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neishroom · 6 months ago
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and they were boyfriends
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ovium-sheep · 8 months ago
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I wanna beat them ngl
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aj-barlowe · 5 months ago
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A Series of Rooms is available now!
Find the print, ebook & audiobook HERE.
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Two young men in need of escape from their own lives—one desperate for companionship, the other for compassion—form an unexpected bond inside a series of hotel rooms.
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aj-lenoire · 7 months ago
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WAIT WHAT
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lab-trash · 2 years ago
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Kaz: You didn't tell your Dad we were sneaking out on a date, did you? Chase: I kinda sorta... didn't tell him anything? Kaz: Chase, that's irresponsible! He'll be worried sick! Call Douglas this instant, and tell him that you're spending the night at AJ's house, okay? Lying. It's the responsible thing to do.
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tabl3 · 10 months ago
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finally finished this lol
this is their ten years later family <3
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bookshelvesandtealeaves · 2 months ago
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✨ BOOK REVIEW ✨
Ancient History by AJ Truman
⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
QOTD: What are you reading atm?
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AJ Truman writes such fun, lovely books.
This one had so many super cute moments, like Amos having fruit loops for breakfast with Hutch’s dad, the promposal with the students involved, the skittles!
I love a second chance romance, and these two were utterly lovely together. I honestly appreciated how easy Amos forgave Hutch. He had been hurt, but he was so ready to accept Hutch’s apology and believe him when he said he loved him, that he never stopped.
I definitely wanna read more from this series.
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rowan-blood · 1 year ago
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Book Recommendations
Kellen Graves
Prince of the Sorrows (Rowan Blood, #1) Lord of Silver Ashes (Rowan Blood, #2) Herald of the Witch’s Mark (Rowan Blood #3) The Fox and the Dryad
K.J. Charles
The Smuggler and the Warlord (A Charm of Magpies, #0.5) The Magpie Lord (A Charm of Magpies, #1) Interlude with Tattoos (A Charm of Magpies, #1.5) A Case of Possession (A Charm of Magpies, #2) A Case of Spirits (A Charm of Magpies, #2.5 Flight of Magpies (A Charm of Magpies, #3) Feast of Stephen (A Charm of Magpies, #3.5) Five For Heaven (A Charm of Magpies, #3.6) Jackdaw (A Charm of Magpies, #4) Rag and Bone (A Charm of Magpies, #5) A Queer Trade (A Charm of Magpies, #5.5) The Secret Casebook of Simon Feximal Butterflies (The Secret Casebook of Simon Feximal, #2) Remnant: A Caldwell & Feximal/Whyborne & Griffin Mystery (The Secret Casebook of Simon Feximal, #3; Whyborne & Griffin, #3.5) Proper English (England World, #1) Think of England (England World, #2) Song for a Viking (England World, #2.1) A Fashionable Indulgence (Society of Gentlemen, #1) A Seditious Affair (Society of Gentlemen, #2) A Gentleman’s Position (Society of Gentlemen, #3) Wanted, A Gentleman An Unseen Attraction (Sins of the Cities, #1) An Unnatural Vice (Sins of the Cities, #2) An Unsuitable Heir (Sins of the Cities, #3) Spectred Isle (Green Men, #1) The Henchmen of Zenda Unfit to Print Band Sinister The Rat-Catcher’s Daughter (Lilywhite Boys, #0.5) Any Old Diamonds (Lilywhite Boys, #1) Gilded Cage (Lilywhite Boys, #2) Masters in This Hall (Lilywhite Boys, #3) Slippery Creatures (The Will Darling Adventures, #1) The Sugared Game (The Will Darling Adventures, #2) Subtle Blood (The Will Darling Adventures, #3) The Gentle Art of Fortune Hunting The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen (The Doomsday Books, #1) A Nobleman’s Guide to Seducing a Scoundrel (The Doomsday Books, #2) A Thief in the Night
A.J. Demas
One Night in Boukos Something Human Sword Dance (Sword Dance, #1) Saffron Alley (Sword Dance, #2) Strong Wine (Sword Dance, #3) Honey and Pepper (When in Pheme, #1)
C.S. Pacat
Captive Prince (Captive Prince, #1) Captive Prince: Volume Two (Captive Prince, #2) Kings Rising (Captive Prince, #3) Dark Rise (Dark Rise, #1) Dark Heir (Dark Rise, #2)
Joanna Chambers
Provoked (Enlightenment, #1) Beguiled (Enlightenment, #2) Enlightened (Enlightenment, #3) Unnatural (Enlightenment, #4) Restored (Enlightenment, #5) Gentleman Wolf (Capital Wolves Duet, #1) Master Wolf (Capital Wolves Duet, #2)
Tamara Allen
Downtime Whistling in the Dark The Only Gold If It Ain’t Love The Road to Silver Plume (Secret Service #1) Playing the Ace (Secret Service #2) Invitation to the Dance
Harper Fox
Brothers of the Wild North Sea Once Upon a Haunted Moor (Tyack & Frayne #1) Tinsel Fish (Tyack & Frayne #2) Don’t Let Go (Tyack & Frayne #3) Kitto (Tyack & Frayne #4) Guardians of the Haunted Moor (Tyack & Frayne #5) Third Solstice (Tyack & Frayne #6) Preacher, Prophet, Beast (Tyack & Frayne #7) Out
Sebastian Nothwell
Mr Warren’s Profession (Aubrey & Lindsey, #1) Throw His Heart Over (Aubrey & Lindsey, #2) Hold Fast Oak King Holly King
Lydia Gastrell
One Indulgence (Indulgence #1) One Glimpse (Indulgence, #2)
Hale Ginn
Lord of the White Hell, Book 1 (Lord of the White Hell, #1) Lord of the White Hell, Book 2 (Lord of the White Hell, #2)
Adella J. Harris
The Marquess of Gorsewall Manor (After the Swan’s Nest, #1) The Earl of Klesamor Hall (After the Swan’s Nest, #2)
Cat Sebastian
The Soldier’s Scoundrel (The Turners, #1) The Lawrence Browne Affair (The Turners, #2) The Ruin of a Rake (The Turners, #3) It Takes Two to Tumble (Seducing the Sedgwicks, #1) A Gentleman Never Keeps Score (Seducing the Sedgwicks, #2) Two Rogues Make a Right (Seducing the Sedgwicks, #3)
Lily Morton
The Mysterious and Amazing Blue Billings (Black and Blue #1) The Quiet House (Black and Blue #2) Something Wicked (Black and Blue #3) Merry Measure The Cuckoo's Call
Freya Marske
A Marvellous Light (The Last Binding #1) A Restless Truth (The Last Binding #2)
Other Authors
The Devil Lancer by Astrid Amara The Reluctant Berserker by Alex Beecroft The Scottish Boy by Alex de Campi Catalina Blues by Marlo York The Rake, the Rogue and the Roué by Eric Alan Westfall The Gladiator’s Master by Fae Sutherland The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller When Skies Have Fallen by Debbie McGowan Nova Praetorian by N.R. Walker The Reanimator's Heart (The Reanimator Mysteries #1) by Kara Jorgensen One Night in Hartswood by Emma Denny
(last update 2024/06/14)
I would appreciate your recommendations if you enjoy one or more books from this list.
