#and most of them are about 10hrs

[sadcena]

Reading really long books are making me go crazy. What do you mean this book is 17 hours?

[rawme-schlatt]

Found this in my drafts, I wrote it after no sleep and a 10hr shift🤷‍♂️

Thinking 'bout a completely shameless!reader...

Also omfg look at him j need to sufk his dick please-

So when I say shameless reader I mean, they are so desperately down bad for schlatt that they will say tbe most out of pocket shit bc he's that hot to them, uhhhh horniness below the cut.

You are so willing to suck him off at any moment, you don't care who knows how down badawned.

He always gets flustered at your requests, but he loves how open you are about ur hunger for him

Makes him feel wanted <3

Literally come up behind him while he's recording the pod or whatever and whisper "schlatt, baby, can I suck you off?" No preamble or anything.

He blushes furiously, praying the mic didn't pick up ur words.

Ur more than willing to crawl under his desk and shove ur face between his thighs, Ted and tucker watching be damned.

Even worse if when ur at his place while he record an in person video

He tries desperately to schedule the recording around ur work bc the second ur in the house and see him....

You come up, middle of him and ted recording, and say "Jay, honey, I need you to fuck me, please?" Without shame.

You *will* suck him off in front of ted if he lets u, u don't give a fuck.

Heavens forbid anyone ask u abt sex when ur hanging out as a group😭🙏

Ur willing to regale anyone who listens with ao3 levels of descriptive smut.

Schlatt dies on the spot. You killed him. Sorry🤷‍♂️

[espiritumalicioso]

OKAY!!

So, as a lot of you know already I just got top surgery like, 2 days ago! (Super cool and awesome :) )

But im going to make a post abt how the process went in case any of you are thinking about it or just want to know what goes on, so here's the immediate after-surgery info:

First off, my surgery was at 8 am, and I arrived at 7am. ALL my nurses and my surgeon were *so* sweet. I came out to this little recovery nook, they told me to change into the lil gown and piss in a cup, then laid me down on a lil bed. They started me on an IV (just saline), gave me a heated blanket and little leg massagers to keep my circulation good.

Then they let my partner back with me, most of the nurses introduced themselves and checked a dozen times to make sure I was the right patient with the right surgery lol

Then we waited for about an hour! My surgeon came out and started drawing on my chest (which was *very* awkward, considering there were like 4 nurses and my partner and the surgeon), and pretty much the moment he was done they whisked me away to the OR

I was laid down and they hooked my IV to a syringe that "was going to make me feel like I drank 5 margaritas at once" (spoiler alert- it did)

Then I woke up in the recovery room! Its a little hazy from here, but they gave me a protein shake and helped me into the car, and we went back to the hotel room for the night.

(i was in and out of consciousness for a little bit after that)

In all honesty, the worst pain was more from the air tube in my throat! My chest was sore as shit, don't get me wrong, but it hurt more to talk than anything else. I took my meds, put on a movie, and passed out again immediately

By around 5-6, though, I was ready to be OUT. I was very surprisingly mobile considering I'd gotten a major surgery 10hrs beforehand, so me and my partner went to the grocery store to get snacks + protein drinks +etc. (don't do what I did)

The first night sleeping was *not* fun, I'll admit. My back hurt like a MotherFucker and I couldn't really do much about it? It still wasn't something I would personally consider pain, just extreme discomfort

Listen to me. The floor is going to be your best friend. Make sure you have someone to help you sit up, since you can't utilize ur arms very much, but laying on your back on the floor is SO nice. It's also a good way to test your mobility and stretch a little! (LISTEN TO YOUR BODY IF ITS UNCOMFORTABLE)

Regardless, as long as you take your meds and eat, for the most part you'll be good. Some of the worst parts of recovery (at least for me so far) are all minor inconveniences- a really weird feeling on ur nipple, not being able to pop your back, not being able to shower for the first week, that sort of thing.

For recovery items, you really do not need to invest a ton in them. What's been helping me is bendy straws, a pillow with the little side arm rests, and a lap desk. Pretty much everything else is optional and more for general comfort, but you won't be totally miserable if you just use what you already have

HOWEVER. baby wipes and baby powder. LIFE SAVERS. I ended up shaving my armpits beforehand to try and get ahead of the stink, but they chafe like a motherfucker, and just a bit of baby powder helps sooooooooo much. Baby wipes help you feel a little more clean- id suggest using them more often than you think you do, because once you're stinky there's no going back

I'll probably reblog this if I think of more things and add onto it, but for now that's what it's been!!! Take care of yourself and go be transgender

FEEL FREE TO SEND ME QUESTIONS IN MY ASK BOX!!!!

I am a very open book about medical stuff so most questions (as long as they're in good faith lol) are totally welcome <3

[brklynvannn]

just gonna jump right in bc i’m buzzing!! “this isn’t a holiday for me. it’s my life…” fuck. i love that the reunion wasn’t immediately picking up where they left off. what transpired was something much more realistic, but just romantic enough in its own way to still feel like a scene from the movie that this story has become in my head. sorry, i have no better way to describe that. it’s like showing up was lando’s ‘declaration of love’ moment but they still have so much to talk about and figure out before they can move forward. and i just. i eat it up!!

oscar being so fucking brave actually, sharing his feelings and allowing lando to see how much this has all affected him. he’s had his heartbroken twice now but i’m so proud of him for still having the capacity to be vulnerable like that. the way you described everything he was feeling internally was so relatable; his anxiety was so spot on. all your characters are just so very human which is what i love the most about this story.

“using me as a soft place to land again and then acting like none of it happened” ooh it hurt, it hurt so good. lando being so careful in osc’s home, not taking up any space, trying to make himself smaller but you can tell he wants so much. “like the words won’t come out fast enough” “like he’s trying to untangle something invisible” god, i’ve been there before. i can’t just keep throwing your own quotes back at you bc it’s all just so Good that i might as well paste the entire chapter here but, “Because fuck, what if you hate who I am outside of this?” this. this this this. so they’re both standing there with their hearts, their hopes, their fears in their hands? cool. cool cool.

lando honestly has so much to lose here, it’s such a big risk for him, and yet there he is. we didn’t get to spend a lot of time inside his head through all this so i’ve been feeling oscar’s emotions, but my goodness if i’m not proud of lando too. did he do everything right, handle everything perfectly? honestly? it doesn’t really matter to me. not when he’s off a 10hr flight standing there asking to be loved even though he’s scared out of his mind and still not convinced he can let himself have it.

the fucking embrace, the whole conversation about deserving and wanting, the finally getting there. it’s not perfect but it’s a start and they’re giving it a chance and they love each other. “all of it pressed into the quiet between them.”

and we still have the epilogue, oh dear. i don’t think i’ve ever said this much to anyone about their fic before. when i first sent you an ask it was still only 5 chapters posted and i just wanted you to know how much i adored it so that you would continue (didn’t know it was finished at the time). it’s been an amazing read and i’m just really glad i found this story. ok! phew! now i can’t wait for the sweetness to come back bc this has been too much on my heart :’)

AHH HI WELCOME BACK AGAIN.

