#Cannot fucking wait for Update 7

[modeus-the-misanthrope]

Baldur's Gate Mod Manager be like, "Oh, did you think that hitting "Export mods to game" would actually you know...mod the game? HAHAHAHA, no."

[mageofmadness]

PUPPY CALEB GOING INTO RUT

(2.1k) ૮˶- ﻌ -˶ა⌒)ᦱ nsfw [18+] includes: puppy!caleb, fem!reader, rut, knotting, slight a/b/o themes (kind of, not really), dirty talk, pet names, creampie and breeding kink, messy, wet, 'n sick as always. questionable puppy hybrid dynamics but it’s porn so the how doesn’t really matter, right?

caleb loves nothing more than being your mutt. your puppy boy.

he belongs to you, and by your side is where he’s meant to stay. if you’re somewhere, best believe he’s standing close behind with an arm around your waist or a hand on the back of your neck. he’s territorial, something others have picked up on and caleb felt bad about it until you admitted how much it turns you on. how much you love it. crave it, too. how much you don’t care about what everyone else thinks, and how jealous you get over others looking at and admiring what is yours.

the chain around his neck might as well be a collar with his owner's information on it, and he never misses an opportunity to show you who he belongs to.

sure, you tease him sometimes for his inclinations. caleb can’t help it though—that he can smell when you’re sweetest and your body needs him the most. when he can sense how wet you're going to be before his fingers ever find your needy, little clit. every month, towards the end of the last week, he finds himself waking up and calling off work. caleb lets them know he won't be in for a few days, and he shoots off a text to your work as well, letting them know the same thing on your behalf.

[7:21 am] i’m so sorry, i’m feeling under the weather and am not going to be able to come into the office today. i’ve got a doctor's appointment later and will send you an update with what they say.

caleb is sensitive when going into rut. he needs you here, by his side, and you cannot stray.

he always has a bit of lingering guilt, looking at you curled up in bed. sweet and innocent, asleep in one of his old t-shirts and a raggedy pair of underwear from ages ago. soft skin that stretches for miles and fading bruises from the past week on your thighs and hips. you look so…precious. small. docile and perfect for him. it makes spit collect in his mouth, even more so than usual.

sometimes, he can’t help but fall back asleep, waiting for you to get up. if he’s lucky, caleb rouses later to you petting his ears. your fingers combing through his hair, brushing over the scruff of his neck, and all of it makes him shiver. caleb wakes from sleep hot and hurting, near drooling and whimpering from the ache trapped in his sweatpants and the way your fingers dance where he’s most sensitive.

you always ask if he wants to play, always ask what he needs, and the way caleb buries his head in the crook of your neck, rutting his aching cock against your hip, tells you enough. you sigh, turning around in bed and slipping your hand into his boxers.

caleb can’t help but bite.

he tries to be gentle, he really does, but when your warm fingers are wrapped around his cock and you’re letting him sloppily jerk his hips, he can't help but groan. he can't help but growl, low in his throat, as sticky pre-come slides over your knuckles.

caleb can’t help that he likes when his owner scolds him. says, in that tone of voice you get, “no biting, don’t make me get the leash.”

“bad dog.”

he whines. caleb hates the leash and the way it keeps you from him. the way he comes so hard when it’s wrapped around his throat and you tug just right as he spills inside of you. it’s pathetic, but how else is he meant to show you that he’s yours? what better way than to let you use the leash to bury his cock that much further into your pussy, kissing your cervix and using him however you see fit.

“m’a good dog,” he pants, begging for you to understand. “m’sorry baby, i–i can’t help it. i promise, ngh. wanna be your good boy, please.”

“i need to fill you up…fuck you sloppy. oh fuck.”

caleb can hardly breathe when you turn around, letting the blankets fall so he can see the way you present for him. knees in the mattress, back arched and ass up. he swallows, yanking your underwear down and tossing it away.

“show puppy where you want it, baby. m’too dumb to remember. need to know where you want it, sweetheart. show me your little hole.”

he watches in awe as you move to spread yourself. giving him a perfect view of your tight holes. caleb moans, excitement making him shake from how you’re going to look after he’s done with you. swollen and over-sensitive. red and slick from the abuse of his cock stretching you open and apart for hours. he runs a hand over the small of your back, squeezing your waist before he can’t help himself any longer and slips a single finger into your pussy.

feeling how wet you are, how needy you are for him. how one finger doesn’t seem to be enough. caleb leans closer, letting his breath ghost over your fluttering hole as he tugs it open. he fits another finger inside, spreads them wide and feels you shake. inspecting your perfect pussy, still just as perfect, to make sure it’s ready for him.

“you're so good to me, thank you, honey. so good for puppy. ‘m so, so lucky,” his words trail off as he plays with your sticky mess. seeing how far he can stretch you open before you whine and start to writhe. “always make puppy feel so good, can i make you feel good, sweetheart? please?”

“where do you want it?” he asks, brushing his thumb over your other hole. pawing at you as he bites his lip, knowing the first day of his rut is too rough. he can’t. caleb often loses himself, and he doesn’t want to hurt you with how wide he’d like to stuff every hole you have. how bad he wants to watch your tight ass take his cock. he knows it would feel like heaven.

still, he asks, “which hole, baby? c’mon, tell me where you need it.”

“m’pussy,” you whimper, pressing back into his prodding fingers.

“here? like this?” caleb asks, rutting his sticky pre-come mess against the back of your thighs, groaning when the tip of his cock catches on your cunt and you jump. “how does my girl want it?” he asks, leaning over and crowding you, whispering into your ear. “tell me, baby. you know i’ll give you whatever you want. anything you need, honey, it’s yours.”

caleb’s favorite thing is the lip you give him right before you slip under. right before you give in to the thick weight of his cock that’s too deep, when you’re meeting his thrusts, greedy about every inch of him and how it’s yours. how it’s only meant to be buried deep inside of you, driving you wild and dirty.

“h-harder,” you demand. “don’t tell me you dont know how to use that puppy cock.”

it always turns to begging in the end, though.

depending on how well he fucked you the night before and how sensitive you are from that. how well you slept or how much you feel like being a brat today. caleb lives for the moment he feels your hips settle, when there’s no resistance as he slams his cock into you over and over and you take it like such a good girl. the best girl. the sticky sound of your pussy wanting this so much it’s dripping onto the sheets. it drives you crazy but that’s when he loses himself, too.

when you’re babbling and whimpering. praising him, “m–my good boy. such a good boy, so–so good for me. p–please, hngh. please, can i come? i cant…i–i cant—”

he lives for your praise. he’d die by it.

“you take it so well, fuck. so good. wish…wish you’d let me let me knot you,” caleb pants. letting the fantasy take hold. he’s dreamed of it, but as much as you beg for it, he doesn’t want to hurt you. but right now, “oh, fuck. please, can i? know you can take it. it would feel so good sweetheart, please let me. please, please…i need it.”

you give in, immediately clawing at the sheets when you feel him begin to swell. caleb starts to feel the resistance and can’t help but curse, watching the filthy sight before him. your cunt struggling to take what he has for you, the way it stretches and you whimper but cannot help but fuck back, trying to swallow his knot whole.

it’s a tight fit and it looks like it hurts, but the way you beg for more makes him see stars and the look he sees on your face when you glance back, blindly throwing a hand behind you to search for him, teary-eyed and gone but no less determined to take it, is beautiful. you’re beautiful, from the blush on your cheeks, the sweat sticking to your skin, all the way to the thighs that shake from the stretch.

when his knot pops inside, when caleb feels it settle inside of your warm walls, twitching and coming around him, caleb actually loses his mind. 

“fuckin’ made for this, look at that. you took it so easy, honey. should have known it would fit perfect, you’re my princess after all, huh?”

