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Best Man Pt.2

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Jazz watched, bemused, as Danny bounced around the work room. He went from one project of an improved Specter Speeder to a project he and Sam were working on with the mutated fauna in Amity to his newest.

She didn’t know what to think about Damian, but she was thankful the Council would like him. He was obviously raised entirely around aristocratic figures but possibly separated. His wording choice suggested the former and odd accent suggested the latter. She’s always been worried about Danny’s open heart, even more so when she saw his reaction to just seeing Damian.

Thankfully, Damian seemed just as smitten as Danny was. She didn’t necessarily believe in love at first sight, but she understood an alphas immediate attraction to an omega who fit all their preferences and an omegas immediate attraction to the same. Though it is odd how they both fit each other’s preferences.

She would ignore it for Danny. He’s been so excited and happy since their meeting, and even though it’s only been two days he’d already started making the wedding rings. Dad was over the moon when he asked for the blueprints and chemical makeup. Apparently he wasn’t going to make the actual ring part until he knew what Damian would like.

Those thoughts reassured her over-protective mind. She’d thought the attraction was either an aphrodisiac or plain old mind control, but Damian’s reaction to Danny told her that wasn’t the case. She’d been able to overhear a portion of their conversation, and it soothed her to hear Damian getting more and more flustered.

Her protectiveness flared up when she walked in on the kissing, but Danny’s face of absolute horror washed it away. As the best big sister she was she ignored how he now smelled of brown sugar and spice, coffee and caramel. She would only make fun of him for the rest of his existence. Like the best big sister she was.

“Jazz! C’mer, I got it to work!” Danny excitedly waved her over, bobbing in the air. She marked her page and went to the work table. It had a microscope, scale, Bunsen burner, dozens of glass beakers in racks, pipets, magnets and a friability tester. In the middle of everything was a Petri dish with a single green geode.

They were calling it Ectolite, and it seemed to be the Infinite Realms version of fossil fuels. It was created from decaying Blob ghosts or fading emotional remnants. Naturally, anyways. It took a very long time for ghosts to fade and Blobs were no exception.

Artificially they were much easier to make. She thinks. It only took Danny two days after all. “What cut are you going to make it?” She asked as she put on gloves. They didn’t want to contaminate the love it would emit with her own feelings. The love it was supposed to emit if Dannys theory was correct. “I don’t know. The other gem changes shape and texture, but I didn’t check to see if the bottom changes too.”

Danny used a pair of tweezers to pull the shape of the geode into a triangle, then a square, and then a circle. He worried his bottom lip. “I want it to keep this free flowing quality, but I don’t know if actually cutting it will change it. But if it can be manipulated like this,” he stretched it until it looked like a teardrop with a thin tip, “then touching it could ruin the shape I put it in.”

Danny moved aside and let her inspect it more closely. Each side of the geode seemed to be a different texture, one side looking like an earth geode, one looking like bismuth, one appearing to be sea foam, and one seemed to look like a meat hammer. “Have you talked to dad?” She moved the dish to the microscope as Danny groaned.

“I would–and honestly I really wanted to make it with him, but–well, it’s mom again.” She hummed. The geodes cells seemed to be shaped in an infinity symbol, and when she pulled them with the tweezers the cells seemed to go through cellular division to fill the new space, and reabsorb when she moved it back.

“Still angry?” “Worse.” Danny sighed, and she glanced to see him lounge into the air. “She overheard me tell dad about Damian and now she’s pissed that she not only has a half ghost son, but a liminal son-in-law. She’s convinced I’m overshadowing him.”

Talking about mom was always difficult after the reveal. Dad had taken it surprisingly well, explaining that he loved Danny more than he hated ghosts. He even went as far as to say he’d make an effort to learn about ghosts from actual ghosts. Mom on the other hand… “It’s not your fault,” she leaned up from the microscope and took his hand. “Moms always been more eccentric than dad, and we both know she lost it a few years ago with the Pandora situation.”

“We can’t force her to change, and we can’t change ourselves for her. It’s not fair for her or us. The only thing we can do now is try to move on.” Danny sighed and squeezed her hand. “I know, it’s just—I don’t know why, but I blame myself.” “It’s not your fault.” She said again, firmer this time. “It’s not your fault you got hurt, it’s not your fault you hid Phantom, and it’s not your fault she reacted like that. You did the best you could in your situation.”

She was so proud of him. He’d saved the town, the universe and multiverse, he was rebuilding the Infinite Realms and now he was courting someone. It hurt her heart in the best way. He was growing up so fast, and it made her so happy.

“Hey,” she pulled him down until he was back on the ground, “how about you take a break? You can go and see Damian, maybe meet his family, take him on the first date and talk more about the wedding. You can ask him about the ring.” Danny lit up.

“Yeah! That sounds great! Do you wanna come? I think you’ll really like him.” She smiled and shook her head. “I have an appointment with a few ghosts about setting up my firm. Besides, I think I’ll give it a bit more time for our last meeting to wear off.” He blushed and she couldn’t help but ruffle his hair. He laughed and batted her hand away.

“Alright, but you’ll meet him next time, right?” She smiled. “Promise. Now go see your omega.” Danny’s grin was wide enough to show all his sharp teeth. Teeth that were similar to hers. She pulled him into a hug and kissed his head. He squeezed her as if he was scared he would break her.

Jazz watched as he bobbed out of the room, and once he was gone let herself deflate. She pulled out her phone and saw all the texts from her mom. There were at least eighty and they just kept coming. Telling her to call her, to be reasonable, to convince ‘the ghost to let that poor omega go’. Six more came in rapid succession.

Jazz knew she could just block her and get a new phone. It’s what Danny did. But for some reason she just couldn’t. Well, she might know the reason. It was all simple guilting and manipulation, her mom pretending she was the good guy and it was really Danny who was the problem. She was being manipulated subconsciously, and every text she read only made her feel more sorry for her mom.

Her finger hovered over the ‘block’ button. She really, really wanted to press it. But there was a little girl inside her, whispering ‘no! You’ll never see momma again! I miss momma so much, don’t you?’ She sighed, made sure the notifications for that number were off, and picked up her book as she walked out. She had ghosts to help move on.

Danny fixed his shirt again. And then he adjusted his pants, which messed with his shirt. Should he wear his cape? He really liked his cape, but would it be too much? Oh! He had a space blazer that Nocturne got him! He could wear that with a—well, would a button up with the blazer be too formal? He should choose a different shirt. And black or white? Black, black was good. He ran his hand through his hair in the mirror before taking a breath and choosing the turtle neck.

He pulled his hair into a pony tail, fixed his belt, adjusted his blazer, the turtleneck, and then put on his shoes and grabbed his second courting gift. It was a circlet crown with a silver chain. The front had a small, teardrop gem and the sides had three larger ones inside flowers with dangling gems. He’d found it after he’d raided the treasury for anything he’d think Damian would like, and even imagining him in it was making Danny blush.

He wrapped it in green velvet cloth, then put it in a black box and wrapped it with a green ribbon, both of which he’d, uh, liberated from a jewelry store. He couldn’t ask his servants for one because they’d take that information to the break room, those gossips.

Wait. Where would he even meet Damian? At his house? He didn’t know where he lived. Well, he kind of did, but would him showing up unexpectedly be rude or creepy? He didn’t have a way to contact him. But he really, really wanted to see him. Should he just use the Ring of Rage? He’d use the Ring. “Ring of Rage, take me outside of Wayne Manor Dimension 45Q-X.” The Ring glowed bright and a red portal opened in front of him. When he stepped through he was in Gotham City.

Wayne Manor looked like every other manor he’d seen, just more Victorian Gothic with gargoyles and cobblestone walls. He fazed through the gate and took a deep breath. Walking up the steps felt similar to walking to fight Pariah Dark. He rang the doorbell, and adjusted his hair over his shoulder before the door opened.