I’m jumping right in too. This is so nice to hear because this was HUGE to me. I rewrote their reunion a ton because I needed it be realistic not some “omg i miss you so much I love you come back into my life” Something like that kills a story for me. Same with the characters, I want them to come off as relatable and just real to how we go actually go about life, not just a lovey dovey storybook character (if that makes sense.)

(There’s a version I wrote where Oscar does in fact run back to Australia away from Yachats for a bit and it just so happens to be the week of the first GP in Aus and when he landed he sees a giant advertisement mural of Lando and other drivers and just started laughing/crying LOL it didn’t fit with the rest of the story/epilogue so I scrapped it but it made me giggle.)

Let me tell you.. I know a thing or two about anxiety so I’m glad a properly relayed it here as well. It was Oscar’s turn to break down and show that side. Up to that point he hadn’t quite yet done that with Lando.

AWWW STOP. I’m glad you’re proud of them both <3 (I am too) Lando was def putting himself out there. I imagine he was absolutely shitting himself on that flight and maybe even almost got back on the plane when he landed.

“it’s not perfect but it’s a start” (look now I’m quoting you 🤭) THIS. It’s exactly how I feel about this universe’s Lan and Osc. It was never going to be perfect for them and it maybe never will be but that’s good enough to just have each other to let themselves have it. To not run and to feel deserving of it.

I need you to know how much I’ve appreciated these and you are one of the very reasons I did keep uploading chapters, because even though it was finished I told myself I wouldn’t continue if it just didn’t land right but god everyone has been so so so sweet and then I get messages like these.

I also did get your other ask about you not responding to my other ask (you are fine omg) glad you’re feeling better!! And again CRYING that this is a fic you will revisit. I seriously can’t explain how much that means THANK YOU. Ily debrief anon ur an angel ugh

[haetaedalkoo]

It's almost 2 weeks since Taehyung shared photos of his stay in Hawaii and people still think it's fanservice.

Personally, it's not. Taehyung was sharing photos that are part of the final product (some are not I believe) of Type 1, his trip in Hawaii, and what happened behind the scenes. Jungkook happened to be part of it so he shared these two photos:

Two. Out of who knows how many photos he has of Jungkook or them together, he decides to share these two with us. We all know how Jungkook and Taehyung cherish their private collection.

There is no other intention other than sharing photos that happened behind the scenes. He was reminiscing. He's feeling nostalgic. And he wants to share that to us.

He wants to give us a peek of Jungkook's presence in Hawaii, share his memories of Jungkook with us. How he decided to hop on a spontaneous 10hr flight to be with him because Taehyung said he missed him (get me someone who is willing to do anything for me in a heartbeat, without hesitation. What are you willing to do~🎶 indeed)

Telling us that Jungkook is "so pretty, I could die." Not handsome, but pretty. The man is GONE. Whipped for Jungkook's beauty. He's practically flexing it in front of his 65M followers like the whipped lover he is.

(Let's be real, both of them are extremely whipped for each other. Jungkook gushing over how handsome Taehyung is vs Taehyung gushing about how pretty Jungkook is? At this point, it felt like they're competing for who gets to compliment the other the most but in a more genuine manner, like they really want to compliment the other to no end 😂)

As someone on Twitter once said:

I don't see how posting those photos on his Instagram story could be fanservice.

[film-in-my-soul]

WIP List💜

Rules: Make a new post with the names of all the files in your WIP folder, regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous. Let people send you an ask with the title that most intrigues them, and then post a little snippet or tell them something about it!

Tagged By: so not technically tagged by @softest-punk but they said anyone could do it so I'm gonna (like 10hrs late cause i had a migraine and passed out last night)

Options:

whatever this sugar daddy/sugar baby in their late 40s zaundads thing is gonna be [Vander/Silco]

Werewolf Jayce WIP [Jayce/Viktor]

I Heard He's Got an 8-Pack - Jayvik [Jayce/Viktor]

Firsthand Data Collection and Other Reasons to Call a Sex Worker - Jayvik [Jayce/Viktor]

Jayvik Scraps [Jayce/Viktor]

Werewolf Chase 2: Electric-Boo-galoo [Hangman/Rooster]

23 Days - Hangaster - Whump [Hangman/Rooster]

Luddy Collab [Iceman/Maverick]

Tagging: @cristinuke @sunmontuewrites @teddyandrosie @teacupivy @anadorablack

[thebookdragonshoard]

The Wicked King by Holly Black: Review (SPOILERS)

Dearest gentle readers (sorry, I've been watching too much Bridgerton).

Anyways, hello bitches, bros, and nonbinary hoes!! (+10 points if you can name that reference). I will most likely be jumping around from scene to scene instead of reviewing them chronologically because like my thought process, I can't do anything in an orderly or linear fashion.

The Wicked King by Holly Black is a 30 chapter, 448 page (or 10hr 21min audio book) book and is the second installment in the The Folk of the Air trilogy. It is primarily a political fantasy with a subplot of romance centering around our main character, Jude Duarte. Given that this is the second book in the series and that you are reading this, I will assume you already know the characters.

First of all, I'd like to highlight the fact that this is a political fantasy with a SUBplot of romance. I love the fact that, although the growing relationship between Cardan and Jude is relevant to the story, it is not the main focus. I feel like lately, many books are either hinged on romance or completely cut it out, so it always feels as if it's all or nothing. And I appreciate that Holly Black, while still producing a well-written and convincing romance, gave us a complex and captivating political scene with the world-building to match.

One of my favorite aspects of this book was how we got to see more into the inner workings of the High Court and life inside the palace. It was something I often found myself curious about while reading the first book (The Cruel Prince). Plus, we also got to see more faerie revels, which are always fun scenes to read, in my opinion.

Speaking of faerie revels, the revel on the night of the Hunter's Moon. First of all, I deeply despise Locke, and I just had to say that somewhere. Anyways, I like to believe that Jude being crowned Queen of Mirth was not only coincidental in her being the only mortal girl there, but also foreshadowing for the end of the book, when Jude rises to High Queen of Elfhame. Especially how, with her 'coronation' as Queen of Mirth, she was mocked and ridiculed the entire time (as per the game). When Jude is named High Queen and declares as such at the end of the book, the folk around her have much of the same reaction and start laughing at her almost instantaneously, Just like crowing a mortal as Queen of Mirth is meant to be a joke, Jude being crowned as the High Queen is received as a joke by the folk, however true it may be. Furthermore, a part of me has to admire the way Jude handled herself as Queen of Mirth and remained composed despite all the insults and ridiculed, even going so far as to turn the situation in her favor towards the end of the scene. For instance, how she strips herself naked before allowing the folk to dress her in the tattered gown given to the Queen of Mirth. It's such a powerful move for her and it basically screams to the folk that despite, no, in the face their cruel intentions, she can still hold her head high and that none of them could strip her of her dignity, despite how hard they may try. She silently says that whatever they may do to embarass her pales in comparison of what she can do to embarass herself and that, even though she is mortal, she is just as faerie as the rest of them, if not more so. Which I have personally thought since her first scheme to get Cardan on the throne. I think this quote sums it up very well. "After all, if the insult to me is pointing out that I am mortal, than this is my riposte: I live here, too, and I know the rules. Perhaps I even know them better than you since you were born into them, but I had to learn. Perhaps I know them better than you because you have greater leeway to break them."

