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asilcorner · 10 months
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I don’t watch the show myself but it’s going to drive me crazy if I don’t figure out the lore. What exactly is Chris crying about in your last comic?
I wrote a fic where it explains it!
But short version; Chris is being an anxious mess right before his last year at University starts, since he doesn't actually know what he's going to do after he graduated. So he called Martin to ask him if he could come over to calm down and brainstorm some solutions.
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spocks-husband · 3 months
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Seven and Tuvok's friendship is literally the sweetest thing ever. Two people, both so far from home, trying to navigate themselves in an environment of people who, by nature, are completely different from who they are.
Seven reminds Tuvok of his daughter. He tries not to think about it, but she does. Whenever they walk through the halls together, when they have a conversation, when she stands at his side, his chest aches just slightly and he fights the urge to consider how much he misses Asil.
Tuvok reminds Seven of... Someone. She's not sure who. She doesn't remember. It's someone she can't really recall, but she trusts him innately. Part of her wants to figure out the answer to that question, uncover the answer as to why she trusts this... Vulcan. But she can't. She can't remember.
Not that either of them have ever said any of that out loud. They prefer the silence anyways.
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woozvc · 7 months
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all my love
based on this request (by @cienlvrs )
synopsis — vernon is a quiet person but he doesn't realise you see all his love.
pairing — vernon x gn!reader
word count — 746
warnings — hint of insecurities but it's not elaborated on, reader gets fired from work, tiredness
genre/s — non idol au, quiet x hyper, fluff
a/n — this is for @caratsland 's October event! a little sappy but wtf I love vernon sm 🥲
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...My love only amounts to this
vernon is not a verbal person. he's always been the quiet one in his friend groups. during the beginning of your relationship it would usually be you who would initiate conversations. don't get it wrong, staying in silence with vernon is amazing but you liked his voice. there were moments where you wondered if vernon liked u the way u liked him. and he knew that. he felt immense love for you but he could never express it. did his love only amount to this?
....Me, who doesn’t know what to do.
What can I possibly do?
I’m sincerely sorry.
My love only amounts to this
But thank you for staying by my side
My baby
as you guys went on, you realised he loved you more than words could express. his love was quiet not silent. you guys got more comfortable with eachother, comfortable in your dynamic of you blabbering your heart out and vernon listing intently with short answers. it might seem rude to an outsider, but to you it was love. you loved vernons love. he was worried he wasn't doing enough, so he always did more. your rough days were rough for him too. he never knew how to respond to your hour long rants about how hard life is. he never knew what to say or what to do to make you feel better. so he listened, hoping itll be enough for you.
...I can do everything for you.
I only have a big heart that wants to give you everything
a year and half into your relationship and vernon was sure he could take a bullet for you. he was sure he could do anything for you. but, what? nothing felt right to do. he wanted to take you out on fancy dates but you always preferred his dates at home and so did he. he wanted to do something special but he never understood what the special was to you. he wants to give everything in the world to you and he wants you to receive. so do you. vernon doesn't realize you see him clean the kitchen after you say you're tired. vernon doesn't realise you see him work endless nights so that both of you could have the future you aspire to. vernon doesn't realise you see him look at you like you're his whole world. vernon doesn't realise you see his big heart.
..My love only amounts to this.
But my heart won’t change
three years into your relationship and vernon talks a lot more now. he tried his best to give more than a word answers, he tried his best for you to notice that he's listing. he's loved you since the day he saw you at his local music shop in the same asile as him and he loves you now. he knows his love for you is immeasurable, he knows it'll never fade. he knows no matter what happens you'll always be his beginning, middle and end but he still feels like it's less. he measures his love in an amount and for him it's not much. but he knows, no matter what happens, his heart won't change.
...I’ll be your umbrella when it rains.
I’ll protect you throughout all your days
now as u stand in your home, you're content. it's hard to remember how many years you have been with vernon. time flew and you heart stayed the same. your house is quiet mostly, vernon still basking in his silence like he always has. he has moments where he makes it obvious that he feels not good enough, but you're here to remind him u see it. you saw it when u ranted to vernon for the first time about getting a bad grade in math and the next day he got you new pens and suggested to sit with you and help you solve workbooks. you saw it when you got fired from your first job and he spend the next 3weeks driving to place to place. you saw it when he was there for you when no one else was. you've both realised you're going to be each other's forever. vernon says he'd like to be your umbrella on the bad days. little does he know, he's the reason the bad days dont seem so stormy anymore. you give him all your love, and he gives you all of his.
