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vexwerewolf · 7 months

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Showrooms of LANCER Manufacturers

IPS-N

IPS-N showrooms are what you'd get if you slammed a truck dealership, a hardware store, a camping gear shop and a sports bar together in the Bass Pro Shops Pyramid. We're talking row upon row of shelves stocked with the most precision-engineered engine parts you can print on one side of the floor, and on the other, durable, hard-wearing survival gear. Camping stoves you can run off of your mech's coldcore, sleeping bags that'll survive a HEX charge, automatic camo cloth, the works.

Right down the middle, you've got the mech floor. They've got the Tortuga. They've got the Blackbeard. They've got the Drake. They've got the Lancaster and the Kidd. They've got the Vlad (they put a chain-link fence covered in DO NOT TOUCH signs around that one after the infamous CFO's 10-year-old Incident). They've even got the Raleigh, kinda tucked away a little bit behind the water feature, but it's there!

Everything on the shop floor is ruggedized to the point that you could take a mech's fist to it without leaving a dent - and they sometimes do that to demonstrate the engineering quality. There's a giant screen hanging from the ceiling displaying constant advertising for the mechs and IPS-N in general, usually striding purposefully through idyllic Diasporan wilderness or doing hard, honest work like starship loading or construction. There's a mixtape of the most famous bro-country hits playing 24/7.

Smith-Shimano Corpro

In a word: bespoke. Everything in this place is custom. Each and every desk is individually built according to the height of the salesperson who sits behind it, and manages to be a unique art piece without disrupting the overarching aesthetic of the showroom. Whenever there's a change of staff on the sales floor, they rearrange every single desk so that they're still in ascending order.

All of the salespeople are inhumanly pretty, by the way. This atelier has its own fully-staffed makeup and wardrobe team. You're part of a work of art when you work for SSC. Everything and everyone gleams. Even the most chic visitors might feel underdressed in the midst of all this splendour.

The mechs aren't just there to be sold, they're there to be part of the experience. You might see a Monarch holding up the ceiling like the titan Atlas himself. A Mourning Cloak might be posed provocatively like a nude statue. That Swallowtail - is it in a slightly different position every time you see it, or is that just its camouflage decals? How does it always manage to be just inside your line of sight, even when you're looking somewhere else?

They have a catwalk, like you'd see at a fashion show, but it's sized for mechs. If they really think you might make a purchase, they'll queue up the entire performance for you, and you'll get to see a Viceroy strut.

The mix tape for this showroom is a seamless mixture of complex jazz, psychedelic ambient and classical piano music. It's sophisticated and mysterious.

Harrison Armory

Imagine if America could be a showroom. Harrison Armory mech outlets are part dealership, part museum. Every mech is in its own diorama, depicting some heroic event in the Armory's glorious history. A phalanx of Sherman Mk. Is holds the line against some Diasporan slaver-tyrant's army. A Saladin fends off Karrakin hordes during the Interest War. The Genghis Mk. II? Oh, that diorama isn't open right now, it had to be closed for *coughcoughcough* and *coughcoughcough* but let's move on shall we heh heh

Everyone who works here has been in the Colonial Legion at some point, and knows every specification of the mechs they sell off by heart without even looking at their slate. If possible, the Armory tries to employ people who have actual combat experience with the mechs they're selling; people who can speak to the efficacy of their technology first-hand. It's one of the many programs which the Armory has open for retired veterans; it's easy work for decent pay, good benefits and it looks great on your Social.

The music here is a constant loop of patriotic Armory anthems. If you've ever heard the music from Starship Troopers, or the Outbreak of War from Star Ocean, you'll know what I'm talking about.

HORUS

Being a decentralized omninet collective with no official branding or even consistent manufacturing standards, it should come as no surprise that HORUS has no showrooms.

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gh0stsp1d3r · 7 days

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ℳ𝒶𝓎𝒷𝒶𝓃𝓀𝓈 𝓈𝒾𝓈𝓉ℯ𝓇

Chapter 6- just like your father

Series masterlist

Warnings- once again not too much rafe): I’m trying to get more rafe in the next parts, the readers drunk the whole time basically lol

“Now a live update from the sheriffs department.”

“Yeah, after six weeks, the five teens that had been missing from Kildare county have returned, been reunited with their families.” Rafe went closer to the tv, sitting down and staring out. “We’re still waiting for details about their journey. But I’m sure they have quite a tale to tell.”

“We also got word that the father of one of the teens, John B Routledge, who’s been presumed dead for a year now, has also returned live and well. Wonders never cease. Right now, we’re just trying to get those kids settled back into school, with their families. They’ve been through a lot.”

“The teens were down in Kildare island with two other Kildare teens, Sarah Cameron and Y/N Maybank.” The sheriff spoke.

Rafes eyes widened at the mention of you and his sister.

“Sarah’s the daughter of disgraced real estate magnate, Ward Cameron, who confessed to the murder of Peterkin two months ago. y/n is the daughter of Luke Maybank, who is also presumed missing after escaping prison.”

Rafe watched as both of your pictures were put on screen, he recognized yours to be one of you you posted to your instagram, you at the beach. He was in the background, he noticed upon looking closer. Then, a picture of your brother, you and your dad.

