#it's quite obviously about quantity not quality

[fideidefenswhore]

i couldn’t remember how the first chapter opened so i reread (i mean...it’s been like over a decade, but it is a reread) w/eir’s the lady elizabeth and i think the funniest thing about it is that it’s not compatible with her six wives fictional series, and is thus, as i guess this is generally put...not in the same ‘universe’?

[achromatophoric]

Bianca: You’ve gotta be pulling my fin.

Yoko: Nah B. She for reals said she’s got a Facebook.

Bianca: Miss “I’d sooner rub medical waste in my eyes than suffer social media” has a Facebook.

Yoko: Yup. In fact, she went off to get it. Was all excited about it, too.

Bianca: Went off to— oh right, she doesn’t carry her phone around. Hell, I’m surprised the little psycho even knows how to use it.

Yoko: Yeah. Ya think she uses the app or browser?

Bianca: My scales are on browser.

Yoko: Bet.

Bianca: And speak of the Devil.

Wednesday stalks up to the table and sets her bag atop it. Her gaze cuts to Bianca, who she gives a curt nod.

Wednesday: Barclay. I assume Tanaka has already briefed you. I must emphasize that I am quite protective of this particular possession.

Wednesday: *menacingly* If word of what I am about to show you spreads beyond this table, I will know, and there will be a reckoning. Is that clear?

Bianca: *rolls eyes* Christ, Addams. It’s just a Facebook. Would it help if I showed you mine?

Wednesday: *blinks once* You have one?

Yoko: Of course she does. We’re Facebook friends.

Wednesday: *contemplative* Face. Book. Friends.

Bianca: So we doing this or what?

Yoko: How about we turn around and get our Facebooks ready, then on the count of three we show ‘em?

Wednesday: I find that to be amendable.

Bianca: Fine, whatever, let’s just get on with it.

The three turn around, with Bianca and Yoko fiddling on their phones while Wednesday goes for her bag.

Yoko: Okay, on three. One. Two. Three!

Two phones are presented, along with what appears to be—

Bianca: An actual book? Are you kidding me?

Wednesday: *disgust* Digitized faces. I should have known. How utterly banal.

Yoko: Addams, these are our Facebook pages. *shakes phone* You know, like Mark Zuckerberg? Meta? Ring any bells?

Wednesday: *shakes head*

Bianca: *rolls eyes* I should’ve known. Leave it to Addams to prank us with a musty old book.

Wednesday: *offended* Prank? Musty old book? How dare you. You are lucky that I don’t gouge out your tongue for insulting my Face Book.

Yoko: That’s your Facebook?

Wednesday: Yes. This —*cracks it open*— is my Face Book.

Bianca: 🫢

Yoko: 😧

Wednesday: *proudly* Impressive, is it not?

Bianca: Fucking Christ, Addams. Are those real?

Wednesday: Obviously.

Yoko: H-How many fa— pages. How many pages are there?

Wednesday: Only one-hundred and seventeen, but I’ve always been a proponent of quality over quantity.

Bianca: 😨

Yoko: 😨

Wednesday: *lovingly turning pages*

Bianca: W-Wait a second— stop! STOP! Turn back a page! That one! Isn’t that—

Yoko: Ms. Rowling. The teacher who was under investigation.

Wednesday: *nostalgic* Ah yes, that one. Enid was gracious enough to allow me to keep it, even though she was honestly more deserving.

Bianca: *horrified* Enid has one of— one of those?

Wednesday: Of course. She officially began her own Face Book shortly after our courtship commenced.

Yoko: *pales* Are you saying…

Wednesday: Yes. I am stating that Enid and I are, in fact, Face Book official.

[tarotwithdanise]

10 reasons why you should love yourself

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꒰⠀from left to right ; intuitively choose the pile your mind, heart and soul desire for. if you are having trouble choosing the right pile for you, here’s some tips you can do ; (1) take a deep breath (2) close your eyes (3) ask guidance from your guides (4) finally open your eyes and you can choose the right pile for you by the guidance you ask from your guides. if you are still having trouble by choosing the right pile for you let me know because i am willing to help and guide you.

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4 - 5 - 6

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Pile one

You don't take bullsh*t from others.

Your opinion is way more matters for you rather than other people opinion of you now.

You are good at dancing.

You are highly connected to divine and spiritual realm.

You have a strong fighting spirit.

Cutting people off for you is like as if you were cutting a paper pad. Too easy.

You've got a brightest smile and pretty hands.

You prefer few friends rather than a bunch of friends who are just fake and plastic. Quality over quantity.

You always want to grow and learn from your mistakes.

You are brutally honest person.

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Pile two

You are good with arts, crafting, sewing, music or painting.

You are unique, feels like a weirdo from everyone else. (aquarius?)

You prefer old fashion rather than to keep up with the trends.

You have a peaceful and positive mindset.

You have a nice thighs.

You are passionate and hardworking about your work.

You always stay focus at your project, seems like you are perfectionist individual.

You are a great listener and advisor, probably someone who is there for everyone. A friend that can rely on with.

You are good at reading and observing people.

You are quite person but d*adly scary.

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Pile three

You love taking care of yourself, you prepare for your daily healthy foods and keep yourself hydrated everytime.

You are good at guiding other's, someone who can be a teacher, tarot reader or a leader itself.

You have a high respect for people especially for your parents.

Many people love you online or in real life.

You are grateful that God give and provide your everyday life. You are thankful that God has given you another chance to live again, to prove and improve yourself.

You love the sound of rain while reading your favorite book.

You like reading newspapers even though through online sites and watching documentaries.

The fears you are fearing before, you can deal with them now.

You are creative human, there's something new up and something incredible happening to your mind 24/7.

You finally learn how to say ‘no’ with those things and someone that you think won't serve you. You rather be hated for who you truly are rather than to be someone else who faked everything.

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Pile four

You are soft-hearted individual.

You have a sexy body.

You have this mindset - it's okay to cry then start to fight again for tomorrow and for your future.

You are determined and doesn't give up easily.

You know how to pampered yourself when you have money.

Even though you doesn't seems see yourself as a good leader atleast you always perceived yourself as great team player.

You know how to handle and organize your own time and things.

You think your ship doesn't yet come to the shore and so, you knew there's a lot of lessons for you to uncover in this lifetime.

You are someone who know themselves well, someone who knew that they have strengths, weakness, positive and negative traits about themselves. In short, you accept your own flaws.

You have a strong faith.

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Pile five

You are lucky and grateful about your life and about yourself.

You are kind to yourself and to others.

You are lovable individual, partner, son/daughter and best friend.

Type of person is not easy to get fooled and scammed.

You know how to discipline yourself about something or someone.

You can deal with your personal issues alone without the help of others. Maybe sometimes when you badly needed it.

