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absurdthirst · 3 years

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All In {Catfish x F!Reader x Pope}

Part of the Home Series

Pairing: Catfish x F!Reader x Pope

Part of @autumnleaves1991-blog Writer Wednesday 6/2/21 Pride Month

Prompt: “Kiss me again, like you mean it.”

Warnings: Pregnancy

The crowd was excited, flags and banners of the multicolored variety waved cheerfully and there were people from every classification of the LBGTQIA+ community out in force. Music blared and people cheered, waved and treated it like the celebration it was.

You were more subdued, not because you were ashamed, never, ever ashamed of what you had. Just that you had mellowed with age and just frankly, bad knees.

The three of you walked, hand in hand, taking it all in. You were sandwiched between the two men on either side of you, but that was because of their protectiveness. Both of them weren’t the greatest lover of crowds, and especially with you having a very obvious baby bump under the shirts you had made for the parade. Francisco Morales and Santiago Garcia were very, very protective of their pregnant lover.

Your’s, Frankie’s and Pope’s shirts:

You have received some looks, some definitely appraisals and one very enthusiastic woman came over and asked if you were open to adding another to your relationship. All while rubbing your belly and asking which one had the privilege of making the baby. That had made Pope perk up, puffing his chest out in pride as he announced that your 1st and 3rd babies were his biologically. Making the attractive brunette’s eyebrows raise in surprise. “We have a four year old and one year old at home.” You tell her, having to practically shout as a particularly loud speaker comes into range. “We left them at home. Too loud and they would be cranky for a nap.”

It was fun, being able to out and open like this. Not having to worry about the military finding out. You were free to be who you were and that was a thruple. You bust out laughing when you spot a couple of familiar faces in the crowd.

“Benny! Will!” You let go of Frankie’s hand and cup the side of you mouth, trying to call to them over the din of the crowd. It’s definitely louder than the gymnasium when Benny has a match.

Frankie puts his fingers in his mouth and lets out an ear piercing whistle, immediately catching Will’s ear and he turns to spot the three of you. Slapping his brother on the back and pointing, the two Miller brothers make their way through the throng of people and come to stand in front of you.

“Morales-Garcia clan!” Benny says happily before frowning for a second. “Garcia-Morales clan?” He asks, a teasing tone in his voice and a twinkle in his eyes as he pulls you in for an over the belly hug.

“What are you two doing here?” You laugh as the two men you were in love with scowled at Benny. There had been a hot debate over the last names since you had gotten pregnant with the third little one, although your suggestion of fucking it out and the last one to cum got to choose hadn’t been appreciated. You had thought it was ingenious but apparently you were the only one.

“We came to support our friends.” Will says, coming in for a hug just as soon as Benny relinquishes you. Benny turns and gives both Frankie and Pope a hug and then Will does as soon as he lets you go.

“So this is Pride, huh?” Benny looks around, his eyes taking it all in and you love that both he and are sporting tank tops with their own message of support for you on it.

Benny’s and Will’s shirts:

You grin, happy that this was real. You were here with your men, your friends and God it felt good. “Yep, this is Pride.”

“Looks like a hell of a party.” Will chuckles, blushing slightly when a couple of men come by and sassily check him out. The Miller brothers were secure enough in their manhood to not be offended if a gay man hit on them. Hell, you sometimes wondered if Benny got offended when they didn’t find him attractive.

The five of you walk together, talking and laughing as you take part in the parade. Grinning when a few of the kids that are there, either out themselves or there in support of their parents come up to ask about your shirts. You love the curiosity of kids, especially the cute little girl who giggles when she asks if you all get to kiss and her eyes widening happily when the three of you nod.

You have managed to move to the outside of Frankie and Pope, only because Will and Benny were on the other side of you. Making you roll your eyes at the protectiveness of the men. You would think that you were transporting state secrets instead of a baby in your belly.

You stopped, talking to Will and Benny about the latest antics with Ella. At fourteen months, she was a sassy handful, keeping all three of you on your toes, her big brother being the ringleader of the circus.

Frankie and Pope are talking quietly between the two of them. They hadn’t really expressed themselves outside your house, even though the neighbors had all been made aware of the deal with the three of you. Most being accepting, except for the one couple four doors down and quite frankly, they could go fuck themselves.

“I love you.” Pope murmurs, squeezing Frankie’s hand and smiling when his lover winked at him before leaning in and giving him a quick kiss. Only to look over to you and hum in happiness when he sees the his friends, your friends talking with you.

“I love you too.” Frankie tells him, tugging his hand and bringing him back over to the semi circle where the you were. Wanting to be near you as well.

Pope huffs, spinning you around and pressing his lips to yours, giving you a passionately thorough kiss. Making you moan and melt into him while the other three men watch. Your eyes flutter open when he pulls away with one last peck and you mumble your love for him against his lips.

Smirking, he turns back to his other lover with a raised eyebrow, challenging him. “You love me, you say?” He asks teasingly.

Frankie narrows his eyes at him, guessing his game. Since Pope had come home, he had returned to being the frustratingly mischievous lover that he had been before ehe had ever left. “You know I do.” Frankie huffs.

Chuckling, Pope steps closer to the taller man. “Kiss me again, like you mean it.”

It’s your turn to grin at the two men you love the most kiss. Frankie doing just that. Overwhelming your lover with a kiss that has him clinging to Frankie by the time he pulls away the beckon you over to join. The three of you come together for the kiss that completely defined your relationship. One that involved all of you, your tongues tangling together, just like your hearts were. The three of you were all in.

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#writer wednesday #catfish x reader x pope #catfish x f!reader x pope #frankie x reader x pope x will x benny #frankie x f!reader x santiago #tw pregnancy #pedro pascal

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jukeboxhound · 2 years

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Earlier, I reblogged a post talking about how little impact general American opinion has on US politics, that it's almost entirely special interest groups, and I'm seeing it get engagement by some of the same blogs that go hard on the need to vote and shame on the nonbelievers!

And like. The point of that post is that voting isn't going to make the crucial difference. It won't! The point is that if you're going to be a voting American, remember that it's the actual lowest bar of the political actions you can do. Almost all the progress that's been made - such as it is - in regards to civil and labor rights has been done through direct and sometimes violent action, and that was before the 80s and the various political changes that become encoded into law and policy.

One of the reasons leftists roll their eyes at liberals who go hard on the voting is because it's often treated as the end-all, be-all solution to change the system, but we know - historically, academically - that it doesn't. And yet all that energy that folks have in canvassing for votes just...disappears after elections, and then it's just the same old patterns of politics in which nothing much changes except whether or not we're putting a pride flag on that military plane.

Which Biden recently did, btw.

(The worst of the conservatives and libertarians you hear about, that folks think will politely respect progressive law if only we can get it passed with a Blue Congress? Those assholes aren't relying on voting either.)

But imagine if that election energy were directed towards getting to know your neighbors so that you could have each other's backs in picking up kids from school or sharing expensive tools? In turning the unsafe, abandoned lot into a place for kids to play? In working out shared agreements on how to respond to violence so that the cops don't get called because someone was Black in public? Where millions of dollars get donated for fucking election marketing went towards, I don't know, people's rent and student loans and medical bills?

Imagine how Democrats might respond if the majority of their voterbase boycotted the election entirely and they realized that, huh, "being blue" isn't actually enough?

Most of the folks I know who refuse to vote are Black and/or Indigenous. Not all, but most. And their reasons for that choice make just as much, if not more, sense as the pro-voter arguments. I do vote, personally, but purely as a way of covering all my bases in terms of what political actions I have the bandwidth for and not because I believe it's the most effective use of my time. Because it isn't. And I see an awful lot of pro-voter stances getting outright racist, let alone just unrealistic, in how they express their fervent belief that voting is the current capstone of US political action.

I don't make a secret of my politics, but tumblr is my one online place to not be On and so I don't usually engage all that deeply when politics crosses my dash. I save it for my offline activities. And I'm not intentionally trying to shame anyone. But I'm so frustrated.

