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floydsglasses · 5 months

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Supernatural- Dagger Edition

{All Daggers included}

THIS FAILS IM DONE

𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐞𝐲"𝐑𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫"𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐰- 𝐍𝐞𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐦

Nephilim are the offspring between angels and humans. They have souls but are endowed with the strength and power of an angel. Often depicted as blood thirsty which is not the case, they keep a low profile, so they are no longer seen as threats but can be dangerous when provoked. They are described with gold eyes and wings, biblically described as giants.

𝐉𝐚𝐤𝐞 "𝐇𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐦𝐚𝐧"𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐧-𝐌𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧

Merman is a legendary aquatic creature with the upper body of human and the scaly tail and fins of fish. They are described as inherently beautiful with glossy skin, they appearance can vain, sometimes described with razor sharp claws and fangs. They can be benevolent but are known for rescuing swimmers and deciding the fate of ships. They can be very independent and easily angered if challenged .

𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐚 "𝐏𝐡𝐨𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐱" 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞-𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐧𝐡𝐞𝐞

The Wailing Woman as they are often called, are spirits of humans who can depict when someone is going to die or is close to death. Her scream's are known to cause insanity and/or death. Their hearing is far superior to a humans, and do not age. If she has experienced a bad life she can be vengeful in her afterlife.

𝐑𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐭 "𝐁𝐨𝐛" 𝐅𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐝-S𝐚𝐭𝐲𝐫

Satyrs are half men half goat, with their leg's as goat, including horns from the head. They are known for shauning modern life usually keeping to themselves but can become friendly when brought out of shell. They are usually described as wild, true environmentalists caring for nature, hating those who dare ruin it, they are known to be able to control nature, with help of their reed and talk to animals

𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐲 "𝐅𝐚𝐧𝐛𝐨𝐲" 𝐆𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐚-𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝

Hellhound's are often depicted as a violent black dog with glowing red eyes, they are also shown as human being's who can engulf their entire body with flames with glowing oranges eyes with claws and fangs. They are known to be roaming all over the countryside in wood's and loyal to their masters, practically immortal

𝐑𝐮𝐞𝐛𝐞𝐧 "𝐏𝐚𝐲𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤" 𝐅𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡-𝐖𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐰𝐨𝐥𝐟

A Werewolf is a human that has the ability to shape-shift into a raging ferocious wolf and wolf-like beast typically when there is a full moon. They can either take the form of a typical wolf or a wolf-human like beast with fur. They are fairly normal till the full moon, when human they have strength and agility, sound, and healing factor. They are far more dangerous in wolf form as they are no longer in touch with their humanity.

𝐉𝐚𝐯𝐲 "𝐂𝐨𝐲𝐨𝐭𝐞" 𝐌𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐝𝐨-𝐕𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐞

A Vampire is a human reborn with a taste for blood, they are known for their immortality, super speed, strength, and their charm. Usually human cannot resist their charm's, which makes them a perfect companion or meal. They look human, unnaturally beautiful, when their fang's come out their face will contort. Unfortunately they cannot be out in the sun and have to be invited into homes. They are immortal till they are killed or cured

literally dont care what you do with this post its gonna fail either way so enjoy because its the last moodboard from me possibly I'm going through a phase rn

#top gun #top gun au #top gun moodboard #top gun daggers #dagger squad #bradley rooster bradshaw #jake hangman seresin #natasha phoenix trace #robert bob floyd #mickey fanboy garcia #rueben payback fitch #javy coyote machado #top gun maverick #this is gonna fail #AGAIN #LIKE EVERY FUCKING TIME

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belliesandburps · 8 days

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Would you be willing to do dialogue for Epel?

(Surprisingly, I got quite a few Epel requests, so I'm gonna blend them all into this one like Ruggie and Jack.)

Burping in public (Around dormmates)

(blushes and covers mouth) "Ah...! E-Excuse me...!!"

(goes wide-eyed and clamps mouth shut) "......S-S-Sorry, dorm leader..."

(smiles nervously) "...T-That was because of a potion, I swear..."

(covers his mouth) "Oh, g-goodness! Pardon me, that was...(feels another burp coming, but swallows it down and grimaces)...mph...(palms his chest)...p-pardon me..."

(pushes a fist to his mouth) "Mph, sorry...my stomach has been bothering me all day..."

(looks around nervously) "...You won't tell Vil about that, right...?"

Burping in public (Around friends)

"Whew! (pats his stomach) That was a GOOD one!"

"Oof! Sweet tarnation! They ain't gettin' any quieter, haha!"

"Damn, that felt good!"

(grins) "Let's see ya top THAT!"

Woooo boy... (rubs his stomach) Ah may'uh wolfed down mah lunch a lil too dang fast, heh..."

"Pfft, that was weak, hol' up... (gulps down more and more air until he can't take anymore, then lets out a MUCH louder and longer belch that ends with him sighing) Haaaaaahhhhh...whew...THAT'S more like it..."

Burping for the first time around friends

(grins) "What? Didn't think I could let a monster like that rip?"

"Hehe, I know, 'so dainty and proper, probably doesn't even KNOW how to burp,' right?"

(smirks and daintily covers his mouth) "Hehe, ex-CUSE me...where'd my manners go all'uh the sudden?"

(sighs boorishly and pats his belly shamelessly) "Haaaahhhh...WHEW! Heh, sorry 'bout-uUrp-that, mph...shouldn't'uh had lunch before studyin' with Vil. Ah been stuck 'round him fer hours so I had t'hold that one in all dang day..."

(smirks cockily) "Pfft, that was nothin'. Check THIS out...(takes in several gulps of air, puts his hand on his stomach as it fills up with the excess air, then pushes down firmly and lets rip a HUGE burp, before sighing with relief and patting his belly)"

(grins and folds his arms behind his head carefree) "Heh, pretty loud, ain't they? Back home, I could out-burp anybody foolhardy 'nuff t'try and take me on...(grins more impishly)...still can..."

Burping after chugging a soda

"Oof...oh man, think ah done guzzled that one a lil fast...OOOOUUUUURRRRRP!!!! Guhhh..."

"Gaaaahhh...haha! Did y'all HEAR that?! Hot DAMN!"

(blushes and smile sheepishly) "H-Heh, s'cuse me...guess ah was kinda thirsty..."

"Woo dang...! (rubs his stomach firmly) So bubbly...bruUuUuUuph...BWWWOOOOURRRAAAAAAAPH!!!!! Phew...! (pats his belly)"

"Haahhh...(palms his chest) That's the stuff right there..."

(grins cheekily) "Hehe, imagine if VIL heard that one...(smile dips)...actually, let's not..."

Burping after stuffing himself

"Gruuuoooohhhh man...(rubs his bulging belly up and down)...feels like ah'm gonna BURST..."

"Haaahhh...(pats his rounded gut contently)...ain't had pies that good in ages..."

"Whew...that was a biggun, ain't it...(gropes his overstuffed middle and gives it a light jostle)...an' right now, so am I, heh..."