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bumblingbabooshka · 3 months
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Tuvok & Asil - Prayer Patreon | Ko-fi
Asil: Father, does our God have a name? [She and Tuvok make their way out of the temple through a long corridor, passing by a window] Tuvok: Vulcans no longer worship Gods. Asil: Then who do we pray to? [They exit the temple, revealing a sky full of stars. They are small in comparison to it on one hand, on the other hand - they too are a part of it, two stars in the night sky.] Tuvok: The universe. Ourselves. [Flashback] Tuvok [Asil's Age]: What good is prayer to a people without religion? Monk: What do you think? Tuvok: I dislike receiving questions to my questions. Monk: Then life will be difficult for you. [The monk is setting up an altar] Monk: When you can do nothing and turn to no one else - you pray. What "good" that does depends on you. Tuvok: [Sighs] Your standard non-answer. Monk: Do you enjoy them more than my questions? [A candle. An altar which Tuvok, now on Voyager, set up] Tuvok: No! [Tuvok and Asil pray together from opposite ends of the universe]
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nogenderbee · 10 months
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Hey hey bee! It's me again with another songfic request.
So yeah may I request toya and akito with song Aisle, be with you by Ring.A.Bell. Yeah it's another enstars song that I adore sm<33 For the lyrics, I'll let you decide it!
Here's where you could find the translation:
https://ensemble-stars.fandom.com/wiki/Aisle,_be_with_you_(Lyrics)
Hope it'll help you like before!
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Of course darling! Sorry that you waited for so long but thank you for adding link to lyrics as it really made it easier for me! Toya turned out to be a bit shorter than Akito but I hope you enjoy it either way! <3
Akito, Toya - Asile, be with you
TagList: @yulikesminori @kuzui5201314 @coffeeykhs (not tagging you because you'll get notification either way)
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Song: translation
Whenever we passed by each other ever so slightly
I would look away from you
You thought of Akito as of your good friend but recently he started acting strange around you... you really started thinking he hated you. He was giving you signs screaming so at least! He'd avoid making eye contact with you, wouldn't even say "hi" when you passed each other at school corridor and he wouldn't talk with you unless you initiate it and press him to the wall! You honestly wouldn't be surprised if he'd start avoiding you on purpose soon...
Fearing that you’d hear
The uncontrollable beat of my heart
But there was also other side of the coin to his actions... he really just had a massive crush on you and he knew it. He knew it because he'd blush like stupid whenever you locked eyes and he stuttered when he talked with you. He knew he had to make impression of "tough guy" so you'd like him back but it was honestly hard when you were simply around him! So in hopes to calm down, he tried avoiding contact with you as much as he could but not too much to not hurt you.
I turned at the clear sound of your voice,
It only makes me wish to be with you
But that one day made him understand that he failed at not hurting you...
Today you called for him when he simply tried to walk back home, he even tried to pretend that he didn't hear you but there he was now... he was stopped by you suddenly pinning him against the wall maybe even literally! He saw the determination in your eyes and he knew he can't get himself out of this... and the worst thing was that he knew well why you did that...
"Akito! I demand explanation!"
"W-What do you want from me?! Just let me go... i-idiot..."
But despite him trying to make you let go of him, you were simply too stubborn and he could already feel his face warming up while it was becoming harder to keep his voice away from stuttering.
I want to confess under the clear skies “I love you”
In that moment he wished to tell you that he simply has a crush on you but the thoughts of you rejecting and making fun of him were all over his head, and he certainly couldn't let that happen...
"Just say it! I just want to know the truth!"
"I like you, okey?!!!"
But in that moment he just let go of his feelings... he didn't even realized it when he did to be honest... it was just a quick but honest answer. He wished you could say the same and wanted to wait for you but his face was warming up more every second and he didn't wanted you to see him red like that so he decided to leave, taking advantage of the fact that you were currently stunned by his words.
"Don't make a big deal out of it. I admit, I like you. Now let go of me and don't talk to me about it ever again."
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Song: same as for Akito
Whenever we passed by each other ever so slightly
I would look away from you
Toya had a massive crush on you and at first he tried his best to be gentleman towards you to hopefully gain your heart. But later on his feelings were growing stronger and stronger every day. He kne it wasn't very nice of him but he started... avoiding you or quickly end any conversation with you.
