why did i need to see a sasuke figurine w/his dick out when i opened up twitter to clear my notifications 😑

looking forward to the chrollo drabble i know it's going to be great! if it's possible for you to write up some nsfw headcanons about him... i'd be so grateful

⛓   title, type: chrollo nsfw headcanons, request. 

⛓   character, fandom, type of reader: chrollo lucifer, hunterxhunter, a mix of gender neutral and woman reader. 

⛓   genre, rating: mature. nsfw, 18+ only. 

⛓   themes, triggers: very brief hisoka mention, soft dom/sub, knife play, implied humiliation, public sex, voyeurism, slight degradation. 

⛓   author’s note: firstly, thanks so much for requesting ! secondly, the drabble i am working on his #filthy so you’re in luck ! i hope you enjoy this and please don’t hesitate to send in more requests especially for the #adultrio i love those boys sooo much !

+  when it's planned, sex with chrollo is almost ritualistic. he really believes in "setting" the mood. expect silk sheets, candle lights, rose petals, and of course champange. along with this #aesthetic i'm positive he likes doing the deed in large spaces. he likes hearing your moans echo throughout the room.

+  he likes... accessories and probably will instruct you on what to wear. he likes lace lingerie because it revealing but still makes you wonder what's underneath. collars, cuffs, and leashes are introduced if you're comfortable with it.

+  he has a "toy box" ranging from vibrators and butt plugs to chains and whips. all of which are introduced to you slowly. but if you decide to quicken the pace or show avid interest, he won't hesitate to bring out the ball-gags and paddles.

+  he's a romantic dominant, a rom dom if you will. he's rough and kinky but veeeerrrrry romantic. he kisses you generously and all over. he enjoys your affirmation, "i belong to you." "nobody can fuck me like you."

+   | knife play tw | sometimes he likes to push the envelope just to see what happens. of course he asks you beforehand. i think he'd be the type to be into knife play. like he would run a blade between your breasts or across your thigh. the same place the blade runs across the skin, he licks it. | knife play tw end |

+  if you're relationship is public, he's very reserved with you. a true gentleman and you also share the same grace. but let's say he's horny, yeah? he won't hesitate to whisper in your ear about his fantasies. "i wish i could bend you over this table and fuck you so hard. everyone seeing that cute little fucked face of yours would be such a treat."

+  speaking of public sex ;) he has a thing for renting hotel suites with large windows to fuck you against ( yes i'm writing a drabble on this ) he fucks you so mercilessly and as he does he reminds you how beautiful you are.

+  he likes to show you off so you two go out often before you do he puts a butt plug in you or !!!! one of those bullet vibrators that's controlled by an app on his phone. he likes the second one the best because god, he loves teasing you and sometimes it turns into humiliation. he comes back with those whispers, "are you imagining my cock in you right now? just thrusting in and out of your wet fucking cunt." you’re shocked that such an ELOQUENT man can be so.... filthy.

+  i'm not so sure about this one but given that he's the type of person to let people know "how good he is" at something, he likes fucking you in front of other people. probably hisoka. yeah, hisoka. let's go with that. but yeah he’ll probably make hisoka sit on a chair parallel to you two and say some shit like “look how good i can fuck them.”

+  one thing I AM sure about is MIRROR SEX ! he's fucking you from behind and holds your neck up so you can see him fuck you in the mirror. "such a pretty fucked out face."

+  when you’re loud ?? he goes insane. just an incoherent, slobbering mess as he fucks you drives him crazy. he probably holds you really close, gives you EYE CONTACT, and says that you belong to him.

+  possessive with you. his pet names are always like “my love” or “my princess.”

+  enjoys watching you pleasure yourself. “put in another finger i know you can handle it.”

+  not only does this man have a big dick he’s got great hands. fingering you is his favorite past time tbh. he’s fascinated by how he can make you cum with his fingers alone.

+  since he’s really into pleasuring you, he won’t initiate a blowjob but if you insist he won’t refuse. he likes running your fingers through your hair, giving you praises, he moans sweetly because he knows it makes you happy. then he’ll politely ask if he can just ram his dick in your mouth. a true gentleman.

+  to end this before it gets too long </3 after care is just as important as the deed itself. he draws you a bath and carries you into it. he’ll sit outside the bath and run the water across your body. if you have bruises or any marks, he’ll heal them. he carries you to bed and makes sure you’re all nice and cozy. a total cuddle monster no doubt about it.

hello! may i please request NSFW headcanons of Lilia, Rook, Chenya (if you write for him), and Floyd dating a f!mc who is a brat in bed? thank you! (ps, i love your work so much, you deserve more attention and love!!!💖💖💖💖💖)

Feeling spicy tonight, aren't we?~

Warning(s): Nsfw, Bdsm, Orgasm denial, Dirty talk, Cum play

Spice will remain undercut!

He loves to have you explore his body. You little koebi sure are pretty curious, aren't you? He's a brat all the time nonetheless of how you're going to play, but watching your enthusiasm to challenge him and his big dick energy in bed makes him wants to take a step back and watch how far you may go.

He can pin you down within a second but if you wanna top, go on. It's your chance to show him how entertaining you can be, though it won't last all night. He'd just lend your body for you to play until you no longer can. But in case that you'd prefer to have him top you instead he won't be as kind.

Floyd has literally got no mercy when he tops, and having you continuing to tease him although you're well aware of what his immense thirst can do to you can only have one meaning: You want more. You look so cute when you get nasty in bed, so adorable. He loves in so much when you, his naughty baby, squirm under his rough touch like a tiny fish begging for water.

You won't need to tell him to go any harder or faster, he already knows how to turn the bed into a jungle. All he needs is you going along with his rough pace and driving him even crazier than usual.

Be careful not to go too far though, he's got his own limits. You're free to do whatever you want as long as he hasn't reached his orgasm but note that if you keep on teasing him afterwards even Floyd can be bothered. Better slow down with a slower pace or softer actions like kisses on tip of his cock or softly licking him so he can enjoy his orgasm.

Instead of getting to the point of causing him too much pain or making him ask you to stop, try teasing him. If he ejaculates in your mouth, instead of immediately swallowing it, keep it in your mouth and play with it. He'd surely be turned on even more if you go kinkier, you can open your mouth and use your fingers to play with his warm, sticky load. Making satisfying sounds or just gently humming "Mmmmm" as if you're so hungry for him to feed you his seed is another way of making it more erotic for both of you.

Go as kinky as you want to, but don't be fascinated if he decides to punish you when you're done. He'll force you to wear your underwear without cleaning after sex so you'll have to keep his seed on all the time. No need to mention that he'd probably leave a mess of markings and bites on you especially on places that are hard to hide, even your cheek.

You may be a brat in bed but remember that Floyd would continue to be a brat even after you're done, so when you're playing around in bed, better be prepared for the consequences coming after wards.

You know what they say: “Treat her like a Queen, fuck her like a whore.” Doesn't matter how much of a gentleman Rook is in the daylight, when the night comes, he's just the animal and you're the pray, watch him eat you.

Not that Rook is always one to go that wild during sex since he's still pretty considering toward his darling's emotions and limitations; he doesn't want to be the one enjoying your lovely time after all. He is more into love making than just having sex for fun, but he'd prefer it with more, well, excitement.

Why of course he doesn't mind you being a brat at all since it's nothing different from receiving your permission to go wild. Wanna play? Let's play.

You may end up being the one topping him at first because he is probably... intrigued. He likes to see whether your actions are as tough as your words when you ride him or not. Remember: He's got the stamina. He'll patiently wait until you can't take it anymore then pin you back and have his own turn. See how the tables are turned-? He can go for long, tiring rounds all night leaving you both in a mess of sweat and each other's juices as you'd still have to take in his huge cock.

When he tops, there's no stop until he makes you scream. He'd love to see how you'd go from a insubordinate brat to a helpless bottom hoe begging for mercy. So pittyful and needy, isn't that just beautiful?