“you want more? i think you do. sounds like you do, baby. wish you could see what ‘m seeing right now. don’t know if this pussy will ever be tight again.”

caleb's voice is rough as he whispers in your ear, "that's okay, though. good thing i like you like this, hm? i love it when you're a messy girl and oh, don't cry baby. 'm right here, yeah? right here, you feel me?"

you’re gone, and caleb does what he does best—takes care of you. he presses his chest to your sweaty back, protects you from the world as he fucks into you hard and fast. like an animal. unable to move too much from being locked by the knot, it bullies against your swollen cervix with every thrust.

“we just need to fill you up, see?” he pants, feeling the way your walls milk him as he swallows his groans. as he bites down the need to use teeth. caleb kisses away tears as they fall down your cheeks. “can you be good and take it all for puppy? yes? oh, it feels good? fuck, hah, baby. you have no idea. i…i—“

“not a drop—i don’t want a single drop to spill from this pussy, you hear me?”

“I know, i know. you’re all stretched open and sloppy, but you can do that for me, can’t you? it’s all for you, baby. please, hngh, oh fuck. take it. there you go baby, yeah. squeeze and tighten up. no messes.”

when he finally spills inside of you, when he feels his come settle deep in your cunt, right where it needs to be, caleb is out of breath and burning hot. 

“s–so tight,” he hisses. “being so good for me, sweetheart. shh, im almost done, just a little longer. i’ve got a little bit more for you, baby. you’ve gotta take it...need you to take it f’me.”

“no, no,” he tsks when you start to squirm. “no moving or it won’t stick, princess.”

“good princesses let their puppies fill them up, right? they let them breed them full. you’re so good to me, baby. so good letting me take care of this pussy when i need her.”

caleb loves letting his cock hold you down, buried to the hilt as you sigh and clench from the overuse. moaning about how it feels so good. so warm and thank you and when you panic the moment he goes to pull out, whining like a bitch in heat for the cock that just ruined you, he can’t help but laugh softly.

caleb licks and bites, taking the time to sneakily nip at your skin when he can finally pull all the way out. his cock gives a pathetic twitch at the sight of your hole. sticky and drooling, too. fluttering, trying to close around nothing, and certainly not as tight as it had been that morning. gaping slightly.

caleb traces a gentle finger around the rim as he places a kiss on your lower back, feeling you jolt. he watches as his come slowly begins to dribble out over his fingers, and sighs.

“i told you not a drop, baby. what’s all this drooling out of your pussy?”

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[flaticeball]

a jew review of: nhl team happy hanukkah posts

good evening and chag sameach to my hanukkah-celebrating pals out there on hockeyblr. today i bring you: a non-comprehensive and entirely subjective review from one (1) jewish hockey fan of the graphics posted by various nhl teams in celebration of the first night tonight. i definitely missed some, and some teams didn't post any at all, so it's a bit patchwork. here we go.

vancouver canucks: this is an extremely serviceable graphic. love the blurred dreidels to give the effect that they are spinning. very funny. props for the detail that there is a shadow of the menorah on the ice. straightforward. icemenorah is a themeTM but some did it better than others and this is a classic. 7/10

post continues under the cut for the sake of your dash and mine.

carolina hurricanes: obsessed with what the canes have done here though i cannot comprehend it. the weird techno style textured background. the out of focus magen david around. THE HURRICANES. IN HEBREW. WITH THE LITTLE CANES LOGO THING I FORGET THE NAME OF ON THE HEI? INCREDIBLE. points for creativity. overall baffling vibes. 6/10.

pittsburgh penguins: this is just adorable. you hired someone to draw this. spectacular work, guys. it's giving a bit of 'we browsed the target hanukkah deco section for inspo' but it's too adorable for me to care. it's team themed, it's hockey themed, it's holiday appropriate. love everything going on here. they get points for doing what very few other teams are doing and remembering this is night one, so only one candle is lit. most everyone else is getting a bit a head of themselves. 9/10.

washington capitals: and here we have another edition of the icemenorah, with a minimalist twist. this graphic screams 'oh fuck wait is that tonight' which to be fair is also how i, a jew, felt about realizing tonight was the first night of hanukkah. could'a done more, but it's perfectly fine. 6/10.

new jersey devils: this fucks. it's got devils themes. it's got a cool style. it's got vibes. it's got: more hockey stick menorahs which i am always excited about. that shamash candle is a graphic design nightmare but other than that i am all on board. 8/10

vegas golden knights: i love the gold foil effect and that you remembered there was more to hanukkah than candles, that's nice, as is involving the other affiliates! however. where are the vibes. this is not the vgk wishes you a chag sameach, this is a greeting card i got on etsy. 6/10 just bc i KNOW you can do better. where's the neon, babes.

los angeles kings: oh this is fun. it's icemenorah: WITH A TWIST. the art style is cute, it's got plenty of hockey theme, it's also very obviously LA-y, i'm giving them points for this one. the shadow is insane but that's okay, it's ~stylistic. it's cute. 7/10. UPDATE: definitely AI. boo hiss. 0/10.

montréal canadiens: this is probably my favourite for sheer vibes. you got: levitating icemenorah. you got: action-shot candle lighting. you got: remembering this is night ONE. you got: the implication that the torch is the shamash candle????? you got: JOYEUSE HANOUKKA!!!!!!!! (and like happy hanukkah or whatever i guess). obsessed. it's so funny. it's amazing. 9/10.

[lemotmo]

People take a breath

Q. The secrecy about that episode was weird considering the episode. No need for the secrecy. We learned absolutely nothing.

A. I don't think it was intentional secrecy. I genuinely think they just didn't complete the episode until the last possible minute. It happens. And we learned plenty. What are you talking about? Nevermind, I know what you're talking about so let me explain very clearly to you what we learned tonight. We are 5 episodes into the B half of the season and Buck and Eddie have been the consistent B plot in all 5 episodes so far. Eddie and Christopher were the B plot in both episodes 12 and 13 but the Buck and Eddie storyline was the B plot of the B plot, if that makes sense. In both episodes they were paralleled alongside the canon married couples. That was not an accident. They were treated equal to the established couples. In episode 13 they were shown on the same level as Chimney and Maddie, Buck's support for Eddie was paralleled each time Chimney had a scene of support with Maddie. In episode 13 we had 2 more FaceTime calls and each call again showed Buck being Eddie's voice of reason and calm. But episode 13 went even further. The actual married couples each had a partner that complained about their partner not reminding them about Hen's birthday. They gave Buck the exact same complaint- "Eddie, why didn't you remind me?" Again none of this was accidental. It is intentional.

Listen this was never going to happen in one fucking episode. It is happening within a process that you all don't have the patience for, and that's not my fault. They're not being sneaky. They're not making it hard to follow. They are following a very typical will they/won't they pattern. They were always going to have to fix Eddie and Christopher first, and now they have. But it doesn't matter what I or anyone else says to you. If you don't have the patience to actually let the story unfold, I can't help you. There is zero reason to be upset, annoyed or dooming. If you feel the need to do that, go elsewhere. Also we learned Eddie was a fucking ballroom dancer until he was 14. They're dropping more lore for him. They're telling an actual story. A story that they shouldn't and aren't rushing through. I'm going to say one thing and I don't mean it in a bad or judgemental way. But the truth is that many of you have taken every single storyline that Buck or Eddie have had individually over the last 7 years and made it a Buddie storyline when that's not what it was. This is the first time the show is actually telling a Buck and Eddie story full stop. That means that the storyline we are currently watching started at the beginning and we are only in the middle. None of this is complicated to follow.

Thank you Nonny.

Look, Buddie has had storylines before, but they were always an afterthought. There was no real intent behind it, because FOX had axed any potential romantic Buddie plot.

And yeah we did get some bangers in season 3 and 4, but in the end it never led anywhere because of FOX.

