every blue moon, I draw something for this blog….

close ups + extra character 😏

well i just had myself the most splendid of chuckles when I say Alex jones payout he’ll have to make. A really nice and neat 965 mil.

Adorable 1904 fairy tale cottage in Ephraim, Utah was reduced $40K to $359K and it's 3 homes for the price of one. Not surprisingly, it already has a pending sale. The cottage has 3bds, 3ba.

Elegant French-looking living room is pretty spacious and has a great French stove. The fixture looks like it's a kerosine lamp that's been electrified.

Sweet vintage kitchen. Look at the original stove, it's still connected to the wall. The sink looks original, too. It looks like all of the lights are kerosine. They must've all been converted from the originals.

Cleaned up, with some decorative touches, this will be an elegant little house. The dining room is lovely.

Bath #1 was modernized with a large shower but the sink was placed into an antique dry sink.

Laundry room has cupboards under the stairs.

Small staircase to the upper floor.

And, here we are upstairs.

Look at the cute little stove and vintage toilet. Interesting little closet, too.

This home is deceivingly larger than it looks. It has a finished basement.

There's a sitting room with a potbelly stove and original cupboards.

Bedroom #2 is in the basement and looks like it may be the primary.

This is another room that looks like it could be a bedroom, also, b/c it has a closet.

Look at this property. Besides the cottage, there's a large garage with a studio apt. above it, plus a 1 bedroom cabin.

Entrance to the studio apt. above the garage.

Living room/bedroom combo.

The kitchen is cute.

Nice little shower room.

And, this is the log cabin. Wow, all the homes need some work, but they will be too cute.

I don't see any appliances in the kitchen but it's large enough.

Bath with a small clawfoot tub.

The bedroom upstairs.

The property is .40 acre.

Okay, so I finally got around to all the responses given for the Random Whump Questions google form I made! Everything is ranked from highest to lowest in terms of what was picked, and the number beside them is how many people chose that option:)

Also, to make sure it's not longer than it needs to be, I'm going to do the open ended questions in a separate post:) Let me know if you'd like to be tagged for that!

One more thing to keep in mind. The 'custom answers' section is where only one person has brought it up. If multiple people have said the same thing, then it will be included in the main answers :)

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Question 1. When did you first discover whump as a term?

A. 15 - 17 (106) B. 11 - 14 (105) C. 20 - 25 (42) D. 18 - 19 (39) E. 26 - 30 (21) F. -10 (4) G. 36 - 39 (4) H. 31 - 35 (3)

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Question 2.

A. Absolutely not (135) B. Some of them do but I prefer to keep it to myself (127) C. I don't try to hide it but not many people know anyway (42) D. Most, if not all of them know - I'm very open about it (10) E. One person knows (4) F. Friends know, family don't (2)

Custom answers: I'm not secretive but I don't explain it because it's hard to, I've never said it but you only need to look at me to know.

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Question 4. Biggest pet peeve when it comes to whump in media?

A. Whumpee miraculously recovers as if they didn't just break three vital bones in their body and get stabbed by the enemy (204) B. Skipping over it and going straight to recovery (165) C. Changes POV's right as it's getting juicy (154) D. Whumpee is too stoic and unphased by what happened (130) E. Too comedic/lighthearted (128) F. Main character(s) die rather than living with what they've done/what happened (127) G. Too much comfort and not enough hurt (80) H. The recovery/captivity is far too unrealistic (77) I. Too much hurt and not enough comfort (62) J. Whumpee is a massive wuss (56) K. All of the above (23) L. The recovery/captivity is too realistic (20) M. Too heavy/serious (16) N. Whumpee is unattractive/not cute enough to me (2) O. Wrong characters are whumped/favourite characters are ignored (2)

Custom written: Obvious medical errors, turns out it was all "just a nightmare!", Caretaker's wellbeing is ignored, Whumpee is rescued right before the whump was about to start, Caretaker never figures out what happened and it's never brought up again, no women, never goes as badly as I want, not enough from Whumpee's POV.

Custom written #2: Whumpee is infantilised during their recovery, no trauma/trauma is overlooked, aftermath/recovery is ignored by a timeskip, Whumpee has no personality apart from being the one who deserves pity for being white and pretty and sweet, caretaker saves the day and it's never brought up again.

Custom written #3: Caretaker saves the day and Whumpee is the perfect victim and there's no conflict ever again, too much emphasis on physical pain rather than emotional, whumper wants love from their whumpees, recovery is too fast and it involves sexual/romantic stuff.

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Question 5. Best thing a whumpee can say to give you whumperflies?

