes remained on her as she turned her gaze away from the mirror.

"Yes," Saz said even, voice rumbling with a pleased growl.

"You sure?" Julie asked, licking her lips.

Julie moved in again, their lips brushing against each other. She looked into Saz's eyes, feeling her heart pound at the certainty in them. Saz looked like she'd eat Julie whole. The hagfish morpher kissed the corner of Saz's mouth, her thoughts only egged on at the taste of the poor human's blood. Grinning red as it stained her lips.

"Yes," Saz repeated.

Julie grinned against Saz's mouth, "Good," she muttered into Saz's mouth feeling muscle in Saz's arm twitch, "You're too good to me."

Julie pressed their lips together, sloppily tying Saz's hair up. Saz groaned into Julie's mouth. A bit of her pride bubbled over at Saz's response. The hair on the back of the bear morpher's neck stood as the other morpher's hand wandered down.

"People taste pretty good like this," Saz admitted knowing Julie might hear her and not really caring.

"The best it'll ever taste." Julie stated, pulling away from the kiss briefly, eagerly reconnecting it.

#writeblr #random writes #lol they are not making each other better your honor #cw: suggestive #I guess #cw: blood

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When in Kolkata...

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When in Kolkata...

When Delhi was at its foggiest best, I was in Kolkata, soaking in its sun and food. One breezy day, my Kolkata friends suggested that we visit a restaurant called Saz. The choice was between the American-continental fare there, and a Bengali meal at Bhaja Hari Manna. I voted for the former (though I must say I quite like the latter, too).

Saz is in Fort Knox, a small mall that earlier sold gold on Camac Street. The restaurant is on the top floor, and you get a panoramic view of the city from the windows that line the expansive hall. It is quite a popular place — going by the large groups of youngsters coming and going — and the loud music that played while we were there.

The menu is the kind that makes you want to start nibbling on your napkin. It included appetisers (pan-seared scallops, duck and pomegranate salad), sandwiches (smoked salmon, steak sandwich, chicken and avocado), pizzas (quattro formaggio, Goan chorizo), burgers (beetroot and goat cheese, tenderloin) and grills and mains (summer green vegetables on truffle mash, jambalaya, pan-seared Norwegian salmon, pork ribs et al).

I asked for my favourite: a Tenderloin Steak (₹1100). The others asked for the Classic Fish and Chips (₹ 650), Bangers on Mash (₹ 675), Spaghetti Aglio Olio (₹ 550), Thin Crust Pizza with Spinach and Artichokes (₹ 500), and Churros and Chocolate Dip (₹ 350).

Food for leisure (left) Tenderloin Steak, Fish and Chips   | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

My steak came with grilled bokchoy, beetroot and black pepper mash. I had asked for a rare-medium steak, but by the time it came to the table, it was well done. I enjoyed it, but would certainly have liked it rare.

My friend’s pork bangers with mash — with pan jus, mustard onion relish and baby greens — were delicious (I had a quick bite). The other friend didn’t enjoy her fried fish with hand-cut fries and tartar sauce. She said the coating was crisp, but the fish was bland and the fries smelt of oil.

Two others shared the pizza, which was topped with caramelized onions, goat cheese and a balsamic glaze. They found it delicious, and gobbled it up before I could go anywhere there. The spaghetti aglio olio looked unfortunately like Chinese noodles. The pasta, I am told was dry, and a little too hot for our friend.

But what took the cake — or the pudding — were the churros, which were fresh, so they were soft and warm. There was a rich, creamy chocolate sauce, with a cinnamon dust and almond flakes, to go with it. Simply divine. We dipped our churros into the sauce, looked at the city below us and the young men and women around us, and called it a day.

What’s really nice about Saz is how it welcomes its diners. The very friendly — and helpful — servers guided us through the menu, and took care of each of our demands (which included shutting windows, and lowering the volume of the music).

I think the prices are rather steep for Kolkata, and I worried that the friend who had taken us out might have had to pawn her jewellery. But it was a nice day: sunny and cheerful, and the food, overall, wasn’t bad. I thought of cold, foggy and steak-less Delhi, and everything seemed even nicer. Time I planned another trip to Kolkata.

