#ETH dominance

[bluebeetless]

econ

ethan landry/reader

summary: you’re trying to help your boyfriend study using unique methods.

tags: cockwarming, riding, p in v sex, ethan is low-key a bottom in this, creampie, lowercase intended, sex in a chair, sex over a desk, aftercare, cuddling, minors dni

warnings: nsfw, unprotected sex, use of the word cunt, talks of ghostface at the end, (almost) panic attack at the end

smut under cut

- ̥۪͙۪˚┊❛ bluebeetless’ writing ❜┊˚ ̥۪͙۪◌

ethan whimpers, hands grabbing your waist, face buried in your shoulder. “pay attention.” you whisper, tapping the page with your pen. “sorry…” you hear your boyfriend whimper. right now, he’s rock hard and buried inside your soft cunt. you’re sat stationary in his lap, walls clenched around his throbbing cock. you’re trying to help him study for his end of year exam, which was easier said than done. ethan had a tendency to drift off, daydream, or get extremely distracted; so you came up with a more unique way to get his attention.

ethan’s chin rests upon your shoulder, he’s panting softly, breathing fanning over the left side of your face. “what’s the answer to this question?” you ask softly, tapping the page of your notebook. “uh..- b?” ethan asks. you smile softly. “well done baby.” you purr, ticking answer b. “please-“ ethan whines, hands squeezing your hips. “not yet baby, just a few more questions.” you move your non-dominant hand down so you could hold his hand, squeezing softly. he’s whining again, it’s very soft and desperate. “you’re doing so well for me, e. just answer these questions.” you try to pull his attention to the notebook, and so he abides. “a?” he doesn’t sound very confident, yet he got it correct either way.

instead of verbally praising him, you clench your walls around him, listening to his soft moans. “c’mon, sweetie, you can do it.” you encourage, listening to him regain his composure. “i cant- baby, please-“ ethan grinds up against you, whimpering uncontrollably. you roll your eyes, yet you’re smiling fondly. “you did very well today, e. i’m proud of you.” you mumble, closing your notebook. “can i have my reward now?” ethan asks, squeezing your hands as he practically vibrates in his desk chair. “alright, sweetheart.” you smile, leaning back against his chest as you angle your head to kiss his jaw. ethan let’s out a pornographic moan, bucking up against you as you roll your hips.

“feels good-“ he stammers, hands gripping yours tightly as you bounce in his lap. you can’t help your own soft moans as he throbs inside you, squeezing around his cock. “good boy, you’re fucking me so good.” you purr, letting him stand. ethan bends you over his desk, your tits pressing against the notebook, his chest heaving as he thrusts into you desperately. it’s your turn to whimper as his cock hits your g-spot perfectly, head lifting as ethan grabs your hair; something he learnt you had liked after a long night out. ethan moans loudly, and you’re glad that chad is out for the night. ethan’s hand moves under your hips, fingers finding your clit as he stimulates you.

“i wanna-“ he pauses to take a soft gasp. “wanna fun at the same time with you.” ethan whimpers, cock twitching harshly. you moan in response, hands gripping his desk to steady yourself. he thrusts into you so hard you feel your feet lift slightly, toes grazing against the floor as you lean on his desk. ethan groans, precum seeping into you. “close- m’close, eth.” you moan, legs spreading for him to give your boyfriend more room to rub your clit. “come on- fuckfuckfuck..!” ethan moans, leaning down to kiss your shoulder. the feeling of you cumming makes ethan come undone, his cum spilling into you. “good boy…” you can’t help but whisper softly as his fingers slow down, easing you through your orgasm in a way that made your body twitch and your cunt spasm.

ethan eases your feet onto the floor again, helping you stand up as he kisses your neck. “are you alright?” he asks softly, voice slightly slurred with lust. “mhm, i’m okay.” you reply, leaning back against his chest as his cum seeps down your thigh. “gonna go clean up. go get into bed, we can cuddle.” you turn, kissing his lips gently. ethan kisses you back immediately, and almost whines as you eventually pull away. you smile, thumb stroking his cheek as he kisses you once more before letting you go. ethan puts away his stuff before flopping onto his bed, settling into his soft covers.

you return, smiling as you join him. you lay half on top of ethan, head resting on his shoulder as your legs lay between his. tossing an arm over him, you hug your boyfriend tightly. “love you.” ethan mumbles, sleepily. “i know, baby. i love you too.” you reply, kissing his jaw. ethan hums, rolling over to cuddle into you. “get some sleep, e.” you mumble as he drapes the duvet over the two of you. “i love you.” he repeats, as if it were the lord’s prayer. “i love you too, ethan.” you respond, yawning slightly through your words. “i love you more.” he quips, yawning as well. “i love you sooo much more.” you giggle, kissing him to keep him silent. “goodnight, baby.” he mumbles, closing his eyes as you smile. “goodnight, eth.” you respond easily, lips pressing against his jaw and staying there.

closing your eyes, you fall asleep, huddling against your boyfriend as he stays awake for a while longer; listening to your calm breathing. he ponders for a while, about how he met you, how he began to date you- how he got so lucky. he begins to think about the plan his father hatched, how you were a target. ethan doesn’t think he could ever bring himself to hurt you. you seemed so closed off, so quiet- yet deep down you were tender and sweet, funny and kind. ethan loved you, with all his heart he loved you. “fuck…” he whispers softly, squeezing his eyes shut. “fuck- fuck… what am i gonna do..?” he panics a little, chest beginning to heave. you stir from your sleep, humming sleepily as you hug him tighter. ethan calms in your grip, cradling you close. “i won’t let them hurt you. i love you, baby.” ethan whispers, rolling over slowly so you were between him and the wall. you settle into the new position easily, burying your face in his neck.

how did he get so lucky?

#ethan landry x reader #ethan landry #ethan landry x you #scream vi #scream vi x reader #scream 6 #scream 6 x reader #scream #scream x reader #// 🌻 bluebeetless ‘s writing! #// 🔪 scream!

[coryosbaby]

no cause now you have my mind full of a threesome with ethan and chad, but instead of chad being in charge, you’re in charge of two incredibly needy boys. ethan’s so obedient, so quick to follow your orders but chad is far too impatient and is a complete brat

Oh em gee I love this 😵‍💫 I’ve been begging my brain to come up w ideas of sub! Chad so ty for this. I made him sort of a switch when it comes to Ethan, though 😭 but he’s def bratty .. this also has some boy on boy action so if you ain’t into that I’ll rewrite it for u 💗

Warning: threesome, bondage, edging, gagging, cum play, cock rings (oopsie daisies) marking, Ethan and Chad are bi, humiliation, degradation/praise, dom! Reader, sub! Ethan, sub! Chad

“I don’t understand how you think this is going to work, baby.”

Chad’s words, although threatening, are tinged with a whiny tone. A cock ring is nestled at the base of his cock, and he lets out a nervous laugh as he watches Ethan tie up his wrists, prior to your command. The boy has been so disobedient the whole night; it’s not his fault, really. He’s only ever been dominant, especially with the women in his sex life. So how can he be expected to follow your orders?

