So I was rewatching the GID scene from Idolish7 and I realized something quite clever about the writing.

Two of the three kidnapped idols are held in abandoned, isolated buildings and are not gagged. Makes sense. No need to gag them if no one can hear them.

But the third?

He's held in an apartment building. And guess what?

He's gagged!

I love clever writing details like that in bondage scenes!

Something something the significance of the granddaughter of Elvis Presley playing a famous singer addicted to drugs and alcohol to a crippling nearly life-threatening extent and ignoring her friends’ attempts to help but managing to save herself and allow those who love her back into her life when he wasn’t able to

I don't actually have a mun faceclaim of my own so instead I shall become Frye for the duration of this post-

hi, I'm Xav! I'm 21 years old (22 in March, please help) and I use he/him, xey/xem or ey/em pronouns!

I'm from the US and am a native English speaker, but I've also been learning Japanese since I was 15 years old and I do speak it at a conversational (though not yet perfectly fluent) level! I want to be a game translator some day and I have done a lot of research into the subject, but I have a lot I need to improve with my language skills before I can get there still.

I'm autistic, which does mean I tend to struggle a bit in some social situations, but I promise I don't bite okay lol

I'm on the east coast of the US and thus am in EST time, which is very convenient for me since that's what the masterlist runs on dfsdsgddfs

Frye is my only current isola muse, but I've been roleplaying on tumblr both in and out of the group for a long time (since I was about 13!) and had a few muses back in [redacted]. though, I honestly can't remember all of them because haha memory issues go brrrrrr, not to mention my writing was pretty bad back then anyways due to how young I was, so you know how it goes dsfhgdfsg

my biggest interests at the moment are Splatoon, Touhou, Critical Role (specifically campaign 2), and Hollow Knight, with Splatoon taking up the biggest majority of that right now (as you may have noticed). they do tend to occasionally swap around though lol

my twitter is over here, though I don't honestly use it that much. lately I've just been on there to retweet Frye art and post screenshots and clips from my switch, so... if you don't mind that, you're more than welcome to follow!

I know I said I was gonna go to sleep, and I know I only watched a little of it, but… Ashley did so good, okay? she did so good.

like, all the little references—HAL, alien, the planet of the apes ending, etc—were used so well in my opinion. this one-shot was very much aware of its genre, and situated itself firmly within the genre, and engaged with the conversation and in-jokes and references that make up that genre. but it wasn’t reference for reference’s sake, bc Ashley managed to use some of those classic plot points to deliver really powerful emotional blows!

and over and above that, she contributed her own thing to the conversation, too! she used old tools to build something new and her own, and. chefs kiss. idk. maybe I’m overthinking it but I really thought what I saw of this one-shot was just delightful.

hello ms rebecca pencilscratchins! non-art related ask: would you mind explaining bioarcheology and what drew you to it? i've applied as a bio major but have had multiple identity crises and bones go brrrrrr also you're really cool and your input. Trustworthy

thank you do much for the trust! i’ll go ahead and tuck this into a read more as to not clog other peoples dashes lmaO

there’s obviously a lot of overlap in biology and bioarcheology, with methods, research, education etc. the biggest difference is field work! bioarcheology is mostly focused on what is found in the archaeological record; bones, fossils, the like. There’s different concentrations within the field, whether it be human evolution, paleopathology, osteology, zooarcheology, mortuary archaeology, some paleontologies etc-- but ultimately, they all include excavation to a far higher extent than biology proper, as well as evidence interpretation. (they also all include more application of theory but theory is the bane of my existence lmao)

I knew I wanted to go into bioarch because while I was extremely competent in biology, I frankly adore field work! I took my first field school my sophomore year as a part of my anthropology requirements and knew instantly it was what I wanted to pursue- working in excavation is really fulfilling to me. While I love bones and taxa and all that, I just don’t feel as satisfied by lab work and I didn’t know that until after I had done hours in both the field and the lab. It honestly comes down to trying both sides out.

My biggest advice to anyone whos struggling to choose between the two is to try and find a field school to attend. Your university should be associated with one or one of their anthropology professors will have connections. With COVID restrictions, a lot of field schools are closed, but I would try to google around and see if there are any in your area planning to stay open this summer and try to apply. (At this stage, you don’t even have to limit your search to bioarch sites- cultural sites will give you the same experience overall!) There’s really no other way to tell if its something you’re going to respond to or not-- I know people who were firmly “I’m going to be a bioarch major” and then went into the field and hated it haha Or! Look into whether your school has an anthropology club and try to talk to some professors about their research.

