#See this is how you soft launch a streaming service

[hiyaluronic]

Anyone else have anxiety flashbacks at the state of the role when three people on a couch were talking about a streaming service?

but, in all seriousness, I’m happy I can drop the twitch sub I have to support them directly AND you mean I get perks too? 🤩 awesomeness!

I love the critical role abridged and the cooldown — that alone is worth the money. Especially since marisharayguns has retired, I believe? (which no ill will there, they are a boss and deserve to relax and enjoy cr as a fan.) because some episodes my attention will not hold and then I fall behind and dread the catch up.

so yes I subbed and dropped my twitch sub and am happily ready to watch all the new things, lol.

[maplesyrupsainz]

˖⁺｡˚⋆˙ours | FA14 ˖⁺｡˚⋆˙

pairing: fernando alonso x famous singer!reader y/n (she/her)

genre: social media au, established relationship

warnings: none just super fluffy

summary: in which it's (finally) time for you and your husband to tell the world that you are in fact husband and wife

a/n: MY FIRST FERNANDO SMAU hehe so much fun actually tysm ppl for sending reqs for him in :))) honestly this just remind me of the rumours of him & taylor swift dating so i used that as some inspo <333

request!!!: Hi could you do a smau for Fernando where he’s secretly been married to a singer who’s a MEGA STAR and stuff 🫶

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fernandoalo_oficial we really missed u at the race this weekend y/n ❤️

lewishamilton rest up!

user1 y/n has the f1 grid in a chokehold

user2 i miss her

user3 she's sick and she still looks that gorgeous

user4 the y/n stan to f1 fan pipeline is real

user5 we have no choice when all the drivers are her bffs 💀

francisca.cgomes feel better babygirl ❤️‍🩹

user6 aww her beautiful kitty

user7 tbh this looks cosy af

user8 the teacup is so cute i love her

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user13 omg y/n my babygirl

user14 i love nando & y/n's friendship

user15 awww our lil grid bff

user16 she's precious

user17 what's she recording urmm

lewishamilton tell her i miss her

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user18 omg y/n sneak??

user19 sneak??! she's the main event ofc

carmenmmundt ❤️

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georgerussell63 my favourite duo

user20 interesting...

user21 new ship just dropped y/n and nando

user22 new?? where u been

user23 urm y/n looks extremely gf here.....

user24 i believe this is a soft hard launch.

user25 delulu

user24 im right. just you wait

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user25 IM DEAD IM FINISHED

user26 THE SOFT LAUNCH???

user27 looks hard to me😦😦

user28 omg she's so in love gang

lilymhe beautiful song ❤️

francisca.cgomes you're amazing y/n!

carmenmmundt not ever surprised by your talent

user29 omg the wags in the comments

user30 Y/N AND FERNANDO I KNEW IT

fernandoalo_oficial 🫶

user31 wtf oh my goddd

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fernandoalo_oficial just for the record that's my wife you are all talking about

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user43 WIFE???? WHAT

yourusername lollll 💀 i love you

fernandoalo_oficial i love you more

georgerussell63 beautiful couple as always

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user44 oh my god

user45 how has this gone under the radar for so long

user46 HOW DID YOU GUYS GET AWAY WITH THIS

user47 wife omg

carmenmmundt hehe you are both amazing

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user50 y/n are you a wife

user51 I KNEW SHE WAS FREAKING MARRIED

user52 she is so personal to me

user53 i have the ultimate parasocial relationship with this relationship

carmenmmundt me too tbh

user54 HAHAH

user55 obsessed with carmen being their biggest fan fr

lewishamilton my favourites!!

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lewishamilton see you at the next race i hope?

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[teddynivvy]

I had a dream one time that Schlatt was my bf and it rlly got me thinking and brain rotting ab how soft he'd be. like I know there are so many different facets of him as a man but I can totally see him being just .. in disbelief .. that "someone like you" would be into "someone like him". he's made it clear he doesn't think very highly of himself so I think that having a partner would really sorta shock him. I don't think he'd doubt you or speculate you were with him for the wrong reasons; he just sees you in all your beauty and happiness with him and he's like .. me?? they like me? and because of this, I also feel like he'd lowkey be big on giving you things. not necessarily throwing money out the window on frivolous expensive things but like, a bouquet so big that when he takes a picture to soft launch your relationship, only a part of the top of your head is visible from behind it. or he hears you complain about the remote for your Roku not working so the next day he goes out and buys you a smart TV so you can just have all your streaming services on one device with one remote. ya know?? am I making sense?

just picturing Schlatt looking down at you with his eyes a bit wider than normal as you nuzzle your face into his chest in a hug, and he's almost afraid to touch you because then you might disappear in the haze of a dream. Schlatt buying a few new types of mugs for his house because the first time you came over, he noticed you taking a liking to one. Schlatt scratching the back of his head nervously as he hands you a small box with a tennis bracelet that holds a charm with his initial on it. Schlatt nearly passing out from the blood rushing to his face so quickly the first time you asked if you could go down on him during a heavy makeout session. don't get me wrong I love cocky confident Schlatt just as much as the next person but I also love the idea of him being soft and gentle 🥹

ANON THANK U I NEEDED THIS!!!

soft schlatt is so baby and you’re so right i fear!!! HEAVY on him kinda being in shock that you’re with him and when you show him love he’s like… confused?? like when you get his favourite snack at the store or bring him water when he’s playing video games he’s like oh you remembered?? and you’re like ummm yeah honey i love you :) and he’d just like :o

tysm for typing this out i loved it <3

[wellthatwasaletdown]

No wonder Justin has 294m followers and Harry with his dead account only has 46m.

// It is all about demographics babe, Justin Bieber is/was really popular in India, way before he performed for The Billionaire Wedding in India. I can assure for two male singers that are popular - Zayn and Justin, even in a local village I see Zayn and Justin Bieber and Zac Efron's pics in the barber shop. I am a desi, when I visit my grandparents village - a barber shop has three pics(the current generation study in cities and towns nearby are very well aware who these three are and vibe to their songs).we actually have Zm and Justin Bieber fan clubs in India at even rural levels. and in regards to Harry the funniest thing because Watermelon 🍉 Sugar was such a social media pop song- am talking about reels, tiktoks(before it was banned), they knew only Watermelon song😂, when I asked them if they knew Harry Styles - they asked who is he ? I think he does extremely well in European and American countries - one thing I can assure you as American - Desi, if Harry Styles needs to break into the Indian Market he needs to do more. Harry's key *if he wants to expand his market* is to be more relatable as a person. It is the 21st century - you don't have to be Indian or cater to them, just be a little more human and interact with fans while maintaining his personal boundaries as he is doing now- soft launch into the asian countries like India. Coldplay is being in India, it is something Harry could emulate from.

//Additionally, “we have focused our attention on the rapidly developing India, where we are the number one major music company,” Stringer said, noting that the company this year acquired film and music company Eros (with which Sony has had a partnership since 2020), and expanded AWAL’s presence in the country through new partnerships.

https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/sony-music-group-boss-rob-stringer-talks-acquisitions-ai-and-how-music-streaming-services-should-start-charging-free-users123/

5th point in the article.

https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/rob-stringer-talks-strategy-tencent-and-why-sonys-music-is-worth-more-than-2-minutes-of-someone-snoring-in-lapland/

Excerpt from the above link

In India, we have to be respectful that it’s a very independent-based market where the telco companies have huge power over what people consume through their phones. We have a very good Bollywood connection [there] so we have pretty good market share.

It's social media engagement, babe. That's how you grow your following.

Do you have to tap into new markets? Yes, but HSHQ isn't even taking full advantage of his core demographic.

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[the-teddy-bear-butch]

humble and very vague prompt

nancy runs a radio show, robin is a musician

I love this! I actually read a fic with Nancy and Robin doing radio things. I’ll have to find it and share it, it was absolutely adorable. I think Robin did a little talk show. Anyway, I took this and ran with it!

Nancy settled into the creaky old office chair and looked around the studio. It was dusty and old, covered in haphazard stacks of tapes and vinyls. She breathed a long sigh, turning her gaze to the microphone in front of her. The job wasn’t glorious, but it was a job and it would get her through college. Turns out, saving the world doesn’t come with waived tuition.

