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okay okay chapter update on give a dog a job
So I finally finished writing the final chapter, which means, I get to post the penultimate chapter, and then I'll follow up with the last one mmmm well next time I post something, which, maybe Friday? Maybe next Monday? We shall see how that all works out. But! The work is complete and will be done being posted soon.
Bumped the rating up to Explicit. I really do think this is Mature, but well, I mean, there's-- well, you'll see. Despite the comedy of miscommunication that has been the rest of this story, however, this bit is actually pretty clearly-communicated and all.
Actually as I was doing the final proofread I was thinking specifically about unicornduke and how they'll probably enjoy the good communication and then mostly want to skip the sex LOL
Listen I'm just going where the muse takes me.
Chapter 9, on AO3
Once upon a time, Iorveth would have known exactly what to do, when to press and when to be coy, he’d have had no shame about taking his shirt off or stepping into Vernon’s personal space or deploying direct eye contact or any number of devices, but his face was broken and he’d been in isolation for a year now. He didn’t know how to read people through the filter of their inevitable cringe at his appearance, didn’t have that radiant faith in his own beauty that had once made everything so easy. Playing chicken had carried him far enough the last time, but frantic rutting in the woods was nothing at all like a calculated seduction.
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unicornduke replied to your post “So. I’m getting kicked out. Awesome. My mother’s dogs made a HUGE...”
that sucks so bad. Is there anything we can do?
Nah. I’ve got things pretty much under control. I just needed to vent a little. Thank you, though.
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I Now Have An Instagram
nice nice nice. you can see ALL of my pictures I post over there. it is so many
lol yeah, I’ve been looking through my friends’ instagrams and have just been like “OH, so THIS is where they’ve been putting them all...”
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unicornduke replied to your post “paleo bread is deeply disappointing. There are so many flavors and...”
anything that isn't partially wheat bread is so very unsatisfying. I've settled for the best gluten free bread I can find but it's not that great. I've found cornbread not from a mix is much tastier but a lot of people can't eat corn.
Franz gluten free 7 grain is not bad, and makes a damn fine grilled cheese.
This bread was...not that.
I’m literally allergic to wheat, so partially wheat isn’t an option. And my blood sugars are getting ridiculous, so rice anything isn’t an option. I had a sliver of gluten-free almond flour birthday cake the other day and my blood sugar went up 40 points. Keep in mind that prior to last year I never had a single blood sugar over 125, not even an hour after eating a large meal with cake.
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Answers About Miniature Horses
sandrayln replied to your post “My parents signed me up for Nextdoor, which is like some kind of...”
Sam, there's a saying among horse people: 'pony' is a four letter word. Much like shit is a four letter word. They may look sweet and angelic, but they are made of demons that were kicked out of Hell for being a bit too extreme. Miniature horses are much like ponies. I leave you to draw your own conclusions.
unicornduke replied to your post “My parents signed me up for Nextdoor, which is like some kind of...”
horses are like many other creatures: the smaller they are, the bigger the attitude. Every mini I've ever met has been a hellish little beast. I'm glad you get to learn these things lol
I love how many people have been reblogging with their own strong feelings on miniature horses, especially everyone who’s like “They are monsters, tiny monsters, I wouldn’t go near one if I were a farrier either” :D
Also UnicornDuke I feel like your username uniquely qualifies you to comment on this.
decepticonsensual replied to your post “My parents signed me up for Nextdoor, which is like some kind of...”
I am so here for Miniature Horse Discourse. Miniature DisHorse, if you will.
I SEE WHAT U DID THERE.
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unicornduke replied to your post: anon who asked about the arrows here, yet again...
it’s there now!
awesome!
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Hi, would you be able to recommend some good resources on dog interactions and dog to dog body language? I'm trying to figure out why my dog acts the way she does with other dogs and if she's being "rude" in body language. Some dogs seem to like her fine but others snap at her. She's an adult rescue so I don't know if she was raised with another dog to learn manners from them. Thanks!
