#day 1: hehe mined craft

[candyradium]

mm my desire to keep playing on the smp and work on shit and get even more stacked vs my need to actually fucking sleep

#candy posts #i have a maths test tomorrow <3 im not gonna study im gonna sleep #tomorrow i am going to play so much minecraft and make so many things #redstone my beloved #i have like three stacks of redstone blocks so for now i can vibe and build my silly little projects #i havent quite finished maxing out my armour but im close #tools less so but thats more the sword and axe #picks are both done shovel almost done #im struggling so much with the fucking sword bro i just Cant Make One the enchants are always so shit #ive got one thats good for spider grinding and not much else #at this point im just gonna give up and get a sharpness 5 villager #oh yeah i need more thorns books and depth strider and respiration but then im done w armour <3 #day 1: hehe mined craft #day 4: we have killed the ender dragon #day 9: i am now functionally unkillable #im gonna go read fanfic and then pas tf out lol

[husbandohunter]

I AM ADDICTED TO STARDEW IMPACT!!! Ngl tho I could use Xiao’s stamina in the mines. Especially in the Wilderness farm.

What kind of farms did the boys and their s/o landed on tho??

Stardew Valley [Genshin Impact AU]

Synopsis: Which farm suits their personality (Continuation of Stardew Impact <.<)

Characters: Diluc, Kaeya, Xiao, Zhongli, Childe, Albedo

Thank you! I’m happy that you like it hehe. Honestly both Xiao and Zhongli. I still can’t get through Skull Cavern floor 100, Xiao would be super good at handling monsters while Zhongli can do some fast mining cuz I’m out of bombs lol.

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Diluc: Forest farm

Trees and secluded areas? Perfectly goes with that lone sojourner persona of his (you can’t convince me otherwise after this vid)

But consider his status as a wine owner, the forest farm is very appealing to him (most likely why the Dawn Winery was located near Wolvendom anyways), quality wood is extremely crucial for making kegs and barrels to store ingredients so they won’t go bad. Diluc finds this map very profitable for his business.

This is why most of the buildings on your land is made of wood. Thank god he doesn’t have his pyro vision.

But Diluc genuinely likes the fragrance of trees. After a long day of work, he likes to go out and just inhale the scent of damp moss combined with the woody smell attached to it, his mind feels alleviated from all the stress that was piling up

Bonus: Fruit bats. Foraging is a must to make good wine and mushrooms are out of the question (for now)

Kaeya: Beach farm

It’s the best place to get your suntans amirite? Honestly if this was a modern AU (which technically is), he’s totally the type of uni student to spend most of his weekends outside near the beach like the typical chad he is.

Plus he likes the variety, not just trees all the time because they’re boring. He enjoys the vast space and the ability to just look at the horizon whenever he needs to. It’s a habit of his. The sky holds many signs, it tells you the weather, shows you the time of day, it holds the stars in which determines the fate of humanity. Though...he doesn’t need to worry about those things anymore hmm?

Looks forwards to crates washing up onshore. Kaeya is very lucky actually (pirate’s luck?) Rather than mixed seeds (cuz fuck those), expect him to bring back some triple shot expressos, omnigeodes, artifact troves etc...

He was so lucky he once tried his luck at the casino. But stopped shortly after you found out and got mad at him.

Bonus: Mushroom cave. He heard you can make some very useful potions with them, or he can try mixing it with his wine.

Xiao: Riverland farm (what I chose uwu)

There’s something so serene about this environment. The type of guy just likes to chill by a river stream while sitting on top of a tree branch. Xiao uses the noise almost like a meditative practice, something he most likely did back in Liyue too. He can close his eyes and listen to it for hours.

Since this map is mainly good for fishing, it works generously in his favour. He can refill the water can whenever he needs to since watering crops is the only farm-related activity he can actually handle. He’s rather quite good at catching fish (although in a peculiar way) plus feeding them to your pet cat.

But Xiao dislikes how easily materials fall into the water. While he was chopping the trees down to clear out some space, it toppled down the wrong side and he lost most of the materials. Forever. Ugh, what a pain.

At least it’s less likely to be a mess. Through seasons, rocks and fallen trees tend to pile up. Thanks to the river taking up most of the space, he wouldn’t have to worry about clearing up land so much.

Bonus: Mushroom cave. Not because he likes mushrooms but he dislikes bats. Their constant squeaking is annoying.

Zhongli: Standard farm

Vanilla guy through and through. His taste in things tend to be very plain in general but as long as they meet the necessary requirements of what makes a perfect farm then there’s no need to complain. He takes farm work very seriously so it makes sense that he gets picky of what there is to offer.

The amount of land gets him very enthusiastic about how he wants to decorate it (he literally formed the land of Liyue so surely he must have some architect related knowledge). Has barns, coops, vineyards, seasonal crops grouped in an organized fashion.

Though that also means a lot of maintenance is required. Clean up, clearing the fern, fixing up broken fences. Many broken fences because he puts fences all over the place.

But because he’s so good at what he does, you guys make so much money. Perfectly balances his super-spending habit of his.

Bonus: Fruit bats. Mushrooms don’t have a very pleasant smell.

Childe: Wilderness farm

Are you surprised? Because I’m not. He can have combating activities for days. Childe is very adventurous at heart (hence why he joined the adventures guild) with bloodthirst that needs to be quenched.

This is why his combat level high (though it’s already high). He normally takes on treasure hoarders or mitachurls to test his abilities, the variety of monsters proved to be very entertaining to him. Vincent became his number 1 fan after listening to all the cool tales about him.

It’s very inconvenient for farm work though, you can never be too sure when a slime is about to jump on your back as you’re planting your seeds. The only plus side is that Childe helps you get some cool drops (including prismatic shards!) which can save you time with the community center.

Not ideal for fishing. Often you guys end up catching trash. You complain a lot and he begins to get annoyed with how many interruptions they bring. Well, it was fun while it lasted at least.

Bonus: Mushroom cave. He’ll need healing potions, lots of them.

Albedo: Hill-top farm

Not too much land, rivers aren’t too much either, everything was just right. The right amount of environment for cultivating his materials for his research. Albedo thinks the elevating platforms are pretty neat, very easy to locate the different areas when you can spot them easily.

A fan of studying the rocks of this world hence why this farmland is good for mining. Though the downfall was that not much farm work could be done, Albedo could care less unless crops were raised for formulas.

You will always find him outside, most likely by the southwest hilltop trying to gather precious ores and any signs of omnigeodes. After that, he goes to Rasmodius’ tower and conducts his experiments there. Albedo is restless ever since.

But the gifts you receive will always be interesting. You also like go mining in the caves, Albedo always crafts the necessary tools for you beforehand. You will never have to worry about missing anything.

Bonus: both. Mushroom and bats. Demetrius told him it was impossible, not like it was an issue anymore.

#genshin impact #stardew valley #diluc x reader #kaeya x reader #childe x reader #albedo x reader #zhongli x reader #genshin impact x reader #diluc #kaeya #childe #zhongli #albedo #genshin impact xiao

[sitp-recs]

You mentioned a top five in the ask about only reading 1 fic for the rest of your life so if you are willing I would love the five fics you would want to read for the rest of your life.

Oh anon, I am ever so willing! Can’t deny yet another chance to gush over my favorite reads, even if some of these authors probably can’t stand seeing my name on their notifications anymore 😂 making short lists is a nightmare for me but this was an interesting exercise in self-restraint lol so here you go, these would be my top 5 6 picks, in no particular order:

1. The Boy Who Only Lived Twice (E, 54k) by @letteredlettered: unspeakable partners being badass together plus delicious identity porn, is that Liv’s personal heaven?? This fic is quietly devastating and delivers all I’ll ever need in terms of tropey goodness. The plot is genius and intricate with A+ characterization, perfect pacing, scorching hot smut and an exquisite and bittersweet emotional payoff. I’m always in awe to realize this was written back in 2012. I’ve read it so many times in the past few years and always get the same thrill going through my favorite scenes!

2. Little Compton Street (E, 65k) by @writcraft: a powerful and generous labor of love, both for Drarry and for the Queer scene. Writ crafted (hehe see what I did there) such a fascinating and special universe, vibrant and full of history and hope, that resists and comes alive as Harry and Draco fall in love. I’ve rarely felt this immersed in a story, I literally self-sabotaged my reading because I didn’t want it to end! The atmosphere just sucks you in and leaves you transformed once you’re finished. A magical and thought-provoking experience.

3. Here's The Pencil, Make It Work (M, 49k) by ignatiustrout: full disclosure, I’ve never been particularly attached to Harry as a character, but this fic made me see him in a whole new light and I felt deeply connected to his self-discovery journey, which was transformative for me. His character arc is breathtaking and I loved learning about this new, vibrant, free and unapologetic Draco through his eyes. Perfect slow burn, delicate and lovely, with gorgeous imagery (clubbing and smoking and coffee shops!) and the kind of hurt/comfort approach that gives me a lump in the throat every time I think about it.

4. Far From the Tree (E, 112k) by aideomai: now this is a perfect fic. This author makes even the most complicated concept seem so simple with their superior storytelling. I’ve read this fic recently and I’m still not over the genius of it; the intricate plot, the phenomenal character arcs, the perfect balance of bittersweetness and horny teenage love, the way it explores outer elements without losing the focus on Harry and Draco’s evolving relationship. Their falling in love literally brought tears to my eyes. It’s all very sophisticated, heartfelt, organic, with impressive worldbuilding and fabulous emotional payoff. A truly majestic ride!

5. Running on Air (T, 75k) by @tinyhistory: to this day this remains the most immersive and evocative story I’ve ever read. Thinking about it brings so much nostalgia; I remember the emotional rollercoaster I went through back in 2015, when I was going through a completely different moment in my life. It’s a wonderful feeling to find something that touches and transforms you so deeply over the years; this brought melancholia and self-reflection and I can’t praise enough the compelling narrative, nuanced characters, the sense of loneliness and sorrow permeating the story. I love love love introspective fics and I’m sure I’m not alone when I say this will always be a one-of-a-kind fandom classic!

6. Waiting by an Open Door (E, 29k) by @femmequixotic and @noeeon: no list of mine is complete without my favorite Femme fic, my favorite comfort fic, my favorite smut sequence! If Here’s the Pencil changed my relationship with Harry, this fic is my ultimate Draco POV. His redemption arc is powerful, quiet and mesmerizing, and his longing for Harry made my heart tremble with aching. Hands down one of the most beautiful, organic and realistic slow burns I’ve seen and the get together is... mindblowingly gentle and satisfying, I don’t even have words to translate how emotional it makes me feel. I’ve read this fic more times than I care to admit and I fall a bit more in love with these two every time I do!

#anon #asks #faves #can you see how my commentary grows longer as I go 💀 #can’t be succinct to save my life WHY #Drarry

[blackbat05]

I just watched Shang-Chi so here’s my review! It may be on the spoiler-y side so don’t read if you don’t want to get spoiled! If you want to talk about the movie feel free to slide in and chat! :)

BELOW:

1) Visuals

It was so breathtaking watching this masterpiece on the big screen. If you can, watch it in the cinema, I promise you won’t be disappointed.

2) Cast

Like so many of the MCU castings, Simu Liu as Shang-Chi is a bulls-eye. Being Asian and Chinese, my parents grew up watching Hong Kong films and although I respected what it bought to the table, I never really understood it. But seeing Tony Leung as Wenwu, it was such a balanced and nuanced character, considering he’s supposed to be the “villain” of the film. I would really love to say more but all I would say is that a villain doesn’t have to be outrageous to be fearful and Mr Tony Leung showed that perfectly. The father-son relationship was also beautifully crafted where there seemed to be some fear from Shang-Chi against his father but at the end there’s no trace of it. I’ll just say that with the experiences that I went through, I could really relate to that dynamic. Nevertheless, Wenwu’s method of upbringing was toxic, I will not deny that.

The girls also took the film to a different level in my opinion and I’m so grateful that Katy and Xialing are so different but so powerful in their own ways. In the beginning, Katy seems to be portrayed as someone who didn’t know what she wanted in life. But as we find out that she has a degree from a prestigious and respected university, it allows us to think there’s more that meets the eye. I can safely say, in the Asian context, I have seen so many close friends of mine doing what their doing now because their parents wanted them to and you can kind of predict the outcome. It’s still an existing problem in our society today and there will never be a quick solution to it. All I can say is that I’m grateful that my parents are supportive of whatever I’m doing.

