#actually that's not the biggest problem. the biggest problem is learning how to do it

[vampyrixdarling]

— 「𝑷𝑨𝒀𝑪𝑯𝑬𝑪𝑲 𝑾𝑰𝑻𝑯 𝑨 𝑷𝑨𝑹𝑻𝑵𝑬𝑹 𝑾𝑯𝑶 𝑰𝑺 𝑶𝑵 𝑻𝑯𝑬𝑰𝑹 𝑷𝑬𝑹𝑰𝑶𝑫」

╰┈➤ MASTERLIST

Polyam!Elliot + Chance x AFAB! Reader (Gender Neutral)

Summary: How would they react to you being on your period?

Warnings: Periods, blood (obviously).

Note: wrote this on my period :( I decided to be extremely self-indulgent and put all of my personal experiences during the dreaded shark week into writing and cope with my fictional boyfriends. Oh, the joys of being a woman. Shoutout to my beta reader we argued over commas.

Word count: 1,380

❥ ELLIOT has a younger sister, so he’s decently experienced in this sort of thing. He’s learned a few things from helping Mia with her period, so it’s not too different with you. There were a few times where Elliot would ask Mia for tips on how to help you and what not to do, and she’d warn him that it’s not always the same for everyone. Even so, she’d give him the best advice she could, and he’d apply that to you. He’s also prepared a few things beforehand, such as meals that take into account a mixture of your cravings and nutritious foods. He’s not too grossed out by it; he knows it’s natural.

⤷ If your cramps are too bad, Elliot would skillfully massage you. He’s well built — to nobody’s surprise — so it’s really not a problem for him. It’s effective, actually. He’d frequently check in on you, asking if the noises you were letting out were indeed from relief and satisfaction and not pain.

❥ CHANCE thinks it’s a little gross, but he’s not against helping you. It’s just the thought of blood coming out of… there… unsettles them. They understand it’s natural, but still. On the bright side, no matter how gross he thinks it is, that won’t deter him from cuddling you. If you need them, you need them. He’s not going to deprive you just because you’re bleeding.

⤷ Though, he is a bit tense when you two cuddle. He’d have to be the big spoon. And even then, he’s still as stiff as a board. But if it’s for you, and you enjoy the warmth they and the blanket provide, they’re willing to sacrifice a bit of comfort for you. It’s nothing against you, just… past experiences.

❥ If you didn’t want to talk to anyone, or simply couldn’t, Chance and Elliot would understand. They wouldn’t try to talk to you. Instead, Elliot would offer to lay in bed with you and cuddle you, behind you with one of his hands wrapped gently around your waist and the other hand just below your belly button, delivering gentle massages to the area.

⤷ In the case that Chance is fully comfortable with you, he’d be more than willing to join. You’d be sandwiched in between them: with Elliot in the front and Chance in the front with your legs wrapped around them as they place gentle kisses along your neck, whispering comforting words to you. Elliot and Chance would even pepper kisses all over your face. If you didn’t want any physical contact, the two of them would just lay with you in silence. Their presence alone would be enough for you.

⤷ If Chance hasn’t quite reached that stage yet, they’d still do whatever they could to make you feel loved. Even if he isn’t fully comfortable cuddling you, there are other things he can do. They would grab you a heating pad, bring you blankets, watch movies with you while they hold your hand. Ask him for anything and it’s done without another word. I think one of their love languages would be acts of service, and that shows prominently during this time.

❥ Chance and Elliot don’t get upset when you yell or scream at them, they don’t lash out when you act like the biggest bitch on planet earth. They’re patient with you. They’re kind and understanding. Sure, they’re hurt a little bit, but you’re in the worst pain they’ve ever seen you in. You get a pass, yeah?

❥ Chance would feel like he’s stepping on eggshells around you nonetheless. Don’t get them wrong, they’re always there to help you when you need something, whether that’s attempting to help Elliot make you food (it’s a 50/50 chance they fuck it up), giving you a glass of water, buying you your product of choice or buying you painkillers, or even cuddling. But with your mood swings? One wrong move and it’s off with his head. They’re easily nervous around you when you’re like this, but their poker face covers it really well. You wouldn’t know unless he wanted you to. They love you with all their heart, but your mood swings are no joke.

❥ Spade would let you hold him while you napped. Being an abnormally large rabbit, it’s safe to say he’s very, very nice to cuddle. The warm, soft fur would be a blessing to you. People always say that animals can sense when something is wrong, you assume it’s the same way with the continental giant.

