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I want to RP so fucking much
But no
Because I work so fucking much I'm exhausted all the fucking time and I can't think straight
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Qiuyue - Voicelines
Hello: Hello, mortal. I am Qiuyue. Zhongli sent you to fetch me? Tell the old man that if he wants me there, he can do it himself. I am no adeptus, to come and go at his whim like so. Next time he does this, he’s going to find a scorpion in his bed. You want to know my full title? Fine. I am Qiuyue, the Hu Li Shen. You need not know the rest. Is this satisfactory? Good. Run along now, I have much more important business to attend to.
Favorite Food: You want to know my favorite food? Well… I am partial to candied walnuts. Why do you wish to know? You’ve never heard of them? Well, that is to be expected. They are a Liyue-only delicacy, as far as I’m concerned. I’m quite busy now, some fools seem to be causing trouble at one of my shrines. If you need anything else, go ask one of my retainers. Now, leave.
Least Favorite Food: Least favorite food? Why would you need to know that? Well, if you insist. I have lived centuries here in Teyvat, and sampled many types of food. I’d have to say my least favorite are those fruits called grapes. I believe they originated in Natlan, which I’d wager is why you haven’t heard of them, only having been to Mondstadt and Liyue. Anyways, if you come across them, please don’t feed them to any of my subjects. They’re highly poisonous. Oh, wipe that look off your face! They’re only poisonous to the fox species, not you mortals! Hobbies: Oh, you want to know my hobbies? I do enjoy a good prank from time to time. If you see him, ask the old man about what I’ve done. He turns pale and won’t speak for a couple hours, which is a refreshing thing. I enjoy it very much. He needs a reminder now and then that Liyue is not all business. Playing with him like this forces it into his thick skull that there are other things to be had in Liyue.
When it rains: Gah, this stupid rain! It leaves my coat thick with water until I can dry myself off! That stupid old man is taking revenge for that time I left that bucket of water on the doorway! When it snows: Oh, seeing these piles of snow reminds me of a fantastic time I had with the old man. He had invited intruders into my domain, promising tall tales of showing them the inside of the Autumn Palace without my permission. I had let some snow in, for the foxes love it. And as the perfect revenge, I decided to tackle the old man into a tall snow pile, leaving him soaked in snow in front of those guests! They ended up leaving the very same day, for the indignity of mine was a shame to behold.
When the sun is out: Oh, what a glorious day! I would do nothing but bask in these golden rays of the sun, if only my duties would allow for it.
When the wind is blowing: Ack! I got a piece of hair in my mouth, it’s fine. When I see that old man again, I’ll see how he likes having his hair cut off! Good morning: This is quite a fine morning, is it not? I seem more formal? I apologize, the mornings seep through the cracks and take hold sometimes. Good afternoon: You seem tired, would you like me to perk you up with another story of the old man? Why there’s this one I know of, long before the archon war, of him and Guizhong. Just… don’t tell him I told you this, alright? Guizhong is still a festering wound. Good evening: At this time of night, you can see all the stars in the sky. It must remind you of home, right? It does for me...
Good night: I must be getting back to the Autumn Palace now, who knows what sort of trouble the foxes have gotten into without my gaze upon them. Take care.
About Qiuyue - Godhood: You want to know what it is like to be a god? Why, you yourself aren’t that far off, are you not? We gods are not untouchable beings, we can still die, just like you. As an outlander, you must have seen your fair share of beings calling themselves gods, who were not quite there. But as for me it is… lonely, but rewarding. I do find myself seeking company from time to time, only to watch mere years pass, and them to wither and die. However, I myself do not think I would give up my godhood, if only for the fact that I am quite used to it. It has many disadvantages, and many benefits. It is up to you to decide if it is worth it. Is that not how most things are, though? About Qiuyue - Autumn Palace: You question me about my domain? I’m afraid you will never see its insides. No mortal is allowed inside, and no immortal without my permission. At least, no mortal still alive has seen the inside. Ominous? Why, I’m quite sure I don’t know what you mean!
About Qiuyue - Human Form: Oh, you’ve only ever seen me in this form, correct? Strange. I know you know of my main form, the nine-tailed fox, for it is the one depicted in temples. This human one, however, is more for the benefit of the mortals around us. It comforts them to see me as one of them, no matter how strange that sentiment is. I do find myself liking this particular human form the most, however. I suppose it seems odd to you.
About Qiuyue - Title: You wish to keep pestering me about my full title? You know, most mortals who continued down this route ended up as statues in my domain, reduced to decoration. ...I do admire this tenacity, however. I suppose, just this once, I’ll entertain you. I am most commonly known as Qiuyue, and the Hu Li Shen, as you know. However, my main domain is Deception, just as Zhongli’s is contracts. I am the Fox God, One-Who-Betrays-and-Lies, and the God-Who-Wanders. Although that last title isn’t as true now, as it. Zhongli offered me a residence, a shared portion of Liyue, and I couldn’t find it within myself to refuse.
About Ningguang: Ningguang.. The Tianquan is very interesting. I find myself impressed with her, I’ll admit. To pull herself up to a position so high is quite an achievement. Even Zhongli was an old god before his position of power in Liyue. She has an odd fascination with me, going so far as to credit part of her abilities to my power. I have given her omens, as the foxes seem quite taken with her, but it was her skill that allowed her to build her career.
About Zhongli: Zhongli… simply saying the name feels wrong. I much prefer to call him by the title of ‘Old Man’ if I must refer to him in conversation. I do see why I must address him in this fashion, as to the rest of Liyue Morax is dead. However, I do feel his decision lacked foresight. What will he do, when he never grows old alongside his peers? If he travels, eventually, he will have visited every village, and then where will he go? He will become a myth, an immortal wandering figure shrouded in legend. I doubt he wishes for that, if he wants to lead a mortal life. Maybe these are the consequences of such tumultuous times in Liyue... About Venti: Ah, the bard. He is quite a fun person, no? I do enjoy the moments I spend with him, even if our meetings are far and few. Sometimes he will join me for a good laugh over the topic of the old man. Zhongli often protests that although he looks older, Venti and I are just as old, if not older. We pretend not to hear, even if he knows we have. It makes for quite the entertainment. I do think that the bard could stand to be a little more responsible - stop rolling your eyes at me, I do realize I’m being a little bit of a hypocrite. I’ll admit, living for so long in Zhongli’s domain has done something to improve how I behave, particularly seeing as I do have responsibilities to my worshippers. Venti, however, takes and takes, never truly giving back until you arrived. I wonder when it’ll catch up to him. About Levin: Levin is… I wouldn’t dare call him close to me, that’s only asking for trouble as it is. I do find him quite amusing, however. He doesn’t seem to recognize me as who I am, even though the name Qiuyue is one steeped in history, synonymous with the title of Hu Li Shen. It makes for quite the fun conversations when we stop to talk, for the Liyueans do recognize me. Hopefully, he’ll continue to be a source of entertainment. The moment he oversteps his boundaries, however… it would be quite the nuisance to rid themselves of him, but if it must be done, it must be done.
(For context: Levin is my friend's genshin OC.)
About Ganyu: That is Ningguang’s secretary, correct? I see… she is of adeptus descent, and yet she seems to not fully resonate with it. It is a wonder she can keep up with Ningguang’s workload, however, and I do commend her for it. I don’t think I have quite enough experiences with her to form a judgement, but I do trust in Ningguang’s judgement. Once she becomes curious in adepti affairs, I should keep a closer eye on her. Remind me to do so. About Keqing: I do respect Keqing’s opinions on her Archon. They’re a breath of fresh air in Liyue, where the people seem to be mindless sheep. Although, from what I’ve heard about the aftermath of the battle with Osial, they seem to be forming their own opinions as well. Their archon’s death must have really released the fog around their eyes. She seems like one to keep a close eye on, for she is not hesitant in her words about the adepti and gods, although they earn her scorn. About Yanfei: She is a most renowned lawyer in Liyue. Her disposition doesn’t seem quite serious enough for a lawyer, yet she shoulders through. It’s almost a conundrum, the way I see it. She reminds me quite a lot of my own foxes. Sly, clever, but behind a cover of mischief and playfulness. Have you seen her in action with her vision? No wonder Murata granted her it - her passion burns as bright as the flames she wields.
About Baal: The Raiden Shogun… she has certainly changed. I do not concern myself with the affairs of most gods, and yet, she seems to be causing quite the stir within the immortal court. It would be concerning, but I have not yet received any personal disturbance against my domain, so I shall not interfere. Perhaps this is what Zhongli meant when he said that the archons are changing, and Teyvat will soon enter a new period.
About Hu Tao: Hu Tao is quite the fun person! I do visit Zhongli at his work often, so it is natural I’d become acquainted with his newfound ‘boss’. She seems to take inspiration from a number of things, choosing to continue on with her business although it has taken quite the hit to it’s reputation with her eccentric style of advertising. She helps the old man loosen up and enjoy life, and for that I do appreciate her work.
About Xiao: He is quite the unusual adepti. Bound under a contract that limits his suffering, but also his freedom. I did not get to witness his beginnings, and have yet to see what made Mora- Zhongli take him under his wing, but I suppose I must, for once, exercise my patience. Forgive me for the slip in name, it has been difficult adjusting to Zhongli’s new identity. Ah, what’s that look for? I do promise that I am not harboring any other motives for a simple slip in name-
About Vision: A vision? I do not harbor one, why would you ask? I am a god, I have my own special set of skills. After all, visions are for mortals who have been given a chance to ascend to Celestia, and by proxy, godhood. I have no need for one.
More about Qiuyue I: I do one day, wish to explore beyond my self-imposed confines of Liyue. It is almost embarrassing to admit this, but I fear for what awaits me on the horizon of adventure. Silly, isn’t it?
More about Qiuyue II: For one who knows nothing about Teyvat, I’m surprised you haven’t hear it before. An unspoken taboo against killing foxes. You now know why, don’t you? As a fox god, I have a sacred duty to protect my own domain. You’re quite lucky to not have killed any. Some travelers have not been quite as blessed in luck, and have ended up very fine statues.
Qiuyue’s troubles: Hm? Oh, it’s nothing. Well, actually… hey, I promise I won’t make you go on any quests. But it is… annoying, that the old man decided to retire with no prior warning on my part. Now all of Liyue is looking at me as their next Archon, and I have no wish for that. I’m content with leaving them in the hands of someone else, and staying as a minor god in Liyue’s territory. Why won’t they understand that?
Qiuyue’s birthday letter: Today I ventured outside of Liyue, back to Mondstadt. It was refreshing to see old friends again, and I should have done it sooner. I took the liberty of introducing one of my oldest friends to my specialty food, but he disagreed with its taste. The audacity! We ended up playing in the woods together, and I might have done a little damage. No worries, he can fix it! Hopefully… Anyways, have the rest of the food! I thought you might like it.
Received: Candied Walnuts x1, Dandelion Seeds x10. Traveler’s Birthday: Happy Birthday Traveler. I suppose it must mean little to you, as an immortal being like me. The years weigh heavy on a soul who has spent many millennia traveling, only to be tied down with loss. Maybe by your next birthday, I’ll have met your sister. I’m sure she will be just as much of an enigma as you are. To a continued year of existence.
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5 Tips for Mental Health!
Let go. Let go of the past, any resentment you have, any “what ifs” you have. Anything. Live in the present and don’t spend so much time thinking about the past. I’ve wasted a lot of time overthinking about the past and it was just so ... unnecessary. Do I really think my ex gave me a second thought after we ended things? Not really, and definitely not to the extent that I analyzed our relationship for his flaws! Sometimes, overthinking and analyzing the past re-opens your wounds and you get hurt again (and again... and again...)
Stop comparing. There will always be someone better than you but also someone worse than you. Comparing is a fruitless endeavor! If you must compare, do it for the purpose of bettering yourself. Like “Wow, I love Shay Mitchell’s make-up. She’s so pretty. What products or makeup techniques does she use, so I can try on myself?” or “This girl got a full-ride scholarship. What does she have for experience? Maybe one of her experiences is something that would be relevant for me and can help my professional career.” Truthfully, I’ve learned that each person in my grad program has something that obviously shined in the eyes of admissions committee and got them in here. It may not be obvious to me as an outsider, but I can’t keep comparing. We’re all at the same school, aren’t we? And funding wise, too. I got a pretty good chunk of $ and I need to stop comparing!
Stop surrounding yourself in toxicity. If you have a relative who is toxic or is negative or you always feel DRAINED after your interaction with them repeatedly, then that’s a sign they need to be O U T of your lives (or realistically, reduced interactions). Same with friends. Same with coworkers. This is probably the most important part of this whole “bettering yourself” vibe. How can you get better if the people around you constantly drag you down? For the people who you can’t just cut off contact, I reduce contact. I stop sharing anything that’s particularly important to them. (God knows I have an older sister who uses anything and everything I say to her as ammunition in arguments.) I share boring stuff only. Safe stuff. Small talk. Act cordial but not BFFs. Stonewall them. Minimal contact. They might say you’re cold and standoffish, but who the fuck cares? Mental health matters and you don’t need to share every single thing with every single person in your lives. I’ve learned it’s best to confide in only a couple people.
Make time for “you time.” If you’re busy at work or school, still try to carve out some time where the goal is just to relax you. Maybe grab a solo lunch with yourself at your favorite place, maybe binge on Netflix for a teeny bit, maybe treat yourself to a spa day. Whatever relaxes you - you deserve it! If I’m really stressed out, my body will show it. I will breakout on my face. I get easily irritated. I will have dark bags under my eyes. I have to remind myself that I need to take deep breaths and not to let my body “feel” stressed because I don’t want my body to “show” signs of stress. Because god knows it takes forever (seemingly) for a pimple to clear up! And even longer if I pick at it and it scars... I reason with myself, “Do I want to have a breakout on my face that might last longer than my stress freak-out period?!” I think not!
Learn what your triggers are and try to remedy it. For example, one of my triggers to anxiety is feeling overwhelmed with my workload. But if I get better at planning my workload and being honest and transparent with myself, it eases my mind. I recently bought a Passion Planner that is coming tomorrow!
Mental health is a very important thing. PLEASE take active steps to make sure you feel okay! What are your tips for ensuring good mental health?
#mental health#life tips#MBA_guides#my berkeley adventure#myberkeleyadventure#college tips#college freshman
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(drawing by Iranian political cartoonist Bozorgmehr Hosseinpour)
I'm reading an article about how to cope with the frustrating "here we go again" feeling as COVID cases surge for the fourth wave. One suggestion is mini-mental vacations, taking 5-15 minutes “several times a day” to go for a walk, stretch, or do visualization exercises. I CAN'T DO THAT, I'M A NURSE. I'm allowed 30 non-duty minutes in 12.5 hours, and even that isn’t guaranteed.
(Not to mention it takes 10 minutes just to get outside from my windowless unit. Nor is there any 15-minute period in my day where I don't have multiple things to do. For the last 4 months, I've been working 1-3 hours of unscheduled overtime EVERY DAY.)
Maybe I can reduce my workload or increase my R&R time, the author suggests. *maniacal laughter* I CAN'T DO EITHER OF THOSE THINGS. I'M A NURSE IN A PANDEMIC.
Finally, remember "this too shall pass," the author advises. But when? When? We can't hold on forever. We can't work at maximum capacity indefinitely (isn't there a Star Trek analogy for this?). You can't stay on high alert 100% of the time; it's humanely impossible, and news flash--nurses are human! Doctors are human! The PEOPLE who work in healthcare are not "superheroes," we have no special powers. We're HUMANS with needs and lives and feelings and pets and homes and families. "This too shall pass" is what got me through last year, yet here we are again. Unnecessarily. Preventably. Selfishly.
I don't work on a COVID unit, but the enormous increase in workload affects everyone in the facility. I've been watching last year's new grads burn out before my eyes since February, and most of them aren't going to make it through another winter. I'm watching this year's new grads flounder through no fault of their own because instead of sharing an assignment so she can teach, their preceptor has her own assignment in addition to her preceptee's patients because there's just not. enough. nurses.
Why aren't there enough nurses? Because conditions are so bad you literally cannot pay us enough to come to work. And the hospitals are trying--I turned down an extra $13,000 in 3 months in the spring, and I'm turning down $16K again now. I expect I'll be turning it down (and maybe more) for the next 6-9 months.
For the love of God, PLEASE HELP US!!!
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Enough Pt. 13
A/N: Sorry for being a filthy liar you guys! I said I was going to post two days ago and I didn’t. I just needed to edit a couple scenes I wasn’t 100% happy with and that set me back. But thanks for your patience and support! You all know I love/appreciate feedback, so don’t be shy! Any way, here is the update and happy reading!
“So have you answered him yet?” Jaehyun asked, fingers caressing your arm as you cuddled on your couch.
Once you woke up, you texted Jaehyun and told him you made it home okay and apologized for forgetting to message him. At the office, he was very attentive and apologized for being distant for the past few days. He admitted that he was worried because of the phone call you got from Namjoon and he thought that creating a little distance was going to make him feel a little better. Of course he realized it was a mistake and possibly the stupidest thing he could have ever done. He asked if he could come over to your place and stay the night. You agreed of course, happy that your boyfriend was going to spend some time with you and that the awkwardness was gone. After work you both came to your apartment, had dinner together and were now cuddling on the couch as you watched a movie. You were in a little bubble of bliss and nothing could ruin that. Not even the inevitable question of what answer you were going to give to Namjoon.
“I am going to tell him that I am not going to leave early.” You say with conviction in your voice.
He sat up straight and looked at you perplexed. He knew how much you loved your job and you were amazing at it, so saying no to Namjoon was a big deal.
“Are you serious?” He asked, wanting to make sure he heard you correctly.
“Yes. There are plenty of people in Seoul who can take care of the projects he has lined up. But if he really feels like he needs me to oversee these projects, then I can do them from here via teleconference. My workload will significantly reduce now that all the final details are done. I just don’t want to be away from you.” You explain, looking into Jaehyun’s eyes.
“I am very happy to hear that. I just hope you’re doing this because you really want to and not because of me.” He says, giving you a soft kiss.
“I really want to. And I also want to be with you.” You say, leaning in to kiss him on the lips.
He deepens the kiss as he hovers over you, making you lay down on the couch, slightly opening your legs to accommodate his frame.
His fingers are quick to lift your shirt, rough pads skimming the soft skin of your stomach. You arched into him, the contact sending electric shocks through your body. You wrap your legs around his hips bringing him closer to you, wanting to feel him pressed up against you. Your fingers work fast to unbutton his shirt, slipping it off his frame and skimming his skin with your fingertips. He helped you pull your shirt off and discarded it on the floor, lips attaching to your neck, lightly biting the soft skin. You moaned as Jaehyun stained your skin, hands reaching behind you to unclasp your bra, kneading your breasts and slowly grinding into you. Your hands are quick to reach for his jeans, undoing his button and tried to pull his pants down. He pulled away from you to remove both his jeans and boxers, helping you remove your skirt and panties too. You gulped at the sight of his hard length and you could not handle it anymore. You pushed him so he was sitting upright and you straddled his hips, teasing his length with your wet folds.
“Don’t tease baby.” Jaeyun groaned, gripping your hips tight in an attempt to regain control.
“Patience baby.” You whisper, enjoying the strain in his voice.
You decided to end his torture and aligned his length with your entrance. You sat down all the way and you both groaned at the feeling of your tight walls engulfing his length. You waited a few seconds to adjust before you started to undulate your hips, walls tightening around his length.
“Oh fuck.” Jaehyun moaned, throwing his head back against the couch.
You took advantage and bit his neck making him moan louder, which turned you on even more.
You sped the movement of your hips, breath catching in your throat at the pleasure that coursed through your body.
“Ah, yes.” You moaned, Jaehyun’s hands guiding your hips, increasing the friction against your clit. That sent electrical jolts through your body, a strong shiver shaking you. You grind your hips faster against Jaehyun’s, the angle hitting deep inside you and aided in the stimulation of your clit. Jaehyun popped a nipple into his mouth, sucking harshly as his other hand kneaded your other breast. The added sensations were all it took for you to reach your end. You moaned Jaehyuns name like a mantra, hips bucking wildly against his. The tightening of your walls was all it took for him to reach his end, a low moan leaving his lips as he filled you with his cum.
Your hips slowed to a stop, hands still clutching Jaehyun’s sticky body against yours. His breath slowly turned to normal and it tickled the slick skin of your neck. He attached his lips to yours in a slow and sensual kiss, a warm feeling melting in your chest and spreading to the rest of your body. Your brain felt hazy and in that moment a single word came into your mind: Chanyeol.
You pulled away from Jaehyun’s hips and wandering hands, receiving a confused look from his gorgeous face.
“You okay?” He asks concerned, hands planted on your hips.
“Yeah. I just feel super sticky. I am going to head to the shower.” You say, hating yourself for lying to him and for thinking about Chanyeol in your post-coitus bliss. “Care to join me?” You say, a mischievous glint in your eye.
He chuckled and nodded his head, completely unaware of the stuff going on in your brain. God were you an asshole.
“Yes babe, I’ll be right in.” He says as he watched you get us from his lap, his soft member falling out of your entrance and his cum trailing down your thighs. The sight alone was enough to turn him on.
“Okay, don’t take too long.” You say in a sing-song voice as you quickly make your way to your bathroom, not wanting to make a mess on the floor.
Jaehyun was wiping himself when he noticed your phone was blinking, indicating that you had messages. He didn’t think anything of it but at that moment your phone vibrated again, illuminating the screen with a notification. Curiosity got the best of him and he looked at your screen, chuckling when he saw a Snapchat notification from Mark. He asked Mark why he had made you get the app and the young boy told him it was easier to send you funny videos and memes through there. You and Mark had a brother/sister relationship and Jaehyun thought it was cute. His smile slowly disappeared when he saw that you had three text messages from Chanyeol.
Chanyeol: I really appreciate it
Was what the preview message said in your Notification Center. He would be lying if he said he wasn’t a little bothered at the fact that Chanyeol was messaging you, but the message wasn’t incriminating. He was probably just talking about the great wok you did with the press release of him and Ara for the opening gala. Besides, Jaehyun trusted you and he felt a little guilty for even looking at your phone screen. He knew you had nothing to hide. He shook the weird feeling away and made his way to the bathroom where you and your hot wet body were waiting for him.
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You were typing away replying to emails when you were distracted by a soft knock on your door.
“Come in.” You mumble, not looking away from your computer screen.
“Hey.” The deep voice says as the person enters the office.
“Chanyeol?” You say confused, recognizing the voice right away.
“Sorry to barge in, I just wanted to stop by and say hi.” He says with a cheesy smile on his face.
You raise your eyebrow at him, a small chuckle leaving your lips.
“Well hi then.” You reply, making him shake his head.
“You’re so mean.” He whined playfully, sitting on the chair across from you.
“Yes please make yourself at home.” You say sarcastically, looking back to your screen to hit the send button for your last email.
“So, what brings you here?” You ask, finally looking at him.
“Well I was here meeting Wendy for some last minute details and arrangements for Ara’s travels.” He explains, leaning back in your chair.
“Hmm, and you decided to stop by?” You question, thinking how ridiculous that sounded.
