#and this was a live drafting event

[jamesrodayrodriguezpresents]

Scott Fish Bowl Live Draft LA

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[alienssstufff]

MCC33 TEAM CYAN COYOTES ETHOGIRL EVENT OF THE CENTURYYY

[unmotivated-student]

That day was fun...

crazy how Foolish's spanish has improved

[elmhat]

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[paixarina]

Masquerade

: ̗̀➛ Yeon Hajun x GN!Reader

"Keep your mask on, dear"

✧.* — Hajun with a masquerade costume is like the death of you in a loving way. Can you imagine how gorgeous he would look with those fancy outfits and also, a mask as well? You feel your heart starts beating when you imagined him in masquerade ball.

✧.* — He has been working as a model for every fashion stuffs, so of course he will look like what you expected with masquerade outfits. Attractive, handsome and eye-catching. Hell, even imagine his gestures and smile is enough to make you want to scream affectionately.

✧.* — As you attend the masquerade event, he comes just like you expected. A prince-like vibes with a masquerade mask attached to his face, as well as charming tuxedo and elegant cape, which captivates you. It makes you think he looks like a prince who comes from fantasy tales into the real world than a rapper.

✧.* — Ever imagine how would it feel like if he asked you to dance with him? The amount of happiness inside you boost so hard as you said yes to him. Dancing together with him like some kind of fantasy royal story.

✧.* — Wouldn't be fun playing games such like guessing each other and enjoying the parade with your mask on together with him? Bonus point, if Hajun can correctly guess you and take his mask off while kissing your lips without hesitation, which make you blushes.

✧.* — "Hajun, this is so embarrassing..." You put your mask on, trying to hold yourself from this awkward situation, while he looks at your face, smirks at you cheekily, as he puts his finger on his lips.

✧.* — "Hm? Is that so?" As Hajun said that, it seems like he tried to flirt with you, while you trying to remind him that he is currently in the public parade when everyone can see what he did to you. Hajun just leaves a little laugh while you feel embarrassed because of him.

✧.* — "So, you didn't like being in the public parade, huh? Or... this is your first time when you attended, hm?" He asked you with a gentle tone. You nodded awkwardly while holding your mask.

✧.* — "I see..." He muttered, while holding his finger on his chin, as well as his iconic, cheeky smile shown on his face. He suddenly has an idea to cherish you to calm the awkwardness.

✧.* — "Hey, take my hand. I have something to show you." He whispers to you gently, while offering his hand to you. You nervously hold his hand. Then, he escorts you into the stairs, climbing up into the second floor until he reached to the balcony, where you can see how the entire parade is like.

✧.* — "Ah... the parade looks wonderful to see from here." You feel amazed while Hajun looks at you with a smile and chuckled. Later, he gently rubs your chin while stares at you with a soft look.

✧.* — "Uhm... Hajun? Why are you rubbing my chin? First of all, why are you bringing me here? What are we gonna do here now?" You asked him nervously, assuming that he probably will show his affections to you.

✧.* — "Do you enjoy the parade, dear? I bring you here so you can view them without getting distracted by the mobs." He asked you while putting his mask around his eyes. You nodded to him, as you put your mask like the same of him as well. Later, Hajun showed his smirk, but not a creepy smirk, instead it's a soft smirk that calms you.

✧.* — "I want to tell you something... may I... give you a kiss...?" He proposed. You nodded and accepted his request. While gently holds your shoulders, he kissed your lips softly.

✧.* — After kissing you, he stares at you with a little blush on his face, wondering if you like it or not. You smiled at him, while gently rest on his chest. He gently hugs you, while rubbing your back. You didn't expect that he can be this soft, knowing how he always acted cold and stern. It looks like he showed his warm side.

✧.* — "Behind his mysterious and cold face, there is a soft side hidden in him."

[anantaru]

whats your follower count?

32k and i know i said i'd make a milestone event, 🗿 it's still coming guys, at least once i'm not travelling this much and am back home🩷

[skunkes]

when you mentioned that talon takes up sex in the comic w/o elaborating much i immediately understood it was an instant gratification/desire for a quick touch without getting involved in the "mess" of love bc i did a similar thing with my oc and its genuinely SO cool to see someone else do it and mention specifically because its out of a deep seeded fear of getting too attached but still wanting some sort of touch bc they literally like. cant live without it for too long. i love it im chewing on talon

YEAS....im considering rewriting/reuploading that whole panel because in my need to not be a weirdo and unnecessarily go into depth on a characters abuse, i ended up being rly vague in the parts where I couldve explained more, but Im glad someone understood even before my clarification ^_^

(harder with talon as no matter how much he tells himself he'll never risk losing anybody again, he's very quick to get attached. Desperate for a home, a family, to curl up around something warm and kind)

[gideonisms]

had just like a wildly bad brain day from morning to night but what's most important is, tomorrow I have leftover Coffee Treat. mercy was literally right the world could be ending my life could be falling apart but I WILL have that delicious coffee like that's my priority everything else is secondary

[hobbit-in-kuroshitsuji]

Kuroshitcember 2022 Prompt Nr. 14

CW: Kuroshitsuji Manga spoilers if you don't know about r!ciel existence <3 be careful

Prompt: Ciel’s birthday. What happens? How does he feel?

