#amber hendrickson | Explore Tumblr Posts and Blogs

moonstomars · 5 years

Text

A little longer

Summary: The war is over, but there are still some issues to deal with. Diane should really just get up and start taking care of some things, but King is not willing to let her go so early.

Notes: apparently, I really needed to write Kiane fluff and so this happened … and I also have to thank the wonderful people from the Kiane discord server for this (you inspired me, guys!) You can find this on ao3 too. Enjoy!

It’s the daylight that filters through the window that wakes Diane up. At first, she just shuts her eyes tightly and buries her face in King’s hair – it’s so soft, she thinks while she takes a deep breath, and it smells good, like he does; but now she is awake and that means that she is starting to remember all the things that she – well, they – should do today.

She heaves a sigh and opens her eyes, slowly, so that she can get used to the daylight, and then she raises her head, glancing at the window of their room in the Boar Hat. Judging by the amount of light that filters, it’s not that late, maybe a little after 8.00. She can take her time.

Her eyes immediately move back to the bed, focusing on the shape of her lover. King is still asleep, his eyes closed – not that she can clearly see them since his face is partially hidden in her hair –, his hot breath caressing her shoulder.

Her lips curve into a smile while she observes him; he looks so peaceful, as he has nothing to worry about, and seeing him like this, after everything that happened in the last few months – the fight with the Holy Knights, the Ten Commandments, the war –, it warms her heart and makes her feel so good and happy. They did it. They really did it, they won the war and then they saved the Captain from himself. There is still so much to do to make things right, of course, but they are making progress.

Diane has taken her place as Queen of Giants, and there are so many things she has to take care of, so many things to change, and the fighting spirit of her Clan is not making things easy for her. But with Matrona at her side, it’s getting better, and things are really starting to change.

Harlequin is busy too, having to take care of the Fairy Clan and the Fairy King’s Forest – in the end, the war reached it too, even though it didn’t suffer so much damage as Liones or Camelot did; but now it’s growing again, even more than before, and it’s so good to see the enthusiasm that light up King’s eyes when he talks about it.

Of course, that means that they usually have to be apart for part of the day, and she misses him, always; but at least, she knows they will be reunited in the afternoon in Liones, since they are trying to help there too – the city has suffered terrible damages from the war, even worse than the ones it had suffered during the fight against Hendrickson.

Diane sighs, thinking about all the things she has to – she wants to – do today, before returning in the Boar Hat. To be honest, she is not really enthusiastic about having to get out of bed and leave King one more time; she is really looking forward to the time when everything would be settled and they could just be together, but for now, that’s what she has to do.

She heaves another sigh before finally starting to wonder exactly how she is supposed to leave that bed. They have fallen asleep holding each other, and during the night they have managed to get even closer; her right arm is lying under King’s neck, and both his arms are around her torso, holding her gently, and their legs are tangled together, to the point that Diane is really starting to think that to get up will take longer than usual today. But she can’t help but smile, seeing how even during their sleep they have sought each other’s closeness.

She looks up again and then she slowly raises her left hand and gently strokes Harlequins’ hair. He shifts slightly at her touch, rubbing his forehead against her skin, but he doesn’t wake up. Well, maybe she should wake him up since technically they both have things to do, but at the end, she can’t bring herself to do to disturb his sleep, he is resting so well. She will wake him up later.

Slowly, she begins to extricate her from his embrace, moving carefully not to wake him up. She caresses his cheek while pulling back her arm from under his neck, and gently moves aside his wings, which are basically covering them as a blanket, barely touching them – Diane discovered that they are pretty sensitive, and that is extremely fascinating at times but it can be a problem right now.

Finally, after freeing her legs as well, she manages to sit on the edge of the bed. She shivers at the feeling of the fresh air of the room on her naked skin, but she rapidly gets used to it and then she stretches her arms, passing a hand through her hair.

Then, when she is finally ready to stand up, she suddenly feels a warm grab on her wrist, and before she can realize what’s happening she finds herself lying on the bed again, a sleepy Fairy King wrapping his arms around her once again, his face burying in the crook of her neck. She let out a cry of surprise that immediately turns into a chuckle as she once again passes her fingers through his hairs.

“Harlequin,” she murmurs, but before she can say something more he is hugging her tightly, apparently not very much willing to let her go.

“Don’t leave,” he mumbles. “It’s too soon.”

“No, it’s not. The sun is up, and I have to get ready. I have to go to Megadozer today, you know that. And you said you wanted to visit the Forest …”

King groans, still not letting her go. Finally he manages to raise his head and look at her with his eyes still half closed, his face partially covered by his messy hair. Diane can’t help but smile even more, raising a hand to caress his cheek. He immediately covers her hand with his own, and makes a little, sleepy smile.

“You are fast,” he murmurs, “you can reach Megadozer in less than an hour from here, and if you don’t want to do that, I’ll bring you there. You can leave later.” This time is his hand that reach her hair, stroking them gently. “Stay a little more. Please?”

Diane rolls her eyes, but the way he is looking at her, his amber eyes hazy but full with adoration, and the tenderness with which he is holding her, are rapidly making her change her mind. “And what do you exactly mean with ‘a little longer’?”

His smile widens and he buries his face in her hair again. “Just a few hours.”

“We can’t sleep for a few hours, Harlequin! We have things to do! And the others-”

“They’ll understand.” He breathes in, making her skin tickle, then he raises again to look at her in the eyes. “The war is over. And Meliodas’ situation is solved, too. We can afford to sleep a bit more, don’t you think so?”

Diane bits her lip, still looking at him. He is being pretty convincing, and to tell the truth, she is less willing to leave that bed every minute that goes by. In the end, she just let out a sigh, passing her hand on his shoulder – he shivers a bit at that, his eyes closing slightly, and that makes her smile again. “Okay, I’ll stay. But just for an hour or-”

She can’t even finish her sentence, because Harlequin is falling back on the mattress and holding her again, making their bodies collide even more – Diane loves the way her body immediately warms up when they touch each other, relaxing in his grip.

“Love you,” he murmurs before closing his eyes, his head so close to hers that their foreheads touch.

Diane just looks at him for a moment, her lips still curved into a smile, and hugs him back before closing her eyes. “Love you too.”

#nnt #nanatsu no taizai #fanfic #kiane #king harlequin #diane #my work #i wrote a lot of angst in the last weeks #i needed this #marswriting

55 notes · View notes

nsula · 5 years

Text

President’s List Fall 2018

NATCHITOCHES – Six hundred and fifty-four students were named to the Fall 2018 President’s List at Northwestern State University. Students on the list earned a grade point average of 4.0. Those named to the President’s List listed by hometown are as follows.

Abbeville – Annemarie Broussard, Heather Mayard;

Alexandria – Eric Weinzettle, Brandi Beaudoin, Leslie Bordelon, Claudia Gauthier, Ian Grant, Angela Hardin, Martha Hopewell, Jaliyah Jasper, Kasey Lacombe, Hunter Lewis, DeShonta Manning, Allison McCloud, Jalyn Mvcneal, Madeline Mitchell, Jennifer Prevot, Jabari Reed, Sailor Reed, Shacora Simpson, Kayla Whittington;

Anacoco -- Nicole Fitzgerald, Brittany Lewis, Caitlin McKee, Cassandra Osborne, Seth Ponthieux, Casey Williams, Megan Williams;

Anchorage – Sydney Bulot;

Arcadia – Antavious Roberson, Ralyn Simpson;

Arnaudville -- Zachary Leboeuf, Alayna Moreau, Misti Richard;

Ashland – Victoria Roderick;

Baker – Katelyn Kennedy;

Ball – Nickolas Juneau, Joseph Reynolds;

Barksdale, AFB – Kimberly Ventura Gonzalez;

Basile – Adam Elkins;

Bastrop – Nikkia Lewis;

Baton Rouge – Meagan Barbay, Diamanisha Betts, Madison Harris, Hannah Knoff, Jordan Lancaster, Tremia Lockett, Henrietta Mercer, Daniel Midyett, Emma Rivet, Victoria Simmons;

Belcher – Sierra Lang;

Belgrade, Serbia -- Emilija Dancetovic;

Belmont – Kelly Bass;

Benton – Victoria Berry, Tamara Korner, Bridget Miller, Jessica O’Neal, Finnley Plaster, Comis Waddell, Kathryn Watts;

Bienville – Julie Martin;

Boise, Idaho – Jessica Anderson;

Bossier City – Maddison Abreo, Jayde Barnett, Brittany Batchelor, Hannah Brooks, Kendall Caple, Izabela Carabelli, Callie Crockett, Peyton Davis, Hannah Gates, Joshua Greer, Jada Grigsby, Peyton Harville, Caylin Head, Savanna Head, Nicholas Hopkins, Kijah Johnson, Brandon Larkin, Chelsea Laverdiere, April Lebick, Katherine Parson, Colby Ponder, Taylor Powell, Jade Reich, Jami Rivers, Jalyn Robertson, Reid Rogers, Madison Rowland, Donna Spurgeon, Savannah Stevens, James Taylor, Kaitlyn Walker, Eric Zheng;

Boutte – Samantha Vernor;

Boyce – Katelyn Brister, Dylan Frazier, Sonya Hill;

Breaux Bridge – Beyonkan Heine, Emily Roy;

Broussard – Dylan Dunford;

Brownsville, Texas – Emily Saldivar;