“Yes, don’t make it weird.” He joked, leaning forward on your desk.
You eye him wearily and decide he probably was being sincere.
“So when do you go back to Korea?” You ask, deciding to be civil.
“Tomorrow morning.” He pouted, which made you chuckle.
“Well, safe travels then.” You said with a cheeky grin, making Chanyeol laugh.
“Really? Why are you being so cold?” He playfully whines, splaying his upper body on top of your desk.
“Okay, okay…” You relented. “I hope that your plane doesn’t crash.” You gave him a sarcastic smile, making him laugh and causing your desk to shake.
“You are so rude.” He mumbles, reaching out in front of you and poking your hand with his index finger.
“I’m joking. But I do wish you safe travels, that’s not a mean thing to say.” You mention, not pulling your hand away for whatever reason.
“I know. I don’t know, i was just expecting something else…” He trailed off, his whole hand splayed on top of yours.
The warmth of his hand was oddly comforting, but it also felt a little wrong.
“I’m not sure what else you were expecting, Chanyeol.” You say, nervously pulling your hand away from under his embrace.
He stared into your eyes, not breaking eye contact.
“Hey babe ready to go?” Jaehyun says as he enters your office, stopping abruptly once he sees who is sitting at your desk.
“I’m sorry, am I interrupting something?” Jaehyun asks, hoping Chanyeol’s presence is strictly business related.
“No, Mr. Park was just leaving.” You smile, giving Chanyeol a pointed look, indicating that he should leave.
“Yes, I was just leaving. Once again, thank you for our time and hard work team captain.” Chanyeol said, giving you a small smile before exiting your office.
You walk up to Jaehyun and wrap your arms around his waist, embracing him in a tight hug and enjoying his warmth. You look up at him and smile, enjoying the sight of his beautiful face.
“Ready?” You ask, giving him a small peck on the lips.
“Yeah, I’m ready.” He agrees, holding your hand and heading to the elevator.
Jaehyun feels a bit uneasy and he is not one hundred percent sure as to why. He knows that unfortunately Chanyeol has to be around because of work but that did not mean he was not weary of the man and the situation. He did not want to come off as insecure and jealous, he trusts you. It's Chanyeol he doesn’t trust and for some reason he feels that Chanyeol’s involvement in this project is more than just good exposure for him.
He doesn’t want to be that guy, but he is more than sure that Chanyeol is trying to get close to you. Jaehyun looks over at your face and smiles; he felt like a winner because you were next to him, holding his hand.
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“Thanks for cooking dinner babe, it was delicious.” Jaehyun complimented while he helped take the dishes to the sink.
“No problem babe. Anything for you.” You wink, smacking his butt as you walk back to the table to wipe it down.
He gasps in mock offense, claiming he wasn’t a piece of meat.
“I’ll wash the dishes babe.” He offered, being the gentleman he always is.
“Thanks babe, I’m going to wash up.” You say, excusing yourself and running into the shower. You were in desperate need for a hot shower to relax your muscles.
You unknowingly left your phone on the kitchen counter and you got a text message at that moment. Jaehyun looked over and saw that it was a message from Chanyeol. Furrowing his eyebrows he debated whether or not he should let you know about your message. He ignored it and went back to the task at hand, scrubbing the dishes with unnecessary force. He was trying really hard not to lose his temper, but the fact that Chanyeol was texting you yet again was starting to annoy him. It was almost nine in the evening and he doubted that there were any business related issues that needed your attention at this moment. Your phone vibrated two more times and Jaehyun felt like he was going to go crazy. Before he could do something irrational, he grabbed your phone and headed to your bedroom. He needed the device away from him so he could concentrate on not chucking it out the window.
“Oh, hey.” You say surprised as Jaehyun walks into your room with your phone in hand. You had just gotten out of the shower and you only had your towel wrapped around your body. Normally, that would turn Jaehyun on, but right now he couldn’t even focus on that.
“Here.” He says, dropping your phone on the bed. “It was vibrating a lot, so I decided to bring it to the room.” He explains, hoping his tone didn’t sound bothered. He did not want you to know he knew who was texting you.
“Oh. Okay, thanks.” You say with a smile before Jaehyun walked out of the bedroom and back to the kitchen to finish cleaning up.
Later that night, Jaehyun lay awake in bed not being able to fall asleep. He stared at your peaceful sleeping face, admiring how cute you look. He finally found his comfortable spot on his side, facing you and he closed his eyes, ready for sleep to take over. It seems like you forgot to put your phone on silent mode because a text notification is what made Jaehyun open up his eyes again. He could not believe someone was texting you this late, but it could be an emergency. Jaehyun carefully leans over you to grab your phone from your night stand. He knows your password so he types it in and checks your messages. He scrunches his nose when he sees it’s yet another text from Chanyeol.
Chanyeol: Have a good night. Sweet dreams ;)
‘What the fuck.’ Jaehyun mutters under his breath, now thoroughly annoyed at the fact that Chanyeol was sending you good night texts. Against his better judgement, he looks at your text chain from earlier when Chanyeol was blowing up your phone.
Chanyeol: Do you remember this night? That was fun!
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Me: when we were on a double date with Suho and Mina. yeah I remember.
Chanyeol: I had a lot of fun that day. Did you?
Me: Yeah it was alright.
Chanyeol: :( why are you being so cold?
Chanyeol: Helloooooo????
Chanyeol: Fine, I get it. I won’t message you xp
Chanyeol: Have a good night. Sweet dreams ;)
Jaehyun was furious after reading the messages. How dare Chanyeol show up out of nowhere and think this is okay? He looks over to your sleeping form once again, eyeing you suspiciously. You didn’t seem interested in engaging conversation with Chanyeol, but you were also not putting a stop to his advances.
‘Stop it Jaehyun. You trust her.’ He thought, shaking his head and feeling bad for doubting you for even one second. Clearly the problem here was Chanyeol and Jaehuyn was going to make it clear to him that he needs to stay away from you.
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Much to Jaehyun’s dismay, he did not see Chanyeol at the office that day. He had some business to attend to all day and he was stuck in his office all day with conference call after conference call. He was upset because he was going to need to stay at the office late and he was looking forward to having dinner with you and cuddling. Your guys dynamic was finally where it used to be and he was happy. He knew he had been a bit distant for a while after you broke the news about Namjoon’s call. But he was thrown off because he had some big plans that had to be put on hold for now. He just needed some time to regroup and execute them another time. He was still bothered about the text messages from Chanyeol but he decided to forget about it and concentrate on his work. He trusted you completely so he knew he had nothing to worry about.
“Hey handsome.” You say as you knock on Jaehyun’s office door, observing his tired eyes. Poor guy has been working non-stop all day. He was barely able to get 15 minutes in for lunch and he had to basically scarf it down.
“Hey babe. I still have a lot more to do. You should probably head home and I’ll catch up later.” He said with a sigh, rubbing his eyes.
“Aww okay baby. Don’t overdo it, okay?” You say, giving Jaehyun a parting kiss.
You were sad to leave him behind because he looked so tired but you knew what he was working on was very important and he had to finish it before he was able to go home. You decided you were going to make him a nice meal for when he got home, that way he could have a full belly and be well-rested. You walked to the nearby market that was a short walking distance from work and bought some necessary ingredients and then took an Uber home. You were not about to use public transportation while carrying grocery bags. Once you got home, you started working right away. You made him some spicy kimchi stew and a few side dishes you knew were his favorite. You had sent him a text message to see if he knew when he would get home but he had not answered yet. You hoped you had enough time for a quick shower before he got home. You wanted to wear a very cute night gown to let him know he had options as to how he wanted the night to end. Wrapping your silk robe around your frame, you walk back to your kitchen and make sure the food is still warm and not overdone. You were startled by your doorbell ringing, knowing that Jaehyun had a key to your apartment and would never have to ring. You were confused as to who would visit you at this hour since it was close to ten pm. You cautiously make your way to your door and look through the peephole, even more confused with who is on the other side of the door.
“Chanyeol? What are you doing here?” You asked incredulously, not being able to think of a reason as to why he is at your home at this hour of the night. “I thought your flight left already?”
“I changed it for tomorrow. Can I come on?” He asked, looking around the hallway. You didn’t really want to invite him in, but you also did not want to stand in your doorway with flimsy clothing on for all your neighbors to see.
“Sure I guess.” You concede, moving out of the way and closing the door behind Chanyeol.
“Thanks. It smells good in here.” He said, sniffing the air.
“Chanyeol why are you here? These are not necessarily regular visiting hours.” You say, crossing your arms across your chest. Chanyeol tried not to look at your cleavage but it was hard since you looked great in that robe.
“Look, I know I have no right being here, but I am leaving and I just want to say that I am sorry for all the trouble I gave you.” He said, looking right at you.
“I think you already had this conversation with me Chanyeol. You can’t be here for too long.” You say, needing him to leave your apartment as soon as possible.
“I know. I just want to say it again and I hope you can forgive me for all the crap I did. I don’t want to interfere anymore in your life. But I just want you to know that if you ever want me back in your life, as friends! I would really like that.” He said, giving you a small smile that made you relax a little.
“Thanks Chanyeol. Look, I don’t hate you or anything. And I am genuinely happy that you are now doing what you love and I hope you keep being successful in it. I think friendship could be a possibility….. In the relative future.” You say with a giggle, making Chanyeol laugh.
“Fair enough.” He said, looking at his watch. “I better get going, I need to be on my way. I should get at least a few hours of sleep before I head to the airport.” He says, standing awkwardly in the middle of your living room.
“Have a safe trip.” You say, not knowing what else to say.
“Okay this is plenty awkward. I’m going to head out now. Is it okay if I get a hug?” He asked, awkwardly holding his arms out.
“Sure I guess.” You agree with an eye roll.
You go in for the hug and hold your breath, nervous for whatever reason. You were just saying bye to an acquaintance/ sort of friend and old lover. You were not doing anything wrong. Chanyeol wrapped his arms tightly around you, missing the feeling of your body in his embrace. He sniffed your hair, commiting the scent to memory. He wished he could have appreciated you when he had you and it was now too late for him. Hopefully not completely late.
“What’s going on here?” Jaehyun asks, making you and Chanyeol break away from each other. You did not hear him open the door.
“Jaehyun!” You say breathless, your heart was hammering in your chest and you felt like you got caught doing something wrong.
Jaehyun was silent as he looked between the two of you, not knowing what to make of the situation.
“I was just leaving man. I just came by to say goodbye. Nothing else.” Chanyeol said defensively, not expecting Jaehyun to show up. But that did explain your attire.
“Well then I guess you better go.” Jaehyun said cooly, flexing his fingers in an attempt to calm himself and not punch Chanyeol.
“Okay.” Chanyeol said with a parting glance at you and a cold stare to Jaehyun.
The room was uncomfortably silent, a heavy feeling settling over the room. Jaehyun wasn’t looking at you, his back facing you and you could see his shoulders moving up and down with every breath he was taking.
“Jaehyun.” You say softly, trying to get him to look at you.
He finally looked over after a few seconds that felt like an eternity.
You sucked in a gasp at the cold, hard look in his eyes; something he never had before. Not with you anyway.
“Care to explain?” He asks, voice low.
“I know it might look bad, but I swear it was nothing. He stopped by to say goodbye because he goes back to Korea tomorrow morning. Nothing else.” You explain, taking a tentative towards him.
He takes a deep breath and looks at you before speaking again.
“Do you still have feelings for him?” He asks.
“What?” You ask, not knowing where this was coming from.
“Do you or do you not have feelings for him?” Jaehyun asked again, getting agitated and his voice raising slightly.
You stared at him, wide-eyed and not knowing what to say. Of course you did not have any feelings for Chanyeol. So why the fuck could you not say that out loud?
Jaehyun scoffed and shook his head, not really believing what was happening right now.
“Jaehyun, I don’t have any feelings for him.” You explain, placing your hand on his arm.
“Then why did you hesitate to answer?” He questions, moving away from your touch.
“I was just taken by surprise! Nothing else.” You say, chest heaving with anxiety.
“Really? Is that why you’ve been messaging with him? Why he’s been stopping by your office? Why you’ve been kind of jumpy and dodgy?” He pressed, trying not to get agitated.
You were stunned to silence, not knowing he had been aware of the messages from Chanyeol. You knew that you’ve been a little distant because of the guilt you had felt because of these mixed feelings ever since Chanyeol has been bombarding you in your workplace.
“Right.” He says after your long pause of silence. Jaehyun let out a sigh and wiped his hands down his face. “I’m going to get my stuff.” Jaehyun says, going into your bedroom to get his belongings.
You stood there in silence as you heard Jaehyun packing his things, your heart felt like it was breaking and you did not know how to stop him. He seemed so upset and you do not know how this evening took a turn for the worse.
Jaehyun came out of your room holding a duffle filled with his clothes, stopping right in front of you before he left.
“If we are going to be together, I want you to be one hundred percent sure. No room for doubt. It looks like you might be confused right now, so I think it's better if we put an end to this.” He says, looking right into your eyes. You sucked in a breath, not expecting this to be happening right now. This relationship that you cherish so much, this person that you love, how could you be losing this? Jaehyun took your lack of answer as a silent agreement and headed for the door.
‘Say something! Stop him from leaving. Tell him you have no doubts!’ Your brain screamed. It seems like your mouth and feet were not receiving the signals, because you just stood there in silence as you watched the man you love walk out of your life.
“Oh, and one more thing.” Jaehyun says as he pauses in your door frame, looking back at your bewildered face. “You know that offer Namjoon gave you? I think it would be a good idea if you accept it.” He says, finally walking out of your home and closing the door behind him.
You stood in the middle of your living room for a few more minutes until your body finally caught up with your brain and with everything that just happened. You dropped to your knees and let out the sob that was stuck there since this night went to shit. An excruciating pain you had not felt before hit your chest and you crumpled inwards, hitting your chest repeatedly to ebb the pain away. Your screams and sobs were muffled by the rub beneath you, burying your face into it because you could not bear the pain in your chest. Your cries carried through your apartment, the emptiness in it bringing a new wave of cries, tears and sadness. You stood up and shaky legs and made your way to your bedroom, crumpling on your bed once you saw the absence of Jaehyun’s belongings. He was really gone. He did not leave anything behind. You lay your head on his pillow and inhale his scent that still lingered, the smell bringing a wave of fresh tears to your eyes and the pain in your chest intensified.
You could not sleep that night. You laid awake, blankly staring at the clock on your night stand. Every time you would drift off you jolted awake, thinking that what happened was all a bad dream. But once you realized it was all real, you broke down again. Your sobs echoing in your room and ricocheting from the emptiness in your heart. You glance at the clock and see that it is two am, which meant it was three pm in Korea. Namjoon did not leave the office until five, so you knew you could find him in his office. You cleared your throat and grabbed your phone to dial his number.
“Hey! I did not expect to hear from you at this hour. Isn’t it like two am over there?” Namjoon greets, happy to hear from you.
“Hey. I can’t sleep.” You pause, trying to hold your tears. “Um, I’m actually calling because I changed my mind. I’m not going to stay the full year in New York, I want to come back to Seoul and work on those projects you have for me.” You say, forcing a smile onto your face so you could fake sounding happy.
“Oh! Really? That’s great! What changed your mind?” He asks, curious as to why you want to come back but happy nonetheless.
“I just figured that there really is no reason to stay if everything I’m responsible for is done. Besides, my best friend is pregnant and I want to be there for her. And also because I miss you and I want to work on those projects you told me about.” Maybe faking your happiness won’t be so hard from here on out.
“That’s awesome! I’m so happy to hear that you’re coming back. When can you come back to Seoul so I can book your ticket.” He asks, browser already up on the airline’s website.
“Everything I need to do is done. Book me whatever flight is available for tomorrow.” You say, not seeing the point in dragging this out.
“Oh! So soon, okay. Give me a minute so I can see what is available.” Namjoon informs you. You can hear the fast clacking of the keys as he looked for a flight. “Okay. there is a flight at five pm. Does that work?” He asks.
“Yes, that’s fine.” You say, the reality of it all hitting you.
“Okay, I’ll email you the details.” He says before hanging up.
You sigh a shaky breath, the tears dry but the pain in your heart is still very much present. You get up from your bed and with shaky knees you make your way to your closet to start packing. You knew you were not going to be able to sleep so you might as well do something productive.
The sun was rising as you finished packing your belongings, having accumulated a few more things than what you arrived with. You were showered and packed, sitting at your kitchen table, cold cup of coffee in front of you. Your phone vibrated and you saw that it was Mina. You gulped and coughed before you answered, hoping your voice didn’t sound hoarse.
“Hey, I heard you were coming back to Seoul. What happened?” She asks. You were not aware that news traveled that fast.
“Mina…” You say, your voice breaking at the last letter of her naame.
“What? What's wrong? Are you crying?” She asks worried, not sure as to why you’re crying.
“Mina…” You say again, voice breaking into sobs.
She tried to placate you enough so she could understand what you were saying but it was no use. Your heart was broken and all you could do was sob into your phone, wishing this was all a nightmare.
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When Love Walks In - Chpt 7
Chapter 7 - Auston Begins To Realize He Has Feelings For Dr Quinn
3456 Words
Warning - Some Cussing
At 10 am, Dr Quinn meets with Respirologist, Dr Ellen Wright at the Nurse’s Station in the Intensive Care Ward, to discuss Auston’s condition and the plan to wean Auston off the ventilator.
They proceed to Auston’s room and find his parents as well. He has awoken from his catnap. After introductions, Dr Wright explains that she will be reducing Auston’s air supply via the ventilator tube, to allow Auston the opportunity to build up lung strength by breathing for as long as he is comfortable, using only the hydrated oxygen that will be supplied through the mask over his Trach tube. Auston is instructed to squeeze Dr Quinn’s hand, who is standing to his left if he feels he is having too much difficulty breathing with the reduced air supply and wants it turned back up. She also advises Auston that he needs to try to breathe on his own for as long as he can if he is to make any progress.
After some adjustments, Dr Wright places the breathing mask over Auston’s throat on his Trach. After 10 seconds of reducing the air supply from the ventilator, Auston starts to panic. His body jerks and his hand bypasses Dr Quinn’s, and instead, he grabs and squeezes her arm while staring in her eyes intently, letting her know, in no uncertain way, that they need to turn the ventilator back up. Lucky for Dr Quinn’s arm, Auston has lost a lot of strength during his time in the coma.
Dr Wright immediately turns the ventilator back up to its original setting. Dr Quinn walks over to attend to the heart rate monitor machine that went off again with Auston’s panic attack. Auston’s eyes follow Dr Quinn, watching to see if she is hurt or mad at him for grabbing her arm so hard. Plus he is certain that she must think he’s a big wuss for freaking out.
For god sake, Auston! You’re a fucking professional athlete, and you’re acting like a wimp! Auston scolds himself in his mind.
Dr Wright calmly instructs Auston to focus on drawing air into his lungs through the Trach hole. But Dr Quinn sees that Auston is too flustered to focus, so she asks them to all take a small break while Brian and Ema take a moment to try to calm him down. Auston is pissed at himself and angry at the situation he finds himself. How can breathing be so fucking hard?!
Auston grabs the whiteboard and writes, “Lungs won’t work! Feel Smothered!” and waves it at everyone in the room. Tears start to form from his frustration and fear.
Now she for sure thinks I’m a big baby! Fuck Me! He yells to himself.
Dr Quinn looks at Auston with tenderness in her eyes and calmly reassures him that everyone understands his anxiety over the procedure. She tells him, “It’s normal for panic to set in when you’re having a hard time breathing, Auston. But please know that we are not trying to deprive you of oxygen but rather exercise your lungs. Your lungs have become dependent on the ventilator doing all the work, and as we have now witnessed, your lungs are not prepared for the slight increase in their workload. Through this exercise, we are trying to get you to consciously help your lungs step it up to do the work of the ventilator. This exercise should go well now that you are aware that breathing will require considerable effort and focus until your lungs become stronger.” She encourages Auston to try again and promises him that they will turn the ventilator back to the original setting every 10 seconds regardless of his success so he will have less inclination to panic. Auston appreciates Dr Quinn’s explanation and concession, and although he is still nervous, he is determined to redeem himself in her eyes, so he agrees to try again.
Auston finds doing the exercises in 10-second intervals allows him to relax enough to focus on his effort and breathing technique, knowing that if his lungs fail to work well enough, he will quickly get air via the ventilator.
Dr Quinn’s hand is laying so close to Auston’s that he is tempted to squeeze it and use ‘needing to breathe’ as an excuse, but he thinks better of it since it will just put him back in the ‘wimp’ category.
After great effort and some success, Auston requests to go longer with even less oxygen supplied by the ventilator and only wants it put back to its original setting if he squeezes Dr Quinn’s hand. It is the perfect setup for him to show Dr Quinn that he is a strong man.
Eventually, Auston is able to breathe for one minute on his own, using only the oxygen mask over his Trach. With that success, and seeing it is approaching lunchtime, the doctors agree to stop so that Auston can rest and lunch can be had. They plan to reconvene to continue the procedure in another 2 hours.
Dr Wright returns the Trach tube to the way it was, and she elevates the ventilator pressure. She tells Auston, “Well, after a rough start you did wonderfully! I’m very pleased with your progress so far. I know this is all extremely scary and difficult, but you were a trooper and did great. Normally breathing is an automatic thing that your body does, so I know it’s strange to have to put effort into it and feel like you need to focus on breathing all the time. Please trust us when we tell you that you will be able to breathe again easily within a few days if you keep following our instructions. Your brain is always going to try to make your lungs breathe, but right now you are the one who needs to deliberately focus on making your muscles and lungs do the work; at least until your muscles and lungs are strong enough to do it on their own without any thought. You may recall that before the accident, your breathing system worked so well, you were able to breathe in and out comfortably at rest, and you probably were not conscious of your breathing. When you exercised, you needed to move more air quicker, so you took bigger breaths or breathed more quickly – usually both. Since being on the ventilator following the accident, your muscles and lungs are weaker. That is why we are asking you to make this deliberate type of effort, even for at rest breathing. We will let you take a nap and be back in a couple of hours.”
As Auston listens to Dr Wright, he tries to take a peek at Dr Quinn. As great as Dr Wright is, he wants to hear from Dr Quinn. He needs to know that Dr Quinn is impressed with his progress too. However, Dr Quinn just asks if they have any questions.
Oh crap, Man! I missed the boat again! He scolds himself in his mind. I’ve got to come up with some fucking questions for the next time she asks; he reminds himself.
Brian speaks up, directing his question to Dr Quinn, “When will you be able to tell if Auston will regain the breathing capacity that he requires for the NHL?”
Oh, good one, Dad! Auston thinks to himself. However, Auston isn’t too happy when Dr Quinn defers to Dr Wright to answer the question.
Dr Quinn wants them all to know that they can trust and look to the other doctors and specialists for support and answers. But for Auston, the only doctor he wants to hear from is Dr Quinn.
Dr Wright speaks directly to Auston, “Once you start breathing, without assistance, we will have you do breathing exercises to maximise your breathing capacity. After you reach your maximum breathing capacity, you will be tested by myself and the Leafs’ training staff to see if you can reach the threshold for the NHL.”