The writer is a seasoned food critic

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[toddlazarski]

Milwaukee’s Best Grilled Cheese

Shepherd Express

Contradiction is part of the core curriculum of college life. It’s a time of striving, worldliness, perspective, difference-making, while most of at least two years are spent focused solely on how to dupe the local liquor store counter man. It’s a time of intelligent thinking and wisdom, combined with poisoning brain cells and endless cigarettes. For me, there was a Woody Allen-ish romantic montage of Nietzsche, lofty poetry, and independent city living, all while, really, mom paid the rent, and my palate was sated, happily, lustily even, by grilled cheese. Not just grilled cheese, but a hastily slapped together, George Foreman-ed sandwich, with whatever-was-on-sale enriched flour white bread, two Kraft singles, and, nothing else. I’d have a second had an extra long nap fortified my appetite enough. Which it often had.

It wasn’t just because the kitchen of the slum-lorded duplex on 18th and Kilbourn was generally a war zone, with but a sliver of formica counter space to concoct any kind of foodstuff without contact with multitude expanding bio experiments. Or that I was a poor college student, subsisting on Leinenkugels, dreams, and depleted funds from too frequent late-night forays to Marquette Gyros. Well, it was that. But, also, the fact remains: grilled cheese is the most satisfying of youth-time creature comforts, running alongside, perhaps even topping, peanut butter and jelly. After all, there are fewer ingredients, yet more magic: The calculus involves the Maillard reaction - the chemical breakdown between amino acids and sugars that makes toast taste better than bread, and cheese - ideally, unsophisticated American - transforming itself into a rivulet-like goo of warm, salty smackiness. It’s the richest of hoped for satisfactions when you’re halfways between the kitchen’s of youth and the future apartments of the partially employed, shivering yourself to sleep on a futon, drunk on Henry Miller hot plate reveries.  

It was about when I started having the funds to add bacon to the formula, to take the time to butter the bread, possibly chop tomatoes, to splatter with Frank’s Red Hot or whatever was on hand, that I realized I was actually, maybe, becoming an adult. Ready for the sophistication of a complex world, for the nuances of real life, which is best tackled when you embrace your roots, your simplest times, the grandma-makes-it-best comforts, and build upon them. The habits of youth aren’t all meant to be gotten over. Sometimes they are just in need of tweaking. College wasn’t the time - for a lot of things. But with some remove, it’s nice to look up, out, and sample Milwaukee’s best grown up takes on the simplest, most childish of caloric releases.     

7. Elsa’s

A place no stranger to contradiction, Elsa’s is part bustling, waiters-in-ties, big city gastropub, with ornate doorways, columns, and a tablecloth aesthetic, and part fat guy destination of rich burgers, pork chop sandwiches, and stellar chicken wings. There might be some sticker shock at the sight of the tightly packaged ten-buck All American Grilled Cheese, but there’s an attention to detail, starting with the golden brown char on the bread. Then there’s the medley meld factor - American, white cheddar, Colby and Swiss topple and coalesce, with thick cut Nueske’s bacon struggling for air, asserting itself with grease through the dense meltiness. Tomato slices pop make it all pop - warm and cool, heavy and bright contrasting factors that is the grilled cheese at its best. A harmonious dichotomy. Like dining next to Herb Kohl while licking your fingers of cheese goop and Texas Gunslinger jalapeno hot sauce - a uniquely Elsa’s experience.    

6. Saz’s

Between the catering gigs and the ubiquitous summer festival circuit presence, it’s easy to see why Saz’s is oft forgotten as a Cream City brick and mortar. But inside the west side joint you can find a solid and friendly old school circle bar, with dozens of TV’s worth of sports, signed jerseys, Christmas lights in January, and a train going by out back setting the scene like a forgotten industrial corner pocket of a Norman Rockwell. There is also something of a signature sandwich therein, though the Brisket Grilled Cheese is just as much a ‘melt’ as anything. Either way, cheddar can be tough to truly make melt, and here they go halfway, creating a more solid pocket for the buttery, fatty brisket wedges. Pork fat is still king within the folds of a grilled cheese, but the beef is an inspired turn, with the sharp, earthiness of the package cut by a not-too-syrupy onion BBQ sauce. Lightly toasted sourdough keeps things neat, a quick package of meat, cheese, and bread, like you were at Summerfest and sliding toward the next stage. Here though, there is nothing next but another beer and match on the tube.    