However, even though Jude was the main focus of the scene, I have to bring up Cardan's actions. Because oh my gods, Cardan. First of all, how he makes sure that Taryn isn't there that night makes me believe that he did it not only because Jude asked him to help protect her from Locke, but that he also did it for Jude's sake. Because what would have been the one worse thing for Jude than her being named Queen of Mirth? If it were Taryn instead. Because I fully believe Locke would do it with zero hesitation, even though Taryn was supposed to be his lover. Additionally, Cardan tried to warn Jude to leave the revel towards the beginning of the scene, effectively trying to protect her from Locke's torment. And then what Cardan said when Locke asked about his feelings for Jude. " I have too often been troubled by dreams of Jude... her face features prominently in my most frequent nightmares... But I believe it is only that her beauty is unique... Excruciating. Alarming. Distressing." We all know that Cardan, being faerie, cannot lie and therefore has to be telling some form of the truth in this scene. And at first read, it's all too easy to assume he is being intentionally cruel. I certainly thought so at first. But then I remembered how Cardan previously admitted his attraction to Jude, more specifically how much it terrified him. Taking this into account, we realize that Cardan is actually complimenting Jude here. It is not that her beauty is excruciating, alarming, and distressing. Or that her face haunts his nightmares. But, rather, that her looks are excruciating, alarming, and distressing, and that her face haunts his nightmares because Cardan finds her beautiful, which he feels like he shouldn't because Jude is a mortal. Also, I like how, at the end of their shared dance, Cardan tells Jude she is allowed to stay or leave as she likes, effectively leaving the choice up to her. Giving her the option to leave insinuates that he is aware of how unsettled she must be after being named Queen of Mirth and that she may want to be alone to deal with her feelings about it, but also giving her the choice to stay essentially says that he isn't going to assume that she is still some weak, mortal girl that cant handle the pressure. Basically, he gives her the option to leave for her own sake if she must, no judgement included, or to stay and tough it out if she feels capable of it, also no judgement included.

Let's fast forward to the end of Taryn and Locke's wedding, aka the first betrayal scene. I was guessing the entire novel who the traitor would be, but I was not at all suspecting The Ghost. I suppose after the beginning sparring scene between Jude and The Ghost, I should have expected it but, you know what they say. Ignorance is bliss. So, The Ghost and Vulciber manage to lure Jude away to The Tower of Forgetting via an attack against it from the Undersea. And once there, it is revealed that The Ghost was the traitor and Jude gets the faerie equivalent of chloroformed. Talk about losing father figures, am I right? That makes what, 3 lost father figures for Jude?? Depenfing on your definition of lost if Madoc counts or not. Anyways, Jude then wakes up underwater as a prisoner of the Undersea. I, again, really enjoy how well this whole scenario highlights Jude's uncanny ability to lie and play a role. Consider, she manages to trick Queen Orlagh and Baelkin into believing she was glamored into adoring them. Even though Queen Orlagh is a major power in faerieland and is older than High King Eldred himself. And even though Baelkin's Hollow Hall was full of glamored mortals, meaning that he definitely should have been able to tell Jude wasn't actually glamored. You'd think at least one of them would have been able to tell. Or that even Nicasia should have been able to tell, given that out of the three she had been around Jude the most. It just goes to show again that even though Jude is mortal, she is just as faerie as the rest of the folk. And at the mention of Baelkin and this whole ordeal, am I the only one who audibly gagged when Jude had to kiss Baelkin? I can't be the only one. Her murdering him? Fully justified, and not even for him slaughtering his entire family save for Cardan and Oak. Good for Jude.

Finally, let's skip to the end of the book (aka the five stages of literary grief) because this review is already much longer than I anticipated. First off, Cardan rgiving up the Court of Termites just to arrange Jude's release??? No one can say he is NOT a romantic. And when Cardan has been poisoned by wraithberry at the masquerade ball, completely and utterly inebriated, and yet he still manages to come to Jude's defense when she is being threatened by Baelkin? Chef's kiss. It truly shows that Cardan has come such a long way from despising her, and his attraction towards her, in the first book to openly doing things that can be interpreted as fondness for her, even in front of the entire court and even when poisoned. And from there, Jude manages to trick the antidote away from Baelkin and kills him in a duel, before returning to Cardan. This leads us to the second betrayal of the book: Taryn.

Taryn tricks Cardan into believing she is Jude while he is still sobering up from the wraithberry and asks requested half the army plus Madoc to be released from their oaths to the crown. To which Cardan agrees without question, due to how much trust he now has in Jude. I didn't see The Ghost's betrayal coming, but I had my suspcicions about Taryn from the get go. She was being overly nice to Jude the entire book, despite her betrayal with Locke in the first book. I feel like this betrayal hurt worse for Jude than that of The Ghost's, because Jude had decided to give Taryn a second chance, despite her broken heart from the first book. And then Taryn turned right back around and stabbed a second knife into Jude's back, right next to the one from the first book.

After that whole debacle, Cardan summons Jude back to his room later in the night. And this is when he asks Jude to give him control of himself back, in exchange for her hand in marriage, making her the High Queen of Elfhame. Obviously, Jude accepts because she stills feels like that helpless mortal on the inside, and what better solution is there for than feeling than acquiring more power and respect. The next day, Queen Orlagh demands an audience with the High King and reveals she is furious about the murder of Baelkin, her ambassador. She threatens war and almost goes through with it. Before she can, Cardan quite literally boils the sea and raises an entirely new island of Elfhame. Which, if you recall, the original 3 islands were raised up by Queen Mab herself. I also interpret this as foreshadowing, however for the next book and the whole Cardan prophecy, specifically the "...a great ruler will rise" bit. Because Queen Mab is regarded in faerie as the greatest ruler there was, having the Blood Crown forged for her descendants. I find it's only fitting that Cardan raises up an island of Elfhame, as Mab did, in his, arguably, first moment acting as a true High King of Elfhame. Orlagh then goes on to back down, still demanding justice for Baelkin. And Cardan gives it to her, by exiling Jude back to the mortal realm until she is pardoned by the Crown. (a loop-hole she could have exploited right then and there since she was the High Queen and therefore part of the Crown). Which enraged me to no end at the time, given that they had just gotten married (a fact that thrilled me.) Again I say: they are the definition of enemies to lovers.

That's all I have for y'all, folks. If this review erred too far on the side of essay, then too bad, so sad. I enjoy writing essays (clearly.)

[chrliekclly]

O i really agree with your coworker about the shots in the newer seasons 🙊…. i dont work on sets so idk if it just takes longer to film things that way? or it just makes it less “streamlined”?? but i really miss how experimental they were with it in s1 🥲 like they even made the gang walking into the bar look interesting i loved it 💔

th way we shoot sunny today is v much like a well oiled machine. they kno their shots, they kno their setups, we literally get out of ther n 6hrs on stage days (which is unheard of n this industry of 12-16hr workdays. im shocked to do 10hrs, let alone 6).

every episode we’ve done where we did special shots, like the bowling ep’s bowling ball pov or the roller rink ep’s shot of mac playing the arcade game, took SO LONG to setup it was insane, and then they use them for a couple seconds after editing. i just dont think they usually find them worth the sunk cost

but i agree i do wish they had more fun shooting around the bar again, we’re the most static there, but that’s definitely where they also would have the most potential to fuck around more with it…

[strangerthingsfanworkrecs]

Hi! I would love to rec artist alicetallula! When I tell you that they are an absolute machine with how much art they create, how many events they participate in, and not just your typical steddie. SO MANY RARE PAIRS. 😍

Introducing @alicetallula

We're highlighting Tallula for their art! All recs tagged #alicetallula will be for their works.