Plus, running the weekly news segment meant that she was at least getting journalism experience.

Nancy’s gaze hardened and she activated the mic.

“Hello and good evening, Emerson students. My name is Nancy Wheeler and this is the evening report.”

___

After a whole two weeks, Nancy got promoted to basically managing the whole radio station after the previous manager dropped out. She didn’t mind really, but it meant she was there late.

When Nancy finished that night’s evening report, she switched off the mic with a subtle feeling of satisfaction. She looked up and immediately found her gaze locked with a set of gray blue eyes.

None other than Robin Buckley stood outside of the recording booth, a bashful smile on her gorgeously freckled face.

Gorgeous? Since when did she find Robin Buckley gorgeous?

Nancy stepped out of the booth, tilting her head. “How can I help you?” she asked.

“Really, Nance? After all we’ve been through, I’m getting the customer service voice?” Robin laughed, the sound soft and warm, raspy in all the right ways.

Nancy frowned, crossing her arms. “I suppose that’s fair,” she huffed. “But you didn’t answer my question.”

At this, Robin flushed darkly. She gestured to the guitar strapped over her shoulder, a beaten old thing and covered in paint and doodles that Robin herself must have added.

“I wanted to see if there was an open spot in the stream,” she explained. “And I wanted to see if I could play some music.”

Nancy mulled this over. She glanced back at the booth where her paper radio schedule had been left, but she could picture it perfectly in her mind anyway. She glanced back at the girl.

“I have a free 3 am slot on Tuesdays,” she offered finally, meeting Robin’s gaze. The freckled girl brightened immediately, bouncing on the heels of her boots.

“That’s awesome! I’m a night owl anyway!” she said brightly. Nancy nodded, smiling meekly as Robin launched into a rant about being more inspired at nighttime.

___

The next night, Robin returned right on time. She grinned and waved at Nancy, who was busy organizing records. Nancy returned a tight lipped smile and gestured to the recording booth.

Robin practically sauntered into it, not even bothering to close the door as she flopped into the creaky chair.

“Hello Emerson! This is, uh, this is Robin Buckley! And I’m going to play some music?” she stammered. Nancy shook her head, amusement bubbling in her chest.

“Hey Rob!” she called. The girl sat up and looked over, startled. “You have to turn the microphone on first.”

“Oh! Right! Thank you!” she called back, and Nancy laughed at the red in her cheeks.

Nancy went back to sorting as Robin introduced herself again. She had every intention of tuning the girl out, but she had to admit that the opening notes were pleasant. She listened but didn’t look as Robin strummed a gentle melody.

But Nancy was a simple bisexual woman, and the second Robin’s opened her mouth to sing, Nancy couldn’t help but swoon. The words were warm and husky, sung so sweetly into the mic. Nancy swore her heart stopped at the sound. She couldn’t help but look.

Robin was smiling softly, foot tapping in turn with the beat. Her eyes were closed and her fingers moved skillfully across the strings as she sang her heart out. Nancy’s mouth was agape, and when Robin opened an eye and saw, she grinned. Nancy swore she could hear the smile in the way Robin sang.

__

Nancy didn’t know much about Robin Buckley. She was a bit of a wallflower in high school and they ran with different crowds. Admittedly, even after risking their lives together, things had been a little weird between them. Nancy had been figuring some things out about herself—namely her bisexuality—and Vickie ended up taking up much of Robin’s free time. They simply drifted. And then ended up at the same school.

After hearing Robin’s soulful performance for the Emerson Radio, Nancy was determined to learn more about the girl.

That was why they sat together now under a tree in a courtyard, enjoying sandwiches and warm weather between classes. Nancy told herself she was studying, but the textbook page before her had not changed in over forty minutes as she listened to Robin ramble.

She learned a lot of things, and she filed each little detail away in a mental file of Robin information. A few things stuck out. Robin had always been a musical prodigy, and the guitar was actually her first instrument, learned when she was eleven. Robin had started writing songs at sixteen, and she could even sing in other languages—though her self esteem and confidence in her music was much lower than it should be.

Nancy also held onto the rather intriguing tidbit that Vickie and Robin had broken up over the summer.

All the while, Robin strummed her guitar absently, trying out lyrics here and there. Every time, Nancy could barely keep from watching in complete awe.

“Robin, you don’t give yourself enough credit,” she said finally, her tongue feeling dry. “Your voice is amazing, and I’ve never heard guitar sound so… magical.”

Robin brightened immediately, a shy smile on her face and a light dusting of pink on her face.

“Really?”

“Really.”

___

Nancy had the radio station’s music organized in three days, which meant she no longer had that excuse to hang around when Robin was in the recording booth. However, she found other ways to keep herself busy. She dusted and swept. She rearranged files. She had to do equipment checks. She must have re alphabetized the records at least four times.

Luckily, Robin never caught on.

They spent more lunches together too, and Robin began to ask Nancy for input on her music. Nancy was happy to help her with lyrics, and she was more than happy to listen dreamily as Robin rehearsed newer music. It came to be her favorite part of the day.

She was incredibly disappointed when she realized she had absolutely nothing left to do in the studio, and she was too embarrassed to ask if she could just stay and watch. Luckily, she was a problem solver, and an idea came to mind.

They were at lunch yet again when Nancy ran the idea by Robin.

“You want to do a news report?” Robin repeated slowly, tilting her head. “On me?”

“And your music,” Nancy confirmed, smiling easily as Robin leaned back against the tree they had claimed as their own. Robin had affectionately named it Steve. Robin thought it over.

“Why not?” she replied with a grin.

___

The interview was one of the most popular reports at the school. A number of notes were left on the studio door begging for more music from Robin Buckley, and a few men had the audacity to leave their phone numbers.

Robin and Nancy decided to celebrate the girl’s newfound success by getting milkshakes. Nancy got mint chocolate chip, for which Robin teased her endlessly. Robin got simple chocolate. They talked at length about the admiring notes and more about Robin’s music and everything in between. It was easy.

It was here, sitting across from the girl in a little ice cream parlor, that Nancy Wheeler realized she loved Robin Buckley. The thought should have been shocking, but instead it simply filled her with warmth, and a soft smile played at her lips as she watched Robin babble on and on. The girl caught her eye and her lips curled into a smirk.

“You’re staring, Wheeler,” she teased. Nancy nodded, raising her eyebrow.

“Is that a problem, Buckley?”

Robin reddened immediately at the use of her last name. She spluttered into her milkshake, avoiding Nancy’s gaze before half squeaking a soft, “no!”

“Let’s get out of here,” Nancy murmured, batting her eyelashes in the way she knew men and women both couldn’t resist. Robin was no different, and her eyes widened.

“O-okay!”

___

Nancy drove the pair out to a quiet spot at the edge of town, then turned the car down. She turned to face Robin, biting her lip. Robin looked uncomfortable all of the sudden, wetting her lips and fidgeting.

“Robbie? You okay?” Nancy asked, gaze softening as she reached out to place her hand on Robin’s knee. Robin stiffened, sucking in a breath and blushing darkly.

“Yeah. Yeah I’m good,” she stammered. She buried her face in her hands, avoiding Nancy’s gaze. “I just. I wanted to show you my new song.”

This got Nancy’s attention. She tilted her head and offered an encouraging smile when Robin peeked at her through her fingers.

“You know I love your music, Robs,” she promised. Robin nodded, taking a deep breath. “Which one is it?”

“You haven’t heard this one yet,” Robin murmured, meeting Nancy’s gaze shyly.

Nancy was intrigued. She settled comfortably in her seat and waited while Robin reached back and clumsily grabbed her guitar. She settled it comfortably in her lap, then paused, looking directly at the shorter girl. Nancy held her breath, unsure what to expect.

Then Robin ran her fingers softly over the strings, a warm note reverberating through the car. Nancy watched and listened with rapt attention as Robin took a deep breath. The lyrics came slow, drawn out, a hoarse croon that sent shivers down Nancy’s spine. She realized her heart was pounding.