The man who opened the door seemed to be a butler, rather old but like Damian–and everyone else in Gotham–smelled like death. He smiled, and hoped he wouldn’t be freaked out by his teeth. “Hello! My name is Daniel Phantom, but you could call Danny! Would you know if Damian is available, and if he is could I perhaps talk to him?” The man studied him for a second, then smiled and opened the door wider.

“Ah yes, King Phantom, an honor to meet you your highness. Damian has not stopped talking about you since your meeting. I am Alfred Pennyworth, the primary caretaker of Wayne Manor and it’s residents.” Danny stepped inside and held out his hand. “Please, Mr.Pennyworth, the honors all mine! Damian spoke about you quite highly. You don’t have to call me your highness or king or any of that royal decree.”

Alfred took his hand and shook it, and his smile made him feel a bit better. “Thank you, Master Daniel. If you will follow me, I believe Master Damian is currently in the dining room with his siblings and father.” Oh god, siblings and father? “Pardon me, Mr.Pennyworth,” his smile strained a little, “but—how many of Damian’s siblings are here?” Alfred seemed to notice his slight distress, and it made him smile a bit wider.

“Five of Master Damian’s siblings are present today, as well as close family friend Barbara Gordon, a rare occurrence you are lucky to see.” Oh. Ok. So, six of Gothams Greatest Detectives and The Batman are here. Oh god he hoped he didn’t do anything stupid. But knowing him he’d fall and break his nose the moment he walked in. He really had to stop thinking like this. He just—oh, for the love of Ancients, he was a king! He could handle meeting his future father, brother and sister-in-laws. He could do this! For Damian!

Alfred opened a door for him, and he said a small ‘thank you’ and tried not to wince under all the eyes now on him. It looked like a large dinning room with a long rectangular table filled with various foods. What time was it? Oh he hoped he didn’t interrupt breakfast. All the chairs were filled and they were staring at him with various emotions on his face.

But his eyes landed on Damian, and suddenly none of it mattered. Damian’s face lit up, and he launched himself out of his chair with a joyful shout of his name and into his arms. The force made him raise a few inches into the air, and he couldn’t help but laugh and pull Damian closer.

He still smelled like him. It was as if he’d added his scent into his own, and Danny wanted nothing more than to lean into his neck and leave a mark. But the voices in front of him reminded him there were others here, so he had to–literally–come back to earth and address the situation.

Jazz and Clockwork would be so proud of him.

When he lowered Damian had wrapped his arms around his neck and touched their heads together. “Oh Daniel,” he cooed, and his voice drove him a bit crazy, “What a wonderful surprise! I’ve missed you so.” He couldn’t help but laugh and nuzzle his nose, inhaling more of his scent. “It’s been but two days and I already have a piece of my soul dedicated to you. You’ve captured my mind in a state of worship that continues even in your absence.”

Damian’s face flushed and his smile grew and Danny wanted to kiss him. He held himself back. “Oh. My. God. Daniel!” Another voice said, and Damian pulled back and Danny moved to his side, wrapping and arm around his waist as Damian wrapped an arm around his as someone approached. The man in front of him had light brown skin and slightly long black hair and blue eyes.

He raced through his Gotham knowledge and held out his hand, smiling. “Richard Grayson! Though, you go by Dick, correct? Damian’s told me about you!” Richard’s, or Dick, smile widened and he shook his hand enthusiastically. “Dick, please. It’s nice to meet you, Daniel! Damian has told me so, so much about you.” Oh, that was good! From Damian’s blush and slightly embarrassed scent that was really good!

He let his smile become more relaxed, and Damian led him to a chair next to his that Alfred had somehow gotten in the short time they’d talked. “Thank you,” he said to the butler, pulled out Damian’s chair for him since Pandora would kill him otherwise, and sat when he did. Him sitting seemed to wake the rest of the table.

“So.” Bruce Wayne said, and Danny was reminded he was Batman. “I haven’t heard as much about you as Dick has. Tell me, who are you? You seemed to be a meta, correct?” That first part felt like it wasn’t really for him, but he wasn’t going to be intimidated–even though he definitely was. It also felt like bit of a lie since Alfred knew who he was, but he would answer honestly.

He straightened his shoulders, held his head high and looked Bruce in the eyes. All while trying to appear non-hostile. “My name is Daniel Phantom. I am the High King of The Infinite Realms, The Afterlife Dimension. I act as the King of the dead and underworlds as well as their gods. And, if you shall allow, I want nothing more than to make Damian my Queen.”

There was a pause and he couldn’t help but notice the uptick of caramel in Damian’s scent. He liked it. Dick looked very happy, and the others looked either confused, worried, or–in who he thought was Stephane Brown and Cassandra Cains case–absolutely overjoyed.

Bruce didn’t let anything show, but he glanced to Cassandra. She met his eyes and nodded enthusiastically, softly clapping her hands and giggling with Stephane. He hoped that was good. It felt good. Bruce didn’t seem to think it was good.

“King of the Afterlife?” Another asked, and he definite knew who he was. Jason Todd. “Does that mean your dead?” He could feel Bruce trying to burn a hole into his head. “I’m actually an odd case. I’m what ghosts call a Halfa, which means genetically I’m half ghost. It’s rather odd, so the simplest way I could explain it is that I act as the line between life and death, but I’m capable of moving it. Sometimes more dead, sometimes more alive, but always a bit of both.”

He hummed and leaned back, and Timothy Drake leaned forward. “How does that work? You said genetically, but how are you moving, ruling a kingdom if you always have one foot out the door?” Damian’s spice turned a little hot, but not in a good way the way it did when they were kissing. He rubbed his thumb in circles on his hips, and it lessened the scent.

“Let us not hound my future mate,” Damian scolded, and his face flushed. “Daniel, you must’ve came here for a reason, yes?” Damian leaned a little out of his chair, and Danny did too. “That I did!” He pulled the box out of his blazer and presented it to him, “I wanted to see if you’d like to go on our first romantic outing, as well as give you another gift. It will connect to the crown you choose, as well as your veil if you’d like to wear one.”

Someone choked, and he heard the girls and Dick ‘aww’ as Damian blushed. Caramel and brown sugar wrapped around in, and he let his own scent do the same. Together, they smelled like a cup of coffee in a thunderstorm, a warm hug in autumn, the kitchen during the holidays. Damian took the box and gently undid the ribbon, smoothly wrapping it around his wrist before opening the box. He gasped, and Danny remembered he didn’t check where the gems were from.

Under the normal light they looked very out of this world. They seemed to look like heat waves, or the lines you’d see on an old box TV. Damian tilted the back center gem back and forth, and the color changed, the middle of it seemed to split into an eye—oh. Oh! He knew what they were! Oh thank the ancients, this was the best mistake he could’ve made!

Damian leaned back quickly as the waves came off the gem in a smooth streak, similar to his tail when he flew. It circled his shoulders and then expanded, solidifying into a white cat with four tails. Its eyes were a vibrant purple, and it didn’t seem to have fur but its skin was sleek and metallic. Like an Egyptian cat but without the wrinkles. It meowed and made some clicking sounds, sniffing Damian’s cheek before relaxing on his shoulders. Its mouth was filled with sharp teeth and a black tongue.

Someone muttered ‘oh my god’ and the giggling and ‘aww’ing increased. All good things. Damian’s eyes were wide as he traced a finger along the cats back, and it liked it if it’s purring was anything to go by. “This is a cat from Dimension AB12-00! Because of this Dimensions number everything in it is usually numbered in some way. This cat was the fourth born in its litter, as you can tell from the tail. They like to hide in shiny things. I believe it’s siblings are in the other three gems, though they’ve been incredibly shy so I don’t truly know.”

That was a bit of a lie, he could sense them a little bit, but that just made everything better! Damian looked overjoyed, cooing over the cat as it crawled into his lap and sniffed around. “Oh, she’s beautiful, what is her name?” “You can choose. They do not have one.” He let her sniff his fingers, and chucked lightly as she affectionately bit them. “I found them in the treasury, and as far as I know they’ve been in there for about twenty thousand years. At this point they’re AB12-00’s version of a Saber Tooth Tiger.”

