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[combatantwriter]

Taking a break for the holiday. I will not be releasing any new chapters of Give Me the Ocean until after December 2nd due to family obligations. For all my US friends, I hope you have a Happy Thanksgiving, and if you find any good Black Friday deals SEND ME PICS I love seeing good sale finds. 💗

[deathjitsus]

i think i missed maxwell monday this week so i make you look at my guy now OK

[saranova]

One Manhattan Ch 33

We left you hanging on Monday, so we updated again today! We will return to our regularly scheduled programming next week. Read it HERE.

@tegantales

[justallihere]

Hi friends! Apologies for the absence the past few days—just been spending some time recharging. I’ll get around to the unanswered asks and stuff in the next day or two and we should return to our regularly scheduled programming for updates sometime next week 🫶🏻

As tax in the meantime, meet Kyro, one of my sacred book guardians

[sunnami]

sorry no posts for this week! 😭 i have a taekwondo tournament/promotion today—but we will be returning to our regularly-scheduled program of angst and poly fics next week!

[zepskies]

✍🏽 Writing Update

Hi friends!

If you follow this regularly scheduled program, you'll probably already know that I'm gearing up to start posting the new Russell Shaw (Tracker) series that will continue A Line and a Half, called Every Second Counts (next week!).

I also have a three-part story coming up for the Midnight Espresso-verse! ☕

It's going to see the return of Carter, the reader's ex-douchebag boyfriend. This will also be part of the "fix it" to 15.20, and will take place in that episode. (Thank you @siampie for stoking the flames of this idea!)

I'm still debating on when to start posting this one, either alongside or after Every Second Counts, but we'll see! Just wanted to let you guys know that it's coming up. 😘

Dream With Me

Pairing: Dean Winchester x Plus-sized!Reader (Latina)

Summary: When your ex-boyfriend calls for help on a case, you have a tough decision to make. But Dean isn’t going to let you do anything alone. (AKA: The last hunt you, Sam, and Dean will ever go on together.)

👀 Sneak Peek:

Part 1 - "On the Drop of a Dime"

“Look…I’m the Job, you know? What the hell would I even do if not this?” he says.

You reach for his hand and lay a kiss over his knuckles. You know he thinks being a hunter is all he’s good for—all he’s equipped to do. You also know that he’s so much more than the Job. 

“Dean, you’re one of the smartest, most resourceful people I know. You can…restore cars, build cars,” you suggest. Your excitement grows as you brainstorm for him. You tap on his thigh.

“Oh! You could open up a bar. Call it the Roadhouse, after the one your friends had. Or hey, we could open up a bakery. We’ll sell pies and flan and whatever the hell else you want me to make.”

You say that last bit with a giggle. It earns his smile, but you know, looking into his eyes, that he’s not convinced. You grab his hand again with both of yours.

“Come on, Dean. Dream with me for a second,” you implore. “I know we could do this. We could…we could have a different life. A peaceful life. We could have a family.”

Dean sighs, glancing down at his hands. They’re calloused and scarred, and he has the memories to match.

Coming on 6/30…

[cowboyemeritus]

Day 31

Prompt: Aftercare

Pairing: Secondo/Reader

Tags: aftercare, vaginal fingering

Notes: It's finally the end! What a crazy few weeks it's been. This was my first time participating in Kinktober, really any fandom challenge, and I think it went well! Thanks for sticking around -- you all are awesome. <3

Definitely need to take a break after this, but we should be back to regularly scheduled programming soon.

Happy Halloween!

You’re already half-asleep by the time Secondo returns, wet washcloth in hand. Limbs heavy and loose, your afterglow is still in full-swing, a pleasant buzz radiating out from your center. As the faint sheen of sweat on your skin begins to dry, your core temperature drops. The autumn chill seeps in through the ancient, uninsulated windows, and if not for the fire blazing at the other end of the room, you would without a doubt already be shivering.

“She is exhausted,” Secondo muses. Slowly, you open an eye, watching as he sits down on the bed next to you. While you were dozing he changed into a pair of boxers and removed his paints, though traces of it linger in the creases around his eyes and smudged across various parts of your anatomy. You yawn, smiling up at him.