Brussels – Leyla Fettweis;

Bunkie – Emily Arnaud,

Burleson, Texas -- Addison Pellegrino, Cassandra Smith;

Calhoun – Grace Cummings, Robert Mccandlish;

Calvin – Erin Price;

Campti – Alisha Bedgood, Rebekah Cole, Madelynne Greer;

Carencro – Melody Woodard;

Carrollton, Texas – Victoria Miller;

Cartagena, Colombia – Aura Hernandez Canedo, Jorge Ojeda Munoz, Hassik Vasquez Narvaez;

Cheneyville -- Katelyn Baronne;

Clarence – Jalicia Small;

Clifton – Brittany Shackleford;

Colfax – Alyssa Coleman, Lessie Rushing, Elizabeth Slayter, Morgan Vandegevel;

Conroe, Texas – Sidney Salmans;

Converse – Shayna Brown, Hayley Farmer, Wade Hicks, Mallory Mitchell, Hannah Womack, Logan Woodward;

Cotton Valley -- Nicholas Smith;

Coushatta – Sydney Anderson, Kaylee Antilley, Debra Hanson, Jon Hester, Mary James, Cynthia Lawson, Baley McAlexander, Precious Smith;

Covington -- Henri Blanchat, Justin Brogdon, Rachael Coyne, Sarah Shiflett;

Crowley -- Ma'Kayleen Milson;

Custer, South Dakota – China Whitwer;

Cypress, Texas – Alexis Warren;

Dakota Dunes, South Dakota – Eryn Sandwell;

Denham Springs – Joni Burlew;

DeRidder – Delia Amadiz, Lauren Callis, Tabitha Deer, Colten Denning, Falon Drake, Rebekah Frantz, Shydae Hammond, Karli Kennedy, Briana March, Brittney March, Shayla Miller, Jessica Mullican, Hannah Plummer, Rebecca Richmond, Cheyenne Vander, Michael Waryas;

Des Allemands – Emily Blanchard, Claire Schouest;

Destrehan – Hannah Boquet, Stephanie Webre;

Deville – Briana Ashley, Allison Deglandon, Amber Kreideweis, Aubree Lampert, Kenedy Lampert, Madison Lejeune, Maci Mayeux, Caleb Rhodes;

Diamondhead, Mississippi – Melissa Boyanton;

Dodson – Rachel Broomfield;

Doyline – Lucas Darbonne;

Dry Prong – Jared Boydstun, Ashlee Elliott;

Edmond, Oklahoma – Payton Hartwick, Ashley Medawattage;

El Paso, Texas – Christopher Barron;

Elizabeth – Amanda Cloud, Sadie Perkins;

Elton – Kayla Bellard;

Endicott, New York – Tonya Rackett;

Evergreen – Walter Armand;

Falfurrias, Texas – Marco Arevalo;

Farmerville – Malissa Loyd;

Florien – Shayla Duhon, Amber Lewing, Caroline Matthews, Dylan Roberts, Jordan Weldon;

Folson – Shaylee Laird, Sarah Moore;

Forest Hill – Rafael Sierra;

Forney, Texas – Jobey Rusk, Jared Walker, Jayden Wheeler;

Fort Polk – Brittany Chadwick, Kyley Cole, Shaunda Gordon, Miranda Illsley, Cynthia Schwartz, Sasha Trevino, Cherie Martel;

Fort Worth, Texas – Corban James;

Franklin – Emily Kutchenriter;

Franklinton – Crystal Newman;

Frisco, Texas – Caroline Shepherd;

Garland, Texas – Sierra Stone;

Glenmora – Alan Crowder, Reagan Humphries, Melissa Lanier, Faith Lawrence;

Goldonna – David Day, Harley Godwin;

Gonzales – Rebecca Marchand, Nicole Moody, Molly Moran, Bailee Ramey, Denee Smith;

Grand Prairie, Texas – Clayton Casner;

Grapevine, Texas – Margaret Black;

Greenwell Springs -- Cheramie Kravitz;

Greenwood -- Char'Tarian Wilson;

Gretna – Nadia Johnson;

Haughton – Luther Cain, Jessica Chase, Brittony Cole, Randi Corley, Bethanie Couch, Alexis Hoeltje, Victoria Lodrini, Savanah Molina, Amber Simmons, Heather Wooden, Dawn Young;

Heath, Texas – Megan Lohmiller;

Henderson, Texas – John Floyd, Emily Ortiz;

Hermon, Maine -- Allessa Ingraham-Albert;

Hessmer – Ryan Armand, Lacee-Beth Cazelot;

Hineston – Gabrielle Merchant Langley, Tylee Stokes;

Hope Mills, North Carolina -- Taylor Camidge;

Hornbeck – Brandy Alford, Lane Alford, Kimberly Runyon;

Houma – Alexis Dardar, Billy Gorr, Sarah Lajaunie, Corinne Paris;

Houston, Texas – Kendall Westfall;

Humble, Texas – Aiyana Bean;

Huntington, Texas – Travis Carrell;

Iowa – Keiona Guy, Matthew Phillips;

Irving, Texas – Darria Williams;

Jacksonville Beach, Floria – Katherine Medlin;

Jefferson – Jaleia Parker;

Jena – Christian Aymond, Alanna Hailey;

Jennings – Aimee Boothe, Alyson Brown, Janee Charles, Rachel Edwards, Rachelle Edwards, Wesley Simien, Lydia Williams;

Jonesboro – Jordan Winston;

Kaplan – Gabriel LeMoine;

Katy, Texas – Erik Carver;

Keithville – John-David May, Cora Procell, Janae Richardson, Joanna Sims;

Kenner -- Brooke Petkovich, Parul Sharma;

Kentwood – Jenna Morris;

Kileen, Texas - Temitope Buraimoh, Arlyn Johnson;

Kinder -- Jonathon Villareal;

Lacombe – William Simpson;

Lafayette -- Jeffrey Blossom, Abbey Broussard, Luke Dupre, Michael Joseph, Emilee Leger, Robert Middleton, Andrea Saelios, Dante Saelios, Forest Strang;

Lake Charles – Jovan Avery, Abigail Brady, Shawn Becton, Ashtyn Heap, Amanda Mustian, Sarah Sargent;

Larose – Eric Bourg;

Las Vegas, Nevada – April Ficarrotta;

Lawtell – Karoline Guidry;

Lecompte – Hannah Glaze;

Leesville – Sara Bishop, Autumn Boggs, Anthony Cantrell, Raven Collins, Carter Coriell, Junette Cutshaw, Cameron Davis, Chloe Dowden, Sarah Gibbs-Jarrell, Geoffrey Goins, Jessica Gray, Cheyenne Grigg, Jessica Herring, Ashley Hunt, Leigha Jackson, Bethany Kay, Emilee Keuten, Mercedes Mattes, Kelsea Mckinney, Paula Pilkenton, Linsey Preddy, Danielle Smyth, Peggy Stanley, Linda Strauss, Megan Tucker, Kristin Whistine;

Little Elm, Texas – Hunter Gagnon;

Logansport – Trenton Timmons, Rebecca Tomlin;

Longview, Texas – Gustavo Corrales, Kelli Hickerson, Samantha Morris;

Lyons, Kansas – Jennifer Rogers, Mary Rogers;

Machesney Park, Illinois – Alicia Teran;

Mamou – Alex Chapman, Meggie Granger, Nicholas Saucier;

Mandeville -- Shannon Roussell;

Mangham -- Rebekah Aultman;

Mansfield – Brooke Smith, Madylin Sullivan;

Mansura – Bailey Quebedeaux, Distiny Thompson;

Many – Skyler Ezernack, Heidi Knight, Jaleah Lee, Lathan Meyers, Xavier Montgomery, Chas Pilcher, Tessa Reeves, Samantha Simmons;

Marksville – Zachary Moreau, Paulette Thomas;

Marrero – Lorn Bourgeois;

Marshall, Texas – Laurann Graham, D’Sherrick Williams;

Marthaville – Emeri Manasco, Hanna Pardee;

Maurepas – Cameron Mayfield, Abigail Smith;

Maurice – Adam Courville;

Melissa, Texas – Kylah Banasky;

Merryville -- Kalan Townsley;

Metairie – Kaitlyn Arena, Morgan Nuss, Holly Schiler, Mary Strickland, Sadye Treadway;

Minden – Aubrey Dennis, Jess Easley, Laura Gryder, Taya Hester, Kiara Jenkins, Abigail Reynolds, Amanda Rogers, Heather White;

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada – Kayla Bomben;

Mobile, Alabama – Emily Cristina;

Monroe – Demonta Brown, Aaron Hunt, Grace Underwood;

Montgomery -- Shelly Crew, Katelym Feazell;

Mooringsport – Abigail Wolfe;

Mora – Gracy Rowell;

Moreauville – Sean Casey;

Morgan City – Allie Atkinson, Jeremy Orgeron;

Morse – Kierra Linden;

Mount Hermon -- Warren McFarlain;

Muleshoe, Texas -- Caitlyn Barber;

Murphy, Texas – Bronte Rhoden;

Murrieta, California – LaQuitta Wilkins;

Napoleonville – Elizabeth Coleman;

