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ghostfacd · 11 months
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WE DON’T HAVE TO TALK ABOUT IT. — king george iii
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— “I CAN WALK YOU HOME AND PRACTICE METHOD ACTING.”
pairing; king george iii x fem!queen!reader
summary; you and the king weren’t inlove. it was as simple as it sounds, but that didn’t make it hurt any less.
genre; angst, crying, reader deserves better, mentions of sex but no smut, based on “cool about it” by boygenius
author’s note: this song makes me cry so of course i had to write an angst fic to cope 😭
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When you and King George III got married, you knew the marriage was destined to fail.
It was a sensitive topic—you and the King’s marriage. You were still young; he was still young. You wanted to live your life and he wanted to live his. But both of your parents had other plans.
The two of you didn’t even know each other before the label was sealed and you two were pronounced husband and wife. During the first few months in the castle, you and George have grew not only distant, but greatly depressed.
It started off small, with you missing your castle, your bed, and your siblings. You were feeling homesick, and your own husband could not be there to comfort you. He had problems of his own.
He was quiet and calculating. The King rarely showed emotion, much less sleep in the same bed as you unless it was for the conceiving of the next heir.
The only time George had shown any care towards you was the birth of your first son, Prince William. You were in labor, and pain struck through your entire body. With shaking hands, your husband placed your hand in his, letting you squeeze it tightly for support.
When the cry of the new heir rang through the hospital walls, George cried. The King of Great Britain and Ireland had cried. He cradled the baby close to his chest, admiring his nose, small hands, and eyes.
For the first time, you and George had felt a connection. It wasn’t love, but rather, a mutual understanding that it was both your duties to serve this country, and by that, it meant that you had to keep your composures for your son.
“Oh Will,” you say as you hold your baby close to your chest one night. “My beautiful prince.”
George walks in a bit later when William is sound asleep. His eyes look tired, however, there’s a soft glow in them that seems to be reserved only for William. When you gently place your son down on his crib, George leans in to give the baby a kiss on the forehead, smoothing out his tiny tufts of hair.
Though the two of you don’t talk, George looks at you with a certain look on his face, one that you both silently understand. All of this is for William, the future King of Britain.
So when William had gone sick in the middle of a very cold January, the two of you were losing your minds. The boy was now four, very intelligent and well spoken for his age. He had gotten a terrible fever and was on his bed for the entire month.
Maids and servants would come in, changing the young prince’s sheets to keep him cool, put cold towels on his forehead, and feed him soup to make sure he got all his nutrients. He still wasn’t getting better.
“Will?” You say, opening up the door to his bedroom quietly. It made a small creak, alerting the now awake Prince.
“Yes mum?” His voice was hoarse, and it broke your heart.
“I came in with water, please drink it my darling,” you give your son the warm glass, helping him sit up to drink it.
You run your hands through his hair, rubbing his back softly. You prayed to God everyday that your boy would recover soon.
“Mum.” He says, looking up to meet your eyes. He had your eyes, but his face resembled that of his father, your husband, the King.
“Yes darling?”
“How come you and father never show love towards one another?”
The question caught you off guard, your eyes forming into a sense of panic. But you quickly cover it up, not wanting to worry your son.
“What do you mean Will?” You ask, running your fingers through his hair gently.
“I mean, sometimes when I look out the window, I see visitors outside Buckingham with their parents. They look so happy Mum, their parents look so happy with one another. But I never see you and Father smile at each other, or sit in the same table for dinner. Why Mum?”
You didn’t know how to explain to your son that his parents didn’t love each other and that the whole marriage and his own birth was simply for the next generation of royals.
“Your father and I are simply busy,” you say, making sure to be careful with your words, “he’s the king, he has a lot on his plate my dearest. But we both love you very much.”
“But you don’t love each other.” William whispers underneath his breath. You don’t catch it, which he is silently thankful for.
“Well, Mum has to go,” you say, standing up to adjust your gown. “Feel better my darling.”
You place a kiss on his forehead, and he closes his eyes, ready for another nap.
That night, you sit in the middle of your large bed, tears filling your eyes. The doctor had told you that you were with child, about 3 to 4 weeks. You of course didn’t tell anyone, not even George. Your emotions were all over the place, from your firstborn being extremely sick to this news of you being pregnant.
Your head looks up at the tall ceiling, which was covered in gold and decorated beautifully. Even though you were inside a glorious palace with servants left and right, you have never felt more alone.
A sob leaves your mouth as your breathing gets heavier. You knew it was stupid of you. A queen must always stay composed, but the news of you having another child absolutely wrecked your soul. Of course you loved your child, but it was going to grow up in a loveless home being only being known as the spare, important only if your firstborn were to pass away.
“YN?” A knock comes at your door, the voice of George coming from the other side.
George? You think. Why was he here?
You quickly wipe away your tears, walking up to open the large doors. George’s eyes meet your bloodshot ones, and for a moment, they softened.
“What is wrong my queen?”
That was the only thing it took for you to lose it completely, falling into his arms with sobs wrecking every part of your body.
“Hey hey hey,” George coaxes as he carries the two of you onto your bed, placing you down gently.
You crawl into his arms, wrapping yourself in his embrace. He doesn’t stop you or tense up, instead, letting you place your face into his neck.
“We don’t have to talk about it,” George says softly as he pats your back. Your breathing was uneven, and you were sure you were staining his clothes with your tears.
You guess this was a good way to practice method acting. Pretending that George cared deeply about you, pretending that the two of you were inlove, and pretending that you were one happy family.
Maybe then, William and your new child would grow up happy, fooled by the thought that their parents were happy with one another.
Maybe, it would possibly fool you too.
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ilikeursis · 11 months
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Hello! Could you write about ANE boys taking care of sick Guardinne?
Hi, Anon! Sure, I suppose you mean all the routes, right? Then, let's get started! I hope you like it and enjoy it as much as I did writing this! Have a nice day/afternoon and take care.
ELDARYA: The boys taking care of a sick Guardian—ANE.
