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moonkissedmeli · 2 years
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🌿Minimizing Waste as a Hearth Witch🌿
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Minimizing waste saves money and the environment. With a little creativity, there are many ways you can create opportunities to reduce waste and maximize the supplies you have.
🍄 Keep your jars. If you buy something that comes in a useful container and can be reused - then reuse it. In my experience, the best reuse for plastic containers is to freeze food. Also, small bottles like Advil bottles, are EXCELLENT spell jars. However, for all types, you can use them to store food, organize drawers and closets, store spell ingredients, or even make decorations. The possibilities are nearly endless!
🍄Keep all your fruit, vegetable, and herb scraps. With some scraps and water, you can make a lovely broth. Alternatively, you can use them to make a simmer pot for a spell or simply for the scent.
🍄If you eat meat, keep the bones. Again, a great broth ingredient!
🍄Avoid paper towels whenever possible. These are super wasteful and expensive. Whenever possible, I opt to use a towel or cloth. You can recycle old textiles for rags. However, if you're feeling ambitious you can knit or crochet towels and cloths; this is a great way to use up that scrap yarn you probably have laying around! You may even choose to add a bit of knot magic to these pieces.
🍄Thrift and upcycle. This is a bit of an obvious one; but really. It's a great way to have lovely belongings while reducing waste overall and saving money. With a bit of love, many things can be new.
🍄Almost every dish can be salvaged. It happens. We mess up. But, before you throw it away, do some research on how to salvage it. Odds are, you will be able to do it!
🍄Don't throw away fruits or vegetables that are overripe or wilting. Within reason, of course, many of these fruits and vegetables can be frozen for soups, casseroles, sauces, and smoothies!
🍄Buy a reusable coffee filter and tea basket for loose tea. Really, this is a given if you are a tea or coffee lover. Disposable ones are so wasteful and the reusable ones will pay for themselves in no time.
🍄Compost if you can. Compost dirt is amazing for growing ingredients for dishes and spells. While you're at it, save your eggshells, as well.
🍄Mend your clothes, blankets, and even shoes. A little bit of love can go a long way, including increasing the life of your favorite items. You can also add flair by learning how to darn and apply patches.
🍄Learn how to remove stains from fabric. In the same vein as mending, learning how to remove stains increases the life of your clothes. Different stains require different methods of removal, but usually, it is not impossible. Failing this, learn how to dye your clothes to revamp them.
🍄Use alternative cosmetics. This is a really big topic and I will create a post about this later. But, consider doing research. There are lots of things that can be made or substituted; notably face masks, hair masks, and using coconut oil as a make-up remover.
🍄Localize your practice. Use natural herbs and ingredients found in your local environment. Create your own correspondence if needed.
🍄Collect rainwater. Unfortunately, it is no longer a great idea to drink rainwater - but use it to water plants and clean your floors. Rainwater is also a powerful spell ingredient for spells that don't require drinking or putting on your skin.
🍄Only buy what you need. This time of year more than ever it is VERY tempting to buy up cheap Halloween-themed goods. But, consider an item's long-term usefulness, if it will create clutter and disorder in your home in the future, and if there are alternatives.
🍄Buy a cheap food dehydrator. These are perfect for making tea and drying out herbs, flowers, and other ingredients for spells and cooking.
🍄Consider alternatives in cooking and spells. There is always an alternative, you may not have to buy something new.
🍄Meals and beverages as spells. As a full-blown kitchen, I believe spells eaten and drank are extremely powerful. It also saves on ingredients.
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pastafossa · 11 months
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how long did it take for your fanfiction to start getting some recognition? did you "advertise" it or "promote" it in any way?
i know that people say this doesn't matter, but i feel like even if you love writing the feeling that you're just talking to yourself gets pretty exhausting at some point. so i'm not talking about having thousands of readers but rather like. what's your advice to have readers at least?
- someone who hasn't even started writing their ideas yet...
LONG POST INCOMING.
First I want you (and everyone else reading who may be struggling with this) to know I'm absolutely with you and generally think 'it doesn't matter' is a horseshit answer. It's this weird thing we do in fanfic that we generally don't apply to other artforms that I've seen. If you're a painter, a playwriter, a novel writer, and you say, 'I want at least a few people to love my paintings, I want some people to come see my play, I want my novel to be published and do at least ok' we all support them, we nod, we agree, we talk about how they can do that successfully. It's considered normal to want some amount of success. But hold up fanfic instead and it becomes, 'how dare you want that praise, you're being egotistical, you should be writing only for yourself'. I'm not saying you can't do that - there are some who do - but it's definitely this bizarre switchup to say there's this single artform in which we can't want attention on our work and that there's something wrong with us if we do. That can be an absolute creativity killer depending on what kind of writer you are (hi, extrovert writer here who only gets writy writy juice from social interaction - aka comments and discussion. So I totally get it being exhausting just doing this on your own).
So let me say this categorically: you're allowed to want things. You're allowed to want kudos, comments, and hits. You're allowed to want messages and asks. You're allowed to want some readers you can talk with about your story.
You. Are. Allowed.
Ok, now that that's out of the way.
Edit: more below the cut cause I didn't realize the length of this on mobile
TRT definitely didn't get popular overnight. The first four chapters were sporadic, and then I took a hiatus due to life things for a couple years. During that time, it kept slowly ticking up bit by bit on AO3, with occasional comments. Iirc it was hovering somewhere around 700 kudos by the time I came back in Jan 2021 - and that's a awesome! It's big! But it's also a number that was gained over a few years, to put it in perspective. It absolutely took off after I came back though, and over the past 2 years both TRT's popularity and the stats of my one-shots in the fandom have grown. Part of that's just the time frame (TRT's been up about 6 years), but it's also due to a couple things that I think built up TRT's popularity.