“She is,” you say, face contorting with pleasure as you stretch. “And you’re insatiable.” Secondo chuckles, brushing a few loose hairs away from your eyes.

“With you, I cannot help myself.” The simple admission has you flushing, reveling in the echoes of your most recent climax.

“The great Papa Emeritus, brought low by a common Sister? These must be the end times-” Silencing you, Secondo presses his lips to yours. He smells of exertion and his smoky, spicy cologne. His mustache tickles you faintly and you hum, content, wrapping your arms around his neck. He could have anybody, you think. And yet…

He breaks the kiss, bringing the washcloth up to dab at the smears of paint around your mouth. “I am quite impressed, Sister.” You roll your eyes, cracking into a smirk. “The Samhain Mass is a challenging program. You handled it expertly.” 

“I handled you expertly,” you laugh, deflecting. “Thank you. It was an honor to-“ The washcloth runs across your lips, and you break out into giggles once more.

He kisses you again, bringing the cloth to your neck. “None of that. Not here.” The steaks of black and white wash away, but the splotches of pink and purple beneath them remain. You’ll wear his marks with pride, he knows just as well as you. Though his touch is gentle, his hand feels remarkably strong around your throat. You’re not ashamed of the way it has your arousal flaring up again.

It lasts for only a few more moments. Your chest is next. Secondo sees your nipples are already pebbled and quirks an eyebrow. Experimentally, he runs the cloth over one of them, and seems satisfied with the noise you make. He does it again and your thighs press together. “So soon, gattina?” You shrug.

“Can’t help myself either.” 

He doesn’t dally, finishing the work on your breasts and tossing the washcloth aside. His hand immediately finds your center, two fingers sliding into your slick cunt while his thumb skims over your clit. Though you’re exhausted, most of your energy sapped by the ritual, your sensitive nerves immediately alight. Moaning, your back arches off the bed. There is a focus, almost a reverence on his face as he works you. It makes your heart thump in your chest.

It’s comfortably quiet until you tumble over the edge, jerking and gasping quietly. Secondo presses one more chaste kiss to your lips, then resumes his work. Now oversensitive, you grimace as he cleans between your legs. There is an interested glint in his eyes, but seeing how yours droop, he leaves you be. When he’s finished he tosses the wet cloth to the side, then reaches over to the night stand and hands you your nasty, plastic water bottle that only sometimes smells like a fish tank. He watches you take a few sips then stands, sauntering back over to his dresser. From the top drawer he produces one of his ancient Iron Maiden shirts and a pair of your underwear. He’s been building a collection of your things, you note, trying to entice you to stay.

You’ve already decided you’re not going anywhere. Eventually, you’ll tell him, but right now it’s just too much fun watching him squirm.

[seafoamreadings]

ok so! no horoscopes or transits posts for *next* week, alright?

everything got queued up to sunday. i was hoping to have an opportunity to work on the following week today, but after getting home from day 1 of exam i simply do not have it in me, lol. the taurus/cancer girlies are laying in bed doing self care until round 2. legit just glad i didn't keel over. chronic illness life~*~*~*~

we will return you to your regularly scheduled programming *probably* the week of the 25th but i also have weirdness occurring from the 19th-21st so i may not be able to do that either, we'll see. if not then definitely week of september 1 i will be all set to function like a human again lol.

i also see a few asks; i will get to those when i get a chance but they will likely be delayed. as always feel free to ask whatever as long as you are willing to wait for the response! time-sensitive questions may or may not get answered but everything else will eventually.

[lunarcovehq]

Hi loves! We know acceptances are normally on Mondays, but for the rest of the month of May, we're going to be mixing our acceptance schedule up. This week we're going to be accepting on Saturday and on Tuesday, so there will be a double acceptance this week for anyone looking to get their apps in! After Tuesday, we're going to be taking two weeks off from acceptance (since one of your admins will be out of the country and be unable to review apps with the other admin), which means our next acceptance will be on Monday June 2nd, where we will return to our regularly schedule programming. So if you want to join Lunar Cove, get those apps in this week!

[beardedmrbean]

When two American astronauts blasted off on a test mission to the International Space Station on 5 June, they were expecting to be back home in a matter of days.

