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Every day (Craquaria) | RPDRShippingGoals
This time, I’m back with a whole story and not only HCs. On my blog, I received an idea by someone anonymous. I loved it so much that I had to write this story. So, whoever this person is who has sent me this idea, thank you so much!
Every day, the same pain. Every day, the same thought. Every day, the same hopelessness.
It has been a couple of months and every day, she hoped for this feeling to stop but on the other hand, loved it too much to just let go. Every day, her face flashed in front of her eyes. It was this beautiful face, this smile, this damn smile, and these eyes that she could get lost in and never come back. Her dreams were always about her, day and night, she was so near yet so far. Her name was Brianna. Her name alone was heart-wrenching but it always was on Aquaria’s mind. Just like every other day, she liked to remanence of their first encounter.
(A couple of months prior)
Aquaria was out with her friends to go to a bar. She loved her friends to death but also enjoyed getting to know new people, hear their stories, what their passion is, and so on. Therefore, she was excited when she heard that one of her friends brought someone new to their meeting. Little did she know that this new girl would be Brianna, that girl that would destroy her every day a bit more. The first eye-contact these two shared made Aquaria lost for words, that smile that could brighten up anyone's day, and her aura that could easily outshine anyone else. She was everything Aquaria ever wanted, not even more, but her gut feeling was slightly off, just like it had sensed what will happen next but Aquaria ignored it, not believing it and blaming it on the food she had earlier.
Their night was great. Everyone had fun, drank maybe a bit too much, and took too many embarrassing photos they might end up deleting the next morning. But Aquaria couldn’t get the courage to go up to Brianna and talk to her, no matter how much she drank. In one moment, she was about to get up and make her way to the gorgeous girl and in the next, she regretted even thinking about it and took her phone out. Then, she felt a tap on her shoulder, it was Brianna and she had that amazing smile on her lips. Aquaria was lost for words, tried of anything funny to say, to hear her laugh but gave up once Brianna started talking. “Hey, I’m Brianna. I didn’t have the chance to introduce myself to you. What’s your name? How are you? Are you enjoying the night so far?” she asked. “Even her voice is amazing.” Aquaria thought. She could have listened to her all night. “Oh … Hi, I’m Aquaria, nice to meet you. I’m doing great, how about you? I really enjoy the night so far, are you?” she replied, it was more like rambling but apparently, Brianna didn’t mind because she chuckled. “Aquaria? That is a beautiful name. It’s so unique and suits you very well. I’m doing great as well and also, really enjoy this evening.” Brianna said. Aquaria was surprised that Brianna didn’t ask if this is her real name like everyone else did. Throughout the night, they continued their conversation about everything and nothing. Aquaria couldn’t believe how easy it was to talk to her.
Two hours later, Brianna got a call and then left, completely out of the blue. Aquaria regretted not asking for her number soon enough. Now she was left with her friends but without her number.
(A month later)

Throughout this one month, nothing exciting has happened. She went out with her friends but neither of these times, Brianna joined. She didn’t know why but without her presence, Aquaria did not enjoy their night-outs half as much as usual. She was still frustrated that she couldn’t contact her, not being confident enough to ask their mutual friends for her number. Seeming desperate was the worst thing she could imagine.
On one evening, she reinstalled Tinder for the eighth time, mostly out of boredom. She swiped for what seemed like hours before she saw this one profile. Her heart stopped a beat and she couldn’t believe her eyes. It was this beautiful smile with these captivating eyes again, it was Brianna. Her instinct was to immediately swipe right but on the other hand, she felt desperate. After what felt like hours of contemplating whether she should swipe right or not, she took all her courage and swiped right. Because she did not immediately get the match notification, she regretted even swiping right. All she could think of was Brianna laughing about it, thinking how desperate she was. She hated this word so much, yet used it constantly. Because it was late and she had to get up early the next morning, she went to sleep but struggled with actually falling asleep, constantly being confronted with the worst scenarios possible.
The next morning, her alarm went off and once she put it off, she was greeted with the best possible notification she could have gotten. She had a match with Brianna on Tinder. Aquaria had the biggest smile she ever had on her lips and immediately opened the app. “Just once, just do it once.” she thought to herself, trying to build up the courage to send her a text. She opted for a simple: “Hey, I think we know each other. :D”. Aquaria was pleasantly surprised by her message and even having the courage to send her a message.
Throughout the day, not much has happened. She went to work and tried to replace every thought of Brianna with work, which worked out but she took a while to actually manage to do so. She was relieved to focus on work because she loved her job and couldn’t have asked for a better one. But not looking at her phone every once in a while was still difficult.
Once she was done with the day, she couldn’t resist anymore and checked her phone to see if she had received a message from Brianna and surprisingly, she did. Aquaria was surprised when she saw that Brianna sent her message three hours before. “Great!” Aquaria thought, “I don’t seem desperate when I answer her immediately” There it was again, this word that she despised so much yet couldn’t get to quit using altogether.
(Another month later)
They have texted every day, every message made Aquaria’s day brighter and her smile wider. Even though she tried to hold it back as much as she could, she imagined her and Brianna dating, loving every second they spent together, laying in bed on a lazy Sunday morning, all of these wonderful things you could think of but they were still just texting. To her surprise, she managed to ask Brianna on a date. Well, she did not use the term “date” but simply asked if they could meet up at some point since they were texting every day and also, had a great conversation when they saw each other for the first time at the bar with their mutual friends. To Aquaria’s relief, Brianna agreed and they opted for a Friday night the week after.
