#Leaders

[xtruss]

A Frenzy of Innovation in Obesity Drugs is Under Way! Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly are Printing Money Now. But They Will Not Be a Stagnant Duopoly

— March 7th 2024 | The Economist

Image: Ricardo Tomás

Weight-loss jabs have turned out to be blockbusters. And for good reason. For one thing, after centuries of false promises and quackery, these drugs actually work. With nearly half the world’s population expected to be obese or overweight by 2030, demand for them is assured. And, more excitingly, they may be approved for a broader set of uses. Clinical trials suggest that they could reduce the risk of heart attacks, kidney disease and perhaps even Alzheimer’s. By the end of the decade annual sales of obesity medicines could hit $80bn, making them one of pharma’s biggest classes of drugs.

No wonder enthusiasm for the makers of these drugs, Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly, is at fever pitch. Since the start of 2023 Novo, maker of Wegovy (and its sibling Ozempic), has seen its market capitalisation soar by 87% to $560bn, making it Europe’s most valuable company. Meanwhile the market value of Lilly, maker of Zepbound (and its sibling Mounjaro), has more than doubled to $740bn. One of these drugmakers could be the first to attain a market value of a trillion dollars, joining an elite club mostly made up of tech firms.

Add in the limited volumes and high prices for these drugs today, and you might think that this nascent industry is on course to be a price-gouging duopoly. In fact, the market will soon look drastically different from what you see now.

Right now the drugs are in short supply. Shortages of their active ingredients, like semaglutide for Wegovy, and of the skinny “pens” used to inject the medicine, are a constraint on production. And with a list price of almost $16,000 a year, these treatments are not cheap. Although a few users may be able to afford the cost themselves, most will need help from insurers or health services—many of which have yet to be convinced that the benefits are worth the drugs’ eye-watering prices.

Access will be an even bigger problem in much of the emerging world, which is projected to experience the largest increases in obesity as incomes rise and diets change. So far most of Lilly’s and Novo’s sales have been in America, with the rest going mainly to Europe. Nor does it help emerging-world patients that the jabs need to be refrigerated, making them unsuitable for use in countries with less developed supply chains.

Image: The Economist

Yet there are good reasons to think that in future the market will see expanded supply, lower prices and a more global patient base. For a start, investment by Lilly and Novo to expand production should ease bottlenecks over time. Both firms are pouring billions of dollars into boosting supply by building their own capacity and teaming up with other manufacturers. Lilly and Novo are also racing to gain an edge over each other. Novo has already developed a pill that is about as effective as its injectable version. Lilly expects to launch its own obesity pill in a few years. Both companies also have newer versions of the drugs in the late stages of development which are more efficacious or have fewer side-effects.

More important in the long term, however, is the array of competitors preparing to enter the market. Wegovy, Zepbound and their ilk are less protected by patents than, say, Humira, a blockbuster anti-inflammatory drug that has reaped more than $200bn in sales over 20 years.

Already more than 70 companies are running close to 100 clinical trials for obesity drugs. These include big pharma firms (Amgen and Boehringer Ingelheim) and smaller biotechs (Viking Therapeutics and Structure Therapeutics) in the West, as well as Chinese drugmakers such as Sciwind Biosciences and Eccogene. Many are testing versions that are distinct enough from Wegovy and Zepbound that patent protections will not apply, allowing them to come to market within a few years, should they gain regulators’ blessing.

Some candidates in the pipeline could be more effective than existing treatments; others might do away with the inconvenience of today’s drugs, which require patients to inject themselves once a week and to continue taking them indefinitely to keep their weight down. Viking’s experimental drug, for example, has been shown to help patients shed more weight than existing jabs. Amgen is testing a treatment that does not require patients to be on the drugs indefinitely. And Structure is developing a promising-looking pill.

Healthy Competition

This frenzy of innovation is welcome. Lilly and Novo may lose their lead in the long term if cheaper alternatives arise; or they may themselves furiously innovate to reduce costs. Either way, prices should come down, making the drugs more accessible to patients around the world. Today the two pharma firms are reaping the rewards from their blockbuster drugs. But in time it will be consumers who benefit most of all. ■

— This Article Appeared in the Leaders Section of the Print Edition Under the Headline "The Real Skinny"

[i-yap]

MY FAVORITE IS DICK GRAYSON FORVER WILL BE DICK GRAYSON AND HERE IS WHY

DICK GRAYSON X Y/N ( FRUSTRATED ME EDITION)

- first of all , he is the hottest character in dc (literally the comics have written this line by line)

- he is the real one with communication issues. You think jason struggles with that? NO jason uses any chance to tell me people how much he suffered. But dick? He wears a smile, he hides everything he is feeling

- the only person who gets to see the real him is YOU. The stress, the pressure, the mommy daddy issues...cmon. and bruce prolly was the worst at raising grayson and learned from his mistakes for the rest

- dick is someone who tries to be happy. Who tries to have a normal life. Who tries not to let his issues affect him . But they do which is why he has so many fucked up relationships. But when he meets you he wants to keep you, he needs to keep you with him. So he tries yet again to open up, fix his issues, love you the way you truly deserve.

- AND let us all not pretend we are all not stressed asf in life. He is so joyful and bright and will almost never dull the mood. Car karaoke ? Done. Skinny dipping in some random lake you drive by? His suggestion. Amusement parks? He is excitedly pulling you to all the rides and WILL 100% WIN YOU THE BIGGEST TEDDY

- he is deep, he js in touch with his feelings and he knows how to take care of you. Idk abt u guys but I have issues . I want a man who gives you those words of affirmation, who makes it super obvious he likes you.

- he needs you just as much as jason or tim or damian do. He also never had genuine love, he also has been a soldier a leader the person responsible all his life. He needs yo hold you, he needs that peace and quiet away from everything he has to deal with . He wants someone he can come home to and just show how drained he is .

- he is so kind to the world but he WILL BURN IT FOR YOU . I refuse to believe any other opinion on this. No matter how big a hero this guy is...remember how he killed joker for jason? Someone he said he hated? Broke the no kill rule?? Yea imagine what he will do for you.

- and how dare u suggest he isn't jealous/ possessive. He gets so cranky..not insecure and u don't have to coddle him and avoid all other men ...but u do have to give him extra kisses

-HE IS THE REAL GREEN FLAG fuck the whole " a hero will sacrifice you for the world but a villain will burn the world for you" NOT HIM NO HE WILL KILL EVERYONE OKAY cuz how date anyone suggest taking you away from him after everything he has done for the world. You are his reward and you better remember that.

