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mrsoulstice · 7 months
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redshift-13 · 7 months
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It's exciting to see these new electric engine aircraft, but as with the history of electric cars, there's still a range bottleneck that will limit sales. 117nm is hardly anything and nearly defeats the purpose of taking a trip once you factor in transportation to/from the airport, plane rental (if you are renting), and pre-flighting.
I'm curious as to why they haven't listed the airspeeds for the DA40 (cruise, do not exceed, etc.) or it's ceiling, which is pretty standard on aircraft manufacturer websites. It might be a bit of a slowpoke, but if you love flying, this is not a serious factor.
Much of the public probably doesn't know that leaded gas is still used for many airplanes, although unleaded is also an option, but not at all airports. I was therefore pleased to see this recent news:
EPA Determines that Lead Emissions from Aircraft Engines Cause or Contribute to Air Pollution  WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its final determination that emissions of lead from aircraft that operate on leaded fuel cause or contribute to air pollution which may reasonably be anticipated to endanger public health and welfare under the Clean Air Act. epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-determines-lead-emissions-aircraft-engines-cause-or-contribute-air-pollution
Flying has been on my mind for the past couple of days, both because I haven' t flown in a long while and always miss it, but specifically because I was prompted by an image I saw on tumblr of a float plane. This immediately reminded me of a long-standing romantic desire to fly deep into the Canadian wilderness and land on a body of water that would be inaccessible otherwise, a place that perhaps no one has visited in years or decades or more. I'd sleep on the water in an inflatable dingy watching the stars and listening to the symphony of forest sounds.
I just checked gas prices at a local airport: $6-7/gallon, which means over $300 to fill a Cessna 172. Ugh. As the electric revolution unfolds, these prices will only get higher.
When will the 500-600 mile electrics be available?
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energyload · 9 months
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Jungfernflug des Elektroflugzeugs eDA40 von Diamond Aircraft
Diamond Aircraft führte im Juli den Jungfernflug des elektrisch angetriebenen eDA40 in Wien durch. Nach eigenen Angaben des Unternehmens verlief der Erstflug wie geplant und zeigte die erwarteten Ergebnisse. Das Elektroflugzeug soll für ein nachhaltigeres Flugtraining sorgen und dadurch den Markt für Trainingsflugzeuge revolutionieren. Lufthansa Aviation Training möchte eine erste eDA40 für den…
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nocternalrandomness · 26 days
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"Raptor in the Canyon"
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Emirates First Class Bar !
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kleexfly · 1 year
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Flight School Solution. Diamond Aircraft.
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sparklingblu · 14 days
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Parádeisos
Miyeon X Male Reader
(Wrote this one based on the tale of Calypso in the Odyssey, bear with my obsession of mythologies)
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People call Helen of Troy the face that launched a thousand ships.
That's because they have never seen Miyeon.
Not like you have any idea what Helen looks like. But if a hundred thousand people go to war for her, she must have been a pretty big deal. You would do the same thing for Miyeon. But there isn't anyone who will steal her to start a war or rather, no one can't. That's her problem.
As you stared at her amidst the lush grass under the shade of the trees, you couldn't help but admire how she looked so ethereal, almost inhuman. The way her hair fluttered in the breeze, the delicate fabric of her dress hugging her frame, her eyes that reflected the color of the summer sky. All seemed perfectly orchestrated to capture your attention like a snare and pulled you in deeper like a vortex.
She plucked a flower with her slender fingers and a faint smile crept across her face. You were glad because she rarely smiled, always foreboding with a mysterious expression with her brows furrowed. You wanted to help her except that when you tried to talk to her, she became silent. A few words here, a few words there. Never enough to make a conversation. At this point, you are certain she hated you.
As if to prove your point, she met your gaze with a scowl and tured her attention back towards another organism that wouldn't bother her unlike you. You sighed, shifting your body to turn towards the wide blue sea that seemed to stretch endlessly. The occasional waves rising and falling, sweeping away the white sand of the beach, glittering in the sunlight like diamonds. The crest of the hill surrounding the slopy geography of the island on either sides slithered down smoothly to encircle the beach at either sides.
It's an absolutely panoramic view and you could stare at it for hours. But that's what you had been doing for god knows how long. "Time flows differently here" Miyeon had said. For the love of god, you could have been stranded on this island for a millennia. Everyone in the outside world you know gone forever.
Considering, they even remember you exist. You have never been much of a social type. You were sitting in a corner at prom, sipping on coke when others danced around with their dates. That doesn't mean you are a nerd either. Sure, you studied and your grades weren't bad but not enough to be considered a geek.
You grew up, graduated with a major in Classics and through highs and lows became a professor at a relatively young age. Things were starting to look good when you got a call from a University in another city, telling you you have been chosen. You got on a plane a week later, headed to a new start. Nothing could go wrong, right?
Except that everything did. The first thing you remember is the way the plane suddenly jerked. Then came the sound of the air hostess on the intercom and the flashing emergency lights. You held on to your oxygen mask and prayed to whatever god is out there as the jet spiralled to a free fall. Your internal organs felt like they were on fire.
The sound of the aircraft colliding to a surface of water is the last thing on your mind before you passed out.
Dead would have been a luxury compared to the agonizing pain that accompanied your wake. The first thing on your mind, of course, I'm alive. Then you opened your eyes and started doubting.
The warm glow of the fire in the hearth and the crackling firewood sent a wave of relief over your psyche. You were lying in a bed so fluffy it could have been a cloud. Pulling down the sheets, you sat up.
The faint smell of a stew brewing greets your nostrils, churning your stomach. How long have you been out without food or water? You were clueless.
The rest of the room is circular, the walls solid rock. Countless little crystals the size of your fist glowing like fireflies were embedded in the ceiling, casting an eerie gloom over the cave, making the shadows dance. You have watched in a tv show that Heaven is where you stay in your happiest moments forever. This was not so far from it.
You have always imagined living in a little house by the ocean, free from the hustle of the outside world. Just reading a good book and basking under the sun everyday. Is that it? Have you achieved that?
Out of the corner of your eyes, a shadow slithered across the wall, making you jerk your head to the other side.
And god, you finally believed you are in Heaven. Because there was an angel.
Near the foot of your bed stood a girl. Her doe eyes slowly studying you like an interesting specimen. She blinked and her eyelids flattered gracefully. The smell of the stew got stronger and you realized she is holding a tray with a bowl in it, which, no doubt, contained the stew. She held it far enough not to stain her white column dress, which accentuated her curves in the most elegant way possible. Her long blonde hair was swept to one side of her shoulder, up to her collar bones. Her rosy lips unfolded.
"You are awake"
Just three words but melodic enough to pull you back into reality.
"Yeah...where am I?" You uttered, hoping the answer is Heaven.
"Ogygia" she mused.
"Ogygia? Like the one where Odysseus..?"
"Yes" she nodded.
"But it's not real" You protested.
"It is" she retorted with an expression like she was offended. "You are at the heart of it"
"So...that means you are...?"
"Enough questions" she snapped, placing a bow on a low stool that had somehow magically appeared.
"Have some. It will heal you" she said, though her tone didn't sound so enthusiastic. "I will check on you later" And just like that she walked out from an opening at the corner.
You might as well have been dreaming. You are in Ogygia? That's impossible. It doesn't really exist. Or does it?
The story from the Odyssey, an extremely long poem by Homer that you learned back in university rushed back to you. So basically, there's a hero name Odysseus and he went on quests and all. Then at some point, he got stranded on an island called Ogygia where he met a nymph named Calypso, who was punished by the gods for a reason(it will be too long to explain so let's just skip it) and damned to stay there forever. Immortal but unable to leave.
Calypso kept Odysseus on the island for seven years, trying to win his heart but he was either faithful to his wife or just in general hate nymphs. He rejected her everytime until he was finally able to leave the island.
A tragic tale. But that's all to it. It's a tale. If this island is Ogygia, does it mean the girl is Calypso? She doesn't look much like a nymph but god, she is beautiful. Maybe Odysseus was stupid enough to turn down such a beauty.
But that's a matter to deal with later. Currently, your stomach was growling like a wild beast and the smell of the stew is the only thing on your mind. You picked up the bowl and took a spoonful. A warm feeling spread through your core, easing the pain earlier. It tasted a bit like chicken but you couldn't be sure. You dug in, until the bowl left no evidence of the stew and your hunger was qenched.
Calypso or whoever the girl is didn't seem too happy with your arrival but you felt thankful. She took you in afterall, though you were not sure how you ended up here in the first place. You doubt you were worthy like Odysseus to be saved by the gods.
The stew seemed to be working its magic because you started to feel drowsy. Your eyelids felt weighted down by hundred pounds of iron. You set the bowl back on the stool and submerged yourself back in the warm embrace of the sheets.
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You didn't know how long you slept but when you open your eyes again, the fire in the hearth had been put out and the crystals in the ceiling have sheathed their glow. A ray of sunlight poured through a hatch in the ceiling.
All your fatigue had been replaced by a new kind of energy. You felt like you could outrun a stallion. (Well, not literally) You got up and stretched. To your surprise, you were wearing the same clothes before your plane crashed. They looked no different from before, cleaner even.
