#<- specifically customer service then like. if i'm checking out a customer i usually don't need to really move around in ways that couldn't

[custardcrazy]

i have a Ted logan request! it’s kinda inspired by the tutor piece you wrote but instead of being Ted’s tutor she’s Deacons tutor (or babysitter) instead and she comes over to the Logan household and Ted sees her there and is immediately head over heels for her and is constantly trying to find an excuse to go to whatever room she’s in and stay there much to the annoyance of Deacon and their father on occasion

sorry if i got to specific but you’re my fav Ted Logan writer and I’m happy his requests are open!!!

young as we are

summary: you're deacon logan's new babysitter. it doesn't seem like it'll be anything too special -- until you meet his cute older brother, that is. (gn!reader)

wordcount: 3.8k

A/N: okay so I might've changed around the prompt a teensy bit, but hopefully it still fits what you wanted. i'm no good at writing slow stuff so i got kinda impatient lmao (also. i'm?? your favorite?? you have no idea how genuinely happy that makes me. i'm smiling like an idiot. thank you so much.)

You checked the note you'd written the address down on to make sure you hadn't gotten the wrong house -- okay, all good -- before ringing the doorbell. 

The house itself was pretty nice, just looking at the exterior. One of the perks of babysitting in a somewhat well-off area like this one was that you usually got paid decently for your troubles; and it wasn't nearly as bad as working retail, if the stories you'd heard from your friends were anything to go off of. And kids could be sweet, unlike food service customers. 

It was only half a minute before the door was answered by a balding middle-aged man with a stern expression. Mr. Logan, you presumed; it was probably his voice you'd heard on the phone. 

"You must be the babysitter," he stated directly, not giving you time to answer, "come in, then. I have some things I have to inform you of." He didn't wait, disappearing into the house and leaving the door ajar behind him. Feeling slightly awkward, you followed. 

Once you entered the foyer, he began speaking again. "Deacon's probably in his room right now. He has to be in bed by nine P.M., and he knows that, but I don't doubt that without me being present he'll try to stay up." Indicating some bills on the counter, he continued, "there's some money for a pizza. The number to call is on the refrigerator. Dinner should be at six." 

"Oh, and my … eldest son, Ted." If it was even possible, his tone became more snide. "He should be back in an hour or two. Don't let him bother you at all -- if he gets too annoying, just let me know when I get back later in the evening, and I'll deal with him." 

You barely got out an "uh, okay, thanks" before Mr. Logan was yelling for Deacon. 

He was maybe around twelve, you guessed. It was obvious that he was reluctant to come downstairs, but did so after a look from his father. You smiled at him, but he didn't return it; you didn't really mind. He was at that awkward age, after all. And if your instincts were correct, an overbearing father could inflict a number on any kid. 

It wasn't that you weren't familiar with strict parents -- but it was near-impossible to get entirely used to them. Being in charge of their children meant that you had to be extra careful. You couldn't trust a young kid to not tell on you if you were a little lenient when it came to bedtimes, and you couldn't trust an older kid to not try and put the fact that you were more easy-going than their parents to the test. 

Still, once Mr. Logan had left, you immediately relaxed. 

And so did Deacon, by the looks of it, because suddenly his tense demeanor all but disappeared. 

It was almost frightening how abruptly he turned his attention from his father's car pulling down the driveway to you. 

"You ever watched RoboCop?" 

He asked, with a certain bluntness only preteen boys were capable of. 

"No, I haven't." Encouragingly, you smiled again. "What's that?" 

"I have the tape," and already he was turning away, "gimmie a sec." 

You had the sneaking suspicion that his father didn't have the same enthusiasm for science fiction movies.

And you were right; even during the movie he spoke up now and then to tell you stuff about the characters or the plot. About how "RoboCop could probably take down an entire army by himself". You thought it was kind of spooky how the titular protagonist was a reanimated guy forced to follow cyborg programming to uphold "justice" in an already-corrupt city, disregarding any humanity he once had. 

… Or something like that. Deacon just found the guy "badass". 

By the time that you'd nearly reached the ending of the movie, you were invested. 

But not too invested to not look up when the front door opened, and thus you made eye contact with probably the prettiest guy you'd seen in a while. 

He froze midway through his path to the stairs. 

For a moment, both of you just looked at each other. He looked familiar. 

Oh, yeah, you'd seen him at school a couple times. Passed by him in the hallways or in the cafeteria, maybe. You hadn't really noticed him before, but maybe that was because you hadn't gotten a good look at him. Like now. 

And then Deacon took notice, coughing in an awfully non-subtle way into his fist, and you realized that maybe you shouldn't stare like a creep. 

"Uh, you must be Ted, right?" You laughed semi-awkwardly. "Hi. I'm just gonna be babysitting Deacon until your dad gets home." 

Hopefully you remembered his name correctly. From the way his father had said it, you had expected him to be some flavor of delinquent -- piercings, leather jacket, all that stuff that an uptight man like Mr. Logan would disprove of. A high school dropout who was bumming around in his dad's basement without a source of stable income. 

That couldn't be further from the truth; the Ted you were seeing now was a slightly gangly, floppy-haired boy your age who was looking at you like he'd seen an angel. 

It took him a moment, but he nodded vigorously in response to your question. 

"Yes. Yeah. I'm -- that's me." Ted glanced away, finally breaking away your gaze. "Um. What's your name? I - … I don't think we've been introduced before, dude." Even from your position on the couch, you could pick out spots of rose pink on his cheeks. Even as he focused determinedly on the ground. 

You couldn't help but be hopelessly endeared, so you gave him your name. 

He gently repeated it once, as if trying out how it felt on his tongue. "Oh. Radical." 

There was another brief moment, in which the movie still playing on the boxy television faded into the background. Then, his eyes were back on yours; they were a warm brown, you noticed. 

Apparently, Deacon had enough of his older brother interrupting his sacred movie, because he spoke up again, breaking the silence. "Ted, don't you have stuff to do?" 

You wanted to reprimand Deacon for his less-than-polite tone, but didn't have the chance, because Ted responded first.

"Oh." Seemingly snapping back to reality, he glanced away. "Yeah. Sorry 'bout that." 

Before you could tell him that you were going to order food later, he'd bounded up the stairs, taking them two at a time. You heard the far-off shutting of a door; and then a little later, muffled music that had a lot of distorted electric guitar and drums. 

Deacon scoffed to himself, but settled further into the couch cushions. 

You didn't see Ted again that night. He didn't even come downstairs to snatch a slice of pepperoni pizza, and just remained in his room. Maybe he didn't want to bother his little brother anymore, you thought, trying your hardest not to feel disappointed; even if you'd barely had any sort of conversation with him, there was something … Something very magnetic. 

Mr. Logan was back at around eleven, and by that time you were seated by the television once more. Alone, because you'd miraculously managed to get Deacon to go to bed. 

"I'm guessing everything went fine," remarked Mr. Logan, taking off his cap. You were beginning to get used to his clipped tone, and shut off the terrible sitcom you'd been killing time with. 

"Yeah, I left the change for the food on the counter." 

He pulled out his wallet, counting out crisp bills. 

"Did Ted give you any trouble?" 

Taking the money, you made sure it was the correct amount -- why'd you even bother, a man like Mr. Logan must've been specific about everything. "No, not at all. He barely said anything to me, actually." 

He only gave you a noncommittal hum in response to that, not even looking in your direction as he headed for the counter; probably to make sure you weren't stealing any of the change. "Well, good night." 

It wasn't a thank you -- not even close, but you'd take it. You'd been paid, after all.  "Good night." 

Ted's face upon seeing you still was fresh in your mind as you made your way home. And during the next several days that passed. It wasn't surprising, really. Nobody had ever looked at you like that; nobody had ever looked in awe of you on sight. At least, not anybody that had really caught your attention. 

Eventually, Mr. Logan called again. Apparently he had another work thing to do -- not that you were listening closely when he mentioned it. Your heart jumped at another opportunity to see Ted; it was a little embarrassing, really. You weren't some boy-crazed lunatic, pining after a guy you barely knew. 

Well, pining was a strong word. But you did pay extra attention when walking around at school, trying to catch a glimpse of him on your way to your classes. 

(You didn't.) 

This time, your pulse picked up when you walked up to the house. You even hesitated before you rang the doorbell again. But when you did, you heard some general commotion from within the house before Deacon answered the door, looking a little annoyed. 

"Hi," he said, "Dad's getting ready or whatever." 

He stepped aside to let you in. "I thought Ted was gonna answer the door. But he ran off as soon as he heard the doorbell." Sighing, he flopped down on the couch. "Lazy ass." 

As if on cue, Mr. Logan entered the living room, fixing his hat. You idly wondered if he wore it to hide the fact that he basically lacked all of his hair except for on the sides and back. 

"Deacon, watch your language." 

"Sorry." Even though his voice was muffled into the cushions, he didn't sound apologetic in the slightest. 

Mr. Logan turned his attention to you. "You don't need a refresher on anything, right." It sounded more like an order than a question, but you chose to look past it. At least he had offered to jog your memory if needed. The bare minimum was nice sometimes. 

"Yeah, I'll be fine." 

He gave you a curt nod. It wasn't until you heard the garage door shutting behind his car that Deacon sat bolt upright, suddenly energized. 

You looked at him expectantly. 

"Let's watch Ghostbusters," he declared. "Dad thinks it's stupid." 

And so, with little fanfare, you were basically doing the same thing as last time. But instead of dystopia, the setting was mildly less disturbing this time. And the main protagonists were human and likable. No offense to cyborg cops, but he didn't offer much in the way of personality -- so nobody could blame you. 

You were sure you'd seen this movie before, but the memory was vague enough that most of the events were new to you. However, even though you were focused on watching the film, there was something else on the back of your mind. An underlying antsiness; and you had a good idea why. 

Said antsiness was confirmed when, about half an hour into the movie, you heard footsteps coming down the stairs. It took all of your willpower not to look, but you knew who it was. 

It was only until he breached your peripheral vision that you allowed yourself to smile. 

"Hey, Ted." 

Today, he was wearing all loose clothes -- a baggy tee shirt with BLACK SABBATH printed on it in slightly distorted purple font, and what looked like sleep shorts. All in all, it made him look very soft. Like he was planning to do nothing but lay in bed for the entire day. Even his hair was kind of mussed up, a curl or two (or three) sticking out from the rest. 

He returned your smile tenfold with a near-blinding grin. "Hey." 

Deacon, unlike you, didn't have to hide anything. 

"Are you just gonna stand there and stare at the babysitter?" 

Delightfully, Ted flushed, hand flying up to fiddle with his hair. "Uh. No. I was just wondering if I could -- " he hesitated, before continuing, "if I could watch the movie too, y'know. I think Ghostbusters is a totally exceptional example of cinema." You didn't catch the way Deacon narrowed his eyes at his older brother. 

"Okay. Just don't interrupt too much." 

" 'Course." 

You were mildly startled when Ted sat down in the middle of you and Deacon -- you'd expected him to sit on the other side, but apparently that wasn't the case. The younger Logan let out an audible sigh and scooted further away. 

True to his word, Ted didn't speak up for the majority of the movie. But you were aware of his presence in a way that was almost comparable; since you were mere inches apart. He didn't sit still, and adjusted his position every so often, but you had the feeling that was the norm since Deacon didn't mention it. 

However, it seemed by the near-ending Ted reached his limit on not making at least one comment. 

"Dude. I forgot how impressive the special effects are," he mused in his best attempt at a hushed tone. "Must've taken them ages to do this stuff." 

"Yeah," you agreed, glancing over, "it's pretty cool. Slimer really gives me the creeps." 

Ted opened his mouth to respond, but shut up when a loud "shhh!" came from Deacon's general direction. 

For a moment, you and him just looked at each other. Then, not able to stifle it in time, you snorted; he lapsed into a fit of giggles, and as a result of that so did you. It wasn't really your fault -- his laugh was very contagious, even muffled like this. 

Somehow, you managed to get through the rest of the movie without much more incident. Even if your heart lurched every time Ted's arm or leg accidentally brushed up against yours with the way he was fidgeting. 

By the time it was over, it was around six, and so you called to order a pizza. Ted didn't retreat back upstairs, much to Deacon's disappointment, and pretty much hovered around you as you all waited for dinner to arrive. Not in a weird way, not at all -- he just resembled a puppy trying to get attention, really. 

"What'd you think of the movie?" He asked, just after you'd gotten off the phone with the pizza place. 

"It was pretty good," you hummed, putting down the receiver. "A couple moments were slow, but overall I enjoyed it. What's not to like about some guys capturing ghosts and defeating otherworldly entities?" 

"An excellent way to phrase it," grinned Ted, "and I agree most wholeheartedly. The ghost-buster dudes are impossible not to root for." 

You chatted a little more about it with him; his way of talking was a bit unique, but somehow you found it just as attractive as everything else. Sadly, your conversation was cut short by the doorbell. As soon as you'd taken a single step in the direction of the door -- 

" -- I'll get that!" declared Ted, with an enthusiasm that was a little frightening, already moving to grab the pizza. 

"Hey, wait, there's money on the counter!" 

"... Oh." 

Backtracking, he grabbed the cash and resumed his course to the door, covering the distance with long strides. 

It wasn't long before the food was gone; and you unceremoniously stuffed the ripped-apart cardboard box into the recycling bin like last time, hoping Mr. Logan wouldn't take issue with how you'd basically just jammed it in. After Deacon had wolfed down maybe three slices, he'd disappeared somewhere. Probably to his room -- you  reminded him to be in bed in time, lest Mr. Logan stop letting you babysit, and he'd only replied with a dull "okay". 

You were practically alone with Ted now. 

"So, uh." He broke the silence as soon as you returned to the living room. "... Wanna go upstairs? There's not much to do down here 'sides watching more movies." 

"I don't see why not," you said without thinking. 

For a second, he looked caught off-guard just as much as you were, (seriously, what) but recovered quickly. "Cool. C'mon, dude." 

Beaming, he motioned to you, and you were helpless to do anything but follow. 

