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Hello! I’m Alex! IDC what pronouns but I am used to she/her! I have had this account for a while and I want to start posting! Not that anyone will care. I have been playing The Sims for a few years now :) I mostly play TS4 (I know how to recolor and am self-learning mesh editing/merging) but TS3 is my favorite. I am planning to post some berry stuff in a while, I just have to organize everything and put in some new parts in my computer.
You may want to know that while English is the only language I speak, I am absoluty horrible at it. I will probably misspell/misuse words a lot. I am sorry. Also, if you want anything recolored for TS4, feel free to ask! I have the noodles sorbet actions but if you want to send me others and request those/any specific colors I can attempt it for you! Also sorry this is so long, I got carried away and wanted to put stuff I always like reading about you guys! My anxiety is also a HUGE problem. If you would like to talk to me, messaging is the best bet!
Me & TS4 (Mostly MM~90%)
Favorite/Least Favorite: Skills
Favorites are Flower Arranging/Gardening!
Least Liked is Baking!
Favorite/Least Favorite: Careers
Favorite is... I guess... Secret Agent? None really.
Least Liked is Conservationist. It’s just boring for me.
Favorite/Least Favorite: Expansion Packs
Favorites are Seasons/Get To Work!
Least Liked is Island Living. It’s lacking in gameplay imo.
Favorite/Least Favorite: Game Packs
Favorite is Vampires! I remember the day the trailer came out!
Least Liked is none! I love and always use all of them!
Favorite/Least Favorite: Stuff Packs
Favorites are Fitness/Bowling/Laundry Day/Romantic Garden/Spooky/Vintage Glamour!
Least Liked out of the ones I have is Movie Hangout! Least Liked out of them all, is the cash grab First Pet Stuff
My TS4 Traits:
Paranoid - Paranoid Sims feel that danger is around every corner, and that people are always talking about them. Paranoid Sims feel a sense of security while hanging out in basements.
Erratic - These Sims can Talk to themselves and have unpredictable Emotions.
Clumsy - These Sims tend to fail more often at physical activities and tend to laugh at failure instead of becoming upset.
ME & TS3
Favorite/Least Favorite: Skills
Favorite is Gardening!
Least Liked is none of them! I like them all!
Favorite/Least Favorite: Careers
Favorite is Daycare!
Least Liked is Singer.
Favorite/Least Favorite: Expansion Packs
Favorites are Generations/Into The Future/Supernatural/University Life/Ambitions!
Least Liked is Showtime. SO BORING.
Favorite/Least Favorite: Stuff Packs
Favorites are High-End Loft Stuff/Master Suite.
Least Liked is the only one I don’t own: Katy Perry Sweet Treats.
Favorite/Least Favorite: Store Worlds
Favorites are Dragon Valley/Aurora Skies/Midnight Hollow.
Least Liked is Barnacle Bay.
My TS3 Traits:
Neurotic - Neurotic Sims will freak out at the most minor of provocations. They can become stressed easily and can be difficult to mellow. Luckily they take solace in sharing their worries with others.
Socially Awkward - Socially Awkward Sims try to fit in, but sometimes say the wrong thing at the wrong time. It's not easy being Socially Awkward, but it sure is awkward!
Brooding - Brooding Sims often can't help themselves from contemplating the riddles, mystery, and meaning of life. Sometimes the weight of these incredibly deep thoughts can become a distraction, and can actually slow down the creative process slightly.
Coward - Cowards are terrified of everything that can and will go bump in the night. They are scared of the dark and will frequently faint in 'dire' situations.
Absent-minded - Absent-Minded Sims get lost in their thoughts and occasionally forget what they are doing, or where they are going.
My TS3 Favorites:
Music: Dark Wave, DigiTunes, Electronica, Rock (I know, as a Sim, you can only have one but I love them all too much lol)
Color: Black. If your one of those people that is stubborn that it is a shade, then my second favorite is purple.
Food: I don’t like food as a part of my ED I have, but Sushi is the closet thing.
This or This?
(based off of TS3 + TS4 traits)
Unflirty or Flirty/Romantic? I come off as flirty, but it isn’t my intention.
Computer Whiz or Technophobe? Whiz, for sure.
Evil or Good? Good! I do my best everyday to be the best me I can! Unlike sims, I don’t hate other people for having the guts to be evil.
Loves The Outdoors or Hates The Outdoors? I hate it so much.
Cat Lover or Dog Lover or Equestrian? Cat Lover! I have a kitten, soon to be full cat!
Loner or Outgoing? I am a loner, but I do go out of my way to try to make everyone feel included, or at least I try!
Supernatural Fan or Skeptic? Fan!!! LET ME BE A VAMPIRE/WITCH HYBRID IN REAL LIFE PLEASE!
Athletic or Clumsy? Clumsy, and I hate it.
Hydrophobic or Loves To Swim? I love swimming so much! Been doing it my whole life! I can’t do a single stroke though.
Active or Lazy? *chuckles* Lazy
Other Games I’ve Played: (that I can think of)
Both Watch Dogs <333
3 of the Assassin’s Creeds (Origins is the best one :P )
Ex-Overwatch player (played from when it came out to the second halloween event)
Planet Zoo (Timber Wolves are the best)
Minecraft ?Vet? (IDK if I count as veteran or not...)
Tropico 6
Two Point Hospital
DDLC (Natsuki is my girl)
LEGO Star Wars The Complete Saga
Terraria
FFXIV (Used to play- was an Astro Main)
LIS + LIS:BTS
Rimworld
Death Road to Canada
Town of Salem
Stellaris
So... if you somehow have made it this far... I’m sorry. If you wanna talk about anything I’ve mentioned or anything else, please message me if you feel like!
#simblr#new simblr#ts3#ts4#im not sleeping tonight#its already 3:54am#i spent an hour on this no joke im just really scared to post this#introduction
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FAN! Fun!
Evening
Its Ishida Ayumi
September 14th
Today is Morning Musume’s 24th birthday
Congratulations!
Also, thank you very much,
For the lots of words of,
Congratulations!
Fufufu ❤
I’m thankful towards everyone who always supports us
Thank you for going through the human emotions with us
I like that sort of thing
Today we had our,
“Morning Musume ’21 Commemorative Anniversary FC Event ~Musume x FUN x Fun!~
Thank you for cheering us on
Now, I’ve written various blogs but,
Its not been very well organized,
And I end up being like hmmmmm
So I’ll write about it tomorrow
My feelings are,
From having fun today,
I’ve ended up feeling lonely
Again!!!
Fun memories!!!
With Morning and all of the fans!!!
lets make a lot of them!!!
So that we will be able to have more happy announcements,
Everyone is doing their best so,
We’ve already kept you waiting for a while so,
I’m sorry,
Really, thank you very much,
For always supporting us
Everyone who has come to like Morning,
I’m absolutely, absolutely, absolutely,
Glad that you’ve come to like Morning,
I will tell you that
Absolutely
Thank you for watching over,
Morning Musume in our 25th year!!
Last, I have my own announcement to make……
September 18th (Sat) airing at 12:54AM~1:49AM
Sendai Broadcast
“Kono Machi Trial ~Rifu Version~”
On this show,
I’ll be facilitating the show
For the first time, I’ll be facilitating on a show……
I welcomed the guests,
Yamaguchi Tomomitsu-san
Nakayama Emiri-san
These 2!
The 3 of us when to various places in Rifu on a location shoot
As someone form Miyagi, as a guide,
I introduced the Rifu, the town in Sendai
Welcoming Yamaguchi Tomomitsu-san and Nakayama Emiri-san,
And facilitating things,
It was really heart-pounding---
But, I’m really honored!!!
it was a valuable experience
September 18th (Sat) 12:54AM~1:49AM
Please definitely watch it
See you ayumin ❤
https://ameblo.jp/morningmusume-10ki/entry-12697997937.html
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When you’re close to me
After the realization hit her, it was impossible for Astrid to look at him the same way anymore. (Aka being a teenager and having a crush on your best friend is the best set-up for prom night.)
[Part 1: Revelations] [Part 2: Chicken Dance] [Part 3: Night Owls]
(The quoted song is “Sway” by Blue October.)
Crossposted on ao3 and ff.net
Astrid didn’t know exactly when it started.
She remembered lunch in the cafeteria, trying to squeeze in some homework, and a slightly nasal laugh when the math equations didn’t make sense to her and she let that out in a menacing tirade under her breath. She remembered wondering why it had pleasantly filled her ears, why it had made her look up.
She remembered standing in the school’s hallway shortly after last period, students jostling around, a cacophony of girly laughter, loud testosterone-filled exclamations and the general buzz of conversation surrounding her. She remembered turning away from her locker, ready to head out, and catching a glimpse of auburn hair in the crowd. She remembered smiling and waiting for him to catch up to her so they could walk out together.
She remembered her smile growing at every new text, remembered her sudden awareness of how much fun it was to hang out together.
But most of all, she remembered that one Saturday before finals.
It had been a busy couple of weeks, crammed with last-minute papers and presentations, long nights filled with caffeine and frustration. She was nothing but an ambitious student, always determined to ace every test coming her way, to prove herself and excel in every subject. Astrid Hofferson had goals, and she’d do everything in her power to reach those goals. That meant a very rigorous studying schedule, no distractions allowed. That again involved not being able to see her friends outside of school. She had no time for smoothies and movies, for afternoons in the park, the cove or on Heather’s couch, and certainly no time for Hiccup Haddock. Which sucked, because he was her best friend – the best she’s ever had, if anyone asked her.
She had first met him in kindergarten, but never really had had anything to do with him. Only when they got paired up for a project in freshman year – the classic way of getting to know people you never talked to – and after the initial rounds of awkward silence, did she have a real conversation with him. Up to that point, she had thought they couldn’t be more different people and that she couldn’t be less interested in the person that was Hiccup Haddock. But when he mentioned his dog with a missing tail and she told him stories about the parakeet she’d had as a kid and the puppy she had recently adopted, the conversation just kept flowing. Not always smoothly, but that didn’t matter. She liked talking to him. She found out he had a strong passion for what he loved and what he thought was right. He deeply cared for the people in his life and would do anything for them. Besides, it turned out they shared a lot of interests, and that made becoming friends even easier. And being friends with Hiccup was just that – easy. It was as if they clicked on another level, able to read each other like a book. There was no one who Astrid rather spent time with. He always made her forget about her troubles, but unfortunately finals – and therefore studying – were her troubles at the time.