Maybe the girl have washed them? A tinge of excitement ran through your spine. But it quickly disappeared when you remembered she didn't even seem to want to be near you, much less took off your clothes.
You walked through the opening through which the girl had went out before you fell asleep. It opened up into another part of the cave. This one much wider.
A small bed almost identical to the one you slept in lied on one side and a loom on the other. On its side laid stacks of fabrics of different textures and colors. So she's a weaver, you thought.
There was an opening at the end of the cave, giving way to an endless plane of green. You emerged, and the view left you breathless.
As far as your eyes could see, the ocean stretched all around the island. The cave was on a hill, which descended to another hill then to a beach of sparkling white sand.
The most intriguing of all, however, was the garden which stood atop a nearby hill. Filled with vegtation, orchards and endless variety of flowers you had never seen before, it looked like something straight out a fairytale.
You walked down the hill, breathing in the fresh breeze blowing from the sea. You were thinking things couldn't get any better when your eyes caught sight of a slice of heaven.
The girl was on the beach, laying on a blanket, her eyes closed. The two piece swimsuit woven of velvet hugged her body perfectly, outlining every trace of her curves. Her bosoms rised and fell with each breath she took, her flawless skin glowing luminously in the sunlight.
Did she weave that swimsuit herself? You would never know. But you are enjoying the view too much to care. Each breath of hers seemed to fuel your impulse just to walk to her, rip off that swimsuit and-
"Men are all the same"
The words snapped you out of your fantasies. She sat up and turned her head slowly to you, her brows creased.
"Stop staring" she snapped.
"Ehh....I wasn't..."
"Save it" she cut you off. "You slept like a baby"
Was that a compliment? You doubted it.
"Yeah..thanks for you know...saving me"
"I didn't have a choice" her expression turned gloomy. "Sometimes, I don't understand the gods"
"Eh...yes..." you muttered, suddenly remembering the question that has been on your mind. "So you are Calypso..?" you finally dropped it.
She scowled. "God...they still called me that" she picked up a seashell from the sand and twisted it in her fingers. "I grew tired of that name long ago"
"What should I call you then?"
"Miyeon" she answered, throwing the seashell away into the waves. "And you?"
"Gabriel" you answered. "Well, my friends call me Gabie though"
"Gabriel it is then" Miyeon said. A drop of sweat rolled down her temple and god you just wanted to-
"How do you know about me?" Miyeon asked again, crossing her legs smooth as silk.
"Someone named Homer wrote this really long poem and you are featured, you are pretty popular"
"Popular?" she scoffed. "Not for good reasons, I'm sure"
"You did keep Odysseus all to yourself for like seven years so-"
"Oh, shut up" her expression darkened on the mention of her old flame and you knew you had hit a sore spot. "That was like....three thousand years ago, I'm amazed people still talk about it"
"Well, actually I studied all about it"
Her eyebrows raised, like your words made no sense.
"You are a fool" she said. "And a pervert"
"What?"
She rolled her eyes. "Look, I know you have been staring at me, just because my eyes are closed doesn't mean I can't sense you"
"Can you blame me?" you asked, and now you did sound like a pervert.
She let out a chuckle. "You do have your way with words, Gabriel. However, I won't yield" She stood up, brushing off the sand from her thighs. "I guess you are stuck here with me, feel free to explore this dump. If you are hungry, there's something I made" She pointed to a wooden table in the garden. As she bent over to pick up her blanket, you were blessed with the sight of her toned ass.
"So, I can't leave....?" you asked.
"Well, you might...but it's never sure" she replied. "Enjoy doing nothing everyday"
As she walked back up the hill, your mind was left in a state of disbelief and awe.
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So, your days on the island of Ogygia begun. And just like Miyeon said, you did almost nothing. Well, it's hard to do anything else except nothing when you were stranded on an island with no electricity or internet. If you were Miyeon, you would have died of boredom long ago even if you were immortal.
Your daily routine consisted primarily of naps and more naps. Whenever you went to your room in the cave to sleep, you never saw Miyeon in her bed. Even when it's nighttime. When you woke up in the morning, she's already in the garden or sometimes at the loom, weaving different dresses of every color. You had to admit her handiwork was impressive but you wondered what's the point of making such dresses if there's no one to show it off to. Well, there's you but it's highly unlikely.
You didn't need to worry about food. They were always on the table in the garden when you needed them. Or you could pluck a fruit from the orchard. Miyeon didn't mind.
You had gone around the island in circles. Mostly, it's hills, trees and grasses. There's a small forest at the east end but you didn't explore it just in case something dangerous lurk there. You have never been much of a fan of dark, secluded places anyway.
That left you with only one option. The beach. You would either sunbathe or just walk around idly, picking up seashells sometimes (which you threw away back into the sand later). The ocean is not bad either. The water is always the right temperature, not too hot or cold. But even swimming, one of your hobbies, become another another gruesome task to get the day by when you did it every single day.
The only silver lining is the ocassional views you get of Miyeon. When she was either sunbathing or swimming, you would sit in a shade and watched her like a film. Maybe she didn't know or she just didn't care because she never gave you a single glance.
Once, the wind blew strong, lifting her skirt up just enough for you to see her cheeks and you praised the gods.
But that's it. You just get to watch. Until now, you had never realized how internet porn is one of the greatest inventions made by humans. Jerking off to your thoughts all the time isn't really doing the job.Thankfully, you have an active imagination. Sometimes, you imagined Miyeon, riding you, sucking you off.
That lead you to wonder, does Miyeon have those urges too? Probably, seeing how she was head over heels for that Odysseus dude. So maybe, she did find a way to relieve them.
You didn't know if someone who have been imprisoned since the dawn of time knew how to masturbuate. Maybe you could teach her. If she didn't turn you into guinea pig first.
You try ticking a mark on a tree nearby with a gardening knife for each day that pass but it got hard when you sometimes fell asleep on the sand under the morning sun and woke up to be greeted by the same warm rays, feeling like you had been out for at least a week.
All this time, Miyeon and you barely interacted. You tried to start conversations, asking her if she needs help in the garden or trying to get her to teach you weaving. But of course, she simply shaked her head, not bothering to waste a word on you.
Apart from being in the middle of nowhere, you thought being ignored by the only person accompanying you is bad enough. Until the events of one night changed it all.
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The wind whistled in your ears. The pressure of the air so strong you felt like you are gonna be crashed flat. Darkness ruled every corner of your vision. You were falling, deeper and deeper into the eternal abyss. The growls of beasts echoed from the depths.
You thought you would never stop falling, until something sharp speared your chest.
You woke up with a start. You were sweating like crazy despite the breeze blowing through the hatch in the ceiling. The first dream you had had since you were here. Or rather, the first nightmare.
Feeling thirsty, you looked around for water but had no luck. Usually, Miyeon left a jug on the bedisde table but there wasn't one that night. So you got out of the bed, wiping away the sweat on your forehead.
You found your way out of the room from the glow casted by the crystals. As usual, Miyeon wasn't in bed. You looked around. No water here either. As if to mock you, an unfinished shawl in the loom depicted the shapes of blue waves.
You walked out of the cave, maybe there was some on the garden table. The night was quiet other than the chirps of cicadas. The full moon shone brilliantly on the canvas of the night sky.
Was the moon always full here? You couldn't remember. The distant sound of waves crashing and falling pierced the night.
You headed towards the garden, which beauty never ceased to amaze you. Certain types of flowers bloomed and glowed silver and gold along the path that lead straight across the place. Trees that don't exist in the outer world cast shadows across the shorter plants. It would always be a mystery how Miyeon managed to took care of all of them without fail. You were near the vineyard when you heard a faint sound from the center of the garden.
Beneath the willow tree in the heart of the garden sat a humanoid figure. Your heart skipped a beat. The fear that the nightmare earlier gave birth to still clouded your mind. You never believed such absurdities like ghosts exist but if Ogygia is real, what else could be?
Taking careful steps, you slowly approached to the source of the sound. The moonlight casted a faint glow and the scene in front of you unfolded clearly.
The person beneath the willow tree was no other than Miyeon. But a different version you have never seen before. She sat there, laying against the trunk of the old tree. Her whole body bare. Her legs spread out so obscenely yet so ethereal. The depths of her pink cavern being sown by her middle and ring fingers. She lets out a moan as equally melodic as a sonata with each thrust of fingers into her pussy. Her tits rock hard and heaving with each breath. Those doe eyes of hers that were filled with elegance were now rolled back with pure lust. Her fingers that brought life to her loom now became nothing but a mere tool for her pleasure.
As if under a spell, your gaze was rooted to the scene before you, your heart racing faster with each passing second. If someone came and make you and offer to trade immortality for this moment, you would have rejected it.
Miyeon's body started to shake violently, her toes curling and uncurling. The dripping juice from her pussy start forming a puddle on the grass. Finally, her body jerked, spraying her sweet nectar all over the green plane. She panted softly, sweat trickling down her temple, her blonde hair a messy nest.
That was when you knew you were fucked. Even if you tried to turn now, you would be in her range of sight. If you tried to hide, she could sense you. So you just stood there like a statue, not daring to breath.