You can find all prompts here!

All of these will be uploaded/archived to this blog's Ao3 eventually

Summary: Everyone celebrates Ciel Phantomhive on his birthday... But what of those who know of his death? CW: MAJOR FREAKING KUROSHITSUJI SPOILERS pls be careful if you don't know about O!Ciel and R!Ciel yet <3 mentions of grave robbing

Nothing on this day was for Ciel.

People came to visit him. They brought gifts. They celebrated his birth. His existence.

But they didn’t come for Ciel. They didn’t celebrate him. They didn’t want him.

They came for who they thought Ciel was, for the person that Ciel had been before everything that had happened… to the person they thought they knew.

No one came to his grave. No one remembered him. No one wanted to…

The old Ciel was dead, and this entire day was just one big reminder of that, and the lies Ciel had spun since to keep up appearances...

It was heavy, difficult… And so, he just let them celebrate whatever they wanted. If they wished not to see the truth standing right before their eyes, then that was on them. They could celebrate lies so long as it made them happy…

Having said barely a word all day, ‘Ciel’ was beyond relieved once night-time fell and everyone withdrew to their quarters to sleep. Finally alone, Ciel sat down by the window and stared out at the stars barely visible. The only person he still had to see was Sebastian, who he didn’t have to talk to if he didn’t feel like it – the perks of being a demon’s master.

At 10pm sharp, Sebastian knocked on the door and entered, his signature proud smile on his lips and chin held high as he announced it was time for Ciel to go to bed. Saying not a single word to Sebastian, Ciel let the butler help his master prepare for bed, tuck him in (which Ciel normally didn’t let the demon do because it was weird – Sebastian denied his motherly tendencies, but they were as clear as day to Ciel and annoyed him to bits… he was his pawn, he didn’t want to get attached to the demon…) and let him leave.

He did not notice Sebastian leaving something behind until an hour later when, restlessly, the boy turned to lie on his other side. There, on his nightstand table, he saw a tiny cake with the one solitary candle on it. It wasn’t lit. The small cake would stay in the dark, forgotten and untouched, if Ciel so chose…

But he didn’t.

Sitting up in bed, scoffing at his demon’s stupid affection, Ciel used a nearby candle to light the birthday one. It shone brightly, revealing the cake’s chocolate icing in its yellow light.

Taking a deep breath, Ciel brushed some hair away from his face, revealing his demon mark. “Happy birthday, Ciel,” he whispered before blowing the candle out, thoughts only on the brother whose life he had taken in more than one way…

Outside, Sebastian narrowed his eyes and let out a low hiss or annoyance. Eyes flashing red, the demon stalked away through the shadows. He couldn’t deny a part of him was glad Ciel got a small bit of closure during a day that was clearly difficult for him, but another part of him was hugely disappointed that the boy was so attached to something dead.

Could his master exact the vengeance that was needed if he still held such emotions? Affection meant empathy, and empathy meant murder might be difficult.

Or… it would be easy.

From time to time, Earl Phantomhive would showcase his readiness to kill those in his way.

And from time to time… he showed great empathy.

It bothered Sebastian.

And it bothered him further that Sebastian was glad his master’s soul felt less troubled, feeling him go to sleep… heartbeat calming… chocolate now on sticky fingers, spreading it over the sheets…

Ugh…

It was so much easier when his contract was for a troubled soul that wanted murder. Not when it was a child wishing for justice…

Righteousness tasted bitter. And yet… Sebastian was starting to get used to it. Weakening… Softening…

Had he not, after all, given his master that little cake not just as a test…?

Taking his coat off, removing all hints of his butler aesthetic for a bit, Sebastian took a deep breath within the safe confinement of his room, eyes still sparkling red in annoyance. “What a nuisance that boy is…” he complained with a dramatic flare to his voice. Then, he calmed, and smiled. “Happy birthday, my young master.”

…

Off away at the Phantomhive cemetery grounds, near the mausoleum that held the great ancestors who founded the crest, and started the hushed relationship with the reigning monarchy… was the Undertaker.

His carriage stood not far away, one solitary coffin on it. And not one he was going to bury. He touched the earth he’d dug up twice, long painted fingernails blending in with the darkness of the night to be as invisible as his entire plot.

“Happy birthday, my boy,” the Undertaker whispered to the grave holding the name no one seemed to remember anymore. Everyone had assumed which twin it was – the favourite, the loud one, the one with the most promise – but the Undertaker had seen right through it.

It was easy when one could see the soul within.

“You won’t be forgotten for long… We will make sure of that ehehehehe…”

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[touchlikethesun]

every now and again i am hit by the knowledge that i am a deeply cringe, untalented, unmotivated person. and then i just have to go on with my day.

