#a lot of cleaning and unpacking and organizing and getting things to be done

[bravevolunteer-a]

replies are out in the queue and i’m likely going to be very scarce if not completely absent for the next few days while i move into my apartment! as i settle i’ll get a better idea of how present i’ll be especially when classes start but bear with me while i get all this handled first

[maculategiraffe]

so y'all know that with the help of psychotropic medication and marie kondo I have healed a lot of damage and destructive thinking around cleaning / tidying. to the point that now I actively enjoy tidying and organizing. but I'm still figuring stuff out obviously

well I'm out of town again this weekend and staying in the same place as my sister and steve and the baby and my parents. but my parents didn't arrive until like 24 hours after the rest of us. and the afternoon right before my parents were to arrive my sister took the baby for a car nap ride and I was like "while the hurricane is napping I will tidy up!" and put away all his toys from all over the floor in nicely organized bins and did the dishes and cleaned the kitchen and organized the countertops and emptied the cooler bag of snacks and refrigerated the refrigerated stuff and wiped out the bag and hung it upside down to dry. again, I actually enjoy this now. so it wasn't like I was doing it with the express purpose of avoiding my mom's censure but I did think "oh and won't it be nice when my parents get here and everything is all nice and they don't have to worry about stepping on a lego"

and then when they got here I unpacked all the cooler bags they had brought and organized everything nicely in the fridge and put the cold packs in the freezer. because again. I enjoy it. but also I know my mom finds traveling stressful and I did think it was a nice thing to do for her and might ease her stress

and my mom immediately started complaining about other stuff that we hadn't done. and didn't seem to notice anything I HAD done or say anything nice

and weirdly this is also a healing thing for me? because my whole life I felt like my mom's moods and criticism were kind of my fault because I was so bad at this stuff. and now that I'm not so bad at it I'm like okay so this lady is just fucking MOODY

[slayfics]

Explosive Tendencies a slow burn fan fiction about the readers developing relationship with Katsuki Bakugo.

Chapter fifteen: You move into the dorms.

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You shifted the box in your hands to get a better grip. Time had passed since your visit to Katsuki in his home, and now the school had all its students moving into dorms.

It had been a struggle, but finally, you got permission to move in. Everyone was scrambling about as you only had one day to get all your stuff situated.

The rooms were amazing. You had your own personal bathroom and balcony. It felt nice to have a designated spot for yourself, and you could tell a lot of your classmates felt the same.

You passed Mina while you walked down the hall bringing another box of your things, “Hey!” She called to you. “Once everyone’s done getting settled in, we were going to do a room competition, ok?! I can’t wait to see how everyone decorates! See you later!” Mina concluded and excitedly went back into her dorm which happened to be next to yours.

A room competition, you thought. Maybe that would be fun, but you weren’t sure you wanted all your classmates in your room. That might feel a little invasive. You pushed the thought aside and continued to put away your clothes and rearrange the room to your liking.

Once finished you couldn’t help but be curious as to how everyone else was doing… especially Katsuki. Fuck it, you thought and made your way over to the boy's side of the dorm.

Everyone was still haphazardly running around getting settled in, so no one questioned you walking to the boy's side. You're pretty sure you remembered Katsuki being on the fourth floor when Aizawa explained room assignments. It was helpful that the rooms also had designated names for the students outside.

Finding Katsuki's door, you knocked and were greeted with a frustrated, “WHAT?!”

Katsuki opened the door, eyebrows furrowed and face in a scowl. His features softened just slightly as he laid his eyes on you, “Oh it’s you. What do you want?” he asked, leaving the door open and going back to putting his clothes in his closet.

“Just coming to check how you’re doing,” you said, stepping into the room.

“Shut the door if you intend to stay. I don’t want any other extras bothering me,” he huffed.

You shut his door and walked over to sit in his rolling chair.

“Are you already finished unpacking?” he asked, glancing over at you for a moment before going back to putting more stuff away.

“Yeah, I didn’t have too much to put away. Do you need any help?” You offered.

“No,” he said sternly.

You looked around, his room was rather plain. And just like his bedroom at home, it was extremely organized. Thinking back to how his mom yelled at him that night you imagined that might be why he has such clean habits. Upon inspecting the room, you noticed an All Might poster rejected on the floor in the corner of the room.

“Want me to put that up for you?” You asked

Katsuki looked over to see what you were referring to, then snapped his head back to his tasks when he realized it was the All Might poster.

Katsuki just shrugged his shoulders as a response, which you thought to be very uncharacteristic of him. Never once had you known him to be silent.

You didn’t push him any further, sensing the unusual energy coming from him. Instead, you swirled slightly back in forth in the rolling chair watching him put his stuff away.

“Tch- just gonna watch me, hu?” He mused.

“Well, you won’t let me help.” You teased.

“You have your own damn room to sit in you know,” he barked.

“Yeah but… no one yells at me in there,” you giggled.

“I wouldn’t yell if you extras weren’t so damn annoying.” He replied finished putting away his clothes and sitting on the edge of his bed

“Speaking of ‘those extras’” you imitated his voice, “they are doing a room competition to see who has the best room,” you explained.

“Shitty hair told me. Sounds dumb,” he replied.

“Figured you say so,” you laughed.

“You can let me know how dumb it was tomorrow,” he said waving for you to leave.

“Hmm, I don’t think I’m going to do it,” you said pensively swiveling back and forth in the chair again.

“Whatever,” he said, shoulders slumping a bit. You noticed, unlike every other time you had talked to him, Katsuki never made eye contact with you. He’d glance at you sometimes, but his gaze was always elsewhere in the room otherwise.

“You feeling alright?” You asked.

“I’m fine. Why are you so damn nosey all the time,” he said, annoyed.

You would have liked to say you were worried about him, but knowing Katsuki like you did now, you knew that would only irritate him even more.

“Guess I’m just an annoying extra,” you teased.

Katsuki let out an amused puff of air.

“Hey, it was nice of you to pay Kirishima back for those goggles,” you said.

“I wasn’t being nice! I just… don’t want to owe any of you anything,” he grumbled.

“None of us did that because we expected you to owe us. You know that right?”

Katsuki didn’t respond but kept his gaze down toward the floor.

You took a risk and sat on the bed next to Katsuki. He didn’t react at all to you moving closer to him.

It frustrated you that you didn’t know how to get him to talk. If you said you were worried or commented on how his demeanor seemed to be different, he would just get angry. But it was clear to you the events he went through had been traumatic. You wished he wasn’t always so damn stubborn.

Instead of being able to figure out anything to say you just sat in silence next to him for what seemed like an uncomfortable amount of time.

“You wanted to know how I appeared suddenly to where you guys were in Kamino right?” he asked, breaking the silence and causing you to jump a bit.

You remembered he had already told you it was a part of All For One’s quirk, but you didn’t want to shut him down from talking about the event.

“Yeah-… how did that happen?” You asked, feeling yourself become excited, he was willing to talk about that night now. Again, you felt like you were dealing with a skittish cat. You had to walk on eggshells to be careful not to make him close off again.

Katsuki explained to you how back at the Leauge's Hide Out all of a sudden, this awful-smelling liquid came out of his mouth, and he was teleported to Kamino Ward. After that, he explained that the teleportation happened when Kamui Woods had seemingly trapped all the villains and All Might was confronting Shigaraki.

Katsuki moved back on the bed leaning against the wall as he explained the night's events. He mentioned that he heard what Aizawa said about him at the press conference, and how he refused to even pretend to be interested in joining the League even though he was clearly outnumbered.

You moved back to rest against the wall next to him feeling your eyes get heavy. Katsuki's voice got lower the more he continued to explain what had happened, and you felt yourself dozing off to it. You blinked hard in between his story, trying to stay alert.

You were thrilled he was talking to you about the event and seemed to be processing more of what happened, but after the long day of moving, it was hard to be energized.

The next time you blinked you were surprised to see the room dark. You looked over to see Katsuki asleep, lying down awkwardly on the bed to not get in your space.

Shit-

You fell asleep while he was talking. You stretched a bit while you decided what to do. You didn't want to wake him up by moving but- you had to leave, right?

You looked over at Katsuki and noticed his relaxed expression while he was fast asleep. It was such a contrast to his usual scowl. You almost didn't recognize him. The sight caused your cheeks to warm up.

Your blush intensified when you realized that Katsuki must have realized you fell asleep and chose not to wake you.

