#thread 179 .

[ollieinoue]

Waverly #202 The day after the Valentine's Day Party [ @montyrichler ]

"Hey bro!" Ollie greeted as he wandered into Monty's dorm. Unlike most times, it was not morning. He'd just finished his last class for the day and got some food from the local gas station (it was terrible and he preferred it to the food at the school's cafeteria) and thought he'd bring some to Monty to share. "Do you want some of this sushi? We better eat it while it's not super rank…" He asked, looking around towards where Monty was sitting at his desk. Though the moment his eyes landed on him he knew almost immediately that something was not right. He'd never believed Monty was good at hiding his bad moods, frankly he didn't really try, instead wearing it around himself like a cloak. This felt like one of those times. "Hey, what happened last night, dude?" He asked with a laugh, heading over towards Monty, leaning against his desk, to look down at his face, "you know my valentine was the one about meeting up later in the bathroom, right?" He thought it'd been pretty obvious. Ollie's dark eyes moved over Monty's face, furrowing his eyebrows a little bit, "… did something happen?"

[duskodair]

it's funny, the way things fit together. take those scarlet british military uniforms that epitomise colonialism. they walk hand in hand with the lawnmower.

see, in the town where the lawnmower was invented, there were once 179 mills at work. they were largely woolen mills, making cloth, having taken over from the weavers in their cottages, where the loom was the majority of the floorplan.

now woolen cloth, the soft, felty kind, needs a lot of work. when it is woven, the fabric is soft, but there are gaps between the threads. so then it is fulled - soaked with water and beaten by massive mechanical hammers that beat cloth 24 hours a day, from over a hundred mills, echoing endlessly throughout the valleys.

fulling shrinks the cloth, connects the fibres together, makes it thick and soft. the cloth is dried on tenterhooks (no suspense, it's just what they're called).

But the fabric is not perfect yet. the surface is fluffy, has imperfections. and so for a time, the nicest job in a woolen mill was the job of the shearers, in their frilled shirts with their massive fuck off scissors. their job was to cut the nap from the cloth without damaging it. they were highly skilled and higher paid. they were made redundant by shearing machines.

now here is where things coalesce. a shearing machine is a rotating set of blades that moves over the cloth at the steady height, removing the nap from the surface as it goes. imagine a lawnmower for cloth, running over bright red wool.

and it is an engineer working with these machines who invents the lawnmower, signing a (surprisingly decent) contract with his boss at the local foundry to make his invention, before it is shipped out to the estates of landowners grown wealthy on the work of that red cloth.

of the 179 mills that once ran in those valleys, only one now remains. it makes woolen cloth still; the green felt for snooker tables, and the neon yellow tennis balls for wimbledon.

my friend says the dust in the air from the mill gets into her house, tiny neon yellow fibres, worse than any hayfever

[kinodraws]

hello! I was wondering if you had any tattoo machine recs for a total beginner?

LOL i literally made a thread about this on twitter the other day!

Here's a bunch of stuff for someone who's learning to tattoo.

DISCLAIMER

DO NOT TATTOO OTHER PEOPLE FOR MONEY IF YOU ARE NOT WORKING IN A SHOP

DO NOT TATTOO OTHER PEOPLE OUT OF YOUR HOME OR ANY PLACE THAT IS NOT A SHOP

TATTOO FRUIT, PIG SKIN OR SILICONE FAKE SKIN

TATTOO YOURSELF IF YOURE BRAVE AND CAN ACCEPT THE RISKS INVOLVED

That being said:

MACHINE PICKS: - high end: bishop power wand packer ($1200 for full set, $649 on sale at kingpintattoosupply.com rn for the machine itself which would require purchasing a separate battery) - midrange: FK Irons spektra xion ($574 on painful pleasures, requires power supply or battery) - beginner: MAST archer ($179 on Amazon) Be aware that with this machine, the battery is rechargable but NOT replaceable, so if the battery dies, the machine dies. IMO not a big deal at $179 tho. You can also get coil machines from just about anywhere but they're less foolproof and you need to know how to tune and maintain them, and they aren't cordless so there's much more risk of dragging the clip cord through contaminated material which is gross and dangerous

POWER SUPPLIES: - Critical is kind of my go-to for everything. If you buy an RCA compatible machine, you would need a critical RCA Battery which comes in two configurations, the regular one gives you about 10 hours of running tattoo time and the shorty gives you 5.

BLACK/WHITE INK PICKS: - Allegory BLAK - Dynamic black - Empire white COLOR INK PICKS: - Electrum (flows nicely, doesn't crust over if left exposed to air in the ink cap for a long time) - SOLID Ink - (flows nicely, highly pigmented, haven't used this much) - Eternal ink (good all rounder but most of their opaque highly pigmented colors tend to go thick over time and do not flow easily)

CARTRIDGE PICKS: - High end/best for very experienced artists - Black Claw - Midrange: Kwadron, Electrum - Budget: MAST

Other things you need to tattoo safely: - Tattooing/medical tray - Cling wrap - pen covers/clip cord covers - masking tape - ink caps - stencil printer - stencil paper - shaving razors - green soap - wash bottles - madacide/cavicide/opticide (NOT OPTIONAL) - Paper towels - vaseline - single use individually wrapped tongue depressors - Fake skin (get it at pound of flesh or amazon) - Scissors - Stencil transfer solution (I prefer Dynamic's stencil magic) - Wash bottle bags - Rubbing alcohol - Dental bibs - Laser/Inkjet printer - GLOVES

ALSO GET YOUR DANG BLOODBORNE PATHOGENS CERTIFICATE! IT's $30 on the red cross website and cheaper on other sites!

you also need like at least some cursory drawing skill and the knowledge of how deep to go in skin to prevent blowouts and faint lines! There are lots of folks on youtube who can give you the rudimentary knowledge you need to get started, but the best way to get into tattooing professionally (if that's what your after) is to build up a portfolio of flash pieces that you feel best express your style, and to start getting tattooed at local shops by artists you like & respect.

