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How to pick Quality Stocks?
While picking a stock one should check parameters such as business model analysis, moat and management analysis, financial statement analysis, ratio analysis, valuations etc. Here is the course where you can learn how to pick good stocks in Indian stock market.
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FPIs coming back to India: What makes them buyers again and what’s expected going ahead?
Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) have been on a buying spree in the Indian market since March this year.
For the current calendar year, however, they are still in the red as the outflow in January was massive.
FPI flow in 2023 so far.
FPIs turned to the Chinese market from the Indian market after Beijing lifted Covid restrictions and opened its economy. At that time, the Chinese market was very cheap while India was at a premium to its historical valuation.
FPIs hoped that their investment in China will give them better returns and they were right.
China’s Shanghai Composite Index is up about 10 percent this year so far against a two percent fall in the Indian benchmark Sensex.
FPIs coming to India, but slowly
India has been one of the best investment destinations for FPIs among emerging markets since March. But if we see carefully, they are not investing heavily in the Indian market. In fact, they are picking stocks very selectively. FPIs are buying capital goods, construction and FMCG and selling IT and oil and gas.
FPI net investment in the first three months of 2023 has been negative each month. March 2023 was positive only due to the one-off equity investment in the Adani Group. However, April’23 has been a good month to date.
Betting on the India story
FPIs appear to be betting on India’s growth story. As the correction in the Indian market In January and February gave comfort on the front of valuation too, they want to reap the benefit of India’s resilient economy when the West is trying to avoid recession.
“The Indian broader indices had corrected nearly 10 percent from their highs, making their valuations attractive as compared to other emerging markets. FPIs were net sellers in the months of January and February 2023. Barring a huge deal, FPIs were net sellers in the month of March too,” Sanjay Moorjani, Research Analyst at SAMCO Securities, observed.
“Given the recessionary conditions across the globe, India’s growth potential remains the highest in the world. This could add as a fillip and foreign flows would come back soon,” said Moorjani.
Kaizad Hozdar, Investment Advisor at TrustPlutus Wealth, also believes India’s growth story is a major factor that has attracted FPIs.
“As per the latest figures from the IMF, world GDP growth is estimated at nearly 2.8 percent in the year 2023 which is close to the decadal low of 2.6 percent attained in 2019. A major slowdown in growth is expected in US and Europe while India is likely to grow at about 6 percent in the financial year 2023-24 (FY24). We believe this is one of the prime reasons why FPI flows are likely to gravitate towards India over the next few months,” said Hozdar.
“India benchmark earnings are likely to grow at about 10 percent in FY23 and between 10-15 percent in FY24. This growth stands out as an oasis in the current season of drought in the earnings prospects of the other large economies,” Hozdar said.
Arun Chulani, Co-founder at First Water Capital Fund, also highlighted that FPIs are once again coming back to India because they have seen how robust the India growth story is.
“Of course, India is not an island and will not be unaffected by the global headwinds, but with our internal domestic engine still on, we hopefully will be less impacted. Also, it is likely that the FPIs have seen what the other opportunities there are out there geographically and in comparison, India probably looks like a beacon of growth,” said Chulani.
“China has a big pull when it comes to attracting foreign investors; they have done a fantastic job in industrialisation and urbanisation over the last few decades. But as history shows, the baton of growth gets passed on and hopefully India will be the one to benefit next and take advantage of the passing trade winds,” Chulani said.
“India should hopefully grab this opportunity with both hands and especially more so if the government is aligned,” said Chulani.
Weakness in the dollar index and rate hikes hitting their peaks are also positive for emerging markets.
Hozdar observed that the dollar index which peaked out 7 months back at about 115 is now on the verge of cracking below the 100 mark. This is positive when seen from the point of view of FPI flows into emerging markets.
“The FPI outflow seen in the first quarter of the calendar year 2023 could be partly attributed to China relaxing its Covid curbs and re-opening its economy. Now looking ahead, it would be reasonable to assume that flows would get directed to regions where the earnings growth is superior,” said Hozdar.
“The interest rate hike cycle is now at its fag end which too could help funds flow to emerging markets. Our inflation is now likely to not only come within the RBI’s comfort zone but more importantly is likely to remain in the zone as most commodities are seeing bearishness due to weak global growth prospects,” Hozdar said.
What could be the trend?
It is unlikely that there will be a strong shift of foreign funds from China to India. India may continue to see inflows due to its bright economic outlook and pause in interest rate hikes.
However, China too will remain a beneficiary of foreign fund inflows as investors hope the country’s growth will beat expectations.
In fact, the Chinese economy has started showing signs of recovery. Its first-quarter gross domestic product rose sharply.
“China GDP grew by 4.5 percent in the first quarter. That marks the highest growth since the first quarter of last year — when China’s economy grew by 4.8 percent — and better than the 4 percent forecast in a Reuters poll. Quarter-on-quarter, the economy grew 2.2 percent,” said a CNBC report said.
As Rajnish Girdhar, CEO of Karma Capital, explained: “Global allocators look at the emerging markets as one asset class. China being a heavyweight has a huge contribution to that asset class performance. Most allocators look at it as complementing rather than competing geographies for allocation. It would be unfair to look at it as India versus China, as in the current circumstances both will be beneficiaries.”
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5 FAVORITE PICKLES IN THE WINTER
THERE IS NO SPRING WITHOUT SUNSHINE, NO AUTUMN WITHOUT BROWN, NO SUMMER WITHOUT HOLIDAYS, AND NO WINTER WITHOUT...YES, YOU GUESS IT RIGHT! PICKLES!!
WE GUARANTEE THAT EVEN TODAY WHEN YOU RACK YOUR BRAINS FOR CHILDHOOD WINTER MORNINGS, SUBCONSCIOUSLY ENOUGH, THEY'LL TAKE YOU BACK TO THE TANGY AND SOUR AACHAAR PARANTHAS! YES, THE SEASON OF THE BELOVED MANGOES IS FAR GONE BUT LIKE A FRIEND, IT LEAVES US WITH THE EVER SO AMAZING MANGO PICKLE!
HENCE WITH STRONG AND HUNGRY EMOTIONS, WE BRING YOU THE 5 ALL-TIME FAVORITE PICKLES IN WINTER! THESE ARE OF COURSE OUR TAKE AND CHOICES, PLEASE LET US KNOW IF WE MISSED ANY!
THE PARENT'S FAVORITE GARLIC PICKLE
WE'VE ALL HEARD OUR PARENTS GUSHING ABOUT THE HEALTH BENEFITS OF GARLIC. THANKS TO THEM WE ALL KNOW THAT THEY'RE A RICH SOURCE OF VITAMINS, FIBERS, AND WHAT NOT! WHAT THEY CONVENIENTLY MISS OUT ON THOUGH IS THAT THEY'RE A RICH SOURCE OF DELICIOUS PICKLE RECIPES TOO! ALTHOUGH GARLIC IS OFTEN ADDED IN SMALL QUANTITIES IN CHUTNEYS AND PICKLES AS PART OF THEIR FLAVORING, IT CAN ALSO BE THE MAIN INGREDIENT OF A HOT AND SWEET GARLIC PICKLE. COMBINE WITH ANY AND ALL INDIAN MEALS AND IT'LL ONLY ENHANCE YOUR EXPERIENCE! TRY THE "SWAD GARLIC PICKLE" AND LET US KNOW HOW YOU LIKED IT.
THE FOODIE FAVORITE "GINGER PICKLES"
WINTER IS THE PERFECT TIME FOR MAKING AND EATING GINGER PICKLES AS FRESH GINGER HITS THE MARKET. HIGH QUALITY, FRESH GINGER THAT’S FREE OF FIBER IS AVAILABLE TILL THE MONTH OF MARCH AND IS PERFECT FOR THIS MOUTH-WATERING ACHAAR. WITH GINGER BEING A NECESSARY DIETARY ITEM FOR THE WINTERS BECAUSE OF IT’S WARM QUALITIES, A LONG HISTORY FOR RELIEVING DIGESTIVE PROBLEMS SUCH AS NAUSEA, LOSS OF APPETITE, MOTION SICKNESS, AND PAIN, THE GINGER PICKLE CAN BRING A MOUTH-WATERING FLAVOR ALONG WITH HEALTH! USING THE GOODNESS OF VERY BASIC INGREDIENTS "SWAD GINGER PICKLE" BRINGS THE UNADULTERATED, EARTHY, AND SPICY FLAVOR OF GINGER TO THE FORE. TRY IT ONCE AND LET US KNOW YOUR THOUGHTS.
THE FOREVER BEST "MANGO PICKLE":
AS SUMMER HAS LONG GONE, WE REALLY HOPE YOU DIDN’T FORGET TO ADD THE FOREVER AMAZING "METHIA KERI" TO YOUR STOCK! THERE ARE SELDOM SOME THINGS MADE IN THE WORLD THAT ARE SO VERSATILE THAT THEY CAN MAKE EVERYTHING ELSE AROUND THEM DELICIOUS TOO! THE EVER-FAVORITE MANGO PICKLE IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF THAT. IT CAN BE COMBINED WITH ANYTHING BUT IS PERFECT WITH BREAKFAST DISHES. WITH LOTS OF WAYS TO MAKE IT, THE ONE COMBINED WITH METHI MASALA IS ONE THAT IS LOVED BY ALMOST EVERYONE. "SWAD MANGO PICKLE" IS MADE IN NO HURRY, PROPERLY DRIED IN THE SUNLIGHT, AND HAS A GREAT SHELF LIFE. DO LET US KNOW YOUR THOUGHTS IF AND WHEN YOU TRY SOME.
GOD BLESS THE GUJRATIS ‘GORKERI PICKLE’:
TELL US A MORE AMAZING COMBINATION OF SWEET AND SOUR. WE'LL WAIT. THE GOR KERI IS A TRADITIONAL GUJRATI SWEET RAW PICKLE THAT IS MADE SPICY AND YUMMY WITH METHI, MUSTARD SEEDS, AND JAGGERY. MADE WITH VERY SOUR MANGOES TO BALANCE THE TASTE OF THE VERY SWEET JAGGERY, THEY COMPLIMENT EACH OTHER SO WELL IN THIS PERFECTLY MADE RECIPE. WITH A GREAT SHELF LIFE AND LITTLE CARE, THIS PICKLE CAN BE YOUR COMPANION FOR THOSE BORING LUNCHES TO JAZZ UP THE MEAL. MINIMAL INGREDIENTS LIKE MANGOES, TURMERIC, AND JAGGERY, THE "SWAD GOR KERI PICKLE" IS A MUST-TRY!
THE MIX OF BOTH WORLDS ‘SWEET LIME PICKLE’:
SWEET, SOUR, SPICY...ALL PACKED IN A SMALL JAR. THIS PICKLE IS LIP-SMACKINGLY DELICIOUS! DESPITE BEING ONE OF THE MOST COMMON TYPES OF PICKLES MADE BY OUR MOTHERS AND GRANDMOTHERS, WE JUST CAN’T GET ENOUGH OF IT AND THUS HAVE INCLUDED IT IN OUR LIST OF SWAD PICKLES. WITH ALMOST NO OIL, THIS HEALTHY ACHAAR IS AS GOOD TO LOOK AT FROM THE JAR AS IT IS AT EATING. THE EASIEST TO MAKE ONCE YOU GET HOLD OF THE RIGHT LEMONS, THIS PICKLE CAN BE STORED FOR LENGTHS AND IS SO GOOD.
SO THESE WERE OUR PICKS. WE'RE SURE WE MISSED ON QUITE A FEW. WE'LL BE HONORED TO SEE WHAT YOU HAVE IN STORE IN YOUR COMMENTS. TILL THEN, STAY HEALTHY AND EAT TASTILY!
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How To Find Topics For Your Speech
Do you struggle to find a good speech topic to captivate your audience? Have you got a lot of thoughts on topics but just can’t seem to decide what to speak on? Well, then you will find it comforting to know that in public speaking it is indeed a tougher job to find the right speech topic than even presenting your speech. The interesting fact is not only the budding speakers but the experienced speakers too find the process of selecting the right speech topic painful and tedious. Now, here comes the good news! It is time for you to keep your troubles at bay because you have come to the right place. You do not have to go through a distressing and tiresome process ever again. Follow this straightforward framework to be crafty at picking up the right speech topic while you narrow down your thoughts.
1. Analyze Your Audience
Remember a speaker speaks for an audience; not for himself. So it is of utmost importance that you always know who your audience is way before you decide on your topic. This does not mean you should know each one of them personally but the common factors among the individuals that will make up your audience. Get hold of information like their demographics, ethnic background, professions, and belief system. Being aware of these factors will help you to select a topic that is relevant to your audience; a topic that they will find enthralling.
2. Identify What the Speaking Event is All About
This is not something to be told what would happen to a speaker talking about erotic fictions on the occasion of Indian Independence Day. You can imagine that well. Can’t you? So, it is necessary to find out and understand the purpose of the event where you will give your speech. You cannot speak on any randomly chosen topic on the stage. You have to speak on a topic that matches the purpose and nature of the event. So, you have to choose a topic that is relevant and fit for the purpose of the event. That will save you from being a laughing stock in the market.
3. Get Your Knowledge Checked
Before selecting a topic, make sure you have enough knowledge, insight and personal experiences related to it. Otherwise there are heavy chances for you to get stuck on your audience’s questions. You can make a list of the topics and then the subtopics of each of them. Narrow down that list to some topics that you could speak confidently while keeping the other frameworks in mind.
