#Alpha Update

[shepherds-of-haven]

didn’t the most recent alpha update have a trouble interlude?

Yes, as noted in the alpha update post, there is a new Trouble interlude for the April update! Red’s interlude was for March.

[graytodd]

I'm back with a new comic, my first Dickjay Omegaverse AU, and I do hope you gonna enjoy it ~!🙏💛

{plot} Bats are working on a case of Omega trafficking; Red Hood's an Omega and he’s been on suppressants since he came back from the Pit (refusing to be the only Omega in the pack) and overdoses – Nightwing comes to rescue. This comic's from Dick pov ~!

💬 I've made a slight change about Omega's heat, as being more likely to mate than just being horny (and usually Alphas take advantage of that, anyway), during the heat Jason gets very frightened and loses his voice.

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UPDATED CC (APRIL 2025)

Sul sul ^^

I hope everyone is doing well :)

There's a list of CC I updated for you :)

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UPDATED CC (April 24/25, 2025):

Backyard Stuff - Food Items Override (Fixed + Mesh and texture updated).

Baking Board Override + deco (Fixed + Mesh and texture updated).

Bar Items Replacement (Fixed + Mesh and texture updated).

Decorative Caboodles (It's now functional. You can store items in it).

Chocolate Powder Override + Decorative (Fixed + Mesh and texture updated + 2 more options added).

Coffee Bag Replacement & Deco (Fixed + Mesh and texture updated + 4 more options added).

Cooking Spoon OVERRIDE (Fixed + Mesh and texture updated).

Kitchen Knife OVERRIDE (Fixed + Mesh and texture updated).

Fridge Food Board Override (Fixed + Mesh and texture updated).

Guitar Functional and Deco (Updated textures. Now there's the Stratocaster logo on it).

Kitchen Sponge Override (Fixed + Mesh and texture updated).

Milk Bottle Override & Deco Version (Fixed + Mesh and texture updated).

Passport Deco (Fixed + Mesh and texture updated + more countries added).

Passport Simlish Deco (Fixed + Mesh and texture updated + more worlds added).

Spatula Override (Fixed + Mesh and texture updated).

Flour and Sugar Sack Override (Fixed + Mesh and texture updated).

Totoro Watering Can Override + Water Spray Bottle Replacement + Deco ver (Fixed + Mesh and texture updated).

Turkey Baster Override (Fixed + Mesh and texture updated - I made it a little less sharp).

Candy Machine Bottles OVERRIDE (Fixed + Mesh and texture updated).

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HOW TO UPDATE: 

🌸 First of all, delete "localthumbcache". If you don't know how to do it, here's the tutorial :)

🔷 If it's your first time downloading the item:

You don't have to do anything. Just download it and place in your Mods folder. They're all updated as of now :)

🔷 If you already have them in your Mods folder:

1- Delete the old version. If you don't know how to locate it, search for "channel4sims" in your mods folder. This will probably help you. The files are called the same.

2- Download the new file and place it in your Mods folder :)

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I hope you enjoy it a lot :)

I'll update more CC when possible.

Let me know if there are any issues.

Happy Simming ^^

[harbingersecho]

who the fuck is allison

[hannahbarberra162]

Snow Fall, Part 4

18+ MDNI | On Ao3

The other parts

The heatening. I'm not 100% satisfied with this piece and I might edit it in the next few days.

Thank you to @tryingandfailingtowrite and @gouraminnow for helping me, beta-ing, and sharing thoughts and concerns ideas.

“ I don’t like this feeling ,” you panted at Izou, your heat making sweat bead on your forehead. Izou’s lips pursed into a frown - he wished he could bear all the pain of your heat for you instead of just alleviating it. You bit your lips and wrapped your arms around yourself as you hugged your knees to your stomach, likely experiencing severe cramping. 

“It will pass, I’ll help you through it,” he replied, reaching for your burning body. “ I’m going to remove your garments. ” You nodded, already undoing the strings to your outer layer. Some of the nurses on board the ship had given you summer clothes but you’d been wearing some of Izou’s old kimonos that he’d given you. It made his pride swell to see you wearing his clothes, even if they were now altered to fit your smaller body. You parted the kimono on your body, revealing your heaving chest underneath. You smelled like a late winter snowstorm as your scent bloomed with your increasing heat.

You scrunched your face in pain as a small whine left your body, your head turning to the side as if to not have him look at you. Your body was covered in glistening sweat and before Izou could stop himself, he ran his tongue up your bare sternum. You jolted like he’d electrocuted you, your thighs parting and flopping open as he finished removing your clothes. Slotting himself between them, Izou leaned over you, his long black hair falling like a curtain dividing the two of you from the rest of the world. 

“You are sure about this? That you want me to tend to you?” Izou asked, even as your fingers curled around the hems of his kimono and tugged him closer.

“I’ve never wanted another. Please, Alpha, it h-hurts,” you squinted your eyes shut again and shoved your nose into the crook of his neck, taking in his own rapidly increasing scent. Izou smiled into your skin, his canines already elongating for an event that wouldn’t be taking place.

During heat, Omegas became easily confused and unusually agreeable. This sometimes led to manipulation and falling prey to a mating claim that they didn’t want. Izou couldn’t contain his happiness that you chose him to help you through such a vulnerable time, that you trusted him so deeply. He knew you didn’t truly have many options - no one but himself and Whitebeard spoke Wanese - but even so, you could have your pick from the hundreds of Alphas on board.

