#Windows Explorer restart

[suraudotco]

Cara Efektif Mengatasi Kursor yang Menghilang di Windows

Penyebab Kursor Menghilang pada Sistem Windows Surau.co – Kursor yang tiba-tiba menghilang di layar komputer atau laptop berbasis Windows bisa sangat mengganggu aktivitas sehari-hari. Tanpa kursor, Anda akan kesulitan menavigasi sistem operasi, terutama jika Anda mengandalkan mouse atau touchpad. Untungnya, Anda bisa mengatasi masalah ini dengan beberapa solusi praktis tanpa perlu membawa…

[shiningwonho]

xeed; blue teaser

[dentist-brainsurgeon]

Windows removes the ability to change brightness and eventually removes the taskbar ok

[kedreeva]

I discovered the ability to play on "hardcore" mode in Minecraft, which is where the difficulty is set to hard and if you die, that's it. Which is weirdly enticing, so I gave it a shot.

The first time I tried it, I pretty immediately died. Like, I did not last an entire hour.

But, I recently had a world where I survived over 100 days, and almost all of those day were spent in a Dark Oak Forest biome, which is one of the more dangerous ones. I built a 3-story house with a greenhouse, a wine cellar, a mine shaft, agriculture and livestock farming and more. I was slowly exploring the verdant cave below my home. I stepped backward into lava and couldn't get out again, while I was on the phone with a friend. Don't chat and play, I suppose lol

I restarted on a random seed, and there were several nice biomes within view (jungle, flower, desert, badlands, birch forest). I could see a village in the distance, so I headed that way first and found a massive abandoned mine just outside of town. I didn't go too far in, but there were some chests of goodies near some of the entrances. I tamed a few wolves and a cat, and I just took off into the distance. I spent the first 20+ days just kind of wandering the wilderness with my dogs, camping out at night. I picked a random nice spot in a broad Birch Forest to toss down my stuff and build a home, mostly because my hands were full.

I'm close to 50 "days" in, and I've spent most of it out gallivanting. I went out to find a village to tame a second cat, so I could have more at-will, and to find a Striped Wolf out in those badlands (successful). I spent days looking for a Spotted Dog in the savannas that looked like plateaus (unsuccessful, and I lost my cat and had to go BACK and get ANOTHER one). I finally returned home and this is the view from my front windows, just before I logged for the evening.

Something about only having one life makes the game a little more charming than usual. I mean, it's always charming, but I've been taking more time to look around at the worlds I won't be returning to when I finally bite it. Making sure I take a minute to appreciate the views, pat the doggos, look in the nooks and crannies for things I might like, since I won't get to come back. I mean, I can come back but I can't Come Back, y'know?

The same is true of real life, obviously. There are an increasing number of things that want us dead, but there are still sunsets out the window, and doggos to be pat, and little treasures to be found if we're looking for them. I think that's worth sticking around as long as I can.

[centrally-unplanned]

By the way, should follow up on this, I finished Roommate! Yeah, you can actually finish it, the game is spaced out over ~2 months. Eventually, her mom gets sick in the US, and she has a weeklong internal debate about what to do about it before deciding to take a leave of absence from school and fly over to take care of her. To, I shit you not, Scarsdale, New York. My dating sim 90's visual novel name-dropped Scarsdale. Partner and I have a theory that Ryoko is just a one-to-one recreation of the chatty ex of one of the devs, because the hilarious specificity of the details is just too on-the-nose - and the evidence kept piling up!

Anyway, I have of course done all of my "big takes" on the concept of the game at this point in my previous essays, so just some closing thoughts:

In between the game's rigorously-scheduled mundanity it continued to deliver sporadic moments of genius where the real-time concept really shone. Having someone have a fight with a romantic interest in class and get upset about it is dime-a-dozen in fiction; having Ryoko come home from school one day, awkwardly stone-face through pleasantries, and then rush to her room and lock the door for three actual days of my life, leaving me wondering what was happening, is not. This was authentically emotionally impactful. This approach is the only way to create that simulacra of real life's moments of waiting and being "in-between", it deserves real credit for that.

I also have a personal soft spot for the ending, a "goodbye-at-the-airport terminal" scene complete with kiss moment (obvi), because I have in fact actually gone through that exact thing in real life; saying goodbye to someone you know you probably are never going to see again is rough. Which is very true in this case because, to clarify/remind, after my playthrough finished the game deleted my save file and left me no ability to "access" that version of Ryoko again, only of wiping the drive and restarting:

The game's execution is honestly its biggest problem - it just seems unfinished. The impact, for example, of her "shutting herself in her room" due to being depressed would be heightened if she ever left her room! She doesn't really, you log in, convo happens, and then it's over and she vanishes. The game clearly wants to create this sort of "lived experience", but didn't have the chops to deliver moments where that really happens with enough frequency.

