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threads ft. wolf decker / @detectivewoof
The transformation from human to wolf had become second nature to him long ago. After spending over a year as a wolf in the wilderness, Decker was more comfortable in the skin of a wolf than anything else. It was almost like a weight had been lifted off his shoulders. He was allowed to act on his more basic instincts and fully embrace the animal that so many people before had thought him to be. And, while he had mostly rejoined 'normal' society, he still enjoyed the occasional romp around the woods. Taking a day or two to enjoy himself.
For the last fifteen minutes, he had been stalking along the tree line. A good hundred yards away from the other. Body sunk lower to the ground as eyes tracked the other's movements. He was still for another minute before he was lunging out of the trees and pouncing onto Manny.
#detectivewoof#( * / threads ; t. decker. )#have u ever seen those clips of wolf pups play fighting#and like pouncing on each other ?? i like to think it's that vibe#also . fun fact . manny is half a foot taller in wolf form than decker's wolf form :))
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@rotturn.
Don't worry about them. Simple in theory, impossible in practice. Max can't help the anxiety that bubbles in his chest, the discomfort in his stomach that makes him want to be sick at merely the thought of running into the Hacketts. Made worse by the idea of them trying to deal with things, well aware that the last time a Hackett did that he was locked in a jail cell for two months. Still trembling fingers fiddle, picking at the dirt beneath his nails, seeking out some way to calm himself. “Deal with what? What uh- What do they- What are they dealing with?
It was hard for him to see the Hackett family as a genuine threat. Despite that, he knew that they were dangerous. Especially for people who were normal. He eyed the smaller male for a second, the scent of Max’s anxiety overwhelming, though he made no move to try and comfort him. The attempt at reassurance was as close to comforting that Decker would be able to deal with. “Chris trying to eat even more people. Trying to figure out where they think the other werewolf went.” Damage control from what had happened during the last full moon.
#rotturn#( * t. decker / the gods should have placed him among the stars. )#( procrastinate until you die ; queue. )#the other thread wouldn't let me edit so here we are
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'𝚝𝚒𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚜𝚎𝚊𝚜𝚘𝚗
hear those silver bells? it's christmas time in los angeles. some families actually do make the yuletide gay, managing to leave their troubles far away. other families have a merry little christmas even when their troubles aren't so far away. some presents might end up returned but some gifts are for keeps. other presents come when you least expect them and everyone knows the biggest present comes in the smallest box. then there are those boxes you wish you had never opened. have a holly jolly christmas, xoxo.
‹ ⅰ. › you have been cordially invited to celebrate christmas eve at the kennedy estate in hidden hills, california. this year's theme is 'the colors of the season.' there will be different themed rooms throughout the home that will be color coordinated - red, green, white, silver, gold and black. the dress code is to wear one of these colors. admission to the party will not be granted if you are not following dress code. this is not a casual event by any means, so please do dress your best.
‹ ⅱ. › the party will be taking place on discord. please keep an eye out for the link. while the event will be taking place over the span of one night rp time (december 24th, 2023), you can start writing on sunday, december 10th, 2023. threads can continue until everyone completes their writing.
‹ ⅲ. › in the spirit of the season, kathy kennedy hosts an annual 'kathy kringle' where she pairs up people from the party to exchange gifts with one another. under the cut, please find your partner. there will be a channel in the event server where you can drop pictures and edits of the gifts called 'kathy kringle' and you can write out your characters exchanging gifts in the 'grand foyer' channel
‹ ⅳ. › gossip girl has eyes everywhere, especially in an event as star studded as this one. if there's anything specific that you don't want leaked, please be sure to come to me before hand. if not, everything is up for grabs and can potentially be blasted for everyone to see.
‹ ⅴ. › be inclusive! make sure you're writing/plotting with everyone and most importantly, have fun!!
✳ 𝐤𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐲 𝐤𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 ﹕please see under the cut!
LEX -adrian fitzgerald . - DEE - julian calvary
SOPHIE -mallory wells - T - travis buckley .
KELLY - tyler cobb - SOPHIE -kaya khalid
KELLY - drew monroe - CANDICE -bentley hart
CANDICE -sienna spencer - T - vincent hart .
KELLY - madeline kennedy - CANDICE -genevieve evans
DEE - lilian hawker - CANDICE -sebastian davis
KELLY - roman barlowe - LEX -teddy taylor .
LEX -camryn kennedy . - T - hunter valmont .
BECCA - juliette hart . - KELLY - matteo rossi
SARA- oliver van horn - LEX -madden kennedy .
BECCA - stacey ortiz . - KELLY - franz wanger
SOPHIE -angel griffin - CANDICE - felicity dupont
SARA- avett marie - LEX -keanu carter .
SOPHIE -ford anderson - LEX -jade santos .
LEX -beau calvary - SOPHIE -archie sinclair
DEE - ezra basel - T - james vanderbilt .
SOPHIE -everly blackwell - CANDICE -jackson blackwell
SOPHIE -zion davis - FREY - na-eun seo
T - austen sinclair . - CANDICE -johnny kennedy
KELLY - charlotte windsor - SOPHIE -maddox mckelvie
CANDICE -adelaide windsor - BECCA - erin halliday .
KELLY - ayaz demiric- SARA- caleb khan
DEE - dominic law - FREY - penelope kennedy
DEE - gigi majok - SARA- finley kennedy
T - jordana kennedy . - CANDICE -brooke hawker
KELLY - ethan briggs - T - hana hershey ratanavadi .
SOPHIE -kacey king - DEE - carter talbot
KELLY - afia amoabeng - T - caiden sharpe .
FREY - kwame amoabeng - KELLY - seo sieun
KELLY - merve baysel - CANDICE -persephone sinclair
SOPHIE - ophelia evans - BECCA - farrah osmond
LEX -selene sinclair . - T - alabama messi .
DEE - derek taylor - CANDICE -bianca sinclair
T - bristol decker . - SOPHIE -mackenzie kennedy
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We're spending July well--posting stories, celebrating reviews, building community.
Weekly Challenge #12: Missing Moments
This week we're going to spend between 100 and 700 words exploring a missing scene, a moment, a character beat between the ones we see on screen or in between pages of a book! Interpret it as liberally or strictly as you like!
If you post it to the archive, add it to the Weekly Challenge collection with the freeform tag Weekly Challenge #12: Missing Moments
**Challenge closes at 11:59PM Eastern on 7/21/23.**
Stories Archived
Star Trek: Discovery
By Pixie
The First Rule of Command - T - Gabriel Lorca/Katrina Cornwell, Philippa Georgiou/Commodore Paris
I'm the star in this disaster movie - T - Katrina Cornwell, Multiple Pairings
Snow - G - Gabriel Lorca/Katrina Cornwell
Ondine - G - Gabriel Lorca/Katrina Cornwell
Written in the Stardust - T - Katrina Cornwell, Sarek
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
By Pixie
Ready or Not - T - Christine Chapel/Spock
Star Trek: The Original Series
By ChrisQ
The Breaking of the Bridge - T - Matt Decker, James T. Kirk, Ensemble Cast
By kalima
Arrhythmia - M - Nyota Uhura/Spock
Before We Were Brittle - T - Spock/T'Pring
The Assumption of Risk - M - Spock, Christine Chapel, James T. Kirk, Leonard "Bones" McCoy
By SLWalker
Fire and Shore - G - Andrew "Corry" Corrigan & Montgomery "Scotty" Scott, Peter Preston
Processing - G - Montgomery "Scotty" Scott
Star Trek: Alternate Original Series
By daraoakwise
Not Until We Are Lost - T - Nyota Uhura (AOS)/Spock (AOS), Montgomery “Scotty” Scotty (AOS) & Nyota Uhura (AOS)
Again - G - Montgomery "Scotty" Scott, Montgomery "Scotty" Scott (AOS)
By Kennel_Boy
Live Life As It Happens - G - Goodnight Robicheaux/Billy Rocks, Magnficent Seven fusion - 🔒
By lah_mrh
Your Own Kobayashi Maru - T - Reader
By Pixie
Language - G - Nyota Uhura (AOS), Amanda Grayson (AOS)
Star Trek: The Next Generation
By jamaharon
Imzadi - G - Deanna Troi/William Riker
When the Rain Goes - T - Deanna Troi/William Riker
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
By nostalgia
Vanilla - E - Julian Bashir/Ezri Dax
Three Point Eight - T - Julian Bashir/Miles O'Brien, Keiko O'Brien The Common Thread - G - Jadzia Dax, Ezri Dax, Curzon Dax Five Things That Might Have Happened To Julian Bashir (If Anyone Had Asked) - M - Multiple Pairings
Bring Something Back - T - Julian Bashir/Miles O'Brien, Keiko O'Brien/Miles O'Brien
Star Trek: Voyager
By CelticRomulan
A Name Well Earned - G - Chakotay, Harry Kim, Tom Paris, Jal Karden
By nostalgia
Four Times They Didn’t And One Time They Did - T - Kathryn Janeway/Chakotay
Provocation - T - Ensemble Cast
By Pixie
I am the soft stars that shine at night - T - Gabriel Lorca/Kathryn Janeway
Written in the Stars - T - Kathryn Janeway/Kira Nerys
Multiple Series
By Pixie
This Will Be Our Year - T - Multiple Relationships
Expanded Universe
By DavidFalkayn
A Moment of Calm - M - Ensemble Cast
Convergences: Clouds over Illium - M - Ensemble Cast Convergences 2: Lighting the Fuse - M - Ensemble Cast
Convergences 3: The Explosions Commence - M - Ensemble Cast
By Gibraltar
Oh No, She Didn't - Unrated - Rachel Garrett
By Hawku
Hop, Skip and a Jump - G - Ensemble Cast
By Omicrex46
Star Trek: Fortitude - G - Ewan Llewellyn, Valerie Archie, Jason Armstrong
#st:dsc#st:tos#st:aos#st:tng#st:ds9#st:voy#st:multi#st:expanded#trekfic#star trek fanfic#star trek fandom#ad astra fanfic
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🦇: Our muses going to a haunted house/some other horror event (but like they're forced to go together I feel like it would be fun for them to be salty towards each other about it?? Or they're buddies somehow or something xD)
Halloween RP Meme - 🦇: Our muses going to a haunted house/some other horror event
→ She did this for the sake of a promise made, but it still wasn’t something she was happy about. None the less, he was stuck on Earth now, just as squishy as the next human and Lucifer’s brother. Everyone deserved a chance, even if it was the one who shanked her with a blunt tree branch.