But things didn't quite go to plan.

In fact, Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Sunita Williams are still there, floating high above the Earth nearly two months later.

The pair - who are stuck indefinitely - now face the sudden prospect of missing the summer entirely and even spending Christmas and New Year in space.

Mr Wilmore, 61, and Ms Williams, 58, flew a Boeing Starliner spacecraft to the station. It was the first flight of its kind with people on board and was a test designed to see how the new spacecraft performs before it is used more regularly.

Problems, however, emerged as it made its approach. These included leaks in its propulsion system and some of its thrusters shutting down.

So while they made it to the space station safely, they will need an alternative mode of transport to get home if the Starliner is not deemed safe to return to Earth.

At a news briefing on Wednesday, Nasa officials said no firm decisions had been made when it comes to next steps.

"Our prime option is to return Butch and Suni on Starliner," Steve Stich, manager of Nasa's Commercial Crew Program, said. "However, we have done the requisite planning to make sure we have other options open.”

One potential option being considered, they said, is to attach the two astronauts to a mission that is scheduled to launch in September, and return them to earth with that mission in February 2025.

That flight to the space station will be made by a SpaceX Crew Dragon craft. The initial plan was for four crew members to be aboard, but two of the seats could be left empty if needed.

That plan would mean the astronauts would spend more than eight months – rather than eight days – aboard the International Space Station (ISS).

If the Crew Dragon is used, the Starliner craft would be returned to Earth without any crew, under computer control.

Nasa officials said it could take a week or more for a final decision to be made.

What a year in Space does to the body

Starliner: The US Space industry's next big thing?

Ken Bowersox, Nasa's director of space operations, told reporters the chances of an uncrewed return of the Starliner “have increased a little bit based on where things have gone over the last week or two.”

"That's why we're looking more closely at that option to make sure that we can handle it," he said.

Using a SpaceX craft to return the astronauts would be a blow to Boeing, which has for years tried to compete with the company and its more experienced Crew Dragon.

Earlier this week, Nasa used a SpaceX rocket to deliver more food and supplies to the ISS, including extra clothes for the two astronauts.

Last month, in a short press briefing, the pair said they were "absolutely confident” in the return trip and Starliner was “truly impressive.”

This is the third stint aboard the ISS for Ms Williams, a retired Navy helicopter pilot, while Mr Wilmore is a former fighter jet pilot who has been to space twice before.

“We've been thoroughly busy up here, integrated right into the crew,” Ms Williams told reporters during a recent briefing call.

“It feels like coming back home. It feels good to float around. It feels good to be in space and work up here with the International Space Station team," she said. "So yeah, it’s great to be up here.”

Boeing was hoping that the maiden Starliner mission would pave the way for regular use of its capsule for missions back and forth to the station. The Space X Crew Dragon has been approved for Nasa missions since 2020.

Although the astronauts will spend much more time in space than they initially planned, others have spent much longer periods above the Earth's surface. Russian Valeri Polyakov spent 437 days in space in aboard the Mir space station in the mid-1990s.

Last year, Frank Rubio returned from the ISS after 371 days, the longest time an American has spent in space.

And Russia's Oleg Kononenko, also currently aboard the ISS, is the first person to have spent more than 1,000 days in space during the course of their career.

In their briefings and interviews, the two Americans have been upbeat about their situation. "I’m not complaining that we’re here for a couple extra weeks," Ms Williams said last month.

As things stand, the pair may be there for many more weeks to come.

[midwestbramble]

Work got really busy since we have a Collaborative Learning Day that I was voluntold to present during. Once that is over next week I will be returning to the regularly scheduled programming.

[jen-with-a-pen]

a prerecorded message

*beep*

Greetings! If you're seeing this it's because I am, once again, out of the state on another work trip. Back to Washington DC for part 2 of our conference since the house wasn't in session when we needed it to be 😑 so i'll be gallivanting amongst the capitol yet again.

ill be back on thursday and regularly scheduled programming should return by next week!

love yall ❤

[cozage]

Hey folks-

Im sure a few of you have probably noticed that all I’m posting right now is Daughter’s Return updates. And maybe you’ve even wondered why (if not, you can keep scrolling! Just gonna be a long winded explanation)

Im still going to be working on requests, just not right now. My life is super busy at the moment and for the next few weeks. I’m working a full time job, transitioning into a new (very demanding) job, and taking college classes online.