These are his thoughts, not yours. You know this is just his way of riling you up, of getting you to want to tie his pretty body up in knots.

You smile at Ethan’s quickness to follow your demands. His hair is messy, brunette curls strewn haphazardly, and his nude body is resting beside Chad. His cock is hard, leaving a long trail of precum along his torso. He’s your obedient boy, and he isn’t going to cum until you say.

Chad, however, is not so compliant.

You tut at Chad’s words, long acrylic nails scraping against his chest, and he inhales sharply.

“I wouldn’t be a brat tonight, baby. I might save this pussy all for Ethan if you don’t behave.”

He clenches his teeth when Ethan begins lubing up his red, achy cock. The boy looks beautiful in front of him, and Chad wants to reach out and push away the strands of hair that decided to haphazardly cover his handsome face.

But he can’t. And that makes him seethe, makes him thrust his hips up against Ethan’s hand as he rubs the cool gel all along his length.

Your hand goes up to harshly slap his face, and he huffs, his wrists turning white from trying to break loose from his binds (to no avail; Ethan is oddly good at tying him up).

“Shut the fuck up,” you scold. “This is why you aren’t cumming tonight. You’re such a fucking brat.”

And then you’re looking at Ethan, and he smiles at you. Your eyes soften, and you beckon him over.

“C’mere, angel.” you coo, and Ethan crawls over to your naked form. You push his hair out of his eyes and press a soft kiss to his lips. Chad narrows his eyes, jealousy raging. He watches as you praise your shared boyfriend, watches as you ignore him.

“You’re a good boy, aren’t you, Eth? You do what you’re told?”

He nods, a soft smile playing on his lips, and he quietly asks, “can I kiss you again, momma?”

You nod, and he surges up to press his lips and his body against you even more. You bite his lip teasingly, and pull away. You order him to sit, and he complies happily. Sitting down behind him, you pull him to your bare chest, making him face Chad.

The tied up boy looks distraught, now. A little bit desperate. But not enough to let his resolve slip.

Until you bring your hands down to circle Ethan’s nipples, and then Chad’s heart rate is speeding up. Ethan whines, thrusting his hips up into the air; he’s always been sensitive, especially near his chest, and Chad wants nothing more than to be him and be you. His head is spinning, his cock so hard that it hurts.

“Let me out, momma.” he grunts, and you laugh sadistically.

“You’re really not in the position to make demands, baby. Now shut the fuck up and watch me touch my favorite boy.”

You’re mean, incredibly so, and it pains Chad a bit; although he knows you love him, and that Ethan loves him, and vice versa, it’s still humiliating to watch him get touched and favorited.

Your hand goes down to Ethan’s impressive length, and you begin to stroke him fervently. He keens, hands going to the one on his cock, soft little tongue lolling out.

And since Chad knows he can’t make you relent, he begins to coo to Ethan as he drips all over your hand.

“C’mon, E,” Chad says. His eyes look into Ethan’s, pleading. “Why don’t you let me out, sweetheart? Please?”

“Oh! Mmhh- n-no, Chad. Can’t…‘m supposed to do what mommy says.” He huffs, and Chad tilts his head., a mischievous glint in his eyes.

“If you let me out of here, I’ll give it to you good and hard later, pretty boy. Don’t you want to follow daddy’s orders, too? Hm? Please, baby. Please.”

And that makes the boy begin to babble, his hands gripping yours tighter, as you death stare Chad from behind.

“God.. I-I don’t know! ‘M.. mommy’s makin’ me feel so good, but I love your cock, and-”

Your hand grips Ethan’s throat to cut him off, and when you shove your fingers into his mouth, he chokes. And then his balls are drawing up, and he’s cumming. Warm, white ropes spill all over your hand and his belly, and he whimpers as he comes down from his high.

And then you’re pulling the boy towards Chad, and he’s apologizing profusely, thinking he’s about to be punished, too.

“Momma! I’m so so sorry!” His eyes are welling with tears, and you know he doesn’t mean what he did. You stop, mid way, to kiss him on his forehead and shush him.

“No, no, baby.. I’m not mad at you. It’s not your fault at all. I just need you to do something for me, okay?”

He sniffles, and nods.

“Okay,” you look over at Chad, who’s chest is heaving with adrenaline. “I need you to go over there and hold his hips down, alright? Can you do that?”

“Yes ma’am.”

And he does just that, and when Chad gives him a glare, he just smiles sheepishly.

“Sorry!”

Chad rolls his eyes, and you crawl over to him and begin oiling up your hands with the bottle of lubricant so you can stroke him.

And when your hand comes down onto his aching dick, he almost whimpers.

It shouldn’t feel as good as it does. The ring around his base is supposed to make the pleasure less prominent, but all this teasing has got the poor boy so worked up. He grunts, and tries to thrust his hips up, but to no avail. Ethan’s grip is harsh on him, to assure he doesn’t fuck up into the air.

“Bratty boys don’t get to cum,” you infer. And then you’re making Ethan move to spit down on Chad’s cock, just so he can feel the warm liquid hit his skin and make him twitch.

“C’mon, momma.” Chad whines. “Don’t you wanna taste me, make me feel good? You can’t- oh! You can’t keep this up!”

“Oh, but I can. Because I don’t like sluts who don’t do what they’re told.”

And then there’s a moment of confusion. You slip off the cock ring, which makes Chad almost sob with relief.

But then you slip it right back on. He makes a noise of disapproval, one that sounds like a growl and a sound of frustration.

“You’re so mean…” he cries. You tut.

“I’m very nice, actually. But I don’t reward people who don’t listen.”

He sighs, and tries to calm his breaths as his cock begins to turn a light shade of purple.

“Please let me cum…” he murmurs, and your eyes lighten up.

“What was that?”

“I said please let me cum!”

He’s practically whining now, and you can see the glint of tears in his eyes.

Two firsts, in your sex life now: Chad is crying. And, for once, Chad isn’t getting what he wants.

“I want you to beg some more.” You command. “Beg me to touch your cock, and beg me to let Ethan fuck your throat.”

His mouth gapes open, and he breaks.

“Please, momma. Please touch me, please let me taste Ethan. I’ve never wanted something so bad in my life…”

And that’s enough for you to wrap your hand around him. He mewls, and Ethan finally let’s go of his hips. He begins fucking aggressively into your hand, and when Ethan begins to straddle the boys chest, his eyes roll to the back of his head. The boy, following your orders, shoves his cock in between Chad’s open lips.

At this angle, it’s hard for Chad to take Ethan, really. His throat is slanted, so the moment the cock is inside his mouth he begins to choke. But it’s pleasurable to him. He likes the feeling of having his throat being stuffed full, whether it be at Ethan’s hand or yours. and it might sound bad, but Chad is a pro at sucking cock. He knows exactly where to put it, how to rub it; he knows how to breathe through his nose and hold himself down for a long time… those many years of being on a football team with hot men has taught him a lot.