Their “date” went great. They went out for dinner, stayed there for a few drinks, and went for a walk through the nearby park. Aquaria’s heart was pumping hard and she waited in anticipation for them to finally kiss, hoping that Brianna noticed all her signs of interest she was giving Brianna throughout the night, but it never happened. When they said their goodbyes, Brianna only leaned in for a hug and not for the longed-for kiss. Like usual, Aquaria did not show any signs of frustration and their ways parted.
The rest of the night, Aquaria could not stop thinking of what she did wrong that Brianna didn’t kiss her. Weren’t her signs clear enough? Was she too forward? Did she seem uninterested? She could not think of an answer to any of these questions. Despite her best efforts, she could not fall asleep, constantly being haunted by every possible reason why Brianna didn’t kiss her.
The next morning, she received a text from Brianna saying that she had a great time and might want to meet up again. It didn’t make any sense for Aquaria. “Why does she say she had a great time if she did not kiss me nor held my hand?” she thought. The only conclusion she came to was that Brianna just wasn’t the type of person who liked to kiss on the first date.
(Another month later)
Aquaria’s frustration only grew stronger, every attempt to flirt with her went unnoticed and slowly but surely, she did not know what to do. Because they had mutual friends, she couldn’t manage to ask one of her friends for help, fearing that they could forward all of these messages to her, getting exposed.
A week later, they went on a second “date”. This time, she tried to be more obvious. They went to dinner again but went to the cinema afterward. Throughout the movie, Aquaria laid her hand onto the back between hers and Brianna’s seat, like an invitation to intertwined their fingers but she didn’t. Again, Brianna did not hold her hand. Aquaria was thinking of doing it herself but was too much of a coward to actually do so.
After the movie has ended, they went to a bench near the cinema which was still far enough from other pedestrians. They talked about the movie but their conversation slowly transitioned to more personal topics. At some point, they talked about their past love life and Brianna mentioned how uneventful hers has been. Then, Aquaria took all of her courage and asked her this one question, that would change everything. “And how is your love life now?” she asked timidly, hoping for an answer like: “I’m single currently and hope for a relationship.” with the connotation that the hoped-for relationship would be with her but that wasn’t the case. The answer was the worst answer she could think of: “I’m currently seeing someone and she is so amazing. We already went on like five dates and she makes me so happy, happier than I have ever been. I can’t even stop smiling when I just think of her.” And at this moment, Aquaria’s heart shattered into pieces. This girl Brianna meant wasn’t her. Despite the feeling that her heart ripped apart, she put a smile on her face and congratulated her on this possible relationship that made her this happy. Then, Aquaria received a notification. It wasn’t an important one, just from one of the apps she did not use for months but was too lazy to actually delete it but this time, she was thankful she got it. She stated that she had to leave and immediately got up, despite Brianna wanting to hug her. Once she arrived at her car, she let her tears fall down. She could not believe what just happened. The only question that lingered in her head was: “Why? Why is it someone else that makes her this happy?” She could not think of an answer but she did not want to. She just wanted to forget everything that has happened, go to sleep and not wake up anymore.
(Present time)
It has been a while since their last “date” but Aquaria still could not get Brianna out of her head. She will still the most beautiful, gorgeous, kindest, and amazing girl on this planet but not only for Aquaria. Even though she knew she did not have a chance with her, she checked all of Brianna’s social media profiles to check up on her. Every post left a bitter-sweet feeling, enjoying looking at her in pictures but hating it at the same time. Still, the same questions lingered in her head like they did right after her heart shattered: “Why her? What does she have that I don’t? Why can’t I be the one that makes you this happy? Why can’t I have you?”. Of course, she could not hold back but keep checking Brianna’s now-girlfriend social media. She was okay-looking, definitely not as beautiful as Aquaria, she did not even physically match Brianna. It was like an addiction, she had to know everything about their relationship, she even asked subtle questions about them to their mutual friends. Unfortunately, she never received the answers she has hoped for. Instead of hearing: “I don’t think they match.”, “They won’t make it for more than two months.”, “Why are they even dating?” she heard: “They are so cute together.”, “They fit so well together.” “I’ve never seen Brianna this happy in her life.” “Who knows? they might get married.”, “I really wish they will never break up.” Every time Aquaria heard these words, the faked smile and her face got bigger, trying to seem happy for them. In a way, she was happy for Brianna. She definitely deserved to be happy but that bitch that dated her certainly did not deserve this. But Aquaria couldn’t do anything about it.
No matter how much she tried to get over it, convincing herself that there are so many amazing girls out there that would do anything to date her, Aquaria could not stop her feelings for Brianna. That girl that took her heart and kept it, forever.
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Every day - Craquaria
What’s up? This time, I’m back with a whole story. As you may have read in my last post, I got inspired by the idea of someone anonymous. So, whoever this person is that sent me this idea, thank you so much!
I hope you all enjoy this story!
Every day, the same pain. Every day, the same thought. Every day, the same hopelessness.