Sexual harassment is discussed on three separate occasions in our convos, and I don't think I have exhausted that well. You of course have a train groping incident, but hilariously to me there is one discussion of the male MC being groped repeatedly by coworkers - equality woo! To quote Ryoko, this game is "a storm of sexual harassment" - the George RR Martin Sex Tape hitting shelves soon:

Another chink in the storytelling armor is that due to the choices to A: stick your "get together" moment at the end of the narrative for tension purposes, B: make most of the dialogue one-off slice-of-life, and C: trap the protagonist in the Sega Saturn version of a literalized House of Leaves: Moe Edition, while Ryoko is very well-realized your relationship isn't. Not only is there no real arc to your dynamic, but there aren't many moments of emotional introspection that push or explore your connection. Though while the above choices are proximate causes, fundamentally this is a writing problem. I could do better. I could fix this.

As I mentioned previously, every ~50 times you log in you can unlock a bathroom spying scene, the only mildly erotic content in the whole game. And each time it is a different CG! I got two out of the three - I don't feel like I missed dialogue trees, I think to hit the final one you have to be incredibly dedicated. And now, of course, my save file erased itself and I can't go back in to unlock anything. So it is lost to me, forever veiled on the other side of a late night shower's fogged-up window. Surely that final scene would have changed everything.

Overall this game is dumb but it's also my fucking blorbo, I love it. I am looking a little bit into seeing how hard translating it would be as a rom hack? The problem there of course is that the answer is going to be "extremely hard", because Sega Saturn roms just are not built with a user-accessible dev architecture, shocker! But I am going to ask around some more experienced discords and see if it turns out to be a relatively easy case. I also have the official artbooks/guides, and I might scan those.

I also have this, like, weird fangame version of it stewing in my mind? One that leans into the "meta" elements I have talked about on here - but not in a horror way, that is super overplayed with digital waifus. Just one where it is, authentically, a real-time dating sim with a 90's girl, but she is aware that you are not in the 90's with her, and that you are kinda trapped in the house in this sort of limited frame for the girl's benefit. And the arc of the relationship goes from that being cozy to her to that being a crutch for you both? I may toy with sketching that out as like a write-up; I am not sure my Ren'py Indie Visual Novel Debut is around the corner or anything, but it might be fun to detail it out.

Hope to hear from, uh, all the other people playing Roommate out there? Let me know your, um, favourite idle chat before school scene?

[general-george-washington]

fucking installing windows 11 and Praying

My computer won't let me click on anything

[ebolagranola]

Just had some straight up creepypasta shit happen. Computer suddenly bluescreens and it boot loops a few times. It takes forever, but it loads up again. The windows 10 background is old, and something feels off. I type my password. Doesn't work.

That's okay, it's long, I mess it up a few times. But eventually I take it slower. More deliberately. Making absolutely sure I get every single letter and symbol correct. Doesn't work. I do it again. Doesn't work. There's this desperate panic. I was watching malware videos before this happened, and had recently downloaded a lot of game mods I really didn't know much about. I put in security questions for my windows installation, but they weren't coming up when I requested to reset my password. Just a strange pop up asking to insert a password reset usb.

Then, I realize. The name displayed for the windows profile is different. It's… Older. I made the name of my new windows installation "Grace" just for convenience with recording for ChainmailChasers, but my old laptop drive installation was named Ebola. Uncertainty clouds my mind. Nervously, I type in my old password. Due to faded memories, my first attempt is the wrong password. But the second… Works.

It buffers just a little too long, just like the previous failed password attempts did, pausing as if the computer itself wasn't sure if the password was correct or not. But the desktop loads. My old desktop. It's so laggy from the drivers being incompatible that most of my mouse clicks aren't registering. My other drives showed up out of order in the file explorer, meaning they weren't wiped, but were blocked from access by windows. I didn't have authorization.

Google searches only pull up Blue Screen of Death results. No one is talking about my issue. I hit control alt delete and I only have two options: Shut Down and Restart. I shut down. It refuses to. I have to hold the power button. I load the bios, and wander around until I find the boot priority. Something so simple but specific that it felt deliberate. The crash had somehow swapped the boot priority from my SSD to my old laptop drive which is connected by SATA to USB. I swap it. It works.

Powershell /sfc scannow (a built-in windows utility that detects and automatically repairs damaged windows installation files) finds nothing. MalwareBytes detects nothing. My computer runs flawlessly again. All my accounts are untouched. But still, I'm left with this lingering feeling. Seeing that old desktop again, after a year… It was like seeing a ghost. Also, if this all sounded fairly circumstantial, imagining dealing with all of this high.