A. "Please- please, no more." (146) B. "It hurts." (142) C. "Please don't leave me." (109) D. "Don't hurt them." (94) E. "Get the hell away from me." (85) F. "I just want to be good." (81) G. "You promised." (71) H. "Am I not enough?" (69) I. "I thought... I thought it was over." (50) J. "You came back!" (49) K. "I was so scared." (43) L. "You will not break me." (36) M. All of the above (19) N. Description over dialogue/I prefer whumpees that are too scared to talk (6) O. Begging (2) P. "I'm fine." (2) Q. "I can't take it anymore." (2)

Custom answers: "Go away" | "It's all my fault, I'm sorry" | "don't touch me!" | "I'm sorry, I won't do it again, I promise" | "don't look at me" | "I don't want you to see me like this" | "fuck you" | just a heartbroken "why?" | "it's fine!"

Custom answers #2: "Nobody is coming..." | "i'm not the same person I was before" | "is this real?" | "I don't want to die" | "why are you helping me?" | Repeating "i'm okay" to themselves while trying not to cry.

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Question 7. Best thing a whumper can say to give you whumperflies?

A. "I wonder how long it'll take to break you." (120) B. "Surely you can take a little more than that, can't you?" (111) C. "Tell me what I need to know and it'll all be over." (111) D. "You're being so good." (107) E. "You're so adorable when you cry." (98) F. "You're mine." (79) G. "Which finger should I crush this time?" (78) H. "I think if you were really sorry, you'd __" (63) I. "This is your home now." (57) J. "At least try to show a little enthusiasm." (49) K. "Please forgive me." (47) L. "You live to please me." (41) M. All of the above (15) N. Prefer no whumpers (7) O. Silent whumpers (3)

Custom answers: "Everything you touch dies." | "I have your whumpee." | "You wanna see something weird/interesting/cool?" | "Get some rest, darling. We'll pick this up again tomorrow." | "Just what do you think you're doing?" | "Don't worry. I'll take good care of you."

Custom answers #2: Petnames | "It's not personal." | "Nobody's coming for you. Give up." | "This is all your fault." | "You shouldn't have done that, darling." | "You'll be begging soon." | "Maybe some pain/time out/etc. will change your mind." | "It's you or them." | "Go ahead, try to run."

Custom answers #3: "Do it or I'll hurt them." | "This is for your own good." | "This will only hurt a pinch." | "Why do you have to ruin everything?" | "The more you scream, the more I have to hurt you." | "It's for science, Whumpee." | "I truly am sorry about this." | "I love you so, so much. I want to taste you..." | "Good boy."

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Question 8. Best thing a Caretaker can say to give you whumperflies?

A. "I got you." (180) B. "Breathe. Just breathe." (170) C. "What did they do to you." (154) D. "Hey, I'm here, okay?" (152) E. "Lie down, okay?" (107) F. "I'm gonna get us out of here." (107) G. "When was the last time they fed you?" (97) H. "Lay a hand on them and see what happens." (88) I. "Don't hurt them." (83) J. "I'm sorry but this is in your best interest." (66) K. "I will not rest until I find who did this." (41) L. "Don't cry." (32) M. All of the above (26) N. Any sort of medical talk (2) O. No caretakers (2)

Custom answers: "Don't touch them!" | Pet names in general | "Just relax. It's all over." | "Don't fucking touch them." | "It's not your fault." | "Hold still" while tending to wounds | "Almost done | Just hold on." | "Hey... not so fast." | "Just look at me, okay?" and then proceeds to gently explain what the medical procedure entails | "You're safe now." | "Please believe me?"

Custom answers #2: "May I see? I promise I won't hurt you." | "Whoa, hey, calm down. I'm not gonna hurt you." | "Shh, you're safe now. It's okay. I'm not leaving." | "Who did this to you?" | "Take this, you'll feel better." | "Shh, I know it hurts" to a squirming whumpee | Anything as long as there's physical touch to go with it | "Stay with me, okay?" | "You need to stay awake for me." | "Leave them alone!"

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Question 9. What role do you think you'd play in a whump story?

A. Whumpee (87) B. Caretaker (52) C. Side character (44) D. Caretaker-turned-whumpee (32) E. Whumpee-turned-caretaker (22) F. Whumper (16) G. Whumpee-turned-whumper (14) H. Whumper-turned-whumpee (11) I. Whumper-turned-caretaker (10) J. Caretaker-turned-whumper (8) K. Caretaker or whumpee (6) L. Carewhumper (3) M. None/I don't insert myself into scenarios (2)

Custom answers: Narrator, all of the above depending on my mood, side character.

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Question 11. Favourite place to consume whump? (not including movies/tv shows/games/etc)

A. Tumblr (294) B. AO3 (212) C. Pinterest (62) D. Fanfiction.net (23) E. DeviantArt (8) F. Wattpad (4) G. My brain (4) H. All of the above (3) I. Youtube (3) J. Character.AI (2) K. Discord (2) L. My brain (2) M. Twitter (2)

Custom answers: Sketch book, google,

Other notes: Someone also gave @whumplovers-collaborate a mention, saying they've been on that server for over a year and that it's amazing.