Astrid groaned and buried her face in her physics textbook. She was lying on her stomach on the ground in her room, every surface covered with binders, notepads, textbooks, post-its, and index cards – the aftermath of a whole Saturday morning filled to the brim with studying, right after a short few hours of sleep preceded by a Friday afternoon and night study session.
Her brain was overflowing with equations, bullet points, half-sentences and phrases that refused to fall into context. The more she read and reviewed the less sense everything made in her head. Astrid sighed. She needed a breather. Placing her textbook aside, careful so the post-its didn’t shift out of place, she reached for her phone. She lay on her back and, holding her phone above her face, skimmed through various group chats. They all basically said the same; people were either studying or procrastinating, asking for help in several subjects, and the overall vibe screamed for salvation in the form of finals to be over already or a distraction of any shape or form.
Astrid was just grinning at a few memes sent by the twins when her phone suddenly buzzed several times from incoming texts, prompting her to drop it on her face.
Hiccup [11:48am]: your brain melted yet? i think i’m seeing smoke signals coming from your house
Hiccup [11:48am]: or did you try to make lunch and the house is burning down
Hiccup [11:48am]: do i need to call 911
Hiccup [11:49am]: where are your parents
Hiccup [11:49am]: omg did you finally snap from all the studying and killed them?
Rubbing her aching nose where her phone had met her face a moment ago, she typed back.
Astrid [11:50am]: Who do you think I’m cooking? ;)
Hiccup answered with a series of shocked emojis. Astrid grinned and imagined him placing a hand on his chest, pseudo-shocked look on his face. She rolled back onto her stomach, eyes set to the little dots indicating he was typing.
Hiccup [11:51am]: tbh i’m not surprised
Hiccup [11:51am]: always knew it was just a matter of time until someone died at your hands
Hiccup [11:52am]: how did you do it? axe or feeding them your version of an edible meal?
She could easily picture him gesticulating, waving his hands around, never able to keep them still while talking. It was kind of charming.
Astrid [11:52am]: Axe, of course. My cooking might be basic, but it doesn’t kill people.
Hiccup [11:53am]: biggest
Hiccup [11:53am]: lie
Hiccup [11:53am]: ever
Hiccup [11:53am]: hofferson
Astrid was about to reply when another text came in.
Hiccup [11:54am]: HOLY SHIT IS THAT WHY YOUR STEW WAS SO BAD? WHERE YOUR NEIGHBORS IN IT???!!
She rolled her eyes. A few months ago, she had made dinner for her friends. She had tried to follow her mother’s recipe but with her own twists, wanted to create something new, something originally Astrid – and, apparently, had succeeded. Only that her friends were rather spitting it back out on their plates than praising her cooking skills. The only one who at least tried and gulped down a few spoonfuls was Hiccup, and she loved him for it, despite the following teasing she had to endure.
Astrid [11:55am]: Shut up, Hiccup. I’m trying to study here.
Hiccup [11:55am]: how’s that going
Hiccup [11:56am]: have you even eaten anything yet
Astrid sighed. At his mention of stew, her stomach had growled viciously. Aside from half a croissant early in the morning, she’d had nothing to eat yet. She’d been so absorbed in studying that she hadn’t even noticed her parents leaving for their shopping day. Just one more chapter, she told herself while reopening her textbook, then she’d look for something to eat in the kitchen.
She put her phone away, not giving Hiccup the chance to further tease her on the subject of food. She would never admit this to him, but he was right. Astrid didn’t know how to cook, no matter how many cookbooks and articles she read, no matter how often she tried even the simplest meals. She was a lost cause. This was the reason why her motivation to look for something edible wasn’t necessarily high. She knew for sure there were no leftovers, and the fridge was likely mostly empty anyway; her parents would buy groceries at the end of their day at the mall.
Forcing herself back to her textbook, she pushed the notion of food to the back of her mind. Soon she was buried deep in her notes, trying desperately to press new information into her brain. When she stared at an equation and the numbers and symbols started dancing all over the page, she groaned in frustration. She needed to know this stuff by next Friday, and there was still so much more to revise.
She got up and went to the bathroom, filling the sink with cold water which she then dunked her head in several times. But it was of no use, it wasn’t ice water, of course this wouldn’t work. The only thing it did was to make her aware of how thirsty she was. While towel-drying her hair, she trudged down the stairs to grab herself a bottle of water. A quick check of the fridge confirmed her suspicion that there was basically no real food in this house. She found a few crackers in the cupboard and resigned herself to her dry excuse of a lunch when she heard the bell ring.
Bag of crackers in hand, she went to open the door and was greeted by a pair of familiar green eyes and a lopsided smile.
“Hey,” Hiccup said. His hair was as tousled as always and she noticed he was wearing an old green sweater that he only dug out on lazy weekends. Astrid didn’t have to ask if he had opened a textbook at all today.
“Hiccup, you’re smart,” she said in lieu of a greeting. “How do I restart my brain?”
Following her into the house and stealing a few of her crackers, which earned him a ferocious glare, he shrugged. “That’s exactly why I’m here.” He threw a cracker in his mouth and nearly missed. “I read the smoke signals.”
Astrid gave him a punch on the arm. “That’s for wasting my last food ration. Now I’m going to starve!”
Rubbing his arm, he motioned his head toward his car that was parked outside. “Then let’s go get some food.”
She crossed her arms, empty bag crinkling in her hand. “I can’t. I have to study.”
“We both know you’re not going to come far like this. Come on, I know you need a break.”
Astrid sighed. They both knew he was right.
“And something to eat,” he added when her stomach chimed in on the discussion. “See? Now let’s go before you kill and eat me too.”
Astrid bit her lip. She knew he wasn’t going to drop this. And a short break from studying could surely recharge her concentration.
“Alright,” she gave in with a sigh and put the bag in the trash, grabbed her jacket and followed Hiccup back outside. “But I lied, I didn’t cook my parents. They’re out shopping.”
“In that case, I’m even more scared, in such proximity with you when you’ve clearly not yet let out your daily dose of violence.”
“It’s not violence,” she protested, “it’s communication!”
“If it is, people should even be more afraid of you. You have some strong opinions.”
Astrid grinned and shut the car door. “Hell yeah, I do.”
“So communicate with me then,” Hiccup said while turning onto the street. “What do you want to eat?”
“Anything that’s not a dry cracker.”
“Or stew.”
She punched his arm lightly and he glared at her. “I’m driving here, you insane muttonhead.”
“You’re the muttonhead,” she retorted brightly before plugging his stereo cable in her phone and selecting their special car playlist. The songs that made it in were a bunch of shared favorite songs, songs they listened to on longer car rides together, songs that had a special meaning to them, or songs that were some sort of inside joke between them. They referred to it as their car playlist, but Astrid thought of it only as her Hiccup playlist. Whenever she felt down, she listened to it, finding comfort in the memories it held and the promise of their friendship that came with it.
While the music blasted through the speakers, Hiccup hummed along.
“How did you know?” Astrid asked as he turned onto the main road.
“Hm?”
“That I needed a break from studying.”
Hiccup glanced at her before turning his eyes back on the road. “Like I said, I read the smoke signals from your brain. I call it,” he made a grand gesture with one arm, “Astrintuition.”
“That’s not a thing, you dork.”
“It is now, I just named it.”
Astrid looked out the window to hide her smile. Of course he knew. He knew that she would spend her entire weekend preparing for finals and that she’d prioritize that over everything else. That’s why he decided to come by and make sure she ate something and still saw the sun. A fond feeling spread in her chest.
They ended up at Pizza Hut where they shared their favorite pizza, a Cheesy Crust Chicken Supreme. Hiccup watched in awe as she devoured slice after slice and when he exclaimed that he was stuffed, she ate the rest of his half too. She might not look like it, he thought, but that girl could rival his father when it came to eating. Astrid was so busy with her pizza that she missed the affectionate look he gave her.
On the way back to her place, the sun came out. It hit Hiccup’s hair at just the right angle to create a fiery halo around his head. Astrid rolled down her window to enjoy the warm breeze.
When their playlist jumped to a loud and fast song, Hiccup amped up the volume. He and Astrid automatically started duetting, jerking their heads along to the fast parts and swaying in sync to the slower ones. It had taken them a lot of tries to finally get all the lyrics right in the proper pace, and even now one of them sometimes fell out, provoking a snort from the other while they spluttered to jump back in.
Astrid loved moments like these. It was her and Hiccup, a team, enjoying each other’s presence. When the song faded out, their last chuckle dying down with it, she propped up her elbow and leaned her head on her hand. She closed her eyes, felt the wind in her hair, on her skin. She smiled when she recognized the next song, her favorite from three summers ago. Silently mouthing the lyrics along, she got struck by a feeling of utter contentment, accompanied by a swelling in her chest while familiar, memory-laden streets around her where dipped in sunlight.
Forget about the trouble
Forget about the drama
Cause I ain't Casanova
Baby I can dance for days
This time with you
Is just amazing in so many ways
She looked over at Hiccup who slightly bobbed his head to the music, his eyes on the road, a small smile gracing his features, the sunlight dancing in his hair. She couldn’t stop looking at him. It was as if she was suddenly seeing him with new eyes. She felt a swoop in her stomach. In the light, she could make out slight stubble on his chin. His fringe and thick eyebrows cast shadows over his face. She had never really noticed how handsome he was.
Feeling a blush heat up her cheeks, she averted her eyes. Well, this is new, she thought.
For the rest of the day, she couldn’t really concentrate on anything and fell asleep much later than usual, confusion and strange new revelations keeping her awake until early in the morning.
From then on, she noticed the little things. The small touches that were suddenly too much, the glances, the dragged-out goodbyes, the increasing frequency of hugs that tended to linger a moment too long. She wondered why she had never noticed how green his eyes were, how much taller than her he had grown, or how broad his shoulders had become only in the last year.