(huffs and hits his chest to knock loose another fierce burp) "Gaahhhh...sorry, when I'm THIS dang bloated, all that there gas gets kinda stuck..."

(sighs contently and holds his belly with both hands) "Haaaahhhhhh...felt my gut shake like crazy with that one..."

(gives a hiccup and a dainty afterburp before flopping onto his back; his large belly jutting up over him) "...Urgh...s-so...dang...ffFUUUUUUUULL...!!!"

Burping to kink-tease

"Ah, heh, s'cuse me...ain't very gentlemanly, huh?"

(smirks) "Hehe, ya like that? Don'tchu worry...(rubs his stomach teasingly)...loooooots more where that came from..."

"Pfft, that gets yer goat goin', does it? Well, good thing fer you that I'm a burpin' machine, hehe."

"You want bigger? (grins cockily) Ya came t'the right guy...(swallows more and more air, holding his stomach as it fills up with the excess oxygen, and then grips it tightly as a MASSIVE belch blasts past his maw and leaves him moaning)...hhhhhaaaaaaaahhhh...toldja I'm the champ."

"Hehe, sorry, did that rile ya up a lil too much? (quickly gulps down a sharp but single gulp of air and immediately burps it back up) There, that was smaller, so it oughta be easier fer ya, right?"

"Ahhhh, hehe...y'know, I dunno what I love more. Burpin' or watchin' you get all hot'n bothered every time I do..."

Nauseous burps

(quickly covers mouth) "Urrf...oOohh, that one hurt..."

(holds his churning stomach) "...Guhh...sorry, dorm leadeEUurp!! (quickly covers mouth) Oh no..."

(clamps mouth shut and burps heavily behind his fist) "Mph...ohhhh man...(rubs his belly slowly)...my gut's burblin' like grandma's gumbo..."

(rubs his stomach up and down) "Urgh...there's so much gas in my gut...(swallows down air)...BRRRAAAAAAAPH!!! Guh...BLLUUUUUOOORRRRUUUP!!!! Ugh...just keeps comin'..."

(slumps forward and clutches his knees) "...Uuuuugh...hoooo man...ah feel another burp just brewin' but...definitely feel somethin' else brewin' too..."

(goes green and covers his mouth) "...Mph...somethin' definitely came up with that one...hrrrMMMmph! BBBRRRRRMMMPH!!! (hugs his stomach and goes wide-eyed as he rushes to the bathroom)"

#ask belliesandburps #epel felmier #burping #burp kink #gassy #belly kink #post stuffing #overstuffed #kink scenario #burp dialogue #epel is definitely the secret burping fiend of nrc #the more i get to know him the more ravenous and rowdy i realize he is #the more certain i am that he can burp loud enough to make glass quiver #prove me wrong you cowards #i'm actually getting a lot more into the entire pomfiore crowd than i expected #rook being canonically a big eater with a predatory tilt #vil being secretly ripped and probably eating a lot during his training regimen #the tw well shall never run dry

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panlight · 1 month

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can i be anon? i think you've said this before but i couldnt find it (hell site search function sucks), but i remembered other day how funny it is that bella's big crisis is 'when i'm a vampire i won't want to sex edward anymore because i'll be so blood thirsty rather than thirsty, so i better have sex with him as a human, even though that has a high chance of killing me' when didn't emmet and rosalie get married when emmet was a newborn? and they were strangers she already knows and loves edward.

Oh, yeah, this was weird for me, too. There's also Esme/Carlisle.

To be fair to SM I guess we don't really know how long it took between meeting and relationships to develop for these couples, but it's pretty clear from the backstories that the attraction was there during that first newborn year for both Emmett and Esme. There's also Bree and Diego, Shelly and Steve, Benjamin and Tia, etc. Plenty of vampires formed couples when one or both were newborns.

I suspect Bella's hang-up about it is more about making Renesmee happen, though. She HAS to have sex with Edward as a human for Renesmee to be conceived, so there has to be SOME reason she's so hell-bent on it, and I guess that reason is she's afraid she won't be in a headspace to desire him that way during her newborn year. So Emmett and Esme can't reassure her, because then the pregnancy won't happen.

Makes me curious how it played out in Forever Dawn. Without New Moon and Eclipse, presumably there was no long back and forth negotiation and compromise about marriage-sex-vampirism in that order. From those who have read it, Bella seems much more on board and happy about the wedding. Was Edward also more chill about the idea of pre-vampirism sex? Was it more like, "oh we'll turn you after the honeymoon so you don't spend it writing in pain" but whoopsie, she got pregnant?

(If anyone who has read FD sees this and wants to fill me in . . . I would love that).

Someone once compared the whole thing to like that logic puzzle where you have to get a wolf, goat and cabbage across a river but can only take one at a time, so you have to do it in a really specific order so that the goat isn't left alone with wolf (wolf would kill it) and the cabbage isn't left alone with the goat (goat would eat it).

Bella and Edward have to have sex before she becomes a vampire so Renesmee can happen, but they also have to have to wait until they are married to have sex because that's Edward's condition.

#asks #forever dawn #breaking dawn

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sakurachanchan · 1 month

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"Daddy's little girl."

"Jungkook, have you seen my towel? I can't find it." I asked, purely dumbfounded at the thought of my towel disappearing from its spot. Jungkook looked at me, his eyebrows raised. "Babe, it's in the washing. Here, just use mine." He shrugged, grabbing his body towel from his huge closet. He walked back to me and passed me it, pointing his chin to me slightly to take it. "Thanks, kook. I'll make dinner for tonight." I thanked him, pecking his cheek after finishing my sentence.

He smirked, pulling me back by palming my stomach and pushing it back to him. "Where do you think you're going, darlin'? Don't forget we have a date night." I rolled my eyes at his snarky attitude. Almost got away with it. "Babe, I don't wanna go anywhere tonight!" I whined, stomping in my spot. I don't really like it when we have to go out on the cold night for dates. Jungkook knows that and yet he still declines it.

Now it was his turn to roll his eyes. He smacked my head, not too harsh, not too light. Ow? "Y/n, what did I tell you about refusing dates?" He scolded me, his voice low and cautious. He snuggled into my neck, inhaling my Lavender scent. I sighed. "Babe, you know how I hate date nights..." I softly whispered, looking down at his long, fluffy hair. He looked up from my neck, feeling my gaze. He groaned. "Keep lookin' at me like that and I'll shove my dick up your ass right here."

I smacked his head firmly, earning a dark glare from him. "Enough of that, you horny goat. Just let me go shower, it's been 15 minutes. I stink." I said, getting impatient. Jungkook sneakily squeezed my breast behind me, before quickly rushing out of the bedroom and speeding down the staircase. I scoffed, walking to the bathroom to finally take a hot shower. What a dick in the ass.

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I spotted Jungkook pouring whine into two hourglasses in just his boxers, looking at his veins bulging through his biceps to his hands. Hot as always. He sensed my presence at looked at me from the distance, slowly grinning like a devil. He's checkin' me out, I know. I only wore a satin nightgown, I didn't even bother wearing a bra. It's comfy without one. "Hey sweetheart, you're lookin' delicious tonight?" He playfully commented, placing the wine bottle aside and closing the cap. I blushed. He never fails to make me blush every day.