Miyeon's eyes slowly opened then focused on you. An expression of pure awe formed on her face which quickly turned into one of disgust and fury.
"You!" she yelled, her voice still hoarse from the moaning earlier. "How long have you been here?"
"Don't get me wrong! I was just trying to-"
"You fucking pervert" she yelled, trying to cover up her assets with her hands. Her brows furrowed and If looks could kill, you would have been dead a thousand times.
"It was an accident, ok? I'm not trying to peek on you. I was justrying to get some water"
"That's your excuse!?" she shriek, her tone no longer mellow. "I should have left you to die on the beach if I have known you are a creep"
"Look, Miyeon. I swear I wasn't trying to-"
"Oh, then what's that?" she pointed below your waist.
You looked down and notice the bulge. Your cock so hard it feels like it's gonna pierce your trousers. You shouldn't have but you blushed.
"Look, I can explain"
"You don't need to explain, get out of here. Leave my island!"
"Wait but how-"
"Leave me alone!" she yelled so loud you thought the ground is going to crack open.
"Fine fine" you replied in a rush and walked out of the garden as swift as you could.
However, the scene you witnessed was embedded in your memory for as long as you live. The way the moonlight showered on her skin, the pure baloney of the hidden side of Miyeon that you never knew exist. The way she reacted was totally opposite from her graceful and tranquil manner. She looked like she was about to kill you and you believed she could.
The silver lining? You knew she did masturbuate now, which meaned she has sexual urges just like anyone. This would have made you hopeful but after what happened, it didn't seem to matter. She hated you now. If you were to wake up as a guinea pig the next day, it wouldn't be a surprise.
With a heavy burden on your mind, you sighed and headed back to the cave.
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Your train of thoughts were cut off by a melody that graced your ears. Miyeon was singing. You had heard her sweet voice many times but it never failed to grip your heart. It was just the perfect balance of harmony and rhythm. Most of the times, you don't understand a word she is singing. But you can swear you heard her sang Love Story by Taylor Swift once. You have no clue how she even knew the song.
Miyeon continued her song while she picked flowers of various colors from the garden. A tulip here, a lily there. And another one you don't know the name of. Regardless, her movement were as poised as ever, which brought back the memory of that night.
Since the day of the incident, Miyeon have not uttered a single word to you. She still made you food and occasionally weaved new clothes for you but whenever your gazes met, she would either avert her eyes or scowled.
As the time went on, the silence became unbearable. Sure, she didn't speak to you much before. But it wasn't total silence. Now, you felt like she had ignored your existence which she probably did. It's true that you had been staring but it wasn't intentional (though it was a nice surprise). She was too consumed with rage to hear you out. At least she didn't burn you or turn you into an animal.
You thought of attempting to clear the air between you but you are worried it would push her away even further. You sometimes felt homesick, wanting to return back into the human world. But no one could help you with that, not even Miyeon. According to the myth, the gods had saved Odysseus from this island by sending Hermes, the messenger god, asking Calypso(or Miyeon, whatever) to free him. But Miyeon isn't obsessed with you like she was with Odysseus to even keep you captive. So, there isn't a need to free you. Maybe you can try building a raft and sail away. But staying here seems better instead of dying of hunger and thirst in the middle of the ocean. This island was made by the gods themselves and it can't be escaped in an ordinary way.
You are not so happy with the idea that this island made its inhabitants immortal. What's the join of being immortal if all you do is sleep, eat and swim everyday? You are stuck between a rock and a hard place.
Miyeon's singing had stopped and now her gazes were back on yours. She scowled again but this time her eyes didn't waver. She beckon you with her hand to the cave. A jolt of excitement run through your body. Is she finally forgiving you? Or she's planning to kill you in the cave.
Nevertheless, you sat up and followed her across the hills, her shapely hips swaying with every step. You entered the cave after Miyeon and found her sitting on her bed. The expression in her eyes was unreadablele.
"Look" she spoke the first words in a long time. "Maybe I overreacted"
You wanted to say "Of course, you did" but you forgot about it. "Yeah, I'm sorry too" you apologized, though a part of you didn't want to.
"I was just...you know..." A faint blush appeared on her cheeks. "Trying to...eh..."
"I get it" you said. "That's a very normal thing, humans do it too"
"I know.." she said in a low tone. "But being seemed by someone else, it's embarrassing....and..." she paused and bit her lower lips.
"And?" you asked. You expected another word of resentment but what she said surprise you.
"Hot" she replied and looked down.
You can't believe your ears. She thinks being watched is hot? Her mask of innocence was starting to unravel slowly.
"Hot...?" you mused. "So you like me watching you?"
"In a way, yes" her fingers ran along the bedsheets. "You don't know how it feels to be alone for so long without anyone. Anyone who can satisfy my urges. I try to do it myself but I'm never satisfied. I need something else.....I need...."
'A cock' you thought. All these times, she had never been anything but a cockhungry slut. You shouldn't have been intimidated by her right from the start. Afterall, you are the only one who can give her what she needs.
"I know what you need" you said. "And I have it, don't I?"
Miyeon swallowed and nodded. You had never seen her so vulnerable it give you a sense of superiority. The tables have turned.
"Look, I'm desperate. I'm sorry for the way I acted. But I can't help thinking about your....cock. Since I saw that bulge, I have been in heat" As those filthy words left her mouth, her face turns so red it could have been a tomato. "So, you know, can you...?"
"Eh....I see..." you said with a hint of mockery. "I thought you think I'm a pervert"
"That was long ago!" she quickly retorted. She's that desperate, huh? "And I apologize for it, so if you can just give me...your cock..."
"It's not something that I can just give easily. I have my pride too, you know" That's bullshit. You were just as desperate as her. But you masked it better.
"Please, I will do anything" she begged again.
"Anything?" you started imagining scenarios.
"Yes"
"Like what?"
"I...I can suck you off..." she murmured quietly.
"What was that, Miyeon?"
"I will give you a blowjob" she said, much louder this time.
The corners of your mouth twitched into a wicked smile.
"Hmm, I don't know....is it really worth it?" you pushed her even farther.
"Please, I will make sure you are satisfied. You can cum wherever you want"
The idea of her perfect body covered in cum finally lead you to your decision.
"Alright but I will leave if you are not good"
"I promise!"
"Fine..."
"Please lay on the bed" she said, gesturing towards her bed.
You follow her orders, sinking into the feather bed. Miyeon slowly crawled up your legs until she reached your crotch area. She traced her fingers along your already bulging cock like it's something delicate.
"Finally..." she murmured dreamily as she slowly pulled down your pants and it sprung up to hit her in the nose.
"This smell..." she brushed her nose against the underside of your shaft. Then she pressed it to her cheeks, making her head look so much smaller. "So big..."
Finally, she started planting wet kisses along the side of your cock, sending a jolt to your spine each time. Those rosy lips of hers brushing against your unholiest place. After she pestered your shaft with kisses, she moved to the tip, where she trailed her tongue slowly across the sensitive slit then swirling her tongue.
"God, Miyeon, don't stop..." you tried not to sound desperate but it gets harder with each dance of her tongue.
She slowly started to take your tip into the warm embrace of her mouth, moving her head in a constant pace. Her fingers stroke from the base to her lips, then back again. The way her fingers move is just as masterful as the time she weaved, tracing every pulsing vein.
Her lips opened up to take more of your cock, half of it now being licked and gobbled in her warm cavern. Her pace increased, matching the rhythm of her fingers. The sound of spit squelching echo around the room. Each time your cock disappeared into her mouth, she would hum, sending vibrations across your shaft.
With each twirl and twist of her tongue, her pace increased even more. She had swallowed most of your cock now and her hands were on your thigh, holding on for support.
"Mmmphh" she mewled as your whole manhood disappeared into her mouth and her nose pressed right against your pelvis. She held you in her throat for a moment before she comes up for air, gagging and spilling spit. After a second of rest, she went down again, swallowing you like a vulture. Her blonde hair bobbed with each movement of her head. You realize her mouth does more than just sing. Her tongue is no less masterful as it traced along the underside and dance on your tip.
You fetl like your body is floating. The pleasure of her mouth made you yearn for it more and more. You didn't want this feeling of pure bliss to stop.
Her cheeks hollowed, sucking the life right out of you as her tongue greedily lapped up your precum. You were not a virgin and you had had your fair share of experience but the way her mouth worked is out of this world. (It literally is) She came up for air again, her chin dripping with her spit mixed with your precum.
"Ugh......so... juicy....." she panted s she looked at you with eyes full of ecstasy. And that look reminded you, you need her mouth back on your cock right now.
Without warning, you grabbed her hair and impale her mouth on your cock, stuffing her throat with your length. She struggled at first then calms down, as you hold her there, your fingers tangled in her locks. Her throat pulsed against your own pulsing cock, squeezing your tip.
"You don't stop unless I tell you to, ok?" you demanded.
She nodded furiously, feeling the lack of air as your cock blocks all her pathways of oxygen. You jerked her head up from her hair, look at her ruined face, then pressed it onto your cock again. You repeated the motion rapidly, using her like a fleshlight.