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snkrbonbon · 1 year ago
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Air Jordan 1 High MM
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dreamwritesimagines · 17 hours ago
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Declassified [3] - Working Overtime
A.N: Thank you so much for your wonderful support my loves🩷 I hope you like this chapter as well! 🥰 Please let me know what you think! 🩷
Pairing: Congressman!Bucky x Female!Reader
Summary: It's a skill to remain calm in stressful situations.
Warnings: Mentions of injuries, mentions of sex, explicit language
Word Count: 4137 (why is each chapter getting longer, ✨help✨)
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“Do you ever see yourself in something like this?”
You pressed the phone between your ear and your shoulder while waiting for the assistant to put you through, and shoved the mini sandwich into your mouth to chew vigorously. It was Sam’s nephew AJ’s birthday party, and of course Bucky was here, which meant that you and his team were here as well. You weren’t complaining; you admired Sam, Sarah was so lovely, and Cass and AJ were probably the sweetest kids you’d ever met.
The only issue was that Bucky had cleared out his whole day so now you had to move his schedule on top of the meetings he already had. You had started working at 5 a.m. today, already had four Red Bulls and three cups of coffee on an empty stomach, so needless to say you were starving while your heart tried to climb out of your chest.
And for the record, your heartbeat had nothing to do with the fact that for the last half an hour, you were trying to ignore just how good Bucky was with kids, letting them hang from his vibranium arm to entertain them. You stole a look at him as he pretended to run from the kids with water guns, making them giggle excitedly as they went after him.
“Um….” You trailed off and swallowed your bite, dragging your gaze from Bucky to grab another mini sandwich. “I don’t remember the last time I watered the cactus on my desk. I don’t think I’d be very successful with—hi Ms. Miller! Thank you so much for agreeing to take my call, I know how busy you are.”
Kelsey smiled when Bucky grabbed AJ to place him on his shoulders with a monster roar, AJ’s laugh echoing in the garden as they started chasing Cass together.
“Is this what baby fever is?” Kelsey wondered out loud and you covered your other ear so that you could focus.
“Yes, Mr. Barnes would really appreciate it if we could move it to another time—absolutely, Friday 3 pm works for us. It’s a family thing—yes, it’s Captain America’s family but you know how close Mr. Wilson and Mr. Barnes are, his family is Mr. Barnes’ family too. Mm hm. Thank you so much again, have a wonderful day!”
You hung up and popped the mini sandwich in your mouth, then eyed the cup in Kelsey’s hand.
“Is there caffeine in that?”
Kelsey held it out of your reach. “It’s mine, go get your own from the kitchen.”
“Sharing is caring—”
“I don’t share my caffeine,” she told you and you heaved a sigh, then made your way to the kitchen, your eyes still glued to the phone. Sarah and her friend Emily whom you had met before were in the kitchen and you smiled at them.
“Hi.”
“Hi there,” Sarah said. “Is everything okay?”
“Oh yeah, I just came to see if there’s any coffee— just one moment please,” you said and pressed your thumb on the screen to send Paul a voice mail. “Paul! Hey, I talked to Miller, she’s fine with Friday 3 pm, which means you need to move the interview to 4:30 at least. You can contact Ryan, he’s on good terms with Caleb and has a soft spot for Bucky, he should be fine with it. If he’s not available, I’ll make a phone call to Tim, but you need to let me know in half, okay?”
You sent the voicemail and sent a quick text to Caleb, then lifted your head from your phone to look up at Sarah.
“Sorry. Um—I was wondering if there’s any coffee left, please?”
“Sure thing,” Sarah said with a small smile and filled a cup for you, then handed it to you.
“You’re an angel,” you said and your phone buzzed in your hand. You took a look at the text, then typed in your response while Sarah tilted her head to the right.
“You look a little jittery.”
“Oh yeah, I had four Red Bulls and this is my fourth cup of coffee,” you said and Emily raised her brows.
“It’s barely noon.”
“I started the day at 5 am,” you said, taking a sip of your coffee and Sarah shook her head.
“You need to take a break.”
“I’ll take a break when we put Bucky in DC,” you said. “Oh fuck. That reminds me, I still haven’t asked Kelsey for the latest poll—”
“I’m trying to remember if I’ve ever seen you without your phone in your hand,” Sarah mused and you sent a text to Kelsey, then looked up from your phone.
“Hm? Oh!” You let out a laugh. “I don’t remember either, to be honest with you. I hang onto this thing halfway through sex.”
Sarah and Emily exchanged glances and you made a face.
“Sorry,” you said. “TMI. I just, I barely have friends outside work and we talk about everything so it became a habit. I’ll need to take classes like that one Julia Roberts movie, did you guys watch that one? It was—”
“You have your phone in hand during sex?”
“Halfway through, and it’s not that weird,” you said with a nervous laugh. “My boyfriend works like 100 hours a week, so we managed to minimize the time while maximizing the effect. It takes us like 5 minutes, and then we both check our emails.”
 “Oh you poor thing...”
“No, I’m totally fine with it!” you said in a rush. “It’s a great arrangement because, I mean obviously if it’s sex vs work, it’ll be work. Sex can wait, work just doesn’t.”
“I barely know you, but I know that you need to dump that man,” Emily said. “I bet I can find someone for you.”
“Don’t worry, I already have someone in mind for her,” Sarah muttered to her with a knowing smile and you scoffed.
“No no, thank you so much,” you said. “Max and I have been together for years and like I said, our expectations match.”
“Don’t get me wrong but if you’re this tense every day, those five minutes aren’t doing much,” Emily pointed out and you took a deep breath.
