#she deserved the Nobel prize

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wip wednesday

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Tagged by @hippolotamus and @kiwiana-writes, thanks friends! This is a short one because I'm trying not to share this entire fic before I actually post it lol

He picks up the sweater and runs the fabric through his fingers, feeling the ghost of David’s touch across his shoulders. His ribs feel too tight, like they’re squeezing around his heart and lungs and making it impossible for him to breathe. It hurts, but he can’t bear to leave this piece of David behind, one piece of tangible proof that David Rose was once part of his life.  There’s a knock on the door, and Patrick answers it with the sweater still in his hands. That’s his first mistake. Stevie clocks it before she even steps over the threshold.  “Hi, Stevie,” Patrick says, belatedly trying to hide the sweater behind his back. “Come on in.” There’s a strange look on her face, knowing and a little sad. “Hi.” She looks around at the packed boxes and his open duffel. “So you’re really leaving, huh?” Patrick sighs and nods. “I have to. I can’t stay here.” “You could.” “I can’t.” Patrick sits down heavily on the bed. “There’s nothing here for me.”

Tagging @alienajackson @mostlyinthemorning @jettestar @indestructibleheart @nontoxic-writes @rmd-writes @celeritas2997 @chelle-68 and anyone else who has something to share!

[rivertigo]

I LOVE RAP MUSIC

[wateryrealm]

from Olga Tokarczuk’s Primeval and Other Times

[ohbutwheresyourheart]

ykw I will give mads mikkelsen props, he definitely delivers a more layered hannibal than anthony hopkins, I really am sold on the concept he thinks and believes multiple things at once and he feels far less of a human being and more of a monster in a person suit

however

while I will stan clarice/hannibal running off into the sunset together until the end of my days, the more I watch of nbc hannibal the more I want bedelia to take a very large hammer and just fucking beat that man's head into jam

[thespreadsheetzone]

Come with me~ and you'll be~ in a wooorld of fermented lactaaatiooon

[felicitypdf]

anyway. has anyone read frank: sonnets? i just finished reading it and want someone to shake their head in awed silence with me

[nosygay]

anyway why is everyone talking about how bad Taylor swifts music is all of a sudden

[chqnified]

I want everyone to know. I'm a certified cst trainer. I'm actually successfully teaching my cat tricks

[leaawrites]

Taste Test

Percy Jackson x fem!reader

A little something inspired by this post from @/Ilovedletters

Summary: Percy, as your boyfriend, always carries everything with him he knows you forget often.

Masterlist

Being on a quest is tiring and boring at times. You can walk for hours without anything happening and then the next second you're trying not to die. It was beautiful. Truly beautiful.

Especially when you are a person who forgets their stuff quite often and never brings all that they wanted to. Y/n was one of those people. Always needing something, never having it with her.

"Oh shit," she cursed as her hands angrily let her bag fall to the ground. She felt stressed and her lips were as dry as a dessert.

"What's wrong?" Percy asked from beside her.

They were sat in a booth in some diner, getting something quick to eat before continuing traveling towards their destination.

"I forgot my lip balm," she said, laying her head on her crossed arms, so she wouldn’t touch the table with it. "And my lips feel like they will lose their skin any second."

Without saying another word, Percy got his own backpack and searched for the lip balm he had in case she forgot hers. He knew how quickly her lips dried out and how often she would complain about it. So, he brought one everywhere, just in case.

"Here," he said, holding it out to her. "Strawberry flavor. Your favourite." He grinned like he just won the Nobel Prize for Best Boyfriend. Which he truly deserved, by the way.

"Your favourite," Y/n corrected the boy with a small smile. Accepting it, she thanked him and applied it quickly.

"Same thing," he shrugged, not ashamed to admit that he liked the taste of it. "Now give me a kiss. It's a new one, so I gotta taste test."

Y/n laughed at his behavior, but still she put a small kiss on his lips.

"And, how is it?" She asked, pulling away.

Percy put his lips together as if he had to take the taste really in. Acting like he was thinking about it, he answered, "I think it passes."

[concombre-2-mer]

God, Annie Ernaux got the Nobel Prize for Literature, is that a joke? A lot of unkind words come to mind, but I'm going to make a big effort and hold back.

But still...

Why her when there are so many others who are, at least, an interesting minimum??

[moonstruckme]

You’re poly!marauders writings literally soothe my anxiety I love it so much. Could I please request poly!marauders comforting reader the night before a big presentation she’s super anxious for because she hates public speaking. I feel like they’d be so soft and encouraging when they realise how sad and anxious she is about it. You’re the best lovely 💗💖🩷

Thanks sweetheart!

poly!marauders x fem!reader ♡ 957 words

James erupts in applause as you click to the final slide, and Sirius sticks his fingers in his mouth, whistling loudly. 