Natchitoches -- Austin Aldredge, Ragan Aple, Luz Arrieta Jimenez, Rebecca Autrey, Sarah Aviles, Francisco Ballestas-Sayas, Joshua Below, Dylan Bennett, Sarah Bergeron, Allison Berry, Sara Coates, Anna Coffey, Fabian Correa Guette, Haley Dahlhoff, Elliot Davis, Ruth Garcia Rodriguez, Samantha Hall, Kaitlin Hatten, Taylor Johnson, Anthony Jones, Mary Keran, Colby Koontz, Scott Macqueen, Miranda Mayeaux, Rylie Mcfarlain, Jordan Mitchell, Maina Ibn Mohammed, Kaitlyn Nieman, Brooklyn Noe, Abigail Poe, Jonah Poe, Melissa Remo, Shelby Riedel, Alyssa Roberts, Kayla Roquemore, Emily Ryder, Emily Salter, Madison Shade, Melissa Slaughter, Madeline Taylor, David Thibodaux, Kristan Valdez, Lantz Vercher, Elizabeth Vienne, Madysen Watts;

New Iberia -- Jaci Jones, Grace Kerns, Payton Romero:

New Llano – Nicole Naral;

New Milford, Connecticut -- Lisa Rosenberg;

New Orleans – Jerome Baudy, Haleigh Giorlando Wall, Jaime Hendrickson, Tayla Oliver;

Noble – Allie Ebarb, Collin Procell;

Noyen sur Serthe, France -- Emma Miachon;

Oakdale -- Cheyenne Bertrand, Alyssa Cole, Katelyn Johnson, Coriana Moreaux, James Obrien;

Oil City – Ryan Connella;

Olla – Brianna Corley, Kristen Smith;

Opelousas -- Lauren Hebert, Keshayla Jackson, Alexia Rubin, Jaylen St. Romain;

Pacifica, California -- Nicholas Pierotti;

Palmetto, Florida -- Cindy Hernandez;

Paris, Texas -- Jordan Whatley;

Pearland, Texas – Tanisha Williams;

Pelican – Mary Myers;

Pereira Risaralda, Colombia -- Mariana Ospina Rivas;

Pineville – Malek Abdelhadi, Taylor Bailey, Riley Bell, Tasha Blanchard, Christian Boudreaux, Latasha Cain, Noelle Carruth, Amber Edmisson, Erin Fallis, Kara Johnson, Michael Martin, Emily McCarty, Cade Mitchell, Wendi Powell, Morgan VanBuren, Corbi Walters, Wesley Williams, Alan Winegeart;

Pitkin – Mattie Stewart;

Plaquemine – Kameron Landry;

Plaucheville -- Brooke Dauzat;

Pollock – Jadynn Giles;

Pontotoc, Mississippi – Elizabeth McCullar;

Port Allen – Makayla Lacy;

Port Barre – Madison Estis;

Port Orange, Florida – Sean Logan;

Prairieville – Rebekah Bonner, Colleen Carline, Roy Cobb, Andrea Gathercole, Sarah Makin;

Princeton – LeKayla Smith;

Provencal – Kara Gandy, Rebekah Orsborn, Bailey Scarbrough;

Ragley – Elizabeth Jaycox, Cole Spponer;

Raleigh, North Carolina – Aleida, Alfonso;

Ringgold – Regan Edwards;

Riverview, Florida – Robyn Larson;

Robeline – Jessica Clark, Patricia Goodwin, Alyssa Maley, Bergen Oge, Caleb Wester;

Round Rock, Texas – Evan Nafe;

Ruston – Jena Green;

Saint Francisville – Sara Baggett, Jordan Bringedahl;

Saint Martinville – Blake Blanchard, Alli Douet;

Saint Rose – Alexis Mancuso;

Saline – Madelyn Cheatwood;

San Antonio, Texas – Tiffany Rubin;

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan – Loren MacLennan;

Scott – Sydni Larriviere, Kristen Prejean;

Seabrook, Texas -- Amy Whitecotton;

Searcy, Arkansas – Lora Wood;

Shenzhen, China – Yinglin Yuan;

Shreveport -- Lindsey Adkins, Mackenzie Allen, Hannah Angell, Yasmeen Bader, James Baldwin, Katelynn Benge, Maddison Benge, Hallie Bloxom, Erin Brown, Kaysie Burgess, Abigail Davis, Jackson Driggers, Jennifer Eaves, Jennifer Elliott, Samantha Freeman, Peyton Gamble, Leah Gould, Melina Johnson, Tatyanna Kinsey, Kaitlyn Knighton, Katherine Mckay, Maxey McSwain, Madison Milligan, Myles Mitchell, Cayla Morris, Megan Osborn, Mallory Parker, Bailey Patton, Zachary Person, Haley Pickett, Taylor Poleman, Patricia Reed, Madelyn Ruiz, Catherine Shaw, Shelby Sowers, DeAndre Stevenson, Khaila Tucker, Ansonia Wisner;

Sibley – Julianna Schober;

Simmesport – Bailie Marsh, Elise Normand;

Simsboro – Autumn Smith, Shelby Wall;

Slaughter – Ciara Gibbs;

Slidell – Ayrianna Edwards, Katherine Gallinghouse, Parker Gwaltney, Abigail Miller, Sabrina Miller, Holly Penta, Rachel Reed, Jourdan Waddell, Olivia Warren;

Spring, Texas -- Sydney Normand;

Stinnett, Texas – Dalin Williams;

Stonewall – Mildred Hooper, Mallory McConathy, Emily McConnell, Brooke Meade, Clinton Oliver, Mackenzie Panther, Kassidy Parker;

Stuttgart, Germany -- Antonia Blattner;

Sulphur – Tiffany Lyons, Bryttani MacNamara;

Sunset – Lindsay Thibodeaux;

The Woodlands, Texas – Tyler Rapp;

Thibodaux – Sheridan Duet, Maegan Davis;

Tool, Texas – Kimberly Kidney;

Toronto Ontario – Rhea Verma;

Trout – Makayla King, Zachary Long, Deana Poole, Devon Smith, Andrea Walters;

Venice, Florida – Alexis Weaver;

Ventress – Racheal Gaude;

Ville Platte – Gabrielle Chapman, Joshua Galland, Alex Gautreaux;

Waco, Texas – Isabella Hudson;

Walker – Johnny Brister;

Washington – Tarik Andrus;

Welsh – Alisha Ledoux;

West Helena, Arkansas – Brittani Arana;

West Monroe – Julianne Cousans, Laura Lovell;

White Castle – Cassidy Blanchard, Gavin Landry;

Whitehouse, Texas – Jackson Allen;

Wilmington, Delaware – Amy Bourett;

Winnfield -- Tamierrea Alexander, John Collins, Simona Curry, Michael Duke, D’Tyria Duncan, Joshua Goins, Kassidy Grantadams, Kelsey Jordan, Elizabeth Parker, Caroline Womack, Maggie Womack;

Winnipeg, Manitoba – Tyra Duma;

Woodworth – Christian Jeansonne, Jonathan Magnano;

Wylie, Texas – Alexis Perry;

Yaroslav, Russia -- Polina Mutel;

Youngsville – Jessica Gilmore, Brandon Granger;

Zakopane, Poland -- Patrycja Polanska;

Zwolle – Shakelia Maxie, Holden Rivers.

1 note · View note

aestherians · 7 years

Note

There are no journals, scientific papers, or studies on otherkin. It’s all junk science. Meaning, it’s fake science used to discredit all scientific research and studies. Otherkin is just emo kids with too much time on their hands, it doesn’t exist.

“no journals, scientific papers, or studies on otherkin”

But you know what? I’m feeling generous today. How about I give you a list of resources instead of a link to the list, since a lot of you guys seem unable to click links. Here you go:

Academic Book

Bronner, Simon J. and Cindy Dell Clark, Youth Cultures in America. Santa Barbara: Greenwood, 2016.(Furry Fandom pages 274 -277 and Otherkin pages 530-533)

Johnston, Jay. “Chapter 42: Vampirism, Lycanthropy, and Otherkin.” In The Occult World, by Christopher Partridge, 412-423. New York: Routledge, 2014.

Johnston, Jay. "On Having a Furry Soul: Transpecies Identity and Ontological Indeterminacy In Otherkin Subcultures,” Animal Death, edited by Jay Johnston and Fiona Probyn-Rapsey, 293-306. Sydney: Sydney University Press, 2013.

Kirby, Danielle. Fantasy and Belief: Alternative Religions, Popular Narratives, and Digital Cultures. Bristol: Equinox Publishing, 2013.

Kirby, Danielle. "From Pulp Fiction to Revealed Text: A Study of the Role of the Test in the Otherkin Community." In Exploring Religion and the Sacred, edited by Christopher Deacy and Elisabeth Arweck, 141- 154. Burlington, VT: Ashgate, 2009.

Kirby, Danielle. "Readers, believers, consumers, and Audiences: Complicating the Relationship Between Consumption and Contemporary Narrative Spiritualties." In Australian Journal of Communication, edited by Roslyn Petelin, 121-133. St. Lucia: The University of Queensland Press, 2012.

Laycock, Joseph P. Dangerous Games: What the Moral Panic over Role-Playing Games Says about Play, Religion, and Imagined Worlds. Oakland: University of California Press, 2015.(Pages 169-176, 199-200, 204-205 mentions otherkin, real-life vampires, and therians)

Laycock, Joseph. Spirit Possession Around The World: Possession, Communion, and Demon Expulsion Across Cultures, Santa Barbara, ABC-CLIO, 2015.(Pages 265 to 266 is a section on otherkin)

Nelson, Victoria. Gothicka: Vampire Heroes, Human Gods, and the New Supernatural. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2012.(Briefly goes over otherkin and fictionkin on page 58).