Anyway, check out Anarchy Works.

Also, here's what your "be gay, do crime" actually means.

#us politics #there's no one correct to engage #from each according to their means and all that #but i'm losing my mind over this #and i have to vent so i can let it go and do something more useful elsewhere #**no one correct WAY to engage oops i left out a word

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not-gae-cuz-i-like-straight-wae · 3 years

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WOW!!! Warning: there are some SERIOUSLY AWFUL HATERS out here on Tumblr!!! \(°o°)/

Okay, I don’t exactly know how to put this, but I’m gonna try anyway.

What I’m gonna talk about, happened yesterday, but I was kind of in a SHOCK because of it, so I totally didn’t know what to say... But I DO know that I’m INCREDIBLY DISAPPOINTED and also VERY MAD! Someone TOTALLY insulted me PERSONALLY and even told lies about me as well! It's completely unjustified. That much I know for sure. This person is so hateful, that even though I’m no hater, it’s kinda contagious and I feel like hating that person back. Especially after what all that already happened before the person did what he/she did. What a filthy TRAITOR!

So this person makes fan art and I was a great fan of it. I even had drawings of that person on my laptop lock screen and background. I knew they all were on his/her Tumblr page, but I had no account yet, so I couldn’t like the posts or something else. Eventually, after seeing more interesting stuff on Tumblr, I decided to create an account for myself. One of the first things I did, was following this person, liking a lot of his/her fan art and I wrote many kind comments in which I let him/her know how much I loved the art. I also sent some private messages to this person to tell him/her these things personally (and it were long messages, not just some short sentence like “I like your art”) and that I’d love to see more of the characters he/she drew. He/she replied with a “thank you” and said he/she would indeed make more and I said that I couldn’t wait.

Then (and this was yesterday) I looked at the list of the ones I follow and noticed there was one less. I went to our chat and from there I tried to go to his/her page, but I couldn’t manage to do that (which was because the person blocked me, apparently). I just looked up the page in the search bar and there I saw the message... IT WAS AWFUL. Not only the message itself, but also (and especially) the TAGS. This person was literally talking about ME and didn’t care a thing about letting me know that. It was absolutely disgusting to read it all and I was all like: “WHAAAAAAAAAAT?????!!!!!!!!!!” This person HATES and SCOLDS me, because (he/she said) I don’t support the lgbt+ community. Because I’m homophobic. The person said I’m not being oppressed for being straight... Like, WOT?!

Let me start off by saying this: YES, I don’t support the lgbt+ community, because that’s MY choice and MY opinion. I’m thinking for myself and nobody’s gonna tell me what I must think of anything! Exactly THAT is what annoys me the most! They all want to impose their opinions to me, with violence if it has to. They can’t even respect my opinion, but they expect me to agree with and support THEIRS??? Besides, almost the entire world is already supporting it all. Gay pride here, trans pride there. Those flags are everywhere! They’ve even got a WHOLE MONTH of lgbt+ pride now! Countless people praise and glorify - if not, worship - them and they’re gonna talk about oppression??? Come on, man! If it was all to have the same rights as straight people, to be equally treated as them, it would’ve been lgbt+ NORMAL, not PRIDE.

But that’s another story. What I’m REALLY ANGRY about, is THIS:

I LITERALLY have written on my page that I’m NOT homophobic or something alike. LITERALLY! And I’m not! In fact, I know quite a few gay people and I never got into a fight with them because of it. I may not agree with you on several things, but if you wanna be gay, go ahead! That’s not my problem. You do what you do, but let me do what I wanna do as well. And don’t go bothering me, telling me I have to find this normal and that normal... However, now even THAT isn’t enough anymore! I must support it or some people will hate me, apparently! Anyway, does this person really think I’m BLIND or something? Or PLAIN STUPID maybe??? Well, guess what... I’M NOT. I already had SEEN posts of this person about lgbt+ pride. Did I scold him/her? No. Did I talked bad words about him/her behind his/her back? No. Did I sent private messages to him/her in which I expressed my hateful feelings??? NO!!! But what I DID do, was following this person, liking his/her content and saying many nice things about his/her art. And then you go talking about me like THAT? I 100% don’t get it. Like, seriously, WHAT THE???!!!

Of course, after reading the (very personal) message, I immediately changed my laptop’s lock screen and background. How I wish I could delete this person’s page from my internet...

I thought it would perhaps happen in the future. The far future. But it seems it’s already reality today: you can’t say you’re straight anymore! Because that’s THE ONLY THING I did. My username: not-gae-cuz-i-like-straight-wae. Do I say I hate homos? (Yes, here we go again.) No! My profile picture/the name I use for my drawings: straight weh/straight wayzzz. Do I say I hate homos? Again, no! The title: this blog is not geh. Do I say I hate homos? Once again... No! The banner: hetero pride. Do I say I hate homos??? NOOOOO!

I SAID HETERO PRIDE AND IT APPEARS THAT BECAME AN ILLEGAL THING TO SAY. WELL, I’VE SAID IT BEFORE AND I’LL SAY IT AGAIN: I FIND IT QUITE NORMAL TO BE HETERO, BUT I’M HAPPY TO BE NORMAL.

You know, I actually COULD feel oppressed for being straight now, because this person basically discriminated me for merely saying it! (By the way, there was someone else like that and he/she started to spam long texts and pictures in our private chat, saying he/she was streaming it to Discord. I’m pretty sure that isn’t even allowed! Eventually, I had to block that fool.) I’ve seen so many usernames that included “gay”, “lesbian”, “bi”, “trans”, etcetera, but when I include “straight” in my username, I’ve committed a terrible sin, according to some people! These things are seriously happening, but I still can’t believe it...

Someone choosing to be gay may be none of my business, but I also never said a hard word about it. Just that I DON’T support it unlike almost everyone else these days. And why would you give a darn crap about what I think, huh??? There are MILLIONS of people to back you up!!! Often, I only need to turn my head to see another lgbt+ supporter. I can’t even watch TV anymore without flags turning up on the sides of the soccer field or sometimes even in the stands! So what the FRICK are you whining about??? (Maybe I’m talking to you specifically, maybe I’m not, but I’m pretty sure you’ll know if I do.)

At first, I was shocked by the message and I gotta be honest, I was really SAD too. It came so unexpected and definitely not on the right day (my birthday, I’ll have you know... no joke, I couldn’t even celebrate it due to my school tests, but then I was taking a break after some studying and I do had to see THAT message). I suppose it hurt me more than it should have. But well, the longer I think about it, the more happy I am you showed your true self. The HORRIBLE and RUDE person you are. The truth is one of the most important things in life and I’m glad to have found it out once again. The last thing I want to say, is that I’m not hateful towards those you claim I am hateful to, but now, I DO despise YOU.

#you can f off yourself #stupid morron #i'm sorry y'all for having written a message like this #but some toxic person posted a very rude message about me #and i had to do this #i was just being friendly to this person #complimented him/her for his/her drawings #and then this #no #i won't accept that #if i'm being friendly to you #and then you post a message #addressed to me personally #as loathsome as that person's message #you will get it back #straight in you face #so please #don't be a jerk

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incorrect-quotes-with-them · 4 years

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Buckle your seat belts and get ready for our shit! If you are coming from either my main blog or Admin Ani’s then you would already know us!

But if you’re new, then welcome!! I am Admin Atlas~!! A novice writer that just wants a good hug and some fuckin coffee-

And I'm Admin Ani~! Someone who's too nice for her own good and shall probably give you that hug!

Well, gee! Thanks!! But-

This is just a snippet of what me and Admin Ani plan on doing, a story for our characters. We also plan on making a lot of jokes and messing around on here!

And you guys can ask our characters questions! Doesn’t matter what you ask- it can be literally anything- there aren’t any rules! Or well, not until we find a reason to add them....

But we hope you enjoy this as much as we enjoyed writing it! And be prepared for more- way more~!