"Thanks? What's with the wine? I thought we were going out for date night?" I asked, confused. Why was he in his boxers too? I snapped out of my thoughts when he dashed towards me. He's tall, I'm short, one step and I'd be stuffed between his squishy pecs. I look up at his face. Jaw clenched, eyebrows furrowed, and his eyes filled with possessiveness. Huh? What did I do? "Jeon fuckin' Y/n, are you saying you'd go out in this fabric? No bra? Nothing except those pretty little panties of yours?" He darkly growled, making me gulp. Ah shit, I forgot he hates that.

"S-sorry baby, I forgot that you don't like it. I-I can change?" I asked, nervous from his piercing stare. "I was going to change it into movie night at home, but looks like we'll just have to wait." He whispered, his hands dipping under my gown, crawling their way up to my naked boobs. I tried not to let a sound out, feeling him pinch my perked nipples. He slowly smiled. Shivers went up my spine.

It was a sadistic smile.

I'm so dead. The last time he smiled at me like that, I couldn't stop my bleeding sex from aching in pain for a month, and worst of all I could barely move my legs. His anger is dangerous. I came out from daydreaming after feeling him grip my body and throw me over his broad shoulder. I yelped, surprised at the sudden move. I didn't even try to get out of his grip, I just looked at the untouched wine from the distance, feeling thirsty.

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"Jungkook, slow down, p-pleas-" I get cut off when he pulls my hair back harshly, fastening his pace. "Shut up, you little whore. Begging won't help, baby, I'll just fasten my pace. You've been such a bad minx, haven't you? Say it!" He growled harshly, slapping his hips with my ass-cheeks, which were probably dark red by now. "I-I've been a bad girl...I'm sorry...I'm so sorry...But please, stop-ah!" You scream when he starts fingering my already cum-filled pussy fast, darkly chuckle behind my back while he fastens his pace like never before on my ass.

"Walkin' around with those sweet little tits of yours, nice and bare in just a satin fabric, you think I'd let that slide? Daddy will never let you go like that, you fuckin' slut." He emphasized the last word, making me wetter than I already am. His dirty scolding just makes my eyes roll 360 10 times. "You're really gettin' my dick tonight, in every single hole of yours, including that sweet, tight throat of yours. Gonna get you preggo, gonna make that belly bloat, swell, drip in my cum, oh fuck..." His thrust were getting sloppy, and so were his never-ending fingering.

"You wanna know who you are, Jeon Y/n?" He whispered in the middle of his thrusts. "Y-your wife..?" I nervously stuttered, earning a growl. "Wrong." He gripped my boob and let go of my hair, only to start choking me. Mm, kinky. "Y-your love?" I guess again, only to get slapped in the ass, back to playing with my titties. "Wrong!" I whined, feeling tired. I'm definitely getting pregnant.

"You're, thrust

"Daddy's, thrust

"Little, thrust

"Girl." thrust

#jeon jungkook smut #preggo kink #unprotected sex #romantic

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hekates-corner · 6 months

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Apothecary Diaries | WN Translation | Arc 9 - Chapter 11

Hi, however you found this: Welcome!

For a number of reasons I ended up here - I relay all that happens in the chapters, playing wine-aunt, as I go about translating to the best of my abilities.

So, be warned, all the spoilers are waiting below. Want spoilers, but less? My dms/asks are open.

If you're new around here, check out the Masterlist!

Enjoy!

Just two things before we get into it.

For those that didn't read chapter 10 due to all the triggers: All you really need to know is that Nenshin's birth tribe committed some of the most awful things. It's like our author-san googled "most gruesome crimes" and mentioned everything under the sun that popped up.

While that was around 50 years ago, Nenshin was an active partaker in said crimes. Plowing the fields is his punishment, instead of having his life taken. In short, his people “offed” a tribe that held a "ritual" to keep locusts away. They cursed the lands with that offing, in brief terms.

Second: I'm giving up on Nengen, I'll go with the main name I keep getting for him which might be too Japanese but oh well. Nenshin (as he'll be called now) will still be around.

Chapter 11 | Aki Kō

Nenshin appeared to be thirsty, downing a gulp of goat’s milk.

Maomao, Basen and Lahan-nii also fell silent.

Maomao thinks that the amount of information was more than she expected or imagined to get and as narrator notes that “One must organize information.” and goes over a basic summary of things.

About 50 years ago, a large-scale locust plague occured.

Nenshin’s tribe had destroyed that of the wind-readers several/a few years prior. (prior to the plague)

Due to the lack of rituals, a large-scale locust attack happened.

And Nenshin, for the rest of his life, ended up holding the rituals in place of the wind-reader tribe.

Narrator-Mao concludes that this is the simplest way to put it.

In her head she goes on wondering if they dig up the soil during the ritual. She’s not quite sure yet, but there’s one person(?) that caught her attention.

“So, you’re Nenshin-san? What you’re doing is cultivating autumn crops (akikō).” - Lahan-nii is audibly trying to recall the right name.

“Akikō?” - Maomao and Basen tilt their heads at this unfamiliar word.

“It means autumn plowing. After harvesting the crops, it’s usually autumn. Akikō refers to the cultivation of the fields at that time.”

“Are there any advantages/What are the advantages? It seems more efficient *to me* to plow just before planting crops.”

Narrator-Mao internally agrees with Basen's point.

“As far as I know, it’s about digging up the ground and putting in rice straw to make good soil, and exterminating the eggs of pests that are buried underground.”

At that Maomao’s ears twitch and she silently grabs Lahan-nii’s collar.

“Please say that again.”

“Eh, uh, we plow in the rice straw and—”

“Not that one!”

“*Is it* "Pest control?”

“That!”

Maomao goes on shaking Lahan-nii. (poor dude)

“Hey, stop it. He can’t breathe.”

Basen stops her, so he let’s go of her arm.

“But what’s so unusual about it? It’s one of those farming methods that isn’t particularly rare, right?” - Lahan-nii looks like he knows this and it’s obvious. (he’s giving them the “that’s common knowledge, right? look in short)

“There aren’t many farmers in the world that are as reliable as you!”

“.... Ah, yeah. Is that so?” Lahan-nii had an emotionally mixed look on his face. Even though Maomao was praising him, it seemed difficult for him to accept it.

“That’s right. You can tell by looking at this village. Even if they have the knowledge, there are those who are not willing to implement it. And knowledge has to be used, or it will disappear.”

Maomao was deeply affected by Nenshin’s words. Lahan-nii had said that Nenshin is the only one in the village who is trying to cultivate his fields properly.

“Can I ask a question? Are the people here trying to grow wheat properly? I feel like they’re cutting corners.” Maomao asks directly what Lahan-nii had wondered earlier.

Nenshin: “.... As expected, can you see it even from a stranger’s point of view?”