Fearing that you’d hear
The uncontrollable beat of my heart
It really looked like he hated you but for him it was covered with fear of him accidentally letting his feelings win. He was scared that he'll tell you how he truly feels and you'll reject him because you don't feel the same and your relationship will end because of him. He really would rather to stay friends with you than become strangers because of his confession, so he choose to remain quiet.
I turned at the clear sound of your voice,
It only makes me wish to be with you
But of course he couldn't go on like this forever, you'd eventually notice and when you did, he felt his heart sink as he didn't wanted to tell you but he couldn't just lie you in the face.
"Toya, you've been pretty distant recently, are you sure you're alright?"
"Yes, I am."
"Then why are you avoiding me? Have I done something wrong?!"
"No! It's just..."
I want to confess under the clear skies “I love you”
He can't continue this on forever. He knew he had to let go eventually and face you while saying those words because there's no way he'd be able to just change them or even forget about you.
But the scary sky that day got him... he felt like world was giving him a chance and he immediately took it trying to put his words in gentle way.
"YN, I apologize for my behavior but the truth is that I catched feelings. I love you."
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bb-editing · 1 year
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ROXANA (Chapter 20)
After Cassis entered the bathroom, I collected the trays and torn pieces of clothing on the floor. The bowl was empty, and it seemed like he had finished his painkillers, too. It was fortunate that Cassis was keeping his head down and being obedient right now.
If he tried to escape in his current state, even if he succeeded in leaving the mansion, he would surely be killed by a monster before crossing the boundary.
Suddenly, the rushing sound of water from the bathroom jolted me out of my thoughts.
The door was slightly ajar because of the leash attached to Cassis, and the whole situation bothered me slightly. But it wasn’t worth it to bother, and I called in a butterfly.
A dark red butterfly answered my command, fluttering through the wall. Now, if something were to happen to Cassis in this room when I wasn’t here, I would receive a signal of it through the butterfly.
In reality, I had wanted to install some surveillance equipment in this room, but I was afraid that he might notice.
In the end, I resorted to a more simple and subtle method, one which I’d used to keep an eye on the Western border as well. However, news from those butterflies was delayed, which worried me. I thought the Pedelians were looking for Cassis around the border… Are they still there?
I was about to conjure one more butterfly, but Cassis existed the bathroom. He looked more normal.
“Come and sit down.” I beckoned him over to the bed, which I was already sitting on.
Cassis regarded the bandages and bottles of medicine lying next to me, and understood the purpose of my words. “I can do it myself.”
“Really? What about the wounds on your back?”
He frowned, and I tilted my head as if to ask what was wrong.
“Don’t worry, I’ve been doing this since I was a child. I have a lot of practice, so I’m good at it.” To be honest, it would have been better if I called the physician for treatment, but I thought this was a good opportunity to show Cassis a kindness and increase rapport- as well as his debt towards me.
“You’ve been doing this a lot since childhood?” Cassis asked suspieciously.
It was apparent that he was unaware of the Agriche way of life.
“Yes, I treated my younger brother every day when he got injured.” This was only partially true- I did indeed heal Asil’s wounds when we were children, but I’d exaggerated the severity of his treatments. The only reason he was injured was because he had a poor constitution, both in health and mentality.
There was a time when my mother and I treated him, since calling the physician was too inconvenient every time. But I was young still, so how much could I really help with? At best, all I did was plaster a bandage to his wounds.
However, my healing abilities have improved over the years, and I’ve had more practice taking care of my own wounds.
Cassis was still standing next to me, looking down. His face was consumed by the shadows, making his expression difficult to ascertain. He hadn’t moved from that spot for quite some time, and it made me feel study.
Suddenly, he began to unbutton his shirt, and it fell down to the floor.
“I can treat the other places myself.” So I suppose I’ll just treat the back, then.
Cassis’ guard seemed lowered in the moment, and I narrowed my eyes to look at his scarred back.
The wound was bleeding again, likely opened by the water from the shower. I started wiping the blood from his skin with a clean towel; the moment I made contact, Cassis’ arm squirmed slightly.
By the way, his muscles are quite defined, aren’t they?
It was clear that Cassis had worked quite hard at exercising, since I couldn’t find a single trace of cellulite. Truly, it would have been devastating if Charlotte had injured him more.
Looking at him more closely, his bones were straight and perfect; the vertebral bones and shoulder blades, in particular. Some of my brothers had a horrid penchant for collecting organs and bones. If they saw Cassis up close, they’d drool.