You have this quote ‘loving yourself first before loving others’.

You know how to have fun and you know how to joke around with other people. You have a jolly and positive energy.

You have a perfect eyebrows?like even though you don't casually wear brows pencil.

You only have you in this world and you have your family.

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Pile six

You have unpredictable nature, that may lots of people wonder what were you thinking.

You are very secretive and mysterious individual.

You look good in every outfits and styles you wear.

You know how to forgive and forget others. But you don't give chances.

You have a great story and will, to share with people.

You have a beautiful and graceful ; soul, body and mind.

You know how to celebrate your own victory. You are happy in small things.

You are generous individual.

You usually have a good music and artist taste.

You know how to defend yourself in a bad situation.

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[nartml]

To Pimp a Butterfly and 1989: a rant

Listen here, three things about me are that I'm a) white as snow, b) Greek, c) still a minor.

What does this mean? It means that I obviously wasn't raised with hip-hop, and I got into Kendrick Lamar's music pretty late.

As in, early this year.

I've known of him for some time, and the moment I found out he had a Pulitzer prize at some point in late-ish 2023, I decided I had to sit my ass down and pull out Spotify.

Now, as an avid reader of both fanfiction (ao3 raised me) and books [I feel the immense need to clarify that I don't associate myself with mainstream booktok. Capitalism's consumerism has overrun that shit and all I see are the same 20 books being recycled and recommended (a substantial amount of those are Colleen Hoover and her variants). Tropes and spice* are officially the defining factors of whether a book is worth it (*your porn addiction ain't cute) and quantity is heavily prioritized at the expense of quality. Also, diversity who?], I was, for a lack of a better word, hyped.

A Pulitzer prize is nothing to scoff at in general, more so in music, more so in hip-hop.

(Edit: Upon quick reflection, I realize that putting emphasis on hip-hop can come across as coded.

I am in no way, shape, or form trying to undermine hip-hop or say that it's somehow less 'sophisticated' than, for example, classical music. I'm very aware of the amount of skill and technique one needs to write a masterful hip-hop album, and I'm not doubting that there are hip-hop artists out there who are also incredibly deserving of such a prize. I meant it in the sense that I've unfortunately never heard of another hip-hop artist who won a Pulitzer before, which is quite telling.)

That's some huge shit, and I'd be a fool not to be intrigued.

Admittedly, I didn't get on that immediately. For a while I procrastinated, because I wasn't in the mood to hyper-fixate on anything new just yet.

Which of course meant I ended up forgetting about it for a few months, because of course I did.

But then I came across a TikTok that talked about how it was insane that '1989' won the Grammy when To Pimp a Butterfly was right there.

Now, a fourth thing about me is that I don't fuck with Taylor Swift.

And a fifth thing about me is that I'm not baseless in anything that I do, say or feel, and that includes annoyance.

Her immature understanding of activism and feminism leaves a bad taste in my mouth. The way she built up her fan base around this portrayal of her as a relatable girl's girl, her refusal to accept criticism, and always making a victim out of herself (even now when she's in her thirties and is a fucking billionaire) while never using her position of power and privilege for good are all reasons that serve to fuel my dispassionate dislike.

And before any Swifties get on my ass, no, I don't think that "But she's a singer! Why are you expecting so much out of her, she isn't even qualified to speak on XYZ—" is a good enough excuse.

She has always been rich, and now she's a billionaire. There are no ethical billionaires, and that includes her.

Fame is influence is power. Uncle Ben said it all: With great power comes great responsibility.

And let me tell you, I don't see her owning up to that responsibility, especially after all that talk about how she supports women, supports the LGBTQ community, and supports the BLM movement. Has she ever actually put her abundant money where her mouth is?

I've never seen her speak about anything that doesn't immediately concern her.

Don't get me wrong. She's not the only celebrity like this out there. I'm sure there are worse cases. I know it for a fact.

To wrap this segment up before I get even more sidetracked, I'll outright state that I don't hate her, because hating her would by definition mean that I, in some way, actually care about her, and that just sounds exhausting.

Best way to describe me is indifferent, leaning towards distasteful.

She's annoying.

And that's how I feel about both her as a person and her as an artist.

I'm not denying her talent, nor her impact on the industry, nor the fact that she does have good songs that even I like.

A select few, of course, but still.

Apart from those...what? Ten songs? I have never, ever been able to listen to any other song of her's all the way through.

I get bored. They do nothing for me. They sound empty. Hollow. Plastic. Repetitive.

Her lyrics, that are praised by fans for being deep and complex, sound pretty surface level to me.

Not all of them. But I'm a sucker for analysis. A literature nerd. Greek is my native language. I can tell when something's deep and when something wants to be deep.

(Not necessarily including Folklore and Evermore in that category. Her storytelling ability is actually great.)

Her music largely sounds like it wants to be deep.

Most recent example being her latest release, The Tortured Poets Department.

Anyway, back to Kendrick.

My initial plan was to listen to 'DAMN.' first, because that's what he won the Pulitzer for in the first place.

There was a change of plans after that TikTok.

I decided to compare the opening tacks.

I put on Welcome to New York, and predictably, I felt nothing.

The rhythm is dance-y, I suppose. But there's nothing substantial about it. There's nothing exciting about it.

The lyrics are juvenile, and I get it, it's a pop song and she was in her twenties.

Nobody is expecting Shakespeare (no matter how much you scream or kick your feet, the only reason Shakespeare couldn't write Taylor Swift is because he's in another league entirely) or Odysseus Elytis. Nobody is expecting mind-blowing lyricism.

But it's the opening track to an apparently Grammy-worthy album. The very least I'd expect from it would be some additional levels of artistry.

Am I being harsh? Probably. Do I care? No.

Disappointed but unsurprised, I put on Wesley's Theory.

I ascended within the first minute.

Don't get it twisted, I barely understood shit.

Not only am I white, I am also entirely removed from America and its culture as a whole. I don't know what's going on there in y'all's daily lives.

And this was baby's first proper introduction to hip-hop as a whole.

My untrained, white-ass ear barely caught two references. I got what the gist of the song was about, and that's about it.

I had to look up analyses of the track to fully grasp what Kendrick was on about, and even then, there was obviously still a disconnect.

And I expected all of that.

I didn't expect to get hooked on that song within the first listen.

I swear to fuck, the beat is addictive. I swear to fuck, even when I was fighting to understand what the lyrics were referencing, I was having the time of my life.

Even I, an amateur in every sense of the word, could tell that there was depth and there was quality and there was intentional meaning in every line of that song.

It didn't matter that I couldn't understand it. It mattered that I knew it was there. Not because someone told me that was the case. But because it was audible.

I listened to the next track. And the one after that. And the one after that. I had listened to all of the tracks, before I knew it.