Building a tumblr presence was huge. Ironically I didn't really intend to do it for advertising; I just wanted a place readers could ask questions or we could all freak out about Matt or I could post some drabbles or updates on the fic. But considering the fact that AO3 and tumblr are the top fic sites online, I wound up promoting my fics unintentionally just by being a friendly, happy tumblr user and fandom goer. All I did was follow the courtesy rules I knew - post stuff regularly, reblog, comment, make friends with other writers, just be friendly in your neighborhood because you love the lady with the gif flower shop on the corner or the wise old pizza maker who serves hot fandom takes all day long. I built familiarity with my writing and name by posting short fics, and by taking part in challenges and prompt lists and short requests for drabbles if I saw them, though that's something that's hard to do if you don't have time (I've got less time now, but I started this blog in the early pandemic so I had aaaaall the time in the world to write and was using it to stay sane). I tagged religiously because I LOVE tags, but that helped, too. Tumblr's search system is half broken but the half that works means people CAN find your writing even if they aren't following. Doing all this over here got me a huge boost over on AO3.
I will say that if you can have a fandom tiktok presence, there's a lot of fic reviewers, edits, and good stuff that can get your fic some readers (I've had some people do this on tiktok for TRT and it sent a surge over). I personally haven't done anything there yet, in part because while I'm on tiktok I try to keep my actual, real person accounts separate from my fic/fandom accounts and i haven't bothered to make a second account solely dedicated to the Pasta name yet.
Longfics on AO3 have the advantage in fic stats in the sense that every time you add a chapter, it gets bumped to the top of the front page and you get seen again. Eventually a lot of people will click out of curiosity. They may not, however, give you a lot of user subs or add to your other fic stats at first, whereas if you do a bunch of oneshots you're more likely to get user subs but less hits on each fic. This is a decision you'll have to make, and I know folks in both camps who built their followings using different methods on each. Either way, it helps if you're posting regularly, either in a long fic or one-shots. I call this the Stephen King method, who said he just writes a ton and throws it all at the wall, and eventually you get enough good despite the bad that you start building a following.
Learn learn learn. This is standard fic advice I always give, but it's still relevant. I think one of the reasons imo TRT has done so well is that I've spent a lot of time over the years learning how to write and edit - I read a ton of books (sometimes just to figure out HOW good authors structure their stories), I took a lot of English classes, I've taken some creative writing courses in my spare time. That two year hiatus was heavily spent doing a lot of research and practice around an original novel I want published one day. And I used ALL of that in TRT, just to see what it was like to put it all together. Be hungry for knowledge, be hungry to learn. The more you learn, the better your fic will be, and the more people that will click.
That learning also includes a looooong string of fanfics that started at a very novice level (hello 12 year old me), to fics that were ok and did moderately well but weren't anything huge. Hell, I had a tumblr account for my previous fandoms before I wandered over to Pastafossa, and while those fics did decently, I never had the huge reaction I've gotten here. But I used each and every one of those fics to learn and grow and adapt. Treat your own fics the same way. If it doesn't get hits, try to learn from it before moving on to the next idea a little wiser and a slightly better writer than before. There will always be people who start to follow you along the way.
A small one, but important: I swear to god, do not shit-talk yourself. Not in the summary, not in the tags, not in the A/Ns. I'm not talking, 'this is my first fic!' That's fine. I mean trashing your own work. Shit like, 'ha ha this sucks, it's terrible but oh well' will absolutely lower your stats, because people will believe you and will ditch your fic. On top of that, it's just mean to yourself, and as I said above, you want to be a good person in the fandom neighborhood. That means not breaking the windows of your own house.
People generally think of summaries as a side note, but a shitty summary can absolutely tank your stats. Treat it like the rest of your fic - this is the trailer before the movie, and it's a huge element of what gets people interested in the first place.
Lastly, like I said at the top, the biggest factor is time. There are people who post one fic and explode in popularity, absolutely. But far, far more little followings are built on the bones of time, of abandoned fics, of muttering and highlighting phrases in books in the middle of the night, of trying and trying and trying until we have at last have a breakthrough and then drag that breakthrough forward with us to the next fic. TRT is absolutely one part lightning in a bottle - the biggest success I've ever had anywhere with my writing, a confluence of fandom factors and world events that gave people (and me!) time to write and read. But it's also standing on the back of whole lot of fics I wrote that look like everyone else's: ones with no comments, low interaction, insults; ones where I had precisely zero idea of what I was doing, but wanted to try anyway. And the way I got through that, as a writer who needs interaction in order to create, was by building friendships in fandom so that even when a fic didn't do all that well, I still had friends I could talk to about the characters, the world, the fandom itself. I asked friends to look them over and give advice. I had friends being my cheerleaders. And if you're an extrovert like me, or just a writer who needs that to create, then those connections are vital as you build up a following.
That's a lot of what I've done. I know there are other ways to build a following, but this is generally what I've done, what I've learned to do, and it seems to have worked. Just remember that there are no bad fics - just learning opportunities. Learn something, and that fic's a success, and work as hard as you can to make those fandom connections to carry you through the process.
I absolutely hope to see your work around one day, so that I can be on of those followers!
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redportrait · 4 months
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Have recently figured out that there are some jobs where even quarter assing it is way too much. Microdosing ass for this job right now
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persimmonteas · 2 years
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very cool app if you’re looking to wear your wardrobe more/be sustainable: https://30wears.app
basically, avoid buying stuff that you won’t wear at least 30x. tracking your closet to see what you don’t wear prevents you from falling into the same trap next time you go shopping and helps you figure out what you truly need to replace
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ecoconsciouscorner · 10 months
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Simple Ways To Embrace Sustainable Living in Your Daily Life
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Are you tired of feeling like your day-to-day routine is contributing to the destruction of our world? Do you wish to make a difference but don't understand where to begin? Well, look no further because we have actually got you covered!
With our article "Simple Ways To Embrace Sustainable Living in Your Daily Life", we aim to provide you with practical and simple actions to include sustainable living practices into your everyday regimen. From reducing plastic waste to conserving energy, small modifications can make a big distinction in creating a more eco-friendly lifestyle.
In this article, we'll talk about tips and techniques that are both great for the environment and beneficial for your health and wallet. Whether you're a university student, a working specialist, or a stay-at-home mom or dad, our detailed guide will assist you take those crucial very first actions towards a sustainable lifestyle.