[gyeomsweetgyeom]

[4:59 pm]

(cw: spoilers for Bridgerton season 3, description of a steamy scene from Bridgerton)

You had been waiting two long years for season 3. A season that for you and many other was highly anticipated since you already knew the characters that were going to fall in love. You were excited to see the shenanigans the Bridgertons would get up to, if Eloise and Penelope would med their friendship, and how Anthony and Kate would act like a married couple. You were beyond excited.

You'd gotten all your errands and some chores done earlier in the day just so you could have your afternoon free to watch part 1 of season 3.

You'd made it all the way through episode 1 with no distractions. Then came episode 2 and Jaehyun had lingered behind you while watching Colin "train" Penelope. 10 minutes later he was still standing behind you and asking questions. You were frustrated, sure, but you still paused the show to explain the Bridgerton lore. And 5 minutes later you were restarting part 1 for Jaehyun to watch from the beginning.

Now, here you were on the last episode of part 1 at the edge of your seat. You felt your heart ache for Penelope, Lord Debling really could have been a nice match for her. Was she in love with him? No, but what else was Colin doing besides being stupid?

"Wait!" You heard from the screen.

Jaehyun gasped, "it's Colin!"

"Shut up! I can't hear!"

The door of the carriage was pulled open and sure enough, there stood Colin. Jaehyun turned up the volume and you leaned forward, closer to the screen. Something big was going to happen, you knew it.

You bit your lip as you watched Penelope snap at Colin, ugh she was so right. You rolled your eyes as he gave his reasoning, as if she owed him anything. And then feelings! Colin has feelings for Penelope!

You throw yourself back and kick your legs with excitement, he likes her! Your heart soared hearing his confession, god, every confession in every season was amazing.

"But I'd very much like to be more than friends," Penelope breathed heavily.

Jaehyun yelled excitedly, "they're kissing! Again!"

You watched with your jaw dropped as the kissing got steamier and steamier, then the kissing led down her chest, and woah- exposed shoulder.

"What is his hand doing?! What is he doing!?" Jaehyun yelled with his hands in his hair, stressed but intrigued.

Penelope's jaw drops and the music peaks, Jaehyun gasps, "People can see! There's a window right there!"

Your own hand is over your mouth, watching in absolute shock as Jaehyun watches Colin... explore beneath Penelope's dress until the carriage comes to a stop in front of the Bridgerton house.

You both sit in silence, trying to process what you watched, taking in the words and the rest of the scene, too in shock to laugh at Colin's horniness.

Colin pulls Penelope's strap back onto her shoulder and your jaw drops once again. You can hear Jaehyun's surprised whisper, "his fingers."

Colin steps out of the carriage and you're confused, eyebrows furrowed, until Colin says, "Are you going to marry me or not?"

You squeal and Jaehyun stands in shock before pausing the show to gather his thoughts.

"That's it? He kisses the girl 2 times, has a sex dream, and gets under her dress and he wants to marry the girl? All the seasons are like this?"Jaehyun asks out loud.

You think it over, "um, similar but more angst."

"More?! What are we doing? Put them on!"

[girl-named-matty]

How to revert to the old version of Hogwarts Legacy (pre-Jan 2025 update).

Here are the instructions on how to revert to the old version of Hogwarts Legacy as well as some visual guides and help!

First, go download the PDF from this on Nexus mods (you will need this for some of the depot codes). There is also a video in the video tab as well! Keep the PDF file open as we go along.

Pre-Revert: 1. Make sure your game is updated to the latest version of Hogwarts Legacy. (The Jan 2025 update) 2. Make sure you are online on Steam & make sure it is running! 3. If you play with mods, make a copy of your mod folder so you can copy and paste it back later (If you play with UUE and have saved poses, I recommend doing the same with those as well)

On to the revert!

With this method we are going to be using the Steam Console in order for us to download the depot files we need without as many steps!

Open the steam console by pressing the windows button and R (win + r)

Something like this should pop up! And if steam://open/console is not already typed in, go ahead and type it in. (Again, make sure steam ((not hl, just steam)), is running). Then, hit enter.

You should now see this (AKA the steam console)

2. Copy this code download_depot 990080 990081 5173511114843368548 from either here or the PDF you downloaded earlier. Then go to the steam console and copy and paste that there and hit enter.

For some, it doesn't show that its downloading but it is! For others, it will look like this!

!!! IMPORTANT NOTICE !!!

You must make sure that the number in parentheses is 67184 MB as that is the entire size of the game (you are redownloading an old version of the game here, after all) Anything less than that number is not the full game and you will need to restart the process over again!

Now, you wait. It took roughly about an 45 minutes to an hour for this to download completely for me. It may take longer for some so just be patient!

Once it is done downloading, it should say this.

3. This is where you will NEED the PDF. Next up we are going to put in the command for the region you are in. As of right now English, French, German, Spanish (Spain + Latin American), Italian, Japanese & Portuguese are available on the PDF. Choose whichever depot code suits you the best and copy it. I am using English.