This was a love song. There was no doubt in Nancy’s mind as each word spilled beautifully from Robin’s lips. She felt her cheeks warm with blush.

When Robin finished, she met Nancy’s gaze, her expression hopeful and vulnerable. After all, she had just bared her soul to Nancy Wheeler.

Nancy’s expression was painfully soft.

“That was beautiful,” she breathed, eyelashes batting.

“It was about you,” Robin blurted, hiding her face again in shame. Nancy grabbed her wrist and pulled her hand away, gaze serious.

“Robs,” she whispered.

“Yeah?”

Nancy leaned in, pressing her lips firmly to Robin’s. Robin whined in response, leaning into the kiss. Her hands tangled in Nancy’s hair, while Nancy’s hands traveled to Robin’s hips.

When they broke, Nancy pouted, a mischievous feeling in her chest.

“You’re such a little shit,” she grumped. Robin stared at her in shock.

“What?”

“I drove you out here so that I could confess to you. You totally stole my thunder,” Nancy huffed, a good natured grin tugging at her lips.

Robin returned the grin with a laugh, pulling Nancy in and pressing their foreheads together.

“I love you, if that wasn’t clear,” the musician muttered warmly.

Nancy kissed her soft and slow.

“I love you too, rockstar.”

[hazelhalfpint]

Closing the Distance

Surprise another Inu/Kag one shot because I have zero will-power lmao. I just can't stop myself they are so fun!

Based on a prompt you can find here

You can also read this one-shot on AO3 here

For @fawn-eyed-girl, the main inspo behind my return to writing.

Closing the Distance -

The city is quiet, the click of her small law firm office door almost seems out of place as she closed for the day. The normally busy streets of Akasaka had lulled to a quiet hum around her. Kagome sighed, glancing down at her phone. The time glared up at her, nearly 12:00AM. She made a noise in discontent, “Poor Buyo probably thinks I abandoned him this time.”

Her heeled suede boots clicked on the pavement hurriedly toward Akasaka station hoping to catch the last train to Meguro. She sighed in relief, stepping onto the train right before departure. Kagome let her body sway with the motions of the train, opting to close her eyes as she stood, fingers gripping one of the over-head handles. She felt grateful her ride was a short one, only taking her 15 minutes total trip time.

When the train pinged its arrival to Meguro, Kagome smiled stepping onto the concrete platform. She waved to the train staff, a younger man who usually worked the evening train route in Meguro.

“See you tomorrow, Hojo-kun.”

He smiled in return, waving cheerfully, “Have a good night, Higurashi-san!”

Kagome tightened her scarf, once again glancing at her phone as she walked the distance from Meguro station to her apartment building. She scrolled through her notifications, pursing her lips as she read them aloud. “Email, email, another email,” she rolled her eyes but kept scrolling,” text from Sango, (2) missed calls from Kaa-chan, two new Instagram likes.” She let out a loud whine; not a single message from the one person she had been hoping to hear from.

Kagome opened a message thread, the name ‘Inu’ glowing at the top with a red heart emoji. She typed a message as she continued her path, just like she had done the last three nights. She knew he was outside the reach of cell service, somewhere in the mountains of Washington, USA, attending a business conference with his father.

<New Message to: Inu ♥

I miss your voice. ☹ I hope your trip is going well; call me when you can! ♥>

She clicked send, tucking her phone into her jacket pocket. She wasn’t trying to be clingy, truly, but her and Inuyasha had spoken nearly every day for almost a year and a half. Kagome smiled fondly at how their relationship had started, “Hah!” She snorted out a laugh, ‘if you could even call it a ‘relationship’ at first.’

They’d met in an online anime forum, both looking for recommendations to fill their generally boring day to day routines. She’d recommended Bleach, one of her all-time favorites, and Inuyasha had roasted her alive in the comments about the length of the series. She’d retaliated hard though, noting that in his bio he had One-Piece listed as top favorite, and that if he were going to be a hypocrite to at least try to hide it. They bickered incessantly in the forum comments, and eventually moved to private chat, the conversation taking on a more playful tone as time went on.

After that they had pinballed anime suggestions back and forth, building a repertoire of anime they both could enjoy, either together via Zoom or separately. It wasn’t long until their conversations turned more heated, and affectionate. She’d learned what he liked and didn’t like (curry being at the top of that list alongside Bleach) and that unfortunately for their budding relationship they lived on opposite sides of the world. He worked for his fathers growing tech corporation as head of marketing, and Kagome worked full time at a law-firm as a child advocate lawyer.

She had also learned that like her, Inuyasha had grown up in Japan, in a prefecture close to where she had grown up. He’d only moved to New York with his father after high school to get a head start working for the family company, and now he was in Washington laying groundwork for the company’s’ north-western sect. She blushed remembering a previous conversation they’d had six months into talking, and four months into dating.

“Do you think you’ll ever come back to Japan?”

It wasn’t meant to be a loaded question, they hadn’t known each other for long, but Kagome couldn’t stop herself from chewing on her lip nervously. She drew in her knees, letting them tuck underneath her on the couch.

She could hear him chuckle into the phone, “Do you want me to come back to Japan?” Kagome felt her cheeks tinging pink.

“I didn’t mean it like that!” She defended, “I mean of course I wouldn’t mind seeing you but…” She continued to babble on when he interrupted her.

“I would come back for you.” The words were quick and effective, going straight to the butterflies in her stomach, her heart rate increasing.

“You would?”

“In a heartbeat.” He offered the words to her like they were second nature.

“Inuyasha?” She smiled into the phone, waiting for his response.

“Hm?” he hummed a response, followed by a yawn.

“I really, really like you.” She could picture him smiling now, “I really like you too.”

They both had busy lives, but the part she loved most was that even in the mundanity of their daily lives they still managed to find time for each other. Except for the last three days.

“Keep it together, Kagome. It’s only been three days. He has no cell service,” she reminded herself fishing in her pocket for keys as she approached her unit.

Kagome pulled out the apartment keys, flipping through them easily to the correct one. The door opened with a click, and she shuffled into the genkan. She dropped her small purse onto the entryway table calling out into the dark as she always did, an inside joke to herself.

“Honey, I’m home!” She flipped on the entrance light and slid out of her jacket, chuckling, “Oh yeah that’s right...I live alone.” Well, not exactly, she did have Buyo after all. The fat cat normally came running as soon as she called out her inside joke, making it even more hilarious to Kagome. Buyo her fat sort-of roommate cat.

Her body stilled when this time instead of the mewling of her cat, a male voice called back out to her from the kitchen, “Oh good, you made it home,” the voice purred.

” I picked up some pizza,” the entry way to the kitchen was dimly lit, but Kagome didn’t need the lights on to know who was standing in her doorway holding a pizza box. A tall figure with silver hair swept into a bun, golden eyes gleaming with amusement and an undeniably familiar voice. One that she’d been hearing the last year and a half.

Kagome kicked off her boots in the genkan, launching herself across the apartment. Her arms locked around the figure’s waist, “Inuyasha!” She cried out his name, tears mercilessly streaming down her face as she hugged him tighter.

Inuyasha dropped the box of pizza onto the closest counter, tucking the crying woman into his arms more securely. He dropped his lips to her hair, placing a tender kiss to the top of her head. He was committing her scent to memory, lavender and soft vanilla. He inhaled deeply, letting out a content sigh.

“What are you doing here? How did you find my apartment? What about Washington?” Kagome managed to croak out the questions through tears. His fingers moved to tilt her face up to him, wiping the tears from her cheeks. He smiled a lopsided fanged grin, “I told you I’d come back to Japan for you.”

He said it with ease, like it was the most logical thing in the world. Kagome couldn’t stop herself as she pressed onto the tips of her toes to reach him. Her lips found his, and she pulled him closer, afraid he may vanish if she let go. He didn’t resist but instead melted into her touch, cradling the small of her back with his hands. After a few moments, Kagome released him with a pant, her chest heaving as he braced them against the closest kitchen wall.

Inuyasha dropped kisses onto her exposed shoulder, and Kagome stopped him with small hands fisted into his shirt. She had to tell him.