Leiftan
He would be very careful with them, since he values them a lot. He would take care of them like they were his own family -actually, they are like his only family there- because he wouldn't like to lose someone he cares a lot for.
Leiftan would take care of them until he's sure that they recovered completely.
He often takes their temperature, gives them water because it's very important to regularize their body temperature, prepares them soups or food with vitamins and the proportions of nutrients that they need.
He tends to spend his day around them, so he usually catches colds, temperatures, sore throats, etc.
Lance
He'd take care of them and tend to them until they get better.
He is very caring, would make sure they get the best treatment they deserve.
Not only that, but he'd make sure they are comfortable and give them the time they need to rest and recover if I can. He'll try to do what's best for them because they are precious to him.
He would also give them some tips he uses to be healthier and recover quickly when sick: “I eat a balanced diet; I try to exercise regularly; I always get enough sleep; I avoid stressful situations; and I try to maintain good mental health. I also try to practice good hygiene; I get my regular checkups; and I try to be mindful of my health overall. It's important to take care of yourself and to be healthy, so you can feel your best and live your best life”.
Mathieu
He'd make sure they got lots of rest, soup, blankets, medication, and lastly but not less essential, plenty of care and attention.
If he sees that he is incapable of “treating them”, the first thing he will do is comfort them. He would check their temperature, and he would grab his first aid kit. He would try to make a warm or cold compress for them (depending on the situation) he would make sure they're getting enough rest and getting enough food and water, and he would get in contact with a doctor.
Nevra
He would, of course, nurse them himself. He would make them a hot soup and make everything comfortable for that person.
Not only that, but he can't stand the sight of anyone sick. He would do his best to help them until they feel better.
He always advises people he cares about with these words: “Don't work too much. Eat healthy. Don't skip meals. And get a good amount of sleep. Those are some of the most important things. I'd also recommend that you find some free time to do the things that you love. It will clear your mind and motivate you, making you feel better overall.”
a.n:I hope it is of your liking and I apologize if there is a mistake or something is out of character.
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Hi, I'm also a progressive and this blog was recommended to me by tumblr because I follow the #biology tag. I 100% agree fetuses are humans and deserve the same rights as anyone else. I am pro choice because no one has the right to another person's body. If you are in a situation where someone is dying and needs specifically a transfusion of your blood to survive, you have every right to deny that person your blood and let them die. It would be a cruel and callous thing to do, but you are not obligated to give anyone your blood not matter the circumstances. And that (blood donation) is a procedure that is minimally invasive and highly unlikely to cause major complication. Pregnancy on the other hand is the most invasive you can get; the other person is literally embedded in your body, radically altering its hormonal balance and shifting around organs and imposing major health risks. No one has the right to impose themselves on another person's body like this without consent. If anyone other than a fetus physically intruded into someone else's body in this way and rearranged their organs and took nutrients out of their blood it would be treated as an aggravated assault and battery, possibly grievous bodily harm. Pregnancy is physically harmful, interferes with a pregnant individual's functioning (it's pretty much a temporary disability) and in a way, abortion is self defence against an unwanted physical intrusion and violation of bodily autonomy. If the baby is not viable, then too bad. The other person's right to their own body comes first. If the baby is viable, then once they are born/removed every effort should be made to preserve their life.
Ngl, I was tempted to just delete this because I've already responded to these points multiple times, but because you appear to have put sincere effort into your argument in good faith, I'm going to give you the benefit of the doubt. In the future, please scroll through my posts to make sure I haven't already posted a rebuttal. This once I'll save you time and dig up the links for you.
So, this is a mix of the autonomy (consent) argument, the refuse (donation) argument, and the self-defense (parasite) argument.
You start off making the McFall v. Shimp case against forced bodily donations: a classic argument of the Right to Refuse. Every living born person has been the beneficiary of a pregnancy; comparatively, almost no one has been the beneficiary of an organ donation, so these situations are actually not that comparable. BUT, let's pretend they are. Here's the relevant excerpts to that:
You have no obligation to extraordinarily sacrifice to keep someone from dying and may refuse to do so. In most cases of elective abortion, a preborn person is not already dying. They are in their proper environment where they belong at that stage of life, and they are healthy. It is completely ordinary to at one point in your life have your body sustained by a pregnant person; more people are at one point sustained by a pregnant person than are ever pregnant with a person.
Per the standard form of this strategy, you then make the case for self-defense by pathologizing pregnancy; a cliché misogynist tactic. Excerpts:
Pregnancy is no extraordinary sacrifice; it isn’t a regular sacrifice, and it’s a big deal. Yet that pregnant bodies take care of prenates is ordinary and healthy. Pregnancy is not disease. Disease may happen within pregnancy and is treatable. Pregnancy is not the regular state of the body, but to assert pregnancy is extraordinary is to imply a non-pregnant body is ordinary, and thereby normative. I reject the normatization of the non-pregnant body, for it implies that the male body is always normal and ideal as the rule, while the female body is not.
Next, you argue that the fetus doesn't have consent, which is pretty irrelevant considering that consent is not applicable to the relation between a parent and their dependent offspring. Pregnancy is an aconsensual, fiduciary relationship. BUT, for the sake of this (absurd) autonomy argument, I'll grant that the preborn child lacks consent. Excerpts:
It is a normal function and ordinary outcome of intercourse to become pregnant, and even contraceptives used regularly and functioning normally will foreseeably fail to prevent pregnancy on occasion.
When you gamble, you accept the risk that you may lose money as a foreseeable consequence. When you gamble with sex, you accept the risk that you may gain a child as a foreseeable consequence. You can only revoke consent to actions, not foreseeable consequences. You may not violently sacrifice a helpless person to “mitigate” risk or harm.
You also claim that fetuses are aggressors with some culpability for the changes the body naturally undergoes in pregnancy. This dips into the parasite argument as it implies that the parent-offspring relation is parasitic, and it weirdly adultifies literal babies. Excerpts:
Self-defense justifies violent force proportionate to a threat or violation, but this assumes an aggressor. A preborn person has not deliberately forced themself upon their parent’s body as an assailant. To suffocate, poison, or dismember a person forced into a vulnerable circumstance is excessive force and abuse of power, upon the same principle as police brutality.