Why is this person so perfect- not only was his face pretty, but his bones, too? I glanced at Cassis with kind eyes. He really did fit the Agriche victim aesthetic, and I couldn’t help but feel pity for him and his devastating fate in the novel.
Let’s stop daydreaming and get back to work. I moved my hand again.
Come to think of it, Cassis was being quite silent, and the dead quiet of the room began to unnerve me. I glanced up at his head, only to realize he was gripping his back.
“Does the place I’m touching hurt?” My voice rang out in the silence. “If it does, tell me. I’ll be more careful.”
I loosened my grip on the cloth I was using, and applied the salve to the wound slower and more gently. “How about now?”
Suddenly, Cassi moved quickly, and a firm hand grabbed my wrist.
“Okay. You can stop now.” His cold voice echoed through my ears. Before I even had the chance to react, Cassis pushed my had away, picked up his shirt, and dressed himself again.
Hmm… He is still a man, after all.
I pretended not to notice his sheepishness and said in a soft voice, “I’ll treat the other wounds.”
“Don’t bother.” His rejection was swift and crushing, and I left the room shortly after.
Walking through the corridor, a flurry of thoughts entered my mind. Why had Cassis lowered and upped his guard so impulsively? I just couldn’t understand what he was thinking.
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cecils-dragons · 1 year
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WAAAHHHH ASIL MY BELOVED!!! love his beard he looks so kindd AND like he constnatly has to deter kids from climbing him its unfair to ask who are his favorite students n such so id like to know some cute int with the kiddos
Aw I'm so glad that Asil's loved!!! I basically designed them with mustache in mind first lol so I am glad that it and their beard are liked. Kids do climb on them indeed, they don't mind it personally but they do deter from in because the kids' parent(s) could possibly not want their kids seeing that climbing on adults as a good thing. Asil's also very tall, so they are basically a walking jungle gym to the kids(and Marolo lol)
As for the favorite students yeah they can't answer that lol. They help take care and teach kids from around 3-13, they don't do infants/ young toddlers because that would take up too much of their attention and they wouldn't be able to help as many. He probably has the closest relationship with Florin and New as the two have been under his care for the longest time, so they are the most familiar with him but at the same time the two are the biggest troublemakers, mainly thanks to Florin.
Thank you so much for the ask!!! I love answering questions about my character, especially getting positive feedback on new ones ;w; so an extreme thank you for that!
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theobailey · 2 years
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pov. motherland. μάνα
Theo doesn’t believe in God. And yet, here he is, waiting in church for an act of faith. This particular church isn’t grand or impressive like the ones he’s seen across the world before—churches carved in pure gold, churches tall enough to make your neck hurt, but the ceiling is painted in blue, constellations in bright gold, and he can’t stop looking up, nervously rubbing his fingers together. He often wonders if he would have been different had he grown up under normal circumstances—if the orphanage he’d grown up in didn’t believe so much in penitence, if the Baileys hadn’t been so syncretic and secular. 
He’d never looked for any sort of faith, even though the poetry of it never went unnoticed for him. In the devotion of the faithful, the prayer of those in pain. He was, after all, a man of words and those said with such honesty fascinated him.
Now, he’s in the third row, on the hard wooden bench, and waits. Waits, staring at the starry ceiling, until slow, deliberate steps echoes through the church and a veiled sister, a nun, sits next to him. Theo can’t find the words in him, “You called for me.” She says, in Greek, sounding heartbreakingly unimpressed. He’s dreamed of this moment many times in the past, a moment he thought had been stolen from him, and so he didn’t know how to proceed. He nodded, not able to look in her eyes—eyes he’s dreamed of his entire life. “Do you know who I am?” She makes a sound with the back of her throat. She knows. He hadn’t been looking for her, he had never looked for her.
He’d been arranging his documentation, his resident visa, when bureaucracy drove him back to his motherland, to the island he was born in, the pastoral community so ill equipped to deal with dangerously premature babies that he’d only spent a few hours of life there before being taken to Athens. He’d never actually returned to his birthplace, even if he visited Greece fairly often. Now, the ferry took him to the island through the clear blue water, to a stunning place secret to tourists, where fishermen yell around in angry, dialect-heavy Greek. It doesn’t feel like home, and the fact that it’s on top of a rocky mountain doesn’t make it very easy on him—another reason why he likes Athens better, because accessibility there is at least an afterthought whereas here it’s not a concept at all. The climb, the endless stairs, are hard on him, and he makes the decision to spend the night, just so he’ll manage to rest. Theo didn’t know then what he knows now.