The other cats were coming out. The one in the left kept coming out then going back in, and the one in the front teardrop bounced out and onto Damian’s lap. This one had only one tail, and it meowed and pawed Damian’s chest for attention. He laughed and scratched it behind the ear. As he did he leaned forward, put his hand around Danny’s neck and pulled him forward to kiss him. Danny blinked for a moment before kissing back.

It was just as wonderful as last time. The whole world seemed to shrink until they were the only thing that existed, as if they’d become one. But he didn’t get to enjoy it like he wanted because someone loudly cleared their throat. Damian pulled away quickly, his scent embarrassed and his face bright red. It was cute. He glanced to the table and had to stop himself from shrinking.

That was definitely Batman glaring at him. He had this odd shadow over his face, and it actually looked like a mask. “Wow,” Tim teased, “didn’t know you knew how to do that!” They all laughed as Damian’s face became redder, and he couldn’t help but give him a kiss on the cheek. “I’m very glad you like it. I know you’ll be a wonderful owner for them.” Damian huffed, but his scent showed he was very happy.

The two cats seemed very tired, probably because they’d been in the gem for so long they weren’t used to this much movement. Damian was sad to see them go, so Danny proposed that they set up a schedule to get the cats used to being outside the gem. “Where would you like to go for our outing? You can choose any time, any place, and I will find it for you. I have access to it all.”

“Oh, I don’t know. Where would you like to go? I wish to learn more about your interests as you have for mine.” Oh that was sweet. He could take him anywhere in the multiverse he wanted, and Damian wanted to know more about him. He felt his face heat up, and took Damian’s hand. “Well, I love space! If you'd like, I could take you to my favorite planets in this dimension. There’s a planet a few galaxies away called Elma, and it’s inhabited completely by crystals!”

Danny rambled about Elma, detailing the crystal coral reefs and the glass islands and the crystallized sulfur and ozone in the atmosphere that protected the planet from invaders and painted the surface in sun catching rays. He waved his hands around and used ice to create the cris-cross pattern they froze in and the colored crystalline that made constellations that could only be seen on this planet.

“Ah! I apologize!” He said sheepishly, fiddling with his hair, “I did not mean to take over the conversation. But I could tell you more on Elma, if you’d like. I could take you to the Riverbend Festival!” Damian’s scent was so sweet and sugary, and he wanted to drown in it. “Do not apologize! You are so passionate, Daniel, the way your eyes shine as you detail the things you love is divine! I would love to see the festival! Is there anything I should wear for the weather, the activities and the like?”

They would be walking a lot, it would be chilly but not too cold, and something smooth he could give a crystallized texture to help them blend in since off-planet outsiders were basically impossible. Damian nodded, gave him a small kiss which almost made him explode, and stood and rushed off. On instinct Danny stood as well, and was left there with his future mates family.

“Damian, wait! Lemme help!” Stephane called, and her and Cassandra rushed off after him. Ok, that was two less interrogators. He must’ve looked a little nervous because Dick smiled and said, “Don’t worry, we don’t bite.” Danny laughed with him, and tried not to look at Bruce. “Your taking him off planet? Into another galaxy? What’s the point of that? You could take him anywhere on Earth.”

Dicks smile tightened, and Jason not-so-subtlety kicked Bruce. “I, for one, approve. I sorta want to threaten you, but I get the feeling that wouldn’t work on you.” Danny laughed. “Yes, I don’t tend to get actually scared anymore. One of my Council members is the personification of fear, and after looking him in the eye multiple times a day nothing fazes me.”

“And to answer Bruce’s questions, I want to show Damian the reaches his rule will go if he becomes my queen. Death goes far beyond this Dimension, and I pride myself on being able to at least slightly connect with every world and culture I come into contact with. I don’t mind if Damian does not wish to do that, but I want to see if he can. I believe he can.”

Bruce didn’t look any happier. If anything he seemed to be pouting now, and his scent was sour and unpleasant. Tim also had an odd sort of look on his face. “How do you plan to get onto Emla if you know nothing can enter the atmosphere?” Bruce raised up—“By teleportation. I can turn intangible as well.” — and sunk back into his chair. Jason snorted. “I’d like to get to know you more!” Barbara said suddenly. She’d been silent the whole time, watching him, and he’d honestly forgotten she was there.

“There’s going to be a Gala on the twenty-third, two weeks from today, to announce Jason and his mates child. Knowing how forward Damian is and how forward you seem to be, I’d assume by that time you’ll be sure that your going to become mates, correct?” Danny shook off his shock and nodded. “Yes, I’m already sure. But by that time we’ll have the wedding planned out, I’d hope.” Her smile grew. “Then would you like to come as Damian’s future mate? I think he’d love to flaunt you to everyone.”

“That I would.” At Damian’s voice he turned, and—

Wow.

Holy shit. Oh my ancients he’s so beautiful. He’s perfect. He’s never seen someone so stunning. Damian was wearing a dark green button up with black dress pants and shoes, with the circlet crown. It fit him perfectly. It was all tight and form fitting, and it seemed like his scent was a thousand times stronger and sweeter.

His mouth gaped like a fishes for a moment, and it made him realize Damian had come right up to him. He closed his mouth with a snap, reattached his tongue, and regained his senses. “I’ve never seen anyone or thing as mesmerizing as you.” He smoothly took Damian’s hand and kissed it. Damian’s face was a nice red, and he heard the girls giggling. Damian was wearing the ring. It made him purr louder.

Wait, purr? Oh FUCK he was purring. He quickly tried to stop but it didn’t work. It only made it stutter, and he cleared his throat. “Ah….Apologies.” He laughed awkwardly, and subtly tried to hit his chest. It didn’t work. Thankfully, for some reason, Damian looked as if he was in love. “I was unaware you could make sounds such as this,” Damian came closer, almost chest to chest, and tilted his head back to expose some of his neck.

“It’s attractive.” His braid short circuited. He swallowed, tracing the curve of Damian’s collarbone with his eyes. He imagined kissing along his shoulder, tracing his fingers down his spine, and biting—he bit his tongue off again. A growl had been building in his throat, but he knew Bruce would take it as a threat.

He cleared his throat. Damian looked very pleased with his reaction, and he leaned closer, inviting him to leave a mark. He really, really wanted to. But Bruce’s scent was getting more and more hostile, so he held himself back. “Ha…thank you, my love. Are you ready?” Damian bid everyone goodbye, and Danny used the Ring of Rage to open a portal to Elma.

“Oh my gooooooddd!!!” Dick cheered, grabbing Jason and rocking him back and forth. “I told you!! I told you!! Oh my god he’s even perfecter than I thought!!” Jason laughed and Bruce huffed. Tim laughed and the room was quickly filled with excited chatter and laughter.

“You should’ve seen him!” Steph squealed, “He was so nervous and exited and he smiled at me! He smiled and hugged me and said thank you so much!!” Cass giggled and clapped her hands, “Very happy! Very good! Hopeful!” “King of the goddammed afterlife man,” Jason chuckled “how the hell’d he do that?”

“You’re just jealous,” Tim poured himself more coffee but quickly stopped when Dick pulled him into a hug. “Anyone would be!” Jason retorted as he was also pulled into the hug. “This went awesomely!” Dick laughed, “Barbara, good job remembering the Gala! Oh I hope he brings his sister next time. Maybe we can meet his parents too!”

Alfred came around and took the chair Daniel had been seated in. “I look forward to seeing them dance.” He smiled at his grandchildren, and accepted Cass’s hug. Bruce made a ‘hmf’ noise, and Jason rolled his eyes. “Geez old man, what’s the problem now? Too touchy for your taste?” Barbara snorted. “He probably wasn’t respectful enough,” They both laughed as Bruce’s sulking increased.

“I just think it’s suspicious is all,” they groaned, “No, no, listen; what are the chances the king of the afterlife wants to marry the prince of the League of Assassins after their first meeting? What if he wants access to the Lazarus Pits?” Barbara rolled her eyes. “Why would the king of the dead want to bring people back to life? He’d be losing citizens.”