❥ If the mix of bleeding and pain was so bad that you fainted, Elliot and Chance would be worried sick. They’d panic, and they would immediately take you to bed, or another soft surface. When you came to, you’d be greeted with food and water. Even if you insisted that you actually could not eat nor drink, they’d encourage you until you did. You’d know you were lightheaded by your entire head becoming cold, and the feeling that you couldn’t describe for the life of you. You close your eyes, and next thing you know, you’re on the ground when you swear you were standing just a moment ago. You don’t even remember falling. It’d happen anywhere. Standing from your bed, in the bathroom with the door locked, you name it. Safe to assume that you’ll always have one of them by your side just in case you faint again.

⤷ Elliot would work hard making you your favourite, healthy and nutritional snacks. If you fainted, clearly that means you lost too much blood and you lack iron. So he’s quickly making you a meal or drink that’s full of that. If you can’t eat solid foods, he’s making you soup. He’d also entertain your cravings.

❥ If the pain was so unbearable that you’d vomit everything you’ve eaten the past day (and more), they’d hold your hair back and rub slow, gentle circles on your back as they whispered comforting words into your ears, assuring you that you would be okay. If the nausea hit you when you were being too physical, they’d force you to take a break, lest the pain make you vomit.

❥ If you decided you wanted to attempt to sleep the period cramps away, they’d be confused. They wouldn’t understand why instead of taking painkillers which would help your pain go away, you’d attempt to sleep and hope for the best. But on the other hand, you do need rest. Elliot, though stubborn about this, stops protesting. You know your own body best, after all. If the cramps are still present when you’ve awoken from your nap, Elliot will hand you painkillers and a glass of water. You really don’t have a choice. No, you cannot sleep it off. No, you aren’t wasting painkillers. Yes, you really need these.

❥ If you were convinced that you couldn’t get out of bed, they wouldn’t protest. They’d give you a heating pad and bring you some snacks and water. They’d comfort you with each turn you made in the bed, whining and crying because “no position felt right.” They’d insist that you didn’t have to get up, even if you wanted to. They promised they could take care of everything around the house, run the errands that you couldn’t. Chance, despite being lazy and unmotivated, would take over your chores.

⤷ They’d go to the store and search for pads or tampons for you. They’d text you, sending pictures and asking you what specific type, size, and brand they should get. They would proceed to buy 2 packages. If you were craving anything specific, you didn’t need to ask them twice. Ice cream, chocolate, etc., Chance would pay for it no matter how expensive it was. Only the best for their good luck charm.

❥ They’re patient and understanding with you while you’re all hormonal. Your emotions are all over the place, switching frequently, yet they still try their best for you. Even if you’re crying because you can’t screw open a container, or angry because you can’t get an inch of quiet. Luckily for the three of you, the second day isn’t that bad. And by the third, you’re practically already feeling like yourself. But that doesn’t mean they’ll stop checking in on you or offering to do things.

[generic-internet-name]

i already gave my wisdom teeth away which means i only have so much of myself to give to my other friends as mementos when i go to college. you know what this means. i'm learning hairwork

[youve-always-had-me-cas]

On a semi related note the more I am subjected to Microsoft products the more I become convinced that the reason so many people these days believe themselves to be “bad with computers” is that the programs they are forced to use in their professional life are utterly incomprehensible to ANY rational human being and they are (rightfully enough) extrapolating out that this is just how computers are. They aren't!!! In their quest to remove all the “scary” details from their poor fragile end users Microsoft have created an ecosystem that behaves completely erratically and unpredictably and is by definition unknowable. Things just happen. Then they stop happening. Nothing ever announces why or how. Just a thousand vague and useless popups that may or may not be there tomorrow. I PROMISE computers are actually extremely simple and logical beasts.

[tacagen]

one of the things that fascinate me about thawne: yes, he CAN be normal with kids! surprisingly normal!