“You’re not alone, Omega. Let me take care of you,” he husked, already slipping his arms out from within his own robe. Your fingers spread over his chest and back, seeking as much physical touch as you could manage. Izou undid the ties to his own robes, allowing them to fall off his skin and onto the bed below. He was already painfully hard, his body responding to yours before you could confirm your consent. Even so, no matter what you said, he wasn’t going to claim you during the heat since the two of you hadn’t had a conversation about it while you were still coherent and in your right mind.

“ So beautiful, so sweet, ” Izou groaned as you wrapped your legs around his waist, pulling him as close to you as you could manage. Now that you were naked, he cupped your rib cage in his hands as he covered you with his body. Tears pooled on your lashes as you winced in pain; Izou didn’t want to wait any longer, he couldn’t bear to see you in pain. 

“ I’m going to touch you, Omega. I need to check if you’re ready ,” he explained quietly as you began nibbling and licking his scent glands. The cramps you felt were releasing waves of slick from your body but he needed to ensure you’d be able to take his sizeable girth. He already felt your slick against his own thighs, but he wanted to double check to ease his own mind. 

“I’m ready, please. Please Izou ,” you begged, your reddened cheeks now stained with a few errant tears. Izou let out a soft grunt as you started rolling your hips against his core, as he reached his hand between your legs. As anticipated, your thighs were drenched with slick as he danced his fingers through the thin fluid. 

“Have you taken a knot before?” Izou asked, running his fingers up your thigh to your inner thigh. You shivered and tried to push yourself down further into Izou’s hand but he kept you in place, his protective side needing to hear your response. Pulling your head back from his neck, you opened your eyes a sliver, your pupils blown wide. 

“No. I’ve had sex but not that,” you said, your head resuming its former position against his neck. Izou wanted to roar with the primitive feeling of first -  that he’d be the first to knot you, that you’d had no other in that way but him, that you’d been kept safe from being hurt or injured during an Omega’s most vulnerable time. He had no doubt that if your shitty stepbrother had been an Alpha he would have tried it - just the thought made Izou’s blood burn with the desire to kill that louse. Maybe he’d take a detour from the main ship after your heat and finally get rid of that festering excuse for a beta…Izou’s attention snapped back to you as you sniffled in his arms, another splash of slick hitting his thighs.

“ Izou, I c-can’t, it h-hurts, please, ” you cried with a hiccup, tears now running down your face. Izou hushed your cries with a kiss as you writhed beneath him, needing your Alpha. There’d be a time for preparing you more, for dipping his head between your thighs, but you needed him immediately. Izou fisted his cock, pumping it a few times before positioning his weeping tip at your entrance. He entered you slowly, your panting breath a reverent hymn to his ears as he allowed you to adjust to his size. He gave a low hiss as your tight heat welcomed his thick cock, every inch a torturous delight. He kissed your neck as he slowly pushed himself to the hilt within you, stopping only at the massive knot at the base of his cock. 

You bit your lip as he continued to nibble your neck, making his way down to your scent glands. Your gummy walls tightened around him as he began thrusting shallowly, trying to prepare you as best he could for the experience of your first knot. Even Omegas who’d been with many Alphas said the first knot of a heat was the most intense and needed the most preparation.

“ More, Alpha, more,” you begged, arching your back. Izou internally scolded himself for neglecting your lovely breasts. Izou put one of his forearms by your head, leaning his bodyweight down over you to capture one of your nipples in his mouth. Tugging harshly earned him a sharp intake of breath from you as you lurched forward in his arms bringing your breasts closer to his mouth. He repeated the action, rolling his tongue around the hardened bud. Izou switched to sucking, your shaking hands now raking through his hair, pulling harshly with every lap of his tongue.

Izou started fucking you in earnest, pushing himself as deep as he could within you before pulling himself nearly all of the way out. He wanted to rut into you, to fuck you into the matress like an animal, but you deserved more than that for your first time together. Your thighs quivered around him as you threw your head back, moaning loudly. Normally Izou wasn’t one for loud sex, wanting to keep his personal affairs private when he could. But now? He wanted the entire ship to know who was pleasing you, who kept you sated in your time of need. 

Izou got onto his knees, grabbing your ankles and hoisting them onto his shoulders as he increased his pace, snapping his hips faster against your core. You closed your eyes as you mewled a small cry, likely to filter out some of the overwhelming sensations of your heat, but Izou couldn’t bear to be apart from you. He burned with the overwhelming base urge to drive his knot into you, to tie you to him and force you to keep his seed in your body. 

“ Open your eyes, Omega,” he commanded you softly, hoping he didn’t have to order you harshly. He’d imagined your first time together a few times and given your more timid nature, he didn’t think you’d appreciate an overbearing Alpha. Your eyes blinked open as you focused in on his face. “It is selfish, but I wish to see you,” Izou said, leaning down to brush his lips over yours. You bit your lip as he watched his cock disappear into your body, your hips gyrating in a rhythm matching his own.

“I’m c-close, Alpha,” you whined, your fingers tightening on his biceps. Izou wasn’t surprised, Omegas in heat were known to come often and easily with little stimulation. He parted your lips and began rubbing your clit gingerly with the pad of his thumb. You tried to squirm away from the sensation but Izou kept you in place to accept the outlet that you needed, not necessarily only what you wanted. 

“Come, little Omega,” Izou cooed at you. You dug your fingernails into his muscular arms, the sting barely registering as Izou watched your face contort with pleasure. “Come for me, I want to see your beautiful face as you come on my cock,” Izou husked. He felt you pulsing around him before your eyebrows pinched together and you let out a loud wail. You shut your eyes as your muscles constricted but he didn’t stop you this time, allowing you to ride your pleasure within your own mind. Izou was now pounding into you relentlessly, his narrow hips thrusting against you as his own pleasure was riding him on razor’s edge.

