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[leondraisaitlsglove]

Transcript: Peter and Leon Draisaitl in a double interview ahead of the NHL Global Series Challenge

[This is a little rough, yo. Obviously not an exact translation but I tried to stay as true to the original wording as possible while getting the general meaning across properly. The result is a bit stilted. Rick Goldmann (interviewer) speaks a dialect that obviously doesn’t translate here and Peter mumbles a bit in places so I had to take some liberties there. The general tone of the interview is jokey and casual, Leon and his dad are bantering, but there’s heartfelt and serious bits too! I also chose to keep ‘Papa’ (dad) and ‘Mama’ (mom) in their original German bc I think it’s cute, lol. But anyway, YEET! Let me know what you think. Theres two lil McDrai moments in there if you squint.]

I LOVE YOU ANON THANK YOU FOR MAKING MY MCFREAKING DAY IM GONNA READ IT NOW AND THEN SOUND OFF IN THE TAGS WHEN IM DONE. THANK YOU. YOUR HARD WORK IS VERY APPERICATED.

This is the interview for anyone wondering

Rick Goldmann: Welcome, Peter and Leon Draisaitl, to what I’m going to call a ‘family interview‘ here on Sport1 [channel name]. I’m guessing this kind of interview, a double interview, has been done more frequently recently now that you [Peter] are the coach in Cologne [of the Kölner Haie ‘Cologne Sharks’, Colognes Hockey team in the DHL, the German pro Hockey league] and you [Leon] are here [in Cologne]. How often has this happened so far?

Peter: Not really that often. We’ve maybe done it one or two times, three maximum. It hasn’t been that many times.

Leon: Yes [agreeing noises]

RG: So you’re not getting tired of it?

L: Not yet, no. I think we still have quite a bit of that ahead of us in the following days, especially before the game.

P: Yes.

RG: Let’s just start at the beginning. You could say that you two spent the summer here in Cologne together. What did that look like?

Peter: Leon spent two bigger chunks of time in Prague, where he prepared with his trainer. We took a vacation together for three weeks, in Spain. When we were in Cologne, he [Leon] trained here with us [the Kölner Haie] to get ready, both ‘dry’ [gym etc.] training and going out on the ice with us. [Starts grinning] But by now he’s hanging out with the boys more rather than spending time at home with us.

PG: So when you’re in Cologne, Leon, you stay with your Papa?

L: Yes, with my parents.

RG: Who’s responsible for cooking? Not you.

L: Not me, no. [Huffs] Certainly not me. Mama, mostly, when we eat at home.

RG: Okay. But you went on vacation together. You did that together this summer. It’s been a brutally hot summer. I heard you actually don’t enjoy water that much. Is that true? If yes, how did you even survive?

L: Where did you hear that?

RG: Maybe I didn’t come prepared.

L: No, it’s true, I’m not much of a … I mean I do like cooling off, but if I do it’s more likely to be in a pool rather than the big open sea where you never know what’s swimming around underneath you.

RG: So you respect the ocean?

L: Yeah, for sure.

P: I could prove that with a picture or two.

RG: Where did that come from? Has that been the case since he was little?

P: Hmm. Yeah, actually, he was still wearing those little red … what’s the word?

L: Water wings.

P: …water wings or whatever they’re called, and he already didn’t trust the water back then. And he has kept that up to this day.

RG: [Jokingly] Did you not inflate them properly?

P: [Laughs] That’s certainly possible.

RG: I’ve heard something else along with you not liking the water – that in juniors, you actually didn’t play hockey for a year. [Leon nods] How did that happen and what did you think of that, Peter?

L: Yeah I mean my parents were actually pretty… they essentially supported me in whatever… from the beginning it was clear that if I didn’t like Hockey, it wouldn’t be a big problem. I essentially tried out every sport; I’ve played golf, I’ve played tennis… I experimented a lot, and there was a time when Hockey for me was – I think it was actually because we were moving house, moving house a lot annoyed me about Hockey so I stopped playing for a year and played soccer, but it turned out that wasn’t for me [chuckles].

P: [Chuckling]

RG: [to Peter] What did you think? He’s not a soccer player? Or did you not care?

P: Let’s be serious for a while: If he had stuck with soccer, that would’ve been fine for us. We realized, or learned, or understood early on that there’s no sense in pressuring your children into it. Just because I was stomping around somewhere sometime [aka playing hockey], that doesn’t mean he absolutely has to do the same thing. If he had told me; ‘Papa, golf, tennis suits me more’ that would have been…

Leon: Fencing.

P: …been fine for our family. Fencing, sure. With your motor skills… I don’t think so. [Leon grins] It would’ve been okay. I don’t remember, was it even a full year?

L: I don’t know either. Not sure if it was a whole year.

P: He dipped his toes into it, at Fortuna was it?

L: [Offended] That’s Fortuna Düsseldorf. It was Victoria Köln.