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Question 12. Pick a whumpy anime out of the ones I've watched (so far)

A. Castlevania (51) B. Black Butler (43) C. Bungou Stray Dogs (43) D. Banana Fish (35) E. Vanitas No Carte (19) F. Black Bullet (5)

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Question 14. How old does a whumpee need to be to be considered an "older whumpee"?

A. 40+ (127) B. 34 - 37 (68) C. 30 - 33 (51) D. 38 - 39 (38) E. 26 - 29 (18) F. 22 - 25 (2) G. 18 - 21 (0)

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Question 15. Pick a character that I think needs to be whumped more.

A. Link (The Legend Of Zelda) (96) B. Tony Stark (The Avengers/Iron Man) (64) C. Vanitas & Noe (Vanitas No Carte) (47) D. Joel Miller (The Last Of Us) (45) E. Hosea Matthews (Red Dead Redemption 2) (5)

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Question 16. Do you prefer hystorical whump or modern whump?

A. Modern (220) B. Hystorical (82)

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Question 17. Do you prefer hurt or comfort?

A. A healthy combination of both (163) B. A little bit of comfort, lots of hurt (81) C. Hurt (44) D. A little hurt, lots of comfort (28) E. Comfort (8)

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Question 19. Favourite species to whump?

A. Human (290) B. Immortal (118) C. Vampire (105) D. Demon/angel (87) E. Werewolf (57) F. Robot/android/cyborg (54) G. God/deity (49) H. Birdpeople (48) I. Merfolk (44) J. Tiny (38) K. Catpeople (26) L. Alien (19) M. All (16) N. Humans with inhuman/magical abilities (5) O. Giant (2) P. Elf (2) Q. Lab subjects (2) R. Species isn't important (2)

Custom answers: Shapeshifter, hybrics, faefolk, winged whumpees, dhampir, superheros, dwarves, mobian.

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Question 20. Pick something to restrain your whumpee with.

A. Chains (104) B. Rope (101) C. Handcuffs (38) D. Zipties (31) E. Your belt (18) F. A piece of their own clothing (18) G. Your tie (6)

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Question 22: Your whumpee bites you. What do you do?

A. Put a muzzle on them. You're not mad, but you need to keep yourself safe (119) B. Beat them until they learn their lesson (82) C. Have a rational conversation with them once they've calmed down about why it's wrong and how to stop it from happening again (61) D. Get checked for some kind of desease. Who knows what they've been carrying (25) E. Ignore it and hope it doesn't happen again (8)

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Question 23. A whumpee shows up at your door, terrified and scared. They beg for your help. What do you do?

A. Let them in and give them some food. You can worry about what you're gonna do with them later on (273) B. Keep them prisoner. Whump their to your heart's content (31) C. Slam the door in their face (4)

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Taglist: @dismemberment-on-a-tuesday-night @let-the-whump-commence @pigeonwhumps @rule-masochism @whumperofworlds @whump-space @wollemi-whump

20 questions for Fic Writers

Thanks for tagging me @theresthesnitch, I love seeing everyone's answers on this!

1. How many works do you have on AO3?

40.

2. What's your total AO3 word count?

177,784. (A couple of thousand of those are actually by @eemolu, my partner in writing taller than the trees).

3. What fandoms do you write for?

These days, almost exclusively HP, though I've written a few little oneshots for Lois & Clark.

4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

1. The Great James Potter (167 kudos). Jily, canon, 7th year Lily POV "enemies"-to-lovers, 8.7k.

2. AO3 Is Down (149 kudos). Jily Muggle AU where they work for AO3. As cracky as it sounds. XD 1.4k.

3. As If By Magic (139 kudos). Jily, canon, 7th year slow burn, 34k.

4. Inescapable (138 kudos). Jily, soulmates, Hogwarts across the years, 4.2k.

5. Are You Experienced? (135 kudos). Hogwarts Jily go to a Muggle concert for their first date. 12.6k.

5. Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?

Absolutely!! Comments make my day and I always want people to know I appreciate them!!

6. What's the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

Probably Trapped - Emmeline Vance's last fight with the Death Eaters, told from her POV.

7. What's the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

Are You Experienced? is definitely one of the fluffiest!

8. Do you get hate on fics?

I wouldn't say I've ever got full-blown hate, but I've got a few negative comments, most of them for writing Sirius/Lily. Stuff like 'Sirius would never do that to James' - even when it's a story where the Sirius/Lily part is fake dating and James is actually aware of it and endorsing it. xD The mind boggles.

