#or the security lane...

[marked-unknown]

So, Lollapalooza was INSANE.

I cant believe my eyes and ears were blessed to experience that monster of a performance. I've been to MANY concerts in my life but I can safely say this was one of the best I've seen. (hands down the best that night, by a mile)

The boys looked so happy it melted my heart ♡

The energy and the showmanship - top notch 💯

If jype does not give us the whole ass european tour rn, so that all the stays who couldn't come can experience this perfection as well, I'm gonna get violent.

Ok that was sane reaction. Now:

Jshdhajaoakbeuwhw I CANT BELIEVE IVE SEEN THEM OH MY FUCKING GOD theyarereal The are so perfect can somebody hold me My soul ascended during Thunderous and stg had an eargasm during Heyday ajgsgajwhsuw Chan is the daddiest daddy of the daddies, I love him even more than before, if it's even possible. he is driving me crazy. ANH DONT LET ME START ABOUT JISUNG THAT SMALL BUNDLE OF JOY I WANT TO PACK HIM IN MY POCKET HE IS SO PRECIOUS AND HIS SMILE OMG HIS SMILE CURED MY DEPRESSION INSTANTLY I WOULD DO ANYTHING TO SEE THAT SMILE Pls take me back I want it again I'll never be normal about them ever again

#so i have almost NO PICTURES bc i was BUSY HAVING FUN nad the time of my life #ill rely on other stays that were a bit closer to give us all the goods #honestly i was quite close it surprised me how close i managed to get - but not close enough for nice pics with my shit ass phone xD #oh to be able to take my camera and take their pics from the sound tech booth #a dream... #or the security lane... #skz #paris #lollapalooza 2023 #stray kids

[wildbluesorbit]

Have we already discussed the way Josh lightly placed his fingers against the security’s jaw to kiss him, whereas Jake dominantly pulled him in?! Because I have so mUCH TO SAY !!

#the sun and moon #never beating the allegations #also I need the lore #why does the security get all the kisses #jake kiszka #josh kiszka #jake gvf #josh gvf #jtk #jmk #greta van fleet #gvf #starcatcher #scwt #twin lane #kiszka twins

[nat-20s]

I really do think Lois "lmao you and bruce should get strippers next time you hang out" Lane is one of the biggest Clark has two hands advocates. One day she probably is like "so when are you gonna hook up with Bruce anyway" and Clark gives her the SADDEST WETTEST eyes of all time like "are you breaking up with me 🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺?" and she's like WHAT no I just think that you can have a wife and a boyfriend as little a treat. And Clark is like oh ok...but uhhh, *coughs* wh-why bruce? and Lois is like idk man maybe it's the literal DECADES of homoerotic tension?? the fact that the two heartbeats you have memorized best are his and mine?? he made you your own rose breed and learned Kryptonian for you I think there might be something there lol.

#clois #superbat #clark kent #lois lane #bruce wayne #it's not that I think that Lois isn't ever the jealous type BUT #i do think she's extremely secure in her marriage to clark #and genuinely thinks if he dates bruce basically nothing changes #except that she can gossip with bruce about having clark as a partner (romantic) instead of just clark as a partner (coworkers)

[solstheimtxt]

Got fucking driven off the road by a tesla teehee

#delete later #im fine i got pushed off the road into the ditch lmao #dude didnt like that i merged in front of him so he came up to my elft and jyst pushed me offf the road<3 #not even to merge to get off the freeway either just a fucking moron <3 #i know the security company too but he was going too fast didnt get the plate :/ #thank god the 55 is under construction so theres a bunch of empty ditches/lanes sobs #bruh if he wouldve hit my car??? aw hell nah

[grits-galraisedinthesouth]

Harry's book is 'self-inflicted wound'

“The Invictus Games was a project, patterned after the U.S. Warriors' Games, which was suggested that Harry might form in order to redeem himself after his many previous indiscretions.”

Harry was a wild child then but still much loved. Now he’s a different person consumed with vengeance, intent on doing harm not only to his family, but also to the media, the military and the British public.

This week, during the Stephen Colbert interview, Harry stated under altruistic pretences that the goal in sharing the number of Talibans killed was to reduce the number of suicides among veterans. This was never mentioned in his book. In other words, it was a shrewd way of backtracking and many veterans were upset by this comment.

It is through Harry’s stupidity and self-indulgent pity, security has to be enhanced at a great cost. Harry’s toxicity has no place at the Invictus Games.

Meghan has the megbots all over social media pushing back against the outcry against just harry's invictus role.