Your chest was still heaving with exertion when he pulled out of you completely. Your whine turned into a squeak as Izou flipped you onto your hands and knees in front of him and re-entered you in one fell swoop. One of his hands stayed on your hip while the other snaked back between your legs. Izou grabbed and kneaded your ass as it bounced against his thighs, stopping only to smack it lightly.

“It’s t-too soon, I -  I don’t think-” Izou ignored your weak cries, he already felt your body preparing for another orgasm. Your fingers were curling in his sheets, your feet seeking purchase against the bed as he continued to rub your clit.

“Trust me, Omega. Let me guide you,” he said, his long hair brushing against your bare back. You turned to look at his face, your eyes shining bright. You gave him a small nod before putting your elbows on the bed, laying your head flat against the mattress. Your submissive pose triggered something in Izou, something he’d never felt before with any bedmate he’d had - the desire to knot you. Despite his assurances that you should trust him, he’d never actually given an Omega his knot before either. He’d never wanted to remain connected to an Omega more than just for a tumble in bed, their harsh scents irritating his nose. 

Until now.

He rubbed your clit in small circles as you trembled beneath him, barely able to hold up your own bodyweight as Izou’s tempo increased. “ I’m going to knot you, don’t be afraid,” Izou managed to grit out as he pushed his knot past your swollen lips against your entrance. You tensed so Izou increased his attention to your clit as he continued to piston into your tight channel, his other hand leaving your hip to rest against the middle of your back.

You arched your hips and choked out a harsh groan as slick gushed from you, your second orgasm hitting you faster than the first. Seeing you undone beneath him had Izou growling and snarling as his felt his own orgasm creeping over him. Fire spread through his veins as he continued to pump into you, his vision blurring into white.

He threw his head back and roared as he pushed his knot into your cunt. Your breath hitched as your drenched pussy readily accepted him, your entire body growing taut. The pressure from your tight heat on his knot had him grunting his orgasm, his pace stalling as he came deep within you. You smelled heavenly, like the purest crisp night of winter and it was all Izou could do to keep himself from claiming you. Izou gritted his teeth and used his immense self control to prevent himself from biting down in the spot between your shoulder and neck. 

As your orgasm receded, you were panting with your eyes shut, your chest heaving as Izou leaned down and kissed between your shoulderblades. The two of you would be joined together for at least half an hour or more, depending on how fast his knot receded.

“ You’re doing so well, taking my knot like the perfect Omega you are,” Izou purred at you. A faint blush spread across your cheekbones as you averted your gaze. “ Let me show you the pleasures of knotting an Alpha,” he breathed against your hot skin. Izou slowly began rocking his hips against you, using the knot inside you to put additional pressure on your gspot. You squirmed and whined, thrashing your head against the mattress. The sensation was intense for him as well, making him groan as you tightened against him. 

“Do you want me to stop?” Izou asked, concern ringing in his voice. He wanted to give you the best possible experience and had heard of the delights of thrusting while knotted. However, if you wanted a break, he’d provide that to you instead.

“N-no, it feels good,” you whispered. Izou smiled and placed his hand between you and the mattress to press on your lower belly where his knot was inflated. 

“ Does my little Omega like that? Do you like being knotted by my fat cock?” Izou whispered into your ear. The blush that had previously been on your cheeks now returned tenfold, spreading down your chest. You didn’t reply verbally but nodded your head. Izou continued rocking and pressing, finding the spot on your lower stomach that had your toes curling into the sheets. After a few moments, your voice shook as you came with a cry, your tight cunt further milking Izou’s cock within you. 

Your limbs were shaking and threatening to collapse so Izou quickly pushed the two of you to your sides and laid you down on the bed, spooning together as you came down from your high. You threw your forearm over your face, but Izou gently removed it. He opened your loose fist and brought your hand to his face to kiss your palm. You looked back to him and cupped his cheek, pulling him forward for a slow kiss as Izou continued to grind into you. Your small whine was captured by his mouth as he wound his hand under your cheek and lifted your head towards his own. Your neck was exposed, which renewed Izou’s animalistic urge to claim you. 

“Be careful, Omega. It is…challenging not to claim you,” Izou said, flashing you his teeth. You gave him an inscrutable look before shifting yourself to cover more of your neck once more. Izou reached down for the blanket, covering both of your bodies before wrapping an arm around your middle. You were joined together by his knot but even so Izou pulled your torso as close to him as you could be. The room fell silent for a few minutes as your breathing evened out. Izou spent that time running his fingertips up and down your skin, admiring the goosebumps left in his wake.

“Can we stay like this for a while longer?” you asked, as you bit your lip and clenched down on Izou’s knot once more. You were watching for his reaction, to see if you could affect him the way he affected you.

“Naughty little Omega ,” Izou hissed with a smile, moving your hair to kiss your temple. He’d have to find a book on Omega anatomy and physiology in the ship’s library and translate it for you. He should have anticipated that you wouldn’t know much about your designation and would need additional information. Wanese culture wasn’t particularly forthcoming about sexual matters and given the language barrier you’d been living with since you were a child he should have deduced you wouldn’t know common facts about heats with Alphas.  

“We have to remain this way until my knot recedes. If I pull away from you now it will cause extreme pain and perhaps damage you,” he explained as you ran your fingers through his hair. You gave a satisfied hum as you wrapped his arms around your breasts, your nipples still puckered. There’d be plenty more time for pleasure over the coming hours, and you needed your rest for what was to come shortly.

Your POV

Your fingers felt like they were grasping a bolt of silk as the soft hair slipped through your fingers. Someone’s head was between your thighs, making you moan as their wicked tongue lapped at your core, your legs resting on his sinewy back. Your body was sore but it felt heavenly - like someone was tending to your needs instead of just taking what they wanted.