Chapter One - Three New Freaks

“Beau-”

“On it, mom!” the young teen ran off to get the door for his aunt.

The family of friends were in an empty cafe, the shop not having been opened for the day yet. It was early, as it was the only time the busy group could really get together anymore, but Nora and Ania were determined to have at least one hour with everyone.

It was normally casual, with Ania bringing some type of breakfast food and Cybele would make everyone their favorite drinks. It was peaceful and each person tended to enjoy the simple get togethers before their busy days.

“Quit smoking in my cafe,” Cybele glared at Castiel as he pulled a cigarette out of his mouth, “And get off the table. Sit like a normal person.”

Altair chuckled as he leaned back in his chair, “Oh, but don’t ya know sis? Gay’s can’t sit like normal people~!”

Cybele rolled her eyes, muttering something under her breath as she set the tray of coffee and other drinks down. She crossed her arms at the two men, “For one moment, can either of you be serious?”

Castiel chuckled as he flicked his cigarette out the window. "I don't think that's possible." He laid his chin in the palm of his hand. "No gays are ever normal, even in the slightest! Especially this gay!" He points to himself with pride.

Nevier shook her head as she poured vodka into her black coffee, “I’ll be dead by lunch…”

Beau came back with a smile as he took a seat by his mom, “Got Aunt Ania!” he said proudly towards Nevier.

“Good job, kid.” Nevier muttered, making Beau even happier.

Ania smiled softly as she sat down at the table Castiel was laying on. "I have pancakes!"

“Oh! Are they the ones filled with chocolates chips and made with-"

"Buttercream?" She chuckles, seeing her friend so excited. "Why yes, yes they are."

The blonde man practically dove for the container. "I call dibs on the biggest one!"

Beau pouted, “B-But I want that one!”

“Eh, just have more than one,” Nevier shrugged as she drank her loaded coffee.

“Right!” Beau smiled, “More than one! HA, beat that Cassie!!”

"... Fuck you, kid."

“Castiel!"

"What!? He knows curse words! He's a teenager!"

"He's a baby!"

“Don’t fucking curse around my kid,” Nevier glared, “Bitch.”

"But you just-" He stops. "... Fine. Whatever." He pouts, eating his pancake from hand.

“I brought syrup!!” Nora giggled as she came in late with the sweet topping.

"Thank you, darling!" Ania smiled, watching the woman come in.

"... I had sex with a man covered in syrup once."

"Could you keep your sex-life to yourself for one minute?" Ania pleads.

“Yeah, there are innocent souls here,” Altair teased, “But please~ That all you got?! That’s nothin- one time-”

“How am I related to you?” Cybele glared in judgement, “And how the hell do I know you? Oh wait, I don't.” she turned away from Cas and went to the back to clean a bit before she had to open the doors.

“... Because I'm fucking your brother like, twice a week?"

"And ok!" Ania laughs nervously, thankfully covering Beau’s ears the entire time. "Enough of that, thank you Cassie!"

Nevier leaned forward on the table, a small chuckle at her son’s disappointed face as he threw his pancake back on his plate.

“Even with Aunt Ania’s hands covering my ears, I know what they said. They never seem to talk about anything else….”

“Don't worry,” Nora sat down and got a pancake, “I heard some new people are coming to town soon, maybe they will have something more interesting to listen to?”

"Oh! Then I have to get to the bakery right away!" Ania stands, grabbing her bag. "I want to give them a warm welcome!" She gives Beau's head a soft kiss as well as Nevier’s. "I'll see you all later!"

"How come THEY get a kiss and not me!?" Castiel pouts. "I'm the better friend!"

Nevier had smiled at Ania, but nearly snapped her neck to glare at Castiel. Her eyes were dark, “You’re on thin fucking ice, pal.”

“M-Mom, you two are still doing this?” Beau tilted his head with a nervous chuckle.

“You bet your ass they are,” Altair chuckled, “They have been like this since our first year in college! It’s their own little bond… fighting over who is ‘best friend’ to Ania!”

"That's because I'VE known her longer! I took her to homecoming! AND prom!" He boasts. "I deserve best friend kisses!"

Nora shook her head with a chuckle before standing up, “I-I’m gonna head out-”

“And what?” Nevier shrugged, “I helped her through college while you completely disappeared, and what- you dressing up like a little girl is supposed to top that?” she smirked as she took another sip of her alcoholic coffee.

"I've literally told off ALL of her bullies, kindergarten through twelve grade! Do you know how many times she's had to come over to MY house because she was cornered on her way home from school!? And-"

“Oh god, Nevs,” Altair groaned, “Why must you two always do this!?”

“And were you the one that lived with her for nearly four years?~” Nevier muttered proudly as she took a drink.

He opens his mouth to retort back but just sighs and stand up. "Fuck this." He makes his way over to Altairs and kisses him heatedly, this was surprisingly normal for the two. "Don't think this isn't over." He growls out when he pulled away.

Beau looked away with a frustrated glare and Nevier slapped the two, which wasn't new either, “Stop being sluts in front of my kid!!”

"I can’t! It's impossible!" He argued, kissing Altair’s cheek before walking out. "See you during lunch, Babe~!" He purred out, as if nothing happened.

Altair smiled knowingly, about to respond before seeing his sisters’ glares. Cybele had come out when she heard Nevier shout. The man nervously kept his smile as he tried to ignore them and nods at Castiel.

“You’re not having a lunch break.” Nevier growls.

“W-What!?” Altair stood up quickly, “Y-You can’t do that-”

“And you’re going to fight me?” Nevier glared.

“N-No…”

-:< Inside Anias Bakery >:-

The tiny woman was already hard at work making cupcakes for the newcomers. They lived in a small town, the kind of town where everyone knew everyone. It was small, peaceful, nothing really exciting ever happened there. And they hardly got any new people, so word got around quickly.

The small bell that hung above Anias door rang, signaling that someone had opened the door. "Oh! Hello! You must the new comers!" She smiled softly, walking over with a tray of cupcakes.

“Hey-” a short woman with dark skin waved casually as her other hand was stuffed into her hoodie pocket.

“Salutations!!” a lanky tall person with dyed red hair smiled wide, their teeth unusually sharp.

The shorter woman glared at the pale person for interrupting her, “Excuse-”

"Bonjour Mademoiselle~!" A loud voice called out.

Ania simply blinked and suddenly a women's lips were on her hand, "Allow me to introduce myself, I am Angelique~! It is a pleasure to be in the presence of such beauty~!" The woman, who announced herself as Angelique, continued to kiss Anias hand all the way to her arm.

“O-Oh my." Ania laughs nervously. "Hello?"

Rowen rolled her eyes at the woman, “I’m Rowen-” she looked towards the distracted tall person that was cooing at the nicely decorated cup cakes, “And this idiot is Bell.”

"It’s a pleasure to meet you three!" She takes her hand back, clearing her throat. "Cupcake? They're a family recipe!"

"Thank you, beautiful lady, I shall cherish these delicious confections, knowing that they were made by your delicate hands~!" She announces, holding one hand to her heart and the other holding a cupcake proudly.

“Can you not…” Rowen complained as she took a cupcake.

“OOOH!” Bell shouted, “Can I have this one?” it was a cupcake decorated as a little shark.

"Of course! Take as many as you'd like!"

"Thank you, mademoiselle~ Your kindness is like a breath of fresh air," She stops and sniffs the air. "... Or fresh Lavender."

Beau came in, “Hey- oh… Hey…” Beau looked at the newcomers, “Umm..?”

"Oh! This is my nephew, Beau. Beau, this is Angelique, Bell, and Rowen. They just moved in." She smiled

“Oh!” Bell gasped, “How cute~!”

Beau deadpanned with a small blush, “I’m 16, damnit.”

Rowen chuckled, “Sorry, did you need something from Ania?”

“Huh, oh yeah, mom wanted to know if you wanted to eat dinner with us?” he asked with a smile as he leaned on the counter, “She wanted to ask before Cassie could.”