“We’re next,” She sighed looking up at the haunted house they were about to enter. This theme park had plunty of houses and lots of scare zones, but this was the first they saw walking in. “Now don’t touch anything. The people dressed up to scare you are actually people...” Well, it was a warning she had to tell Lucifer once, might as well make sure he knew it too.
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MISCELLANEOUS / ANGST STARTER SENTENCES. || Accepting!
← @luxreprobi asked: “Are you asleep?”
“ Not anymore even if I was. ”
Folding her book away, she set it on her side table.
“ Everything alright? ”
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In lead up to Season 2, Namco Bandai Pictures have been releasing comments from the staff involved with this new season, known as the “Staff & Cast - Comment Relay”.
These comments are released on the first day of every month over on the T&B twitter, and full posts are over on the T&B website (Japanese only).
So far 7 comments have been released from both the staff and cast, starting with series’ character/hero designer, Masakazu Katsura!
Please note that I am paraphrasing the first two comments, so any lovelies willing to help translate the first two comments (or just help in general), let me know!
(Series’ Character design / hero design) - Link
Katsura has been focusing hard on the character design, specifically for the new Hero suits for Wild Tiger and Barnaby, referred to as “Style 3“. The theme is “standard and fresh” looking. So please look forward to it!
(Series composition / screenplay / story director) - Link
Nishida confirmed that there was history of starting and stopping the project over the last 9 years. So he was worried whether the project would actually take shape one day, but was uplifted when the higher staff finally gave the green light.
Nishida feels that T&B is a work created by the power of all the cast staff and the support of the fans. He wrote something that they found interesting and hopes that fans will be pleased with it.
He ends the comment by saying, the sequel will be announced more than 10 years after the original work. Tiger, Barnaby, Nathan, Karina, Antonio, Keith, Paolin, Ivan and friends. He hopes that we will enjoy and accept all of their changed and unchanged parts, and think that the enemy characters in this season will be slightly different, than those who appeared in the original series and movies.
The following 3 comments were translated by anon over on 4chan (thank you!)
(Screenplay writer - (TB episodes 15 & 23, “T&B The Comic” writer with illustrator Ueda Hiroshi manga, Hero's Day videogame, Double Decker screenplay writer) - Link
>Q: How did you feel about receiving an offer to participate in the Tiger & Bunny 2 production?
>EY: It's a great honor to once again become part of the writing team. The series is very special to me - you could say it made me who I am today, since I've been with for so long. From the original TV show, the manga series I wrote with Mr. Ueda, the game, or the recitations, the series has taught me a lot.
>When I first joined the writing team for the first season, Barnaby and I were both rookies, but now I'm a something of a mainstay, not unlike Kotetsu. I dearly wish I can now return the favor to the series using the experience I have gained over these years.
>Q: Is there anything you particularly focus on when writing the scenario?
>EY: I want Taibani to be a series that makes people happy and gives hope to those watching it. That said, I emphasize the growth and change the heroes have gone through over the course of the first season and the movies. After all, more than a decade will have passed since the first season aired. As time passes and worldviews shift, I intend to depict both things that never change and things that have to change.
>Q: Please tell use your message for the fans waiting for S2.
>EY: It is your long-lasting love and support that has allowed us to weave this story about the heroes once again. For this, you have my heartfelt thanks. I think the fans understand what I mean when I say the series has been a part of our life. I can't wait to share and experience the new Taibani story with you all.
>Let us stay safe, so we can enjoy the new season in sound health and bright spirits.
(Screenplay writer - T&B episodes 6,8 & 18, V-Residence T&B web VN, usually a live action actor)
>Q: How did you feel about receiving an offer to participate in the Tiger & Bunny 2 production?
>NK: "Wait, we're doing this? Really? Oh wow...."
>I also thought, "Hmm, it's been almost 10 years, so things can't change too much, but they also can't be too static".
>And then I was like "Alright! I'm just gonna write what I think is interesting and I'm gonna write the hell out of it!"
>Q: Is there anything you particularly focus on when writing the scenario?
>NK: I'm really careful to make sure I can hear the character's voice in my head when I writing. The series' characters have very strong and distinctive voices.
>Q: Please tell use your message for the fans waiting for S2.
>NK: It's a sequel that comes after more than a decade. I think the very fact that T&B has so many fans who have loved and waited for it so long is a miracle and I am very grateful to you all.
>With the corona pandemic going on, I feel like we can't spend as much time just enjoying things with others. So I really wish that S2 will be something for us to band together and enjoy as one. It's great that we can once again watch the same work and share the joy and hype on social media, just like we did before.
(Screenplay writer - live action screenwriter e.g. Kamen Rider/ Kakegurui live action movie)
>Q: How did you feel about receiving an offer to participate in the Tiger & Bunny 2 production?
>MT: My hands were literally shaking, I'm serious. When the first season aired I was still in high-school, getting together with my friends after lessons and going "Wow, this week's T&B episode was awesome!".
>Joy, sense of responsibility, excitement, pressure... It all came crashing on me together, so I just kind of started twitching.
>Q: Is there anything you particularly focus on when writing the scenario?
>MT: I mustn't betray the fans' expectations. At the same time, however, I must write a show that even people unfamiliar with the franchise can enjoy. It can't be just a doujin. It's not a vehicle for my ego. More than anything, the show must be fun and interesting. Writing the show felt like threading a microfiber cloth with a micro-sized needle.
>Q: Please tell use your message for the fans waiting for S2.
>MT: There are very few series that have been loved as long and as deeply by so many people. And I believe we have created a work that can take and embrace all that huge amount of love head on.
>Please wait just a little while longer.
>Q: Please tell us your feelings after receiving the production announcement of "TIGER & BUNNY 2".
>HH: Every corner of your muscles is always OK!
>Q: Please give a message to the fans who are waiting for your work.
EDIT - Thanks coolboxofcandy for the suggestion.
>HH: Get ready to roar at your fullest!"
>Q: Please tell us your feelings after receiving the production announcement of "TIGER & BUNNY 2".
>MK: As one of the performers, I'm really happy to decide on the sequel, but as one of the fans, I can't help but wonder if various mysteries that haven't been solved will be solved.
Just like before, I wondered if I could enjoy the moment of reading the script with excitement, and I'm looking forward to it! I want to start recording soon!
>Q: Please give a message to the fans who are waiting for your work.
>MK: Actually... I read the script of the first episode first!
“Well! That 's right!"
"Wow ! That person is that!"
"I see! That's right!"
It was the first episode full of surprises.
I'm already worried about future developments!
Fans, this is an incident! Please look forward to it!
And those were comments that have been released so far. Look forward to more comments in the future!
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Coast To Coast
(Sweater Weather spin-off)
Read part one here
Read about Wolfstar in Sweater Weather here
(warning: Worrying about coming out. I’m not sure how to tag it, but I know some people wanted warnings about these types of issues and I want everyone to feel comfortable and aware <3)
part ii
Harvard University, 2016
Logan sat on Finn’s bed, the mattress bare. The walls were stripped of all signs that Finn had ever been there—the Speed Limit 55 sign he had found in a parking lot. The pictures tacked on the wall of him and his brother, his family, the team winning Championships, and Logan’s favorite. He stared at the place on the wall where it had been. He could still see a bit of blue tack there, forever hardened into the white paint. It was a picture of Finn and him, taken by someone else, one of their teammates, at the party the team had thrown after they won. They were both grinning like all hell in the picture, and Finn’s arm was thrown over Logan’s shoulders, standing behind him a little, his hand pressed to Logan’s chest. Logan could still feel it, Finn warm all along his back. He remembered hoping Finn couldn’t feel his beating heart.
“Lo, can you stop looking so mopey for two seconds, please?”
Logan blinked, snapping out of it to look back at Finn. He had his ray bands pushed into his red hair and was chewing his gum loudly, as usual. The summer sun had already made his cheeks a little pink at the top. He looked lean and strong in his NASA-logo t-shirt and jean shorts, sweating a little from moving boxes all morning in the new-summer heat.
Finn was leaving, was the thing. Finn wasn’t a senior anymore, he was draftee of the Gryffindor Lions. Finn was going, going, gone.
“I’m not mopey,” Logan said, picking at a mattress thread.
Finn huffed out a laugh, zipping a suitcase closed. “Could’ve fooled me.” He snapped his gum and hauled the suitcase and his hockey bag up by their straps easily. He pulled his sunglasses down over his eyes. “Alright, last two. Hold the doors for me, eh?”
