#Victorian Department of Sport

[aimeedaisies]

The Princess Royal’s Official Engagements in March 2024

01/03 In Dubai Princess Anne; 🇦🇪

As President of the Mission to Seafarers, visited Dubai Ports World in Port of Jebel Ali. 🚢

As President of the Mission to Seafarers, attended a Women in Shipping and Trading Conference Panel Discussion at Dubai Ports World Pavilion. 👩‍💼🛳️

Opened Donnelly Lines British Forces Headquarters at Al Minhad Airbase. 🛫

Called upon HH Sheikha Hind bint Maktoum bin Juma Al Maktoum (wife of the Vice President and PM of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai). 👑

Attended a Royal British Legion Reception on board the QUEEN ELIZABETH II floating hotel. 🍾

As President of the Royal Yachting Association, visited Dubai Offshore Sailing Club. 🛥️

As President of the Mission to Seafarers, this attended a Dinner at the One and Only Royal Mirage Hotel. 🍽️

02/03 Departed Dubai International Airport and returned to Heathrow Airport 🇦🇪✈️🇬🇧

04/03 As Guardian of the Chaffinch Trust, held a Management Team Meeting at Gatcombe Park. 🤝

As Guardian of Give Them A Sporting Chance, held a Management Team Meeting at Gatcombe Park. ⚽️

unofficial Along with the Duke of Kent (President of the RNLI), Sir Tim (Vice President of the RNLI) attended a Service of Thanksgiving to commemorate the 200th Anniversary of the RNLI at Westminster Abbey. 🛟

05/03 As Patron of Livability, visited New Court Place, to mark its 180th Anniversary. 🦼

Opened First Garden Cities Homes' Sheltered Housing Scheme at John Coxall Court in Letchworth Garden City. 🏡

As Patron of the Butler Trust, visited HMP/Young Offenders Institute Aylesbury. 🔗👮

06/03 On behalf of the King, held two investiture ceremonies at Windsor Castle. 🎖️

07/03 As President, attended the 32nd National Equine Forum at the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. 🐴

As Grand Master of the Royal Victorian Order, attended Evensong and a Reception at The King’s Chapel of the Savoy. ⛪️🎖️

08/03 As Chancellor of the University of London, visited King’s College London’s Portable MRI Project at the Denmark Hill Campus. 🩻

As Patron of Save the Children UK, attended the International Women’s Day Luncheon at Bluebird on Kings Road. 👭💪

10/03 Attended the Global Fraud Summit at the Guildhall in London. 💻👾

11/03 Attended the Commonwealth Day Service at Westminster Abbey alongside The Queen, The Prince of Wales, The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh, The Princess Royal, The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester and The Duke of Kent. 🌎🌍🌏

Attended a Commonwealth Day Reception at Westminster Abbey. 🌍🥂

With Sir Tim As Past Master of the Worshipful Company of Butchers, attended the Annual City Food and Drink Lecture at Guildhall. 🍽️🍾

12/03 With Sir Tim Attended a luncheon on board Hebridean Princess to mark its 60th Anniversary in Greenock. 🥪

With Sir Tim Visited Peel Ports Group Limited Greenock Ocean Terminal. 🛳️

13/03 unofficial Attended Style Wednesday at Cheltenham Festival. 👒

14/03 unofficial Attended St. Patrick’s Thursday at Cheltenham Festival. ☘️

15/03 With Sir Tim Attended Gold Cup Friday at Cheltenham Festival. 🏆

16/03 With Sir Tim As Patron of the Scottish Rugby Union, attended the Six Nations Rugby Match between Scotland and Ireland at Aviva Stadium in Dublin. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇮🇪🏉

18/03 As Patron of Save the Children UK, attended the International Financial Review Annual Awards Dinner at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London.🏅

19/03 As Patron of Sense, opened Sense Hub Loughborough.🦻👨‍🦯

On behalf of The King, with the Duchess of Edinburgh, held a Reception for Korean War Veterans at Buckingham Palace. 🪖

As Patron of the Butler Trust, held the Annual Awards Ceremony at St James’s Palace. 🏆

With Sir Tim As President of the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851, attended a Presidential Dinner at Fishmongers’ Hall. 🐟🍽️

20/03 Held a morning and an afternoon investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle. 🎖️

21/03 As President of the Benenden Society and Founders’ Patron of Benenden School, attended the Centenary Service in Canterbury Cathedral. ⛪️👩‍🦰

Attended the Commonwealth Youth Orchestra and Choir Presentation Concert at Spencer House. 🎻🎼

22/03 Opened the new North Atlantic Treaty Organisation Allied Rapid Reaction Corps Headquarters Accommodation at the Officers’ Mess in Imjin Barracks. 🌊

Visited the Joint Casualty and Compassionate Centre and Ministry of Defence Medal Office at Innsworth House in Imjin Barracks. ⛑️🎖️

As Patron of Stroud Hospital League of Friends, visited Stroud Maternity Unit. 🏥👶

25/03 Visited MacRebur Limited. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🛣️

Visited the Lockerbie Air Disaster Memorial at Lockerbie Garden of Remembrance. 🌹👼🏻

As President of the Scotch Chef’s Club, opened Browns Food Group’s new facilities at Kelloholm Industrial Estate. 🐄

As Royal Patron of Friends of TS Queen Mary, attended a Reception at the Hilton Glasgow. ⛴️🥂

26/03 Opened the Rural and Veterinary Innovation Centre at Scotland's Rural College in Inverness. 🩺🐑

As Chancellor of the University of the Highlands and Islands, attended the Integrated Land Use Conference. 🚜🧑‍🌾

As Royal Patron of the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland, visited the Saving Wildcats Project at Highland Wildlife Park in Kincraig. 🐯🦁

As Patron and Honorary Member of the Grand Antiquity Society of Glasgow, attended a Dinner at the Trades Hall of Glasgow. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿📜

Unofficial Sir Tim, as Chair of Trustees, attended the opening of the Adani Green Energy Gallery at the Science Museum 🌍🍃💚

31/03 unofficial With Sir Tim Attended the Easter Mattins service held at St George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle ⛪️🐣

Total official engagements for Anne in March: 49

2024 total so far: 134

Total official engagements accompanied by Tim in March: 6

2024 total so far: 29

FYI - due to certain royal family members being off ill/in recovery I won't be posting everyone's engagement counts out of respect, I am continuing to count them and release the totals at the end of the year.

[lisbeth-kk]

December moments

The prompts used in today's chapter are: wish list - shopping - star

Have you ever wondered what the boys give each other for Christmas, or where they go shopping for gifts? If so, you’re in luck, because that’s just what will be revealed today. 

December 2

Getting Sherlock to write him a wish list for Christmas, was a futile endeavour. 

“I have everything I need, John. Unless Molly is willing to give you some…”

“Not an option, my love,” John sighed, faking his exasperation. 

