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A Golden Opportunity: My Experience with the GOLD-Programm Face-to-Face Seminar

I recently participated in the GOLD-Programm Face-to-Face Seminar for Business Clients, and I can confidently say it was a transformative experience. As a business owner who is constantly striving to learn and grow, I found the program to be an invaluable resource packed with actionable insights and practical strategies.

Expert-Led Sessions Deliver Real-World Knowledge

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Tailored Content for Businesses of All Sizes

The GOLD-Programm wasn't a one-size-fits-all event. The content was carefully curated to address the specific challenges faced by businesses of all sizes and across various industries. Whether you're a seasoned entrepreneur or just starting your journey, the program offered valuable takeaways. The topics covered a wide range, from cutting-edge industry trends and market analysis to proven business methodologies and effective marketing strategies. This comprehensive approach ensured that there was something for everyone to learn and implement.

Actionable Insights and Strategies for Growth

The GOLD-Programm went beyond simply providing information. The focus was on equipping participants with actionable insights and strategies that could be applied to achieve real business growth. Each session provided practical tools and techniques that I could take back to my business and start using right away. The program helped me identify areas for improvement and develop a clear roadmap for taking my business to the next level. I left the seminar feeling motivated and empowered to implement the new knowledge and skills I had gained.

Building Valuable Connections Through Networking

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woso-dreamzzz · 4 months

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Katrina Gorry x Teen!Reader

Summary: You fall asleep

"Hi everyone," Katrina whispers to the camera," I just thought I would show you all what I'm dealing with."

It's almost pitch black on the screen as she moves her phone to capture the area. She's in a hotel room, that much is obvious. It's one of those hotel rooms that's got a double bed and a single.

She aims the camera at the single bed, where Clara is sound asleep, pressed up against her pillows.

Then, she draws the camera back to the double bed. It shakes for a moment before it focuses on you. You're curled up against Katrina's side, light puffs of breath tickling at her neck.

Her hand strokes down your bed hair as you fidget around for a second before you settle.

"Got the wifey to bed," She says to the camera," And the kiddo."

You fidget again, eyes fluttering open and closed before you're completely relaxed.

When she arrived at Vittsjö, she hadn't quite expected you. Obviously, there was Clare and then later on Charli but then a fourth Australian on the team wasn't what she expected. She expected it even less when she found out from her new teammates that you were the rising star from the youth programme.

"My parents are both Australian," You had told her when she asked," They're here for work. We moved when I was nine." You had then confessed that you rarely saw your parents due to the long hours they worked and throwing you in football had been cheaper than getting a babysitter for you.

It was at that moment that she knew she'd keep you close. You were barely sixteen, full of energy and a desire to prove yourself so Katrina set herself up as the person to reign you in a little bit.

It was hard at first, all you wanted to do was resist and resist and resist until you nearly snapped your ankle at training and, with your parents on a business trip, you got stuck at Katrina's place.

Suddenly, you had a structure in your life and a routine and (most surprisingly to Katrina) a bedtime. It sucked for the first few days with Katrina watching your every move and scolding you when you tried to wiggle away and leave without telling her.

But, somehow, you managed to settle in with and never ended up leaving even when Clara moved in and suddenly you were competing for Katrina's affection with her.

Somewhere along the way, you ended up between them both every day at practice. You were always within arms reach of them both during training and when you inevitably got called up to the Matildas for the World Cup, Katrina felt more proud of you than she ever had before.

You groan loudly as your eyes adjust to the light of Katrina's phone screen. You lift your head.

"Mini," You say," 'S too early to get up." You moved around slightly until you were fully face-planted in her neck. You did that a lot now, always curling into her in some way or another like a clingy little baby.

She just smiles fondly at you, still recording on her camera.

"I don't want to get up," You mutter, refusing to come out from your hiding place as Katrina cards her fingers through your hair, gently working out the knots there.

"You don't have to get up," She assures you," Go back to sleep."

You're still groggy and already half-asleep but you just make sure to check that it's okay. "Not time to get up?"

"Not time to get up," Katrina confirms, easily manoeuvring you like you're a puppet so you can be in a more comfortable position.

It's hardly the first time that you've shared a bed with her (or fallen asleep on her at all as you do that frequently on the coach) and it's easy to get you into a position that will have you sleep through the night.

You don't fight against her at all. You just allow yourself to be moved around and you yawn as you lay more fully against her body, your hand coming up to rest at the collar of her pyjama shirt.

"Night, Mini," You say even though you're almost completely back to sleep again.

Katrina looks at you, shaking her head fondly before turning back to the camera with a smile. She gives it a thumbs up. "The kiddo's back to sleep."

#woso x reader #katrina gorry x reader #katrina gorry #woso community #woso fanfics #woso imagine #woso

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goalwalker · 2 years

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sorry for the long rant but i've been reading a bit about kimi's family and thought you might be interested in knowing a bit about it beyondg the dts https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco_Antonelli i don't think toto knew marco prior to the minardis scouting kimi in 2017/2018 (which was what i thought originally when i learned how much toto liked antonelli) but they definitely connected afterwards and got pretty close - e.g., toto was driving a gt3(?) with his dad's name on it earlier this march and kimi coached jack's karting (as well as the other kids in the akm kart division when he had the time). the akm motorsports running f4 and kart was a recent development in 2020, a collaboration with dino chiesa (who owned kart republic, and with whom nico ran his racing academy and had kimi as one of his protégé). comparing to the other previous merc juniors, kimi is definitely born into a racing family so he has more access than george, but his career is still being sponsored by merc almost to 100% and you could sort of tell by the lack of sponsors on his liveries & overalls compared to some other drivers. (and marco isn't as prestigious as some other prema kids' dad, say montoya, fittipaldi, or wurz) i don't think he's a nepo baby in the sense that he could afford to move along in the feeder series, to buy a lot of the testing opportunities, or a seat if not for merc's development programme. but with that said i do think f1 is getting more and more expansive and it's extremely hard to get into the sports if you don't have some sort of background. so we would probably never see someone who's def not a nepo baby again (like lh for example). which is what i dislike about the sports and i resonate with you in your tag about the disappointment regarding the nepo babies.

hi! very important lore here omg thank you!

The Wolffs and Antonelli’s definitely seem close given how often we see them appear in each other’s lives and i was definitely running under the assumption it was a long-term relationship since Kimi was like a baby (base off the quote Toto said on Kimi testing in the W13 last week) so thank you for the correction of it originally being a business/recruitment endeavor that grew into family-friendship.

And even before being scouted, it is interesting how he’s sort of been interconnected with Merc before gaining his official position on the Junior Team. The bit with Nico training and working with him is especially fun, very much two greats from two generations haha.

On funding: Yes the Merc funding they have put into his is insane. I think it really speaks with just how good he is. They wouldn’t continue to foot bill if not for the continued proof of his skill, nor pay to the extent of him not looking for other sponsors.

