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If You Can't Dance 4
Warnings: dubcon, noncon, other possible triggers. Proceed with caution.
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Part of The Club AU
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One second you're alone at the table in the back corner, the next you’re not. You don’t see G come in, you only notice him as he pulls out a chair one away from you, along the side of the table and drops down. He drops his bag into the seat on his other side, a stitch of agitation already between his brows.
The room is getting loud. The voices of your coworkers, old and new, buzz from around the other tables and near the coffee station. Only the grim loner opted to sit at your table but you guess that’s because he knows you won’t bother him. You appreciate that he’ll repay you in kind.
You give a tiny wave to him and he nods. That’s the most you’ll get and as much as you need. It feels a bit better having someone familiar with you.
You look down at your cup of water. You’ve only had a few sips. You slide it away and nervously draw circles on the tabletop with your fingertip. G shifts, unzipping the bag next to him and shoving his hand inside. Something lands right in front of you; you blink at the pale green packet. It’s tea, the same tea you drink every day.
You glance over at G with wide eyes then back to the tea bag. He has another in his hand. You shake your head in confusion.
“You always drink it at the meetings… I’m tryna get off coffee,” he grits out as he stands.
Nothing else. No time for your response and you’re not sure you could come up with one. You’re surprised and utterly upended. He strides away from the table as you grab the packet and turn it over to read the ingredients. Your brand and brew, you can’t mistake it.
G puts a cup by your hand as he comes back, setting his own in front of his own seat. He sits again and tears open the packet. You don’t know what else to do but the very same. You open the package and place the bag in to steep. The smell comforts your stirring nerves.
“Thanks,” you eke out, looking over at him but not getting as far as his face. His thick fingers curl around the paper cup, silver rings on his thumb, middle, and pinky fingers.
“Mmph,” he grumbles. Yep, that’s G. His dissonance is almost reassuring.
You lean over and inhale the rising aroma of the tea as the water slowly tints with the pale jasmine colour. What are the odds? You play with the tab dangling from the string, he must have a good eye.
“Alright,” a voice carries over the din as the speaker claps his hands, “let’s settle in.” You peek up as Jonathan stands at the front of the room, “I’d like to start by thanking you all for coming today. I know we’ve a lot of work to do in this unification, a lot of this work will be done by you, our experts, and so I want to make sure you have all the support you need.”
You scrunch your nose. So he’s not a fellow programmer, he’s the boss. Oh god. You want to shrink into a grain of sand. You slump down and draw the cup close, clinging to its heat. G sniffs as he turns the cup and inch, back and forth. Is he nervous like you? No, probably annoyed.
“So we’ll start simple, we’ll go around and introduce ourselves, name, title, what you typically do, and a little bit about yourself.” He smiles, “I’ll go first; Jonathan Pine, Chief Operating Officer, I work to make sure that all is operating well. You will see me from time to time, though I do tend to see supervisors more often, despite my best efforts to check in with everyone. Oh, and my little tidbit, I have an undefeated record at the billiards table.” He smirks and points to the first table.
You tune out their words, too concerned with what you’re going to say. You’re not interesting at all. You can talk about your work, that’s easy, but yourself? 
Your dread builds as each person stands and lists off their answers. You feel dizzy as the drain circles around you. Oh no, you hate talking in front of others. If you could avoid all interaction, you gladly would.
Then it’s up to you. At first, you don’t even stand. As you do, you hit the tea and spills, splashing over the table and dripping over the edge. It scalds your hands before you can pull away and wets the front of your shirt. You back away as you squeak and shake off the moisture.
“S-sorry…” you choke out, blinking wildly as your fingertips sear. “I… I’m–”
G stands, “I’m G.” He says bluntly. Nothing else. 
Silence, deafening and defeating. You feel your chest caving in. Without a thought, you storm away from the table and up the side of the room, pushing quickly into the hallway. You feel like crying but you won’t. You don’t do that, not over tea. Not over strangers.
You wander down the hallway cluelessly, not sure where to go. You don’t know where anything is. You hate this place! You hate this so much. You should just quit.
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unleashthegoats · 3 months
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Finally listened to your Anakin episode which was great as always. I did make me curious about how much of the written material you read. The comics and Brotherhood novel covers the period between Episode II and Clone Wars (2008) and you can see how Anakin and Obi-Wan’s relationship changes and develops through those.
Thank-you so much! I'm glad you enjoyed it, we actually had a lot of fun with this one, because while the three of us tend to have differing levels of TOLERANCE for Anakin, we actually share a lot of general opinions about him and his place in the narrative, which made for a really great discussion.
The answer to your question is different for each of us.
Nat has read no Star Wars comics or novels of any kind, as our resident casual fan.
Fae has only read like 3 comics, none of which were memorable enough to consider herself an expert on them. She also occasionally goes through wiki pages that include info from comics. She has not read Brotherhood. If you have specific questions about the comics or recommendations, please feel free to let us know!
For myself, I haven't read a single comic and I haven't read that particular novel. I've heard of Brotherhood, I just haven't bothered with it. One of the primary things I've heard about it is how racist it is towards Mace unless you try to be nice and pretend that Anakin was intended to be an unreliable narrator any time he discusses Mace, which... yeah given fandom attitudes towards him (and the Jedi as a whole since Mace often ends up representing the entire Order) I'm a little skeptical about the validity of that interpretation. And even if Anakin IS supposed to be an unreliable narrator, I haven't heard anything to suggest that Anakin's scenes where he calls Mace cold and unfeeling are contradicted by anything else in the novel to help balance it out. So you still just have one of the vanishingly few Black characters getting maligned and slandered in this book for no good reason while Anakin apparently just gets his flaws sanded off and smoothed over. This is the review I read about it by someone whose opinions I tend to trust, for anyone else who hasn't read it and is interested to hear someone else's take on it before trying to read it.
-- Sugar
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heretherebedork · 6 months
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I’m not defending Mew I’m just saying it’s wrong that Boston hasn’t committed crimes. Plus everyone is gonna have their own interpretation of scenes in the show. For me, Boston isn’t really the least worst of them, that would probably be Sand. IMO Boston didn’t really take no for an answer bc he continued pushing Top on multiple occasions and he didn’t get consent before touching him multiple times, that’s pretty bad in my book. It might not be for other people but it is for me. That doesn’t mean I dislike Boston or that I am defending Mew, Boston is one of my favorite characters. But he’s also done some fucked up shit. I’d put it at worse than cocaine and not as bad as drunk driving. It doesn’t mean his friends aren’t also assholes too, it’s just a fact about him without bringing other people’s actions into it.
Okay? As I said. All toxic. Everyone is going to have their opinion and their own view.
So why are you trying to convince me?
Honestly, I sort of disagree. I think that Boston is still the least wrong. Sand deliberately used Ray in order to get revenge on Top as well as using his friendship with Nick to get the recording that is now haunting the entire friend group.
Boston is an ass and a selfish person but he's damn close to Sand levels for me. Because he also owns everything he does and doesn't push back against accusations unless they're genuinely untrue.
The other question of Boston's actions goes to an entire part of this that I am not an expert on which is discussing the gay sex scene and understanding in Thailand which is one reason I have been avoiding judging Boston for his and Top's moments because I have seen a lot of discourse about how many non-gay Asians misinterpreted those scenes though foreign eyes and I am not going to add my voice to the chorus of things I don't fully understand.
But at this point? I am a staunch Boston apologist because I feel like the show is setting him up to suffer more than the people doing this to him. As much as I want to trust Jojo, I don't know that I do trust him and GMMTV to actually handle Cheum seeing her own mistakes or owning up to them because her mistakes fit the morality they follow. Same for Mew.
Look, it's great that you feel different about Boston's actions and I'm very happy you do. Please... make a post about it! Share all your reasons with the world! Write some great meta! Go and do it!
But trying to convince me to change my mind is not gonna get the answer you want.
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rfaromance · 1 year
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12, 30, 36, 48, 49 for saeyoung & saeran? (sorry if this is a lot, if it's too many just pic your fave(s)!)
No worries, anon! I love the Choi twins, so it's my pleasure! ^^
Saeyoung 🚀
12) Favorite flowers
Saeyoung scrunched his nose as he thought about his answer. "I'm not the expert on flowers quite like Saerany is," he admitted, "but I'm a big fan of baby's breath and zinnia. I think Saeran said those mean everlasting love, and then lasting love even when you're apart. Let me check with him!"
30) Do you prefer to charm, or to be charmed?
Almost immediately, the redhead's face flushed a deep hue that could rival the color of his curls. "I'll whisk you away with my charm! But please... don't flirt back... I..." He began to laugh uncomfortably. "Don't do that to a guy like me, alright?"
36) Cloud gazing or star gazing?
Saeyoung smiled softly. "Stars. The stars tell stories from thousands of years ago. The stars are our ancestors. We are all made of stardust. Also... They're perfect decorations for a space station wedding!"
48) A walk in the park or a walk on the beach?
Saeyoung's eyes lit up immediately at the mention of the beach. "Let's kick around some sand! Catch some fish! Watch the sunset! Bury Yoosung in the sand while he naps on a beach blanket! Eh, we aren't taking him along?"
49) Answered here!
Saeran 💐
(Since the Saeran was not specified, I will assume GE!)
12) Favorite flowers
Saeran laughed lightly at the question. "Must I pick only one? Or will a few be alright with you?" Despite the whirlwind of words clearly brewing in his mind, as his glittering eyes betrayed, his answer was short. "Lily of the valley," he murmured with a gentle smile. "A promise of happiness. A whisper that someone makes your life complete." He paused, as though debating whether to continue. "I'm also fond of roses. Especially blue and red ones. They convey vastly different emotions, but... I think embracing all of one's feelings is important. Essential. And these days, I believe in miracles and in love."
30) Do you prefer to charm, or to be charmed?
Saeran lifted his hands and rested them gently atop his chest, right over his heart. "I've spent my whole life being the one cared for, the one protected, the weak one with no autonomy. I want to give back. Sometimes, that means charming the love of my life to the point of pouty cheeks and teary eyes. Heh."
36) Cloud gazing or star gazing?
"Clouds." Saeran's answer was swift and firm. "When I was a child, all I wanted to do was watch the clouds roll by in a clear, free sky. I can do that whenever I want now. But I also like debating the shape of the cloud. I think it's interesting that different people can see so many different things in the same cloud!"
48) A walk in the park or a walk on the beach?
"I... have to go with park." Saeran scratched his cheek shyly. "I prefer to be among trees and flowers. But perhaps more importantly..." His gaze flickered to the side, as if he were too embarrassed to make eye contact. "I need to work on my swimming before I will feel comfortable at the beach. Just in case."
49) Hand kisses or nose kisses?