“Spoil sport,” Sherlock muttered under his breath, but the glint in his eyes gave him away. 

Sherlock took a seat beside John and grabbed the list from his hands. As he scanned it, he made satisfied sounds, rolled his eyes a few times, and scolded John for wanting to buy Mycroft something. 

“He’s family, whether you like it or not,” John said patiently. 

“Not,” Sherlock retorted, which made John snort. 

***

They decide to go to Harrod’s food department to buy honey, chocolate-covered raspberries and a bottle of port for Mrs. Hudson. Despite Sherlock’s protests, John buys Mycroft a 25-piece chocolate collection box and his favourite whisky. For Sherlock’s parents, they buy loose leaf tea, the special Christmas spiced honey and a bottle of Veuve Clicquot. 

In the Christmas shop at Liberty’s, Sherlock has a hard time deciding which of the three stars he wants for their tree. Early in January, their gold and silver star for some reason, had been forgotten behind a cushion on the sofa, and after John had fucked Sherlock to oblivion of the unforeseen pain in one of his shoulder blades, it was beyond saving. 

“Totally worth it,” according to Sherlock. 

In the end Sherlock chooses a silver star. 

“It’s after all how they look from Earth,” he explains to John. 

“My brilliant genius,” John whispers in Sherlock’s ear, which makes him shiver and momentarily close his eyes. 

***

As attentive readers now of course have realised, the boys hid their purchases for each other well. Or perhaps they’ll buy gifts for the other later in the month. Or have they bought them already? I’m sure it’ll all be revealed in due course. 

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[saintmeghanmarkle]

All hail the new Ada Mazi of the Ancient Arochukwu Kingdom! by u/Mickleborough

All hail the new Ada Mazi of the Ancient Arochukwu Kingdom! Everyone’s excited that Meghan’s been designated an ‘Ada Mazi’ of the Ancient Arochukwu Kingdom, by 3 kings, no less. This seems to translate as ‘daughter of an aristocrat’ (so they’re honouring Thomas Markle, but let’s not quibble). Somehow this has become translated as ‘Princess of Nigeria’. Whoopee! Now Meghan can legitimately write emails beginning: ‘Greetings. I am Meghan, Princess of Nigeria. I have a foundation worth many millions, but to access it, I need to pay the California Department of Justice a small amount. If you help me, my foundation will repay you 10 thousand million zillion dollars. Email me at rachel@hotmail.com.’Let’s recognise the latest Ada Mazi!Below’s a photo of Meghan sporting a green striped shawl gifted by the wife of the Governor of Lagos (should’ve ironed out the fold creases before wearing it, Meghan!). She also displays at least 2 sashes proclaiming her new honour.Newly minted Ada Mazi, Meghan Merkel (no relationship to former German Chancellor Angela Merkel). ‘Is that a microphone? Gimme it.’Will Meghan sashay into state banquets with her sashes? The Princess of Wales does, because that’s de rigueur.November 2022: State Banquet for President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa and first formal appearance as Princess of Wales.The blue sash represents the Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order, given by the late Queen Elizabeth II as the highest order for chivalry in her service. The yellow Royal Family Order is awarded by the monarch (here, the late Queen again) to female relations in recognition - not all female relations (cough Meghan) receive one.Silly me! The question of Meghan wearing her sashes to state banquets doesn’t arise because she’d never be invited to one. Although it’d be hilarious if she were; declined to wear the sashes; and be condemned by the Ancient Arochukwu Kingdom.A note on Nigerian royalty: from quick and imperfect internet research, it seems that Nigeria comprises many small kingdoms and tribes, each with royalty. This seems akin to Germany before unification in the 19th century. post link: https://ift.tt/8rglQkw author: Mickleborough submitted: May 14, 2024 at 11:24PM via SaintMeghanMarkle on Reddit disclaimer: all views + opinions expressed by the author of this post, as well as any comments and reblogs, are solely the author's own; they do not necessarily reflect the views of the administrator of this Tumblr blog. For entertainment only.

[seaoftales]

What would Mihawk do if he was in a modern setting?

There's a few modern verse settings that I'm considering for Mihawk.

The first one is obviously a fencing teacher. In this setting I imagine him to be a retired multi-gold-Olympic-medal winner with several world champion titles under his belt that opens up a fencing school to teach young prodigies of that sport.

In the second setting I imagine him being an antique shop owner/collector of curiosities. I feel Mihawk would really appreciate such things and would proudly display them (and sell them to those willing to pay the price). The whole shop would be situated in a two story Victorian style house, where the store would be on the first and he'd live in a small flat on the second story.

The last modern setting I see Mihawk in is as an antique swords expert. In this setting he'd probably work as a university associate in the history department or maybe in a museum or even as a consultant on archaeological dig sites.

anonymous / development anons!

[rj-drive-in]

It Never Rains But It Pours Department:

Somehow things never happen the way you expect them to.

PHOTO FINISH © 2022 by Rick Hutchins

On the best of days, the dome of the Beta Telescope at Hammil_U, Farside, was very much the textbook definition of unkempt, as one might expect of a lab used primarily by three grad students in astronomy and their professor. But on one particular day in December (it will surprise no one to learn that it was the sixteenth), it bore all the signs of a hovel that had not been attended by any efforts at housekeeping for at least a lunar month; which, in fact, it hadn’t.

The sole occupant of the dome, Arthur Minehead, was as unconscious of the empty pizza boxes and old candy wrappers as he was of the rather spectacular view of the towering crater walls several miles distant outside the dome’s portholes. His attention was solely focused on the screen of his portable computer, which was currently connected to the telescope’s memory core.

So preoccupied was he that he did not realize that he had company until his visitor cleared his throat and tapped lightly on the bulkhead with his knuckles.

“Hey, Arthur,” said the visitor, rather apologetically. “Sorry to interrupt. Er... the door was open.”

Arthur looked up from his laptop, blinking rapidly, his attention returning from a distance of quite a few light years. “Charles,” he said. “No, that’s all right. Come in. I guess I haven’t seen you in a few weeks.”

“Yeah, I’ve been pretty busy.” Charles Colombo was, like Arthur, a graduate student in astronomy; but his stomping ground was the nearly identical dome of the Alpha Telescope, almost a kilometer to the other side of the observatory quad. “We’ve been making some... uh... good observations over at Alpha.”

“Same here,” said Arthur. His eyes flickered to his portable comp and he quickly dimmed the screen– which Charles did not fail to notice. “So what can I do for you?”

Charles shifted uncomfortably and scratched his head. “Doctor Gernsback mentioned that you guys have called a press conference for this afternoon.”

“That’s right. Sorry, but I can’t give anything away ahead of time. It’s very hush-hush.”

“No, that’s not why I’m here.” Charles trailed off into silence and succumbed to another bout of foot shuffling and head scratching.