P: Or Victoria. No idea.

L: Victoria Köln, yes.

P: But I think that stopped after a few weeks or so.

L: Because they wouldn’t let me take the free kick once, yeah.

RG: That made you not want to do it anymore?

L: Yeah, I lost my motivation after that.

[All laugh]

P: He came back to Hockey after that.

RG: If there’s a list of things you guys don’t want to hear anymore: How far up there is ‘The German Gretzky?’

L: You mean as a nickname?

RG: Yeah, that people call you that.

L: Ehhh, Actually… I try to distance myself from that a little bit, nicknames and all that. Stuff like that tends to come from the media anyway, and if they enjoy writing stuff like that, whatever, go ahead.

RG: Of course it comes from the media, but you still notice it. As a former player I’d say how do you come up with bullshit like that, but they need their headlines. When you heard it the first time, what did you think about it, Peter?

P: As I’m sure you can imagine I wasn’t exactly thrilled with it, because it puts unnecessary pressure on the young guys. Like everyone in this sport knows, there has only ever been one and there will only ever be one [Wayne Gretzky], and that comparison with the name alone already isn’t fair. And in the end it doesn’t even make any sense. But it’s actually pretty cool that Leon is able to – and has always been able to – absorb stuff like that and then put it aside. He doesn’t dwell on it when he generates headlines like that, generates ‘hype’ like that, as it’s already happened in the past, with the junior draft and the NHL draft, interviews and so forth. So far he’s always handled it pretty professionally.

RG: You’ve brought up an interesting aspect: the mental aspect in professional sports. Especially now with how Hockey has developed, maybe in comparison with other players in the DHL, in Europe, with the NHL - what kind of importance does it have for you? The ‘mental strength’ as some people call it?

L: In my personal opinion, over 90% of it takes place in your head. Without wanting to disrespect anyone, when I train with the guys here: they’re not slower – well maybe when compared to someone like McDavid – but generally they’re not slower, their shooting isn’t worse than that of the guys I train with overseas, but in my opinion it’s something in your head. It’s all mental games, mental stuff that plays a huge role in Hockey, and in sports in general.

RG: [to Peter] If you think back to your career and you compare it to Leons, what would you like to have that he does and you didn’t?

P: If you move beyond the fact that times were different back then – no videos, no social media – the NHL was so far removed from us for most players, and definitely for me, that I wasn’t even thinking about it. But putting that aside, maybe his maturity or his mental strength. Because I figured out pretty late what this sport was about, I wasted years of my time playing hockey by not taking it seriously as a team sport, not knowing what it meant to be part of a greater whole. Where I needed to position myself to be actually useful. And he [Leon] understood that much earlier.

RG: If you had to describe him as a player how would you do that?

P: As someone who … maybe partially already is, but will definitely succeed in being a dominant two-way player. Who, with his skills, should be able to carry a line, to lead and direct a group of five players. Moreover he has the ability to score - to set up plays and also score himself. I don’t think I’m wrong when I say that Leon is developing that way. I think that’s his overarching goal he wants to reach, so he can compete with the superstars of our sport. People like Crosby, who have already won tons of stuff, who have proven not just once but over and over again that when it really counts, they can bring it.

RG: [to Leon] How would you rate that evaluation by a coach, by your Papa?

L: He knows me, of course. He knows that it’s my goal to get there someday, to be a two-way forward that can score goals but who doesn’t think he’s above doing the dirty work defensively. Who takes important face-offs and who’s a complete, all around good hockey player.

RG: Leon, this year was the first time you’ve done your prep work in Cologne. How did that happen and why did you choose to do your training camp for the NHL season in Germany?

L: I’m from here. I grew up here. This is the perfect scene for me, and with my dad as a coach here, it gives me every opportunity to prepare successfully and well. A weight room, I can go on the ice, every day, use the gym every day, so that’s a no brainer for me.

RG: When you’re on the ice here, your Papa is the coach. What’s that situation like for you, when he’s the one blowing the whistle?

L: [Grinning] By now I’ve gotten used to it a little. Since I’ve always kind of done it like that over the years, that I go train wherever my dad happens to be at the time. Sometimes when he gets a little louder it’s a bit weird for me, because I only know my Papa from what he’s like at home, talking shit, joking around. So when it gets serious all of a sudden… but other than that it’s pretty normal. I know it’s a business, I know this is his job and I’m smart enough to separate that from home life.

RG: So I guess that means when you were little, you were just like all the other kids, following your dad into the locker room and getting to know Hockey like that. Was it essentially a pre-decided thing that you’d get into hockey yourself?

L: If you follow basic logic, of course that had something to do with it. I don’t know, a couple of weeks ago I saw pictures of me where I could barely walk and was wearing a giant red helmet and gloves that were half my…

P: And a pacifier, don’t forget that. A pacifier.

L: …half my entire body size. So of course I got into it via my dad. But I think the passion, to a certain degree, you have to develop yourself.

