#Technology Used in DRS

[sportsdp]

DRS Full Form in Cricket – Decision Review System Explained

The DRS full form in cricket stands for Decision Review System. It is a technology-driven system used to assist umpires in making fair and accurate decisions. Introduced to reduce human errors in umpiring, DRS allows teams to challenge on-field decisions using ball tracking, UltraEdge, and Hot Spot.

In this article, we will cover DRS full form, history, rules, technology, benefits, and its impact on the game.

What is DRS in Cricket?

The Decision Review System (DRS) is a modern technology introduced in cricket to ensure fair play and reduce umpiring errors. It allows teams to challenge the on-field umpire’s decision, which is then reviewed by the third umpire using advanced technology.

DRS Full Form in Cricket

D – Decision R – Review S – System

Why Was DRS Introduced?

To eliminate umpiring mistakes.

To give teams a fair chance to challenge decisions.

To make cricket more transparent and error-free.

History of DRS in Cricket

2008 – First introduced in Test Cricket during the India vs Sri Lanka series.

2011 – Implemented in ODIs (One Day Internationals).

2017 – Officially used in T20 Internationals (T20Is).

2018 – Became a mandatory part of all ICC events.

Initially, BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) opposed DRS, citing inaccuracies, but later adopted it in 2016.

How Does DRS Work in Cricket?

When a player is dissatisfied with an umpire’s decision, they can request a DRS review. The third umpire then examines the decision using advanced technology.

Steps in a DRS Review:

Review Request:

The fielding or batting team requests a review within 15 seconds of the umpire’s decision.

Technology Used:

UltraEdge/Snickometer (for caught-behind and edge detection).

Hawk-Eye Ball Tracking (for LBW decisions).

Hot Spot (to detect ball impact on the bat or pad).

Final Decision:

The third umpire upholds or overturns the decision based on the evidence.

DRS Rules in Cricket

Number of Reviews:

Test Matches – Each team gets two unsuccessful reviews per innings.

ODIs & T20Is – Each team gets one unsuccessful review per innings.

Umpire’s Call Rule:

If the ball marginally touches the stumps (less than 50%), the original umpire’s decision stands.

Teams do not lose the review if it is Umpire’s Call.

Time Limit for Review:

The player must request a review within 15 seconds of the umpire’s decision.

Technology Used in DRS

1. Hawk-Eye (Ball Tracking)

Tracks the ball’s path and predicts its trajectory after pitching.

Used to determine LBW (Leg Before Wicket) decisions.

2. UltraEdge (Snickometer)

Detects sound waves when the ball passes the bat or pad.

Helps in deciding caught-behind or LBW appeals.

3. Hot Spot

Uses infrared imaging to detect ball impact on the bat or pad.

Reduces confusion in bat-pad LBW decisions.

4. Slow-Motion Replays

Used for stumping, run-out, and catch decisions.

Benefits of DRS in Cricket

The Decision Review System has significantly improved the fairness and accuracy of umpiring decisions in cricket. Here are some key benefits:

1. Reduces Umpiring Errors

Ensures that wrong decisions can be corrected using technology.

Helps umpires make better and more informed decisions.

2. Improves Fair Play

Allows teams to challenge unfair calls and get justice.

Ensures that players are not given out unfairly.

3. Enhances Viewer Experience

Spectators enjoy the thrill of DRS reviews, adding excitement to the game.

TV broadcasts provide detailed analysis and insights into decisions.

4. Provides a Second Chance to Players

Batsmen wrongly given out can use DRS to continue their innings.

Bowlers get a chance to reverse a bad decision and take a wicket.

5. Reduces Controversies

Before DRS, umpiring errors led to huge controversies in cricket.

With DRS, teams accept decisions more peacefully.

6. Promotes Use of Technology in Cricket

Encourages the modernization of cricket with advanced tech.

Improves data collection and analysis for future matches.

Impact of DRS in Cricket

Advantages of DRS

Reduces umpiring mistakes, leading to fair play. Gives teams a second chance to correct wrong decisions. Increases audience engagement with high-tech analysis.

Disadvantages of DRS

❌ Umpire’s Call Rule sometimes leads to controversial decisions. ❌ Technology is not 100% accurate. ❌ Some cricket boards, like BCCI (initially), opposed DRS due to errors.

Famous DRS Moments in Cricket

1. Sachin Tendulkar’s DRS Escape in 2011 World Cup

During the India vs Pakistan semi-final, Tendulkar survived an LBW decision after a successful DRS review.

