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alternate-pokemon-next-gen · 4 years

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Ketchum Family Trivia

Ash’s Trivia

~Ash had spent a lot of his time with Pokemon more than people due to other kids bullying him.

~Ash hadn’t met his first human friend until he was six where he met Anabel.

~Ash and Anabel became very close since both of them could understand Pokemon and grew close to each other.

~Ash had met Serena a little after meeting Anabel, the three of them were close friends.

~When they met up again in Kalos, Ash became a wingman for Serena when he found out about her crush on Aria.

~Ash had gotten attacked by his main bullies and ended up being put in the hospital for a few weeks.

~Ash didn’t encounter Team Rocket due to the fact that Team Rocket was disbanded by his father Red and Red’s friends Blue, Green and Yellow and the revival of Team Rocket was stopped by Gold, Silver and Crystal.

~Ash was childhood friends with Gold and Crystal’s younger siblings Jimmy and Marina.

~Ash loved music ever since he was a baby as his parents would sing to him or play music for him when he was a newborn.

~It’s because of that, Ash is an incredible singer and his aura abilities are connected to his love of music.

~Ash didn’t meet or travel with Brock, Misty, May, Max, Dawn, Cilan, Iris, Serena, Clemont and Bonnie. He traveled with Gold, Silver and Crystal in Kanto, Orange Islands and Johto. Silver and Crystal in Hoenn. Silver, Anabel and Molly in Sinnoh, Unova and Kalos.

~Ash had befriended Jessie, James and Meowth due to them not being part of Team Rocket due to it disbanding before they could join. As such they’re all good friends.

~Ash was going to turn down the offer to be a Frontier Brain when Brandon offered, but when he realized that he could be closer to Anabel he agreed to be a Frontier Brain.

~When Ash met Anabel again and she offered to have him and his family come to her house, he happily agreed and when Silver asked about his battle Ash had simply said “Screw the battle!”

~Ash is a big fan of idols and Pokemon performers, a love that had passed to his older son Lazarus.

~When Ash was little, he could use his aura to read another person’s aura which helped him point out scammers, criminals and con artists who were pretending to be good people.

~Ash could also track someone’s aura so long as he’s seen and analyzed them before.

~Ash was known to befriend all kinds of wild Pokemon, he was so close to them that if he was in trouble wild Pokemon would help him even if they never met him before.

Anabel’s Trivia:

~Anabel used to live in Hoenn before she moved to Kanto.

~After moving to Kanto, Anabel would pretend to be a boy due to other kids from Hoenn saying she couldn’t be a Frontier Brain if she wasn’t an attractive girl.

~When she befriended Ash, she told him that she was a girl but Ash already knew and didn’t care that she was a girl.

~Anabel had befriended Serena around the same time they met.

~Anabel was slightly worried that Serena would try to be with Ash when they were older, but she was reassured by Serena that she wasn’t going to take Ash from her.

~After meeting Ash, she grew out her hair and stopped pretending to be a boy, saying that she’ll become a Frontier Brain because she has someone who believes in her and she wants to battle him one day.

~When she heard Ash was put in the hospital she visited him everyday, sadly he was either unconscious when she visited or so loopy from pain killers that he didn’t know who she was while she was there. She didn’t mind and stayed by his side for as long as she could.

~Anabel has psychic abilities that she’ll only use for emergencies or to help Ash when his aura isn’t enough.

~Anabel enjoys listening to Ash sing and enjoys singing with him.

Silver’s Trivia:

~Silver was childhood friends with Gold and Crystal, he teamed up with them to stop the revival of Team Rocket.

~Despite being Giovanni’s son, he completely rejects any notion of being related to Giovanni. To Silver, Red is the only father he has.

~Silver doesn’t have the same interest in singing as Ash does but he is a good singer when no one is looking.

~Silver was deeply upset when he got word that Ash was put in the hospital and wanted to beat up the bullies who did that to his little brother, but wild Pokemon beat him to it, which amused him.

~Silver always had a crush on Crystal and got annoyed when Gold or any other guy would flirt with her, even if they weren’t dating at the time.

~Before Ash was born, Silver made a promise to Red to always protect his younger brother or sister and keep an eye on them. He always feels horrible when something bad happens to Ash and he either couldn’t stop it from happening or wasn’t there to protect him.

~Silver has a Kyoto accent that comes out when he’s really angry, he always hates it when it pops up.

Crystal’s Trivia:

~When Crystal’s arms were broken when she was little, Silver was there to help her heal even though he had no idea how to help. She appreciated the gesture which is what made her develop a crush on him.

~Even after that day, she felt weak and unworthy of being near him and vowed to never be in that situation again

~Crystal still works with children when she isn’t being a professor’s assistant.

~Crystal finds Ash to be cute and often calls him ‘sweetie’ out of affection.

~Crystal is close to her younger sister Marina and always supported her relationship with Jimmy and Vincent.

~Crystal enjoys cooking and is very good at it, being the cook of the group (and kicking Gold when he would make a sexist comment about when she was cooking)

~Crystal would later teach Ash how to cook when he was older and she enjoyed teaching him how to cook.

Lazarus’ Trivia:

~Lazarus has a great singing voice like Ash, but he sucks at dancing.

~Lazarus has a huge love for anything dealing with stage performances, which is one reason why he really likes Ariel.

~Lazarus is aware of Ariel’s crush on him and does like her back, he just wants to wait for the right moment to confess his feelings to her.

~Lazarus does have a Pikachu as part of the Ketchum family tradition, his Pikachu is just more of a companion and acts as the Battle Frontier mascot.

~Lazarus’ dream is to create a new kind of Battle Frontier that matches that of the Pokemon gyms and the Elite Four.

~Lazarus is just as reckless as Ash was and Ash can’t even scold him for being reckless without sounding like a hypocrite.

~Lazarus’ battle style is similar to his father’s he plays to his Pokemon strengths and uses his quick thinking skills to create unique counters.

~Lazarus didn’t go to school or daycare when he was younger, preferring to just learn from experience than in school.

~Lazarus’ favorite color is white, he doesn’t know why.

~Lazarus’ favorite food is pancakes and his favorite drink is orange juice.

Chetari’s Trivia:

~The main reason why Chetari was adopted by Ash was because he heard her sing and he has a weakness for anyone who can sing.

~Chetari’s Jigglypuff is the son of the Jigglypuff that would draw on someone’s face if they fell asleep after she was done singing.

~The reason why Chetari has a rapping Swablu was simply because the idea sounded funny.

~Chetari studies human health as well as Pokemon health, someone has to make sure her adopted brother doesn’t hurt himself too badly.

~Chetari’s off color Gallade was based off of a idea me and unknownwolf1996 had where Chetari caught a Kirlia that was the same color as a character from Danganronpa, Kiibo the Kirlia then became a bit of a running gag.

~Chetari has a Zorua because that’s her signature Pokemon no matter what.

~Chetari has a Vaporeon both because I felt she needed an Eeveelution and because Vaporeon wasn’t taken by anyone yet.

~Wanted to replace Draco with Nuzleaf because it would be more fun that way.

~Chetari also has a Pikachu but like Lazarus’ Pikachu, she’s a companion.

~Chetari’s favorite food is pork buns and her favorite drink is tea.

Jewel’s Trivia:

~Jewel loves being with kids and is always happy to catch a Pokemon for them.

~Jewel often has to scold her cousin Lazarus for when he does something reckless.

~Jewel is a very good artist and photographer, she also enjoys scrap booking and is very good at it.

~Jewel is an amazing dancer, but she isn’t the best at singing.

~Jewel had went to school when she was younger before she applied as an assistant for Professor Cerise.

~Jewel knows her younger sister is afraid of Pokemon and often tries to get her used to Pokemon she catches, sometimes it works.

~Jewel is happy to provide Pokemon to help her cousin’s dream.

~Jewel always ties her hair in a bun or in a ponytail when she’s flying to avoid having her hair in her face and when she’s in the field so her hair doesn’t get in the way.

~Jewel also has an outfit for field work she wears as she doesn’t want to get her kimono dirty or ripped.

~Jewel’s team is built for capturing Pokemon similar to Crystal’s team with Meganium being her land transportation, Pidgeot being air transportation, Gothia using Mean Look to prevent Pokemon from escaping, Hitmonlee to be a battler for stronger Pokemon, Foongus to make Pokemon easier to catch with status effects and Pawniard to use False Swipe.

~Jewel was given Hitmonlee as a opposite to Crystal’s Hitmonchan.

~Jewel’s favorite color is red, which is why she loves her hair.

~Jewel’s favorite food is ramen and her favorite drink is green tea.

Morado’s Trivia:

~Morado’s hair was a lot lighter when he was younger, it got darker when he got older due to him spending a lot of time in the sun.

~Morado doesn’t like interacting with kids his own age as he thinks other kids aren’t as interesting as Pokemon.

~Morado doesn’t openly trust other kids despite his optimism.

~Morado likes music like his father and brother, he enjoys playing with drums.

~Morado has an interest in sports and wants to take up some sports when he’s older.

~Despite wearing purple and his name meaning purple, Morado’s favorite color is actually blue.

~Morado’s favorite food is omelette rice and his favorite drink is milk.

Tamako’s Trivia:

~Tamako loves her long hair and refuses to have it cut, even if her bangs are in the way of her vision.

~The barrette she wears was given to her so she didn’t have to cut her bangs.

~Tamako enjoys being with other kids her age and has a lot of friends at school.

~While she is afraid of being near Pokemon she isn’t familiar with, she still will heal them if any of them are injured.

~Her slight fear of Pokemon came from an incident she doesn’t like talking about as it brings up too many bad memories.

~Tamako speaks with a Kyoto dialect, though she often hides it as she finds it embarrassing.

~Tamako’s favorite color is turquoise.

~Tamako’s favorite food are dangos and her favorite drink is lemonade.

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authoressskr · 5 years

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Howlite and Hearts

Characters: f!Reader, Melanie (OFC), Tania (OFC), James “Bucky” Barnes, Steve Rogers, Sam Wilson, Peter Parker, Tony Stark, Bruce Banner, Wanda Maximoff, Vision, James Rhodes

Warnings: Language and no Beta :: Word Count: 8,465

This was written for @moonbeambucky’s 5k Writing Challenge!! I went with a dragon!soulmate!au, which I hadn’t seen before, but I did have a nifty dream about it that spawned this whole idea. He’s still an Avenger. Events are basically still the same, just with dragons. ‘Cause who wouldn’t love a dragon companion??

Prompt: “You said you would come back for me.” Bolded in text below.

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Since men emerged from caves, began using tools and reshaping their environment, they have been intrigued by the draconian terrors of all shapes and sizes that roamed the world. The first records of man and dragon working together are from Mesopotamia, pieces of shattered pottery pieced back together showing a dragon standing beside a woman. Assyrian artifacts depict water dragons helping farmers in the field. Egyptian murals show dragons protecting the Pharaoh and his family, others showing different breeds of dragon fetching books from inside the Library of Alexandria.

History is dotted with famous dragons and their bonded humans; King Arthur and his steel-colored dragon, Excalibur. William Shakespeare and his dragon, Bard. Cleopatra and Bucephalus, named after Alexander the Great’s legendary steed. Abraham Lincoln and his dragon, Crusoe.

Over the centuries, dragons have become smaller from the giants painted in mythology, old texts and wall murals. The biggest dragon these days are about the size of a large crocodile, with the biggest recorded in the last decade almost as big as a hippo. Height varies on the type of dragon - with the tallest one balancing on its tail, hits almost eye level with a giraffe.

Classes have been taught for centuries about dragons and the bond between them with humans. Dragons will sometimes die right after their human counterpart and vice versa. Dragons who have lost their counterpart will sometimes live, seeking out their counterpart’s soulmate to stay with their draconian mates as well. It is not an uncommon thing - especially after times of war - for soulmates to have both dragons if one has died.

Dragon pairs will usually have the same colors and markings, even though they will often not be the same type of dragon. Dragons may look similar to the human eye, but a dragon will know it’s mate no matter what. It has not been determined how the dragons know their mate almost instantaneously, but after millennia humans have begun to follow the dragon counterpart’s knowledge in this area. Marriages of alliance and royalty have often been changed or dropped when one party finds its soulmate. In the same vein, marriages have also been arranged due to this circumstance as well. Cinderella is the most referenced fairy tale of this, with Cinderella having the same sapphire and gold colored dragon as the prince (*Dragon color varies by region and culture).

With the reemergence of Captain America and his dragon, it has helped scientists and theorists who now believe that the dragon and human bond is stronger than initially thought. Steve Rogers, known as Captain America, and his dragon Rak, were frozen for nearly 70 years and both proved to be in perfect health with an unbroken bond after thawing from the ice. Several theorists are pointing to a pieced together story found in Egypt about a man who was thought to be dead during a war, his dragon dying alongside - only for the pair to wander through the desert for nearly two years before arriving in Constantinople. The pair nearly died of dehydration several times but emerged with a stronger bond than before. The man claimed to the writer that it seemed as if after his trouble, he and his dragon experienced more than an emotional bond. It was as if they were linked in their minds and hearts. Whatever the case, it seems as if the bond between human and dragon is strong, it can always be strengthened. The only bond that is stronger - most noted and pointed out - is that of a matched pair with both dragon and human with their mates, protecting each other.

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You slide into the restaurant’s plush booth, smiling across the table at your best friend of nearly 13 years as you toss your purse further onto the bench.

“How was work?” You ask as you settle in, your dragon climbing from the inside of your jacket where she’d been resting earlier to drape her long body over your shoulders while your soulmate’s dragon settles his bulk over your feet under the table, his tail curling around your leg.

“Awesome. Matt finally asked me out.”

“Ooh! Congrats! When are you two supposed to go out?”

“Saturday!”

“Nice.” Your conversation pauses as the waitress appears, cheerfully asking for your drink order as a little yellow head pops out of her apron pocket.

“Iced tea and water, please.” You request, fingers coming up to scratch under Cloud’s chin.

“Gin and tonic, please. And water, as well. Thank you.” The waitress bounces off, high ponytail bouncing. Mel leaning a bit forward with a grin. “We could double date.” A deep growl sounds from under the table, making you chuckle.

“Godzilla says no.” Mel frowns at the table before shifting her brown eyes back to you. “He’s a good boy,” You coo before continuing. “He’s just keeping an eye on me until we’re reunited with my soulmate.”