Ethan is so whiny, now. He’s already came once, but his cock has managed to gain full hardness for a second time. But the overstimulation makes him clench his teeth and whimper at the feeling of his used prick, and Chad’s hot throat makes him keen.

“So good…” Ethan murmurs. And when Chad looks up at him through heavy lashes, he almost falls apart again.

You watch as Chad’s cock jumps and twitches in your hand. It’s so ready for release, his balls ready to be emptied. You know his wrists have got to hurt now, and you begin to feel a sort of guilt. As Chad gags on Ethan, you let go of him. He moans, and you move up beside them to begin untying his wrists.

The tears in his eyes fall now, out of relief. He feels the rope being released from his grip, and his hands can finally rest.

“E, let him breathe, honey.” You say, gently, and Ethan flushes.

“Sorry, mommy.”

He pulls Chad’s mouth off of him, and moves off of his body.

Chad lifts himself up, distraught, spit pooling down his chin and neck. You move over and begin to play with his cock a little bit more. He hisses through his teeth, and lets a small ‘fuck’.

And then, as you finally take off the cock ring, Chad almost screams with relief. He feels less constricted, less tense. You smirk as his hands sit at his sides. It seems like you’ve tamed him, at least for tonight.

“I’m going to touch you now, baby.” You say, and he nods eagerly, lifting his body up a bit more to prepare himself. You beckon Ethan towards the scene.

“If you wanna cum, you’re gonna do it in his mouth, sweet boy.”

Ethan nods, and Chad opens his mouth so Ethan can slide his aching cock back inside. He thrusts slowly, to pace him.

And that’s when you begin to stroke Chad. He gasps around Ethan, makes a sound low in his throat, as he gushes down your hand. His orgasm is approaching quick, and he drools around Ethan’s cock as he finally lets go. His load shoots up and over onto your hand, and he cries as he fucks himself through his orgasm. And then Ethan’s whimpering, cumming down Chad’s throat.

“You’re both so good for me. That’s it…” you praise.

And when they’ve come down from their orgasms, Ethan slips out of Chads mouth and sits down on the bed with shaky legs. His head rests on Chad’s shoulder as he breathes shakily.

You move over and kiss the tip of Ethan’s nose. He smiles, sleepy, and then buries his face into Chad’s neck.

You smile at Chad, and he shyly looks away. You move over to him and begin peppering kisses along his face.

“Are you going to be good, now?” You ask, and the smile on his face makes him look almost high.

“Yes ma’am.”

#I’m just in a silly goofy mood tonight #Ethan landry #Chad meeks Martin #Ethan landry x reader #Chad meeks Martin x reader #Ethan landry x fem! reader #Chad meeks Martin x fem! reader #Ethan landry smut #Chad meeks Martin smut #Ethan landry x Chad Meeks Martin x reader #Ethan landry x Chad meeks Martin #sub! Chad meeks Martin #switch! Chad meeks Martin #sub! Ethan landry #switch! Ethan landry #dom! reader #scream 6 #scream

[flowery-laser-blasts]

Thinking about 'Maddogs vs Aliens' actually makes me sad...

This episode canonically takes place after the movie 'Kim Possible: 'So the Drama'' and this is the first time in months since imprisonment, that Drakken returns to his old lair. Not with Shego, he's alone with a stranger and if it wasn't for the stranger, he'd still be in prison.

The place -his former home- is completely trashed and graffitied. In my belief, this mess is the end result of a 'doomsday party' between him and Shego. He finally let her in on his plans, she'd be ecstatic over a heartbroken and defeated Kim and praise the mad scientist's genius. They could taste the victory, get drunk on their would-be success (and alcohol), and just trash this 'old dump' because they were certain that they would move into a bigger, better more suitable for world-dominating space. But then it failed. Shego broke out and left Drakken after his so many-eth attempt on taking over the world and all because of that damned buffoon and his obsession with fast food. He failed. He couldn't prove himself and his ultimate plan to destroy this all-that teen was the final nail into the coffin. ... Oh, what's that? Do you wonder why I suddenly thought of this sad sad scenario? WELL- I just wanted to imagine Dr. Drakken and Shego dancing and singing to 'Bop to the Top' from the classical Disney channel movie 'High School Musical'... But I needed a more 'suitable' circumstance. So hence the 'trashing the place and getting drunk on success (again, and liquor) and singing half Spanish-English cause of Drakken's take over of Bueno Nacho' and then my brain thought a little bit further like it always does, just to make me sad.

#kim possible #dr drakken #shego #drakgo #drakken #drdrakken #kimpossible #drakken x shego #shegoxdrakken #maddogs vs aliens #maddogsvsaliens #HSM #high school musical #Sharpay evans #sharpay and ryan

[thedsgnblog]

World Design Rankings: Best Design Worldwide

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Check the Previous Winners:

Fluid Space Sales Center by Kris Lin

Sakura Shimizu Packaging by Nobuya Hayasaka

Ecofriendly Electric Diy Bicycle by Asbjoerk Stanly Mogensen

Eth Country Villa by Alexandru Zingaliuc

Have a Nice Can Food Packaging by Kaoru Mizuno - Mother Inc.

Joaquim Folding Screen by Pedro Galaso

The Treasure of Zbojniks Label by Sasha Sharavarau

No48 Fragrance Diffuser by Nicolas Boon and Tatiana Garcia

Realm of Tranquility Residence by Jung Chieh Cheng

Divergence Game Kit by eMotionLAB

Cat Wonderland Residential House by JTS Interior Design

Yin Flower Tea Packaging by Zhen Yang, Chunwang Yang

#thedsgnblog #design #a design award #design award #world rankings #graphic design #interior design #architecture #product design #furniture #packaging

[oh-for-fic-sake-library]

Obi-wan Kink Headcannon

A small look into what i think would be obiwans kinks would be.

These are just some quick writing exercises for myself so i can take a little break from my fics. Anyway hope you enjoy 😉

Warnings: obviously smut/kink talk

So sum up obiwan in one word? Repressed. My god the poor man is so repressed when it comes to sex.

A life time of being a well put together perfect jedi with perfect morals has taken its toll.

His late teens early twenties were spent raising anakin. So the man couldnt explore like other jedi his age.

He placed so much pressure on himself that when the time came to finally explore; and anakin was no longer attached to his hip he couldnt let go!

He struggled to give into his lust at first and was actually quite the shy submissive little bean.

He had sought you out quietly, confessing his attraction before revealing he was interested in doing 'stuff' if you wanted to.

To say your jaw went slack was an understatment. You were not what you thought hexd be i to. Loud boisterous and well known for being shall we say adventourous?

Youd been known to have fun. Lets just you didnt shy away from physical relationships. Yolo?

But when obi-wan had approached you, you felt like all your name days had come at once.

