#but hey I sat it unlike 50% of the country this year

[pulsar-1919]

Alright lads, just sat Irish paper 1.

Fuair mo chat bás (my cat died), but I won €5000 in a gcomórtas radió (radio competition). In the end, I was áthas (happy), but also brón (sad), because my cat was dead, and I couldn't buy life(???) My granny gave me a new puisín (kitten). Money isn't everything. Grá (love) is the most important thing.

I hope the examiner likes my scéal (story).

#I do ordinary level irish rip #but hey I sat it unlike 50% of the country this year #I hope it made some bit of sense #the listening exam was awful though wtf why was it so hard #idk what Nuala does gach tráthnóna help #irish #gaeilge #leaving cert 2021 #idek if puisín is the correct word for kitten? its one of those weird Irish-English words #exams #scéal #How I wish I could speak my native language. fucking brits

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A funny thing called Fate: Chapter 1

Pairing: Bryce X MC (Aisha Khurrana)

Word count: 2.6K words

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Warning: None really, just some cursing

Author's note: Hello!! I am back with the first chapter of "A funny thing called Fate" and this time this is in Bryce's POV

Like I said last time, there would be time jumps so you will be seeing both- 16 year old Bryce and present day Bryce

Just a word of caution, 16 year old Bryce (according to me) is your typical bad boy who is a jerk and upholds his reputation and prestige as the most important priorities

I decided to take part in @choicesseptemberchallenge20​ the prompt being- LOST

Also decided to take part in @choicesweeklychallenge​ the prompt being "I just... don't know. Honestly."

Both of them will be in bold

TERMS THAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:

-> kanilehua: Motherfucker (I literally googled curse words in Hawaiian language so please forgive me if they are wrong 🤧)

-> okole: Butt/ Ass

-> budhiya: old woman in Hindi

Forgive me if I make any mistakes

10 years ago- Bryce's POV

"Aloha!!" Bryce's cheerful voice ran clear through the hallways as he approached his teammates, instantly capturing the attention of the people.

"Hey Bryce, my man." Jason, his best friend stepped forward and did a complicated handshake with him before patting his back.

"How was the summer?" Kai, his other best friend spoke up as he leaned against the lockers, his dark hair falling on his eyes.

"You know the usual. Practice and stuff. My parents did take us to Australia. The waves there are sweet." Bryce whistled lowly, remembering how he spent numerous days surfing at sea.

"What a lucky bastard. Do you think your parents would adopt me?" Jason asked causing Kai to chuckle.

At this point, they would want anyone but me as their son. A dark look passed on his face but he hid it behind the over cheerful and happy go lucky mask.

"So, what's up with you guys?!" He asked, smoothly changing the topic.

Jason began. "Well I for one, had a fun summer hanging out at the beach, enjoying the sun-"

"-having flings left, right, centre." Kai completed the sentence, snickering.

"As if you weren't the one who fooled around more. You broke so many hearts, Kai!!" Jason rolled his eyes.

"But I finally settled down, unlike your unsettled ass." Kai exclaimed.

"50 bucks you will break up with him in ten days." Kai narrowed his green eyes and smacked the back of Jason’s head. 

"Wow, seems like I have some catching up to do." Bryce smirked.

Kai turned towards Bryce, suddenly serious. "Glad you brought it up. We have a proposition for you."

Bryce incredulously raised his eyebrow.

"Your two o'clock. Short brunette with glasses. Don't be too obvious."

Bryce ran his hand through his long hair and his amber eyes fell on the girl.

He leaned against the locker near Jason.

"What's her deal?"

"Apparently, she joined the school last year and has been on the low. Keeps to herself, certified nerd, teacher's pet and super uptight."

Bryce eyed her and he recognized that she was in his chemistry class last year.

Aisha Khurrana.

"Wait... That's Aisha. She was in my chemistry class last year. Introverted and quiet."

Jason did a double-take. "Wait really? Well, that makes it easier for us."

"Good. I will make y'all talk to her-"

Kai stopped him midway. "Woah, woah, woah. We don't want to interact with her. You are the one doing this."

"Will one of you kanilehua tell me what the fuck is going on?" Bryce asked, getting annoyed.

"After the legendary prank Ano pulled last year, it's time we step up. So while you were tanning your okole in Australia, Jason and I were brainstorming to come up with a better idea."

Jason continued. "So we decided that you could get her fall in love with you before the finals and boom! We could pull the prank on prom."

Bryce's eyed widened. "Woah, don't you think that's extreme?"

Kai rolled his eyes. "Please, Ano humiliated a teacher and exposed that he was having an affair with a junior. I don't think it's that extreme."

"What is this prank you have planned on prom?"

Jason waved his hand. "We haven't worked out the details but we have the entire year to do that. You on the other hand... Are running out of time."

Bryce's eyebrows furrowed. "And why can't either of you take this up?"

"Because Kai here is surprisingly getting cosy with Kaeo the jock from Sunset High while I am on the principal's radar for the shit I did last year. I am this close to getting expelled." Jason enunciated his point by touching his pointer finger and thumb.

"Jas... you're touching your fingers."

"Exactly."  

"So will you take one for the team?”

Bryce sighed. "I just... don't know. Honestly." 

“Bro, this could literally make or break our popularity bro. You don't want to be the laughing stock of the school, do you?" They asked with puppy eyes.

The peer pressure and the need to uphold his reputation as the golden boy made him raise his hands in defeat. His eyes glanced at the losers down the hall, who people were blatantly ignoring.

Definitely don't want to fall in that category.

"Fine. I will do it. But you will owe me."

"That's our boy." The boys whooped as they clapped his back.

Bryce's eyes wandered to his new target, finding her brown eyes staring right back at him. The flecks of hazel shone with curiosity but her face was impassive as if she didn't want to let anyone in.

Well, this is going to be an interesting year, Aisha Khurrana. Bryce thought to himself.

PRESENT

When Bryce woke up this morning, he didn't think his day would turn out this way.

Who would have fucking thought that the one girl you could never get over shows up at the hospital you are a surgical intern at?

Not me.

He was looking forward to this fresh start. A new city where no one knew who he was and he hoped it stayed that way. To hone his craft and become one of the best surgeons in the country. Anything to get rid of the stains on his name.

After Aisha left at the beginning of Junior year of high school, things were hard. Not that anyone was going to believe him but he actually loved her and no matter how many people he hooked up with, no matter how much he drank himself to oblivion, there was just no getting over her.

He often wondered- no believed that he had lost his one shot at love.

You only get one great love and of course, I had to blow it up, and for what? Popularity? Reputation? That already went down the drain because of my beloved dad.

When he finally got his head in the game and things were bearable, the scandal happened towards the end of the Senior year. Sure, he could hide face during the summers, lounging in his gaudy compound. But he could hear the occasional shouts and protests out of the gates of his home, reminding him that he couldn't escape the truth.

To distract himself from his dad going to trial, his mom selling out to the feds and his baby sister crying from the stress, he dove right into his studies, hoping to score well in his SATs so that he could get away from Maui.

But there was still one year of high school left, and that was fucking awful. He was relentlessly bullied at every turn of the corridor, got the stink eye from the teachers and people jumped away from him as if he was a social pariah.

Technically, I was.  

Though his parents were very tight-lipped about the details of the case, it wasn't that hard to get to know more from the internet. And the fact that the people in his school always made it a point to remind him.

Aisha's dad was one of the people who worked for the company that got screwed over by his dad.

Bryce had given up after all these years that he will ever find her again. He often wondered what would he do if he were to meet her again. The apologies he would say and the monologue on how ‘he was never the same after she left’ had been practised over and over again.

But right there she was, half-naked in front of him, completely at the loss of words. His eyes wandered, making sure if it was the same girl from tenth grade. There was a nose piercing and he saw a little ink near a hip.

"Aisha?" He repeated, completely shocked, his jaw dropped. Never in his entire life has he felt the loss of words.

They stared into each other's eyes, chocolate brown eyes meeting his amber ones, completely lost.

But that moment didn't last for long because Jackie shutting the locker made them realize that this was indeed reality.

Aisha managed to snap out of her reverie. "Oh my fucking god, I don't have time for this shit." She rapidly threw on her fresh sets of scrubs and slammed her locker before making a move.

Bryce stepped in her path, blocking her. "What are you doing here?!"

Her eyes snapped up to meet his, the familiar fire and hatred flooding in those brown orbs. "Well, I could ask you the same thing Mr. I-will-become-a-lawyer. Now out of my way, I'm getting late for the orientation." Though she was short (5 feet 3 inches to be precise), she still managed to slam her shoulder against his chest and walk away.

"Oh My God!!" Jackie's voice resounded after a few quiet moments.

"Put a cap on it nose wipe." He muttered as he rubbed the area where Aisha slammed against him.

"I didn't say anything."

"Yeah but that expression says it all." He rolled his eyes as put his stethoscope into his breast pocket.

"But, for real. Who is she?" Jackie asked, inquisitiveness laced in her voice.

Bryce flicked her nose. "I found your nose in my business, why don't you take it right out?"

"Ugh. Fine. Keep your secrets. C'mon, let us get to the orientation before it gets over."

"Yap. Right behind you."  The duo headed towards the main atrium and made their way towards the front so that they could hear the hospital chief. The rest of the interns were already gathered in front of the stairs upon which an impressive, statuesque woman stood and spoke.

That is Dr Harper Emery!! Bryce thought to himself, as the very thought of standing in the very same room as his inspiration made him giddy. He turned to talk but the excitement instantly vanished because thanks to his amazing luck, he ended up standing right next to Aisha.

The universe, what games are you playing against me? Bryce let out a sigh which caught Aisha's attention. She just gave an annoying glance and stared up, as if to ask why was this happening to her.

Both of them turned away from each other and focused on what Dr Emery was saying. "... because as of today, you are no longer students, You are doctors."

Aisha turned towards Jackie and whispered. "Psst. Who is that?"

Jackie whipped her head towards Aisha's short build. "I don't know if you are joking or are serious."

Aisha's ears getting red was the only confirmation Jackie needed. Her jaw dropped and she was physically incapacitated, unable to speak before she finally managed to string together words.

"Seriously? Did you learn medicine in the woods or something?"

Aisha's eyes narrowed and Bryce just knew that if he didn't intervene Aisha would absolutely roast Jackie and her lineage.

So, in a low voice, he spoke up. "That's Harper Emery, the hospital's new chief." A smile made his way on his face as he continued to talk about her. "She's a total badass! World-famous head of neurosurgery before she got promoted."

He turned towards Jackie, smirking. "Guess she's just a scalpel jockey too, huh?"

Giving a Cheshire grin she responded. "She's the only scalpel jockey who deserves rights."

Aisha gave a stiff nod before turning back towards the Chief.

Someone is definitely a ray of sunshine. Bryce thought to himself. His conscience promptly snarked. Bold of you to assume that this isn't your fault.

Brain... Stop. as he shook his head to shake off the guilt that slowly swirled in his chest.

"More will be demanded of you that you've ever experienced. Some of you will buckle under the pressure. Some of you will quit. But some... some of you will thrive."

"Damn... She is so inspiring... I feel like I can do anything." Aisha whispered, her brown eyes sparkling with admiration.

"Well then, can I inspire you to pipe down? I'm trying to listen."

"Can I inspire you to get your ears checked, budhiya?" Jackie looked offended but you could see the glint of amusement and respect in her eyes.

"Girls, can this fight wait until after the speech?" Bryce muttered.

"This is not fighting. This is us bonding scalpel jockey. Get on the same page." Jackie whispered causing Aisha to smirk.

"I give up. But please for the love of everything good can we keep it on the low." He shot a pleading look and they managed to shut up.

"You've been entrusted with a sacred duty: the care and wellbeing of every man, woman and child who enters this hospital. Are you ready?"

The interns promptly burst into applause and they look around, sharing excited smiles with their new colleagues.

Harper Emery raised her hand, to silence the applause. "You'll be introduced to your senior residents tomorrow but for now, you'll be partnering up for your first patients. Your assignments are posted on the board. Good luck, doctors!!"

Bryce swaggered up to his board and searched for his name and found out that he was paired with a Samantha.

Wait for a second... that name sounds fami-

"You?" He swirled around towards the feminine sound and as soon as his eyes landed on her, the memories hit him.

Him running his hands through her hair whilst they kissed passionately against the door of her apartment. Her running her hands down his abs and pulling him by the loops of his belt. Both of them lost in the sensation of each other and Bryce still had the scratch marks on his back to remind him of the amazing night they had the previous day.

"Sam? I didn't know you worked here!!"

"Well fate is a funny thing, isn't it? So apparently we are partners?"

"Yap and we need to take our cases from the residents and be on our way. Are you ready?" Bryce asked, a smirk playing on his lips.

"I was born ready baby." Sam winked as she started pushing her way through the throng of interns and Bryce followed suit.

When they finally were free, Jackie showed up next to him followed by Aisha and another girl who had a striking resemblance to Chief Emery.

"See you later meathead."

"Try not to miss me too much." He winked before glancing towards Aisha. Their eyes met and she immediately looked the other way, chatting with her partner.

"It's a beautiful day to save lives. Let's have some fun, shall we?" Sam asked her eyes twinkling which just made Bryce smile.

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It was going good so far. He had been allotted two cases that day. One with a routine appendectomy and the second one being a benign tumour removal from the right lung. With a cool, calm collected mind, the two of them diagnosed the patients, raising eyebrows.

"Dr Lahela, what is the treatment plan?" Dr Tanaka, the head of cardiovascular surgery asked.

"Well we are administering her with tumour shrinking drugs like bromocriptine so that we could decrease the size and then after a couple of days we will take her for surgery."

Dr Tanaka gave a nod of appreciation. Sam turned and held the young patient's hand. "Miss, you are in good hands and if you have any more questions you can always ask for us."

"Thank you so much, Dr Anderson."

They stepped out of the room and Bryce shut the door behind them.

"Keep an eye on her and do checks every four hours. Good job." Dr Tanaka turned on his heels and only when he was out of earshot Sam fist-bumped Bryce.

"The surgical society is back at it again."

"God Sam that was awful." He groaned as he pulled his pen out to sign the charts.

"Well, that just means I need to keep thinking of names for the dynamic duo. See you later byeee."

He shook his head and gave the charts to the nurses' station before whistling down the confusing corridors of Edenbrook when suddenly he heard a thud sound from the nearby supply closet.

Must be a doctor who is not having a good day.

He stopped before the door, contemplating whether he should enter or leave but his instinct to help overpowered and he cracked open the door to see Aisha leaning heavily against the racks, her back towards him. Her shoulders were shaking and he could hear her heavy breathing.

He was about to leave unnoticed when Aisha’s voice wafted over to him. “get in or get out. Don’t hold it open.” She glanced towards the door and Bryce knew that he could kiss his unnoticed exit goodbye.

Oh boy. 

Oh? so we have a new character 👀 And um that really wasn't the reunion Bryce was looking forward to lol

And now the supply closet yikes yikes yikes okay now i will shut up heheheh

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𝟎𝟏. ʏ ɪs ᴀ ᴄʀᴏᴏᴋᴇᴅ ʟᴇᴛᴛᴇʀ — ᴊᴊᴋ (ᴍ.)

jungkook/reader | angst | hybrid!au

wordcount: 5.2k

contents: police officer!jungkook, k-9 hybrid!taehyung, tattooed!taekook, hybrid crimes, discrimination/mistreatment of hybrids, mentions of blood&death, guns — nothing too graphic yet

— synopsis: jeon jungkook and his k-9 hybrid, taehyung, are sent deep under cover to infiltrate a deadly underground hybrid fighting ring. it's a dangerous job and both are terrified about what they will see and endure.

note: welcome to a new hybrid series!

𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐂𝐋𝐀𝐈𝐌𝐄𝐑:

ᴛʜɪs ғɪᴄ sᴇʀɪᴇs ᴡɪʟʟ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴀɪɴ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴇɴᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴍᴀʏ ʙᴇ ᴜɴsᴇᴛᴛʟɪɴɢ, ᴛʀɪɢɢᴇʀɪɴɢ, ᴏʀ ᴜɴᴄᴏᴍғᴏʀᴛᴀʙʟᴇ ᴛᴏ sᴏᴍᴇ ʀᴇᴀᴅᴇʀs.

ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴇ ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴀʟʟ ᴡᴀʀɴɪɴɢs ᴛʜᴏʀᴏᴜɢʜʟʏ ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ ᴘʀᴏᴄᴇᴇᴅɪɴɢ.

ɪ ᴀᴍ ɴᴏᴛ ʀᴇsᴘᴏɴsɪʙʟᴇ ɪғ ʏᴏᴜ ᴄʜᴏᴏsᴇ ᴛᴏ ɪɢɴᴏʀᴇ ᴡᴀʀɴɪɴɢs ʟɪsᴛᴇᴅ. ʜᴏᴡᴇᴠᴇʀ ɪғ ʏᴏᴜ ғɪɴᴅ ᴀɴʏᴛʜɪɴɢ ʏᴏᴜ ғᴇᴇʟ ɴᴇᴇᴅs ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴛᴀɢɢᴇᴅ, ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴇ ʟᴇᴛ ᴍᴇ ᴋɴᴏᴡ.

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Jungkook sipped his coffee, wincing as it burnt his tongue as he slipped into the doors of the department building. The air conditioner was on full blast even though it was mid-winter, he could feel goosebumps rising on his skin as a shiver traveled through his body despite him wearing a leather jacket. His heavy boot steps turned silent when the linoleum met the carpet of the office area. 

He kept his head down, hoping to avoid any interaction with his coworkers. The brim of his hat his his eyes. While he couldn’t see the TV, he could hear the news rattling on from where it was perched on the wall. 

"And in most recent news,” the man said, “Following the recent protests against hybrids' newly granted rights, the city has decided to create a police force solely dedicated to the protection of hybrids and their rights," the news anchor droned voice even and professional as to not reveal any opinion on the matter, "We can only hope the Hybrid Protection Force can stop the new wave of crimes against hybrids."

"Hey Jeon," a fellow cop, by the name of Doyeon, yawned in greeting, sharp eyes angled down at him coldly from where he was leaned back against his desk, "Saw you're packin' your desk up. Where you headin'? You take that job offer over in Busan or somethin'?

Jungkook breezed past him to his own desk, feeling the eyes following him as the cop awaited a response. 

"No," Jungkook sighed, already growing tired of the barrage of questions, as he placed his coffee cup down in favor of placing the final pieces of his in his desk into the cardboard box beside him.

"Where's Taehyung?" Doyeon asked, not put off by Jungkook cold behavior.

Jungkook rolled his eyes, "Over in the new building waiting for me," he replied easily, placing a picture frame carefully in the box.

Doyeon made a sound of disgust before scoffing, "The Hybrid Protection Force Department? Why's he over there?"

"Because that's where I'm moving to," Jungkook answered mechanically, an admission that drew him even more attention — very unwanted attention at that.

"What?!" Doyeon gasped, drawing the eyes of the other cops who stood around their desks, "They moved you there? What the hell for?"

"They didn't move me," Jungkook answered, leaning on his hands against his desk with his head hanging between his shoulders, "I asked for the transfer."

"Dude..." Doyeon snorted, a sound that made Jungkook cringe, "Why would you move there? Half the departments in the country would give their eye teeth to snatch you up and you choose to join the grunts and do hybrid work? Are you insane? How the hell are you supposed to advance your career if you choose a stupid, useless path like that?"

"You seem to be forgetting I have a hybrid, Doyeon," Jungkook growled, clutching the edge of his desk so hard his knuckles turned white.

"Yeah but..." Doyeon, oblivious as ever, huffed, "He’s just your K-9 hybrid. For the best cop of your year to work for hybrids...it's a shit choice, dude."

"Doyeon," Jungkook stood up straight, rolling his shoulders until one popped. "You're my senior here but don't think for a second I won't knock you on your ass for talking to me like that. What I do for my career doesn't concern you," he picked up the cardboard box by the two holes cut out angrily, jostling the objects inside so they rattled loudly, "The reason I chose the Hybrid Force is because of people like you. I'll use my ability and status to do some good, unlike you who only cares about furthering his own career. You're a cop — you're supposed to protect the citizens of this country whether human or not."

Doyeon finally looked a bit flustered, his jaw locked as he felt the eyes of the other cops burning into him. He held his head high, however, trying to pretend he didn’t feel humiliated being called out by Jungkook in front of everyone. 

Jungkook stood there, glaring at the man for several long seconds before finally storming past him, ignoring the whispers and mutters from the other cops and staff who had witnessed the interaction.

He stepped into the cold outside, his boots crunching on the snow that covered the sidewalk. Usually someone would have cleared it off but it seemed not today. He began his short walk to the newly built building across the property, keeping his eyes on the ground to avoid large piles of snow or sheets of ice. 

The building was put up fairly quickly despite the HPD being formed only a month prior — the city had expedited the construction. It contrasted drastically against the old main building, which was over 50 years old. It was in desperate need of renovation but the city wasn’t willing to pay for it — something that angered the anti-hybrid citizens. 

Hopping up the stairs, taking two at a time, while he balanced his box between his hip and arm to free his other to open the door. Just like the other building, the air conditioning was running and he rolled his eyes, wondering if he could get someone to turn heating on instead. Still, he was thankful for the jacket, jeans, and boots he wore.

His superiors had long since stopped trying to force him into the police uniforms, allowing him to dress as he pleased. When he was new to the Department, he got plenty of write ups but as his reputation and rank grew, he was allowed to freedom to dress how he liked.

He nodded at the receptionist, breezing through the security scanner, thankfully not sending anything off.

"Jungkookie!" he heard the enthusiastic call of his best friend, "You're late!"

"Sorry, I got caught by Doyeon — you know how he is..." Jungkook huffed, making Taehyung scoff.

"Total jerk," Taehyung nodded, black ears bouncing atop his head. His tail wagged excitedly as Jungkook followed him over to their desks — connected right across from one another separated by two desktop terminals for their work.

It was still a relatively empty in the office — not many officers having been assigned to the force yet. Still, the few cops that were there were lower rank than Jungkook himself so they avoided one mostly another.

Jungkook’s reputation led to many people avoiding him, not wanting conflict or because he intimidated them. Taehyung, on the other hand, easily made friends and was somewhat of a social butterfly with a good reputation.

He placed his box on his side of the desk, chuckling when Taehyung sat in his own chair and began spinning in circles. Jungkook shed his leather jacket, placing it on the back of his chair and pushed his sleeves up, the array of tattoos covering his arms making themselves known to anyone who looked.

It had been 7 years since he got his first one alongside Taehyung — who had also become increasingly inked up as the years passed. A tattooed hybrid was one of the most uncommon things seen in society, so the Labrador pup got a good amount of looks and comments daily.

He didn't really mind, however, he was confident and happy and that was all Jungkook really cared about at the end of the day.