[mecharose]

like what is so actually hilarious I genuinely want someone to explain this to me. cuz like yall clearly have a very different perception of the WTC attacks than I do

[pepprs]

literally the only reason i am not in as bad a mental health place as i was in in december is bc i’m done w school now and i never have to go back or deal with being a student again if i don’t want to and also bc i know there is a high likelihood that there are some big important helpful highly desired changes on my horizon in the next few months and years. but i am really not doing good right now

[jellyloveru]

just realised that my favourite mediocre children's book is somewhat similar to some far more mediocre children's book :(

[reasonsforhope]

No paywall version here.

"Two and a half years ago, when I was asked to help write the most authoritative report on climate change in the United States, I hesitated...

In the end, I said yes, but reluctantly. Frankly, I was sick of admonishing people about how bad things could get. Scientists have raised the alarm over and over again, and still the temperature rises. Extreme events like heat waves, floods and droughts are becoming more severe and frequent, exactly as we predicted they would. We were proved right. It didn’t seem to matter.

Our report, which was released on Tuesday, contains more dire warnings. There are plenty of new reasons for despair. Thanks to recent scientific advances, we can now link climate change to specific extreme weather disasters, and we have a better understanding of how the feedback loops in the climate system can make warming even worse. We can also now more confidently forecast catastrophic outcomes if global emissions continue on their current trajectory.

But to me, the most surprising new finding in the Fifth National Climate Assessment is this: There has been genuine progress, too.

I’m used to mind-boggling numbers, and there are many of them in this report. Human beings have put about 1.6 trillion tons of carbon in the atmosphere since the Industrial Revolution — more than the weight of every living thing on Earth combined. But as we wrote the report, I learned other, even more mind-boggling numbers. In the last decade, the cost of wind energy has declined by 70 percent and solar has declined 90 percent. Renewables now make up 80 percent of new electricity generation capacity. Our country’s greenhouse gas emissions are falling, even as our G.D.P. and population grow.

In the report, we were tasked with projecting future climate change. We showed what the United States would look like if the world warms by 2 degrees Celsius. It wasn’t a pretty picture: more heat waves, more uncomfortably hot nights, more downpours, more droughts. If greenhouse emissions continue to rise, we could reach that point in the next couple of decades. If they fall a little, maybe we can stave it off until the middle of the century. But our findings also offered a glimmer of hope: If emissions fall dramatically, as the report suggested they could, we may never reach 2 degrees Celsius at all.

For the first time in my career, I felt something strange: optimism.

And that simple realization was enough to convince me that releasing yet another climate report was worthwhile.

Something has changed in the United States, and not just the climate. State, local and tribal governments all around the country have begun to take action. Some politicians now actually campaign on climate change, instead of ignoring or lying about it. Congress passed federal climate legislation — something I’d long regarded as impossible — in 2022 as we turned in the first draft.

[Note: She's talking about the Inflation Reduction Act and the Infrastructure Act, which despite the names were the two biggest climate packages passed in US history. And their passage in mid 2022 was a big turning point: that's when, for the first time in decades, a lot of scientists started looking at the numbers - esp the ones that would come from the IRA's funding - and said "Wait, holy shit, we have an actual chance."]

And while the report stresses the urgency of limiting warming to prevent terrible risks, it has a new message, too: We can do this. We now know how to make the dramatic emissions cuts we’d need to limit warming, and it’s very possible to do this in a way that’s sustainable, healthy and fair.

The conversation has moved on, and the role of scientists has changed. We’re not just warning of danger anymore. We’re showing the way to safety.

I was wrong about those previous reports: They did matter, after all. While climate scientists were warning the world of disaster, a small army of scientists, engineers, policymakers and others were getting to work. These first responders have helped move us toward our climate goals. Our warnings did their job.

To limit global warming, we need many more people to get on board... We need to reach those who haven’t yet been moved by our warnings. I’m not talking about the fossil fuel industry here; nor do I particularly care about winning over the small but noisy group of committed climate deniers. But I believe we can reach the many people whose eyes glaze over when they hear yet another dire warning or see another report like the one we just published.

The reason is that now, we have a better story to tell. The evidence is clear: Responding to climate change will not only create a better world for our children and grandchildren, but it will also make the world better for us right now.

Eliminating the sources of greenhouse gas emissions will make our air and water cleaner, our economy stronger and our quality of life better. It could save hundreds of thousands or even millions of lives across the country through air quality benefits alone. Using land more wisely can both limit climate change and protect biodiversity. Climate change most strongly affects communities that get a raw deal in our society: people with low incomes, people of color, children and the elderly. And climate action can be an opportunity to redress legacies of racism, neglect and injustice.

I could still tell you scary stories about a future ravaged by climate change, and they’d be true, at least on the trajectory we’re currently on. But it’s also true that we have a once-in-human-history chance not only to prevent the worst effects but also to make the world better right now. It would be a shame to squander this opportunity. So I don’t just want to talk about the problems anymore. I want to talk about the solutions. Consider this your last warning from me."

-via New York Times. Opinion essay by leading climate scientist Kate Marvel. November 18, 2023.

[miserye]

i'm so unserious when i'm reading manga like someone could die and the next chapter i'll start singing hey baby girl what you doing tonight

[othercrossee]

would it be funny if vithara knew red