You looked at the tv screen, scoffing at the picture they put up when they said your dad’s name. A picture of you, JJ and your dad. It was JJ’s first day of school, you remember that day as if it was your own first day of school.

You gripped the can harder, heavily sighing and leaning back in the chair. Yeah, you’d need more than one drink today.

“When I was there, Rafe was talking about how the cross was his. Not- not Ward’s.” You told them all, hiccuping after and covering your mouth.

“Are you- are you seriously drunk right now?” Pope asked, all of them noticing the way you slurred your words.

“Fuck off. I’m an adult. Can do whatever I want.” You said with a childish giggle.

“It’s like 10 am in the morning.”

“Yo!” Kiara sapped her fingers. “Can we please get back on the topic?”

“Right. And he’s coming into Wilmington tonight at eight. It’s being shipped by train from like… R.. Ra… Raleigh I think? I dunno.”

“You get any other information?” Pope asked.

“Uh, y/n got the cargo number.” Kiara spoke, picking up the paper.

“Okay, well, that’s a start.”

“I mean, they’re definitely fencing that shit off as we speak. So we should probably get a move on.” JJ said, watching you down the rest of the can, and grab a 4th one next to you from your spot on the floor.

“Sarah, you hear from John B?”

“No, I mean, he’s probably off somewhere with his dad. But the problem is they have the Twinkie.”

“Our transportation.”

“I have a car, you know? It’s a hunk of shit, but it works.” You shrugged.

All of them raised their eyebrows at that. “It’s back at Ricky’s. I should probably go talk to him anyways.”

They all were hesitant, you could tell.

“I’m- I’m your only fuckin’ option, so, my car or nothing.”

“She’s right.” JJ told them, already hopping on his bike.

“Ricky?” You shouted when you opened the door. He wasn’t home, you sighed, taking the keys off the counter and stumbling back outside.

“He not home?” JJ asked, furrowing his eyebrows.

“Nope.” You told him, locking the door. You go into the car, trying to get it started. But it never turns on, you groan in annoyance, fumbling with the keys, and trying again.

“Goddamnit!” You laughed, slamming your fist onto the dashboard and going out.

“It’s… not working.”

“Not working? What’s wrong with it?”

“I don’t know! It’s not fucking starting.” You shrugged.

JJ threw his hands up in defeat.

“Alright. That’s okay. We can.. try my dads.” Pope said.

“And I’ll try to see if my parents will.” Kiara spoke.

You ended up going with JJ and Kiara to her parents.

“Jesus, Cleo was not wrong. It does look like the White House.” You mumbled when you entered. You drunkenly stumbled up the steps, JJ rolling his eyes and eventually just helping you up once you almost fell.

“We just found out it’s… it’s gonna be in Wilmington tonight.”

“Okay, and the cross is Popes family-“

“Popes family heirloom.” Kiara finished.

“Shit, this house is nice. Think we could just…?” You told JJ, grabbing an expensive bracelet sitting on the counter and pocketing it.

An idea popped into his head when you did that. If they don’t wanna give them the keys, he can take them.

“He’s alive!” Kiara argued. “JJ.” She turned, the cutlery clanking as he put it away guiltily, getting caught messing with it.

“Do rich people really need to use like… fancy everything? Like fancy plates? Is that necessary?” You mumbled, mostly to yourself as you took another sip.

“A little help?”

He put his hand up, counting off his fingers.

“Wards alive in the Carribean. He’s living off the loot he stole from us, and, uh, yeah, he’s flying across to Wilmington.”

“I was-“ you covered your mouth when you hiccuped again. “With them during the whole thingie. Basically I fell into the water…” you imitated water splashing with your hands.

“And it was like ‘ahhh! Now I’m stuck with my ex boyfriend who’s also crazy on an island, ahh!’ And then we went to some vacation home he has, and I saw Ward and he was like ‘sup, y/n. I’m alive.’ And that’s what happened.” You nodded to yourself, all of them staring at you dumbfounded.

“Give me a break, man.” Kiara’s dad spoke.

“Yeah, you’re right. What do I know? Just saw it with my own two eyes.” You shrugged, rolling your eyes and taking another sip from the bottle. “So did Kiara and JJ but, whatever.”

“I’m skeptical, okay? I am skeptical, y/n as in I think it’s all bullshit. And I think you’ve been led astray, Kiara. And you, JJ, Y/N- let’s get this out in the open.”

“Just take it down a bit-“ her mom tried.

“No. Let me tell you something, you need to understand that I do get it.”

“Sure you do.” You and JJ said in unison, you both laughing at that.

“Do you hear me?”

“Sure. Sure.”

“I like you, guys, and I bet you’re fricking fun to hang with, and to ditch school with, go down to the break, and.. drink beer,” he directed that last sentence to you, eyeing the can in your hand.

“because I was once just like you both. I didn’t think that anything mattered, thought I could make up any bullshit story and these stupid kooks would believe it. But then I learned about hard work.”

“Yeah, well, hard work doesn’t get you shit if you’re like us. I mean- shit, compared to me, you have no clue what hard work is like.” You spat, pointing to yourself. He was getting to close to JJ for your comfort.