And the evident permeance of quality, of substance, carried on throughout the whole album.

It had exactly the type of lyricism I'd expect a Grammy-worthy album to have. It had exactly the amount of artistry I expected a Grammy-worthy album to have.

Even better, it had all the ingredients I expected a timeless album to have.

The poetry Taylor Swift fans insist hides in her discography, I found in plain sight within Kendrick Lamar's.

After meticulously reading the lyrics, I watched video essay after video essay, searched for analysis after analysis on this album, each time understanding the meanings behind it a little better.

Needless to say that the Grammy's are rigged and I love Kendrick Lamar.

Hip-hop is gorgeous.

[sleepingdeath-light]

shy s/o hcs ; aizawa

requested by ; anonymous (31/05/23)

fandom(s) ; my hero academia

fandom masterlist(s) ; here

character(s) ; shouta aizawa

outline ; “Okay! Could you do headcanons for Aizawa (My hero Academia) with a shy s/o? They're quiet unless they're around people they know”

note ; sorry if this is a bit shaky characterisation-wise, i haven’t really written anything substantial for this character in a while so i’m not as used to his voice as i would be otherwise — hope you still enjoy these headcanons, though ^^

note 2 ; (related to the first prompt) this is also quite short as i wasn’t sure how to expand on the prompt given any more than i have, but hopefully the quality makes up for the quantity hahaha

warning(s) ; none, just fluff!

your shy nature wouldn’t impact his relationship with you too much honestly, if only because his treatment of you as a partner isn’t dependent on your intro/extroversion or how personable you act around others — if he cares about you then he cares about you and it’s really as simple as that

for example, your shyness won’t stop him from introducing you as his partner without any sugarcoating or beating around the bush with labels (he’s too old and too tired for that crap), but it would make him more likely to speak up on your behalf when meeting new people so that you’re not uncomfortable or otherwise put in a bad spot that could have been avoided

and he’s certainly not going to stop being blunt or honest with you because of your wallflower-esque demeanour, but once he knows your limits and boundaries he’s going to do his best to respect them whilst also not treating you like some damsel like figure to be protected from anything slightly uncomfortable because he respects and loves you too much to pull a stunt like that

(not that he’d ever treat anyone like that, mind you…)

your quietness isn’t going to put him off and he grows to appreciate it the longer you’re together — it’s a welcome break from the loudness and sheer chaos he experiences during his workday and he makes sure you know that whenever he gets the chance

really, it’s just nice to have a partner that doesn’t need him to talk to them all of the time and is happy to just exist quietly in the same space — so never feel the need to apologise to this man for your quiet and shy demeanour

he’s no more or less likely to stand up for you if you’re shy or not, but your introversion does definitely encourage him to be slightly more personable on your behalf when you’re around strangers that you can’t just avoid outright — he’s not the most extroverted and energetic person himself so he gets it and will help you out (you’re his significant other, after all), but that doesn’t mean that he won’t encourage and push you to try and leave your comfort zone every now and then (not to the point where it’s like he wants you to be a completely different person, he loves you as you are obviously, but he’ll hand over the reigns of social interaction to you whenever his battery is well and truly drained but neither of you can really leave the situation you’re in)

[wannaeatramyeon]

Word quantity: high. Word quality: low. You have been warned.

Goo Kim x Reader: School Days with Princess & the Delinquent

Chapter 7 - Please read chapter 1 first!

Index: Chapter 1 | Chapter 2 | Chapter 3 | Chapter 4 | Chapter 5 | Chapter 6 | Chapter 7 | Chapter 8 | Chapter 9 | Chapter 10 | Epilogue

Things take a peculiar turn on the first day back after vacation.

Your old friends have long distanced themselves from you after seeing how close you and the unruly blonde have gotten. 

Everyone else avoids you both, worried that Goo has infected you with his delinquency and you will spread it like a virus.

Whatever. It doesn’t bother you.

.

.

The entire school year so far had felt like a fever dream. 

No-one would have paired you, the top student, with a returning juvenile offender. The unlikeliest of friendships that if any fortune teller could have foretold, you would have demanded your money back anyway.

It was a strange thread of fate that had wound itself around you both, a magnetism you couldn’t shake.

You ponder if meeting in person again after the weeks apart would break whatever you had. If the weirdness of your friendship would become too evident and big to overcome.

The doubts crept in for nothing.

You and Goo have kept up to date in a steady stream of calls and messages consisting of memes and nonsense throughout.

Even so, when you come together again, conversation doesn’t dry up. It picks up exactly where you left it.

.

.

However, none of that is peculiar. The peculiarity is this-

Under the layers of his eccentricity and depravity, Goo hides a breathtaking attractiveness.

You’re sure, if you asked him, he would think it would be obvious to even a person without eyes. 

In fact, you would bet your life on it that he will say something ridiculous about how he just has a hot aura. That every single living creature would be able to just tell. 

Maybe some plants too.

And really, it’s a testament to how handsome he is; that even with an attitude and personality as obviously abrasive as his, people can’t help but take notice.

You’re no exception.

Sure, you always knew. Though it was a quiet little hum in the background.

When you see him again, you cannot miss how good looking he is. How pleasing his features are. His attractiveness is screaming at you.

Especially when you’ve had his mug thrusted at you with selfies and video calls on a daily basis. 

Your eyes stray on the first day back and ever since. You take in his tall, powerful frame. His broad shoulders and strong arms. Long legs that walk with a confident stride. 

Like a higher power knew that Goo Kim would be too powerful with just his beauty, so had been punished by being extra obnoxious. 

Because damn him. He really is gorgeous.

.

.

Goo notices you like him back as he sits opposite you in the canteen, stealing bites from your chopsticks.

The way you look at him has changed. You look at him the same way he looks at you.

With a tenderness that makes his heart hurt and his head cloudy. 

With a certain hunger he is unfortunately all too well acquainted with.

Uh oh. 

A frown forms and you tilt your head, catching his erratic change in mood.

This spells trouble.

.

.

If anyone dares to call Goo a wimp, they would be getting a good beating. Might as well throw in a couple of broken limbs too.

It’s not that he doesn’t tell you because he’s scared of you rejecting him. Quite the opposite.

The grand plans are coming to fruition and anything happening will open up a can of worms.

So he swallows down his affection. Pretends he doesn’t notice yours. 

Keeps up the charade of absurd sweet nothings and relaxed caresses that holds more and more meaning to him with each passing day.

.

.

Today you clean his wounds and bandage him up with a sigh.

There’s no point in trying to change someone like Goo Kim. And perhaps you have been dazzled by your proximity to him, and spoilt by his soft spot for you, but you think he’s really not as bad as everyone makes out.