5. Palomino

It’s not exactly a grilled cheese, but the pimento - the ‘P’ part of the PBLT - takes on such an ideal of swirling soft meltiness, piqued by peppery brightness, that it’s in the appropriate hot spirit. Spread generous between a just-short-of-toasted Italian hoagie, made supple and sturdy by crisp lettuce, fatty and happy by thick cut, black-streaked bacon, it’s a sandwich luxurious enough for guilt-laden satisfaction, but tightly enough structured to dip greedily in Pal’s tangy homemade hot sauce. It’s hard to endorse anything on the menu that isn’t the griddled brisket burger or the hot fried chicken sandwich. But, the pimento - warm, creamy, spicy - especially when prefaced by the curds - light battered, so sheeny and bubbling they might as well have been fried at the table - makes for the best possible Milwaukee cheese binge. Even in a city where that can be done on every street corner.   

4. West Allis Cheese & Sausage Shoppe

It’s hard to feel anything but gloom on a late January Monday, post snow and mid state of slush, a time of gray in the sky and soul. So, it’s really the greatest testament to this friendly ‘Stalis corner grocer that keeps making ‘Best Of’ lists that they can warm such a situation with a bit of comfort and coziness. They call it the Cheesy Joe, and add sloppy Joe mix to make for a double dose of childhood comfort in one adult-leaning sandwich. While it’s a combo and name your dad might have to describe a favorite late night snack after too much of his special juice, there’s a rich golden brown finish on the white bread, indicating the amount of butter used for everything at grandma’s house when you were tiny and she deemed it necessary to put “meat on your bones.” Between, two warm, liquefying slices of American envelope the salty, crumbly beef. By the end of the sandwich, especially, the two components are running tag team, softening together, entwined, fond of each other, like a sated eater should certainly feel about life and the rest of the day. If that doesn’t work one of their Bloody Mary specials may do the trick - they garnish with a mini grilled cheese.   

3. Camino

Maybe nothing captures the Fifth Ward flux like Camino’s grilled cheese - it takes the greasy, buttery, flattop texture of an old school diner melt, and infuses it with kimchi. All Americana nostalgia meets ancient Korean side dish staple. It’s Zad’s welcoming the worldwide foodie aesthetic of Cermak Fresh Market. It’s Rockwell Automation across the street from high end condos and the pricey, pristine Laughing Taco. Predictably, despite the sweet roll of the fusiony name ‘kimcheese’, it actually hardly works on paper -  dichotomous, yes, as kimchi is primarily a side, and we’re used to it mostly in rice or sausage situations. But, also, between the aging vegetables and multiple cheeses, isn’t that an intestinal overload of microorganisms? In practice, it actually takes a mouthful minute too. But once they settle together, it’s simple: the salty, spicy, brininess of the fermented cabbage mash props up the liquid goo of very melty American, Swiss and provolone with an intense, pungent punch. Like a pepper jack, but with live chiles. And there’s plenty of residual sauciness to keep the tongue bouncing and guessing and trying to categorize throughout. It’s a grilled cheese of happy co-existence, an innovation on the simplest of staples, showing you don’t have to choose exclusively between old and familiar and new and daring.  

2. Uber Tap Room & Cheese Bar

On the weird gauntlet of 3rd Street downtown drinking, often only explored pre or post Bradley Center, this generically named cheese castle stands alone. It only takes a few steps in the door for a sharp aroma punch of the wall-full of milk proteins and fat, and the deceivingly simple menu cashes in on their weapons cache, featuring cheese boards, mac n’ cheese, and a thinking fat man’s glut of grilled cheese - salami and cheese, BBQ pork and cheese, waffle grilled cheese. Any should do the trick because the technique seems perfect. An example: the ‘Spicy Gourmet’ with smoked pepper jack and ghost pepper cheddar yields an inner mash that is piping and just this side of soupy, with stretchy strings of rubbery happiness connecting mouth to cheese pocket post bite, the softness contrasted by a crunchiness of crusts, the griddle char marks on the bread bleeding butter, garlic aioli swimming throughout subtle and spicy, a bright punch of scrunchy sundried tomatoes drowning in all the delectable, magma-ish mouth-fill. Even the presentation is careful and neat - the two halves stacked ceremoniously among a smattering of extra salty chips. Before you realized going out downtown was mostly homogenized meatheadedness, these are the kinds of visceral pleasures one might imagine Old World 3rd Street could afford. The 36 Wisconsin beers on tap make it easy to not feel too nostalgic that you grew up past those innocent college days. And such serious takes on beer and cheese help make it more than passable that this is what we’re known for as a people, and that a Kings vs. Bucks matchup is now a big Saturday night out on the frigid winter Milwaukee streets.