“I love you.” She blurted out the three words, cheeks flushed from their heated encounter and her confession. They had danced around the subject, but she’d known for a while. Kagome loved Inuyasha. She chewed on her lip, pulling it between her teeth but was stopped when he lowered to pull at her lip himself, sucking it against his mouth, and kissing her again sweetly.

“I love you too,” he said softly, cupping her face with his hand, “even if you like bleach.” Kagome let out a loud laugh at that, shoving his shoulder but then pulling him back for another kiss, just one of many more that would come now that she was truly home.

[bae-science]

it’s t-t-t-t-time for another newt bae-science fic rec extravabonanza! same rules, same boys, same bullshit! let’s get into it:

a beginning; a second chance by @dykesword

other newt and i have a long and intricate ritualistic battle to become the alpha newt, but i gotta give credit where it’s due. if you like to annotate your books for fun, this fic will give you a looooong comment you’ll want to write, and for good reason! there’s a lot of really well done metaphor and character detail in here, while still keeping a very soft, melancholy but with a hopeful edge tone. and also, like, the care and detail in which newt’s mental state in the aftermath of the precursors’ abuse is depicted is so so good, and delightful to read

husbandly duties by @kingeiszler

i am soooo biased with this one bc technically it was made for me but GODDAMN it’s good. this shit has everything: gottlieb trio sibling dynamics, vanessa in giant femme earrings, hermann yearning, newt and karla infodumping together, newt’s terrible and accurate gaydar, gay crime, the newmann dynamic and why it works boiled down to its bare essentials, pride and prejudice glasses touch, and neon green acrylics. required reading for the vanessaverse

Say That Again by @robertfrobisherslover

WOOF. if you like mutual pining and lack of communication from men with rocks for their emotional processing centers, and guncle (gay uncle) newt and hermann and KILLER artsy sex scenes, and themes of words unsaid in a story about LANGUAGE..... oogoogogoogouhufug. the writing style is clear and well paced, i LOVE little mako’s scene she’s such a cutie, and there’s like. a line. that’s a play on the whole “it’s always been you” trope. that lives in my mind rent free forever.

speak right to my heart without saying a word by @thekaidonovskys

i’m just gonna paste the comment i left on it here, because that sums up what is so absolutely incredible about this fic the best:

so sometimes you stumble on a piece of fiction that you add to your little collection of stuff you would show a person if you wanted them to understand a part of you that you can't quite explain eloquently, or it would take too long, etc etc, and i've never really found something like that for my autism until now, which, like, poggers. and i'll be as straight up as i can while still being the biggest lesbian in the great state of ohio (not a hard feat but alan invented computers so i love continuing on the autistic tradition of being a living miracle), the chameleon effect hit me like a mack truck. catholic school in the deep south is the most potent and effective form of ABA therapy imaginable :/. so sometimes i wonder what i would be like if i didn't have such a strong ability to pass, and here's where we finally get to the part of this comment where i just vomit compliments at you: you nailed it. you got it. i don't know if you're on the spectrum, but either way, well fucking done. trauma therapy research talks a lot about healing fantasies, which are fantasies, usually in the form of daydreams, that abused/neglected/traumatized/etc people create that directly address a struggle they have and take the form of a scenario in which that struggle is helped in some way. it could be an abusive parent repenting and showering them with the love they never had, or someone finding them during a panic attack and somehow knowing how best to comfort them without having to ask, or being intimate with someone and having a scar or physical deformity they've been shamed for be given attention and care. and i think you have created the ultimate perfect healing fantasy for autistic people, or at least those with """"high functioning"""" autism. it has a character who is visibly and undeniably on the spectrum having the pain and trauma going through life like that causes being acknowledged and validated, they are purposefully paid attention to because person b genuinely likes them and wants to understand and respect who they are and how they function in the world, and thus get The Mortifying Ordeal of Being Known as well as the eventual rewards of being loved, person b makes a genuine effort to help teach them social skills in a way they can understand and learn through and is there for them when these skills are being practiced, their space and boundaries are respected but they aren't infantilized or thought of as an emotionless robot, and they receive love and comfort on their own terms not despite of but because of who they are, even specifically being asked not to change the way they are because that way is lovable. they are openly desired. writing is my fucking JOB and it's still difficult to put into words how much you got 100000% right about the dream with this fic. i have been in the EXACT and i mean EXACT same situation as hermann when he asked newt if it was his personality itself that made people not like him, because i deadass made a spreadsheet of all my personality attributes i thought could be preventing me from making friends in college, and then asked my fellow nd friend to see if there was anything i was missing. so i guess what i'm trying to say is that this amazing, and i'm bookmarking it and putting it on my next fic rec post, and maybe one day way way in the future if i ever get a partner i want to explain the whole autism thing to, i'm gonna have them read this.

The Facts With Newton Geiszler, PhD by what_alchemy (NSFW)

storytime: i read this fic a few years ago, completely forgot the title and author, and ended up thinking about the part where hermann admits to having fucked a trailer hitch when he was a teenager, at least once a week. last november, i say to my friend samara on twitter, head of the BSHCU (buttslut hermann cinematic universe), hey this seems like something you’d have read, do you remember a fic where... and samara says FUCK i do know what you’re talking about lemme find it. so if the fact that i have been looking for this fic for like, two years, and that it contains a moment so iconic all i had to say is, “hermann says he fucked a trailer hitch” and she IMMEDIATELY knew what i was talking about, does not convince you to read this... go back to catholic school i guess.

Feeling Blue by TempusPetrichor

fics where newt goes back to work as a biologist, especially a xenobiologist, post pru are really interesting, and usually have something neat to say about recovery, how it isn’t linear, how it often involves us returning to things we love for comfort, etc. this one sure does! some good emotional and physical h/c, LOVE the use of the ghost drift, and it’s always fun to see post pru fics use dialogue very obviously taken from dbt, trauma-specific therapeutical texts, and anything that shows the author has experience with, or did their research on, ptsd therapies.

You’re Everyone That Ever Cared by KlavierWrites

you know a fic is good when it’s an only 9k slowburn and still manages to reach infinite regress levels of are you fucking KIDDING GO TO THERAPY. newt “acts of service” geiszler may have a little misplaced misogyny due to his broken woman-centric gaydar. as a treat. the fucking. post-drift scene where hermann subtextually screams “LOOK IN OUR BRAINS YOU FUCK I’M IN LOVE WITH YOU I JUST HAVE AUTISM AND CAREER IN STEM DISORDER” is soooooo. god just hermann in general in that scene is great. if you like classic mid 2010s era newmann, ghost drift romance, and good ole mutual pining, this is a treat.

Baby, You're Hotter than my Bunsen Burner by SkySongMA

moronosexual hermann representation is something that can actually be so personal

Times of Stress by RadioMoth

the boys are processinggggggg. man what a good, quick and powerful punch to the gut. if you like post-pr1 catharsis and physical h/c, AND are the one friend that likes to comment at the end of the movie that hey newt got beat the fuck UP, check this one out.

black tea by @faggotcas

okay first of all, god fucking tier url, lee. second of all, food as a love language is my SHIT. i love the very slow relationship development here, where you see them making a genuine effort to get along and that in turn leading to feelings reigniting. it’s such a sweet little moment of a fic, with a nice atmosphere and tone to fit it

now here’s the part where i usually drop my latest fic, but i haven’t written one this month because i’ve been busy launching an audio drama! you can find it here, it’ll be right up your alley if you like cryptids and gay scientists and enemies to lovers and good ole americana, but since this is a newmann post, i’m gonna recommend the pacific rim audio drama duology i did a while back! part one is called conversations from the brink, and it’s a little slice of the pr3 we better fucking get from streaming that godawful looking anime. love and lesbians to everyone ❤️

[sevenstarsinning]

Invasion Ch.11

Description:  A planet conquering race of Saiyans invaded Earth and deemed it worthy of habitation. After bringing the humans to their heels, they set up a new society where humans had one role, to serve. You found yourself in the unlucky faction of being bought and sold as a human pet. With absolutely no interest in owning a human but no way out of having one, Kakarot made a bid on you at the urging of his brother. It was only a matter of time before you were either killed or forced into obedience.