As he throat constricted around your mamba, you started feeling the familiar sensation of the finale approaching to this act. There's so many ways to fill Miyeon up or paint her. Then an idea came to your mind.
You stop thrusting Miyeon's mouth on your cock and let go of her hair. Her head tilted ninety degrees, gagging loudly then coughing.
"Miyeon. lay on the bed sideways but hang your head off the sides" you ordered as you get off the bed and Miyeon complied, shifting her position so that her head now hanged loosely from the side of the bed.
"Good slut" you praised as you take your position in front of her, gripping her throat and shoving your dick all the way in. Your balls slapped her nose and her eyes widened but then relaxed. You started thrusting your cock into her wet vulgar hole, admiring how her thraot bulged from the foreign object entering it.
Miyeon let you use her hole without complaint, lying there still as you get closer to nirvana with each thrust. You pulled your cock out all the way then back in with so much force, Miyeon's body jerked.
"Miyeon. I'm gonna..."
Your flood gates broke open. You shoot load after load of thick cum into Miyeon's throat, which she gulped down eagerly. But it must have been too much, because she started to cough, which is hard to do with a cock in her throat. She could drown in your cum, she asked for it. You kept thrusting until you finally came down from your euphoric high.
You pulled out your cock and the mixture of spit and cum flowed down from her mouth to every part of her angelic face. She murmurs in a ragged voice. "Thanks..."
"You are welcome" you said, admiring the beauitful mess, which is Miyeon. Her chest heaving and her mouth gaped open like a fish. Her face covered in spit.
She started to get up from her position, her hands pressed against the bed for support, but you had other ideas. As she was just getting off the bed, you pushed her head back down into the mattress, her lower body dangling from the side of the bed.
You pushed her head deeper into the mattress muffling her scream. With the other hand, you pulled up her white dress from the hem, exposing her round ass.
"Gosh, you are already so wet"
You saidbas you collected the juice within her folds with your middle finger and shoved it into her asshole, which clenched it down in a vice grip. You pull your finger free from her grasp then shoved it into her ass again.
As you finger her asshole, her pussy dripped even more, flowing steadily down to her bedsheet, staning it with her juice.
"Are you turning on from getting your ass fingered?" you asked. She replied in something that sounded like "Mmmf....umff".
"You must be desperate, huh? How long has it been since these holes are filled?"
You pull out your finger and slaped er ass, making her cheeks jiggle. You groped her ass some more, before you shove two fingers into her wet folds, extracting another inaudible sound from Miyeon.
You started pumping your fingers, gliding them in and out of her cavern. It clenchednon you tight like it's worried your fingers will stop thrusting. But she didn't need to worry because you were not going to leave the wet goodness of her hole anytime soon.
Miyeon let out more muffled moans and her body writhed like she was being tasered. But that's not so far from the truth because your fingers are sending shockwave after shockwave of pleasure through her.
With your free hand, you slapped her ass again, the way it wriggle almost hypnotic. The white backdrop of her skin marked with your handprints. You brought your palm down again and again, until her ass becomes nothing but a crimson plane.
"Look how much you are dripping. Do you like being spanked that much? No wonder Odysseus ignored you. You are such a whore"
Miyeon is no longer protesting, not even muffled sounds escaped her mouth anymore. She just lays there, face down ass up and let you toy with her body. The movement of your fingers became swifter, spraying juice each time they collide with Miyeon's depths.
Her pussy squelched happily each time your fingers enter, as if showing its gratitude. And it should. Miyeon had called you a pervert twice. Maybe she's right. But that pervert is the only one who can save her from her eternal damnation of the denial of pleasure. She should be thankful.Her legs started to quiver and you realized she was close. But you wouldn't be too hasty in giving her release.
You stopped, pulling out your fingers. You pulled up Miyeon's head and turned it a 180 degree, looking down at her eyes, far gone.
"Why..why do you..?"
Her protested are quickly cut out by your tongue which entered her mouth, swirling and tasting every inch of her another hole, which you just filled up with your cum a while ago. But you didn't care. Her lips feel velvety, just like all those fabrics she weaves. The tenderness of it got you asking for more. Miyeon returns the action by wrapping her own tongue around yours. It took two to tango after all.
Your other hand reached for her clothed boobs, pushing out from the textile of her dress. Miyeon's bosom is not one you can call big but they are not tiny either. It's just perfect enough for you to grope and pinch her nipples, already rock hard from the stimulation.
You pulled back, a trail of saliva glistening between her lips and yours. She looked at you with those needy eyes of hers, begging you to give her the release she desperately needs.
"Please...I....I need to cum..." she mummuredm She looked so pathetic you almost felt sorry. But after the treatment she had given you all those time, why should you be?
"Look at you, begging to me" you mocked. "Miyeon, you are nothing but a cockhungry whore, admit it"
Her face flared up. Then she tried to hide it and fails.
"I'm not a whore....I just need..."
"If you keep lying to yourself, you will never get the reward you seek from me"
"But I'm not a whore..."
You chuckled. "Aren't you the one who asked me for my cock? Beg me to taste it. Hell, you have been a whore since the beginning of time, falling for every man who ends up here"
Her expression turned confused, like she's debating with herself on your words. Finally, she spoke again.
"I.....I'm not falling for you. I don't even like you"
Oh, now she wanted to play it rough.
"Is that so? Then I guess you don't need me"
You turned to leave, which is all a trap to lure Miyeon to your dungeon of lust. And she fell right into it.
"Wait!" she called. "Don't leave"
You turn your head and raised an eyebrow. She was sitting on the bed now, her fingers fidgeting nervously.
"I....I will say what you want me to, so please don't leave"
"And what will you say?"
"I...I'm a....whore" Her voice reduced to a whisper at the last word. She looked own, her face burning with shame.
"I can't quite hear you from here"
"I'm a...whore" she said again, a bit louder than the last time. But you were not satisfied.
"Still can't hear you"
"I'm a whore!" she shrieked much to your surprise. "I need your cock so please use me"
You had done something that no one had ever achieved. You had ripped Miyeon of whatever remnanta she left of her pride, dginity and grace she had feigned all this time. Now she's no different from a typical whore who will let you use her for money. In Miyeon's case, she didn't need money. She needed your cock.
"That's more like it, no need to be shy" You walked up to her and hold her chin between your thumb and index fingers, admiring the angleic features of her face, from her aquiline nose to her sharp chin. A drop of cum from earlier still hanged on one of her eyebrows.
"Show me that ass" you ordered and she doesn't complain, getting on all fours and raising her ass for your eyes, her dress becoming nothing but an added luxury for you to feast on.
You got behind her and hiked up her dress to her waist, giving you full access to her ass. You dug a finger into her pussy, retractedband licked her juice off it. Maybe it's a nymph thing or you are just overwhelmed with desire but it's the sweetest thing you have ever tasted.
"Please, I need your cock inside me" Miyeon whined again, no longer hiding her desperation.
"Patience, slut" That came out so lame you promise yourself not to say that ever again.
You lined up the tip of your cock to her pussy, which was already convulsing with anticipation. In the beginning, you just pushed in your tip, testing the waters. Her pussy was wet enough you don't need to put any extra effort. You don't know if she is a virgin with the way her walls hugged you and gripped you like they are familiar with the alien object entering it but that's a question for another time. For now, you only have a single task to complete, filling her up.
"More..." Miyeon pleaded. That breathy voice of her with a hint of melancholy is what ignited the flame inside you.
With no further words, you pushed you whole length into her opening and she letbout a guttural moan. The way her walls swallowed your manhood leaves you struggling not to make a sound.
"Fuck, Miyeon, you are so tight..."
"Yes, fuck my tight pussy, I need your cock pounding me"
With each vulgar word that left her mouth, Miyeon push her hips back, trying to fuck herself on your cock. But you were going to be the one in charge. You held her tiny waist, stopping her from going further.
"I'm gonna fuck you, not the opposite, remember?"
"Yes..yes, sorry. I just need it...Hhng!"
Her apology was cut short when you start bucking your hips slowly, getting your cock accustomed to her wet cavern. Each thrust left you feeling breathless, the friction against her slick walls like no other feeling you have experienced. At this moment, you feel like you are the luckiest (and only) person on Ogygia.
Miyeon's moans grew louder with each pump of your cock, occassionally begging you for more. But she didn't need to because you are going to give her your all, satisfying the needs of her pussy that haven't been fucked properly for eternity.
So you picked up the tempo, waves rippling across her ass each time you thrusted into her. If her pussy was wet before, now it's a river, juice flying everywhere with each thrust you gave her. And she tool it like a champ. You think you eere going fast enough but she kept begging for more, to ruin her, to pound her into oblivion.
And who are you not to comply when you were held captive in the most heavenly place of the most beautiful woman(or nymph, whatever) you have ever seen. You channeledbevery single ounce of energy into pounding Miyeon's pussy and the effort started heating your body up, your hair slick with sweat.
Miyeon's not so different. Her dress is sticking to her skin with her own bodily fluid while she closed her eyes, drinking up the ecstasy only your cock could give her.
You wrapped your arm around her waist and pulled her back against your chest, tracing your tongue across her ear while the rhythm of your cock remained unwavering. She tilted her neck to one side, beckoning you to taste her even more and you obliged, licking across her jaw up to her temple.