Nepotism is so intertwined in this sport but it’s kinda sad how this grid will probably be the last with so many from non-racing/wealthy families as in the next couple years more and more wealthy/racing families will join and find their way to F1. (this isn’t to say that there isn’t a lot already, just more than now, to my knowledge)

Kimi and his relationship with Mercedes and the Wolffs is very interesting and i’d love any more input if anyone had any!

#kimi antonelli #andrea kimi antonelli #toto wolff #susie wolff #nico rosberg #antonelli motorsport #mercedes #f1 #formula 1

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georgefairbrother · 8 months

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On 18th September 1972, BBC News reported that the first 193 Ugandan refugees, fleeing persecution by the country’s military dictatorship, had arrived at Stansted Airport, Essex. Over half of the arrivals had British passports, and housing and immediate needs would be overseen by the Ugandan Resettlement Board.

Uganda’s Asian community, numbering around 55 000, many of whom ran family businesses and small enterprise, were ordered in August 1972 to leave the country within 90 days by President Idi Amin. Amin had publicly denounced Ugandan Asians as ‘bloodsuckers’, threatening that any who had not left by the arbitrary deadline of November 8th would be interned in military detention camps.

Many of the initial flight of refugees had endured frightening experiences prior to their departure from Uganda, at the hands of Amin’s troops. "On the way to the airport the coach was stopped by troops seven times, and we were all held at gun point," one refugee told reporters. Another stated that he had been robbed of personal valuables and Ugandan currency on the way to Entebbe airport.

News reports at the time cited some opposition within the UK over the acceptance of the Ugandan Asians. The Leicester local authority mounted a newspaper campaign urging refugees not to come to their region seeking jobs and housing. The BBC asserted that, in hindsight, the resettlement programme was seen as ‘a success story for British Immigration’.

The loss of the hardworking and successful Ugandan Asian community devastated Uganda’s agriculture, manufacturing and commerce. Idi Amin was deposed in 1979 and died in Jeddah in 2003, having been responsible for the deaths of as many as 300 000 Ugandan civilians during his reign of terror as President. In 1991, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni invited the expelled community to return home to help rebuild the economy.

The Wilson Labour government also had to grapple with a refugee crisis from a former African colony.

In February 1968, BBC news reported;

"…Another 96 Indians and Pakistanis from Kenya have arrived in Britain, the latest in a growing exodus of Kenyan Asians fleeing from laws which prevent them making a living…"

Many Asian people living in Kenya had not taken up Kenyan citizenship following the country’s independence from Britain in 1963, but possessed British passports. Under Kenya’s Africanisation policy, non-citizens required work permits, and were being removed from employment in favour of Kenyan nationals. There was growing public demand for laws to prevent non-citizens from owning businesses or even operating as street and market traders. As a result, British passport holders were leaving Kenya at the rate of 1000 per month, leaving a huge deficit in skills and experience within the business community and civil service.

Fearing a backlash over the large numbers of Asian immigrants, Home Secretary, and future Prime Minister, James Callaghan, rushed through the Commonwealth Immigration Act, which made it a requirement that prospective immigrants must have a 'close connection' with Britain.

This led to disagreement in Cabinet, with Secretary of State for Commonwealth Affairs, George Thomson (1921-2008) arguing;

"…To pass such legislation would be wrong in principle, clearly discrimination on the grounds of colour, and contrary to everything we stand for…"

In 1971, the Heath government made further legislative changes that would mean that (some) immigrants from Commonwealth countries would be treated no more favourably than those from the rest of the world, and that tightened restrictions on those who stayed by linking work permits to a specific job and location, requiring registration with police, and reapplication to stay in Britain each 12 months.

The Patrial Right of Abode lifted all restrictions on those immigrants with a direct ancestral connection with Britain.

Home Secretary Reginald Maudling (later famous for being smacked in the face by Irish MP Bernadette Devlin, and for having to resign over a corruption scandal linked with disgraced property developer John Poulson) denied that this was, in effect, a 'colour bar', telling the BBC;

"…Of course they are more likely to be white because we have on the whole more whites than coloureds in this country, but there is no colour bar involved…"

Unsurprisingly, not everyone was convinced.

Vishna Sharma, Executive Secretary of the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants, described the bill to BBC News as, "basically racially discriminatory, repressive and divisive," and added, "It will create divisions amongst the Commonwealth citizens already living in this country on patrial and non-patrial basis. It will create day-to-day bureaucracy and interference on people living in this country. It will create more hardship for people wanting to enter into this country."

(Source; BBC reporting and history.com. Photo Credits; BBC News)

#social history #uk politics #working class history #social justice #uk government #human rights #uk history #british culture #society #history #race relations #immigration

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thetechrobot · 1 month

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How to Use ChatGPT for Python and javascript coding

Coding has become an essential talent in a variety of sectors. Whether you’re a new programmer or want to automate processes, ChatGPT can help you write code. This beginner’s guide will coach you through the steps of successfully using ChatGPT for coding activities.

What is Java?

Java is a general-purpose language used for web development, Android, large data, and complicated applications. Thanks to its platform independence, which wasn’t typical in the 90s, businesses like Microsoft have chosen it significantly.

What is Phyton?

Python, a flexible programming language introduced in 1993, is popular in data science, and web development due to its code readability and simplicity. Big businesses like Google use Python.

What is ChatGPT coding?

ChatGPT coding leverages Chat GPT to help you write code. This may include duties such as code creation, completion, and optimisation.

How to Produce Code Employing ChatGPT

To write code using ChatGPT, select a programming language (Python, Java, etc.) and then describe the code you want to write. It should be expressed in normal language and provide the necessary functionality of the code snippet.

Generate Python Code

ChatGPT excels at creating Python code. You can provide it with a problem statement or explain the functionality you need, and it will generate Python code snippets to perform the work.

Why Should You Use ChatGPT to Write Code?

1. Efficiency: ChatGPT follows your guidance and generates code efficiently and precisely. This may significantly speed up the coding process, especially for common or ongoing processes.

2. Learning Aid: ChatGPT can help novices learn. It may help you understand coding concepts and syntax by providing code examples in simple language.

3. Time Savings: ChatGPT can automate a variety of coding activities, freeing you to concentrate on higher-level problem solving and creative parts of your project.

4. Multilingual Support: ChatGPT supports many programming languages, making it useful for developers with different language preferences and project requirements.

5. Idea Generation: If you’re stuck on a coding challenge or need guidance, ChatGPT can provide answers and code snippets to help you get started on your project.