“Fantastic job!” James gushes, fawning. “Never seen anything like it. Will this presentation be considered for a nobel prize?”

“It ought to be,” Remus agrees, also clapping, albeit more normally. “That was great, dove. They’re gonna love it.” 

“Are you sure?” You look to the screen uncertainty. “The ‘thank you’ slide isn’t too informal?”

“No,” Remus confirms. “I think it’s the perfect way to signal that you’re done.” 

“But did I talk too fast? I do that sometimes.” 

He gives you an odd look. “Did you think you were talking too fast?” 

You shrug, looking at your pajama bottoms like there’s something interesting down there. “I can’t always hear it myself. Maybe I should run it through one more time, and you can let me know?”

“Wait, again?” Sirius sounds slightly alarmed. “This is a very interesting topic, but I think six practice rounds is probably enough. What, are you gonna give us a test or something?” 

You cringe. “Sorry, I don’t mean to keep you captive. I can practice it by myself.” 

You close your laptop, thinking of going to your room, but James says, “Wait, sweetheart, why do you think you need to run through it so many times? It seems like you’ve got it.” 

“I just need it to be, like, muscle memory,” you reply. “A lot of the time, once I get up there, I sort of…it’s almost like I can’t think anymore, and if I don’t know the presentation super well I won’t know what to say.” 

“I don’t think you need to worry as much as you are.” James’ voice has gone soft in that way he does when he wants to be extra kind. “Every time you’ve run through it tonight, it’s been flawless.” 

You scoff. “Yeah, because it’s just you guys.” 

“Oi,” Sirius pipes up, faux indignant. “I’ll have you know we are the most critical audience you’ll ever meet. If you can do it in front of us, those dolts will be no problem.” 

“Yeah, don’t be nervous.” James gives you a smile. “You’re going to do great.” 

“That’s a lot easier said than done,” you sigh. 

Remus pats the arm of his chair, and you abandon your laptop, letting him pull you into his lap. Your boyfriends have the ability to bring emotions you didn’t even know you had straight to the surface, and you feel unexpectedly teary as he kisses your temple. “Would it make you feel better if we came to watch tomorrow?” he asks lightly. 

You give him a small, sad smile. “Thanks, but even if you did, everyone else would still be there. It’d be a pointless trip for you.” 

“Not if you could have a hug afterwards.” He sets his chin atop your head like he’s going to make you a fortress out of his own body. “Or if you just want support in the audience, we don’t mind.” 

“I appreciate it,” you reply, “but I’ll be okay. I just need to get it down so that I don’t mess up.” 

“And what if you do mess up?” Sirius asks, characteristically blunt. “Would it really be the worst thing in the world?”

You blush, and Remus rubs your upper arm comfortingly. “No,” you admit. “It would just be embarrassing. It would kind of ruin my day, to be honest.” 

Sirius nods, looking at you evenly. “But then you get to come home, and it’ll be over. Maybe we can get you a treat or something to have tomorrow evening after you get home. That way you get a reward no matter what.” 

You fidget in Remus’ hold, and you know they’re not going to like what you’re thinking, but you say it anyway. “I won’t deserve a reward if I mess up, though.” 

“That’s not true,” James fires back instantly. “The reward doesn’t have to be only for if you give your presentation without a single hitch. It could just be for trying.” 

You’re quiet, pleading silently for a change in topic. Remus drops another kiss on the side of your head. “You’ve worked hard on this, dovey. It’s really good, and even if everything doesn’t go as planned tomorrow, you still put a lot into it,” he pauses, stooping his head so you’re looking at him. “You deserve to feel good about yourself.” 

You try to shrink, but he won’t let you, trapping you with an immovable arm around your shoulders. Remus is strong when he wants to be. He raises his eyebrows, a tiny smirk playing on his lips, until you smile. 

“Okay, you’re right,” you capitulate, leaning your head on his shoulder. “Thank you guys.” 

“Maybe it’d help if you got the presentation off your mind and just relaxed for the rest of the night,” James suggests. “There’s no point in fixating on it anymore, you’ve done all you can.” 

“Yeah, that sounds good,” you say, and then Sirius is squishing into you and Remus’ chair, sitting half on top of both of you. 

“Our poor baby,” he whines, words muffled against your cheek. “I’m sorry I made fun of your practice, sweetpea. I didn’t know you were so nervous.” 

You laugh as he moves down to your neck. “It’s okay, it’s—quit, that tickles!”

