To be continued...

This comic ia a companion piece for @the-fenton-anticreep-stick 's genius fanfic:

Hold My Dying Breath

Also check out this amazing art that @mysteryhat21art made for this fanfic!

All the love and hugs to @invisobang and their beautiful mods for making this event possible. This is my second time participating and i can honestly say that IB has grown to be my favorite event in the phandom. I've met so many inspiring and amazing people because of IB and I will continue to participate for many years to come.

Lol i know what it like being picky with my asmr. Theres just somethings a cant stand. Its not just the voice, its the sound effects, atmosphere and who someone can build a room without being blunt. Okay bare with me, these are all the series I've collected over the years and its ALOT(these are all series but i can suggest more oneshots) Here the list

-Rescued From Aliens |KimCarter| (More about roleplay with some storyline. Also alot of VA channels collaborated for this one. Alot of sound effects but can be overwelming with some viewers. Im pretty sure this story is continuing)

-Gator Boys |Obsidian Lantern| (In siren son's universe also featuring as a character. Good amount of storyline without it making you confused. Somewhat slowburn without the whole story being overly romantic. Turns listener human and the character halfbloods. Also okay sound effects. Story is still continuing but it takes him a long time to update this series)

-Demon Roommate |Yuurivoice| (More romantic roleplay with no real storyline, more like a bunch on oneshots with you two growing closer. Cute and simple with a great voice)

-Bittersweet |Yuurivoice| (A personal favorite series with GREAT storyline containing secrets and some lore without being confusing. Romantic, angst, forgiveness with a twink thrown in there for goodluck. Series is continuing but its kinda at a standstill)

-Daughter of Khan |Joseph Holloway| (platonic roleplay of sherekhan and his daughter growing up. Good storyline with great soundeffects without being overwelming. No real lore but still good RP. I highly suggest checking out his other works. Season 2 is coming out)

-The Theif's Tale |Nomads tales & Audios| (Decent story with good sound effects. Two thiefs who do heists together realize their old partner may not be as they seem)

-The City Wolf and the Country Lamb |Nomads tales & Audios| (Series that helped me through covid. Decent story with decent acting from a small handful of other creators. Romantic story with themes of little angst and some betrayal. One of the detective ones i like with more episodes on the way)

-The New Jersey Rats |Escaped Audios| (I LOVE this series! Mafia themed without all the overused sterotypes of other roleplay. Good story with good sound effects Series is at a end but theres a video of before this series which is also pretty good.)

-Strange lands, Stranger people |Hollow_VA| (More asmr that the rest of these series but still good storyline. Theres more episodes but hes not the best at making playlists. One of my first series i liked. About a mage escaping from their town but needs a guide through the dessert to meet who they're looking for, Luckily Jackle is there to charm his way. Im pretty sure he stopped this series without actually announcing it.)

-Daisy |Audio by Dominic| (Mafia x florist listener. Some mafia sterotypes but with a great spin. Decent story with good sound effects. Series is ongoing)

-Time Traveler Husband |Exhibit A| (My absolute first series i loved. Decent storyline with decent effects. Doctor who inspired romantic themes with a tad of angst. Series is ended)

-Wolf Falls for Red RiddingHood |Allegretto| (Smal series but still decent. Alot more romantic than the others but a cute story)

WOO i think thats all the series that comes to mind after about 4 years of liking roleplay audios. Tell me if you like any of them!! ^^

Well! Considering I've already seen a good chunk of these reminds me that I've been lingering on the Audio RP scene for... a long time. Like, Hollow_ was one of my first Audio RP channels back when I was in uni. I first listened to Strange Lands, Stranger People like 5 years ago or something? (I graduated 4.25 years ago-ish so... I got into Hollow_ like 6 years ago? Hotel Sanguine was actually one of my favorites of his. Which means I've been listening to SalemAudio for like ~7 and he was I think the first proper Audio RP channel I listened to back when he was still "unasmr")

Let's see, of these, I've seen Rescued from Aliens (though I was unaware it was ongoing. I'll have to check out the rest! I was really excited for the huge collab that was the first one though!), Gator Boys (Looove Obsidian Lantern's sense of humor and creative style), bits of both Yuurivoice series (I have a hard time keeping track of his stuff), both Nomad ones because Nomad is one of my absolute favorite storytellers, New Jersey Rats (Escaped is a chaos gremlin here and I'm here for it), and Strange Lands, Stranger People (as mentioned above)!

I'll see about poking my nose into the other ones and see if I like anything. I've heard one or two Joseph Holloway audios but never followed it closely.

I'm really interested in those last two! Audios By Dominic's voice never quite vibed with me but we'll see if I can give it a shot.

Thanks for the reccs!

Mental Asylum - Short Story - Part 1/?

So, Miss Johnston was it." The man in a white plain coat said.

"Yes, sir." I reply with a soft smile.

"We are going to assign you to one patient for now, until we know you can handle more, if that's alright with you." I nod, slightly confused if he was asking for my opinion so I just don't answer.

I follow him as he leads me to a room covered in grey walls with a plain empty desk and a comfy looking leather chair in front and behind it. I look at him waiting for instructions.

"This will be your office. You can customize it as you wish just no glass or sharp objects. Though you will always have a guard outside the door, we still need to keep precautions in place." I softly nod my head allowing him to continue. "Your patients case file is on your desk, if you need anything like I said before a guard is positioned outside your door." He finishes and leaves the room without another word.

Walking over to the chair behind the desk I place my bag on the ground next to me and softly sit down in the chair. The leather quietly squeaking letting me know that its new and hasn't been sat in yet. I relax my muscles untensing as I lean forwards a bit to grab the file. Softly pulling open the yellow folder I see a picture of the man paper clipped onto one other piece of paper.

Pulling the photo, I hold it up to my face as I examine it. My eyes scan the photo as I try examining every feature of his. He has a sharp jaw line and plump lips, slightly tan-Ish skin, and dark almost black hair. His eyes seemed relaxed in an almost tired state, but I think that's just how his eyes are shaped. His dark hair was straight and slightly long in the front and short in the back and sides. His plump lips lay in a small smirk as if he was plotting something. And his eyes, oh his eyes. They were the most beautiful two colors. One was a bright forest green, and one was a bright sea blue. They seemed to be the only bright thing on his sculpted face.

I look down at the other piece of paper. The title reading, 'Information on Patient.'

Name: Kai Leves

Age: 21

F/M: Male

Height: 6'2

Eye color: Green and Blue (Heterochromia)

Hair color: Dark Brown

Race: Half white and Half Italian

Under that another title read. 'What we know about him.'

'He is Aggressive and Obsessive. The reason he is here is unknown, all we know is that he murdered a 22-year-old man and plead insanity. His past 4 Therapists quit afer the first day, his most recent lasted a week and we had to fire her after we found them kissing during a session and she admitted to having feelings for him.

I sigh at the little amount of information. "Alright then." I look around bored, not knowing what to do as I wait for something to happen.

It had been about 5 minutes before a knock on my door sounded though the room snapping me out of my trance. "Come in." I voiced, watching as the door opened. Walking in was Kai his arms in cuffs in front of him with a guard pushing him into the seat in front of me. I expected them to unlock the cuffs, but they just handed me the key and nodded before walking out. My eyes followed them as the guard now stood in the room by the door. My eyes glanced between Kai and the guard standing at the door.

"Um." i cleared my throat. "You can go." I smiled at the guard waiting for him to leave the room.

"Sorry ma'am I can't do that. For your safety." He says with a monotone voice.

I glance back to Kai to see his eyes trained on my face in a slight trance with his head tilted to the side a bit. A small smile crosses my face as I look at him. "You won't hurt me, will you?" I ask.

He seems to snap out of his trance as his head moves back center shaking his head quietly an innocent look resting on his face.

"See. I'll be fine. Bye now." I say a tight smile on my lips. I hear him sigh before leaving the room, the door slightly slamming shut. I quietly look over at him to see that his eyes were already on me. I examine his face closely noticing the small freckles on his face that I couldn't see in the photo.

"I won't hurt you doctor. I promise." His voice rasps. A small blush crosses my face at his deep voice and slight Italian accent.

I smile a bit. "Uh- Ya, No problem." My voice soft. A smile crosses his face, his teeth slightly poking out from behind his lips as he does. I hadn't realized how handsome he was until know.

Kai leans forward his arms resting on my desk. "You like my accent, Doctor?" His voice deep and slightly raspy, but smooth at the same time. His accent pushing through as he spoke.

My eyes connect with his as I get shy and sit up, so Im not as close to him as I was before.

Noticing my shyness, he smirks, and it almost seems as if he made sure his accent was mor prominent as he spoke this time. "You're cute when you get shy doctor."

I let out a sigh. "Thank you." I mutter quietly as I pull out my notepad.

"So, what are you going to do now? Study me?" His voice rasps as he watches me intently, leaning back in his chair his arms in front of him still cuffed.

I nod softly as I look up through my eye lashes at him.

His smirk grows as he watches my look through my eye lashes. "Aww do you think I'm cute, doctor?" He asks his accent deep.

I clear my throat, pushing down the butterflies and blush that is creeping up my neck as I shake my head. "No. Of course not. You're my patient and I would get fired, just like your last therapist."

He chuckles. "Well, your much more, how do I say, good looking than she was." He smirks.

"How about we play a game?" I say trying to change the subject.

Kai seems interested as he leans forward. "What type of game?"

"I ask you a question and in turn ou ask me one, but we both have to answer truthfully no matter what the question is." I say looking in his eyes.

"Alright. I'll play, but I'm going first." I nod. "Hm, how about do you have a boyfriend?" My eyes widen in shock not expecting this question I stutter.

I blush a bit. "Uh yes actually. Um, how about you?"

I watch as his eyes darken a bit, and his hands fold into fists his veins popping out. He smirks, "I used to before she decided to cheat on me with my best friend. But its ok I've found someone better now."

I quickly write down all of that before his voice sounds again. "How old are you?" He asks.

"I'm 19. I just finished my second year of college. I skipped a few grades. If you were wondering." I speak.

He looks a bit shocked but doesn't say anything. I'm about to ask another question when the door opened, and a guard walked in.

Time to go back to your room Kai." He says his voice void of emotion.

Kai sighs annoyed and rolled his eyes, before standing up. Smirking at me he says. "Goodbye, Cara Mia." Before dragging his feet towards the door as him and the guard leave.

Let me know if you want a part 2. I will probably do one anyways tbh, but give me ideas for that next part!

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Hiii!! I just read your post about Gojo and sugar and overstimulation and I need mooooore info!!! I really like it and I want to read it with details, could you do a long post about that?? (I don’t care if it has ten page on Word, I’ll gladly read it <3) have a wonderful day and stay safe!!!

Thank you for the ask, it really surprised me in a good way when I saw it, and I hope this post is satisfactory! Don't be afraid to ask for clarifications, I'll use my still-shallow understanding of psychology to answer to the best of my abilities!

Now, MANGA SPOILERS FOR JJK (Mainly Flashback arc)! Enjoy :)

Let's begin with my hypothesis that Gojo is especially sensitive to some types of physical touch, in this case pain. I think that's because of the infinity (which he used only in battle as a teen but seems to always use as an adult). Gojo isn't used to being injured and feeling pain like that. As an adult he may even be unused to everyday pains like stubbing a toe.

Him being unused to any serious pain may explain his intense reaction during the fight against Toji.

When he is suddently gravely injured for maybe the first time and that pain persists over time (I don't have the exact time but we can assume at least almost half an hour from the first fight with Tojo to the rematch), his brain could register the sensory information extremely dangerous and set off alarms Big Time™.

As an adult I also think the continuous use of Infinity against almost anything and everything could lead to Gojo feeling understimulated in spite of all the information (or visual stimuli) he gets from the Six Eyes.

People who are chronically understimulated seek out experiences which stimulate them in the sense that the nervous system is aroused (activated). Activities like this include parachuting or gambling. Gojo uses the physical 'stimulant' of sugar, but he could also be arousing his nervous system in other ways, by seeking out excitement. (I'm actually wondering if his teasing of other people to get reactions is one of those ways).

Before diving into excitement we need to talk about the mechanisms behind why we approach or avoid things -we need to talk about BAS and BIS.

Firstly, and more interestingly in this case, is BAS. BAS stands for Behavioural Approach System, its the signal we that encourages us to approach something, like food, warmth or friendly people.

People with highly activated BAS are very sensitive to rewards and more likely to approach situations that can give them good rewards, in spite of significant risks!

People who are understimulated may have more BAS tendencies, so could this be another part of Gojo's character?

Well, he doesn't seem to have a strong BIS. BIS stands for Behavioural Inhibition System, and it's what makes us avoid something. People with very active BIS are more sensitive to punishment, and can often avoid situations in fear of a negative outcome, despite the possibilities of great reward.

To me Gojo definitely feels more like a person dominated by the BAS. And why would he not be? He is The Strongest™, he doesn't have to worry about most fights because he always has his raw power to fall back on. If he goes all out with no restraints he will always win, so there is no reason not to approach a situation if he wants to. And I'm not saying he always succeeds, even in the fight against Jogo he doesn't learn anything and Jogo gets away, but he wins the physical fight.

And even as Jogo gets away, Gojo doesn't seem sad or angry, he is happy -smiling and joking with Yuuji!

In most fights that Gojo participates in he seems calm and collected, but often times he also seems glad! For example with how he in the fight itself jokes around and toys with Jogo, reveling in mocking him.

This is his personality, but that is ofc influenced by the underlying psychological mechanisms and processes. So this behaviour could be seen as him entering fights giddy because he is chasing a possible high reward.

And this could be another way for him to seek the excitement he needs because he feels understimulated, and is spured on by his strong BAS.