The blood and hysteria is something you willingly turn a blind eye to. Until it gets too much and Goo proves he’s not invincible after all. Then you’re just there with your first aid kit, patching him up with pursed lips and flared nostrils.

“Thanks, Princess,” Goo gives you a toothy grin that melts your frosty demeanour.

Even with his busted lip, you can’t look away.

You want to kiss him.

[mazeinthemiroh]

heyyy! can i request a stray kids reaction to their s/o asking for their fashion advice :((( i want their style so bad. thanks in advance!

stray kids reactions to their s/o asking for fashion advice

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warnings: none

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bangchan

well chan's fashion is literally "wear anything black and you're all set." his whole wardrobe is pitch black like there's no colour in there. because of this, he thinks his opinion of fashion to be quite limited. but in reality, it isn't all that bad. he does have a bias towards comfier clothes on himself, but he observes what looks better on others. so he will get you to try on a couple of different styles or colours of clothes for him and tell you what he thinks looks better on you.

lee know

like chan, minho prefers comfier clothes on himself. so he will set you up with some really nice casual clothes really easily. as for the nicer, more formal clothing, he can help there too! obviously, because he is an idol, he has to work with a lot of different styles. he will get you to try on styles you might not even have considered before. will make you do a whole catwalk for him and everything. takes helping you seriously but also has to have his fun!

changbin

now he would probably laugh if you asked him for fashion advice. not because he's not fashionable! only he feels that his expertise lies in other areas. nevertheless, if you want his help, who is he to deny his services? changbin ends up just spoiling you and buying you tons of clothes to try on no matter how much you object. "the only fashion advice i have is take all the clothes you possibly can!" man focuses on quality and quantity.

hyunjin

he knows which colours go with what. he just knows when something looks off; it's the artist in him. so, with that being said, he will make you try on every shade of colour until he figures out what matches your skin tone. your favourite colour is purple? he's getting you to try on lilac, indigo, lavender, magenta, everything under the sun. if you ask for his fashion advice, he's not gonna give you halfhearted comments. oh no, he's committed to that role.

han

hannie slays in every outfit. he is blessed with a perfect face, so whether he is wearing a simple fit or a stylish suit, he's looking fly af either way. consequently, he doesn't give fashion too much thought. so when you ask him for fashion advice, he pretty much says to experiment! there's no harm in thinking outside the box and adding things to your outfit to make certain aspects stand out. he encourages all that creativity.

felix

felix is so excited that you want his advice. he loves helping people in any way he can and he appreciates that you care about his opinion. he will list clothes off the top of his head that he thinks look good and flattering on your unique figure. he will offer to go shopping and get you to try on clothes for him so you can both see what suits you. will always compliment you as well as point you in the right direction.

seungmin

seungmin encourages you to be comfortable with everything else. he usually dresses in cute and comfy clothes himself. he's very boyfriend material, isn't he? he doesn't believe that you should be uncomfortable just because an outfit is stylish and trendy. he wants you to be happy and comfortable in the choices you make in your clothes, and he would never pressure you to wear anything you don't want to wear just because it looks fancy.

jeongin

this fashion king? he has all the tips. you know he dresses very well, so going to him for advice doesn't come as a surprise to him. but what he mainly focuses on is helping you find your own unique sense of style. he's not just going to dress you up in his style and call it a day. he appreciates that people have different types of looks that they're going for, and he wants to help you figure out how you can express yourself through your clothing!

[aerdendios]

There was a comfort in having his father by his side during this uncertain and high stress time, although with the way Pollux seemed terribly on edge, Aerden couldn’t help but feel the same. The elder Sin’dorei didn’t trust the seemingly abrupt decision to move Dalaran to Khaz Algar without sending a scouting party in advance to check and secure the location. The Council insisted that this happen, with Archmage Drenden aiding in the defenses of the city prior to its teleportation. 

Fucking Drenden. 

The rumors circulated heavily and were hard to ignore, yet here they were on the verge of moving an entire city amidst all of that. Pollux had more knowledge of the situation given his high status in the Elite Forces and often conferred with the leadership of the various cities and factions, so the fact that he seemed uneasy didn’t bode well. Then, there was also Annya’s portrait in the gallery depicting the soldier crushed by what appeared to be one of Dalaran’s towers. Nothing about this felt right.

The teleportation itself was an amazing feat of magic to behold. Aerden had never seen anything quite like that in his young life and a part of him was glad to have a front row seat for it. But that feeling didn’t last long when hundreds of void portals began to speckle the clear skies and streets. The eerie silence gave way to the bellowing roars of the swarming Nerubians and the terrified screams of Dalaran’s occupants.

“Get to the evacuation point, NOW.” Pollux’s voice was firm and steady despite the sudden chaos breaking out around them in every direction. Aerden hadn’t quite reached that level of calm amidst battle yet, but this is where the older man thrived - and he was right in the end.

At one point in his life, Aerden would have cowered and hid in a nearby shop, but now he felt the overwhelming urge to protect and save. “I have to help others first.” His voice wavered only just a little bit. It was a part of his duties should anything go awry, and he wasn’t going to run away. That was no longer a part of his nature. 

Pollux wasn’t going to argue, instead clasping a hand over his son’s shoulder, “Please be safe, don’t play the hero. Not now,” and with that the older man melded into the shadows to go about handling his own duties. 

Wide eyes took in the scene around him, making a beeline towards his predesignated muster point to meet up with others from his military unit. His long hours of rigorous training with both the Elite Forces and with Cazmilan came in handy against the enemy. While this was obviously a planned attack, the Nerubians seemed unorganized and untrained in their efforts. The larger ones used brute force but were slow, and the smaller ones were quick but had few fighting tactics. It was all about quantity instead of quality with this particular enemy.

Aerden easily carved his way through the side streets, picking up a few fleeing civilians and military brethren along the way, only to find their path blocked by a crumbled tower. A split second decision was made to go around the outskirts of the city where the swarm seemed thinner and the terrain easier to traverse. With the fighters surrounding the civilians, they made swift work of enemies blocking their path and when the muster point was in sight with portals already opened up, there was a small sense of relief - which was all too quickly extinguished.

All of Dalaran seemed to suddenly tremble, catching a few in their group off-guard and stumbling or falling to the ground. Aerden helped a couple to their feet and ushered them towards the portals as he glanced around in confusion. The Nerubians themselves seemed to be fleeing from something now, and that’s when his eyes caught sight of the expanding cloud of void quickly overtaking the entire city. 

He wasn’t going to make it to the portal - not at the rate the void was expanding. No amount of shielding would help whatever this was and there was only one option left. 

He had to jump. 

There was water below, but could anyone survive hitting it from this far up? Even if he did survive, the debris would be falling right on top of them. There was no other choice: Die to the void or maybe survive by jumping. He wasn’t the only one who had the same thought, looking side to side as military and civilian alike threw themselves from the edge of the city.