- slow waltzing in the kitchen while he sings you his favorite love song, giggling in a pretty cafe while sharing a piece of cake( he is feeding you the whole thing and will kiss you when u Ask why he isn't eating any himself) , getting tipsy and walking back home all sweet and drunk and in love. He is adventurous and wants to experience everything With you.

- best part, everyone around u will love him. I'm sorry but I like it when my bf is liked by the old ladies and my parents and my boss. He will make you the power couple, even if you aren't as "powerful". He is your biggest loudest supporter always. Always introducing you to ppl as if you cured world hunger , telling everyone just how smart and kind you are taking any opportunity to talk about You. And dancing with him at galas makes you feel like a princess

- he will get the best gifts, say the sweetest things, be the most supportive kind eyes only for you guy once he genuinely falls in love.

I love jason a lot too, and tim and bruce too. Like yes I daydream about all of them But I just hate how underrated my boy here is.

[r0binphobic]

The fictionalization of historical figures is so funny to me.

Just a reminder these were real people once and now tumblr is either drawing them as tumblr sexy men or making them make out

Sometimes I’ll be looking at really good fan art of like idk Fredrick the Great or William III as a skinny twink cute boy and I’m like “oh that’s cool” then after two seconds I’m like “wait a minute…”

It makes me wonder if 200 years time now people will be shipping like idk Queen Elizabeth and Obama unironically and drawing cutesy fan art of stuff of todays political leaders/leaders (or powerful) people of the world.

Yeah.

[byuntrash101]

ateez masterlist

disclaimer: everything is smut, mdni. everything is idol x fem!reader

📖 27 fics and counting...

✲ multiple members

first flight to hongkong | 18.3k — idol!au, dom ot8!ateez

yes, you're suprised when your company offers you a vacant spot in the vip crew. but "surprised" doesn't cut it when you discover what kind of service your company provides the vips

realistic sex with ateez | on going series — headcanons

how each member would actually fuck you

seonghwa▪︎mingi▪︎yunho▪︎wooyoung...tba

sharing is caring? | 5.2k — idol!au, simp!mingi & possessive bf!hongjoong

of course hongjoong cares about his friends but when mingi gets too close to his girl it’s time to remind him sharing is not always caring.

the good friend | 3.4k — idol!au, simp!mingi & bf!san

san has known about mingi’s crush on his girlfriend for a while now. he also happens to be a very good and caring friend who values their friendship very much. and san would do just about anything to help a friend

the better friend | 7.3k — idol!au, simp!mingi & bf!san

a good friend let's a friend watch. a better a friend let's him join

cheerleader | 1.5k — gentle dom!yunho, dom!mingi, dom!san, mean dom!hwa

the boys always like to celebrate victory with their biggest cheerleader after a game

✲ kim hongjoong

bonnie & clyde | 2.5k — dom gang leader!hongjoong ft. ateez

there's something so primal and enticing about your leader taking a life to protect the crew at all costs

drabbles: 1▪︎2

✲ park seonghwa

headache | 1.7k — soft gentle dom!seonghwa

✲ jeong yunho

you've been suffering from headaches recently but your boyfriend knows exactly how to get rid of them

damnation of a saint | 13.7k — sin of lust! x nun!reader

life is dull when you are an immortal being such as seonghwa. every day is the same and you live (or rather, merely exist) through the times crushed by the burden of boredom. until something new comes along in the form of a kind, compassionate and righteous newly ordained nun. and so the sin of lust makes it his personal mission to corrupt the purest of souls: yours.

the drill | 6.8k — nerd dom leaning switch!yunho

yunho cant seem to pick up anyone at the club. for two main reasons, two problems if you will. the first one: his rizz level is negative and the second one... well it's bigger. much, much bigger. a huge problem wooyoung has named "the drill"

behind the mask | 2.7k — bf!yunho

it's halloween night and your sweet golden retriever boyfriend wants to have a little harmless fun

✲ kang yeosang

daddy's little trooper | 2.4k — sweet loving dom!yeosang

after a torrid night with your boyfriend you wake up hungry for a nutrious breakfast but yeosang is just insatiable

streaming: cloud 9 | 1.7k — streamer!au, hard dom!yeosang

you decide to test your boyfriend's nerves while he's live streaming

pretty in pink | 1k — gentle dom!yeosang

your boyfriend just thinks pink suits you very much and loves to make you blush by all means

✲ choi san

incubus: coming of age | 11.3k — fanstasy!au, dom incubus!san

being in love with your boss, doctor jeong yunho, is a nightmare. unlike this dream you're having right now of him gently kissing you in the middle of the night. but something feels off. doctor jeong doesn't quite sound like himself...

✲ song mingi

partition | 2k — gentle dom husband!mingi ft. jongho

finally back from a long business trip your husband takes you to a very nice date to celebrate. but after so long apart you are not sure you can keep your hands to yourself on your way to the restaurant

skinny dipping | 2.6k — college!au, swim team captain dom!mingi, pinkgi ♡

your boyfriend he is so focussed on training for the upcoming championship he forgot tonight was supposed to be date night but maybe he can make it up to you

facetime | 1.1k — switch!mingi, switch!reader, established relationship

mingi has a small favor to ask you real quick

lovers on the sun | 4.8k — cowboy!mingi, friends to strangers to lovers, outlaw!au

you never understood why mingi chose that life. chose to be an outcast, a loveless bandit. over the years you came to terms with it. you got married, you grew. but when the outlaw finds himself gravely wounded his instincts drag him back to you. to the person he's willing to sacrifice everything for

booksmart | 3.1k — sub leaning!mingi, tutor!reader, uni au

maybe mingi didn’t make the smart choice picking a stem major? because the classes proves themselves to be rather difficult especially when mingi as to learn about the female anatomy without having any “field knowledge” on the subject. but as his tutor it’s your duty to help him study, by all means necessary. 