Especially if you’re just applying into undergrad now- YOU HAVE TIME TO FIGURE IT OUT! I entered college as an english education major, so trust me- shifting your focus is entirely natural and I hope you feel the freedom to explore everything that interests you in some way or another! I hope this helped at all, and no matter where you end up, I hope you really love it!

TW: Cnc,roughsex,overstimulation,degregation, cream pie,like one sir,darcyphilia if you squint,college mentioned (idk bout YALL but I feel this is needed,I hated college)

Oh my fuck I’m so excited to write this,I have lowkey been in love with @kelnawrites OC Victor since I found her blog! So here I am,writing something very spicy between Victor and my OC Stephanie! Just some background on my OC,she is a girl of color! She hid this big beautiful poofy Afro that’s dyed dark maroon(my favorite fuckin color) she a thicc queen standing at 5’4 (Victor’s size kink go brrrrrr) and her major is early childhood development with a minor in English and History. So cheers to this lovely lady and her spicy OC!

Victor had always had his eye on Stephanie,ever since she stepped into his dorm room with his roommate,Theo, they had happened to be in the same English lecture. Theo had brought her over for a study hang out. He couldn’t take his eyes off of her, from her soft,pouty lips and cute little button nose to her thick thighs and round,full breast. Stephanie had caught him staring a few times as she was laying across Theo’s bed,her panty covered ass peaking at him from her skirt “Hey Steph,I’m headed down to the convient store to grab a drink,you wanna come” Victor sat up some “Mmmm nah,you forgot to tell me about those killer stairs” Stephanie giggled “my legs are exhausted,can you please grab me a water or a juice please!” Theo nodded and smiled “for sure,I shouldn’t take to long! Did you want anything Victor” Victor shook his head soundlessly,shoving his face in a book when Stephanie peaked at him over her shoulder,batting those pretty,long lashes at him.

“Alright,I’ll be back then!” Theo announced and then took his leave. Stephanie stretches some across Theo’s bed,letting out quiet little squeals and squeaks as she did so and he bit his bottom lip,keeping his face in his book, trying his damndest to actually read whatever the hell was on the page and not think about plowing his roommate’s friend on his bed, Theo would definitely never forgive him for that. “You know,you’re really bad at being subtle” Stephanie said to him,her head cocked to the side and resting on her palm “What did you say to me” he raised an eyebrow,peaking at her from the top of his book, she sat up and stared at him “I said, you’re bad at being subtle,I could tell you were staring at me”

Victor rolled his eyes before setting his book down and staring right at her “the fuck made you think I was starin at you huh?” She rolled her eyes and stood up “other than me catching you twice,I could feel you undressing me with your eyes” she said to him as she crossed the room to look him in his face “who knew the Victor Torres had a staring problem, I sure as hell didn’t. But yet here we are,and you’re still undressing me with your eyes,mine are up here” Stephanie snapped her fingers in his face,trying to pull his attention away from her thighs to her face and he grunted some,grabbing her wrist in his larger hand. His mind taking off on a tangent ‘She so fuckin’ small,I could manhandle the hell outta her. Those damn thighs,fuck I want them wrapped around me and those fuckin’ DSLs fuckin hell!’ Stephanie tugged her arm back some just to be pulled smack into Victor’s solid chest “Hey! What the he-“ “So what if I was starin, not like you were being subtle either Steph” he said her name in a mocking tone.

“This is what,the third time you’ve come over yeah? And you still eye hump every. Fuckin. Time. I mean come on” he dipped his head down close to her ear “If you wanna fuck me,just say it” Stephanie’s eyes widen and her cheeks darkened some as they became flush with red tint “I-I do not eye hump you and nobody e-ever said I wanted to fuck you!”She cried back before trying to yank her wrist out of his grasp again. He thew an arm around her waist and chuckled “oh? So the way you prance around this room in those itty bitty skirts and crop tops that barely cover your tits isn’t for me? I know damn well it isn’t for Theo,he can’t even get it up if it ain’t an anime girl,so again,who’re you doin that for? Unless you’re a whore”