His room was a bit messy, but you would've found it strange if it wasn't. Posters were all over the walls, Metallica and Van Halen and other assorted bands and movies. In the corner was a shelf filled to the brim with various memorabilia; action figures, guitar picks, markers and books that looked kind of dusty. His laundry bin was overflowing a little, but at least it was confined to another corner. Everything was just so Ted and that was probably the best way to describe it. 

He made his way over to the window, opening it just a crack. "Let's just keep the window open so we can hear Dad pulling in the driveway. His car is super loud -- I think he'd go ballistic if you were hanging out with me." 

You knew he was right, but it still struck a minor chord on your heartstrings -- which you attempted to move past as fast as possible. "Oh, yeah. Good thinking." 

At your compliment, he was all smiles again. 

You felt yourself melt a little, and sat on the bed before your knees gave out or something. 

Before long, you were both sprawled out on the carpet playing a serious game of Uno. For a guy who you were learning wasn't the sharpest crayon in the box, he was pretty good at making you question your own abilities; either that or he was just extremely, ridiculously lucky. He did have an awful poker face, after all. 

He snickered every time he drew a plus four or plus two card, and blanched whenever he didn't have a playable card. Which was cute, but also pretty advantageous for you. 

After a frustratingly long time of going back and forth; of him denying you every single time you dared call Uno, you finally won. 

"Dude!" Ted exclaimed, throwing down his hand as if deeply and truly offended, but you could see that he was grinning again. "That was totally 'cause I let my guard down." 

"I don't know," you teased, "or maybe it was because of my great and unbeatable card-game skills." 

He hung his head in mock-shame. "You're right. I suck." 

You were conflicted between bullying him a little more or comforting him to lessen the blow of your victory, but before you could decide, you both heard the tell-tale sound of tires crunching on the pavement and the whir of the garage door opening. Ted scrambled over to the window, peeking through the small opening he'd left earlier. 

"He's back," he announced, turning back to face you. 

"Okay," you said, getting to your feet and making sure you hadn't dropped anything. "See you later, Ted." 

" 'Bye!" He called after you.

Thankfully, you managed to make it down to the living room, jump onto the couch, and fumble for the remote just in time to turn on the television a good minute before Mr. Logan entered. During that brief time, you felt strangely like you were a spy, a double-agent -- that if you were caught fraternizing with the enemy, you'd be given grave consequences. 

It was hilarious, you had to admit. 

Mr. Logan didn't ask you about Ted this time, just cutting right to the chase and taking out his wallet.

"Is the change on the counter again?" 

"Yeah," you answered, giving him a "thanks" as he handed you a couple bills. You marveled again at how clean they were -- it almost felt criminal to stuff them in your pocket, but what else could you do? 

Once more, Mr. Logan turned away, going for the counter. "Good night." If he was as disinterested as he sounded, it was no wonder why he didn't try to make small talk with you at all. And you were grateful for it; you were sure that it'd just be awkward and nothing else. You rushed a little to leave. 

But just as your hand turned the doorknob, you were stopped in your tracks by a shout. 

"Wait!" 

Apparently, you and Mr. Logan were both equally shocked, because he also whipped around mid-action. 

In Ted's hasty descent down the stairs, he nearly tripped over himself, but regained what little composure he'd been holding onto, and jogged over to you. Either he didn't notice his father standing there, looking utterly baffled; or he just didn't care. In his hands he was holding a cassette tape. 

He held it out to you, still catching his breath. The color in his cheeks could be attributed to his rush downstairs, but you had a sneaking suspicion that wasn't entirely the case. "Here. Sorry. I was gonna give it to you earlier," bashfulness showed clearly in his expression, "but I forgot." 

It was only a second before you realized that you'd have to exit the situation to avoid any questions from his father -- whose eyes were darting between the two of you in an extremely worrying manner. So you took it from him, even whilst having absolutely no idea what it was. 

"Thanks." 

And with that, you were out the door. 

--

The second you got home, you got a good look at the tape. 

On the outside, written in an untidy scrawl in black Sharpie, was your answer. It was a mixtape. How much time had he spent making this for you? Your mind conjured up an image of him sitting by the record player you'd seen in his room, painstakingly selecting his favorite songs to record. 

Flipping it over, you realized there was a scrap of paper taped to it -- a note. 

You hardly had to think about the question hastily written on it with a bright pink marker, with little stars doodled around the edges. 

It was the only thing that was running through your mind for the rest of the night. They were agonizing, the few days that passed before you finally received a call from Mr. Logan again. It was probably the only time ever that you were glad to hear his voice. 

Deacon was a little disappointed when you told him to wait a minute to watch Raiders of the Lost Ark.

"Don't start loudly making out or anything," he said, sulking as you quickly ascended the stairs. You wanted to scold him for the sake of preserving your own dignity, but you had more pressing matters to focus on at the moment.

"So," Ted began sheepishly, after you entered his room. "You got my note, right?" 

"I listened to the tape, too," you answered near-breathlessly. "Yes. I'd love to spend more time with you, Ted." You smiled broadly. "You're really sweet, you know that?" 

He went bright red in response. 

And then ducked behind his bangs. 

It took him a little while to speak, but you were patient. 

" … thanks, dude. I'm really glad," he finally murmured. "I spent ages making that tape, but it wasn't until I was gonna give it to you that I realized that. Like. Just hanging out like this wasn't gonna be enough. At all."

Right now, the main emotion your brain was registering was giddiness. 

"I'm really glad, too."

#ted logan x reader #ted logan x you #ted logan imagine #ted logan imagines #keanu reeves x reader #keanu reeves x you #bill and ted imagine

[cosmicstarlatte]

Customer Service (Obey Me!)

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They try contacting customer service. 🤷‍♂️

»Characters: Demon Bros

»Tags: Certified Shitpost™️, Pathetic Lucifer is my favorite Lucifer

»Notes: It's been a while since I've done a shitpost bulleted fic so ♡reblogs♡ are appreciated. I've had this wip since March apparently? 💀

Lucifer:

A hand on his hip and the phone in the other

This man means business

"Don't talk to me, I'm trying to keep my level of anger"

Held onto his anger for two hours waiting for the next agent

The annoying hold music only fueled him

Tried to be reasonable with the agent when he got patched through

But they were new

"Look, just get me your manager."

Waited another half hour for them

The problem got fixed rather quickly actually

smirked in satisfaction...Lucifer always wins.

If only he noticed the two stuck pages in the manual, he would've not wasted his morning

Mammon:

If he wasn't broke he would've paid someone else to make the call

Waited for an hour but it felt like eternity

"Yeah ain't there a satisfaction guarantee on this anyway!? The customers always right!"

Tried to get a replacement for his earbuds

And a refund while he was at it

Scammy? What?? Nooo....

"They fell in the wash! It's not my fault! Did I get insurance? Who has the money for that?"

Him and the agent went back and forth for a while

The agent finally caved and promised to replace the earbuds

"Finally! Ya better send 'em quick! -click-"

...

He realized he never gave the agent his address & had to start the process all over again

Levi:

Lol

Tried online chat but his specific issue needed a real agent because...of course it would

Tried to pay one of his brothers to make the call for him

They rather stab themselves or wage war against Diavolo than call customer service

Took anxiety medication before trying to call

Waited three hours on hold but played something soothing in the meantime

helloooo ruri and friends crossing

He stopped when he heard the hold music stop

"Hello thank you for calling Akuz-"

click

"It's not that important."

Satan:

This is how a pro does it.jpg

Drank his little coffee and ate his fresh little pastry

See, he set an alarm to call customer service right when they open their lines

Had the number typed and ready to go with a press

BEEPBEEPBEEPBEEP

Finally!

-dialing tone-

"Hello. Your wait time is 2 hours and-"

...

...

...

Slammed his phone on the floor and it broke

Went to go fight the company in person

His issue got fixed

The company had to tighten their security after this incident

Asmo:

Is that one lucky demon that happens to get patched through quickly

He was having problems with his devilgram account verification

Just as he started speaking about his issue the agent freaked out

Turns out they were a huge fan and could automatically tell it was the REAL™️ Asmo speaking

The issue got fixed and Asmo stayed talking with the agent because they sounded really cute

One thing led to another and...it went from a customer service hotline to a phone sex one real quick

This always happens when he calls customer service akskjfksls

Beel:

Collected all the snacks he had

Even cooked an entire feast

He needed everything he could get before making the dreaded call

After an hour of waiting (and barely any snacks left) he finally got to an agent!

It was a pleasant experience for both sides

Beel is getting sent replacements for his shoes plus a discount voucher for his next purchase

güd boi™️ as usual

Belphie:

Almost fell asleep while waiting

The music soothed him, they had classical music playing

He's not really sure how long he waited if he's being honest

When he finally got to the agent he sounded so weak the agent was concerned

"Mm? No I'm always like ...losing... consciousness ...it's normal...zzz..."

The agent was still so concerned they sent someone to the HOL to check on him

Beel ended up making the call for him

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#HIS OWN DADDY put me on this earth to bless everyone with pathetic lucifer AMEN #shitpostcifer #obey me #obey me headcanons #obey me shitpost #obey me crack #obey me humor #obey me lucifer #obey me mammon #obey me leviathan #obey me satan #obey me asmodeus #obey me beelzebub #obey me belphegor #obey me imagines #obey me scenarios #◇˖・ﾟ— › cosmic obey me . ⊹

[forbidding-souda]

hi! i was wondering if you could do korekiyo, rantaro and kokichi with their s/o being the ultimate librarian? but with librarian being more of a broad term, like they also know all about books (specifically classical literature?)

its okie if not! bye!! :D

Korekiyo Shinguuji and Rantarou Amami with their S/O being the SHSL librarian

my greatest apologies that I didn't include Ouma, which is something I like never do, but he is so complicated to write for me since I'm just barely starting to write DR again and I have to study him again so give me a second (all of you)

But ooooooo you guys missed me so baddd

No promises that i'll post more but I'll put in minimal effort and not just none. ^ Like with Ouma. Sorry.

-Mod Souda

Shinguuji Korekiyo

❤ Beautiful and certainly perfect. He was the one that noticed you first. He knew you from school. He would visit your library, checking out many books and though he knew all of the information within them, seeing you was worth it—the only thing he cared about learning was you.

❤ He saw you reading in the time between people coming up to your little info desk. When he went to check up yet another book, he looked over the desk and saw you reading Aristotle. His heartbeat quickened and he felt a smile form from under his mask.

❤ ^ He made a small reference to the book and you instantly let out an 'oh!' and leaned forward.

"You read that stuff, don't you?" You smiled. "You look like the type." "I study history." Matching your body language he put his books on the counter, letting his hands rest at the front. He noticed how your eyes light up. "Ah, we are rather similar. That's amazing, thank you for entertaining me today, it's been getting rather boring here." He doesn't respond and instead fidgets, picking up one of his books once more. "I'm finished with this book," his eyebrows lift as if he wants you to be impressed, "Have you read it? It's one of my favorites?" When you peer at it, you read the title: "The Blind Owl" by Sadegh Hedayat and it is in the original language. You nod and tried not to seem as impressed as you were: "Well, you might be my favorite customer." And then he started tapping his fingers until your eyes went to somebody behind him. Your voice quickly turned into customer service. "Well," you look up at him, "You can put that book in the drop-box over there thank you very much."

❤ He learned that you are the one that decorates and organizes the interior. The building itself is dark wood so you did everything you could to make the bookshelves and the tables match the brown shade.

❤ The first time you saw him in a romantic sense was when he was helping you with decorating for Valentine's Day. It was a bit funny when he tried to put Freud on the front display.

❤ "NO."

❤ The Sunday morning that you two started decorating for it had peaceful weather. It put you in a positive mood, which ended up being contagious. You were grinning as you hang up ribbons and strings with plastic hearts on the walls. When you moved to the bookshelves, you saw him browsing for the display and you realized you had never seen him in between these shelves before. He is beautiful, mystical when concentrating: you watch his eyes glance up and down.

❤ ^ From where you usually sit in the front, you only get rare glimpses of him when he reads, and the time you get to see him are only when he checks things out. For this Valentines Day, your gift is seeing him in his natural state: how he looks when he thinks nobody is looking.

❤ But when he looks up at you, your stomach drops. You are frozen, not looking away and forcing yourself to be brave and hold the eye contact.

❤ "Look at you," he said.

❤ And after that day, he started inviting you to go out to historical exhibits with him as dates. He showed you all the artifacts he adored and constantly looked over to see if you were listening. You never stopped paying attention, and you looked at him with such admiration that he almost stuttered.

❤ The next time he walked into your library he saw photographs of the artifacts. They are near the history and culture section, and the old-style coloring of the portraits match the aesthetic of the place. He adored you more than anything. He found somebody who perfectly admires his interests.

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Rantarou Amami

"Intelligence is admirable," you say while looking out the classroom's window, "I like anybody who is willing to read and learn." Amami listens intensely. "When I travel, there are so many people who are willing to tell their stories... that's when I learn the most." You smirk, "Are you trying to impress me?" When you look back, you see the casual smile on his face. "How so? But would you say that you are impressed?" To hide your smirk, you put your chin in your palm and look out the window again. "Try again next time."

❤ When you two started dating you'd hand him books that have small print as well as complicated sentences, sometimes with the big books you'll obnoxiously drop it on his desk.

❤ "Do you want me to write a book report?"

❤ You hum, "ooh." And after clapping your hands together, you give him sarcastic puppy eyes, "I'll give you a kiss if you do!"

❤ "Okay," he chuckles at you, "I'll consider."

❤ ^ The words made him hesitate a bit. He has always been patient with romance. He liked you for your random bursts of excitement with it came to book. Of course, with the SHSL Librarian it should be expected, but still, he had never seen somebody as passionate of history and knowledge as you.

❤ He wasn't desiring immediate romance or short-lived love, and you didn't even go into his house until around 5 months into dating.

❤ Though, he always read what you gave him (and esp the things you let him borrow) but sometimes it would take at least a week since you would purposely give him some complex texts just for your own amusement. With humor, he really would write a book report sometimes.

