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galeweather · 1 year

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BRIDGERTON APPRECIATION WEEK • DAY THREE: favorite pairing ↳ KATE & ANTHONY + dear-ao3

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bonnie-sheila-bennett · 1 year

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delenamorana · 1 year

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Lord and Lady Bridgerton

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norringtondeservestheworld · 2 years

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ENDLESS LIST OF MY OTPS

2. Anthony Bridgerton (Jonathan Bailey) and Kate Sharma (Simone Ashley) from Bridgerton.

“Do you think that there is a corner of this Earth that you could travel to far away enough to free me from this torment? My father raised me to act with honor, but that honor is hanging by a thread that grows more precarious with every moment I spend in your presence. You are the bane of my existence. And the object of all my desires. Night and day, I dream of you.”

#anthony bridgerton #kate sharma #kathony #kanthony #bridgerton #jonathan bailey #simone ashley #my idiots babies in love #the angst #enemies to lovers excellence #the chemistry these two have is insane honestly #you have no idea how hard it was to choose only 10 gifs of all their scenes #can you believe it's canon that he smelled her not once but twice???#iconic

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svartalfhild · 4 months

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A Case for Jezri

Listen, I know how the DS9 fandom feels about Jezri, but I just wanted to take a moment to explain why I like it. I'm not asking people to agree; I just want to give it some love because there are things to enjoy and to explore in that ship that haven't gotten any discussion.

(Also why is 99.9% of the Jezri tag just people tagging their hate? Who raised y'all? Please be respectful towards your fellow fans who may not feel the same as you.)

I'm no stranger to finding my gold nuggets in the trash heap when it comes to Star Trek ships. I'm the type to find the things to love about something that was executed poorly by the writers. Datasha is my TNG OTP. Need I say more.

So don't think I don't understand some of the main objections people have to Jezri. I get it. I do. So with that out of the way, let's get into the good stuff.

Julian's personal story, particularly in the later parts of the show, has a strong motif of loneliness, which comes from two or three different aspects of his life. The first one is of course the fact that he's an augment. He's socially isolated by his mental and physical superiority. No one can keep up with him, and he has to diminish himself to fit in, especially before the truth comes out. The second is the evolving lives of the people closest to him. There reaches a point where nearly all of his closest friends are either married or in committed relationships, and he's the free floater who has to hope he can still fit into their lives somewhere. The third aspect is his own shit luck with relationships. No one sticks with him for very long for whatever reason. And there was the everything with Jadzia on top of it all. Poor man couldn't catch a break.

And then along comes Ezri. Quark is quick to treat her as same old Dax with a new coat of paint, for whose affections he immediately tries to generate competition with Julian, because he is a sexist little toad. Julian, to his great credit, is like "what the fuck, Quark" and makes it clear that he sees Ezri as a different person, not Jadzia 2.0 who he now has a chance with. Ezri is his new friend, and he's not going to be pulled into Quark's bullshit.

The writing is unfortunately rather uneven when it comes to showing us the establishment and development of that friendship, so we have to piece together the vibes from several disparate moments, some big and meaningful and others more incidental, but that's not too difficult for me. Fandom has done more with less.

Anyway! Through all of that, we kind of get to see that Ezri sees Julian differently than Jadzia did in a way that allows them to click very quickly. Jadzia sort of saw Julian as an adorable puppy excitedly wagging his tail at her (and by the time he matured into someone who was more her type, he'd stopped pursuing her and then she was with Worf). Ezri sees him as the charming guy who knows how to have a good time. It seems natural to me that Julian would quickly latch onto someone who thought his holosuite adventures were demonstrative of a healthy sense of fun and not a sign of immaturity. Ezri is literally the bad bitch he pulled by being autistic.

And they are such adorable awkward nerds with each other! The big eyes! The soft touches! The fumbling! The trying to keep things platonic because they just like each other so much that they're afraid of messing things up! The breaking down and making out anyway because they can't escape the vibes! *chef's kiss*

The thing that completely sold me on Jezri, though, was their moment together at the end of the last episode where Julian is mourning Miles' departure and feeling lonely and then Ezri rolls up like "Hey~!" and expresses the desire to have dinner and do holosuite adventures with him. That was so beautiful to me. Everything is changing and so many of his friends have left and it's the ultimate pit of loneliness for him, but then there's Ezri. He has her now and he's not alone and the war is over and there's hope and the start of something new and soft. I cried, y'all. Like maybe it's because I'm at a place in my life where I feel left behind while I watch all my friends move on with their lives, but man, the way Ezri represents the light at the end of a dark tunnel for Julian just got me so good.

Here are some of the headcanons I have to supplement the sparse canon material and give further depth and enjoyment to my shipping experience:

They're both bisexual.

Since they're both healthcare professionals, they have a lot to talk about where their fields intersect. They make a great team when they're working, but this also results in them developing a shorthand with each other that is somewhat infuriating for others.

Ezri's closeness with Julian allows her to better develop her friendship with Garak, and there are several times when all three of them get up to shenanigans together.

They sometimes get each other new tea blends to try as a fun little surprise.

Ezri tries to teach Julian some of the gymnastics stuff she remembers at least once with mixed results.

Julian particularly loves hugging Ezri, and she particularly loves holding his hand.

Julian persuades Ezri to read Lord of the Rings, and she gets really into it, so they end up doing a holosuite adaptation as Legolas and Gimli. Ezri plays with her beard a lot.

Quark fucking hates how cute they are and Kira makes a point to tell him about every sweet moment she sees between them just to fuck with him.

Ezri very much gets in on the Fuck With Section 31 train and helps Julian do spy shit. The criminal psychology knowledge comes in handy.

Anyway, these are my feels. Please don't air your grievances here. I just want to sail on my dinghy and hope someone out there is sailing with me.