RG: When you think back, what’s the first thing you remember of your dad in regards to Hockey?

L: For me, the coolest thing was after the game when the kids were allowed to come down and onto the ice and were handed over the glass by one of the parents. Then taking a victory lap with Papa, that was the best… I always loved that.

P: And my back check at Schalke.

L: And his back check at Schalke in 2010, that was also…

P: Formative. Formative, definitely.

L: I’ll never forget that.

RG: Your back check at Schalke?

P: Yeah, I burned my equipment after that. Before the game there was a match against the Grasbrunner (?) guys, a pre-game.

RG: At the World Cup Germany were hosting? In front of 70000 people?

P: Exactly, yeah. That was when I realized…

L: Let it go. Hang them up.

P: Stop playing.

L: Give it up.

P: And that was the last time I played a hockey game.

RG: Oh, really?

P: Yeah.

RG: Mine too, by the way.

P: There you go.

RG: I saw you and thought to myself: better not try again.

P: That’s it, now it’s over.

RG: When did you realize what kind of talent Leon had, the potential he had?

P: The first time I thought it could be enough for a higher level was when I was overseas at Prince Albert and it was starting to look likely he’d get drafted at the junior draft, or rather the NHL draft, relatively highly. And then you obviously have the hope, if you’re talking about the first round or something, that he could end up in the best league, in the NHL.

RG: [to Leon] You’re 22 years old, turning 23, how much would you say have you reached your potential as a hockey player?

L: I’d say I have a lot more in me. Or rather, I know I have a lot more to give. At 22 no Hockey player, no athlete is at the point he can reach by 26, 27, 28. It’s a process I’m looking forward too, but I also know it’s very hard work. I’ll try to get better and better each year.

RG: Now there’s going to be this game, the global series that’s taking place here. The game was sold out within 10 minutes. When did you first find out there would be the opportunity to play against an NHL team as a coach here in Cologne?

P: I don’t remember, or I somehow… [Leon murmuring] excuse me?

L: I think it was through me.

P: That’s possible. I think at first I didn’t even realize it. I heard about the Oilers playing here, I thought it was a joke at first. When it became official I thought okay, well, this is a fact now. Again, for ‘Kölle’ [nickname for the city in the regional accent] this game, and the winter game later in the season, are huge, fantastic events awaiting us. I think this event, this game against the Oilers will be really fun for everyone involved.

RG: The global series, Leon, to explain the basics, what’s the idea behind it? Why does the NHL play games abroad, in Europe?

L: I think it’s to push markets in countries where Hockey isn’t as popular. To increase the importance of Hockey worldwide, and especially in countries where it’s relatively unknown, like China, like Germany, I don’t know where else. Or in smaller countries, to push the sport. I think the NHL is doing a really good job, and I personally really like that they’re doing these kinds of matches. I think for the DHL teams as well, or with New Jersey in Switzerland, for the Swiss teams, it’s a highlight and everyone is looking forward to it.

RG: In this game, Edmonton Oilers vs. Kölner Haie, how important is the Draisaitl vs. Draisaitl duel? It’s not every day you get the chance to beat your dad, and it’s not every day you get to coach against an NHL team either.

P: Well this is going to be his only chance, because in table tennis and every other game [Leon protests by puffing up his cheeks and laughing] he can’t keep up, so maybe Wednesday will be the only time he gets the opportunity. But I don’t see them beating us yet.

L: [Grinning, then mock-serious] This is going to be one of many times I’ll beat my dad, in various things. No, like he said, it’s going to be an outstanding event, for our family it’s going to be special as well. And I think for them [Kölner Haie] it will be the hardest, I think they don’t quite know what’s in store for them yet. Being neutral is [unintelligible]

RG: If you absolutely had to pick a player from Edmonton to play with the Kölner Haie – and you have to, otherwise you’d say you wouldn’t take any – you need to take one.

P: I have to, yes.

RG: Who would you pick?

P: He would start right now? For the season?

RG: Yeah, exactly. Who do you pick?

P: I’ll have to think for a little bit. There’s quite a few who are… I would have to decide between McDavid and Leon. But you only want one.

RG: Yeah, and why you’d pick him. Who and for what reason.

P: I’d pick McDavid. Leon will have to deal with that.

L: [Mockingly] Incomprehensible. Can’t understand that choice.

P: He needs to be strong now.

RG: if you had to pick one for Edmonton – one of the Cologne guys.

L: From the Cologne team. Hmm. [clicks his tongue] Pfohli [Fabio Pfohl]. I think he has the potential. His Hockey IQ is on a really high level. In my opinion it should be his goal to play in the NHL.

P: Okay.

RG: [to Peter] You’ll stick with your choice? McDavid?

P: [nodding]

L: [grinning, shaking his head] Can’t understand that.

[All laughing]

RG: Okay, thank you!