“I’m a tense person in general,” you said. “Has nothing to do with anyone. I lost spelling bee when I was in first grade and then it turned me into this as a grown up.”
“Can I see your phone?” Sarah asked and you handed it to her, but your eyes widened when she put it in her pocket.
“Sarah?”
“Go socialize.”
“What?” you exclaimed. “No no no, you don’t understand, I need my phone—”
“I’ll give it back to you after half an hour. Go eat something, drink something healthy,” she said, taking the coffee cup from your hand, making you gasp. “There’s orange juice. Take some time for yourself, and I’ll give it back to you.”
“But…” you started but she walked out of the kitchen with Emily and you threw your head back, then rushed after her.
“Sarah! Sarah I can’t just go cold turkey, I will have withdra—”
“What is going on?” Bucky stopped you before you could walk past him and you looked up at him, then at Sarah who stepped out of the hallway into the garden. Your brows pinched together in frustration and you let out a breath, fanning yourself with one hand.
“I think I’m having withdrawals.”
“Over what?”
“My phone, Sarah took my phone!”
Bucky frowned. “Why?”
“Because I hold it while I have sex,” you said. “Do you think you can get it from her?”
He gawked at you.
“You hold your phone while—”
“Okay, everyone needs to stop making that such a big deal!” you snapped. “It’s more of an emotional support thing, it’s not like I check my emails during sex, I check them right after!”
“Alright, let’s just…” Bucky gently steered you out of the hallway. “Are you sure you’re okay?”
You nodded, still fanning yourself. “Is this how alcoholic people feel?”
“I don’t think they feel it within the first minute, Birdie,” Bucky said and you rubbed at your eyes.
“Can I borrow your phone?”
“No.”
“But listen, what if—” You pointed at him. “What if something goes wrong at work?”
He looked almost amused. “I’m standing right here,” he told you. “What would go wrong?”
“Your dick pics come out.”
“Impossible,” he said and grabbed a glass to put it in your hand. “Drink this.”
You looked down at the clear liquid, then shook your head.
“I can’t drink vodka, Bucky, it’s AJ’s birthday and I’m literally working—”
“It’s water,” Bucky deadpanned and you paused for a moment, then shrugged your shoulders and took a huge sip.
“Emily said I look tense,” you said, barely aware of the pout on your lips. “Do you think I look tense?”
“Absolutely.”
“I don’t look tense!” You hissed through your teeth and motioned at Sam who approached you and Bucky. “Let’s ask Sam, he’ll be honest. Sam, do I look tense?”
“I’ve never seen you not tense.”
Bucky let out a chuckle at the look of betrayal on your face. “Told you.”
“Sam, can I borrow your phone?”
“Do not give her your phone,” Bucky said and Sam’s eyes darted between you.
“Do I want to know what’s going on?”
“Sarah took my phone because for some reason she thinks I’m tense.”
“And how much caffeine is in your system right now?” Sam asked and you scoffed, waving a dismissive hand in the air.
“Four Red Bulls, three and a half cups of coffee. I’m totally fine.”
Sam turned to Bucky. “If you keep doing this to her—”
“I swear on my ma’s grave that I’m not doing anything,” Bucky said and you had to bite back your smile at the old Brooklyn accent that slipped through. “She refuses to listen to me. I sent her out of the office three times the other day so that she could take the rest of the day off, and each time she flat out said no and went back to her desk.”
“I was in the middle of going over your speech for the press,” you defended yourself. “I wasn’t going to just go home.”
“At least this way I can keep an eye on her,” Bucky told Sam while you sipped your water, looking up at him.
Bucky in casual clothes never failed to impress you. Yes, he could pull off a suit like no one else, but the fact that he could look this handsome with little to no effort, just with a t-shirt, leather jacket and jeans, had to be studied at schools in your opinion.
You opened your mouth to speak but as if on cue, sirens started going off and you frowned.
“Is that in my head or does anyone else hear that?”
Everyone’s phones started beeping and vibrating, multiple ambulances and police cars wheezing by, and both Bucky and Sam checked their phones while parents went to their children to get them inside.
“There’s been an attack,” Sam said, his eyes darting on the lines on his screen and Bucky nodded, his jaw tightening.
“Let’s go.”
“Wait, what?” you exclaimed while Sam ran to Sarah who was assuring Cass and AJ that everything was fine despite the worried look on her beautiful face. “Bucky no, it could be dangerous—”
He was already walking away from you. “Stay with Sarah.”
“But—”
“Stay with Sarah!” His tone held none of the softness it usually had for you, instead it sounded like an order, making you furrow your brows. The stern light in his eyes melted away when he took in your puzzled expression and he licked his lips, then stepped closer to you.
“I’ll be right back,” he said, his voice low. “I just need to know you’re safe, alright?”
“Buck, let's go!” Sam called out as he grabbed his shield and Bucky took off his leather jacket, his vibranium arm gleaming under the sun before they both ran out of the garden in the direction of sirens.
You could swear the whole garden was spinning around you as you stared at the road, then turned your head when someone gently touched your arm.
“Here.” Sarah handed you your phone. “Call your boyfriend, I’m sure he’s worried about you.”
“Thanks,” you said, fear twisting your stomach. “Sarah, he’ll—Bucky will be fine, right?”
Sarah gave you a calm smile and squeezed your arm in an assuring manner.
“I think you’re forgetting what he used to do before he got into politics,” she told you. “This is what he and Sam do best. They save people.”
You tried to swallow the lump in your throat and nodded your head, blinking back the tears.
“If he—” you started but stopped talking when your phone started buzzing in your hand, Max’s name flashing on the screen. “I’ll be right back.”
You walked away from her and answered the phone. “Max?”
“Babe, hey. You okay?”
“Yeah!” you said. “Yeah, I’m at Sarah’s house. You?”
“At work,” he said. “Can you see anything from there?”
You walked to the fences, then shook your head.
“No,” you said. “Do you know what’s happening?”
“They’re saying there are multiple people injured, they closed down a street,” Max said. “Do you want me to pick you up after I’m done?”
“No, stay where you are,” you said. “Don’t go outside until it’s clear out—” You took a look at the screen when your phone beeped. “My mom is calling, I’ll text you.”
“Okay, see you later,” he said and you hung up, then answered the call.
“Mom?”
“Oh thank God, your father and I have been so worried!” Your mother’s voice reached you. “Are you okay, sweetheart? You’re on speaker by the way.”
You rubbed the back of your neck, then nodded as if she could see you.