It was now or never.

With a running leap, he flung himself out and over the edge of Dalaran. He found it strange that his immediate thought was that he would never get to finish his Elite Forces training. The massive, echoing *BOOOOOOOOM* that followed shortly after was deafening. Dalaran was completely demolished in an instant. The force of the explosion was quick to catch up to him as pieces of rock and other debris had been sent flying, clipping his legs, back, and then the side of his head, knocking him unconscious in an instant while sending him spiraling uncontrollably and free-falling into the unknown.

@polluxhale @cazmilan

[sepublic]

The Project Golem mechs function quite similarly to Samus, even plugging their arm cannons into interfaces to receive data, operate devices, etc. From a Doylist perspective, the developers probably wanted to make a Metroid multiplayer based around Samus’ gameplay; But Samus is only one individual, how does this fit into the canon? So they made some Federation lookalikes to explain it. These mechs still act very Samus to appeal to the Metroid iconography.

From a Watsonian perspective, you know how one of the signs of improving technology is the ability to make it smaller, and more efficient? It could be that the Federation was a little humiliated by having to rely on one bounty hunter the whole time, and attributed a lot of her success to the tech she wore. There’s obviously so much more to what makes Samus such a great warrior than that, but still.

Project Golem was a way to ensure the Federation was prepared for any Space Pirate attack. And if the Aurora Units are any indication, the Federation has already emulated Chozo tech with their own weaker knock-offs before; More quantity to make up for a lack of quality. Because look at how enormous the mechs are, they’re Omega Pirate-sized! Both the Aurora Units and Project Golem were revealed in the Prime series, in two successive games involving an increase in Federation presence within the story and gameplay…

My point is: During the Dread arc, Raven Beak goes on a whole tirade about how the Federation is comprised of weaklings who have to depend on just one Chozo warrior to survive. Imagine how helpless they’d be against an army, surely at this point the Federation has made it clear they’ve given the reins to Samus in general; May as well just get it out of the way, take initiative because who can stop them? It was meant to be… It doesn’t matter that the Federation is trying to be more independent by making their own Samuses, because

The Federation knows it’s weak, that’s why it’s been scrambling so much to imitate its superiors, and pitifully too. Besides, they mistake the technology as the only part of Samus that matters; But Raven Beak knows the person, the Chozo training and philosophy inside, is just as important. Maybe moreso. He has no shortage of Chozo tech to work with, so what Raven Beak lacks, he’ll work with.

[swaps55]

That ask about Shiala made me remember a thing I often thought and giggled about - One night the Yang crew went out drinking and dancing and competing over who could get the most people to give them their number (contact info, comm frequency or whatever) and obviously Sam won.

Please enlighten me! How?! Did he actually flirt? Did he make the people think that he flirted? Did he bully them into giving him their number? Did he let them know about the bet and made them play along?

And what did Kaidan think about it? Did he even try to win or did he sulk about Sam charming people all over the place?

And what about Sam? What did he think about Kaidan flirting around?

Ahaha, I have actually tried to write this a couple of times - including as a first kiss AU - and just not been successful. This is in part because Kaidan did get too sulky about it and the tone wasn't right for something that was supposed to be stupid, idiot, squad fun, and part of it because I do not know how to write about hitting on people in bars. XD

But I can tell you this: Sam wins because he doesn't try. He's not interested in anyone but has a lot of confidence and is insanely comfortable in his own skin. So he's a magnet for people who want to get in his pants. All he has to do is turn off the death stare that he uses to repel people.

Aslany is too hostile. If anything she probably winds up with a one night stand and no phone numbers. Clay doesn't win because he he's a quality over quantity kind of guy. At some point, Kara resorts to flashing people and probably nearly gets arrested, which further slows down Clay (though he probably manages to get the number of the person trying to throw Kara in the brig).

And Kaidan is just...not built for this, lol.

Eh, what the hell. This is what I wrote for that abandoned first kiss AU based on the Phone Number Contest:

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“You know, this may be the first time I’ve been hit on so kindly by someone who would clearly prefer to be hitting on someone else.” The brunette woman sitting at the bar swirls the toothpick in her martini, eyebrow raised as Kaidan sighs and leans an elbow on the counter.

“Sorry.” Someone bumps his elbow trying to get to the bartender, and Kaidan shoots them an irritated look. The Space Bar is flooded with people tonight. Between the asari pop cover band on the stage in the back – humans shouldn’t cover asari songs; it just doesn’t sound right – and the overlapping conversations getting louder with each drink, it’s quickly becoming his least favorite place.

“You don’t do this often, do you?” the brunette asks, lip curving in a smile. She is attractive. No denying that. Beaudoin would be interested. Aslany, maybe.

Interested isn’t the point, he reminds himself.

Out of the corner of his eye, Shepard laughs as the woman he’s talking to across the room at a high-top table drops her shoulder and leans in closer. Kaidan takes a long, deliberate sip of his drink. The brunette follows his eye.

“He’s quite handsome, by the way.”

“I’m sorry?” The damn music is way too loud.

She nods towards Shepard. “He’s not into men, I’m guessing?”

A flush burns Kaidan’s neck. He’s not into anything, Kaidan almost says, but isn’t so far gone on the whiskey to let that thought slip out into the open. Though, if he drinks much faster, this damned game isn’t going to end with a winner – it’s going to end with someone peeling Kaidan off the floor.

He steals another glance at Shepard, who has parted ways with the woman and is now on his way back to the bar, pausing to waggle a subtle eyebrow in Kaidan’s direction before settling in to wait for the next one. He’s the only person Kaidan knows who can wear BDUs like they were tailored to fit him.

How the hell is he good at everything? Never in Shepard’s life has he wanted to pick someone up in a bar, yet an hour into this fucking game he’s had six people try and pick him up, and those are just the ones Kaidan’s seen.

“It’s, uh. It’s not. He’s not….” Kaidan clears his throat. “What did you say?”

At least she looks genuinely amused rather than ready to throw a drink in his face.

Kara Pendergrass chooses that moment to run up and practically barrel into his lap, nearly spilling his drink. “I fucking got one, can you believe this shit? People will do anything to see a pair of tits. Sex is so fucking weird.”

The brunette’s eyebrows nearly arch off of her head. Kaidan inserts himself between Pendergrass and the brunette, and apologizes. “Please don’t mind her. She means well.”

Pendergrass looks from him to the woman, then leans over Kaidan’s shoulder. “He’s a nice guy who puts up with a lot of shit, and you should give him your phone number. Because if you don’t, Beaudoin is going to win and I’ll have to watch him gloat about it for a week.”