"Mhmm....yes, just like that....god, don't stop.."
You helpee her pull off her dress completely to have full access to her goddess like body. You cup your hands on her boobs, which are so soft they can melt from your touch. You squeezed and kneaded, adding a side dish of pleasure to the main course of your cock against her pussy.
You let a hand travel down between her legs and there you attacked her weak spot, rubbing her clit. Miyeon's eyes widened at your ambush and her body start to shake violently. You pinched her nipple and she lets out the most euphonius of squirms, which graced your ears like a melody. Miyeon was so overcome with pleasure, she no longer seem to be aware of her own actions. She bucked her hips back each time you pull back your cock, wanting to be filled up at every millisecond. Her milky white was now glistening from all the sweat dripping down from the heat of the moment.
The deadly combination of your fingers and cock finally let her to her orgasm. She moaned at the top of her lungs, juice spilling out of her holes like a dam breaking open. Through her high, you keep fucking her, bringing you closer and closer to your own climax.
"Yes, fuck me, fuck me, fuck me"
Miyeon cries as your cock kept burying into her to the hilt and back even after she had cummed. Her body twitched and writhed with each thrust her now sensitive pussy took. You were not so far from following Miyeon, the clench of her walls driving you to the finish line until...
"God, yes, fill me up. Cum inside me. Fill your slut with cum"
Miyeon screams as you finally deposited your load into her cunt, sending shots after shots of thick white liquid into her. Your hips bucked wildy, filling her up with each movement. The bliss that you felt is phenomenal, out of this world. Arcs of pleasure coursed through your veins like electricity. You finally come to a halt, panting. You slapped her ass one last time and pull out.
"Oh, god....." Miyeon panted as she lays there on the bed like a broken doll, her face that of pure satisfaction. Her pussy leaked a steady stream of your cum down to her sheets, which were already filthy enough with her spit and juice. But that's what she wanted. She's a slut afterall.
"You are welcome" you said as your body suddenly grew tired from the intense session you went through. You sat down at the foot of the bed, closing your eyes, steadying your breathing. Your mind was still in a state of bliss, imagining what to do with Miyeon next after you recharged again. But for now, you needed rest and you were too tired to walk back to your own bedroom. So, you rested your back against the bed, dozing off.
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"Mister?" a female voice rings in your ears.
You open your eyes, an air hostess is looking at you like a pest, unwanted.
"What..what?" you mutter drowsily.
Her eyes glitter with amusement when you yawn.
"We have landed, we have been trying to wake you for fifteen minutes. We thought something happened to you. We have even called the medics"
"Fifteen minutes?" you looked around the empty aircraft, deprived of passengers.
"And you were mummuring some words like... Ogygia and Calypso?"
Your face flushed and look down at the book on your lap, half opened. "The Odyssey" said the cover. "Odysseus and the island of Ogygia" said the title of the chapter on the right page.
It was all a dream. A product of your arousal and obsession. It felt so real, however, you start thinking maybe you really have been to Ogygia and Miyeon have somehow returned you back here.
But that's a fantasy. Just like the photos of Miyeon that filled your gallery, your obsession. Despite the madness, you grin and the air hostess stares at you, her mouth gape open.
"Sorry" you apologize, stading up. Your phone chimes and you look down, only to be greeted by your wallpaper of Miyeon, your own version of Calypso.
This is going to be a long day.
-x-x-x-
(Wrote this a bit longer than I intended to. Thanks for reading as always~)
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dailyoverview · 4 days
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In the 1990s, commercial diamond mining began around Lac de Gras in the Northwest Territories of Canada. Since then, the Diavik Diamond Mine (bottom) and Ekati Diamond Mine (top) have produced a combined 15 million carats of diamonds each year — an annual output of 6,600 pounds (3,000 kg). The final frame shows a close-up view of Diavik, with its two primary open pits, waste ponds, processing facilities, and an airstrip capable of landing aircraft as large as 737s and C-130s.
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alex99achapterthree · 4 months
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Phantom Friday...
While we're talking about the USAF THUNDERBIRDS from their F-4 Phantom days...
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Here's a stunning view of Thunderbird #1 leader in the signature 'diamond" formation, taken from Thunderbird #4 flying in the slot position.
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The aircraft in the slot is immediately behind and immediately below the leader. So close, in fact, that lore has it that the #4 aircraft tail is painted black to hide soot stains from flying in the #1 aircraft exhaust.
Interesting to speculate on how this image was taken. The pilot is certainly too busy with hands on the stick and throttles to be fooling with a camera. So, either a camera was mounted in the back or someone was riding back there snapping pictures. What a ride that would have been!
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e-dubbc11 · 8 months
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Under the Pale Moonlight
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Photos are not mine. They are courtesy of Pinterest/Google.
Pairing: Billy Russo x F! Reader
Supporting characters: Frank Castle, James Wesley, and Wilson Fisk
Warnings: Swearing, violence, guns, knives, and fluff.
Word Count: 4.2k-ish
Summary: Billy is unhinged, you’ve been taken and being held for ransom. He will not rest until you are found and he can bring you home safe, and you feel sorry for anyone who gets in his way
A/N: Based off of a little conversation between @qu1etwolf and myself. She said she would like to see me try and write something with Billy and his violent like tendencies but I still wanted fluffy elements to it. It’s a bit dramatic but I’m pretty pleased with what I did here and I hope you enjoy it!
As always, thank you for reading!  I appreciate it so much and comments, reblogs are welcome and encouraged. Don’t be shy to tell me your favorite part. 💕💕 💕
That night was cloudless and quiet at first.
The sky was so clear, you could see just about every crater of the moon and the stars that were sprinkled behind it sparkled like diamonds under fluorescent lights. From far away, you could hear the occasional dog barking that cut through the silence and you could see the dark shadows of the autumn foliage swaying in the gentle winds.
The musky sweet fragrance of fallen leaves danced across your nose while the cool breeze enveloped you as you walked down the street…alone.
He told you he hated when you walked alone…anywhere…any time of day. Billy didn’t like it if you went anywhere by yourself.
“You worry too much, baby. I’ll be fine.” You had said with a warm smile.
Famous last words.
When you came to, your head hurt and your body was resting on a metal floor, the empty space was completely dark, without windows, and every noise you made echoed throughout the room. It sounded like you were inside of a shipping container.
You weren’t bound or restrained in any way but you were scared and convinced that this had something to do with a deal that your father didn’t want to make involving the company he worked for.
Pratt and Whitney built aircraft engines and while your father didn’t own the company, he was responsible for bringing deals to the table. They build engines for civil aviation and military aviation and when your father declined a business offer, it was for a good reason.
Not too long ago, he had told you about a man coming to see him that wanted to do business and would not take no for an answer and you were convinced that it was someone involved with this man that was holding you captive.
But you didn’t know how far they were willing to go, to get what they wanted.
**********
He let out a yell that could probably be heard by people outside the building on the streets below.
His office was completely destroyed.
Fragments of shattered glass decorated the floor, his laptop landed upside down in the corner of the room, the cracked mirror and the broken picture frames were also casualties of the war zone inside Billy’s office. With his gun in one hand and your picture in the other, he stared down at your smiling face trying to figure out what his next move was going to be.
He needed to find you and was ready to burn the world down if it meant he could find you faster. Billy finally found love, someone who loved him but didn’t put up with his shit, someone that put him in his place when it was necessary, and someone that told him it was ok to let go. You said you would never leave, never abandon him, and he trusted you.
But you were gone, taken someplace that he had no idea where. He wasn’t going to rest until you were found, until HE found you. Billy needed you to be safe in his arms where you belonged and he wasn’t going to let anyone take you away from him.
Still holding the frame with your picture in it, he smashed the glass and removed it to put in his jacket pocket. Billy holstered his weapon and headed for the office door where he was cut off on the other side by Frank.
“Outta my way, Frankie. Now.” He said, rage dripping from his lips.
Frank held up a hand to try and stop him from leaving.
“She’s high profile, Bill. The FBI said they were handling it.” Frank said.
“Oh come on, Frankie! Those corrupt assholes couldn’t find their way out of a wet paper bag let alone find her! I should have been more insistent that she not walk alone and I’m gonna kill every single one of them, Frank. Every…single…one.” Said Billy.
The icy tone to his voice and his mouth twisted with threat let Frank know that Billy was serious. He didn’t care who he had to kill, he was going to find you and leave a trail of bodies behind him while he did it.
“I can’t stop you, can I Bill.” Frank said.
Billy’s eyes darkened and his lips curled back to reveal clenched teeth.
“You know me, Frankie. You think anyone’s gonna be able to stop me? Especially when it comes to her?” Growled Billy.
Frank looked into Billy’s eyes, they shined with unshed tears as he grabbed him by the shoulder.
“Well let’s go get her then, yeah?” Frank said with one side of his mouth curled up into a half smile. “You have a place to start?”
“Her father had a business card from the guy that came to his office wanting to make a deal, willing to pay cash, classic red flag. The card had an address on it. He said it sounded like the same guy demanding the engines in exchange for y/n.” Billy said.