2. Ben Stokes’ Ashes 2019 Survival

In the 3rd Ashes Test (2019), Ben Stokes overturned an LBW decision, helping England win a historic match.

3. MS Dhoni’s DRS Expertise ("Dhoni Review System")

MS Dhoni was known for his accurate DRS calls, leading fans to call it the "Dhoni Review System".

Conclusion

The DRS full form in cricket stands for Decision Review System, a revolutionary technology that enhances fair play and reduces umpiring errors. With Hawk-Eye, UltraEdge, and Hot Spot, the system has made cricket more accurate and transparent.

The benefits of DRS include fair decision-making, improved player confidence, better viewer experience, and reduced controversies. Despite minor drawbacks, DRS has become an essential part of modern cricket and continues to evolve.

[totally-not-dr-bright]

Dr Alto Clef has hijacked this account.

hello it is Dr cliff I don't understand this newfangled technology but I hope I convey this extremely important message to you all right now how does one turn off this voice message typing thing that I I've a bug oh no oh dear okay well to all of these people watching the moves of Dr Jack Wright I hope you understand hey what are you doing here anyway

[ceiling-karasu]

Iron Crow and Laser Weapons

I'm just straight up going to be out here making up the schematics and blueprints of the Iron Crow planes for this chapter, so I can extrapolate later, huh?

I know nothing about planes, but here I am reading manuals and blueprints since these planes will probably feature heavily throughout The Rod That Blocks the Lightning. After all, a good portion of the plot of S2 was Geumseagi trying to find out what they were, and how they could be used against Flower Hill.

Especially since laser based weapons are apparently in development already? Like the HELIOS 60-plus-K-Class laser used by the USS Preble, used to blind optics and supposedly can destroy small targets.

I think it is a similar version of the AN/SEQ-3 Laser Weapon System or XN-1 LaWS already in use by the US Navy to take down small targets.

(USS Ponce). Tumblr won't let me upload the video I have of it in action.

So, obviously, I now have to research these far more in depth, in order to figure out how the Iron Crows can take out entire tank units like they do.

Actually, the beam is comparable to what we have now, it just seems to have a wider effect. I could see the Wolf Unit coming up with something like this, since they are supposed to be based on the US from what I understand, and these types of lasers have been researched since the 1930s. So why does Dr. Huinjogjebi have this type of technology in S1, if not for espionage and such? There must be a reason why the Wolf Unit hates the Weasel Unit.

The shape of the lasers is comparable to real life. I can see how the weight is distributed for the most part, so the shape of the plane should be sound.

Although, they mostly seem to need something much more larger, like one of those large Navy Boats, to provide a stable base and energy support. The ships they are attached to don't seem to be using nuclear energy or anything like that. In fact, it appears to be good for ground attacks and boats anyway, since it can burn through aircraft wiring surprisingly easily.

Anyway, things to get you on an FBI watch-list part 8.

[gallifreyanhotfive]

you mentioned in one of your posts that the eleventh doctor lost a leg — when was that said? i’m just getting back into the show, and i’ve been looking to get into the dweu anyway, heh :]

In Tales of Trenzalore: The Eleventh Doctor’s Last Stand, there is a short story titled The Dreaming. In this short story, the Eleventh Doctor mentions losing his leg during "nasty business" that involved a Tsunami Snake.

[forthedancingandthethriving]

"This can't be real.. This can't.. The Admins, grandpas and grandma.. I.."

"I apologize, but including Dr. Avis's inability to completely slow your aging, a new age has descended on the Mushroom Kingdom. There's been no outside power able to fix this."

○●○

Meet "In Regards To Enternity Goes Horribly Wrong" AU Timeline. The kickoff is that Lily isn't able to recover from what happened and fell into a coma. Assigned to a Dr. Avis, things quickly went downhill.

From the Estrellas release, to virus attacks, and much more, the Mushroom Kingdom was in ruin and anarchy. People get desperate, and some people turned to necromancy to try and get some semblance back. Unfortunately, a certain cult leader uses this as a way to get out.

Following this, and many other situations cutting off the world from the Adminspace, doing something to the USB Trio, and the crew being split up, Lily is left in the care of Dr. Avis and Young Effective Memory Recollection Unit, or YEMRU for short. Following the kingdom being split into quadrants, Dr. Avis, Lily, and YEMRU unfortunately end up in Lady Rose's.

Dr. Avis can not live forever, so she gives YEMRU instructions. She unfortunately wasn't able to slow down Lily's aging, as it became apparent that this new kingdom was the new normal, so if Lily ever does end up waking anytime soon, she at the very least will be a young teen.