Table Of Contents
1. Understanding Sustainable Living 2. Decreasing Carbon Footprint 3. Public Transport and Sustainable Commute 4. Single-Use Plastic Alternatives 5. Food Choices and Sustainable Consuming 6. Mindful Consumption and Ethical Fashion 7. Waste Management and Recycling 8. Conclusion
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Understanding Sustainable Living
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Sustainable living is a conscious option to live in a more environment-friendly way that lowers greenhouse gas emissions and decreases our negative environmental impact on the planet. It means choosing to be more conscious of the natural deposits we utilize and discovering methods to both decrease and recycle products in our daily lives. Here are some practical and simple ways you can start accepting green living in your everyday life:
1. Start with the essentials
Begin by making little modifications to your day-to-day routine that can have a big impact in the long run. This consists of shutting off devices and lights when not in use, taking shorter showers, and utilizing environmentally friendly cleansing items. These simple steps can help in reducing your carbon footprint and save energy and resources.
2. Buy reusable products
Single-use products like plastic bags, straws, and water bottles have a substantial unfavorable effect on the environment. By investing in reusable items, such as cloth bags, metal straws, and reusable water bottles, you can substantially minimize the amount of waste you produce and help secure the world.
3. Select sustainable transport choices
Automobiles are a significant factor to greenhouse gas emissions. By picking sustainable transportation choices like public transport, biking, or strolling, you can reduce your carbon footprint and add to a healthier planet.
4. Bear in mind your food choices
The food industry has a substantial impact on the environment. By picking natural and locally produced foods, decreasing meat usage, and preventing food waste, you can lower your environmental effect and promote sustainable living.
5. Choose sustainable style
The fashion business is a significant contributor to greenhouse gas emissions, pollution, and waste. By selecting ethical and sustainable style choices, you can help lower the negative impact of the industry on the environment.
6. Practice conscious consumption
Prior to making a purchase, ask yourself if you truly need it and if it aligns with your values of sustainable living. Consider choosing items made from sustainable materials and choose for product packaging that can be recycled.
7. Manage your waste
Proper waste management and recycling is key to minimizing our negative influence on the planet. Arrange your waste into recyclable and non-recyclable materials, and ensure to get rid of them properly. Consider composting natural waste to produce nutrient-rich soil for your garden.
Decreasing Carbon Footprint
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Minimizing your carbon footprint is among the most efficient ways to accept sustainable living. Here are some basic actions you can take:
1. Reduce energy intake: Decreasing your energy usage is a great way to decrease your carbon footprint. Consider turning off lights and appliances when not in use, using energy-efficient light bulbs, and disconnecting electronics when they are not being used. This can make a huge difference in reducing energy use, which in turn lowers greenhouse gas emissions.
2. Use natural light: Take benefit of natural light by opening drapes and blinds throughout the day. Not just does it supply terrific lighting, but it also helps you reduce your energy usage.
3. Stroll or bike: Try walking, cycling or utilizing public transportation instead of driving when possible. This can assist decrease the amount of greenhouse gases that are released from cars and other automobiles.
4. Shop sustainably: Consider buying products that are made from sustainable materials, are eco-friendly, or are produced in an environment-friendly way. This helps in reducing the demand for items that contribute to greenhouse gas emissions.
5. Reduce waste: Try to lower the amount of waste you produce by composting, recycling, and using re-usable bags and containers instead of disposable ones. This helps reduce the quantity of waste that ends up in landfills, which can contribute to greenhouse gas emissions.
6. Conserve water: Conserving water is likewise a great way to reduce your carbon footprint. You can do this by repairing leakages, taking shorter showers, using low-flow faucets and toilets, and collecting rainwater for plants.
7. Consume a plant-based diet: Eating a plant-based diet plan can also help in reducing your carbon footprint. This is since animal items need more resources to produce than plant-based items, and their production can contribute to greenhouse gas emissions.
Public Transport and Sustainable Commute
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When it pertains to reducing your carbon footprint and greenhouse gas emissions, one of the very best ways to do so is by making use of mass transit. Not just does this help to reduce traffic blockage, but also assists to minimize the number of cars on the road. Here are some practical and easy actions to integrate sustainable transit practices into your day-to-day commute:
Use Mass Transit
-Benefit from buses, trains, and trains whenever possible.
-By making use of public transport, you're helping to decrease the variety of automobiles on the roadway, which can result in fewer greenhouse gas emissions.
Carpooling
-Consider carpooling with coworkers, pals, or household members to lower the number of cars on the roadway.
-This is an excellent way to minimize traffic, while also decreasing your carbon footprint.
Cycling and Strolling
-If you're not too far from your location, consider biking or walking.
-These sustainable commute alternatives not just lower your carbon footprint, but they can also benefit your health!
"Cycling and strolling not just decreases your carbon footprint however likewise assists fight climate change, as it reduces energy usage and decreases the number of vehicles on the roadway." -Andy Murdock, Transportation and Environment Program Director.
Use Sustainable Commute Tools
-Use online tools, like Google Transit or Citymapper, to help plan your sustainable commute.
-This can help you find the finest transit routes, bike paths, and walking instructions in your city.
Single-Use Plastic Alternatives
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Single-use plastics are a considerable contributor to plastic waste in the environment. By making a few basic changes in your life, you can minimize your usage of single-use plastics and help make a positive impact on the environment.
1. Bring multiple-use shopping bags to the grocery store: Rather of using plastic bags that wind up in garbage dumps or oceans, bring your own recyclable bags. Not only is this an easy way to minimize your plastic use, however numerous stores and markets offer incentives for bringing your own bags.
2. Use a reusable water bottle: Plastic water bottles are a significant contributor to land fill waste. By using a multiple-use water bottle, not only will you decrease your plastic waste, however you'll also conserve cash in the long run.
3. Swap plastic straws for multiple-use ones: Americans use and throw away countless plastic straws every day, contributing to the plastic pollution crisis. Swap out plastic straws for stainless-steel, glass, or bamboo straws that are recyclable and washable.
4. Select recyclable food containers: Instead of utilizing cling wrap or non reusable containers to save your food, think about utilizing recyclable glass or silicone containers. Not only are they much better for the environment, but they also make for simpler and more efficient food storage.