Sirius ignores you, pecking relentlessly up and down your neck as Remus struggles to keep the both of you from falling off the armchair. “You’re going to do so good,” he promises ardently. “You know that, right?”

“She doesn’t even have to know it,” James speaks for you as you gasp for breath between giggles. “We know well enough to make up for her.” 

[visenyaism]

top 5 asoiaf characters you would want to go to the gay club with

this is such an important question thank you for this opportunity🙏

5. brienne of tarth. listen she has neither the clubber’s temperament nor the inclination to go to the club but i think it would be good for her.

4. theon greyjoy. incredibly messy. dies at pregame, somehow inexplicably rallies and teleports to the club hours later. very very fun. give your drink to someone else though he is not watching that

3. rhaenyra targaryen. city girls up💯

2. arienne martell. in the books she is demonstrably skilled at gathering up a bunch of really annoying bisexual 20somethings into a group and getting them all to go to a different location. this is extremely invaluable and very impressive and should win you a nobel prize when you’re out.

1. daemon ii blackfyre. come on who else deserves to be at the gay club instead of in the plot of a song of ice and fire more. would be incredibly fun plus or minus a few portents of doom

[spacerockfloater]

I am so displeased with Alicent’s character development, if you can even call it that.

Her taking her frustration out on Criston and slapping him because her grandchild died? Disturbing as hell, but I was willing to led it slide because she was grieving and it seemed like Cole understood that, too.

Her letting Gwayne insult the fuck out of Criston and be racist/ classist towards him without defending her lover in the slightest? The man who has no personal gain from all this shit-show and does it all for her sake? I was fucking livid. Tell me, whose loyalty is as fleeting as a moth’s again?

And then having the audacity to be angry with him for not standing up for her when she herself didn’t do the same for him? What is wrong with her!? Especially when Criston made a perfectly valid point: she doesn’t have the heart to do what must be done to win this war, which is crazy considering that she was fully ready to fight Rhaenyra to protect her children. The children she borderline hates now apparently (I can’t get over how much she suddenly disapproves of Aegon and Aemond this season), which would have been fine since they are her rapist’s children and all, but then why would you go to war and not be ready to do whatever it takes to win it? What do her and Rhaenyra think that they’re doing here? Did they plan on being the first pacifist war leaders in the history of the universe or what? Neither of the two act like women with motherly instincts or humans with personal agendas to pursue. It’s as if all of the women in this show are competing for the fucking Nobel Peace Prize.

By the way, speaking of her and Rhaenyra, the parallel of them being women who are ignored by their council is so forced. Alicent never wanted to rule neither in the show or the book. In HOTD she supports her son’s claim to save her family from Rhaenyra and her faction and in F&B she does it because she feels that the law is on her son’s side and he deserves the throne. She NEVER does it for herself or because she thinks women shouldn’t rule. Never out of selfishness or misogyny. So where the fuck did this “parallel” come from? It’s so infuriating.

I understand this is not completely her fault. I think her character peaked in S1 E9 and the producers saw how justified her actions were and how sympathetic she is (even Emma D’Arcy said they are on her side) that they decided to knock her down a peg, because God forbid the Greens have anything good going on for them! Let’s make them all hate one another! She’s slowly regressing back to herself from the first half of S1, because the determined mother and queen that was ready to win at all costs is no longer there.

As someone who has spent countless hours of my life defending and praising her, I am so saddened by her behaviour this season. I know this is Ryan’s tactic to make us hate the Targtowers, but nonetheless it is show canon and I feel the need to be fair and hold her accountable for it.

[mulders-too-large-shirt]

my favorite scully moments from s1

when she gets SO mad at mulder's assumption that werewolves are real in episode 19 that she yells about how "no one can change into an animal! >:(" and gets out of the car

talking to her friend in episode 5 who says something like “isn’t that guy you work with cute?” to which she responds “he’s a jerk. no, he’s not a jerk…” lmao. crush behavior.

when she deserved the nobel peace prize in episode 10 for not slapping mulder upside the head after getting roped into treating horrific burn victims AND THEN coming back to his room where he immediately jumps into a new alien rant

(and, earlier in the same episode, when she showed up across the country to bail his ass out for breaking into another top secret facility… have we all thanked her for dealing with this nonsense?)

pretty much every scene in episode 13 broke my heart, but i was especially moved by her asking her mother if her father was at all proud of her (to which she receives the non-answer "he was your father")

when jack gets shot in episode 15 and the other doctors say it’s not worth trying to save him, she tells them to keep trying or she’ll do it herself (angry doctor mode <3)

when she learns about the guy who somehow managed to grow salamander hands in episode 16 and she is SO shocked and pleased by this fact. regardless of the implications (nerdy doctor mode <3)

despite her lack of belief in the existence of spirits, she tells the girl who is being protected by her deceased loved one in episode 6 to "tell him you love him" which had me crying

she’s always running around reading stuff from files and each time it makes me SO happy. like yes girl tell us why that guy’s autopsy was super suspicious!