On the other hand, Xialing grew up in an environment where girls weren’t allowed to do things that boys do but she didn’t let that define her. I for one have heard too many times in the classroom or just during my daily life: “can I have a few strong guys to carry so and so”. You have no idea how annoyed I was. I still hear that until today. To give you reference, I’ve been playing tennis competitively for 10 years, I grew up in an athletic family where I was trained by my father and my mother did athletics when she was younger. Anyways, like thank god my father isn’t Wenwu or remotely anything like him. He told me this one phrase and it describes Xialing perfectly. ‘STRONG IS BEAUTIFUL.’ Thank you Xu Xialing for being a role model for young Chinese girls. It’s been a long time coming.

Also, note to all directors. This is how you do a platonic friendship. God if the two friends continue into the MCU please please remember Director Daniel’s vision!

3) Action sequences

The fight scenes were so smooth, fluid and graceful. I’m not kidding you when I meant I could see every hit, every punch, every kick. Maybe skeptics would say that some were in slo-mo so I’ll leave it there but I’ve never felt so mesmerized and so calm by watching a fight scene. I would say that it is up there with Cap TWS as they are both equally action packed but in their own way.

4) Impactful part

Ying Nan with Shang-Chi! Where she simply just grabbed his hand and basically told him to relax as that’s the key to doing better. I think that spoke so much to me as I always had a problem relaxing when I was still active as a tennis player. I wish I realized sooner so that I didn’t have to go through so much confusion and emotional turmoil. Even now, I still find myself reminding that whatever I do, I have to be relaxed to give my best performance. So I’m glad this film reminded me again.

5) A bit dodgy

Haha ok well my friend pointed this out to me but I guess it’s film right so it’s all for the plot. But wow Katy really following her friend to stop his dad from potentially releasing soul sucking monsters into the world and then picking up some Katniss-level archery skills within a day(?) and practically saving Shang-Chi and Xialing (help I had serious Natasha-Vormir flashbacks during the film and this point)? But I guess I’ll close a blind eye to it hehe.

Overall stars: 4.5/5 ⭐️

If you’ve read till the end, I thank you sincerely with all my heart because this was hella long to type but I enjoyed doing so! Shang-Chi, you were such a pleasant ride and I hope to see more Asian (and POC) superheroes in the future of Marvel!

#shang chi #xialing #Katy #simu liu #zhangmenger #awkwafina #tony leung #representation #marvel #mcu phase 4 #I’m Chinese and I’m fucking proud of it #excuse my language

[meltwonu]

s n a k e     |     e y e s     [chapter 2]

pairing; snakehybrid!woozi x female!reader

this chapter’s notes; seokmin is a quokka hybrid in this and i know and if you dont know, quokkas actually spit out their food and eat it again but for the sake of seokmin not being gross in this, he doesn’t do that ok kjdhfks and also for those who dont know snakes smell by using their tongue so…. Very mild touching in this one( masturbation at the end hehe oops)!! I’ve also kinda changed some stuff around, not a big deal, but made it so it’d make more sense in this au!! hehe thank u for taking interest in snakehybrid!woozi 🥺💕

chapters; 1 - 2 - x - x - x

It’s a warm Sunday morning when Jihoon lugs his keyboard out into the sunroom. Mingyu’s already waiting there with the new hybrid at the adoption home, Seokmin. The smiley quokka-hybrid sleeps in the bedroom next to the snake hybrid and has a saccharine voice much like Jihoon himself. And despite Jihoon’s timid nature, he quite likes the company of the two younger hybrids.

“Hey Jihoon-hyung over here!”

There’s a clang when the keyboard accidentally taps the door frame to the sunroom and Jihoon has to pause to check for any scratches on the gift Seungcheol gave him.

“Yeah, yeah, yeah, hold on. I need to plug it in.”

Jihoon shrugs off his jacket, tossing it into a corner while he goes to set up the keyboard by the other two lounging in the sun.

“I was wondering if we could try working on that song from last time, hyung?” Seokmin’s head tilts cutely to the side as he makes space for Jihoon on the floor. “Um, sure. I can try to remember how to play it.”  Seokmin and Jihoon work together to craft a song while Mingyu watches in awe, scrambling to find the camera Seungcheol gave him so that he can snap some pictures of the two.

The three hybrids lounge in the sunroom for a few hours, basking in the warmth as they sing together, urging Mingyu to take part in it as well.

“You have a great singing voice, Mingyu! You should show it off sometimes too!!” The husky hybrid blushes, tail wagging furiously behind him. “Oh my god, shut up you’re embarrassing me!” Jihoon snickers as Seokmin and Mingyu really get into it, his fingers dancing delicately over the keys.

“Alright, time for lunch!”

The sudden voice breaks them out of their little tussle; eyes traveling to the figure standing in the doorway with a cart filled with food. “Seungcheol-hyung brought food!!” By nature, it’s Mingyu who gets up first, barreling into Seungcheol. He sheepishly apologizes, helping Seungcheol distribute the food between the three hybrids.

“Okay, I want you guys to enjoy your lunch because we have a special visitor afterwards! She’s actually a friend of mine and she’s kind of been wanting to adopt a hybrid so I asked her to come by. I know it’s really last minute but I figured she’d just come meet you guys. How’s that sound?”

“Yay, new people!” Seokmin replies cheerily with a mouth full of salad. Mingyu nods, he liked meeting new people, especially if they were friends of Seungcheol. Jihoon on the other hand feels his appetite leave him almost immediately. He hated it when people came to tour the adoption home. He knew the three of them weren’t the only occupants of Seungcheol’s adoption home but he still disliked the inevitable stares and questions he got.

“Um, yeah, that’d be...great.”

Jihoon tries to finish his food for the sake of not being hungry later but he can barely get it all down before  Jeonghan pops his head into the room. “Hey ‘Cheol, your friend is here.” The two leave together, leaving the three hybrids alone once again.

“Hey, do you think hyung’s friend is gonna adopt anyone?” Seokmin stretches out onto the floor by the piano, Mingyu in tow. “Dunno, but hyung said that she was looking to adopt so maybe?” The two delve into mindless chatter as Jihoon sits alone with his thoughts. He was thankful most of the time that they didn’t have many visitors because all it brought him was unneeded stress.

There’s a knock on the door, Mingyu yelling “come in!” from his place on the floor before a female laugh can be heard, Seungcheol’s voice accompanying it.

“And these are the three muskateers. Come say hi, everyone!” They all get up from their positions, each of them introducing themselves to you as Jihoon lags behind. “This shy one is Jihoon, he’s a snake hybrid.” Jihoon’s lips press into a firm line as he stares off to the side; mildly uninterested and a little bit anxious.

“Oh, interesting, a snake hybrid!”

Jihoon mentally grimaces. Usually when people came hoping to adopt, there were two typical reactions they had towards him. The first one was confusion; mainly because Jihoon didn’t have any physical features that a snake hybrid normally had. The second one was usually fascination with him being a snake hybrid. Jihoon almost preferred the former because it usually meant he’d stay at the adoption home and wouldn’t have to  do or change anything. The latter typically meant he’d potentially get adopted and whoever his owner was would find out he was too much maintenance for a hybrid that didn’t even look like one.

“If you don’t mind, do you think we can have a little chat together?” Your voice breaks him out of his thoughts as he finally looks you in the eye for the first time since you’d walked in. He’s hesitant, shooting Seungcheol a quick glance. “Um, Jihoon’s a little shy…”

“Oh, that’s okay then! I completely unders---”

“It’s fine. We can… talk.”

Jihoon’s palms feel clammy and his throat feels dry when Seungcheol escorts the other two hybrids out of the sunroom so that you can talk to him properly. The air feels awkward and somewhat tense when he turns his back towards you; settling down in front of the keyboard still placed on the floor.

“Sorry, I don’t mean to come off as harsh but what do you want? I’m sure Seungcheol told you about me or my history so...” You twiddle your thumbs, walking over to the windowsill to lean up against it as you watch him run his fingers along the keys.

“What do you mean?”

“You probably have a ton of questions right? Why don’t I have any hybrid features? Why do I look like a normal human? Do I have any weird appendages? How many times people have returned me here?” The room is quiet; only the sounds of the birds outside chirping filling in the awkward air.

“Not really. I didn’t come here looking to adopt a hybrid for the sake of their appearance or their rarity, I guess. I just… I don’t know, I guess I wanted a companion. I work at home a lot since I’m a writer and it gets lonely. Thought someone could keep me company. Or maybe someone wanted company.” Jihoon lets your words sink in, his fingers trembling as he presses down on a random key.

“Oh.”

A few days passed since meeting Jihoon and he had carefully agreed to you adopting him. The two of you had talked a little bit longer; Jihoon feeling more at ease with you than most of the people he’d met in the past. Seokmin had been sad that his new friend was leaving and Mingyu had been wary about the entire thing. But Jihoon had soothed them both; telling them that they’d probably see him soon anyway.

Seungcheol drives him to your apartment, Jihoon’s things in boxes in the trunk as he sits nervously in the front seat.

“Jihoon, I know you’re… this is a lot. It’s okay to feel anxious and nervous and.. I mean with everything in the past, I--”

“I know. You don’t have to feel sorry for me. It feels bad. Just… don’t be surprised when you see me back at the adoption place in like a week, okay?” He chuckles sadly, eyes focused on the scenery outside the window. Seungcheol sighs, hands gripping the wheel.

There’s three knocks on the door before you’re rushing to open it, vacuum still buzzing in the background as you all but rip the door open.

“Hey!” You shoot both the males a smile, tucking a strand of hair behind your ear. “Sorry I was in the middle of cleaning but come in!” You give them space to enter, Jihoon toeing off his shoes and setting them by yours at the entrance as he balances his prized keyboard in his arms. Seungcheol sets one of the boxes of Jihoon’s things down on the dinner table, wiping the sweat off his brow.

“Sadly the elevator was broken so we had to take the stairs. Who would’ve thought carrying one box of things up the stairs would be the death of me. Can I have some water?” Jihoon snorts, taking in the features of his new home as he sets the keyboard down by the sofa.

“‘Cheol, you’ve got the stamina of a 90 year old man.”

“Hey, it’s not easy being old okay!” You pass him a glass of water, trapezing around the vacuum cord to turn it off. “I wanted to be done cleaning up before you got here, Jihoon. Sorry, I’m a little slow, I’m used to it just being me here and just living in my filth I guess.” He shrugs, “S’okay, Mingyu usually leaves a mess around the place anyway. Guess you can say I’m used to living in filth.” Seungcheol sputters, wiping the water off of his chin. You can’t help but laugh, patting Seungcheol on the shoulder as you gesture Jihoon further into your place.

“Let me show you around!”

Seungcheol decides to get more of Jihoon’s stuff out of his car as Jihoon walks behind you cautiously down the hallway, only stopping when you get to the door at the end of the hall. “Um, This place has three bedrooms and mine is on the opposite side but I wasn’t sure if you’d want the room that was next to mine or if you wanted space? I’m using the other room as a workspace right now, so you can put your stuff in here for now while you get used to the place… And then if you change your mind, we can switch some stuff around!” Giving him a small smile, you tug the door open, letting him enter first and for once, Jihoon is shocked. The room is much larger than any room he’s ever had and he takes notice of all the fancy heaters and humidifiers already placed around the room.

“Wow…”

“Sorry, is it, like, too much? ‘Cheol said you had some heaters and stuff in your old room but I thought I’d get you some new ones… Kind of like a housewarming gift?”

“This is… nice. It’s, um, very kind of you.” He can feel a soft blush wash over his skin as he tugs his sleeves down over his hands. “I… like it a lot. Thank you.”

When Seungcheol finally leaves after bringing up all of Jihoon’s things, it’s finally time for the two of you to settle in. 

Jihoon’s safety net is gone and the reality of being in a new space has his anxiety spiking back up tenfold. “Hey, Jihoon?”

“Huh?”

“Sorry, didn’t mean to startle you or anything but I thought we’d order out for dinner if that’s okay? I’d usually cook but I think we’ve both had a long day. What do you think?”

“O-okay…” You can basically feel the nervousness radiating off of him as he awkwardly stands in the middle of the living room. “Jihoon, do you want to, um, I mean, you don’t have to stay out here if you don’t want to? You’re free to roam around if you’d like.” He shuffles closer to the sofa, biting his lip as he stares out the window.

“It’s… okay, I should m-maybe, um, spend some time with you? If that’s okay?” By now, his past owners would send him off to his shoebox of a room, only calling him out when it was necessary. Usually, he’d immediately plug in his keyboard by now, tuning out everything until he was just focused on composing something until he was needed.

