#i know this mf has like 8 set in the morning

[kuroosdarling]

LMFAO I FOUND THIS IN MY NOTES

dunno where i was going with this but yeah

[mymelodymia]

Hey hun ty for writing my request with the bullying one I love it bby I got another one for you I promise this one's better and pure fluff 💗 so basically our Mikey man works to mf hard he has a younger sister(sorry I like the sister and big brother relationships there cute asf) like 7-8 surprises mike from work she makes him dinner, makes him a cute little bath, to the best ability an 7-8 your old can do lmaoo and idk maybe saves up some of her allowance and gets Mike something super nice and he's not sure how and is probably like "Baby where did you get this??" I don't fucking know but super fluffy and adorable. Ily hun ty! ✌🏽💜

aww, thank you sm for saying that and requesting again!

Best baby sister // Mike Schmidt x young!sister!reader

**not a ship**

Summary: just fluffy big brother Mike 🥰

Warnings: none :']

Age: 7-8

A/N: "mikey man" very funny 🤭

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You sat up in your small bed, you hopped up to say good morning to Mike. He was the only person in the world that mattered to you.

You walked into the kitchen and was greeted with the smell of bacon, you wrapped your small arms around him. He looked down at you, having not noticed you were there before.

He patted you on the back and returned to cooking. "Hi mike" you giggled, "morning y/n/n. How'd you sleep?" He asked you.

"Good" you answered, "good." He responded

"Thats what I just said" he chuckled at your comment, you were very sassy, of course.

"But i gotta go to work soon, okay?" He said strictly, pointing the spatula at you.

"Uuoohh, but why?" You complained "because, we need money right?" You groaned in response, you ate your breakfast with max instead. (Rude)

+•°+*°•+

there was one hour until Mike got home, you were playing with your dolls when you got the idea.

he works too hard, so you thought to treat him with a little something, you made him a very nutritious meal (microwaved mac n' cheese) and drew him a warm bath, overflowing with bubbles.

You also made a small fort in the living room, facing the tv. When you heard Mike's car pull in the driveway you ran out to him. You opened his door for him, and led him inside by your side.

You ran into the kitchen, passing the living room, Mike saw your fort and pointed at it. "Whats that?" He asked, but was quickly pulled away by you.

"Youre not allowed to see that yet." You said as you dragged him into the kitchen and sat him down. He chuckled as you sat across from him, a fork and knife in both hands, smiling from ear to ear.

You both ate your meals and you led him to the bathroom. He looked down at you, and kneeled down to hug you.

You shut the door and waited in the living room. He eventually emerged from the hall in a comfy sweater and soft pants.

He climed into the fort after you signaled for him too come in. He lied down on his stomach beside you, you both continued to watch cartoons for a while.

You rested your head on his shoulder, he wrapped his arms around you tight.

He pecked you a few times before taking one of the many blankets in the fort and putting it over both of you.

You snuggled into his chest, his warmth comforting you as you listened to his heartbeat, you fell asleep soon after.

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The next morning after he left, you went out with max to surprise him, you had been saving up for months to buy him this. You handed the cashier tons of quarters to pay.

You folded it neatly and set it in a small gift bag. When he got home you gave it to him immediately, shoving it in his face.

He took it out carefully as max left to go home. He gasped as he read it. "Do you like it?" You asked as he kept staring at the hoodie that also had the words 'best big bro' on it.

"Do i like it? Of course i do! I like everything you give me!" He said picking you up. "But, how'd you get it baby?"

"Ive been saving up on my allowance! And searching the streets for some loose change" you said in a raspy voice, making a funny face as well.

He put it on and you both ordered a pizza, and you gave the delivery man the last quarter you had as a tip.

You ate three pieces before you complained about being to full. You fell asleep in Mikes lap while he was playing with your hair. He picked you up and tucked you into bed. Placing a kiss to your forehead.

He went to sleep smiling, still wearing the hoodie, of course he wouldn't tell you that he worked at the shop you bought it from and saw you get it for him but, he was still over the moon nonetheless.

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@white-wolf-buckaroo //

[rattoes420]

For otp! You know it, I know it, you're gonna do it eventually, JERIC

All of em⁉️ alright bet I’m deranged like that

1. Who most initiates PDA?

Eric obvi

2. Any sleep habits either had to get used to?

Eric prob sleeps weird, I’m not elaborating on that, and I think jacks the type of mf who needs to be at a certain level of comfort at night or else he’ll die, he’s willing to let some things pass but not much

3. Jealousy issues?

Yea y’all saw witches of pennbrooke

4. What’s a Night Out for them?

They’ve got range, shits anywhere from nice restaurant to club to breaking into mr Feeny’s car

5. What’s an evening in for them?

Watching films, eating shitty food and being gay and stupid

6. Double Date? Thoughts? Who?

Jeric double date with Rachel and whatever bitch they try and set her up with real (also I’m pushing lesbian Rachel)

7. Do they want (have) kids?

Yea :)))

8. Have an AU thought?

I’ve got a boy meets world remake in my mind and heart (and google docs) if that counts, but so far I haven’t come up with any of my lil batshit completely disconnected shit yet

9. If they got engaged… who proposed?

Jack,,,,

10. How do they deal with the other’s family?

I feel like jack would kinda wanna impress Alan and Amy but overall he gets along with them and like,,, Shawn likes Eric and that’s all that rly matters

11. What is their love language?

Both prob mostly quality time but Eric also probably physical touch

12. How are their communication skills?

Average? I feel like Eric is kinda defined BY his emotional intelligence so that helps but they’ve got their issues (specifically cause of the time gap thing)

13. A little personal… but… Hot and Steamy or Soft and Tender?

Haven’t thought too much about this and if I’m being real idk if I wanna

14. How did they first meet?

K that one is just canon, shoutout to Cory for introducing them, he is a real supporter of the lgbtq+ community

15. Why do they like each other?

They both kinda bring something to each other that they themselves don’t have so they kinda balance each other out and bring out the best in each other because of that, I think that’s kinda why they like each other???? Cause of the differences and new perspectives and shit idk

17. Morning rituals?

Thinking about adult jeric, y’all they have real jobs now and Eric probably has to get up early as fuck, I doubt he’s at all functional when he first gets up, my guy is like “five more minutes” when he’s literally a senator, jack probably read some article once about the healthiest morning routine and has tried to abide by that ever since

18. Evening rituals?

Mfs watch tv and films till one of them falls asleep and I really believe that

19. How are they at parties or gatherings?

Jacks mostly cool and normal, Eric makes things fucking crazy/pos

20. Most cuddly?

ericericeric

21. Movie Night?

Of course they do that shit, oh to be a fly on the wall well they decide to watch a horror film 😔😔😔

22. Who is the photo bug?

Prob Eric but I could see it being jack

23. How well do they know each other’s favorite foods?

Pretty well probably they literally live together (side note but Eric’s either the type of mf to eat like three different type of foods with very little variety or the type of mf to have a new food he’s obsessed with every other week no I’m not elaborating)

24. What do their texts look like?

Adult jeric time :)))) jack has that stereotypical old man texting style, Eric does that weird thing my grandma does where it’s like “congrats on the show today🏄‍♀️🌈🍰”

25. Parenting style?

Dude Eric would literally be such a good dad, fun parent, Eric Matthews be my dad challenge, I think Jack might be worried about fucking up but overall I think he’s do a good job, he’d make sure that kid didn’t die

26. If they have kids, who named them? What would they name them?

I’m not entirely sure?

27. Who brings home an illegal pet?

Eric if either of them (Eric’s not rly a pet guy and jack has a hard enough time taking care of himself)

28. Who takes the longest getting ready to leave?

I’m not sure, this could go either way

29. Who said I Love You, first?

I like the idea of it being jack but it was prob Eric

30. When did they realize they loved each other?

Eric was prob during witches of pennbrooke cause,,,, I love that episode and I like the implications of it,,,, jack I legit think was probably after the end of the series but before girl meets world (I mostly like to think this cause it makes me sad 👍)

[katsumox]

AYE, CUT THIS SHIT UP, QUAE.

da music headcanons, the shit they listen to once u put em on.

a/n: im right, dont argue wimme. thank u.

cw: heavy cussing lmfao, menace to society music, black air force energy mention, ig.

KATSUKI:

listens to drill and general Menace Music™,, homeboy streams the shit outta it since you put him on. its honestly terrifying, the way the shit is blasting from his ears. the bass sounds like some fuckin gunshots.

loves him some nba youngboy and comethazine. at like, 8 in the morning, scary ass omg. also streamed the hell outta rollin n controllin, everyone is so sick of him putting on in the car, but he says "oi, ya listen to the shit or ya get your own fuckin car, dipshits." aint no one argue w him after that.

also fucking loves geeked by chii wvttz. if you think he won't scream "AYO, SUCK MY DICKKKK" and "NEW OPPPPP, THATS A R.I.P BABY. OLD OPPPPPP, WE STILL SMOKIN ON SHADY!!!!" you're sorely mistaken. he has stopped driving the car just to yell that shit, annoying ass.

will cuss you the hell out if you change his music while he listens to it. doesn't care who the hell you are, he'll just fuckin,,, do it.

IZUKU:

music that exudes black air force energy. like, genuinely scary if you catch him in the zone. yvngxchris really gets him in the mood to kick ass so he listens to it before training.

he really likes anything with high amounts of bass and loves to do the shaking curls thing. he does it every time dark knight dummo comes on in his playlist without fail.

also loves the more chill shit, like drake. screeches drake's part in seeing green all the damn time. katsuki will come into y'all room to tell you to shut the fuck up.

will stop whatever he's doing to yell some nle choppa lyrics, and its worse than when katsuki does it bc you never know when its coming.

also screams "I CAN GET YOU SHOT, GET YOU PACKED UP, HOLLON, THATS ONNA SET" with katsuki and shoto at any given time.

SHOTO:

fucks with antisocial by babysantana heavy. also is with izuku on anything by nle. his personal favorite is beat box (first day out) and will blast it impossibly loud in his ears when his father wants to talk to him. genuinely some of the funniest shit you've ever seen.

he does the "yeah" thing when listening to young nudy's yeah yeah. it's hot.

katsuki says shoto's into "that emo ass rap shit." he's not wrong, but he ain't right either. shoto just kinda goes where his tastes take him, y'know?

he loves polo g with a passion. he'll mumble neva cared with his entire chest in the back of the classroom. mf says the lyrics to every song in such a hot way. its literally pretty mf activities all the time. fuck you, shoto.

taglist:

@mypimpademia @myhoodacademia @silkylious @shotos-noodles @sobaluvr send an ask if u wanna be added ;)

reblogs are appreciated<333

[ahtsumu]

college student!miya atsumu hc dump

pairing: gn!reader ; genre: so much fluff, headcanons/mini drabbles ; tag(s): fluff, slightly suggestive, just the underclassman years for now, based on the american college system ; wc: 1.2k

imagine college student!miya atsumu majoring in creative writing while being the starting setter on the university's NCAA D1 volleyball team. he read milk and honey by rupi kaur once and ever since then he’s been madly in love with hitting the “enter” key after typing three words and calling it poetry. his ultimate goal, however, is to play for team USA at the olympics though!

imagine college freshman!miya atsumu

longboarding across campus on the first day of class with his airpods in (now playing: rap caviar on spotify), ray-bans on, snapback over his head, and nearly falling over when he passes you on the way to your 9 am. when you stop to make sure he’s okay, his entire face goes red before he stammers out an “i’m fine, thanks” and speeds off in embarrassment, kicking himself the whole time for not even getting your name because when will he ever see you again?? but when he’s settled down in freshman seminar and looks up at the whiteboard, he sees you walk in from the corner of his eye.

spending the whole night studying the lasting effects of imperialism through the lens of feminist theory after being paired up with you for a group project. he’s sweating buckets as he walks into starbucks because he just knows you think he’s an idiot (especially after your disastrous first encounter), only to be pleasantly surprised when the first thing you say to him is, “finally gave up on the longboard?” with a cheeky grin

texting his twin osamu “pls help how do i get someone to like me”, receiving “lmao is this a joke”, then replying with “stfu i don’t wanna hu i wanna cuff”, then being spammed with wikihow links and a few articles from GQ–– none of which he thinks helps, by the way!