At once, a deep scarlet flush blossomed on Saeran's nose and cheeks. "I. Um. When we were young and our mother would get in her... moods, Saeyoung told me that our freckles were beautiful. He said freckles were kisses from angels. That's why they appeared more on him than on me, because angels could only give extra kisses if we were outside in sunlight. Back then it was a story, but I can make it true. Because every time my love kisses my nose..." He lifted his hand and coughed slightly, as if trying to shield his increasingly red face. "Then I know my freckles really are kisses from an angel."
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casitafallz · 11 months
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LTRL AU | Glimpse of the Child
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Bruno watched the tablet with some reverence of the image that laid upon it. It was not an...In-depth vision, just to scratch the itch of an incoming future for a little longer but he’d probably do something proper when he felt…like he needed to make sure things would be okay…or that they needed answers they couldn’t get otherwise.
But this, he felt glad.
A good, pleasant vision. He couldn’t help but drink in the picture with a smile, skirting a finger to touch over the little face before he tilted it to allow his rats to have a peek first though he liked to imagine they were just as happy to see it as he was.
“Come on, let’s go show Isabela.” He set the rat into his pocket, holding the vision to his chest, and dusted the sand off himself, though it didn’t do much in the long run, and padded out from his room happily.
Casita shifted their tiles with an inquisitive rattle but… he was no expert to read them like his mother or Mirabel, he knew a little to know this was a curious sight; him happy with a vision. He rolled his eyes.
“Relax, Casita.” He assured, patting the nearest banister though he paused as Antonio seemed to burst out of his room with a new picture in his hands though Pico squawked, Antonio looked to the bird first then to him.
“Tio!” Antonio lit up happily, the sight that anyone was so happy to see him, even 7 months along still seemed startling but Bruno was glad to see him happy.
“Is that another picture for Isabela?”
Antonio shook his head, “No, this is for Luisa. She’s been looking very sad about something so I thought this picture would make her happy.” He said as if it was obvious that his drawings were magical mood-changers but who was Bruno to change his thought.
“Well, I hope she loves it.”
Antonio nodded happily. “I’m sure she will. What are you got there, Tio?”
“Er…” He looked down to the tablet hesitantly “Well, I had a vision so I was going to show Isabela.”
Antonio cocked his head at it curiously, “Can I see it?”
“I…wanted to show Isabela first…” Bruno didn’t like saying no. Not to Antonio and those puppy eyes.
“Please.” Antonio pouted, going full-on with those begging, puppy eyes that Bruno crumbled instantly.
With a soft sigh, Bruno gently knelt down and flipped the vision around, and watched as Antonio’s face lit up in full wonder, his hand coming to his cheeks first, dropping his drawing to the floor in his excitement before Bruno felt the tablet leave his hands.
“Is this him!!? My new best friend!” Antonio bobbed up and down, upsetting Pico a little who flew off his shoulders. “He’s so cute!”
Bruno laughed softly, unable to help himself really. “Yep, this is the baby but he will be a tiny baby, so when you see him, you will have to be very very careful.”
“Oh, I will be!” Antonio grinned down but before Bruno could take it back, Antonio shot off.
“Mami!”
“Antonio!” Bruno struggled to his feet for a second but pelted after the five year old who seemed to weave effortlessly down the steps and into the kitchen.
Bruno tipped after him but froze in the doorway as he realized not only was Pepa in the kitchen glaring Julieta down but also his mother and in-laws. Clearly, they had interrupted another disagreement.
Antonio was oblivious in both his young age and single-minded excitement as he ran straight to the thundering Pepa with the tablet hugged to his chest.
“Mami, look what Tio saw!!” He pushed the tablet straight into Pepa’s hand, the cloud lightening up, in mostly confusion and break in tension but there was some uplift in her side-tracked emotions to cater to her son’s abrupt arrival.
“Oh?”
Pepa pulled the tablet from his hands though her body turned ridged as she sat the image.
“Pepi?” Felix noted in concern as the cloud turned an array of weathers before settling to heavy clouds; bordering to rain. He went to his wife’s side though he almost seemed to light up at the vision.
Bruno staggered in nervously.
The reactions pulled the remaining three to look over. Julieta gasped, her hands coming to her mouth first but Abuela was the one to take it from Pepa’s hands first to look at it.
“Is this him?” Agustín spoke, “He so small!” He leaned down over Abuela’s shoulder.
Abuela's eyes seemed to well up a little, but Bruno hoped it was for a good reason, not out of shame. “He looks just like her.” Her tone was…calm.
“He’s gonna be my best friend!” Antonio declared, tugging on his mother’s dress excitedly. “I can’t wait!
“Look, he even has the same mole as well, just…reflected onto the other cheek.” Agustín smiled, touching the left side of the vision.
The vision itself showed the top view down of a baby’s cradle with its little owner inside, not fully wrapped up as the baby’s arms was free of his blanket, hands curled up into little fists beside his cheeks and the baby was staring up out, almost at them really. There was no color in the vision but there were enough details regardless to indicate the features the child had. Bruno could only guess like the rest the baby shared the same skin tone and hair color of Isabela. Alongside the baby, there was a crotchet blanket around him, his little straight hair was mostly hidden under a little knot hat. Beside his head, at the teetering edge of the vision was a wooden leaf was there with a hole cut out for a ring of balls.
“Excuse me.” Pepa pushed her way through though Julieta took her spot to get a proper look at her grandson, Agustín’s arms coming to slip around her. Bruno eyed Pepa for a moment before he decided to let Felix hurry after her then get involved. He’d rather avoid an ice burn or a hurricane to the face.
Julieta took the vision from their mother, though Bruno itched to take it back… and you know, deliver it as he planned to. He knew is anyone deserved a peek it was Isabela; it was her baby.
“So, did you see how long we had to wait, Tio?” Antonio asked, staring up at him with wide eyed as if expecting him to know.
“Sorry but… there was no clock or calendar for me to see.” Bruno smiled at the very least, even as Antonio pouted, “But, we should estimate at least two months, okay?”
“So…” He counted on his fingers, “March?”
“I hope so.”
“Ooh, what if the baby has the same birthday as Mirabel? That would be an amazing gift for her!”
“I’m sure but… it’s Mirabel’s big day too. I don’t think we should forget that.”
Antonio paused in thought, “I suppose…” He pouted a little, “but, I guess I have to wait.” He sighed, if a little dramatically before Bruno felt a shift before his rats poked their heads out, squeaking though Antonio perked up then held his hands out, allowing the rats to jump ship and potter off.
“Bruno…”
Bruno jumped a little as Abuela appeared at his side.
Her eyes were still a little red-rimmed but she had a very…unnerving demeanor of calmness that he was…unfamiliar with. Did she want something?
“Can...can we talk, Bruno?”
“S-Sure?” He didn’t but he doubted that would be overly accepted. He rather go back to his room or…actually deliver the vision to his target like he planned to…once he wrestled it from Julieta.
Abuela led him away, back towards the steps and upwards until they got to the front of her door but thankfully, didn’t go in. He hated going into her room like this; he always felt like he was in trouble.
“I’m sorry.”
“I’m sorr-“ Bruno echoed then paused, “What?”
“I’m…sorry, Bruno,” Abuela spoke. “I…put a lot on your shoulders growing up because…I justified that by thinking we were protecting the miracle and the family’s magic. Your…gift was something I couldn’t help but push you to use so we didn’t have to leave with that same fear.”
The words look hard to speak, but not dishonest but Bruno wasn’t sure if this was really happening. At Nochebuena, they had to do a lot of convincing to get her to talk about their father… this was unprompted even.
“Are you okay, Ma?” he asked, to be sure that she wasn't sick or dying... he couldn't deal with that right now. 
Abuela blinked in surprise at the question. “Of course?”
Bruno faltered a little, not sure where to go with this. “Am… did you need something?”
“No.” Abuela’s face turned into a frown. “I’m not apologizing to get something out of you, Bruno.”
Again, Bruno didn’t know where to go with that. “Why are you apologising now, Ma?” He asked, “You don’t tend to apologize without a good enough reason.”
Annoyance passed through her face but it was gone in a heartbeat. “I’m trying my best to….do better, Bruno. I’m not deaf to what I’m being told to. I know I’ve been harsh but I’m not heartless. Our family is so close to breaking and I can’t let that happen without trying to get the family together again. I know I have much to blame for that. Will you…at least let me try?”
Bruno eyed her for a moment with uncertainty. “I… I want to believe you… but it’ll take more than an apology.”
“I know.”
“Can you… give me some time to think about it…Mama?”
Thankfully, Abuela nodded.
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 Pepa looked to be….very mixed emotions by the time Felix was able to catch up with his wife in their room. The fog around the edges, sleet and wind mostly fluttered at her dress. She was nervously grasping her braid and more or less tugged on it to soothe herself.
“Clear skies, clear skies.”
“Mi Vida…” He started, “Why did the vision upset you?”. Pepa ignored him for a good moment but Felix calmly took a seat on their bed. He could wait all day, she knew that. But he decided to keep going to push for more. “Was…seeing the baby something you didn’t expect?”
Pepa tittered at that. “Of course not, Felix. I thought the whole pregnancy was a kind of a ruse!” Pepa snapped with a clap of thunder. “I was just going along with it just…to keep things peaceful.”
Felix’s eyebrows shot up. “Why would Isabela joke about something like that?” Isabela barely liked jokes, let alone lies so he damn well knew this was a serious matter. Not to mention, Dolores wouldn’t have miss-heard for over seven months.
“Why do you think? Sympathy? Guilt… Make us feel sorry for her?”
Felix inhaled deeply, trying to retain his cool. “Pepi…Isabela was in denial about the baby for months before it was confirmed. She may have been petrified to tell anyone. Having a child, unmarried might I add, is not a small thing, my Amor...”
“I know that now!” Pepa shook her head, trying to soothe her clouds away. “I hoped of all people, Isabela wouldn’t have actually caved to carnal desires because she’s just a little upset about what she did.”
At that, Felix stood up, genuine anger flooding his veins. “Stop with the hypocrisies, Pepa. You blame Isabela for what happened and yet you turn a blind eye to our son’s actions that could have killed her or that tiny little baby boy.” He spoke firmly, pointing a finger out to the door for his point “There’s a reason Isa got into bed with a boy and that has everything to do with that our family's failures. Take a look at Antonio’s birthday photo for the proof, my Vida.”
“Failures?” Pepa shook her head. “Our son thought he was going to die, it was self-defense!”
“Why does he think that? He chose to ignore the fact that Isa was remorseful and continued to believe she acted against Mirabel with malicious intent! I failed him in that regard Pepa. I should have done to try and see him get rid of his negative behaviors that does nothing for his benefit.” Felix admitted.
“He has the right to defend himself, Felix! He was scared!”
“That doesn’t mean it’s okay to set a jaguar onto her!” Felix argued back. “How far are you willing to condone his actions? Her death? The child’s death?”
“Stop it!”
“No, because like it or not, Pepa. He still attacked a pregnant woman in the middle of town with Antonio’s best friend. Yes, he can defend himself. I don’t disagree with you there but he had to be held accountable for the damages he inflicted.” This was no new argument, a recycling one that Pepa was hardly going to absorb when she felt she was in the right. One Felix was tired of repeating.