She pushed against his chest “Hey,watch ya fuckin mouth,if anybody is a whore here it’s you! You think I don’t hear about all the girls you being back? And at such stupid fuckin hours too like come the fuck on? Who the fuck do you think you are huh? Just cause you’re here on a football scholarship and mommy and daddy contribute to the school doesn’t give you the right to-“ he shut her up with a kiss,he shoved his tongue into her mouth,proding hers into a fight for dominance that he inevitably won. He pulled away slowly,a slight string of saliva sparkling in the ligh from their connected lips,her knees slightly weak and her eyes blown out “you kissed me”

Victor smirked “I plan on doing more than that” he sat down on his bed,yanking Stephanie down onto his lap,her back pressed against his chest,before attaching his lips to her neck,his arms wrapped around her waist,holding her in place in his lap while her body wiggled and wriggled against his,trying to pull away “Victor,T-Theo is gonna be back soon!” He snickered then laughed “No he’s not,he walks slower than a grandma with a walker and the convient store is a 15 minute walk,I’ve got more than enough time to make you scream my name,since I’m such a whore” his hands made their way up the back of her shirt while he nipped at her bottom lip,his hips pressing up to push his erection against her clothed core. His hips grinding in small circles against her “Feel that? You did this,you and all this fuckin body I mean for fucks sakes look at this ass” his right slid down her back to grip her skirt covered ass “this here is just a fuckin problem, just barely hidden by your skimpy fuckin skirts, and these” his left hand making its way to the front of her shirt,squeezing and kneading her breast.

His left hand making its way from her ass to her other breast,joining the other and roughly groping her chest while she whined loudly. He pulled her shirt up to look at her black lacy bra clad chest “I mean fuckin look at these,what are you, triple D, G?” He yanked her bra down to the top of her stomach,her breast plopping out of its confines,his hands still roughly groping her breast as she cried out some “Victor! Not so rough!” Victor rolled his eyes,leaning his back against the wall and pulling her more into his lap “Or what? These pretty little panties soaked?” Stephanie blushed more “N-no! W-why are you being so mean!”

Victor snickered softly before flipping her skirt up and peaking over her shoulder to see a wet spot on the seat of her purple panties “so what’s that huh? You gettin off on me bein rough with you” he massaged her breast some before slightly slapping one “you like bein manhandled don’t you,like me pushing you around,squeezing these fat tits of yours” he gave another squeeze to emphasize what he was saying before chuckling some “or is it the fact that Theo possibly could come back at any second and see you,his sweet little friend on the lap of his roommate,tits out,lips bruised from kissing and your sopping cunny presented for anyone to see?” He hooked his index finger around the front of her panties and pulled them to the side,her wetness sticking to her panties some.

“See look,you’re all turned on from me just bein mean to you,but I’m the whore right?” Victor growled softly in Stephanie’s ear as she whimpered softly,his fingers ghosting over her puffy clit “awww what’s wrong,does the whore want her pussy played with,you want me to rub on this dumb little clit for you huh?” His fingers finally making their way to rest on her clit before he rubbed slow,tight circles on the sensitive bundles of nerves,her body shivering from the contact “V-Victor...” Stephanie mumbled softly,her breathe coming out in small huffs and she wriggles in his lap,he nipped at her neck slightly “Oh no,don’t go getting quiet on me now Steph, where’s all that big girl energy you just had huh?” He kissed behind her ear softly before whispering “I’m gonna fuck you dumb,I do hope there are no objections” she shivered slightly on his lap and shook her head “N-no” he raised an eyebrow while undoing his pants “No what,come on Steph,I know you got a brain in there,though it won’t be of much use here in a second” she swallowed some and peaked up at him through her eyelashes.

“No sir” she whispered and he groaned softly “oh pretty girl knows some manners huh? Then be a good girl and get on your knees and suck my cock” she nodded her head some before getting off Victor’s lap and getting on her knees in front of him,her mouth open,he smirked softly while stroking his cock before putting his hand in her hair and pulling her mouth onto his cock. Victor hissed softly and let his head fall back some “oh pretty girl,your mouth feels so good” he thrusted slowly into Stephanie’s mouth,her eyes locked onto his as he used her mouth and throat as his own personal fleshlight,his hips growing from soft,shallow and slow thrust into hard,long,fast thrust,making his cock head slam into the back of her throat,her throat clenching from every forward thrust. Her nails scratching up and down his thighs as she tried to break out her nose before pulling her head away to catch her breathe,her breast heaving with every deep inhale she took.