Tallula answered a few questions about their works below

What's a fandom interaction that made you really happy?

Any time I meet my authors for the different BBs and RBBs, or when I get reblogs with hashtags about the art or comments on my artworks. They make my day for sure 😊💕

What's your favorite character or aspect of Stranger Things to create for?

I love the Stephen King vibes of the show - especially the first two seasons. But also I love a lot of the characters. I just want to draw them all, especially in happy situations because of all the trauma they're going through xD

What's your artistic process like? Any tools you favor?

I usually get hit by an idea, either by seeing something online or my brain just has a stroke of genius suddenly xD I then do some references research for poses, outfits, potential Photoshop brushes if I need any for later in the editing phase. I do traditional art so it's deciding between an A4 or A5 format, 80% of the time nowadays I do A5. Then I do a loose sketch of the poses, no details, just rough shapes, then a rough sketch where I had most of the details. After that I do my linearts with ink pens, gel pens and sometimes acrylic paint pens depending on my 'color palette'. Then it's on to colorblocking with ink pens and alcohol markers, I add some shadows during that process, especially when it's clothing. After that I do watercolors for the skintones and any colors I don't have in my ink pens and alcohol markers sets :3 I add some shadows in the skintones, lips and the corners of the eyes with colored pencils, and lastly I add any details like jewelry by using metallic acrylic paint pens. I then do contours with either my acrylic paint pens, metallic or not and my backgrounds are either done using ink pens, or alcohol markers or watercolors depending on how detailed they are. After all of this it's onto scanning and editing on Photoshop where I color correct things, play around with the exposure and contrast and black and shadows. Editing out blemishes on the paper or mistakes and finally adding effect like lace, or freckles, or anything I want to do with different free brush sets I have (and sometimes different fonts if it's for banners for BBs or RBBs) Roughly an artwork takes at least 5-10hrs - then depending on how much I edit another 1-5hrs of editing (sometimes more depending on how complex I decide to go for - for instance for the banner for Bad Moon Rising, it took me total more than 15hrs on editing on top of the rest of the process because I had something specific in mind) :3

What was it like to work on the corrodedcoffinfest wild animals piece?

For this project I knew from the get-go I wanted to draw all the CC boys despite never having drawn Jeff or Freak. And I knew I wanted to draw them with pets, more or less unconventional. Then it was a matter of deciding on what to give each one of them :3 The raccoon was immediately what I thought of for Eddie, close with an oppossum in second place. For Freak I for sure wanted him to have some type of fur baby in his arms, and looking all giddy and happy about it. For Jeff and Gareth I went back and forth between which animal I wanted to give them but it's during poses references research that I found the perfect one for Jeff, and it was with a tarantula, so that confirmed it. And I wanted a pose where we could see him smile widely. I knew what kind of snake I wanted to give, and it ending up being Gareth's was just perfect in the end. Then I had a lot of references pics for the actors and the animals and went from there. I did a basic black lineart after the loose and rough sketch phases, and then it was onto the color blocking and shadows for everything with the ink pens and alcohol markers. Then adding the details with colored pencils, and acrylic paint pens. Then it was onto scanning and editing :3 I had a lot of fun playing with a fur brush with individual hairs for the tarantula. And a scales one for the gold python. I then edited in the graphics of the differents tees I wanted for the boys. And then it was onto playing around until I found what I wanted for the background. And different layers effects for it :3

What was it like to work on the Sapphic Disney Harringrove Piece?

For this one I immediately knew I wanted to do something based on Disney's Sleeping Beauty. And once I had selected the screenshot I wanted to base myself on, it was a question on deciding what to do. At first I wanted to do canon Steve but in the end I was like : "No, fuck that, I'm in the mood for more lesbians Harringrove." So it was then a matter of tweaking things so Aurora looked more like Billy and to adapt Prince Philip's design to be a woman. I kept most of the shapes round for that, keeping the design of his sleeves in mind mainly. And then I decided on a color pallette that I like for canon Steve, so yellows and greens was what I went with. I've always loved copying styles since I was a kid, so trying to redo Disney's style was really fun for me. It was like going back to my roots :3 I then did the lineart and colored the characters with ink pens, alcohol markers, acrylic paint pens and gel pens. And used watercolors for Billy's hair like I usually do. The background came later, after scanning and editing the drawing. I used a stone wall brush and then added sparkles with another brush, because we need to keep things princessy and fairy taile-y after all u_ù

[chiefbeifongcanrailme]

Director's cut for Laws of Physics pls??

*Cracks knuckles* I'm finally getting to this. Every time I started typing this, I'd get overwhelmed but just how much I have to say and by this point, I've been putting it off for way too long.

It all started because of the Avatar Sunken Ships Week 2021 event that prompted me to write a modern AU. Before this, I had honestly never considered it mostly because I'd grown tired of the amount of modernization we see in books and media today. There's always a text conversation or internet stalking and somewhere, the appeal of the Avatar universe had to be the absence of these things. So when a modern AU was kinda thrust on me, I decided to have fun with it, until I realized, it was thoroughly self-indulgent and it way more fun than I imagined.

At the time, I was in grad school, in love with one of my professors- but obviously, nothing could happen there. As a kid, when in school, I was sooo nosy about my teachers' personal lives. Taking both those two aspect of me together, I decided to go with a university setup- that way I'm only writing adults- I don't think I care to write kids- no offense to anyone.

So, coming to Laws of Physics I thoroughly enjoyed writing it. Clearly, I had a lot more to write and establish in the very first chapter, but I ended up speeding through the foundation and gave it my best. Most of the comments I received implored me to consider writing another chapter to it. And while I often get comments like that, I learnt that not all fics should get a second chapter (wink, wink, nudge, nudge- if you know which one), however, some, like It's Time to Make Time did so well.

And then, one day I was in lab during a 10hr experiment and I had no music or anything to keep me occupied, so my brain travelled to Linumi land- more specifically, the outline to Laws of Physics. So, while I sat there, isolating cells from the very tissues I harvested, I decided Hiroshi Sato should be a part of this as Lin's ex and manifestation of daddy issues. That Asami and Mako could make a great background pair.

That I could have each and every single character from canon "play" whatever character I wanted them too- a fictionalized version of sorts of themselves.

The rest pretty much wrote itself. I wanted to spend more time on Bumi and Lin's relationship because that's where the fun is- the sneaking around and the drama. And because of this, I ended up writing Physical Laws too, a little prequel to my modern AU.

Without spoiling too much, so far, we have learnt some about both their pasts. Bumi used to be married, and Lin used to be in a relationship (another secret relationship) with a much older man with whom she almost had a baby with. Bumi has a very loving family and an adorable pet bunny, Bumju, while Lin, doesn't have a great relationship with her family. If I have Mako in the fic, he obviously has a big crush on Lin- it's not something I can help. Asami kinda joined the fic by herself, I never asked her to and then obviously Hiroshi's her dad so I was like omg DRAMA, get in here girlie. Would you like a Mako on the side?