You can find previous chapters in this link: Ch.10 or you can read it here on my AO3

Warnings: Things get a little violent in this chapter. Enjoy!

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Kakarot finally glanced up when he heard the door close. He let out the defeated sigh he’d been holding back and slid down the wall he was leaning against. Every ounce of his being was urging him to break free of the cell, tear down the forcefield that kept you just out of his reach so he could hold you one more time. His hands trembled as he flexed his fingers and clenched his fists. The self-loathing began as he recalled the words he said to you, each syllable of bullshit that came spewing out of his mouth. He wanted to take it all back, to beg you to stay, to wait for him, but he knew he had no choice. If he was going to save you, truly save you, he had to make sure your feelings were cut off at the nerve.

He fought sleep at night, every time he closed his eyes he could see your weakened frame, clothes barely hanging off of you, tired and tearful eyes that seemed to burn right through him. He couldn’t bare the sight, so he forced himself to stay awake. Even if he did want to sleep, it wasn’t like they’d let him anyways.

“Wake up, traitor.” Turles stood in the doorway with a wicked grin spread across his face.

Kakarot peered up at him wearily, barely giving him his full attention as he slumped back against the furthest wall in the cell.

“Again, Turles?” His voice was gruff as he spoke.

“You know the drill.” Turles cracked his knuckles loudly.

Kakarot wasn’t sure if it was his attempt to intimidate him or if it was some weird way for him to prepare himself. He slowly stood up, using the wall to lean against as he did. His legs trembled and he kept his gaze on the floor.

“I noticed the Prince brought your little human by earlier.” Turles paced slowly in front of the forcefield.

“She’s not mine.” He didn’t like the way Turles mentioned you, but it wasn’t like he could do anything about it.

“I’ve been thinking,” he slowed and stood directly in front of the cell, “do you think the Prince has had a chance to stretch that sweet little cunt of hers yet?”

Kakarot couldn’t hide the way he clenched his fists instinctively at the mention of you, his nostrils flaring as he fought to control his breath.

“We both know the Prince isn’t patient either. I bet he used her the very first night, shoving her down…” he pulled the key from his pocket, “tearing and clawing at her clothes…” he dropped the forcefield, “right before he shoved his royal cock right into her. Can you imagine the sounds she made? Probably begging for him to breed her tight cunt, pleading for him to claim her like you never did.”

The second the door unlocked, Kakarot launched himself at Turles and jerked him into the cell with him. He broke free of the cuffs that were secured around his wrists. He slammed him back against the hard, metal wall, denting it with his skull while his hand wrapped around his throat.

“Still got some fight in you after all.” Turles grinned and grabbed Kakarot’s forearm, trying to loosen his grip.

Kakarot felt his body buzzing with energy as he held back on turning Super Saiyan. As he was trying to refocus his ki, Turles twisted his arm and shoved him back, cracking his neck as he headed straight for Kakarot. He held nothing back as he fought him, slamming him into every wall in the cell. Kakarot fought back, hit after hit, pounding his fists into the cruel saiyan but continuing to hold back. He knew what happened when he let go completely and he wasn’t prepared to suffer those consequences again.

Before Kakarot could exact his full rage on Turles, he was quickly pulled off of him by two other saiyans. Turles wiped the blood and sweat from his brow as he straightened himself up, the two saiyans holding Kakarot back while they secured another pair of cuffs around his wrists and a heavy steel collar around his neck. Kakarot continued to fight, trying to break free of their hold but an intense jolt of electricity flowed from the collar into his neck. Kakarot cried out in pain as his body tensed, the shock rolling through him wave after wave, each one growing in intensity. They released him and let him fall to the floor, chest heaving as he trembled.

Turles crouched in front of Kakarot and grabbed a handful of his hair, jerking his head up, “I’ve heard the King is leaning more towards execution and I’ll only be too happy to offer my services.”

Kakarot smirked and licked the blood that trickled from his lip, “make sure you have your pets with you.” He cut his eyes back at the two saiyans that remained by the door.

Turles slammed Kakarot’s head on the hard floor and held it down, “we’ll see how funny you think it is when you’re sentenced.”

Turles released him and stepped over his body as they headed out of the cell. Kakarot remained in the floor, every nerve ending in his body was still trembling from the shock as he recovered. It was difficult to maneuver with his hands cuffed behind his back, but he managed to roll over on his back and sit up before scooting himself back against the wall. He let out a harsh sigh as a soreness se into his limbs and images of you flooded his mind. No matter how hard he tried, it was always you that he came back to. You were his comfort, his peace.

“Kakarot?” He recognized the voice as he opened his tired eyes, focusing for a moment before seeing her face.

“I didn’t think they’d let you see me.” He struggled to sit up a little straighter.

Gine knelt in front of the cell, “let them try to keep me from my son.”

The softness in her smile hid something more, something worrisome.

“Who did this to you?” She asked as she took in his current state.

“No one. Why did you come here?” He wanted to avoid her finding Turles and putting him in his place, which he knew she would.

“I needed to see you. There are rumors-“

“Not the good kind, I’m sure.” He gave her a slight smile, hoping it would reassure her that he was okay.

“Not the best things you’d want to hear about your son. I heard your human is settling in at the palace well.”

“She isn’t eating. Or sleeping from the looks of it.”

She perked up a little, “you’ve seen her? Did she come by? Is she coming back?”

Kakarot shook his head, “she isn’t coming back, I made sure of that.”

Gine shifted and moved a little closer to the cell, “I’m sure she still cares for you.”

“I have a favor to ask of you.”

“Anything, what is it?”

“I need you to help her move on and get past this. She wasn’t doing well the other day and I doubt she’s doing better now.”

Gine looked up at Kakarot, “I’ll check in on her, see if she needs anything.”

She said her goodbyes as he thanked her, her expression dropping once more as she left. He was grateful that she’d come by and that she was so willing to help him. Kakarot remembered when he was a kid and wanted to get out of training, she would hide him in the laundry basket and tell Bardock she hadn’t seen him. She’d let him know when the coast was clear. It wasn’t that she didn’t want him training, she just preferred to stoke his playful side more than the warrior side. He hoped you’d let Gine help you, it was the only thing that would bring him solace.

It wasn’t that you were ignorant or even that dense, but Gine set up shop and watched you trudge out past the garden almost every day. She watched as you took your anger out in a very odd way and she noticed the way you broke down each time afterwards, clutching your hands to your chest as the tears streamed. She knew you wouldn’t last like this, especially when you weren’t eating. She watched about as much as she could.

“If this is going to be your outlet, you need a better target.” She said as she stood before you.

“How long have you been watching?” you wiped the sweat from your brow, blood staining your knuckles.

“Long enough to know you’re going about this all wrong. If you really want to blow off some steam you need to hit something that’ll hit you back.” She made no move to console you or convince you that this was stupid.

“What did you have in mind? You’re not gonna hit me, are you?” You stepped back from her, knowing she’d put you through the tree in an instant.

“That’d be too easy. Come on.” She grabbed you and took off from the palace grounds.

You wanted to ask where she was taking you and if you even had permission to go that far from the palace, but you honestly didn’t care entirely. You were grateful to be away from everything and wherever she took you was probably going to be better than anywhere else. After a few minutes she started to descend and panic built in your chest.

“Wait- The Arena?! You can’t-“ You struggled to get out of her grasp but she held your arm.

“Calm down. I’m not leaving you here. This place has different rules than the rest.”

“Yeah, and those rules are that humans fight to the death here.” You still tried to pull away from her.

“Not if you enter with a bet or with a saiyan. Doesn’t matter if they own you or not, they can still bring you here to fight.” She held firm with her grip on you.

“I don’t get it, you want me to fight in the Arena? For money? I’m not a fighter. I’ll get my ass kicked.” You looked at her with complete confusion.

“Maybe your heart will hurt a little less then.” She finally released you.

You considered what she was saying. Fighting had never been something you wanted to do, regardless of the situation, but she seemed to think this would help. You weren’t keen on the idea of fighting other people who were forced into the Arena against their will when you were able to come and go as you pleased. But again, there were unknown benefits to doing it. Maybe one time wouldn’t hurt?

“One fight, and then you take me back to the palace, right?”