4. Identify Your Interest and Passion
It is always fun to speak on the topic that you love and are passionate about. Bear in mind the above mentioned steps and think about some relevant topics that interest you. Do not just speak for the sake of your audience. Your interests matter a lot because it will make your speech enjoyable and enthusiastic not only for your audience but also for you.
Even after following this framework, if you get stuck, just do not worry; for you can always consult an experienced public speaking trainer to guide you to choose the best topic for your speech. A public speaking trainer has necessary knowledge and skill to help you to evolve as a public speaker.
So, it is now confirmed that you can kick out stress from your head and enjoy the process of finding the best topic for your speech. Good luck!
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Best 3 Unlisted Shares To Buy in 2023
Investing in shares is a good option for most people who want to make money from their investments. There are many ways of doing this and if you can pick the right company, it could give you great returns. But for many people the process of finding companies that match their investment criteria is difficult. This makes it difficult for them to invest in shares without wasting too much time on research. Our team at Share Investor has put together an informative article today that will help you understand how to choose an Unlisted share that is going to give you great returns in 2023.
1. Ixigo
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Ixigo Share Price : Currently the Ixigo Share Price is ₹90.00/ Share . Ixigo (Le Travenues Technology Pvt. Ltd.) is a technology company focused on empowering Indian travelers to plan, book and manage their trips across rail, air, buses and hotels.
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Assam Carbon Share Price : Currently the Assam Carbon Share Price is ₹230.00. Assam Carbon Products Limited manufactures electrical, mechanical, and specialty carbon materials, with a product line that includes a variety of carbon, metal, and graphite blocks and blanks.
3. Indofil
Indofil Upcoming Initial Public Offering (IPO) : Indofil Industries Ltd. is uniquely placed both in agricultural chemicals (ABD) as well as specialty and performance chemicals (SPCD) business. As a part of K.K. Modi Group, the company operates as an integrated multi-product chemical company, manufactures and distributes agrochemicals, and specialty and performance chemicals in India. It operates through three segments: agrochemicals, specialty and performance chemicals, and investments. The company offers fungicides, insecticides, herbicides, acaricides, plant growth regulators, surfactants, plant nutrition products, etc. It also provides specialty performance chemicals for leather, plastic, textile, paints, coatings, and construction industries; and offers solutions to help farmers. The company primarily sells its products through distributors and dealers.
Indofil Share Price : Currently the Indofil Share Price is ₹800.00. The company has its export presence in more than 60 countries as suppliers of mancozeb formulations. In India, the company is successful in strategic marketing of insecticides including igr's, fungicides (mancozeb, tricyclazole, zineb, etc.), bactericides, herbicides, acaricides, surfactants, and plant growth regulators (PGR). The company is driven by the "crop care concept" in the agriculture business.
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He easiest way to build an online store in 2023?
“E-commerce revenues are anticipated to reach $5.5 trillion globally in 2022. As more consumers continue to rely on the digital environment for quick and convenient purchases, those numbers are anticipated to increase. In fact, analysts predict that the Indian e-commerce business will grow to $120 billion by 2026.”
In today's world, everything from luxury things to essential things is available online. Online shopping has grown significantly from its earlier stage, helping us provide what we need for ourselves and our loved ones. When asked which type of business is the most famous, no one can pause to name the online firm that has grown over the past several years. The modern Internet market is a hassle-free market. Having strong trade skills to win clients is king in this online business. Our OrderZ platform is a prime example as it dominates the business drive.
This blog is for aspiring entrepreneurs considering starting an online business and describes the possibilities of starting a new internet business and other smart business ideas you can consider in 2023. Do you aspire to one day run the best online shop? Fortunately, we are here to guide you through setting up an online store. The good news is that setting up an online store is getting much simpler for today's would-be entrepreneurs. This blog is for you if you wish to set up an online store. Let's go through each of the eight steps I've listed in order in order on how to set up an online store.
How to create a online store
Make a business plan and pick a market niche.
Choose your intended audience.
Identify your items.
Pick the top e-commerce platform.
Identify producers and suppliers.
full branding components
Create a unique online store.
Add merchandise to your online shop.
Partner with us for payments and logistics.
Make a business plan and pick a market niche.
Many businesses follow their products and promote their services to order to a certain need. You may develop plans and goods that handle the needs of that need by identifying the market niche for your business. By learning more about different business niches, you can select a market niche where your firm might be profitable.Having a specific target market, a business niche is a segment of a larger market. This could help a business meet client demands. Here are a few typical traits that aid in defining various business niches:
Price: Some clients buy things that are expensive or cheap. This feature is frequently linked with quality standards, which can aid a firm in attracting clients who are interested in goods with a range of price points and degrees of quality.
Quality: By improving the quality of your goods and services, you may establish diverse target markets. Your business's value to a distinct client will rise as quality improves.
Business model: As part of your client study, you should think about where and how your audience shops, as well as the most efficient approach to reach them. Do you expect selling often in B2B e-commerce to distributors, retailers, and other business buyers?
Do you wish to market your things now to clients or engage in B2C e-commerce? You have built-in key to a sort of buyers when you sell on well-known online marketplaces like eBay, Amazon, or Etsy.
Dropshipping: This business plan frees you from the need to keep any stock because a third party handles order fulfilment.
Business plans that are direct-to-consumer (D2C) do away with middlemen.
Choose your intended audience.
The first step in creating an online business is to conduct extensive research, just as with any new project. The first stage in conducting research is deciding on your target audience based on your business plan. The next step is to select and concentrate on your target market. Your target market will be made up of people who can buy from you frequently. This calls for in-depth competitor and market research. It is simpler to go to the next stage, which entails product research and selection, after creating your client profile. You can develop a buyer profile of your ideal clients based on your market and product research. Selling everything to everyone at first is not a wise business plan. Find a specialised product with a small market. Your income will rise as a result, and your business will grow.
Identify your items.
Decide whether to sell one or more products based on your study.
The following stage is to choose a product based on your market and target client part study.
You can attempt the following to acquire a competitive advantage:
1. introducing a completely new good or service
The design of new things has led to the development of numerous new products and technology. Any business can profit from this, but the most lucrative industries are those that deal with personal care and technology.
2. Better goods
You can alter an existing good or service to meet the needs of your target market and the market at the time, and then market the modifications to them. Now, many of the bestsellers from the 1980s and 1990s are returning. You can sell anything online with a little marketing and zeal.
3. Taking advantage of an untapped market
By joining an unexplored market, you can profit from being an early adopter.
Here are some chances for you to choose products that are effective.
Involving product logistics
Money margin
production, distribution, and related services.
Pick the top e-commerce platform.
You can set up an online store on a website that is similar to an eCommerce platform. The benefit of using an eCommerce platform to launch an online store is that you may set it up without having a lot of technical expertise. The ideal location for your online store depends on the eCommerce platform you employ. Using a top-notch eCommerce store builder, you can create an online store, list your products, and sell them to clients anywhere in the globe.Finally, you can make your online storefront look stunning by choosing the gather and customising it by your brand parts. Think of these three parts as the basis for your online store's success. The giant e-commerce platform will take care of everything else, including your product control, shipping, and client database.
Identify suppliers and manufacturers.
Your e-commerce store, target market, and product have already been prepared.
Identify producers and suppliers.
Your supplier is crucial whether you want to operate a dropshipping firm or a standard online store where you stock your products.
Here, you have three choices:
Creating and producing your goods: If you decide to offer goods that you make or plan, you'll surely pay near attention to their quality, build, and touch.
Purchase of a fully manufactured product: Buying a fully manufactured product from reliable suppliers and selling it in your online shop is a direct technique to launch a firm.
drop-shipping: Delivering products directly to buyers
Full branding components
The simplest and least expensive approach to starting an online store is without a doubt drop-shipping. When using this approach, you don't need to keep any stock. One of the simplest methods to market your business and build client loyalty is via branding. Any business must have a strong brand.
Everyone who purchases something desires to experience a sense of community. This feeling can be conveyed to your target audience through your branding. Your brand is how clients recognise you, just as a person is identified by their name.
Name of the brand: To come up with a wonderful name, you can talk to your friends and family about it or utilise a list of suggestions. Your brand is how clients recognise you, just as a person is identified by their name. You can utilise a list of ideas or names that you can choose from or have a discussion with your friends and family to come up with a beautiful name.
Logo design and brand colours: After coming up with your company name, you must register it. To put it another way, in order for search engines to index your website under your company name, you need to register a domain with that name. The more your domain name resembles the name of your store, the simpler, shorter, and more memorable it should be. You can get a special domain name for your store with a lot of eCommerce platforms. Another crucial aspect of your brand that needs your decision right away is your brand colours.
Packaging, the design of online businesses, and the creation of store banners for online retailers are just a few examples of the many contexts in which colours can be employed. Brand colours are very important.
Business Tagline: Coming up with a tagline is a terrific way to set your brand's tone. Other venues, such as social media, press releases, ad content, etc., can keep this tone. Because of the brand's feeling of continuity, consumers can relate to it better.
Create a unique online store.
The theme, customizations, banner graphics, category, and other parts of your online store grow its attractiveness. The following parts should be highlighted if you want your online store to seem attractive and appealing.
The theme of your online store: might alter how it looks overall if you pick wisely. The many themes offered on eCommerce websites allow you to pick the one that most accurately represents your company.
Color: After choosing your brand's colour, this stage will be simpler. You should base the design of your online store on your colour schemes because you need to project a consistent image of your firm. You can design your brand's colours using the shades of your picked theme.
Boost service: Users will lose faith in you and leave before they ever reach your store if it takes too long for the page to load. An overcrowded online store can slow down your site, just as congested stores might confuse customers.
To reduce loading times, you must optimise every component of your online store. Make sure the e-commerce platform you select has the capacity to manage the spike in demand for your online store.
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And finally, boosting website traffic alone won't boost conversion rates. Users typically don't need much convincing to buy something. This prod might come from uncomplicated plugins like Hello Bar and Live Chat.
Current offers and discounts can be shown in a greeting bar, or clients can get a quick rundown of the best-selling items. Anything that will keep your clients interested and on your e-commerce website for a while
You can utilise pop-ups to collect private data from your clients, including their phone numbers and email addresses. You can then employ it for SMS and email marketing.
Add merchandise to your online shop.
product photography/snapshots:
A product image is more important and technically advanced than a casual selfie or picture. Every small part, such as the background, the passion, the quality, and the lighting, makes a big difference.
Product listing/catalog:
It's a good idea to categorise your products right away, even if your firm is small and you only have a limited number of options. By doing this, you can stem any issues with your product catalogues or store layout as your business grows and scales. Product cataloguing can be a trying and time-consuming procedure when done manually.
You may be able to upload your products both per and in bulk using several online store builders. The plan is simple to finish.
Product data: Following the upload of your product catalogue, you must provide product descriptions for each of your products.
It can seem hard and difficult to write descriptions. But you may easily convince your clients to make a purchase by giving them appealing and accurate descriptions.
Your accurate and thorough product descriptions should contain every detail that your clients could want to know about the item. The product's USP should be included, along with all other product marketing parts.
Price of products: You should be aware of the cost if you have the right product image and have accurately described it in your eCommerce store. Clients may become put off by those that are too high, which will reduce sales. Your sales will suffer if you price them too low since your profit margins would be limited.
You may get a basic notion of the pricing range a product should fit within by investigating your competitors and the industry leaders. Costs associated with completing the order cycle, such packaging, shipping costs, etc., should also be included. Offer discounts or coupons if you ever believe that the product isn't selling well to boost sales.
Finally, the product name and description should use SEO-friendly phrases. The giant supporter of your goods is a search engine. Your product descriptions won't show up in search results if they're not search engine friendly.
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Your shop is now all set up and prepared to take in clients. A few more important integrations are required before you go. Payment interface: To accept payments when selling things online, a payment gateway must be set up.
A service provider known as a payment interface lets payments made using a variety of ways, including credit cards, debit cards, international cards, UPI, etc.
There are various payment gateway firms near the globe. These platforms often link with a wide variety of payment plans that can be connected to your online firm on the eCommerce platform.
Razorpay, one of the most widely used payment gateways, accepts more than 100 different payment options.
Popular payment processors include Square, PayPal, and Stripe. You should also be aware that the majority of payment gateways set a fair percentage charge for processing transactions.
Several choices consist of:
Credit/debit card UPI
online banking
COD choice
Credit (purchase now, pay later options) (buy now, pay later options)
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Should you invest in IPOs?
For investors looking for investment choices beyond stocks and bonds, IPOs are a good option. New IPOs allow investors to enter a growing company's ground floor. Several market experts advise new investors against investing in IPOs because of the high-risk factors. But if you take the right approach, IPOs can help you explore investment opportunities beyond the scopes of traditional stocks and bonds.
The Indian IPO market has gained significant prominence in the past few years, and several IPOs have generated good returns. It helped the primary market gain a lot of traction. Several young and first-time investors want to invest in initial public offerings to bolster their income.
Challenges of investing in IPOs
As an asset class, IPOs are risky. It isn't easy to shift through the riffraff to find the most suitable IPOs.
A common mistake is to get excited about an IPO that has gained a lot of publicity. Always select an IPO with solid underwriters.
Since an IPO is a new offer, it lacks adequate information to base your decision on. Always read the prospectus before you buy.
Be sceptical of an IPO if a broker is pitching it too hard.
Learning extensively about the business is the first crucial step of investing in any maiden public offer.
You don't have to invest in all IPOs and avoid a business you don't understand.