#Star Trek #DS9 #Julian Bashir #Ezri Dax #Jezri #if you're gonna comment just please don't be an asshole I'm so tired

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ashleyfanfic · 14 days

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Love your blog! Huge Jonerys shipper and just finished Seaosn 2 of Bridgerton and LOVE Polin! Kantony was amazing too! I am so excited for Season 3! Did you see the trailer! Would love yo know your thoughts! Hope you have a great day!

OH! SO EXCITED TO TALK ABOUT THIS! Thanks for asking.

First, Jonerys will always be my OTP. Yeah, the show ended like a burning pile of dog turds, but in fan fiction they're living happily ever after as they should have. The one good thing is that Kit's show is not going to be made which means they will not be able to profit off Daenerys Death anymore than the already do. Kit, find you another franchise where you can swing a sword. I'll watch it. I sat through Pompeii I can do anything.

Second, I love KANTHONY!!! I mean, the PINING! THE UST! LOVE IT! All the glances and touches and the "You are the bane of my existence and the object of my every desire" yes, sir! PLEASE. Love them. So glad we get to see them happy and in love this season. Just a boon, for sure.

Third, POLIN! Ok, hang on, let me get this out of the way first because it is a huge concern to me. I do not, under any circumstances, want to see Eloise join in with Cressida to make fun of Penelope. I get it, she's hurt, but please don't let her do that because she knows all of the sensitive points about Penelope, not even counting Lady Whistledown. She knows the things she's sensitive about and stands to truly hurt her. I had my former best friend do that to me and I wouldn't wish it on anyone. Though, Nicola and Luke were both adamant about their love for Eloise. So, here's hoping.

POLIN - Alright, I'm going to say what I'm sure many other people are thinking -- Colin needs to grovel in apology for what he said. It's already difficult enough for Pen, with her introverted nature, to meet and talk to people. That has been clearly established. But to then have an influential man in the ton declare that he would never dream of courting her? I mean, talk about ruining a girl's chances all around.

There are little things throughout the trailer that fascinate me. One being that I think Penelope isn't going to arrive to one of the balls with her family but fake an illness and stay home. Perhaps after seeing Eloise with Cressida at a garden party earlier that day. Something sparks within her and causes her to no longer lie there, but throw open her wardrobe and we see her getting dressed. We do see Pen see them walk away together. So, I think she comes in late, dressed in a different gown, with a different look. Perhaps she asked Madam Delacroix to make it for her outside of her mother's knowledge. Because we see her standing at the top of a staircase in a red cape and then dramatically allowing it to fall to the ground. Everyone turns and looks. (My favorite thing, is if you look at the crowd, her brother-in-law, Mr. Finch is smiling at her - such a sweet, cheese loving boy!). But Cressida and Eloise look shook. Also, in this same scene we do see Francesca and Pen later talking. This is important to me as it is said in the books, Colin is very close with Franny, especially once he starts traveling and she moves to Scotland. Lady Danbury is obviously speaking with the Queen about the possible matches that could be made. So far, all the writings we've seen about this season show that Mister Dankworth is interested in marriage, but instead of being along the lines of Nigel Berbrook, he's more along the lines of Prince Friedrich. You might root for him if Colin wasn't already in the picture. I have a feeling that while his interest will spark jealousy in Colin, it will also spark confidence in Penelope. Which, judging by some of these awkward convos we see her having with some of the other men of the ton, she really needs. But the sight of them dancing beneath the moonlight in the ballroom, and their heads close together over a book, and Colin having to sit back and watch as a bystander, is too sweet for me to take. Colin is the sort you have to hit over the head and drag him to it. Someone else finding her desirable could spark that wait, what have I missed. We love our leading man, but baby are you dense. The scene where he's sitting back and the flame slowly lights, it's like Colin's love for Penelope. It doesn't happen all at once, but as it grows and glows it gets brighter. Their trope is she falls first, but he falls harder. And in the books, that 100% true. He's my wife this, my wife that. Once he realizes that he's in love with her, there is nothing else that matters to him BUT her.

#bridgerton s3 #polin #colin bridgerton #penelope featherington #bridgerton

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princesssarisa · 1 year

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Character ask: Charles Bingley (Pride and Prejudice)

Tagged by @comma-after-dearest

Favorite thing about them: His warmth, kindness, and friendliness.

Least favorite thing about them: How easily swayed he is by other people instead of trusting his own instincts.

Three things I have in common with them:

*I try to be kind and friendly to everyone I meet.

*I too easily believe what other people tell me.

*I'm often drawn to people who are very different from me (like Darcy is from Bingley), but I'd prefer a romantic partner with a temperament more like mine.

Three things I don't have in common with them:

*I don't have any sisters.

*I'm not considered especially desirable for marriage by my neighbors (thank goodness!).

*I'm female.

Favorite line:

About letter-writing:

“My ideas flow so rapidly that I have not time to express them; by which means my letters sometimes convey no ideas at all to my correspondents.”

And from the same conversation ("awful" in this context means "awe-inspiring," not "bad"):

"I assure you that if Darcy were not such a great tall fellow, in comparison with myself, I should not pay him half so much deference. I declare I do not know a more awful object than Darcy on particular occasions, and in particular places; at his own house especially, and of a Sunday evening, when he has nothing to do.”

brOTP: Darcy.

OTP: Jane.

nOTP: Either of his sisters.

Random headcanon: If he had never reunited with Jane, I don't think he would have spent the rest of his life pining for her; neither would Jane for him, even though Elizabeth fears otherwise. They would both have eventually moved on and found others. But this doesn't make their love for each other any less deep or less true. Nor – despite what some fans speculate – does the fact that he had other infatuations before Jane imply that his love for her won't last. Theirs is a good, tender, ordinary love that will lead to a happy marriage, and the fact that it isn't some larger-than-life, once-in-a-lifetime passion doesn't diminish it in the least.

Unpopular opinion: He's not an idiot. Even though his intellect doesn't match Darcy's and he relies too much on other people's judgments, that doesn't make him a himbo. He's a person of perfectly average intelligence. He's not inherently boring either. I'd like to see a retelling of the story written from his point of view for a change, or at least from Jane's point of view that puts their romance front and center, because I think they both have potential depth to explore.