4 Python Code Examples of ChatGPT Usage

Example 1: Requesting Complex Algorithms to be Written via ChatGPT

Python programmers may create complicated algorithms quickly and effectively with ChatGPT. It may be completed quickly by requesting ChatGPT to create a specific algorithm. The longest similar subsequence of two strings, for instance, may be found using the Longest Common Subsequence (LCS) method. This approach is widely used in text processing for similarity detection, edit distance measurement, and diff tool implementation, as well as in bioinformatics for comparing DNA, RNA, or protein sequences. The code may be modified to suit certain requirements by copying it to a Python project.

Example 2: Requesting Code Writing for Web Scraping via ChatGPT

ChatGPT shortens the time needed for web scraping, making it easier. You can employ the BeautifulSoup library to gain access to all headings from a webpage. Just modify the URL of the scraping website to use this code. For more effective and efficient scraping, ChatGPT may also be configured to scrape additional content, like webpage headers.

Example 3: Requesting Data Analysis Python Script Writing via ChatGPT

Additionally, ChatGPT may be used to build code for data analytic activities. We utilized ChatGPT to import, filter, and calculate the mean from a dataset in the Python program that follows.

Requesting Python Script Writing for Data Analysis from ChatGPT

After the code is developed, copy it into a Python project and modify it to suit your requirements.

Additionally, you can utilize ChatGPT to develop the most sophisticated machine learning models—like Decision Trees—and incorporate them into your Python code.

Example 4: Requesting that ChatGPT Build Web-Based Applications Using Flask

Python-based web application development is made possible by ChatGPT; an example of a simple program that returns “Hello, World!” is provided. This example is appropriate for those just starting to work with Flask or learning web programming. It demonstrates how to define a path and the operation that goes with it. These may be improved upon to build intricate web apps that include a variety of routes and features.

Conclusion

ChatGPT may be a great resource for newcomers who are learning to write code effectively. By following the standards and best practices given in this tutorial, you may use ChatGPT to improve your coding abilities as you accomplish your programming objectives.

#chatgpt #technology #generative ai #artificial intelligence #python #javaprogramming #ai #javascript #programming

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prelude-numero-2 · 1 year

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A french article about Melitina's situation which is very alarming.

English translation (made on Deepl sorry):

The grotesque situation of Staniouta, a Belarusian opponent exiled in France

At 28, the Belarusian Melitina Staniouta (14 world medals) had to leave her country for speaking out against the current government. She has found refuge in France and works in a club in Rueil-Malmaison, but is confronted with the administration and international sanctions against her country.

We meet her in Rueil-Malmaison (Hauts-de-Seine), where she teaches rhythmic gymnastics, the sport that made her a star in her country. Melitina Staniouta has been retired since 2016 and a 5th place at the Rio Olympic Games, but she remains first and foremost the granddaughter of a great Soviet actress who gave her native Belarus a whopping 14 world medals between 2009 and 2015 (5 silver, 9 bronze).

And it is unexpected to find her in this club in the Paris region, explaining the basics to very young gymnasts who obviously do not know what the constraints of top level are. But the young woman's situation is a terrible paradox. Forced to leave her country because she dared to speak out against the government, forced to flee Ukraine just before the invasion of Russia, supported by her Belarusian neighbour. Forced to survive in France because our administration is slow to issue her with papers and she is confronted with international sanctions against Minsk. A Kafkaesque situation, as absurd as it is oppressive.

"Sport is a school that teaches you to accept your mistakes so that you can correct them. But what mistake did I make?" Melitina Staniouta asks herself. Disillusioned. And goes back over her history. Her track record, the fact that she speaks five languages, has opened doors for her. Since 2016, she has been alternating between MasterClasses all over the world and a television programme dedicated to everything to do with outstanding sportsmen and women. I wanted to highlight everything that contributes to performance, she says. The coaches, the physiotherapists, the psychologists, but also those people behind the scenes like the caretaker of our gym who could offer me an apple from her garden just to get me to smile."

While she admits that her political consciousness has long been at half-mast, it was a rude awakening on the eve of Aleksander Lukashenko's fraudulent and disputed re-election in 2020. "If I didn't care about my country, I would have probably turned a blind eye. But I can't, I won't" she said. I have to share the violence, these horrible videos and what is happening in the 21st century in this tiny country in the centre of Europe"

At the time, the government's repression was terrible, even deadly, against the tens of thousands of Belarusians who took to the streets of Minsk. Major sportsmen and women were called to witness, the tennis player and former world number one, Victoria Azarenka, spoke of "heartbreak" but refused to say more. Other less silent voices were raised, with more than 400 athletes signing an open letter to declare the elections invalid.

Melitina Staniouta turns her Instagram account into a chronicle of police violence against civilians. "My boss saw it, and I was fired. I knew what I was risking by posting this kind of comment in Belarus. But I don't regret anything, I will never change my decision even if my parents were also punished: they lost their jobs because of me."

Of course, she first tried to find a job in Minsk. "People asked me why I didn't open a school. But it's impossible. Business is not welcome in Belarus, where almost everything is controlled by the government. There are no clubs." So Melitina Staniouta decided to leave the country. She went into exile in Kyiv, made friends there, and became sufficiently well known to start collaborating with the gym world, but also with magazines as a model.

"After 2020, the Belarusian diaspora spread to Ukraine, Poland, Lithuania. People used to say that there were more Belarusians in Kiev than in Minsk," she smiles sadly. Because in February, when war was in the air and Ukrainians were still only joking about it, wanting to believe that it would remain a threat, friends advised her to flee. "I couldn't go back to Belarus, I could have been imprisoned, killed. I booked a hotel in Barcelona until 1 March and left three days before the Russians invaded" says Melitina Staniouta.

The trouble is that she soon runs out of money, her credit card blocked. Unable to access her accounts because of international financial sanctions against Russian and Belarusian nationals. "It's a frustrating and intractable situation because I have a Belarusian passport. Everyone judges me on this passport, not on who I am, what I think, what I've done" the young woman exasperated. She decided to post a long message on her social networks to explain her situation and find a job. She received sixty offers from Australia, the United States and all over Europe. But then the administrative issue arose, as her tourist visa expired after 90 days.

"In Spain, where rhythmic gymnastics is very popular, I was able to tell my story to the media and two lawyers eventually contacted me to help me for free. They told me that I could apply for refugee status. But this application takes time, sometimes more than a year, and you are not allowed to work in the meantime for at least six months. To be honest, it sounds stupid to me, but it's the law" Melitina Staniouta agrees. Another option is explained to her, the "talent passport" that exists in the United States, the United Kingdom and… in France. A multi-annual residence permit issued in particular to artists or highly qualified people, valid for four years and renewable.

A still precarious situation

"I had written a long email to the French embassy in Spain to explain who I was, what I was going through, my wish to get this talent passport. At first they told me that I had to go back to Belarus, to the French embassy there, which I can't do. So I insisted and they finally told me that, yes, I was in the category of 'exceptional' people. That made me happy, because I wanted to find a legal opportunity. So I was given a temporary visa for three months while I applied for a residence permit at the prefecture. This is what I did when I arrived in Nanterre at the end of March. I provided the documents, all the diplomas… But I'm still waiting. For seven months now, I've had this pink paper, this provisional residence permit which proves that the process has started. And I can work. But that's all."