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Long-term investment goal
Initial public offerings are equity investments. Hence, they have the potential to earn significant returns in the long run.
Price Transparency
Unlike the secondary market, the price of IPO shares is mentioned in the prospectus. So, investors know the amount they must pay to obtain the IPO shares.
It would change post the IPO. The share price after the IPO depends on the market's demand.
Buy low, earn big
The IPO price is often the cheapest. it allows investors to invest in a small company with the potential to grow. After the listing, the share price can skyrocket depending on the demand.
How to open a Demat
Research
Dig deep into the objective of the offer. Search online for information on a company, its financials, and overall industry health.
Pick a company with a solid underwriter
Try to select a company that has strong underwriters. In general, quality investors associate themselves with quality offers.
Read prospectus
The company released the prospectus containing all information regarding the offer. Since it is a new offer, the prospectus is the most relevant source of information for decision-making.
Be cautious
When it comes to investing in equities, scepticism is a positive attitude. It is mainly the case when your broker promotes an IPO. Always investigate before you invest.
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Vandé Mātaram: Album Art, Tujhe Salaam
In 1997, India celebrated its 50th year of Independence. Cable & Satellite TV and private FM radio were in their glory days and Indians all over the world were brimming with nationalistic pride. The Maestro of Madras, A.R. Rahman dropped his first Independent International Music Album, Vandé Mātaram.
This article is not about the amazing music that was both critically and commercially successful nor about the beautiful black & white music videos shot by Bharat Bala & team. Or how I could never pick a favourite between Maa tujhe salaam penned by Mehboob and Thai manné vannakkam by Vairamuthu.
This is about the humble yet timeless album cover designed by Sunil Mahadik with a beautiful oil on canvass painting of the tricolour by production designer, painter and sculptor Thotta Tharani.
When an album of this magnitude must have dropped, am sure there must have been a lot of inputs from various key stake-holders.
The Studio heads would have loved to lead with a huge image of the musical icon in front of the tri-colour. The marketing whizz team would have loved it to appeal to pan-indian audience with A.R.R in jeans and a t-shirt standing amidst a crowd of Indians in traditional outfits. Bharat Bala and team would have loved to showcase the vast vistas they shot of the Himalayas with a floating head of the Maestro like Mufasa in the Lion King poster. And the graphic designer might have taken the easy route of choosing one and as they all suggestions shared with good intent. I don't know what really happened.
But instead, collectively they decided to hire the very talented Thotha Tharani to render the tricolour on canvas. Not a stock image, not a talent portrait, not a collage, but a piece of art.
I thank the conviction of Designer & Art Director Sunil Mahadik, the trust of the studio executives, the faith of the marketing team and the magnanimity of the talent, A.R. Rahman to give us this timeless album cover.
As a school kid, I could only appreciate the music. Today, after several years of working in the industry, I can truly appreciate the cover art.
In '97, I showed my gratitude by buying an original cassette.In '22, I show my gratitude with this article.
Aap sabko...mera Salaam 🙂
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7 Reasons To Start Buying Sterling Silver Jewellery - Is Sterling Silver Good For Everyday Wear?
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How to pick quality stocks
While picking a stock one should check parameters such as business model analysis, moat and management analysis, financial statement analysis, ratio analysis, valuations etc. Here is the course where you can learn how to pick good stocks in Indian stock market.
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Okay this is wildly off topic but I saw that you cook japanese food. Can you recommend some dishes to try or ways to get myself to like it? I want to like Japanese food so bad but I haven't liked anything I've tried aside from super basic stuff like sushi, teriyaki, and gyoza. I've even tried making curry and omurice at home and everyone except me loved it.
Japanese cooking resources
Ah, I have been called upon! Lemme dig some stuff out of my Bird nest for you :D
Disclaimer: I'm not Japanese or an expert on this. I'm just a cooking nerd who thinks Japan has the best food and experimented a whole bunch with Internet recipes and stuff from the Asian market.
Recipes
I learned a lot of what I know from these two foodie blogs:
Just One Cookbook
No Recipes
(the latter site does, in fact, contain recipes, but the blogger would encourage you to build the confidence to cook without them)
Since you're having trouble finding dishes you like, I suggest starting with udon: thick, chewy noodles often served in dashi broth, perhaps with fried toppings. You can prepare udon a bunch of different ways, that's just a classic one--but no matter how you make it, udon is a pretty easy sell. Tonkatsu is another dish that's hard to dislike, and makes a good topping for your udon if you want to make both at once!
Fun travel memoir
There is a fantastic book called Pretty Good Number One: An American Family Eats Tokyo.
It's a foodie travel memoir and it's exactly what it sounds like: this guy went to Tokyo for a month with his wife and daughter and they ate a bunch of food, his daughter made friends with half of the entire population of Tokyo, and he wrote about it. He's a really entertaining writer, and it has great descriptions of all kinds of Japanese food, so from there it's easy to go look up recipes.
Shopping
You'll want to go to an actual Asian market if you can find one locally. Use Google, they're often tucked into odd buildings.
Different Asian markets cater to different cultures' cuisines, so there might be one market with a full assortment of Indian MTR spice blends but no kombu or katsuobushi in sight. They usually have a variety though. If you can find an H Mart, you're golden (H Mart is Korean, but will have the stuff you need for Japanese food). Be willing to explore a bit! Last resort, go ahead and use Amazon, but trust me--the Asian markets are cheaper, and I much prefer supporting them to feeding Amazon.
Just One Cookbook also has a list of Japanese pantry essentials, which is really good, but it's also really completionist (I don't even have all of those premade sauces) and stretches the definition of "pantry" a bit, so it seems more intimidating than it should.
Here's my version.
Pantry essentials:
Good soy sauce. Just get something that says "traditionally brewed" and you're fine. If you spot dark soy sauce: it's smokier and less salty, very different, it can't replace normal soy sauce but you might grab it too.
Short grain "sushi" rice. Try not to overpay for it. If you're in an Asian market you're fine. If you're in the fancy organic section of Hy-Vee, you're gonna get ripped off.
Mirin. A seasoned cooking wine. Unfortunately, bad mirin is easy to find and is loaded with corn syrup. Try to find some that isn't; remember, ingredients are listed on the bottle proportionally. It's very worth paying $10 for a good bottle of mirin. I don't *think* you have to be 21 to buy it? Drinking it would probably be unappealing. Mirin is very important, and it's a versatile cooking ingredient; once you know what it does you might find yourself putting it in everything.
Sake. You do have to be of legal drinking age to buy this. Which kind you get for cooking isn't a super big deal, and you can get by with just mirin most of the time.
Kombu and katsuobushi. The former is a kind of seaweed/kelp (it may look dusty with white powder; that's natural MSG and it's a good thing). The latter is shaved dried smoked skipjack tuna and looks a bit like pencil shavings; you might see them labeled "bonito flakes." They're common ingredients for dashi (basic Japanese cooking stock), but you'll see katsuobushi used as a topping on lots of savory dishes. If you can't find these, try looking for dashi powder or tea bag type dealies.
Toasted sesame oil. Not hard to find.
Rice vinegar. Same.
Panko bread crumbs. These are special, lofty, crispy breadcrumbs. They're different because of SCIENCE and are what happens when you electrocute bread dough. I'm not joking.
Cornstarch/potato starch. I slightly prefer potato starch (good texture), but they're not that different.
Nori. These are those pressed algae sheets you use to wrap sushi, but they're used for other stuff too, like onigiri, or shredded as a topping.
Noodles. Obviously, if you want to make udon, you need to buy some. You can easily find dried udon, but if you spot frozen or even fresh udon noodle packs, grab them.
If you can find an Asian market that stocks all this, you should be able to get the whole list for around $50. Asian markets tend not to be expensive, which is yet another good reason to learn to cook Japanese food. (Other reasons: healthy, tasty, easy to cook in a small kitchen...)
Of course, you also don't need to get the whole list at once! It's not cheating to just get what you need for a particular dish.
Fun stuff you can find at Asian markets
With the basics out of the way, here are additional tasty things you might want to look for:
Furikake. Not strictly necessary, but I like it. It's a topping/seasoning blend you can mix into your rice, and it comes in lots of flavors, some fishier than others. Start with a nori or vegetable flavor if you're uncertain. Tamago flavor = egg.
Ramune. If you've never had marble soda before, don't deny yourself the adventure of trying to figure out how to get the bottle open. Lots of flavors.
Good instant ramen. Nongshim's Shin Ramyun is what I usually get, and even Walmart sells it. You'll never buy Maruchan again.
Candy. So, I don't know who's in charge of Japanese fruit flavored candy, but it actually tastes like fruit, which is wild.
Yuzu and/or sudachi juice. If you can find these, grab 'em. They're citrus juices. Yuzu is a bit like lemon but less strongly sour and more... clean? Crisp? while sudachi is a bit like lime but more green and complex. I'm describing these poorly. You might also be able to find candy or drinks with these flavors.
Sugary drinks with nata de coco in them. Nata de coco is a firm jelly-like dessert type... thing. It's made from coconuts and it's got a unique jelly/crunchy texture and is odd but good. You might be able to find nata de coco on its own, but I'll warn you: the kind you get packed in jars will be Very Sugary.
Tapioca pearls. If you like bubble tea, here's the place to get your boba.
Umeboshi plums. These sour/salty pickled plums are a tasty ramen topping.
Ice cream. Those square melon popsicles are delicious, but get them home quickly, their texture is very temperature sensitive! And if you spot individually wrapped ice cream cones, grab one.
Euro cakes. These look kinda like round Twinkies, but Twinkies only dream of being this tasty. I like the pandan flavor best. Don't be put off by the green color.
Soft tofu. So good 🥰 and weirdly hard to find in supermarkets. It's got a texture like custard, and apart from its fairly neutral, fresh flavor, will easily pick up any flavors you put on it. An excellent addition to udon soup; add it last, the tofu is fragile (and doesn't actually require cooking). Silken tofu sometimes comes in shelf stable packages. My experience with those has been fine, but the general consensus is that the tofu you get from the fridge section is better.
Frozen pork buns. They might be labeled "siopao" or "bao" (Chinese names) or "nikuman" (Japanese name). Lil bread buns with bbq pork or other fillings. You steam them in the microwave and they're delicious.
I'd recommend having fun getting a few of the things off this list, rather than being a completionist about the first one, if you find yourself choosing between the two. That said, make sure you get the stuff you need for the thing you want to make!
Okay, now I want a pork bun. I wonder if my brother's eaten them all yet...
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Imagine....
Dominant Erik sees his ex gf at a party/ Dominant Erik and his soft ex gf he lost by being a fuck boi keeps taunting him about how much he can’t have this anymore since she has a new man. Erik is jealous and he has to remind her who Daddy really is
Warnings: HARDCORE SMUT. Dom & Sub play. Voyeurism. Edging. Nasty talk. Jealousy.
“Y/N, get the croissants so you can make those bomb-ass breakfast sandwiches.”
“Which ones? The big ones or the small ones?”
“The big ones.”
Y/N crouches down in a squat to grab four big croissants for her and her roommate, Ivory, to have. She was famous for making the best breakfast sandwiches. Y/N grew up in a southern home with two parents who have their own catering business. She learned to cook at the age of 6, bringing a stool over to the stove, making breakfast and lunch for her younger siblings. Now, her Cali friends can’t shut up about how great of a cook she is. Her friend from UCLA, Tommie, is having a pool party/ tattoo party at her place this evening and she asked Y/N if she could cook some dishes. She didn’t have to worry about the grilled items. Y/N was asked to make curry chicken, barbecued ribs, seafood salad, and potato salad. She already whipped up the salads yesterday so all she had to do was cook the marinated chicken and ribs so they would be fresh and ready to devour.
“I need to get my ass out of this market. If I stay in here I’ll end up spending more money and we still have to pay off the rest of the new furniture set.”
“We have enough saved, let’s splurge,” Ivory spoke while grabbing some junk food.
“The money we have saved is for emergencies, Ivory, like if our cars start fucking up? If some big weather crisis happens and we have to stock up on food for a while?”
“Girl lets live life and stop worrying about money all the damn time. You’ll be graduating next year with your Master's degree.”
Y/N chuckles, “that’s next year though. Did you get the avocados?”
Ivory held up a bag filled with them, “You know I couldn’t forget. We eat these with everything.”
“True,” Y/N stood up, pulling a wedgey from between her ass cheeks.
“One more thing,” Ivory pulled up the list of groceries from her notes in her phone, “Cookies and cream ice cream.”
“And extra Oreos because they don’t put enough in there for me,” Y/N walked to the cart, heading back down the aisle. She spotted the cookies, grabbing two packs of double-stuffed Oreos. Y/N and Ivory made a right outside of the aisle, heading towards the frozen section to grab their tub of ice cream. Ivory was currently texting away with a grin on her face, almost bumping into an Indian couple with their child. Y/N knew she was texting the group chat that included Tommie and herself because her phone kept vibrating in her Louis Vuitton purse sitting in the cart.
“Tommie wants to know if you are bringing your new boo?”
“Terrence? Yeah, I’m bringing him,” Y/N looked up at the signs above the frozen aisles to make sure she was heading towards the correct one.
“Ah, ice cream,” She made a left, Ivory following slowly behind her.
“She also wanted me to let you know that Erik is coming so be prepared.”
“Erik who?” Y/N says while bending over to grab some ice cream. Ivory held the door to the freezer open for her.
“Your ex-boyfriend?”
“All I know is a nigga named Erik who is a fuck boi. The biggest fuck boi ever,” Y/N places the ice cream in the cart, “Ready to checkout?”