“He could be angry about that!” Jason sighed and banged his head on the table. “Maybe he’s only pretending to court Damian, as revenge! Regardless we need to be careful, we don’t know what he’s capable of.” Jason tried to hit his head again but was stopped by Dick. “Your just upset Damian’s getting courted. Relax, if this was for revenge why would he give Damian four cats?”

Barbara snorted, “Four saber tooth tigers!” And they laughed. Bruce huffed again. “Oh, and that second gift? It’ll attach to his veil or crown??” Steph fell into her chair with a dreamy sigh. “Did I tell you guys the ring was his mom’s wedding ring? It isn’t just an otherworldly ring?” The whole room seemed to gasp. “Master Dick!” Alfred scolded playfully, “That is not a detail you keep to yourself! What do you think of that, Master Bruce?” The room laughed. Bruce huffed sulkier.

“We still need to be careful.” “And we will.” Cass said firmly. “But. We will not deny him this happiness. He’s very hopeful. Very happy.” Tim chuckled as he took a sip of his coffee. “More than happy, I’d say. He kissed him in front of us! And the first thing Daniel said? ‘I have a piece of my souls dedicated to you’? Whoo!” He fanned himself, and the table laughed. “You could see it in the way he looked at him! That man, this literal king, looked like a lovesick puppy!”

“Imagine their wedding,” Jason continued dramatically, “not just a royal wedding but a union of the living and dead. Imagine the scandal, the scene!” Alfred patted Jason’s shoulder. “This is not one of our books, by boy. But,” he went on as the table laughed again, “I believe he would find it most helpful if we only assisted in the wedding when asked to, no?” There was a murmur of agreement, and Bruce once again huffed. Alfred gave him a look, and finally he conceded, “Alright, I’ll allow it. But we still need to be careful.” Immediately the table launched into discussion, and Bruce was forced to listen to the excitement of his youngest sons wedding.

#Jason internally: frothing at the mouth over the fact that Damian gets to live a YA romance novel style romance #Everyone talking with Danny and liking him more and more and already seeing the good he’ll do for Damian:#Bruce sitting there with his arms crossed: kissing is yucky #As someone else said; Bruce having beef with Danny no matter what is hilarious #dead serious #damian wayne x danny fenton #ghost king danny #infinite realms #royalty au #a/b/o au #Best man part 2 #Best man au

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the-cat-and-the-birdie · 8 months ago

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It's my birthday!

My Birthday Post featuring DiscoPunk!

I had work today but afterwards I went to the Gordon Ramsay Fish and Chips shop in Times Square to treat myself 😋🐟🍴🍲

I ate Fish 'n Chips on my birthday so Hobie could be with me in spirit 💅🏾🎉

Though he'd probably call Gordon Ramsay a 'fuckin tosser' or a 'loud-mouth wanker' or something. (his words, not mine)

I would pay SO MUCH money to see Gordon Ramsay yelling at Hobie meanwhile Hobies like

"Yeah, yeah. Cork it, you uptight Tory Twat."

I love British slang. I'm so happy I can abuse it through Hobie. I say 'I can't be arsed-' and 'taking the piss' all the damn time because they just sound so much better than 'I can't be bothered' or 'making fun of'.

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That shit was HITTING. The inside could've used a little salt but I'm a greedy American and black so you know I like my shit GLUTTONOUS.

The breading was so good though!! And it came out HOT. I liked the aioli too ☺️

The fries however were BOMB.

They're CRIMINALLY GOOD.

I got these fries with garlic and butter and chives and stuff called the 'Dirty #2'. So good OMG!!!!!

I'd go back JUST for the fries. Oh my Lord. I love me some seasoned meatless fries. Like just season the hell outta them, Popeyes-chicken style.

I don't know any other place that sells fries this flavor so I'LL GO BACK.

Y'ALL... Y'all. What if..

What if British food... g-good? 😳

The Discovery of British Chickens - DiscoPunk

(Dianes actual reaction every single time Hobie gives her British food that isn't beans or blood sausage. Then Hobie has to watch her drench it in Tobasco hot sauce-)

Diane has legitimately said to Hobie "I didn't know y'all had chicken wings over here! I won't even know know y'all had chickens! That's so cute!"

Hobie's response: 'Di, you lot come from here. Where did you think the Americans got the chickens from if not us? 😭'

'I don't know.. Just thought we discovered them after the revolution or something.'

Pavitr, astonished and overhearing this - 'Do you think Americans discovered chickens?'

'We didn't?'

'Diane, they're chickens. Not fossils. I can't bel-'

'Bruv, she's American. You're gonna to confuse her-'

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Anyways, thanks for reading my birthday post! Here's Hobie as a thank you!

BYE.

#i have no idea if Gordon is a Tory it's just really funny to me #I love British slang so much #hobie brown x oc #hobie x oc #DiscoPunk #r rambles #Spidersona #spidersonas

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no. 40 (snippet)

Summary: Even unfinished things have a beauty to them, as hard as it is to believe about your own creations. It takes a bit of heart-to-heart and some poetry from an old friend to impress this truth upon Dream of the Endless.

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Square/Prompt: A2 - Comforting Insecurity | @dreamlingbingo

Rating: General

Ship(s): Dream of the Endless | Morpheus/Hob Gadling

Additional Notes & Warnings: Canon Compliant, Comfort Without Hurt

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Some days, Dream of the Endless is an unstoppable force of nature. He carves a path through the Dreaming with a restless energy that leaves the air cackling and electric. Feverishly creating dreams, endlessly modifying and reshaping daydreams, twisting new nightmares into reality. Simply, as much as an Endless can be simple, he fills the days and landscape with the act of creation.

Some days, he is very very still.

Today is one of those days. He stands at the foot of the Rookery, which has long been in need of refurbishing. Since his absence, despite of his absence, there have been many new dreams that have roosted there. He tips his head back, taking it all in. The way the wings of small Dreams of Childhood Flying catches the light. Its impossible proportions and iridescent possibilities. The shifting plates of the shiny chrome Dreams of Flying Machines. The impatient shuffle of the Dreams of Personal Flight. All eagerness and impatience in flying form.

He spends hours simply observing. Watches them take to the skies with ease. Some by their lonesome, most with their flock. One of the last ones to go is the Dreams of First Fledge. It nervously stumbles out of nest then immediately tips off the edge. Seeing it fall a great height, Dream quickly opens his palm as a safe landing space and—the Dreams of First Fledge takes wing just before touching him at all. It rises beyond his reach, leaving Dream alone in the rookery. Palm outstretched and empty. He lets his hand drop to his side, suddenly feeling exhausted.

The quiet of the Rookery is now oppressive, pressing close and crowding out the previous calm. Dream tried very hard not to think about the last time the Rookery was this quiet. The number of empty nests of dreams of a bygone era. The fossilized dreams left behind, never to take flight. The shells of dreams which did but ones never bore witness to. The idea of it all makes his hands ache and itch, wanting to craft something, anything to fill the space—

Now, the stillness is unsettling. Aggravating. So he closes his eyes and turns his senses outwards to the squalls and rustling wings, the gales over the Infinite Waters. He lets it wash over him. Let that medley bury the familiar ache of seeing the ease his creations took to the horizon, lightness writ in their very being.

A low hum breaks his reverie. It comes across the Dreaming distinctively, even with its slight waver. Bright and warm. Dream tips his head back, savoring it. A pleasant reminder that in London, it is almost five o’clock and Hob Gadling is making his way to their usual table in the New Inn. He takes one last look to the horizon and has to bite back the urge to make one last dream, make one small tweak—but no, today he has an appointment to keep.