She continues, “I don’t want to put you off in any way but need you to be aware that, of the few NHL hockey players documented as having similar type accidents, none were able to reach the breathing capacity they needed for the NHL. But I also want you to know that these results could be dependent on the specific damage impacted on the larynx and lungs, plus we need to keep in mind that there have been medical advancements since the last recorded accident. Rest assured, we will do everything possible to help you reach your goal Auston, with whatever science is available.”
“Also, given your type of accident, you are in the best place possible for your recovery to be successful.” Dr Wright finishes and then apologises for having to run. She asks Auston and the rest of the room to excuse her as she has somewhere she has to be for noon. As she walks out, she stops to add one last thing, “Oh, and of course, unlike those other NHL players, you have Dr Quinn, who is an expert at all things related to the larynx. So there’s that too.”
That’s my girl! Auston thinks to himself at the mention of Dr Quinn. He is so proud of her and feels so fortunate that she is his doctor.
Before Dr Wright leaves the room, Auston nods to confirm that he has heard and understands what she has told him.
Auston then grabs his whiteboard and writes something on it. Turning it, he shows everyone in the room. It reads, “I will have NHL breathing capacity!”
Auston’s parents and Dr Quinn smile as they read Auston’s note. Auston erases the board and writes something else. Only this time he hands it directly to Dr Quinn. It reads, “I’m sorry if I hurt your arm”, with a drawing of a sad circle face with a tear.
Dr Quinn looks up at him and smiles. Auston watches for her reaction as he makes a facial expression showing disappointment in himself.
“Well, first of all, Auston, I am very happy to see your confidence and positive outlook. I can tell you that I believe in you too and have great hope for a positive outcome for you. And as far as my arm goes, ‘Bam Bam’, I’ll be fine.” She winks at him to lighten his mood. “I understand why you did it. Lucky for me, you’re weaker than you were seven days ago. Seriously, though, no problem and thank you for your apology.” Dr Quinn tells Auston and then looks to his parents with a smile.
Auston watches as she starts to walk out of his room. Without even turning around, she teases loudly, “Have a good sleep ‘Bam Bam’ and I’ll see you all back here in two hours.”
Holy crap! That was everything! She fucking winked at me! Auston freaks out, and his heart races but then his monitor goes off again.
Shit! He immediately grabs his whiteboard to write, “Sorry, just excited at the idea of breathing again.” He shows it to his parents as he shrugs smirking.
When Nurse Nicole walks in, Ema explains what happened, and Nicole turns off the monitor and leaves, calling back, “No worries. Get some sleep, Auston. You’ve got some more work ahead of you.”
Auston enjoys Dr Quinn’s banter and loves the fact that she gave him an endearing nickname. He is mesmerised by the fact that she is such a smart, funny, compassionate and strong woman. Auston wants to yell to her, Don’t leave! But, of course, he never would; however realising he wants to, feels foreign to him. He can’t recall having ever been clingy.
Auston feels self-conscious about having these thoughts about his doctor, especially in the same room as his parents. He knows it is ridiculous, but he fears they might be able to read his mind or figure out by looking at him that he has feelings for Dr Quinn. He is afraid that will ruin everything. Even though his father has never laid a hand on him his entire life, he immediately envisions his dad smacking him upside the head, telling him not to be such a dumbass and risk scaring away his amazing doctor. He fears his mother telling his sisters and one of them slipping up and revealing his feelings to Dr Quinn. He is sure she’d have to stop being his doctor if she knew he had feelings for her or at the very least it would be incredibly awkward and embarrassing.
Auston wants his parents to leave him alone so he can think about things in private. He indicates to his parents that he is going to fall asleep and encourages them to get something to eat while he sleeps. His mom and dad agree and leave to get lunch at a restaurant. They haven’t had a change of scenery since the accident, and Dr Quinn had recently encouraged them to get out whenever possible.
Oh crap! I’m so gone for my doctor! He tells himself once his parents have left the room. Despite being anxious and excited about what he has just discovered, Auston is too exhausted from his breathing exercises. He knows he needs to get some sleep before they all come back in 2 hours. He decides to do some relaxation exercises to stop his mind from running, and that allows him to fall asleep.
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It is 2 hours later when Auston feels a hand on his wrist and a soft voice asking him to wake up. He opens his eyes and sees a woman standing over him; he notes her beautiful face and that she is wearing a white lab coat. He is confused. Oh Wow! Beautiful! Who is she? Do I know her? Oh yeah, I know her! I like her! He thinks to himself as he looks around the room. Where am I? Then he finally remembers he is in his hospital room, and the woman is his doctor.
Oh shit! Right, I like her, and she’s my doctor! Why am I in the hospital anyway? Oh yeah, I had an accident. I can’t breathe on my own. I can’t speak. I’m a hockey player. NHL. Leafs. A puck hit me and crushed my throat. We didn’t win the Stanley Cup. He runs through his mind and gets himself back into his world.
“Auston, it’s Dr Quinn, and Dr Wright is here as well. Sorry to have to wake you, but it’s time to do some more breathing therapy”, Dr Quinn reminds him.
She’s so sweet to me. I like the way she talks to me, Auston thinks as he tries to get his bearings and get comfortable.
The nurses help Auston sit up while Dr Wright gets into position to operate the ventilator.
Auston is still groggy but notices his mom and dad in the room and smiles at them. His dad winks back at him, and his mother blows him a kiss.
Dr Quinn recognizes that Auston needs a bit of time to come out of his sleep fog, so she starts some small talk by asking Ema and Brian how their lunch was. They explain where they went and what they ate. They say they enjoyed their time at the restaurant. Auston smiles, hearing that.
Dr Quinn takes notice, “Oh, that’s great to hear! Hey Auston? Since you appear to be out of the woods, how would you feel if your Mom and Dad left you for a few hours each day? Are you okay with being here with just the staff? You know your parents would only be a phone call away if you ever needed them, right?”
Auston picks up his board and writes, “I want them to take time for themselves.” He shows it to everyone, and everyone lets out a little “aww” and smiles. Auston rolls his eyes and smiles as he wipes the board clean to write, “I’m fine by myself but want them when I have procedures and receive important information.”
“Sounds doable Auston. Your thoughts, Ema and Brian?” Dr Quinn asks.
“Sure, that sounds like a good plan”, Ema says.
Brian confirms, “Yup, sounds fine to me.”
Auston wipes his whiteboard again and writes something else, “Let’s get at it! I’ve got some breathing to do!”
The room of people laugh, and Auston grins.
“Well, you heard Auston. Let’s do this!” Dr Quinn announces.
By the end of the session, Auston can breathe on his own for 15 minutes. Everyone is pleased.
“Wow, Auston! You did an amazing job! Very impressive!” Dr Quinn tells him.
Auston is thrilled to hear her say that she is impressed. It feels to him like winning an award. He recognizes that it’s really important to him that she thinks highly of him. He can’t help but beam. He writes on his white-board, “Thank you, Drs for your help! Means a lot.”
Dr Quinn looks at Dr Wright and points to her, smiling to let her know she should be the one to accept Auston’s accolades.
“It’s a pleasure Auston”, Dr Wright tells him as she grins at him. “You did great! I’m excited to see your progress. I’m very happy for you.”
Then Auston turns to Dr Quinn because he wants her response more than anything.
“Oh, you are welcome, of course, Auston”, stumbles out of Dr Quinn’s mouth. “But, it really was all Dr Wright. I’m so glad you’re having success and that you seem pleased because you should be.
Remember your progress from this morning to now? Pretty significant Auston!” Dr Quinn notes.
“Dr Quinn, would you agree that we should call it quits for today since Auston has already reached the goal we set for the day?” Dr Wright asks.
What?! No! Auston screams inside, desperate to find a way to keep Dr Quinn with him.
I need questions or something; he begs himself to come up with something.
“Well Auston, we thought it would take much longer for you to get to 15 minutes of breathing on your own. You really are an overachiever, aren’t you? Only two sessions! We think since it’s day one of therapy and you have stressed your lungs and oesophagus considerably, it would be a very good idea to stop now.” Dr Quinn tells him.
Auston is frantic and knows he is going to set off the damn monitor again. He quickly writes on his board, “I want to do more!”
Just as he finishes writing his message, the heart rate monitor goes off. By this time everyone is pretty relaxed about it, knowing it is not life-threatening. Dr Quinn goes over to turn it off as Ema and Brian head over to Auston’s side to encourage him to calm down and be patient with things. Brian puts his hand on Auston’s shoulder and gives it a supportive squeeze.
Ema takes hold of Auston’s hand and tells him, “Papi, you need to listen to the doctors. You will do this all again tomorrow. It’s only the first day. It’s good to rest and not push yourself too much at first.”
Auston is not happy with his parents at the moment. He is frustrated because stopping means Dr Quinn will be leaving him for the day and with that realization comes some unfamiliar, desperate and jealous concerns. Where is she going after this? Is she going home? Is she going to see her husband or boyfriend? Crap! I need to get better so I can talk to her and find out more about her. I just want her to be with me — his mind races.
He is incredibly frustrated, and tears start to leak from his eyes. At first, he tries to stop the tears because he is embarrassed and fears Dr Quinn will lose respect for him. But when he sees how sad and concerned everyone looks as they watch his meltdown, he realises this might be his chance to get her alone.
He writes on his board, “Please leave me alone for a bit. I need to talk to Dr Q in private.”
Dr Wright tells Auston to hang tough and that they will resume therapy before he knows it. She excuses herself for the day.
Auston’s parents are very concerned that he is so upset and lean over to hug him, tell him to take it easy and that they will be in the waiting room. As they leave the room, they give Dr Quinn a little smile and hand tap to let her know they trust her with their son in his fragile state.
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Part One: Looking In All The Wrong Places. (Goodbye Stranger S08E17)
Episode Summary: After a few months of silence, Castiel reappears in the reader and Winchesters' lives telling them Crowley has unleashed several demons into a small town to search for Lucifer's Crypt, which hold a valuable asset. While interrogating a demon, the four of them have been torturing Meg, who knows the exact location of the Crypt the king of hell is after. Pairing: Dean Winchester x Reader Word Count: 6,077.
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You and the boys had been calling the Men of Letters bunker your home for the past few months now and slowly reinventing it your own. There was still so much you needed to do in order to declutter and figure out what you had on your hands after the past owners mysteriously abandoned the place. You stumbled up plenty of objects and weapons you’ve never seen before. Instead of putting them back into storage and forgetting about them all together, you decided to go through them and see if they might be useful to you on a future hunt...if you knew exactly the weapons you were looking at.
You were told by one of the last remaining Men of Letters that their bunker was home to every supernatural artifact collected over thousands of years. You had a feeling a few of them would be rolling around in their graves if they saw all of their precious and priceless cargo collected over the past several hundred years was reduced to their boxes being stacked up on top of one another in the library, hopefully not scuffing up their wooden floors. You were particularly fond of them, it’d be a shame if they got ruined because of this.
The brothers were the ones who pulled all of this stuff out after you discovered it while searching through the bunker, wondering what kind of rooms other rooms they built during their stay here. It was the perfect hideout layer for a hunter. You had a fully furnished kitchen to make actual meals and enjoy them. A shooting range if you wanted to practice your aim and a gym you used a few times to remind Dean that, while you were pregnant, you could still kick his ass if provoked. There was even an infirmary and morgue, luckily no dead bodies were found. And so many other rooms you felt like you haven't even touched yet. This place still managed to make you feel like you hit the jackpot on having the best home ever.
You and Dean had been going through the boxes for the past hour, not finding much of anything interesting to catch his attention while you had been at awe with everything. You felt like a little kid at Christmas from all the artifacts and history you were going to learn about these old things. Dean pushed back the top to another wooden crate he found and pulled out something peculiar that caught his eye. It appeared to be a weapon of some kind that was ancient for sure, but what it was and why the Men of Letters had it didn’t interest him.
“What the hell is this?” He muttered to himself, discovering a rectangular box that held a spear from the looks of it. He shifted around the box and found a small title card telling him what this thing was supposed to be. “Spear of Destiny? What is this—God’s toothpick? You know, would it have killed these asshats to label these boxes in something other than hieroglyphics? It's ridiculous."
“Already one step ahead of you.” You made your way around the pile of boxes with your phone to take pictures of the wording on the side of the box after placing post-it notes labeled with a number to give you a system to work with. Dean watched as you intently worked on taking the picture after labeling another box with a number, a quiet chuckle escaping his throat at the sight of you so diligent to get this for. You rolled your eyes from his reaction. "What? We need to know if these things are spell protected. And what all of these artifacts used for.”
“‘Artifacts’? Please. This is a bunch of junk at the most.” Dean said. He put back the next object he’d been observing in search for another that might be the slightest more interesting from the last one he observed. He watched you work for another few moments, your face full of concentration on what you were doing. “Let me guess, this is your kind of fun. Stuck with a bunch of dusty knick knacks and hours of research ahead for you. And here I thought Sam was the biggest nerd between the two of you.”
"Yeah, well, this nerd somehow saved your ass a few times. I might have not got a lot of action in my life, but I did get myself pregnant with this really handsome, but not all there in the head guy.” You teased him, smiling when you caught his reaction at your comeback. Dean reached for another priceless artifact that appeared to be a red and gold Faberge egg. You rolled your eyes when he made the mistake of opening it up and taking a whiff, only to flinch at the dusty odor. "It won't hurt us to see what we got on our hands. And get some kind of filing system down of our own. See what we’re working with and if we could use in the future. After all, our kid’s gonna inherit this stuff.”
“That’s you and Sam’s job. Right?” Dean asked his brother, expecting to hear a response that sounded like he was the least bit excited for the tedious work ahead for you and him. All Dean got back as a response was silence. When he was left hanging without an answer, Dean looked over to see the younger man was engrossed with his laptop, too caught up in his typing for at least some kind of verbal answer. "Hey. You listening to me?"
Sam looked up from his laptop at the sound of his brother's aggravated tone of voice from being ignored. "Yeah." He agreed to whatever it was that the man was talking about, hearing snippets of the conversation while he worked to not have a clue. "You should probably write it all down in your journal for the archives, you know?"
"Yeah, thanks." Dean muttered underneath his breath. "You're a lot of help."
You worked for another minute of labeling boxes and taking pictures to help ease your workload when you had to stop for a minute. You felt yourself coughing a few times from a sudden tickle in your throat. Thinking that it was done, you tried to go back to what you were doing, but it started back up again. Even worse than before. You felt yourself suddenly having a coughing fit that wouldn't stop. You made your way down the steps and to the table where Sam was sitting, grabbing a tissue when you felt something come out from your throat. You covered your mouth before it could escape and make a slight mess.
"Hey, little Miss. Tuberculosis," Dean called out to you when he noticed you were starting to sound pretty serious that made him grow a bit concerned. "You all right over there?"
When you felt yourself under control once more, you pulled the tissue away from your mouth to examine what you caught, expecting it to be nothing more than saliva or phlegm. Sam looked away from his laptop and to you when he heard the coughing fit that sounded like it took a bit out on you. While you appeared to be calm, you felt a rush of anxiety come over you at what you saw in the middle of the once stark white tissue—blood. Little droplets of red. You crumbled up the tissue and threw it into the trash, pretending like what just happened was nothing more than you having a coughing fit. Your lungs had a strange burning ache when you tried to take a deep breath before speaking.
"Yeah. I'm fine." You reassured the boys. "I just think I'm coming down with something."
Dean took your word for it, deciding to continue on going through the boxes to see what else he could find while you decided to take a break and a quick drink to help your throat. Most of the things he found was junk had no use for and would eventually end up forgetting about. He pulled out a folder from one of the boxes and discovered something that was worthwhile all of dragging out these boxes from storage. Dean hit the jackpot—retro porn.
Before “Busty Asian Beauties” there was a little magazine called "Voluptuous Asian Lovelies." Dean couldn't help himself when he started to flip through the magazine to see what kind of lovely women posed for back in the day. He felt a smirk slowly starting to spread across his lips at all the seductive faces.
"These Men of Letters weren't so boring after all." Dean said. He decided it would be wrong if he kept this find to himself when he headed over to you and his brother to tell you what he found, thinking you were going to be excited as he was. "Hey, check this out."
"What do you have?" You asked out of curiosity, thinking he had something actually important to show you. When you saw the cover of the old magazine he was holding his hand, you scoffed and rolled your eyes. You should have known better than to believe it wasn't going to be about something perverted. A room full of historical and priceless artifacts verses scantily clad women were no match for him. "What is wrong with you, Dean?"
"What is wrong with me? You kidding me? This is a first edition, sweetheart." Dean said. You leaned back in your seat and raised your brow, wondering why you should care about that fact. "You know what this would go for on eBay?"
"No. Why?" You asked. "Do you?"
Dean looked up from the magazine when you asked him a question, breaking his concentration away from the pretty ladies. You crossed your arms over your chest and have him a curious look as to what his response was going to be. He smiled slightly, as if he was trying to lie. "No. Maybe." Dean responded. You nodded your head slowly, biting your bottom lip to keep yourself from laughing at how terrible he was lying. And how caught he was. You didn't care, you just thought how adorable he got when he was embarrassed. "Shut up."
"Never gonna happen." You said, reaching for the other half of Sam's untouched sandwich he'd been ignoring for the past ten minutes while Dean pulled out a seat for himself. "Did you find anything interesting for us, Sammy?”
“I did, yeah—dead bodies showing up all over the midwest last week. Benton, Indiana; Downers Grove, Illinois; Novi, Michigan; and then again last night in Lincoln Springs, Missouri.” Sam said, listing off a few cities that didn't seem like they were anything special. Dean wondered why all of these cities were connected in your kind of way. "Because each of the victims had severe burns around their eyes, hands, and feet, puncture wounds through the backs of their hands, eyes and internal organs liquefied."
Dean smacked his lips and nodded his head, knowing well enough that it was the right amount of crazy to catch his attention. “That sounds like us.”
"Yeah. Also, no link between any of the victims.” Sam said, as if you needed more information to get you interested in the case. “Uh, one was a real-estate agent. Another was a local historian. Woman killed last night was a teacher.”
“So, chupacabra.” Dean sarcastically guessed what might to be blamed for all of this. "So what do we got? Power tools got rogue? Wait—are we talking a 'Maximum Overdrive' situation here?"
“I don’t know.” Sam admitted. “Worth a shot, though.”
“Sounds like it’s gonna be a fun one. I'll grab my gear. We should probably leave in five. And you might want to make another sandwich for the road, Sammy." You said between the last bite of the sandwich before swallowing it down. Sam only noticed now that you had polished off his lunch when you mentioned it, you gave him a smile at how annoyed he look. You got up from your seat and grabbed the plate, Dean continued to sit where he was with his full concentration on the magazine. “Unless of course, someone needs more time with Miss October.”
“What?” Dean asked, not sure what the conversation topic was anymore with his complete and total concentration on the magazine. He noticed you standing up with a hand on your hip, giving him a playful dirty look at what he was doing. "Yeah. Make it ten."
“You’re such a pervert.” You told him, knowing it was nothing new. It was part of Dean's charm that you enjoyed when the moment called for it, and grew to get annoying at times if you had to be honest. You smiled and walked over to him, placing a hand on his shoulder and leaning down to give him a quick peck on the lips. “Good thing you’re cute, lover boy.”
The both of you smiled at one another before you headed off to pack a bag for the next few days and gather the supplies you might need. Dean flipped through a few pages before he decided he should get started on packing as well. He threw the magazine to the table and leaned in his chair to get himself back up to his feet. In doing so, his gaze casually glanced over the trash can. noticing crumpled up pieces of paper and notes written over the past few days. Dean found his attention focused on something that stood out like a sore thumb.
“Hey, Sammy.” Dean called out to his brother. The younger man was passing by and heading to his bedroom, only to be stopped for a strange sounding question that seemed like it came out of nowhere. "You get a bloody nose or something today? Paper cut?"
"No." Sam said. He made his way back to his brother, wondering what the questions were prompted by. When he noticed Dean was still holding the trash can, he peered down to see what he was staring at. Sam spotted a crumpled up tissue on the top of the papers, with something suspicious on it. "Wait. Is that—"
"Blood? Yeah." Dean muttered the response he didn't want to say out loud, because it meant what he'd been staring at for the past few seconds was real. He dropped the trash can back to the ground and let out a heavy sigh, knowing it came from you. Back when you had that coughing fit that wasn't the start of a cold. "Something's going on with Y/N. I know there is."
"It could be nothing. I mean, she's been coughing pretty badly over the past few days. She could be coming down with something. Maybe she cut her lip." Sam tried to suggest a possibility to help ease the worry he could tell was starting to come over his brother from what he saw. It didn’t. "Don't you think if she was feeling off she'd tell us?"
"Would you if you were in her situation?" Dean questioned his brother, knowing well enough what his response was going to be after he fell silent. If Sam was the one who was doing the trials and coughed up a little bit of blood he'd say nothing about it. Because that's how all of you functioned. You ignored a problem until you were near the edge of death, or...well, dead. "I knew this entire thing was a bad idea. She's been acting all sorts of weird lately."
"Yeah. That’s kind of what’s to be expected with everything going on lately. And besides, she seems to be acting fine since we got back. Maybe all she needs is a little time alone." Sam said. "Besides, if there was something serious going on she'd tell us. She's reckless, but she'd never do anything to put the baby in danger like that. I mean, after all, that's the reason why she's doing the trials in the first place."
You had been acting a bit more normal lately after you disappeared for a few when all of you got home from the drive back. Dean tried asking you where you went, you reassured him that you just needed some time to think. You were okay. Dean wasn't convinced that a little self therapy could solve the deep rooted issues that had been plaguing you for months. And seeing the bloody tissue made him feel even worse about this entire situation. It wasn't the first time you put on a happy face and said everything was okay, only in the end you were doing your best to tame the inner beast inside of you from coming out. And even that you couldn't do all the time.
Something was going on with you, and he needed to get to the bottom of it before it was too late. He wanted to confront you about the bloody tissue and figure out what caused it, even though he had his suspicions. But Dean knew that if he got too over the top you'd shut him out. Every part of hm was trying to remain calm about the situation. He decided the only thing he could do was sit back and keep a better eye on you, waiting for any kind of unusual behavior to pull the plug on this whole operation. Dean knew how much doing these trials meant to you, they were the chance at giving your child a better future all of you never had. But he couldn't do it at the expense of your own health—and the baby's as well.
+ + +
The next morning you and the boys were in Missouri, speaking to the widower of your latest victim to have died under suspicious circumstances that lead you here in the first place. Mr. Morton still seemed broken up about the unexpected passing of his wife, which made him willing answering any sort of questions the FBI might need answered. Anything to figure out what might have caused his wife to go out the way she did. Sam lead with the questions while you and Dean casually let your eyes roam around the home, trying to find anything that might explain what lead to the death of Ann.
“We just have a few routine follow-up questions about your wife, sir.” Sam said. Mr. Morton nodded his head in complaisance. “Did she have any enemies?”
“Ann? Honestly, I can’t think of a soul who’d want to hurt her, even after everything that happened.” Mr. Morton said. You found what he lead with a bit curious. You repeat back what he said to you, wondering exactly what he meant by that. "About a week ago, something changed in Ann. She was out of sorts, not herself at all.”