Ivory purses her lips, “How long have y’all been broken up? Still ain’t over it?”
“For about...eight months now. Eight months of peace and no drama. He’s irrelevant to me. Every time I hear the name Erik I wanna fight somebody and I’m not the fighting type.”
“Does Terrence know about him?”
Y/N glares at Ivory, “No. why? Should I have mentioned him? I didn’t think I needed to.”
Ivory didn’t say another word until they made it to the car. All things were purchased and bagged up. Y/N opened the trunk with a push of a button, bringing the cart over so she could pass the bags to Ivory. Once the trunk was loaded, Y/N walked the cart to place it with the others. She made her way back, Ivory driving this time since Y/N drove to the market.
“I RATHER BE YOUR B.I.T.C.H CAUSE THAT'S WHAT YOU GON’ CALL ME WHEN I’M TRIPPING ANYWAY!” Y/N jammed to Megan Thee Stallion’s song that played from Ivory’s iTunes. She grinds her hips in her seat, thick ass and thighs moving, windows rolled down making her top knot curly bun frizzy, and snapping her fingers.
“Aye, you know you can’t control me, baby, you need a real one in your life them bitches ain’t gon’ give it to you right!” Y/N stuck her tongue out.
“Bitch, who you singing to? Soft Boi Terrence or Fuck Boi Erik?”
“Neither, I’m just singing, girl. Why I gotta be singing to a nigga?” Y/N turned down the music.
“Because, bitch, I peep what you’ve been doing on the GRAM.”
“What have I been doing Ivory?” Y/N asked defensively.
“My girl ain’t so sweet anymore,” Ivory raises both of her brows, “The captions under your pictures? The music you post in your stories? Who are you tryna piss off?”
“I know this ain’t about Erik ain’t shit ass,” Y/N argues while talking with her hands, long acrylic nails swaying like she was ghetto fabulous, “Cuz if it is you can cut this shit out real quick.”
“Let me give you an example,” Ivory clears her throat, “You wish this was still your pussy, HUH?”
“Girl, that’s a quote from a song,” Y/N rolled her eyes.
“Well, how about, Fuck Boys played out, let’s treat these niggas how they treat us. Y/N, I’m not the only one who’s noticed, girl. And you didn’t unfollow Erik on Instagram. You want him to see all your posts so he can get jealous and miss what he can’t have that’s what you’re doing.”
“What’s wrong with that though?” Y/N shrugs, “He crept around with other bitches, so what’s wrong with me letting him know that he will never find another girl like me? I want him to feel it. Terrence might be soft and sweet but he treats me with respect. Erik just wanted to get his dick wet. He didn’t take what we had seriously, Ivory. I don’t care how fine or how big that nigga dick is he fucked up.”
“OKAY. I’m sorry for bringing it up. I just don’t want you to dwell on him. Then, that means he won, right?”
“I don’t want him to win,” Y/N spoke with a pout of her lips, “I want him to remember what he lost, that’s all. I want him to watch me glow up on his big-headed ass.”
“Girl...we both know Erik. We know how he had you running behind him. If that nigga said get on your knees for Daddy, what you gon’ do? GET ON YOUR KNEES!”
“Nah,” Y/N folds her arms over her hefty chest, “Nope. He doesn’t have that power over me anymore-“
“I remember the stories, Y/N. How he taught you to be the best freak. Girl, you can’t just throw that away.”
“Who’s side are you on?” Y/N spoke with rage.
“Nobody’s side. I just know you still have feelings for him, that’s all. Don’t do Terrence like that. He’s just a filler, we both know this.”
“I really like Terrence. He’s the man I should be with, not Erik. My mama warned me about men like Erik. They sweet talk you, fuck you good, then break your heart and move on to the next bitch. She said it with those exact words. I always told myself I would never get with a dude like Erik and here my dumb ass go skipping to a dick appointment and coming out bow-legged.”
Ivory was in a fit of laughter wheezing and clutching her aching belly. Y/N turned the music back up, shaking her head at the fact that she even had to talk about him again. She wanted Erik and everything he did to her out of her mind. It took a while for Y/N to forget the good times. The nights where they laid up under eachother, talking about everything under the sun. The way he kissed her. How hungry he was for her each time he saw her. How he made her body react to him. Made her cum from dick for the first time. Turned her over to the BDSM lifestyle, becoming his 24/7 slut. It was fun, exhilarating, risky, sexy, wild, passionate, but then she found out he has multiple bitches calling him Daddy and submitting to him. That was the last draw. She cut ties with him and he acted like he didn’t give a fuck.
“So I won’t give a fuck,” Y/N held her head high, “I’m gonna enjoy being petty.”
“You’re grown,” Ivory ended it, turning into their apartment complex.
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The Splash party/ Tattoo party will start around 6 PM and would end whenever. Tommie, the host and Y/N’s Instagram Model friend, was currently on the phone with the moon bounce crew about when they would arrive. Ivory and Y/N were in the kitchen taking the shells off of the boiled eggs. The dank smell of weed filtered into the kitchen from out back while Ivory and Y/N continued with the eggs. They had so many to do. Terrence was out back helping Tommie’s boyfriend, DJ, blow up the floaties and other pool accessories. Most of the hot food was in the oven on low heat. The grill master, another friend of theirs, Bryson, was seasoning the meat outside so he could start the grilling process. Y/N didn’t have on her bikini like Ivory and Tommie did. Y/N has a lime green bikini packed away in a holographic tote bag. She had on a pair of elastic waistband pink velvet shorts and a cropped airbrushed T-shirt that read Spoil Me.
“Is that my nigga Erik?!” DJ yells.
Y/N didn’t react, she didn’t flinch or jump to look at him. She continued scooping the yoke out of the middle of the boiled egg whites.
“So, you’re the drink plug then? Where’s the rest of the liquor?”
“In the truck.”
His voice. She hadn’t heard it in about seven months. She forgot how raspy and alluring it was. Now, she was remembering the way he used to talk to her. Instruct her to sit on his dick or suck his dick with no hands.
“We may need to make one more run. You know Tommie’s friends with everybody,” Erik laughs.
That laugh was infectious. Y/N licks her lips, picking up another egg to cut into.
“Who’s here already?” Erik asked.
“Bryson, Ivory, Y/N, and her boyfriend Terrance.”
“Oh, for real? Let me go say wassup.”
Y/N’s breathing quickened. She wondered how her hair looked slicked back in a bun or how thick she looked in her velvet shorts. All thoughts she wished she didn’t have but couldn’t help. Ivory was too busy singing to Ari Lennox that played from her phone to pay attention to Y/N. Footsteps finally settled in the kitchen. Y/N looked up through her lashes, staring at her ex. Erik Stevens. He put on more muscle. Skin a deeper brown from the sun. Dreads in his hair now and not that kinky fro she remembered him having. Orange swim trunks on and a half-buttoned white linen shirt that showed off gold chains hanging from his neck. He was carrying a box filled with dark liquor.
“Sup?” He spoke to both Ivory and Y/N. Y/N didn’t speak.
“Hey, Erik,” Ivory waves to him with a knife in her hand, “How have you been?”
“Pretty good, how about you?”
“Same me, what did you bring for us?” Ivory peered her big brown eyes into his box, “Hennessy, Long Island, D’usse! good choices.”
“More coming too,” Erik smiles. His eyes looking past Ivory’s braided hair to stare at Y/N, “Hey, Pinky.”
He actually called her that. Her hair wasn’t even pink anymore. She went back to her natural dark brown. He said that shit to piss her off.
“Damn, rude ass,” Erik kissed his teeth, “Where you want these at, DJ?”
“Come on, let me show you.”
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“Erik, this is Terrence, Y/N’s boyfriend.”
Terrence was taller than Erik and slender. Skin a hickory brown, silky waves in his jet black hair, full lips and sepia eyes. His chest and arms were covered in tattoos. He has on black and grey striped trunks with no shirt. His body was wet from being in the pool to place the pool lights and floaties.
“Hey, man,” Terrence shook Erik’s hand with his wet one, “Oh, snap!” Terrence pulls a bottle of Hennessy from Erik’s liquor box, “Can we open this now?”
“I don’t care, it’s for everybody,” Erik walks away, sitting the box down on an empty table next to ice buckets that DJ told him was the bar.
“Where do I know you from?” Terrence asked while following Erik to the drink table.
“I’m well known. I’m a party promoter and I own my own night club-“
“OH YEAH. That’s where I know you from. I follow you on Instagram. I’ve been to a few of your parties. Your shit be jumping off, bruh.”
“Thanks.” Erik started taking the bottles out of the box.
“I also know that you and Y/N used to fuck with each other.”
A smile crept up Erik’s lips, “Oh, yeah?”
“Yeah. And let me just say this now before I walk away. Don’t think about speaking to her. She’s with me now. Clearly, she left your ass for a reason. She didn’t tell me exactly who her ex was but she did say he was a cheating ass bitch. Stay away from her, aight?”
“Step off, nigga, before I make you,” Erik’s eyes were dark and menacing. Y/N failed to mention that Erik was dangerous. Killer dangerous, “She ain’t mention how I kill niggas for a living too? Don’t end up on my list tryna defend your bitch. I had her, I know how she feels. Still nice and tight? Still gotta lay the towels down under her big ol’ ass because she squirts too much? Did she mention how I call her Pinky because her hair used to be hot pink and how she sucked on the dick real good?”
Terrence simply scowled at Erik. He looked like he wanted to bust Erik’s head open with one of those liquor bottles but not once did he make a move to correct Erik or hit him. Erik smirks before grabbing the Hennessy bottle from Terence, opening it, and drinking from it in his face. Erik wipes his mouth with the back of his hand, his eyes unblinking and murderous.
“Nothing to say? What happened to the tough guy? I like a challenge-“
“Just stay away from her, she doesn’t need you, she got me-“
“Are you insecure, homie? For you to approach me like this right off the back lets me know that you’re afraid I may take her away.”
“I’m not tryna ruin Tommie’s party, homie-“
“Nah, you feel insecure. If you know me then you must know how I get down. Pinky ain’t mention how she used to be my little slut? If I make you my little slut that means you’re still mine.”
“Y’all Aight?!” DJ yells over at Terrence and Erik from the pool, “Y’all niggas ain’t about to fight over Y/N are y’all?”
“NAH,” Erik yells, clapping Terrence on the back, “Just getting to know Terrence more. Decent guy.”
Erik walked away, bumping Terrence’s shoulder so hard he stumbled. Terrence braces himself on the table before looking back at Erik with fury. Once again, Terrence didn’t do shit.
“You know,” Erik takes off his checkered Vans before putting his feet in the water, “Y/N really needs to find a nigga with some backbone next time.”
“What did you say?” DJ asks with a shake of his long dreads, “Did you threaten that nigga, Kill?”
“Nah, he tried to threaten me though. Ain’t work. How long him and Pinky been dealing with each other?”
“Probably for five months. They met through me. Terrence came with me to a house party and next thing I know he and Y/N hitting it off. They exchanged numbers and been down for each other ever since.”
“That shit won’t last,” Erik took a swig of Hennessy, “she still talks about me?”
“No, Erik. That girl doesn’t mention your name, ever.”
“She still thinking about me with all those shady captions she posts on Instagram. She turned into a real gangsta on a nigga,” Erik chuckles, “I know it ain’t because of him.”
“E, DONT act a fool, bruh.”
“She shouldn’t have come. She should have stayed her fine ass home then.”
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Y/N was standing in Tommie’s master bathroom tying the strings to her bikini thong. She grabs her phone from the sink to take a boomerang of her in the bikini for her Instagram story. She didn’t want to admit it to herself, but Y/N was intentionally stalling in the bathroom. Other guests already began to pour in and eat the food. The music from the DJ at the pool could be heard all the way in the bathroom, Roddy Rich- The Box playing. Terrence was probably already drunk by the pool since he couldn’t keep a drink out of his hand. Ivory was probably scouting the crowd full of men for someone to potentially take with her back to the apartment later. And Erik...
“Stop thinking about him.” Y/N spoke to herself in the mirror. She sighs, grabbing her matching lime green kimono to put around herself. Y/N headed out of the bathroom, walking down the hall and descending the steps towards the party. The house was empty, everyone out in Tommie’s big yard partying. When Y/N arrived, she smiled wide. This was like a 90’s pool party. Women dancing and walking around in tiny bikinis. Men dunking chicks in the pool or carrying them on their shoulders in the water. Towels laid out in the grass, people sitting on them with plates of food in their hands while others sat on chairs with their knees together to hold their plates of food. Moon bounce in full effect too. Tommie even has a slip n’ slide.
“Baby!” Terrence came over to Y/N with his arms out and an annoyed expression on his face, “Where have you been for the past hour? Sleeping?”
“No, getting dressed,” Y/N bats her lashes innocently, “You aren’t mad at me, are you?”
“Nah, that nigga over there is just irritating me.”
Y/N gave Terrence a perplexed look, “What nigga?”
“Your ex.”
Y/N looked up in time to see Erik surrounded by a group of half-naked women in the pool. They all splashed him, Erik picking one of them up to toss back into the pool. The other who tried to splash him was resting on a flamingo floaty. Erik flips the floaty over, the girl shrieking as she went underwater.
“How did you find out?” Y/N turned her eyes back on Terrence.
“Found a picture of you and him on his Instagram at a party he promoted for.”
Y/N looks away, a guilty expression on her face.
“Why did you hide that from me?”