❤ The main thing you love about him is how he takes your interest seriously. He doesn't brush you off or half-ass it. He holds your love for books at the top of his list.

❤ If you ask him if he likes the book then he will give an honest review but focus on the positive parts.

❤ And sometimes... he will give you book suggestions. Which you read in half a day and he's like ??? bro.

❤ ^ Then you info dump about the author's life and their process with writing the book LOL.

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[littleststarfighter]

You don't have to answer this at all, just wanted to give some perspective/info from someone who's been doing illustration commissions for about 15 years: in my opinion, it's always better to work backwards from an hourly rate rather than doing value-based pricing.

When working with private individuals as clients, US$30-50/hr is pretty standard for custom freelance stuff depending on experience, but since you're new to commissions I'd recommend offering a discount for the first few slots (both to get things moving, and also to give yourself lower-stakes "training" until you get used to the process—sometimes your workflow will change in ways you didn't expect under the conditions).

Personally, I prefer to offer a fixed quote based on my hourly rate, because that gets any kind of sticker shock out of the way. I estimate the amount of time it'll take me, add ~10% as a buffer, and apply my hourly rate. The fixed quote also gives me a little freedom not to stress out if it's taking more or less time than anticipated; I just make a note for my next quote and adjust accordingly.

The hourly rate might seem high to you, as it often does to people who are used to more traditional salary structures. But keep in mind that as a freelancer, you're also your own admin support: you don't bill for time spent emailing, researching, invoicing, etc. Tax can also get a bit complicated if you start doing a lot of freelance work.

My own base (non-commercial) rate is US$60/hr, because I've been doing this for a very long time. Frankly, the reason I have a lot of long-term repeat clients who pay my rate is because I communicate well and deliver on time. I set out a timeline up front with scheduled check-ins at various stages, and then I stick to that timeline no matter what. As someone who's also hired many freelance artists in the past, I know that reliability will win over genius every single time.

Speaking of timelines, ALWAYS be specific about the number and scope of revisions you offer. Depending on the project, I might phrase it as "2 rounds of revisions, with up to 1 hour of work per round" or similar. I bill anything beyond that scope at a higher hourly rate, usually about US$90/hr, billed by the half-hour. This also gives you leverage to say "Sure, I can add a whole new character and completely change the background; that will take about X hours which will put us into hourly billing territory at X rate." Either they'll back down or you'll be well compensated for the trouble, and most importantly (from a client services perspective) you've not told them no, you've given them options and reminded them what they've already agreed to.

In terms of payment plans, I normally require 50% up front (non-refundable) and 50% on final delivery. Since you haven't yet built up a rep as a commission artist, I recommend a lower up-front rate (maybe 20-30%). I do strongly advise getting SOMETHING up front to lock clients in and make sure they can't completely ditch if something happens. Plus, refusing to pay a small deposit is a major red flag.

I offer a 5% discount for complete payment up front, because it's honestly worth that 5% just to not have to deal with chasing people down and sending invoice reminders and whatnot.

I'm sorry to hear you've been going through such a tough time, and I hope this was helpful and not too overwhelming; it's just stuff I wish someone had told me when I was first starting out, and I think it's important for working artists to share info about business practices. I wasn't strict about a lot of things back then (like number of revisions), and it always ended up coming back to bite me. It might seem counter-intuitive, but I promise that thinking through and setting a lot of rules/boundaries up front will save you a lot of stress and trouble in the end.

I seriously want to thank you for this. It's incredibly informative not just for me but I'm sure other start out artists too. You've gone over things that I'd have no idea to do, thank you.

I'm certainly looking into how to pay tax as being in the UK I've never had to work that out before as we have it done for us in most jobs. So that would have been something I'd have forgotten about and it's not something you want to miss. I definitely have to time myself working as I don't know how long I take as I've never thought about that either. I just know I'm slow. It's interesting to see what you'd charge hourly as I see a lot of fan commissions having a low fixed rate depending on what you offer.  So definitely have to look whether to offer that or like you suggest a more freelance rate of pay. I'll admit US$30-50/hr made me gasp but that's because I'm used to working for UK minimum wage (roughly $13 a hr) so that seems a lot to me. Gives me something to think about. Though I worry about pricing people out to begin with what with being quite slow and a nobody. And yes! Never forget about getting a deposit. I learnt that the bad way decades ago when I did try to do a commission and was never paid. That's what made me nervous to even begin as I can be a pushover. So need to be more strict in what I can offer and of course revise too.

Seriously thank you this is so helpful. Like you say there's so much people don't share about getting into freelance and commission work. Getting that step up, even if it's me doing it, is something I've no idea how to even start on. I get people saying why aren't you working in art? But my answer is always 'how?' It's something no one's told me about. How to sell yourself and your work. Even commission work confused me. So please don't worry this is beyond helpful and I'm very grateful for you taking your time to help me. It's been a very rough few months but I'm trying to stay positive. This may help me while I find work. Much love, Lucy 💖

[aro-culture-is]

Aro culture is being asked about your life goals on your job application and just wondering what you even put there because like, it wouldn't be relevant at all to the description and I don't want to just. Work at this place for the rest of my life. So like. What do I even put?

genuine answer:

look at it from the POV of the employer and not your actual life

for example, for someone working in customer service, they might be looking for personality traits and goals that involve you not leaving within the time period they consider their "investment" in training you to have not yet been fully paid off. Most "inexperienced" jobs are looking for a minimum of a month, but most likely they'd really prefer 3 months + a possibility you'll return if the job is seasonal (ie, a summer job to pay for college), or 6 months to a year in any other type of position. Add more time if you are part-time.

so, for example, say you're in schooling of some sort: you'll want to emphasize that you're looking to make money to help pay for schooling expenses while working towards getting a degree. If your degree is in anything but fine arts, you probably can list it; if it's in fine arts and not relevant to the job - rip my dude, lie and evade. you're still deciding, you're taking gen eds at the moment and like [these courses], anything. the idea is to show that you want a job and hours for a reason that shows you have drive/motivation. fine arts, despite being absolutely grueling degrees that absolutely fucking require more work imho as an engineering major than most majors, are just super devalued by a lot of folks.

if you're in a non-schooling period of life: try to lay out something that shows you're a motivated, practical, or in some way capitalistically "valuable" type of person. do not force yourself to be totally truthful. say whatever will get u the job that u can bullshit. "I'm looking to pay the bills" is probably not the best - spin it so that you show some sort of hobbies, volunteer work, community work, anything that teaches on personality. just do what u gotta to sound like you have something you do other than work and sleep, most of the time they just wanna get a read on you having passion and some sorta drive for something. probs don't mention caregiving for elderly or children though - some hiring managers are trained to look at that as a detriment, since it means you could more easily be called away for emergencies/urgent situations.

there's a lot of advice about like. using the direct words from the job description in these things, but imho i'd be careful. it can get u through automated computer checks, but a real person is probs gonna be like "cool but like. who tf are you." try to think about what/who will see it

some specific examples: "I plan to graduate with a degree in engineering and work in providing industrial solutions." / "I want to be able to spend time working with local gardening groups to make a community garden." / "I hope to further my skills in sewing so that I can make and mend my own clothing."

again: show passion, dedication, and knowledge/skills when possible. if you can find something relating to the position, that's usually best, but... sometimes you just gotta show that you're not reading off "10 best interview answers" and that you're a real person who cares about something. whatever it is, be prepared to get some basic questions/comments like, "Your application says you have an interest in gardening - can you tell me about that?" and respond with 2-3 sentences at a layman level. ie, "I've always enjoyed hands-on work, and it's always wonderful to see my plants thrive from seed to fruiting. I grow tomatoes, and my wife and I can our own tomato sauce each year. I'm hoping to grow peppers next year so we can make our own salsa." I've bolded things that would tell an employer things I think they'd like to hear - you like hands on work, you reliably do a fairly hands-on task without it being a requirement, and you have plans for improvement.

Genuine note though: I'm 23 and currently a barista at a local-ish coffee chain, due to dropping out of engineering as a result of developing a disabling chronic illness. Your mileage may vary; try to think "If someone had trained me to be the most discriminatory, law-avoiding asshole I could be while hiring someone, what is the best and worst I could read from this?". Don't disclose specifics on your personal life around children, elderly parents/grandparents that live with you, plans for future children, disabilities, anti-capitalist leanings, or any political opinions that don't specifically align with the company's expressed home-page level values. Like, if you had to click a button off of their front page on their website to find "we value diversity", try to not to say "I sell queer merchandise" as much as "I run a small online store in my spare time, with merchandise like pins and stickers."

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[orchidrene]

Who adores you right now? (romantically)

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Pile 1

The person who adores you has major water placements. A very promising individual. Also very dangerous when they have to be. I'm getting them being a Pisces sun or Cancer rising. Whoever it is, I feel like their eyes speak louder than their personality does, they might have really sparkly and watery eyes, the type of eyes that you just can't resist. They might have a very bright smile too. I'm getting sunshine energy from them. They might be someone who roasts others. I'm getting them being the moodmaker too, I'm getting cancer moon energy from them as well. Why do I feel like you might like them too or atleast they feel like you do 💀😭. They probably have a deeper voice doesn't matter if they're a guy or a girl. This might have been a person that you had a falling out with too though, I'm literally getting the korean drama 'descendants of the sun' kind of relationship dynamic here. "I hope it's not something that passes by with the wind." Your person might like roses. Damn, I just realized that I said 'your person' they might be like "sorry I'm y/n's" while joking around with their friends of the same gender 💀. I'm getting very fruity acting straight friends here LMAO. They create scenarios about you before going to sleep (I'm not getting anything 18+ though.) They might call you a piece of art. I'm getting you met them wearing a dress, it's very specific but I'm getting white cottagecore Aurora dresses (take what resonates, leave the rest.) They feel like you have a duality and you seem to have a very cute puppy/bunny like energy at times which conflicts your usually resting bitch face which is really intriguing. I'm getting for some of you, they saw you running and started liking you because of how good you looked while running. I'm getting some of these admirers seeing you with long hair at some point. Crabs and moon might be significant. I'm getting the vision of night skies on a beach. This person might think that your voice is seductive, you might make 18+ jokes with an innocent looking face and a really sweet tone. I feel like this person's love language is acts of service. You might have very unpredictable sides that really intrigue your person. 'For you' by CBX is what their feelings for you are going to be like. "You left me behind because you forgot about me, until you remember I'm going to wait for you. My love, look at me, do you still love me? Look at my eyes and tell me, a heart full of love can't be hidden. Don't ever forget the truth that I was there for you, don't erase my heart that could do anything for you." At some point, you're going to fall apart, not because of a fight or anything but because you are busy, they will be hurt because of you as they are simply just waiting for you. I got 'always' by Yoon Mirae as your feelings for them. "When I see you, everything stops, I don’t know since when, one day, you came to me like a dream, you shook up my heart, I knew that it was destiny." I feel like you'll be in each others' life again though.

Pile 2

A very patient person, might have a calmer aura. I feel like they don't come from a very financially stable family though. They might have trouble moving on from the past too. It's really scary when they express their anger though. Definitely someone who's been betrayed in the past, I'm getting them trusting easily while still being afraid of getting hurt. They seem to have difficulty starting over, mostly because people might push them around. They're a very relationship oriented person, they care a lot about having good relationships that they can rely on. They just want someone to return the same amount of energy and effort that they give away to others. They might have a colder aura too though, I think it's because of the past heartbreaks maybe. I'm specifically getting Elsa from Frozen. Blue might be their favourite colour. They might still be very contemplative regardless of their giving nature, I'm getting them trying to carefully monitor and control their own actions. They'll have to be really persistent and resilient if they want to end up with you, that's what they think. They might have leo or taurus placements and you might have water or air placements. 'Future' by Red velvet played when I shuffled. "You are my future, future, all the time, I want to go through the hard times and hold your hand,you are my sunshinе, sunshine, sunshine, all the day, show mе, like the sun that turns the night and makes another morning." 'Another day' by Monday Kiz and Punch played when I shuffled to find out which drama storyline/plot/personalities, etc. Might be reflected in your relationship. You might have a sad personality or might be going through a sad phase, this person is going to support you at a time like that (you might be crying over your ex but not be able to show vulnerability outside, this person will still understand how you feel and take care of you.) I got 'this love' by Davichi when I drew their feelings towards you "For me, only times that are colored by you, are passing by, I love you, I thank you, for holding me so warmly, I can live because of this love." This is how your person is going to feel towards you. At some point you might push them away and they might not be able to take care of you even when you're hurt or sick. I got 'done for me' by Punch when I shuffled for your feelings towards them. "Please leave from my memories, take away all your memories, erase it all, even your longing, so even if you miss me, so you won’t miss me, let me forget all our moments, even the smallest traces, let me erase all the memories you left behind, let me hope that none of the memories remain, I can’t get any closer to you, I’m so afraid of these feelings, so take away all of your memories, erase it all, done for me, I have no choice but to leave, no choice but to go far away, please forgive me, I hope we can meet again some day." Damn, I'm not sure why you're so afraid but I don't see you both getting together anytime soon after this seperation. You might've been drawn to pile 1 as well.