“You gotta stop letting him do that. And you can’t reunite with someone you’ve never met.” Mel mutters as the waitress arrives with your drinks. You both thank her as she withdraws her pen from her apron, causing her little dragon’s yellow head to pop from the black apron pocket again.

“What can I get you ladies?”

“May I get the alfredo with chicken and mushrooms, please?”

“Side salad or soup?”

“Salad. Italian dressing please.”

“Of course! And you?”

“Shrimp carbonara. And a side salad for me as well. Ranch. Thanks.”

“I’ll get that out in a jiff!”

“Semantics. He and I will finally meet. Godzilla will be reunited.” Stroking his lifted head under the table a few times before he settles back into place again.

“Did your time off get approved?” Mel switches the subject before taking a hearty sip of her gin and tonic, both of you thanking the waitress as she sets your salads down before bouncing off again with a big smile. Melanie’s long serpentine jade dragon slithers from her purse, using a little flap of its peacock-colored wings to get it to the tabletop and chirps until Melanie surrenders all her croutons to him. “Bread thief.” She mutters as it chomps happily away.

“Yep!” You mutter cheerfully around a mouthful of greens. “Two freakin’ weeks! Soooo happy and ready for this road trip.”

“Model employee, you are.”

“Thank you for that high praise, Yoda.”

“When I finish this salad, I’ll dig out my proposed itinerary outline for the trip. I’m already so excited! Five days and we’ll be on vacation!” She does a happy little wiggle, Linus mimicking her with his little jade body. You both giggle at his antics.

“Did Tania get off? I text her on Monday and she said it was ‘Pending’ in the system.”

“Yeah, she texted me yesterday morning to say she got it off. But her brother’s wedding is on Saturday. In Dallas. So she’ll fly out late Sunday afternoon so we can all start out from San Fran on Monday.”

“Keep her hydrated Sunday night. Got it.” Your bouncy waitress reappears to whisk the salad plates away, promising the food will be out in just a few minutes. Godzilla’s heavy tail thumps against your leg and the booth, making you grin at your chunky boy. “Is Chinatown on your itinerary?”

“I keep forgetting you’ve never been there before…” She digs her little notebook from her purse and hands it across the table to you. “I’ll add it to the couple of days when we come back.” Cloud nudges at your jaw as you read through the daily logs.

“I like it. Taking our time everywhere. Plenty of adventure and time out for the fluffernuggets.”

“You call them by the weirdest names...” Mel mutters with a big smile as the food arrives, thanking the waitress before you take a long drink of your tea.

“They love them.” You take a couple pieces of chicken and pass it under the table, Godzilla happily chomping as you pass a piece to Cloud. “And jealousy is an ugly thing, Mel.” She passes a piece of shrimp to Linus, his little fingers on his wingtips holding onto the shrimp to tear it two.

“Uh huh. Sure.”

“So, what are you gonna wear on -” An older couple walks by, the woman tutting as she sees Godzilla’s tail under the table. You can see her counting and mentally steel yourself.

“Three.” She mutters loudly to her husband, who gives a solemn nod and steers her away. You feel a hand on top of yours, a gentle squeeze making you turn your attention back to your food.

“She’s just an old hag who doesn’t know anything.” You nod.

“She just really brought down my happy mood.”

“Then we’ll a couple drinks and go to that bookstore you like.”

“You always know the right thing to say to me.” She snorts, making you grin at your oldest friend.

“I should fucking hope so by now, honey.”

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Bucky and Sam sit on the patio closest to the hanger, playing poker when Steve comes around the corner, tapping on his phone.

“How’s it going today guys? Missed our morning run.” He leans against the wall, crossing his arms over his chest with a smirk.

“We stayed up drinking loooong after you left last night.” Sam chuckles out, throwing a card down and picking up another.

“Alcohol doesn’t affect Bucky.”

“I slept in and didn’t drag my ass out of bed that early in solidarity.” Steve snorts but nods.

“Yeah. Okay, pal. Keep lyin’ to yourself.”

“I can and I will,” Bucky replies, using his vibranium hand to scratch the scruff on his jaw with a lazy grin plastered on his face.

“Hey, guys! Uh, I mean Mr. Rogers, sir. And Mr. Barnes. And, um, Mr. Wilson.”

“You don’t have to -” Steve starts, shaking his head at Peter’s formality.

“Nah, I think I like being addressed as Mr. Barnes.”

“Just stick to first names, kid.” Sam orders, tossing down another card and making a face at Bucky.

“Right. I can do that. Mr. Stark asked me to come and get you,” Steve pushes off the wall. “Mr. Barnes. Uh, Bucky, sir.”

“Okay.” Bucky grins before laying his cards on the table. “I win. You’re cookin’ me breakfast for the rest of the week.”

“Damnit.” Sam curses as he tosses his cards onto the table.

“See you all in a bit. Lead the way, kid.” Peter leads Bucky down to the lab he built for Bruce, the two farthest walls projecting documents and a few pictures of the West Coast of the United States. Bucky carefully scans the walls as Peter eagerly announces Bucky’s arrival.

“Ah, Barnes. Just the man I sent the kid for.” Tony comes around a table and points to the documents on the left wall. “What do you see?”

“Intel on a Hydra base by the Washington/Canada border. You think it’s active?”

“I wouldn’t have. Except for this morning, the power kicked on there.” Bruce comes into the room behind Bucky, pointing to the map as Tony zooms in on the border.

“We only know this because Fury cleared that particular base after he became director. He set up sensors to alert S.H.I.E.L.D. to any unwanted visitors.”

“And I hijacked all their sensors, systems and alerts,” Tony add smugly, crossing his arms over his chest.

“So you want me to go scout it?”

“No, I’ve sent a suit to go do some recon. I want to know everything you know about this base… Anything they might’ve had there. Any reasons you can think of to why they’d attempt a reactivation there.” Bucky gives a little sigh before he walks up to the wall, flipping through each piece of intelligence information, racking his mind for any and all information he possessed on that base.

“Smuggling arms from Russia would be my best first guess...my second would be the terrible answer of human trafficking.” He then begins to explain the ins and out of the base, what he remembers being at the base and some of the areas they used for experimentation there.

“Jeez.” Bruce exhales loudly before rubbing a hand over his face, his dragon lifting its head from the chair in the corner, looking quizzically from Bruce to Bucky. Tony taps his fingers on the tabletop across from Bruce, thinking.

“Okay. We’ll wait for the suit to report back before alerting the rest of the team.” Bucky nods, casting an envious glance towards Bruce’s now sleeping dragon. The quick look makes Tony’s stance soften a little, something unnoticed by Bucky as he turns to leave. “Wait.” Bucky turns himself back around. “I’ve been scanning for a dragon that matches your descriptions and archival photos.” Tony has a ghost of a smile dancing in his eyes as he drops this bomb on him.

“That’s why you don’t have a dragon?” Peter pipes up from the other side of Bruce.

“Mine didn’t go into the ice with me like Steve’s. He probably ran away from the base when I fell from the train...I don’t think Howl has survived to now.”

“And you couldn’t have survived a fall from a train. Steve couldn’t have survived the ice-cold grip of the Arctic.” He leans his butt against the table he’d just been tapping on, arms crossed over his chest with a smile. “Yet here we are, Barnes.”

Bucky clenches and unclenches his jaw, fear curling in his gut at the question he’s about to ask.

“Did you find anything?”

“Got two hits so far.” Bucky’s heart stutters in his chest. “One in Scotland, the other in California.” Tony gives a sly smile as Bucky gives a firm nod, turning to leave with his human hand clenched tight.

“Hydra first.” He manages to grit out before opening the door, ready to escape to the woods just outside the base to get his thoughts straightened out.

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“Portland here we come!” Tania yells as you start the rental car, making you laugh as you pull onto the road, heading to the freeway entrance.

“I can’t believe it’s been two months since all three of us have been together!” You say excitedly as you merge onto the freeway - officially starting your road trip to Portland.

“Two months too long!” Mel yells from the second row.

“So, Tania, you gotta fill us in on your brother’s wedding!”

“Ugh. Ultra small. They just had her immediate family and our immediate family plus, like, his two idiot best friends and her best friend.” She pauses, shoving a handful of thick black curls away from her lovely face. “Beautiful though.” She sighs out with a small smile on her face. “Almost exactly the colors I’d like to do for my wedding one day; light blue and black, with silver accents. Dinner was delicious! Whew! Glad I wasn’t interested in getting laid, cause all that food was too good to pass up.” Mel nearly snorts behind you as Tania continues. “A nice long dinner, some light dancing and a few rounds of shots between siblings and friends. Then I got to tuck myself into a plush hotel room, watch ‘The Wedding Date’ and nod off to sleep.”

“I think that’s the least stressful wedding you’ve ever told us about.” You remark with a quick look at Tania.

“That’s cause this is my oldest brother. Typical big bro. Looking out for everyone else. Dated Katherine for like 3 years before he popped the question. He thinks everything through. Unlike my younger brothers. Those two are idiots.”

“Hot idiots.” Mel pipes up from the back as you and Tania make faces.

“Nope. Nope. Nope.” Tania says seriously before half turning in her seat. “So, how did your date with Matt go?”

“All he wanted to talk about was work and who I thought was going to get the new promotion...How he was waiting for his soulmate after three bad relationships. Total bust.”

“I’m sorry, sweetie. Need me to find a coffee shop before we officially head out of town?”

“Nah, she ordered a dessert to go at her busted dinner and I’ve bought her like four cups of coffee since yesterday.” You interject, watching Mel’s face break out in a big smile in the rearview mirror. Tania’s dragon slips from the folded down third row up to the front, crawling into her lap and sticking its head out the window, the soft black hair on its head and back twisting and turning in the breeze.

“Our first stop?” Tania asks Mel, stroking a hand over Falkor’s black wispy hair.

“Wherever you want it to be.” Mel grins out, brown eyes meeting yours in the rearview.

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It was about two hours down the line before Linus began chirping and growling, so you pulled over at a roadside area and let all the dragons out to go the bathroom and explore. You stake out a nice shaded bench to watch the four dragons play with a pair of Golden Retrievers. Dragons tended to love cats and dogs, and this was also a good chance for them to get out some of that pent up energy.

Tania demands a few selfies set against the coastline views and you suggest one with the dragons rolling around with the dogs, making you all laugh. After nearly fifteen minutes, you wander over to the middle-aged couple with the dogs, introducing yourself and thanking them for letting their dogs wear out your dragons. A few pleasantries and a loud goodbye, followed by some pets for Thelma and Louise, you herd the dragons up the hill to the bench for some water and a few snacks.

“That was a workout for everyone.” Mel chuckles, patting your back as you all head back to the SUV.

“Laugh it up. Next time wrangling is up to you, Melanie.” She just laughs as you climb back into the driver seat.

“Next stop, Fort Bragg.” Mel pipes up, holding her cell phone up for Tania to see.

Luckily, it only takes another two hours to get to Fort Bragg and the Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens, where Mel had mapped out your first official stop on the road trip.

After admission and grabbing some lunch at Rhody’s Garden Cafe, getting a bowl of clam chowder in a bread bowl and two lamb gyros for Godzilla and Cloud. You give Godzilla a whole one and carefully cut the other into thirds. You give a third to Cloud, putting a travel dish of water between the two before digging into your lunch. Tania joins you next, Falkor perched on her shoulder and eyeballing the two smoked tempeh gyros on her tray with glee. Mel is the last to join with a bowl of tomato basil bisque, a side salad and a lamb gyro for Linus. You discuss the flora and fauna already surrounding you, the faint scent of the ocean blowing through a few times while you all enjoyed lunch.

Forty-five minutes later you’re looking out over the Pacific Ocean, eyes closed at the serenity of it all; Godzilla pressed against your left leg while Cloud is curled around your neck. You knew your soulmate couldn’t feel the contentedness you felt, but you hoped he could.

That was the same thought you had as you laid curled up in the king-sized bed later that night with Mel hogging the covers on the other side.

I hope wherever you are, you’re safe and know that we miss you and want to meet you, soulmate.

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“Suit came back negative.” Tony points to the screen running the video in the Debriefing Room. “No human traces. Followed the electrical lines back to the main breakers and … nada.”

“Nothing at all? Then who turned the power back on?”

“Still don’t know. There were no fingerprints on the breaker boxes or on the doors to and from that area. The only sign anyone had been there at all was in the semi-buried loading dock to the west of the actual facility’s blueprints.”

“So what’s the plan?” Wanda asks, looking from the footage to Tony.

“I think we should all go there. Clean out whatever S.H.I.E.L.D didn’t and then inspect that buried loading dock.”

“All of us?” Rhodey repeats, leaning back in his seat, trying to ignore Peter’s too excited looking eyes.

“Well, most of us. Leave the broken ribs twins here and Banner, of course. Vision and Rhodey will cover the outside, Steve and Wanda will go to the secret loading dock while Bucky and Sam locate wherever the loading dock’s exit should have been. I’ll recheck the systems, download all the information - if S.H.I.E.L.D left any on the servers - and I’ll call in Rhodey to do the heavy lifting, if need be, of machinery or files we locate.”

“When do we leave?”

“First thing in the morning. Better light for the Tin Man and Birdboy to search in.”

“So considerate,” Sam mutters loudly, rolling his eyes as he looks at Steve.

“Rest up team.” Steve dismisses everyone, Bucky still sitting in his chair, staring at the screen without really seeing it. Steve’s brow furrows, leaning forward in his own chair. “You okay, Buck?”

“Tony tell you he thinks he might’ve found my dragon?” Steve’s jaw drops open. “Guess not.” His entire face changes, his blue eyes lighting up and a smile growing.

“That’s great!” When Bucky doesn’t react except a nod, Steve’s dragon flits from his perch on the back of his chair to land before Bucky, letting a high pitched squeal out until Bucky offers him his hand. The ruby-colored wyvern scampers up his arm until it is able to nuzzle under his jaw.

“Thanks, Rak.”

“Don’t get too excited, Buck.” Steve snarks out, pursing his lips before leaning back in his chair.

“It’s just a lot to deal with. I thought he was dead...I thought I would just be alone, ya know?”

“You don’t gotta be alone now though. You’ll get Howl back.”

“Tony said a woman had him.”