Looking down with hooded eyes, you smiled widely - you knew this scene very well. You tried to will it to your mind every night when you were falling asleep and sometimes you were successful.

“This is my most favorite dream,” you sighed, spreading your legs even wider. The man between them picked up his head and smirked back at you in the way he always did when the two of you were like this.

“And do you dream it often?” Commander Izou asked you, his hair falling in a curtain and pooling over the tops of your thighs. He was as charming and sensual as ever, his face somehow more real than it had ever been. You reached down to run your thumb over his cheek, pleasantly surprised to find his skin warm. Your dreams had never been this vivid before but it was a welcome change.

“I wish for you every night,” you said, laughing and rolling your head to the side. He paused in his ministrations, resting his chin on your lower belly like a pleased cat. 

“And what do we do in these dreams?” he continued, kissing your inner thigh. You laughed in earnest now, squeezing your thighs around his head. His hands were still under your thighs and he squeezed your ass lightly in response.

“Sometimes we talk, sometimes we kiss, and sometimes we do this,” you said with a pat to his cheek. “Really though, the ones where we talk are just as good.”

“Oh? I should stop this then?” the Commander asked, removing his hand from under your thigh and dancing up the top of your leg.

“No, but you’ve never teased me before! You always just tell me what I want to hear!” you explained. He knew his part, that this was just wish fulfillment for your pitiful existence. Izou in your dreams was the only thing that made anything bearable.

“What do I tell you?” he asked, his face softening. You huffed, your irritation growing by the moment. You didn’t want to play a game of questions, not when your core was clenching around nothing. 

“You’re there too! You know what we talk about! You tell me about your adventures on the seas, how you always wanted someone to love you, how you need me, how you’re so happy you found me, that I’m special to you. Then you tell me that you’ll claim me and I’ll never have to be sad or hurt or lonely ever again,” you finished, swallowing thickly. Izou frowned, the first time you ever remembered him doing so in one of your erotic dreams.

“Do you know where you are right now? Who I am?” Izou asked calmly, his eyes roving your face.

“You are Commander Izou of the Whitebeard Pirates. I am nobody important and where I always am when I’m asleep - in my bed in my shack,” you replied tersely. “This isn’t the way the dream is supposed to go. You’re supposed to keep pleasing me until I can’t help but come,” you whined. Izou’s frown relaxed back into the familiar soft grin.

“Is that so? Is that how you want it to end?” he asked languidly, his hands gripping the backs of your thighs once more. You settled down on the bed, something starting to build in you once more. It was slightly unpleasant but the soreness in your limbs told you it had been satisfied before. 

“I always wake up before I come, that’s the most frustrating part,” you groused as Izou lifted your legs once more.

“Well, let’s have your dream ending the way you’d like, sweet Omega,” Izou said, licking his lips. Izou settled himself back down in between your legs, nibbling and licking towards your core once more. You moaned and arched your back as Izou swirled his tongue around your clit. 

“Aaah~ j-just there,” you mewled, grabbing his hair once more. Izou’s large hands held your thighs apart as they threatened to close again, this time from pleasure. He ate you like a man starved, like the only thing he needed to continue living was your slick. Taking a break from circling his tongue on your clit, he licked a long stripe up from your sopping hole, making you squirm. You tried to wriggle out of his hold but he kept you pinned in place, his tongue resuming its former position against your clit and licking you mercilessly.

Thrashing, you scraped your nails on his scalp but Izou had you grinding your cunt against his face. You were so close to coming, but couldn’t quite reach it until he inserted two of his long fingers into you, the lewd squelching noise drowned out by your moans. The band inside you kept winding tighter and tighter as Izou pumped his fingers in and out of your pussy. He pressed on a spot deep within you as he gently grazed your clit with his teeth and the band finally snapped. You screamed his name as you came on his tongue, writhing and grinding yourself as hard as you could onto his beautiful face. He continued to lick you until you gently pushed his head away, needing a break from the stimulation.

You shivered as Izou kissed your clit gently one more time before disentangling himself from your lower half. Moving to lean over you, he dipped his head to kiss your lips deeply. You tasted your own desire on him, your tangy slick mixing with his heady scent as you kissed him back. You gazed up into the eyes of your dream lover and gave him a sad smile.

“Sometimes I wish I didn’t dream of you at all,” you said trying to memorize every detail of his face. This was the best dream you’d ever had featuring Izou, you didn’t want it to end. But morning always came and dream Izou always left.

“Why is that?” Izou said, his face now an impassive mask. You rolled to your side and tugged him down next to you. He allowed you to move him as you cuddled up to him. You placed your ear over his heart so you could hear the steady thrum as you recovered from the orgasm he’d just bestowed on you. 

“It makes waking up without you even harder.”

Izou's POV

A few hours later you were sleeping in your preferred arrangement - lying on Izou’s chest. As he had expected there had been several more rounds of sex, all ending in you being knotted. This particular time his knot had already receded but you’d fallen asleep before he could attend to you further. Watching your chest rise and fall against his own, Izou felt himself relaxing in a way he’d never been before, like puzzle pieces clicking into place. Izou wished he could remain like this with you for eternity, but he needed to get you water and food before the next wave of heat hit you. 

As your Alpha, he was responsible for tending to you for both your sexual needs as well as your base physical ones. He had to make sure you drank water and ate food as well as bathing you in between sessions. Izou personally hadn’t attended any Omegas in heat due to their overly pungent smells, but tending to Omegas in heat was something his brothers took very seriously. Thatch had practically castrated the last Alpha who let his Omega get a UTI from lack of bathing during their heat, and Marco had assigned a crew member to changing bedpans for a month for the same crime. Izou didn’t need to be warned though - even without their rules, Izou’s own personal dedication to hygiene would have him bathing you at least twice a day.