Food Choices and Sustainable Consuming
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One of the most effective ways to accept sustainable living practices is to make mindful choices about the food you consume. By choosing eco-friendly food choices, lowering food waste, and supporting local farmers and growers, you can considerably affect the environment and promote sustainable living.
Here are some easy and practical suggestions to assist you incorporate sustainable food options in your everyday regimen:
1. Choose Plant-Based Alternatives: Meat production has a significant impact on the environment, as it requires large amounts of water, land and energy. By reducing your meat consumption and choosing plant-based alternatives, you can reduce your carbon footprint and also have a healthier lifestyle.
2. Lower Food Waste: Did you understand that almost one-third of all food produced around the world is squandered every year? Minimizing food waste is not just great for the environment, but also for your wallet. Strategy your meals, make a grocery list, and purchase only what you need. Utilize all parts of fruits and vegetables, and store them effectively to avoid putridity. Donate excess food to regional shelters and charities.
3. Support Local Farmers: Buying regional produce not only supports the neighborhood but also promotes sustainable farming. By picking to purchase from local farmers and growers, you decrease the carbon footprint related to long-distance transport, and you get fresh and healthy food. Go to farmer's markets, community-supported agriculture (CSA) programs, and regional food co-ops to discover sustainable and locally-grown foods.
4. Select Sustainable Seafood: The oceans are an essential part of the environment and provide a source of nutrition for millions of individuals. However, overfishing and unsustainable fishing practices have placed many fish species in danger. Pick sustainably gathered seafood alternatives, look for eco-labels such as the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) or Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) and prevent seafood that is on the red list of threatened types.
5. Grow Your Own Food: Growing your own food promotes self-sufficiency and decreases your carbon footprint. Even if you don't have a large yard, you can grow herbs, veggies, and fruits in small pots and even in your cooking area. This is a terrific method to get fresh and natural produce, and likewise to get in touch with nature.
Mindful Consumption and Ethical Fashion
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From food to fashion, we consume a vast array of products daily. One of the significant threats to the environment is fast fashion. Fast fashion is a term used to describe an industry that produces clothes quickly and exploits labor and environmental laws.
So, how can we minimize our ecological effect through mindful usage and ethical fashion?
1. Buy pre-owned clothing
Rather of buying brand-new clothes, explore thrift stores, yard sale, and online markets like eBay, Poshmark, or ThredUp. Purchasing pre-owned clothes is a sustainable practice that decreases waste and supports the circular economy.
2. Buy quality clothing
Purchasing quality clothing might cost more in the brief term, however it pays off in the long run. Quality clothes last longer and decrease the need for regular replacements. Try to find clothes made from natural, naturally degradable, or recycled products.
3. Lease clothing for special events
Instead of purchasing new gowns or fits for special celebrations, lease them. Renting clothes is a sustainable practice that saves money, lowers waste, and helps to keep the clothing out of land fills.
4. Consider the ethics of the brand
Take a conscious choice and think about the ethics of the brand name before buying. Research the brand name's labor practices, ecological policies, and commitment to sustainability. Select brand names that focus on ethical sourcing, fair labor, and utilize sustainable materials.
5. Support local brands
Supporting regional brand names is a terrific method to minimize the environmental impact of fashion. Regional brands often produce clothing on a smaller scale, use less energy for transport, and support the local economy.
Waste Management and Recycling
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If you're looking to embrace sustainable living practices in your life, among the crucial locations to focus on is waste management and recycling. By decreasing the amount of waste you produce and recycling as much as possible, you can considerably reduce your carbon footprint and make a positive impact on the environment. Here are 10 easy steps to help you begin:
1. Establish a recycling station in your house. Designate a specific area in your cooking area or energy room to sort and store your recyclable items.
2. Purchase a yard waste bin. If your local government provides yard waste pickup, buy a designated bin so that you can compost garden waste and food scraps. This keeps raw material out of garbage dumps and can even result in nutrient-rich soil for your garden.
3. Many mainstream personal care products contain not only harsh chemicals but also packaging materials that can't be recycled. Switching to eco-friendly alternatives is not only better for your health but also for the planet.
4. Repair and fix clothing instead of throwing it away. These easy steps can significantly extend the life of your clothing and minimize fabric waste.
5. Shop with reusable bags and containers. Bring a multiple-use shopping bag with you to avoid wasting single-use bags at the supermarket. Think about utilizing refillable containers for items like bulk grains, nuts, and oils to lower unneeded packaging waste.
6. Compost your food scraps. If you do not have access to backyard waste pickup, consider starting a compost heap in your yard or utilizing a composting bin to break down food scraps.
7. Contribute undesirable items rather of throwing them away. Lots of household items can be donated to charity rather than ending up in a landfill. Clothing, furnishings, and kitchenware are just a few examples of products that can be offered a brand-new lease of life.
8. Use rechargeable batteries instead of disposable ones. Batteries contain products that can be hazardous to the environment if not disposed of appropriately. Changing to rechargeable batteries is a simple way to decrease waste.
9. Minimize junk mail. Register for services to eliminate your name from direct-mail advertising to lower the quantity of paper waste produced by scrap mail.
10. Carry out a clean-up day in your regional community. Get together with your neighbors to tidy up your parks and beaches. This not only assists the environment but also encourages community participation.
Conclusion
Integrating sustainable living practices into your daily routine doesn't have to be frustrating or tough. By implementing little modifications, such as reducing waste, picking environmentally friendly items, and utilizing alternative transport methods, you can make a huge influence on the environment and live a more environmentally friendly lifestyle. Why not start today? Select a couple of the pointers we've shared and dedicate to integrating them into your daily life. Together, we can produce a more sustainable and flourishing world for future generations. Do not forget to share this article with your pals and family to assist get the word out and inspire others to join the sustainability movement.
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sidewalkchemistry · 2 years
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One of the many ways to integrate herbalism into your life is through your food. Boost the medicinal value, the flavor profile, and your culinary skill all at once.