“Uh, yeah! Yeah I’m safe.”
“See, this is why I do not want you in New York,” your father said. “That place is a goddamn madhouse, something happens every day.”
You closed your eyes, familiar anxiety churning your insides.
“I mean honestly honey, what is wrong with here? Why did you have to move there?”
“Sweetheart, while I was on my retreat, I talked to Leah. Do you remember Leah?”
You rubbed your temples. “Mom...”
“Well you see, she says she can add you to the list for the next one when you—”
“I’m not going to go up on a mountain to listen to my inner thoughts and scream at the sky around bonfire, mom,” you cut her off and she heaved a sigh.
“But it’d be good for you! You are too tense.”
“What’s with everyone and saying I’m tense?” you asked, your voice going high-pitched. “I’m so relaxed!”
Fine, maybe screaming into a phone didn’t exactly prove that you were relaxed.
“Your boy seems to be doing well in the polls so far by the way,” your father commented. “Too much idealism, that one. DC isn’t exactly New York, did you tell him that they will eat him alive the moment he steps a foot in that congress?”
“He’s been around for over a century and broke through decades of brainwashing,” you said, your voice defensive for some reason. “I’d say he can handle a couple of politicians.”
“Oh do not talk about politics around me!” your mother said. “You know what it does to my nerves—Hannah? Hannah can you get me a Xanax please?”
You pinched the bridge of your nose.
“I uh….I gotta go guys, it’s work,” you said. “I’ll call you though, love you.”
You hung up before they could say anything else, and Kelsey grabbed your arm, waving the phone in your face.
“Bucky!”
Your heart dropped to your stomach. “Is he okay?”
“Yes and the internet is going crazy,” Kelsey said and you took a look at the screen, a shaky recording of Bucky stopping a huge chunk of a wall from falling on a small girl while Sam pulled an elderly man out of the car, firefighters and medics running around. You let out a breath as you watched Bucky carry the small girl to her mother, then go back to rip the door off a bus to help the people trapped inside.
“Holy shit,” Kelsey muttered. “I think he just won the election.”
Somehow, the election had become the last thing in your mind as you watched Bucky on the screen, a warmth dripping inside your chest but you swallowed thickly, then tried to smile.
“Right,” you rasped out. “Yeah. It’s good optics. Or something.”
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It was indeed an attack but thankfully, there were no casualties. People were lucky that Bucky and Sam moved as quickly as they did, and apparently all the news channels and people on the internet agreed with you.
And Kelsey was right.
There were multiple videos of Bucky saving people all over the internet, and you were sure you had read thousands of comments by now. After things got calmer, you had decided to go back into the office to get your mind off things and throw yourself in work, but needless to say, it wasn’t working.
At least your phone was back in your hand.
And you were sitting on the office floor.
You sniffed and reached out to put another paper on the floor, then changed it with the one on its right. You scribbled a footnote at the bottom of the page, still holding your phone tightly in your other hand, but your head shot up when you hear the door open and someone stepped into the bullpen.
And as if on cue, your heart started beating in your throat.
“Hey,” you managed to rasp out and he tilted his head.
“What are you doing on the floor?”
“I ran out of space on my desk,” you said. “And I’m trying to decide on the order of these meetings, so…”
Bucky lingered in his spot only for a moment like he was trying to figure out how to react, then cleared his throat and approached you to sit on the floor as well.
“You don’t want to be home after today?”
“I’m fine, Max is probably working anyway.”
“Birdie—”
“But hey, you’re back,” you said, swallowing the lump in your throat. “From your—your superhero stuff. Kels has a point, you’ve just won the election.”
From the clueless look on his face, it was clear that Bucky had not thought about that.
“What?”
“You haven’t checked social media?”
“You know I don’t do that.”
“Well, everyone is impressed with your heroic actions, a lot of journalist want to—”
“It wasn’t a heroic action, it’s the least I could do.”
“That makes it even more heroic.”
“And I’m not going to use it to win the election.”
“All your opponents would.”
“I don’t care.” Bucky shook his head. “No one should use helping the people in need as some sort of PR bullshit. It’s what everyone should do.”
“I figured you’d say that,” you murmured. “Well, it doesn’t matter if you want to use it or not, people are all over it. I think I watched like a thousand thirst traps of you since the afternoon.”
“What’s a thirst trap?”
You bit back a smile and grabbed a paper on the floor, then put it on top of the pile.
“That leaves out this press release then,” you muttered. “You should still talk to a journalist we trust, about what happened.”
“No.”
“Bucky, there’s nothing wrong with addressing—”
“They will turn it into a PR stunt if I do,” he said. “No.”
You heaved a sigh and grabbed the file on your left to shuffle through it, taking out a couple of pages as you sniffled again. His eyes found the crumpled tissue beside you, his gaze softening while you nibbled on your lip, forcing yourself to focus.
“Are you okay?”
The nod of your head wasn’t even convincing to you, so you weren’t really surprised that he didn’t believe you. You dared steal a look at him, your cheeks warming when you did so you lowered your glances to the phone in your hand, your nail pushing at the screen protector.
“Were you scared?”
You could feel the tears threatening to burn your eyes so you blinked fast, pursing your lips and shaking your head.
“Does your family know you’re safe?”
“Yeah,” you mumbled. “They called.”
“That’s good,” he said gently, like he was talking to a skittish animal. “They must’ve been relieved, huh?”
“I think so.”
“They’re okay? Back home?”
“Okay is a stretch but they’re—they’re them, I guess,” you said with a small laugh. “My dad and I fight every time we talk, and my mom can’t handle it. She can’t handle much, to be honest. That’s why she keeps going on these spiritual retreats and popping Xanax like candy.”
Bucky hissed in a breath. “Ouch. Sorry.”
You waved a hand in the air.
“Don’t be, it’s expected,” you said. “It’s such a cliché. How does that old song go? My daddy’s rich, my ma is good lookin’.”
His head shot up in excitement, a hopeful light glimmering in his eyes and the sight was so sweet that you couldn’t help but smile, your stomach doing a happy flip.
This right there, this was Bucky.
Bucky back in the 1940s, the guy who you saw in black and white pictures with the devilish charm and carefree grin, this was him.
“You listen to Billie Holliday?” he asked and you nodded your head fervently, sitting up straighter.