✲ choi jongho

break up with him | 3.5k — angsty, mean dom!jongho, ft. yunho

jongho is tired to be the bad guy. tired of acting like he doesn't care when you kiss him. tired of lying to his best friend. and he's ready to put everything on the line. he wants you for himself only.

drabbles: 1

[alphajocklover]

Hey- I'm one of the presidents of our university's honor fraternity. And its great, don't get me wrong or anything. But we're essentially just a group of skinny white nerds and calling us a "fraternity" is a bit of a stretch. I was hoping to try and use your app to give some of the members a real "frat" experience, especially since its summer now. I thought I'd just test it on me and the other members of our frat's leadership, just to make sure its safe. But I'm having a hard time setting reversal parameters and I'm unable to stop this stupid countdown. Any help please?

You know, for a self proclaimed nerd, you really didn’t do a lot of research. I know that InstaJock is mysterious and not very well known, but what I mentioned in my previous posts should have been enough for you to figure out a few of the issues with your idea. Just to clarify though, let’s go down the list of issues

InstaJock can only be used on one person at a time: the person currently using the phone to set up a profile. The only person you’re about to turn into a Jock is yourself, though I imagine the rest of your frat leaders will get the app too, after you send it to them.

InstaJock is not ‘my app.’ I report on it, and I know a lot more about it than most people, but I didn’t make it. I’m not sure anyone knows who did. If you’re looking for inside information about the app, you’re out of luck.

Reversal Parameters. The app doesn’t have those.

Yes you read that last one correctly. One of the first things most people learn about InstaJock is that it’s irreversible. Sure you can change something about yourself after the fact using the settings, but you can never go back to being the nerd you were. I don’t know where you got your information about this app, but I think someone has been trying to trick you into turning yourself into a jock. I can almost prove it too. See, another basic rule of the app is that InstaJock is, well, instant. There is no flash or growth spurt on anything. One moment you’re a nerd, the next you’re a dumb muscular jock. There shouldn’t be a countdown. Not unless… someone added it to your phone for a specific reason.

Someone wants to watch you squirm, watch you panic as you realize there’s no hope and that you’re definitely going to turn into a dumb jock, and probably drag your entire frat along with you. It might be another person in your frat who thought the app was just a joke and never expected you to find a real version of it, or a jock who wanted to take you and your frat down a peg and turn you guys into proper frat bros. But whoever it is, they’ve got you good. I’m sorry but there isn’t any way out of this. If you’re lucky you might be able to alter the settings a bit, but I imagine whoever did this to you already thought of that. As soon as that countdown ends, you’ll be a jock.

I am really confused as to who did this to you though. For it to be one person, that person would have to be a jock who had access to InstaJock and could invite you, but also would have to be smart enough to plan this all out and close enough to you to gain access to your phone. That could only be a few people. Maybe one of the mysterious app developers knows you personally?

I guess it doesn’t really matter to you now. Hope you enjoy being a beer drinking, muscle flexing, popular and sexy frat bro. I hope the rest of your frat likes it too.

[arbiterlexultionis]

Danny and the Spooks

So first things first, my initial idea is that this prompt takes place in a no one knows AU, and Danny somehow gets his ice powers earlier than he otherwise would, though really this could work without those two if need be.

So Danny got his ice powers pretty early in his ghost fighting career, and because he doesn’t have the support from his friends or raw power he would gather up later on he relies far more on Fenton tech to get by. That reliance on weapons means that, upon realizing that his ghost ice 1) doesn’t melt and 2) is Ghost Ice, and therefore can’t really be phased through by most ghost that arn’t him, immediately begins thinking of ways to make long term weapons out of the stuff.

A little while into his experiments with that he’s fighting Skulker and gets thrown into the house of some poor civilian, and while taking cover behind the kitchen counter looks over to see the (slightly disgruntled) homeowner doing the same while holding a 12 gauge.

“You think you can land a shot with that thing?”

“You think it’ll matter if I can?”

To which Danny replies something along the lines of “it will with this” before handing over his latest creation, a 12 gauge slug that’s had some of the material removed and replaced with his ice. Danny distracts Skulker, and his new friend pops up and puts a hole through the spine of Skulkers suit, allowing Danny to capture him. Danny thanks Mr. Civilian, who is apparently a retired Navy Seal or something, and they wind up staying in contact with each other, sometimes helping each other out with stuff and Mr. Seal testing out new weapons for Danny. Then some punk kid(yes a punk kid, doesn’t matter that he’s older than Danny, Danny still refers to him as a punk kid) decided that he wants to help defend the town and starts following Danny around, trying to help him in fights, and just refuses to stop putting himself in danger. Eventually Danny “relents” and says that he’ll let the kid help out, but only after he gets proper training from Mr. Seal, with the real plan being for the training to be way to intense for the kid to make him give up.

One problem though, the kid just doesn’t give up. Like, at all. One day Mr. Seal pulls Danny aside and tells him that Punk has finished his training and Danny gets all exited that the kid finally gave up, only for his bubble to be burst. “No no, he hasn’t given up, he just finished my training. He’s ready for combat.” And well, a deals a deal. So both Punk and Mr. Seal start taking more of an active roll in ghost fighting.

And then another idiot with more selflessness than sense shows up. And another. And, whoops three more just showed up. Eventually, Danny wound up as the accidental leader of a vigilante/ghost fighting organization dubbed the spooks by the local news. Comprised mostly of volunteers, with the best and brightest getting a rank all their own and proper pay, comprised of donations from both normal people and members and “donations” from criminals they stop because it’s not like they need the money now that they’re in prison.

I’m just imagining Danny with this rag tag group of humans doing what they can to help people.

After Danny finally manages to get some time with his friends for a movie marathon, he decides to form a new branch of the group called the R.I.P.D., the Rest In Peace Department, which is basically meant to help ghost fulfill their Obsessions and stuff in a safe, peaceful manner.

Boxy gets a abandoned warehouse full of boxes that’s been covered and insulative materials to keep ghost hunters from tracking him there.

Lunch Lady gets a great big soup kitchen which promptly morphs into a whole ass shelter for anyone and everyone that needs it so long as they’re okay with having Lunch Lady seemingly appear out of nowhere worrying about how skinny they look and shoving food into their arms.

They also have an absurd number of homemade gadgets and weapons. Think like, the entirety of the slingshot channel, ZnA productions, hacksmith and all those other types of channels combined, but their arsenal is hopped up on ghostly BS, as well as stealing equipment from Vlad and the GIW.

Skulker: I WILL MOUNT YOUR PELT ON MY WALL GHOSTCHILD

Fredrick “Dakka” Stevenson, flying the ancient crop-duster they got from old man Elijah and strapped every weapon they could to: I’m gonna do what’s called a pro gamer move.