“You wanna do this right now, Terrence?” Y/N folded her arms, lowering her voice so she wouldn’t cause a scene.
“Just answer the question, he’s gonna be here a while and I have to see his ugly mug until we leave. And Pinky? What’s up with that-“
“WHAT?!” Y/N raised her voice.
“He told me he called you Pinky because you used to have hot pink hair-“
“This conversation is over, Terrence. I didn’t come here to talk about my ex I came here to have fun- AHHHHHHHH!!!!!!”
Y/N was being tossed into the pool. She didn’t have time to prepare herself as the chlorine water burned in her nose. Her hands splashed frantically before she went under again. Gaining her footing, Y/N broke the water surface, coughing with her eyes squeezed shut. Snickering and shouts surrounded her. Y/N finally opens her reddish eyes, staring up at a laughing Erik with his wet muscular body standing over her on the pool edge.
“NEED SOME HELP OUT OF THERE?” He teased.
Y/N was about to charge him until she saw the straps to her bikini top floating in front of her. She screamed, causing more people to laugh. Tommie and a few other girls came over while Y/N held the front of her bikini top tightly so it wouldn’t float away.
“SERIOUSLY, BRUH?!” Terrence was ready to attack Erik but Erik’s friends held him off, trying to calm him down.
“All jokes, Terrence. Y/N is used to it. Falls for the shit every time. Ain’t that right, Pinky?”
Y/N was embarrassed. Finally secured, she swam to the pool ladder, climbing out of it while glaring at Erik with vengeance. Her hair was out of its bun, wet curly hair smoothing down her back. The kimono she wore was currently floating in the pool and her ears were filled with water. She rushed away and back into the house, a finger in her ear swishing around to help get the water out. Y/N almost slips on the tile of the kitchen floor when she made it back inside.
“UGHHHHHH.” She groaned loudly.
“Baby, you Aight? Here,” Terrence held out her fluffy SpongeBob beach towel for her, “I know you’re cold.”
“Thanks, DICK,” Y/N snatched the towel.
“Why the attitude towards me?” Terrence spoke offensively.
“Because I have a feeling you said something to Erik. You knew he was coming, didn’t you? You had an entire speech waiting for him when he arrived? Now, he’s provoked and he will do whatever it takes to piss you and me off. So THANK YOU!!!! I am SO GRATEFUL!”
“Chill out with all of that. Yeah, I did approach him. I told him to keep his focus on everything and everyone else besides you-“
“Why though? You scared he’s gonna come back into my life? That’s a wack nigga move on your end,” Y/N wraps the towel around her waist, “I’m gonna go clear my head. Why don’t you go back out there and stir up some more shit.”
“Y/N!” Terrence yelled out as her back turned. She stomped through the living room, spotting a bottle of Tequila, grabbing it, and walking upstairs to Tommie’s room.
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Y/N was sitting on Tommie’s balcony, staring down at the party with a gloomy expression. Erik was down there partying with his third plate of food in his hand. Ivory was in the pool playing shoulder wars, better known as chicken fight with one of Tommie’s model friends. Bryson was sweating bullets at the grill and Tommie and DJ sat on the pool edge with drinks in their hands. Y/N couldn’t spot Terrence. She didn’t care honestly. Y/N was burning through that bottle of Tequila. She could feel the earth rocking beneath her and her mind drifting in and out like a tide. Y/N stares with blurry eyes at the bottle in her hand. It was almost gone. She rolls her eyes, capping the rest before throwing the bottle on the balcony couch that Tommie has. Y/N stood on wobbly legs, bracing herself on the glass sliding doors before entering the house. She needed to eat but she didn’t want to walk back out there.
Y/N picks up her phone from Tommie’s canopy bed, ready to dial for Tommie but before she could, her phone was buzzing in her hand from an incoming call. She didn’t bother to see who it was, answering the phone anyway.
“He-hello?”
“You tore up already, ma?”
That voice almost made her sober.
“Why the FUCK do you still have my number?”
“Because I can. Where you at?”
“FUCK. YOU.” Y/N spoke with a slurred voice.
“Just tell me where you are so I can come to the rescue like always.”
“No, Fuck Boy, I’d rather lay in my own vomit than be near you for another fucking second you piece of shit.”
“Damn, I really turned you into a Lil’ savage, huh?”
“Erik...I am hanging up.”
Y/N ended the call.
“Sup, Pinky?”
Y/N felt like her body was moving in slow motion. She looked towards the entrance to Tommie’s bedroom. There, in his orange trunks, bare feet and shirtless was Erik himself. He has a plate of food in one hand and a bottle of water in the other.
“Why do you keep calling me that?” Y/N asked while blinking up at Erik. She felt like her head was spinning.
“Because...I know you still like it. You gon’ always be Pinky to me...my Pinky. Ain’t gon’ never change.”
“What do you think is going to happen for you? You think because you bring me food and water I’m gonna get down on my knees for you? I’m not your submissive anymore, Erik.”
“I’m not here to argue with you I’m here to sober you up, here,” Erik places the plate filled with a burnt hotdog, some cucumber salad, and deviled eggs, “I figured this would be the perfect food to soak up that alcohol. I saw you throwing that bottle back like it was water.”
Y/N didn’t say thank you but she did accept the food. She was starving. Erik sat on the other side of the bed, watching her eat like she was his favorite movie. She ate quickly, burping and all. Y/N grabs the water from the bed, uncapping it before gulping that water down in a rush. She felt better even though she was still tipsy. Her head didn’t spin like before and she could stand with a better center of gravity on her two feet.
“You ain’t gotta thank me. I know your pride won’t let you. You’re welcome anyway.”
“You can go now.” Y/N got up from Tommie’s bed, walking to the bathroom to rinse her mouth out with Listerine.
“I like it up here more,” Erik follows her, his eyes watching her ass sway, “We can catch up and shit.”
“Catch up? Boy-“
“I’m a grown-ass man, Y/N.” Erik cuts her off quickly.
“Fuck Boy’s are little boys to me,” Y/N rolls her eyes at Erik in the mirror, “Now, why don’t you make yourself scarce and leave me the fuck alone, yeah?”
Erik had a glint in his eyes that Y/N would usually flench at but this time she didn’t give a fuck.
“What? I’m being too bratty for you? You want to punish me?” Y/N let out a short suppressed laugh, “Please.”
“Keep talking, watch what I do next.”
“Nothing!” Y/N swished the Listerine around her mouth thoroughly before spitting it out. “You don’t get to tame me again. I’m gonna go to the party, swim, freak dance with all this ass on my boyfriend, and spend time with my friends. You do you, and I’ll do me, okay?”
Y/N rinses out the Listerine cap, twisting it back on the bottle, then walking back to the bedroom. Erik walked out behind her slowly, his hands clenched in fists and his nostrils flared. Y/N ignored him completely, reaching out to grab her phone only to see it vibrating with an incoming call.
“Ah, that’s my man right now,” Y/N picks up the phone to answer it, “Hey, baby,” Y/N looked over at Erik and he was green with envy, “I’m better. I just took a little nap. You know how I can be when I’m tired.”
Erik’s covetous expression didn’t go unnoticed. Y/N got onto the bed slowly, feet swinging behind her while she twirled a piece of her curly hair, putting on a sweet and honeyed voice. She was playing with him. The little minx.
“I’ll be down, Daddy...Mhm, I’m so sorry I was so pissed with you earlier. I just get so angry sometimes...Mhm, I just need some sex that’s all.”
“Y/N...put the phone down, now,” Erik warned her with a quiet rough tone. He steps a little closer.
Y/N rolled over onto her back, “I promise, I’ll be a good girl,” Y/N giggles, “Yes, fuck Erik, I’m your new good girl-“
“Y/N. Do it now before I tear that ass up, girl, I’m not playing with you.” Erik tries to grab her phone but Y/N backs away on her knees, getting out the canopy bed.
“Yes, Daddy, you’re my new Daddy, fuck Erik-“
Her phone was snatched from her hand and placed in his trunks. Y/N shoves Erik away aggressively. That was the wrong move. Erik picked Y/N up, covering her mouth to muffle her screams, walking towards one of Tommie’s bedroom closets since she had two of them, opening it, then stepping inside. He sat her down, finding the light switch in the closet. Erik looks down at Y/N, her chest rising and falling with deep gasping breaths, body backing away into a corner. Erik didn’t blink. He didn’t even speak. His body was pressed firmly against hers, trapping her in the corner. Y/N could only look at either his eyes or his chest. His skin smelled like chlorine and Shea butter.
“Done playing with me?” He spoke finally, “Cuz I didn’t find that shit funny.”
“Ha. Ha. Ha,” Y/N teased, “Jealous that I have a new Daddy to fuck and not you?”
“More like pissed the FUCK off. You had your little rebellious fun for these eight months. Now, I gotta properly get in that ass. Like I said...you done playing with me?”
“No,” Y/N smiles, “You need to hurry up with your I’m still Daddy speech I got a date with my man at the pool-“
“Oh, I’m done talking. You know...talking doesn’t seem to work for you anymore since you turned into a Lil’ savage on a nigga. I gotta use action...”
“Erik, move,” Y/N bumps past him, turning the doorknob only for it to be locked. Confused, Y/N jiggled the knob and twisted it with more force, her upper arm burning from her muscles being worked out. Pausing, Y/N looked from side to side nervously, her hand still on that brass doorknob. Now, she was screaming, practically yanking Tommie’s doorknob. Erik brings a hand around to cover her mouth, pulling her further into the closet, forcefully placing her back against the wall. Y/N still wanted to scream even though Erik’s hand was pressed over her lips. She bites down on one of his fingers, thinking that would help her but it only pissed Erik off more.
“Shut the fuck up with all that noise,” Erik whispered angrily into her ear, “Yelling like a fucking child. SHUT UP.”
“Mmmm!” She tries to speak. Erik’s face was dangerously close to hers.
“Couldn’t get out?” She blinked up into his onyx eyes, “couldn’t escape? How does it feel that you are locked inside of a closet with me right now, Hmm? My Pinky scared?” Erik removes his hand from her mouth, Y/N shaking with fear, “Yell Terrence name. I want you to yell as loud as you can.”
“WHAT-“ she was cut off with a hand around her throat.
“Do. It.” He spoke with a warning before letting her neck go, standing back with his large biceps and triceps crossed over his chest.
Y/N clears her throat but her voice cracked, “TERRENCE?!!”
“Mm-mm. Louder than that.”
“TERRENCE!!!!!!”
Nothing. He was toying with her. Making her yell his name like he would come to the rescue. He was reminding her that she was trapped and the loud music and partying from outside muffled her yells. Y/N was vanquished. Vanquished by the one man she despised.
“Say, Terrence, help me! Help me please!” Erik smirks deviously.
“T-TERRENCE! HE-HELP ME! PLEASE HE-HELP ME!” She felt like an idiot.
Erik presses his ear to the door, “Hmm, no sign of him. I wonder why?” He asked with faux curiosity.
“Because he’s outside, and it’s loud, Erik,” Y/N glares at him.
“Exactly. Good girl...that’s my baby,” Erik jiggles the doorknob, “I peeped that Tommie locks the closet form the outside. No wonder, look at the shit she has in here,” Y/N entertained Erik, looking around on the shelves and the floor. Nothing but boxes filled with home movies, a folded up camcorder, sex toys for men and women, a blow-up doll deflated in the corner, and BDSM toys.
“Would you believe me if I told you that I introduced the homie DJ to this? I’m the one that suggested he spice up sex with Tommie by making her his little slut. It seems like it worked. Don’t you agree Lil’ mama?”
Y/N didn’t respond. She was having flashbacks to how her closet used to look. Exactly like this minus the blow-up doll. Erik purchased her own collection so he wouldn’t have to bring his own from his place. The movies and the camcorder really struck a nerve. All the movies they made, especially Erik’s favorite that involved her first time as his sub,
Daddy! oh! Daddy! I can’t believe I’m cumming!
Daddy, it’s so big in my little bad girl pussy!
MMM! Yes, Daddy! I’m a little slut! I’m your nasty little slut!
I love sucking your fat dick, Daddy...
It played in her mind. All the sex. All the role play. She couldn’t wipe it out. It was as if someone opened her brain to re-file all her memories of her Daddy, her Sir. To her disappointment, Y/N could feel her pussy growing warm and wet.
“Now, what smart shit do you have to say now?”
“N-nothing,” Y/N slid down the wall and to the floor, “I don’t have anything to say.”
“I know you don’t. Cuz you know if you keep talking I’m gonna pop that ass real good, right?”
Y/N glares at Erik, “Yes.”
“Terrence just let you walk all over him, doesn’t he? That nigga ain’t Daddy don’t make his head swell with false promises, Pinky.”
“STOP calling me that. My hair isn’t even pink anymore. And I’m not your little porn star-“
“You still are. You wanna see something?”
“See WHAT?” Y/N glanced at Erik’s trunks.
“See what will make you remember how much of a porn star you really are for me.”
“I-No, Erik, I don’t,” Y/N’s eyes disobeyed her by looking at his crotch again.
“You do, and you will,” Erik didn’t need to do much, he simply takes his thumbs, hooking them in the waistband of his trunks, and pulling them down so they could cascade around his ankles. His dick was moist from his wet trunks but it still hung heavy like Y/N remembered. Still just as thick and beautiful. Terrence has a little dick compared to Erik’s. That was the dick that made her cum multiple times in one session. That was the dick she would wake up to in her mouth or wait for on her knees at her door when he said he was about to pull up. The dick she would gladly go limp for. The dick that turned her into the best slut. Her Daddy’s dick.
