#Tempted and Taken

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Tempted and Taken by Mari Carr is now live!

Liza knows that cocky billionaire Matt Russo is the wrong man for her. She could make a long list of reasons why she'd be smart to stay away, including his tenacious ex-girlfriend, the fact he's trying to destroy her family, and, oh yeah, did she mention he's a cold, distant bastard? However, after their tempestuous one-night stand, she's finding it hard to hang on to their well-established nemesis routine. Matt is the master of control—of his life, his emotions, his future. Except, of course, for that night he slipped up...with Liza Moretti. Reassuming his grip on the reins, he's determined it won't happen again. Unfortunately, doing the right thing in regards to the tempting woman fails because doing the wrong things with her—to her—are too alluring to resist. An impromptu invitation to share his private plane leads to an unexpected break from reality and some very steamy nights in Hawaii. Until real life comes knocking and Matt is forced to face the mistakes of his past. Mistakes that could destroy the one thing he can't control, and the one thing he can no longer live without—Liza.

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Virginia native Mari Carr is a New York Times and USA TODAY bestseller of contemporary sexy romance and romantic suspense novels. With over three million copies of her books sold, Mari was the winner of the Romance Writers of America's Passionate Plume award for her novella, Erotic Research. She has over a hundred published works, including her popular Wild Irish and Italian Stallions books, along with the Trinity Masters series she writes with Lila Dubois.

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[proffbon]

It's very cool that you'll be able to choose an origin/faction for your protag in Veilguard.

But the more important question is... Do I dare?

Do I dare make a city elf Antivan Crow Rook, and romance Davrin, the Dalish Grey Warden?

Do I dare pull a reverse Mahariel x Zevran?

Do I dare go back to my roots?

[alienssstufff]

The Slimecicle analyst sleeper agent in me woke up again we analysing shit

The dynamic between qSlime and Sunny is so fascinating - like by law yes they are bound together as family and of course they care about each other and trust each other to an extent, yet there's always this distance that they try to keep.

Both Slime and Sunny put in the effort to get to know one another despite what other people say about them, but there's a billion unanswered questions Sunny has for their pop - and a billion unspoken secrets that Slime doesn't have the vulnerability to share.

Notably the assassination Slime initially had on Sunny (he never tells her this), and the conversation the two of them had in the snow when Sunny brings up the rumours. Even towards his daughter Slime is defensive, he doesn't coddle them as much as he did with Juanaflippa. The distinction between Juanaflippa (as a concept) and Sunny for Slime's character is extremely important as Sunny (even as his daughter) does not fit that flippa mold. By doing this Slime draws this line as a response from his trauma, but when these lines start to blur as Slime and Sunny do more father-daughter stuff together (egg tasks, games, lullabies) -- is when Slime starts to break down (eg: the bedtime rap).

There's only so much they can do as a family without addressing the glaring holes in their relationship before it gets worse.

[kawaiiiuniverssse]

Just thinking about Husk singing a short reprise of ‘Loser, Baby’ when Angel is being sent to Heaven.

“You’re a loser, baby.

A lucky loser, baby.

But before you go I need you to know,

That I’ll love you eternally…”

And can you imagine that being the moment Husk finally reveals his feelings to Angel.

“You’re a loser, baby.

My lovely loser, baby.

And in your new home you won’t be alone,

I’m just sorry… that it won’t… be with me..”

I can just imagine Angel screaming and shouting as the forces of Heaven pull him upward. Yes, he wanted to be redeemed. He wanted to be free from Val more than anything. But he doesn’t want to go like this. Not without Husk. It just isn’t worth it if they can’t be losers together.

[fendeavor]

You Were Meant For Me

Big thank you to @atthedugouts and to @galladrabbles for this one! It's slightly different to my usual because this particular prompt made me think of a much bigger idea so come join me in the tags for a whole lot of rambling.

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“Made a coffee for you this morning,” Ian admits down the phone, listening to Mickey’s responding laugh that’s distorted by the crappy prison line. “Musta been on autopilot.”

“Well, I got you an extra jello at lunch. Didn’t realize till I got back to my cell and checked my pockets.”

“We’re just so used to being together.”

“I know, it’s not long. Okay? Focus on the positives, I’m not around to nag your ass about the fact you’re drinkin’ coffee. Or leave my towels lyin’ round like you hate.”

Despite himself, Ian laughs. “Still… I’d much rather have you here.”

[edwinisms]

pro tip if you want a positive fandom experience: do not follow confession blogs. you’re just asking for a bad time if you do that just don’t

[byfulcrums]

I know everyone likes to make fun of Ezra for believing Maul, but I honestly really liked that, because. Like. He's been working so hard to learn to trust people again. His new-found family is teaching him how to open up and how to let himself love others without being too afraid of losing them to connect

And he doesn't immediatly trust Maul, which shows that even if his trust issues are much better now, he's still not stupid and knows to be careful around strangers, especially if you found them inside a Sith Temple

But. Maul shows and tells him what he wants to see; he acts kind with him, reassures him when he's in doubt, and manipulates Ezra (who is a CHILD) into beliving in him so he could get what he wanted

Then he betrays him, and by blinding Kanan, he proves Ezra's 'little me' right

[wherearetherobots]

Trust.