Opening one of his drawers, he began to organize the files he'd brought with him. He placed the picture of him and Taehyung on his desk. It was dated, he needed to put newer one up but it was sentimental — it was taken the day before they entered the Police Academy together.

It'd been hard getting though, many nights ending in argument between the two due to stress and exhaustion.

Jungkook looked up, smiling when he saw Taehyung was still spinning in his chair happily.

Everything was worth it, in the end. They were partners and were going to be doing good work to help better the world.

"Hey," Taehyung suddenly said, voice dropping a few octaves. The change in tone had Jungkook's attention immediately. "Look who it is."

Jungkook followed his friends gaze to find his eyes met with the sharp ones belonging to none other than Min Yoongi.

"Jeon, Kim!" both heads snapped up at the sound of their names being shouted before they shared a look.

Standing on the landing of the second floor, leaning over the balcony overlooking the main office was a man dressed in a suit, blonde hair slicked back off of his face. His sharp eyes were fixed on them as he gazed down, “My office,” he said before turning around, vanishing from sight. 

Jungkook was the first to move, standing up with Taehyung following close behind.

"Shut the door," the man said once they walked in. The click of the door closing was his signal to start, "My name is Kim Namjoon, I'm the appointed Captain of this department."

Inside, sitting on a chair in front of the Captain’s desk was another man. He wore a bred expression and sat slouched in his chair with his foot tapping impatiently.

“This is Min Yoongi, he’s from the Daegu Police Department,” Namjoon introduced, although they both had definitely heard of Min Yoongi.

"Pleasure to meet you both," Taehyung said immediately, bowing his head slightly.

"The two of you are the highest ranking officers I currently have in this department," Namjoon said, sitting on the edge of his desk with a sigh, "I'd like to be as transparent with you as possible on the core purpose of this department's development."

"Core purpose?" Taehyung asked, head cocked to the side and ears alertly perked up from his mess of black hair.

Namjoon nodded, picking up a folder that was sitting beside him and handed it to Jungkook. He opened it, the other two looking over his shoulder curiously.

"It's a file," Jungkook mumbled. "For a Park Jimin? He's listed as undercover, are we allowed to be seeing this?"

"I wouldn't be showing you unless it was important," Namjoon explained, "Park Jimin is with the Hybrid K9 Unit from the Daegu Department. He has been deep undercover within Korea's biggest and most notorious hybrid fighting ring for over 2 years," his gaze shifted to Yoongi, “He’s the reason Yoongi has been transferred over.”

Yoongi nodded, making the other two look at him in confusion, “What’s he got to do with us?”

“Jimin is my partner,” Yoongi replied, 

"I wasn't aware hybrids were allowed to go undercover two years ago," Jungkook said, brows furrowed.

"And since when does Korea give a rats ass about hybrids trafficked in the underground, anyway?" Taehyung grumbled, mood quickly plummeting.

“Originally, this was a DPD case but with the new Hybrid Unit here in Seoul, it’s been transferred over to be handled by us specifically,” Namjoon explained, "Jimin is a special case but we're not here to discuss the ins and outs of his career."

"Then what are we here for?" Jungkook asked as Taehyung took the folder from his hands to read more closely.

"What do they have to do with the core purpose of this Unit?" Taehyung urged, tail beginning to flick impatiently as he motioned over to Yoongi.

"For the past two years Jimin has been undercover, he has been steadily feeding us information regarding this specific ring. The Hybrid Protection Force was actually secretly formed years ago centered around the confidential mission of breaking this ring up," Yoongi spoke up again, "Unfortunately, Jimin can only rank so far up within the ring due to being a hybrid himself. It's taken a lot of time but he's reached a position where he can't advance by himself."

"So you're pulling him?" Jungkook asked, crossing his arms over his chest.

"No," Namjoon looked all three of them in the eyes, "We're sending two more undercover."

"It's taken Jimin two years to get as far as he has," Taehyung frowned, quickly realizing what the plan was, "It's going to take us just as long to advance."

"That's not necessary," Namjoon said, puzzling the two of them, "Jimin is in a position of recruitment — taking new masters and hybrids in for the fighting. The two of you will be the new members."

"What about Yoongi?" Jungkook asked, “Shouldn’t you be with Jimin?” his gaze shifted to the man in the seat.

Yoongi sighed, “Unfortunately, at the time they didn’t want a pair. Jimin volunteered to go— I didn’t like it but I couldn’t tell him no. He’s on a solo mission, I can’t join him now,” he explained, “I’ll do the work here, preparing everything for the bust when the time comes.”

"I'm not sure about this..." Jungkook admitted, shifting uneasily on his feet.

"What's the problem?" Namjoon asked, meeting Jungkook's gaze.

"This is a fighting ring...Taehyung..." Jungkook sighed, "This will put him in serious danger."

"Danger is part of your job, Jungkook," Namjoon snapped, eyes narrowed.

"I know that but..."

"It's alright," Taehyung placed a hand on Jungkook's shoulder, "We won't be undercover for long...right?" he looked at Namjoon.

"That's right," Namjoon nodded, "Highballing it; a year, but I highly doubt that.”

"Alright," Jungkook sighed, nodding his head, "What’s the goal here then?"

“What we need from the two of you is to join this ring with Jimin’s recruitment,” Namjoon explained, “He’s gotten everything ready on his end. Once you've infiltrated, you'll pose as a new master and hybrid and engage in the fights.”

“You have to appear eager,” Yoongi suddenly said, looking over his shoulder at the other two, “Join in on any and all fights that you can. The more eager you are, the more attention you'll gain...especially if you win.”

"I've arranged with Jimin to have a meeting in a week," Namjoon said, "The two of you will have to be caught up with everything by then. Information can be found in your terminals for you to review along with the stories and identities you're going with. I'll have files delivered to you on those, you know how it works–”

“Memorize names, locations, dates, and social security numbers,” Taehyung and Jungkook said at the same time.

“That's right,” the Captain smiled and stood up straight, “Take the file with you. You're dismissed.”

The three of them bowed as Namjoon took his seat behind his own desk, turning his gaze to his computer terminal. Shutting the door behind them, they heaved a collective sigh. With much weighing on their minds, they all silently walked to their desks.

Both Taehyung and Jungkook were tense for the entirety of the day. The hybrid's good mood had quickly vanished and Jungkook couldn't help but look at his companion in concern.

He turned his eyes to his monitor, file after file detailing the people associated with the fighting ring.

The particular ring they were investigating was also the closest in relation to the Black Market. In fact, many of the higher-ups within the crime syndicate were Black Market sellers — illegally trafficking hybrids. It was a dark business and the more Jungkook read about it the sicker he felt.

He could only imagine how the hybrid across from him was feeling.

Jungkook's keys jingled in his hands as he unlocked his front door — it was a simple first-floor apartment with two bedrooms though truthfully the other room was more of a spare since Taehyung never slept in it. He always opted to sleep with Jungkook and the human was all too willing to oblige.

Taehyung was precariously balancing the fast food bags and drinks in his hands. His dog genes helped his balance and he easily nudged the door shut with his foot.

"God, I am beat," Jungkook groaned as he tossed his keys down on the counter separating the kitchen from the living room.

Taehyung hummed in agreement as he sat down on the couch and placed the food on the coffee table. He grabbed the remote and clicked the TV on, mostly for background noise.

Jungkook kicked his boots off and walked down the short hallway to the bedroom, eager to get out of his jeans and put on some sweatpants. He went back out, dressed in a department-issued t-shirt that was overworn so the print on the front was faded.

"Hey Tae—" Jungkook paused in the entryway to the living room. Taehyung was hunched over, elbows on his knees as he rested his chin on his hands. His eyes were locked in on the TV; the news, "You okay?"

"I dunno," Taehyung confessed, sighing when he felt Jungkook reach up to pet his ears.

"Tell me what's on your mind," Jungkook urged, leaning back against the couch and encouraging Taehyung to do the same.

"Human on hybrid crimes are the biggest epidemic in Korea," Taehyung grumbled, "It's only gotten worse since the government has opened up to allow us rights. It's not much, we're still fucking owned like animals and we can even be euthanized," he met Jungkook's gaze and shrugged his shoulders sheepishly, "No offense, you know I love you."

"I know," Jungkook smiled, patting the hybrid's back to urge him on.

Of course he knew that Taehyung would never include him in the “humans are terrible” category. Even Jungkook openly admitted how terrible people could be to hybrids. Taehyung always felt lucky to have someone who supported him and his kind so openly. Many hybrids ended up in awful situations that resulted in injury or death. 

Taehyung was glad he never ended up being another statistic. 

"The trafficking of hybrids is by far the worst and highest committed crime but humans would rather stay investigating every day thefts and shit," Taehyung spat, malice coating every word as he continued on, "They treat hybrid crimes like they're nothing! It infuriates me! Every day on the news there's another hybrid being kidnapped or found dead after being sold on the black market," Taehyung's eyes were glassy as he clenched his teeth through his anger, "When there's protests, the government does nothing but offer empty words and promises. They'd rather keep the idiots who want hybrids to stay nothing but pets happy than protect a whole race!"

"I know being on this force means a lot to you Taehyung," Jungkook cooed, still stroking his friends ears, keeping him relaxed, "You know I'm with you one hundred percent but...do you think you'll really be able to do this? You're going to be doing a lot of things that go against your morals and you're going to see so much awful shit. Hell, I may even have to blend in with those pieces of shit."

"I..." Taehyung sniffled, resting his head on Jungkook's shoulder, "Truthfully, Jungkook. I'm just...I'll have to fight them."

"You feel guilty," Jungkook whispered, feeling Taehyung nod against his shoulder.

"I know most, if not all, are probably going to be there against their will and I'll only be adding onto what they already go through," Taehyung whispered, voice watery as he finally let his tears fall.

"Yeah I get it," Jungkook resting his cheek atop Taehyung's head, whose ears twitched when his breath fanned over them, "But it's for the greater good in the end, yeah? We'll be able to get them out of there and they'll be able to get real help."

"I guess you're right," Taehyung sniffled, sitting up to wipe his tears away with the back of his hand, "I'm going to get dressed for bed and then we can eat. It's probably cold by now."

"It's okay, we love cold french fries," Jungkook chuckled, making Taehyung smile, flicking the channel to something more light-hearted instead of the news.

The rest of the week was filled with a heavy feeling neither of them could shake. The two of them going through the motions of work and returning home to snuggle in bed, ignoring the looming mission they were going to be undertaking. 

They were both terrified of what could happen but neither was willing to speak of their fears. 

The day before the operation was set to begin, Namjoon called them into his office before Jungkook could even think of taking off his jacket.

"Yes Captain?" Jungkook greeted, taking a seat in one of the two chairs in front of Namjoon's desk with Taehyung occupying the other.

"I’d like to go over your new identities to be sure you're both well prepared," he said, sliding two folders over to them.

"Yeah that'll be no problem," Jungkook replied nonchalantly, grabbing the folder in front of him and flipping it open.

He’d already memorized everything he needed to but he still scanned the papers inside. Taehyung did the same as Namjoon watched.

A new, fake ID was taped inside along with a couple papers of information. As Jungkook scanned, he soaked in the gist of his new identity.

"Han Jungseok," Jungkook chuckled, the name sounding weird rolling off his tongue, "Code name JK."

"As you’ve learned through your research, it's common practice within the Underground for people to go by codenames," Namjoon explained, "It's more common for humans than hybrids but Taehyung will be going by V anyway."

"Cool name," Taehyung mumbled, looking through his own papers.

"Now, Jungkook," Namjoon said, leaning over to open a drawer. He pulled out a set of keys and a cellphone, sliding them across the surface of his desk until Jungkook grabbed them, "The department will be providing a car for you along with a cellphone. They may confiscate it but Jimin assures me when they accept you, they'll return it. This has phone numbers that you will need to contact throughout your time under cover including the one you will call when you're ready to begin the bust. Officers will be on standby the entire time for your word so use it only when you're positive, understand? You'll have one shot and that's it."

"I understand," Jungkook replied, confidence flowing through him. He knew how this went, he'd been undercover countless times in the past.

Though he knew, deep down, how different this was from the past times. The weight of this operation wasn't lost on him, in fact it'd kept him up restless the past few nights as the date came closer and closer.

"There's also an apartment that will be serving as your residence during the operation," Namjoon said, "It's probably not as nice as your current one but it'll be home from tomorrow on.”

"Yes Sir," Taehyung and Jungkook said in unison.

"The two of you take the day to correlate everything, learn your identities, and get prepared," Namjoon ordered, eyes following as the two cops stood up.

"Thank you, Captain," Jungkook said, bowing. Taehyung followed his lead before the two of them left the office.

The car door slammed as Taehyung got inside, casting the two of them in darkness when the interior light shut off. Jungkook put the key in the ignition and cranked the engine. They were both quiet, the weight of where they were going heavy in their minds.

"We're meeting Jimin downtown," Jungkook said to break the silence, "You got your story straight, right?"

"Yep," Taehyung replied, eyes gazing out the window, "You bought me off the market and you've had me for 2 months."

Jungkook nodded as his partner rehearsed their cover. It fell silent again, Taehyung’s eyes pinned to his hands as they were folded in his lap. 

"Are you nervous?" Jungkook asked, glancing at the hybrid out of the corner of his eye.

"Honestly?" Taehyung asked, finally looking at Jungkook. The human nodded, already knowing what the response was going to be, "My hearts beating so fast I can hear it in my ears. I'm scared I'll fuck this up. We've been undercover countless times before and I've never worried about making a mistake like I am now."

"I think appearing more anxious will be a good thing," Jungkook said, not missing the way his own voice wobbled, "I know regardless you can sell this and I know you can do it but being anxious will be more believable if you're being forced into the underground ring."

"I hope you're right," Taehyung whispered, gnawing on his lip.

Jungkook’s grip on the wheel tightened and be swallowed thickly — he hoped he was right too.

The neighborhoods slowly became darker and less well-maintained. Jungkook would sigh whenever he'd hit a pothole, whispering that he was thankful it wasn't his car. Taehyung couldn’t help but crack a smile at his muttering. 

The decrepit houses gradually disappeared and turned into warehouses -- in an even more secluded area than before. It set Taehyung's heart racing even faster and it was beginning to bleed into pain. He wished he had something to take to ease the anxiety.

Jungkook finally stopped the car and turned it off. The two of them sat there for a moment, gathering themselves before Jungkook stepped out first. He walked around the car and opened the door, jerking his head to order Taehyung out.

It was almost incredible how Jungkook could so easily fit into a role and persona he was given. It was one of the reasons he was so highly regarded in the undercover operations game — he certainly had a talent for it. The tight grip on his arm had him tensing but when Jungkook gently soothed his thumb over the soft skin, he relaxed slightly.

No matter how cold and detached he appeared, Taehyung couldn't lose sight of the fact it was Jungkook and none of this was real.

"You JK?" an accented voice had Jungkook pausing. The accent was extremely familiar and it immediately made his body tense.

Busan.

"Yeah I assume you're Jimin?" Jungkook responded, keeping his own voice level -- masking the anxiety that hammered at him.

"We'll have more company soon," the new hybrid whispered, anxiously looking over his shoulders. Large, pointed ears twitched in every direction as he listened out for footsteps. "I want to warn you. Whatever you've heard cannot describe what it's really like in the underground. It's much worse than what you think."

"They just...let you roam around alone?" Taehyung asked, not intending to have Jimin expand on what he meant. He'd be seeing for himself soon enough.

"I've gained their trust enough," Jimin shrugged his shoulders before suddenly freezing, "They're coming."

Taehyung's heart skipped a beat as Jungkook tightened his grip on his arm. The human’s face morphed into one of pure cold detachment, turning his nose up at the two hybrids. Jimin took a few steps back to a respectable distance, once gentle gaze turned cold as well.

"These the two?" a short, overweight man asked. He was flanked on either side by a tall, muscular man and a short, stocky guy.

"Yes Sir, JK and V," Jimin answered, hands shoved casually in his pockets.

"How'd you hear about our operation?" The man asked, wandering over to Taehyung, "My name's Hyo by the way."

"Who hasn't heard about it?" Jungkook chuckled, "I got this mutt here a couple months back and he put me out for a pretty penny. He's kind of a little shit so I thought he might as well be of use, right?"

"Right, right, I understand," Hyo chuckled, circling around Taehyung, "He purebred?"

"Black Lab," Jungkook nodded, forcing himself to not check if Taehyung was okay though he could feel the trembles of his partner beneath his grip.

"Damn, hard to find Pures on the Market," Hyo hummed, circling the timid hybrid, "He's a pretty thing. It's a shame his face'll get busted up."

"Not like he can do any other work," Jungkook chuckled, making Hyo smirk.

"Jae!" Hyo shouted, making Taehyung jump. The stocky man immediately walked up to Jungkook, making him stiffen in alarm, "Hope you don't mind, it’s just a formality. Can't be too careful in this line of work."

"Ah..." Jungkook let out a harsh exhale when Jae began to pat him down, "I understand."

Jae worked Jungkook's cell phone out of his pocket and handed it to Hyo, which made Jungkook uneasy. He also took his keys and wallet which was also given to Hyo, who opened it and began to look through everything inside. Then, Jae moved on to search Taehyung which was a quick process since the hybrid didn't have anything on him.

"Just a little cash, card, and ID," Hyo said, announcing it to the three other men working for him, "Kim Jungseok, born in 1997, residence here in Seoul. I hear your accent though, where are you from?"

"Um, Busan," Jungkook responded after clearing his throat.

"All clear," Jae called from behind Taehyung, returning to Hyo's side.

"Jae, here," Jungkook watched nervously as Hyo handed his ID to Jae, "Go scope it out."

"Another formality?" Jungkook chuckled, watching as Jae made his way to the car, confiscated keys dangling from his fingers.

"Like I said..." Hyo paused, looking at the two of them,  "Can't be too careful."

"Yeah, I guess so," Jungkook mumbled, glancing at where Jimin stood straight and stiff. 

"Well, follow me," Hyo said, "Jimin, go open up."

The hybrid immediately rushed to do as he was told, unlocking the padlock on the garage door with a small key before pulling it open. It made a loud series of metallic bangs as he pushed it up about halfway.

They all crouched down and entered, Jimin letting the door slam back down behind them. The sound made Taehyung flinch, something Hyo caught sight of.

"Better take care of that, pooch," He sneered, "The others catch even a hint of weakness and they'll tear you to pieces. Wouldn't be much use to your Master if you were a broken mess, would you?"

Taehyung clenched his jaw, looking away from Hyo before scoffing. Hyo didn't seem to appreciate it when he suddenly reached out and grabbed hold of Taehyung's hair, making the hybrid yelp in surprise. Jungkook forced himself not to do anything, simply staring with almost detached boredom while his insides were burning with anger at his best friend being treated like that.

"You answer when a human is talking to you, Mutt," Hyo growled. Jungkook watched, forcing himself not to intervene as Taehyung spat out a half-assed apology that the man thankfully accepted, "You weren't kidding when you said he was a little shit, huh?"

Jungkook barked out a laugh, casting a glance at Taehyung while everyone's backs were turned, "Yeah maybe getting his ass kicked will remedy the problem."

"Oh no doubt!" Hyo laughed, pausing when they finally reached the middle of the warehouse, "Lots of people come in with disobedient animals. The ring really teaches them to straighten up."

Jungkook looked around, nodding his head at Hyo's words. It was mostly empty, clearly not used for anything in particular. Most likely, it was just for meetings like the one Jungkook was currently in. One thing he did notice, however, is a foul smell emanating from somewhere within the large area. 

It was strangely familiar, it made him uneasy. 

"You know JK," Hyo sighed, a strong put-on sound that had the hair on the back of Jungkook's neck standing on end, "The biggest problem we have out of recruits would have to be...they like to lie."

There was a loud click and both Taehyung and Jungkook froze on the spot. The tall unnamed man had a gun pointed at Jungkook's head.

It was then he realized what the smell was.

The vile stench of blood and death.

#bts smut #jungkook smut #bts scenarios #jungkook scenarios #bts imagines #jungkook imagines #bts reactions #jungkook reactions #bts preferences #jungkook preferences #bts fanfics #jungkook fanfics #jungkook x reader

[darrenhen98]

The Descendants

The Descendants

Book 1:

Genesis

Chapter One:

November 4th, 2024. Edison New Jersey, Earth.

We had done it. The efforts of hundreds, if not thousands of people had come to fruition: a landslide victory for the brand new Equalist Party of America. Diya Anand scanned around the party office, taking in the momentous joy that had suddenly erupted amongst the volunteers and workers.

Just moments ago, the last state still counting their votes finally finished, putting the Equalists well ahead of both the Republicans and Democrats. It was assured, Dominick Moore would be the nation's second African American President, and her the first female Indian American Vice President.

As Diya walked amongst her colleagues, they began congratulating her on a job well done, wishing her the best of luck in the years ahead and most commonly, saying how happy they were to see a new face in the White House. Diya smiled, nodded and thanked all those who came up to her fervently shaking their hands and even shed a tear for one.

What she was really trying to do was transverse the crowd to get to the podium where Dominick was standing, since it is customary and necessary to address the people as their new leaders. As she reached the top, Diya smiled wide,

“Congratulations on your victory, Mr. President” , being sure to emphasize his new won title.

“Congratulations to you too, Madam Vice President” he said, returning the respect with a hint of playfulness which was hard to catch through his thick Nigerian accent. “Are you ready to change the nation for the better?

“I wouldn’t be standing here if I wasn’t Dom you know that” she replied. He began to say something else but just then news reporters pushed through the doors and poured in to stand in front of the podium. Like normal, they started barraging them with a multitude of questions, about how they felt, what would be their first actions and others that were lost in the torrent of sound.

After a few moments, Dominick finally got them to settle down as they needed to soon broadcast their victory speech. The camera’s soon flickered on, streaming their image to every news station in America and world-wide. Both Dominick and Diya were dressed in their cultures traditional attire: a well tailored Dashiki and Sari respectfully. The usual suit and tie and gown and pants had been thrown to the wayside at least for this instance. The American people needed to see the ethnic leaders they had voted for, and the new reality that was about to set in.

Dominick took the mic in hand, pushed his mask to the side and began, “I’d like to begin with stating how overjoyed I am. Not about winning the election but at the resolve of the American people. For the past eight years, we have had to fight countless battle after battle: wildfires in the west, massive storms and earthquakes in the Midwest, hurricanes and flooding in the east and two pandemics that changed the very core of our society. The past administrations had failed us, and we sought out new leaders, a new vision for the country. One that would let us tackle the challenges of climate change and other life changing issues…”

While Dominick kept speaking, Diya stood behind him smiling and nodding to the cameras whenever he said something that fell within the party’s platform. He was a great speaker, unlike her who most of the time did exactly this, stand behind him as he ran the show. But then it was her time to come up next to him and share her thoughts. As she did, as she spoke to millions of people across the world she couldn’t help but remember one thing in the back of her mind. She never even wanted the job in the first place.