Though he's quite the opposite as a bottom. He can see your growing excitement and nasty thoughts through your eyes so he doesn't mind giving you the chance to take advantage of him. He'll give his body to you with pleasure so you can play with him as you wish.

Other than getting to have his perfectly masculine body and sexy abs, remember etter that that soft, thicc and squishy butt of this man is an absolute treasure on its own so you better not lose the chance of getting to eat mister Hunt. You can get him to lie on his chest while still on knees so he is pushing his ass into the air, giving you the best advantage to have your meal.

You can do whatever you'd like to then, show how much you can do with that mouth of yours. Even give him a rim job in case you're into it. Use lots of saliva to make more enjoyable as you kiss or lick, he'd absolutely love it. Best part would be... biting. That squishy flesh of ass of his is softer than you'd ever imagine so better take the chance to eat him. In contrast to many men Rook doesn't mind you leaving some of those savage markings on his ass and you'd even get to hear him letting out some deep, sensual moans to the pillow when you're having his butt. It'd surely drown him in pleasure.

Got a kink you wanna try? Go on and throw it at him. He doesn't mind trying new things on you but often decides to let you be the one choosing them. Mostly because of the high possibility of his choices being too much for you, he doesn't want it to be that merciless. Be careful not to give him too much power though, try not to bring in any dangerous kinks otherwise it cannot be guaranteed if Rook can hold himself back or not.

Beware, Rook is a gentleman who knows when not to be gentle...

Oh lord, is he being underestimated? No matter how much of a brat you are, when Vanrouge's in the mood it's far beyond your limits to have a chance against a this pink gremlin in bed.

Better be into bdsm: Chains? Whips? Collars? Gags? Ropes? Butt plugs? Bring it on baby!

He actually does already keep quite a few of bdsm toys and matetials in his room, somewhere no one else can find but him of course. He allows you to choose your favorite color what he's going to use on you and when it's the time, he allows you to choose them for him.

Tie him up and make him your bottom slave, he doesn't mind at all~ People are quite predictable and uninteresting these days so, he likes to see how you may surprise him. Go nasty, go feral, go wild. Make him seriously cum after all these years with his uncool sleeping mates.

He may not seem to but he's quite hard to satisfy, especially as a bottom. Doesn't matter how much he's enjoying himself between your legs, it isn't going to hold him back from trying to piss you off.

"My my, Is that all you've got...? And I thought you were going to bring me some fun..."

He has a thing for humiliating you and watch how far you can go to prove him wrong. Top brat x bottom rat= Ultimate freaky cycle.

Regardless of how much of a bottom he can be, better be prepared for the times he tops. Both of you are freaks in bed but there's a difference: He's got the power. He'll definitely make you cry even if he has to use another of those orgasm spells on you.

As a top he'd want total dominance over his darling but he sure does want it to be hard to achieve. He wants to have to push you back in bed. Tease him so he can tease you even more, that's how it works.

Is into into inflicting pain through both physical side( Biting, chewing, nailing) and the erotic side. Leaving Markings behind and bloodplay may be his simplest kinks but he's also got a thing for playing with your body and mind.

Misbehave and you'd be punished; he can easily dig his long fingers inside you and have his long nail mercilessly crumb your walls before pulling out right as you're about to cum, leaving you in a painful mess inside your stomach wanting to cum so badly.

He's such a freak ass for edging, he'd get you to the brink of orgasm then backs off. He'd repeat this over and over as long as he likes to play before giving you an explosive orgasm. To bring you even more pain, he'd come up with one of his secret orgasmic spells to make you even needier that'll make you cry in pain. Ah yes, he is being a bitch and he doesn't mind at all. You would often end up screaming as you beg Lilia to let you cum, as if he's going to give in this easily. He's going to make sure that you'd learn your lesson.

"N-gah sugar. You gotta be punished for your veeeerrry poor manners tonight. My pet must learn to behave,"

Were you looking for that one pink neko who also happens to be a bottom bitch? Here he is! So get on top of him and kitty-play with him all night because it's all both you and him are asking for.

He isn't even going to fight back, things are much easier and better when someone else is in charge of the game, he can just lay back and enjoy the show. You have no idea how much fun you bring him everytime you pin him to the bed and tell him what a fuckable furry he is.

Chenya as well has got a little bratty side in him which can also be seen in bed; but it usually won't go any further than either make specific parts of his body invisible right at the moment you aren't expecting him to (Especially when you're giving him a hand job / blow job and suddenly his cock fades away-) or giving you nicknames. He isn't really into cursing or calling his partner names in bed but sure does have a thing for them having nicknames; especially those that radiate top energy. He'd actually come up with lots of fancy nicknames for you: Poison cookie, Marsh Mallow, Juicy lips, Majesty, Mama, Sexy witch,...

He's lowkey into bdsm as well so go get him some pink collars and gags, maybe some ropes tie him to bed as well- Note that he really enjoys getting o your nerves and having you punish him after wards. The harder, the better.

Chenya is more than ready to be your pet in bed so don't be surprised when he calls you mama; he's your pink naughty bitch so go on and would love it if you punish him for being such a nasty kitten.

He literally wants you to treat him like your bitch so the brattier you get, the more he'll love it. One of his favorites would be when yo give him one of those wild rides as you savagely pull the chain connecting to the tight collar you've put around his neck, lowkey choking him everytime you pull it up.

He loves watching you play with his cock, even thinking about that seductive sight between his legs as you take his length in makes him want to cum.

As he leaves most of the play-thing and decisions to his darling you won't get to see him doing much more than breathlessly smirking through his moans and dirty talking, telling you to either discipline him like a slut or keep him tied up forever and use him as your personal sex toy.

In case that you want to use him even more, know that he's an absolutely cute one to be pegged, his ass is more than ready for you to make him cry.

Feel free to sit oon his face cause he'd gladly command your order. While being a bottom hoe, he still knows how to put that mouth of his into use to satisfy his owner. his long togue would sharpy dance through your clit making you all wet in your magical juice like heck, he's really got something speak in that filthy tongue that'll make you want to force him to eat you out over and over.

He'd be recklessly laughing through his moans as if he's mistaken having sex with a free visit to the circus. He sometimes rambles nonsense as well; asking you unrelated questions using fancy nicknames he has given you. He mainly means to get on your nerves through it so you'd go even wilder.

See he loves having you punish him, bad kitties need a lesson.

[[☾]] Silenced // Jung Ilhoon

Author: @killingmebtob // Sara

Title: Silenced

Characters: Ilhoon and Reader

Rating: R

Summary: There’s a different kind of beauty when he’s unable to talk.

Warnings: NSFW, Explicit Sexual Content, Dom!Reader, Sub!Ilhoon, Teasing, Gagging, Binding, Toys, Unprotected Sex, PWP

Author’s Notes: Just a little PWP. It’s my first time to write something with this kind of dynamics in their relationship. Of course, everything they’ve done is consensual. Well, I hope you like it? HAHA.

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Talkative, that was the first thing I noticed when I met him. He was the kind of person who never runs out of things to say. He was also the type to say the first thing that pops into his head. Still, he has a way with words that would draw you in. Whether it was the way he spoke, the words he said, or both, there was no helping it. He was a walking and talking magnet to anyone who listened to him.

It was no wonder why many people, including myself, were drawn to him. It was one of his charms along with his smile.

When he spoke, his eyes would shine while his lips would pull up to the sides a bit in some kind of a smile. It made him seem as if he was from another world. His beauty was unparalleled.

But he wasn’t only beautiful when he was talking. There was a different kind of beauty that emerges when he’s being silent, whether from lack of words or a sudden inability to speak.

His eyes would darken while his cheeks would often be tinted with a shade of red. It was obvious by the small frown on his lips that he wasn’t fond of being outwitted or left speechless.

Although, there were certain cases when he didn’t mind being silent.

A playful smirk pulled at the corners of my lips, my hands folded in front of my bare chest, as I watched him unable to speak. A shiver of pleasure ran through my spine at the thought that he was practically powerless without his words. My lips curled even further when his wide eyes met mine.