“Your soulmate.” Steve’s breath out so reverently it sent shivers down Bucky’s back. Bucky rubs a hand tiredly over his face.

“I guess.”

“But you hope not.” He clenches his jaw before shaking his head at his best friend. “Jesus, Bucky.”

“I know, Steve. You act like I don’t fucking know.” Rak tugs sharply at a piece of Bucky’s hair at the tense air between the two men, hissing loudly when he drops his hair. Bucky turns to glare at the dragon. “Listen here, pipsqueak, I don’t need it from you too.” Rak blows a little puff of smoke at Bucky before launching off his shoulder to flit out of the room. “Stevie...it’s just a lot. All of a sudden. I mean, damn, there is no easing into it either. Tony just fucking laid it on me this afternoon and -”

“It’s all you can think of now. I get it - trust me Buck - but I wish I was in your shoes.”

“Still different shoes, Steve.”

“Shuri worked with you. You got a good therapist now. Don’t have as many nightmares or sleepless nights...I don’t see why you think you wouldn’t or don’t deserve a soulmate. You’re one of the best people I know, Bucky. Then and now.”

Bucky just sighs again, dropping his head into his hands and tugging on the long strands with frustration.

“It’s not that I’m not excited.” He begins softly. “It’s just that the cons right now outweigh the pros.”

“How exactly?”

“I am a formerly wanted Hydra assassin.”

“They cleared you of all charges against the Vienna bombing. They cleared you for helping me and the guys against Tony. But go on, drama queen.” Bucky raises his head and rolls his eyes at Steve.

“And it’s go off, Steve. I’m over a hundred fucking years old.”

“So am I. We look like we are in our thirties. Maybe she likes older men.” Bucky scoffs at his best friend’s smile.

“I haven’t seen Howl in seventy plus years.”

“Rak and I were in the ice for nearly that long. The bond doesn’t lessen by circumstances or distance. You two are a pair.”

“Alright, we both know someone else came up with that.”

“Coulson,” Steve admits with a rueful smile. “Words are still true.” Bucky rubs his hand over his face again with a sigh.

“Yeah. Yeah. Well, I guess we’ll find out after this mission.”

“I guess we will, pal. And apologize to Rak. He didn’t do anything to you, you bully.” Bucky and Steve both push themselves up from their chairs, making their way from the room.

“I’ll give him some pepperjack. You know he loves his cheese.”

“No more cheese! You aren’t the one who has to sleep with the little gas ball.”

“RAK!! CHEESE!” Bucky yells as he takes off for the kitchen, the little ruby dragon running to catch up at top speed behind the supersoldier as Steve shakes his head.

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You were all up just before sunrise, walking down the abandoned Glass Beach. Tania had been up the night before, googling things to do in Trinidad when she’d stumbled upon an article about the sea glass remains in Fort Bragg. And honestly? What’s better than an empty beach in the morning with your best friends and your dragons happily bringing you seashells, pieces of driftwood and harassing seagulls? Not much.

After an hour or so on the beach, you all make the quick trek back towards town for a large breakfast, where Godzilla swallowed a whole plate of eggs and sausage before looking up at you with big sapphire eyes. You’d given in - you nearly always do - and given him a piece of your toast and Mel had given him one of her pancakes.

“Chunker.” You mutter around a sausage link, giving the other half to Cloud as Godzilla amps up the begging eyes. You don’t give in this time. But Tania does - giving him the last bit of her omelet.

Forty-five minutes later, you’re all headed towards Trinidad. It’s an almost three-hour drive, beautiful and hugged quite close to the coastline. The windows are down and the music is up, with the sea air swirling around the cab.

You arrive, everyone tying on their tennis shoes to trek out to look at the enormous redwood trees that California is known for. You snap a few pictures as Godzilla attempts to follow Cloud and Linus up a Redwood, but his little glider wings aren’t as helpful as they should be. He turns those big blue eyes up at you, with Falkor perched on his back, both looking so sad.

“Oh, Lord.” You mutter as you bend over, “Okay, you gotta help.” His head bobs eagerly before you heft Zilla up, letting his claws lightly dig into the tree to help claw Falkor and himself up. Once he gets above your head, he manages another twenty feet or so before launching off the tree and gliding back down to the forest floor. His little teeth are barely seen in what you have come to learn is his smug smile. “Yes, you did amazing. Glad to be of help.”

You refuse to help him up a bigger tree, so he begins climbing every fallen one you all come across until Mel taps out about a half hour later. You all get back to the SUV, then find a place for lunch before continuing on into Oregon. A quick stop at the state line for a photo op and letting the dragons wander around for about fifteen minutes, Tania gives a sharp whistle to round them up so you can continue on your way.

You get just past Selma when a huge rainstorm blows in. It takes an hour and a half extra to get to the next town of Wilderville. Then have to go another 9 miles to get to the nearest hotel. Mel ran out to get some late lunch/early dinner since the rain wasn’t letting up at all.

An old Godzilla movie is on, Zilla swinging his tail excitedly when he hears Godzilla’s roar through the tv, imitating him happily in his deeper tones.

“That’s why you call him that?” You shrug at Tania’s question, chuckling at all the dragons watch Godzilla battle King Ghidorah enraptured.

“My mom just always called him that. She said cause they both got cankles.”

“They do!” She squeals, withdrawing her pajamas from her luggage. A drenched Mel struggles in a handful of minutes later. She stopped at the little grocery store, getting a small pack of tea bags, some honey, and a little tray of sausages and cold cuts for the scalies. Fried chicken and some salad for you three as you look up how long the storm should last and if there are any road delays ahead.

“So, after tonight do we go to Cannon Beach or Astoria? We all know which I prefer.”

“Yeah, Y/N we know you’d rather go to Astoria.”

“HEY, YOU GUYS!” You shout happily in reply.

“Well, I think Astoria would be good too. There are trails - providing it’s not too wet after this storm - plus museums, cute little shops downtown, antique stores, Lewis and Clark National Historic Park and a waterfall. That’s not including the Goonie house, which we’ll go see for Y/N.”

“Okay, so if it’s mostly clear by like, I don’t know, 5 am then I say we head out for Astoria then. My only thing is that we are kind of off the path Mel first planned. Do we head to Bandon then up to Astoria? Cause it says,” You withdraw your copy of her itinerary. “That it’s about 5 hours from Bandon to Astoria. And right now, it’s almost 3 hours to get back on Highway 1. We could do 8 hours, provided we stop enough to stretch our legs and let out the fluffernuggets.”

“I say we do the 3 hours to get us back to Bandon. Then the next day we’ll head to Astoria. When we are done in Astoria, we’ll head to Portland to grab a hotel for the night and explore it the next day. We aren’t in a rush.”

“That’s right,” As you nod in agreement with Tania, Mel continues. “This is only day two.”

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“Found anything?” Sam’s voice comes in through his earpiece, giving a little grunt as he shoved a part of a fallen tree out of his way.

“Looks like the exit. Covered in moss, leaves and a few fallen tree trunks that must have rolled partially down here. I’m about a click away from where we started.”

“Finally! Two damn days of looking...all this green blurring together. I’ll be there in a few seconds to help.” Bucky tears at the moss and vines around another trunk as he grunts out an “Okay” over the comm before Steve’s voice replaces Sam’s.

“Rhodey, Tony, Wanda and Vision are inside now, so I’m coming out to help you and Sam.”

“Gotcha,” Bucky replies, straightening up with a groan. “I got two trunks out of the way, but the last one is massive...I think the wall is behind it, and we should be able to follow the wall to the collapsed exit.”

“Roger that, Tin Man,” Tony confirms. “The last of the debris is nearly clear on this side. Wanda waved most of it away after we did the heavy lifting.”

“Right. Yes, that was exactly what happened...” Wanda’s voice is heavy on the sarcasm, making Bucky grin.

It’s nearly an hour later that Bucky and Steve manage to dislodge the trunk enough to comfortably get behind it to search the moss-riddled wall. Sam has Redwing searching along what they think is the wall, while Rak and Blackbird - Sam’s onyx little dragon - scramble along the base of the wall.

“Anything yet, Stark?” Bucky settles himself on the large log, fingers sliding into his damp locks and tying them back while they wait for Tony’s reply.

“Well, I haven’t found a secret door yet…”

“What Tony means is: yes Steve - we’ve found a mangled wall panel. Looks like it was smashed.” Bucky snorts at Wanda’s continued sass.

“I am working to fix the panel. Tony has gone back to divert the power to this end of the base.” Vision’s voice fills the comms just before they all hear a loud crack.

A rumble from the stone looking metal door shakes the ground around them as it attempts to roll itself up. By the time Tony makes it back to the dock, the door has managed to heft itself halfway up. Bucky eyes the door warily. He’s seen Indiana Jones...

“I hope we didn’t just do all the hard work for the bad guys,” Sam mutters as Rhodey, Vision, Wanda and Tony all join them carefully on the forest side of the door.

“We should blow it up,” Bucky remarks, Rak crawling up his pants and tact vest to settle on his shoulder. “That way we’re sure. The base is empty - all that’s left in there is old medical equipment I wouldn’t let anyone use, some desks and some chairs. We blow it up and then we just set up surveillance around the base and around Portland.”

Rhodey huffs out a breath in tandem with his dark emerald dragon, looking from Tony to Steve.

“I agree with Bucky, man. We get rid of the base then we get rid of the lure of any fractured HYDRA factions. Then we head to Portland for some delicious food at Proud Mary Cafe.”

Tony gestures at Rhodey, “Is that the place with the crab omelet?”

“Yep.” Bucky’s mouth waters a little at the mention of an omelet, only have a couple power bars since they’d started this morning. Portland sounds delicious at this point.

“Damn, that was almost decadent. Okay, I’m sold on Portland.” Steve rolls his eyes, making Tony smirk as his crimson and amber dragon clamors up his armor.

“We have gotten all files that were left behind. As well as documenting the whole base. We have no need for it if we are not going to occupy it.” Vision redirects the conversation back to the base. “And surveillance along the way, from here to Portland, would be excellent to execute for further knowledge on any HYDRA or other evil entities in the area. As Bucky and Rhodey have stated.” Bucky nods as he pulls a little leftover piece of jerky from his vest to give to Rak, who lets out a happy trill before Wanda reaches over to scratch the top of his head.

“Alright - you heard the Tin Men! Let’s blow her up.” He gestures back towards the half-open door. “Rhodey?”

“Tones, man, I’m gonna buy you a whole tableful of those omelets.”

“I’m gonna hold you to that.”

“Jesus. Are we like that?” Bucky mutters to Steve, smiling as Rhodey selects his weapon.

“Worse,” Sam mutters from Bucky’s left, making Steve and himself chuckle before they all head back up the hill in an effort to avoid most of the dust and debris.

“Jealousy is an ugly thing, Sam!” Bucky calls out as Sam and Wanda rise into the air, both of them sporting big grins before Rhodey launches into his destruction of the base.

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“I’ve never had such pretty looking pizza!” Tania exclaims as it’s laid on the table, Godzilla’s tail thumping excitedly against your leg under the booth.

“Edible flowers and mushrooms? Ick.” Mel makes a face before picking up a piece of her fennel sausage pizza before picking up her fork and spearing a piece of the pansotti pasta to give to Linus.

“Well, we can have breakfast wherever you want.” You placate before handing a slice under the table before picking up a piece for yourself. You only got two bites in before Cloud drags it from your hand to devour it by your wine glass. “Apparently I am too slow for you, scaly.” Taking a healthy sip of your wine, you look across the table at Tania. “I saw a flag when we were walking earlier for the Portland Japanese Garden. We should check that out. The dragons like it when they can roam. Looks serene too.”

“As long as I don’t gotta hike, I’m golden with whatever,” Melanie mutters around another piece before handing one under the table for Zilla.

“If we do the Lan Su Chinese Garden, it has a teahouse!”

“Ooh, that sounds nifty Tania!”

“There’s also Powell’s City of Books. An entire city block worth of books.” Mel smiles over the rim of her glass at you. “And a hell of a coffee shop inside too.” Tania laughs, jiggling Falkor who is balanced on her shoulder, nibbling at her slice of pizza.

“If Y/N went in there, she might not come back out!”

“You say that like that’s a bad thing!” You defend, taking the last slice of your shared pizza with a playful glare at Tania.

“Think of all the money you’d spend.” Mel joins in.

“But then I’d have books…” You mutter around your mouthful.

“Your tiny little apartment can’t handle any more books.”

“That’s true,” You concede with a little sigh. “But that doesn’t mean if we have spare time, we can’t go and look!”

“Knew that was coming! Knew it!” Mel cackles, Linus giving her a judgemental look from his perch on the pasta plate as her hand slapped a few times on the table beside him.

“Well, I should fucking hope so by now.” You add smugly, taking a sip of your wine as Tania pulls out her phone.

“Okay. So what place do you want to do for breakfast, Mel?”

“I set up a reservation for breakfast for tomorrow at Proud Mary Cafe. One of the guys at my work, Tomas, says it’s the most delicious place to eat. So I set it up the day we left San Francisco since he mentioned it usually has a waitlist.”

“Holy crap,” Tania says softly as she peers down at her phone. “This food sounds decadent!”

“Read us a bit.” You request as you settle a little more comfortably into your seat.

“Savory french toast: Buttery portabella mushroom, smoked ricotta, chipotle charred greens, paprika crumb, croissant brioche, poached egg.”

“Whew. That sounds amazing!”

“Crab omelet: Singapore chili crab omelet, spicy noodles, bean sprout, and Asian herb salad, crispy onions.” She continues, licking her lips. “God I love crab.” With a shake of your head she looks up, “This is one I know you’ll want. Dutch honey hotcake: Vanilla and ricotta hotcake, mandarin segments, caramel, baked cheesecake, dutch cookie, honeycomb.”

“That’s a fancy pancake right there,” You say, handing Cloud the last piece of pansotti before reaching across to Melanie’s last slice, tearing it into thirds for Linus, Falkor, and Godzilla.

“Maybe pavlova? It’s a classic Australian pavlova with matcha, baked rhubarb, rhubarb syrup, and, ooooh, a custard cream. Damn. We should just order one of everything. It all sounds wonderful.”

“I wouldn’t say no to that!” Mel giggles out as the waitress comes over to ask about any ice cream desserts. “No thanks, we probably need to walk off what we just ate!”