Again.
“I can’t just let everyone push him away.”
“We won’t abandon Camilo, Pepa. But condoning his actions means he thinks what he’s done is right and undeserving of punishment. He has no remorse…Isabela did. Can’t you see the difference here? Isabela learned and accepted her punishment.”
The flurry of wind chilled down his spine but he relaxed his posture than to let her reel off his own mood. Well, he knew in most cases now that with Camilo under punishment, it wasn’t as heavy but there was his lack of accountability that needed the work for now.
“I won’t argue about it again, I’m too exhausted to keep repeating it.” Felix shook his head, “I’m going…to finish off my present to the baby and hope Isa allows me to be around him when he’s born.”
It was a hint if anything that with Isa not living at Casita, it won’t be convenient for the family to dote over the baby, or for Isa, it allowed her to restrict those to the baby as well… he could already anticipate Camilo wasn’t going to get a glimpse but he didn’t want Pepa to be the reason she didn’t get to hold her great-nephew.
“I’ll be in my workshop if you need me, my amor.”
  -
Isabela lay against her side, idly watching her potato potter about her room with some entertainment though every part of her itched to go to Fran’s house and see Mateo. She knew she couldn’t again without raising suspicions. Her last visit had been with a visit to examine how far she had healed and now she was allowed to let the wounds breathe without it being bandaged. So, she only put on fresh dressing when she went to bed, in case she pulled the skin too much in her sleep.
Of course, the peace didn’t last for too long as a sharp knock echoed through her home. Tiredly, Isabela got up, half hoping it wasn’t important before she slowly opened the door.
“Tio Bruno?” Her voice was laced with surprise, closing the door in her Tio’s face for a moment she quickly unlatched the door chain and opened it wide. He smiled brightly as her though flipped the vision to face her.
Her eyes widened before her jaw dropped as she saw the plain image inside the emerald sheen that made her heart skip a beat. “This is him?” She couldn’t help herself but take it from his hands, nodding him in as she wandered back to the privacy of her home.
“Yes. I… wanted to make sure he was born healthy. I didn’t see the birth itself—to both of our relief’s there—but he seems to be okay. I watched him getting cleaned up and put into his cradle.”
Isa hummed, though she couldn’t help but smile next, noting all the different details she could see. “He’s so small!” If that cradle was standard at least, then he was for sure a small baby. Well, he wasn’t even giving her a baby bump so it made sense.
“Indeed,” Bruno agreed, “he’s adorable… though he does seem to frighten easily so he may be a fussy baby.”
“He’s got Mateo’s nose.” It was such a small difference, though she could see but the baby otherwise had a lot of her likeness. Clearly, she had strong genes if Mateo’s nose was all the baby got from him. Who knew, maybe the baby had his mannerisms? Personality?
“Probably…I don’t know.” Bruno shrugged, awkwardly shifting on the spot.
Isabela remained quiet for a moment, “He’s got Abuelito’s blanket… Mirabel probably made that hat…” She cooed down, tracing her finger down the little cheek, pausing over the mole the baby had on his cheek. Sure, why not. It looked very cute on his little face. It was a shame there was no colour; that would have made this…perfect. All his little details like his hair and eyes…
“I think she gave it to you for Nochebuena?”
“She did?” Her head rose; it was probably in the pile of presents she hadn’t yet touched. “Oh, I’ll open it later.”
“You didn’t open any of your presents?”
“Not all of them. Only the ones from Mirabel, you…Pa, Oh, and Tio Felix.” Isabela shrugged though she set the vision down on her lap, not quite ready to look away from her child.
It was weird to have dreaded the idea of having a child when now, she felt happy for him. Maybe it was the basis of an unhappy marriage that she had that dread most with the expectation to have children because that was what Abuela wanted, not her. She was happy with Mateo… happier to marry him before the baby was born but… god only knew when that was a possibility. Sara Marquez would certainly try and kill him again if she saw him again for his escape.
“Not even from your Ma?”
“My issues with her aren’t resolved.” Isabela’s voice turned a little stern. Sure, her mother could start being there but she didn’t want her mother’s love and care on the basis of her injury or the baby. She had relented into letting her’s mother pestering help a little and it was…nice to spend some time with her but…that was not a resolution. A step in the right direction, nothing more.
It would take time.
“She really does care for you, Isa.” Tio tried.
“Last nine months of absence won’t be cleared up with a few nice chats and presents. She started to care after I got hurt. After she found out about the baby. Until she starts to show me her care without those as a factor, maybe I’ll forgive her properly and move on.” Isabela took a deep breath, turning her eyes back down to the vision. “Give me time, Tio.”
“I understand.” His voice was…odd though he looked far more understanding than what she expected.
“You do?”
“Abuela… apologized to me about…a lot of stuff. It’d… confusing. A little out of the blue… I don’t know how honest Abuela’s being but…I think she’s starting to listen?” Bruno awkwardly sat in a spare seat. “I…told her I’d think about it. Feelings… are hard.”
Isabela chuckled softly, not disagreeing with him there. “She’s given you…45 years with of issues. It’ll take time for sure.” For her, pretty much her whole life and then the mess of the last year was what Abuela had to sort through. She was not ready for talk to her. Nine months of hell with no reprieve and she didn’t know if she could finally have the rest of her punishments dropped.
“Still, thank you for this, Tio.” Nodding down with a smile. “It’s nice. I worried he’d be…deformed with stress.”
Tio nodded, “well, I wanted to make sure as well he was healthy. While I’m…not good with babies. I don’t mind trying to baby sit when he’s chubby and eating solids.”
“That’s very specific, Tio.” Isabela chuckled.
“Means they have a layer of protection and are less fragile. All I’d need to worry about is getting banana in his mouth than stress over a bottle of milk or… have anyone go for my flat chest.”
“No babies going to go after your chest, Tio.”
“You did!”
 “When?!” Isabela flushed. She hadn’t been told this story…
“Three weeks old and your mother left me and your papa looking after you while she helped your Tia’s labor with Dolores.” Tio Bruno spoke, “You weren’t the only one. Camilo was the last one to try.”
The slight mood soured at the mention of him, her eyes turning away. “Has he been punished properly?” She asked tightly. She hadn’t really been told much but she had hoped his absence from town was a sign.
“He has…. But I don’t wanna…talk about it myself. It’s… everything that I know is secondhand.” Bruno flattened down the front of his ruana. “Don’t worry, your parents aren’t letting things slide. Your Tio isn’t either.”
Isabela lifted the vision from her lap and gently placed it down beside her. “Let me guess, Tia’s all on his defense about it?”
Bruno hesitated to answer which was enough of an answer in itself.
She rolled her eyes. “Good to know.” It certainly gave her an idea on who to avoid further… maybe avoid letting her near the baby; that belief could have killed him and she wasn’t going to allow for rewarding that belief with her child. Harsh but… she had to think of him as well.
“Oh, one thing before I go… most of the family has seen this vision. Not…Camilo or Dolores for obvious reasons. Only the adults really.” Bruno spoke nodding to the vision, “Antonio gave me his puppy eyes so… I let him see it.”
“He ran off with it?” Isa guessed.
“Yep.”
Well, at least Camilo didn’t get to see it, then it was…alright. Maybe it…wasn’t a bad thing but she could guess the other would try and get more snuggly with her. More than she was willing to accept.
Caring more for the baby, not for her. What a nice feeling….
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 It was light evening when Isa began to head towards down town to the Lopez’s house. It’d be good; she could leave this with Mateo to love until he decided on what he planned to do; she knew he wasn’t planning to live under a bed all day so… she had to wait and see what he wanted to do. This, she hoped would benefit him.
Her grandparents had melted and cooed at the sight of it for hours as they had dinner, Abuelito had officially gifted her the blanket and Isa had even dug out the hat from the present pile ready; to make sure she had it for him.
As she walked, she noticed a few people out and about still, the closing of a few stalls and the happy chatter, though she felt the looks and stares; more to the scars on her arm but no one came to talk to her about it.
“Isabela.”
“Oh fuck.” Isabela immediately changed from her casual walk straight to a fast pace down the street. “Leave me alone, Marquez”
“Where’s my brother? You got him stashed anywhere?”
Her name was called again but Isa ignored Sara Marquez with every fibre of her being up until she felt a harsh yank on her healing arm. There was a slit second hot flush before she realised the second half of that second that at least one of the three scars on her had reopened.
Immediately, Isabela turned and punched the woman directly in the face, cracking her in the nose with a hot spurt of blood.
“Oh you fucking bitch!” Sara roared falling back, her hands coming to her face as blood seemed to splatter down the front of her white blouse, “You broke my nose?!”
Isabela didn’t even entertain her beyond a “Don’t fucking touch me without my consent!” She hissed loudly; so people close could hear hurrying down towards Lopez’s house for another reason.
Fuck.
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Desert & Reward, Chapter 14
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Written for @paintercat, who also guessed the correct winner for Trope Madness this year! With two correct guessers, we had to determine the kitty winner via points, but I thought there should be SOME award for getting so close. Took a few extra months to get the time to work on this one, but here it is!
Obi has never made a secret of his experience. I know how to ignite a flame, he’d told Miss once, and Master too. An easy joke to make, a safe one, the kind that said he was a harmless sort of rake, encouraging good girls to keep their distance. And what was Miss but the best?
Except she never did. No, instead she trusted him too much, putting herself so close to him that he’d catch himself wondering if he could light a fire where it didn’t belong. The sort of conflagration that would burn down the whole life he’d built for himself from the ashes of the last one.
Careful, he’d tell her sometimes, when she ventured too close, putting bare skin mere inches from his, hate to find out you’re an easy tinder.
Standing here, the candles above turning her gown into gold so solid she might as well have been cast, it seems as different sort of joke entirely. How he’d flattered himself thinking that she might even smolder near him. He’d spent years at Lilias keeping the cold from seeping into her bones, and not once had there been the trace of smoke, not a single ember.
Makes sense; just because the candles burned on an altar didn’t mean the idol catch too. And now he has three years with which to disappoint himself daily.
“I should have known,” he says, giving the door a rueful grin. “You can’t count on dads for anything.”
Her mouth twists, somewhere between amused and annoyed. “Well, I could have told you that.”
The breath he’s holding rushes from him like sand coursing through a glass. “You’d be the expert. You’ve got more dads than anyone I know! Your old man, Lata, Marquis Haruka. Legally I think you can even claim that His Maj--”
“Please.” Her mouth pulls into a grimace. “Don’t even joke about that one.”
“Fine,” he relents, sinking down into one of the hardest stuffed chairs he’s ever subjected himself too. It seems that this is not an antechamber for guests His Majesty wants to linger. “Consider it my wedding gift. Don’t say I never give you anything, Miss.”