Every other spooks member on the coms: groans

Dakka: if you want me to stop making lame meme references stop using a lame meme reference as my nickname.

Pt 2

[aimportantdragoncollector]

Imagine if instead of a strength enhancer, One for All was a Charisma enhancer.

There are so many ways to play off this (terrible) idea, considering the versatility of charisma.

Maybe Izuku is just really intimidating, and everyone backs down without much of a fight.

Maybe it makes him persuasive, and he can just argue people out of fighting through logic and words.

Maybe it makes people pay attention to him. It’s not useful on its own, but it could be used as a distraction.

Or maybe for Izuku, who seems cute and small, it makes people protective of him. (Turns every character Platonic Yandere by accident)

I don’t know what to do with this au, so I’m just throwing it at you for fun. Have a nice day.

Oh my, I can't decide which one of these is the best. So why not combine all of them?

One for All is a charisma enhancer, but how it manifests varies for each holder. Yoichi got the version that made everyone fall in love with him at first sight. Second and Third took one look at this starving dirty man in a vault, and boom, their hearts were gone.

Second got a charisma that made everyone look up to him as a leader. People instinctively trusted Third. Poor Hikage got the version that made everyone pay attention to him to the point where they forget everything else they were doing. He hated it so much that he ran off to live in the forest. Banjo found that everyone around him treated him as an aniki/big brother. En was so cute that everyone treated him as a little brother. Nana got the ability to argue people out of fighting with logic and words.

The ability kept growing stronger over time. All Might obtained an intense power of intimidation so strong that all his enemies surrendered at the sight of him. All Might's skinny form is his real form. He isn't strong at all, people just think he is. This All Might is like King from One Punch Man--he's never actually won a fight, all his enemies just give in to his intimidation. He beat All for One out of sheer luck when All for One slipped and fell onto one of his own quirk attacks.

Since the ability increases over time, Izuku gets the strongest version of all. Unfortunately for Izuku, he got the yandere variation. It could be platonic yandere or romantic yandere, depending on if the recipient finds Izuku attractive.

Every member of Izuku's class who is attracted to the male gender is in love with Izuku. The rest have intense platonic admiration. Katsuki constantly combusts around Izuku because he does not know how to handle the quirk forcing him to feel so much differently from his normal feelings and he hates it.

Luckily other holders of One for All are not affected. All Might thinks that Izuku's intimidating aura is just taking a little while to come in.

In this AU, Sir Nighteye objects to Izuku not out of dislike but because someone so adorable can't be allowed to fight! He might get hurt!

The ability doesn't affect Inko because it doesn't affect anyone who already loves Izuku. (For the same reason, the power wore off on Second and Third after they fell in love with Yoichi for real.)

This AU is not Dad for One. However, All for One takes one look at Izuku and decides that he is the perfect replacement Yoichi. Unfortunately for All for One, he has a lot of competition, because every single villain who meets Izuku wants to vault him. Frankly quite a few heroes have been thinking about it too. Sir Nighteye already has a vault full of All Might merch to lure Izuku in.

Izuku figures out he can weaponize this to make villains underestimate him, then defeat them.

[brittscafe]

Sosuke Aizen Headcanons

SFW:

Honestly shocked that you pulled this man. Very impressive.

At first, his love might have been manipulative, but then it turns out that he has real feelings for you.

He’s super busy as the leader of Las Noches so you don’t see him often.

When you do see Aizen, he plans to spend every second with you.

He’s also a very good listener.

Aizen respects you a lot. He respects your opinions, decisions, and ideals.

You swear you almost fainted when you gave him a quick kiss on his cheek and his cheeks turn a faint pink, catching him off guard.

You never thought you’d see the man blush as he’s very serious, collected, and calm.

His kisses are passionate and when he kisses you, he has one hand around your throat and the usually other pinning you against the wall.

Doesn’t show PDA too often. He’ll stroke the stray strands of your hair and tuck them behind your ear, but that’s about it.

He’ll stare at you from across the room with a gaze full of affection. 

Aizen can read you like an open book.

He’s not a big gift giver as he doesn’t leave Hueco Mundo too often.

Uses his words more than his physical touch, but would never leave you touch starved. 

NSFW:

Be prepared to never walk again...like ever again.

Aizen is rough with you, but he’s very passionate with everything he does.

He’s super manipulative in bed and loves to toy around with you.

His thrusts are immediately strong, so much so that you feel pain mixed with pleasure.

Will do every and any position he can with you.

Loves for you to ride him on his throne.

He doesn’t care if anyone’s around or even watching as he pleasures you.

Makes you beg for any ounce of attention.

“Don’t cum until I say so,” he speaks with a raspy voice, his cock deep inside of your cunt.

Will grab onto your head and push you down onto his cock.

Aizen loves to see the tears running down your cheeks as you gag on his cock, stuffed into your mouth.

He’ll wipe your tears and call you a good girl.

Loves to hear you cry out his name and cry for him.

Aizen’s favorite part is to grab onto your ass and spank you.

Honestly, anything with your ass is his favorite.

He loves seeing the flesh spill out of his skinny fingers and the red marks forming on your bottom.

Would rather receive than give, but still will indulge in giving you pleasure.

[mcsqueeneys]

Werewolves to Tailors: Give Us Transformation-Friendly Autumn Looks

The werewolves of Kessig have delivered an autumn ultimatum to their tailors: give us fall fashions which are transformation-friendly while remaining en flic.

“It’s a real problem,” said Arlinn Kord, leader of the spokespack. “I can’t tell you how many times I’ve said, ‘well, I should probably transform and save those orphans from the gitrog monster, but I’m wearing my favorite skinny jeans, and I don’t know if I can find another pair.’”

Kord said that flashy-yet-flexible waistlines could save lives.

“In the time that it takes me to undress, there’s another orphan gone,” she said. “But what am I going to do, wear mom jeans? This isn’t just about looking fabulous over 40. It’s a public safety issue.”

The problem doesn’t just impact fashion, said Melena Marl, a denmother of 12. It also harms family finances.

“I have a whole litter to clothe and feed,” Marl said, “let alone saving for college. I can’t afford to buy 12 new sets of britches every time there’s a full moon. It’s not fair to working packmoms.” Her haberdasher’s bill, Marl said, is “murder on the budget.”