Anyway! Hope this helps!

[antimatterpod]

Anika and Liz hit a speedbump with their recording schedule (stupid jobs) and then hit a speedbump with Prodigy in the form of ... two episodes that we did not entirely love? Is that even possible? We're here to talk about episodes 6 and 7 of Star Trek: Prodigy's second season: "Identity Crisis" and "The Fast and the Curious"...

We’re not NOT shipping Gwyn/Ma’jel

Both of these episodes are mainly about putting the pieces in place and setting up threads for later

What type of characters are allowed to be audacious and ambitious? 

Does Prodigy have a problem with body diversity and same-face? 

Zero/Ma’jel and the power of being chosen by someone instead of being thrown together by circumstances

Anika has a new favourite Andorian

Dr Noum: great at work-life balance, maybe not so great at … his job

“I’m going to say something controversial and brave.”

[stargirlie25]

straight from SJM's mate dictionary

“And then it was dark. A different sort of dark than this place. But there was a ... thread,” I said. “A tether. And I yanked on it-ACOMAF page 179 (feysand)

But there was a thread between us, and I followed it—to where I knew his room was. I fumbled for the handle, then— More night and stars and wind poured out, my hair whipping around me, and I lifted an arm to shield my face as I edged into the room. “Rhysand.” ACOMAF page 333 (feysand)

Thread after thread of pure golden light flowed into him, and he met it with his own. Where those threads wove together, life glowed like starfire, and she had never seen anything more beautiful, felt anything more beautiful.-ACOSF page 503 (nessian)

Like you pulled on a thread tied to a rib-(elucien) ACOWAR page idk.

''Theres a bond-its a real thread''-(elucien)

If you dont wanna ship elucien go ahead i really dont care. Although there bond is not fake! Elriels answered the question show me your stupid without telling me your stupid and i didnt even ask! Anyways if elucien were not real mates its takes away your spechel ashpect for ewriel.

[power-handmaiden]

Day 179: Bisexual Polyhedral Role-Playing Dice Orgy

What a powerful title. I alluded to it in a post 4 months ago: back when I was cataloging all the tinglers in my spreadsheet, this title alone assured me that I was going to have a good time reading all the different types of tinglers, whether or not they were ones I'd pick up outside of this particular project. Exploring all the different scenarios the Tingleverse has to offer is a whole lot of fun on its own!

I love that the Tingleverse is home to all sorts of different settings and even genres, but there are some common threads that make the universe distinct. One thing that's emerged as a constant with living objects is that even when they're found in a shop, they have agency over who they end up with. There's no exchange of money, the shop is more like a venue for speed dating. In addition to avoiding obvious issues of consent and autonomy that would come with buying/selling sentient objects, it also allows the story to put more focus on the emotions behind the decision to bring an object into one's life.

So, I'm a ttrpg player myself, I'm no stranger to the superstitions that lead people to move between different sets of dice. Some people attribute personalities to their dice based on how their rolls go with them. I have a rainbow d20 with a strange sense of humor, I like using it a lot of the time but I don't trust it for particularly important rolls. What I'm saying is, the whole conceit of this story, getting to know and connect with a new set of dice, is a fun erotic twist on a silly fun thing that a lot of ttrpg players already do!

[stingandsnoutbindery]

Advent Anthology by @pacific-rimbaud

A Compilation of PR's one-shot entries for DHr Advent, years 2020-2022.

Fandom: Harry Potter

Relationship: Draco Malfoy x Hermione Granger

Art by the wonderful @chestercompany

My binderary baby and second fanbinding project.

read below the cut for the process and other binding deets.

Quick Specs

20,015 words | 179 pages | Quarto (1/4 of Letter)

Technique: Flatback bradel Title & Body Font: Libre Baskerville (in various style emphasis)

Fics included:

Les Pelerins (10k; 2020 entry)

I'm Never Lonely When I'm With You (5k; 2021 entry)

On The Virtues of Inexhaustible Burning (5k; 2022 entry)

Pac is the type I could trust to write anything and I know I'll absolutely love. Her advent fics, in particular, I especially adore. The writing is very visceral and I will not admit how many times I've reread these.

On The Book

I had not intended to bind any book/s for @renegadepublishing's binderary because of my hectic schedule, however FOMO won over and this book was born. It was a relatively quick design and typeset (I really do better under pressure lol). I wish I could say the same for when I started the actual binding though. This is the 8th book I’ve bound and I had expected it to go relatively smoothly, but this book fought me every step of the way and I'll indulge in expressing my distress on this post.

First, the print place I go to messed up my typeset, thus me having to travel back home to use our old crappy inkjet (that took 3 hours to print). And because said printer is crappy, I had to use 100gsm short grain to minimize show-through, and well, you can imagine how stick straight the pages are. Second, I made the case too small (I worked on the book after a toxic 12 hour lab day and was not in the right state) and instead of redoing the covers, I re-trimmed and repainted the fore edge (at cost of my lovely margins ..wails). Third & last, the vinyl refused! to stick to the cover and I proper burnt the HTV as well as my finger on my iron. In the book's defense, it was my first time using leather paper and I forgot to test their chemistry.

On The Bind

Everything else went swimmingly, aforementioned shit aside. I tried not to make this book scream Christmas and leaned into a more subtle theme through color choices. I finally got to use this lovely red leather paper from Itoya, which my parents bought me during their trip in Japan. Many thanks to @celestial-sphere-press for helping me out with the shops to visit!

The design cover was made on Illustrator. The words are actually the fic prompts which I arranged in concentric circles, inspired by the arrangement of the advent candles in our local church from years back. I have no idea what paper my print place used, but it has some nice pulp to it.