((not at all times, though. his mental illness still spills through and as usual he, in trying to manipulate or hurt others, spits out at them the exact stuff that would hurt him (or have in his childhood/barry's rejection interpretation) the most in the first place lmao))

but at the same time. his like second instinct when doing his bullshit is FUCK THEM (as) KIDS

(and, well. whatever this classifies as)

[majimaisms]

i think my biggest problem with the pirate game is majima's absolutely unhinged emotional sheltering being presented as like. a good and healthy and normal thing. which. like. i SUPPOSE the only acceptable situation to do that in is with a child youre responsible for. but its still not acknowledged at all that its unhealthy..? but then again this is how kiryu saga has been for years too. youre just supposed to look at it and know better. they dont really spell it out. at least they didnt until infinite wealth

[doodlingwren]

Me: Damn, I don't know what to do 😥😓

The unfinished 3d model of the Jamir Tower:

[rigelmejo]

So if you ever are like "why the fuck can't I do my goal X activitiy after studying Y months/years?"

I encourage you to sit down and determine roughly:

1. How many hours you've actually studied in those months/years? (and if it's nowhere near the hours recommended for say a goal of reading or speaking at B2 level then perhaps consider planning to increase study hours)

2. How much of your study plan is spent focusing on practicing the goal skills? (If your goal is to speak to people at a B2 level, and you have never practiced speaking - or even shadowing after a dialogue - then perhaps change your study plan to Include some speaking related practice).

[arolesbianism]

I've been doing a casual second lob corp playthrough for fun and one thing that I've really come to adore is how the different success rates can paint a pretty cool image of how work with it looks like at different levels of each work type and while I think it's kind of sad that base game you can't see the work percentages I also think it in a way adds a fun game of is this marginally harder at level five than four or is my guy just being bad at their job

[prozach27]

.

[miulore]

Went on a date to see barbie w my mom 💖 movie was BAD tho..

[tjippie]

Having a degree in Applied Philosophy, with my masters in Philosophy of Education: THIS ^

A Twitter Thread from David Bowles:

[Text transcript at the end of the screenshots]

I'll let you in on a secret. I have a doctorate in education, but the field’s basically just a 100 years old. We don’t really know what we’re doing. Our scholarly understanding of how learning happens is like astronomy 2000 years ago.

Most classroom practice is astrology.

Before the late 19th century, no human society had ever attempted to formally educate the entire populace. It was either aristocracy, meritocracy, or a blend. And always male.

We’re still smack-dab in the middle of the largest experiment on children ever done.

Most teachers perpetuate the “banking” model (Freire) used on them by their teachers, who likewise inherited it from theirs, etc.

Thus the elite “Lyceum” style of instruction continues even though it’s ineffectual with most kids.

What’s worse, the key strategies we’ve discovered, driven by cognitive science & child psychology, are quite regularly dismissed by pencil-pushing, test-driven administrators. Much like Trump ignores science, the majority of principals & superintendents I’ve known flout research.

Some definitions:

Banking model --> kids are like piggy banks: empty till you fill them with knowledge that you're the expert in.

Lyceum --> originally Aristotle's school, where the sons of land-owning citizens learned through lectures and research.

Things we (scholars) DO know:

-Homework doesn't really help, especially younger kids.

-Students don't learn a thing from testing. Most teachers don't either (it's supposed to help them tweak instruction, but that rarely happens).

-Spending too much time on weak subjects HURTS.

Do you want kids to learn? Here's something we've discovered: kids learn things that matter to them, either because the knowledge and skills are "cool," or because .... they give the kids tools to liberate themselves and their communities.

Maintaining the status quo? Nope.

Kids are acutely aware of injustice and by nature rebellious against the systems of authority that keep autonomy away from them.

If you're perpetuating those systems, teachers, you've already freaking lost.

They won't be learning much from you. Except what not to become. Sure, you can wear them down. That's what happened to most of you, isn't it? You saw the hideous flaw in the world and wanted to heal it. But year after numbing year, they made you learn their dogma by rote.

And now many of you are breaking the souls of children, too.

For what?

It's all smoke and mirrors. All the carefully crafted objectives, units and exams.

WE. DON'T. KNOW. HOW. PEOPLE. LEARN.

We barely understand the physical mechanisms behind MEMORY. But we DO know kids aren't empty piggy banks. They are BRIMMING with thought.

The last and most disgusting reality? The thing I hear in classroom after freaking classroom?

Education is all about capitalism.

"You need to learn these skills to get a good job." To be a good laborer. To help the wealthy generate more wealth, while you get scraps.

THAT is why modern education is a failure.

Its basic premise is monstrous.

"Why should I learn to read, Dr. Bowles?"

Because reading is magical. It makes life worth living. And being able to read, you can decode the strategies of your oppressors & stop them w/ their own words.