His smile meets silence, his mistress stock still save for her hands. They lace and unravel endlessly, a patchwork of his mistakes. “I didn’t say...” Her mouth works around sounds that refuse to come. She shakes her head, finally knocking a few loose “I just wish I knew why you never told me.”
Obi’s joints lock on reflex, his heart racing in his chest, wondering if she could possibly mean--?
Ah, no. Obi has more secrets than there are stars in the Lilias sky, more bodies buried than even the Wistal catacombs could hold. When she glances at him, mouth wrinkled with misery, he knows it could only be the one most recently exhumed.
“It wasn’t personal,” he tells her, though the words lost in the cavernous expanse of the room. “It just happened, and...”
It wasn’t supposed to matter. That’s what sits at the tip of his tongue. His favorite sort of excuse. I’m not anyone worth knowing about, don’t you agree?
It’s the sort of answer that would work on Master, making him throw up his hands or earn Obi a long, quiet look before a labored change of topic. On Miss, though, he knows better than to try.
“I didn’t think it would change anything,” he admits instead, drawing each word out like a horse at a quartering. “It’s not like I thought His Majesty would actually expect me to..to...”
Her mouth may stay serious, but her eyes spark, and oh, if anyone is a quick tinder around here, it’s him. “Actually be a lord?”
“See, you get it.” He slumps, the brocade of his chair rumpling his jacket. “Who would have thought they’d actually box me up and ship me out to some country seat, making me look a numbers and letters. Can you imagine, Miss? Me, looking at ledgers?”
Her dress shimmers when she sits, perching on the footstool too close to his knees. “I remember you reading one or two when the occasion called for it. Didn’t you spend a whole day going through the logbooks when Touka Bergatt tried to--?”
“That was for Mister, Miss,” he grimaces, hunching down. “I don’t just do it for anyone.”
“Not even Iza--?”
“Especially not for him.” He’s the one that frogmarched him into this whole disaster in the first place. Political expediency his ass. “You know that he was the one to float the idea that Lata could dump all his responsibilities on me if he went through this adoption thing. And then this whole marriage--”
The small hand hovering by his knee flinches back, burying itself in Miss’s lap.
“Ah, Miss.” He doesn’t think when he reaches out; it’s all instinct when his hand closes around hers. A poor one, he realizes, her cool fingers curling over his palm with no leather to mute the feeling. It’s a good thing this damned jacket covers his arms, otherwise she might see the goosebumps tracking up them. “I didn’t mean it like that. You’ve been the best thing to happen since His Majesty shipped me south.”
The tension sighs out of her, fingers pressing flat to thread through his own. “I hardly think Lata needs Izana to tell him how to shirk his duties as a lord.”
“Fair enough,” Obi snorts. “He was doing a good job of it all on his own.”
There’s a curl at the corner of her mouth, the barest hint of humor, but it’s gone the longer she sits, gaze fixed on where their fingers knit together. “Obi...”
When Miss looks at him, it’s always head-on, resolute, confident in whatever request she’ll make of him. But now she shifts on her cushion, her gaze filtered through the dark lace of her eyelashes. “I know you didn’t mean for it to feel personal when you didn’t tell me. But it’s just that...”
She glances up, her fingers gripping the barest bit tighter. “We’re still close, aren’t we? You aren’t...?”
Obi’s been stabbed before-- multiple times, in a host of inconvenient places, including one where the only comfortable position was ass-up on his belly-- but still, this is worse. An knife is an inconvenience, but Miss’s disappointment...
“Of course, Miss!” He doesn’t think when he squeezes her hand, their palms pressing close as a kiss, but oh, he wishes he had. It would save him the trouble of his mouth dying up the moment he needs it. “Really, I thought it would never matter. Something we could both laugh over once His Majesty sent me back off to Lilias, maybe even get a free dinner off of dear old dad. But...”
A corner of her mouth lifts, wry. “Then we got engaged.”
“Ah, well...” He scrubs at the back of his head, if only to keep from tugging at his shoulder. “Yeah. Pretty much.”
“But I still don’t understand why you didn’t tell me after.” Her mouth pulls thin, cheeks puffed enough to threaten a good pout. “It seemed a little more than trivia then.”
“Mm, right.” His grin bears teeth as he adds, so sweetly, “Kind of like what happened between you and m-- Zen.”
She has the grace to blush, even if she won’t look at him. “Ah, that...there was never a right time.”
“His Majesty said that all happened half a year ago.” It’s his turn to pin her down now, watching her squirm beneath the directness of his gaze. “That’s before I even left Lilias.”
“Ah, well...” It’s hard to keep up this glare when her finger absently traces down the bones of his hand. “The letters came with the same messenger. And when you said Izana was recalling you to the castle...”
His jaw nearly drops. “You already knew what it was for.”
“You would never have left if I told you.” She finally looks at him now, jaw in it stubbornest clench. “You don’t care about titles, but I think we both know, if you climbed any higher in the guard, other people would. I thought I could wait until you came back, when everything would be more settled, but...”
“But His Majesty collared me into going to Cacciatore straight from the castle,” Obi sighs, itching at his brow. Knowing the king, he probably planned it that way too.
“I meant to write it in my first letter, but it just...didn’t fit.” She grimaces. “Or in any of the ones after. It just seemed better if I told you myself, in person. And when you invited me, I thought that would be the perfect time to-- to--” she takes a steeling breath, meeting his eyes-- “to tell you everything.”
It’s too much to look at her, to let his world narrow to just the two of them, so he shakes his head, settling back in the chair. “Maybe it’s a good thing I never told you about Lata.”
He feels her glare rather than sees it. “What do you mean?”
“You never would have married me if I did.”
“T-that’s not true at all.”
“Oh really?” He cracks open his eyes, leaning forward as he says, “That so, Shirayuki Forzeno?”
He’s too close; her breath catches and it’s as loud as a moan in a bedroom to his ears, enough to make even his skin heat beneath his collar, but when he pulls away--
She grips tighter, enough that her knuckles pale where they hold him. “Say it again.”
He has to be hearing things. Making his own wants out of her needs. “M-miss?”
“Say it again,” she says slower, too clear to mistake. “Please.”
“Um...” It’s an effort to keep his voice from cracking. “F-Forzeno...?”
Her nose scrunches, cute enough to kiss. Oh, he’s slipping if he’s letting thoughts like this out of their vault. “Not that. My name. I’d...” She glances up at him, and it’s not anger in her eyes, but something he’s never seen on her. At least, not pointed at him. “I’d like you to say it. Just one more time. If you don’t mind.”
“I...” He licks his lips. A terrible idea, since now they’re sensitive, tingling when her breath fans across them. “Miss, I don’t think...”
“Obi.” It’s a word he feels rather than hears, vibrating the air between them. “Please...”
“Shira--”
The door swings open, rattling when it hits the wall. “Are you two still in here?”
Zen fills the doorway-- well, as much as he can-- folded arms creasing his coat as much as his frown does his face. “What are you up to?”
Obi springs from the chair, palm cold where Miss’s no longer hits into it. “Oh, nothing that would interest you, Highness,” he assures him with a grin that keeps trying to slip from his mouth. “You know how it is, being newlyweds. Basking in each other’s company. Whispering sweet nothings. Maybe even getting in a few--”
One gloved hand stalls him. “Save it.”
“But, Master, as my best man, shouldn’t you--?”
Zen grimaces. “I’m here in an official capacity. My brother has informed me that the documents you...reviewed yesterday are ready to be signed.”
It’s only then that he sees the other figure in the door; a man middling in height between both of Clarines’ Highnesses, his mouth pinched like he’s bitten into something sour.
“Yuuha,” Obi says with relish. “Now doesn’t that kill the mood.”
“Could you go any slower?” If it was possible for Zen to pace up a wall and over the ceiling, the past few minutes would have been crucial to the discovery. As it is he’s wearing a trench in a carpet that costs more than most men would see in their whole lifetime. “This was meant to take a few minutes at most, not a quarter of an hour.”
“You’ll have to excuse me,” Obi drawls, squinting at the words scrawled in front of him. He’ll give the clerk this much; he may be a prick, but his writing’s neat as a pin. Even if he might be more comfortable reading with a magnifying glass. “It’s come to my attention only idiots sign contracts they haven’t read first.”
Zen huffs, throwing himself into the nearest armchair. “You didn’t bother when you started working for me.”
“Yeah, and I got an earful for it.” He hands the page to Miss, who merely skims it before she sets it to the side, waiting for him to finish the next. “I figure now that I got stuff to lose, I should probably be more careful with it. Unless I want to go the way the last Marquis Conti went.”
There’s some more sighing at that, but he must make his point, since Zen only grumbles, “Well, just hurry it up. Otherwise everyone’s going to be wondering what you’re up to in here.”
Obi can’t help the grin that stretches his lips. “Doesn’t that only help our story? You know, lovers who can’t keep their hands off each other?”
With a waggle of his eyebrows, Zen’s skin flushes. “That’s--”
“I know that Izana says passion was supposed to rush us to the altar,” Miss interjects, taking the last page from his hands and signing her name with what looks more like chicken scratch than a name. “But I thought it was more...our friendship was sufficient courtship, not that we were eager to jump into bed. Or, I suppose, that we were eager to cover up just how quickly we took that leap.”
“W-why not both?” It’s with iron resolve that he clamps down on mentioning just how he’d like to fall into bed with Miss. “Though maybe it’s better the first way. More yearning. Makes sense why we’re turning the wedding night into a wedding afternoon--”
“Just sign it already,” Zen sighs. “Or else we’ll never make it to the party, and I spent forever planning it.”
“You’ll understand if you get married,” Obi tells him, signing his name primly, right next to Miss’s. He doesn’t think about how nicely they look next to each other. “Or when, if His Majesty gets his way.”
“Don’t remind me.” Zen jumps up from his chair, snatching the contract from his hands. Despite the theatrics, there’s a spring to his step, and the smallest hint of a smile on his lips. “Now get going already. I’m going to have to field enough questions about what you two were up to as it is.”
“Oh!” Miss leaps to her feet, cheeks flushed as she takes his arm. “People won’t really...?”
Zen’s grimace is his only answer.
“Best not to ask, Miss,” Obi assures her, brushing past the clerk at the door. “I hope there’s free booze.”
“What are you talking about?” Zen grumbles. “You can’t make guests pay at a wedding.”
Miss gives him an amused look. “You know,” Obi murmurs into her ear, “I think I could get used to this lord business.”
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 There's something about the scales of justice remaining balanced that makes trials so fascinating for people. Court TV has made a network out of watching trials. TV judges like Judge Judy and too many other copycats mete out justice Hollywood style numerous times a day. 