As I said, I melted the HTV and certain parts refused to stick, so I peeled all of it off, except for the spine title (which miraculously stuck) and used my foil quill pen instead. I used an off-brand one and it's really good!

I also did this sort of strip across the edge which I learned is called a "river" as Nic @bindsbymunchkin called it. The side near the spine though, looked asymmetrically empty, so I added the foiling. And as this is an anthology, the punctuations was a design choice to convey the start and end and pauses in-between stories (and mostly because they just look fancy lol).

Like my last bind, the edges are gold which is comprised of an undercoat of diluted dark gray Sakura acrylic paint and many layers of Liquitex iridescent gold acrylic ink.

Endbands are made with alternating colors of cream, gray, and gold DMC cotton threads, however I'm learning I don't very much like how sewn endbands look on small flatbacks.

The endpapers are my fave. I had already tipped in plain cream cardstock but then I was like: this book needs MARBLED PAPER! so I ripped off the one I had stuck and replaced it. It's actually not real marbled paper HAHA. I sourced it from this site, printed it on some heavy paper, and oh my god I believe the universe really meant for me to find this pattern because it coincidentally matched the colors of the endbands!!

On The Typeset

I wanted to keep things cohesive but also give each story its own character. Libre Baskerville was a lovely typeface to do that on.

From left to right: Les Pelerins, I'm Never Lonely When I'm With You, On The Virtues of Inexhaustible Burning

For Les Pelerins, I wanted to mimic the silhouette of the establishments in Montmartre, hence the varying heights of the letters. If I wasn’t on a time crunch, I would’ve spent more time editing the headers but alas this is what we get. INLWIWY is more straightforward– a pinecone, which was a recurring theme in the story. And I think OTVOIB is my favorite. I drew tiny gold cracks onto the coal rock which is a significant element in the story. It still gives me that stomach flip whenever I reread it (iykyk).

[positivexcellence]

genpadalecki: kicking our green game up a notch with a few of our fav eco-conscious footwear brands.

tread lightly, towwnies! share your favorite sustainable shoes in the comments below.

@fredasalvador - handcrafted in family-run factories in spain & el salvador, these designer shoes are responsibly sourced using high-quality leathers, ensuring longevity while minimizing environmental impact.

@rothys - this bestselling brand embodies sustainability through circularity, utilizing twice-recycled materials in its innovative shoes. 179+ million single-use plastic bottles have been repurposed into thread. 

@vivaia - crafted from recycled materials, including plastic bottles & post-consumer waste, these circular shoes are made with innovative 3D knitting technology to ensure a perfect fit + minimize excess production.

@pangaia - sourced from Italian vineyards & manufactured in portugal, this stylish & science-back brand repurposes grape byproducts from winemaking that typically go to waste, and the raw materials are transformed into chic sneaks.

@veja - designed in paris/made in brazil, the brand uses natural materials like organic cotton, sugar cane, rice waste & more, working directly with farmers in pre-production to ensure equitable practices.

[debsarcasticplight]

📚 AO3 WRAPPED 2023 📚

🔍 **Firsts of the Year:**

- First fic you clicked on this year: wings of a crow, overshadowing by rupertgayes

- First fic you bookmarked this year: Thirty Days by eagertoidentify

- First fic you posted this year: Dad's on a Hunting Trip and He Hasn't Been Home in a Few Days...

📖**Reading Stats:**

- Most read fandom this year: Supernatural (TV 2005) 

- Most read pairing this year: Castiel/Dean Winchester 

- Most read tags this year: Angst with a Happy Ending, Endverse Castiel, If Supernatural Were on HBO, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergent

- Most read fic by hits this year: Last Stop on the H Train by crazyassCas

📝**Writing Stats:**

- Most popular fic you’ve written by hits this year: Love & Stage Crew

- Most popular fic you’ve written by kudos this year: Love & Stage Crew

- WIPs you started writing this year: 21

- WIPs you started writing and posted this year: 6

- WIPs you started writing and finished this year: 5

🌟**Favorites:**

- Your personal favorite fic you posted this year: Nimbus

- Your personal favorite fic you read this year: Angel's Wild by LimonadeGaby (orphan_account) & riseofthefallenone

- Your personal favorite series you read this year: a slice of that apple pie life by dicklessthewonderclown

🔗 **Recent Activity:**

- Most recent fic you clicked on: Down Season by arrow_jack

- Most recent fic you bookmarked: traveling light by sharkfish

📊 **Stats Overview:**

- Total word count posted this year: 58,996 words  

- Total hits this year: 4,045 

- Total kudos this year: 179

- Total comment threads this year: 14  

📣 **Shout Outs:**

- Shout out an incomplete fic you read this year: If Only Maybe and Then by stonelions

- Shout out an incomplete fic you wrote this year: Dean’s Ultimate Traxx 2000

🎉 **Cheers to Another Year of Reading Fanfiction!**

Template Inspired by AO3 Wrapped Ask Game!

[youngfcs]

— Lee Siyeon | gif pack 01.

By clicking the source link or [ THIS LINK ], you’ll find #179 gifs of Lee Siyeon (1995) in music videos, concerts and youtube videos. Siyeon was born in South Korea and is of South Korean descent, so please cast her accordingly. All made by me from scratch, so please, don’t repost or claim them as your own! You can use them in editions, or crackships, but please credit me (@youngfcs). If using, like or reblog ❗

[ ! ] Contains: dancing scenes, drinking, food, eating, flashing lights.

