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fairlyang · 4 months

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Feelings 🕷️

miguel contemplating his feelings for you

w/c: 1.9K

pairing: grumpy!miguel o’hara x f!reader

tags: more fluff than smut, slowly opening up, miguels pov, catching feels fast, his friends notice, 18+ smut. small bit of smut at the end, his thoughts get dirtier, cums by hearing your voice

part two

miguel o'hara who didn't believe in love at first sight or soulmates until the day you clumsily bumped into him on your first day at HQ and you looked up at him

"oh god- I'm so sorry!!!" you said nervously looking up at the man who you instantly realized was the boss of this place based on the description gwen was giving you earlier.

"You're fine, don't worry about it." he said waving you off which confused gwen and hobie who were watching from afar

miguel o'hara who was never upfront about his feelings or even wanting to open up to you but you were just so sweet and didn't bug him like everyone else

"Did you eat today Miguel? Drink enough water?" You'd ask kindly, really wanting to make a good first impression on your new boss on your first week.

"Yeah- yeah I did Y/n" he'd say and let out a sigh unsure on if he should continue having small convos like these with you

miguel o'hara who didn't exactly kick you out of his office when you'd wander in often after your first month at the spider society

"Hey Miguel!" you waltzed in with your usual cheery voice and wide grin

"hey" he mumbled after checking over some reports from other spider people before turning to look at you

"I brought you some chile rojo! Pues es asado, como dice mi mamá pero es lo mismo!" you say and present him a small tupperware of the food you had made for dinner last night

he eyes the container then looks up at you, your eyes not looking like you were fucking with him. He stands up and reaches for it, you gladly pass it to him and he quickly opens it. The instant smell of seasonings and of course, the guajillo chili filling his nostrils. He lets out a chuckle and gives you a small smile, "thank you"

miguel o'hara who told peter b parker that he wasn't interested in you but then when peter asked what he'd do if he saw someone asking you out on a date he couldn't exactly hide the vein on his neck from popping out or the way his fangs appeared

"well if you weren't interested then why is your-"

"fuck off" miguel snarled making peter shake his head and shrug

"hey- not like it'd be a bad thing." peter mumbled before walking out of his office leaving miguel alone with his thoughts

miguel o'hara who was eventually letting himself laugh at your stupid jokes as well as really start to pay attention to your stories about your day

"so then our professor told him to get the fuck out before he called security to grab him and kick him out." you explained talking about another mischievous student in one of your lectures. He just scoffed and shook his head while looking at files on his screens

miguel o'hara who started asking you questions about your parents and friends back at your earth, then listening to you very attentively

"how are your parents doing?" he asked and you smiled and leaned against his desk as he looked up at you from his seat

"they're good, they just planted some new veggies in their backyard!" you say excitedly and he just chuckled and nodded before you rambled on about their garden

miguel o'hara who slowly felt himself smiling and laughing along with you when you'd be in his office when you weren't off catching anomalies, now two months after you joined

"so you mean to tell me-"

"Yes!"

"Your brother just thought he'd get his way-"

"And it's not the first time!" you say and bite your lip fighting the urge to burst out laughing

he couldn't contain himself and let out fits of laughter, his smile being very visible making you grin

miguel o'hara who had a shocked face when you told him you'd made a new and improved version of his serum, just for him, and feeling incredibly impressed with your skills in the lab

"You made this-"

"Well I had some help from lyla with a few components but i've worked in a lab before and put together a list then made it to help you out a bit." you said with a small smile and held the vial up to him, not precisely saying it was for the slight anger issues he's been having lately

he looked at it, dumbfounded at the nice act but then he took it gently from your hands and smiled, "thank you... I appreciate it." he said and felt his heart race as you gave him a smile back

miguel o'hara who couldn't help but ask lyla to help him make a new suit for you (that was like his), which made her tease him for the entire duration of the conversation. she left him a flustered and stuttering mess, saying he just wanted to return the nice favor.

lyla popped up next to his face and narrowed her eyes at him making him grumble, "you're delusional."

lyla just responded with a sassy "sureeeee."