Plante, Courtney N., Reysen, Stephen, Roberts, Sharon E., Gerbasi, Kathleen C., FurScience! A Summary of Five Years of Research from the International Anthropomorphic Research Project. Waterloo: FurScience, 2016.

Shane, Margaret. “Chapter 16: Some People Aren't People On The Inside.” In Educational, Psychological, and Behavioral Considerations In Niche Online Communities, by Vivek Venkatesh, 260 - 271. Hershey: Information Science Reference, 2014.

Academic Dissertation & Thesis

Allan, Troy D. Other-Than-Humans: A Qualitative Narrative Inquiry Into The Spiritual Development of Therians. Argosy University, July 2014.

Altmann, Eric Stephen. Posthum/an/ous: Identity, Imagination, and the Internet. Appalachian State University, 2010.

Bricker, Natalie. Life Stories of Therianthropes: An Analysis of Nonhuman Identity in a Narrative Identity Model, Lake Forest College, April 2016, http://publications.lakeforest.edu/seniortheses/63/ .

Getzler, Melanie. Othering Among Otherkin: the discursive negotiation of the face-threat of exclusionary othering in a demarginalizing Internet community, Bloomington: Indiana University, 2013.

Academic Article

Coudray, Chantal Bourgault Du. "The Cycle of the Werewolf: Romantic Ecologies of Selfhood in Popular Fantasy," Austrailia Feminist Studies, Vo.l 18 No. 40 (June 9 2003): pp 57 -72.http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/0816464022000056376?journalCode=cafs20 (accessed March 18 2016).(Article in general deals with people using werewolves as a way of delving into the connection between "nature and spirit" and directly talks about therianthropy (with a specific focus on those who identify as werewolves) on pages 67-68.)

Cusack, Carole M.. "Spirituality and Self-Realization As 'Other-Than-Human': The Otherkin and Therianthropy Communities" https://www.academia.edu/12572512/Spirituality_and_Self-Realisation_as_Other-Than-Human_The_Otherkin_and_Therianthropy_Communities (accessed March 2016).

Feijó, Pedro. "Doctors Herding Cats: The Misadventures of Modern Medicine and Psychology with NonHuman Identities," University of Cambridge, 2016.

Gangadharan, Tara. "Social Network Sites as Evolving Subculture," Discourse. Vol. 3 No., 1 (March 2015): pp 234-246.(Defines otherkin in passing on page 236 as "people who believe they are non-human and take on imaginary characters such as vampires, elves or fairies.")

Gerbasi, Kathleen C. et al, "Furries A to Z: (Anthropomorphism to Zoomorphism)." Society and Animals, Vol.16 (2008): pp 197-222. (accessed January 28, 2013).(Goes over the topic of "species identity disorder")

Grivell, Timothy, Helen Clegg and Elizabeth C. Roxburgh. “An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of Identity in the Therian Community.” Identity: An International Journal of Theory and Research. Vol. 14, No. 2, (May 2014): pp 114-135.

Hendrickson, Kate M., Teresita McCarty, and Jean M. Goodwin. “Animal Alters: Case Reports,” Dissociation, Vol. III, No. 4 (December 1990) https://scholarsbank.uoregon.edu/xmlui/handle/1794/1854 (accessed March 27 2015).(Article is about animal alters in cases of people diagnosed with MPD (now called DID), but as the alters do identify as nonhuman animals the article might still be on interest to some.)

Keck et al, “Lycanthropy: Alive and Well In The Twentieth Century,” Psychological Medicine. Vol. 18, No. 1 (Feb., 1988): pp 113-20. http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=4990600&fileId=S003329170000194X (accessed August 29 2014).(Article includes discussion about a man who identified as a cat since childhood and whose identification did not change with treatment over the course of over six years)

Kirby, Danielle. “Alternative Worlds: Metaphysical Questing and Virtual community Among the Otherkin.” In Through a Glass Darkly: Reflections on the Sacred, edited by Frances Di Lauro, 275-287.Sydney: Sydney University Press, 2006.

Kulick, Aaron, Pope HG Jr, & Keck PE Jr. “Lycanthropy and Self-Identification.” The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, Vol. 2 ( Feb. 1990): pp 134-137 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2405100 (October 14 2014).(Case Report of a man who had identified as a cat since childhood, whose identification did not change with any treatment given, and simply identified as a cat and did not have the delusion of physically being one.)

Laycock, Joseph P. “We Are Spirits of Another Sort: Ontological Rebellion and Religious Dimensions of the Otherkin Community." Nova Religio. Vol. 15, No. 3 (Feb., 2012): pp. 65-90 http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1525/nr.2012.15.3.65 (accessed November 24 2013).

O’Callaghana, Sean. "Navigating the ‘other’ world: cyberspace, popular culture and the realm of the Otherkin," Culture and Religion. Vol. 16 No. 3 (Nov 2015): pp 253-268.

Probyn-Rapsey, Fiona. "Furries and Limits of Species Identity Disorder," Society & Animals, Vol. 19 (2011): pp 294-301 https://www.academia.edu/2903078/Furries_and_limits_of_species_identity_disorder (accessed January 28, 2013).(Goes over the topic of "species identity disorder")

Riley Elizabeth A, "Adolescent Gender Diversity Assessment: An In-depth Collaborative Conversation," Journal of Child & Adolescent Behavior. Vol. 3, No. 5 (September 4 2015): pp 1-6. (accessed January 3, 2015).(Mentions otherkin on page 4 though only in passing)

Roberts, S., Plante, C., Gerbasi, K., & Reysen, S., "Clinical Interaction with Anthropomorphic Phenomenon: Notes for Health Professionals about Interacting with Clients Who Possess This Unusual Identity," Health & Social Work, Volume 40, Issue 2 (February 2015):pp 42-50.(Mentions therians as well as touches on the topic on identify as and with animals.)

Roberts, Sharon E., Courtney N. Plante, Kathleen C. Gerbasi, and Stephen Reysen. "The Anthrozoomorphic Identity: Furry Fandom Members’ Connections to Nonhuman Animals," Anthrozoös. Volume 28, Issue 4 (December 2 2015): pp 533-548.(While the article is focused on furries, the article does touch on the topic of identifying as and/or with animals.)

Robertson, Venetia Laura Delano. "The Beast Within: Anthrozoomorphic Identity and Alternative Spirituality in the Online Therianthropy Movement." Nova Religio, Vol. 16, No. 3 (Feb 2013): pp. 7-30 http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1525/nr.2013.16.3.7 (accessed November 24 2013).

Robertson, Venetia. "The Law of the Jungle: Self and Community in the Online Therianthropy Movement."Pomegranate: The International Journal of Pagan Studies, Vol 14, No 2 (Dec., 2012): Pp 256-280 http://www.equinoxpub.com/journals/index.php/POM/article/view/17911 (accessed January 28, 2013).

Robertson, Venetia Laura Delano, “ Where Skin Meets Fin: The Mermaid as Myth, Monster and Other-Than-Human Identity.” Journal for the Academic Study of Religion, Vol 26, No 3 (2013): pp 303-323. http://www.equinoxpub.com/journals/index.php/JASR/article/viewArticle/18597 (accessed October 1 2015).

Smith, Stanley G. “Disorder With Human and Non-human Subpersonality Components,” Dissociation, Vol. 2, No. 1 (March 1989) https://scholarsbank.uoregon.edu/xmlui/handle/1794/1415 (accessed March 27 2015).(Article is about a case of someone diagnosed with MPD (now called DID) of mostly animal alters, but as the alters do identify as nonhuman animals the article might still be on interest to some.)

Williams, Emyr. "A Quantitative Investigation Into The Paranormal Beliefs of Contemporary Vampire Subculture," Paranthropology, Vol. 7, No.1 (2016): pp 33-39.

Lecture

Addie, Trevor. “Therianthropy: A State of Being,” ANTH-331 "Taboos," American University, March 5th 2013, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMEkuOW5pjs (accessed August 20 2014).

Podcast or Radio

Amber, Ashlee, Branden, and Dave. “Episode 6: Otherkin,” Pagan Centered Podcast, May 30 2006, http://pagancenteredpodcast.com/episode-6-otherkin/

Ashlee, Dave, Jason, and Sam. “Episode 50: The Pagan Taboo (Otherkin Episode),” Pagan Centered Podcast, December 9 2007, http://pagancenteredpodcast.com/episode-50-the-pagan-taboo-otherkin-episode/

Amber, Ashlee, Barbara, Branden, and Dave. “Episode 131: How Can we Study Otherkin?,“ Pagan Centered Podcast, December 23 2009, http://pagancenteredpodcast.com/episode-131-how-can-we-study-otherkin/

Amber, Branden, Dave, and Joe. “220: Otherkin - The Power of Names,“ Pagan Centered Podcast, December 14 2011, http://pagancenteredpodcast.com/220-otherkin-the-power-of-names/

Archer, S.A., Sherri Semine, and S. Ravynheart. “Real Life Vampires and Werewolves,” Ultimate Urban Fantasy Podcast, June 30, 2013, aprox. ~ 1 hour, http://www.ultimateurbanfantasy.com/tag/therian/

Bell, Art, Father Malachi Martin, and Lance Foxx. “Lycanthropy,” Coast to Coast AM, July 11 1997, aprox. ~ 4 minutes.