As Diya was driven home by her security detail, she began to ponder how she had gotten to where she was now. She had been a judge, the closest she had ever wanted to come to politics. Many questioned her, how being in government meant you weren’t political but to her it was the best place to be apolitical. 

You didn’t have to conscribe to any agreed upon base of actions, when a case reached her desk she went at it with the ethics she cultivated through her life and an understanding of the law she so fervently loved. But it all changed in 2020.

Everyone knew the presidential election was going to be a decisive one, but no one knew just how much. No one could tell who truly won, over a dozen states were flagged as “improper” because of their voting systems. The problems worsened as the incumbent president refused to leave office in a gambit to maintain power and the resulting riots tore through the nation. Every major city was hit, hundreds killed, thousands inquired and billions of dollars in property damage. 

Through it all, Diya had stayed home wanting to weather out the crazy climate with her parents and siblings. She could still remember the fear in her families eyes, how they were utterly convinced this was the end of the life they knew. And as the riots raged, more tragedy struck.

Since so many young and capable people had been out protesting in such large numbers, another massive pandemic swept through the country. And then a super-hurricane hit Florida, an massive earthquake in the four corner states and… A lot of tragedies at once.

The next four years had proven to be one of extreme change and humanity for us. People started to band together like never before. Every place that was hit with something was helped by the very people in it. It was the citizens who helped themselves out of flooded homes and crushed buildings. It was parents and children who constantly made meals and clothes for the hundreds of homeless and sick. We didn’t ask our governments if we could, we just did. 

And so Diya did just that, help all those she could. She quit as a judge and began organizing everything under the sun. Foodbanks, marches, fundraisers, if it was an event she was behind it. It was this type of cross-cultural, apolitical connectivity that the Equalist Party liked. They had formed under the noses of everyone, suddenly popping up around the nation with aid for all those ailed by the tragedies. No one really knows how they formed, but everyone knew how much they helped. In the end, the support they garnered was immense.

By 2022, the amount of support from the polls put them around 20% of the population. The following year, over 50% of the population. The online rallies broke the communication industry, almost every new politician that switches parties immediately gained thousands of followers. Which is where Diya's’ interactions with the Equalists started.

Having to coordinate resources and capabilities from her volunteer organization with the Equalists own outreach efforts, Diya virtually became a superstar overnight. Not that she wanted to in any way shape or form, helping from the shadows was her go to plan for the future. Work hard, help everyone, retire old, die older; that had been the plan.

Diya stepped out of the car waving a farewell to her driver only to be escorted into her home by the home security detail in front of her house. She smiled to the bodyguard as he held the door open and she walked in as the automated lights flickered on. She was about to put down her bag and wind down when her cell phone began to vibrate within.

“Hello?” she answered inquisitively, as she hadn’t known the number.

“Hey Diya, it’s me Leo,” the caller said.

An unexpected but gratuitous call. Diya immediately smiled and perked up a bit at the sound of his voice. Diya had met Leonidas, or Leo, over four years ago during one of the outreaches she had organized. They had immediately taken a liking to each other, having an unexplainable connection from day one. They had stayed in contact over the years, but with so much going on in his and her life, calls became less and less frequent.

“Oh it's great to hear from you, using someone else's sat phone this time? Diya asked, making the conclusion on her own.

“You got it. I hope this is okay, I just wanted to congratulate you on your amazing victory!” Leo exclaimed.

“Haha yea, amaaazing.” Diya groaned, emphasizing the sarcasm. “But you know what’s new with me and I have been talking about it for hours. How’s things on your end, last we spoke you just finished training”

“Yes Ma’am” Leo replied, realizing now that Diya was technically his superior. “I shipped out about about a week ago with the fleet. We’re somewhere in the Bay of Bengal, waiting to meet up with the Indian and Chinese before we make landfall. I called because I’m part of the second wave.”

“I see… well you know I’m not much for words, but I can make the exception for tonight” she mused.

“Haha thanks Diya, there are definitely a few things I want to get off my chest.” Leo continued. Leo and Diya talked things over for the rest of that night, never truly talking about anything important but that didn’t matter. Anything that could distract them from the different realities they now faced, was a blessing they couldn’t interrupt.

#science #politics #ficiton #science fiction #new story

[artificialqueens]

Underneath The Mistletoe, Part 2 (Bianca/???) - Albatross

AN: second installment of Underneath The Mistletoe! This is probably gonna end up being 4 parts in total but we’ll see.

As Bianca drove off from Willam’s apartment, she placed her phone on speaker and called up Alyssa. She only had to wait through three rings before a voice on the other line picked up with a rather unamused, “Bitch.”

“Hey, Alyssa!-”

“No, no. Nuh-uh,” she interrupted in order to start a tirade that had been stewing all day, “Don’t you talk to me like you didn’t leave my house in absolute state last night! Y’all tryna drink me out of house and home and-”

“Hey, I wasn’t the only one! Raja-”

“You and Raja! You two were the ones that broke into my liquor cabinet-”

“No, we didn’t!” Bianca squeaked out as she attempted to defend herself. “It was unlocked!”

“You both spearheaded it!” Alyssa declared adamantly. “None of the others would’ve even found those bottles if it weren’t for you two snooping around!”

Hating that she was getting sidetracked by this unwanted argument, Bianca felt obligated to point out, “We weren’t snooping!”

But that only produced another loud tangent being screamed through the phone line as Alyssa ranted away. If the car hadn’t been steadily moving along through the busy streets, Bianca might have been inclined to bang her head on the steering wheel. After her eyes rolled for the umpteenth time and Alyssa’s scolding reached it’s eighth minute, Bianca just couldn’t take it anymore. Interrupting the rant much like a wrecking ball going through drywall, she relented, “Okay! Fuck! I’m sorry, alright? I’m sorry.”

To her surprise, Alyssa actually remained quiet as she waited for her to go on. At this point Bianca expected there to be more to her bitching but it seems she was willing to listen to what Bianca had to say. After knowing the other woman for so long, Bianca knew the best and quickest solution would be to remedy the situation. Though in this case it felt like more like a bribe than anything else.

But either way it was the right thing to do and had she not needed Alyssa’s help anyway, she likely would have done something similar eventually. Allowing a decent amount of shame and guilt to tint her voice, Bianca offered, “Listen…Can I make it up to you, buy you another bottle or two? Maybe that fruity shit you like?”

She couldn’t remember the brand at the moment but she had no doubt Alyssa knew which wine she was referring to. Expensive, flashy, and hardly worth the cost in Bianca’s opinion but it’d be worth it to soothe Alyssa’s anger and get the information she desperately wanted. 

But almost expectantly, Alyssa was playing hardball. She countered with a very firm, “…Four bottles.”

“Four?!?” Bianca screamed out in disbelief. That shit is pricey. She could practically hear her bank account crying in protest already. Alyssa, however, remained stubborn and brought up once again, “Excuse you, bitch. Did you see how much y’all drank last night? I can tell you right now, it was a helluva lot more than four bottles worth!”

“Ugh, fine!” She conceded, along with a mental note that Raja owes her for this. “But you gotta answer my questions.”

Joyful and smug at having been promised her favorite drink, Alyssa was all too happy to assist Bianca with her dilemma. As the hostess, she did try remain somewhat level-headed throughout the evening, more so than her roommate, and was able to recall a few names that she thought she remembered seeing towards the end of the get-together.

Running through her list, Bianca noted, “Right…so I missed…Shangie, Violet, and…”

“Nina,” Alyssa supplied absently, undoubtedly doing something else more engaging as she talked with Bianca.

Dreading the answer, Bianca began, “Which-”

“West.”

“Oh, fuck me,” she muttered to herself. She could only imagine what kind of impression she left on one of her newest friends. There was a small hope that just maybe Nina wouldn’t remember any more of the night than she or Willam had…or at least that anything she might’ve done while drunk would not come back to haunt her later. After all, she really had hoped to get to know Nina better in the coming weeks and acting like a drunken, hot mess was not in her plan.

Breaking through Bianca’s wandering mind, Alyssa took to suspiciously asking her, “Now are you gonna tell me what this is about, Miss Thing?”

“Nope!” Bianca replied briskly, “Thanks, bye!”

“Bitch, my wine-”

“I’ll drop it off tomorrow,” she assured her and right as she ended the call, let out another teasing “Bye!”

As soon as she was sure she dropped the other line, Bianca let out a groan of frustration. If she knew she could keep it, she’d have promised herself anything that she’d never drink around friends again! But that’d be a very short-lived pledge and she knew it all too well. At least she got three more names she missed from Alyssa. Though she had a feeling that none of them were her mystery kisser.

Nina was far too tall, even if she were wearing flats that night, which seemed rather unlikely. As for Violet, Bianca couldn’t really see her getting drunk enough to make out with her and just vaguely she recalled seeing Violet with red lips earlier in the night…But Shangela…she was a possibility, though very unlikely.

As soon as Bianca got home, she confirmed that Shangie had been wearing green lipstick (thanks Instagram) but what kept Bianca from officially adding her to the list was simply because of Alyssa. 

Those two were close. 

And if Bianca had kissed Shangela, she doubted very much Alyssa would not already know about it, especially considering it would have happened in her house. So for now, Shangela will just remain in the back of her mind…Maybe if no one else pans out, she’ll reconsider but for now she has four other suspects to consider and first on her list is Dela.

Of the four, Dela seemed the most likely. Bianca had always felt comfortable and open around her. If something had happened between them last night, it would have just been for fun because of the stupid mistletoe. Bianca could see herself giving into Dela for a quick peck if she had bugged her long enough. After all, it was hard to say ‘no’ to someone so bubbly and friendly, particularly if she throws in one of those infectious smiles…Plus out of all the suspects that remained, she was probably the most sober and might actually remember what all had happened…not that that really said much with Bianca’s group of friends.

But following a short conversation with her that night, Bianca learned that Dela had actually gone home shortly after 2AM. Seems Jinkx had a little too much to drink so Dela took charge of ordering a Lyft ride for both of them. She actually made a quick joke that Jinkx was trying to kiss just about everyone she found near one of the clumps of mistletoe. One person that took her up on the offer was actually Willam, not that Bianca was much too surprised by that…Though now that she’s thought about it, that’s probably how Willam’s lipstick got smudged with red…

Well, one minor mystery solved. 

She thanked Dela for the information and crossed her off the list. They made plans to meet up well after the holidays but Bianca knew they’d probably see each sometime around New Year’s. Rumor had it that someone was thinking of hosting a party that night. Maybe Roxxxy, maybe not. But if not, they’ll probably find each other while bar-hopping.

For now, Bianca had to remove her from her mind and refocus on finding her mystery makeout partner. Her list already had two of the five original suspects crossed. Now who’s the next most likely? Bianca knew she’d have a chance to meet up Phi Phi in a few days, she could always ask her then but as for Trixie and Manila? Perhaps a text…or wait!

Bianca still had holiday gifts to deliver to her friends!

That was actually why she’d set up the dinner date with Phi Phi in the first place; to exchange gifts before Phi Phi left to go visit family across the country. Bianca could always use her delivery as an excuse to talk to the others…In fact, tomorrow would be perfect to visit Raja and Manila. She needs to pick up wine for Alyssa anyways, why not an extra bottle for Raja and then take it over to the couple?

And a little booze in her system might help soften the blow if Bianca had in fact kissed her girlfriend….

******

Dela: 🎶Guess who I just got a text from🎶

Mariah: Spill it baby!

Dela: Bianca…

Vanessa: Well?

Vanessa: Quit stalling and tell us the goss, girl! I got Netflix to binge!

Willam sat back and watched the conversation play out on the screen. Every so often she’d save a screenshot of a particularly hilarious comment or reaction.

‘For reference,’ she told herself. When the time comes to play all her cards.

*******

Unsurprisingly, the wine and spirits shop was quite busy when Bianca decided to drop in. Whether it was purely holiday related or just because it was after work and people wanted to get a head start on happy hour was left up to debate…probably a mix of both. Either way, Bianca had to dodge person after person in order to navigate the aisles, not to mention the occasional basket hitting her as someone unexpectedly backed up or rushed past her. But she was successful in locating both Alyssa’s overpriced shit and a suitable potential peace offering for Raja.

Right before dropping off the bottles at Alyssa’s house, Bianca made sure to text Raja and ask if both she and Manila were at home. It took nearly the entire length of her visit with Alyssa to get a response back (50 long, exhausting minutes thanks to Alyssa’s inane chatter and Laganja chiming in every now and then) but once she had her confirmation, she excused herself using the very true, if somewhat exaggerated, reason that she had other gifts to deliver tonight.

******

Manila: Three guesses who’s coming over!

Manila: she’s on her way now

Raja: We’ll keep you updated with all the juicy details 😜

Manila: 🙄

Raja: 😘😘😘😘

Sharon: Ugh. Get a fucking room

*******

Upon arriving at the girlfriends’ shared house, Bianca was greeted at the door by an immediate warm and a tad too tight hug from Manila. Not that this was anything unusual for the woman, she’d always been rather physical with her signs of affection. Raja welcomed her with a more brief embrace and relieved Bianca of the parcels she was carrying, particularly after spotting the wine bottle peeking out from the gift bag.

“You know me so well,” she complimented.

“Easiest person to shop for,” Bianca agreed. “Just pick up a bottle for you and a bottle for me.”

Once inside and settled down, Bianca let each of the women unwrap their real gifts as she watched and drank from the bottle Raja already had opened for the night. Raja’s present consisted of several odd little keys that they had found while out shopping together a few months ago. Each was unique, especially in regards to their handles. Immediately after spotting them, Raja had announced her desire to use the keys for some kind of new art project or perhaps even to make an accessory of some kind. She was entirely ready to purchase them on the spot except for one small detail; the antique store’s strict cash-only policy.

Raja just didn’t have enough cash on her at the time. Had she asked, Bianca certainly would have lent her the money that day but for whatever reason, Raja didn’t even seem to think of it. Perhaps she thought she’d just come back later and pick them up but it worked out better for Bianca either way. Shortly after departing Raja’s company, she circled back to buy the keys and only a day or two following that, she received a text from Raja complaining that the items were already gone from the shop.

The instant Raja recognized her gift, she let out an affectionate murmur of “Bitch” and pulled Bianca in for a proper hug. She fell into a distracted state, examining each one and undoubtedly forming a plan of what she wanted to do now that they were finally in her possession. Though she remained quiet and calm, Bianca could easily spot the sparkle in her eyes. The one she’d always get when she becomes absorbed in her artwork.

As Raja mulled over ideas, Bianca turned her attention back to Manila. She’d been planning Manila’s gift for quite awhile and took great pains in researching and finding just the right thing. 

Much earlier in the year, when the couple moved into their new house, one of Manila’s favorite bracelets broke. It had been a gift from Raja on their first anniversary; yellow gold twisted into a unique, almost braid-like appearance. Rubies accented some of the knots while diamond chips filled in the remainder.

Manila had been wearing the bracelet, as she did almost every other day, while the pair unpacked boxes and moved around their larger belongings. At some point during the process, the bracelet caught itself on a piece of furniture and one of the links snapped at its weakest point, sending a number of its neighboring pieces clattering to the floor. Manila had been heartbroken, she took it to the same jeweler it originally came from but the style had been discontinued several years prior; they had no additional links that could replace the broken one.

Knowing how much that bracelet meant to her, Bianca questioned a number of jewelry shops in both their city and others close by. After perhaps the tenth or eleventh call, she finally found someone who still retained a few extra links in their store’s repair department and with Raja’s help, she was able to sneak out the bracelet without Manila’s noticing. The work had been completed just three weeks prior and to both women’s amazement, Manila had yet to realize her bracelet was missing from her jewelry box.

But the instant she saw her prized bracelet gleaming back at her looking just like new, her eyes clouded with tears and she pulled in Bianca for another tight squeeze. She marveled at how amazing it looked, nothing could be seen to suggest it had ever been broken, and asked how she even managed to accomplish this. Bianca downplayed the effort, preferring not to get into too much detail but she made sure to cite Raja’s help as a main reason for why she’d been so successful in keeping this a secret.

In the end, she wasn’t sure how much Manila actually heard but that didn’t matter. All she cared about was that Manila loved her gift and if the stray tears falling down her cheek or admiring grin weren’t enough to convince her, the near bone-crunching hugs she kept receiving certainly got the point across.

They spent another hour or so chatting until the bottle of wine was nearly empty. It was only at this point that Bianca felt confident enough to ask the couple what they remembered of Alyssa’s party. Much to Bianca’s surprise they’d been a good bit more sober than she was but certain details seemed to have escaped them.

“So nothing exciting or, I don’t know, interesting, happened that you remember?” she probed, trying not to feel utterly let down or disappointed.

“Not really, it was pretty tame for us, all things considered,” Raja replied back with a fond, secretive smile before taking another sip. “No one got really wild or out of hand like we do on New Year’s. One of the few parties where no one even broke anything.”

“Right,” Bianca agreed slowly. She stalled for a moment then decided to try a subtle route one final time, “But you didn’t do anything after like, 2ish? That you can remember, I mean?”

Shrugging her shoulders, Raja wandered through her thoughts for a few seconds before recalling, “I was smoking with Laganja and Adore and that’s about it. Oh, and Alaska joined, too.”

“And I was talking with Nina and Phi Phi,” Manila chimed in. A considering look flashed across her face, as if she weren’t sure if were recalling the events correctly or not, but ultimately decided to mention, “…I think…you were with Shangela. Shangela and someone else. Maybe Katya?”

Perking back up, Bianca inquired earnestly, “Anything after that?”

The couple shared another perplexed glance with each other, like neither could entirely fill in the blanks, which was fair, but Bianca had a hope there still might be something they hadn’t mentioned yet. Unfortunately, as she soon found out, there was.

“We finished the joints and came back upstairs…,” Raja stated, taking another sip of her wine, and adding in, “I went off to find Manila and then…Adore and Laganja found you.”

Feeling her eyes roll out habit, Bianca let out an annoyed groan, “Ugh. Bet that conversation was thrilling. Glad I don’t remember that.”

Chuckling at the statement, Raja insisted, “You two were getting along, actually. You were all laughing at least. Adore put her feet in your lap at some point or tried to…I think you pushed them away and she fell off the couch.”

“Oh! And Alyssa caught Jinkx making out with someone!” Manila chirped away before breaking into a case of the giggles. “Dela took her home after that, I think.”

A reluctant smile stretched across Bianca’s lips but she couldn’t find it in her heart to be as amused by the situation as she normally would be. By now it was entirely clear that Bianca was fishing for information and that was a line of questioning she dreaded having to answer. Had the two not been privy to the group chat, they might have been more tactful…but in this case, they wanted to have a little fun too.

The pair exchanged a silent, meaningful look with one another as Bianca drained her glass and released a heavy sigh. Coming to a mutual agreement to pursue this further, Raja opted to be direct and ask outright why Bianca kept harping on the events of the party. Trying to remain aloof, Bianca didn’t answer the question right away. She played it off as a simple wondering of the party’s late night events.

No, as Raja anticipated, it took quite a bit of probing (as well as some gentle encouragement from Manila) before Bianca was ready to share anything…Though the copious amount of wine rushing through her system probably helped too. It was after draining one final glass that Bianca finally revealed some of the details of what she knew happened at the party…and who one of her potential suspects might be.

Raja laughed a little, because of course she would, and even Manila couldn’t help but to smile at the thought of just how off her reasoning was. Still, she did feel a bit of sympathy for Bianca’s confusion.

“And you’re sure I didn’t kiss you?”

Reaching over to take Bianca’s hand in hers, she assured her friend with a sympathetic smile, “Pretty sure, honey.”

This time the disappointment was clear on Bianca’s face but a small part of her was still skeptical. While it wouldn’t be ideal for her to have kissed one of her closest friend’s girlfriend, Bianca would have preferred Manila over her remaining suspects. It’d be a lot less messy after all.

As she tried to bring herself to accept this answer as it is, the couple next to her exchanged a few glances. It was the kind of nonverbal communication that only occurs between people that are exceptionally close, something Bianca was a little envious of. A darting of their eyes, a tilt to the head, a soft noise of questioning and finally a nod and grin of approval.

Bianca’s mind worked to unravel the meaning but in a second, it became clear. For just a few moments, her lips were connected with Manila’s and her eyes slid shut at the sensation. 

It was different from Willam’s, very different. 

Her tempo was relaxed and confident, so self-assured in what she was doing. It was almost like a meeting of the minds as they instantly fell into a matching pace…but there was absolutely no spark to it. If anything it was like each was just going through the motions and in some manner, that was even more of a let down than when she had kissed Willam. There had been some trace of passion or excitement with that kiss but here there was a stark lack of any emotions. Nothing like what she’d seen when Raja and Manila had kissed in front of her.

But that was just as well, she supposed. And now she had her answer for certain.

Pulling away, she conceded with a bittersweet smile, “Definitely not you.”

“Sorry, sweetie,” Manila murmured as she ran a consoling hand across Bianca’s back, “Hope you find out who it was, though.”

“Yeah…Me too.”

#rpdr fanfiction #albatross #lesbian au #underneath the mistletoe #bianca del rio #laganja estranja #bendelacreme #willam belli #alyssa edwards #alaska thunderfuck #phi phi o'hara #raja gemini #manila luzon #adore delano #katya zamolodchikova #trixie mattel #shangela laquifa wadley #fluff #mystery #drinking #christmas party #submission

[mischief-lupin]

10:45

The platform was as busy as ever with families bustling around from one end of the scarlet train all the way down to the other. Smoke was puffing out of the chimney but it wasn’t thick or cloggy like normal. Instead, it was thin and wispy, dancing over people’s heads and weaving between their legs.

From the platform barrier emerged a boy. A boy with faded brown hair and tired green eyes. He was tall, much taller than many of the other eleven year olds around him. He was however, noticeably thinner and paler than the rest of them almost as if he had not had a decent meal in months. His clothes- looking like they had been sown back together many times- hung loosely off his shoulders and around his waist. Wandering forwards, he stared at the train in wonder, still not believing that someone like himself was being given this opportunity.

‘Don’t mess this up. Just act normal and everything will work out just fine-“

"Remus!” A woman’s voice called behind him. He glanced over his shoulder and only just realised how far he’d gone and left his parents behind. He stopped and waited for them to catch up, a small smile pulling at the corners of his mouth. “Now remember: be careful, if you have any problems go straight to Dumbledore- no one else-, make sure you follow every rule-” Remus’s mother rambled through her speech once again, ignoring her son’s interjections 'I know, yes, okay’ before pulling him into a tight hug.

Once she finally let go, Remus turned to his father who was shaking his head and trying to hide the grin that was creeping across his face. “Do everything you’re mother said but more importantly: don’t forget to have fun okay?” Remus nodded and waved both his parents goodbye before setting off once again down the platform to climb onboard the train.