You’d be in heat for at least another day or two and he needed to ensure you remained healthy for the duration without intervention. The last person he wanted around you right now was another Alpha like Marco. He’d have you see Marco after your heat was entirely over just to ensure you were in top condition but the longer he could keep you to himself the better.

Izou gave you one last glance over to ensure you were still asleep before leaving for the kitchens - he didn’t want to miss a single moment when you were awake. Closing the door softly, his pace down the hall quickened at the thought of you waking and finding him missing, crying out for him in your confused state. Normally Izou was always completely dressed, in full makeup, and without a hair out of place. However, he was currently barefoot and padding down to the kitchens dressed only in the bottom half of his robes, his top half completely exposed. 

Reaching the kitchens, Izou rummaged around gathering foods that would be easy for you to eat and digest during your heat. Many Omegas lost their appetites for the duration, their bodies putting all their energy into sexual functions. Still, he wanted to offer you some and encourage you to eat so that your recovery would be a little easier. Izou wanted to make the excursion as brief as possible and get back to you but unfortunately there were always others in the kitchens no matter the hour.

“How’s the little lady?” Thatch asked mildly, working on the stovetop as Izou located some dried fruit in a nearby cupboard. Thatch was cooking some kind of chicken dish and plating a few wings and breasts on top of some steaming rice while Ace waited off to the side.

“Ha, you look like shit,” Ace said, pointing his finger at Izou while he kicked his legs while sitting on the counter. “Undressed and no makeup too,” he teased, his eyes flicking over Izou’s seldomly exposed skin. Ace’s usual teasing was far too familiar for Izou’s liking and he hadn’t appreciated Thatch’s comment about you either. A rumble came unbidden from his chest, his eyes flashing as he turned to face his brother.

“Ace, don’t torment him,” Thatch reprimanded lightly, handing over the prepared plate of meat to Izou. Though his own hunger hadn’t been on his mind, Izou suddenly found himself ravenous as he set down the plate of food he’d been making for you. Izou leaned over the counter and ate with both hands with uncharacteristic haste in his desire to refuel his body as fast as possible.

“Whoa, is that what I look like when I eat? Wish Tasuke could see you now. Wonder how she’s doin’ if you look like this,” Ace continued with a laugh. Izou’s head snapped up like he’d heard an alarm bell ringing. His eyes narrowed in focus until all he saw was Ace’s smiling face. Izou felt his muscles tensing, his whole body burning now with the desire to shed his brother’s blood. Izou threw down the food in his hands and pushed his plate away, the sound echoing in the nearly empty kitchen. Izou took the few steps to Ace and grabbed him by the jaw, his long claws digging into the freckled skin of Ace’s neck. 

“Don’t you dare speak of her,” Izou snarled, snapping his long canines in Ace’s face. Thatch’s eyebrows hiked in surprise as he pried Izou’s hand off of Ace and placed his larger body in between Ace and Izou.

“Alright, alright. He didn’t mean anything by it,” Thatch said, glancing between Izou and Ace. Izou closed his eyes and took a deep breath to try and recalibrate himself. He’d heard of Alphas getting overly aggressive during an Omega’s heat but he hadn’t thought it would be so instantaneous. His brief calming session didn’t work as a waft of Ace’s fiery scent hit his nose, reigniting his anger. Would you like the other Alpha’s scent? Or did you want someone younger, like Ace? An Alpha who was already making moves to take his place?

Izou snarled and snapped while lunging for Ace, his focus only now on Ace’s unsure and confused face. Thatch grabbed Izou by the shoulders and held him back, signaling for Ace to leave with a toss of his head. Ace took another unsure glance at Izou before nodding, practically running out of the kitchen.

“We don’t need all this. Ace is just being a shithead, he doesn’t know better yet. Calm down,” Thatch demanded roughly, bobbing his head to try to catch Izou’s eyes as he tracked Ace’s movements. 

“Hey, I’m talking to you!” Thatch thundered, shaking Izou roughly. Izou snapped out of his trance as Thatch’s words finally registered. He looked at his brother, a Commander he’d been serving with for decades and felt the rage seep out of him, his anger deflating. 

“You good?” Thatch asked, his massive hands squeezing Izou’s shoulders. Izou nodded and Thatch removed his hands.

“I am sorry, Thatch. I don’t know what came over me. I will apologize to Ace,” he said, consciously relaxing his shoulders from their aggressive stance. 

“Nah, do that later. Ace’s comments were over the line and shouldn’t’ve mentioned her name. Don’t think this situation has come up for him before, I’ll have Marco give him the whole birds-and-bees talk. Raised by wolves, that one,” Thatch said with a sigh. He flicked his eyes over Izou, giving him a frown.

“Don’t let others see you get that aggressive, especially Pops. There’s a reason unclaimed Omegas aren’t allowed to remain onboard, no matter what their scents are like,” Thatch said, passing Izou back his plate of food. Izou nodded, thankful it was Thatch who’d caught him at his worst. Izou ate in silence, quickly clearing the plate. Izou barely tasted the food, his mind bouncing between his shameful actions and the thought of you alone in his chambers. Thatch piled some fresh fruit on the plate Izou had started for you and handed it back to him. 

“Don’t worry too much about it. Me ‘n Ace aren’t going to snitch. Go back to your rooms, I’ll see you in a few days,” Thatch said, clapping Izou on his shoulder. Izou cringed away from Thatch’s harsh scent of mint and lemons but it didn’t trigger anger like Ace’s had.