This time they are putting these two together in storylines with intent. The intent to make them even closer than they already were and to force them to face the truth that their friendship has grown into something bigger and better.

This is what a good slow burn is all about.

We have gotten some really great juicy scenes and actual storylines between them the last couple of episodes and everyone has felt the shift in the air. It started with season 7 and it has gradually been amped up in 8a. Now, in 8b, they are going full out. It is being made obvious that these two are just like Madney and Henren. They come in a pair and no one will ever be able to 'compete'. 🤷‍♀️

So yeah, I am thoroughly enjoying the Buddie slow burn we are getting. I'm having a blast! I cannot wait to see them amping it up even more. 😏🙂‍↕️

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[miumiubaek]

chimera ~ gojo satoru x reader

part 7: carte blanche

chimera: a strange, horrible, or impossible idea or figment of the imagination

Summary: loving him was like a lucid dream and not being acknowledged or loved did not deter you from giving your all but what if you are tired now, what if all the love has burnt out, what if one day you wake up from this morning dream or worse what if you realise don't love him anymore.

Pairing: Gojo Satoru x Reader

Tags: gojo x reader, unrequited love (the other way), ANGST, sfw, really down bad reader, PINING, i feel so bad for them both, gojo redemption arc. MY BABY. he falls first, he falls harder, he keeps falling.

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Satoru has been trying to keep you at arms length but still around him to make sure you are safe, you have been staying with him, he has kept a respectful and safe distance, but breakfast lunch and dinner it is always something you loved or remember mentioning to shoko that you wanted to try in your life.

You are on the kitchen island eating your breakfast, the best avocado toast you have ever had in your life, satoru enters the house. "where were you?", you ask and his demeanor changes, he is smiling slightly trying to put back his keys on the key hook and he slips three times before he succeeds and he nervously walks into the room, its always like this, him on eggshells around you. "Please be normal, this is making me guilty", you sigh continuing to eat the toast. "Dwid you mwake wese", you ask mid chew and he chuckles, he sits next to you on the chair and nod. "you like that?" "i'd eat it everyday for the rest of my life", you say and he just smiles "no it would be too much for you" "no, this is just what i want, don't care if its too much", maybe you are both not talking about the sandwich.

you think gojo has been relaxing a bit after you started staying with him and you are glad, later in the evening when you are trying to read a book utahime called you to catch up because shoko updated her but she did not understand shit. "so he loves you", your face is red but you let out a "mmhm", and let utahime ponder for a minute. "but you don't love him, you only think you love him because you are manipulated by the curse in you", you let out another hum leaning against the bed frame. "makes sense", she says and your jaw is wide open. "just like that? it took me three days and multiple crying sessions that made me pass out to accept this", you say and look up at the ceiling to try and control the tears, its still sensitive, you cannot believe you don't actually love him. its just not possible. "it never made sense to me, imagine the number of chances you gave that douche that's not something normal you would do", she says and you let your mind wander. if you forget everything that happened till today will you still love satoru, will you be ok with not loving him, just thinking about not having feelings for satoru makes your chest ache a bit. suddenly you feel something wet on your lips and you touch it and all you see is blood allover your hand. "shit, fuck", you stand up and the drops of blood are making a mess on the floor and you feel your head hurt. satoru runs into the room hearing you curse and his hands starts shaking as soon as he sees blood on your face and some on the floor, you touching your nose did not help at all because you're entire face is smeared with blood now and satoru thinks he is going to faint. "no, no no no no", he says as he rushes to hold you close. "its my nose, just my nose", you say as he sits you down on the bed, his hands are still shaking and just then you feel zaps of his cursed energy and suddenly there's no blood. none. nothing on your face or your hands, "wait what?", you are looking at your hands checking the back. "how did you do that", he shrugs. "i don't know its an instinct at this point, i see you hurt my body goes into autopilot to do this", you are slowly nodding. "okay... but blood? where did my blood go?", you ask and he is also clueless. "i don't know actually, when i use it on myself the blood does not go anywhere, but when i do on you the blood also vanishes" "wait, you saved me", you say confusing him. "when you hit me with red, because of mana you saved me after that?", you say and his eyes are wide as he nods. "lets not talk about that", he stands up. "i still feel kinda dizzy", you and your white lies to make him stay. he is next to you the next minute "you have to stay longer it might come back", you say making him sigh and lean back on the chair he found in the corner of the room. as you sit there chewing on your lips another realisation hits you. "WAIT", you exclaim making satoru jump slightly. "you also bought me those sour candies that day when i was helping yuji", you nod like you have solved a puzzle and satoru is standing up "no idea what you are talking about, i will go get a more comfortable pillow for you to lean on", he says walking out of the room with a red face.

The next day, you and satoru are walking in the halls of the school, the first years are back after a mission satoru sent them to and he is going to hear all about what happened and you will be there because... frankly because the man is too terrified to let you out of his sight. "oh gojo sensei you're early, oh you are here to sensei", they are nice enough to enthusiastically greet you, nobara is gushing over how good the brownies were and how your shoes look great, she invites you for a day of shopping which you agree to. "back to what's important", satoru sits down on his chair before realising you are there too but he sees that you're already resting on a desk your legs folded. he tries very hard to hide his smile, you could breathe and satoru would have this urge to combust.

after discussing the mission and dramatically showing how yuji and nobara fought this two curses that just refused to die, satoru is treating you all to sushi, he just had to take a 10 minute break before that to go bother nanami. as you watch the first years goof around suddenly sukuna's mouth appears on yuji's face, just like the other day. "that curse is playing with you huh, told you she is not good news", he says with a smug voice and e slaps a hand over the mouth only for it to appear on his hand. "i have a solution to get rid of her from you, you won't die.. if i wanted to", you are interested now. "that's possible?", you ask. "sensei don't talk to him", yuji says trying to get rid of the mouth. "tch brat learn to shut up, i'd help you for nothing because i hate the bitch more than anyone", sukuna says a wicked grin on that mouth. "i'm not sure, i have to talk to satoru" "talk to satoru about what", he enters the room right on time to see you standing there pale, with sukuna speaking freely. "everything alright?", he is next to you in an instant. "i'm just helping little bird here to get rid of the curse that's making her love you, you wouldn't like that would you?", he says with a sinister laugh following right after. "pay no attention to what he says" "oh i know what you want, you want her to be deceived as your little pet till the days she dies, we know she wouldn't turn to look at you if it wasn't for the curse, pathetic", he spat and satoru's hands are in a fist. "talk, tell me how that is possible, i looked into every way but everybody told me that's not possible without killing her in the process", satoru says you hold onto him because this is escalating fast. "The brat has eaten four fingers? that's enough for me to get her out of you birdie, only doing this because i wanna kill that damned curse myself, gotta avenge something", he says and satoru actually considers it. Sukuna has no business messing with you so he is thinking about agreeing.