Naturally you jumped at the chance, dropping every single plan you had that day and run off with him. Because fuck, this was THE obi-wan.

You quickly found he was not the confident jedi master you had come to know when he was in the bedroom.

He was very very anxious of his reactions trying to keep himself in control. Bless him 🥲

At first he was always whimpering quiet 'no's' as you toyed with him trying to deny himself the most basic of pleasures; like being stuffed down the back of your throat.

It was so sweet, watching him fight with himself, trying to hold back whilst unable to stop his hips from snapping forward. The body was willing, but the jedi was stubborn.

He fought you every step of the way, bending and buckleing as you chipped away at his restraint with vulgar demands and condescending coos about his pitiful whimpers.

Oh yeah he also has a degradation kink. He wanted you to ruin him.

The dark teasing and wicked words brought the jedi master to his knees.

But good god when he finaly embraced his end? Fuck it's beautiful.

He is loud. Like really loud, which is funny becase the man tries so hard to be a quite little church mouse.

He is a masochist. He likes pain. And each time he endulges himself he gets more and more filthy.

It actually frightens you somewhat because his tolerance is high. Higher then your comfortable with if your honest.

Its no real surprise when he comes out as a switch. He does enjoy exercising his dominance.

A switch with big dick energy. (And an actual big dick)

One day you didnt quite push him far enough. He is always one to test his limit. And youd felt hesitant worried of taking things to far with a few of the toys you had.

He'd demanded more strikes, he wanted marks. Welts!

Youd refused beliving he was lost in the pleasure of it all.

That was it, the day you held back he pounced, snapping and turning the tables rather quickly.

You know what they say? Reap what you sow. And by god did you. Youd created a monster.

The man was a fucking menace. An insaitable sadist of the highest calibre.

But he never hurt you, no inflicting pain was not his thing. But pleasure? That was a different story.

He was addicted to watching you unraveled. There was so ething about have you at hos mercy that changed his sex drive. It sent him wild.

And he knew how to use its sharp sting of pleasure to torment you.

He would edge you for hours, teasing and tormenting you to an almost inhumane level for the fun of it.

More. He always needed more, more cum, more tears, more begging and hoarse shouts from you.

He quickly found he much preferred to be on top. He enjoyed being able to release himself in such a way.

He would fuck you like his life depended on it. Railing you, hissing sinister vulgar thoughts any darkness that dwelled within him smothered you in your many sexual encounters.

You somehow ended up becoming his own type of sex therapy; not that you minded, the man was a quick learner.

And then he had the absolute audacity to be the perfect sweet gentleman afterwards.

Offering you tea and a bloody sandwich whist your trying to rememebr how to breath.

#oh for fic sake headcannon #Obi-wan headcannon #obi wan kenobi #obi wan star wars #obi wan #Obi-wan starwars #obi wan imagine #obi wan x you

[unitedbydevils]

Match Review: Liverpool 0-0 Manchester United

Well, we didn't get pumped. A very good draw. We'll take that.

Liverpool dominated as we expected, but it was a surprise point and clean sheet for United away at Anfield, as the Red Devils showed a resolution and character we've rarely seen this season.

Andre Onana was huge in net with some big saves, and a clear gulf of impact showed in the stats compared to David De Gea last season in the 7-0 loss.

Some Liverpool fans will argue that the xG of this game being so similar to last season's game is a little off, given that wayward shots do count towards xG. That's a fair point, but the counterpoint is don't be so wasteful. The 7-0 was a freak display of great finishing and triple the xG. This match was the opposite. Things balance themselves out in time.

United, surprisingly captained by Scott McTominay, played a disciplined defensive game that we've not seen from Erik Ten Hag at United until now. ETH is very set on His Way, which is fine, but with so many injuries and so many players out of form, it was about time we tried something different. Results matter. Playstyle comes second.

It wasn't all Liverpool's way either, though it was heavily their game in their hands. The best United chance fell from a good bit of one touch football that put Højlund in on goal with a great chance to snatch a win, but unfortunately the young Dane hit his shot straight at Alisson Becker. A more confident striker probably buries the chance, and whilst Rasmus has scored in the Champions League, a Premier League goal still eludes him - as do passes. Højlund had just four touches in the first half, and stats highlight him - and Martial - as the two strikers with the least passes received in the entire league: a damning indictment of United's creativity and build-up play.

Michael Oliver had to get his name out there at the end, with a quickfire double yellow to Diogo Dalot; first for protesting a throw-in was incorrectly given to Liverpool, and then for protesting his yellow card. VAR can't overrule in that situation, but the league should overturn any suspension that might follow.

Aside from that blip, United did the job. Resolute defending from a fresh Varane, partnered with the experience of Jonny Evans, kept United safe. Dalot put in a shift, and the composure of the midfield duo between Mainoo and Amrabat was very nice to see. Mainoo in particular - at just 18 - showing such calm on the ball away at the enemy, when your club is in a shit run of form and a crisis of confidence... top stuff.

The result means United finally have that draw they were lacking this season in the league, having been the only pro side remaining not to draw a league game. They're also the first side to take a point at Anfield in 2023 and the first side not to concede to them in general this calendar year. Decent that.

As a parting gift to the miser that is Virgil van Dijk, here's a reminder about who else celebrated a draw. Irks me to see a one season wonder mouthing off, and it irked Roy Keane so do check that out.

#man u #manchester united #man united #man utd #manchester reds #erik ten hag #sofian amrabat #kobbie mainoo #raphael varane #jonny evans #andre onana #diogo dalot #scott mctominay #rasmus højlund #liverpool #jurgen klopp #anfield #virgin van dijk #roy keane #michael oliver #epl #premier league

[callibones]

ALTERNATIVE TO PREVIOUS PROPOSITION: you could writ ethe movie opinion on the not the tank top in the selfie. this seems like it would be harder though and generally more impractical depending on where the writing is located on the body (nondominant shoulder compared to dominant arm for example) however a theoretical possibility that could function depending. ultimately i think it would become wherever could be easily written on with the dominant hand though visibility would also have to be accounted for. this ask got randomly long about the logistics of writing on yourself sorry my bad

im kind of obsessed with this ask. i genuinely dont know if this is funnier if i know you or dont

#callie.txt.exe

[eyesoverinfinity]

Illuminati/super secret society Au

This is an Au where the Survivors works for the Illuminati! Or at least a super secret and shady society. I'll call them the s.s.s.s for now. (stands for super secret shadow society) The AU logo is also their logo:

They are the usual shadow organisation working to control the world in secret. Roles and backstory are under the cut.

(No I'm not mourning the fact Inside Job was cancelled, what are you talking about.)

A long time ago, two eldritch beings who wanted to rule the earth as gods. They looked at the world and saw it's dependency on a few powerful people and took them over. They were successful for 2 thousand years until their cult was found, overthrown and their power source, their worshipers, where slaughtered.

As this was in the mists of and maybe the lost cause of the Bronze age collapse, it was lost to history.