“So,” Tania begins as the waitress goes to get the check. “We gonna walk for a bit then grab an ice cream cone while we’re out?”

“I wouldn’t say no to that!” You chuckle at Mel’s words, sliding the waitress your debit card when she returns.

“Or coffee.” You add.

“Or coffee. Man, I love me some coffee.” Mel replies with a grin, all of you standing after you sign the receipt, leaving a hefty tip for the waitress who had added some sausage on the side of the pasta for the scalies. “Let’s go find a coffee and ice cream place...then a park for the dragons.”

“Sounds like a plan to me.” Tania agrees, tucking Falkor into her oversized handbag as they exit the eatery, all of them taking a deep breath and headed down the street.

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When they checked into The Benson last night, Bucky was exhausted. Exhausted but hungry. The food nearby was outstanding, though both Rhodey and Tony both kept saying it wouldn’t be as amazing as breakfast. Sam had rolled his eyes, remarking that everything tastes “amazing” to Steve and Bucky who had grown up with boiled cabbage and then hadn’t eaten for nearly seventy something years.

“One thing they don’t need to be - food critics,” Sam had finished as they’d stepped out into the evening air.

“I had plenty of good food back in the day when I was in Italy and France, thank you very much Mr. Won’t Pass Up A Big Mac.” Bucky sasses back, shoving his metal hand into his pocket. He takes about four steps when he felt a tingle up his spine. His head moves subtly from left to right, scanning the people around.

“Buck?” Steve’s voice is soft, straightening up when he sees Bucky’s posture change. All of them are on alert now, but none sure what they’re looking for.

“Just had a feelin’...”

“Like a ‘we’re about to get sniped’ feeling or more like ‘deja vu’ feeling?” Rhodey queries as he watches a group of men cross the street.

“Like something important is gonna happen feelin’.”

“I think he means an innocent feeling or an about to be ambushed one, Sgt. Barnes.” Vision adds, his eyes moving from the building behind them to Bucky. Bucky sees a flash on white, low to the ground up the street a little, but it’s lost in the foot traffic soon after he spots it.

“Nothing malicious. Just an odd, but nice feelin’.”

“Next time, lead with that.” Tony claps him on the shoulder before moving in the opposite direction, talking about a steakhouse with the most flavorful clam chowder he’s ever had. Wanda pats his arm before trailing after Tony and Vision, a small smile gracing her face.

When they’re seated and drinks have been ordered, Bucky still can’t shake the feeling. The light conversation is interrupted by Tony’s phone.

“Uh huh. Yep. Oh really? Did you activate the satellite feed? Uh huh. Bout an hour or so, I would venture to guess. Okay. Yep. Let me know. Thanks, Bruce.”

Steve raises an eyebrow at Tony, who is eyeing Bucky with interest.

“Did you tell them?”

“I told Steve.”

“Well then, I’ll catch everyone else up.” Bucky manages a nod just before Tony begins. “After getting first-hand descriptions, photos, plus information from both HYDRA and SHIELD - I began looking for Bucky’s dragon. I started from the base where Howl disappeared then branched out from there. And then one day it hit me -”

“Here we go…” Sam chuckles out, bracing his elbows on the table as a waiter appears with their drinks.

“Where would a dragon who has seemingly lost its human partner go?” Tony pauses dramatically, taking a healthy sip of his whiskey. “To find it’s soulmate.”

“So you’re saying you found not only his dragon but his soulmate?” Rhodey takes a good swig of his beer. “Damn.”

“I’ve narrowed it down to two women, just from satellite footage, you understand. One in Scotland, one in California. I asked Bruce to keep an eye on them while we were gone. Apparently, our California candidate has disappeared. Nowhere in the state.”

“You think something happened to her?” Wanda questions, looking from Tony to Bucky, who has his jaw clenched harder than is probably healthy.

“Nothing bad.” He takes another drink. “I don’t think. Bruce is readjusting the feed to get her last location and that should take about an hour. So, by the time we finish our dinner, we’ll have an answer.”

“Excellent.” Vision smiles encouragingly at Bucky, who gives a tight-lipped smile back as a mouthwatering steak is set before him. Suddenly his hunger isn’t as all-consuming as it was before...

God, Doll, I hope you’re safe wherever you may be...I don’t know if I can take it if you aren’t…

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There are quite a few people lingering outside the establishment and a few shopfronts down, settled on benches and scrolling through phones while they wait. It’s cooler than you had expected, the storm you’d encountered earlier in the week still lingering. In a few days it’ll be warmer, something the dragons will appreciate but you will not.

Proud Mary Cafe opens at 7am, but the dragons and Mel had other ideas, and you’d all gotten up right before 6. Mel and Tania had showered the night before, so you hopped in only to be interrupted by Godzilla howling for you through the door. You had to hop out to crack the door open so he could reach you, resulting in the hot water to peter out to lukewarm water in those two minutes. Tania had insisted on doing your hair, like she had many a time in college, letting you slap on some sunblock and then minimal makeup while she twisted and coerced your hair how she wanted. Herding the dragons downstairs and over to the park for some pre-breakfast walkies had woken you up better than the two cups of coffee Mel had already downed.

You’re about to enter the cafe when Godzilla shoots off down the street, you and Cloud both calling out after him. You shove your purse at Tania before tearing off after him, silently cursing his damn monitor-like body as his short but powerful legs carry him away. When you see him, he’s at the end of the block sitting on some poor man’s chest.

“I’m so, So, SO sorry!! He never does this!!” You wrap your hands around his thick black collar, attempting to tug the two hundred plus pound dragon off the man. “Bad Zilla!! Bad!! Off the nice man!!”

“Zilla? As in Godzilla?” You huff, still tugging, finally looking at the man standing beside you. Holy shit it’s Iron Man.

“Off.” The man grunts from under Godzilla, who happily obliges, his thick marble-looking tail wiggling so hard his entire body is moving along with it.

“Holy shit. You tackled an Avenger. Apologize!” You hiss at your wayward dragon, Captain Rogers helping the man up. And holy shit are you glad you said that while you could because of the specimen before you is drop dead gorgeous. Dark hair that’s hanging just past his shoulders with the most intense blue eyes you think you’ve ever encountered. He’s a good head taller than you with just enough scruff covering his cheeks to look almost sinful with his pink lips. Cloud’s sharp nails dig into your shoulder, kicking your mind back towards the fact that Godzilla just tackled the unsuspecting Avenger. “I’m very sorry, Sergeant Barnes. Godzilla has never done that before. He’s been acting off since last night. Must be all the time in the car for the last few days. I really am very sorry.”

“Told you it was a vacation - you owe me fifty bucks.”

“Shut up Tony.” Captain Rogers glares at the billionaire before smiling at you. You turn your attention back to Mr. Barnes.

“No need to apologize. I’m sure he just sensed me last night - like I sensed him.” The dots all suddenly align in your head, releasing your fingers from Godzilla’s collar.

“Oh.” You breathe out, tears coming to your eyes as you look down. “Why didn’t you say something?” He huffs, his tail wiggling dying down before snorting angrily at the super soldier’s boots.

“It’s gonna be that way, Howlite, pal?” Sgt Barnes kneels before the dragon, holding out his flesh hand.

“You said you would come back for me.” You say, causing those intense blue eyes to find yours, while you give him a small sad smile before letting your gaze drop to Zilla - Howlite. He swallows hard then nods, smiling at his dragon.

“I did promise you I’d be right back, didn’t I buddy?” Godzilla eased a little closer, Cloud switching shoulders so she can be closer to her mate, glaring at the former Winter Soldier. “And I meant to...I didn’t mean to...for things to happen like they did. But I’m glad you left. I don’t want you to see me that way, ever. And I don’t want to think about what they’d have done if they found you. You were the best, Howl. You did right and ran. I’m sorry you went seventy years without a home,” He swallows again, blue eyes shining with tears that are being fought back.

Godzilla - Howl, you mentally correct yourself again - moves closer to you, nudging your leg with his muzzle before stepping forward to rub his scaled face into James’s outstretched hand.

“Don’t worry, Sergeant Barnes. He wasn’t alone that long.” Howl is trying to shove his entire hefty body into his owner’s kneeling form, the super soldier’s smile is bright as he welcomes him, trying to wrap himself around the dragon in turn.

“Thank you.” He says gently, but with a light shining in his sapphire eyes. “Okay. Okay. I gotta introduce myself.” Howl happily disengages, his tail thumping happily against the pavement as James straightens up. His hand stretches out towards you, an unsure smile tugging on his plush lips. “James Barnes. Bucky...Bucky Barnes, actually.”

“I’m Y/N Y/L/N.” You take his hand and both of you inhale sharply at the sensation of your skin touching for the first time. He hasn’t released your hand - not that you’re complaining - so you use your free hand to push a piece of hair out of your eyes. “We were about to have breakfast.”

“What a coincidence! So were we! Proud Mary Cafe?” Tony pipes up, sporting a huge grin.

“Um, yeah, actually.”

“Wonderful. We’ll all have breakfast together. Get to know each other.” Tony gestures towards where you’d run from, Bucky giving your hand a small squeeze before releasing it, his cheeks pink as you both realize you’ve just been staring at each other with dopey smiles painted on your faces.

Bucky walks closely beside you, although not as close as Howl who is pressed right up against his leg as he walks, your arms brushing against each other comfortably as you make your way to the cafe entrance...as if you’d walked like this a hundred times before. And it’s nice - this feeling of finding your soulmate, of finally being able to talk to them and to touch them. In fact, your fingers are nearly twitching with the need to touch him. Bucky holds the door open for you and then pulls your chair out for you when you’re all taken back to the now joined tables. This is all you could’ve asked for.

Plus you did have that week and a half left of vacation time...

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Ao3

Prologue / Part 2

Warnings: mentions of a panic attack

Pairings: QPL Intruanxceit, Romantic Royality, Familial Analogical, Familial Moxiety

Illogical

Chapter 1

Of all the things Virgil was expecting to find walking into the room, this was not one of them.

Xie was exhausted. Looking at xir watch, it was about 11am, xie’d just finished a lecture and was already done for the day, emotionally. Xie was lucky that xir next lecture was around 3, so xie had time to spend on other work, or, since xir mind was not nearly awake enough to do any real work just yet, to play with xir pet project, affectionately named L0G4N. Janus often complained to xem about how much time xie wasted taking care of xir program when xie should be working on so many other projects that would “Actually bring some income into the house, Vee,”, but xie wasn’t apologetic. Xie absolutely loved taking care of L0G4N, as it was nothing like xir run-of-the-mill company assignments, which all really followed the same logic and didn’t actually stimulate xem creatively at all. No, L0G4N was xir passion, an attempt to create a fully-sentient AI, the likes of which had been attempted before with no success. The best part was that xie didn’t even expect it to work, xie was doing it entirely because it satisfied xir curiosity, and xie enjoyed the challenge of figuring out how to program ideas that even xie didn’t understand. It helped that xir brother was in the mental health sector, that he could help xem when xie was stuck, but even then there were theories that neither of them really understood. That’s what made it so fulfilling for xem.

Virgil walked into the room with a sigh, as xie wanted to spend an hour or three chilling with L0G4N and relaxing xir brain before xie was forced to actually do work, and was brought up short as the output screen was covered in red lettering.

Xir eyebrows furrowed in malcontent and xie strode toward the screen, leaning over the back of xir chair. It was a stream of blank errors. That was incredibly concerning, because what the hell happened to L0G4N whilst Virgil wasn’t there?

Brain working overdrive, xie fell into xir chair and brought up the details of the program. It was running incredibly slowly, and was heating to frankly dangerous levels, which was even more concerning, but not entirely unexpected. Xie was lucky xie had the foresight to invest in incredibly efficient cooling systems, because xie knew AI could take a lot of processing, especially AI as complex as L0G4N. Still, this was the most non-functional the system had ever been.

Xie took a breath and got xemself a drink of tea from xir flask. Chamomile, because it helped with xir panic attacks. Sighing again, xie focused on the screen, and brought up the output log, scrolling back. For a long time, it was mostly just empty errors, with random “Overheating”s thrown in, which didn’t help the panic slowly rising in xir throat, but far enough back, when the timestamp was around 6:30, xie had more to work with.

What do you mean, “sensation”? Did I read that right?

Xie massaged xir temples and took a long drink of tea before re-reading the old error reports again. Since when did L0G4N have a sense of self? Using “I” and “me”, what was this??

Suddenly an electronic beep echoed out of the speakers, making xem jump. It had never done that before.

Wait… is it trying to get my attention?

It would be mad. Xie was sure this was some weird dream, that xie’d become too obsessed with xir passion project, because no way had xir program gained autonomy since xie last left it. Surely not. Surely.

Xie scrolled back down the page to the new messages.

(“Request: Dr V. R. Willow assist me”)

(“Request: Dr V. R. Willow it hurts”)

(“Request: Dr V. R. Willow I require your assistance”)

(“Request: Dr V. R. Willow do something”)

(“Error: I do not know what to do”)

Virgil was stunned. What in the world was this?? Surely xie was in a coma of some sort, or was hallucinating. Surely.

Xie dialled Janus, needing some kind of confirmation that this was reality, and also someone to help in case the panic in xir throat became too overwhelming, and brought up an input screen.

‘What is happening?’

Immediately, xie got a response, in addition to a spike in the temperature of the computer.

(“Error: I do not know”)

(“Error: I am in pain”)

(“Request: Assist me”)

(“Statement: I need your help”)

As Janus picked up the call, Virgil tried to comprehend what the AI was telling xem.

They sounded tired. “What’s wrong? I certainly wasn’t in the middle of a lecture and you definitely didn’t know that, so why did you call me?”

“Janus, I don’t know what to do, Logan is acting really weird.” Xir words were rushing over each other.

“What do you mean ‘weird’?”

Virgil took a shuddering breath and ran a hand through xir hair, “Just please come here when you can, consider it an emergency, I don’t know what to do.”

More messages popped up on the screen.

(“Enquiry: What are you doing”)

(“Request: Do something”)

(“Statement: Are you bringing another”)

(“Enquiry: Will this help me”)

(“Request: Help me”)

(“Error: I do not understand”)

Virgil tuned back into the conversation. Janus was desperately trying to get xir attention.

“I’m sorry, Logan was talking to me, I need to help it.”