For first resources, I really like the diagrams in Stanley Coren’s book ‘how to speak dog’. It won’t tell you if she’s being rude, but it’ll teach you how to read the minutiae of both her body language and that of the dogs she’s interacting with. You can get more practice by watching videos of dogs (bonus points if you know the people who own the dogs) to practice your visual acuity (and then double-check that you’re reading it right if you know the owners).
Lili Chin’s doggy drawings of her Boston terrier Boogie also has beautiful illustrations of what holistic interpretations of body language look like. She doesn’t focus as much on specific ear position or tail placement, but looks at the dog’s body language as a whole to figure out what information it encodes.
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Hi there, I'm looking for this fic in which: clint refuses to visit/see phil on hospital for some reason that I can't remember. But soon after, clints gets Injured and is hospitalised and when he wakes up, Phil is by his bedside visiting him. But somehow, Phil and a panic attack. And clint gets worried. I think that Clint had a life changing injury... also I think there's a scene in which Clint goes, "I scared you?" And Phil replies "not this time". Many thanks. I don't tthink it was on archive
When He Woke by Westgate (Harkpad).
If that isn’t it, please send us another ask!
Thanks to unicornduke for the assist.
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I was tagged by @burgahboy to post my lock screen, most recent selfie, and the last song I listened to. Im really slow at this x.x Im gonna tag @julesmckenzie, @lykro, @persisting-in-existence, @ariosedreamer, @out-of-this-binary, @unicornduke, @putrescency and anyone else who wants to b.c I'm bad at remembering URLs
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unicornduke replied to your post “when life gives you really sweet “red” wine that’s been in your fridge...”
lmao incredible, although I think most of my family subscribes to that theory. the weird shit they'll drink...... like people just give my parents homemade alcohol for ??? reasons??? and dad will actually drink it
Ha you realize you say this to someone who frequently ferments/distills her own booze.
I don’t tend to give it away. It doesn’t come out *that* well. But I do use it to make things I’ll drink. Listen, I wouldn’t drink it if it didn’t taste good, but. I am the woman who spent last week drinking thyme tea because it helped and I got used to the taste.
I wouldn’t drink it if it made me go blind, ok. There’s like, minimum safety rules for that.
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Another winter, another opportunity to wear my favorite of all my scarves. Thanks @unicornduke!
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unicornduke replied to your post: Current WIP status
that’s an awesome ton of words. Also I super duper love the Healing Rules series and I was rereading it today. I’m didn’t know you wrote YOI but I’m going to read that now!
Thank you!
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mr-chatterboxs-column replied to your photo “Seed Savers why you gotta call me out like this?”
Haha, I always forget that Seed Savers does mail order and that people outside Iowa have heard of them :)
unicornduke replied to your photo “Seed Savers why you gotta call me out like this?”
yay seed savers
I love how every time I post about Seed Savers (which I know I’ve done at least twice before) people come out for no other reason than to share their love of Seed Savers.
They’re so great! Your love is well-bestowed!
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unicornduke replied to your post “mom: what kind of dog did bill have? dad: bill who? you can’t just say...”
lol that's awesome. probably a great pyrenees if it was a big dog
I was probably around five when I met this dog, so all dogs looked pretty big to me. I mostly remember that he wasn’t a fan of my trying to uncurl his tail--not aggressive, just quiet whimpers and gently pulling out of my small childish grasp--and that I drew a picture of him for his owners, then they took me and my sister out into the backyard and helped us coax these tiny little kittens out from under their back porch.
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unicornduke replied to your post: anon who asked about the arrows here, yet again...
I don’t see it. It looks like there’s a gap below that should have it but there’s nothing there
hmmm, thanks for letting me know! I'll try moving everything further up, but if that doesn't work I might contact the theme maker, I don't want to bother them until I've tried everything I can do
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unicornduke replied to your post “an accounting of time sometimes when i’m this busy i just– lose whole...”
sunday was sheep and wool for you! Also I would love 1200 dollars worth of sheep but I don't think the apartment complex would appreciate it.
oh wow yeah i completely blanked that entire experience right out of my brain. holy cow.
listen, it’s three ewes and a ram, pedigree Icelandic, we even already have high-tensile wire installed here, clearly this is exactly what this farm needs.
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