Your stretching and shuffled movement had been enough to wake Katsuki, who took a sharp breath in and rubbed his eyes. Opening his eyes halfway he looked over to you.

"Fuck, you're still here?" Katsuki grabbed his phone off the bed's headboard to check the time. "It's late, you should probably go. Everyone will be asleep now," he said.

"Yeah uh- goodnight, Katsuki," you said, as you started to crawl off the bed.

"Hu?" Katsuki looked at you curiously after you called him by his first name, but he was too tired to correct you or make a fuss about it. Instead, he closed his eyes to go back to bed as you quietly left and closed his dorm door.

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[everythingwrongwithizumi]

Awkwardly Awarding

pairing: Satoru Gojo x fem!reader

warning: 18+, porn with plot, smut, dead relative, unprotected sex, oral(f), praise kink?, fingering, hickeys, teasing, pet names (nothing crazy!), squirting, overstimulation, Gojo being Gojo?, lmk if there’s anymore u see!

w/c: 5.8k

a/n: HELPPP😭 No one asked but heres an idea that came to me while I was playing the Sims TT First time writing smut lmk what u thinkkk ;) Also Tumblr being weird so hopefully this posts!

The death of my father wasn’t one I was not expecting. I mean sure, he was a nice dad, but he was never really there when I needed him. Instead of sitting around and complaining about him like I usually did I kept quiet this entire week. I was alone now and in an entirely new area with entirely new people. Arriving at the apartments was a bit overwhelming, to say the least.

The intense amount of traffic, high buildings, and busy streets were definitely sensory overload, but it didn’t matter because the view was absolutely phenomenal. Before Dad bit the bullet he did leave me a huge sum of money which allowed me to purchase my second ever apartment.

My last apartments did not compare to these newer ones, plus they were centered more in the city which meant I was now paying twice my old rent for this new apartment, but that’s what a trust fund is for, right? I didn’t have a lot to move, but it was still enough to fill up a small rented truck from the movers.

The hard part was now done! Was what I thought once all the boxes were moved into the apartment however, the organizing was actually going to cause me to jump off of this building through my beautiful window.

I went through the first few boxes with ease that was until I ran into my childhood things— yes I keep them in a separate box. Quietly I pulled stuffed animal after stuffed animal. Those didn’t hurt as much as the stuffed animal made in memory of my first late dog.

I couldn’t stop the tears from coming as I gripped the dog… Dick… oh how I missed that dog. His name wasn’t Dick that was the stuffed animals name, after the late Moby— who was my actual dog.

After a night of crying I had drag myself out of my makeshift bed made out of pillows and blankets because I was dumb enough not to buy an air mattress. This was the same job I had been working at previously.

Once I got home it was like feeling of dread washed over me. So, instead of cleaning and unpacking I found my self ordering Pizza. I’m not going to lie, I did pick up a few things but after I put up my landscape themed calendar I realized I forgot one big important thing.

A desk…

I rushed to grab my phone and open the Amazon app and after doing so typing up “desk” in the search engine. And after a minute of scrolling and biting my thumb nail I found the perfect one!

It had white drawers down the right side and a beautiful oak that would go well with the frame of the bed I had yet to put together. I sighed at the price, I guess left overs will have to do for dinner. It wasn’t that I was poor buuuut I spend a lot on the deposit for this place and I still had bills to pay and set up.

A couple of minutes later, still in my work clothes, I heard the doorbell ring. My tummy ached for the steamy and hot pepperoni pizza… there was a $5 deal…

I got up and walked to the front door. Out of habit, I looked through the peephole only to feel my mouth water at the sight…and smell. I opened the door wide open with a wide smile. After u paid for the pizza then sat down to eat said pizza, I packed it up and put it in the fridge this place came with.

“It came with all of the utilities,” my best friend I met at work asked. I sat the phone down on my makeshift bed before stripping to get into something more comfortable for bed, “Yes! And everything works—well I haven’t had to wash anything yet but we’ll see.”

I could hear my friend agree through the phone with a hum, “I suppose that’s why it’s so expensive.” I chuckled at her reasoning “Oh yeah, I’m definitely getting my pennies worth.” We talked a little while longer and she offered to come help since she knew someone in the area or in the same apartment but I told her it was fine.

Heading into work with a sore back was not ideal especially if you are standing all day which is not what I was doing exactly. The drive home was lengthier which meant I was more tired than usual. I almost had to pull over to take a quick nap, but I was on the highway so it wouldn’t even have worked out for me.

Once I made it home I was eager to shed off the clothing of running around delivering papers and sitting at a desk doing hand exercises so my hands wouldn’t cramp for how many emails I have to write.

Now left in my lazy but simple lacey lingerie I walked to the kitchen and pulled out a pizza and heated it up. My ears perked up at a notification going off from my phone on the counter. I grabbed it and was shown a picture of the box that contained my desk in it sitting beside my door.

I glanced at the time at the top left corner of my phone… 3:46 am… no one would be up at this time, right? I looked down at my body and waited for a couple of minutes to ensure the delivery guy was gone. I took a peak out the window and watched as his giant van of Amazon shit rode away.

I walked to the front door and opened it, the cool air of the hallway making the buds of my nipples perk up. I shivered and looked down at the box, it was quite big, but no match for me!

I tried to pull it from the side failing miserably so I opted to push it into my doorframe. I checked around the hall quickly, not spotting anyone I got behind the box and bent down to push the box forward. The grunts coming from my mouth covered the sound of a door opening right behind me.

I pushed my legs back and finally pushed the box fully in through the door of my apartment. I stood up straight and sighed placing a hand on my head because being lightheaded was enough for me. Still, I clearly wasn’t aware of the wide eyes of my neighbor right behind me who had been staring at my ass.

I turned to close the door and found myself face to face with my neighbor who stood in his own doorframe. My eyes widened and my ears started burning from embarrassment as I looked down to see what I was wearing.

I slammed the door shut and slumped against the door, my hands covering my face. If I wasn’t so caught up in the way I was dressed or feeling I would’ve noticed how handsome and hot my neighbor was.

Letting out a squeal of embarrassment I got up and just left the box in the entrance and went to grab my pizza that I had left in my microwave that was also provided.

Wanting to ignore whatever happened, I decided to turn in for the night and put my dish in the sink and padded my way to my bedroom with the bed still not made. Groaning out of frustration I took my place in the mess of the blankets and stuffed animals with a pillow or two.

Gojo

There was no way that happened, right? I’ve seen naked women all the time, but only as they present themselves. It’s been a minute since I’d seen someone naked not trying to impress anyone—or was she?

Taking a second to stop and bend over I looked at the watch on my hand,

4:20 am

Damn. I looked up and that’s when I felt it. The tightness in my joggers. This was going to be a long and uncomfortable run when all I could think about were her long and pretty legs. She looked like she smelt like lavender vanilla.

I groaned and began running once more around the city, the buildings never ending and the chatter and laughter never ceased. One girl— drunk no doubt—made eye contact with me. She was blonde, thin, and her tits we’re practically hanging out and when she turned and looked back at me my eyes shifted to her ass.

It was big, unnaturally so which made my mind travel back to her… when she bent over, the way her laced panties rode up the valley of her ass. The soft outline of her pussy, wonder what it would taste like?

Shit.

I had to come to a stop and fix my problem before it looked like I visibly pissed myself. “Hey,” I turn at the nasally voice behind me. I saw the way she looked at me up and down and letting my pride take over I smirked and glanced over her body for a second time.

She wasn’t with her friends this time which meant she sought me out in purpose. “Hey there,” she giggled at the dip in my voice, right on track. She offered for me to go back to her place just a block away, walking up to me and placing her hands on my biceps.

The walk there was mostly her talking about her friends and how much she hated them because she “knew” they were jealous of her. I didn’t really care and let her yap on, the hardness of my dick lessening as she spoke more and more.

As soon as we made it in her lips were on my neck and her hands were sliding under my shirt. Taking it off I forced her on her knees which made her grin up at me as she pulled the sweats I was wearing down.

Placing my hand on her head my mind went back to her… the way her h/c spread across her shoulders and the way her butt jiggled when she pushed the box through that door. The more I thought about her the closer I felt to cuming.