Lahan-nii: “I saw it. Your field was much more beautiful than the others.”

Maomao thinks something cheeky along the lines of “Spoken like a professional, expert farmer.”

“... It’s not like I’m making it particularly beautiful. That’s what happens when you build it to increase the yield. I never thought I’d do something so serious/I never thought I’d be the one doing all this nitty-gritty stuff myself.”

“That’s probably right.”

Basen hits hard - but Narrator-Mao notes that it’s understandable why a military officer as serious as Basen would have a cold attitude towards someone who had repeatedly commited acts that were no better than brute - even if it all happened 50 years ago. Basen might even be wondering why Nenshin wasn’t given a worse punishment.

She then goes on to tell us that it’s not like she doesn’t think the same way as Basen. But she does know that nothing will come/be created from punishing someone. At least, thanks to Nenshin being alive, she can hear his story like this.

Maomao questions internally how Rikuson knew about this old man.

Then, as narrator, goes on: A criminal/sinner who was forced onto farmland fifty years ago. Even his status as serf has long since been liberated. She can’t imagine how Rikuson, who’d only been dispatched to Saito(?) for a short time, knows this - or at least finds it unlikely that he would.

In her head she goes on with “Did he ask someone in Saito, or—”

But Narrator-Mao knows it’s faster to listen than to think.

She asks if Rikuson had come to this village after learning about the existence of the ritual.

Nenshin admits that that’s right - but he didn’t think there are any other people left who still know about the existence of the ritual. Even the lord here doesn’t know about it. Rikuson said he had heard about it from an acquaintance or something.

Nenshin then went about putting down his empty cup, sitting back down on the hard-looking bed.

“.... the lord doesn’t know? Um, that’s Gyokuen-sama, right?”

Narrator-Mao recalls that Nenshin had referred to Gyokuen as an upstart feudal lord in his “old tale”.

Nenshin kinda starts backpaddling. “Oh, that was a bad way to say it. It’s not like that. It’s true that Gyokuen is the person who rules the entire Inxi/Nishi-Shu prefecture. But his son is in charge of these things.”

“Son?”

“Yes, the name is Gyokuou, or something like that.”

This man, a former bandit and serf, doesn’t seem to have much respect for his/the lord. While Maomao doesn’t really care, Basen doesn’t seem to like that attitude.

Narrator-Mao’s just glad Basen’s not jumping on Nenshin.

“It seemed to me that Gyokuou-sama was highly valued in this village. Is there something wrong? Is it related to the rituals?” Maomao’s speculating.

“Rituals don’t matter. That’s why he’s popular. The feudal lord doesn’t blame the farmers, even if the crops fail. If we’re in need of food, they have the generosity of heart to give it to us. If you don’t do well, you will get more money than if you work properly.” (sus, so sus)

“Ah, I’m jealous of that” - Lahan-nii blurts out without thinking.

“It’s very charitable. Many people quit ranching because they thought it would be better to become farmers.” - In contrast to what Nenshin was saying, his tone sounded like he was vomiting.

Lahan-nii says that he thinks a lord with that much compassion would perform the ritual properly, tapping on his empty cup as he does.

Nenshin argues:

Like I said earlier, the current lord doesn’t know about rituals. Even the dog clan didn’t know the details of the ritual. What I’m forced to do now is nothing more than an imitation of it, as far as I can tell.

“... these rituals weren’t a divine request or anything, but really a measure to prevent locust plagues.” (I think that's Maomao but there's no proper indicator)

Nenshin goes on:

That’s right. The serfs, including me, were given jobs in exchange for not having their lives taken away from them. We were forced to do it, even if we didn’t want to. Some of us ran away to see if they could, and some were lazy, but they were just allowed to live because of the work - so they were hung without mercy. If you don’t cultivate the field, you’ll die, and if you think like that, you’ll have to work like hell.”

It’s only natural that Nenshin’s past is unforgivable - Narrator-Mao notes.

Nenshin goes on another rant:

After ten years the serfs began to receive money based on the harvest of their fields. It was a small amount, but the ability to save was significant. This area is close to Saito(?). I think that’s why the pardon was so important. It’s simple, you get motivated by that stuff to make your crops grow better, with less diseases, and less insect infested. I began to think about it. I started keeping chickens because they ate the bugs when I dug them up.

“The birds used by the wind-reading tribe are different from chickens, correct?” (Maomao?)

Nenshin argues that no, it weren’t chicken - they wouldn’t be suited for a life of traveling through the grasslands.

Basen makes a serious face.

“A (domestic) duck!”

“There’s no way!” - Lahan-nii shouted immediately (quite aggressively as well by the wording choice used). Basen wrinkled his brows at the sudden attack.

“I heard that the domestic ducks eat insects. Since they’re larger than chickens, don’t they eat more (insects)?”

“The domestic duck is a bird that likes water. There’s no way they could grow in such dry land.”

“Don’t deny it completely. If it works hard enough, even a domestic duck might grow.”

“I’ve never seen a house duck try that hard!”

For some reason, Basen is obsessed with house-ducks.

“Unfortunately, it’s not even a house duck. It was a bird I wasn’t familiar with.” (Nenshin argues)

Lahan-nii makes a face as if to say “Would you look at that!”.

Narrator-Mao thinks that it's a normal reaction for a man his age.

“What's missing from the wind-reading tribe's ritual is the bird. I think they were there not to feed on the insects, but to help them be found. There's no way to know where insects are in the vast grasslands. The Dog Clan probably protected the Wind Reading Tribe because they knew how to do it.” (Maomao?)

And then there are the survivors of the tribe that was wiped out, dismissing it as superstition.

“Hey, can I get back to work now? It's/I'm not quite done yet.”

Nenshin gets up while saying “Alley oops”.

“Yes. If possible, could we help as well?” (Maomao?)

“Visitors from Saito are very fond of this place. The same thing happened with Rikuson as well. This will help though. I'm the only former serf, and the new people in the village only cultivate their own fields. It's getting harder and harder to cultivate the land for those who are gone….”

Narrator-Mao notes that Nenshin must be nearly 70 years old. Yet he continues to work even though he's at an age where he could die anytime.

In her mind she's like “Though, it's not like the crimes he committed can be forgiven.”

The chapter ends with Narrator-Mao noting how it appears that, as he walked, Nenshin seemed to have invisible shackles around his feet.

| Notes • Chapter 12

1) The amount of farming knowledge I have now is.. Anyway, Akikō is an actual thing - just that nowadays they do a lot of it with machines. I couldn't find anything stating that the practice helps against locusts, but jumbo snails came up, ig xD It's also eco-friendly.

Which, btw, seems to be an underlying theme that goes along with more recent-ish political changes in Japan that, I'd guess, influenced all this to some degree. They're digging up the old, tried and true methods to save the environment.

It's for better harvest, less gas emissions, against pests, etc.

2) When Maomao's clutching Lahan-nii's collar, it was a bit hard for me to tell if she stops so Basen pulls away from her or if it might've been Lahan-nii who'd tried getting her off of himself.