He groaned softly and glared at her some “the fuck did you stop for? What,too much cock for your little mouth? That’s fine” Victor pulled her up off her knees to stand her in her feet “strip” Stephanie adverted her eyes slightly as she stepped out of her skirt and panties then undoing her bra and stripping herself of her shirt and Victor licked his lips before gesturing for her to come forward with his middle and pointer finger “come here pretty girl,let me make you feel good” she made her way out to him from her spot in front of him,he rolled his eyes before grabbing her arm and yanking her close to him and throwing her on his bed and hovering over her,a big smile on his face “well don’t you look pretty,all exposed for me like this” he leaned down and kissed her neck softly,one hand massaging her breast and the other aligning his cock with her entrance.

Victor pulled his face away from her neck to stare up at her “oh,how I’m going to enjoy ruining you Stephanie,you tease so much,you probably thought you were gonna get away with it huh,just teasing me,thinking I’d do nothing about it” Stephanie shook her head quickly,her cheeks still tinted red “No,I-I wasn’t-“ he snickered softly “you don’t have to explain yourself to me pretty girl,I know,now be a good girl for me and enjoy this with me hm?” He slowly pushed his cock head past her lips into her warm,tight cunt. He groaned out loud as he slowly bottomed out in her “Fuckin hell you’re tight as fuck!” He groaned again and threw his head back some,her legs pressed up against his chest.

He started with short,rough thrusts,his hips slapping against the curve of her ass,he growled softly “God fuckin dammit Stephanie,stop squeezing dammit” she whined softly,her nails digging into his biceps some as he continued to deliver slow thorough thrust that slowly built up into long,earnest thrust “V-Victor! Y-youre so deep inside me!” He chuckled some and continued building his thrust,slowly gaining speed,his thumb rubbing her clit in time with his thrust,creating tight,calculated circles.

Stephanie moaned loudly as he hit her g-spot “Fuck! There,there” Victor angled his hips,his cockhead abusing the spot as she keened loudly and her back arched, he groaned softly as her walls started to clench around his cock “awww,you gonna cum already? Fine then,cum all over my cock. Fuck can you be any louder,huh?” His hips slapping faster and harder against the curve of her ass as she screamed his name,her cunt spasming around his cock as she came,his hips still keeping the relentless pace he originally set “look at the fuckin mess you made,so much fuckin cum! You think I’m done with you yet” he scoffed softly,his balls tightening some as tears of pleasure streamed down her face “Fuck,fuck, fuck, Victor!” She squealed loudly,his thumbs still rubbing tight quick circles on her clit,working her into overstimulation,her legs twitching slight as she clawed at his arms some “Fuckin cum,I know you got atleast one more in there,come on” His thrust started losing its rhythm,he was close,so fucking close “Fuck Steph fuck!” He groaned loudly,his hips stalling against hers. She came hard around his cock as he pumped her cunt full of cum and she shook and whimpered on his bed.

Victor dropped Stephanie’s legs to the sides of him and laid against her,chests heaving as they panted, gulping in air to their lungs. He slowly pulled out and plopped himself down next to her,her eyes slowly fluttering shut before he poked her “hey,don’t fall asleep,get dressed before Theo gets back,I’m not tryin to hear him bitch” the door rattled slightly as it was unlocked and there stood Theo,quickly covering his eyes before groaning aloud “Oh come the fuck on! Really guys! You couldn’t have put a fuckin sock on the damn door?!”

Holy shit I did it! I hope you all enjoyed and I want to thank @kelnawrites again for letting me write something spicy for Victor! I’ll see y’all next time but till then, love❤️,peace✌🏾 and hair grease!

hii, i was wondering if i could get a mcyt match up?