Y/n

“Ughh how long is this going to take,” I nearly pulled the hair out of my head in frustration. I was in the bathroom of my office and was currently trying to avoid the meeting. “You know no matter how hard you tug you won’t pull the boredom out of your head,” I turned to see my best friend smirking.

“Shoko, I feel like I’m going to die. I’m so under stimulated,” I practically whine and she just laughed and walked next to me. “Let’s go back, besides we get off in an hour and a half so this meeting shouldn’t last long,” her words naught some comfort to me as I sighed.

I pulled her in for a hug to which she returned, “What would I do without you,” I mumbled into her suit jacket backing her chuckle. “Let’s go out for drinks tonight, we both have the day off tomorrow in a long time,” she held me back from my shoulders.

Now that sounded amazing but I only sighed and felt myself visibly deflate, “I can’t, I still have a couple of things to unpack—“

“So come out when you’re done—“ Shoko interrupted making me frown even more, “I have to build a desk, Shoko.” Her face winced at that. The last time we both tried to build one it fell apart after we placed my computer in it, breaking to computer and the desk.

“How does tomorrow sound,” she spoke through her teeth cringing at the thought of building. I laugh at her suggestion and nodded. We both went back to the meeting and sat there for nearly two. More. Hours.

I know I needed the over time, but this was ridiculous. After another 30 minutes I looked at the clock to find it was 8:05pm. Then we were dismissed, the room filling with grumbles and mumbles of distain.

Once again, the ride home was long but out of sheer anger and annoyance I found myself eager to get home and build that damn desk so I can have fun tomorrow. Making in the building and to the elevator I sensed someone was standing beside me.

I glanced and nearly gasped at the sight of my handsome neighbor. The elevator dinged and we both made our way inside. The silence was deafening and the awkwardness was heavy. I shut my eyes so I wouldn’t have to see his face but was pulled out of my thoughts by his deep and soothing voice.

“I’m Satoru Gojo, haven’t had the pleasure of formally meeting you,” I opened an eye to look down and see he held his hand out. Then I looked up at his face and instinctively gripped his hand when the elevator shook.

“Y/n, it’s nice to meet you too…formally,” I wanted to shrink into a hole and die. His chuckle made my belly flutter and my chest tighten. The elevator dinged causing the both of us to let go of each others hand and get off.

We both walked side my side with each other, still in awkward silence. Stopping at our doors we stood there for a good minute not saying anything. I heard his mouth open as he was about to speak before I beat him to it, “Come inside?”

He nearly fell to his knees when he heard it.

“S-sorry,” his voice waived causing me to shake my head in embarrassment, “It’s okay if not, I understand it’s been a long day. I just wanted to welcome you into my new home as a friendly neighbor.” Was I stupid? Inviting a stranger— a man! Into my home.

I could practice at my dead dad screaming at the top of his lungs about me being stupid. “Sure,” his response caught me off guard. He was stuttering and mumbling just a second ago, now he’s running a hand through his hair and smirking?

I roll my eyes and we both walk into my home. I notice his eyes go to the box containing my desk on the floor as I try hard to ignore it. “It’s… not much and I’m still waiting to get a couple more pieces of furniture, but with my budget it’s gonna have to wait,” I gesture to the mostly blank living room and dinning area.

Really, the only places completely done were the bathrooms and the kitchen. I needed to set up my office and my bedroom. “It’s nice… cozy” he says looking around making me fake a laugh “haha,” this in turn causes him to laugh, a sound I never want to forget.

I walk to the fridge and open it, “I apologize, I don’t have much as far as food so I’ve just been eating takeout. Need to go grocery shopping by the end of this week,” I hear him hum in acknowledgment, “No it’s fine, I ate beforehand.”

A moment of awkward silence washes over us before he breaks it, “your desk.” What an odd thing to say. I look up at him in confusion. He’s standing on one side of the island while I stand on the other. I watch as he glances to the box in the entrance, “you still haven’t built you desk?”

I sigh in embarrassment, “N-no I haven’t really had the time.” I raise my hand to nervously scratch the back of my neck. The next words that come out of his mouth make my eyes light up, “I can build it for you. If you want?”

“Yes!” I answered a bit too quickly making his eyebrow raise. “I’m sorry I just—I’m no good at building and I asked my friend but she’s also not good at building,” he nods in understatement before he walks over to the box. “Where do you want it,” he asks picking up the box with ease making my jaw drop.

He walks over with the box in his hands, the veins in his hands and arms popping out making me gulp. “Sweetheart I’m gonna need you to use your words,” I look up at the words usually used for endearment. A faint blush rises to me cheeks as I point to an area in the living room.

“O-over there is—is uh fine,” I tell him and I hear the box run against his hair which meant he nodded in acknowledgement. Once he set it down he pulled out a pocket knife making me jump and he stabbed box open.

Who the hell carries a knife with them in the cit— that was a stupid thing to question. My eyes fall to his arms as he tolls his sleeves up, the oversized dress shirt accentuating the veins on his arms. Instinctively, my thighs clutch together as I watch from the kitchen island.

He grunts as he pulls out the large wooden plank causing me to bite my lip and he sets it up against the wall. Now all the pieces were out along the empty floor. He claps his hand together, “thank you for the build,” he speaks to no one.

Is he serious? Did he just turn a common eating phrase into a building phrase. Odd guy, I like him. I want him… “what do you think,” I was caught off guard once more by his panting and out of breath sentence.

Gulping I look to see that he’s done with the drawers, “I-it looks really good Gojo.” His smile grows wider, “call me Satoru!” I chuckle at his expression. Demon. How can someone so sexy speak so cutely.

Shifting my weight to my other leg I freeze at the sensation. I was wet… and it felt uncomfortable except for the fact that it was caused by Gojo. I took another glance and noticed his stance. He had one knee in the ground and the other balanced him out, foot placed firmly on the ground.

He didn’t look hard but boy, can eyes be deceiving. “Alright,” he spoke in a song making me giggle at him. He was sure adorable when he wanted to be. Was he done already? I can’t believe I was so in my head I didn’t even her him hammering or drilling the screws.

“I just need to place this on top and secure it then I’m all done,” he grinned at me and put his hand on the wood plank still being held up by the wall. Now that I had the chance, I glanced at his body full over. His hair was slightly disheveled and there were light traces of sweat coming down his forehead and neck.

Feeling embarrassed I let out gasp and walk to the cabinet with the cups and pull one out before placing it under the ice dispenser and changing it to dispense filtered water. Unaware of Gojo watching me and my form with an unfamiliar gaze.

Then I make my way over to him and notice the desk was now finished. “I couldn’t thank you enough, but here’s some water,” I tell him with a worried voice and shove the glass into his hands. His fingers grazed my as he walked closer to me.

I felt my breath hitch as I look up at the man who was now towering over me, “There might be a way—but ah~ I don’t wanna sound so sleezy,” I watch as he backs up slightly and his hand lightly shakes the back of his neck.

“N-no, not at all! Anything,” the tone in my voice unintentionally drops at the last word. His eyes narrow and then I feel his hands being placed on my hips. The water had been discarded and placed in the desk. At least it didn’t crumble under the pressure of water.

He brings one hand up and places it under my chin pulling me closer to his face as he leans down. “Let me taste you,” my thighs rub together at the raspyness of his voice. Noticing his eyes were now on my lips I let my gaze fall to his.

No way a man this beautiful with such beautiful lips had one of the most filthiest—in a good way— sentence come out of his mouth. I couldn’t take it, it felt like all night I was being teased so I gave in.

I wrapped my arms around his neck pulling him into me, his lips puckered and pressed against mine. The kiss was heavy and needy. Just then, I felt the eagerness and desperation in the actions of his tongue. I let my mouth open slightly as his tongue slid inside.

His hands gripped my waist and turned me so my ass was pressed against the desk he had just built. He stops the kissing momentarily to speak, “let’s see how good this desk really is,” his voice sounded nearly like a purr.

I let out a soft hum in agreement as his hands slid down to the underside of my thighs, giving them a squeeze to signal to jump back onto the desk. As soon as I was on it he waisted no time placing his lustful lips all over my neck causing small moans to escape my mouth.

His hand made its way down to where I desperately needed him the most. Feeling me twitch beneath him, I could feel the smirk against my skin. That didn’t stop him from sucking my neck like a sex crazed teenager.

“Can I take this off of you baby,” he mumbled against the skin of my neck, the vibrations causing another moan to slip from my mouth. “Yes, please Gojo,” he didn’t like this. He ripped down the work pants I had on and the panties I was wearing as well.