“Well..?” prompted Arthur.

“The thing is,” said Charles slowly, “we’ve called a press conference also.”

Arthur was slightly taken aback. “Really? You’ve got a big announcement?”

“Yeah,” said Charles flatly. “It’s pretty major.”

“That is bad timing,” said Arthur. “Look, I can’t really tell you anything, but you probably want to reschedule. I can safely say– and no offense– that you’ll be completely overshadowed.”

“I don’t think so. Like I said, we’ve got something pretty major. Trust me on this: Whatever you’ve got, this is bigger.”

Arthur chuckled. “I seriously doubt it.”

The two men stared at each other for several moments.

“How about,” said Charles finally, “if we grab a bite to eat?”

The central arboretum was only ten minutes down the tunnel by electric cart. Arthur and Charles spent the trip making small talk– mostly about sports as the Moon has no weather to discuss– and then parked at the food court. They picked up a bucket of crispy wings and two side orders of fries at Plato’s Man, grabbed a couple of cans of JJ from a vending machine, and then rented a small alcove at Somerset’s– Victorian style, with red bricks and a holographic fireplace.

Charles closed the privacy curtain as Arthur spread lunch out on the dark wood table between the luxurious armchairs.

“So,” said Arthur, touching an unobtrusive switch on the mantel, which caused the holographic fire to spring to life, “what have you got?”

Charles sipped his beverage and said, “You first.”

Arthur laughed good naturedly as he took a bite out of a crispy wing. “Nice try. But you came to me, so it’s on you.”

“All right. I’ll tell you. But Professor Campbell will go supernova on me if he finds out.”

“Oh, don’t worry, I won’t say anything.”

Charles leaned forward and dropped his voice to a whisper. “We’ve been photographing an extraterrestrial space probe within the solar system.”

Arthur’s jaw literally dropped, nearly into his fries.

“What?! I mean... what?!”

“It’s true. We first spotted it about a month ago, while we were collecting data on the new Green Spot on Neptune.”

“Do you mean to sit there and tell me that aliens have sent a space probe to study the Earth?!”

Charles sighed and shook his head. “Unfortunately, no. It’s an artifact. A relic. We postulate that it’s the alien equivalent of a Voyager or Pioneer, something that just passed on into interstellar space when its mission was over.”

“Well, go on!”

“As you can imagine, we know very little as yet. It’s crossing through the solar system at about 28 kilometers per second and its closest approach will bring it just inside the orbit of Mars. It’s about the size of a bus and pockmarked down to our best resolution. If there were ever any markings, they’re long gone, although we have hopes that an electron microscope will be able to read something.”

“Well, it must have been out there for... for...”

“Hundreds of thousands of years,” nodded Charles. “The most interesting thing is that Catherine thinks she can see the terminus of eleven tiny struts– evidence of a solar sail long since worn down by atomic hydrogen and dust. We’ll have to wait to confirm that, of course. What we can see are seven perfectly recognizable radio dishes. These people seem to have liked odd numbers.”

“Where did it come from?” “Very probably Tau Sagittarii. If not, then from somewhere very far away indeed.”

“Have you... er... listened..?”

“As a matter of fact, Tau Sagittarii has been checked a couple of hundred times over the years. It was the closest possible source of the Wow Signal back in 1977. It’s always been completely silent.”

Arthur shook his head. “Then the civilization that launched it is probably extinct.”

“Possibly. Hundreds of thousands of years is a long time and we have no way of guessing the typical lifespan of a technological civilization. But they may have just moved on to some other form of communication. Or they may simply have no interest in communicating with us. Or it may just not be possible for us to detect signs of civilization at that distance.”

“Oh, I think it’s possible,” said Arthur quietly. “Will we be able to recover the probe?”

“Certainly! We’ve calculated its path to the hundredth decimal place for the next several millennia. But there’s no reason to think we can’t customize a robo-probe and have it out there within a year.”

“This is uncanny!”

“So you see what I mean then?”

“About what?”

“The press conference. Obviously, you’ll want to cancel yours. Otherwise, whatever your announcement is will be lost in the rocket wash of the greatest discovery in history.”

Arthur stared at him a moment and took a deep breath. “Actually, Charles, I think we’ll go ahead with it.”

“You’re not serious.”

“I am.” This time it was Arthur’s turn to lean forward and lower his voice to a dramatic whisper. “You see, we’ve also been observing an alien artifact.”

“What?!”

“We spotted it last month during the Deep Sky Halo Object Survey.”

“But... but...” stammered Charles. “That’s just... just....”

“Uncanny. I know.”

“But this is too much. We can’t both have found extraterrestrial probes inside the solar system at the same time!”

Arthur shook his head. “No. No, this isn’t a probe. And it’s nowhere near the solar system.”

“Then what in heaven’s name is it?”

“It’s... it’s architecture.” He spread his hands as if at a loss for words. “I guess you could call it a work of celestial engineering.” He swallowed hard and when he spoke again his voice quivered with awe. “It’s a Klemperer Rosette, Charles. A Klemperer Rosette of six main sequence G-Type stars.”

A wave of dizziness hit Charles and he had to grip the arm of his chair to keep from falling over– it was several moments before he was sure that he wasn’t going to faint, and several more before he could speak.

“We’ve always theorized about the possibility of... but to actually know that it... you’re very sure?”

“Oh, there’s no doubt. No doubt at all. Each star is of precisely the same size, within two percent of the sun. Their spectra are identical. They’re spaced equidistantly at thirty-eight AU. There’s no way such a thing could happen in nature.”

“What’s holding it together? A black hole?”

“Presumably. But if there is, it’s a perfect naked singularity. There’s no sign of an accretion disk. No radiation at all. And we’ve calculated that each one of those stars has stable orbits in its habitable zone. And you can bet there are planets there– you can bet on that!”

Charles sat back in his chair and put his hand over his trembling stomach; he was sorry now that he had eaten. “So we’ve discovered one civilization that seems to have expired in its youth and another that has gone on to rearrange the very stars in the sky.”

“What a day, huh?”

“I think,” said Charles, “that we need to hold that press conference together.”

“Agreed,” Arthur replied. He reached out and the two men shook hands, with sweaty palms. “We’re going to go down in history, you know.”

“Gernsback and Campbell will go down in history. We’re grad students. We’ll be footnotes.”

“True,” shrugged Arthur.

They gathered up the remains of the food and other trash and dumped it in the waste slot beside the fireplace. Exiting the alcove, they walked back to the electric cart and drove down the tunnel back to the observatory in silence, each preoccupied with his own thoughts, until Arthur finally spoke.

“Mine is the more impressive discovery, of course.”

“But mine can actually be retrieved and studied,” countered Charles without hesitation.