The excitement and arousal Gojo seeks in fights may be what makes him reach optimal level of arousal. This is another mechanism I mentioned in my original post, but to put it simply optimal level of arousal refers to activation of the nervous system and how well one performs a task. If a task is easy or well-practiced we can perform it  our best under pressure (but not too much), but if we're new to the task even smal amounts of pressure can make us fail miserably.

Gojo seems to reach optimal level of arousal during fights, he always performs well in the fights themselves. As stated in the manga, Gojo is in his element when he fights alone. Easy fights don't push him, so he seems more at ease there, but harder fights (early Shibuya *cough* *cough*) definitely makes it seem like he is "in the zone" -optimal level of arousal, I would rather say!

Returning to his fight against Toji, I would argue that the overwhelming sensations he felt on top of the effects of the Six Eyes pushed him out of optimal level of arousal, which made him falter and fail.

But it was also in that near death experience that he "grasped the core of cursed energy", suddently understanding a lot of previous unavailable information. All of this combined probably made his brain go 'haywire', firing off and obscene amount of signals even as it was being regenerated.

All of this activation in Gojo's nervous system could have been too much for him, and made him (at leas feel) overstimulated.

(just a note bc I love talking about psychology; overstimulated ppl often want to receive less stimulation and people with naturally more stimulated nervous systems therefore seek less excitement in daily life, preferring fewer people and more quiet.)

Gojo seemed ecstatic in the rematch against Toji -Toji even asked (in the translation I read) if Gojo was high. As the rematch began Gojo was giddy and excited talking about his new knowledge, shouting and laughing. This lends itself to the reading of Gojo being overstimulated, since one symptom I didn't touch on in the original post, is feeling overly excited. At the same time, near the end of the rematch, Gojo seems to have calmed down and become more detached - thinking calmly about Amanai, his emotions and motives, while also quoting Buddha.

When Gojo meets up again with Getou, he looks exhausted, the tiredness from before the fight finally catching up to him.

This time he falls bellow optimal level of arousal, the excitement he may have gotten from the fight is over, and after Getou stops him from massacring the cult there is nothing left to do. As the stressful situation comes to an end, there is nothing he can do except wind down as the adrenalin leaves his system.

I don't have anything more to say for now, as I feel I've covered everything I wanted to in this post (and god it became longer than I thought it would!). I hope it was a little informative, and if you read the entire thing, thank you! <3

SnK Episode 63 Poll (for Manga Readers)

The poll closed with 253 responses. Thank you to everyone who participated!

Please note that these are the results for the Manga Readers’ poll. If you wish to see the results for the Anime Only Watchers’ poll, click here.

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RATE THE CHAPTER 244 Responses

In contrast to episode 62, this episode got a lot more of a positive response, with no one rating it a one, and well over ¾ rating it as a 4 or better. The anticipation for the upcoming events surely has a part to play in this!

I love it! Wholesome and thrilling all in one!

LET'S GOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

I think they did an amazing job. The animation was even better than before too.

Pacing was great! The best so far.

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING MOMENTS WAS YOUR FAVORITE? 247 Responses

As expected of the fandom, Falco leading Reiner to the basement to meet Eren got the largest chunk of the pie as what was probably one of the most anticipated moments from the episode. In second was the daytime festival with Reiner spoiling the kids to some good food, with the third place going to Eren meeting his grandfather at the hospital. 

They animated Dr Jaeger’s breakdown incredibly well, I felt extra bad for the guy.

WOULD YOU SHAMELESSLY EXPLOIT REINER FINANCIALLY IF YOU HAD SUCH AN OPPORTUNITY? 242 Responses

The majority of respondents say they would definitely exploit Reiner financially, with 31% saying they would feel bad about it, and 26.4% truly being shameless about it. 17.8%, on the other hand, would never even entertain the thought.

WHICH FOOD WOULD YOU WANT REINER TO BUY YOU? 246 Responses

Naturally, pizza gets the majority with nearly 60% of the vote (c’mon, who doesn’t love a good pizza?). Behind that was dessert at 22.8%, followed by those who prefer a good sandwich at 17.1%. A couple of commenters were just plain thirsty for other characters. 

All of the above ;)

Ereh abs 

1 drink with 2 straws so we can share while romantically staring into each other's eyes

EVERYTHING

erwin's t*ts

All. We make reiner broke

WHICH KID HAD THE CUTEST “BEGGING” EXPRESSION? 244 Responses

Gabi says she’s cute, and the fandom agrees! With 67.2% of the vote, Gabi takes the number 1 spot as the most adorable beggar. This is followed up distantly by Falco, who took in 25.8% of the vote. Zofia and Udo got a small amount of love as well.

WHAT DO YOU THINK - DID MAPPA DO WILLY TYBUR JUSTICE? 245 Responses

Overall, respondents are very happy with MAPPA’s rendition of Willy Tybur, with nearly 50% simply appreciating his design and seiyuu, while 38.8% find him quite dashing. A small amount think MAPPA got his design down just right, but not so much of a hit with the seiyuu. 

As expected of MAPPA! That's exactly Willy!

His shoulders look so small its weird

They did a good job casting and drawing him but I don't personally think he's attractive at all

I couldn't take him seriously since his voice is the same as kakashi's

He is fine and MAPPA animated him well. I don't look at him from sexual way. 

They really nailed Willy and I appreciate his character way more than in the manga

MAPPA MANAGED TO FIT IN THE STAIRWELL SCENE WITH PORCO AND PIECK. WAS IT EVERYTHING YOU HOPED IT WOULD BE? 247 Responses

MAPPA gave some of us a good surprise by repurposing the stairwell scene with Porco and Pieck (and I think most of us agree they’d have been fools to omit it completely). 38.1% were very grateful for it’s inclusion. 37.2% think they executed it well and had a nice chuckle from it. 9.7% were disappointed in the adaptation of Pieck’s ass, and 10.9% actually didn’t care about this scene anyway. 

Everyone's making too much of a fuss over it. Nice scene though

I wish they had actually animated her scurrying around

My bisexual ass simps for Porco AND Pieck 

It was everything I hoped for and more. Thank you Mappa

I always knew MAPPA wouldn't dare cut the scene where Pieck scares the crap outta Porco 😂. Poor guy could have fallen down the stairs.

That was a cute and fun scene. Pieck is really sweet and Porco was more friendly and open hearted than his manga counterpart. I really loved it!

YES! YES! YES! YES! Y E S!

Pieck Ass

MAPPA INCLUDED AN ANIME-ONLY SCENE OF A DRUNK TOWNSMAN PRAISING ZOFIA (MISTAKING HER FOR GABI), WHICH INCLUDES SOME SYMBOLISM ABOUT BAD LUCK. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE ADDITION? 244 Responses

Anime-only scenes are always hit-or-miss with manga readers, and this one seems to have been no exception. Overall, 32% of respondents thought it added a nice layer to the life of Eldians on the mainland. 18.4% were appreciative of a little more Zofia content. 16.4% liked the scene well enough, but didn’t feel it was necessary. 12.7% feel that it will serve as more fodder for Gabi’s characterization. Smaller amounts either didn’t care about it, or felt that it was completely unneeded and pointless. 

I don't remember it not being part of manga, but this scene was good.

They skipped so many scenes from the manga and then add this... really not necessary

I've appreciated every little addition they've added so far, but I wish we could all quit associating black cats with bad luck. It's a major reason why they have a hard time getting adopted in real life. :(

Yet another bitter reminder of why I despise Gabi so much

OOF

I really liked the additions they made, they’re really making us like all these characters more and it’s going to hit even harder when things go down.

UDO’S SARCASM IN THE ANIME IS MUCH MORE PLAYFUL THAN HIS GLOOMY CYNICISM IN THE MANGA. DO YOU THINK THIS MAKES HIM MORE LIKEABLE? 243 Responses

Udo shows a lot of distaste for the way that Eldians are treated both in the manga and in the anime, although it seems to have gone a bit more overlooked when we initially met his character. The anime team upped the sarcasm in Udo’s fatalistic views and the fandom seems to be very receptive to it! 44.9% of respondents feel that it makes him stand out a lot more than it did in the manga, and 34.2% are simply enjoying this more lively rendition of his character. A handful of others prefer his demeanor better in the manga, while others really don’t care about Udo at all.

I adore him in the anime. It’s gonna hurt seeing him squashed.

The answer is: Yes! 

It hurts more 'cause he'll die

To me it kind of felt like anger disguised as playful sarcasm, which actually made it scarier to me because you never know when he's gonna snap like he did last time.

MAPPA OMITTED THE SCENE SHOWING ZEKE AND COLT PLAYING BASEBALL. AS MANGA READERS, THIS ONCE SPARKED A LOT OF DISCUSSION ABOUT WHETHER EREN AND ZEKE WERE WORKING TOGETHER. DO YOU THINK ITS REMOVAL WAS A GOOD MOVE? 243 Responses

Overall, there doesn’t seem to be much panic in the omission of Zeke and Colt playing baseball, although some write-in responses indicated that they were more saddened by the lack of development between Zeke and Colt, rather than the foreshadowing of the Yeager brothers working together. 39.5% feel that since we already know Zeke has an affinity for baseball, the foreshadowing works well enough without this extra scene. 28.8% feel that we should simply wait and see if MAPPA rearranged this like it has other scenes. 13.6% think that this will make things even more of a shock for anime-only viewers, while a smaller handful feel that it ruins all ability to even speculate about it.

It would be too obvious if it was in the same episode and I think Eren's scene is enough for people to make a conection between baseball and Zeke

I missed it because it fleshed out Zeke and Colt’s relationship. Specifically the thing Zeke says about being a big brother. 

I'm more sad because it was cute than for the potential foreshadowing. The foreshadowing is at least partly still there without it.

It's looking like a "show it later in a flaskback" angle.

It would probably be too obvious in an anime format

I'm more disappointed about the content of the conversation between Zeke and Colt

Since it was obvious last episode that the injured soldier was Eren, it’s good to actually hold another plot twist in the air that nobody will see coming as a replacement

WITH KIYOMI NOW INTRODUCED, HOW DO YOU THINK MIKASA WILL ACKNOWLEDGE THE AZUMABITO SYMBOL? 240 Responses

The symbol on Kiyomi’s kimono is the same one that is branded on Mikasa’s wrist in the manga. But the anime team retconned this detail and Mikasa’s mother showed her the symbol through embroidery instead. So it begs the question of how this will be acknowledged in the anime, given Mikasa doesn’t (knowingly) walk around with an embroidered Azumabito symbol on her clothing. 41.7% feel that she will verbally acknowledge the symbol as something her mother showed her when she was little. 25% are anticipating MAPPA retconning things back to having the symbol branded on Mikasa’s wrist again instead. 15.8% think she will have the symbol embroidered on a piece of clothing she is wearing, and others feel it will be acknowledged in a different way, or the scene will be omitted altogether.

Either canned entirely so they can focus more on adapting the more labor intensive parts or acknowledged in another way

Anyone who thinks they’ll retcon to a tattoo is super wrong. Japan has a huge taboo on tattoos because of the Yakuza (Japanese Mafia) so they’re 100% keeping with the embroidery 

I don’t even remember where Mikasa first saw the symbol…

I think it would be fine if they use the embroidery but they could just change where the tattoo is located

WHAT DID YOU THINK ABOUT THE INCLUSION OF PIECK AND PORCO DURING THE DAYTIME FESTIVAL? 245 Responses

With Pieck being a fan favorite and Porco lacking in as much screen time in comparison, we asked how you all felt about the inclusion of them in the short festival scene. Most responses were positive, with 38.8% getting a kick out of the implication that they, too, were mooching off of Reiner for free food, 35.1% just loving that they’re getting more screen time altogether, and 17.1% feeling that it was a huge improvement over Reiner being solo in the manga. A small chunk of respondents felt it was better the way it was depicted in the manga. 

Doesn't matter, Falco is really the only one who deserves to live

I preferred it in the manga when Reiner was alone with the kids, but it's a nice addition to give them more screentime. Especially to Porco

Their moments together show the close-hearted bonds they have.

HOW DO YOU THINK THE ADAPTATION OF CHAPTERS 99 AND 100 WILL GO? 100 IS ONE THE COMMUNITY’S ALL-TIME FAVORITE CHAPTERS. 244 Responses

The Declaration of War has been one of the most anticipated animated episodes since its chapter’s publication. With MAPPA at the helm, we asked how confident you guys were in how it will be adapted. Nearly 70% of respondents are wholly confident in MAPPA’s ability to pull this off, regardless of whether they’ll have to cut some lines or are able to keep everything in. 25% remain cautiously optimistic. 

I'm really scared, but hope that they can make it justice 

No idea how they adapt that much dialogue in one episode

I hope the declaration of war gets the best adaptation possible.

IN A RECENT INTERVIEW, WE GOT A GLIMPSE OF SOME NEW MUSIC THAT HASN’T YET BEEN IN THE ANIME. COMPOSER SAMUEL KIM MADE A WONDERFUL FAN COMPOSITION BASED OFF OF THE SNIPPET IN THE INTERVIEW.... DO YOU THINK THAT HIS MUSIC IS WHAT WILL BE PLAYED DURING THE BUILDUP TO THE DECLARATION OF WAR? 228 Responses

For those of us who are OST nerds, we wait in anticipation of which track will be used for the iconic Declaration of War scene and how it will impact the overall execution. 37.3% who listened to the fan composition of a new song feel that no other song would suit the scene and are hopeful this is, indeed, what will play. 22.4% are hanging on for YouSeeBigGirl/T:T (or at the very least a rendition of it) due to the significance it has between Eren and Reiner. 19.3% feel it will play during Willy’s play, but not the Big Moment itself, and 11.4% simply aren’t invested. Some write-ins indicated they don’t want to be spoiled on any of the new music until it’s paired with the appropriate scenes. 