Hosted by a club official, Melitina Staniouta came up against the administration. She worries about the progress of her file and is systematically rebuffed by the Prefecture. "They tell me to wait until I receive a text message" she despairs. Worse still, she has scoured Paris looking for a bank that would accept her application, because she needs to open an account to receive her salary. But I don't have the right passport, nor the right residence permit" she says with exasperation. I only have cash, I can't rent a flat. But I have money, a flat, a car… But in Belarus. I feel so frustrated. I have never cried in my life, because a sportsman doesn't cry. But now… I don't ask for anything, just to be able to work and live decently"

Proudly, Melitina Staniouta intends to fend for herself, to find her own solutions. But she is aware on a daily basis of the infernal spiral that is damaging her. By choosing the talent passport, I thought I would speed things up, but I was probably wrong," she says bitterly. I feel like I'm wasting my time. The prefecture asks me not to apply so often, but it's my life. And I don't see any light at the end of the tunnel"

She hesitates for a moment, smiles sadly: "In Rio, the conditions were really rotten, we lived in our windowless rooms with cockroaches, huge Brazilian cockroaches. A real nightmare. I promised myself that I would do everything to never go through that again, to always have a choice. Six years later… I take care of myself, not to get sick, because I don't have social security. I'm not complaining, I'm adapting, I've learnt French, I'm doing my best for the club that took me in… But I don't see any prospects."

Article written by Céline Nony, 1/11/22

#as a french who had to struggle with the administration in the past few months #I know how our system are terrible #with her experience the ffsg would be so stupid not to keep her with her titles #melitina staniouta #rhythmic gymnastics #rg #belarus #upthebaguette #I just put the french tag

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100dollars2success-blog · 7 months

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🤖💰 Making Money Online with Artificial Intelligence: The Future is Here! 💻✨

Hey there, Tumblr fam! 🌟

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I might be asking for the impossible here but can I possibly ask for a Dylan prompt 🤠 specifically a proper redemption arc for him that happens post-villa because I refuse to believe that he changed that quickly in game. Thank you in advance!

DYLAN'S REDEMPTION

S4 | Dylan | 5300+ words | @mrsbsmooth

This could easily be 20k+ words. But here's my attempt at setting Dylan on the right path.

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As soon as he walked in, he saw his Mum with absolute shame written over her face. She didn’t hug him. She didn’t greet him. She took one look at him and burst into tears, running into the other room and slamming the door behind her. His stepdad looked furious. Which wasn’t out of the ordinary.

“Have you seen it yet?” his stepdad had demanded.

Dylan had the common sense to say nothing and just shake his head. Steve pointed at the couch, pressing play on the recorded version.

Dylan had had to stay in a hotel room until the episode had aired. And by the time he’d arrived at Cardiff Airport, he was the most hated man in the UK. He’d expected his phone to be blowing up from jealous acquaintances, deals with protein powders, and possible agents for modelling contracts. But the opposite was true. Sponsors were pulling out of their contracts with his volleyball team at such a rapid rate that he found out he’d been stood down from it via reading their Instagram post.

But now, he’d finally seen it for himself. Dylan sat, completely furious, staring at the TV as the next programme started. This was bad for him.

He walked to the door.

“Mam? Alla i ddod i mewn”

[Mum? Can I come in?]

He heard his Mum crying behind the door.

“Na. Ewch i ffwrdd. Mae cymaint o gywilydd arna i.”

[No. Go away. I’m so ashamed.]

Dylan sighed, and turned back toward the door to leave. She just didn’t get it.

“Dylan” Steve seethed

“What, Steve?”

Steve looked angry. “People linked you to your Mum’s business. They’re blaming her for raising a piece of shit. She’s been completely boycotted. She’s going to lose everything.”

“Sounds like a her problem, not a me problem.”

Steve picked up the mug next to him, and threw it directly at Dylan’s head, missing him by inches, and smashing on the wall beside him. Dylan gave him the finger as he walked out, slamming the door behind him.

***

If he thought people hated him when it aired, he should’ve been prepared for it to properly blow up on social media. The Love Island producers contacted him to ‘check on his mental state’, which, to be honest, was totally fine. He’d done nothing wrong. It wasn’t his fault Shelley had fucked him.

How could she not? He smirked to himself.

All this talk about “Her and Bruno were the greatest love story of all time” and “Dylan ruined everything” and “he gaslit and negged his way into her pants and convinced her Bruno would be so jealous he’d beg for her back”

He was pretty pissed off that he’d been stood down from his volleyball team, but his coach said it was only temporary - just until it all blew over. But it wasn’t blowing over.

In fact, most of the hate seemed to be directed at his Mum.

From day one, the media were hounding her for an interview about ‘bad parenting’. They wanted to run a story entitled ‘Raising a boy: What I’d do better’.

On day two, someone egged her house.

On day three, someone posted her email address online.

A tiny voice in the back of his mind was whispering that It seemed a little unfair that his Mum was copping the hate for what he’d done. But he silenced it pretty quickly, relieved that he wasn’t the one having to deal with it.

But on day four, he got turned down from the seventh talent management agency he’d contacted. No one wanted him. That pissed him off. He almost threw his phone across the room, but instead punched another hole in his dedicated punching wall. The satisfying smash of the plaster under his fist made him smirk.

But then, in his hand, his phone rang. Someone was calling him.

“You’ve got the Dylan”

“Oh, good god, man, you even answer the phone like that?”

A deep, soothing voice that Dylan kind of recognised was on the other end.

“Who’s this?” he asked, his voice bored.

“We’ve never met. But let’s just say… We have Love Island in common.”

“What d’you want?”

“To help you”

“I don’t need help”

“My friends tell me otherwise.”

“Your friends are wrong.”

“My friends are never wrong. You haven’t had a single talent agency show even the slightest bit of interest in managing you. You’ve got an image problem, and rightfully so, because you’ve got an attitude problem. My friends and I are going to help you with it.”

***

Dylan showed up at the address, a scowl on his face. He’d come all the way from bloody Swansea for this. For them to help fix his image. And hopefully… if he did that… people would leave his Mum alone. She still hadn’t spoken to him. Steve had told him that she didn’t want to see him anymore. Ever. He needed to fix this for her. Clean up his image enough for someone to hire him, or start paying him for posting online. He needed to make sure his Mum was taken care of. Steve had certainly never been any help. And he wasn't likely to start now that shit had hit the fan.

So this had better fucking work.

He knocked on the door, and a small panel slid open, right as his eye line.

“Password?”