Song I associate with them: None in particular.

"Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schön" from The Magic Flute might remind me of him, though. Like Bingley, Tamino falls in love quickly, tenderly, and wholeheartedly, and like Bingley, he tends to be too easily swayed by what other people tell him, which nearly costs him his future happiness.

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Favorite picture of them:

This illustration by H.M. Brock, showing Bingley and Jane's romance blossoming as Jane recovers from her cold at Netherfield:

This illustration of his proposal to Jane by the same artist:

This illustration of the same scene by C.E. Brock (H.M. Brock's brother):

Osmond Bullock in the 1980 miniseries:

Crispin Bonham-Carter in the 1995 miniseries:

Simon Woods in the 2005 film (I never would have thought to imagine Bingley as a redhead, but the idea has grown on me):

#character ask #pride and prejudice #charles bingley #jane austen #ask game #fictional characters #Youtube

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vinegar-on-main · 14 days

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fynn thoughts. now.

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I ASSUME YOU MEAN FLYNN FROM SMT IV AND HELLO YES HI I am going to be talking major spoilers for SMT IV and by extension Apocalypse during this.

If you have any desire to play or watch me play the game (@beantothemax and by extension @meme-boys-blog you have clearance) I suggest you do not engage.

For the record, i haven't beaten SMT IV Apocalypse yet, so most of my opinions will come from SMT IV and the few glimpses I got of him during gameplay so far.

Favorite thing about them Almost every single NPC in Tokyo talks about how polite he is, almost unbearably so if you refuse healing from Hunters Associations. Every dialogue option is so very polite and formal.

Least favorite thing about them GOOD LORD I wish we got to see more of Past!Flynn in the Neutral route. I mean I got a couple more scraps of info from Apocalypse, but I need to know the kid's relationship with Masakado and/or Skins and Fujiwara.

Favorite line Hes a bit of a silent protagonist, but he does say stuff about Relics that you find around Tokyo. They're so silly. Try guessing which one is which!

"Could it be to protect one from feces?"

"Bizarre-smelling sand."

"Could it be a uniform for some sort of ritual?"

"A very bouncy object."

"Could it be seaweed?"

"....."

"A squishy carpet"

brOTP Mentioned this in the Isabeau writeup, but yeah. Isabeau. They've gone through so much, they're basically besties at this point.

OTP HEY GUYS YOU KNOW WHAT WOULD BE SO TRAGIC??? I love Flynn/Issachar. I love the inherent tragedy in it. I can see them going off and being Samurai together like they dreamed but alas, the world is not so kind... In fact it is so much Crueler than they think! nOTP Shipping Flynn with Walter or Jonathan. Like sure I can see it, but I think those two are more in love with Chaos or Law respectively. Again, please change my mind! I love hearing different opinions to mine!

Random Headcanon Flynn never really talked to people when he was a kid. Issachar approached him one time at like a town meeting and Issachar made it his mission to be friends with him. Flynn immediately opened up as soon as Issachar brought him out into the woods to hunt for Cool Bugs.

Unpopular opinion If you say any other ending is canon you CLEARLY haven't played neutral. And yeah i mean i get you neutral ending is hard to get and a bit of a slog, but new game plus is RIGHT THERE. And there's a BILLION guides on how to get neutral.

Song I associate with them

Just... Lets just say i drafted out an entire animatic to this song.

Favorite Picture of them

Sleepy... Having dreams about Things Screaming in his face... In all seriousness i think you know what is my fav picture:

Yes, i had to hunt through my files to see my darling boy smile again. He deserves it. Look at him, Hes so happy. About .5 seconds later he is beaten within an inch of his life. :(

#ask game answers #smtiv #Flynn smt #smt #shin megami tensei #megaten #smt iv #asks

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ariel-seagull-wings · 1 year

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FICTIONAL CHARACTER ASK: JANICE

Asked by @princesssarisa

@softlytowardthesun @themousefromfantasyland @moonbeamelf @fragglesesamemuppetz2 @angelixgutz @the-blue-fairie @thealmightyemprex @amalthea9

Favorite Thing About Them: She is a genuinelly sensitive, sweet, kind and empathetic person who has the ability to easily make friends and a competent performer in the fields of music and acting who greatly values team work rather than competing for attention with her colleagues.

Least Favorite Thing About Them: How the writers of the 2015 ABC sitcom the muppets. portrayed Janice as so over the top ditzy that she acted passive and with no opinions or desires of her own while the male characters Sam the Eagle, Floyd Pepper and Dr Teeth treated her as an object of dispute wich they were entitled to have as a romantic partner.

Three Things I Have In Common With Them:

* I have a tambourine;

* I love colorfull clothes made of light fabric;

* I love rock and roll music;

Three Things I Don’t Have In Common With Them:

* I’m not a member of a band;

* I’m not as chill as she is;

* I don’t have long blonde hair;

Favorite Line:

From the movie The Great Muppet Caper:

“…and I said, ‘Look mother, it’s my life o-kay? And if I want to live on a beach and walk around naked, I–”

From the movie The Muppets Take Manhattan:

"So I told him 'Look, buddy, I don't take my clothes off for anybody, even if it is artistic’”

From the comic Muppet King Arthur, where she played the humourous and witty Lady of the Lake:

“Call me Janice. That was my name before I, like, became one with nature”.

“Rock never hurt anyone. Well, except for scissors. Poor scissors”.

From the comic Muppet Robin Hood, where she plays the healer Willa Scarlet (a genderbent Will Scarlet):

“Oh yeah, like, going back to nature is sooo real, man, fer sure. You’ll like dig it, totally! These trees can teach us lessons, man”.

From the comic Muppet Peter Pan, where she played the role of Wendy Darling:

“Like, I’m detecting some rilly unresolved anger issues, fer sure”...

“A nice fruit salad is very cleansing for the system”.