running into you at the nearby 7-eleven at 2 am as he stands in front of the chips (it’s cheat day and he’s studying for a midterm, c’mon), deliberating between the purple and red taki’s like it’s a matter of life and death. when you say “fuego is better” from behind, he spins around with his hand on his heart, eyes wide in shock before he grins and replies with “i didn’t take ya for a basic…” but grabs the purple bag anyway

studying under a shady tree in the quad and getting bored after finishing a couple assignments, so he texts you to see if you’re free to go over some details of your project together (you are), only to end up not getting any work done because suddenly, you’re playing an impromptu game of 20 questions and wow. he can’t stop thinking about you.

sending you excerpts of your readings with funny comments, usually just roasting the author or narrator for his inability to understand the text. the first time you send one back he’s in the locker room after practice and he grins so wide that when his teammates grab his phone and see that all you’ve sent is a screenshot followed by “this mf’s writing about pouring concrete as if it's a RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE LMFAO someone come get their man!!”, they’re like, atsumu… you good? but no, he’s not–– he’s into you to the point it hurts not to have you

inviting you to one of his games after class with his heart pounding so fast that it almost feels like he’s playing the game right now, but then you take the ticket from his hand and grin, promising that you’ll be there as a representative from the official miya atsumu fan-club. he thinks that he might just die on the spot from happiness, but then you ask if you should come with a poster of his face and that’s when he really thinks he might just combust

looking nervously for you in the stands during warmups just to make sure you’re there and playing so hard after he spots you that he breaks his personal best for service aces in one game. he actually turns around at one point in the game to look you in the eye, winking as if to say “this one’s for you.” (you blush and hope he didn’t see it. he did!)

raising up one eyebrow in class when you meet his gaze and mouthing “wanna get out of here?” just to get you flustered, except when you mouth back “sure, my dorm?” with the same mischief in your eyes, a bright red blush blooms over his cheeks–– and he suddenly finds it very hard to focus, the only thing on his mind being you and him… in your dorm…

finally asking you out to the fall ball (this year’s theme: masquerade!), showing up at your door in a black three-piece suit and white mask and thinking that there’s no way he’ll be able to work up the courage to make his move once he sees you dressed like that, except he does when he walks you back at the end of the night, kissing you right in front of your door with his heart about to leap out from his throat

imagine college sophomore!miya atsumu

in plaid sweats, hair fluffy from sleep, leaning against the kitchen counter with a bowl of lucky charms in his hands, murmuring a “mornin’ babe” with a soft smile when he sees you walk in

pulling you onto his lap on his sofa as he reads to you a poem he has to analyse for class–– “[i carry your heart with me(i carry it in]” by e.e. cummings–– and when you ask him if he’s finally moved on from his weird obsession with enjambment, he laughs out an “as if!” and pulls up a poem he’s just written on his notes app

leaning over the court-side barriers before games for his ritual “good luck kiss” because ever since you started coming to his games in freshman year he’s only set personal record after personal record (even breaking the school record for service aces at one point)... even though his teammates and coaches all make fun of him for it

making out with you on his desk after you walk into his room in one of his team hoodies–– the one with his jersey on it–– his calloused hands running up and down your waist as he kisses you fervently because god, he can’t hold himself back when he sees you in something that claims you as his, even if he has a paper on 18th century french poetry due in two hours

tapping your shoulder as you file out of your 8 am class with a goofy grin and your coffee order in hand after you rushed out the door a few minutes late that morning (thanks to him and his stupid wandering hands)

driving you around campus on an athletic department golf cart after class because of his student athlete special privileges, giving out high-fives and aggressively shouting “hey! have a great day!” to the students and faculty you pass (all while cementing your reputation as the cutest couple on campus)

begging you to stay another night at his off-campus apartment even though you have your own dorm room because he sleeps better knowing that yes, you’re still there beside him and you haven’t left like so many other people in his life

inviting his parents to the NCAA volleyball finals. the second they see you in his jersey in the front row they rush over and hug you, introducing themselves and saying that they've heard so much about you from their little ‘tsumu that they could recognise you from anywhere. and when atsumu strides on the court with the rest of the team and sees you giggling with his parents, he thinks that he really could just marry you right then and there

[mount-st-helens-fancam]

I’m losing my goddamn mind. Swim team au time (part 1/??)

I’ve been doing competitive swimming for 8 goddamn years (5 winter, 3 summer) and istg I’ve made swim team aus for every fandom I’ve been in since then. It’s a problem. 

uhhhh for anyone who cares about the specifics: there’s like 3-4 ish separate teams, each w members of different mcyt circles (hermitcraft, speedrunners, dsmp, hypixel etc etc). It’s based on my region’s setup (kinda) where there's winter maintenance then the summer season w all the meets. there's no qualifying for regionals, just provincials/states whatever you wanna call it idk i’m Canadian

ANYWAYS HERE’S THE SCUFFED MCYT ONE I’VE HAD IN MY NOTES FOR LIKE A MONTH EHE

-Tommy is a sprinter ok

Lanky man cannot do breast lmaoooooo too much limb

Complains about kick no matter the distance they have to do

Steals his lanemates’ pullbuoys

GETS DQ’D FOR FALSE STARTS CONSTANTLY

Somehow always manages to either A) get his hand stuck in the lane ropes or B) slam his heel into the gutter (that shit HURTS)

+++++

-Tubbo absolutely does back I can feel it in my BLOOD

Enjoys suicide turns way too much

The type To basically glide through the first 75 of a 100 then sPRINT THE REST 

Constantly misreads sets and ends up doing kick instead of drill 80% of the time

“You can pry these fins out of my cold dead hands, motherfucker”

Loves leading cheers, whenever he leads w Tommy they get everyone else to go hog-fucking-wild 

+++++

-Ranboo kinda does everything, specialty is 400 free

Kinda fucks w/ IM too

Writes his heats/lanes EVERYWHERE

Arms, heatsheets, side of his bag etc

The only one who always has his water bottle. Hydrate or diedrate bitch

Would rather die than jump in first during mornings 

He wore clear goggles on One occasion and got so disoriented he swam into the wall 

+++++

-Techno also does everything ?? Actually vv good at breast though. Definitely his best stroke 

Always ends up on region medley relay and usually fistfights whoever is doing free (unless it’s Phil, then he swims a PB) 

Sleeps through activation at meets

All his gear is pink by now, he has the pink tie dye bag it slaps so hard vv

He’s relatively tall but even if he wasn’t he’d be scary as fuck 

This man does NOT need a height advantage with his kick being as strong as it is 

+++++

-Wilbur,, man. Free and/or back, mid-long distance 

The one who brings a Bluetooth speaker to meets and dryland. Does not let anyone play their music (except for Eret but that’s a special case)

Can and absolutely will kill a man to get his own lane at practice (lmao same)

Unlucky alternate probably?? He comes either 4th or 9th CONSTANTLY

Flexes his height advantage CONSTANTLY like sir please stop I know you out-touched that guy in lane 3 

+++++

-Phil?? Not a coach cuz I have no fucking clue what coaches do

The only mf who willingly does fly aND ENJOYS IT

Hoards caps. They’re not even his dude (he likes trading w swimmers from other clubs at meets so they end up confusing everyone)

Usually ends up on the same medley relays as Techno, it’s kinda funny how often

Bullies teammates into actually taking care of themselves during hell week

“DRINK THAT FUCKING WATER OR I SWEAR TO GOD IM PUNTING YOU INTO THE DIVE TANK”

+++++

-Niki is the Lord of IM I swear on my LIFE

Does neg splits every goddamn time it’s incredible ??? Teach me your ways 

Lends out goggles when her teammates forget/break theirs

Turns are faster than dives, always 

Her back underwaters go farther than her free/fly ones and nobody knows how she doesn’t get water in her skull

Intimidating as FUCK behind the blocks it’s actually terrifying 

+++++

-Purpled will find anything to complain about in any practice, hands down

Free sprint/mid distance ? Choice is usually fly though

Cares way too much about milliseconds on results sheets

Gets cucked out of 4x50 relays CONSTANTLY 

Does Not Shake Hands

Either shows up to every practice in the week or comes to one [1] evening and skips dryland. No in between 

+++++

-Punz,,, basically tanks everything 

By that I mean he’s an ex-winter who retained endurance 

Sprints 200s w no regret

Has worn his chain in practice before. It was on purpose 

Fights over who gets to lead lanes, usually it’s against Sapnap to be Honest

Gets a new suit every season and keeps the old ones at the bottom of his bag

Bites his medals . Always (it’s actually disgusting medals taste awful dude wtf /lh)

+++++

-Dream- you’re on thin fucking ice 

Sneaky little second kicks during pullouts, he keeps getting dq’d for them but it’s a habit by now lmao idiot

He hates breast though. Deadass will only race it to compete w Techno (he loses every time)

More of a free/IM man tbh

WAY too picky about the pool water at out of town meets

Has no less than six different racing suits 

+++++

-George does back everyone shut the fuck up

Absolutely refuses to sub in on relays outside of his div 

Has had the same pair of goggles for at least five years

Always. ALWAYS walks around with two towels and a parka at outdoor meets especially

Everyone loves pushing him in because of his reaction (understandable)

Complains about Wilbur’s height advantage when they’re in the same heat/final\

+++++

-Sapnap is the definition of a summer swimmer 

This mf cannot swim anything over like. 400m without stopping and complaining

HOWEVER HAVE YOU SEEN HIS 50 FREE. 

“Breathing is for pussies lol” [proceeds to breath a 0-1 and choke on finishing wake] 

Fights with Punz over lane leading

He’s the one that pushes George into the pool !

+++++

-Bbh!!! Kinda Niki’s counterpart in terms of IM prowess

However he usually heavily leans on free for good times, his breast is kinda iffy ngl (also understandable)

Team mom 2: electric boogaloo

“SAPNAP DONT PUSH GEORGE INTO THE POOL”

The only one who ever has conditioner in his bag at all times 

Lmao imagine having prescription goggles couldn’t be me puts on my goggles to see the board

Less violent team dad than Phil but has still threatened Sapnap into going to bed at a reasonable time before meets 

+++++

-Skeppy cried when he had to do a 1500 during hell week it was hilarious 

But seriously this man refuses to swim distance under ANY circumstance 

Also cannot read analog clocks cuz he swam at a pool w a digital one for a while 

Does the shampoo commercial hair flip at the end of every practice 

Complains VERY LOUDLY about his racing suit and how tight it is, yet refuses to get another brand

D O L P H I N D I V E S F O R C O O L D O W N 

+++++

-Ant still does not know how he ended up as a swimmer it’s hilarious 

“THE WATER IS COLD :[” “IT'S A COMPETITION POOL????”

Kinda scary good at 200 free it’s really strange 

It’s such an obscure race but he pops the FUCK off every time 

“What were my 100 splits?” “1:03.9 and 1:03.5 what the FU C K”

Kinda (very) overdramatic when it comes to sprint sets lmao 

He actually loves doing relays w younger swimmers it’s very cute

 +++++

-SAM STOP FLEXING YOUR REACH CHALLENGE?? 

Srsly he’s almost as bad as Wilbur 

Same as Punz, he’s an ex-winter swimmer who is insanely good at 400 IM ????? Jesus Christ that race is BRUTAL

W/ summer he just races 200 though and still qualifies for provs every season smh

Every time he needs new goggles he gets the exact same pair it’s those like. Mirrored gold/navy ones I think I have a pair

+++++

-Ponk has free/breast energy I do not take criticism 

[sinks to the bottom of the pool and misses the entire set explanation]

“Your Singapore drill looks like a glorified doggy paddle lmao” “That’s what it is, you bitch”

Has that black arena bag w orange and red flowers

Loves piggybacking their teammates around, even when they get yelled at by the lifeguards

+++++

-Foolish is very very strong but kinda oblivious to it??

Like he’ll swim a 27.2 50 fly and be like :]] I didn’t see the scoreboard, how was my turn btw?? Kinda felt like it was a bit slow aha

Super super sweet though, ALWAYS wishes people good luck even if he doesn't know them

He does know everyone though its kinda funny he’ll go to a meet and be surrounded by juniors from different clubs wanting a piggyback

+++++

-Hannah !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Absolute backstroke QUEEN

She does NOT need height, her stroke rate is so strong and so high she’s just CRACKED

Listens to music behind the blocks and dances around to warm up

[aggressively does leg swings]

Somehow has perfect eyeliner even after getting out of the pool

Best relay leader ever istg she’s like a good luck charm; all of her medley relays get top 4 EZ

+++++

-Puffy kinda has free energy tbh

I feel like swimming is her second sport?? Mayb she does like. Soccer or something on the side

Either way its great cross training because she’s the only one willing to anchor 4x50 free relays every time

She is SO unlucky w caps it seems like she splits one every month feelsbadman

Team dad #3, rivals Phil in violent caring-ness

+++++

-Quackity is here for a good time, man

Somehow both incredibly competitive and super laid back

Best cheerleader in the club!! He loves leading w Karl and they alternate w Tommy n Tubbo often

Surprisingly great at fly tbh

Lovingly harasses rivals from other clubs and also his teammates <333

“Ehe I forgot my fins can I have a slower pace time,, :]]”

He does not get the slower pace time. This is the fourth practice in a row Quackity

+++++

-Karl is basically on the same page as Quackity they r the same person in different fonts

Best stroke is well uh. IM!! Out of IM tho…. Breast definitely 

Rarely shows up to morning practices (understandable)

HOWEVER he comes to every meet and brings the fucking positivity !!!! chad energy 

Changes up his suit style a lot

“Where the fuck did you manage to find a gold metallic speedo” “Let’s just say the HYSC ppl have Taste, unlike you”

+++++

-Fundy throws the fuck down in back I swear on GOD

However. HOWEVER. He Cannot do breast to save his life.