“Thank you, Thatch,” Izou said with a low bow. Grabbing the plate, he hurried back to his quarters to remove Thatch’s faint lingering scent before you woke up. 

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[seraphinitegames]

The Wayhaven Chronicles - Update 29/July/2024

Do you ever have one of those weeks where everything is unexpected?

Well, it was definitely one of those last week, lol!

I haven’t had access to my laptop since mid-week last week, which means all my reference, variable reference, plans and things are all inaccessible, as well as normal things like emails, etc.

But I always back-up Book Four on an SD card, which means luckily I still had that! So I’ve been able to work on the different unit scenes in what is becoming a seriously stonkingly beefy Chapter Three, just with some interesting notes to myself I need to go back and fill in.

Eg. "Oh, so close," Maaka jeers at his brother with a smile.

Tane glares at him [through what coloured eyes does he have?],

So that’s been an interesting way to write, hehe! :D But it at least means I can write even with my laptop out of commission for the moment!

I will have it again on Wednesday, but I won’t be diving in to fill in those moments quite then. Instead, I will be concentrating on polishing up and adding in anything from the readers for Chapter Two so that I can get the demo up on early access on Patreon hopefully for the weekend!

I know I’ve had 2 back I’d been waiting on, even without being able to access my emails, so hopefully the others will be back by Wednesday too! *fingers crossed*

Hope you all have an awesome week! Not long until the next update, so I'll talk to you all then <3

[beebfreeb]

I am just hanging out and being regular.

[picknmixsims]

Sims2Tools Thumbnail Transparency

I've finally found out how to decode the alpha channel Maxis embeds into their JPEG thumbnails.

The following apps will now display thumbnails on a transparent background

BSOK Editor

Object Relocator

Outfit Organiser

Repository Wizard

(The background colour can be configured via the "ThumbnailBackground" property.)

Additionally, for Object Relocator and Outfit Organiser, when replacing a thumbnail with a .png image, the alpha channel will be correctly encoded.

[shepherds-of-haven]

It's here.

The Shepherds of Haven Twine alpha build is live on Patreon!

What's New:

UI! A new UI for the game awaits you, including a range of visual themes to switch between light and dark mode, each with its own ‘minimalist’ version for those who favor strict readability! Stat screens, achievements, notifications, codex entries, newspaper articles, journal entries, storefronts, the day off hub, relationships, the character guide, the inventory, your room, trading cards, gambling, and so much more have been redesigned from the ground-up!

Miss the old look? Switch the font to Georgia and use the "Scholar" theme in your settings. You can even toggle "prioritize stat bars" if you want to change everything back to just stat bars!

A vast range of settings to customize your game! Includes several fonts and ways to read the text, including OpenDyslexic font, as well as toggles to disable or enable visual effects, music, and character art. 

Robust save system! Now, you can not only use 10 different save slots on your browser (including autosaves), you can also download saves directly to your device, arrange and rename them as you like, and even use them to play the game between different devices and browsers!

Interactive maps! Explore and learn about the world of Blest like never before!

Music! A gorgeous custom soundtrack for the game was designed and composed by Ivan Duch and will play at key moments in the story.

Art! New character art, character cards, collectible trading cards, background art, codex documents, bestiary notes, and so much more have now been integrated into the game. Don’t miss the absolutely gorgeous cover designed by Angela Wang!

Fully mobile compatible! Though desktop is strongly recommended for the best gameplay experience, Shepherds is mobile-compatible and feature-rich regardless of what device you play it on.

Other gameplay improvements:

Trouble and Briony are now romanceable by players of all genders.

All players can change their pronouns at any times. Pronouns do not affect romances.

Gambling is now unlocked earlier.

Two day offs is now unlocked earlier.

You can now allocate different points in magic and weaponry training to different skills, not just one at a time.

For now, the new alpha build is only available on Patreon, primarily because this is all new to me and I was working under a severe crunch after the abrupt closure of Dashingdon. Once all the bugs have been ironed out, I feel less nervy, and the dust has settled down some--and I get some semblance of a functional daily life back again--I'll get to work making a public demo available to everyone. It shouldn't be too long of a wait!

In the meantime, please consider signing up for the Shepherds of Haven newsletter: you'll be notified of only the most important announcements--including the release of the public demo, beta-testing opportunities, DLC announcements, and more. Plus, you'll get a free exclusive digital wallpaper based on Shepherds of Haven! :)

Other new links:

manifold-studios.com - official website for my games

@manifoldstudios - this (shepherds-of-haven) is still my main account, but you can follow this one for a cleaner way to receive just announcements as well!

linktree

newsletter

And, of course, if you want to give the new Twine build a try, you'll want to...

Play here!

I sincerely hope you enjoy! ✨

[illtrytobegood]

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You ever lay awake late at night thinking about how the beta kids never got to play minecraft because the world ended on april 13th, 2009 & minecraft's first public build was released on may 17th, 2009? I do.

[itshoneywhatever]

Change of Plans | ch.6

“I want to ride you.” He admits, pulling back to look at Max with reddened cheeks.

“Are you sure?”

“Yes,” he says as he moves to straddle his lap, “I want to feel you.”

[thesecretw0rld-blog]

A little off-kilter

[tricoufamily]

this is me every time i see a sims 4 render tutorial and they say use a mix shader

[piratefishmama]

Nest | Part 12

A Steddie A/B/O ficlet

To be security at a clinic like Nest, there were particular requirements. One of the main ones, was that you had to be a Beta. An Omega or an Alpha couldn’t be security at a clinic like Nest because stereotypically, both could be swayed by pheromones very easily.