Theo didn’t know a lot of things.
He didn’t know, for example, that he never knew his mother’s name not because no one knew it, because she’d died in childbirth, but because that’s what you do when you hand a child over for adoption.
hand him over for adoption.
he also didn’t know that as an adult, he could ask for the information to be disclosed. 
Theo wants to ask her why, but the words don’t come out. Why? He knew why. Because you could fit in the palm of my hand. Because I didn’t think you would make it --- they said that if you did... He wouldn’t talk or walk or think. He knew the drill. His knuckles were white. He wanted to tell her that none of it should have mattered, because it didn’t matter to his parents, his odd, loving true parents, Richard and Jasmine Bailey. He wanted to ask her if she regretted it now that he was six feet tall and not attached to any machines, now that he spoke twelve languages and had all academia glory one could dream of. Instead, without him even asking, “I was young and alone”, she says. 
“Me too.” Theo answers.
They don’t say anything else. He can’t say anything else. Theo wishes he could stand up fast and simply leave, show her how wrong she’d been, how he could have been worth it, but it doesn’t have quite the same impact when your limitations are as visible, when it takes so long for him to even manage past her in the asile and his graphite crutches resonates against the centuries-old stone floor as his tired, cramping legs carry him out of the church. He doesn’t make it very far. He sits on the stone bench under an old, twisted olive tree and buries his face in his hands as his chest clenches even tighter and his heart races and he finds it difficult to breathe, until he hears someone coaching him through it in his mother tongue, with a calm, steady voice.
She brushes his back. “You know where to find me, son.” It feels unclear whether she means son in the biblical or biological sense, and he supposes it doesn’t matter. Before she leaves, he looks at her. Theo has been right his entire life. They do have the same eyes.
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kkilljoys · 2 years
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YOU HAVE A PACI?? OH MY GOD?? /pos we don't have one! Core's mom says we have to get a job if we want one (WHICH FAIR. we have been. draining their money because of our regression nbfg. We just see the toy asile and we buy something.) AND PONYTOWN IS SO FUN /pos so many pretty places. ALSO DECO SIPPY BELOVED. -cam ougf. kinda wanna promo the agere discord core made. maybe. AND HH FAIRY!TOMMY. Also speaking of kins; were you a regressor in any of your timelines?? I know i have like one BEN timeline where i was a regressor. and what i remember from it was I would not take no for an answer bfg. -Cam
i dont aaactually know?? i have a few tls where im pretty young (pirate!tommy tl and a tl ive labelled as my sunflower tl, some others too) i probably do but i havent been making any attempts at like. figuring it out yk?? fkjdgh
i actually bought the paci online for like. 2-5 bucks?? risky play cus i think it was aliexpress dkfjgh but it worked out in the end !! i wanna get a deco paci so bad,, ive found my favourite colours when im little are pastel yellow and orange,, ALSO PONYTOWN SEEMS COOL ive seen a lot of folks talk about it recently so,, might try play it,,
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asilcorner · 1 year
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I didn't expect Mario and Luigi brother content but here we are.
Derailing this ask, but the games always had brother moments between the two
Sorry, sorry, but this has been on my chest the moment I watched the movie, but both think THE WORLD of their brother, they always have!!!!
From the top of my head I remember in Dream Team Bros, when you go into the Dream Depths you read Luigi gushing over how cool his brother is and how much he looks up to him. He wants to go on adventures with him, even when he's scared stupid. And when the big bosses come around, it's his love and need to protect Mario that gives him the ability to Size Up in the first place!
Also, hello, the Luigi's Mansion series is Luigi literally going "Oh god no, Mario is in trOUBLE I GOTTA GO GET HIM BACK."
Mario on the other hand doesn't talk, since Nintendo makes him cookie cutter basic most of the time, BUT, again, Luigi's mansion keeps reinforcing how proud he is of him for coming to save him, calling him a hero etc. And in the RPG's he keeps pulling him out of danger or reminding him softly to do things, like, pick up his toddler self he left down the stairs. His actions keep going back to "I must protect."
(Also the entire Super Paper Mario story with Mr. L, I'm sorry, but how BAD must that have hurt. Wish Nintendo had the guts to give Mario the ability to speak his mind in that game especially, all I can do is sit here and imagine.)
And since Luigi has so many scenes in games, it's so NICE to see Mario care JUST AS MUCH in the movie, THEY LOVE EACH OTHER!!!!! This was so wholesome, I'm kicking my feet happily.