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college-hacks · 2 years
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Honestly gang since we are all poor I 100% recommend looking into the zero waste movement. A lot of the tips there have saved me money in the past. (Also I ask for reusable stuff for birthdays/Christmas so I don't have to spend money on single use items) but you don't have to spend money to get started! Use washcloths instead of paper towel, wash your ziploc bags, takeout boxes, and foil a time or 2 before you toss it, save your veggie scraps if you can afford and eat veggies (or steal your friends/families) and make a stock out of them to boil with your rice/ramen for nutrients.
Seriously though I recommend looking into it, if you look past the "you have tobuy this To be zero waste!!!" Posts there's a lot of good ideas and info
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dianehoffmaster · 1 year
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Zero Waste Gardening Tips
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If you would like to start a more eco-friendly garden, follow a few of these zero-waste gardening tips to get started on your journey of growing more food with less waste. https://www.turningclockback.com/zero-waste-gardening-tips/
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cialisbl · 2 years
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TIPS: How to make your home plastic-free
TIPS: How to make your home plastic-free
Workers sort different types of plastic at The Plastic Flamingo recycling facility in the city of Muntinlupa on March 18, 2022. George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News MANILA — While the Philippines remains the the worst plastic polluter in the ocean, with millions of single-use plastics that are thrown away every day, environmental activists and advocates are urging Filipinos to practice zero-waste…
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nerd6log · 4 months
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Fun little tip, for red wine that's been opened a while and isn't quite tasting the same anymore, spruce it up with peach/mango fizzy water and an orange slice 🍷🥭🍊🥂
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onthebirdroads · 5 months
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ADHD hack for home composting: Bokashi buckets!
I care a lot about home composting (and it makes my regular bin waaaay less gross) but I find it really hard to empty my compost caddy regularly and it tends to get naaasty with flies and maggots and mould
Enter: ✨ the bokashi bucket ✨
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A bokashi bucket uses anaerobic bacteria to ferment all kinds of food waste, before you bury it to finish the composting process. It's low-odour, can live in your kitchen, and, most importantly, doesn't need to be emptied often
All you have to do is put in your scraps, spray or sprinkle some starter culture, and then seal the lid tightly
Once you've filled your bucket, you leave it for two weeks (or longer) before either burying the contents or putting them in a traditional compost bin. During this time, you drain off the liquid every so often (and you can collect it to use as starter for your next bucket!)
It helps to have a second bucket so that you have one to use while the other is busy fermenting
I bought the 7L one from Urban Composter, but there are different ones out there and you can even make your own. Urban Composter also does a starter kit with two bins and some starter liquid. You can also find dried starter which has a similar texture to fine sawdust
You can also make your own starter culture quite easily. I'll put what I did under a read-more cause it's some real hyperfixation shit
For my starter culture I wanted to capture some Rhodopseudomonas palustris bacteria, which are pretty unique in that they can use four different modes of metabolism, two photosynthetic and two chemosynthetic. So I had to first get one kind of bacterial culture going based off something I knew would probably have the right bacteria, and then put it in an environment where only the bacteria that can use the other kind of metabolism will survive.
I used a two-pronged approach
For chemosynthesis, I made a fucked up sauerkraut by mincing together cabbage, salt, brown sugar, and raw brown rice, with some rain water, and putting it in a sealed jar in a dark place. (The cabbage and the brown rice contain the bacteria.) If you do this, remember to vent the jar every day to let out the built-up gases. It will smell funky and like fermentation.
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For photosynthesis, I put some dirt and rain water in a sealed jar in the sun. This should smell inoffensive.
It's important to use rain water or distilled water, because you don't want the chlorine in your tap water killing your bacteria.
Then, once it looked like the chemosynthesis jar had eaten up all of the sugar (i.e. it had stopped producing so many bubbles) and the photosynthesis jar had some green visible, I swapped them around. I put the kraut jar in the sun, and added some sugar to the dirt jar and put it in a dark cupboard. From here, the dirt jar will start to smell funky too, as it starts to ferment the sugar.
Then, after they'd done some more bubbling away, I poured off some of the liquid and have been using it as my starter culture, to great success.
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In 2021, I was approached by the Anatomy of Action, a United Nation Environment Programme initiative, to be a part of the challenge that promotes the well-being of this planet we call home. I am sharing all that I learned during this challenge and two years later, these lessons are habits The Anatomy of Action (AoA) activates people to contribute to Sustainable Development Goal 12 (SDG 12) on…
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MISSION FAILED, NUT: RUINED…! ★
pairing: fushiguro toji x female! reader
sypnosis: your mission? eliminate the notorious fellow assassin 'toji fushiguro.' should be easy right? wrong, because how do you go from having a knife up to his throat from ending up in his bed? silly girl. wc: 3.9k+
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warnings. assasin!toji, pwp-ish, age gap (20s-30s), size difference, dacryphilia, oral [ f ], unprotected sex, dirty talk, overstim, praising, angst. use of: whore, slut, bitch, baby doll .
an. big thank u to anya for beta-ing some!! first canon-y fic i triedddd. not proofread yet!
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“it’s nothing personal…”
your go-to motto, you had a job to do at the end of the day, a check to receive after each bounty. no time to spare for sympathy, never that. t. fushiguro…a name you were all too familiar with, and the way your eyes lit up with greed and lust at the huge amount of zeros that plastered next to his name. figures though. duh. he was the toji fushiguro, a fellow assassin himself, feared amongst most, and you were sure you weren’t gonna be the only person going after his head.
you were sure it was gonna be a simple walk in the park, but more than anything it was the opposite. how coincidental toji was hired to off you. yet vice versa—you stood over him near his nightstand but it was if he was already prepared, a raspy cackle leaves his lips as if he knew you were there, despite his lights being off.
“could have gotten me if ya weren’t so loud breaking in, girl.” he smirks, and he lets off a raspy sigh, reaching for the night lamp. toji gets a good glimpse of you and this couldn’t have been anymore embarrassing. at all.
you sat on his lap, a thumb just grazing against the pearled sheath of your knife, an irritated, “shit,” escorting your lips. he’s got such the cockiest expression on his face—lying back with his arms tossed over his head, as if he didn’t find you intimidating at all, because well, he didn’t.