[ Don’t include them in any gif hunt, don’t crop these into gif icons without my permission, don’t use them in any smut threads/rps or for taboo roleplays and don’t use to rp the celebrity itself ]

[wvsteria]

hwevent 15 !! plotting call! (not gonna double as the starter call but we can decide who will write what and i'll add it here

i'll send out the messages this weekend depending on how busy i end up getting i could send them sooner. i will be ending pre-event threads to make room if we end up plotting something for the event when it starts.

shout out to mario for the idea but these are separated into four categories ranging depending on their level of involvement in these events. all are opened to injury plots of any extent will just need to be plotted out for each individually.

is concerned about their own safety and others so will try to be safe but is not investigating:

tara carpenter | jenna ortega | 19 | she/her | unaware | scream

rachel green | greta onigeau | 27 | she/her | unaware | friends

mouse honrada | malia pyles | 18 | she/they | unaware | pretty little liars: original sin

beth washington | isabel merced | 19 | she/her | aware | until dawn

nora reid | chandler kinney | 23 | she/they | aware | the wilds

is only going to get involved if someone they care about winds up hurt:

jacen solo | freddy carter | 27 | he/him | aware | star wars

roxanne weasley | vanessa morgan | 21 | she/her | aware | harry potter

penelope park | lulu antariksa | 18 | she/they | aware | legacies

calcifer | nico hiraga | 25 | they/them | unaware | howl’s moving castle

samara palpatine | kaylee bryant | 24 | she/they | aware | star wars oc

sarah miller | jaylen barron | 18 | she/her | aware | the last of us

taissa turner | kiana lede | 20 | they/she | aware | yellowjackets

david kostyk | luke pasqualino | 26 | he/him | aware | shadow and bone

mia winters | crystal reed | 36 | she/they | unaware | resident evil

eleanor 'nell' crain | vanessa lengies | 32 | she/they | aware | the haunting of hill house

lilo pelekai | auli'i cravalho | 18 | they/she | unaware | lilo & stitch

heron lyptus | aaron tveit | 30 | he/they | unaware | harry potter oc

is going to be involved no matter what and will be trying to help investigate:

bucky barnes | sebastian stan | 32 | he/him | aware | marvel

kiara carrera | madison bailey | 22 | she/her | aware | outerbanks

hayley marshall | phoebe tonkin | 33 | she/her | aware | tvd/the originals

kate bishop | hailee steinfeld | 23 | she/her | aware | marvel

padme amidala | natalie portman | 27 | she/her | aware | star wars

piper halliwell | keira knightley | 35 | she/her | unaware | charmed

pietro maximoff | jesus castro | 25 | he/him | aware | marvel comics

kasil monsula | daniel sharman | 36 | he/him | aware | star wars oc

malyen oretsev | archie renaux | 21 | he/him | unaware | shadow and bone

harry potter | charlie rowe | 24 | he/they | aware | harry potter

godric gryffindor | pedro pascal | 40 | he/him | aware | harry potter

princess jasmine | medalion rahimi | 26 | she/they | aware | disney

jasper hale | alex fitzalan | 179/20 | he/they | aware | twilight

louise belcher | yvette monreal | 20 | she/they | aware | bob's burgers

excited by what's happening and may partake in some carnage themself:

lorenzo st. john | michael malarkey | 140/looks 27| he/him | unaware | the vampire diaries

stu macher | noah centineo | 18 | he/him | aware | scream

samara palpatine | kaylee bryant | 24 | she/they | aware | star wars oc

alcina dimitrescu | jessica chastain | looks 44/around 110 | she/her | unaware | resident evil

riley biers | jonathan daviss | 19 | he/him | aware | twilight

[australianwomensnews]

Charlotte Jerrim was just 19 when she decided upon breast implants.

The now 28-year-old said there were no checks of her physical or mental health beforehand, nor was she properly warned about the risks.

“I was young and I purely wanted them for cosmetic reasons,” the Canberra woman told this masthead. “At the time, a lot of my friends had them and there was social pressure to have bigger boobs.”

It was not long before she started to experience issues with her health; brain fog, a rash that would come and go, migraines, chronic fatigue and changes to her menstrual cycle. She battled the symptoms for six years before being diagnosed with Systemic Symptoms Associated with Breast Implants (SSBI) and opted to have an explant.

“If I had been counselled about why I wanted the surgery and properly made aware of the associated risks, I don’t think I would have got them,” she said.

Anyone considering cosmetic surgery is now required to have a referral to the surgeon from a general practitioner who will assess the mental and physical health of patients before recommending them for any procedure.

The requirement is part of the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care (ACSQHC) new National Safety and Quality Cosmetic Surgery Standards (Cosmetic Surgery Standards), to be implemented alongside every service where cosmetic surgery is performed, from small day procedure clinics, through to large health organisations and builds on rules announced by the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) in July.

Along with patient suitability, cosmetic surgery advertising must now comply with legislation and national codes and guidelines to avoid manipulating or deceiving customers.

Clinicians must obtain informed consent from patients about expected outcomes, potential risks and possible outcomes, and the costs associated should complications arise. They must also establish a complaints service and seek feedback from patients about their experiences and outcomes or care.

Services are now required to have credentialing processes to verify the qualifications and experience of all practitioners performing cosmetic surgery. Meanwhile, post-operative care instructions must be provided to patients, including what to do in case of an emergency, with clinicians to ensure comprehensive post-operative reviews are undertaken.

The standards do not include non-surgical procedures such as cosmetic injectables and thread lifts and fat freezing.

Since September 2022, the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency has fielded 179 formal complaints and 428 calls to the Cosmetic Surgery Helpline. It is estimated that $473 million has been spent in Australia this year on cosmetic surgery, according to IBS World research.

[amtrak-official]

@amultitudeofyellowrodents and @sleeplikeakitten

Okay moving this to a new post so the original thread doesn't get to clogged but if you are talking about the sunset limited line, then yeah I can explain.

Okay so we had a line running from New Orleans to Tallahassee once a week at night, but the line was destroyed but hurricane Katrina in '03.

The Rail we want to use, to get it running again is owned by CSX, Norfolk Southern, and the port Authority of Mobile.