A quick search, Remus found an empty compartment and settled down next to the window; resting his head against the glass he listened to the chatter of people outside and closed his eyes, excited to arrive at his new school.

10:50

People were still appearing through the barrier despite the fact that the train was due to leave at exactly 11 o'clock. Many who were arriving at this time were running around maniacally, try to store their cases away and say goodbye to their families.

One person who was not rushing around however, was another young boy. He was of an average height but had an athletic build. Even at eleven years of age, he was quite handsome. And he knew it. He had a head of dark hair that stuck up wildly (even though his mother had spent most of the morning trying to stick it down). Perhaps the most prominent feature of this boy though was his smile; it was a charming smirk that suggested he was planning trouble and lured you in, tempting you to take part in the mischief.

“James! Come and say goodbye!” The boy’s mother beckoned him back towards her. Rolling his eyes, he dragged his feet back to his parents.

“I just want to get on, mum!” James whined, embarrassed at how much fuss his mum was making. After letting his parents hug him goodbye, he made a swift exit and began searching for some people to join on the long train ride ahead.

10:57

The train was almost ready to leave, each compartment filled with eleven to seventeen year olds, buzzing with energy to be starting school again.

With only a few minutes to spare, a third boy burst onto the platform. Scanning around, he tried to find someone who could show his where to put his trunk. There was someone, right at the other end of the platform. Another mad dash and with only a minute to spare, he got his things stored away.

A harmony of closimg doors sounded around him and the slow churning of the engine began to rise through the platform.

He needed to get on the train. Fast.

Just there. A door that hadn’t been shut yet.

“Hey! Hold the door!” He called out as he sprinted over, hoping someone would hear him over the growing noise of the train. Out of the door poked a head. James stuck out a hand and just in the nick of time, the boy grabbed hold and James pulled him onboard. “Thanks” The boy began to straighten himself out, pushing black curls of hair out of his face.

“No problem. I’m James by the way, James Potter”

“Sirius. Black” The two boys, stood next to each other could have passed as brothers- or cousins at least- Sirius was of the same height as James- although more slender than Potter- and both shared the mischievous smirk which instantly cracked across their faces.

“You want to find a seat?” James asked confidently, not bothering to ask if Sirius had anyone to sit with beforehand. Sirius shrugged and nodded. They made their way to the end of the compartment and pulled open a door that was occupied by only one other person. The occupant almost jumped out of his seat, his eyes wide and his loud gasp filled the air.

“Sorry mate, were you asleep?” James checked, sliding into the seat opposite with Sirius following suit.

“No, no, it’s alright.” He shook his head, pinching the bridge of his nose in an attempt to make himself more lively.

“I’m James, this is Sirius. You mind if we join?” Before the boy had a chance to answer James pulled off his coat and chucked it on the shelf above his head, getting comfy in his seat and making himself at home.

“I’m Remus, Lupin” Remus, unlike James, was soft-spoken and well-mannered, a quiet one who was more than happy to blend into the back of a crowd.

The three boys looked out the window and watched the city fade into the country; blurred green fields and vast crystal lakes flashed past their eyes.

"You want some?" James' voice broke the silence. Sirius and Remus turned to him and were greeted by his hand, stuck out and holding a bag full of sweets. "Take as many as you want" He encouraged as Sirius reached in and grabbed a handful, dropping them in his lap and happily digging in. "Got into a fight recently?" James joked nodding at Remus's hand; his knuckles were bruised and bandages were poking past the sleeves of his shirt. Remus laughed nervously and quickly retracted his hand. The carriage went quiet again.

Just as the atmosphere began to get uncomfortable, there was a loud crash outside the door, followed by a loud squeal. Sirius leapt to his feet while James and Remus peered curiously at what had just happened.

" 'Scuse me? You alright?" Sirius pulled open the door to see a very small, plump boy picking himself off the floor and dusting off his shoulders. He had mouse-like features; with a long nose and wonky teeth and short, thin dirty blonde hair.

"Y-yeah, just tripped. Th-thanks." Sirius flashed him a smile to say ' you're welcome ' and went to return to his seat when the boy piped up again. "S-sorry, do you mind if I sat with you? All the other carriages are full"

"Course! Come on in" Sirius tapped the empty seat opposite him, welcoming the fourth boy into their group.

After he had settled down, the new boy took in the sight of the others, almost star-struck that they were allowing him to sit with them. "I'm Peter, by the way" The other three introduced themselves and then conversation turned to school. "S-so, what house d'you reckon you'll be sorted into?"

"Gryffindor. No doubt. Easily the best house too." James said, almost lazily as he learnt back in his seat.

"Mum reckons I'll be a Ravenclaw but Dad says I'll be in Gryffindor... Not that I mind either way." Remus explained, yawning mid-sentence. The lack of sleep from a few nights before was catching up to him. He couldn't wait to arrive at the school and get to bed.

"All of my family were in Slytherin-" Sirius stopped as the others silently expressed their dislike for the house. Slytherin, the house believed to create the most evil of people. "I don't agree with my family much. They're values are a bit... Medieval should I say? I would like to be in Gryffindor but if anyone knows anything about the Black family, I'm sure to be in Slytherin."

The train journey stretched well into the evening, Remus had eventually drifted off and James, Sirius and Peter had begun to talk in hushed voices as not to wake him.

"Does he look alright to you?" James asked.

"He does look a bit pale. Maybe he's just under the weather. I'm sure a bit of dinner will perk him up when we get there." Sirius assured, hoping it was just 'new school nerves' that was making their new acquaintance unwell.

At long last, the train pulled to a stop and students began to filter off, most heading right and climbing into carriages that trundled down bumpy roads whilst the rest- presumably all the first years- clambered into boats and floated along the vast lake up to the entrance of the castle.

They were greeted at the tall oak doors by a witch who looked strict, wearing green robes with her dark hair tied into a tight bun. She introduced herself as Professor McGonagall and informed the group of first years that they were about to sorted into their houses. A mix of nervous and excited chatter seeped through the first years.

"Hey, whether we're all in the same house of not, we should try and hang out sometime." James whispered to other three, but mainly to Sirius who seemed to be the most worried by the looming anticipation of the sorting ceremony.

Eventually, they were in the hall with the rest of the students and all the first years were lined up as McGonagall went through a long list of names.

"Black, Sirius." The four boys exchanged hopeful glances as Sirius stepped up to the sorting hat. He sat on the stool as the tattered old hat muttered to itself. 'Slytherin... But... No, apparently not... Well then... Must be... Gryffindor!'

A relieved, beaming grin lit up Sirius's face as James and the others cheered loudly, watching him march proudly over to the Gryffindor table.

More names: Ravenclaw, two Slytherins, Hufflepuff, the list went on until...

"Lupin, Remus." James clapped Remus on the back as Peter wished him a quiet good luck. He perched on the stool and once again the hat began talking. 'Well, this is new... Let's see, very clever indeed, however also very loyal and true. But then again, I see a lot of courage in such a young person.'

Remus's sorting seemed to take an incredibly long time until at last, the hat decided and triumphantly cried 'Gryffindor'. Remus eagerly jumped off the stool and joined Sirius at the long table for the Gryffindor students.

A little while after, McGonagall called up Peter. He nervously stumbled up to the stool and sat, timidly waiting for the hat to sort him. And he waited... And waited... For even longer than Remus, the hat debated between houses.

"It's been thinking for almost six minutes." Remus said, looking at his watch, the hat still pondering thoughtfully until finally

Gryffindor!

Sirius got to his feet, clapping wildly as Peter joined their table and congratulating him for making the hat think so hard.

Right after Peter was James. He approached the stool with a calm swagger and waited for the hat to placed on his head. No sooner than it had touched James' head, it was being lifted off again and James was dashing over to the other three. He had made it into Gryffindor.

The four boys, amazed by their luck, celebrated by stuffing themselves full with food, enjoying every morsel that they ate (even Remus seemed to brighten up as he tucked into the feast in front of him).

It was the night that sealed the deal. The four boys; James Potter, Sirius Black, Remus Lupin and Peter Pettigrew would be inseparable whilst at school.

#harry potter #the marauders #james potter #sirius black #Remus Lupin #peter pettigrew #this has been sat in my drafts for ages might as well post it

[baelllamyblake]

Ask Nicely. ( Billy Hargrove x Reader )

Request : Can I request a billy Hargrove x reader fix where reader is the new kid and has a photographic memory and like everyone thinks that reader is a slacker because nobody ever sees her studying but when the test scores come back Billy’s just like “wtf how did you get a perfect score when you literally do nothing” lol thanks love ya

Pairing : Billy Hargrove x fem reader

Word Count : 1,709

Warnings : none except for curse words and writers block writing ugh

A/N : okay so an anon asked me when i will write the billy fic they requests and i am PRAYING to that this is the one they asked for. if it’s not, please let me know !! also, if yall out there have photographic memory and this aint anything like it, i am so sorry i did like no research at all. also keep requesting !! this one was really fun to write !! 

FEEDBACK IS GREATLY APPRECIATED SO PLS FCK ME UP WID IT<3

“ Hey, why aren’t you studying? “ An unfamiliar voice piped up from besides you, your eyes shifted from the tall trees outside to the sudden blue eyes that belonged to your deskmate. People say that the eyes are the window to soul but these were locked tight. His earring swung slight from side to side, its silvery sheen reflecting the light off whenever it hit that perfect angle. His brown and weathered leather jacket contrasted wonderfully with his maroon shirt on underneath. You had never seen someone so hardened and intimidating in your life but you would never be able to wipe Billy’s face from your memory.

In fact, you could remember every word, feature, and image that you’ve come in contact with. Your brain just didn’t let you forget, it absolutely refused too! Your psychologist called it “ photographic memory “ after the countless MRIs and the many short stories she had you recite back to her. It got to be a hefty burden when you developed a love for books and reading them for fun was nearly impossible. It became downright tortuous when you accidentally walked in on your parents having sex one day.

However, you fully reaped the benefits your photographic memory had to offer. You managed to breeze through middle school by getting your friends to distract the teacher and you memorizing his or hers answer key before every major test. If only you hadn’t moved across the country, you could’ve still been living it up with your closest friends in California. Now, you’re the new kid in a Podunk town with a RadioShack as the most advanced part of the main street. Other than that, it’s nothing more than a miniscule dot on a giant road map.

“ Why do you care? “ You spat out, your eyebrows knitting together in response to Billy’s dumb question. Before he could retaliate with a disdainful insult, the bell rung sonorously around the classroom. You never actually gave him a reason as to why you slacked off and it already began to eat away at Billy. You disappeared like a ghostly apparition with the rush of kids bustling out the doorway. He groaned out defeated, Billy wasn’t going to stop until he got what he wanted.

“ How in the fuck are you passing, Y/N? You’re a fucking lazy shitbird. “ Billy snapped, his eyebrows furrowed in repressed anger. His eyes were glued to the A+ written in red ink at the too of your test. You got a brief glance at his paper before he folded it out of sight in shameful embarrassment. A C- was marked in the corner, you could see the outline of the letter bleeding through the back of the page.

“ I’m not sure but if you asked nicely, I’ll consider telling you my secret and maybe even help you out. How about we talk about it over milkshakes or something? “ You teased the wavy-haired boy, a flirty wink following suit. It was highly unlikely Billy was going to accept your offer. His pride was far too large for him to swallow in one gulp.

“ Forget about it, Y/N. I am not asking you for help. “ Billy seethed quietly, his strong arms crossed firmly over his chest. You stuck your lip out in a childish pout, pretending to be offended by his remark. Your cute puppy dog eyes weirdly struck a chord in Billy, the corner of his eyes crinkled in disgust as he tried to cooly play it off.

“ Suit youself, Billy. Have fun getting C’s the rest of the year. “ You taunted him with the idea of getting better grades. His dad would finally get off his ass about the C’s and D’s dotted on his report cards. Billy leaned back in his chair without replying, his arms still crossed and his eye stuck at the front of the room. You let out a breathy chuckle at how boyish he was acting, how unusual of him. “ I’ll let you think about it. See ya around. “

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You sat at a cafeteria table away from the crowds, chattering with your closest friends about the all the newest music coming out. Billy eyed you warily from afar, he desperately needed the help and Billy just couldn’t humble himself to walk up to you. The nervousness growing in his chest made him angry, this has never happened with a girl. There’s no fucking way that he actually liked you, you were a lowlife slacker with no initiative.

Yet, you were a slacker with a class rank of 6.

“ Ah, fuck it. “ Billy grumbled lowly, his stomach doing a backflip with every step he took towards you. Billy never took the time to examine all your features in class, he was too busy constantly rolling his eyes at your teasing. You were laughing A warmth nipped at the back of Billy’s neck, you caught his eye from across the way and waved happily with a gorgeous smile of your face.

“ Hey King, what’re you doing so far away from your pack of wolves? “ You articulated, your eyes wandered to the rest of his group. They were watching Billy’s every move with intent, probably wonddering if he was asking you out. Your attention shifted back to Billy, his hand was rubbing the back of his neck while his boot tried to grind its way into the white tile below.

“ I can’t believe I’m asking you this but will you please study with me? I’ll take you out or some frilly shit like that. “ Billy sighed, his heart drowned out the surrounding noise like a loud drum beating in his ears. The fear of you literally being able to see his heart bouncing around in his ribcage only accelerated his heartrate. “ Please, I’m desperate, Y/N. “

It almost amused you to see how jittery Billy was to leave, is that sadistic? You hoped not. He was growing more and more uncomfortable with every second Billy stood in front of you and your friends. All eyes were either on you or on Billy, lungs were waiting in bated breath for your response.

“ I’d thought you’d never ask. Where do you want me to meet you? “ You commented smugly, your eyes playfully slitting at Billy.

“ Whatever. Just meet me at my car. “ Billy huffed out, sweet relief flooding his mind and body as he sauntered off. Your eyes trailed down his back and stopped at his ass that was practically sculpted by the Greek Gods. He ran a through his hair in sheer stress before being hounded with questions by his friends. Your friends squealed in delight, immediately asking for your intentions with him.

“ A bitch just might make a move. “

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“ Okay, Y/N, I think it’s time you tell me your stupid secret or else I’ll make you regret it. “ Billy spoke his empty threat with that signature smirk on his face. You sipped on your chocolate milkshake with a grin, Billy’s homework in your free hand.

“ Oo, I’m so scared, Billy! “ You exhorted, setting down the glass and sarcastically waving your hand in the air. Your brain soaked up his math work, a lot of it was wrong. No wonder he was doing so badly in Mr. Michael’s class. “ If you really want to know so badly, go get me a menu. “

“ Why? I already bought you lunch. “ Billy questioned dubiously, his eyebrows raising in confusion. You shifted your attention from the paper to Billy. God, he’s so fucking cute, why can’t he stop that?

“ Just do it, okay? I swear there’s a method to my madness. “ You digressed, your hand waving to shoo Billy away. He let out a loud groan before forcing himself out of the booth and retrieving the 50’s themed menu. Billy handed you the menu and plopped down on the bench seat, his suspiciouns were growing periodically. Just what were you doing?

“ Okay, I’m done looking at it! “ You chimed happily as you shut the menu within seconds after reading it over. You slid it in front of Billy, your eyes glued to his. “ Ask me what’s on the menu and you shall receive, Billy. “

“ I just got it like thirty seconds ago, Y/N. Don’t tell me you memorized all of it? That’s humanly impossible. “ He observed your confident body language, you knew all twenty items on that menu. Billy could see it by the shining twinkle in your E/C eyes. “ What’s number 16? “

“ Number 16 is the Hop-A-Long Burger. It’s topped with barbeque sauce, onion rings, and cheddar cheese. It also costs 50 cents. “ You declared, a cheesy smile grew on your face. This was only the start. Billy’s eyes turned to slits, how was that fucking possible? “ Give me a more difficult one. I want a challenge. “

“ What were the answers on the math test we had two weeks ago? “ Billy quiered interested, a triumphant smile curling on his features. How about that for a challenge?

“ A, B, D, B, C, A, A, D, B, C, Need I go on? “ You listed off ancouple of the answers when you could’ve named all of them off but you didn’t want to show off more than you already were. Billy looked as if he was blown away, his mouth hung slightly agape. He had never met someone with such an expansive mind. “ I have a photographic memory, Billy. I can remember everything I see like how handsome your smile is and that you’re left-handed. There’s a freckle on your ring finger too. “

“ That’s creepy how you know that but that’s weirdly tubular. I dig it. “ Billy admitted, a content smirk on his face. No wonder you were so smart yet so lazy, you didn’t have to put in any effort at all. He could finally die in peace and it took half a year! You’re so stubborn! “ Let’s do this again. I’ll take you somewhere nicer next time. “

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Bodily Harm (1)

Synopsis

The story starts out with two best friends, Sienna and Marin, who are on a summer break trip to Seoul after their first year of university. They're both huge fans of the group NCT and decide to go to one of their fan-signs while they're on vacation, but a horrible accident brings them even closer to the boys than they ever would have expected. 

Hey guys~

 This is my first time trying to write a fanfic so go easy on me lmao. I really don't know if this will get any reads, it's more for me to just write down all of my ideas and storylines that I have stuck in my head.

If anyone does read this, feel free to leave me a comment and give me some feedback! I'd love to hear from someone who reads this. I'm starting this near the end of the quarter so depending on how well this goes I'll try and update as much as I can. 

WARNINGS: swearing, mention of gun violence

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"Sienna."

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"Sienna."

A voice brought me out of my deep sleep, interrupting my dreams.

"Sienna, I swear to God, if you don't turn that fucking alarm off I'm gonna ship you back to Seattle." The voice said again, louder and more demanding. I blinked my eyes, still half asleep, and flung my arm out from beneath the blanket, scrambling for my phone that was on the bedside table. I grabbed it and smacked the "off" button, earning me a sigh of relief from my friend on the other side of the bed.

"Finally," Marin said, throwing the duvet off of her and swinging her feet to the floor. "I thought it'd take you another 2 years to turn that thing off."

"Sorry," I mumbled, my voice not yet ready for the day. "I'm guess I'm so knocked out from jet-lag that I slept right through it." I rubbed my eyes and sat up in bed and watched as Marin made her way to the bathroom and began to brush her teeth.

"You should start getting ready, Sienna." She called from the bathroom. "We only have like 3 hours until the fan-sign and theres no way I'm missing out on seeing my boys because you couldn't wake up. We're in Seoul, wake up and experience the city you nerd."

"I know, I know. Let me known when it's my turn in the bathroom." I said, pulling the covers over me to catch a few more minutes of precious sleep.

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"Are you almost done?" Marin asked, already waiting by the door with her shoes already on.

"Almost done," I said, swiping on my mascara and putting the finishing touches on my makeup. "I just have to throw on my clothes and then we're Gucci, I swear"

Marin rolled her eyes as I ran out of the bathroom and began digging through my suitcase. "See! Almost done." I said while pulling out my outfit.

I had been planning what I would wear to this fansign ever since we bought out tickets to Seoul. After all, this was an important event. We were finally meeting our idols and, after spending so long dreaming of this moment, it was finally here. I held up my black skinny jeans, low cut tie-die top, and my ripped jean jacket. I flashed a huge grin at Marin and she groaned.

"Cute, now hurry up." She glanced at the time on her phone. "I'm giving you 2 minutes and then I'm leaving without you."

"Okay, okay." I quickly changed out of my pajamas and threw on my clothes, making sure to check my look in the small mirror hanging on the bathroom door. Satisfied with how I looked, I ran back to my suitcase and grabbed my red nike running shoes.

"You're wearing those?" Marin scoffed. She herself was wearing a loose fitting floral top tucked into a white skirt, completed with her favorite Calvin Klein slip on sandals.

"Of course I am, we have a lot of walking to do." I said while slipping my shoes on. "Don't come running to me when you start complaining about blisters, bud." She scoffed and rolled her eyes again, choosing not to listen to me. I tied my laces and ran up to her, smiling and grabbing her arm. "Lets go!"

We locked the hotel room door behind us and skipped down the hallway arm in arm, brimming with excitement.

"Are you excited to see Mark?" I asked her, squeezing her arm even tighter.

"Of course," She laughed. "Are you excited to see Lucas?"

"Who do you think I am? Of course I'm excited to finally meet the love of my life." I said, my voice dripping with sarcasm. We made our way through the lobby of the dingy hotel we're staying at, waving and quickly bowing at the front desk receptionist before walking through the front doors and onto the city street. The sounds of the city filled our ears, cars honking, people talking, and the faraway bark of a dog. Marin immediately ran to the curb and waved her arm for a taxi. Almost as soon as she put up her hand, a taxi pulled into the stand and a man got out.

"Annyeonghaseyo!" He said while opening the back door for us. We smiled back, bowed slightly, and climbed into the taxi. "Foreigners?" He asked while getting into the front seat.

"Yes, uh, SMTOWN?" I asked, telling him our destination.

"Ah! Yes, SMTOWN!" He said while smiling and nodding. "NCT Fans?" Marin and nodded in response as he pulled away from the curb. We were giddy with excitement, and my stomach churned from nerves. Marin noticed the look on my face and grabbed my hand, squeezing it to calm me down.

"Don't worry, they're just regular people." She assured me. "Theres nothing to be nervous about." I was so lucky to have such a good friend.

Me and Marin had known each other since 3rd grade, and she was my closest and oldest friend. We were joined at the hip and did everything together, up until she moved out of state for college this last year. Thankfully, she was home for the summer, and we were able to convince our parents to let us go on this vacation together. Personally, I was surprised my parents even agreed to let me travel to a foreign country with my friend. They were ridiculously overprotective. Even if I am a legal adult, in college, making my own money, they still want me within arms reach. Despite this, through months of begging and an entire speech about our "independence", we were able to make this trip happen. Even if my parents were calling to check on me every half hour, I had still enjoyed these past two days in Korea.

"So, whats our plan for tomorrow?" I asked Marin. She opened her purse and dug around, bringing out her meticulously organized planner and flipping through the pages.

"Well, since today is kind of a big day," She stated, giving me a wink. "Tomorrow we'll have some down time before we leave for Busan the day after. Maybe we can spend the day shopping and check out the fish markets we've heard so much about."

"Or we can sleep in and get rid of some of this jet-lag." I suggested, only half joking. Marin pinched my arm just as the car came to a stop outside of crowded auditorium-looking building.

"Ladies," The taxi driver said. "Here is SMTOWN!"

We climbed out of the side door and said our thanks to the driver, stepping to the curb as he sped away. Marin shoved her phone in my face, pointing at the time.

3:50

"We'd better start running, the fan sign starts in 10 minutes and I think they're closing the entrance soon." She said, tugging me towards the front doors. We pushed our way through the hoards of fangirls waving signs outside and jogged through the doors. Immediately, a hand grabbed my shoulder and spun me around, bringing me face to face with a tall security guard. He said something to me, which neither Marin or I understood. We looked at each other in confusion.