Daoust, Phil. "G2: Radio: Pick of the day" The Guardian, 30 Aug 2001 2:15 PM.

Emshir, “Podcast 1.” To Be Unicorn Podcast, 2006, aprox. ~ 30 minutes.

Emshir, “Podcast 2.” To Be Unicorn Podcast, 2006, aprox. ~ 50 minutes.

Fickerfly Zara, “Always Believe,” Always Believe, August 2008, aprox. ~ 20 minutes

Jones , Dave, Savage, and Night FireWolf. “Werewolves: The Truth From Those Who Are,” KAPS Radio, Para-X, October 18 2009, aprox. 2 hours, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86_dZoZNXRk

Kimmijae, Jody, Werewolf of Waldor, and SerrpentineZebra. “Therianthropy,” The Reign, ParaX , April 31, 2011, aprox. ~ 1 hour

Madrid, Bob. “WolfMage’s Radio Interview,” News Radio, Uath County, October 31 2000, aprox. ~ 24 minutes.

Polson, Willow. The Veil's Edge: Exploring the Boundaries of Magic. New York,: Citadel Press, 2003.(Pages 91 - 115 deals with otherkin)

Punnett, Ian. “Otherkin Calls and More,” Coast to Coast AM, January 5, 2007, aprox. ~ 3 hours, http://www.coasttocoastam.com/shows/2007/01/05

Punnett, Ian and Jason The Horse. “Man With Horse Soul” Coast to Coast Live, January 20, 2007, aprox. 2 hours 30 minutes

Punnett, Ian and Jason The Horse. “Horse in a Human Form,” Coast to Coast AM, June 10 2009, aprox. 2 hours, http://www.coasttocoastam.com/show/2009/06/20

Punnett, Ian and Jason The Horse. “Horse in a Human Body,” Coast to Coast AM, December 18 2010, aprox. 2 hours, http://www.coasttocoastam.com/show/2010/12/18

Punnett, Ian and Jason The Horse. “Ian’s Farewell Show,” Coast to Coast AM, July 14 2013, aprox. 3 hours, http://www.coasttocoastam.com/show/2013/07/14

RevKess and KaliSara. “Dark of the Year & Other Kin,” Pagan Musings Podcast Channel, BlodTalkRadio.com, November 19 2011, 2 hours 2 minutes, http://hosts.blogtalkradio.com/pagan-musings/2011/11/20/dark-of-the-year-other-kin

RevKess and KaliSara. “Other Kin Encore” Pagan Musings Podcast Channel, BlodTalkRadio.com, January 8 2012, apex. 2 hours, http://www.blogtalkradio.com/pagan-musings/2012/01/08/other-kin-encore

Tsunami and Pirate, “T.T.K.,” Luna Sanguinus, BlogTalkRadio.com, February 11, 2012, 30 minutes, http://www.blogtalkradio.com/luna-sanguinus/2012/02/11/ttk

Ward, W.B. and Jason the Horse. “Jason - A Horse In a Human Body.” WXBX Ward, BlogTalkRadio.com, August 6, 2009, 1 hour, http://www.blogtalkradio.com/wb-ward/2009/08/07/skeptic-beliefs-with-wb-ward

Survey Result

Asikaa, ">>> THE GREAT AHWW SURVEY! https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!topic/alt.horror.werewolves/OcrxF8eZxKQ [accessed May 18 2013]

Cheetah, “Therian Census,” Werelist. August 14 2013. https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B4uX28ws5wsHLWpMWEJjWXhYeHc/edit (accessed August 18 2013).

Kin-spiration, “2014 Tumblr Otherkin Census,” Tumblr. June 26 2014. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1smXR1D_oAq8udYyrLoF8juLUeOHgHBhszmqDGFjGhiE/edit#gid=0 (accessed August 25 2015).

Utlah, “AHWw Poll'97 - The RESULTS!” alt.horror.werewolves, November 9 1997, https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups=#!searchin/alt.horror.werewolves/results$2097/alt.horror.werewolves/lYqSQB2DVQM/FGPjBFzqarQJ (accessed August 18 2013).

White Wolf, “2012 Therian Census Results. Werelist. June 21 2012. https://www.dropbox.com/s/ythgrrx7ez25f6l/TSurvey.pptx (accessed June 25 2012).

White Wolf, “2013 Therian Census Results. Werelist. March 17 2014. https://www.dropbox.com/s/y8vmmanknlvqpek/2013%20TSurvey.pptx (accessed March 30 2014).

Other

"A Proposed Diagnostic Definition for Species Dysphoria," THETA, http://theta.kinfire.org/?page_id=7 (accessed July 1 2013).

Buxton, Alex. "Why be human when you can be otherkin?," University of Cambridge, July 16 2016, http://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/why-be-human-when-you-can-be-otherkin (accessed August 10 2016).

Donovan, Laura. "4 People Who Don't Consider Themselves Human," ATTN, February 2 2016, http://www.attn.com/stories/5609/otherkin-therian-people-see-themselves-as-animals (accessed May 26 2016).

Gorath, “The Wilde Side: A Therian’s Perspective,” Psionics Institute, October 20th 2012, http://psionicsinstitute.org/classes/miscellaneous/the-wild-side-a-therians-perspective/ (accessed December 29 2015).

Proyen, Mark Van. "Robin Ward at Lisa Dent," Art in America, Vol. 93, No. 9, (Oct 2005): 189.

Robertson, Venetia. "Therianthropy," World Religion & Spirituality Project VCU, 11 October 2015, http://wrs.vcu.edu/profiles/Therianthropy.htm (accessed December 13 2015).

Webster, David. "What is meant by the term 'Otherkin'?," July 22 2014, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNs0mZh7fkY (accessed March 28 2016).

67 notes · View notes

baconwaffle2016 · 7 years

Text

NNT Ship Week, Day 6: Memory [Year One] (MeliodasxElizabeth)

Because I can’t get my NNT Hogwarts AU out of my head, and I want to add more to the mystery of why Meliodas seems to hate Elizabeth in this. This becomes a pretty big plot point, along with Ban’s story arc.

(Also, sorry for being late!)

“Hey, Cornwall.”

“...What is it, Liones?”

“Do you like books?”

“...Why do you ask?”

“Did you hear about this book series?”

Meliodas finally placed the updated edition of Hogwarts: A History down. He regarded Elizabeth with an expression like winter, one he’d become a master in, despite just being eleven. Still smiling, Elizabeth sat down across the table and held up a book that clearly hadn’t come from the Hogwarts Library. He narrowed his green eyes at the title and author, and then he frowned.

“Isn’t that book written by muggles?” Meliodas asked.

Elizabeth puffed her cheeks, looking affronted for a moment, though her gaze held no bite. “Muggle books are cool! Especially this one. It’s about a man in a police box who travels through time, and to other worlds.”

Meliodas narrowed his eyes further, but couldn’t hide how his gaze flashed with curiosity. Elizabeth smiled then, her plump cheeks dimpling sweetly as she held the book with a man in a tweed jacket and blond woman running across the cover hand in hand. She pointed at the old, blue police box in question, and then leaned across the table to whisper to him, like a secret, “It’s bigger on the inside.”

He contemplated the book for a beat, and then scoffed. “...Sounds stupid. Why the bloody hell would I read something like that?”

“Are you saying you can’t?” Elizabeth asked, her orange eye gleaming as she seemed to smirk.

Meliodas bristled. He glared at the book in her hand, then shot a glare up at Elizabeth, who just bit back a giggle. He glared off to the side.

“I didn’t say that,” he snapped. “I just think it would be a waste of my time.”

“Which means you can’t.”

Again, Meliodas bristled, feeling his left eyebrow twitch. He whipped his head to glare at Elizabeth, who was now propping her chin on a palm, her other hand still holding her book upright. She was still smiling. Meliodas realized, not for the first time, that he didn’t like how she smiled at him. Like he was another friend.

Still, he would do anything for Elizabeth to leave him alone. And so, with a little growl, Meliodas snatched the book from her hands.

“Fine! I’ll read your stupid muggle book. And I’ll hate it all the same,” he said while placing the book in his leather bag.

Elizabeth giggled. “Okay!”

…….

…....

….

Meliodas finished the book in two days, perhaps less than that.

By that time, the only class he and Elizabeth shared was Charms. As Professor Hendrickson greeted the class with a blithe smile and began an overview of the lesson for the day, he slid the book under the table and lightly bumped it against Elizabeth’s side. Elizabeth started at the movement and turned to look at him, blinking in bemusement. Meliodas flushed and turned to glare at a spot on the wall.

“Here’s your book,” he whispered.

Elizabeth blinked, and then beamed. Casting a wary look to the front of the room, she leaned close to him and whispered, “Did you like it…?”

“...It was okay.”

Elizabeth stared at him, even as Meliodas refused to look at her. And then, he spoke again.

“Is...is there another one?”

“...Elizabeth? Hey, Elizabeth!”

“Huh?”

Elizabeth blinks out of her daydream and finds that she’s back in the dorms. Elaine is laying back on her bed, turned to face Elizabeth, her amber eyes soft with concern. She sits up on her elbows.

“Are you okay, Ellie?” She asks.