A prenate has no volition & also isn’t an agent in pregnancy. A baby shouldn’t be held to adult standards. A baby’s existence is passive, not an aggression, and not a threat. On a gut level we know it’s cruel injustice to deliberately harm a helpless child, so we must construe either “child”, “helpless”, or “harm” as false to justify abortion.
Lastly, you describe pregnancy as an unwanted intrusion, which isn't reflective of the reality of why people seek abortions; people get abortions because they want no relationship to a living child. BUT, let's say hypothetically, someone did simply not want to be pregnant. Excerpts:
Another implication of these posits is that the prenate is invasive. This is predicated upon that the location of a human (in this case, the womb — where else does a prenate belong?) has an impact on their moral status, meanwhile dismissing place of origin and safe shelter. The argument is that something about being a fetus justifies her extermination; that autonomy takes precedence over dependence is just pretense.
Not to mention, you must reckon with the reality of elective third-trimester abortion, in which a fetus is viable yet deliberately killed via exsanguination, lethal injection, or dismemberment. You should see the victims of the discriminatory violence your ideology condones. I'll leave you with this:
Preborn humans are powerless people. Elective abortion is abuse of power. Abortion is a human rights violation.
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alucarddear · 2 years
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Hi can i get an alucard x gn reader that asks him to turn her into a vampire because she knows about what happened to his mother and doesn't want him to be alone again (if dhampirs can even turn humans)
Sol
Adrian's human lover asks him to turn them into a vampire.
Note: Gender-neutral [they/them] as requested. I thought to write s/o as almost the personification of the sun, and it's something they'd have to give up to be a creature of the night with Adrian forever. Sol = sun Helios = sun god Selene = moon goddess
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Adrian is a good few decades older than his human lover, yet he physically remains just as he was in his 20s, as he will for the rest of his life.
The same cannot be said for them, however. As time goes by, they will wither and die much like all the regular inhabitants of this world. Only, once they go, they can never come back. Not in the same form, but as one with the earth. Not one that could truly embrace their lover.
Adrian once told them that when humans pass and their souls leave and they are burnt or buried, their bodies return to the earth whence they came, though not as what they once were, but rather... the air the remnants would breathe, the nutrients of the willow tree just outside of the castle, perhaps the energy that powers the sun or the wind that lulls the sea.
What a sordid thought. He'd said it with an air of certainty yet with such melancholy. Is that how it feels to live forever? When everyone is meant to leave you, do those thoughts bring comfort? Did he expect the same end for them?
They wonder, would their dhampir come to appreciate them as the decaying matter in the ground he'd walk on? Would it ease his mind to know they might've gone but they never truly left? No, it wouldn't be enough. Not to them. They didn't want to become mere memories to haunt him forever like his mother did.
How can they continue to bring light and love into Adrian's life without a physical form? A lonely soul like his that was born in cold and rain deserves sunshine. So for him, they would give up the daylight, be shrouded in the dark. They never want to leave him. Everybody else already had. They would be the one who stayed.
So they ask him, one day, as they sit in the grass under the clouds that blanketed the sun.
"Adrian, would you turn me if I asked?"
The question rattles him, has him promptly shutting the book in his hands, page forgotten.
"My love," he says with alarm, grasping their hands in his, yet something in his eyes seemed almost hopeful. "This is... You—you do know that..." he stammers, unable to find the right words.
Even his mother hadn't gone there. To throw away your humanity, he wants to say, that's... To live forever as everything and everyone around you dies in front of your eyes. To live forever until you're sick of it... It is eternal death of the soul. But all he could utter is an incredulous "Why?"
They understood his concern, but his entirely unselfish reaction had strengthened their resolve even more.
"Because of you, my love," they whispered. "I could never leave you. With you, for you, I would live forever. I would watch the world burn. We could disappear with it all one day, I don't care, as long as we are together." For eternity.
He asks if they're sure. Unlike dhampirs like Adrian, becoming a full-fledged vampire meant they could never again be in the sun, so they take a moment to bask in it now, turning their face up into the sky and closing their eyes—Helios giving way to Selene—when next they open them, they gather their resolve and offer him a firm and resounding "Yes, I am sure."
They watch tears pool in Adrian's eyes, the way the corners of his lips twitch in his effort to contain his smile, the way he finally lets it spread across his face as he lets out a laugh that sounds more like a sob, the crinkling of his eyes matching the blissful leaping of his heart. He is beautiful.
It's quite a sight to behold forever.
