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how daniel molloy feels after trying to conduct an accurate interview about vampires, but his subjects are louis de pointe du lack of information, lestat de lyingcourt, armanipulator, and claudead.
Happy Wetnessday 💦
How are you? I am OK!
I don't have much time today so all creativity lies with you. Who is he and how do you fall into his clutches?
xoxo Wetnessday anon 💦
Ahh, I wanted to write a full blurb for this, but my brain is a little rusty from being overworked with studying 😅
So let me just go with basic outline:
Steve is the golden star of MMA
admired for shown honour and liked for his sassy mouth, but he's more layered than the public suspects
His advisor and best friend, Bucky, decides to bring a sport psychologist to the team
Steve's not exactly against it
but when he meets you, he decides he's interested in something else than your expertise
And Steve is a very determined man, who has a tendency to fuck the rules
So not only he doesn't care for ethics, but crosses lines to get you as his ultimate lifetime prize 😏
Thank you for sending! 🩷 Take care of yourself! I hope you'll get some rest this weekend.
Yes please 😍😂😂
Let's Just Talk
Pairing: Benjamin Poindexter x Female Reader
Summary: You witness something you shouldn't have, and Bullseye just wants to talk.
Word Count: 300
Playlist Prompt: I Wanna Be Bad - Willa Ford / “No I can't promise that I won't do that”
Warnings: Soft!Dark tone and vibes, mention of murder and blood, threat of violence (not against reader), Benjamin Poindexter (he's a warning, okay?).
A/N: Day 2 of the June Jukebox Scribbles Challenge by @societynsoelsscribbles . ❤️ Not beta read and written on my phone, so any and all mistakes are my own. Divider by the talented @saradika-graphics. Please follow @navybrat817-sideblog for new fics and notifications as I no longer do taglists. Comments, reblogs, feedback are loved and appreciated!
Your hand shook as you locked the door, your heart pounding so fast it ached. You blinked tears away and did your best to steady your breathing. You had to calm down and think of soothing things.
Oh, I'm interested!
😂😂❤️
yesterday I got the "are you a boy or are you a girl" question from a six-year-old, and I told her that some people aren't boys or girls (like me!) I was expecting her to be a little confused, but she nodded thoughtfully and said, "wow, just like snails."
Which is more appealing?
King Curtis with a breeding kink
Mob boss Steve Rogers with a corruption kink
Please 🥹😍
I did come up with an entire story for him last night. Just gotta write it down.
Just gotta decide between Soulmates and True Mates (Omegaverse) as well as Medieval or Modern.
I know I'm not helping here. At all 😂 Sorry ❤️
Which is more appealing?
King Curtis with a breeding kink
Mob boss Steve Rogers with a corruption kink
Please 🥹😍
I did come up with an entire story for him last night. Just gotta write it down.
Which is more appealing?
King Curtis with a breeding kink
Mob boss Steve Rogers with a corruption kink
Please 🥹😍
i wont worry about it i say to myself with the always worried disorder
Breakfast Conversation
A/N: Written for the June Jukebox Scribbles. Prompt: “I never understood a single word he said”
Warnings: Implied smut. Please let me know if I missed any!
Word Count: 217
"I've heard that cats are more talkative when their owners are talkative, but Fred isn't very vocal," Mary says to the table.
"He probably talks plenty when we're not home," Frank suggests.
"He talks to me all the time," you chime in. "Your first day at school? He was extra chatty! I never understood a word he said but he must've been missing you."
"He doesn't talk to you," Mary accuses with a small glare.
You shrug your shoulders. "Not to me, of course. I think he likes the sound of his own voice."
Mary huffs in disbelief. "If that were the case, he'd be talking all the time."
"Fair enough," you concede. "But I still promise he talks a lot when you two are gone."
"And where's your proof?"
"What? You can't just take my word for it?"
Frank interjects, "you've been known to tease and exaggerate."
Mary points at him while giving you a "see?" look and you raise your hands in surrender.
"Okay, okay, I'll see about getting you proof."
Mary jumps out of her chair, "you have a camera! I'll go get it so we can set it up!"
You and Frank give each other terrified looks before chasing after her, hoping to catch her before she accidentally sees what's on the camera.
Tagging: @agustdboyoongie; @alicedopey; @alphabetically-deranged; @blobfishlol; @delicatebarness; @icefrozendeadlyqueen; @irishhappiness; @iwudbutnah; @kmc1989; @lokislady82; @peaches1958; @ronearoundblindly; @stellar-solar-flare; @thiquefunlover63
That ending! 😂
Super cute! ❤️
Curtis, the wood worker. He has a stall at the market but he's not very personable. Still, he takes an interest when you buy one of his 'cute' wolf figurines. But he wouldn't call it that himself.
The Sweetheart Discount
Curtis really doesn't like he Farmer's Market. There's so many people who look over his offerings, getting their grubby hands all over the woodwork, and then never buying anything. People complain about the price no matter what he sets it at so he often opts for a higher price than if he'd sold it from his shop or through Etsy. If they're going to complain, might as well give them something to complain about.