I bit off a little more than I could chew in life, so right now writing has to take a back seat, even if it is just about the only thing I want to be doing.

I have two-three more chapters of The Daughters Return already written and in various stages of editing. So when I get a few moments to decompress and write, that’s my easiest thing to work on, since the writing portion is already done. This is why it’s been getting so many updates (and will continue to get some even though I’m not writing anything else rn)

I will be writing other stuff! Very soon! Hopefully once I get out of my transition period for jobs, I’ll be able to really write again and give you guys some good content with other characters besides Ace.

It kinda sucks. I know. It sucks for me too. I want to write new stuff, but usually by the time I’m done with my daily obligations, my brain is totally fried. I’ll be back with new fun writings soon. I hope you’ll stick with me in the meantime, and check out my weekly updates of The Daughter’s Return if you’re interested, at least until we get back to our regularly scheduled program.

Im so honored to have your support and love. You have no idea how much it means to me.

[bellascarousel]

I am about to get whiny and annoying. Feel free to ignore me. I'm just experiencing a bout of RSD and am hoping that getting my feelings out will help. Though, TBH, I feel weird even talking about it. Fun thing about RSD is worrying that talking about what's causing a bout will annoy people or piss them off. Good times.

Anyway... here goes... I seem to have slammed into a wall of insecurity over something that is probably pretty stupid. But, there are constantly posts about this making the rounds, so maybe it isn't THAT stupid and I'm not alone in getting like this.

Wow, I'm doing a lot of beating around the bush, here. ROFL. All right, Bella. Just spit it out. So, we've all seen the various posts going around about how the best way to encourage fic writers is to leave a comment. And how discouraging it can be to have a fic that seems to get little to no attention. We've probably all reblogged those posts. We'll, this week I learned first hand that it can be a bit disconcerting to have a fic chapter get a ton of hits, but only two comments.

I'm not here to complain. I know that nobody owes me comments. But, there is a part of me that automatically jumped to "the chapter sucks, and nobody likes it." Trying to convince myself that that's not the case. But it's hard when your self-esteem is next to non-existant, sometimes.

This is not a call to action. I'm not writing this to beg for comments. And I'm not going to hold the next chapter hostage. I'm looking forward to meeting this universe's version of Hyacinth, and the only reason I haven't started writing the next chapter is a bit of writer's block in how to start it. I am just trying to get better about allowing myself to express negative emotions. This stupid post was the result.

We now return you to your regularly scheduled programming. Like I said, ignore me. I'm just venting.

[basedkikuenjoyer]

Rock Emeth Sock Emeth

Bahahahahaha look at the snail getting up! No matter how deep and heavy this story gets at times sometimes it's really that simple. You know that feeling when you see something so eye-catching and it just takes you away? Almost like stars in your eyes? This lil guy doing his best is that for me. And I felt it needed acknowledgement. No other reason.

So the broadcast is back! People who got really hot about apparent sudden turns in the last chapter have a bit of egg on their face this one. We flow back into our current bestie, pulling a very Wano trick yet again of a double meaning in the chapter title. A lot of people get the connection in the title to the Golem of Jewish folklore. But "Emeth" literally means truth, faithfulness as well. Our concept in the little lead-in text "Words that shroud the truth" for our return to...

Here we are, getting back to Stussy. And it seems to be the case that we skipped over the heart of her conversation with Kaku. Last we left off was this notion of her conflicted, wanting to be faithful to both. It's so interesting to use Kaku this way, not for a similar name or the odd through line of giraffes but because we know he was here once before too. He was the one who had some earnest love for his role as a Galley-La shipwright. Is he thinking about Paulie and Lulu and Tilestone? Wishing he could have done the same, enjoy that humble role and honest job forever?