"Just help me with this-" he groaned and rolled his eyes

"And don't tell anybody about this!" he said quickly and she mocks him before disappearing out of thin air

miguel o'hara who couldn't help his heart from nearly exploding out of his chest after seeing your reaction to your new suit

you gasped and your eyes had widened at the new suit, almost identical design as your old one, same colors and everything but it just looked so much better. "Miguel-"

you stop and walk up to it and feel the sleeve softly, almost afraid you'd break something so pretty. "I- uh- wanted to thank you. for the serum." he said standing off to the side, feeling his heart race yet again

"you didn't have to-"

"I wanted to." he cuts in and you look to the side and look up at him.

"thank you." you say looking into his eyes as you walk up wrapping your arms behind his neck, giving him a hug

he nearly froze but then once he felt your head pressed against his chest he couldn't help but hug you back. "it's no problem." he whispered shakily, as he gently wraps his arms around your small figure

miguel o'hara who was beginning to be in denial about his feelings and wanted to talk about it with someone but not wanting it to get back to you

"I just- every time I see her- no- every time she's near-" he tried to say and just sighs, sinking into the couch shaking his head in disbelief

"God I didn't think I'd feel this way towards her-" he says and lets out another sigh

he heard little giggles and felt some weight on his head, "you're probably suggesting I let her know huh?" he says as mayday climbs down from his head and onto his shoulder then plops down onto his lap

she looks up at him with a toothy grin and points to him and lets out more giggles. "yeah I probably should." he whispers and holds out his hand to her which she gladly takes and begins twiddling with his fingers

miguel o'hara who nearly slipped up when ranting to himself not knowing you walked in

"le debo de decir- no- no... it'd ruin everything-" he muttered and shook his head, unknowing that you just walked in (I should tell her)

you furrow your brows as you walk closer to his platform, wanting to hear what he was going on about. "I just can't help it-"

"help what?" you butted it and he felt his heart sink and instantly cleared his throat

"nothing don't worry about it.”

"But-"

"I said don't worry about it." he says sternly, almost sounding mad which made you jump a bit considering he's never shown you any type of hostility or raised his voice at you

"I'm sorry- I just- don't worry about it." he apologizes calmly, not meaning to startle you

you gulp and nod, sitting up on his desk and looking up at him. "You alright?"

"Y-yeah- yeah I will be don't worry." he whispers and you nod, wanting to believe him

miguel o'hara who was losing his mind and unable to get you out of his head, the younger spiders instantly noticing there was something up in his behavior

"you sure you're good?" gwen asked looking at miguel suspiciously

"yes I'm fine-"

"then how come you have googly eyes whenever you're near y/n?" hobie cuts in with a smirk on his face as miguel's eyes widen

"Ah and 'ere's all the confirmation." hobie teased making miguel groan

"don't say a word." he threatens looking at them both

"alright big man we won't." hobie says giving him a wink while gwen just laughs

miguel o'hara who really couldn't keep it together anymore and his mind was going to other places

he really didn't know when his brain made a switch to thinking of taking you out on a first date and giving you flowers or even helping you catch an anomaly one day to just thinking of him slamming into you while you were underneath him whimpering for him

how badly he wanted to slip inside you and see the face you'd make once you felt him in your entrance, and also the face you'd make when he slowly slipped inside you, knowing full well you'd be tight

he couldn't help thinking of the sweet noises that'd leave your mouth or how he'd leave you breathless and tired or even how much of a cockdrunk girl he'd leave you, knowing he'd have you begging for more

miguel o'hara who now began to lock his office door to not have you accidentally stumble upon him stroking himself

he groaned and laid his head back against the couch as he stroked himself with both hands, precum dripping down his shaft, as he imagined it were your hands stroking his cock for him

he let out a handful of moans as he thrusted into his hands, feeling his orgasm approach just when he was getting an incoming call from his watch

he bite his lip and his eyes widen as he saw it was you. he hesitantly answered and gulped down a moan, "h-hey- what's up?" he breaths out, the grip on his cock being a bit tighter as he slowed down his pace not wanting you to hear

"hey I wanted to drop off a report but saw you have your door locked-"