“It never hurts to try to be, like, totally diplomatic and make friends!”

“I’m ready to grow up, now. Yeah, I even know what I want to do when I grow up! I wanna Rock and Roll!”

“Hey, dad, at least it’s, like, totally american... fer sure!”

From the comic Muppet Snow White, where she played the dwarf Happy:

“You’re like my favorite fairytale character. Next to Wendy from Muppet Peter Pan”.

brOTP: Rowlf the Dog, Kermit the Frog, Fozzie Bear, Gonzo, Animal, Bean Bunny, Scooter, Skeeter, Miss Piggy, Annie Sue Pig, Spamela Hamderson, Zondra, Darci, Charlie (Solid Foam's Drummer), Dolores (Trumpet Girl), Wanda.

OTP: Skeeter, Zoot, Floyd Pepper.

nOTP: Dr Teeth, Lips, Sam the Eagle.

Random Headcanon: She was born in San Francisco, and in one side of her family she has lebanese heritage, wich is aparent in her lips, eyes and olive skin tone, while on the other side she has german-irish heritage, wich is aparent in her blonde hair.

Unpopular Opinion: Her toddler design with open eyes and already big lips in 1984's Muppet Babies looks pretty unsetling. The illustrations for the Muppet Kids books reached a better natural look for a young Janice, with more subtle lipstick around her lips and her characteristic closed eyes.

Song I Associate With Them:

Black Bird

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Fifty Ways to Leave Your Lover

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With A Little Help from My Friends

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Earth Song

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It's In Hiss Kiss

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Rockin All Around the World

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Favorite Picture of Them:

In her early concept sketch drawing, when she was originally idealized as an androgynus male identified character inspired by Mick Jagger

As a preteen alongside Skeeter and Miss Piggy in two illustrations of the Muppet Kids picture book New Girl In Town

Alongside fellow Valley Girl Moon Zappa, actress and daughter of rock musician Frank Zappa

In her beautifull tye-die dress portraying Wendy Darling in the comic Muppet Peter Pan (alongside Scooter as John Darling, Bean Bunny as Michael Darling, Kermit the Frog as Peter Pan and Miss Piggy as Piggytink)

Portrayed in a gala dress by Muppet Peter Pan artist @amymebberson

Another art by @amymebberson portraying her and Skeeter with buttons in support of Miss Piggy

With Floyd Pepper and Elton John

Just chilling out

#fictional character ask #character ask meme #the muppets #the muppet show #The Muppet Show The Comic Book #janice #the electric mayhem #muppet kids #Youtube

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yandere-dhmis-mania · 1 year

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I just saw that you wrote non-con and I just thought “aw man fuck now I wanna see my otp but Yandere+Noncon”

Can you please write like.. a lil Yandere!Coffin x Briefcase with kidnapping that results in Briefcase getting non-conned by Coffin <3? Thxs <3

omg yay my first request!! I was super happy to write this! especially for Halloween!

they are still objects in this but I'm gonna use my own made up names for the two of them to make it more easy!

Briefcase is Brian and Coffin is Carl, now hope you enjoy!!

Carl had his eyes on that little briefcase for awhile, the man's optimism was definitely very contagious, that bright smile and tone of voice. He just couldn't get enough of it. When the two of them talked Carl felt a tingling sensation to pin the other object down and make him moan out his name.

Though he always had a calm tone of voice, he still had intense emotions and especially that of jealousy when the object of his desires talked to others and that those other useless objects even thought they had the right to look at something that belonged to him and only him.

Finally he couldn't take it anymore, his lust grew and his need to own every part of his precious little briefcase, it was just far too much.

So one day after a late night of work, Carl followed his lover from the behind, and used a rag of chloroform to cover his face and he grinned in a lovesick manner as his precious baby fell unconcious in his arms.

He took him back to his rightful home, carrying him to his bedroom and tying him up to the bedposts. Carl couldn't believe that this was really happening. He was shaking with excitement as his hands went to pull down the pants of his little Brian, seeing his cute limp cock made his own cock twitch in total arousal.

"You're mine...finally only mine..." He mumbled to himself with a perverted grin that widened at the sight of his darling waking up. He decided to properly wake him up with a little surprise, his cock twitching in arousal and he pushed himself inside of his lover.

"So tight..." He moaned in pleasure and his lover did fully wake up with a groan of pain as he started to cry. "C-Carl?" Confusion was written all over his darling's face, that puzzled yet pained expression made his cock twitch with even more arousal.

"Shhh baby, shhh, we're finally together~ No one is gonna take you away from me now." Carl said as his thrusting became faster and he made sure to reach as deep as he possibly could. "I love you! God I love you so much! We are never ever gonna be apart!" His calm tone was far gone and he sounded just truly unhinged with the pleasure and also happiness he felt course through him.

This was his first time, so he felt special to loose it with his darling. His dearest boy was so tight as well, there was no way he wasn't also a virgin, well was. Now they had lost their purities to eachother, how romantic that truly was.

He was so deep in his thoughts that he didn't hear the desperate cries and pleads of the little briefcase, they were all so far away from him. He was only brought back to reality once he reached his climax and cummed deep inside of his darling with a loud moan full of pleasure.

"Goodness..." He panted heavily and smiled down on the love of his life who was still crying heavily. He chuckled and lovingly caressed his soulmate's face. "You're so beautiful~ I love you so much~" He said and felt his cock twitch in pleasure again.

"I hope you're ready for more, my precious little briefcase~" He chuckled and started moving again, the only sounds that left the room from then on out were pleasured moans of a psychopath and cries of a poor briefcase who had caught his eye.

