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de-salva · 2 months

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… untitled (US Route 30, Nebraska, 1948)

#Allan Grant #The LIFE Picture Collection #LIFE #US Route 30 #Route 30

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tesnuzzik · 4 months

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I have a bigtime character crush on Astarion and I need to make a full drawing of him asap <3

#Astarion #He rejected me in the game but I'm going back to act II to fix my mistakes LMAO #Multiplayer is mean for allowing certain cutscenes only once #I missed Raphael bc my friend triggered the scene o(-(#Neither of us knew that was gonna end the Astarion route LMAO #So it'll only be a 30 hour replay of game #seriously tho it'll be fun so who cares #BG3 #baldurs gate 3 #my art #doodle #sketch

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primelinchen-the-second · 1 month

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So anyways guess who just came back from an *checks watch* 8 hour hike

#On my old blog I once mentioned hiking with my father and how long it always takes #And how much I hated it as a kid #They thought I was exaggerating the numbers #I was not #We set out at 10:30 and now it's 7 #But to be fair we ate dinner at a restaurant #And the owner drove us back the last ~10 km #When we sat out a taxi driver pulled over asked where we are going and then proceeded to telk us we shouldn't walk that #Because it's 15 km to the tourist trap he thought we were going to #But we went 2km further and then up a mountain #Got amazing pictures out of it #But climbing the mountain took an hour. Getting down took longer #Now imagine I wasn't 20 but 7 (the age I was when I first took this route with my father)#I know this is oversharing but I exhausted and proud of myself and fucking sweaty #Can't believe we did this every second day #Luckily my father's knees are awful now so he can't do it every second day either

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maripr · 5 months

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Rolling Girl by wowaka (rip ❤️) is part of my unofficial Clara Saburova playlist btw

#clara saburova #the changeling #pathologic #pathologic classic hd #pathologic 2 #wowaka #vocaloid #hatsune miku #all these playlists exist only in my head bc i dont use or know how to use Spotify #anyway clara makes me so sad #i cant wait to see what the devs do with the changeling route #in 30 years or so

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rabbitcruiser · 1 month

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Texas was readmitted to the Union following Reconstruction on March 30, 1870.

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backonefish · 2 years

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Happy 40th Sebastian!

This is a highly self-indulgent thing, that popped into my head when I found out Sebastian’s 40th birthday plans.

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When the clock struck midnight on the new year, all Sebastian could think was, "Fuck, I’m turning 40 this year."

Not a second has gone by since without him reminding his closest friends. Lamenting the fact that his back aches more, hangovers are note the same, and he's getting old.

He's only partially serious about the complaining. He's actually quite proud of everything he's achieved over the past 40 years, the wisdom that comes with age, the new heights of his career. He’s proud of his of himself and who he's chosen to surround himself with.

Speaking off - Sebastian lifts his head from where it’s cradled on his arms as he lounges in the pool, looking out onto the sea - the lights of the house are on, casting shadowy silhouettes behind closed doors. His friends had left him with strict instructions to stay away and he's only too happy to oblige, welcoming the reprieve after a ridiculously busy year.

He still wonders how he got so lucky in the friend jackpot; friends who took on planning a Greek getaway when he'd floated an idea to the boys a few months ago.

He picks his phone up from the edge of the pool.

11:55.

Five more minutes till he's 40. Fuck, he's old. The grey in his beard emphasizes that. The wrinkles around his eyes. The twinge in his right thumb when he’s on the phone for too long.

11:58.

Its fitting he's turning 40 in Greece. He's in the same time zone in which he was born. Its symbolic somehow: he’s come full circle and not cheating time.

He doesn’t get a chance to look at his phone again, his friends beating the clock when they emerge from the house, loud and obnoxious, singing, "Happy birthday to youuuuu." They’re carrying a ridiculously large cake that sends him laughing and he knows its midnight.

He lifts himself out of the pool and laughs harder at the fire on top of the cake.

"How many candles?" He manages to choke out.

"Forty," Chace answers, proudly. “I counted.”

That means there’s probably forty-three or thirty-nine candles, but Sebastian’s too happy to care, taking in a deep breath before he leans over the cake.

"Don't forget to make a wish!" Toby yells and then Sebastian blows with all his might. He gets them all, except for one.

He thinks back to his still dark phone, closes his eyes, and blows out the last candle.