“…hmpf,” he pauses, staring intently at your features before a near pout forms on the corners of his mouth. “they sent a kid to kill me? how disappointing,” and toji’s poisonous gaze never leaves yours before his lips curl into a smile, purposefully enunciating his words. “how old are ya? just made nineteen?”
your eyebrows twitch, and your facial expressions formed into a deadpan as you remained on his lap funnily enough…growing some attitude before muttering, “old enough to put a bullet in you, fushiguro.”
“oooh. she’s sassy.” he grins. “think i like you.”
you met eye contact with the man and he just snickers, you were just about to make your way off his lap—but that’s when he brings his hands towards your hips. “…leavin' so soon, pretty? shouldn’t you be putting y’er knife to good use?”
he was mocking you, his eyes lower a bit as you nearly slip off a gasp at the soft strokes his tips of his thumbs presents your waist. you snap out of whatever trance you were in before muttering, “i can’t now.”
“well, why the hell not, gorgeous?”
no reply.
he blows, his voice was just a perfect mixture of deep, intimidating green hues of his eyes keeps focus on you, and this entire position is so awkward. very.
a small snicker leaves his lips, and his grip still remains on your waist before feeling his thumb brush past your thigh—the slim slit that made appearance from your sleek black cocktail dress. “i’m a pretty dangerous guy, baby. if i were you i’d stop wasting time 'n jus' get on with it..”
such rich arrogance ran off his tongue throughout each sentence he spoke, how irkesome. you mentally rolled your eyes, stammering, you miffed, “shut up.”
“mm. how ‘bout ya make me, woman.”
and just how do you shut him up…?
by making him eat you out through your divine black laced panties. oddly enough, toji was never one to complain when you told him to get between your thighs.
it was simply crazy how the two of you were just bickering, and now he’s face first between your legs—and if it was anything toji fushiguro was, he was nasty.
a subtle grunt goes past his mouth as he flicks out his tongue, slowly.
yet he then presses it against the pad of your panties. he’s laid flat on his back with two rough hands gripping onto your thighs, semi soft pads of his thumbs stroking against your skin as you whimpered, moving your hips swiftly against his mouth.
“oh-ho, were ya really gonna try to kill me with a pussy this wet?” he snickers, dragging a thumb right down your slit, his tongue slides and slides in a slow circular motion against your pussy and you squirm, chewing down on your lap and he was so talkative.
“shut up,” you moaned, your hips were so merry, going against his face, his slick was already dribbling down his chin and that dumb smile of his never left. “just….s-shut up.”
he couldn’t get another word in because by then you were practically sitting on his face, simply no match for his tongue, toji’s so into it too….
groan after groan leaves his mouth, warm breath fanning against your clit once he chuckles at how hard you’re tugging, no, yanking on his thin strands of hair.
saying that you sucked at your job, was probably an understatement.
usually, any other guy would be dead—so what made toji any different? a question you didn’t even know how to answer. neither did you want to answer it, because all that was currently embedded into your brain was how good toji's tongue moved and danced against your clit, how sloppy he is—slurping and spitting everywhere, he’s so messy.
and he’s fucking mean.
he spanks your pussy each time you whine and whimper on how you’re about to cum- pathetic sheeny, glistening tears sticking to your eyes as your hand gripped tightly to his hair. “toji, please.”
“hm?” he brings a chaste kiss towards your pussy, watching you pulse—spreading your lips open just a tad bit, soaked between your thighs he blows on it just to watch you squirm with such urge and impulsing desire. “oh, i dunno, doll. can’t even do y’er job right so why should i let ya make a mess on my face?” and then he smiles, hearing the disappointed frown go against your lips. “tch. unprofessional slut. ‘s all you are.”
“f-fuck you,” you moaned, your fingertips brushed against his scalp, panting heavily as your body felt so warm. it’s been countless minutes of toji and his tongue filling your pretty pussy with such desire, you didn’t even care about the money anymore. you just wanted to cum. “please please, toji. i-i can’t hold it.”
and he just snickers, he finds the entire thing amusingly risible.
nose deep, toji’s mouth latches against your sweet savory pool of moisture, you’re drenching his chin, squirming from feeling the tiny stubble that ran against his chin tickle you, you’re biting down on your lip as your legs shook with such unhinged frenzy.
“ya gotta ask nicer, darlin.” he slides his tongue against the inner crevices of your folds—locating his tip through each single orifice, this man was the epitome of pussydrunk. long natural lashes of his were practically, barely closed, and by now he’s just sucking and nibbling…damn near biting playfully on your sweet bud just to bring out a reaction from you.
and he definitely does because you let off a whimpering sob.
“t-toji please, lemme cum. please, i-i don’t know what else you want me to s-say.” you’d moan, fingers were interlocking beneath his strands. you still rode his face, and he looks so pretty underneath you now that you think about it.
toji’s face, it was relaxed. thin black eyebrows, partially arched together were parted and that annoying grin remained on his lips—his contented shit-eating grin that stuck to his face for what seemed to be an eternity.
“aw. ‘s that the best ya can do for me…?”
you just about had it with him—but you were too near the edge to reply with a snark response, so you just pout, watching him slurp happily between the very junction of your thighs.
“okay okay, don’t wanna be too mean,” he teases, giving your cunt a quick spat, watching it run down the slit in filthy awe.
he groans himself, rubbing maneuvering circles in repeat against you to hear you nearly cry out for him to not stop.
this man…
so good with his fingers, so good with his tongue. “tell me ‘pretty please’ in that sweet voice, baby. make me believe that ya want it, want me.”
“p-pretty please,” you moaned out.
just the sweet shrills of your voice—your eyes nearly roll back in pure ecstasy, craving to release.
toji’s so hard.
he strains in his pants just from your pleasure alone, seeing you all worked up and frustrated for being edged for so damn long. “let me be messy for you toji, all on your face…please. i-i need it so bad.”