"Ah," He said after realizing we couldn't understand him. "NCT?" He asked. We nodded in agreement.

"Ne, NCT." Marin said. He pointed to a desk across the room with other security guards behind it. We said thank you and quickly walked to the desk, pulling out our IDs and tickets once we approached it.

"Right through here." A woman said to us in English, leading us through a set of doors.

"Thank you so much!" I said bowing to her as we walked by. I turned to Marin and grabbed her arm.

"Bitch I'm gonna fucking cry, I'm gonna do it." She said dramatically, wiping away fake tears. I laughed and squeezed her arm tighter.

"As the great Troy Bolton once said, we're all in this together." I said, laughing again as we walked down the hallway and into the large open auditorium. We entered the room and were immediately blown away by how many people were there. There had to be at least 100 people crammed into the room, and the sound of all of them talking at once was ear splitting.

Me and Marin began to look for our seats and were surprised to see we were in the front row. Stepping down the stairs, we made our way through the crowd down to our designated row.

"How that for good luck!" Marin said as we squeezed past the people in our row. I noticed some dirty looks thrown our way and whispers being exchanged as we walked by. I didn't understand most of what the were saying, but the words "foreigner" and "bitch" stood out to me along with the phrase "why are they in this row?". I brushed the comments off, ultimately deciding to focus on the fact that NCT would be only a few feet away from me in just a few minutes.

We sat down and looked around us. While we waited, I took out my phone and texted my mom

Just got to the fan sign, momma! I'll call you as soon as we're done! Love you!

She responded immediately, despite it being almost midnight back home.

I love you too sweetie! Have fun, tell Lucas I said hi.

I laughed and showed it to Marin, letting her take my phone and type her own text to my mom.

I'll make sure she tells him, its always good to greet your future son in law. Love you auntie!  - Marin

"Oh my God, Marin." I took my phone from her and rolled my eyes.

"What?" She teased. "If your mom likes him its a good sign." I was about to respond when I heard another harsh whisper from behind me. Unlike before, this whisper wasn't about me and Marin. As I listened, I noticed the word "Sasaeng".

Oh shit, I thought. Is there a sasaeng here? At the fan sign?

"Dude, Marin." I tapped her on the shoulder. "Those girls behind us said something about a sasaeng." I whispered.

"Really? Here? At the fan sign?" She asked, her eyes wide open in shock.

"I mean I think so, I just heard it mentioned real quick." I explained. "Should we ask them about it?" Marin quickly shook her head, shrinking back in embarrassment.

"Us? No. You? Sure." She said, crossing her arms in front of her. Although Marin acted like the mom between us, I was the confident one. Marin wasn't afraid to do dumb things in front of me or call me on my bullshit, but got embarrassed quickly in front of other people.

I turned around and looked up at the girls behind us.

"Uh... Sasaeng?" I asked, my eyes wide with curiosity. The girls looked at each other for a moment before one of them responded.

"Ahh, ne..." She said slowly.

"Yeogi?  Here?"  I said in disbelief. The girls nodded in response. "Eodie? Where at?"

"Naneun moleunda." The other girl said, shrugging.

"What did they say?" Marin asked me.

"They said they don't know where, but there is one here." I told her. She shivered as if a cold breeze had swept by her.

"Freaky, I've heard so much about sasaengs on twitter but I've never actually been around one." She said, looking around at the people surrounding us as if she'd be able to spot the lunatic.

Just then, a familiar beat began playing throughout the auditorium, drowning out the screams of the fans.

Black, Black, Black, Black on...

"OH FUCK." I blurted out, whipping around and facing the stage. The crowd around us began to grow louder and buzz with excitement.

"Sienna, shut up oh my GOD." Marin scolded, equally excited but maintaining her composure.

"MARIN." I said, grabbing her arm. "NCT IS COMING." I shook her out of excitement and a huge smile began to form on her face. She grabbed my arm and shook me back.

"SHIT, YOU'RE RIGHT." She yelled, her composure breaking.

The MC walked out on stage and gave a short ramble, which was hard to understand since I was more focused on something else. I began looking to the sides of the stage to try and catch a glimpse of one of the boys. Just when I was beginning to think my search was pointless, I was shocked to see a face peeking out from behind the curtains, out of view from the other rows of seats behind us. I leaned forward in my chair, squinting, trying harder to make out the face.

"Wait..." I whispered to myself. "Is that... Yukhei?" The face turned towards the mass of people in the auditorium and I finally got to see it clearly.

"Oh my God." I said loudly. I could feel Marin giving me a judging look but I was too focused to bother. The familiar face slowly turned and stopped with his eyes on me.

It really is him.

We held eye contact for a few moments before I gasped in shock. My hand flew to my mouth and my eyes widened. I watched as Yukhei laughed and winked before disappearing back behind the curtain.

"Marin." I said, still starting intently at the spot Yukhei had disappeared from. "Marin, holy shit."  

"What?" She asked, giving me a weird look again.

"I think I just saw Lucas and I think he just winked at me." I said, falling back into my seat with my mouth hanging open in shock.

"You what?" She said in disbelief, twisting around to stare at me. "You're kidding. You're full of shit. Are you sick or something?" She put her hand on my forehead as if checking for a fever. "You don't seem sick, but then again, you're talking some crazy shit."

"Seriously! It just happened!" I said sincerely, receiving only a doubtful look in response.

"NCT!" We were interrupted by the MC, and both of us completely forgot what we were talking about. Me and Marin grabbed each other's hands and screamed along with the rest of the fans in the auditorium as the boys began to walk out on stage. The screams from the crowd intensified as all 18 members filed out of stage, forming a line right in front of where me and Marin were seated.

"To the world! We are NCT! Hello, we are NCT!" The boys greeted in perfect unison. I swear I almost fainted right at that moment. My eyes scanned the row of boys and landed on Yukhei off to my right. I was surprised to see he was looking at me.

"Annyeonghaseyo! We are NCT 2018." Taeyong said with a microphone in his hand. The rest of his words blurred together as I stared at Yukhei.

Was I crazy?

Maybe I was lucid dreaming.

Maybe he wasn't really looking at me.

I raised my hand slightly and gave a small wave to test. I watched him as he chuckled slightly and gave a small wave back, flashing that goofy grin I've always seen in their interviews and VLives. I closed my eyes and blinked once, twice, trying to tell if this was real life, but when I opened my eyes he was still looking at me.

"MARIN." I whispered harshly and tugged on her shirt. "He's doing it again, I swear. I'm not crazy!" She brushed my hand off and shushed me, her eyes trained on Mark as he nodded along with Taeyong's speech. I looked back at Yukhei to see him slightly laugh at me and Marin's exchange. It was weird, the way he looked at me. Being foreigners, me and Marin had gotten our fair share of looks from strangers on the streets these past few days. This, however, wasn't like that. The way he watched my every moved seemed as if he was examining me, as if he was interested in the way I was moving. It almost made me uncomfortable knowing he was looking at me.

The MC took the microphone back from Taeyong and the boys, including Yukhei, turned away to take their seats. While the boys got settled, talking to each other and playing around, a security guard walked down from the stage and stood at the right side of our row. I recognized him as the same security guard who had grabbed my shoulder earlier in the foyer of the building. He listened into his headset and said something in response, then motioned for our row to stand up. Me and Marin followed the people in front of us as we shuffled along towards the stairs at the end of the stage, my heart pounding faster with each step. We were about 7th in line and waited patiently as the first few fans stepped up to the stage.

"Marin, can you hand me my thingy." I said, too excited to focus on my words. Thankfully, Marin understood. She reached into her purse and pulled out my Empathy album I had brought to get signed.

The person in front of me moved forward and I took a step up onto the stairs where I stood bouncing with excitement. Now I was only one turn away from meeting the first member, Johnny, who was seated on the end of the table. I watched as he flashed the girl a smile and waved goodbye to her, then turned to me. I stood where I was, paralyzed, before Marin gave me a small push towards the table. I stumbled slightly and gave her a 'I'm gonna fight you' look while Johnny laughed at our little fight.

"Annyeonghaseyo" He said, smiling up at me as I stood opposite the table from him.

"Hey," I said, my voice slightly shaky. "Its really really nice to meet you."

"Oh, you sound American!" He said, his eyes opening in interest.

"Yeah, haha, me and my friend are from Seattle and we're on vacation here." I explained, brushing my hair away from my face.

"Thats so cool, I've always wanted to go to Seattle! I hear its pretty wet though." He said, already jumping into the conversation. I suppressed my natural instinct to make a bad joke over him saying 'wet' and just nodded instead.

"Yeah, its pretty rainy, you sorta get used to it after a while." I said.

"Whats your name?" He asked me, his tone feigning interest.

"Oh, its Sienna."

"Well its really really nice to meet you, Sienna." He said, making me laugh.

"Oh, I almost forgot." I placed my album on the table and opened it, flipping through the photo book until I landed on a picture of him from the "Touch" promotions. This, hands down, was my absolute favorite picture of him and I had been planning for months to get it signed. I slid it towards him and flashed a wide grin. He looked down at the book and smiled.

"I'm guessing this is where you want me to sign?" He asked, pen already in hand. I nodded enthusiastically in response, nudging the book closer to him. As he began to sign, I looked to my right to see Marin, tapping her foot, waiting impatiently for her turn. Hurry it up, she mouthed to me, tapping at an imaginary watch on her wrist. I mouthed back chill out  and turned back to Johnny who was finishing up.

"Thank you so much!" I said as he handed back my photo book.

"No problem," He said. "I guess your friend is getting impatient." He pointed over to Marin who still seemed annoyed I was taking so long talking to Johnny.

"Ah its fine, she's just like that." I explained, waving my hand towards her. The security guard that stood behind Johnny leaned down and whispered in his ear, pointing at me and then moving his hand towards the next member, which was Lucas (Just my luck), who was just finishing up signing a fan's poster.

"Sure," He said back to the guard then turning back to face me. "I think our times up, Sienna. It was nice talking to you." He said with a wave.

"You too, Johnny. Tell my friend Marin I say hi." I added, pointing over at Marin.

"Will do." He laughed again as I turned away and stepped towards Lucas who was seated next to him. As soon as I turned, he looked up at me, a smile forming on his face. I took another step towards him, staying back from the table, too nervous to get any closer. He leaned forward in his chair, looking at me with his bright eyes.

"Annyeonghaseyo," He said,  giving me a small wave just like the one he had earlier.

"Oh, hey." I stammered, quickly becoming a nervous wreck in his presence. "I'm Sienna."

"Ah," He said, a look of realization flashing on his face. "Nice to meet you, Sienna. You are American, right? You know, Johnnys from America."

I nodded, smiling back at him.

"Yeah, we were talking about it just a minute ago." I explained, a small bit of my anxiety leaving. I looked over at Marin who was already deep in conversation with Johnny.

"He's from Chicago, where are you from?" He asked me.

"Oh, me and my friend are from Seattle. Its farther northwest and has a lot more rain than where Johnny is from."

"Ah! Seattle Starbucks, yeah?" He asked, making me giggle.

"Yeah, Seattle Starbucks." I said, a huge smile forming on my face. Actually, Marin was right. Talking to these guys was so much easier than I thought. I almost hadn't noticed that I had edged right up to the table while we were talking.

"Thats cool," He said. "My English is still bad, I hope you can understand me well."

"That's okay, you're doing amazing so far." I gave him a thumbs up and he laughed, suddenly dissolving any uneasiness I had left. Talking with him just seemed so natural and came so easy to me, it was like talking to a long time friend. I was trying to keep my words pretty basic, hoping to avoid any issues that the language barrier could cause.

"Oh," I said suddenly. "I almost forgot." I reached behind me and pulled out my empathy album, setting it on the table between us.

"Dream version!" He said, picking up the album and flipping through the photo book.

"Yeah, its my favorite one. I even got your photo card." I blushed slightly, feeling slightly awkward from admitting it.

"Cool! Where is that handsome face at?" He asked jokingly, slightly biting his lip and simultaneously killing me.

"Its at home, up on my wall." I laughed and covered my face with my hands in embarrassment.

"That is good!" He declared, raising his hands dramatically. "That is where it belongs." The corner of his mouth pulled back and he flashed that signature Yukhei smile I had only dreamed of seeing in my lifetime.

Wow, I thought to myself. I don't think it get any better than this.

However, in an instant, the mood had changed.

Yukhei began to say something but froze, his mouth stuck open. His eyes darted behind me frantically. I looked at him confused, unsure of what was happening.

The next few seconds seemed to happen in slow motion.

The loud cheers from the crowd had turned, becoming more panicked, and I heard screams of terror from behind me. A voice was shouting something I couldn't make out above the screams of the crowd. I watched as the security guards jumped from behind the tables and moved towards the crowd, frantically pushing past me.

Then, I heard the blood chilling crack of a gunshot.

My ears buzzed as the sound of the shot rang in my ear, deafening me. Yukhei jumped up from his chair and over the table, grabbing me and pulling me behind the partial wall that was on the stage. I looked up at him as he held me in his arms, his eyes wide with fear and concern, yelling something over his shoulder that I could'nt hear. He grabbed my shoulder and I cried out in pain, my vision becoming blurry. Then I looked down at his hands to see them stained with blood.

My blood.

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Does Tinder Work? A Personal Inquiry

Last week, I was asked the question, “What habit do you have that conflicts with your values?” on a Burning Man app.  It’s tough to clearly see my own faults, so I asked Sam since he’s the sort of friend who knows all about my bullshit and calls me out on it.   “Well, I’d say that you’re someone who places a high value on meaningful connection and relationships.  But you continue to use Tinder even though it’s unlikely to find that on the apps.” Ouch. I quickly became defensive, “Oh c’mon, you can find awesome people on the apps!  Think about the girl you’re super good friends with right now through Tinder.  Or all of the relationships I’ve been in.” “Yeah, sure, you can find meaningful relationships on Tinder, but that’s not the usual, it’s a fluke.  I’d be curious to know how much success you’ve actually found.” 💡 Luckily for me, I am a crazy person who keeps a list of every person I’ve met from Tinder.  Don’t judge me for it!  It’s useful for self-reflection, noticing patterns, remembering good stories, and knowing if anyone I’ve met becomes super famous one day.  I keep tons of lists, I’m a list person.

I’ve used all the apps; Tinder, Bumble, Hinge, Feeld, FetLife, The League, CMB.  At the end of the day, Tinder is by far my favorite because I find the others to be a bit elitist.  Tinder is a classic.

I’ve met a lot of people on Tinder.  88 dates to be exact.  Did your jaw drop? *(actually I’ve met 92 because I’ve met a few couples). That’s a lot of people to be meeting and time spent meeting them.  In some periods of my life I would consider meeting people to be a bizarre hobby of mine.  But how many of those meetups were “successful”?  How can I even quantify that?  Should I measure it by length of time spent together?  How comfortable I felt sharing things about myself with that person?  How frequently we hung out?  Did we hold hands? Did we spend the night?  Did I meet their friends? How can I possibly measure the success of a relationship?  This is not a black or white decision.

Out of the 88, 50 were a one-time thing.  At first glance I thought, oh, then those dates must’ve been unsuccessful.  But looking through my list, that couldn’t possibly be the case.  Only a handful of dates I’ve gone on have been “bad.” (But even then, everyone loves a horrifying first date story!)  A single date was a worthwhile use of my time on plenty of occasions: -Learned about what I do/don’t like in potential partners -Acted out my kink of crying to strangers -Listened to many fascinating stories -Learned about how other people work -Listened to new music that was shared with me -Went on an 8 mile run through Manhattan w/Ryan -Spoke with Eric, a former high-end escort, about his lifestyle for hours -A rich french man named Julien bit a mole off my back -Went to super cool or exclusive bars I could’ve never otherwise afforded -Attended concerts for free or received drugs -Convinced someone who superliked me to go to the Mermaid Parade for 6 hours after only 3 messages back and forth -Went on a date with the sole purpose of seeing how long I could get this guy to walk with me for.  We walked for almost 6 hours -Met my longtime online pen pal Troy after we matched on his bike ride across the country -Threw a party and thought it would be a good idea to invite two guys from Tinder.  It was nerve-racking when they started becoming friends with each other, but in the end it’s a half-decent story to tell -Tried dating the manager at my favorite pizza place because it was my favorite pizza place (Neopapalis by the way).  Things didn’t work out, but it was worth the try.

I’ve gained valuable experiences through people I’ve met via Tinder: Tinder helped me discover myself.  As some of you may know, I spent a period of my life truly believing that I was gay.  I was able to get over my fears and meet women, date them, and have sex with them.  I learned that, hey, pussy ain’t for me.  But I’m so happy that I know for sure instead of having to question my sexual identity any longer.

Tinder empowered me to embrace my sexuality.  The second person I ever met from Tinder was in a polyamorous relationship.  We were never romantic because I felt a bit weird seeing someone with a girlfriend, but we became good friends.  His name was John and he loved kink and he loved drugs.  I learned all about this taboo world I had always been so curious about from him until I felt comfortable enough to venture into it on my own.  I’m not sure if I would’ve otherwise been introduced, or had the courage to find myself, these two forbidden topics.  He was the first person I met who openly talked about his depression.  I would run my hands over the cuts up and down his arms and finally felt like I was a normal person.

I lost my virginity through Tinder.  Yup, you heard it here folks.  After experiencing sexual assault, the idea of having a positive experience with consensual sex seemed out of reach.  I matched with someone I had known for awhile, finally signaling my sexual attraction to him.  Well aware that I was a virgin, he treated me well during our several interactions.  It was a great day and changed the trajectory of my thoughts toward sexuality and men.  He has a girlfriend, but some days I think about writing him a letter to thank him for helping me feel comfortable in my body.  

I met the craziest person I know, Prince.  Otherwise known as The Prince Hot Jordan 11 (because he is the one again).  As a model/recording artist, Prince lived an insane lifestyle.  We hung out in the nicest house I’ve ever seen in the West Village.  We went on a triple tinder date.  A body guard hung around us for a reason I do not know.  He sent me outlandish sexts that I’ve posted on my finsta.  Overall, he’s an absolute madlad that I would love to cross paths with one day again.

I went to Burning Man.  I met a man for lunch at a Thai restaurant and went back to his apartment to see the lightshow he had built for this years event.  After only one conversation, he offered me a ride to Black Rock City.  We met one more time for ice cream to finalize our plans, but a week later I flew to SLC and went on a road trip with him to BM.  We went to Great Basin National Park and did a lot of other neat stuff.  We were from two different worlds, he was 35 and had a totally different perspective on life.  Either way, he patiently listened to me talk for hours about my life and my feelings.  After months of not feeling ok in NYC, I felt content in the middle of nowhere with him.  He was a good person, I hope he finds someone.

I’ve had several positive relationships through Tinder.  We never fell in love, nor was that perhaps ever the intention, but I cared deeply for each one of them.  

Smitty was the first boy I really liked who liked me back.  We matched on Tinder, but had never exchanged messages with each other.  A couple of weeks later, he sat next to me in class and had the courage to ask me out.  He would play music on his record player and teach me all about it.  I smoked weed for the first time with him.  We went to parties, he met my mom over ice cream.  I slept over at his house almost every night over the winter since it was cozier.  I had stronger feelings for other people throughout our time together and I feel bad about that.  I cared for him and he’s now an incredible photographer in California.

Koerner was a special soul.  We met at my apartment when I had first moved in and my only piece of furniture was a mattress on the floor.  That’s where we talked for hours, until my friend Atkinson (who I had invited to come over before making plans with Koerner) showed up.  Koerner wasn’t weirded out by the invitation of my friend to our Tinder date.  He was a great cook and would make us dinner.  We had many intense philosophical conversations, he was a good listener when I cried.  He had great stories about starting a non-profit in Somalia and living on a ranch in the Sierra Nevada mountains.  Later on, I dated Joe and they actually became close friends in an odd twist of fate.  We’re still friends.

I met Arlo on the same day of a serious breakup.  He listened to my feelings.  He was there as a relief, someone to talk to.  We loved to play loud music and dance when we were together.  We would trip on acid and go swimming in the lake.  We went jogging in the park.  He became friends with my friends and we hungout at porch parties all summer.  I had been sleeping with a guy named Spencer in a poly relationship and in bizarre coming together, we all became good friends.  We had a foursome even.  I’m still very close with Spencer’s ex gf, too.  It’s my favorite story of how I met a good friend.  At the end of the summer, he left to go back to school.  We don’t talk anymore, but that’s ok.  

I met a boy on an apartment staircase on my way to an Odesza concert.  I was on a lot of drugs and thought that he had a weird lisp.  Later, we matched on Tinder and I learned that he was from London and not just talking funny.  We hungout at his place and he made a move while we were watching Vine compilations.  I had recently broken up with my boyfriend and wasn’t ready for any more pain, but spending time with him was so easy and simple.  We would go to the gym together in the morning.  I went to fraternity parties for the first time with him.  He became friends with my ex boyfriend, which was weird, but also oddly endearing.  Now he’s in love and he deserves it.  

Finally, the fluke outcome.  Out of 88 people, I fell in love with one.  Joseph from Tinder.  Joe was number 8.  We met at a men’s rowing party and I took him home to have the most awkward sexual encounter of my life.  We didn’t speak all fall semester until I accidentally sat next to him in the front row of Econ 401 during winter term.  In a 400 person class, he was the only one unafraid to raise his hand to answer questions and he was always right.  Nothing happened between us.  Over the summer, I was on a Tinder date with Juan, who offered me LSD.  In my altered state, I decided to text dozens of people to come join us in the park.  Joe came and we eventually ditched Juan and went back to his apartment.  He told me crazy stories and for the first time ever, I became attracted to Joe.  We became friends and started dating months later.  Long story short, we grew up together, he helped make me who I am.  Things didn’t work out, but I will always love Joe, the boy I met on Tinder.

So, what’s the takeaway from all of this?  Does Tinder work?  Truth is, there’s no simple, black and white answer.  You can read my stories and determine for yourself.  From my point of view, I’d meet all 88 people again.  But I never found exactly what I was looking for in a single one - everything good came by accident.  Tinder provided me with short term bursts of happiness and connectivity, but any long term happiness was a rare outcome.  My suggestion, if you want to find people different from you and have no expectations from them, then go ahead and use Tinder.  It’s fun.  If you want to find love or friendship, get out into the world and open your eyes to the people around you.  

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Five months of Trump: Muslims’ anxieties were high but neighbours countenanced by them

Racial and religious frictions have been high in Northampton County in accordance with the US election. But Muslim leaders have also realise increases in support

In the third week of the first Ramadan of the Donald Trump presidency, seven Muslim households gathered for an iftar dinner to settle the days tight at a spacious home in a lately developed suburbium of Easton, Pennsylvania.