Instead, he inches closer to the sofa, sitting down on the plush material as you put the last bit of cleaning supplies away and plop down onto the other side. “Hey, Jihoon? Can I be honest with you for a second?” He turns to you, nodding curiously. “I’m gonna be real, I did some research on snake hybrids but I couldn’t find much… I’m kind of inexperienced with the whole hybrid thing and even more uneducated when it comes to snake hybrids so… is there anything I should know? Like, snakes smell with their tongue, right? So, is it the same for you? Sorry if that’s offensive or something!” You watch the blonde haired male lick his lips, his leg bouncing slightly.

“Um, technically that’s correct. But snake hybrids still can use their human noses, it’s just… more intense when we use our tongues. Uh…” A blush settles on his cheeks, his mind no doubt going in a different direction than he intended. “Just, yeah, m-more intense, that’s all. Some foods might be more off-putting for us because of that. And, to be fair, I don’t… have many features that most snake hybrids have anyway. It’s just my surroundings and I guess some of my mannerisms? I basically exist normally other than that.”

You nod appreciatively; glad that Jihoon was willing to open up to you, even if it was only a little at a time. It would take a lot of getting used to on your part and his, but he seemed okay for now, albeit still timid. “I just want you to know that even though I adopted you as a hybrid, I don’t want you to think that I think less of you. I think of us as equals!” You turn to him smiling; ecstatic when he turns to face you as well.

“You have the freedom to do whatever you want here as long as it’s not destroying stuff, I guess. And if you need anything, you’re more than welcome to ask me! I’m home a lot since I’m a writer but I do have to pop into my editor’s office every now and then. But if you want to go out and eat or… um, I dunno, maybe go for a walk in the park? I’m always down to go!” Now it’s your turn to blush as he watches you, his fingers interlocked in his lap as he sits there quietly processing what you’ve said.

“I… thank you, you’re a lot kinder than any of my previous owners.”

Jihoon is on cloud nine when you tell him that he can pick what dinner he wants to have, eyes scanning over all the options on the food delivery app on your phone.

“I mean, as long as you don’t run up a $100 bill on food, you can pick whatever you want!” He chuckles quietly, clicking on various items and adding it to the cart. “Thank you for letting me pick dinner.”

“Yeah, it’s no problem! It’s your first night here, I want you to feel comfortable. This also reminds me that I need to get you a phone, just in case and also so you don’t get bored.”

The pretty flush doesn’t leave Jihoon’s face the rest of the night, even as the two of you sit at the dinner table eating the fried chicken and soda combination Jihoon picked out. The cute snake hybrid apparently had an obsession with the sweet drink, downing cups of it as you took mental notes to buy some for him later. And for the first time, you see him genuinely smile as he eats, cute lips curving up as he polishes off the rest of the food.

A crumb sits at the corner of his lips, and by instinct you lean over, thumb already next to his mouth before you can even stop yourself. There’s a pause, Jihoon’s eyes wide as you swipe at the crumb, ready to settle back into your seat when Jihoon’s hand comes up, wrapping around your wrist and holding you there.

“I, oops, I should’ve just told you there was a crumb! Sorry!”

You laugh awkwardly, hoping he doesn’t accidentally snap your wrist because you just invaded his personal space. Instead, you watch as he brings your hand closer to his mouth, pink tongue peeking out as he swipes at your thumb. You try to not question it, convincing yourself it might just be a snake thing, so you let him do whatever it is he’s doing as he begins to nose at your palm. It feels ticklish; your hand wanting to close at the feeling, but you can’t deny the way your body heats up on instinct, the innocent gesture riling up your thoughts about the snake hybrid for some reason. There was no denying how handsome he was; blonde hair falling into his sharp eyes and a lean but slightly muscular form.

Trying to shake off your thoughts, your eyes flit to the hand currently wrapped around your wrist and you can’t help but admire how delicate and pretty his hands were. Again, your mind conjures up situations that you probably shouldn’t be thinking about right now and you really hope Jihoon can’t tell.

When he decides he’s done, he lets go of your wrist, quietly taking a sip of his drink before setting it down on the tabletop again. “Um, sorry. I don’t… I just wanted to, um, s-smell you? I guess, um, snake thing, probably. Just wanted to get to know my, uh, owner.” You nod at his explanation, settling back into your seat as you try to push out all the inappropriate thoughts you just had.

“You’re very warm.”

That night when you split off for bed, you wish him a good night's rest; making sure the snake hybrid has everything he needs before you make a beeline for your bedroom, hastily locking the door behind you as you get ready for bed.  There really was no denying how attractive Jihoon was, but damn, he had literally just moved in today and your mind and heart were already racing. You try to think of everything but Jihoon when you slip under your covers for bed and hope that you can get a good night’s rest yourself.

But you feel bad. Really really bad. You’re almost certain satan has a special seat in hell for people like you. 

But you can’t help the way your hands roam all over your body as you lay under the bed sheets, fingers deep inside your pussy as you imagine them to be Jihoon’s instead. It was questionably an innocent gesture earlier, but your mind can’t help but conjure images of his tongue all over your skin and his delicate fingers fucking you nice and hard. The contrast of his colder skin on your warm skin has your toes curling imagining him playing with your nipples and wrapped around your throat. Damn, you think, I really need to get laid soon or this’ll get bad.

You’re almost certain your lip is bleeding from how hard you’re trying to keep your moans in when you cum around your fingers; the image of a particular snake hybrid dancing behind your eyelids even when the bliss starts to ebb away.

Muttering curses underneath your breath, you get up, wiping your wet fingers onto your shirt as you tug it off and throw it into the hamper, sliding off your wet panties and chucking them in as well. Sighing, you really hope Jihoon’s sense of smell isn’t as strong as other hybrids as you step into your closet to get a change of clothes.

Realization hits you like a brick when the back of your head slams against the pillow once you lay back down.

This was going to be harder than you expected.

#woozi smut #seventeen smut #svt smut #seventeen scenarios #seventeen imagines #svt imagines #svt scenarios #snakehybrid!woozi #woozi scenarios #woozi imagines

[bee-s-honey]

Hi! Congrats on 100! Glad to be one of them. Could I get a matchup for the event from the primary HxH list? I'm very over 18, goth lady, bookstore management team. I'm curvy and pale and dye my hair dark green. The qualities I like best about myself are my wit and my willingness to try just about anything once. I like dancing, crafting, reading, writing, and linguistics. I'm very, very outgoing, and have an easy time making friends and finding adventures. I'm an ENFP Taurus, if that helps.

Thank you!

Hi! Glad you're one of them too yay! I hope you're having a good day/night (^‿^)

Event link✧

I got 1 for ya✨

1. Hisoka (this is the FIRST time I've given him to someone so yayay)

The vibes just matched so much.

First of all, willingness to try about anything, finding adventures and an outgoing but cool nature?? It's all perfect.

He would love to dance with you! And see all your writing and your favorite books just for fun.

Not only does your general energy match but you would look good together too! Curvy goth lady with dyed hair- amazing! (I dyed mine green too a lil ago hehe)

He would love you being outgoing and ENFPs sound like a pretty good match for him

I didn't do more, but mainly none matched your overall vibe, I hope that's ok!

Ones I almost put: Leorio, Chrollo

#hxh #anime #hunter x hunter #hxh matchup #hunter x hunter event

[flipsideds]

🍄 - What’s one bad habit you know you have in writing? // 🍁 - How do you want to explore your muse further? Is there a wishlist?

🍄 –– what’s one bad habit you know you have in writing ?

one. just one ?  

                  i like em-dashes too much.

kidding. oh, golly. just one. i’ll try :

i like to run. i tend to procrastinate when i think an article, email, reply, story, et cetera won’t turn out as i’d like it to. it’s an instinct i’ve got going; i kind of... know when it won’t click. ( that’s the virgo in me. i very well damn edit before my words are even on the page. )

writing truly is my refuge but... it can also sometimes serve as a grotesque mirror for myself –– if i feel that line wearing thin, i tend to seclude for a while. not away from the craft entirely, just... into writing of a different form. so where people traditionally get writer’s block, i just pack up and move to a new writing block. ( hehe. seewhatididthere. )

replies not going well ?  let’s work on the personal portfolio site. novel hit a bump ? on to some poetry. my own voice pissing me off ( more likely than you think ! ) ?  time to start a new script, so there’s no space for it. all in all, i think this comes back to running from myself. which isn’t novel; it’s not all that profound. we all do it every day, you know ?  in leaps, in bounds. in stress baking at 2am on a tuesday, in dusting enough cinnamon on lattes to burn our throats. in the little things. and sometimes, rightly, in the big ones.

call it an anti-cliché, because it is : 

i don’t want to see myself in my own work. so whenever that happens in high potency, i dip the heck out of there. just for a bit. until i no longer have that metaphysical aftertaste. and then ? i’m back. all’s gucci. i write. run. repeat. hence the hellishly disorganized docs folder. hence these sometimes infrequent replies of mine.

🍁 –– how do you want to explore your muse further? is there a wishlist ?

i consider myself very lucky with flip –– he tends to write himself ( after asking politely, of course ) . i would love expose an older half-brother connection i’ve got brewing. that would be very interesting, plopping flip into a scenario where he may or may not reveal his identity, thus bringing his familial tally up to 1. he’s survived with 0 for so long. how would he handle that, knowing he’s not as... alone ?  how would he feel, having this stranger ask so many questions about him ( he’s so rarely fielded questions about himself over the years ) ?

going off of that. flip’s come off a terrible year. his bakery burned down. his adoptive brother/guardian and best friend went with it. he’s here in chicago for a new start, but... there’s bound to be circumstances that remind him of home. that rekindle the lingering ashes from that heartache. i’d love to play with that, to get his feet wet in... in having no choice but to communicate his sorrows. flip’s mighty good at staying agreeable, staying quiet. he’s a conversational pushover. having someone see into that and understand why ? and how ? i’m not quite sure he’d know what to do.

and that right there, that excites me.

#meme monday. #did i make this gif icon just so i could have james as my mun fc.. we won't taco bout it #҉ the missing linc ! ooc.

[intervital]

#100BrightMoments On April 7th, I'm going to start #The100DayProject where you do something creative daily for 100 days. Mine will revolve around bright moments where each creation must benefit at least one individual, and they can be my(future)self. Maybe a kind letter, a favorable review, portrait, etc. Something that can brighten someone's day. It doesn't necessarily have to be finished in a single day, but much progress must be done. Me and my future self can't be the recipient more than ten times.

Here are some ideas, and I'd like to do at least 30/42. For fun, each icon is based on the previous task. I really enjoyed doodline hehe:

💡 Fan mail

💌 Zine review

(Stapler) origami

(Book corner origami on a page) mail art [small scale artwork sent via post]

(Stamp) message of hope [mail a positive art work to be hung in the store windows of The Imaginarium of L. Delaney in New Orleans]

(Hung up sign of a butterfly) bookmark

🔖 Ode

(Scribbled lines then by Eileen) junk journal [handbound notebooks composed of junk ephemera like security envelopes, flyers, receipts, greeting cards, stationery, packaging, etc]

✂️ Care package

📦 Legacy The Sketchbook Project [original & tiny sized sketchbook projects for my future children]

(Lil & big ones) Art-o-mat® - Don't Go 'Round Artless! prototype [a hand-crafted small art object sold in converted cigarette machines across the nation. Maybe tiny junk journals?]

(Wooden block with a 💜) video for future ei [message for 5 years from now, when I'm 40, after giving birth, first time I fall in love]

📽️ Prayer

🕯️Time capsule [doesn't have to be buried, but should be sealed and has a written to open date]

(Shovel) @abandonedb2dbc on instagram (my guerilla art project where I abandon (loosely) connected books, lit mags, inspired written works & small gifts. Not sure how it'll work during Covid-19, but maybe I can catch up with the blog & story I didn't do for the last one.]