Pile 3

They might have prominent cancer placements. This person might give really good advice. They might have trouble with accepting change. I feel like there was recently a revelation that hurt them a lot. Their family might be going through a financial crisis right now. They might not have a good relationship with their family as well. They might want to make a move towards but have trouble initiating it right now. They're scary when they're angry. I think that they like mint chocolate ice cream. They might have fox like facial features. I feel like they're more on the extroverted side. They are very cute and have a very youthful appearance. I'm getting campus crush vibes from them. They have a lot to offer so they try to get closer to other people and love them but those people being the ungrateful people that they are put them off as 'too much' or 'try hard.' You might talk to them casually and actually make them feel seen, heard and understood which is why they adore you so much. One more hint: they might've lost a lot of weight since the last few months and it's very obvious. For some reason I feel like you're not quite ready to date anyone yet though and even if you are, the outside forces might affect this relationship negatively, like it's not in either of yours control. You are going to be confused because of your own thoughts and emotions. Other people or outside forces (might be something from the past) might cloud your mental clarity or action. You might end up following what the crowd says regardless of your feelings. You're going to lack vision and going to be there like "it's going to end someday anyways." I feel like at some point you're going to be very content with yourself and for you money might be important when dating someone so you will block your own relationship with this person. The new beginning between the both of you is going to be blocked for quite some time, you guys might also be stuck in the talking stage for quite a while. You both might have 1st house sun synastry, I'm getting the connection between the both of you bringing in a lot of creativity and confidence into each other. The relationship might make you question your self worth. Even when the relationship ends, you'll always think of each other because the passion never really dies💀. I'm getting there being some kind of physical distance, maybe even though you live near each other, you meet only once three months or so. Might be a long distance relationship too though. You might be skilled when it comes to being romantic but your follow through is very week. You might be overconfident and take them for granted in the beginning or something. They will always see you as the one that got away, you might've had 12th house synastry (I'm getting moon) but I feel like you're going to be the one who's going to regret the situation more, they tried to very loving towards you, while you treated them like crap, they were still patient with you. I feel like you might chase them for a really long time after your seperation and they're going to reject you because of how bad things got between the both of you. You might've met/dated them under a water moon (pisces, cancer, scorpio.) Your person might like cars too.

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[blog-name-idk]

Everything Falls (Into Place) | 06

*Banner by the incredible @bangtansmauyeondan

Pairing: OT7 x Fem Reader

Genre: College!AU, Roommate!AU, Fluff, Humor, Smut

Summary: Your new roommates are unbearably nice and unbearably hot. Good thing you're an adult who is fully capable of platonic friendships with the opposite sex, right?

Word Count: 2638

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You Tae! Are you working today?

Taehyung smiled when he checked his phone during a lull between customers. It hadn't been too long since you'd moved in, but it was already clear that you would fit in with everyone just fine. He himself had always had a good impression of you, even before you had moved into the house. At first you had been just another face among hundreds of sleep-deprived college students desperate for a caffeine boost, but he had quickly begun looking forward to your visits. You were never without a ready smile and kind word or joke, and it didn't hurt that you always left a nice tip.

Taehyung I'll be here until 5, do I get to see your pretty face today?

You Of course! I've got an hour between classes and I need my daily dose of caffeine.

Taehyung What about your daily dose of Tae? :(

You I thought that was a given <3

Hah! And Jimin thought he was the best at flirting. Your bold declaration that first night at the house had had the inadvertent effect of actually making the two of them more comfortable with seeking out your attention.

Taehyung could be as cuddly and clingy as his needy little heart desired without any worry of misleading intentions, and you were happy to indulge him. It was really nice, actually - because he wasn't necessarily trying to impress or woo you, he felt a lot more comfortable just being himself. Besides, it wasn't as if he singled you out, specifically. He was very open with physical affection with all of his housemates and was just as likely to latch onto Jimin or Jungkook as he was to you.

Though he did have to admit there was something very pleasing about how soft and small your body felt against his, and the way the fruity scent of your shampoo would tickle his nose. It just wasn't common for them to be able to casually cuddle with girls outside of a relationship. Not because they didn't want to, but because, well, most tended to think that it indicated more. Or wanted it to indicate more.

Taehyung found himself perking up every time the door opened, then deflating a little when it wasn't you. He smiled painfully through several poorly veiled attempts to get his number, sighing in relief each time he was able to abandon the counter to make a drink. He usually didn't mind engaging or playing along - it was a customer service job, after all, and he was definitely not above using his looks for tips - but it was getting difficult to be patient when he was looking forward to spending his break with you.

"Well hello there, would you happen to be on the menu?"

He winced and turned to see who he was going to have to deal with this time, only to immediately smile in delight to see you at the counter, snickering at your terrible pick up line.

"Hmm, my boss is thinking about starting a secret menu," he quipped, fluttering his lashes at you as ridiculously as possible.

"I'm happy to be a taste tester," you responded, giving him the most obnoxious leer he had ever seen, then blatantly eyeing him up and down. The two of you stared at each other for a moment before bursting into giggles.

"I'll get an iced americano," you said more seriously, though your amusement was betrayed by the twitch of your lips. You paid and went to find a table, and soon he came to join you with your americano and a hot chocolate for himself.

"Tae, I cannot believe you make coffee this good when you don't even drink any," you groaned, taking a long, appreciative slurp from your straw. He grinned at the praise, dropping into the seat next to you. You raised an eyebrow. "Aren't you going to get in trouble for slacking, or something?"

"Nah, I'm taking my break now," he assured you, before dropping his chin on your shoulder to look at your screen. You were wearing a citrusy perfume today, one that reminded him of the little tangerines Yoongi was so partial to. "What are you working on?"

"Well this time I'm working on a project for my Number Theory course," you explained, writing something down in a notebook.

"Aren't you a Linguistics major?" Taehyung asked, blinking at the complete gibberish on your computer screen.

"Double major," you explained, and he hummed in response, giving up on trying to decipher the Lovecraftian runes on display. He pouted in disappointment when you closed your laptop and turned to face him, forcing his head off your shoulder.

"This can wait though, if you're wasting your precious break with me," you said with a bright smile, running your fingers through his hair in consolation. He closed his eyes and leaned into your touch, not caring when you laughed and told him he was acting like a puppy.

"What the heck? This is favoritism!"

The two of you looked up at the complaint to see Hoseok standing at the table, hands on his hips in mock jealousy, and Taehyung smirked at his hyung.

"Well Hobi, Tae here makes me amazing coffee. All you've given me so far is a hike across campus," you teased, adding insult to injury by raking your fingernails across Taehyung's scalp. Fuck, that was nice. He couldn't prevent the small whine that escaped his throat as he melted bonelessly into you.

"[Y/n]! I didn't know you were so cruel," his hyung cried in exaggerated despair and you laughed, releasing Taehyung despite his protests.

"I'm just kidding, you know I could never say no to sunshine Hobi," you assured, reaching for him. Then you froze, looking over his shoulder.

"Actually, let's take a rain check, I don't feel like being murdered today."

Taehyung and Hobi followed your line of sight to see that eyes from all over the cafe were glaring daggers at you. Apparently monopolizing the attentions of two of the most eligible bachelors on campus was enough to endanger your life, because the expressions you were receiving were nothing short of murderous.

What you didn't seem to realize was that a couple of those looks were actually directed at Taehyung, not you. Which was endearingly typical. The most surprising thing about you was the fact that you didn't seem to believe that there was even the possibility that any of the guys might feel any attraction to you.

"Er, I think I'm actually going to head out," you said apologetically, beginning to put your things away. "Sorry Tae, you're great and all, but it's not worth getting curb stomped by stilettos."

"Noooo," he whined, pulling you closer, and you squirmed in his grip. Why did you have to leave him just because some girls (and guys) were jealous?

"Are you trying to get me killed? Hobi, save me!" You cried, and the older boy laughed, pulling a pouting Taehyung off of you.

"I'll come with you," he said, helping you to your feet. "You might need a protection detail."

You laughed as he pretended to speak on a bluetooth and peer around as if he was a secret agent, and Taehyung's pout deepened. Now Hobi got to hang out with you while his own time was cut short? This wasn't fair! He flashed his best, most devastating puppy dog eyes on you.

"Tae, be a good boy and I'll give you a real head rub at home," you said in exasperated fondness, and he immediately perked up and beamed.

"I am a good boy," he insisted, making Hobi snort while you giggled. Mollified, he obediently let you and Hobi leave, then headed back to work.

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"Ah, that boy," said Hoseok as you left the cafe, shaking his head at how much his younger brother clung to you. A part of him worried at how he had gotten attached so hard, so quickly.

"I think it's cute," you said with a fond grin, and he found himself smiling back. It was clear you held just as much affection for Tae as he did for you, and that was enough to allay his unease.

You were wearing that pretty yellow dress again, the one you had worn when you brought his English homework all those weeks ago "on your way to class." Hoseok had since discovered that all of your lectures were on the complete opposite of campus. When he tried to apologize, you had just laughed and said you needed the exercise.

"Wait, you never got to order any coffee!" You suddenly cried in dismay, making him smile again. So considerate.

"I don't mind! I like spending time with you." He watched in amusement as a faint pink dusted your cheeks. You could flirt and banter outrageously with Tae and Jimin without batting an eye, yet all it took was a passing comment he didn't think much of to fluster you. It was as if you were surprised that he would feel that way.

"Well here, you can share with me," you insisted, recovering quickly while the two of you meandered your way through the campus quad. Spotting an empty bench on the lawn, Hobi made a beeline for it, and you followed dutifully. When the two of you plopped down onto the bench, you held your drink out expectantly.

"Are you sure?" He asked, trying not to stare longingly at the enticing offering. "I'm fine, really."

You rolled your eyes, clearly unconvinced, and shoved the plastic cup further toward his face.

"Hobi, we already share a bathroom. A coffee is nothing." At that he laughed and acquiesced, taking a long, grateful sip out of the straw. Oh man, he had really needed that.

The two of you continued with idle conversation as you passed the cup back and forth, and he couldn't stop himself from admiring the way your eyes sparkled when you laughed, or how the wind ruffled your hair.

"Oh my god, a dance showcase? When?? Are tickets on sale already? How much are they?"

As soon as he had brought the subject up, you pulled out your phone to put the event in your calendar. It was flattering, especially with how you were bouncing up and down cutely in excitement.

"I'll get you a ticket," he promised, and you rewarded him with a beaming smile. "If you keep making those cookies," he added, and you laughed.

"Careful, if you keep eating them they might have to roll you on stage," you teased, poking his decidedly flat stomach.

"Well, I could probably stand to be a little more cuddly," he mused, well aware that his lanky, skinny build lacked the muscle of Jungkook or the compact litheness of Jimin's body. He wasn't normally self-conscious, but sometimes it was hard to feel confident next to all his amazing roommates.

"Hm, I don't know, I think you're already perfect the way you are," you stated plainly, with such honesty that he found himself blushing. Unsure of how to respond or what to do about the giddy feeling expanding in his chest, he settled for burying you in a bear hug until you complained you couldn't breathe.

~~~~~~~~~~

"[Y/n], I'm so sorry, my professor sprung a last minute group project on us and I can't make it today," Taehyung apologized over the phone, and you pouted. Mina wasn't particularly interested in fine art, and you had been excited to finally get to go to the local art museum with a friend rather than flying solo.

"No worries, it happens," you said with a sigh, knowing that he probably felt guilty enough already.

"Oh, I know! You should see if Namjoon is free! He actually likes contemporary art even more than I do."

"Huh, alright I will. Good luck with your project!"

After hanging up, you made your way to Namjoon's room and knocked timidly on the door. There was no reply, and you frowned in confusion. You were pretty sure he was home, you tended to wake up before him and hadn't seen him leave the house. The door was slightly cracked, which in this household usually meant "come in if you need to," so you peeked inside. You were greeted by Namjoon's broad back, and he was absorbed with something on his computer. A pair of headphones over his ears explained why he hadn't heard you. You made your way inside and poked him in the shoulder.

"Eep!" he squeaked, yanking off his headphones and turning to face you. You looked curiously at his computer screen, then to the setup on his desk, which seemed to include a MIDI keyboard, a microphone, and some other gadgets you didn't recognize but looked music production-y.

"Do you make beats?" you asked in surprise, not really expecting this from responsible, nerdy Namjoon. He flushed a little bit, nodding shyly.

"It's just a hobby, I'm nowhere near as good as Yoongi-hyung or anything," he admitted with a shrug, clearly self-conscious.

"Yoongi produces music too? Wait, I guess that does make sense since he's a music major," you mused, marveling at the new discoveries about your housemates. "This looks so cool! Could you show me what you're working on?"

"Uh, sure," he stammered, handing you his headphones. "It's not done or anything, this is just one part," he added self-consciously as you popped them on.

"Hey, even if it's just like a single bagpipe note or something I'll probably still be impressed," you told him truthfully. You had no idea how anything worked, so even having all of these devices hooked up to whatever program he was using was enough to impress you. Then he pressed play, and you forgot everything else.

"Slow rap, slow jams, slow rain, everything slow."

Fuck, was this Namjoon? Your lips parted a little in shock as his voice washed over you. It was pitched low and husky, with a wistful quality that squeezed your heart. With the headphones over your ears, it was like he was whispering directly to you. You had never heard his voice like this, and it had the unfortunate effect of making you imagine other situations in which you might hear this intimate tone. The song ended and you just stood there in silence for a moment, trying to formulate a coherent thought.

"So… what did you think?" he asked nervously, and you jumped, realizing how close you'd been standing due to the length of the headphone cord. You hastily pulled them off and took a step backwards, hoping he couldn't tell how flustered you were.

"I… that was… just wow," was all you managed, internally wincing at how breathless you sounded. You took a moment to come up with an intelligible sentence. "I loved it. Will you send this to me when you're done?"

Namjoon beamed at your praise, and you cursed him for being so fucking cute. He hadn't even given you a chance to recover from that husky croon, and now he was using his dimples?

"Definitely! Oh yeah, why did you come here anyway? Did you need something?" Oh thank god, a subject change.

"I came to ask if you wanted to go to the art museum today! There's a new exhibit I've been dying to check out."

Wait, maybe this was a bad idea. You were already feeling a little hot and bothered and now you were inviting him to hang out one-on-one? No, it would be fine. You had been caught off guard, that was all. You just needed to get used to this new discovery, like you had gotten used to everyone's physical beauty.

"Sure, that sounds fun. I'll meet you downstairs in fifteen minutes?"

Those dimples attacked you again, and you swallowed hard. Yep, everything was totally fine.