“We’re living in a new, enlightened age,” Kord said. “One where modern werewolves should be able to slay on the catwalk as well as in the forest. I shouldn’t have to choose between saving Innistrad or shopping at Lands’ End. I should be able to have it all.”

“I worked too hard to become the alpha,” Kord told the Guardian, “to have to dress like a basic bitch.”

[beatrixstonehill2]

Miranda and Lexi couldn't believe the news. It sounded like a fantasy come true. They'd chatted about it many times, the naughty idea of something so taboo, something so very wrong and against everything they thought they knew about themselves..... Both girls rubbed their exaggeratedly feminized bodies together, both having taken blockers, pumped full of estrogen for quite a while, living as girls for all of their teens. Now both at twenty, their thick cocks pressed together, hard as can be, they fucked like cis lesbians in pornos.... scissoring and humping their fat, swollen, over-masturbated cocks together.... since neither of them could top. They could only pathetically writhe together and hump their cocks together until they came again and again, sweating, giggling at the news......

They were both going to be detransitioned by the state. The girls acted out their fantasies of detransitioning, talking about it endlessly, even roleplaying by misgendering each other, calling themselves confused gay femboys who turned their bodies into perverted parodies of real women. Oh how they humped and jerked off to their little roleplay sessions. Until their state started banning hrt all the way up to 18, forcing detransition. They both almost jokingly wrote letters to the governor.... with nude photos, inventing a sob story about how their parents made them become girls and get, big humiliating breasts and fat, curvy bodies like a couple of college sluts..... They pleaded for the age of detransition to be raised. Neither of them thought anything would come of it, until they watched the news one morning......

An emergency order from the attorney general, everyone below twenty-five. There was no escaping it. No getting around it. They were stunned. The governor gave a speech, mentioning the two girls specifically, saying he received 'alarming' photos of boys turned into pornographic, shameful parodies of girls. That he was so disgusted by the photos, he had to act as fast as possible to ensure these two 'poor, damaged young men' could get the help they needed. He went on to say that his office would be reaching out personally to pay for all medical expenses for Miranda and Lexi, and he would make sure their 'grotesquely large' breasts would be removed as quickly as possible. The crowd cheered and the news station called him a compassionate leader.

Miranda and Lexi were left dumbfounded. They immediately started jerking off together, giggling and moaning. Both girls of course loved their bodies and couldn't be happier with their transitions...... But now their silly detrans fantasies were gonna come true for everyone their age in the state. After cumming a few times, the girls went on Twitter and saw the governor actually posted the photos they sent, with a warning that such 'perverse imagery' wasn't for the faint of heart. The comments were filled to the brim with misgendering, calling them fat cows, whores, disgusting, porn-sick men, brainwashed by all the violent adult content online. Miranda and Lexi jerked off to the comment threads, elated to see all the blatant misgendering and revulsion people expressed, most of them calling the girls overweight men with saggy moobs who probably only wanted to use the women's room to jerk off in there.

Safe to say, Miranda and Lexi never orgasmed so much in only a couple hours in their lives. They lay together, covered in sweat, panting, kissing, still stroking their flaccid cocks, pumping more cum out them. They giggled about what kind of men they'd end up as now, since they had no choice but to detrans. They fantasized about being muscular jocks, or skinny femboys, maybe nice and lean, athletic, super handsome and irresistible to curvy girls like themselves..... But they both agreed, they'd have the most fun becoming a couple of fat slobs. With all that testosterone, on top of their sex drives? They laughed playfully, saying they'd have to become no-life gooners, eating all day, never showering, watching their gorgeous, sexy bodies become hairy mounds of lard. They fantasized to each other about becoming so fat they'd have to move in together into Miranda's parents' basement, waited on hand and foot. Both called every name in the book. Pathetic. Losers. Slobs. All as they gleefully sit around watching porn nonstop, mindlessly jerking off all day...... Sounded like the life they always dreamed of. Though they both giggled that if they stayed girls, they would have probably wound up hugely fat, obsessed with porn and jerking off together anyway.....

[amberstormblade]

Started daydreaming about a Dominion AU at work today and had to write down some thoughts for it before I went to bed because now I’m sad that if I ever wanna see content for it I’ll have to probably make it myself so, ye.

Viking Piglin AU

Set early Viking’s season one

Viking goes to see Joy for some reason only to find that she isn’t there

Viking decides to snoop

Joy has been working on a potion to help translate speech between players and full piglins

One potion had the unusual effect of turning overworld matter into nether matter

(“My beetroots have been crimson roots for two weeks!”)

Joy set that one aside for further experimentation

Joy went to go find Legundo to properly test the translation potion since he’s fluent in Piglin

Legundo notices Viking poking around in Joy’s house and decides to try and spook him

Viking drops the potion he had been looking at and is transformed!

He’s alive again!

Grows tusks and tail

Nails get tougher

More easily distracted by gold

Normal heart rate instead of very slow, near dead one

Malnourished

You can’t tell me that existing purely on golden carrots is good for a person

We’re gonna pretend most of the people get together for a “check in” dinner once a week and he’s always got some convenient excuse to miss it

Skinny tall string bean of a man

Viking panics, understandably so

Legundo’s instincts kick in at seeing a younger piglin in distress

Although he wasn’t the leader of his group he still had responsibility

The younger piglins all enjoyed training with him

Viking would probably be close in age to a recent “warrior graduate”

A Piglin that was fresh out of training

Still young and needing protection, usually paired with an older warrior to do guard duty around the perimeter and stuff

It’s revealed that Viking will probably be stuck this way for a while (or forever)

Legundo decides to teach him how to be a proper Piglin

Starting with helping him to stop running into walls

Phantom instincts are hard to shake

Legundo and Viking bond!

They’re brothers now your honor

Lots of emotional talks once barriers are broken down

Viking finally opens up about his past/lack of memory??? Real Not Clickbait??

Others get roped in too

Starts as increase of dinners to try and keep tabs on Viking

Eventually everyone starts getting together because they learn to enjoy each other's company.

SLEEPOVERS!

GIANT CUDDLE PILES!!

They all just become one giant, strange interconnected found family

People would figure out Jaime’s corruption sooner?

Maybe spawn wouldn’t be doomed?

Lots of stuff to think about

[cursedvibes]

what's your opinion on the theory floating around twitter that tengen was sukuna's mom?