“Of course. I’m not a monster. Stay with me and don’t say a word.” She returned her hand to wrap around your arm as she pulled you along with her, approaching the large outdoor arena.

The Arena was set up more like a cage of death in wrestling. Stands were set up around the whole thing and in the middle there was a chain link fence with two doors on either side. You could hear the screaming saiyans from the outside and the pent-up energy flowing from it was almost overwhelming.

“Didn’t know you owned a human, Gine?” A small saiyan at the doorway looked you both up and down.

“She’s new. Gotta see what she can do in the Arena before I take her back to Bardock.”

“How much you betting tonight?” Another saiyan asked.

Gine glanced at you then back to them, “let’s set it at one hundred. I don’t want to waste it, she looks a little too thin.”

“Alright, she’s up next. It’s been kind of slow today.”

They made note of her bet and stepped aside for her to lead you in. Anxiety had set up a permanent home in your stomach as you stood to the side of the stands. You watched as the two people in the cage fought one another, hard hits without armor or protection of any kind. Blood splattered the white platform and their clothes. It was violent, chaotic, and exactly what you wanted.

“So what happens now?” You glanced at Gine.

“Once they finish, you’ll go up against whoever is next. A winner is declared one of three ways, a tap out by the saiyan, knock out, or death.” She said as simply as she could.

“Death?”

“If the human is decent and actually wanted, then the owning saiyan will intervene before that happens. If they do that, they forfeit their bet.” She pulled you forward as the fight neared it’s end.

You could tell one of the humans was faltering, barely standing stable on their feet but they continued to fight.

“Stay up!” An angry saiyan shouted from the side of the cage, which you could only assume was their owner.

Within another few seconds the human was flat on the ground, blood trickling from their head as the other human stood victorious, a clear smirk on his face as his opponent lay unconscious at his feet.

“You’re up.” She pushed you forward towards one of the doors in the cage.

You took a deep breath and exhaled it quickly as the door was opened and you were pulled inside. You glanced back at Gine who gave you a slight smile and a thumbs up. It was a simple gesture, but it was at least some kind of encouragement. As you stepped forward, they were still cleaning up from the last fight, the smell of blood was thick in the air, saiyans muttering around you from the stands. It was all so different from what you expected. You looked to the other end of the cage, seeing your opponent enter, realizing she was familiar. You’d seen her before, at the auction. She was the one who bit Nappa.

“You know the rules, tap out, knock out, or death. Those are your only ways out of here.” A large saiyan towered over the two of you as you stood face to face.

He back away and left the cage without another word. You stood almost frozen in place, you had no idea how to start a fight, especially not a fight to the death.

“I remember you,” she said as she stared at you, “that elite bought you. Heard you had a real nice situation there until he murdered all those saiyans.”

“He hasn’t been found guilty yet.” You felt like you were waiting for her to just knock you out at any instance.

“Well, murderer or not, bet he’s still better than mine. Enough chit chat though, you ready to get this over with?” She stepped back and cracked her neck from side to side.

“Um, yeah, I guess-“ Before you could even get your words out completely, she punched you squared in the jaw.

You stumbled back and placed your hand over the sharp pulses of pain you started to feel in your jaw that echoed through your entire head.

“Shit.” You muttered.

“Come on, that wasn’t even my best hit.” She started to circle around you.

You stood back up and before you could even get your bearings, she hit you again. This time she landed her fist in the center of your chest before hitting you in the side of the head with her other fist. Your vision blurred and you felt like your heart stopped as you choked and doubled over. You glanced back to see Gine standing on edge against the cage, still urging you on.

“This isn’t even a fair fight.” She stopped moving and sighed.

“Just kill her and get it over with!”

You looked over to see who her owner was and the second you saw the familiar, spike haired saiyan, you felt an anger building within you. Turles.

“Fucking end her!” He shouted again.

Memories of how he treated you and Kakarot the last time you saw him, flooded your mind. You clenched your fists and centered all of your rage in your stomach. You caught her off guard by tackling her to the ground, pinning her beneath you as you slammed your fists into her, one after another. She grabbed at you and tried to shove you off, but you weren’t budging. You hit her with everything you had, ignoring the harsh hits she landed sparingly on you. You could hear the other saiyans roaring and encouraging the two of you as you fought. It was exhilarating, addicting. She finally managed to shove you off of her, but the pause in fighting was short lived as you both scrambled towards one another with fists flying. Blood poured from her lip as she attacked you and after a moment you noticed your knuckles were smeared with it. You knew you had some wounds as well, but honestly they were at the back of your mind as you fought. You unleashed every ounce of anger and frustration into her, but it wasn’t enough.

Your advantage was brief from the surprise attack you managed. She was clearly a better fighter and trained at that. She quickly dodged one of your hits and had you flat on the ground within a split second, her foot on your throat as she proceeded to hit you, over and over.

“Out! She’s out!” Gine called from the sidelines.

She continued until the saiyan entered the cage again and pulled her off of you, declaring her the winner while you faded in and out of consciousness.

You were vaguely aware of Gine carrying you from the cage, muttering something about how fucked you were in a real fight.

“I can’t take you back to the palace like this. You got your ass handed to you.” She took off from the Arena.

If you had been awake enough to ask questions, you would’ve asked where you were and why she was hooking you up to a few hoses and shoving you into a tank of water, but you were soon unconscious again.

You came to as she was pulling out of the machine, letting the water drain from it as she wrapped you in a towel.

“Not perfect, but at least your face doesn’t look like a piece of chewed up gum.” She helped you dry off.

“I want-“ you coughed up some of the water, “I want to go back.”

“Sorry, humans can’t handle too much of the healing pods, your bodies get all weird and soft.”

“Not that. The Arena.” You looked up at her.

“You need training before that happens. And you need to eat. You look like a starving animal.” She continued to dry you off.

“Train me then.” You said without really worrying about the consequences.

She paused for a moment as if she was giving you a chance to take it back, “did it help?”

“Yes, more than I thought it would.” You nodded.

“Fine, but you won’t tell anyone, and you’ll need to start eating at least three times a day. Deal?”

“Deal.”

For the first time in a while you felt hopeful. Not about your future or the situation with Vegeta, but hopeful about putting your energy and time into something other than waiting for death to come to you.

[heriadul]

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5. Favorite Coins: DIVS offers users thе choice оf mоrе thаn 200 tokens tо exchange from. Wіth јuѕt 3 easy steps, users саn mаkе trades.

Rewards:** Users саn gеt rewards іn thе form оf Tron tokens іf thеу bесоmе а DIVS token holder.

How it works?

1. Provides Cryptocurrency Exchange Services with anonymity and transaction limits.

2. Choose from more than 200 of your favorite coins / tokens to exchange, in 3 easy steps and completed in just 5–30 minutes.

3. We make Crypto Exchanging easy by finding the best prices across all major exchanges and without you needing to create an account or login.

4. Since DIVS token holders and receive your share of the Tron prize, 0.5% of the total exchange volume will be distributed weekly to stake DIVS token holders.

5. We give people exchange fees

A New Concept

Divs, The first exchange to reward users with exchange fees.

We’ve changed the old concept of an exchange that rewards users to personally exchange large amounts of cryptocurrency just to discount future trades. For example we calculate most of the exchange fees equal to 0.5% of the total exchange volume and distribute it to stake DIVS token holders. It’s all users to buy DIVS tokens and get exchange fees as weekly rewards on Tron. Staking new Divs tokens can earn you even more as a reward then you pay the exchange fee, making the exchange almost free and then some!

Divs as a service

Service Divs integration can provide other crypto projects and websites with exchange services as they are integrated directly into their site, even with their own look, feel and coins.

They provide project owners with onramp, directing users with other coins / tokens to their ecosystem with ease. Project owners can then purchase DIVS tokens, stake, and generate weekly Tron prizes for their own team or community. This integration can provide a project with a consistent Tron rewards stream, while strengthening the Divs ecosystem by delivering more volume exchanges and more Tron rewards.