~~~~~

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[milfgyuu]

Hey doll! I saw you tagged for more asks like the Seventeen working at Walmart (which I LOVED btw!) and I've come to deliver! I'm at a Casino hotel overnight with The Bestie™️ and we're down at the pool! So...how about SVT working at a public pool??? 😅😅😅

bc there are so many mf's in this group i hope you don't mind me expanding a little into a hotel/water park resort.

choi seungcheol life guard i have no other reasoning behind this other than i want to see him in the cute red swim trunks ok. drowning myself in the deep end so he can give me the kiss of life. he's probably working the wave pool and like actually has to rescue people every time the big wave hits.

jeonghan is the barrtenderrrr *t-pain voice* and he has to wear that cute little formal fancy bartender fit (u know the one) and he is a prof mixologist like he's making you shit that is not even on the menu and it is amazing.

joshua works at the tiki bar in the water park so he's whipping up daiquiris and other frozen delights all day long and gets to enjoy the sunshine. humor me and picture that pretty golden glow and long sandy blonde hair okay i have a specific vision.

junhui is also a lifeguard but specifically for one of the big water slides - it's so shallow that he usually sits there are just watches all day making sure everyone is safe but witnesses hella ass crack when people try to exit the slide. so he's kind of just a glorified water monitor and buttcrack patrol.

hoshi delivers room service and knows all the hot gossip because holy shit he just left room 212 and the married guy who was just here last week was in there with a completely different woman today. besties with the entire housekeeping staff.

wonwoo is also a lifeguard (shhh there is a lot of water ok) but specifically for the lazy river so he just wades around all-day from one shady spot to the next making sure kids aren't blocking up tube-traffic. He does think it's really fun to walk against the current and considers it his workout for the day.

woozi is singing in the resort lounge like zack and cody's mom but he is getting hella hoes. tip jar on the piano is full of room #'s and key cards. he's like ahaha i'm flattered but no thanks but has given in once or twice after a little convincing from jeonghan.

minghao concierge bro he can get you into ANYWHERE because he doesn't take no for an answer. exclusive restaurant with a waitlist a mile long? reservations at 8pm with a complimentary bottle of wine, baby.

mingyu is so a cabana boy. he's got warm towels, he's got drinks, he's got a shrimp cocktail to deliver, and he's got a creepy cougar to escape from bc she won't stop making passes at him and now he's hiding in the laundry room which leaves...

boo seungkwan, the other cabana boy who is always annoyed and cursing under his breath but can turn his customer service face and voice on and off like a switch. will drag mingyu out of hiding by his hair when he notices it getting too busy.

vernon works at the resort guest check-in and has his speech so automated in his head that if someone interrupts him he loses all train of thought and has to start over. calls the bell boy just for funsies when he is bored which really pisses...

chan the bellboy off because he just ran his ass all the way across the resort thinking he was actually needed but it's just vernon fucking around with an empty lobby. fills those carts to the brim like Tetris and refuses to ask for help bc his pride says he can move all 800lbs of luggage himself.

seokmin i’m so sorry i forgot u baby it’s bc he is so busy working that resort valet parking the NIOCE cars. running around in his lil polo looking all fine and handsome like tip the man bc he uses it on his expensive cologne you can still smell when you get in ur car.

#svt #svt shitposts

[ur-boyfiend]

our specific prompt list no. 2 ; (link) create something based on a song that makes you feel like going on a date

People Watching by Conan Gray // jeongchan w/ a side of changlix

this has been ROTTING in my drafts hnshdsdhdsh,,, i ended up cutting out a chunk at the end which might see the light of day as a part two if it's lucky

wc; 3.2k

jeongin yawns as he waits for customers, it's been a slow morning and he was up late last night working on an assignment for one of his classes.

he jolts slightly when he feels a tap on his shoulder and turns to see felix, who wordlessly hands him a coffee and nudges him out from behind the counter. jeongin smiles gratefully, opting to sit at the counter so he can still talk to felix.

he takes a sip of the coffee and immediately feels better, though he's not sure if that's just some kinda placebo. either way he's grateful for the boost as he takes another drink.

"so," felix starts, turning to look at jeongin, "what's kicking your ass this time?"

jeongin rolls his eyes "it's my chem professor again, i checked my assignment like three times before i submitted it and he still sent it back because it needs 'more work', but he won't tell me what the hell he wants me to do!"

felix snorts slightly, he'd been in the same class before, "that professor just hates everyone. don't take it to heart."

"i'm not taking it to heart, but i am about to take it to the dean."

"honestly? go for it. i'm sure there's plenty of students who'd be willing to back up your story, myself included."

jeongin laughs, "thanks for the support."

"that's what friends are for," felix answers, grinning at jeongin as he ruffles the younger boy's hair.

jeongin swats felix's hand away, but before he can complain about it the bell over the door sounds, alerting the pair to a customer.

felix turns and puts on his best customer service smile, which is easy for him since he's basically sunshine in human form. jeongin envies his ability to not look like he'd rather die than work another shift as he takes a longer than necessary drink of the coffee he'd been neglecting.

jeongin can't actually see the person ordering because of the way the café is set up, all he can see is a mess of curly blond hair. he finishes his coffee off and ducks behind the counter again, chucking the now empty cup into the bin and glancing at the ticket felix hands him.

he makes the iced latte quickly, before handing it back to felix, who sets it on the counter under the 'order pickup' sign.

"latte for chan!"

jeongin glances up out of habit when he hears felix's voice, but his eyes catch on the person who walks up to the counter. he smiles, revealing dimples, and jeongin swears he can feel his heart stop for a second before it starts beating twice as fast.

trying to hide the blush he can feel taking over his cheeks, he turns and pretends to tidy the setup behind the counter. it's not entirely an act, neither he nor felix is particularly neat, but because of how few customers they've had it's not nearly as messy as usual, and jeongin finishes up quickly.

he exhales slightly when he hears the bell above the door sound again and looks up, only to be met with a smirking felix.

"what?" he can feel the blush returning, but tries to ignore it. felix, however, does no such thing.

"oooh innie's got a cruuuush-" he squishes jeongin's cheeks, quickly being swatted away again.

"no i don't."

"mhm, tell that to yourself after looking in the mirror for a sec."

jeongin rolls his eyes, "how would i even have a crush on him? we didn't talk and i barely saw his face."

"and yet you look like a tomato?"

"hush."

felix laughs, but returns to where he'd been idling near the register, switching the topic back to their classes.

this time felix is the one yawning during another painfully slow shift a few days later. jeongin makes a coffee for the blond as well as one for himself, since his chemistry professor is still out for blood.

"so, what's your excuse?" he asks felix, raising his eyebrows.

felix yawns again, taking a gulp of coffee before he answers, "movie marathon with jisung."

"jeez, at least i had a good reason for almost falling asleep on shift."

"i wasn't even scheduled to be on shift today! but hyunjin called in sick and i kinda need the overtime pay right now."

jeongin frowns, "did something happen?"

felix tries to smile at him, but it's paper-thin. "one of my sisters got sick, it's nothing that bad," he adds quickly, seeing the worry on jeongin's face, "but i wanted to help since my parents are both super stressed about it, and i don't need the money nearly as urgently as they do."

jeongin nods, "that's fair," then after a moment of consideration, "wanna go for lunch after shift?"

felix laughs slightly, "is that you trying to make me feel better?"

"yes, and me trying to make sure you actually eat something, if you pass out again i will cry."

felix scratches the back of his neck sheepishly, last time he'd been particularly stressed he'd barely slept and had forgotten to eat, and the combination ended with him passing out. jeongin had a breakdown when he heard, and felix promised to not let it happen again.

felix finishes his coffee and tosses the cup in the trash, then turns back to jeongin, "where do you wanna go?"

jeongin shrugs, "i don't care, wherever works."

once again they're interrupted by the door, felix's mood shifting when he notices who it is. jeongin follows felix's actions and recognizes the person felix had teased him about before. he groans internally, knowing felix won't let this chance to annoy him go to waste.

as jeongin waits for felix to take the order, he notices the two chatting, seemingly close. jeongin walks up behind felix and gently smacks him on the back of the head.

felix jumps slightly and turns to glare at jeongin, who just glares back.

eventually felix rolls his eyes and turns away, and jeongin snorts quietly, "i win."

felix just sticks the order ticket to jeongin's forehead, "good job dumbass, now do your actual job."

jeongin pulls the ticket off his face, "i could say the same to you, mr social butterfly."

felix tries to smack jeongin but the younger quickly ducks out of the way and moves further out of range as he starts working on the ticket. it's the same as before, and jeongin finishes the drink just quickly as he had the first time.

before he can turn and give the drink to felix, he's being pushed towards the order pickup area. he rolls his eyes but knows that he won't win this one and doesn't feel like inconveniencing someone just because felix is being petty.

he sets the coffee on the counter and glances at the name, even though he still remembers.

"latte for chan?"

the person in the corner looks up when his name is called, putting his phone in his pocket as he walks to the counter.

jeongin smiles at chan as he picks up his drink, "have a nice day!"

chan smiles back, "you too."

this time felix doesn't tease jeongin immediately, but jeongin can tell that the blond is watching him closely, and that he won't just let it go.

jeongin turns to felix, pointing at him when he opens his mouth, "no, nope, not right now, you can mock me at lunch."

felix grins, and jeongin gets the gut feeling that he's made a mistake.

chan's visits have become regular, sometimes he comes alone, sometimes he comes with friends. jeongin has noticed how felix stares at one of the people chan comes in with often, another student named changbin, and teases him for it anytime he's being teased about how he acts around chan.

because of them being on even terrain with teasing, there's an uneasy truce between the two. jisung had tried to tease both of them at least once, but as soon as minho was mentioned he quickly shut up again.

it's another slow shift, jeongin is convinced that felix invites chan to the café whenever it's slow since the two have become friends, so he's not surprised when he sees chan walk in, changbin close behind.

chan says something to changbin that jeongin doesn't catch, but the shorter turns red and punches him in the shoulder, which just makes chan laugh loudly.

jeongin is acutely aware of how his heart stutters when he hears chan's laugh.

as he's taking the pair's order, felix comes out of the breakroom, immediately blushing when he sees changbin.

he's more dressed up than usual because one of the people he dances with is planning to drag him to some art gallery after his shift. when he told jeongin the younger just snorted and gave him a pat on the shoulder, wishing him good luck.

jeongin notices that chabgbin turns the same red he had when chan was teasing him before, and makes a mental note of it.

jeongin turns to felix and sticks the order ticket to his forehead, getting flipped off before felix removes the paper.

neither one of them really needs the ticket since the pair's order is the same as always, but they enjoy annoying each other and sticking order tickets onto each other's hair or clothes is an easy way to do that.

unsurprisingly, felix starts changbin's drink, so jeongin starts on chan's, handing it to felix when it's done. felix sets the drinks on the counter, not needing to actually call out their names since they're the only two customers, but he does anyway.

"order for chan and changbin!"

out of the corner of his eye jeongin notices two things, one, that felix is holding a pastry bag with changbin's drink, and two, that chan basically shoves changbin towards the counter from their table.

changbin takes the drinks and the bag, he and felix both being almost painfully shy as they interact. jeongin rolls his eyes, but doesn't actually say anything.

when changbin gets back to the table and sets chan's drink down he smacks his friend on the back of the head, which chan ignores in favor of zeroing in on the bag changbin is holding.

jeongin can't actually tell what they're saying, but from how red changbin's face is turning, and how much chan is laughing, he has a pretty good idea of their conversation.

when he looks back at felix, he sees the blond hiding his face behind his hands. jeongin snorts, always ready to make fun of his friend.

"so, what dumb thing did you do this time."

felix mumbles something, but his face is still hidden and jeongin can't actually hear what he's saying.

"you what now-"

felix looks up, redder than jeongin's ever seen him, "iwrotemynumberonthebag-"

they're both silent for a second before jeongin starts laughing, and felix returns to hiding his face in his hands.

rainy days are always busy in the small café, and the regular two person shift jeongin and felix work turns into a three person shift when felix desperately texts jisung to come help.

all three of them are working as fast as possible, but they're still barely keeping up. when chan and changbin come in and see the chaos, they both just sit at the counter and chat instead of adding to the trio's workload.

all three baristas are anxious, and all three have their own way of dealing with it. jisung is rapping something under his breath, jeongin is singing quietly, and felix is dancing around as he works.

when there's finally a lull in the flood of customers, they all sigh in relief.

jisung snorts, leaning against the counter, "we should start a band."

jeongin flicks him on the side of the head, "yeah that'd definitely work out, it's not like we all have a metric fuckton of other things happening or something."

jisung puffs out his cheeks, looking more like a squirrel than ever, and felix laughs. "is it possible to agree with both of you?"

jeongin shrugs, "yeah probably."

"okay then i agree with both of you."

jeongin glances behind felix to chan and changbin, "what do y'all think?"

the two had been talking about something else but break it off to look at jeongin when he addresses them.

chan tilts his head, "think about what?"

jisung grins, "we should start a band!"

chan and changbin both light up when the topic of music is mentioned, felix and jeongin glancing at each other warily. they already know how excitable jisung is about music, and hope just a little bit that neither of the other two get too invested in the topic, but those hopes are quickly shattered when they all start talking faster and faster.

jeongin turns to look at felix, "are they having a conversation or a rap battle right now?"

the aussie laughs, shrugging his shoulders in response.

the next time chan visits he's alone, which neither felix nor jeongin were expecting. he'd been coming in with changbin almost every time he'd been at the café recently, and jeongin can see the worry on felix's face as he gets out his phone.

jeongin figures he's texting changbin and takes his place behind the register. chan's order is the same as always, and their interaction is almost scripted at this point.

so, when jeongin hands chan his drink and chan gives him a lopsided grin in return, asking for his number, the younger boy stops functioning for a second.

chan laughs, but not mockingly, jeongin thinks it sounds almost affectionate. jeongin blushes fiercely, and tries to hide his face.

"give me your phone and i'll add it."

chan nods and hands jeongin his phone, who adds his number, but leaves the contact name blank.

"you can put whatever," he explains when chan looks confused.

he doesn't expect for chan to label his contact "cute barista 🩷", and he turns the same color as the heart at the end.

felix comes up to the pair and makes a shooing motion at chan, "get lost, you're distracting the workers."

jeongin rolls his eyes, "says the one who was on his phone for like ten minutes."

felix pauses for a moment before shrugging, "yeah fair enough."