Outer lane curse outer lane curse outer lane curse

“WHY DO I KEEP ENDING UP IN LANE 1 I HATE IT HERE”

He’s the type to miss a best time by a hundredth of a second rest in peace

Equally as unlucky as wilbur 

+++++

-Someone please ban Eret from IM races they’re stealing all of the A finals spots

DEADASS THEY’RE SO GOOD??? THERE IS NOT A WEAK LINK IN THEIR STROKES.

Has, in the past, stolen Wilbur’s speaker and blasted this song https://open.spotify.com/track/5A32buYzWvtkJizBkX8OCQ?si=a28293e9e7e14b73

(It’s now the team’s unofficial hype song)

They have a whole ass vendetta against kick boards, they r ready to kill a man over doing streamline kick instead

Most likely to make every 25 in an underwater set

+++++

-Charlie is kinda like Foolish cuz he’s very strong but very unassuming

This mf slaps on his prescription goggles then shaves 4 seconds off his seed time in one go

He has WAY too much fun doing Tennessee turn sets. Madman

That guy who offers to fill up everyone’s water bottles in one go, very cool charlie tyty

NT curse, his times keep getting lost in the system and he ends up racing against div 2s cuz nobody (including him) remembers his best times and nobody wants to estimate bc he’s so unpredictable

+++++

-Jack Manifold, the king of accumulating everyone’s bad luck and still getting a PB

For example: B final (Wilbur), Lane 1 (Fundy), 100 Fly (Tommy). Almost late to his race (George). This man gets in and swims a 1:13.9, a hundredth faster than his heats time. Alpha behavior. 

Constantly flexes on other clubs during warmup by absolutely SPRINTING 

He gets kicked in the face very very often for that reason exactly

For some reason he and Tommy always end up in opposite relays?? Like Jack’ll be DSSC A and Tommy’ll be DSSC B its weird

[imagines-mha]

class 1-B and night routines

Monoma: if monoma doesn’t annoy at least 2 people per night he simply will not sleep. Wears the comfiest pyjamas- like a 100% cotton top and plaid pj bottoms and everyones so fuckin jealous. He tells everyone he has a 16 step self-care routine he does every night but he really just brushes his teeth and then sits on his phone for like 2 hours? Ike what do you GET out of lying??? 

Tetsutetsu: he thinks going to bed after 11pm is criminal. Literally doesn’t understand the cryptidcrew™️ who DONT MF SLEEP. Works out before bed which is 👌🏻👌🏻 OOF. Aw hes the type of friend to make everyone tea and toast and send them asmr videos if they cant sleep i love him. He usually spends his night dancing around with pony and working off all his ENERGY

Kendo: “yall im turning into bed i’m too tired for this shit” “kendo it’s 7pm”

My girl will retire to her room as early as she can (usually with the rest of the girls) and she just RELAXES. Like self-care to the max: paints her nails, watches tv, plans her tomorrow, showers. She’s usually asleep at 10pm and wakes up the next morning full energy I want what she has

Awase: he has the WORST sleep schedule like fr. Literally sits up on tiktok until 3am and he’s just like “oh shit i’m up at 7…” *continues scrolling* like bro GET UR ASS TO BED U HAVE TRAINING AT 6AM. His night routine ain’t anything special- he sleeps in sweats and always keeps his window open (although someone told him about banshees once and now hes lowkey terrified lmao)

Kaibara- the type to fall asleep on the sofa and wake up at 4 in the morning to find tsuburaba in the kitchen eating a full course meal and he just SIGHS and goes up to bed in the worst mood bc why tf are his friends so WEIRD. Likes to watch the stars and edit pictures before he sleeps- its so therapeutic to him and also productive so he’s winning

Rin- he drinks coffee every night after midnight and then goes “oh my fuck shit i just drank coffee why am i like this” like congrats u fuckin dumbass now u ain’t gonna sleep. And he never fuckin learns. Always does his hw at like 11pm, Also stays up way too late binge-watching star wars smh 

Tsuburaba: he gets up every night and treats himself to a three-course meal in the kitchen no cap no sound awareness my man will be blending shit full blast at 2 in the morning. Usually falls asleep sitting at the kitchen table and he 👏🏻 needs 👏🏻 a 👏🏻 chiropractor 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻. Also always forgets to do his homework until everyone’s packing up to go to bed and hes like “please,, anyone,, the math?”. Shoda wants to punch him so bad

Ibara: the most well-structured person in the entire building. At 7pm she has her shower, at 8:30pm she goes to pray, at 9:30pm she journals and draws to calm her mind, and at 10pm she meditates until she falls asleep- which is usually 10:20pm.. Everyone wants her self control and independance like damn how does she FUNCTION. Also queen of vegan self-care remedies 

Pony: girl is chaotic as fuck it’ll be like 10pm and rin’s like “yo pony can i copy the hw??” And shes like “WHAT HOMEWORK.” . *cue two idiots freaking tf out*. She’s always wearing matching pj sets and fluffy socks and loves sliding around in them like a dork. Dances every night before bed to tire herself out like shes just in the lounge deadass vibing to taylor swift and a new person joins her everytime . people would be dead without her

Kodai: movies every night or she won’t go to class the next morning. Shes always just sitting on her phone w earphones in like she has absoloutely no time to deal with monoma’s shit so she just peaces tf out of existence. Cutest pyjamas ever i love her pyjama queen. The go-to girl for homework she just leaves her bag open, as long as u return it shes cool

Tokage: oh my god shes so CRYPTIC and FOR WHAT. Pranks pranks pranks pranks pranks. everyone hates her for it and she loves it so bad. Like she has the balls to prank kamakiri and that TAKES BALLS LET ME JUST SAY . she’ll just leave her body parts in people’s beds and its SO annoying. They usually just pick up her stray arm and fling it at the wall in revenge then act confused the next morning when she complains abt the bruises 

Komori: cryptic as fuck. Does she sleep? Why is she always sitting at the table? What is she doing? . Closes her tabs whenever someone comes into the dining room and just stares at them til they leave again like :)). In the garden every night til she can’t bear the coldness- watches the stars and makes flower crowns and worships the moon i love her

Kuroiro: nighttime is the time he just evaporates like where tf is he like 🙄🙄 reel it in randy from monsters inc . Hiding in the walls and listening to everyones conversations and secrets is his only skill in life . Everyone thinks he doesn’t sleep and just wanders around (he does, he just likes to have an edgy reputation)

Kamakiri- did you hear that?? oh its just kamakiri fistfighting monoma in the hallway again. Fr takes no prisoners he needs his beauty sleep (or idk do bugs sleep lmao??). If you’re in his way while he’s RAMPAGING to his room youre dead bro when i say he takes bedtime routines seriously i MEAN it. He does self-care and tells NOONE but its lowkey cute idk lmao why do i have a crush on a bug lemme call my therapist real quick

Bondo- 9pm. Wind down time. A good book is all my mans needs and he’ll be out for the count in absolutely no time at all. Fukidashi will die jealous and bondo fucking loves it. Milks tf out of it too he’s like YAWN I AM SO TIRED OFF TO BED NOW TO SLEEP PEACEFULLY GOODNIGHT and everyone who WISHES they could sleep as early as that wants him to choke

Manga- king of never having hw done until 1am at the earliest 🤡. He lives on 1 hour sleep most nights and his speech bubble just says “no <3” until like 11am. Its cus of his crippling hyperactivity he’s running the halls at 3am practicing the entire mamma mia choreography ffs fukidashi U HAVE A CAREER AHEAD OF U 

Reiko: energy drink addiction 101 if she doesn’t drink monster every night before bed she’s convinced she’ll die. “I sleep all day and party all night” she says, crying over math hw at 2am. Plays music too loud and has LED strobelites on ALL NIGHT. Shes deadass doing witchcraft in the lounge w komori all night during finals week she doesnt give a single fuck x

Shishida: another reader,, mans will finish an entire book in a night by the force of sheer willpower alone. Takes a bath every night and it makes his fur so fluffy and smell like apples smdnwjdnwd. Perfect snuggle buddy for wintertimes (pony LOVES HIM) and he’s that good man who carries tsuburaba to bed when he falls asleep at the kitchen table

Shoda: “please don’t speak to me while im doing my homework im 👌🏻 this close to having a mental breakdown and all it takes is a single poke to reel me over the edge.” Complains all day about being tired then goes to bed at 2am?? Like no shit ofc ur tired bitch . Always up for a deep talk at night he knows EVERYTHING abt EVERYONE and hes so trustworthy hed never tell a soul

Honenuki: he meal preps and does yoga before bed 🤢 like WHO HAS THAT MOTIVATION. Irons and sets his uniform out for the next day before getting his homework FINISHED by 9pm . He’s pretty flexible w what he does at nights it 100% depends on his mood. Usually he’s helping Tokage with pranks or working out w tetsutetsu tho. Used to annoy people who were up doing hw after 11 like “really tsuburaba? You should be ashamed”. Shoda almost DECKED him once for it tho and he was #traumatised and never did it again

[bunny-xoxo]

Bunny’s 200 follower event

request: hi hi!! i just saw ur matchups event and i’m super excited... also idk if i’m doing this right 👀 but uh could i have 2 hq matchups? ☺️ i’m a cancer and most likely an infj! i am pretty loyal to people i’m close eith, but otherwise, i’m kinda quiet and closedoff with others. i’m also pretty sensitive and empathetic when i can be 😖 oh! and uhh some of my hobbies include journaling, crocheting, and hiking/walking. now, as for a s/o, i really admire determined and thoughtful people!! (part one ⛈) (part two ⛈) i also like people who are on the more quiet side, but ngl, i love people with a bunch of energy too... so i mean, i could go either way 😅 and uhh i would NOT like a partner who is too cold or insensitive... or anyone who is too immature 😳 oh, some things i didn’t mention before: i’m kinda short (barely 5’2”) and uhh yeah idk if that means anything loll 👀 anyways that’s it :D tysm!! congrats on 200!! 💕

a/n: I’m happy you’re excited!! And don’t worry you did do this right lol! Thank you and I hope you enjoy! I’m also officially adding you as ⛈ anon so this will be easier for you to track :) hello ⛈ anon okok enjoy lol

Warnings: slight timeskip spoilers!

Reading your request, you have been matched with...

(づ￣ ³￣)づ Sugawara Koushi

Ok so hear me out, YES he’s a Gemini and yes you’re a cancer but this is so perfect on all other levels

This mf has to be one of the most determined and thoughtful people I know

Not to mention I think he’s the perfect balance of quiet but also energetic! And he has company that match both so he’s able to match your energy any day of the week

He’s also not quiet in a boring way ya know?

He will tease you lovingly, but in private cause he doesn’t want anyone getting the wrong idea that they can tease you too or something

He’s also mature in a genuine way, like understanding of other people’s perspectives type mature

Not that faux I’m a dude type mature

Ok anyways onto your relationship

He will shamelessly ask for a crocheted scarf, mittens, and sweater

And he WILL wear them

They can be a set or not doesn’t matter his heart might actually burst if you give him anything of yours that you’ve crocheted

Pls he has a scarf you made him when it starts getting colder outside and one day a kid in his class asked about it and he was so 🤩

It took everything in him not to talk about you and your scarf all day

He simply told them his spouse made it for him and yes every kid immediately wanted one ☝🏼

Your loyalty and dedication to the relationship would mean a lot to him and he’d always be doing his best to show you he is just as dedicated

I feel like he’d do that like trying out your hobbies with you!

He’d totally sit and let you teach him how to crochet and then try his best to make you a scarf it does fall apart the first try and it does defeat him a little but boy is DETERMINED to make you a mf scarf

Ok I’m sorry enough with the crocheting LMAO

He’d love taking afternoon walks with you!