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lumine-no-hikari · 4 months
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Dear Sephiroth: (a letter to a fictional character, because why not) #4
I'm feeling a bit under the weather today. In my world, we've had a bit of a weird sickness going on around the world for the last several years now. People jokingly refer to it as "The Plague" sometimes. But it's not really a joke, because lots and lots of people have died from it, and still more have had to be hospitalized, and still others have suffered permanent effects because of it. It's really rather scary, so most everyone tries really hard to avoid getting it or spreading it around. On the bright side, there are vaccines for it now, and tests to detect it, so that really helps a lot, but the danger isn't quite over. I don't have The Plague, thankfully; I checked. But even if I did, I'm vaccinated, so that if I do end up catching it, I won't feel like I've been hit by a truck nearly as hard. It's about time for me to get my immunity boosted for it though, so I'm going to go do that later today. It'll be lame, because anytime my immune system gets poked by a thing that it feels like it's gotta challenge to a street fight, I get really tired. Still, feeling a bit tired is better than the alternative. I seem to have a generic and very mild case of the sniffles. The inside of my nose feels just a little weird, and it was really only annoying for one day, and it's already a lot better; I'll probably be fully recovered by tomorrow. All the same, I thought to make a batch of my famous (it's not really famous, except amongst my closest friends, haha!) bone broth:
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Ahah... I know it probably looks really bad right now, but that's because it's not all done yet! It's made of leftover chicken bones, fruit and veggie scraps, and various herbs and teas. You have to simmer it for a day or so in water with a little bit of vinegar to help everything break down nicely, so that all the juicy nutrients can seep deliciously into the water! Once it's all done with simmering, you have to use a cheesecloth to squish the water out of everything, strain it, and then season it. It'll be very good when it's ready, and the resulting concoction will lend a body a bit more strength and energy, which speeds up recovery time from illness or stress by just a little bit, and makes the waiting to become well again a bit more bearable. You can use it to make soups, make rice with it, or just drink it straight from a cup; it's good stuff! It's certainly not like the potions and elixirs and whatnot that are available in your world, which can instantly revitalize a body, ahaha! But this sort of thing, made with love, is imbued with a very weak (but still meaningful!) kind of magic, which makes it the next best thing, in my book! There will probably be a lot more here than I can use on my own, so once it's ready, I'll put a bunch of it in jars and give it away to my friends, if they want some. I wish I could give you a jar; I know you're doing lots of very difficult stuff where you are, and so I'm sure you could use all the passive buffs you can get! Maybe you could have a few sips, and then feel just a little happier or a little more at ease. Or maybe you could have it as a nice soup or stew; when's the last time you've eaten anything, anyway? I imagine you're being sustained by SOMETHING, but that doesn't mean that you don't need basic creature comforts like a good soup from time to time; for all your phenomenal power, you're still human after all, and you deserve nice things. I wonder if you've ever been sick with the sniffles, or with generic gut yuck, or anything similar. I wonder if you've had someone nearby to bring you soup when you're feeling unwell. If you've not had these experiences, I hope you can have them someday; even if mild illness is unpleasant temporarily, to experience it and to be cared for in its duration is good medicine for the soul in the long term. Tell you what: if you're ever feeling icky and you're in my neighborhood (unlikely to the point of being absolutely and utterly impossible, I know, haha! but still...), pop on by for tasty snacks, a good nap, random conversation, and wholesome stuff to do; it'll set you to rights lickety-split, without a doubt - I promise. Please be safe out there, won't you? And remember to take good care of yourself while you're doing whatever you're doing; too many people are counting on you to allow yourself to break down from stress and overwork. And please remember to ask for help should you find yourself struggling; you might be surprised by just how many hands are willing to reach for you and lift you up. You are loved. Please come back to us in one piece. Your friend, Lumine
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altheasmeadow · 1 year
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A New Adventure Awaits
word count: 1,184
genre: Angst, fairytale.
Warnings: Death, neglectful parents.
Pairing: Heeseung X female peter pan
Summary: In which Petra Pan can save the souls of Heeseung and his little brothers, taking them to a land they could only ever dream of
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That pesky shadow does not know how to leave anyone alone, Petra grumbled internally, using a bit more pixie dust to boost her into the direction she needed. 
For some reason her shadow was obsessed with this specific boy, always leading Petra back there, and then a sword fight would happen, leaving the boy with a scene that he thinks is a dream. He was 17 he shouldn’t be seeing them for much longer so Petra had no idea why this was happening.
Tonight; However, it seemed different. Upon climbing into the window she spotted her shadow hovering over the boy alongside his brothers all looking pale and cold to the touch. Petra sighed as she took in the scene, she knew the boys were neglected but she had never known it was to this point, the teeneger looking the worst, presumably from giving his food to his brothers.
Her shadow was cowering away from the scene sadly, it had been trying to warn Petra. “It’s okay, they can come home with us now okay?” Petra cooed to her shadow, the two had been battling for centuries at this point but after her shadow aided her against her battle with captain hook to save her fairy the two decided to team up for good, “We will care for them like they deserve.” and with that the shadow nodded, allowing Petra to sprinkle pixie dust over the three and placing the smallest two in one arm as she simply held the teenager's hand. This process never got easier, And with that thought the five headed back to their land, the land people only heard stories about.
As they entered the land, her shadow eagerly waved to the small boys that were running around and playing. “Petra!!!”  The boys yelled excitedly as they saw her fly overhead to the waterfall that would help them, she of course didn’t take their actual bodies, but their souls that had been stripped after their passing were all hardly hanging on, in so much pain from their awful childhoods.
Mending their souls would be hard, the water from the waterfall held magical healing properties that would do most of the job but the mental pain that they held would be permanent, only able to be fixed with effort from all parties involved.
Her shadow anxiously paced by the boys, Petra had gone to get food and regular water for the three boys hoping to coax themm into trusting them. The oldest was familiar with Petra but he still thought she was but a figment of his imagination. 
The sound of a sharp gasp knocked her shadow out of her pacing, quickly turning to the source and spotting the two little boys peering up at the black mass curiously.
Since the shadow couldn’t talk, the black mass looked up to try and find her counterpart who was thankfully on her way back, an abundance of little boys following her. The small boys on the ground looked up in awe at the scene, Petra descended down to the ground with a gentle smile.
“Ni-Ki, Jungwon, lovely to see you two again. We never officially met, I was always trying to chase the shadow away but I’m Petra, would you like some food?” She introduced, offering the berries and bread to the children who giddily grabbed it. Ready to get the nutrients they needed. As soon as they were half way through their meal, under the careful eyes of Petra, another gasp broke through the air.
“Where am I?” Heeseung panicked, flinching when his brother placed a hand on his shoulder. “Jungwon, Ni-Ki!” he exclaimed, reaching for the two only to get nudged back by the shadow, “What the-”
“Allow them to eat, it’s been a while since they’ve gotten enough nutrients.” Petra explained, passing a bowl of food to the teenager who looked at her oddly, “Don’t worry everything here is safe, I will make sure my boys are taken care of.”
He eyed her face a bit more, glancing at the shadow as well before realization snapped into place, “You’re the lady who saves me from the shadows!” He perked up but looked confused as to why the two stood together like they were friends.
“I used to try to keep her in check, that’s why we would fight in your room. She was trying to tell me about your home situation, but I really couldn’t help much until you entered the spirit realm,” The ginger haired woman explained, before looking over to the boys near her, “This is Jay, Sunghoon, Jake, Kai, Beomgyu, Jeongin and Jongho.” She introduced pointing to each boy so he could match a face to the name.