9. Do you write smut. If so, what kind?

I write some smut, yes! M/F, mostly vanilla stuff. :p

10. Do you write crossovers? What's the craziest one you've written?

Not really! Though one day I want to finish that fic where Lily is a L&C fan. xD

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Not that I know of! Who would be interested in stealing my fics? Lol. xD

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

I have! My old Remadora story Over Spilt Coffee (FF.net link here - I should put it up on AO3) was translated to Russian, from my own Greek translation. And there was also a translation of Birthday in Spanish but the link doesn't seem to be working.

13. Have you ever cowritten a fic before?

A couple! Apart from taller than the trees which I've already mentioned, I'd cowritten a fic for L&C with my friend Raquel.

14. What's your all-time favorite ship?

JILY!!!

15. What's a WIP you want to finish, but doubt you ever will?

My old WIP Through Times Of War. It was my attempt to write Book 7 before DH came out. I still remember my plans for it, I had an ending and everything, but I'm just not interested in that era anymore.

16. What are your writing strengths?

A good grasp of grammar, vocabulary, flow - the technical aspects. My writing always looks very polished.

17. What are your writing weaknesses?

Coming up with a good plot/what happens next.

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language for a fic?

I've done it once - had Fleur and her family fight in French about Bill, in listening range of the Weasleys. I think that, if you're going to write dialogue in another language for a fic, it has to serve a narrative purpose. I don't like it when characters speak in another language or drop random words/endearments just to show off the writer's headcanons about where they're from.

19. First Fandom you wrote for?

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman.

20. Favorite fic you've ever written?

Depends on your definition of favourite, but the one I'm proudest of is probably Are You Experienced?

Tagging @athenasparrow, @charmsandtealeaves, @kay-elle-cee, @jamesunderwater (if you haven't been tagged already!)

RECIPE: Grilled Pork Tenderloin with Chimichurri (from Meal Prep Magic by Catherine McCord)

It was in Argentina where I began my love affair with chimichurri; a pot of it accompanied whatever meat we were eating. Just the thought of pairing it with pork tenderloin makes me giddy.

PREP TIME: 15 minutes, plus 1 to 2 hours for marinating COOK TIME: 15 minutes SERVES: 4 to 6

¼ cup (60 ml) Dijon mustard

½ cup (120 ml) apple cider vinegar

3 tablespoons light or dark brown sugar

8 cloves garlic, minced

⅓ cup (75 ml) plus 2 tablespoons olive oil

1½ teaspoons kosher salt

2 to 2½ pounds (910 g to 1.2 kg) pork tenderloin, fat and silver skin removed

½ cup (15 g) packed fresh cilantro

½ cup (15 g) packed flat- or curly-leaf parsley

1 small shallot, peeled

2 tablespoons red or white wine vinegar

2 tablespoons fresh lime juice

Pinch crushed red pepper

Freshly ground black pepper

Place the Dijon mustard, apple cider vinegar, brown sugar, half of the garlic, 2 tablespoons of the olive oil, and 1 teaspoon salt in a large zip-top bag. Squish the bag to mix the marinade. Add the pork tenderloin and use your hand on the outside of the bag to move the marinade around the pork. Marinate for 1 to hours at room temperature or overnight in the refrigerator.

To make the chimichurri, in a food processor, place the cilantro, parsley, remaining garlic, shallot, the remaining ⅓ cup (75 ml) olive oil, the red or white wine vinegar, lime juice, crushed red pepper, remaining ½ teaspoon salt, and black pepper and pulse until finely chopped.

Heat a grill to medium heat. Grill the marinated pork on several sides for a total of 14 to 15 minutes, or until the internal temperature is 135 to 140°F (55 to 60°C) when checked with an instant-read thermometer inserted in the thickest part of the meat. (Alternatively, you can use a cast-iron skillet to roast the pork. Heat over medium-high heat and add 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Sear the pork all over for a total of 6 minutes. Transfer the pan to a 400°F (205°C) oven and roast for 15 to 20 minutes.)

Allow the pork to rest for at least 10 minutes to allow the juices to settle before slicing. Use a sharp knife to cut pork on a bias into ½-inch (12 mm) slices and top with the chimichurri sauce.

Make sure not to overcook the pork. Pork should never be cooked to more than 135 to 140°F (55 to 60°C). You want the internal color to be light pink.

Make double the amount of chimichurri sauce to serve with fish, shrimp, chicken, or steak later that week.

TO ENJOY LATER The cooked pork can be cooled and refrigerated in an airtight container for up to 3 days. Enjoy at room temperature or warm for 30 seconds in the microwave. Store the chimichurri in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days, or freeze in ice cube trays then transfer to labeled zip-top bags for up to 4 months.

PREP IN ADVANCE Place the zip-top bag of the pork in its marinade in the freezer for up to 3 months. When ready to cook, place the pork chops in the zip-top bag in the refrigerator to thaw overnight; cook as directed.

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One step beyond the ideological approach of Marie Kondo and The Home Edit, McCord brings you a practical guide to organizing the most important space in your home and using it. If you’ve ever lost leftovers to the back of the fridge, failed to find a spice that you know you bought, or faced a cabinet full of mismatched Tupperware, her advice will forever change your relationship to your kitchen.