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In July 1881, a man walked into a train station, pulled out a gun, and shot the President of the United States. President James Garfield didn't die right away. For more than two months, he lingered between life and death, eventually dying in September that year. The American public called for Garfield's assassin, a man named Charles Getteau, to be punished brutally. But as the government began to prepare for Getteaou's trial, a problem emerged. Many medical experts believed, was insane. If this was the case, was he responsible for his actions? And if he wasn't responsible, how could the public get the closure or the vengeance that they longed for. In the end, many wondered could the justice system truly deliver justice in a case like this? In the most recent February 22 episode, the most famous preacher in America, Henry Ward Beecher, was publicly accused of adultery in 1874. The story became one of the greatest sex scandals of the 19th century, and led to a shocking trial, in which Beecher’s accuser, Theodore Tilton, sued Beecher for ruining his marriage. The trial would reveal just how hard it can be to find answers in a courtroom, especially when a celebrity is involved.
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Outcaste (Din Dijarin x OC)
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Kinship
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“Do you want me to come with you to meet your clan or would they be upset if you brought an outsider?” She gestures to her lightsabers and general attire. She may be from Mandalore but she very much looked like a Jedi.
Din took a second to think, he didn’t want to make the wrong choice and upset either side “I don’t think bringing the two together would be a good idea, no offense” He said softly and he let out a chuckle “they probably wouldn’t like seeing me bring a Jedi to the clan, even if you are Mandalorian” l said gently before sighing, feeling bad for saying it
“Fair enough, the me being a Kryze probably would also not be very helpful. I'll meet you back on the ship when you're done.” she laughed as She waved as she turned to walk back to the Razor Crest.
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The Armorer was pleased to see him back and he filled her in with the details of the job and everything that happened "You did well " she said with approval. He wonders if he should tell the Armorer of Althea. The Jedi Mandolorian of clan Kryze. Practically a member of royalty. The relative of the last leaders of Mandalore. He thinks about it behind the mask of his helmet thinking it over. The Armorer seems to sense his thoughts. “What is it Din Djarin?”
He thought to himself for another moment "I have a question for you" he paused before letting out a sigh "I met a woman, she is a Mandalorian, daughter of a former duchess of Mandalore, and she is also a force user" he said with a soft voice, expecting some sort of disapproval or bad reaction from the Armorer. The Armorer nodded.
“I have heard rumors of the Jedi Althea Kryze. But what is your question?” He took a moment to look at the floor before he nodded
“What do you recommend I do with her? She is a force user, but also a pure blooded Mandalorian.” He said as he looked back up, the Armorer was an expert, if anyone had the answer, it was her
“That is a choice I can't make for you. It is up to you how you choose to proceed. But if she doesn't walk the way she has no place here in our clan.” She says. “This is the way” she walks away leaving him on his own
“This is the way” Din replied said softly as he started heading back to the ship, he knew he was gonna keep her close to him, he liked her and wanted to stay close to her, as he walked back to the Razor Crest, he could already see her leaning on the ship waiting for him and she had a smile on her face as she sat on the ramp enjoying the sun. Her exposed skin takes in the rays.
“Hey! I think we've collected enough credits that we could take a break somewhere for a couple days. What do you think?” She asks him his opinion on the matter. Din nodded his head
“Sounds, nice” Din said as he walked up the ramp to her, he didn’t mind taking a break to relax, he was starting to feel a bit worn down from always fighting to stay alive “Where you got your mind set on going?” he asked
“Tattooine is always good for an interesting time. Good bars, weird company, and a variety of interesting things in the markets.” She says standing up and stretching
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Soon, the ship took off and they headed toward Tatooine, once they arrived on the dusty planet they started to land and the ship settled down on the ground. It was now time to enjoy their visit to Tatooine, time to experience what the planet has to offer “So what do you wanna do first?” Din said to Althea. She was gazing out on Mos Eisley and she saw a familiar helmet.
“Aunt Bo?” She starts walking leaving him behind as she starts to run across the sand. “Bo-katan! Aunt Bo!” She shouts after her Din watched her run away and started to follow her to see what was going on. She embraces her aunt as the other Mandolorian took off her helmet. They're foreheads touch.
“Little Althea I haven't seen you in so long.” the short haired woman was happy to see her niece after these past years Althea turns to Mando.
“Mando, this is my Aunt Bo-katan Kryze. Aunt Bo this is Din Djarin of the children of the watch. He insists we just call him Mando.”
Din watched as the two women embraced and spoke to each other, he smiled at the sight, it was sweet to watch
“So have you been on Tatooine this whole time?” Althea asked. It seemed like they were going to have a lot of catching up to do. Din watched on as the two talked. The Galaxy, felt just a bit smaller, a bit more connected. 
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Whether you're after a natural look and feel or a clean glossy floor, superior flexural properties, or an revolutionary barrier answer, we’ve received the proper material for you. ECO-FIL-A-GEHR® Wood made from Sulapac® consists of recycled wooden fibers blended with biodegradable biopolymers. The novel premium eco-filament provides the printed objects a natural look and feel and a haptic touch. Let’s discover 3 magnificence shopper trends that may inform your corporation throughout 2023. At Berlin Packaging, decorating and labeling a model and seeing it come alive on the shelf is easy.
These designs are modern and polished, with a give consideration to simplicity that pulls the customers’ eyes to probably the most essential components of the product. We’ve been working with many beauty corporations and have industry insights into a few of the finest methods to package deal beauty and sweetness products. From pattern sachet lotions to face masks for a few of the hottest shops, get in touch with us and find out how a get up pouch could be customised to meet your beauty branding merchandise wants. Ordering in bulk is a cheap means of creating sure every little thing wanted for a product line is at your fingertips.
Many alternative packaging options exist that provide a more sustainable resolution for companies and their customers. Along with recyclable or reusable glass jars, apothecary type glass bottles, available with cork lids, stand out due to their distinctive old-world allure. Glass beauty jars and bottles in trapezoid, diamond, and art deco shapes are fashionable as presents, as decor used at weddings, or to showcase shows of peppers, salad dressing, or crafts like sand artwork.
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After creating the concepts, we take care of the total chain of project administration, sourcing, production, high quality control and logistics. We are a full-service provider, combining design and innovation with our ardour for packaging. We believe that we add worth to the packaging world by combining our creativity with technical know-how and international production services. Hughes Enterprises, An Envoy Solutions firm, is among the leading packaging distribution corporations in the nation. We represent world-class manufacturing firms in the supply of packaging supplies and tools. Schwan Cosmetics, German make-up supplier for many of the world’s largest cosmetic companies, and Finnish material innovation startup...
You should consider all of the methods you may distribute your items and then find the most effective packaging option for every. We work with you alongside the entire worth chain–from ideation to stamping and anodization. Our proven know-how supplies tailored options that heighten product expertise on your customers. We are dedicated to repeatedly innovating new sustainable dishing out options designed with each individuals and planet in thoughts.
But what the shopper sees is what the client buys – and we've turned packaging into an art-form. Keep studying to discover important oil blends that can set the tone for every season in 2023. We study, analyze and identify emerging client needs, desires and expectations. This permits us to align with your corporation objectives and create delightful consumer experiences.
For more tricks to advance your beauty model, learn Glassnow’s full guide to cosmetics packaging. We join your needs with our cutting-edge industrial experience and services to transform an excellent thought into a beautiful tailored answer. Read extra about our complete portfolio of value-added companies that may support you at every stage of your product growth process. We feel that environmental consciousness is essential in the ever altering world of beauty. As part of our Sea of Change motion, we're working in path of a more sustainable future by way of our exclusive partnership with #tide to introduce one hundred pc Ocean-Bound Plastic packaging within the beauty business.
A “Refill Revolution” has begun within the magnificence sphere — with some big brands like L’Occitane taking the lead. In the EU, particularly in France, magnificence manufacturers are main tasks to minimize packaging waste by refilling present containers with their product. If extra massive brands follow along, refill initiatives are positive to broaden globally. Similar to the growing popularity of recyclable packaging, many shoppers are starting to favor brands that take initiative on upcycling. Customers need to have the power to use product packaging more than as quickly as, and with product-refill packages, manufacturers are addressing this desire whereas boosting gross sales.
Additionally, a beauty product’s packaging needs to be simply identifiable so that clients can acknowledge it from a distance and know that they’re taking a glance at beauty packaging at first look. Different kinds of merchandise have to be stored, introduced and consumed in several methods. This signifies that there isn't any single packaging resolution for the whole beauty and cosmetics business, but rather different types of packaging that are extra suited to some merchandise than others. Any packaging firm that provides its providers for the cosmetics and sweetness industry will have the ability to advise you primarily based on your product, so if you’re in doubt, contact them to find out extra. Without a doubt, cosmetics packaging is important for participating customers and conveying advertising and branding messages.
Ordering wholesale cosmetic packaging is a convenient answer as a result of utilizing glass and PET plastic containers for skincare and cosmetic merchandise can prolong shelf life. Packaging designed particularly for make-up and wonder products is made to face up to being juggled in a bag with other objects, for example, or to be sufficiently small to match in a back pocket. Beauty packaging not only provides aesthetic worth, nevertheless it also should complement and serve the preferences of the target market. The Sulapac material portfolio includes a range of sustainable, beautiful, and functional materials to cater for the assorted wants of the cosmetics industry. If your model is contemplating refill initiatives or is making eco-friendly shifts in 2023, think about green marketing. By aligning your brand with the environmental cause, prospects will look to rely on you for sustainable merchandise in the future.
Even if a brand is well-known, clients will suppose twice about buying it again if the packaging doesn’t meet expectations for high quality and performance. Unilever has made tremendous progress in this regard; globally, we’ve elevated our use of recycled plastic to around 21% of our total plastic footprint since 2018, with lots of our Prestige beauty brands additionally accelerating their use of PCR. Two examples that come to mind embody Dermalogica’s cleanser bottle which makes use of 50% PCR, and, in France, our Garancia model using 100 percent PCR for the bottle of its cult micropeel product “Pschitt Magique”. Sulapac is an ideal resolution for forerunner manufacturers striving for sustainability with out compromising performance or aesthetics.
We are desperate to commercialise innovative packaging along with status, masstige and mass-market clients. PCR/recycled materials have been used inside the range from trusted and traceable sources, as properly as refill solutions and bio-based supplies. To help you develop cosmetics packaging that fulfills its operate and will increase gross sales, here is a list of the qualities your small business should purpose for when designing packaging for cosmetics.
The common thread is that any revolutionary solutions (particularly those that require considerable behaviour change) should nonetheless guarantee a constructive shopper expertise general. This is why it’s so important that we adapt options accordingly and remove barriers to entry, to assist consumers form new habits. Schwan Cosmetics, German make-up supplier for many of the world’s greatest cosmetic corporations, and Finnish materials innovation startup Sulapac have collaborated to create lip liner and eye liner pencils with sustainable barrel materials,... For example, will your beauty product be part of a gift set, have a smaller model for travelling with, or be available as a pattern in a smaller sachet? If you’re selling items to sure retailers, they could also have requirements for the way your product is packaged to fit in with their interior store design. A good instance of that is beauty face masks that always embrace punched euro handles to hold from railings within the checkout area.