Elizabeth blinks wide eyes and glances down at the book in her lap. The cover has become worn with multiple readings, but the image of the man (yet not) in a tweed suit and his blonde companion, along with the police box that isn’t really a police box, remains vivid as ever. She squeezes her hands around the novel, feeling a familiar tightness in her chest.

“Of course, Elaine,” she says with a smile, “I’m just fine.”

And it’s a lie, one that Elizabeth knows that her friend can easily see, even without peeking inside her mind. Still, Elizabeth keeps on her smile, even as she clutches the book tightly to her chest.

#nntshipweek #nntshipweek day 6 #Hogwarts AU #Meliodas #Elizabeth #First Year #Fifth Year #the NNT Hogwarts AU this fandom didn't ask for #flashback #WHAT'S THIS #A MYSTERY #what could it mean #slice of life

38 notes · View notes

553butterfly553 · 5 years

Text

The Adventures of Arcadia and Hendrickson - 1

New Girl

Meliodas and his group, along with Hendrickson and the three misfits were all in Istar. The blond man just arrived at the training cave after his test and just finished speaking to Hendrickson. Once he approached Jenna, a thought came to his mind and it didn't involve his lost powers. “Hey, Jenna, where exactly is Arcadia? I thought she'd be here.” Meliodas questioned, causing the others around him to turn to look at him curiously. “Who is 'Arcadia'?” King asked in return before Jenna could respond. “She's an old friend of mine.” Meliodas just smiled brightly after speaking, causing the fairy king to be a little suspicious. “I'll call her,” Jenna spoke, before turning around. “ARCADIA! GET YOUR ASS OVER TO THE TRAINING CAVE!” Her loud voice startled everyone around her. “She'll be here in a few minutes. Go ahead in the cave with King for now.” So, that's where Meliodas went. He and King needed to have a chat anyway. So, as they chatted and fought each other, the girl made her way to the training cave. She wasn't happy about it at all. She'd been taking a nap.

Sure enough, once Meliodas and King exited the caves, the girl was walking up the path to them. “Arcadia!” Meliodas yelled out excitedly, it was the same tone as when he would see Ban after a long period of time. Everyone turned to see the clearly annoyed girl walking towards them. She had white hair, like a druid's, down to her shoulders. She wore black pants and a black tank top with a blue cloak around her shoulders that nearly dragged on the ground. “Hello, Meliodas. What do you want?” Her tone was the complete opposite of his. “Everyone, this is Arcadia.” Jenna interrupts before Meliodas can speak. “Arcadia, this is Gilthunder, Howzer, Hendrickson, and King.” “Um, hello?” The girl clearly was confused to why there were so many humans and a fairy there in Istar. It wasn't every day that there were so many outsiders. “Arcadia here is a half-demon and half-goddess. She's a one-of-a-kind being!” “What?!” Everyone was shocked at that, except Merlin and Meliodas. Due to those two not being introduced to her, it was clear that the girl not only knew Meliodas but Merlin as well. “Come here, we need to talk.” Meliodas then pulled the girl off to the side. “Listen, can you help us out. Fraudrin is back and causing a bunch of issues.” “I don't see why that's my problem.” “Wait, I don't mean to eavesdrop, but did I just hear you talk about Fraudrin?” Gilthunder questioned, approaching the two of them. The girl turned around to glare at the human, while Meliodas just nodded his head. “You're correct, little Gil.” “Why is he any of her business?” “Because I once... had a connection to him. So he's my problem. Why is it your business?” Arcadia purposefully avoided giving too much information to Gilthunder. “My father was killed by that demon and Sir Dreyfus is still being possessed by him!” “Well, before you two get into it, how about I get my powers back. You can ask her all you want later, alright, little Gil?” “Alright then.” Jenna summoned a huge goddess amber. “So, Sir Meliodas's strength is in here?” Hendrickson questioned with awe. “You have no idea what pains I had to go through to get it inside...” Jenna muttered, mostly to herself. “Now then, everyone, step back. Here it comes, Meliodas.” “Bring it!” The blond man instantly responded. Jenna then muttered some words that the humans didn't understand and the goddess amber broke. Darkness fell upon Istar as Meliodas's strength was unleashed. “Wh...What's going on? It became night all of a sudden!” Howzer cried out, completely shocked by the events unfolding around him. Gilthunder looked just as shocked but said nothing. “It's not the darkness of the night. This is Meliodas's power, released from the amber.” Jenna explained to the humans around her. She then mumbled more words the humans couldn't understand, and then all the black began to pour into Meliodas. It sent wind furiously blowing around them. It knocked the humans backward, well just Howzer and Gilthunder, as Hendrickson hid behind a large rock. Quickly though, the two humans regained themselves and returned to the group. Only to see Meliodas begin to laugh. “I've dreamed of this day for so long!” Meliodas began, “My strength has finally returned to me!” “Meliodas?” Gilthunder hesitantly questioned as Howzer also said, “Hey! It sounds like he's turned evil...” Just as the humans began to be on edge, Meliodas smiled at them. “Just kidding.” “What the hell? He hasn't changed a bit!” Howzer spoke up a little annoyed at the situation. “Are you stupid?” King suddenly questioned the other blond man. “Do you really think he's still the same?” He was watching Meliodas carefully as the other man put his clothing back on. Once he was almost done with his task, he opened his mouth to ask a question. “Merlin, can you teleport me to where the Ten Commandants are?” “Have you lost your mind!? Charging straight to the enemy?!” Gilthunder cried out, horrified at what his past mentor had just said. “Take me along with you. I need to see him once again. I have to make sure he knows that I'm not going to just let him live this time around.” Arcadia suddenly spoke up as she approached Meliodas. “Very well. However, it will take some time before you can be teleported back here once you've been sent there.” Merlin then explained how Meliodas and Arcadia would have to hold the Ten Commandants off for that time before they could return. “Yep, let's do it,” Meliodas responded happily. He had his sword back on him and everything. He was prepared. “Sir Meliodas, just like Gil said, the Ten Commandants are too powerful!” Hendrickson yelled out next. Arcadia, however, just smiled up at him. “Don't worry, it'll just be to say hello. That's all.” “Just like Arc said. It's going to be just a greeting.” With that, the two people disappeared and reappeared in front of all of the Ten Commandants. “Yo!” Meliodas spoke to the group in front of them. Instantly Galand went into action and Arcadia quickly made her way to Fraudrin. She allowed her wings to appear. The two on top were of the goddess clan and the two on the bottom were of the demon clan, totaling four wings. She flew to Fraudrin and landed in front of him as Meliodas and Galand fought. “Arcadia, what are you doing here?” Fraudrin questioned as he watched the girl. He almost looked happy to see her there. “Don't worry, I don't plan on doing anything today. I just wanted to say hello.” Arcadia smiled up at the demon, however, the smiling didn't reach her eyes. “However, I will be coming for you.” “Who are you talking to?” “The human, Dreyfus, of course.” Arcadia stopped smiling and began to glare at him. “I will take that human back from you.” “You think so?” “I know so. Well, goodbye.” “Wait, Arcadia-” With that, Meliodas and Arcadia were gone. The last thing Arcadia saw was Fraudrin reaching out to her with a strange look on his face. It wasn't one she was used to seeing on the demon, despite the different body he was in currently. “Sir Meliodas!” Hendrickson called out as the two reappeared in front of the little group. “Arcadia, you too.” “Great, you're unharmed!” Gilthunder spoke next happily. “I told you, I just wanted to give them a little greeting.” Meliodas just spoke with a smile on his face. “What do you mean, greeting?” Jenna questioned as she began to freak out. Arcadia noticed that Zaneri was there now and waved at the girl. “It wasn't much. I just warned them that we'll crush them if they step out of line.” “You did what?!” Arcadia spun around in horror as the rest of the group reacted in the same way. “I didn't even notice that at all!” “You were too wrapped up in your little world with Fraudrin.” Meliodas teased as he smirked at the girl. She blushed and glared at the other man before turning her attention to the now screaming fairy king. “What were you thinking?! You're out of line here! All you did was provoke them!” King screamed at the unimpressed blond man. “Hmm, yeah, more or less.” “This is like waking up a sleeping baby! They were doing nothing, clustered in one place! What are you going to do if they start invading!?” Jenna cried out as she nearly towered over the blond man. “Why are you so mad?” “WHY WOULDN'T WE BE!?” Both Jenna and King yelled out in unison. Arcadia just giggled to herself, earning a glare from both of the yelling people. “Britannia now has many countries and cities. In order to conquer it, it'll be more efficient to split up and spread out... is what they'll definitely think.” Meliodas began to explain simply. “If the entire Ten Commandants stay together in one place, even I can't beat them. Even if I'm stronger now. That's why we'll make them split up and take them down one or two members at a time!” “Oh? What sounds interesting. My nose is ready to go!” Everyone turned to the source of the voice. “Oh? You're done with your training?” Meliodas questioned with a smile on his face. He just stared at the being in front of him. Which was Hawk but transformed into a monster. So, not wanting to deal with that, Meliodas just turned to Zaneri. “Yo, Zaneri! If you're here, then that means Elizabeth is done with her training too, right?” “Ye...Yeah.” She was too concerned with the pig-thing. Arcadia ignored the interaction between everyone and decides to look over at Hendrickson. She felt something from the druid and wanted to talk to him, but she'd let it go for now. As she began to hear a child crying. She turned her attention to a man with a mask holding a little boy. “Gria-” Gilthunder began and was finished by Howzer, “-More?” Then suddenly there was a girl yelling out Meliodas's name. “Lord Meliodas!” “Hey... is that...” Arcadia was hesitant and kept her voice low to the blond haired man. “It is.” Was all Meliodas spoke before turning his attention to Elizabeth. While Meliodas moved to greet the girl, Arcadia moved over to Hendrickson. “So, you're Hendrickson, right?” Arcadia questioned as she looked up at the man. “Uh, yes.” He seemed a little shocked that someone was talking to him now. “Was there something you needed?” “You were once momentarily possessed by Fraudrin, correct? I can feel it within you.” At her words, Hendrickson seemed even more shocked. “How did you...” “I just can know. So, is that Dreyfus guy important to you? How did he end up being possessed?” Before Hendrickson can answer, Jenna pulls Arcadia away from the druid man. “So, now that everyone is here, I'll re-introduce this girl. She is Arcadia, and is a half-demon and half-goddess.” Jenna then told Arcadia the rest of their names. “It's nice to meet you all.” “Arc here will be traveling with you guys!” “I will what now?!” Arcadia spun around to look at Jenna, who was smiling like crazy. “The hell I will.” “Remember Arc, you are partially responsible for all that's happened since you didn't stop that demon of yours a long time ago.” To Jenna's words, Arcadia just pouts and remains quiet for a moment. “Can I at least go get my stuff?” Jenna nods her head and Arcadia's wing re-appear and then she flies off to go back to her home. It took a few moments but eventually, she came back with a bag in hand and a sword attached to her hip on her left side. “Alright, is everyone ready now?” Meliodas questioned to the whole group. A chorus of yeses rang out as everyone had already put all their clothes back on. With the exception of Griamore who now had no clothing to wear. “Do I really have to come with you?” “Yup.” Meliodas seemed happy to say that, while Arcadia was not at all. “Anyway, thanks for everything, Jenna, Zaneri.” “Stay longer next time you come to play, and bring Ban with you, too,” Jenna responded happily. “Yep. So, where's Theo?” “Taking a nap.” “A nap? He really is a kid.” After Meliodas spoke, Arcadia then turned her attention back to Hendrickson. “So, you never got a chance to tell me your story yet,” Arcadia spoke to the taller man. “You can tell her later,” Jenna spoke, yet again interrupting the two's conversation. “Listen, Hendy, the path of atonement will be difficult, but never forsake yourself.” She patted the man as she spoke. “...Yes.” Hendrickson responded simply to the short girl. “Thank you very much!” Gilthunder spoke next. “Thanks, Lady Jenna,” Howzer said after Gilthunder. “Yes! Now go save the world!” Jenna yelled out happily to the group. “And good luck Arcadia!” “Yeah, yeah...” Arcadia followed the group out of Istar and gasped at the outside world. “I haven't been out here in many years...” “I wanna drink!” Arcadia heard someone yell out. “Oh god, yes,” Arcadia responded. “No. You are too young to drink.” Meliodas scolded the girl. “Excuse me?! I've been alive for almost 3000 years! I'm old enough to drink.” “Meliodas, did you really get in a battle with the Ten Commandants?” Gilthunder questioned, ignoring the interaction between Meliodas and the girl. “Hm? I just exchanged some light punches with this guy called Galand. I'd hardly call that a battle.” Meliodas then turned to the two young adults. “Little Gil, Howzer, you two look stronger!” “Di...Did you hear that, Howzer!?” Gilthunder excitedly questioned as he looked over at his friend. “I don't really feel different though.” Arcadia then zoned out and turned to Hendrickson. “So, tell me your story now.” “Alright.” Hendrickson then explained everything he'd explained to Gilthunder, Howzer, and Griamore before when he'd met up with them earlier on. He also explained all he and Dreyfus had done up until that point in time. It shocked the girl to hear his story and to hear all Fraudrin had done to him and done with him. “I see... I'm sorry...” Hendrickson was about to ask why she was so sorry when she turned away from him and put her attention back to Meliodas. “Next up on our agenda is... finding Escanor!” “Do we really need to find another sin? Aren't you more than enough by yourself?” “Th...Thirty-two thousand, five hundred!” Gilthunder spoke in disbelief. “Escanor's even stronger than me!” Meliodas had a huge smile on his face as he spoke. “Actually, Arcadia is also even stronger than me.” “Oh really?” Hawk turned to look at the girl and gasped in disbelief. “Forty-three thousand, three hundred?!” “Aw... I've gotten weaker over the years...” “Weaker?!” “Well, I am a pretty powerful being...” Arcadia felt bad that no one believed her since she looked like a young woman, but she'd show them one day. She would prove to them that she was strong and could protect them. She also wanted to help Hendrickson get his best friend back.