Frank scoffed. “Pfft, not too bright is he. Well I think Lieberman can get her last known location before her phone went dead, so I’ll go to David’s and you go to that address, yeah?”
“Yeah, lemme know what you find out.” Billy said.
**********
They finally had enough of listening to you bang on the walls and call out for help. It took awhile but the doors opened, the early morning sun peeked through the crack in the door, they came inside and tied your arms and legs. They put a piece of tape over your mouth as well so they wouldn’t have to listen to you anymore.
The harder your struggled to free yourself, the tighter the ropes had become and you didn’t want to expel all of your energy. What did they want?
And why did they want aircraft engines? While he had more than enough money for the engines, he was a civilian and civilians don’t require large engines like that and your father could see right through that so he told them no.
They had also taken your watch.
It was completely dark inside the shipping container so you wouldn’t be able to see the time no matter how hard you tried but they took it from you anyway. It was the watch Billy had given you for Christmas last year, the one that he had engraved “Until the end of time. Love, Billy.”
You managed a slight smile with the tape over your mouth thinking about what he said when he gave it to you. When you looked at the engraving, he said, “It was between this and ‘nice butt’,” which caused you to burst out laughing.
You loved him so much.
There weren’t many things in this world that frightened you but you were very scared that you would never get to see Billy’s face again. It terrified you to think you would never get to look into his endless brown eyes again, lovingly scrape your nails against his scalp, or tell him that you loved him and to hear him say it back.
You needed to be in his arms again, to have his body be a warm cradle for yours, and for his soft lips to kiss you goodnight before you fall asleep.
You wanted it all back, you wanted him…forever. And he needed to know that.
**********
When he wanted to be, Billy could be very quiet. He was so light on his feet, sometimes you had no idea he was even in the same room until you turned around to see his handsome face smiling at you, then laughing because he scared you.
That skill came in handy when it was needed. When he arrived at the address on the business card, he didn’t know what to expect so he drew his weapon and went inside the building.
Slinking down hallways and creeping around corners, he checked the building from top to bottom and found everything he expected to find…which was nothing.
The building was empty.
At some point it had been occupied but looking around him, there hasn’t been any activity inside of the building in a long time. It was just an address. But who owned the building?
He needed to get back, tell Frank what he found, and to see if David had any luck finding the last location of your phone.
**********
You heard men arguing outside but you could only make out bits and pieces of the conversation.
“He said he wanted her moved.” One of them said.
Then you heard a different voice. “Well where are we going to move her?”
You heard the first voice again. “He doesn’t care where, just move her. She probably has to go to the bathroom anyway.”
That voice sounded familiar…”He doesn’t care where…”
It was killing you not knowing who “HE” was. Who could it be? And that voice, where have you heard that voice before?
Also, how considerate of them, you thought sarcastically to yourself…you hadn’t had anything to drink in hours so you didn’t really have to go. You didn’t even know how long you had been locked inside.
More talking…
“I cannot believe you didn’t get rid of her phone until you brought her here. Her boyfriend owns the best private security company in the city. You better hope they don’t track her phone or I’ll kill you myself.”
Before they tied you up, you had removed your jacket and tossed it into the corner. If they planned on moving you, hopefully they would be dumb enough to leave your jacket where it is so Billy could find it.
You felt it in your heart that he was out looking for you and when he does find you, he was never going to let you walk alone again.
**********
“The name, Bill. What was the name on the business card?” Frank asked.
Billy pinched the bridge of his nose and closed his eyes, concentrating really hard trying to remember the name your father told him was on the card.
“Wesley…James Wesley.” Said Billy. “Y/n’s father also said that they don’t want money, they want those engines. And why does that name sound so familiar, Frankie?”
Frank pressed his lips together in a straight line then hung his head before glancing at Billy again.
“Because he works for HIM, Bill. He works for Wilson Fisk…Kingpin.” Frank said softly.
Billy ran his long fingers through his ebony colored hair, hell burned behind his dark doll like eyes, and he had the acid burn of bitterness in his throat as he said, “Well then he’ll be the final body on top of the pile. She has nothing to do with this and he took her from me, Frankie and he’s gonna pay for it. They’re all gonna pay, so please tell me David found where her phone was last.”
He stared at Frank while putting his gear on and removed the picture of you from his suit jacket pocket to stash it behind his vest. Billy was ready to take out anyone who got in his way including the authorities.
“He did…down by the water where the cargo ships come in. Might be holding her in one of those shipping containers…told ya they’re not too bright. And you know I’m comin’ with you, yeah?” Said Frank.
Billy shook his head furiously.
“No, no, no, I can’t ask you to do that. You have a family, Frankie. I can’t let you risk yourself for me.” Billy said.
“And you’re part of that family, Bill so you’re not goin’ by yourself. Gimme some of that untraceable Russian ammo that I know you have and let’s go bring her home.” Frank said with a slight smirk.
“I love her, Frankie.” Billy said with a slight hitch in his voice.
“Well, let’s go so you can tell her instead of me.”
**********
They arrived at the pier under the cover of the clouded night sky. The ethereal glow of the moon peeked out briefly from behind the clouds before completely disappearing on the other side of the fluffy clouds.
The steady wind picked up a little faster down by the water as they stealthily moved through the cargo yard when they came upon a chair that had been turned over and the rocks underneath their feet had been disturbed. It looked like someone had been dragged from one of the containers, close to where the chairs were turned over.
“The door’s open, Bill…go check inside.” Frank whispered.
With his flashlight on, Billy stepped inside. You weren’t there but in the back corner, he saw some kind of black fabric rolled into a ball. It looked like it was hastily thrown there. When he picked it up, it unfolded and he recognized it immediately. Smiling slightly to himself, Billy knew you had left it for him to find.
“I’m coming, sweet girl.” He whispered to himself.
Frank stuck his head inside. “Russo, you find anything?” He asked.
Billy held out your jacket so Frank could see it. “She left it for me, Frankie.”
“The drag marks go that way.” Frank pointed in the direction they were already headed toward. “They probably didn’t move her too far…maybe in one of those buildings across the way.”
They suddenly heard some rocks shuffle along the ground, Billy and Frank turned and fired in the direction of the noises hitting two men right between the eyes. Billy didn’t even blink, he just continued walking, not bothered at all, and was careful not to leave any evidence behind.
Carnage was the only thing Billy left behind and Fisk was smart enough to scatter his men throughout the shipyard so Billy and Frank would have to check every building.
He prowled like a jungle cat, slitting their throats with his hidden blade, one right after the other, not looking back and moving on even before the body hit the ground.
Billy’s expression was blank, completely zoned out and he would not come back to reality until you were safe. Even Frank had a hard time getting through to him.
As he got closer to another building, Billy heard voices. He heard a woman’s voice, your voice. He listened intently as you spoke.
“What do you want the engines for, Mr. Wesley? You know my father is only responsible for bringing deals to the table and he’s not in charge of making deals himself, right?” You said with a sinister smile stretched across your lips.
“My employer knows that yes, Ms. Y/l/n. But we’ve tied his hands and yours.” He said with an evil smirk. “The man I work for wants to build his own planes for his spice import/export business.”
“Well if that doesn’t sound shady as fuck, I don’t know what does. You are even dumber than you look, Mr. Wesley.” You said. “Pratt and Whitney isn’t going to sell engines like that to a civilian. My father doesn’t care how much money you throw at them.”
The door opened and you heard a deep shaky voice coming from around the corner. “I think your father will do whatever it takes to get you back.”
Wilson Fisk came into view. He walked around the table and stood next to Wesley who was sitting across from you at a long table.
“Well, I’m sorry to disappoint you, Mr. Fisk but I know my father isn’t going to give you what you want and I know that you’re not going to kill me because if I’m dead, you have no other bargaining chips.” You said.
Fisk gave you an evil smile. “You know who I am.”
“Of course I know who you are.”
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Outside were a couple of large SUV’s and they had some of Fisk’s men inside which Billy and Frank took care of, almost a little too easily. But Fisk didn’t know what kind of marines he was dealing with. They were trained to be silent, anticipate moves by the enemy, and to kill with zero hesitation.
Billy was covered in blood, his black clothing had a bright red sheen to it when the dim lights from overhead shined down on to it, and the front of his vest was slick with all of their blood. He acted like it wasn’t even there, like it was just a part of his gear, and if Billy had the time, he would have tortured and tormented all of them.
He would have done it slowly and with precision, to make them feel as much pain as possible for what they had done. They were just doing what they were ordered to do but that didn’t matter to Billy.
You always have a choice in life and they chose to do this, they chose to work for HIM. They took you away from him and now they had paid the price…all of them.
Frank and Billy left no survivors, they didn’t let any of them go, not even one to warn Fisk they were coming for him. They were left to bleed out on to the gravel beneath them, the tiny pebbles were painted red with their blood as it pooled under their throats where they fell.
Billy would make sure the last two would never leave the shipyard alive.
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“That’s it. Keep them talkin’, sweet girl.” Billy said in barely more than a whisper.
Close to Billy’s ear, Frank said, “She has a smart mouth, Bill. I can see why you love her so much.”
Fisk started to speak again.
“You think your boyfriend is out looking for you? Hmmm?” He said.