This is what the english one looks like on the PDF but note that you should only copy this part!

^^^^

Again, copy and paste it into the steam console and most should see this. If you don't, dw it should still be downloading.

(Again, the number has to be 2184 mb)

And after that is finished you should be left with this.

4. This is where it gets slightly trickier, so pay close attention!

You should now be able to find a file under the name of: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\content\app_990080\depot_99008X These are the files you want ^^^

Both depot files will be under the folder app_990080 that looks like this.

And this is how my depot files look (some have an x at the end and some do not.)

Open up a second file explorer (you can close steam now) and go find

C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Hogwarts Legacy which should bring you to here.

Now delete all of those files (the date should match up with the day you updated, as you can see, I updated Feb 15th). Don't be scared, just delete all three!

Now go back to your other file explorer and click on app_990080 and then depot_99081 which will also look very similar! (but look to the very top at the directory to tell which one is different)

Copy all 3 of these files and move them over to the folder where you just deleted the three prior files that looked the same!

Now go back to app_990080 and click on depot_990082 (for some, their file might say depot_9900X). Then again, copy the phoenix file from there and put it where you put the other 3 files!

5. Now, you launch the game. If you have done this correctly, under your username on the "Hogwarts Legacy" screen, you should see something that says: Build Version: 1235957

If it says this, you've done it correctly, if not, you will have to start the process over again and try and see where you might have missed something. Now, close the game.

6. Lastly, go here C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps and locate the file: appmanifest_990080.acf

Right click it, click on property's, and set to "Read only"

7. Verify this is working for you by starting up the game with your desired mods. I also suggest having a backup for your game just in case a patch comes out and you have to update again!

Thank you so much for reading and I hope this tutorial is informative and that you are able to revert back to your old game & play happily, fueling your little delusions like the rest of us. Please support & spread this post by liking and reblogging so that other people who are in need of a easy(ish) tutorial can have one!

Have a wonderful day! 💕

[cherriteaa]

chifuyu x his pretty girl ₊✩‧₊˚౨ৎ˚₊

Chifuyu x Black fem reader

I love Toman Man I literally have no other explanation

Contents: Tooth-rotting fluff

(not proofread)

HE'S SUCH A SWEETHEART WHERE DO I EVEN START

He's always giving you stuff. Sharing and gift giving is so big with him. He's always going:

"Hey baby you want some before I drink this?" "You want anything to eat?" "Want some?" "I saw you looking at that plushie in the window. Do you want it?"

He has something of his, something he found, or something he bought for you nearly every time you meet up. He's a sucker for matching items as well. Couples plushies (he makes them kiss whenever he comes over), couples keychains, couples necklaces, ect. With jewelry, he always manages to find tasteful matching things. But he occasionally will get one of the corny heart pieces or something just because it's funny.

He is your number one hypeman until he dies. And then probably after that. His face totally lights up when you show him anything having to do with you. Or even just when you walk in the room and he notices something. If you get your nails, hair, lashes ect done, its a BIG DEAL for him.

"Let me see!! They're so pretty!" "Baby you look so goood!!" "Did you get your lashes done? They look amazing!"

Even if he notices you're feeling under the weather, he's there to remind you how much you mean to him, and even if you're insecure about anything, he makes it known that you are everything to him.

He finds cooking with you to be messy, but fun. He likes to put on your favorite songs just to see you hum and dance while in the kitchen.

HE SENDS YOU SO MUCH SHIT ON MY GOD. Instagram reels, tiktoks, memes he got on discord, links to clothes he thinks is cool, screenshots of clothing items or plushies that you may want. Literally everything. You two will send tiktoks back and forth for hours until its super late, text eachother goodnight, and then like an hour later, both see eachother online again and go "WHAT ARE YOU DOING UP STILL? GO TO BED" only to have the other send the stupidest meme in response. Often times, this leads to facetimes at 1am with you two giggling into your phones until you finally get tired. Then, you'll sleep on facetime together.

His gallery is full of you. Both pictures he took of you, and photos of you two together. He's a pretty energetic guy, and you two like to go exploring a lot, which means pictures at the park, pictures at new restaurants and cafes, photo evidence of you two getting into mischief, everything. He loves taking photos and capturing memories of you two.

Absolutely infatuated with you. He can't keep his hands off you. Not in a sexual way, but he's always holding your hand, wrapping his arms around your waist/shoulders, playfully poking at you, kissing your cheek, anything. He loves to randomly tilt your chin towards him so he can pepper kisses all over your cheeks/ lips

OH AND YOUR HAIR. He's respectful, so of course he asked before touching, but he's awfully curious about it. He loves your curls and the different styles you do/get done. He will certainly help you with detangling or washing, but he fumbles a little with styling. He's more than happy to help with adding beads, ribbon ect though. He's a "Yes ma'am" kinda guy. Def calls you 'his lady' and always pretends you're already married. Says shit like "Happy wife happy life" to his friends after buying you a plushie and they just snicker at him

Chifuyu is overall a very playful boyfriend. His number 1 priority is your safety. His second is your happiness. He likes to be corny for jokes, but you truly are everything to him. He's very cuddly and loves to share every aspect of his life with you. If you two ever encounter problems, he's a "We'll figure this out together." Kind of guy.