“This is what you still do to me. Still don’t want it?” Erik moves his hips making his dick bounce and twirl.
“Uh-huh,” Y/N spoke with an unsure voice.
“Speak into the mic, Pinky,” Erik jokes, laughing and making Y/N suck her teeth. Erik moves closer to her, his moisturized dick hitting her in the cheek. Y/N reaches out to slap it away but it was like an iron rod; rigid and stiff. Her clit jumped and her pussy squeezed around nothing.
“Go ahead, take all that anger and frustration towards me out on this fat dick.” Y/N could hear him jerking his dick, “Stop playing and suck Daddy’s dick.”
“Fuck,” Y/N whimpers, “I’m so fucking mad at you! I can’t believe I wanna suck your dick right now!”
“I can,” Erik taps his dick on her lip, “Let’s go, mamas.”
“Terrence...he’s-“
“Oh yeah,” Erik crouched down to grab his trunks, pulling out Y/N’s phone, “FaceTime him so he can watch you suck on this dick.”
“ERIK! Nooooo,” Y/N pleaded, “No, I don’t wanna do that to him-“
“I DONT GIVE A FUCK ABOUT THAT NIGGA,” Erik shoves her phone in her face, “Call that wack nigga right now, or I will.”
“Please,” She was on her knees, eyes watering, “Please, pleaseeeeee I don’t want him to know-“
“Then you’re not Pinky no more. The Pinky I remember used to suck my dick under the table at the restaurant or at the club in VIP. That’s the Pinky I remember. He messed you up, girl,” Erik presses her phone against her cheek, “Call him right now, hear me, girl?”
“UGH, OKAYYYYYYY!” Y/N snatched her phone away, earning her hair getting pulled
“Fuck is wrong with you?!!! I am so disappointed,” He had a mug on his face that scared Y/N, “I got something for you...wait till his face pop up...watch.”
Y/N’s teary eyes looked down at the FaceTime call. It rang twice before Terrence popped up, drunk with another drink in his hand. He was currently waiting to get a tattoo done since the tattoo man and his crew showed up.
“Hey, baby! I thought you said you were coming down?! The tattoo man here! I’m thinking about getting your name.”
“Oh, he’s a quick one,” Erik joked.
“Who is that? And why are you crying, love?”
Y/N’s lip trembled while Erik softly ran his fingers through her hair.
“Are you in a closet? What the fuck is going on with you?” Terrence looked like he was coming to his senses.
“B-Baby, I-I’m sorry. Just break up with me, okay? I-I’m about to do something very bad and-“
“Erik pulls her hair with a warning.
“I-I’m sorry.”
Y/N turned towards Erik on her knees, making sure Terrence could see what she was doing. Her hand wraps around Erik’s girthy meat, shuddering breaths escaping her mouth before her lips pulled him in snugly. She instantly remembered the taste. She hadn’t sucked a dick this big in months so she wasn’t used to the filling her mouth received. Erik could be seen smiling smugly down into the phone while his balls dangled and Y/N’s tight plump lips went back and forth over his dick.
“Y/N!!!!!!!! What the fuck?!!!!! I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU!!!! You cheating ass bitch!!!!” Terrence gawked at her while she sucked, looking from that phone with her pretty mocha eyes shining with tears and up to stare at Erik. She felt so guilty but having Erik’s dick in her mouth again brought back the good times when she used to suck on her Daddy.
“YEAH! WE ARE DONE! hoe ass bitch.”
He ended the FaceTime.
“Good girl,” Erik fucked her mouth, “That’s my good girl, my good little slut.”
Y/N sucked him while he gave her the dick.
“Now, who is the cheater? You just FaceTimed your boyfriend while sucking your ex’s dick. Shame on you,” Erik made Y/N gag, “On your knees in the closet while sucking me. So nasty, baby, yes, such a slut. Aren’t you a slut?”
Y/N nods her head.
“Good girl, who’s a slut?”
“Me-”
“And who’s slut are you?”
Erik pulls his dick from Y/N’s mouth, “Your slut.”
“Mhm, and who do you answer to?”
“Y-you, Daddy,” Y/N’s eyes were puffy, nose running, mouth drooling.
“Exactly. Now suck my fucking dick like you’re supposed to, slut.”
Y/N went back to pleasing Erik, sucking on him to make up for the lost time. She had to show him that she still had the title for the best dick sucker. Like she didn’t go on a hiatus, her jaws went tight and her throat became a never-ending fuck hole for Erik’s thick slab of meat.
“Why don’t you grab my nuts and play with those too. Don’t leave them hanging, baby. Take all of me.”
Y/N obeyed his command, grabbing Erik’s fat sack with her hands. She massages them, her lips on the tip of his dick now trying to ring him dry.
“That’s it, get it, mamas, yesssss, Mhm, just like before, uh-huh,” Erik’s eyes fluttered, “Fuck, you know how to please me. It was fate having you here. Now, ain’t no running away from me.”
“Mmm-“
“You’re here to stay. Fucking leave me again if you want.”
Y/N could feel Erik’s dick swelling in her mouth. Her plump lips felt sore from stretching them around his dick.
“Suck that dick for Daddy, a true dick sucker, dump all this cum in your mouth, and you better swallow.”
“mmmm,” Y/N blinked her eyes up at him. She couldn’t do much but mumble.
“Goddamn, what a mouth on you, I trained you so well to deep throat big dicks and you can take the whole damn thing, Daddy loves to fuck your pretty little mouth-”
When Y/N smiled at him with a mouth full of dick Erik erupted in her mouth and Y/N’s pussy got so wet it was dripping on the carpet in the closet. Her submissive throat happily swallowed all of his cum.
“Slut,” Erik smiled at her.
Y/N pops her mouth off, wiping her chin with the back of her had while trying to catch her breath. There was no going back, she already did what she said she wouldn’t do. Y/N could see Ivory now pointing a finger at her while laughing hysterically. She was on her knees for Erik just like she said she would be.
“Stand up!” Erik startled her with his booming voice, “Put your leg up on that shelf, let me see that Lil sexy pussy that I haven’t had in months-”
“It’s your own fault, Daddy-”
WHACK!
Erik struck Y/N’s ass painfully before cuffing it so hard his nails sank into her skin.
“Keep talking back. Keep running your fucking mouth,” WHACK! “Put that goddamn leg up like I said.”
Y/N brought her leg up to one of Tommie’s shelves, adjusting her balance.
“Pull that juicy cheek open so I can see my meal.”
Y/N pulls her left cheek open, revealing her wet, creamy pussy to Erik’s hungry eyes and drooling mouth.
“Fuck yes. Need some pussy on my tongue like yesterday.”
Erik got down on his knees in the cramped closet, helping Y/N by holding her cheeks wider before his entire mouth gave Y/N one big kiss with a whole lot of tongue and suction.
“Feed me,” Erik commands, Y/N opening her legs further for Erik to devour her pussy. She moaned sharply, gasps escaping her mouth in a desperate rhythm. His tongue dragged from her tight hole all the way up to her clit. Air was forced from her lungs in agonized gasps. Over and over he dragged his tongue along her engorged folds. Her thighs shook and she could feel her foot slipping from the shelf. Erik held her thigh up further so he could lap her kitty and give it sweet kisses. She could feel herself beginning to squirt because of a little of the clear liquid dripping from her. Erik tasted that, taking his tongue to roll over her clit before he brought his lips together to suck.
“Uhhhhh! Uuuuuuuh!” Y/N sucked in a quick breath, ready to explode but Erik stops.
Y/N grabs the back of Erik’s head, bringing him closer to her pussy, “Daddy-”
“Don’t fucking touch me before I spank you again. You don’t deserve to cum in Daddy’s mouth. No matter how much I want that sweet pussy in my mouth I gotta discipline you.”
“Pleaseeeee,” Y/N wanted to cry. She was so close. Her cum was about to glaze his fucking face.
“Nah, fix your bikini and pick up your phone to call Tommie so she can come open this closet.”
“Erik,” Y/N tried to sweet-talk him but he was busy pulling up his trunks. She rolls her eyes, Picking up her phone from the floor, unlocking it, and dialing Tommie’s number. It rang four times and she didn’t answer.
“She’s not answering, see,” Y/N shows Erik her phone. He looked at it nonchalantly.
“Dial it again that girl stays having her phone in her hand-”
“You can finish eating my pussy for me,” Y/N bends over as far as she could go, spreading her cheeks, showing Erik that sad little pussy that needed to be licked up, “See, Daddy? Daddy, please?”
“Get the fuck up.” Erik pulled her up by her arm, “Now dial her fucking number like I said.”
Y/N whimpers, stomping her foot, dialing Tommie again and hoping she wouldn't pick up. To Y/N’s disappointment, Tommie picks up, her voice loudly speaking into the phone because of the music.
“Y/N?! WHERE ARE YOU? TERRENCE STORMED OUT OF HERE.”
“Tommie! can you come to your room, please?!!! I’m locked in your closet!”
“WHAT? WHY?-”
“Just hurry, please??!!!!”
“AIGHT HERE I COME.”
The line ended.
Y/N looked over at a fully clothed Erik, spotting his wet beard and lower lip.
“Uh, Daddy,” Y/N pointed to his chin, “You still have my pussy juices on your face.”
“I know,” Erik looks her up and down,” I'm gon’ keep it there too-”
Tommie opened the door, hazel eyes growing wide and mouth hanging open.
“Oh! this what you were doing, huh?!” She laughs, “Y'all are wild! no wonder why Terrence left ready to cry!”
Y/N stormed out of the bedroom.
“Erik,” Tommie scolded, “Don’t fuck with my girl like that-”
“Mind your business, Tommie,” Erik playfully mushed Tommie before leaving the bedroom as well.
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Y/N relaxed on a floaty in the pool, staring up at the starry sky. She didn’t care that the people around her splashed water or bumped into the floaty. She needed to reflect on what she just did. Erik was currently in the house getting a tattoo of a scorpion with the year 1986 on the back of his left arm. His session would probably take another hour. Y/N wanted to get a tattoo of a crescent moon on the side of her left breast but she felt that if she sat in there near Erik, she would act like even more of a brat. He didn’t deserve to deprive her, she deserved to deprive him. He cheated on her for some other bitch. He should be begging her but Y/N didn’t have it in her to do it. She wanted Erik to control her.
“Sup, ma?”
Y/N looks down in the pool, her eyes connecting with a guy who looked Ethiopian, thick coily hair wet and dripping onto his forehead. He has full lips with facial hair that didn’t connect, eyes a cinnamon color and a skin smooth and caramel.
“Hello,” Y/N spoke dryly.
“Can I keep you company? I know your man stormed out of here crying about you. You really pissed him off, huh?”
“Do you need anything?” Y/N asked with annoyance.
“Your number if that’s cool,” He tried to put on a smooth voice but it didn’t work, “You look so gloomy with your pretty self.”
“How about you get me a drink,” Y/N needed one.
“I can do that.”
“What’s your name?”
“Aman,” He held out his hand to her, “You?”
“Y/N.” She shook his wet hand.
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“All finished, bro.”
Erik looked at his tattoo in the mirror that was given to him. He was a great tattoo artist. Erik paid him extra, thanking him again after getting it covered up with ointment, before walking away to let the next person have a turn. He needed to get more liquor before the good shit was gone. Heading back outside, Erik spots a group of people huddled around the pool lounge area, shouting and laughing. He walks over and the closer he got, he notices Y/N standing up, removing her swimsuit top, big beautiful, hefty breasts with large chocolate areolas and nipples free for everyone to see. She had everyone gawking at her before she took off running around the pool, breasts rebounding and swaying. She ran past Erik, almost slipping, before making it back to the group that cheered her on like she won a contest. She immediately picked up her bikini top, Tommie tying it back in place for her. Erik crushed the red solo cup in his hand, the ice falling out and landing on his bare toes. He tossed the cup down, squaring his shoulders before walking up to the group. All the dudes over there were looking at her savagely, dicks probably hard as a cement block in their wet trunks. One dude in particular that Erik recognized to be Aman was whispering in her ear, probably telling her how much he would love to suck on those big ass titties all night long; like a damn baby.
“I CAN’T BELIEVE YOU ACTUALLY DID IT!” Ivory spoke with shock, “Okay, your turn Aman.”
Y/N turned to him, Her legs awfully close and her lips just as close as she whispered in his ear, “Truth or Dare.”
“Dare,” Aman spoke loud enough for everyone to hear. Erik crossed his arms over his chest, eyes low and predatory.
“I dare you to...take a shot off me!”
“Teh, easy.”
Y/N giggled drunkenly, “Let’s see then.”
Someone passed Aman a shot of tequila while Y/N laid back over his lap. Ivory sprinkled some sugar around her navel and squeezed a bit of lemon juice. Aman poured some of the tequila between Y/N’s breasts, watching it drip down. He quickly traced the wet trail with his tongue before licking around her navel to get all the sugar, dipping his tongue in her belly button to get the lemon juice. Everybody shouted, cheering Aman on while Y/N giggled. Erik saw red. He bumped roughly past a few people before pulling Y/N off of Aman, throwing her over his shoulder. Everyone watched stunned as Erik spanked Y/N.
“What the FUCK do you think you’re doing?!!!!!!!” Erik barked out in a gruff tone with clenched teeth, “You really enjoy pissing me off I can see that now! WHY ARE YOU LETTING SOME NIGGA LICK ALL OVER YOU-”
“Because I can!” Y/N slaps his back, “Get your hands off me, you don’t own me. Go find that bitch you cheated on me with and fuck her!”