#dreamling #dreamling bingo #dreamling bingo 2024 #my fic #I've had this idea since the last bingo and i'm happy to have gotten started #there'll be some poetry reading in this one later so I'm pretty excited for that #no. 40

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birthday gifts!! a littel photo album for meself 2 remember it by :3

first was a little dino-themed blind bag my partner got for me! the paper bag was so cute :3 the sticker was also cool i might steal it for my water bottle-

here's everything that was in it! items are listed from the top-left down

dinosaur lanyard

rex and ankylosaur notepad

beautifully rendered tyranosaurid postcard

kaprosuchus print

t-rex keychain-bookmark-thing(?) not sure what it is but ive seen them around before & theyre cool. the reverse side has just the rex's eyes framed in it >:3

sticker for something called "The Devils Demons". not sure what that is but hey if theres dinos i might check it out

holographic triceratops fossil sticker (this ones def going on my water bottle)

adorable carnotaurus acrylic keychain/bagclip. i love how dino lovers have embraced the silly carnotaurus from Prehistoric Planet

edmontosaurus (?) pin, also from The Devil's Demons. guess its a character?

sonic 3 action figure set!

sonic and shadow's eyes light up if you press the button on their chests :D i cant wait to pose them in homoerotic situations

modeling clay! this thing is heavy lol

Shin Godzilla DVD! Dad got this one for me and i'm so touched that he remembered me talking about how much i wanted to watch a few months ago.

i've heard a lot of good things about it from the horror circles i'm in, so im very excited to watch it :3

fun fact about me, the first Japanese film i ever watched was Ponyo, except the Ponyo DVD we had wasn't in English, it was the original Japanese version with no subtitles.

not ideal, but i have fond memories of watching it that way as a young child. i didn't know what they were saying, but the acting and visual storytelling were so strong that i still understood what was going on and was invested in the plot and characters. a few years ago i rewatched the film in English, but it didn't feel the same. oddly enough, i prefer the version of the film i cant understand (◠ω◠) (> ω <)

this DVD being original Japanese (as in literally shipped overseas from Japan) reminded me of that, and it brought everything full circle in a nice way. even though the film itself is far from whimsical or comforting in any way haha

this one was a few days early: my friend got me the new skins for Squirrel Girl and Rocket Raccoon in Marvel Rivals! :3 i would've added a screenshot of Rocket but i hit the photo limit 😭💔

what can i say i'm a furry that likes women and the beach. sue me

okay warning: photos below are of an animal skull. if you don't like that, don't click the read more/keep reading button. thank you!

by far the coolest present is from my aunt: its an actual raccoon skull! my mom thought it was a beaver when i first lifted it out of the box lol.

surprise! i'm into vulture culture (*^▽^*)

a bit morbid, i'm aware, but i don't really have a problem with it. i'm a science nerd and i find all parts of nature uniquely interesting, including death.

for as dark as the subject is, the community is very supportive and empathetic (at least in my experience). the folks on the VultureCulture subreddit are very kind and happy to help with identifying animal remains and giving advice on preservation for scientific/artistic display.

according to the box, this skull came all the way from Nebraska! i'm in California, so that's already crazy, but it shipped to my aunt first and she lives in Georgia! this little critter had quite the journey.

it probably lived in & traveled around an area about three square miles max until it's passing, so to think this little piece of it made the transcontinental journey from Nebraska to Georgia to California... i dunno, its kind of beautiful to me. its little soul got to see the wonders of the great-wide world.

anyway, i love it and i'm very excited to put it up on display o(*^▽^*)┛also excited to post the display photos to r/VultureCulture >:3

#tomothy rambles #vulture culture #animal skull #cw animal skull #tw animal skull #animal remains #animal remains tw #animal remains cw #cw animal remains #oddities #animal bones #tw animal remains #bone collecting

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sepdet · 5 months ago

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Pres Carter & the Road Not Taken

On June 20, 1979, the Carter administration installed 32 panels designed to harvest the sun's rays and use them to heat water.

Here is what Carter predicted at the dedication ceremony:

"In the year 2000 this solar water heater behind me, which is being dedicated today, will still be here supplying cheap, efficient energy…. A generation from now, this solar heater can either be a curiosity, a museum piece, an example of a road not taken or it can be just a small part of one of the greatest and most exciting adventures ever undertaken by the American people."

For some of the solar panels it is the former that has come to pass: one resides at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History, one at the Carter Library and, as of this week, one will join the collection of the Solar Science and Technology Museum in Dezhou, China. Huang Ming, chairman of Himin Solar Energy Group Co., the largest manufacturer of such solar hot water heaters in the world, accepted the donation for permanent display there on August 5. After all, companies like his in China now produce some 80 percent of the solar water heaters used in the world today.

But they are based on the same technology developed here in the U.S. and once manufactured in Warrentown, Va., by InterTechnology/Solar Corp., the company behind the Carter panels. Roughly three meters long, one meter wide and just 10 centimeters deep, the blue-black panels absorb sunlight to heat water piped through their innards. The Carter administration set a goal of deriving 20 percent of U.S. energy needs from such renewable sources by the turn of the century. Today, the U.S. gets a mere 7 percent of its energy from renewables, the bulk of that from the massive hydroelectric dams constructed in the middle of the 20th century. Solar thermal and photovoltaic technology combined provide less than 0.1 percent.

[Note: this article was written in 2010; by the end of 2023 the figures were a respectable 21% renewables, 3.9% from solar and 10.1% from wind. ]

By 1986, the Reagan administration had gutted the research and development budgets for renewable energy at the then-fledgling U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) and eliminated tax breaks for the deployment of wind turbines and solar technologies—recommitting the nation to reliance on cheap but polluting fossil fuels, often from foreign suppliers. "The Department of Energy has a multibillion-dollar budget, in excess of $10 billion," Reagan said during an election debate with Carter, justifying his opposition to the latter's energy policies. "It hasn't produced a quart of oil or a lump of coal or anything else in the line of energy."

And in 1986 the Reagan administration quietly dismantled the White House solar panel installation while resurfacing the roof. "Hey! That system is working. Why don't you keep it?" recalls mechanical engineer Fred Morse, now of Abengoa Solar, who helped install the original solar panels as director of the solar energy program during the Carter years and then watched as they were dismantled during his tenure in the same job under Reagan. "Hey! This whole [renewable] R&D program is working, why don't you keep it?"

[...]

It was the oil shock that pretty much caused the government to take a very serious look at its domestic solar resource," recalls Abengoa's Morse, who has spent decades aiding and abetting the still fledgling solar thermal industry both in government and out. "The motivation was energy independence," a motive that remains recognizable in political rhetoric today because, as Carter himself put it, the sun cannot be embargoed, referring to the 1973–74 Arab oil embargo. "We have this big solar resource, we should use it," Morse explains.

Carter was the first president to take that idea seriously, warming the reviewing stand for his inauguration on January 20, 1977 with the sun's heat harvested by roughly 1,000 square meters of solar thermal panels, according to Morse. "President Carter saw [solar] as a really valid energy resource, and he understood it. I mean, it is a domestic resource and it is huge," Morse recalls, although he admits the inaugural solar system left some chilly. "It was the symbolism of the president wanting to bring solar energy immediately into his administration."

That symbolism became more concrete in the form of a vastly increased budget for energy technology research and development (pdf)—levels still unmatched by succeeding administrations—and tax credits for installing wind turbines or solar power that caused a first boom in renewable energy installation. In a sense alternative energy was finally getting the same government support used to develop and maintain other energy technologies, such as oil drilling or nuclear power. "It did not take long for the U.S. government to realize that energy was a great national interest and subsidize it," Morse notes.

But the real symbolism was the Carter family using hot water heated by the sun for some of their daily activities. "It was used for the cafeteria, in the laundry and other parts of the White House," Morse says.

That was symbolism that Morse suggests the Reagan administration did not support as wholeheartedly. "We had a new administration that really did not like renewables very much. I don't know if you remember those days when it was called alternative energy and there was something about 'alternative' that did not sit very well." So when the time came to resurface the roof, the panels were taken down. "It was working fine, but the decision was it was not cost-effective."