But the humans were too late, for these creatures had created something that they could not destroy, something that was reborn into the future, something that was destined to take over this world and unite it under its absolute rule.

They made Kethontia (k-eth-on-tie-a), their son. Now know today as Keith.

But enough backstory, here's our main cast (spoiler: they are a lot more corrupt then in cannon):

Ellis: He grew up with Keith before they knew he was god-like being, once they found out the prophecy he was happy to help his bud with world domination. He was the one who suggested a secret organisation instead of destroying a majority of humanity. He is Keith's right hand man and second in command.

Nick: He was a con-artist with nothing to lose, on account that Keith found him bleeding out from multiple bullet wounds in a back ally. He was given a second chance at life in this new job. He is half spy half lab rat. He goes onto missions and sometimes goes with powers that Keith gives him, and then they get to see if mortals (aka Nick) can actually handle them. He dies a lot, but Keith bring him back.

Coach: Coach was having a rough time when Keith found him. His injured leg had developed arthritis, the school he was working at was closing down in favour of a new private school none of the current students would be able to get into and on top of that he was having a crisis of faith. Keith stepped in to fill that void. Keith restabilized the school and fixed Coach's leg entirely, in return Coach became the main recruiter for the S.S.S.S. Although Coach refuses to put anyone under 20 on his list.

Rochelle: Ellis realised very quickly that if Keith wanted to control the world, He'd need a contact to control the media. He found Rochelle being mistreated in her workplace despite her clear skill and decided that she would be perfect. Keith contacted her and offered to make her the head of the news, but she only accepted when Keith pulled the 'I'm a god' card and proves it. Even then she joins more out of the fear that she'll be brainwashed or killed if she doesn't agree. She starts out unsure about the S.S.S.S but she gets used to it. (and the power gets to her head.)

Zoey: Zoey was failing college when she met Keith, the problem was that she wasn't really trying at making an actually good movie. (Her parents divorcing wasn't helping with concentration either.) Instead she was having a go at subliminal messaging so she could graduate, Keith would of been a idiot to pass this up. She was put in charge of producing subliminal messages and movies to go with it. Ironically, her movies are now really good even without subliminal messaging. Her parents don't know anything about the S.S.S.S and are happy for their daughter.

Louis: Louis was chosen for two reasons, one, he was incredibly skilled, two, he had a bone to pick with his boss. Who, very clearly, was not given Louis a promotion because the boss was a racist pig. His story is very similar to Rochelle's after that. He becomes the head of the biggest electronics manufactures in the northern hemisphere.

Bill: Bill's job fell into his lap by accident. Keith had recently found that he could use his incomprehensible power to brainwash people, so he saw Bill's skill and tried to convert him, but Bill was mysteriously immune (far too stubborn to fall)to his control. Embarrassed, He begged Bill to join his cause (and preferably never talk about this again). Bill accepted the first term, but talks about the story every chance he gets. He's a combat trainer and receptionist.

Francis: Keith met Francis at a bar while he was drunk (He's a god-like being, but he still has a human body,) and spilled the beans on the secret society. Francis, who was also drunk said he wanted to join in. They accidently made the first magickly binding deal since the bronze age and Francis is now the head of the criminal underworld of America. Like Bill, he also brags about it any chance he gets.

(Thank you to @punkasshunter for helping me develop this au. your help is deeply appreciated)

#l4d louis #l4d2 ellis #l4d2 rochelle #left 4 dead 2 #left 4 dead #coach l4d2 #l4d bill #nick l4d2 #l4d zoey #l4d francis #l4d au #l4d2 au #super secret society Au #l4d2 #l4d #valve #au april #keith l4d2

[elenavampire21]

Warnings: mentions of sexual activity

Summary: you and Ethan are doing some late night revising for a lawyer mission that you both are taking part in. You and Ethan have a little cheeky bit of fun.

@worldofheroes @helloitstsyu @love2write2626 @elenavampire21

A cheeky Library Mission with Ethan

Ethan and you decided to both pretend to be lawyers and you’d gone into the empty library to study on law books.

You were busy taking notes when you lifted your head and scanned the room to which a quiet gasp escaped your mouth.

Ethan had walked out holding a book and was wearing a pair of glasses and he leaned against the bookcase.

You were glaring at him and had anger in your face, slowly letting out a little cough making Ethan look in your direction.

“Ethan Matthew Hunt are you trying to annoy or piss me off, really you had to go full lawyer on the outfit the suit, those fucking glasses that are seriously making me so wet and aching for you to just fuck me right now.”

Ethan smirks and slid the glasses down and raised a brow, still holding the book.

“Ehm excuse me but you can talk wearing the shortest skirt I’ve seen and the shirt that’s revealing your perky tits Mrs Hunt.”

You get up and brushes past Ethan to get another lawyer book teasingly you pull Ethan into a deep and passionate kiss.

You softly run a hand over his bulging cock

And leans in and quietly whispers.

“Mmmh seems I’m not the only one gagging and needy, come on Ethan nobody else is here it’s just you and me.”

Swaying your hips you gently shove the library book off the table and onto the floor

Hopping up you slowly unbutton your shirt to reveal a purple see through bra.

You’re twirling a piece of hair and innocently and seductively batters her eyelashes at Ethan.

“Eth don’t you think we’ve been working really really hard, baby girl just wants to feel and cuddle daddy please.”

Ethan smirks and drops the book onto the floor and walks to stand in between your legs softly stroking your cheek.

“Well since you asked very nicely I think we have earned a break for today but that’s a break from revising not from getting the best fuck out of your husband”

He cupped your face and passionately kisses you and slid his tongue against your lips fighting for permission and you open your mouth and both fight and begin sucking each other’s tongues.

After a while of dominant kissing, you and Ethan pull back and you gently lean back Ethan makes quick work of removing your short skirt and shirt he unclips your bra and he removes his clothes and boxer and panties.

Your heavily breathing and grip Ethan’s shoulders and try to get comfy and almost let out a little whine.

“ugh Ethan please I really wanna feel you inside ooh mr hunt just have one little request leave the glasses on.”

Ethan smirks as he softly strokes your hair

and gives you little kisses in between.

“My my Mrs hunt somebody’s being a very good and polite little girl, seems she has learned a lot of good manners.”

Ethan takes his hard throbbing cock in his hands and give it a little pump before rubbing it against your soaking wet clit and slips inside.

He waits until you’ve fully got comfortable on him before he slowly starts rutting his hips the only sound that can be heard is your and Ethan’s moans and the sound of skin on skin.

You’re gripping Ethan’s shoulders head back and moaning.

“Ugh ugh yes yes fuck Ethan i kinda like you with glasses you look really handsome and very very kinky.”

Ethan passionately kisses you and begins to start jackhammering rough into you the noise of squelching and skin hitting skin the occasional squeak of the table as Ethan would fuck you harder and rougher against the table.