I'm 100 percent sure there are way more scenes in other games where the bros are being bros; I just got consumed by DTB and LM first, rotting brain over here.
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yes-asil · 2 years
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Im starving for ghost boy content right now just a crumb m'dame
I keep delaying the update, I'm so sorry. I really want to start posting, but still haven't finished chapter 2. However! REALLY sure Feburary is gonna be my month.
On that note, look at my sons being idiots.
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inonibird · 3 years
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What do the earned names of Jindra, Zaebar and Asilal mean?
Kuuzu = Bright-Mind (she's clever)
Statziga = Battle-Heart (not an uncommon earned name for a warrior)
Zigan = Rudder (he’s good at steering/controlling situations)
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whispedcream · 3 years
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working at h*me d*pot after the hurricane making me want to bite people
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waruihoshi · 3 years
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💛🌼🌼💛 send this to the twelve nicest people you know or who seem to have a good heart and if you get five back you must be pretty awesome 💖✨💖✨
Anwww thank you TAT I return the compliment, you’re an awesome person and a wonderful artist uwu
(Sorry I don’t play these, so I won’t send the message to anyone, but I deeply love yall)
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helshades · 5 years
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Assange should be deported to Sweden and tried for the rape charges he evaded by hiding in the embassy.
The rape charges were bogus and everyone knows that fact very well. Two women lodged a complaint against him: one was sueing after a condom broke during sex, which both partners realised after the act; the other was witnessed pursuing him all night and very willingly going to bed with him, but in the morrow she declared he had sex with her as she slept. Both charges took full advantage of Swedish law which has an extensive definition of rape, and the second one is especially suspicious, as several governments were already chasing after Assange back then and it is impossible not to raise the honey trap question. Detaining him under any pretext was extremely important to the United States in particular, and every ally in the world has interests in participating in the hunt. Now that public opinion is roused with the news of his unlawful arrest in London, it has become even more important to sully his reputation so that even fewer countries would be tempted to grant him political asylum.
In any case… if he were a rapist, that would have nothing to do with the conspiracy and espionage charges weighed against him at the moment. The future of press freedom depends on Assange’s fate. He won’t be trialled as a rapist, he will be trialled as a man who embarrassed the United States government by showing the rest of the world that there is no such thing as a ‘clean war’ and 'surgical strikes’. That is his true crime. So go troll elsewhere, dickwad.
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bumblingbabooshka · 2 years
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Imagining Tuvok’s children cornering him one day like “Father, which of us is your favorite child?” and when he says he has no favorite child they say that’s an illogical answer and pester him until he says fine - he will set up a test for them and whomever passes it is his favorite child.
So Tuvok leaves and comes back with a piece of paper and the younger kids can’t read it so Sek has to translate it for them from old Vulcan which he knows from studying it in school. The children then all go off, following the directions that Sek is reading and they realize they need to get into a crawlspace under the house. Only Varith, the youngest of them, is small enough to get in so he does and comes out with their next clue. The next clue leads them to their mother who has been enlisted in this ordeal. She tells them they must play a particular tune on the lute in order to pass. Elieth, who loves the stories his parents tell them at night, recognizes the situation immediately as one from one of Falor’s Journeys and plays the correct tune. Their mother gives them the final clue. The final clue leads them to a locked box. However, they have no key. All hope is lost...until Asil, an aspiring little detective, pours over all of the clues they DO have and using that is able to determine where the key is and unlock the box. The children are very pleased to have figured this out! But then devastated to realize that Asil, being the one who unlocked the box, is now the favorite child... Asil, not as pleased as she thought she’d be, assures her brothers that she’ll just lock the box again and say that they weren’t able to complete the last step but then Tuvok comes in, foiling that plan. When he asks them who opened the box and they all sadly say that Asil did. Tuvok asks them how they were able to open the box and all four of them go on a somewhat chaotic retelling of their journey around the house. At the end of it Tuvok silently nods. He says that he is proud of their cooperation and it seems to him that without each and every one of them contributing to the mission and helping one another, they would never have even been able to start their journey let alone complete it. And so... He opens the box that they neglected to when in the midst of their discussion. It has four candies in it which he gives to each one of them. He tells them that they are all his favorite children. T’Pel watches from the doorway, amused by both the children and her husband. When she is spotted she is of course descended upon by her children who all want to tell her about the day they had.
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