I could totally see you guys taking a little walk around the block or at a nearby park after you’re both off work and just catching up with your days and then making dinner when you two get home

They’re the highlight of his day :)

His students would know probably so much about you LMAO

You bring him lunch ONCE and you didn’t realize his kids would be still be in the classroom and they’re immediately bombarding you, they are also calling you by your first name LMAO

“Hi (y/n)~~~!”

“Oh my gosh can you please~~ make me a scarf!”

“Yeah me, too!”

“Wait wait look what I made you!”

It’s a stick figure drawing of what you think is you and suga on a piece of construction paper that’s your favorite color, why suga told them that you don’t know

Your hair is also rainbow because, they’re children LMAO

And Suga’s just standing there like 🧍🏼‍♂️

But it’s very sweet and it warms your heart to know that he’s always thinking of you :)

Your vibe reminds me of...

Another suitable match for you would be...

(づ￣ ³￣)づ Akaashi Keiji

He’s a bit quieter than Suga for sure, but with the company he keeps - I mean cmon Bokuto? - he’s CLEARLY ok with being energetic or at the very least being around energetic people

Ok with akaashi you’re not getting rid of Bokuto let’s address that first, you’ve just gained a new bestie

He is ALWAYS fawning over you two when you’re all together

Candid vids of you guys are basically all his private snapchat story is at this point

He’s really your biggest fan it’s so sweet, allbeit overbearing at times but he means well ❣️

I’m sorry,... I’m bringing up crocheting again...

If you crochet akaashi anything you have to make a second one because Bokuto will want one too I’m sorry LMAO

SOmtimes he doesn’t fully grasp that not everything involves him in the relationship, he just loves y’all

He wouldn’t cross boundaries though he’s not like that :)

Ok moving on from Bokuto LMAO

You two are that quiet, really gorgeous couple that scares people asjdkskajs

Like seeing you two together in public and you’re both so quiet but OBVIOUSLY love each other with the way you’re so physically close in proximity and the way you keep looking at each other

You two communicate with just your eyes ALL the time, like y’all will basically have full on conversations

You’ll be tired and want to go home to cuddle, and you’ll just look at Akaashi and the two of you will exchange a few glances before nodding your heads and your walking out hand in hand bye

It scares Bokuto

Anyway

PINKY HOLDING

I do see him as a big hand holder in public but he’s also insecure about his hands :(

So I feel like he’d have a habit of holding your hand and then letting go soon after when he gets insecure, and lord help him if his hands are clammy oh no

But you’d be so !!! No let me hold it!!

So you’d just latch onto his pinky one day when he goes to pull his hand away and just share a look

So now pinky hand holding is the norm

Ok he’s the kind of guy who would lowkey like how short you are

Like it’s perfect for cuddle dates

His fav is to lay in bed with you in between his legs and your leaning against his chest, and he’ll rest his chin on top of your head or just hold you there in general while you watch movies on his laptop

Your height is just so convenient for him

Also lowkey loves having to grab things off the top shelf for you and won’t change his habit of putting things up there so he can still grab them for you

One time tho he came into the kitchen to see you climbing onto the counter to grab something from the top shelf and he thought it was cute at the time until he had a bad dream that night about you falling and getting hurt somehow absjskakjdjd

Suddenly things are a bit easier to reach around the house...

Also a guy who loves walks :) early morning ones to school were his favorite cause they always started his day off ~right

Your vibe reminds me of...

I hope you liked this!!! I’d love to hear your thoughts! Good day ⛈ anon!

Requests are open until February 26th 8:00 pm PST

-🐇out

[greensydney]

Wellness Segments from The Friend Zone Podcast

This is where I’ll be listing Fran’s Wellness Segments. It will be updated regularly. Any specific products/stores mentioned will be linked :)

Ep. 1: It’s Ok to Log Off  

Being the first episode, Fran starts us off easy with a loving suggestion to take a social media break. At the time of this recording, “Twitterless Assante” was reaping the benefits of taking mindless twitter scrolling out of his life for some time.

Ep. 2: Family Matters  

This is where we start digging in and doing the work. Here, Fran asks us to look within to resolve family disputes that have gone unchecked. Have the talks that you have been avoiding, even if it feels uncomfortable. Remember to come from a place of compassion when approaching loved ones, and to not take anything personally. Which is a theme throughout many of the early episodes, as it’s the 2nd agreement in The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz, one of the many books Fran has suggested.

Ep. 3: Take 5  

Work on building and maintaining a healthy morning routine. This helps set the tone of the day. By leaving our phone out of this part of the day, we can avoid things like waking up to a long, angry text or some other drama  and letting that guide how the rest of day goes. Basically, set the tone of your day before taking in information from anyone else. 

Ep. 4: Surrender 

Meditate, meditate, meditate. 

Osho books are great for learning more about quieting the mind, as recommended by Fran. Sadhguru is another great teacher who I look to for insight on meditation, mindfulness, parenting, and just life in general. He has a channel on YouTube with tons of videos. Fran also recommends trying Mala beads to assist with meditation, or maybe journaling afterwards. She really just stresses the importance of beginning a meditation practice, without fear of doing it “right” or “wrong”.

Ep. 5: Even Martha Went to Jail  

No clear-cut Wellness Segment for this week, but the main gist of things was: create what you want, what feels good for you. Critics will appear for everyone, no matter how great they are, so do you. Don’t keep yourself from creating things because of fear of how others will receive it.

Ep. 6: Tacos & Quickweave 

In your journal, dissect the relationship you are in. Asking questions like, “Why are you with this person? Who are you *really* doing this relationship for?”   For singles, ask questions like, “What am I *really* looking for, in a person? How do I want to feel when I’m with them? How do I want to show up in their lives? How do I want them to show up in my life?” For those resistant to relationships, ask yourself why and really work through it to get those answers that you seek. ~meditate, meditate, meditate ~

Ep. 7: The Choir & The Competition Are Out 

Parents: Sit with our children and start asking them questions about their interests. Fran shares how she was impacted by her mom not being more encouraging about her becoming a singer, so she wants us to know how important it is to truly listen when our kids ask to pursue new things, even if it isn’t exactly what we pictured for them. 

For everyone, even those who don’t have children or maybe they aren’t quite at the age to start discussing these things: we were all a child at some point. Many people can benefit from asking ourselves if the profession we are in is for you, or if you were just trying to please our own parents. It’s never too late to begin learning more about anything that excites you.

Ep. 8: Fitness Regine Hunter  

(I’m pretty sure they purposely didn’t spell it “regime” because of the difficulty for many in pronouncing the word. lmao)

In this episode, Fran speaks on the importance of holistic health and wellbeing, sharing how much it has shaped who she is and improved her life. She wants us to really sit with ourselves and think about the things we want to work on. Ask, “What can I do to ensure that I’m being the most beautiful *me* possible?” From skin and hair care, to diet, to fitness, to the way we talk to ourselves or others. All the little things that make up holistic living. No quick fixes! We’re here to werrrrrrk, hunty. 

“Forget the internet for a second. Forget what the Instagram models look like, we’re talking about YOU...” - Fran the MF Goat.  

Implement a fitness regime that works for you. Maybe it’s part of your morning routine, maybe it’s an after dinner thing; everyone gets to choose what is best for them and that’s part of the beauty of this life. :) Try a few things and see what works. There is an emphasis on the importance of starting slow, allowing your mind and body to get used to new activity. Fran started off with walking, increasing her distance over time, and then turned that into jogging when it felt right for her. Blogilates and Yoga With Adriene are YouTube channels she mentions here. I have been hooked to yoga ever since trying a few videos from  Adriene. Yoga by Biola is another great channel to check out. Biola has this video, “Restorative Yoga for Collective Trauma”, which I love. I learned of her from The Friend Zone earlier in 2020. 

Skin and Hair: Check out Frans YouTube channel to see all the informative videos she has on all-natural beauty and health tips. Personally, I really like Naptural85 for hair videos as my curl pattern is very similar to hers. Click around on suggested videos to find the ones that speak to you. 

Ep. 9: Don’t Forget the Feet  

OIL UP! From head-to-toe. Get that moisture. Especially in these colder months. Hands, feet, nails, toenails...literally everywhere. Dustin cannot get over the importance of the feet. Fran says this aztec healing clay is great for dry, cracked feet, and she hinted at its ability to fix some facial skin woes as well. Extra Fran tip: put a small amount of oil on your nail beds before painting them. This protects the skin and promotes nail growth. I tried this myself and it’s a game changer in my nail health! They used to get cracks in them once they start getting to a certain length, but if i keep them oiled up, they are smooth as precious little stones. :) 

Ep. 10: A$AP Shirley Caesar  

This episode reminds us that finances, too, can impact our total feeling of well-being. The Friends all want us to get our finances in order, taking the tiniest of baby steps, if needed. Fran’s 3 things to cut back on: 

Eating Out

Online Shopping

Places like Target, where you go for 1 thing and leave with a full cart.

Making these sacrifices adds up. The goal is that eventually, any big things that are weighing on our mental due to finances can more easily be dealt with.

Ep. 11: And I’m Telling You, I’m NOT Going!

It’s all about skin-care in this wellness segment! Starting with what goes into your body, and ending with what goes on your body. First off: DRINK LOTS OF WATER! This not only promotes healthy skin but as we all know, it’s just good for the body in general. The body runs nice and smoothly when it’s hydrated from the inside-out. 

If you need to cut down on your caffeine intake (I’m right there with ya), Fran suggested Yerba Mate. It’s a natural source of caffeine and much cleaner than what comes in other energy drinks. I must say, I feel like the naturally occurring caffeine just hits different. I was hyyype the first few times I got a Yerba Mate instead of my usual orange Red Bull! Energy drink isn’t the only form to get your Yerba fix, thankfully. It’s sold as a loose leaf tea, or in bagged tea as well. I LOVE coffee though, and I am not giving that up so easy. I find that bringing mindfulness to my habits with it, helps me to not consume too much.

Now, for the outside of the body: washing and moisturizing daily is imperative. This may be obvious to some, but it can also feel difficult for those with a really busy schedule. I know for me, as a mom, there has been many times when I only had one chance to take a shower on a given day, and if I didn’t take it, I was always sorry. Or I would take a rushed, half-effort shower and get dressed immediately after without oil, lotion, anything. Having a routine in place for daily washing and moisturizing (that works with my sporadic life) helps me make sure it won’t get missed. Again, as with episode 9, OIL UP! Coconut oil is a great choice, but my skin just drinks it up like water. Sesame oil is a nice alternative because it’s a bit thicker. It was hard for me to get used to smelling like a huge sesame seed though, not gonna lie. But there are so many different oils and butters out there to love our bodies with, just use some trial and error to find which one(s) work best for you.

Last thing: Bedding. Change it at least once a week. Get on the silk pillowcase train! Or if you real fancy, like Fran, get you a full-on silk sheet set. Cotton sheets soak up all the moisture from our skin that we work so hard and lovingly on.

Ep. 12: The Shut Down Mixtape

House cleaning time! Clean your fridge, clean your closets, clean your desk drawers. Clean everything! Trying to especially bring focus to areas that are often overlooked in your regular daily cleaning. By doing this, we clear out old energy, removing heaviness from our homes that we may not even realize is there. I personally can vouch that this helps with anxiety and even lifts my depression symptoms as well. It feels good when the space I live in looks and smells nice, so taking the effort is more than worthwhile.

Ep. 13: Oh God…

Get in touch with what religion/spirituality mean to YOU. This one was hard for me because I wasn’t raised with much knowledge of (or respect for, sadly) religion. As I grew, I became super interested in the various religions and how they affect the lives of others - good or bad. I’ve now learned to adapt my own spiritual practices that support me and help me get by. And this is life changing.

Ep. 14: Say It Like You Mean It

Here, we are instructed to find out what our individual love language is. This comes from the book The 5 Love Languages by Gary Chapman. The 5 Love Languages are: 

Quality Time

Acts of Service

Receiving Gifts

Words of Affirmation

Physical Touch

You may already have an idea of what your primary love language is, but you can get some more information on that by reading the book or by taking quizzes on the book’s website. Knowing your love language, as a single, can help you define what you need from a partner. As someone in a relationship, it can help both partners learn how to best make sure everyone knows they are loved and valued. 

Ep. 15: Yo Mama

Scalp Care for Winter Weather!