It has been a couple of months and every day, she hoped for this feeling to stop but on the other hand, loved it too much to just let go. Every day, her face flashed in front of her eyes. It was this beautiful face, this smile, this damn smile, and these eyes that she could get lost in and never come back. Her dreams were always about her, day and night, she was so near yet so far. Her name was Brianna. Her name alone was heart-wrenching but it always was on Aquaria’s mind. Just like every other day, she liked to remanence of their first encounter.
(A couple of months prior)
Aquaria was out with her friends to go to a bar. She loved her friends to death but also enjoyed getting to know new people, hear their stories, what their passion is, and so on. Therefore, she was excited when she heard that one of her friends brought someone new to their meeting. Little did she know that this new girl would be Brianna, that girl that would destroy her every day a bit more. The first eye-contact these two shared made Aquaria lost for words, that smile that could brighten up anyone's day, and her aura that could easily outshine anyone else. She was everything Aquaria ever wanted, not even more, but her gut feeling was slightly off, just like it had sensed what will happen next but Aquaria ignored it, not believing it and blaming it on the food she had earlier. 
Their night was great. Everyone had fun, drank maybe a bit too much, and took too many embarrassing photos they might end up deleting the next morning. But Aquaria couldn’t get the courage to go up to Brianna and talk to her, no matter how much she drank. In one moment, she was about to get up and make her way to the gorgeous girl and in the next, she regretted even thinking about it and took her phone out. Then, she felt a tap on her shoulder, it was Brianna and she had that amazing smile on her lips. Aquaria was lost for words, tried of anything funny to say, to hear her laugh but gave up once Brianna started talking. “Hey, I’m Brianna. I didn’t have the chance to introduce myself to you. What’s your name? How are you? Are you enjoying the night so far?” she asked. “Even her voice is amazing.” Aquaria thought. She could have listened to her all night. “Oh … Hi, I’m Aquaria, nice to meet you. I’m doing great, how about you? I really enjoy the night so far, are you?” she replied, it was more like rambling but apparently, Brianna didn’t mind because she chuckled. “Aquaria? That is a beautiful name. It’s so unique and suits you very well. I’m doing great as well and also, really enjoy this evening.” Brianna said. Aquaria was surprised that Brianna didn’t ask if this is her real name like everyone else did. Throughout the night, they continued their conversation about everything and nothing. Aquaria couldn’t believe how easy it was to talk to her. 
Two hours later, Brianna got a call and then left, completely out of the blue. Aquaria regretted not asking for her number soon enough. Now she was left with her friends but without her number.
(A month later) Throughout this one month, nothing exciting has happened. She went out with her friends but neither of these times, Brianna joined. She didn’t know why but without her presence, Aquaria did not enjoy their night-outs half as much as usual. She was still frustrated that she couldn’t contact her, not being confident enough to ask their mutual friends for her number. Seeming desperate was the worst thing she could imagine. 
On one evening, she reinstalled Tinder for the eighth time, mostly out of boredom. She swiped for what seemed like hours before she saw this one profile. Her heart stopped a beat and she couldn’t believe her eyes. It was this beautiful smile with these captivating eyes again, it was Brianna. Her instinct was to immediately swipe right but on the other hand, she felt desperate. After what felt like hours of contemplating whether she should swipe right or not, she took all her courage and swiped right. Because she did not immediately get the match notification, she regretted even swiping right. All she could think of was Brianna laughing about it, thinking how desperate she was. She hated this word so much, yet used it constantly. Because it was late and she had to get up early the next morning, she went to sleep but struggled with actually falling asleep, constantly being confronted with the worst scenarios possible. 
The next morning, her alarm went off and once she put it off, she was greeted with the best possible notification she could have gotten. She had a match with Brianna on Tinder. Aquaria had the biggest smile she ever had on her lips and immediately opened the app. “Just once, just do it once.” she thought to herself, trying to build up the courage to send her a text. She opted for a simple: “Hey, I think we know each other. :D”. Aquaria was pleasantly surprised by her message and even having the courage to send her a message. 
Throughout the day, not much has happened. She went to work and tried to replace every thought of Brianna with work, which worked out but she took a while to actually manage to do so. She was relieved to focus on work because she loved her job and couldn’t have asked for a better one. But not looking at her phone every once in a while was still difficult. 
Once she was done with the day, she couldn’t resist anymore and checked her phone to see if she had received a message from Brianna and surprisingly, she did. Aquaria was surprised when she saw that Brianna sent her message three hours before. “Great!” Aquaria thought, “I don’t seem desperate when I answer her immediately” There it was again, this word that she despised so much yet couldn’t get to quit using altogether. 
(Another month later)
They have texted every day, every message made Aquaria’s day brighter and her smile wider. Even though she tried to hold it back as much as she could, she imagined her and Brianna dating, loving every second they spent together, laying in bed on a lazy Sunday morning, all of these wonderful things you could think of but they were still just texting. To her surprise, she managed to ask Brianna on a date. Well, she did not use the term “date” but simply asked if they could meet up at some point since they were texting every day and also, had a great conversation when they saw each other for the first time at the bar with their mutual friends. To Aquaria’s relief, Brianna agreed and they opted for a Friday night the week after. 
Their “date” went great. They went out for dinner, stayed there for a few drinks, and went for a walk through the nearby park. Aquaria’s heart was pumping hard and she waited in anticipation for them to finally kiss, hoping that Brianna noticed all her signs of interest she was giving Brianna throughout the night, but it never happened. When they said their goodbyes, Brianna only leaned in for a hug and not for the longed-for kiss. Like usual, Aquaria did not show any signs of frustration and their ways parted. 