[exopelagic]

my players don’t know it yet but the adventure we’re doing rn is me being silly goofy bc they hadn’t made their characters in time for me to plan around them. now that I Know Things the game can really start

[museofzia]

stop being afraid of your confidence

one of the problems i had when i began reality shifting was that i constantly believed that my confidence of "i'm going to shift tonight" will end in disappointment. however, this didn't just go for self assurance, but also other aspects.

i would spend most of my time researching, not to learn new things, but to reassure myself. i didn't believe in myself or the information i was receiving as well as i wished to.

my completely false narrative that everything has to go one way to work properly was what held me down. instead of making my current mindset and preparing my comfort to move forward, i constantly tried to change, believing that all i need to shift is far from who i actually am and what i have.

idolization

maybe there's that one influencer who posts shifting content that shares information and experiences, and you envy them. heavily. the truth is, no matter how much you try to follow their advice and shift in the way that they do, you'll always be reminded that you don't know them. their intention is likely to help you pick up some different advice and experiment with what you have, but if your immediate instinct is to try to integrate into their routines and headspace instead of employ yours, you're putting in more unnecessary work to adapt a mindset you don't even know the half of. sounds tedious, right?

doubt

doubt can be rooted into past misinformation, unlikelihood, people doubting you, and more. the thing about doubt is, most shifters do almost anything to try their best to get away from it-- the biggest thing is, suppressing it. DO NOT DO THIS. suppressing your feelings will let them grow in an untouched area of your mind; allowing these feelings to nurture and stick to every new piece of information you have will eventually intoxicate the open-wonder you have to new ideas. instead, begin to find out where this doubt lies. is it in yourself? is it in shifting as a whole? if it's in shifting, then begin looking into not only shifting, but relating topics. multiverse travel in buddhism, the multiverse theory, astral projection, quantum theory, quantum immortality, and more. these are not the exact same as shifting, but fall under the same idea of travel between multiverses. these relating explanations and theories will help you put the dots together. if your doubt lies in yourself and what you are capable of, realize that this isn't a situation of moving houses-- you are able to shift anytime and anywhere. you don't need a comfortable bed and 2L of water to shift your awareness. you don't even need a script. it's a matter of assuming and settling in. you are in your desired reality, just as much as you're in this one.

a need for routine

know- you don't *need* a full blown method, meditation, or routine in order to reality shift. you don't need to know exactly how your room will look, how you will look, how your house will look-- it's nice to know these things, but they aren't completely needed. when you take a nap, you automatically assume that you'll wake up in the same space, same reality. you don't think anything of it. assume you're waking up in your desired reality. as you close your eyes, simply acknowledge and regard your desired reality as the reality you're going to be in. think of when you'll wake up, and where. understand the process, there is no almost. the biggest thing is, this reality won't feel new or unfamiliar. because it isn't. you're just as fond of that reality as this one, because you've grown up in there too. that reality is yours.

do not nurture a mindset of common doubt. it won't help you. you deserve to shift just as much as the next person.

you're not special.. you shift too.

Love, Zia

[interestingturnofthetables]

I’m about to go off about this in the tags. I didn’t know there was a tag limit until it got out of hand. Very intriguing idea dude!

Stan Pines once fantasized about traveling the world on boat with his brother.

But ever since that brother died to a rogue wave while the two were swimming at the beach, he's had a fear of the ocean and never intends to set foot on a boat.

Fiddleford McGucket is pursuing his hobby of making personal computers, after having a normal college life, getting married, and having a kid. He has it good.

The town of Gravity Falls lives cult-free, and get to keep their memories of all the mysterious happenings. Bill Cipher was never summoned.

Stan is on the run from the law and people he's crossed with his scams. One night, he hears a strange noise from his closet. He grabs a baseball bat and opens it, and it's almost like looking in a mirror. Almost, because the person staring back has glasses, a cleft chin, and looks like he's been through hell, among other universes.

The mysterious man says, "Stanley?"

"How the hell do you know my name?" Stan raises the bat, ready to beat up this uncanny stranger who magically appeared in his closet.

Then he spots his hands.

Six fingers.

"I must be high out of my mind..."

(Or: AU where Ford died as a kid and then at some point in the portal he encounters a universe where he doesn't have to worry about meeting his alternate self. As long as he can convince his brother he's real.)