“How many times will I have to keep saying it, say my name,” he almost sounded like a little kid having to give up their rights to their favorite toy. His hands were back on me as he pulled me closer to the edge of the desk rather harshly.

His hand also made its way back to my now unclothed center causing me to gasp. His eyes widened as he pulled back entirely and looked down then back up at me. The look on his face was one I’ll never forget.

He looked so genuinely happy and the way his eyes were wide with excitement made my heart and my pussy swell. He looked at me with pure adoration, something I rarely have done to me especially by men.

“Shit, is this all for me,” he beamed in excitement and when I nodded he fell to his knees at the sight in front of him. “It’s so pretty…” I felt the familiar heat rise in my cheeks, was I really embarrassed by his words?

My body tensed as he took two of his fingers and slid them down my labia, his way of teasing. I glanced down at him and he looked like he’d never seen pussy before making me slightly nervous. Then I felt it, the warm almost hot, thick, and wet muscle making contact with me.

He took his tongue and slid it from the base of my vagina all the way to the hood of my clit. I didn’t miss the way his tongue disappeared in between my folds and pussy lips. The sight making me more wet.

He looked up at me and I could see the clear but faintly white discoloration on his tongue before swallowing it in front of me, “oh you taste heavenly, just like I thought.” His hands were now hooked around my thighs as his tongue once again made contact with my pussy.

This time he licked around where I needed him the most causing me to squirm, “Satoru~,” he hummed at my whining, “Use your words sweetheart.” I couldn’t do this anymore, “Satoru eat me out already,” I begged causing him to chuckle lightly.

He wasted no time licking a stripe up all the way to my clit before wrapping his puffy lips around it. My hand flew straight to his beautiful head full of white hair. This only encouraged him to suck on my clit before releasing and placing a kiss on it before moving by down to lap at my entrance.

“S-Satoru,” I moaned out forcing my head back in pleasure. The hum of contempt send vibrations through my pussy causing my thighs to tighten around his head. He pushed forward and used his hands to spread my legs apart.

I looked down and the sight nearly made me cum on my own, Satoru's blue eyes were staring right up at me and instead of his wide ones, I was met with half lidded and dazed blue eyes. The tip of his nose was glistening under the living room light and his hair was moving as his head was shaking side to side with his tongue landing on my clit each time.

I forced my other hand onto his head in attempt to push him into me further. He showed no interest in backing away as he continued to suck and lap at my clit and folds. The ludicrous sounds echoed through the mostly empty apartment and the tightening in my belly pulled me back down to Satoru, “T-Toru..hng…I’m gonna cum—please, p-please let me cum.”

“Since you asked so nicely,” The vibrations from his sweet voice sent me over the edge as the grip on his hair only tightened and I attempted to push his head away so I wouldn’t be overstimulated, he however had other plans.

He retreated his lips from my throbbing clit with a pop and looked up at me as he inserted a finger through my hole. I gasped and looked down at him and he grinned at the sight of the flushed look on my face. “Toru,” I whined which only made him shush me, “Don’t worry baby, I’m gonna make you feel real good again, okay?”

I could only nod as I felt another finger join inside me. He smirked and began pushing them in and out at a steady pace making me gasp, “D-don’t stop, Toru,” he hummed in response and I felt the familiar warm lips wrap around my clit once more as the pace of his fingers sped up and began curling upwards inside of me.

I tried to mask the lewd moans coming out of my lips by placing my hands over my mouth. Another pop was heard and his lips were off of my and now frowning, “Don’t do that. Let the neighbors know how good I make you feel, scream if you have to,” he muttered the last part with a smirk before diving back in to lap at my pussy.

His words encouraged me to place the hand that was once over my mouth and into his head once again. Soon, I felt the feeling coming back again only this time, it nearly burned and caused my body to twitch against him. “T-Toru wait—there’s something—ah!”

I threw my head back as he pulled away slightly with an open mouth while his fingers continued to fuck me. The moans I let out sounded almost like screams of pleasure. Coming down from that high I looked down feeling my body and my legs trembling at Satoru.

His face was now covered in my juices and his hair was slightly damp. I blushed in embarrassment as his eyes looked up at me, sparkling. “I think I just came in my pants,” he admitted causing my eyes to widen as I spread my legs to look down.

Sure enough there was a stain in them, but it didn’t look like he was soft or getting softer. “If you’re alright with it, I don’t have a condom and I’d like to fuck the shit out of you,” my mouth gapped at his forwardness. After a couple of second of him smiling at me I spoke up, “Y-yes, I’m not on birth control and I’m clean so…”

His smile only grew, “I’m clean too!” Before I knew it, he was helping me take off my shirt and pulling his pants down along with his underwear. His eyes immediately flew to my chest and he lean forward to kiss the skin on my neck, littered with bruises now showing.

My eyes widened at his length. I had been with men, sure, but him? His dick was hard which caused it to stand up in the air with a slight curve upwards. It was lengthy just like he was—if I had to guess, 8 inches? He also had girth to him, it wasn’t huge but it was definitely big enough to hurt.

I felt his dick rub against my thigh as his lips trailed down to my chest. He reached an arm around to unclip the bra and pull it away. I could feel him twitch in excitement again as he watched my breasts fall free, the buds hardening at the coolness of the room.

I then felt his familiar wet and hard tongue drag around my nipple causing me to let out a soft moan and his eyes shot up to me. He smirked and used his other hand to pinch and roll the bud while his lips wrapped around the other causing my back to arch into him and his touch.

“T-Toru,” a hand flew to his head and ran from the nape of his neck to the top of his head and I felt him twitch against me again. “Hmm~” he moaned against me. “Please��� please fuck me,” his eyes stayed on me and he lightly nibbled on my bud, then I felt him twitch against me again with his eyes closed.

Releasing my nipple with a pop he brought his hands to hook around my legs, spreading them apart as he bent his slightly to angle himself. The height of the desk was perfect for this exact reason.

I felt his warm tip trace up and down my slit causing me to whine, “Don’t tease Toru~ please…” he only grinned and lean forward to catch my lips in a kiss.

Then I felt it, he slowly entered inside of my causing my body to shift in slight discomfort. He groaned and wrapped an arm around my waist to pull me closer. Once he was in fully, bottoming me out, did he release the kiss.

“I knew you’d be mine the second I laid eyes on your pretty body,” the words would sound disgusting and rude if they weren’t coming from the most beautiful man known to man. That and his intentions. I bit my lip and earned him to move with my legs wrapped around him pushing him against me even closer.

He chuckled softly and lean forward to place one hand at the edge of the desk while his other held me up. I glanced down at the veins on his arms before pulling his face in for a kiss. He pulled out till his tip was almost out until he pushed back in causing me to moan against his lips.

After getting comfortable and him doing that a few times I whined, “Toru, faster,” he shook his head with a lopsided grin, “You’re such a baby.” I had no time to react to his words as he began to pick up the pace of his hips, snapping forward causing light screeches to come from the desk.

I moaned his name as I wrapped my arms around his neck the feeling of his cock throbbing in my pussy sending shivers through my body. He grunted and moaned in my face wrapping the hand that was holding me now placing it around the bottom of my chin. “Such a pretty pussy, you like that huh? I do~”

The sound of skin slapping echoed through the apartment as well as Satoru’s teases and praises. The grip under my chin releases and now he’s upright, pushing my legs back to fold and places them on his shoulders, not easing up on his thrusts.

The angle causes him to hit that spot causing the familiar feeling to bubble in my chest, “You gonna cum on my cock pretty girl?” He grinned and placed a hand on my pussy before rubbing side to side. I felt my back arch and my moans turned into squeals, “that’s right pretty girl, cum on my cock. You can do it, fuck…” he threw his head back increasing his pace in both his hips and fingers.

After a few seconds of thrashing around I feel myself tightening around him and releasing. His hips began stuttering but his hand didn’t stop and soon I felt the same other feeling flow through my body and the sounds of spurting fills the air, joining the symphony of lewd noises.

“Fuck!” I hear a shout from Satoru and he pulls out of my overstimulated pussy. I look down and watch as ropes of thick, hit, white cum shoots onto my pussy, belly, and the bottom of my chest. I take a moment to watch his body, he’s shuttering and shaking in pleasure. His eyes are glued onto my core as he releases.