#invictus games #just harry #tom bower #revenge #lane fox #security issues #boasting about chess pieces

[beyondthedarkofnight]

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ starter call :

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀ ݁ ⠀.⠀ ݁ ⠀.  hello all , if you’re seeing this then i have all the replies i owe ( the notifications that tumblr didn’t eat ) completed .ᐟ with this being said , i would like to get more plots out there. so , comment below to get a custom starter. please note that length may vary depending on the characters and or any lack of ideas i may have. to get a starter make sure to mention which one of my characters you would like me to use and which one of your ( if multi-muse ) character(s) you will be doing. i ask this because it makes it easier for me to figure out a tone of the rp and helps me adjust accordingly , because not all my characters will act the same towards other muses.

♡ rhae 

#(of many stories: character file) #(starter call) #(fuck batman: Dick Grayson) #( the dark knight: bruce wayne) #(arsenal: roy harper) #(secured magic: zatanna zatara) #( can i get a quote for the daily planet: lois lane.) #( banshee: sean cassidy) #( magneto : max eisenhardt. ) #( mistress of magnetism: Lorna Dane 'Polaris' ) #(cyclops : Scott Summers ) #( call sign : rooster ; my dad is dead ; bradley bradshaw) #( call sign : hangman ; jake seresin.) #( call sign ; maverick ; pete mitchell.) #( the insane dynasty : mania) #( the slytherin heiress : emilia riddle) #( addictive kook: julian williams.) #( death : thanatos) #( dirtyhands: kaz brekker.) #( fuck batman: dick grayson) #( high lord of the night court : rhysand) #( high lord of the spring court : tamlion.) #( kleptomaniac : jj maybank.) #( lord of bloodshed : cassian) #( naïve perspective : hughie campbell ) #( night court's princess : helaenna ) #( niflheim’s ruler : hel.) #( ravenclaw's playboy : percy black) #( ruined status : selena vanderbilt.) #(specify which muse you’re using if multi muse and which muse you’d like me to use)

[j-august]

Though the media also made no reference to the Service's shabby Mayfair headquarters at Leconfield House, to which it moved late in 1948, bus conductors and taxi drivers were less inhibited. A member of Registry recalls: "When you got off the bus in Park Lane the conductor would shout down the bus 'Curzon Street and MI5' and all the girls would troop off looking somewhat embarrassed! We also had to contend with some of the 'ladies of the night' in Curzon Street as Shepherds Market was a very red light district in the 60's and I think they might have thought they had some competition."

Christopher Andrew, The Defence of the Realm

#quote #quotation #Christopher Andrew #The Defence of the Realm #The Security Service #MI5 #Mayfair #Leconfield House #Registry #Curzon Street #Park Lane #Shepherds Market #red light district #competition #embarrassment

[skylordgrey]

Love being told I'm a groomer because I volunteered for the pride event in my town.

#a kid was also assaulted by a group of thugs as he went home #and a young woman was verbally assaulted #and some driver got mad at a security guard for blocking the lane to stop us from being one with the road #welcome to great yarmouth

[wheat-singularity]

Was the quote "books are safer than people" supposed to be a gut punch? Like I'm already a bit emotional because The Ocean at the End of the Lane makes me feel things, and then you just... why did you have to do that Neil. Was it your intention to make me cry in the middle of airport security? Cuz I almost did.

#why was I listening to Thalia Book Club in the middle of airport security? #because books are safer than people. and airport security is high-paced and loud and has many people #and I feel so small and like a kid again why would you do that #neil gaiman #the ocean at the end of the lane

[tarcmontcarwestpe]

#rallying #friends lockscreen #白富美 #joel robinson #pizes #decadence #naked art #shigeo fukuda #security breach spoilers #ai #stella lane #pink friday #ýåîÙàÇ #paula polestar #holidayseason

[szrssecurityswingturnstile]

#servo motor swing turnstile #contactless turnstile #security turnstiles #turnstile gate for sale #another word for turnstile #single lane flap barrier #half height turnstile gate

[wtfuckevenknows]

Train stopped at the airport, no police in sight anywhere at the station or the rest of the airport…

WTF DEUTSCHE BAHN?!?!?!

#they opened the fast track security lane so now I don’t even have to get fluids or electronics out if my bag 🙃 #that does NOT make up for the panic #but it’s still nice 😂

[sleepily-scarlet]

A fun conversation with my partner.

So background knowledge, my phone broke and he was helping me switch everything over. Apparently one of my tabs was open, with dirty filthy smut

THAT I WROTE

And I caught him reading it.

My partner: are you seriously upset that I was reading it?