Logan took one last look around the room as he stood. “You’re not even going to say goodbye?”
Finn laughed, “You’re so fucking sentimental. I’ve got the party tonight, and I’ve got one more night here.”
“Yeah, in my room,” Logan said.
“Exactly,” Finn turned to the side, and Logan could just a sliver of the brown eyes some of the boys called him bambi for. It wasn’t enough to read his expression. “Plenty of time to say goodbye,” Finn finished, and then turned all the way towards the door. “Come on, I don’t want to carry this all by myself.”
“That’s because you’re lazy,” Logan said over a catch in his throat. Finn had a way of making him feel perfectly at home and blazingly nervous all at once. It gave him whiplash. He couldn’t get enough of it.
“Facts,” Finn hiked his stick bag up onto his shoulder with a grin and opened his door.
They loaded the car and made sure they would be able to pull out easily the next morning without having to wake up any of the other guys. When they were done, Logan left it as a problem to face the next morning. He didn’t want to think about Finn leaving. He didn’t want to think about spending next year, his senior year, without him. He wanted to get a little drunk tonight, hang out with his friends, and have Finn in his bed—maybe not in the way he wanted, but it was something.
“I am going to miss this shit-hole house,” Finn sighed as they walked back up the stone steps of Omega Kappa Nu, or the hockey-house as the rest of campus called it, together.
Logan scoffed, gesturing up at the ionic columns and the double-decker wrap-around porch. “Hock-house is anything but a shit-hole.”
Finn laughed. “Easy for you to say, you got the best room in the place.”
Logan smiled thinking about his corner room on the top floor, windows covering both walls. “She’s a beaut, eh?”
“Yeah she is, but only because I get her for one night.”
The reminder made Logan’s stomach flip. He cleared his throat. “Yeah, well, you better not kick in your sleep.”
“Even if I didn’t, I’d kick you.”
Logan shoved him as they reached the house, the heavy wooden double-doors propped open by one of Logan’s socks shoved beneath it as a door stop.
“Gross,” Finn said, pointing.
“You told me to help you with the doors.”
Finn rolled his eyes, but threw an arm around Logan’s shoulders. “Alright. Let’s take your car to get the booze, yeah? You got your fake? Oh, that’s right, no one ever believes yours.”
“Fuck off,” Logan groaned, and Finn laughed, tossing Logan his keys.
~
The party was in full swing, the sun down and hanging lanterns lit, and Logan was pleasantly buzzed. He had a red cup in his hand full of rum and coke, and he could see Finn across the patio, feet dangling in one of the blow up pools that one of the boys had bought and filled. He was laughing, a Harvard hat flipped backwards, keeping his hair out of his face. Logan sighed and drained the last of his cup, ducking back into the house for some more. He got a few slaps on the back along the way and smiled back. The kitchen was actually pretty empty, everyone having gone outside to escape the heat, but the liter coke was empty, too. Logan sighed, picking up the bottle by its cap and bouncing the plastic on the counter a few times, as if that would fill it back up.
“Wingardium-coke-osa,” said a voice in his ear and Logan snorted before spinning and smacking Finn with the bottle hard on his arm.
“Fuck me,” Finn hissed, rubbing his arm. His own drink had sloshed against his shirt, leaving a dark stain on the hem. “Tremzy.”
Logan laughed, pushing himself up to sit on the counter beside the sink. “There’s no more coke, it isn’t funny. Where’d all these fucking,” he gestured around, “people come from, drinking my rum and coke.”
“Here,” Finn said, and suddenly Finn’s cup was pressed against Logan’s lips.
Logan’s eyes widened in surprise for a moment, then narrowed suspiciously.
“Drink,” Finn said softly. They were closer now, Finn almost between Logan’s thighs. He was taller than Finn like this, level with his soft brown eyes. “Go ahead.”
Logan could smell the sickly sweet soda, and he let Finn tilt the drink into his mouth slowly. There was only an inch or so left, and Logan drank easily, the bite of the rum hot on his tongue. Finn pulled it back at the last second and drained the last centimeter himself, mouth where Logan’s had been.
“So, you’ve been drinking my rum and coke,” Logan said hoarsely.
“Guilty,” Finn replied, and Logan thought he saw his eyes dart to his own mouth. His own did the same instinctively.
“Facts,” Logan parroted, and pretended, to himself, that he could lean in right then and kiss Finn on the mouth.
Finn’s nose scrunched, then he smiled and looked behind him. “Promised Kourt a game of pong, eh? See you later?”
Logan’s heart did a little twist. Kourt. Kourtney Bleaker. Logan would do anything to poof that girl out of existence, her hands all over Finn all the time.
“I’m not sleeping on sheets you fucked Kourtney Bleaker on,” Logan said, looking down into his empty cup.
Finn’s smile dropped, surprised, then he raised his eyebrows. “Jesus, Logan. Who said anything about that? I said I’m going to play beer pong.”
“I’m just telling you. You might be sleeping in my room but don’t do that.”
“What, you got plans?” Finn bit back.
“What if I do?”
Finn’s mouth formed a hard line. “Well, have fun, then.” He turned and went into the living room without looking back.
Logan threw his cup in the direction of the trashcan, maybe too hard, and let the screen door bang behind him as he went back outside.
He didn’t want them to fight on their last day together. It was three in the morning and people were filing out to other parties or going home. Logan could still hear the music from downstairs, but he’d learned how to sleep through it a long time ago.
Finn was still in the house somewhere. Logan pulled off his sweaty shirt, his necklace bouncing, cold, against his chest, and went into the bathroom to splash cold water on his face and brush his teeth. He rinsed his mouth out twice, and pushed wet hands through his hair. He was hot, and upset, and he couldn’t decide if wanted Finn to appear or not.
He didn’t have long to worry over it. He flicked the bathroom light off and there was Finn, closing the door behind him. They stared at each other.
“I thought I should probably sleep,” Finn said. “Got a bit of a drive tomorrow.”
He took his sunglasses from where they were folded into his shirt and set them on Logan’s dresser, along with his hat. He toed off his navy blue vans and then stood there, unsure of what to do.
Logan picked up the t-shirt he had discarded earlier and threw it into his hamper without a word. His shorts he left on the floor to be worn again tomorrow.
“Pardon,” he mumbled, maybe one of four phrases Finn knew in French, and Finn all but jumped out of the way so that Logan could get to his plaid pajama bottoms in his dresser.
He thought he heard Finn sigh as he walked into the bathroom, not bothering to close the door when he used the toilet. Logan ran his hands over his ribs and neck, trying to calm himself down, before crawling into the far side of his bed by the wall and moonlit window, leaving Finn what room was left—which wasn’t much. Logan had had a few girls stay over and it was always a tight fit. He could only imagine what it was going to be like to have two hockey players, all six feet of Finn, in the bed with him.
“I’m using your toothbrush, I packed mine,” Finn said from the bathroom.
“Fine,” Logan replied. They’d done it enough times on roadies. One of them was always forgetting something. Toothbrush, underwear, phone charger.
Finally, Finn flicked the light off and came to the edge of the bed. He looked down at Logan for a minute. Logan could feel his eyes on him, but he kept his towards the ceiling.
Finn sighed, and reached behind his head to pull his t-shirt off. He unbuttoned his jean shorts next, kicking them away. He left his socks on. Logan watched the muscles in his chest from the corner in his eye. Finn pushed the covers back and slid in. Instantly, the bed was warmer, verging on too warm in the June heat, but Logan kept very still.
After what felt like an hour of both of them lying there stiffly on their backs, Finn let out a sigh and pushed himself up onto one elbow, leaning over Logan. Logan kept his eyes towards the ceiling and the stripes of moonlight. He could guess how Finn looked in the moonlight, all pale skin and sharp lines. He didn’t know what would happen if he actually looked.
“I’m not leaving tomorrow with you mad at me,” Finn said softly.
Logan felt his chest tighten at the words. His throat felt very suddenly tight with tears, surprising him. He blinked hard and then turned on his side, back towards Finn. It was another few moments before he thought he could speak. Even when he did, the words came out thick. “Guess I’ll have to stay mad at you, then.”
Finn sucked in a breath. Whether it was at Logan’s meaning, or the sound, Logan didn’t know.
Finn was quiet, but then Logan felt his hand on the bare skin of his back, thumb rubbing over his spine. “Lo…”
Logan squeezed his eyes shut.
“Tremz, come on, look at me. Logan.”
“Non. Tu dors,” Logan rasped.
“Door?” Finn’s hand pressed against his shoulder. “Don’t speak French, I can’t—”
“Go to sleep,” But Logan’s voice broke, giving him away. He cursed, turning his nose into his pillow. “Go to sleep, go to sleep…”
“Logan—”
“Je ne veux pas parler,” Logan began, voice hitching up at the end. His cheeks burned, his head hurt. If he talked about it, it was real.
Finn groaned and then suddenly Logan felt him throw a leg over his hips, his full weight settling over him for a moment as he wedged himself between the wall and Logan’s body. Logan was too surprised to struggle for a moment, but before he could think about it, Finn’s hand was wrapped around his neckless, the small fleur-de-lis, and it was like a tether. Logan couldn’t find it in himself to look away. They were chest to chest, skin against skin, and their heads were on the same pillow.
Finn’s face dropped in surprise.
“Don’t,” Logan said, wedging a hand between them to wipe at his face angrily. “Don’t, Finn.”