His pupils were dilated. Cheeks bright red. His chest heaved heavily as he breathed through his nose.

“Jung Ilhoon.” My voice sharply cut through the thick and heavy air as I walked closer to the bed. If possible, his eyes grew wider, his breathing heavier. I could almost hear him huffing and puffing through his nose as he tugged his arms. The sound of chains pulling against the metal railing of the headboard mixed with his heavy breaths.

Such a beauty, I mused, leaning over him as he lay on the bed.

A finger traced the moles that dotted his cheek beautifully. I’ve always found them fascinating. It added even more to his charm.

A sound similar to a whimper came from him. My smirk widened as my finger trailed further down his face. It made him produce those maddening sounds even more. I watched as he tightly shut his eyes the closer my finger moved to his mouth.

“Does it hurt?” I softly asked, tracing along the leather strap that secured the ball gag.

He took in deep breaths before opening his eyes. A warmth pooled in the pit of my abdomen at the sight of his lust filled orbs. I couldn’t help but wet my lips when he shook his head.

“Good,” I uttered while lightly kissing his jaw before pulling away from him.

Something akin to a whine came from him the moment I leaned away just a little bit. It was as if I could hear him begging against my ear to stay close. Having him in this kind of set up gave me a sense of power over him—one that was usually his when we were outside of the bedroom.

Ilhoon would almost always be the one taking the lead whenever we were together. I didn’t mind. Initially, our bedroom encounters were also led by him until the day I discovered his submissive nature when I pinned him down and pressed my palm against his lips. The way he squirmed while a dark blush rose to his cheek pushed me to explore that side of him even more. His pupils had darkened considerably too during that time.

Now, he’d given me full control whenever we were in our own private space. It gave me an overwhelming amount of pleasure to have him reduced to nothing but whining, with or without the use of any kind of gag.

Still, there were rare times when he’d be the one in control.

The sound of his heavy breaths getting shorter filled my ears. His gaze and mine never broke even when I slowly and lightly walked two of my fingers along the tattoo on his chest. Ilhoon squirmed, trying to trash his upper body to indicate that he was too riled up for this teasing. I could only grin and tut.

“Stop moving,” I whispered as I moved down a little so that I could lower my lips to his chest.

Light and fleeting kisses were trailed along the tattoo inked on his skin. I would glance up to his face once in a while. Seeing his eyes shut, cheeks flushed, hands clenched, and chest heaving pushed me even more to tease him. His muffled groans were music to my ears.

I could feel him arching his back as I moved lower down his chest. As a warning, I dug my nails into his skin and he immediately flattened back down on the bed. I could feel the strain on his abdominal muscles under my palms as he tried to keep still.

“Good boy.”

As a reward, my tongue circled his sensitive nipple before latching my mouth onto it. Hushed whimpers kept on coming from his throat every time I lightly nipped on the bud with my teeth. I repeated the same ministrations on the other.

By the time I was done, his chest was rising and falling at a quick pace. It was as if he ran a marathon for hours. His entire body was covered by a sheen of sweat, making it appear as if it was glistening under the dim light.

“Lower?” I teased, hovering over him once more.

His eyes were blown wide. I saw him begging through them to the point that I could almost hear his voice. However, it wasn’t enough for me. When he realized that I wasn’t moving, I saw him struggling with the contraption on his mouth to get what he wanted across to me.

“No? Should we stop? It’d be a shame though.” I chuckled as I moved away from him and stood at the foot of the bed.

I let my eyes slowly trail his body from his wrists that were bound down to his flushed face. A grin settled on my lips at the sight of wetness around his mouth—a sign that he was salivating due to the gag. Then his neck, elongated as he rested his head back on the bed. Still, his eyes were on me.

The rise and fall of his chest had slowed down by a bit. Signs of my markings were littered all over his flesh. His abdomen had loosened, making him look relaxed.

Then my eyes fell on his erected cock—red and engorged.

I could feel the wetness forming in between my thighs.

“We spent so much time preparing you.” I slowly stated my words with a shake of my head.

A step closer caused him to sharply inhale. His body shuddered when he released his breath because I let my finger trace his length from base to tip. It was a feather-like touch; I barely let my finger pad touch the sensitive organ.

More music to my ears came out of him.

I let my finger move down back to the base of his length where a black, silicon ring was wrapped. I traced its shape around his cock before stopping at a point where a half-inch thick silicon strip was attached. The other end of the strip was connected to the base of the plug inside his hole. I hooked a finger around the strap and pulled at it.

His hips shifted as he let out a louder groan. I could see him clench his butt cheeks, causing the strip to resist against my hold. I tutted making him freeze. I tugged on the strip again, a little harsher this time making him feel as if I was pulling the plug out of him.

His breathing shallowed out the more that I fiddled with the strip, pushing him even closer to what I wanted to see.

“We even went all the way to slip on a cock ring and stuff a butt plug into you but you want to stop?” I shook my head, pulling on the strip for the last time. “A shame, really.”

Slowly, I wrapped my hand around his cock. It felt warm and heavy against my palm. My nether lips clenched at nothing. I could only imagine how he felt inside me.

“Are you sure you don’t want this?” I gave him a taste by twisting my hand before pumping him once. A bit of precum leaked from his tip. To push him even further, I licked it off and groaned.

Please. His eyes screamed at me. They were going wild and delirious with want. They were darker than usual. Please do something.

I shook my head. “Maybe I should stop. It seems like you don’t want this.”

Ilhoon strongly shook his head, eyes still begging.

Just a little more, I thought.

“No? Then show me. Tell me you want this.”

With the gag on his mouth, he couldn’t use his words. His pleads and whimpers were too muffled to provide me with anything. Sadistically, I grinned.

“Tell me you want me to lower myself onto your cock and ride you until you release.” My voice was low and laced with lust. I couldn’t deny that I wanted him too. I was also going insane the longer we kept this up but I needed to keep my self-control intact. This wasn’t just for me.

I kept on telling him the things I’d do if he would tell me what he wanted—if he showed me that he wanted it.

I unwrapped my hand around him and climbed the bed. I was on all fours above him, my pussy just above his length. I lowered myself a bit just to let him feel my wetness on his dick.

A shuddered breath escaped my lips at the contact.

“Ilhoon. What do you want?” I moaned out as I slowly moved my hips on his cock, feeling his length sliding along his folds. He felt heavenly but I needed more than just grinding. I wanted more. My knees shook as I did my best to keep it together.

Silenced moans came from his, his eyes tightly shut. I continued to slowly move myself on his length as my hands found themselves on his abdomen. I groaned, feeling his muscles contract under my palms. Even if he could, he kept himself from thrusting up into me.

I thought that I was going to lose it but I saw what I was waiting for. I lifted myself to hover over him again as I caught my breath. A pleased smile spread on my face when I saw the tears that were leaking from his eyes.

“There you go.” I moved closer to his face and kissed both corners of his eyes, tasting his salty tears. I could hear his labored breaths through his nose.

“Beautiful,” I whispered. “My good boy deserves a reward, doesn’t he?”

Lightly, Ilhoon nodded his head. After one last kiss on his forehead, I moved back to my previous position.

I held onto his length, positioning its head against my opening. Slowly, I sunk down on him. I could feel him stretch my walls more than usual, thanks to how engorged he was due to the cock ring.

“Fuck.” I couldn’t help but let it out as I continued to lower myself on him. He was thicker and longer than usual. Another curse left my lips once he was fully inside me. “You’re so big.”

I kept on contracting my walls around him, trying to get used to his penetration. I had to take in a few deep breaths to relax myself and my walls. Once I had caught my breath, I started to move: up and down then I would circle my hips against his.

My moans mixed with his muffled ones. The air around us was getting hotter and the smell of sex was heavy.

My gaze met his dark ones. Neither of us broke eye contact as I moved on him. As I pulled myself up, I let my walls tighten around him. I watched his eyes widen. Once his tip was almost out of my hole, I quickly pushed myself back down on him. That had him throwing his head back, eyes squeezed shut. Even I had difficulty in keeping my eyes on him.