"i do have to leave though, before changbin kills me." chan gives jeongin another lopsided grin and waves, jeongin just barely remembering to wave back.

felix raises an eyebrow when jeongin comes onto shift, seemingly walking on air.

"what's got you so bright today?"

jeongin grins widely, "chan asked me out!"

felix makes a noise somewhere between a laugh and a scoff, "took him long enough."

jeongin tilts his head at the blond, not sure what he means.

felix sighs, "don't tell chan i told you this, but according to binnie he's been talking about you almost since his first visit here."

jeongin blinks several times before turning bright red, prompting felix to laugh loudly, getting a punch in the shoulder in return.

"well, hopefully today's shift goes quickly, you should leave a few minutes early, i'll cover for you."

jeongin shakes his head slightly, "no, it's fine."

"it wasn't a question, dummy."

jeongin rolls his eyes, but doesn't object further.

the two work quickly, using their freetime to talk about this and that. after some prodding, felix admits that he and changbin have a date planned for later that week, blushing fiercely as he does.

jeongin annoys him about it for a bit, but eventually topics shift again. their shift takes just as long as usual, but since nothing out of the ordinary happens, and he's at an all-time high, it feels like it only takes minutes to jeongin.

five minutes before he's supposed to clock out, felix nudges him towards the breakroom, "get your bag n stuff, i told jisung to come in early so i can fix up your hair."

jeongin rolls his eyes slightly, but doesn't object. he steps into the breakroom just as jisung walks in, he initially looks less than happy about clocking in early, but his face lights up when ne notices jeongin.

"baby bread has a dAAaaaAAAaaAAate," he singsongs, and jeongin blushes again.

jisung and felix quickly swap places, jeongin dropping onto one of the chairs in the room to let felix do whatever he's planning for his hair.

felix works impressively quick, humming in satisfaction after only a few minutes. when jeongin reaches up to feel his hair, his fingers brush across a braid, done tightly to the side of his head.

this time it's jisung's turn to stick his head through the doorway, "chan's here is jeongin ready."

felix gives a thumbs-up, shoving jeongin towards the front of the café. jeongin feels his breath catch when he sees chan, and he gets the strong urge to run his fingers through the older's hair.

felix and jisung share a knowing look, and jisung tells jeongin to "go get your mans."

jeongin smacks the back of jisung's head in return, but steps out from behind the counter anyway, giving a middle finger when felix wolf whistles.

chan laughs at the trio, affection floating behind his eyes, and offers jeongin his hand , "ready?"

jeongin takes his hand with a smile, pausing for a moment to appreciate chan's dimples, "ready."

jeongin looks up at the sound of the bell over the door, smiling when he sees chan and changbin walk in. felix also looks in the direction of the door, lighting up when he sees his boyfriend. jeongin rolls his eyes affectionately, but he's in the same situation, so he knows he has no room to talk.

by the time the two have gotten up to the counter jeongin already has their order in, but makes sure to confirm it with them in case they want something other than the usual.

felix hums as he works, and jeongin can practically see the hearts in changbin's eyes. he makes chan's drink as felix makes changbin's, the two taking their usual seats at the counter, the baristas leaning on the counter as they talk.

"y'know," felix starts, "it's getting close to christmas."

jeongin grimaces, which makes chan laugh.

felix just rolls his eyes, "ok mr. scrooge."

changbin laughs at his boyfriend's attitude, standing up slightly to give felix a quick kiss when the freckled boy pouts at him.

"we should do something christmas break," chan suggests, the other three nodding in agreement.

"do what though?" changbin is the one to ask, and gets no immediate response.

"i was gonna go home for christmas, i haven't seen my family in a while and my sister's been on-again off-again sick for a couple months now," felix is the first to give an answer, and chan hums in agreement.

"i haven't seen my family in a while either, i wouldn't mind going home for a bit."

changbin and jeongin glance at eachother, each appreciating how their boyfriends light up when talking about australia.

"well, i guess i'll be working some serious overtime before break starts," jeongin laughs, changbin nodding.

"me too."

the aussies turn to them, looking confused, and jeongin laughs quietly.

changbin offers a short, "plane tickets," in explanation, jeongin tilting his head in the older's direction as agreement.

"you're not getting rid of us that easily."

the aussies laugh, and chan ruffles jeongin's hair, "wouldn't dream of it."

#boyfiend writes #you're a real queue-tie #stray kids #skz #stray kids fanfic #skz fanfic #stray kids ff #skz ff #jeongchan #changlix #bang chan #seo changbin #lee felix #yang jeongin

[celestriakle]

Hi! I found your at from a zine modding advice compilation doc. I am planning to make a zine, but I have no experience modding. I was wondering if I could get your advice on how to make realistic/fulfillable plans as a newbie?

Hi there! I'm in a zine mod advice doc? 0: I had no idea, could you send me a link? I'm curious!

So, I ran my zine solo and it was my first time running any sort of project like this. It was saddlestitched 30-40 pages (I don't remember exactly; this was several years ago) and we did merch: an enamel pin, a sticker sheet, a die-cut sticker, and two holographic prints. In the end, we made enough money to cover our costs and pay out $6 (approximately) to each contributor, but did not raise enough money to offer complimentary copies of the physical zine/merch. I was aiming to have enough for complimentary copies, which is why I'd call the project a semi-success.

This got long! But here's pretty much all the advice I got:

Know your audience. Is it a fandom zine? How big is the fandom? Original content zines will struggle more to gain interest. How big is YOUR platform, specifically? As lead, the onus is on you to get the word out at the start to attract contributors and potential buyers. Try to gauge how many copies you might sell from this. Lean conservative on your estimate and base your plan on that. (This is where interest checks come in!)

Pick your vendors. Familiarize yourself with the terminology they use. Compare and contrast prices and services using the sales estimate you devised in the last step. How long does shipping take? What is the policy if products come out defective? There are always going to be some defective products when producing en masse. Check reviews. Have you bought zines yourself? Contact the creators of zines you like and ask them which vendors they're using for their assorted products. (I had a great experience with mixam.) Don't forget to look into acquiring packaging and shipping costs (domestic and international)!

Decide how you're going to sell the zine. Kickstarter's great if you're using a vendor that has a set MOQ (minimum order quantity) or if you want to guarantee to be able to provide a certain level of compensation for your contributors, but it also takes a fee and means that, if you don't get enough orders, you have to start the campaign all over again. Bigcartel has more flexibility in terms of sales windows and such, but it's difficult to customize like kickstarter. Also, if you're using bigcartel and don't sell enough, you're on the hook for either refunding or fulfilling all the preorders you do get. You'll also need a stripe and paypal business account.

Make a budget. So you have an estimate of how many you think you'll sell. You know how much your vendors cost. You've accounted for your incidentals (kickstarter fee, packaging, gas to get to the post office, etc). Refer to other zines for what typical prices for your products are and set your prices based on that. (Analyzing what other zines are doing is generally a good idea.) What's the absolute minimum number of sales you need to cover costs? (Fewer orders usually increases production cost.) How many sales do you need to make to compensate your contributors? What will you do if there's excess money? What if it's not enough to split it among your contributors evenly? ($40 is a lot for one person, but it's basically nothing split 30 ways.) Are you going to make stretch goals?

Make a timeline. Interest check, contributor apps, concept submissions (you'll want to know what people are doing before they start working), periodic WIP checks to make sure everyone's on task (there will always be a few people who need to drop out), preorder period, manufacture time, shipping timeline. People will want to know what to expect, especially contributors. Ensure the contributors have plenty of time to work, since, chances are, they're effectively donating their time and effort. Keep in mind major holidays and school schedules; people will need more time if those are happening. Give yourself plenty of pillow space for unforseen issues, so you can stick to this timeline as much as possible throughout the process.

Have the full plan written out for your contributors before they arrive. Be clear and concise. Timeline, expectations in terms of content and behavior, instructions, how you're going to fulfill the zine, expected compensation. Not everyone knows how to prepare an image for print, so include that in your instructions. You're gonna want a discord for this. I also used google forms to manage check-ins and other such things.

Be involved, and COMMUNICATE. Talk to your contributors outside of check-ins. You're their hypeman! Hype them up! Make sure your passion's there for all to see! Nothing, and I mean nothing, kills a project faster than a disinterested/aloof leader. You'll also want to communicate any issues to contributors and buyers asap. It's not embarrassing; people will be patient (mostly) as long as they have communication. Silence is upsetting.

Consider marketing. I've written this as if you're going solo, but these next few bullets is why people usually run zines as a team. Once the contributor team is assembled, that's when you need to hit the bricks. There's a lot of waiting time and you need to gain a potential audience and keep them interested. Marketing is a weak point of mine, so I don't have much advice, but it's critical for the success of a zine. Contributors can advertise a little, but the bulk of that's on you. You'll want an account dedicated to the zine, I can say that much.

Is graphic design your passion? Even if a contributor is designing the cover, what will be on the inner page? The back cover? Do you have any writers contributing fic? That will need formatting. (Do you know how many words fit on a page? It's different depending on the size of the book.) You'll need to make some sort of credits page, or will you put credit information on the same page as each contribution? Quality graphic design can make or break marketing attempts.

Double check your contributors' work. There are going to make mistakes. Most people aren't used to preparing things for print. Having room for bleed (edges of an image that may be cut off during the printing process, or hidden when bound into a book) was a particular issue in my zine. Even if all this is written in your instructions, you'll get files with not enough bleed room, or in RBG (files must be in CMYK for print), or in too low a resolution (300 dpi minimum). Any issues need to be caught, corrected, and all the files compiled for submission to the printer.

Don't forget postage. I mentioned this briefly earlier, but don't forget to account for packaging and shipping in your budget and time. Things like pins can make a slim package too thick and change the postage class. You'll need room in your house to hold the product. You'll want to pack things to ensure nothing's dented or bent. I highly recommend against having a shipping mod, unless it's someone you know and trust very much. I've seen too many projects fall apart because a shipping mod ghosted or stole all the materials or similar issues.

Have a backup plan. What will you do if you only get five people wanting to be contributors? What if you don't sell enough to cover your costs? What if you get bad product? What if you don't hit the MOQ of your chosen vendor, or if they announce a spontaneous price change before you get your order in? Have answers!

Be confident. If you're not used to leadership, it can be weird to have everyone looking to you, but if you've prepared, then there's no reason to be nervous. The people you work with will respond to your energy, so put out those good vibes.

I enjoyed making my zine very much, but also, it was still very much work! I discovered I hate marketing and graphic design, and love the technical bits of arranging the vendors and budgeting and handling the materials. I probably wouldn't go solo again, but I'm glad I did it at least once because it taught me the ins and outs of every aspect. A lot of people, for their first zine, do digital only because, needless to say, physical product is complicated!

If you made it this far, congratulations. xD It felt nice laying out everything I learned; I hope it's just as useful for you to read.

Feel free to ask if you have any further questions!

#zine #fanzine #zine advice #fandom zine #zine creation #zine tips

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Part 3 - Chapter 16 - I-Island: Exploring The Expo

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And we're back continuing our journey on I-Island! :D We've got a bunch of friend fluff coming your way this update so I hope you enjoy! ^________^ Editing took a bit more time than usual because I had some parts I still had to flesh out. Didn't help that I had a really long week at work last week. On top of that I also caught a cold, but I managed to survive!

Alright, enough complaining. Let's get to the chapter!

Reminder that it isn't just Izuku who came to I-Island in BC. We've got Hitoshi, Shouto, and Mei tagging along under Present Mic and Hound Dog's supervision. All Might is here too but currently with David Shield.

Linktree to all the things!    

End notes for the chapter are under the line.

All the friend bonding! :D Izuku's friends really like to tease him and Melissa got to meet some peeps from Class A. No Kirishima though. :/ I could have brought him as well with the working the expo thing but I wouldn't think he would want to leave Bakugou behind by himself. Especially since the rest of the Bakusquad did go to I-Island. You're probably wondering how it's going to go down without Bakugou or Kirishima, but I'll just tell you throw canon out the window for this one. :P I've got a plan and I think you'll like it. I do anyway.

Sh-sh-shout out to cooper and Baltimoresurvivor for their help with outfit suggestions! (really thank you, I'm quite fashion illiterate...) :P I was originally going to keep Izuku's the same as cannon but Baltimoresurvivor had some fun ideas for changing it up as well as something for Hitoshi. Which I think I made it work? ^____^ And cooper even threw together some schematics for Mei's which I then drew up which you can see here!! :D To give you a better idea of her outfit. So thanks!

Flirting. Just a whole bunch of flirting this chapter. ;)

Also reminder I have no idea how coffee works. I don't drink the stuff myself so I made stuff up in an attempt to write something cute. If anything, I see it as Kaminari made that coffee himself also without much knowledge how it works. So there, that's my logic. :P

Fun Facts About Japan:

Let's talk restaurant etiquette! Now in the US, good customer service consists of the wait staff regularly checking in with their tables and seeing if there's anything they need and if they are doing okay. Very much attentive service without the customer having to ask for it. That is actually not the case in Japan. In fact, it's kind of the opposite. In restaurants and food places, they don't come unless you call for them as they don't want to interrupt your meal or socializing. In fact, a lot of places have a call button for that specific reason to notify them you need something or ready to place your order. There are also places like conveyor belt sushi that they will have tablets and such you can use to order your food without even talking to a person. I experienced it where those places will either serve your order to you via person or conveyor belt depending on the restaurant set up. This also goes for karaoke booths as well. You order through the tablets or indicate you're ready to order. Then they come and get your order and give it quickly once it's ready so that you can maximize your enjoyment of the experience. (also karaoke is super duper fun in Japan and they do have a large selection of English songs to choose from over there)

Another difference is tipping. In the US, tipping is a big part of the restaurant industry and are part of restaurant staff wages. The better the service, the better the tip. (at least in theory) In Japan, they don't tip. Top service is considered to be a part of the job and no extra compensation is expected. Which was really hard to wrap my head around at first because customer service in Japan is top notch. They are just so kind and determined to get it right the first time. You just feel like you want to tip them anyway but it's just not a cultural thing there. Like how I previously mentioned that if you're in a convenience store and they notice what you are buy is expiring, even that day, and they will go out of their way to get you a fresh one. I strongly feel this is tied to their cultural mentality of the betterment of the group verses the individual. Get it done right the first time and everyone will be happy.