I hope that it will be Vogel im Kafig but this track fits great too, and I think that this track is more likely to play during the buildup scene

Not gonna listen. If this is indeed the DoW music, I want to hear it first during the scene itself.

It'll be edited around for the play but the climax at the end could very well match the trailer they used it in for DoW

Whatever MAPPA decides to play, I'll be content with I'm sure. 

I prefer to wait and be suprised by the ost than listen to it before and it feeling like deja-vu

YouSeeBigGirl would be great for some nostalgia but this new soundtrack seems intriguing, maybe MAPPA has more surprises for us

Im thinking the ost might be completely different but i am open to it being played because it does sound nice

No ost spoilers for me

WHICH SCENE FROM THE PREVIEW ARE YOU MOST LOOKING FORWARD TO NEXT EPISODE? 243 Responses

The top three most anticipated clips from the preview include Eren starting to transform, Willy declaring war and Eren and Reiner’s conversation in the basement. Of course, these are all more or less interconnected, so the vast majority of respondents are looking forward to the buildup toward and the climax of the DoW (as expected). A small number are looking forward to smaller scenes such as Falco realizing he’s been used and Willy’s play in general. 

I'm hyped for the declaration play!

ADDITIONAL THOUGHTS ON THE EPISODE?

I LOVED IT MAPPA IS DOING A GOOD JOB!!!!

I loved the humanization of all the characters

The perfect calm before the storm. Everything from here on out will be an unstoppable train

I'm just so happy to see the story animated! 

It was a mandatory filler episode for the declaration of war, important stuff happening but pretty boring overall.

This episode seemed shorter and kinda empty, but considering what's coming, I totally forgive and understand it. 

Its just a really great episode The pacing was perfect I was actually more invested with Magath's and Willy's interaction in the anime rather than the manga The visuals for the scene when Eren and Dr. Jaeger were talking were beautiful Udo's character was fleshed out more I'm still waiting for Armin It just presented things differently from how i read into those scence, and i liked that. Overall just really exited for the next episode and for chapter 136 to come out

The ending got me so HYPED for the next episode!! It was really well done.

the eyeshots of Eren's grandpa were epic

The episode was trully wonderful and I enjoyed every part of it. MAPPA is doing great job and I get a feeling that with the new soundtrack the episodes feel more serious than the ones created by WiT. I love Pieck. I never understood what was so ""cute"" about her in the manga. I saw her only as intelligent, skilled, tough warrior woman. Now I finally see her cuteness. I love how sweet and calm she is. Pieck reminds me of Tsuyu from MHA. They share similar energy. I'm grateful to MAPPA for making the bonds between the warriors stronger. This way the anime onlines will feel more sympathy to them. Pieck and Porco won't be just cold warriors, but nice folks.

Watching Falco and Gabi together is so satisfying to watch after knowing he confesses his love before inheriting the jaw Titan oooof love them so much

WHERE DO YOU PRIMARILY DISCUSS THE SERIES? 232 Responses

Thank you again to everyone who participated! We’ll see you again next episode!

Pretty Little Square - a Jotaro/reader fanfic

i was just a smal baby weeb when i wrote my last fan fiction but the time has come (aka i started watching jjba and hoe out for all the Joestars)

Basically reader is stuck watching Jotaro during detention and things get a little rocky. No smut or nothin’ (yet ;000) but there are some swearsies w/ one directed at the reader so theres that. like i said this is my first fan fic in many moons so is probably trash. Enjoy!

Being at school this late was really starting to creep you out. The empty hallways and classrooms had a very strange aura to them. Like you were in some horror movie. You’d usually wouldn't be here this late if it wasn’t for one of your teachers asking for your help. He had to watch over the kids in detention today but had to leave due to some sort of family emergency. At the last minute he begged you to stay and take their place and you couldn’t say no. As class president, he knew he could trust you to watch over the troublemakers. Actually just one troublemaker. Before he left he handed you a sticky note letting you know who would be coming. Jotaro Kujo was the only name written down. Would he even bother coming? You weren’t even sure what he was in detention for, this time at least. It didn’t matter, he’s done all sorts of things that landed him in hot water. Even almost gotten expelled a few times. If it wasn’t for his saint of a mother he would have been kicked out a long time ago. 

She was such a nice lady, when you and Jotaro used to pal around she treated you like her own daughter. You and Jotaro actually used to be really close. Before your parents divorced you lived in the same neighborhood as the Kujos. Even though you were children your parents teased that you and Jotaro were little lovebirds. In reality you just did the normal things kids used to do. Played in the playground and watched after school cartoons. You two stayed friends all the way until high school. That was when Jotaro changed. The normal, kind kid you grew up with turned into a cold and sometimes cruel person. Now that you were class president you denied ever even knowing him, worried your reputation would suffer if anyone knew you used to hang around with him. You’d never dare tell anyone you used to have a crush on him either.

You sighed and raised your hand to block the setting sun from getting in your eyes. You leaned against the desk in the front of the classroom, waiting. The watch on your wrist showed three fifty-nine PM. Detention started at four. If he wasn’t here by fifteen past you’d leave. You weren’t going to sit here when you could be home studying and applying for scholarships. The classroom door creaked open and you turned to look. Holy shit he actually came. Jotaro stood in the doorway. His hands in his pockets and hat pulled down to shade his eyes.

“Where’s Mr. Ishimura?” he questioned in his signature monotone. You pushed yourself off the desk. “He had something he needed to attend to. He asked me to watch you instead.” Jotaro scoffed and let out a quiet ‘whatever’ and walked over to one of the desks in the middle of the room. He plopped himself down in his seat and propped his feet up on the desk. Just an hour of babysitting and you could finally go home. 

You decided to take a seat at the teacher’s desk. Pulling a book out of your bag you cracked it open and began reading. It was a book about some female warrior destined to fight against evil and defend her people. Your friend pleaded that you read it so you could go with her to see the movie when it came out. Humoring her, you'd already gotten to about the middle. The protagonist was starting to fall in love with the bad boy who’d cast himself out of the village. He was gruff and flippant towards her. But she was drawn to his charms like a moth to a flame. Barf. Who would actually fall for his crap?

The sound of a can cracking open yanked you out of your thoughts. You peered over your book to look at Jotaro. You hoped he just opened a can of soda but this was Jotaro Kujo we’re talking about. He leisurely took a sip from his beer as his eyes darted back and forth across the pages of a book. Was it worth the effort to get up and ask him to stop? Exhaling through your nose, you got up and walked around the desk to stand in front of Jojo. He either didn’t notice you were in front of him or didn’t care. Probably the latter. “Jotaro.” you said, hands on your hips. No response. “Jojo.” Oops you didn’t mean to call him by your childhood nickname for him but it seemed to get his attention. He stared up at you past the brim of his hat. It felt like he was glaring daggers into you. “You know what I’m going to say don’t you?” There was a pleading tone in your voice. Maybe just once he would behave. To your surprise he held out the can to you loosely. You snatched it away from him and gave him a disappointed look. It was practically empty already. Turning away you intended to keep the can to throw out somewhere else, you didn’t want the janitors finding an empty can of beer and thinking you had something to do with it. There was still a small amount of liquid still in the can though. Without thinking you brought the can to your lips and chugged down what was left. Behind you a soft chuckle came from Jotaro. 

“I guess the rumors going around are true then.” He mumbled, not quite intending for you to hear but the silence of the room made it audible. You turned on your heel to face Jojo. “What do you mean?” You asked, equal parts insult and curiosity hanging off your words. He didn’t even bother looking up from his book. “Everyone knows that the senior class president isn’t as straight laced as she makes herself out to be.” Okay sure you had a habit of having a smoke or two after school. And sometimes you’d sneak your dad’s beers if you were up late studying. It wasn’t something you were proud of but it was true. There was nothing to be done about the rumors, it wasn’t the gossip that pissed you off anyway. “You’re one to talk.” Your words cut through the air like a knife. Jotaro’s shoulders tensed and finally for the first time in the past half an hour he’d been with you he looked you straight in the eye. Placing his book on the desk he stood from his seat, towering over you. He looked down at your tiny form. You’d forgotten how piercing his blue eyes were. “What's that supposed to mean.” Your words were sharp but by far his were more intimidating. What had you gotten yourself into?

A familiar heat grew on our face. It was embarrassing being called out on your words. But more than that you were angry. Bottling up how you felt about Jotaro would do you no good. He was here, he had no choice but to hear what you had to say. “I’m so sick of your attitude…” Getting the words out of your mouth was already hard enough, looking Jojo in the eye was impossible. Jotaro was silent. You had no idea what his reaction was but after a short pause you kept speaking. “I might have my own problems but you act like such a jackass!” Gaining more confidence you stepped back and looked up at Jojo. With his hands in his pockets he once again had his hat covering his face. It cast an ominous shadow over his eyes. There was no way to tell what he was thinking. But you could tell he was listening. You already called this giant man a jackass, might as well keep going. 

“You act like you’re better than everyone else, its so annoying. I hate it, everyone hates it! Everyone's too afraid to call you out because they're afraid you’re gonna kick their ass.” The hands at your side balled up into fists. “You’re just...you’re a completely different person.” The frustration you were feeling made it hard to form sentences but you kept firing off anyway. “I remember when we used to play together. You were so nice back then. You loved going to the aquarium and spending time with your mom. Now you act like a complete bastard to everyone! This tough guy act you put on isn’t cool Jojo. I used to like you…now I just wish you’d snap out of it and act right.” Barely audible you added one last thing. “I miss the old Jojo.” 

Years of hearing about Jotaro getting in trouble had manifested into anger about the person you used to know. In your freshman year together you sometimes day dreamed of what it would be like to be Mrs. Kujo. You tried to push the silly thoughts about your best friend down until eventually you didn’t have to. The two of you drifted apart. Jotaro became a delinquent. You became a good student and class president. Feelings of infatuation morphed into anger. You lost your closest friend and now he treated everyone like shit. Now is was all finally out. The impromptu vent session actually felt nice. But now you had to deal with the consequences. 

Before you knew it Jotaro was right in front of you and invading your personal space. He glared into your eyes and managed to trap you between his body and the desk next to you. He leaned down just enough to be able to be face to face to you. “Listen to me.” He growled through his teeth. “Just because our parents made us go on play dates doesn’t mean you know me like the back of your hand. I grew up, things changed. It's time for you to do the same.” He was close enough to you that you could smell the cologne and cigarette smoke on him. You were terrified but also strangely excited. “I don’t give a shit what anyone thinks of me. I’ll do whatever the hell I damn well please. You have no idea what I've been through or what I’m going through. So you don’t have the fucking right to chew me out about how I’ve changed.” Your eyes began to water and you closed your eyes to prevent the tears from coming, in addition to turning your head away so he wouldn't see you cry. Just like you Jojo had one final thing to say. “The last thing I need is you mouthing off at me and acting like a little bitch!” He didn’t yell at you but his raised voice echoed off the walls of the room. It was enough to finally force tears from you. One or two streamed down your cheek and you felt your lip begin to quiver. You couldn’t figure out why this hurt so bad. You didn’t care about some loser like Jojo anymore. Right?

When you opened your eyes again Jojo was still in front of you but standing straight at his normal height. He looked down on you but he didn’t look pissed like you thought he would. He actually looked kind of sad. The words he said replayed in your head over and over again. The tears came quicker and your chest began to tighten. “Just... just get out.” you mumbled between sniffles. You didn’t want to be around him anymore or for him to see you cry. Though it’s probably too late for that. Jojo collected his things and obeyed. You looked at him as he walked out the door and he gave you a look back. After waiting a moment you let the tears fall as they pleased.

Detention ended early that day. You didn’t care. After that you never saw or heard from Jojo again. He would creep into your mind from time to time but you’d quickly try to think of something else. Now that you were in college you couldn’t waste time thinking about stuff like that. Sometimes you could swear you’d saw someone who looked just like him on campus, but there was no way. A delinquent like him probably ended up on the streets or something.

...Right?

Steph: weh weh weh weh ma can work from home and clean and do dishes etc but I cant because my job is so stressful etc etc its unfair of ma to ask me to help out more around the house!!!

Me: ... I still manage to do the dishwasher and wash the dishes sometimes.

Steph: my job is the most stressful. And I do my own laundry!!!! If they want to charge me rent they caaaaan.

Me: *silently, in my head* ...that's not the same thing at all??? Also dad's job is equally stressful and exhausting and he still manages to do the dishes and cook and take out the garbage after work (and when he fails to take care of the garbage people throw fits like hes not doing anything else) as well as doing the grocery shopping on his 2 days off a week. And he built a desk in like 2 weeks on days off and between everything else because ma needed one, while still cooking dinner and doing dishes. Also he works 12 hr shifts kn Thursdays. And hes in his 60s. I dont manage to do much of anything on days im working because my job is super physically exhausting and it takes me 2 hrs to get to work and 2 hrs to get home im the evenings so on work days im not able to do anythjng from 10:40am through 11pm and then I have enough energy to have a snack and something to drink and sit and read for a bit before I go to bed. But on my days off I do dishes or the dishwasher, I clean the litterbox, I help out when ma has questions, I fold or do the laundry - the only reason ma does my laundry is because its efficient to do our stuff together otherwise it would be a waste of water and soap and time, combining two smal loads into one slightly larger load makes sense, and ma does it sometimes because im at work and we both need the stuff cleaned. Other times I help out/do loads. And steph somehow thinks that doing her own gargantuan amount of laundry herself is equal to all the things I do that help out other people in the house and not just myself??? Also she said that ma cant expect her to help out bc uhh ma chose to have kids??? That makes 0 sense at all. Yeah maybe dad cooking is expected bc feeding your kids is important whatever, but like he and ma do the dishes and work and other stuff, too. its the right thing to do for us to help out with some of that sometimes at least??? Do 1 thing that isnt for you, steph. Giving them rent money is not the same, that's basically paying them to feed you and do your dishes - you dont actually wash your water bottles or dishes or cups, one of the three of us do it. Your job may be more exhausting than ma's, but it's not more than dad's or mine. And you still have days off, even if you're full time and im part time. I still do things around the house that you just think are my responsibilities (running the dishwasher benefits everyone who lives here) and uh you dont think you have any to others???