Every day, she noticed it, noticed him more. And it only got worse over time.
When he looked at her, her heart skipped a beat or two. He invaded her thoughts regularly and often in the most inconvenient moments, like when she wanted to sleep or needed to pay attention during class. Astrid was in no way a sappy romantic. But every time the topic of love or romance was brought up even in the slightest, her mind wandered to Hiccup, much to her chagrin. They were friends. She didn’t want to ruin that with sudden, stupid feelings.
Eventually, she came to admit to herself that she had a crush on him (just a small one really, no big deal). It was when her grandmother asked for a nice photo of her and Astrid sorted through her pictures on her laptop. After an hour or so she suddenly noticed she had moved from looking at pictures of herself to staring at pictures of Hiccup instead.
It took her a while to come to terms with it, before she tried to block it out and hoped it went away on its own. When that didn’t work, she changed tactics. Going out with someone else would certainly help her forget about her crush. But whenever she tried to find a guy she’d go on a date with, the qualities she looked for in them were traits she associated with Hiccup. In comparison to him, everyone else quickly faded into the background.
By the time she gave up changing targets, she could no longer deny to herself that this crush was indeed not small at all. And her plan to not tell anyone so that it couldn’t become a bigger deal than it was – and it really was a big deal – failed spectacularly when Heather caught her staring at Hiccup from afar and asked her if she ever noticed how she wouldn’t shut up about him. Astrid tried denying it at first, but there was no fooling Heather.
“Hiccup this, Hiccup that. Astrid, you couldn’t be more obvious.”
Sometimes, though, Astrid was glad that Heather knew. She would do her all kinds of little favors, like “accidentally” forgetting something in her locker when the three of them were on their way to class, saving Hiccup a seat that happened to be right next to Astrid, or cancelling at the last minute when they decided to go to the movies so Astrid and Hiccup were to themselves. Although Astrid loved her for doing that, it didn’t help her frustration about her one-sided crush.
Heather, however, had a different opinion. She believed that Hiccup had feelings for her, too, based on the way he acted around Astrid. Despite her hopes that her friend was right, Astrid nevertheless argued that Hiccup had always been like that since the beginning of their friendship; Heather just hadn’t been there to see it since she’d come to their school later. Besides, Hiccup was the one always stressing that they were friends (best friends, but still just friends). Heather would just look at her like she was missing something obvious.
Time went on like this, with Heather always trying to nudge Hiccup and Astrid in the right direction and telling her to just talk to him or make a move herself. And it’s not like Astrid didn’t try. She gave Hiccup signals all the time, like shuffling closer and leaning against him while they were watching a movie, dropping comments here and there about the two of them together, touching him on the arm or chest or hand whenever she got the chance to – not that she minded at all – and even going out for ice cream on Valentine’s Day. But either he didn’t notice the signs, like the dork that he was, or he read them wrong. And there was still the possibility that he wasn’t into her at all – a notion Astrid hated but had to admit could be true.
Her frustration got especially bad when prom rolled around. While she normally wouldn’t even think twice about the ridiculous need to find a prom date that other girls seemed to have, a part of her still hoped Hiccup would ask her while she tried to work up the nerve to ask him herself. But whenever she opened her mouth to bring up the topic, she chickened out. If she asked him and he said no, she didn’t want that to affect their friendship, didn’t want to jeopardize whatever it was that made their whole dynamic so easy and comfortable. And it wasn’t like she needed a prom date to have a good time with him, anyway.
She kept going back and forth with her reasonings, caught between her idea of simply having fun with her friends without conforming to high school society norms, and the inevitable pull Hiccup had on her, creating her desire to be close to him, closer than she was now. And she just couldn’t find a solution.
Astrid was sitting in the cafeteria, picking at her vegetables, while she glared daggers at the girl who was currently talking to Hiccup on the other side of the room. The girl was tall, blonde and pretty, and she had her hand on his arm while she threw her hair back laughing at something he said.
“I know cafeteria food is awful, but even those peas don’t deserve what you’re doing to them,” Heather said next to her, watching as her friend tortured squashy peas and radiated jealousy like a miniature Chernobyl. When Astrid only grunted in response, Heather sighed. “Just ask him already. I don’t know how much longer I can take this unnecessary pining.” She snorted. “Or Snotlout.”
Astrid rolled her eyes. “Don’t remind me.” She’d been asked to prom nine times by now, eight of those by Snotlout (the other one by an overachieving freshman named Gustav).
She cut into her steak, pretending she wasn’t secretly watching Hiccup and that girl. Her plate made a horrible sound when she got through the steak and ran her knife over the cheap china. She and Heather cringed at the bloodcurdling noise and Astrid mumbled an apology.
When she looked up the next time, that girl was gone. Hiccup came towards their table with his food tray and sat down opposite them.
“That’s the fifth time this week that I’ve been asked to prom,” he said. “Is there some kind of prank going on?”
Astrid scowled. She only knew about three. “If there is, I’m going to kill the person responsible,” she mumbled and chewed on her steak. Hiccup frowned at her sour mood but didn’t comment on it.
“Hiccup, do you even know how popular you are?” Heather asked him. “And you’re an eyecatcher. Girls notice you.” Hiccup looked at her as if she’d grown a second head. “It’s true, just ask Astrid.”
Astrid almost choked on her (awful) steak and felt Hiccup’s eyes burning through the side of her face. “Yeah well, kind of,” she stammered, fighting the blush growing on her cheeks while she avoided his gaze, “I mean, everyone gets more handsome when they grow up, not specifically you, but everyone, you know, which doesn’t mean that you didn’t, I mean… You’re fine, I guess.” She shrugged and stuffed half her steak into her mouth so that she couldn’t start rambling again like that.
“What Astrid’s trying to say here is that I’m right.”
A quick glance told Astrid that Hiccup was still frowning at her weird behavior. “Are you alright?”
She gave him a strained smile and swallowed the ball of dry meat in her mouth. “I’m fine.” He didn’t seem convinced but didn’t question her further either. Instead, he went back to complaining.
“I just can’t catch a break from turning down prom invitations. Which I most certainly never thought I’d ever even have to do in the first place.”
Heather took from that that he’d immediately said no to all of them. A smile grew on her face as an idea crossed her mind. This was a perfect opportunity.
“Hey, why don’t you guys go together?” she asked, looking back and forth between Astrid and Hiccup. Both of them simultaneously started to protest.
“It’s not like that.”
“We’re not… It’s not…”
“We don’t date.”
“Yeah, that’d be weird, because we’re just–”
“We’re just friends.”
“Yes, exactly.”
They were both blushing pretty hard, avoiding each other’s gazes. Heather rolled her eyes.
“Then just go as friends. That means you,” she pointed at Hiccup, “will be left alone by all those girls, and you,” she pointed at Astrid, “will get Snotlout off your back.”
Astrid pondered that for a moment and came to the conclusion that she liked that thought. She and Hiccup shared a look.
“Alright,” he said and gave her a lopsided smile. “Wanna go to prom?”
She tried not to break into a wide smile while she felt the familiar tingle in her stomach. “Sure,” she shrugged and went back to eating her cafeteria food which suddenly didn’t taste so bad anymore. Hiccup did the same, suppressing a grin himself. Heather just shook her head at them and sighed. Hopeless dorks.
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Salty Kisses - A Klance Beach AU - Chp 6 DELETED SCENE :o
Hello hello!
Liv and I feel bad because chapter 7 is going to be a little bit of a longer wait, sooooo we’ve decided to release a small deleted scene that was cut from chapter 6!
It’s a we’re-sorry-we’re-making-you-wait-so-long-please-forgive-us-and-be-patient-it’s-on-its-way-we-promise gift :D
Enjoy <3
Weekend Post-Confession Deleted Scene
The next few days were both agonizingly slow and a whirlwind. Keith kept texting Lance live updates of his “family bonding time” with Shiro, which apparently consisted of a day of shopping, filming an Instagram video for Shiro’s account, and calling their parents.
Tila Tekeithla [11:37am]
Shiro’s trying on crop tops, please save me.
Sharkboi [11:38am]
oh no what a travesty
Sharkboi [11:38am]
definitely don’t need you to send me as many pics as humanly possible
Tila Tekeithla [11:39am]
One of these days I’m going to be concerned about how attractive you find my brother.
Sharkboi [11:39am]
awwww is someone jealous????
Lance spent the long minutes waiting for Keith to respond panicking, worried that he’d pushed too far or something, but when his phone screen lit up once more with a photo notification, he breathed a sigh of relief.
That is, until he opened the message and nearly died of a stroke.
Lance was no stranger to the art of the mirror selfie, but he had to admit that Keith might very well have him beat. There in the photo, framed in by the edges of the mirror, was Keith flaunting his own crop top, the words 2 GAY 2 FUNCTION in bold across his chest, and a tantalizing strip of skin peeking out above the waistline of his shorts. Lance wasn’t sure how long he sat there staring at his phone, but when a new notification flashed at the top of his screen he already knew it had been too long.
Tila Tekeithla [11:53am]
awwww is someone embarrassed????
Sharkboi [11:54am]
no no
not embarrassed i’m just busy
studying and stuff for my research
you know
turtles
evil straws
Ocean things, you wouldn’t understand
Tila Tekeithla [11:55am]
Uh huh, sure
Lance flipped his phone over next to his textbook, resting his way too hot cheek on a fist before trying and failing to pick-up with the paragraph he had left off with. Sighing, he flipped his phone back over, swiping into his message app, and tapping on The Photo. His eyes raked over the image, taking in the slight tilt to Keith’s hips and how they accentuated the little sliver of his abs just so, the cocky smirk on his face, even the lazy peace sign he was flashing his own reflection.
Didn’t take photos of people, my ass, Lance thought. Whatever Keith’s reasoning was for that, it certainly wasn’t for lack of skill. The boy knew how to capture all the right angles.
Well, two people could play at that game.
He shoved back from his desk and marched over to mirror hanging on his closet door. He wasn’t wearing anything particularly special, just an old pair of slightly-too-small volleyball shorts and a sleeveless hoodie, but he had enough ego to admit that he looked good.