(Park bench has a ribbon wrapped book with gifts and a 🌼 beside it) The World Needs More Love Letters [a global project where each month you send letters to struggling recipients who could use some light]

(A stack of 📃✉️) book review

(Five ⭐s surrounding a 📗) meal

🍽️ The Wander Society

(⭕ with a ⚡ inside) printable [I'm not a graphic design whiz but maybe I can write up some quotes in ornate boxes? Idk lol]

(Sheet with different shapes) stickers

[My 2 in 1 sprocket printing out a sticker photo] flower arrangement

💐 Journal w/ me [video of me creating journal spread]

💻 Creative prompt

(Try with scribbled lines) underrated TV show review

📺 Sci-fi short film screenplay [an outline or a few pages]

(Potted Venus flytrap) guerilla art [artwork in public, so chalk quotes, zines outside, surprise bouquets, seed bombs. can't go outside unless absolutely necessary so maybe craft some stuff for when I can]

(🗑️ Next to a 📮 with a 🌟 sticker) cairn [artful stack of rocks, usually found in parks or hikes]

(Rocks on top of each other) #messagestoc [100 different messages in a 100 places, think I'm only on 4 lol. I'll just make one and save it for later]

(📖 With a postcard inserted) portrait [can be a photo]

📸 Book dedication [pick a book I wanna gift and write something sweet on the inside front cover]

(Dear --- I love you. Eileen) Rowan Hisayao Buchanan's # tinyisolations [she gives a weekly flash fiction/small art prompt. Randomly selected winners get sent money and also choose another person or charity that could use the help]

(☁️S surrounding a hot air balloon) Spotify playlist

🎵 @thedigitalsala (Twitter & Instagram handle) contribution [virtual Filipinx lit+ festival. Maybe I can read a piece, write a recap, organize a panel, transcribe]

🛋️ Guest blog [no clue where lol but maybe it'll manifest]

{Profile pic beneath ....... Eileen Ramos is a bipolar) video of a reading [preferably of my own work. But it would be fun to read a favorite poem or passage of an underrated author]

▶️ Handlettering [my handwriting is shitty but I think it'd be fun to try to do a quote. I could use the practice lol]

(📝 With a ✒️) Kleroteria [was chosen to write an email to be sent to 10k inboxes awhile ago. I have an idea but need more info & add other stuff. At most 3k characters, no pictures, links are ok, no ads]

📬 verse.press poetry playlist [website where you can create a themed list of poems]

(V icon) column [working on a pitch for a lit website; need to streamline & narrow it down]

(Greek column) FOUND Magazine entry [found magazine collects contributions of found notes. I have something to submit but idk where I placed them. Hopefully I'll come across it]

(Found mag logo) learningtoloveyoumore.com task [70 assignments by Miranda July & Harrell Fletcher which can be take a picture of your parents kissing, write the phone call you when you could have, recreate a poster you had as a teenager, photograph a significant outfit, write down a recent argument]

#100BrightMoments #the100dayproject #100dayproject #my oh mine #to do #doodles #handwriting #list

[a-bit-too-much-of-a-zelda-fan]

LinkedUniverse Fanfic Ch. 10: Noontime Nightmares (pt. 1)

Stop! You’ve Violated the Law!

So, you’ve stumbled upon this original post for my Linked Universe fanfiction. That’s okay, it happens to everyone. As of March 2021, I’ve uploaded the entirety of this fanfic to my Archive of Our Own page. Along with finally giving the story a name–Oops! All Links: A Linked Universe Story–I made substantial edits to some of the chapters. These range from minor stylistic revisions to fixing a gaping plot hole that kinda completely broke the character conflict in the earlier chapters. I also renamed and renumbered (but not reordered) the chapters. Specifically, this is now Chapter 12: Noontime Nightmares.

The AO3 iterations of these chapters are the definitive versions. So, if you would like to read this fanfiction, please do so on AO3, right here. With this embedded link. Hehe. Geddit? Link?

Note: My screen name on AO3 is FrancisDuFresne. Yes, that is me. I am not plagiarizing myself.

Anyway, for posterity’s sake, the rest of the original post is below the cut.

That dark forest the Links entered last chapter of my @linkeduniverse fan narrative? Yeah, it’s pretty dark. Part 1 of 2. Word Count: 2418

Nearly all light was blocked by the forest’s dense tree canopy. The heroes were glad they decided to light their lanterns, but even they seemed to not be able to pierce more than a few yards into the darkness. Wild was reminded of a similar forest north of his Hyrule Castle. He hoped they would not encounter the monsters he did there here, too.

The Links spent two uneasy hours walking through the woods. Twilight hadn’t sensed anything strange in his wolf form, but that didn’t sate their feeling they were being watched. Wild still had two arrows nocked on his bow; Warrior instructed him to fire at Twilight’s signal. Warrior was determined to neither get ambushed nor be defeated in one.

“I don’t like this,” Hyrule whispered. Holding his lantern at arm’s length, he still could barely see Legend ahead of him.

“None of us do,” Legend replied. “Unless one of us does. Does anyone like this?”

Time smiled. At least one of them was trying to keep the mood light. “No, I can’t say I’m very fond of this.”

Wind, used to sunny days on the high seas and night sky starlight playing off the water, agreed. “Yeah, not the biggest fan.”

Twilight was put on edge by the suffocating darkness. His heightened senses as a wolf could barely pierce it. It brought to mind the dark cloud that sent the group out of the illusory world of the burning village. That thought unnerved him even more. There was nothing except the faint scent of his friends behind him and darkness ahead.

Three more hours of this? He thought. I almost want something to happen… Wait.

A new scent appeared. It was familiar. The stench of rot and death, a few yards ahead and to the right. Looks like I jinxed it.

The Wolf barked and pointed his head in the direction. With no hesitation, Wild loosed his arrows. The THWIP of the them hitting a target bounced and echoed off the trees. Now fully alert, the others clipped their lanterns of their belts and drew their weapons. Wild nocked two more arrows as Sky moved ahead of him and Twilight.

They walked slowly towards what may be a slain monster. The light of their lanterns fell upon a stag pinned to a tree. It was dead. Two arrows stuck out of its neck; that they expected. What they didn’t anticipate was a massive spear skewering the poor animal through its side. The weapon was long as Time would be tall with Twilight standing on his shoulders, and nearly as thick as a small birch tree. From what was exposed of the head, it seemed to be a jagged, razor sharp rock of some kind. It was shoddily tied together with old ropes.

The stag, pinned to the tree by the spear, seemed to have been dead for a week at least. Flies buzzed around it, and it reeked horribly. Hesitantly approaching it, Sky’s lantern showed it was missing its hind legs. He gagged. He turned back to the group and shook his head as if to say, this isn’t good.

“What the…” Hyrule said as he inched toward the carrion. “What could have done this?”

Wild’s thoughts raced. “Something big. Hinox, maybe?”

“Hinox aren’t that big,” Four said. “Only ten feet, max.”

“Yours, maybe,” Wild replied. “Mine are giants. Five times my height, easy.”

“Oh.”

“What’s a Hinox?” Wind asked. He said it almost as if not wanting an answer.

“Big, muscle-y creatures,” Legend explained. “One-eyed, love bombs…”

“Love bombs?” Wild scoffed. “What kind of Hinox are you guys used to?”

“Something more explosive than yours, apparently.”

Time didn’t like this one bit. “Cut the chatter. We need to be on guard. This thing probably likes prey that stand around and talk.”

“And something tells me we’re the perfect prey,” Hyrule muttered.

Suddenly, Twilight barked again. Following the wolf’s snout, Wild pulled his bow’s string and let two arrows fly. Another THWIP. The heroes warily followed the sound. Their lanterns’ light fell upon a what looked like a fox, again affixed to a tree. The entire font half of its body seemed to have been torn off. This time, a man-sized halberd held it in place. Time pulled it free. He shook off the fox and held the weapon out to the others.

It was finely made, with smooth curves, a polished head, and stained wood. The blacksmith who made it was clearly a skilled one. The materials looked expensive. “This is no traveler’s spear,” Four observed. “This belonged to a knight.”

“So,” Wind ventured, “where’s the knight?”

Warrior looked down at him with one eyebrow raised. “Do you really have to ask?”

“Not really.”

“Figured. Well, it looks like whatever thing is, it’s several yards tall, can use weapons, and has a taste for raw meat.”

“Hm…” Wild put all these pieces together in his head. “I’m definitely thinking a hinox like the ones I’ve seen. Funny, I had to fight one in a forest like this.”

“At least you’ll have experience, then,” Hyrule said. “Plus, you have us now.”

Twilight was still transformed. He was trying to pick up any other scents. As his companions were talking, he picked something faint up. What’s more, he felt a soft rumbling under his paws. Almost like multiple sets of footsteps… He tried to pinpoint where it was coming from, but it was all around them. He looked to the others. They hadn’t noticed any of it. He transformed back.

“Guys, we have company,” he said. “From all directions. Sounds like footsteps and smells… not good. Worse than this carrion.”

“Yep,” Wild confirmed. “Hinox.”

“Is that plural?” Legend asked Twilight.

“Yes.”

“Great.”

Warrior looked to the resident amnesiac. “What can we expect?”

“Five times our size, fat, dim, sometimes armored around the legs. I usually used spears because it’s not safe to get too close to them. They’ll create shockwaves by beating the ground with their hands, and like jumping and crushing people under their rears. Time, pass me that halberd.”

Time handed it over. He was better with a sword anyway. Wild took it and tossed it between his hands, as if checking its balance. He readied it in both hands and took a stab into the darkness. Then he twirled it into one hand, then the next, then back. The hero nodded, evidently pleased with the quality of the weapon. It also gave him an excuse not to use his shield, which he stole from a Stalfos and wasn’t comfortable at all.

“Twilight?” Warrior asked. “How many did you sense?”

“I couldn’t tell for sure. Four or more.”

“Then I’m not sure if we should split up.”

“I should be able to take one myself,” Wild pointed out.

“Right. Pairs for the rest of us, then?”

Before anyone could respond, the footsteps Twilight heard began to become audible to them. A few seconds later, the stench hit them too. Twilight was right, it was coming from all directions. “We’re being surrounded,” Sky said. “We might want to get creative with our weapons.”

“I agree,” Time assented. “If swords aren’t working, don’t hesitate to use anything you need.”

Now the footsteps were growing louder. In a few seconds, the monsters would be upon them. The heroes’ lanterns were infuriatingly dim in the oppressing darkness. Warrior pulled out his Fire Rod. “I can’t take these shadows, we’re sitting ducks!”

He held the Fire Rod aloft and ignited the tip with a layer of flame. The firelight illuminated not four, not five, but nine Hinox less than ten yards away. Wild’s description of them was accurate, the others silently confirmed. The reek of the monsters filled the heroes’ nostrils, forcing them to hold back gags. They readied their weapons. Swords and shields glinted from the fire. “New plan,” Warrior whispered. “One-on-one. Got it? Break.”

In a flash, Wild stowed his halberd and drew his bow. He nocked three arrows and fired them straight into the nearest Hinox’s single eye. The giant monster recoiled with a deafening roar, reached up to its face, and tore the arrows out of its eye. Blood splattered the ground, but the injury didn’t seem to bother the Hinox. It kept moving forward. Wild gaped at it. That usually did some serious damage. Only nine arrows left... Wild thought. Got to conserve them.

The others saw this and stared at the monster. Not many creatures can take three arrows in the eye and keep going. Wild slung his bow over his shoulder and drew his new halberd. He rushed at the Hinox. It stared down at this tiny man sprinting at it, confused by the sight. Most things ran from it. Undeterred, it raised its hand to squish the puny thing. As it was about to bring the three-fingered hand down, Wild jumped to the side. He readied the spear.

The young hero’s feet skidded on the leafy forest floor. Taking a half-second to ground his feet, he stared down his target. Aiming straight at the Hinox’s fat gut, he let loose a flurry of stabs. Again and again, the finely-crafted halberd pierced the monster’s tough skin, sending blood into the air. Wild felt flecks hit his face as he attacked. He worked his fingers furiously, turning the spear slightly with each stab, the axe-like head digging in and tearing flesh as it exited.

The monster roared in either fury or agony, Wild didn’t care. Its entrails torn, it stumbled onto its back with a deafening THUD. Wild ran around to its side and jammed the halberd between the Hinox’s ribs. He used the spear’s handle to vault onto the monster, pounded his boot into its chin, and leapt upward. He twirled the weapon above his hand, secured his grip on it, and spiraled downward.

The halberd’s head bored straight into the Hinox’s eye. After three rotations, Wild righted himself, dug his boot into the monster’s forehead, and jumped to the ground. The roaring stopped. The felled monster ceased its writhing and went limp. Wild cast a look at it to ensure it was dead. Satisfied with his work, he went on to help his friends.

…

By now, Sky was working on his own Hinox. He drew his Beetle and shot it to the side. The flying weapon distracted the brute. It swiped its hands through the air, trying to swat it down. The hero saw a moment to strike. He rushed to the monster’s leg, hoping to cripple it. He raised the Master Sword and made an inward slash. The blade struck the wooden guard the Hinox wore on its leg. It was stuck.

Sky yanked on the handle to free the blade from the wood. One tug didn’t work. Two. Three. The blade came free and Sky stumbled backward. By now, the monster remembered its prey. It turned back around to face Sky. Spotting the puny Hylian, it crouched down. It was preparing to jump. Sky remembered Wild’s words and turned tail.