½ Cup Olive Oil ~ Seals in moisture

2 Tbsp. Honey (Fran uses Raw honey) ~ Creates pretty shine

½ Cup Coconut Milk ~ Adds protein

½ an Avocado ~ Healthy fat

½ a Banana ~ Softens hair

Blend all ingredients into a creamy conditioner, which should come out a nice light greenish color. 

I keep forgetting coconut milk at the store or else I’d have been tried this one, smh *face palm* But I will edit to add my review after I finally do this. :) 

Ep. 16: Non Profit & Chill

This episode had no segments, but we can still gain a wellness tip from it. Recorded right after Fran returned from a trip to Africa, she had a ton of insight to share on why it’s so important to be an ethical consumer. This episode was a great one to re-listen to as it reminded me that I am reading labels and the “about” pages on brand’s websites for a valid reason that is important to me, not just following trends. Dang imposter syndrome, always trying to step in and ruin everything (shoutout to the Friend Zone for teaching me about that as well, in a later episode.)

Fair Trade Errything !!!

Ep. 17: There’s A Song For That

No wellness segment this week, per say, but again I’ll summarize the episode to make it wellness for us all. The friends basically dode over their favorite break-up songs, from the deepest of soul, to the pettiest of rap songs. Many genres listed, and many bangers. This episode is a great listen for those going through a breakup, or even if you’re a big fan of the episodes where the Friends just let loose and have fun.

Ep. 18: Don’t You Go To Work?

Inspired by Assante and his newly purchased stones, which he is carrying safely in his pocket, Fran suggested that us listeners get in on the magic as well by getting our own stones. Starting with Citrine. This stone is a light orange color, and can be found online or in local crystal stores in most cities. Often referred to as “the merchants stone”, Citrine is believed to attract success. Fran offered the idea of laying it on some money, because she did it and got a random check in the mail soon after...And I kid you not - I did it, and the saaame thing happened to me. I was shook and beyond grateful!

Other stones mentioned here are Lapis Lazuli and Black Tourmaline. Lapis is a pretty, royal blue shade, usually with gold flakes in it. Lapis is known as the “communication stone”. Black Tourmaline is, you guessed it, black, and often found in shiny pieces. Fran says she keeps one of these by her bedside to absorb negative thoughts; letting it cleanse her energy before bed.

Stores mentioned on this episode: Rock Star, and Namaste shop. Both New York based but have online shopping available. Personally, and this is gonna sound real woo-woo, but I prefer picking out stones in person because then I can actually feed off of their energy to pick the right one for me. Those living in a small town, there is probably a crystal shop not too far away.

Ep. 19: The Friend Zone & The Read Mash Up Pt. 1

Wellness this week: be messy and silly with your friends. For me, I don’t currently have any real life friends to hang out with, plus COVID, so my family gets to enjoy all my silly mess. Life just cannot be lived being serious 100% of the time!

Ep. 20: 2015, I’ma Let You Finish, But 2016…

I loved this episode because it brings us back to our journals. Fran asks the guys and us listeners to reflect on two simple, but powerful questions to answer at the end of each year:

What are 3 things you discovered about yourself this year that you love? Things that you feel will propel you into the next year, as a person, career-wise, and as a whole. Write freely about how you plan on maintaining and evolving.

What are 3 things you discovered about yourself this year that you did not like? Maybe some of these things are hard to face. Reflect on how you’ve allowed them to hold you back and what you are doing to adjust them.

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so here’s a list of music moments I would have liked to have seen in supernatural:

Elmer Bernstein’s theme to The Hallelujah Trail should have been played during Dean’s just...absolute finest moment, whatever that may have been.  Maybe it was something we never saw, but it definitely would have happened close to the end of the show’s run.  Not only is it the theme to an old cowboy movie (and we all know Dean loves cowboys and westerns) scored by one of Hollywood’s best composers, it’s got such a fun grandeur to it that I think Dean embodies in his best moments.  Just imagine him contemplating whatever impulsive, batshit thing he’s about to do for all of half a second, he stands, puts on his cowboy hat, gets in his trusty steed, and goes off to kill the bad guys like the Last Great American Cowboy he is.

“Milky White Way” is a song off of one of Elvis’s gospel albums, and it’s just so Sam.  It is simple, clean, beautiful faith that dreams of one day going back to Heaven, back to you maker, back to your mother.  Imagine Sam sneaking out on a Sunday morning and walking into a church service while this plays and he seeks out comfort in his faith, in prayer, in such a rockabilly, Nashville way.  (Alternate take would have worked beautifully, as well.)

Mary should have killed some monsters and been seen driving cross-country to The Lemonheads’ cover of “Mrs. Robinson.”  That would have been so badass.  Here’s to you, Mrs. Winchester.

“Tomorrow” from Annie is a Jack song.  It might seem like a weird choice, especially since I’m not a huge fan of the play in general, but hear me out: Jack, awake in the middle of the night, scared of what’s to come, unsure of what’s next, a mess after another nightmare, and he bumps into Cas as he takes his nightly walkabout around the bunker.  Cas does what he can to assure him even though he himself is scared, and they go outside to watch the sunrise, sitting shoulder-to-shoulder.  They’re both uncertain, but they have each other, and as the sun rises and the darkness of the screen silhouettes as if they have a bright spotlight on them, the song reaches its swelling climax before the spotlight goes out and they cut to the credits.

Rowena’s theme song is Bowie’s “Queen Bitch.”  Period, full stop.

Every snippet we get of Cas driving around, there’s something different playing on the radio, not just sermons.  He listens to a lot of hymns and pop music.

In an early seasons episode, season 1 or 2, Sam and Dean are undercover at a college toga party (complete with togas and olive wreaths) and get roped into “Shout” a la Animal House.  One of them is dancing, the other one is getting the kill during the song sequence. 

Macca’s “Dear Boy” plays the first time Sam loses Eileen.  But in a version of the ending where we get to see the two of them reunite after Dean’s death and they decide they want to spend the rest of their lives together, it’s George Harrison’s “What is Life” that plays in a montage of them coming together.  It’s funny, because Sam doesn’t know now what his life would be life without Eileen, just like he never used to know what it would be like without Dean and Cas and Jack.

“Everybody’s Gotta Live” is a very first apocalypse-era song.  Just the two of them, Sam and Dean, absolutely miserable after another thwarted attempt to stop fate in its tracks intercut with Castiel’s search for God.  All of it fruitless.

Why do I want to see Cas and Meg searching for each other in a busy club while “Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)” plays?  I just do.  Who even knows why they’re there, but they are.  Quick cuts between the two of them, a confident Meg and slightly nervous Cas, surrounded by smoke and bathed in dark, colorful light until they bump into each other and wordlessly, breathlessly kiss, Meg tearing off his trench coat and suit jacket just to get that much closer to him.

When Cas gets swallowed by the Empty, “Video Killed the Radio Star” plays.  (Video = the Empty, Cas = the Radio Star.  Get it?)  But like, the part starting at about the 2-minute mark where the guitars are just...woah.

Sam and Dean are riding along in Garth’s car on a hunt, late season 7 or sometime in season 8, and Dean reaches for the radio.  Garth, though, smiles and holds up a hand.  “Allow me,” he says, and MF Doom’s “Vinca Rosea” begins to play.  They emerge from the car in slow motion under a bright moon, and the footage speeds up as they hunt down the baddie.  It is the most badass Garth has ever looked and will ever look.

Montage of Standford!Sam set to “Campus” because DUH.

John is flashing back to his Vietnam days in, well, a flashback.  He’s completely sober as he tells Sam and Dean about ‘Nam, about the horrors inflicted by humans and ends the story by telling them “And that’s why I know how to make a bed with sheets so tight I can bounce a quarter off it.”   “Fortunate Son”, of course, plays.  Young Sam and Dean just kinda shrug at each other and say “got it, Dad.  Jungle scary.”  John rolls his eyes.

“Heaven On Their Minds” and season 6 Cas.  Tell me it doesn’t work.

They want Jensen to sing so much?  Dean apparently likes Fiddler On the Roof?  Alright, then he can sing “If I Were A Rich Man” in a weird, daydream-esque sequence in an episode where the case is one that forces a serious exploration of class and the brothers’ status on the fringes of society.  A window into Dean’s own desire to be secure.

Jack finally gets to pick the music on the drive home, and guess what?  He’s picked “The Rainbow Connection.”  It just makes him so happy, and he smiles the whole time.  Four bloodied and beaten men driving along in the Impala, and Cas watches on with fond bewilderment as the other three sing along.  (Sam and Dean really resist at first, but when Sam cracks, Dean is quick to follow.)

Sam and Dean do something spectacularly stupid (think Malcolm in the Middle levels of stupid) to “I Should Be Allowed to Think” because the brilliantly stupid idea is Sam’s, and he likes TMBG.  But also, he’s thinking about the life he gave up - all that potential, wasted.  The worst hope of his generation for sure.  But Dean looks like he’s having a good time and it miraculously all works out, so it’s okay for now.

“Things Have Changed” needs to be in there somewhere, definitely in the later seasons, but I’m not quite sure where.  It just needs to be there.  And “Duquesne Whistle” in some little diner and “Like a Rolling Stone” (like, that whole ALBUM) and UGH DYLAN IS PERFECT FOR THIS SHOW.  All the Bob Dylan!

Come to think of it, all of All Things Must Pass, too.  Just scattered throughout the show.  So much about love and faith and even brotherhood in there.

Two brothers, driving home to Kansas, standing amongst the summer crop after the rain as the sun slowly sets with a couple of beers and “Over the Rainbow.”  Just glad to be home.

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She Sets the City on Fire - Fire and Ice

She Sets the City on Fire: A Bruce Banner Fanfic

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Rating:  E

Warning:  Age Gap, Christmas, smut (MF, oral sex, vaginal fingering, vaginal sex, playing doctor)

Word Count:  2632

Pairing:  Bruce Banner x OFC (Summer)

Summary:  Bruce is drawn to Summer.  She’s everything he wished he could be.  Carefree, exciting, and she knows exactly who she is.  There are so many reasons a relationship with her wouldn’t work.  So why can’t he stop thinking about her?

A/N: On the first chapter

8. Fire and Ice

Snow was falling in Central Park, the flakes catching in Summer’s hair and eyelashes.  It made a stark contrast to the red of her hair.  Ice against fire.  Bruce watched as she danced along in front of him, rugged up in a thick, pink wool coat, black scarf, and pink beanie.  She’d stop every now and again to admire the fairy lights strung on the trees before skipping off again.

Bruce couldn’t help but think, despite her name, Summer was made for this season.

It was Christmas Eve and the two of them had decided to spend the day together before going their own separate ways Christmas morning.  Summer always spent Christmas with her family and he was not up for another trip out there.  Especially not on a major holiday.

He caught her hand as she stopped to try and catch a snowflake on her tongue and spun her into his arms.  She looked up into his eyes, smiling that smile that made his heart stutter.  “I love you,” he said.

“You do?” She replied, feigning shock, her hands going to her cheeks.

“I do.”  He leaned down and kissed her.  Her nose was like ice against his skin but her lips were like fire.  The warmth from their bodies passed between them and when they broke apart, Summer took a deep breath and released it in a cloud of fog.

“We should go back home?  Get all hot and bothered?”  She said, slipping her hand into his and continuing their trek through the park.

“You’re not even going to say it back?”  Bruce asked.

“I don’t like saying it back.  I like saying it when I feel it most,” she explained.  “Besides.  You know I do.”

“Maybe I want to hear it,” Bruce said.

“Whose place should we go to?”  Summer asked, ignoring him.  “Mine’s closer.  But Aidan is there.  You have to take the subway to get to the tower from here.  It’ll be all slippery and gross.”

“Do you have tea?  Or hot chocolate?”  Bruce asked.

Summer grinned up at him, her pale blue eyes twinkling.  “Do I ever.”

“We can go back to your place,” Bruce conceded.  “But first, you have to say it.”

“You can’t make me,” Summer said, and she started to run.

Bruce took after her.  “Yes, I can!” He called.  Normally something like this would make him worry about the Hulk. Heart rate had always been one of the triggers, but chasing something was another.  Yet, with Summer he didn’t even think twice about it.  He felt safe with her.  He sometimes wondered if it was just how happy she made him.  That maybe that level of happiness kept the other guy back.

She picked up speed and Bruce could hear her panting over the crunch of her feet on the path.  She was laughing.  That pure joyful laugh that is so rare to hear from anyone over the age of eight.

Her heel hit a patch of ice and she skidded over, falling face-first onto the concrete with a loud thudding sound that made Hulk raise his head and roar.  For a second as he ran to her side, he thought he was going to lose his hold.  The edges of his vision started to fade out, but as he crouched down, Hulk seemed to realize there was nothing he could do here, and that it was up to Bruce to fix it.