But Finn caught Logan’s hand around the wrist. “No, I want—I need to talk about—”
Finn cut off though. Logan knew what they were both thinking. That kiss, almost a year ago now. More than a kiss. Logan still thought about it, too much. How Finn had felt in his hand. The feeling of Finn kissing him back, holding him close.
“No,” Logan said. “You don’t.”
“Yes,” Finn argued.
“Why?” Logan said, voice hushed. “You’re leaving. You’re going to the NHL. Name one player who’s…whatever you are. Whatever—whatever we are.”
Logan wasn’t quite sure. He liked girls. He liked boys. He liked Finn. He’d burn worlds for Finn.
But Finn was leaving, and it wasn’t up to Logan whether he could follow or not.
“You can’t,” Logan said. “Because there aren’t any.”
“Maybe I could be the first,” Finn said.
“You want that?” Logan fired back. “No one will give a shit about how you play. Maybe it’ll be too much for the organization. No one will want you because you’re too much trouble. We’ve both heard the things said on the ice, in the stands…the slurs. Imagine how bad it would be if they knew it was actually true.”
That seemed to make Finn think twice. Logan had let it spew out of him, all of the horrors that kept him up at night. He expected Finn to pull away. He waited for him to pull away.
Instead, Finn made a sad, low sound in his throat, and pushed their foreheads together. Logan let out a shuttering breath and let Finn slide their fingers together. His heart pounded, and he could feel Finn breathing against his chest.
“Well, I’m not there yet,” Finn said. “I’m still here. With you.”
Logan’s hands were shaking and he knew Finn could feel because Finn squeezed his fingers.
“Lo, please. I’m gonna be all alone with no one I know. I’m going to…” Finn gave his head a little shake, pushing harder against Logan, like he did after a goal, on the ice. “I’m gonna miss the hell out of you, okay? I already do.”
Logan’s breathing hitched again, tears hot in the corner of his eyes, and he leaned forward and kissed Finn. He brought his other hand up to clutch desperately around his back, nails digging in.
Finn kissed back hard, licking into Logan’s mouth like he needed it. His hand wandered down to Logan’s lower back, ending in a press to his thigh. Logan took the hint and wrapped his leg around Finn’s, heel against Finn’s calf. Finn pressed a hand to Logan’s cheek, thumb wiping any wet away, and Logan clutched harder to him. He was trying to remember, and trying to forget, at the same time.
The music had finally stopped downstairs, and neither of them noticed.
Logan woke up to quiet. The sun had replaced the moon and it was bright. Too happy. He looked over at Finn, who was on his stomach, sleeping with his face mashed in the pillow and full lips parted. He had one hand curled around Logan’s bicep lightly, holding on. Logan could barely stand it.
Logan looked at Finn again on the side of the road. Finn was wearing the same shirt as yesterday, stain and all. The same shorts, the same hat, the same shoes. He wore a different expression. His eyes were sad, conflicted.
Logan wanted to make it easy for him. He wanted him to go and live his dream.
He put his hands into his pockets and smiled a half smile. “Ne m’oublie pas, d’accord?”
Don’t forget me. Please, please, please.
Finn sighed, like he always did. “I can’t understand you.”
Good. Logan looked down, then back again.
“Call me when you get there. Send me a picture of Gryffindor,” Logan took a deep breath, and smiled. “Meet a nice girl.”
Finn’s expression cracked. His lip even quivered, just for a moment. “Lo…”
“Call me when you get there. I want to hear about everything. This is your dream.” Logan said, and turned away from the curb. If Finn spoke, Logan would get into the car with him.
He made it inside, he made it up the stairs and into his room, before he pressed a hand over his mouth, shaking. He leaned back against the door. Out the window, he watched Finn drive away.
He tried to remember, and tried to forget, at the same time.
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A tale of dissecting the chronology of a trailer (in which chronology is made up and the voiceover definitely matters—but doesn’t always align).
LUCIFER SEASON 5 TRAILER SPOILERS AHOY.
Me: I avoid spoilers!! Don’t spoil me!!
Also Me: Hark! Is that a trailer I see before me?? Better analyze it frame by frame!
So, the truth is, I don’t know most of the other BTS stuff and I really don’t want to. I haven't seen the episode titles. I do know Neil Gaiman’s not ... reprising his role. I’m going on ONLY what’s in the trailer, so some of this speculation may already be wrong.
First: a moment of AWWWWWWW YEAAAAAHHHHH because I’ve wanted Twin!Michael for years.
Okay. Moving on.
Trailers are not chronological. They are magic tricks, designed to manipulate their audience.
Now, chronologically, the crime scene with Ella is at (or very near) the beginning because I’m preeetty sure the victim is Mr. Said Out Bitch (RIP; obviously they did not think they were getting a S6!). It’s hard to make out exactly what Chloe is wearing. Dark jacket, dark shirt with a t-shirt-like collar.
Okay, we know this is Lucifer; we know this is what he was wearing when he went to Hell. Very, very, glowing in the black light white shirt. This could be at the beginning? We assume it is because of how it’s placed right after the goodbye from s4, anyway.
Look how haggard he looks. Like, Lucifer. You need some sleep, buddy. Those dark circles have dark circles. My heart hurts.
Okay wtf, my heart hurts here, too. We assume that Chloe’s pajama(?) stakeout and drinking/dancing and her looking up (and looking super sad on what I think is Lucifer’s balcony) are part of the “since you’ve been gone (everything sucks)” montage.
I will say it’s very possible that “shots at the bar” happens after “crime scene with Ella.” Chloe’s wearing a black jacket and Maze’s arm is bare. Perhaps this night of drowning sorrows (again) is what leads to the conversation (the next day, I think) between Chloe and Maze (“We don’t need him”). In that scene with Maze, Chloe’s wearing a pinstripe blazer and grey t-shirt. Which is important, because that’s the outfit she’s wearing here (in what I would guess is Mr. Said Out Bitch’s home):
I know the assumption is that this is Michael. Although, I wonder how Michael knows the crime-solving Devil song, and the mannerisms (tugging on the sleeves, “Hello, bad guys” as he strolls in) are definitely Lucifer’s. As is the outfit, which is a perfect mirror of the one Lucifer wears in Hell: black suit, white shirt with texture, red pocket square. (Also, no evidence of Michael’s injury.)
Other questions: If he’s so good at playing Lucifer here, why isn’t anyone taken in by him when the grey sateen shirt (hold that thought) appears? Where has Michael been? Why is he here now?
So, I think it’s the combination of his non(?)-reaction to Chloe kissing him and the expression on his face that Michael this up, right? That it’s shown while Michael is voiceover monologuing is also an indicator (but could just as easily be a misdirect because Michael’s not speaking in the image in front of us, and it’s not like we’ve never seen Lucifer make this kind of face before).
(Incidentally, the non-reaction to the kiss could also be seen as in-character for Lucifer; he can’t be sure of his reception, which also plays well with his hello-bad-guys/cocky-to-cover-insecure entrance.)
If it is Michael in the shooting/hug scene, he may START by playing Lucifer perfectly, but that degenerates.
We know this is Michael. There’s some evidence of Michael’s injury in the unevenness of the shoulders. It is NOT a white shirt. It is a grey shirt with a bit of shine; sateen, if you will. We’re going to see a lot of this shirt.
Michael: grey sateen shirt. Also, Chloe’s wearing the white and black striped (VERY FUNNY, COSTUMING DEPT.) shirt she’s wearing when she tells Linda that Lucifer is acting different—so we assume this is the day(?) after Michael shows up. (There’s also a slight possibility that his Lucifer 2.0 bit is his introduction.)
Michael. Black wings. TINY STRIP OF GREY SHIRT at the wrist. So, we assume this happens right after the previous Chloe-with-Gun moment. Michael might want to mess with his brother, but he doesn’t want Chloe to die—there’s even some protective head cradling. So. There’s that.
Michael. Lux. Still the grey sateen shirt. Important: Amenadiel is wearing a shirt and tie.
In the bit where he’s (presumably) talking to Lucifer in Hell (“He’s stronger than you think.”), he’s wearing the same Lux-grey-sateen-shirt-Michael suit and tie. I’m guessing Amenadiel was like “Do not pass Go, do not collect $200″ and pops down to Hell ASAP.
The “He is stronger than you think” line also makes me wonder if Lucifer hasn’t worried—or even thought—about Michael because he believed his twin was broken beyond the possibility of being a threat (presumably by Lucifer; I think there’s a Rebellion-related, bad-blood, mutually-assured-destruction story behind Michael’s injuries). That hubris/pride is pretty much what gets Lucifer into 925% of his problems, after all, so it would be in character.
Oh, Luci. Why do you assume you’re the smartest in the room? Soon that attitude may be your doom.
Michael is ALSO wearing the grey sateen shirt when Maze shows up and he admits he’s not Lucifer. A lot happens on the day of the grey sateen shirt. To me, this means everyone’s onto him right from the beginning. Also, it means the trailer is pulling pretty heavily from just this one out of the eight episodes. The first episode, unless I miss my guess.
Now, going by wardrobe, we enter a very jumbled section. We’ll call this the Dark Days of the Turtleneck.
During the Dark Days of the Turtleneck, we see Michael fight with Amenadiel in the time-stopped precinct. One assumes Michael’s not even pretending to be Lucifer anymore because ... turtleneck? Bloody hell, might as well be board shorts and Crocs. Note: Michael is NOT wearing (Lucifer’s) ring, here.
Again, the voiceover is misleading because suit-and-tie Amenadiel in Lux and Hell wouldn’t have had a chance to fight (wearing a red jacket) with Turtleneck Michael yet.