He was several yards away by the time the Hinox’s enormous behind slammed into the ground. The shockwave still threw him forward. Narrowly dodging a faceplant, Sky managed to get back on his feet. The Hinox was coming for him again. Sky’s eyes darted around the monster, trying to find a weak point. There! he thought. Found one!

The young swordsman spotted what he was looking for. The wooden guards the Hinox was wearing were held in place by some frayed ropes. That was something Sky could work with. He drew his scattershot and filled the its pocket with pellets. He pulled back, aimed for the eye, and let go. He knew it wouldn’t do much to stop the brute, but it would distract it. With the monster blinking away the tiny ammunition, Sky made his move.

Taking off at a sprint, he replaced the scattershot with his sword and ran underneath the Hinox. At just the right moment, he made two deft swipes. The ropes sliced apart and their load fell to the ground. The Hinox was still trying to figure out what was happening when Sky ran back the way he came. He held the Master Sword aloft and charged a skyward strike. Lowering it to his side, he ran under the Hinox and spun on his heel. The charged spin attack sliced clean through the monster’s legs. Sky ran clear before it collapsed in a heap on the ground. It wasn’t going anywhere anytime soon.

…

The world froze. Wind was holding the Phantom Sword aloft, using its time-stop ability. All sound and breeze stopped as he dashed around the Hinox. He had to make the most of this moment. He took his hookshot out mid-step, held it in his right hand, and readied it. He aimed up and chose his target.

With a squeeze of the trigger, the chained weapon fired out into the stagnant air. It dug itself into the side of the monster’s head. Wind knew it wouldn’t dig deep enough to do any serious damage, but he wasn’t planning on it. He picked up more speed as he sprinted. By now he was directly behind the Hinox.

The hero kicked his feet off the ground into a high leap. At the apex of his jump, he squeezed the trigger on the hookshot again. The chain retracted, shooting Wind into the air. Using the momentum of his leap, he rushed up to the monster’s neck. He raised his sword. A split second from hitting the Hinox, he swung the Phantom Sword.

SWISH! The blade cut straight through the nape of monster’s neck, severing its spinal cord. Wind felt time begin to restart. He planted his feet on the slowly collapsing Hinox’s neck and pushed off into a backflip. He landed on the ground and was just retracting the hookshot’s tip as time resumed fully. The titan collapsed on forest floor. In quite literally no time, the young hero had felled the giant.

The Phantom Sword was exhausting to use without the fairy Ciela’s help, so Wind took a moment to recover his strength. He looked up at the rest of the fight. The others were still working on their Hinox. He could just barely see them through the darkness. He smiled at the sight. The Hinox looked tough, but his friends seemed to be having an easy enough time fighting them. Nice, he thought. Gimme a sec, boys. I’ll be right there.

#linkeduniverse fanfiction #linkeduniverse #my own #my writing #fanfic #Noontime Nightmares

[strawberryeuphie]

i was tagged by @buttercupagere​ and didnt realize until now! 😳😨 well, better late than never!

🌸💗🌱 age regression asks 🌱💗🌸

1. Do you have a caregiver?

yes! my boyfriend ~ 

2. What is your regression age?

4-6 i would say, but i tend to be 6 more often! 

3. How many stuffies do you have?

way too many to count..... on my bed alone theres at least 15, in my room at least 25, and waaaayyyy more in storage. over 300 for sure... >~< lots of them are from when i was young though! 

4. What’s your favorite Disney movie to watch when regressed?

tangled! ♡

5. Do you like to listen to music when regressed? If so, what song(s)?

sometimes ~ nothing in particular, just video game and cartoon osts or upbeat girl group kpop songs, or learning kindergarten songs! 

6. Who’s your favorite Disney princess?

oooh... belle and cinderella, i can’t choose! 

7. What’s your favorite TV show to watch when regressed?

sofia the first, caillou, sesame street, rugrats, bubble guppies, my little pony, reading rainbow, mickey mouse clubhouse, gravity falls, spongebob squarepants, angelina ballerina, the goodnight show with nina and star, and the loud house!

8. Do you like reading stories/oneshots about age regression? If so, what is your favorite one?

hmm... not that i know of! it’s been a long time since i read anything (namely fanfiction) involving age regression. 

9. What outfit(s) do you like to wear when regressed?

dresses! i like long ones, short ones, colorful ones, poofy ones, monochrome ones, collared ones, nature-y ones, princess-y ones, overall dresses, and more! i wear dresses and nighties 97% of the time when i regress ~ 

10. Would you rather spend a day at the playground or at the fair?

playground, for sure! i love things that aren’t costly and aren’t too crowded or loud or with lots of fast rides or tall rides... hehe ^_^,

11. Do you have any age regression gear? If so, what is it?

sippy cups, loads of pacifiers, two plate + bowl + flatware sets, pull-ups and goodnites, books, some kids clothes that fit me, a onesie from amazon, a teether, some rattely toys, books, dollies, plushies, kids snacks, kids sunscreen, baby wipes, baby soap, bath toys, a canopy, bed pad, siderails.... uhhh... i think that sums it up? 

12. What’s your favorite candy?

flavored gummy candies (any kind without gluten) and plain chocolate (any flavor)! 

13. Do you like bubble baths?

yes! very very veryyyy relaxing ~ 

14. Would you rather eat a PB & J or mac & cheese?

PB&J for sure! i get gluten free ones all the time ~ 

15. Do you watch age regression YouTubers? If so, who?

i havent been watching any recently! anybody want me to check theirs out or start my own...? 

16. Would you rather adopt a duckling or a chick?

a chick! 🐣🐥 peep peep peep! they are like little puffy popcorns bouncing around with tiny feeties and they are bright yellow and fuzzy and sleepy and i love thems! 

17. Do you like using pacifiers when regressed? If you don’t have any, would you be willing to try?

i use them! i have dermatillomania so pacifiers help me from biting my skin or picking it, because i have something else to kinda focus on if that makes sense...?

18. Disney, Dreamworks, or neither?

both ~!! why choose?

19. Does anyone IRL know you’re an age regressor?

yes!

20. What would your dream age regression playroom look like?

hmmmm... lots of windows for sunny days, painted lavender, butterfly decorations, disney princess pottery barn kids bedding on a white wooden daybed with side rails for napping, a plastic table for tea parties and arts n crafts, fluffy pink and butterfly rugs on white carpets so my knees dont hurt when i play, a plastic princess toy chest that you can also sit on, my canopy corner with big beanie bags where i can read all my books that are on shelves, an essential oils diffuser for relaxing scents, bunk beds for my american girl dollies, barbie dreamhouse for my barbies, fairy lights all over, princess dress up closet and vanity, foam mat and jumbo playmat and maybe even a playpen for really stressful days so i can have my own lil space and make it cozy! 

21. How did you find out about age regression?

i’ve always doen it without realizing and didnt really get why everyone else around me was “growing up” so fast. i played pretend and played with toys and only watched cartoons until 14 years old. once i was on tumblr a few years later i saw “d//d//l//g” in someones blog description and wondered what it was, i looked it up and saw a lifestyle similar to mine visually but also really different, so i secretly would check the tag from time to time and be really happy but also feel i didnt quite belong... then of course, discourse emerged and morality issues started occurring and i found cglre and age regression and felt much better about making my little blog and sharing my joy of childhood and regressing and bettering my mental health with others! 

22. Describe your perfect age regression playdate.

playground time on a sunny day, going to the disney store/a toy store and then getting ice cream or another snack we can eat, playing in playroom together...! also a sleepover. cuz bubblebath and pajamas time and warm milkies and the goodnight show together and pillow forts... waaah! 

23. Would you rather play with stuffies or dolls?

aaaah! both! stop with hard questions waahhhhh 

24. Do you like reading books when regressed? If so, which one(s)?

oh gosh i love to read! i have old books for my childhood that my parents saved, and i still read them now. my favorites right now are kevin henkes’ mouse books, the jumbo disney books with multiple stories in them, and little golden books, but theres also some other random ones i cant remember right away ahaha!

25. Bottles, sippy cups, or neither?

sippies for me ~ but i like the stage 2 (?) nuk bottles!

26. Do you like chocolate milk?

YES ~ chocolate almond breeze is... so yummy

27. Describe your dream stuffie. (Color, animal, size, texture, etc.)

puffy, big, soft but not too fluffy, a kitty cat, any color... oh i already have hims! hehehehe 

28. Onesies or overalls?

ummm... onesies! 

29. If you could have any mythical creature be your best friend, what would you choose?

do mermaids count? mermaids! i cant swim well so my mermaid friend could help me learn ~ 

30. My Little Pony or Paw Patrol?

my little pony ♡

#euphie babbles

[kingakatsuki13-blog]

RWBY: Fall for a Rose VOL 1

Chapter 1: Fall meets Rose

It was on. After all the training and planning, the insurmountable time slowly chipping away at their foe's defenses, the years needed to build up their force to their zenith, at long last had the time come to strike. At last was the time to finally execute the hammer stroke that would mark the beginning of the end of their enemies and the final road to humanity's ruin. For millennia the master plan of her master, the Grimm lady Salem had been carefully nurtured and cultivated by the malevolent woman. It had long been her master's utmost desire to see humanity crumble; to wither and die, all done in an effort to spite the Gods and the one who had betrayed her. It would begin with the destruction of Beacon Academy and the acquisition of the Fall Maiden's power by herself. Soon she would finally have the power she had desired for so long. The power to take vengeance upon all those who had wronged her, to never be weak again but most of all its power would aide not only in attaining her master's goal, but also her own.

These were the thoughts of Cinder Fall as she walked the empty halls of Beacon Academy. With cascading obsidian locks, eyes crafted of amber, skin of snow and a physique that warriors dreamed of, Cinder was an alluring and encapsulating young woman. The Haven Academy uniform she wore at that moment also aided in enhancing her mesmerizing appearance. Only a year or two out of her teens, it gave her the youthful air of someone still naïve to the reality of the world, while adding an appearance of professionalism. However, as her thoughts revealed, her personality did not match her regal appearance. Cinder Fall despised the world around her. She held contempt for nearly everything or anyone she had come in contact with. There were save few that did not earn her scorn, the most prominent was, of course, her master, the wicked witch, Salem. When Cinder was young and had already lost and suffered so much to the unforgiving world of Remnant, it was Salem who had saved her and offered her the chance to attain the power to make her desires a reality. There were very few others that she held she seemed to have affection for but aside from them Cinder hated all of Remnant and could not wait to see it all burn. With her master's plan at last proceeding into the first phase of its endgame, Cinder simply chuckled to herself as a sly grin carved its way onto her face. She and her team had already slipped unnoticed into one of the world's strongest bastions of hope, Beacon Academy. Hidden beneath arguably the best Huntsman institution lay two deep and powerful secrets. It was Cinder's purpose to not only find and collect these secrets but to ensure that Beacon and its headmaster burned in the process.

'Soon. Very soon that power will, at last, be mine,' the dark-haired beauty thought to herself as she failed to notice her surroundings and thus She wasn't prepared for when someone shouted, "Watch out!"

Within an instant of the audible warning, the one who uttered it collided with the disciple of Salem, knocking the both of them to the ground. As her bottom landed unceremoniously to the floor, Cinder could only grunt in slight annoyance. Normally, one would react rather hostile to someone slamming into them and having them fall to the ground in such an undignified manner, however, Cinder Fall was not most people. As annoying what had transpired was, Cinder merely brushed it off as a mere triviality. The raven-haired pyromancer simply sighed as she began her attempts to arise from the floor when to her surprise a hand was thrust forward offering assistance.

"Oh, my gods I'm so sorry! Please let me help you up!" came the voice of apparently a young girl, the one who had crashed into her, already on her uniform styled shoe covered feet and offering to remedy her unintended transgression.

Cinder's amber colored eyes looked up curiously as she took in the sight of the young women with the outstretched hand The girl standing before her appeared to be around slightly younger than herself, perhaps five years her junior. She wore the standard beacon uniform. Similar to that of Haven's with some minor changes, the uniform was black with a gold trim accompanied with a red-checkered skirt. Yet, what stood out most with her attire was the addition of a rather unique red cape and hood. The young huntress' complexion was that of snow with cheeks the color of a rose. She had hair that was a fascinating mixture of red and black but her most striking feature as Cinder looked up at the Beacon student, was her eyes. The visual orbs that stared down upon Cinder appeared as if they shined with silver liquid. Cinder could not pull her sight away from them as she moved to grasp the still outstretched hand. Never before had the nefarious mastermind seen such beautiful eyes nor had she seen what lay within the eyes. Sadness, regret, youth and innocence, hope but above all kindness and love. For all her twenty-one years of life, Cinder Fall had never beheld such melancholic pureness contained within eyes of one so young. As she peered into them, Cinder felt a slight sensation flutter through her body, something she quickly shook off as the wanna-be fall maiden was finally pulled from her mesmerized state when she, at last, realized that the young girl was speaking to her once more.