After showing how to maximize your space for efficiency, McCord offers up her favorite family recipes. Including tried-and-tested secrets for saving time, these recipes are easy to prep ahead, make entirely ahead, contain basic ingredients that are always in your pantry, and/or strategically employ your freezer, air-fryer, Instant Pot, slow cooker, and more. Think grab-and-go breakfasts like Raspberry Creamy Chia Puddings, creative packed lunches including easy-to-assemble Salad Jars, healthy snacks like air-fryer crispy artichokes, and irresistible dinners that are even better leftover, such as lemony chicken thighs with lots of herbs.

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Twenty Questions for Fic Writers

Thanks to @sorakazeno for tagging me!

How many works do you have on AO3?

222! (Keeping in mind that I've been writing fics for over twenty years at this point.)

What’s your total AO3 word count?

1,747,556

What fandoms do you write for?

Yuri!!! on Ice and Sailor Moon are my main fandoms at the moment, but I've written for Kaleido Star, Fruits Basket, Card Captor Sakura, Princess Tutu, Someday's Dreamers, Harry Potter, and Fire Emblem in the past. Oh, and a Sailor Moon/Super GALS crossover.

What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

"Midnight Magic" (Card Captor Sakura) - 401 (Somehow!)

"No Longer Alone" (Kaleido Star) - 164

"One Kiss" (Sailor Moon) - 146

"Realization" (Sailor Moon) - 144

"Welcome to the Family" (Yuri!!! on Ice) - 135

Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?

Yes, I at least try to thank people for reading and enjoying the fic!

What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

Probably "Do Not Cry For Me", my Mercury/Zoisite Silver Millennium fic…or maybe "Salvation", an AU Chibi-Usa/Helios vampire fic? I might personally give a slight edge to "Salvation", just because C/H is my OTP!

What’s the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

Happiest? Man, that's a hard question! I honestly don't know. Um…maybe "Double Blessing", where JJ and Isabella find out that not only have they been approved to adopt a little girl from China, Isabella has finally gotten pregnant after dealing for years with unexplained fertility. That's pretty happy!

Do you get hate on fics?

On occasion. Bound to happen when you've written as much and for as long as I have.

Do you write smut? If so, what kind?

Yes, I do, even though I'm asexual myself and have no real-life experience! I've written all kinds: het, m/m, w/w, even a few threesomes.

Do you write crossovers? What’s the craziest one you’ve written?

Generally, no, but I did write one a long time ago, the aforementioned Sailor Moon/Super GALS fic. I also toyed with the idea of a Sailor Moon/Witch Hunter Robin crossover, but that never went anywhere.

Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Yes, twice. The first one was in the days of A Sailor Moon Romance. I've forgotten which fic it actually was, but I remember it was funny because the summary and my story did not match at all, and I might not have even caught them if I wasn't a Minako/Yaten fan and checked it out because the summary sounded interesting! (The stolen fic was not M/Y. Knowing me, it was probably C/H.) The second fic is probably still up at FF.net since the site's pretty much unmoderated nowadays. They took my fic "Daddy's Little Girl" and just changed the names to turn it into a Gundam Wing fic.

Have you ever had a fic translated?

Yes, someone translated my ficlet "Snip, Snip" into Russian.

Have you ever co-written a fic before?

Not exactly, but back in the day, SuperKateB adopted a fic idea I had (with permission, of course) and credited me as her co-writer, even though I didn't do any of the actual writing. I just came up with the initial plot -- an unsigned love letter making the rounds between various Sailor Moon characters, leading to a bunch of misunderstandings -- and offered some suggestions. I think I may have beta'd it, too? (I think it was called "Love Chain"? I don't know if it's still posted anywhere online, though.)

What’s your all time favourite ship?

It's a tie between Chibi-Usa/Helios and Otabek/Yuri!

What’s a WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will?

"Metamorphosis", which is a Helios origin story exploring how he became priest of Elysion.

What are your writing strengths?

Characterization, maybe?

What are your writing weaknesses?

Oh, descriptions, without a doubt! I suck at writing descriptions.

Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language in fic?

Okay with me, as long as the meaning can be reasonably inferred.

First fandom you wrote for?

Sailor Moon

Favourite fic you’ve written?

I can't really decide between "To Be By Your Side" (Sailor Moon, Chibi-Usa/Helios) or the "It's Complicated" series (Yuri!!! on Ice, which features Ace!Yuri and Otabek in a queerplatonic relationship and Otabek/Mila in a sexual, romantic relationship, resulting in my favorite OT3.)

I'm not going to tag anybody, but feel free to do this if you want!

Princess Owowoh becomes first Nigerian female officer to graduate from UK military academy

Princess Owowoh has become the first-ever Nigerian female officer to graduate from the United Kingdom’s Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (RMAS).