[infamous-if]

May 2025

Happy May! It's my favorite month because it's my birthday month and I'm one of those annoying people who treat their birthday like it's a national holiday (sorry)(yes im a gemini). I'm turning MC's age (26) so that's cool. I will now be auditioning for a big reality tv show pls watch out for it and vote for me.

I am CONFIDENT chatper 4 will be done in may. It's written. I just had a lot of logistical things i needed to work out. Plus I made a mistake in the earlier chapters that i didnt realize about until it came to bite me while writing this chapter (i fixed it). I have been doing a lot of moving around and even had to move my outline around—the same outline i barely rearrange—in preparation for the upcoming chapters. I've kinda been all over the place with this chapter because now things are happening. like actual things. real things. and im trying to prepare myself so im not a mess later. (ive learned from past experience). There are some things in chapter 4 that don't see a solution until later and it has me screaming. (i like instant gratification and this is the opposite of that)

But it is my favorite chapter. I'm really happy with how it turned out.

Something happens in this chapter that can go many ways which is why this chapter feels longer. Not only because of the Challenge but because of how this Challenge pans out. I think what this character and this week does will surprise some, maybe not others. But I'm excited to see the reactions of *that* anyway. heh.

I realized with every update the stats are my biggest problem and i realized it's because they don't feel like they're representing what i want them to represent. personality stats being measured in the story and will still influence flavor text so that hasn't changed but i've reworked the stat page to hone in on what truly matters in the story. for example, i made the attached/detached stat visible in the "band" part of the stat page. I've also added a Castmate/Competitor stat that ive always measured but i've renamed it and made it visible. That felt like something I didn't want to keep hidden. Stuff like that. You'll see it in the next update. All of this in preparation for the rest of the story.

This sounds like a huge change but it's not haha. I've just streamlined it so it better suits the story.

Yeah! This, like the other chapters, is a biggun. But I'm happy and proud of myself.

I've been asked again and i want to reiterate that patreon gets everything first, band tier and then fan tier and then to the public. The Seven POV should be up tomorrow.

Thanks guys! Can't wait to release Chapter 4 :)

[lunarliyah]

astro observations

do not steal my work, thanks!

-venus in aquarius has a harder time letting go of friendships than ex's

-if you have heavy Saturn in your chart, you tend to attract a lot of Capricorns. Even if it’s only with your personal placements having aspects to Saturn. There’s a possibility that you can have a very stoic personality which attracts Capricorns. The balance of seriousness and “unseriousness” is difficult to pull off. However, Saturn influenced people portray this balance with ease.

-ceres in aries people have rather aggressive experiences with their mother or motherly figures (grandmother, women caregiver) and are similer to people who have Lilith in aries

-7th house stelliums really need to separate their lust from love. they find someone they crush on and start planning their life with that person

-aries have impulsive rebranding moments all the time. they are always going MIA on social media and comeback out of nowhere. as if it's a way to retreat to themselves

-ceres in cancer seems to be extremely feminine, they enjoy things like flowers in their home and are close with their mom

-people with their sun at the 16 degree play victim alot. especially when someone is pointing out a character flaw, they will deflect and play victim

-people with their sun at the 20 degree strongly believe in revenge, very vindictive people, they have a hard time letting something go if someone did them wrong without having anything happen to that person

-taurus north node has to learn how to control their emotions and not take everything so personally, they need to embrace things for what they are

-mercury in sag tend to not think before they speak. they are actually not the biggest thinkers and are very outspoken

-with mercury at the 26 degree, it makes someone very stubborn in their belief and actually they have a hard time believing people and what they say

-mars in aries people are very hands on people, they tend to push people when they laugh or have no problem hugging people, they are very physical

-12 degree moon person is very emotionally unstable, of course if underdeveloped, they do silent treatments, they cry ALOT, and are prone to outburst

-sun at the 12 degree are prone to heavy usage of substance, which includes w33d, especially after a long day

-aries stellium people are prone to lying all the time, since everything is in the moment for them, they tend to be quick with decisions and response, even if its not believable

-when it comes to sister signs, you either get along with people that have your sister sign or have a very difficult time getting along with them. there is no in between. with that being said, geminis adore sagittarius but the feeling is not mutual lol

-ceres in capricorn are very distant and seem cold, also probably had a controlling mother and did everything to be on their mom's good side. even if that means agreeing with absolutely everything.

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