3) That one point where Basen's attitude towards Nenshin is brought up, from what I gathered, he's basically being like "yeh sure, a guy like you wouldn't have expected doing any actual, proper work. sounds about right." but it wasn't that elaborated on, which leads into my final note.

4) This chapter and the last had some weird writing structures. 10 had only 3 clear indicators of conversation, while it's clearly told by Nenshin start to finish. No reactions from the others really, or anything.

Similarly, in this one, a lot of the dialogue isn't properly claimed to be this or that person. I went with Maomao for most of these lines since it was brought up before that, since she'd mentioned Rikuson, she'd do most of the talking - but these are free for grabs drafts, I haven't translated the arcs prior to this and compared them to the raw LN's to know if that's stuff that gets fixed by translators or before the offical drops in Japan.

Plus, a lot of sentences are unfinished/cut off or, at other times, you just have to gather from what's going on otherwise or was brought up before. Tough time for the translating wine-aunt but oh well.

The duck joke was fun, apparently Basen's really charmed by them.

I hope you enjoyed. Would you like to get tagged or notified when new chapters drop? Let me know down in the comments or in a dm!

#kusuriya no hitorigoto #the apothecary diaries #hekates apothecary

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Okay so since i'm still very new to f1 here's my impression of all the drivers because it's fun and i know nothing

Sir Lewis Hamilton: -very fashionable, gay rights, cute dog and absolute Gott (i mean goat but whatever)

Seb: so much lesbian mom energy i'm about to cry that he's retiring

Charles le chair: giggly mess and absolutely adorable , confused puppy 99% of the time he could be World champion if he's be driving for literally anybody else except Ferrari , ✨️monagasque✨️

Lando norris: chaotic, frat boy but in small, chronically online , probably likes to cuddle a lot, sleeps absolutely everywhere?? 100% a scorpio

Carlo5 5ainz: even more confused than charles, *zones out* *sings* *stares into space* *dolphin noises*

Pierreeee GaslYy: apparently likes everything on the Internet, his Personal life is messy , stole ocon's gf ???? Has two boyfriends, 3 side pieces, french

Yukittsnoda: smol bean , married to Pierre and food

Max verstappen: you either hate or love him, his dad is everyones villain origin story, dutch and drunk

Danny ric: light of everyone's life even Harry Styles' , would walk through hell with a smile while drinking out of a shoe, just vibin'

Micky Mouse : Michael Schuhmacher might be his dad but Sebastian Vettel is his mom. The boy next door who lends you sugar and makes you fall in love

Estie bestie: everyone's best friend except Pierre gasly because he stole his gf...probably hate fucking tho...they're french

Lance stroll: in the family Business, has one Fan and that's the guy on tik tok who's living on my fyp

George Russel: Business major with a heart of a grandpa and would call your parents every weekend to catch up. So nice he'd buy you Gifts every day just to see you smile, wearing Shirts is for the weak

Alex albon: the WAG everyone wants! Besties with George , almost died of appendicities

Zhou: ???? Literally no Clue

ValteRRi Bottas: thirsty thursday and finish. No need to say more

Kevin Magnussen: could be a hero or could kill you

Goatifi: 0 points , which is good in Flensburg( german joke hehe) but not in formula one

Checo Perez: Mexico that's all i know

Fernando alonso: old , like really old. Retired but it was just an april fools joke , probably races until he's legally not allowed to anymore because his reaction time would be 45 minutes.

#f1 #formula 1 #lewis hamilton #sebastian vettel #charles leclerc #lando norris #max verstappen #idk everyone else

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The Saphrax Protocol

Part 1

Phantom Limb: Theophanes the Confessor tells us of the Foederati, the elite fighting force of barbarian mercenaries. From their ranks came Saphrax Tervingian -- the first man to turn a grudge into a career.

Red Mantle: As Council Elder --

Dragoon: Oh, by like a year.

Red Mantle: You, stop it. I welcome all of you to this ancient ritual, the story of Saphrax.

All: The first villain.

Red Mantle: And his loyal comrade, Altheaeus.

All: The first henchman.

Red Mantle: Let Saphrax step into the light and declare his deeds.

The Monarch: I, The Monarch, have earned by might and rite the honor and rank of a Level Ten Villain. I am without fear. I am Saphrax.

Red Mantle: Let us begin the journey of Saphrax -- the first trial.

Dr. Z enters pushing a cart with a small hollow log on it.

Red Mantle: When Saphrax was a boy, he lost his favorite stone in the Log Of The Beast. You must find his stone.

Dr. Z: Yet the beast sleeps inside. Disturb the beast, and his wrath will be quick!

The Monarch: Put -- Put my hand in there?

Dr. Z: And retrieve the stone.

The Monarch: Really? This isn't, like, a thing, like, where I just spin the cart and the stone shoots out and you're all impressed with my cleverness?

Red Mantle: You're not Matthew Broderick. Just put your hand in there!

Dramatic music plays.

The Monarch: Ach. It's really mushy.

All: The beast!

Dr. Z: He lives in his waste. His log has never been cleaned. Do you have what it takes to find the stone?!

The Monarch: Chill out! I'm trying not to get bit!

Dr. Z: Wha-- The beast doesn't bite. What, do you think we'd have a vicious animal up here in space?

The Monarch: He doesn't bite? What-- What was all that talk about his wrath?

Red Mantle: You're touching poop! It's pretty gruesome. I wouldn't do it.

Part 2

Red Mantle: Saphrax, heavy with goat and burdened with terrible chicken, came to the bridge and was stopped by the keeper.

Dr. Mrs. The Monarch: I'm so proud of you, sweetie.

The Monarch: I, Saphrax, wish to cross.

Dr. Mrs. The Monarch: What is your business on the other side?

Red Mantle: Young Saphrax, still angry from taking the awful advice from the magic chicken, was impetuous, and answered...

The Monarch: There, on the other side, your mother waits to willingly fornicate.

All: Oh, no, he didn't!

Dr. Mrs. The Monarch: You shall not pass.

Red Mantle: Then, from the wood, came Altheaeus.

All: The first Henchman.

Red Mantle: And he did aid Saphrax.

Henchman 21: Bridge keeper, behind you stands my troops, 100 strong and thirsty for bridge-keeper blood.

Dr. Mrs. The Monarch: Really? I shall look behind.

Henchman 21: I have made you look.

Dr. Mrs. The Monarch: Hunh! I have been deceived expertly!

All: Altheaeus, the father of "made you look."

Red Mantle: Let Altheaeus step into the light and declare his deeds.

Henchman 21: I, Henchman 21, have earned by might and rite the honor and rank of a Level Ten Henchman. I am without fear. I am Altheaeus.

Phantom Limb: Altheaeus, you have performed beyond that of a mere henchman. You have earned the station of Villain.

Henchman 21: Wait, what? T-This wasn't in my script. Like, me, or my character? Me?

Phantom Limb: You, Henchman 21, have earned the title of a Level 4 Super Villain.