And so it went until the joint press conference late that afternoon, when they and their colleagues, in a most gracious and collegial manner, announced to the world that the question which had most vexed humanity for centuries had finally been answered– twice in one day.

___________________________________

Long Day At The Office Department:

[qnewsau]

Pride Cup footballer Jason Ball gets King's Birthday honour

New Post has been published on https://qnews.com.au/pride-cup-footballer-jason-ball-gets-kings-birthday-honour/

Pride Cup footballer Jason Ball gets King's Birthday honour

Jason Ball, the footballer who came out as gay and introduced Pride Cup events to hundreds of sporting clubs, has made the King’s Birthday Honours List.

After the amateur Aussie Rules player came out in 2012, he became an “accidental activist” and founded the Pride Cup organisation.

Jason’s club Yarra Glen in regional Victoria held the first Pride Cup. Since then, more than 800 sporting clubs across Australia have hosted the inclusive events.

On Monday, Jason Ball was appointed a Medal (OAM) of the Order of Australia for his work on social inclusion initiatives.

“I dedicate this award to our sponsors, supporters, and the 800+ sporting clubs promoting inclusivity through Pride Cup events,” Jason said.

“This King’s Birthday honour reflects the collective effort and commitment of the entire Pride Cup initiative.

“I’m deeply thankful to our sponsors and every club that has hosted a Pride Cup event. Your dedication is the heartbeat of our progress.”

Shift in attitudes in sport since 2012

Jason Ball said footy has come “a long way” since 2012. He said it was disappointing to see two AFL players – Port Adelaide’s Jeremy Finlayson and Gold Coast’s Wil Powell – cop match bans for using homophobic slurs.

However, Jason added the AFL’s response shows that “these days people are getting it.”

“There are signs that culture and attitudes are changing because the players owned up to it,” he told AAP.

“They were very quick in apologising. They were willing to apologise to the LGBTQIA+ community who are impacted by this kind of language.

“The AFL coming down [on the players] is going to have an impact on the culture. That’s the leadership that we need to see.”

Two Equality Australia advocates receive honours

Meanwhile, national LGBTIQ+ group Equality Australia has cheered its co-chair Leonard Vary and board member Ryan Phillips also making the 2024 King’s Birthday Honours List.

Equality Australia co-chair Leonard Vary, who is CEO of The Myer Foundation and Sidney Myer Fund, was appointed Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for significant service to the philanthropic sector, to the LGBTQIA+ community and to the arts.

Leonard was closely involved with the Australian Marriage Equality campaign. In 2016, Leonard was named as one of Australia’s 50 outstanding LGBTI role models.

“I am personally delighted but in a real way this is a recognition of the groundbreaking work undertaken by Equality Australia in its ongoing efforts to secure equality for our communities,” Leonard said.

Ryan Phillips, who has been on Equality Australia’s board since 2019, received a Public Service Medal for outstanding service during his 14-year career.

The proud WA trans man was promoted to Associate Secretary at the Department of Justice in October 2023.

“I’m delighted to receive a Public Service Medal which recognises my efforts to foster a safe and equitable justice system,” he said.

“It is a privilege to contribute to the tireless work of the Victorian Public Service on delivering outcomes for our most vulnerable populations, including LGBTIQ+ people. This work sits at the heart of a just and equal society”.

Equality Australia CEO Anna Brown said the King’s Birthday honours were well-deserved recognition for both of the advocates.

“They are exemplary and inspiring leaders and role model for our communities. It’s wonderful to see their impressive contributions and commitment recognised.”

For the latest LGBTIQA+ Sister Girl and Brother Boy news, entertainment, community stories in Australia, visit qnews.com.au. Check out our latest magazines or find us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube.

[breckenridgelimo]

Journey from Denver to Breckenridge: A Rocky Mountain Adventure

Departing from Denver, the drive to Breckenridge takes you through the iconic Interstate 70, where the skyline of the city gradually gives way to expansive mountain vistas. The journey spans approximately 80 miles, showcasing the diverse and rugged terrain that defines the Rocky Mountains.

One of the first stops on this picturesque route is the historic town of Idaho Springs, nestled in a picturesque valley surrounded by towering peaks. Here, travelers can explore charming Main Street, known for its quaint shops, local breweries, and the rejuvenating Indian Hot Springs. A short detour to Mount Evans, one of Colorado's fourteeners, offers the opportunity to reach breathtaking elevations and witness panoramic views of the surrounding mountain ranges.

Continuing westward, denver to breckenridge the landscape transforms into a winter wonderland as you approach the renowned ski resort town of Breckenridge. With its cobblestone streets, Victorian architecture, and an elevation of 9,600 feet, Breckenridge is a captivating destination throughout the year. The town is not only a winter paradise for skiers and snowboarders but also a haven for summer enthusiasts seeking hiking, mountain biking, and outdoor festivals.

Upon arrival in Breckenridge, the charming Main Street beckons visitors with its vibrant atmosphere. Lined with boutique shops, art galleries, and an array of dining options, it's a delightful place to explore. Don't miss the chance to sample local cuisine or unwind with a craft beer at one of the town's microbreweries.

For outdoor enthusiasts, breckenridge limo service Breckenridge offers an extensive network of hiking and biking trails that cater to all skill levels. The Blue River, which meanders through town, provides opportunities for fishing and rafting, adding an extra layer of adventure to your visit. The Breckenridge Ski Resort, with its world-class slopes, draws winter sports enthusiasts from around the globe.

As the day winds down, Breckenridge's vibrant cultural scene comes to life. The town hosts various events and festivals throughout the year, celebrating everything from music and arts to the rich mining history of the region. Whether it's a live performance at the Riverwalk Center or a stroll through the Breckenridge Arts District, there's always something to captivate your senses.

[miracledisabilitysupport]

Disability Service Providers in Victoria

Disability service providers are expected to manage their money carefully. They are not allowed to keep large amounts of money on behalf of their clients. They must also keep regular account statements.

OPA believes that the new Disability Act should include a clear, overarching objective to promote community inclusion and protect the rights and interests of people with disability. This would require ongoing funding for specialised advocacy.

Community Services

Disability service providers Victoria offer a range of community services to help you live comfortably in your home and improve your quality of life. Some of these include personal care, domestic assistance, respite and home modifications. They can also assist with employment support services and assistive technology. They can also manage money on your behalf, but they must comply with strict rules when doing so.

In addition to handling complaints about disability services in Victoria, they can help people with disabilities who want to make a complaint outside the state. They can also provide information about government payments and connect people with disability to sport and recreation opportunities in their community.

Several Victorian disability service providers are under review by the Department of

Health and Human Services (DHHS) and the Disability Ombudsman after a Four Corners investigation found some clients were mistreated. Some have been referred to police for possible criminal conduct. The DHHS has asked the Disability Services Commissioner to inquire into and, at his discretion, investigate matters involving the provision of services by disability service providers.