"...ummm hey? Again I'm really sorry for running into you like that. I guess I was just really excited for the cool stuff that's arriving today for the festival and all that. Hehe...are you ok?" the black cherry haired student inquired to the now standing undercover criminal.

"...oh ummmm yes. Sorry... I was distracted for a moment. I'm fine and it's all right. I can understand the excitement of the festival." Cinder responded with a collected smile that betrayed little emotion except for a slight playfulness. The worried expression on the maiden's face quickly evaporated at the kind and understanding answer she received. It was then the Beacon student herself too took notice of the woman before her and after several seconds a slow blush grew upon her cheeks. In her mind, the red-cloaked huntress in training could only marvel at the beauty standing before her.

'She's so beautiful so mysterious…dangerous,' she thought, 'but…there's something else…I can't put my finger on it but,' before she could continue her train of thought, several sets of running feet approached from the opposite ends of the hall they occupied.

"Ruby!" came the call of a white-haired young woman also attired in Beacon's uniform from behind the girl who now stared at Cinder in wonder. Two others, a blonde haired brawler and a black haired feline Faunus accompanied her. The one called Ruby turned her head in embarrassment as she turned to meet the three closing in on her and Cinder.

"Hehe, sorry guys I got a little ahead of myself," she apologized to the three.

"Honestly, how can you be this excited simply over the opening ceremonies? Besides, they are four days away!" the white-haired lady stated with a slight inflection conveying aristocracy.

"Hehe yeah, Rubes. You gotta relax," cheekily grinned the blonde haired woman.

"Cinder!" rang a new voice, this one coming from behind Cinder. To this, the woman with the name of Fall turned to see her subordinates, Emerald and Mercury as they sprinted up towards their superior. "Are you alright, Cinder?" the bronze-skinned red-eyed Emerald asked.

Emerald Sustrai and Mercury Black. Both were around the same age, nineteen years old and both held more combat experience than most Huntsman gained in their lifetime. Emerald was a former thief that Cinder, similar to what Salem did for her, picked her out of the gutter when seeing the girl possessed a potential for something greater. Granted Cinder did not expect to garner a slight maternal sentiment for the girl two years her junior, and yet she did. Mercury was the trained son of a now late master assassin. He was an absolute psychopath that hid his sociopathic mind beneath a calm and collected exterior, only showing the briefest glimpse at his true nature when locked in combat. Cinder more or less viewed him as an annoying but useful younger brother.

"It's fine, I just simply had a small accident by bumped into someone when I had my mind somewhere else," she said with a small giggle and a smile. She responded in such a way to Emerald and Mercury in order to not only calm the short green haired woman and the young man with the metallic legs but also in order to remind them both to keep their roles now that there were in front of a group of huntresses.

"More like it was the product of our hyperactive and childish leader that had too much sugar in her breakfast," the white-haired young woman said with a continued scolding of superiority in her voice, a tone that quickly began to annoy Cinder since she had always despised any form of aristocracy. That and for reasons she couldn't quite place, she didn't like the way the aristocratic woman was speaking of the sweet petite woman who she had bumped into. However, that annoying sensation began to dissipate once she saw the cute and funny reaction that the young woman with the red cape had at this.

"Weiss! This doesn't have anything to do with that! I was just thinking of all the stuff that's arriving today for the festival and well the tournament itself," the young silver eyed woman stated with her arms crossed, snowy cheeks more puffed and sporting a more bright shade of pink.

"Are you still thinking on that? Ruby for the one hundred and twenty-ninth time, the festival starts in four days, being nervous is fine but thinking about it twenty-four seven will make you no good!"

"Are you just cranky because you didn't get your coffee at breakfast?" Ruby asked with a playful wickedness on her face that made Cinder let out another small giggle. Something that didn't escape the ears of both Emerald and Mercury. Though they understood the role they had to play in front of others, the duo couldn't help but wonder if maybe their black-haired superior was taking her role too far...or maybe she wasn't.

"That doesn't have to do with anything!" the woman now identified as Weiss answered to Ruby.

"Jeez these two should get a room already, eh Blake?" the long blonde haired one said with a funny smile while she lightly nudged the arm of the Faunus girl.

Blake simply rolled her eyes and answered with a bored, "Sure thing Yang...," she then directed her words toward the other two girls, "Guys, if you two keep fighting like this we won't last that long in the tournament," she said as the 'voice of reason' for the two girls which stopped fighting once they heard their voice.

"...She's right. Sorry, Weiss." Ruby apologized looking away embarrassed at her own childish attitude, something that made Cinder raise a quizzical eyebrow.

'Hmmm youthful but with a hint of maturity…interesting…'

"Well...I'll admit…I was perhaps a bit to harsh as well...I offer my own amends." the heiress said, she too looking away from embarrassment at their bickering. What immediately followed was a small awkward silence as both teams merely stood across from each other, while both Schnee and Rose were turned from each other. Yet, it was that same Rose that broke the silence as she noticed that the young women still standing before her albeit now with what appeared to be her own team.

"Hehe again sorry about the whole knocking into you." Ruby awkwardly smiled while scratching the back of her head. Cinder simply smiled at the repeated apology. "And, OH! Your uniforms! Are you guys from Haven?" Ruby cried out before becoming increasingly excited at the prospect of having literally run into students from a rival school. Cinder blinked several times for a moment, slightly shocked at this sudden burst of excitement emulating from the red-cloaked warrior. Just as quickly though she recomposed herself and once more gave the girl a genuine smile.

"Hehe yes, we are. Allow us to introduce ourselves, I'm Cinder Fall and these two are my teammates..." she began before gesturing to her lackeys to introduce themselves to the Beacon team.

"Ummm Emerald Sustrai." the jade hair colored woman said as she stepped forward and offering a slight bow of greetings. Mercury followed suit of his partner by simply offering his name and adding a quaint bow as the end.

"OHHHH! So cool! Welcome to Beacon! I'm Ruby! Ruby Rose and these are my teammates!" the scythe/sniper wielding protégé sang as she too sought to introduce her team. However, Cinder firmly kept her fiery eyes trained on the grinning and innocent face of Team RWBY's leader.

'Ruby Rose? A rather lovely name...' thought Cinder as she came to realize there was truly something special about Ruby that drew her full attention.

The heiress of the Schnee family simply couldn't help herself but kick herself mentally at the over exaggerated way that Ruby had to present herself and the rest of the team. Yang giggled at the normal hyper attitude of her younger sister while Blake calmly remained stoic with her poker face at the loveable madness was Ruby.

Of the three the first one to break the silence after Ruby's awkward introduction was the long blonde haired young woman that with a foxy grin in her face proceeded to introduce herself "Name's Yang, Yang Xiao Long I'm Ruby's older sister, nice to meet ya."

"Greetings my name is Weiss Schnee, heiress of the Schnee Dust Company. It is an absolute pleasure to meet you all," the white-haired girl said with an educated and sweet way.

"I'm Blake, Blake Belladonna, nice to meet you," the long black haired faunus said in her usual distant and monotone way.

Still, all three presentations barely managed to truly register with Emerald or Mercury, both who really could care less about becoming acquainted with any of the students. Cinder also barely recognized the introduction of the rest of team RWBY as her focus remained focused on Ruby, who in turn kept her own focus on Cinder. Cinder gave a brief acknowledgment to the three others before the young woman before her suddenly erupted into a flurry of enthusiastic questions.

"So what are things like at Heaven? Is it true that you have fighting tournaments year round? What are your weapon construction programs like? How difficult is the training there! Is it deadly? How strong are you all three? Are you the leader of your team Cinder?" the black and red-haired young woman threw question after question with a big smile on her face. Said face was a few inches beneath Cinder's face, but her body was nearly pressed up against her. Due to her excitement at meeting others from another academy, Ruby had yet to realize her invasion of the evil woman's personal space.

Cinder though couldn't help but look with wide eyes as Ruby continued her comical and sudden interrogation. She could barely process the cute huntress' myriad of questions in the rapid succession in which they were asked. Cinder had prepared to be questioned by other students and perhaps even the staff regarding the school they supposedly stemmed from, she just didn't anticipate the an overly excited like Ruby. What was most distracting the nefarious women was how the younger girl was all but pressing her body up against her own. It was then Cinder realized that her heart rate had begun to elevate. For a small moment, Cinder almost believed that she was having some kind of heart attack or worse, but she quickly drove that thought from her mind. She thought for a brief moment of the possibility that she was perhaps scared of the cute and innocent team leader. The feeling was similar to the first time she had met Salem. The feeling Cinder experienced those years ago was similar to what she felt at that moment, unique and terrifying. However, this time around it felt different. It felt good.

"Do you also havbwaggh!"

Cinder shook her head as she was snapped from her trance. The sound of Ruby's questions transforming into choking sounds pulled the fiery archer from her contemplation. She bore witness as Ruby was pulled backward by her own older sister who gripped her by the back of her cape. Yang would then proceed to lift her younger sibling off of the floor and held the gagging scythe wielder at arm's length.

"Eaaasy there Ruby, I know you want to know more about them and Haven, but I bet our new friends have things to do now," Yang said with a smile.

"That's right and besides we have our own things to do now Ruby, remember?" Weiss followed up with a more calm and friendly tone than before.

Cinder chuckled at the sight of Ruby being dangled off the ground by her elder sibling before commenting, "Yes, while my team and myself would love to become better acquainted we do in fact still have much to unpack."

Ruby pouted at the fact her inquiries would have to be delayed. The young warrior wanted to discover more about the Haven trio, to be more precise she wished to learn more about Cinder. Within the minuscule amount of time since Ruby's crash into the exchange student, the youngest Beacon student had become highly interested in the young women. As she had already noted, there was an air of mystery about the raven-haired women that drew Ruby in and ignited a spark within her. Unknown to Ruby, a similar spark had been ignited within Cinder the moment both their eyes locked, yet it still remained a mystery to Cinder herself.

"Fret not little rose. I'm sure we'll see each other again. After all the festival does last for over a month," the agent of darkness said to the leader of Team RWBY. The response of Ruby came in the form of a wide and happy grin and a fervent nodding of her head.

"Ya hear that Rubes? Alright then! Let's get a move on team RWBY!" Yang cried to her team, while still holding her younger half-sibling in the air. "It was nice meeting you three! You can always find us either on the third floor of the dorms or out on the training fields!" The Xiao Long girl then marched forward, carrying her little sister. Blake and Weiss gave a passing farewell wave as they followed the Rose/Xiao-Long sisters.

As soon as the Beacon group had rounded a corner further down the hall and were well out of hearing, even for the Faunus did Emerald click her tongue in annoyance, "Tch. Little brat, knocking into you like that and then demanding all those stupid questions."

"Yeah. That and she's the leader of that team? If that's what Beacon has as students, then this is going to be easy as hell." boasted the man with the prosthetic legs. "Right Cinder?"

But he got no response, as Cinder stood still clearly deep in thought. Her chin rested in between the amber-eyed woman's thumb and index finger. Her thoughts could not escape the feeling that was fluttering inside her. What was it about the girl she had simply crashed into and spent little over five minutes talking too that made her feel such an unusual way. So deep in thought over this abnormality in an otherwise straightforward operation, that she still had not realized that Emerald and Mercury had been attempting to get her attention for the better part of a minute.

"Cinder?" Emerald inquired once more to their silent leader. Still nothing. The red-eyed girl gave a slight tap on the pyromancer's shoulder before she, at last, got a response.

"...Apologies I was thinking...Emerald, Mercury..." Cinder said in her sultry but commanding tone. Both underlings stood ready to listen to what she had to say. "I want to you two to gather information on that team...particularly their leader. That Ruby Rose."

"Ummm if I may ma'am…why?"

"She intrigues me."

#rwby #fanfic #fanfiction #cinderxruby #cinder #cinder fall #Fall for a Rose #ruby rose #fallen petals #fallenpetals #romance #what if cinder fell for ruby in vol 2

[eriklake1987]

JETT: chapter 1, teammate part 1

J.E.T.T

Chapter 1 Teammates

First day of Beacon

-Wolf Faunus talks to himself in mind-

I still don't get it, why would this Beacon place want me to join them? Actually, the main question is how did they find me?