YEMRU is instructed to, once Dr. Avis inevitably passes, never let Lily out of his sight. He's to be her companion, and make sure she ends up okay. Boyfriend, Girlfriend, (yes, from FNF, sue me I'm on a kick of it), and MK Hatsune Miku end up stumbling on the hideout, and she entrusts them to the same task as YEMRU. She does what she did to Lily to them, and time moves on. (I like to think Lily in both this and the main timeline is close with them, due to the whole music thing.)

Lily does end up waking up, but not before so much time has passed that she's now around 15. She's very clearly confused and disoriented, but the group explains to her the best they can. Mr L is unfortunately one of the quadrant leaders, and considering his and Lady Rose's past agreement, Lily already has a terrible feeling.

Explaining all that they know, Lily becomes a deadset on figuring out what's happened and how to fix it. Knowing she's serious, the group agrees, and they all set out to figure out what's happened, see if the Crew is alive, and hope and pray that this can all be fixed.

[scribble-yard]

Why I am obsessed with the sengen ship right now:

They feel like equals

I can see them having an asexual relationship

Or both are switches

[haruka89]

Most degrees that are heavy on the practical side of things should mitigate the risk of students cheating themselves into a degree with ChatGPT. As long as the student has to do more than press a few buttons, cheating themself into not accidentally blowing up a lab is, uh, difficult. And the further you get, the more difficult it will be to fake skills you don't have.

That engineering major will, at some point, fail to be allowed into a lab/workshop OR cause a big enough accident to get noticed as "has no idea about anything" OR fail at solving a problem/producing a working result/showing any kind of creativity.

ur future nurse is using chapgpt to glide thru school u better take care of urself

[monkeyandelf]

Beyond Earth: US Sergeant Clifford Stone and the Staggering Truth of 57 Confirmed Alien Races

On https://www.monkeyandelf.com/beyond-earth-us-sergeant-clifford-stone-and-the-staggering-truth-of-57-confirmed-alien-races/

Beyond Earth: US Sergeant Clifford Stone and the Staggering Truth of 57 Confirmed Alien Races

For decades, whispers and theories have permeated the fringes of public consciousness, suggesting that humanity is far from alone in the cosmos. But what if those whispers weren’t mere speculation, but carefully guarded fragments of a much larger, mind-bending truth? What if, buried deep within the clandestine corridors of power, lies a detailed inventory of extraterrestrial life forms, meticulously cataloged and quietly studied?

This is the extraordinary claim at the heart of former US Army Sergeant Clifford Stone’s chilling testimony, a narrative that continues to send ripples through the world of UFO disclosure and ignite profound questions about our place in the universe.

In a realm where official denial has been the default response for generations, Stone’s account, first gaining significant traction in the early 2000s and continually reaffirmed through subsequent interviews, presents a stark challenge to the accepted reality. His assertion that the US military had backlogged a staggering 57 distinct extraterrestrial species during his service isn’t just a sensational headline; it’s a direct contradiction to the narrative of cosmic isolation we’ve long been fed. This isn’t just about lights in the sky; it’s about a confirmed cosmic biodiversity, far richer and more complex than most dare to imagine.

The Cracks in the Official Narrative: Voices of Disclosure

The magnitude of Stone’s claims cannot be understood in isolation. They resonate powerfully with the broader movement for extraterrestrial disclosure, spearheaded by initiatives like the Disclosure Project. Back in a pivotal 2001 press conference at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., over twenty highly credible military, intelligence, government, corporate, and scientific witnesses stepped forward. These were not fringe theorists, but individuals with impeccable backgrounds – FAA officials, CIA operatives, Navy intelligence officers, police, and even high-ranking generals – all risking their careers and reputations to establish the incontrovertible reality of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAPs), extraterrestrial vehicles, and the intelligent life forms piloting them.

Dr. Steven Greer, founder of the Disclosure Project, eloquently presented a mountain of first-hand testimony and supporting government documentation. This collective effort aimed to dismantle any lingering doubt about the existence of these phenomena and the advanced energy and propulsion technologies associated with them. The sheer weight of such high-level, corroborated accounts, spanning decades and disciplines, suggested that the question was no longer if alien races had visited Earth, but how many and what their agenda might be. By 2008, the Disclosure Project was even suggesting that over 60 distinct races had visited our planet, further amplifying the profound implications of Stone’s meticulous accounting.