#hendrickson #hendrickson seven deadly sins #seven deadly sins #oc

0 notes

qwertsypage · 5 years

Text

25 influential women in software development

In the software development field, we always hear famous names like Martin Fowler, Kent Beck, George H. Fairbanks, Uncle Bob, Mark Richards, etc. As many in the Tech industry, often, they are men. That is why today I decided to write about amazing successful, talented and influential women in software development.

After doing some research, here’s a list of 25 women in software development I admire for what they have done and for their contribution in the Software Development Industry.

25 influential women in software development

1 – Elisabeth Hendrickson

The first one in our list of influential women in software development is Elisabeth Hendrickson. She is responsible for R&D (both product management & engineering) for GemFire and associated Pivotal Cloud Cache product. She is the author of the book “Explore It!: Reduce Risk and Increase Confidence with Exploratory Testing” where she uncovers surprises, risks, and potentially serious bugs with exploratory testing. In this book she shares essential skills of a master explorer, including how to analyze software to discover key points of vulnerability, how to design experiments on the fly, how to hone your observation skills, and how to focus your efforts.

Twitter

2 – Mala Gupta

Mala works as a Developer Advocate with JetBrains. Founder and lead mentor at eJavaGuru.com, Mala Gupta has been actively supporting Java certification as a path to career advancement. A sought after speaker and coach, Mala Gupta’s Java books with Manning Publications, USA, are top-rated for Oracle Certification around the globe. She has over 18 years of experience in software industry as an author, speaker, mentor, consultant, technology leader and developer. She was recently selected as ‘Java Champion’ by Oracle Corporation, most prestigious recognition in global Java ecosystem. Also, she is a frequent speaker at industry conferences like JBCN Conference (Spain), C# Corner, Techfluence and Eclipse Day. She conducts workshops and lectures at leading institutions like IIT Delhi. Moreover, Mala co-leads Delhi Java User Group and Women Who Code Delhi, she drives initiatives for diversity advocacy for Women in Technology. Among her publications you may find: “OCA Java SE 8 Programmer I Certification Guide“, “Java 11 and 12 – New Features: Learn about Project Amber and the latest developments in the Java language and platform“, “OCA Java SE 7 Programmer I Certification Guide: Prepare for the 1ZO-803 exam“, “OCP Java SE 7 Programmer II Certification Guide: Prepare for the 1ZO-804 exam“, OCA Java SE 7 Certificate Guide, etc.

Twitter

3 – Ana-Maria Mihalceanu

Ana-Maria Mihalceanu is a custom application development enthusiast, co-founder of Bucharest Software Craftsmanship Community and a constant adopter of challenging technical scenarios. Some of her older experiments are available on Dzone. In 2016, as tech passionate of cloud application development she achieved IBM Certified Application Developer – Cloud Platform v1. Since then, she has enriched her cloud expertise by learning and certifying as a Salesforce Developer and attained a better understanding on how to integrate different types of cloud offerings.

Twitter

4 – Lisa Crispin

Lisa Crispin is a tester who enjoys sharing her experiences and learning from others. She is the co-author, with Janet Gregory, of More Agile Testing: Learning Journeys for the Whole Team (Addison-Wesley, 2014) and Agile Testing: A Practical Guide for Testers and Agile Teams (Addison-Wesley, 2009). She specializes in showing testers and agile teams how testers can add value and how to guide development with business-facing tests. Her mission is to bring agile joy to the software testing world and testing joy to the agile development world. Lisa has worked as a programmer, analyst, technical support engineer, tester, and QA director with various organizations, including a university, large and small software companies, successful web startups, consulting firms and financial services companies. Her experience includes developing business and retail applications, back-end processes, software tools, travel industry software, and financial applications. Lisa currently does testing and customer support on the Tracker Team at Pivotal Labs.Lisa regularly contributes articles about agile testing to publications such as Better Software magazine, IEEE Software, and Methods and Tools. Lisa also co-authored Testing Extreme Programming (Boston: Addison-Wesley, 2002) with Tip House. She’s a contributor to Experiences of Test Automation by Dorothy Graham and Mark Fewster (Addison-Wesley, 2011), DevOps for Developers by Michael Huetterman (Apress 2012), and Beautiful Testing (O’Reilly, 2009). Lisa combines her practical experience “in the trenches” with inspiration and new skills gained from workshops and conferences. Her preferred coaching method is working side-by-side with testers and teams to help them understand their problems and find good ways to deliver better business value. She splits her time between writing, speaking, teaching, helping teams, and working with her own team at ePlan Services Inc.