Me: *stays silent*

Day 6 in Madrid.

Today was extremely eventful. Following the day after our last time visiting COP25 and still glowing from yesterday’s photoshoot fever, we all set out for Toledo with the intention of taking full advantage of the day. First, we hastily made our way to the bus station, taking the subway to our destination. There, we picked up some small snacks at a store nearby and found our way to our seats. Then, I immediately fell asleep. When I woke up, after about an hour and a half had passed, and we had arrived in Toledo. It was a beautiful city, with the most gorgeous buildings and structures that paid homage to older Spanish architecture and detailing. We waited a short amount of time for another public bus to bring us to our central goal: the Alcázar de Toledo. It was a stone fortification located at the highest point of Toledo, once used as a Roman palace in the 3rd century. After we had arrived, we roamed the vast expanse of the sprawling space, taking photo after photo of the massive building and drinking in the incredible landscape. In between, we took a break in a nearby children’s playground, where we took turns on the swing set and let our inner children explore the shiny plastic equipment.

Once we had our fill of the Alcázar and the playground we made our way further into Toledo to walk around the area and take in more of the sights. We visited the Museo del Ejército, where we immersed ourselves in the deeply Spain’s unique cultural background. The group strolled through its hallways, admiring age old paintings and incredible sculptures. Afterwards, we stopped in at another museum, the Museo National del Prado. There, we enjoyed the wide array of colorful artwork and took in crucial information about historical developments throughout Spain. Since a few of us had been campaigning for it since the start of the trip, we decided to eat lunch at a McDonalds nearby. It was mainly just to get the experience of eating at a fast food chain in another country/continent; half convenience, half experiment. The place was in this plaza-like area with outdoor seating and other restaurants/food places nearby. Inside of the McDonalds was extremely crowded and we struggled to find a seat, let alone enough for eight people, but I think everyone can agree that it was worth it.

Once we had finished our meal and taken some time to breathe, we took the scenic route back to the bus station where we would catch the bus headed back to Madrid. We passed by sprawling hillsides, lush, green valleys, sun dappled rooftops, and breathtaking buildings. Everything from the cobblestone roads to the endless alleyways piqued our interest, as we snapped photos and overflowed with admiration almost every step of the way. In our sea of beautiful distractions, we had narrowly missed our bus back. But, another one pulled in behind it very shortly after, so no serious harm was done. This time I did not fall asleep, I promise. Instead, myself alongside some of the rest of us sat at the very front to take in even more stunning scenery (and enjoy the extra leg room). The open valleys made up of butter yellow and grassy green seemed to stretch on for miles, frames by massive billboards against the backdrop of the retiring sun. When we made our way off of the bus upon arrival and through the Madrid subways, we dedicated a good amount of time to souvenir shopping and further exploring any last unturned corners of our little bit of Madrid. Carly had recommended an extremely popular restaurant that was known for their paella, so that was the end goal of the night. We walked with purpose in the direction of our destination, stopping every now and then for pictures, window shopping, and conversations. When we got to the restaurant, it was closed but would reopen at 8:30. So, to pass the time, we did some more walking. A few of us needed the restroom, so we revisited another restaurant where we had eaten a quick breakfast on the day of our NYU class some days prior for a break. I was hit with a smal wave of nostalgia at just how quickly the days had passed. I remembered how it had barely set in that I was really and truly in Spain, a completely new country and continent, just as we were gearing up to head back to the States. Eventually, we made our way back to the restaurant. Once we were seated at our dinner table, its surface draped in white tablecloth and fine silverware, our mouthwatering paella was ordered (shrimp/seafood over rice and chicken/meat over rice) and our respective drinks were poured into dewy, sweating glasses. We talked, laughed, completed our nightly card game meant to reflect on the day/trip, and took countless photos. There was a slightly somber energy surrounding it, with us knowing that it would be the end of our final full day in Madrid. Dinner was, without a doubt, incredible.

After our eventful day, we followed up with some last minute souvenir shopping. Everyone made sure to pick up any and all remaining gifts and knickknacks for the people back home awaiting our return. It was a little chaotic, with many of the shops that we wanted to visit being closed for the night, but we all managed to make it through with at least a few gems to get excited about. Admittedly, we were relieved to have finally washed our hands of brightly lit souvenir stores and 7 for 10€ deals on magnets. We dutifully dragged our tired bodies back home, aka our AirBnB. Though we were exhausted, we were still buzzing with nervous energy and excitement, knowing our time here would be coming to an end in just a few hours. So, myself, Xavier, and some of us set out to watch a movie for our final night. Pulling our blankets behind us from our beds to the couch, setting a bowl of salted sunflower seeds on the coffee table, and arranging the various throw pillows accordingly, we cozied up on the couch and queued up one of my all time favorites, Coraline, on Xavier’s laptop. Some of us, like Abdullah, had never seen it before and I was excited to see first reactions and carry out this final night with everyone else. Unfortunately, I felt myself dozing off embarrassingly shortly into the movie’s runtime, easily losing my fight with exhaustion. I remember myself debating if I should try harder to stay awake. On one hand, I had seen the movie before so what was the harm? On the other, this was my last night in Madrid; how could I possibly let myself sleep through it? Ultimately, sleep won above all else, regardless of my efforts. In the end, I remember myself thinking to myself, enveloped in that heavy, warm, and silent night, comforted by the eerie sweet soundtrack of the movie, I couldn’t imagine taking a trip like this anywhere else with anyone else.

-Esther Eboh from Bronxdale High School

Basically a Hallmark Movie|5|

Royal!Sebastian Stan x Reader

Summary:  When the photographer reader is made to go to the country of Romania to see and photograph the coronation of the future king, Prince Sebastian, she must overcome her Grinch-like attitude. All before Christmas.

A/N: So excited to pick this story back up with all the Christmas excitement!!! With the Tumblr purge happening and with the threat of this not being shown in the tags I will not be linking to the previous chapters or the Series Masterlist! You can find it on my blog! It’s linked for the desktop and you can search ‘masterlist’ on mobile!!!! TAGLIST OPEN! Enjoy :)

“What is this about?” Sebastian questions as Anastasia as she leads him into her office Anastasia huffs and sits in her comfortable chair. She pulls out a large black book with the families royal crest engraved into the leather, the bearded man’s never seen that before.

“The ball Sebastian it’s a royal family tradition,” she reminds him as she flips to a page, her tone reeks of distaste.

“And I’ve skipped it for the past 12,” he responds with a satisfied smile before sitting down on the couch beside the window. He looks out at the snow as she continues to blabber how it’s important. His eyes boredly shift to the snow Y/N left her imprint on causing him to laugh at the fast its still there.

“Are you listening?”

“No.”

She growls and places her hands on the table, her red nails threatened to dig marks into the nice wood “I need you to focus,” she demands, her neatly drawn eyebrows furrow together in anger, the red in her cheeks making her red blush blend together.

Sebastian laughs at her reaction, he and his father would love to make Anastasia angry even if it angered his mother “Ok, ok, I promise,” he sits up in his chair and places his hands over his lap, poised as a future king should be.

Anastasia clears her throat and stares down at the plans on the embossed paper “This years charity will be the Bucharest Orphanage, all money raised will be given to the shelter for their yearly needs.”

“What about Christmas?” he interrupts.

“It’s not in the budget.”

Sebastian frowned “Not in the budget?” he questioned her with a low growl.

“They have just enough for food and necessities,” Anastasia matched his tone which commenced a staredown between the two royals. Sebastian hated playing the rank card, it made him feel like one of those snobbish jerks that shoved their ranks in people’s faces and that just wasn’t him. Yet this was Anastasia and it was fine!

“Need I remind you that I’m going to be your king in a matter of days, Scarlett will set up a tour of the orphanage for me tomorrow and I will evaluate the amount of decoration and presents needed,” he informs her through gritted teeth.

“Fine,” she spats, getting up quickly and storming off, a strand of curses escaping her lips. With a slam of the door, Sebastian smirks, pleased with himself. He pulls out his phone and sends a quick text to Scarlett to meet him at the entrance, he shoves in back in his pocket and walks out the door admiring the Christmas decorations on the way.

“Your Highness, are you sure you want to be out in the cold before the ball?” Scarlett asks, looking down at her tablet when she sees him arrive. Sebastian grunts to himself, grumpy at the fact that another person wasn’t wanting him to participate in the Christmas spirit. Scarlett looks up and him and sees the angered expression on his face, immediately regretting her questioning. “I-uh, I will talk to Mrs. Saldana about your visit.”

“That’s better,” he laughs, examining the room. His eyes look forward and instantly smiles at the Tree Y/N finished, chuckling at the fact all the ornaments were towards the bottom and so close together.

“Sebastian,” Scarlett pokes his arm with her pen.

“Hmm?”

“Would you like to take someone from the press?” Scarlett knew the future king was developing feelings for the photographer, it was her rightful duty to force them on an outing.

“No. No press.”

“What about Y/N L/N?” He instantly perks up, hiding the smile by keeping his head low. He was taking the bait!

“Well I guess the orphanage could use the press,” Sebastian responded, taking another look at the tree.

The blonde woman smiled “Good, the camera I ordered for her was delivered a little earlier. You should ask her.”

“But her ankle.”

“She’ll be fine. Go!”

Sebastian took the hint and found the package, he thought of wrapping it but remembered her displeasure when she saw Christmas decorations, the plain Amazon box will have to do. He arrived at her door and paused suddenly. But why? His hands were scared to knock on the door, holding onto the brown box for dear life. His heart was racing, but he’d only just met her, he pushes the feelings aside and knocks loudly at the door. While he waits he shifts on the balls of his feet until he hears the door start to open.

Y/N’s face looks up in slight surprise, not thinking the king to be would be standing at her door “Prince Sebastian,” she greets with a smile.

“Just Sebastian please,” he kindly corrects her. She shyly nods and leans against the doorframe while nervously playing with her pink sweater.

“What brings you to my door?” she asks.

“Your new camera arrived,” he tells her, handing out the box. Her eyes light up when she takes the box in her hands itching to pry it open and play with it. Y/N fights the urge and holds it in front of her as he speaks “I’m visiting the orphanage in town and I am in need of a photographer…would you be interested?”

“Yes!” she nearly shouts from the excitement. The smile that emerges from his face makes her knees go weak, she’d pay good money to see that every day. “I-I mean I would be honored to take the photos.”

“Great, the car will be ready at 8, I’ll send Scarlett to get you,” he wasted no time in rushes away from her, leaving Y/N slightly confused.

She shuts the door behind her and grinned stupidly to herself, hobbling back to the bed where she would finally play with the new camera. “Hey Google,” she speaks, “call dad,” she tells her phone as she opens the box.

“Hi honey how’s Romania?” he asks excitedly when he picks up.

“Its fine, the uh country takes Christmas seriously. The Prince is like the king of Christmas.”

“Maybe it’s time for you to like Christmas again Y/N.”

Y/N shrugs her shoulders and inspects the heavy camera “No, its fine,” she dismisses his comments.

“You mom would be disappointed in you, you know how much she loved Christmas.”

“Damnit,” she whispers to herself, she knew he was right. “Yeah I know,” she answers sadly.

“Just give it a chance, have fun Y/N, I’ll talk to you soon.”

“Alright, love you.”

“Love you too!” she hangs up the phone and leans back against the headboard, staring the Christmas tree in the corner. She turned on the camera and took a picture of it, reminding herself to thank Sebastian tomorrow for it…now, what was she going to wear for the event!

The next morning Sebastian stood outside the palace, rubbing his gloved hands together as he waited for Y/N to be escorted down “Nervous?” Scarlet asks, a smirk painted on her lips.

“No, I love children,” Sebastian answers unamused.

Scarlett points her pen to the stairs, making him look at Paul helping Y/N down the narrow steps. She stood out in a bright red pea coat, black pants, black flats, white gloves all brought together by a sturdy ankle brace “That’s what I meant.”

Sebastian didn’t respond to her, instead, he was rushing to the base of the stairs to take her hand “Thank you, Paul,” he thanks as he leads Y/N to the car. “How’s your ankle?”

Y/N smiles and holds on tightly, afraid of slipping on the ice “Better. Took some Advil so I’m ready.” He hums in response and smiling down at her while she looks forward, he’s thankful she couldn’t see the smile. She looked up to catch him staring, he didn’t shy away like he normally would but instead got lost in the moment.

“Your Highness, we need to leave,” Scarlett interjects, interrupting the moment even though she liked seeing the prince happy. It’s been a while since he’s smiled like that, the loss of his parents and a lost love took a toll on the man.

“R-right, will you sit in the back with me?”

Y/N blushes and nods “Sure.”

The orphanage was a large brick building in the middle of town, covered with glistening white snow that fell during the cold night. The excited crowd gathered as the luxurious black car with the gold trimmed Romanian flags pulled around to the front, pulling their photos out to document the occasion. “There’s a lot of people,” Y/N commented, tapping her fingers on her camera.

“I’m used to it…don’t you cover things like this?” Sebastian questions, waiting for the driver to open their doors.

“Yeah but never an international event let alone royal one.” When the doors open Y/N quietly thanks the driver and carefully steps out.

“Hey,” Sebastian calls from the other side of the car.

“What?”

Sebastian gives her a reassuring smile along with a nod “You’ll be great. Just think, all the other reporters at the palace would kill to do this.” Y/N nods in agreement, poking out her bottom lip. She watches him happily walk over to the crowd that lined up to greet him, the smile on his face when he hugs the kids and shook hands with the adults couldn’t be beaten.