1. Comet

Aside from being named for a tabloid headline-grabbing statutory rapist whose mistress shot his wife in the face, there’s nothing to not like about the Buttafuoco, Comet’s cheesy tomato menu star. From the black char spots from the broiler on the rich and creamy mozz and provolone mix, to the way said cheeses drape over and fuse to the Italian hoagie roll, to the roll itself, so soft, just getting toasty, to the occasional brace of red onion, mixed with running warm mayo, from the hot pepper mash pop, and tomatoes that somehow don’t interfere with the structural integrity, to how quick the servers are to agree to add bacon to the whole contraption. Then there’s the way the bacon itself - crisp and thick - assimilates itself to the sandwich, a refreshing reminder that meat doesn’t have to be a centerpiece to shine, and that any joint with ‘bacon’ in the WiFi password knows how to do it. There’s lettuce on top too, but it seems like a joke, such is the bruising nature of this behemoth, which includes a bit of everything on the taste spectrum. It’s both exciting and a bit too much. Leaving bad breath and the need for a nap - like so many good memories of first apartment East Side nights. It’s a sandwich indicative of the young neighborhood itself, of ‘Welcome to Adulthood’ - reminding that it is both delicious and daunting, a continuous race for funds for such cheesy vices, and is but a struggle to not get fat on the finer things.      

[sergeantnarwhalwrites]

Masterlist Thing For My Major WIPs

I figured doing this would make everybody’s life easier. XD I also don’t have good enough summaries for my WIPs (in my opinion) to make WIP intros. I’ll update chapter links and stuff as I go along and will maybe probably make a taglist for my stuff (if I don’t forget). 

WIP Info

Space Don’t Dictate Fate (HIATUS)

Summary (That I’m willing to give up): A story about gays in space. They all want something that'll be a hella pricey. Do they stick with what'll be good for themselves or fail? Or will they find out there's another way to accomplish some of their goals.

Mostly post snippets. Will answer worldbuilding or oc asks for this one. It was a gift for someone but now it is the most complex child I have created. This story is still very unfinished.

Trailer here!

Main characters: Arc (they/them), Tharion (he/him), Cosma(she/her), and Greeter(she/they)

Face claim/picrew for characters here!

Robots and Gardens (still in the drafting process)

Summary: Imagine how the now present world was imagined and awed upon by previous generations mixed with how it actually is in the present world. Industrialization, overworked employees, coorporate slaves, so many robots, cool technology, hope for a better world. Until it all decides to collapse in a way no one saw coming. Who are we going to take down to stop everything from crumbling. 

You can ask me all kinds of questions about this one. XD It’s no where neardone though. I post actual chapters of this... sometimes. XD I’m trying my best. I have a couple chapters out so far which you can read here. Chapters 1/2/3/

Main characters: Digits (she/her), Green (she/her), Peace (she/her), Donnie (he/they), Hollis (she/her) 

Face claim/picrew for main characters here. 

Fucked at Five (my newest wip!) (may or may not change the title) 

Summary (that I have so far): Morphers. An extreme genetic modification that has been gifted by the impatience of the world and the power of science. Morphers have the ability to morph their form into a more animalistic form. All of these forms vary in composition and severity. Morphers are monsters to human kind. Human kind are monsters to morphers. Morphers might just be the new superior, humans are just far too arrogant to see it. 

You can ask me all kinds of questions about this one as well. XD I’m still figuring stuff out though.

Main characters: Elliot (he/him), Saz (she/her), Julie (she/her), Ian (he/it)

Face claim/picrew for characters right here.