The rest of the night, Aquaria could not stop thinking of what she did wrong that Brianna didn’t kiss her. Weren’t her signs clear enough? Was she too forward? Did she seem uninterested? She could not think of an answer to any of these questions. Despite her best efforts, she could not fall asleep, constantly being haunted by every possible reason why Brianna didn’t kiss her. 
The next morning, she received a text from Brianna saying that she had a great time and might want to meet up again. It didn’t make any sense for Aquaria. “Why does she say she had a great time if she did not kiss me nor held my hand?” she thought. The only conclusion she came to was that Brianna just wasn’t the type of person who liked to kiss on the first date. 
(Another month later)
Aquaria’s frustration only grew stronger, every attempt to flirt with her went unnoticed and slowly but surely, she did not know what to do. Because they had mutual friends, she couldn’t manage to ask one of her friends for help, fearing that they could forward all of these messages to her, getting exposed. 
A week later, they went on a second “date”. This time, she tried to be more obvious. They went to dinner again but went to the cinema afterward. Throughout the movie, Aquaria laid her hand onto the back between hers and Brianna’s seat, like an invitation to intertwined their fingers but she didn’t. Again, Brianna did not hold her hand. Aquaria was thinking of doing it herself but was too much of a coward to actually do so. 
After the movie has ended, they went to a bench near the cinema which was still far enough from other pedestrians. They talked about the movie but their conversation slowly transitioned to more personal topics. At some point, they talked about their past love life and Brianna mentioned how uneventful hers has been. Then, Aquaria took all of her courage and asked her this one question, that would change everything. “And how is your love life now?” she asked timidly, hoping for an answer like: “I’m single currently and hope for a relationship.” with the connotation that the hoped-for relationship would be with her but that wasn’t the case. The answer was the worst answer she could think of: “I’m currently seeing someone and she is so amazing. We already went on like five dates and she makes me so happy, happier than I have ever been. I can’t even stop smiling when I just think of her.” And at this moment, Aquaria’s heart shattered into pieces. This girl Brianna meant wasn’t her. Despite the feeling that her heart ripped apart, she put a smile on her face and congratulated her on this possible relationship that made her this happy. Then, Aquaria received a notification. It wasn’t an important one, just from one of the apps she did not use for months but was too lazy to actually delete it but this time, she was thankful she got it. She stated that she had to leave and immediately got up, despite Brianna wanting to hug her. Once she arrived at her car, she let her tears fall down. She could not believe what just happened. The only question that lingered in her head was: “Why? Why is it someone else that makes her this happy?” She could not think of an answer but she did not want to. She just wanted to forget everything that has happened, go to sleep and not wake up anymore. 
(Present time)
It has been a while since their last “date” but Aquaria still could not get Brianna out of her head. She will still the most beautiful, gorgeous, kindest, and amazing girl on this planet but not only for Aquaria. Even though she knew she did not have a chance with her, she checked all of Brianna’s social media profiles to check up on her. Every post left a bitter-sweet feeling, enjoying looking at her in pictures but hating it at the same time. Still, the same questions lingered in her head like they did right after her heart shattered: “Why her? What does she have that I don’t? Why can’t I be the one that makes you this happy? Why can’t I have you?”. Of course, she could not hold back but keep checking Brianna’s now-girlfriend social media. She was okay-looking, definitely not as beautiful as Aquaria, she did not even physically match Brianna. It was like an addiction, she had to know everything about their relationship, she even asked subtle questions about them to their mutual friends. Unfortunately, she never received the answers she has hoped for. Instead of hearing: “I don’t think they match.”, “They won’t make it for more than two months.”, “Why are they even dating?” she heard: “They are so cute together.”, “They fit so well together.” “I’ve never seen Brianna this happy in her life.” “Who knows? they might get married.”, “I really wish they will never break up.” Every time Aquaria heard these words, the faked smile and her face got bigger, trying to seem happy for them. In a way, she was happy for Brianna. She definitely deserved to be happy but that bitch that dated her certainly did not deserve this. But Aquaria couldn’t do anything about it. 
No matter how much she tried to get over it, convincing herself that there are so many amazing girls out there that would do anything to date her, Aquaria could not stop her feelings for Brianna. That girl that took her heart and kept it, forever. 
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I rarely tell you not to read an AU of mine if you haven’t already seen the original...but for real if you haven’t seen/intend to ever see Your Name./Kimi no na wa, you should do that before reading this.  
“Excuse me.  Have I… met you? Somewhere?”
Magic hour.  