Ania laughed softly, knowing her two friends did this all the time. "Of course."

"You have a sister!? Is she as gorgeous as you~?" Angelique asked with a charming smile.

"Oh yes, very pretty." She nodded, she was never one to 'set up' Nevier with anyone, knowing they'd be terrified of her in a second, but she'd also rather Nevier be flirted with than herself. She always felt uncomfortable when it happened.

Beau chuckled, “Are you trying to get someone killed, Aunt?” he whispered nervously.

"No. I just really want her out of my bakery." She whispers back, nervously.

“Let’s go check out the apartment!” Bell slouched to talk to Rowen and Angelique with a smile.

“Don’t- just don’t-” Rowen glared at Bell, “I am not that short…”

The three women leave within a few seconds and Ania sighs a breath of relief.

Beau frowned as they left, feeling as if something wasn’t right. Newcomers were rare to have in the town, but for them to permanently move here was damn near non existent, but he chose not to dwell, “See you at 6?” he smiled at Ania.

"Of course!" She kisses his temple. "Wouldn't miss it for the world!"

-:< Night Time >:-

Nevier, Ania, and Beau all sat around a small table, the three sharing jokes and talking about their day. Nothing was out of the ordinary, but yet Beau could not shake an odd feeling.

“Hey mom,” Beau chuckled a bit after Ania told them about how Mrs. Anderson wouldn't accept a gluten free cake because it wasn't gluten free enough, “Had you met the new people?”

“No, anything notable?” Nevier took a sip of her beer as she leaned on the table.

"You have no idea." Ania laughs softly. "They are nice people, but very loud. Well, the two tallest ones were. Very eccentric, and dramatic. It will be nice to have such outgoing people in our town for once."

“I don't know…” Beau frowned as he played with a few peas left on his plate.

“Don’t be so worried, kid-” Nevier muttered as she stood and grabbed the plates, only for her phone to start ringing, “Shit…” she whispered as she looked at her full hands, “You mind-”

"Not at all!" Ania smiles softly, picking up the woman’s phone. "Hello!" She answered with her usual kind voice.

“Ania-” Altair’s voice sounded confused and worried, “Doesn't matter- have you seen the news?”

"No, why? Did something happen?" What could have happened in their town? Nothing ever happens. It's been the same as it's been for decades.

“J-Just turn the tv on…” Altair was uncharacteristically nervous and worried, “I can’t say it’s anything good…”

Ania, though sceptical, did as her friend said, turning on the small television Nevier had in her kitchen.

“What-?” Nevier looked confused as she dried her hands from cleaning the dishes.

The tv flickered on, the news woman’s forced smile seemed far more forced, “Good evening people of -Town Name-, I am afraid to inform you all of the unfortunate death of Mayor Juneberry. Murdered in her own bed.”

Beau’s eyes widened as his face paled, Nevier’s panicked curse falling on his deaf ears.

“Her cause of death is still unknown,” the newswoman shuffled her papers, “But from reports- it couldn't have been anything natural.”

Ania blinked in shock. "Why… oh my… that poor woman." She held her hand over her mouth. "Everyone loved the mayor, who could have done this?"

Nevier quickly shut the tv off, “Doesn’t matter. Whoever it is, the police will find them.” she glared, “Time to head to bed, bud.” she muttered as she gently pushed Beau towards his room.

Ania sighed. "Good night, darling," she smiled softly to the boy. "Get some sleep, I'm sure this will all be sorted out in the morning."

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caitsbooks · 5 years

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12 LGBTQ+ Reads

IT’S PRIDE MONTH!!! The best month of the year!!! In celebration, I’ve compiled a list of 12 amazing LGBTQ+ reads that are perfect if you’re looking to read the rainbow this month.

These are a mix of my personal favorites, plus some that I’m dying to read.

Read more for details on each book!

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YA Contemporary

AUTOBOYOGRAPHY BY CHRISTINA LAUREN

Tanner Scott moved from California to Utah, and from being out of the closet as bisexual, to temporarily back in. He can’t wait to graduate and get out of Utah, but when his best friend convinces him to enroll in his high school’s prestigious Seminar class, where students attempt to draft a book in a semester, he meets Sebastian Brother.

Autoboyography has everything you could want in a YA contemporary, adorable romance, great family relationships, and memorable characters, however, what really makes it stand out to me is how well it handles religion.

“A God worthy of your eternal love wouldn’t judge you for who you love while you’re here.”

QUEENS OF GEEK BY JEN WILDE

Queens of Geek follows two perspectives. Taylor is a nerdy girl on the autism spectrum, and secretly in love with one of her best friends, Jamie. Charlie is a bisexual vlogger and actress promoting her next movie. When the three friends go to SupaCon, Charlie discovers her long-time crush on a fellow actress may not be unrequited, and Taylor must decide whether or not to keep playing it safe.

“You can’t pick and chose whose equality you support.”

SIMON VS. THE HOMO SAPIENS AGENDA BY BECKY ALBERTALLI

On the off-chance you haven’t heard of this book, or the movie, Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda is about Simon Spier, a closeted teen in high school, who’s private emails to the anonymous “Blue” get discovered by one of his classmates. Simon will do anything to keep them from being shared, outing him and scaring Blue away.

This book is pretty hyped, but I had to include it on the list (however, if you’ve already read it but want more like it- check out What If It’s Us by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera).

“Why is straight the default? Everyone should have to declare one way or another, and it shouldn’t be this big awkward thing whether you’re straight, gay, bi, or whatever. I’m just saying.”

[Related: Autoboyography by Christina Lauren (Review)]

YA Sci-Fi/Fantasy

OF FIRE AND STARS (OF FIRE AND STARS #1) BY AUDREY COULTHURST

Princess Dennaleia has been betrothed to the prince of Mynaria since childhood, but she has a secret that could threaten the alliance. She possesses an Affinity for fire- but magic is forbidden in the prince’s kingdom. While trying to hide her magic, she must also learn the ways of Mynaria- including learning horseback riding from her betrothed’s sister, Mare. When an assassination shocks the kingdom, Mare and Denna must join forces to solve the puzzle, however, as their friendship grows into something more, conflicts grow that make the alliance between the two kingdoms crucial.

“An Affinity, much like a heart, cannot be changed.”

ASH BY MALINDA LO

After her father dies, Ash is left with her cruel stepmother. Consumed with grief, she dreams of fairies stealing her away. Her wish is close to being granted when she meets the dangerous fairy Sidhean. However, then she meets Kaisa, the King’s Huntress, and their friendship reawakens her desire to live and love. Claimed by Sidhean, Ash is forced to choose between her dreams and her love.

I’m ashamed to admit that I still haven’t read this book yet. However, it’s such a staple in the LGBTQ+ YA community that I had to include it here, and I’m really hoping to dive into it soon.

“To charge someone with love is a great responsibility; there will be an equal yet unexpected reaction.”

THE GENTLEMAN’S GUIDE TO VICE AND VIRTUE (MONTAGUE SIBLINGS #1) BY MACKENZI LEE

Monty has vowed that his Grand Tour of Europe will be a time for parties, gambling, and all of his favorite types of fun with his best friend and “the unrequited love of his life”, Percy. He’s determined to still enjoy it even though his younger sister joins him. However, the trip takes a turn when his reckless decisions lead to a manhunt across Europe, and threaten the relationship with the one person who matters most to him.

“I’ve always been of the mind that subtlety is a waste of time. Fortune favors the flirtatious.”

[Related: The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee (Review)]

2019 Releases

ONCE AND FUTURE (ONCE AND FUTURE #1) BY AMY ROSE CAPETTA AND CORI MCCARTHY

I honestly can’t describe this better than the synopsis from Goodreads: “When Ari crash-lands on Old Earth and pulls a magic sword from its ancient resting place, she is revealed to be the newest reincarnation of King Arthur. Then she meets Merlin, who has aged backward over the centuries into a teenager, and together they must break the curse that keeps Arthur coming back. Their quest? Defeat the cruel, oppressive government and bring peace and equality to all humankind. No pressure.”