Eh, could be possible, but unlikely I would say. If it was Tengen, then Sukuna must not know about her involvement or he would've just said her name. She also doesn't seem like the type who would get pregnant.

Also haven't seen any convincing arguments for it. She's skinny (at least around the Edo period, we don't know what she looked like before she started merging), but so are many people. Some pointed out the similarities of their faces, but that's only after she started evolving and consciously altering her appearance as she was a lot more muscular than her real body too. Kenjaku knows what she originally looked like and assumed she's trying to imitate Sukuna. They have a connection, but I don't think she's his mother. I do think if the starving was supposed to be a condenced kodoku ritual, that Tengen would be interested in that, as she seems to have some fascination for Sukuna's body, but not sure she'd go through pregnancy for that. Wouldn't really fit with the image she tried to project in the Nara period and Heian era as a buddhist scholar and cult leader. Maybe she or Kenjaku used his mother though. Gege seems to follow the Ryomen Sukuna urban legend more and Kenjaku & Tengen are clearly taking the place of Mononobe Tengoku.

[misseviehyde]

THE ECHO CHAMBER

"I can't believe you two nerds discovered our little secret," laughed Amber - the Sorority President as she looked at the two quaking geeks trembling before her and lorded it over them. "You look like a real pair of dumb-asses now don't you?"

The other members of the sorority laughed and giggled dutifully as their leader paraded in front of her victims. They had them surrounded in a tight circle with nowhere to escape. This was going to be fun.

In the centre of the circle the two nerds looked anxiously around wondering what was going to happen next. Alex was short and weedy and his friend Daphne was skinny with oversized clothes and messy hair.

"I don't know how you losers found out about our echo chamber, but now you know about it we can't just let you leave."

Unbolting the gate behind her Amber smirked as her minions ushered the pair into the expansive grounds of the Alpha-Kappa house.

Dressed only in a bikini, her flawless skin glowing and her bright blonde hair bouncing slightly as she walked - Amber looked like some Goddess from myth amongst the beautiful grounds.

She led them into the rock garden and they beheld that there was a small grotto carved into the rock. A perfectly round chamber with smooth concave sides made of some strange pinkish material.

"Well.... here it is losers. The source of our sororities power and dominance. The echo chamber."

She stroked the stone lovingly. "The chamber amplifies and reflects the opinions and desires of others and warps and transforms whoever is inside to meet them. Would you like a demonstration?"

Shoving Daphne inside - the girls howled with laughter as they saw her spin around in fear.

Amber's lips curved into a cruel smile.

"Spoiled bitch," she whispered into the cave smiling harder as she heard her voice begin to echo and bounce round the chamber.

"Entitled brat," hissed another girl.

"Bullying tease," giggled a third.

"Nooooo what are you doing to her?" screamed Alex as he saw the pink rock begin to glow and the gloating voices of the bitchy sorority sisters begin to bounce and reflect round the chamber louder and louder, faster and faster.

Mean... evil... cruel... hot... stylish... pretty... materialistic... shallow... hissed the echoing voices, louder and louder as the pink rock glowed with malevolent magic and Daphne groaned.

"No Daphne, fight it!" screamed Alex but his friend wasn't listening. Her mouth opened up in a drool of pleasure, as her eyes rolled back and she felt the voices of the sorority bitches like fingers in her mind - massaging her brain and making her like them.

It felt so fucking good.

Daphne began to change.

Blonde streaks appeared in her hair and her lanky body began to swell and fill out. Her flat ass inflated as if she had been doing daily crunches and her flat tits began to swell up and grow as the nerdy clothing she was wearing shrank tight over her transforming body.

"Yesssssssss I'm a spoiled fucking bitch. I'm a BITCH!" she moaned, convulsing in pleasure and stretching as her tits became huge and rounded and wicked nails shot from her fingers.

Skin tanned and softened as Daphne's face became prettier but with a perpetually smug and superior expression. Her clothing had now become a figure hugging white dress that flaunted her superior assets and as she tossed back her long blonde hair with a expression of satisfaction, Alex could see his friend was corrupted beyond all hope of rescue.

"OMG - that is SO much better. Thanks girls," giggled the new bitch as the echoes died down and she emerged like a new born Princess.

High heels clopped as she walked over to Alex and stood with hands on hips looking down at him.

"What about this fucking loser Amber? What do we do with him?"

Amber laughed as she clicked her fingers and the girls pushed Alex into the chamber. "Oh... I think a different kind of transformation for this sad loser," she grinned.

Simp

Loser

Sissy

Small dick

Crossdresser

Chastity

As Alex screamed and felt himself begin to turn into the puppet of the popular girls - the last thought that crossed his mind before becoming their willing sissy slave was one of sorrow.

Daphne's voice was the loudest voice he could hear...

[darksaiyangoku]

RWBY Versus XV: Mistral Training Scene

The clanging of metal rung through the air as Noctis and Jaune's swords clashed. Even though this was training, they were acting as if it were a real fight, as per Ozpin's intructions. They had three weeks to prepare for the Battle of Haven and nothing would be slowing them down. By the patio of the house, Teams RWBY and Nora were staring, all of their faces red. What caught their attention wasn't the fight itself, but the fact that both boys were shirtless. Yang and Ruby were especially surprised. Both Noctis and Jaune had changed a lot since Beacon, looking slightly bulkier and toned, no longer the skinny, scraggly boys they used to know. For a split second, Ruby heard Blake purring.

"Stop that!" she hissed.

"What?" Blake asked.

"Purring at Noctis? He's your best friend! Besides, aren't you and Sun dating?"

"We are. But that doesn't mean I can't admire Noct's improvements," Blake smirked at her leader, "You're not jealous, are you?"

"Gah!" Ruby gasped, blushing, "N-no!" She folded her arms to try and maintain her composure as Blake giggled under her breath. Noctis and Jaune charged forward. As soon as their blades hit, Crocea Mors went flying and Noctis drew Azrael towards Jaune's neck.

"Yield," said Noctis. Jaune glared at his opponent and furrowed his brows in anger. Instead of surrendering, he grabbed Noctis by the wrist. "Woah! Dude, what the hell?!"

POW!