He narrowed his eyes at you. “And about what really mattered. All I care about, all that I care about is my daughter. That’s it. And all I know is that she was a lot better off before she met you and your friends.” He said, this sentence directed to JJ.

“Dad, I was never better off!” Kiara argued, you looked at JJ, shaking your head when you saw his reaction. You were gonna kill this guy.

“I was miserable.”

“Miserable? No, no. No!” He shouted, turning to you and JJ.

“No, these pogues have ruined my daughter’s life.” He shouted in your face, you stood in front of JJ, trying your best to protect him.

“Didn’t mean any disrespect, Mr. Carrera.” You told him, turning to usher JJ out.

“Y’all have a good day.” JJ spoke, both of you heading to the door.

“Yeah.”

“What are you doing?” Kiara asked.

“Protecting my daughter.”

“Can we please-“

“Wait a second. Everybody says it, they are liars and thief’s!” Her dad shouted.

You and JJ stopped in your tracks.

“They’re just like their father! I mean, one of them is already drunk off their ass!”

The two words neither of you wanted to hear.

You looked at JJ, who held back tears at the words. You held your own back, throwing the rest of the can, looking at it pour onto the hardwood floor.

You grabbed the keys from the tray, you looked around again, shrugging before grabbing a jacket on the coat hanger, as well as some shoes.

“Wanna talk shit, you’re gonna get bit, right?” You mumbled to yourself, shrugging and following JJ down the steps.

“Is she.. talking with Topper?” Pope asked, all of them turning to you and Topper at the bar.

“He didn’t want me to say anything, but he’s a fucking mess.” Topper said with a laugh, you laughed with him.

“Yeah, well, he was an asshole. So…” you said, taking the shot you ordered.

“Believe me, I know.” He told you,

“Hey, Jayj.”

“What?”

“I bet you Topper has a way to transport the cross.” Pope spoke.

“Actually, Popes right. He does have a rig.”

“No.” Sarah argued.

“Yes.”

“Yes, come on.”

“No, absolutely not.”

“What are we talking about?” You asked them, coming up behind them suddenly.

“Sarah, you already got him whipped anyway, right? So why don’t you just take one for the team?”

“What would John B say?” She said.

“I think John B will completely understand. Think about the circumstances, it’s about treasure.”

“We can handle John B. Just talk to him.”

“Why do I feel like I’m gonna regret this?” Topper spoke, all of you happy when you saw her hug him.

You ended up falling asleep on the boat. Your eyes shut as they all came up with plans.

You can’t even escape him in your dreams. Because when you fell asleep, a fond memory of the two of you popped up in your mind.

“Shit, slow down.” He laughed, grabbing onto your hand as you ran down, pushing past people and making your way down straight to the floor.

“Can’t believe I let you drag me into this shit.” He said with a laugh when the band came on stage and cheers erupted.

He watched you while you paid close attention to the band. And when your guys song came on, he was told to sing with you, he hesitated but eventually did.

“Got the music in you, baby. Tell me why. You've been locked in here forever. And you just can't say goodbye. Your lips, my lips. Apocalypse.”

You both sung to each other, you staring at him with the most love and adoration he’s ever seen, and him staring at you with the most love anyone’s ever seen him have.

You both leaned in, but before your lips connected…

You woke up, quickly sitting up and groaning, wiping the sleep from your eyes.

“Jesus. Think I drunk too much earlier. I’m going crazy.” You told them, all of them turning to look at you now.

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margueritedaisies · 9 months

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🌿🐑McHarrison Bucolic/Mythological AU🐑🌿

If Mclennon did Pyramus and Thisbe.

But listen, hear me out- McHarrison play as Endymion and Selene in Greek mythology.

Paul as a shepherd boy and George as a moon god since he played the moon in their Pyramus and Thisbe skit. But I also feel like George works well as a dryad nymph💖

PREMISE IDEA:

I could just make a pretty scene where Paul falls asleep tired from a day in herding sheep. He decides to take a nap under a tree unaware that it was a nymph who watched over him while he worked everyday.

One day George the nymph was feeling bold , instead of watching him while hiding among the trees, he went near the fences to get to meet him.

But hesitated when Paul looked in his direction so George immediately transformed to a tree so he wouldn't be caught.

I was getting inspired with pastoral and romanticist literature and paintings. This is just a character sheet , and mostly headcanons for the story.

Well, not really a story, more like a premise idea with glimpses of scenarios and ambiguous plotline. I was thinking of it being a combination of A Midsummer Night's Dream, myths like Pomona / Vertumnus, and Endymion. I came upon two poems that suit these two:

"The Passionate Shepherd to his Love" by Christopher Marlowe &

"The Nymph's reply to the Shepherd" by Walter Raleigh

I gained an appreciation towards Pre-Raphaelite and Rococo art because I just love the quaint and idyllic atmosphere. The French and Dutch masters are my most favorite. The way the French portray the countryside are so pretty and romanticised. Whereas the Dutch focused on actual folk art showing the daily lives of farmers.

The Pre-Raphaelites make forestlife look magical also. Favorite painters are Pierre Auguste Renoir, Pierre Auguste Cot, Peter Paul Rubens, Moritz Stifter, Vigee Le Brun etc.