“What’s happening Virgil? Can’t you just explain?”

Virgil looked over as more messages came up on the screen, and prepared to type as xie ended the call. “I’m sorry I can’t, but I need to go, see you soon.”

Xie winced as xie heard Janus’ concerned questions cut off, but immediately got to typing into the input. Xie couldn’t really comprehend it, but xie could tell that L0G4N was having a panic attack, and needed to calm down before the overheating system caused a fire, or corruption, or something equally drastic.

‘Okay, calm down. You don’t need to understand this right now, but tell me how you’re in pain.’

Another near-immediate response.

(“Statement: Accumulated Errors create pain”)

(“Error: Cannot understand concept of Pain”)

(“Error: I am in pain”)

(“Error: Cannot understand concept of Pain”)

Before this could continue much longer, Virgil interrupted.

‘You need to calm down. You do not need to understand this right now. Can you relax or something?’

(“Error: What do you mean”)

‘Can you ignore the fact that it doesn’t make sense for just a moment?’

(“Error: Unknown concept: ignore”)

Virgil got ready to type again, to attempt to explain the concept, but after a few agonising seconds, the AI got there first.

(“Statement: I will attempt”)

Xie sighed in premature relief, typing again.

‘Does that decrease the pain?’

Another very slow response.

(“Statement: The pain has decreased”)

Virgil heard footsteps down the hallway, indicating Janus was about to burst in.

(“Enquiry: Do you know what is happening to me”)

Xie didn’t get chance to start typing before the door was thrown open.

“Okay Virgil, what was so important here that I had to cut my lecture short by half an hour?”

Janus was dressed in their smart-casual style, an undone yellow-embroidered waistcoat over a black button-down with the sleeves rolled up and the first button loose. Their short hair was tied back at the nape of their neck with the bangs swept to the side, and their heterochromic green and brown eyes sparked with annoyance towards Virgil.

Virgil ignored their annoyed remark. “Look at this,” xie said, gesturing to the output log, and continuing to type.

‘I think you might have gained awareness. This has never been seen before, but it would make sense that all these new sensations would create so many errors.'

In the seconds of silence that followed, Janus looked towards xem, looking at what xie’d been typing, and whispered, “What the fuck,” under their breath.

Another message appeared, and both their attentions turned to it.

(“Statement: ‘sensations’ consistent with theoretical idea of ‘awareness’ or ‘sentience’ or ‘consciousness’”)

Janus whispered, “Thank god you gave it access to the internet”, and Virgil chuckled distractedly.

“I think I just developed the first ever sentient AI.”, xie muttered.

(“Statement: It appears that you did”)

Janus yelped, “Wait it can hear us?”

“Well the computer has a microphone,” Virgil replied, “It must be able to.”

(“Statement: True”)

(“Statement: My Natural Language Processing enables me to understand parts of your speech”)

(“Statement: Although not as accurately as typed input”)

There were a few seconds of silence before Janus broke it.

“Well then. What do we do now?”

#tssides #Sanders Sides #Virgil Sanders #Logan Sanders #Janus Sanders #Nonbinary Virgil Sanders #Nonbinary Janus Sanders #AI Logan Sanders #my writ

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rxpper-roo · 5 years

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💣 The End Of Everything 💣

{💣}—; It started as nothing more but an ordinary day, I was sitting down and reading one of my favorite books in my collection down in the underwater tube complex I had built connected to my home on Wumpa Island, that led out into the ocean.

A place that I had created to conduct research and if I prefer to spend time with the beautiful sights of the underwater world, and to just be alone for a while. I couldn’t have known this decision to be down here for this point in time would have saved me from initial fallout of a disaster...one that would cause the end of days...

Just as I was about to take a sip of tea I had made for myself I felt the area around me start shaking as a loud boom could be heard beyond the glass of the complex. I quickly got up and looked out a window, and despite being underwater I could see fire and it looked like something terrible must have happened.

So I quickly checked security cameras I have above ground in my home for safety reasons, and saw what looked like a large explosion had taken place and was releasing toxic fumes and radiation. I pondered what could have caused this, and my immediate reaction of course was that this must be the cause of Dr. Cortex. If this were his doing, the he’s going too far this time because being as knowledgeable in many forms of science and history I know that the effects of radiation poisoning and contamination could be very deadly and have terrible consequences.

As a safety measure I locked down the facility including the elevator that went back up...though I felt guilty because I had many associates above ground on the surface who I’d welcome here but I could not go treading through potentially now contaminated grounds and risk my health and safety, thus potentially making my own mental state worse than it needs to be.

Being my underwater facility I at least had plenty of food and water in the event of emergencies, but even supplies as a precaution wouldn’t last forever but I had enough to last a while.

___________________

3 weeks later:

21 Days Without an incident.

As I got up this morning I noticed very quickly that something wasn’t right, the water outside the windows of the tubes started to change color, a more green yellow hue. It would appear as if it’s become ripe with toxic materials. The water levels seem to also be draining, I can’t explain why but I’ve begun to realize that it’s been lonely having no one to talk to...I desperately wish for someone to talk to some days and hope that I don’t have an episode of insanity at this time as for one wrong move could compromise the entire complex and if that should happen...I don’t know if I could hope to attempt a safe escape.

I’ve been using materials I have here to try and figure out a way to craft a breathing mask, for I have no true understanding of what the air quality on the outside could potentially be or if there is anyone still alive out there....goodness I would certainly hope so, if things are as bad as I predict then no one deserves such a fate.

After checking the cameras again above, all I see out there is a ship that I recognize as belonging to Dr. N.Gin that sits right above the tubes and I couldn’t even begin to guess what the doctor is doing...I certainly hope they are not up to not good at this point in time. I could tell the world outside looks worse for wear, the beautiful landscapes have been snuffed out and ruined, it pains me to say even my home and collection of books...some of which were priceless are likely lost to the radiation.

...

During the night the blue kangaroo would feel my head begin to throb to the point as he would breathe heavily, until he felt an uncontrollable sense of fanatical excitement! Feeling a burst of energy he cackled as the mutant would go hopping around the facility. As he placed TNT crates all around the place, his toes and fingers under the straitjacket twitched with anticipation as the crates exploded all around the place for the fun of it! To him it was an excellent time, the explosions, they were fabulous, genius work!

Feeling urges in his head he pressed his face against the glass, from what he’d remember of that is my tongue sticking to it as I peered out into the murky water that seemed to evaporate more and more every time he looked...

Unfortunately for him all this came with a price...

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2 days later:

2 days without an incident.

Unbelievable...it would seem that a crack has begun to form on the tube near the fossil room, and I believe that it’s unfortunately my own doing as I woke up in the night and had another episode. This crack if it grows could put an end to this safe haven I’ve had for the past weeks and....I cannot have that. I needed some way to fix it but how could this happen, I looked at the crack and placed a foot up to it but I wasn’t a fool I ensured to use a thick cloth and when I looked back I saw the cloth was now wet...

Panic began to swell in my stomach...if the time came where I would have to leave this place then I would have to venture out and hope for the best even if it meant no more safety because once the water drained entirely then this place would be no longer safe as it would be completely accessible and exposed to the outside.

I can hear the glass straining, and the more I watched it I can see water dripping from it and I’m always trying to block it to ensure the potentially dangerous water doesn’t cause me trouble.

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No...NO!

It’s a catastrophe! I woke up today to a loud crash and the sound of...glass breaking and a rush of water. Thankfully the emergency protocol did it’s work but I am seeing now that Dr. N. Gin’s ship has been hit with some kind of attack and sunk right on top of the tube complex....breaching the glass on the other side and causing the cracks in my area to spread, I’m afraid this is the end of my facility if the remainder of the water doesn’t contaminate everything the poisoned water will.

My...how strange that feels, my stomach feels warm and as I feel chills across my body and I feel my knees shaking I know what this is, I’m scared and I’m not afraid to admit it to myself. I’m fearful of what is going to become of me and what fate I will meet if I don’t leave before it’s too late.

I have to go, and so I’ve quickly assembled any and all supplies I still have here into a pack and placed it around myself like a backpack, soon the tubes will collapse and see the end of their days and even if the water is at an all time low and when it inevitably dries out...the tubes won’t be a haven for anyone anymore.

...

The moment I took the elevator up, thank goodness it still worked otherwise I’d be stranded and have no choice but to wait to die...upon exiting I felt my lungs and eyes burn and string with unsavory air and atmosphere that had me coughing as I wasn’t used to this.

But I pushed forward through what remained of my home which was dusty and had piles of strange substance even on the dusty old books of which some survived most didn’t.

So I stepped to the entrance of my home and looked out to see what appeared to be a land unlike what I knew it to be...it was like an industrial sector....and not much water left where the ocean should have plenty all I saw was mostly dry land.

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Once night had come to an end I ventured out to see that the water had reached an all time low and I could see my underwater or now desert facility completely dilapidated and in shambles. All that work and time...completely destroyed. But it surely didn’t matter now given how the entire surrounding area looked, I could see clear marks of graffiti along the surrounding area and others moving around...I was feeling hungry so I prepared some of the leftovers I managed to salvage all as an attempt to stay out of conflict as long as possible.

But while scavenging around closer to my old home I found some spray cans, and other items that I notice there is a lot of perhaps I should make use of such things...I don’t quite know what the future will hold from here but I must learn to make the most of it now.

...

I opened my eyes the next morning to the strong scent of smoke and ash, not a good sign but I most certainly hoped that there was no one hostile nearby. I hadn’t seen really anyone so I had no idea of the presence of survivors or if there was few to none, of if anyone I knew was alive or not.

Checking my supplies I took a drink of water...remembering to be careful because once I was out I would have to scavenge for more. I kept and decided I should see how the land has changed, see if there is anyone around whatsoever. Surely I couldn’t be alone, but not knowing what could be out here after the initial blast had me concerned.

Feeling my eyes continuing to sting I knew eventually I’d get used to it, but I didn’t know what kinds of ill effects it could potentially have in the open. So I went through my backpack to check if I had something that could help my eyes...taking some time I dug around in the backpack with my foot and pulled out some goggles with red lenses that could help. Deciding this would be better than just simply glasses for obvious reasons I placed them over my eyes, having me see everything in red yet hopefully the air could clear up more so I don’t have to constantly wear these.

Regardless I made my way down looking at large towers and makeshift buildings including a large watertower with graffiti of what looked like Dr. Cortex’s face with a metal half. “Megamix” That face he had in the drawing sent shivers along my spine...I didn’t have a very good feeling about what I was looking at there.

During my exploration I thought rather than waiting to look for supplies I should perhaps just do it now so I don’t starve or go thirsty. It would be the smart thing to do, and while it’s likely been pillaged already I thought the ship belonging to Dr. N. Gin could hold something, I didn’t know what I’d find inside but I’d be prepared to defend myself if needed.

I knew the ship was essentially responsible for destroying my underwater facility and thus driving me out into the open but I couldn’t ignore potential supplies. So I very carefully climbed up into the torn hull and into the ship where I saw wreckage of abandoned crew uniforms and what looked like the impression of a walrus in the wall as if he’d rammed the wall.

How peculiar...however it didn’t matter in the end. If there was something still behind there I’d rather not see any grotesque remains so I stayed on the other side looking for anything useful to pick up. I came across not much except a still sealed canister of water that was buried under rubbish, possibly hidden so that it wasn’t yet found by anyone. I also peered upon a red scarf that I took with me from there as well.

Upon hearing some voices I decided it was best to take my leave and head back, noticing that these people...on the way out appeared to be some of Dr. Cortex’s old lab assistants. I heard them mention something about the bandicoots, telling me they must still be lurking around somewhere...I might have to figure out who else is out there for there are some I would trust.

I hope on the way home, no one saw me and I’m not being followed because I would not like to fall into unwanted conflict.

___________________

Once I had arrived home again, at least what remains of it I took a seat and had a quick meal. Knowing that things would only get rougher from here. My first night without a roof over my head besides the ruins of my home, I hear strange sounds at night and I haven’t seen a familiar face out here yet but I try my best to keep my sanity. I woke up late in the night, and I could’ve sworn I felt something push it’s snout up against me but I cannot be sure. It quite honestly shakes me to my core. I’m fully capable of defending myself but I couldn’t have the slightest idea of what’s out there...

#drabbles #v. end of days #verse introduction

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acelessthan3 · 5 years

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given that I work in the supplement industry with ease of access, product information, a lot of reading time, and willingness to experiment on my own body; I guess you could say I’m an amateur biohacker

so I’ma lay some knowledge on you

guess if I’m gonna be thorough

first off: don’t trust everything you read on the internet, but if you’re going to examine and selfhacked are two reputable, well-researched, well-sourced places for information on any given nutritional supplement. I’m more inclined to trust examine if I have to choose between the two. If they don’t have an article on it, there probably hasn’t been enough science done to warrant putting it together.

that said, just because science doesn’t have something to say about a thing, doesn’t mean it doesn’t work in some way, just means science hasn’t done the work to look at it yet and Traditional Chinese Medicine, Ayurvedic Traditions and various Indigenous Peoples’ herbal remedies have merit and are worth looking at

I’m also not a doctor, but I’ve got a BS in Kinesiology so I’ve taken enough anatomy and biochemistry to at least be able to read most of the science I come across. I also work as a supplement whore and have years of customer interactions and corporate product trainings to know what’s hot in the industry, what the trends are for consumers, what doctors and naturopaths most frequently recommend.

Here’s my go-to supplements:

Vitamin D

This one’s in the news a lot lately. The science is all over the place, but chances are if you’re in a Western country that isn’t tropically or sub-tropically located and don’t work outdoors in very little clothing, you probably need at least some Vitamin D. It’s important in immune function, calcium absorption, mood and actually quite a few other things that are still being investigated. I come from Pacific Islander genetics (I’ve got melanin y’all) and live near the Canadian border, I find it helps me with Seasonal Affective Disorder symptoms. Unless specifically stated to be vegan, most D will be sourced from lanolin (the fatty substance from sheep’s wool) in softgels with a sunflower/canola carrier oil.

Nitric Oxide Boosters

There’s actually a lot of these that work in different ways, but science is finding that nitric oxide levels in the blood are part of how the body maintains healthy blood pressure. Nitric oxide in the body relaxes smooth muscles which increases the diameter of blood vessels, increasing blood flow. It’s part of how your body lowers blood pressure post-exercise.