It warmed Y/N’s heart, she blamed the butterflies in her stomach on the holiday season of course. The sight in front of her almost made her forget her job, she raised the camera and started taking pictures of the prince. Following far behind him, taking as many photos as she could the warmth of the orphanage was a nice relief.

The prince's face fell, the inside looked so dull compared to the festive décor on the outside. The children remained cheerful as they played with the rundown toys, a Christmas movie playing on the television. “Your Highness, this is Zoe Saldana, she is in charge of the orphanage,” Scarlett introduced as they approached a woman sitting with the children. Mrs. Saldana greeted with a small curtsey and held her hand out.

“Thank you so much for having me on such short notice, ” Sebastian shook her hand kindly and looked around.

“It was no problem, we’re very happy you’re here,” she thanked him.

Sebastian walked around and evaluated the building, there was no question they were in need of help. Things were leaking and the heating was about to give out, Zoe told him how they live ration to ration, thankful for the few donations they receive. It truly broke his heart, the kids had no idea what was going on or what the adults were worried about. They were just focused on getting adopted and being children, he just wanted to make their lives a little easier.

“I have to admit there’s another reason I’m here,” he admits lowly not wanting little ears to hear.

“What’s that?” the woman asks, matching his tone.

“I know the ball we’re having tonight is to help with funds, but it was brought to my attention you have nothing left over for Christmas.” Zoe’s face grows sad, they only had one true Christmas when they first opened and they only had a few children.

“Unfortunately that’s true.”

“I will not let that happen again, I’m personally giving you all the décor and presents for a Christmas they won’t forget.”

Zoe chokes on her words but finally manages a sentence “I would be forever grateful.” They shake on the agreement and turn their attention to Y/N and Scarlett in the corner waiting for them to be done. “Are you dating her?”

Sebastian coughs, choking on air “I-I uh no, no,” he wheezes.

“I’m sorry I assumed, you’ve been staring at each other this whole time. Maybe take her as your date?” Zoe curtseyed one last time and walked away, leaving Sebastian with his thoughts. Scarlett looks at him concerned and rushes over, placing her hand on his back.

“Are you alright?”

“Y-Yeah I’m fine,” Sebastian answers, taking in short breathes. Scarlett pulls away and placed her hand back on her iPad. He finally calmed himself and started walking towards the car Y/N going into the car first.

“You were incredible,” Y/N comments happily, flipping through the photos that showed him playing with the kids. Sebastian looked over and smiled, she was extremely talented he was instantly impressed with her work. Their faces got closer as they gravitated towards the small screen on the camera, they both looked up at each other.  He took the plunge as he continued to stare at her and the pink flush that formed on her cheeks due to the cold “Would you like to go to the ball with me tonight?”

She moved away from him and laughed “I would be happy to take the photos.”

“I-I wasn’t talking about photography. Will you be my date?”

“Date?”

“Yes?”

“I’ve never been to a ball before.”

He leaned back against the seat and turned his head towards her “I’ve skipped it for the last 12 years, I basically don’t know what I’m doing,” he jokes, making her laugh in response.

“Sure, yeah why not.”

“So that’s a yes?”

“Yes. Prince Sebastian, I will be your date to the ball.”

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HIGHKEY HEADCANON THAT, HARRY JAMES POTTER, DID IN FACT, 

Get that Hungarian Horntail Ginny mentioned back in the sixth year, tattooed across his chest.

The idea to do so was sudden, so mad to the point where it only made sense to do it.

He’d have blamed the decision on a few too many drinks on a night out, but it came to him one morning as he sat up from a dream he couldn’t quite remember.

But as he rubbed his eyes awake, and with it seared into his mind, from that point, Harry was intent on getting that tattoo.

He was never much of an artist - that was something more within Draco’s field - but one Saturday morning, already having cooked breakfast and waiting for Draco to wake up and come downstairs, Harry sketched out the dragon as best as he could from memory from when he and the other competitors gathered around the bag and drew out a dragon from the tournament in fourth year.

As he focused and bit down on his lip in concentration, bent over his desk by the window, his pencil danced along his paper; at first forming basic circles and shapes, but as he continued, they formed the head of the dragon and its wings outstretched - a flame of fire bursting out of its widened mouth.

Once feeling that it was complete or at least decent enough for one to look at it and create something out of it, Harry rose from his chair; stretching out in the morning light, a bit of his stomach showing from underneath the red sweater and above his grey sweats.

Hearing a small laugh float within the room, Harry caught a half awake, half sleeping and hair-tousled Draco standing on the steps; playing with the rope of his dark, green robes as he continued to watch the scene in amusement.

Stashing the sketch away in a place that was both safe and in one he’d remember, Harry took ahold of Draco and went into the kitchen with his partner; wanting to make the design a surprise.

“Are you absolutely sure you want to do this, Harry?” Draco asked the very next Tuesday as threw on his business-suit jacket, re-adjusting hit tie in the mirror before looking back over at him.

“Most definitely. I mean, I know it was a joke in the beginning, but you can totally see that on me, right?”

Draco scoffed, and gave him a one over, “Sure. But you better not get an ugly design,” Draco’s lips curled up, “I’ll have to see it every night in bed.”

“No,” Harry grinned, “You’re gonna like it.”

Draco looked at him. “Simply because you’re agreeing with me, I already know that I’m going to hate it.”

“You’re not, I promise. Might even be something you’re familiar with...”

Draco paused narrowed his eyes, “What are you playing at, Potter?”

“I’d let you know but then you’d be late for that important meeting.”

With realization crossing Draco’s face, Harry used this opportunity to move Draco towards the fireplace; both not wanting him to be late, and also trying to get him out the house as quckly as possible so he, himself, still have time to spare for the evening.

“I’ll be back, Potter!”

“Of course you’re gonna be back, Malfoy. You live here to!”

Harry didn’t miss the smal smile the spread across Draco’s face before he took a handful of powder and threw it into the flames of the fireplace, dispapearing soon after.

With a glance down at his watch, and noticing that the clock was edging onto six o’clock, Harry picked up his own jacket off the couch and tugged it on, jogging over to the other side of the room as he remembered the sketch. 

And folding it down into a square and placing it into his backpocket, he, too, left the house.

Harry got it made down in a muggle tattoo shop, telling the artist that he was an art student, had created the idea for this creature in the middle of class during  lesson and had wanted it brought to life across his skin.

The artist took his design, looked at it for a good minute then nodded; telling him to remove his short and to take a seat back in the chair close to her desk.

With years having passed, being properly fed and with his time of playing Quidditch having pre-toned his body, Harry was rightfully fit by the time reached his twenty-second birthday.

And Harry, despite never getting a tattoo before in his life, thought the process went quite well; it wasn’t as painful as he originally thought, and he even managed dozed off in the black, leather chair he’d sat in.

Once it was announced that his tattoo was finished, Harry sat up; crossing over to the mirror on the wall once he realized that he couldn’t quite see it well from where he was loking down at his chest.

Harry froze as he approached the mirror.

A maroon red dragon sat on his chest; and he was amazed at how realistically the artist had captured it, at the vivid streak of colors she’d creativly weaved and crafted into her creation.

Paying the amount due, and even tipping a bit more, Harry shrugged on his shirt and headed out the glass door; his smile never leaving his face.

“Guess who’s back?” Harry questioned into Draco’s ear as he crept up behind him within the kitchen later on that night.

“I’d say my answer, but that would just terrify us both, so why don’t you just say it, Harry?”

“You could’ve just played along,” Harry mumbled, wrapping his arms around Draco’s waist as he came up to kiss him.

“I could’ve,” Draco replied, pulling back, “But I didn’t. So get over it.”

 “Sometimes, I wish you weren’t such an ass.”

“You know, I could say the same about you, but unfortunately, we don’t all get what we want - so here we are. And there’s no such thing as the perfect partner, so I’m stuck with you.”

“Sometimes, you go a bit far with that.”

“Go big or co home, right?”

“If that were true, you’d have went home a long time ago.”

Draco scoffed, “You weren’t saying that the other night.”

A pause.

And then the two burst out laughing.

“Why are we like this?” Draco laughed into Harry’s shoulder.

“The hell if I know!” He replied back, and let their laughter subside before saying, “I’ve got to tell you something.”

“What is it?”

“I got the tatoo made today.”

Draco grinned, “You’re joking! I thought you would’ve waited weeks to get it.”

“Weeks?” Harry shook his head. “I couldn’t have possibly waited weeks. Alright, now. Step back,” Hary warned, pulling his shirt off his head, his glasses sliding off of his face and hitting the ground. 

They were placed back onto his face just in time for Harry to see Draco’s eyes widen upon seeing the inked design.

He ran a single hand across Harry’s chest, smiling.“A dragon,” He whispered in awe.

“Yeah. Not only that, a Hungarian Horntail dragon.”

Draco paused then looked up at him, brows furrowed in thought, “Why does that sound so familiar..?”

“The Triwizard Tournament,” Harry told him “That’s where you remember it from.”

“Right. Well, why didn’t you get this made in the Wizarding World?”

Hary blinked. “They make these here, too?”

“Yes, Potter! While we might not have an exact replication of everything from the Muggle World up here, we do have tattooing parlors.”

Draco went on to describe just the tattoos within the Wizarding World were practically animated; having the ability to move across a person’s body as if it were a video. 

Harry listened on further; hearing how some of them would even change colors, spit out mini designs, and would even make sounds against a person’s body.

( Harry took a seat as the list further extended, but all throughout the while, Harry couldn’t help but to wonder: how did Draco know all of this? ) 

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Wheel of Fortune casino slot online has managed to remain popular for so long due to its provision of massive symbol combination wins despite the accommodation of a small range of stakes. The jackpot prize of the base game stands at fifty thousand credits, which is more than most modern slots can boast. In the Wheel of Bonus mini-game, this prize shoots up to half a million credits. This amount is the highest of the three bonus jackpot prizes.

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Then IGT created a themed slot with a spinning wheel bonus game – the original Wheel of Fortune slot.

Not only was this the first salvo in a slots arms race which ultimately led to today’s amazing games – it genuinely created that wow-factor on the casino floor.

This guide to Wheel of Fortune slots brings you right up to date. It covers 12 different types of WoF game, from the golden oldies to the latest 3D specials. Here is what you’ll find:

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A lot to get through, this is a list of the WoF slots included in this article:

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Wheel of Fortune Power Wedges

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Wheel of Fortune Triple Extreme Spin

Wheel of Fortune Ultra 5-Reels

Wheel of Fortune Winning Wedges

Wheel of Fortune on Tour

The Original Wheel of Fortune Slot

I’m nostalgic about this title. Based on the fact that it is still around (in fact still very popular), it looks like I am not the only one.

This game strips the action down to the bare bones. It is a dollar slot, with 3 reels. To spin the bonus wheel and win up to $2,000, you simply need to hit the ‘Spin’ icon on the win line of reel 3. This original started off the shouted ‘Wheel of Fortune’ when that bonus occurs. There are no more gimmicks, you get one spin, and the amount you hit (plus applause from the crowd) is yours to keep.

You’ll find traditional symbols on the reels. These include 7’s (red ones pay best), and bars in their usual 3-2-1 format. Smaller prizes come from mixed 7’s or bars. The biggest line prize is yours for hitting the 3 WoF logo symbols on the win-line.

The oldest originals did not have the linked Powerplay jackpot – though more recent editions of this slot do have that. You’ll need to bet the maximum coins (either 2 or 3) to be in with a shot at winning this big prize.

Here is a guest video, made for Diana Evoni's slot channel. It shows $100 spins, including hand-pays. I know this is too high stakes for most of us, though I still look forward to the day my bankroll is big enough to play this version!

Wheel of Fortune Double Diamond

Wild symbols are on almost every slot these days. When Wheel of Fortune Double Diamond was introduced, the idea was new. This is similar to the original WoF slot in game-play. It includes special Double Diamond symbols – which have two roles.

First, they are wilds, substituting for the regular symbols (not the wheel spin ones). If you hit a winning combination which includes a Double Diamond wild, that prize is doubled. Hit 2 of them along with other symbols on the win-line, and you’ll get 4x the prize listed for the extra symbol.

Second, they have a big line win attached. The exact amount will depend on the model of the slot, though think in the 10,000 coins range and you’ll be close enough.

You still get the wheel spin game, and still get the single win-line and traditional symbols. There are sub-version of this game, including 'Haywire' and 'Burning 7's'.

Here is a video of the WoF Double Diamond in action. This is from the one and only Brian Christopher. It shows an electronic version of the game, with 4 sets of reels playing at the same time. Most Double Diamond slots have mechanical reels.

Wheel of Fortune 3x4x5x

Also known as WoF Multiplier, this slot starts off with bets at quarters. It was the first game in this famous IGT series to include multiple win-lines. You’ll find 5 in total, and a boost to the biggest wins on line 5 to make sure you are incentivised to play the maximum number.

In addition to the 5 lines, there are 3 special multiplier symbols – one on each reel. These win you prizes when they land alone, though are much better in combination with other symbols. If you get 3x, 4x and 5x on a win-line, you’ll win a substantial line prize. If you get these with other symbols, they multiply that win (working together for huge multipliers too).

To trigger the wheel bonus in this game, you need to hit 3 of the special spin symbols on one of the win-lines. Again, you have a shot at winning up to 2,000 credits when the wheel spins.

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3x4x5x does include the Powerplay jackpot. This is a linked jackpot, shared between many casinos. You need to line up the special WoF symbols on a win-line to win this one.

Check out this video from a chanel I was not familiar with until putting this guide together. This is from 'Taylor ate my lunch'. it shows 2x4x5x in action, including some multiplied wins and some wheel spins. Check out those distinctive sounds!