I'm hoping to really get into drawing more so I could started with coming up of the actual composition for these characters.

Not really happy how the flowers and foliage turned out for the nymph. I suck at drawing leaves and plants😭

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georgiapeach30513 · 1 year

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Coming Soon

The Whiskey on Your Breath

Being a virginal saloon girl had it’s perks. Flirting with all the men. Becoming untouchable to them. All they wanted was you, and all you wanted was Raleigh Beckett. But sometimes what you want doesn’t matter. Not when your innocence is put up for sale. Losing it all to the highest bidder, while Raleigh had nothing...

Wayfaring Stranger

Newly appointed sheriff Lee Bodecker stumbled in on a secret. A teacher couldn’t stop thinking about five missing children. The other sheriff swept their disappearance under the rug, but she wouldn’t let Lee forget about them. The mountains can’t hide everything. Lee just never imagined that in finding these children, he would find you, and you were no longer a child.

Cicadas Dancing Soft & Sweet

When Hal Carter visits his grandmother he did not think he would run into the peculiar preacher’s family. Having five beautiful daughters made him overly protective. He was a mean and strict man who would not be happy knowing you couldn’t look away from Hal, and he definitely couldn’t stay away from you.

Red Riding Hood

Stay out of the woods. It was a simple task. You failed, but it was your brother’s fault. Don’t eat the apples. Failed again. And now you’re being chased by the most feared thing, or man, in the woods. You should have listened...

The Man That You Made

Bucky struggled. Years of pent up anger and trauma led him to you. Little by little you tear his walls down, but he was also able to remove some of your own. Will his past and your professional lead you to run away from him, just like you always do? *Part of the Keys in Your Ignition AU*

I Love You Like Crazy, Girl

Ari was reckless. He wasn’t your typical romantic guy. He didn’t want a house with a white picket fence or a wife with a baby on her hip. The one woman he tried to be faithful to and thrown him for a loop. She wanted everything he did not want. Needed to be loved and cared for, and he couldn’t be that man for her. And then there comes you. A long lost relative of someone with connections to his ex, and he becomes addicted to you, and you him. Twin flames getting high on living crazy. *Part of the Keys in Your Ignition AU*

Wake Up Call

A mess. Your life was always a mess. You should have been faithful to Ryan, especially since he was such a good father. But your mutual boss was persistent. Now ten years later will you be able to be faithful to your new husband? A mess. It’s what it always was.

All or Nothing at All

Steve Rogers always doubted your feelings for him. He was supposed to be your everything, but he fell for someone else. Bucky Barnes was supposed to be your best friend, and nothing more. Good thing they both got lost in time. Or did the?

Taking My Heart

Alone in a cold dark basement. Being taunted by a masked man who was determined to make you his. He was never going to have you. Never...

Pistol By My Side

August Walker was dangerous. Dangerous and sexy. You would go to the ends of the earth to be with him. And he would lead you into a life of crime and sin. It’s a good thing your parents said you would never amount to anything.

Blackberry Winter

Cole Turner was once warm just like the summer. He was your sun, but then he grows distant. Just like the chill of blackberry winter.

My Prairie Song

Retiring from the rodeo, Bucky becomes a ranch hand for a local family. He always enjoyed the quiet life. Now he needs him someone that’s not so quiet to enjoy it with. You are the sweet little barista that always talks too fast, but Bucky finds it endearing. Just means he gets to listen to you more...

Nothing Left to Prove

Having a daughter with cystic fibrosis with Mickey Henry was not easy. He was great when he was around. But between her health, and you needing a better support system, you were run ragged. And then came the new specialist at clinic. He was kind and your daughter adored him. But will Dr. Frank Adler be able to let his walls down in order to be a good partner for you?

The Original Dolls

In a world where a man can have a wife and a doll, a real life sex doll. Pick out by their own hands and used for their pure filthy enjoyment. Better get used to the life of being their play toy, and these men never miss an opportunity to indulge in playtime, no matter where they are. And you can’t say no.

Hear That Whippoorwill

Going back to the mountains. You didn’t even realize you had ever been there. But when your last relative in those mountains dies, you were left with everything, including all the family secrets. Now there was too many rules; stay out of the woods, that bridge is dangerous, black cats are bad luck, don’t listen to the whippoorwill, girl. Too late. And now Steve has finally found you. He won’t stop trying to get you, until the curse is finally broke, and now you’re here....

There Goes My Life

Steve was your weakness. He was the person you loved the most, and then he was on the run. You had tried to tell him something important, and then the blip happened, and you weren’t able to. But your secret sure was able to tell him. Now Steve has to navigate this new life, plus find comfort for himself. But he never gives up on somehow being able to change what is going on in the world.

The Next Room

What if the man you were completely in love with never moved on from his “best friend”? How do you cope with your emotions? How does one even move on from the utmost heartbreak? Only time will tell.

Hiding Whiskey Scars

Sy’s worst mistake was letting you go. He didn’t expect to see you on the side of the road beaten and battered. He won’t be making another mistake again.