One of the other main requirements, was that you could not allow yourself to be intimidated by an Alpha. You could not allow yourself to show fear in the face of a swayed Alpha, you had to be strong, had to be capable, and above all else, you had to have nerves of steel.

Funnily enough however, those requirements weren’t actually that commonly required at the clinic. Much to many outsiders surprise, their Alphas didn’t just go nuts in the presence of an Omega in heat, it was only the unfortunately loudly broadcasted instances of a few that took advantage of such vulnerable members of society, and thus... it was actually kind of terrifying when it DID happen.

When an Alpha turned up, especially one the size of Steve Harrington, chased by one of the reception Betas and the Beta in charge of the entire facility, it was easy to forget the second most important requirement of being security at a heat Clinic, and lose your nerve in the face of one of the largest and most prominent Alphas in the building.

Even if he were usually a giant teddy bear.

“STEVE!” There was Robin, running faster than the elder Beta struggling behind her, “Steve will you stop!”

Steve clearly wasn’t paying any attention to her, something had his focus locked on that door, leaving the two Betas guarding it wide eyed and frankly terrified. Sure Steve wasn’t known for fighting, he wasn’t known for being very proficient at fighting, in fact as far as pretty much everyone in Hawkins knew, Steve wasn’t a fighter in the slightest.

He’d won maybe one fight in his entire life, and that was against another Alpha at the mall who’d insulted the very Beta currently chasing him. It didn’t make him any less terrifying when they were guarding an Omega currently in the most vulnerable of heat stages.

“Move.” He was upon them before either of the two Beta’s could draw their weapons, taser like cattle prods that’d deliver just enough volts to knock an Alpha on their ass long enough for them to be subdued. Barbaric but deeply effective.

“We can’t!” The one on the left found just enough of his voice to squeak out. “You can’t go in the—”

“You don’t understand he needs me, he needs help.”

“Steve!” Robin came up the rear, hands on her knees, chest heaving as she panted her exhaustion “Steve for the love of Christ you can’t go in there!” Her arrival giving just enough of a distraction for both Betas to quickly pull their weapons, holding them defensively. “What exactly do you plan on doing?”

“I don’t KNOW I just—I know he needs me Robin, I cant just leave him like that and you shouldn’t ask me to!” Both guards looked at each other in confusion, Steve wasn’t… acting like an Alpha overcome by pheromones, he wasn’t acting out of his mind. He didn’t even seem that angry, just… determined, their stances faltered.

“Do you even know that it’s safe? That he won’t attack you if you go in? He attacked his uncle, he went for the guys throat and you think he’s just going to accept you into his space like that?”

“If he attacks me, then he attacks me, I have to TRY! I can’t—I can’t just leave him. I can’t. I won’t.” Steve made it all of two steps toward the two baffled Beta guards when he was bodily tackled by Robin, sending him to the floor with an impressive crash and a startled yelp.

Note to selves, don’t fuck with Robin Buckley, she’s a jock in disguise.

“Stop struggling and just—will you just—Steve STOP!” They knew they ought to help, but they were just rooted to the floor, staring in wide eyed bafflement.

“Get off! Robin I swear to God, get OFF me!” Yet no matter how loud Steve raised his voice, he never made any move to force her off. He could have, he could have so very easily hurt her, he was large, he was an alpha, Robin was a sturdy Beta who regularly took zero shit, but she was nowhere near as strong as Steve and he wasn’t in a state where Beta pheromones would stop him.

He was coherent. He was himself. He just pushed against her hold as if he couldn't harm her.

“Miss Buckley let him up!” Owens finally caught up, clearly out of breath.

“But—”

“Let him up, he’s not even fighting you.” They did look quite the sight, like two siblings play fighting without any intent to harm, like a sister had pounced on her brother to stop him from getting her diary, or answering the phone with some crazy embarrassing excuse as to why Robin couldn’t answer it. “He’s harmless.” The only thing missing was laughter. “He’s also right, Mr Munson cannot spend his heat like that, it could cause him irreparable psychological damage” undoubtedly it’d been how he’d always spent his heat.

It was a wonder he’d lasted as long as he had, at least at home he'd been in familiar settings.

“But Steve can’t be the one to go inside” Robin argued as she extracted herself from atop her best friend. “What if he—”

“Steve... you have to know that if anything happens to Eddie while you’re in there. I cannot help you.” Owens ignored Robin entirely as he reached down to help the Alpha up “if he’s harmed in any way, if he leaves this place afterwards and complains, if he pushes for charges to be pressed, I cannot help you. I will undoubtedly be removed from my position as well the moment it’s investigated. Do you understand?” There were rules in place, he’d have broken the rules, Steve would be prosecuted as a dangerous alpha, and Nest would be submerged in scandal.

It’d not only be career ending, but it’d also be life altering in the worst of ways.

“I won’t hurt him.” Steve knew the risks “but I understand” and he knew the consequences of taking those risks and having them blow up in his face.

“Steve...” Robin tried as she pushed herself to her feet “how much of this is your attraction to him? Think about it, would you have done this for anyone else?”

“...Nobody else has needed me to, Robs.” Even if he would have, nobody had needed him. They all seemed to work fine by instincts, they knew what they had to do and had almost no qualms with doing it first time or not.

Eddie wasn’t that. He wasn’t comfortable In the slightest, he didn’t feel right, he wanted a fairy tale, not an unfamiliar room, a weighted blanket, and a fake knot.

He wanted to be pampered, to be loved. So desperate for it that he’d put himself through hell waiting for it to happen.

“But would you if someone had?”