Wheel of Fortune Gold Spin

This WoF slot takes the 3-reel format to a new level. This is a video slot, though the graphics are produced to look like the traditional slots. These fall apart (in spectacular animations) when you trigger the main bonus game.

As well as the mechanical wheel, there is an electronic one – the gold wheel. This is the one you want to spin – as you can win one of 5 progressive jackpots from it. There are also segments which let you spin the main bonus wheel, with a multiplier of up to 10x on any win.

If you want to be in with a shot at the huge progressive jackpot, you’ll need to boost your stake. This will depend on the casino, though $5 per spin is typical. Your stake level determines which of the 5 gold wheels you get to spin. The smallest stakes give you credit amounts, plus a shot at the 4 smaller progressives. If you bet max (which can be $10) you get bigger wedges for the main progressive.

This is a beautifully produced WoF game and has become a popular version very quickly. Again there are sub-versions, including one with butterflies on the 7's.

Something different for the video this time. This is the promotional video from IGT. It runs quickly through the main features, though is not as 'organic' as the ones from the personal slot channels, it still gives a great overview of what to expect.

Wheel of Fortune Triple Extreme Spin

Even on crowded casino floors, Triple Extreme Spin is hard to miss. There are 3 massive wheels above the slot, which can have either 2 seats or 3, depending on the model.

There are 5 reels on this one. You can trigger a mini bonus game on those reels, as well as hitting regular line wins. If you get 3 or more scattered mini-wheels, they each spin, stopping either on a cash amount or one of the minor jackpots. The main jackpot is won on the reels, by lining up 5 of the special logo symbols.

When you trigger the wheel bonus, there is a picks round. This involves choosing between 3 and 5 envelopes, which pick pointers for the different wheels. If you get more than the minimum 3 bonus symbols, you’ll get the extra picks.

On the wheels are a mix of cash amounts (red and blue wheels) and win-multipliers on the yellow reel. With a good spin, you could be looking at a large pay out!

While this is very much an updated game compared to the original 3-reel slots, it keeps a lot of traditions. They include the sounds, and shouts of Wheel of Fortune! When you get the bonus. You will also see video clips of a glamorous game-show hostess congratulating you on bonus wins. I will admit that gets a bit annoying if you have a poor result on the wheels!

Here is a video of Wheel of Fortune Triple Extreme Spin – you will see both the wheel bonus and mini-spins. Advisory; SD Slots Guy is one of my all-time favourite channels, though he does get a little sweary at times!

Wheel of Fortune Ultra 5 Reels

Think of a graphics update for the Triple Extreme Spin, and you have nailed it. This WoF game also has 3 huge reels and multiple seats. It also shares the mini-wheels scatter symbols with the older version.

There are big differences in how it looks. The reels look curved, with a high-tech purple sheen to them. Fruits spin on those reels, alongside the familiar symbols.

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How you pick the pointers for the main wheel game has also changed. Instead of tapping the screen top open envelopes – you get to spin a 3-reel slot. This gives you pointers for each of the reels. Once again, with a few pointers, and a decent multiplier, you’ll be shouting ‘Wheel of Fortune!’ out loud…

I should mention that the progressive jackpot (the huge, linked one) is in play too.

Check out this video from Spinning in Vegas, note how advanced the reel graphics look compared to the previous version. This video was filmed at the Luxor on the Strip, and includes a bonus round.

Wheel of Fortune Double Diamond True 3D

Ultra 5 Reels may look high-tech, though it comes nowhere close to the 3D graphics of Double Diamond True 3D. This is immersive, you can’t really tell from the video, though those things floating by and spangles coming out towards you look amazing. IGT has really nailed the 3D slots area, if you have played the latest Zuma 3D slot, you’ll know what I mean.

This game features the gold wheel once again, and the huge jackpot too. There are 3 reels only, though think of this as 3 reels as you have never seen them before. Those double diamonds are wilds and will multiply your wins.

There are new segments on the bonus wheel, featuring a ‘power wedges’ sub-game. If you hit one of those, you could end up with several different pointers, and even a spin of the jackpot wheel.

This video shows Double Diamond True 3D in action. I recommend you check it out on the casino floor, where you can see how immersive those graphics are. This is from another of the big Youtube slots channels, Albert's Slots Channel. His videos are well worth checking out.

Wheel of Fortune Triple Diamond

Well, double diamond worked, so what is next? Wheel of Fortune Triple Diamond is a mechanical 3-reel game. It has reels backed in sparkling silver – a big change from the usual white.

Wilds which feature the triple diamond logo multiply your wins by 3. That is great if you get one, though the magic really kicks-in if you get 2 of them, along with another symbol. That gives you 9x the prize listed for the 3rd symbol on the pay table. If you get all 3, you get the top line prize. Even that is dwarfed by the wide-area progressive, you need 3 of the logo symbols on the win line to hit that.

Naturally, you’ll get the mechanical wheel above the reels for when that spin symbol hits on reel 3.

The video below comes from Guardian Angel Slots, and shows triple diamond in action for quarters.

Wheel of Fortune New Orleans

With just about every regular combination used, IGT went a little different for the New Orleans WoF slot. This does have a mechanical wheel, and recognisable sound effects. That is about as far as the relations to the main game go.

The setup is 3-4-5-4-3, with all-ways wins (called Multiway Xtra). You’ll find Madi Gras dancers on those reels, along with the regular symbols.

You can win the progressive via this game. I’d suggest this is not for the traditionalists out there. If you enjoy games with all-ways wins and a lot of action, this could be a good pick.

Here is a video from another of my favourite channels, Random SS Slots. This guy gives you a real overview of the games he reviews, rather than just the big wins. You can even see the full instructions and pay table. This one contains two of the DBG sessions (double, bonus or goose!).

Wheel of Fortune Winning Wedges

An unusual reel setup makes this game stand out. Instead of the usual 3 or 5 reels, this one has 4. Each reel has 4 rows of symbols on it. There are a lot of fruits on those reels – again a departure from the usual symbols.

Wild multiplier symbols mean that those 4 of a kind wins can be boosted. With 50 win-lines over the 4x4 grid, you’ll find those multipliers often connect more than one win.

The bonus game is also unique. Most WoF slots have a single ‘pointer’ at the top of the mechanical wheel. This one has special wedges showing diamonds. If you hit them, you can get up to 6 pointers in play. This means 6 wins, and 6 chances to hit the jackpot wheel sub-game.

I like this title, which keeps the solid game-play, while having more depth than many of the others.

A lot of trouble finding a good video for this game. This one is short, shakes and does not do the game justice! If anyone knows of a better video - please let me know!

Wheel of Fortune Power Wedges

Winning Wedges was popular enough for IGT to extend the idea – with the Power Wedges title.

In the wheel game you can win the chance to get more pointers. This not only gives you the opportunity for more cash wins (that is the most common outcome) – you can win jackpots too via a second (electronic) wheel.

There are free spins in this game. Which reminds me of the ‘New Orleans’ title in the overall feel.

Check out the WoF Power Wedges in action in the video below. A far better video this time from the popular 'Big Payback' channel.

Wheel of Fortune on Tour

I saved this one until last, not because it is the best WoF slot – but because you will need to go to an online casino to play it. This excludes American players, who won’t be able to find Wheel of Fortune games at the popular offshore casinos (though there are games which come very close – see below).

This slot has a lot of bonus features and has a big yellow bus as the central symbol. If you get 3 of these on the reels, you will see a US map, with a lot of curling dotted lines on it. This is a progressive bonus feature. Each time you trigger it, you’ll move through the map, with new bonuses (think free spins or wheel spins) as you go.

This feels more like a ‘tour’ slot with WoF added as an afterthought for me, though do try it out and see what you think!

The linked promo video from IGT shows some of the highlights, including that dotted bonus map.

Wrapping Up: The Ultimate Guide to Wheel of Fortune Slots

Some of us will stick with the traditional 3-reel games. Others love the big, brash and increasingly complex video slot titles. One thing is for sure, the Wheel of Fortune live slots range is showing no signs of slowing down any time soon! There are even more titles including a Jackpot Frenzy version, Winning Words and others with graphic design changes.. I'll add to this list when they hit the casino floors.

When you hear the two-tone bip-beep bit-beep, and hear the shout ‘Wheel-of-Fortune!’, that surge of excitement never seems to go away.

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What Happened That Halloween Night

Sirius Black x Reader

Request: (Anonymous) Hi! I’m here for an imagine request. I was hoping that you could do a piece based on the night James and Lily died but in Sirius’ POV? Thank you so much!!

MASTERLIST

Warnings: the death of James and Lily Potter which I always find quite distressing

Word Count: 4206

A/N: So I haven’t written all of it in Sirius’ POV but I hope you like the finished product :) also i got a lil bit carried away so sorry its really long 

The wind rattled hauntingly against the windows as the sky threatened to rain. It was an unusually dark and miserable Autumn day, the sun hadn’t peeked out from behind the dim clouds since the day before and the air smelt like rain was inevitable. The golden, orange and red leaves that had been shed from their now bare trees were blown around the streets of Godric’s Hollow as the wind picked them up and carried them like multi-coloured paper aeroplanes.

The chilled air slapped James Potter’s face as he opened the front door of his cottage, the doorknob cold to the touch of the pads of his fingertips. The frosty wind swirled through his already messy black hair as he upturned the collar of his jacket before ploughing through the thick, strong wind toward the front picket fence of their property. Somehow, he and his wife had forgotten that today was Hallow’s eve; with the preparations for their best friend Sirius’ birthday party in a couple days time, they had forgotten to buy treats for the children of Godric’s Hollow who would come knocking at their door that evening.

He looked back through the front window of their home, gazing into the living room he could see his son zooming around on a toy broomstick Sirius had got him for his first birthday. His wife, her red hair brushed out of her face, was sitting on their overstuffed couch laughing as her son darted around on the floor, his little legs moving as fast as they could carry him. As James turned right, hearing the click of the white picket fence close behind him, a warm, fuzzy feeling built in his stomach and spread to his chest despite the cold weather.

The general store on Church Lane was the only shop in the village within walking distance from their cottage which sold bags of foil wrapped chocolates. A bell chimed as James pushed open the door to the store to find it crowded with last minute shoppers who had evidently forgotten to buy treats just as he had. Friendly smiles were flashed as he walked over to the wall with bags of sweets lined perfectly in rows. A small radiator hummed at the front of the shop, its efforts barely noticeable with the cold wind that was let inside with every customer who opened the door to either enter or exit.

Grabbing a couple bags of sweets, James went up to the front of the store to pay. As much as Lily had taught him the currency of Muggles, he still had to concentrate to make sure he was paying the store clerk, a man with wrinkled, paper thin skin and grey hair, the correct amount of money. It always baffled James as to why Muggle currency had to be so complex, so many different sized coins as well as paper notes that crumpled easily, he longed for the Wizarding World where three distinctly sized and coloured coins bought you everything you needed.

His keys rattled and the tumblers clicked as he entered his cottage, the warmth from the fireplace filling him from the outside in. The house was much quieter than when he had left, instead of Harry rocketing around the living room making whooshing noises as he held the broom between his chubby legs, he was in his cot napping silently. Lily was waiting for him in the kitchen, the whistling of the kettle as it boiled the only sound filling the room besides the wind that rattled the windows.

Her green eyes, the colour he likened to a crisp green apple, darted toward him as he entered the room, a soft look falling over them as she realised it was only her husband. It was something that he would never get sick of, her beautiful, loving eyes, the ones that their son had inherited, gazing deep into his soul. He placed the bag of treats he had bought on the kitchen bench without taking his eyes of his wife; they had been cooped up here for so long now that he instinctively knew the dimensions of every room in the two-storey cottage.

James could see Harry’s stroller through the open door he had walked through moments before, sitting near the bottom of the stairs. The balloons and streamers Peter had picked out for Sirius’ birthday party sat at the edge of the bench in paper bags, the food for the party taking up space in the fridge. A pile of dirty dishes sat in the sink waiting, almost eagerly, to be cleaned. The rattling on the windows subsided slightly as Lily poured the boiling water from the kettle into two cups, flicking back her hair that dangled in front of her face.

The cuckoo clock that had once belonged to his grandparents struck four o’clock as Lily passed him his cup of tea. Lily let out an exasperated sigh before taking a sip from her cup, earl grey as usual. James hated that Lily, who never liked to be told what to do, had been instructed to lock herself up in her own home, like a bird that was never allowed out of its cage. Lily and Harry spent most of their time indoors, except for the occasional visits to the local park where Harry liked to be pushed on the swing. It was usually James who was granted the freedom of roaming the streets of Godric’s Hollow when they needed food or other supplies.

Granted, Dumbledore was only confining them to their home to protect them, but recently, James thought, that it felt more like solitary confinement than protection. Lily put on a brave face, she tried to act that being separated from the outside world wasn’t a big deal, that she didn’t long to be with her friends or at the Ministry in the Aurors office, but James could see right through her facade. She hated it, not being in contact with any of their friends bar Peter, fearing for the fate of her son who had only recently learnt to walk, but James knew Lily better than anyone, and he knew, without a doubt, that she would go to the ends of the Earth for her son, that she would die before she let anything harm him.

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Sirius woke up on the morning of Hallow’s Eve happy for the first time in a week. It was the last day of October, which meant that his birthday was in three days. Not that he was excited for his birthday, his parents had never celebrated on the day that he had been born, they thought that taking your first breaths in this world wasn’t an accomplishment worth celebrating, but he was excited because on that day he would finally be able to see his best friend again.