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And those solar-thermal collectors also symbolize an alternative history. "We certainly didn't address the oil and energy issues going back to when Carter tried," Tardif says. "Maybe it would be different if Americans understood what actually happened. We were poised to achieve 20 percent renewables by 2000. What happened?"

What happened?

Big Oil's internal scientists concurred with public scientists, predicting global warming creates by fossil fuels, like this 1982 internal document at Exxon corp:

Source:

These projections turned out to be surprisingly accurate, 40 years later.

But Exxon and other fossil fuel companies used hundreds of billions of dollars in taxpayer subsidies to fund a multi-pronged, decades-long disinformation campaign, ranging from funding pro-fossil-fuels politicians to creating fake thinktanks of energy experts to advise news media to subsidizing university programs and professors in exchange for favorable research, as extensively documented by this spring 2024 US Congressional investigation which the press ignored:

This is not simply a history lesson. Trump put sone of his most diligent efforts in his first term into dismantling as much of his predecessor's' signature accomplishments as possible.

Biden's biggest accomplishment is the Infrastructure Act which included aggressive tax breaks, incentives and subsidies for renewables, jobs in the renewables industry, and R&D. Biden got us over the 20% renewables goal Jimmy Carter set.

We cannot afford to let Donald Trump imitate Reagan and put the renewables industry back another 40 years, no matter how many billions of dollars Big Oil gave his campaign.

#jimmy carter #fossil fuels #renewables

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Excerpt from this story from Inside Climate News:

Mark Forrest had a choice: Save his political career or continue to support a solar power project that he saw as an economic bonanza for his Ohio county.

He chose the latter.

“I’m a stubborn bastard,” he said, on a recent drive near his farm.

He was the only person on the three-member Madison County Board of Commissioners to support the Oak Run Solar Project. The 800-megawatt solar array would be the largest in Ohio and one of the largest in the country, built on farmland owned by a company connected to Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates.

Now, Forrest is about to be a former commissioner. After 16 years in office, he lost in the March 19 Republican primary to a political newcomer whose campaign was largely about opposition to solar power.

Two days after the primary, state regulators approved construction of Oak Run, although the timing was just a coincidence. The Ohio Power Siting Board said one of the decisive factors was that local government leaders were divided on the project, which reduced the weight the panel gave to local opposition. Forrest’s willingness to dissent, even if it led to public scorn and electoral defeat, made a difference.

To an outside observer, it may make little sense that a state board responsible for deciding if a project is in the public interest would put so much weight on the views of individual local elected officials. But this is Ohio, where renewable energy developers have watched the legislative and regulatory process get tied in knots by local opposition to wind and solar.

Until the approval of Oak Run in March, the Power Siting Board had spent about two years rejecting just about every project that had substantial local government opposition. Oak Run was different, and the lawyers and advocates who closely observe these cases are trying to figure out why. Part of the answer is Forrest’s refusal to bend, but that’s not all of it.

Oak Run is huge by almost any measure. The project would cover 6,050 acres, about nine square miles. In addition to solar panels, it would have a battery storage system with capacity of 300 megawatts.

The developer, Savion, is based in Kansas City and owned by the oil giant Shell. The fact that Savion is owned by an oil company complicates the simple narrative that a clean energy economy must compete with a dirty energy economy. In many cases, the companies developing renewable energy projects are part of companies that get some or even most of their income from fossil fuels.

Savion, which declined to comment, convinced the board that the benefits of the project outweighed any local concerns. The advantages include a plan to work with Ohio State University to make the project a research site for “agrivoltaics,” the process of using the same land for solar and agriculture. And Savion was savvy in making its case, which included letters of support from several prominent Republicans in the legislature.

#Ohio #solar energy

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Watches Market Size, Share, Trends, Demand, Growth, Challenges and Competitive Outlook

Global Watches Market - Size, Share, Demand, Industry Trends and Opportunities

Global Watches Market By Product Type (Smart Watches, Fitness Watches and Luxury Watches), Product Design (Square watches, Rectangular watches, Round watches and Others), Distribution Channel (Hypermarket/ Supermarket, Convenience Stores, Other Offline Modes and Online Stores), Price Range (Economic, Medium-range and Premium), Operation (Quartz and Mechanical), End User (Male, Female and Unisex), Country (U.S., Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Rest of South America, Germany, France, Italy, U.K., Belgium, Spain, Russia, Turkey, Netherlands, Switzerland, Rest of Europe, Japan, China, India, South Korea, Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, Rest of Asia-Pacific, U.A.E, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, South Africa, Israel, Rest of Middle East and Africa) Industry Trends

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**Segments**

- By Product Type: The global watches market can be segmented by product type into digital watches, analog watches, smartwatches, and others. Analog watches are traditional timepieces with a classic design, while digital watches display time in numerical form. Smartwatches have advanced features like fitness tracking, notifications, and connectivity to smartphones, appealing to tech-savvy consumers.

- By Distribution Channel: Watches are distributed through various channels such as online retail stores, specialty stores, departmental stores, and others. Online retail stores have seen a surge in popularity due to the convenience and wide range of options they offer. Specialty stores provide a curated collection of watches for enthusiasts, while departmental stores cater to a wider audience with diverse preferences.

- By Price Range: The market can also be segmented based on price range, including luxury watches, premium watches, and mass-market watches. Luxury watches are crafted from high-quality materials with intricate designs, targeting affluent consumers who value exclusivity and craftsmanship. Premium watches offer a balance between quality and affordability, appealing to consumers looking for both style and functionality. Mass-market watches are budget-friendly options with basic features aimed at the general consumer market.

**Market Players**

- Rolex SA: A renowned luxury watch brand known for its prestigious heritage, precision engineering, and timeless designs. Rolex watches are highly sought after for their superior quality and status symbol.

- The Swatch Group Ltd.: One of the largest watch manufacturers globally, with a diverse portfolio of brands including Swatch, Omega, Longines, and Tissot. The company offers a wide range of watches catering to different segments of the market.

- Fossil Group, Inc.: A leader in the fashion watch segment, Fossil Group designs and markets watches under various popular brands such as Fossil, Michael Kors, and Skagen. The company's watches blend style with technology, targeting fashion-conscious consumers.

- Apple Inc.: A key player in the smartwatch segment, Apple'sRolex SA has established itself as a top player in the luxury watches segment, renowned for its impeccable craftsmanship, precision engineering, and timeless designs. The brand's strong heritage and reputation for exclusivity have solidified its position as a status symbol among affluent consumers. Rolex watches are not just timepieces but also symbols of luxury and success, making them highly desirable in the global market. The company's commitment to quality and innovation has ensured its longevity and continued success in a highly competitive industry.

The Swatch Group Ltd. stands out as one of the largest and most diversified watch manufacturers worldwide. With a wide portfolio of brands including Swatch, Omega, Longines, and Tissot, the company caters to various segments of the market, from affordable fashion watches to high-end luxury timepieces. The Swatch Group's ability to offer a diverse range of styles and price points has helped it capture a broad customer base and maintain its position as a key player in the competitive watch industry. By leveraging its brand portfolio and global presence, the Swatch Group continues to thrive in the ever-evolving market.

Fossil Group, Inc. has carved a niche for itself in the fashion watch segment with its trendy designs and innovative approach to watchmaking. Under popular brands such as Fossil, Michael Kors, and Skagen, the company merges style with technology to target fashion-conscious consumers looking for unique timepieces. Fossil Group's ability to tap into current trends and consumer preferences has allowed it to stay relevant in the fast-paced fashion industry. By constantly updating its designs and incorporating new features, Fossil Group maintains a strong presence in the market and attracts a loyal following of fashion-forward customers.

Apple Inc. has become a dominant player in the smartwatch segment, revolutionizing the way we perceive and use wearable technology. With its Apple Watch series, the company has combined cutting-edge technology with sleek design to create a versatile and sophisticated smartwatch. Apple's focus on health and fitness tracking, along with seamless integration**Global Watches Market By Product Type, Product Design, Distribution Channel, Price Range, Operation, End User, Country, Industry Trends and Forecast to 2028**

- **Smart Watches**: Smartwatches are gaining popularity due to their advanced features like fitness tracking, notifications, and smartphone connectivity. The demand for smartwatches is driven by tech-savvy consumers looking for convenience and functionality in their timepieces.