                                         He writes on her palm. It's the pen he used to trace over roads on maps, trying to remember trying to see it clearly it had been a dream it had been a
He had reinstalled the app and submitted a ticket to their support team. Some bug had deleted all his journal entries and he'd had to start from scratch. We are so sorry, they had written, please accept this discount on a premium account. But that won't recover what I wrote. What she wrote.  She? Who is she?  What's her
                                        Jeyne had been in town again.  The sight of her had stirred the memories.  “Remember the time we went to Itomori?” “Yeah. A comet hit there when I was in high school. I was kind of obsessed with it. Somehow everyone had
Run.  You've got to run. Please Arya, please you have to. You can still save everyone. Can still save yourself. Can save
                                        Sometimes he feels like he is trying to find something.  Or someone. Things were easier when he was a kid.  School work wash rinse repeat. Now he has to find a job and Lommy already has two offers and Hot Pie has eight but Gendry can't convince anyone to hire him.  “You've got to act like you want it,” Hot Pie teases over coffee. “They can smell fear.” Part of Gendry thinks this wouldn't be happening if he hadn't lost his lucky charm, if he hadn't lost his
“You drank my sake?  You--you pervert!  And you grabbed my boobs Bran said so!”  They'd been hers.  Or his? He was in her did that make him hers and her his? She set him up on dates and spent all his wages on strawberry shortcake and had the nerve to take pictures of it and leave them on his camera roll.  Hadn't she? Or had that been him had it been
                                        His heart stops when he sees it.  He doesn’t know why--she is just some girl with her hair tied back with a red ribbon and when she turns to look at him there’s some odd disappointment as if she’s the wrong one, as if there’s a right one out there somewhere as if
She stops on the stairs and turns slowly.  There are tears in her eyes, but she is smiling.
I went to see you.  In Tokyo. I went but you didn't recognize me.  It was too soon. I didn't know.  The time...your grandmother says that time and union...it flows...or something.
                                        It was a woven cord from Itomori. He had lost it a few years ago.  The same time he went out there.  With Jeyne and Lommy.  Had they fought? He remembers crying.  He remembers his voice hurting, being raw from shouting
Gendry? Gendry?  He hears himself hears her shouting or is it the wind?  Everything is loud up here. Everything is quiet up here.  
                                        He is going mad.  He has grown a pair of boobs.
It had felt wrong--going on that date with Jeyne.  He’d wanted it for so long, but it feels wrong, like he’s cheating, because it should be
                                        He cries all the way back to Tokyo.  He can't remember why.  He can't remember her name.  The line on his palm is already fading from sweat.  Fading, like memory, like
“I thought so, too,” she says.  She sounds so happy but she is crying.
She came to Tokyo before he knew her.  She came to see him, and found him on a subway during rush hour.  He hadn't known her but there was something about her so he had asked her her name and she'd given him the cord she used to hold her hair back
                                        His head hurts from where he hit it and he can still taste the--her--sake in his mouth.  Is she there?  Can she hear him?  She can’t be gone.  She can’t be.  Arya!  Arya!
Everything is so bright.  It’s beautiful even though everyone’s going to die even though she’s going to die.  She can’t die.  He won’t let her.  He’s running as fast as he can, but her legs are shorter than his legs and as they run up the mountain the air grows thinner and thinner and she’s coughing now
                                        Sometimes he wakes up in the morning and he half expects it to be quiet.  Not early morning Tokyo quiet, real quiet, by the lake quiet.  But it’s not it never is it never was why does he feel like it should be.
He zones out on trains.  Usually he stares at his phone, unless he’s by a window.  He likes looking out the window, seeing the people passing by looking for a glimpse of red
                                        “We should write each other’s names on our palms so that when we wake up we’ll remember.”  But the pen had dropped as she’d begun writing the first stroke and Gendry stares at his palm blankly as the pen rattles on the ground at his feet.  It’s dark.  Magic hour is over.  
It’s almost as if Itomori had known that the comet was going to split.  They’d been doing a mock safety drill at the high school, out of range of the explosion.  Almost no one was killed.  Conspiracy theories had started, though, and the mayor had lost his next election, as if he had something to do with structural damage to a comet nearly destroying his town.  People were crazy
                                        He realizes he’s not going crazy--not because he remembers--but because she leaves a note in the diary app on his phone.  I’m Arya, and I covered your shift and I charmed Miss Jeyne on your behalf using my feminine expertise and
He’s staring out the window, just staring like he always does on his way to wherever he’s going when the train he’s on catches up to another one and suddenly he sees her and it’s like seeing the world explode and the full moon overhead during magic hour because that’s her that’s her how does he know her what’s her name and the way her eyes are going wide in her lovely long face too she looks like she knows him too and he gets off at the next stop he doesn’t know where he’s going he doesn’t know he
                                        just knows that everyone in Itomori is going to die.  Did die.  They died.  Arya died she died and he’s trembling because he wants to die too, she can’t be dead she can’t just be gone not when he’d started not when he’d
found her, standing at the top of the stairs.  Her hair is windswept, her face flushed as though she’d been running.  Gendry straightens and she does too.  Quietly, they pass each other on the steps, and Gendry’s heart is pounding like climbing the stairs was the same as climbing the mountain by Itomori and he should just say something say something say anything say
                                        He can save them.  She can save them.  She can save them all.  He can save her help her save them all because he knows he knows that the comet is coming and people will think she’s mad will think she’s magic what does it matter so long as she’s alive because he has this chance this one magic hour magic chance to save it all and then maybe he won’t feel so alone maybe she’ll come back she has to come back she has to she
She’s gone, she’s gone he has to remember her name, he shouts Arya Arya Arya at the moon, how can he forget her name is Arya her name is is what’s her
“Please,” he asks, and his voice is breathless, he’s so excited he can hardly contain himself, “Can I ask you your name?”