“Er… Love Island theme song”

The eyes on the other side of the door narrowed slightly. “You have to sing it”

He sighed, but reluctantly hummed the theme song to the show. The door swung open, and he stepped into a long, dark corridor

As the door swung closed behind him, he came face to face with an actual, honest-to-god celebrity.

“Oh hey, aren’t you Felix Cummings? From Season 2?”

“That’s me!” Felix said, “But I’m not supposed to talk to the students. Apparently it ‘slows their progress’”. He emphasised the last portion with air quotes.

Students?

Felix walked him down the corridor, and Dylan found himself in a large room, with dozens of corridors leading off from it.

In the centre, a large, central desk.

The letters along the front of it told him exactly where he’d been brought.

LOVE [AND RESPECT] ISLAND UNIVERSITY

And sitting at it?

Noah Alexander

He was dressed in a well-fitted, and obviously well-ironed shirt, and a smart tie and jumper. Felix walked him to the desk, and Noah smiled at him, nodding.

“Welcome to student administration, Dylan. Thank you for coming.”

“You didn’t give me much of a choice.”

“Well, to be fair, you didn’t give us much of one, either” Noah said, frowning disapprovingly.

“So… What is this, then?”

“You left Love Island. This is sort of like a… finishing school.”

Felix nudged him with his elbow. “For assholes!”

Noah shot him a disapproving look. “No, not for assholes, Felix. For people who need a little more information on how to treat their partners with dignity.”

Dylan scoffed, and crossed his arms. “I don’t need it, then.”

Noah smiled. “Of course not. But perhaps you’d like a tour anyway? We have industry connections with every major clothing brand in the U.K, as well as multiple TV networks, and every talent agency. Graduating from Love and Respect Island University is basically a guarantee to brands that you’re not going to bring down a media shitstorm on them by doing problematic things. The islanders who teach the Level 3 courses receive special talent representation that guarantees them a £10,000 minimum per Instagram post.”

Holy shit.

“Er… yeah, I’ll take a tour I guess, then.”

“Excellent. Your tour guide will be along shortly.”

“Oi, I’m 5”9 with shoes on.”

“I said shortly, Tim.”

“Ahh, right. Fair enough.”

Dylan’s face fell in surprise as his tour guide appears. None other than internationally recognised DJ - Big T. Timye. The one and only Timmy Smalls.

Tim motherfucking Pritchard reached out a hand to shake his.

Dylan was positively starstruck, and said absolutely nothing.

“Come on, lad. I’ll give you the tour.”

***

“So a full courseload is four subjects. The subjects go for two hours each, every day. So it's a full 8-hour day with a half-hour break in the middle for lunch. Each subject takes two full weeks to complete. Once you graduate Level-1, you can teach Level-1. Once you graduate Level-2, you can teach Level-2. But to teach Level-3, you have to pass and be assessed by the panel. To pass a Level, you have to… Are you paying attention, Dylan? This part’s important.”

But he absolutely was not paying attention. Because walking towards him, down the hall, was a pair of tits so magnificent that he was sure he’d have to be rubbing his face all over them before he’d believe they were real.

Marisol.

Her tight pencil skirt and white blouse had him screaming sexy secretary in his head before he even saw she was frowning at him.

“God damn, I’d love to bend that over a desk”

Suddenly, Dylan felt a wetness on his face.

“No. Bad Dylan.” Tim was squirting him with a water gun. “No flirting until you’ve passed Flirting Respectfully”

Tim turned to Marisol, and smiled. “Marisol, did you get a haircut? Looks great!”

“Thank you, Tim, I did! Love the new shirt, by the way.”

Tim smiled back. "Oh, thanks!"

Dylan scoffed loudly in disapproval. “What the fuck! How come you get to compliment her and I don’t?”

Marisol turned to him, her gaze firey. “You degraded me to assert sexual dominance. Tim complimented me to make me feel good about myself. Plus, he’s my friend.”

“I’ll be your friend, babe?”

Tim just squirted him with water again. Dylan looked at Tim like he was about to punch him.

“Squirt me with that fucking bottle one more time, I dare you.”

“Awww did the water hurt your feelings, Dylan?” Marisol bit her lip.

He smirked at her. “Baby, kiss it better and I promise you’ll be drenched too.”

Marisol raised an eyebrow and exchanged a look with Tim. She unscrewed the bottle at her own waist and upended it over Dylan’s head.

***

Tim led him down a hallway, and he couldn’t help but notice how many classrooms there were.

“How many former islanders are here?”

“Er… pretty much everyone, to be honest.”

“What do you mean everyone?”

“Well, everyone’s got something to learn, don’t they?”

Dylan frowned “And everyone teaches?”

“Pretty much everyone, yeah. Everyone’s got a different area of expertise. Different life experiences and that. We all have a lot to learn from each other. Plus, sometimes people are so shocked by their own behaviour, that they go on to teach a class on it. Like, you should see Gary Rennell's course on Weaponised Incompetence. It's amazing.”

“Well, once I’m done with the easy courses, I can teach a class on pleasuring a woman if you want?”

Tim rolled his eyes. “Just because they’re Level-1, doesn’t mean they’re easy, mate. It’s just the basics. But some of the courses have a fifty per cent fail rate. Besides, the Principal’s expressly banned you from teaching a class.”

Dylan stopped walking and furrowed his brow. “The fuck? He can’t do that?”

“Seriously? You don’t understand why?”

“Doesn’t matter why! That’s not fair!”

“Why would you even want to teach a class? I thought you didn’t even want to be here.”

It was a good fucking question. He didn’t even want to do these dumb classes. Why the fuck was he suddenly angry he couldn’t teach one?

“Well, it’s the principle of it. Everyone else gets to teach one. I should too.”

Tim frowned. “I dunno mate. The Principal was pretty set on it.”

“Fuck that. I wanna talk to him. It’s a him, right? Or did you give the job to a woman because of ‘equality’”

He did the air quotes with his fingers, and Tim facepalmed.

“No, the Principal is a lad. Don’t worry. We wouldn't be subjecting any women to your dumb ass at this stage.”

“Good. I wanna talk to him.”

***

Tim led Dylan to the door, and knocked. He popped his head in, and then looked back at Dylan.

“Stay here. Don’t go anywhere. I have to fill him in.”

As soon as Tim was inside, Dylan wandered the hall, doing exactly the opposite of what Tim had asked.

Each of the doors had a small whiteboard, detailing the teacher and the subject matter of each class.

The closest one to him read:

__________________________

Just because you respect your female family members doesn't mean you respect women

Teacher: Nicky Horne.

__________________________

He peered through the small window, and spotted multiple former islanders. Gary Rennell and Camilo Santiago Flores were right at the front, concentrating hard, taking notes.

The next door was to a smaller room.

__________________________

Anything other than an enthusiastic Yes is a NO

Teacher: Henrik Bergstrom

__________________________

It looked like an intensive class. One-on-one. Henrik was sitting backwards on a chair in front of its sole pupil, clearly appalled, and lecturing him angrily. And Dylan’s eyes widened as he saw who the student was.