After a minute of both of us panting and giggling, Satoru steals a kiss before hooking his arms around my legs pulling me into bridal style, walking me into my bedroom. “Where’s your bed,” he asks looking down at me. Shyly, I point to the big box on the other side of the room that had a 2d model of what the bed should look like.

He chuckled and shook his head before walking to the bathroom and placing me in the tub. The aftercare was amazing and dare I say hot. He had taken a bath with me and offered to have me sleepover at his place to which I was too tired to disagree.

So after we clean up and I give him a pair of oversized sweats that were a little too big on me, we made our way across the hall to his apartment. It looked exactly like mine in terms of the layout but the decoration was minimalist with hints of maximalist, in the bedroom was no different. I guess that’s how he knew my layout…

We both got into his king sized( obviously) bed and I felt his arms wrap around me to pull me close to him. “Satoru,” I call him name softly and he replies with a tired hum. “You thought about fucking me,” I question, bringing up a previous sentence he said. This made him burst out in a tired laughter causing my to pull back slightly and look up at him with a raised eyebrow.

“That’s what you took away from all that?”

“I forgot about it…”

[ashes-writing-corner]

Alright! So I wanted to go ahead and do another part to Ghosts that We Knew! This is a follow up to the last one, but the next will kinda be its own thing. Anyway, I hope yall like ^^ it's a little shorter and less angsty than I thought it would be :)

Ghosts that We Knew

Part 5: Reconcile

Ghost had seemed to disappear. When you and Ellie came back, the apartment was cleaned, scrubbed down and sanitized of everything. They had even, rather courteously, had taken your stuff from the boxes and put them in plastic bins for easy organization and unpacking. Ellie couldn’t feel Ghost there anymore. It seemed the clean up crew had even washed him away. It saddened her. 

“Mama…where is he?” Ellie asked, looking up at you as she entered the apartment again, “I don’t see him”. 

“I don’t know sweetie. I…I’m thinking he may have moved on. Maybe he just completed his purpose”. 

Your little girl looked skeptical but seemed to understand what you meant. She went to her room, trying to get familiar with everything again. It was like moving in all over again. You stopped in front of the closet, now pristine and scrubbed down. Like Ellie, you felt like they had scrubbed him away too somehow. 

In the days following, you couldn't help but feel that a part of you was oddly lost. He was there and yet, not. Still around, just not as strong. It was a very surreal and odd feeling. The whole vibe of the apartment felt off, so you did what you normally did when you felt out of whack. 

You baked. 

This time, you worked on a loaf of banana nut bread, one of yours and Ellie’s favorites. You had hoped maybe Ghost would come again at the smells and sounds of you baking again, keeping your phone out and the communication app open in case he said something. But nothing came through on the phone, even as you waited for it to finish baking. It just felt empty all around. The apartment was tainted, despite having been cleansed, and it felt barren and cold. A part of you wondered if the cold was due to his presence, or because you just felt cold without him there. Again, it was just a really odd, sad feeling. You read a little on your phone as you waited for the banana loaf to get done, but you could hardly read the words. Something just didn’t feel right. 

You got up, and approached the closet in the hall, noting that Ellie’s door was closed. You had your phone in hand as you sat down in front of the closet. You didn't know what his fascination with that space was, but you had an idea. 

The thought of it honestly broke your heart…well it broke somebody's. You remembered as you touched the scar on your chest. "Your" heart wasn't exactly yours. You couldn't stand remembering that fact…

Pushing it to the back of your mind, you focused on the task at hand. If he was still here, this is where he'd be. 

"Ghost…if you're still here, I want you to know that it's okay. You did what you had to do and you did it to protect us. Even if we weren't home, who's to say they wouldn't have come again? I just wanna let you know that I'm not mad at you, if that's what's wrong. Yes, I was scared. Yes, I was caught by surprise. I just didn't expect to see you. I only saw you a little that first night. I wasn't expecting a full body apparition" you paused, trying to think of what to say, "if you're still here, I'm making banana nut bread. I know you can't eat it, but you mentioned you liked the smell. I'll leave a piece out for you". 

You kissed your hand and gently pressed it to the door. "And if you have moved on, well…congrats soldier, you earned it". 

You moved to stand back up to check on the loaf in the oven, leaving your phone in the hallway in front of the closet. Inside, Ghost did his best to keep quiet, definitely not a difficult feat. Sure you explained yourself, but he didn't want to risk scaring you again. Besides, he needed time to regain his strength. Possession took a lot out of him, as he imagined it did with most spirits. 

Sorry. 

At the sound of the word, you nearly dropped the loaf in the kitchen. You heard the squeak of Ellie's door, she had heard it too. The little girl sat in front of the closet. 

"Ghost? Ghosty? Are you in there?" Ellie asked. 

You were somewhat easy to resist, but Ghost had a deep soft spot for your little girl. Any time she was around something in him felt oddly alive, warm and bright. Anything she wanted, anything she asked, he gave an answer. 

Here. 

"Mama! He's here! He's back!" Ellie called excitedly. 

"I'll be there in a second, hon. Want a piece of banana nut bread?!" You asked. 

He could hear the smile in your voice. You were happy he was here, actually happy. It was beginning to feel like home again for you, and even more like home with your supernatural roommate. 

"Yes please!" Ellie called out, "don't forget one for him!"  

You were indeed smiling. "I would never forget". 

Ellie went to her room to grab a blanket and a couple pillows. She didn't want to leave her spooky friend alone in the lonely hallway tonight. Besides, sweets tasted even better when shared with friends.

"I missed you" Ellie said looking first at the phone and then the door. 

Missed you. The phone seemed to echo back. 

She smiled as you came back with slices of the fresh loaf. You sat down with your little one, setting the plate between the two of you. 

"Banana nut bread tastes the best when made fresh" you smiled, "and it's even better tonight". 

"Yum!" Ellie took a piece excitedly, loving when you made things like this. 

You pushed a piece on a smaller plate towards the closet door. Sure Ghost couldn't eat it, but at least he knew you thought of him. You watched your little one eat, a soft smile on your face. 

"Ghost…you won't leave us right? Promise?" She asked, her little voice soft. 

He took a moment to think. He was touched, Ellie wasn't afraid of him anymore, and he felt a little more complete. Ghost had no idea why he was still stuck here, but a part of him thought it was for the two of you. Whatever higher powers there were, they had finally gifted him that one thing he wanted in life but never felt worthy of: a home and a family. 

Again, he was aware of how selfish it was, but after dedicating his life to the protection of others, perhaps it was time to be a little selfish…

Never. He promised. 

He was home, and Ghost had no intention of leaving. Home was where he was staying, no matter where you and Ellie were…

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[kickthecanrevolution]

My kittens have been so unbelievably snuggly lately - Minnie will not leave my side and loves her pets, and Buddy has decided she’s a lap cat and sleeps on my chest and my tummy whenever I’m in my bed. It’s the sweetest thing.

It sounds like the formal transition into this new experience will be announced next week, and then start a week after that. It also sounds to be open ended and could extend beyond a year. They also softened the language that we at the end of the experience, don’t need to go find a job ourselves but that our company will find one for us.

So that gives me the remainder of the week to really focus on wrapping things up for my team. I really don’t know how they’re going to respond, they might be just fine they might freak out. All I know is I’m going to do this and manage through all of the ego reactions of I’m being selfish, they can’t live without me, etc. etc. None of that is real.

This is actually going to be quite a difficult job, involving a lot of international countries. I’m going be up late late late late at night and up early early early in the morning. it’s not going to be a cakewalk. 

It’s also going to test me. I have all these big ideas but I rarely execute them. Will I now? Will I be able to influence others to actually get it done? That’s going be the challenge and the test.

 Yesterday I was on the phone with Shirley a bit late in the evening saying I needed to hang up because I had to go back to work and grind out a couple more hours on my transition plan. I’d spent some time working on Alki stuff getting all of that organized and was feeling guilty that I hadn’t focused on work enough. She said when you grind like this, you put so much pressure and urgency on yourself that doesn’t need to be ithere. You have a week – go snuggle with the cats, turn the TV on, and relax. It’s all going to get done you don’t need to force it.

It was so insightful, that is how I force myself through life most of the time. So this morning I actually woke up, unpacked from my trip, cleaned the house a little bit and now I’m drinking coffee watching a movie, easing into my day.