The Monarch: What the fuck? This was my party!

Part 3

Red Mantle: With the taste of love still on his breath, Saphrax made his way to the throne of Emperor Flavius and unsheathed his sword.

The Monarch: Rise, Flavius, and meet your doom. It is I, Saphrax, your sworn enemy. I have bed your wife twice and now leave her to you, soaked in my seed.

All: Saphrax, the father of players.

Dr. Z: Wait! Use my sword, Mr. Monarch.

The Monarch: This isn't wood. This is a real sword.

Red Mantle: Yes. And that is your real sworn enemy. (to Dragoon) You begged me for a line and --

Dragoon: Yes. Yes, of course. Mr. Monarch, here in this ritual space -- that is in space -- anything can happen.

Muffled shouting from Dr. Venture.

Dr. Z: We all know the choice that Saphrax made. But what is your choice?

The Monarch: So... I can just like kill him?

Dr. Venture: (muffled) No. No. No. No.

Dr. Mrs. The Monarch: We will cover it up, and you'll get away scot-free. Your grudge will be settled, and you'll be free to do... whatever.

Red Mantle: We shall leave you two alone. What you say is yours. What you do is yours. What you decide is yours.

Muffled shouting from Dr. Venture.

Part 4

Red Mantle: Your sword is without blood. Emperor Flavius lives?

The Monarch: Yeah, yeah. He's-- He's still--

Red Mantle: Saphrax has decided to carry his grudge without the help of Altheaeus?

The Monarch: (Sighs) You know what I've decided?

The Monarch drops the sword. It clatters on the ground.

The Monarch: That you guys are fucking dicks. I come here to get my Level Ten, and and you give my henchman Villain status and give me the opportunity to kill my sworn enemy? It's a total mindfuck!

Red Mantle: This is the way of our guild, Mr. Monarch. We must hear your decision. Step into the light, Altheaeus.

The Monarch: Fuck it. Fuck it. Fuck it. Sure, let 21 be a villain. I-I'm done. What, you think I can do this shit alone? I'm too old to start again. And now that you guys have my wife and -- and my best friend and -- No! Fuck it! Fuck it, and fuck you! Guild wins. Monarch out.

Henchman 21: You know what? Me, too. I don't want to have to be a villain without him. I don't have that kind of Saphrax grudge. I just want to help my best friend with his hate. Fuck you guys. Monarch crew. Hench for life.

Red Mantle: Good! Good. You have completed the final trial.

Phantom Limb: Saphrax spared the life of Emperor Flavius and swore a blood allegiance to Altheaeus as you have done here tonight.

Dr. Mrs. The Monarch: Sweetie, it was a test, and you passed.

The Monarch: So -- So I'm a Level Ten?

Phantom Limb: You and your Henchman--

Dr. Mrs. The Monarch: Number 2.

Phantom Limb: ...rightfully are Level Ten Villains with all benefits that title is heir to. Congratulations.

All: All hail Saphrax and Altheaeus!

Ward: All hail! Yeah! All hail Saphrax! Congratu-- Look, I don't want to mess up the after party, but we need to get Doctor Venture back.

Watch: I gotta say it. I-I can't hold it in.

Ward: Dude, not the right time.

Watch: I have to! It's just too good!

Part 5

The Monarch: (yelling) Are you kidding me?!

#the venture bros #the monarch #dr. mrs. the monarch #henchman 21 #phantom limb #red mantle #dragoon #Dr. Z #the guild of calamitous intent #Saphrax #Alatheus

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mirabel-on-a-bicycle · 1 year

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heyyy yes please give more information on the hydra mcdonalds thing I'm FASCINATED and also FRIGHTENED

So this is from when I was 10 okay? My cousins, my uncle and I went exploring a dense forest behind our house in Kolkata. Now I rarely visit that place, it's been 10 years since I'd last been there already, and word among the kids was that a tigress lived in the forest. Some said it belonged to goddess Durga, the way it leapt and fed and never died ("All made up, ofc", my uncle used to say) and whatever it was, we'd been intrigued enough to convince our uncle to take us in for a trip and so there we were. I picked up a sturdy little stick and followed them inside.

A little way in, uncle told me to stop marking arrows on the ground because it didn't work that way, that there was no way we'd get lost anyway, as long as we were with him. "I grew up here uk", he had said with a twinkle in his eye, fond memory etched across his face. "I know these forests like the back of my hand." And so we trudged on, arrowless, like real explorers under his superb sense of direction.

6 hours of flailing around the forest later, hopelessly lost and so very thirsty, we finally found my markings and followed them back home. But in those 6 hours, I saw a herd of goats with no herder, a whole wedding procession that even uncle couldn't deny seeing, cuz it had passed right through us... and a McDonalds sitting far away, ominously, almost floating in the mist.

This was when we had circled back to the same patch of ground, with a goat carcass in the middle, for the fourth or so time, and I could've sworn it'd just popped up out of nowhere. A box like little building, sitting so far away too, so obscured, that I might have easily missed it had it not been for the glowing yellow M on top of it. The windows were dark. The door, and the ground below it, I couldn't see, because of the mist that surrounded it a little too thickly. This was the middle of a forest. I turned back to see that the others had already moved way ahead of me.

Later that day, I kept being told that I imagined the McDonalds, that there wasn't a chain in the whole area. I knew what I'd seen, but after a while I felt like I could've just made it all up. Maybe I was desperate enough for a proper adventure and had imagined it after all.

And then cut to 4 years later, when I read Percy Jackson The Sea of Monsters. Specifically the part where Tyson goes and gets some donuts from a place that seemingly just popped up 50 feet from their cave hideout near the shore. Imagine my face.

#ofc im not saying what you think im saying..#maybe it was a bunch of things my 10 year old mind made up... maybe not #its just a very vivid memory of mine thats all 😅

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Garden Warfare, it might sound quite absurd Plants and Zombies are rising from the Earth They all look goofy If that's what you prefer But don't forget that it's the End of the world

I'm your Captain, I demand respect Avast me hearties, all hands on deck When I man the cannon, every plant will panic One Barrel Blast and I'll send 'em scramblin' A pirate's always got his Parrot Pal With a trusty spyglass, I'll shoot ye down See my pistol? She's a gleaming beauty I've got a peg leg, but I still kick booty

Have a glass of OJ, you look thirsty Sounds like you got a bad case of scurvy I'm cutting through the horde With my Orange Beam Got an EMPeach to wreck your machines Now clear the path, cuz I'm rollin' in Knock you on your ass like a bowlin' pin This ain't Vitamin C that I'm dealin' out After I get my bounty, I'll be peelin' out

Garden Warfare, it might sound quite absurd Plants and Zombies are rising from the Earth They all look goofy If that's what you prefer But don't forget that it's the End of the world

To be a zombie, oh, what a shame I'm a rose by any other name A true sorceress of the organic sort But my magic thistles are filled with thorns Put you in a Time Snare and watch you squirm Before I put you back under The dirt with worms turn you into a goat So you don't ba ah ah-other me Look, Clark Kent got a lobotomy

It's a bird, it's a plane, it's Super Brainz

That's stupid, you don't even use the cape

Hey, if I'm the hero, you're the bad guy See my jumpsuit? (Damn, is that tight) Don't make me tell you where I'll put my boot I'll beat you to a pulp and cut your roots I'm flyin' high, shooting super beams I'm in every female teenage zombie's dreams

Garden Warfare, it might sound quite absurd Plants and Zombies are rising from the Earth They all look goofy If that's what you prefer But don't forget that it's the End of the world

Kernel Corn, comin' in hot You better be ready for my Butter Barage With a jumping Husk Hop and A well-aimed Shuck Shot You wouldn't believe I'm only Made of one stalk See the trickshots that I'm poppin' off? I have a hard time keeping it on the cob I'll give you a show, so grab your popcorn (I just ran out) Well, I've got a lot more

You're the worst, what a corny verse

Shut up, you dwarf!