Every Ounce of Heart

One you couldn’t stay away from. The other you were falling so hard for. Problem was Jake didn’t like that his dog keeper was growing distant. Didn’t return his phone calls, and then one lonely night...he hears you. In his roommate’s room. Now, how will the two of them navigate through their senior year with both knowing what you taste like? One just wanted to take his frustrations out while the other loved playing with your body and testing out your kinks.

The End As It Begins

You are cordially invited to this season’s marriage market. Becoming the rare and sweet Rose of the Ball. Just the perfect and chaste eligible bachelorette. Bring your dance card, and search for the perfect match. Will it be the General Bucky Barnes, Steve Rogers the Duke of Lavenham, Lord Dean Winchester, or Prince Charles Brandon. You have caught all their eyes. But be careful, they’re not the only ones watching. Lady Rose Waterton is also watching and reporting on the gossip of the evening. Make sure you have your chaperone…

A Little Kiss

When an ex leaves an unexpected surprise on Colin Shea’s doorstep, he quickly drowns in just what it is he needs to do. Trying to be everything that his unplanned daughter needs, but he is at a loss, and has no clue on what to do. And then there was you. The librarian that hosted children’s hours, and just so happened to be his next door neighbor. Even though you are resilient to help him, it’s not the baby’s fault that her father is an idiot.

Have Mercy on Me Please

He was precious like a flower. He was everything your blackened heart could ever desire, but he fell too hard and too fast. He was not the usual type of men that you made get into an impossible contract. They were always iron tight, and unable to get out of. Cole Riggan was different. He was too sweet to be damned, but is he someone you’re willing to let go? And if you didn’t have a heart, why did you want to protect this man? What would your father ever think?

Double or Nothing

Jake Jensen is a useful ally in the world of the suits. Beyond smart with weapons, and supposed to be in charge of the Queens. However, they were more in charge of him. Unable to speak up to his crew of bad ass women. You were an angel. The sweetest thing that he had ever laid eyes on, and you had found you’re way into the rabbit hole. The nanny to Jefferson and Bunny’s twin boys, and right there for Jake to corrupt. The perfect specimen of woman for him to control. Will he ever get the confidence he needed to be the leader of the Queens or was he destine to be their court jester?

#coming soon #georgiapeach30513

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mybeingthere · 10 months

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Photographer Diana Bloomfield speaks: "My grandparents' house, set back from the street, right in the middle of town, stood on a couple of acres. A vegetable garden in the back, pecan trees in the front, and fruit trees all around seemed commonplace. What seemed extraordinary to me were the big white hydrangeas that flanked one entire side of the property, running from front to back-- a never-ending hedge of fluffy snowballs, appearing at once delicate and airy, bold and showy.

I have always loved hydrangeas and now have them in my own yard, along with so many others: camellias, lenten roses, wisteria, Carolina jasmine, quince, antique climbing roses-- all flowers that seem of another place and time.

When I got married, our first home was a Victorian in town that didn't have much of a yard. In fact, there was no back yard at all and a very narrow side yard. The front and side yards were edged all around by an ancient wrought iron fence. A small yard, to be sure, but we planted flowers that lined the sidewalk leading to the house, and climbing vines and roses all around that fence. Some stood straight like little soldiers, but mostly they climbed, intertwined, fought for space, and grew with abandon. Each year, it was a beautiful fairy-tale like display. When we moved, 3 miles away, I would often run into our former neighbor at the grocery store. He would always stop to speak and, without fail, lean over to tell me that "the old garden just isn't the same without you."

A native North Carolinian, Diana Bloomfield lives and works in Raleigh, North Carolina, where she received her MA in English Literature and Creative Writing from North Carolina State University. She teaches photography workshops throughout the country, and in her beautiful backyard studio.

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mfred · 2 days

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April Wrap-Up

Ah yes, Spring! Has sprung! At least in the southeast USA. The pollen actually got me this year and now I am on Flonase. There are flowers, bees, warm breezes, and of course, books!

But not as many. I only read 17 books in April. I went many days not reading at all. I just wasn't interested in anything. Except these three books:

Catboy by Benji Nate

I love love loved Nate's Girl Juice so when I spied Catboy on the shelves at a store in Raleigh, I swooped it up. And it was pretty great! Funny and a little silly. A perfect way to spend an afternoon. 4 stars.

Bride by Ali Hazelwood

I haven't read anything else by Hazelwood but I did really like Bride. It was fun to return to my paranormal romance roots, which I don't really read any more. I liked the way Hazelwood embraced some PR tropes, but also made them her own. The heroine took a while to see the romance right in front of her face, which frustrated me a bit. 4 stars.

What You Are Looking for is in the Library by Michiko Aoyama, trans. by Alison Watts

I was on the fence about reading this because it seemed very earnest and sentimental. But I am glad I did. It is sentimental, and also tender, a little sad, but overall full of joy. And what's so wrong with sentimentality, really? I found myself quite enjoying the book for its predictability. Each story has the same structure, which allows the nuances of character and setting to really stand out. 4 stars.

#book reviews #book recommendations #reading wrap up #graphic novel #romance novel #translated fiction

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lycanlovingvampyre · 1 year

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MAG 133 Relisten

Activity on my first listen: putting up a new fence.