Me: yes! Its embarrassing

My partner: you do realize that I've seen every part of you right?

Me: this is different! This is fanfiction I WROTE! Its embarrassing!

My partner: BABE IVE SEEN YOUR LITERAL ASSHOLE, HOW IS FANFICTION MORE EMBARRASSING??

Me: IT JUST IS OK

#fanfic #ALL YOU WRITERS OUT THERE #you know what im talking about #dont act like you don't #lane don't you dare judge me #archive of our own #lane is the only one i know thats allowed to read my shit lol #lane if your reading this #you have secured my top and only spot #of sharing fanfics #i trust you with my life lmfao

[ashfae]

The thing about romance is, it makes a good story.

As soon as Neil described season 2 as "quiet, gentle, romantic" I figured we'd be in for it, because as he's the first to point out, writers are liars. And the best way to deceive is with truth.

Season 2 is romantic. The trappings of romance are everywhere. Crowley tries to set up Nina and Maggie by trapping them under an awning during a rainstorm, a classic cinematic bonding technique. Aziraphale's chosen method comes from his beloved books: the ball, the dancing, appearing as a pair in public, hands held as you twirl gracefully with your heart thrilled and racing. If they can set up a sensational kiss that will unlock the happy ever after. They've lived on earth, they've studied the tropes, they know how romance works.

The problem is a story is only a story.

Nina and Maggie had the classic romantic setup completely by accident before Aziraphale and Crowley ever began trying to interfere with them. They get locked in Nina's coffeeshop. They can't escape or communicate with anyone else, they end up talking by candlelight because there's no electricity, Nina offers wine. Maggie mentions how she'd hoped for a chance to talk to Nina, and now here they are. It's every bit as much a standard as what Aziraphale and Crowley attempt to arrange. Blanket scenarios galore exist because of that starting point. We love that story. And there's nothing wrong with that.

But it's still only a story, it's not enough. Because once that moment of connection is over, however lovely it was, all the rest of the world comes flooding back in in the form of dozens of angry text messages. Nina's messy entrapping relationship hasn't magically gone away just because she and Maggie shared a romantic encounter.

And it's so tempting think oh well, that's easy. We'll just give them more romantic encounters and eventually those will overwhelm the rest of the baggage. Must do, because it'll make them fall in love, and once they realize they're in love that trumps all other considerations, right? So it'll be fine. Love Conquers All.

Neil also mentioned Pride and Prejudice.

Darcy knows he's in love early on and makes a disasterous proposal that shows that he has no understanding of Elizabeth's perspective, possibly hasn't even thought about it. They've been meeting in forest lanes for walks, conversing, had tete-a-tetes in the sitting room, danced at a ball. And while his turn of phrase isn't as flattering as he thinks, he's still offering her everything he thinks she wants and needs: affection, security, his good name, wealth, an escape from the embarrassments of her situation, the world. How can there be anything to object to? Why would anyone ever refuse so much of value?

Elizabeth quite rightly cuts him to pieces. He lashes back with a few hard truths of his own and they separate. During that separation, he thinks and he learns. He takes to heart the criticisms she offered, re-examines his assumptions, opens his eyes. Thinks about her perspective and how sometimes the only difference between pride and arrogance is where you're standing. He does the work. When they meet again he tries to demonstrate that he's learned--not in order to court her again (yet), but because the only real apology he can offer, the only one that would have weight, is to show that he's grown, he listened to her. He changed.

Elizabeth of course has her own journey, accepting that many of her own conclusions about Darcy were erroneous because they were formed without her having the full picture to hand, and once she's done that she has to apply it to her own situation as well. She loves her family, but they do place her at a disadvantage on a number of levels, leading eventually to full-out disaster as her younger sister carelessly ruins all of their reputations. It's hard to admit, it's mortifying, but Darcy was offering her a great deal she needs. His offer did have worth for all that she dismissed it as an insult. And as she learns to value his own character more highly, and then as she sees that he did listen to her even though she insulted him so thoroughly...well, she grows too. And when they do eventually come together it's not because of courting and balls. There's a big romantic gesture in his rescue of her sister but even that isn't why they'll get their happy ever after. It was just the catalyst for the conversation. They win because they've learned how to understand each other and how to communicate for the future. How they can strengthen and support each other, how to balance their strengths and weaknesses. The films leave them at the wedding, but the book shows a bit of their marriage too, and during it they keep learning from each other. Their relationship is held up as a superior love story for good reasons.