“Are you okay?”  He asked

She peeled off one glove revealing a long graze along her palm.  “I think I cut my leg too,” she said rubbing her knee.

Bruce carefully helped her to her feet and put his arm around her waist.  “Come on, clumsy, let’s get you home.”

He supported her back to her place on West 88th and helped her off with her coat when they got in the door.

Summer and Aidan had decorated the apartment for Christmas like a couple of overzealous elves.  There was a large tree in the corner whose branches blocked two different doorways.  It looked like it had been decorated by the Jackson Pollack of tree decorators.  There was no theme.  Tinsel, lights, and ornaments just covered it so you couldn’t see the actual branches and the top sagged a little from the weight of all the decorations.  Garlands of tinsel, fairy lights, and plastic ice crystals hung from the walls, ceiling and window frames.  On every free surface sat some kind of ornament.  Snowmen, Santas, reindeer.  The dining table was now home to a miniature Christmas village.

Aidan was reclining back on the couch when Bruce and Summer came inside.  Summer pulled off her glove and Bruce took her hand and assessed the damage.

“What happened?”  Aidan asked, looking up at them.

“Summer fell over in the park,” Bruce answered.  The graze wasn’t so bad, but he picked a little fluff from her glove out of it.

“Of course she did,” Aidan said, getting up and heading towards the bathroom.

“Shut the fuck up!”  Summer called.  The tone of her voice completely contradicted the words she used.  She sounded happy and affectionate rather than aggressive and resentful.

“You shut the fuck up,” Aidan shot back with that same affection in his voice.  A tone only siblings share.  Bruce took Summer to the kitchen and was rinsing her hand off when Aidan returned with a first aid kit.  “There you go, doc.  Get used to patching her sorry ass up.”

“I’ll kill you, Aidan,” Summer warned.

“Please do.  Just try not to fall on your face when you come to do it.”

Summer dragged Bruce into her room giving Aidan the finger as she went.  “He really loves you, huh?”  Bruce asked, closing the door behind him.  He opened the first aid kit and dug around until he found an antibacterial wipe.

“He’s my brother.  That’s the rules,” she answered.

Bruce smiled and held out his hand.  “Alright.  Hand.”

She put her hand in his and flinched as he wiped the graze clean.  It ran from her thumb into the middle of her palm.  Bruce used a large rectangular adhesive stip to cover it.

“Okay,” he said.  “Pants off.  Let’s see your leg.”

“Alright, doc,” Summer said and shimmied out of her pants, before sitting down at the end of the bed.  There was a large graze up her left calf, reaching knee that was still oozing blood.  Bruce knelt down in front of her and wiped it clean before applying a stip of medical gauze that he taped into place.

“Is that it?  All patched up?”  Bruce asked, patting Summer on the thighs.

Summer quirked an eyebrow at him and dragged her bottom lip between her teeth.  “I don’t know, doctor.  Maybe you should check my boobs.”

Bruce chuckled and blushed a little.  “I see.  Well… maybe you should take off your top and I’ll take a look.”

Bruce went and closed the curtains as Summer pulled her sweater off over her head.  She stood looking at him, dressed in only a patched red polka dot bra and pantie set and scuffing her foot on the ground.

“No need to be shy, Miss Martin.  I’m a professional,” Bruce said.  Summer started giggling as he approached her.  He put his palms on her breasts and slid them around her back.  He unhooked her bra and she slipped it down from her shoulders and tossed it to the side.

His hands returned to her breasts and he palmed them slowly.  “Do you have a specific problem with your breasts, Miss Martin?”

Summer shook her head.  “No.  I just wanted to make sure they were okay.”

“They feel very good.  A nice shape.  What if I do this?”  He pinched her nipples between his thumbs and index fingers and pulled them gently.

Summer hummed.  “Yeah.  That feels pretty good.”

“Anything else I can help you with today?”  Bruce asked as he continued to rub and squeeze at Summer’s breasts.

Summer pointed down.  “Sometimes when I touch down there, it feels really strange.”

Bruce smiled and stifled a laugh.  “Okay.  Take off your panties and lie back on the bed for me.”

Summer complied, stripping herself of the last tiny vestige of clothing and lay back on the bed, positioning herself so her ass was right at the edge.  Bruce knelt down in front of her and spread her legs.  She placed her feet on her shoulders and propped herself up on her elbows so she could look down at him.

He ran his fingers through her fine, red pubic hair and spread her labia, exposing the dark pink of her sex to him.  It glistened with her arousal and he ran his fingers up and down her folds.  “It looks very nice, Miss Martin.  Funny how exactly?”

“It’s just… when I rub it… I get all tingly feeling,” Summer said.

Using his thumb, Bruce pushed back Summer’s clitoral hood and began to rub the little exposed bundle of nerves in tight circles.  “Like this?”

Summer collapsed back on the bed with a sigh.  “Uh-huh.”

“Hmm… interesting.  And  what if I do this?”  He asked and flattened his tongue, running it up her crevice.  When he reached her clit he sucked it into his mouth and flicked his tongue over it.

Summer bucked up into his mouth and moaned.  “Yes.  Oh shit.”

He continued to suck hungrily on her cunt.  The tart and slightly sweet taste of her coating his tongue.  “Yes,” she moaned again, arching her back.  “And… and sometimes on the inside…”

Bruce pushed two fingers inside of her and curled them.  “Hm… yes.  I think I can feel something.”  He said and ground them into the spongy surface of her g-spot.  She bucked up hard and cried out.  “You are right, Miss Martin.  That does seem very sensitive.”

“Oh god, it is…” She mewled, rolling her hips against his hand.

Bruce continued to work his fingers inside of Summer, focusing them on her g-spot.  He dragged them over it and watched as she completely came undone.  He rubbed her clit with his other hand, his fingers flying back and forth over it.  She writhed under his attention, her legs kicking and her toes curling.  Her cunt began to flutter around his digits, and with a loud cry, she came - gushing onto his hand.

He slowly stroked her through it as she lay panting on the bed.  “You’re right, Miss Martin,” he said, taking his hand away.  “I may need to prescribe you something for that.”

Summer sat up and smirked at him, as Bruce began to unbuckle his pants.  “What will I have to take?”

He bit his lip and tried not to laugh as he willed himself to say what he knew would make Summer laugh.  He could see how badly she wanted him to say the words.  She lifted her foot and used it to rub his hip.  “Well, Doctor?”

He shucked his pants down, exposing his erection and let out a breath.  “My giant dick,” he deadpanned.

Summer squealed and broke down into laughter as she scooted into the middle of the bed.  Bruce crawled up after her and grabbed a condom from the bedside table and rolled it on.  It was bright red with glitter through the latex.

“How seasonal,” Summer hummed as Bruce moved between her legs.

“Mmm… Merry Christmas, Summer,” Bruce hummed and brought his lips to hers.  As they kissed, he entered her.  He rolled his hips as he thrust slow and deep into her, never breaking the kiss.  They each hummed softly as their lips caressed each other’s and their bodies moved together.

They rolled so Summer was on top.  She sat up - breaking their kiss - and rested her hands on his chest as she slowly rolled her hips.  Her waist twisting and rolling like she was doing a seated belly dance.  Bruce watched her and ran his tongue over his bottom lip as he reached up and pushed a hand into her red hair.  She looked down at him, her normally clear blue eyes, dark and clouded with euphoria.

His hands moved down, sliding over her breasts and dancing along the soft skin of her stomach.  He rested on hand on her hip and the other started rubbing her clit.  She moaned and threw her head back.  Her cunt clenched around his cock, squeezing it as her internal walls milked him, bringing him closer and closer to orgasm.

Bruce moved his fingers faster, which in turn made her move faster, bouncing up and down on his cock.  He started to moan and pant and his balls tightened.  All his focus went to trying to make sure he didn’t come before her.  “Slow down, Summer,” he grunted.  “I’m gonna…”

Summed clenched suddenly and cried out, her fingers digging into his chest.  He let himself go, spilling inside of her.

Summer hummed and collapsed down on top of him, her head on his chest and the rest of her body draped over him.  He shifted, slipping out of her and removing his condom, before dropping it in the trash beside the bed.

He trailed his fingers up and down Summer’s back.  “Are you going to fall asleep on me?”

Summer sighed sleepily.  “Uh-huh.”

“But it’s not even five,” Bruce said.

“Don’t care.”

They lay like that for a little while, Bruce stroking her hair and gliding the tips of his fingers over her back.  She started to nuzzle at his neck and kissed along his collarbone.

“Bruce,” she murmured softly.

“Yes, honey?”

“I love you.”

Bruce smiled and kissed the crown of her head.  “I love you too, Summer

Christmas morning broke and Summer woke Bruce by kissing up his spine.  He rolled over to face her and she kissed him gently on the lips.

“Merry Christmas,” she breathed.

“Merry Christmas, honey,” he replied and pulled her into a deep kiss.

They spent most of the morning making love in that slow lazy way you do when there’s no rush to be anywhere, despite the fact they both had places to be.

At around ten they got up and showered together before dressing for the day.  Bruce having to just put on the clothes he had on yesterday.  He could picture the teasing from Tony as he was buttoning up his shirt.

Aidan had been busy in the kitchen so when Summer and Bruce were ready to face the world, the scent of coffee, bacon, and freshly baked bread filled the apartment.

After breakfast they quickly exchanged gifts.  Summer gave both Bruce and Aidan ugly Christmas sweaters.  Bruce’s had Pi knitted into it, while Aidan’s was Darth Vader with a Santa hat.  Along with that, she gave Bruce a card telling him she’d bought a well for a village in Bangladesh.

Bruce gave Summer a vintage silver choker that was shaped like a long feather that would wrap around her neck.  She put it on right away.

When they were done, they all bundled up and headed out the front to say their goodbyes.

Bruce and Summer kissed at the bottom of the stairs, neither willing to be the first to pull away.  Finally, summer did, reaching into her purse and pulling out a card.  “This is the name of an app and a code for a toy I got us.  You know, if you want to have some fun later.”

He chuckled though his face flushed.  “That sounds like fun.  I’ll call you tonight.”

Bruce kissed her one last time and pulled away reluctantly.  “Love you, Summer.  Have fun with your family.”

“I love you too, Bruce.  Merry Christmas.”

Bruce watched Summer skip down the street to the garage where she kept her car.  As she disappeared from view he turned and strolled towards the subway.

// NEXT

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Doyle’s music for A Little Princess varies widely, from quiet solo and lightly supported main melodies to several sections for full orchestra. In “The Miss Minchin School for Girls,” a harp flows lightly through the air above masses of supporting strings that never overwhelm the soloist. I enjoyed this soundtrack immensely through the M6si -- it never got in the way of the individual instruments. The choral sections are all sung by a children’s choir, which never sounded shrill, as can happen with some gear. The grouped strings and voices in “Crewe and the Soldier” were never hard or sharp, and didn’t produce the winces I usually give equipment or recordings that are very bright at the top end. Throughout the soundtrack, the sizes of instrumental images vary with the miking distance, but the soundstages thrown by the M6si largely remained between my speakers.

Figuring that middle-size groups -- and, even more, solo flute -- would sound good through the M6si, I played some selections from The Best of Jean-Pierre Rampal (16/44.1 AIFF, Erato). First was something of small scale: the Siciliano of J.S. Bach’s Flute Sonata in E-flat, BWV1031, a quiet piece with a sedate pace. The flute can be glaring, but was nicely projected and well balanced by the harpsichord and plucked strings. There was a softness to the sound through the M6si that suggested a luxurious space with heavy carpets, curtains, couches, and little room reverberation. The sound was not analytical, but felt as if there was just enough sharpness to avoid sounding fat. As with the Patrick Doyle pieces before it, the Bach sonata rendered well the sound of the soloist, without ever allowing it to be overwhelmed by the supporting instruments. Again, the soundstage remained mainly between the speakers, and the reproduction of the music felt neutral to slightly laid-back.

I moved on to the Presto of Handel’s Flute Concerto in F, Op.4 No.5, HWV 293, to hear how the M6si would handle a bigger supporting cast. The soloist could still be heard independently, above the orchestra, but with a very nice integration of their sounds. I was able to pick and choose instruments out of the complex work with little effort. The sharpness that a lot of supporting strings can have sounded slightly rolled off, but I think that was to the benefit of the system’s performance here. I have found that a highly analytical reproduction of the highs can sound a bit grating, depending on the recording. The M6si struck a fine balance between resolution and smoothness.