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This is a long one, so I hope you brought a cup of coffee.​I [27F] met this man [28M] on Tinder at the beginning of December. After the second date I asked him what he was looking for, his response was a bit surprised and he asked me not to ask him to be my boyfriend (timeline ambiguous). He stated that he was looking for something a bit more casual, as he wanted to take things more slowly. He gave me some background of the relationships that he sees, all of his friends seemed to have rushed into relationships with the first woman they met instead of getting to know them well before making the decision. I accepted this explanation and agreed as I have a history of rushing into things and it's a good philosophy. I actually met him a few weeks after a rushed relationship, and so I was also open to meeting/dating all sorts of people.​From the beginning he wasn't a frequent texter, we don't really message each other up to 5 days in between the last message or date (which we would see each other once a week) which i've actually enjoyed to a degree (and admitted that to him). While on the other end of the spectrum some evenings we would be texting all night back and forth. Even further there were some evenings where he would message me out of the blue about something that reminded him of me where I wouldn't respond given me being busy, and I would find a handful of texts waiting for me when I got to my phone.​Our in person interactions are very kind. He's not the most emotionally open person (I suspect this to his Eastern European upbringing) but when we would go on dates (never had a booty call from him) he can be pretty publicly affectionate, we've chatted about furnishing his place where he used "we" wording, has paid for our dates, has posted me in his Instagram story on multiple occasions (in which he mentioned after the first one "my friends thought you looked very sweet on my story... just saying"). There were a couple of times where he teased me about liking him, "aww, you like me", where he would flirt and poke. Or an evening where we would chat instead of being physically intimate.​So what has changed is that he got extremely busy. He switched jobs where it would take a couple more hours of his day, works weekends for his old job (temporarily), and is now helping his friend develop an app. This on top of his gym dedication of ~8 hours weekly. I now see him once every 2-3 weeks. I think I was okay with the sporadic texting when I saw him more frequently but since that changed i've gotten anxious. Partly because I caught the feels for him in the past month to the point where i'm not interested in dating anyone else.​What has happened was that earlier this week my friend accidentally super liked him (she's used to Hinge where you would swipe up to view the profile), and he matched her about an hour afterwards. I was CRUSHED. She's gorgeous so I don't blame him, we also never chatted about it so I can't be angry about it. But it started the overthinking. I looked on Tinder, I had uninstalled it 2 months back but reinstalled to investigate to find out he's unmatched me. I keep telling myself I can't get upset about this because he did nothing wrong. Where I think I may have exuded the casual relationship vibe by mentioning a couple of times where I was seeing other people (which was honestly me over compensating for me trying to be more comfortable with something "casual") "oh people out there are crazy" etc so not much detail.​I want to chat to him in person about how I feel, as I know it can't be resolved until this happens. But with his busy schedule and his texting habits I am scared of well... scaring him away. I told myself to not text him until Monday (it's his birthday), as I know he's often not interested in mundane messages.​All of this caused me to go on a binge of borrowing books, signing up for classes, reaching out to old friends to fill my mind space because this obsessive behaviour is not attractive. I know I wouldn't be interested in the same. Overall I think that even if it doesn't work out between him and I that it's a good thing to move in this direction as over the past two years i've been a bit boy crazy. I still want him in my life, and I want a balance of this and friends/books/classes/etc.​Last time we hung out (two weeks ago) we talked about going to Ikea together and about giving him that space over the next couple of weeks given the busyness. I told him i'll see him in two weeks explicitly, however we haven't planned anything yet. I don't think i'm ready for a full fledged relationship with him but I don't think I can go on thinking he's making time in his busy schedule for dates that aren't with me. Is there an in between phase that is socially acceptable?​tldr; how do I broach a more exclusive relationship, but not a boyfriend/girlfriend relationship with a man who has mentioned taking it slow but also has given a slew of different signals? via /r/dating_advice
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Google Chrome is a superior browser. Always ensure to update it to its latest version to make it perform better. Sometimes with some updates, your browser might look different. This means from time to time Google releases major revamps on the graphical user interface of the browser to make it more accessible and user-friendly. It is wiser to make it to automatic updates, even if when you close the browser the update automatically installed or you can manually check for updates.
When you update chrome manually, the web browser saves the opened tabs and relaunch it when chrome restarts after the update. Open Chrome, then go to more and then go to help and then about google chrome and if you are online it checks for its version and if it shows that Google Chrome is up to date, then you do not have to manually update it and if not then it asks you to update and it updates and when restarted the latest version of chrome is there with computer.
If you want to use new designs and features of Google Chrome and test it earlier than its final release then you can download Google Chrome beta which provides prior advantages of playing with various new features of Chrome before the final release. Chrome beta after installation will remove the normal chrome web browser. Google Chrome uses the process namely Google update to send updates to this web browser.
Google Chrome is available for computer, android and apple devices. You can follow these steps to perform faster. Update chrome to its latest version to work faster. Close any unused tabs to save resources. On the tab click on the multiplication icon to close the tab. Chrome web store has plenty of essential extensions. Do not use all these extensions. Use only important and requisite extension so that chrome always remains at its superior speed.
In order to disable extension on the top right corner of chrome go to more and then more tools and extensions and then to turn off the extension uncheck the box beside the extension. Next, make sure to enable page prefetch to load pages quickly. Page prefetch of google chrome is as the advanced settings and in its privacy portion. Go to settings and then expand advanced settings, then in the privacy section of advanced settings check the tick mark next to ‘Use a prediction service to load pages more quickly”. ’
When you open the page, chrome preloads the links of the pages in anticipation that subsequently, you might open these links so that all of these links opened smoothly and faster and this is called as prefetching of web pages. It is important to free up chrome’s memory to make it run faster.