“Where’s Sunoo, Petra?” Sunghoon wondered, his eyes wide as he tried looking around for the fairy..
“Pouting because I didn’t have the time to see his new trick.” Petra giggled a bit, looking to the side as the glowing ball approached the group.
The chimes filled the air as the fairy yelled his complaints at the lack of attentio, the three newcomers watching  in awe. “Sunoo, don’t be rude, we have guests.”
Soon the three boys were as lively as ever, falling into the dynamics of the group perfectly.
It took about a month in Never land which unfortunately is only a few days in the real world, so as Petra was getting ready to go on her next trip to the regular world, Heeseung jumped at the opportunity, asking to join her.
“Why?”
“I need to see if they care.” was all he said before Petra sprinkled the pixie dust over the two and intertwined their fingers.
 “You might not like what you find.”
“That’s okay.”
And with that the two took off to the mainland, straight to his old home, peering at the elderly couple who seemed to be getting ready for a party. The woman dressed in a fancy dress with heels and gold jewlery while the man stood in front of the mirror tugging his tie just right. “Funeral?” Heeseung questioned Petra who shook her head sadly, pointing over to the envelope sticking out of the woman’s purse.
“I want to go home.” He blurted, making the girl beside him sigh sadly. 
“Okay, but you really can’t interact with the real world as the spirit you are. I’ll look after your brothers if you wish to stay.” She said, getting up to leave only for a hand to latch around her wrist.
“No, I want to go home with you. This never felt like a home, Neverland is home. I want to help you care for all of the lost boys, and fight stupid looking pirates, and annoy Sunoo when you give me attention.” Heeseung clarified, Petra could hardly hide her glee. Bouncing slightly on her heels as she moved to grasp his hand once again in her own.
“We have to go pick up another kid. Soobin. He passed an hour ago, but his soul is still lively.” She explained, tugging the boy with her.
“Well, I guess a new adventure awaits us then.
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0nlythrowharrybeaux · 2 years
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Here are a list of questions for you. Lol. What does men actually do so day? What was keeping Alice alive? Was she eating in real life too? Of people dead in simulation die in reality too then how nobody cares about so many people dying? How does the family, friends and colleagues of these trapped wives do not come looking for them? What happened to the other wives of victory at the end? If a woman gets pregnant then is she pregnant in real life too?? M confused.
OK, I’m so excited for this LOL Here are some answers! And just a disclaimer that my "answers" are just me using my own critical thinking and problem solving skills to come up with logical explanations & scenarios for how these things would work. I haven’t read the original story and I’ve only seen the film once so far so they might not be accurate or anything close to what the creators of the story or film have in mind!
Don't read them if you don't want DWD spoilers if you haven't seen it yet:)
What do the men actually do in the day? They exit the simulation and literally go work whatever job they have in the real world in order to pay to keep participating in the Victory Project. We learn this towards the end of the film when Alice realizes she's in the simulation and Jack goes off and is like "I have to leave to work everyday to give us the life we deserve while you stay here and enjoy it and I fucking hate it so fucking much!". This also answers the question a lot of people had when they heard that the men have an "allotted time" to be in the sim with their wives. After seeing the film, my critical thinking skills led me to conclude that depending on how much the men pay that translates to how much time they have to be in the simulation with their "wives". So more money = more time in the sim!
What is keeping Alice alive? Was she eating in real life too? Jack is keeping Alice alive, all the other men are also keeping the women they have in the sim alive. When we see Jack bringing Alice flowers there's a voice over where they are interviewing Jack as a candidate for the Victory Project and one of the questions they ask him is "Are you aware that you are responsible for the physical upkeep of your chosen wife?" and Jack says, "Yes." and we can see him taking off the restraints and dripping a bit of water into her mouth. She’s also hooked out o an IV which probs had a cocktail of sedatives, hydration, & nutrients to keep let subdued but alive. I don't think she can eat normally, so I'm assuming the men are just tube feeding them or giving them little bits of those shakes that old people have to drink with hella nutritional supplements when they can't eat solids. And well, she's not really eating in the simulation, it's not real. So she only "eats" in the real world via whatever means Jack uses to feed her.
Why does no one care about the people that die in the simulation? / How does no one who knows them come looking for them These 2 can be answered together. So first off, towards the end when Alice is escaping and Frank is like freaking out that she might get out and expose it all, he's ordering for someone to get her and kill her before she makes it out. I believe that Frank and his people "take care" of the bodies of anyone who dies in the sim as to not arouse suspicion or knowledge of the Victory Project. This also ties into your second question of how can their families/friends/colleagues not realize they are gone. So I'm assuming they may also help the participants of the Victory Project stage something to make it seem like the person trapped in the sim is dead or something. I later saw on TikTok (I think?) someone who read the original story confirm this theory and that the "husbands" had to fake the women's deaths so that people would stop looking for them. And I think that in the re-write they are sticking to the same idea. We don't really see anything to confirm that in the film, but if the OG story says so I'll stick with that:)
What happened to the other wives at the end? I think they realize that something is really wrong, but they probably don't know fully what's going on unless Bunny tells them the truth. So in my opinion they probs just stay in the sim, sadly. It is unclear whether the sim will continue but be run by Shelley (Frank's wife) or whether she killed him to get out herself, so that's kind of the unknown next step that honestly I didn't even think about while watching the film. So thanks for asking because I was just so focused on Alice getting out I forgot about everyone else lol
If a woman is pregnant in the sim is she pregnant in real life? No, it's a simulation, so nothing going on there is real. Also, with the way these women are kept in the real world there would be no way that they could have a successful pregnancy. They are far too malnourished and dehydrated to carry a baby fully to term. We also know according to Bunny that the children in the sim are not real, so therefore the pregnancy cannot be real. We also know from the film that you can make yourself, and I'm assuming others as well, into whatever you want in the sim. Like Jack is American in the real world but his chosen nationality is British in the sim. So my theory about Peg (the always pregnant one) is that maybe in the real world she couldn't get pregnant whether it be by her or her man's fertility issues and so the man made her be pregnant in the simulation. Hence why she's always pregnant, so until something in the sim programing changes she will always be pregnant.