Lucas Koh.

Despite being inside, he was wearing dark sunglasses. He was shuffled all the way down in his chair, trying to make himself look as small as possible. The hood of his hoodie was up, and pulled tight, concealing his usually manicured hair. He looked bloody ashamed of himself.

Henrik was pointing furiously to a section of a thick folder, with I.C.O.B.Y written across the front, reading passages from it that Dylan couldn't hear.

Huh. Weird. Wonder what that means? Dylan thought.

Dylan shook his head and was about to continue peeping through the doors when Tim suddenly came back out of the Principal’s office. He noticed Dylan halfway down the hall and frowned.

“The Principal will see you now.”

***

As soon as he stepped through the door, Dylan froze.

“Ahhhh, Dylan. Welcome! I wondered when we’d be seeing your handsome face around here!”

Dylan’s jaw almost hit the floor. “Jake Wilson?”

Jake smiled broadly at him, his sparkling Colgate smile making Dylan wonder why he’d had to go on Love Island at all. “Oh, you recognise me? Thanks for that, very kind of you! Come in, come in, have a seat!”

Dylan stepped into the room, settling down onto a couch full of overwhelmingly ornate cushions. He picked one up, and looked at it, noticing it had a tiny pattern of intricate fruits on it. Melons, apples, bananas. Dylan furrowed his brow at it.

“Admiring my pillows? Jakub did them for me! He’s learning cross-stitch. They’re very good, aren’t they? He’s got a great eye for detail. His class on Taking pride in your appearance and home has been really helpful for a lot of people.”

“Yeah, I loved that one” Tim said. “He made ironing sound fun, which is something I never thought I’d say.”

Dylan crossed his arms. “Tim said you’re not letting me teach a class. Why not?”

Jake sat in a chair opposite Dylan. “Well, I must say, I’m surprised you want to. Can I ask why?”

“Because. I know more about women than any guy in here. I’ve slept with more, too. Guaranteed”

Then he looked over at Tim, smiling softly at him. “Tim, could you give us a moment?”

Tim nodded, and walked out of the room. As soon as the door closed behind him, Jake looked over at Dylan.

“I'm not an idiot, Dylan. It's quite clear that the reason you want to teach is that Noah mentioned that our Level-3 teachers are very highly paid?”

Dylan rolled his eyes.

Jake waited for a verbal response, but when he didn’t get one, he continued. “We don’t let just anyone teach the highest grades, Dylan. You’d have to pass the full course, including the ones taught by our female and non-binary colleagues, and then be assessed as competent to teach in an area unique to you. It’s extremely competitive. We don’t have many male islanders who’ve reached that level.”

Jake paused, looking Dylan over. He tried staring Jake down, but as soon as their eyes met, he suddenly felt exposed. Vulnerable. Seen. Almost like Jake was reading his soul a little. Dylan swallowed hard.

“You want the money to help your Mum. I already know about the café. And about how it’s tanking because of your reputation.”

Dylan scoffed, but a sharp pain ran through his stomach like he'd been stabbed.

Jake continued. “It’s not very fair, is it? That she’s the one who’s copping the blame for what you did, regardless of whether you think there was anything wrong with it or not.”

“It makes no sense.” Dylan agreed. "What does it have to do with her? I don't get why they'd go after my Mum"

“Society finds it easier to blame women for men's bad behaviour. It’s okay to be confused about it. It makes no sense to me either. You'll learn more about it here.”

Dylan looked down at his feet, breathing deeply. Why was he opening up to Jake? Why did he feel so safe here? “She said she’s ashamed of me. It makes me feel weird.”

Jake smiled softly at him. “It’s called guilt, Dylan. You feel guilty because someone you care about was hurt when you didn’t intend for them to be.”

“Guilty? Nah. That means I regret it. I never have regrets. No regrets.” His voice wasn't nearly as confident as he'd tried to make it sound.

Jake went quiet again, studying him, and Dylan felt like he was naked. Jake had such a way of stripping back pretense. He almost felt like there was something inside him being unmasked whenever he looked at him. But Jake said nothing.

“So are you going to let me teach, or not?”

Jake’s expression only changed a little… but Dylan saw the flash of a frown. “I don’t think it’s a good idea. I’m sorry Dylan.”

“The fuck? Why not?”

Jake clapped him on the shoulder. “Dylan, I’m sure you’ve heard this a fair bit already. But your behaviour on the show…” He sighed. “I’m not exaggerating when I say that it was one of the most abhorrent displays of toxic masculinity we’ve seen since Jakub. But even he admitted to being wrong once he was confronted with the facts of what he’d done. You treated Shelley like she was lower than dirt, destroyed her relationship and reputation, and–”

“Hey! I can’t help that she wanted to fuck me!” Dylan interjected.

Jake held up a finger, sternly. “You know what you did wrong, Dylan. You know you were negging her. You know you manipulated her. And you're not taking responsibility for it.”

“Why should I have to? I didn’t do anything wrong! A man has needs, and if Shelley was willing to meet them, then that’s her problem. I thought we were supposed to let girls be sluts these days. And just because I fucked her doesn’t mean it’s okay for you to discriminate against me!” He crossed his arms, glaring at Jake.

For the first time since he’d entered, Jake looked a little angry. “So what’s your plan, here? You think you can trick everyone into thinking you’re a reformed man, so that you can get the six-figure payday that comes with it?”

Dylan furrowed his brow, trying to think of something to say.

Jake continued. “I know exactly what you’re thinking. You’ve slept with an untold number of women, and you think that means you’re a master of pretending to be a ‘good guy’. Well, here’s something surprising, Dylan. You’re not acting like a good guy. Half of the women you've slept with, you've manipulated, and the other half knew full well what you were doing, but thought you were good-looking enough to get away with being just awful. The world will only ever judge you by your actions. To be frank, if I was your mother, I’d be bloody ashamed of you, too. I’ve never even met her, but I’m absolutely certain she raised you better than this.”

Dylan’s heart sank through the floor. It hurt. It hurt to hear someone saying it out loud. Especially someone like Jake. Everyone adored Jake. He was such a man. Huge alpha energy. So if Jake thought he was wrong...

Jake reached out for his arm. “I’m sorry it came to that. I don't know you that well, and I can only judge you by what I've seen of you on TV, and in this conversation. But Dylan... You're not making this easy for me. I really want to give you a chance, Dylan. I really do. But I’d be risking my reputation, and the reputation of the entire organisation, on someone who won’t even acknowledge their part in it. And I’m sorry, but we rely entirely on donations and partnerships with brands. It’s just not fair to everyone else to put everything on the line just to help you out financially.”