Sgt. Clifford Stone: An Unlikely Witness from the Black Projects

What makes Sergeant Clifford Stone’s testimony particularly compelling is his unique background. For 22 years, he served in the US Army as part of an elite, clandestine group. Their mission was grimly specific: rapid deployment to crash sites for the recovery of downed UFOs, their occupants (both deceased and, shockingly, sometimes still alive), and any associated artifacts. His operational experiences, spanning from a purported incident in Pennsylvania in 1969 to global recovery efforts, positioned him at the epicenter of humanity’s deepest secrets.

Stone’s accounts paint a picture that defies imagination. He describes being involved in situations where they “actually did recoveries of crashed saucers,” often encountering “bodies that were involved with some of these crashes,” with some of these extraterrestrial beings even being “alive.” All of this, he asserts, occurred while official channels maintained a blanket denial, telling the American public and the world that “there was nothing to it.” The psychological toll of living this dual reality, of knowing such profound truths while actively participating in their suppression, must have been immense.

Beyond the recovery missions, Stone revealed the staggering implications of these encounters: the US government possesses knowledge that intelligent life is visiting Earth in craft capable of traversing vast interstellar distances at speeds that effectively bypass our known laws of physics. More critically, he maintains that the recovery and reverse-engineering of these extraterrestrial craft and artifacts have led to “staggering scientific gains of great potential benefit to the world.” We’re not just observing; we’re learning, adapting, and perhaps even replicating their technologies.

The Unconstitutional Veil: A Government Within a Government

A central tenet of Stone’s revelations, echoed by many other whistleblowers, is the assertion that this vast body of information is held within “deeply secret programs beyond Constitutional controls and safeguards.” He argues that despite the Cold War’s end, the powerful, covert organizations controlling these “black projects” have continued to hoard these revolutionary discoveries, for motives known only to them.

Stone boldly claims that this secrecy represents an “illegal government” operating “without oversight, control, and the consent of the Executive, or Legislative branches.” This hidden government, with its tremendous assets, funding, and knowledge, functions entirely outside democratic accountability. The implications are chilling: a shadow power structure, operating under our noses and in our skies, wielding technologies and information that could fundamentally transform humanity, all while the public remains in the dark.

This profound division between the informed few and the ignorant many, Stone contends, has fractured society itself. It has fueled the pervasive malaise and mistrust in government, as a significant majority of citizens either believe in or claim to have seen UFOs/UAPs, while their elected officials and representatives deny or lack the courage to disclose what is increasingly “obvious.” Furthermore, this bias, this deliberate diversion of attention, prevents the world’s considerable scientific skills and assets from focusing on projects “generations ahead of current understanding,” thus ensuring that important discoveries and advances remain under the control of a select few.

The Humanoid Enigma: Could They Walk Among Us?

One of the most unsettling aspects of Stone’s testimony touches on the sheer diversity of extraterrestrial life. He recounted how some of the beings he encountered “look very much like you and myself, that could walk among us and you wouldn’t even notice the difference.” This suggests not only a vast spectrum of alien morphology but also the potential for covert integration, adding another layer of intrigue and unease to the disclosure narrative. The idea that some of these 57 confirmed races might be indistinguishable from humans raises profound questions about identity, deception, and the true nature of our shared reality.

Stone’s own journey into this clandestine world began early. Born in Portsmouth, Ohio, he recalls being contacted by extraterrestrials from a young age, a connection he claims continues to this day. This precocious exposure led to an unusual mentorship with an Air Force captain. This relationship ultimately steered him, despite being initially classified 4F for a skin affliction, into the Army after a “lenient” medical examination. His assignment as a “clerk typist” was a mere façade; within weeks, he was thrust into a bewildering scenario beneath the Pentagon, revealing the depths of the USA’s involvement with extraterrestrial realities. He quickly discovered that ETs were real, their craft were being recovered, and their technologies were being aggressively reverse-engineered.

The Urgent Call for Disclosure: A New Era of Transparency

After 22 years on the front lines of ET contact – recovering craft, encountering deceased, wounded, and even living extraterrestrials – Sergeant Stone emerged as an unparalleled expert in ET technology, black operations, and the profound implications of contact for mankind. His decision to come forward, bravely facing resistance from covert quarters, is driven by a powerful moral imperative.

He urges those with knowledge to admit that the UFOs/UAPs seen by millions worldwide are a combination of genuine extraterrestrial craft and our own “back-engineered” ET-style vehicles. He implores governments to release the “abundant information and materials” that prove intelligent life is visiting our planet and has been monitored for decades. His ultimate goal is for constitutional government to “take back control of these deeply compartmented programs,” restoring confidence and trust in our system of governance and military organizations.