[aliisalive]

I'm moving countries, again.

I'm going back to Poland on the 29th of September and I've known for months but it just feels real now. Now, when my mom stopped going to work and there's boxes everywhere and stuff is getting given away and thrown out. We're selling our cars, recycling our TV (bc it's too broken and old to sell or give away, trust me). My Xbox is packed up, most of my sketchbooks, except one, are packed up, most of my pencils and chalks and paints are packed up.

It feels strange. All these things I've owned for so many years are no longer within arm's reach but at the bottom of a box. If I were to need them, I would have to take everything out. The house is so empty too, and it will get emptier.

It feels strange. This routine I've had for the past 11 years will change. I will have to go to different grocery stores, buy clothes from different shops and even eat different foods. If I wanna buy books, I will have to do it online as I can't read very well in polish. In my everyday life, I will have to speak a different language, one that I know, but am not as accustomed to.

Last time I moved countries I was 7. I didn't leave that much behind. Now I am.

[painfog]

Hey so I saw you mention top surgery and was curious. I was supposed to be having top surgery this summer but that’s postponed. I was curious how that went with chronic pain? I’m scared about the surgical binder with my fibro and back pain. Any advice or info would be greatly appreciated!! (You can answer privately if you prefer)

ive actually been meaning to write up a big post on this pretty much since i had top surgery but still haven't got around to it yet so I'm happy to talk about it lol. ill go over stuff now n still aim to do a more in depth post later when im on my laptop (but writing this now bc i tend to forget everything haha). ill stick to the more fibro / chronic illness specific stuff & stuff i wasnt expecting rather than rehashing everything. apologies im on mobile so i cant put this under a cut

firstly, im sorry ur surgery got postponed! i know that must be gutting, so i hope it gets rescheduled asap & the time until then passes easily for u ❤️

I had double incision with free nipple grafts on the 4th of september 2019 with Mr Miles Berry at the london wellbeck hospital. i think he did an amazing job and can't recommend him enough for his work! i think the last pics i took of my chest were for tdov, and ill rb them after i post this for reference. i didnt have drains at any point of the surgery

for ppl with fibro, i was told that the pain after surgery either tends to trigger a flareup, or be really easily manageable, and it's hard to predict which it will be beforehand. its best to prepare for a flareup and be pleasently surprised if u dont get one. for me, i had a flareup that sucked but wasnt too bad as far as flareups go

you'll probably get given painkillers. take them regularly. it's easier to treat pain preemptively. if u don't get given them (no idea how it works outside of the uk) id say def get codine and paracetamol. u can't take ibuprofen for a while

i woke up from aneasthetic freezing cold + in a lot of pain. apparently most ppl dont need the full dose of morphine, but i did. after that it was a bit better. i was just So Goddamn Hungry literally it's all i was talking about

that night in hospital was probably one of the most uncomfortable in my life. you have to sleep sitting up for like blood reasons, so my back pain was quite bad bc of it. moving around a bit and adjusting pillows helped. if u have anything that normally helps ur back pain bring it with u to the hospital, & dont be afraid to ask the nurses for help with it (even if they can just adjust ur pillows for u). i couldnt rly sleep much but distraction helps. bring ur phone + headphones. i did a few ask memes when i couldnt sleep

the first week from surgery was rly tough, the first few days especially. this was bc i still had to sleep elevated for a few days and i couldnt get comfortable. i was too exhausted to do anything but couldn't sleep and it rly started to get me down. then i got some sleeping tablets (just nytol) and that helped so much. i literally cannot recommend it enough bc the not sleeping properly made everything hard (and like esp because with fibro the whole pain/fatigue/depression cycle is so real). once i started sleeping better recovery became a lot easier, and the tablets made the awkward sleeping positions more manageable. if i had to give only one bit of advice this would be it

on that note, ik everyone says this but do get a V pillow. it helps u adjust to sleeping on ur back and if u sleep on ur side normally it means u can like lean slightly sideways on it which makes it sm easier. also this isn't even top related but they make good back pillows when ur watching stuff in bed even now

get urself some video games (if ur into them) and easy entertainment shows lined up for when u wanna have them. recovering from major surgery makes ur fatigue even more pronounced so ur not going to be able to do all that much, but having light entertainment ready to go stops u getting as bored. its also a good excuse to finally play/watch the things you've been meaning to for a while

go outside when u can. if u have a garden just walk around it. it helps with a lot of stuff, and idk about u but i always forget how much it does. even just helping u sleep better if u get trapped in a fibro fatigued-but-can't-sleep cycle. and it goes so far helping u feel human in the first week

the first week is rly hard for a lot of ppl - its frustrating to have all that pain and exhaustion and not being able to wash or change the binder, and with the swelling and bandages under the binder it doesn't really feel like there's much change, which all sort of adds together. i keep going on about this week bc it helps to mentally prepare for it - there's no need to dread it, you just need to remind urself how worth it itll all be and that the rest of recovery is a lot better than the first part, and in time it won't have seemed that bad. big picture stuff