- **Fitness Watches**: Fitness watches have seen a surge in demand as consumers prioritize health and wellness. These watches provide features such as heart rate monitoring, activity tracking, and workout guidance, catering to fitness enthusiasts and individuals leading an active lifestyle.

- **Luxury Watches**: Luxury watches are crafted from high-quality materials with intricate designs, targeting affluent consumers who value exclusivity and craftsmanship. These timepieces are often considered investment pieces and status symbols, reflecting a sense of prestige and luxury.

- **Product Design**: The market offers a variety of product designs including square watches, rectangular watches, round watches, and others. Each design caters to different consumer preferences and style trends, ensuring a diverse range of options in the watches market.

- **Distribution Channel**: Watches are distributed through various channels such as hypermarkets, supermarkets, convenience stores, online stores, and more. The diverse distribution channels allow manufacturers to reach a broad audience and cater to different shopping preferences, ensuring accessibility and convenience for consumers.

- **Price Range**: The market segments watches based on price ranges including economic,

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Part 13: Market Trends

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Shinola watches are literally built different. Detroit can lay claim to more than its share of important exports, from Motown and the Big Three to Tim Robinson and Big Sean. No list of Detroit’s greatest hits, however, would be complete without a mention of Shinola, the modern accessories brand that’s been crafting covetable timepieces (along with leather goods and, for a time, bikes) in Detroit for nearly 15 years.Named for a long-defunct brand of shoe polish, Shinola faced some skepticism when it launched in 2011 against the backdrop of the city’s headline-making decline. Since then, however, Shinola has defied expectations and grown into one of the country’s most recognized watch brands, blending a distinctive vintage-inspired aesthetic with Swiss-made components and a healthy dollop of civic pride. Nowadays, anyone in the market for a Shinola timepiece has more than 100 models to pick from, all of which are assembled at the brand’s flagship HQ in the historic Argonaut Building. From vintage skin divers to dials made of fossilized coral, these are the best of ‘em.For more timely ticker recommendations, check out the GQ Watch Shop.The Best Men’s Shinola Watches, According to GQIn This GuideAccordionItemContainerButtonBest Shinola Dive Watch: Shinola Duck WatchShinola’s latest drop (not counting this week’s instantly sold-out homage to famed Detroit mixtape artiste J Dilla) is inspired by the golden era of skin diving in the 1960s and 1970s. With a decidedly mid-century look accented by a palette of pinks, yellows and blues, the Duck makes an ideal complement to camp shirts, huaraches, and anything else you might be rocking at the beach (or the pool, or the cookout) this summer.Best Shinola Chronograph Watch: Shinola Mackinac Automatic WatchShinolaMackinac Automatic WatchThis limited-edition ticker isn’t named for the beautiful and historic island in Lake Michigan, but for a historic race to the island and back held each summer by the Chicago Yacht Club. Befitting its namesake (and in addition to its distinctive square case and Bermuda blue dial), the Shinola Mackinac is distinguished by a yacht-timer function, which can be used to count down to the start of a race or regatta. Fortunately, you don’t need to know the difference between a spinnaker and a genoa to appreciate the nautical vibes on display here, but just in case you find yourself in the Chicago Yacht Club this summer, it’s pronounced mackinAW.Best Shinola Daily Driver Watch: Circadian Monster Automatic WatchShinolaCircadian Monster Automatic WatchFor all of their many appealing attributes, Shinola’s watches have historically been on the chonkier end of the spectrum, with cases measuring up to a certifiably beefy 48mm. With this year’s introduction of the Circadian Monster Automatic, however, the brand finally has something for those with a taste for more classic proportions. At 36mm across, the Circadian’s stainless steel case is near-universally flattering, especially when paired with a eucalyptus green dial. If you’re on the hunt for a watch that’ll look right with pretty much anything in your wardrobe, this’ll do the trick.Best Vintage-Like Shinola Watch: Shinola Mechanic WatchShinola’s aesthetic has always been heavily influenced by a nostalgia for mid-century Americana, but few of the brand’s creations hit the mark with as much finesse as the Mechanic. A cushion-shaped case, “box” style crystal, and big sans-serif numerals recall the timepiece designs of the 1930s and 1940s, as does an old-school Swiss windup movement.Best Shinola Watch With the Coolest Dial: Shinola Runwell WatchStone dials are everywhere these days, but Shinola was well ahead of the curve when it launched this variant of the Runwell in 2017. Anyone who’s spent time on a Lake Michigan beach is probably familiar with the unique look of Petoskey stones, which get their unusual six-sided pattern from the fossilized remains of coral that thrived in the area some 400 million years ago and remain a common find on shores in the state’s lower peninsula. That makes this Runwell not just one of the most unique stone dial watches out there, but perhaps the most historic Michigan creation since the Coney Dog.4 More Shinola Watches We LoveShinolaMonster GMT Automatic WatchShinolaMooncraft Monster Chronograph WatchHow We Test and Review ProductsStyle is subjective, we know—that’s the fun of it. But we’re serious about helping our audience get dressed. Whether it’s the best white sneakers, the flyest affordable suits, or the need-to-know menswear drops of the week, GQ Recommends’ perspective is built on years of hands-on experience, an insider awareness of what’s in and what’s next, and a mission to find the best version of everything out there, at every price point.Our staffers aren’t able to try on every single piece of clothing you read about on GQ.com (fashion moves fast these days), but we have an intimate knowledge of each brand’s strengths and know the hallmarks of quality clothing—from materials and sourcing, to craftsmanship, to sustainability efforts that aren’t just greenwashing. GQ Recommends heavily emphasizes our own editorial experience with those brands, how they make their clothes, and how those clothes have been reviewed by customers. Bottom line: GQ wouldn’t tell you to wear it if we wouldn’t.How We Make These PicksWe make every effort to cast as wide of a net as possible, with an eye on identifying the best options across three key categories: quality, fit, and price.To kick off the process, we enlist the GQ Recommends braintrust to vote on our contenders. Some of the folks involved have worked in retail, slinging clothes to the masses; others have toiled for small-batch menswear labels; all spend way too much time thinking about what hangs in their closets.We lean on that collective experience to guide our search, culling a mix of household names, indie favorites, and the artisanal imprints on the bleeding-edge of the genre. Then we narrow down the assortment to the picks that scored the highest across quality, fit, and price.Across the majority of our buying guides, our team boasts firsthand experience with the bulk of our selects, but a handful are totally new to us. So after several months of intense debate, we tally the votes, collate the anecdotal evidence, and emerge with a list of what we believe to be the absolute best of the category right now, from the tried-and-true stalwarts to the modern disruptors, the affordable beaters to the wildly expensive (but wildly worth-it) designer riffs.Whatever your preferences, whatever your style, there's bound to be a superlative version on this list for you. (Read more about GQ's testing process here.) Source link

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Latest Fossil Watches for Ladies: Where Elegance Meets Modern Design | Zimsonwatches

Fossil has done it again with its new collection of women's watches, bringing an exquisite combination of traditional sophistication and contemporary chic. From minimalist chic to vintage charm to bold statement watches, the latest fossil watches for ladies are engineered to suit every mood and moment. With fashion-forward finishes, smart features, and carefully designed styles, these watches take street style to the next level.

Fossil's latest pieces incorporate a blend of materials such as stainless steel, ceramic, and high-end leather. Stylish colors comprise rose gold, soft silver, champagne gold, and pastel shades that put a new touch to any apparel. Most of the latest series also have mother-of-pearl dials, crystal-frosted bezels, and thin profiles that make them great for both street and formal looks.