At yet another point, we see grey-knit Amenadiel fight with zip-up-halter Maze. Whatever’s going on, Amenadiel is getting around (on different days). And apparently everyone is mad at him.
Okay, so this happens after Michael’s had time to “make a mess.” Of what sort, though? I mean, the penthouse looks fine, so ... what haven’t we seen? What has happened between grey sateen shirt Michael and brown blazer turtleneck Michael? Note: Michael’s also not wearing (Lucifer’s) ring, here. I think Michael’s true lack of fashion sense is turtlenecks and roomy blazers. Yikes.
Well, we assume it’s a mess of Lucifer’s life on earth ... but is that possible? All the evidence points to pretty much everyone knowing sateen-shirt Michael isn’t Lucifer right away, so how could he have had the time or the leverage to make a mess that involves them?
And if Michael doesn’t mean he made a mess of Lucifer’s life on earth, does he mean a more far-reaching mess? A much older mess? Something celestial? Something involving Hell? Something involving the Rebellion (have they seen each other since?)? Something involving God? Something involving whatever or whoever the REAL Big Bad of the season is (because I really doubt it’s Michael)?
How long has Michael been ... watching? stalking? Lucifer? Has he been involved in any of the other stuff that’s happened over the years? Was he the one who let Mum out of her cell?
But MOST IMPORTANT: How does he know the crime-fighting-devil song????
Well, whatever that mess is, Lucifer’s pretty pissed off about it.
White shirt, white wings is Lucifer (he was also wearing his black jacket, but not a red pocket square. Note: he has had time to remove his jacket and put his wings away before throwing a punch!). TRAGIC turtleneck under a blazer (with different-colored trousers) and the obvious injury is Michael. But it’s not grey-turtleneck Michael—more than one turtleneck, how dare—so we’re at a different time, chronologically speaking. Could be before Michael’s precinct-fight with Amenadiel, even; we don’t know the chronology of those turtlenecks. We just know Michael, for some unknown reason, chooses them.
Later:
Okay, I think these two scenes happen in the same episode; Chloe’s outfit is the same. And I think that episode happens a bit later in the chronology. Why?
‘Cause Chloe doesn’t have bangs, yo. And anyone who’s tried to grow out bangs can tell you IT DOESN’T HAPPEN OVERNIGHT.
Head-scratching brown suit aside, that’s Lucifer and not Michael. Because this has to be after Michael has shown his true turtleneck colors. Lucifer also seems to have trimmed down his post-hell angst-beard.
Chloe’s hand-injury is probably from that explosion. Her heart-wrenching anguish, though? I don’t know what caused it, but my hurt/comfort-loving little heart wants it now.
We have no idea what Michael’s doing at this point: we don’t see Michael with no-bangs Chloe.
Which leaves the scenes that have had Twitter freaking out for most of the day:
This might be after black-shirt-Chloe-anguish-explosion. I know it looks like bangs, but I think it could also be hair-pushed-behind ears; in the shot where you see her standing in front of the elevator, her “bangs” look long enough to be tamed into a no-bang ponytail. But then ... no hand injury.
It could also be a dream (looking at you “Love Handles”) or a Hell-torment.
In any case, it is 1000% Lucifer and not Michael. Every single moment of every single micro-expression is entirely That Look Lucifer Only Gives To Chloe Decker (I wrote a thread about this on Twitter today), and Michael is just NOT that good an actor.
I actually find this shot more baffling. It’s Lucifer’s shirt; it has men’s-shirt buttons. Is it a morning after? (But not the morning after the wall scene, because Lucifer was wearing a black shirt there.)
Is this a dream?? A HELL TORMENT?? Look, I just do not trust anything that looks like something the fans have wanted so badly. We were all there for elevator dream sex and Lucifer wing dream reveal. We know how these people work!
(Granted, they also sometimes give us axe scenes and beach kisses, but...)
I have about 32634 things to say about LIGHT AND DARK TWIN BROTHERS IS EVERYTHING and also FURTHER EVIDENCE OF QUESTIONABLE CREATION/PARENTING, but I’ve already been working on this for hours, and that screaming is, I think, best reserved for another post.
In conclusion, ahh the sweet, sweet song of hyperfixation. I missed you, buddy. You and your neurotransmitters. Welcome back.
For now, I’m just gonna tricycle off to hell in anticipation of August 21st.
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Guys, seriously, how the hell does Michael know the crime-solving-devil song???????
#lucifer on netflix#lucifer morningstar#chloe decker#deckerstar#lucifer s5#lucifer s5 spoilers#lucifer spoilers#lucifer speculation#lucifer meta#lucifer thoughts#lucifer s5 trailer#long post#lotsa text#LOTSA PICS
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All you need to know about testosterone in women
Kirsti Miller har a great thread on the role of testosterone in women:
//Young women generally have about 10% of the testosterone men have, but by the age of 40, they have roughly half. After menopause, some women can have higher testosterone levels than men of the same age.
T is a natural hormone, but it has also been abused in the past for doping female athletes, notably in former East Bloc countries. It is not legal to do this,but can be quite difficult to detect, as natural hormone levels can differ significantly from person to person.
Women who have polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) have much higher testosterone levels than other women do. They can develop menstrual irregularities and facial hair and acne. This affects about one in every 10 young women.
Testosterone is necessary for the survival of both men and women and a shortage of it can cause memory problems, spatial disorientation and a lack of interest in sex in everyone.
Mary Decker-Slaney, world champion long-distance runner from the early 80s had a testosterone level that was much higher than the 6:1 ratio allowed by the IAAF. With age, women's testosterone levels increase significantly, while those of men drop.
In female athletes, testosterone rises in anticipation of competition more in women than it does in men, researchers say.
Young women who have high testosterone levels have lean bodies, high energy levels and a flat strong abdomen. They do not necessarily look particularly masculine.
Men's testicles produce testosterone, but the testosterone production in women is divided between their ovaries and their adrenal glands.
When women develop higher testosterone levels, they can become more masculine, but they can also be at increased risk of diabetes, breast cancer and heart disease if they are overweight.
Testosterone generally decreases fat mass, but also increases insulin resistance, which could lead to weight gain. In short, it does different things to different women.
Optimal testosterone levels vary incredibly widely from one man to another, and from woman to woman. The testosterone levels in one person can also differ widely when measured at different times.//
She has also an interesting thread on testosterone and athletes:
//Fun FACT: Where did the @WorldAthletics get the 5 nmol/L cutoff from? The medical profession has never defined being female by the level of testosterone in your blood and whether you're sensitive to sex hormones or not.//
More here.
Who is Kirsti Miller? “World Aquathon Champion & Dual-International-Hall-Of-Fame-Athlete, Educator within sport regarding diversity, Prison Governor.” And yes, she is a transgender woman.
Photo: LeoPatrizi
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“Shh, someone will hear” @ decker. on the right blog this time.
Most of the men on the ship were more than eager to celebrate at the mess hall and wherever else they ended up. There were only two or so more weeks before they were home and everyone was excited. Decker wasn’t sure what had started the little celebration or whatever bullshit ‘party’ the men had come up with. He had no actual intention of participating in any of the celebration or the drinking that went on. in all honesty? The thing that had coaxed him out of his bunk was the idea of the mess hall having better food than they normal would have. It was a celebration, right?
Decker had settled at the end of the table where a group of men sat. The same men that always seemed to be at the mess hall trying to get drunk off of whatever they had created while they weren’t seaside. Just that group alone were rowdy enough to be loud enough to fill the entire hall with noise - And they weren’t even the only group there. He hadn’t known that Joe was even there until he moved closer and tugged at the back of his shirt.
They managed to find an empty spot of the ship once Decker got up to follow Joe out. It was something that they seemed to inherently know - To make their time alone together short. Despite how everyone seemed to be distracted for the night and the volume from the mess hall was still echoed through the ship.
“If they didn’t hear you before then they definitely can’t hear us.” But that didn’t stop him from biting his lower lip, muffling his next noise a second later when their bodies rolled together. He was sure that there would be bruises on his hips the next day that he wouldn’t be able to completely explain to the other men. There might even be bruises along his back because of how he had been shoved up against the metal wall. Fingers curled tightly in the other man’s hair, using it to tug his head back and bite at the base of his throat. “And you’re overestimating your skills, Roberts.”
#joeofmedan#( * t. decker / the gods should have placed him among the stars. )#( have this I guess ; answered. )#is it a thread between them if they don't bicker ??
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Forbidden Fruits
Hello Berries! The nights are getting longer, the air is getting crisper, the lattes are getting pumpkin spicier so you know what time it is. Time for the third ever Soapberry Springs writing prompt!
This prompt is meant to appeal to that part of many of us that once devoured cheesy romance books, thrilling over cliche after cliche so long as the right people ended up riding off into the sunset together. To play along, please choose one of the scenarios under the cut inspired by the brave harlequin romance writers and their specific books.
You are free to change genders and names, of course; the only two things that must remain as posted are a) the title and b) the plot.
As always there is no time limit and no due date. Players are welcome to write self-paras, blurbs or novellas, poetry, chatzys or threads, to edit graphics, make playlists, etc. All creative takes on the theme are welcome and encouraged!
Select below from prompts!
Feyness By E.S. Carter
In this dark and sexy story, Faye’s cruel, powerful father forces her to marry wickedly gorgeous Cole. She’s convinced that Cole is pure evil — and he’s determined to break her…
Delicious Temptation By Sabrina Sol
After years of keeping her family’s struggling bakery afloat, pastry chef Amara is tired of being safe and predictable. Can she convince Eric, her brother’s ex-best friend, to make good on his bad-boy reputation? A smoldering erotic romance!