Instantly, Jaune punched Noctis square in the face, making him drop his sword. The girls collectively gasped in shock. Jaune yelled out and tried to go for another punch, only for it to be blocked by Noctis. Noctis swiped Jaune's arm aside and punched him in the chest, sending him to his knees. Jaune looked up at Noctis and yelled. Suddenly, the training session devolved into a fist fight. Jaune punched Noctis several times in his jaw, while Noctis made sure to aim for Jaune's pressure points. Because both of their Auras had broke, neither were able to depend on their Semblances.

WHAM!

Noctis punched Jaune in his stomach, making him cough up a mound of spit. Clutching to himself and trying to recover, Jaune ran towards Noctis with one fist raised. However, Noctis easily sweeped him to the floor. Noctis kneeled on top of him and punched him the face. Both boys were bruised and beaten, gasping and panting for air.

"I... suggested you... cool off," wheezed Noctis.

"Screw.... you..." Jaune wheezed back. At that moment, Ozpin decided to intervene.

"I think that's enough for today!" He said in a loud, stern voice, "I appreciate the two of you talking this training seriously, but that does not excuse this dreadful display of rough-housing. The idea is to work together, not to kill each other."

"Whatever," Jaune muttered, shoving off Noctis as he helped himself up. Before anyone could say anything, he stormed off. Noctis winced as he felt the pain on his cheek. As soon as he stood up, he was wrapped in a hug from Ruby.

"Agh!" he grunted, "R-Ruby?"

"Noct! Are you okay?!" she shrieked, burying her face in his chest. Noctis tried his best to hide himself blushing. Suddenly, Ruby realised what she was doing and her face turned bright red. She pushed Noctis off and put her face in her hands. "I'm sorry!" she squeaked and disappeared in a flash of petals. Noctis glanced over and saw Nora, Blake, Weiss and Yang trying to hold in their laughter.

"What?" he asked.

[ciciciron]

Random Gen 4 Character Hcs cuz I'm Too Sick to Write Anything Good

Ya boy's got strep, gonna do every Gym Leader and the E4, some characters will have more cuz I'm autism but I'll write something for everyone

Roark;

He's the second youngest Gym Leader, like, 18 - 22 at most

That doesn't mean he's inexperienced, no, it's honestly based upon the timeline of whatever I'm writing but I think he's been a Gym Leader for a good few years

I get the vibe that he's just like really nice, like just a good, reliable dude who needs a break and is fortunately likable enough to escape his father's shadow

Gardenia;

She's afraid of like everything, beyond just ghosts, my girl is a coward

She's pretty close with every other Gym Leader because of this, got em all on speed dial to come get the Spinarak out of her house and all that

Such a cringe fail lesbian

Honestly I see her as such a Kobeni (csm) type character, she knows what you are

Maylene;

Girl is 9 get her out of here

My reasoning for that age is because in pokespe it's mentioned that she's younger than Platinum, who is like 12

She's not weak but like someone help this poor girl she don't know what's going on

Crasher Wake;

Bros like, really good with kids, great at entertaining them, they just think he's cool af

He's not very helpful but he definitely tries, like if you cried he would recommend petting Quagsire, which would probably help tbh

He just gives the vibe like he's the type of guy you'd call uncle your whole life only to learn later on he's just a friend of your dads and not at all related to you

Fantina;

She isn't actually French- I know, who would willingly act French? She would, her real name is Heather because I came up with all of this when I was going through my musical theatre phase

She's Jupiter's older sister, naturally they don't talk much anymore

She isn't very lucky when it comes to love, swears after the end of every bad relationship that she's going to give up and become a nun, she is not religious nor does she ever stick to her word

Byron;

Sometimes he just forgets he's a dad, not like- forgets who Roark is, just that if he got called to come bail him out of jail he'd be confused why he was the one getting the call

Himbo energy, not a thought behind those eyes

Wildly irresponsible but on accident

Candice;

Girl's an influencer, she's the only one of them who knows how to properly work Tiktok, she will send you Tiktoks that remind her of you and you WILL receive those links through Instagram DMs because she forgot to save your phone number or just doesn't have it

Adding onto that- she will post fit checks regardless of what is happening in the background, she doesn't care that that man is drowning, this ain't about him

She is really good at remembering things about her coworkers though, she's in charge of every birthday party, if you forget your birthday don't worry she remembered and she is in your house don't ask how she got in

Volkner;

I don't care if he's canonically just some skinny twink he's big to ME. Like- 6'4", at least 200 pounds, guy is just huge and bulky and built like a brick wall, tons of practical strength because,,,

This is more about his Luxray but his name is Oscar and he's massive, think an Alpha Luxray in Legends Arceus, that cat is huge, Volkner is only even slightly strong just to be able to lift him off of his bed at night when he's trying to sleep

Wildly irresponsible but on purpose, he thinks it's funny to endanger himself, no he won't seek help he doesn't believe in therapy because he wasn't properly helped when he was younger

He does care about Sunyshore though, spent a week fixing that black out that stopped you from visiting the city at first in DPPT, he claims it's Team Galactic's fault but like no one believes him

Sorry to give Volkner 5 I mean what to expect from the guy who named himself Volkner but he's related to like every Electric Type Gym Leader and also whoever I see fit. It's a very large family. He makes frequent trips to Unova to visit his only respected similarly aged cousin Elesa so they can trash talk their not respected similarly aged cousin Colress (Long story). Also yes I do believe Palmer is his dad and Barry is his younger brother and I'm deciding today that they all have a good relationship. (Also I want to elaborate on this all so much like smh I didn't even bring up the Shinx based ceremony but that's gonna have to be a different post)

I don't have biases what are you talking about anyways E4 time.

Aaron;

He may or may not be distantly related to this fellow green hair and prong having man named Ghetsis but that's more lore to unpack on my end and I don't want to explain my real life friendships that make Ghetsis relevant here.