“what a gooooood girl,” he sings, his unserious praises goes straight towards your pussy as he gives it a final smack—swiping his nose against your inner parts while his tongue did most of the remaining conversation. “go ahead, show me how fuckin’ nasty y’er pretty pussy is for my tongue, girl.”
you’re a staggering mess, your legs are precisely. his entire demeanor was lascivious—an idyllic word to describe this man, not even having the decency still to pull down your panties, just a stubby thumb of his sliding it to the side. once you came, it felt amazing.
your mind, it was blank like your ordinary empty canvas. his hair was tousled from how much yanking and pulling you did, making him somehow appear ten times more attractive than he already was.
“did i do good, pretty…?”
he speaks in a taunting tone, wriggling his eyebrows at you to see you couldn’t reply—still getting over your exquisite loud orgasm. only a nod sufficed from you, and that was good enough for him. “hm. good. now-”
you don’t expect what happens next by the slightest, he sits up- and he’s so handsy, assertive with the way he brings a hand towards your waist, another wrapping around your throat before he brings you into a deep passionate kiss.
sloppy, but passionate—you moaned as his tongue created full collision against yours, tasting your own stickiness that smeared all on his mouth towards down his well-shaved chin.
a hand of yours slides down toji’s chest, it makes its way inside his shirt—and you feel it, the hardened bulletproof vest he wore…bastard knew you were coming. it was as if he was prepared for this.
by this particular point, you really could care less about the huge amount of money carried on toji’s head. he made you forget everything, and he wasn’t even inside of you yet.
perhaps he was right about one thing—maybe you were just an unprofessional slut. instead of taking care of your target, you’re in his bed, having him shove his tongue down your throat.
was it bad that you didn’t feel…bad?
sure, toji’s dangerous and well-feared among many, but man does his tongue do wonders. you could only imagine how he fucked.
“i don’t wanna look at ya yet,” he breaks away from the kiss after a while, positioning you to get on your knees for him, doggystyle. “face down ass up sweetheart. wanna take my sweet damn time with you.”
his words had so much rough meaning. you moaned, quickly complying and he brings a rough hand to your bare ass, spanking it and he chuckles at the sweet noise that runs out your mouth.
as well as a bunch of colorful words, brining sheer amusement to toji, “you’ve got a mouth on you, huh.” he clicks his tongue, having your pretty dark dress pulled up towards the very edges of your waist, you hear him start to shuffle his shorts.
“f-fuck, don’t tease me again.” you started, feeling his throbbing tip brush meanly against your slit—he grows quiet to where only you and him can hear the hissing squelches your pussy made, it’s achy for him and eager. the pulses were so loud, it rang in your ears again and again and again.
“you still get wet from it anyways, whore.” he rolls his eyes—oh, he was sassy, giving you another spank while you’re on the verge of breaking and he’s not even in yet. his degradation does something to you in ways you can’t explain, like yet again though, he was right. here you were, soaked for a man you only knew for about what, thirty minutes now?
shame…
toji grunts—taking a second to inhale, and you chew down on your lip with just enough pressure to suppress your never ending whines. he’s pushing himself inside, slowly…but you can tell how eager he is, the way he slowly pivots his hips, slowly gliding a rough hand of his down your waist to drag another moan from your mouth.
he’s so erect, obviously he would be from eating you out from so long—toji was the kind of man that got off from a woman’s pleasure, he just couldn’t help it. he was just so…fucking big, stretching you out with much needed intent. your pussy was so greedy on how it clings to him with such force.
“ah shit,” he groans, licking his lips, a breathy huff exits from him and he runs his fingers down your spine just to tease. “archin' for me already, yeah. looks like y’er body already knows what to do.”
“t-toji.” you sniffled, and he was halfway in. he’s gripping your waist now, making sure to take his time like he said before he’s gently bullying his thick cock inside, your leg twitches from feeling the ticklish feeling he gives you—the spurts of pre-cum that coated the tip of his reddened tip makes its way to kiss your clit the moment he’s fully inside. a sweet smooch.
a single thrust nearly takes your breath away, literally. bracing yourself was basically useless, this man was an entire powerhouse.
his dick had a mind of it’s own basically, because with the way it hit each single spot of yours to make you sob out his name uncontrollably and repeatedly was just insane.
“damn girl, y’er fuckin' noisy,” he chortles, a raspy guffaw if anything. his hands linger towards your hips for a specific duration before he’s just thrusting into you, slamming you against and on him. his low groans he made from each jagged thrust was unintentionally sexy.
he’d bite his lip as he’s watching you cutely struggle to take him. from first glance, you sort of figured toji was big, but this…big?
who were you to complain though?
“s-so big,” you spoke in broken murmurs, gnawing on the edge of your pointer finger, each thrust had your entire body feeling a wave of sensations. “you’re gonna m-make me cum again, toji-”
“this body ain’t trained right,” he clicks his tongue, fake pitying you. taunt after taunt with this guy—he never took anything serious, of course, unless he has to. “don’t worry, i’ll make ya last,” and he groans, hearing your pussy squeal against him, it was so sloppy, toji can’t help but spit on his hand, rubbing it against your clit just to hear you whimper out more, only to taste it for himself, grazing his tongue against his lips. “never tasted a pussy as sweet as yours, darlin.'”
his strokes, impure but slow, but rough. you’re sort of being treated like a rag doll in a way, toji brings a hand towards the back of your neck.
thick warm fingers wraps around, giving you a tight squeeze to hear you squeak out, moaning up an entire storm. his spanks he gives your ass rings throughout your ears like bells on a wedding day.
“s-swear, gonna cum toji. you’re gonna m-make me cum again.” you shuddered, feeling him suddenly deepen the angle. you moaned at feeling the back of soft wooly cloth hit against you—the fleece of of toji’s sock, his foot pressing against your head and he’s drilling his hips into you.
oh, you’re cross eyed…
mouth open like an idiot, you don’t think you’ve ever been fucked like this before.
“eh. don’t tell me y’er legs gave out already,” he sneers, that same guffaw exits out his throat and he finds this entire situation amusing. “keep 'em spread for me. need 'ta show this pussy some appreciation.”
and he’s just unbelievable.
stealing out numerous orgasms from you, over and over until you can hardly recognize your voice. dizzy, the word perfect to describe you, you were in a trance. all because of his dick that made your tongue grow more and more wet.
were you…drooling? maybe.