Replace typical plastic with the beautiful, functional and sustainable Sulapac material. Advanced technical help and high quality assurance to ensure premium consequence. Suitable for packaging of colour cosmetics, oil-based formulation, and emulsions with nice barrier and protective properties. That’s why we design Sulapac supplies to mimic the beauty, functionality, and circularity of nature.
In particular, prospects care concerning the messaging that manufacturers use of their product packaging. More and extra, customers are buying products which are marketed as gender-neutral. Products that use natural elements packaged in clear cosmetic packaging appeal to consumers as a outcome of containers showcase nature's colours, and makes them recognizable as a pure product.
It demonstrates to your prospects that you’re considering the influence your product has, which may give you a aggressive edge and cut back the negative effect on the surroundings. Beauty and beauty packaging should showcase who your brand is, include information about the product, consider sustainability and make transportation and storage straightforward. The packaging you select can be what makes or breaks your product, and discovering the best resolution in your beauty product is dependent upon many elements, corresponding to where they’ll be bought, how they’re consumed, and the way they must be stored. We’ve outlined some of the most important things to contemplate when packaging your magnificence merchandise in this blog.
Seacliff Beauty is deeply passionate about packaging for the sweetness trade. Our experienced staff believes that customer support is the key to success. Choosing the right cosmetics packaging for your merchandise can be difficult, as it's critical to your branding.
Colorful liquid soaps and lotions displayed in traditional round, ball, or bell-shaped glass, or PET plastic bottles look engaging on a shelf in a shop and in the house. Heavy walled plastic cosmetics jars, which give the engaging look of glass however without the load, and glass beauty jars sit comfortably in the hand and feel like a premium product. We are dedicated to developing progressive magnificence product allotting and packaging options to guarantee you delight your consumers.
Makeup is utilized in small portions at a time, so it's packaged to ensure contents are accessible with a brush or applicator. At the identical time, the packaging supports the standard, security, and value of the remainder of the product all through its shelf life. Many manufacturers have released multiple variations of the same cosmetic product, however marketed and packaged them differently based on gender. While this will likely have once been custom, prospects at the second are looking for a change.
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Andaman Rapture Visit and Ventures is one of the most dependable travel planner with regards to picking the best travel planners in Andaman or Best Andaman Visit Bundles. We offer appealing Andaman Vacation Visit Bundle, which have been planned while remembering every one of your necessities. Since our beginning, we have been endeavoring to convey an unparalleled assistance which at standard with every one of your assumptions and requests.. Our tremendous experience has empowered us to deal with all your movement plans with nearly skill and impressive skill. Our client driven administrations are pointed toward satisfying every one of your impulses and wants easily..
Best Travel Planner in Andaman and Nicobar Islands
The sparkling Andaman islands are turning into a sought-after tropical region for get-aways, heartfelt excursions, and gathering occasions and enticing travelers with all its charming touring settings, Andaman Ecstasy, a prestigious visit administrator has brought some alluring occasion bundles for every individual who love the ocean, sand, and the sea shores. Plus, it additionally gives flight ticket reservations, lodging/resort booking, heavenly food, vehicle rentals, touring trips and different answers for make any get-away to the Emerald island bother free.
The Andaman Visit Bundles are bifurcated into Family Bundles, Special night Bundles and Gathering Bundles. The Family Bundles are ideal ocean side excursion and offers the voyagers a chance to navigate and investigate the outlandish normal marvels of the sparkling island. There are 2 Evenings and 3 Days, 3 Evenings and 4 Days, 4 Evenings and 5 Days bundles and significantly more accessible.
The Special night Bundles catches the genuine substance of sentiment with the amazing sea shores, translucent turquoise ocean, verdant tropical rainforests and other fascinating vacation destinations. The brilliant islands of Port Blair, Havelock, and Neil offers the recently marry couples the ideal chance to loosen up and appreciate isolated snapshots of satisfaction with extraordinary fish. Ocean side Candle Light Meals, Extravagant Voyage Rides, Jolting Water Sports, for example, Scuba-plunging, Ocean Strolling, Swimming, Glass Base Boat Rides, Banana Rides add more tomfoolery and rush to the bundles. There are 2 Evenings and 3 Days, 3 Evenings and 4 Days, 4 Evenings and 5 Days bundles and others to browse.
The Gathering Bundles are dealt with intense consideration by the travel industry experts. It is great for those going in an enormous or little gathering trying to escape from the lowly presence and have an extreme retreat in the lap of nature. Sensational and amusement exercises are additionally included. There are 2 Evenings and 3 Days, 3 Evenings and 4 Days, 4 Evenings and 5 Days bundles and considerably more accessible. As indicated by the wellspring of the organization "We have coordinated comprehensive occasion bundles and give far reaching make a trip answers for please and enchant every one of the guests searching for a stunning escape on the Emerald Island. The schedule is planned so that it covers all the significant vacation destinations. We constantly endeavor to make the get-aways calm for the guests".
Modified visits, magnificent friendliness, thorough administrations, solid web-based presence and polite staff, has made Andaman Rapture one of the eminent travel planners in the Andaman islands and secure areas of strength for an in the travel industry. It endeavors constantly to satisfy every one of the necessities of the travelers and allows them to partake in an outlandish excursion with affectionate recollections to bring back home.
Explore Cheap and Best Andaman Family Tour Packages
Andaman Rapture works in introducing excellent family bundles for every one of those hoping to enjoy a vital excursion with family. We comprehend that nobody likes to continue stressing during their vacation time, so we coordinate very much arranged visits to the shocking islands of Andaman to guarantee an incredible time. Consequently, you can expect a problem free excursion, where we deal with the each and everything with the most point by point and careful preparation.
Besides, all our family bundles are intended to permit a unimaginable involvement with the most reasonable rates. You can pick the bundle that suits your requirements and spending plan in the most effective way. We center around improving your get-away by organizing every one of the parts of your visit flawlessly according to the requirements of your loved ones. Thus, let the peaceful from day to day existence and fortify your family bonds among the pleasant scene of Andaman with us.
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Andaman Euphoria offers superb wedding trip bundles for the love bird couples. We invest heavily in our abilities of reveling every one of your prerequisites impeccably. Inferable from a huge encounter, we have effectively cut an unmistakable specialty for ourselves with helpful bundles and sensible rates. Our impressive bundles incorporate different advantages like choice bed improvement, close candlelight meals, cakes and much more.
We center around planning the visits to guarantee an eminent time on these glorious islands. There are different exercises like ocean waking, scuba plunging, swimming, and so forth that you can appreciate as couples assuming you wish to find the submerged world together. Moreover, on the off chance that you both partake in an adrenaline rush, you can pick stream ski rides or banana rides. Consequently, Andaman brings a ton to the table as an extreme special first night objective like staggering touring, invigorating journeying visits and much more.
Investigate the strange Andamans with your soul mate or lose yourself in the superb magnificence of pristine nature. Partake in a snapshot of isolation or simply lounge in the sublime view along the superb coastline. Gather significant recollections with your mate, and you will need to return to this hypnotizing objective.
The Extraordinary Andaman Group Packages at Unbelievable Rates
Andaman Ecstasy presents remarkable gathering bundles for Andaman at serious rates. We offer incentive for cash with practically no think twice about any part of the visit arranging. Moreover, we have effectively dispose of the normal thought that arranging an excursion to Andaman is an expensive undertaking. You can go through our exceptionally favored practical bundles or even exploit our phenomenal redoing arrangements. We are capable at introducing tailor-made bundles to successfully oblige the inclinations and tastes of the multitude of clients. Whether you are going with your loved ones or partners or in any event, for a journey visit, Andaman Joy has become one of the main names. You can have confidence that we guarantee the most pleasant time with impeccable specifying and ability.
In this manner, have some time off from the tedious everyday daily schedule and reestablish your energy. Get back home with a recharged power forever!
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Andaman Honeymoon Tour Packages
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Andaman Rapture Visit and Ventures is one of the most dependable travel planner with regards to picking the best travel planners in Andaman or Best Andaman Visit Bundles. We offer appealing Andaman Vacation Visit Bundle, which have been planned while remembering every one of your necessities. Since our beginning, we have been endeavoring to convey an unparalleled assistance which at standard with every one of your assumptions and requests.. Our tremendous experience has empowered us to deal with all your movement plans with nearly skill and impressive skill. Our client driven administrations are pointed toward satisfying every one of your impulses and wants easily..
Best Travel Planner in Andaman and Nicobar Islands
The sparkling Andaman islands are turning into a sought-after tropical region for get-aways, heartfelt excursions, and gathering occasions and enticing travelers with all its charming touring settings, Andaman Ecstasy, a prestigious visit administrator has brought some alluring occasion bundles for every individual who love the ocean, sand, and the sea shores. Plus, it additionally gives flight ticket reservations, lodging/resort booking, heavenly food, vehicle rentals, touring trips and different answers for make any get-away to the Emerald island bother free.
The Andaman Visit Bundles are bifurcated into Family Bundles, Special night Bundles and Gathering Bundles. The Family Bundles are ideal ocean side excursion and offers the voyagers a chance to navigate and investigate the outlandish normal marvels of the sparkling island. There are 2 Evenings and 3 Days, 3 Evenings and 4 Days, 4 Evenings and 5 Days bundles and significantly more accessible.
The Special night Bundles catches the genuine substance of sentiment with the amazing sea shores, translucent turquoise ocean, verdant tropical rainforests and other fascinating vacation destinations. The brilliant islands of Port Blair, Havelock, and Neil offers the recently marry couples the ideal chance to loosen up and appreciate isolated snapshots of satisfaction with extraordinary fish. Ocean side Candle Light Meals, Extravagant Voyage Rides, Jolting Water Sports, for example, Scuba-plunging, Ocean Strolling, Swimming, Glass Base Boat Rides, Banana Rides add more tomfoolery and rush to the bundles. There are 2 Evenings and 3 Days, 3 Evenings and 4 Days, 4 Evenings and 5 Days bundles and others to browse.
The Gathering Bundles are dealt with intense consideration by the travel industry experts. It is great for those going in an enormous or little gathering trying to escape from the lowly presence and have an extreme retreat in the lap of nature. Sensational and amusement exercises are additionally included. There are 2 Evenings and 3 Days, 3 Evenings and 4 Days, 4 Evenings and 5 Days bundles and considerably more accessible. As indicated by the wellspring of the organization "We have coordinated comprehensive occasion bundles and give far reaching make a trip answers for please and enchant every one of the guests searching for a stunning escape on the Emerald Island. The schedule is planned so that it covers all the significant vacation destinations. We constantly endeavor to make the get-aways calm for the guests".
Modified visits, magnificent friendliness, thorough administrations, solid web-based presence and polite staff, has made Andaman Rapture one of the eminent travel planners in the Andaman islands and secure areas of strength for an in the travel industry. It endeavors constantly to satisfy every one of the necessities of the travelers and allows them to partake in an outlandish excursion with affectionate recollections to bring back home.