The end of season one was romantic too. Crowley stopped time rather than face a world where Aziraphale would never speak to him again, Aziraphale walked into hell to protect Crowley, they dined at the Ritz and toasted the world. But then they stopped. Sure they spent time together, talked, enjoyed each other's company. But if they were talking about important things would Crowley still be living in his car? They had a bit of respite but all that real world baggage that exists outside of the romantic moment hasn't been faced, none of it. Four or five years sounds like a long while but for beings who are quite literally older than the earth? That's just an intermission.

Nina's relationship ends, leaving her with a tangled mess; Maggie realises the sweet dream of love she's been longing for isn't as important as the real Nina. They talk. They plan. Nina will sort through her life, get closure, figure out what went wrong with Lindsay and what she wants from a relationship, learn how to ask for respect instead of just bending under her partner's demands. Maggie will support Nina the way Nina needs, which sometimes means helping her get oat milk for the shop and sometimes means giving her processing space. They're on the same page; they're going to do the work. That's why most likely they'll succeed. To quote one of my favourite fanfics: it's not happily ever after, but it's a chance. It's all going to be okay. (The Profane Comedy by Mussimm, who absolutely nailed this theme)

The romance is nice, it's lovely. We need it to keep ourselves going. To give ourselves the dreams that help us get through the days and nights. But it's not the relationship. It's not enough on its own. The wedding can be the grandest most beautiful ceremony ever with doves flying and sweeping music and bells ringing, but that doesn't guarantee the marriage will last.

Crowley and Aziraphale have had their romantic gestures, oodles of them. One wing raised to protect the other from falling stars, another from rain. Shared ground, shared interests, hands offered in friendship and held on a bus. They've tried to get to the same page, they really have. They just aren't there yet. The biggest most important things still haven't been talked about, and season 2 showed there are even more of those big important things than we'd realised.

The show paints Maggie as Aziraphale's foil and Nina as Crowley's, even to the point of Nina casually calling Maggie 'angel'. But Aziraphale's baggage is Nina's. The toxic relationship has to be processed and understood and closed, and it hasn't been, despite season one. Lindsay never really liked Nina very much, for all that they tried to keep her trapped; Heaven never really liked Aziraphale very much for all that he believed in it. They both let themselves be used. But Lindsay left Nina and went to their sister's, whereas now the head of Heaven has reached out to Aziraphale and said here, we can fix this, you can fix this, don't you want to fix this? Others are already writing about that and maybe I'll add to it later, not sure. And Crowley, like Maggie, has had a sweet dream that he has to set aside. Maybe he'll be able to pick it up again eventually, maybe not. But sometimes you offer support by buying oat milk or rescuing your beloved from the legions of hell, and sometimes you do it by standing back while they sort through their shit.

Quiet, gentle, romantic. It was.

But that's only part of the story. Now they have to do the work. They thought they had, but they were wrong, because there's so much they just hadn't touched yet and tried to cover over with relief and sleight of hand and alcohol and forgiveness. The apology dance doesn't mean much without showing that you listened and learned. They've faced so much trauma already and that should have been enough, we wanted it to be enough and so did they and it's such a blow for it to turn out that there's still more to do, that the baggage hasn't just gone away and can't be hidden under blankets or soothed with cocoa. The texts are still coming in and demanding answers.

But it'll be okay. It will. It's still a chance. And one that in the long run makes them better, builds something real that lasts.

The best stories, the ones that last longest and become classics, are the ones that don't end with the kiss under the awning or the blanket scenario or the wedding. They're the ones that heal us while the characters heal themselves. It's hard to accept that there's still more to do. Harder to imagine how it can possibly work out. And yes, bloody frustrating to wait and see.

And we'll get through that interim by telling even more stories. Because the story is never just a story. It's how we get through the work, it's what we tell ourselves so we can do the damn work. Stories are what we cling to and how we remind ourselves we're human and connect. A book is a person you can carry with you. We're not alone, none of us, stories connect us because we love them and see ourselves in them, which means we see each other.

Aziraphale's back up in Heaven to deal with his unfinished baggage; Crowley left his behind long ago and it's clearly going to come back and bite him in the arse however much he tries to go his own way. And they can't help each other with that. Not yet.

But they'll get there. So will we.

#good omens #good omens season 2 #gos2 spoilers #good omens season 2 spoilers #crowley #aziraphale #ineffable husbands #nina #maggie #nina and maggie #stories #romance #relationships #am I projecting here #of course I am isn't that the whole point? #pride and prejudice #elizabeth and darcy #quiet gentle romantic #good omens meta

[bruciemilf]

I’m on the second episode of My Adventures With Superman and I KNOW I know, this deserves to be Clark’s show, BUT HEAR ME OUT A SECOND.