The 24-year-old was one of the 135 officer cadets to graduate during RMAS’ sovereign’s parade in London on Friday.

In 2018, Owowoh joined the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) in Kaduna where she was appointed as a cadet lance corporal in her second year.

In her fourth year, she rose to a cadet sergeant and was appointed company senior under officer Charlie (CSUO C) in her fifth year.

She held this appointment with two other female counterparts and made history as the first female to assume the position of CSUO in the academy.

In her fourth year, she also completed the academics wing of the commissioning course and achieved first-class honours in biological sciences.

“It is a profound honour to be the first Nigerian female officer to be commissioned from the esteemed Royal Military Academy Sandhurst,” Owowoh said.

“This achievement is not mine alone, but a testament to the unwavering support of my family, mentors, instructors, and countless individuals who believed in me every step of the way.

“As I look ahead to the future, I am committed to representing Nigeria with pride, and to making a positive difference in the world.”

Some of the RMAS Nigerian alumni include Yakubu Gowon, former head of state, and Emmanuel Undiandeye, chief of defence intelligence.

BRIGADE FILES: ANGEL (Part 1)

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Main Alias/Moniker: Angel

Legal Name: Wren Kathleen Worthington

Other Aliases: Warren III, The Avenging Angel

Date of Birth: December 21st, 1984 (Age: 21)

Status: Alive

Species: Mutant

Sex: Female

Gender: Cisgender

Height/Weight: 5'9'' (1.75m) / 135 lbs (61.2kg)

Hair/Eye Color: Blonde / Blue

Timeline (1985 - 2002): Wren is the heiress to the Worthington Airlines travel empire. Her grandfather Warren aided in the war effort along the likes of Howard Stark, but exited defense after the war to pursue commercial travel. Under his son's ownership, Worthington Airlines became one of the biggest luxury airlines in the world. Warren Jr was so dead-set on continuing the family name that he had no other names planned but Warren III. When the baby turned out to be a girl, Wren's name was a suggestion from her mother after her birth.

Wren was an energetic child, which prompted her parents to sign her up for extracurriculars after her excitability became too much of a nuisance to both them and the family house staff. Athletics and pagentry were the two most noteworthy ventures, and the former being one Wren held in high regard all through childhood. Wren has often compared it to her wings: It's something wholly her own, and is only limited by her own applications. By adolescence, Wren was enrolled into the Massachusetts Academy. She was pressured by her parents to involve herself with the Hellions, a school clique made up of children of Hellfire Club members such as herself. Wren maintained a minimal association with the Hellions, preferring the company of the school jocks. Wren became a prized track and field star while at the Academy, and by the time she was sixteen she and her parents were routinely speaking with college and Olympic scouts.

Timeline (2002): Around her eighteenth birthday, however, when Wren's mutant traits began to develop. It reportedly started off as cramps and strains in her shoulders, then visible bruises that grew all over her upper back. Wren eventually awoke in the middle of the night from a sharp pain and discovered nubs growing out from the bruises. Wren's family was already in the area to pick her up for holiday, and Wren's father refused to send her to a hospital for alleged concern over unwanted attention on the family, and instead hired two specialists to meet with them in the Worthington winter cabin up in the Adirondack Mountains for personal treatment.

One of those specialists was none other than the Professor. Even in the short drive from the city to update, Wren's mutation was rapidly growing. By the time he has arrived, her wings had fully grown, feathers and all. Though her parents were distressed, once the pain and shock of her growing wings faded Wren was reportedly elated with her changes. The Professor has said that his and Wren's earliest exchanges mostly occurred telepathically, as Wren opted to spend winter break soaring across the area rather than he around her parents.

On the last day of holiday, Week checked her phone to find a series of voicemails from a school friend, Amanda Cobb. Amanda had confided to Wren in a moment of great distress over being abused by a coach at the Academy (Weeks earlier, Amanda had walked in on Wren inspecting the bruises along her back and assumed she was being abused by the coach as well). This revelation threw Wren into a blind rage, putting her abilities to the limit by flying uninterrupted from Adirondack to Massachusetts in little under an hour. Wren hauled the coach high into the sky and let him plummet back down. By all accounts, it was only through the Professor's psychic intervention that Wren was restrained from letting the coach crash back down to Earth. It was certainly enough to coerce the him to confess his crimes.

Timeline (2003): By the time classes resumed at the Academy, the school was so swept up in scandal that Wren's wings barely registered to most. The school board did request that Wren conceal them out of concern of "distracting" other students, to which she begrudgingly complied. To Wren's astonishment, the Hellions accepted her with open arms, revealing that they were all mutants themselves. Wren took every opportunity to abstain from the Academy grounds and finish her education through the Professor's personal tutoring, though she kept tabs with the Hellions, both out of the Professor's request and Wren's own curiosity.