Explore Cheap and Best Andaman Family Tour Packages
Andaman Rapture works in introducing excellent family bundles for every one of those hoping to enjoy a vital excursion with family. We comprehend that nobody likes to continue stressing during their vacation time, so we coordinate very much arranged visits to the shocking islands of Andaman to guarantee an incredible time. Consequently, you can expect a problem free excursion, where we deal with the each and everything with the most point by point and careful preparation.
Besides, all our family bundles are intended to permit a unimaginable involvement with the most reasonable rates. You can pick the bundle that suits your requirements and spending plan in the most effective way. We center around improving your get-away by organizing every one of the parts of your visit flawlessly according to the requirements of your loved ones. Thus, let the peaceful from day to day existence and fortify your family bonds among the pleasant scene of Andaman with us.
A Perfect Romantic Gateway With Outstanding Cheap and Best Andaman Honeymoon Packages
Andaman Euphoria offers superb wedding trip bundles for the love bird couples. We invest heavily in our abilities of reveling every one of your prerequisites impeccably. Inferable from a huge encounter, we have effectively cut an unmistakable specialty for ourselves with helpful bundles and sensible rates. Our impressive bundles incorporate different advantages like choice bed improvement, close candlelight meals, cakes and much more.
We center around planning the visits to guarantee an eminent time on these glorious islands. There are different exercises like ocean waking, scuba plunging, swimming, and so forth that you can appreciate as couples assuming you wish to find the submerged world together. Moreover, on the off chance that you both partake in an adrenaline rush, you can pick stream ski rides or banana rides. Consequently, Andaman brings a ton to the table as an extreme special first night objective like staggering touring, invigorating journeying visits and much more.
Investigate the strange Andamans with your soul mate or lose yourself in the superb magnificence of pristine nature. Partake in a snapshot of isolation or simply lounge in the sublime view along the superb coastline. Gather significant recollections with your mate, and you will need to return to this hypnotizing objective.
The Extraordinary Andaman Group Packages at Unbelievable Rates
Andaman Ecstasy presents remarkable gathering bundles for Andaman at serious rates. We offer incentive for cash with practically no think twice about any part of the visit arranging. Moreover, we have effectively dispose of the normal thought that arranging an excursion to Andaman is an expensive undertaking. You can go through our exceptionally favored practical bundles or even exploit our phenomenal redoing arrangements. We are capable at introducing tailor-made bundles to successfully oblige the inclinations and tastes of the multitude of clients. Whether you are going with your loved ones or partners or in any event, for a journey visit, Andaman Joy has become one of the main names. You can have confidence that we guarantee the most pleasant time with impeccable specifying and ability.
In this manner, have some time off from the tedious everyday daily schedule and reestablish your energy. Get back home with a recharged power forever!
Visit for more information: - https://www.andamanbliss.com/
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Andaman Rapture Visit and Ventures is one of the most dependable travel planner with regards to picking the best travel planners in Andaman or Best Andaman Visit Bundles. We offer appealing Andaman Vacation Visit Bundle, which have been planned while remembering every one of your necessities. Since our beginning, we have been endeavoring to convey an unparalleled assistance which at standard with every one of your assumptions and requests.. Our tremendous experience has empowered us to deal with all your movement plans with nearly skill and impressive skill. Our client driven administrations are pointed toward satisfying every one of your impulses and wants easily..
Best Travel Planner in Andaman and Nicobar Islands
The sparkling Andaman islands are turning into a sought-after tropical region for get-aways, heartfelt excursions, and gathering occasions and enticing travelers with all its charming touring settings, Andaman Ecstasy, a prestigious visit administrator has brought some alluring occasion bundles for every individual who love the ocean, sand, and the sea shores. Plus, it additionally gives flight ticket reservations, lodging/resort booking, heavenly food, vehicle rentals, touring trips and different answers for make any get-away to the Emerald island bother free.
The Andaman Visit Bundles are bifurcated into Family Bundles, Special night Bundles and Gathering Bundles. The Family Bundles are ideal ocean side excursion and offers the voyagers a chance to navigate and investigate the outlandish normal marvels of the sparkling island. There are 2 Evenings and 3 Days, 3 Evenings and 4 Days, 4 Evenings and 5 Days bundles and significantly more accessible.
The Special night Bundles catches the genuine substance of sentiment with the amazing sea shores, translucent turquoise ocean, verdant tropical rainforests and other fascinating vacation destinations. The brilliant islands of Port Blair, Havelock, and Neil offers the recently marry couples the ideal chance to loosen up and appreciate isolated snapshots of satisfaction with extraordinary fish. Ocean side Candle Light Meals, Extravagant Voyage Rides, Jolting Water Sports, for example, Scuba-plunging, Ocean Strolling, Swimming, Glass Base Boat Rides, Banana Rides add more tomfoolery and rush to the bundles. There are 2 Evenings and 3 Days, 3 Evenings and 4 Days, 4 Evenings and 5 Days bundles and others to browse.
The Gathering Bundles are dealt with intense consideration by the travel industry experts. It is great for those going in an enormous or little gathering trying to escape from the lowly presence and have an extreme retreat in the lap of nature. Sensational and amusement exercises are additionally included. There are 2 Evenings and 3 Days, 3 Evenings and 4 Days, 4 Evenings and 5 Days bundles and considerably more accessible. As indicated by the wellspring of the organization "We have coordinated comprehensive occasion bundles and give far reaching make a trip answers for please and enchant every one of the guests searching for a stunning escape on the Emerald Island. The schedule is planned so that it covers all the significant vacation destinations. We constantly endeavor to make the get-aways calm for the guests".
Modified visits, magnificent friendliness, thorough administrations, solid web-based presence and polite staff, has made Andaman Rapture one of the eminent travel planners in the Andaman islands and secure areas of strength for an in the travel industry. It endeavors constantly to satisfy every one of the necessities of the travelers and allows them to partake in an outlandish excursion with affectionate recollections to bring back home.
Explore Cheap and Best Andaman Family Tour Packages
Andaman Rapture works in introducing excellent family bundles for every one of those hoping to enjoy a vital excursion with family. We comprehend that nobody likes to continue stressing during their vacation time, so we coordinate very much arranged visits to the shocking islands of Andaman to guarantee an incredible time. Consequently, you can expect a problem free excursion, where we deal with the each and everything with the most point by point and careful preparation.
Besides, all our family bundles are intended to permit a unimaginable involvement with the most reasonable rates. You can pick the bundle that suits your requirements and spending plan in the most effective way. We center around improving your get-away by organizing every one of the parts of your visit flawlessly according to the requirements of your loved ones. Thus, let the peaceful from day to day existence and fortify your family bonds among the pleasant scene of Andaman with us.
A Perfect Romantic Gateway With Outstanding Cheap and Best Andaman Honeymoon Packages
Andaman Euphoria offers superb wedding trip bundles for the love bird couples. We invest heavily in our abilities of reveling every one of your prerequisites impeccably. Inferable from a huge encounter, we have effectively cut an unmistakable specialty for ourselves with helpful bundles and sensible rates. Our impressive bundles incorporate different advantages like choice bed improvement, close candlelight meals, cakes and much more.
We center around planning the visits to guarantee an eminent time on these glorious islands. There are different exercises like ocean waking, scuba plunging, swimming, and so forth that you can appreciate as couples assuming you wish to find the submerged world together. Moreover, on the off chance that you both partake in an adrenaline rush, you can pick stream ski rides or banana rides. Consequently, Andaman brings a ton to the table as an extreme special first night objective like staggering touring, invigorating journeying visits and much more.
Investigate the strange Andamans with your soul mate or lose yourself in the superb magnificence of pristine nature. Partake in a snapshot of isolation or simply lounge in the sublime view along the superb coastline. Gather significant recollections with your mate, and you will need to return to this hypnotizing objective.
The Extraordinary Andaman Group Packages at Unbelievable Rates
Andaman Ecstasy presents remarkable gathering bundles for Andaman at serious rates. We offer incentive for cash with practically no think twice about any part of the visit arranging. Moreover, we have effectively dispose of the normal thought that arranging an excursion to Andaman is an expensive undertaking. You can go through our exceptionally favored practical bundles or even exploit our phenomenal redoing arrangements. We are capable at introducing tailor-made bundles to successfully oblige the inclinations and tastes of the multitude of clients. Whether you are going with your loved ones or partners or in any event, for a journey visit, Andaman Joy has become one of the main names. You can have confidence that we guarantee the most pleasant time with impeccable specifying and ability.
In this manner, have some time off from the tedious everyday daily schedule and reestablish your energy. Get back home with a recharged power forever!
Visit for more information: - https://www.andamanbliss.com/
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WARNING: A Drive-Through-Guru is coming to a Facebook post near you.
Have you seen their work firsthand, perhaps you know one, or have even spent time in the presence of such a peculiar angelic being?  Like as not, I have met my fair share of Drive-Through-Guru douches and the nouveau-riche halfwits who keep them employed. There are an endless amount of various type coaches or guides online who, as the twisted sadistic irony plays itself out, themselves are in drastic need of coaching; let alone being in a place in life that has deemed their experience reverent and advice worthy.  Facebook, the wet-dream of self-medicating narcissists and Instagram, where anyone can be a model, are filled to the brim with untold numbers of these lost souls. It is case in point: the blind leading the blind – in between their never-ending self-fulfilling prophecies, that is when they are not leading their heard to eternal happiness, love and financial successes.  This person will sell you whatever is the hottest trendiest social ‘busy you’ cash cow they can wrap their little greedy and undeserving sausage fingers around. 
First, a person who calls themselves a guru cannot be one, strictly by its definition alone. That should be the first red flag you are dealing with the crème-de-la-crème of Internet graduated ass-waffle. The titles never-ending, creative too: Life Sensei, Wellness Warrior, Spiritual Guide. There is a title for everything. To the person who wants to be my life coach – what have you done so great in yours to prove to me I should accept your wise and sage guidance?  What “hats” in life have you worn and mastered? What is your level of understanding of human psychology? How well versed are you on matters of metaphysical nature? How high an education on quantum physics do you possess? You can make my business more successful too? Really? Aside from being total baseless claims of complete bullshit, I welcome these same ‘successful folk’ to be open and willing in sharing their W2 or tax returns for the past three years. Prove your worth, Bucko.  Otherwise please take your overly inflated ego and dreams of castles in the desert sky and go pound sand. 
Furthermore, beware the one who can easily and happily sell you whatever you are looking for that day; as he was probably an expert on another big niche self-help craze that sold well in the past – such as how to have happy and loving relationships, all the while his short lived ‘oh so loving’ perfect relationship was a disaster that recently flamed out after one too-hot-to-handle year of magical union. As with love, he also views happiness as an object, a commodity if you will, able to be bought and sold. What he fails to realize is that love and happiness are not objects, they are each a process. Each requires you match your words with your actions; neither can be purchased.  He was probably a ‘best-selling’ author in the past too, for all of two long weeks until his efforts fizzled out and his attention moved onto the next in vogue social change-yourself ‘this week’ trend – also guaranteed short lived.  Whatever is the most popular societal self-help issue du jour, they are on it, like white on rice. People, do your homework, there is no easy way to happiness, love or financial success. And it certainly cannot be marketed and sold to you: save your money, look within, it is free.