“f-finish inside, toji. unless you’re weak like they say.”
you managed to sputter out, he raises his eyebrow at your attempt to be a brat.
“stop being fuckin' cock hungry 'n maybe i will,” he grunts, still fucking you from behind with such deep mean strokes you’re nearly gasping for air. he’s just so mean—toji’s hips knew no bounds, it was vile, each grunt that slips from his lips was so raspy, his nails gently presses against your skin. “ya like bein' choked, do ya?”
all you could do was nod pathetically, your pussy begged for more throughout his hits, sloppy degrading hits against you before he brings a hand around your throat.
“…you’re a dumb little girl. ya know that? you know how dangerous i am right? got some guts showin' up here only to humiliate yourself on my dick, princess.”
toji smudges his dampened lips together, silencing his own groans once he came again.
so much—his loads were always so hefty and thick, filling you to the very brim. you’re laid flat on your chest, and his hands make its way towards your waist again. he leans in close to you to lick a stripe up your neck, causing himself to feel each spurt run down your cunt.
“fuckin' hell,” he hissed, slowing his pace down completely. you’re a mess….you don’t expect toji to shove two fingers into your mouth, because he does just that once he flips you over to face him.
you climb on top of him, moaning with your mouth stuffed with his lengthy digits, coating it entirely with your saliva. “suckin' my fingers like that shouldn’t be so hot.” he grumbles, the pads of his fingers reach near the back of your throat and you gag. he of course cracks a sinister smile, giving you an awkward headpat. “wonder how good ya can suck other things with that horrid gag reflex, baby.”
after a while, you remove his fingers before teasingly trailing your own down his black designed bulletproof vest, whining a sweet, “take it off…?”
“my vest?” he raises a brow, staring at you with hued green eyes, you were so handsy—feeling him up and he’s willingly letting you, you’re still so soaked from before, puffed cunt just leaking with his cum and desperately craving more. “you just wanna see me shirtless, ain’t that right?”
“…yeah,” you nodded, pretty lashes fluttering. “besides, it would just get in the way.”
how considerate, right?
maybe, maybe…not.
you watch toji start to pull his vest off—easily he brings a hand towards his side, yanking down the dark tabs that stuck out in the open of the fabric, mimicking both sides before it slides off his chest.
he was so toned and muscular, his muscles were so bulky and he was fit. toji didn't have tattoos, he couldn’t care for it really, but it made you a bit wet just fantasizing at the thought of seeing toji fushiguro coated in nothing but ink sleeves.
“huh….y’er creepin' me out, doll,” he mumbles, snapping you out of your lewd thoughts, you gasp once he lifts you up, and you’re just barely hovering over his tip. “ya gonna ride me or i do i gotta do all the work again?”
how could you forget about his damn ego.
toji knew how to fuck, sure. but if it was anything, he never knew how to shut up. he’s not annoying, but he gets quite close to it.
you give him silence as a answer, toji snickers as he feels you sinking down on him. you wrap your hands around him — cupping both sides, stroking his cheek, leaning in for a kiss. he pulls you even further towards his wide exposed chest, teasingly slicking his lips once you pressed yours against his.
“y’er so gonna get fired, baby... i'm no snitch though.”
his words were a murmur, a deep husked one that got you way more aroused than you thought.
“stop talking.” you whispered, deepening the kiss.
toji groans, tilting his head a certain degrees just for you, and your thumb strokes near the inner part of his mouth, where a faint dimple of his made an appearance from the slight smile forming against his lips.
he’s inside again, the inches felt scorchingly warm inside of you, hugging your walls oh so tight. after a few seconds to breathe, his breath is cold and shaky, dark eyes stare back into you before he grins. “hey, it’s in. wanna move, baby?”
“s-shut up.” you spat, cooled palms of yours resting on his bare chest. toji’s lips purse into a sly grin as he’s holding onto you tight, studying your dirty facial expression.
“make me…” he repeats—just how he did earlier, in the same exact tone.
although his voice appeared much lower. his cock was buried deep inside, a tight fit yet your pussy always managed to take him.
you were gonna make him.
you hadn’t realize how much time’s passed of you fooling around with toji, although it was practically pitch dark in his well kept apartment, a quick glance near his night-stand and the alarm clock read four thirty am.
toji gifts you with each huge load everytime, and you take it everytime. it was so messy- the way it would spill out, he’d groan while shoving two fingers inside to keep it stuck in because you weren’t gonna waste any of his precious cum.
but, after a while, you were worn out, at least that’s what you told him. he agreed to take a break with you, and as of current you just rested on his lap.
leaning on his chest, panting and panting as if you’d ran a marathon. who knew how many rounds you went with that man. his stamina was purely out of this world.
“…phew, y’er somethin', else,” he huffs out, giving you an exhausted stare too. hands both wrapped around your waist with no intention of letting go. “you should stay the night.”
“should i….?” you smiled, leaning up close to peck a kiss near the edges of his mouth—sneaking a smooch before reaching behind his back.
oh, he’s probably head over heels for you now…
toji nods, bringing a thumb up to your lip before bringing you in for another kiss….yet, that’s when a few milliseconds later, he feels a sharp abrupt sting.
it pierces right through his chest…
your head’s resting on his neck now, getting a good angle of your handling, a strong firm grip of the knife, a thumb brushing against the pretty bedazzled rivet part and toji’s smile fades once he realizes what’s happening.
“you…little bitch.” he hacks in straight surprise, his eyes widens before smelling a rich stench of something that was very much his own, an odd familiar irony scent before you pulled your hand out, and you’re facing toji now.
like your motto from the beginning, you’d hit him with the luring,
“it’s nothing personal, toji…”
the last thing toji’d expect was for you to stab him in the back, quite literally. his mind raced as well as his heart feeling like it was on fire.
he was starting to like you—as foolish as it sounds. so that’s why you tricked him into taking off his bulletproof vest.
needless to say, you got the bounty money. and well toji…didn’t.
so in the end, you won right? you finished your target like you always do…that’s gotta be good news, right?
wrong.
because as you’re sitting on the porcelain lid of your toilet—not only are you filthy stinking rich, you’re also two weeks pregnant.
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