You touched your tongue to your teeth and gave him a sinister grin. “I know what you want me to say, Mr. Fisk. But you’re not gonna get it. What I am gonna tell you is that my guess is you kidnapping me is high profile to the FBI and as soon as they find their way out of that wet paper bag they seem to be stuck in, they’ll be searching for me. Sending Mr. Wesley in to talk to my father was just dumb on your part. You didn’t even try to make it sound legit.” You said with a laugh.
Frank chuckled. “You two really are made for each other.”
You could tell Wilson Fisk was starting to get angry.
“I have people all over this shipyard! I doubt they can’t handle ONE marine!” He yelled across the table.
“I’m sure Billy is waiting patiently for that phone call to come in to tell him that I have been found unharmed.” You said in a sarcastic and teasing tone. “He would never EVER get in the way of authority figures.”
Fisk made a motion like he was going to walk over and strike you when a figure dressed in all black shattered the flimsy glass by diving through the window.
Before Wesley could pull out his gun, the figure moved in front of you and pushed you away from the table when two shots came from the window. One bullet went into Wesley’s head, the other into Fisk’s chest and he collapsed onto the ground.
Clutching his chest, Fisk looked up at the figure who just shot him and they pulled the hood up away from their face.
It was Billy.
“I wanted you to see my face as I watch the life drain from yours.” Billy growled.
Coughing up blood, Fisk managed to ask, “H-how?”
Billy flashed that perfect smile of his but he had an evil twist behind it. He ejected the blade from his wrist and inched closer to Fisk’s face before opening his throat and twisting the blade so the wound wouldn’t close.
“How?” Billy asked. “You took what is most precious to me in this world, you took what was MINE. And you fucked with the wrong marines.” He hissed.
Billy removed the blade from Fisk’s neck and watched as his blood pooled on the floor underneath him and the light faded from his eyes.
Frank lifted his mask.
“You ok, sweetheart?” He asked, trying to catch his breath.
“You came for me too, Frank?” You asked.
“Of course I did. I wasn’t gonna let Bill do this by himself.” He said, cutting your hands loose. “I tell ya what, kid. I’m surprised he didn’t try and hit you before I jumped through the window, you have a mouth on you.” He said with a smirk.
Billy rushed to your side and fell to his knees. “You alright, sweet girl?!” He pulled you into a tight embrace, so tight that it made it hard to breathe and kissed the top of your head.
“I’m ok, Billy. Really, I am. Only slightly traumatized, I think.” You said with a warm smile.
Billy’s lips collided with yours, his long slender fingers tangled in your hair as he planted kisses all over your forehead and your cheeks before wrapping his fingers around your throat like a necklace and softly kissing your lips again.
“I love you…so much.” He said, his onyx colored eyes gazed at you like he hasn’t seen you in a week.
Tears pricked the back of your eyes and one streaked down your cheek before he brushed it away with his thumb. “I love you too, Billy.”
“I hate to break this up, but we gotta get outta here.” Said Frank.
On the way back, Frank and Billy told you exactly what to say when you walk into the police station. Billy held you close in the back seat while Frank drove, his heart was racing, and you felt the gentle rise and fall of his chest against the side of your face.
He came for you and killed everyone that got in his way, including the Kingpin of New York City. The rage in his eyes died down and the tension in his body relaxed as soon as he held you in his arms again. You were back with him, where you belonged, and if he had to, he would do it all again without hesitation.
Billy valued your life more than he valued his own, he loved you more than anything, and he would take on the entire city if it meant you would stay safe.
He flashed that perfect smile at you after he kissed you goodbye. You weren’t even gone for very long but you missed that smile and wondered if you were ever going to see it again.
“I’ll be back to get you and you’re never walking by yourself ever again.” He said with a wink.
No one has ever shown you the kind of love Billy has and he’s never known love by anyone which is why you always made it a point to tell him every day how much you loved him, how you felt safe with him, and how you would never abandon him like so many others had done before.
His chin rested on top of your head in the back of the car, as his fingers danced up and down your arm, soothing you and telling you he’d never let anyone hurt you again.
You didn’t want to but you had to tell him.
“Billy?”
“Yeah baby?” He answered.
“They took my watch…the one you gave me for Christmas.” You had said.
Billy kissed the top of your head. “I’ll get you a new one, my love.”
You leaned back to look up at him through your long dark lashes and pulled him in close to your face and gently kissed him.
“Until the end of time, Billy?” You whispered.
He just smiled his million dollar smile at you and replied, “Until the end of time, sweet girl.”
Before going inside the station, you paused on the sidewalk and looked up at the sky, painted black and navy with the moon cast behind the clouds. Tears welled up in your eyes because just a few hours ago, you weren’t certain you would ever see the sky again and you were incredibly thankful to be alive.
You weren’t sure the sun would ever kiss the high points of your face again or see the person you loved most that would rather watch the world burn than live without you in it.
Under the pale moonlight, you closed your eyes, and inhaled sharply. The lingering smell of salt from the shipyard still fresh as you took a deep breath in through your nose and then exhaling, watching your warm breath meet the crisp autumn air outside.
You took in the familiar city scents that you never wanted to take for granted again, fresh coffee, warm toasted almonds, and pizza slices hot from the oven. The sounds of broken bottles hitting the sidewalk, car alarms, and ambulance sirens were all music to your ears.
You were alive because he fought for you…and won.
Stepping inside the police station, you saw uniforms everywhere, they were carrying papers, rushing past you, and not giving you a second look before one stopped, looked at your disheveled appearance, and asked, “Are you alright miss?”
You stood up straight, nodded, and replied.
“Yes…I’d like to report a kidnapping. And a bunch of dead bodies.”
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Settling a half century of debate, researchers have discovered that tiny linear defects can propagate through a material faster than sound waves do. These linear defects, or dislocations, are what give metals their strength and workability, but they can also make materials fail catastrophically—which is what happens every time you pop the pull tab on a can of soda. The fact that they can travel so fast gives scientists a new appreciation of the unusual types of damage they might do to a broad range of materials in extreme conditions—from rock ripped apart by an earthquake rupture to aircraft shielding materials deformed by extreme stress, said Leora Dresselhaus-Marais, a professor at the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford University who co-led the study with Professor Norimasa Ozaki at Osaka University.
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(7/1/1980) View of the amidships section of the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Constellation (CV-64), as an LTV A-7E Corsair II aircraft from Attack Squadron VA-146 Blue Diamonds touches down on the flight deck during a landing. VA-146 was assigned to Carrier Air Wing 9 (CVW-9) aboard the Constellation for a deployment to the Western Pacific and the Indian Ocean from 26 January to 30 October 1980.PH1 Dave Mclaean
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Angle of Attack: Hangman x Fem! Reader
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Summary: You make new friends at the Hard Deck before training for the secret assignment begins. Hangman is 100% certain he’s going to lose his mind if he has to watch you play pool with Bob for one more second. Reader callsign = Diamond.
AKA: the real reason Hangman stole Bob’s cue stick.
Part 2 of A Diamond in the Rough series. See Part 1. Series Masterlist.
Word Count: 2K
Warnings: Some cuss words, Hangman’s dirty mind of course :) 
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Angle of Attack (AOA) - Angle of the wing relative to the forward flight path of the airplane. On any aircraft, too great an angle of attack will cause the wing to stall, as airflow across the upper surface becomes separated and turbulent.
Despite the constant air conditioning running in the bar, the Hard Deck was noticeably warmer tonight. This was due to the increased humidity in the recent weather and the growing number of bodies inside.
Upbeat music thrummed in the room, and you took a gulp of the cold beer in your hand to cool down, knowing very well the alcohol would have an opposite effect.
What felt so different about the Hard Deck this time was the friends you’d bonded with so quickly. 
Phoenix, the dark-haired and incredibly perceptive female fighter pilot, was quickly becoming your new best friend. The two of you got along quite well, jumping right in to discuss your previous experiences at Top Gun and how you got your callsigns. 
You had to admit that Phoenix sounded cool. You admired her perseverance and initiative. Instinctively, you knew she would be a good ally for the assignment should you be lucky enough to be selected. 
“Diamond, huh?” Phoenix grinned over at you, raising a beer to your callsign. “Welcome to the team.”
You had known Rooster for a while since both of you had been assigned to the same fighter squadron at Naval Air Station Oceana. It was nice to enjoy Bradshaw’s easy-going personality in a more relaxed setting. His trademark Hawaiian shirts blended in more in California than they did on the East coast. The two of you exchanged a tight hug, and you patted him on the back before separating and sending him a proud smile.
You caught a look from Phoenix as her dark eyes flickered in contemplation. You had the slightest feeling that she may have a crush on Rooster, but you didn’t have enough evidence to back up that claim.
For the first time since your return to Miramar, you were looking forward to starting the assignment tomorrow. Something about being around the best of the best sent your competitive side into overdrive.
And then there was sweet Bob, Phoenix’s new weapon systems officer. Bless his heart. The poor guy was awkward as hell, but he truly meant well. He was simply much quieter and more reserved than the others.
So when Phoenix offered him a cue stick to play a round of pool with your group, Bob hesitated. Then, with what you could only guess was a burst of courage, he pushed his glasses up higher on his nose and took the stick.