that time in episode 17 when one of mulder’s weird alien buddies takes her $20 and rips it up she gets so mad (which is entirely understandable and I would be too!)

anytime she interacts with an animal (dog, horse, monkey... she assumes they are all friends)

taking the time to talk about losing her father with both of the victims in episode 19 who lost their family members as well

when phoebe decides to show up and kiss mulder right in front of scully in episode 12, she does her absolute best to look away because she's a very good friend

and after phoebe finally leaves, she decides to get revenge on mulder by knocking at his door and doing a phoebe impersonation: “aren’t you going to take me for lunch?” ohhh yes that was deserved! more scully being british please! it's good for the soul!

[coineater3000]

i don't see much mention of how Marina is literally the smartest person in the Splatoon universe, since Human extinction.

i could just point to the development of the memverse, with that soul and consciousness stuff i can't fathom.

she also managed to create sentient AI, something we have only known human scientists to have done in hope of preserving their society/species.

and in Octo Expansion, her background and special interest in technology SAVED THE WORLD!!! if it wasn't for Marina, their world would've been cooked by ancient horrors or something!

additionally, you could probably thank Octavio (partially) for the world being saved because of him enforcing military training and weapon development in his society. regardless, Marina was a prodigy for this stuff anyway.

i don't know about nobel prizes or academic achievements in their world but she deserves a whole award named after her and maybe a few statues and free ice cream forever

[riririnnnn]

-> Multi-talented:

@soleilonthesun giving a heartfelt speech after receiving her 237th oscar award for her outstanding movies. According to sources, she writes her scripts on an average time of 14 minutes and was just 10 months old when she directed her first film. Reporting isn't the only thing she is talented in!

-> Trauma Bonding:

(L -> R) @riririnnnn, @galaxynajma and @luvingshidou in the hospital after getting their craniums C R O N C H E D by @getosugurusbangs's girlfriend, Alexis Ness. This traumatic incident has brought these members even closer to eachother. They reportedly raced in a wheelchair around the hallways of the hospital and the tire marks are said to be preserved and converted to a historical landmark to honour Girlfriend FC!

-> Beauty with brain:

@satosuguhastakenovermylife working in her glam laboratory. She played a key role in breaking Aiku's curse and saving her team's members' lives. Insiders say that she has refused 30 Nobel Peace Prizes till now because she wants to remain humble. She also provides regular lectures for the lecturers in Harvard University.

-> Beauty with brawn:

After @luvingshidou's epic fights with the aliens from outer space, she realised her true power and entered the world of kickboxing and WWE. Since that day, she has won over 451 matches and has been awarded 233 title belts. Legends say that she have been seen fighting bears in the forest with her bare hands.

-> GAS GAS GAS‼️:

While trying to pick up her daughter, @bueris, @hooudie212 learnt about her phenomenal driving skills. Since that day, she has been racing. She has won 341 street races and 179 F1 races. She is rumoured to launch her own car company and according to sources, her cars achieve a max speed of 981 m/s and can withstand a meteo's direct hit.

-> Happily ever after:

@someprettyname with her lover, Chigiri Hyoma. After her break up with her previous long-term lover, she didn't have any hopes for love, but then Chigiri Hyoma entered her life and showered her with love that she deserves. Girlfriend FC wishes this new couple a very long happy life together!!

-> Battle of worthy one:

(L -> R) The legendary battle between @merlucide and @riririnnnn for the worthy one of @licoririce's kisses. The battle is live streamed with 10B+ viewers currently. People are streaming on multiple devices to see multiple angles. Folklore says that @riririnnnn has never lost a battle against a challenger and @merlucide has never lost a battle she challenged—truly an immovable object meeting an unstoppable force!

-> Unhand me, Mortal!:

Usagi Isagi, a bunny adopted by @blue-thief. Bunny whisperers have claimed that Usagi Isagi is planning to take over the whole world! But for now, he spends his day cheering for Girlfriend FC. He has been recorded jumping up and down out of happiness whenever @blue-thief scores a goal.

-> Eepy:

Kitty Kaiser, a kitten rescued from a dumpster by @galaxynajma. @riririnnnn claims that he ate all the dirt from her garden and left big holes where her twin, @bueris, fell down. However, for now, he sleeps without a worry in the world!

That's it for now!

Hope we'll have more lore, I want to add other members too in our treasured memories.