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As birthdays go, its one of the bests. He wakes up to brilliant blue skies, even bluer waters, a yacht waiting to take the group out to sea, and a phone full of messages, notifications, and voice notes.

He takes his time basking in the love and takes even longer talking to his mom. He knows she knows how much he loves her, for not only bringing him into the world but also for raising him and all the sacrifices she's made. If he's 40, that means his mother is getting older and he has every right to be sentimental, to get teary eyed as he listens to her accented declarations of love. When he tries to return the sentiments, she tuts and tells him to go off with his friends.

He checks his phone once more after he hangs up, frowning slightly at a distinctly absent name in his notifications. He shrugs it off: its still early in Boston, there's plenty of time.

He tells himself the same thing when they’re done breakfast, and again when they get on the yacht, and his phone is still missing that one birthday greeting he was looking forward to.

He's 40; his birthday is not dependent on one birthday wish.

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The trip out on the yacht is incredible. He feels eternal, endless; caught between the sky above and the water around. His friends ply him with wine and pull him into the sea. When he’s sufficiently tanned and tired, he climbs back on board, shaking the water from his hair and licking the salt from his lips.

His phone screen is blank. No notifications at all.

Maybe the reception is bad.

"Expecting something?" Will smirks.

"Huh?" Sebastian is dragged from his thoughts to his friends looking at him with varying untrustworthy smiles that leave him narrowing his eyes. "No - I -" he fumbles with his words which is so rare with this group that he promptly shuts up.

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When they make it back to the property, the sun is low in the sky and a heavy wooden table is set out by the pool, covered in delicate plates, rich candles, and too many forks for Sebastian to know what to do with.

He looks at his friends and Chace shrugs. "You're forty. Embrace the maturity and the class."

"He will never have class," Toby cackles as he slaps Sebastian's back and beelines it to the shower.

Sebastian seconds that idea, heading to the ensuite in his room. He washes away the salt and sun that have embedded into his skin. He can’t believe his birthday is nearly done, the anticipation and build up of the last few weeks, leading to hours that have just slipped away.

Good hours. Great, even.

Except.

When he steps out to style his hair and dress in a flowy, white, button down and pants, the sun is even lower, the sky beginning to smudge with pink and purple.

His phone has a few more notifications. But still not the one he was looking for.

As a punishment for the thought, he leaves it on his bed, heading out to dinner to catch the last few rays of his birthday.

Only.

When he steps out, there’s a distinctive set of shoulders, biceps, and ass standing against the setting sun. The sight makes Sebastian freeze in his tracks.

The mild chatter comes to a halt when the door shuts behind Sebastian and everyone turns to face him. He spares his friends a glance, making a note to discuss their shit-eating grins on their faces, but his attention is quickly brought back to that one smile that always makes time stand still.

"What - " Sebastian attempts, taking a tentative step closer. He can't say anything else, replaying late night conversations that had gotten longer and sweeter the past year, whispered hints of something more, promises of things to come, and making it impossible to ignore the growing feelings.

"My flight was delayed. I thought I wouldn’t make it, but - I’m here. Sorry I missed last night and well - most of today." He steps toward Sebastian, away from the group.

"But you had plans - with your family - you -" Sebastian knows he’s gaping, must look like an idiot. But he was expecting a text, a phone call if he’s being honest - not for him to show up in person.

"Chris," he says weakly, incredulously.

"Happy 40th, Seb," Chris says and then he’s engulfed in those arms, and Sebastian doesn’t need to pinch himself, because he’s not dreaming.

This is real.

Chris is really here, holding him, his nose tucked into Sebastian’s neck.

When Chris pulls back, its barely an inch, but its too much distance, much too soon, and Sebastian’s hands tighten their hold on Chris’ shirt as he looks into blue that’s more stunning than the sea or the sky.

Chris is staring back with a mirroring intensity before he says, "Fuck, you’re beautiful," and then the hand in Sebastian’s hair flexes and there’s no longer any distance between them because he's being kissed.

Warm and soft, expert lips prying open his own; hot, wet tongue sliding against his and Sebastian moans, pressing in closer, yearning to feel the solid length of Chris against him.

When they draw apart, gasping for breath, only then does Sebastian hear the hollers and cheers from his friends, Chace's distinctive voice yelling ‘fucking finally,’ and he breaks into a giddy laugh.

Judging by the brilliant red on Chris' face, deeper in the golden hour - he suspects Chris had forgotten their audience too.