“Yeah! And Ella Fitzgerald too!” you said, pride laced in your tone. “I know all their songs. My grandfather had this huge collection, he had a bunch of signed records too, he displayed them on—”
“Babe?” Max’s voice cut through your rant and you turned your head, a frown pinching your brows together. You grabbed the papers and Bucky stood up, then offered you his hand to help you up. A warmth shot from your fingertips to your whole body the moment you placed your hand in his, your eyes locked in his, your heart leaping but you forced yourself to pull your hand back as the footsteps came closer before Max appeared in the doorway.
“Max?” you asked, trying to ignore the tingling in your hand. “What are you doing here?”
“You mentioned you’d be here, and I figured I could pick you up after today,” he said. “It’s been a weird day. I talked to your mom, she’s very worried.”
Right.
That was normal. He was your boyfriend after all, and you had no business feeling this warm and fuzzy around Bucky, who was your boss and also was not, in fact, your boyfriend.
Max shot you a look before giving a tight lipped smile to Bucky and you snapped out of your daze, then cleared your throat.
“Right. Um—Max, this is Bucky. And Bucky, this is Max,” you said. “My boyfriend whom I—whom I love very much.”
What.
The.
Fuck.
You had no idea why you felt the need to add that detail. Discomfort churned your stomach as soon as the words left your mouth but you swallowed the lump in your throat, plastering a lovesick smile on your face and grasping Max’s upper arm to squeeze it gently. Bucky held your gaze in his, his expression unreadable as he turned to Max who held out his hand.
“Hello Mr. Barnes,” Max said as Bucky shook his hand. “I’ve heard so much about you.”
“Likewise.”
“We should go,” you said before Max could say anything else. “It’s been a weird day, like you said. I’ll see you tomorrow, Bucky?”
“What’s the rush?” Max asked with a laugh and you shook your head, grabbing your purse and the files off the desk.
“No rush, just want to be home.”
And have an existential crisis.
“But—”
“Have a nice night Bucky!” you chirped as you all but dragged Max out of the bullpen, stepped outside and made your way to the car. Max got on the driver’s seat while you buckled your seatbelt on the passenger seat, and he turned to you.
“That was weird,” he commented. “You sure you’re okay?”
You nibbled on your lip, turning your phone in your hand as he started the car, then waved a hand in front of your eyes.
“Babe?”
You took a deep breath, then forced yourself to smile.
“Sure,” you said and slipped a little to lean your knees on the dashboard, your hand still warm with Bucky’s touch. “I’m fine. Just a long day.”
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mvst4far · 13 days ago
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AJ MLIST
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𝐀𝐉 𝐗 𝐅.ᐟ𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐄𝐑
𝐒𝐔𝐌𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐘 ─ admiring aj's tattoos
𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐒 ─ none besides fluffy cutsie stuff!!
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── .✦ For the past hour, AJ had you situated between his legs, your back pressing against his toned chest with his arms wrapped around your waist. It was barely even the morning yet, the sunlight just briefly peaking through the curtains.
He knew how much you had an obsession and admiration for his inked up skin, but he never knew it was this far that you woke up early just to trace them like drawings. Even with the various amount of times you've seen his tattoos, you never got tired of them.
"I like this one," Your murmur with a faint smile, letting your index finger trace over a kiss mark─your kiss mark on his wrist beside a lot of his other designs.
AJ's lips quirk into a little smirk, of course you chose that one out of all of his other ones. At this point, you were just biased. "Mm, I know you do." He brushes his thumb over your hipbone, tilting his head back against the headboard.
He watches as you continue to admire that same tattoo, an intimate gesture of expressing his loyalty and love for you. Some of his other tattoos were a slight influence from you, knowing he was completely down bad for you.
"You know I have other tattoos, right? Like, more badass ones." He attempts to downplay how much you were affecting him with your gentle touches, but he couldn't really suppress anything.
You smile and nod your head, sighing in contentment. "Yeah, I know," You mumble, "But this tells me everything I need to know." You add on in a soft whisper, leaning into the warmth of his body.
AJ felt a sudden stir in his stomach, his heart warming at your words. It was a lousy sentence, but it told so much. You knew that underneath his tough exterior, he really was a softie at heart. Well, only for you.
He leans his body back into the pillows resting up against the headboard, keeping your back pressed to his chest with his knuckles brushing over your side.
"Jesus," He whispers to himself, watching as your big eyes never left that same kiss mark tattoo and continued tracing over the design with your finger.
It was such a small action, but so intimate at the same time.
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a/n ─ i genuinely just love men with tattoos. always getting me weak at the knees
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oscquinn · 6 months ago
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WILD & FLUORESCENT, lip gallagher
c5. of BORDERLINE, lip x bsf! reader (nickname: MK)
TAGS & WARNINGS → MATURE 18+. underage drinking, smoking (🚬), kissing!!!!! theyre kissing in this one guys. mostly fluff, a bit of emotional angst. but this is just the clubbing & graduation chapter, really!
CHAPTER SUMMARY → the last two months before graduation are a whirlwind, but you take all of it in stride. teetering on the edge of friends and something more, lip is by your side for all of it.
A/N → final chapter is here!! but don't worry, there is much more mkverse content to come. stay tuned!!
WC → 2.1k
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After convincing Ian to drive the three of you downtown for the night, You, Lip and Adri pile into your car. You let Lip sit in the front seat to guide his brother, still newer at driving at only sixteen. Though, you remember a time when he’d driven a truck that Frank had… acquired. All the way down to the docks and back, at twelve. To say Fiona was pissed? That would be the understatement of the century.
You peer around the headrest, craning your neck while the car rolls to a stop in a crowded city lot. A deep color lines your lips, and you apply a shiny gloss on top. For a moment you glance at Lip, your heart quickening when you see he’s already looking at you. 
“Look like a whore,” he teases, drawing a giggle from your lips. You don’t mind it. You know he’s just being coy.
“Yeah well,” you gesture at his half undone button up, “could say the same about you.” You swat the back of his head with one hand before retreating to step out of the car.
Lip and Adri do the same, and the boy shrugs as he walks around to the drivers side where you are. The front window rolls down and Ian peeks out, “hey man, y’said you’d give me a ten for this.”
An unlit cig hands from his mouth as Lip pats his pockets for a lighter. You hand him yours when he’s unsuccessful. “Did I though?” Lip responds to his brother, “cause, I don’t remember that.” 
Adri fishes a ten five from her purse, then holds her hand out to Lip. “Come on, pay up.” He rolls his eyes at her but obliges, five dollars wasna sacrifice he could make. Adri hands the money to Ian with a pat on his arm, “thanks Ian, drive safe okay?”