They claim running a daily daytime passenger train along the stretch between New Orleans and Mobile would negatively impact freight movements

So since I have no real president for forcing the rails to work with me despite a clause in the establishment of amtrak including a stipulation that we can force the operators to work with us

Due to a lack of operating procedures, this dispute turned into a 5 year long court battle where we had to do 5 environmental surveys to prove it wouldn’t affect freight negatively.

Now we are beginning to build stations for the track in Mississippi.

All of that could have been avoided if Amtrak was funded

More info here:

[champagnepodiums]

INDYCAR Social Media Gains: An Intro + Season Gains so far

I normally post these on Twitter but I thought maybe people would like to see them here/discuss them. I'd like to go through two things briefly before we get to the gains:

IndyCar gains are vastly different from F1 gains. IndyCar gets a tiny fraction of global viewers that F1 does so to look at IndyCar gains, you have to forget F1 numbers. They aren't a fair comparison and I won't compare them

Unlike F1, I track both IG and Twitter for IndyCar drivers. IndyCar drivers personally use Twitter more so I think the data is more interesting and frankly, I am one person so when I had to cut something from tracking, it was F1 Twitter.

If you saw my thread on Twitter today, those numbers are a different set so keep that in my

INDYCAR IG GAINS (SO FAR):

Agustin Canapino: +6,982 followers

Romain Grosjean: +5,212 followers

Pato O'Ward: +1,769 followers

Scott McLaughlin: +1,188 followers

Marcus Ericsson: +1,134 followers

Will Power: +967 followers

Marcus Armstrong: +818 followers

Conor Daly: +672 followers

Simon Pagenaud: +643 followers

Alexander Rossi: +423 followers

Alex Palou: +411 followers

Graham Rahal: +331 followers

Felix Rosenqvist: +316 followers

Kyle Kirkwood: +288 followers

Colton Herta: +191 followers

Scott Dixon: +172 followers

David Malukas: +167 followers

Jack Harvey: +164 followers

Helio Castroneves: +155 followers

Rinus VeeKay: +131 followers

Santino Ferrucci: +102 followers

Sting Ray Robb: +93 followers

Josef Newgarden: +91 followers

Callum Ilott: +82 followers

Benjamin Pedersen: -16 followers

Christian Lundgaard: -179 followers

Devlin DeFrancesco: -2,478 followers

INDYCAR TWITTER GAINS (SO FAR):

Romain Grosjean: +4,446 followers

Pato O'Ward: +2,102 followers

Agustin Canapino: +1,955 followers

Scott McLaughlin: +1,431 followers

Conor Daly: +562 followers

Callum Ilott: +524 followers

Marcus Armstrong: +310 followers

Sting Ray Robb: +253 followers

Colton Herta: +221 followers

Rinus VeeKay: +218 followers

Marcus Ericsson: +209 followers

Kyle Kirkwood: +194 followers

Alex Palou: +182 followers

Alexander Rossi: +172 followers

Jack Harvey: +139 followers

Devlin DeFrancesco: +125 followers

Josef Newgarden: +98 followers

Benjamin Pedersen: +95 followers

David Malukas: +89 followers

Felix Rosenqvist: +76 followers

Santino Ferrucci: +30 followers

Christian Lundgaard: +27 followers

Will Power: -33 followers

Simon Pagenaud: -68 followers

Scott Dixon: -77 followers

Graham Rahal: -154 followers

Helio Castroneves: -222 followers

Please let me know your thoughts on IndyCar driver's social media!

[lyranova]

I posted 702 times in 2022

356 posts created (51%)

346 posts reblogged (49%)

Blogs I reblogged the most:

@thoughtfullyrainynightmare

@lyranova

@simpingforthisonedeer

@loosesodamarble

@1phoebe1

I tagged 687 of my posts in 2022

Only 2% of my posts had no tags

#reblog - 240 posts

#asks - 220 posts

#black clover - 180 posts

#my lovely mutuals - 179 posts

#black clover fanfiction - 106 posts

#not my art! - 84 posts

#wifey💕 - 81 posts

#anon 🌟 - 80 posts

#laura🦁 - 76 posts

#black clover fanfic - 61 posts

Longest Tag: 83 characters

#poor josele’s holding ida and is like um…you’re family’s pretty interestinf haha 😅

My Top Posts in 2022:

#5

"We hold the threads of fate in our own hands, and it's our choice what to do with them."

54 notes - Posted June 30, 2022

#4

Hi dear!! <3

Can I request headcanons of Magna and Finral's reaction to their girlfriend giving them flowers?

Thank u! 💜

Hiya Winter! 🥰!! It’s been a while since i’ve seen you, i hope you’re doing well 🥺💕! Of course you can, I hope you enjoy these even though they’re pretty short 😅!

———

Finral:

• Would be a bit surprised when you suddenly handed him a bouquet of flowers.

• Usually he was the one who gave you flowers, especially at the beginning of your relationship.

• But he would take it with a small, nervous, yet really happy smile, and when he asked why you decided to give him flowers you explained it was because he always did so much for others and was rarely recognized for it, so you decided to show him that you do notice and that you appreciate it.

• He would blush instantly and his smile would widen a bit, he knew you and the others appreciated him and all he did without always saying it, and sometimes it bothered him while other times it didn’t, so it did feel a little nice to receive something in return.

• He would set the flowers aside and wrap his arms around you in a warm and gentle hug, he would whisper a soft thank you and would say that he appreciates the flowers, he would then pull away and give you a gentle kiss on the lips.

Magna:

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57 notes - Posted August 30, 2022

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Hey, Lyra! Can I please request some Asta, Yuno and Luck headcanons, where their s/o pretends to be asleep to see how they react, like on this tik toks (but, like, without the recording part)? Thank you, I really love your blog!! 🥰💞💕💖💙

Hiya anon! Of course you can request these, I hope you like them 🥰! I apologize for them being so short but I did try to make them more detailed to make up for it!