The answers are free to you. They lie deep within your inner being.  Most people are not interested in ‘Doing the Dirty Dishes’ of life, they would rather opt for a silver-bullet solution, later becoming even less satisfied. The journey is not easy, it requires going to the deep and terrifying annals of your soul.  If you have never been lost and confused in this strange world, plumbed the blood-curdling depths of your inner most existence, explored the frightening and spine-chilling parts within your being, faced your hair-raising fears head-on, done your ‘work’ in life, slain your dragon(s), as a result, no amount of Law of Attraction is going to assist you. It is similar to what I wrote in my book, Unbreakable Mind, in a chapter on diet and nutrition: If your cells are not healthy to begin with, no amount of vitamins or supplements will substitute a healthy diet; the unhealthy cells are not in a position to receive healthy supplements and so, as a direct result, one ends up with very expensive pee instead.  If you are not spiritually prepared and ready to receive the lessons of the universe, they will not come. Other lessons will arrive however, soon enough; and usually the hard way – exit stage left.
Life is lived and experienced by knowing and being aware of all its boundless possibilities, even within one’s own made-up reality. One cannot know light until one has experienced darkness; equally one cannot know happiness unless one has experienced sadness.  Otherwise we would have nothing to compare and contrast; one does not come first without the other; they inextricably exist and are married in eternal duality – what we refer to as ying-yang, life. The same lesson goes that in order to know happiness in your life one must also know sadness and suffering.  So, if you are only being sold one half the equation to the solution, you are being robbed blind.  In my book I state that in life we all have our own agenda, but do not forget life also has its own agenda. Want to take any bets on whose wins? Life’s does, always; it never fails.  It is only our perspective and reaction that determine the outcome – that hold considerable sway and help determine our level of happiness in this world as well.  These are deep and spiritual matters of the soul, not superficial and shallow echoes of the social media guru of the week.  A wolf in sheep’s clothing? Better he is left to his ways au natural.
The Guru is most apt spending more time in front of the mirror primping and preening, wrapped up in himself, Inc., the perfect social media photograph forever eluding him, than attempting a teacher.  Most of what he tells you can be gleamed from a few hours in the self-help section of your local corner bookstore. He knows not of the masters or their teachings. He is lucky to have read the only a small number of scratch-the-surface books, rarely delving into any original thought or text, and certainly not language. He does not tell you the whole story, both sides of the equation; he cannot, he is incapable. He does not know that of which he tells you, nor has he lived any of it. To him it is all wrapped in theory only; he is a master of talking the talk. Otherwise if practical, he would understand he has no answers. He most likely does not even know where to find the answers he himself is searching for out of life; he is too busy falsely proselytizing them to you. The critical important part they do not inform you on, since they are unaware through all their craft-brew filled sophomoric philosophizing, is that one can only find light the result of traveling through utter darkness. True intellect and intelligence must be bestowed upon us from a higher power. No amount of Guru-Juice or learned theoretical book knowledge will get you there quicker – it is a dark and lonely road that must be traveled alone, only by you.
Some of these ass-clowns are the same ones who will preach to you the value of the Law of Attraction. Yet they do not understand it. They make it sound like some fast food order drive-through of the universe. Yes, hello, I would like an order of a mass produced cookie-cutter McMansion in a suburb, throw in a high paying job, a beautiful bride, a perfect boy and girl and a side of happiness, while you’re in a giving mood. These same fools think that prayer or meditation works the same way.  They think that prayer is a wish list of things you desire in life. As if God already doesn’t know what you want in life. It is only when we have gratitude and thanks for what we currently have in our lives that we are prepared to receive more from the universe.  The Law of Attraction has two parts, but these “spiritual masters” only tell you one side of the story: they sell you on the light, never filling you in or instructing you into and through the dark inner work required to come to true happiness.  Your greatest prayer each day is why you are thankful.  These absolute asses are too busy teaching you their ‘successful’ ways that mean nothing and will get you nowhere – when all you need to do is take the time to look inside.  All answers lie within. 
The Guru who always wants you to Private Message (PM) him or her is also thought to be suspect.  These same type 15 minute rodeo yahoos would also always rather send you a voice recorded message or reply – it keeps them from having to give ‘actual’ or ‘real’ answers that could really guide or aid you, never being tied to the written word.  They are modern day social media snake oil salesmen.  Life coaches with certifications are not as bad on whole, though most are akin to those who enter into the field of study of Psychology – they are trying to solve their own deep inner personal concerns and questions – and definitely are not in any place to be giving out advice or guiding others in life. One can always attend a pay-to-play graduate school like University of Pennsylvania, continually pumping out unqualified consultants, many misguided and unfulfilled, resorting to ABC (insert fancy title) Coach. In fact, many are probably in need of seeing their own therapist or guide in life. Rest assured, either way, come hell or high water, when the next hot ‘sliced-bread’ item comes down the infinite toll road of people’s insatiable appetite for innermost self-betterment, through any means possible one can be hoodwinked, he will be ecstatic to control the click-whirl intimate toll booth reward circuit, smiling all the way to the bank.  You have been forewarned.  Buyer beware! 
You might as well go flush money down the toilet because otherwise these modern day online Bonnie and Clyde fraudsters will continue to take your hard earned money with a perfectly orchestrated and polished smile, while they play off of your insecurities to their ultimate financial benefit. Some of them even have weekend retreats or even go so far as to schedule foreign trips. I would be willing to bet most participants initially walk away happy. But ask those same people in six months what has changed in their lives and be prepared for many blank stares. It is back to business as usual.  There was no real or actualized change that occurred outside the warm-and-fuzzy feelings they all had when manipulated for a weekend away at a tranquil spiritual destination, ignorantly anonymous and blind, drinking the cool-aid with contented delight.  They paid for that part but did not receive instruction how to continue the lessons in actual everyday life because the teacher was either unaware the importance of this, the process of how change actually occurs in a person through daily habit, or was not qualified and/or competent to train you on such.  Refund! 
The newly discovered ‘spiritual rich’ who buy themselves up the Buddha Ladder are guilty just the same.  Somehow they think that because they now have financial success that affords them the time and right to seek out the best spiritual guides that money can buy. Although this same person also thinks he with the most toys accumulated wins the race, it is no surprise spirituality is the greatest atrocious omission from his list of life’s personal goals. This person is the same void of a being as before, now with money – money that has only bought him further disquiet.  Spirituality should be atop his or her wish list, yet it is relegated to another trophy for the oak mantle. What new part of life can we objectify and control this week?! The head monks at the monasteries understand the unspoken relationship; they also understand their monks have to eat. The ignorance of one brings light to many – a fair deal according to the monks. So the pay-to-pray patronage relationship that has greatly benefited them in the past, often financial, continues to assist struggling monasteries and their causes unabated today.  In the end, these wealthy ass-hats only find themselves higher up the proverbial spiritual mountain, with lighter pockets. Confucius say: Never get too high up mountain, no one hear you scream.
The Dali Lama has been quoted as saying: There are eight billion people in this world; there are eight billions realities in this world. Recently on Facebook I saw a post on why this one particular Guru was unlike all others.  Most witty people would have stopped at the first line but rest assured, many not only read on further but also believed this hot-air-filled idiot. He went on to pontificate his experience with ancient cultures and shamans. He had spent 1000s of hours with shamans though I am unsure he could define one or its role in society. He had also notched in his fine Italian leather belt 10,000 hours of laser focused meditation.  And? That means exactly what to me? It tells me you are wrapped up within your own narcissistic mind, concerned with meaningless numbers and your boundless self-inflating ego; that you have no real understanding of love, any matters of the heart or even a shred of comprehension on human consciousness or psychology. It only reinforces and makes clear to all reading this blog, the only thing any amount of personal hours has ever done to benefit you was to make your last Facebook profile selfie look like it belongs on the cover of GQ.  Perhaps your greatest egoic attributes and abilities could best be utilized, no doubt improving humanity in untold ways, by retiring as a douche Guru extraordinaire and morphing into an international social media model-phenom. I hear Instagram is hiring.   
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She collected fossils and contributed important information about prehistoric life to the scientific community. Mary Anning was more than a seashell seller. Its thought the song is about a real seashell seller named Mary Anning (1799 1847). Remarkably, Mary Anning was struck by lightning at 15 months, and survived. The tongue twister, 'She sells seashells by the seashore,' is based on a song written by Terry Sullivan. She was quite remarkable, not only contributing to her family’s income but becoming an expert on Jurassic period fossils in England.įor all entrepreneurs out there looking to position themselves better, mastering language and communication in this detail can increase your odds of being struck by lightning. Hotels near She Sells Sea Shells: (0.09 mi) Periwinkle Park & Campground (0.18 mi) Anchor Inn & Cottages (0.53 mi) Tortuga Beach Club Resort (0.21 mi) Luxury Villa Across from the Beach (0. "She" was first popularized in a song about her and her childhood enterprise selling seashells and fossils. “She sells sea shells…” goes back to 1908, based on one particular woman, Mary Anning, who changed the face of science and laid foundations for the discipline of paleontology through her research and sale of fossils. Many other players have had difficulties with sells seashells by the seashore that is why we have decided to share not only this crossword clue but all the Daily Themed Mini. We think the likely answer to this clue is. Please find below the sells seashells by the seashore crossword clue answer and solution which is part of Daily Themed Mini Crossword SeptemAnswers. Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers… The crossword clue sells seashells by the seashore with 3 letters was last seen on the January 05, 2022. Crossword Clue SELLS Any one of the prehistoric remains collected from Lyme Regis by Mary Anning - the.Tongue twister: she sells these by the seashore She sells them on the seashore in a tongue twister A person who sells writing materials. She sells seashells by the sea shore… What she sells by the seashore sells seashells by the seashore She sells by the seashore What sally sells by the seashore Sally sells them by the seashore sells seashells by the seashore.Happy National Tongue Twister Day! Can you say, “She sells seashells by the seashore” 5-times fast?įor people working to master communication in English, tongue twisters can really help you to articulate your words more clearly: If you encounter two or more answers look at the most recent one i.e the last item on the answers box. Mary Anning sold seashells by the seashore. sells seashells by the seashore NYT Crossword Clue Answers are listed below and every time we find a new solution for this clue we add it on the answers list. She Sells Seashells by the Seashore - Floating quote - Girls Room - Kids Childs Room - Nursery Decor - Beach Theme - Ocean Sand kid Floating Seashore SRoom theme NurseryDecor child sand SellsSeashells girl burntbranch EtsyEmail.
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