He smiles and nods, rolling up the window before pulling away. Lip eyes her as the three of you walk towards the entry line. “You know AJ, there’s no use in hitting on my brother–”
She laughs in disbelief, “what? No, Lip–oh my god–I play for the other team too.” Lip’s eyes widen in surprise, his wit silenced, and Adri nearly doubles over. 
“Oh yeah?” Lip asks, “good to know.”
“Yeah. If I was going for anyone in your family, it’d for sure be Fiona,” she tells him, and then it’s Lip’s turn to stumble from the intensity of his laughter as you approach the end of the line. 
You check your reflection in the window of a closed shop, “If I don’t make out with someone fine tonight, I’m throwing a fit. Seriously.”
Still recovering, Lip pants out, “you look pretty like always MK.”
You raise an eyebrow in response, “really. ‘Cause earlier y’called me a whore.”
“Mm-hmm,” he nods, taking a drag from his cig before exhaling the smoke away from your face. “A pretty whore, yeah. What’s it Adri said, slutty chic?”
At his comment, you remember his words this morning. 
Lip and Adri wait for you outside the corner store as you get your picture taken for a new fake, dead set on getting a good one. This could last until your actual twenty-first birthday. When you finally emerge Lip takes your newly updated card from your hand, inspecting it closely. “You definitely got a discount ‘cause y’r hot. Mine cost like, twenty dollars more and wasn’t half as nice as this shit. But it scans, so I can’t complain.”
Adri eyes you at the comment, lifting an eyebrow behind Lip’s back. He’s indecisive in that way, always half hitting on you but never making a move. It drives you up the wall.
Why does Lip Gallagher have to be so infuriating?
You dismiss him as Adri pulls three smirnoff shooters from her purse. “Fuck! Forgot I had these in here still, meant to take them in the car.” She quickly passes you one each, unscrewing the top to her own. 
“Wait, I wanna make a video,” you tell her. “For our future selves.”
“Of course you do,” Lip complains, but there’s a smile on his face as you prop up your phone. 
You step back between the two of them, raising the small bottle. “Cheers! To… uh–”
“To your twenty-first,” Lip supplies with a smirk. He throws an arm around your shoulders after uncrewing his shot. “And to many, many more.”
“Many more!” Adri toasts, grinning as the three of you clink the bottles and down the shots. 
A bit of a lightweight, you’re feeling the shot by the time you approach the bouncer. By batting your eyes and flashing your ID while telling the large man how excited you were to finally get to try adult things, you distract him enough that he doesn’t check Adri’s ID. Only when the two of you make it to the bar and look back for Lip do you notice he’s still outside the door. He peers around, scowling at the two of you for abandoning ship while he’s left to shell out the cover fee. Thank god you’d known not to pick somewhere too fancy, a little divey club with a dated soundtrack and cheaper drinks. He only had to give the bouncer fifteen before he was allowed inside. 
You offer to buy him a drink as an apology but he refuses, placing a ten on the bar. “I’ll have the three for ten shots, just pour something y’think these girls would like?”
You watch the bartender shoot him a grin before grabbing a bottle of house made strawberry syrup. He rimmed three shot glasses with the syrup before pouring rum and a splash of lemonade. He passes them over and Lip hands the shots out, “on me,” he says with a grin as he elbows you. 
The rum goes down the hatch with ease–it’s your favorite liquor–the bartender made a pretty accurate guess. While you shake off the burn of the shot you hear music that you immediately recognize. You place the plastic cup down on the bar and grab your friends’ hands. “Come on!”
You drag Adri onto the floor, grinning when she takes your other hand and the two of you twirl around. Your hand had slipped from Lip’s as he stayed by the bar, ordering drinks. You pray to god he’s putting them on separate tabs. Lip wades through the crowd with three plastic cups in his hands. He passes two fruity cocktails to you and Adri before gulping down half of his own whiskey sour, his hips beginning to sway to the beat. You twirl around on your own, surprised when a warm hand lands on your hip. 
From behind you Lip murmurs, “this ain’t weird, right?” He guides you to face in Adri’s direction, shes lost in some girl’s eyes. 
You stammer out, “n-no ‘s not–” before he’s swaying you to the beat. He downs the rest of his drink, placing the empty cup on a ledge to your right. Two hands now guide you to face him, looking like the cat that got the cream the way he’s grinning at you.  
And it isn’t weird, really. You’ve always had this unspoken thing between you. Always flirted with the edge of friendship and something more. Regardless, you’re comfortable with it. 
The night goes on just like that, Adri swaps kisses with the girl, smudging a nice shade of brown all over her own lips. You stumble out around two-thirty in the morning, clinging to Lip’s side as Adri hops in a cab home. She offered the two of you a ride to the station but it was in the opposite direction, and Lip insisted the two of you could walk the two blocks there. 
“C’mon MK, lets get you home yeah?” Lip says, his arm holding your waist securely. 
You focus on your steps, blurry eyes pulling away from Adri’s cab as she leaves. You look up to see Lip’s sparkling blue eyes turned toward you, and you’re grateful to the cool wind for excusing the flush on your cheeks. 
“Thanks,” you slur, heading down the street. It’s a short walk which you fill with comfortable silence until your tired body is collapsing into a seat on the L. Within seconds your head finds Lip’s shoulder, drawing a chuckle from the boy. “Lip?” you ask softly, looking up at him.
He smiles graciously, his lips curving into a tipsy grin. “Yeah? Wha’s up kid?”
Your flush worsens at the soft nickname and gentle tone of voice he uses. “Will we be best friends forever?” you ask softly, feeling childish. But you need to know, and they always say drunk words are sober thoughts.
Lip’s smile dips and for a second you fear the worst, but his gentle hand moves to ruffle your already messy hair. “Oh yeah, no doubt about it,” he murmurs. Before you know what’s happening he’s kissed your head. A soft peck right on your crown. 
You stare up in awe, and as if moving on their own you see your fingers tangle in his curls. You pull him down until his lips are on yours, teeth knocking but you don’t find it in you to care. He tastes like the whiskey sours he’d been sipping on all night, smooth bourbon mingling with the acidic taste of a vodka cran on your tongue. 
After a moment you come to your senses, kissing him like this on a public–although empty–train. “Fuck! Lip, ‘m s-so sorry, jeez–”
He cuts you off with a soft finger running over your bottom lip. He traces up to the corner, lifting it into a pretty curve until you’re smiling on your own. He kisses your smiling lips, then murmurs, “‘s okay, y’know. We can be friends who kiss.”