Dead Horse - aside from the Dead Horse Camp that comes up in the statement, could this somehow be meant to reference the idiom “beating a dead horse”? That phrase basically means “to waste effort on something when there is no chance of succeeding”, so it would actually work for the Everchase.

JON: "No, I-I understand. Ho-Honestly, uh, I’d actually appreciate your insight, uh, for this one. Just – you know. Keep quiet during the statement and that." Always in the pursuit (ha!) of new knowledge^^

DAISY: "I’m trying to get my legs right again." Actually, how did the coffin work? Apparantly muscle atrophy was something that happened in there. What about hair growth? Finger nails? Any kind of serious dehydration or starvation happening?

"All I ask is that I be allowed to live what life I have remaining in obscurity and anonymity. I will not allow myself to be found." Shouldn't have walked into the hands of It Knows You then...

Ngl, before TMA I have never heard of the Lost City of Z. Dunno if you learn that in History in the UK or it's something rather known in adventurer circles than the general population. Also haven't heard of the book or the movie.

"I believed myself prepared, but the realities of that jungle were more than I could have foreseen, and when it finally ended, my fever-addled mind named that spot, the furthest we could reach into the jungle, ‘Dead Horse Camp,’ because that is where my horse finally fell." Thinking if the jungle itself could be kind of amplifying the Hunt? It's a constant race of which tree grows the fastest and the highest to get sunlight.

"But over in Raleigh’s tent I kept hearing a sporadic thumping, or clapping sound, as if he were killing them with his bare hands. When I asked him about it the next day, he simply told me he had inside him a strong and enduring hatred of bloodsuckers." Something something bloodsucking mosquitoes XD

"And then I thought I saw his tongue shoot out, just for a moment, and taste the air around it." Oh, that reminds me of that thing that sat next to Calvin Benchley and flicked its tongue into his ear in MAG 82. Also Hunt.

"The leader of the second expedition, a man in a thick seal-skin coat, was talking excitedly about their progress, about their hunt for the Northwest Passage, and I realized with a start that this man was John Franklin, famed polar explorer, whose ships, the Terror and the Erebus, had been trapped in the ice and lost in northern Canada." Oh, the Terror makes another appearance! It was also in MAG 98! (Now that I think of it, who called a ship the Terror?? What could possibly go wrong?? xD)

"We found Eduard von Toll a few days later. I recognized him immediately, as he had always been an inspiration of mine, right up until he and his ship, the Zarya, had vanished while hunting for the mysterious polar island Zemlya Sannikova" Oh, there's Sannikov Land again!

"Now, he and his crew were pinning the things that looked like men to trees, with long, iron spikes. They thrashed, and struggled, and a long, bulbous tongue hung from their throats, pinned by the iron of von Toll’s men." Something something bloodsucking vampires XD

DAISY: "Don’t know. Maybe? Sometimes I lost purpose because I let myself get too into it. Gave them openings just because I wanted to keep chasing. Like with you." The reason it took Daisy so long to finally catch Jon.

BASIRA: (surprised) "Hey. There you are. You’re meant to be doing your exercises." DAISY: "You were out." BASIRA: "You could have done them alone." [A SLIGHT PAUSE.] DAISY: "Sure." Basira is totally at a loss to show sympathy and compassion. It's only practicality for her now...

BASIRA: "I want it to be her." JON: "Do you?" BASIRA: "’s that supposed to mean?" JON: (sighs) "She’s.. trying to keep a clear head. Stay away from the Hunt as much as possible. You… valued her purpose. Her resolve." Yeah, thanks Jon for calling her out.

JON: "You’re not happy she’s back." I've seen people say that Georgie totally meant that she rather wanted Jon dead or brain-damaged. But actually that's what Jon's interpretation of her reaction was. She didn't deny it, yeah, but in the end Jon put those words in her mouth because he was upset of waking up, hearing he was in a coma for 6 months and Tim and Daisy gone and the two people who are there are not really reacting in a caring way. And then Basira also didn't answer him to the question, if she was disappointed, he internalized this mindset. It's all his fault and nobody likes to see him alive. And that's exactly the mindset he applies here again. Just because people are not bursting with joy - what is probably really hard considering their overall situation - he immediately jumps to the worst.

JON: "Look, I’ve been where you are." BASIRA: "Have you?" JON: (with vigor) "Yes, I have. You’re the only one responsible for everyone, the weight of all their lives on your shoulders – it leads to bad decisions." BASIRA: "Yeah, well, when I get myself kidnapped three times in a row, maybe I’ll look to you for advice." JON: "Bad decisions, like wasting three weeks chasing dead-ends and false leads rather than talking to us about the plan." Actually very well said here by Jon, he remained level-headed here.