Being short can work Size doesn't matter, ask my blasters I'll crash this party like a bad disaster Come get a load of my brand new toy (Standby, Z-Mech's been deployed) Launching missiles while I stomp around Hey, which one of us is the smallest now?

Garden Warfare, it might sound quite absurd Plants and Zombies are rising from the Earth They all look goofy If that's what you prefer But don't forget that it's the End of the world

Have no fear, Super Brainz is here! Seriously, that get-up is ridiculous At least he doesn't eat Compost for breakfast! Coming from the midget who eats brains Arr! Lame comeback let's see you do better Arr, I'll admit Your scurvy line was pretty good Hey, uh thanks actually dig the outfit, man Aye! Thank ye yeah, it's pretty cool

#phoenix responds to asks #i look over at discord and see HEY SQUIDWARD ARE YOU FINISHED WITH THOSE ERRANDS #the asks are inescapable...

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watermelonsandal · 2 years

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big hero 6 character as random vines part 5

(these are too much fun)

Honey Lemon: Not to be racist or anything, but I love goat cheese.

Tadashi: That's not even racist.

Honey Lemon: I said I wasn't being racist!

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Hiro: Sometimes I like to pretend I'm tall but I'm just standing on a chair.

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Fred: Siri, what's my name?

Siri: You're Fred,

Fred: *gets up and starts throwing shapes*

Siri: but you asked me to call you vagina vagina vagina vagina vagina--

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Gogo: So how is everything?

Wasabi: Actually, the chicken's a little dry.

Gogo: *spits on the chicken* how 'bout now?

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Fred: Here's a summer fashion tip: cut off the legs of your old jeans *wears them on his arms* for that hip summertime look.

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Hiro: ...that teeth are actually calcium? So the more dr-- mink-- milk you drink the more teeth you have.

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Aunt Cass: Did you like the broccoli casserole?

Tadashi: Yeah.

Aunt Cass: Want some dessert casserole?

Tadashi: I'm just thirsty.

Aunt Cass: Well here you go, some water... casserole. You--

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Wasabi: What are you thinking about?

Tadashi: Pizza.

Wasabi: What?

Tadashi: Pizza.

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Fred: This one's called pine... apples. It smells like a pine... apple.

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Judy: Yes Sir I'll have the reports to you by tomorrow. Alright. Thanks boss. Love you, bye.

Judy:

Judy: Fuck.

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Honey Lemon: *grooving to Funkytown*

#honey lemon #tadashi hamada #fred frederickson iv #hiro hamada #gogo tomago #wasabi no ginger #aunt cass #judy (krei's assistant)#big hero 6 #bh6 #disney #shitpost #vine #incorrect bh6 quotes #chat

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omg-hellgirl · 4 months

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Do you think that Mick Jagger had a thirst for Angie?

and the way he said that was loaded: very coy and suggestive. I looked at him, and sure enough, there was a little leer on his face. I thought, Jesus. He wants to make love with me. His best friend's wife!

He came on strong then, suggesting quite bluntly that we get it on right then and there. I protested — "I'm your best friend's wife, Mick! I'm married to David, remember?" — but he kept at it, and after a while I thought, Oh, what the hell. Why fight it? Let him do his thing and let's see what happens.

Angie Bowie, Backstage passes: life on the wild side with David Bowie.

He tried to fuck her, so I would say yes. But it meant as much as the other thousands of women he slept with: nothing. He was also always thirsty for women in general. In the end, nothing happened because Angie wasn't into it. As they kissed she was thinking that he looked like a goat (lol) and that, according to her thoughts, "He's like David, he'll fuck anything!"

Angie wasn't very enthusiastic about Mick because of that. She also added:

I liked Mick in his place; but he was such a slut.

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My Reading Year* So Far (June - September)

*I have started reading again near the end of June this year so I've only started my reading year almost midway through 2024.

I won't be including any comics/graphic novels/manga's in this list.

June Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes 3 Stars. This was an easy enough read to get me out of my reading slump, and I enjoyed the mystery premise enough.

Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir 4 Stars. Didn't enjoy this as much as Gideon the Ninth, but oh how much I love these characters so much and the more we learn the less we know and somehow it makes me love it even more.

July The Gospel of Loki by Joanne M Harris 3 Stars. Easy to follow, and of course having Loki as a narrator is very entertaining, was disappointed how quickly Ragnorok was dealt with, felt like I needed more.

Nona the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir 5 Stars. Hitting my favourites list easily. Of course I bought Nona the day after I finished Harrow, my only complaint is having to wait for Alecto.

The Unbroken by C.L. Clark 5 Stars. Menaces to Society, both of them, love them but damn I was screaming at them at every page because they could not make one good decision between them for the entire book.

August Gwen & Art Are Not In Love by Lex Croucher 4 Stars. I picked a romance book up. Like I was trying to get into romance. I wouldn't call this a romance, It was so much more focused on the accepting of self and the friendships than the romance.

The Faithless by C.L. Clark 5 Stars. I've never related to a character more than Sabine, such a thirsty lady, but I get you. I too would be throwing myself shamelessly at both Touraine and Luca.

Kill for me Kill for you by Steve Cavanagh 5 Stars. Thriller/Mystery book I read alongside my mother and older sister. Definitely gonna start reading more Mystery type books.

She Drives Me Crazy by Kelly Quindlen 3 Stars. Read within 24hrs, very quick and easy read. My only issue was I am obviously older than it's target audience.

The Hawthorne Legacy by Jennifer Lynn Barnes (DNF) I hate not finishing books, but I'm sorry the love interests are boring, copies of one another, that are apparently just great at everything and the main character is somehow the most self-centred, awful sister and friend. NOPE.

Shadows Fall by Simon R Green 3 Stars. Gifted to read by a regular at work, I can not for the life of me explain this book, it's bizarre start to finish. Sea Goat is the best, also read this through both physical and audiobooks.

September Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros 4 Stars. It is not the best fantasy book ever but it was really enjoyable and I'm very excited for next one in the series, just maybe don't get over hyped over this.