“You feel so good.” I breathed out. “So, so good.”

I could only imagine how he was feeling—walls contracting around his length while a plug was pushed into his ass.

I felt his cock twitch as I continued to move. I hurried my pace, knowing that he was close. I could feel him pulsing inside me.

The coil inside me tightened, pushing me to work him faster. My walls hugged his length, his tip hitting spots inside me that was making me see stars. I was so close but I kept it in, wanting him to reach his orgasm first.

“Fuck.” I shuddered when he hit a certain spot inside me. It felt too good that I almost forgot that I wanted him to release before me. However, I kept on thirsting for that sweet, pleasurable feeling that I kept angling my movements to continuously hit that spot.

His name repeatedly slipped from my lips.

“Are you close?”

He nodded his head eagerly.

“Come,” I groaned, nearing my tipping point.

With one last twitch of his cock, I felt him spill himself into me. The feeling of his juices spurting inside my walls pushed me over the edge. I screamed out his name as I rode out my orgasm. The cheeky man helped me ride it out by thrusting in and out, even if it was at a slower pace than what we had done.

Shakily, I pulled myself off of him once our orgasms had subsided. I had to take a moment to catch my breath. I slipped the ring off of his flaccid length and carefully pulled out the plug. I felt a gush of wetness escape my nether lips when I felt his hole still sucking onto the toy. Once it was out, I set it aside before I straddled his chest.

His eyes were on me. They screamed how fucked out he was. It made my stomach flip.

My hands moved to the back of his head and made quick work to remove the lock that kept the gag on his mouth. Once it was off, I threw it at a random direction before moving to gently massage his jaw. I leaned down and peppered kisses all over his jawline and cheeks.

“Does it hurt?”

“A little,” he admitted. His voice was raspy and rough.

“I’m sorry.”

“Don’t be. I liked it.” The way he spoke softly, as if not wanting to admit it, made me smile.

“Wait,” I told him, leaving a peck on his lips before I pushed myself off of him and the bed.

I grabbed the keys to the cuffs on the bedside table and unlocked the binds. I set those aside too while he sat up. He was rubbing at his wrists when I handed him a glass of water.

“Drink up. You need it.”

“Thank you.” He nodded and quickly downed the glass of water.

I took it back from him to place it back on the table.

Ilhoon moved a bit to the side a little slowly before patting the space beside him. Quickly, I moved and wrapped myself around him despite our sweaty bodies.

“We should get those padded cuffs next time.” I sighed, looking at his wrists that were bright red.

He chuckled, a small smirk on his lips. “If that’s what my lady wishes,” he mumbled before changing the topic. “Shower?”

I shuddered when he bit on the lobe of my ear. The air around us shifted as we both felt a change in the power play.

SmackDown on Fox Episode #10 SmackDown Episode # 1,059 Fayetteville, NC – Crown Coliseum 12/6/19

We open the show with a video highlighting everything that happened last week between Daniel Bryan and Bray Wyatt.  The Miz will be kicking off the show tonight. Miz talks about how he was supposed to have Daniel Bryan as his guest on Miz TV, however, nobody has heard from Bryan since The Fiend got a hold of him last week. The Miz says that while he still doesn’t like Bryan he realizes how much Bryan means to both the fans and the rest of the boys in the locker room, The Miz vows to find out what happened to Bryan.  Wyatt then appears on the screen and says that The Fiend may not be done with Bryan and that The Miz doesn’t want to know what The Fiend did to Bryan. Wyatt alludes that Bryan may not make it to TLC and asks Miz if he wants to play instead. Wyatt talks about how he used to have a family (as we see flashes of the Wyatt Family) but now he has a chance to join a new family as he holds up a picture of The Miz and his family. Wyatt then asks The Miz if he wants to play now as Miz marches up the ramp with a purpose and we go to commercial. As we come back from commercial we see The Miz talking to Maryse on the phone and telling her to lock up the house as Bray is unpredictable. Miz tells Maryse that he is leaving the arena immediately and will be headed home.  Match #1 Mandy Rose w/ Sonya Deville vs Alexa Bliss w/ Nikki Cross As Alexa makes her way to the ring we see two giant 3D yellow heads that are supposed to be Alexa and Nikki that were equally cute and ridiculous looking. Also worth noting that Jessika Carr is refereeing this match and will now be a permanent member of SmackDown’s referee roster. The two women lock up and Alexa takes down Mandy and holds her down until Mandy throws her off and tells Alexa not to touch her face. Alexa gets out of a rear waist lock with a back elbow and a drop toe hold which causes Mandy to roll outside and take a powder. Mandy moves out of the way as Alexa attempts a baseball slide and then she nails Alexa with a bicycle knee strikes that she thankfully landed this week. Mandy slams the face of Alexa on the apron before rolling her back into the ring where she gets a 2 count on a pinfall attempt. Mandy grounds Alexa and then rubs her forearm across the face of Alexa. Mandy then removes Alexa’s eyelashes as the announcers freak out as if they had never seen fake eyelashes before.  Alexa tries to make a comeback but Mandy takes her down with a dropkick and then goes for a cover, but the referee won’t count as Mandy’s foot is outside the ring. Mandy looks to hit the Bed of Roses but Alexa blocks it and then turns an attempted bicycle knee into a roll-up that gets a 2 count. Mandy starts smacking Alexa around while talking trash and saying Alexa will never look like her, eventually, Alexa has had enough as she grabs Mandy by the throat. Alexa has a look on her face that reminds you why they call her the “5 Feet of Fury” as she slams Mandy to the mat. Alexa hits Mandy with a couple of nice right hands and follows up with a basement dropkick. Alexa steps onto Mandy’s body while she uses her foot to repeatedly bash Mandy’s face into the mat. Alexa hits the first part of Insult to Injury but then has to knock Sonya off the apron, Nikki takes care of Sonya with a crossbody off the steps. Mandy tries to pick up a win with an O’Connor roll but Alexa kicks out and then hits Mandy with a wrap-around DDT that didn’t look good at all as Mandy bumps a second before she is supposed to. Alexa goes up top and hits Twisted Bliss to pick up the win in her first match back. Winner: Alexa Bliss via Pinfall    Match Rating: ** First off, I declare this match to be known as “The Battle of the Buns”. It was great to see Alexa back and even better she is back as a 100% babyface (I know she was a babyface before she left but it feels more concrete now than it did then) although she has always been a babyface in my heart. I liked the eyelashes spot as it was something different and actually got the crowd into the match. I was glad to see Mandy hit the bicycle knee this week as that is one of my favorite moves and more times than not she is able to hit it with perfection. I’m curious what they have planned in the future for all four women in this match as it feels like this feud is just a holdover to get through the holidays and hopefully as the new year rolls around they have something bigger planned, but then again I wouldn’t be surprised if all four of them are in the battle royal at WrestleMania.   We go to the back where Drake Maverick approaches Dana Brooke once again and asks what Dave Bautista has that he doesn’t, this leads to Elias coming into the picture and singing a song about Drake not being able to get any nookie and then ends the song talking about Drake’s wife in his bed. Drake slaps Elias and then walks off.  As we come back from a commercial break Drake Maverick is in the ring and is tired of everyone making a mockery of him and his marriage, he wants to fight Elias. Elias comes out and as Maverick charges toward him, Elias is able to hold him off with one hand before bending him over his knee and giving him a spanking before literally kicking him in the butt and sending him out of the ring. Dana throws Maverick back into the ring and Elias hits him with the Drift Away, Dana comes in and puts her foot on Maverick’s chest while Elias counts to 3.