Fossil has also incorporated cutting-edge design patterns, with features such as the Jacqueline, Carlie Mini, and Scarlette collections being bestsellers. These timepieces feature innovations such as multifunction subdials, skeleton dialing, and even hybrid smartwatch technology which combines classic styles with smart innovations such as activity tracking and notifications from a connected smartphone.

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rahulseo0320 · 20 days ago

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Fashion Trends 2025: What’s Hot in the Watch World – Best Online Watches to Follow

Watches in 2025 are no longer just accessories — they’re bold expressions of personal style, identity, and innovation. Whether you're heading to a college class, a corporate meeting, or a weekend party, the right watch can complete your outfit and reflect your personality. As fashion continues to evolve, the world of wristwatches is embracing exciting new trends. Here’s a look at what’s hot this year in the world of timepieces and a glimpse at the best online watches you can consider to stay ahead of the curve.

1. Bold Colors & Statement Straps

Neutral tones are taking a back seat as bold colors and unique straps dominate 2025. From bright neons to rich burgundy and forest green, watch bands are becoming more expressive than ever. Silicone and woven fabric straps in contrasting tones are gaining popularity among Gen Z and millennials. These watches pair effortlessly with streetwear, activewear, and casual outfits.

Trend Tip: Look for watches with customizable or interchangeable straps to switch up your style on the go.

2. Minimalist Dials with a Twist

Minimalism remains a favorite, but in 2025 it comes with a twist. Sleek designs now feature subtle design elements like textured backgrounds, oversized hour markers, or unique hand shapes. Brands are finding creative ways to make simple watches look artistic without going over the top.

Perfect for: Those who love clean, elegant looks but want a little visual interest.

3. Smartwatches with Luxury Aesthetics

Smartwatches aren’t just for fitness anymore. In 2025, smartwatches are blending tech with luxury. Sleek metallic finishes, leather bands, and curved AMOLED displays are becoming the norm. These watches offer smart features like health tracking and notifications, but they look refined enough for formal settings.

Top Picks: Noise Ultra 3, Fire-Boltt Visionary, or even Samsung Galaxy Watch models with a classic touch.

4. Sustainable & Eco-Friendly Designs

Sustainability is a major theme in fashion across all categories — including watches. More brands are using recycled materials, vegan leather, and solar-powered movements to appeal to environmentally conscious buyers. In 2025, it’s not just about looking good; it’s about making responsible choices too.

Emerging Brands: Companies like Solios and Chrotex are starting to explore eco-friendly materials in their latest watch lines.

5. Vintage Revival

Retro is making a strong comeback. From square dials to gold-tone bracelets and old-school chronographs, vintage-inspired watches are trending in both analog and digital formats. These timeless pieces work great with both modern and classic outfits, making them versatile and stylish.

Watch This: Brands like Casio, Fossil, and Timex are revamping retro models with a modern edge.

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Spotlight On Channel 7 Nickel EV Lies

Corporate media in Australia, once again, does the bidding of the fossil fuel sector in spreading misinformation and distortions about electric vehicles (EV). Spotlight on Channel 7 nickel EV lies reveals hit job on battery production in China. Mainstream media televises program chock full of errors and false claims. There is so much BS out there in Australia about EVs and mud sticks in the minds of many. Standards of accuracy and truth in the media are degrading in the current era, with conservatives thinking that they can get away with anything in the age of Trump. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwfTZrzAx2c

Tell Me Lies, Sweet Little EV Lies On 7’s Spotlight

Vested interests in the ownership of Seven West Media put it firmly in the camp of promoting fossil fuel propaganda. Miners and companies in their sphere of influence are dedicated to delaying renewables and prolonging dependence upon fossil fuels in Australia. Disengaged voters and dummies alike believe negative stories about things like EVs when they are presented by programs like Spotlight that purport to be investigative journalism writ large. If the facts are wrong and misrepresented, then, we the public have a problem on our hands. Channel 7’s Spotlight & Their EV Distortions The facts are that 70% of all dirty nickel is used in the manufacture of stainless steel with only around 5% used in EV batteries. This was not inferred or made clear in the Spotlight program that aired on Channel 7. This appeared to be a hit job on the renewable energy sector during a federal election with the desired outcome to damage voter trust in EVs. It told a story that EVs are not good for the environment, quite the reverse, and this is not true based on their presented information. Distorted facts were promulgated by Spotlight on Channel 7 nickel EV lies. Powerful and wealthy men think that they can ride roughshod over things like media factuality standards. Kerry Stokes may be taking a leaf out of Elon Musk’s MO in this regard.

Established Misconceptions About Renewables The number of people in Australia, mainly men, who have misinformed ideas about EVs and the renewable energy transition taking place is testament to the work being done by allies of the fossil fuel industry. Our 2 main political parties accept large donations from the fossil fuel sector. The mainstream media feels beholden to them for their advertising revenue in these straitened times. Wealth and power has been in their camp for many decades and this breeds complacency among the rest of us. They will not go quietly into the night of their own volition. Much Ado About EV Battery Claims “Liam Bartlett, chief correspondent of 7News Spotlight, was filming a press conference with Australian climate change and energy minister Chris Bowen at the Sydney International EV AutoShow in November for an expose on Chinese-backed Indonesian nickel mining for EV batteries. In the footage aired on Sunday night, Bartlett was going back and forth with the minister when YouTuber Sam Evans stepped in to wrap the reporter up, prompting Mr Bowen to end the media opportunity.” - (https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/current-affairs/ev-influencer-speaks-out-after-squaring-off-with-channel-7-reporter/news-story/09cbcc8f488ad4169685c6206c15da89)

Spotlight Not Letting The Facts Get In The Way Of A Hit Job “Last night, Channel 7 aired the latest episode of their Spotlight program. The focus was on Indonesian mining practices that reportedly result in emission between 9 and 11x higher than Australian operations. Electric vehicle mining equipment While it’s clear that workplace health and safety practices in Indonesia are clearly lacking compared to our standards here, the main focus and headline of the story targeted electric vehicles. The show title was ‘The EV con: Spotlight investigation into the deadly side of electric vehicles sold in Australia’. During the episode, the presenter spent much of the time attempting to make EV owners feel guilty for their vehicle purchase, suggesting they are fueling issues in the supply chain. The problem with this conclusion, is that it’s not found in evidence.” - (https://techau.com.au/channel-7s-spotlight-on-evs-fails-to-identify-any-ev-maker-that-actually-uses-dirty-nickel-from-indonesia/) The Channel 7 Ethos Of Australia Channel 7 and Kerry Stokes represent a side of Australia, which overvalues what I call the Anglo-settler consciousness. That Australia, as a postcolonial nation, should be run by white men, mining interests, and that they represent the real deal here. He supports the celebration of our fighting spirit in the guise of Ben Roberts Smith, despite his propensity for killing unarmed Afghanis. Spotlight supported tough, real Australian men, like the rapist Bruce Lehrmann sewing his wild oats upon a comatose Brittany Higgins in the Liberal senator’s office at Parliament House. Come on Australia! Come on Aussie! Women and renewable energy do not have a place at the big table, according to this mentality. These things oughtn’t power Australia, rather they should be sidelined for the longest time. The macho chest beating fuelling this attitude revels in what Trump is doing to America. They see it as a return to the natural order. If telling a few well timed lies can assist, well, why not spread the disinformation. “Australia is full of progressive laws that just don’t get enforced. I call us the land of toothless tigers and unlike the Tasmanian tiger these are not rare or extinct. Indeed, they are prolific. Black market tobacco grey in Australia because it is so readily available. Tobacconists stock black market tobacco openly in defiance of the laws of the land. Why is this so? Is it a bit like the long held laisse faire attitude of male police officers toward domestic violence in this country? Smokers don’t like paying so much for their ciggies and most cops in Australia are blokes. They just don’t see the problem.” - (https://wordsforweb.com.au/black-market-tobacco-grey-in-australia/) Robert Sudha Hamilton is the author of America Matters: Pre-apocalyptic Posts & Essays in the Shadow of Trump. ©WordsForWeb

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