#dhmis yandere #dhmis #dhmis coffin #dhmis briefcase #dhmis ship #dhmis shipping #yandere #yandere x character #non con

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saraptor · 2 years

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OTP Prompts 8. “Am I close?” “Not even a little bit.”

for Yue Qingyuan/Shen Jiu

yessss my favorite ship atm for this OTP prompt list i tried for some humor. these two are usually so angsty, but it literally takes me OUT that it's basically canonical (iirc) that a lot of the sect treated Yue Qingyuan and Shen Jiu's drama like a daily soap opera

team building exercise meets unmovable object, FIGHT

It was a team building exercise, and Shen Jiu’s mettlesome shizun had probably woken up today and thought he was about to be hilarious. With an expression of extreme and casual disinterest, the man had pitched the idea of labyrinth-running, in two-pair teams, with one standing above the labyrinth and one in the corridors below. The Sect Leader, ever a pragmatic woman with little care for games, wasn’t sold on the idea until the Qing Jing Peak Lord mentioned the team aspect of it. And then they’d shared a look that glinted like the flint about to strike the spark that burned down a perfectly nice forest.

A week later, Shen Jiu was, to the surprise of exactly no one and the anticipation of everyone, paired with Yue Qingyuan. For the first round, he’d stand above and watch the maze, and guide Yue Qingyuan along. All in all, three mazes were set up in a large fielded area. There were invisible lines set up that would give a nasty shock when touched. The lines would change for each disciple that went through, leaving one unlucky boy to receive a jolt when he tried to follow a melon seed trail left by the previous disciple.

Everyone was doing well, until Yue Qingyuan stepped into a maze and the disciples in the surrounding mazes started taking a lot of missteps, increasingly distracted by their desire to watch the center-most maze.

It should have been easy to tell a person to walk three steps forward, turn left, and walk five steps—“Stop! Your steps are too long!”—but Yue Qingyuan was the type to overthink everything, so every few steps, he’d ask things like, “Am I close?” and Shen Jiu would have to tell him to shut up and keep walking. He was inwardly seething by the time Yue Qingyuan had made it halfway through the maze. One would think that Yue Qingyuan would have more faith in him, but Yue Qingyuan had always been the type to think thrice before speaking never.

Meanwhile, people around were running bets on when Shen Jiu would snap and purposefully run Yue Qingyuan into an electrified wall.

The answer was around Yue Qingyuan’s three-quarter mark, but Shen Jiu had to be forgiven for this one. It really wasn’t his fault. He’d been waiting for Yue Qingyuan to walk his ten steps forward, when he noticed Shang Qinghua struggling to open a jar of—something. He couldn’t tell and didn’t care to ask. But, as Shang Qinghua’s struggles grew increasingly pathetic, Shen Jiu felt his eyebrow start to spasm. That man was supposed to be a peak lord one day.

Below him, Yue Qingyuan had reached the tenth step. “Shen-shidi?”

“I’m still here,” said Shen Jiu, biting off a longer, much more acerbic comment. Yue Qingyuan called out his name every time he stopped moving. It was both endearing and annoying. Shen Jiu wanted to wring Yue Qingyuan’s voice from his throat. “Turn left—two steps.”

Next to him, Shang Qinghua still struggled. He’d wandered close enough that Shen Jiu could make out ink stains on Shang Qinghua’s fingertips. Future administration peak lord, indeed.

“Turn left, one step—ugh, that’s the wrong way!” Shen Jiu burst out, snatching the jar from Shang Qinghua and twisting it sharply the opposite away, pulling the lid free.

Below him, Yue Qingyuan yelped as he ran into a line.

Money exchanged hands.

“I wasn’t talking to you!” Shen Jiu called down to Yue Qingyuan, throwing an I’ll-kill-you-later look at Shang Qinghua, who just looked disgruntled. Shen Jiu pulled out his fan and snapped it open, waving it in front of his face. “Turn around, one step.”

Yue Qingyuan’s strides were more hesitant after the shock, but he reached the end of the maze without another incident. Shen Jiu met him in the field. He’d thought of coughing up an apology, but it was very likely he’d cough up blood, too, and in the end he couldn’t bring himself to. At the very least, Yue Qingyuan seemed to believe he hadn’t done it on purpose. That was enough.

Before he could head to the front of the maze, Yue Qingyuan caught his sleeve. His grip was light enough that Shen Jiu easily could have pulled away. Shen Jiu let himself be stopped anyway.

“You can trust Qi-ge.”

The name burned in Shen Jiu’s ears, almost lost in a roar of blood. It was the desire to not cause a public scene, not benevolence or forgiveness, that gave Shen Jiu the strength to let the nickname pass. He jerked his sleeve free, averting his eyes and ignoring the way his chest tightened at the way Yue Qingyuan’s eyes flashed with hurt—always, always looking like a kicked puppy, as though he wasn’t responsible for everything—

Shen Jiu managed to grit out, “We’ll see.”

True to his words, Yue Qingyuan walked him through the maze without a single mistake. Shen Jiu was trying not to care that he’d been one of the few to actually make their partners run into a wall. It was natural to feel inferior to the future Sect Leader, anyway. Not that he was feeling inferior.

Yue Qingyuan followed him back from the end of the maze, saying things like, “Were you shocked at all?” and “Are you all right?” and “I should have found a quicker route out of the maze, Qi-ge is sorry,” until Shen Jiu got far enough away from everyone to tell him to beat it.

A rare moment of frustration passed over Yue Qingyuan’s face. The novelty of it made Shen Jiu feel oddly exhilarated.

“Is there anything that could convince Shen-shidi to tolerate this shixiong?” The words were not so much spoken, as they burst out. As soon as they were out, Yue Qingyuan realized his mistake.

Shen Jiu gave a smile that was all teeth and didn’t reach his eyes. He didn’t have to say a word.

A moment passed, before Yue Qingyuan murmured, “Bidding shidi a good night.”

Coward, Shen Jiu thought as the other left, smothering the disappointment in his heart.

(Money was passed into the hand of the Sect Leader. The Qing Jing Peak Lord was very put-out.

“That’s it, this master is at his limit. They’ll speak to the inside of a closet, or they’ll not speak again!”

“You cannot imprison students for no reason.”

“No, but this master can devise a team-building escape room that’s roughly large enough for those two.”