when u get the chest reveal, everything's better. i didnt stop smiling. and when u put the post op binder on afterwards, without all the bandaging, u like feel for the first time how much flatter u are??? and its amazing. even with the swelling. and then u get to shower and u feel human again and its great. (ik some ppl have their post ops/chest reveals much earlier than a week, but 5 days to a week is pretty standard in the uk. mine was 6 days i think)

more post op binder stuff: i got given 2. the first one i woke up in after the surgery and wasn't allowed to take off until my post op, and the second one i got given at my post op to change into after i showered. After that i alternated every few days. whatever u get given, if u get less than 2 i recommend getting another one so u can alternate them (if u want help sourcing them hmu. ive also still got mine i need to give away)

the post op binders were actually a lot easier to wear full time than normal binders. they were like more stretchy, and stretchy the full way round (bc they dont have the compression bit at the front). i used to sleep in my normal binder every time i slept with my ex, and that hurt like a motherfuck sometimes. the post op binder was much kinder to my ribs

i had to wear the post op binder full time, taking it off like once a day to shower n let my chest breathe (and massage my scars once i started that). some surgeons arent that strict abt wearing it that long, but it really helps swelling, & bc i didnt have drains it was rly important to stop fluid buildup. ik quite a few guys in my trans groups who stopped wearing their binder fairly early and then got quite a lot of swelling so i didn't want to risk it & i wore it for the full 6 weeks. at some point (icr when but maybe at 6 weeks? bc my post op was at 8 weeks bc he was on holiday) i didnt wear it during the day and only wore it at night

all in all the binder didnt bother me that much. it was more comfortable than my regular binders and i just kinda got on with it. it was annoying tho and i was glad when i could stop wearing it. for me the most annoying part was that it was a full length binder (i always wore half length before) and the riding up at the hips was rly irritating. i actually quite liked sleeping with it tho it was a pretty nice pressure stim ahah

some post op binders r more comfortable than others. if u have to buy ur own, i rly suggest going with a proper surgical one (they arent too hard to find second hand for free or cheap, again im happy to help here) bc they're kinder to chronic pain. i know that having a comfortable post op binder made it all a lot easier for me. there are also lots of alternatives w lots of price ranges tho, so that's not ur only option

ok i think thats everything right now! sorry its so long, but let me know if u have any questions!!

finally: before i got top ppl told me that its honestly life changing, and i didnt realise how true that would be. literally every single aspect of my life is at least partially better because of it, and most of them drastically so. I'm really excited for you to get that for yourself, and im wishing u all the best for it 💕

[richard-the-boy-wonder-blog]

This Week on Buzzfeed

Author: JJM

Pairing: Reddie

Prompt by: @richietoaster

Rating: (no clue yet honestly)

Summary: “This is all just one big mistake” Eddie says bashfully, “really? I thought it was kind of cute” he replies pulling the straw to his drink between his lips with a smirk.

“20 places with the best bread- no uh…. 30 things that can be used as a- ugh no…” Eddie glances at his untouched plate of pizza, “15 italian cuiseans to step in- oh my god im so fired” Eddie groans and rakes his nails through his hair setting his laptop aside to stretch alittle in his criss cross pose on his bed.

His boss had given him the weeks lead project meaning come monday his article would be plastered on every social media website and could be shared world wide. Something Eddie had worked hard to earn, he usually had no problem getting fairly favorable acticles out but now his idea bank was bone dry. Perfect timing for writers block. He groans aloud as his usual work playlist starts over again for what feels like the hundreth time a crule reminder of how long hed been sitting there and how little work had gotten done. Eddie loved the classics he really did but he needed something new.

He grabbed for his phone scrolling through bands currently trending puckering his lips so to help him think and focus, something he picked up from his mom watching her paint her nails for so many years.

He sighs through his nose before giving up on his persistent scrolling and just clicking on a random band, pulling a piece of pizza to his lips standing as he took a bite.

Music filled his room a calm bass line starting the song soon followed by drums and- ’god that voice’ he thinks to himself kinda dancing in place to the music.

He knew he had heard the song before over the radio on his way to work but never paid it much mind knowing soon itd become over played and hed hate it. But now that he was listening to it on his own time it actually sounded good. Really good.

He picked up his phone looking at the bands name, ‘Mouth’ Eddie furrows his brows kinda laughing to himself, what kind of band name is Mouth?

Eddie shrugs and sits back nodding his head a little to the song pulling up the band on google as he listened along, choking when he caught a glimpse of the lead and only member on the band, Richie Toizer. His face flushes and he finds himself biting his lip looking at the man on the screen his curls are unruly, his glasses make his eyes at least three times bigger than their actual size, and hes pale for someone living in California. Hes fairly attractive for someone whos stage name is 'mouth’ he wonders why he woukd pick something so dumb to be his alias.