He snapped a few pictures, adjusted the lights, and snapped a few more, before he chose one and sent it off with a, just repaying the favor.
He sat back at his desk, putting his phone face down and returning to his textbook, pretending he wasn’t reading the same sentence over and over again.
His phone buzzed and Lance snatched it up at a speed that most people would find embarrassing. What he found, though, wasn’t a text from Keith but from Shiro.
Muscles [12:23pm]
I’m going to have to ask you to stop harassing my brother when we’re having Bonding Time.
Lance Sanchez (Altea) [12:23pm]
i’m sure i don’t know what u mean i am the paragon of virtue
Lance Sanchez (Altea) [12:24pm]
ok but real talk what happened
Lance Sanchez (Altea) [12:24pm]
bc he hasn’t responded and im starting to freak out
Muscles [12:26pm]
He’s fine, he’s just really red and biting his lip trying not to smile.
Lance grinned and sent Shiro a thank you before opening up his message with Keith again.
Sharkboi [12:29pm]
so i hear u liked my selfie
Tila Tekeithla [12:29pm]
I especially liked the Backstreet Boys poster in the background
Lance scrolled up to see that yes, in fact, his Backstreet Boys poster was in plain view, fedoras and all.
Sharkboi [12:30pm]
i refuse to feel embarrassed about that
Sharkboi [12:30pm]
their new song is a bop
Lance could practically hear the soft laugh Keith made when he was trying not to give away too much, and it warmed him to his core.
Tila Tekeithla [12:32pm]
Of course it is
Tila Tekeithla [12:33pm]
Alright, Shiro’s yelling at me to get off my damn phone already. Text you later?
Sharkboi [12:33pm]
looking forward to it <3
#vld: salty kisses#klance#klance fic#klance fanfic#voltron#voltron fanfic#keith kogane#lance mcclain#thetolkiengeek#vld: keith#vld: lance#takashi shirogane#shiro#vld: shiro#my fic
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Looking Glass
Chapter 6 - Healing Touch
Pairing: CastielXAU!Reader
Word Count: 1620
A/N: The next few chapters will cover the time gap between 13X19 Funeralia and 13X20 Unfinished Business. Cas and the reader spend some quality time getting to know one another in amenable neutral territory while she continues to heal, the master manipulator Rowena descends on the bunker and stirs up her special brand of trouble, and there’ll be a fateful road trip to Amarillo that threatens to destroy forever every fragile gain in trust between Cas and you.
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Five days. Five. Five monotonous windowless momentum-less days. You toss a bleary eyed glance at the bedside clock; the digital numbers, wavering mirage-like and bleeding into one another on account of the massive migraine-induced impairment of your visual acuity, flash from 3:53AM to 3:54AM.
The tick of time is the perpetual proprietor in this place imparting you with any awareness of a forward direction. Everyone else pops in and out as they please, assuring you each time they reappear – only to hastily disappear – that the lockdown arrangement is temporary, for your protection, and in the meantime you should concentrate on getting better; as if better is a mislaid artifact you might find hidden away in a drawer somewhere for safekeeping if you spend enough time in obedient bondage to boredom.
You punch the pillow cushioning your sleepless aching brain and, tucking the twist of a grimace contorting your mouth into the sound-dampening fluff of cotton fill, set free a frustrated groan.
‘Not a prisoner,’ Sam and Dean claimed. ‘Make yourself comfortable! Mi casa es su casa.’ Or, mi whatever the equivalent of damned dark defunct art deco hellhole translates to Spanish.
“Comfortable, pshaw!” you gripe into the unsympathetic pillow and kick belligerently at the blanket shrouding your legs. Confinement – and you most definitely are a captive in this dungeon of a bunker; which, as it turns out, is replete with its very own super creepy dungeon – and comfort are, in your opinion, mutually exclusive conditions.
“Did you have another nightmare?” The concerned query creeps through the crack of the door.
Cas – well, at least captivity comes with a captivating view of this particular heavenly body. The angel said he’d be back tonight from an archangel search related errand; and here he is, late, but nevertheless whispering at your door as promised.
“No, uh-” Squirming in the tangled pile of bedding to sit up and sort yourself into a semi-presentable state after arduous hours of tossing and turning, you mound the sheets around your crumpled pajama clad form. “I couldn’t sleep.” Reflexively smoothing mussed hair with a quick fuss of your fingers, you fight a brief brave battle with a snarl; subverted by an adjacent stubborn knot, you shove the whole defiant mat of locks behind your ear and exhale a defeated sigh. There’s no disguising the fact you’re a mess, inside and out, no matter how you look at it, or how he does. You aren’t sure why you care; if, you should care. It’s silly to care. “Come in,” you mutter.
Despite the conscious decision not to care, you do; a dizzying buzz of gladness tingles in your soul and faintly flushes your skin at the prospect of company – his specific company. You can’t help but note that for all his bemoaning about having more important matters to attend to, when he’s around he seems constantly on the lookout for the slightest reason to seek you out which is fifty shades of strange and also flattering; it’s been a long time since anyone, human or otherwise, treated you as though they sincerely care how you feel.
If someone told you a few days ago you’d be looking forward – eagerly even – to the companionship of an angel, especially an alternate universe duplicate of the one who took tortuous pleasure in torching your memories, you’d have choked laughing and questioned their sanity with your final gasp of breath. The hint of a nervous chuckle catches in your throat at the notion – perhaps you should be questioning your saneness; maybe, you consider as the door pushes inward, we’re all mad here. You concede it could also be the combining factors of sleep deprivation, forced solitude, and the intensifying drum solo pounding against the dome of your skull.
The stoical landscape of Cas’ countenance, half-lit in the hall light, pokes through the gap; his blues pierce into the darkness with angelic precision. “Is the headache worsening again?”
Doleful Girl Draped in Beige Blanket – a portrait in pathetic; you tip your chin up and down in feeble confirmation of the accuracy of his deduction.
Any apathy flattening his affect diminishes in the contracting furrow of his brow. He crosses the room in five long strides and reaches out to you asking, “May I?”
Conditioned by your previous celestial captor to anticipate pain, not the proffered angelic equivalent of Aspirin, you involuntarily cower at the fingers outstretching toward your temples that accompany the question; shrinking into the sanctity of the sheets, eyelids clamping shut, you cannot subdue the violent shake quaking the shattered foundations of your nerves and sending quivering aftershocks coursing the sinew of your figure.
A wisp of an apologetic frown grooves his mouth; he withdraws his attempted touch, casts a critical glare at his upturned hands, and shoves the offending extremities in his pockets and out of sight for lack of anything better to do with them. His dejected gaze drops to the floor between his feet. Knowing he is capable of the same savagery that anguishes you and has forfeited a sacred oath to effect the same necessary but regretful act of information extraction to a devastating end on a human, he can’t help but feel a burden of guilt weigh heavily upon his shoulders for this other version of himself having hurt you thus. “You don’t trust me,” he acknowledges in the hush. He thinks it’s wise of you not to – safer, based on his history of hurting the people he professes to care for, to carry caution against him.
“No, it’s not you. It’s-” Lashes lifting, releasing the fabric you didn’t realize you balled into your fists in bracing for agony, you blink up at him until his apprehensive aspect rises to rest on your timorous regard. “It’s . . . I don’t trust-” You. The words wither on your tongue; you’re certain they would make less sense uttered aloud. “Just go on, please. It helps.”
His fingers twitch within and emerge from their cloth incarceration. “Are you certain you’re okay with this . . . with me? The witch that Sam told you about, we expect her to arrive tomorrow to aid in our hunt for Gabriel. If you want to wait, perhaps she can help with a remedy-”
“No,” you interject, “no magic.” He’s already been in your head, beheld the damage, and the last thing you want is anyone else knowing how broken you are inside – how vulnerable. “I’m okay with you, really. It’s a reflex, that’s all.” Again closing your eyes, you inhale a slow calming breath, trying your best in tense anticipation of his touch to quiet your trembling. You remind yourself as a mantra of internal monologue that the handful of times in the preceding days he healed you you got instant relief; that in the aftermath of anxiety the residual torture of remembering lessened for a while – long enough to be worth overcoming the trepidation.
The tentative tap of his fingertips tease at your hairline. Peering down at you, he resists a tenderly burgeoning and selfish desire to cradle your cheeks in his palms and press his forehead to yours; he knows such intimacy is not required for healing, and yet he harbors a deep-seated, confounding given the circumstances of your connection, and more and more impossible to ignore impulse each time he’s near you to comfort you in all the ways he knows how to – holy and human. He’s never experienced anything approaching this type of mesmeric pull with anyone else.
For now – summoning his God-given glory, puffing up his chest, corporeally imperceptible frayed wings unfurling to scrape the ceiling and walls and wrap in mollifying embrace around you – he represses the angelically dissonant yearning with an incorruptible upwelling of righteous intent. Light shimmering blues shut to guard against seeing the precise moment of your peaceful surrender to his grace that stuttered his vessel’s heart the first time he witnessed it; they squeeze securely tight to evade the rosy blush of a smile flowering on your lips as a deluge of divine energy wends a purifying path through the charred wasteland of your memory – reparative gentle caresses disperse like a stone tossed in water to create ripples of restoration in their wake.
He’s careful not to overwhelm, nor to intrude where mental barriers arise, however meek their fortifications, or to linger too long in any single reminiscence regardless of how enthralling. He’s so careful the self-control required engulfs his own senses in a heated echo of the fire that burned through your mind. He endures for as long as he can against the growing inferno; holds on meticulously healing memories one by one until his vessel recoils in a backdraft bordering at the brink of burnout.
A strained grunt passes his parted lips when his fingers finally falter to sever the bond between you. He staggers several steps backward before steadying himself and the lamp jarred by his elbow wobbling on the nightstand.
You sag sideways, head landing on the pillow; liberated from pain for now and insentient with exhaustion, you slip into easy slumber.
Moving again to the side of the bed, gathering the blanket up over your slack figure, Cas squints at your serenely sleep-softened expression. In the darkness, he admires with a compact smile the strength and beauty shining through your restful spirit – a survivor in a world slipping away from you. Before turning to leave, he yields to the urge to lightly brush an unruly strand of hair from your undisturbed brow with the back of a knuckle. His heart bounds, beating to bursting for a fleeting few seconds with gratitude at being able to help such an exquisite creature, rather than with guilt for harming you.