You can find which apps or extensions are taking a large chunk of Chrome’s memory and you can disable it or remove it to run chrome faster. Chrome has a built-in task manager. Go to more from the top right corner of Chrome and then choose more tools and then task manager to launch chrome’s built-in task manager to see which processes are hurting chrome to run smoothly.
If you find some of the plugins are taking a huge load of system resources then it is better to uninstall it and remove it to reduce the load on central processing units. Select the task to end the process and it is important to save any of unsaved tasks otherwise the tasks related to that tabs will be lost forever.
From these tasks, if you notice any extensions that have been taking a lot of system resources then it is better to turn that off or disabled so that there would be lesser pressure on running of chrome. If any extension is taking a lot of memory reveals from the task manager then go to more, more tools, then extensions and then select the extension and uncheck the box beside it.
It is important to open only essential chrome tabs in order to enable chrome to use lesser resources. Do not run the same apps twice at the two tabs, try to use it on one tab in order to minimise resource distribution. You can reset chrome to its default state if you perceive that chrome is taking too much of resources to load every time. While resetting chrome to its default state the saved bookmarks and passwords would not be changed or removed.
Go to chrome, then more, then settings and then advanced and then reset and then confirm reset to reset the browser to the default state. With this chrome comes to its default search engine, home page tabs, new page tabs, tabs you have pinned, content settings, cookies and site data and extensions and themes are being reset to original settings. Chrome has a nice little feature known as chrome sync which synchronises content in accordance with your profile. If you find the sudden change of home page and other related pages then it is better you check it as this might be due to the presence of some unwanted software that is slowly changing the default configuration of chrome.
If you find these problems sign into chrome again. If with this problem is not solved then it is better to uninstall it and then reinstall it again so that you could start all over again. You can remove google account from chrome and then add it again to see whether synchronisation is working or not. In order to reduce chrome data usages, it is important to use chrome data saver extension so that sites should be redirected to google server and then load again with the compressed and optimised format. It has two benefits. It reduces internet consumption and it checks every site securely so that the advent of the malware-ridden website to your computer becomes null.
There are some loopholes associated with chrome data saver extension is that some websites won’t work perfectly and some images should come with fuzzy looks. Nevertheless, it will save many data and that could be the real benefit for you as well as most of these web pages are redirected to Google servers and that is why these pages are fully optimised to load in smaller sizes and that makes the page rendering time in chrome faster and that makes lesser form of use of resources to make it load faster. There are so many ways to make chrome perform fast and superior to suit all of your needs. From time to time Chrome is better and faster to introduce plenty of features and that is making it the most attractive options to use as your default web browser.
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Microsoft Edge Browser With Windows Defender Application Guard Previewed
Microsoft is finally testing a feature that will make the Microsoft Edge browser more secure and safe. The Windows Defender Application Guard was first announced last year, but Microsoft is finally testing it in its latest Windows 10 Insider Preview for Enterprises build (16188). The new tool essentially does not let the entire PC get affected, in the event that it gets hit by a malware attack. As you may have derived, the feature, for now, is only meant for Windows 10 Enterprise Edition users.
Browsers often act as a gateway to send malware to PCs and infect them. Application Guard essentially uses a hardware container to isolate Edge browser from the rest of the PC and prevent malware from seeping in. To use Application Guard right away, you first need to become an Insider Preview for Enterprise member on the Fast Ring. After that, visit Windows Features in settings, and then go to Turn Windows features on or off, and then mark the checkbox for Windows Defender Application Guard. Click OK and then restart your computer. Now when you open Microsoft Edge and click on the Edge menu, you’ll see the option for a New Application Guard window. Click it, and a new special isolated browser window will appear. Apart from Windows 10 Enterprise Edition, test PCs will also need Microsoft Hyper-V enabled. Even after it comes to the stable channels, it will only be active on devices running on Windows 10 and above due to the new Virtualization Based Security (VBS) system. This new Application Guard enabled browser will not store any cache and cookies, will be separate from storage, and other apps as well. This essentially prevents all malware from seeping through, and affecting PCs, as all data is lost once the browser is shut.
The Application Guard windows will make Edge run a bit slowly as the browser’s sessions are isolated. The Windows 10 Insider build 16188 also includes integrated Cortana settings, better viewing and navigation, and an improved PDF Reader for Edge
Pharmacy Technician Schools: Nevada Medical-Vocational Schools
Have you ever wanted to get into the medical field as a Pharmacy Technician? How do you become a Pharmacy Technician? If you currently live or want to relocate to Nevada then I can offer a few helpful suggestions to get you started. First let us go over what a Pharmacy Technician is, and what are some of their common responsibilities. A Pharmacy Technician’s job is to help licensed pharmacists provide medication and other healthcare related products to patients. Technicians usually carry out everyday tasks to help prepare prescribed medication for patients, such as counting tablets or labeling bottles. Technicians refer any questions regarding prescriptions, drug information, or health matters to a licensed pharmacist.