He goes to instagram quickly finding Richies account scrolling through it his crush growing by the second, it should be illegal for someone to be this fine. He looks to his laptop type bar blinking like its beakoning him, he looks back to Richies picture, if life was a cartoon this would be the part a lightbulb would appear above Eddie’s head he smirks to himself sitting back down pulling his laptop back into his lap taking one last bite of pizza.

'15 up and coming composers that are secretly really hot:

1) Mouth.’

And it trends, within hours almost accumulating 50k reposts just from Facebook.

When Eddie wakes up Tuesday and sees how well his article is doing he just about faints, hes stunned something he wrote, a fluff piece at that, had gotten so much attention.

He opens his notifications for twitter scrolling though noticing a large amout of them are his readers tagging Richie Toizer in the article. He throws his phone and his whole face goes red as he realizes he didnt think this all the way through.

He looks at his alarm clock and for the second time that morning feels like blacking out, he was supposed to be at work 20 minutes ago.

He really is going to get fired.

He rushes into work running past Heather at the receptionist desk who waves to him every morning, “im so sorry Heather ill bring you a bearclaw on Friday!” He yells over his shoulder, booking it up the staires to the second level where his office space resided.

He plops down in his desk chair sighing aloud as he logs onto his mac when a light tapoing comes from beside him, he looks up and smiles.  “Hey Bill” he breath out still trying to catch his breath but eventually has to pull out his inhaler from a drawer, “so Mouth huh?” His friend chuckles out from above him. “Oh shut it” Eddie says half joking as he opens several of his social media accounts on his computer digging through thousands upon thousands of notes to see if Richie had responded to any of the posts hed been tagged in. “I c-cant believe you o-openly h-hit on someone in an a-a-article like that.”

“I wasnt hitting on him okay? I was just… Expressing an interest in him thats all.”

“You said he was a sexy vampire” Mike pitches in leaning against the wall of Eddies annex, “-though a  local Californian resident Richie Toizer doesnt seem to get sun evident through his gorgeous pale skin. A top his black curls he has the appearance of a sexy vampire. Is what you said to be exact.”

Eddie groans rubbing his hands dowm the whole length of his face exasperated, “okay yes i called him a sexy vampire so-”

“You also pretty much admitted to wanting him in your bed.”

“Okay!” Eddie yelled pushing both his friends out of his workspace “get out get out get out! I feel bad enough i dont need you two giving me greif about this” he says his arms falling to his sides once his friends both finally step put into the hall.

“W-were celebrating tonight, d-dinner a-and a movie m-my place?” Bill asks raising his eyebrows at Eddie whos sighs and smiles before nodding as his friends walk to their own desks.

From where hes standing Eddie hears the small ’ba-ding!’ His phone sounds off when he gets a notification on twitter , he groans and picks it up nervouse that Richie will see what hes  done to his good name.

'Richie Toizer @Trashmouth:

Guess my secrets out that im a vampire B) @Gazebos meet me for lunch sometime? Love to meet you ;)’

His stomach drops and all the blood in his body rushes to his face and he trips without moving, thankfully landing in his swivel chair.

A hand goes to cover his mouth completely fogetting all the germs he could potentially be there, this couldnt be real.

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A/N: this was short but im probably gonna write more chapters to make up for it. Im so sorry for any typos im writing all this on mobile. Also fun fact with the '15 italian cuiseans to step in' was inspired by the time i stepped in a lasagna youre welcome. Message me about this and enjoy! 💖

@not-reddie

[gruvia-bish]

Do you know any good long au fanfictions for gruvia?

IM SO SO SO SORRY ANON FOR NOT REPLYING SOONER!!!

I saw this like 2-3 months ago while on Mobile and told myself I would answer when I got on my laptop... never did so so sorry.

But here’s your answer!

A friend I met on here has an amazing AU for Gruvia. Basically in this AU Lyon is gay, and is coming home for the holidays, HOWEVER, his family doesn't know this so he has his best friend (Juvia) come and be a fake girlfriend for him. A bunch of sh*t happens, and omfg I have an obsession! also It is still on going and Chapter 24 just came out earlier this week:

http://muffindragon227.tumblr.com/post/136407304475/ill-keep-your-secrets-safe (make sure to reblog and like Muffin would love it (also send her an ask or message she's the first person to ever send me an ask on this blog as well))

Here are her other fics (the Navia brotp is one of my fav fics everrrr):

http://muffindragon227.tumblr.com/muffinstories

Anything from BonneyQ really. She has College (Figure skater Juvia and Hockey player Gray), Harry Potter AU, GoT AU (this once is a shorter one compared to the others, a not medieval AU but it might be I'm not good when it comes to times (its like with Lords and Duchess), one of my favourite AU’s Bonney has is Guns N’ Buttercups, which is basically a agent AU which is really good IMO.

https://www.fanfiction.net/u/2528129/BonneyQ

(Literally has 101 Fics, and really cute drabbles and one shots that are based off of chapters) (She also responds to Asks within a day/week.... unlike myself -once again sorry)

Next up is @xambedo who has a great fic called ‘On Thin Ice’ (Skater AU instead this time Gray is the skater and Juvia is working at his rink with some past problems)

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12211250/1/On-Thin-Ice 

Also just found out she has another work in progress called ‘Bad Blood’ I'm going to read that now, and you can too.