Residential Services

Residential services offer a place for people with disability to stay in and live life on their terms. They can include shared accommodation services or independent living units, or day programs in community settings. They can also be a respite option for carers and family members.

Under the Disability Services Act, residential service providers cannot manage a person’s money except in special circumstances and they must follow strict rules. If a service user feels that they are not being treated fairly, they can ask for a review at VCAT.

A provider must advise the department within fourteen days of any changes to their details on the Register or if they wish to remove their registration. The department can also visit any location where a provider provides services. Authorised officers must have a reason to enter the private bedroom of a resident and must request permission. They may also interview staff. They must produce identification and let the service user know the purpose of the visit.

Supported Accommodation Services

Disability housing can take the form of private rental, home ownership or specialist accommodation. In some cases, the person with a disability may live in shared supported accommodation (SSA). The trend in residential disability housing is towards smaller SSA settings and a shift away from large group homes to community-based options.

Many disability service providers offer a range of support services for people living in supported accommodation. These supports can include active, routine-based day programs. Some also provide help with cooking, cleaning, shopping and completing daily tasks.

Some SSA services are provided by the NDIS as Specialist Disability Accommodation

(SDA). The Victorian Government owns SDA across Victoria and the unit in Disability Homes Victoria manages these properties. More information about SDA and how to find a place to live in SDA is available on the NDIS website. People who have SDA in their NDIS plan can search and apply for a vacancy via the Housing Hub website or NDIS SDA Finder.

Employment Services

Disability service providers must be registered to operate in Victoria. This registration ensures that the provider is a recognised business and must comply with the legislative requirements. These requirements include program guidelines, standards, monitoring and accountability conditions.

The Department has a registry that lists the details of all registered disability service providers. It is available online and is updated each year. It includes the name, address and contact details of each provider. It also specifies the services that each provider offers.

The registry is a tool that enables people with disability to find information about the quality of disability service providers in their area. It is an important resource for individuals who want to be independent and have control over their lives. The registry also identifies the contact information for the Disability Services

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Disability Support Services in Victoria

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Travellers Aid

Travellers Aid provides a range of services to help people get around Melbourne. Their sites at Southern Cross and Flinders Street stations offer a range of assistance, from toilet and shower amenities to mobility equipment hire, rest areas and tourist information.

The organisation was started as a nonprofit, social service agency. It was part of a network of travel-focused agencies that sprang up in major cities across the US in the 19th century to protect stranded travelers from exploitation and trafficking.

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Department of Education and Training

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DiVine

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Guided Hunting In New Zealand

New Zealand was formed from the landmass of Gondwanaland about 80 million years ago. It is a unique country, a land where many species developed in isolation from the rest of the world. Before humans arrived around 900 to 1000 years ago, the country was home to only birds, insects, fish, bats and marine animals and so the landscape and vegetation formed without grazing animals such as sheep, deer and cattle.

The early settlers were mainly from Britain. Being from the Victorian Era, they wanted to make their new country feel more like the home they'd left behind and also believed that New Zealand needed game animals to provide sport to the wealthy. The lack of understanding of the New Zealand environment and how these introduced species would interact with it has lead to numerous ecological disasters. With only the Australian Harrier Hawk and the New Zealand Falcon as naturally occurring predator species, introduced mammals quickly became pests. Introduced predators such as weasels, ferrets, stoats and cats found the native species (especially birds) easier to catch as they were not used to ground based predators, but these predators could not control the larger species such as deer, pigs, chamois and tahr. Without the natural systems in place to balance out introduced species their numbers increased and began to have a detrimental effect on the delicate NZ environment.

As New Zealand's vegetation developed in isolation from grazing animals, there are very few plants with adaptations to prevent or reduce browsing damage. Scientific studies have repeatedly shown the effects on forests, grasslands and other ecosystems from over grazing and reduction in seedlings to replace aging vegetation. In some cases, heavy browsing will reduce ground cover to such an extent that erosion will increase. Much of the NZ high country is covered in tussock grasslands and herb fields that are particularly vulnerable to animals such as chamois, tahr, wallabies, pigs and deer. As New Zealand is one of the 32 biodiversity hotspots in the world, it is vital that measures are taken to protect its unique species hunting lodge monarch the outer worlds.

As New Zealand does not have the natural systems in place to keep introduce animals in check, the Department of Conservation (DOC) actively encourage Hunters to keep the numbers of grazing animals down. In many cases, there are maximum game animal population densities that are checked through regular surveys. An experienced Hunting Guide will ensure that the game animals are killed cleanly and as humanely as possible and is often called in to assist on organised culls when game numbers get too high.

So, Guided Hunting, although considered a barbaric sport by many people around the world, actually plays an important part in the conservation of New Zealand's unique biodiversity. Guided Hunts help keep introduced animal numbers to population levels that lessen negative impacts caused by their grazing with no cost to the New Zealand taxpayer.

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Victorian era

. Victorian era included many famous well known fashion trends such as corsets which are still worn on the streets and runways. These were very unpractical during this time due to them being extremely uncomfortable and damaging to the body.

. Fights for women were beginning which led to women’s fashion changing as women started to fight for the rights. This group was called suffragettes

. Sport was a massive influence on representing on how impractical women’s clothing were. The invention of the bicycle was extremely important for women as it allowed them to move around and have freedom however due to this the corsets were too dangerous for the restriction so movement was restricted.

. The development for the department store= by the mid Victorian era in the uk Jolly of Bath, Bainbridge of Newcastle and Kendall Milne of Manchester.

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Norman himself was not one to complain. In 1968 he had deliberately eschewed the spotlight, and nothing changed for him afterwards. He carried quietly on with his life, working as a teacher, playing football for West Brunswick, and fading with remarkable efficacy from the public consciousness. In 1985 he tore his Achilles tendon running in a charity race and came close to having his leg amputated. The injury led directly to painkiller addiction, alcoholism and depression. At one point he lost his driver’s licence, and was mortified that news reports about the loss featured photos of the Olympic protest: he felt that Carlos and Smith should not have been tainted by his mistakes. He suffered demons that have felled many a man, but Peter Norman was not one for being felled, and he beat them as he’d beaten so many other challenges: without a fuss. He later worked as a commentator and for the Victorian Department of Sport.

Ben Pobjie, 'Standing for something', The Roar

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anime rec list

to the anon who requested this, i hope you enjoy!!

(also the links ive provided are for pirating sites so you def shouldn't watch them on there and im def putting them there to show you where not to go... definitely)

( ⭐️ = personal favorites)

common but good animes (aka you've probably already seen them, and if you haven't, get with the program!!!):

haikyuu - a lighthearted but touching anime about a volleyball team

Inspired after watching a volleyball ace nicknamed "Little Giant" in action, small-statured Shouyou Hinata revives the volleyball club at his middle school. The newly-formed team even makes it to a tournament; however, their first match turns out to be their last when they are brutally squashed by the "King of the Court," Tobio Kageyama. Hinata vows to surpass Kageyama, and so after graduating from middle school, he joins Karasuno High School’s volleyball team—only to find that his sworn rival, Kageyama, is now his teammate.