You are lying on the bed, eyes wide open, breathing uneven because of your nervousness, you stand up to go knock on satoru's door and it is not locked actually, after hearing his come in you slowly open it to see him sitting on his bed, "i can't sleep", you say clutching his door. "Oh" is all he says. "can i come in? can we talk for sometime", you say making him nod. "so tomorrow huh", he says trying to start a conversation and you take a seat next to him on the bed. "yeah... tomorrow", you play with your fingers, pulling on the broken skin near your nails. "how do you feel" "scared, i'm so scared", you inch closer hoping to find some comfort in his warmth. "it will be ok, you will feel like yourself again", he says. "but that's what scary, i'm so comfortable with the illusion that reality is scaring me, reality is unfamiliar and what i have right now is beautiful, i don't want it to change", your eyes are brimmed with tears and satoru sighs before cupping your face. "reality might be ugly, but it is better than whatever false reality you are convinced is good", his thumb traces your cheeks. "the only thing i don't wanna lose is my love for you, i wish i could just love you more when i'm free of the curse", he chuckles. "yknow if life taught me one thing, its that love is the cruelest curse of them all and i'm not hoping for life to be kind to me in any way", your lips jut out automatically from crying and satoru wishes he could kiss you right now, but he would never do that. never to you. he is happy feeling your face in his palm and having your breath caress his face. he would live his entire life reminiscing the moment he held you in his arms, hugged you tight and just cried. in love, in each others arms.

sukuna is going to get rid of the curse in you tomorrow, satoru agreed that it would be the best considering how mana is trying to destroy you from the inside. You might not be the same person you are tomorrow because you don't know how much of your personality is mana's doing. you hope you still love baking, loved sour sweets and loved the ocean and as you stare at satoru's eyes you hope you would still be willing you dive into these baby blues when you see them again. "can i sleep here, i want to, one last time", you whisper and even though satoru is skeptical how can he deny you? you nuzzle closer holding onto him so tight. "if i saw a shooting star right now", you push your face into his chest breathing shaky, "i would wish to love you again tomorrow and the day after and after for eternity" you don't see satoru's bittersweet smile or feel the silent peck he leaves on your hair. tomorrow you will be free, free of the curse, free of the fate of loving someone like satoru.

A/N : no calm after the storm in this household they thrive in chaos

Taglist: @satorugooner , @saoirses-things , @labelt-san

[delta-pavonis]

Fic Update: wild horses Chapter 7

Dreamling (human AU - motorcycles & bikers) || Rated E || in progress

Tags: Alternate Universe, Alternate Universe - Bikers, motorcycles, motorcycle sex, leather, leather jacket, leather pants, gay bar, gay biker bar, secret identity, a little bit of queer history, Laramie Wyoming, crush at first sight, banter, developing relationship, fantasizing, kissing, Hob and Jo are BFFs, unhinged Dream, hand jobs, cum eating, implied/referenced sexual assault, Dream has trauma from being imprisoned by you-know-who, celibacy, orgasm control, phone sex, nocturnal emissions, masturbation, begging, dirty talk, mention of forced prostitution, implied murder, my little twist on the only one bed trope, rimming, oral sex, bit of soft dom Dream, before they get into the hard stuff, Dom/sub, BDSM, kink negotiations (off camera), coming on face, cock rings, multiple orgasms, forced orgasm (not that Hob is complaining), anal fingering, prostate milking, aftercare

So Hob tries to extend himself some grace when, as he parks his bike in front of the four-car garage and makes his way up to the front door of the small mansion, he gets walloped with a wrecking ball of what is essentially sexual imposter syndrome.  “How the fuck did I get here?” He murmurs to himself, taking the walk slowly.  It isn't that he doesn't think he can sub in a proper scene—well, maybe it is a little of that—he just cannot get around the persistent ‘Why me?’ that runs in circles in his brain. Part of him is still waiting for the other shoe to drop; waiting for this insanely gorgeous, sexually talented, wickedly intelligent, and sharply witty person to look in a mirror and realize that he could walk into any bar in the entire country, point to a person, purr in that velvet rumble, ‘You. I am going to fuck you,’ and only the staunchest of aces and most determined of lesbians would be able to refuse him.  Hob is just some bloke. He is the most ‘just some bloke’ person he knows. He’s never been entrusted with something like this, something so fragile as a person's… it isn't something as trite as virginity, it is something so much more valuable because Dream is choosing this. Choosing Hob. He only hopes he can be a fraction of who Dream seems to think he is.

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[lunerna21]

AHHHHHHHHHH THEY FINALLY ANNOUNCED THE NEXT UPDATE SO I NEED TO TALK BRIEFLY

***SPOILERS FOR BOOK 7 JPN SERVER CONTENT AHEAD! YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!***

Okay, not going to lie but I legitimately screamed like a bitch when I saw Deuce in his dream...but then the whole concept of his dream!? 😂

I NEVER CACKLED SO LOUD IN MY LIFE LIKE JUST SEEING A BUNCH OF DUDES FIGHTING FOR TERRITORY 😂👏🏻

It was a little bit intimidating when Trey and Cater were questioning why we were with Leona 😰

AND THEN DEUCE REMEMBERING ALL THE TIMES ACE JUST FUCKED WITH HIM AND MADE FUN OF HIM WAS HYSTERICAL 😂

But Deuce FINALLY being awake I LEGITIMATELY SOBBED BECAUSE ITS BEEN WAY TOO LONG SINCE WE SAW HIM LAST 😭

And then Cater’s dream was…interesting 😂 I loved seeing all the little Easter eggs and moments from Alice in Wonderland was just 👌

AND THEN IT WAS ALL COPY CATS OF CATER THAT WERE TRYING TO PUT US ASLEEP AND CATER JUST STROLLING IN LIKE IT WAS NOTHING!?

I’m happy we’re slowly getting everyone back together but now we have the next update…

…….WHEN I TELL YOU IM FREAKING OUT, IM FREAKING THE FUCK OUT!!

ARE WE FINALLY GONNA GET MORE LORE AND BACKSTORY FOR FUCKING ACE TRAPPOLA!? AM I GONNA SEE RIDDLES MOM AND LOSE MY MIND!?

IS MALLEUS GONNA MAKE AN APPEARANCE SOON!? MAYBE IN ACES DREAM!? I DONT KNOWWWWW

AND THE FACT THAT WE HAVE ANOTHER PART COMING OUT 2/7!?

I GUARANTEE IM GONNA BE GETTING NO SLEEP TONIGHT AND ILL BE THINKING OF A MILLION SCENARIOS THAT COULD HAPPEN!

Dear lord I’m not sure what is gonna happen but I CANNOT WAIT TO SEE ACE TRAPPOLA SOON!

[ohwormwood]

random thoughts i have while playing isat pt. 7

[woe, spoilers be upon ye!]

opened the game and immediately went "im gonna make odile question my sanity!!!" but of course when i enter the house Siffrin decides to turn the scripted tutorial enemy into bean paste and ruins the run--

anyways. this panel will haunt me

i. i dont even know how but. I beat the king without him ever getting a chance to make his first attack. i just kept spamming slow and two jackpots later he was dead. i didn't even knoiw that was possible.

after a bit of fucking around i decided that i was gonna move on to act 5 and promptly burst into tears

update: i accidentally posted this too early dont look at me

sat and cried through the entirety of the party's interactions in act 5

screaming crying throwing up

even the king took one look at this dude and was like "are you good man like, you can take a rest before we do this you're literally about to topple over"

that post where odile says the oven copypasta during the mal du pays scene has permanently altered my brain and i literally laughed out loud when this line appeared

i haven't talked about it before but. a while ago i made a concept for a game based off the backrooms and omori, and odile talking about someone who is forgotten may not exist is the basis for the entire game's plot, it makes me want to go back and flesh it out a bit more!!!

i am deadset on the idea of making an edit with mirabelle's reflection craft but it's an uno reverse card

simultaneously in my brain: an edit where the sound mirabelle's reflection craft makes is the metal pipe meme

i am. such a fucking sucker for sickfics. i cannot get enough of them. act 5 has enough sickfic tropes to make a million spinoff fics on its own, it brings me life and i love it dearly

wailing

this line sends me into orbit every time i see it

odile attacking siffrin. hurts so, so so badly on an emotional level for me. Because like??? i get it. i get it and it sucks and she obviously doesn't want to, but she's scared. But siffrin is even more scared in that moment, and the immediate association of that pain with being hated by odile hurts me so much.