A/n: I love him so much omg

The writing grind continues!! I can't believe tokyo rev is taking a hold on me like this again

as always, please please please reblog and/or comment. I'm restarting my writing blog again, and would love love love to meet mutuals.

My requests are: Open!

[caubool]

Transformers One fic WIP:

Isn't it crazy how much work Sentinel's "The Truth is What I Make It" spiel would actually take to follow through on and how much stuff "he" did that would require many many many more bots to carry out? Isn't it wild that Orion was searching for answers Everywhere in that archive and never found a stray hair out of place in the story Sentinel spun?

I’ve started writing out my own answer to the questions I kept coming up with while thinking way too hard about this movie! The first bit below:

In his spark, Optimus Prime is a mech of action. But never without strategy. Contrary to popular belief, he did look before he leapt. He just tended to assume he would land flawlessly on the other side. He wasn't called Optimus because of his dedication to realism, after all. And if all else fails, he knew he was fraggin’ lucky.

In the wake of Sentinel’s execution, Iacon stands on shaking, new-build legs. In just 50 cycles Cybertron lost a war, lost all of its Primes, nearly starved, and went into hiding at the call of a charismatic mech who pulled cogs from freshly sparked chambers. In less than that, Optimus himself onlined. Now, he stands as the sole Prime of Cybertron. Primus’s chosen. He and Iacon reel in tandem. So much in so little time. His servos still buzz with the vibrations of splitting D- Megatron’s canon. As if it'd been mere kliks ago and not a several phases.

Elita helps in the aftermath. B, too, but the little bot seems more preoccupied with exploring these days. Optimus can’t blame him. Though he privately wishes he could get out of all these blasted meetings and go exploring with the minibot rather than just hearing about his adventures after the fact.

In his office, Elita pushes another neat tray of holowork into his servos and levels him with a look. Her optics narrowed and lip plates pressing together so tightly there’s the faintest scrape of metal.

Optimus lets her stare for a few nanokliks before restarting his voice box. “Can I help you, Elita?”

The scraping sound twists up sharply as her look intensifies. "You're no help to anyone right now, Optimus."

He blinks. The words take longer than he'd like to admit to fully process. When they do, he jumps to his pedes. "What do you mean? Have I missed something? Has there been a Quintesson attack?"

"Sit back down, Prime." She ex-vents sharply and walks around to the other side of his desk.

He slumps into his seat and turns tired optics out onto Iacon, vast and crumpled before him. He had tried so hard to deny this office. With its gold trimmed windows and grand desk and personal energon fountain. It was all too much. But he was the Prime and this was a Prime's seat, it's tradition it's- he shutters his optics and terminates that line of thought. "Elita, please tell me what I've done wrong."

Leaning against his desk she watches him out of the corner of her optics. "What do you see there?" She gestures to the windows.

"I see Iacon, in pain. Bots, still unsure of where they fit now. I see a Cybertron uncertain of itself." He says.

"Do you know what I see?" She asks and Optimus doesn't so she continues, "I see a very tired bot working himself to the wire." He startles, but she isn't done yet. "I see a mech spreading himself so thin that he can't actually step up where he's needed."

Optimus has to work hard to get his jaw struts to function correctly. "I- Elita, I can't turn away from Cybertron, even for a nanoklik. They need a leader and that's- Primus chose me to do this. I can't undermine Primus's will."

"You can't jump in front of every canon blast aimed at Cybertron. And frankly, I don't want you to. Primus knows doing it that first time has only made your recklessness worse." Elita says.

"It is not reckless to try to build a better future for all bots." He shoots back.

She rolls her optics and sends him another look. "No, but it is reckless to avoid self-maintenance in the name of being a good leader. You can't be the mech Cybertron needs if your processor is half fried."

He ex-vents and he knows she's right. She often is. "Still, what do you suggest I do? Everywhere I turn there are more bots who need me."

"Find someplace quiet, keep all the lights off, and take a fragging break." Elita knocks her pauldron against his as she says it.

Optimus can feel a smile coming on and he doesn't fight it. "Is that advice, Commander?"

Elita smirks back at him. "That's an order."

--

For as often as he visited the Hall of Records—or, more accurately, was chased out of the Hall of Records—Optimus Prime had never seen another bot actually wandering the stacks. Security bots, sure, but they only showed up if they got tipped off by a roaming drone.