Integrating with the rest of the group, Wren quickly took it upon herself to become the leader, something I didn't object to at the time. She had a far more blunt and proactive personality than I did at the time, and her background made her far better at working crowds and being a public figure than I was. At the time, Wren was also the only one of us who was an open mutant, and to her credit she took jer newfound duties as a mutant activist very seriously. This is best exemplified when Wren swooped to Bobby's defense when his own powers briefly put him in legal trouble.

Where Wren did display hesitance was when we all set out to intervene at Santo Marco. Not because she objected to us intervening, but because she recognized how her usual tactics not suit such a sensitive situation. Over the course of that mission, our group dynamic was forced to shift and adapt, and by the end congealed into the X-Men that people would come to know later that year. Wren continued to be the face of the group, but tactical duties had effectively fallen upon me.

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breakfast

plain rice cake with 0 c@l sweetener and cinnamon 35

7 chocolate chips 17

lunch

light tuna with another rice cake 135

supper

steak 190, salad 10, rice 51, corn on the cob 99

1/4 cup blueberries 21

total 551

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didnt take pictures today sorry. i want to eat like a cat, have fish at every meal but my family will notice. when i move out my fridge and pantry is going to be sparkling water, tilapia, salmon, tuna, mackerel, cod, sugar free monsters, cucumbers, leafy greens, bell peppers, tomatoes, pork, chickpeas, 0 c@l sweetners for sugar cravings, preworkout, supplement powders and pills, frozen fruit (unfrozen is too expensive), dark chocolate, instant coffee, low c@l sauces, bone broth, chia, quinoa, teas of every kind, popcorn kernels, acv, hemp hearts, flax,

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#tbh darius is my fav but i like philip too + actually think it would be really interesting if they had to team up against the collector

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#3

ofc king’s tide has a grip on me IT WAS A LOT (maybe if i just write about it more--actually i think this is the first thing i’ve posted about it specifically?)

ah ha it hits me that hunter and darius are the only kid-parent duo to have to directly suffer through the draining spell

like thank titan that luz doesn’t actually have to see eda suffer through any of the draining spell before raine saves her, though granted eda still looks wrecked afterward--and at least king is only half-conscious when he does see eda like that and doesn’t have time to even engage with it before he’s up and in adrenaline-fueled Emergency Mode; and gus doesn’t have to see his family get drained, willow doesn’t have to see her family get drained, amity at least leaves before she can see her dad get really drained--she may have left him in danger, but he was still on his feet and conscious and fighting

but hunter has to see darius get hit hard by the draining spell and not wake up even though he’s begging him to

jfc these two. my boys, my favs. cut them a break. they better get a long family vacation after this or the equivalent to that.

and while i do on some level actually appreciate that hunter and darius are actually the only kid-parent duo to really represent the horror of what’s probably a common scene around the isles at this point, of a kid trying to wake up their branded parent--something that at some point really did become a likely “must show” in the series, like if they’re triggering the draining spell, should get a scene where like a character has to try to reach another character being drained but it’s not working--and it’s hunter and darius who get that, further emphasizing them and their overall importance in the story

but still jfc. 

(oh and hunter and darius are the only kid-parent duo that both have sigils and are both literally suffering through the spell together, they’re both getting drained)

259 notes - Posted June 25, 2022

#2

after the last episode:

I’ve been thinking about this, and now feel like i do want to share it, or share it in its own post since I think I mentioned it in a long Darius-centric AU post I made before. And hey, could still be good for fic.

Anyway, the line from Hollow Mind:

“Why does Darius look so sad here?”

That line does a lot in my opinion, but I also wonder given the context if it does even more--because Hunter notices that from an image in the surface level, deceptive area of Belos’s mindscape. And that place was largely about glorifying Belos--except Darius’s sadness is the only thing to really contradict that, and the only thing that was honest about that place. So I’ve been wondering--

Since Hunter sees Darius looking so sad inside Belos’s mindscape, can that imply Belos noticed Darius’s intense sadness, and could that mean that Belos suspects/knows Darius opposes him because of the previous Golden Guard?

Did Belos also specifically choose to get a lot of Abomatons because he suspected/knew his Abomination coven head couldn’t be fully trusted and wanted something to reliably and mechanically fill the Abomination void in offensive terms, just in case?

Has Belos been trying to keep an eye on Darius for confirmation of rebellion?

Just some stuff I’ve been wondering about. (And ofc it could be just a neat character/narrative detail that does a lot and was executed in an interesting way via Belos’s mindscape/etc.)

261 notes - Posted May 26, 2022

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as everyone knows, thank titan for that scene of darius immediately visibly flipping out in concern for hunter, so wonderfully wholesome

but i also keep thinking that darius’s immediate frenzied concern is horribly justified by what comes after omfg he had every reason to freak out over hunter getting stuck in belos’s mindscape

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This 1855 Victorian in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania is for sale just in time for Halloween b/c it's the consummate witches house. 6bds, 4ba, $795K.