Next: Ch. 7 - Shine On
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3/5 + Chanyeol (☁️🔥) haha i can’t wait to see what you’ll do with this
DRABBLE! 3/5 X CHANYEOL☁️🔥 (smut warning)Woo second Drabble! Hope you like it hun! -M(Also a little context before we begin, this is based at uni and I’m from the UK and in the UK when you go to uni you share an apartment complex with like 8 other random people so that’s kinda the situation here okay thanks bye)
Your eyes struggled to stay open as you flicked through the text book that layed open on the kitchen counter. The whole apartment complex had fallen asleep by now, and you probably should have aswell. By the numerous cups of coffee you had endulged in, trying to keep yourself from passing out, you should probably be bouncing off the walls by now. But the countless sleepless nights you were having, it seemed as if nothing would work.Your eyes looked up to the clock that hung above your shared fridge and felt your motivation plumet. A long exasperated groan left your mouth and you rested your head on the table, twiddling your blunt pencil between your fingers. It was currently 2:54AM and your psychology exam started in less than nine hours. You never usually left everything to the last minute. If this were a different exam at a different time, you would have probably been speaking this case study of the amygdala part of the brain controlling impulsive emotions. But now, wasn’t like that. Exam week had crawled up behind you on all fours, bearing its teeth and chasing you right down an ally to fail.
Revision cards seemed to cloud your vision and it probably didn’t help that you were resting your head on - what now - seemed like the most comfiest text book ever, that your breathing became slower and everything started to fade away.
“Y/n?”
Your head shot up stright away. Panic over came you as soon as your eyes had opened: was it morning already? Had you missed your exam? You weren’t ready yet, it couldn’t be morning already!
Your head scanned the room, spinning left to right, to gather your surroundings. Your cups of coffee was still there, your text book was opened on the exact same page as you had left it.
“It’s like three in the morning, what are you doing up?” The groggy voice spoke again and instantly, a wave of relief washed over you; you still had nine hours left. You relaxed back into your seat and looked up to see the voice who had woken you up.
You were met with heavy eyes and a very tall figure who wore a pair of tracksuit bottoms and a black hoodie. You recognised the guy as Chanyeol as he stood rubbing his face roughly with his hands. Chanyeol was one of your roomates that you’ve lived with for around eight or so months now. If you were honest, you never saw much of him as he was barely at the flat and you two studied completely different things, but everytime the two of you were both at the apartment at those rare moments, there was always sexual tension. Maybe it was just because from the very moment you found out you would be living with this man, your mind couldn’t help but wonder, but it was still there, and considering his cheekiness around you, you couldn’t help but believe it was two-sided.
Breaking your thought process, Chanyeol came to join you at the counter next to you and looked at your books. Honestly, this was probably the most awake you’d felt in a week. His strong manly scent washed over you, and you coudn’t help but stare at the forming stubble around his jaw.
“Psychology. I have a psychology exam tomorrow, so I’m revising.” You explained to him slowly and watched as a small smirk started to form on his lips.
“Didn’t look like you were revising to me.” Chanyeol looked at you and raised an eyebrow. You couldn’t deny how hot he looked right now and quickly looked away from him and back to your text book.
“Well I have been, just nothing seems to be working.” You gathered all of your revision cards and put them in a pile, but Chanyeol grabbed them as soon as you had placed them back down onto the counter, turning towards you and leaning an elbow on the surface.
“I’ll test you.” His voice was still croaky from his previous sleeping state, even though you probably didn’t sound much different. You were too tired to object or question him and watched as he flicked through the cards.
“Is the amygdala involved in the enhancement of all types of memory, or just emotional memory?… wait, what the fuck is an amygdala?” You couldn’t help but let out a small, tired laugh at how he mispronounced the part of the brain.
“It’s a part of the brain that controls emotions like fear and anger.” You explain to him and his frown just gets bigger. “It just effects emotional memory.” You say to move on with the cards. You watch as he flips the piece of paper over and smiles.
“You were right.” His hand comes up to ruffle your hair and you can already feel your cheeks heat up. At this rate, you’re unsure if this is going to help you, or make everything worse.
“Why are you helping me?” You ask him before he continues, because honestly you thought he would just nod, grab a glass of water then go back to his room.
“Because you were literally asleep in a pile of your own regret about leaving revision to the last minute?” He laughs and shakes his head. You could feel one of his large hands rest on your bare lower thigh, just above your knee. You swallowed, suddenly feeling a little exposed in your pajama shorts, but before you could say anything, he continued.
“Okay next one…” Chanyeol clears his throat with a strong cough, “How stable is activation in the amygdala and prefrontal cortext in adolesence?”
You mind instantly went blank. You were raking your brain, trying to picture what was on the back of that card. Your teeth began to grind and you began to look everywhere and anywhere. You mind was trying so hard to focus, until you could feel little circles begin to draw themselves on your leg.
Your heart began thudding and you desperately wanted to both get the answer right, and never let this end.
“The amygdala and prefrontal cortex both fluctuate their activation stability depending on the age and environment of the subject during the adolescence.” You were squeezing you eyes a shut as they would go, and let out a long breath right after you gave the answer. You opened your eyes to see Chanyeol looking at the back of the card, his smirk returning.
“See, you’re smarter than you think.” He moves his chair closer to you, causing his hand to slide further up your leg. You tuck a piece of hair behind your ear that had fell in front of your face when your eyes were closed and tried to just focus on revising. Now really wasn’t the time to be thinking about fucking your really hot roomate on the counter eight and a half hours before your exam.
“How about this one, name all six ways you can avoid triggering the amygdala.”
You looked up at him and your heart dropped. This was the goddamn question you could never answer, you could only ever get up to at most three, let alone six.
“Um…” You bit the inside of your cheek as you thought. “Attend meditation classes?” Chanyeol nodded and hummed, his hand beginning to stroke your leg back and fourth. You took a breath.
“You could… create lists for everything to increase the feeling of control and stability!”
He nodded again and you could see the corners of his mouth tug into a grin as he placed the cards down on the counter, and placed both of his legs on your thighs, looking right at you. “Good girl.”
Maybe it was just the coffee finally kicking in, or maybe it was the fact that he just called you a ‘good girl’, but you started to feel extremely awake right now.
“Keep going y/n, you still have four left.”
Your eyes scanned his face and you became desperate to impress him.
“Um, you could improve your diet by increasing your iron intake which would give you more rational thoughts during the day!”
“You’re really getting the hang of this now, aren’t you baby?” His hands pulled you closer to him by your thighs, slightly spreading them and resting them on his own. His hands traced closer and closer to your core until you could feel his thumb rub over your clit through the thin material of you shorts, making you gasp and involentarily buck your hips slightly, causing him to chuckle lowly. “Don’t get too distracted now, y/n, the more answers you get right, the more prizes you’ll get.”
You closed you eyes and bit your lip behind your hair, trying to hide your pleasure. His thumb continued to tease you as his other hand rubbed your leg comfortingly.
“Y-you could create rou-routines to decrease anxiety.” You instinctively grasped a hold of his shoulder as he sliped his hand underneath your shorts and felt his fingers against your bare core. He naturally kissed the side of your jaw when you leaned your head to the side.
“You’re doing great baby, only two more now.” He continued to leave wet and sloppy kisses all over your neck as he teased your entrance and clit with his long fingers.
You couldn’t focus and you have no idea why he thought you would be able to. But maybe it was the motication to finally feel his fingers stretch you and get you to your high that you were trying your oh-so hardest to recall all the information you read in the past six hours.
“Isn’t getting at least t-twelve h-hours sleep one of th-them?” You hands flew to his hair as you felt two of his fingers stretch you and curl upwards against your walls. “Fuck Chanyeol.” Chanyeol bit your earlobe and chuckled as he began to move his fingers.
“I must admit, hearing you same my name like that really turns me on princess, but I need to hear that one last answer come out of those pretty lips of yours first.” Chanyeol didn’t waste time to go back to your neck and move his fingers at a faster pace, making you slowly start to grind them against his hand.
“Um…” Your mind had gone totally blank. It wasn’t helping that Chanyeol had now used the other hand to abuse your clit as his fingers worked their magic. “Chany-yeol I really d-don’t know.” You rested your forehead on his shoulder as the force of his hand, now increasing it’s spead, made you move back and fourth against his legs.
“That’s not good enough y/n. Do you want to cum?” His agonisingly sexy voice was still croaky, which only made things harder for you.
“Yes! Yes Chanyeol please!” You were fully aware of how pathetic you sounded, but you were exhausted, sexually frustrated and blatantly didn’t know the answer.
“Then you better give me an answer.” You felt Chanyeol add another finger, stretching your walls around his fingers more, making you moans against his shoulder.
“Okay, okay! You c-coul… you c-could…” Your breath was becoming uncontrollable, and so was the rythm of his fingers. “ You could take an MRI scan to get a 3D perspective of the nerves in the amygdala to see if there has been any disruptions in the synapses.” You let out quite possibly the biggest breath of your life as Chanyeol hooked your legs and bent them at the knees so he could have a better angle.
“C’mon baby, you can let go now.” His teeth nibbled your ear and his stubble slightly scraped at your neck giving you the most euphoric feeling, and within a minute your whole body was shaking and you were clenching around his fingers as they roughly pounded into you, helping you ride out your high.
You were lefting, panting and more exhausted than you were before, if that were even possible. Chanyeol was back to stroking your legs and resting his head on his hand which was leaning on the counter.
“You think you’ll remember all that now?” Chanyeol smirked as he tucked a piece of hair behind your ear. You nodded lazily and looke up at him.
“Thanks for the help…” You thanked him because it was polite but it didn’t sound any less weird than you’d hoped.
Chanyeol stood up and ran a hand through his hair, smirking triumphantly. “Just wait until you pass that test.”