Ultimately, Stone believes that the time has come for humanity to be entrusted with the truth about extraterrestrial existence and technologies. With this information, we can finally begin to understand our true place and relationship to other intelligent life in the cosmos. Sergeant Stone’s extraordinary claims demand extraordinary attention, serving as a powerful catalyst for citizens worldwide to demand their rightful inheritance: the full, unvarnished truth about humanity’s cosmic neighbors.

[review-anon]

We've talked about the heart and eyesight but what about his voice? Could we do something about it?

The vocal chords are strained and his oceophagsus is much narrower then normal which is hampering his ability to speak. Given how much modification was done to the mouth and neck, it would be borderline impossible to change anything there.

That being said...we could rig up a device Hero could wear on his neck which he thinks what he wants to say and the voice comes out of it.

We can even make it so it sounds like his old voice, its just a question of which Sonic voice to go for since he's had lots over his history.

[kummatty]

The gelatin in film stock was made from the hide, bones, cartilage, ligaments, and connective tissue of calves (considered the very best), sheep (less desirable), and other animals who passed through the slaughterhouse. Six kilograms of bone went into a single kilogram of gelatin. Eventually, the demands of photographic industries generated so much need for animal byproducts that slaughterhouses became integrated into the photographic production chain. Controlling the supply chain became key to Kodak's success. In 1882, as Kodak began to grow as a company, widespread complaints of fogged and darkened plates stopped production. The crisis almost ruined Kodak financially and resulted in the company tightly monitoring the animal by-products used in gelatin. Decades later, a Kodak emulsion scientist discovered that cattle who consumed mustard seed metabolized a sulfuric substance, enhancing the light sensitivity of silver halides and enabling better film speeds. The poor-quality gelatin in 1882 was due to the lack of mustard seeds in the cows' diet. The head of research at Kodak, Dr. C. E. Kenneth Mees, concluded, "If cows didn't like mustard there wouldn't be any movies at all." By controlling the diet of cows who were used to make gelatin, Kodak ensured the quality of its film stock. As literary scholar Nicole Shukin reflects, there is a "transfer of life from animal body to technological media." The image comes alive through animal death, carried along by the work of ranchers, meatpackers, and Kodak production workers.

—Siobhan Angus, Camera Geologica: An Elemental History of Photography

[hicginewsagency]

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[mehmetyildizmelbourne-blog]

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[knightclinic01]

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[reasonsforhope]

"A cure for HIV could be a step closer after researchers found a new way to force the virus out of hiding inside human cells.

The virus’s ability to conceal itself inside certain white blood cells has been one of the main challenges for scientists looking for a cure. It means there is a reservoir of the HIV in the body, capable of reactivation, that neither the immune system nor drugs can tackle.

Now researchers from the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity in Melbourne, have demonstrated a way to make the virus visible, paving the way to fully clear it from the body.

It is based on mRNA technology, which came to prominence during the Covid-19 pandemic when it was used in vaccines made by Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech.

In a paper published in Nature Communications, the researchers have shown for the first time that mRNA can be delivered into the cells where HIV is hiding, by encasing it in a tiny, specially formulated fat bubble. The mRNA then instructs the cells to reveal the virus.

Globally, there are almost 40 million people living with HIV, who must take medication for the rest of their lives in order to suppress the virus and ensure they do not develop symptoms or transmit it. For many it remains deadly, with UNAids figures suggesting one person died of HIV every minute in 2023.

It was “previously thought impossible” to deliver mRNA to the type of white blood cell that is home to HIV, said Dr Paula Cevaal, research fellow at the Doherty Institute and co-first author of the study, because those cells did not take up the fat bubbles, or lipid nanoparticles (LNPs), used to carry it.

The team have developed a new type of LNP that those cells will accept, known as LNP X. She said: “Our hope is that this new nanoparticle design could be a new pathway to an HIV cure.”

When a colleague first presented test results at the lab’s weekly meeting, Cevaal said, they seemed too good to be true.

“We sent her back into the lab to repeat it, and she came back the next week with results that were equally good. So we had to believe it. And of course, since then, we’ve repeated it many, many, many more times.

“We were overwhelmed by how [much of a] night and day difference it was – from not working before, and then all of a sudden it was working. And all of us were just sitting gasping like, ‘wow’.”

Further research will be needed to determine whether revealing the virus is enough to allow the body’s immune system to deal with it, or whether the technology will need to be combined with other therapies to eliminate HIV from the body.

The study is laboratory based and was carried out in cells donated by HIV patients. The path to using the technology as part of a cure for patients is long, and would require successful tests in animals followed by safety trials in humans, likely to take years, before efficacy trials could even begin.