YEAHHHH ODILE GIRLBOSS SUPREME

they're so soft and squishy and cute in this image i c a n t

incoherent WAILING. this. this image. this image just about broke me. THEYRE SO HAPPY and RELIEVED, IT HURTS,,,

the tone shift to talking to the party afterwords is still so funny to me HJBDFBSBFH like lookit him. hes so smol. so silly.

we're kidnapping bonnie guys it's official

my honest reaction to this line: LESBIANS??????

and then she hits me with:

AND I LOST IT

more silly guy siffrin,,,,, my favorite

aaaa aAAAAAAAAAAA

ISABEAU'S SPRITE CHANGING TO BE DOING A HAPPY DANCE AFTER THE CONFESSION IS SOOOOO CUTE WAAA

bonnie and odile clapping for isabeau confessing will never not be funny but ALSO it implies the bonnie knew about Isa's crush. and i for one personally believe that they picked up on it from Odile's relentless teasing of Isabeau as the #1 Isafrin shipper

mirabelle: wait you had a crush on sif?????? and i didn't know????

my roommate, who is ace: this is the aroace experience for real,,,

literally all of the second interactions with Isabeau had me and my roommate SCREAMING

HOWLING LAUGHING

OK I NEVER KNEW???? THAT SIFFRIN TOLD ISABEAU ABOUT THE BAD TOUCH EVENT?????? IN CANON???? I ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT WAS A FANON THING BUT THEY ACTUALLY ADDRESS IT IN GAME AND???? ISA'S REACTION HAD ME ON THE FLOOR

siffrin: i kissed you once,,,,

isa:

the words "im being perfectly normal about this" is something i say on a daily basis so i relate to this wholeheartedly

AYO???????? ISA WHEN DID YOU BECOME SO SMOOTH????

this. this image. made my jaw hit the GODDAMN FLOOR. I WAS NOT MENTALLY PREPARED FOR IT AT ALL AND BOTH ME AND MY ROOMMATE S C R E A M E D WHEN WE SAW IT

LIKE???? HOLY FUCK SIF JESUSSSSSSSSSSS CHRIST???? how did isabeau not implode on the spot from that look bro howwwwwwwwwww

AND THEN. AS IF THAT WASN'T ENOUGH TO MAKE MY HEART START SOBBING. ISA BLOWS YOU A KISS???? AAAA???

annnnd scene!

i will continue playing to get some of the different loop endings and i totally plan on doing two hats in the future!!! so im not quite done with this game yet i just got impatient in act 4 and i needed the Emotional Catharsis of Act 5

[lace-monitor]

MOST FUCKABLE RIDER BELTS

Everybody knows that Kamen Rider is gay propaganda and makes everybody who watches it gay. So purposefully companies have been making appealing toys for the last few decades to slip in our minds things like "Y'know what? I could really fuck this belt rn!"

[It's important to highlight that I'm only including the physically possible intercourse]

So here's a reasonable list from least to most fuckable belts ever in the franchise created by Ishinomori Shotaro:

"If there's a hole, there's a way"

- Go Nagai, probably.

10. Delta Driver

The Delta Driver is a very appealing device with a tempting hole. There's a bonus with this one, which has a more humanized interface since you have to talk to it! Yet, it loses points for the circumference, and because I don't like it really :/

9. MACH DRIVER

The Mach Driver def. wins points because I know you ******** drool over everybody who touches this belt. It has a cool functionality, and if you're experienced, it can look like you're gooning flames. However, it suffers from the same disease of the ∆D, because I hate Kamen Rider Drive.

8. W DRIVER

This one has a cool gimmick where you can share your fetish with your friends and all. Screwing this one made understand more of W's themes and all. Overall, I love twinks. So it gains points.

7. KIVAT BELT

C'mon guys, you cannot hide how homosexual this belt is. You literally put thingos in its mouth! It's like Lock and Key!! Also the fangs are a bonus for the S&M community, and I think Tomokazu Sugita has a sexy voice.

6. SCLASH DRIVER

Squishy thingo for squishing things. Very nice feeling overall.

5. CENTURY KING SUN DRIVER

First of all, I love old men with sad puppy faces, ok? Don't judge me. This update on the Kingstone Belt is only for the fearless. Don't be a coward. It's a once in a life-time opportunity.

4. BAKEMAGNUM

Fresh new start! This one has a nice gimmick. However it only loses point because of size.

3. VALENBUSTER

The claw was a really smart gimmick, and all this "gabu gabu" thing is very arousing! Also, my love for twinks loses only to my S&M love. (Hanto still is my fav. overall)

2. HENSHIN BELT GAVV

Freaky ahh belt doesn't even brush it's teeth 💀. It has its tongue out like a retriever looking for water man. What can I do? It's like Lock and Key.

1. . 𝕳𝕰𝕹𝕾𝕳𝕴𝕹 𝕭𝕰𝕷𝕿 𝕭𝕴𝕿𝕿𝕰𝕽 𝕲𝕬𝖁𝖁

This one's the G.O.A.T. Making history in the Emo Community and has a very spicy play! I could make a whole post just talking about the perks of this one!

It's just screaming to bite penith❗❗❗❗❗Congrats Banday and Toey for such a great toy.

Expectations

We are now on the wait for Kamen Rider Zettsu!!! I'm so hyped up to see more twinks bathed in blood and a new toyline!!!!! Comment abt your ideas and all 👇 below 👇. Thx for your time everybody!!!

[xbadgerbearx]

chapter six: mighty one

word count: 1.2k

Redlight: [5] ... [7]

note: sorry for the delay guys, I've been busy with college (it sucks lol) and sometimes I just forget to update.

The next few days were probably the best you’ve had in a long while.

Your daily activities were simple, but having Devu by your side made it all the better. You’d wake up together, eat together, do chores together, and you’d watch him train with various equipment to get stronger. Sometimes he would coax you into training with him–it always ended with the both of you doubled over from laughter. 

Currently, you were sitting next to the tabla maestro as Devu punched the sack of rice to the rhythm of the drums. When the rice came spilling out and onto the ground, you grinned at him with pride. Devu grinned back, but it soon fell when screaming came from inside the temple.

Running to the entrance, you and Devu saw a crowd hunched over a limp body. Alpha was trying to get information on what happened. 

“What happened? What happened?” She demanded. 

“These men put a notice on the door. She tried to take it down, but they beat her!”

“She’s not breathing-”

“-Breathe, Lakshmi, breathe!”

“Did you see who it was?” Alpha pried further. 

“It was Shakti’s men-!”

“-They said the temple never belonged to us. Alpha, where will we go? If we don’t have money, they will keep doing this. We cannot pay off some thugs.”

“We all must pray,” Alpha ordered. She looked up and saw you and Devu peering through the doorway in horror. “God has a plan.” Devu grasped your hand and forced you to follow him. 

Speeding through the courtyard, he grabbed an abandoned hoe and brought you into the part of the temple with Parvati and Shakti.

“What are you doing?” you whispered, but he ignored you. Sending a small prayer first, he heaved the tool high above his head before crashing it down on the lock of the donation box. “Devu!”

He grabbed as much money as he could with one hand and dragged you out of the temple with the other.

“I have a plan.”

- - - - - - - - - - - - -

“Ladies and gentlemeeennn-!” Tiger’s voice rang through the arena. “Are you ready for a fucking fight?!”

You had to admit, it wasn’t a bad plan. Devu took the money and gave it to his friend Lucky so he could bid on himself. His plan was to win and give the earnings back to the temple. He would earn an impressive amount back since he was the underdog. The only hazy part was that he had to win. 

Currently, you were standing in the pit, right next to the ring. Devu put you there, and Tiger sure wasn’t going to complain about it. 

“On my left, the still undisputed champion in aaallllll of India! The s-s-s-s-snake…” he hissed, getting the crowd to join him. “King Kobra!” The fighter was wearing a nylon mask and flexing to the audience. The crowd chanted his name.

“Settle down. Settle down, you animals,” Tiger ordered. “From his majesty, all the way to the deepest, darkest jungles of my mother Africa. I hunted him down. I-” he blew into the mic. “-darted him myself, and I brought him all the way here for your entertainment. He’s evil-” You rolled your eyes. “He’s ferocious-” Scoffed. “He’s a dark destroyer-!” That was a new one. “I give you…Kong!”