-He looks at the envelope that says; You’re enrolled to Beacon Academy-

I'm still confused, but I shouldn’t question myself about this too much, heck, maybe I’ll make some actual friends in this place.

-He looks at the people around him in the airship-

There's a lot of people here, well I can't be too surprised, but I still can't believe that I was assigned to here automatically. Did I do something to get to Beacon? I really need answers as to why I'm here.

-The airship landed about an hour later. As soon as the doors opened, everyone there started to leave the airship. The wolf Faunus was the last to exit there. He smelled something like it was a bit fire and it got him to cough. He looks around to see why he was coughing already, he saw a fox Faunus that was smoking, he had black hair and so were his ears and tail, he was wearing gray pants with a scar on his left cheek, he had this fancy shirt on like he was in some tuxedo. There was a bit of red in the middle of the shirt, his eyes were purple-

-Some girl was next to him yelling at him, she also had black hair, wearing a red shirt and some dark blue pants, her eyes were light blue-

-Another girl came out of the airship, she seemed to be very excited seeing beacon, she had this light blue hair with some little white lines and some cat ear wiggling around -

-The wolf Faunus starts to follow the people that are going inside to the auditorium, soon after the other 3 people were doing the same thing and followed, the Faunus enters the auditorium and sees a lot of first year students talking to each other, he kept himself quiet since he didn’t know anyone here. Some people were coughing from the fox Faunus that was smoking the cigarette, the girl that was beside him was yelling at him again to not smoke where everyone was at, the wolf Faunus didn’t see the cat Faunus anywhere, he thought that she is probably in the front of the crowd or is lost, he shrugs it off and looks at the stage waiting for someone to come and say something. Finally someone came up to the stage and the students went silent and looks at the headmaster -

Ozpin: I'll...keep this brief. You have traveled here today in search of knowledge--to hone your craft and acquire new skills. And when you have finished, you plan to dedicate your life to the protection of the people. But I look amongst you, and all I see is wasted energy, in need of purpose and direction. You assume knowledge will free you of this, but your time at this school will prove that knowledge can only carry you so far. It is up to you to take the first step.

Fox Faunus: Huh, what a weird grayed hair man.

Ozpin: Everyone please go to the main hall to rest for tomorrow’s initiation.

- The students head to the main hall,to rest, most head to the cafeteria to get something to eat, The wolf Faunus pulls out a chocolate bar and begins to eat it, he always thought it was bad for him since he’s a wolf, but when he first tried it, it didn’t really have any effect to him at all so he started to like the chocolate when he was small and thus eats a lot of it nearly everyday, The fox Faunus walks with the black haired girl that was yelling at him earlier, the cat Faunus walks up to the wolf Faunus from behind and taps on his shoulder and he jumps a bit and looks behind as the cat Faunus giggles a bit. -

Cat Faunus: Hehe sorry, didn’t mean to scare you like that, if you are wondering why I'm right here to you is because I want to meet everyone here in beacon, I'm just really excited to meet new faces around me, I bet you are too right?

Wolf Faunus: Oh um I don’t know about being that excited about meeting new people here, I'm not really use to meeting people as I use to, I haven’t really talked to anyone yet except you now, is that a bad thing I only talked to one person?

Cat Faunus: No no no it’s not bad that you only met one person here, it just means you are very shy, but don’t worry stranger I will help you not be shy to other people here because you’re gonna have to get use to it eventually anyway so why not we start now.

Wolf Faunus: Well I guess we can do that, but shouldn’t we both greet each other so we don’t just call each other stranger’s and stuff?

Cat Faunus: Yeah we should say our names now, I'll go first, my name is Elise Spiris, as you already know, you can see me as a cat Faunus and you are?

Wolf Faunus: Um nice to meet you Elise, I am Jay…… Jay Cloud,I’m a human

Elise: You don’t have to hide yourself from me, I can tell that you are a Faunus too but I know you don’t want to show it around anyone else so it’s fine but at least show it to me if we become teamies ok?

- Jay nods at Elise and she smiles and grabs his hand and goes to help him by talking to other people. He was still quiet in the conversations. He did talk, but not as much as the other students did. Elise introduced him to a lot of students, but the last students she introduced him to where the fox Faunus that was smoking and the black haired girl -

Elise: Hey you love birds, how are you guys doing?

Girl: H-hey we're not lovebirds, don’t call us that again.

Elise: Hehe ok I was just joking at you guys. But, I have someone here to introduce you to.

Fox Faunus: Oh, you mean the wolf boy that is using a beanie to hide his ears?

Jay: Wait how did you know I'm a Faunus? Damnit, can everyone tell I'm a Faunus?!

Fox Faunus: Well I’m a fox and I can sense anything really quick just like how wolf can sense better than foxes or foxes have better senses than wolf, I don’t really know anymore but all I know is that foxes and wolves have great senses.

Jay: Right…. But anyway I guess I’ll introduce myself to you guys, I’m Jay Cloud.

Fox Faunus: Well nice to meet you, I’m Tom Vincent, don’t get confused on my full name, a lot of people thought my actual name was Vincent but that’s my last name and this girl here is my best friend Tina Zircon, you might want to watch out though, she can be a bit bitchy sometimes, so yea.

Tina: Hey wise guy, I’m not always like that you know, at least I don’t have a smoking problem like you do.

Tom: What’s wrong with smoking a lot? And besides I can get those things that can hurt your skin and stuff, so I’m immune so that means I can do this forever so leave me alone will ya?

Jay: Um, guys? Shouldn’t we head back inside the main hall now, I mean it is getting kinda late and all, and we should rest for tomorrow’s initiation so we can get into team’s and stuff, so let’s go rest and stuff.

Elise: It’s too bad we all can’t talk in one group, since the girls and guys have to split up in the main hall so nothing bad happens, but me and Tina can talk for awhile while Jay and Tom can know each other.

- Everyone starts to head to the main hall, the boy and girls split up, both on other half of the main hall, Tom takes his shirt off and leaves his muscle shirt on,. Jay just took his jacket off and lies down on the floor and Tom looks at Jay a bit confused”

Tom: Hey, where’s your sleeping bag at? Didn’t you get one before you came to beacon, you should’ve already known that we aren’t gonna be in dorms yet.

Jay: I….. just forgot about it, but it’s far off from home now so it’s already too late for me to get my sleeping bag.

Tom: oh so you did, well you can have mine then, it would be best to sleep on one to feel comfortable or something like that.

Jay: Wait are you sure about that Tom, you don’t have to give me your sleeping bag because i don’t have one it’s yours after all and i don’t want to trouble you to not have one.

Tom: Look I don’t care about not me having a sleeping bag, just take it already, i’m perfectly fine sleeping on the floor so don’t worry about it too much.

Jay: Well um alright, I guess? But are you sure you don’t need the sleeping bag?

Tom: Yes i’m sure just take the damn sleeping bag already before I change my mind and sleep comfortably.

Jay: Ok, ok I’ll take the sleeping bag

“Tom goes to Jay and passes him the sleeping bag and jay lays the sleeping bag down and starts to lay down on top of it”

Jay: Wow this is pretty comfortable to lay on.

Tom goes and lays down on the ground”

Tom: Yep enjoy it till tomorrow….. After the morning comes we’re gonna have the initiation starting for whatever we will do but I hope it’s really challenging and not so wimpy like some challenges i’ve participated when I was a bit younger but now i’m here to handle a big challenge to show that i can show my strength to this academy and the people around me.

[brynsconsumption]

02.12.2021 - Day 22

Frickin’ Friday! Woo hoo!

Today I woke up around 10:30 and scrolled on my phone for about 45minutes before getting up. I got all the blinds open, made my bed, and uncovered Juno and took him out to go potty. We made our way to the bathroom where I brushed my teeth and washed my face before deciding to use my Lush Cup O Coffee mask! After applying it I went to my room where I continued some linework on my sketch. It’s coming out so great ahh I love it.

Morning routine

One of my favorite masks!

Makeups

I washed off my mask and finished my skincare. Next I got dressed and then worked more on my design for color! I got the outlines all done and added even more detail. I decided to run to the dinkytown print store to get my design scanned properly. After a chilly walk there and back, I got back to my apartment and downloaded the scan. it turned out great! I baked some Valentine’s funfetti cupcakes for my girls night and they’re super cute.

Scanned design!

Cutest mini cupcakes

Then, Lisa and I walked to Target, Starbucks, and Potbelly for her free birthday shake for me hehe (she’s vegan). After we got back we put on Lion King 1 1/2! A literal favorite of mine. I sat and cut fabric for masks while we watched (& sang). I set out the cupcakes and a few other little snacks and waited for my three friends to arrive for crafts and Just Dance! 

My friends came over and we chatted, enjoyed my snacks, did some crafts, and ended the night with some intense Just Dance! I had such a great time and it was so nice to see them, this may become a regular thing!

Some Numbers:

Steps: 4,602

Total Screentime: 5hr 32min

Money Spent: $15 at Target

Ingested:

Vitamins

Coffee shake

Raspberries

Goldfish

Carrots

Cucumber

Cupcakes

Zoloft

Media: Tiktok, Twitter, Snapchat, Instagram, Spotify

Juno: pellets, water, raspberry

Overall: Amazing night with amazing people! 🤩mood: great

Full spread

#brynsconsumption

[you-knees]

14 Things I Love About You

1. Your beautiful genuine smile that literally makes my heart flutter everytime.

2. Your wits, competitiveness and effortless excellence in all that you do. Sometimes it’s annoying when I can’t win over you, but seeing your child-like joy makes me happy too.

3. Your unfiltered candor and the sincerity in your words and promises that give me security.

4. Your imperfect but growing faith in God and eagerness to walk with Him and put Him in the middle of your life and our relationship.

5. You tame my alpha self. Knowing that I’m the dominant type, you know how to manage me and sweep your way in the gentlest, most polite manner.

6. Your transparency and simplicity; the way you don’t care about the world out there and still live the best life to the fullest of your ability.

7. You take care of me, making sure I eat 3x a day & take my vitamins, that I have my umbrella when it’s raining, that I sleep the right amount, that I work out, and so much more. Yes, you still are my inay and itay.

8. You give in to my childish pleas just to make me happy (or most times so I won’t fight you, hehe), like growing your mustache, learning a dance, playing the guitar and singing for me.

9. Your unrelenting support for my craft – dancing, writing. You always push me to keep doing these because you know how much I love them, and I know you love them too.

10. You never give up on me in spite of my detestable attitude and mood swings. You choose me over and over and tell me I’m worth it and I deserve all the best.

11. You trust me with all your secrets without hesitation, and heartily keep mine in return. Also, the way you don’t judge me, but instead, judge the world with me.

12. You always know how to find my funny bone. You make me laugh my heart out with your unlimited humor and corniest jokes. Asar forever, but I always buy them.

13. You dream and plan and build a future with me; that which I cannot wait to live in.

14. Simply YOU being you. All the good and the ugly. The past and the present. You make me fall in love with you every single day.

These are just few of the countless things I love about you, and I will never get tired of thanking God for you.

Step one to forever! ILY. ♡

[thorne93]

Hiii! I would love a ship please. Male Avenger and/or Supernatural? So... my hobbies - I love craft projects, puzzles, board games, being in nature/the beach, hanging out with my dog and other animals, star-gazing, travel, and watching the cooking and travel shows. I'm unemployed now cause of health reasons, used to be a receptionist, would love to work for a charity or overseas orphanage one day. I've been described as funny, clever and a perfectionist. I love Italian food and 70's .... 1/2

Ooh i love your hobbies, it sounds really similar to mine!! ^.^ Shipping me with Sherlock? That is THE DREAM right there. Man, good job. Love it. That's more than okay, boo. Anyway... hehe

Marvel - Bruce Banner

Bruce is just... The sweetest guy. Sure, Steve Rogers is sweet and Tony shows compassion in funny ways, but Bruce is always diplomatic and sweet, through and through. He doesn't let ego cloud his judgement and he's always looking for a way to relax. It sounds like everything on your hobby list is very chill and easy going and you just like to take life in stride. He would absolutely adore the idea of just being domestic. His job and his "alter ego" are just whirlwinds of madness so he'd love to just have a slow pace in his romantic life. He'd adore going to the beach with you and having little snacks and just watching the waves. You two could totally start a charity organization. Something helpful, calming, and soothing? That's right up Bruce's alley!

