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He did nothing wrong here, btw.

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guy whose partner is begging and begging and begging to have 😏terrible😏 things done to them, spouting unhinged fantasies about shit that couldn't even be done IRL without inflicting permanent injury, urging him over and over to go harder and be meaner

and he's holding back and holding back and holding back and freaking out a little as every thirty seconds this monologue unlocks a new psychological complex about being a predator-in-the-making for thinking it'd be kinda hot to just do it, or how easy it'd be to inflict catastrophic damage if he did let loose too hard, or feeling inadequate for being so fucking neurotic about how far is too far--

eventually he does let loose a little. and--it fucking rules? lets loose a little more, and tonight is now the hands-down first-place winner for best sex they've ever had. and then he gets an idea. a mean, evil little "yes, and" idea that he knows will push at his partner's limits--but all the while his partner's begging to be pushed--and it's clearly something that strikes a nerve--

so hell. he does it. they both come harder than they've ever come in their lives. and then they're just staring at each other, panting, both knowing that that crossed a line and was way more than either of them bargained for. until his partner goes "oh my god, that was fucked up" and he's bracing to apologize, grovel on the floor, get kicked out and publicly branded the predator he is--but then the sentence ends with "i fucking love the nasty shit that crawls out of your brain, how the hell did you know that'd be so hot?"

when--he didn't. well, even worse, he did, or at least suspected. and he did know it'd be hot for him. but he had no idea how it would land, whether the scales would tip towards mind-blowingly hot or downright traumatizing. and he did it anyway, half to dispel some stupid inadequacy complex about matching his partner's freak while wracked with responsibility paralysis, half because he just wanted to. so now he's getting showered with praise for confirming his own worst fears. it's enough to get him queasy-drunk on the feeling... and now he's dizzily dreading how far he'll feel emboldened to go next time.

Another thing fandom needs to start doing more of is projecting on tops.

There are delicious amounts of psychological distress you can inflict on that guy once you get into his head. The brainworms of forcing agency and initiative on someone who genuinely is Not Fucking Ready For It are exquisite.

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the oedipus-complex is named after the wrong man, that poor guy was so mortified upon finding out he fucked his mom he gouged his own eyes out, this is why I suggest renaming it, you see the vampire lestat de lioncourt-

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Growing up, did you have a public social media account at a very young age (Under 12), and feel the pressure of both having to frequently post to maintain your following, and not do anything controversial to get you cancelled?

Yes

No

I had my public social media account since I was 9 and a lot of my childhood was spent in stress and guilt and frustration over it... Not to mention cancel culture can be RUTHLESS. I got sent what I can only describe as a "how to kill yourself" guide over discourse drama when I was 11...

I had my public social media account since I was 9 and a lot of my childhood was spent in stress and guilt and frustration over it... Not to mention cancel culture can be RUTHLESS. I got sent what I can only describe as a "how to kill yourself" guide over discourse drama when I was 11...

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Spoilers:

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honestly fucking fascinating that people will pretty universally understand that thin people can be naturally predisposed to thinness regardless of what they eat or their activity level, but that so many of the same people cannot possibly fathom that fat people could have similar dispositions or that there could be any factors more complex than a "lack of self control."

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I don't know if anyone else has noticed this (I have special sensitivities and powers) but it's kind of warm out.

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the funky thing is that right now i am living in a place where i can run window A/Cs in the exact places where they're most convenient, it just was not worth dragging them out of their closets and setting them up until literally this week

hell, up until last week it was barely worth being diligent about closing up the house before it started to heat up outside - unusually cool & wet spring, followed by a few weeks of early summer where i'd leave some windows open overnight and maaaybe remember to close them before it cracked 80 for a couple hours in the afternoon

and now. this.

anyway hi new england i assume everyone's heat acclimatization is going GREAT this year

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Cannot exaggerate how much 8 and 9 will improve your life if you're stuck without A/C.

Fling open every window and screened door at night. Run fans at max power in front of whichever windows will blow cool air into as much of your living space as possible. Then set an alarm for the asscrack of dawn to go around closing all the windows and pulling light-blocking curtains in front of them. Prioritize the ones that get the most sun exposure; thumbtack a blanket to the frame or tape up sheets of tinfoil if you gotta.

Pumping cooler air in at night, then trapping it inside and blocking out the solar death-ray, is your best shot at keeping your space a tolerable temperature without A/C. Cold water, ice, and sitting in the fan blast are how you cope once it gets unpleasant, but stocking up on night air takes the edge off how much and how long you'll need them.

This is also one reason why heatwaves that don't dip below the upper 70s overnight are extra fucking dangerous without A/C. The major issue is that heat with no nighttime relief takes a much bigger toll on your body, but it also deprives you of your only chance to knock 10 degrees off the indoor temperature for most of the upcoming day.

(If you have multiple floors, for the love of god suck it up and sleep on a downstairs couch / air mattress on super hot nights. Hell, if you have a useable basement, consider sleeping down there. See above about nighttime relief, and do your body all the favors you can.)