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12638147/1/Bad-Blood

Once again Anon I'm so so sorry for such a late reply, I’m going to try better now

[velvet-coalmine]

A few of you guys tagged me in this and im super late ahh sorry!!! But im still down to do this. thank you for tagging me!

1. Why did you choose your url? It's a Bowie reference! His song, Velvet Goldmine is great and it's pleasant sounding, even if it is a cheeky tune about how good his partners mouth/ass/vag is lmao.

2. Any side blogs? If you have them, name them and why you have them. Nope. I only have this one. When I had tmblr years ago I used to have multiple blogs for different vibes and one main blog with no theme

3. How long have you been on tumblr? Lordt i don't even know. On and off ever since I was 13? So 10 years?

4. Do you have a queue tag? Nah should I?

5. Why did you start your blog in the first place? To find AC Valhalla content! I, admittedly, don't share many interests with my old friends anymore. They're not into the music culture im into or play the video games I do. Ever since I stopped engaging with the anime community, a drift has occurred and that's ok! i started this blog just to find friends with common interests.

6. Why did you choose your icon/pfp? Look at him, he's gorgeous.

7. Why did you choose your header? On mobile? Cause Eivor be thinkin about dick. And ykw bitch me too

8. What’s the post with the most notes? Screencaps I took of Eivor stretching in a pretty Ireland flower field

9. How many mutuals do you have? Maybe around 15? I'm not sure ahhh

10. How many followers do you have? 57!

11. How many people do you follow? 52!

12. Have you ever made a shitpost? Lmao yes. Particularly the one about his top lip

13. How often do you use tumblr each day? It varies! Some days I'll forget to check at all. and others Ill scroll though 3x a day. Since I don't follow too many people rn, I don't have many new posts showing up daily.

14. Did you ever have a fight/argument with another blog once? Who won? No one off anon. When I was younger I had a cosplay blog and my stalker at the time went to anon to start shit and yeahhh I won that.

15. How do you feel about “you need to reblog this” posts? I mean... ehhh they're kinda annoying tbh. I don't see those posts since I recently started this blog, but in the past I've seen them and felt obligated even when it wasn't a big deal. sorta like chain letters. Just annoying i guess

16. Do you like tag games? Yes! I love them. I just took so long to do this one cause I wanted to get to my computer to do it. I prefer to do extensive typing shit on the laptop rather than Tumblr mobile.

17. Do you like asks games? YUP! They're fun!

WHERES 18?

19. Do you have a crush on a mutual? Nah. This blog is too new and I take a hell of a long time to form crushes on people. If i did I'd never tell either soooo

[the-thoughts-of-an-egypian--blog]

Just For The Record............

My name is Nirvana I am 25 years old I was born and raised in the Heart of Cairo/Egypt. Like I said in a previous blog post that I am not a blogger, I’m just a girl who likes to speak her mind that’s all!!! My thoughts and ideas might not be accepted here in the Egyptian Culture but I really don’t care I wont change my thoughts and beliefs for anybody or anyone at all, I don’t mean to be mean or rude, I just don’t care what people from my culture think of beliefs and thoughts at all.

My brain might be so westernized, but to me being westernized and open minded is way better than being closed minded like people here in Egypt (not trying to say that all people in Egypt are closed minded, but honestly speaking mostly are as a mater of fact), the thing is I really cant stand the Egyptian mentality and honestly speaking it makes me sick to my stomach this kind of mentality, because they simply don’t think at all they just speak without logic and they just spit out words from their mouth without thinking, honestly speaking, which is something nasty and disgusting as a mater of fact, that’s why I really cant stand the Egyptian mentality at all, and that’s why you will find me criticizing it a lot here in this blog.

I honestly don’t want to sound that I keep on criticizing and I am the kinda girl who criticizing everything and anything and she dose not like anything at all because this is so not true, I just criticizing the stuff that I really don’t like honestly and the stuff I see wrong in my personal perspective and opinion, I know for a fact people don’t have to agree with me at all it just personal opinions in the end.

Another reason why I have created this blog is that, I really find it hard to speak to people about how I feel or how i think or about my personal beliefs or anything at all, that’s why I have created this blog in order to post everything that bothers me and everything I want to talk about without being Critisized my people, because honestly speaking writing is the best way to clear your thoughts out and to clarify your mind from the negative ideas and also if there is something bothering you writing will help you put your mind at ease and will help you relax, that’s why I really love writing and blogging.