An Unconventional Courtship By Scotty Cade
Personal assistant Tristan and his CEO boss, Webber, both struggle to hide their true feelings from each other. But when the pair travel to the Caribbean on a business trip, they discover they can’t hold back their desires forever…
Grayson’s Mate By Tamsin Baker
An alpha werewolf in search of his mate is led to the last person he expected: the handsome stranger he rescued from a car accident. Their desire is undeniable, but can a werewolf and a mortal man find a way to be together?
Make Me Want By Katee Robert
Lucy is a confident, high-powered lawyer — but her ex-boyfriend gave her self-esteem issues in bed. Can her friend Gideon help her realize she has the power to drive him wild?
Bound by Honor By Cora Reilly
To fulfill her father’s promise, Aria must marry notorious, coldhearted Luca. But can she break down Luca’s walls and find the passion within him?
Bad Neighbor By M. O’Keefe
Sparks fly when Charlotte meets her sexy new neighbor Jesse. He’s an alpha bad boy who isn’t afraid of anything — except for his growing attraction to Charlotte, as their desire for each other rages out of control…
London Calling By Clare Lydon
A charming, witty romance: Jess never expected to be moving back in with her parents at the age of 32. But just as things seem hopeless, she makes an unexpected connection with a gorgeous woman. Could happily ever after be on the horizon?
Three Wrong Turns in the Desert By Neil Plakcy
Aidan can’t stop thinking about Liam, the alluring bodyguard he met in a Tunisian bar… When a high-octane chase takes them into the desert, their desires reach a boiling point in this steamy adventure!
Tempting Boundaries By Carrie Ann Ryan
Decker has always lusted after his best friend’s little sister, the woman he can’t have. But when Miranda decides she wants him, he may not be able to resist any longer…
Camp H.O.W.L. By Bru Baker
A sexy shifter romance! When Adrian finally turns into a werewolf — eight years late — Tate, a counselor at a camp for new werewolves, is ready to guide him. But cynical Tate never expected Adrian to be his destined mate…
Roller Girl By Vanessa North
When newly single Tina joins Joanne’s roller derby team, their friendship ignites a steamy passion behind closed doors…
The Shop on Main By Kay Correll
Bella is devastated to learn that she may lose her small shop — and an attractive businessman is the root of her worries. When they clash, can she settle her financial woes on her own and embrace a second chance at love?
The Road to You By Harper Bliss
Serious Katherine and free-spirited Ali have been enemies since college… but fate keeps throwing them together. As the years go on, will they see another side to each other — one they could learn to love?
Road to the Sun By Keira Andrews
When his eight-year-old daughter is kidnapped in Montana, single dad Jason Kellerman enlists the help of park ranger Ben Hettler. Suppressing their burning mutual attraction, the two men begin a wild and desperate hunt through the wilderness…
Captive of the Hitman By Alexis Abbott
When Alicia gets caught up in a dangerous situation, Mikhail takes her captive for her protection. But their sexual chemistry is off the charts — and he refuses to let her go…
Feeling Hot By Elle Kennedy
Home from deployment, Navy SEAL Cash McCoy forms a tantalizing connection with a mysterious blonde. Little does he know that she’s Jen Scott — his commanding officer’s sister! Can he keep his hands to himself around the one woman who’s off-limits?
Professional Distance By Silvia Violet
Heartbroken Thornwell swears off love — until he hires aspiring chef Riley as an escort! Though the two men couldn’t be more different, they begin to fall for each other. Can Riley convince Thornwell to set aside his doubts and live deliciously?
Black By T.L. Smith
Left heartbroken by his first and only love, hit man Liam Black is surprised to find her a decade later. But Rose isn’t the woman she used to be…
Training Sasha By Becca Jameson
Sasha is eager to explore her submissive side, but BDSM club owner Lincoln — who’s also her brother’s friend — won’t admit his attraction to her. Can she convince him to help her explore her sexual desires?
Stalking Buffalo Bill By J. Leigh Bailey
From the moment coyote shifter Donnie spotted buffalo shifter William at his cafe, he was smitten. When deadly figures from William’s past come back to settle unfinished business, the pair team up to ward off danger — and protect their future together.
Dog Days By TA Moore
Apocalyptic weather conditions are wreaking havoc across the globe. But weredog Danny has more immediate problems — including his wolfish ex-lover, Jack…
Dirty Girl By Meghan March
When Greer is drunk one night, she posts an embarrassing personal ad — and now she has thousands of takers! But bad boy Cavanaugh is a cut above the rest…
Tonight’s Encore By Parker Avrile
When Zac returns to his small hometown, he renews his relationship with Reed, who knew him before he became a rock star. But the pressures of fame could tear them apart in this steamy gay romance!
The Longest River By Hildred Billings
After the death of her twin sister, Helen moves to a secluded mountain village to find her independence and heal. There she meets widowed bookstore owner Kiyoko — an introduction that feels like fate…
Dirty Daughter By JB Duvane
Emily is determined to seduce her mother’s former psychologist, Max. But she doesn’t realize that he has his own plans for her — and soon she’ll be locked up in his remote cottage, forced to satisfy his every desire…
Mr. So Wrong By R.C. Stephens
A searing, sexy romance! After finding wealthy bad boy Al caught in a blizzard, Samantha brings him to her ranch to nurse him back to health. She doesn’t want to let anyone close to her heart, but why can’t she keep Al out of her bed?
Tempt the Playboy By Natasha Madison
After arrogant playboy Noah has a one-night stand with Kaleigh, he’s determined to claim her again. But she may not fall for his charms so easily…
One Last Heist By Dahlia Donovan
Partners in love and in crime, Toshiro and Mack plan to get their crew together for one last heist. It was supposed to be easy — but as they become embroiled in a deadly conspiracy, the stakes will rise out of their control…
Little Liar By W Winters
With so much pain in her past, there’s no way Allie should be drawn to bad boy Dean. And yet she can’t seem to stay away from him…
Seducing Cinderella By Gina L. Maxwell
Physical therapist Lucie needs help wooing her crush, so she asks her brother’s best friend, Reid, to teach her the art of seduction. But their arrangement leads to an unexpected chemistry, and Reid can’t give her up…
Tormentor Mine By Anna Zaires
In this “darkly addictive and hauntingly beautiful” romance, assassin Peter comes to torture Sara. But then he becomes obsessed with her…
As Sure as the Sun By Elle Keaton
After a brush with death, retired US Marshal Sacha starts anew in a small town. As he works to restore an old building, he crosses paths with history enthusiast Seth — and discovers a sizzling attraction that may persuade both men to risk their hearts.
The Endgame Duet By Cleary James
When her life takes a turn for the worse, Lisa offers herself to wealthy Grayson in exchange for the money she needs. For seven days he can do whatever he wants with her — but will they be able to control their sensual desires?
The Beat of Love By L. Loryn
In this passionate gay romance, brooding musician Wolfe and handsome actor Miguel court the media by pretending to be a couple. Will their fake celebrity relationship crash and burn — or turn into a connection more powerful than they expected?
The Isle of... Where? By Sue Brown
When Liam Marshall travels to the Isle of Wight to fulfill his best friend’s dying wish, Sam Owens helps him through it. They swiftly develop a connection — but does their budding relationship have an expiration date?
Ruthless By Dani René
Dangerous bad boy Callan always gets whatever he wants — so when he sees sweet Madison at a BDSM club, he must have her. A darkly delicious erotic tale!
Fire and Flint By Andrew Grey
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Wanderlust: Lock and Key -- Bughead (Chapter 8)
Word Count: 3,290
Rated: E
A/N: The last time I posted a chapter was December last year. So sorry for the long time coming... but here is the next chapter for your enjoyment. (Read on AO3)
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The sunset was casting a scarlet glow across the busy halls of the Dublin airport when they finally dragged their luggage from baggage claim to the bus stop outside. Betty sat on her luggage, Jughead next to her with his arm slung over her shoulders.
Reggie was fidgety, pacing back and forth on the sidewalk as they waited. "All I have to say is thank fuck everything is finally in English. It was getting exhausting moving through a billion different languages."
"It was only seven languages, Reg." Jughead rolled his eyes. "And most stuff was in English anyway."
"Whatever, bro. It was exhausting."
"This bus stop is exhausting." Cheryl complained. "My feet are killing me."
"And whose fault is that?" Betty countered. "You're the one who insists on wearing heels to the airport."
"I didn't expect so much walking! I was supposed to be sitting the whole time." Cheryl yanked her heels off her feet and pulled her feet up onto the bench.
Sighs swept out of the lips of her comrades.
"So sue me!" She grumbled.
A large, double-decker bus came grinding to a halt in front of the crowd of people waiting on the sidewalk. By the time they came to the entrance of their hostel, an old brick building, the sun had fully set and moon was glowing brightly through the streets.
The lobby was loud, filled with raucous laughter from the back of the room where a bar was surrounded by a group of young men. Their pints half empty in front of them, one man tumbled off the back of a barstool.
"My kind of people." Reggie smirked. "Archie, be a dear and bring my stuff to the room. I'm about to get my drink on."
"Hey, wait a second…" Archie started, but Reggie was already gone. He sat right in the thick of the crowded bar, taking the seat that had been vacated by the drunk Irishman. Archie looked at his friends and set down his luggage. "If you can't beat 'em, join 'em."