Maybe life doesn’t have to be so excruciating and difficult all of the time.

[pbandjesse]

I am back in Baltimore. And my body aches very badly still but I had a good day. Made some port choices with food but it's not the first time it won't be the last time I'm sure.

We got a lot done today. I was a little exhausted because I didn't sleep great. Her air conditioning kept turning on and off because it was on Eco mode and I was just pretty uncomfortable and had a really hard time falling asleep. But I didn't sleep horribly once I was asleep. I woke up a couple times because my neck hurts but overall pretty good sleep. When I did wake up I told her that next time I want a fan because I got very stuffy in there whenever the air is turned off and it's hard to stay comfortable.

I got dressed pretty quickly and I didn't love my original outfit and then I wore this dress for the first time and the pink just felt like it was a lot. With the tank top in the sandals I like it a little bit more but still felt cute. And we were out the door around 8:30.

We decided to go to cracker barrel for breakfast because just likes it so much. But I ran into the same problem I always have there which is they just put onions in everything and I decided that even though I should not be eating onions and it makes my mouth burn and gives me horrible stomach issues I was going to risk it. First time in a while I've done that and I regret it because I feel terrible and very itchy. I honestly do think that I have developed an actual onion allergy and not just a sensitivity. I've always been very sensitive to them but I think it might be an actual allergy now. Which sucks.

But even though it ended up hurting me later I did enjoy the food. I got eggs Benedict with impossible sausage on top. I did not eat the impossible sausage because it was a very very salty. But in eggs Benedict on biscuits was actually pretty nice I was surprised. I didn't think it was going to have the structure.

Are waitress was very nice and we spent a little time looking in the store. Our waitress got us drinks to go for free. Which was really nice of her. And they were gigantic. Just unreasonably large. And honestly kind of boring but it was free so I'm not going to complain too much. They were supposed to be half and halfs but they just tasted like very unsweetened iced tea and it wasn't my favorite but whatever.

After we left there we drove back to that park we saw yesterday that had a really cute vibe. Playground equipment was a little squeaky and everything had age limits on it which is something I've never really seen to that extent. But we went and sat on the swings for a little bit despite the signs. And then we saw that they had benches that were swings and moved over to that. And we sat and enjoyed the water and rocked for a bit. But honestly I could have fallen asleep I was having such a nice time sitting there. And we chilled until the sun was getting too hot and then we went back to the house.

When we got back there we got right into our cleaning an organization. The plan was to go through some of the boxes and try to get rid of a few things and try to get it unpacked a little bit more. And over the next few hours we did do that. And I was really proud of us because I think it came together really well.

The big issue though is that she has no furniture. So there wasn't really places we could put things. The big one being in the kitchen. We were able to get the counter contact papered. And it went way easier than inside the cabinets and then she was able to figure out a better system for doing the cabinets later in the day. So we had a system and we were making space but 90% of the stuff that she owns is kitchen stuff. And what she needs is to get a shelf and an island and a couple little things for the kitchen so that she can actually start putting things away because there's nowhere to put it. And like if it was me I would just start filling the cabinets for now just to get things out of the space so that I was not as overwhelmed but at least things were out of the boxes.

It was fun sitting there though and unwrapping things. That was my job. We both sat in the living room and I would pull things out of boxes and unwrap them and hand the paper to her and put them in decoration or kitchen piles. Then we sorted by breakable and non-breakable and then she put all of the cups away that we could find. Mugs as well. We could not find any bowls. We have no idea where they could be because she definitely has bowls and we did find an entire set of fine China. That her aunt was getting rid of so she took. But she does not need eight sets of a full China set. Like four sizes of plates cups and stuff it's ridiculous It's not even the style that she likes. I kept trying to convince her that she should just get rid of it but I could not in the end. We did fill a box of stuff that she decided was unnecessary. And I just had a good time looking through things. I found a whole bunch of her squished pennies and baby pictures and things I've gifted her and memories. It was a lot of fun.

As I was sitting there going through boxes I had some more of the guacamole. Honestly not the best one that I've gotten from that place at the market. It was a lot lighter and not as limey. She didn't like it very much which is fine. More for me. I hope next week's is a little bit better. And we eventually were just chilling because we're both tired. My allergies were bothering me a lot for moving everything and I was sneezing a lot and was kind of uncomfortable. Plus my stomach still hurt from the onions I should not have eaten.

We did make really good progress though and it took a few hours but it was a good time. And we decided to reward ourselves with ice cream again.

We did not go to the same place. Instead we went to a place that we had driven past on the way to the place yesterday. And not only did this place have more flavors of custard they also took credit cards which is something that the other place did not. So we both ordered milkshakes. I got a mint chocolate chip and she got strawberry. Her strawberry one was very very dark red like almost like what you expect a raspberry to look like. But it was a nice flavor and I enjoyed mine as well. It was made with vanilla custard with an a mint syrup and chocolate chips mixed in kind of like how nifty fifties used to do it and I enjoyed it.

But the best part about this is that it was literally in the same parking lot as a little farm stand and so we went to the little farmers market and we each got a jar of strawberry rhubarb jam and I got a bar of handmade soap and she got dill pickles that have turmeric in them and are called banana pickles. Not banana peppers, banana pickles. We think because they were so yellow. And she also got a lemon and then we went back to the house.

When we got back there we decided to play a game. She bought this game the kind of like Jenga except it's made of pom poms. And it was honestly really fun. She was laughing very hard which I always enjoyed. And we were not very good at it but it was fun still. And I would for sure play it again. We played a few rounds of that but eventually we knew that it was time for me to leave.

She help me bring all my stuff outside and when we got out there her neighbor was mowing the lawn and he stopped to come over and say hello and warn us about parking on the street that apparently on that side of the street He's gotten tickets before. So good to know for the future. And he was very kind. He said his wife would definitely come over and bring her cookies sometime. Thought that was very sweet. And after Jess remembered all of my drinks that were in the fridge and brought them out to me I left. I was sad to go but I know I'll see her in a few weeks. Because we're going camping and I'm very much looking forward to that too.

But I knew that this was going to be A rough ride home. First of all when I first turn on the car my back bond on the seat. And then my cord that attaches to my phone was so hot it was having trouble connecting. It did eventually connect but I had to reconnect it like 50 times on the drive back. And then when I put the GPS on it said I wasn't going to get home for 2 hours. And the little number was red which means there stand still traffic again. And of course it was in stupid Delaware. And it wouldn't even be a big deal if it was something that made sense but it never makes sense! Like you sit in this traffic forever and then it just opens up. Like for no reason and it's just because people don't let people merge!

And it was so bad that around 6:00, which is when I should have gotten home if traffic wasn't such an issue, I still had almost an hour and a half left of my commute so I just decided that I should get off the highway and get something to eat.

So I stopped at Aberdeen and what I really wanted was pizza but I didn't know where 7-Eleven was and I did not want ledo's because it's gross. So I gave up on that dream and went to have Taco Bell instead because I knew it would at least be familiar.

And so I got three tacos and I ate them in the car. And they were pretty good. And then the GPS decided to take me home a completely different way. Not on the highway at all. And I would arrive home around 7:00. I have no idea how bad traffic was that it didn't want me to take the highway. But it was a very pleasant drive and eventually we did get back on 95 and there was still a little bit of traffic but only for a few minutes and I got to see some of Maryland I had never seen before so that was neat. It was just a very rough ride and I really wanted to go home.

During one of those times where I was in standstill traffic though I looked at my phone briefly and saw that Annabelle had put in the group chat pictures from the chickee where people have not cleaned up from color wars again. And I wrote in the group chat that if arts and crafts is a mess tomorrow I'm going to freak out. But Annabelle then texted me and told me that they had actually not let them use arts and crafts because how upset I had been last time. Which I very much appreciate but would have liked to be told. Cuz then I've had stress for no reason. But I felt bad that her space was still being used and disrespected. That doesn't seem very fair. I told her I would help her however I could tomorrow and we can miserated on how disrespectful the counselors have been to spaces this year and how bad it's been. Everyone just expects people to clean up after them and it sucks.

On my ride home I also saw something I wish I could have grabbed a picture of but did not move fast enough for. I saw a street sign for American Way, And it was a dead end. And I just thought that was so funny. I don't know if someone else will agree with me but it felt like poetic irony.

mostly though I was just really glad to be back in our neighborhood. I got back here a little after 7:00 and I parked the car and I brought my stuff in. I had a conversation with a man outside who was doubled over and I was really worried about him he told me he has a hernia. And I hope that he is feeling okay.