He straightened a frame which held a picture of the Marauders the day after graduating from Hogwarts, when he had walked into his living room that morning. James had slung his arm casually around Lily’s shoulders, pulling her body closer to his as she rested her head on his shoulder. As the picture moved, it showed them first smiling at the camera before simultaneously turning to look adoringly into each other’s eyes, the type of look that old couples share who had been together for sixty years. Moony was slumped at the edge of the picture, his face as white as a ghosts, yet still smiling; Sirius remembered that the day the picture was taken had only been a couple days after a full moon. Peter stood in between Remus and James, shorter than anyone else in the picture. His mousey nose twitched as he smiled, his eyes darting from the camera to Remus and then to the rest of his friends on his left, he looked proud more than happy to have his friends by his side. He had stood beside to Lily, throwing both their graduation caps in the air.

Heavy rain pelted on the windows of his London home as the lightbulb in the living room wall lamp flickered. The rain was so heavy that it no longer sounded like a soft pitter-patter on the roof, but more like a stampede. Flashes of lighting, like the flash of a camera, lit up the curtains on the windows, followed by a rumbling of thunder which sounded a lot like baby Harry using wooden spoons to bang pots like a drummer.

Despite the weather, Sirius was still adamant that he was going through with his plans to see Moony and Wormtail. It was such a rare occurrence, him seeing his friends, now that everyone had gone into hiding in the attempt to protect Harry, James and Lily, that a little bad weather wasn’t going to get in his way.

Once he had reached Remus’ hideout the storm had passed, but the heavy looking, dark clouds still hung overhead. His hideout was a cabin hidden out in the woods far away from London, it was quaint, quiet and secluded. Sirius couldn’t imagine living such a lonely life, but Remus, who had always thought that being further away from people would protect them, found that being this far out from civilisation was comforting; he would never be able to hurt anyone because there was no one around to hurt.

It was good to see his old friend again, even though he knew he would see him in three days time. He had always felt protective over Remus, the poor boy who couldn’t control what he became and always felt he was worth less than anyone else because of his ‘condition’. Leaving Moony’s, Sirius mounted his motorbike, waving to his friend as the engine revved and soared into the bleak night sky towards Peter’s hideout.

He knocked on the door, but after waiting a moment, no one answered. That was odd, he thought, but the door was unlocked so he let himself in. The place looked cleaner than the last time he had been here. From his seven years experience of sharing a dorm with Peter, Sirius knew that he never cleaned up, unless it was a special occasion. A slight smile spread on his face at the thought of this, him coming over was considered a special occasion to Peter, but his smile was quickly wiped when he noticed the two half drunk cups of tea getting cold on the small table in the middle of the room, with a piece of paper between them. The crumpled bit of paper had an address scrawled upon it, somewhere in Godric’s Hollow. That’s funny, he thought, Remus said that he hadn’t seen Peter in over a week, and Potter and Evans wouldn’t have left their hideout. Peter had instructions to never leave his hideout except to get food and in emergencies, but he had never forgotten a reunion with Sirius, not once.

And then a thought hit him and he stumbled back as if he had been physically slapped. When he had convinced James that Peter would be a better choice for Secret-Keeper Peter had argued, showing concern that it was too large a task for him to take on, too big of a weight on his shoulders. Sirius had pushed him, not asked but demanded him, for the safety of his best friends, but now he was terrified he had made a fatal mistake. He rushed through the strong, howling wind to his motorbike, fumbling the keys to start the engine. He wanted to trust Peter, know that he would never betray his best friends, but a knot tightened in the pit of his stomach as he knew, deep down, something was terribly wrong.

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Light flashed from the tip of James’ wand, every colour of the rainbow. Harry was mesmerised by the changing colours and the slight sparks that flew from it, he grabbed at the end of the wand, his little hands grasping around the stick, his wailing voice filling the air in his own attempt to say he wanted to hold it without James supporting it. James let go and immediately the colourful tip turned black and sparks stop spilling out from the end. In annoyance, Harry shook the wand wanting it to become colourful again, and for a split second, so short a time that if James wasn’t looking directly at it, he would have missed it, the tip of the wand flashed green again.

“Did you see that Lils?” James asked excitedly as Lily looked up, over the book she was reading. Her eyebrows raised was the symbol of a question mark as she wondered what he was talking about. “He made the end of the wand spark green!” James delighted face burst with pride. It was the first sign Harry had ever shown of being magical. Producing sparks from a wand, James thought, was not an easy feat and Harry had managed to do it when he was a fifteen month old.

The night was cold, the crackling fire in the living room the only source of warmth provided for its three inhabitants. James let Harry sit on the ground beside the couch and play with his wand as he got up to see how Lily was doing: as usual, in her spare time she was reading. Then the front door burst open and the room smelt like smoke. Voldemort, in a black, full-length robe that flapped at his feet stood dauntingly in the doorway, his red eyes stood out against the black of the night.

“Lily, take Harry and go! It’s him!” James yelled, stepping forward so that he barricaded the way between Voldemort and his wife and child. “Go! Run! I’ll hold him off!” Lily’s book fell to the floor with a thump as she grabbed Harry, Voldemort’s laugh cutting through the wind that was streaming into the house now that the front door was open.

The path to the front door was blocked by Voldemort, so Lily, with Harry squeezed tightly in her arms, ran up the staircase. James’ wand lay beside the couch where he had given it to Harry to play with. He needed it, James thought, if he had any chance of defeating him, but Voldemort turned towards the staircase and he knew, that he didn’t have to defeat him, he just needed to hold him off long enough for Lily and Harry to get to safety. Voldemort’s cloak covered his feet which didn’t seem to move, he glided, floating toward the staircase Lily had just run up. James jumped in front of him, onto the lowest of the stairs, his eyes meeting with the slits of Voldemort.

He knew that he was about to die, but that didn’t matter, he stood on the step with his head high and a look of determination on his face. The last word that ran through his conscious mind was ‘Lily’, as green light filled the hallway and stairwell, and then the sound of his body slumping on the bottom step was the last impression James Potter left on the world. Voldemort turned to head upstairs. As he glided effortlessly up the steps he remembered the plea Severus had asked of him, spare the girl. He didn’t care much what his Death Eaters wanted of him, and he certainly didn’t care if a women who had thrice defied him died in the process.

The door he had seen them run into was locked, but with a flick of his wand, it burst open, much like the front door. His laughter was high pitched, how easy this was going to be, he thought. Harry, his true intended target stood in the cot, his mother barricading him as her husband had done just before.

“Not Harry, not Harry, please not Harry.” Her voice was desperate, tears ran down her rosy cheeks, her arms in front of her as if they were going to be able to stop him without a wand.

“Stand aside you silly girl… stand aside now.” He would give her one chance to get out of the way, for Severus, but otherwise, she would die, along with her husband, and along with her son.

“Not Harry, please no, take me, kill me instead. Not Harry! Please, have mercy, have mercy!” His cruel laugh filled the air as Lily screamed. The same green light filled the room as he cast the curse, and she fell to the floor, arms crumbling underneath her, and her hair falling around her face, thinking that her son was about to die.

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The swirling wind made it almost impossible to steer the motorbike, and if it wasn’t for the one headlight that was working, he wouldn’t have been able to see through the thick blackness that spread through the night. He now regretted taking the bike, not the Floo Network.

He stumbled off his bike as it noisily crashed onto its side, at this moment he didn’t care what became of the bike, he just needed to see his friends, hoping that when he barged through the door their puzzled faces would glare at him, tell him off for waking a sleeping Harry, anything to indicate that they were unharmed. But that never happened, because his worst fears were realised before he could step foot in the house. Hagrid was at the front door, his silhouette recognisable as the biggest man Sirius had ever seen, holding what looked like a small package in his hands.

“Sirius?” Hagrid’s booming voice said in a mixture of surprise and sympathy. From the outside the house looked normal enough, maybe Hagrid had just stopped by to say hello or happy Halloween, but something must be wrong, he thought, it would take a major event to get Hagrid away from the Hogwarts Halloween Feast. He gulped loudly before he spoke.

“Hagrid, what’s going on? Why are you here?” His voice mixed with the wind, but he could tell by the expression on the half giant’s face that he could understand what he had said.

“I could ask you the same thing.” Hagrid retorted, in a tone that told Sirius he was trying to avoid the question more than acting resentful at his sudden appearance. Sirius tried to look past Hagrid to the front door, but his size made that impossible. It was pitch black, Sirius couldn’t see what was in Hagrid’s arms but he distinctly heard it let out a cry. It was Harry, why was Harry being taken away from his home? For what reason was Hagrid here to take Harry away from his parents?

“Why have you got Harry?” He asked in a tentative, shaky voice, but with more force behind it than his last question. Hagrid looked down at the boy cradled in his arms, then turned his body so that Harry was the furthest he could be from Sirius. He opened his mouth to speak but a rush of adrenaline came first for Sirius. He bound past Hagrid, whose long, heavy limbs weren’t quick enough to stop him.

The door came away with ease, he didn’t even think that he had pushed it that hard, but right off its hinges it came. His first look into the house terrified him, the lights were on and at the end of the corridor, past Harry’s stroller, he could see the staircase and something lying, sprawled at the bottom of them. Behind him Harry started crying but Sirius didn’t have enough energy to turn around and comfort him. Every single muscle in his body tensed, he could now see the reason why Hagrid was taking Harry away: James lay dead at the bottom of the stairs.

Sirius wanted to look away but he couldn’t. His best friend lying on the bottom step of the stairs like a rag doll, his limbs fallen unnaturally by his side, his eyes glossy, unmoved as Sirius moved closer to him. He waited for him to spring up and tell him this was all a joke, one sick, unfunny joke. But it didn’t happen, and Sirius knew, as much as he wanted it to happen, as long as he waited for it, it never would. He would never see his smile again. He would never hear his laugh again. No new experiences with him.

Sirius didn’t realise he was crying until he tasted the salty tears enter his mouth. Hagrid stood rigid at the front door, he had propped it back onto its hinges with the use of his pink umbrella and was now trying to distract Harry, stop him from wailing. And then a thought flashed through his mind: if Hagrid was taking Harry away, that meant that Lily was somewhere in proximity, lying dead on the ground too. He stepped beside James and went up the stairs, he was sure that if Voldemort had been after Harry, Lily would have been upstairs protecting him.

Upstairs was colder than it was downstairs, he figured that a window must be open. The door to Harry’s bedroom lay ajar, an ‘H’ pinned to the front of the door. Sirius tentatively pushed the door open wider, and there she laid, red hair flailing on the ground around her head like a lion’s mane, her arms crumpled beneath her. She laid in front of the crib, Sirius could imagine baby Harry crying in his cot as Voldemort killed his mother who was standing protecting him. There was no blood, no cuts or bruises, if it wasn’t for her glassy, unblinking eyes she could have been sleeping.

He walked back down the stairs, hand gliding on the rail to support him, so he didn’t collapse down the steps. He tried to not look at James as he stepped beside him, Hagrid at the front door coming into view. The night outside seemed a world away, inside it was still and silent, outside was blustery and turbulent. He sniffled and wiped the falling tears with the backs of his hands. He didn’t need to ask Hagrid what happened, he knew; Peter, the lying, betraying bastard had given James and Lily’s secret to Voldemort, who had come to kill Harry, and being the brave, loving people they were, they had protected Harry, dying for him.

“Hagrid, I’m Harry’s godfather, give him to me.” Sirius said with more force than he was intending. Hagrid turned his body again so that Sirius’s view of Harry was obstructed by Hagrid’s large body.

“Sirius, I’m sorry but I have strict instructions from Dumbledore to take him to his aunt and uncle’s house.” Hagrid’s voice cracked, something Sirius had never heard it do, as if this was causing him pain. He shouldn’t feel pain, Sirius thought, I’m the one who just lost my best friends and now he won’t even let me take care of my godson, he is feeling nothing compared to my pain.

“But I’m his godfather.” His voice was strong but there was more desperation filled in it than anger. “I have to protect him now.” He could taste his tears again, but as much as he willed them not to fall, they continued to trickle down his cheeks.

“Voldemort is gone Sirius, the protection he needs now is of a different kind. I’m sorry, but for his best chance Dumbledore needs to send him to his aunt’s.” The rational part of Sirius’ brain was telling him this was the right thing to do, when had Dumbledore been wrong about anything, ever? But his heart was full of emotion now, strong, painful grief, and he wasn’t being logical.

He took a deep breath and it felt like his lungs had never breathed oxygen before. He tried to not think about the fact that his friend’s lifeless bodies lay not far from where he currently stood. He sighed before speaking again.

“Take my bike Hagrid, take it and get Harry where he needs to go.” He said without looking at Hagrid, because he knew that if he looked at Harry’s chubby face, he would not be able to let him go without a fight. He threw him the keys, received a baffled but grateful ‘thanks’ in return. He stood stiff as he heard the engine roar outside and the sound gradually get fainter as Hagrid rode off into the night, taking his godson with him.

The room, Sirius only just noticed, smelt of smoke even though the fire looked like it had burnt out hours ago. He felt a sudden urge to move James and Lily’s bodies so that they were next to each other, so that they could be together even in death, but Dumbledore wouldn’t want him to move them, he’d want to examine the house just as it was, if he hadn’t done it already.

He stepped into the fireplace, he could see James from where he was standing and even though he knew he shouldn’t look, he did. This will be the last time I’ll see you, Sirius thought while holding back tears, you were the best brother anyone could ever have asked for. He grabbed a handful of Floo powder from the cup on the mantelpiece once he was ready to truly say goodbye, and threw it down at his feet, ready to seek revenge on Peter Pettigrew.

The Best Drones With Camera 2020

1. DJI Mavic Mini

A small best drones with camera for an easy trip

Weight: 249g|Controller: Yes|Electronic camera resolution: 2.7 K|Battery Dimension: 2,400 mAh|Variety: 4,000 meters

Lightweight

Arm safety and security guards

Effective however economical attribute collection

Remarkable trip time in battery

No 4K recording

No item tracking

The DJI Mavic Mini is the world's preferred consumer drone firm's answer to current guidelines needing drones over 250g to be signed up in the UK as well as the US. Coming in at 249g, this tiny collapsible drone not only uses a much easier flight hereof nevertheless the restrictions implemented over the in 2015, yet additionally a price tag to smooth the experience even more. It's not skimping on the specifications either, though this isn't the 4K quality efficiency drone that we have actually concerned anticipate from DJI.