“Let’s go,” Erik heard enough. He stormed away, Y/N kicking and screaming over his shoulder.
Inside, Erik damn near ran up the stairs with her, finding a guest bedroom, tossing her on the bed, and slamming the door shut. Y/N got off the bed, falling to the floor because she was a little drunk. She laughs, flat out hysterical like a hyena.
“Get the fuck up,” Erik spoke while shaking his head, “Can’t even hold your damn liquor-”
“Fuck you, yes I can, dumb-dumb,” Y/N got up, stretching out on the bed, “You just ruined my night yet again. I was having fun.”
“Thanks to you, Aman gotta die,” Erik walked over to Y/N slowly, “And as for you, I gotta punish you.”
“You already punished me. You owe me an apology,” Y/N sat up, “Apologize to me for cheating on me. Get on your knees and say how much of a sorry piece of shit you are.”
“Y/N,” Erik pinches the bridge of his nose, “Aight, look...I am sorry. I am so so so so fucking sorry for cheating on you like that and not giving a fuck. I truly apologize. If you wanna hit me, fucking hit me. Do what you gotta do, ma, but I’m not going nowhere. I promise you that. I miss you. You got me hot right now but I miss everything about you, girl. Come on, hit me. After this, you won’t get another chance, baby girl.”
Y/N looked at Erik like he has two heads and four legs.
“Did you hear me?! come on,” Erik held his arms out, “Hit me.”
Y/N got off the bed, walking over towards Erik timidly. She stood before him, looking up at him with low eyes, frizzy curly hair, and no balance what so ever. Erik still has his arms out, ready to take whatever Y/N dished out.
“Y/N-”
SLAP!
Erik’s jaw felt like it disconnected from his face. Y/N put a lot of force into that hit. She gasps, covering her mouth before giggling.
“Girl-”
SLAP!
She breathed a breath of relief.
“That felt...so good,” Y/N beamed up at him, “Gosh, you don’t know how much I wanted to do that.”
Y/N could see her handprints on Erik’s face. He just looked at her while rubbing his left cheek, a smile slowly creeping up.
“You got hands, girl.”
“Thanks, asshole.”
“I deserved that,” Erik looks down at Y/N’s breasts, “But you dead wrong for showing your titties.”
“It was fun. I’ve never done that before,” Her eyes went down to stare at his crotch that was indeed tented in the front. Those hits turned him on.
“Consider that your last time,” Erik grabs his jaw to flex it before he presses his chest against hers, moving her back towards the bed, “Now take this bikini top off so I can titty fuck you until I bust on your chin.”
Y/N lays back on the bed, removing her bikini top, her heavy titties spilling out. She squeezes them together before twirling her nipples. Erik stood between her legs, pulling his trunks down and stepping out of them. His thick veiny dick stood at attention and bounced up and down as he got onto the bed to straddle her waist. Y/N grabs Erik’s dick, looking up at him with low eyes while he spits on his dick multiple times. Y/N rubbed it in, bringing his dick between her breasts before squeezing it with her copious flesh. Erik started moving his hips, his spit covered dick making squelching noises like he was in Y/N’s pussy.
“That chin is a good place for me to nut on, right, baby girl?”
“Umph, yes. Uhh, my pussy just jumped at that.”
“Good girl,” Erik grunts, “Lick the tip of my dick.”
Y/N flicks her tongue on Erik’s dick while he increased the speed of his hips, Y/N’s body moving back and forth across the bed.
“Fucking sexy,” Erik squeezed her tits more, “Fuck, these big ass titties so tight on my dick.”
“Daddy, please fuck my titties, please cum on my face,” Y/N leans forward to suck on the tip of his dick, “Yes, please, Daddy!”
Erik spits some more, His movements more erratic. Y/N held her mouth open with her tongue hanging out so the tip of Erik’s dick could rub against it.
“Titties feel so soft and good, girl,” Erik moans, “You like it when Daddy titty fuck you, baby?”
“Yes!”
“Hmph, fuck!” Erik’s creamy and warm cum landed on Y/N’s chin and lips. Her head came forward, nose a target now and a little on her eyelashes on the left side. She couldn’t believe how much cum came out.
“goddayum!” Erik removed his dick from between her breasts, grabbing it at the base to slap her nipples with it.
“Can I feel your dick in my pussy now?” Y/N turned around, Arching her back deeply, “I want my pussy fucked so bad right now-”
“Oh, you want a proper workout, huh?” Erik crawled behind her, smacking her clit with his dick, “Thick as fuck. You want me all in that phat silky pussy?”
“Umph, Yes!” Y/N pops her pussy back on Erik’s dick, “Daddy give it to me-”
“Bounce that ass back on me,” Erik thrust forward inside of her, shallow grunts escaping his mouth. He really missed how tight and wet she is, “Fuck this fat dick-”
“Like this, Daddy?” Y/N sat up on her elbows to look back at him with her cum stained face, “Right fucking there, ahhhhhhh,” Y/N threw that ass back knowing Erik would catch it, “Right here...right here...get it good, fuck, Daddy.”
“Nah, you better fuck this dick. Move that phat butt,” Erik was still on his knees watching Y/N fuck him. She spread her legs, bringing one knee to her chest, grabbing the sheets, and went to town on his fat pipe. She used all the power she has to fuck him herself. sweating and sucking air through her teeth, Y/N could feel herself squirting. Erik’s dick slips out, Y/N’s hips still moving as her pussy steadily poured until it did nothing but drip.
“All this thickness is killing me,” Erik slaps her ass while sliding his dick back inside, “Mmm, mmm, yummy.”
Y/N could feel every stroke because she was super wet. Erik showed her no mercy on her pussy. All he wanted to do to Y/N was beat it up. He arched her again, Y/N letting out unsteady breaths.
“You feel where I’m at?” He was deep in her belly.
“In my fucking stomach, ugh,” Y/N could feel her pussy creaming all over his dick, “This is what I want. I want to be a wet mess for Daddy.”
“You knew Daddy needed this sexy pussy to fuck and fill with all this dick and cum over and over. That ass... damnnnnn,” Erik swats her ass while hammering her pussy, “Good bitch, give Daddy that pussy! Good girl, get that dick!”
short little spurts of air escaped Y/N’s lungs as she cums on Erik's dick. She couldn’t breathe. Panting and gasping, Y/N could feel Erik reach around to grab her neck with his nose in her hair. Y/N held onto his arm around her neck while Erik battered her sugar walls. Her mouth fell open, Erik’s fingers sliding inside. Y/N wasn’t in her body anymore, not even when Erik slowed it down to purposefully give her sharp and quick thrusts before stopping. Each surprise thrust made Y/N suck in a panting breath. Erik’s fat dick got even fatter, her pussy lips spreading to accommodate his rapid growth. She felt his lips sucking on her jaw, her pussy like a waterfall.
“F-Fuckkkkkkk, oh my God, fuckkkkk, ugh, yeah, mhm,” Erik still stroked while he nuts inside of her, Take it...take it...” He whispered, “Fucking take it like I said.”
Y/N licked between Erik’s fingers, her eyes rolled back.
“Good girl, give Daddy that pussy, bitch...let Daddy get in that pussy, slut...enjoy that dick.” Erik’s dick was squashed between her walls while he spoke in a subdued voice in her ear. Y/N melted around him, “You love letting Daddy fuck your pussy...you love having a dick in you...you be feeling so good, right?”
“Umph,” Y/N squeezed her eyes shut, tears rolling down her cheeks. That squirt made her pussy extra sensitive. Erik would not stop fucking her pussy. Her hand went back to push at his hips, Erik responding by pushing his hips in further.
“Fuck, Daddy, you got me so weak.”
“Just cum one more time for me. You already made a big ass mess might as well give me more,” Erik spoke quietly in Y/N’s ear.
“Fuckkkk,” Y/N’s head fell forward, “Yessssss.” She gave him one final messy release before falling flat on her belly. Erik’s dick slips out, his eyes watching all his nut fall out to add to the big puddle Y/N already made.
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“I don’t believe in you!”
“I believe in you…”
You can’t help but snort, bursting into a fresh round of giggles. The dialogue in Nightmare on Elm Street is absolutely diabolical-- you struggle to figure out how anybody could consider this a horror movie. But hey… meteoric fame is hard to come by. It’s a cult classic for a reason.
You’d usually be marathoning classic slasher flicks with your roommate, Chloe, but she’s on a month-long Hawaii dream vacation with her new boyfriend. What happened to bros before hoes? But hey, his wealth is apparently abundant enough to fund weeks of paradise beachside living, so good for her for getting that bread. And anyway, you’re content to sit alone in your little mousehole apartment and melt into the couch after work with a family-size bag of salt & vinegar chips under your arm.
You watch the flickering screen with mild interest as you chomp down another handful of chips. Freddy Krueger is definitely failing to get you on the edge of your seat. Wiping your hand on your sweatpants, you pick up the remote and turn the movie off.
“Nightmare, my ass.” you mutter under your breath.
As much as you’d like to, eating nothing but salt and vinegar chips for dinner seems like a great way to end up with an upset stomach and a lot of regret later tonight. The pantry is well stocked with Chloe’s foods of choice-- organic steel-cut rolled oats, a billion different kinds of nuts and seeds all in cute little labeled mason jars, gluten free bread, a mockery of cheese puffs (chickpea puffs? Come on!). Your side is a library of boxed or canned foods in stark contrast: a couple opened boxes of Pop-Tarts, a few boxes of Kraft mac & cheese, a family sized box of Cinnamon Toast Crunch, and, the only thing not in a box: another bag of salt & vinegar chips.
The fridge tells a similar story. Chloe’s avocados, farmer’s market tomatoes, and thick stalks of celery gleam in the vegetable drawer. She’s consumed half the shelf space with just kombucha and a few swanky craft beers. And bottles of oat milk, or soy milk, or some kind of thing pretending to be milk. You actually don’t have much in the fridge besides leftover Indian food from your favorite place downtown and a gallon of milk for your cereal, so you don’t mind her hogging more space.
Muffy, Chloe’s ragdoll cat, stalks into the kitchen with you and gives you a tiny yowl. You lean down and give her an affectionate scratch behind the ears.
“Scram, Muffy.” you murmur to her. “I’ve already fed you.”
She looks up at you with a look that can only mean “and you’ll feed me more.”
She stalks back into the living room, fluffy beige tail disappearing behind the wall in a flick and a wave. You tie your hair back and yawn. What’s on the menu for dinner tonight?
Before you can think too much about eating, you remember that Chloe left you a voicemail before she took off. You fish your phone from your pocket and open your voicemail, tapping your toe against the linoleum floor as the dial tone plays.
You have one new message, chirps the robot voice of your mailbox.
“Hey girl. I’m boarding soon, so you probably won’t hear from me for a while. Make sure you feed Muffy, water the plants…” she clicks her tongue a few times, “take your meds, and don’t lay in bed for too long on the weekends. You know how that tanks your mood.”
Chloe might be a total hipster health nut, but it doesn’t make it any less sweet that she frets over you so much. You break into a smile and make a mental note to call her back.
“And. You can eat anything perishable of mine in the fridge or pantry while I’m gone. I doubt the bread or the veggies are gonna last long… you need to eat healthier anyway. No potato chips for dinner.”
Your smile grows. She knows you so well.
“I gotta go, but I’ll send you tons of pictures when I get there. Bye, babe.”
You hang up and set your phone down on the counter. Eyeing the bland looking loaf of brown bread, you decide you’ll have breakfast a la Chloe for dinner.
You toss the loaf onto the counter, then stalk to the fridge. The avocados seem pretty ripe. Tomatoes, too. You pick out one of each, then pluck a couple eggs from the carton you two share and set it all on the counter. Avocado toast with scrambled eggs sounds pretty Chloe.
You gut the avocado, tossing its pit in the trash and scooping its innards out into a bowl. The fork makes quick work of it, turning it into a mound of mild green paste. Salt, pepper. Done.
Hey, if Chloe let you eat her food, she’s bound to not mind that you’re using her nice kitchen knives too, right? You cut a few slices of tomato and grimace at its gelatinous, glistening center. You never liked tomatoes much, but she’s kinda right-- you do need to improve your diet.
Before long, you’ve got a nice thick slice of toast slathered in avocado and garnished with ripe red tomato sitting next to a steaming pile of scrambled eggs. This may not be your beloved salt & vinegar chips, but it sure looks delicious.
You snap a photo of your meal and text it to her. Am I healthy yet? you type, with a grin on your face.
Muffy stalks up to you, looking up expectantly. You sigh and toss her a morsel of scrambled egg. “That’s all you’re getting, you little twerp.” you admonish through a mouthful of toast. It’s not… delicious, but it’s not bad for some mushed up vegetable on top of an excuse for bread. You curse yourself for not adding some cheese to your scrambled eggs. That would’ve really been delicious.
You’d usually be scrolling through your social media right now, but something inspires you to look longingly out the window of the kitchen. The sky is a starless, inky black, obscuring everything except for whatever is illuminated by the weak orange streetlights. Usually there would be more traffic or drunk yelling-- you and Chloe didn’t exactly get lucky with the placement of your unit-- but tonight it’s eerily silent. That’s perfectly welcome to you, though. It’s much better than cranking up the volume of your music to drown out whatever street fight is occurring three floors below you.
Suddenly, your musing and its silence is broken by the sound of your ringtone. It’s half past midnight… who in their right mind would be calling you right now?
Unknown number. You frown and let it go to voicemail. Probably just some spam caller.