You can kiss Lip Gallagher. Whenever you want. You’re too elated to care about the friendly label. 
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Graduation rolls around in due time. Lip looks good in his cap and gown, khaki shorts and a crisp button down underneath. He has you tie his deep blue tie for him, up in your bedroom before heading off. He kisses you in the proximity, holding your cap flush against your head as his own knocks it backwards. All while Caroline and Ian wait downstairs. 
The four of you ride in your car over to the school, and you hold back your tears in the parking lot as you hug your little sister all, dressed up to sing the National Anthem at your graduation. You sit far from Lip during the ceremony but find each other afterwards, walking to the front of the school arm in arm to take a few pictures. Adri surprises you on the way, catching up after sitting right in the front for the best view. You shriek with laughter as she hugs you, you hadn’t even seen her. The three of you take a picture together, Adri sandwiched between Lip and yourself. When you look back at it, you see Lip smiling like the sun in your direction. 
When everything is done and your camera roll is sufficiently full of graduation shots, your little group disbands. Lip says goodbye to his own family, Fiona needing to return to work and Veronica taking the kids back home. You hug your parents tightly, taking one last photo with them by the school sign before they head off. Adri takes a hint from the glance you shoot her, and offers Caro and Ian a ride in her jeep, with the windows down. Of course they say yes. 
That leaves you and Lip alone in your car. You shift into reverse, and when you turn your head to check behind you, he catches your lips with his own. Just a peck, you wish it was more. “You’ll call me every Friday when I’m in Mass, yeah?” he asks, face still close to yours. 
“Of course I will,” you murmur. “I’ll update you on everything.”
“Everything?” he questions, as a smirk plays at his lips. 
“Yeah, everything. Promise.”
You hold out your pinkie, and he does the same. You lock your fingers in the same way you would as kids, swearing to be friends forever. Distance won’t break this bond, right?
“Even your hookups?” Lip asks, drawing his pinkie back from yours. “I want it all, y’know. Girl talk and everything.”
You laugh at him before turning your gaze forward again. “Yeah, right. No fuckin’ way I’m telling you about my sex life. I’ll have Adri for that.” 
He laughs too, goodnaturedly, and clicks his seatbelt on when you glare at him. “Well, I’ll be tellin’ you ‘bout mine, so just know that. Dunno if I’m gonna make too many friends with those mathlete pricks and daddy’s money jagoffs,” he scoffs. 
You roll your eyes, “yeah, I’ll be your phone diary, ‘kay?” From the corner of your eye you can see him smile.
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THX 4 READING → the final installment of borderline is dedicated to mkip nation; @notsonian, @ariiireads, and @dearpyramus. beta'd by the lovely @carmybrainworms <33
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nanthegirl · 4 months ago
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19.01.2025 Day 1 [15 days of productivity with @winryrockbellwannabe and @a-fox-studies]
📊Iris: 1hr 📊AJ: 3hrs 30mins 🦾 📊Nan: 2hrs 40mins
• I procrastinated a lot but I managed to get some work done eventually. I’m done reading everything for MM, though I doubt I remember it. I’m also done studying everything for PM. Now I just have to keep revising and doing all the exercises.
📖: Finished A Little Life the day before. Still undecided on my next read.
☀️: A long distance friend called and we talked for so long.
Imepedance Analysis Info⬇️
For today’s fun fact, I have something impedance related. Biological tissue presents a complex electrical resistance, impedance, when electrically stimulated by an alternating voltage. The impedance depends on the tissue, the amount of water present and blah blah basically its composition and how healthy it is.
There are a good amount of impedance based analysis methods that can do all sorts of things; measuring blood volume changes in the blood vessels [electrical impedance plethysmography], measuring the amount of blood the heart pumps beat by beat [impedance cardiography], detecting inhomogeneity of lung ventilation [electrical impedance tomography]. The data can also be used to create individually adapted diets that can influence metabolism more effectively based on body composition [bioelectrical impedance analysis], down with BMI.
Aaand all these methods are non-invasive.
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lab-trash · 2 years ago
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A Few Hot Takes About Elite Force
Bree did not deserve to go to Centium City, nor does it make sense plot-wise
In season four it's jokingly established that Bree is becoming sort of a mom-friend, mom-mentor sort of figure. There is no way in hell that she would've allowed fucking Adam and Leo to run the bionic island. She knows those two knuckle-heads would get into trouble. Don't get me wrong, I love when Adam takes control of the situation and when he takes responsibility for Bob in that one episode, but let's face it: he is not ready for such a large role when it comes to that many kids. Dude is not equipped to be a babysitter. When it comes to Leo, while he is more equipped for the situation, he is very well established to make shit go wrong on fucking accident. We see it time and time and time again, not only in season one, but in season four (read: the whole business card fiasco). She would've known that they would've be able to handle it alone, especially when taking into account that their chaperones would've been fucking Terry Cherry Perry and goddamn Douglas Davenport! Excuse me???? No! She would have not allowed that.
Edit- Also, she just got a sister! I know that she said that the excitement was gone after having to change diapers, but you're telling me that Bree wouldn't want to be a part of her life????