i’m a 19 y/o graphic design and photography major. i’m 5’4 and on the thicker side with major thighs and hip dips but my waist makes sure to make an appearance. my love language is physical touch and it SHOWS, i don’t really mean pda really, but just a lot of little touches and some hugs. i’m not a big dramatic romantic person, i like being casual but the little touches make me feel loved. and forehead kisses🥺 and i fucking love cuddles. i’m a cancer, but i’m not physically emotional, more mentally, and that’s on ✨mental illness✨. but i get mood swings like a bitch lol. my enneagrams are a 4w5 when i feel introverted and a 7w8 when i’m extroverted if that helps you with anything. i’m usually a very submissive person in general, so i just go with the flow and would rather somebody else be the leader unless it’s something i have a high opinion about or i need to do a certain way. my favorite type of food is breakfast foods because they’re fuckin dope. i love winter. i don’t really a style other than comfortable and mess tbh. i come from a pretty outdoorsy family so i enjoy fishing and snowmobiling and fore-wheel riding and shooting guns, but am pretty lazy at times and love sleeping with a messed up sleep schedule. i’m the ‘funny’ friend but really i’m just an idiot who for some reason is good at math. but i’m not good at english, words confuse me. i’m a christian but i wouldn’t say i’m a good one lol. my music taste is all over the place, so i’ll pretty much listen to anything. i can play baritone, trumpet, and ukulele but i wouldn’t say i’m good lol. the inside of ya girls head is a mess and is either bouncing off the walls or head empty. i love roadtrips but i don’t like driving because i got anxiety and i feel if i forget one thing people will die and i forget things in general a lot so i don’t wanna do that on the road. i mask all my mental illness with humor and don’t really cry because my emotions are broken lol. the only this that can make me cray are animals. i just wanna crack jokes and cuddle man. anyways, this is just word vomit because my brain’s going brrrrrr and i need to get used to talking about myself :)

Here you go!! Sorry it’s late love!

Request and matchups are closed!

I ship you with Sapnap!

Sapnap love physical touch

his heart melts whenever you touch him 

every chance he gets he will touch you as well!

Lots of cuddles 

i think this fandom can agree that Sapnap loves cuddles!

He makes sure that you are okay at least three times a day

he just wants his baby to be okay!

If you just have a bad mental day, i can assure you here is there to listen to you

Just like you, Sapnap kinda listens to anything

you guys can just vibe and listen to music without an issue!

will take road trips with you!

if you live with him and dream, he will take you on a road trip to Texas!

thinks your hilarious and so cute

this relationship is very touch orientated and so loving!

other possibilities!

BBH! 

When I see you again

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by Arson_Saturn

Flip the coin

Make your bet.

Heads for life, tails for death.

Karasuno, the crows. Messengers of death, their trademark the black feather.

The gamble of the coin flip landed on tails.

They’ve lost, the messenger was here to claim the soul it has reaped. To feast on the flesh of its victim. Crows, creatures that were once beautiful in Suga’s mind, disgusted him now.

Words: 3516, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English

Fandoms: Haikyuu!!

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: Major Character Death

Characters: Sugawara Koushi, Sawamura Daichi, Sawamura Daichi's Parents, Sawamura Daichi's Family, Sawamura Daichi's Mother, Sawamura Daichi's Father, Hinata Shouyou, Kageyama Tobio, Tanaka Ryuunosuke, Nishinoya Yuu, Azumane Asahi, Ennoshita Chikara

Relationships: Sawamura Daichi/Sugawara Koushi, Hinata Shouyou/Kageyama Tobio, Ennoshita Chikara/Tanaka Ryuunosuke, Azumane Asahi/Nishinoya Yuu, Nishinoya Yuu/Tanaka Ryuunosuke, Azumane Asahi/Nishinoya Yuu/Tanaka Ryuunosuke, Azumane Asahi/Tanaka Ryuunosuke

Additional Tags: Haikyuu - Freeform, Angst, Heavy Angst, Angst and Feels, Hurri made me do this, Daichi???, More like Deadchi, church is for sundays, fucking Dystopian AU, it hurts, Hurri is gone, Crow - Freeform, Karasuno Family, Im tired, Angst go brrrrrr, beta, Thanks for helping, I need help though, im crying, you're gonna cry, but - Freeform, You're gonna cry at the end, Daichi go brrrr, Deadchi go brrrrr, Suga is depressed, Kageyama is a Tsudere, haha - Freeform, first fic, yay, Overdose, depressed, dead, Death, Depression, Hallucinations, Sertraline, Best medication to OD on, this is a monstrosity, Multi tasking, whats that?, How is this grammatically correct???, I slept through my second period class, Somehow I wasnt mark absent???, homocide, stab, Stabby Stabby, Daichi got stabbed, haha wimp, Couldnt hand broken bones and getting stabbed, weak, No wonder he died, Coin, Wings, Birds, I have nothing else to add, I am a dissapoinment, society sucks, Fuck the legal system, uh, Dump Trump, He's an ass, your welcome

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A bunch of Frantic Fanfic stuff

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by Sadscribble

Me: I should get all my Danganronpa stuff done so I can take more time on the requests and Defeating the Real Evil Also me: hehe Frantic Fanfic stuff go brrrrrr

 Basically a bunch of chapters of Frantic Fanfic creations. I took part in a few of them but most of them are from the people in the Glittergolf discord server.