You finish your dinner and sit there in the silence, then check your phone again. You can’t help but be curious as to what message they’ve left you. Gingerly, you open your voice mailbox again and listen dispassionately to the dial tone and the little robot voice.
You have one new message and one old message.
The voice that erupts through your speaker is unfamiliar, smooth, low. All you can discern is that it’s a male voice, its tone almost perversely cloying.
“I was hoping you’d pick up.” A long inhale, a long exhale. “You seem a little lonely. Breakfast for dinner… cute.”
Ice cold horror washes over you and you can barely move your fingers to hang up. This has to be some kind of joke. Some stupid kid getting really, really lucky with their prank call.
But a question still sears into your thoughts:
Who would have known what you were doing?
That you were alone in your apartment?
Maybe, just maybe, by some insane stretch of the imagination, Chloe’s new boyfriend got ahold of her phone, saw your text, and decided to pull some prank. Yeah, that sounds about right. That’s the only situation that makes sense, unless…
Somebody is watching you.
You nearly jump out of your seat as the phone rings again. Unknown number. Your hands tremble over it as your panicked brain deliberates picking it up. Before you can think about it any more, you’ve snatched it into a sweaty palm and brought it up to your ear.
“Chloe, this isn’t fucking funny. Cut it out.” you try to sound intimidating, but your voice trembles in just the wrong way with each word.
“You picked up.” the voice breathes, and you swear you can hear a sinister smile creep onto whoever’s face it belongs to. “You must really be lonely.”
“I said stop, Chlo--”
“My name’s not Chloe.” he snarls, and your empty threat dies in your throat immediately. Then, as if nothing had happened at all, his voice slips back into that relaxed, amused tone. “But I do wish I were spending a month in Hawaii right now. Lucky girl, isn’t she?”
Another pang of fear hits you like a brick. You swallow hard, biting your lip. “Whoever you are, leave me alone. Or I’ll… I’ll call the cops.”
“What exactly are you going to tell them, sweetheart? That some big mean boogeyman is leaving scary messages on your phone?” he lets out a mocking laugh. “They’ll send their best officers, I’m sure.”
“Leave me alone.” is all you manage to say, breathless and trembling, before you force yourself to hang up and practically slam your phone down onto the counter. Muffy jumps and cocks her head at you. You force yourself to break out of your panicked stupor and hurry over to the kitchen window, glancing hurriedly to the left and right of it. If somebody were on the fire escape, you surely would have heard it.
At least, that’s what you tell yourself.
You yank those curtains shut, then the curtains on the living room window, then finally the ones in your bedroom. You remember Chloe locking and shutting her windows, so there’s no need to check in there. Something tells you to anyway.
You creep to her doorway, palms sweaty. There’s probably nothing to see in there, you think to yourself, the curtains were already shut.
Looking into her room, your stomach drops.
The curtains are tucked neatly to the side, and her window is cranked all the way open, letting in the cool night air and the sounds of the streets. You nearly choke in horror and rush over to shut the window, making sure the lock is tightly down before throwing the curtains back over them. You must have just misremembered. She probably left the window open to let some fresh air in, or something.
But she never leaves her window open, or Muffy would get out, you realize.
“Oh my God.” you gasp to yourself, before you sprint to the kitchen and grab the biggest, meanest looking knife in the drawer, as well as your phone. Muffy meows at you curiously, then yelps in indignance as you swiftly scoop her up by the stomach and fly to your room.
“Sorry.” you mutter as you practically toss her onto your bed, then lock your door. It’s a pathetic, flimsy mechanism, and could probably be picked with a fork, but it’s better than nothing. You pause, surveying the room for any heavy objects, and settle on jamming your full laundry hamper under the doorknob. At least this way you’ll hear any intruder before they make it into your room. The knife you tuck under your pillow as you scramble under your covers and turn your lamp off.
Your hands shake as you dial Chloe’s number. The phone rings once, twice, then goes straight to voicemail.
“Hey, Chlo,” you say shakily. “Uhm, I got some really weird calls from somebody tonight and I think our apartment might have been broken into. Or something. Uh,” you swallow hard, “Muffy and I are locked up in my room right now and I have a knife. I could be just imagining things, but if you don’t hear from me for a while, I probably got murdered or something.”
God, you sound so stupid right now, but it’s the best you can muster when your thoughts are racing at a million miles an hour.
“I’ll call you when I wake up tomorrow. Bye.”
You plug your phone in and set it on your nightstand, shrinking down underneath your duvet. Nothing is visible in your room, even as your eyes adjust to the darkness, except for the glow of the hall light you left on under your door.
It’s going to be a long night.
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Two Weeks in Missoula, MT
View from a bridge over the Clark Fork River
The Verdict
What a fun place to spend two weeks! Missoula prides itself on being weird, and we can see the charm. This tiny university town of 70-80K residents is surrounded by mountains and has the cute little Clark Fork River running through it. There are hardly any tall buildings and the downtown area is full of places to eat, drink, and buy random Montana-themed tchotchkes. We encountered very few chains or national brands (basically just some hotels downtown and the nearby Albertsons grocery).
From the quad at The University of Montana, Missoula
We also got a different kind of weird vibe, though. Missoula is gentrifying, and there’s an odd juxtaposition of it feeling a bit run-down -- the downtown area on the river isn’t terribly well-maintained; the local housing stock is pretty old; the university has lost a lot of funding and applicants in recent years -- and also designed for deep-pocketed tourists (food is more expensive than comparable options in NYC; the new downtown Mercantile building that houses the ~2 year old Marriott Residence Inn feels like an upscale shopping mall; it’s hard to believe how so many breweries could be supported by the size of the local population). As visitors unfamiliar with the area, we didn’t always feel totally welcome -- and we can only imagine what it must feel like for people from the area to experience it being transformed by yuppies and Silicon Valley money. Even the local shops already evoke AirSpace, and it’s a bit sad to think of Missoula losing its quirkiness more in the future.
Walking around downtown Missoula
What to Eat: Vegetarian Edition
For a town of its size, Missoula has a surprising number of places to eat out. It was exciting to discover lots of ethnic food and plenty of vegetarian-friendly options, but ultimately we found a lot of the food to be extremely overpriced for what it was. We also noticed that many of the places we visited were advertising for staff, some were closed due to lack of staff / inventory / ingredients, and a surprisingly high number of places experienced outages of menu items during our time there.
Note: All recommendations are in downtown or within walking distance. We’ve listed them in order of how much we liked them.
Five on Black [5/5]: Brazilian food that is surprisingly vegetarian-friendly and pretty reasonably priced ($12 for a large bowl). The tofu bowl with sweet potatoes and mango BBQ sauce was out of this world. Outdoor seating was available.
Masala [5/5]: Indian make-your-own bowl, Chipotle-style ($8). The coconut curry korma was delicious, and the paneer was pretty good too. This was the best value meal we had downtown. They had outdoor seating.
Basal [4.5/5]: Smoothies and salads. The Caesar salad with vegan dressing was pretty amazing, and the creamy smoothie (blue version) was obsession-inducingly good. Knocked off half a point because it is ridiculously expensive...yet we still went back a second time because it was delicious and healthy. Can’t remember if they had outdoor seating...
Market on Front [4.5/5]: Right by our hotel, and known for breakfast burritos. We tried picking up lunch there one day but it was a 25 minute wait. We tried again for an early dinner and voila...the Rawsome Vegan Wrap ($10.50) was very good The service was friendly, too.
Bernice’s Bakery [4.5/5]: This is a cute little bakery with great bread and vegetarian-friendly lunch options; we really liked their house-made Parker rolls ($0.60 each, or great as part of their sliders). They post their changing menu on Instagram daily. We didn’t try any of their sweets but they looked very enticing. This was also one of the few normally priced places we ate at. The shaded picnic table outside was very nice to eat at.
Zoo Thai [4/5]: This is an overpriced but pretty good Thai restaurant downtown. We really enjoyed the massaman curry ($17) and the coconut milk Thai iced tea ($3.5). There is one other vegetarian curry on the menu that was also decent. The service was exceptionally friendly although they are clearly understaffed (like lots of local places, it seems) and it took an unusually long time to get our food. Their outdoor patio was nice, and about a 30 minute wait on a Wednesday around 6p.m.
Conflux [4/5]: In a similar boat to Zoo Thai: the food was pretty good but it was one of the most expensive places we visited. We liked the vegetarian burger and the mushroom sandwich, and the beers were good too. The outdoor patio is extra cute and there was no wait when we went on a Thursday evening (when the wait was over an hour at The Camino).
The Union Club [4/5]: Our friend took us here, it’s a no-frills spot with a dive bar vibe, including pool tables and a few arcade games. As far as vegetarian options, they have a veggie burger (something like $6-$8) that was pretty decent and various fried items (breaded zucchini, jalapenos, etc). It was the most reasonably priced place we ate and we liked the relaxed atmosphere. There wasn’t any outdoor seating, but luckily it was nearly empty when we went.
Break Espresso [4/5]: Cafe. The lemon jam scone was decent, very sugary. We would totally go back here, but it didn’t seem like they had outdoor seating.
The Catalyst Cafe [3.5/5]: Good brunch options; the huevos rancheros were amazing, 5/5. However, the breakfast burrito with tofu and black beans was disappointing (maybe try the vegan brunch burrito with vegetables instead), and the service was particularly grumpy compared to anywhere else we went. They charge a gratuity on take-out orders, which they were upfront about but is still a bit odd. They have outdoor tables but due to the wait we took our food to go and ate on the lovely patio at our hotel.
Madeline’s Mediterranean (food truck) [3/5]: The falafel plate ($10) was tasty but unconscionably overpriced - 3 falafel balls, some lettuce, and a good heap of french fries.
Bahn Missoula (food truck) [3/5]: We tried the tofu bahn mi sandwich ($8). It wasn’t bad, but the bread wasn’t great, overall it had a bit of a sterile taste like airport food.
Le Petit [not rated]: This is a very popular local bakery that was recommended by a friend. We visited on a Sunday a little over an hour before closing and they literally had ZERO pastries left. We actually haven’t seen that anywhere before. Maybe it’s a small town thing? We didn’t see outdoor seating.
An area across the river from downtown, near the University. Close to Bernice’s and Le Petit. The reminder to “Believe women” brought us back to Jon Krakauer’s book Missoula.
Notable places we didn’t try:
The Camino (Mexican): We heard good things from friends but the vegetarian options looked sparse. Their happy hour could be a good option if you’re in the mood for margaritas -- we put our names down on a Wednesday around 5:45PM and an outdoor table wasn’t available for us until 7:10PM, after we had already sat down at Conflux. Notably, there was an open patio table for 40 minutes that they were saving for someone who was supposedly coming “soon.”
Tagliare Delicatessen: Our friend highly recommended, but the sandwiches were mostly meat- or cheese-oriented. Could be great for a tomato/basil/mozzarella lunch option.
What to Drink
There are so many great breweries! We only tried the most popular ones, but imagine there is much more to enjoy.
Draughtworks: Gorgeous and spacious outdoor patio; we easily got a table on a Saturday at 5p (though it filled up a bit later). They seem to be known for sour and fruity beers and have many unique flavors; the flight ($10 for 4) is a great way to try them out. The watermelon rhubarb kombucha was also amazing.
Dram Works: Has a good outdoor patio and exceptionally friendly service. They let you sample anything before ordering. We really loved their peanut butter beer. They also have multiple kombucha options on tap!
Big Sky Brewing: We didn’t actually go to this brewery, but tried their beers at a fun street festival (Roots Festival) that happened during our visit. We had to mention this because their beers were so delicious!
The Roots Festival was fun -- in addition to enjoying beer and food trucks, the 4-mile race through south Missoula was great!
Plonk: Cocktails place with an extremely cute outdoor patio upstairs. The cocktails were excellent -- especially loved the Pink Panther (it had watermelon in it, what’s not to love?)
Lake Missoula Tea Company: Not beer, but their array of loose leaf teas was incredibly interesting and expansive! They can brew a cup of any tea for purchase in store if you’d like. We heard the lychee black tea was exceptional, though didn’t try it. We did try the vegan ginger chai, which was good. Definitely a fun place to visit if you enjoy tea.
What to Do
As this was our stop between Yellowstone and Glacier National Parks, we didn’t do a ton apart from eating and drinking.
We did hear there is some decent hiking nearby. We walked the M Trail -- a short, straight uphill hike (1.2 miles each way) with a good view of Missoula -- it was perfect at around 8:30a.m. while still shady. Pattee Canyon was a longer hike recommended to us.
View from the M Trail
We heard hanging out on the river can also be fun. We did a chill ~2 hour tubing excursion on the Clark Fork River with Clark Fork Yacht Club. It was a lot of fun, we definitely recommend!
Where to Stay
We would have loved to stay in an Airbnb to get a feel for what it’s like to live in an actual neighborhood. Availability was sparse -- a local friend told us housing has been very difficult to find across the board as gentrification has accelerated, and we were also visiting for the 2 weeks before the fall semester started at the University.
We ended up staying at the Marriott Residence Inn Downtown (it was actually cheaper than the few Airbnb options we saw -- you can get a decent discount for staying 12+ nights). It felt more like a hip Manhattan high rise apartment than a Residence Inn -- it was swanky with a great gym and outdoor patio. The service wasn’t great and the staff were fairly unhelpful, but it otherwise worked out fine. The location was great: we were within walking distance of basically everything we wanted to do.
View from the Marriott Residence Inn Downtown Missoula patio
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