Leo did deserve to go to Centium City, and it would've made more sense plot-wise (especially if they kept it mostly the same story-wise)
Leo, as we all know, gets along great with Kaz. Not only that, but he's a superhero nerd. I guarantee that if Leo just knew wtf the 'secret project' was, he would've been on board faster than the train to Downtown Welkerville. It would've been epic to see him interact with not just Kaz, but Oliver too? Skylar probably would've felt like she fit in more too, because she's definitely one of the boys (not in a pick-me way, in a nonbinary way). It would've been really fun seeing Chase trying to battle Kaz, Oliver and Leo down from playing Topple Tower and whatever other various games. Such as, for example, Leo jumping off the building for Kaz and/or Oliver to catch him before he fucking dies. I know this was more of an Adam and Chase thing, but I still think we should've gotten a prank wars episode, and since it's decidedly canon that Bree is, at best, mid when it comes to pranks, it could've gotten real fucking intense. I love the idea of Oliver and Kaz warning Chase and Leo about Skylar being really amazing at pranks, and then when they don't really notice her being weird or suspicious, they just think it was to mess with their heads (which does or does not work, depending on if you want a Sicillian situation on your hands or not) so they brush it off, only to be bested by the prank master. But I'm getting off topic. The biggest reason that I think that Leo should've gone to Centium City instead of Bree is because of Episode 9 and Episode 10. In episode 9, The Intruder,we are introduced to a character named AJ, who finds Chase and Douglas in the Mission Command (aka, the basement) by mistake. And I know that they often draw comparisons from AJ to Chase, but I think that it would work way better with Leo— Better yet, Leo and Chase. Like Chase, AJ is autistic coded, socially inept, and a tech nerd. But like Leo, he means well. He wants to be a part of the team, even though objectively that maybe shouldn't be allowed. He snuck his way into this family by running into them when he didn't mean to, when he was just exploring where he lived. AJ should've gotten bonding time with Leo. Maybe then, the common headcannon that AJ will/would become Mission Specialist like Leo once was, would be cannon. Next is Episode 10, The Rock. In The Rock, AJ makes a list ranking the most useful/gifted in the Elite Force, to the least. This causes Bree to become insecure when she's placed in the middle, leading her to attempt getting more powers by touching the Arcturian. I will always stand by the fact that this was a fucking stupid idea. But when it's Leo? This idea becomes nearly fucking genius. Leo would likely be placed in a similar place, if not lower, given that only part of him has powers. He is not bionic, he has bionics. And, y'know, he's a superhero nerd; why would he not want superpowers. He also is reckless, which would make sense why he would touch the Arcturian without really thinking about it as much as he probably should. And best of all, this could be a personal secret, instead of a secret between him and someone else, like it was with Bree and Skylar. After all, Leo already has a buffer. His arm. Leo wouldn't need to be endangered to get these powers, he already paid that tax years ago. Leo would finally have powers. Not just partial powers; real, true powers. It makes sense that he would be the first bionic superhero. Leo deserves to be the first bionic superhero.
Edit cont.- I do think that Leo would want to be in Naomi's life too, I understand that. Especially with his dad having been absent in his life, he might want Naomi to grow up with her family around. But at the same time, I really like the idea of him letting Bree have that honour. Like a bit of an emotional moment as they debate who goes to Centium City and who stays on the island/in Mission Creek, and in the end, Leo knows how much Bree's always wanted a sister and decides that she should be allowed to have that.
I have way more, but I can't remember, so this is probably the last one. Ka-Kai-Ra-Ta-Hee-Haw-Mwak-Floopie-Pazoing should've been in Elite Force
They couldn't have invited Auggie Issac back for one episode just to make it feel more like Caldera? Seriously? She is definitely one of the highlights that we get when we visit Caldera in Mighty Med, and without her, it feels disingenuous. Hell, start the episode with a quick video chat with Gus talking about how things are going in Philly and with The Domain, make the universe feel more coherent and put together. And then, if Chase and Leo/Bree see the call, they could later mention how she looks like Gus. And, not only that, but she could help save Skylar. Like, instead of Scarlett just being like 'hey muthafuckas, lemme bring you to ya girl,' it could've had this semi-dramatic, semi-emotional moment with Ka-Kai-Ra-Ta-Hee-Haw-Mwak-Floopie-Pazoing where she explains that she saw Scarlett taking Skylar away. She could've explained the whole rebellion thing to Oliver and his accompaniment. They could've had one of those cross cut scenes where it cuts between Ka-Kai-Ra-Ta-Hee-Haw-Mwak-Floopie-Pazoing and Scarlett explaining what's going on, instead of getting weird feeling, one dimensional exposition from just Scarlett talking to Skylar through an oddly shaped TV. I would've loved to see her and Skylar reunite, even for a little bit. Hell, y'know what, Ka-Kai-Ra-Ta-Hee-Haw-Mwak-Floopie-Pazoing is basically not a pet, which is implied through the numerous jokes of her not responding to things that a normal pet do, and the fact that she speaks english. It would've been epic as fuck if she was like... leading a rebellion army. That would've been so fucking awesome. But that would've been far more difficult to do, and I understand that. But the first part? Cmon, she is the heart and soul of Caldera. She should've been there.
Sorry for the super long post that was basically about nothing, but I was ranting to my friend who knows nothing about the lref universe and I wanted to share these. They're definitely the ones I'm most passionate about— not including how I think that Douglas definitely should've been indited more as their father instead of Donald, especially in Elite Force where Douglas showed up more than Donald did. And that Tasha deserves someone better (and I wouldn't exactly mind if that person were Douglas, but I've been over how I think that Douglas deserves a nice twunk)
Let me know if I should make a part two, and I might rant about a few more things they could've done to make Elite Force better.
Anyway, all in all, thank you for coming to my ted talk.
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bookshelvesandtealeaves · 5 months ago
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🎄 BOOK REVIEW 🎄
Hot Mall Santa by AJ Truman
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I had SUCH a fun time reading this book.
It’s absolutely as silly as the title suggests, full of Christmas puns and innuendo. But it has so much heart, too. A perfect mix of sweet, steamy and silly.
Tom was such a sweet main character. A little shy, a little awkward, but kind and fun too. I loved his little personal journey of self worth over this short book.
Randall (aka Hot Mall Santa) was such a delightful love interest. I love the layers he was given, his past and the things he hardly dares want for his future.
For such a short book, this sure did make me feel a whole range of emotions. I highly recommend for a light festive read.
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bennie-cant-anymore · 24 days ago
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Blog intro:
My name is Samuil (Sami/Sam) Rainn, but that's just one of my many different aliases:
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• He/him/his, they/them/their, vi/vir/(vem)
• I am bisexual, aromantic (bi/aro). I still experience some romantic attraction but it's mainly obsessive and ends up being sexual. No, I am not a nebularomantic who's a 'wannabe aromantic'. And no, I don't love just for sexual purposes. I also heavily prefer men, but I don't really care. Oh, I'm also hypersexual.
• I have BPD, (possibly other personality disorders), AuDHD (ADHD + autism), OCD, PTSD, DID (21 alters), bipolar mania, depression, anxiety, dyslexia, and schizophrenia.
• I am 17 years old. My birthday is on March 20th. Don't come to me and say I shouldn't share that if you're an adult and you think you know what's best for me; I don't care.
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• I am a Teru Mikami and Kokichi Ouma fictionkin.
• I need to take antacids basically before every meal or I'll throw up, and I get extremely bad motion sickness. I have to bring my medicine every fucking where or someone will end up with vomit on their lap.
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• I am colourblind,, :(
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