Personality changes was always a red flag for you, it meant the person Ann was and who her husband married might not be exactly who he remembered. Either she had someone riding around in her skin controlling her every action, or you were dealing with an invasion of the body snatchers here. “Out of sorts how?” Sam asked the man.
“It’d be better if I show you.” Mr. Morton said. You and the boys followed him down to the basement to what he found that was the first thing telling him something was wrong with the woman he loved. "She stopped sleeping. She stopped eating. She went out in the middle of the night, going God knows where. I tried to talk to her, but...she would just mutter to herself."
At first the basement looked like any other one you been in; old junk stored away, tools neatly put away for when the couple might need them, bikes hanging up. There was no indication that Ann was secretly a serial killer or keeping a prisoner, but she was up to something. You noticed a scale model of the town on full display, something that had to have taken someone a very long time to complete. If you cut out sleeping and her day job, it would give her endless amount of time to create an exact replica. You bent down to inspect the craftsmanship, Ann went as far to add little people to make it more realistic. It was unsure if she did this on her own, or the person pretending to be here did.
The most troublesome thing you noticed wasn't the model township she did in her free time, but the little bags of dirt that were hanging from the ceiling. You reached out to grab one of the little baggies, pushing on the contents to wonder what it was. Guessing from how it felt, it was dirt You heard of people collecting a small amount of sand from beaches they went to, collecting dirt was a strange habit that wasn't normal. You let the bag of dirt go, causing it to swing slightly in the air. You directed your attention back to Mr. Morton, wondering what Ann muttered to herself.
“Something about an orchard? Finally, I just followed her one night, and she went to the playground. Over here—the elementary school.” Mr. Morton pointed to a spot on the map where you spotted a little playground with trees and people, even toy cars as well. “And she started digging. She would leave with these little bags full of dirt. Hung them here. All these bags represent holes that she dug in the ground.”
“Were these holes, I don’t know,” Dean took a wild guess of how Ann worked and how far she went to find something from digging. "Six feet deep?"
“No. She dug for hours. She never broke a sweat. Straight down ten, maybe fifteen feet.
"Did you notice anything else?" You asked, hopeful there was more evidence to shine a light on the woman's odd behavior.
Mr. Morton fell silent from your question. Your expression softened from the thought that came to his mind, something that sounded like it would come from a crazy person. You didn't need to say anything for him to hesitate. Every little bit of information helped figure out what happened to his wife. All it took was a nod of reassurance that you wouldn't judge him for what was about to come out of his mouth.
“I didn’t say anything to the cops ‘cause I didn’t want them to think I was crazy.” Mr. Morton admitted. “After Ann came home, I came down here to confront her, and she was on the phone.”
“Any idea who she was talking to?” Dean asked.
“No. But I know what I saw. And it wasn't my Annie. After I called her out, her eyes...they turned black." Mr. Morton told you something that sounded like it was a trick of the mind. You and the boys knew that it was a direction into what was going on here. You felt your jaw tightening from the thought of having to deal with demons. "Now, I know I must have imagined it. I know I did. But I left. I went to the bar, probably had too much to drink, and by the time I came back...my Annie was…”
Mr. Morton let out a heavy sigh, not needing to say about what happened to his wife. It was the reason why the three of you were here in the first place. It meant while he was gone someone was already onto what Ann was, broke into the house and did your job for you. "I should have stayed. I should have protected her.” Mr. Morton mumbled, feeling guilty for all what he could have done to save his wife. “I’m moving into my sister’s place today. I can’t be here anymore.”
"Sure. Too many memories." You said, nodding your head at what the man was feeling at the moment. You gave him a sympathetic smile from the unexpected loss he was going through, and the list of unanswered questions he would be burdened with for the rest of his life. "Thank you very much for your time. We're all very sorry for your loss."
You and the boys excused yourselves out after saying a formal goodbye to Mr. Morton. You had an idea from what was going on here. And you weren’t sure how to feel about it. Demons were always a pain in your ass with their sketchy plans to complete some sort of project their king wanted done without having to get his hands dirty in the first place. Crowley had been quiet for a few months now after you busted his plan of torturing that poor angel. After you murdered his pet you knew it a matter of time until you came face to face with him again. The question was what him and his goons were doing, and how someone was killing them.
For some reason that little detail was bothering you the most. You followed behind the boys out of the house and to the Impala parked on the sidewalk, just a few feet away. You placed a hand on your chest from the burning feeling slowly creep into your chest. You presumed it was just heartburn, one of the many fun things about pregnancy. You had it a few times before, but it never quite reached your lungs like it had yesterday. You made your way down the steps, taking in a deep breath to compose yourself after the pain passed by.
“So, somebody’s killing demons. Well, that is awesome.” Dean said. He sounded a little too enthusiastic about hearing the news that shouldn't be possible for hunters. There were only two weapons for someone to kill demons from what you knew. And one of them was always in you and the boys’ possession. Dean didn't seem to linger on the details, he was just happy someone was helping carry the load. "I feel like we should send a card or flowers. What kind of flower says 'Thanks for killing demons'?"
“Yeah, but who’s killing demons? And why?” Sam asked, sounding confused as you were from what was going on here. Demons were the type of monster who liked to possess people and get their hands dirty by torturing and killing to get what they wanted. Not in the sense of getting down on their knees to dig for something. "And, by the way, since when does a demon possesses someone, then go all 'Beautiful Mind' and digging in the dirt? Does any of this seem right to you guys?”
"I like the part about killing demons." Dean said, giving no help. "That sounds right."
You rolled your eyes from the lack of help he could give on the insight of the case and what you might be trying to stop here. You opened up the backseat door and slipped yourself inside, knowing there was still one more lead you had to chase along with a few phone calls you needed to make on the way to the next house on your list.
Sure, it was nice someone was going out of their way to take down demons. It made your job a little easier from the number of possible enemies working on this little project of theirs. That part really wasn’t bothering you. It was how they were going upon it and icing off demons that was making you feel saying thank you to the person helping. You had a feeling it wasn't a hunter who was taking down the common enemy the both of you shared.
+ + +
On the drive to the next house, you made a phone call to another victim's spouse to see what she could tell you about her husband's sudden passing and if she had to say the same as Ann's husband did. You listened to what she had to say, jotting down notes about the same behavior Ann had inhibited before her passing. When you felt the Impala slowly coming to a stop, you looked out the backseat window to see that the three of you arrived at your next destination. You tucked away your small notepad into your jacket pocket and blazer's pocket and opened up the door with your free hand, all while finishing up your conversation.
"Of course. Well, thank you very much for all your help. I really appreciate the time. Alright. Goodbye." You ended the phone call, slamming the backseat door with your hip and stepped onto the sidewalk to join the boys and tell them what you found. "So, the real-estate guy's wife said he was acting weird. Historian's hubby said the same—just got all obsessive and weird. No one saw any black eyes, but still, where there’s smoke, you know…”
"I wonder what they're all looking for." Sam said. You shrugged your shoulders from the lack of any lead you had going for you and the boys, heading up the porch steps and to the front door.
“Well, Wendy Rice here was the last person to speak with Ann so let’s see if she can tell us.” Dean said.
Sam knocked on the door as you pulled out your badge from your pocket, making sure it ready when you saw it open a few moments later. You saw a woman who looked to be in the middle of getting ready from the curlers in her hair answer the door, only to be bombarded with three badges to greet her. "Special Agent Lynne." Sam introduced himself to Wendy, along with his brother and then yourself. "These are my partners Special Agent Tandy and Special Agent Koerner. We'd like to ask you a few questions about Ann Morton."
"Oh. Uh, uh, uh, of course. Please come in." Wendy nervously chuckled at the sight of two handsome faces on her front porch, when she wasn't the least prepared to look her best. She smiled and softly played with her curlers to make sure they were in place before welcoming you into her home. She ushered you to take a seat in her living room and came back with four cups of coffee to discuss the reason why all of you were here in the first place. "I had never met her before she called the other night.”
“Now,” Sam smiled at the woman when she handed him a cup of coffee, asking her a question that might lead you one step further into what was going on. “Why was she calling you?”
“She was looking to find an original map of the city.” Wendy said.
“Did she say what for?” Sam asked in hopes for more specific information.
“Well, she didn’t, but she did mention an old orchard that had gone missing.” Wendy went on. You raised your brow slightly from what she said, wondering what caused it to disappear in the first place. “This town was wiped from the earth by one of the river’s hundred year floods. It was rebuilt. But all of the original records were lost. I’m—I’m a PhD candidate.”
Wendy nervously chuckled once again as she played with her curlers. You sat on the love seat next to hers, knowing well enough the school girl giggles was because of how accomplished she sounded to the boys, who she was facing while the conversation went on. You subtly rolled your eyes. Wendy got up from her seat to grab a binder from her desk to show all of you what Ann had searched out for. You put down your cup and scooched out of your chair to inspect the detailed map Wendy had created and laid over the coffee table.
"And this is my research. My dissertation is on the history of this town and its connection to the underground railroad and whatnot.” Wendy went on, smiling at her accomplishments she got to brag about. She pointed a finger at the stop in which Ann was talking about. “I've been working to re-create a map for years as part of my research, and this is the old Jakubiak orchard there. I found out yesterday it’s where Downey meets Bond street.”
“Now, did Ann say why she was looking for the site of an old orchard?” Sam asked the woman.
"No. We set a time to meet, and she never showed. Then I read about her in the paper. It's just tragic." Wendy said, falling silent for a moment from the unexpected turn of events she never saw coming. "Ann's assistant called this morning, though, asking if I still had the map."
You and the boys exchanged a glance from hearing about this assistant that Mr. Morton never mentioned, and found a little odd of why Ann would have one in the first place, considering she was just a high school history teacher. All of you got up to your feet and followed behind Wendy when she answered the door, revealing this so called assistant. You were expecting one person to pick up the map, not three men to do a simple job.
If you already had your suspicion any of them being Ann's so called assistant, you were proven right when they showed themselves for what they truly when you saw three pairs of inky black eyes in your direction. You had beaten them to what they wanted. But it seemed nothing was going to stop them from getting what they came here for.
One of the demons grabbed a hold of Wendy and threw her across the room as if she was nothing, knowing she was no more than a bystander in the fight that was about to break out. If it was a fight they wanted, it was one they were going to get. You thought you were still more than capable of defending yourself against anyone who wanted to pick a fight with you, even in your condition. You were waiting until a demon crossed your path again. While the brothers were drawn into a fight, there was still one that was unaccounted for.
You saw the third one trying to grab the map from the floor, where an unconscious Wendy laid. You managed to beat him to the piece of paper before he could get his grubby hands on it. While you were ready to do anything you needed to make sure it stayed that way, you didn't take into consideration he wasn't going to go down without a fight. And the knife that could kill him was currently in Dean's hands. You felt a sudden rush of pain in your face from the punch the demon threw, making you stumble back slightly. Any other day you would have been able to defend yourself in a fight, but for some reason you were off your game today.
You felt the map slip out of your hand when a grip around your throat came out of nowhere, cutting off the supply of oxygen that you needed to breathe. Normally a punch to the face and a hand around your throat was nothing more than adding fuel to your anger from how the demon was trying to pick a fight with you. You were all set to kick his ass, but you were more concerned with the fact that you couldn't breathe. The demon dragged you over to the nearest wall and tried to keep this fight going with you, however he didn’t take into consideration that there was someone else wanting to pick a fight with him.
Sam thought he managed to subdue one demon long enough to throw the one off you before he could choke you to death. Dean was about ready to stab the demon he was fighting against, but before he could, he watched as he slipped out of his meat suit in favor for Wendy. Everything happened so quickly after all. You saw one of the demons somehow manage to escape with the map while Sam tried to fight the one you went up against. The younger Winchester managed to only throw a few punches before he found himself being blinded by an unexpected burst of light.
When the air began to come back in your lungs and the room stopped spinning, you noticed that Wendy was subdued and the demon that attacked you were dead. His eyes burned out of his sockets. The person who saved your life was somebody you hadn't seen in a good few months after he disappeared under strange circumstances—Castiel.
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You, Me, and Everyone We Know Open Up About Returning
You, Me, and Everyone We Know talked with Alt. Press about getting the band going again: After the concussion, I couldn’t work for two to three months. No matter how much I reduced my workload, I basically had to lay in a dark room and let my brain heal. At the same time, I started seeing a trauma therapist who diagnosed me with what is essentially two steps away from multiple personality disorder. We don’t have to get into the science of that, but while all that was unfolding, I read this book by Pete Holmes called Comedy Sex God. It was something I picked up intending to enjoy casually, but there was something in it that flicked a switch on for me that lead to a pretty radical spiritual awakening. I found a sudden, deep and very lasting peace with my place in the universe. I came to terms with my past and my theoretical future. Through all of the reading and contemplation, not to mention the therapy, my PTSD symptoms started to subside. I haven’t had flashbacks or anything, which is surprising to me. Anyway, after that happened, I started to feel like an antenna. Whatever I was trying to tune into became clearer, and that is when I started writing again. --- Please consider supporting us so we can keep bringing you stories like this one. ◎ https://chorus.fm/linked/you-me-and-everyone-we-know-open-up-about-returning/
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A simple case of exhaustion - a vampire story
She was very surprised about that, but the cold remained, the sweating continued…her pallor was almost ghastly. She examined her reflection in the mirror, if she looked very pale and felt cold, she didn’t look ill at all, strangely, the young woman who looked at herself was…beautiful. Somehow, this illness had enhanced some quality, she couldn’t say what, but the body looked toned, athletic now, her eyes, pretty in normal circumstances, sparkled. Her hair was fuller…so it seemed to her, shiny, voluptuous…ah. A bit of bed sheet action, can do that for you and more…she examined the blemish on her neck…it had almost completely healed.
She was cold, very cold. She stumbled to the bed, an incredible pain, running through her whole body it seemed, from her spine down, hit her like an éclair and she screamed in pain, except, not a scream came out, but a beastly growl, a guttural, low, animal noise which took her aback, even in pain as she was.
She kneeled on the floor, bent in two, in foetal position, when again pain run through her, but this time she managed to control her voice, and wanted to cry, but she couldn’t, as no tears would come out of her eyes. The pain was so intense, so lasting, that the five minutes this continued were to Nat like an hour: but it did end, leaving her exhausted, on the floor, in a cold sweat…she lay there for quite a while, not even able to feel panic anymore, so consumed by the pain she had been. She lost consciousness then, and there was really nothing she could do about that…still strangely lucid, the last thought she recalled was that this was her death, she was watching her death.
But she did wake up…feeling nauseous again. It wasn’t as bad as it had been, and as she stood up she realised that she could walk freely, so she grabbed some clean clothes, brushed her hair and refreshed her face-so pale! –ready to go to hospital, for a full examination and maybe a solution to this problematic illness.
“It’s most likely a case of exhaustion, brought by intense study and a very rich schedule…I see here, Natalie, that you are one of you’re the top students at your institution” the doc, a young doctor who happened to be on turn at A & E, kept studying Nat’s tongue and eyes, checking the colour of her membranes.
Some pressing on her pulse and a reassuring smile.
“Your blood pressure is low, and, I maybe wrong, but I’m almost certain, there is a lack of iron…have you had fainting spells lately?”
Nat felt frustration coming up: there was something distinctly patronising about the medic, his blond preppy looks betraying a good university and a lot of daddy’s money…she could smell, faintly, some good cologne on him. She wondered if doctors were supposed to wear cologne at work.
“The thing is, I was perfectly healthy until two days ago. Then…this. What I am most concerned is the blood, I don’t understand what may have cause to throw up blood” she swallowed and winced. Very mildly, but she had still occasional cramps in her stomach.
“It is indeed worrying, but it seems that it was an isolated case. Besides, are you a hundred per cent sure that was blood?”
“I could taste it in my mouth!” she said exasperated. Why didn’t he believe her? Why did he think she was a drunken student recovering from a boozy week end, the way he probably did in the old days at uni?
“As I said, it is cause of concern. At present, from what I can see, yours may be a straight forward case of just lightening the workload and taking it a little bit easier on the study and other fronts…”
Again! She felt beaten. The doctor continued, barely noticing the creased expression on her face.
“…what I would suggest, Natalie, is that you stay a couple of days with us, in complete rest, so that we can keep an eye on you. Meanwhile, I will take a few samples of urine and blood so we can check iron values and any anomalies in general..”
Anomalies. He was checking her for drugs! Oh this was great help indeed…but, if indeed there was a problem, they would find out. She was feeling marginally better, the nausea having subsided, some strength gradually returning, but the off feeling still there.
“…a combination of reduced stress and rest should do the trick, Natalie. I’ll send a nurse to take the relevant samples. Anything else, any concerns, let me know Nat, we are here to help.” He was about to say something else but Nat broke in.
“Well there is a concern. This has all started after I had… an encounter with another student.’
The doctor’s expression said to her that this was confirming his prejudice. He nodded.
Nat’s voice was pitched a bit higher now, making her sound almost strident.
“Look, I know this may sound crazy but…he left me these marks here, on the neck” she showed the almost healed bite near the jugular. ”It isn’t fully visible now, here are the pictures I have taken…” she produced the digital camera, and showed the doctor.
He examined the mark and the pictures, attentively, not a hint of irony on his face: he was suddenly very serious.
“Do you know this student well?”
Oh God, this was the inquisition. She paused, then, resigned she answered, seeing where this was going.
“No”
The doctor appeared vaguely troubled now.
“Well, you see, there are quite a few nutters around and this is something very strange indeed. If he has produced such wound on you, I may be inclined to say that you are rather lucky to be here talking to me, now”
Clarity returned to her mind, in the wake of this unpleasant reality. Maybe he was right, after all…she did not know Roland at all and he might be a blood fetishist or something…she sat there, her face devoid of any feeling, any rebellion at this point, accepting the doctor’s view more and more.
She snapped out of it.
“Anyway, Natalie, I’ll organise for samples as soon as possible and we shall see that your system is not affected in any way. I’ll go call the nurse so that this can be done. I’ll be back with you as soon as the results come, so we can discuss any course of action.”
Nat nodded, internally agreed and tossed her head on the other side, observing, spent, the view out of the window.
She knew well somewhere that the doctor’s view was limited and tainted, but she didn’t have the strength, the will to fight it: besides she was as puzzled and as confused as he was, except that he was attempting to give this whole illness a logical explanation, and the only way to do that was to assume that there was more to this story than met the eye, e.i. a drunken night or else.
He was right: there was otherwise no logical explanation for what was happening to her, but this strange thing, she knew, was the truth.
In the following hours, she emptied her bowels many times over, to the point that there was nothing left in: the sense of nausea had gone, but she was very pale indeed. She felt well again, on some level, although something very distinct, very weird, was happening to her, she could clearly sense that: she didn’t know what. She felt also, as the hours passed, an increasing sense of detachment, an absence of fear which she found in herself rather peculiar, as she did tend to be a relatively anxious individual: she dealt with that organizing her life in perfect order. Was she worried in the least about her studies, the papers, uni…the future? She found peculiar that she could remember what it felt to be anxious, but she wasn’t…what was happening to her? She felt… detached. Where was Roland? What had happened three nights ago? Because, whatever the doctor may say, something must have happened then.
What, she could not comprehend: she did need to speak to Roland. He might be a dangerous fetishist, and in that case she had to alert others, the uni, the police, do something…she needed to speak to him first, to gather the truth from his own lips, a truth he would freely disclose or the one he would conceal, with his words, but betray with his gestures. She was good at reading people. She would know only then.
The doctor found her quiet in her room, that evening: there was not much to add, the results were all average and there was no underling cause of worry, according to her blood and urine readings.
“The only thing I would check if I were you in the future” he said neutrally “is your iron levels. They are, as it is, pretty low on a normal scale, the minimum requirement being 12…you being a 13.”
Nat listened, unaffected.
“…this might indicate a dietary deficiency-often vegetarians have this problem, as they don’t eat red meats- or a more problematic structural deficiency…in any case, I have prescribed some iron tablets for you so to avoid any possible problems. All you will need to do is have a good rest, take it easy…and take a course of these tablets. I will examine you in one month’s time, to monitor the situation.”
He was, in the dim light of the room (she only had the table lamp on) -and devoid of the arsehole attitude- rather handsome. Surely he did the best he could to do his job properly…gone was the underlying patronising questioning and the rest: he had probably found no alcohol in her blood.
“Thank you doctor….”
“Sam, please call me Sam… Mcdowell.” He indicated the tag on his coat, and smiled.
“Thank you, Sam” she managed a smile, sincerely grateful.
“What I would suggest, Natalie, is that you stay here tonight and we’ll discharge you. How do you feel about that?”
Nat looked thoughtful for a second, then spoke.
“Ok…but I still don’t understand what happened to me…I feel ok now though.”
“Sure…well, I cannot tell you what happened because it is a mystery to us as well, Nat, in all sincerity…medicine doesn’t have all the answers. Sometimes all we can do is help and try to alleviate. Said this, I would still like to monitor you in the next month or so, to be on the safe side.”
“Sure” she smiled.
He smiled back and after tossing all his papers together, he stood up, about to leave.
“I better …go now. It’s going to be a long night for me. You sleep well.”
“Are on turn on the ward?” she asked.
“Yep!” he said faking a happy smile, in a comical effect.
She laughed. He wasn’t such an arsehole after all.
“I’ll see you tomorrow” and he left the room, leaving behind him an intense scent of musk…was it musk? It was delicious.
And that was it, Sam walked through the long corridor, silence in the ward, the quiet balbbering of the tv in some of the room: all was generally quiet.
Hopefully it will stay like that, he muttered to himself, he really could do with an interrupted sleep, he had worked for 12 hours now, it had been a long turn: still the night to come. So it is, the destiny of the junior doctor.
His room was small, a cubicle, but it had all one needed for a decent sleep and it was wide enough not to give one a claustrophobic feeling: he could have slept in a box, if asked, at this point.
Obviously, he could not wear a pyjamas, but he abhorred wearing clothes in bed, it was a matter of personal hygiene: he took everything off but his Calvin Klein undies (cute on his well formed butt) and a white t-shirt.
He checked his teeth and attended at his personal routine before collapsing on the fresh bed, for some due sleep.
Maybe a couple of hours had passed, maybe three: enough time by any rate to allow Sam to fall into a slow rhythmic deep sleep. She, for some reason, knew, likewise she knew where he was…was it his scent, the musk, she was following? She knew. She passed, barefooted, feeling no cold or else, through the deserted corridors, in the dim neon light that graced this hospital like any other.
She knew where he was. She kept walking, very silently, until she found a door which bore his imprint…the door was of course locked, like it should be, although it magically gave in when she applied what seemed minimal pressure: she knew it mustn’t be so, because a locked door is a locked door, nonetheless, she continued her journey, merely observing what was happening. It was as if, her own old self, which she felt was dying, was watching the new self act and feel and…she closed the door behind her. She could see perfectly in obscurity.
“Doctor…doctor…” she whispered as she approached his lone little bed, where he was dreaming the night away…she might have found him attractive-when?- she merely saw his well formed muscles and the strong body, which was host to a rather healthy life force…she watched him, fascinated. She blew some air on his face, while whispering, again, a number of times, until he came back from a deep sleep, disturbed in his rest and puzzled, as much, to see… Natalie? What the…?