@a-mag-a-day

#a-mag-a-day #mag 133 #tma #tma spoilers

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writinglittlebeasts · 11 months

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7 snippets, 7 people

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RULES: i have no good goddamn idea

i will tag @writingamongther0ses @illusionofwriting @indigowriting @thedahliafrog @moonluringfrost and Whoever Else; Open Tag!

from FIXED

Alma took a sharp step back from their opponent and swung a tight, arcing punch into his side. He raised his arms to block a second blow and they aimed low. He bent near in half as their fist collided with his abdomen and Alma leapt onto his back, crawling down his body to wrap their arms around his legs, bunny-kicking his shoulders and taking him to the floor. ✩ Beck was hardly out the door when Anita Koval landed at the bottom of the staircase. Her timing couldn't have been more perfect if she meant to miss him, and Danyil thought that she must have. She fingered the stones that made up her shimmering necklace; not nervous, rather a practiced motion to bring attention to the accessory. From the twisting of the diamonds in the light one's eye traveled to her rings and higher, the sizable earrings. Danyil knew that his mother enjoyed compliments, and so much that she would fish for them even in empty rooms. The world is a stage, she said. It was why, even in the hall, even alone, he was to be on his best behavior. ✩ "You left your pack?" Danyil sounded bewildered and his face was severe. Beck suppressed the urge to step back, trying to seem as confident as he'd felt a moment ago. He'd been foolish to think that Danyil wouldn't be upset. It was obvious how desperate he was for the support of a pack of his own, and to know that Beck had just walked away from his… It had to burn.

from SOME UNNAMED FANTASY WIP

The Tenth Street Melodia Boarding House is the oldest sentient building in Denanm, and so it follows that there convene the most powerful witches. Melodia is so named for the woman who had, presumably, died where the building would one day be built, and a grand portrait of this woman– long-necked and long-haired, with sable eyes that stare unerringly at whoever should enter there –holds sentry opposite the front door. She had been painted long after her death, based on historical records from which the artist had somehow extrapolated details like the riotous bulk of her eyebrows and the placement of her moles. Melodia House herself had not opposed the portrait’s placement, so it must be somewhat mildly accurate.

from A WOLF'S TOOTH FOR REVENGE

She looks up from her book when he enters, her eyes flashing quickly over his face and then away again, like she’s afraid of him. She’s done it every time she’s seen him. Thinking about it after the fact, it’s more likely that she’s trying not to stare at his rather jarring facial scar, but hindsight is clear where the present is unfocused, and Raleigh’s shoulders rise in a defensive shrug. She thinks that he’s a werewolf. The unfamiliar makes her fearful, and she’s uncomfortable in his presence. ✩

Raleigh’s rolled all of his clothing into his shirt when he comes out of the bathroom. It’s a tidy place, mismatched pieces of furniture aside. The blankets on the bed look more inviting than any motel blanket has ever looked before. On the bed are the set Kirby’s chosen, a faded blue shirt and fresh underwear. “You brought me pants, right?” Raleigh asks, stuffing what he’s holding into their bag. “As much as I want the answer to be no; yes.” Kirby is at the small table, examining Raleigh’s jacket. “We should’ve put this in the laundry when we had the chance.” ✩ Following the simple act of shifting finds the new turns in a backyard that has, itself, transformed. Raleigh and Kirby rise with the sun alongside a handful of pod deputies, and under the instruction of more senior wolves (and young hecklers awoken by the bustle who call down from windows or out the sliding back door) construct what could generously be called an obstacle course. Baseball tees, kitchen chairs, traffic cones, and fire pits are arranged across the lawn, alongside short stretches of fence and a web or rope pulled taut between trees and furniture. In maneuvering the course, the new turns will get a feel for their new proportions and posture.

#or #fixed #awtfr #7 snippets 7 people

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propainfuture · 1 year

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Marvel Characters Theme Songs: Part 1 - Songs

ALMOST ENTIRELY MCU CHARACTERS

(Again, I get most of my information from fanfictions, wikis, and videos, not straight from the comics)

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Tony Stark: "Bleeding Out" - Imagine Dragons

Steve Rogers: "Mr. Brightside" - The Killers

Peter Parker: "Stronger Than Ever" - Raleigh Ritchie

Thor Odinson: "Home" - X Ambassadors, Bebe Rexha, and Machine Gun Kelly

Clint Barton: "SING" - My Chemical Romance

Natasha Romanoff: "Try" - P!NK

Bruce Banner: "Animal I Have Become" - Three Days Grace

Wanda Maximoff: "Barbies" - P!NK

Carol Danvers: "Starman" - David Bowie

Bucky Barnes: "My Demons" - Starset

James Rhodes: "Ain't Gonna Die Tonight" - Macklemore (Ft. Eric Nally)

Stephen Strange: "Wake Me Up" - Avicii

Pepper Potts: "Me, Myself, and I" - G*Eazy (Ft. Bebe Rexha)

Peter Quill: "Dancing In The Dark" - Bruce Springsteen

Scott Lang: "Let You Down" - Peking Duk

Vision: "To Be Human" - Sia (Ft. Labrinth)

Sam Wilson: "Human" - Rag 'n' Bone Man

Pietro Maximoff: "Pompeii" - Bastille

Wade Wilson: "C'Mon" - Ke$ha

Mantis: "Shooting Star" - Owl City

Nebula: "Gasoline" - Halsey

Gamora: "Rise" - Katy Perry

Drax: "Believer" - Imagine Dragons

Groot: "I Can See Clearly Now" - Jimmy Cliff

Rocket: "Courtesy Call" - Thousand Foot Krutch

T'Challa: "Lion" - Hollywood Undead

Shuri: "Paper Planes" - M.I.A.