The crowd jeered as he crouched menacingly in the corner of the ring, but you clapped and yelled his name in excitement. This time it would be different. You weren’t going to see him take the beatings this time. This time, he would be the one dishing them out. Your heart beat fasting as you waited in anticipation. 

“Do you want to see these two animals fight?! The snake and the monkey…Fight!”

The crowd chanted King Kobra’s name as he jumped up and down, reading himself. Tiger collected some of the biddings and tried to show it off to you, but your eyes were entranced by Kong, who stood perfectly still in a guarded position. 

Finally, the bell rang for the fight to start. Holding your breath, you watched as King Kobra rushed at Kong…only to be knocked out by a single swift kick to the head. The crowd gasped, but you cheered with the breath you were holding. Kong gave you a thumbs up as he prowled the ring’s floor. 

“Did he fucking knock him out? Kobra, wake up!” Tiger demanded, voice hushed. He turned his attention to Kong. “You get him up right fucking now!” 

Kong blew a kiss instead. 

Ordering his men to take Kobra out of the ring, he grabbed the mic and took to the stage. Kong was standing in front of you and watched as you patted the ring’s floor in excitement. Your faith in him kept him going, and he hide a grin of his own behind his monkey mask. 

“Wow. Woooowww. That was a surprise,” Tiger announced, slightly nervous. “Fucking lucky kick, eh? Looks like we got a cheeky little monkey on our hands tonight…” The crowd was chanting ‘kill the beast!’ as Tiger brought out another fighter. Giving Kong two thumbs up, he readied himself. 

“Ladies and gentlemen! I give you the biggest, the baddest, the bone crushing… Bhalu the Bear!” 

He was almost an entire foot taller than Kong, standing at an impressive seven feet and two inches. Tiger instructed Bhalu to fuck Kong up royally. 

Kong tilted his head to the side, studying his opponent as the bell rang. 

Kong kicked Bhalu in the stomach, but he didn’t budge. Instead, Kong was knocked back into the ring’s rope. Using the force of the ropes to his advantage, he rolled along the floor, dodging Bhalu. Kong threw some punches, but was eventually knocked to the ground where he had to roll out of the way of Bhalu’s stomps. 

They’re dance of rolling and jumping around went on for too long. Tiger threw a bat wrapped with barbed wire into the ring.

Bhalu grabbed the weapon, but he was too slow. Every swing was dodged. Eventually, Kong was able to kick the weapon out of Bhalu’s hand and punch him in the throat with a jump. Kicking him in the balls allowed Kong to get a good hit on his face before he kicked Bhalu with both feet, sending him to the ground. 

“Yes! Go, Kong!” you screamed. Faintly in the crowd, you heard another person cheer for your Monkey Man. Kong pointed at you before beating his chest like an ape, grunting as played the part of the monkey.

The crowd chanted for him to ‘kill the beast’ as he picked up the weapon, but he soon dropped it, letting it clatter to the ground. A hush fell over the crowd. 

“Hail the mighty one!” you cheered. Kong looked at you in surprise, and then looked around the crowd as they started cheering too. Tiger was even speechless. He looked sort of…proud.

Kong basked in the praise for a moment before hopping off the stage. Coming straight towards you, he picked you up in a very tight hug and spun you around. Laughing, you kissed the cheek of his monkey mask. He slipped off his mask and kissed you–no hesitation. Squeaking in surprise, you quickly recovered and flung your arms around him, pulling him into a deeper kiss. 

taglist: @larascorneroftheworld

[alicia-hizumi]

The Bangkok Boy unfiltered thoughts as I watch episode 2 (updated by the minute)

Also, playing bingo!

📢 Who looks the best behind bars? (So far the Korean guy)

📢 You cannot even catch a break while in prison. Literal shit news piling up

📢 Poor Kawin no money for bail that scene literally hurt me

📢 Beautifully shot scenes and angles though

📢 Excellent cinematography - not showing us the actual body but you can catch a glimpse of a person for a second in the reflection of the glasses! Yes, this is a way for me to cope with sad things, by observing the details around!

📢 Lots of sad people, lots of Dutch angles, lots of great actors acting and being sad so nicely. I can't wait for a happy scene today...

📢 No, we don't need to see the funeral, know he's dead, come on 😭

📢 Oh yesss, here comes an ad! Yasss, go Thai BL! 😂

📢 Oh noooo, here comes the AI bonsai daddy again!

📢 LOTS OF TALL KOREANS IN SWEATPANTS. I THINK I HAVE PROBLEMS

📢 Yes, we know, there is an airport app with fast Wi-fi and a SIM card we can use immediately, thank you! 😂 No need to repeat 7 times

📢 Jesus Christ, the Ai bonsai daddy literally went off for poor Thai accent... On my favorite Korean 😭 Yes, I will check his name later!

📢 I am an English teacher, and I have a few teenage students who have poor accents even after 5 years of classes. Perhaps a bit of ✨ slamming ✨might help? I guess BL can be counted towards my teacher training credits now... 🤣

📢 Cute girl smoking alert

📢 Non-descript white van alert...

📢 Vegas-level insanity Joker guy walks in his leather jacket and starts Vegasing around. 5/5 🥇

📢 Tattoo guys with stretched ears in the back (props to the production for including actual people with body modifications instead of slapping transfer tattoos on everyone)

📢 Mad respect to Madam Yao for being able to control the guy Vegasing around

📢 What in The Untamed is this?! My favorite Korean is getting whipped on his knees (on his back, and no, not in a sexy way)

📢 The evil Korean guy is the mastermind, I just know it. I will prove it. He has such Jin Guangyao vibes. Looking, manipulating, being a sneaky weaseling around!

📢 Mask dude sitting receiving world cuisine lessons from bonsai teacher daddy

📢 Absolute Jin Guangyao energy. Standing, watching you get stabbed both in the front and in the back

📢 Bonsai daddy is a definite jackass - I HAVE A PRODUCT OF MY BLENDED CULTURE HERE BEHIND ME or whatever dude it's your son, not a sack of mixed nuts from different countries 😭😭😭

📢Top gets to walk free, the girlies on Reddit have pressured the production house with all the Top thirsting LMAO

📢I FUCKING HATE COPS, EVEN PRISON GUARDS, EVEN IN A FICTIONAL DRAMA. ACAB, HATE HATE HATE 🤮🤮🤮

📢We all know what happens to pretty boys in prison 😭

📢TRIGGERED A LITTLE: SKIP 38-40 to avoid attempted SA in prison, it looked pretty disgusting. Props for acting though

📢 OH MADAME YAO, HELLO THERE, LOOKIN' FINE 😉😉😉

📢 A designer drug? Oh, how fun 🤣

📢 Madame Yao you have fentanyl to the guy Vegasing around, SERIOUSLY?

📢Eating with mafia daddy lovingly and then walking through a Thai neighborhood like a main character in a KBL? Ok, why not 🤣

📢A good prison fight while the sun sets in the background, what a romantic way to finish the episode

📢 I guess we became the prison boss today

FINAL THOUGHTS:

Love it, 10/10 wild, and even better than episode 1!

BINGO TIME:

💥 Here is Top again - count meter: 4

💥 Koreans being sassy - count meter: 1

💥 Prolonged charged eye contact - count meter: 4

💥 Someone cries - count meter: 5

💥 A Korean boy in sweatpants - count meter: 4

💥 Mafia boys eating (semi-lovingly today) - count meter: 2

💥 Bonsai daddy - count meter: 8

💥 Tattoos - count meter: 6

💥 Koreans on the floor - count meter: 1

[frostfall24]

sorry this took a minute but for the character ask: could you do 10 and 17 for asja??