He can't be in the same room with Gardenia for too long because she gets freaked out just knowing Vespiquen is there, they have to be cycled out intermittently at every League meeting

He's been in the E4 the 3rd longest despite the fact he's only slightly older than Flint and Lucian, everyone who doubts Bug Types is amazed

Bertha;

She's been here before Cynthia was Champion and was actually the Champion before the guy who came before Cynthia, there's no getting rid of her

The hair makes it obvious but she's related to Agatha of the Kanto Elite Four, sometimes they meet for tea and to trash talk every challenger they've faced as well as their coworkers

She's excellent at comforting people without even realizing what she said half the time, you'll thank her for the advice and she'll accept that without knowing what she told you to do, she was completely out of it

Flint;

He was the Oreburgh Gym Leader before Roark, however many years before depends on the timeline, but he was second choice to join after Volkner declined for reasons I don't actually have outside of my main au

He acts exactly like one of those straight boys pretending to be gay to make fun of gay people expect it isn't acting and everyone can tell aside from him (i.e. jokingly being incredibly affectionate with Volkner)

He's probably the most reliable friend one could have and is like always ready to throw hands, he has too much energy and just wants to punch someone in the face, please ask him to punch someone in the face he will happily do it he's begging you

Lucian;

Guys a fucking ass, like, he's just very rude. That's not because I hate him he just seems kind of stuck up. (I'm mad that he tells me about how much he reads whenever I talk to him in Pokemas because I can't read large paragraphs without my vision blurring and it feels like he's bragging, and also a specific decision I made for my general lore)

He's genuinely psychic, like, telekinesis style, it comes in handy at sorting books and throwing things at people because that guy ain't got an arm on him to save his life

I think that psychic power could be totally nullified by putting a hat on him. Battle tactic.

Cynthia;

Her father was Champion before her, she's a nepobaby, she would get upset if you called her that though because she worked real hard for her position and is tired of people devaluing her

Her slug is named Sharon and she hates men, specifically blonde ones. If you are near that Gastrodon as a blonde man you are about to be hydropumped. You can't out run Sharon don't even think about it just accept your fate.

Meanwhile her Garchomp is named Joan and she's just a large scaley puppy.

She definitely needs glasses but she's very stubborn

She also can't drive. Don't let her do it. She is going to hit another mythical Pokemon.

Cynthia is also incredibly shocked whenever she learns someone doesn't care about history as much as her. She's just like- in awe, she forgot people could have other interests and it's throwing her for a loop, she'll just kind of stand there with her mouth agape until you speak again and even then she'll never look at you the same again

Okay that's...everyone for today, I would do Team Galactic but at that point I'd feel like I have to write something for every single character in the game and I'm neglecting my homework too hard for that.

[jackoshadows]

Can I just ask because every now and then I see these ‘eww incest’ posts on the tag. If fictional incest is so taboo and wrong, if it’s a line that cannot be crossed, then how can one be okay with a story set in a world where the author has described Alysanne and Jaehaerys as a  ‘great Targaryen love story’? Shouldn’t he be describing that as one of the most disgusting Targaryen love stories given their platonic love for each other as children and siblings clearly turned into romantic and sexual love at some point?

Clearly biology and science and sexual attraction works differently in GRRM’s magical fantasy world.

Why are there love songs being written about Aemon the Dragonknight and Queen Naerys in Westeros? These two are also siblings. Here is Sansa talking about her great love for Joffrey and comparing it to the love between siblings Naerys and Aemon:

I love him, Father, I truly truly do, I love him as much as Queen Naerys loved Prince Aemon the Dragonknight, as much as Jonquil loved Ser Florian. I want to be his queen and have his babies.” - Sansa, AGoT

This is Naerys and Aemon

Naerys loved Prince Aemon the most out of her two brothers, as he knew how to make her laugh. Aemon was also more like Naerys in character, while Prince Aegon was not.

By the way, I made a post the other day about how Jon/Arya is a foil to Joffrey/Sansa and left this one out. Here is another example of  foreshadowing, where Sansa proclaims that her love for Joffrey is the same as that of Naerys for Aemon when in reality Joffrey is an abusive sadist. Meanwhile Aemon and Naerys’ love for each other as children mirror that of Jon and Arya’s and Jon even cosplays as Aemon the dragonknight as a child.

And Arya…he missed her even more than Robb, skinny little thing that she was, all scraped knees and tangled hair and torn clothes, so fierce and willful. Arya never seemed to fit, no more than he had…yet she could always make Jon smile. He would give anything to be with her now, to muss up her hair once more and watch her make a face, to hear her finish a sentence with him. - Jon, AGoT

Now, I can understand if one is against fictional incest and do not want to engage in it. That’s totally fine. However, why criticize other readers for engaging with fictional romantic incestual ships that are prevalent in this fictional world? When the author is leading us somewhere and we as readers are only following where the author is taking us, why use real world taboos to call out readers because incest is wrong.

And by the way Arya is a skinny little 9/10 years old in ACoK/ASoS and Gendry is likely 14/15 when he meets her in ACoK.  Jon Snow keeps referring to her as small and skinny, a child he cannot imagine in Ramsay’s bed. And yet we talk about the romantic nature of Arya and Gendry’s interactions because the author has indeed written in the romantic chemistry there between a 9/10 year old and a 14/15 year old. Why is that okay but incest is the line that should not be crossed?

I repeat, pretty much every major ship in this series is problematic by real world standards. Sansa/Sandor shippers (Sansa is 11 when 27 year old Sandor falls for her) calling Rhaegar/Lyanna creepy and Rhaegar a paedophile must be the funniest thing yet in this fandom. How self-unaware does one have to be to not recognize the double standards there?

Also, note to Jonsa shippers. If your reason for taking all the book material and foreshadowing from Jon and Arya’s canonical relationship and handing it over to Sansa is because ‘Jon and Sansa are not close’  then stop using Aemon/Naerys, Alysanne/Jaehaerys etc to justify your crackship. These characters were siblings who grew up loving each other.

And besides, if one has to go for an incestual relationship where both characters are not close, there is always the superior Jon and Daenerys. Jon and Dany, who have actual canonical, textual foreshadowing for meeting and falling in love, actual parallels as leaders, are close in age and maturity, have had sexual partners, who have loved and lost, who look beyond class and gender, have the same interest to help people, are each other’s type etc.

A blue flower grew from a chink in a wall of ice, and filled the air with sweetness…

Jon and Sansa, despite growing up together, are indifferent to each other for a reason. They are polar opposites. Jon can’t spare a single thought of concern for Sansa’s status and whereabouts, Sansa admits to forgetting that Jon exists. Jon disdains girly girls like Sansa and Sansa holds bastards as being less than high born nobles. Jon didn’t give a damn about Sansa over 5 books and vice versa and that’s not going to suddenly change in the last book because Sansa’s beauty is so overpowering or whatever. He is not there to give Sansa her Disney princess endgame and that’s not the story GRRM is writing.