Since it's Lin x Bumi, the fic often takes goofy turns and cooky romantics but that helps balance out the drama which as of now, isn't heavy, but may dip in that territory soon.

I look forward to getting out the whole story soon.

Thank you for the ask!

Fanfic Writer: Director's Cut

[darlenealive]

Back from my Scandi vacation!

Felt like I took it for granted leaving my brain back in SG and letting Ax do the planning and the navigating. I brought my spirits though! Spending my day off today looking back at the trip which was such a great use of my time. Really appreciating this extra day off after my vacation.

Some tips for Norway and Denmark travels first

1. It's cashless even in the small towns. Cash was more of a liability as it forced us to spend it all

2. Hotels cost as much as Airbnb for 2 pax so opt for hotels as there's guaranteed shampoo, soap, hair dryer, heating and laundry. Most of our airbnbs were missing soap or shampoo which we didn't bring any of, in order to travel lighter. The bnbs we stayed in were also commercialised houses so there's absolutely no feelings attached. Checking in and out would also be more convenient with hotels. We had to return one of our keys from a convenience store which wasn't open in the early morning, in time for our flight.

3. Groceries are marked down on Friday if they expire Monday. If you're in Norway, go to Kiwi or Coop for basic groceries as it seemed to be the cheapest. However, each shop will hv their own discounts (not standardised across the same chain). Eg. We went to a place with 40% discounts on Freia choc which was only available at a particular store.

4. Northern lights chase was the coldest we experienced. Basically, the guide said that if its frost on the floor, it's worse than snow as there's no insulation for your feet. Not the coldest real temperature but coldest we felt. Bring extra clothes and heatpack just in case. The bonfire didn't do anything for me because it's too cold. We went with GuideGunnar which updates its aurora sightings on a daily basis. These guys are crazy and would bring you as far as Sweden just to chase the lights so bring your passports along! They also offer a 50% off the next trip if you don't see it on the day.

5. There's no heat packs there so bring them from home.

6. In Copenhagen, we recommend the Copenhagen card. It's only 65USD for 24hrs and you get free transport, museum pass and boat rides. We only decided to get the card after our boat ride which cost about SGD25-30, which was already a quarter the cost of the card. In Copenhagen, checking of bus tickets was a regular thing.

7. Useful apps for riding public transport: Oslo uses Ruter, Tromsø uses Troms billet, Copenhagen uses Dot tickets. Ticket checking was not very often in Norway. We did not cycle as it felt too cold for more wind to hit our faces.

8. Skip Oslo if you dw to visit a city. We spent 3 nights there and it felt too long. We wanted to do our last minute shopping at Oslo but everything was expensive throughout the whole trip that we started to buy souvenirs earlier when we saw marked down prices. With one more day in Tromsø, we could've gone whale watching.

9. Take into account daylight savings from 29/10. You have 1 more extra hour to sleep but your days are much shorter. We slept a lot because of the cold, about 10hrs of sleep each day and it felt just right.

10. Personally I would have brought instant noodles as the food there isn't flavoured with the same umami as I'm used to. I would also bring a thermal flask there to enjoy my hikes even more, taking a comfortable and warm rest at the peak.

11. If driving, please remember to pay for parking. There's usually a machine to start your parking. Otherwise, the fine is 660NOK. Don't let the rental company settle it as it'll still be billed to you with an extra fee. We would also recommend full insurance since we aren't used to left hand driving and Norway is famous for its narrow roads (at least from Stavanger to Odda where we drove).

12. We used waze for driving and it seemed that speed cameras are only in tunnels but nobody was following the speed limit anyway.

That's about all of the suggestions Ax and I thought of!

Hope these suggestions come in useful for someone.

[trekyaaritrips]

Looking for a Beginner-Friendly Himalayan Trek? Here’s why Hampta Pass should be your first

Do you also feel that Himalayan treks are difficult?  And do you keep thinking, “Is the trek safe or not?” “Can beginners go for their first trek in the Himalayas?”

Don’t Worry - many people feel the same before their first high-altitude trek. But everything changed when they heard about the Hampta Pass Trek. 

Hampta Pass Trek is safe, full of natural beauty, a high-altitude trek, and perfect for beginners. That’s why many people had a great first-time trekking experience here. 

So, don’t be scared, and here’s everything you should know about the Hampta Pass trek. 

Hampta Pass Trek Overview

The Hampta Pass trek starts from Jobra, which is at an altitude of 9,200ft in Himachal Pradesh and takes us up to an altitude of 14,100ft. You won’t believe it, but on this trek, you get to see two completely different landscapes- on one side lush green meadows of the Kullu Valley, and the other, the snowy desert 

of Lahaul. 

The trails are exciting yet safe. Once you cross Shea Goru, it feels like you’ve entered a whole new world. The entire trek takes about 4 to 5 days to complete and covers around 30km, which also gives your body enough time to adjust to the high altitude. That’s what makes this trek perfect for beginners. 

Daily, you will trek around 8-10km, which takes about 4 to 7 hours, including plenty of rest stops along the way. Plus, the landscapes keep changing throughout the trek, which boosts the excitement level on every step of the trek. 

Diverse Landscapes

One of Hampta Pass Trek’s eye-catching things is that the landscapes (scenery) change every day as you trek. Not a single day feels the same. As we start our trek from Jobra it is surrounded by lush green forests of pine, maple, and deodar trees. On the second day, we entered into wide alpine meadows, with river crossing, and wildflowers. As we trek towards the summit on our path we will pass through glaciers, rocky paths. Truly, When it comes to the Hampta Pass Trek, no words can do justice. The landscapes are so diverse, and every view along the way is completely different and unique. 

Best Season For Hampta Pass Trek

Hampta Pass trek is a high-altitude trek, so it is most suitable for beginners only for 4 months of the year June to September. During this time, the snow starts melting and the trekking trails become clear and safe. The weather conditions in these months are also good. Days are neither too hot nor too cold, but nights are so chill, so you need 4 to 5 layers.

July and August are monsoon months, so it rains regularly. But this rain also brings trails covered with lush green meadows and filled with Himalayan Blue Poppy and Pink Hill Geranium. Believe it or not, during August Hampta Pass looks like the Valley of Flowers filled with colorful flowers. 

Some trekkers also trek in May but it is strictly not recommended for beginners due to heavy snow and paths are not clear so it is so risky and difficult. 

How to reach the starting point of the trek 

The Hampta Pass Trek starts from Jobra, but the starting point of this trek is Manali because Manali is the closest hill town from Jobra which is only approx. 16km. Manali is directly connected and easily reachable by bus, train, and flight. 

From

To

Mode

Time

Approx.Cost(INR)

Delhi

Manali

Volvo/Bus

12-14hrs

900-1500

Delhi

Bhuntar

Flight

1.5hrs

3000-5000

Chandigarh

Manali

Bus/Car

8-10hrs

800-2000

Bhuntar

Manali

Taxi/Bus

1.5hrs

500-1000

How to Pack For Hampta Pass Trek as a Beginner

The most important thing before going on a trek is to pack your bags properly because in the mountains it is difficult to find things easily and even if you find them, they are usually very expensive. So it is better to pack everything from home and carry all the essentials with us.