She giggled….she didn’t know what took hold of her, or why she found him so funny as being startled, but she giggled…and provocatively, with a really naughty look in her eyes, she took her top off, exposing a pair of tits that were so perk and peachy they seemed unreal: which he had a full view of as he had rushed to switch the table lamp on. Gosh, she was dead pale, or was it the light?
He was about to say something when she laughed again, this time sitting on the floor, her legs bent and kind of open, her arms back wards, then she put her index finger in her mouth and started licking it like a lollypop: he was entranced, for the inappropriateness of this spectacle in first place, but also and mainly for the transformation Natalie Warren had undergone. She looked in all like the person he had spoken to, but she moved and acted totally out of character-not that he knew her well, but he had put her down as a pretty bookworm who got hammered by a brush with college life- in a way or the other, not this sexy nymph who was attempting to seduce him…but he didn’t have the time, neither to say something nor physically remove her from his sleeping quarters, which he was going to do next.
Nat, with an impossibly fast movement, had grabbed his throat and sank her teeth in it, lustfully: he was unable to move a muscle, as if paralysed by her bloodsucking: moreover, he felt, gradually but surely, his strength and lucidity abandon him…he could smell, blood…it was his blood. She was gorging on it.
She sucked until he died: she knew he was dead because his heart was not beating anymore…had she meant to kill him? God no! Had she meant all of that? Sucking blood, is, for a vampire, the ultimate experience: a young vampire can hardly control their senses once started…he looked ghastly, empty.
Nat felt satiated, full and could feel his life force running through her, be her.
Calmly, with a calm she had not known in her human life, she cleared her mouth of any blood: calculatingly, she took a uniform and a pair of shoes found in the closet of the room, which was used by many doctors and staff, she also took his beeper and his badge.
“Sam” she said aloud, as if reflecting on what had just happened. Yes, what was that? She was almost pleased to discover that she didn’t give a damn. She exited the room, as composed as if nothing of notice had really happened- it hadn’t, no-one had noticed…She found the exit to the hospital, through lifts and corridors, and nodded politely when the guard saluted, her badge well in sight, Dr Sam Mcdowell, finishing her turn…she laughed inwardly, at the happy coincidence. Oh well, not that an exit wouldn’t have been possible otherwise, but this one was spectacular…a name which could be both a female or male name.
Alone, in the middle of the night she walked leisurely towards the uni’s dorm, where she would find her old room, with her old things.
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Car chase
Pairing Steve Rogers x reader
Summary: You do a favor for your boyfriend that you will regret later
Prompts “How’s my favorite customer? You getting the usual?” and “If there’s one thing I learned from tonight, it’s to never trust you with the keys to my car again.”
Word Count: 1264
Warnings: Mention of a car accident
A/N: This is my entry for @thranduilsperkybutt‘s 8000 followers writing challenge. Hope you will like it.
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For the last three hours of your shift, you were bored out of your mind. The only customers that walked into the coffee shop were a couple of students that were writing a paper. You had already given them two coffees each and from their conversation, they seemed to be almost done with their workload for the day.
Knowing that next to nobody would be coming in next you decided to start cleaning. You had the smallest hope that your manager would let you leave early tonight.
After a while, the door opened and you could hear whoever had entered running towards the counter. You turned to face your boyfriend Steve trying to catch his breath.
“How’s my favorite customer? You getting the usual?” You greeted him in the way you were always addressing him. You were wondering why we looked like he was running before coming to the coffee shop for his afternoon coffee and chocolate cupcake.
‘’ I would love to babe but I’m not here to order right now. I need to borrow your car keys. Please, darling, it’s urgent.’’ He sifted his weight from one foot to another and kept looking outside to your car.
‘’Are you kidding me, Rogers? Did you really think I would just blindly hand you my keys?’’ You took a glance at the time assuming that your manager was already about to call it a night anyway. ‘’Listen; give me a couple of minutes to ask permission to leave early. I am not having no for an answer, I am not going to let you take my car I might need it afterward.’’ The truth was that you were a little paranoid about giving your things away even to your loved ones. When you were in college you had given some of your books to a friend of yours and she not only never returned them but dropped out at the end of the semester taking your books with her.
‘’Fine, but be quick. I just saw someone familiar walking by and I am almost certain he is a Hydra agent. We have to follow him; I noticed which way he turned. Also, I am going to drive because your over-cautiousness makes you a slow driver. I could joke that you drive like an old lady but that would be ironic coming from me.’’
Your manager let you leave but judging by how stressful Steve made you while rushing you to get to the car made you prefer to be back at work. At least being bored is preferable than being dragged to a car chase. Or most accurately chasing someone who was on foot with your car.
‘’So, are you sure the guy we are stalking is a Hydra agent? And what does he look like?’’ You asked your boyfriend since you noticed you were looking around for a person whose details you weren’t aware of.
‘’Yes sorry honey, I forgot to mention that part. He looked familiar from a file I wrote a while back. You give me that look (Y/N), you were working overtime and I was home alone. You know I spent my free time reading Shield files.’’ You shook your head at how much of a nerd your boyfriend can be.
‘’So back to the matter at hand. He is average height; picture him around Clint’s height. He was wearing a purple hoodie with jeans. And I think I saw a logo with a panther on the back of the hoodie but I’m not sure about it because I just took a glimpse at it.’’ He continues driving the car like he had stolen it.
Despite the tremendous effort on Steve’s part to catch up with the supposedly Hydra agent, you lost him. That of course came to no surprise to you. There was nearly impossible for you to assume the way he had headed off to, neither of you had that amount of luck. In the contrary, as that particular night proved, you two had the worst luck imaginable.
Your fast driving had caught the attention of a police officer who was following you around for almost three blocks. She had the serine on but both of you were too absorbed in the search for the guy Steve saw to notice her.
‘’I am so sorry officer; I know I was speeding and I will tell you the reason. Also, I will gladly pay any speeding ticket you give me.’’ Steve told her as he was rolling his window down. He respected law enforcement officers since they were risking their lives on the job. Also, he didn’t want them to think that he and the rest of the Avengers were undermining them.
‘’License and registration please.’’ The officer told the Captain before lifted her head and saw who she had pulled over.
‘’Oh my god, you are Captain America. I am so sorry I didn’t know it was you. I am a huge fan.’’ She put her notepad back in her uniform.
‘’Thank you for saying that, I appreciate it. And there is no need to apologize, you were right to pull us over. I was speeding in order to catch up to someone and I didn’t notice how fast I was going. Like I said I would pay any ticket you give me.’’ Steve smiled at the obviously nervous and starstrucked officer.
‘’No please, you are an Avenger, I’m sure you don’t have any priors. So I will just let you go with a warning. I will give you a ticket the next time it happens again.’’ She then asked for a picture with Steve and the two of you headed off.
The thought that you would go back to your home to have dinner crossed your mind but it got disturbed by Steve hitting the drakes once more. Apparently, he saw the agent again and decided to start chasing him.
The last time Steve spotted him it was near the Columbus Circle running towards 9th Avenue. Since you were facing the other way, the only thing Steve attempted to do a U-turn. Unfortunately, Steve’s impulse made his brain stop working and not only didn’t he reduce the speed of the car, he stepped on the brakes. That led to the car performing a doughnut maneuver and crushing the rear side on a utility pole.
You stepped outside unharmed but a little shaken up.
‘’(Y/N) are you ok? Are you in any pain?’’ Steve was more concerned about you than himself.
‘’I’m fine Steve. And from what I can see you are too. Thank God the street is empty and we didn’t cause any other damage.’’ You inspected the area and made sure the only damage was to your car. You tried to turn it on but you failed.
‘’Can you call a tow truck to came pick up my car? I will call Sam to come over so he will drive us home. And Steve, don’t worry about the agent we will locate him again. I will send any information about him to Jessica so she can go after him. He was stupid enough to run towards Hell’s Kitchen.’’
As you were waiting for the tow truck to come you kept drumming with your fingers.
‘’I am sorry about your car (Y/N) I promise it won’t happen again.’’ Steve sounded sincerely apologetic.
‘’Don’t worry Steve I’m sure it won’t happen again. And you know why? Because if there’s one thing I learned from tonight, it’s to never trust you with the keys to my car again. ‘’
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A Letter written to connect in friendship.
Today’s reading of the Scriptures begins with the ancient Letter of 3rd John:
I, the elder, to Gaius, who is much loved by all and loved in truth by me.
My beloved friend, I pray that everything is going well for you and that your body is as healthy as your soul is prosperous. I was thrilled when the brothers and sisters came and told me stories of your faithfulness as you continue to walk in the truth. The greatest joy in my life is hearing how my children are walking in the truth.
My friend, you demonstrate your faithfulness in all the things you do for the brothers and sisters; even when they are strangers to you, you treat them as family. These friends tell the entire church how you have extended your hand to them in love. You will do well to send them on in a way that is in keeping with God. They have gone out to serve under the banner of the Name, and they do not accept gifts from those outside our faith community. We should give people like this our full support so that we can share in this work for the truth.
I wrote some things specifically to the church, but Diotrephes, who loves to be the one up front, rejects us. If I come, you can be sure that I will call him out and draw attention to his actions. He assails us with lies and deceit. As if that were not enough, he does not welcome the traveling missionaries into his home. Instead, he hinders any who do so and expels them from the church.
Dear friend, don’t follow his evil ways. Instead, imitate the good and righteous life. The one doing what is good belongs to God, but those who pursue evil have never even laid eyes on God.
Demetrius has a good reputation with everyone we know. The truth stands on his side, and we add our unreserved recommendation to the long list of accounts on his behalf. You can rest assured that we are telling the truth.
There is so much I would like to say to you, but I do not want to say it with ink and pen. I expect us to be together soon and talk about these things face-to-face.
May you experience true peace. I send you greetings from the fellow believers here. Greet all our friends there personally.
The Letter of 3rd John (The Voice)
Today’s paired chapter of the Testaments is the 10th chapter of 2nd Chronicles that begins with the next king after Solomon, Rehoboam:
After his father died, King Rehoboam went to Shechem in Northern Israel to be coronated before all the Israelites. The news of the impending coronation reached Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, where he was living as an exile in Egypt, so he hastily returned to Israel.
The Israelites requested that Jeroboam meet them in Shechem at the coronation. Together, they made a request of Rehoboam, who would be their new king.
Israelites (to Rehoboam): Your father made us work very hard for the building of Israel. We built cities and palaces and temples and roads for him. We are tired of this constant work which your father required. If you will reduce the amount of work we are required to perform for the nation, then we will coronate you as king and serve you as your people.
Rehoboam: Let me think about this for three days. Then I will give you an answer.
As the Israelites left, King Rehoboam asked older men who were his father Solomon’s advisors for advice about the situation.
Rehoboam: What do you think I should tell the people?
Solomon’s Advisors: Listen to their concerns, show them kindness, and please them. Then they will be your subjects and will always respect you.
But Rehoboam did not listen to the advisors’ recommendation. Instead he asked the opinions of his childhood friends who were more likely to give him the advice that he wanted to hear.
Rehoboam: How do you think I should answer these people’s request that I reduce the amount of work my father required of them?
Rehoboam’s Friends: Tell those who want a reduced workload, “I am stronger and more virile than my father ever was! You will long for my father’s leniency. He made you work hard, but I will make you work even harder. He disciplined you with whips, but I will discipline you with the sting of scorpions.”
On the third day, Jeroboam and the Israelites returned to Rehoboam as the king had requested. The king followed the advice of his young friends, answering harshly and ignoring the advice of his father’s advisors.
Rehoboam: You will long for my father’s leniency. He made you work hard, but I will make you work even harder. He disciplined you with whips, but I will discipline you with the sting of scorpions.
By ignoring the Israelites’ desires, the king fulfilled the Eternal God’s prophecy that was spoken through Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam, son of Nebat. Just as predicted, the Northern tribes formed a nation separate from Judah because the king did not listen to them.
Israelites (to Rehoboam): God promised the kingdom of Israel to David and his sons. Why should we follow David’s descendants when we do not share in the inheritance of Jesse’s son? Let us form our own nation in the North, and so every Israelite should return to his house. In the same way, let the Judahites and the Benjaminites continue by themselves as the house of David in the South.
Most of the Israelites left Shechem to form a new Northern Kingdom, but a few Israelites remained in the cities of Judah, the Southern Kingdom, because they recognized that Rehoboam was their rightful king.
In a final attempt to reunite his father Solomon’s kingdom, King Rehoboam sent Hadoram, the superintendent of Solomon’s forced labor, into Israel to compel the Northern Kingdom to accept Rehoboam as their king. But the Israelites stoned Hadoram to death. Realizing the anger of the Northern Kingdom, King Rehoboam fled in his chariot to Jerusalem. Thus the Northern Kingdom of Israel has rebelled against the Southern Kingdom, the Davidic kings in Judah, until today.
The Book of 2nd Chronicles, Chapter 10 (The Voice)
my personal reading of the Scriptures for Sunday, february 7 of 2021 with a paired chapter from each Testament of the Bible, along with Today’s Psalms and Proverbs
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February 6th
* ...."Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: but lay up for yourselves treasures in Heaven".... (Matthew 6:19-20)
The Divine Teacher emphasizes Heaven! He wants our hearts to be there. Safety is in Heaven. No tears are there to flood your heart, no sorrows there to break it, and no losses there to grieve and embitter. Put your heart in Heaven that it may be sweet, whole, and joyful. Put your treasures in Heaven and all will be light. Do not divide yourself between Heaven and earth. Anxiety about food and clothing have mastered many souls, raised fears, and uprooted faith. Jesus Christ shows that the cause of these anxieties results from lack of faith in our Father in Heaven. As their only infallible cure, He speaks of an absorbing pursuit of Heaven: "Seek ye first the Kingdom of God, and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you" (Matthew 6:33). Jesus wants to quiet our anxieties by stressing that our Heavenly Father knows that we have need of all these things. He links us with our Father and His ability and concern for us. With Heaven as His abode and ours, Jesus would calm our hearts and set them Heaven and its pursuits. This is impossible when earthly needs confuse us and drag us down. To Jesus, Heaven is the real place; it is the Father's home.
...."Therefore take NO thought, SAYING, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?".... Matthew 6:31 KJV
...."We are destroying speculations and every lofty thing raised up against the true knowledge of God [and who we ALREADY are, in Christ], and we are taking every thought captive [through proclamation] to the obedience of Christ [a revelation of the Father's Will]".... 2 Corinthians 10:5 NASB
Today’s message from the Institute for Creation Research
February 7, 2021
Labor—The Gift of God
“And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labour, it is the gift of God.” (Ecclesiastes 3:13)
Some people may have the feeling that having to work for a living is an imposition of a corrupt society. Since they were brought into this world through no choice of their own, therefore the world owes them a living, they think. Is working a punishment because of our sins?
Well, God did “curse” the ground because of sin, but in an important sense it was for man’s own good. “Cursed is the ground,” He told Adam, “for thy sake” (Genesis 3:17). It would require “the sweat of thy face” (v. 19) before man could eat his bread, and even then it would be “in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life” (v. 17).
But the work itself would not be a punishment, for even before Adam sinned, God had given him the responsibility in the Edenic garden “to dress it and to keep it” (Genesis 2:15). Furthermore, we shall have work to do in the new earth in the ages to come, for we are told that “his servants shall serve him” there (Revelation 22:3), even though there will be no remnant of sinfulness there at all.
Even in this life, work is a blessing when we see it as “the gift of God.” If we see it only as drudgery and hardship, then it can indeed be “in sorrow.” But the Lord Jesus said, “Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest” (Matthew 11:28).
If having to work for a living will encourage us to come to Christ for salvation and peace of soul, then it is truly “for thy sake” that God’s curse was pronounced on the ground. The key to joy in labor, instead of sorrow, is noted by the apostle Paul. “And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men....for ye serve the Lord Christ” (Colossians 3:23-24). HMM
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BTS Reaction - When You Are Stressed About Exams
Seokjin~ He had known about you immense workload in order to prepare for you exams, and he was well prepared with coffee and snacks. He sat with you as you studied, not intervening but giving you support by just being there. The hours flew by and soon enough it was three in the morning and you couldn’t stop yawning. “I think that’s enough for tonight. Thanks for staying up with me.” You said tiredly. He smiled before standing up to head to bed, “Of course Jagi, you’re going to do amazing tomorrow. How could you not when you have a boyfriend as handsome as me cheering you on?”
Yoongi~He would wake up in the middle of the night to you yelling at your notes in frustration. “This doesn’t even make any sense!” You shouted. He got up from the bed to find you on the floor, surrounded by textbooks and sheets of paper. “Babe. Please come to bed.” He said, his voice still thick with sleep. “I can’t, Yoongi my exam is tomorrow and if I don’t figure this shit out I’m going to fail and-” “Shhhh. You’re going to bed. Your exam isn’t until four. You can study in the morning.” He still sounded half asleep as he pulled you up from the floor and practically dragged you to the bed. You knew that this was a bad idea, that you needed as much study time as you could get. But once you were wrapped up in his arms, you knew that your stress could wait for at least a few hours.
Taehyung~He was out clubbing with the guys when he got a call from you. He had known you were stressed with exams, and he thought it was best to give you the apartment by yourself to study in peace. But when he picked up the phone, your shaky voice instantly concerned him, “Are you okay Jagiya? Do you want me to come home?” He asked. “You don’t have to… It’s just… I feel like I’m going insane with all of these equations, I have so much to get done and the study guide just isn’t making any sense.” You sounded exhausted. Taehyung was already out the club door before you finished speaking. He knew just what you needed, “I’ll be there in ten. What kind of ice cream do you want?”
Jungkook~He was worried as you hadn’t contacted him all day. No calls, texts, not even a quick snapchat. When he made it back home late from practice, he found you on the floor in the bedroom with empty Red Bull cans and papers surrounding you. “Hey babe are you-” he tried to say, but you shushed him instantly. “Not now Kookie, I can’t fail this exam.” You snapped. You were never this wound up, and Jungkook knew better than to stay and pester you. He went to the living room to give you some space. A little while later he returned, bearing snacks from the kitchen. He found you slumped over your work, fast asleep with you face pressed into your textbook. He couldn’t help but smile at how cute you looked, and he picked you up with ease to carry you to bed. “What am I going to do with you, babe?”
Hoseok~ He knew how nervous you were as he drove you to your exam. You were going over information, and reading through your notes one last time to make sure you knew everything. “Don’t stress Jagi, you’re gonna do great. You studied really hard.” He tried to reassure you, reaching over to rub his hand over your knee. “I know I’m just nervous. I really need to do well.” You said, still trying to calm your nerves. You finally pulled up to the testing location and all of your stress hit you once again. “Oh my god, I’m going to fail!” You told him, slumping down in your seat. He grabbed your face gently and brought your gaze to him, “Listen, you are one of the smartest girls I have ever met in my life. I have watched you prepare for this exam all week, and you are going to be amazing, okay?” He told you. You took a deep breath and nodded, “Okay. Thanks Hobi.” He gave you a quick kiss and you got out of the car, your nerves forgotten.
Namjoon~ You were so jealous at how easily he could grasp the material you were studying. “How the hell do you even know any of this?” You exclaimed in frustration. “It’s easy, babe. Here, you just have to divide the current by the resistance force and-” He tried to explain it to you, but you interrupted him by flopping back onto the couch pillows, groaning, “No Joonie it’s not easy. You’re just way smarter than me.” You pouted. He sighed, leaning back to lay next to you on the couch, “You can’t just give up babe.” He told you. “But it’s hopeless! I’m just an idiot! I-” “Hey!” He interrupted, “You are not an idiot! You just need to keep working at it, and you’ll get it! Here, let’s try this one again.” He sat up and points to the equation from earlier. You two spent the next few hours working on these equations, and he was patient with you, not giving up until you understood everything.
Jimin~When he came home to see your tear stained face and textbooks skewed across the table, he immediately knew what was wrong. You had finally hit your breaking point, and you had reduced to a puddle of frustrated tears. He didn’t say a word as he wrapped his arms around you and held you while you cried. “I feel like a failure. I don’t know how I’m going to pass everything.” You admitted. He knew how stressed you had been over these exams, and it hurt him to see you so miserable. “Jagi, please don’t be sad. Soon all of this will be over and you can celebrate how well you did.” He says quietly once your tears had subdued, “Everything will be okay.” His voice calmed your growing anxiety, and you let him hold you for a bit longer before you went back to your books with a new found confidence.
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Heavenbound, chapter 1
sort of forgot i started doing this so sorry if you were waiting for this, although i sincerely doubt anyone was
1 THE END IN THE BEGINNING
It was Tuesday.
Tessa Jokinen woke, feeling refreshed and full of energy. As if that wasn’t strange enough, once she rolled out of bed and stood up, she discovered that although she had gotten up, her body had not. In was still sprawled out on the bed, one foot sticking out from under the covers, her shoulder-length hair forming a tangled halo around her head.
Tessa decided that the peaceful image was somewhat ruined by the dark handle of a dagger jutting out between her shoulder blades. She rubbed her temples, feeling a little off course.
‘This is going to be really hard to explain,’ she said out loud.
‘Indeed,’ said a deep voice behind her. ‘You have died.’
‘I have arrived at that conclusion, too,’ said Tessa and turned around. There was a man leaning against her desk. Tessa couldn’t see very well in the unlit room, but she got an insistent feeling that she was looking at a classicistic sculpture. There was a definite air of smooth, bronze skin and certainly a lot of toga. Tessa raised her eyebrows.
‘Who are you? Like, Zeus?’ she asked.
‘No!’ snapped the man, clearly insulted. ‘I’m an angel of death.’
Tessa sighed. ‘Well, that’s really something then, isn’t it? I’m dead and there’s an angel in my room. I was actually kind of hoping for the grim reaper. You know, tall skeleton guy with the black robes and the scythe…’ she trailed off when the alleged angel just stared at her blankly. ‘I guess there’s a God, then?’
‘It is very likely,’ said the angel, ‘but I don’t have much to do with him. Do you want to hear something about being an angel?’
Tessa didn’t comment, because she was trying to decipher what was the point of an angel that didn’t have much to do with God. The idea wasn’t compliant with her knowledge of Christianity.
‘Well, the in the recruitment office they go on and on about duty and honour and the excitement of it all and then the next thing you know you’re on minimum wages and find yourself in the furthest corner of the multiverse at half past five in the morning, thinking this isn’t what I signed up for,’ the angel was complaining.
‘Do you have a point?’ asked Tessa. By now she was fairly convinced that this was all just a particularly absurd dream, but in the off chance that it was actually happening, she didn’t think the working conditions of an angel were among her biggest concerns.
‘Yes I do,’ said the angel, ‘I was just getting to it. The thing is, you are not merely dead. You were murdered.’
‘Oh, really?’ Tessa said pointedly. ‘Just when I thought that dagger appeared into my back out of natural causes. An unhealthy diet or something.’
‘Lose the attitude, would you? It’s not my fault you got stabbed,’ the angel protested. Tessa half wanted to point out that she wasn’t exactly in the best mood, but decided that she was more interested in seeing where this was going.