The Sect Leader stroked her chin thoughtfully.

“Interesting.”)

#thank you for the ask!!!#i love these two so much #yue qingyuan x shen jiu #qijiu #svsss #saraptor fic #feat. shang qinghua as an unfortunate vessel to cause misunderstandings

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madara-fate · 2 years

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Not very hard to understand sns. At the base they are sakura haters, and want to be with sasuke. Sakura is obviously not an option because she is less powerful than sasuke, so they aren't equal or whatever, hence, she isn't the one they can use. That leaves Naruto since karin can be eliminated by the same logic. Naruto is very, very bad for sasuke. But according to sns, he stands up to him, fights him, and even turns out to be stronger. Hence, perfect for self-insert shipping since they're dynamic fits there easy. Easy to make tropes, situations, etc about sasuke and Naruto, but all these ppl don't understand sasuke one bit, but just like Naruto , they want to own him. I do ship ss, but I have read a lot of top sns during my early Naruto days and comparing it to sns fiction now, it hasn't changed one bit. Most of them are about how sasuke's redemption journey is not at all important, how sasuke's feelings aren't important, he's just a toy for Naruto to get in the end. No travelling for them obviously, since Naruto is a complete nationalist and no one even dares to try and make him hate konoha or realise sasuke's desire for revenge. Little to no hate for hinata, she's used to make sasuke jealous, sakura bashing almost always, sometimes even bashing Sai for no reason at all, hating on team taka/team 7 depending on their interpretation. I've also observed that the threat to their ship is mostly sakura, but never hinata. Hinata is never the problem because they are all self inserting as Naruto, he can have as many people in love with him as they want, but god forbid sasuke may have ambiguous feelings for sakura or they may even have dated in the past. Although hinata is also not treated very kindly as well, she is just used to make sasuke jealous, or for Naruto to reject, and then simply fade into the background. Sometimes she is also bashed, but it's mostly sakura in sns fics. It's funny and sad that no one really understands sasuke, majority of sns, ss , and God the sk and sasuhina shippers , who are the weirdest bunch of them all XD

All of them in general want sasuke to repent for his revenge , for leaving so and so behind, but it's never about them understanding why and how hard it was for him to do so. Sasuke has just become this object to achieve, as if his perspective isn't important at all. Kishimoto has done a lot of things wrong in Naruto , but making sasuke this complex and unreachable for 90% of the series has mostly started these fan wars. Sns love to call sakura obsessed with sasuke for no reason or shallow reasons , but they can't see that Naruto was just as obsessed, and if they can, they can't see just how obsessed they are with sasuke, for no good reason other than the fact that he would look good with their self insert.

This is the problem with maximum pro sasuke ppl on Tumblr as well as outside, they all turn out to be sns , which just makes their entire page a lie, if you are pro sasuke , hate konoha, but turn around and ship sasuke with the number 1 nationalist Naruto, you really do have some issues lol.

I've been in the fandom for a while now, and despite all the losses sns have had to face, they still are trying to find material in boruto to support their self insert ships, and go hysterical when they are beaten by canon ships, most ss because nh has been dry for content lately, it's very fun to watch them try to cancel entire companies like viz, whose translations they often use to discredit sakura at every turn. It's sakura they are the most scared of, both the people in their otp loved her in their lives, hence she must be eliminated at all times. People are this defensive only when they start thinking that they are one half of their otp.

They're so many examples of this on Tumblr where a pro sasuke who is anti ss turns out to be sns, when the sasuke they all adore, the one in shippuden, had no interest in anyone but his desire to avenge the uchiha.

Same problem with sakura x others, to try and diminish sasuke's value in her life is the dumbest shit I have ever seen and makes me instantly abandon a story. Even if she falls out of love, don't make it seem like it was just a crush or sasuke abhors her. There are stories in which sasuke is downright cruel to her even after his redemption, just to villainize him. It's awful to see how little people understand sasuke, and just use him however for the sake of their self insert. It's making me hate fanfiction again, I definitely agree with you, sasuke is mostly character assassinated in these stories, and it's hard to find stuff where his perspective is properly considered, especially in the sns side of the fandom.

This was a lot to take in, but I can see your point.

#Sasuke Uchiha

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lorirwritesfanfic · 2 years

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Personal Favourite - Part 1: Kiss It Better

Author's note: I got this ask from @missameliep over six months ago, but an idea only came to me yesterday. Is it a coincidence since today is her birthday? Who knows... Happy birthday, my dearest! I hope you're having the best time today and I wish you a lifetime of joy, great gifts and wonderful stories to tell 🥳🎂❤ [Original characters are creations of this author. The others are owned by Pixelberry Studios]

Book: Desire & Decorum (modern day AU) Pairing: Prince Hamid x MC (Daphne) Rating: T Word count: 1141 Reading time: ~4 min Summary: The everyday routine might cause small disagreements. But even then Hamid knows why he always eager to come back home. Based on the prompt: OTP ask meme #6: What is their favourite feature of their partner’s?

Hamid placed his toothbrush into the holder and reached for the lip balm he was slowly getting attached to. At first, he often forgot to wear it and only had it on his lips if his partner applied it for him. But after that tiny product helped kept his lips hydrated during the driest season in Morocco, the balm became part of his everyday routine.

As he glanced in the mirror, he idly searched for the tiny cream jar only to be intercepted by Maya, who lightly bit one of his fingers.

"Kızım¹? Are you here because you want me to leave the water running or did you miss me?”

He smiled at the cat, who purred once he scratched under her chin.

“I know I haven't given you enough attention since I came back, prensesim². I promise we'll go for a walk and play tomorrow, okay?"

After a few more scratches, he put Maya on the floor and looked back at the counter.

"Now, where is it?"

He inspected the messy bathroom counter and shook his head. He wasn't the most organized person, but sharing a bathroom with Daphne could be a challenge sometimes. Whenever they went out, her process of getting ready included leaving a complete mess on the counter in a way it reminded him of the spare room they turned into a studio for her. For someone so worried about tidying up their home, chaos seemed to follow her once in a while.