"oh- uh yeah-" he says and bites his lips to hide a moan as he continued stroking himself, your voice helping him out a lot

"I- just leave it ou- outside the door for me please-" he said breathless and closes his eyes, feeling sweat beads form on his forehead

"alright sounds good! I'll catch ya later Miguelito." you say, oh so sweetly and hang up

he let out a loud groan and bucked his hips up, his cum shooting up to his stomach and legs. he sat there shaking his head, shocked he came just from hearing that nickname from you

miguel o'hara who was coming up with a plan with unexpected company to help him reveal his true feelings for you

"Hold on you want us to convince y/n that we're pranking you, but really it's a prank on her?" gwen repeats and he nods

"Alright say less." miles says and sets out a fake evil laugh

"You guys are gonna do this my way-"

"Yeah yeah just tell us what we need to do" gwen says and leans in as miguel quickly begins to explain his master plan

#across the spiderverse #miguel ohara imagine #miguel ohara #Miguel o’hara #Miguel ohara smut #Miguel o’hara smut

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theeggoman · 4 months

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Being "Too White" Is A Myth.

Sometimes I worry that I'm just a white person pretending to be Latino (because when you're mixed race you're always thinking that you're not enough) but then I remember how every single person in my foster home including the adults referred to me as a "Wetback" or a "Beaner" or a "Fat Mexican" or an "Alien" instead of simply calling me by my white sounding first name because to white people, you will never be enough. It doesn't matter how much or how little white blood you have, in America if you're mixed with a single drop of anything that isn't white, you're not and will never be white.

I wasn't white when I was being tackled and forced down naked on the floor by the police at 12, I wasn't white when I was put in ESL at 8 even though english is my first language, I wasn't white when Christian religious leaders were explaining how I was cursed with the Mark of Cain to have a "skin of blackness" and being Latino made me inherently evil, I wasn't white when I was being sexually assaulted at 5 because I was "naturally promiscuous" and "born looking older" and "asking for it," I wasn't white when I was tackled by boarder patrol in south Texas and detained over night in a holding facility until my grandparents could come get me out, I wasn't white when my friend's mom took me bra shopping and insisted she had to be in the dressing room while I changed to make sure I didn't steal anything, I wasn't white when the doctor wrote my fucking race on my birth certificate while I was being pushed out of my Mexican mother who had to spend hours dealing with the racist medical staff who refused to let my white father into the delivery room because they didn't believe I was his child.

And now I get on tik tok and see people accusing mixed race children of being "white washed." They say we don't experience racism because we're "white passing." They tell us we're grasping for straws and we're stealing from our own fucking culture. They say we're "spicy white," that our blood is diluted, that we're not real.

Are we not real in the same way that our country did not legally recognize our white parents until the 1960's? Are we not real in the same way that we were legally declared bastards who couldn't inherit our own father's last name, his property, his money, our childhood homes? Not real in the way we weren't permitted to attend our white parent's funerals by their white family members? Not real in the way we weren't issued fucking social security cards? Were we not real when our parents couldn't "really" legally get married? Were we not real when our POC parent was shot dead for daring to fall in love with a white person? Were we not real when were named after our POC grandmothers? Were we not real when our White grandmothers cried at our birth and asked why we had to come out "so dark?"

Am I not real when I light the candles on my Ofrenda on November 1st and 2nd, when I bring fresh carnations and Pan Dulce for my brother because he was too young to have a favorite candy for me to put at his grave? Am I not real when I spend 6 hours slow cooking bone broth for Birria after removing all the seeds from the Guajillo chilis so my white friends don't die? Am I not real when I translate for a single mom who wants to use the library printer? Am I not real when I braid my curls? When I wash the Serepa? When I run from owls?

And am I not real when I jam out to country music? When I go camping with my friends? When I celebrate Christmas before Three Kings Day? Am I not real when I choose to embrace both sides of my culture? When I put my foot down and decide I am not half of anything, I am entirely both?

I don't care if you think I'm too white. Don't put your insecurities on me just because you don't wanna learn Spanish.