Thanks to his short height, Hinata struggles to find his role on the team, even with his superior jumping power. Surprisingly, Kageyama has his own problems that only Hinata can help with, and learning to work together appears to be the only way for the team to be successful. Based on Haruichi Furudate’s popular shounen manga of the same name, Haikyuu!! is an exhilarating and emotional sports comedy following two determined athletes as they attempt to patch a heated rivalry in order to make their high school volleyball team the best in Japan.

cells at work - a cute scientific anime focused around red blood cell trying to do her job in a human's body

Inside the human body, roughly 37.2 trillion cells work energetically 24 hours a day and 365 days a year. Fresh out of training, the cheerful and somewhat airheaded Red Blood Cell AE3803 is ready to take on the ever-so-important task of transporting oxygen. As usual, White Blood Cell U-1146 is hard at work patrolling and eliminating foreign bacteria seeking to make the body their new lair. Elsewhere, little platelets are lining up for a new construction project. Dealing with wounds and allergies, getting lost on the way to the lungs, and bickering with similar cell types, the daily lives of cells are always hectic as they work together to keep the body healthy!

black butler - a darker anime set in victorian england, focusing on a relationship with a boy and his demon servant (quite a few content warnings apply to this, so id encourage research be put into it // also the last half of the first season and the entirety of the second season suck but the third season and all of the movies slap so hard)

One of the noble families of England – Phantomhive, has a butler, Sebastian Michaels. He has unquestionably perfect knowledge, manners, talent with materials. martial arts and much more. But for some reason, he serves a 12 year old master…

less well-known but still great animes (aka i don't blame you for not having seen these but they're so good please watch them now):

monthly girls' nozaki-kun - a sweet highschool romance based on a girl and her crush, who is a famous manga author

High school student Chiyo Sakura has a crush on schoolmate Umetarou Nozaki, but when she confesses her love to him, he mistakes her for a fan and gives her an autograph. When she says that she always wants to be with him, he invites her to his house and has her help on some drawings. Chiyo discovers that Nozaki is actually a renowned shoujo manga artist named Sakiko Yumeno. She then agrees to be his assistant in order to get closer to him. As they work on his manga, they encounter other schoolmates who assist them or serve as inspirations for characters in the stories.

⭐️ balance unlimited - an action-packed anime about a detective and his new partner, an asshole millionaire know-it-all

Daisuke Kanbe, a detective with extraordinary assets, is assigned to the Modern Crime Prevention Headquarters, where only those who have caused problems for the Metropolitan Police Department are sent. There, Daisuke is partnered with Haru Katou. Haru is repulsed by Daisuke’s material ways, believing that money isn’t everything. Challenging mysteries unfold in front of the two detectives, and they must work together to solve them.

⭐️ violet evergarden - a beautiful and touching story about a young girl learning about love (second movie)

here are words Violet heard on the battlefield, which she cannot forget. These words were given to her by someone she holds dear, more than anyone else. She does not yet know their meaning.

A certain point in time, in the continent of Telesis. The great war which divided the continent into North and South has ended after four years, and the people are welcoming a new generation.

Violet Evergarden, a young girl formerly known as "the weapon," has left the battlefield to start a new life at CH Postal Service. There, she is deeply moved by the work of "Auto Memories Dolls," who carry people’s thoughts and convert them into words.

Violet begins her journey as an Auto Memories Doll, and comes face to face with various people’s emotions and differing shapes of love. All the while searching for the meaning of those words.

obscure gems (aka how did i find these but i don't regret it at all):

a place further than the universe - a super cool story about exploration and chock-full of female friendships & relationships

Sora yori mo Tooi Basho will center on high school girls visiting the South Pole.

⭐️ nil admirari no tenbin - a really cool anime focused on cured books and a girl who can see them (please watch this bc i have a work posted on ao3 for this anime and it's the only one in the fandom *sobs*) (also one with a lot of potential triggers)

In order to protect her waning family, a girl resolves to marry a man she doesn’t even know the name of. However, just before the marriage was to take place, the girl’s younger brother mysteriously tries to commit suicide by self-immolation and was found holding an old book in his hands. Appearing before the bewildered young girl was the "Imperial Library Intelligence Asset Management Bureau," more commonly referred to as "Fukurou." According to these men, there exists "Maremono," which are books that greatly affect their readers. On top of that, ever since the incident involving the girl’s younger brother, she unwittingly gains the ability to see "Auras" (the sentiments of the Maremono which manifest as bright lights and are usually invisible to humans). It was as though fate were trying to drag the young girl in its flames. And then, even though apprehensive, the girl chooses to venture outside her bird cage. Jealousy, hatred, scorn, compassion, and love. What awaited the girl was the darkness of betrayal that had already begun to bewitchingly inlay the imperial capital. Toyed by and swayed within that darkness, will the young girl finally reach the truth after her struggles, or…?

⭐️ kamigami no asobi - a touching anime about a girl who's sent to school with gods to teach them about humanity

Yui Kusanagi, normal human girl, was suddenly transported to another world for a very special mission: to show the young gods of the divine realm what it means to be human. Over the years, these handsome young gods have lost their ability to empathize with or interact with humans. Anyone would be happy to be surrounded by such dizzyingly good-looking people, but the problem is, she only has one year to complete her mission, and if she fails, all of them will be stuck in this realm forever.

With many of the gods showing great reluctance to even participate in the compassion project, Yui faces an uphill battle. Will she be able to convince them all to learn a lesson in humanity or will they all be stuck together for the rest of their lives?

⭐️ la corda d'oro: primo passo - a really beautiful anime about a girl who learns to love music and struggles to find her place among musicians

Seiso Academy is a prestigious high school that sorts students into two majors: General Studies, characterized by distinct grey uniforms, and Music Studies, characterized by pristine white uniforms. While rushing to class one morning, General Studies student Kahoko Hino has a chance encounter with Lili, a small fairy searching for someone with the ability to see her. Lili flies away, and Kahoko, puzzled by their meeting, continues on her way.

Later that day, the participants of a school-wide music competition are announced, and all of them are, unsurprisingly, Music Studies students—at least until Kahoko's name is read out. Immediately tracking down Lili, the small fairy gifts Kahoko a magical violin and convinces her to participate in the competition.