(This wasn’t quite as fluffy as I wanted it to be but it was sure smutty enough ;) it is just a drabble which is why I didn’t go full out fucking like rabbits smut but i hope you liked it anyway! Thanks for requesting, i had loads of fun writing this! - M)
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Adjustment on schedule, venue of voters registration proposed
#PHnews: Adjustment on schedule, venue of voters registration proposed
MANILA – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is looking to implement adjustment on the schedule and venue of the ongoing voters registration to meet its four million new voters target.
Commissioner Rowena Guanzon said she is just waiting for the decision of the Comelec en banc on her suggestion to extend the registration hours as well the holding of the registration in barangays.
“I have a suggestion to the en banc this Wednesday to extend the region hours. We will go overtime, since we are lacking time, we only have 12 months to reach three million,” she said in a radio interview on Monday.
Voter registration is conducted from Mondays to Thursdays, 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at all Office of Election Officers (OEOs) nationwide.
Guanzon added that she will talk with the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to discuss if they can allow Filipinos abroad to register online.
“As for overseas voting, where I’m the commissioner in charge. The DFA and I will talk if we can allow them to register since they already have their biometrics in their passports so that they do not need to go to the embassy or consulate,” she said.
Guanzon added they are also waiting for the decision of the Commission en banc on when they can start the registration in barangays.
“We’re just waiting for the en banc decision on when the barangay registration will begin. This is what we call, barangay satellite registration. I suggested to the en banc, those areas with zero local transmission of local government maybe we can hold barangay satellite registration there,” she said.
She believes the people in the barangays are waiting for her proposal “since they no longer need to ride a jeepney since riding a jeepney there is a risk”.
“They are probably waiting for barangay registration,” she added.
As of Monday, she said there are only 1.117 million applicants for registration.
At the same time, Guanzon reminded those who will register to strictly follow the health protocols by always wearing face mask and face shield and also bring their own ballpen.
The voter registration period has resumed on Sept. 1, 2020 and will run until Sept. 30, 2021. (PNA)
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References:
* Philippine News Agency. "Adjustment on schedule, venue of voters registration proposed." Philippine News Agency. https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1128479 (accessed January 26, 2021 at 05:54AM UTC+14).
* Philippine News Agency. "Adjustment on schedule, venue of voters registration proposed." Archive Today. https://archive.ph/?run=1&url=https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1128479 (archived).
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September 24th 2020
OH YEAHHHHHHH here we gooooo.
haha anyways im sitting in my parents extra room in lindenhurst right now at 3:54am listening to jap cafe music. I can hear the crickets outside very clearly and its the perfect setting to get lost in my work. Im working on my iMac mid 2012 I got handed down. Put the laptop away for now until I got time to give it some love and upgrade it a little. Battery on it failing again sighhhhh.
my screen is pretty blank right now but I have been mainly typing for a bit. Haha I can see this becoming a diary which wouldnt be bad but thats not why I’m here.....idek now damn late night stoner thoughts???
this is the music i’m listening to right now, honestly very soothing making time fly already. Im smoking some banana strain i got from my friend not too bad actaully the last stuff I had was god awful. You smoking anything? Helps me stay focused on other things than League of Legends (league of crack its so addicting and incredibly hard to win in at times).
Ooooo just for fun ill also take pictures of the room haha its already looking dirty but its only temporary. That’s another story for another time XD
Ill edit post later, getting tired have to convert images and phone isnt on to make it easier. But like I said before if you made it this far now you know more about me haha. Check out some japanese cafe music playlists from Spotify whenever you got time they are amazing for keeping the flowing. I’m just getting tired now.
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4 Fun Ways Instagram Gifs Help to Increase Sales & Engagement
Gifs have firmly placed themselves on our screens and as content marketing essentials for both B2C and B2B brands. We honestly can't get enough GIFs. They perfectly convey what we feel, would like to express, and love in just a few frames.
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Web Tech Survey found that around 22.7% of all websites have GIFs. They also found that Facebook ranked for the highest use of GIFs in the world, so we can ultimately assume that Instagram will follow suit joining the list of platforms dominated with GIFs as of 2020 and beyond.
GIF's are the perfect combination of video and images, mobile-friendly, but cheaper than video, not to mention there's an entire library of GIF you can tap into on Giphy and Tumblr.
After all, Instagram has incorporated GIFs as a long-standing Instagram Story feature. Don't forget that striking visuals are key players when it comes to building a compelling brand presence on Instagram. Brands have caught on to the wave of connecting with customers through engaging, relatable, and viral content, such as videos, memes, and now GIF's.
What smart marketers know is that GIFs can also help to increase sales and engagement. When used right or creating a GIF, you can tap into GIF culture's power on Instagram, whether it's in your feed or stories.
1. Use GIFs on Instagram as Call to Actions (CTAs)
Brands on Instagram are now using GIFs to highlight CTA's (call to actions), and why not?
How many of us have scrolled through our feed and tapped past hundreds of stories.
Humans overall have short attention spans, and we forget the most basic of things without the help of pretty colors and GIF highlighting actions we need to take, like (Swipe up!).
Instagram now offers thousands of CTA's you can add to stories to grab your viewer's attention. Whether it's a shop now tag, neon highlighted arrow, or new video button.
If you feel like diving deep into the business features Instagram Stories can provide check out Later's The Ultimate Guide to Instagram Stories for Business.
2. Use GIF's for Creatively Product Display on Instagram
GIFs aren't only for stories, and you can create your own GIFs and use them to spice up your content, give followers a new experience, or take on your brand's personality.
When it comes to Instagram content, it's sometimes easy to see the same old content, and if you're creating content, you can find yourself stuck in a rut. Instead, use GIFs in your Instagram feed to spice up your content and creatively display your products on Instagram.
GIFs are perfect for launching a new product or sales, so create something fancy that will stop your followers from scrolling past. For example, check out Oreo's Limited Edition Tiramisu OREO cookie GIF!
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?NEW FLAVOR ALERT ? Limited Edition Tiramisu OREO cookies are now being served up at home! Get your own pack at ShopOREO.com
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The key to creating GIFs with your products is to capture lifestyle and fun content that connects easily with customers. Balancing creativity and sales helps you to make the most out of it. Keep the sales pitch and details in the captions and let the GIF do all the razzle-dazzle. The best GIFs have little to no words, instead, they're focused on a product or action.
For example, Starbucks is a brand known to add a bit of GIF here and there showcasing new beverages. When they launched their new Iced Coconut Milk, they used a GIF to quickly display the two flavors available with their Ice Coconut Milk. Short, simple, and sweet (literally).
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It’s good to have good options. ? The new Iced Coconutmilk #PineappleMatchaDrink and #GoldenGingerDrink are ready when you are. ? (US only)
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You can take things to the next level by combining GIFs and Memes (yes, that's a thing, you just haven't realized).
3. Increase Engagement on Instagram with GIF's
Engagement and followers are the two main currencies on Instagram. You either have it, or you don't. If you find that you need to boost engagement, then use GIFs to spark up a conversation with your audience.
The British Bake Off Uses GIF content to celebrate food holidays, quiz followers, and share the exciting news. Instead of using a static image, a GIF conveys far more information in a short amount of time than a regular video. In this example, they are asking followers to share their favorite cake day lyrics!
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#CakeWeek. You’ve gâteaux see it. Share your #CakeSongs in the comments to get warmed up for tonight. #GBBO
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Here are some tips you can use to create engaging GIF content:
Ask your followers what they would choose (this or that)?
Ask questions to get feedback from your followers relating to your content, product, or services, or what they'd like to see on your Instagram page.
Create a pop quiz on your website and use a GIF post to promote it.
Create a GIF to highlight any online activities such as giveaways, going live, or uploading a new video.
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Sometimes the choice is not simple ;) #tictac #tictacglobal #meeting #choice #mint #orange
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4. Stay Relevant on Instagram with GIF Culture
Social media is a reflection of the trends, changes, and news that affects its followers. So it's essential to stay up to date with what's happening.
When Covid-19 hit the US, food service providers had to find a new way to meet their customers halfway. Food delivery skyrocketed like never before because it seemed the only way people could safely consume food from their favorite brands. Krispy followed suit when they used GIF on Instagram to announce their Drive-Thru, Pickup & Delivery options for their Krispy Kreme lovers.
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Your #neighbors need some sweetness this Saturday – in the form of a front-porch ? delivery! ? #BeSweetSaturdays #KrispyKreme #Doughnuts Buy one full priced #OriginalGlazed dozen & get a FREE Be Sweet dozen to share! Cannot be combined with other offers. US shops only. Available through #drivethru, #pickup & #delivery - all info & how to order here at link in bio.
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You can use GIFs to showcase that your team knows what's happening, and you're providing solutions and helping them along the way. Tap into GIF culture so you can lighthearted and effectively connect with your customers during the fun and hard times.
5 Best Tools to Create GIFs for Instagram
With thousands of graphic tools and apps, you don't need a graphic designer to create fun and exciting GIFs. Here are five of the best tools to create GIFs for Instagram:
Canva
Adobe Photoshop
GIF Maker
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Summary
Using GIFs on Instagram is just the tip of the iceberg; there's a whole digital marketing world out there already using GIFs to capture and retain leads. GIFs are a worthy investment for any content marketing strategy.
If you're not sure where to start with GIF, take a look at what other brands are doing or what popular GIFs are trending and make them your own. Here's a quick recap of the four fun ways Instagram GIFS help to increase sales and engagement:
Use GIFs on Instagram as Call to Actions (CTAs)
Use GIFs for Creatively Product Display on Instagram
Increase Engagement on Instagram with GIF's
Stay Relevant on Instagram with GIF Culture
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Venting/ranting: insomnia time.