Dylan nodded. “I understand”

That was it. His last lifeline. Gone. He wasn’t sure what to do now. The volleyball team were definitely not going to be taking him back. He couldn’t work in his mum’s cafe if there were no bloody customers. He could make a few grand doing interviews. But after the initial shock value had worn off… what would he do? He’d be completely tainted. And all because of his own actions.

It was just like Steve had always said. He must’ve gotten his entire DNA from his bio dad. He was like a carbon copy of him. He was born a piece of shit, and he’d die a piece of shit. Never having achieved anything, always too skinny, never good enough for the girls he liked, he’d always just be a useless piece of human trash that no one would ever love, or want anything to do with.

Dylan felt his eyes burning. He swallowed the tears back, instead curling his hand into a fist.

Jake reached for a few of the pillows, stacking them up, one in front of the other, and braced them against his arm. Reading the sign, Dylan socked the centre of them with a sharp right-hook, instantly feeling better.

“You okay?” Jake said, quietly.

Dylan nodded. "This was my last hope. I don't know what else to do. I'm never going to be able to fix this on my own. I don't know how."

Jake looked at him, a slight sparkle in his eyes.

Dylan swallowed hard. "I... I need help."

"Thank you, Dylan. That's exactly what I needed to hear.”

Dylan furrowed his brow, and looked up at Jake.

Jake smiled softly at him. “There’s a Dylan in there that has feelings. And probably a fair bit of empathy. We can work with that.”

Dylan dropped his eyes back down to his feet, saying nothing. No snarky quip, no comeback, no stirring remark.

Jake sighed. “Are you going to take this seriously? The learning?”

For a moment, he considered just ripping Jakes stupid fucking embroidered pillows in half and walking out, ripping the door off its hinges on his way. But there was something so calming about Jake’s presence that made him feel like he didn’t have to do that.

“Do you think it would help my Mum? If I cleaned up my reputation a bit?”

Jake nodded. “I do.”

“Then yeah. I’ll take it seriously.”

“I’d like you to make me a promise that you will.”

Dylan looked at him, a little confused. Why would Jake even trust his word? But he nodded. “I promise.”

Jake immediately stood, walking to the door to call Tim back in.

“So what do I do now?” Dylan asked.

“At the end of the week, I’m going to speak to your Buddy. If they think you’re making adequate progress, I’ll consider allowing you to progress thorugh the teaching stages like everyone else.”

“Jake!” Tim gasped. “You can’t be serious?”

“I know you love my jokes usually, Tim, but I promise, This Time, I am.” Jake stood, offering his hand to Dylan.

“Jake…” Tim whispered. “You’re sure he’s not just playing you?”

Jake nodded. “Dylan has given me his word that he's going to take this seriously.”

Dylan looked at Jake, a little surprised. He was… trusting him?

No one had trusted him to do the right thing in… he wasn’t sure he could remember the last time it’d happened. He realised he’d been playing the villain for so long that he never really stopped to consider if it was actually how he wanted to be anymore.

“Thank you, Jake.” He whispered.

“Now, Tim, If you could please take Dylan back down to see Noah, we’ll get him enrolled, but first, we’ll need him to meet his buddy.”

Dylan glanced at Tim, who looked like he’d rather be anywhere else. “Oh, I, er…”

“Not you, Tim” Jake chuckled. “I’ve had someone specifically request to be Dylan’s buddy.”

Dylan’s eyes widened, but before he could guess, there was a gentle knock at the door.

“Come in! Come in! Perfectly punctual, as usual!”

Dylan turned and was essentially looking directly into the chest of another islander. He must’ve been one of the biggest guys Dylan had ever seen. He had impeccable posture, his shoulders back, yet relaxed. Quietly confident. A self-assurance that only came from being entirely comfortable in one’s own skin. Dylan could see the hair on his chest through his slightly-open shirt. His large arms, sly smile, and perfectly manicured moustache immediately stood out.

“Hello, Dylan,” he said, the low booming voice sounding immediately familiar. “I’m Hazeem. We spoke on the phone. Pleased to make your acquaintance. I’m your buddy.”

Hazeem stuck out his enormous hand, and Dylan took it, Hazeem shaking it with reserved confidence that immediately asserted that he was not to be fucked with.

Dylan nodded a silent acknowledgement and turned back to Jake, who was smiling.

“Hazeem is the first student in the history of Love [and Respect] Island University to be granted Recognition of Prior Learning. He was able to perfectly demonstrate every single Level-1 skill that we teach. He will accompany you to every single one of your classes, and report back to me on your involvement, progress, and participation. And he will be very difficult to impress.”

Hazeem looked Dylan up and down. “Thank you, Jake. It’s quite an honour. But I must say, I’m looking forward to sitting in on the Level-1 classes. I can always do with a refresher.”

Jake smiled and nodded at him. “Thank you, Hazeem. You’ll be an excellent buddy for Dylan. Now, what do we say we get Dylan enrolled?”

***

“These are the courses I’d recommend for you.” Noah slipped the paper toward Dylan. “It’s a full courseload, but we usually have better results from students who fully commit and study four subjects at once.”

_____________________________

Bobby McKenzie: Making appropriate jokes.

Tai Kahu: Toxic masculinity in all-male sporting environments.

Seb Matthison: Being friends with women, even if you find them attractive.

Ciaran O’Connor: Expressing your feelings

_____________________________

Dylan frowned at the list and turned to Tim. “What about that flirting one you mentioned, that sounded fun.”

Noah shook his head. “Flirting Respectfully is a Level-3 course. Now, you’ll need to hurry if you’re going to be on time for Seb’s class.”

The rest of the day went fucking terribly. He got drenched by the entire of Seb’s class when he suggested you should just be friends with ugly women instead of hot ones, problem solved. Even though Jasper agreed with him. Such bullshit.

He got drenched by Ciaran’s entire class when he said the only feelings he had were anger and horniness.

He got drenched, and almost asked to leave the class when he suggested that Tai should play for the women’s team instead of the men’s if he had such a problem with locker-room talk.

Dylan had to spend the majority of his lunch break drying his shirt in the bathroom. He was cold. He was grumpy. He really was trying. He wasn’t sure why he was doing so shit. And Hazeem was on his case constantly. And now, he had to sit through a class with Bobby fucking McKenzie.

“Afternooooooooooon, lads!”

Dylan’s eyes shut in annoyance. This fucking clown was already giving him a migraine.

Unfortunately for Dylan’s willpower, Bobby was disarmingly charming. He explained what makes a joke funny, and what kinds of topics generally cause the most hurt. He talked about the difference between laughing with someone, and laughing at someone, and why the type of relationship you had with the person, and the topic, made all the difference. How the best way to make fun of something, was to make fun of yourself.

Dylan felt like… he was actually learning something.