I honestly don’t know what to say about this segment other than why? I have to imagine this leads to a Batista appearance in the future, I could see a segment where Maverick convinces Batista to beat up Elias and then after he does that he turns around and takes out Maverick as well leading to Batista and Dana kissing in the middle of the ring. It’s either that or Maverick and Renee Michelle are revealed to be swingers and they swing with Dana and Batista, that sounds like a crazy idea but at the rate, WWE is going right now I wouldn’t be surprised.  We then go back to The Miz who is on his way out of the building when he is stopped in his tracks as out of the corner of his eye he sees a mysterious room with red lighting, as Miz enters the room he sees the same picture that Wyatt showed earlier only this time it was Bray in the picture instead of The Miz. Bray (who is in his Funhouse gear and not dressed as The Fiend) tells The Miz to say cheese and then lays him out with a Sister Abigail before singing a song about being home for the holidays.  I like how they have changed things up from what we expected as I’m sure everyone was expecting The Fiend vs Daniel Bryan at TLC but instead they were able to build a side feud with Wyatt vs Miz to get through the rest of the year so they can save the big rematch between Bray and Bryan for the Rumble. I like how they are involving Miz’s family in this as it gives the viewers some reason to want to see the match despite knowing for sure that Miz is not winning the match. The most noteworthy thing coming out of the interactions tonight between Miz and Wyatt was the fact that for the first time it was Wyatt attacking someone and not The Fiend, this is a new wrinkle to the story of Bray Wyatt and The Fiend that I am interested in seeing develop. As we come back from commercial we see a referee helping The Miz out as Miz wonders where the picture of his family went. We see the first of two plugs for Tribute to the Troops that they put on earlier that day and I assume will be shown on TV in the next couple of weeks.  New Day makes their way out as they will be on commentary for the next match where the winners will face New Day at TLC for the SmackDown Tag Team Championship. 

Match #2: Mustafa Ali & Shorty G vs Heavy Machinery vs Lucha House Party vs The Revival (4 Way Elimination Match) Shorty and Metalik start the match out with some nice chain wrestling before Shorty makes the tag to Ali. If the pace wasn’t quick enough already Ali and Metalik turned it up to max speed as they did a sequence where they were countering and dodging each other’s moves, the sequences ended with Metalik cartwheeling out of a running hurricanrana from Ali. Metalik tags in Dorado and then Tucker tags himself in. Tucker shows his agility by flipping over Dorado on a drop-down and then both men hit simultaneous dropkicks. Tucker and Dorado show respect to each other which draws the ire of The Revival who come in and are quickly taken down by Tucker and Dorado with dropkicks. Tucker picks up Dorado in a back suplex position and uses him as a battering ram to knock the other teams off the apron. Dorado hits a handspring stunner on Tucker and then both men make tags to their respective partners. Dorado takes Otis down with a dropkick and then Lucha House Party hit simultaneous moonsaults to the outside onto their opponents. Dawson hits Dorado with a suplex on the outside and then Metalik springboards into the arms of Otis and this leads to Heavy Machinery hitting the Compactor to eliminate Lucha House Party and this sends us to commercial. As we come back from commercial Shorty is working over the arm of Tucker until Tucker makes a comeback and slams Shorty. Wilder tags himself in and then cuts off Tucker before he can make a tag, Wilder takes Tucker down with a double leg only to get pushed back into the corner which allows Shorty to tag himself back in. Shorty runs into a big hip toss from Tucker and as he rolls into The Revival’s corner Dawson tags himself in. Dawson gets hits with a back body drop and this allows Tucker to finally make the hot tag to Otis. Otis slams Dawson and then gives us a striptease as he pulls his shirt off, Otis then Hulks up and suplexes Dawson across the ring. Otis hits Dawson with an avalanche in the corner and as he does Wilder makes the blind tag. Otis hits the Caterpillar elbow drop on Dawson but as soon as he does Wilder catches him with a sunset flip which is enough for the 3 count and just like that Heavy Machinery is eliminated. There is a staredown between the two remaining teams that turns into a brawl that goes to the outside. The Revival taunt New Day and try to throw Shorty and Ali back in the ring but the babyfaces counter and end up sending The Revival over the top of the announce table and into New Day. We go to commercial as all three teams are arguing at ringside.

As we come back from the break we see that Dawson has Shorty in a Gory special which Shorty turns into a roll-up for 2. Dawson makes a tag to Wilder who cuts Shorty off from making the tag, but this would end up backfiring as Shorty hits a German suplex on both men. Ali tags himself in and we get a German suplex and superkick double team spot on Wilder that got them another 2 count as Dawson broke up the pin. Shorty knocks Dawson and himself over the top rope and to the floor with a running crossbody. Ali tries for the roll-through X-Factor but is caught with a nice lariat by Wilder, Ali then tries for the tornado DDT but Wilder turns that into a power slam. Wilder tries for a suplex but Ali is able to escape and get Wilder in a pinning position only to be kicked straight into the corner where this time Ali hits the tornado DDT.  Ali goes up top looking for the 450 but Dawson pulls Wilder out of the ring at the right time but instead of crashing to the mat Ali is able to roll through it. Ali gets caught on a tope attempt and is tossed into the timekeeper area only for Shorty to take The Revival down moments later by diving off the apron. Shorty looks to hit a top rope moonsault but Wilder gets his foot up only for Shorty to catch the foot and lock in the ankle lock. Wilder rolls through to get out of the ankle lock and sends Shorty right into an uppercut from Dawson and then moments later The Revival hit the Shatter Machine to pick up the win. Winners: The Revival via Pinfall    Match Rating: ***¼

I really enjoyed this match as it was action-packed and ever never slowed down. I really liked everything in the match involving Lucha House party especially when Metalik and Ali were in there together. I really hope in the future once they decide to split the Lucha House Party that they give Metalik a decent push as he is so good and deserves a bigger spotlight be shown on him. I look forward to the New Day vs The Revival match at TLC as I feel these two teams have yet to have that classic match that has everyone talking.

After the match, The Revival cut a passionate promo about being sick of the New Day’s jokes and silliness but that will end when they become SmackDown Tag Team Champions. The Revival vow to take things back to the old-school with some old-school tag team wrestling. The Revival tells New Day they can go back to doing their podcast so they can tell the world they just got beat by the best team in the company. 

We get a video recapping what happened last week with Reigns delivering a proper ass whooping to Robert Roode. Roman is interviewed backstage and says that he plans on embarrassing Corbin in their TLC match at the TLC PPV. Michael Cole hypes the fact that CM Punk will be back on WWE Backstage next week.

We see another video from Sheamus to hype his return. Match #3: Lacey Evans vs Haley Jones Lacey’s opponent for this match must have come straight from her day job of being the ringmaster at the circus. They lock up and Lacey tosses Haley down and then hits her with an arm drag which leads to Lacey working on the arm for a minute. Haley gets to her feet but Lacey slams her right back down to the mat. They lock up again and Lacey backs Haley into the corner which leads to Haley trying to make a comeback with some weak forearms. Lacey counters a whip to the ropes and hits the Woman’s Right to pick up the win. Winner: Lacey Evans via Pinfall  Match Rating: DUD

After the match, Sasha Banks comes out and says that Lacey had better not lay a finger on her or Bayley again and mentions something about Lacey’s daughter which gets an instant reaction of Lacey who tells Sasha that she better never mention her daughter again. Lacey talks about being a marine and says she will drop Sasha where she stands. Lacey throws a feint woman’s right and Sasha falls back as she was anticipating the punch, but instead, all she got was an embarrassment. As Lacey is walking up the ramp she is attacked by Bayley, the Boss N Hug Connection beatdown the Sassy Southern Belle and stand tall above Lacey.