Yet, he didn’t have the heart to argue about it. They hadn't been together for almost three weeks and because of jetlag, he barely remembered if they kissed since he spent most of the time sleeping after he arrived. It'd be a shame to deprive himself any longer of the lips he crossed oceans so many times to kiss again.

Trying to focus on his search, Hamid looked for the balm once again until he accidentally knocked down a few misplaced objects that unfortunately landed on one of his toes.

"Ow! Dalyarak!" He yelled and crouched down to check on his toe. Apparently, her spray pomade found the perfect angle to hit a toenail, which began to throb in pain.

Still not a reason to argue. But maybe kindly remind her of reorganizing the counter? Hm... She always gets annoyed with her own mess and rearranges everything anyway...

"Hamidciğim?" Daphne called from the bedroom.

"Yes?"

"Is everything alright in there?"

"It's fine!"

"Then who were you calling a dick swinger?"

He shook his head, but couldn't suppress a chuckle. It was hard to be mad when he could almost see her cheeky smile whenever she used the literal translation of such an offensive word. Either way, this wasn't a talk he wanted to have through the wall. So he ignored the chaos and returned to the bedroom.

As he approached her, he stopped in his tracks. Sitting by the vanity dresser, Daphne wore nothing but one of her sheer nightgowns. The ones she saved for whenever her plans for the night didn't include sleeping.

His eyes began to follow Daphne's ring finger brushing on her lips whilst she applied a balm. Over the years, Hamid often found himself ogling at her lips. But there was something about how they grew a bit fuller when she massaged them with her fingertips to moisturize them. Maybe it was just his mind playing tricks on him. It was just a balm after all. Yet, he knew it had more to do with the effect those luscious peach-coloured lips had on him.

"Bir tanem?"

"Huh?"

"What happened in the bathroom?"

"Nothing... I knocked over some cosmetics and a hair spray fell on my foot."

“Which foot?”

“The left one.”

"Hm… That explains why Maya ran out of there as if she witnessed a paranormal activity. How is your foot?"

"It hurts, but I'll survive."

"Let me see it."

"Aşkım, you don’t have to—"

"Sit down and let me see it." She pointed to the bed imperatively.

His eyebrows went up in surprise. Judging by the tone in her voice, it was better to simply do as he was told. He then sat down and placed his foot on her lap.

In silence, Daphne looked down at his foot. Her fingers lingered over the small scar on his left ankle after the accident at the beginning of their relationship. Then she inspected his injured toenail.

“Your toe is getting swollen, but since you had no trouble walking, it probably isn’t broken.”

“I told you everything is fine.”

"I still had to see it for myself.” She answered with a shrug. “Anyway, I think a cold compress and a kiss will be enough, but I can see if we still have a pain relieving cream."

"I beg your pardon?"

“You know… Those creams people apply to avoid bruises.”

“I was talking about the kiss part.”

"Oh, that…” She looked at his foot again, avoiding his gaze. “My mum always told me it works. I thought it wouldn’t hurt to try."

“It certainly won’t.”

Daphne gazed back at him and they shared knowing looks and smiles.

"Very well. I'll take the kiss now."

“Okay.” With that, Daphne placed a kiss on his reddened toe. “There. Better?”

"You cannot be serious..."

"But that's how it works."

"No, it isn't!"

"Yes, it is!"

"It didn't work for me." He folded his arms, feigning annoyance.

"Alright, I'll get the ice pack then."

As she stood up, he held her back by the waist and pulled her into his lap.

"Will you stop with this nonsense and give me a real kiss?"

Her hand moved towards the nape of his neck their lips touched at last. Wasting no time, she parted her lips to deepen the kiss, guiding his tongue into their very own slow dance.

Once they pulled away just enough to catch their breath, he chuckled softly.

"What?"

"Are you wearing the lip balm you gave me?"

"Um…No?"

As he stared at her deadpan, she smiled sheepishly.

"Sorry… I don't know where I left mine."

"It's probably in the middle of the mess you left on the counter."

"Yeah..." She bit down her lip and looked away. "Sorry about your toe. And the mess. I’ll put everything back in the morning.”

“It’s okay, my dove,” he answered, lifting her hand to his lips.

“Should I get the ice pack?"

"Not now. You still have to make up for what you did."

"Are you sure? I thought you'd still be a little jetlagged."

"Which means you'll have to work a little harder this time, aşkım," he whispered.

Though she tried to look innocent, the lust in her eyes told him a different tale. "As you wish, my love."

Hamid then closed his eyes and revelled in the feeling of her lips and hands roaming down his body.

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¹ kızım: my girl/ my daughter

² prensesim: my princess

#choices fanfic #desire and decorum #prince hamid #hamid x mc #desire and decorum fanfic #desire & decorum modern day au #meant to be au #lorirwritesfanfic #lorircreates

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hallasimss · 1 year

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decided to take this uqiz for my two main TS4-esque storylines at the moment that i have yet to actually post content about (messy bisexuals!OT3 and the FWB arrangement was probably a bad idea!OTP [although i already posted once about the latter. yes it's the one with the sex scene]) and uh. did not expect my OCs to be read for f*cking filth. ty to @wildmelon for the inspo (and letting me know about this quiz) <333

jalal — love as religion. [ love as the sole object of your reverence--nothing about you is holy, but maybe your love for another is ] when sappho said "in the crooks of your body i find my religion" and when the cast of les mis sang "to love another person is to see the face of God" and when halsey said "i found God, i found him in a lover" and when katherine philips wrote "to the dull angry world let's prove there's a religion in our love"

nithya — love as tenderness. [ love as gentleness after a lifetime of cruelty ] when ocean vuong said "sometimes being offered tenderness feels like the very proof that you've been ruined" and when pablo neruda said "like a jar you housed the infinite tenderness and the infinite oblivion shattered you like a jar" and when anais mitchell wrote "all i've ever known is how to hold my own, and now i wanna hold you, too”