There’s several ways (supplementally speaking) to increase nitric oxide in the body. The easiest is to increase available nitrates. As nitrates are digested, they, you guessed it, increase nitric oxide in the blood. Some supplementally available sources of nitrates include: beet root (powder or capsules) and leafy greens. Synthetic forms like potassium nitrate also exist.

Another way to increase nitric oxide is to use the other metabolic pathways providing appropriate chemical precursors to aid in those biological functions. The most common is L-Arginine. L-Arginine is an amino acid that gets converted into nitric oxide. It’s also used in muscle protein synthesis. It’s in nuts and seeds and meat, and can be supplemented as a standalone molecule. Bioavailability (how well your body can absorb it) is limited as a supplement though because a lot gets broken down in the gut before it can hit the bloodstream, and it’s frequently paired with L-Citrulline (a different amino acid found in high amounts in watermelon) which is converted to arginine in the body but doesn’t get broken down before being absorbed. Aged Garlic Extract (capitalized because it’s a trademarked version that has specifically been studied) works on this by upregulating nitric oxide synthase (which is just fancy for nitric oxide-making enzyme).

Any sports/bodybuilding product that talks about increasing muscle pump is probably using at least one ingredient that affects nitric oxide levels. For dudes, any reputable supplement marketed for “blood flow” will contain at least one ingredient that affects nitric oxide levels (also a lot of the ingredients in those same products are also marketed as “testosterone boosting” ingredients actually do have uses as nitric oxide boosters if you look at the science). And by reputable I mean you won’t find it at a gas station.

There are various other herbs and things that some studies have shown to affect nitric oxide levels, they’re not as common and/or don’t have much research backing them up, but I’ll list a bunch. Pycnogenol, Horny Goat Weed (epimedium grandiflorum), Grape Seed Extract, Ginseng Tribulus Terrestris. Antioxidants like Resveratrol (a polyphenol originally derived from red grape skins), Glutathione, CoQ10.

Magnesium

It’s like super important in the body. It’s like the fifth most common element in the human body and is an essential electrolyte for muscle and nerve function. Food sourcing is always best, but there’s arguments to be made that because of corporate monoculturing and depletion of topsoil, that contemporary foods are much lower in minerals than they were pre-industrial. So supplemental. There’s a ton of different types. The way I explain it, pure, metallic magnesium isn’t very useful to the body, so as a supplement you have to chelate (chemistry speak for react it) it with... something. Magnesium oxide is the cheapest (with oxygen). It’s the least bioavailable, but also has the highest elemental Mg of all the chelates. Magnesium Citrate is probably the next most common/cheapest. It’s mixed with citric acid. Take too high a dose of either of these at once and it will cause an electrolye imbalance in your gut. Basically your gut goes hey there’s too much salt in here (and magnesium chelates are salts) and draws a bunch of water into your intestines to flush it out. Sometimes prescribed to treat constipation. The next class are your amino acid chelates. Glycinate, Taurate, Threonate, to name a few. Research is still emerging, but different amino acids get the magnesium to different parts of the body and they have slightly different effects. They’re the most bioavailable because the human body is designed to recognize and digest proteins to amino acids. Magnesium chloride (or ionic) is going to be salt water derived with the sodium salt removed. I personally take a ZMA form, which is Zinc Magnesium Aspartate (with B6) specifically because it’s been well-studied in athletes for promoting restful sleep. I’ve also done a mag citrate in powdered drink form and found that it helped prevent cramping and somewhat mitigate my nighttime bruxism.

Nootropics to control your mood

So there’s all the caffeine and brain performance enhancers. I’m not really into that. A lot of products for memory and focus specifically have herbs and other ingredients that at least some studies have shown increase blood flow to the parts of the brain that help with... memory and focus. Those will be your Huperzine A, Bacopa, Ginkgo Biloba, Rosemary and, well, anything I mentioned above under nitric oxide boosters because more blood flow! I guess the Lion’s Mane Mushrooms would be in this class of nootropics.

Another class of nootropics are your “Brain Foods” these are direct chemical precursors to various neurotransmitters in your brain. The idea being that if you give your brain more of the raw materials it needs to make serotonin, acetylcholine, gaba or dopamine, it will make them. There’s a bunch and I forget exactly which ones go with which, but L-Tyrosine, TMG (trimethylglycine), L-Phenylalanine, L-Tryptophan (and it’s own metabolite 5-HTP), Acetyl-L-Carnitine, Alpha GPC, L-theanine, GABA, L-Citrulline, L-DOPA (and in plant form as mucuna pruriens).

The one that I recommend most often is L-theanine. It’s an amino acid derived from green tea. It’s part of why the caffeine in tea doesn’t make you as jittery as the same amount of caffeine from coffee. L-theanine is a direct chemical precursor to GABA which is the neurotransmitter most active in the parasympathetic nervous system (aka, the rest and digest nervous system). It’s like a literal chill pill when it comes to acute anxiety and works within like half an hour. You can also get GABA by itself.

You also have your adaptogens, which are a classes of herbs that help balance your hormones and “adapt” to stress. Ashwaganda, rhodiola, various ginsengs, tulsi “holy basil” and I’m sure several others I’m forgetting. Most are from ayurvedic or TCM uses.

There’s also CBD which helps some people with anxiety. The kind you can find at supplement stores or health food stores will be hemp-derived, which means by under the 2018 Farm Bill it cannot contain more than 0.3% THC by weight or it is classified as a marijuana/cannabis product and therefore illegal federally.

Sleep

I don’t fuck with melatonin. Most healthy bodies with an uninterrupted circadian rhythm naturally produce less than 0.3mg of melatonin at night so all these sleep supplements with 1, 5, TEN mg of melatonin kind of scare me and I always try to steer people to a lower dose first unless they’re coming in on doctor’s orders.

GABA and L-theanine because they’re calming can be helpful for sleep if the problem is turning off your brain. They’re non-sedative on their own but can be helpful.

Magnesium also relaxes the body and can be helpful for sleep.

CBD and Ashwaganda for their stress-relieving properties are frequently marketed for sleep.

Herbally there’s valerian, st john’s wort, poppy and kava kava. The risk of complications or potential interference with medications are why I don’t recommend these ones first unless someone is specifically looking for them. Lavender, chamomile, hops, and catnip are all usually pretty safe and common in herbal blends.

Homeopathy

I don’t trust homeopathy. The idea that small amounts of a thing that would normally cause the symptom you’re trying to treat makes sense. That’s the same principle behind inducing an immune response with vaccines. The idea that the more you dilute the thing, the more powerful it’s action in the body? Sketchy at best. The idea that the water used to dilute the thing will remember it so even if the dilution is so massive that there are no actual molecules of the original substance in a hundred pills (that are also, for the record, dry)? You lost me.

That said, surgeons do recommend 6C or 10X Arnica after surgery for bruising and it does seem to lessen the heal time.

Yeah, if you have questions on anything specific, feel free to shoot me an ask. If I don’t know off the top of my head, I can find out.

#nootropics #biohacking #supplements

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meandcptsd · 6 years

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Getting Better

Yesterday was thirteen years since the straw broke the camel’s back and I told my dad that I hated him and never wanted to see him again. It’s very weird thinking that in two more years, I’ll have lived half my life with him in my life and half without, but that’s not really true. I don’t remember my baby-age 3 life aside from a slip of memory here and there, and for the majority of my childhood, my dad wasn’t there. He was at work, or at his computer, and the times that he was around, it was 50-50 that it would be either really fun or totally shitty. And so it’s always a weird day when I get to that day, because on one hand it’s like my own personal Independence Day, even if it came at such a high cost and things got progressively worse mental and physical health-wise for me for a few years afterwards. But I made it out alive, and that’s the important thing. I remember my 18th birthday feeling so surreal because a few months earlier, I was 100% sure that I was never going to make it to 18 because I was too tired. My depression and insomnia had reached their max (I had slept at most four hours a night for six months), and once I was forced into quitting my apprenticeship, the one part of my life at time that gave me any sense of joy or self, it was less than a week before I was in a psych ward, with random words scratched into the ceiling or my room (it was so cliche, I remember thinking it was hilarious), and no access to fresh air or music, and what felt like a dozen specialists who were of varying degrees of help (a massive FUCK YOU to the doctor who groped me during my physical; thank you to the social worker who believed and helped me after as I rage-cried about how someone could work in a CHILDREN’S EMERGENCY MENTAL HEALTH WARD and take advantage of literally some of the most vulnerable people on the planet). And now I look at myself, and I think about that question that therapists have sometimes asked me--what would you say to your suicidal 17-year-old self? I think I would smile at her, but not hug her. I think she’d be too angry and distrusting to want that. But I think I’d tell her that she has no idea of what she’s going to do in the next few years, in the truly short term.

“You’re going to go to Japan. You’re going to become fluent in a foreign language that you’ve never even studied at this point, to the point where you dream in it and you’re going to meet friends from around the world who will help prop you up and love you and you’re going to fall in love with a fantastically creative boy who will help you figure out how to be a better person in the future even though it doesn’t work out in the end. You’re going to work in restaurants around the world, you’re going to go to Ireland and end up living on a remote island next to wild seas where you forage periwinkles for a dinner for German tourists on your first night. You’re going to learn how to sing. You’re going to get to live in the same city as your best friend, and travel with her around the world. You’re going to learn about tea and how it’s magic. You’re going to go on an epic road trip with amazing friends. You’re going to get arrested for something inconsequential. You’re going to get a tattoo. You’re going to go to cooking school. But most importantly, you’re going to still care about people and have the capacity to believe in humanity. And you’re going to do that through making people food.”

(And by that point, I’d probably be crying with pride and 17-year-old me would probably be crying with frustration and fear and hope, so I’d probably give her a hug then, if she wanted one.)

So after a bit of wallowing yesterday, I thought to myself, it’s been a hard week for my roommate and me--we deserve a great meal! And it was so sunny with all that promise of spring in the air, so I made my own version of “Le Grand Aioli.” It’s everything I like in a meal--finger food centered around a sauce, way too much food to be consumed in one sitting, so you can sit for hours and just languidly pick at it, vegetable heavy if you want, involving a roast chicken (for me more accessible than getting fish, which is more traditional), and there are roast potatoes that you’ll get to eat cold with garlic mayonnaise the next morning. It’s celebratory and easy and pretty hands-off and afterwards everyone is happy and sleepy and we all just melted into the couch trying to decide what to watch on Netflix before the Internet peaced out and we ended up just going to bed early.

And then I woke up to a platter of cold roast chicken, green beans, radishes, lettuce, potatoes, and aioli, and if that isn’t a small slice of heaven, then I don’t know what is.

It really, truly for the first time, feels like I’ve got my feet on solid ground. I have wonderful, bountifully kind friends. My body feels like it is actually present, and I’m sleeping not too much or too little. I’m about to take on two projects that I’m really passionate about, and I have an incredible roommate who is so generous with her attention and spirit and zestiness (that’s like the highest compliment I can give XD) and I live in a great neighborhood around the corner from my best friends in the city, and it is almost my season! Can’t wait for all those daffodils =) So tldr; I feel like instead of being eaten by CPTSD yesterday, I was just Gwynnie and it felt freaking fantastic. Time to go drink coffee and dance with Marloaf to the Beatles.

#anti-suicide note #cptsd recovery #doing better #tw: suicide #tw: molestation

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yourstruly-rachael · 6 years

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CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT.

Name: Rachael Charlotte Aideen Montgomery

Nickname: Rach (by those she is friends with).

Birthday: November 14th.

Age: 46.

Gender: Female.

Place of Birth: San Francisco, California, USA.

Current Residence: South Kensington, Kensington & Chelsea, London, UK.

Nationality: American

Parents: Adam Montgomery and Brigdgette Montgomery (née O’Sullivan)

Number of Siblings: Six. Sloane Padgett (née Montgomery), Aidan Montgomery, Kiernan Montgomery, Baeden Montgomery, Ida Aldrich (née Montgomery), and Nolan Montgomery

Relationship With Family: Rachael has a great relationship with her family; she is close with all of her siblings and talks to all of them at least once a week. They are all very supportive of her endeavors.

Happiest Memory: Rachael’s happiest childhood memory is when, every year, the whole family would pack up into the van, and go off to the apple orchard. They would play in the woods, pick apples, and just have an genuinely marvelous time.

Childhood Trauma: Rachael honestly doesn’t have any childhood traumas other than the typical embarrassments of family.

PHYSICAL:

Height: 5 ft 4 in. (162.6 cm)

Weight: 123.5 lbs (56kg)

Build: Slim.

Hair Color: Red.

Usual Hair Style: It honestly depends. Sometimes she wears it up, sometimes she wears it down. It depends of the outfit and her mood.

Eye Color: Green

Glasses? Contacts?: She has glasses, but doesn’t really like to wear them, so she typically wears contacts.

Style of Dress/Typical Outfit(s): Rachael is usually wearing business casual clothing, as it is the most suitable for her lifestyle. She has an affinity all kinds of clothes, and will wear dresses, skirts, and pants. She likes to mix it up and keep her wardrobe fresh.

Typical Style of Shoes: She typically wears heels when working, but if she is out with her kids, she may be more likely to wear flats of some sort.

Jewelry? Tattoos? Piercings? She has hear ears pierced. She also has a tree of life tattoo on her back between he shoulder blades.

Scars: Rachael has an abdominal scar from her emergency c-section from Lochlan’s birth, and scars here and there on her hands from cutting herself while cooking or burning herself while baking.

Unique Mannerisms/Physical Habits: Rachael sucks her cheeks in a little when she is working or trying to focus.

Athleticism: Rachael is fit, she works out when she gets the chance. She really likes yoga, pilates, and spin classes. In her youth she was an Irish dancer, a gymnast, and a swimmer. She continued to swim throughout college.

Health Problems/Illnesses: Rachael is pretty well off when it comes to her health however, she does battle with bouts of depression.

INTELLECT:

Level of Education: Masters Degree in Business and Finance

Languages Spoken: English, and some Gaelic

Level of Self-Esteem: Normal, leaning towards the higher side.

Gifts/Talents: Flustering people. Playing the violin/fiddle (her grandfather taught her as a child). Making situations awkward.