🥺ohh i get to post about the baaaaby

10. What is their main character arc in the story? Where do they start and how do they develop? Do they get a happy ending or is their story a tragic one?

Asja probably has it the worst out of any of my characters. As an Omen, she's practically doomed from the start, but because she's so young (7 years old at the start of Misguided Ghosts, i will update you soon i swear...) and has never known anything other than neglect and abuse, she doesn't even think it's wrong.

Her baby sister Stjarna acts as the first hint that something's wrong. Asja is only 4 when she's born so she isn't really able to think overly critically about it, but she LOVES Stjarna. This kid is perfect in her eyes, and she couldn't imagine ever mistreating her. So why do their parents not care? And what's wrong with *her* then? At this point in time she can't really recognise that it's because they're Omens, because Stjarna is Omen, and she's perfect! It makes no sense!

Asja exists to highlight the sheer irony of the Golden Order's racism against her kind (and by extension, all the other races they shun). From the start she is treated as sub-human or animal. So she starts behaving that way. So her parents and caretakers begin to fear her, because now she's "dangerous". They abandon her in the Shunning Grounds for this, and she's only forced further into that behaviour in order to survive- and to keep Stjarna safe. She's 7 when she's forced to confront the fact that she could die at any moment. She's 7 when she has to choose to starve in order to feed her sister, or to feed herself and watch the toddler die instead. She's 7 when she has to fight other children for scraps. She's 7 when she hopelessness of it all causes Frenzy to start calling her. She's 8 when an Omenkiller invades the Shunning Grounds, and despite all those months of suffering to keep Stjarna- the one person she loved and the one person that kept her sane- alive, theres nothing she can do to save her.

And in order to be considered a person, she just has to be fine, after all of that. Because if she's feral after months of living in squalor with other Omen that have met her same fate, after being told she's sub-human since she was a baby, after having to fight other children for scraps just to survive, then she's proved everyone right about her.

BUT ALL THAT BEING SAID, SHE EVENTUALLY HAS A HAPPY ENDING!! My other OC Orvyn (who I will yap about momentarily) is the one who rescues her from the Shunning Grounds, but he still has to learn to overcome the biases of the Order himself when it comes to her. He's horrified by the SG, and it was definitely a wakeup call, but one instance doesn't remove a lifetime of internalised bigotry. He helps her because she's a child, so it's a lot easier to say that she was entirely a victim. Plus, even if she's more of an "animal", no living thing deserves to live in those conditions in his eyes (not wrong? but still lowkey terrible LOL).

She got absolutely fucked up by the Omenkiller so she's not exactly capable of running away, which forces the two to stay together longer. Orvyn slowly realises that wait no! this isn't how omens are! this kid is just severely traumatised and terrified. He starts to notice little things like her drawing in dirt, or hugging her tail for comfort, or how when she cries, its over the little girl that had a name.

theres a positive feedback loop there. orvyn begins to realise his mistakes, so he begins to treat her more like a kid than a soggy kitten (though i do call her this endearingly in ooc discussions. i cannot think see one of those videos of rescue kittens getting bathed without thinking of her lowkey). in turn, she begins to become just that little bit more sociable even though she's afraid of him. it gets to the point where he's lowkey just her dad now. they both got attached oops.

all in all her arc is mainly about regaining her personhood, and learning to understand that she's worthy of the second chance she's been given. the poor kid internalised a lot of self hatred and it takes a lot of time for her to overcome it. eventually this comes full circle too. as an adult she pioneers research on omen healthcare and becomes a sort-of perfumer in order to offer that second chance to others like her.

She also learns how to commune with wraiths and put them to rest in order to help those she couldn't save, starting with Stjarna.

17. Are there any motifs or symbols associated with the character? How are they represented, in their design, personality or in some other way?

i dont think i really have any visual motifs or symbols BUT i do have a fun tidbit with her name that i TOTALLY planned from the beginning, trust fr. asja is a norse word that translates to aid, protection, help, as well as appearance or shape. when she was born she was named to have something to publicly mourn, as her parents pretended she was stillborn. but it also has hidden meaning. her parents had hoped she would be the "burnt pancake" for a lack of a better term. the chances of having two omen children are INSANELY rare. with asja having got it out of the way, it would hopefully protect the rest of the bloodline.

but NOPE. the seemingly impossible happened and #2 popped out horned. the name takes on a double meaning, as asja now becomes stjarna's protector and caretaker.

in the future theres then TRIPLE meaning. asja helps the wraiths find their rest, protecting them from their eternal torment in death

[2screamingpears]

A not-complete list of wonderful changes, translation and localization I noticed when I went to see Book of Mormon in Madrid!

Hey! So I went to see The Book of Mormon last month in Madrid, and since I had watched (bootlegged) and listened to the original production, I was able to enjoy some changes they made so it could be enjoyed by spanish audiences!

First off, I should say that it wasn’t a replica production (and I think I much prefer this one!). The choreography was amazing, and definitely more elaborate than on broadway ! Here, have a look: https://youtu.be/NZ5UxjN2MPs?si=UErYQUODo5Qs-EMC

Some of the first changes I wondered how they were going to make was the opening number: both Hello and Hola have the same syllables but hola cannot be used, since the accent falls on the first syllable in hola and the second in hello….. so spanish mormons just end up saying how are you (¿qué tal?) 😂

Second change comes during the second number, two by two: one of the jokes is weirdly untranslatable, which is the addendum at the end of the phrase “we are the soldiers of the church of jesus christ (of latter day saints)”. Since in spanish “of la-tter day saints” (5 syllables) would be “de los úl-ti-mos dí-as” (7 syllables), they changed it to “yo-soy-mor-món” (i am a mormon) which fits! There is a joke lost, but mormonism isn’t as widespread as it is on the US, so it’s hardly noticeable.

This one is mostly to update the content, but during two by two when the trip to japan gets announced, the mormons are excited about soy sauce and godzilla (instead of mothra)

Next comes a change i also wondered about: how do you make a joke out of Elder Price’s wish to go to Orlando, of all things? In the English version, Elder Price would like to go to orlando because of Sea World, Disney and putt-putt golfing: spaniards have no cultural knowledge of what Orlando is, so the translated line is “Orlando! Disney me espera, soy fan de Frozen” (Orlando! Disney is waiting for me, I’m a Frozen fan) which really drives home the ridiculousness of choosing that place as your mission trip. Also, if you watch the video i linked, the joke is super amplified through choreography, which is part of why i love this production so much.

Hasa diga eebowai gets one change Very right: instead of saying fuck you god, they say “me cago en dios” (i shit on god) which is a very common way of cursing about things in spain: you can shit on the milk (me cago en la leche), on your mother (me cago en tu madre) and indeed, you can shit on god!

One fun localization comes in at the end of All-American prophet, a song that’s basically a sales pitch or infomercial : the fun little gag at the end where Elder Cunningham says “if you order now, we’ll also throw a seat of steak knives” gets changed to “if you order now, we’ll throw in a thermomix for free” For people who don’t know, a thermomix is The Product everyone gets from infomercials/ through independent sellers: it’s a chopper/blender/cooker/scale/kitchen robot, very convenient! My mother has one :) one of the ugandan ladies asks Cunningham about the thermomix inmediatly after finishing the number and he excitedly begins explaining the whole shtick every middle aged spanish lady has heard before, that got a big laugh :)

In the sequence before spooky mormon hell dream, when Elder Price’s so happy that he finally reaches Orlando, he throws in another elsa joke, saying that he’s blonde like her, so thats why she likes her😂

During Spooky mormon hell dream, one change that got Such a big laugh was seeing the four people that are in hell according to Elder Price: Genghis Khan, Hitler, Jeffrey Dahmer and, instead of Jonnie Cochran (idk even who he is) we got Silvio Berlusconi, politician and founder of communications company Mediaset, which runs a thrash tv channel called Telecinco (and that’s what he’s in hell for, according to the song)

The thing elder cunningham always says “tomorrow’s a latter day” gets changed to a saying a lot of catholic old people say, “mañana dios dirá” which both fits in the metric and localizes it, since mormonism isn’t that well known.