‘As I was saying, you have been murdered. However, this isn’t just your everyday murder we’re talking about it. The person who killed you just so happens to be Queen Random of Yölund,’ the angel said pompously.
‘The queen? Of Yölund? I’m pretty sure there’s no such place or person,’ Tessa told him.
‘Not on this planet or this reality, no. But Yölund is a real place just as much as Tampere, Finland,’ the angel replied.
Who names their kid Random? thought Tessa. Out loud, she said, ‘You know, I’m not a Christian, so why are you even here? To carry me to heaven?’ Tessa demanded.
‘I was getting to that, but you won’t let me finish. Indeed, usually that would be the case, but your death is something entirely extraordinary,’ the angel said conversationally.
‘Just tell me already,’ Tessa said with a sigh.
‘Fine. You’re awfully impatient for a decedent,’ complained the angel. ‘This is the Zephi Act from the Laws of the Deceased,’ he continued. A look of great concentration came over him as he recited, ‘ ”anyone whom has been slain by another being, be that being of another reality, can and will not be taken directly to Heaven. If they wish to continue their existence in Heaven, must they find their own way, and, in addition, punish the being that slay them in any way they see fit.” ’
‘Another reality? What’s that supposed to mean?’ asked Tessa.
‘Are you familiar with the theory that every time anyone anywhere makes a decision, it creates a new reality -- or dimension, if you will -- parallel to this one?’
‘I do read sci-fi.’
‘Well, it’s not just a theory.’ The angel beamed at her.
Tessa rolled her eyes. ‘Okay, fair enough. I’m not saying I believe you, but even if I did, what does this have to do with me?’
‘You remember when I told you about Random of Yölund earlier?’
‘It was two minutes ago.’
‘Well then. As I said, Yölund is a real place, but it is located in a different reality entirely. Therefore, the law indisputably applies to you. I am here merely to send you on your way, not to take you to Heaven,’ the angel explained.
‘But why? What’s the point? If I’m to go to heaven, why should I have to get there myself, just because of who killed me?’ Tessa demanded.
The angel made a face. ‘It always seemed a little illogical to me, too. I suppose the idea was to reduce our workload.’
‘That makes no sense, though,’ said Tessa, ‘how does it lighten your workload if you have to come here anyway to explain how this works?’
‘You tell me,’ said the angel. ‘But the law’s the law. So, get ready. You’re going on a quest.’
‘A quest? Am I in a video game now?’ asked Tessa.
The angel shrugged.
‘Fine. And if I refuse?’
‘That is a little tricky. On paper, it would mean you would cease existing. In truth, the possibilities vary. You might stay here and haunt this place, or roam around as a restless soul, or you might end up in the Other Place. Technically reincarnation is always possible, although highly unlikely unless you really believe in that sort of thing.’
Tessa sank down on the side of her bed to reflect on this, momentarily forgetting that she was sitting in a pool of her own blood.
‘So, what’s your answer?’ asked the angel.
‘Well, this has all been very interesting and all,’ said Tessa, ‘but I think I’d like to wake up from this dream now.’
‘Ah,’ the angel said, ‘that explains a lot.’
‘Sorry, what?’
‘People are rarely that calm,’ the angel explained. ‘Except the ones who don’t believe it’s real, of course.’
‘But it isn’t real,’ Tessa argued. ‘Obviously it isn’t. All of this is completely absurd.’
‘Maybe, or maybe your view of reality is just limited. Does this really feel like a dream to you?’
Tessa had to admit that it didn’t. Even the most vivid of her dreams were never this detailed, let alone internally consistent. People would warp into different people, places would suddenly be other places, and there certainly had never been a pair of jeans flung across the back of her chair, where she had left them last night. Looking around her room, she saw nothing out of place -- apart from the angel, of course -- nothing out of the ordinary. The alarm clock on her nightstand glared 05.42 at her in red, digital lines.
She turned back to the angel. ‘Okay, so this seems real, I’ll give you that. But it can’t be, can it? I’m seventeen. I can’t just be dead. It doesn’t make any sense.’
The angel sighed. ‘Yes, yes, too young to die, life is so short, how very tragic and all that. Look, you’ll have plenty of time to mull over this later, but right now you’re going to have to get to the next stage of grief because I need an answer.’
‘Just give me a minute!’ Tessa snapped.
The angel obediently fell silent.
Okay, Tessa told herself, what am I going to do?
She found herself looking at what apparently was her dead body. There really was a lot of blood, and she knew she should have felt a lot more upset. If all of this was real -- and everything indicated it was, -- it meant that her life was over. She was awake now, but at the same time she was never going to wake up again. Knowing this should have made her sad, but she just felt sort of… blank.
‘Why aren’t I sad?’ she said out loud.
‘You are currently incorporeal and therefore lacking in the hormone and neurotransmitter department. You ability to experience emotions is obviously impaired,’ the angel said impatiently.
‘Huh,’ said Tessa, ‘that makes sense.’
‘Are you going or not?’ the angel demanded. ‘I really am on a schedule here.’
‘I didn’t get to that yet,’ said Tessa and received a heavy sigh as a response.
Now that she finally gave herself the chance to think about it, however, Tessa realised that there really was only one real option. She knew she didn’t want to be reincarnated, at the risk of becoming a mosquito or a right-wing extremist; nor did roaming around restlessly sound like a good way to spend an eternity. She wondered what the “other place” was and decided if the angel was from heaven, it had to be hell. That doesn’t seem like a viable option either, she thought. This quest is the best shot I’ve got.
‘Okay,’ said Tessa, ‘I’m done.’
‘Finally,’ groaned the angel.
‘First, I’d very much like to know your name, because having to think of you as “the angel” is driving me crazy,’ Tessa went on, ignoring the comment.
‘My name is Argon,’ the angel put in. ‘Would you just answer the question already, please?’
‘I was getting to it,’ Tessa said, ‘I’ll go. Oh, and by the way, your name is a noble gas.’
‘I am aware of that, thank you,’ Argon told her coldly.
‘Sorry. Finally, I’d like a little privacy, so I can change into something that isn’t Eeyore-pyjamas,’ Tessa concluded.
‘If you insist,’ said Argon, and vanished.
‘What is he suggesting?’ Tessa muttered under her breath as she walked over to her wardrobe, ‘wearing pyjamas on a fantasy quest? Not gonna happen.’
Changing proved to be a little challenging, however. Standing in front of the mirror on the wardrobe door, Tessa realised that her reflection had decided to take the day off. No matter how much she stared, the image of her pyjama-clad body, round face or small ears failed to appear on the glass, and things only got worse from there. When she attempted to open the wardrobe, her hand slipped straight through the handle like her fingers were just wisps of smoke.
‘Bugger,’ she said.
Now what? Tessa thought. Looking down at her hands, she realised that Argon had meant it when he’d said she was incorporeal. Where she was used to her body being was just a translucent glimmer of what she had looked like, pyjamas and all.
I guess if I’m immaterial, that means I’m not technically wearing anything, she realised. Which means, if I imagine hard enough, I can be wearing anything I want to be wearing.
Tessa focused and decided that she was wearing her favourite jeans, a t-shirt, her warmest black hoodie and a worn-out pair of sneakers. It wasn’t a very glamorous outfit by any standards, but Tessa was a believer in practicality over looks. She didn’t know what this quest awaiting her had in store, and she felt a lot better facing it in comfortable shoes.
Looking around her room once again, wondering what to do next, Tessa spotted her Lord of the Rings poster. On impulse, she imagined herself a cloak like the ones the hobbits wore in the film. This, she decided, completed her outfit, and she felt a bit better prepared.
Tessa returned to her bed, sat down gingerly and proceeded to experimentally poke a finger through the back of what had until recently been her head.
‘This must be the strangest thing I have done in my entire life,’ she said out loud.
‘Technically this is no longer a part of your life,’ Argon pointed out, reappearing.
‘Fine, the weirdest thing in my death then,’ Tessa corrected.
Argon nodded his approval.
‘How am I supposed to go on this quest thing if I’m immaterial?’ Tessa inquired. ‘There’s not much I can do if I can’t touch anything.’
‘That won’t be a problem,’ Argon assured, ‘Heaven is lending you an artificial body for the course of your journey. Of course I can’t let you have it here, because we certainly can’t have the deceased walking around in their own reality. That happened once and that’s a mess we’re still trying to clean up, take my word for it. Anyway, you will find yourself material once more when you arrive in another reality.’
‘Well, that’s a relief.’
‘Now, as I said, I’m on a schedule, so let’s get this done as quick as possible. You can’t go alone and – ’
‘Why not?’ interrupted Tessa, who quite enjoyed being alone.
‘Because, to start with, you wouldn’t have the slightest idea where to go and how to get there.’
Tessa gave this some thought.
‘You’re probably right,’ she agreed, ‘I don’t exactly have tickets for the Heaven Express in my back pocket, especially since I don’t have a back pocket.’
‘Precisely,’ said Argon, looking very pleased with himself.
‘But who am I supposed to go with?’ asked Tessa.
‘We can hook you up with a freelance wizard and a faithful steed. You can also bring a friend, if you like, but if they’re alive, they have to come back after,’ Argon told her.
‘I don’t really have a lot of friends,’ Tessa said slowly. ‘Not ones that would be willing to go on a quest with a dead person, at any rate,’ she added.
‘I’m sure there’s someone.’
‘No, not really. My best and oldest friend is probably this stuffed animal,’ said Tessa, attempting to grab the small, shabby tiger by the tail. Her hand went through it. Remembering that she was immaterial was proving surprisingly difficult.
‘Well, that’s not a problem,’ beamed Argon, ‘hand me the tiger.’
‘I can’t touch anything, remember?’
‘Oh, yes, indeed,’ said Argon, stepping over to snatch the tiger himself. It had been a birthday present from Tessa’s dad when she turned nine and, for some reason she’d forgotten, she had named it after the Colombian pop singer Shakira.
With an air of grave dignity, Argon placed Shakira the toy tiger on the floor in the centre of the room, closed his eyes and began to chant something in strange language with sharp consonants. It seemed to be doing absolutely nothing.
Tessa blinked.
A full-grown Bengal tiger was sitting on her carpet.
‘Jesus bloody Christ!’
‘Mind the language,’ said Argon reproachfully.
‘Oh, shove it, cherub,’ the tiger snarled at him.
‘And it talks?’ Tessa asked weakly. She had begun to feel a little lightheaded, despite the fact that, technically, she had no head.
‘What use would I be to anyone if I didn’t talk?’ asked the tiger cheerfully.
Tessa squeezed the bridge of her nose. ‘Shakira?’
‘Yes, Tessa?’
‘Is that really you?’
‘Who else would I be?’
‘But how…?’ Tessa stammered.
‘Having lived all your life in predominantly Christian culture, you shouldn’t be that surprised by an angel performing a miracle,’ Argon pointed out.
‘Did I not tell you to shove it just a moment ago?’ the tiger asked him icily.
‘You did, but fortunately I don’t take orders from artificially animated tigers. I gave you life and I can take it away as well,’ Argon replied with equal temperature.
‘Would the two of you knock that off?’ said Tessa, glancing at the clock that was now declaring 6.01. ‘My parents are going to wake up any minute now and I’d like to be out of here by then. I’m pretty sure this isn’t the kind of behaviour they would appreciate.’
‘No need to fret. The toy and yourself will be quite invisible to anyone living in this reality,’ said Argon, ‘and besides, you must wait here while I search out the rest of your party.’
‘What about--’ Tessa attempted, but Argon had already vanished with a flash of light.
‘What a prick,’ Shakira muttered.
‘Now what?’ asked Tessa. ‘We just wait for him?’
‘I guess so.’ The tiger gave her a grin full of yellowed teeth longer than her fingers, which was really quite unsettling.
Trying to not let herself get too caught up on how completely insane this all was, Tessa looked around, searching for something to occupy her mind. Her gaze landed on the open books on her desk and, out of habit more than anything, she sat down. She had time to spare, so she might as well try to get some homework done. Or, so she thought, until she realised that the vague shape of her hand, more idea than flesh, passed straight through her pencil when she tried to pick it up.
‘You have got to be kidding me,’ said Shakira. ‘Come on. You’re dead. Could you finally get a life?’
Tessa turned to look at her.
‘And what’s that supposed to mean?’
‘Look at yourself. You’ve just died, and what’s the first thing you do? Your bloody book report, cause it’s due next week?’
‘I have to get it done sometime.’ Even as she said it, Tessa felt like there was something a little off with the statement.
Shakira rolled her eyes, which was also an alarming expression on a tiger.
‘No you don’t, Tessa, that’s the point! I’m pretty sure your English teacher doesn’t expect you to turn in your project if you’re dead!’
There was a silence, in which the truth in Shakira’s words settled in the room like a fine layer of dust, broken abruptly by a sharp rap on the door.
‘Tessa, time to get up.’
Tessa froze.
‘It’s Mum,’ she hissed at Shakira, ‘we need to get out of here!’
They rushed to the door, straining to hear the receding footsteps and the distant click of the bathroom door.
‘I think she’s gone,’ whispered Tessa.
Shakira just rolled her eyes and slinked out of the door.
Willing herself not to look back at the life she was leaving behind, Tessa followed.
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Medical staff in Saudi Arabia face psychological effects of COVID-19
RIYADH: The COVID-19 pandemic means members of the medical and scientific group are sacrificing their well being, wealth and psychological wellbeing for the better good. Arab Information spoke to a quantity of medical staff battling the illness in order to maintain residents of their group protected in regards to the toll it’s taking over them.
Dr. Faris Radwan, a basic doctor on the Saudi Purple Crescent Authority lives and works in Riyadh. His household are 948 kilometers away in Jeddah. “Ever since the lockdown began it’s been a mind game more than actually battling the virus. To fight something you can’t see or feel, to wonder and wait, going to bed every night thinking, ‘What if…’ The workload has increased threefold, (there is) panic where it’s not needed and elevated stress levels and paranoia,” he mentioned.
Even with the super strain the medical staff face daily, Radwan has discovered “inner peace and acceptance” by “seeing the silver lining in things.” He could also be alone however that’s “a blessing in disguise,” he says.
“If I happen to catch anything at least (my family are) safe. If I don’t, then thankfully I’m able to lend a helping hand to anyone in need in any way I can, it’s a sign that I am loved by the Almighty.”
Dr. Faris Radwan, a basic doctor on the Saudi Purple Crescent Authority, says the workload has elevated three- fold, (there’s) panic the place it’s not wanted and elevated stress ranges and paranoia. (AN Picture)
Most medical staff coping with COVID-19 share the identical worry that they may carry the virus house and infect their household. Many medical doctors have chosen to remain in inns till the pandemic is over, in order to guard their family members, others are torn between staying away for too lengthy and the impact which may have on their younger kids.
Dr. Fadwa Al-Ofi, an infectious illnesses advisor at Uhod Hospital in Madinah is scuffling with serving to sufferers and caring for her household. As a mom of two, she is bodily exhausted and mentally drained. “How do you explain physical distancing to a five year old?” she asks.
“Since the news broke on the coronavirus outbreak, as specialists we knew that we were heading into a difficult stage, and we were preparing — reading the news about China and the countries that were hit before the first case arrived in Saudi Arabia,” Al-Ofi instructed Arab Information. “Seeing the events unfold was frightening, but, thank God, Saudi Arabia — represented by the Ministry of Health — took all precautionary measures from the very start to reduce the spread of the pandemic.”
When responsibility known as, Al-Ofi was requested to start out work instantly. Her experience is important, as she examines and treats sufferers who’ve examined optimistic for COVID-19 in her metropolis, the place the quantity of these contaminated has handed 3,500.
“The matter was very worrying. On one hand, it was our work, our non secular, skilled and patriotic responsibility, and then again, our hearts feared for our households,” she mentioned.
Al-Ofi booked a protracted keep in a resort to self-isolate away from her household and family members, however persistent questions stored nagging at her: “How long and until when?” and, extra importantly, “Can I stay away from my daughter and my little son?”
She couldn’t. She feared her absence would possibly do extra hurt than good. “They are young and need me during these uncertain times,” she mentioned.
Hugs and kisses that when got here simply, have now turn into uncommon and scarce. “I have tried to explain to my daughter that I can’t hug or kiss her now,” she mentioned. “Given her young age, she can’t comprehend the reason.”
The invisible enemy has brought on individuals to be on edge and tread calmly, the perfect type of exhibiting love is now separation.
“In the beginning, I seriously considered isolating myself from my family,” Dr. Maha Al-Johani, an infectious illnesses advisor at King Fahad hospital in Jeddah, mentioned.
She reconsidered that call after realizing that the pandemic could final a very long time, and determined that being away from her younger kids was not attainable.
“I decided to suit up, and take all precautionary measures at the hospital,” she mentioned. However these measures don’t cease at work; coming house requires elaborate hygiene measures too. “After a long and exhausting day at the hospital, all we want is a hug from our children. As we enter our homes, they welcome us eagerly and happily, but we can’t go near them. We fear for them,” Al-Johani mentioned.
As traumatic as their jobs could also be, these medical staff all have one factor in widespread, they’re proud to serve their nation. “It is our responsibility and our duty,” Al-Johani mentioned. “We rejoice greatly when a patient recovers and is discharged from the hospital in good health. The fatigue is forgotten.”
The stress that medical doctors are going through is extraordinarily draining — their work hours are even longer and busier than regular. They’re going through a frightening process: treating an ever-growing quantity of contaminated sufferers and risking getting contaminated themselves.
“We face psychological consequences, from a constant fear of infecting our families,” Dr. Afrah Al-Somali one other infectious illnesses advisor, instructed Arab Information. That worry is double sided she added. “We fear we might infect our loved ones, and our loved ones fear (that we might get) infected.”
Dr. Sharif Hala has been touring by automotive to Madinah, Jeddah and Makkah a number of instances every week to gather samples from contaminated sufferers. As one of 33 Saudi scientists chosen by the MOH to analysis COVID-19, he requested Arab Information to cross on a heartfelt message: “Please be patient with us and support us by staying home, staying safe and (praying).”
“I want Saudi people to know that many people in the medical field are spending days and nights working to find a solution. I would like to thank everyone involved in this project and specifically my parents and my wife Duaa Ahmed for coping with me during the collection of the samples,” he mentioned.
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We all know The #1 biggest problem all WordPress users face is site speed… and of course the #1 fix is cache. The reason why cache works so well is It builds a “ready to go” version of all the pages on your site. This massively reduces your sites workload & of course massively increases your page speed – which means higher site rankings, more traffic & more sales for you.
But not all cache plugins are the same… infact they are probably slowing down your site. If your WordPress site is slow & you’re not using a cache plugin you are almost certainly wasting traffic. In WordPress every page requested has to be compiled by your site… that takes longer than regular HTML pages especially when your site gets busy… At 3+ seconds load speed you lose 50%+ of traffic & at 20+ seconds you lose 95%+ of traffic according to Kissmetrics… so that’s a serious problem specially if the site makes you money of if you are paying for ads. So, ignoring site speed today is literally like throwing money down the drain …especially as 52% of all traffic is mobile
However, even the best WordPress cache products are problematic…
Current cache plugins are complicated to use & often break your site
Most free cache plugins are frequently exploited by hackers.
All cache plugins clear the cache on ALL pages even if you change 1 word on 1 page… which means vital server resources are used to rebuild your site cache
Cache preloading features cause even more site lag especially on larges sites.
So which is the best cache plugin on the market today? The answer in my Viper Cache Review today will surprise you.
VIPER CACHE REVIEW – WHAT IS IT?
When an independent test of cache plugins was done recently it showed that the best paid cache on the market was outperformed by free products. So Chris Hitman and his team investigated this… only to find major bugs in some of the best free products. They also discovered that many caches didn’t auto clear and were wasteful with bandwidth & with cache pre-loading features.
That’s why they built Viper Cache… a super easy to use cache that auto detects the most visited pages & preloads these rather than preloading all pages to save bandwidth. It smart detects site changes to trigger auto-cache clearing… on small page changes only the single page cache will clear leaving all other cache pages intact saving you server resources. It also detects major changes automatically flushing all cached pages.
In a nutshell, Viper Cache is easier, faster, lighter & has significantly less server lag using their smart cache clearing & rebuilding logic. This is a new product that answers the shortcomings of all the other market leading cache products & finally resolves these age old problems for everyone.
Smart Cache Clearing – it only auto clears cache on major site changes unlike competitors
Smart Cache Preloading – it auto rebuilds cache on your most popular pages so it doesn’t hog server resources
Uses Fast Cache Technology – it uses the best speed features that don’t compromise your site stability
Viper Cache Rating - 9.3/10
Quality - 9.5/10
Features - 9.5/10
Support - 9/10
Easy to use - 9.5/10
Bonus - 9/10
Summary
This rating only shows our ideas about this product, we strongly recommend you firstly see the demo/preview to get the whole picture. Remember, You're also be backed by 30 Day Money Back Guarantee No Question Asked! You've got nothing to lose. TRY IT TODAY!
What's your thought? Please let us know!
ABOUT AUTHOR
Chris Hitman is CEO at Hitman Publishing. His background is Sales & IT and he spent a lot of time in development of software & user interfaces as well as security solutions. Chris believes that learning has no value unless he and his team walk away with something that they actually use. They believe that products should serve to increase their quality time rather than load them with useless facts & knowledge.
Their mission is to remove complexity, get straight to the point & fill in the information gaps that hold people back. They aim to help customers find the ‘aha’ moments that allow them to overcome obstacles & achieve great things in life and business. They have created so many valuable digital marketing products in recent years, such as WP Optimiser, WP Site Guardian, My Product Store, Covert Context, Photoshop Masterclass 2016, TrafficShield,… and many more successful digital products. Now, let’s look at the next part of this Viper Cache Review and find out its features.
FEATURES OF VIPER CACHE
Here are the key features that you will discover inside this plugin:
Built on Super Reliable Cache Technology Compatible with 99% of Themes & Plugins
When they built this product they didn’t start from scratch. Cache products are complicated & renowned for problems so they had no intentions of making their customer into guinea pigs. They researched many technologies and found the most reliable technology to work with. They then went back to the drawing board to create a brand new cache product that is super easy use & still provides unrivaled performance. Compatibility, speed & your site reliability is the #1 priority
Stupidly Simple To Use
Viper cache does not care about trying to squeeze an extra 1% performance if it risks their user experience or if it means they break themes or plugins – they have no intentions of playing god with other peoples products. This product is built for peak performance but not at the expense of user experience.
Smart Cache Clearing & Smart Rebuilding
Detects Minor Changes & Auto Rebuilds Cache On Popular Pages
Viper Cache monitors all site changes including loading new themes, plugins, widgets, graphics, new posts / pages. Upon any major change to your site will auto clear & rebuild your cache. If the change is minor such as as small text change on 1 page, Viper Cache logic will sense this & rebuild the cache on that page & essential pages leaving the cache on other pages intact. Our smart logic bypasses WordPress standard processing delays.
This massively reduces your server load, keeps your site fast & reduces the need for you to upgrade your hosting plan.