“I think people need heroes. I think you're a hero. It's that simple to me.”

I WISH YOU ALL THE BEST BY MASON DEAVER

Ben is thrown out of their house after coming out to their parents as nonbinary. Struggling with anxiety, Ben focuses on just surviving their new school, until Nathan decides to take Ben under his wing. As their friendship grows and develops into something more, Ben realizes they might have a chance at a new, better life.

“Guess we need to talk, huh? Because I can’t exactly call you my boyfriend, can I?” I hadn’t even thought about that. “I guess not,” I say. “Is partner a little too cowboy for you?” I tip an imaginary cowboy hat. “Yee haw.”

SMALL TOWN HEARTS BY LILLIE VALE

Babe thought this summer would be dedicated to spending time with her friends before they leave for college, but when one mistake causes the three of them to break up, and her ex-girlfriend comes back to town, her chances of having the summer she dreamed about are slim. But when Levi arrives for the summer, Babe knows she shouldn’t get close to him. After all, he’ll be leaving come fall, but keeping her distance is becoming harder and harder.

“Because the strength of a lighthouse is from its being alone. From being a beacon of light in the darkness, a finger showing you which way is home.”

[Related: Interview with Lillie Vale, Author of Small Town Hearts]

Extras!

THE PRINCE AND THE DRESSMAKER BY JEN WANG

[Genre: YA Graphic Novel]

Prince Sebastian’s parents are looking for a bride for him. Sebastian, however, is too busy hiding his secret life, where he puts on daring dresses as Lady Crystallia. Frances is his secret dressmaker, but she her dreams are too bright to stay hidden. How long can she ignore them to help her friend?

“Some days I look at myself in the mirror and think, “That’s me, Prince Sebastian! I wear boy clothes and look like my father.’ Other days it doesn’t feel right at all. Those days I feel like I’m actually a princess.”

GEORGE BY ALEX GINO

[Genre: Middle Grade Contemporary]

“When people look at George, they think they see a boy. But she knows she’s not a boy. She knows she’s a girl.” When George’s teacher announces that their class will be putting on the play Charlotte’s Web, George dreams of playing Charlotte, but her teacher says she can’t try out for the part because she’s a boy. So George and her best friend come up with a plan, not only to play Charlotte, but to show the world who she truly is.

“George stopped. It was such a short, little question, but she couldn’t make her mouth form the sounds. Mom, what if I’m a girl?”

RED, WHITE AND ROYAL BLUE BY CASEY MCQUISTON

[Genre: New Adult/Adult Romance]

Alex, First Son of the United States, has always hated Prince Henry. But when a confrontation between the two of them cause a stir in the press, he’s forced to fake a friendship with his nemesis. Except, Prince Henry isn’t what he thought. Alex must battle his mother’s political opponents, his own dreams of working in politics, and his growing feelings for the Prince he used to despise. However, a secret relationship with Henry could cause serious problems for his mothers reelection campaign, and Alex must decide what he’s willing to sacrifice.

“But the truth is, also, simply this: love is indomitable.”

[Related: Red White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston – The Perfect Read for Pride Month (Review)]

I’m hoping to read more LGBTQ+ books before this month ends (and just in general, because everyone’s life needs to be a little gayer), so do you have any recommendations? What’s your favorite LGBTQ+ book?

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theirmercy-a · 6 years

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once more but with PASSION this time. feel free to reblog this, i don’t mind.

so, since it’s pride month and all and i want to address a particular issue that’s been bothering me for a while. bear with me, this is going to be long and i won’t sugarcoat anything for any cis person’s sake. i’m tired of this. i’m tired of always being the one that has to understand everyone’s side and i’m pretty sure i’m not the only one feeling like this.

it’s not the first time i’ve noticed many cis people in the rpc, from different fandoms, downright COMPLAINING about trans roleplayers turning canonly cis characters into trans characters. they are not asking for reasons, they are not approaching said rpers to try to understand why. it’s pure and unnecessary complaint. cis people are literally getting butthurt over this.

like we, trans people, are taking something from them. like we CAN’T enjoy our favorite characters the way we want them to be. as if, to enjoy some trans character, WE have to “create our own transgender characters” in this hell hole.

granted, i’m not talking about every cis roleplayer in the community. i’d be lying if i said that. i think most part of the cis community is, in fact, wonderfully understanding and supportive. but there’s is a small part that can’t notice HOW DENSE they are. and it’s this small part that pisses me off so much.

so lemme tell you something. we, trans people, don’t owe you anything.

these are our blogs. we use any character we want the way we want. we change them at our own will. we all are here to have fun writing about fictional characters. we don’t have to “create trans characters” to enjoy our time around tumblr just because your ego is fragile enough to get butthurt over a few canon characters being changed into trans characters. if we want to take a canonly cis man and turn him into a FTM trans, WE CAN.

and y’know what you, as a cis person, should do? instead of creating posts to complain about “how mean trans people are for taking our precious cis characters to change their genders!!”, just please shut up.

step back. take a good, long stare at yourself. as a cis person, you have no saying in what we do. you, as a cis person, will never understand what we go through in the real life. just approach one of us to ask what you don’t understand. it won’t offend anyone (maybe just your pride, but that’s not for me to say).

“why don’t you use canon trans characters then?!!!!”

first of all, do we live in the same world? for real? second, instead of taking 5 minutes to be a transphobic person, google how many canonly trans characters exist in TV shows, games, movies.

see how many are pictured as normal people, with no “mental problems” or being pictured as the worst villians in the face of the earth. i guarantee you’ll never find the same amount of trans characters fitting this description as you’d find while searching for cis characters.

i’ll give you a quick example: one of my favorite shows, supernatural. this show has been on air for almost 14 years. guess how many trans characters have showed up in all this time. none. 0. not a single trans or non-binary character has made an appearance in the show. granted, we had Charlie Bradbury, an amazing lesbian girl that could kick my ass any day she wanted, and gay characters once in a while, but that’s it.

we. don’t. have. enough. representation.

cry wolf all you want, you know it’s true.

we’re not stealing anything. lemme tell you something very important: fictional worlds can be bent, modified and changed all the time. there’s this beautiful concept that many of you probably don’t know yet but it’s called ALTERNATIVE UNIVERSES. cool, huh? you can use it in your blogs, too. give it a try sometimes.

these fictional worlds belong to us all as a community. we make all the changes we want, from backstory to genders, from faceclaims to entire personalities, to fit what we want, what we feel more comfortable with, and what we like most, because in the end of the day, these are OUR blogs.

so please, do us all a favor and shut your transphobic ass.

TL;DR: let. trans. people. enjoy. their. stuff. in. peace.

#( welp. i'm going to grillby’s. → out of character / ramblings. )#vent tw #transphobia tw #( ooc; if you think i'll shut up about this so easily #ohhh boy u got something else coming #bec im so done okay )

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sportyheroesimagines · 6 years

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Hi!! I really love this blog since Haikyuu and BnHA are my two favourite animes oml and your writing is so good!! Could I please request a Kageyama, Tsukishima and Oikawa (seperate) scenario where the reader is a shy male and gets picked on by other students with the rumor that he likes said character? Fluffy ending please *^u^* Thank you!

This is a long one! But I hope you enjoy! I don’t typically write for male readers so I hope I did well.

You were personally requested by Takeda-sensei. It was nothing out of the ordinary. Being at the top of your class in every subject, people usually sought out your help. However, you didn’t ever expect Kageyama Tobio to be your next student. You knew of him. You definitely knew of the handsome volleyball prodigy. You just never thought that you would ever be this close to him. Never in your wildest dreams.

“(Surname),” Kageyama says as he approaches your desk.

You look up and see him holding his most recent literature test. 61. Passing. You grin at him.