As you and Ethan was both fucking and pounding as the familiar feelings of both about to cum. You slowly sat up and wrapped arms round Ethan to cuddle him

That’s went Ethan picked up the speed of pounding into you he automatically felt his warm liquid cum coat and slide down your leg and coat your inside.

Ethan felt your warm liquid cum coat and slide down his cock slowly slipping out he heads to get a cloth and cleans the table removing any evidence of what him or his wife have just done.

Once you and Ethan had gotten dresses and you patted down your hair you both looked at each other and smirked.

“Well Mr Hunt I do believe we have got enough information to manage to sneak and complete this mission tomorrow”.

Ethan wraps his arms around your waist and smirks and he’s still wearing the glasses.

“Oh of course Mrs Hunt we definitely have more then enough to complete this mission just one teeny tiny project think you manage to fight the urge not to rip my clothes off and fuck me in this same library knowing the other will be in the same room.”

You turn and smile at Ethan and raise a brow.

“Ehm excuse me of course I can manage hunt now why don’t we go for a romantic walk along the river and maybe grab a drink.”

[arwenkenobi48]

Sweet Dreams Are Made Of This: A Doctor Hypnos Adventure

Prologue

Doctor Hypnos was bored. It had been around six months since he had begun his quest for world domination and things weren’t moving nearly as fast as he had anticipated. Of course, he already had quite a large slave army, but that wasn’t enough. He needed to turn things up a notch, but how?

Absentmindedly petting his snake, Mesmer, the supervillain paced about his study and wondered what he could do. If only he had some kind of magical item that could instil mass hypnosis on large groups of people. But surely, such an object could only exist in his wildest dreams.

Wait…wildest dreams? That was it! A light bulb switched on in his mind. “Eureka!” He grinned. Mesmer looked at him curiously. “Mesmer, my serpentine friend, I have a plan,” Doctor Hypnos chuckled evilly as he pulled a large book titled Ye Olde Guide To Travelling Between Worlds down from a shelf and flicked through the yellowed pages. “Aha…” he murmured, as he came to a page titled The Land of Dreams.

Only through thy dreams can thou gain entry to this wondrous realm. Within its bounds lie-eth the Amulet of Uzumaki. Dominion over the minds of men, shall it grant thee. Doctor Hypnos was ecstatic. Boredom banished, he began formulating a plan to access the mysterious Land of Dreams. Part of him wondered if it really existed, but there was only one way to find out.

To be continued…

(A/N: The next chapters will be longer, I promise!)

#Doctor Hypnos #sweet dreams are made of this: a doctor Hypnos adventure #original writing #original intellectual property #villain oc

[historias-multorum]

N E G A T I V E

The negative traits of YOUR muse!

BOLD always or almost always applies. italic occasional or situational.

aggressive | annoying | arrogant | authoritarian | bitter | brutal | callous | cannibal | careless | cold/cold-hearted | compulsive | controlling | corrects others constantly | cowardly | critical | cruel | delusional | demanding | disillusioned | domineering | envious | emotionally stunted | greedy | grim | guarded | hard | harsh | hypocritical | impatient | impolite | intimidating | irritable | kidnapper | lazy | liar | lustful | materialistic | mean | merciless | messianic | mistrusting | murderer | narrow-minded | obsessive | opinionated | over-bearing | over-critical | over-emotional | over-thinking | patronising | proud | remote | repressed | rigid | rules with an iron fist | ruthless | sarcastic | self-critical | self-righteous | self-indulgent | self-patronising | serial killer | stubborn | taciturn | torturer | touchy | traitorous | unsympathetic | unpredictable | uptight | vain | vengeful

Tagged by: @rubbarband​ (Thank you!)

Tagging: @apocalypta-secundus​ (Narvi) @morifactory​ @strigidaeparliament​ (Momoka) @the-silver-peahen-residence​ @dadzxwa​ @reddawnmultimuse​ and anyone who wants to give it a go!

#Just for fun(Meme games) #Muse: Tenten

[lightning-arias]

N E G A T I V E

The negative traits of YOUR muse!

BOLD always or almost always applies. italic occasional or situational.

aggressive | annoying | arrogant | authoritarian | bitter | brutal | callous | cannibal | careless | cold/cold-hearted | compulsive | controlling | corrects others constantly | cowardly | critical | cruel | delusional | demanding | disillusioned | domineering | envious | emotionally stunted | greedy | grim | guarded | hard | harsh | hypocritical | impatient | impolite | intimidating | irritable | kidnapper | lazy | liar | lustful | materialistic | mean | merciless | messianic | mistrusting | murderer | narrow-minded | obsessive | opinionated | over-bearing | over-critical | over-emotional | over-thinking | patronising | proud | remote | repressed | rigid | rules with an iron fist | ruthless | sarcastic | self-critical | self-righteous | self-indulgent | self-patronising | serial killer | stubborn | taciturn | torturer | touchy | traitorous | unsympathetic | unpredictable | uptight | vain | vengeful

Tagged by: @rubbarband

Tagging: @dimeremantiro @gunslingcr

#Talking Bird [OOC] #A Peak Inside [Headcanon]

[spidermilkshake]

Ancardian Pantheon Series

Lol'eth

Lol’eth is the Goddess of Death, Decay, and the Spirit itself, and so commands a very powerful niche among the Divines as well as acting as a psychopomp for Ancardia’s world. She is sometimes referred to as Lol-Eth (Hobgoblins), Lolth (Ancient Stone Giant as well as Trolls), the Queen of Spiders (Koboldi), Demonhunter (Gnolls and Orcs) and other euphemisms and differing forms of her name.

    She is frequently mischaracterized on the Surface by those with no experience or knowledge of true Night God worship, and peculiar misconceptions include the idea she is a domineering and cruel Goddess who enforces her worship amongst the Draulfyn people by imposing a brutal and matriarchal hierarchy, where oligarchs are encouraged to mistreat the lower classes, undertake bizarre rituals involving blood, sex, and torture, and even capture slaves (despite slavery in general being fully outlawed by the Draulfyn collective communes and cities as early as the 6th Age). The obsessive fixation on a particularly sadistic form of sex and the insistence that Dark Elves who follow Lol’eth are highly misandrist and ruled exclusively by women are likely connected, and indeed come very much from ancient Surface-dwellers’ projection and revulsion upon seeing women in Dark Elven leadership and military positions (and incorrect—the idea that Dark Elves are even matriarchal rather than equal-opportunity seems to arise from the awareness of the very feminine Lol’eth as their primary Deity, and from witnessing some women or assumed women casually occupying positions of importance among them).

Lol’eth is said to be the sister of Dhamsar and Thurigyl, and has a particular closeness to each of those two. She can take the form of a colossal spider of a black and indigo hue, though sometimes adopts a slightly smaller version of this incarnation which has a somewhat more humanoid centaur-like torso (though with very obvious spider-like features still very much present). Offerings amongst the various cultures who worship her tend to include either bones or seeds depending on the purpose for the offering, and the bone effigies and type of seed varies by culture and region. Her symbols are the scythe, the web of thread and bones, and the spider.