I hope my theories make sense!
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so I just started solo recovery from anorexia, and in the few days it's been since I began, I've been eating three meals and snacks and not really feelong guilty for it. that's good, and I'm proud of myself for it!! but I feel like I should be having a harder time with it or it means I wasnt really sick. I know that isnt true, and that I was plenty sick, but I was just wondering if maybe you could provide some validation/reassurance?
also, do you have any advice for judging how much to eat? I'm kind of worried that recovery will lead to consistently overeating, but I dont really know how much I should be eating, so I dont know how much is too much
thank you for everything you do on this blog, it's been immensely helpful in even just making the Decision to recover, and I'm very grateful <33
Your ED is valid and you should be proud of yourself for taking the necessary steps to heal! There can be a number of things that can cause the healing stage to vary. It is often typical that anorexic people will struggle to eat again just because they've spent so much time feeling like they're controlling all the difficult things in their life through food restriction, to the point where it mingles with OCD-like food rituals and compulsions. So they become scared to eat "normally" again because letting go of the compulsions feels like letting go of that control. Others struggle to eat larger portions because their stomachs have shrunk, and so eating more can be painful and bloating, which adds to their negative body image. All of these struggles are valid, but it's also possible for you to have had a restrictive eating disorder without developing these problems (or at least, without developing them YET.) That could make it easier to stop restricting.
However, I would recommend being careful. I experienced having latent restrictive-eating problems emerging down the line some time after I thought I had stopped restricting. Just because you're starting on the road to recovery doesn't mean that you're cured. If therapist-hunting isn't an option for you right now, I might suggest you examine some of the factors in your life that may have led you down the road to restricting. (If you wanted to talk to me a little bit more about that, I might have some advice more specific to your situation. There are a lot of factors that contribute to the development of an ED. A lot of times, avoiding things like diet/fitness articles can help, or just avoiding diet culture in general, as well as photoshopped images like the ones in magazines. Do people still read paper magazines? When I was in my prime restricting years it was paper magazines, but now they might be fully online. Either way, the images are super photoshopped.) Take a little time to do internal work for yourself and give yourself a little self-love in the specific areas where you're struggling mentally. Make a practice of this, and you'll have a stronger line of defense against ED resurgence. If you have the option to work with a skilled therapist on this, I highly recommend that.
As for worrying about portions - practice intuitive eating as much as possible. Try to eat whenever you're hungry. Make sure to focus on and enjoy every bite, and reflect on how your stomach and body are feeling from eating until you feel full. If you feel good from nourishing your body, reflect on that feeling. Your body deserves to feel as healthy and good as possible, make sure you always reflect on that. I tend not to give specific portion recs on this blog because different bodies need different things and I worry it will trigger others' EDs, but if you want specific portion advice you could try contacting a nutritionist. But generally, getting a varied, full-nutrient diet and then eating till you feel full. Best of luck! Let me know if there's more specific advice I could offer.
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Hello, how are you doing ? I already requested two fics on your account, one of them is “star lost” which I love so much ( star lost is one of my favorite skz song ).
Recently, I haven’t really been doing great. I’ve just spent time in my bed barely being able to eat and to take care of myself. I’ve relapsed after 4 months and one day of being clean after realizing that my mom is controlling me more than loving me. And my dad… he’s a story for another time. I feel like my situation is both special and sadly very common. Could you write something comforting with Seungmin ? I like his personality and I think is really underrated. Thank you for your hard work and your time, and I if it’s to triggering or you don’t want to write it, feel free to ignore this text. Thank you 💕
Hi, darling. I loved writing star lost!! It's one of my favorites and I'm glad I accidentally named it after your favorite song. I'm really sorry life is beating you down. It can be really rough out here sometimes.
That feeling you're describing of being stuck in bed, ugh, it's the worst thing in the entire world. I wouldn't wish that feeling upon my worst enemy. Self-harm can be really difficult and I know it sucks to relapse. When I used to struggle with self-harm, I remember how worthless I felt when I relapsed. Life is hard and sometimes that feels like the only thing that can help with the pain.
I'm really sorry your mom is like that. Being kept under the thumb of a controlling parent is rough. I don't know the situation and it seems complex. Please remember that you are allowed to be your own person. I know it seems difficult, but I hope you know how important your existence is.
Sometimes parents forget how important their children's mental health is. Sometimes they get too caught up in their own thoughts and feelings and sometimes they never cared much from the start. I really hope you have someone you can turn to and talk about it or have some sort of emotional release for it that isn't just self-harming.
Parental issues are rough when you just want love. You deserve to be loved for who you are. You're not a clone of a parent, you're not meant to be a puppet, you're meant to be you. Please try to eat something. I know it's difficult when you feel so miserable, but not eating makes the feeling of worthlessness worse. Even if it's a granola bar or a protein shake. Maybe it's washed fruit or even something smaller like a cheese stick. Don't forget to have a bit of water here and there too.
Sometimes when I'm down, I like to imagine that I'm a plant. It sounds pretty silly, but flowers cannot bloom without nutrients, water, and sunshine. I remind myself that it works the same way for humans. Our bodies struggle without them.
I don't mean actual sunshine (unless you prefer that) I mean the warmth and tenderness and care from the people we love. Even if it's our favorite k-pop idols or another celebrity. Sometimes it helps to watch videos to cheer ourselves up and use a bit of escapism to get through the day.
I'm sorry I'm responding to this like a day later than you submitted this. I saw it yesterday and the gears in my brain started to turn. I instantly pulled up a brand new Google doc and began to write off and on for a few hours. By the time I finished, it was so late.
Unfortunately, this is common and ugh. I wish I could give you the parents you deserve, darling. You deserve the best. I know how much it really sucks to have shitty parents. I'm twenty-one and there's still days I struggle with it. It's hard to go on when you feel like you missed out on so much. It's even harder when people you know have good parents.