“Kageyama-kun, that’s so great!”

You see a small smile tug at his lips as he puffs his chest with pride. He’s come a long way. You laugh to yourself as remember the note sent with the black-haired boy on your first tutoring session. ‘We aren’t expecting an A, just passing. We know you aren’t a miracle worker. Please do the best you can (Surname)-san. It’s in your hands.’ It’s certainly been a long road filled with long nights and flashcards and highlighters and hair pulling, but you wouldn’t have had it any other way. You grin up at him and he blushes slightly.

“This means I can play in the next match,” he starts, scratching at his cheek, “So … w-would you …”

“Oh man, look at little ole (Surname) with his boyfriend,” one of the male students in class teases as he walks into class.

Your face heats and you immediately retort back, “I-I-I-It’s not like that!”

“‘I-I-I-It’s not like that,’” he whines, mimicking your flustered stuttering, “Don’t feel bad if (Surname) starts perving on you, Kageyama. He does that with every guy he tutors.”

“I … I do not …” you say meekly, “D-Don’t spread lies, Arakawa-san.”

“Everyone knows it’s true. Kageyama, I’d get out while—”

Arakawa is cut off by an icy stare from Kageyama. His deep blue eyes cut the boy down and send chills up and down his spine. You can almost see the poisonous dark aura rising from his body like steam billowing from a boiling cauldron. Arakawa moves backwards slightly. You hesitantly reach for him, gently grasping at his sleeve.

“Kageyama-kun, it’s okay. Arakawa is just being a jerk as usual. I can handle it.”

He stares down at you with his lips slightly pursed, but he relents. You let go of his sleeve, sitting back in your chair. He won’t meet your eyes for a second, and you can see the very tips of his ears begin to glow with redness. You grimace to yourself, thinking that Arakawa’s words must’ve gotten to him.

“Kageyama-kun, are you alright?”

“You don’t really don’t do that do you?” he pouts slightly at the thought of you with another guy.

You blush, “Of course not! It was once … and he came onto me just to be able to spread a rumor about me.”

He visibly perks up, and you stare at him with a raised eyebrow. Kageyama blushes when he notices your eyes on him, turning abruptly on his heel. You blink and raise your hand to grab his shirt again, but he is already making a beeline for the door. Your hand clenches into a fist as you look down at your desk, dejected and embarrassed.

“I have a test coming up in English,” Kageyama almost shouts, “and I need to play in the tournament … so …”

His voice gets low as he tries to fight his way through his blush, “So … you can come to see me play. So I’ll be at your house at seven.”

You stare at his back and his tense shoulders before smiling to yourself, “Okay, Kageyama-kun. I’ll see you at seven.”

“Hey.”

You and your bullies stop in your tracks. Your eyes widen when you see Tsukishima Kei staring down at the four of you. You scream internally. You can handle bullies. You’ve been handling them ever since you got to high school. It wasn’t a big deal. You could survive them. What you couldn’t survive was having your crush see you in such an unsightly manner. Tsukishima’s golden eyes cut you down, almost like their scorning you for being in such a weak position. You look away.

“What do you want?” one of the bullies asks.

“Mm, you’re pretty pathetic, aren’t you?”

“What the … What did you say?”

“I said you’re pathetic. It’s honestly hilarious.”

“I didn’t think you’d stand up for (Surname), Tsukishima,” a different boy speaks up, “Gotta crush on him or something?“

“Even if I did, that doesn’t change how utterly pitiful all of you are.”

“Watch your mouth, glasses.”

“Wow. Glasses? You guys are playing all the hits. Generic bullies. Bland name calling. I’m shaking in my boots.”

The ringleader lets go of you and you slide to the ground, staring at Tsukishima in awe. He faces the towering blond with a mean glare on his face. Tsukishima smirks and bends slightly at the waist.

“Should I bend down so you can actually look me in the eye? If you’re this short, I can only imagine what else is small about you.”

The bully flushes red. He looks to his lackeys who are looking back at him, waiting for him to take the lead. He gives a frustrated grunt and storms past Tsukishima with the other two trailing closely behind. Now it’s just the two of you. You slowly rise to your feet and dust off your uniform.

“Why … why did you help me?” you ask.

“Because you were in the way of the class.” 

“No, I wasn’t. There’s a whole hallway. You could’ve gone around.” 

Tsukishima looks away, sliding his headphones over his ears as he resumes his walk to class, “I didn’t want to go around.”

“It would’ve been easier.” 

He rolls his eyes, “Shut up.”

You stand watching his back for a second. It’s all you can do … just stare at him. You resent that fact that you can’t act, that you can’t do more than question his motive when all you want to do is thank him and kiss him. But you are just as pathetic as those bullies. In fact, you aren’t even sure he wasn’t talking about you.

“Hey.” 

“Yes?” 

“Are you coming to class or not?” 

“Uh, I am.” 

“Then come on already.” 

“O-Okay,” you blush and trot after him.

He is staring at you. The Oikawa Tooru is siting across from you, staring at you as he rest his chin in the palm of his hand. You swallow thickly. His eyes feel warm against your skin. They’re like deep pools of your favorite hot chocolate, thawing you from the inside out. You know, you never realize how beautiful brown eyes are until you have a crush on someone with brown eyes. But you aren’t here to admire those beautiful hickory eyes of his. This is an interview.

“(Surname) (Name), right?” Oikawa speaks up.

“Ah, yes. But it’s pretty forgettable. I’m surprised you remembered.”

“(Surname)-kun,” he says like he’s testing the way your name feels on his tongue, “Of course, I’d remember your name. It’s nice.”

You want to die when he says your name like that with a smile gracing his lips, but you are here for an interview. Just an interview. You set your recorder on the table between you and take out your pen and pad.

“Um, I know we only have the lunch period, but you can eat during the interview if you’d like. I know you have practice after school.”

“I wouldn’t dream of eating during our interview, (Surname)-kun. You have my full attention.”

You nod, clicking on the recorder and taking up your pen again, “S-So, Oikawa-san, the qualifiers for nationals are coming up, as captain, how are you preparing for the upcoming matches?”

He smiles that dreamy smile that makes your heart flutter in your chest. Your glad that you have your recorder with you for this interview because you can’t keep your eyes off of him. But you aren’t really listening. You’ve never really been this close to him. You were always staring at him from afar, but up close … you see the length of his eyelashes and the softness of his hair and the subtle pinkness of his lips and the—

“How was that answer?” Oikawa asks.

You blush and look down at your blank notepad, “Ah, good. Really good. Um … so next question. Are there any teams on your radar? Who should we—”

“Ugh, would you look at (Surname),” a girl near the front of the class says.

She doesn’t shout it, but it’s just loud enough for you to hear. It’s always just loud enough. She is leaning against a desk with her lackeys surrounding her, casting their judgemental stares. You pause. The grip on your pen tightens.

“He’s really eating this up, huh?”

“He must love having all of Oikawa-san’s attention on him.”

“Ugh, makes me sick. I heard that he actually likes Oikawa-san.”

“Ha, really? He knows Oikawa-san’s not gay like him, right?”

“It must be so hard for him to sit there. He’s gotta be uncomfortable. I feel so bad.”

The pen in your hand is trembling as you try to hold onto it. Your face is hot, flush and burning with embarrassment. You reach forward and shut off your recorder. You don’t know what you were expecting. You shouldn’t have been put on this story. You told your club president that, but she insisted anyway.

“I’m sorry, Oikawa-san, I just don’t think I’m the right person for this story. I shouldn’t have wasted your time.”

Oikawa stands up and the room stills, “No, I’m sorry, (Surname)-kun. I was enjoying the interview, but it seems to be a little loud in here. I’d love if we could continue some where else.”

“R-Really?”

“There’s a nice café not to far from here. If you aren’t doing anything later, I could take you there after practice.”

You blink up at him.

“O-Only if you want still want to do the story,” Oikawa adds quickly.