Warnings: None

Context: You heard a couple of girls from another squad talking about how their boyfriends reacted when they pretended to be asleep, so you decided you wanted to try it too and see how your boyfriend reacted!

Yuno:

• When Yuno saw you asleep on the couch in the Golden Dawn’s library he was confused and a little concerned, it wasn’t really like you to still be asleep midday.

• He softly placed his hand onto your forehead, you didn’t have a fever, so why were you still sleeping?

• He walked over to you and gently shook your shoulder, asking if you were feeling unwell, when you replied that you were just tired he nodded.

• You and him had been training a lot the last week so he understood why you were exhausted and, to be honest, so was he, so he told you that it was fine and that you could sleep for another hour.

• He watched as you “fell back asleep” and, after a few minutes, he walked over, grabbed a book, and gently moved your feet so he could sit next to you on the couch and quietly read. If anyone came in and was about to disturb you, Yuno would give them his signature icy glare so they would leave.

Asta:

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110 notes - Posted June 13, 2022

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Hello! May I have a Yuno (from Black Clover) x reader with prompts 1 (fluff. "Is that my shirt?" "You mean our shirt"), 2 (general. "It's pouring rain why are you here?") and 12 (general. "Come back to bed. Please")? Thank you in advance Lyra!!

Hiya anon! I’m so sorry this took so long to get out, IRL has been crazy and I hadn’t had time to write. But I hope you enjoy this, also I didn’t add the last prompt as I couldn’t figure out how to work it in but I still hope you like it regardless 🥺💕!

Word Count: 1,099

Warnings: None

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Y/N quickly rushed back to the Golden Dawn Base, they had been out shopping in the city when it suddenly began to rain heavily. They really wished they had decided to use their broom to get to the city instead of walking, but who would have thought it was going to rain? Certainly not Y/N.

They had used their Golden Dawn cape to try and keep from getting soaked, but it only did so much. Maybe they could ask Yuno to use his wind magic to help make their clothes dry quicker? They instantly shook their head as they knew he would refuse, saying that even though it would manage to dry their clothes, it would also cause them to get sick.

Y/N couldn’t help but smile a bit, they could just imagine his words coming across as cold and harsh, but in actuality they were full of good intentions and he would just be worried for their health.

“ Y/N,” They suddenly heard their name called and turned to see Yuno standing in the doorway of a restaurant. “ It’s pouring rain, why’re you out here?” He asked with a confused look.

“ I could ask you the same thing, Vice Captain.” Y/N shot back as they stepped out of the rain, they watched as Yuno’s cheeks turned a bright pink. He looked away and rubbed the back of his neck, Y/N almost wanted to laugh as they could see the wheels turning in his head.

“ I came to see you,” He told them honestly, Y/N knew the Vice Captain was honest to a fault, but for some reason his confession still surprised them. They could feel their cheeks burning up and the two stood there awkwardly for a few moments.

“ W-Why did you come here to see me?” They stammered, Yuno blinked a bit.

“ I saw it was about to rain and I didn’t want you to get caught in it.” He muttered before opening the door to the restaurant. “ Come on, let’s get back to the base.” He added, Y/N nodded and followed Yuno inside.

“ How are we getting back?” They asked as they followed him, surely they would be waiting until the storm cleared before taking a couple of brooms back?

“ One of our spaitial mages was in town for some things and he offered to take us back to the base with him.” Yuno explained as they walked over to said spaitial mage. The older man opened the portal and the three Golden Dawn members stepped through it to get back home.

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After they arrived, the spaitial mage said his farewells and walked towards his room. When he disappeared and it was only Yuno and Y/N the two stood there awkwardly, unsure what to do next. Yuno frowned as he heard a dripping noise and when he turned to look he saw just how soaked Y/N was from the rain.

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111 notes - Posted June 15, 2022

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Hi, I really like your blog and was wondering if you could please write an angst with fluffy ending oneshot! Pairing: Yuno x reader. Idea: they're childhood friends and grew up together. The reader is a very powerful yet lazy Black Bull. One day, Yuno snaps and say hurtful things to the reader, because they "do nothing for anyone or anything", "are wasting their potential", etc. Reader is actually Iron deficient (anemic), and he never found out. Sorry if it's confusing!! 💕

Hiya anon! I’m so sorry these are taking a bit 😅, but I hope you enjoy this! I kinda know what anemia is since I suffered from it when I was a kid but its been a while, also I tried to make Yuno harsh even though i kind of failed at it since I can’t see him getting *too* mad hah 😅. I hope you enjoy the fic 🥰!

Word Count: 720

Warnings: None

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Yuno walked determinedly towards the Black Bulls hideout, he was a man on a mission. Today, Asta had informed him that their childhood friend Y/N had been sleeping through all the mission briefings and had only gone on one or two missions since she had joined the squad. This would not do, not one bit.

He didn’t even bother knocking on the door before just walking inside the base. He looked around, it didn’t seem like any of the Black Bulls were here, otherwise they probably would have shouted and tried to attack him by now. He shook his head and began walking down the hall to where Y/N’a room was. He remembered the directions as she was so excited about having her own room that she just had to show him, he smiled fondly at the memory before turning serious as he stood in front of her door.

Yuno knocked on it firmly, awaiting Y/N’s response. When she muttered ‘come in’ he walked in and saw her lying in bed.

“ Yuno? What’re you doing here?” Y/N asked as she sat up and looked at her dark haired friend, she knew something was up since he had his serious scowl on his face.

“ Asta told me you haven’t been going on missions lately, instead you’ve been sleeping or just lying around the Hideout.” Yuno said as he walked over to her and stood next to the bed. Y/N sat up a little straighter and looked down at her comforter.

“ Oh.” She muttered, she could feel her friends scolding eyes staring down at her.

“ ‘Oh’? That’s all you have to say? You’re a Magic Knight, and a strong one at that, but instead of going out there and proving yourself, you’re lying in bed wasting your potential.” She visibly winced at Yuno’s harsh words.