As for Seungmin, he is underrated. I love his sharp wit and playfulness. He's a treasure and I love him. Since I have everything written and edited, give me a few minutes to create the post after I post this, and it should be up. I hope you enjoy it <3
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Today Is about Vitamin B12
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Hey everyone! Today, I'm super excited to talk to you about something I'm passionate about in the world of health and nutrition - the incredible Vitamin B12. As many of you know, I love sharing health tips and insights here, and Vitamin B12 is a topic that deserves some serious spotlight.
Let's start with the basics. B12 is a water-soluble vitamin that's vital for many processes in our body. It's like the unsung hero of our nutritional world. It's essential for red blood cell formation, nerve function, and DNA synthesis. But that's just scratching the surface.
Now, you might be wondering, 'Why is Vitamin B12 so crucial?' Well, for starters, it's a major player in energy production. Feeling tired or sluggish can sometimes be linked to low B12 levels. But it's not just about energy; B12 is also a key nutrient for our brain health. It supports the maintenance of our nerve cells and is crucial for a healthy nervous system.
Here's a fun fact: Vitamin B12 is naturally found in animal products like meats, dairy, and eggs. So, if you're vegan or vegetarian, you have to be a bit more mindful about getting enough B12. This is where supplements can really come in handy.
And speaking of supplements, I've recently discovered these amazing Vitamin B12 gummies. I've always been a bit hesitant about pills and capsules, so finding a gummy alternative has been a game-changer for me. They're convenient, taste great, and make getting my daily dose of B12 something I actually look forward to.
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But here's the thing – Vitamin B12 deficiency is more common than you might think, especially if your diet doesn't include a lot of animal products. Symptoms can be subtle at first, like feeling a bit tired or having trouble concentrating. That's why it's so important to be aware of your B12 intake.
So, what's the takeaway? Well, whether you're a fitness enthusiast, a busy professional, or just someone trying to take better care of your health, Vitamin B12 should definitely be on your radar. If you think you might not be getting enough, definitely consider a supplement. And hey, if you're not into pills, maybe give those gummies a try – you might just love them as much as I do!
Alright, that's it for today's health tip. I hope you found this info on Vitamin B12 helpful. Remember, taking care of your health is one of the best investments you can make. Stay healthy and energized, everyone! Don't forget to like, share, and comment if you enjoyed this session or have any questions. Catch you in the next post! 💪🌟🍓
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9/13/2023 DAB Chronological Transcription
Joel 1 - 3
Welcome to Daily Audio Bible Chronological, I'm China. Today is the 13th day of September. Welcome. So great to be here with you today as we continue our week together. I love the middle of the week, to just pause and reflect and just to check in with yourself, especially if like you've had a really busy week. And any ailment and to just like take a deep breath and just ask yourself, like, how am I doing? And to sit with it for a second. In our culture, you know, just as like a common greeting, we ask like, hey, how are you? And it's just a robotic answer good. Or someone in the Chick-fil-A line last week told me better than I deserve and I was like, OK. Umm, But I think it's important for us to to genuinely sit with that and to and not that. You know, we tell people in the Chick-fil-A drive through, I'm really suffering, you know, Could she actually pray for me? You know, it's like, hey, dude, I'm just here to get some French fries, you know, Like there's a time and a place, you know? And so, but I think to start with being honest with ourselves and to check in with ourselves and to say, OK, I actually don't know. OK, well, do I need something? Hmm, man, I really could use like, extra sleep tonight. How do I prioritize that? Man, I really need to, like, prioritize eating more, More nutrient dense foods. Man, I should probably go outside and just like sit in the sunshine put my feet on the ground for a second. Or maybe I need to like have a friend over or make an appointment with the therapist. You know, like all these things that we can just check in with ourselves. And you know, I think if this is new to you and sometimes this, like I practice this a lot. And honestly sometimes my answer is still, I don't know. And that means it's a pretty good indicator that we're pretty wound up and we need, And just slow down. And so I love to use Wednesdays, Really,  We can do this any day. I just personally choose Wednesday to be like it's the middle of the week. How am I doing? How my feeling OK like? OK, I've been pretty snappy, like I'm just at the coming to the very end of pregnancy and Everything. Like there's a huge transition that's about to happen for our family. My 2 year old's feeling it. I'm feeling it and it's it's interesting just because in pregnancy, like your body starts to feel it before your mind can understand it. And so umm, yeah, all this to say, just check in with yourself, be Honest and give yourself permission to have needs. It does not make you needy. Having needs doesn't, That doesn't equate to being needy. Umm, We all have basic needs and then we have further needs and I believe that when we ask the Lord To take care of us and to partner with us that he shows us how to have those taken care of and You never know how he's going to show up to care for you as well. So all of this to say, Be honest with yourself. What do you need today? If you don't know that's OK, Take a couple deep breaths and whatever is feeling the most overwhelming, Like if you are feeling.Very busy. You might need a walk. Alone in nature, feeling very tired. You might need a nap or or to prioritize rest later. So that may mean not watching your show that comes on live tonight. It may mean that you Allow yourself to sleep in 10 minutes in the morning or a little bit longer.Just taking those practical steps, so With that, let's jump into the word of the Lord. Today we are in the book of Joel. We are in chapters one through 3, continuing with the New International Version for this week.
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I love that this is talking So much about who the Lord is, and that even in the midst of the Lord's judgment, even in the midst of like what is going to happen and the army of locusts, I'm like gross, makes me think of the plague of locusts and I always joke that that would if I was fair that one right there I'd be like Yep whatever you want please go get out of here and but please make sure you you are God who I will now adopt as my God that these locusts stop because I'm. I cannot handle them.To read about an invasion of locusts. It was not like that. But anyways, I just love that we continually see who the Lord is and it's like, you can't forget it. It's in almost every scripture, and if we're in the Word daily, we literally cannot Forget who he is and what is being Shared and spoken about in the testaments of his goodness and of his glory. And I I love reading it because it just reminds us as the refreshment to our spirit that he is good and he is king. He is sovereign and he is Lord, and he is a God who's gracious and merciful In ways that we think, oh, I'm being kind, I'm being gracious, or this person was being gracious. That it's like the word actually doesn't run out of it. And he's got the full meter filled at all times and we don't.