Men and women gathered in separate chambers. Children with iPhones and fidget spinners ran down a hallway and through the kitchen, where sweet times were piled on a illustration and metal bathtub of haleem, chicken biryani, crispy south Indian chicken 65, curry and rice sat warming. To booze, there was mango lassi and milk with rooh afsah and frost liquid and Coca-Cola.

After sunset, different groups had a snack, and then a devotion in the basement, in a corner opposite a big TV and a deep sofa. At the end of the darknes, Rizwan Butt, president of the Easton-Phillipsburg Muslim Association, shared a character that had been sending them to him at the mosque recently, following news reports of a petty cash steal by an unaffiliated maintenance worker.

The letter spoke TAGEND Hello Neighbor ,

I verified in the newspaper that a being stole from you and I want to help supersede some of what was lost.

Be well , [ Signed ]

She moved a check, Butt said. I could sit here and tell you a hundred fibs like that.

The storeys like that started to compile instantly in late January, Butt said, after Trump first announced his ban on travelers from seven Muslim-majority countries, a restriction afterwards revised to six.

The reaction in general, since the election the reaction has been astounding, in a positive way, Butt said.

It was ominous, he said of the travel costs prohibition. We all understood that this was just the opening up of a broader safarus with an ultimate objectives that was defined very well in the[ presidential] safarus, which was banning more Muslims until something was figured out, whatever figured out is.

Rizwan Butt at the Muslim Federation in Easton. Photo: Mark Makela for the Guardian

Bracing for potential conflict, the Muslim community instead find brand-new strands of communication opening, Butt said.

Everyone you can imagine came forward. I received notes at the mosque from neighbours, concerned parties from all levels of society, saying: Were here to stand by you, we dont agree with this, Butt said. Offers to come to the mosque to support the activities related to safety and security. One wife announced me up and said she is ready to drive the women in our community around so that they would feel safe. She would take time off work to do that.

When Butt firstly arrived in Easton 17 years ago, he said, there were perhaps five to 10 Muslim families that he knew of in the immediate place. Today there are about 100, and more than 1,000 Muslim families in the greater Lehigh Valley. More than 50% hail from south-east Asia, with additional contingents from Turkey and the Countries of the middle east, including refugees, and from the United States itself.

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Can Trump truly manufacture America great again? The people of Northampton County, Pennsylvania, twice voting in favour Barack Obama, but in 2016 they flipped to Donald Trump. This serial will report from the former steel district to find out what voters are hoping for, and request: can Trump deliver?

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Muslim immigrants were moving into the region for the same reasons other beings do, Butt said quality of life and financial possibility. Butt is a software assistances operator who grew up in Bahrain. The vice-president of the Muslim association works in insurance. The multitude of the recent iftar fete works in IT for Citigroup.

The quality-of-life metric had prolonged some dents during the Trump campaign and afterwards, Butt acknowledged.

We have had some sisters, because theyre the most prominent marks of Islam, as they walk around, in the way they garment, theyre foremost, he said. So theyve had some name-calling, honking on the road, situations of that sort. One sister who does report herself more than others, she did get some bad statements when she was going out shopping.

But aside from that , no physical trauma, thank God. No ones come and sprayed graffiti on our mosques. Our mosques didnt receive any phone calls or words of detest, but people on wall street did receive that.

It bubbled to the surface

The political rise of Donald Trump inflamed racial, ethnic and religion frictions across the United States. Northampton County, Pennsylvania, the incident of a key Trump victory last November, was not immune. A years worth of hideous occurrences tells the tale.

Anecdotes and interviews relate browbeat and name-calling in schools, including call of the N-word. A cultivate of Confederate pennants last autumn, as the election approached. Verbal altercations at work, or abrupt faces from co-workers of previously obscured prejudiced sentiments. Defaming evidences about immigrants. Taunting in wall street of concealed Muslim dames. Swastika graffiti. Ugly discords of a kind that didnt previously seem to have happened.

Occasionally, such incidents did the papers. In January, the district attorney charged a white-hot student at Saucon Valley high school with cyber-harassment and ethnic coercion for sharing a video in which the student exploited the N-word and prepared gibes about welfare checks and KFC while filming a pitch-black student eating chicken backstages. In April, five alleged white supremacists were indicted following an FBI raid simply across the county course that officials said divulged a conspiracy to exchange stimulants, launder coin and stockpile weapons.

Over the past six months, the Guardian has been conducting interrogations in Northampton County to interrogate the particulars of Trumps four-point victory here last November. Northampton is one of three Pennsylvania counties to vote twice for Barack Obama before falling for Trump. But unlike the other two such counties, Luzerne and Erie, Northampton has been adding residents and jobs, and property values are up, although the local economy has not fully recovered from the closure 20 years ago of the behemoth Bethlehem steel manufacturing plant.

While social strains here, as abroad in all the regions of the United States, long predate Trump and his jeering rhetoric, they now are summarily attached to the president. Interrogations with dozens of county tenants confirm that Trumps presidential safarus, win and slowly lengthening term have coincided with a perceived uptick in bias-motivated onrushes and task.

You are learning more Confederate pennants in the Trump era. You do see that, said Lance Wheeler, chairman of the Easton, Pennsylvania, section of the NAACP. Does race participate an issue? I do think so. I see Trump did get beings to go out and election who thoughts, Hey, Americas going to be great again, signify: We wont have a minority in charge again.

Incidents of fanaticism do not define the place, lifelong both residents and most recent reachings alike are at tenderness to say. Trump supporters including with regard to former steelworkers or evangelical Christians, Republican activists or service employees, former Democrat, contractors, salesclerks, tailor-makes, framers, installers, operators, businesspeople, barbers have explained why they dont see racism played a role in Trumps victory in the county.

Gary Asteak, a civil rights lawyer, hampers one of his chickens. Image: Mark Makela for the Guardian

People cast ballots for Trump because they did not like Hillary Clinton and were starving for change , not out of bias, “theyre saying”. It can seem as if every former Clinton supporter in the district has a acquaintance or many friends “whos” Trump followers, and vice versa. The US may seem to be in a perpetual stage of disagreement and fury, but in this district, those abiding social contacts show the opposite.

And then there were those two Obama victories. In 2008, Americas first pitch-black chairperson acquired here by 12 moments, with very high voter turnout comparable to that of 2016.

Gary Asteak manipulates criminal protection instances for the ACLU in Easton, where he was born and has practised statute for four decades.

The Trump era gave rise to the sense that the truth doesnt matter, lies are OK, superiority and pontification are rewarded, bullying runs, and racial disparagement illusions to the surface, said Asteak, sitting on a porch on his chicken farm in lower Nazareth, where he is township attorney. Utilizing the N-word and other pejorative references become OK because the kids are listening it at home. They think that because the crowds are heartening when Trump says throw em out, its OK to put your hands on someone.

It bubbled to the surface.

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You had Obama , now we have Trump

The Northampton county seat, Easton, dwelling to Crayola crayons, is conspicuous in the region for its racial and ethnic diversity. The metropolitan of 27,000 occupants is 14% African American, 14% Latino and only 67% white-hot, compared with 88% in the district overall. Easton is home to old-fashioned, launched Italian and Jewish communities, a Lebanese community, and east European, Irish, German, and white-hot Anglo-Saxon Protestant parishes. The Hispanic and Latino community in Easton includes Colombians, Nicaraguans, Venezuelans, Puerto Ricans, Costa Ricans and Cubans.

Weve always been very diverse. Thats one of our enormous fortitudes as a community, saidBob Freeman, who grew up in Easton and has acted as a government delegates of the city since 1982. It leaves us our vibrancy, it makes us our sparkle. And it also has acquired, I thoughts, for a strong, progressive Democratic defendant here.

Donald Trump lost seriously in Easton, attracting exactly 25% 30% of the vote in most precincts. Yet there was a grave concerned about the fact that president Trump would be elected at the national level, said Phil Davis, a rector who has led the Greater Shiloh Baptist Church on the citys south slope for 12 years, on the heels of his fathers 30 -year term.

The church sits on the website of a former African American vicinity that was razed in the 1970 s in a misguided slum clearance scheme, Davis said. A Sunday service might reap 1,000 beings, plus other persons who watch online. The congregation is 85% African American and includes each member of lineages who moved to the region a century ago, depict by the manufacturing thunder at Bethlehem Steel and driven from the south by Jim Crow-era racial oppression.

Pastor Phil Davis of Shiloh Baptist church. Image: Mark Makela for the Guardian

During the Trump campaign, Davis said, he had counseled multiple community members who had suffered racist criticizes at work.

It was almost as if the candidature of Donald Trump emboldened those who may have seemed some tier of racism and exactly had not had an opportunity to spokesperson that, Davis said. There were a few incidents, and we had to encourage kinfolks not to retaliate in kind, as beings were spewing loathe specific at African American folks.

You know, You had Obama , now we have Trump that kind of confrontation, that is actually drove some people mad, over why this kind of demeanor was happening.

Anecdotes about such workplace confrontations come up in conversations with white people in Northampton County, extremely. A former steelworker who asked not to be appointed told the story of a face-off with a fellow white-hot bus driver whose badmouthing of Obama escalated with the growing success of the Trump campaign.

I came right out the working day and I told this one person who was really he said, you know: One missile could have solved our problems. And to me thats not a good way to talk, the former steelworker said.

I looked at him right in the eyes and I said, You know what, you know why you dont like Obama? Because hes a[ N-word ]. Say it. Ill conclude more of you. Thats why you dont like Obama.

He lives up in the boonies, you know, the good ol boys. He only went back like this a scornful billow of the handwriting he didnt want to hear that from me. Well admit it, you know?

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Our system is broken

Racially billed happens inside academies in the past time have been especially agitating and not particularly uncommon, multiple people said. After the video of the African American student gobbling chicken ran, there was a physical confrontation between the two students involved, and the African American student was tasked with misdemeanor assault.

Asteak, the Easton lawyer, represented the student in the case provided for( the student eventually recruited a diversionary program and was not imprisoned ). Theres been more of a gurgling undercurrent of school confusions, Asteak said. But these situations are kept under wraps. It was an extraordinary situation in Saucon, where the police stepped in and accused the kid.

The episode is not closed, however. In May, the parent education the African American student wreaked a federal civil rights instance against the school territory, alleging a collapse by the school to stanch incidents of ethnic intimidation going back to 2013.

It all starts in the home, said Wheeler, the NAACP president. When boys act out, when kids start wearing loop fastens with the Confederate flag on it, thats all in the home. Home should be able to say, Listen, where do you get that from? Thats not in our house.

Children sell lemonade in Easton. Photo: Mark Makela for the Guardian

Prejudice is learnt, and learned, and proven. Race is learned.

After news spread about the FBI raid on the white supremacist cadre in neighboring Phillipsburg, Davis said, members of the Greater Shiloh church decided to hold a rallying in the city is striving to deliver some healing to the community.

I dont want to paint a picture of a city that has not worked diligently to introduce equilibrium and equality to our community, Davis continued. The question, I imagine, is that our structure is separated. And when the system is separation, change is very difficult.

Easton is a great, diverse metropolitan, Wheeler said. Theres questions out there. We cant make that depart. Easton, its not set back. But theres some work to do.

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Five months of Trump: Muslims’ dreads were high but neighbours sat by them

Racial and religious strains have been high-pitched in Northampton County in accordance with the US election. But Muslim chairmen have also investigated a surge in support

In the third largest week of the first Ramadan of the Donald Trump presidency, seven Muslim class gathered for an iftar dinner to conclude the working day tight at a spacious home in a lately developed suburb of Easton, Pennsylvania.

Men and women congregated in separate areas. Children with iPhones and shiver spinners passed down a hallway and through the kitchen, where sweet years were piled on a sheet and metal tub of haleem, chicken biryani, crispy south Indian chicken 65, curry and rice sat warming. To suck, there was mango lassi and milk with rooh afsah and sparkler ocean and Coca-Cola.

After sunset, different groups had a snack, and then a devotion in the cellar, in a corner opposite a big Tv and a deep couch. At the end of the nighttime, Rizwan Butt, president of the Easton-Phillipsburg Muslim Association, shared a word that had been sending them to him at the mosque lately, following news reports of a petty cash theft by an unaffiliated maintenance worker.

The letter read TAGEND Hello Neighbor ,

I appreciated in the newspaper that a boy steal from you and I want to help supplant some of what was lost.

Be well , [ Signed ]

She cast a check, Butt said. I could sit here and tell you a hundred tales like that.

The fibs like that began to compile promptly in late January, Butt said, after Trump first announced his ban on travelers from seven Muslim-majority countries, a restriction eventually revised to six.

The reaction in general, since the election the reaction has been inconceivable, in a positive way, Butt said.

It was foreboding, he said of the travel ban. We all understood that this was just the opening up of a broader safarus with an ultimate objectives that was defined very well in the[ presidential] safarus, which was censoring more Muslims until something was figured out, whatever figured out is.

Rizwan Butt at the Muslim Federation in Easton. Image: Mark Makela for the Guardian

Bracing for potential conflict, the Muslim community instead detected new ways of communication opening, Butt said.

Everyone you can imagine came forward. I received characters at the mosque from neighbors, concerned parties from the community, saying: Were here to stand by you, we dont agrees with this, Butt said. Offers to come to the mosque to support the activities related to safety standards. One lady announced me up and told me that she would be willing to drive the women in local communities around so that they would feel safe. She would take time off work to do that.

When Butt firstly arrived in Easton 17 years ago, he said, there were perhaps five to 10 Muslim lineages that he knew of in the immediate place. Today there are about 100, and more than 1,000 Muslim families in the greater Lehigh Valley. More than 50% hail from south-east Asia, with additional contingents from Turkey and the Countries of the middle east, including refugees, and from the United States itself.

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Can Trump certainly manufacture America great again? The people of Northampton County, Pennsylvania, twice voted for Barack Obama, but in 2016 they turned to Donald Trump. This sequence will report from the former sword district to be informed about what voters are hoping for, and question: can Trump deliver?

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Muslim immigrants were moving into the region for similar reasons other parties do, Butt said quality of life and financial opportunity. Butt is a software business technologist who grew up in Bahrain. The vice-president of the Muslim association works in insurance. The multitude of the recent iftar festivity works in IT for Citigroup.

The quality-of-life metric had held some dents during the Trump campaign and afterwards, Butt acknowledged.

We have had some sisters, because theyre its most important symbols of Islam, as they walk around, in the way they garment, theyre foremost, he said. So theyve had some name-calling, honking on the road leading, situations of that kind. One sister who does deal herself more than others, she did get some bad observations when she was going out shopping.

But aside from that , no physical trauma, thank God. No ones come and sprayed graffiti on our mosques. Our mosques didnt receive any telephone call or letters of loathe, but people on the street did receive that.

It bubbled to the surface

The political rise of Donald Trump inflamed racial, ethnic and religious tensions across the United States. Northampton County, Pennsylvania, the panorama of a key Trump victory last-place November, was not immune. A times worth of horrid happens tells the tale.

Anecdotes and interviews link bully and name-calling in institutions, including utilize of the N-word. A cultivate of Confederate pennants last tumble, as the election approached. Verbal altercations at work, or sudden shows from co-workers of previously concealed racist sentiments. Deriding affirmations about immigrants. Taunting in the street of veiled Muslim dames. Swastika graffiti. Ugly discords of a kind that didnt previously seem to have happened.

Occasionally, such incidents shaped the working paper. In January, the district attorney charged a lily-white student at Saucon Valley high school with cyber-harassment and ethnic intimidation for sharing a video in which the student expended the N-word and reached gibes about aid the inspections and KFC while filming a black student eating chicken wings. In April, five alleged white supremacists were indicted following an FBI raid just across the county thread that officials said revealed a plot to exchange medicines, launder fund and stockpile weapons.

Over the past six months, the Guardian has been conducting interviews in Northampton County to interrogate the characteristics of Trumps four-point victory here last November. Northampton is one of three Pennsylvania districts to vote twice for Barack Obama before falling for Trump. But unlike the other two such districts, Luzerne and Erie, Northampton has been adding residents and jobs, and property costs are up, although the neighbourhood economy has not fully recovered from the closure 20 years ago of the behemoth Bethlehem steel manufacturing plant.

While social tensions here, as elsewhere across the United States, long predate Trump and his sneering hyperbole, they now are summarily attached to the president. Interrogations with dozens of district inhabitants confirm that Trumps presidential expedition, succes and slowly lengthening term have coincided with a perceived uptick in bias-motivated attempts and act.

You are learning more Confederate pennants in the Trump era. You do should be noted that, said Lance Wheeler, president of the Easton, Pennsylvania, section of the NAACP. Does race participate an issue? I do think so. I reckon Trump did get beings to get out and vote who reckoned, Hey, Americas going to be great again, implication: We wont have a minority in charge again.

Incidents of discrimination do not define the place, lifelong residents and most recent reachings alike are at soreness to say. Trump partisans including with regard to former steelworkers or evangelical Christians, Republican activists or service employees, former Democrats, contractors, clerks, tailors, framers, installers, moves, businesspeople, barbers have explained why they dont suppose racism played important roles in Trumps victory in the county.

Gary Asteak, a civil rights advocate, regards one of his chickens. Photo: Mark Makela for the Guardian

People cast ballots for Trump because they did not like Hillary Clinton and were starving for change , not out of bias, they say. It can seem as if every former Clinton supporter in the county has a sidekick or many friends “whos” Trump boosters, and vice versa. The US may seem to be in a everlasting theatre of split and violence, but in this county, those digesting social contacts show the opposite.

And then there were those two Obama wins. In 2008, Americas first black chairwoman triumphed here by 12 phases, with the highest voter turnout comparable to that of 2016.

Gary Asteak manipulates criminal protection events for the ACLU in Easton, where he was born and has practised rule for four decades.

The Trump era gave rise to the sense that the truth doesnt trouble, lies are OK, superiority and pontification are reinforced, bullying studies, and racial disparagement froths to the surface, said Asteak, sitting on a foyer on his chicken farm in lower Nazareth, where he is township attorney. Use the N-word and other pejorative citations grow OK because the kids are listening it at home. They think that because the crowds are clapping when Trump says throw em out, its OK to put your hands on someone.

It bubbled to the surface.

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You had Obama , now we have Trump

The Northampton county seat, Easton, home to Crayola crayons, is conspicuous in the region for its racial and ethnic diversity. The city of 27,000 residents is 14% African American, 14% Latino and simply 67% white-hot, compared against 88% in the county overall. Easton is home to old-time, built Italian and Jewish parishes, a Lebanese community, and eastern European, Irish, German, and grey Anglo-Saxon Protestant communities. The Hispanic and Latino community in Easton includes Colombians, Nicaraguans, Venezuelans, Puerto Ricans, Costa Ricans and Cubans.

Weve always been very diverse. Thats one of our enormous strengths as their home communities, saidBob Freeman, who grew up in Easton and has helped as a state representative from the city since 1982. It causes us our vibrancy, it opens us our sparkle. And it also has stimulated, I imagine, for a very strong, progressive Democratic party here.

Donald Trump lost seriously in Easton, reaping precisely 25% 30% of the vote in most districts. Yet there was a tomb concerned about the fact that chairwoman Trump would be elected at the national level, said Phil Davis, a clergyman who has led the Greater Shiloh Baptist Church on the citys south back for 12 years, on the heels of his fathers 30 -year tenure.

The church sits on the place of a former African American neighborhood that was bulldozed in the 1970 s in a foolish urban renewal scheme, Davis said. A Sunday service might glean 1,000 parties, plus other persons who watch online. The congregation is 85% African American and includes each member of lineages who migrated to the region about a hundred years ago, pump by the manufacturing boom at Bethlehem Steel and driven from the south by Jim Crow-era ethnic oppression.

Pastor Phil Davis of Shiloh Baptist faith. Photo: Mark Makela for the Guardian

During the Trump campaign, Davis said, he had counseled multiple community members who had knowledge racist strikes at work.

It was almost as if the candidacy of Donald Trump emboldened those who may have find some tier of racism and simply has not been able to had an opportunity to tone that, Davis said. There were a few incidents, and we had to encourage kinfolks not to retaliate in kind, as parties were spewing abhor specific at African American folks.

You know, You had Obama , now we have Trump that kind of confrontation, that is actually drove some people mad, over why this type of behaviour was happening.

Anecdotes about such workplace confrontations come up in conversations with white people in Northampton County, too. A former steelworker who questioned not to be appointed told the story of a face-off with a fellow white-hot bus motorist whose badmouthing of Obama escalated with the growing success of the Trump campaign.

I came right out the working day and I told this one person who was really he said, you are familiar with: One bullet could have solved our problems. And to me thats not a good way to talk, the former steelworker said.

I looked at him right in the eyes and I said, You know what, you know why you dont like Obama? Because hes a[ N-word ]. Say it. Ill guess more of you. Thats whether you are dont like Obama.

He lives up in the boonies, you know, the very best ol boys. He precisely went back like this a contemptuous brandish of the mitt he didnt want to hear that from me. Well admit it, you are familiar with?

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Our system is broken

Racially charged occurrences inside schools in the past time have been particularly vexing and not especially uncommon, multiple parties said. After the video of the African American student dining chicken ran, there was a physical dissension between the two students implied, and the African American student was tasked with misdemeanor assault.

Asteak, the Easton lawyer, represented the student in the case provided for( the student ultimately entered a diversionary program and was not imprisoned ). Theres been more of a foaming overtone of school disorders, Asteak said. But these situations are kept under wraps. It was an unusual situation in Saucon, where the police stepped in and billed the kid.

The episode is not shut, however. In May, the parents of the African American student made a federal civil right lawsuit against the school region, alleging a disappointment by the school to stanch incidents of ethnic bullying going back to 2013.

It all starts in the home, said Wheeler, the NAACP president. When teenagers act out, when minors start wearing belt fastens with the Confederate flag on it, thats all in the home. Home should be able to say, Listen, where do you get that from? Thats not in our house.

Children exchange lemonade in Easton. Photo: Mark Makela for the Guardian

Prejudice is taught, and learned, and demo. Race is learned.

After news spread about the FBI raid on the white supremacist cadre in neighboring Phillipsburg, Davis said, members of the Greater Shiloh church decided to hold a rally in the town is striving to introduce some healing to the community.

I dont want to paint a picture of a city that has not worked diligently to wreak match and equality to our community, Davis continued. The trouble, I see, is that our arrangement is cracked. And when the system is burst, change is very difficult.

Easton is a great, diverse municipality, Wheeler said. Theres problems out there. We cant make that exit. Easton, its not set back. But theres some work to do.

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Five months of Trump: Muslims’ panics were high but neighbors digested by them

Racial and religion strains have been high-pitched in Northampton County in accordance with the US election. But Muslim leads have also determined a surge in support

In the third week of the first Ramadan of the Donald Trump presidency, seven Muslim households gathered for an iftar dinner to settle the days tight at a spacious home in a recently developed suburb of Easton, Pennsylvania.