“In the field of biomedicine, many things eventually don’t make it into the clinic – that is the unfortunate truth; I don’t want to paint a prettier picture than what is the reality,” stressed Cevaal. “But in terms of specifically the field of HIV cure, we have never seen anything close to as good as what we are seeing, in terms of how well we are able to reveal this virus.

“So from that point of view, we’re very hopeful that we are also able to see this type of response in an animal, and that we could eventually do this in humans.”

Dr Michael Roche of the University of Melbourne and co-senior author of the research, said the discovery could have broader implications beyond HIV, with the relevant white blood cells also involved in other diseases including cancers.

Dr Jonathan Stoye, a retrovirologist and emeritus scientist at the Francis Crick Institute, who was not involved in the study, said the approach taken by the Melbourne team appeared be a major advance on existing strategies to force the virus out of hiding, but further studies would be needed to determine how best to kill it after that.

He added: “Ultimately, one big unknown remains. Do you need to eliminate the entire reservoir for success or just the major part? If just 10% of the latent reservoir survives will that be sufficient to seed new infection? Only time will tell.

“However, that does not detract from the significance of the current study, which represents a major potential advance in delivery of mRNA for therapeutic purposes to blood cells.”"

-via The Guardian, June 5, 2025

[parkers-gal]

promise J.B.

summary: bucky is protective over reader, the new lab assistant and resident doctor at the compound

wc: 2k

pairing: bucky barnes x f!reader

a/n: no warnings (lmk if i missed anything). barely proof read. requests are open!

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the first time he met you, he was expecting dr. cho’s usual lab assistant. it was meant to be a brief check in after his latest mission with sam, just a minor tweak to a piece of tech on his uniform. 

“hey, do you thin-” bucky strides in to dr. miller’s office, full tactical suit still on. he’d came straight from the quinjet, but glancing up from his arm holster he notices that dr. miller’s office is now replaced by your office. 

you look up from your lab report, a pile of open wires laying beside it as you twiddle with the machinery. “oh, i’m sorry. i think dr. banner forgot to notify you: dr. miller transferred to shield co-op missions. i’m his replacement.” you wipe the sweat from your hand onto your white lab coat and stand from your chair. “i’m y/n.”

bucky reads the nametag on your labcoat, dr. l/n. “oh.” his eyes move from the tag to your eyes. “sorry.” 

your smile immediately shifts whatever emotions he just had about the situation. your expression is soft and for a moment, bucky thinks you’re too innocent to be working in a business surrounded by violence. it provokes something deep in his stomach, something he can’t quite place.

“i’d be happy to assist you with whatever you need, though!” you smile again, this one giving bucky an even warmer feeling through his chest. “i already read all of dr. miller’s previous lab reports, and i’m just as good with needles as i am with technology.” you shift your head towards the mutilated hardware on your desk, then smile back at bucky.

he almost chuckles. almost. instead, he adorns a smirk, so subtle you might not have caught it had you not been staring at him, waiting for a reply. hesitantly, he steps forward, holding his arm out to show you what he needs changed.

that was four months ago. now, bucky looks for any excuse to head to your office, whether it be a slightly twisted wrist, a broken button on his suit, or even a question about a new weapon for his next mission. 

“what can i do for you today, james?” your back is turned to him. you’re busy fiddling with a microscope, but bucky can hear the smile on your face.

“bucky,” he corrects. “are you going to tony’s gala this saturday?”

you stop squinting and stand upright, turning to face him. you have a quizzical look on your face. “do doctors usually go to those sorts of things?”

bucky shrugs. “i think dr. cho has before.”

you hum, turning back to the microscope. “well, i do need to catch up with natasha…” you turn the knob for the lens. “is that why you came to see me?”

he pauses. you hear his feet shuffling and smile to yourself. “i just wanted to ask about… my… belt.”

you suppress a laugh and face him again “really?” you grin. “your belt?”

he hums, a tint spreading on his cheeks. 

“well, i haven’t had lunch yet, if you would like to get something for us, we can talk about your belt during my break.”

his head perks up at that. “okay, i’ll be back in twenty.”

he’s out of the room so quick and it makes you smile again. as you turn back to the microscope, somebody else enters.

“back alread- oh.” 

john walker. 

you have never been particularly fond of him, especially after a heated argument he had with sam and steve a couple months back. he works for shield, but sometimes they send him to the avenger’s compound to retrieve specific types of upgrades or get intel about an overlapping mission. 