I then listened to Robert Shaw directing the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus in the Polovtsian Dances, from Borodin’s Prince Igor (16/44.1 AIFF, Telarc). The oboe and piccolo solos about a third of the way through struck me as sounding pleasant without being particularly strident. When the orchestra and chorus crescendo to the top of this track’s dynamic range, I loved that I did not find cringe in anticipation of over-the-top transients of drums, voices, and cymbals. The chorus felt as if it were located well behind the orchestra, but its sound was never overwhelmed by the instrumentalists. The soundstage was wider though no deeper than before. The cymbal crash that ends this recording, neither under- nor overwhelming, proved to me how balanced the M6si’s sound was: critical but not raw, musical without being fat or bloated.

Hearing a polished chorus and orchestra left me wanting to shift into more aggressive mode. I pulled out “Du Hast,” from Rammstein’s Live Aus Berlin (16/44.1 AIFF, Slash/Mercury). For a live performance, it has a surprisingly good balance of sound and appears to be well mixed. The M6si triumphed over this challenge as well. Deep bass from the stage was surprisingly clear, for a rock show. The band’s wild sound was not limited in any way. Each guitar, bass, drum, and keyboard had its space on the soundstage, but was still appropriately connected with the rest of the players.

The M6si could play loud. Really loud. In my space, it never fell short when powering Rammstein, even at concert volume levels. It was easily able to push the big bass drivers of my Bowers & Wilkins 801 Series 2 speakers to long excursions, yet was still clearly in control of everything. Other integrated amplifiers haven’t been as successful at projecting this band with force while retaining sonic order.

That Rammstein performance drove me to another that must be played at a thunderous level: “Perpetual,” from VNV Nation’s Reformation 01 (16/44.1 AIFF, Anachron Sounds). In some ways, VNVN’s precise music, created almost wholly electronically, is fairly easy to reproduce -- the sounds don’t have anywhere near the nuances or complexities of those produced by analog instruments. On the other hand, that purity of electronic signal can be difficult to play at high volumes if the system is sloppy or underpowered. The M6si wasn’t sloppy with anything. At all times, it retained full control over Ronan Harris’s raspy voice, and the deep bass was nicely balanced with the midrange. High-pitched synthesizer notes can sound shrill through more analytical systems. They were not too sharp here.

Comparison

I was fortunate to still have on hand, to compare with the Musical Fidelity M6si, the Simaudio Moon Neo 340i integrated amplifier-DAC. The Neo 340i is more analytical than the M6si, and can be a bit overbearing with trebly music. In the $5450 configuration I reviewed, it is also significantly more expensive than the $2999 M6si. With most of the recordings I played, the Simaudio sounded more precise than the M6si, presenting what sounded like more exact representations of aural images, especially with music weighted toward the top end. As a result, it had the more open sound. Voices in the Rammstein and Borodin tracks sounded more realistic. Subtle sounds of struck cymbals had more of the expected hiss through the Simaudio. Overall, the M6si sounded more uniformly pleasant; the Moon 340i was more uniformly accurate.

I also used both the Simaudio and the Musical Fidelity with the Benchmark DAC connected to their analog inputs. In both cases, the Benchmark DAC opened up the soundstage and increased the clarity -- and notably so for the M6si. The two components, when used strictly as integrated amplifiers, were much closer to each other in sound with the Benchmark used as a DAC than they were with their own DACs in circuit. When I removed the Benchmark DAC, I found the Simaudio with its DAC closer to it in sound quality. The Musical Fidelity with its DAC produced a smaller, flatter soundstage, and lower resolution.

Conclusion

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The Musical Fidelity M6si’s features are useful -- with its full complement of analog inputs and USB digital input, it’s all that many users will ever need. The M6si’s sound never drew attention to itself, handling all types of music with aplomb, and its performance was evenhanded at any listening level. I enjoyed listening to it because its sound produced no stress in me. That’s how the experience of listening to music should feel, but often doesn't. The M6si struck just the right balance.

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Speakers -- Bowers & Wilkins 801 Series 2, Paradigm Reference Prestige 95F

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Thank you for the response. For CNA certification you have to go to a testing site and be evaluated plus take a written exam. I called my school because if you don't take it within a certain amount of time then you have to...get this... Pay them mfs almost 100 just to do whatever two or three skills they pick to show you know what you're doing before you can test. Wack. And some chick at the school got an attitude with me talking about...you get to work well you can get there... I was like wtf? She didn't give a damn about my car or the fact the school had is held up for an extra three months. So my course was only 8 weeks but because of Covid19 we were there 6 1/2 because they kept wanting us to meet in person instead of online. Almost told that white woman about herself but I kept quiet because she was too ignorant for me.

Yeah she ignorant af *mushes her out the way* 

Please dont allow gatekeepers (secretaries, mid level management, etc) discourage you. Or make you think that the higher-ups think the same way (CEOS, Dept Directors, Founders, Board of Trustees). 

I would go over her (the chick at the school) call her boss and if her boss doesn’t answer, call their boss. Pretend you haven’t spoken to someone already and start fresh with each call. Call them before 10 AM your time. People are at their desk and available at 8:30 AM / 9:00 AM. And they’re more likely to close out on what you’re asking them to do because our executive functions work better first thing in the morning. 

They’re extremely busy. Be ready to explain what you need in a couple of sentences. “I’ve completed the program and I am wondering if theres any additional support available to make my tests and exam more accessible?” 

If they’re stumped you can ask them if the department has petty cash (which all departments do) to help you afford a train, or Uber to the location. If they know of another student/staff member in the area who may be willing to carpool with you. Remember: Every “no” at any institution is always flexible. And sometimes people do not help you solve your problem until you make it their problem. 

You can tell them you’ve already invested $X amount of dollars into getting back and forth to the program already. If they tell you they don’t know - ask what they would suggest or who else you should speak to. Take a few notes of the names of the people you spoke to and when and what they said (which I’m sure you know to do). Be “pleasantly persistent”. Do not give up on yourself. And don’t give anyone a reason to say, “They got an attitude with me, so I dismissed them!” 

I’ve gotten jobs that never called or emailed me back this way. Graduated undergrad in 4 years this way. Met with people who never responded to my calls/emails this way. Pleasantly persistent! 

They can waive any fee they set. I’ve literally worked in corporate w the Finance Dept doing the billing, fee assessment/collection etc. It’s a button they can click and make it go away. No one’s getting robbed if you dont pay the made up, “fee”. 

I hope you dont feel like I’m oversimplifying your problems. These hurdles are real, unfair and challenging. I am just trying to brainstorm everything in my power to get you the support you need. Thanks for letting me scheme for your success with you, Anon! 

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Jughead made arrangements to borrow the often-neglected car Veronica had gotten for her sixteenth birthday the year before. What did a rich girl with a chauffeur need with a Lexus hybrid anyway? Although it pained Betty and Jughead to be driving a vehicle whose engine didn’t purr until it was going well over 40 miles per hour, it was the best option they had. It was easy with Veronica. Jughead mentioned that Betty wanted to go to an exhibit at The Rosenbach and he wished he could take her…and Veronica took the bait. Anything for my B, she’d said all too quickly as she flipped her hair over her shoulder.

The Rosenbach is a literary museum in Philadelphia at Delancey Place that houses rare books, manuscripts, and the like. One of the reasons I chose for Betty and Jughead to go to Philly over somewhere in New York or New Jersey was this place. It seemed right up their alley not just as a cover but as somewhere they would actually go (which I guess is what makes it the perfect cover, ha). One of the current exhibitions is called Clever Criminals and Daring Detectives. Like, come on, they are literally a couple of teenage sleuths. It's perfect.

He didn’t really like being Forsythe Jones from Delaware. He felt much better holding Betty’s hand in the elevator, seventeen and Jughead Jones, both of them giggling about what they were getting away with, like they were living on the edge. They hadn’t gotten to do the short road trip in FP’s old truck like something out of a Great American Romance but they’d still listened to Bruce Springsteen singing of wild hearts, blue jeans, and white t-shirts as they’d meandered south through New Jersey on the Turnpike.

I'm actually really pleased with this paragraph. Obviously Bruce Springsteen is from New Jersey and when I think of music with a romantic Americana feel, I always think of The Boss' iconic album Born in the U.S.A. I listened to "I'm on Fire" a lot while writing this scene. I feel like it captures the mood of the scene.

The line about wild hearts, blue jeans, and white t-shirts is actually a reference to "Blue Jeans & White T-Shirts" by The Gaslight Anthem, a New Jersey band that has covered, referenced, and played with Springsteen. The Boss has definitely sung about the topics in the line I used and the actual album cover of Born in the U.S.A. is blue Levi's and a white t-shirt.

And finally, the fact that I got to mention the New Jersey Turnpike makes me so happy. I believe there are a lot of pop culture references to it. For me in particular, the line in Saves the Day's "Jessie & My Whetstone" that goes it was summer then and I drove home whistling down the pike is one that has come to mind for years and years. To finally fit it somewhere in one of my stories feels like a bit of an accomplishment.

“Just…look. Listen.” Jughead repeated the same words, this time gesturing around them. “You can hear the city traffic outside. And this blank canvas, above our heads. Pure and unadulterated, ready to be whatever we want it to be, whatever we want it to mean.”

So the whole inspiration for writing the scene like this is the overhead angle from the scene in 1x11 where Jughead and Archie are in Archie's room discussing FP. Sadly, I can't find the clip on YouTube (understandable; a lot happens in 1x11) but if you have access to the show on Netflix, the scene is from around 15:08 to 16:28. I've only been able to find pictures and gifs of it. But yeah, seeing that overhead shot of Juggie staring at the ceiling just made me think that I needed a scene of Juggie and Betty staring at the ceiling.

Betty’s expression softened at his words. She could hear the sounds of the city, faintly, through the glass of their hotel window. It wasn’t the same white noise that filtered through when they were in their small town. It wasn’t the sound of vultures in the woods of Eversgreen Forest or the current of Sweetwater River or the deafening silence of her neighborhood at three in the morning. It was vibrancy—cars honking, sirens in the distance, footsteps walking purposefully on pavement. And the blank ceiling above her and Jughead was pristine with endless possibilities. Untainted. Un-ruined. They were far from home, and not only in distance.

Is it Evergreen Forest or Eversgreen Forest? It sounds like Eversgreen Forest when Betty says it in 1x07 (3:24 to 3:33), right? The Wikia says Eversgreen. Let's go with Eversgreen.

When he told her that he loved her, it was always special. It was earnest. So she didn’t mind that they didn’t say those words to each other constantly and that when they did, it was in hushed tones, like a secret vow that only they were privy to. She never wanted those words to lose their meaning and run hollow.

I guess I wanted to make the point that this is a very different Betty than the one who was in love with Archie all those years. This Betty loves Jughead and loves the way that he loves her. And I like this idea that for them saying 'I love you' is never going to become meaningless. I feel like it's romantic and sweet and honest in their way, not anything from Betty's childhood fantasies or teenage expectation or standard practice. That's not what I want for them, I suppose. To me, 1x13 leading up to the 'Believer' moment is such a big deal for Jughead. It gets me every time I watch it. The way he takes the beanie off. The look on his face when he says it. The look on his face when she says it. So in my headcanon, Jughead isn't just going to go from 0 to 100 declaring his love all the time even if this is set more than a year after they've established their relationship.

I could be wrong. We could get season 2 and he could be dropping L-bombs every episode or multiple times an episode. I don't know. But I don't think so.

She meant what she said. They weren’t sad tears. Jughead could see another one of her colors in the rings of her jade eyes. It was a shade of what he thought she reflected earlier when she’d joined him on the plush hotel bed. It was still pure, but it was something else, too. More electric. Orbiting around the black of her pupils it was there: white, hot fire. The color was just like all the fiery hardcore songs she’d come to like, blinding light emanating, sparkling embers flying. And the fire in her eyes wasn’t only just for herself or for him. It was for them, as individuals and together.

The original title for this story was Love Her For Her Fire. As I started writing I realized that I have ideas for a lot of one-shots or short stories involving Bughead and it's always this version (this universe?) of them. In the notes for the previous chapter I said that this feels a lot like character analysis and development disguised as a story. And maybe that is what I actually ended up doing, giving myself background for future stories about this version of Bughead. So I guess I want to write those stories and sequence them all into a series (Spoiler alert: Heartthrob would probably be the last story in the series so you already know it's a happy ending no matter what I put them through). One way to link them all, I think, is by giving them all one-word titles. I'll reveal in the final chapter why Lionheart is what stuck for this one.