Regardless, broadcast is back and that means Stussy's Gay Pop Summer continues. I got that from a comment on the Chappell Roan clip and well, it's just perfect. This is essentially the same type of bit I saw so heavily in Kiku, very similar to the End of Act 1 example actually, which means it could end up meaning anything. Stussy is both someone who could be our window into what happened last night as well as the subject of it, you know? Like the other two I wanna give room for the idea one of these cutaway ladies is just setting herself up and this right here opened up a lot for Stussy. Girl's really working her way into the very tippy top of the blorbo rankings in her own right with these past few chapters too.

And of course, when we get back to all of this with the Elbaf ship it moves on pretty swiftly. Apparently now there's also some mystery holdup above. Bonney ran out of steam almost immediately and it's even highlighted how it was an illusion of the Age-Age Fruit. I quite like smacking Luffy in the back, especially with the bit about Sanji & Franky doing it without a second thought. Don't forget Bonney's been a rather successful captain in her own right.

All in all, feels like this little side-segment has done what it needs to. Especially since our return to regularly scheduled programming also includes...

Big robot. No one is excited for this. How silly. Look at my entirely flat affect...

Seriously, how fun! Rock Em Sock Em Robonosuke! First off if he's back and the broadcast is still going then yeah that means the idea this ends up in the broadcast being hijacked is back in play. But we do now know for sure there's no ambiguity with the robot reacting to the Nika heartbeat and having this explicit connection to Joyboy. Still think it's interesting we're playing with the split between the two and of course, if it's from the Void Century you always have to wonder about the potential of further info passed on through Toki in some fashion.

All in all, definitely has me feeling good about reading the last little bit as a "crackle" in the story we're still telling. Boo to break week, but they're necessary. Curious to see what's up next when we come back.

[findingmyselfat35]

I recently re-started my journey to develop my relationship with God. In doing so, I purchased the viral two part Bible Study Workbook. The first book I'm reading is Genesis. And one of the first lessons explains that God allowed Adam to name all the living creatures of the Earth because God allowed man to have dominion over all the things on Earth. Names indicate who and/or what these things become.

The author urged us to then look up the meaning of our names. So, I did. Below are my findings and thoughts.

Kareena

Origin: Greek, Scandanavian, Russian, Norwegian, Hindu

Meanings (adjectives): pure i.e., spotless, virtuous, Godly, unblemished, righteous, innocent.

Hindu prefix, "Kar" means (noun): flower.

You've got to be kidding me. Right?!

It all makes so much sense now. By divine creation of God, I am to be fruitful. Flowers pollinate and multiply; outside of beauty, the essence of their existence is to give birth to more flowers.

I lead my life through love and giving my heart to everyone. But it was always something I envied and couldn't understand why. Why do I keep giving love to others more than they give me? It never feels fully reciprocated in return, but I do it regardless.

Now I know why. God divinely created me to be a lover, to be pure of heart, to be virtuous, righteous, innocent and loving. I am to wear my heart on my sleeve because it makes me who God created me to be. And I realize now that deep in my soul I am meant to share this love, and create in love.

Just about a month ago I had a dream I was in a fluffy white bed, laying on my right side with my right arm propping up my head so I could watch TV. I don't remember what was on the TV but the room was very bright. And then I heard a tiny, innocent giggle. When I looked down near my right arm, laying in the curve of my breast and stomach was a bright-eyed, curly haired baby boy. His hair was jet black. And he wore a emerald green onesie that had polka dots or stripes or some pattern all over it. They pattern was white. I smiled because he was kicking his little feet to get my attention. So I laughed, and he giggled. Then I heard a voice, and man came walking into the room and saying "I'm coming to take my son so mama can get some rest." I laughed and scooped the precious baby boy up in my arms and handed him over to the man. The baby cooed, the man smiled at him; then he leaned down, kissed me and turned to walk out of the room. The scent of Paco Rabanne lingered in the air. He looked rugged, wearing a white t-shirt, and his hair was jet black and curly. He was bare feet. He reminded me of WC.

If you believe God the way I do, you believe that nothing exist without purpose. You also believe that names tell us who we are and/or who we are to become.

Now that I know the meaning and origin of my name, from today moving forward, I will embrace who I'm meant to be.

Kareena is righteous. Spotless. Virtuous. Love. My love is not a curse, it's a gift.

P.S., next week we will resume the regularly scheduled programming.