Kaidan sets his drink on the bar, grabs Pendergrass by both shoulders and steers her away, apologizing over his shoulder to the wide-eyed brunette. They bump into at least four people before they find an open pocket that’s even closer to the dance floor and the crooning band.

“Why?” he demands.

“Come on,” she says with a grin. “She was gonna give it to you.”

“Hardly.”

She slugs him in the shoulder. “People like you, LT. Think it’s your face. If you tried not looking miserable, you might have more luck.”

Elsewhere in the bar, someone shrieks. Kaidan looks over his shoulder, fervently hoping he doesn’t know the cause, and sees Aslany standing over a very dismayed serviceman who is now wearing his drink.

“Fucking hell,” Kaidan mutters under his breath, already moving towards her, but Beaudoin gets there first, like he’d been keeping tabs on her the whole time. In the blink of an eye, Beaudoin is buying him a drink, escorting him away, and probably gets his phone number in the process.

…Did they plan that?

Are they a team? His competitive side flares up a little. Maybe more than a little.

[goldenpinof]

hi kate! i've been feeling something feels different with dnpg's editing since they came back as well, and i know they got an editor now but i can't quite put my finger on why it doesn't feel right and would love to hear your thoughts about it if you wouldn't mind sharing! ;o; <3

they got 3! and i don't like any of them. i thought i'd get used to Kris since we've been seeing his work for much longer than the others', but no. somehow his editing got worse?? maybe because there's more to edit and they are rushing like crazy, so some flaws are slipping in. but man, that's what i mean by saying they went for quantity instead of quality. (applied to all 3) the editing is sloppy, too fast, inconvenient for giffing. and i would close my eyes on it being sloppy if everything else was fine. the biggest problem is the pace. and unnecessary cuts in the middle of the sentences (especially SuperSeizer, but now Kris started doing the same). i feel like i'm chasing something in dnpg videos since spooky week (only Don't Scream had my back <3). the last Wikihow video is a great example of the difference. edited by dnp (i'd bet on Phil): the dnpg frame is overlapping the images and it's annoying BUT the pace is fine, there are fewer unnecessary cuts. i'd prefer that, than missing half of what dnp say only because there's no time to think about what they are saying. you know why it's so cool to see the process of them thinking? i can think with them at the same time! i can actually react to their words. and the editors took it away. am i just old? idk, this gen z culture of doing everything fast and at the same time is breaking my heart. and obviously Mr. Beast's style of editing that shaped youtube and now i have to suffer.

long videos are kinda a win for us since it's harder to fuck up (read: cut) the gameplay. so Poppy Playtime and It Takes Two should be safe. but damn, i wish dnp were editing more videos themselves. or i will have to rewatch the wad premiere preshow till the day i die.

also, what's more important about it being dnp's editing. it's their fucking vision. i want to know what they want to show us. not some 3rd party. thank you <3

edit: i sound so aggressive lmao. it's only because the frustration never stoped building up in me since spooky week. i'd 100% want to hear your thoughts!

[thegirlwhowrites642]

It's funny to me how you guys get so pressed when the way Hinny was written faces constructive criticism. No one is hating on Hinny the ship. But pointing out how they could've had much more meaningful build up. Believe it or not an entire community of Hinny shippers agree with this. Think critically before letting your bias blind you.

What...?

I just said that the Harry Potter books are filled with things that could've been better written so there's really no point in talking about a spefic storyline instead of talking about the issues of the writing of the series.

The Harry Potter books are a coming-of-age story which means that the emotional exploration of the characters is supposedly quite important and yet they were written by an author who didn't really care that much about the emotional exploration of the characters and instead just wanted to write about her little mysteries.

This is why there's no real storyline about Harry learning more about his family despite family (and not found family) being one of the main themes of the books.

It's why the fight between Ron and Harry in the fourth book is completely ridiculously written and it becomes really difficult understanding what exactly is going on in Ron's head. It should have been written as Ron progressevely getting more and more angry.

It's one of the reasons why we know nothing really about Hermione's family which creates a giant hole in her characterization.

The lack of focus on the emotional exploration of the characters on hinny has the consequence of a reduced number of scenes compared to the ones they should've had because obviously focusing more on the emotional exploration of Harry's character would mean more Ginny. But you still have all the elements to understand why they should be together and it is gradually built throughout the story.

A problem of lack of scenes can be said also about the relationship between Harry and Sirius, but the fandom doesn't have a fixation on father-son relationships and Anglo-Saxon literature doesn't give its best on this particular type of relationship so people basically never discuss this. As someone who comes from a very family-focused literary culture: it is an extremely obvious issue.

But while Harry's relationships with characters like Ginny or Sirius lack in quantity, they really deliver in quality because they are characters a bit more separated from the plot while still being essential to the meaning of the story.

On the other hand, the relationships Harry has with characters who are very involved in the plot deliver a lot in quantity but tend to be short on quality because every scene is devoured by the plot.

It's pretty simple, really.

Then we can start a conversation about how Rowling's decision to follow a very rigid structure produced a story that gives you a sensation of coming home every time you pick up the books again but it becomes also incredibly creatively limiting. For example, the trio dynamic that we know organically ends in the fifth book which led Rowling to then write Dumbledore saying to Harry that ridiculous thing about talking about the prophecy only with Ron and Hermione. The fifth book has Ginny being introduced as this person Harry can say things he can't say to anyone else and there are six people that go to the Ministry. But having Ginny there the whole time besides Harry or introducing really Harry to the Order would've meant radically changing the structure of the story to the point that the last two books would have created sequels of the original book series instead of chapters of the same saga. So the organic development of the characters needed to be stopped.

Talking about hinny for example, but also plenty of other things of these books, without doing this reasoning, without analysing the context first would be completely stupid.

And don't even get me started on the original target audience discussion.

[ilovewhiteroses]

Clement Mansell NSFW Alphabet

Pairing: Clement Mansell x GN!Reader Genre: Smut Warnings: Sexual and adult themes Rating: 18+ Notes: - Special thanks to @i-like-the-eyes and @spider-bren for ideas!🥰 - If you have other suggestions, feel free to share, I’m curious about them!😊

A = Aftercare (what are they like after sex?) Clement is not the aftercare type, so after sex he usually sleeps, or just lays on his stomach or on his back. Maybe, if it was really good – mainly because of him, - he kisses you, but that’s it.

B= Body part (their favourite body part of theirs and their partner’s) His favourite part of his body is obviously his penis, well, basically he loves every inch of himself. On you, he likes your ass. Always holding it, tapping it, especially in public, not caring about people seeing you. The private parts are also exciting for him. He would sleep with his hand in his pants or in your pants. He feels a sense of comfort in doing that.

C = Cum (anything to do with cum, basically) He is quite a selfish lover and comes before you, and not just inside you. He is into cumming on your face, chest, or anywhere else, it depends. He loves his hands getting wet, sticky with your fluid, getting his beard wet with it. He doesn't have a breeding kink but loves to fill you up and watch it leak out of you.