Jughead reached out an arm to grab his shoulder before Archie could follow Reggie to the bar. "Not so fast, Arch. Could you at least be bothered to help us with the bags?"
Archie sighed, but with a kiss on his cheek at the corner of his lips from Veronica he was quick to grab both of his bags and one of Reggie's. A narrow stairway led them up to their room, where three bunks circled the room. Archie dropped his bags and turned back to the door.
"Wait up, Archiekins." Veronica quickly stepped out of her leggings and into a mini skirt. Next on were her high heels and a swipe of dark burgundy lipstick and she was at Archie's side, clinging to his arm. "You guys coming, or what?"
"Count me in." Cheryl was already reapplying her lipstick in the mirror. "Reggie gets especially frisky when he has a few pints in him."
"Remember we're sharing a room tonight…" Jughead said, but it was in vain because they were already out the door. "That can't be good."
Jughead flinched when Betty snuck up behind him, slipping her cold fingers beneath his T-shirt. He turned, his arms instinctually winding around her shoulders. He squeezed her tight, letting his lips fall to her forehead. Betty seemed to have something else in mind when she let her fingers trail down to his hipbone and under the waist of his boxers.
"Betts, you know how hard it is for me to deny you…" Jughead sighed when Betty's lips moved against his jaw.
"And why, pray tell, would you be denying me?" Her fingers fiddled with the button on his jeans.
Jughead squirmed when Betty pushed his pants halfway down his ass, but he didn't push her away. Instead, he tugged on her sweater and pulled it over her head. Betty flipped the deadbolt on the door before returning to him.
"We don't have the room to ourselves…" Even as he said this, Betty was kicking off her shoes and pulling Jughead toward their bunk. He threw his T-shirt on the floor behind him, shedding his own shoes and jeans before crawling over his beautiful girlfriend in the small bed. "They could come back at any minute."
Betty raked her fingers through Jughead's hair and pulled his lips to hers. "It's only eight o'clock…" She spoke between nipping at Jughead's neck. "Reggie already had half a pint down before we got up here… Archie's probably caught up by now… They won't be back for a few hours… two in the morning at the earliest…"
"Okay, okay…" Jughead bit his lip. "You've convinced me. Now, let's get you out of the rest of these damn clothes."
Betty squealed when Jughead attacked her neck. He nibbled on the soft spot behind her ear and then down her shoulder while Betty yanked her jeans down. Jughead paid no mind to the new skin being revealed to him, instead his lips ravaging her chest. Betty reached behind and unhooked her bra, revealing Jughead's favorite part of her body.
"Juggie…" Her breath hitched when his teeth brushed lightly over her nipple. "I want…"
Jughead suddenly pushed his hand under her panties and let his lips completely encase the nipple he had once been nibbling on. Betty fisted her fingers against the white sheets as Jughead thrust two fingers past her folds.
"You're wet, Betts." She could feel his smirk on her skin.
Betty grazed her fingers up his back and bit her lip as the pleasure began to wash over her. "Great observation, Sherlock. What are you gonna do about it?"
"You want me to tell you what I'm going to do, or do you want me to show you?"
Betty sighed as Jughead pushed another finger into her. "Tell me first… then do it."
Jughead dragged his lips away from her breast, up her body, until his hot breath brushed against her ear.
"I'm going to flip you over and fuck you from behind." Betty shivered when Jughead nibbled on her earlobe. "You'll be fighting to keep quiet when I slap your ass, leaving a sore spot in the morning."
She groaned at his promises, his fingers still moving inside her as she became more desperate for him. His words sent shivers up her skin. She wanted more, no… she needed more.
"Jug…" Betty breathed. "I want you now."
"Oh, but I had so much more to tell you." Jughead pulled back, his eyes locking on hers before moving his lips back to hers. "I wanted to talk about your mouth, and my fingers… your thighs and your stomach and-"
Betty slipped off her panties while Jughead spoke and reached her hands to his boxers. His words stopped suddenly when Betty slid her hand over his hard on.
"I just want you to fuck me now…"
Jughead pulled his fingers slowly out of her and stuck them between his lips, sucking them clean. When he was satisfied, Jughead roughly gripped her hips and flipped Betty onto her stomach. Betty pulled her knees up, under her body so her ass was raised in the air.
Jughead couldn't keep his hands off of her. As soon as he'd discarded his boxers on the floor, his hands were back on her hips. One hand traveled higher, while the other ventured to her ass. His dick was pressed against her center, and he moved a hand to guide himself in.
"Ohhh…" Betty sighed when he was fully inside of her, thrusting in slow, short movements.
As promised, Jughead lifted a hand and brought it down on her ass. Betty squealed, but was still too quiet to satisfy him. He slapped her ass again, harder this time, and Betty yelped out loud.
"Juggie…" Betty moaned. "The walls are paper thin."
"Then you better find a way to keep quiet." Jughead kept on with his goal to drive Betty wild.
Betty bit down on the pillow when Jughead brought his hand down one more time and proceeded to rub softly and soothe her reddened skin.
"More, Jug… I want faster and harder."
"As you wish."
Jughead's chest pressed against her back as he thrust his hips, thighs slapping against her ass. He moved faster and faster, until Betty could no longer hide her moans in the pillow. Jughead was just as loud, attempting to hide his own voice in Betty's shoulder.
Betty's hands moved behind her to thread her fingers through Jughead's hair, holding his lips against her skin. He let one hand snake around her body until his fingers found her clit. Betty pulled hard on his hair when Jughead began to rub the sensitive nerves, bring her close to the edge.
"Hold on, Betts… just hold on."
"I can't." Her voice came out strained, her orgasm getting closer. Betty bit down on the pillow as Jughead chased his high.
She couldn't hold off any longer, and Betty came around Jughead's cock. He was close behind, and fell with his full body weight on top of her when his orgasm finally rocked through him. As their orgasms completed their course through the two young lover's bodies, Betty pulled Jughead's lips to hers.
"I love you, Juggie." A soft breath escaped her lips when Jughead pulled out and curled up next to her.
"I love you more…"
"Debatable." Betty teased as she rolled onto her back. "Mm… I could use a shower."
"Mind if I join?" Jughead slipped his arm around her waist, pulling her into his side.
"Haven't had enough of me yet?" Betty reached up to push a strand of hair out of his eyes.
Jughead grinned. "Totally platonic shower… no funny business. Purely for the sake of conserving water."
Betty giggled at his explanation. "You don't have to lie, Juggie. You can just say you want to have sex in the shower."
"Well, now you're just making assumptions. Of course… you're not wrong, but I think I'd rather wait to do that when we're not sharing a shower with twenty other people."
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"Betty, can we just leave without them?" Jughead was hanging off the top bunk, where they ended up sleeping after the sheets on the lower bunk were mussed from their activity the night before. "They didn't come home until five o'clock."
Betty was standing by the sink in their room, adjusting her ponytail in the mirror. Jughead new that she was just pretending to be getting ready because her hair had been perfectly pulled back for twenty minutes now. She swiped her lip gloss across her already pink lips for the third time.
"This was supposed to be a friends trip, Jug. After all the romance of Paris, we should all be hanging out together."
"It's not my fault they insist on staying up all night, every night."
"Well, what do you have in mind, then?" Betty sauntered over to the bed, where Jughead had his chin propped on his arm. She twirled her fingers through his hair and waited for his response. He hadn't once mentioned what he wanted to see in Dublin. Betty had already made it clear that she wanted to see St. Stephen's Green, but on the condition that her friends… all of them, be there to see it with her.
"I have something in mind that I don't think the other's will miss too much." Jughead paused. He already knew she'd be thoroughly fascinated with what he was going to suggest. "Kilmainham Gaol."
"Something about the way you said that… makes me think you pronounced it wrong." Betty smirked.
"That's beside the point." Jughead rolled to the edge of the bed where he could climb down the ladder. "What matters is that it's the most famous prison in Dublin and number one on Trip Advisor's list of best things to do in Dublin."
"You know how I love a good list from Trip Advisor." Betty replied. Jughead snaked an arm around Betty's waist as he led them out of the room. "And prison's have always intrigued me."
"Why do you think I brought it up? It's terribly romantic."
The sun was just peeking through the clouds when they stepped onto the cobblestone street. Two hands intertwined as a cool breeze swept past, the tip of Betty's ponytail flying out behind them. The nearest bus stop was a short two blocks away, with their final destination only a fifteen minute ride.
As they approached the old prison, the sidewalk became increasingly more crowded. Betty tucked herself into Jughead's side as he pulled her along the route that he'd memorized that morning. A short lineup of tourists were in a queue outside the prison, but Betty and Jughead were able to move through the queue quickly and into the stone building.
"Eugh," Betty grumbled. She put a hand over her nose. "It smells rank in here."
"Ah, nothing like the sweet smell of death in the morning." Jughead teased.
"People died here?" Betty asked, while Jughead simply nodded. "That makes it so much more romantic."
"Betty Cooper, you are an easy woman to please."
Betty only shrugged as a response and intertwined her fingers with Jughead's as they moved deeper into the building. They approached a wide open space, a long room with a curve along the far wall. All around the perimeter, towering three floors above them, were wrought iron bars keeping the ghosts of former prisoners locked inside their cages.
At the very center of the room was a long staircase, leading to the top floor. Betty pried her hand away from Jughead's, and stepped lightly up the metal stairs. A metallic clang rang out beneath her feet, and without even turning, she knew Jughead had raised his camera. She began to turn when she heard…
Click.