“Well, if … if you don’t mind having me. I mean, the rumors …”

“Oh, I wouldn’t worry about it too much. So is it a date then?”

A date.

“Uh, yeah. It’s a date.”

“Great!” he beams at you with his radiant smile, “See you after practice, (Surname)-kun!”

Oikawa grabs his bag and heads to the door. His eyes grow cold for a second as he casts a sharp glare to the girls at the front of the classroom, but the warms returns to them when he looks at you one last time. He waves at you before disappearing out of the class room. You blush and stare at the recorder on your desk.

“See you after practice, Oikawa-san.”

#kageyama tobio #tsukishima kei #oikawa tooru #haikyuu!!#haikyū!!#HQ!!#all these end in quotes because i can't end fics #but i hope you enjoy anyway

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gigglingbean · 5 years

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Wow, it’s been almost 6 months since I’ve been on this site and typing furiously away on my MacBook. I can’t believe I’ve just been posting one post a month from January to July – Explodingbelly is such a letdown. I even tried refreshing the site because I thought the posts weren’t updated.

In the past couple of months, I’ve been to so many places and ate so much, I think I have a lot of content to generate, provided if I stopped procrastinating and drowning myself with work.

The reason why Wine & Chef comes up to be the first post after such a long hiatus on Explodingbelly, is obviously because I think the place is worth recommending lah. Affordable menu, wines and a good ambience to boot, it’s been a damn long while since we’ve came across a place that checks off all the boxes on the list.

The Place [Nearest MRT: Outram Park]

As I sauntered down the stretch of the very happening Keong Saik Road where Wine & Chef was located, I simply can’t phantom why each and every restaurant there is bustling with throngs of crowds even with the sky high prices of the menu. Sorry, I guess I’m just a peasant.

As you step into the restaurant, one would be greeted with a large collection of wine bottles on the side, a chalk board of their best sellers and a dimmed “atas” ambience with expats filling the front of the restaurant with everyone having a glass of wine on their tables. If you’re like me, you’d go something like HUH YOU SURE HERE THE FOOD AFFORDABLE MEH?

We took the table right at the end of the restaurant where we had some good privacy but the semi-open kitchen was quite a bane, cause we could smell everything that was being prepared and WE WERE STARVING.

The Menu

Before I go into what their menu entails, I need to rave over how affordable their drinks are – can you believe their house pour wines start from just $7++ a glass and a full pint beer at $9++? Apparently they get their wines directly from wineries which allows them to keep their cost low, and hence keeping it affordable for their diners!

They serve up a decent mod-sin (Modern Singaporean) menu, incorporating Asian twists into their Italian cuisine, which I 10/10 approve because this keeps their menu fresh and certainly stands out from what the rest had to offer. You could expect dishes such as Har Cheong Gai glazed with honey and soy (Chicken Little – $10++) and Bak Chor Mee Linguine.

As great as being different is, I also am wary about fusion dishes usually as some tend to try a little bit too hard ah. Well, let’s see how they fared.

The Food

Anything with mushrooms on the menu is a MUST ORDER when you dine with me. So very naturally, we went for the Mushroom Trio ($10++) for a start.

3 types of mushrooms in this one (DUH) – white button mushrooms, oyster mushroom and shiitake. OK la, mai hiam buay pai (translated as, umm.. don’t nitpick, is not bad) HAHA! This had the buttery fragrance they’ve used to sauté the mushrooms and it complemented perfectly with the “mushroom juice”. I don’t know about you but I usually tend to dislike the fact that restaurants use shiitake as part of their mushroom dishes as shiitake tends to have a stronger/distinct flavour profile and lingering aftertaste as compared to the other kind of mushrooms, which overpowers the combination. BUT all in all, I’m just really nitpicking – this was pretty decent.

We went for their pastas because Explodingbelly loves pastas and hey, they pride themselves in Italian food, so pastas must be very good right?

1) Scallops Capellini ($28++)

Ah, the classic combination of scallops, capellini and truffle dressing, let’s see how well they fare and stand out from their competitors. Probably the most instagrammed dish over here, but was it worth the hype?

My eyes lit up as I took the first morsel of this dish – BAM! There were just so many things going on in my mouth. The flavours slowly unveiled itself starting with the aroma of truffle diffusing across my palate (wa very long never use the word diffuse, since my secondary school Chemistry days), and then I was hit by the umaminess of the soy dressing, followed by the crunch of the sesame seeds, burst of the tobiko, the al dente linguine, and finished off with my teeth meeting the smooth, light chewy texture of the scallop, releasing that tinge of sweetness to finish off the entire mouthful – that hallmark sweetness of fresh scallops.

Does my description even make sense? I’m trying very hard to let you guys imagine how good that mouthful was. I just kept nodding my head and said wa good good good right after that. Haha! The only gripe? CAN GIVE ME BIGGER PORTION NOT?

2) “Bak Chor Mee” Minced Meat Linguine ($24++)

I keep saying I love fusion food, if I don’t order this, I’ll be quite the joke right? But honestly, I had MASSIVE doubts about ordering this dish initially. What I envisioned would be a pasta dish that tasted flat, with the only saving grace of it qualifying as a BAK CHOR MEE, was the bakchor and wanton. But for the better good and for the love for you guys reading this, I STILL ORDERED IT.

That very familiar aroma of BCM struck me as it was set right in front of us – oh my! It’s my very favourite vinegary smell of what I reckon as a good bowl of BCM. I couldn’t wait to dig in already. After snapping just 3 different angles of this dish (LIES), I took a huge mouthful of this pasta.

SHIOK. It was what you’d define a successful fusion pairing with it preserving the elements of the BCM, yet with elevated ingredients and preparation to make me want to part with my $24++ for a plate (uh bowl?) of bcm. It retained the vinegary taste of our usual bowl of bcm goodness with a hint of spice in the back of your throat with the sliced chili and spicy minced chicken. I appreciated how the minced pork and chicken were in slightly bigger chunks for a greater bite and also make me feel like my money is worth la.

The truffle infused wanton was what I was pretty much excited about when I ordered this dish, turned out to be the only thing that was lacking in this plate. It was a tad too oily, 0 taste of truffle, and was a little odd. I think put the Pontian fried wanton would be better ah. Haha!

I WOULD come back for this dish again even though it doesn’t look as aesthetically pleasing as the capellini.

We were left very, very satisfied after a 100% hit rate from the earlier dishes, and that tempted us to look through the dessert menu to finish off this meal on a mind-blowing note.

Just as mushrooms are synonymous with Explodingbelly, if you’ve followed me long enough, I’m also the self-proclaim master of SALTED EGG YOLK. Hello, who got the dedication to write and research for idk how many dishes of salted egg yolk dishes and eat most of them? AM I THE MASTER? You better say yes.

Anyway I digressed. For desserts, we got us a Salted Egg Cheesecake ($12++)

For those who are shaking your heads, thinking that I better not complain because I asked for it when I placed an order for such an unorthodox and try hard combination, let me make several disclaimers that led to this choice:

COCONUT GELATO leh

This honestly sounded like fun to me – Salted egg, cheese cake, graham cracker and coconut gelato, YUM

Their BCM linguine was a win.

I’m the master of salted egg yolk, hello?

I excitedly took a scoop of a little of everything and well… let’s put it this way, not every can go well with salted egg. This was slightly shy of revolting. Okay, I thought the salted egg would have been the “dessert kind” of salted egg, you know? Like those in your salted egg ice cream – lighter, sweeter, and yet still has that slight saltiness and hint of spice. This was just the FULL ON Tze char salted egg crab kind of salted egg sauce on CHEESECAKE and COCONUT gelato. Oh gosh.

The coconut gelato was way too sweet and lacked flavour. It was more of a vanilla gelato with a hint of coconut kinda combination. This was bad. This was FUSION GONE WRONG. Sigh, this was me being naive as well.