After two weeks I have to say I am liking babyface Lacey and according to tonight’s crowd, the fans are liking it as well as they chanted Nasty toward Sasha. I thought Lacey cut a really good promo and I’m happy to hear that she is talking more natural and no longer has the long drawn out cadence to her promos. I liked how Lacey got some shine on Sasha by making her look a fool while and then immediately turns around and gets her heat back as she helps Bayley beat down Lacey, as all three women got over in the segment. This is one of the matches I’m looking forward to at TLC. I couldn’t help but laugh a little when Lacey said something about not only being a mother but also being a marine because there is a commercial that I see for an attorney that is based here in South Carolina (as well as Georgia) where the main selling point as to why you should come to him is that he is a former marine, all she had to do was tell us to call 999-9999 and she would’ve just done a commercial for George Sink.  After a commercial break, we get another video package focussing on Tribute to the Troops.  Match #4: Roman Reigns vs Dolph Ziggler The tights that Ziggler wore in this match looked like they came straight from Brutus Beefcake’s closet. Ziggler tries to go for a single leg takedown but Reigns grabs a front face lock which gets broken when Ziggler reaches the ropes. Ziggler kicks Reigns in the knee and then delivers a neck breaker for a near fall. Ziggler rakes the eyes of Reigns before grounding him with a rest hold until Reigns fights back and gets to his feet only for Ziggler to slam him back down to the mat by his hair. Ziggler waits for Reigns to get up so he can hit a stinger splash in the corner, but instead, he is met with an uppercut from Reigns. Ziggler rolls to the outside so he can sucker in Reigns and sure enough, it works as Ziggler dodges an attempted Drive-By and sends Reigns into the steps as we go to commercial.

We come back from break and see that Ziggler has Reigns grounded and is working on the arm, Reigns tries for a roll-up out of nowhere that gets a near fall and then Reigns is hit with a dropkick. Ziggler then starts toying around with Reigns which only fires Reigns up as he comes back with a couple of uppercuts before he is sent face-first into the middle turnbuckle. Reigns rolls outside which allows Ziggler to throw him into the barricade and then right back into the ring where he gets a 2 count off a pin attempt. Ziggler grounds Reigns once again with a chin lock, eventually, Reigns escapes the hold and delivers a couple of clotheslines one of which takes Ziggler over the top rope to the floor. Reigns leaps off the steps looking for a Superman Punch but ate a superkick instead. While both men are down at ringside we get the arrival of King Corbin who is being carried down to the ring on the royal sedan as we go to commercial.

We come back to Reigns signaling for the Superman Punch but Ziggler dodges it and then Reigns catches the foot of Ziggler on a superkick attempt only for Ziggler to dodge an uppercut and hit a big jumping DDT that gets a 2 count. Ziggler waits for Reigns to get to his feet and when he does Ziggler goes to hit the Zig Zag, but Reigns hangs onto the top rope only for Ziggler to hit a sunset flip for a 2 count. Reigns finally hit the Superman Punch but it only gets him a 2 count. Reigns goes for the Spear but Ziggler cut him off with a kick to the head and then throws Reigns into the corner shoulder first. Ziggler is able to hit the Zig-Zag finally but that isn’t enough to get the job done. At this point, Corbin comes down from his sedan and gets on the apron to distract the referee only for Reigns to knock him back down to the floor with a Superman Punch. Ziggler tries for a roll-up but Reigns kicks out and then hits Ziggler with a Spear to get the win. Winners: Roman Reigns via Pinfall   Match Rating: ***

After the match, the men who carried Corbin to the ring on the sedan attack Reigns and after fighting them off Reigns is attacked by Corbin momentarily before Reigns fights him off only to be hit with a superkick from Ziggler. Ziggler grabs a set of handcuffs from under the ring and with a 6-on-1 advantage, the heels handcuff Reigns to the ring post in a position where his arms are held up over his head. Ziggler then reaches under the ring once again and this time he pulls out cans of dog food and just as you would expect they poor the dog food all over Reigns and rub it into his face, Corbin delivers the final blow when he hits Reigns with the scepter. The show ends with a handcuffed Reigns covered in dog food and screaming out in anger. I thought I was going to be able to write a review about a good episode of SmackDown, but as expected WWE screws that up as they took two steps backward by booking Reigns to be the sympathetic (and this week you can add humiliated) babyface rather than continuing on from last week where he looked like a badass. The logical booking for this week should’ve seen Reigns taking out Ziggler so that Corbin would be on his own at TLC, however this is WWE and they rarely think logically for long periods of time so instead we got Reigns handcuffed to the ring post and being covered in dog food (I guess we can be thankful it wasn’t dog shit, shoutout to the feud between the British Bulldog and The Rock back in 1999) because that is a sure way to get people to want to see this match. It sucks for both Reigns and Ziggler that people will be talking about how bad the post-match stuff was and completely forget the match they had that was good. With the exception of the dog food part at the end of the show I think this was one of the better shows I have reviewed, there were two good matches, we got more acquainted with babyface Lacey Evans and she is doing great in that role so far, we got the first Alexa Bliss match on SmackDown since she returned last week, and probably most importantly we got a segment that added to the Wyatt character as he attacked someone not dressed as The Fiend. 

That’s it for this week I hope you enjoy the first review that I wrote from my new Microsoft Surface Pro X which was a Christmas present from my mom. 

THE MATATUS IN MY AREA

I live in a…well…

It is quite hard to describe my place. The diaspora of Thika. The Flame Trees of Thika. The birthplace of the greatest statesman in the country, Thomas Joseph Mboya. The Happy Valley (not aptly named because we technically live in a plain).

I live in a pretty quiet neighborhood. Streets are named after countries, African countries with the exception of some that are named after animals? And another called Blessings? Several shops, super-markets, several minutes to twilight the streets burst to life with commercial life – vendors set up base to sell foodstuff and clothing, several churches – luckily they are far from noisy, rich kids on their bikes, love-struck couples walking holding hands, a lot of traffic from SUVs rushing to and from home, idlers (every place on earth has those).

It is busy, but pretty quiet. No hawking, no haranguing – business is casually-professional. For these chains of businesses to hold up it means there has to be a huge population, yes? You guessed right.

There are thousands of residents in my neighborhood. Maybe even tens of thousands. Inching closer to hundreds. I imagine if each and every person had a personal vehicle the roads leading to Happy Valley would be akin to Rongai’s. And we would bid good-bye to rich kids on bikes and love-struck couples walking holding hands. And idlers, and street enterprises. And it would be a great risk walking out of your home because you might be run over by a maniac using the pedestrian walk in a bid to escape the jam. The hooting, the idiots who think they must shout out of their car windows. The noise. The accidents.

I would wish well on my neighbors, to be rich and have cars – but as it stands I hold that wish. Moreover, I hold that wish because who needs cars when we have such great matatus? I am just kidding, the matatus in my place are sort of shitty; but that’s better than 365 days on a jam.

The matatus in my place are more-or-less similar to the ones that you will find somewhere else. Except the touts give back change. Also, that they don’t hike fares when the rain starts pouring. Otherwise, everything else stands. The packing of passengers like sardines, touts fighting over passengers, touts showing passengers to their vehicles rather forcefully, all that.

Sometime last year I was teaching at a local primary school and had to report to school early to mark books and write lesson plans. It so happened that I woke up a little late. I boarded the matatu that had more passengers among several that were on queue. Sure enough it was the first to leave the stage. But no sooner had we departed than we found ourselves in a ditch. The driver was under influence – that’s why we found ourselves in a ditch. At that point I was both tensed that I was running late, glad that I was unharmed and very pissed at the driver. How could he come to work drunk! There were several women screaming at their top of their voices, and the one that was seated next to me seemed to have an extra set of lungs. Her voice sounded like someone was playing the upper sharps on a piccolo. She was totally outdoing herself; her voice left reverberations in this plain called Happy Valley. I was pretty shaken too, but also disappointed that I didn’t have any injuries to validate my story at school (no one cared if I was late, but it’d have made a great story anyways). After we got out of the matatu, we had to walk all the way back to the stage and board again. The journey was long, especially for a particular man that had screamed so loudly: apparently he had screamed his dignity away and brave-souls kept laughing at him the whole way. Then there was the usual squad that keeps complaining, and those rumor-mongers. Did you see his eyes! That was not alcohol. No way would it’ve been. That was fangi. I am telling you, FANGI! They sounded so absolute I suspected they had a stint in NACADA.

I was late to school. And someone collaborated my ‘cock-and-bull’ story.