[tswwwit]

tell me something about yourself, dear author.

I really like cooking!

[dargeereads]

Tempted and Taken by Mari Carr

 5 stars

I’m with Liza on this, Matt near about broke my heart! That poor, deeply damaged man, as more of his childhood and past were revealed, the more profound the level of his pain became. To the outside world, even to his brothers, he was strong, solid, always in charge, and he was. The undercurrents though were a completely different story. Liza knows she cannot fix this man, nor does she want to, she just wants him to acknowledge and recognize what is going on between them. A most definite emotional journey that had me sobbing at parts, but with the resolution that our couple are going to get, rather immediately it seems, the beautiful life they crave <3

[moe-broey]

Amateur Hour but I gotta outsource this. Aromantics. Heed my call. What is "romantic" love to a non-believer?

Bonus Round if you're not entirely ace -- does experiencing any amount of sexual attraction influence your answer? Also acknowledging that both aro/ace identities exist on a spectrum. Believe me. I am deeply familiar... with so many kinds of spectrums........... 🧍

Also if this breaches containment It's Not That Serious........... just a personal question. For a friend. Me 🙂‍↕️

[outside-seoul]

I think Sookie was Salvador Dali in a past life.

[wingsmould]

the book of bill is interesting because you cant take any of it at face value

[heckthis-heckallofthis]

CAWF Tumblr simulator

🦠 Neutro-2145 Follow

B Cell hasn't worked in a while, the bacteria tastes bland…

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❤️ IM1235 Follow

The neutrophils are so cool when they're saving the body! I should get them a gift to show my gratitude!

❤️ IM1235

Ok I just saw them rip out the insides of an infected cell, I don't think I can sleep tonight.

#oh my god #do they do that all the time???

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🧸 Dendri217 Follow

I don't think sewing lactic acid bacteria nearly everyday is good for my mental health, but it sure is fun! I need to go outside more I think

#lactic acid bacteria #my beloved #maybe I have too many of them #but you can never have too many lactic acid bacteria

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🎆 RegT59 Follow

As much as I love Helper T as a friend I wish he'd stop buying random things with our budget. He didn't even solve the Rubik's cube he bought last time, now he's buying those metal wire puzzles.

🎆 RegT59

He offered to get me something and I bought a conch shell just because it looked interesting. His bad habits are rubbing off on me.

#sigh #i should just stick to solitaire #our office is getting so cluttered

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⚪ Neutro-3033 Follow

The amount of people that don't know not all neutrophils enjoy eating bacteria or infected cells is wild. Have you tried to eat some?? It's terrible. Some of us only eat it because it's part of the job.

#i swear #its so annoying #at least the RBCS bring us stuff other than bacteria #i really wouldn't mind something less sweet

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🐦‍⬛ King-Killer

How do I tell my subordinates that I don't actually hate them and that I'm just strict and they need to stop being so sloppy? Believe me guys I like having you around please invite me to something I'm begging you

🐦‍⬛ King-Killer

That was a moment of weakness ignore that (please invite me please please please ple

🐦‍⬛ King-Killer

WHICH ONE OF YOU REBLOGGED THIS?? NOW ALL MY SUBORDINATES ARE CONSTANTLY BRINGING ME WITH THEM FOR LUNCH????

#its okay squad leader #we honestly just thought you'd be too busy to bother with us #so glad you actually do like us #the boys love you too

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🍸 Microfold108 Follow

What even is the point of living? If not just for the sake of a higher being we don't even know? Are they good? Are they bad? Maybe they're the nicest person in the world, maybe they're a serial killer who has murdered countless of their kind. Do they know we work only for them? Do they know how many of us love them?

🍸 Microfold108

Nevermind Dendritic cell came over with a lot of friends and he said they all enjoyed me so maybe there is more to life than that.

#i need to find an actual interest #maybe then I'll stop being so negative about everything

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Apparently you can just buy a house??? On Sellular?? I'm going to prank Reg T with this. It's going to be so funny, imagine I pull out a whole house right in front of the office, she'd go insane.

#nobody reblog this I can't let reg t see this #itll ruin the surprise

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Non-immune cells are literally so scary, how do you socialize everyday without getting tired or stressed out??? What do you MEAN you think us murdering cells is scarier?? At least I don't have to go around the ENTIRE body just to hand over a box of gases to someone I barely know!

✨ Eosin-9024 Follow

I agree!! How else would you relieve stress if you can't straight up explode? I would rather die than have to deal with that everyday, I'm so glad parasitic infections are rarer than bacterial and viral infections.

#non immune cells #im sorry for exploding your houses all the time but you guys genuinely terrify me

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🪩 B265 Follow

I love working on the skin! So many beautiful women up here! Way better than working for that insane idiot boss in the alimentary tract

#talking about helper T cell #he sucks so bad #wont let me live my life for just 5 minutes #i do really miss reg t tho #she was way better than helper T

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🪄 Mast92 Follow

The reason why Cellor-sun was so adamant about saving her friends despite risking her life to do so was because if she didn't she risked the Natchlor absorbing her powers and in turn causing the destruction of the whole vessel. Yes she loves her friends but she needed to take the risk, it was a big part of the plot, how do people not see that the first time they watched??