That's all for today! I hope you liked all the fluff this chapter. 'Cause next chapter is the attack itself and just plain drama. A nice balance. ;) Thank you for your patience and have a great two weeks!

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hi <3 would you be able to write 2 and 21 for frank? thanks!

#21 "i’m not wearing any underwear. thought you’d like to know." (NSFW - smut under the cut)

hi ! I left out #2 because i've already had a lot of requests with this number <3

You hated your work place.

It was dirty, some of the windows were broken and poorly repaired which meant that you were cold most of the times, and quite frankly, the only reason you hadn't turned in your resignation letter was because you needed the money to pay rent.

So you just dealt with it and put on your best customer service smile whenever someone came in.

It was nearly 3pm when the chime of the door drew your attention away from the magazine you were browsing through and to the new customers who had just entered the shop. There were two of them, a man and a woman around your age.

They began looking around and you leaned against the counter, resting your chin on your hand.

"Can I help you?" You said. The woman smiled your way, grabbing a bottle from a shelf.

"I want some tequila, but I can't seem to find the one I like."

"Which one would that be?"

"All I can see here is Aejo and I usually drink Reposado."

"I should have that in the back, let me check." you smiled politely, trying not to appear bored out of your mind before going to the back room, sighing as you closed the door behind yourself.

You looked for that specific bottle amongst the others and smiled to yourself as you finally found it.

But when you came back, the two of them were gone, and the cash register was empty. You dropped the bottle to the floor, the glass shattering at your feet.

"That fucking bitch."

You didn't even bother running after them. You had stayed in the back room for a solid minute trying to look for that bottle, so they were probably long gone by now. If it was any other day you probably would've cried, but right now, you were just mad. There were only 20$ left. You boss was going to kill you.

Just as you were about to pick up the pieces and clean up the mess, the chime of the door rang again, someone new walking in.

"Sorry, we're closed." you mumbled.

"Frank what the fuck are you doing, we need to go, right now!" you heard someone yell from outside, and that's when you put two and two together. Your eyes widened and you walked around the counter, approaching him menacingly.

"You're with them." The man held his hands up in defeat, taking a few steps back.

"Look, it's not—"

"No. You fucking stay right here. I'm calling the police." you went to grab your phone but he stopped you.

"No. No, no, no. Don't. Just listen, please. I promise we'll bring the money back."

"Oh, yeah." you scoffed. "Because you guys are honest thieves, right?" the man whose name you leaned was Frank approached you and cupped your cheeks. You frowned as he looked at you up and down, his gaze lingering a bit too long on your lips.

"I'll bring the money back, but right now I can't explain. I swear on my life I'll do it." you scoffed then tried to slap his hands away as you began to threaten him again, but he cut you off.

"God you're so fucking sexy when you're mad." he suddenly blurted out, still holding your face. He was obviously high on adrenaline, you could tell by the way his breathing came out ragged.

"What the f—"

You let out a surprised gasp as you were pushed against the counter rather roughly, Frank's lips pressing against yours in a heartbeat. To your own surprise, you didn't stop him. You stayed frozen for a short instant, but you didn't even try to push him away.

You'd be lying if you said he wasn't extremely attractive and, fuck, if getting dicked down by a hot stranger could make your day just slightly better, then so be it.

So you pulled him close by his leather jacket and deepened the kiss, wrapping your arms around his neck. You moaned as he pressed himself against you, feeling his hard-on against your crotch.

By the time he broke the kiss you were panting heavily, out of breath. Frank swore as he began to drag his lips down your neck, his hand cradling the side of your face.

"I'm not wearing any underwear." you blurted out, growing impatient. Immediately, he detached his lips from your skin, looking at you dead in the eye as if to check if you were really serious. "Thought you'd like to know." you continued.

"Do you have somewhere more private we can go?" he asked, rubbing your cheek softly. You nodded — a bit too eagerly for your liking before leading him to the back room, quickly closing the door behind you. Frank hoisted you up onto a table nearby, his lips crashing on yours again.

"What's your name, sweetheart?"

"Y/N."

"Pretty name for a pretty girl." he smirked, going back to kissing you. You moaned, becoming a bit restless. "can you just fuck me?" you wanted to say.

"I'm Frank."

"Yeah. I heard that." you rolled your eyes, remembering why he was here in the first place. "Now for the love of god are you going to fuck me or do I have to do it myself?"

With that you crashed lips again and his free hand fumbled with his belt buckle blindly. Frank continued to kiss you while he worked it open, and he practically yanked his jeans and underwear down far enough for his cock to spring free.

"I don't have much time, we'll have to make this quick." you nodded, getting rid of the clothes you didn't need.

Frank stroked himself a few times before lining himself up with your entrance, pushing the first inches in before snapping his hips into yours. You cried out at the feeling of being filled so suddenly, your moans only growing louder as he began fucking you as he pleased.

About thirty seconds later, the sound of a car honking repeatedly caught your attention.

"Your f-friends are getting impatient." you panted, moaning as he hit that one spot.

"They'll have to wait a bit longer. Are you close, baby?"

"Yeah." you breathed out, throwing your head back. You reached down to rub your clit for extra pleasure, and with a couple more thrust of Frank's hips you came hard, spasming around his cock. It wasn't long before he pulled out and stroked himself, coming on your stomach with a loud, drawn out moan.

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"Come with us." Frank whispered as he pulled his jeans back up, breaking the silence that had settled. You breathing was still a bit unsteady as you answered.

"Excuse me?"

Frank opened his mouth to speak but closed it again almost immediately, knowing it would be hard to convince you.

"Come with us and I can promise you'll be rich by the end of the week." you couldn't help but laugh, shaking your head incredulously.

"Not happening, Frank." you grabbed his jaw, forcing him to look at you. "Now take your little friends and get the hell out of here before I change my mind and call the cops."

#ben hardy x reader #ben hardy smut #frank mccullen x reader #2k22 blurb event

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I lied.

Here is something that wasn't requested but has been on my mind for like a month. I've worked in a restaurant for four years, so this is based on personal experience

The Lost Boys x Restaurant!Au

After the death of Max, the boys moved to a new town. Due to their now lack of a (semi) wealthy maker, they had to get jobs. A restaurant seems like a good idea, mainly because they can work odd hours

3/4 of the boys have to tie their hair back, and David is lucky it's the 80s otherwise he'd be getting absolutely roasted for his hair because restaurant people are brutal. They have to wear an all black uniform (which is cool with them), and it's altered depending on what specific job they do

David a manager (of course), which usually means he's doing everything and helping everyone. Because he's a manager, he has to wear a nice pair of slacks and a button down shirt. Since it's all black, he doesn't mind, but it feels weird not to be wearing his gloves. Expos a lot for takeout and helps with really rude customers, but still has a reputation for being the "mean" manager. When one of the workers has a problem customer, he's the manager you call. Does not believe in the "customer is always right" bullshit, and the workers love watching him chew customers out that are just trying to get meal vouchers or coupons out of their servers. Though, no one ever complains??? Totally because he uses his mind tricks to make them fuck off. If you just listen to him, he's actually pretty chill to work with. Just don't get on his nerves and consistently make constant mistakes. The type of manager that doesn't have an issue with firing people, and lets people out at their cut time (which can either be a blessing or a curse). Bonds with the other workers during his smoke breaks because he's always good for a light

Paul is a hopeless server. Has to wear dark pants, a collared shirt, and an apron. Super charismatic and good with customer service, but is horrible at remembering orders. When someone gives him a really complicated order, he just stares at them like a lost puppy. But! He has a crap ton of regulars despite the so-so service. Mainly because he talks to his people a lot and actually gets to know the customers. On slow nights, he's the type to pull up a chair and sit on it backwards to have a nice, long chat with his regulars. Doesn't believe in making two trips and will carry a tray full of food with ease. Weight isn't a problem with him, but sometimes he freaking DROPs everything. You hear a crash from your table and then a loud, "GODDAMMIT, PAUL" from David. Paul totally flirts with all of his tables, whether that be a group of teens to a group of elderly ladies. King of getting numbers written on his checks. Always asks if anyone else needs help even if he's swamped. Is really good at rolling silverware because well- shweed.

Marko is a host. His uniform is the most lax, and he can get away with just wearing dark pants and a white button-down. He has to sit people, help clean tables, stock the back alley, answer the phone, and run curbside. Is actually Really Good™ at his job because he has a lot of practice after doing shit for David for 80 or so years and he's a jack of all trades. Is the king of the restaurant gossip and becomes really good friends with all the servers and all the cooks. Will totally use that to his advantage and ask for some free food. He shares with his other hosts, and this makes him very well loved in the restaurant. Is pretty hyper so he's the one to volunteer to do stuff first, which, again, makes him very well-loved by all the other hosts. Though, he's not good at dealing with problem customers. He gets angry way too quickly, and he's defaulted to just saying, "I'm gonna go get my manager" and quickly walking away before he can vamp out. Is always the closer and jokingly hazes the new team members by giving them all of the sidework. He uses it as time to have them learn how to properly do it and will get to know them while he helps them

Dwayne is the busser/dish person. He has to wear all black, an apron, and plastic gloves. He picked this job because it requires zero customer service and Dwayne has Social Anxiety™. Carries a completely full bin with ease, and is really quick with cleaning tables. He swears one day he's gonna kill Paul because he always forgets to pre-bus and he basically has to waste an entire trip to the dish room on just one of Paul's tables. Thinks people that order refills and then don't even put a dent in them are the devil and is willing to eat them over it. Finds wiping down tables strangely therapeutic. The type to blast his music out loud in the back when he's doing the dishes in the dish room. Has way too much fun using the sprayer. Takes way too much pleasure in getting tipped out at the end of the night by Paul. The hosts and servers love him because he actually pays attention to the rotation so the server who's next will always have a table open. Is pretty quiet, but overall nice to the rest of the team. Becomes really close friends with all the cooks since he's considered a "back of the restaurant" worker. If there's any mix of languages, he'll pick up on some of it

Every boy has at least one team member crushing on them. Dwayne has almost all of the team crushing on him, and he only slightly notices

Theres at least two of the boys on at one time, and when they're all on? The restaurant actually moves really smoothly

Paul and Marko fuck around in the server alley, and Dwayne and David watch as Paul tries to balance plates on his head. They do dumb shit like this nightly, and it almost always ends in a mess

When the team finds out that they're all "brothers", there's some minor confusion. The servers then proceed to tease David about playing favorites, and tease Paul that that's the only reason he hasn't been fired yet

Marko and Paul aren't afraid to date people in the work place. David likes the power imbalance, but he thinks it isn't the time or place. Dwayne just doesn't really talk to anyone except the cooks

Working makes their nights out all the more exciting because they treasure their freedom even more now. When the rest of the workers see them in their regular clothes? Yeah, a few crushes become a lot

Overall, they're all fun and at least semi-competent workers

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3 Card Tarot Readings of the general : past/present/future predictions

Other 3 card Readings that I choose to do will be discussed between us

2 card Readings for yes/no choices you want or need to make in your life

There are other 2 Card Readings that I do, however I will not list them here, well talk about it beforehand in the booking of the appointment conversation

Full Access Reading- gives you a full disclosure on your situation at hand

Truth Spread - to gain some insight as to the truth of what's happening right now

Celtic Cross Reading - gives more clarity to an idea or situation you bring to me

4 Cards Of Depth Read - is the greatest for really tough or tricky events this reading will tell you exactly what is going on, these cards are designed to help you understand the difficult situation at hand, and .advise you to overcome the challenge.

4 Cards Of A Very Bad Day Spread- this is for those days you just feel terrible and nothing is going your way, the cards are designed to give you comfort and simple clarity on this real tough rough patch. The best advice comes from here!

The next best advice is one of the many many Oracle Decks to give the very best top notch healing advice that you might need to hear.

The Angelic Guidance Spreads come in a variety of forms, you can get angel messages straight from the Divine through me in a 1 basic card reading, but it's not going to be very good, often you'll need some follow up to that , it comes in 2 card spreads for awesome amazing messages, then 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 card

Goddess Wisdom Guides - tells you your goddesses that represent you or your partner or possibly the situation, it really all depends on the kind of questions you ask me, and all I can say is , wow, ever Insightful, and beautiful truly, these messages are often just the motivation or inspiring words of wisdom we needed to hear from the goddess guides that are by our side in this time of need.

There's so so so many more decks that offer such to great wisdom and great wealths of real true knowledge about our lives but I am not going to ramble on about them all here today, this is enough I explained the best most important ones, in my opinion. So, give me a chance to share this wonderful news of guidance that you will truly find so useful in your life. There's no way you will be let down, there's just no way. I am too good at my craft, what I do is just, k, people cannot thank me enough and you'll, be shocked!

Galaxy Spiral Spread is six cards that's 6cards at $3.00 a card, or if you get this reading plus the angelic guidance I'll put them together for just $11.00

I have a few spreads that I use for Realationships , but the standard one is a 7card reading that tells you just how your partner feels, and what they think , and their intentions too!

Bonus feature for the next two months only/I started doing the Valentine Spread it's a featured reading that will tell you the ins and outs of your relationship, it carefully lists your roles and your participation as a partner and then it says something else I think it's will this relationship work out or something, like the outcome, and it does the same for your lover it lists his roles and advice for him to fix things and what he does in the relationship, It's bugging me cause I forget the other details currently and do not have my book, sorry .

Then for Relationships I also read their energy their spiritual realm guides and read the advice from yoyr partners, also spirit guides, that's another thing I can do that's just so great!!