Platform DIVS IN NUTSHELL

Divs has created one excellent platform which is the first of its kind, an exchange that rewards users with exchange fees. They have changed the popular concept of an exchange that rewards users for personally exchanging large amounts of cryptocurrency just to discount future trades. Divs has calculated the majority exchange fee which is equivalent to 0.5% of the total exchange volume and distributed it to the betting DIVS token holders. This is very interesting.

This allows individuals who use this exchange to purchase DIVS tokens and earn exchange fees as weekly gifts on Tron. Betting a reasonable amount of Div tokens can earn you a lot more rewards than you pay the exchange fees, making the exchange almost free and it will definitely be a game changer in the crypto space.

Div argues that crypto adoption should come with ease, scalability, user incentives, and a user-friendly platform. Building Div based on this opinion, they will provide an easy to use exchange interface using a trusted API provider. The API links to multiple exchanges are centralized into a user-friendly interface that rewards users with a large portion of the exchange fees. With exchanges that can easily be integrated into any website or application, other projects can also provide an exchange experience to their users, providing an easy pass into their ecosystem. With these metrics, Div can efficiently scale Div’s business model to generate more volume and for sure more rewards.

Tokenomics / Token details

• DIV drives the Div exchange and primarily activates the user membership function to start receiving rewards.

• DIVS tokens are limited to 10,000,000 tokens, all of which will be circulated never to be printed or burned.

• This is to prevent inflation by providing token scarcity and creating value over time.

• DIVS token stakers are rewarded with Tron to keep the supply of DIVS tokens limited while still rewarding the stakers.

Token Distributtion

Presale & token allocation

• generate funds for future development and provide liquidity. 52% of the funds raised

in the presale will be used to provide liquidity for the open market after the presale marketing and advertising.

• developers, 10% for founders and 5% for marketing. This marketing token will become

total volume.

• We make our exchange API available to the public for free. This includes our default

others to exchange, or reduce the ones you don’t like, all use our services.

• With As we integrated our exchange with a project across the crypto space, Divs

on their own website we see our exchange integrated into websites everywhere.

• This giving us the ability to consistently increase exchange volume and overall reach

integrating our exchange, more volume and gifts for shareholders.

• Website Presale token Divs.

• io will be held for users to get Div tokens early have been completed.

• 22% for angel investors who initially funded the project and 20% for future development of other smart contracts and mobile Divs applications, leaving 6% for The Divs token allocation will be distributed as follows: 50% of the supply will be used for presale.

• 15% of the supply will be used for liquidity paired with Tron presale, 10% for angel investors for initial project funding, 10% for

used as an incentive for projects that integrate our exchanges and generate big ones

The presale will launch on January 9th, 2021 at 4pm UTC with 5,000,000 Divs tokens

for sale. 50% of the total supply will be split evenly between 4 rounds, each round more

expensive than the last, with a timer for each round. The next round begins after the

round is bought out or the timer runs out, whichever comes first. Each round has a minimum purchase of 2,000 Tron and a max of 350,000 Tron per wallet. After the 4th

round of the presale has completed and we have provided liquidity to the open market on justswap.io, withdrawals will be enabled for users to claim their tokens purchased from

the presale.

Below is a breakdown of the presale details and token/funds allocation:

• Minimum purchase per round: 2,000 TRON

• Maximum purchase per round: 350,000 TRON

Round 1

• Time limit: 24hours ~ 1 day

• 1 TRON = .28 DIVS ~ 1 DIVS = 3.57 TRON

• Amount of Divs tokens for sale: 1,250,000

• Amount of Tron to complete this round: 4,462,500

Round 2

• Time limit: 48hours ~ 2 days

• 1 Tron = .18 DIVS ~ 1 DIVS = 5.35Tron

• Divs tokens for sale this round: 1,250,000

• Amount of Tron to complete this round: 6,687,500

Round 3

• Time limit: 48hours ~ 2 days

• 1 Tron = .14 DIVS ~ 1 DIVS = 7.15Tron

• Divs tokens for sale this round: 1,250,000

• Amount of tron to complete this round: 8,937,500

Round 4

• Time limit: 72hours ~ 3 days

• 1 Tron = .11 DIVS ~ 1 DIVS = 8.93Tron

• Divs tokens for sale this round: 1,250,000

• Amount of tron to complete this round: 11,162,500

• All 4 rounds = 5,000,000 DIVS tokens ~ 31,250,000 TRON

• Soft cap: 3,750,000 DIVS tokens ~ 20,087,500 TRON

• Hard cap: 5,000,000 DIVS tokens ~ 31,250,000 TRON

Justswap.io list price and liquidity:

• 1 Tron = .0933 DIVS ~ 1 DIVS = 10.714 Tron

• 1,500,000 Divs tokens and 16,071,429 Tron in liquidity

Roadmap

Conclusion

From the beginning, Divs.io has been a project for the people. We turned the traditional centralized exchange on its head by making it easy and rewarding the users with the fees. Creating Divs made a free market for users to capture fees from exchanges which typically hasn’t been available for users until now. As time progresses, we see weekly volume increasing along with rewards, and in turn so will the price of Divs tokens as the return of rewards per token increases with exchange volume. Also, by rewarding in Tron, users can compound the Divs position every week, not to mention Divs tokens will also be purchased weekly on the open market to provide more liquidity.

All of this plus our exchange is integratable into any website or app, making the Divs exchange volume scale with adoption we integrate into websites everywhere.

As we grow, Divs.io will establish ongoing partnerships and exchange integrations

throughout the space to scale volume and adoption. We believe marketing is the key to

adoption and plan to start a marketing campaign after the presale has concluded. As we continue into 2021 we will begin development of our Divs mobile app, allowing you to make UI improvements to our exchange like adding live price feeds and charts right into the exchange widget. Later, we plan to launch a core compounding contract to

compliment the ecosystem. Core compounding works by selling your position when in profit and adding to your position when at a loss, compounding your earnings over time. These additions to the ecosystem and other fundamentals are what make Divs.io different from every other exchange on the market.

Official Links

Website :https://www.divs.io/

Whitepaper: https://divs.io/Whitepaper.pdf

Telegram: https://t.me/Divs_official

Twitter: https://twitter.com/DivsExchange

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~A story detailing the repercussions of Tash drinking from the Well of Sorrows~

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“I can feel it... it’s... hungry.” Tash shuddered. He winced, the echoes from the Fade swirling around him. He had always felt the comforting presence of his guardian spirits swirling around him, but now... they were outnumbered. There was a throng of spirits out there, angry and vicious. But a presence beyond that nestled in the depths of the Well. 

Morrigan scoffed. “How could you possibly know that?”

Tash raised an eyebrow, although he kept his eyes fixed on the Well, as if it might reach out and grab him with a watery hand. “Abelas said that the priests put their will into the Well, right? What if it’s some sort of magical compulsion? A geas or something?”

Solas gave a soft noise of affirmation. “It is said that Mythal’s priests were exceptionally powerful, granted magic by their mistress…”

The witch seemed disconcerted that the child before her had thought of that and she hadn’t. “It is... possible. But that is all the more reason that I should take the power of the Well. I assume the risks.”

“The risks... and the rewards.” Vivienne scoffed. “I would sooner trust the Well to the false Warden than to the witch, my dear.”

“And you would have a child risk binding himself to the lingering will of elf priests?” Morrigan sneered. “And I thought that Madame de Fer could sink no lower.”

“Careful, darling, your famous husband isn’t here to mind your tongue for you.” Vivienne said tartly.

Blackwall huffed. “Can you two quit bickering? This isn’t a tea party.”

Tash nodded. “Play nice.”

Gale knelt next to him, putting an arm around the boy’s shoulders. “What will it be, Tash? I hate to rush you, but Corypheus is coming, and we’ll need to get out of here.”

Tash glanced at Cole. “Can you sense the others? Are they safe?”

Cole closed his eyes for a moment. “Yes. Aura and Lottie are helping them take Samson. But… I can hear him.”

“We should go, then.” Tash sighed. “I wish Henry was here. He’d know what I should do.”

Morrigan clicked her tongue. “My husband is from the same world. He has told me that often the events here are changed from his foreknowledge. The choice is yours alone, young Inquisitor.”