Category

Items

Backpack

40L-50L with a rain cover

Footwear

Trekking shoes +basic slipper

Clothing

Thermal, fleece, jackets

Accessories

Woolen cap, gloves, socks, sunglasses, raincoat, poncho

Toiletries

Toothbrush, toilet paper, wipes, towel

Medical Kit

Band-aids, painkillers, paracetamol, personal medicine

Tools and Gear

Torch, water bottle, stick, power bank

Skincare

Sunscreen, lip balm, moisturizers

Be smart while packing, do not pack heavy jeans or jackets as they are bulky and if they get wet, they take a very long time to dry. Don’t forget to carry cash as in mountain regions there are no ATMs and signals. 

Essential Safety Tips For Hampta Pass Trek

To avoid Acute Mountain Sickness spend one day or night at Manali. So your body gets the perfect time for adjusting to high altitude.

During the trek, if you feel severe headache, nausea and other health symptoms immediately inform your guide or trek leader. 

Use proper and branded trekking shoes with ankle support and perfect grip.

As the weather at night is cold. Don’t forget to carry 4-5 layers and extra pairs of socks and gloves. 

Hampta Pass Trek is a rare monsoon trek so it can rain during trekking. Highly recommend packing a carry raincoat, poncho, and bag cover. 

Drink water and have protein bars during trekking to keep your body hydrated.

Mobile networks are not available in the higher regions. Inform your close ones before your trek starts. 

What a Beginner will learn after completing Hampta Pass Trek

Hampta Pass trek is kind of a Treasure full of knowledge and adventure for beginners. As first-time trekkers, beginners will notice how the human body reacts at high altitudes, and how to safely walk on rough paths. The first trek is always special as it connects our soul with nature and gives a different kind of positivity. After a long trek when you are completely tired, when you reach the summit it's totally rewarding and makes you feel like hard work pays off.

[batwing27]

I think the only thing that boosts my self esteem is the crazy looks on ppls faces at times when it comes to me.

I have a 22yr old on my crew who thought I was 27, which is funny.

The 18yr old on my crew can't figure out how I keep going so fast with no sleep and couldn't fathom I've been working for over 18yrs with no stop lol.

One worker I had wanted me to be tested in a lab to see how not human I am lolz.

I may have levels of ADHD, OCD, and crazy work ethic and when I have goals set I do my best to get them done. I get up at 9pm 6 days a week and work 8 to 10hrs a day, and work Is a 40min walk one way. Most of my pals outside work call me a zombie cause I keep going even when exhausted, it's such a funny ass thing to me, which is why I always say I'm probably gonna work to death one day 🤷‍♂️

And I've had so many other things ppl have said about that is always hilarious to me, idk, but it's the one good thing I have even if they aren't the greatest things it's still fun.

Hope everyone enjoys what makes them odd to others, and don't hide that, it makes you unique in this world. Have a good day everyone and I'll be back on spam posting laters like always, good morning, good afternoon, good night for all the timezones

[plutosreturning]

I was going to post this a few days ago but it got pushed back becuse of the resurfaced memory.

Patients and Caring.

Preamble:

All my mental health stuff is directly related my mental breakdown in 2020, I've been working on it since then trying to find out what caused it and how to fix it. 4 plus years of learning techniques and about myself.

There are two surprising coincidence that have repeatedly presented themselves. One most of my break thoughts have come about in Oct, Nov, Dec, Jan.

I think on some level I can relate that to the security of festival season. Halloween, Thanksgiving, xmass, New year,  birthday, Lunar New year

Also

Without saying too much on the subject because its beyond me and I don't have the vocabulary for it.

Some of the credit for these realizations go to my 🔥🔥, 🔥🐏. She/They most definitely inspired them on some level.  Always so many "coincidences" with her. This one was I was avoiding her socials medias for 10 months, then right when I decided to check in on her life last week, all these new break thoughts surface.

Main Story

During one of my 10hr shifts this week I was working with a young man that is somewhere on the spectrum lightly. Well after like 9 hours of work, some of his mannerisms were beginning to get on my nerves.

But I reminded myself I was given an opportunity to practice caring and patience because he was most definitely not doing anything on purpose to annoy me.

At some point later, that whole experience got me thinking I wish I had given my son a little bit more patience and caring when I was raising him on my own. We have talked about it before and apologizes have been given on both sides as we were not always our best selves.

Then I was shown the next level.

I never have been able until now to give myself patience and caring. It's been self-evident in the rare times I've gotten angry with myself when I was having a hard time performing a task. Ie: assembling cheap furniture. Also it's a big part of why I never did things I wanted because of my perfectionism. 

Perfectionism to the point of not trying something is not giving myself patience and caring not to be perfect.

All these issues fall perfectly inline with my low self-esteem issues earned though my childhood.

I was not good enough to deserve patience and caring.

And if I cannot give myself that, I most certainly could never give that to another...

I've made another baby step in my living reincarnation.

A deeper understanding of Self-love.

❤

[ao3feed-undertale1]

Heat-induced lustful Romance / OR / My most degenerate work yet

read it on AO3 at https://archiveofourown.org/works/57180331 by ChaoticCorporation24 Clover (human) | age 20 (Physically),13 mentally | male | 5' 8" | 5" when non-erect,10" when erect,15" with lust potion Kanako (Furry monster/fox ) | age 22 (physically), 12 mentally | female | in heat | 5' 7" | D-cup breasts | 17" long tail After the barrier breaks, and Asriel gives back the souls into their bodies, a happy ending where they are revived occurs. He doesn't know about this, but the humans are now grown, suffering from raging hormones (None of them experienced puberty). Kanako is also revitalized from being an amalgam, because integrity left. She's grown now, as not only does she have to deal with hormonal changes, but also with monster heat-cycles. (un)fortunately for her, she finds a book about it! She goes into one of Alphys fridges afterwards, just to keep herself from her horniness. Anyway, Clover gets hungry, goes to Dr. Alphys, goes in the direction of the true lab, thanks to another anime loving nerd, perseverance. He finds Alphys hentai collection, including unofficial 18+ mew mew kissy cutie stuff. This gets him aroused, yet he finds a "Mew mew loving lust potion 10hrs," then finds Kanako stuck in the fridge, completely nude. He gets laid, and then the REAL fun begins. Words: 1603, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English Series: Part 1 of Kanako smut collection Fandoms: Undertale (Video Game) Rating: Explicit Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Categories: F/M Characters: Clover (Undertale Yellow - Master Sword), Kanako Ketsukane, Alphys (Mentioned) Relationships: Kanako/Clover, Clover/Kanako Additional Tags: Sex, Vaginal Sex, Lust Potion/Spell, POV First Person, POV Multiple, POV Third Person read it on AO3 at https://archiveofourown.org/works/57180331

[mitsuyeaah]

PRETTY THINGS

RAN HAITANI x f! reader

“if someone were to warn me that this was gonna happen, that you would walk into my life and ruin it, i would still let you.”

cw: cheater! ran, toxic relationship, slight angst, smut, nsfw (mdni), edging, unprotected sex, oral, cheating, degradation, pet names (baby, princess), swearing

word count: 3.2k

a/n: i wrote this in 10hrs and enjoyed it, hope you guys enjoy as much while reading it! © divider: honeypuppixels

He promised. Ran Haitani promised to you that he’d never do it again. Of course you knew it was all a lie, just a pretty little lie that had you believing he was actually going to change for the better.