Supernatural - Castiel

Castiel just came to me. Castiel while sometimes he can be ruthless, or even devious, he is driven by a good heart. He does nothing but protect those around him and God help anyone who gets in the way of that. He is incredibly kind and would enjoy games, traveling. He'd tell you about the stars. He'd help you head up a charity organization in way he could. Being with him would be "heavenly" ;D

[fastpcba15]

The growth history of technicians who have been engaged in SMT work for 10 years

In the blink of an eye, I have been engaged in the SMT industry for nearly 10 years, from a young man in his early 20s to an elderly working man in his 30s! For the SMT industry, I have a sense of belonging to SMTHOME. I once invested in this industry with high enthusiasm. I once imagined that I could carry a bag and go to various factories to repair equipment and become a manufacturer. What a happiness and pride; How to forget about an equipment problem; once madly reading through various craft magazines and craft books; once used the pleasure of mastering knowledge to solve one craft problem; once after the financial crisis, there was a manpower crisis, and the efforts made for it .

In the past ten years, there have been gains and omissions, joys and sorrows. Pack up and get back on the road! It was 2001. NOKIA 8210/8250 mobile phones were very popular (now many people probably forget NOKIA), hehe I just bought it yesterday. IPONE4S. At that time, I had just graduated from the technical secondary school and I was going back to Nanjing, because many of my classmates came to work in Suzhou. I thought it was fun. I also passed an interview at the school and passed an interview with an EMS company in the park, and started my future life! On October 15, 2001, I remember this day as clearly as my birthday. I came to an EMS company in the park to report that I lived in a 3-bedroom house rented by 8 classmates. The TV was playing 24 hours a day. At that time, it was just in time for the top ten in Asia. At the end of the move, the TV (peacock brand) was broken and the landlord lost 50 RMB. The conditions are naturally more difficult, and I still have a very happy time in retrospect! (Because of simplicity and joy from the heart!) After entering the company, I was assigned to the plug-in line. At that time, I was very happy. The reason is simple: my station is to print labels for PHS, and I use Fujitsu notebooks. The notebook is very advanced for me! This situation didn't last long. The dot-com bubble crisis came, and orders for production lines dropped sharply and were often turned off. Fortunately, the line leader (female) was kind to me and lent me a BB calling machine so that I could be notified at any time to go to work. Within a few months, due to the poor business in the workshop, I still had a group of classmates assigned to another SMT workshop. An episode made me almost surpassing the SMT industry! At that time, I was assigned to SMT together with another classmate. -Line 4 (remember that there is an SMT template frame behind the machine), I was sent to the warehouse preparation area! It seemed that I was going to be a material clerk. Later, an SMT supervisor saw that I was thinner than my classmate (My weight at that time: 120 kg, and now I am far overweight!), I felt it was suitable for learning SMT equipment and I entered SMT industry.

Later, the SMT supervisor promoted me again, and said to him here: Thank you! (Sometimes people need to meet your noble person!) At first, I had a master who taught me (FUJI, Universal Equipment), I seem to be stupid and belong to the kind of slower progress. The line I have online is long It's a man, who pushes me every day, making my life very sad! Haha, I later asked a few classmates to take advantage of him to come back online at night, beat him up, and then invited him to a meal. I spent more than a year in the production line without knowing it. (It's cool to think about beating people!) As soon as the SARS period came in 2003, I paid attention to how many people died and whether there were any cases of infection in this city! At that time, we had to take our body temperature at work. A colleague jogged at work. Once the temperature was exceeded, he took 10 days of paid vacation! (That was really a special period) Someone in the workshop was wearing a mask! At that time, I remembered a slogan: unite together to fight SARS! I was promoted to a technician in May 2003 and I was very excited for a day! (It was still promoted by the SMT supervisor in front) But it didn't take long to find out that it was SMT equipment maintenance, not with wires, and I was a bit lost! It is also the equipment maintenance experience that makes me engage in equipment maintenance or equipment management in the future, and have more feelings and awareness than others! During that period of equipment maintenance, we had maintenance plans almost every day, and we were very tired! Since then, I have gradually read various equipment materials, such as DEK265: I go home at night to check circuit diagrams, adjust the equipment (fortunately, my major is electronics, and I have learned well), and I use idle equipment during the day to compare related circuits and Parts, just like that I am lurking and learning! At this time, I am already the leader of the maintenance team, taking advantage of all equipment maintenance opportunities (including manufacturer maintenance) to learn! Generally, no one wants to spend time on repairing edge equipment such as SMT track and plate washer in our place, but I am very enthusiastic about repairing. These experiences made my equipment maintenance ability very extensive and not limited to a certain type of equipment. My ability has reached the level of workshop SMT equipment engineering! (Similar to how to master equipment maintenance as soon as possible, I had a lesson before).

At the beginning of 2005, I was promoted to be an SMT engineer in charge of repairing the equipment in the workshop (more than 3 years since I joined the company!). I attach great importance to every failure of the equipment, even if someone else fixes it, I will research it thoroughly. Since then, my equipment capabilities have become more and more proficient and more accessible, and I am having a very happy life! (Actually, the upper-level struggle is very fierce, I only pay attention to my equipment!) It was also this year that I got married and bought a house, and I was under great pressure! ! ! On April 10, 2006, I left my first company. Very reluctant, in fact, I really miss it! On the last day of the trip, I took a picture of my usual toolbox (hex wrench, multimeter, gauge, etc.) and took a picture (I have a chance to upload!), and bid farewell to my colleagues one by one! My second company is an SMT equipment agent (well-known in the industry), which fulfills my two goals: 1. To be an equipment maintenance agent and to walk the world with tools; 2. Get married and live under pressure. The salary has gone up!

It didn’t take long for me to work as an agent, and I discovered that repairing equipment is not my pursuit! (Many things look beautiful, but not after you get in touch with them) Leave the equipment agent to consider:

1. I have been a senior equipment maintenance engineer for more than 5 years, just like that, I will be a certain kind of machine; 2. In the future, the agent status will be lower and lower, and special maintenance equipment will not be as popular as in the early days; 3. For manufacturers in the future, agents are not whether they can repair the equipment, but the key is whether they can bring added value to the factory---for example: equipment capacity optimization experience; equipment efficient management; equipment asset operation, etc.! In addition, I just had a child at that time, and it was inconvenient to travel frequently! (If I am now, I guess I would have to go on a business trip to work! Haha!) I have been working in an agent for nearly a year, I have learned a lot from it and I have a more comprehensive understanding of the equipment! I also got acquainted with many industry experts!

Thank you for that time, thank you for that experience! At the beginning of 2007, I joined a European SMT company responsible for SMT equipment. I learned a lot about equipment, craftsmanship, handling and handling of things there! In fact, there are more mixed ones than mine, my colleagues and friends! Maybe in the last 5 years, there has been little momentum, little development, and we have stayed in place! Perhaps compared to the old dicks at the same time, I have not put down my tools on the front line, repaired, maintained, adjusted, analyzed and solved process problems by myself, and the combat effectiveness has been maintained, perhaps only for the emotion of SMT! (A bit silly Come on!!!) Let’s talk about the European company that I entered at the end of 2006 (10/7). I just joined as an equipment engineer. (Thanks to the factory manager who recruited me!) It is a small-scale enterprise, and the total line body is about 5 lines. I really wanted to leave after I went there for about a month, and I felt like I was in the wrong job! (Unexpectedly, it will last for 6 years)

the reason: 1. The whole factory does not seem to have much planning, and the production site is rather messy; 2. The equipment is quite old; 3. I just went there and nobody paid any attention to me, and I felt very depressed; 4. It turns out that technicians and assistant engineers don't want me to come, you know! It caused me a lot of trouble, think about how a person from an agent can be so angry! (At that time, I was stupid and couldn't see some things clearly) I was suffering from the two-month trial period, but the annual prize was not given to me and I was not rated.

I had a firm belief at the time: if I can't handle these people, how can I have confidence in these devices in the future! The technician made trouble for me (the technician and I are not managed by the same boss!), and reported a small problem. I was a big fan at the time. I believe in my technical strength. If there is a problem, the key is that the equipment has been maintained for at least one year. Like CP6-holder, the card is very dead, so it is proposed to carry out maintenance immediately. Otherwise, these soft faults cause downtime and loss every day. It was originally well maintained, but it went to the factory manager! (Really funny!) The technician insists that there is no way to disassemble the holder without a special fixture. My insistence is that the situation is urgent now and the production task is tight. The equipment must be maintained and adjusted as soon as possible, rather than delayed. I said that there is a way to clean the holder without disassembling it, and the technician still insists stubbornly that this will damage the parts and so on! In the end, I said yes, stand beside me and see if I have taken care of it! In this way, I gradually did basic maintenance of the SMT equipment, and I gradually became familiar with the condition of the equipment here, and gradually the soft failures of similar equipment were reduced! In fact, the first half of my visit was not good, and the boss didn’t think of me very well! I have gradually gained the recognition and trust of upper-level managers just by taking things seriously and studying regardless of specialization. (A lot of things require time running and your persistence!)

After experiencing the heavy snow in early 2007 (does anyone remember?) I took a lot of snow scene photos with my newborn son and wife in our hometown. Thinking about time is really a killer. (My son will report to the first grade in a few days. I hope that he can overcome himself in the future and keep moving forward! Learning smoothly!) In May 2007, the technicians who sang against me were gone. . I also recruited technicians again, so I'm naturally obedient! I gradually entered the role and started to manage the daily production, equipment, and process of SMT. At the end of the year, I was promoted to equipment supervisor. I would like to thank my manager for giving me trust and growth! A lot of things also happened in 2007, such as: new equipment purchases, replacement storms, etc.! ------Sometimes you have to stick to it! This is a question of professionalism! In an instant, the freezing disaster in early 2008, no one has forgotten it! (It takes me 3 hours to commute to and from get off work every day, so the road is not easy!)

Remember the photos of the armed police soldiers at Guangzhou Railway Station? It’s touching! I heard about the Sichuan earthquake in the factory on May 12, 2008, and I thought it was nothing! As soon as I turned on the TV when I went home, I was anxious. I don’t know the situation of Beichuan, Beichuan and Beichuan? At that time, I felt that the hearts of the people of the whole country had reached Sichuan, Beichuan, and Yingxiu Town! The most talked about topic at work is the Wenchuan earthquake! It was also during that time that the Olympic flame was robbed in Europe. The overseas post-80s have come forward. Who said that the post-80s are Jiaodi’s only-child generation. As a post-80s generation, I am determined to stand up for it! Nowadays, many of us have entered a new year, life is confused, and pressure makes our generation feel that we can't be charming! The Olympics kicked off on August 8, 2008. I remember that I had an appointment with my classmates at the school. See you at the opening of the Olympics in Beijing. Haha! The opening ceremony was too dreamy, unparalleled and no exaggeration! It seems that we are hosting the Olympics more glamorously than the London Olympics. In September 2008, the foreigner boss bought some FUJI equipment from abroad. About a month later, Lehman in the United States went bankrupt! The US subprime mortgage crisis has come, and it seems that the global economy is still in a downturn.

Our company went on to lay off people, so naturally I am not among them (I am already the main player). The production line is basically laid off at a rate of 50%, and my SMT operators have basically been laid off! (For the subsequent year-long production turmoil planted hidden dangers) By April 2009, our production gradually increased, but the people are gone, the key is that many skilled and old employees including technicians are missing. During this period, recruitment, training, resignation, and re-recruitment fell into such a vicious circle. I had to work overtime until 8 o'clock every day. At that time, equipment was no longer my focus, but people, people, and people! In this way, we continue to evaporate. Under the manager's plan, we gradually established a training mechanism and a skill assessment mechanism. Problems such as declining output, poor quality, and inability to recruit personnel broke out this year, and it was this year of training that made me more comprehensive in SMT, and I became more calm and confident in dealing with difficulties in future work! Everything has basically stabilized in 2010, and I gradually turned to the craft field. In fact, I have been doing it before, but I have spent a lot of time in it since 2010. Looking at materials science and engineering mechanics, these basic process theories require knowledge, including various professional journals in the industry, foreign technology frontiers, process paper analysis papers, failure analysis, etc. Participating in special lectures held by various experts, encountering process problems in combination with my actual work, and being familiar with IPC related technical specifications and recommendations, gradually I have a considerable ability to analyze problems independently! Until now, I am still fighting on the front line of SMT, but I have a more comprehensive understanding and views on SMT!

In the blink of an eye, it is only ten years. The development of SMT in mainland China has gradually changed from a high-tech, high-input, high-paying industry to a mature technology, low threshold input, and no competitive salary! Whether SMT new dicks or old dicks like me, everyone is thinking about their future. In fact, no matter whether you will continue to work in the SMT industry in the future (I saw many people have fled!), as long as we are still in this industry, we must have a perseverance mentality and we will gain!

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