"Sorry, I had envisioned us being in private when that happened, but you look so good and its your birthday -" he breaks off when Sebastian runs his nose along Chris.’

He says with a smile, "I think you should wish me again."

And Chris does, mouth eagerly finding Sebastian's, claiming it in a hungry kiss, that’s harder, deeper, hotter.

This – this - is the best birthday gift. Kissing Chris against a vibrant Greek sky, surrounded by his closest friends, and the smell of salt in the air.

Its surreal, its beautiful, its 40 and he thinks - the best is yet to come.

#I was debating going the more realistic route #of chris calling him and wishing him over the phone #but then i was like screw that #if i dont use fic to create the most self-indulgent fantasies then what even is the point?#happy birthday sebastian #I cant believe youre 40 mainly because i cant believe im 30 #and if i couldnt have my greek island 30th bc i had to attend a friends wedding #then im glad you do and i can pretend to live vicariously through you #hope its everything you've dreamed of and more #also this is the first thing ive written that around 1k #so it goes on here and not on ao3 #is this what a drabble is?#evanstan #evanstan rpf #rpf #also dont mind my highly inappropriate use of run on sentences and commas and semi colons #i make up grammar as i go along

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movingmyselfon · 3 months

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07/02/2024, 07:49am

Even 8 years later and I still arrive early to Uni lol

#for that stupid careers expo thay ive basically been forced into #and im witj roxi who doesnt like me anymore so god knows how awkward its gonna be with us #im waiting in the car park atm earlier than anyyone obv #theyve got car spaces blocked off which is whete i need to park but i dunno when tbeulk open them #and im sure roxi wont even get here in time #fml i want this over witj so badly #im also gonna see if we can pacl up early and leave #i dont care how it looks im not looking for any nhs connection anyways #the pep wyuff is so shit and god knows if ill be able to even set the urine one up let alone run it #i hope the time flies byeb #i womt even have anything to eat probs eituer plys its only 30 mins lunch #im desperately wanting amoyher job #im yonna sort my cv ou5 this week3nd witj the templayes i saw yesterday's #Insha'Allah moni gets a new job today and i can follow ameen #please allah let thay happen im begging #mytalks #work2.0 #also the route brought back so many memeories #i even remembered it lol i miss thag life it truly was the best one

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iobartach · 9 months

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#ooc #i just love! getting a late bus!#bc the bus driver! makes us wait until they get a damn coffee!#before letting us on the bus!#it's like the third service in the morning for this route #w h y #yesss im being a bit petty but c'monnnn #this is every time for this stop now #no wonder getting the same bus home is always like 30 mins late!!!

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soul-of-the-sanada · 1 year

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'know that this devil will stake his life on your pure heart, your wise gaze, and your fierce resolve.'

#luna.ss #ikemen prince #ikepri #ikemen prince sariel #ikepri sariel #sariel noir #ikemen prince spoilers #ikepri spoilers #sariel route spoilers #sariel spoilers #are there any more spoiler tags I should be using?#I don't want to ruin anything for anyone #long post #I'm so glad desktop Tumblr let's me do 30 pics max #I'm tired of editing out good frames

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stargarland · 11 months

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hey everyone how is everyone ‼️‼️ hope everyone is having a good day 🥳🥳🥳

#had a wonderful race this morning !#didn’t pr which is always a little sad but did break the course record by like a min thrity #which also means i won lol #announcers at the finish so delusional apparently a one (1) min and 30 second new time is shattering the record which …#fast sure but idk abt all that #which idk how i rlly feel abt course records tbh #u know what i mean like what if ppl who run as a hobby use this as a training route and throw some fast af times! always a possibility!#this is my 10th course record which again feels so … not legit like im sure some hobbyists are throwing crazy times #but u guys i DID get my qualifying standard‼️‼️🥳 on the first try 🥳🥳🥳 that’s what i was rlly focused in on #anyways now . the true test of speed i gotta get ready for a concert tonight 😭😭#also im not being a bad athlete i swear like a handful of us are going to the concert 😭😭

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de-salva · 2 months

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Kick start (US Route 30, Nebraska, 1948)