D = Dirty secret (pretty self explanatory, a dirty secret of theirs) Clem loves sex and music, right? So, this one is more of a fantasy than secret of his, but he would like to fuck you while he is recording a song or have sex in the studio. Other than this, he doesn’t really have any secrets, he is an open book, you just have to ask him what you want to know.

E = Experience (how experienced are they? do they know what they are doing?) Our boy is pretty experienced. He had several sexual partners over the years, with amazing lovers among them. Clem may seem to go for quantity, but quality is also an important thing for him.

F = Favourite position (this goes without saying) As it was said before, he loves your ass, so doggystyle is a must for him. He likes to look at it while fucking you from behind, he likes to slap it when he gets really into it. When he gets tired and wants you to do the job, he likes you having you on top him and fucking yourself on his dick. Speaking of it, he absolutely loves is when you get on your knees and give him a blow job. He loves the feeling of you soft, velvet tongue on the sensitive skin of his most precious part. He is no doubt the dominant one in the bedroom, but that’s the only time he lets someone else take control. Lastly, he might prefer missionary when he is in the mood for some kissing, but that happens very rarely.

G = Goofy (Are they serious in the moment? Are they humorous? etc.) Clem is an asshole, with humour similar to that and he is rarely playful in the bedroom, because he is too occupied to reach orgasm, but has his moments. For instance, when you are doing it, he goes ”I see Dr. Mansell’s special treatment has worked”. On the other hand, if he had to be in any sort of Goofy mood with you, I think he'd tickle you, carry you around.  You two would probably have a food fight which would turn into kitchen sex. He probably likes to nibble a lot on you everywhere.

H = Hair (How well groomed are they? Does the carpet match the drapes?) He keeps himself neat, everywhere, and requires it from his partners, too.

I = Intimacy (How are they in the moment? the romantic aspect.) Clem is certainly not the most romantic guy, but just because he is a bad boy, he needs some love, too, from time to time. When he is in the mood for it and you have been dating for a while, he can make sweet love to you.

J = Jack off (Masturbation headcanon) Since he always has you around him to take care of his under belt situations, Clem rarely masturbates, only does it when he is alone and has nothing better to do.

K= Kinks (One or more of their kinks) Since he is literally called a ”wildman”, I imagine him being into handcuffs and bondage. He likes to tie you to the bed, while he is caressing your body with his gun and even puts is in your mouth. He loves it when you call him daddy and when you praise him of how good he is. I am also sure that sometimes, he likes to listen to himself sing while having sex, but this may only happen if a cassette player is near.

L= Location (Their favourite place to have sex) He would fuck you basically everywhere in his appartment, but being quite the exhibitionist, he loves to have sex by the window, it makes him feel like the whole city is watching. Sometimes in Sweety’s bar when his friend isn’t looking, Clem wants you to give him a handjob under the table or have sex in his recently stolen car in a parking lot.

M = Motivation (what turns them on, gets them going) He is basically always in the mood for it, a sexy underwear, one lustful look or touch and he is on you immediately. Or, if you really want to please him, tell him how good his singing voice is.

N = No (something they wouldn’t do, turn offs) When he wants to have sex, you just simply can’t say no to him, no matter how tired you are, he doesn’t accept it as an anwer. I don’t think there’s anything Clem would say no to, he likes to experiment, try out new things.

O = Oral (preference in giving or receiving, skills etc.) It absolutely makes him feral when you are giving him pleasure with your mouth. After a long day of breaking the law, he just want to sit down on the couch and let’s you take care of him. The way you start slowly, licking him from the base to the tip, then start sucking him while caressing his balls, it’s the best feeling for him. He is more of a receiver rather than giver, but when he does it, he gives it all, but only after he came. He is pretty skilled and he wants you to come more than once, even when you are too sensitive and can’t take it anymore. The thought of you loosing your mind because of him makes him believe that he is the best lover in the world.

P = Pace (are they fast and rough? slow and sensual?) Depends on his mood. When a business was succesful, he might be slow and sensual, but when things went wrong, he gets angry and tends to be fast and rough, just to blow off steam

Q = Quickie (their opinions on quickies, how often etc.) Since he is usually always with busy with something, Clem is not against it. He likes to do it before going out, bending you over the kitchen table, or do it in the restroom at Sweety’s bar, when it’s not occupied.

R = Risks (are they game to experiment? do they take risks?) He is definitely into risky sex. Like...on the edge of a cliff? Yes. On the train tracks? Yes. He likes to experiment and get wilder during sex. For instance, he likes to reach for your throat and hold you there, slightly choking you and he doesn’t mind some knife play, either.

S = Stamina (how many rounds can they go? How long they last?) Clem might think he is a rockstar both in life and in bed, but in reality, he can’t go on for too long. As soon as he got satisfied, he falls asleep, leaving you reach your climax yourself by masturbating.

T = Toys (do they own toys? do they use them on their partner or themselves?) He may have handcuffs, but in general, he doesn’t really have any and doesn’t like it if you have one. He can get jealous of the thought that you pleasure yourself without him, like, why would you have a toy when you have him?

U = Unfair (how much do they like to tease?) Clem doesn’t like to be teased, when he wants something, he wants it right then and there. Instead, he likes to tease you all day, work you up, hear you whine and long for his cock. He takes your hand and puts it in his tighty whities, so you could feel how hard he is, but you can’t have it right away. Other times, he is walking around wearing nothing else, only his open kimono, making you drool over him.

V = Volume (how loud are they, what sounds do they make?) He is not too loud, but moans and talks during sex. He loves dirty talk, saying things like ”Who is making you feel good? Daddy is taking good care of you, right?” etc.

W = Wildcard (a random headcanon for the character) Back in Oklahoma, he once had sex on a railway track. It wasn’t too comfortable, but the fact that the train could have come at any time really turned him on. He would love to do it again.

X = X-ray (let’s see what’s going on behind those clothes) He has an appropriate size dick.

Y = Yearning (how high is their sex drive?) His sex drive is pretty high, so you have to be ready all the time. Z = Zzz (how quickly do they fall asleep afterwards?) Most of the times he falls asleep immediately after it.