Character Inspired Playlists here

Character info (General)

Voiceclaims sorta here

Awesome piccrews most of my ocs here

Digits Prosthetic Schematics here

Some art I drew of Digit's prosthetics. A little messy but very detailed descriptions.

Ramblings about fighting styles (Fucked at Five) here

Random Writes! 

This is stuff that aren’t any of my major wips. This will be stuff like random prompts or random scenes that can or won’t be related to my main three WIPs. More often not related. This is a lot of the stuff I write, especially when I head back to campus. It can be a mixture of study’s (where I’m practicing a specific thing like action scenes, kiss scenes, grief, etc.), poetry, story’s that drop in at random ass points. Half of the time they won't have titles XD and the characters won't have names.

Cravings (the only finished one for real XD)

Can read that here! cw: blood, gore, cannibalism, sex mention. 

I feel like I won’t shut up about this one. XD I’m sorry. I’m really proud of this one. 

Melancholic Alcoholic (Poem from awhile ago) 

Can read that here!

Cute tag game I did with Green and Peace

Here

Untitled quick write story here

CW: Suicide, Suicidal ideation, suicide attempt mention, and gore.

Dero Was Here (story here)

CW: Violence, death, gods, fantasy religion

An Unwelcomed Gift here

CW: Violence, gods, fantasy religion, body horror (sort of), death, blood (a little), gore (eh a little not really)

Random Fucked at Five Stuff here! and here!

Crushing on the Mortuary Man here!

CW: Gore, necrophilia, cannibalism mention, body horror, vomit.

My Characters as excerpts from poems I've written here

Give it some love. I think this is a good insight on some of my characters! And it's a quick glimpse at some of my poetry that I rarely post.

Appetite here!

No content warnings I think. Just a short kinda violent little story. 👍🏾

Song based blurb here!

Cw: suggestive content, alcohol

Untitled Poem here!

Daughter here!

Another poem I wrote for creative writing class.

Weird Little Story here!

CW: Unsettling, vomit

Somethin' About Me here!

Cw: suicide mention.

A little poem I found in my notes app.

Soft Moment Between Friends here!

A little Robots & Gardens scene.

Random Robots & Gardens Thing here!

Just a random little thought that came to mind XD. Green fucked up.

Green and her knife here!

A couple random robots & gardens blurbs revolving around Green and her weapon.

Clothes Swap here!

Cw: nsfw

Peace borrows clothes from Green and other stuff ensues.

The Arrangement here!

Cw: nsfw

Saz and Julie have an agreement and they enjoy themselves.

Green and Digits Character Study here!

Green and Digits from Robots & Gardens first meeting each other. Gay bonding and acquaintanceship ensues

Saz's Fear here!

A quick little blurb about a goofy fear Saz has.

Dark's Love is Bright here!

A cool concept of Dark versus Light.

Halloween WBW Snippet here!

Kid Peace and Green show you a glimpse of what their Halloween's were like.

Saz and Elliot Big Post here!

Saz and Elliot start talking about morphing and training. Doodles attached.

Julie and Saz Mush here!

Julie and Saz being cute. Julie calls Saz pretty after a long day of getting insulted by the elder morphers. Saz's day brightens.

Julie Kicks Saz's Ass here!

Julie and Saz have a training match. And as the title says Saz get's fucking ruined.

A Morning Away here!

Peace and Green have a morning to themselves and decide to use it.

Cw: nsfw

The Worker And The Protestor here!

A dive into Digits at work and the protestor (Peace) that brightens her day.

Smut Scene Prompt Response here and here!

Saz and Julie's safeword sorta/Julie's shy under Saz's affection

Cw: nsfw

Green and Peace Prompt Responses 1 & 2

Green and Peace get busy at church/Peace gets sick and Green takes care of her.

Cw: nsfw

Unrequited here!

A quick poem I wrote while hella in my feelings

Cw: suggestive

Fighting it Out here!

A very brief fight scene between Ian and Elliot

Mighty Morphing People Eaters + here!

Something where I dive into the fact that most morphers have eaten people before.

Cw: body horror (kinda), human consumption

Leftovers here!

Very quick Saz and Julie thing where Julie both encourages Saz and brings her down

Cw: human consumption (mentioned), blood

Hollis the Multifaceted here!

Hollis character study

#writeblr #wips #wip intros kinda