There have been several cases of police arrests. You are on your way and this police stops you and the driver gets out and maybe he doesn’t have a bribe, or has done something so damn nasty the police’s dirty hands cannot be greased, and you have to alight and flag another vehicle as the driver’s ass is being driven to jail.

Or those stupid drivers that fail to fuel their vehicles, and mid-journey the matatu starts producing these choke sounds, you press your butt-cheeks together so tight and cross fingers and whisper a short prayer but eventually the inevitable happens. The matatu stops in the middle of the road. You push the seat in front of you with all the energy and the faith you have hoping that some miracle might just happen and this piece of metal moves you to your destination. But that’s how it is. You and other confused passengers have to take your refunds and sort yourselves out.

It is rare to find a matatu line that has my taste in music. If there are I should think they are going to close down soon. Have you ever been inside a matatu that is playing rhumba from the ‘60s? And you will still find someone singing alongside the song and you look at them and wonder what the fuck you are doing in a matatu with a Viking. It’s always old-school reggae, loud silence, vernacular stations…that boring shebang. They make me feel unappreciated as a young person. I have chuckled twice or thrice after finding out the matatu has no radio. How gangster has someone got to be to vandalize a car radio!

Even if I get all the money in the world I do not think I will ever get over those precious moments when you step out of the matatu without paying fare. Given that it is an unwritten rule for touts to ‘forget change’ – which my instincts tell me has accrued to thousands of shillings – it is also fair that I also forget paying fare. I understand what a pilferer this makes me sound like, but can I remind you about our dying economy. I always picture scenarios like these as Karma giving me justice. To think that this avaricious touts would forget to ask for fare, that’s a miracle right there.

Hey. There are good points on matatus too. Like the wonderful people you meet in matatus. I met my ex-girlfriend in a matatu. I am sitted next to her. We are not talking. Then she grabs the window to open it and I see a window of opportunity. I rush to her rescue. She really needs me because she is making futile efforts at countering a pane that’s stiffened with age with frail effort. She was heaving after the process. I opened the window with a little push and as it let in fresh air, her mind was letting in a realization that there was someone else stronger than Chuck Norris. She looked at me like wow. That was the genesis of our zeniths and the nadirs.

Wonderful people. Like someone else who paid my fare. I was pulling out a thousand-note from my wallet and he looks at me and asks if I have a smaller denomination? I say, no. A total stranger he is, he pays my fare from a bag of coins he has. So many coins, I wonder out loud. Yes, my customers pay me in coins, comes the quick reply. Huh, what do you do? I am a pastor, he replies. Our conversation ends. I feel sorry for him.

There have been days I have been paranoid. Like when the driver decides to use another route, and you have to pass through slums, marram roads and endure bumpy, dusty rides. I always see a kidnap plot in the making. I am so paranoid I imagine the maltreatment I see kidnappers dish out on TV play out in my real life. I become at ease when we are finally on familiar ground, and yell at my imagination, Look I almost shit on my pants! I am so paranoid when the driver starts trying out Vin Diesel stunts, swerving everywhere at neck break speed. The idea of death is so unbearable especially given I don’t have any children, no one to inherit my name, and I regret all those chances at being a dad that I have wasted.

Weirdly enough, when the matatu is being sped until it starts to levitate, I am always like: “good.” It is always a great feeling. When people start complaining due to paranoia you are there looking at them: “Would you stop being pussies.” You feel a thousand times brave.

The paranoia that strikes you when you sleep and midway the journey you wake up with the feeling that you just passed your destination. Shit. You wake up a confused idiot looking around for a landmark sweating like crazy and your mind is working overtime. What if I just passed my stage? What if I don’t find matatus on my way back? How much are they going to cost? What a shame?

I have always wondered about something… it has happened to me twice or thrice. You are in a matatu and it’s been playing sad boring songs the whole way. But just when you are about to reach your destination this really great song comes on. And you really wish the matatu gets a puncture. Or something to stop the matatu for the few minutes the song is playing. Sometimes you want to listen to the song and alight whenever and wherever it ends. But then you convince yourself that’s stupid you will go download it at home and then forget. Then for a whole week the song is stuck in your head. Try as you may you cannot remember the song.

The matatus in my area are great. You meet wonderful people and fall in love with them. There are drunk people who act foolish and it’s so hilarious you laugh all the way. There are people you want to talk to but can’t, because they have earphones plugged or are so beautifully intimidating or boring or you think you are boring. There are all sorts of people in the matatu.

And while the experiences in a matatu might not be all that memorable, we can at least cherish a few that make and break our days. And most importantly, appreciate the fact that they keep the rich kids riding bikes on the streets, love-struck couples walking holding hands and street enterprise going on in Happy Valley – especially that place where I buy my samosas after such a bumpy ride.

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Monday Night Raw #106

April 10, 1995 (Taped April 3, 1995) Mid-Hudson Civic Center Poughkeepsie, NY Announcers: Vince McMahon & Jerry Lawler

1) Adam Bomb wrestles Tatanka to a double countout 7:45

Scott: I kind of like this hoss vs. hoss battle here, and if there’s any chance for Adam Bomb to get into the groove as a babyface, this is a match he needs to win. Tatanka’s shine since the heel turn has pretty much dulled so him losing isn’t really a dig at him, but a clean Adam Bomb win would surely push him up the card. Vince mentions that DiBiase has a HUGE announcement coming soon. I wonder if that means someone is joining his Corporation. Perhaps someone who is huge in his own right? Hmmmmm. Tatanka works Bomb over early but recovers to throw some clotheslines until Tatanka bails to the floor. Adam Bomb follows to the floor and both men brawl to a double countout. That is a horseshit decision here, unless more matches are to follow in this feud. Otherwise Bomb should have won this clean. The match was standard but the ending was pretty awful. Grade: *

JT: Welcome back to Poughkeepsie for this week’s taped episode of Monday Night Raw! Vince McMahon and Jerry Lawler are in the booth this week and Vince is rocking a very odd brown sports coat and black turtleneck combo. Not exactly his best look. We are now a full week removed from WrestleMania but the effects on the WWF are still being felt across the roster. However, our opener doesn’t quite fit that description as we have a battle of two aimless wrestlers that haven’t accomplished much of anything in 1995. Adam Bomb makes his way out first as Vince notes how popular Bomb was at the Fan Festival, especially with the Special Olympians that were in attendance. Tatanka heads out next, accompanied by Ted DiBiase and Vince talks about how the Million Dollar Team was embarrassed back in Hartford. Tatanka lands some strikes off the bell but Bomb counters with a hip toss and slam and then sends the Native American bailing with a dropkick. Tatanka returned and regained control with some more lazy strikes but Bomb struck back with a leaping clothesline for two. After a break, Tatanka was stomping away and Lawler and Vince were still discussing football. Tatanka continued to meander through some offense, eventually hitting a DDT for two. Tatanka cranked on a chinlock and then leveled Bomb with a knee to the gut after the big man broke the hold. Bomb powered up again and started to unload a flurry of offense, mixing in punches and clotheslines. Tatanka bailed to the floor but Bomb followed him out and the two brawled out there until a soft double countout. What a waste of a match. Just put Bomb over! Tatanka is going nowhere and Bomb has accomplished nothing in nearly two years. The match was plodding and aimless and then capped with an insipid finish. Grade: 1/2*

2) Headshrinkers defeat Mike Bell & Tony Devito when Fatu pins DeVito with a splash off the top rope at 3:00

Scott: Standard tag team match here with a babyface team that can give Owen & Yoko a great big man match with Owen doing all the bumping. I love seeing Sionne back in the company, as he’s one of my favorite big men of all time. Vince & Lawler are yapping about Duckman, which is on after Raw on USA. I miss the crap movies plugs during Raw. This wasn’t much. Grade: DUD