“aw, don’t seem too disappointed, sweets.” he smiles, the image disgusting you. 

you walk away from the microscope towards a centrifuge sitting on the opposite counter. 

“what can i help you with?”

“what, i come all this way and i can’t just talk to you?”

you bite your lip. “i’m afraid i don’t understand.”

he laughs. “i want to get to know you.”

“like right now?”

“right now… over dinner…” he smiles again, the same disgusting one. “whichever you prefer.”

unsure on how to reply, you turn back to the machine. “i don’t know if that’s appropriate.”

“but it’s okay if you do it with bucky?”

“what about me?” bucky steps through the door with a bag of food in one hand. once noticing john, his jaw clicks. “what are you doing here?”

“just wanted to talk to the lady, that’s all.” he shrugs his shoulders. “is that against the law?”

“it is if she doesn’t want that.”

your gaze shifts to bucky. his blue eyes are piercing, and his gaze is colder than any he’s ever given you. you sense the tension growing the longer he stares at john. 

john interrupts the silence. “what’s the issue, man?” he steps towards bucky. it’s a small step, but it has bucky rigid. “it’s not like she’s taken. she’s free game.”

bucky scoffs. “if you speak about women like they’re prizes to win then you don’t deserve to speak to them.”

your heart flutters. after all he’s been through, bucky still chooses to be an amazing guy. your admiration for him only grows. 

“nobody said anything about that.” john raises his hands in surrender. “don’t get jealous… it’s not like she’s yours…”

his jaw clenches again. you can see his hands are balled into fists at his side. faintly, you hear the whirring of the metal plates in his arm. 

“i think you should leave.”

bucky steps aside, clearing a space for john to walk out the door. reluctantly, he leaves, but not before sparing you another glance and whispering a “call me.”

when he’s finally left the room, you exhale, glancing back to bucky and his tense shoulders. 

“thank you… for that.”

he blinks. his eyes finally find you and he blinks away the tension. 

“of course. you shouldn’t have to put up with that, especially in your place of work.”

you nod and a shy smile takes over your face. you move a strand of hair to behind your ear and turn back to the machine so bucky doesn’t notice your face. he does anyway.

“so, lunch?”

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saturday evening rolls around and, after having double checked with tony and natasha about the validity of your invitation, you get dressed for the gala. the dress fits your form and drapes down to just below your knees. you pair it with a simple pair of heels and your favorite necklace. 

you hope bucky likes it.

stop. that’s inappropriate. we’re work colleagues. he would’ve helped out any girl that needed it, he-

oh fuck.

you notice him immediately. he’s sat at the bar talking to steve, legs draped off the bar seat, thighs thick even in his dress pants. his long hair is neatly swept back, and the glass of bourbon in his metal hand clinks from the ice. 

natasha spots you first. she was just by the entrance, and she immediately greets you.

“how are you?”

you smile at her, happy to be with her after having not had the chance lately. “good, busy in the lab as always.”

she chuckles understandingly. “seems like tony has everyone working overtime.”

she goes on about one thing or another, but at some point you tune her out because bucky has finally noticed you. you can tell he’s tuned steve out too. 

he can’t stop staring. granted, he always stares at everyone, but the way he looks at you differs from that so much. it has your knees weak and you can feel your heart pound a little harder in your chest. his tongue darts out to wet his lips and the faintest smirk appears on his face.

steve turns around to see what his best friend is staring at. noticing you, he leans his head back at the sudden enlightenment and faces bucky. he speaks lowly, “why don’t you ask her out?”

bucky jerks his head towards steve. “what?” he’s defensive at having just been caught. “why would i do that?”

steve rolls his eyes. “because visiting her office everyday is totally normal…” his tone is laced with sarcasm.

you’ve been spending too much time with sam.

“shut up.”

“so you don’t like her, then?”

“i-” bucky huffs. “i never said that.”

“well, i’d act fast.”

his brows furrow. “Why?”

steve points towards you and bucky’s gaze shifts from his best friend to you. there, john walker attempts to offer you a drink, and bucky can tell even from his distant spot at the bar that you’re smiling to be polite.

he doesn’t reply to steve, abandoning his drink and his friend at the bar as he makes his way over to you. 

“can i help you?”

john has to turn to look at bucky, his smile dropping. you can tell he’s aggravated by the presence of the former winter soldier.

“no, i think we’re good.” he doesn’t even attempt to make his smile look genuine.

“i don’t think we are.” bucky steps closer to you. his head dips down, lips close to your ear as he speaks in a low whisper. “you okay, peaches?”

you smile, giddy at the sudden pet name. you nod gently, grateful for bucky’s care, and try not to bite your lip from the interaction. 