“ It’s not like I choose to be this way, if I could go out with the others and go on missions I would but I can’t.” Y/N argued as she looked up at her friend, finally meeting his gaze. Yuno crossed his arms and raised a disbelieving brow.

“ Really? Then why can’t you?” He asked, his tone slightly more curious than harsh. Y/N let out a soft sigh before looking away.

“ I suffer from a condition called Anemia, it means I have lower than normal Iron and that causes me to be more lethargic and have less energy. I wasn’t diagnosed with it until I came to the Capital and Dr. Owen saw me.” Y/N said sheepishly, Yuno blinked in surprise, his arms falling at his sides.

“ Anemia?” He muttered softly, his voice now full of regret. “ Why didn’t you tell me? Or Asta?” He sat down on the bed next to her.

“ Because I didn’t want to worry you, either of you, you’re both so busy these days trying to become the Wizard King that I figured that I would just be a burden or I would get in the way. So I kept it to myself.” Y/N explained sheepishly, she had always felt like she bothered him and Asta when they were children because, even though she was powerful, she didn’t have the energy or stamina like they did.

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139 notes - Posted January 10, 2022

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Title: PSYCHO – JOHN MURPHY

THE HOURS FEEL LIKE DAYS. If it weren't for the guards coming to check on her every couple hours, she's afraid she'll run out of time. Ainsley Ashter has spent the last five years in Solitary confinement. The silence alone was enough to drive anyone mad, let alone someone like her. Five long exhausting years spent staring at four walls, with nobody but herself for company. Even the guards wouldn't speak with her unless they had no choice. 

Not that she blamed them. How do you look at someone who murdered their own parents brutally, with nothing but the metal post of her bed, and her bare hands? The easiest answer? You don't. 

She heaves a sigh, half laying, half sitting on her cot, her elbows propped up so her head rests in her palm. Her other hand simultaneously pulls at a string located on the thin blanket. Any time now, she'll be pulled from her room, and dragged down the corridors until they reach the air lock. From there, she'll be locked inside until Jaha presses a button, and then she'll be sucked out to space. A supposed instantaneous death awaits her. 

Keeping busy is the only way Ainsley knows to keep the demons at bay. Well, as long as she could. She's in the process of pulling one of the strings in the threading loose, when she hears the thudding of boots hitting just outside her cell. The door squeaks open forcefully, followed by four guards entering quickly. Each looking more nervous than the next. 

"Prisoner 179, turn and face the wall!" The guardsman, Walker, shouts leaving no room for arguments. 

Ainsley does as she's told. She knows the inevitable fate that awaits her, and there's not really any sense in fighting it. At least now she'll find out what it's like to die. If there's anything on the other side; if there were some truth to May we meet again. 

God, she hopes not. 

"So, what are my chances of having a last supper?" Ainsley mutters sarcastically from her position facing the wall, but not one guard dared to answer her. It's easy to assume it's because they are all afraid that she'd lash out, but the truth is; she accepts it. Her destiny. 

Guardsman Nikolas is surprisingly the first person to approach her from behind, albeit a little hesitant. Ainsley doesn't even have a chance to react, before he's shoving a needle in the side of her neck. The effects of the sedative work quickly as the world around Ainsley blurs. The last thing she remembers is the stinging sensation of something on her wrist. 

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A groan leaves her lips simultaneously while her eyes flutter open. Once her eyes adjusted, she took notice of people strapped to seats in some kind of dropship. Some were awake, and some still trying to shake off the aftereffects of the sedative the guards used. Some has even taken the liberty to stare at Ainsley horror-struck. Out of solitary for five damn minutes and she already missed the silence. 

"Prisoners of the Ark, hear me now." Chancellor Jaha's voice rang out, coming from a monitor in the center of the dropship. His head held high, and it was at this moment that realization struck Ainsley. He's sending them to Earth. "You've been given a second chance, and as your Chancellor, it is my hope that you see this as not only a chance for you, but a chance for all of us, indeed for mankind itself." 

She frowns at Jaha's words, not really understanding how it's a second chance when he's sending them to a radioactive planet that's been uninhabitable for nearly a hundred years. Yet they call her a psychopath. Ainsley can't help but see the humor in it, as she scoffs. 

"We have no idea what's waiting for you down there," Jaha continues. "If the odds of survival were better, we would've sent others. Frankly, we're sending you because your crimes have made you expendable." 

"Oh, for the love of God and all that is holy, really? Does he actually believe this bullshit?" Ainsley scoffs, letting out a bitter chuckle. "Me, I can see it. Others? Not so much."

 A few heads turn her way, but they are quickly drawn away by a guy yelling further down the dropship. 

"Your dad's a dick Wells!" 

Wells.. Wells Jaha? Wow. Seems like the Chancellor himself sent his own son to die. Ainsley isn't surprised that one sentence is enough to send the delinquents into a fit of laughter. 

Ainsley shakes her head, and goes back to brooding. Her eyes sweep over the delinquents, before looking back up at the screen. The Chancellor's face causes her to roll her eyes again. He really seemed to believe the bullshit coming out of his own mouth. It infuriates her, and she doesn't even know why.

 

"Those crimes will be forgiven," Jaha continues after a pause. "Your records wiped clean. The drop site has been chosen carefully. Before the last war, Mount Weather was a military base built within a mountain. It was to be stocked with enough non-perishables to sustain three hundred people for up to two years." 

"Spacewalk Bandit strikes again!" 

"Woo!" 

"Go Finn!" 

The shouts coming from various delinquents causes Ainsley's head to abruptly spin in their direction. Her eyes land on who she assumes must be Finn, the space walk Bandit, who is currently hovering in the air. It's stupid of him, to be doing something so reckless. Even she, who had been locked up for five years, knows exactly what will happen when they reach the Earth's atmosphere. 