The poor guy looked like he had never been offered to play pool in his entire life. You felt bad for him and wondered what his previous experiences had been like in his squadron.
So, like any good friend, you stepped in to give him some pointers. 
You didn’t realize such a small action would set off a brooding Hangman who sulked at the bar. Then again, you didn’t even know you had that much power over the cocky pilot.
Even Jake was still trying to come to terms with his fixation on you.
Deep breath in, deep breath out. The blonde fighter pilot repeated over and over like a mantra in his head to contain himself. 
Jake had a reputation to maintain, for God’s sake. He was usually known for being calm, composed, confident, and always arrogant. It made him the most remarkable pilot of his generation, and it was why he always came out on top.
But right now, all he could do was seethe in silence as he glared at the sight that infuriated him to no end. The ultimate cause of his state of displeasure was you.
You were playing pool with Bob. 
Fucking Bob, of all people. As you talked to him with that bright smile on your face, the socially awkward, nerdy weapon systems officer for Phoenix looked like he could barely hold the cue stick.
Okay, yeah, maybe Jake was still a little bitter about your previous interaction. You hadn’t given him the time of day when he approached you for your number. But now here you were, having fun with Bob. Didn’t you realize who he was? How lucky you were to have him approach you?
Hangman could have almost any woman he wanted. Almost.
The pool table was supposed to be Hangman’s arena, and the only other domain he ruled was the skies. And the bedroom, his mind reminded unhelpfully.
Bob bumped the cue stick forward, an absolutely horrible attempt. The cue ball moved slowly, managing to miss all of the balls nearby and roll into a wall with a quiet thud.
“That’s a good first try, Bob.” Your voice soothed the embarrassment of the officer.
Like hell it was, Jake’s brows furrowed in annoyance. Bob didn’t even come close to hitting another ball. Why were you being so nice to him?
You patted the amateur officer on the shoulder, your voice soft and gentle as you comforted him before giving him some pointers. A genuine smile curved your lips, and your eyes glittered with something that he could only describe as warmth. Like…like sunshine.
Damn it, you were making him way too sentimental.
Jake curled his fist, and his temper flared in jealousy that you were giving your attention to someone other than him. It should be him, not Bob, for Christ’s sake.
He knew he had to take a different approach from last time to successfully gain your attention. So Jake was taking his time, observing you like a predator would its prey to identify the best opportunity to attack. While you certainly made beautiful prey, he didn’t particularly enjoy monitoring you from afar.
There was a reason he became a fighter pilot. Jake enjoyed the action, the thrill, the pursuit, and the danger. 
When your turn finally came around, he watched as your sharp eyes scanned the table, scouting for the most advantageous shot. Carefully rubbing chalk on the tip of your stick, you moved forward. 
He observed the little things that changed in your expression, from the way you bit your lip in concentration to the raise of your right eyebrow or the way you narrowed your gaze. You moved into position when you found the shot you were looking for. 
Fucking adorable. Jake’s mouth went dry at what he saw next.
You leaned over the pool table, your uniform tightening around the curve of your rear as you took your time to prepare your shot. You were too focused, way too fucking oblivious, to notice Coyote openly staring at your rounded ass. Even the “innocent” Bob peeked before quickly looking away, his face flushing pink.
He would at least give Bob one concession; he had the common sense to look away. 
Fanboy sends a concerned glance in Hangman’s direction as if suddenly sensing the murderous intent from across the bar.
Unable to stop himself, Jake’s mind immediately conjures up mental images of bending you over the pool table and having his way with you in front of those idiots. The very idea sends his blood pounding southward as he imagines you moaning his name in that feminine voice of yours.
Fuck.
Calm down, he tried to breathe, but the tightness in his chest and shoulders intensified the longer he watched you. With no other option at this point, he turned away and took a hefty swig of his beer.
His strategy lasted a commendable 5 minutes before he heard your soft laugh echo around the room, crystal clear and drawing his attention once more to see that Bob had successfully managed to hit a ball into a hole. 
“Nice job!” You congratulated the nervous weapon systems officer.
Jake didn’t like the way you grinned proudly at Bob, who fumbled with his glasses with a nervous “thanks.” 
Hangman’s green eyes narrowed with frustration. Why the fuck were you acting like he had won a combat medal?
His patience evaporated when you gave a side hug to Bob, who blushed and patted you awkwardly on the back. That was too much, and Jake couldn’t stand it anymore. He had been generous enough as it was.  
When it came to you, Jake Seresin was an impatient man. 
He stands up so abruptly he nearly tips the barstool over in his fury. Forming calculations in his mind, he saunters his way over to the group, waiting until you turn to talk to Phoenix to make his move.
The fact that Rooster was now amongst the group made it all the better. 
Emerging from behind a group of officers, Hangman easily swaggered around the back of the pool table. Making eye contact with his current target, he smirked, “Bradshaw, as I live and breathe.”
Out of his peripheral vision, he sees you turn to look at him. 
“Hangman,” Rooster’s returned greeting revealed a lack of enthusiasm. Hangman’s grin widens at Rooster’s poor attempt at polite discussion. 
Moving swiftly in a preemptively planned way, he reaches forward and grasps the back of Bob’s cue stick. He catches Bob by surprise, who had been focused on lining up his next shot rather than paying attention to the ongoing conversation. Jake quickly pulls the stick from Bob’s weak grasp and regains control.
He doesn’t miss the way your gaze narrows at him or how your hand clenches tightly around your cue stick to keep yourself from doing something foolish. 
Yes, his male ego purred in a twisted form of gratification, pay attention to me and only me.
“You look...” Rooster paused, “Good.”
Using the cue stick he had no regrets about taking from Bob, Jake gracefully lined up for a shot. “Well, I am good, Rooster.” Jake stared back at Bradshaw and hit the ball without looking.
It went in, just as he had practiced hundreds of times over. There was a reason it was his favorite one to hit in front of the ladies.
Straightening back to his full height, he glanced back at you to verify he still had your attention.
When you glared at him in response, his lips twitched in delight at your visible annoyance.
“I’m very good.” His voice lowered in satisfaction, “In fact, I am too good to be true.” He strolled over to the corner of the pool table where you stood, his long legs carrying him easily. He finally stops when he’s less than a foot from you, once more in your personal space, much to your displeasure. Jake loves that you have to tilt your head up to keep eye contact with him.
He inhales slightly and smells your sweet scent, instantly making him think impure thoughts. He’s addicted to you, Jake realizes. 
You cross your arms over your chest and lift your chin at him in an attempt to look unconcerned. But your eyes display your genuine emotions every time, and Jake was beginning to learn that it was your dead giveaway.
Your lips purse at him, and he eyes them for a second, the thought of kissing you crossing his mind. Somehow, in his distorted mind, he finds you even hotter when you’re pissed at him. 
He slanted his head as he looked down at you. God, he was enjoying this way too much. “Isn’t that right, baby?” He grinned at you, sending you a flirty wink that made your cheeks flush even as you rolled your eyes at him. You found it nearly impossible to remain unaffected by his comments.
It was official, you decided.
Hangman won the title for most insufferable man on the base the moment he stole Bob’s cue stick right in front of you. You know you really shouldn’t even dignify his comment with a response, but you can’t help yourself around the arrogant pilot.
“Good isn’t a term I’d use to describe you.” You snapped at him, instantly regretting it when you see his green eyes flash in delight. You had given him the attention he wanted.
A victorious smirk curves his pretty lips, and you can’t help but wonder for a moment what it would be like to kiss him. To run your hands through that perfectly styled blonde hair. To have that low voice of his whisper dirty words only for your ears.
No, nope, not even going there. You were definitely not going to continue that train of thought. You were not falling for Hangman.
“How would you describe me then, sweetheart?” He teases you, that southern accent doing horrible things to your heart.
How about an asshole? You had been moments away from saying, but Payback interrupts just in time to redirect the conversation elsewhere. Luckily for you, it works, and Hangman is distracted for the time being. You manage to recover your personal space, eventually retreating near Bob.
You’re finally able to think a little bit more clearly; the haze that had clouded your mind from being in such close proximity to Hangman was slowly dissolving.  
Seresin looks less than pleased to see you near Bob, and for the life of you, you can’t understand why he dislikes Bob so much.
Could it be that he was jealous?
You glance back in Hangman’s direction as you go to join Rooster at the piano, but you’re disappointed to see that Jake’s not even looking at you. He’s already back to playing pool.
You quickly extinguish the feeling of defeat that sinks into your chest. You do your best to focus on other things, like the new assignment you’ll be starting tomorrow morning.
But that night your dreams are consumed by intense green eyes and a smooth southern accent.
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In the 1990s, commercial diamond mining began around Lac de Gras in the Northwest Territories of Canada. Since then, the Diavik Diamond Mine (bottom) and Ekati Diamond Mine (top) have produced a combined 15 million carats of diamonds each year — an annual output of 6,600 pounds (3,000 kg). The final frame shows a close-up view of Diavik, with its two primary open pits, waste ponds, processing facilities, and an airstrip capable of landing aircraft as large as 737s and C-130s.
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