I can tell you your Spirit Animal Guides and the message they being to you, everybody has over 50 Animal Guides but I will likely pick up just on the most potent ones spiritually apparent to me. I give usually 3 Guide Animal Cards and you do not have to stop there because there's so many more that the oracle will tell me about and alert my attention to, my intuition is key, I trust it like family, yo

Spiritual Realm Messenger Advice Reading- and Spirit Guide Wisdom- this is for your usually, loved ones who have passed on and they're always always trying so very hard to reach out to you, so this is a chance fir you to actually communicate with the deceaxsed for once and finally get a chance to see what they're saying and thinking about your life choices, this reading can also be done for just simple spirits that have chosen to be your guides or to communicate with your actual Guardian Angels, yes I am for real!

Which brings me to this point that I can actually give specific guidance that's from the real #Archangel Michael, if you're really having a hard time or ever thought about what if the angels forgot about me type thing, then this is a reading just for you to lift up your spirits and give you that much needed appreciation and love that you alot of you anyways so often craves, I suggest this reading strongly!

Chakra Readings, these are simply great examinations for your heart mind body and soul , I pick up on your total vibe of yoyr energy centres and points on you and this reading can reveal some major insights as to where you could have blockages and also too gives the remedy, just what you need to do to fix it. This is so intense if you're into the healing arts yourself and are ready to finally level up, or maybe you're someone who's into spirituality or trying to astral project or maybe open your third eye? This Readings for you most definitely if you answered yes to any of those , please seek my help.

Shooting Arrow Spreads, these are just for special dates like New Years, Birthdays, Marriages, Starting a job, Anniversary events of any kind, Traditional or Seasonal Celebrations, I use this one for the Moon Phases, I do one for New Moon and one for Full Moon, you might also be wanting this in general for actually I just thought of this but the 1st of the month, to predict the motivational energies surrounding the coming months like, or at any other important marking dates you associate with movement forward .

6 card Week Spread, to predict your future fir the week ahead, this is a wonderful tool to use to plan your week around these pointers and also to just remember the times that a certain something is going to occur, so you can dodge it or embrace it depending on the event or situation!

Horseshoe Spread - will depict the themes of a signifior and their motives and how their belief systems affect their future at least help to shape the outcome

What Should I Do ? Spread. 3 cards. Tells exactly the situation you are dealing with in the top card then the two on the bottom are your What Not To Do and What to Do cards in the spread, the actual best best for making tough decisions or if your in a position and you just feel like you're really stuck at the moment this spread will absolutely clarify the issue and give you peace of mind n knowing that you have finally got the correct answer now all you have to do is apply your advice you ever been given right? Not so bad after all, see.

This decision/That Decision, when you're at a fork in the road, you know your two options but aren't sure which one is the correct one😇have no fear, my dears, because this is the spread right here! It tells exactly the outcome if you pick say option A. And the outcome if you pick then option B, or I can say #1 option or #2option, and gives you yoyr results and then based on that you can then choose which path you feel you'd like to see your life head in, if you still aren't sure which isn't likely, then we could possibly do it either again or do another spread I'd say to clarify and boost your confidence in one of the options, I have ever got so many more spreads that are not listed here and I just do them if we need to, I just giving you all something genre to choose from , the basics to my self healing art and just my ways of tarotcraft okay, so check these out carefully and try decide what in your life you really need most , and you just don't worry about my end I'm all covered always, and truly won't be a disappointment to you, if anything you'll become a weekly of daily customer I think, after u see what I can provide.

The Big Story Spread- tells you of many different areas in your life, it's by far the largest spread that I really do most often, and it's the most comprehensive.

Houses of Astrology Spread, tells you some insight into some different areas of your life using the 12 houses of astrology. This is one of my faves!

Then I have a few other love and relationship spreads of which, one is for a Broken Heart, one for the Compatibility of a Couple, General Relationships Spread, Readiness for Love, and the Torn Between Lovers Spread, alot more but I'd have to talk about the issue with you first to a session whether they're what you need, so hit me up for love advice and just look into the future of love

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Hardee's Customer Service in a certain DeKalb County Town.

I've had good customer service at this particular Hardee's and I've had bad customer service there. But mostly it's just mediocre.

So we usually have these little circulars that come in the mail every week for Hardee's coupons. Along with a few other fast food places around here. And the small writing says "Limit one coupon per customer, per visit. Up to 2 discounts per coupon."

Due to the unreliable customer service, and the food sometimes sucking, we don't go to Hardee's that often. But when we do we each go in with one coupon and our own money to do separate transactions.

But a few of the manager don't give a fuck and will let us use all of our coupons in one transaction. So, example of the good.

Now here is an example of the bad.

One morning around 6:15 am, my mom and I had been at the nearby Laundromat as our dryer wasn't working and we didn't have the money to get it fixed.

Mom asked if I wanted to get some breakfast at Hardees since we were already out and about. I said sure, so she asked me to make sure that they were open.

"They've been open since 5." I told her, after checking google for that specific location.

Which means they had plenty of time to have everything up and running and they probably already had some early bird customers in.

We get there and as we're heading towards the drive-thru, we see that there is one family in there already eating their food. No other customers.

After a couple seconds at the speaker an employee says in a bored tone,

" Welcome to Hardee's. What can I get you?"

My mom orders our breakfast, two loaded Omelet Biscuits.

Simple, right? Should only take like 5 seconds to enter. I've worked that shift at (a different) Hardee's before, I would know.

30 seconds pass of complete silence. No confirmation, no "Sorry, are systems are slow this morning it's taking me a minute to get your order entered." Nothing.

So, thinking he didn't hear her, my mom says in a confused tone, "Did you get that?"

Her inquiry, which wasn't impatient considering the order was 2 identical biscuits and 30+ seconds had passed since she'd stopped talking, was met with a very snarky and belligerent,

"I will when I get it in the system."

Our initial reaction was something like this,

After 15 more seconds, he huffed out our total. My mom then began her rant as she started to pull around,

"I can't believe that fucker took that hateful ass tone! Oh, I'm sorry for making you do your job! It's not like he's busy, it's not like he's just opened. I wasn't rushing him. He was dead silent for nearly a minute. I wasn't sure he heard me!"

I tried to get mom to stifle her anger until AFTER we got our food from him, but she was just like,

"Oh, I hope he does something gross to our food. I'll wrench his ass through the window and show him not to piss off a fat Southern menopausal bitch!" she actually said that.

I should point out my was National Guard, until she got pregnant with me. So if she had decided to fight him she probably would have won.

Anyways, she finally calmed down by the time they came to the window for our money. It was a guy in his late 20s to early 30s with long hair (loose) no uniform or name tag.

So I kinda think he was the rude ass, he sure as hell wasn't polite at the window.

Unlike the older gentleman (in uniform) who brought us our food.

So yeah, maybe the guy was having a bad day. Who knows, but it doesn't excuse how he acted. If the system was slow or down, he could have just said so instead of being a dick.

What do you guys think?

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6 Personal Values That Will Hurt Your Business

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Everyone has their own set of personal values by which they live their life. These can be consciously chosen, or be created by default. Usually, everyone has some combination of chosen, and default values and beliefs, but no matter how you came to them, every single one of your values should be examined and judged as to how it supports your goals, or wellbeing. Anyone who has adopted this practice of active self-reflection has found some values to be incongruous with living well. The same is true for building a business. There are simply some values that will get in the way of building a lasting, stable business, that works for both you and your employees. That is not to say that one cannot make money if you have any of these values. In fact, capitalism can bring some of the following values out in even the best of us, which is why you should be aware of these values and how to avoid relying on them.

1. You put yourself first. Either the customer or your employees or (ideally) both must come first when seeking to get value out of a business i.e. paying yourself for the time and effort you put into the business. I mean this in both the abstract and very real legal sense of the word. When a business is having cash flow issues, you are still legally obligated to pay your employees on time. If you do not you are in violation of federal law, and probably whatever state law governs your business practices. This is the basic order of operations to use when thinking about how your business provides value. You are always last. Even when filing Chapter 7 liquidation, secured debt (debt backed by collateral) is given the highest priority when paying back creditors, followed closely by pay owed to employees.

How to Avoid This:

Make a list of values that you would like your business to embody. Refer to this when you need some clarity on a big, values driven decision i.e. What is the business' family leave policy?

Keep your eye on the ball - why are you doing business? The answer should be to provide something of value to others, and making money should be side effect of a great product or service.

2. You shirk responsibility in the face of tough decisions. You may feel that you are happy to accept a leadership position, and would gladly take on everything that comes with that. But have you ever had to make the decision to fire someone? And I don't mean someone who is incompetent or otherwise underperforming. Have you ever had to fire a loyal, high performing person with whom you have worked very closely to build something in which you both believe? This is a situation in which you may find yourself, and you would do well to prepare for this possibility. I suggest reading The Hard Thing About Hard Things by Ben Horowitz to learn more about the tough spots in which you could find yourself should the business grow beyond just yourself.

How to Avoid This:

Consciously start choosing to cultivate decisiveness. If someone asks what you would like for dinner, provide a real answer, instead of a middling, "I'm good with whatever anyone else wants". When asked your opinion, give it, thoughtfully, and only when asked. There are a ton of other ways to improve your decision making skills, most of which are probably just a Google search away.

3. You tend to be suspicious in the face of ambiguity, you rarely give the benefit of the doubt or worse, you tend to fall for the logical fallacy called argument from ignorance. This is a false dichotomy fallacy that asserts that a proposition is true because it has not yet been proven false or a proposition is false because it has not yet been proven true. For example, I once had a boss think that our dishwasher was lying about having to leave early from work. He claimed that he had to get a court mandated drug test at a facility just down the road from our work. My boss supposed that because he could be lying, and she did not have positive proof that he was being honest, he must be trying to get off early, at least sometimes. Please don't do this. This guy was being completely honest. I had to pass the route he took to this facility in order to make my way home, and I almost always saw him on his way to where he said he was going.

How to Avoid This:

Educate yourself on the principals of logical fallacy, and proper argumentative techniques. One of the best books I have ever read on this subject was actually a textbook in my college speech class. It was Thank You for Arguing by Jay Heinrichs. I also recommend you educate yourself on proper research techniques, and how to discern a reliable source of information, from an unreliable one. Training yourself on generally accepted information sourcing techniques is invaluable and can help you with everything from politics to your personal relationships.

4. You believe learning is finite and time bound. I once heard someone proudly announce that they didn't read books anymore because they had received their Master's degree, and therefore had done all the reading they needed to do. This may be an extreme example, but a lot of people do not truly value learning as much as they value credentialing, or "education". Businesses must learn to survive. Actively learn. Meaning, leaders need to propose hypotheses, run experiments, collect data, and analyze this data to reach a conclusion on the hypothesis. That is the only way a business can continue to grow and thrive in the current business climate.

How to Avoid This:

You can read The Lean Startup by Eric Reis for more information on the role that learning plays in the success of a business. Study the theories proposed in this book, and use them to inform your own company culture.

You can make learning a priority in your life. Not just as another thing to check off your to-do list. Keep up on your reading, even if you only like reading so-called "trashy" fiction. Reading is reading, and there have been some studies that support the idea that reading fiction can help us improve our ability to "walk a mile in someone else's shoes".

5. You're racist, sexist, or otherwise discriminatory or prejudiced. This includes things like having a preference for hiring a certain type of person for specific roles in the organization. You may catch yourself or others saying things like "I agree that she may be a good fit, but she is so young," or, "He should be applying for something in the back, we can't have men running the register." The latter was a common refrain in certain parts of the food service industry for a long time.

Also be sure to look out for the ways in which you judge others' appearances. I recently listened to episode 433 of the Smart Passive Income Podcast, entitled "Black Entrepreneurs Speak Out, Volume 2". In this episode we hear from James Shannon, who tells us about a time that he was told not to wear a hoodie to work because he "looked like a thug." This is explicitly racist behavior. It is the kind of behavior that is so hard to call out when you are on the receiving end, because it is so easy to argue against, especially when the person committing this offense is in a position of authority over you and your livelihood. Get the full story by listening to the podcast, it is definitely worth your time.

How to Avoid This:

We all have an obligation to educate ourselves on the reality of others. By this I mean, each and every one of us have a societal obligation to "walk a mile" in as many types of shoes as we can. While you may (hypothetically) be a cisgender, heterosexual, Hispanic man, plenty of people are not. And understanding the struggles, traditions, problems, and joys of people who are not similar to you will help you develop an understanding of how you, and your decisions fit within "the larger picture" of society. This understanding can help you connect with anyone better, as people will respond to those who make a genuine effort to understand and respect their experience. If you're working on your reading habit, be sure to read books by people who encourage critical thinking, respect for others, and offer new perspectives on large issues, such as How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi, or Histories of the Transgender Child by Jules Gill-Peterson.

6. You lie. Whether it is a simple habit of hyperbolic gossip, or outright deception there is no place for dishonesty at work. The tendency to lie is a human one, and I do believe that there is some place for small lies that have become a part of polite American small talk i.e. answering "I'm just fine." when someone asks how you're doing because you don't feel like explaining that you had a terrible fight with your wife that morning and you, in fact, feel like a dumpster fire. What I mean by lying is any form of knowing misrepresentation, deception, or fraud. This is not only damaging to your reputation, this habit can get you into serious legal trouble. Fraud is a serious charge that could land you in federal prison depending on the nature of your lies.

How To Avoid This:

Value honesty and plainness of speech. I try to refrain from using technical language as best I can, so as to retain the utmost clarity when making a point. You may feel like everyone is inflating themselves, and you have to do the same to compete. Do not do this. Openness and honesty will open more doors than it will close, and the doors it does close may very well be worth closing.

Wrapping it all up

If you find that you have given into any of these default values, you're not alone. I have been guilty of all of these to some degree, but the important thing is to identify these influences, and work to understand the pressure they exert over your decisions. You can change the things that you value for the better, and improve your business as a consequence of your pursuit.

There is also so much more you can do to actually affect change within society as a whole. Even if you are like myself, and can't even attend a protest, let alone help organize one, there are still ways in which you can help. I am looking into opportunities to lend some data entry assistance to my County's COVID-19 vaccine administration sites. We can all step up, and do what we can, with what we have, where we are!

What are some other values and beliefs that hinder businesses and their owners' success? I am always interested in expanding my perspective, so let me know in the comments!

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