He will slam against the wall. The force of the impact probably killing him on the spot if he's lucky. If he's not, well, he will suffer before he dies. Either way, the end result will be the same. Ainsley can't help but be curious about what will happen to him after he's dead. Is there an afterlife, or would who he is never have mattered at all? 

Finn floats towards the Chancellor's son himself, Wells Jaha, and a blonde girl Ainsley doesn't actually remember. Unfortunately, Ainsley can't hear the few short words that were spoken, but judging by the expression on Wells' face, it isn't pleasant. Finn is smiling, almost tauntingly, his eyes darting between Wells and the blonde with ease.

"Stay in your seats!" The girl exclaims in the direction of two young boys who thought it would be alright to float around like Finn is. 

The boys ignore the blonde's advice, and almost immediately following, the turbulence starts. It rocks the dropship with such ferocity that Ainsley is already preparing for death. That doesn't stop her from gripping her seat so tight her knuckles are turning white. The screams of the other delinquent fill her ears along with the slamming of bodies against the wall. Her heart beat so loud that Ainsley's afraid of it exploding out her chest. 

The crash jerks Ainsley's head so fiercely that it slams into the boy beside her, the pain enough to make both of them hiss and curse. His head jerks away from hers almost immediately as if he'd been burned, after realizing who she actually is, before he leans far enough away from her and closer to his friend. A deranged scoff escapes her lips. It doesn't take her long to be drawn to the bodies on the ground of the boys who wouldn't listen to the girl. Ainsley morbidly wonders if it would be frowned upon to study them, but figures most-likely it would be so she doesn't. 

Ainsley's seat belt retracts by itself. Ignoring the pang in her head, she stands from her seat and follows the moving delinquents towards the ladder to get to the lower level. Time to see if the remainder of the delinquents would die from radiation, or if this truly is their second chance. Ainsley climbs down the ladder as quickly as she can, and pushes her way to the front of the crowd growing by the doors. Ainsley ignores the whispers surrounding her appearance. It's only a matter of time before they decide she doesn't belong. 

"Stop! The air could be toxic," the blonde from earlier shouts, doing the same as Ainsley pushing herself to the front. 

"If the air is toxic, we're all dead anyway," the man states. He's wearing a guards uniform, but Ainsley doesn't remember ever seeing him on the Ark. 

"Bellamy?" A dark haired girl pushes her way to the front, confusion and awe lacing her features as she approaches him. It's like caution drifted out in the wind when she rushes forward and places her arms around him, his doing the same. 

"My God, look how big you are." Bellamy smiles affectionately. 

"What the hell are you wearing?" The girl takes a tiny step backwards, her nose scrunching up in disgust as she looks over his clothing choice in disdain. "A guard's uniform?" 

"I borrowed it." Bellamy reassures her. "To get on the dropship. Someone has to look out for you." 

Ainsley watches the scene with only mild interest. To be perfectly honest, all she wants is those doors to open. To finally know whether they all will end up like the boys upstairs, or if they'll live. 

"Where's your wristband?" The blonde demands towards Bellamy. 

"Do you mind?" The girl standing next to Bellamy glances at the blonde in annoyance. "I haven't seen my brother in a year." 

"No one has a brother!" 

"That's Octavia Blake! The girl they found hidden under the floor!" 

Ainsley whistles slowly as Octavia tries to lunge forward to get to whoever said that, her face red in anger. In all honesty, Ainsley hopes to see a fight. It doesn't come to one, because Bellamy doesn't let it. He holds Octavia back from the crowd. Bellamy, in not so many words, tells Octavia that they'll give the delinquents something else to remember her by. 

About how grand it'll be to be remembered as the first person on the ground in a hundred years. Ainsley probably should just stay silent, to just watch everything unfold without giving the delinquents any other incentive to not trust her, but where would the fun in that be? Besides, she doesn't exactly know how to keep quiet. Being in the sky box with nobody but herself to talk to, well, she can't stop herself from talking now. 

"It's ninety-seven, actually," Ainsley says, loud enough for all the delinquents to hear. The ones closest to her took a step backwards, leaving just her and the blonde in front of the Blake siblings. The whispers started again, though this time about her, and realization dawned on Octavia. Ainsley could see it in her face. The glare is wiped off and replaced by apprehension. 

Bellamy stares at Ainsley, albeit a bit confused. He can't understand how she could be as insane as others on the Ark have said. He looks over her facial features for only a fraction of a second to be more inconspicuous, and shakes his head. She looks seemingly normal. Her soft features give off an appearance of innocence, one that even reminds him of Octavia. This is a problem he'll have to address soon, but not now. For now, he reaches his hand up to the lever, and pulls. 

The doors to the dropship open slower than Ainsley would like, and she has to put her hands over her eyes to block the onslaught of the sun's violent rays. Once she doesn't have pink dots lining her vision, she takes her first look at their new planet. It's green. The most vibrant shade of green she has ever seen. The sky's the most beautiful shade of blue with white clouds at various intervals throughout the sky. She's pulled away from looking at the trees, when Octavia begins making her way down the platform. One foot plants firmly into the dirt below, followed quickly by her other foot. Octavia holds her arms out in a 'welcome home' gesture, taking in a deep breath. 

"We're back, bitches!" 

This is all that's needed for the delinquents to cheer and scream and race off the dropship, and around the vivid forest. All except for Ainsley. Instead of cheering around like a lunatic, she simply moves to the edge of the platform and sits down. She's filled with a nameless dread as she watches them run around in absolute glee. 

How long will it take before they cast her aside like she's nothing? It's the only thing that keeps her from enjoying the new world around them. Ainsley can already tell Earth is going to be a lot more pain than it's worth. 

What if, after all these years spent alone, she is as insane as everyone thinks she is? The years have not been kind. Her life has never been kind. So why the hell would it start now? 

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