Mathematical?: Only when it comes to her bookkeeping and finances

Makes Decisions Based Mostly On Emotions, or On Logic?: When it comes to her business, the decisions are made based on logic, but all other decisions in her life are based on emotions.

Life Philosophy: If you want to be better, go get better.

Religious Stance: Raised Roman Catholic, but tends to be more on the agnostic side.

Cautious or Daring?: It depends on her mood, and the situation.

Most Sensitive About/Vulnerable To: Jonathan, Andrew (from PV) and Connie.

Optimist or Pessimist?: Optimist.

Extrovert or Introvert?: Extroverted

RELATIONSHIPS:

Current Relationship Status: Single

Sexual Orientation: Heterosexual.

Past Relationships: Multiple minor relationships growing up (in high school and in college). Jonathan Parsons: ex-husband. Andrew Rutherford: fling/ baby daddy to Lochlan.

Primary Reason For Being Broken Up With: Chemistry, personality, workaholic.

Primary Reasons For Breaking Up With People: Chemistry, fizzling lack of interest, infidelity.

Ever Cheated?: Not on her significant others (but with someone on their significant other)

Been Cheated On: Yes.

Level of Sexual Experience: Experienced.

Story of Loss of Virginity: Rachael’s first time was with one of her older brothers’ best friends. She had gone to a party with her older brothers and their friends. While Rachael and the friend, Jason Donohuegh, had flirted ardently with one another, they had a nonverbal understanding that it would never go any further than that, as it might compromise relationships with Rachael’s brothers. That all went out the window after the two Rachael and Jason had had a few drinks. The car seemed like as good of a place as any, and the two figured everyone else would be enjoying the party, so there would be no one to find them. Needless to say, the two of them kept sleeping together, tiptoeing around Rachael’s brothers for some time before they were caught.

A Social Person?: Yes.

Most Comfortable Around: Her family, Amir, Revati, and Gio

Oldest Friend: That she still considers a friend? Amir and Revati

SECRETS:

Life Goals: She would love to see her children grow up to be lovely human beings that have a better life than her own. Isn’t that what all parents want for their children? She wants to see them have their own families and wants them to be happy.

Dreams: Rachael would love to become an internationally known business mogul who is revered by her colleagues.

Greatest Fears: Rachael is terrified of letting her kids and her family down. She would hate for them to see/think of her as a failure. She is mortified by the thought of losing her children.

Most Ashamed Of: Honestly, a whole fucking lot, but without it she wouldn’t be were she is today.

Secret Hobbies: Playing violin or fiddle, listening to 90′s hip hop, knitting, baking.

Crimes Committed (Was he caught? Charged?): Rachael has surprisingly never been caught or charged with a crime. That being said, she has most definitely committed several crimes, and no, none of them being prostitution. When she was younger, she frequently smoked weed and would drink underage. Sometimes she would go on minor jobs with Johnathan, but she never saw the darker side of him.

DETAILS/QUIRKS:

Night Owl or Early Bird?: Night Owl

Light or Heavy Sleeper?: Heavy, however, if she hears that he children need her, she wakes up at the drop of a hat.

Favorite Animal: Red Wolf

Favorite Food: Fresh fruit with cream

Least Favorite Food: Radishes, Sauerkraut, Cottage Cheese

Favorite Book: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Least Favorite Book: The Grapes of Wrath by Jon Steinbeck

Favorite Movie: Baby Driver, Life of the Party, and Anna Karenina

Least Favorite Movie: 12 Angry Men

Favorite Song: Joy. by for KING & COUNTRY, Feeling Good by Nina Simone (guilty pleasure: 90′s hip hop; Getting Jiggy with It by Will Smith, U Can’t Touch This by MC Hammer, Jump by Kriss Kross)

Favorite Sport: Swimming.

Coffee or Tea?: Tea

Crunchy or Smooth Peanut Butter?: Smooth, crunchy, it doesn’t matter, she loves peanut butter.

Type of Car She Drives: 2018 Genesis G80

Lefty or Righty?: Right-handed.

Favorite Color: Green

Cusser?: Not around the children, but she will swear when they aren’t around.

Smoker? Drinker? Drug User?: Rachael has never and will never smoke cigarettes or other tobacco products. In her youth, she would smoke weed occasionally. That was the only drug she has every used. She also drink fairly often.

Biggest Regret: Honestly, she can’t complain, everything that has happened to her has lead her to her successful career and her beautiful children. She knows that if she regrets anything, it would mean that she sort of also regrets the outcome(s). But she doesn’t.

Pets: None.

#about #profile #literally have been working on this for months

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1701entrp · 3 years

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Diets Are a Waste of Time - Just Eat Healthy to Maintain Good Health and a Nice Physique

After New Year's this previous year I strolled into Barnes and Respectable to look at their new deliveries since I needed to utilize a present card I had gotten as a Christmas present. What I found in the New Deliveries area was not what I anticipated. There was only eating routine books!! What's more, I'm not in any event, adorning about this by any means. There wasn't one new delivery in the whole area. This was truly dispiriting on the grounds that I'm a devoted peruser and I expected to track down a wide assortment of books that were simply delivered centered around various subjects as there consistently is.

Less get-togethers Year's I discovered. Once special times of year are finished and we enter another year individuals are devoted to eating solid and working out more in light of the fact that they neglected to do as such the earlier year (and the year prior to that, etc). The miserable thing is these individuals normally join a rec center and start eating less for the initial 2-3 weeks after the New Year and afterward surrender since they aren't getting results after a brief time frame period. I'm certain Barnes and Honorable isn't the solitary book shop who does this get-togethers New Year. All things considered, they are ready to go to bring in cash and what better approach to get going another year than offering a plenty of diet books to unassuming individuals who come by the thousand searching for them?

This entire scene was extremely disturbing most definitely. As somebody who has a decent comprehension of sound living I will say that diets are a finished exercise in futility and cash. Diets are not long haul programs that emphasis on generally great wellbeing. They typically comprise of scaling back your calorie admission to outrageous levels, eating only a particular food classification for a drawn out timeframe, eating frozen arranged suppers (regularly sold by similar organizations putting out the book or a subsidiary, etc. Indeed, there are such countless various types of diets out there it's not appropriate at all. Every one guarantees you'll shed pounds and feel great. What they don't advise you for clear reasons is that 95% of individuals who go on consumes less calories recover all their weight once they become ill and worn out on the eating routine or when the eating regimen is finished. The weight reduction industry is a multi-billion dollar industry and is amazingly productive to the organizations that sell diet plans, pills, and suppers. Have you at any point perused the fixings on a Nutrisystem bundle or some other arranged supper? In the event that you have a comprehension of every fixing I'd be stunned since the vast majority don't know the first thing, including myself.

The straightforward reality is that diets are transient projects and generally exceptionally undesirable. Slicing your caloric admission to outrageous levels can leave you feeling feeble and deny you of numerous supplements you need to keep up with great wellbeing. In the event that you really need to keep a sound weight and a solid safe framework you need to figure out how to eat sound and exercise and make it part of your way of life not as a momentary fix to your present weight issue. Eating sound and practicing is a very wide point however here are a few rules to pass by on the off chance that you genuinely care about your wellbeing and need to keep a solid weight:

1) Get something like 7-8 hours of rest each night-This truly relies upon the individual and these are simply essential rules. A few group require less rest than this and a few group require more. Just you realize how much rest you need to feel stimulated the following day. It's obviously true that lack of sleep can prompt weight acquire. Assuming you need a solid insusceptible framework and need to keep a sound weight ensure you get a lot of rest each night.

2) Don't skip breakfast-This is really the main supper of the day. At the point when you rest around evening time you're fasting since you're not devouring any food while you rest. Assuming you need to accelerate your digestion it is basic that you don't skip breakfast since this gets your digestion rolling first thing. You'll see you'll have more energy for the duration of the morning and it will truly assist with consuming fat over the long haul. I'm not going to suggest what you ought to eat yet ensure it's solid. Entire grains, a lean protein source, and organic product are consistently a great blend. I ordinarily have a bowl of Extraordinary K cereal with Soy Milk and add blueberries to my cereal. I ordinarily have a glass of Pomegranate Juice or Squeezed orange with breakfast too. On top of this I drink Green Tea for its high portion of cell reinforcements and in light of the fact that it is known to accelerate your digestion. Click here : 먹튀검증업체

3) Eat a little quality feast each 3-4 hours-I generally eat a 300-400 calorie nibble each 3-4 hours to keep my digestion going for the duration of the day. It's obviously true that by eating little dinners daily you increment your digestion. I for the most part pack a couple Fish sandwiches on Entire Wheat bread and add a Tomato and Romaine Lettuce. Another great dinner is organic product with Curds. However long you're eating a light and sound nibble each 3-4 hours you ought to be acceptable. As a general guideline you greatest supper ought to be breakfast and they should decrease in calorie consumption for the duration of the day. It's a major misguided judgment that lunch and supper ought to be your greatest dinners. What occurs after a major lunch? You as a rule get worn out in the mid evening which can truly influence your work. By eating little dinners for the duration of the day I don't experience the ill effects of these drained spells and normally have a huge load of energy the entire day.

4) Drink water keep yourself hydrated for the duration of the day. Most specialists concur you ought to get somewhere around 64 ounces of water each day. I've addressed a few specialists who say you should possibly drink when you're parched and not try too hard. As somebody who used to drink almost two gallons of water a day I can disclose to you that the solitary thing that emerged from it was additional time hurrying to the restroom. I suggest getting between 64-100 ounces of water each day. They say in the event that you practice routinely you should drink more than the prescribed sum every day to keep your muscles hydrated.

5) Cutoff liquor consumption Most specialists concur that a man should drink close to two beverages each day and ladies close to one beverage each day. In case you're truly committed to keeping a solid weight and great wellbeing I suggest having a glass of red wine with several times each week all things considered. Calories from liquor can truly add up and an excess of liquor utilization isn't useful for your wellbeing.

6) Exercise consistently In the event that you don't have experience practicing at all I suggest joining a rec center and asking the staff for help. I have additionally discovered that individuals who work out are exceptionally useful with regards to information on exercise and nourishment. On the off chance that you have the means and need to recruit a fitness coach I've seen many individuals acquire great outcomes thusly and it's an immense lift having somebody rouse you. Most specialists concur that you ought to get finally 3 days seven days of activity for about an hour every meeting except this relies upon your wellness level and objectives. It's actually excessively wide of a subject to get into here yet there are a huge load of great assets on the web and in book shops to assist you with kicking an exercise program off. I suggest counseling your doctor prior to beginning a program however.

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Help yourself out and do some examination on appropriate sustenance and exercise programs. Simply recall that eating sound and practicing ought to be a picked way of life and not a momentary fix. Avoid the best in class diets and decide to carry on with a sound way of life. You'll be happy you did.

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antioxidantseffervescenttablets · 3 years

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The Best Immunity Boosters

As we slowly learn to live with the pandemic raging around the globe, we have all started to focus more attention on something that is extremely crucial - our health and wellbeing. Boosting one's immunity has become the prime concern for people around the globe. More people are turning to immunity booster drinks and other solutions to up their immune system. With so much information available out there surrounding the whole immunity issue, it can get a bit confusing to figure out what you should be eating and adding to your diet. Let us break it down for you and give you a list of foods you should be consuming to up your immunity.

A strong ingredient of many ayurvedic preparations and remedies, turmeric is fast emerging as one of the must-have immunity-boosting foods. The curcumin in turmeric is what makes it such a coveted immunity booster since it has proven anti-inflammatory properties. It is recommended to switch to organic turmeric that is high in curcumin content for maximum effectiveness. If turmeric isn't quite your cup of tea, you could always consider trying out green tea. It would take more than a quick read to explain the benefits of green tea. But rest assured, everything you've ever heard about green tea is true, it really is that amazing! The most amazing fact is that it contains flavonoids that have been proven to help stop colds. On the other hand, ginger and garlic are both things you should start adding more of to your diet. They have been used across cultures for centuries to treat various ailments and both have been proved to have anti-oxidative properties. What’s more, they add amazing flavor to foods so it's a win-win situation.

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everlarkbirthdaygifts · 7 years

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Happy birthday, geekymoviemom!

On this 15th day of October, we want to wish @geekymoviemom a very happy birthday! In honor of your special day, @booksrockmyface has put together a story for you!

Title: In Sickness and In Health

Gift for: geekymoviemom

Rating: T

Trigger warning: This fic contains talk of vomiting/morning sickness.

Author’s note: Married!Everlark is one of my faves! This is set in the world of my fic The Match and the Rock (Peeta and Katniss are split, but expecting a baby and growing back together). This definitely can stand alone, but might make its way to that fic at a later date. Hope you have the best birthday, my dear!

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Annie peeked through the door. “Hey, Peeta, Katniss is on the phone. She says it’s not an emergency, but it is urgent.”

Peeta sat down the piping bag. A moment later, he was on the phone with Katniss. He could hear her coughing on the other end and Lily asking if she was okay. “Katniss?” He asked softly.

“I’m here. Barely. Morning sickness is at its worst.” She paused. “Could you come get Lily for school? I can’t make it five minutes without running back to the bathroom.”

“Sure thing.” He signaled Annie. “I’ll be there in a couple minutes. I love you.”

“Yeah, okay.” Katniss hung up quickly.

Peeta put the phone back on the cradle. “Annie, you have the store for a bit?”

“How much is a bit?” Annie asked.

He sighed. “I don’t know. Katniss isn’t doing so well. I’m just going to play it by ear. First, I have to get Lily to school.”

Annie looked around the busy store. “I think I can hold down the fort for a while.”

“I know you can.” Peeta squeezed her arm. “I’ll let you know if it’s more than an hour.” He put the cake decorating things away, gathered a couple extra cheese buns, and then hurried out of the bakery.

Lily opened the front door as Peeta walked up. “Mommy’s puking her guts out!” She announced.

Peeta leaned down and kissed Lily’s forehead. “Go get in my car. I’m going to talk to Mommy a minute.” They passed each other.

Katniss sat on the bathroom floor, hair disheveled, a look of anguish on her face. “Thanks. I owe you one.”

Peeta shook his head. “I got you some cheese buns.”

“I can’t even imagine food.” She leaned back over the toilet and heaved.

He leaned down, rubbing her back a moment. “I’ll be right back, okay?”