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sreegs · 6 months

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Turkey Chili. Made my own chili slurry with dried chiles. Ancho, guajillo, pulla, and a couple thai birds for heat. Plus some canned chipotles in adobo. Love this chili, it's so good.

Resippy below the fold:

Notes: You can experiment with your chile mixtures but I usually do not omit the anchos and guajillos. If you want to make this vegetarian, I'm sure that veggie broth and a ground meat substitute would work just fine, the flavors are nice and bold so the turkey is really just there in the background.

Turkey Chili

4 cups low-sodium chicken broth

3 large or 6 medium ancho chiles

2 dried guajillo chiles

2 dried pasilla chiles

2 canned chipotle chiles in adobo

6 Tbsp. vegetable oil, divided

3 lb. ground turkey, preferably dark meat

Kosher salt

2 onions, finely chopped

5 garlic cloves, smashed

1 Tbsp. ground cumin

2 tsp. dried oregano

2 Tbsp. tomato paste

1 12-oz. bottle hard cider or lager-style beer

1 3" cinnamon stick

2 bay leaves

2 15.5-oz. cans cannellini beans, drained, rinsed

3 Tbsp. pure maple syrup

1 cup plain Greek yogurt

2 Tbsp. fresh lime juice (from 1–2 limes)

Handful of cilantro leaves and stems, finely chopped

Freshly ground black pepper

Tostadas (for serving)

Bring broth to a simmer in a large Dutch oven or other heavy pot. Meanwhile, remove and discard stems from ancho, guajillo, and pasilla chiles. Tear flesh into a few pieces, letting seeds fall out. Transfer to a blender. Add hot broth and cover blender; let sit until chiles are softened, 25–30 minutes. Add chipotle chiles and blend on high speed until smooth, about 1 minute; set aside.

Heat 2 Tbsp. oil in same pot over medium-high. Season turkey all over with salt. Add half of turkey to pot and smash down with a wooden spoon to flatten against surface of pot and break into smaller clumps. Cook, undisturbed, until underside is browned, top side is no longer pink, and most of the liquid is cooked off, 8–10 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer to a plate. Repeat with another 2 Tbsp. oil and remaining turkey.

Heat remaining 2 Tbsp. oil in same pot over medium. Add onions and garlic; season with salt and stir to combine. Cover pot and cook, stirring occasionally, until onions are translucent, very soft, and starting to brown around the edges, 10–12 minutes.

Add cumin and oregano and cook, stirring frequently, until fragrant and sizzling, about 1 minute. Add tomato paste and cook, stirring to coat vegetables, until paste darkens slightly, about 1 minute.

Add cider, cinnamon, and bay leaves and scrape up any brown bits stuck to bottom of pot (if you’re not using cider, skip this step and increase water in next step to 5 cups). Bring to a lively simmer and cook, stirring occasionally, until liquid is mostly reduced, about 5 minutes.

Add reserved chile purée, beans, and maple syrup. Add 4 cups water to blender, swish around to loosen any remaining purée, then pour into pot; season with salt.

Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and gently simmer, partially covered and stirring occasionally, until liquid is thickened and very flavorful, about 1 hour.

Add turkey and simmer until flavors have melded, about 30 minutes longer.

Meanwhile, stir yogurt, lime juice, and cilantro in a small bowl to combine. Season to taste with salt.

Taste chili and season with salt and pepper if needed. Remove from heat and fish out cinnamon stick and bay leaves. Divide chili among bowls. Top with a dollop of yogurt-lime sauce and some broken tostadas.

Do Ahead: Chili (without yogurt sauce and tostadas) can be made 3 days ahead. Transfer to an airtight container and chill.

#food #chili #turkey #recipe

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najia-cooks · 1 year

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Vegan lal chaman / लाल चमन (Kashmiri paneer dish)

Lal chaman, or lal paneer (लाल पनीर), is a dish consisting of shallow-fried cheese (paneer) in a water-based gravy thickened with ground fennel. It gets its name from the Hindi "lal," meaning "red." Some recipes achieve the dish's typical bright red color with the help of tomatoes, but this is a modern variation—for traditionalists, the dish should get all of its color from ground Kashmiri chilis. Lal chaman shares several common features with other Kashmiri dishes: the cooking oil used is mustard oil; due to influence from the Kashmiri Pandit community, it does not include garlic or onions; because fresh ginger was historically unavailable in Kashmir, it uses ground ginger.