It feels odd to walk through the front doors of the Archive, nobody on his heels. Walking among the shelves of holovids that used to dwarf him and now seeing all the dust caked on their tops. It feels forbidden.

When he had dismissed the security at the entrance he had asked them to leave the lights off. Something he appreciates, even as it adds to the uncanny feeling building in his core. He knows the paths in the dark, the way his headlights snake around corners and up walls. Keeping one thing the same, just one…it's helping.

He starts where he left off last time. The projector screen was still set up with the history of Cybertron queued up. He spins the cartridge tray idly as the holovid starts. It breezes through the history every bot knew forwards, backwards, and inside out. He can feel his actuators depressurizing as the narration continues. He can almost pretend he's still Orion Pax, trying to solve an epic mystery and prove himself as more than just some cogless miner.

"-The Matrix of Leadership. Lost, with the Primes, to the surface." This is where he'd gotten found out last time. Optimus watches as the Matrix fades out into the globe and shakes his head, almost fond. He's already reaching for a new holovid when the narration continues. His optics narrow, hadn't he gotten to the end already? "Cybertron's only hope rests with our final, tireless leader: Sentinel Prime. But he cannot protect us alone. That's why Sentinel needs every bot in Cybertron to do their part and pull their weight. Cybertron needs you, your Prime needs you." The holovid projects Sentinel smiling, waving to an unseen audience, with the light glinting off of his helm.

He looks regal.

Optimus feels his fuel lines twist.

As the holovid finishes, it flashes a few final lines of text. "The Modern History of Cybertron - by ID-A. Sponsored by the Cybertronian Well-Being Initiative."

"What?" the word flies out of him as he reads, then re-reads the text. The Cybertronian Well-Being Initiative? Out of all the branches of government he'd had to get acquainted with recently, he hadn't ever heard of something like that. Optimus ran an internal search of his memory just to be sure but, no, this was the first time he'd seen the name.

Frowning, he swaps out holovids and let the next one play. The screen glows with colour as each of the Primes getts introduced. It's a basic history of the rulers of Cybertron and is similarly scant on details. The holovid once again ends with a shot of Sentinel and a call to work hard for the mech. The credits read: "Who Are the Primes of Cybertron? A Summary - by Thundercracker. Edited for clarity of purpose by ID-A and sponsored by the Cybertronian Well-Being Initiative."

Optimus slides in another vid. "The Quintesson War - by Gearstrike. Edited for clarity of purpose by WR-N and sponsored by the Cybertronian Well-Being Initiative." Then another one. "Energon: Its Sources, Uses, and Necessity to the Cybertronian Ecosystem - by Quarkkey. Edited for clarity of purpose by ID-A and sponsored by the Cybertronian Well-Being Initiative." And another one. "Iacon's Sub-Levels and You: A Guide - by WR-N. Sponsored by the Cybertronian Well-Being initiative."

Optimus spends the rest of the chord looking through any and every holovid he can get his servos on in that archive. By the time Cybertron starts its hum again—the signal for recharge to end and for first shift to begin—he's an island among the piles of holovid cartidges. Each of them branded by the Cybertronian Well-Being Initiative. And none of them ever explaining just what that initiative is.

This bothers him, more than Optimus thinks was strictly logical. It's more than likely that it's just an educational branch that created basic informational holovids. Yet, just reading those four words fill him with a dread that has become all too familiar. On the edge of a cliff, searching brassy, yellow optics, and knowing that no matter how much he hoped for the best, the worst is already staring him in the face.

[cosmicsupernora]

today marks the second time my laptop has done this weird shit where my desktop and taskbar and the entirety of windows explorer are just Gone. last time it went away randomly after restarting while at home. i don't know what my being at work has to do with anything but alas

[metallicaislife]

Save a Horse, Ride a Bassist

A/N: Enjoy!! Sorry for the cheesy title lmaooo

Requested by: Anon

Genre: 18+ Smut

Word Count: 669

Warnings: Unprotected sex, p in v sex, m x f pairing.

It was a gloomy day out, not a lick of sunshine and the rain came down in sheets. 

“I don’t think you’ll be able to leave anytime soon unless you want to brave the rain.” I said to my boyfriend, Cliff, as I looked out the window.

“I don’t mind. More time with you.” He said as he came to stand behind me wrapping an arm around my waist. I leaned up as he leaned down to place a sweet kiss on my lips. 

We were a pretty easy going couple, we didn’t go out much, and some of the best times we had were spent together listening to music and talking about life. 

I found a cassette we both liked and put it in the player. Cliff had grabbed a couple beers and we met each other on the couch. He sat with an ankle resting on his knee, I sat down facing him with my legs tucked beneath me. We began chatting a bit. Both of our eyes would occasionally dart down glancing at the others lips. We eventually ditched our conversation and he leaned in pressing his lips to mine. 