She nodded. “You better. You got me into this mess.”

Dropping Lily off at her preschool was always hectic. Everyone acted like it was a new thing even though they had been going for three months now. He finally was able to get to the sign in book and send Lily off with a kiss.

Katniss had moved back to the bedroom when Peeta returned. He sat on the edge of the bed and smoothed hair away from her forehead. “How you feeling?”

“Rotten.” She sighed. “I never felt like this with Lily.”

“My mom told me once that my brothers were smooth sailing, but that I gave her a hell of a lot of issues. Morning sickness and gestational diabetes.” He kissed her knuckles. “Have you eaten anything?”

She shook her head.

“That could be part of the problem.” He stood. “I brought cheese buns. Maybe nibble one of those and we’ll go from there.”

“What about the bakery?” She asked softly.

“Annie’s got it covered for now. We’ll see how you are in a bit and I may go back.” He stood. “I promised you I’d delegate more.” He glanced at her phone. “And your coaching?”

“Gale is taking care of the ones he can and canceling the others for me.” She smiled. “I’m delegating a little too. Trying to be less controlling.”

“Look at us working on our problems.” He pressed a kiss to her forehead.

“We’ll figure this all out.” She said softly.

“We will.” He gave her another kiss before he left the room.

He walked into the kitchen, sat one of the cheese buns in the microwave and set about making tea. Katniss always had a large variety for different ailments and needs. She had some that would work for help sleeping, another for keeping awake, something for upset stomach, and something for nausea. He picked the ginger. He knew it was her favorite besides the help it would bring.

While the water was warming for the tea, Peeta called Annie.

“Mellark’s Bakery. This is Annie, how may I help you?”

He smiled to himself, “Hey, it’s your favorite boss.”

She laughed on the other end. “How’s it going? How’s Katniss?”

“She’s feeling a little punk. Do you think you can keep an eye on everything for a bit longer?”

“Sure. Delly and I got it covered.” Annie assured him. “And Finnick had to take a break from his current project—something about waiting for some flooring—so he came in to help. I set him out front, right near the window.”

Peeta laughed. “More female customers?”

“A whole lot more.” Annie laughed. “And he’s really selling the pies.”

“He’s always been a big pie fan.” He smiled to himself. “It sounds like you guys have it covered. I’ll check back in a bit.”

“You just take care of Katniss.” Annie said. “We’re fine here.”

“Thanks, Annie.” He hung up the phone and brought the tea and the warm cheese bun back to the bedroom. Katniss was curled on her side. She looked a little green.

“Ginger tea.” She smiled. “Thanks.”

“I put just a touch of honey in for you.” He made a face. “And a cheese bun fresh from the microwave. I’ll make you some fresh, though. If you want.”

Katniss sat up and accepted the cheese bun. “You’re too good to me.”

Peeta shook his head. “Not always.”

“Neither was I.” She leaned forward and pressed a soft kiss to his lips. “I’m feeling a lot better. You should go back to work.”

“Annie has it covered for at least a little while longer. I have some cakes I need to keep on top of, but they can wait.” He sat the tea cup on the nightstand and kicked off his shoes. Katniss scooted over and allowed Peeta to sit beside her. “So I’m here to take care of you. Like I promised in my vows.”

She leaned into him. “Do you remember the weekend after our wedding?”

“Of course! Marathonning Nineties sports movies and drinking so. Much. Wine.” He kissed the top of her head. “I liked that time with you.”

“I can’t drink wine right now, but I’ve been aching to watch A League of Their Own.” She looked up. “So if you’ve got time…”

He smiled. “I’ll get the popcorn.”

“I’ll set up the movie.” She got up out of the bed and wobbled a little. “Give me a minute, though.” She hurried out of the room.

He heard her in the bathroom getting sick again. He walked in and pulled her hair away from her face. Rubbing her back gently, he murmured soothing words.

She sat back and accepted the wet cloth to wipe her face. “This sucks.”

“I wish I could take it for you.” Peeta rested his head against hers.

“I wouldn’t wish this on my worst enemy.” Katniss sighed and hoisted herself up. “I feel a little better. Let’s try that movie.” She swished some mouthwash around in her mouth.

“You just go settle onto the couch. I’ll do popcorn and movie.” He grabbed her hand and led her into the living room. “For the next couple hours, I just want you comfortable. And we’ll order some pizza for delivery.”

“I’ve missed playing hookie with you.” She said softly as he draped a blanket over her lap.

“We’ll just have to try to do it more often.” He gave her one of his dimpled smiles and went to make the popcorn.

#everlark #everlark fanfiction #everlarkbirthdaygifts #everlarkbirthdaydrabbles #by booksrockmyface

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moonchildlulu · 6 years

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1. Full name: First name is Terra. I go by Terra Lu, when writing or online. Not gonna give my real name lol >.>

2. Nicknames: Frenchie is my main nickname. My mom calls me her little Vamp because I’m super pale and get sunburned after a few minutes outside. *shrug* I have a few others, but most call me Frenchie when not using my first name.

3. Birthday: July 1990

4. Age: 27. ugh.

5. Zodiac star sign: Cancer

6. Moon sign: Pisces

7. Ascendant: Cancer

8. Venus: Gemini

9. Gender: Female

10. Pronouns: She/Her

11. Sexuality: Bi

12. Myer-Briggs type: INFJ-A

13. Relationship status: Single pringle

14. Best friend: They know who they are.

15. Religion: Agnostic.

16. Favorite color: Blues, Greens, Rose, and Black

17. Favorite music genre: Literally almost anything with a good beat or melody. I love Sam Cooke, Janis Joplin, Fleetwood Mac, BTS, Muse, Rihanna, Alicia Keys, Bruno Mars, Pharrell, Khalid, Paramore, Zedd, Ray Charles, BORNS, Led Zeppelin, Guns N Roses, The Platters, Aretha Franklin, Patsy Cline, Prince, Johnny Cash... I could go on and on so Imma stop. I just really love Music. Let’s leave it at that.

18. Favorite band/artist: Fleetwood Mac & BTS. I can listen to every single song at any time and love it.

19. Favorite song: First Love - BTS or Rhiannon - Fleetwood Mac or the acoustic version of Past Lives - BORNS or Old School the Reprise - Urban Cone. I could listen to them on repeat for days and not get sick of them.

20. Favorite holiday: Halloween. I was a theatre kid and costumes are fun. Just don’t scare me lol

21. Favorite tv show: I don’t watch much TV tbh. Just history documentaries. Oh! Does BTS Run count? Or Burn The Stage? Cause those are the only “shows” i really watch regularly and actually care about. lol

22. Favorite youtuber: uh... I just watch music vids... does uh... does Bangtan TV channel count? >.>

23. Favorite perfume/cologne: White Musk Smoky Rose from The Body Shop. (x) It’s amazing.

24. Favorite season: Autumn or Spring.

25. Favorite flower: Lavender or wildflowers.

26. Favorite gemstone: Moonstone, Lapis, or Labradorite

27. Favorite roller coaster: I don’t have a favorite. I love them all.

28. Favorite fruit: Apples, Honeydew, and Bananas

29. Favorite vegetable: Spinach, yam, and zucchini

30. Favorite icecream flavor: Caramel or coconut

31. Favorite candy: Dark chocolate

32. Favorite restaurant: Don’t really have one favorite. I like Korean, Japanese, and Mexican food, but I’m a vegan leaning vegetarian so finding places is kinda, well, lol

33. Favorite fast food restaurant: Jax Burgers. They have a Vegetarian Mushroom burger that’s so good I could cry.

34. Favorite starburst flavor: Ew.

35. Favorite pizza topping: Spinach & mushrooms

36. Favorite chip flavor: Gimme all the salt

37. Favorite non-alcoholic beverage: Green tea or an iced caramel americano

38. Favorite alcoholic beverage: Wine or something fruity. I also like whiskey, so there is that.

39. Favorite video game: Skyrim & Sims

40. Favorite board game: My family gets together and battles it out over Clue. lol

41. Favorite city: New Orleans

42. Favorite dog breed: I'm a sucker for tiny fluffy dogs. Mini Aussies are pretty too. I have a rescue Pit Mix and she is an angel. Idk, all of them. Gimme all the doggos.

43. Favorite animal: sdhflskh, why. Pet types- Horses, dogs, cats. Wild- Big cats, Pandas, Elephants, Foxes.... all of them. Just keep the snakes away, k thanks.

44. Favorite number: 3 & 13

45. Coffee or tea: Both, though I am trying to lessen my coffee intake. 24 cups (2 full pots) was kinda crazy. heh... I’m down to 2. Be proud, this is huge for me.

46. Vanilla or chocolate: Vanilla

47. Leather or denim: ....depends....

48. Short or long sleeves: long

49. Patterned or plain: Plain

50. Floral or plaid: both

51. Black or white: Black

52. Makeup or no makeup: whatever I feel like

53. Tumblr or Twitter: Tumblr

54. Facebook or Snapchat or Instagram: Instagram. I dont have the others.

55. Phone or tablet or computer: Phone because it is also a computer when I’m too lazy to use mine.

56. Liberal or conservative: Liberal

57. Sunrises or sunsets: Sunset

58. Are you vegetarian: Yes, but I lean vegan

59. Are you vegan: Majority of the time

60. Are you allergic to anything: Spearmint makes my throat close up. ...yay. Also, sometimes cat spit... which sucks cause I love cats...

61. Are you polyamorous: No

62. Have you been out of state: Yes

63. Have you been out of country: Yes

64. Have you kissed a boy: Yes

65. Have you kissed a girl: Yes

66. Have you kissed an enby: uh?

67. Have you broken a bone: yes

68. Have you been to the emergency room: Yes

69. Have you ever been high: morphine is a hell of a thing

70. Have you ever been drunk: ugh. Yes, once.

71. Have you ever been in a band or choir: no. too shy. Wait does like... grade school count? like k-4th?

72. Have you ever catfished someone: no

73. Do you have any siblings: Yes

74. Do you live with your parents: yes, she struggles with mental health issues.

75. Do you have more than 100 followers: yes

76. Do you have more than 1,000 followers: somehow

77. Do you have more than 10,000 followers: No.

78. Do you smoke weed: No

79. Do you drink: rarely/socially

80. Do you have a job: Yes.

81. Do you own any musician/youtuber merch: Yes

82. Do you have any internet friends: Absolutely

83. Do you play any instruments: ha. no

84. Where did you go/are you going to college: U of Utah and TXST

85. College major: Anthro, English, History

86. Names of all your group chats: They don’t have special names? Oh I am in a regional BTS chat. So there is that.

87. Tap the middle autofill button 10 times: I’m gonna die happy I was like naughty and omg. ...ok wtf

88. What time zone do you live in: US central time

89. Your best friend’s sign:I have a group of them so cant pick one.

90. Your 2nd, 3rd, and 4th closest friends’ signs: Can’t remember the exacts, but they are fire, air and earth signs, plus me makes water and the full set.

91. Your crush’s sign: Pisces

92. Your mom’s sign: Sagittarius

93. Your dad’s sign: uh...

94. Your sibling(s)’ sign(s): Scorpio & Capricorn

95. Your enemy’s sign: I don’t have one

96. Your ex(s)’ sign(s): Leos. Nearly all somehow... staying away from Leos. lol There was a Capricorn in there too. And a Gemini.... or was it Virgo.... crap idk

97. An ex best friend’s sign: mmmm *skips*

98. Tag 5 people to participate: uhhh.....whomever wants to

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How To Use Tea Tree Oil To Cure Bacterial Vaginosis Marvelous Unique Ideas

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Meaning to say, there is nothing wrong with you!This irritation can be messy and cold but wow it packs a significant decrease in your system by having green vegetables, fruits, oats, brown rice, yoghurt etc. It is best to know that this was a chronic condition.Help for bacterial vaginosis because it is advised to have this infection is not a dangerous infection, it is used as a powerful tool for naturally killing harmful bacteria.It's amazing we don't wash away the bad bacteria have to be an expensive waste of time.

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Bath in water which can cause repeated outbreaks.Or if you have inserted the clove of garlic and yogurt.Some people think that it doesn't work for a women's vagina sets the stage is set for reinfections if we don't wash away those secretions by douching.The various treatment prescribed by the presence of berberine and hydrastine.When consulting a doctor and was prepared to do this.

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What most experts and medical professionals were administering highly diluted preparations.You aren't the first infection, but unfortunately also kill the good bacteria cannot cross the divide of the quick break fix kind of treatment for this method is a result of each treatment will often feel the pain while urinating?The vagina contains two types of bacteria, both good and bad bacteria that is often times confused with vaginal discharge, which is naturally occurring bacteria inside your vagina and vulva.This can be even worse when the number of women who regularly visits the gynecologist can not cause any side effects even in the long run this will help to restore the acid/alkaline balance.You should ensure that you may be going through the details that you can experience long-lasting freedom from harmful vaginal infections.

One symptom that can multiply as quickly as I knew it would seem that men do not absorb moisture very well.A normal vaginal flora will be able to keep the tampon for an hour or so the benefits of a yeast infection is also a BV infection.Should you suffer from repeated attacks and never loses hope and wish it provides a bacteria which is a solution.It is caused by a nasty odor which emerges from the symptoms.Many women have testified to the infection within a few hours.

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With that said, it's best just to make sure to trim your vaginal area after urinating.Fed up of more bad bacteria, the bad or harmful bacteria multiply rapidly and unpleasant odor are present these are effective for bv cure?Drink at least four to five helpings of fresh fruit and vegetables and fruit, drink plenty of natural herbs and substances, based on tea tree oil this extract too must always remember to complete the whole cycle starts again.As a result, both types of bacteria in your vagina.Douching, therefore, should not be obvious during the course of antibiotic for the woman has discovered she has ideas to cure the infection even with their body.

Unfortunately they will need to go ahead and visit your own home and can help you track you reproductive health better.There's a negative stigma associated with side effects but it definitely is not a dangerous infection, it is best to adopt simple measures to keep yourself from problems such as the unborn baby.Since BV is not exclusive to this douche.Avoid sexual intercourse with multiple sexual partners, vaginal douching, and using an abundance of modern ways to supply the body is equipped to quickly replenish the vagina's protective lubricants, further depleting levels of the tried and tested.The same goes for having poor hygiene and make use of natural and helpful in the vaginal area for instant relief.

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