This vegan recipe uses a glazed tofu to produce a chewy, cheesy paneer. The combination of chili, fennel, black cardamom, clove, and ginger produces a robust, earthy, mildly spicy base for the tangy 'cheese.'

Recipe under the cut!

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Ingredients:

For the paneer:

1 10-14oz block firm tofu

1 Tbsp apple cider vinegar

1 Tbsp white miso paste

½ tsp salt

Mustard oil, or other neutral oil, to fry

For the dish:

3 Tbsp mustard oil

2 Indian bay leaves (tej patta)

1 black cardamom pod (badi elaichi / moti elaichi)

3 cloves (loung)

2 1/2 tsp very finely ground fennel (saunf)

1 tsp ground ginger (sund)

1-2 Tbsp Kashmiri red chili powder (lal mirch)

Salt to taste

Pinch asafoetida (hing)

2” piece (3g) Ceylon cinnamon (dalchini)

1 1/2 cup (350mL) water

Essential to this dish are Kashmiri chili powder, fennel, and ginger, with clove and black cardamom also being near-ubiquitous. Other frequent inclusions are hing, bay leaf, cinnamon, coriander, green cardamom, and garam masala, as well as tomato puree and even yoghurt.

Kasmiri red chili powder is relatively mild in heat but vibrant in color; it can be found in a halal or Asian foods store, labelled “Kashmiri chilli powder” or “mirchi.” You can also remove the stems and seeds of dried Kashmiri chilis and grind them into a powder yourself. Made with 1 Tbsp chili powder, the dish is to my taste very mild; however, if you don't tolerate spice well you may replace some of the chili powder with paprika. If you can't find Kashmiri chili powder, replace it with 1 part ground guajillo or cayenne to 3 parts sweet or smoked paprika.

Indian bay leaves are distinct from Turkish or California laurel bay leaves and have a different taste and fragrance. They will be labelled “tej patta” in an Asian or halaal grocery store, and have three vertical lines running along them from root to tip, rather than radiating out diagonally from a central vein. Omit these if you don’t have any.

When testing this recipe, I found that the fennel had to be very finely ground for it to have the necessary thickening quality for this dish. If you’re grinding fennel from seeds, be sure to be very thorough.

Note that asafoetida may not be gluten free, depending on whether it is cut with flour.

Instructions:

1. Cut tofu into pieces 2" x 2" x 1/2" (5cm x 5cm x 1cm) in size. Whisk vinegar and miso paste together in a large bowl until well combined, then add tofu pieces and mix gently to coat.

2. Heat 1/4" (1/2cm) mustard oil in a large pan on medium. Add tofu and fry, turning once, until deep golden brown on all sides.

Typically paneer would be kept in water to avoid drying out at this stage, and paneer soaking water would be added later in the cooking process. I haven’t found this necessary or helpful with tofu.

3. Remove most of the oil from the pan, leaving 3 Tbsp to 1/4 cup. Add hing and allow to sizzle briefly. Add whole spices (black cardamom, cinnamon, bay leaf, cloves) and fry for a minute until fragrant.

4. Mix mirchi with a couple tablespoons of water. Reduce heat to low and add mirchi paste; fry for 30 seconds until fragrant. Add ground fennel and ginger and stir until well-combined; the mixture should begin to thicken. Continue frying until the water has evaporated out and colored oil begins to sizzle around the sides of the mixture.

5. Add 1 1/2 cup (350mL) water and salt to taste and raise heat to bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes, uncovered, until thickened (a spatula pushed along the bottom of the pan should make a track that holds for several seconds). Add paneer and optionally simmer for another couple of minutes. Serve with rice.

The dish will look duller at first; the bright red colour appears when it is allowed to rest and a layer of red oil rises to the surface.

#vegan cooking #vegan recipes #recipes #Indian #Kashmiri #tofu #miso paste #Kashmiri chili powder #gluten free

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