Traffic Protection Technology Blocks 1000+ Bad Bots & Auto Blocks Hotlinking
If the primary purpose of cache is to speed your site up and reduce bandwidth then any feature that increases the site workload has to be eliminated which is why they made Viper Cache very light. They’ve also auto blocked hotlinking which is a common way for others to use your bandwidth.
And you have the option to block known bad bots & site scrapers – again there is no reason why these pests should be allowed to eat your resources & slow your site down. This of course also helps to weather DDOS attacks too.
Agency License Included
For a limited time they have a special offer on the Agency License which means you can use this product on your client sites to earn money. As one of their early clients you get to lock in the early adopter license pricing which means you will save money for many years to come. Agency License holders can charge to install the product on client sites & charge clients for the software at your discretion.
Compatible
Compatible With All Major Page Builders + Multisite, Ecom & Cloudflare Compatible.
WHY SHOULD YOU GET IT?
Slow loading pages KILL conversions, increases your bounce rates and cost you more in ad spend. This is especially true on pages built in WordPress as EVERY page is built on request so the more traffic your site gets the slower the page load. Conventionally this problem is fixed with Cache Plugins which create a “ready to go page” or cached page. But not all cache plugins are the same.. this is very interesting with the new Google Speed Slap coming in July 2018.
The key problems with current cache plugins are:
They are too complicated with too many techie settings
Free Cache plugins are constantly exploited – they are a magnet for hackers
They play god with your site so many themes & plugins break
They are massively wasteful on server resources through inefficient cache clearing & cache preloading
Say you have a site with 100 pages & you make just 1 text change to 1 page… then with regular cache plugins all 100 cached pages will be deleted and your site has to rebuild every cached page… hogging your server processor & memory. And this problem only gets worse with bigger sites. That is where Viper Cache comes into play. It based on one of the most reliable cache engines on the planet. Let’s take a minute to recap the huge benefits come up with:
It doesn’t play god with your themes or plugins so there is fewer conflicts
It’s stupidly simple to use with much fewer settings than any other product
It’s built on a secure framework which massively reduces the potential for hacking
It has smart cache clearing & rebuilding technology so it doesn’t hog your site’s server resources or slow your site down like other products
It’s built using the fastest cache features without compromise on site stability
In addition, you will be getting tons the vendor’s greatest bonuses for your fast action
Is it enough awesomeness for you? Because you will be also receiving my ULTIMATE huge bonuses. Those treasures are waiting for you at the end of this Viper Cache Review. And even though you do nothing but only read my Viper Cache Review, to thanks for your kind support, I still give you free bonuses. So keep reading then scroll your mouse down!
COMPARISION
HOW DOES IT WORK?
Viper Cache will work with almost any modern theme. On the rare occasion you run into problems you can switch all the switches off and enable them one by one until you find the switch that causes you the issue. It’s very easy. Simply switch it off & the problem is solved.
Let’s check out the demo video below to see it in action!
PRICE AND EVALUATION
For a limited time, you can grab Viper Cache with early bird discount price in these options below. Let’s pick the best suited options for you before this special offer gone!
Front-end: Viper Cache ($37) >> See Details <<
VIPER CACHE is the only cache on the market that clears & rebuilds the cache on the page you are working on and the relevant associated pages saving you badwidth.
OTO1 – WP Optimiser $47/a Agency – £37 Personal (Lowest Price) >> See Details <<
WP Optimiser is a combination of quick fixes & diagnostics that give you advice on how to fix your site speed issues – more importantly it covers all 6 Primary site optimisation factors – at best the competitors cover just 2 factors & charge more. Right now the only WordPress optimisation products on the market either optimise your database, lazy load your page or mess around with with your Java & CSS often breaking your site in the process.
To Make matters worse 95% of products don’t optimise your site graphics (one of the most important jobs) & the ones that do charge $100’s per year. So their competitors do half a job & still charge a fortune for the privilege while WordPress users still have no effective solution for optimising websites. WP Optimiser looks at everything from hosting issues, poor performing themes / plugins, server issues, optimising graphics to cleaning databases & lazy loading pages – to get maximum site performance.
OTO 2 – WP Easy Pages $39/a Agency – £37 Personal (Pre Release – Lowest Price) >> See Details <<
OK it’s no secret that WordPress is natively slow – the WP framework makes this worse – which is why it’s not best fit for building landing pages. The biggest issue is that any landing page built in WordPress needs to load both the theme’s & the plugin’s CSS making it slow from the outset. So they built the 1st ever landing page builder for WordPress that bypasses the theme & the plugins CSS making it up to 16 times faster!
OTO 3 – WP Conversion Boost $27/a Agency – £27 Personal (New Release – Lowest Price) >> See Details <<
Creating split test pages & personalized pages is a pain in WordPress you literally have to duplicate & edit each page one by one. This puts your site at risk of getting a duplicate content penalty. So they designed a unique plugin that allows you to make any WordPress page dynamic which means you never have to edit pages individually again. WP Conversion Boost allows you to change any page on the fly just by editing the URL – a must have tool for any pro marketer
Let’s act now, don’t delay and grab it now while it’s still at the lowest price possible! And Just feel free to give it a try, because You have a full 30 days to put this to the test and make sure that this is for you. If you do not see any results within this period then please reach out to them. The Helpdesk Team is always there to help you out and make sure that you have been following the correct procedures.
VIPER CACHE REVIEW – CONCLUSION
In summary, I hope that all of the information in my Viper Cache Review can help you gain more understanding about this product and then be able to make a wise choice. If you’re ready to start making a real online income in the most passive way possible then click the button below before the price rises. I am look forward to seeing your success.
However, in case you are in need of any advice, please feel free to keep in touch with me anytime. Regardless, thank you for reading my Viper Cache Review. Goodbye, and see you again!
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Affiliate List Pro
With this software you can easily build your own list through your affiliate links - all on autopilot.
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Web Baycom Pro
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WP EZ Viral Contest
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add details and images
change fonts and background colors
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Two Step Opt-in Generator
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The money is the list. This is what successful internet marketers always shared to us if you want to become success in the internet business.
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WP Simple Geo
One Of The Easiest And Fastest Way To Generate Commissions And Reach Your Audience... VERY Precisely!
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WP Instant Decor
Instantly Increase Your Conversion Rate By Decorating Your WP Blog With This Incredibly Useful Plugin!
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WP Viral Click
Secret, Plug-and-Play WP Plugin Will Unleash An Unstoppable Tsunami Of Visitors Straight To Your Blog And The Best Part Is That You Only Need A Few Clicks Of Your Mouse To Generate This Kind Of Insane Traffic!
WP Viral Click is a WordPress plugin built to help you automatically generate contents for your site from an external web page. Furthermore, you can customize the page by adding custom elements like modals, info bars and slide ins to promote user engagement to your offers.
The plugin offers a lite version wherein the following features are not available for use: modal , slide in , SEO content settings and Prepend and Append Contents .
Auto Support Bot
Here's How You Can Use The Same Profit-Boosting Strategy As Many Of The Big Companies, By Offering Your Visitors 24/7 Live Chat Support on Your Websites, Even While You're Sleeping
Most Software iPacks activate your web browser to show a popup when you use the software. The popups help to fund the development cost of the individual Software iPacks, which means that you can usually buy Software iPacks at lower cost than normal software.
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WP Copy Guard
Stop Your Valuable WordPress Blog Content Being Stolen And Copied Onto Other Peoples' Sites And Boost Your Traffic, Too!
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WP Slideshow Master
Create Eye Catching, High Impact Flexible Slideshows In Minutes!
Slideshows are a very nice way to present lots of visual content to site visitors. But making them interactive allows visitors to participate with your content...
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WP Slideshow Master is a brand new and powerful WordPress plugin which allows you to create eye-catching, high impact flexible slideshows that will impress your visitors. This day and time you need 'eye candy', along with quality content to maximize your chances of transforming visitors into customers.
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Link slides to YouTube videos
Social media sharing on each slide
Tweak settings to fit any layout
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LinkedIn Magic
Automatically Endorse All Your LinkedIn Friends!
If you are an internet professional, blogger, author, speaker or anything that uses LinkedIn to build their connections and their profile online connecting to other people can also be a time-consuming tasks.
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WP Swift Page Plugin
Instantly Increase The Speed Of Your Site While Drastically Reducing Your Bounce Rate And Getting Your Visitors To Stay Longer!
There's a critical factor that might be hurting your traffic, sales and commissions. And believe it or not, it seems SO ridiculous that most marketers and bloggers usually don't pay attention to it.
The issue about the loading time of a WP blog. Yes, in the past this never thought that could be something that would hurt some online businesses BUT, IT CAN.
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Web List Pro Software
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WP EZ Launcher
Get Your Hands Onto A Breakthrough WP Plugin That Will Allow You To Quickly Set Up Your WordPress Blog And Get It 'Up And Running' In Less Than 30 Seconds!
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WP Engage Plus Plugin
Create Engaging Polls And To Survey Your Visitors Which Will Allow You To Clearly Understand What Their Opinion Of Your Site Is!
More often than not, most marketers spend TONS of time on optimizing their website, adding new products and services, adding new content, driving traffic... and probably a myriad of other tasks.
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WP Page Takeover
Here's How You Can Use The 'Attention Hijacking Method' That Will Allow You To Make More Money Today In Just 3 Simple Steps ... And All Thanks To A Killer WP Plugin That Will Only Take You Seconds To Install And Deploy!
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Article List Builder
Easy To Use Software Builds Your List From Article Content In Just 3 Simple Steps!
If you want to do email marketing, chances are you will do a lot of marketing stuffs to find the right audience to optin into your squeeze page.
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Instant Squeeze Builder
Easy To Use Software Creates Complete Squeeze Pages In Seconds Just By Filling In A Simple Form - No Coding Required!
If you want to build an email list, squeeze pages are the most powerful tool to attract audience to subscribe into your list. But the thing is that, still many are having the challenge of creating a squeeze page for their email marketing campaign.
The good news is that the Instant Squeeze Page Maker is a huge help in creating your squeeze pages with ease.
Salespage Writer Software
1-Click Software Gives You 100 Of The Best Copy and Paste Salespages You Can Instantly Use To Sell Your Products And Services.
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WP Checkout Maximizer
Brand New WordPress Plugin Will Help You To Dramatically Increase Your Sales Conversions, Generate Hordes Of Viral Traffic And Create 'A Magical' Buying Experience That Your Customers Will Simply LOVE!
WP Checkout Maximizer is the definitive WP plugin that will help you by increasing your conversion sales, enhance your buyer's experience and also to drive social viral traffic to your blogs...in just a few easy steps.
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1-click Order Form Maximizer
Offer cash discounts easily
WP Checkout Maximizer
Viral Traffic At Your Fingertips
Jaw-dropping, high-quality, custom-made graphics that are proven to convert
Mobile 2 Step Opt-In Generator
Now You Can Easily Create Mobile Two Step Opt-In Pages in Just Minutes!
According to the latest statistics, more than 1.2 Billion internet users are now using their mobile to browse the internet.
And if you are not utilizing the power of this opportunity, your business might get left behind from your competition.
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Sales Motivator Pro
Now You Can Easily Motivate Your Website Visitors To Buy Your Products!
Every online business owners and affiliate marketers want to make out of the traffic that they generated to their website. This is the fact that gathering traffic to your website is sometimes time-consuming and other issues out there.
The thing is that you want to convert those visitors into buyers and in order to do that you must also create some strategies on how you are going to approach them or attract their eyes to click on the buy now button of your product pages.
In most cases, the most popular online retails store called Amazon.com has already applied this technique and if you want this to apply into your website, you should also have this amazing feature.
Fancy Upsell Popup Pro
Creates Fancy Upsell Pop Ups In Minutes!
If you are an internet business owner, making a sale is obviously matters to you. That's why you invested money for your marketing campaign to make those leads you've gathered convert into paying customers.
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Flashing Order Buttons Pro
Easily Create Eye Catching Buttons That Grab Your Buyers Attention!
What is traffic if they won't convert right? There are many factors why your audience won't buy from what you offer from your website.
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WP Review Me Plugin
Off-The-Grid, Plug-and-play WP Plugin Allows You To Easily Get Feedback From Your Visitors!
Knowing your blog readers really want to know about is something that a blogger should do so that people will keep on visiting your blog and reading your stuff.
The challenge now is that how you are going to know those information from them? Well, few years ago, this issue is really troublesome but inside this amazing piece of WordPress plugin, it is not impossible anymore.
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WP Notification Plus
Discover How To Grab the Attention of Your Readers!
Traffic is very important to your online business but the question is that, what if those traffic don't convert into subscribers or customers?
Would it be great if those web traffic you drove would become your email list subscribers or loyal buyers? Well, WP Notification Plus software will change the game.
WP Profit Page Creator
Discover a Brand New and Highly Profitable WP Plugin that Once You Fire it Up, Will Generate You Endless Sales!
If you are an online entrepreneur and you want to make so much profits out from your internet business, this amazing WordPress plugin is a huge help to you.
What this software does is that, it will create SEO friendly money making WordPress pages almost every with a little content.
WP Video Attention
New Powerful, Easy-to-use WordPress Plugin Allows You To Virtually Stop Your Visitors In Their Tracks And Get Them Instantly ENGAGED With Your Videos … So That You Can Keep Them On Your Website And Make More Money!
WP Video Attention is a plugin that allows you to clip your video and serves as a widget to any corner on your page. This allows your videos to VISIBLY continue playing when a user scrolls down a page, so they are still able to see the video and not only hear it.
This will help to keep your viewers engaged throughout your entire video while they are exploring the content/other part of your page - So you will never lose the engagement & attention of your viewers that often results in loss of leads, loss of SALES and MONEY.
The plugin will also allow you to position your videos anywhere you want and customize it to make it relevant with your website/webpage design or branding. There are MANY more amazing features such as countdown - timer, share button and animation/ effect that will help your page get sky - high conversions and engagement.
Website Pouch Pro
Easily Hide Any Content Or Banners Within Your Website With Just One Easy Click!
Every internet marketers and online business owners want to have lots of traffic to their website. But the thing is that, what if your offer will just get ignore. Well, this has been one of the major problems for many online entrepreneurs, bloggers and publishers.
If you have been visiting large websites like Yahoo, Amazon and other websites, you will noticed that most of the page have huge banner ads in different format in which, obviously they also allow users to close it and proceed to the content.
This strategy may sound annoying to you or the users but you can't ignore the fact that this really works. That's why huge website keep on this this stuff.
If that's the case, why not enjoy the benefits like other internet marketers too. Your next question would be, how should you enable this feature into your blog or website? Inside this product is an very cool piece of software that will help you do these things to you.
WP Testimony Pro
Do you want to dramatically increase your sales and increase your online business bottom line? The Fastest Way To Conveniently Display Testimonials, Reviews Or Even Quotes With Just The Click Of A Button! It’s Time To Increase Your Social Proof And Boost Sales, Opt-ins And Commissions To New Unheard Levels!
WP Testimony Plus is a WordPress designed to add and display testimonials from users of the different products and/or services that you offer.
Unlike many other testimonial plugins out there, WP Testimony Plus has been developed to be more flexible as you can fully customize the design and layout of not just the testimonial but the forms as well. Additionally, you can add as many styles and forms as you need and like.
Scroll In Order Button Pro
With a little practice, you can generate scroll in order buttons in less than 5 minutes using this software.
If you want to make more sales to your product offers, chances are your buy now button must easily be seen by your salespage visitors.
The good news is that inside this new amazing tool, you are about to experience a wonderful feature that your salespage must have.
Scroll in Order Button Pro is a software that will make your buy now button visible whenever your website visitors scroll down the page.
eSqueezer Software
The intelligent squeeze page maker. This tool creates “intelligent” squeeze pages.
The money is in the list. This is the best advice that every successful online marketers. And if you are not doing this technique, you might lost a lot of money.
But the fact is that, your success in building a profitable list depends on the strategies that you apply. And the best way to do it is having a good squeeze page to the target audience that you've gathered.
Inside this product package is an amazing software that generates cool squeeze page that will capture your prospect's email address.
Ace Image Converter
This converts images between all the major formats!
Images are essential to the conversion of every online business owner's website. And if you don't choose the right image for your salespage this might waste your marketing effort.
To good news is that, inside this software you are about to receive an amazing software that will convert almost all types of images you can use for your websites. Check this out!
WP Email Countdown
A Powerful And Crazy Profitable WordPress Plugin That Allows You To Inject Scarcity In Your Emails With Effective Countdown Timers That Will Make People Do Your Bidding And Generate RESULTS For You!
Now you have the power to increase your conversion rates and drive more sales with each email that you send. It's like having a high conversion machine. Have you seen the most influential marketers using countdown timers in their websites? Well, they are doing that for a reason.
If you take a moment and look around, you will see a very powerful trend that is being used by more and more marketers: scarcity. Scarcity techniques are SO incredibly powerful that can pressure even the most stubborn clients and 'force' them to buy or take any action you wish.
WP iAsk Plugin
Instantly Create Surveys That Will Give You Important Information About Your Visitors!
Effortlessly Create Insightful And Engaging Surveys, Gather Critical Data Such As Statistics And Answers From Your Visitors…All In One Place.
Brand New, Powerful WordPress Plugin Now Allows You To Get Insight As To What Your Visitors Are Thinking, So That You Can Make Better And More Informed Decisions…For MORE Profits.
In this new digital era that we are living, having information is key to success. Apparently, I am not the only one thinking like this… Have a look at the big boys such as influential bloggers or even corporations and you'll realize that they are constantly running surveys for their products or services.
PPC Ignition Software
PPC Ignition Software with rebrander included so you can build your list!
Serious online entrepreneurs don't just rely on Free Organic Traffic into their website. But they are also doing Paid Advertising through Pay-Per-Click.
You see, if you noticed Facebook, Coca-Cola, Pepsi are huge companies and people are already using their products but they still don't stop marketing their products and services via Paid Advertising.
If you are not so familiar with PPC Campaign, the internet is a huge library to learn that. But inside this product, is a tool that will help you become successful into paid advertising.
The tool comes with the following features:
Software Video Tutorials
PPC Trainings
Podcasts
Tools
Solo Ad Directory
And so much more...
SlideIn Countdown Pro
At Last! Easily Increase Your Sales With These Slide In Countdown Timers!
Sliding feature in your website is one of the coolest things that web developer ever develop. This is because sliders make the website look more professional and engaging. And most likely, visitors want to click on. This adds better conversion.
Nowadays, you can see some sliding features in many website but this cool new software will stun you.
WP News Pro Plugin
Discover How You Can Easily Display News Boxes From Sources Like Facebook Pages, Twitter, YouTube and Pinterest On Your Blog, Unleasing Server-Melting Traffic!
Are you ready to send more eye balls to your blogs the easy, so that you can finally get more leads, subscribers and sales? News will bring traffic and this amazing WordPress Plugin will help you a lot in gathering those traffic.
It's no secret that news ALWAYS will be evergreen and will attract the attention of the people - and especially on the internet, where they are free.
WP News Pro is an easy-to-install, traffic-driving WP Plugin that's when completely out-of-the-box. In fact, it's so simple to use that you'll laugh out of it. But don't be fooled by its simplicity, it can be devastatingly powerful as it can pull traffic from search engines and social media sites.
WP Tube Maximizer Plugin
Quickly And Easily Monetize And Add Content To Any Youtube Video In Under 5 Minutes And Watch In Amazement How Your Income Literally SOARS Through The Roof!
We All Know That Video Is The Future…Why Aren’t You Monetizing Or Adding Content To Your Videos In Order To Maximize Your Revenue? Here’s How You Can Double And Even Triple Your Blog Income…Almost Overnight.
Inside this product, you will witness the power of this amazing WordPress Plugin. You see, the number one problem of most bloggers nowadays is the lack of income from their blog despite from their marketing efforts.
Sure, some of them struggle with generating visitors and while gererating traffic to a blog is quite complicated, the real challenge lies in transforming people that land into your blog in cash.
But there' a very simple reason for that, those who use videos for their blogs don't monetize or add content to them. If you want to make money, you should definitely do this.
Smart Agent Pro
Skyrocket Your Conversions, Sales And Profits With Your Own Automated Sales Assistants, Providing 24/7 Support On All Your Websites!
You might already heard the saying that to become successful, you need to study what successful people do and model their actions!
Well if you've been following the Internet Marketing scene lately you'll have noticed the growing popularity of those little 'exit chat agent' scripts. All the big name 'guru's' seem to be using them on all their sites.
Basically what they are is little interactive chat windows that popup when a user tries to exit a webpage. Users can interact with these little bots like a regular messenger client similar to MSN or AOL.
Smart Agent Pro is a simple little script you can use to set up your personal 'exit traffic smart agent'. As soon as they get a sense someone is about to abandon your site they jump into action, giving your visitors a second chance to interact with your site and take action on your offers.
Super Split Test
Quick and easy split testing to increase your profits now! Easily split test between 2 and 5 different landing or sales pages.
Website design plays a huge role in converting your visitors into buyers but sometimes, you might ask yourself how are you going to do even better?
That's why you decided to try and use various designs and see how every design works.
A/B testing can be somewhat time consuming and hard to understand but using this new amazing software, you can do the test at ease.
Easy Text Resizer
Easy to use text resizer script!
Resizing text can sometimes be time consuming especially if you have so many tasks in your current project.
Using this amazing software, this will eliminate your frustration in resizing your text.
Opt In Form Creator
Easy to use software quickly creates a opt-in form for you!
The money is in the list. This is what most successful internet marketers are saying that several ignored to do so.
Subcribing into a email marketing software like aweber or getresponse seems expensive especially if your campaign won't turn well and don't drive email subscribers.
Good-looking optin form plays a huge role in making your readers into subscribers. And creating a high converting optin form is indeed very easy to do using this amazing software.
WP Popup Pro
Here's A Quick And Easy Way To Add Powerful Popups To Your WordPress Blogs, Building Your Mailing List On Autopilot!
Popups are now a well-proven technology for building a list. They can be particularly effective when used on a blog, allowing the blog owner to turn ordinary visitors into highly profitable subscribers.
WP Popup Pro is our brand new software for adding popups to WordPress blogs, using standard WordPress plugin technology. The software is quick and easy to set up, offers a HUGE range of features and costs far less than other premium WordPress popup solutions.
WP Video Page Creator
At Last, With Only ONE Click Of Your Mouse And Not Too Much Effort You Can Create Profit-inducing Video Pages Just Like These!
How Would You Like To Look Like An Authority In Front Of Your Viewers, Drive Massive Loads Of Traffic And Rake In Cash With Just A Few Clicks Of Your Mouse?
We all know that video nowadays is KING. Most of the savvy internet marketers, gurus and fortune 500 companies are leveraging the power of videos in their sites. And they are doing this for a very good reason...
WP VIDEO PAGE CREATOR is a magnificent plugin that will allow you to quickly and easily create'video profit pages' in less than a minute.
Also, it enables you to look authoritative in front of your audience (most of the content that this plugin pulls is curated, and comes from sources like YouTube and Google news). To put it simply, this plugin is the definitive 'video marketing weapon' that YOU need!
Affiliate Whisper Software
Here's How You Can Boost Your Commissions Up To Eight Times, By Secretly Hiding Your Affiliate Links From Your Visitors, Using This Simple WordPress Plugin!