Bobby even had them play a game. He had lots of videos for them to watch, showing clips of different islanders making jokes, and having people be in the hot seat, to say whether to joke was appropriate or inappropriate. And the stakes were immediately raised when Bobby presented a bag of chocolate bars as a reward for getting the answer correct. Dylan got progressively more frustrated, as time after time, he got every single one wrong. Bobby frowned, clearly trying to make sure everyone got some positive reinforcement to finish the day.

“Okay. I think I’ve got one for you.”

Bobby fiddled with the video, and brought up one Dylan had already seen. It was him, on his date with Shelley.

______

“So what about you?” he said “Do you get to the gym often?”

Shelley smiled warmly at him. “When I have time. My schedule’s crazy when I’m at home. My clients are all over the world, so if one of them wants to talk about a change to a commission at 3 am London time, I have to be ready and professional.”

Dylan raised an eyebrow at her “I knew artists tended to not to have a steady income. Funny how the hours are like that, too. Bit of an unstable job, no?”

Shelley’s face fell, and Dylan felt a weird feeling in his stomach that he wasn’t familiar with. She looked so hurt. “Artists are capable of having busy routines too.”

His smirk came back up on the screen, and he rolled his eyes. “Lighten up! I was just joking.”

_______

“So what do you think, Dylan? Okay or not okay?”

He thought hard about what Bobby had said about laughing at people rather than with them.

“Not okay”

Everyone gasped, and Bobby’s face lit up like he’d just won a prize for buttercream. But he didn’t celebrate right away.

“Why is it not okay?”

Dylan furrowed his brow, thinking back to what he’d learned in Ciaran’s class. “Because it would have hurt her feelings.”

Bobby nodded, and he absolutely beamed at Dylan. The corners of his mouth were pulling so tightly at his freckled cheeks that it made his eyes crinkle. He was practically jumping up and down when he tossed Dylan a Snickers.

But suddenly, his amber eyes went wild with excitement. Bobby walked back to his desk, and opened a small mini-fridge underneath it, prompting a gasp from the other students.

“Hey, Dylan… extra credit question. Can you think of an example of something that would have been an appropriate joke?”

Dylan was halfway through his Snickers already, but he paused as he chewed. The sweetness of the sugar rush was making him feel more relaxed than he had in months. He thought hard as Bobby smiled hopefully at him.

Bobby looked at him. “If I’m Shelley, and we were having that same conversation. If I said, ‘if one of them wants to talk about a change to a commission at 3 am London time, I have to be ready and professional.. What could you have said?”

Dylan thought hard, and everyone waited silently. He could’ve made a joke about what else they could do in the middle of the night. But Seb’s class had taught him to avoid innuendo. He thought of everything he’d learned today…and took a deep breath. .

“How about… ‘If someone called me at 3 am to talk about volleyball, I don’t know if I’d be very professional about it’”

Bobby’s face fell in surprise. “Oh my god! Dylan! Yes! Good job!”

Hazeem beamed at him, and Dylan’s heart started racing.

He did a good job?

He smiled a little and felt his cheeks go a little warm. He wasn’t sure the last time someone had told him he’d done a good job.

Bobby ripped open the fridge, pulled out a perfectly decorated cupcake, and placed it on a plate in front of Dylan. “You earned this. Try it”

Dylan took a bite, and almost fucking groaned. Holy shit it was so fucking good. Chocolate mud cake, with a raspberry filling in the middle, and some sort of berry frosting. Fucking hell.

Hazeem clapped him on the back gently. “Good job, lad. Very, very good.”

Dylan was grateful for the cupcake, because it meant he didn’t have to think of something to say in response.

He didn’t regret sleeping with Shelley. He liked her. He thought she was hot. But he wondered… if he hadn’t messed with her head so badly… would she have wanted to sleep with him?

He could’ve made that joke to Shelley. It didn’t make him look like less of a man. In fact, it made him look charming. Funny. Confident. The guy he’d seen on the video wasn’t the man he wanted to be.

Maybe… just maybe…

He could stand to learn a thing or two about respect.

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Fic Exchange Roundup: Modern AUs Pt. 2

Formation by FaerieChild for PamplemousseOfTheNorth

A modern Westeros soccer AU inspired by the movie Bend It Like Beckham. Eighteen year old Brienne Tarth loves playing football. It is the one indulgence in her otherwise sensible life. She plays football in the park, she plays keepie-uppie at home, and she plays on an amateur womens team on the mainland. Before her lies a very sensible future studying business, staying close to home to be near her anxious father, and taking over the family business. She should be grateful for what she has. But her Coach has other ideas. A year ago Jaime Lannister’s life changed with first a catastrophic accident that took his right hand, and then a very public and bitter divorce. At the age of twenty-eight he washed up in the Stormlands, hoping for a tenured position at the local University and landing instead in the affiliated womens amateur programme. This is a story about living, loving and dreaming football…and sometimes real life too.

my constant endevour by ice_connoisseur for kirazi

Aerys was a good dog. That's the thing people always seem to forget, later. Before everything went to shit, Aerys Targaryen was a good dog, and Jaime's never understood why he's the only one who ever seemed to care about that. Or, five times Brienne walks away, and the one time she stays.

Westerosi Knights by KendraPendragon for fckloyalty

Modern AU, Highschool setting. Sword Fighting is still a thing. Jaime Lannister is Lord Commander of the KL High Swordfighting Club "Kingsguard". A year ago, the first female knight entered their ranks. During the execution of his master-plan to get her to leave the club, he accidentally became best friends with the stubborn, giant girl. And now he is in love. So is she. Thing is though, they are really good at hiding it. So neither has a clue that their love is returned. First love - it's hard for some people.

Married by the Seven by everydayescapeartist for rabbitfeathers

Jaime Lannister and Brienne Tarth are matched by seven marriage and relationship experts on a popular reality show. They have agreed to be married to their match, sight unseen, name unknown. They'll have two months to decide if they're happy with the match and if they want the marriage to continue. Cameras will be filming, family and friends will be watching the relationship develop, and Jaime and Brienne will be discovering what they've been missing up until this point.

summer's a knife (i'm always waiting for you just to cut to the bone) by theworldunseen for NaomiGnome

It's Jaime and Brienne's last summer as counselors at Camp Bitterbridge. Nothing goes according to plan.

make do (and mend my heart) by rabbitfeathers for theworldunseen (WIP)

“You are here to make a gown for a special event. Oberlyn and myself will be choosing our three favourite gowns to advance to the final where the winner will be chosen by popular vote in a fundraising auction. If your gown wins, you will have raised money for charity and have the opportunity to start a clothing line with Rose + Thorn. But there are a few surprises.”

a still day, a hurricane by Samirant for languageintostillair

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you come back with gravity by ilikeblue for SeeThemFlying

Now she runs back to the same old swing, the place that ties them together. Brienne doesn’t understand what she’s feeling, but she needs to be here–where she can remember all the versions of herself, and their history is as present as a living thing. She rocks back and forth, clinging to where they started, because she has no clue where they’re going.

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