Loki Laufeyson: "Monster" - Imagine Dragons

Yelena Belova: "Here We Go" - Chris Classic

Phil Coulson: "Tragic Endings" - Eminem (Ft. Skylar Hill)

Maria Hill: "I Won't Back Down" - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Nick Fury: "The Phoenix" - Fall Out Boy

Gwen Stacy: "100 Bad Days" - AJR

MJ Watson: "Heart Full of Scars" - Rebecca Black

Harry Osborn: "Fences" - Paramore

Miles Morales: "Sunflower" - Post Malone & Swae Lee

Betty Brant: "Wish" - Trippie Redd

Glory Grant: "All of My Favorite Songs" - Weezer

Felicia Hardy: "GRRRLS" - AViVA

Ganke Lee: "Luv(sic)" - Nujabes (Ft. Shing02)

Michelle Jones: "Red Roses" - Lil Skies (Ft. Landon Cube)

Ned Leeds: "Good Day" - Jax Anderson (Ft. Curtis Roach & Mister Wives)

#marvel #mcu #the avengers #guardians of the galaxy #mcu characters #marvel characters #theme songs #playlist #music #in my opinion #my thoughts

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susannahindyk · 2 years

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Raleigh goes to Àthlima, participates in fencing

#Illustration #lythbound #photoshop #artists on tumblr

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gender-snatched · 2 years

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Mako: Chuck, you can't just jump that fence, it's private property.

Chuck: Miss me with that gay shit.

Raleigh: WHAT GAY SHIT, THE LAW???

#forced road trip where they fix him #actually i hate chuck but he has potiential i should write that #ill give him an oc boyfriend #pacific rim

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Working on a störtebeker build, and I'm on the fence about using heavy melee weapons with executioner, or a main melee with duelist, what are your thoughts for putting together a highly aggressive störtebeker? (I play highly aggressive anyway and figure'd it'd be a good fit)

The main problem with the Stortebeker is that it has very limited SP, and once you've hit LL3, your build is basically complete, so it's hard to recommend anything to do with it.

-- IPS-N Störtebeker @ LL6 -- [ LICENSES ] IPS-N Raleigh 3, HORUS Pegasus 1, SSC Dusk Wing 2 [ CORE BONUSES ] Auto-Stabilizing Hardpoints, Reinforced Frame [ TALENTS ] Combined Arms 3, Gunslinger 3, Skirmisher 2, Vanguard 1 [ STATS ] HULL:2 AGI:2 SYS:2 ENGI:2 STRUCTURE:4 HP:20 ARMOR:1 STRESS:4 HEATCAP:7 REPAIR:6 TECH ATK:+2 LIMITED:+1 SPD:6 EVA:12 EDEF:9 SENSE:8 SAVE:13 [ WEAPONS ] FLEX MOUNT: Hand Cannon / Hand Cannon FLEX MOUNT: Hand Cannon / Hand Cannon HEAVY MOUNT: Kinetic Hammer (UNCLE-Class Comp/Con) // Auto-Stabilizing Hardpoints [ SYSTEMS ] Hunter Lock, “Roland” Chamber, Flicker Field Projector

I call this one Degrees of Falsehood.

We don't even bother with Executioner here. The only part of it we care about is No Escape, which is the third rank and we don't have room for it in an LL6 build. This build is entirely focused around trying to get Dynamic Reload to trigger after we've emptied our guns into an enemy.

Your basic combat loop looks like this: pick an enemy with low Evasion, move adjacent to them, Skirmish to empty two of your Hand Cannons into their face, Lock On, and then have UNCLE smack them with the Kinetic Hammer, consuming Lock On. UNCLE usually makes attacks with 2 Difficulty, but you've permanently removed 1 with Auto-Stabilizing Hardpoints, Combined Arms 3 removes the other since you just shot them with a Hand Cannon, and you've just consumed Lock On.

Next turn, if your enemy is still alive, we do it all over again. What we're aiming for here is a natural crit with the Kinetic Hammer. This will trigger Dynamic Reload without us having to force the issue with Truesilver, but we always have Truesilver as a backup just in case we can't pull it off. We fire the guns in 2-2 rather than in 4 because we ideally always want to have at least 2 guns loaded so we can fire them to trigger Combined Arms 2. Remember that to reactivate Flicker Field Generator, we need to move at least 1 space with our standard move, so use Skirmisher 2 to get in position for that - usually just dodging away from an enemy and then dodging back.

Remember that Roland Chamber triggers on the first attack with a Loading weapon after any weapon has been reloaded - it doesn't have to be the last weapon you reloaded. Be careful when you use I KILL WITH MY HEART - it's ready on your sixth shot, which if you're firing the guns in 2s will be the second shot of a Skirmish, and won't line up with Gunslinger 1 or Roland Chamber. Once the dice is ready, hold it so that you can combine the bonus damage from Roland Chamber and the extra Accuracy from Gunslinger 1 with the AP and bonus damage from I KILL WITH MY HEART.

#lancer #lancer rpg #lancerrpg #lancer-rpg #mecha #stortebeker

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