The cassette had stopped ages ago, neither Cliff or I had the mind to put another in or even restart this one. We were too busy sloppily making out and exploring each other's bodies with our hands. Cliff pulled me over onto his lap and I immediately grinded down on his already hardening cock. He groaned into the kiss, then pulled away. 

“Do that again.” He said breathlessly. I did as he said and he groaned louder letting his head fall back on the couch. I took the opportunity to kiss his neck. I kissed around and found his sweet spot before sucking softly to leave a mark. His hands found my hips and lifted them up and down. It was hot, but I wanted more. I stopped and climbed off. 

“What are you doing, baby?” Cliff asked, a little confused. 

I didn’t answer, I removed my underwear leaving my skirt on. 

“Take your dick out.” I told him. 

“I love the way you think.” He smirked and did as I said. He pulled his cock out of his jeans. Just from our heavy make out I could feel my slick dripping down my thighs. I moved back to Cliff climbing back onto his lap. He helped me sink onto his cock. 

“God you’re so sexy. Taking me so well. Squeezing me so tight.” Cliff said as he gripped my hips tightly. Our lips met again in a feverish kiss as I allowed my body to stretch around him. 

We continued to kiss, then I slowly started moving my hips. 

Cliff groaned into our kiss. I pulled back and our eyes locked as I started to pick up the pace. Cliff started to thrust up into me. 

“Fuck. Cliff, that feels so good.” I moaned loudly. 

One of his hands snaked its way under my skirt and began rubbing my clit. My thighs were burning but I knew we were both close. I didn’t last long and came, moaning loudly. I couldn’t move my hips anymore and slunk into Cliff’s chest. He held me up and continued thrusting up into me, it dragged out my orgasm as he found his own. I could feel his cock twitch as he released into me. His hips came to a stop and he continued to hold me and kissed my head. 

“You did so well baby.” He praised me. 

“Fuck, that was hot.” I said once I felt like I had my breath back. Cliff chuckled and rubbed my back. I played with his hair that cascaded over his shoulder.

“Hell yeah it was.” He replied. 

We basked in one another’s company for a while, just being together. I squealed in surprise as he shifted me off his cock, laying me on the couch. 

“Round 2?” He asked as he loomed over me. I smiled up at him. 

“Absolutely.” 

Thank you for requesting! Feel free to request or chat :)

-Isa

[matchasquid]

Attention Splatoon Artists!!

I'm happy to announce that my Splatoon brushes (v.2) bundle for Krita is available for download!!! (rbs are appreciated<3)

This bundle includes new and reworked brushes (from the previous version), focused on imitating the official art style of the Splatoon series' artworks.

Here's a brief rundown of the brushes:

Download Link:

How to install them:

Download the .bundle file from the Google Drive link, and place it wherever you want on your computer

2. Open Krita and go to Settings > Manage Resource Libraries

3. On the Manage Resource Libraries window, click the Import button and select the .bundle file on the file explorer

4. Once you finish the last step, you should see the bundle is now on your Manage Resource Libraries window

5. Now, restart Krita and open a new file. The brushes should be on your Brush Presets docker!! (If you can't find them for whatever reason, just search "Splatoon" on the docker and the brushes should appear.)

"But Matcha, how good are they??" Well, that obviously depends on your drawing/painting skills and familiarity with the brushes, but here are some comparisons:

On both of these I traced the official artworks and tried my best to replicate the paintings, using only my brushes. You can decide if these are to your liking or not :p

Anyway, thank you for the attention and good luck making beautiful art <3

Ps: If you do use them, don't be afraid to tag me! I'd love to see you art :D

[jc-jeicy-top]

💬💬QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS TO C͒H͒U͒R͒R͒A͒ 1 (1/3)💬💬

💬💬PREGUNTAS Y RESPUESTAS A C͒H͒U͒R͒R͒A͒ 1 (1/3)💬💬

1) Do you have any favorite foods?

R=

* I don't need to eat since my energy goes down slowly and I recover if I stay still for a moment, but if it's for the taste I would say that I like caramel cake with cinnamon

2) Do you have any evil plans?

R=

* Well... No(?).... Unless it is considered evil to kill the genocidaires.

3) Are you dangerous or are you a friend?

R=

*That's up to you, player.

4) Do you like to know A.us?

R=

* Yes! Many times I go to Pacifist Worlds and I accidentally leave aside my work....

* I like that everyone is happy.

5) What do you think of the multiverse?

R=

* Which is... complicated.

* If you are not used to these things, it can be a headache and everything is very confusing, but when you understand it, it is something incredible and intriguing that makes you want to explore.

1) What is your favorite A.u?

R=

*I like all AUs, but I have a big fondness for the ones that have a good chara in them

2) Have you ever gotten stuck somewhere?