And when I got inside I was really happy to see Sweetp. He let me hold him for a little while and then I noticed his nails were sharp so I cut them. Lady Bird, Jess's cat, scratched me and was very mean. And while she's a beautiful cat she's not very nice and sweet pea continues to be the best boy. Even if he is a bitey criminal sometimes he's a very good cat. Lady Bird is a very traditional cat.

It's been really nice to be back here but my apartment just feels really dirty and I hate that so much. This is the last week of camp and then I don't have time next week too clean and reorganize some stuff and hopefully that makes me feel a little bit better. But in the meantime I did change the kitty litter and I fed everybody and then I finally took a bath. I felt so gross after today's drive and all of our moving and unpacking. I got to use my new soap and I washed my hair and I watched a video. And it's just been really nice evening. James has been at their friend's house playing D&D but they're on their way home now. And I'm really looking forward to seeing them.

I hope tomorrow I can be chill. Because I am very frustrated seeing Annabelle's pictures. And I worry that if I go in arts and crafts tomorrow it's going to be a mess and then I'm going to be really really upset. I'm hoping that she's right that it's all okay. And I hope that I can just go in tomorrow and make my example in the my groups are just excellent and that's all I can help for. I hope you guys have a great night tonight. Wish me luck. Sleep well. And take care of yourself.

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Moving House? Here’s How Storage Can Reduce Your Stress 🏡🚛

Moving house can be one of life’s most stressful events. Between packing, scheduling movers, updating your address, and adjusting to a new environment, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. 😰 But there’s one simple solution that can ease a large chunk of this pressure—self-storage.

Whether you're downsizing, relocating temporarily, or managing a delayed move-in date, storage units offer a flexible and secure way to manage your belongings. Let’s explore how using a storage unit can make your next house move a whole lot smoother! 🚚✨

✅ 1. Declutter Before You Pack

Before you start boxing everything up, it’s a smart idea to declutter your home. This helps you avoid transporting unnecessary items and makes packing more efficient.

🧹 How Storage Helps: Not ready to part with certain items but want them out of the way? Store them temporarily in a unit while you focus on essentials. This can help showcase your home better if it's up for sale or rent, creating a cleaner, more spacious impression for viewers. 🏠

📦 2. Pack at Your Own Pace

One of the most common stressors during a move is time pressure. You may feel like everything has to be done in one weekend—but it doesn’t!

🕒 Use Storage to Spread Out Tasks: With access to a storage unit, you can begin packing weeks or even months in advance. Store packed boxes gradually and keep only what you need daily in your current home. This slow-and-steady approach can drastically reduce moving anxiety. 😌

🔐 3. Keep Your Belongings Safe

When your new home isn’t quite ready yet or you’re dealing with temporary accommodation, your possessions still need a secure place to stay.

🛡️ Peace of Mind with Protection: Most modern storage facilities offer 24/7 CCTV surveillance, individual access codes, and climate-controlled units. You won’t have to worry about where your furniture or valuables will go while in transition. 🔒📸

🏘️ 4. Smooth Transition Between Homes

Sometimes, the timelines between selling your current house and moving into the new one don’t align perfectly. You might have to stay with family, in a rental, or a hotel for a few days or weeks.

📍Storage as Your Safety Net: Instead of rushing your move or overloading temporary spaces with boxes, store everything in one place. Then, when your new home is ready, you can move your belongings in at your own pace. This takes a huge weight off your shoulders. 🎯

💡 5. Store Seasonal or Bulky Items

Not everything needs to be unpacked immediately. Items like Christmas decorations, patio furniture, or skiing equipment can wait until their season rolls around again.

🌦️ Storage Keeps You Organized: Free up space in your new home by storing away items you won’t use right away. It makes for a tidier, more comfortable living space from day one. 🏡✨

🚚 6. Perfect for Staging Your Home

If you’re putting your home on the market, you’ll want it to look its best for viewings. Too much clutter or overly personalized decor can turn potential buyers away.

🛋️ Storage Helps You Stage Smartly: Put excess furniture, boxes, and decor in storage to create a clean, neutral look that appeals to more buyers. This can even help you sell your home faster! 💰🔑

📍 7. Ideal for Local Moves in Lowestoft

If you’re moving within the Lowestoft area, there’s no need to transport everything in one go. Use storage units in Lowestoft to keep some items safely tucked away until you’re settled in. Whether you’re upsizing, downsizing, or renovating, local storage can simplify the logistics of your move. 🗺️📦

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 8. Great for Families and Shared Moves

If you’re moving with a partner, roommates, or children, things can get chaotic fast. Different people often have different timelines, moving schedules, and packing habits.

🤝 Storage Keeps Everyone Sane: By storing less-used items in a central unit, each family member or roommate can pack and unpack on their own terms. This also reduces the chaos of having too many boxes lying around at once. 👶🎒📚

🧾 9. Cost-Effective and Flexible

Think storage units are expensive? Think again! Many facilities offer flexible contracts—from weekly to monthly rentals—and competitive pricing.

💷 Affordable Peace of Mind: Instead of rushing your move and risking damaged belongings or costly moving errors, pay a small fee for storage and enjoy a safer, calmer process. Budget-friendly and worth every penny. 💸✔️

📅 10. Use Storage Even After the Move

Just because you've moved in doesn’t mean you're completely settled. In fact, it can take weeks (or even months) to fully unpack and arrange your new home.

🔄 A Smoother Post-Move Adjustment: Keep your unit for a few extra weeks as a backup. This allows you to decorate at your pace, decide what fits where, and even try out new furniture arrangements without the clutter of boxes everywhere. 🛋️📦

🔑 Choosing the Right Storage Unit

Not all storage units are created equal. When choosing a facility, look for:

✅ Clean and well-maintained premises

✅ Good security (CCTV, locks, alarms)

✅ Flexible access hours

✅ Affordable pricing plans

✅ Positive customer reviews

If you're in a specific area like Lowestoft, make sure to check for local options that offer convenience and excellent service. 🌍💼

📝 Final Thoughts: Less Stress, More Control

Moving house doesn’t have to feel like a juggling act. 🎪 With a reliable storage solution, you gain more control over your timeline, space, and sanity. Whether you’re planning a long-distance move, a same-town swap, or navigating a tricky move-in date, storage can be your secret weapon. 🛡️📦

So the next time you're preparing for a big move, remember: you don’t have to do it all at once. Take your time, stay organized, and let storage reduce your stress—one box at a time.

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In Love With The Law (Chapter 9)

Timeskip: 9 months later. 

Jun-Ho was spending the night at Y/N's. They've been dating for at least 9 months now. Spending nights here and there.  The morning came. Jun-Ho woke up, Y/n was not in bed. He heard what sounded like throwing up. He rushed out of bed heading to the bathroom. Y/n was sitting on the floor flushing the toilet.

"Are you okay baby girl?" Jun-Ho asked worried.

"Yeah, I just felt sick this morning. Probably from how much we ate last night." Y/N nodded.

Jun-Ho helped Y/N off the floor. He made sure he put Y/N back in bed. He made her soup and everything. Jun-Ho still had to work, he was going to call off but Y/N made sure he didn't. She took care of herself at home while he was gone. Y/N had a thought, since Jun-Ho lived in his apartment, just maybe speak to him to move in with her. 

Everybody was so excited for them to be together, they knew Jun-Ho and Y/N had major feelings for each other for a long time. They finally made it official 9 months ago. Y/N and he never told anyone until 3 months in. Everybody was excited, Dae-Ho already had the feeling given how close he was with Y/N. He just congratulated her proud of them finally getting together. 

Jun-Ho came back to Y/N's apartment. She already cooked dinner, she had done a lot already for him. She made sure the house was cleaned, dishes were done. He doesn't want Y/n to be a housewife one bit, she had a job but she still stuck to staying home a lot. Giving it more of an online job. Y/N greeted him as he got him. After giving him a big kiss, they shortly after ate dinner. Then got relaxed.

"Hey, honey?" Y/N turned to look at him.

"Yeah, dear?" Jun-Ho responded.

They had cute nicknames for each other; they barely called each other by their name. Ever since they got together they called each other dear, baby, honey, love, darling, my king, my queen. Just whole up cheesy things but they were happy. It's all that mattered to themselves. 