“Yes.” The worst part was, she knew that. She knew he would. He was just that kind of person, he’d always put others before himself. He’d always risk it all to save someone else, he’d take on the world, no matter if he’d known them for years or for mere minutes. If someone needed him, he’d be there, zero hesitation. “You know that though, don’t you?”

Her silence was telling. She knew him better than anyone.

Owens turned to the guards, who’d been silent throughout the interaction, their batons held lax, both curious but unmoving “stand down boys, hand over the key card” their attention snapped to him and his outstretched hand.

“But sir...” the one on the left started, looking between the three hesitantly, “I don’t thi—"

Only to be cut off by “You heard me, hand it over.” They couldn’t say no. Owens was in charge. The key card was deposited into his hand without further argument. “Alright, you’re both dismissed. Neither of you will be involved in this.” For their own good, it was likely that Owens would wind up on the chopping block too if something happened, there were cameras all over that facility for obvious reasons, all an investigative team needed to do was check the footage to see Owens letting Steve into that room. Sure they'd be disciplined for just handing over the card but... that'd be all.

It was a career ender for Steve and Owens. No matter. Owens was due to retire soon anyway.

The two Betas nodded and made their escape without further argument. Owens then turned and offered the card to Steve.

“...Are you really sure about this, Doc?” Robin asked, her voice quiet, full of concern and hesitance.

She knew Steve, knew he’d never hurt anyone, never take advantage, he’d never attack anyone, but... She’d also seen Alphas just snap. Alphas who’d never done anything wrong before, suddenly needing to be taken down by force. She didn’t want to see that happen to Steve, didn’t even want to risk it.

But even she had to admit that Eddie needed help.

“I’d stake my career on it. Steve, just to reiterate, you know the rules… whatever you do in there, if you break them, you’re liable for immediate dismissal and felony charges should it be taken further by the Omega in question and he will have every right to do so. Do you understand?”

“An you’ll be fired too?”

“Oh yeah I’ll be extremely fired.” He handed Steve the keycard “make good choices.”

Part 14

[cas-backwards-tie]

I'm new to you page and wa wondering if you had discontinued the pack plan series as its brilliant:))

Ahhh, well, welcome! 💖🥰🫂 We’re so glad to have you here! I want to thank you for reaching out and asking 💕 I always appreciate asks! Even when they’re not related to my fics.

TOPP is definitely still in the works! And because you asked so nicely and cared to inquire, I feel like I owe it to all of you all to post a snippet of the next chapter! 🙌🏻 Because I definitely realize and know how long you guys have been waiting! I’ll post the snippet and then I also can give you an update about the fic/where I’m at, at the bottom.

Snippet of Ch.2:

"Why wouldn't you just tell us?!" Soap grits out, his voice taking on a dark tone as he turns his once sky blue, now stormy, eyes on you. "Do you realize what position you've gone and put us in?"

“Yeah, and what position’s that?” You engage, turning to square off against Johnny, the both of you only a foot apart since you’d been standing next to each other in line.

You’re met with a low warning growl, the motion of his hand balling up into a fist at his side not being missed by your peripheral vision. Despite your defiance not being unusual within the team, your designation now, is known, and an Omega standing up to an Alpha? Not taken kindly upon. Nor is it taken lightly. Regardless, they’re not your Alphas, and that means they have no claim over what you do or say. And while there’s always the risk of an Alpha disciplining an unruly, unclaimed Omega, you’re willing to take it.

"It's your fault, really," Ghost eggs on, making everyone whip their heads in his direction.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~

[If you don’t know what this is in reference too, here’s the masterlist for the series in question!]

So the reason why I haven’t posted the chapter yet is for a few reasons 💕 One, from a writing standpoint this one is quite longer, and I want it to be amazing for you guys! When I was writing the first chapter I had a friend to help me with the dialogue (which is why I feel I really struggle) and rn I don’t, so I think I’ve been nervous about that a bit.

But also, because in my real life there’s been a lot of major changes recently. In September I found out that I have CIRS (Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome) which, is basically like mold sickness but, like, permanent. So I’ve been trying to find somewhere safe to move/detox from the mold w meds bc my body can’t on its own, and I’m actually just finally moving into my new apartment on Sunday! 💖🙌🏻 so that’s cool.

Besides that, I also got diagnosed with, like, idk, I guess it’s a disability, technically, and the fact that I’ve been struggling my whole life with it but never knew has been… kind of mind blowing tbh? Like I haven’t told anyone except one person about it—not even my best friends yet—bc it’s been a lot to work through since… I guess I’ve technically had this my whole life but only now know at 25? 😅🤯

So it’s been a lot of working on my health both physically, mentally, and with moving, my family, Christmas coming up, and trying to find a job/support myself even day-to-day, it’s been kind of taxing tbh balancing everything. And that’s not even mentioning the little social life I do have 😅😭🙈 So while I know it’s frustrating waiting, and I’m sorry that it’s taken so long, I do want to be open and tell you guys what’s going on behind the scenes 💕 Granted, I know not everyone necessarily cares, and that’s okay! If you did read all this, though, I appreciate you and hope you have an amazing day!

Your ask, though, Nonnie definitely is inspiring me to sit down and really finish the next two chapters bc I have both laid out- one nearly finished, the other will be shorter (I think?) because of the plot point it’s mostly about 💕 I will say though, too, it does make me a bit anxious not having had a whole plan for this fic unlike the others which I’ve sort of started writing with a whole plot in mind 😂🙈💖 so I just hope you guys will continue to love it ask much as you’ve loved the first chapter! I genuinely have never received as much love on a work than that one chapter, alone! So I am truly grateful 💖