What a foolish thought.

There he sat in front of you, his collarbones peppered with red and purple bruises, not from fighting. Ran didn’t even bother hiding it from you, the least he could’ve done was to button his white polo all the way up and seal those marks that didn’t belong to you—love bites that never came from you—at least that way it would be out of sight and out of mind. Like it always was.

Your eyes were boring holes onto his lower neck, thinking that staring at them hard enough would make them completely disappear from your thoughts and your sight. But it didn’t. It was still there, freshly painted due to its vibrant colour.

“Was she as good as you thought?” your eyes travelled up to meet his amethyst ones. It held everything but regret. The short-haired man across from you furrowed his brows and he looked at you like you were some kind of freak, like you had just told him the most outrageous fact to ever exist.

Ah, here comes the gaslighting, you thought.

“I don’t know what you’re talking about?… Are you going to eat that?” He dropped the topic faster than the speed of light and pointed his fork at the tasty dessert sitting on a plate, untouched. Mont blanc, his favourite.

You closed your eyes, letting out a deep sigh before shaking your head and pushing the small plate towards your boyfriend. “Ran, please. Can we just talk this out? I know you’ve been cheating on me.” Again, you wanted to add but figured it wouldn’t even make a difference.

You already knew what was going to come out of his mouth next, you always did. It was like some kind of routine at this point and you were getting tired. Tired of it all.

“I’m sorry I won’t do it again. You know you’re the only one I love, right?” he replied like he’d been practising the line since this morning. Ran didn’t even bother looking at you, he was too focused on the delicious treat in front of him, eagerly digging into it and savouring every bite.

The first time he said those words to you, you believed it. The second time he did, you swore you were going to leave if he did it again. But you didn’t leave by the third time. Now, you’ve lost count but you couldn’t blame this all on Ran. You had the liberty to leave him and walk out of his life to never return again.

But you didn’t.

You didn’t know if it was because of the failed relationships you’ve had in the past or simply the luxuries of life that Ran was able to provide you. And he provided splendidly. Ran was a man of his words, you tell him you want something? You’ll get it the next day. A big box that sat on your shared bed, topped with a red ribbon.

You always got what you wanted with him. Apparently, this didn’t apply when asking for his faithfulness and for the sake of your relationship.

The first few months were completely different with Ran, he treated you like you were the only thing that mattered to him, he looked at you like you were this precious jewel that he somehow managed to get his hands on.

He didn’t only shower you with gifts but with love as well but things changed as your relationship progressed and you didn’t know what happened to him.

Maybe it was also because Ran knew that you would never leave him. He was too good to be broken up with and you hated it because it was true. No other relationships in the past could provide you with luxuries this well, and they also weren't any different from Ran, you caught your past boyfriends with other women too.

So you thought, if I’m going to be with a cheater then why not a rich one?

At the very least, Ran provided endlessly unlike the other men you had in the past. Plus, the pleasure he gave you was… unforgettable. It was different. It felt like there was actually some kind of love laced with it despite him barely showing you any.

You knew you deserved better than to be treated like someone with no feelings but the hold Ran had on you was tight.

“Do you want Saint Laurent? We can drop by after this.”

You hated yourself for being so easy, you hated how easily he can buy back your love with pretty things and just the simple swipe of his card. It felt dirty and disrespectful to yourself but deep down you liked his materialistic approach. You always had a keen eye for the luxuries and something in you just couldn’t resist them.

Sighing, you looked away and tightly nodded. Ran smirked to himself, once again he was reassured that you weren’t going anywhere any time soon.

“I forgot to tell you, Rindou is hosting at our club tonight, did you want to go? He’d been working on some new mixes so I think he’d appreciate us being there.” he looked at you, waiting for you to meet his gaze but you never did as you nodded again.

—

A sea of bodies moved to the beat of the music blasting from the speakers, strobe lights occasionally illuminating their dancing bodies. The club was packed, as you expected, after all, it was Rindou who was DJing tonight’s club that he and Ran owned. He was good at what he did, that's why people kept coming back for more.

You and Ran sat in one of the VIP booths which had a nice view of Rindou manning the controller up on the stage, he clearly enjoyed what he did and looked so passionate up there. A small smile formed on your lips, you felt proud of him, it felt like watching a little brother grow up.

“I’ll go get us drinks.” Ran leaned close to your ear, speaking louder due to the blasting music. You nodded at your boyfriend, you didn’t need to tell him what you wanted, he already knew.

Your eyes trailed Ran’s tall figure as he strategically made his way through the crowd, some of them greeting him. Clubs weren’t really your thing but your boyfriend was very fond of the nightlife, to the point where he and his younger brother built a club. It was truly amazing.

Your fingers tapped against your lap to the beat of the music as you waited for Ran to come back with your drinks. You were about to pull your phone out from your new Saint Laurent purse to distract yourself from waiting until someone sat next to you, their arm resting on the backrest behind you and legs crossing.

You knew it wasn’t Ran.

“We’ve met before.” It wasn’t a question, it was a fact.

You turned your head to the man sitting dangerously close to you, his slightly long white hair painted in different colours as the lights inside the club bounced around, changing hues, he wore his signature hanafuda earrings which danced with every movement. His lilac eyes held your uninterested gaze, the glint in them showing slight amusement.

“Izana.” you acknowledged the man before turning to the dancing crowd, trying to spot your amethyst haired boyfriend. Where the fuck was he? You thought. Izana was Ran and Rindou’s friend, you figured he was also here to support the younger Haitani.

He tilted his head to the side, earrings swaying with the movement, “Where’s Ran? Did he abandon you?” his voice was laced with amusement and it took all your willpower not to physically roll your eyes at him. “He’s just getting us drinks…” you sighed, crossing your arms over your chest. You didn’t miss the way Izana glanced down at your chest before meeting your gaze again.

Izana rested his chin on the hand that lay on the backrest, giving you a saccharine smile, “Hmm, then why do I see his arm around a pretty stranger? That doesn’t look like ‘getting drinks’ to me.” he teased, placing his hands in the air for make-shift quotation marks.

He almost laughed at the way your brows shot up and your head snapping back to the crowd to look for your boyfriend. You saw his familiar tall figure and signature streaked purple hair, he was indeed with another woman and was getting too comfortable for your liking. You didn’t like how his hand snaked down her back, resting just above her ass.

The fucking audacity.

You were about to get up from the leather seat, anger and disappointment bubbling up but Izana swiftly grabbed your wrist, “Why don’t you come play with me instead?” you looked back at Ran, who was still conversing with the woman and back at Izana, giving you an expectant gaze.

Sighing, you slowly sat back down, earning a sly smirk from the man next to you. Two can play at this game, you thought. If Ran wasn’t going to learn to drop his bad habits then you would just have to give him the taste of his own medicine.

“Good girl.” Izana purred, the grip on your wrist slid down to your exposed leg and encased your inner thigh, his pinky dangerously close to the apex of your legs. You sucked in a breath at his brazenness, your breaths becoming shallow as he started massaging your inner thigh, “You know… I’ve always been fond of you since your boyfriend introduced us to each other. Sucks that he got to you first.”