Men and women congregated in separate areas. Children with iPhones and fidget spinners ranged down a hallway and through the kitchen, where sweet appointments were piled on a plateful and metal bathtub of haleem, chicken biryani, crispy south Indian chicken 65, curry and rice sat warming. To suck, there was mango lassi and milk with rooh afsah and ice sea and Coca-Cola.

After sunset, the group had a snack, and then a prayer in the basement, in a corner opposite a big TV and a deep lounge. At the end of the darknes, Rizwan Butt, chairman of the Easton-Phillipsburg Muslim Association, shared a letter that had been sending them to him at the mosque lately, following news reports of a petty cash steal by an unaffiliated maintenance worker.

The letter read TAGEND Hello Neighbor ,

I considered in the newspaper that a being plagiarize from you and I want to help change some of what was lost.

Be well , [ Signed ]

She mailed a check, Butt said. I could sit here and tell you a hundred narratives like that.

The narratives like that started to compile swiftly in late January, Butt said, after Trump firstly announced his ban on travelers from seven Muslim-majority countries, a restriction afterward revised to six.

The reaction in general, since such elections the reaction has been unbelievable, in a positive way, Butt said.

It was grim, he said of the travel costs injunction. We all understood that this was just the beginning of a broader campaign with an ultimate objectives that was defined very well in the[ presidential] expedition, which was banning more Muslims until something was figured out, whatever figured out is.

Rizwan Butt at the Muslim Federation in Easton. Photo: Mark Makela for the Guardian

Bracing for potential conflict, the Muslim community instead saw brand-new fronts of communications opening, Butt said.

Everyone you can imagine came forward. I received notes at the mosque from neighbours, concerned beings from all levels of society, saying: Were here to stand by you, we dont agrees with this, Butt said. Offers to come to the mosque to help with safety standards. One dame called me up and said she would be willing to drive the women in local communities around so that they would feel safe. She would take time off work to do that.

When Butt firstly arrived in Easton 17 years ago, he said, there were perhaps five to 10 Muslim lineages that he knew of in the immediate locality. Today there are about 100, and more than 1,000 Muslim families in the greater Lehigh Valley. More than 50% hail from south-east Asia, with additional contingents from Turkey and the Countries of the middle east, including refugees, and from the United States itself.

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Can Trump really attain America great again? The parties of Northampton County, Pennsylvania, twice voted for Barack Obama, but in 2016 they flipped to Donald Trump. This line will report from the former sword district to find out what voters are hoping for, and question: can Trump extradite?

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Muslim immigrants were moving into the region for the same reasons other beings do, Butt said quality of life and economic possibility. Butt is a software business engineer who grew up in Bahrain. The vice-president of the Muslim association works in insurance. The host of the recent iftar revel works in IT for Citigroup.

The quality-of-life metric had maintained some dents during the Trump campaign and subsequentlies, Butt acknowledged.

We have had some sisters, because theyre its most important tokens of Islam, as they walk around, in the way they garment, theyre prominent, he said. So theyve had some name-calling, honking on the road, thoughts of that kind. One sister who does extend herself more than others, she did get some bad statements when she was going out shopping.

But aside from that , no physical trauma, thank God. No ones come and sprayed graffiti on our mosques. Our mosques didnt receive any phone calls or letters of detest, but beings on the street did receive that.

It bubbled to the surface

The political rise of Donald Trump inflamed ethnic, ethnic and religion tensions across the United States. Northampton County, Pennsylvania, the panorama of a key Trump victory last November, was not immune. A times worth of horrid occurrences tells the tale.

Anecdotes and interviews mark bullying and name-calling in academies, including application of the N-word. A cultivate of Confederate flags last twilight, as the election approached. Verbal altercations at work, or abrupt looks from co-workers of previously concealed prejudiced feelings. Criticizing words about immigrants. Razzing in wall street of concealed Muslim maidens. Swastika graffiti. Ugly showdowns of different kinds that didnt previously seem to have happened.

Occasionally, such incidents made the working paper. In January, the district attorney charged a white student at Saucon Valley high school with cyber-harassment and ethnic coercion for sharing a video in which the student utilized the N-word and became gibes about aid the inspections and KFC while filming a black student dining chicken wings. In April, five alleged white supremacists were indicted following an FBI raid only across the county wire that officials said revealed a plot to sell pharmaceuticals, launder fund and stockpile weapons.

Over the past six months, the Guardian has been conducting interrogations in Northampton County to interrogate the characteristics of Trumps four-point victory here last November. Northampton is one of three Pennsylvania counties to vote twice for Barack Obama before falling for Trump. But unlike the other two such districts, Luzerne and Erie, Northampton has been adding residents and jobs, and property ethics are up, although the local economy has not fully recovered from the close 20 years ago of the behemoth Bethlehem steel manufacturing plant.

While social frictions here, as abroad across the United States, long predate Trump and his taunting hyperbole, they now are summarily attached to the president. Interviews with dozens of district tenants confirm that Trumps presidential safarus, succes and slowly lengthening term have coincided with a perceived uptick in bias-motivated strikes and work.

You are assuring more Confederate pennants in the Trump era. You do should be noted that, said Lance Wheeler, president of the Easton, Pennsylvania, section of the NAACP. Does race play such issues? I do was just thinking. I belief Trump did get beings to go out and referendum who thought, Hey, Americas going to be great again, meaning: We wont have a minority in charge again.

Incidents of intolerance do not define the place, lifelong both residents and most recent reachings alike are at tenderness to say. Trump followers in particular former steelworkers or evangelical Christians, Republican activists or service employees, former Democrats, contractors, clerks, tailor-makes, framers, installers, operators, businessperson, barbers have explained why they dont recollect intolerance played important roles in Trumps victory in the county.

Gary Asteak, a civil rights lawyer, nurses one of his chickens. Photograph: Mark Makela for the Guardian

People cast ballots for Trump because they did not like Hillary Clinton and were starving for change , not out of bias, they say. It can seem as if every former Clinton supporter in the district has a acquaintance or many friends “whos” Trump followers, and vice versa. The US may seem to be in a ceaseless theatre of schism and frenzy, but in this district, those tolerating social contacts show the opposite.

And then there were those two Obama success. In 2008, Americas first black chairman prevailed here by 12 extents, with the highest voter turnout comparable to that of 2016.

Gary Asteak handles criminal protection occasions for the ACLU in Easton, where he was born and has practiced constitution for four decades.

The Trump era gave rise to the sense that the truth doesnt topic, lies are OK, superiority and pontification are rewarded, bullying efforts, and racial disparagement froths to the surface, said Asteak, sitting on a porch on his chicken farm in lower Nazareth, where he is township attorney. Using the N-word and other pejorative citations become OK because the kids are hearing it at home. They think that because the crowds are heartening when Trump says hurl em out, its OK to put your hands on someone.

It bubbled to the surface.

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You had Obama , now we have Trump

The Northampton county seat, Easton, home to Crayola crayons, is remarkable in the region for its racial and ethnic diversity. The city of 27,000 residents is 14% African American, 14% Latino and merely 67% lily-white, compared against 88% in the county overall. Easton is home to age-old, launched Italian and Jewish parishes, a Lebanese community, and east European, Irish, German, and white-hot Anglo-Saxon Protestant parishes. The Hispanic and Latino community in Easton includes Colombians, Nicaraguans, Venezuelans, Puerto Ricans, Costa Ricans and Cubans.

Weve always been very diverse. Thats one of our enormous strengths as a community, saidBob Freeman, who grew up in Easton and has sufficed as a commonwealth delegates of the city since 1982. It presents us our vibrancy, it grants us our vigour. And it also has stirred, I belief, for a strong, progressive Democratic party here.

Donald Trump failed mischievously in Easton, reaping precisely 25% 30% of the vote in most precincts. Yet there was a tomb concern that chairwoman Trump would be elected at the national level, said Phil Davis, a clergyman who has led the Greater Shiloh Baptist Church on the citys south side for 12 times, on the ends of his fathers 30 -year tenure.

The church sits on the place of a former African American vicinity that was razed in the 1970 s in a misguided slum clearance scheme, Davis said. A Sunday service might suck 1,000 beings, plus others who watch online. The congregation is 85% African American and includes members of pedigrees who moved to the region about a hundred years ago, outline by the manufacturing boom at Bethlehem Steel and driven from the south by Jim Crow-era ethnic oppression.

Pastor Phil Davis of Shiloh Baptist faith. Image: Mark Makela for the Guardian

During the Trump campaign, Davis said, he had counseled multiple community members who had experienced racist attacks at work.

It was almost as if the candidacy of Donald Trump emboldened those who may have find some tier of combating racism and precisely had not has been able expres that, Davis said. There were a few incidents, and we had to encourage kinfolks not to retaliate in kind, as people were spewing dislike specific at African American folks.

You know, You had Obama , now we have Trump that kind of confrontation, that is actually drove some people mad, over why this type of demeanor was happening.

Anecdotes about such workplace discords come up in the talks with white people in Northampton County, extremely. A former steelworker who asked not to be mentioned told the story of a face-off with a fellow lily-white bus motorist whose badmouthing of Obama intensified with the growing success of the Trump campaign.

I came right out one day and I told this one guy who was really he said, you are familiar with: One bullet could have solved our problems. And to me thats not a good way to talk, the former steelworker said.

I looked at him right in the eyes and I said, You know what, you know why you dont like Obama? Because hes a[ N-word ]. Say it. Ill guess more of you. Thats whether you are dont like Obama.

He lives up in the boonies, you are familiar with, the good ol sons. He merely went back like this a scornful brandish of the hand he didnt want to hear that from me. Well admit it, you are familiar with?

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Our system is broken

Racially accused happens inside schools in the past time have been especially ruffling and not specially uncommon, multiple parties said. After the video of the African American student gobbling chicken ran, there was a physical showdown between the two students concerned, and the African American student was charged with misdemeanor assault.

Asteak, the Easton lawyer, represented the student in the case provided for( the student eventually registered a diversionary program and was not imprisoned ). Theres been more of a gurgling undercurrent of school agitations, Asteak said. But these situations are kept under wraps. It was an unusual place in Saucon, where the police stepped in and charged the kid.

The episode is not closed, nonetheless. In May, the parent education the African American student accompanied a federal civil right event against the school district, alleging a default by the school to stem incidents of ethnic bullying going back to 2013.

It all starts in the home, said Wheeler, the NAACP president. When kids act out, when kids start wearing belt buckles with the Confederate flag on it, thats all in the home. Home should be able to say, Listen, where do you get that from? Thats not in our house.

Children sell lemonade in Easton. Picture: Mark Makela for the Guardian

Prejudice is learnt, and learned, and demo. Race is learned.

After news spread about the FBI raid on the white supremacist cell in neighboring Phillipsburg, Davis said, members of the Greater Shiloh church decided to hold a rally in the city to try to raise some healing to the community.

I dont want to paint a picture of a city that has not worked diligently to draw poise and equality to our community, Davis continued. The difficulty, I anticipate, is that our system is broken. And when the system is break-dance, change is very difficult.

Easton is a great, diverse metropolitan, Wheeler said. Theres editions out there. We cant give that extend. Easton, its not set back. But theres some work to do.

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Racial and religion tensions have been high in Northampton County following the US election. But Muslim governors have also envisioned a surge in support

In the third largest week of the first Ramadan of the Donald Trump presidency, seven Muslim categories gathered for an iftar dinner to end the days fast at a spacious home in a recently developed neighbourhood of Easton, Pennsylvania.

Men and women congregated in separate rooms. Children with iPhones and twitch spinners led down a hallway and through the kitchen, where sugared years were piled on a sheet and metal bathtub of haleem, chicken biryani, crispy south Indian chicken 65, curry and rice sat warming. To booze, there was mango lassi and milk with rooh afsah and ice water and Coca-Cola.

After sunset, the group had a snack, and then a prayer in the cellar, in a corner opposite a big TV and a deep couch. At the end of the nighttime, Rizwan Butt, president of the Easton-Phillipsburg Muslim Association, shared a word that had been sent to him at the mosque recently, following news reports of a petty cash stealing by an unaffiliated maintenance worker.

The letter spoke TAGEND Hello Neighbor ,

I appreciated in the paper that a being stole from you and I want to help oust some of what was lost.

Be well , [ Signed ]

She transported a check, Butt articulated. I could sit here and tell you a hundred floors like that.

The narratives like that started to accumulate speedily in late January, Butt pronounced, after Trump first announced his ban on travelers from seven Muslim-majority countries, a restriction afterwards amended in order to six.

The reaction in general, since national elections the reaction has been astounding, in a positive way, Butt told.

It was foreboding, he said of the travel costs prohibit. We all understood that this was just the beginning of a broader campaign with an ultimate goal that was defined very well in the[ presidential] safarus, which was censoring more Muslims until something was figured out, whatever figured out is.

Rizwan Butt at the Muslim Federation in Easton. Photograph: Mark Makela for the Guardian

Bracing for potential conflict, the Muslim community instead felt new strings of communication opening, Butt said.

Everyone you can imagine came forward. I received notes at the mosque from neighbors, concerned people from all levels of society, announcing: Were here to stand by you, we dont agree with this, Butt mentioned. Offers to come to the mosque to support the activities related to safety and security. One female called me up and said she is ready to drive the women in local communities around so that they would feel safe. She would take time off work to do that.

When Butt firstly arrived in Easton 17 years ago, he announced, there used to be perhaps five to 10 Muslim categories that he knew of in the immediate domain. Today there are about 100, and more than 1,000 Muslim families in the greater Lehigh Valley. More than 50% hail from south-east Asia, with additional contingents from Turkey and the Countries of the middle east, including refugees, and from the United States itself.

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Can Trump actually clear America great again? The people of Northampton County, Pennsylvania, twice voting in favour Barack Obama, but in 2016 they flip-flop to Donald Trump. This succession will be presenting reports from the former steel district to find out what voters are hoping for, and ask: can Trump deliver?

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Muslim immigrants were moving into the region for the same reasons other people do, Butt remarked quality of life and financial opening. Butt is a software assistances designer who grew up in Bahrain. The vice-president of the Muslim association works in insurance. The emcee of the recent iftar occasion works in IT for Citigroup.

The quality-of-life metric had maintained some dents during the Trump campaign and afterwards, Butt acknowledged.

We have had some sisters, because theyre the most prominent represents of Islam, as they walk around, in accordance with the rules they garment, theyre foremost, he spoke. So theyve had some name-calling, honking on the road, circumstances of that sorting. One sister who does cover herself more than others, she did get some bad mentions when she was going out shopping.

But aside from that , no physical injure, thank God. No ones come and sprayed graffiti on our mosques. Our mosques didnt receive any telephone call or notes of hate, but parties on the street did receive that.

It bubbled to the surface

The political rise of Donald Trump inflamed racial, ethnic and religion frictions across the United States. Northampton County, Pennsylvania, the vistum of a key Trump victory last-place November, was not immune. A years worth of ugly incidents tells the tale.

Anecdotes and interviews identify bully and name-calling in academies, including implement of the N-word. A crop of Confederate pennants last-place twilight, as national elections approached. Oral altercations at work, or abrupt showings from co-workers of previously disguised prejudiced sentiments. Deriding evidences about immigrants. Taunting in wall street of concealed Muslim females. Swastika graffiti. Ugly showdowns of different kinds that didnt previously seem to have happened.

Occasionally, such incidents realized the working paper. In January, the district attorney charged a grey student at Saucon Valley high school with cyber-harassment and ethnic intimidation for sharing a video in which the student employed the N-word and realise gibes about welfare checks and KFC while filming a pitch-black student gobbling chicken wings. In April, five alleged white supremacists were indicted following an FBI raid simply from all the regions of the county row that officials spoke disclosed a scheme to exchange doses, launder fund and stockpile weapons.

Over the past six months, the Guardian has been conducting interrogations in Northampton County to interrogate the particulars of Trumps four-point victory here last-place November. Northampton is one of three Pennsylvania counties to vote twice for Barack Obama before falling for Trump. But unlike the other two such districts, Luzerne and Erie, Northampton has been adding residents and jobs, and property appraises are up, although the local economy has not fully recovered from the ending 20 years ago of the behemoth Bethlehem steel manufacturing plant.

While social strains here, as abroad from all the regions of the United States, long predate Trump and his sneering hyperbole, they now are summarily attached to the president. Interrogations with dozens of county tenants confirm that Trumps presidential safarus, succes and gradually lengthening term have coincided with a perceived uptick in bias-motivated onrushes and work.

You are considering more Confederate flags in the Trump era. You do should be noted that, told Lance Wheeler, president of the Easton, Pennsylvania, assembly of the NAACP. Does race gambling such issues? I do think so. I recollect Trump did get people to get out and vote who thoughts, Hey, Americas going to be great again, gist: We wont have a minority in charge again.

Incidents of discrimination do not define the place, lifelong both residents and most recent reachings alike are at pains to suppose. Trump supporters in particular former steelworkers or evangelical Christians, Republican activists or service employees, former Democrats, contractors, salesclerks, tailor-makes, framers, installers, drivers, businessperson, barbers have explained why they dont believe racism played a role in Trumps victory in the county.

Gary Asteak, a civil rights lawyer, holds one of his chickens. Picture: Mark Makela for the Guardian

People cast ballots for Trump because they did not like Hillary Clinton and were starving for change , not out of bias, “theyre saying”. It can seem as if every former Clinton supporter in the district has a sidekick or many friends who were Trump advocates, and vice versa. The US may seem to be in a ceaseless stage of split and violence, but in this district, those abiding social contacts advocate the opposite.

And then there were those two Obama success. In 2008, Americas first pitch-black president acquired here by 12 parts, with the highest voter turnout comparable to that of 2016.

Gary Asteak manages criminal defense instances for the ACLU in Easton, where he was born and has practiced constitution for four decades.

The Trump era gave rise to the sense that the truth doesnt stuff, lies are OK, arrogance and pontification are honored, bullying jobs, and racial disparagement froths to the surface, enunciated Asteak, sitting on a foyer on his chicken farm in lower Nazareth, where he is township solicitor. Use the N-word and other pejorative remarks become OK because the kids are listening it at home. They think that because the crowds are cheering when Trump says hurl em out, its OK to put your hands on someone.

It bubbled to the surface.

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You had Obama , now we have Trump

The Northampton county seat, Easton, dwelling to Crayola crayons, is noticeable in the region for its racial and ethnic diversity. The city of 27,000 inhabitants is 14% African American, 14% Latino and precisely 67% lily-white, compared with 88% in the county overall. Easton is home to old, built Italian and Jewish communities, a Lebanese community, and eastern European, Irish, German, and white Anglo-Saxon Protestant communities. The Hispanic and Latino community in Easton includes Colombians, Nicaraguans, Venezuelans, Puerto Ricans, Costa Ricans and Cubans.

Weve always been very diverse. Thats one of our enormous persuasiveness as a community, saidBob Freeman, who grew up in Easton and has acted as a position representative from the city since 1982. It returns us our vibrancy, it pays us our vigour. And it also has made, I think, for a strong, progressive Democratic defendant here.

Donald Trump lost badly in Easton, attracting simply 25% 30% of the vote in most districts. Yet there was a tomb concern that president Trump would be elected at the national level, pronounced Phil Davis, a rector who has led the Greater Shiloh Baptist Church on the citys south side for 12 times, on the ends of “his fathers” 30 -year term.

The church sits on the area of a former African American vicinity that was razed in the 1970 s in a misguided slum clearance strategy, Davis said. A Sunday service might describe 1,000 beings, plus other persons who watch online. The congregation is 85% African American and includes each member of lineages who migrated to the region about a hundred years ago, attract by the manufacturing boom at Bethlehem Steel and driven from the south by Jim Crow-era racial oppression.

Pastor Phil Davis of Shiloh Baptist religion. Image: Mark Makela for the Guardian

During the Trump campaign, Davis said, he had counseled multiple community members who had known prejudiced assaults at work.

It was almost as if the candidacy of Donald Trump emboldened those who may have seemed some degree of combating racism and precisely had not has been able voice that, Davis said. There were a few incidents, and we had to encourage tribes not to retaliate in kind, as parties were spewing abhor specific at African American folks.

You know, You had Obama , now we have Trump that kind of confrontation, that is actually drove some people mad, over why this type of behaviour was happening.

Anecdotes about such workplace conflicts come up in conversations with white people in Northampton County, too. A former steelworker who requested not to be referred told the story of a face-off with a fellow lily-white bus motorist whose badmouthing of Obama intensified with the growing success of the Trump campaign.

I came right out the working day and I told this one person who was really he read, you know: One bullet could have solved our problems. And to me thats not a good way to talk, the former steelworker said.

I looked at him right in the eyes and I replied, You know what, you know why you dont like Obama? Because hes a[ N-word ]. Say it. Ill belief more of you. Thats why you dont like Obama.

He lives up in the boonies, you know, the good ol sons. He only went back like this a contemptuous brandish of the hand he didnt want to hear that from me. Well admit it, you know?

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Our system is broken

Racially billed incidents inside institutions in the past time have been especially distressing and not especially uncommon, multiple parties did. After the video of the African American student ingesting chicken flowed, there was a physical showdown between the two students committed, and the African American student was charged with misdemeanor assault.

Asteak, the Easton lawyer, represented the student in the case provided for( the student eventually enrolled a diversionary planned and was not imprisoned ). Theres been more of a foaming undercurrent of school agitations, Asteak responded. But these situations are kept under wraps. It was an extraordinary place in Saucon, where the police stepped in and billed the kid.

The episode is not shut, however. In May, the parents of the African American student accompanied a federal civil rights occurrence against the school region, alleging a failure by the school to stanch incidents of ethnic bullying going back to 2013.

It all starts in the home, announced Wheeler, the NAACP president. When minors act out, when boys start wearing region fastens with the Confederate flag on it, thats all in the home. Home should be able to say, Listen, where do you get that from? Thats not in our house.

Children exchange lemonade in Easton. Image: Mark Makela for the Guardian

Prejudice is taught, and learned, and presented. Race is learned.

After news spread about the FBI raid on the white supremacist cadre in neighboring Phillipsburg, Davis said, members of the Greater Shiloh church decided to hold a rally in the city to try to accompanied some healing to the community.

I dont want to paint a picture of a city that has not worked diligently to produce equilibrium and equality to our community, Davis continued. The problem, I repute, is that our system is violated. And when the system is separate, change is very difficult.

Easton is a great, diverse metropoli, Wheeler announced. Theres editions out there. We cant give that exit. Easton, its not set back. But theres some work to do.

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Five months of Trump: Muslims’ suspicions were high but neighbours stood by them

Racial and religious tensions have been high in Northampton County following the US election. But Muslim managers have also recognized a surge in support

In the third week of the first Ramadan of the Donald Trump presidency, seven Muslim families gathered for an iftar dinner to agree the days rapidly at a spacious home in a recently developed outskirt of Easton, Pennsylvania.