"I was thinking while you were at work. You know how you have to travel across Seoul to come see me?' Y/N mentioned.

Jun-Ho nodded. "Yeah." 

"What if you moved in with me? I mean, we have been together for a while." Y/N smiled at him.

"I'd love that to be honest," Jun-Ho mentioned. "It would be great to have you beside me in our bed together." 

They made sure they checked whose apartment was bigger, which was Jun-Ho's, so they moved together into his. A Uhual bringing them together. Their friend group helps them move in with each other. Everyone was proud of how they were making progress in this relationship. Once everything was unpacked, organized, and just put together overall. They relaxed together, officially living together. 

A couple of weeks into moving, Y/N kept waking up with morning sickness. While Jun-Ho was at work she went out to the store, bought two pregnancy tests then came home. She waited until 3 minutes before Jun-Ho came home to take it so it was fully accurate when he came home.

Jun-Ho entered the apartment, locking the door behind him. He called out for her, but no answer. He heard a small sob. He knocked on the door and then opened it looking at Y/N. She held a pregnancy in her hand. She covered her mouth. Jun-Ho eyes widen.

"Are you?" Jun-Ho asked in shock.

Y/N nodded as her eyes began to water. "It's positive." 

Jun-Ho rushed over, looking, then seeing as it was positive. Y/N smiled tears rolling down her face. 

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daily kestrel 116:

today actually went pretty well! I got out of work right after I posted yesterday's daily, and then went to pick up meds for both Peyton and Paige before I headed home. I got some cleaning done at the house today, mainly vacuuming the upstairs and organizing our clothes situation while Paige worked on cleaning the kitchen. once I got that cleaning done I headed over to Penny's to meet my parents over there, we packed up my car and Dad's truck with most of the things from her garage and ate a small lunch before heading back to the new house in time to meet Peyton there

Peyton and Paige were already talking to the ADT rep who stopped by today when we got in, so we did a brief tour of the downstairs while they finished up getting our new service set up, apparently they're coming by tomorrow to get new security system equipment installed for freee, so that will be nice, and Paige is paying for the monitoring, which helps out a lot. Paige gave Mom and Dad their tiki bar sign she got them on the cruise, and mom gave Paige a Dolly Parton coffee table book (which worked especially well since Penny got her a Dolly Parton shirt, and they didn't even know about each other's gifts), and then they led us outside for the biggest and best Christmas gift anyone's ever gotten us - they bought the lot of land next door for us!! it's ours!! we don't have to worry about a land developer getting it or saving up for it or anything, it's just OURS!!

after that excitement, the rest of the afternoon was spent unpacking the cars (which happened pretty efficiently) and then we went to dinner at a local Mexican place that was pretty good, I got some hella tasty carnitas quesadillas. we tried to go get the key blanks we ordered cut, but the guy at Lowe's didn't want to do his job, and Home Depot flatly refused since we didn't buy them there, so tomorrow we shall stop at Ace Hardware (which actually sells the key blanks we ordered, they were just really out of the way) to get them cut so we can finally each have a copy of the house key. I called Memi before bed to tell her thank you for the contribution to the land and to talk to her about the house, and I've just been hanging out upstairs while Paige is playing Princess Peach Showtime and Peyton is playing marvel rivals in the den, I intended to read fanfic but Tyler started streaming so I hopped in there for a bit, but now I have taken my night time cough meds, so it is well and truly bedtime. may tomorrow be painless and efficient, amen

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Dishwashing: Pots, pans, dishes, and cutlery should be cleaned to ensure that chefs have all that they need in order to cook efficiently.

Stock Handling: Assist to receive deliveries and unpack to allow for keeping an efficient stock in the kitchen.

Waste Management: Handling kitchen waste to be put out and disposed of under health and safety regulations.

Porters are at the lowest level but central to how kitchens operate. Kitchens would go entirely mad without porters.

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Assist Chefs and Cooks

Porters assist the chefs and cooks in a very important way. Cleanly washing of dishes, taking care of waste, all these chores done by porters save the time and area of the chefs to cook for themselves. This is mostly during the busy periods where the service time is important. Hygiene and Safety

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An efficiently managed, clean, and organized kitchen really runs much better. Porters ensure that all tools, ingredients, and clean working areas are made available to the chefs in good time so they can prepare and service food with maximum efficiency.

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8-1-24

I'm here because writing sometimes helps ease the weight in me, but I don't have anything specific weighing me down. A lot of life stuff is happening.

Bear was meant to start daycare on the 5th. Once again, however, staffing issues have become a problem. They put an indefinite delay on her care.

Summer is ending, so I have to find new work. That's a whole book in itself. It's not just securing new work. Once I get the job(s) I have to learn a new family, a new kid. I have to hope they're reasonable, that the work won't be too boring or too much. That they'll be happy with having a Nanny, having *me* as a Nanny. That they stay true to our agreements. So much more.

We'll be moving in a couple months. Hopefully. My brain isn't even beginning to process through that whole ordeal. I'm so fucking tired of moving. There's hoping the sellers fix the things, hoping they're fixed properly, I still haven't even seen the new place, the process of saving boxes, packing, organizing, moving, unpacking, reorganizing, every godforsaken thing that goes with moving. And with Bear. And more changes for her. My heart hurts for her. Maybe I should've started school for her this year because at least that's more of a guarantee in stability than fucking daycare has turned out to be.

Roommate and his (ex?)girlfriend. Roommate is still fucking around with the ex. Either lying to her or us. God only knows. They're both untrustworthy in this way. Roommate is playing puppeteer and has a problematic view of women as being naturally submissive to men. He's doing his thing and trying to get us closer? Partner just made their stance on the ex very clear to both of them, which was an unpleasant and unexpected surprise, but honestly I'm also jealous. I'm too afraid of the future to properly make my opinion known and act on it. Also torn because Bear and the ex's kid grew up so close, and Bear has already lost too many important people to her in very recent history. I'd do anything for her.

I'm still missing my spark. The thing that makes me feel bright and joyful and capable. I am a ship, floating atop the water, functional and clean. I am also the anchor, weighted and pulling. Stalling progression, limiting freedom, just sinking and staying there. Content in the cold and quiet.

Partner has been good. So very good. I could be (and have already been) processing this with them, but I'm repeating myself and they have their own stress weighing them down. 18 months in and I am watching. Waiting. Lovingly terrified for the day they may change. I'm not convinced they will change in any negative way, and I am certain they want to be Good and are willing to do the work to do so. They've only raised their voice to me once, in a moment of desperation and concern. They've pressured me only once, and it was an entirely reasonable ask in a very stressful time for them. I have some concerns about their defensiveness of folks that I am not fond of. I am a quick judge of character and very defensive of my peace. Their reservations in aligning with my judgement are fair and may turn out to be good for me. I'm not sure yet, but I remain open minded.

Ugh. Every future thing is uncertain right now. Divorcing my life of 12 years has changed me. The healing and hurting in the 18 months since has changed me. Will my heart forever feel so... Guarded? Fragile? Hollow?

Hollow. Cynical. Wounded. I used to feel so full of all kinds of love and trust. I had endless faith and connection in me. I would've done anything for the very same people that dropped me so quickly. Easily. What's the point of doing it all again? I know this is unhealthy, circular thinking, and I try to work through it, but especially when I'm feeling stressed and vulnerable, it's hard to feel motivated to take that risk in opening my heart and life up to other people. I don't know. I keep getting told that I'm putting too much pressure on myself and trying to do so much. Now I'm not trying to push myself in regards to people, and I guess that means I'm isolating? It feels like nothing I'm doing is landing quite right on the scale of mental health.

Now I feel like I'm walking along the side of a mountain. Not making progress towards the peak, but enamored, watching the steep slope beside me. I know that if I don't watch my step, I could go tumbling down, and yet... That slope has always been there, always near, always with me at my lowest. However painfully. And it always has a way out.

I am not progressing right now. Maybe this is maintaining? But I thought maintaining would feel better than this. This feels. Heavy. Slow. Precarious.

I don't know. Thats me. I feel like there is no right thing to put into myself to help myself right now. I am just wrapping myself up in my closest of loved ones. That is the only thing I'm finding that breathes warmth and life into me right now.

I'll be fine. Just gotta get through this. Watch my step, keep hiking, and eventually the path will lead upwards again.