Final deity! And yes, this Goddess is essentially "Llolth, but as a good entity" since I like to rehabilitate the "Always Evil" malarky present in normal DnD. Of course prejudice exists and so do false beliefs about Gods more popular among the people in question--the bonkers ideas for how Dark Elf civilization and culture work contribute to some wack-a-doodle ideas about Lol'eth that reflect the skeevy, pulp-fiction-y origins. Doesn't mean she can't be seriously intimidating! She's essentially a Battle Grandma.

#adom #goddess #homebrew #ink #ancardia #traditional media #homebrew pantheon #DnD like #beneficient deity #colored pencils #Ancardian Homebrew #Lol'eth #Lolth #Dark Goddess #Death Goddess #psychopomp

[zvaigzdelasas]

[Eurasianet receives funding from the NED, OSF, the FCDO, & others]

[S]emi-official sources in Azerbaijan [are] openly calling for Iran’s large ethnic Azerbaijani minority to break free.

“The time has come: Southern Azerbaijan should secede from Iran,” went an August 26 headline on Caliber.az, a website connected to Azerbaijan’s presidential administration. (“Southern Azerbaijan” is the irredentist term for Iran’s Azerbaijani-dominated northern provinces.)

An article the following day in Haqqin.az, a site connected to Azerbaijan’s security services, was headlined “Southern Azerbaijan is striving for independence!” And it suggested that Baku was ready to help the process along: “The Azerbaijani state has enough mobilizing force to defend the rights of its compatriots,” the unidentified author wrote, referring to Iranian Azerbaijanis. “And the Azerbaijani government has enough resources to support a new wave of the national-liberation movement.”[...]

Relations between Baku and Tehran have been rocky since the 2020 war between Azerbaijan and Armenia. While Iran has repeatedly expressed its support for Azerbaijan regaining control of many of the territories it lost in the first war between the two sides in the 1990s, it appears worried about a now-emboldened Azerbaijan’s potential next steps.

This most recent flare up appears connected to July statements from Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in which he expressed concern about Azerbaijan’s intentions for a new transport link connecting Azerbaijan’s exclave of Nakhchivan with the Azerbaijani mainland, a route that Baku calls the “Zangezur corridor.” The route will pass along Armenia’s border with Iran, with uncertain consequences for Armenia-Iran commerce.[...]

And on August 24, a [pro-Turkish] government tabloid printed quotes of what it said was an audio recording of a former senior Iranian diplomat, Ebulfezl Zuhtevend, making various insulting and provocative comments about Azerbaijan. “Azerbaijan is a frightening phenomenon for us. Nakhchivan should be completely annexed to Iran,” he reportedly said. “Armenians are allies of Iran, and it has always been this way throughout history. There is no such thing as Azerbaijan … Azerbaijan should be annexed to Iran again, otherwise it will infect Iran like a cancer cell.”

Tension between Iran and Azerbaijan already has flared on several occasions since 2020. In May, Aliyev got into a public argument with an Iranian analyst who accused Baku of allowing Iranian Azerbaijani separatists a government-supported platform. Last fall, the arrest of two Iranian truck drivers by Azerbaijani police escalated into Iranian military exercises on Azerbaijan’s borders.

In both those cases Baku appeared to be gently dabbling in stoking separatism, but the recent appeals are the most overt yet.

“Probably our compatriots often look dreamily at us, seeing the constant development of an independent Azerbaijan … So the population of Southern Azerbaijan can take the example of what to strive for,” the Caliber.az piece concluded. “Our southern brothers, we know that you can do it! The time has come!”

As always in Iran-Azerbaijan relations, the shadow of Israel is looming large over this latest bout of tension. In July, Israel’s ambassador to Baku, George Deek, tweeted a photo of himself reading a book called “Mysterious Tales of Tabriz,” referring to the major city of northern Iran. 

The tweet caused a small social media firestorm, with several Azerbaijanis and their supporters tweeting similar images, and resulted in a thinly veiled threat from Iran’s ambassador to Baku, Abbas Mousavi. 

Mousavi subsequently gave a long interview to the Tehran Times in which he portrayed Azerbaijan-Iran relations as warm, with the only sore spot being Israel’s attempts to drive a wedge between them. He did not mention the Zangezur corridor.

On August 31, the defense trade publication Breaking Defense published a piece detailing Israel-Azerbaijani military cooperation and its potential use against Iran.

“[I]t is clear that tight defense relations with Azerbaijan offers Israel some potential benefits, including the deployment of sensors on Azeri soil or using its long border with Iran to enable better penetration of special units into Iran. Azerbaijan could also, in theory, offer up its airspace for Israeli jets to enter Iranian territory if needed,” read the article. It was republished on an Azerbaijani government-run news aggregator.

2 Sep 22

[unitedbydevils]

Match Review: Brentford 1-1 Manchester United

Usual service is resumed.

United are slow, unintelligent, lacking confidence... if this were an online, virtual game you'd have experts questioning whether Manchester United were experiencing internet lag because of how slow we were in response and in contrast to Brentford.

The first half started with the briefest spell of competitiveness... and then it fell apart in classic United style.

As per usual, the McTominay question appeared - can United play him AND Bruno in the same lineup? The thing is, I'd argue that question has been answered repeatedly and loudly - NO.

Was Casemiro fit enough to start? No, so that's fine, but was Mount?

Bruno is a gambler. He's incredibly creative but very wasteful. He's playing the odds, and this worked with the double pivot of Fred/McTominay whose skillsets complimented each other in work rate and recovery after the fact. Mainoo and McSauce do not work. Casemiro and Scotty do not work. Mount in instead will not work. The discipline and personal styles are not there to work.

McTominay is a specific type of 10, and it's about time we realised that - until the summer when we need to sell him because he doesn't want to play second fiddle to Bruno. Okay, you could sell Bruno, but then I'd be putting Mount or Amad at 10 soooooo sell sell sell. Ta.

Wan Bissaka at left back also sucks. Can't believe our medical team did ETH dirty with the "Malacia will be back soon" shit. We could have kept Reguilon, at least he is a LB. Fuck it, we should have kept Alvaro. He'd have been tearing it up by now. Or injured.

Andre Onana had a good game in goal, and has been in a solid vein of form in the last few weeks to be fair to him. It feels like despite United being gash, he's settling. Mainoo/Garna/Hojlund also were at least putting in a shift (yeah, it's that bad we're praising effort, we know).

Of course, some of the issues are, as Liam says, down to injuries. Again, I feel this might tally with the medical team assessment of players. It also might have to do with Ten Hag's training regimen, but being honest... we're not the fittest team in the league, even if we regularly look tired. Is that down to players who just can't hack it? Inappropriate training styles? Poor physio judgements about conditioning? A lot of questions that need answering quickly.

It really was an awful game though. United were dominated by Brentford and lucky not to be battered big time. At no point did it feel like we deserved a point, let alone three. We're a team SOMEHOW still chasing a Champions League spot, and yet we're struggling away at a mid-table side devoid of a win in 5-6 games.