“why don’t you go somewhere else?” bucky’s gentle tone is replaced with a stoic one, his annoyance for john returning.

“why can’t i just talk to the girl?” he looks at you expecting your defense.

bucky’s left hand wraps around your waist. his fingers rub your side softly, gracing your hip. your stomach flips in a fit of butterflies. the sudden act of affection has your knees buckling. you want him to pull you closer in case you collapse.

“she’s not interested.” 

john’s eyes widen slightly and he backs away, muttering something under his breath. you feel bucky’s metal fingers squeeze your side slightly. he turns to look at you. 

“i’m sorry about him.”

you can barely hold eye contact. “it’s not your fault.” a sudden boost in courage has you pulling your hand up to smooth out the lapel of his suit. “besides, you’re my hero.”

his eyes flicker with appreciation at having been called that. “yeah?”

you hum in agreement. his other hand reaches towards your face, tracing the hair that sits behind your ear, pinned up in the updo you’ve done for the gala. another stomach flip.

“in that case, does your hero get any reward?” he has a playful smirk, his tone light.

“i suppose…” you smile back. “got anything in mind?”

he pulls you until you're facing him directly. his other hand sits at your waist, too. now you can’t look away, forced to look into his eyes as he undresses you with them. he hums as if the answer sits on his tongue. his metal hand pulls you forward, forcing you to take a step closer to him. his flesh hand moves from your waist to your cheek, nose brushing against yours, delicate, like a dance. his breath fans against your face and your eyelids flutter shut. you exhale, a bundle of nerves leaving too.

his lips ghost against yours, waiting to see if you’d pull back or say you’re crossing a line. you don’t dare stop him. you feel his lips curve slightly; he’s smirking against you. before it grows anymore, his lips connect with yours, warm and supple and tender. he kisses you like every second is a promise, like he wants the world to know you’ll never be anyone else’s.

and now, you know it’s a promise he’ll never break. 

[lotuzies]

𝜗𝜚 SILLY LIL THINGS TO DO — make shifting more fun

THE HARMONIES — make playlists! one for your s/o, for your friends, for yourself & backstory, or even for a specific scenario you scripted! i love listening to a song for the first time and immediately connecting it to someone/something from my dr.

SMILE 4 THE PICTURE — make pinterest boards! i'm sure lots of you already do this, but you don't realize how there are multiple possibilities! a board of pics you and your s/o or friends would take, food you want to eat, things you wanna buy, or even a specific moment like christmas day or your first date! also pro tip: when making a board about someone, try to include more than just their clothes & face, add pictures that really embody their aura.

WORDS AREN'T ENOUGH — if you're a writer, write! script your scenarios in the most enchanting way possible, describe your loves ones with the most beautiful words you can find. and even if you aren't a writer, i still think this can be a lot of fun, i mean, who doesn't like to yap about their dr?

BLESSED VIEWS — make and/or watch edits! if you're a video editor (i am jealous) you can make edits of your s/o or friends to a fitting song, or even better, if you're skilled and creative enough, you can edit yourself with them. this also goes to photo editors, if you have the right resources, you can definitely edit a picture of you with whoever you desire or change some visual aspects. also, i'm sure most of us already do this but it's still worth mentioning, watch edits & clips! recently i found an account that posts the most scrumptious and FITTING edits for my vampire dr and have not stopped replaying it!

LIKE N FOLLOW — make social media profiles! this mostly applies to those shifting to realities where technology exists, there are many apps that can help you create fake profiles and posts, or you can just manually edit a screenshot of an account. this also goes to make up text convos!! between you and whoever you want or even between other people! this can be for a scripted scenario or just silly little mundane texts you'd receive from someone on a daily basis.

LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION — act as your "drself" (i hate using that term but u get it.) if you're only planning to shift later that day, while you're here, act as if you have shifted already! do your hair and make up how you would in the other reality, if for some reason you act differently there, copy it here! maybe act out how you would in a specific situation?

VOGUE'S MUSE — answer interviews! mostly for fame dr shifters, but even if you're not a famous person, let's say this is a hypothetical situation where you get to reply to all these questions about yourself from any of your other realities. search for popular interviews like the ones you'd find on vogue, buzzfeed, elle, or even search for fake interviews on shifting internet spaces!

QUESTION MARK — take personality quizes! this is so much fun, you can take them as yourself from another reality or as someone else from there and then imagine how you guys would react to each other's results!

that is all i could come up with, hope u enjoyed! byebye & go shift right nowwww