Kiniro no Corda: Primo Passo follows Kahoko's endeavors alongside Lili, as the young student must now face the challenges of competition and go head-to-head against her competitors while navigating a new world of classical music.

honorable mentions: yuri on ice, saiki k, ohshc, horimiya, love is war, the wallflower, maid sama, and sk8 the infinity

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50 Shades of You! Tom Hiddleston X Female! Reader

Note: This is my first ever fanfiction for Tom Hiddleston. I have not written fiction for ages. English is not my first language.

Inspiration: this is inspired by:

“I will live in thy heart, die in thy lap, and be buried in thy eyes.”

–Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing

Word count: 2660

Warnings: Romance, sweet words, and smut–this is +21 and not for everyone.

Enjoy reading and please comment with your feedback. 💚

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During the summer Cambridge University was having a conference "Gothic Elements In John Milton's Paradise Lost." As you the young professor of literature, the coordinate manager suggested that the University alumnus could join for not just attending, but acting a piece of the tragedy. Amongst the candidates was the Classic department graduate and famous actor, Tom Hiddleston. 

You know that he might have scheduled issues or time conflicts, but you suggested the committee email him. To your surprise, he accepted the offer. 

 

The scene of choice was casting the devil out of hell.

On the stage during the conference eve, you did not have the perfect time to watch him, but you took a glimpse of acting from far.

He even caught your show and face attending the rehearsals.

The conference day was pressuring. You were trying to get everything right, in the middle of your so-close meltdown. A voice brought you to reality, "Hello, is this professor Y/N)?"

You turned to find the British handsome alumni smiling peacefully at you. "Yes, how can I help you?"

"Indeed, I am the one offering help." As he adjusted his glasses, I asked the committee manager to take upon some errant backstage. Maybe I can assist with the front ceremony?"

"Of course," you paused for a moment, "can you help me with the dinner's seats arrangement? My assistant is absent and I have to print and arrange them myself."

"Just show me a computer and all will be done."

Both of you took your time arranging an evening missing up some seats. 

 

"Here comes my name. You will be seated with the professors, of course!" He was busy putting name tags over the table.

"Oh! Don't remind me." You replied as if it is a conversation with an old friend and continued "the Classic department and Literature."

"They might start a war." Both of you started laughing 

"I have an idea." He took a tag from his table and moved yours next to his. "Now you will be with a friend"

The presentations finished, you had to go for the gym showers to change and wear your conference and dinner dress.

By the time you arrived, the scene from the tardy was about to be played. You took your place in the front seat.

Tom was playing Satan. He noticed that you were reciting the lines with him. He even almost smiles at you. Could not hold himself from looking at you in the front row while playing the scene of...

 

"All is not lost; the unconquerable Will, And study of revenge, immortal hate, And courage never to submit or yield; (And what is else not to be overcome?) That glory never shall his wrath or might Extort from me to bow and sue for grace With suppliant knee and deify his power, Who from the terror of his arm so late Doubted his empire[.] (I, 106–114)"

 

Your facial expressions captured his eyes, the movement of your lips and then the flame of your applause. 

At the dinner, he was interested to hear all about your work and writings. His eyes could not able to leave you.

 

By the end of the dinner, he walked you to your car, "this was lovely, thank you for tonight" 

You smiled at him, "thank you for accepting our invitation."

You shake hands and opened your car door like the gentleman he is.

"Would you like to go out with me, for a coffee? Books and coffee, maybe." He did not hesitate to ask.

"I would love to. You already have my number within the conference contact information." You raised an eyebrow and smirked.

As your car drove away, he knew he was up for an adventure.

Three months later, you are happily dating and sharing sweet kisses. He suggested a film marathon. Each week one of you chose a topic.

That Saturday's topic was Russian Literature and you had to add: "or inspired by it" 

"Excuse me, but Tolstoy has no comparison!" He grimaced

"Shadow and Bones, love!" You teased him, "it the Netflix adaption of the era" 

"After Anna Karenina, please," he sounded like an old professor.

"Alright then, deal." You tickled him and kissed his lips softly

Both of you enjoyed Anna Karenina, however, you were crying in his arms.

"That dreadful ending." 

He hugged you "Hey, Shadow and Bones will make it up to you, let me make extra popcorn." Once again, he kissed you.

He came back with popcorn that will at least survive three episodes. You snuggled between his arms.

"Look at Alexie, how he said 'Make me your villain.'" 

You were swooning as a fangirl.

"I beg your pardon, I am literally a villain," he complained

Oh! I would literally," stressing upon the last word, "let him have me"

His face was irritated and you not coming close to making love made him anxious, that you might not be ready. He never inquired about you.   

You caressed his tummy, "hey, a penny for your thoughts, sir." It sounded like one of the Jack the Ripper prostitutes, about which you have constantly been talking.

His voice evolved deeper and his eyes did not leave yours "your deepest sexual desire. What do you crave?"

Comparing to your age, you were nervous and inexperienced. "My life was spent between books. I..."

He did not let you continue speaking and took your lips between his drawing your body closer to him, uttering between his hot kisses "I am not just a villain" his lips made the earth move "I am a God" whispering against the sport skin of your nick " a king" his hands were moving down the same tomes his lips reached the line of your bosom whilst his hand slides prevailed touching down pussy and dug his fingers driving you till the edge.

"I want you," you whispered between your soft moans.

He neglected your cravings and maintained his rhythm, watching your complexion and closed eyes till you arched your back in awe.

You collapsed between his arms heavily breathing "that was extremely wonderful, but I need you"

He kissed your lips playfully. "you are a delicious girl, Y/N, but..."

You hashed him with a kiss that he pulled from "if your life was between books, I want you to write me your deepest desire."

"Darling, it was a series, Alexie is fictional." You wrapped your arms around his neck.

"Fictional or not, he is a man, you are paying for this." 

He was deadly serious "write me your longing."

You laugh "What? Like the 50 Shades of Y/N?"

He gazed into your eyes "aiming to please and punish you, darling, avenging my honour"

The next morning when you were with your family on Sunday's lunch, he opened an email titled "50 Shades of Y/A"

 

The content was as follows:

"You!"

 

He grinned to himself and determined to show her how fiction can become real.

Your week was busy. He had signed a new contract for a mini-series and was supposed to film soon.

Not replying to your email made you nervous, even went meeting for dinner. He was quiet about it. 

You checked your sent box millions of times to make sure it arrived. Still, you knew he was busy working, and you were busy with the finals coming soon.

Thursday’s dinner, nothing yet, nothing but gaggling and discussing your days and current reads. 

"Darling, we did not decide this week's marathon" 

He did not take his eyes off the menu "Are not you having a big family week, you should go" he was confident and calm. 

Deep inside you wanted to grab his neck and jiggle him, but for the lady you are and the restaurant, you were calm.

"Wonderful!"

The dinner was over; he drove you home, kissed you goodnight.

Saturday morning, a ringing at your door. Apparently, you received a package, a big one.