There's the typical center hall with an original curving staircase.

A cozy sitting room. This home is basically original and just needs a little sprucing up.

Look at the fireplace. It's original.

This sitting room is also nice and has a fancier fireplace. I wonder what's under the black paint.

Cute dining room has cupboards around the fireplace.

The kitchen is too cute. It's so vintage and I love that. Look at the antique stove in the original cooking fireplace. It has coffered ceilings and the cool blue & white checkered floor with matching backsplashes and contrasting yellow cabinetry. A bonus is the marble farm sink.

Right off the kitchen is this bright blue powder room with an antique corner sink. The bright blue and white match the floor.

The stairs are so graceful.

Upstairs are the bedrooms and this one has a cute starry ceiling.

This larger bedroom appears to be the primary and it has enough room for a full sitting area.

The primary has it's own en-suite.

This bedroom also has an en-suite and lovely exposed brick walls. I love the pedestal sinks in each bath. And, they also have beautiful stained glass windows.

Isn't this stunning?

I can't get enough of this swooping staircase.

Very pretty room up here.

And, look at the cute little en-suite.

It's light and bright up here. Beautiful archway.

Look at these stairs! They are glorious.

This is wonderful, an upper floor porch.

I wonder if this little shed was once an outhouse.

This one has a tiny porch and 2 benches. How adorable is that?

Patio & screened picnic area. Love the roof.

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ALOTO's Lea Robinson on Queer Family and What Connects Us

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In honor of two of my favorite things, Rizzles and National Poetry Month, I humbly submit to you a Rizzles limerick . Ahem....

There once was a Jane C. Rizzoli

whose Ma made a kick ass cannoli

As divine as they were

Jane was pretty damn sure

Maura's cleavage was something more holy

70 notes - Posted April 2, 2022

#2

Can we all please give it up for Dr. Maura Isles in this ep?? She's abducted, handcuffed, chloroformed,... She busts the pipe loose with her BELT BUCKLE (🔥), mind fucks Joe Harris, finds a weapon, escapes down the tunnel and KEEPS HER SHIT TOGETHER when Jane finds her.

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This is sooo perfect!!

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#5

pov its thanksgiving and you have no concept of family

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So many faces at the family reunion So many people I've n-n-never known Empty spaces at the family reunion And everyone everyone c-c-came alone

Come take a seat There's no one to meet Cousin's a stupid made-up word We're all out of place It's nearly a race Coming up second last and third At the family reunion

So many faces f-f-family reunion So many people I've n-n-never known Empty spaces f-f-family reunion E-everyone everyone c-c-came alone

You're speakin clearer You know they overheard Can't you find the words C-can't you find the words it's a You're speakin clearer You know they overheard Can't you find the words C-can't you find the can't you find the Family reunion

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dni if you live in the us, have a partner, used to be a teacher, have more than five wips, still enjoy undertale, know the difference between a major chord and a picardy third, your name starts with a t, are adhd, can hit an E6, have a pj shirt that says off duty, are back into an old hyperfixation, or own the paid version of noteflight

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ive been playing so much minecraft. here’s the music disc that never was

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#2

y'know what? fuck you *kisses you directly on the lips*

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sopranos are just like. yeah thats a pretty comfortable range for me :) and sing a note that kills god

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O for the oc alphabet soup!

hello and how are you?

Thank you for the wonderful ask! We actually have a whole Character Masterlist that we scrolled through, and we decided to go for the first instance of the name starting with your letter! So most of these might not be a part of any story or anything, but we did want to chatter about our characters, no matter how vibrant they are at the moment!

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In Reference To This! c:

O is for Orchid, a Shifter belonging to the Family of Salem, considered a gentle child of wonderful relations with both her fellows wives and her dominant, Jerome.

She is the third wife of her gentle giant, the Shifter Jerome of the Family of Salem. Holding the honor of giving birth to the first child of her dominant, a wonderful and healthy child given the name Olive, by Jerome himself, she is his favorite, though she is the youngest of the wives.

She gives yourself over the Knowledge of the other wives, keeps herself busy with weaving Olive into the pride of Jerome, and holds the responsibility of most of the childbearing thoughts and considerations, as well as being the main wife for the Family.

She loves every single one of her family members, and she holds them all close and is more than happy with her life, bc Jerome is gentle and protective of everyone, and her fellow wives, though not born from the same litter, do reign from the same Family, before they gave themselves to their Dominant. c:

Her name comes from her birthing grounds. She was born as a only fawn, among wild orchids during their blooming season. It was her first scent, her first notes of nature, and she is more than blessed to know that her husband and dominant are just as in awe with her flower's blooming as she is.

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