Sometimes my insomnia keeps me up til one. Sometimes til 3. And then my friend goes to sleep. Im alone, with nothing but my tumblr dashboard and midol. I get a feeling of loneliness, emptiness, followed by unconsciously grabbing the midol. Not on my period. I dont need it. So why do i feel like i do? And i take 2 capsules, and i decide to paint my nails. I can feel the caffiene hitting me. Already an insomniac, i sit, and sit, and sit. Doing nothing physically, but feeling as though i could do anything. I sit, i sit, i actualyl paint my nails like i said i would. The chemicals i smell start to make me feel tired and a little high. But the caffiene controls my brain at this point, and my heart is beating fast. I have already barely had any sleep all week, and i sit, and i sit, and i sit. I shuffle my favorite playlist thats amix of every music genre i like. Third wave ska, to metal, to rap, to ambient. Songs that remind me of my ex, then songs that make me wanna drink monster and rawr like its 2009. I sit, and i sit, and i sit. A song i like a lot suddenly comes on, i put it on repeat and mutter it for a bit. I sit, and i sit, and i sit. I light a lavender candle set with the intent to make me fall asleep. But i sit, and i sit, and i sit. Its now 4:54AM. I feel as though i am in prison and tumblr is the guard. I shut off my device, a new notification. I get back on spotify, remembering a song that describes exactly how i feel as im writing this post. I feel some sort of peace, inner calm the shouldnt normally be achieved from this genre of music when trying to sleep. But for me, this song describes these feelings better than my own words could. 4:57am i feel kind of tired finally. Hopefully i can sleep before six o'clock AM. Writing makes me feel more tired. I finally feel tired. Enough to sleep? No? Keep writing. Keep writing. Keep writing. Feel tired. Finally tired. 5:00am. Keep writing. Keep writing. Immitate high feelings through sleep deprivation. Strange thoughts. More tired now. Still nowhere near sleep. Dog makes noise. No sleep tonight. After 6am, its game over. Need to sleep. Turn music off. Listen to the quiet sounds of the night. Not yawning yet.
Tangent time:i actually took the midol at about 10pm. All the caffiene gave me energy. Funnfor a bit. Not at 5am. I got the nail polish feeling at about 11.
Back to main story. 5:03, no notifications, hunger creeps in. Tiredness becomes almost overwhelming, still not a single yawn. Im tired, why cant i sleep? I dont plan on pulling an all nighter but it might be my last resort. Eyes getting heavy, not a single yawn. Not tired enough to sleep yet. Caffiene, go away, calm my heart and calm my brain. Calm my heart and calm my brain. Let me sleep before six. Let my body get some rest. Urge to listen to 2008 scene music suddenly appears. I feel like im already asleep, even though im very, very awake. I might finally be able to sleep. Over for now.
Nope, not over. Time passes so quickly but so slowly. Time to try sleeping pills even though i know they wont help.
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Chanel Iman & Sterling Shepard's Daughter's 1st Birthday Was The Cutest Thing Ever
Chanel Iman and Sterling Shepard threw the cutest party for their daughter Cali's first birthday. Go inside the baby bash, plus see the model mom's newest magazine cover, the couple's new business venture and more inside...
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Its Cali’s world we’re just living in it @sterlingshepard
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Time is flying!
Chanel Iman and Sterling Shepard's daughter Cali Clay Shepard is already one! Can you believe it? Their little model-in-the-making just hit a milestone birthday and her parents made sure to celebrate with a birthday bash fit for a princess.
"Welcome Cali's Land," one of the signs read. There was ice cream, lemonade, and - of course - cake!
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Wow time flies! Happy first birthday to my lil mama @caliclayshepard
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The birthday girl fed her daddy after digging into the cake.
The New York Giants wide receiver posted a birthday message to his baby girl on Instagram, writing, “Wow, time flies. Happy first birthday to my lil mama,” the NFL star wrote.
The model mom also posted a Happy Birthday post for her first born:
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Happy Birthday to our first born @caliclayshepard You are celebrated everyday
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"Happy Birthday to our first born @caliclayshepard You are celebrated everyday," the high-fashion model captioned a family flick.
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Birthday Girl @pattyothonphotography @kbellesdesign @babyblissprops
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Happy birthday @caliclayshepard Mommy loves you @pattyothonphotography @kbellesdesign @babyblissprops
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The NFL star gushed to US Weekly about his one-in-a-million wife. As he should.
“That woman takes care of me like no one ever has,” the 26-year-old told Us Weekly while promoting the #HorizonConfiDANCE Back-to-School Campaign. “I mean, the closest thing to [compare it] is my mom, so I love everything about being married to her. She’s one of a kind.”
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Thank you all for all the birthday wishes and everyone who came to celebrate with us
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Babychella
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Babychella! We love it!
On the magazine front...
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Summer issue out now @ellecroatia @sylvecolless
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Model Chanel Iman graces the cover of ELLE Croatia's summer issue. And serves up all the edgy model vibes.
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Special edition @ellecroatia @sylvecolless August issue
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Minimalist, yet gorge.
By the way...
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Sterling and I are excited to announce our partnership with @levis We have have created custom jeans exclusively for @amazonfashion. Link in my bio Check it out :) #founditonamazon #liveinlevis #ad
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Chanel and Sterling joined forces to create custom LEVI's sold exclusively on Amazon Fashion.
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Chanel and I partnered with @levis to create custom jeans exclusively for @amazonfashion. Check it out. #founditonamazon #liveinlevis #ad
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Love them. A couple that hustles together.
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With social distancing and capacity limits lifted as of June 15, restaurants and other businesses can return to a sense of normalcy, according to local health experts.
There is a lot to celebrate, including the opening of a tasting room at Europa Village Wineries & Resort in Temecula Valley Wine Country and several new foods to try, including chicken mole tacos at Miguel’s Jr., Jason Derulo meals on the Jack in the Box app, and concessions at Dodger and Angel stadiums.
For old favorites, celebrate the 100th anniversary of See’s Candies.
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Banners in the window of a Rialto Jack in the Box advertise three new limited-time offerings, all part of the app-exclusive Milli Meal collaboration with Jason Derulo. (Photo by John Plessel)
Also, find out about limited-time offerings from Flame Broiler and Miguel’s Jr. Read more.
Recipe: Cool off this summer with Mango-Citrus Sorbet
Mango-Citrus Sorbet is shown served with mint leaves. (Photo by Nick Koon)
Combine the tropical fruit with lemon and orange juice to make this frosty dessert. Read more.
Guy Fieri awards scholarships to Inland students
Amanda Lacher and Julia Li learn they will receive a $25,000 grant for their Laguna Hills business Porchbox Restaurant from celebrity chef Guy Fieri. (Screen capture courtesy of Medium Rare)
The presentations were made during a streaming event called “Guy’s Restaurant Reboot,” intended to help the dining industry recover in the wake of the novel coronavirus pandemic. Read more.
Inland Empire hopes for a sense of normalcy with reopening
Maureen Carasiti smiles as she eats with friends at Bushfire Kitchen in Menifee, during the first day of the removal of most Covid-19 restrictions in California Tuesday, June 15, 2021, Photo by Andrew Foulk, Contributing Photographer
Europa Village in Temecula’s wine country celebrates by opening a tasting room, while restaurants such as Islands and Bushfire Kitchen welcome the change. Read more.
How reopening will change restaurants
Nichole Visser, left, sits with Kristina Anderson, both of Corona del Mar, and Mai Thai of Los Angeles sits with John Chan, far right, of Newport Beach, during lunch at Sushi Roku at Fashion Island in Newport Beach on Friday, June 11, 2021. Beginning June 15, restaurants will return to 100 percent capacity following the coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Despite a lot of pent-up demand for dining out, many Southern Californians are still cautious about going out. Read more.
New food and returning favorites to eat at Dodger Stadium
Los Angeles Dodgers’ Executive Chef Ryan Evans (pictured at the stadium last year) recommends new dishes to try this season. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
Find out what’s happening with the legendary Dodger Dog this season. Read more.
Comfort food rules at Angel Stadium and here are some recommended tasty bites
Legends Hospitality carefully tracks feedback from ballpark goers to cater to their tastes at restaurants and concession stands and has already noticed that this season fans crave comfort food like these Loaded Helmet Nachos with house-made chipotle chicken, beans, nachos cheese, pico de gallo, guacamole and jalapeños in a souvenir battling helmet at Angel Stadium – photographed during media day in Anaheim, CA, on Tuesday, April 2, 2019. (File photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Legends Hospitality carefully tracks feedback from ballpark goers to cater to their tastes at restaurants and concession stands and has already noticed that this season fans crave comfort food. Read more.
See’s Candies marks its centennial
See’s Candies CEO Pat Egan, seated on a replica of a 1928 delivery motorcycle, helped open a new store on Seal Beach Blvd. in Seal Beach, CA on Friday, May 7, 2021. See’s Candies, with 108 locations in Southern California, is celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2021. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
The company’s CEO talks about nostalgia, e-commerce and that Nuts & Chews assortment Read more.
Recipes: Cucumbers are anything but bland in these 3 dishes
Chilled Mint-Cucumber-Honeydew Soup can be made easily in a high-speed blender. (Photo by Nick Koon)
The vegetables make delicious salads when topped with crème fraiche or Korean hot sauce, or they can blend with mint and honeydew melon to make a delicious chilled soup. Read more.
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Pizza Hut Launches Contactless Curbside Pickup Nationwide, Unveils New Safety Seals And Plans To Provide Over 10 Million Masks For Team Members At All Restaurants added to Google Docs
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Expanded safety measures also include pre-shift temperature checks and front counter shields
Plano, TX (RestaurantNews.com) Pizza Hut is doubling down on its efforts to keep team members and customers safe, today announcing the availability of contactless curbside pickup at participating restaurants nationwide. Pizza Hut is the only national pizza brand to make it easy to select contactless curbside for online orders—all you have to do is check a box during checkout. The brand will also be introducing new health and safety measures aimed at protecting team members, customers and the communities it serves, with a focus on helping to ensure that team members and guests feel safe, valued, and cared for during this critical time.
Nationwide Contactless Options
With an increase in customer demand for contactless options—over 60% of online delivery orders are now via contactless delivery— Pizza Hut is introducing curbside pickup for customers that want their pizza right out of the oven, but don’t want to leave the safety and comfort of their car. The service is now available at most Pizza Hut restaurants nationwide. Pizza Hut remains committed to providing customers a safe experience to get their pizza via three contactless offerings: curbside pickup, delivery, or carryout.