Did you know that there are now hundreds of people earning six figure incomes from affiliate marketing, as well as thousands of people earning four or five figure incomes? But despite these successes, there are a lot of new affiliates who make very little.
Part of the reason for this lack of success, is that many new affiliates throw away a BIG chunk of their commissions, simply by failing to use one simple technique.
But now there is an easy quick-fix solution. Our superb new Affiliate Whisper software allows anyone to apply this essential technique to all their affiliate links, in just a few seconds...
WP Tee Contest Plugin
WP Tee Contest is a wordpress plugin developed to create a dedicated tee contest page that can help you improve your t-shirt campaign while at the same time make it go viral!
You are probably aware that TeeSpring is a goldmine. Every 't-shirt' marketer is raving about it and for good reason; when done correctly, you can generate hefty profits.
Now, in order to achieve this you need exposure... That's where everyone is failing; their t-shirt campaigns do not get the necessary eyeballs to make it profitable.
This is probably the number one mistake that most 't-shirt marketers' are facing. Well, the good news is that itdoesn't necessarily have to be this way.
Accordion FAQ Generator
Easily Generate 'Accordion FAQs' That Increase Your Conversions!
You'll love the increased conversions a smooth FAQ can generate for your online business.
Here Are The Main Features:
Creates Accordion FAQs In Just Minutes.
Easy To Use, Simply Fill-In-The Blanks.
Software Requires No Installation.
Option To Change Background Colors.
Works With Any HTML Coded Web Page.
Requires Upload Access To A Webserver.
Can Be Used With Any Website URL.
Option To Change Border & Text Colors.
EZ Pricing Table Maker
Create Impressive Pricing Tables In A Flash! You can get your hands on this software that will allow you to easily make an amazing pricing tables for your websites!
You may have spent hundreds or thousands of dollars paying a copywriter to get your sales letter or post to convert better. You may have spent weeks or even months trying to improve your product pricing as a tables.
You may have have dropped your price as low as you could go, hoping against odds that more people will respond to your offer. And then you were probably disappointed that after giving up so much, and working so hard, you were selling now more that before you started trying to fix things.
But maybe your problem is simpler than that. Maybe all you need to do is use design that capture the reader's attention. You see, you have exactly 5 seconds to grab the reader's attention before they move on to the next thing they want to look at.
JV List Builder Software
How You Can Get Loads Of Other Marketers To Promote Your List, Without Paying Them A Single Cent!
This Amazing Software Automatically Creates Everything You Need For Your Own Highly Lucrative List Building Joint Venture!
Just about every marketer on the Internet will tell you that if you want to succeed online, you must have your own newsletter or mailing list.
The problem is that building a decent size list through your own site requires a lot of traffic. If you don't get much traffic, it'll take a very long time to recruit enough subscribers to make serious money from your business.
This solution is called a 'Joint Venture' or JV. With a JV, a small group of newsletter publishers agree to promote each other's newsletters.
You promote your JV partners' newsletters to your subscribers, in exchange for them promoting your newsletter to their subscribers. Everyone gets more subscribers and all at no cost.
Coupon List Builder
Here's An Amazingly Simple Sneaky Trick That Can Instantly Turn Casual Website Visitors Into Eager Newsletter Subscribers!
Are you looking for an effective way to persuade your website visitors to subscribe to your newsletter or mailing list? Are you getting disappointing results from offering a free ebook or tool? Here's a novel solution that could turn it around for you.
Offer your visitors a coupon! Online coupons have been around for years now, simply because they work. After all, everyone loves a bargain!
A coupon is actually just a special code number. Visitors enter the code number into a box to get a discount when they order your product.
So how does an online coupon help you to build your list? It's simple really. You put a simple signup form on your sales page telling people that if they enter their details into the form, you'll send them your special discount coupon.
How are you going to automate this process? Inside this product is the technology that you need for your business.
EZ-Notification Bar Maker
Quickly & easily put notification bars on any webpage!
What is traffic if it will not convert and what is the use of your banners and other media if it will not gain impressions.
If you want to offer something, using a notification bar is a new marketing media that recently converts well.
And creating one is very easy to do using this simple piece of amazing software.
Easy Upsell Pro
Here's A Quick And Easy Way To Create Thank You Pages For Your Downloadable Products - And Substantially Boost Your Profits By Upselling After The Sale!
Marketing products or services online is not as easy as it once was. Gone are the days when you could throw a website up on the internet, post a couple of posts on related forums and start reaping the sales without any further effort. That isn't to say that forum marketing doesn't work at all, but it is just one method in your arsenal.
The smart marketers know that they need targeted traffic from as many quality sources as they can possibly acquire. The best methods to use are those that attract traffic from a hugely popular site that can give you dead on targeted traffic.
All you need to do is get your piece of the traffic pie, and one way to do that is to post quality videos that are targeted to your product or market.
WP Video Sidekick Plugin
Plugin easily creates new WordPress plugins with iframed content!
If you want to create your own WordPress Features, chances are you need to make your own plugin.
And if you are not a web developer, you might spend a lot of money to make your ideas put into action.
The good news is that, inside this product, you will now have the ability to create your own awesome plugin in accordance with the functionalities that you want.
Quick Redirect Pro
Easily redirect your ugly affiliate links!
If you are an affiliate marketer, this piece of amazing software is very beneficial to you. You see, affiliate links are very untidy to see and it's hard to remember.
Using Quick Redirect Pro software will give you neat and easy to remember affiliate links that sales.
D L Shield Software
Here's A Quick And Easy Way To Stop Thieves Stealing Your Software Or Ebooks Directly From Your Own Download Pages - By Making Your Download Links Expire Automatically!
Do you sell downloadable products such as ebooks and software? If so, did you know that you're probably being ripped off on a regular basis? Thieves can steal copies of your products by illegally accessing your download pages.
This usually happens when someone buys a copy of your product then shares their download link with other people, through email or forums.The problem can then be compounded by search engines picking up links up from a forum - and then making it accessible to anyone doing a search.
Home Page Randomizer
Here's A Quick And Easy Way To Make Your Website Look Fresh And Vibrant Automatically - Without You Needing To Do Any Regular Site Updates!
You probably know that in order to keep visitors and search engines coming back to your site again and again, you need a regularly updated site.
But you probably don't want the hassle of doing all those regular updates. Home Page Randomizer solves this problem by using a special 'sneaky trick'.
Instead of a conventional static home page, you have a home page that changes each day. Every day, one of the ordinary pages of your site is chosen as the home page.
So if you have a site with 20 article pages, then the home page will show one article page as the home page each day, in a 20-day cycle.
Any visitors and search engines returning to the site will see different home page content each time they visit, giving the impression of a vibrant, regularly updated site - but without any ongoing effort from you.
Exit Profiter Software
Exit Profiter - Get Your Exit Pop On ANY Web Page That You Share!
And Make Money from Any and EVERY Link You Create. Imagine being able to drop your exit popper onto any web page, piggy-backing off their authority
And leading the visitor to your squeeze page, product sales page, affiliate link, CPA offer, TeeSpring store, Cafe Press store, Lulu store, or in fact any web page you like!
Sales Funnel Ninja YouTube Edition
Drive Targeted Traffic To Your Sites Today With This Amazing Software! Cash In On YouTube Niche Today!
YouTube is one of the best medium that will let make money online. If you are not familiar how this technique works, this piece of amazing tool will help you.
Really Easy Script Installer
Here's A Really Easy Way To Install Scripts On Your Websites - Even If You're A Complete Beginner!
As you probably know, scripts can add powerful features to your websites and offer an easy way to boost your profits.
The drawback is that installing scripts requires some technical knowledge, such as the ability to create an SQL database.
And this sort of thing can prove very difficult for inexperienced webmasters.
But now with our brand new Really Easy Script Installer, just about anyone can install scripts by just filling in a form and clicking a few buttons...
WP Sales Bar Plugin
This WordPress plugin gives you an eyeball-grabbing notification toolbar that will boost your conversions!
We all know how important traffic for our website but if that traffic don't convert, gathering those traffic is just a waste of time and effort.
The good thing is that, there is an amazing WordPress Plugin that will convert your visitors into buyers.
Introducing, the WP Sales Bar Plugin. What this awesome tool does is that, it grabs the attention of your visitors that they will take immediate action to click on your offer.
WP Advert Plugin
This WordPress plugin offers 30 promotional toolbars packed into 1 simple user interface!
Add an Eye Catching Bar to catch the attention of your visitors in your WordPress site using this Plugin.
You can display the Notification Message on this Bar for Members/Guests, Display in Home Page/All Pages/Pages By ID, on Top/Bottom of the site, 32 types of easing effects to the Eye Catching Bar and Notification Message etc.
Show the Bar in Collapsed/Expanded state on page load with different types of Effect. Super Customizable Plugin.
Backlink Bandit Software
Backlink Bandit will create over 5000 backlinks for your website!
Traffic is the blood of every websites but if your goal is to make money online from those visits, you need to have those targeted leads.
These targeted traffic mostly came from Search Engine Results in which internet surfers used to find information that they are looking for. This means that if your website is on the page one of any search engine like Google, your website will mostly likely be clicked and visited by these target audiences.
So how you are going to make on the first page if not in the top spot of Google? The answer is - backlink. Backlinks is the way search engines used to determine the relevancy of the site.
This is also serve as vote for every webpages linking to it. The higher the number of quality backlinks you have, the better you rank. This software will do it for you...
Testimonial Express
Testimonial Express
Here's A Quick And Easy Way To Collect Profit-Boosting Testimonials For All Your Products And Services
As you probably know, adding testimonials to a sales page can be a highly effective way of increasing sales.
Testimonials provide credibility to your internet business, by showing that other people have bought your products or services before - and are happy with the results.
Indeed adding a few high quality testimonials to a sales page can, in some cases, as much as double the profits generated from the same level of traffic.
Clearly getting testimonials from your customers is a no-brainer.
In order to get customers to give you testimonials, you need to make it as easy as possible, which means providing a simple form where customers can submit a testimonial.
Search Engine Detector
Are You Wasting Time On Pointless Website Updates?...
Here's An Easy Way To Discover Exactly When Your Website Gets Spidered By The Major Search Engines, So You Can Target Your Site Updates For Maximum Benefit
Do you regularly update your websites to make them more attractive to the search engines?
And did you realise that your probably wasting a lot of time and effort in doing this?
Search engines send out "spiders" that crawl through websites in order to find all the web pages so they can be listed on the search engine.
These spiders are sent out to re-visit sites at irregular intervals and the search engine listings are then updated.
List Builders Super Pack
Easy To Use Software Offers Six Dynamite List Building Products That You Can Use To Build A Massive Optin List!
The money is in the list. This is what we always heard from most successful internet marketers.
If you don't have your own list, you leave a lot of money in the table. So start building your email list today using this amazing software.
Really Easy Ftp
Here's A Really Easy Way To Upload Your Website To Your Web Host! It's The Ultimate One-Click Solution!
Really Easy FTP is probably the easiest uploader tool available on the Internet. Just activate the software, tell it where you have put your website files on your PC and then enter your FTP information (the user name and password provided by your web host).
Then just click a button and the software will upload everything automatically.
It doesn't matter how many files are included in your site - or what type of files they are. They can be HTML pages, PHP pages, images, zip files or anything else. Your site can contain a single file, a hundred files or ten thousand files. No matter what the content, the software will upload everything automatically, with a single button click.
Php Activator
Here's A Quick And Easy Fix That Will Allow You To Embed Powerful PHP Code Inside Ordinary HTML Web Pages!
There are many solutions on the Internet which involve adding a small amount of PHP code to an HTML web page in order to provide additional features on the page. Examples include adding a page view counter or showing the current server time/date on your web page.
Adding PHP code to a web page normally means you have to rename your web page to be a '.php' file instead of a '.htm' file. While renaming a file is not difficult, it is hassle because all links to the page have to be changed (so for example, any links to page1.htm would need changing to link to page1.php).
Web Link Click Counter
Here's A Quick And Easy, Low Cost Way To Track The EXACT Response To Any Ad, Anywhere!
Any successful marketer will tell you the importance of tracking the response to your ads.
If you're sending emails to your list, you should know how many people click on links in the email, so you can determine whether the ad was of interest to your subscribers - and whether your email copy was up to the job.
For ads placed on your web site, you need to see how many visitors are clicking on the ads, to determine whether they could be improved.
Easy Squeeze Page Tester
Stop Losing Customers Before They've Even Seen Your Offer! Here's How You Can Optimize Every Aspect Of Your Squeeze Page, To Get MORE Subscribers And Customers!
Squeeze pages are a great invention, allowing you to build your list and send follow-up emails to boost sales. But there is a BIG drawback to using them.
Potential customers who decide not to subscribe will just leave your site, meaning NO subscriber and NO sale.
That's why it's so critical to make sure your squeeze page persuades as many visitors as possible to subscribe.
Easy Banner Ad Rotator
Here's An Easy Way To Maximize Your Profits From Every Visitor, By Showing Different Banner And Image Ads On Each Web Page Viewed!
Do you use clickable banners or images on your web pages, to promote your own products or affiliate programs?
Many webmasters find that these ads can generate a lot more revenue than contextual ads like Adsense.
But showing the same ad on every page of your site means throwing away potential revenue.
Ideally you want each visitor to see your best performing ad on the first page they view, then different ads on successive page views.
Now there is an easy way to do this, with Easy Banner Ad Rotator. You can set up a whole set of clickable banners or images.
WP Profiteer Plugin
Increase Your Website Profits Instantly With The WP Profiteer WordPress Plugin. PERIOD. Stop Losing Money When Your Visitors Land On Broken Links!
WP Profiteer is a handy WordPress plugin that captures lost profits on your blogs.
It does this by redirecting the 404 Error Pages that your visitors encounter, to any URL you select, instantly. Your visitors will never even see the error page!
Upload, Activate, Enter Your Redirect URL. You're Done. We're Talking ONE Minute Here. Literally.
This one simple action could end up paying you for years to come by capturing those 'lost' visitors who would have just seen an error page if you didn't have WP Profiteer installed.
WP No Right Click Plugin
A Revolutionary Popup to 'Catch' Extra Money Whenever Someone Attempts to Steal Your Blog Content Or View Your Sourcecode!
Fact : 500,000+ New People Are Searching For Various Search Terms Each Month For Information On How to Steal Website Content...
Here's A WordPress Plugin That Will Help You Sleep At Night, Knowing That Your Blogs, And Client Blogs Have An Added Layer Of Security, And You're Actually Benefiting When Users Try To Steal!
When visitors attempt to steal your content or view your website's sourcecode, an popup shows up!
Affiliate Link Weeder
Here's A Really Easy Way To Find The Most Profitable Affiliate Program To Promote For Any Niche!
No matter what niche you are promoting, there are always many different affiliate programs that you can promote to earn commissions.
But not all affiliate programs are equal.
Some will make you a lot of money - while others are just a complete waste of time and effort.
So how do you weed out these weak affiliate programs, and leave yourself with just the top earners?
Now it's easy, with your copy of Affiliate Link Weeder.
Just enter all the different affiliate links into Affiliate Link Weeder and the software will automatically split your traffic equally between the links.
Just wait a short while to see which affiliate programs pay you the most money - then dump the losers.
It really is that simple!
Picture Blast WP Plugin
Quickly search, manage and add free photos - over 180 million - to your posts!
This amazing plugin is really a huge to all bloggers all around the globe. Images is vital in every blogger's blog post and if you are short of images in your database, this might be a pain in your ass. 🙂
So here it is.
WP Snowy Plugin
Easily add a beautiful snowfall effect and have a Christmas tone on your WordPress site!
Christmas is coming and the season of buying gifts to their love ones is once again increasing.
Would it be nice that you show your customers that you are with them celebrating the same Christmas occasion?
Facebook App Software
Now You Can Easily Add A Add Facebook App To Your Facebook Page!
Facebook isn't a secret money pile just waiting to be found, but it can be a reliable source of extra income with some work and a clever approach.
Inside this product, you are going to have the incridible facebook app software that you can use to create applications and sell it for profit.
Countdown and Redirector Generator
Sell this Cool Product for Maximum Profit!
One of the best way to make money online is by selling cool products that will benefit your customers.
The question is that, what is that product and should I create my own one? The good news is that, you don't need to. As inside this product package has give you the right to sell or use it yourself.
This software creates a redirect page with a countdown timer on it. You can customize the content at the top of the page...
Content Cruiser Plugin
Automated RSS Plugin Pulls Money Making Blog Posts Directly To Your WordPress Dashboard!
Set pulled posts to auto publish, or save as a draft for manual review! You have complete control!
The Content Cruiser package provides an easy way to instantly add an ADDITIONAL source of income to your Internet Marketing blog, that you're NOT already using right now, with VERY little work on your part...
Fun Animated Ticket Generator
This software creates a colorful animated ticker box.
You choose size, shape and colors. Colors are automatically randomized.Includes a Video Tutorial
Gangsta Optins Plugin
Are your optin forms ugly? Discover how you can easily create beautiful forms in just minutes - all without leaving your dashboard!
Smart website owners know that building a mailing list is the key to a successful online business. It doesn't matter if you're a service provider, an affiliate marketer, or an offline business owner with an online presence - your mailing list is your most valuable asset.
But getting people to subscribe is tougher than ever.
You need to drive a lot of traffic, offer better incentives, and above all else, you need an opt-in form that begs to be filled out.
Too bad your mailing list service doesn't provide professional-looking choices.
Sure, you get the cut-and-paste tools, and adding the opt-in box to your site is simple enough, but it still looks like every other website around, and does nothing to set you apart.
What if You Want to Place Your Opt-In Box on a Page or in a Post?
A Simple Solution You Can Implement in Minutes. A Nearly Endless Variety of Options.
WP Rebrander Tool
Easy To Use WP Rebrander Tool! Now You Can Quickly Rebrand WordPress Themes And Plugins!
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“Restoring the morality.”
Sunday, 4am, I’m flicking through the news, and waiting to see how much of the predicted snow arrives.
In the UK, there is concern about front-line child protection services being beyond capacity, and a call from the head of Ofsted for schools to reduce exclusions. That, in the face of ‘austerity’, and the uncertainty around the EU withdrawal, is chilling. Former colleagues of mine will be stretched still further, to accommodate for needs they’re not equipped to deal with. The ‘Early Help’ initiative probably looked fine ‘on paper’, but the paperwork itself is part of the issue. ‘My’ youth-workers and educational support staff were spending more time filling in matrices for evidence than they were able to allocate to working with children and families. In my small way, I tried to streamline that workload, I have a keener eye for detail than most, and, until a few years ago, the knowledge and vocabulary to ‘trigger’ referrals. I didn’t change, the systems did.
Over the course of my career in educational support, the system became increasingly one-size-fits all, with the closure of specialist intervention services, and reduced staffing and capacity in the few remaining alternative provisions for students with additional needs. ‘ Special Schools’ and ‘Units’ in old terminology, funding and resources cut to a point where very few students were offered the full-time provision they demonstrably needed. Support staff spending hours filling in forms evidencing what had already been tried, and level of impact, then more hours filling in the inevitable Fixed Term Exclusion paperwork, because there were insufficient resources in a mainstream environment to meet the very complex needs of some children and families.
I was going to say that it’s laughable that Ofsted and other frameworks de-valued the vocational subjects and pathways that might have given those children lower-level qualifications, and some hope of employment, but that plays straight into the ‘workhouse’ mentality. The ‘schemes’, YTS in the olden days, now Apprenticeships, paid at £3.50 per hour. I can only assume that the policy-makers think that every young person has a supportive home environment, where they can live safely until the Apprenticeship is completed. They don’t, we’re going to be reading about more bodies pulled out of the canal, and then ‘lessons must be learned.’ The lessons already have been learned, these young people who don’t ‘fit’ the prescribed model will drift in and out of insecure temporary employment, ripe for grooming into criminality, coercion, and maladaptive coping mechanisms.
Restoring the morality, UK-style is a new welfare system, badged-up as ‘making work pay’, funnelling people failed by a sub-standard education into any/all employment. I saw children leave school illiterate and without functional numeracy skills, some of them should never have been in mainstream education, we couldn’t meet their needs, and some of them will be bounced-out of consecutive minimum wage jobs when the extent of their deficits becomes clear. Our Christian Prime Minister is grasping at straws, and the Christian leader of the Liberal Democrat party resigned, because his religion was incompatible with the views of his party. Society is trying to evolve, and some politicians are very resistant to change. In the UK, ‘restoring’ is a retrograde step, compelling unskilled and disabled people into unsuitable employment, and then blaming them for not-trying when it fails.
‘Restoring the morality’ was a quote from an article about Roy Moore, the controversial US political candidate. Other quotes include ‘the awful calamity of sodomy and abortion’ and a statement inferring that the September 11th atrocities were God’s punishment for people turning away from Christianity. Everyone is entitled to freedom of expression and association, but this man’s regressive opinions are harmful. Sodomy is only an ‘awful calamity’ if it’s uninvited, dancing around words here, but some representatives from some organised religions have been charged with anal rape. An abortion is never more of a calamity than carrying a child to term, knowing that you’re not able to provide for it, the withdrawal of availability of some types of contraception on US health-insurance schemes will lead to more calamitous unintended pregnancies over there. The UK ‘rape clause’ on third or subsequent pregnancies will trap thousands of families in poverty, some of the female students I worked with were woefully ignorant of their biological processes, and some of the males had some very dubious ideas about alternatives to condoms.
What is it that these people-in-power want to ‘restore’? From where I’m sitting, it appears that the incremental increase of reproductive autonomy, and the freedom of expression and practice of sexuality has rattled some parts of the US; more so than the right to bear arms ever will. The revelations that women are not just vessels for children, and that non-binary sexual identities, homosexual practices, and opting-out of reproduction altogether are valid choices doesn’t sit well with some Christian dogma, so, they want to ‘restore’ society. How far back is the restore point? What ‘morality’? Are we going full Ten Commandments? I can assure you I’ve never coveted my neighbour’s Oxen, and I do try to be reasonable when they steal my bin, or have parties that go on until 4am.
There is no need, in my mind, to ‘restore morality.’ I’m hardly a hedonistic good-time girl, and I’m not advocating the abandonment of human decency, that is intrinsic in most of us. Not all of us, though, as is evidenced, or at least alluded to in the accusations against Moore, this purveyor of puritan practice, who is potentially a paedophile. Potentially, I know what I’m doing here. The historical allegations are as-yet unproven, but they do fit a pattern, whether that’s religious fundamentalists doing as they please because ‘God’ will forgive them, or just people in positions of power abusing the vulnerable. I was raised Catholic, whilst never directly abused by the church, I was hushed, and directed not-to-disclose. Those Catholic teachers, tearing the “My Mummy has a black eye, my Daddy gave it to her.” page out of my ‘daily diary’, and doing nothing about a child clearly malnourished, neglected, and suffering near-constant UTI’s have a lot to answer for.
I don’t know where I’m going with this, it just made me uneasy that one brand of ‘morality’ is being touted as only/all. The rest of us, the ‘immoral’ ones, desecrating our God-given bodies, need to keep hold of our senses, and of what we hold dear. I’m ever hopeful that love can defeat hate.
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