iqra — love as a choice. [ love is beautiful because it's built deliberately ] when casey mcquinston wrote "that's the choice. i love him, with all that, because of all that, on purpose. i love him on purpose" and when jenny slate tweeted "i just want someone to grab my little face and scream on purpose, on purpose i am going to care about you" and when jodi picoult wrote "after fifteen years, love isn't just a feeling. it's a choice" and when the good place said "if soulmates do exist, they're not found they're made"

ha-sang. — love as being known. [ love is knowing all of someone and loving them anyway ] when tim kreider said "if we want the rewards of being loved we have to submit to the mortifying ordeal of being known" and when joe wright said "The idea that these two people know each other, knew each other when they first saw each other. That they recognized each other from their future" and when micah nemerever said "it was a relief and a horror to be known so perfectly"

ishita — love as hunger. [ love as ravenous desire, love as something fragrant and home-built ] when florence welch said "we all have a hunger" and when jenny slate asked "who will come into my kitchen and be hungry for me?" and when violet trefusis wrote "I want you hungrily, frenziedly. passionately. I am starving for you..." and when anne carson asked "what are we made of but hunger and rage?"

#* mine.#* inspo.#* ha-sang.#* ishita.#* iqra.#* jalal.#* nithya.#hallasimss #( * scalped i say. in my own home i say.#| more specifically my OCs were scalped but does it really matter tho. everyone's insane and unhinged and needs therapy maybe #| and they're all bi. diversity wins!!! [cries into a pillow] )

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beth-march · 2 years

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Oh, you did, did ya? For the OTP asks. #28 😈 for Ethan/Cassie 😏

Thank you so much, my love, I knew I could count on you!

I'm putting this under the cut because it's mildly suggestive. It's also 760 words which we aren't going to talk about because it was supposed to be under 300. Suffice it to say I am very eager to talk about Essie. ALSO, I straight up took like one (1) word from the prompt and ran with it rather than actually paying attention to the whole sentence. I don't know what happened there, I'm sorry!

28. Write a ~300 fantasy one of them has about the other.

Cassie would never say it out loud, because she knows nobody would believe her, but Ethan prompts a sort of awakening in her. Her friends assume that lust is something she came into acquaintance with long ago. The same point at which she surrendered to its persistent tapping at her door. But she has always known desire as something external; something to happen to her, rather than something she’s partaken in.

Things are different now. Tentative, always tentative, in the way that has characterised this relationship from the beginning. Cassie used to think of sex as a way in, a secret power, a bargaining tool. I give you this, you tell me you love me. Naivety balms the truth, for a while, that their words are not offered with sincerity. Experience, with Ethan, makes her realise a second and more surprising truth, in that neither is the sex.

She never would’ve thought of her previous efforts as half-hearted - not when she was so earnest in everything she gave up, not when she was so compliant about getting on her knees, splitting them open. But nothing she did before compares to how she feels now.

How she wants now. Cassie finds herself distracted by the thought of it. She didn’t used to fantasise about boys - she only ever wished for their attention, for their eyes on her, on whatever part of her struck their fancy. Now she sits in class and her mind wanders to lewd places, except they don’t even feel salacious, not when she thinks of Ethan’s way of interweaving softness with sensuality. He’s in the habit of pressing kisses to her forehead, her eyelids, her cheeks; he’s worshipful of her in a way that makes her burst out with laughter because it’s so strange to be complimented with such eager ardour, because she’s unused to being showered with praise during and after putting out, as well as before.

She’s trying not to grin, trying to ignore the sudden stirring in her lower gut. Ethan’s parents are strict about study schedules and Cassie has gotten into better habits, joining him in study sessions. Insecure as she gets, she often asks for his help, and most of the time, she discovers that she doesn’t need it. She’s naturally bright, even if nobody has ever drawn attention to it - nobody except for Ethan. She thinks about that awed look he gets, one she’s known all her life, but it’s never been so glittery, it’s never been so warm.

“What do you keep coming to me for?” he asks, the third time she nudges him shyly and points out another question for him to double check, another question for him to confirm she’s gotten right. “You don’t need me, smarty pants.”

And it isn’t sexy. Cassie knows that, objectively. So does Ethan - he realises how ridiculous it is, himself. He’s coughing out a laugh even as he says it. She appreciates his self-deprecation with layers she knows she shouldn’t; she feels safe, secure in the knowledge that he doesn’t think he’s better than her. He’s never talking down to her. He’s as incredulous about the possibility of her loving him as she is about the possibility of him loving her.

He does love her. Not even Cassie can doubt it, with how bright he is around her, how open and giving his affection is. She gets breathy by mistake and not orchestration, and she’s not sexy about it with her furrowed brows, her dumbstruck look, as she asks him, “You think I’m smart?”

He scoffs, says, “Of course I think you’re smart! I talk to you every day.”

Cassie pounces. It’s novel; she’s never been the one to lead before. She hardly ever got on top. But now she finds herself sprawling herself over Ethan, pinning him down, pouring herself into his kiss. She straddles his hips, grasps his face, slithers up the bed until her legs are framing his face -

“Cassandra,” Maddy hisses, elbowing her hard in the ribs. It’s disorienting, returning to reality, a classroom full of restless peers, ignoring a droning teacher.

Everything seems muted, mundane, except for how vivid Maddy’s glare is.

“Sorry,” Cassie says. She means to be discreet, but she’s anything but, glowing scarlet in her thoughts of Ethan’s hands. How they trail up to lean muscles, arms that bracket her, that hold her steady while she comes apart in his hold…

She shakes her own head, trying to disperse her train of thought. She turns determinedly to her books, resolute in ignoring the knowing smirk that Maddy has turned on her.

#ask game #WHEW this is long enough to be an actual fic #this is just for sonya and caitlin my essie besties and jules who indulges me on everything #cassie howard #ethan lewis #ethan daley #essie

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