Imagine the Waynes didn’t die and Thomas is trying DESPERATELY to buy the Daily Planet from White, but to absolutely no avail.

“For the last time, Wayne, you can have this company when the Gotham Knights win a Stanley Cup.”

“Y’all cheated last year and you KNOW it, White! Come on! We knew each other for 20 years—“

“Not true.”

“You gotta have ONE nice thing to say about me! You saw my charity records? My trip to the Amazon? I found a goddam dinosaur, for Pete’s sake!”

“And you sent it to the Gotham museum.”

“…Well yeah, it looked real pretty.”

“Look, Wayne. I can either give your ego the stroke of the century, or keep Lane and those two idiot interns in check, but I can’t do both. Now get out of here, or—“

Clark clearing his throat, holding two cups of coffee in his comically large hands, “Uh, the coffee machine broke, so I had to run to the store. Is this a bad time?”

Thomas whistling, because what the FUCK. “Christ, boy, how tall are you? How tall is he, White? You a security guard? You WANNA be a security guard?”

“Uh, Clark Kent. Idiot intern,” Clark introduced himself politely despite Perry’s grumbling.

Needless to say, Thomas Wayne is…Intimidating.

“I’ve heard about your research on metahuman physics, Mr. Wayne. It’s brilliant.”

“Oh, that? That was all my boy, really. He’s got all these ideas about reinventing the healthcare system for everybody or something like that. Hell, he wants to invent some bandaids for that Superman fella. “

“That,” Clark blinked, “Actually sounds amazing.”

“Right?. The other day he came to me like, ‘Can I have 30,000 for a research expedition?’ You should’ve seen him in his little lab coat, — cutest thing. Hold on, I have pictures.”

Clark expected a particularly eccentric 10 year not, not a — gorgeous— adult man in what looked to be a great amount of eyeliner and one hell of a scowl. “He’s…” gorgeous, “He seems interesting.”

“Ain’t he? You should meet him sometime. Hates talking to the press, but, I’m sure we can arrange something. “

“Good luck with that. I tried interviewing the kid alone for 10 minutes and Mr. Wayne here kept getting in the way. Probably because he has something to hide.”

“Bruce ain’t really made for the camera, so I had to step in, ya know how it is. He ain’t really the independent kind.” Thomas shrugs. “I know, I know, — you gotta leave em to fly sometimes, and while I bet he’d look cute tryin’,”

Thomas chuckles, but it doesn’t sound amusing. At all. “No bird leaves MY nest.”

—

Clark finds out why Perry can’t prove Thomas Wayne is Batman. It’s because he’s wrong. He’s listened to Batman’s heartbeat before. And Thomas doesn’t stutter.

Bruce Wayne does, thought.

#them ^^ #maws #clark kent #my adventures with superman #dc #dc comics #battinson #superbat #thomas wayne #text post #text

[that-house]

Went bowling for my roommate’s birthday at a place with basically no automation or sensors in the lanes, manual score entry for each frame, and very lax security.

So we made a wheel of 25 power ups and debuffs and everyone spun it on their turn.

The available effects:

Switch Names with Another Player (you get their spot on the scoreboard and they get yours) (this is mandatory even if you’re in first)

+3 Points this frame

Bowl 2 balls at once, one in each hand

Gutter balls give you another throw, as many times as it takes for you to successfully hit the pins twice

The worst player bowls for you this frame

The worst player bowls for a player of your choice the next time that person would bowl

The best player bowls for you this frame

Bowl it with your eyes closed

Bowl it backwards between your legs

Bowl it with your feet (this one nearly broke someone’s foot)

Bowl it with your knees

Spin until dizzy, then bowl

Spin the Wheel 3 More Times

Permanent -1 to all subsequent frames

Choose a number besides 0, if you hit that many pins this frame you get a strike, else get a 0 for this frame

Coin flip: strike or zero (this came up like five times and the flip was won once)

First throw this frame has to be a gutter ball

Balance on one leg for the frame

Tell a joke (no stakes to this one)

Pick someone to bowl for you, they have to do their best

Give -3 to someone’s next frame

Automatic 7 on this frame

Permanent +1 to all subsequent frames

Half points for the frame (round down)

Edit the score in one frame of your choice, for any player (once per game, then cannot be achieved again by ANYONE)

You get to throw one more ball each frame. You don’t spin the wheel anymore

It was fucking hilarious. One player spent two consecutive turns bowling with his knees, which went about as well as you’d expect (4 gutter balls). We all sucked and it was a great time