Bonus advice if you can't install window A/Cs for reasons, but are in a position to make a midsize appliance purchase to help with present & future heat ordeals:

Freestanding portable A/C unit, if your windows open and power-hungriness & weight aren't issues. Heavier and more expensive for less cooling efficiency than a window unit, but any A/C beats the shit out of rawdogging a heat wave. Way easier / safer / more flexible to set up - there's a duct attached that you run out a cracked-open window to vent heat, then just block off the rest of the gap.

If it's too disgustingly soggy for sweat to even cool you anymore, and you can't run any kind of A/C (unopenable windows, dumb rules, would trip a circuit or fry some sketchy wiring or blow up your electric bill, etc)... dehumidifier. Goes anywhere, draws less current, is cheaper to buy & run and easier to lug into place than a comparably powerful A/C unit, makes evaporative cooling possible again (and your room less likely to grow mold) at the cost of maybe emitting a small amount of heat as it runs. Worth it in any humid climate, tbh.

since it's officially summer and my AC is broken I'm going to share my tips for staying cool enough just in case anyone else ever needs them

a fan. multiple fans in fact. surround yourself in a vortex of spinning air. turn your house into a wind tunnel.

a spray bottle of water. I get the super fine mist kind like at the salon. spray yourself in front of the fan. evaporative cooking helps, yes even when it's humid. but if it's humid and you don't have a fan don't bother them you're just unpleasantly moist

wet a T-shirt and freeze it. doesn't last long but it's a relief in the meantime.

ice. I get gallon jugs that I fill with water and freeze. I keep two going so I can swap them out (I have a large freezer in the basement standard freezers are not going to let you do this. try ice packs or frozen vegetables). wrap them in a thin material like a T-shirt to avoid freezer burning your skin and cuddle up. I sit tailor style and plop it in my lap, or lay on my side and set it in front of me. put ice packs at major arteries (groin, armpits, neck)

cold showers or baths. no you can't stay in there until it's over I've tried

popsicles. I make jello popsicles, Google a recipe. also, frozen fruit. eat it straight out of the freezer it's fine.

Gatorade. i just make koolaid and add some pickle juice.

revisiting the fans: at night, the second the temperature is lower than it is in your house, open the windows and put your fan in them so it can suck in the cooler air from outside. if you have more than one fan, position it in another window facing out to suck the hot air out of your house (this is why you should have multiple fans). have a fan that can also hit you directly as you sleep (there can never be too many fans I mean that so seriously) set an alarm for shortly before sunrise to get up and close those windows

turn off the overhead lights (every light source emits heat). cover the windows with light blocking fabric during the day. even just a dark blanket will help. one room of my house has aluminum tiles that I made to put in the windows to reflect the heat. I got cheap canvas at the art store and covered it with aluminum, shiny side out. in the summer, I duct tape them in the windows

if your residence is multiple floors, stay on the lowest one as much as possible. heat rises.

cooking. don't.

I mean that. if you must have hot food (why?) use appliances that don't add much to the heat. instant pot. microwave. rice cooker. etc. but personally I just eat sandwiches or DIY protein boxes (boiled eggs, cheese, fruit, crackers, flatbread with peanut butter). cooking on the stove adds heat.

credentials for my expertise: I've lived in the southeastern United States my whole entire life, and didn't have AC at all until I was a teenager. currently my AC is broken, there's a heat wave, the temperature is 95 with a heat index of 105, and I am currently perfectly comfortable. because of my ice jug. my precious, precious ice jug.

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okay now that we’ve a had couple lesbian blockbusters and milfs are having a romance moment, we need to bring back the manic pixie dream girl. she was never fuckin suited to fixing all the problems of some boring twenty year old everyman, but you know who could actually benefit from a quirky free-spirited blue haired girl with pronouns (she/they)? a newly divorced forty-something mom who’s trying to learn how to be herself for the first time in her life

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he was so real for this. i really must

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I can feel it coming in the air tonight. Hold on. Hold on. (Forget whether I've posted this by itself, not as part of the @spneldritchbang package, so here it do be. The story written for the art is FABOO (you can grab it here), so get thee o'er to AO3 and reeeeead!)

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Since the actual CDC is being blocked from posting updates on outbreaks, I will do it myself.

As of June 19, 2025, a total of 1,214 confirmed* measles cases were reported by 36 jurisdictions: Alaska, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York City, New York State, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, and Washington.

There have been 23 outbreaks** reported in 2025, and 89% of confirmed cases (1,081 of 1,214) are outbreak-associated. For comparison, 16 outbreaks were reported during 2024 and 69% of cases (198 of 285) were outbreak-associated.

*CDC is aware of probable measles cases being reported by jurisdictions. However, the data on this page only includes confirmed cases.

**CDC reports the cumulative number of measles outbreaks (defined as 3 or more related cases) that have occurred this year in the U.S.; states have the most up-to-date information about cases and outbreaks in their jurisdictions.

Please check your local health department to check on the risk in your area and follow their recommendations to avoid infection. Most cases are in the unvaccinated population, so if you are able to get the MMR vaccine and haven’t already, please reach out to your doctor to get that done

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cracked open the glossaire érotique (1861) and was immediately floored by the very first word in the dictionary being "abailardiser" (verb). definition: "to leave someone in the state the canon fulbert left abailard" (castrated)

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“Cornelius Hickey is the nastiest skank bitch I’ve ever met. Do not Trust her she is a fugly slut!!!!”