And that’s it! It was such a wonderful performance, and a testament to the beauty of translation: even if i know I understand English fairly well, seeing the jokes on my native language made everything 100x times funnier! Strongly recommend!

[lunerna21]

I've been feeling on and off for a while, but I wanted to talk about a couple of things

(***LONGISH POST AHEAD! MY BRAIN IS RUNNING AT A MILLION MILES PER HOUR!***)

I THOUGHT WEREN'T GETTING A BOOK 7 UPDATE BUT WE’RE STACKED FOR BOTH EN AND JPN SERVERS!!

I'm gonna talk briefly about the EN server and then jump to talking about the JPN server

I was honestly expecting them to release maybe one more chapter before the end of the year, BUT THIS PERFECTLY OKAY WITH ME~!

I do wish they had just released Playful Land the beginning of October instead of the ending, but I'm glad the beginning of the month is Playful Land and then the end is Book 7

IM NOT LOOKING FORWARD TO SOBBING FOR THE MILLIONTH TIME BUT WE'RE FINALLY PROGRESSING COMPARED TO LAST YEAR

I JUST WANT TO HUG SILVER AND SEBEK CAUSE I WAS INCONSOLABLE WHEN SEBEK WAS STRAIGHT FUCKING SOBBING AND SILVER KEPT BLAMING HIMSELF FOR EVERYTHING

IF WE GET ONE MORE CHAPTER IN DECEMBER FOR BOTH SERVERS, OOOOOOOOOO YANA I WILL GIVE YOU ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING!

Now, onto the JPN Server!!

***SPOILERS TO JPN SERVER BOOK 7 CONTENT! YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!***

.....Folks let me just say one thing...someone is gonna have to play for my therapy bills after this next chapter...

AND RUGGIE LOOKS SO CUTE BUT THEN I SAW HOW PEOPLE WERE SAYING HE'S ATTENDING ANOTHER SCHOOL IN HIS DREAM, SO ANOTHER STUDENT THAT DOESN'T DREAM ABOUT STILL BEING AT NRC!!!

I can't blame Ruggie either considering he was traumatized from Leona attacking AND trying to kill him, but also just how much Ruggie has been through SINCE THE GODDAMN DAY HE WAS BORN!

YANA, I SWEAR TO THE GREAT SEVEN IF THEY MAKE IT THAT BOTH HIS PARENTS ARE ALIVE AND RUGGIE HAS A HARD TIME COPING WITH THE REALITY THAT HE HAS TO GO BACK TO LOSING THEM AND BEING BROKE, I WILL BE SENDING YOU MY THERAPY BILL

LIKE, LOOK AT THIS FREAKING CUTIE!!

Ruggie Bucchi is without a doubt one of my favorite characters from Twist and IM GOING TO BE HAVING SUCH A HARD TIME SEEING RUGGIE GO THROUGH HIS TRAUMAS, CONSIDERING HE KEEPS THINGS PRIVATELY TO HIMSELF

RUGGIE BUCCHI, YOU ARE LOVED!!😭❤️❤️❤️

I am also so INCREDIBLY curious to see Leona's dream. Is he gonna be aware that it's a dream and accepts it? Is he like everyone else and doesn't remember anything from Lilia's farewell party?

And this will FINALLY BE ADDRESSED IN THIS UPDATE?!

WHAT DOES THAT MEANNNNNN?!?!

SOOOOOO WHAT DID YOU GIVE THEN, LEONA!?!

THIS QUESTION HAS BEEN EATING ME ALIVE FOR SO WAY TOO LONG BUT I SWEAR TO GOD IF WE DON'T GET ANSWERS FOR THIS IM GONNA RIP MY HAIR OUT

I FEEL OUT OF ALL THE BOOKS IN TWISTED WONDERLAND, THIS GROUP NEEDS REDEMPTION AND I WANNA SEE THEM BOND AND CRY TOGETHER OR SOMETHING JUST GIVE IT TO ME!!!

THE MOMENT I CAN GET A TRANSLATED VERSION OF THE UPDATE, I'M HAVING A TALL GLASS OF WINE AND SOME GREENERY (😉) AND DIVING INTO THIS CHAPTER!

LASTLY, I CANNOT BELIEVE WE ARE SO MUCH CLOSER (HOPEFULLY CAUSE I DON'T KNOW ANYMORE) TO SEEING ACE AND DEUCE AGAIN!!

AHHHHHH FHEJAFIOEAJFJERAJF I NEED TO SEE THEM BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR

One concern I have though is we haven't see the dream/visions of when Prince Philip gets kidnapped by Maleficent and her goons

SO WHAT IF HE'S JUST WAITING FOR THE PERFECT OPPORTUNITY TO CUT US OFF AND PREVENT US FROM MAKING ANY MORE PROGRESS?!

AND WHAT ABOUT THIS ⬇️ ?!?!?!?!?!?!? (Sorry if it's a lot lol I'm overwhelmed, is it obvious?😂)

AHHHHHHH I JUST DON'T KNOW IF WE'LL GET ANSWERS FOR THIS IN HEARTSLABYUL'S CHAPTER, BUT IM HORRIFIED IM SEEING ACE AND DEUCE OVERBLOT OR SOMETHING

I NEED TO GO CALM DOWN, BUT I HOPE WE GET SOME ANSWERS!!

[roosterforme]

Posting schedule for this week?? Cannot wait for the updates!

Actually, now that you mention it... I have a schedule update! A double dose of The Curveball this week because I fucked up my schedule/timeline...

Here's my schedule through August 10th!

Today: Always Ever Only You part 4

Friday: The Curveball part 6

Sunday: The Younger Kind part 24

Monday: The Curveball part 7

Tuesday: a Jake one-shot? or maybe Bradley?

Wednesday: Batting Practice part 28

Thursday: Always Ever Only You part 5

[gnabnahc]

wait i haven't updated my list of least fav skz songs in a while so top 10 from least to most egregious (ignoring lose my breath obviously. and also the newest jpn release bc i didnt listen to that album uhhhhh oops i'll do it one day)

10. levanter - she's become mid to me over time but i have never went out of my way to listen to this. i do think she has lovely choreo and a very pretty music video

9. connected - it's not bad but this love island ass song is just too goofy for me. but tay you think 3racha the song rules. you're the #1 youtiful stan. well yes. exactly.

8. lalalala - i've listened to this on my own a handful of times and that's it. live though????? she does in fact bang. that's her saving grace. like yeah i do feel the rock. let's let it rock.

7. ex - idk i find this song boring to listen to. mv is nice though and i always love when they argue which protagonist is the most fuckass (it is the guy from ex btw i stand by that)

6. mirror - i actually forgot abt this song. i always feel bad for putting earlier skz stuff on here bc those were little guys. this one however does hurt my ears.

5. b me - i think this might actually be kinda blasphemous but i just cannot fuck w/ her i'm sorry. i remember when i was getting into skz people were mad this never got an mv. well. i think we've faired fine without it.

4. walkin on water - parts of this song do go kinda crazy however this is at most a promoted bside to me. also the harry potter line is just. Well.

3. unfair - i proimse i do love felix i just cannot get behind his solo stuff so far. hearing this for the first time on call w/ friends made me burst out laughing i was so taken off guard. i mean that w/ every ounce of love in my heart for him.

2. call - whatever the hell that was.

lonely st - if lonely st has no haters i am no longer of this earth. why is it still on the set list. why did they keep this but take off i am you and twilight. i'm going to throw them into a volcano. free me of this fucking song!!!!!!!!