In a similar way to the criticism Gareth Southgate is facing for not picking possession or counter-attack football, so too is Erik Ten Hag deserving criticism for his playstyle at United. We know the ETH way and how he lined Ajax up. We also know Erik said he couldn't play the Ajax way at United (wtf? then why are you here?).

United with their injuries, player shortcomings, and lack of suitability to Ten Hag's style... yeah, we probably can't play that way just yet. So then the question is why not change the tactics up? As we saw versus Liverpool, United's attack and defence is too divided. The middle isn't linking because Mainoo is 18 and not a solo pivot, McTominay cannot/will not do that, Bruno certainly won't, and Casemiro is getting too old/too rash to do it. It needs a Frenkie De Jong/Carrick type as a holder OR a Kante/Makelele to destroy. That comes in the summer you'd hope, because Mount - if he stays fit - is an 8 or 10. Not a 6.

United not having a style means the players don't know their style. They have to think, and guess what? They're shit at it. Very few braincells out there. No wonder teams are banging 20+ shots at us every fucking game. There's only so much pressing you can do, and while sometimes it's down to effort, it's also more down to intelligence and decision-making - United shouldn't have to run around like headless chickens. They should be the calibre of players to have the smarts to react and adapt. Mainoo is capable, and honestly with the amount of dipshittery going on I'd not be too angry about promoting more youth to bin off some of the seniors.

Aside Onana, the one glimmer of hope was a certain somebody getting his first United goal...

...but then minutes later we concede and draw the game we didn't even deserve a point from 🙃

Where does that leave us? Same place as before. Europe League spots despite looking wank. How we're ahead of teams I do not know. I just hope Martinez can start now and get back into rhythm, because he was shit today when we know - on form - how pivotal he is to United's good performances. Also buzzing for Mount, and hopefully he gets minutes ahead of Scotty the Friendly Ghost because we can't afford empty shirts. He bags a goal once in a while, cool, but he costs us so much more and i'm tired. I really am.

This iteration of United is not the one to return us to title contenders. If we win the FA Cup this year i'll drink my own piss I'm that confident we get bodied now or in the Final.

The saddest thing is how we can go from the jubilation of that manic FA Cup quarter final win over Liverpool - truly classic footballing drama - to miserable with a whimper of a 1-1 draw away at Brentford. Death by a thousand shots on goal.

#manchester united #man u #man united #man utd #manchester reds #erik ten hag #marcus rashford #brentford #bruno fernandes #scott mctominay #andre onana #kobbie mainoo #alejandro garnacho #rasmus højlund #mason mount #lisandro martinez #gareth southgate

[spacetimewithstuartgary]

Magma on Mars likely Since 2018, when the NASA InSight Mission deployed the SEIS seismometer on the surface of Mars, seismologists and geophysicists at ETH Zurich have been listening to the seismic pings of more than 1,300 marsquakes. Again and again, the researchers registered smaller and larger Mars quakes. A detailed analysis of the quakes’ location and spectral character brought a surprise. With epicentres originating in the vicinity of the Cerberus Fossae - a region consisting of a series of rifts or graben - these quakes tell a new story. A story that suggests vulcanism still plays an active role in shaping the Martian surface. Mars shows signs of life and youth An international team of researchers, led by ETH Zurich, analysed a cluster of more than 20 recent marsquakes that originated in the Cerberus Fossae graben system. From the seismic data, scientists concluded that the low-frequency quakes indicate a potentially warm source that could be explained by present day molten lava, i.e., magma at that depth, and volcanic activity on Mars. Specifically, they found that the quakes are located mostly in the innermost part of Cerberus Fossae. When they compared seismic data with observational images of the same area, they also discovered darker deposits of dust not only in the dominant direction of the wind, but in multiple directions surrounding the Cerebus Fossae Mantling Unit. “The darker shade of the dust signifies geological evidence of more recent volcanic activity – perhaps within the past 50,000 years - relatively young, in geological terms,” explains Simon Staehler, the lead author of the paper, which has now been published in the journal Nature. Staehler is a Senior Scientist working in the Seismology and Geodynamics group led by Professor Domenico Giardini at the Institute of Geophysics, ETH Zurich. Why study the terrestrial neighbour? Exploring Earth’s planetary neighbours is no easy task. Mars is the only planet, other than Earth, in which scientists have ground-based rovers, landers, and now even drones that transmit data. All other planetary exploration, so far, has relied on orbital imagery. “InSight’s SEIS is the most sensitive seismometer ever installed on another planet,” says Domenico Giardini. “It affords geophysicists and seismologists an opportunity to work with current data showing what is happening on Mars today - both at the surface and in its interior.” The seismic data, along with orbital images, ensures a greater degree of confidence for scientific inferences. One of our nearest terrestrial neighbours, Mars is important for understanding similar geological processes on Earth. The red planet is the only one we know of, so far, that has a core composition of iron, nickel, and sulphur that might have once supported a magnetic field. Topographical evidence also indicates that Mars once held vast expanses of water and possibly a denser atmosphere. Even today, scientists have learned that frozen water, although possibly mostly dry ice, still exists on its polar caps. “While there is much more to learn, the evidence of potential magma on Mars is intriguing,” Anna Mittelholz, Postdoctoral Fellow at ETH Zurich and Harvard University. Last remnants of geophysical life Looking at images of the vast dry, dusty Martian landscape it is difficult to imagine that about 3.6 billion years ago Mars was very much alive, at least in a geophysical sense. It spewed volcanic debris for a long enough time to give rise to Tharsis Montes region, the largest volcanic system in our solar system and the Olympus Mons – a volcano nearly three times the elevation of Mount Everest. The quakes coming from the nearby Cerberus Fossae - named for a creature from Greek mythology known as the “hell-hound of Hades” that guards the underworld – suggest that Mars is not quite dead yet. Here the weight of the volcanic region is sinking and forming parallel graben (or rifts) that pull the crust of Mars apart, much like the cracks that appear on the top of a cake while its baking. According to, Staehler “it is possible that what we are seeing are the last remnants of this once active volcanic region or that the magma is right now moving eastward to the next location of eruption.” TOP IMAGE....Colour-coded topographic view shows the relative heights of features in Cerberus Fossae: reds and whites are relatively higher than blues and purples. The image is based on a digital terrain model of the region, from which the topography of the landscape can be derived. CREDIT ©ESA/DLR/FU Berlin, CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (must retain hyperlink to https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Terms_and_Conditions) CENTRE IMAGE....One of the fractures (graben) that make up the Cerberus Fossae system. The fractures cut through hills and craters, indicating their relative youth. CREDIT ©SA/DLR/FU Berlin, CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO LOWER IMAGE....Cerberus Fossae in context of its surrounds in the Elysium Planitia region of Mars near the equator.

#space #science #Astronomy #physics #news #ESA #Mars