Mistakes Were Made by Meryl Wilsner 3 Stars. Felt like I was reading someone's fantasy fanfiction. Just turned out to be the same as my own fantasy.

Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree 4 Stars. For everyone that imagines their DnD characters retirement, a cute and cozy story that I enjoyed every second of. Thimble <3

Mass Effect Andromeda: Annihilation by Catherynne M. Valente 3 Stars. Confession, I still haven't finished Andromeda. I'm not really good at reading Sci-Fi books, but since I used an audiobook to help me through it I really enjoyed this mystery read based in the universe of one of my favourite game series ever.

This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone 4 Stars. Me with these Sci-Fi reads, did I understand what the hell was happening. No, of course I didn't. But I know these characters love story was something that gripped my heart in the end.

Harley Quinn : Reckoning by Rachael Allen 5 Stars. This book was clearly made for me, Harley Quinn has been a character that I've loved for years, so it only made sense I picked up DC Icons Harley Quinn book to read. Then I find out it has a mystery plot. Thank you Racheal Allen for just creating this amazing book for me, like she definitely made this just for me right?

Red Rising by Pierce Brown 4 Stars. I had read this back in like 2015 maybe, but never came round to reading the rest of the series. Had to start over again to remember exactly what happened in this book, I understand peoples issues with this book though as the language and themes were a most of the time dark.

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Crowley And Goats

Before we get started, I want to let everyone know that this post will contain discussion of Christianity, Bible verses, and content that some/many Christians might find blasphemous. If any of that is going to cause you mental distress, please look out for yourself. Also, spoilers for Good Omens Season 2.

I want to talk about Crowley and goats for a minute. There are two times we have a reference to Crowley interacting with goats: when he "destroys" Job's goats and when, high on Laudanum, he asks Aziraphale if he sounds like a goat. And one of these is heart warming, and one is hilarious.

But here's the thing. There's a fairly well-known passage from Matthew that talks about sheep and goats that changes the perspective of these scenes. I'm using the NIV translation for this particular post, for no reason other than it was the first translation Google produced.

There are two parts of Matthew 25: 31-46 I want to draw attention to. The first is the allegory of the sheep and the goats: TL;DR version is that the sheep are the "righteous" people who will go to Heaven and the goats are the "cursed" people who will go to hell.

Now this is relevant for two reasons: a) Crowley saves the goats by turning them into doves, which are a bird that is frequently used in the Bible as a messenger/sign/symbol of God and b) Crowley, defenses lowered by an intoxicant, asks Aziraphale if he really sounds like a goat. Which, yes to all of that, because I didn't need my heart anyway.

But there's another component to that passage. In that passage, the sheep will ask what makes them righteous and be told by the returned/returning Christ that the reasons they are righteous are because "For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, 36 I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me." And when the sheep ask "when did we do those things", the answer is 'truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’.

Now, who do we know that has, over the course of two seasons encouraged an angel to eat and drink, offered the angel a home when it looked like his bookshop had burned down, removed stains from an angel's clothes, and broken the angel out of a prison? [1]

I think there is also some interesting discussion to be had around the concept of the scapegoat and sacrificial goat, but I want to be careful here, since Christianity has done significant harm by forcibly retrofitting the Tanakh into the bible and my background is entirely WASPy. But especially with the "I forgive you" that broke all our hearts just as much as it did Crowley's, I think there's definitely something there, too.

Also, Aziraphale does almost all of these things for an amnesiac, cast out archangel, but I am focusing on Crowley with this post [2]

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mattohonbung · 11 months

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kulan cafe

🇸🇴 somali

📍 skyline aka build america plaza in bailey's crossroads, falls church, virginia

📅 dinner; July 2023. 1st time

😋 overall: I literally have no metric for somali food but since it's the only one of its kind in the area, I hope it sticks around. I love getting surprise sides, and they know how to season their damn meat!!!! I'd come back in a heartbeat.

more food pix + detailed review under the cut!

🍵 not pictured is the tea we ordered, 1 cup each. it came out PIPING HOT so we had to wait a bit, but it was so wonderfully spiced (cardamom?). sweet too, but a little too sweet that it got a little cloying once it cooled down. at room temp, all the spices made it taste a little medicinal; reminded me of a natural cough syrup or something. I'd order it again but drink it while it's still hot.

🍚🐔 rice w/ chicken suqar - this was my fav dish! the chicken was soooo tender and well-spiced (not much else you can say about it when you can't identify spices that well lmfao all I know is that i loved every bite). the rice took up half the plate and then some! I loved that it came with raisins; it reminds me of afghan pulao.

I would SO get this again!!!!!!

🥗 didn't take a separate photo of the salad that came with this dish but it was pretty good. I liked taking bites of it in between these heavier meat dishes. the vinaigrette helped lift it! I'd get it again.

it reminds me of the side of salad that kabob places usually include. I wonder if salads are a western influence and what kinds of vegetables are native to Somalia.

🫓🐑 sabaya w/ lamb - it's always a gamble getting lamb or goat from restaurants but I'm so glad I did cos this lamb wasn't dry whatsoever and I loooved the spice rub on it. there were some chewy parts that I had to spit out but it was prob tendon so that's to be expected.

also I was drooling the moment I saw them bring out this plate cos the flatbread looked sooo flaky BUT it ended up being chewy and dry af 😔 it was difficult to pull apart 😢😢😢 I'm genuinely so sad about this cos it prevented this whole meal from being a solid 10

I wouldn't get a dish with sabaya again. I'd have a dish with lamb again tho! maybe I'll try their pasta next time.

🥘 unknown side that has potatoes, peas, and ??? - lol right after the cashier/server brought out the sabaya w/ lamb, he was like "I'm not done!!!" and brought out THIS DISH. and then he was like "NOW the dish is complete." thank god he did cos that sabaya needed moisture... badly

didn't even know that the dish even had sides so i'm not sure how to get it again... but I definitely want it again. I love tasting a delicious spice combination for the first time 🥰

they brought this out a little late into the meal but they also gave us a bowl of their house-made hot sauce, which was made of jalapenos. it wasn't that spicy (tbf the server told us that as he put it down) but its freshness helped lift some items.

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💲 price - $17-$20 for each plate, which I think is fair given the generous portion sizes. definitely stuffed 2 people, with some food left over (mostly carbs haha)

🗒️ other notes - it didn't taste salty or anything while I was eating but once I got home, i was SO THIRSTY i downed half my water bottle like a whale. 🐋

anyway the cashier/server was really friendly to us. after he asked us to rate the food, he made a point to tell us that everyone cooking this food is family and actually from somalia, not like "other restaurants" (who most likely have latino people working in the back).

this plaza feels like the ethiopian version of eden center. hoping i'm not cursing the place as I write this but I wonder when fairfax county will start drooling over the land as ripe for redevelopment and ethiopians will have to organise for anti-gentrification like viet folks are rn (if you're reading this, follow viet place collective)

#somali #bailey's crossroads #falls church #virginia #dinner

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