#Allan Grant #The Life Picture Collection #LIFE #US Route 30 #Route 30

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andie-cake · 1 year

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i've hit a very annoying roadblock in my playthrough of heartgold (got my shit kicked in by lance's stupid dragonite bc i was a bit underleveled), so now i've decided that maybe i should grind my team up to level 55 actually. not only to evolve my pupitar, but also bc dear fucking lord i need megahorn on my fucking heracross why is her only level up bug type move megahorn and why does she not learn it until level 55-

#problem is that level grinding in the johto games? sucks??#bc all the wild pokemon are so underleveled #the route outside the safari zone gate was my go-to grinding spot for a while bc of the tauros #but now i'm using victory road bc it's the only place with wild pokemon that are consistently over level 30 #the wild golbat and donphan there give p good exp

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viniferas · 1 year

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okay damn im actually glad they did an official episode like this bc it's rlly reassuring the worries ive been having abt it

#and listening to it is reminding me to exercise.... im gonna start going outside to walk around more now #bc i rlly do eat too much fried food #and ive been getting too easily exhausted #it was easier when i still had face to face classes before the lockdown bc i really *really* enjoy walking n running around #challenging myself to climb up like 7 floors of the university building in 30 secs #i think i best i did was like 10-15 secs #and generally preferred using the longer routes bc then i get to exercise more #thankfully i can do that again this year #cause being unhealthy just sucks so bad

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newtness532 · 1 year

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very glad about my friend not complaining about me making us 45 minutes early

#we probably would have been fine if we had taken the next bus but i told her that i get nervous and go way earlier everywhere and she was #fine with it. but maybe thats bc the time i first suggested would have made us over an hour early lol #but its a place weve never been to before and id never taken that bus route #also i think that its expected to be like 30 minutes early to seminars and events #like my other friend will be here at about starting time which is actually late but oh well #its not like its going to start at the time they said anyway. cause everyone is always late #jo says stuff #personal ramblings

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ihatebnha · 2 years

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Im sorry but nowadays, when I watch/read MHA, I faze out and suddenly find myself in a McDonald's driveway. I feel like MHA kinda lost its magic, like not all of it, but it's not as hype as it used to be. But in the beginning, MHA encouraged me to get fit when I saw Deku preparing to handle OFA, so I'll give them that (even though that motivation only lasted for two weeks 😭)

Now, im just really interested in the fandom instead of the anime/manga

McDonald’s driveway LMAOODJFKb… so harsh but so true, and it’s hard to say whether the loss of hype is due to the story itself or just… the regard that people have for it nowadays (and I say this because I’m not sure which ur referring to).

I definitely think the community itself has gotten a little more dull (given that we’re no longer all stuck at home)… but part of me also feels like hori probably feels the same as this… and that contributes, too.

I’m not sure if you saw it, but in some of my previous tags i talked about how he actually switched to an editor that was notorious for “ruining” mangas, so I see that being part of problem… but also one thing that really just jumps to mind as we talk abt this is how MHA went from dealing with kind of complex moral problems to… “villains are bad and we must fight them!!!!” (Alongside the general rushing of the storyline).

So idkkkk. I feel the same as u in sort of a melancholy way. I want to keep liking the show for what it is… but it’s just no longer what it used to be (like you said). Whether it’s the pandemic, the fandom itself, the story, hori, his editor… whatever…….. it doesn’t have the sparkle that it used to bc it feels like we just keep being disappointed or rushed through the important parts.

But it’s good we have our little fandom, and hopefully we continue to have it, however the show proceeds.

#sorry if this doesn’t make sense I can’t figure out how to word it better #this is kind of a downer #if I’m honest #but also I don’t hate the show THAT much #I’m just disappointed it didn’t get any better #we all had so many ideas of how good it could be #so for hori to choose the route that he did… disappointing #hopefully the new editor gets him back on track (that’s why I mentioned him)#but u know #season 5 being bad doesn’t make u wanna watch season 6 LOOL #I need to catch up w the manga #I’m up to date with spoilers but I have read vols 27-30 #so maybe that will help me form some opinions #but yes anon I think a lot of ppl feel the way you do #and that’s why I pray that fan content will keep us together #at least til it ends #who knows if we get a time skip #anyway sorry if this is a mess #I just wanted to answer before I lost the will you #ask #anon #caitie chats

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rabbitcruiser · 1 year

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In New Orleans, Spanish representatives officially transferred the Louisiana Territory to a French representative on November 30, 1803. Just 20 days later, France transferred the same land to the United States as the Louisiana Purchase.

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