Also I hate how they forcefully gave Cellor-sun a love interest. Soma was an interesting character as Cellor-sun's new companion but they didn't have to force the love interest trope on him. I feel like the trope was so one dimensional, like two different people wrote him. The Cellor-sun I know would never instantly fall in love with someone like that! Their arc was literally 20 minutes long!!! She has high standards and yet just happened to meet someone who has all those exact standards??? Where do you find a cell that happens to be into all your interests, mesh well with your friends, and don't mind that you are a magical girl constantly risking your life for the sake of the vessel?? Soma would've been fine if he was just a friend of Cellor, he could've been her love interest, just stretch it out realistically. He has interesting powers that interact well with the rest of the cast, I really just wish his arc with Cellor would've been written better. Whoever wrote that needs to post a public apology right now.

#cellor-sun against the univessel #cellor-sun #soma-san catu #i could've written it better for real #catu

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[vickyvicarious]

Today's chapter is in so many ways the culmination of the book. There is only a single brief hint of Griffin as a person:

They stood on the landing, Kemp speaking swiftly, the grotesque swathings of Griffin still on his arm.

But the reminder isn't so much that he's a person, naked and scared as much as he is angry. The mention of his bandages here isn't focused on him being injured, and now no longer receiving any treatment. Instead, they're called 'grotesque', the focus is on them being disgusting. The fact that Kemp has them means that the Invisible Man can no longer be seen, that is all. And while the narration doesn't mention Kemp casting off these wrappings from his own arm, I certainly get the impression that he does. Certainly he metaphorically does, when he immediately begins to assert:

“He is mad,” said Kemp; “inhuman. He is pure selfishness. He thinks of nothing but his own advantage, his own safety. I have listened to such a story this morning of brutal self-seeking…. He has wounded men. He will kill them unless we can prevent him. He will create a panic. Nothing can stop him. He is going out now—furious!”

Mad. Selfish. Furious. Will kill, will cause panic. Inhuman.

All those descriptors could be used for a person, except the last. Still a dangerous person of course, but a fellow human being. But Kemp denies Griffin that. As he continues to talk with the police, it becomes clear that in all his listening to Griffin's tale, the only things that have stuck are the bad parts. We knew that often when Griffin was at his most open/vulnerable, Kemp was distracted. The narration outright told us so. But he demonstrates that he was alert to all the things that confirmed his own fears... and even when he did hear the other stuff, it wasn't pity or understanding that he took from it.

He knows that Griffin wanted to get away. He knows Griffin wants his books back. He doesn't think about how that was originally in a desire to become visible again.

He knows Griffin has hurt people before. He knows Griffin said he wants to kill, to start a Reign of Terror. He doesn't consider how Griffin said it was a necessity rather than a desire, doesn't consider the many times he tried to avoid harming others until forced into a confrontation or overcome by anger.

He knows all of Griffin's weaknesses. He knows that in the past Griffin has been exhausted, starving, cold, sick, unsheltered, hunted by dogs. He tries to recreate all these worst moments.

He knows Griffin is more visible in certain situations. Rather than suggesting people start carrying mud or paint around to try and mark him, or that they use smoke or colored powder in the air, he goes straight to the most vicious option: powdered glass. The one that Griffin himself mentioned.

In every way, he is turning all that Griffin told him into a weapon he can wield against him. And to a certain extent, it could simply be precaution. It is hard to fight against an invisible foe - more specifically to find one or to defend against one that you don't know is there. That does indeed require strategic thinking if you want to ensure success.

But Kemp dives right past strategy into cruelty. He goes to the greatest extremes immediately, proposes ideas that would never be put into use against another person. The powdered glass is case in point. Not only could other less violent options come to mind if he'd spent some time thinking about it, but there's a reason he hesitates before suggesting it.

“It’s cruel, I know. But think of what he may do!”

That sums it up, doesn't it? Yes, the method is cruel. But the ends are worth the means, because the consequences would be... Well, the idea of the consequences is too frightening. There's nothing he'll put past Griffin now. Because, as he says next:

“The man’s become inhuman, I tell you,” said Kemp. “I am as sure he will establish a reign of terror—so soon as he has got over the emotions of this escape—as I am sure I am talking to you. Our only chance is to be ahead. He has cut himself off from his kind. His blood be upon his own head.”

Kemp is utterly convinced that Griffin is a monster now. What's more, he considers it something that Griffin has done to himself. And while in many ways, both literal and symbolically, there is some truth to that... it doesn't have to be so final. Even if he has cut himself off from his own kind, that doesn't have to be a permanent state of being. He is still a man, he's never stopped being human this whole time.

But Kemp doesn't think that's true. And so in the end of the chapter he blames Griffin. For all that has happened: what he's done and what others have done to him in result. For all that will happen: for what he might do and what others will do to him first to try and stop that. It's Griffin's fault, all of it, and because Griffin did something inhuman first, that justifies all lack of humanity in hunting him down.

Hunting him. Like a dangerous animal.