Instead, the budget-friendly Mavic Mini provides 2.7 K video recording and an outstanding half an hour of trip time. There are a couple of functions that really did not make the cut to this very efficient machine - there's no object monitoring onboard and also 60fps at 2.7 K won't be an alternative, you'll need to drop down to 1080p for smoother framework prices. That said, this is a stunningly impressive piece of the package as well as one that will conveniently slot right into also the tiniest of gear bags.

2. Potensic A20 RC Nano Quadcopter

Little on size, huge on attributes

Weight: 227g|Controller: Yes|Electronic camera resolution: no electronic camera|Battery Size: AA|Range: 15 meters

One essential takeoff and also landing

Brainless Mode

Short variety

No video camera

At just 5.5 inches by 4 inches, this miniature drone can suit the hand of your hand. But even if its dimension is small does not imply that this drone is short on features. It comes outfitted with one-key departure and landing; an elevation hold function, where you can lock it to keep a details height; brainless mode, where it can fly in any kind of direction without bothering with which method it is "dealing with;" and also speed up change, which you can establish based on your flying efficiency. Better yet, these little drones feature a small cost.

3. Syma X5C Push-button Control Quadcopter

A fantastic newbie drone

Weight: 703g|Controller: Yes|Electronic camera resolution: 720p|Battery Dimension: 3.7 V 500 Mah Li-poly|Array: 30 meters

2.4 GHz push-button control

360 ° rolling

Some may find it hard to control

Billed as "the ultimate drone for newbies," the Syma X5C includes a six-axis flight control system. This makes it efficient in 360-degree rolling. It additionally includes a decent cam for a drone at this rate. And paired with a 2.4 GHz remote, it has a much better reaction and also a greater range. With all this for under $50, it's a budget-friendly option for your initial drone.

4. Holy Rock HS100 Drone

An exceptional mid-price equipment

Weight: 785g|Controller: Yes|Cam resolution: 720p|Battery Size: 2500mAh|Variety: 500 meters

GPS

One-key return

Long charge time

Can have a far better video camera for the cost

If you prepare to get serious about your drone, however, aren't all set to clear your savings account doing so, the Holy Rock HS100 is an exceptional mid-priced alternative. It has a trip session time of 15 mins and a range of 500 meters, permitting the individual to do some major flying. Plus it comes outfitted with GPS and also one-key return to make sure that you do not lose it while doing so. Best of all, you get all this for under $300.

5. Eachene E58 Quadcopter

A sophisticated newbie model

Weight: 100g|Controller: Yes|Cam resolution: 720p|Battery Dimension: 3.7 V 500mAh Lipo|Range: 100 meters

Gravity sensor

One-key launch as well as landing

Average picture top quality

Exclusive battery

An additional beginner choice, the Machine E58 is a step up from the Syma X5C for simply a little more cash. You get a 2-megapixel video camera with a 120-degree watching angle and efficient in 720p video, while the drone has a range of 100 meters. And it has a night trip function with an LED. And also, it folds up to make sure that you can quickly lug it in your pocket. It's been compared to the Mavic Pro (which you can see listed below), however, it is still under $100.

6. These fun Mini Push-button Control Drone

A mini drone for the children

Weight: 408g|Controller: Yes|Video camera resolution: n/| Battery Size: 3.7 V 300mAh Li-poly|Array: 30 meters

Brainless setting

Six-Axis Gyro Stabilization System

No video camera

One more tiny drone with a tiny cost, the Theefun Mini takes advantage of a six-axis gyro stabilizing system that will certainly aid novices to fly straight. It doesn't have an electronic camera, however, the array is short so it will never run out vision anyhow. And at under $30, it's excellent for the more youthful participants of your family.

7. DJI Mavic Air

This is the foldable drone you desire in 2018

Weight: 430g|Controller: Yes|Camera resolution: 4K|Battery dimension: 2375mAh LiPo|Array: 10 kilometers

Amazing mobility

4K video at up to 100Mbps

Somewhat jerky gimbal controls

Might have a better array

It's hard not to definitely like the DJI Mavic Air, the premier collapsible drone that can catch steady 4K video at 60 structures per 2nd, yet matched a backpack and even a jacket pocket. If you're okay with a 21-minute battery life, there aren't several compromises either. Our examinations prove its true flight time can be as low as 18 mins, however, that's enough time for most individuals, particularly if you buy into the advised Fly More Package with three batteries (entirely worth it).

8. Holy Stone HS190 Foldable Mini Nano Drone

A drone to take anywhere

Weight: 30g|Controller: Yes|Cam resolution: n/| Battery Size: 3.7 V 300mAh Li-poly|Array: 50 meters

One-key return

Collapsible

Three-speed settings

No camera

Though this drone is just 4.5 inches square, you can make it a lot more mobile when you fold it up. And also, this newbie drone includes three rate modes so you can begin slowly and raise your speed as your flying abilities improve. You'll no doubt be doing the 360s this drone can before too lengthy. It notes at Amazon.com for just $35, yet today you can obtain an additional $5 off when you click the promo code box on the item page.

9. DJI Mavic Pro

Mighty as well as little

Weight: 734g|Controller: Yes|Video camera resolution: 12.35 MP|Battery Dimension: 3830mAh|Array: 4.3 miles

Very mobile

Devoted push-button control

Less Costly DJI Mavic Air is much better in some areas

Till the DJI Glow and also DJI Mavic Air went along, the Mavic Pro was the tiniest drone in DJI's schedule. It also features folding arms so it can be stowed away in your bag. Do not let its tiny size fool you, though, as this pint-sized flyer boasts the kind of efficiency that DJI's larger drones are famous for.

The camera is installed on a gimbal, which is uncommon for drones of this size. It delivers fantastic results with both images as well as video in good lights, although the little size of the sensing unit indicates low-light shooting can sometimes be complicated. The Mavic Pro has a top speed of around 40 mph, so it's no slouch in that department, and the battery benefits around 20 to 25 mins of airborne activity.

As is the case with other DJI drones, the Mavic Pro includes a specialized push-button control that utilizes your phone's display screen to reveal you specifically what the device is seeing. Variety is quoted as being over four miles, offering you the chance to capture some remarkable stills and also video clip without bothering with the connection going down.

10. Parrot Bebop 2

Provides a brand-new viewpoint on drone flying

Weight: 500g|Controller: Optional|Video camera resolution: 14MP|Battery Dimension: 2700mAh|Array: 300 metres

The fisheye lens allows for shake-free video recording

Optional controller and headset are superb

Specific functions set you back extra to unlock

The Bebop 2 is a mid-range offering that won't cost a fortune yet supplies an unusual amount of attributes for the rate. The video camera utilizes a fisheye lens, and stabilizing software eliminates the demand for a gimbal; incorporated with the intelligent construction of the chassis, which uses rubber dampeners to decrease vibration in-flight, this results in video clip footage that's refreshingly judder-free.

On the downside, Parrot has locked away several of the Bebop 2's even more fascinating attributes, such as path planning and also 'follow me' performance, behind a paywall, which indicates the cost increases even more if you want to utilize these. Battery life is likewise somewhat frustrating, so it might be worth buying an extra power cell.

11. ZeroTech Dobby

A drone that's little sufficient to suit your pocket

Weight: 199g|Controller: No|Camera resolution: 13MP|Battery Size: * 970mAh|Array: 100 meters

Ultra-portable

The mobile phone app is feature-rich

Battery life is poor

Regardless of its humble standing (and also instead strange name), the Dobby is a versatile and also remarkably effective equipment. Pitched by ZeroTech as a "selfie drone," it's tiny sufficient to suit your bag, which gives it an advantage over many drones that are usually too big to be carried around quickly.

The little dimension of the Dobby suggests it obtains battered around in solid winds, however, on a good day its performance is impressive. It's regulated through a mobile phone application as well as attributes such as orbital relocations, object monitoring and also facial acknowledgment are all consisted of as common, and are very easy to implement. The drone's audio as well as visual sensors, fixed on its bottom, suggest you can do hand liftoffs and landings, as well as you can utilize it inside your home.

12. DJI Spark

A Jedi-like tiny drone

Weight: 300g|Controller: Yes/Not included|Cam resolution: 12mp|Battery Dimension: 1480 mAh|Array: 2 km

Controller-free gesture controls

Absolutely small

Short trip time

Quickly persuaded by the wind

The DJI Spark is the business's most friendly best drones with camera. With its incredibly cool motion controls that make you feel like a Jedi and its various tinted body shells, it's most definitely much more fun out of the box than a lot of the others on this checklist.

It is quickly regulated utilizing your smart device, however, it deserves keeping in mind that that's the only controller you're going to have unless you expensive getting a separate controller. It's definitely affordable in terms of drones, yet still, we would love to have a controller thrown in completely measure.

It's an extremely light drone, unsurprisingly as it's the dimension of a can. This is both one of its biggest strengths and also it's best weak points as it's very easy to lug about in your bag, however, it will certainly be affected by the wind throughout the flight.

All the things you NEED for a Bike tour! (besides a bike...)

So I am by no means an expert and I'm not caliming that this is the only correct list of things you need on a trip on your bike over a considerably long time (one month +) but I speak from my experience and what i found to be the most useful things to take with me. Feel free to add or subtract from the list since this is in no way complete or perfect, if you do so why dont contact me so I can adjust this list :D

Essentials

DUCT TAPE (It's the fixer of all problems! Be it a hole in your saddle or the tent or if you need to tape a torch to the front of your bike because your light is broken or anything else good duct tape will help you.)

Bike Bags / Saddle bags

A smaller, detachable Bag on your Handlebar for valuables and Maps

Elastic Bike Rope (To secure things you might put ontop your Bike bags)

Maps

First-aid kit (Bandages, Band aids, Tweezers, a smal pair of Scissors, Disinfectant spray, 'ointment', tabs against diarrhea, something against general unwellnes)

Personal Meds

Money  (Cash + Credit)

ID / Passport

Pocket knife

Lighter

Water bottles (2) (The ones you can put into your bottle holder on your bike frame )

Sleeping

Tent + Isolation sheet (My tip is to have a tent that can hold no more and no less than the amount of people that sleep in that tent PLUS ONE. The additional space is always nice to have because the labeling of a e.g. four person tent does not take into account people moving in their sleep or stuff you want to have inside the tent over night. Most tent manufacturers think of four people laying next to eachother, still like sardines without any extra space if they talk about a four person tent. That is mostly due to the fact that you want to have as little as possible empty space that has to get heated up by your body when you camp in colder areas. So trust me when I tell you that this extra person of space will feel like the most luxurious thing after a good month of sleeping in a tent,)

Sleeping bag

Sleeping matt

Eating

Extra Space or Bag to strap ontop of your Bike Bags for food

Camping burner + gas cartridge (Don't forget to buy the gas cartridges in the country you travel and not at home if you have to go there by airplane because they are prohibited in your luggage)

Cutlery

Clothing

T-shirts (3)

Socks    (4 pairs)

Pullover (Mostly not for cycling)

Softshell (Mostly for cycling)

Cycling trousers

Helmet + Cover

Comfy trousers or leggings

Swimming trunks

Sunglasses

Beanie

Scarf /Neck warmer

Rain gear (Jacket & Trousers) (Make sure that your rain gear is able to breathe because it's no use to wear a jacket to not get wet from the outside when you sweat like hell and get wet from the inside)

Shoes (I prefer to wear trecking shoes even though not alot of professional Bike tour people wear them, they mostly wear special shoes that you can clip into your pedals to have it easier up hill. But since I'm not that fancy and it's very much possible to get from A to B without those shoes I like to wear a kind of pretty 'soft' hiking/ trecking shoe that is both good for cycling and walking because having to pack an extra pair of shoes is just unnecessary balast.)

Bike

Pump (You will have to pump your tires every now and then because they deflate the more you use them, so a small hand pump is absolutely necessary. Believe me the first day of my first tour i drove with only one tire fully pumped because my valve was not screwed on correctly and it was like driving with about 5x the bagage.)

Repairing Kit (Tire levers, Extra inner tube, Inbus Tool)

Bike bags (+ Cover if they are not fully water proof)

Oil for the bike chain and gear shifting mechanisms

Electronics

Cell phone (Emergancy only if you want to detach yourself from society)

Headphones

Power bank

(Solar cells if you want to) (depending on your route you wont come across a camp site for maybe days so recharging your phone might prove difficult so having a powerbank and maybe even some solar pannels would come in handy. I myself dont have solar because I'll go to a campsite every day.)

Toilet articles

Toothbrush + -paste

Soap

Microfibre towel (You'll hopefully be showering before going to bed so your towel wont have a lot of time to dry so a normal one wont cut it, as long as you dont want to have a wet piece of fabric inside your bags... Microfibre towels dry super fast and will be dry when you pack up.)

Q-Tips

Nail clippers

Detergent (Due to the fact that you don't want to carry ten t-shirts around and you want to avoid that the smell of your bike pants contaminate every campsite you go to with probably the rankest compound of villanous smell that ever offended nostrils, you'll need to wash your cloths regularly and thoroughly, sometimes by hand, if your lucky by machine.)

Clothes Line (You'll want to dry your cloths before wearing them again to avoid getting sick.)

Entertainment

Books & Audiobooks

Notebooks

Pens

A new plan for your phone so you'll have emergency internet without going bankrupt

If you have room for an instrument like a Ukulele feel free to take it with you, its a good source of entertainment and music brings people together!

(Original Blog Post on jd.guet.li)