Requesting curbside pickup is simple. Customers simply check the contactless curbside box at checkout on the website and app, or ask a team member over the phone. While placing an order, customers can provide details on the vehicle they’re driving, and then pre-pay using a credit or debit card. Once you’ve arrived, call the store or look for the curbside attendant. A gloved team member will bring out your pizza and place it in your car. As with all orders, Pizza Hut’s process requires that once your pizza leaves Pizza Hut’s 400+ degree oven, it slides hands-free into the box without anyone touching the pizza until you open the box at home.
Putting Customers at Ease
Starting next week, new tamper proof safety seals will be applied to all Medium and Large pizza boxes, as well as all Dinner Box, Big Dinner Box, and Big Dipper orders. The new safety seal must be broken by the customer in order to access the food inside. Pizza Hut’s hands-free oven-to-box process and new safety seals will help give customers confidence that their food was not touched after leaving the oven.
Pizza Hut is also deferring expiring Hut Rewards Points for members during this time. All points set to expire between April 13 and June 30 are being extended until mid-October. For those members who had points expire between March 15 and April 12, those points have been returned to member accounts and are available to redeem for free pizza, wings and more.
Protective Equipment for Team Members
Pizza Hut is also adding to its commitment to the health and safety of team members by introducing new recommended safety procedures and by planning to make certain personal protective equipment available to franchisees, team members, and its franchisees’ team members, including:
Masks – Over 10 million non-surgical grade masks will be available for in-restaurant team members at restaurants across the country over the coming weeks. Masks have already been deployed to Pizza Hut restaurants located in hot zones around the country, and additional supply will start arriving for use by Pizza Hut team members at other restaurants beginning next week.
Team Member Temperature Checks – Temperature check procedures will be communicated as thermometers become available in the coming weeks.
Counter Shields – Clear protective shields will be available for restaurants to install at the front counter to add a barrier between team members and customers, providing an extra layer of protection for contactless carryout orders.
Single-Use Disposable Gloves – All guest-facing restaurant team members are advised to wear single-use, disposable gloves during their shifts, in addition to team members who wear gloves when handling and preparing food after they’ve thoroughly washed and sanitized their hands.
Social Distancing Reminders – Signage is available to be placed in the restaurant and back of house to remind and encourage social distancing procedures for both customers and team members.
“The health and safety of our team members, customers and the communities we serve remains our top priority,” said Nicolas Burquier, Chief Customer and Operations Officer, Pizza Hut. “We understand people trust us to provide safe, fast and reliable food to feed them and their families. We take that responsibility very seriously and these new measures are reaffirmation of that mentality.”
Serving the Community
Pizza Hut remains committed to giving back to the communities it serves. On Monday, the Hut launched Read & Feed, an initiative aimed at making a difference for kids out of school during this time, paying tribute to Pizza Hut’s longtime commitment to literacy with programs like BOOK IT! Through Read & Feed, Pizza Hut is donating 250,000 Personal Pan Pizzas and will provide $500,000 in grants to educators through its nonprofit partner, First Book. The initiative provides meals to students that typically rely on reduced price lunch and puts books in the hands of kids currently out of school in need of educational resources.
Additionally, Pizza Hut and its franchisees recently announced that they’re hiring for over 30,000 open positions at restaurants across the country. Available jobs include cooks, shift leaders, restaurant managers, and virtual call center agents.
Stay up to date on all things Pizza Hut by following along on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. To order now, visit www.pizzahut.com.
About Pizza Hut®
Pizza Hut, a subsidiary of Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE: YUM), has more restaurant locations in the world than any other pizza company. Founded in 1958 in Wichita, Kan., Pizza Hut operates over 18,000 restaurants in more than 100 countries. With easy order options including the Pizza Hut app, mobile site, and Amazon and Google devices, Pizza Hut is committed to providing an easy pizza experience – from order to delivery – and has Hut Rewards, the Pizza Hut loyalty program that offers points for every dollar spent on food any way you order. Pizza Hut is also the proprietor of The Literacy Project, an initiative designed to enable access, empower teachers and inspire a lifelong love of reading. The program is rooted in the foundation set by the Pizza Hut BOOK IT! Program, which is the longest-running corporate supported literacy program, impacting more than 14 million students each year. For more information, visit www.pizzahut.com. Pizza Hut is the Official and Only Pizza Sponsor of the NFL and NCAA®.
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DOH expedites hiring of health workers
#PHnews: DOH expedites hiring of health workers
MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) is finalizing the details of how to expedite the formation of the “reserve health workers team” for hospitals and medical centers in Metro Manila and neighboring regions amid the rising coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) infections.
“Sa kasalukuyan po ay pinag-uusapan ng departamento na pabilisin ang pag-recruit ng mga health care workers (HCWs) mula sa mga probinsya. Pangungunahan po ng iba’t ibang opisina sa DOH ang pag-hire ng mga ating mga human resource for health (HRH) para sa National Capital Region (NCR), Region 3 (Central Luzon), at Region 4-A (Calabarzon) lalo na sa mga public and private hospitals and medical centers (The department is currently working to speed up the recruitment of HCWs from the provinces. The DOH offices will lead the hiring of HRH for NCR, Region 3, and Region 4-A, especially in public and private hospitals and medical centers),” the DOH said in a message sent to reporters on Tuesday.
To entice other medical graduates who are currently unemployed to join the workforce, the DOH is looking into “providing additional benefits and incentives for both the private and the public HCWs”.
“We will release the additional benefits once approved,” it said.
The DOH added that it continues to monitor infections among HCWs.
In its August 3 situation report, the DOH recorded 5,096 health care workers who have tested positive for Covid-19.
Of the figure, 4,652 or 91.3 percent have recovered, 39 (0.8 percent) have died, and 405 (7.9 percent) are active cases.
Of the active cases, 268 or 66.2 percent are mild, 134 (33.1 percent) are asymptomatic, two (0.5 percent) are in severe in condition, and one (0.2 percent) in critical condition.
“Health workers with no symptoms but with relevant history of travel or contact are already included in the testing, according to the Department Memorandum 2020-0258, entitled the Updated Interim Guidelines on Expanded Testing for Covid-19 released last May 29,” the DOH said. (PNA)
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(TEHRAN, Iran) — Iran’s health ministry raised the death toll from the new coronavirus to eight Sunday, amid concerns that clusters there as well as in Italy and South Korea could signal a serious new stage in its global spread.
There were now 43 confirmed cases of the illness in Iran, health ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour told state TV. That’s a jump from a Saturday’s total of 28 confirmed cases and six fatalities.
The outbreak in Iran has centered mostly on the city of Qom, but spread rapidly over the past few days to people in four other cities, including the capital, Tehran. Iranians also went to the polls on Friday for nationwide parliamentary elections, with many voters wearing masks and stocking up on hand sanitizer.
Iran is already facing diplomatic and economic isolation under U.S. pressure. The virus threatens to isolate Iran even further, with some countries now barring their citizens from traveling there.
Authorities shuttered schools in 10 provinces across the country for at least two days starting Sunday. Tehran University also suspended classes and shuttered its dormitories for several days. Those who live in student dorms were asked to return to their home towns and continue classes through the internet where possible.
Soccer fans across the country won’t be allowed to attend matches,and shows in movie theaters and other venues were suspendeduntil Friday. Authorities have begundaily sanitizationof Tehran’s metro, which is used by some 3 million people, and public transportation cars in the city.
Iran reported its first cases of the virus on Wednesday, announcing that same day that two elderly people had died from the virus in Qom. Schools and religious seminaries in the Shiite holy city were closed.
Jahanpour said the 15 newly confirmed cases included seven in Qom, four in Tehran, two in the northern Gilan province, one in the central Markazi province, and one from the town of Tonekabon in the northern Mazandaran province, who died of the illness.
Iran’s Health Minister Saeed Namaki told state TV that officials were nearly certain the virus came from China to Qom in central Iran. He also said that among those who’d died from the virus was a merchant who regularly shuttled between the two countries using indirect flights in recent weeks, after Iran stopped direct passenger flights to China.
He did not say when the merchant had returned from China to Iran nor what steps health officials had taken to quarantine and check on those he’d come into contact with.
Namaki, however, defended the government’s handling of the outbreak, saying it was being “transparent.” He said it would help make face-masks and sanitizers available for Iranians, amid concerns that stocks were running low in the capital’s pharmacies.
Iran is also producing kits for diagnosis of the infection, he added.
“We obviously do not recommend traveling to Qom and other pilgrimage cities,” Namaki said. The city is a major destination for pilgrims inside Iran and from abroad.
Iran has also set up 36 screening stations at different ports of entry to the country to check for possibly infected travelers, he added.
Iraq and Pakistan, which share borders with Iran, have already taken preventive measures to limit the spread of the virus from Iranian travelers. Iraq has barred Iranians from entering the country, impacting thousands of religious pilgrims and businessmen.
Officials in the Pakistani province of Baluchistan, which has a long frontier with Iran, declared an emergency as they seek to stop the spread of the virus. They suspended almost all traffic across the Taftan border crossing with Iran.
Turkey temporarily closed its land border with Iran due to coronavirus Sunday, according to Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca. Turkey is yet to record a case of coronavirus.
Eight people have been refused entry to Turkey from Iran since Friday, when Turkey introduced health checks on travelers at frontier crossings, Koca said in Istanbul.
Jordan also began denying entry of non-Jordanians coming from Iran and South Korea on Sunday. That’s in addition to the previous ban on those coming from China. Nationals arriving from those countries will be quarantined.
Infected travelers from Iran already have been discovered in Lebanon and Canada.
Lebanon’s first case of the new virus was discovered on a flight from the Iranian city of Qom this week.
Saudi Arabia has ordered anyone traveling from Iran to wait at least 14 days before entering the kingdom as it seeks to prevent the spread of the virus to the Muslim pilgrimage sites of Mecca and Medina. It has also barred its residents and citizens from travelling to Iran and China.
Kuwait has also suspended flights to Iran and is barring ships from Iran from docking at its ports. Kuwait said it is evacuating 750 Kuwaiti citizens on five flights. Kuwait’s state-run news agency reported on Saturday that Kuwait health officials were sent to Iran, in coordination with Iranian counterparts, to conduct medical checks on Kuwaitis departing Iran, but that Iranian authorities denied the Kuwaiti health officials entry.
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