Words: 7978, Chapters: 23/23, Language: English

Fandoms: Five Nights at Freddy's, ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 | JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken | JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Minecraft (Video Game), Undertale (Video Game), Dayshift at Freddy’s, Deltarune (Video Game), Lego Ninjago, Super Dangan Ronpa 2, Friday Night Funkin' (Video Game), Super Mario Bros. (Video Games)

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: Major Character Death

Categories: Other

Characters: Gregory (Five Nights at Freddy's), Glamrock Freddy (Five Nights at Freddy's), Burntrap (Five Nights at Freddy's), Steve (Minecraft), Dee (Dayshift at Freddy's), Spamton G. Spamton, Glamrock Bonnie (Five Nights at Freddy's), Moon (Five Nights at Freddy's), DJ Music Man (Five Nights at Freddy's), Montgomery Gator (Five Nights at Freddy's), Sun (Five Nights at Freddy's), Funtime Foxy (Five Nights at Freddy's), Komaeda Nagito, Sans (Undertale), Girlfriend (Friday Night Funkin'), Vanny | Reluctant Follower | Beta-Tester, Mario (Nintendo), Ennard (Five Nights at Freddy's), Shrek (Shrek), Dio Brando, Map Bots (Five Nights at Freddy's), Mr. Hippo (Five Nights at Freddy's)

Relationships: Montgomery Gator/Moon/Sun (Five Nights at Freddy's), William Afton/Shrek (Shrek), Ennard/Mario (Nintendo), Impostor/Onceler

Additional Tags: Crack, Crack Treated Seriously, just a bunch of shitposting, Kidney shenanigans, Fluff, JoJo References, The power of maps, Mr. Hippo talks to a plate for 5 hours, The Backrooms - Freeform, Bonnie loses his sanity

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Honorable Pride

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by CheCheCheer

Oikawa sat in the garden, shivering with the weight of what he had done. His dress was long ago abandoned, the makeup long ago washed off, and he stared at himself in the pond. He fucked up. Plain and simple, there was no way around it.

There was only one way for someone like him to bring honor to his family, and that was being a good wife as much as he hated it. And even that he had managed to ruin. The Oikawa family was prestigious and respected, and he certainly wasn't holding up the mantle well.

---------------------- In other words, IwaOi Mulan AU thoughts go Brrrrrr. Updates at least once weekly.

Words: 3331, Chapters: 1/13, Language: English

Series: Part 1 of Haikyuu Fairy Tale AU's

Fandoms: Haikyuu!!

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death

Categories: M/M

Characters: Oikawa Tooru, Iwaizumi Hajime, Ushijima Wakatoshi, Sawamura Daichi, Bokuto Koutarou, Kuroo Tetsurou, Hanamaki Takahiro, Matsukawa Issei, Yahaba Shigeru, Kyoutani Kentarou, Tendou Satori, Daishou Suguru, Oikawa Tooru's Parents

Relationships: Iwaizumi Hajime/Oikawa Tooru

Additional Tags: Fairytail AU, Alternate Universe - Fantasy, Magic, Mulan AU, Trans Oikawa Tooru, I couldn't think of another reason why he'd be treated like a girl, Idk man just don't ask questions and we'll have a good time, half of seijoh are animals now, BAMF Oikawa Tooru, Iwaizumi is the captain of the military, Fluff, Angst, Fluff and Angst, Alternate Universe - Fairy Tale, Captain squad supremacy yes please

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Salaam from the Sahara

March 30, 2019

Bonjour and Salaam!

Yesterday we had a very long drive to reach Erfoud on the edge of the Sahara.  My map below says 6 + hours - but by the time we stopped for breaks and lunch almost 9 hours had passed.  The scenery was break-taking as we drove across the Middle Atlas mountain range.  More on that tomorrow.