Jughead winked when she turned and caught his eye. Betty waved him forward, begging him to join her at the completion of their tour. Eventually, after Betty had reached the end of the staircase, Jughead followed her.
"There's really not much to see here, huh?" Betty said when Jughead had rejoined her at her side.
"It's a prison, I suppose cells are all they have." He shrugged. "I am starving though. Can we get lunch?"
"I know you, Jug." Betty laughed, looping her arm in his. "'Can we get lunch?' usually means you need to eat in the next thirty minutes or death is imminent."
Jughead laughed and pressed a kiss to her head. Betty knew he meant it to be sweet, and it was, but he always managed to leave a wet spot when he kissed her head. She wiped the invisible mark away with the back of her hand, feigning disgust as they stepped back out onto the street.
Betty had been to one or two Irish Pubs in her time, but never to a genuine pub in the heart of Dublin. It was dark inside, with old electric sconces casting an eerie glow over the wooden booths. Jughead sidled up to the bar and Betty leaned up against the sticky counter next to him.
"What classic Irish cuisine are we going for today?" Betty asked when Jughead pulled up a small menu.
"I say we start with drinks?" Jughead replied, eyeing the shelves of booze lined up against a mirror behind the bar.
"Okay, just this once… I'll have a Jameson and Coke." She said to the bartender.
Jughead raised an eyebrow at her with a slight smirk playing on his lips. "Never pegged you for a whiskey drinker."
"I'm not, but as they say, when in… Dublin."
"I'll have the same." Jughead said. "Why don't you go find us a seat? I'll order the food."
"Pick something delicious." Betty planted a big, wet kiss on his cheek before finding a dark corner booth.
Jughead found Betty with her shoes off and feet curled up beneath her. The forest green leather seats were cracked in spots, but cushioned and comfortable nonetheless. He set one glass in front of her and took a swig of the brown drink in his own.
"Try it…" Jughead goaded, pushing the drink into Betty's hands. She lifted it to her nose and took a whiff. Just as she did so, her nose scrunched up in the most adorable way.
"This smells awful."
"Just a sip… come on." As a way of invitation, Jughead took another drink.
She pulled the drink to her lips so quickly, it was like she was afraid she'd change her mind. Her throat bobbed and lips puckered as she swallowed the drink. Tears sprang to her eyes and she violently shoved the glass toward Jughead.
"Mm, no. You drink it, I'll get something else."
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Two hours later Betty held tight to Jughead's arm as they made their way to Dublin Castle. What had started as one Cosmopolitan turned into three and now it seemed that the cobblestones were moving like waves beneath her feet. Jughead was stone sober, having had only two drinks with his lunch.
They approached the castle from the river, the sun already beginning to set behind the castle. Jughead snatched a map while they waited at the ticket booth. He flipped through the pamphlet, pointing to areas on the map that he found particularly interesting. His hand slipped around her back and lingered at her waist as they moved to the upper yard, a courtyard surrounded by the walls of the castle.
"Be my muse?" Jughead asked. He positioned Betty under an arch leading further into the castle. "Now don't look right at the camera but just above me." Jughead crouched slightly. Click. "Perfect."
"You do love to take advantage of me." Betty teased.
"My angel, my muse, my love. The camera has eyes only for you, my dear."
Betty rolled her eyes at his profession, but her cheeks flamed up pink regardless. "I hate you… but I love you."
"That's the test of true love, Betts."
Betty sidled up to his side again, pressing a kiss to his cheek before allowing his arm to circle her torso again. "So we passed the test?"
"We passed the test." He smiled and leaned in to fully kiss her lips before they finally stepped inside the castle.
Jughead reluctantly tucked his camera away as they entered a no photography area, but it seemed that the art within was much too precious for his camera anyway. No piece of art could quite compare to light that haloed Betty's body as the sun dipped below the horizon. She walked ahead of him, sinking to her knees in the grass outside the castle.
"So I guess Dublin is a wrap then?" Jughead said as he sat next to Betty.
"I think you're forgetting we have one more day."
"Do we have anything planned tomorrow?"
"I'm forcing everyone to go to St. Stephen's Green tomorrow afternoon." Betty leaned into his embrace as they watched the sun dip lower. "But I think we need to plan to be hungover tomorrow morning."
"Why's that?"
"Well.. I may have told the others we'd go on a pub crawl with them tonight."
"Seriously?"
"Remember, this started as a friends trip and just became something… more. The least we can do is spend one fun night with our friends. It'll be fun Jughead, trust me."
"It would be more fun if we didn't have to share a room with those bozos."
"Just hold on, Jug. Remember, we get a private room once we get to Alnwick."
"Can't wait." He kissed her again. He never wanted to part from her. As she held tight to his waist while they waited for their bus, he hoped she would never let go.
A/N: Hope you enjoyed this chapter! The next chapter will be very special to me because it takes place in two different cities that I have visited and loved. I will speak more about Alnwick and my time spent there when I post the next chapter.
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GRAB A MARKER || Accepting!
← @lightbringer asked: ‘ writes 'mine' on one hand and 'je t'aime' on the other followed by two little hearts on her cheeks. ‘
→ Fingers delicately laid out relaxed as she watched him write the words across her skin. When she caught sight of the first one, a shaply brow rose up. Eyes flickering up towards his in silent question before watching him write French on the other.
“Ja t’aime aussi...”
But her return affection was haulted when he drew on her cheeks. Eyes widened in silent prayer that this washed off before work. Bursting out into short flutters of laughter, she suddenly jumped to take the marker.
“My turn!”
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Global Plastic Fasteners Market : Industry Analysis and Forecast (2019-2026) – by Product Type, End User, and, Region.
Global Plastic Fasteners Market was valued US$ XX Bn in 2018 and is expected to reach US$ XX Bn by 2026, at CAGR of 5.67% during forecast period.
Increasing demand for high-efficiency vehicles with better performance has led to prefer lightweight components in the automotive industry , which is one of the driving factor for global plastic fasteners market. This product are corrosion resistance and high durability. Also, these products are available in numerous colors and shapes that help car manufacturers to maintain the aesthetic appeal of vehicles.
The report study has analyzed revenue impact of covid-19 pandemic on the sales revenue of market leaders, market followers and disrupters in the report and same is reflected in our analysis.
On the basis of the product type segment, the rivets & push-in clips segment is expected to hold the largest market share during forecast period. Rivets and push-in clips are increasingly used in automobiles, electrical & electronics. Push-in clips are used to connect plastic parts protecting materials, light sheet metals. They are also used as bumpers and hole plugs. Push-in clips are used with nylon washers to fasten delicate materials. A subtype of push-in clips, known as stomach buttons, vibration are resistant to abrasion , and corrosion
Based on the End User segment, the automotive segment is expected to hold the largest market share during forecast period. The rising demand for electric vehicles is estimated to drive the growth of the automotive segment of the global plastic fasteners market. Environmental regulations formulated by various government bodies have propelled the development of lightweight and fuel-efficient automobiles, which, in turn, has contributed to the high demand for plastic fasteners from the automotive industry.
In terms of region, Asia Pacific region is estimated to grow at highest CAGR during the forecast period. Presence of major manufacturers in countries like Japan, India, China, and South Korea for commercial vehicles and passenger cars in this region is expected to further propel market growth in this region. In addition, increasing construction expenditure is another reason for growth of global plastic fasteners market in Asia Pacific region.
The report defines, segments, and projects the global plastic fasteners market based on product type, end user, and region. It provides detailed information regarding the major factors influencing the growth of the market, like drivers, opportunities, and industry-specific challenges. It also intentionally profiles key players and widely analyzes their market shares and core competencies. The report analyzes competitive developments, like expansions, acquisitions, agreements, and collaborations undertaken by key players to achieve growth in the market.
The objective of the report is to present a comprehensive assessment of the market and contains thoughtful insights, facts, historical data, industry-validated market data and projections with a suitable set of assumptions and methodology. The report also helps in understanding global plastic fasteners market dynamics, structure by identifying and analyzing the market segments and project the global market size. Further, the report also focuses on the modest analysis of key players by product, price, financial position, product portfolio, growth strategies, and regional presence. The report also provides PEST analysis, PORTER’s analysis, and SWOT analysis to address the question of shareholders to prioritizing the efforts and investment in the near future to the emerging segment in global plastic fasteners market.
Scope of the Global Plastic Fasteners Market
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Global Plastic Fasteners Market, By Product Type
• Rivets & Push-In Clips
• Cable Clips & Ties
• Threaded Fasteners
• Washers & Spacers
• Grommets & Bushings
• Wall Plugs
• Others
Global Plastic Fasteners Market, By End User
• Automotive
• Electrical & Electronics
• Building & Construction
• Supermarkets
• Others
Global Plastic Fasteners Market, By Region
• North America
• Europe
• Asia Pacific
• Middle East and Africa
• South America
Key players operating in Global Plastic Fasteners Market
• Illinois Tool Works
• Araymond
• Nifco
• Stanley Black & Decker
• Bossard Group
• Arconic
• Penn Engineering
• Shamrock International Fasteners
• Volt Industrial Plastics
• Anil Plastics & Enterprises
• Bülte Plastics
• Canco Fasteners
• Craftech Industries
• E & T Fasteners
• Fontana Gruppo
• Joxco Seals
• KGS Kitagawa Industries Co.
• Micro Plastics
• MW Industries
• Nyltite Corporation
• Shanghai Yuanmao Fastener Co.
• Surelock Plastics
• Termax Corporation
• Wilhelm Böllhoff GmbH & Co.
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