R=

*Well yes hahaha... I once lost my bag and got trapped in underswap, I'm not complaining, they are very nice characters, and before that I was trapped in the DELETED ABYSS from which clip rescued me.

3) What would happen if someone tried to destroy you?

R=

*Well, I'm not an easy person to beat, but if that were the case and someone managed to "kill" me, I would just restart in cyberspace, I think I would be a little weak but I would recover quickly, and I would immediately go and kill him for being rude ...Unless it's a sans.

4) Have you had problems with other destructive creations? (How without error).

R=

*More or less, with some I'm fine and with others we can barely stand it, but with Error it's totally bad since he seeks to destroy me at any cost since I'm a "disgusting anomaly", which is true, but it's fun to see him frustrated so I do it Annoyed when he tries to murder me, I take him to sites like Wattpad to see the aus they have made of him or leaving him alone in some cyberspace window hahaha.

* (But I immediately search for it and return it to its ANTI VOID).

Part 1.5:

https://www.tumblr.com/j31cy-johannblogs/759883121867046912/questions-and-answers-to-c-h-u-r-r-a-15?source=share

[my-heart-beat-for-anime]

Jann Mardenborough x reader pt.5

Pt.1,Pt.2, Pt.3, Pt.4, Pt.5,Pt.6

The flight to Japan had already taken a long time, but I didn't want to complain and spoil Jann's joy. He finally got the licence, so we were on our way so that Jann could sign a contract with Nissan and instigate the creators of Gran Turismo. We had been flying for several hours and my eyelids began to close and my head slowly began to fall on Jann's shoulder.

Danny pov: I saw two young people in front of me huddling in their sleep. They were so in love and sweet it made my teeth rot. I saw how she was helping him and I never once doubted that I asked her to act as a medic in our team. With a smile on my face, I also closed my eyes and drifted off to sleep.

Y/N pov: I was woken up by a caress on my face and even without opening my eyes I knew it was Jann. I slowly opened my eyes and smiled at him, "Good morning baby," I said in a slightly hoarse voice. Jann returned the greeting and reached in for his first kiss of the morning. "Ah save it for when you're alone." Jack grunted next to us. We just laughed and in about half an hour we finally landed in Japan.

We looked out of the car window with amazed eyes and admired everything around us. Finally the car stopped and we went to the building where we were welcomed by the creator of Gran Turismo himself, and then we went to the contract signing ceremony where there were cameras and journalists. I stood quietly at the back of the room and watched the whole event. I was so proud of him and happy for him too. After signing the contract, Jann and I tried to leave the building, but journalists blocked our way. Despite the endless barrage of questions and inquiries and the endless crowd of reporters, we felt trapped. In the end, however, Danny freed us and told us to go explore the city. We happily set off and wandered through Tokyo. We went to several restaurants and enjoyed the food to our heart's content. We laughed and enjoyed crazy photo booths, endless streams of anime and the smell of delicious food. At one point, Jann stopped unexpectedly, looking into an electronics store. At first I didn't understand what he was focusing on, but then I realized that he was looking at the music player. One eye contact was all it took and I realized why he wanted to buy it. I just smiled and dragged him into the store.

A few weeks later we were preparing for a race in Germany. As always, I encouraged Jann and checked his health, it seemed that he had already fully got used to the life of a racer, he no longer had such nervousness before races as he used to. The last kiss took place and Jann got into the car and drove off towards the start. The whole race went perfectly and Jann even overtook Capa. Now Jann was riding in second place when he hit a straight bumpy section. However, suddenly just before the bend, his car flipped backwards and Jann lost control. His car overturned several times and crashed into the fence where the spectators were standing. It was like someone had taken my breath away. My head was completely empty, but my body, as if acting on some invisible command, ran from the depot. I didn't wait for Jack or Danny and ignored their calls. Fortunately, I managed to catch the ambulance outside, which was just leaving for Jann. I quickly showed them my medical registration and luckily they had no problem taking me with them. When we arrived at the scene of the accident, a few people managed to open the car door together with the other medics, and I managed to pull Jann out of the car. I immediately started checking his condition, he had a broken collarbone and maybe some broken ribs but the worst part was that his heart was not beating. I immediately started resuscitating him and continued even when he was being carried on a stretcher to the helicopter. Halfway to the hospital, we managed to restart Jann's heart and as soon as the helicopter landed on the roof of the hospital, Jann was taken over by local doctors. And only then did a voice reach me and I felt someone shake my shoulder. It was as if I came out of a trance, I looked down at my hands and my heart sank when I saw they were covered in blood, his blood. That is when what kept me going vanished and I collapsed into Jack's arms. I think I screamed because my throat hurt and all I remember was Jack's voice soothing me.

I'm sorry that I haven't published a chapter in a long time, you know, school and such. I also tried to draw fanart for this series of mine and it didn't work out. If any of you would like to draw something for this series, I would be very grateful.