Closing Remarks

Well, even though the dessert did not quite end off the entire meal on a good note. We were still pretty impressed by the dishes served by Wine and Chef. You could tell how impressed I am when I’m even motivated to write about them on my already dead blogging brain and dead blog.

I’d say if you’re looking for a fresh date idea, or simply a slightly cheaper alternative for some good food and affordable drinks for a hang out evening, Wine and Chef is a darn solid recommendation.

You can find them at:

7 Keong Saik Road Singapore 089115 (Nearest MRT: Outram Park, also can walk from Tanjong Pagar MRT if you want to lose weight)

Opening Hours:

Closed on Sundays Monday to Saturday – 12pm to 11pm

Wine & Chef – Great Ambience, Affordable Wines, Food & an Amazing Date Night Idea Wow, it's been almost 6 months since I've been on this site and typing furiously away on my MacBook.

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WOO SURVEY!

woo survey!

This could be fun (or extremely depressing) 1: Name: Mike 2: Age: 32 3: 3 Fears: hights, trump supporters and deep water 4: 3 things I love: cheeseburgers, animals, and urban exploring 5: 4 turns on: having my nipples played with, skin on skin contact. fog, and when someones natural smell is nice. 6: 4 turns off: people who dont like to read, creationists, overconfidence, and the smell of axe body spray 7: My best friend: jake and dan 8: Sexual orientation, pansexual 9: My best first date, sushi express with my 3rd dom 10: Howtall am I: 5′0 11: What do I miss: lots of things 12: What time were I born: i dont know 13: Favourite color: black or dark blue 14: Do I have a crush: eh i guess 15: Favourite quote: “if you are troubled and you cant fix it, do not worry, cause you WILL fix it. and if it cannot be fixed, still do not worry cause it will only make it worse.: 16: Favourite place: the woods or somewhere abandoned 17: Favourite food: cheeseburgers 18: Do I use sarcasm: nooooooooo 19: What am I listening to right now: 50′s music 20: First thing I notice in new person: height lol 21: Shoe size: 10 22: Eye color: brown 23: Hair color:dark brown? 24: Favourite style of clothing: black and comfortable 25: Ever done a prank call?: years ago 27: Meaning behind my URL: huh? 28: Favourite movie:return of the living dead 29: Favourite song: hushabye by the mystics 30: Favourite band: the misfits 31: How I feel right now: bored, and tired 32: Someone I love: a few of people 33: My current relationship status….taken and looking? idk lol 34: My relationship with my parents: good 35: Favourite holiday: halloween 36: Tattoos and piercing i have: a few 37: Tattoos and piercing i want: more 38: The reason I joined Tumblr: people 39: Do I and my last ex hate each other?: no 40: Do I ever get “good morning” or “good night ” texts?: yus 41: Have I ever kissed the last person you texted? yes 42: When did I last hold hands?: a few weeks ago 43: How long does it take me to get ready in the morning?: not too long 44: Have You shaved your legs in the past three days? nope 45: Where am I right now? in my room 46: If I were drunk & can’t stand, who’s taking care of me? lol idk 47: Do I like my music loud or at a reasonable level? reasonable 48: Do I live with my Mom and Dad? nope 49: Am I excited for anything? purgatory pride 50: Do I have someone of the opposite sex I can tell everything to? nope 51: How often do I wear a fake smile? eh depends 52: When was the last time I hugged someone? a few hours ago 53: What if the last person I kissed was kissing someone else right in front of me? the last person i kissed? i would be fine cause i prolly would have just kissed the person they are kissing lol 54: Is there anyone I trust even though I should not? nope 55: What is something I disliked about today? the wetness 56: If I could meet anyone on this earth, who would it be? the dalai lama 57: What do I think about most? alot of things 58: What’s my strangest talent? i have a natural electrical resistance 59: Do I have any strange phobias? nope 60: Do I prefer to be behind the camera or in front of it? both 61: What was the last lie I told? i know what i’m doing lol 62: Do I perfer talking on the phone or video chatting online? phone or online its whatever 63: Do I believe in ghosts? How about aliens? ghosts eh.. aliens prolly do exhist but havent come to earth 64: Do I believe in magic? eh 65: Do I believe in luck? meh 66: What’s the weather like right now? cloudy 67: What was the last book I’ve read? the merro treee *currently reading american gods 68: Do I like the smell of gasoline? eh 69: Do I have any nicknames? misfit mike 70: What was the worst injury I’ve ever had? giant cut on my chest 71: Do I spend money or save it? both lol 72: Can I touch my nose with a tongue?no 73: Is there anything pink in 10 feet from me?lol yes 74: Favourite animal? rat 75: What was I doing last night at 12 AM? sleeping 76: What do I think is Satan’s last name is? whatever god’s is 77: What’s a song that always makes me happy when I hear it? sleepwalk 78: How can you win my heart? cut it out in put it in a claw machine 79: What would I want to be written on my tombstone? he totally knew a ton of people 80: What is my favorite word? doof 81: My top 5 blogs on tumblr? 82: If the whole world were listening to me right now, what would I say? weiner 83: Do I have any relatives in jail? i dont know 84: the super-power of my choice! What is that power? invisibility at will 85: What would be a question I’d be afraid to tell the truth on? 86: What is my current desktop picture? the sky 87: Had sex?yes 88: Bought condoms? yup 89: Gotten pregnant? not that i know of 90: Failed a class? yup 91: Kissed a boy? yup 92: Kissed a girl? yes 93: Have I ever kissed somebody in the rain? yes 94: Had job? yeah 95: Left the house without my wallet? yup 96: Bullied someone on the internet? nope 97: Had sex in public? semi public 98: Played on a sports team? nope 99: Smoked weed? yes 100: Did drugs?eh 101: Smoked cigarettes? yes 102: Drank alcohol? oh yeah 103: Am I a vegetarian/vegan? nope 104: Been overweight? nope 105: Been underweight? probably 106: Been to a wedding? yes 107: Been on the computer for 5 hours straight? lol yeah 108: Watched TV for 5 hours straight? probably 109: Been outside my home country? nope 110: Gotten my heart broken? yes 111: Been to a professional sports game? yes 112: Broken a bone? my nose 113: Cut myself? yes 114: Been to prom? yup 115: Been in airplane? no 116: Fly by helicopter?no 117: What concerts have I been to? alot 118: Had a crush on someone of the same sex? yes 119: Learned another language? not really 120: Wore make up? yeah 121: Lost my virginity before I was 18? nope 122: Had oral sex? yes 123: Dyed my hair? yup 124: Voted in a presidential election? yup 125: Rode in an ambulance? yes 126: Had a surgery? yes 127: Met someone famous? yes 128: Stalked someone on a social network? no 129: Peed outside? lol yeah 130: Been fishing? sorry thought that said something else at first… but yes to both 131: Helped with charity? yup 132: Been rejected by a crush? yup 133: Broken a mirror? yeah 134: What do I want for birthday? i dont know… money 135: How many kids do I want and what will be their names? i have one and thats enought, hunter 136: Was I named after anyone? my dad 137: Do I like my handwriting? eh its ok 138: What was my favourite toy as a child? x-men action figures 139: Favourite Tv Show? rick and morty 140: Where do I want to live when older? ri is fine 141: Play any musical instrument? keyboard harmonica and the accordion 142: One of my scars, how did I get it? boredome 143: Favourite pizza toping? mushrooms 144: Am I afraid of the dark? no 145: Am I afraid of heights? yes 146: Have I ever got caught sneaking out or doing anything bad? lol yeah 147: Have I ever tried my hardest and then gotten disappointed in the end? yup 148: What I’m really bad? at sitting still lol 149: What my greatest achievments are?idk 150: The meanest thing somebody has ever said to me? i was once told by an angry old gay man that i was a short ugly fucker 151: What I’d do if I won in a lottery? buy a house 152: What do I like about myself? that i know its a choice to be an asshole or not 153: My closest Tumblr friend: prolly kit or jack 154: Something I fantasise about: ask in a pm 155: Any question you’d like? nope

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