JT: As the Headshrinkers march to the ring for our next bout, Vince and Jerry chat about the new blue M&M as well as USA’s Duckman. Sionne and Fatu are accompanied by Afa and Lou Albano as always and Vince thinks they could be our next WWF Tag Team Champions. They are also embroiled in a feud with the Blu Brothers. Albano is rocking jeans which just looks weird for some reason. Fatu and Bell open things up with the Samoan unloading headbutts and right hands before cutting Bell down with a clothesline. Lawler plugs tonight’s Duckman episode which guest stars Heather Locklear, so check that out if you are around. The Headshrinkers take turns beating on Bell and DeVito until Fatu pins DeVito after a splash from the top rope. The Shrinkers are still squash artists and may be in line for a big time feud based on the commentary. Grade: DUD

*** We visit with soon-to-be WWF newcomer Jean-Pierre Lafitte as he sits on a throne and talks about buried treasure and his ancestors. He will debut next week. We also check out footage of Bob Holly in action on the Mobile International Speedway this past weekend.***

*** We head back to last week to check out footage, including what occurred during the break, of Shawn Michaels telling Sid his services were no longer needed, leading to Sid snapping and leveling Michaels with a trio of powerbombs. Diesel would eventually make the save for his old friend. Vince McMahon confirms that Michaels will be on the shelf for the near future. ***

3) Kama defeats Scott Taylor with a splash off the middle rope at 2:45

Fun Fact: At WrestleMania, Kama stole the Undertaker’s urn. Since then, he has had the urn melted down and made a gold chain from it.

Scott: So, this storyline continues with the Undertaker and the urn. It seems to be about two years old now, and is honestly pretty dumb. We need more Undertaker on Raw, as his storylines seem to be forgotten because he’s not on enough. Poor Scott Taylor took a pretty solid beating from Kama here, who’s wearing the urn around his neck. I feel a big match with Taker & this guy is coming down the line. This was a one-sided squash. Lawler thinks Taker will dump Paul Bearer because there’s no urn for him to carry anymore. Grade: DUD

JT: We head back to the ring as Kama jogs down to the ring flanked by Ted DiBiase and with a giant gold chain draped around his neck. Of course the chain is made up of the melted down urn, which was stolen at WrestleMania. Taylor gets some flashes of offense but Kama dominates the match as Vince and Lawler discuss the urn and Undertaker’s pans for revenge. The King also talks shit on Mongo McMichael as the match chugs along. Kama eventually nabs the win with an reverse splash off the middle rope. Basic squash here that helps set the stage for Kama’s impending feud with Undertaker. Grade: DUD

*** We head back to last week for footage of Alundra Blayze defeating Bull Nakano for the WWF Women’s Title as well as the aftermath when a mysterious woman attacked Blayze after the bout. McMahon reveals that Blayze suffered a broken nose as a result of the attack. ***

4) Bob Holly, Bret Hart & 1-2-3 Kid defeat Hakushi, Yokozuna & Owen Hart when Holly pins Hart with a roll up at 

Fun Fact: This match is a result of the interference that occurred during the Bob Holly/Hakushi match on MNR last week.

Scott: This has **** stars all over it. Six great workers with very different & distinct styles. Owen seems so much more mature now after winning with first title just one week ago. I also like Yoko with the beard, looking grizzled and veteran. There’s so much history in this match, with Yoko/Bret, Owen/Bret, Owen/Kid so all the chemistry is working perfectly. Hakushi is the wild card but really Yoko is just a boss here, smacking everybody with head butts all over the place and really working the babyfaces over with strong offense while Owen is heckling the crowd. The chants are really hot for Bret, but the match has been sculpted well with keeping him on the apron and the heels working on the smaller Kid, getting mangled by the massive Yoko and the underutilized Hakushi. Finally Kid gets the hot tag and Bret goes crazy but even he can’t fight through the double teams and the two guys with history on the Hitman really gets their shots in until he gets the hot tag to Bob Holly, and it’s Sparky Plugg who gets the pinfall win out of nowhere. That ending was kind of strange, but the match was a lot of fun and the crowd ate it all up. Grade: ***

JT: Back to the ring for our big main event, a match that was set up a week ago on Raw. The brand new WWF Tag Team Champions, Yokozuna and Owen Hart, head to the ring alongside Hakushi, Shinja, Jim Cornette and Mr. Fuji. What a crew. Vince puts over that Yoko is bigger and badder than ever and he certainly seems to have regained his menacing presence. He also notes that last week’s Raw scored the highest ratings in the show’s history and the King plugs the big In Your House giveaway. The Hitman, Bob Holly and the Kid hit the ring next and after a quick break we were ready to roll. We open up with a rivalry renewed as Yokozuna starts to work over the Hitman until Bret dodges an elbow drop and lays in some hard punches. Holly tagged in and worked the arm until Hakushi tagged in but that led to more of the same. After a break, Kid tagged in and grabbed the arm but Hakushi quickly turned the tag and tagged in Owen. Owen nabbed a side headlock but Kid broke free and leveled Owen with a hard spin kick. Owen recovered and grabbed control before tagging in Yoko, who leveled Kid with a headbutt. Yoko hooked in a nerve hold and when Kid fought free he drilled with a hard clothesline to keep him grounded. Hakushi tagged back in and worked over Kid as Vince reminds us of the White Angel messing up the Hitman’s award ceremony. Hakushi grabs a near fall and then tags in Owen, who hits a tight backbreaker. After another break, Kid was able to get a cross body block for two but wasn’t able to tag out. Owen tagged in Yoko, who came in and squashed Kid with a huge leg drop. Hakushi came back in next and kept the pressure on, focusing on the lower back. The tide turned when Kid caught a leap frogging Hakushi and planted him with a powerbomb. Kid was able to tag Bret, who met Yoko in the middle of the ring with a big flurry of clotheslines, the last of which took the big man down. Bret followed with a bulldog off the middle rope and then an elbow drop for two. Bret yanked Hakushi into the ring and worked him over in the corner until Yoko recovered and drilled him from behind. Owen tagged in and battered his brother, dropping him with an enziguri and some knee drops to the back of the neck. Bret dodged a charge and made the blind tag to Holly, who slipped in and rolled up Owen for the win and pop. That was some nice shine for Holly, who has really been elevated over the past five months. The match was fine enough but pretty short considering all the talent in there and it felt rushed as a result. It was basically a condensed showcase of what these guys could do if given a lot of time. We only got a taste of Bret and Hakushi going at it, teasing us for their eventual showdown. It also looks like the Kid and Holly could be getting queued up for a title match as well. This was fine enough, especially given how Raw has been of late, but a bit disappointing overall. Grade: **1/2

*** We wrap up with a plug for the WrestleMania Encore Plus, airing on PPV tomorrow night. ***

Final Analysis

Scott:This was a good epispde with a fun main event that got to ***, which you don’t see too often right now. Nothing jumped off the screen at me, mostly because we need some fresh content. The roster is working hard but the talent pool is VERY shallow right now. The Diesel/Shawn stuff is really good but Bret Hart has nothing to sink his teeth into and the tag team division is really bare. WrestleMania was a decent enough show for what they had but it’s really time to reshuffle this mess of a roster and get some fresh blood. Even the fading veterans like Bundy and even Backlund probably need to take a back seat and start to let the youth take over. Now for the first time we have a “secondary” PPV to promote and perhaps that will help things instead of a huge gap leading to King of the Ring. Again, not an awful episode but a lot of work needs to be done. Final Grade: C

JT: Well, this was a fine edition of Raw. There was nothing that stood out as bad but overall there just seems to be a stale air lingering around. Even though the roster is shaken up a bit and being leveraged well it just seems to be lacking star power and captivating characters. Outside of the Shawn Michaels/Sid/Diesel saga, what else is there to really hook you in? Bret Hart and Hakushi should be good in ring but there isn’t much juice to it at all. Beyond that everything just feels like it exists but doesn’t get you fired up. Raw has been fine these last two weeks but a serious roster reshuffle is needed at this point just to clear out some of the lingering deadwood that has accumulated over the past year. We are now just about a month away from the inaugural In Your House, so things should be taking shape soon. We will see if business starts picking up. Final Grade: C+