Izana’s hand started running up and down your inner thighs, each time getting closer and closer to your panties, “Always wondered how sweet you taste. Ran, that lucky bastard.” he chuckled against your ear, hot breath fanning down the side of your neck, earning a small whine from you.

Before Izana could escalate the situation further, he was stopped by a sudden loud voice, “What the fuck are you doing to my girlfriend?!” Ran angrily set the drinks down on the table in front of you and pulled his friend by the collar. You tried to get Ran to let go of the shorter man but your pleas fell deaf to his ears.

Izana met Ran’s cold stare, challenging it with a smirk on his lips before putting his palms up in defeat. Your boyfriend forcefully shoved Izana away and watched him leave before turning to you, “I leave you for how many minutes and you’re already slutting yourself out for my friends.”

You narrowed your eyes at him, standing up to challenge him but Ran towered over your figure, looking down at you, “And? You were practically eye fucking that woman down there! You told me you wouldn’t do it anymore, Ran.” you pointed at the general direction of where your boyfriend previously was, not backing down despite his looming figure.

“I’m so fucking tired of this! Don’t be surprised if I leave you for Izana.” you rolled your eyes, trying to get past him but your attempt was halted as he grabbed your wrist.

Ran let out an unamused laugh, “You think that’s a threat to me? Baby, I know you’d never leave me. I think we both know that. Izana cannot and never will give you as much as I do.” he stepped closer to you, removing strands of stray hair from your face.

“I’m taking you home. Clearly you’ve forgotten who you belong to.”

—

Ran was merciless.

He put you in several different positions that had your eyes rolling back and lungs screaming out for him but never did he let you cum once. How cruel. The two of you didn’t even reach your shared bedroom before you started sucking each other’s face since Ran was restless on the drive home.

There was an evident tent in his pants as he manoeuvred the car which made him shift uncomfortably against the smooth leather seat. One hand gripped the steering wheel while the other was stuffed into your cunt, his slender fingers already pleasuring you. His middle and ring finger relentlessly thrusting in and out while occasionally rubbing your clit with his palm.

Of course he never let you cum then.

“Ah—fuck! Please, Ran!” your nails scraped against the marbled countertop of your kitchen as you braced yourself with your arms, head bowing forward in pleasure as your boyfriend slipped his long cock inside your cunt once again. Tears were rolling down your cheeks—some already dried—as your body was engulfed in pleasure, again.

He was so mean. Ran fucked you until you were almost cumming before pulling out and changing your position, leaving you clenching around nothing but pure disappointment.

“Hm? Please w-what, baby?” he let out a raspy chuckle against your ear, bare chest pressing against your back. Ran sped up his thrusts which caused your shaky arms give out against the cold marble surface, you were now chest flat against the countertop, arms splayed on either side of you, he used your bent torso as a leverage by circling one hand on your nape and thrusting even deeper.

You swore you could feel him in your throat.

Your moans became higher and louder as Ran pressed his chest to your back again, while reaching for a leg, and propping it on the countertop allowing him to reach even deeper, which you didn’t even know was possible until tonight. He supported your leg with one hand while the other snaked up to your hand, lacing his fingers with yours, his palm making contact with the back of your hand.

You bit your lip, whining at how deep he was inside you, your forehead making contact with the cold marbled surface, you slightly felt the friction on your forehead as you bounced forward due to Ran’s unrelentless pounding but you couldn’t care less, he was giving it to you so good and you were taking it so well.

Skin slapping and squelching sounds filled the whole house along with erotic sounds that Ran pulled from you, the tension hung thick in the air as you were nearing your high.

“Please let me—mhm! Let me cum, please baby.”

Ran breathily laughed at your desperation to cum around his cock but he wasn’t done with you. He was going to break the stubborn walls of your attitude until you knew who you belonged to.

“I’ll think about it. Fuck!” he gasped, burying his face into your hair, occasionally sucking and licking at your nape.

You clenched around his length, vision slowly turning white and head spinning from pleasure, you were about to cum. Ran knew you were close with the way your breaths came out very shallow and with a slight moan at the end, he also didn’t miss the way your cunt gripped his cock like a vice which had him clenching his teeth, eyes slightly rolling back.

With that, Ran pulled out once again, earning a desperate cry from you.

“Who do you belong to? Me or Izana?” he stayed pressed against your back, while he panted the question into your ear, his hot breath making you shiver and giving you goosebumps.

You were too fucked out to even reply. Your mind housed only one thing, to cum. So when he asked you the question, you couldn’t properly get a response out no matter how much you tried. You stayed panting against the countertop, condensation forming from your repeated shallow breaths.

“I asked a question, slut.” he forcefully shoved two fingers into your cunt which earned a whine from you. “Y-you! Only you, Ran.” you sobbed, you just wanted to chase your own high.

Ran positioned his dick to your entrance and entered in one thrust, causing you to curse out loud, “That’s right you belong to me and only me. You wanna know why? Cause I’m the only one who can dick you down this good.” He started thrusting, immediately returning to the previous pace he’d set before, balls harshly slapping against you.

“I know you’d never fucking leave me because you’ll always come back for this expensive dick. Such a whore for my dick and all the things I buy you, huh?” he laughed. You couldn’t even reply to any of his mockery at this point, all you wanted to do was cum so you just nodded at everything he said, giving him occasional ‘yesses’.

Ran’s hips didn’t falter once which immediately brought you close again, a fresh set of tears rolling down your wet cheeks, “Ran, baby, I’m cumming. Please let me cum.” you whispered, voice hoarse and throat sore from all the screams he forcefully pulled from you earlier.

“Fuck! Cum for me princess. Cum for this dick that you love so much.” he groaned against your neck, he was also nearing his climax. The way your walls clenched down on his dick had him rolling his eyes to the back of his head.

You came with a loud moan, hands balling into fists against the marbled surface and toes curling, pleasure engulfing your whole body. A familiar intense sensation shot up your spine which caused your legs to shake and back to arch against Ran’s torso.

Ran bit the skin on your shoulder, cock buried deep inside as his hips stilled right against your ass, he clenched his hands around your hand and the leg that he was holding up, knees almost buckling from the intense pleasure he felt as hot thick ropes of cum shot inside you, making you shiver.

He rode out your orgasm by quickly pulling out and getting on his knees to attach his mouth to your exposed cunt, earning a surprised yelp from you. Ran lapped up all your juices before sucking at your clit, his tongue rubbing tight circles on it which had you practically pushing him away due to overstimulation.

Your boyfriend got up from his knees, legs slightly shaking as he pulled you towards him, wrapping his arms around your front and burying his face in your hair, “I love you.” he whispered.

He didn’t mean that.

You knew he didn’t mean those three words. But you closed your eyes and convinced yourself that he did, even if it was just this moment because you still love him despite what he’s openly done.

And it was foolish. You knew that but you couldn’t bring yourself to leave him.

Maybe someday you’ll be free from your clouded senses and finally leave Ran but as of now, you remain indifferent.

You were young and blinded by the pretty things he had to offer, things you’ve never seen before and if you were to meet him again for the first time, you’d welcome him with open arms and let him ruin your life.

After all, there wasn’t quite anyone like him.

© mitsuyeaah