The Sahara is HUGE and Morocco touches just a bit of it.  When we reached our camp outside the village of Merzouga, we will be near the very long Algerian/Morocco border. Morocco and Algeria are not currently getting along - to put is mildly.  The history of is conflict is so complicated that I don’t even what to think about it.  I will say that it has to do with terrorism and terrorism is the only death penalty crime in Morocco.  Morocco is NOT fooling around when it comes to terrorism because tourism is a big  part of their economy and terrorism is the death of tourism  Morocco has 9 UNESCO sites and hosted more than 12.5 million tourists last year.

In 2001 the King initiated “Plan Azur” a multi-level approach to ratchet up tourism.  It involved pouring money into 6 coastal towns to turn them into vacation home resorts, developing high speed trains trains, major road improvement and increasing hotel accommodations throughout the country.  This plan has been overwhelmingly successful and clearly we are an example of that success.  We have been blown away by the quality of the roads, BTW - but if you live in Michigan your bar is pretty low.

Look at the comparison of the the mainland of the US with the Sahara.  I am just calling it Sahara because I learned that the word “Sahara” is Arabic for “desert.”  So if we say Sahara Dessert (like the stupid map below) - we are really saying “DESERT DESERT."

When we arrived last night  at Erfourd, I was SHOCKED at what I discovered.  I was quite prepared for sand - lots of sand…

...but I was NOT prepared to arrive at our hotel in the middle of a thunderstorm.  It was pouring rain - and very cold!!!  

WHAT!??!!  I was dumbfounded.  How could this be?  But there we were right on the edge of the Sahara and I had on my winter coat, mittens, a hat to cover my ears and my umbrella!  (At least I was prepared!)

I was also not very knowledgeable about the topography  of this area.    Check out this great topographical map of Morocco.

I have seen big sand dunes by Lake Michigan - but there is no water here.  We are also at a very high altitude - about 2,500 ft or 750 meters.   The sand dunes I have seen in Michigan or on the east coast or west coast of the US  always end up at the water at sea level.  Tectonic plates have been busy in Morocco - which is why we have the Atlas Mountains - colored white on the topographical map - they are indeed snow covered FYI.  The African plate and the European plates are clashing and have been for millions of years - so things have been pushed up - like mountains and deserts.  

At one time the Sahara was the bottom of the ocean and as a result we see two very cool things:  AMAZING FOSSILS and salt - salt is everywhere.  If you dig a well and strike water - you will get salt water - but keep digging and you might get fresh water.  We took some time to see some amazing fossils collected and polished by others - and to go look for our own fossils.  It was so much fun.

Here is Mark looking for fossils.  He found plenty!!!

This morning we drove another few hours to reach our tent camp - still raining and BRRRRRR!   We did not take our bus - but transferred to SUVs with 4 wheel drive as we will be going off road.  Our bus needs a little break - FYI - as it seems to have gotten some dirty fuel and is acting up.

Our SUV driver was Ahmed (not Mohammed - FYI) and he was hysterical and very gentle.  He spoke a little English and I speak a little French, so we did our best to communicate.  He turned off of the road and just started going across the sand.  When we would fly over a dune, he would start laughing and yell  “Inshallah!” Or “oh-la-la!!!”   Ahmed would yell out  “Berber Massage!”  as we were bouncing all over the vehicle and getting a “massage” -  and then he laughed and laughed.  He named Mark “Alibaba” and he would laugh and laugh.  All that laughing made us laugh too.

We saw lots of camels - some walking and some just standing still.  If we saw camels standing still - Ahmed would shout “Dromedary Parking!!”  Then he would laugh and laugh.

By the time we got to camp the rain had stopped - but it was COLD!!  This is our camp.

This is our tent inside and out.

Pretty nice - huh?  We even had a bathroom and a shower BUT the hot water was heated by solar power and if it is raining or cloudy - no hot water.  But we didn’t care because we were going to spend two nights is a beautiful tent in the Sahara.  How lucky are we?

Tomorrow we will hike and ride camels and visit a farm and a nomadic family. Tonight will be cold - we will sleep in long underwear and winter jammies because our beautiful tent has no heat. But we didn’t care because we were going to spend two nights is a beautiful tent in the Sahara.  How lucky are we?

Stay tuned