This blog is about............

so basically speaking this blog is created for the following reasons, to clear my mind off everything that is bothering me, to write my thoughts and beliefs, to have an archives of everything I write because I really don’t like to throw anything that I write out, those are the reasons why I have created this blog for!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Cursing sometimes:

Just for the record, when I speak my mind I curse sometimes and sometimes i used lots of Fwords pardon me, I know its a bad habit and I should not be doing it, but I cannot help it sometimes, there are setuations that makes you curse and makes you feel like cursing and you don’t have have a choice but to curse, you try so hard not to curse, but in the end you reach to the point that there is no other choice but to curse, anyway what I am trying to say is that I will try so hard not to say Fwords, but if I couldent, then please don’t blame me as for I had to, sorry :-) .

Updating this blog when i have time and there is something i want to say............

So basically speaking this blog will be only updated when I feel like there is something I really want to talk about and when there is something I want to say, nothing else, so basically speaking sometimes you will find a huge gap between each and every blog I have posted and sometimes I there is a short gap between each and every blog post I have posted, it all depends on what I want to post and when, so there is no fixed time for updating and there is no fixed time for new posts either, so yeah......

I was thinking of creating videos instead of blogging............

I was thinking about creating videos instead of blogging, because you know.....its super easier to talk in front of the camera instead of just writing and writing and writing, but honestly speaking I really don’t like creating videos at all, I know for a fact creating videos saves more time and you get to talk instead of writing but I like writing more, I honestly prefer the harder way I really don’t know why.... creating videos is nice and its fun and saves time and energy, but I prefer writing more, my blog posts might be so long and people might not read them all, but still to me its better than looking into a mobile camera or a laptop camera or whatever camera and talk (at least its better for me like that), that’s why I dropped the thought of speaking in a video and choose writing instead.

I wont be changing the blog look or theme a lot............

Honestly speaking I wont be changing the blog theme or blog look a lot, meaning that the blog them might be changed once every year or once every six months, something like that, because the thing is I’m super super super lazy and I really don’t like to change layouts a lot at all, plus to me its like: the layout looks super cute why should I change it, right ?! so that’s why I will keep this layout and any layout  choose for my blog for as long as possible and for as long as I can keep it, then when I get bored of it (usually I don’t get bored from anything so easy) I’ll change it, that’s all!!!!!

All about the blog:

This blog has the following pages and sections:

Owner section:

Where it has everything and anything you need to know about the owner and it has the following pages: Biography: where you will find the life story of the creator of the blog from the day she was born till this very moment she is writing her biography in. Basic Information: Where you will fine everything about here in short basic sentences instead of going through all the details in the biography. 100 Facts: where you will find 100 facts about the owner but in a short sentences. Wish list: Everything the owner wishes to buy and each and every time the owner buy something from the wish list, the owner strikes it out. A Journey Around The World: List of countries and cities the owner have traveled to and what did she like about each and every city she has been to. Gallery: bunch of photos of her and photos she captured with either her phone or her camera all located in this section.

Shadow Section:

I love my dog more than anything, that’s why I have decided to create and entire section for him, I treat him as a family member and he’s the most loyal friend anybody could ask for, that’s why I created an entire section for him and all about him, sounds crazy I know, but to me he deserves an entire blog, but I’m just sticking to a section for now. basically speaking shadow’s section have he exact same pages as my pages nothing different at all, so no need to write everything I wrote above in the owner section again here.

Tumblr or About section (still did not decide on what I want to call this section):

This section is created to have everything about the blog from credits to site map to everything in between, basically speaking I have created this section to show the viewers the purpose behind creating this blog and why I choose the name for the is blog etc, in full details that’s all.

That’s everything about the blog and its sections, pages and blog posts might take time to be added because I am not so free to go on this blog and update it every now and then, because I have got lots of other stuff to do with my life, so basically speaking I write down my thoughts and ideas into a notebook and then each and every time I have a free time to post a new blog post ill be posting it on this blog, same goes to blog pages, I honestly speaking i really don’t have time to add and update the pages each and every time I log into the mac and I sometimes become so busy to the point I cant even do anything and some other times not in the mood to update and I just want to log into mac to watch videos on youtube and that’s it, that’s why I you wont find me updating the sections or adding the sections that much and that’s also why you might find lots of broken links, so basically speaking the links will remain broken until I announce that all the sections are up and running and back to the blogging you might find a huge gap between a blog and another, but I usually don’t write much and i only write when I have a good idea to write about and I have a good post to write about it, and sometimes i don’t have time time and effort to write like I said, that’s why I don’t write in the first place, so yeah...... that’s why you might not find lots of blog posts, but I’ll try not to have a gigantic gap between each post and the other.

That’s all I really wanted to say and that’s all I really wanted to highlight before I start blogging.

Nirvana A. ELDidi