Tags: @merryandrewsworld,  @demi321win-chester @thefloatingpickle, @delicateteenagerunaway @sadnessanninthedark, @e-dubbc11 @ray-is-dead

[dearweirdme]

I'm actually kind of shocked there are people who think there have only been a couple of big moments this year, because for me solo era/2023 has been full of big (meaningful) moments. Apart from a handful of exceptions, my reasons for believing list is now mostly moments from the last year. It's been surprising for me in one way because I thought the group going their separate ways would mean Taekook going completely under the radar. But instead there's been more moments that have convinced me they're together this year than I can remember in any other year since I became a Taekooker in 2016...and it's not even close. Which is also NOT surprising when I think about it from the perspective that of course there were going to be lots of moments because for the first time in a decade these two get to live a somewhat normal life for a bit, and not be together for work but because they just want to be. It really made the contrast between Taekook and all other pairings in the group clearer than ever. The Paradise hotel suite, the bowling/snowboarding/musical outings, the live where we know for sure JK was at Tae's place and all the lives since that made even my skeptical ass go "hmmmMMMM!", all of the times the receipts added up to them spending their time together right before trips and immediately after returning, the Dream premiere, showing up late to Yoongi's concert together and leaving together, the matching sweetheart shirts while Tae was in Seoul and Jungkook was in LA (they're insane for this one), Tae working on Layover at Jungkook's house, Tae supporting JK at Inkigayo but for some reason being the ONLY member that was snuck into and out of the building for this purpose, Tae dropping two bombs on us with the info that Jungkook told him to listen to "Oh No Oh Yes" and that he always sings "To Find You" for him, learning that Jungkook really has been brought into Tae's social circle with all of the support he has gotten from Wooga and Tae's high school friends this year, the sweet picture of Tae and Jungkook at the Golden release party looking so blissfully happy together actually had me shaking. This is even leaving a few other things out that I can think of right now, and I know there are some that I'm probably forgetting. Personally, it's been an embarrassment of riches for my Taekook heart.

Hi anon!

Oh same same! I think, while overall we’ve seen Tae and Jk together less (obviously, since members are solo right now), the moments we did get were actually quite big. For the people who look for quantity, it’s probably not been a good year, but those who go for quality.. 🥰

[tsikli]

Word Showcase #1: yưândau

This is a new thing I want to try where I go more in depth on a word in one of my conlangs to explore some of the nuances how it's used in real life.

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Language: Toeilaagi

Yưândau /jyə˥.ⁿdəu/ is a quite common verb in Toeilaagi. When you look it up in the dictionary, the meanings that it would give you are generally something like "to last, to stay around". But this word has numerous uses and nuances that make it more complex than a basic dictionary definition may seem. Let's go in depth into this verb today.

To start with the obvious: the verb can obviously be used to talk about something lingering or staying around. This can be something concrete, like a resource (such as water); or something more abstract, such as time.

Ndưĭleiroeâ yưândau sra yae'ulhơû chiimù ră. oil last INSTR six approx day "The oil will last about six days."

Ră yưândau kơat aú. time last PF NEG "I've run out of time." (lit, (My) time has not lasted)

But it has a lot more uses than the above. In general, this verb conveys something existing in sufficient quantity, demand, or ability. The verb is commonly used with instruments to talk about their state:

A: Aai, chăt lhii soeânau leiprâ ndoap? "Hey, do you need a new net?"

B: Yaâ, ni leiprâ yưândau lhal. "No, my net is fine." (lit, "my net lasts")

\* Note the usage of lhal after the verb here - this can be used to emphasise the good quality of the object in question by essentially saying that it will last for an indeterminate amount of time.

Now, one must be careful when using this verb in the negative in this sense. If say you injured your knee, and you said,

Ntziîpa yưândau kơat aú! knee last PF NEG "My knee is hurt!"

If simply said in isolation, this would sound unnatural and strange. This is because yưândau inherently assumes a reason for the deprival of effectiveness. In other words, if a native speaker heard you say that, they would expect you to say why your knee didn't last, generally with a structure of X, lhau "X, then..." or X, ae tŏt "X, but..."

Ni lhûlhau tziík sra ră kae'iñk, lhau ntziîpa yưândau kơat aú. "I ran for too long, and then my knee got hurt."

Summarising the above, yưândau is a very useful word, used for talking about the limits of things.

[suzieb-fit]

Had a late snack yesterday. But it's a bit stupid. It's like I made myself do it, lol. I could have quite happily started my timer after dinner, as usual.

No matter how much I try change things to pull away from my long standing issues with eating, I now recognise that I'm just swapping one disordered eating behaviour for another.

That all started after my type one diabetes diagnosis at age 14.

Now that's a whole essay on its own, so I'm not going to get going on that one this morning 😂.

I do occasionally simply want an evening snack, and I can justify it easily because of my lifestyle, etc.

That's fine. But eating for the sake of it to prove just how "free and in control" I am? Well that's just ridiculous. And obviously proves exactly the opposite!

So anyway, back to today.

I got up late. Just didn't want to move! But I did. I made my protein decaff (pre-blended my milk and whey powder last night. Shaking it up in the sealed cup just doesn't cut it, lol).

Lovely and bright out there. I also went against all the sleep hygiene "experts" and left my curtains open last night. Wanted the sunrise to fill my environment before even getting out of bed. And it didn't affect my sleep at all. If anything, I actually slept longer before waking up for the first time. And that was around 4am, when the sun was starting to rise. That tells you something, I guess!

So I call my protein decaff my "pre-breakfast". Just made that up. Yes, I'm breaking my fast, but my real breakfast is back at home. My beloved nuts and collagen coffee.

My blood sugar is still way too high. Ridiculously so this morning, actually.

Just when I thought this insulin pump system was doing a better job. Nope.

I decided to get a high intensity workout in before lunch.

More work for my lower body, and definitely work for my cardiovascular health!

I am once again rethinking my nutrition.

Back to highest percentage of calories from fat, a lower (but still pretty high) percentage of protein and lowest of all for carbs.

My goal breakdown is 55% fat, 35% protein, 10% carbs.

But I'm not going to obsessively tweak, adjust or drive myself crazy by trying to hit those numbers too strictly.

Yes, I personally feel better tracking my food. That's one of my habits that helps that relationship with food. It's how I keep control.

Forever an ongoing work in progress!

So that meant cheese with my lunch again. It's been a while!

Plus sardines are already high in (healthy) fats.

Tiny scrap of greenery to throw in a few beneficial polyphenols.

And hard boiled egg. Eggs are fantastic!

It's interesting to see the difference exercise makes to my food diary.

That whole "calories in/calories out" principle is pretty much just theory. And a very feeble one at that. I only take notice of what I'm eating. Focusing on macro quantity AND quality. But yep, still interesting to look at the comparisons on the app on the rare occasion.

I knew I needed some yoga. My back isn't happy. The homeopath asked me lots of questions about that today. Everything seems pretty "high end" in terns of all my health concerns right now.

She is going to try yet another new remedy. This will ge the fourth attempt.

But hey, I guess that's partly what I'm paying her for. To find something that actually works!

So an average day in general. Not great, not terrible. That's good enough for me.

Gotta keep fighting, moving and smiling 👍