Men and women assembled in sift rooms. Children with iPhones and shiver spinners moved down a hallway and through the kitchen, where sweetened years were piled on a plate and metal bathtub of haleem, chicken biryani, crispy south Indian chicken 65, curry and rice sat warming. To booze, there was mango lassi and milk with rooh afsah and frost irrigate and Coca-Cola.

After sunset, the group had a snack, and then a devotion in the basement, in a corner opposite a big Tv and a deep couch. At the conclusion of its nighttime, Rizwan Butt, president of the Easton-Phillipsburg Muslim Association, shared a character that had been sent to him at the mosque lately, following news reports of a petty cash stealing by an unaffiliated maintenance worker.

The letter read TAGEND Hello Neighbor ,

I experienced in the newspaper that a male misappropriate from you and I want to help replace some of what was lost.

Be well , [ Signed ]

She transported a check, Butt spoke. I could sit here and tell you a hundred stories like that.

The narrations like that started to amas speedily in late January, Butt articulated, after Trump firstly announced his ban on travelers from seven Muslim-majority countries, a restriction later revised to six.

The reaction in general, since the election the reaction has been amazing, in a positive way, Butt spoke.

It was foreboding, he replied of the travel costs banning. We all understood that this was just the opening up of a broader campaign with an ultimate objectives that was defined very well in the[ presidential] safarus, which was banning more Muslims until something was figured out, whatever figured out is.

Rizwan Butt at the Muslim Federation in Easton. Image: Mark Makela for the Guardian

Bracing for potential conflict, the Muslim community instead obtained new wires of communication opening, Butt said.

Everyone you can imagine came forward. I received notes at the mosque from neighbors, concerned people from the community, responding: Were here to stand by you, we dont agree with this, Butt articulated. Offers to come to the mosque to support the activities related to safety standards. One wife announced me up and said she would be willing to drive the women in our community around so that they would feel safe. She would take time off work to do that.

When Butt firstly arrived in Easton 17 years ago, he replied, there were perhaps five to 10 Muslim kinfolks that he knew of in the immediate field. Today there are about 100, and more than 1,000 Muslim families in the greater Lehigh Valley. More than 50% hail from south-east Asia, with additional contingents from Turkey and the Countries of the middle east, including refugees, and from the United States itself.

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Can Trump really induce America great again? The parties of Northampton County, Pennsylvania, twice voted for Barack Obama, but in 2016 they threw to Donald Trump. This sequence will report from the former sword district to find out what voters are hoping for, and ask: can Trump give?

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Muslim immigrants were moving into the region for the same reasons other beings do, Butt enunciated quality of life and economic opportunity. Butt is a software business designer who grew up in Bahrain. The vice-president of the Muslim association works in insurance. The emcee of the recent iftar fete works in IT for Citigroup.

The quality-of-life metric had sustained some dents during the Trump campaign and afterwards, Butt acknowledged.

We have had some sisters, because theyre the most prominent badges of Islam, as they walk around, in accordance with the rules they garment, theyre foremost, he added. So theyve had some name-calling, honking on the road, occasions of that style. One sister who does cross herself more than others, she did get some bad notes when she was going out shopping.

But aside from that , no physical harm, thank God. No ones come and sprayed graffiti on our mosques. Our mosques didnt receive any phone calls or letters of hate, but parties on wall street did receive that.

It bubbled to the surface

The political rise of Donald Trump inflamed ethnic, ethnic and religion strains across the United States. Northampton County, Pennsylvania, the situation of a key Trump victory last-place November, was not immune. A times worth of ugly occurrences tells the tale.

Anecdotes and interrogations relate bullying and name-calling in institutions, including apply of the N-word. A cultivate of Confederate pennants last-place descend, as the election approached. Oral altercations at work, or abrupt speeches from co-workers of previously obscured prejudiced sentimentalities. Criticizing evidences about immigrants. Taunting in wall street of concealed Muslim maidens. Swastika graffiti. Ugly discords of a kind that didnt previously seem to have happened.

Occasionally, such incidents built the working paper. In January, the district attorney charged a grey student at Saucon Valley high school with cyber-harassment and ethnic intimidation for sharing a video in which the student applied the N-word and obligated gibes about aid checks and KFC while filming a pitch-black student devouring chicken wings. In April, five suspect white supremacists were indicted following an FBI raid exactly across the county string that officials articulated uncovered a conspiracy to sell pharmaceuticals, launder money and stockpile weapons.

Over the past six months, the Guardian has been conducting interrogations in Northampton County to interrogate the characteristics of Trumps four-point victory here last-place November. Northampton is one of three Pennsylvania districts to vote twice for Barack Obama before falling for Trump. But unlike the other two such districts, Luzerne and Erie, Northampton has been adding residents and jobs, and property ethics are up, although the neighbourhood economy has not fully recovered from the closure 20 years ago of the behemoth Bethlehem steel manufacturing plant.

While social tensions here, as abroad in the various regions of the United States, long predate Trump and his sneering hyperbole, they now are summarily attached to the president. Interrogations with dozens of county residents confirm that Trumps presidential expedition, succes and slowly lengthening tenure have coincided with a perceived uptick in bias-motivated onslaughts and pleasure.

You are visualizing more Confederate pennants in the Trump era. You do should be noted that, mentioned Lance Wheeler, chairman of the Easton, Pennsylvania, assembly of the NAACP. Does race participate such issues? I do think so. I recollect Trump did get parties to get out and vote who thought, Hey, Americas going to be great again, implication: We wont have a minority in charge again.

Incidents of sexism do not define the place, lifelong residents and most recent newcomers alike are at anguishes to say. Trump advocates in particular former steelworkers or evangelical Christians, Republican activists or service employees, former Democrats, contractors, salesclerks, tailor-makes, framers, installers, drivers, businessperson, barbers have explained why they dont speculate racism played a role in Trumps victory in the county.

Gary Asteak, a civil rights lawyer, impounds one of his chickens. Image: Mark Makela for the Guardian

People cast ballots for Trump because they did not like Hillary Clinton and were depriving for change , not out of bias, they say. It can seem as if every former Clinton supporter in the county has a friend or many friends “whos” Trump advocates, and vice versa. The US may seem to be in a ceaseless theatre of division and storm, but in this county, those digesting social contacts intimate the opposite.

And then there were those two Obama victories. In 2008, Americas first pitch-black chairwoman won here by 12 qualities, with very high voter turnout comparable to that provided of 2016.

Gary Asteak treats criminal protection examples for the ACLU in Easton, where he was born and has practised rule for four decades.

The Trump era gave rise to the sense that the truth doesnt substance, lies are OK, superiority and pontification are honored, bullying duties, and racial disparagement bubbles to the surface, alleged Asteak, sitting on a hall on his chicken farm in lower Nazareth, where he is township solicitor. Exploiting the N-word and other pejorative references become OK because the kids are listening it at home. They think that because the crowds are heartening when Trump speaks shed em out, its OK to put your hands on someone.

It bubbled to the surface.

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You had Obama , now we have Trump

The Northampton county seat, Easton, dwelling to Crayola crayons, is remarkable in the region for its racial and ethnic diversity. The municipality of 27,000 residents is 14% African American, 14% Latino and just 67% lily-white, compared against 88% in the county overall. Easton is home to old-time, substantiated Italian and Jewish parishes, a Lebanese community, and east European, Irish, German, and white-hot Anglo-Saxon Protestant communities. The Hispanic and Latino community in Easton includes Colombians, Nicaraguans, Venezuelans, Puerto Ricans, Costa Ricans and Cubans.

Weve always been very diverse. Thats one of our great persuasiveness as their home communities, saidBob Freeman, who grew up in Easton and has acted as a territory delegates of the city since 1982. It makes us our vibrancy, it grants us our sparkle. And it also has done, I feel, for a very strong, progressive Democratic defendant here.

Donald Trump lost seriously in Easton, reaping exactly 25% 30% of the vote in most precincts. Yet there was a tomb concern that chairperson Trump would be elected at the national level, pronounced Phil Davis, a clergyman who has led the Greater Shiloh Baptist Church on the citys south back for 12 years, on the heels of “his fathers” 30 -year term.

The church sits on the website of a former African American vicinity that was bulldozed in the 1970 s in a foolish urban renewal programme, Davis said. A Sunday service might draw 1,000 beings, plus other persons who watch online. The parish is 85% African American and includes each member of class who migrated to the region a century ago, attraction by the manufacturing thunder at Bethlehem Steel and driven from the south by Jim Crow-era ethnic oppression.

Pastor Phil Davis of Shiloh Baptist church. Picture: Mark Makela for the Guardian

During the Trump campaign, Davis said, he had counseled multiple community members who had known prejudiced onslaughts at work.

It was almost as if the candidacy of Donald Trump emboldened those who may have felt some grade of racism and precisely has not been able to has been able voice that, Davis said. There were a few happens, and we had to encourage kinfolks not to retaliate in kind, as people were spewing hate specifically at African American folks.

You know, You had Obama , now we have Trump that kind of confrontation, that really drove some people mad, over why this type of behavior was happening.

Anecdotes about such workplace struggles come up in the talks with white people in Northampton County, too. A former steelworker who expected not to be mentioned told the story of a face-off with a fellow white-hot bus motorist whose badmouthing of Obama increased with the growing success of the Trump campaign.

I passed right out one day and I told this one guy who was really he articulated, you know: One bullet could have solved our problems. And to me thats not a good way to talk, the former steelworker said.

I looked at him right in the eyes and I told, You know what, you know why you dont like Obama? Because hes a[ N-word ]. Say it. Ill speculate more of you. Thats whether you are dont like Obama.

He lives up in the boonies, you know, the very best ol boys. He only went back like this a dismissive curve of the side he didnt want to hear that from me. Well admit it, you are familiar with?

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Our system is broken

Racially charged happens inside academies in the past time have been particularly distressing and not particularly uncommon, multiple parties responded. After the video of the African American student eating chicken flowed, there was a physical showdown between the two students implied, and the African American student was tasked with misdemeanor assault.

Asteak, the Easton lawyer, represented the student in the case provided for( the student eventually enrolled a diversionary planned and was not imprisoned ). Theres been more of a foaming overtone of academy confusions, Asteak told. But these situations are kept under wraps. It was an odd place in Saucon, where the police stepped in and billed the kid.

The episode is not shut, however. In May, the parents of the African American student produced a federal civil rights lawsuit against the school territory, alleging a collapse by the school to stem the incidence of racial bullying going back to 2013.

It all starts in the home, spoke Wheeler, the NAACP president. When girls act out, when minors start wearing loop fastens with the Confederate flag on it, thats all in the home. Home should be able to say, Listen, where do you get that from? Thats not in our house.

Children sell lemonade in Easton. Picture: Mark Makela for the Guardian

Prejudice is taught, and learned, and shown. Race is learned.

After news spread about the FBI raid on the white supremacist cadre in neighboring Phillipsburg, Davis said, members of the Greater Shiloh church decided to hold a revival in the city is striving to accompanied some healing to the community.

I dont want to paint a picture of a city that has not worked diligently to wreak offset and equality to local communities, Davis continued. The question, I remember, is that our organization is burst. And when the system is violate, change is very difficult.

Easton is a great, diverse city, Wheeler told. Theres concerns out there. We cant let that proceed. Easton, its not set back. But theres some work to do.

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Five months of Trump: Muslims’ panics were high but neighbours stood by them

Racial and religion frictions have been high in Northampton County following the US election. But Muslim captains have also encountered increases in support

In the third largest week of the first Ramadan of the Donald Trump presidency, seven Muslim lineages gathered for an iftar dinner to deduce the working day fast at a spacious home in a recently developed neighbourhood of Easton, Pennsylvania.

Men and women gathered in sift areas. Children with iPhones and fret spinners extended down a hallway and through the kitchen, where sweet years were piled on a plate and metal tubs of haleem, chicken biryani, crispy south Indian chicken 65, curry and rice sat warming. To booze, there was mango lassi and milk with rooh afsah and sparkler water and Coca-Cola.

After sunset, different groups had a snack, and then a prayer in the cellar, in a corner opposite a big TV and a deep lounge. At the end of the night, Rizwan Butt, president of the Easton-Phillipsburg Muslim Association, shared a character that had been sent to him at the mosque lately, following news reports of a petty cash stealing by an unaffiliated maintenance worker.

The letter spoke TAGEND Hello Neighbor ,

I attended in the newspaper that a guy filch from you and I want to help supplant some of what was lost.

Be well , [ Signed ]

She moved a check, Butt mentioned. I could sit here and tell you a hundred floors like that.

The floors like that began to accumulate quickly in late January, Butt did, after Trump firstly announced his ban on travelers from seven Muslim-majority countries, a restriction afterwards revised to six.

The reaction in general, since such elections the reaction has been astonishing, in a positive way, Butt replied.

It was ominous, he replied of the travel costs prohibit. We all understood that this was just the opening up of a broader campaign with an ultimate objectives that was defined very well in the[ presidential] expedition, which was censoring more Muslims until something was figured out, whatever figured out is.

Rizwan Butt at the Muslim Federation in Easton. Photograph: Mark Makela for the Guardian

Bracing for potential conflict, the Muslim community instead met brand-new wrinkles of communications opening, Butt said.

Everyone you can imagine came forward. I received letters at the mosque from neighbours, concerned people from all levels of society, telling: Were here to stand by you, we dont agree with this, Butt supposed. Offers to come to the mosque to support the activities related to safety standards. One maiden announced me up and told me that she is ready to drive the women in local communities around so that they would feel safe. She would take time off work to do that.

When Butt firstly arrived in Easton 17 years ago, he suggested, there were perhaps five to 10 Muslim lineages that he knew of in the immediate neighborhood. Today there are about 100, and more than 1,000 Muslim families in the greater Lehigh Valley. More than 50% hail from south-east Asia, with additional contingents from Turkey and the Countries of the middle east, including refugees, and from the United States itself.

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Can Trump certainly attain America great again? The people of Northampton County, Pennsylvania, twice voted for Barack Obama, but in 2016 they flip-flop to Donald Trump. This sequence will report from the former steel county to find out what voters are hoping for, and request: can Trump deliver?

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Muslim immigrants were moving into the region for the same reasons other people do, Butt replied quality of life and financial opening. Butt is a software assistances designer who grew up in Bahrain. The vice-president of the Muslim association works in insurance. The multitude of the recent iftar revelry works in IT for Citigroup.

The quality-of-life metric had held some dents during the Trump campaign and subsequentlies, Butt acknowledged.

We have had some sisters, because theyre its most important typifies of Islam, as they walk around, in accordance with the rules they garment, theyre foremost, he spoke. So theyve had some name-calling, honking on the road, circumstances of that kind. One sister who does consider herself more than others, she did get some bad commentaries when she was going out shopping.

But aside from that , no physical injure, thank God. No ones come and sprayed graffiti on our mosques. Our mosques didnt receive any phone calls or notes of dislike, but people on the street did receive that.

It bubbled to the surface

The political rise of Donald Trump inflamed ethnic, ethnic and religion strains across the United States. Northampton County, Pennsylvania, the panorama of a key Trump victory last-place November, was not immune. A years worth of ugly incidents tells the tale.

Anecdotes and interviews distinguish bullying and name-calling in institutions, including help of the N-word. A harvest of Confederate flags last autumn, as such elections approached. Verbal altercations at work, or abrupt faces from co-workers of previously obscured prejudiced sentiments. Deriding accounts about immigrants. Razzing in wall street of concealed Muslim women. Swastika graffiti. Ugly dissensions of different kinds that didnt previously seem to have happened.

Occasionally, such incidents saw the working paper. In January, the district attorney charged a grey student at Saucon Valley high school with cyber-harassment and ethnic intimidation for sharing a video in which the student expended the N-word and became gibes about aid the inspections and KFC while filming a black student eating chicken backstages. In April, five suspect white supremacists were indicted following an FBI raid precisely in the various regions of the county wire that officials announced disclosed a conspiracy to sell dopes, launder fund and stockpile weapons.

Over the past six months, the Guardian has been conducting interrogations in Northampton County to interrogate the particulars of Trumps four-point victory here last-place November. Northampton is one of three Pennsylvania counties to vote twice for Barack Obama before falling for Trump. But unlike the other two such districts, Luzerne and Erie, Northampton has been adding residents and jobs, and property evaluates are up, although the neighbourhood economy has not fully recovered from the closure 20 years ago of the behemoth Bethlehem steel manufacturing plant.

While social frictions here, as elsewhere across the United States, long predate Trump and his taunting rhetoric, they now are summarily attached to the president. Interviews with dozens of district tenants confirm that Trumps presidential campaign, win and gradually lengthening tenure have coincided with a perceived uptick in bias-motivated strikes and task.

You are ascertaining more Confederate pennants in the Trump era. You do should be noted that, told Lance Wheeler, chairman of the Easton, Pennsylvania, chapter of the NAACP. Does race gambling an issue? I do think so. I imagine Trump did get people to get out and vote who imagined, Hey, Americas going to be great again, implication: We wont have a minority in charge again.

Incidents of racism do not define the place, lifelong residents and most recent entrances alike are at tenderness to tell. Trump supporters in particular former steelworkers or evangelical Christians, Republican activists or service employees, former Democrat, contractors, clerks, tailor-makes, framers, installers, operators, businesspeople, barbers have explained why they dont conclude intolerance played a role in Trumps victory in the county.

Gary Asteak, a civil rights lawyer, regards one of his chickens. Picture: Mark Makela for the Guardian

People cast ballots for Trump because they did not like Hillary Clinton and were depriving for change , not out of bias, “theyre saying”. It can seem as if every former Clinton supporter in the district has a acquaintance or many friends who were Trump adherents, and vice versa. The US may seem to be in a eternal theatre of divide and rage, but in this district, those digesting social contacts advocate the opposite.

And then there were those two Obama victories. In 2008, Americas first black president won here by 12 points, with very high voter turnout comparable to that provided of 2016.

Gary Asteak handles criminal protection events for the ACLU in Easton, where he was born and has practiced constitution for four decades.

The Trump era gave rise to the sense that the truth doesnt subject, lies are OK, superiority and pontification are rewarded, bullying tasks, and racial disparagement foams to the surface, articulated Asteak, sitting on a hall on his chicken farm in lower Nazareth, where he is township solicitor. Employing the N-word and other pejorative remarks become OK because the kids are listening it at home. They think that because the crowds are cheering when Trump mentions throw em out, its OK to put your hands on someone.

It bubbled to the surface.

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You had Obama , now we have Trump

The Northampton county seat, Easton, dwelling to Crayola crayons, is noticeable of the states of the region for its racial and ethnic diversity. The city of 27,000 tenants is 14% African American, 14% Latino and precisely 67% white-hot, compared against 88% in the county overall. Easton is home to old-time, fixed Italian and Jewish communities, a Lebanese community, and eastern European, Irish, German, and white-hot Anglo-Saxon Protestant communities. The Hispanic and Latino community in Easton includes Colombians, Nicaraguans, Venezuelans, Puerto Ricans, Costa Ricans and Cubans.

Weve always been very diverse. Thats one of our great fortitudes as their home communities, saidBob Freeman, who grew up in Easton and has provided as a district delegates of the city since 1982. It sacrifices us our vibrancy, it leaves us our verve. And it also has attained, I conclude, for a very strong, progressive Democratic defendant here.

Donald Trump lost mischievously in Easton, reaping precisely 25% 30% of the vote in most districts. Yet there was a grave concern that chairwoman Trump would be elected at the national level, alleged Phil Davis, a pastor who has led the Greater Shiloh Baptist Church on the citys south back for 12 times, on the ends of his fathers 30 -year tenure.

The church sits on the site of a former African American place that was razed in the 1970 s in a foolish slum clearance strategy, Davis said. A Sunday service might draw 1,000 people, plus others who watch online. The flock is 85% African American and includes members of households who moved to the region a century ago, derive by the manufacturing thunder at Bethlehem Steel and driven from countries of the south by Jim Crow-era racial oppression.

Pastor Phil Davis of Shiloh Baptist church. Photo: Mark Makela for the Guardian

During the Trump campaign, Davis said, he had counseled multiple community members who had experienced racist criticizes at work.

It was almost as if the candidature of Donald Trump emboldened those who may have seemed some grade of racism and just had not had an opportunity to voice that, Davis said. There were a few incidents, and we had to encourage folks not to retaliate in kind, as beings were spewing dislike specific at African American folks.

You know, You had Obama , now we have Trump that kind of confrontation, that is actually drove some people mad, over why this kind of behaviour was happening.

Anecdotes about such workplace strifes come up in conversations with white people in Northampton County, more. A former steelworker who questioned not to be referred told the story of a face-off with a fellow grey bus driver whose badmouthing of Obama intensified with the growing success of the Trump campaign.

I emanated right out one day and I told this one guy who was really he pronounced, you are familiar with: One missile could have solved our problems. And to me thats not a good way to talk, the former steelworker said.

I looked at him right in the eyes and I alleged, You know what, you know why you dont like Obama? Because hes a[ N-word ]. Say it. Ill make more of you. Thats whether you are dont like Obama.

He lives up in the boonies, you know, the good ol sons. He just went back like this a contemptuous motion of the side he didnt want to hear that from me. Well admit it, you are familiar with?

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Our system is broken

Racially billed happens inside institutions in the past time have been particularly perturbing and not specially uncommon, multiple parties supposed. After the video of the African American student snacking chicken circulated, there was a physical discord between the two students involved, and the African American student was charged with misdemeanor assault.

Asteak, the Easton lawyer, represented the student in the case provided for( the student eventually recruited a diversionary curriculum and was not imprisoned ). Theres been more of a rippling undercurrent of academy frays, Asteak articulated. But these situations are kept under wraps. It was an peculiar place in Saucon, where the police stepped in and charged the kid.

The episode is not shut, nonetheless. In May, the parents of the African American student delivered a federal civil rights client against the school district, alleging a los by the school to stanch incidents of ethnic intimidation going back to 2013.

It all starts in the home, articulated Wheeler, the NAACP president. When girls act out, when teenagers start wearing loop fastens with the Confederate flag on it, thats all in the home. Home should be able to say, Listen, where do you get that from? Thats not in our house.

Children sell lemonade in Easton. Picture: Mark Makela for the Guardian

Prejudice is learnt, and learned, and pictured. Race is learned.

After news spread about the FBI raid on the white supremacist cadre in neighboring Phillipsburg, Davis said, members of the Greater Shiloh church decided to hold a rally in the city to try to produce some healing to the community.

I dont want to paint a picture of a city that has not worked diligently to raise offset and equality to our community, Davis continued. The trouble, I envision, is that our plan is ended. And when the system is smash, change is very difficult.

Easton is a great, diverse metropoli, Wheeler replied. Theres concerns out there. We cant let that exit. Easton, its not set back. But theres some work to do.

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