Tash gave a soft whimper, his gold eyes looking from Morrigan to Solas to where Abelas had vanished, and finally to the Well. “It’s mine. I’ll drink.”

And despite Morrigan’s protests, despite Solas expressing his misgivings, Tash waded into the Well, the water rising up to his chest. He did not look back as he moved to the center of the Well of Sorrows, but his voice carried clearly to the others. “Mythal… if you’re real… mythal’enaste. Er… I don’t know the elvhen for it, but please… just don’t hurt me.”

And as soon as he reached the center, he shuddered, and then went limp, slipping into the pool as though he was a marionette and his strings snapped.

The Well exploded, water turning to dense blue fog, swirling around and around where Tash had fallen. Solas and Vivienne held up a barrier as Gale and Blackwall attempted to approach, unnerved by Cole’s mutterings of “He’s talking to her… she shouldn’t be there.”

Blackwall went charging forward as soon as the barriers were dispelled, Tash lying still at the bottom of the empty, dry Well. “Lad! Lad, are you alright?”

He scooped the boy into his arms, trying to determine what to do. And Tash’s eyes flew open.

They were blue. An unnatural, glowing blue that seemed to be bleeding from his irises across the rest of his eyes. Glowing blue lines etched themselves across his skin and up around his horns in a mimicry of the pattern on Abelas’ face.

”Vallaslin.” Gale murmured in awe. “Fenhedhis.”

Tash took a shuddering breath, but a strange chorus followed his voice, the whispering bass and tenor tones of men and an alto tone of a woman. His eyes, now completely a glowing blue, flashed as he stood and looked at Solas, head tilting.

The elf gasped and reeled back.

“Solas.” Tash said softly, in a strange way, as if he had not seen the elf for a long time. The chorus repeated his speech, just slightly out of sync, a few soft trailing whispers after his mouth had closed. “Ar-melana dirthavaren. Revas vir-anaris. Emma enasal, lethallin.”

But any response was lost in the arrival of Corypheus. Tash smiled cryptically and waved his hand toward the eluvian, and it shimmered at his command, opening the gateway. He turned his back on the rapidly approaching Elder One and moved at a stately pace towards the mirror, blue light streaming behind him to become water that formed the shape of an elf woman, rising up to combat the darkspawn magister.

Morrigan chanced one glance at the boy as they tumbled from the eluvian, safe in Skyhold. His eyes were still bleeding blue, his face lit up with the unnatural light.

Something was wrong.

- - - 

“It’s been three days! There is something terribly wrong with Tash!” Blackwall roared. And he was right. The young Inquisitor had not left his room in the intervening hours, not eaten a scrap of food nor a sip of drink. He had launched a terrible and powerful display of magic upon exiting the eluvian, breathing an unnatural fire in all the colors of the rainbow, blue light manifesting around him as a second pair of horns.

Awful sounds came from behind his door (he would not let anyone in, not even Gale), sometimes inane singing, and sometimes a babble of rapid-fire Elvhen, and most disturbingly, screams utterly devoid of the strange echo Tash’s voice had taken on, consisting only of the child’s cries. Cole had only approached the stairs to the Inquisitor’s tower when he collapsed, clutching his head in agony, repeating over and over, “Get her out get her out get her out get her out get her out.”

Varric had sent forward inquiries to Tash’s status, ones that Morgan could not answer. Morrigan had stated that there would be shouts from the Well, but this was something more. Even Henry couldn’t answer the question of what was happening.

“Solas…” Henry whispered to the elf, in the dead of night on the third day. “Mythal… is alive. Well, more like a shadow. Is it possible that she’s… possessing Tash?”

The elf cursed. “Why didn’t you say this before?”

“I didn’t want to change anything!”

Solas grabbed Henry’s wrist and dragged him up to the Inquisitor’s quarters, hurling open the door with magic, forcing their way past Gale, who had sat at the door with red eyes from worry and sleep deprivation.

Tash was perched on the railing of the balcony, staring at them with eyes that were now normal, except for the fact that they were ice blue. The vallaslin had vanished. And Tash cackled, the sound having no business coming from such a youthful throat.

“Mythal. Let him go.”

Tash leaned over the railing and let go.

“No!” Henry screamed, charging forward. But Tash had simply vanished. The Outworlder turned to Solas. “Kieran. Morrigan’s son. He’s in danger!”

 - - -

Kieran sighed as he walked away from his mother. He hadn’t been able to sleep since the Inquisitor returned. Mother usually let him stay up if he had nightmares, and he would sometimes play among the magic lights glowing in the night while she studied in the garden.

Morrigan felt a cold wind tingle the back of her neck and shuddered, suddenly realizing that she had lost sight of her son. “Kieran?” she called, standing up.

- - -

The Inquisitor was… different. He loomed out of the shadows, a finger pressed over his lips. “Hello, Kieran.”

“Your eyes are blue.”

They were. Tash didn’t have blue eyes. He was bright, and happy, and had gold eyes. This was… something else. This wasn’t Tash.

“I want to show you something, Kieran. Something amazing.”

“I… I don’t think so.”

Not-Tash’s face twisted in anguish for a moment and he looked terrified. “Run, Kieran!” he screamed. But almost instantly he resumed his oddly Tranquil-like state. “No, stay. I can help you, Kieran. I can stop the dreams. Just take my hand.”

“Kieran? Kieran!” Morrigan’s voice drifted on the wind, sounding oddly far away.

Not-Tash smiled. “I can help you, but you need to come with me. Now.”

- - - 

Morgan breathed a sigh of relief, even as he ran with his wife through the Fade, accompanied by Henry, the boy from his world, and Blackwall and Gale. Morrigan had been frantic, unable to find Kieran, until Henry had shouted that he had been led into the Fade, through the eluvian. Which technically shouldn’t have been possible. But his fatherly instinct made him relax just a bit when he saw his child.

Although, seeing Kee accompanied by Tash and … oh no.

“Ah. Morgan. Long time no see. Still consorting with my daughter, then?” Flemeth chuckled. Tash spoke with her, their expressions identical.

Morrigan gasped. “Then… you…are Mythal?”

Gale immediately knelt in shock, and Blackwall yanked him to his feet. Mythal and Tash looked on in approval.

“See, girl?” they said. “Those are manners.”

“You will not have my son!” she yelled, advancing.

Tash and Mythal held out their arms, and extending from Tash came a pulse that rocked the Fade, barring Morrigan’s way with spikes of crackling green energy.

“This boy-Inquisitor is a Dreamer, you know. And he gave himself to my service because you couldn’t convince him otherwise.” Mythal-Tash taunted. The spikes faded. “But you need not worry. I mean neither him nor my grandson any harm. Merely to… exchange.”

She knelt to Kieran, and they witnessed her remove the Old God’s soul from him, promising no more dreams and letting him run to Morrigan and Morgan. Then she turned to Tash, who stilled.

“You came to me, honoring the old ways. With a clear mind and pure heart, you petitioned me for aid and drank from my Well. Though you are not of the People or my blood, you are mine, and I shall strike down your enemies for all your days. You have the knowledge from the Well, but now I shall grant you the wisdom to contain it. The voices shall not overwhelm you.”

She waved her hand over the Inquisitor’s face, and he sighed. Blue light flashed from his eyes before they faded back to gold, the only sign of his ordeal a thin blue ring just around each pupil.

“The truth is a beautiful and terrible thing, boy. And it must be treated with caution.”

Tash’s eyes widened. “You… you hear them too?”

“They are the voices from Beyond, Tash. Pay them heed, for they protect you even as they evaded the grasp of the People’s gods.”

- - - 

And they exited the Fade, where Solas was waiting. “Holding open the gateway,” he had said. The elf looked to Tash. “Tash… are you well?”

“I think so…” Tash said, pensive. “I hope so. I’m worried, though. Flemeth…Mythal… she has power over me now. I’m worried about what she can do with it. But… either way, I know what we have to do next. I can hear the voices of the Well, but I’m in control. I can shut them off.”

Solas looked pale and deeply concerned, but nodded, his eyes scanning Tash’s face as if he could still see the vallaslin etched on his face in glowing blue lines. “I shall help you, Tash. I promise… I shall free you...”