So what do you do if you decide that you want to be a Pharmacy Technician? If you live near Nevada you are close to some of the best schools in the country. Possible choices include the Professional Career Development Institute or the TechSkills Medical in Las Vegas, just to name a few. With a Pharmacy School, you can get fast, hands-on training at a great value. If a student loan is necessary, in a lot of cases extended terms help keep payments low, and eligible students may be allowed to defer their loan payments during their studies, so you can work on paying your loan off after you get your job!
Dealing With Common Windows PC Problems To Improve Efficiency
If you rely on your PC to get most of your work done, then you understand how frustrating even the slightest computer issues can be. One of the best ways of ensuring that your computer performance is efficient and reliable is by at least learning to solve common problems. There are a number of Windows PC problems that can easily be solved getting you back into enjoyable performance and they include the following:
Slow computer – It is one of the commonest problems among Windows users. Before considering replacing your PC consider the reasons behind the slowdown. Some of the reasons behind it include corrupted registry, unnecessary programs, spyware and fragmented data. You can easily get your speeds back by removing programs you never use or shutting them down when you are done using them. You can also get Windows applications to clean registry and run disk defragmenter.
Computer freezes – Viruses are usually behind this issue. Malware infections are on the rise, leading to the freezes. Computer hardware can also lead to the problem. Be careful when clicking links you are not familiar with or suspicious looking links to prevent viruses. Install anti-spyware and antivirus and ensure it is always updated. It is also helpful to check hardware drivers for updated versions and uninstalling components recently installed if you suspect the problem is hardware related.
Unexpected turn offs – If you keep experiencing unexpected computer, turn offs, you could have bad cable connections, inadequate power supply or defective battery. When your PC overheats, it is also likely to shut down so it can cool. Beat the problem by ensuring cables are connected properly and checking the fan regularly so you can dust and clean as appropriate. If you are using a laptop, you may want to check the battery; deterioration over time is inevitable and it may be time to have it replaced.
Web printing fails – You may be faced with a need to print documents from the web only to find that your computer won’t print. It could be because the document you are trying to print is password protected hence making it not printable or it could be that you have turned on pop-up blocker. It would be a good idea to allow temporary pop-ups and you can also find legitimate programs to break codes in documents that are protected.
Strange noises – They could be vibration or buzzer. They usually are as a result of failed or failing hardware. Electrical component problems may cause whining noises whereas lack of ventilation can cause the buzzing noises. Consider cleaning the fan and filter off any dust and ensure the air inlets are free. In some cases, you may need to uninstall and reinstall sound drivers or replace sound card.
Problems getting online – Network misconfigurations, software and hardware router errors, incorrect IP address, service provider latency and firewall application can all be responsible for this. Check all elements that matter, including your network connection status so you can reboot the router where necessary or call your ISP.
How to Get the Winning Edge in Work, Play, and Life
Do you feel in control of your life? Do you see change as the challenge rather than a threat? Are you resilient, hardy and tough? In short, a survivor? If you doubt it, read the exciting results of an eight-year research study to find out how to stay on top of whatever challenges life hurls at you!
What does it take to survive?
Only the strong survive so it’s been said and few would dispute. But what does it take to be strong? A heart that won’t quit? A long lineage of “die hard”? A strong constitution?
Survivors share three specific personality traits.
Certainly, those factors can help. But in these days of relentless emotional and psychological pressures – when stress is blamed for every malady from chronic depression to cancer, ulcers to heart disease, these emerge some new strength factors. According to studies at the University of Chicago by psychologist Suzanne Ouellette Kobasa and associates, survivors share three specific personality traits that appear to afford them a high degree of stress resistance: they are committed to what they do; they feel in control of their lives, and they see change as a challenge rather than a threat.
“It helps explain why on executive gets severe headaches or plan in his chest, while his office neighbor whether the same pressures in perfect health, ” Dr. Kobasa says.
What follows is an account of Dr Kobassa’s remarkable new research, what prompted it and what it means to you.
The fatalist’s view of stress dates from the 1950’s when many researchers began to look for links between it and illness. For two decades, they explored and pessimistic notion that the more frequent and serious the stress in your life, the greater your chance of getting sick.
In one typical study, researchers interviewed a group of hospital patients, in treatment for everything from depression to heart attack, and asked them about stress experiences in the past three years. These hospitalized people had, it turned out, been under more stress than a comparable group of healthy people.
How many stressful events have you experienced in the last six months?
In another, better-designed study, medical researchers gave people a questionnaire to fill out while they were still healthy. They asked about stressful events in the previous six months and then waited to see whether those who’d had a difficult half year would develop more symptoms.
They did. People who scored in the upper third of the stress scale had nearly 90 percent more illness in the first month of the follow-up period than did those scoring in lowest third of the scale. And the high-stress group stayed physically sicker over the next five months of the study.
Any major change from marriage to divorce can be stressful
These two studies and the many others like them used a simple way of thinking about and measuring stress. Medical researchers Thomas Holmes and Richard Rahe developed a popular scale, which you may have seen, that was a checklist of stressful events. They appreciated the tricky points that any major change can be stressful. Negative events like “serious illness of a family member” and “trouble with the boss” were high on the list, but so were some positive life changing events, like marriage. You might want to take the Holmes-Rahe test to find out how much pressure you are under. But remember that the score does not reflect how you deal stress, it only shows how much you have to deal with. And we now know that the way you handle these events dramatically affects your chances of staying healthyH
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