Twitter

5 – Chiu-Ki Chan

Chiu-Ki Chan is an Android developer with a passion for speaking and teaching. Chiu-Ki—a Google Developer Expert in Android, she runs her own mobile development company. Through this venture, she’s produced apps such as Monkey Write—which helps users learn Chinese writing—as well as an app for snapping photos to stitch into a heart. When she’s not writing apps, she can be found travelling the world, sometimes to sightsee and other times to share her Android knowledge on stage at different tech conferences.

Twitter

6 – Anna Shipman

Anna Shipman is a technical director and software developer living and working in London. She is a Technical Director for Customer Products at the Financial Times, leading on the award-winning FT.com website and the FT iPhone and Android apps.

Twitter

7 – Mazz Mosley

Mazz Mosley is a technologist with over 15 years experience across various sectors of this diverse industry. She has held a variety of positions, VP, Tech Lead and senior engineer working in online advertising, digital agencies, e-commerce, an art start-up, government digital service and infrastructure tooling at docker inc.

Twitter

8 – Maria Gutierrez

Maria Gutierrez is a VP of Engineering and an excellent example of Scotland’s commitment to employing women in the STEM sector. Originally from Barcelona, Maria came to Scotland as a student and completely fell in love with the country. After a successful period as VP of Engineering at FreeAgent, Maria recently took up a whole new challenge. She is now working as the Head of Engineering at Intercom and continues to fly the flag for female representation in the STEM sector.

Twitter

9 – Alice Bartlett

Alice Barlett works at the Financial Times as a Principal Engineer in the Customer Products team. She used to work at The Government Digital Service (GDS), BERG, FT Labs (formerly Assanka) and IBM. Also, she is a regular tech writer and speaker.

Twitter

10 – Liz Keogh

Liz Keogh is an independent Lean and Agile consultant based in London. She is a well-known blogger and international speaker, a core member of the BDD community and a contributor to a number of open-source projects including JBehave.

Twitter

11 – Leah Culver

Leah Culver co-founded the micro-blogging site Pownce, acquired by Six Apart in December 2008. She left Six Apart in February 2010 and co-founded Convore,focused on real time chat in 2011. Convore pivoted into Grove, a chat service for workgroups, which she sold to Revolution Systems in October 2012. From 2013 to 2016, Culver worked as an engineer at Dropbox. Leah is currently CTO of Breaker, which she co-founded with Erik Berlin in December 2016. She has authored OAuth and OEmbed API specifications. Important to mention that Culver was named among the Most Influential Women in Web 2.0 by Fast Company Magazine in November 2008.

Twitter

12 – Trisha Gee

Trisha Gee is a developer / technical advocate / educator, based in Spain and working remotely for JetBrains. She loves the combination of solving technical problems and working out the best way to teach other developers techniques that will make their lives easier. She is a leader of the Sevilla MongoDB and Java User Groups, and a key member of the London Java Community. In 2014 she became a Java Champion, and she is a 2015 MongoDB Master.

Twitter

13 – Iris Classon

Iris Classon is an appreciated speaker, writer, blogger, Microsoft C# MVP and member of MEET (Microsoft Extended Experts Team) with a tremendous passion for programming. She has had a remarkable career path that proves that nothing is impossible- switching from being a licensed and registered clinical dietician to a software developer with a dozen certifications and a full time developer job with renowned companies. She has been featured in several newspaper articles, online articles and podcasts such as Hanselminutes, Computer Sweden and Developer Magazine. As a sought-after and frequent speaker at conferences such as TechDays, Scandinavian Developer Conference and various user groups she is known for her unique, creative and uplifting presentation style. Iris is hostess on the Get Up and Code! podcast, and on her spare time she does pro-bono work as a dietitian and is very engaged in the developer community.

Twitter

14 – Belén Albeza

Belén Albeza is a software developer. Currently, she is working at Mozilla, in the the Firefox DevTools team. She had the chance to work in web development (both front-end and back-end sides) as well as in in the videogames industry (releasing games for iOS and Facebook). At the moment she is writing a lot of JavaScript, and she can get pretty enthusiastic defending good HTML/CSS practises. She likes to speak at events, conferences, meetups, etc. about game and web development. Some of the places I have spoke or run a workshop at include: View Source, Future of Web Apps, Ladies Who Code, MediterráneaJS, Ruby Manor, etc.

Twitter

15 – Bridget Kromhout

Bridget Kromhout is a Principal Cloud Advocate at Microsoft. A frequent speaker and program committee member for tech conferences, she leads the devopsdays organization globally and the devops community at home in Minneapolis. She podcasts with Arrested DevOps, blogs at https://ift.tt/1qDbLWx, and is active in a Twitterverse near you.

Twitter

16 – Tanya Reilly

Tanya Reilly has been a Systems Administrator and Site Reliability Engineer at Google since 2005, working on low-level infrastructure like distributed locking, load balancing, and bootstrapping. Before Google, she was a Systems Administrator at eircom.net, Ireland’s largest ISP, and before that she was the entire IT Department for a small software house. Right now, Tanya Reilly is a principal engineer at Squarespace, working on infrastructure and reliability.Also, she speaks at conferences about software reliability and the IC career path.

Twitter

17 – Adi Polak

Adi Polak is an experienced Software Engineer with a demonstrated history of working in the big data industry. Skilled in Java, Scala, Big Data, Machine Learning, and Software Design. Strong engineering professional with a Master of Science (M.Sc.) focused in Software and Information Systems Engineering, Machine Learning program from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.

Twitter

18 – Bianca Henderson

Bianca is a Partner Engineer for Red Hat Ansible Automation, and teaches the monthly Ansible Essentials webinar.

Twitter

19 – Ashley Hunsberger

Ashley believes quality is everyone’s responsibility! She loves to help strategize and facilitate testing, and teach teams how to incorporate those strategies into their development – bridging the gap between Engineering and QA. This has naturally led to a career in DevOps, where she lives and breathes the principles of collaboration, continuous improvement, continuous testing, and continuous learning. Most recently she has taken on the role of Director of Release Engineering, where her group enables teams to go from idea to production as fast as possible, with as high of quality of possible.

Twitter

20 – Pearl Latteier

Pearl Latteier is a senior software developer at Bendyworks in Madison WI, a Google Developer Expert in web technologies, and co-organizer of Madison’s Google Developer Group. She builds Rails and JavaScript applications for web and mobile, and she has spoken at conferences around the world on topics including Progressive Web Apps, Web Components, and Mobile Web Performance.

Twitter

21 – Jen Luker

Jen Luker is a Senior Software Engineer who has spent a majority of her career as a full-stack developer using PHP, Javascript, and CSS, but has a particular fondness for frontend technologies. She is a leader on frontend teams, trains others in ReactJS, and build apps in React Native. Jen has spoken at several conferences across the USA.

Twitter

22 – Jessica Mauerhan

Jessica is a senior Software Engineer, expert knowledge in LAMP stack, proponent of TDD/BDD, code review, pair programming and education. She is skilled in rapid development and problem solving with an attitude that anything is possible. Experienced with designing new applications as well as maintaining and improving legacy projects. Well-known speaker at PHP and Open Source conferences and user groups, often presenting on TDD and software design.

Twitter

23 – Lyndsey Padget

Lyndsey is a Kansas City based, full stack Javascript developer with 15 years of software and web development experience at both mega-corporations and startups. She is experienced in the MEAN stack: MongoDB, Express, Angular (2-7), and NodeJS. I am fluent in vanilla Javascript, Typescript, and Coffeescript – ES5/6/7. She is professional and detail-oriented, a believer in the KISS principle, and a can-doer (it’s all about tradeoffs). She walks the TDD walk and specializes in designing maintainable and intuitive RESTful APIs, as well as Git workflows and release management strategies. Professionally trained in agile methodologies, she has also been known to stunt-double as a project manager using tools like Jira and Asana. She is the owner of GitGrit.com, where she offers organizational training/consulting on all things Git. She frequently speaks at tech conferences on technical topics, as well as soft skills such as diversity & inclusion, healthy teams, public speaking, and the pursuit of badassery. She is involved in local organizations that encourage women, young and old, to explore careers in math and science.

Twitter

24 – Hilary Weaver-Robb

Hilary is a software quality architect, working with teams to help determine best tool for the job, testing strategies and techniques that will fit their project, as well as mentoring team members and building community around testing. International conference speaker on dev/qa relationships and REST service testing. She started Motor City Software Testers in Detroit because she felt that she needs to build a testers community in the area. Bringing the passion of testing to the Motor City!

Twitter

25 – Clare Sudbery

Clare is an experienced .NET and MVC software developer, working via continuous integration in an Agile environment. She has a particular interest in, and aptitude for, Test Driven Development. Code quality is very important to her, and she aims to write clean code which adheres to SOLID principles. She is a published writer and ex teacher, she has presented workshops and talks at national and international events and conferences, and have exceptional communication skills. She has full stack experience, have always been involved in the complete development lifecycle, and has extensive DevOps experience.

Twitter

These influential women in software development and many others don’t stop their career at this level. They are constantly developing skills and positively working to devote their genius for the Tech industry, the web development field, and Agile methodologies. I know I am missing many other impressive women in software development. So please tell me who I am missing by leaving comments below!

And if you are interested in knowing more about influential women in software development, I recommend you to subscribe to our monthly newsletter here to receive latest news and events!

The post 25 influential women in software development appeared first on Apiumhub.

25 influential women in software development published first on https://koresolpage.tumblr.com/

0 notes