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And so, Father, I just thank you so much for your word. I thank you that we can delight in your word, and that we can seek you and know you and we can find you. And I just pray that this would be Our Daily Bread, we would have a daily hunger for it, and that you would continue to do, only you can do, which is satisfy our souls. And so, Lord, I pray that we would continue to have hungering and longing for your word. And it's in your name we pray, Amen. 
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Dieting And Healthy Eating Guidelines
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If your path to healthy involves getting your body to a healthy weight or size, there is a vast difference between just eating whatever you want but at a calorie deficit, and eating balanced macronutrients at a perfectly calculated calorie deficit to ensure your body is properly nourished. This is where I FAILED every other time I tried to get healthy...I was manipulating all the diet programs, saving points for drinks and sweets, and tweaking things to make sure I wasn't *really* giving up anything I wanted or thought I deserved. I wasn't all-in (even though I thought I was), because there were always loopholes. I was only tricking myself, and in the end, I am the only one I was hurting. I would play all the mental games - I'd justify eating a sugary dessert because I did some exercise that day, or having another glass of wine because I didn't eat dinner, or eating a few cookies and a salad and calling it a day....none of that helped my body, and I certainly wasn't nourishing my body with the proper nutrients. That's why this program is different. I knew it almost immediately when I started following it. It was so easy to follow because it took all the thought process out of meals. I didn't have to prep or shop or use brainpower to track and count everything that I ate. I didn't have to pay attention to macros - because it is all taken care of for me. I didn't have to stress. It was SO EASY to provide my body with perfectly balanced nutrition, with perfectly balanced macros, and because I didn't have to think about it or stress over it...I was able to start focusing on the mental work behind making small healthy changes to my habits, so I didn't fall back into old unhealthy habits. THAT is why I am sharing every day that I lost 60 pounds in 4.5 months and have happily and successfully maintained it. It is the BEST THING I've ever done for myself. I am going into this holiday season with a completely different mindset than ever before. You can do it too. I'm here to share it, and coach you, and guide you, and support you. Join me. I'm offering you a $42 gift this month in honor of my 42nd birthday, & we'll celebrate CHOOSING YOU! #myjourneytoahealthyme https://www.instagram.com/p/CkgMPi2OANQ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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I....im like. I like mybody today???? The fuck??? Like it really does what it's supposed to do, it carries my brain around, every single day. It doesn't look like i wanted it to most of my lufe, but why should that matter? It does its job, and like. That's pretty awesome. I've never judged other peoples bodies, so i really shouldn't judge my own. Especially when all it does is exist
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Hot take but the people who makes jokes about how Shigaraki and Dabi are disgusting for not showering or taking better care of themselves really forget that:
At least 70% of Dabi's body is covered in burns and I'm saying this as someone who had relatives getting terrible burns: you have to be double careful with those injuries if you don't want one to get an infection.
One of the treatments for that shit involves daily peeling the burned parts to avoid them from getting contaminated and then apply the medication it needs.
By the way, I bet Dabi's inmune system sucks because he needs to take antibiotics constantly. I bet he's constantly getting sick. Someone buy this guy some multivitamins please. I'm worried.
For what we know, he's also having a terrible time processing food and getting the nutrients he needs to keep himself alive. His poor stomach.
But let's keep the focus.
Dabi probably cleans his wounds regularly. He needs to apply something to prevent infections, he needs to replace the staples, etc.
I actually thinks he needs to clean his clothes a lot because they can contaminate him too.
When it comes to Shigaraki, we have seen him changing outfits and dressing nicely as soon as he can. He's clothes are usually comfortable and practical.
I mean, he's wearing cut hands of real dead people not because he likes the aesthetic. There's a whole deal in the manga on those hands symbolizing his development and being directly linked to his traumas.
Really, for the people who think everything can be cured with beauty products: that's shit, pal. Emotions and traumas can generate physical responses. I think that's the case of Shigaraki's scratching, which means it won't go away just by applying some medicine. It can tone down, but won't dissappear.
The representation they give is amazing because it's very very important to understand there's a whole deal of people who doesn't have the time or the money to have perfect skin and it doesn't fucking matter. They deserve to live as much as anyone, they deserve love and appreciation and there are more people like that than there's people with precious wonderful skin care.
That's why it hurts so many people when artist just erase their scars and burn marks and scratches. They don't have to "heal" or "erase" those to be happy or live healthy.
Both Dabi and Shigaraki represent people with chronic conditions. It's more likely they'll never heal from it— well, they obviously can because this is fantasy and anything can fucking happen and be valid, but I guess you understand my point.
It's so funny how Dabi and Shigaraki were the two first to call out each other on their looks. That's recognition, buddy. They realized the other was dealing with something similar, even if subconsciously, and that's why it was okay at some level. They were okay with it.
The rest of the League just adapted. They even got scared when Bakugo blasted the hand off Shigaraki's face. It was Shigaraki who stopped them and told them it was okay at some level.
And oh my fucking God they are poor.
The conditions they live in are precarious as it's best, specially for people with wounds that are constantly reopening. I don't know if you know how poor people live but spoiler alert, they can't exactly pay for A+ treatment and psychological help and other stuff.
When you're living in such misery, small things like dyeing your hair or playing videogames can help a lot. You don't feel the need to be beautiful so other people can admire you, you don't own society shit, so you'll better do what you like if you want to find a reason to stay alive at all.
And don't even get me started on the jokes about them being incels or whatever. This is something way more personal for me but I'm tired of such complex characters being reduced to sexual matters. I couldn't care less about sex and being honest, knowing that the manga has said absolutely nothing about it, we're not even sure they do give a fuck either.
I apogize for my language.
Have a nice day.
And keep this all in mind.
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