Jughead had doubts. He always had doubts and fear. That was a byproduct of growing up around an alcoholic father who loved him but could never keep his shit together and a mother who’d abandoned him and taken his sister away, too. People left. He was always left behind. He still wasn’t entirely convinced that Betty wouldn’t one day leave him behind, too.

But a preview of the life he yearned for, in a big city, without the curse of his past troubled home life, and with Betty, it snapped him to attention. He wanted to be all in.

I kept the hardcore references to the bare minimum in this chapter since the final chapter is like 5000 words of them being at the show. In fact I think the only mention of hardcore in this chapter is when Jughead talks about the fire in her eyes. The last sentence in the quoted text above is a very, very discrete reference to the last 8 seconds of "Ante Up" by Bane.

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[MF] "Namesake" - first short story, open to critique - 2532 words.

Kiara Driscoll scrolled through the lives of others, lamenting that she was not living them. Driscoll watched from afar as the people she passed on the street rushed to something important. She was less than a cog in the machine, the smallest cogs at least served a purpose. Her position as an office manager for the Human Resources Department of a multi-national Student-Loan corporation held no responsibilities beyond restocking pens people didn’t use and rotating K-Cup flavors people didn’t drink.Her classmates were fulfilling dreams in faraway destinations.

She racked up screen time on her dilapidated fold-out in one of those city-adjacent towns filled with residents that desperately wanted to call part of the actual city. Any attempt at recreating the “candid” photos of her peers spontaneously laughing before a group photo or meeting a touring artist was hindered greatly by the lack of returned notifications on her phone.

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The Email notification in the corner of her monitor at 8:34 am from Carl who sat 15 feet away interrupted her morning perusal of Facebook engagements and prayer requests. After filling the tray with paper readily available to anyone in need of something to print on, Kiara sat back down and received no further communication.At 9:48 a phone rang - on the fifth ring she realized it was the phone on her desk, one she had never heard make a noise before. As the receiver reached her ear she recited what she thought was the standard company greeting, “Merit Lending, Kiara Driscoll speaking” it was the full sentence she spoke for 20 minutes.

The man holding court on the other end of the line was Malcolm Johnson, a 29-year-old car salesman that wanted answers. Car buyers skipped the hoard of salesmen and requested him to make a deal. His commission was reaching its limit yet he was struggling to pay rent, frequently skipped payments on his car, and ate ramen noodles as he watched TV on the 5 channels his interior antenna picked up. He wasn’t asking Kiara why he was struggling, he knew why he was asking Kiara why she and her company insisted on continuing their predatory policies that are putting people like him in such desperate situations. It was like he was audibly retweeting memes over the phone, “Why can’t I get a $20,000 business loan but when I’m 18 I can commit to a $200,000 loan just to go to school?”

“Sir, I don’t--” Kiara started to tell Malcolm she has nothing to do with policies, how she just makes sure the custodian dusts every once in a while.“You DO I know who you are and I know what you do. You lobby the government and go on NPR to tell us all we are lazy and need to just figure it out and get a 2nd and 3rd job to pay these loans at these rates,” Johnson ranted.

“Sir...NPR? Lobby?”

“Stop playing dumb, I heard your name, Kiara Driscoll, I called and called and your assistant kept answering”

“Assistant? I don’t have an --”“I searched some more, found this direct line, finally got you. You’re going to listen to what I have to say.”NPR, an assistant, lobbyist? None of this described the Kiara Driscoll she was. She tuned Mr. Johnson out and jumped online.

She googled herself (which isn’t rare, she sometimes google’s herself to confirm her lack of digital imprint) and added NPR to the end of the query. It brought up a story from All Things Considered, there she was defending the entire Student Loan industry, spinning the Democratic candidates’ plans of debt forgiveness as fairytales and myths.

She hadn’t said anything in some time so she mixed in an “uh-huh” so Mr. Johnson knew she was still there.Kiara searched her name in the Merit Lending internal staff directory available to HR employees. 2 results populated. There she was, office manager and her office number and extension, and another Kiara Driscoll, with VP next to her name, and an unlisted phone # and email. She clicked through to the personnel file, her namesake held the highest level of clearance in the company. She could make a difference, for better or worse.

Instagram revealed more about this parallel Kiara Driscoll, or KayDee as she called herself in her bio. KayDee lived uptown, within the zip code assigned to Philadelphia, not an off-shoot neighborhood. KayDee took spontaneous photos on exotic beaches. KayDee mingled with rock stars and had private tables at celebrity chefs’ restaurants. KayDee was single like her, but always around someone, or with someone, lack of human contact was not something they shared like they did a name.

“SO WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU GONNA DO ABOUT IT?” Johnson interjected into Kiara’s investigation of KayDee.

“Sir, there’s nothing I can do...I’m not who--,” Kiara stopped, still pouring over the pages detailing how someone with the same name, from the same part of the country, only a few years older, could hold so much more power at the same company and feel so much more fulfilled than she.

“Fine, I can help,” Driscoll relents. “Give me your account information and I will get back to you.”

Johnson was over the moon, he said anything to help make the payments easier is all he asked for. He thanked Kiara more in 20 seconds than she had heard during her 4 years on the job. She smiled to herself and pretended it was no big deal and told him to watch his account in the coming days.Hanging up she felt invigorated. She went about her day with a new stride, new energy. It wasn’t reciprocated, but that didn’t matter, she was going to do something that made a difference. But how?

She needed clearance to get to anyone’s accounts from the back end. She needed KayDee’s clearance. Inconsequential as an office manager is, she didn’t have full access to KayDee’s file, just the basic stuff, birthday, birthplace, and a few other minor details. No passwords, no lock codes for her office door. She would need to get on a computer with more access to that information.

When Susan, there’s always a Susan in HR, left for lunch, Kiara snuck into her office as fast as she could so the computer wouldn’t go to sleep. Once on, she went to the same personnel file she was on before, but this time there was considerably more to pour through. Much to her chagrin, the 2nd largest student-loan company in the country had higher cyber-security than her post-it note of various login credentials. There was a completed field for “account access password” that was asterisked out. “*******” was all that was available to her. 7 characters, no hints.Back on Instagram, Driscoll started sifting through the hashtags KayDee used - #ThirstyThursday, #Wanderlust, #livelaughlove (groan), nothing stood out, but she seemed happiest when she was hashtagging #RVA. Back on the staff directory, “Birthplace: Richmond, Virginia”.

She put in RVA and was still 4 characters short. Instead of truly guessing, she looked to the file on her computer one more time. She was born on May 13th, 1980. RVA1980 was the first combo she put into the Accounts Portal and it was the only one she needed. Cyber-Security at your company is only as strong as your employee’s passwords.

It was too risky to do anything more so Kiara closed out of all of the windows and went back to her desk to finish out her day. At home, she waited until 8:30 pm, once she knew KayDee was nowhere near a work computer. The Instagram story from a high-end wine bar confirmed that.Kiara signed onto the account portal and found Mr. Johnson pretty quickly. He had $100,000 to go, he probably told her that on the phone but her mind was elsewhere. She had told him, and her plan remained to just make his payments manageable, make the loan less predatory. Then she remembered his gratitude, and more importantly how it made her feel and found the option to delete the account altogether. 2 clicks later and it was done. $100K, more with interest... gone. Johnson was going to flip and call her a hero, she couldn’t wait.

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She stared at the phone all morning. She had heard nothing by 10 a.m., however, it was payment day, so maybe Johnson was avoiding checking his account for fear of seeing the red numbers pile up.10:15, “Merit Lending, Kiara Driscoll speaking”, she made sure to sit up straight and speak a bit slower to sound more official.“The fuck did you do?”It was Johnson, he sounded angry for some reason.“Sir, I helped you.”“I mean, I know that, but can you do that? Is this allowed!?”

“Sir, I am the VP of Customer Accounts, I run the accounts department, I can make these types of decisions for the right cases,” the lie felt good rolling off of Kiara’s tongue, her posture continued to improve.“Thank you, lady, you saved me, I feel like I can breathe again! What can I do for you? What do I owe you?” you could hear Johnson pacing excitedly through his apartment complex, wanting to tell everyone but unsure if he should.“Don’t worry about it, just pay it forward,” Kiara cringed at her self-help cliche, but it struck a chord with Johnson.“Yes! Yes, I will - today is a new day! Thank you!”

Kiara put her phone down calmly, but couldn’t help but let out a small “woo!” as she felt like she was finally being recognized for something. She had to keep it to herself, but she wanted to post to her facebook, twitter, and Instagram about her nobility and willingness to help others.Within a few hours coworkers started to see Kiara’s stride pick up and elongate, she suddenly held eye contact and handshakes to an uncomfortable length. As she packed up her things (just her keys and purse) her phone rang again.“Merit Lending, Kiara Driscoll speaking”, she was a pro now.

“I hear you can help people,” the voice on the other line said as if he watched a mob movie to rehearse his line.“I do what I can.”Where is this confidence coming from? Kiara thought.

The man, Richard Podolski, 40, was still under a mountain of debt and was staring at another set of loans a few years down the line as his daughter matriculated toward her “dream school” of Yale.“Why can’t kids dream of PSU-Fayette?”

“Hey, kid’s gotta dream. Let me log on tonight and see what I can do, Richard, give me a little time,” Kiara had this down pat now.She kept signing on at 8:30 pm and free people of financial burdens by 8:32. They’d call the next day at 10:15 and a friend of theirs would call at 4:55, repeating the cycle all over again.

Kiara got high on the compliments and praise. She started following the clients on Instagram and twitter and watched as they lived their lives to the fullest without that shadow over their heads. They were going on vacations, committing to each other through marriage, and feeling comfortable enough to bring a child into this world, just living. She was still on her couch, still alone, but now she was the one responsible for their joy.

There was the grandparents calling on behalf of their soon to be Cal-Berkely Alumnae, surprising her with a clean slate.

The couple from South Bend that loved their miracle triplets after years of trying to conceive, but are now facing a life behind-the-eight-ball as the boys graduate.The bank manager that can’t dig themselves out of their financial hole.

The list grew for a few weeks. Her schedule was impeccable.8:30pm-8:32 pm relieve someone of soul-crushing debt10:15 am the next day they call and thank her profusely4:55 pm as she walks out the door, a new problem to solve.

This ritual didn’t leave her much time to live the life she had planned in her head, but people appreciated her so she was chalking that up as a victory.

Eventually, she found herself in another dead in routine. The people she was helping were living their lives, she was watching from the couch. The more she thought about what she was doing to help these people, she only saw it as a burden. She felt beholden by them and started to lose joy with each fix she performed as the callers expected more and became entitled to the service she was performing.

Eventually, Kiara had to make rules she was getting so many calls. They needed to be over $50,000 in debt, they needed to pitch TO her, there needed to be a wow factor for her to feel anything anymore. It had become another monotonous, thankless habit she performed mindlessly.“One more call,” she told herself after hanging up with someone who didn’t even seem excited to not have to worry about the loan ever again.

She waited until 4:55 pm and said “Merit Lending, Kiara Driscoll speaking”, one last time.

The last call started like the first call, she didn’t get a word in for the first 10 minutes, the woman on the other end had passion, she wasn’t just asking for a handout, she was asking for a lifeline.

This was the first call since Johnson that made her excited. What was odd was she cared about the caller, Mrs. Elliott. Kiara was happy this would be her last call, go out on the highest plane of nobility.8:30 came around and it was time to sign on. R-V-A-1-9-8-0. Denied. Must have mistyped it. R-V-A-1-9-8-0. Nope.

Instagram always had the answers. She signed on and KayDee had a new story, clicking on it was just a black screen with text. “No idea how this happened, do understand it. On to better things, I guess.”NPR offered answers yet again. In a story posted at 8:29, KayDee, or Kiara Driscoll, VP of Customer Accounts at Merit Lending has been terminated for secretly removing accounts and canceling debts of over 25 people, totaling in nearly 1 million dollars in debt removed from the books.

The story was on 27 minutes old and was shared thousands of times. The comment section was a unanimous chorus singing her praises. Memes were popping up by the second. Kiara was hitting F5 constantly, frantic to see her work credited to someone by the same name and without any of the work to earn it.

Kiara’s name is the #4 trending story in the United States, but she was never pictured, it's her namesake every time. Interviews on all the daytime shows followed, the person she impersonated now impersonating her, telling her story, taking her credit. The people SHE had helped were with KayDee on set, thanking her, inviting her on trips, having their kids hug her. Experiencing things Kiara could never imagine doing herself. No matter what she did or how hard she tried.

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