You kept thinking that some books might have come early from your publisher. Unwrapping it to a surprise satin 1950 coat with Ruby red entourage and black heels.

There was also a note, she recognised the handwriting:

 

"Wear nothing but this for your punishment. If other pieces were found upon your body, then fear my fury and vengeance.

Love, 

T"

 

So, it was her version of Mr Grey. But have you ever been ready to comply with anyone?"

Suddenly, a message arrived on your phone 

"Reminder, a black will pick you tonight at 8, don't disobey me, Princess."

Your heel clicked on the floor as a man dressed in an old fashion suit opened the car for you. The windows were blacked out, so you did not see where it was heading.

"Welcome, Princess," he greeted you as if you were royalty, "My master is awaiting your presence."

You took his hands. The place was carved out of one of your favourite dark fantasies, a mansion with gargoyles, dark lighting, and a vast garden.

You could not believe your eyes. Tom knew your deepest desires indeed.

But that is not the end.

The inside was as of a dark enchantment with deep red flowers and candles. The servant showed you the way to a dining room fit for a feast. Tom was not there. 

"My master requires you to await his arrival." The servant bowed and left.

You were like a child been left inside her favourite toyshop. The ornaments, the lighting, and even the shapes of the food. That aesthetic you only could dream of but never reach.

"Enjoying yourself already?" You turned to find your man dressed in a black Victorian suit. His face was shaved, shorter hair, no glasses. Just all of the handsome glory.

You took a step forward "no princess, I shall come for you"

He kissed your hand and then sat on the table's head, while it sat on the opposite side and faced you away indeed.

"Are you pleased, princess?" He raised his glass of red wine.

"Yes, my Prince." You smile.

"In here, you shall address me as your king." His eyes lit with fire, and his voice was harsh.

You played along and raised an eyebrow "my king."

"This is not a game, princess, you are my prisoner"

You dined quietly, as he did not drop his eyes from you.

"Enjoying yourself?"

You flirted "deeply, my king"

He left his chair and came closer to you, his fingers left your chain so you can gaze into your eyes.

He asked, "care for a dance?"

You smiled "I would love to."

You stepped forward and took his hand to a ballroom, just for you and him, the dark king.

The following piece of music was sensual and moving.

"The coat, princess, I want to see nothing but heels on your body,"

You obeyed the king, but for a tick. When you took it off, underneath it a short emerald green strapless corset dress tight upon the curves of your body and pushed your bosoms to their glory.

He grinned and his eyes darken "looking for further punishment, I suppose?" 

"Anything to please the king." You took his hand and kissed it. He did not expect it.

He turned furiously and the next song was romantic. He wrapped his arms around you once again, waltz, you sneaky woman, deserved joy before being punished.

Twirling you on the dance floor like the earth has no one but the two of you.

By the end, he carried you "to my chambers, little one"

You were nervous and anxious. What if he did not like what was underneath the dress?

He entered a candlelight room with a four-poster bed in the centre. The curtains of the bed were black and emerald. 

He laid you in bed, kissing your lips and playing with your hair. 

His breathing was heating against your skin.

"You won't miss that dress, will you, princess?"

He did not wait for your reply as he lifted a dagger amongst the layers of his suit and cut the corset down to the last piece of the dress.

You wore nothing else. You were lying exposed as he stood to look upon your naked curves for the first time. 

You spontaneously tried to cover your bosom and private parts.

"No, do not you dare" he was angry and you could not distinguish reality from fantasy.

You throw the rest of the dress away. Hands laying by your head and he stood there for a juncture, gazing at every inch of your body.

"Turn," he ordered angrily as if the soul of Loki took over him, "I said, turn" 

You nearly dropped tears "here my king" 

You felt the softness of his lips upon your delicate shoulders.

Kissing the line of your spine. He knows this will work like magic. You tickle from your back, now trying to lick you, taste you, slap you.

He flipped you to face him. You were sobbing. He could hear it under your moans.

"You are not a princess, you are not a queen."

He wipes her tears from her cheek "you are a goddess and I am your slave."

You giggled between your tears, wrapping your arms around his neck "my king"

"Your, slave" As his voice became softer, he hushed you with a finger.

He kissed every inch of your body. You were playing with his short blonde locks.

"Let me worship your bosom, my goddess" he kissed, licked and played with your nipples and cupped your bosoms gently.

Kissing down till he reached your pussy, "Let me worship your temple" as he licked your clitoris.

You were moaning loader now

“Not this time, my king I want you inside me."

"Alright, as the pleasure of my goddess, I shall obey." 

He adjusted his weight on you and asked, "wider for me, my goddess of beauty" 

You opened for him as he enters you for the first time. You let out a loud breath "are you alright" he took your hands between his.

"Continue, my king."

He is just thrusting himself gently inside you. Your moans filling the room 

"I am a villain, a king, a god, and a man"

Your hands were free to run along his back as he continued, "a man, no, a slave for my goddess"

You were moving with him and moaning louder, "my king, what else?"

 Thursinting himself harder and moving with a faster pace.

"My goddess, the sculptures of beauty," between his breathing and moaning "Da Vinci would not be able to capture your grace"

You were kissing as your nail dug inside his shoulders.

His last whispers as moving himself inside your pussy which was clutching around his manhood. He moved with pace, as you rocked your lap against him

"I will live in thy heart," kissing your lips as you bite his lower lip between your steamy breath. "Die in thy lap, and be buried in thy eyes.”

He was going faster now and you were in tremendous awe and your skin was heating up with your pleasure.

"Look at me goddess" you were closing your eyes as you become close to you your orgasm "look at me," he ordered 

"I love thee, Tom," you said as your pussy was clutching around his manhood and trembling underneath him. His enormous climax followed your orgasm. 

You were shaking. He used his hands to keep himself from crushing you with his weight.

He rested his forehead on yours till both of you caught your breath. Gently took you between his arms as resting on his side "and I love thee, Y/N"

kissed you and as you were falling asleep, yet muttered, "I made you my villain, did not I?"

He giggles, "I beg your pardon, your God, King, and lover"

You kissed for the last time of that night and snuggle between peacefully each other's arms.

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Central Park - 1890 The sport of ice skating in Victorian-era New York was so popular that all submissions to the 1857 design competition for Central Park were required to include a winter skating area. As one of the few socially acceptable activities that could be enjoyed in mixed company (along with tennis and bicycling), the Department of Parks’ Board of Commissioners recognized that a public skating rink would be a great source of healthful recreation for city dwellers. Called the Skating Pond on Calvert Vaux and Frederick Law Olmsted’s winning Greensward plan, the Lake was one of the first areas of the park to be open to the public for the 1858-59 skating season, well before construction of many other park areas had started. Source: NY Historical Society Collection Info: https://www.archives.nyc/blog/2019/1/18/skating-in-central-park https://www.instagram.com/p/CcGNGbWtg5W/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=