At the very least his time at the Market was good for drawing up plans and supply estimates for bigger projects. Hal was working on some house renovations and the customer wanted shelving built into the walls. Curtis needed to get the contractor some cost and time estimates ranging from cheap and simple to expensive and extravagant.
He's broken out of his mental math by a pretty voice cooing over his figurines.
"Oh my goodness! These woofies are just so cute!" you exclaim.
That's a new one, Curtis thinks while keeping his features schooled. He doesn't want to be accused of scaring people away with his side-eye
Pointing to one of the figurines you ask, "is it okay if I take a closer look?" Curtis is pleasantly surprised at actually being asked so he gives you a nod. "Thank you!"
Carefully picking up the beautiful woodwork, you turn it over in your hands a few times. The cost is higher than you'd like but it would also make a wonderful graduation gift for your nephew. So, swallowing your disappointment, you tell the handsome, if grumpy looking, man at the stall that you'll take it.
Curtis saw your reaction to the price so he's curious, "getting yourself a little something?"
"Oh, no, it's for my nephew," you explain. "He's loved wolves since he was just a toddler and...and now he's graduating college! I can't get him much so I like to make sure my gifts are meaningful."
Curtis nods and takes his pen to the price sticker. He then tells you the new cost which is much lower than the price you saw.
"I...I don't understand, sir."
"Lotta people like to add what they call 'the asshole tax' to their items," he starts. "I automatically add that tax to all the prices, removing it for polite customers. Then I take off a little more for kind people. I nickname it 'the sweetheart discount' because it's only for people who are sweet."
"Oh! Thank you so much, sir!" you beam, happy tears forming at the corners of your eyes.
"Curtis," he replies, holding out his hand. "And if you need more, please let me know."
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He's so grumpy and cute! How could you not fall for him?! 😂❤️❤️❤️❤️
Happy Pride!
Every pride, you must reblog this. No exceptions
I love that four different people on my feed scheduled this joyous person to reblog by 8am on June 1. I look forward to seeing this a dozen more times today.
Stuff that may happen on your period no one told you about.
So there was a lot of misinformation, and just a huge lack of the nitty gritty stuff, when I was in school and I see a lot of young kids on forums asking if something is normal or worrying about stuff and adults who have wondered their whole lives if other people feel the same on their periods.
Here’s some stuff about periods people might not talk about;
It can smell. But using scented pads isn’t a great idea, the chemicals in the perfume cause irritation. But here’s the thing; vaginas smell. All of them. All the time. Right now. YOU notice the smell because it’s literally part of you, but other people don’t. If it’s a foul smell and very strong you should speak with a gynecologist, but the average day-to-day odor is normal and doesn’t mean you’re dirty.
Diarrhea all day every day.
Or, alternately, constipation all day every day.
ALSO alternatively, a healthy mix of both sprinkled randomly across the days of your period like too much nutmeg where no one asked nutmeg to be.
Your first period might not look like a period at first. It might look, well, brown, and lead you to other conclusions about what’s going on in your skivvies. Then it might not come again the next month and show up on a totally different week when it does. Mine came like A LOT. It was very heavy and I bled through a pair of jeans in the middle of school it was so heavy. I didn’t know what it was and thought I was bleeding from my butt because my liar teacher said a period would only be a ‘tablespoon’. Tablespoon of lies.
At some point your probably going to stain the back of the toilet seat with blood. That doesn’t mean your bleeding too much, or that your dirty, but it’s a tid bit of information I wish I knew as a kid so I could have known to look for it when using public restrooms or at friend’s houses.
Period farts.
Having sex on your period isn’t gross or dirty or wrong. Put an old towel down on the bed and have at it.
The feelings you have on your period are entirely valid and not imagined or unimportant because of your period. Whether or not your feelings are heightened by PMS they are still your feelings and should be respected.
The ‘average’ period is anywhere from 3-10 days with any variation in flow. You shouldn’t be concerned because your period isn’t the same as your friends is, only if it changes from what’s average for you. There isn’t such a thing as a ‘normal period’ you need to fit into.
If you wear a disposable pad there will be a point where it’s going to unstick at some corner and when you pull it off it’s going to pull some of your pubic hair with it. This is going to suck. I am very sorry.
If you wear a tampon there is going to be a point you will squeeze it out of yourself when you use the bathroom. Just change your tampon each time you go. Please listen to me on this.
Swamp butt.
You will get blood stained thighs at some point. It’s going to cake onto your skin and make a mess just everywhere.
The cashier doesn’t care about you buying pads/tampons/etc, they just had a guy buy 4 pounds of carrots, a box of Xtra Large ribbed condoms and cherry scented lube. Your pads are not on their radar of things to care about.
Washing Your Junk:
When you shower (if you want a bath i’d shower before hand or dont wash in the bath itself and shower after to get clean) remember you are not actually washing inside of your vagina, you’re washing the skin around it (labia, clitoris, all those good bits). Using a soft wash cloth with either very mild unscented soap or just warm water. Seriously, stop putting washing products inside yourself; You do not need to wash the inside of your vagina and doing so can cause infections. Unless given products by your doctor there is no need to douche or use creams or wipes or other stuff like that. They’re lies sold to you to make you think you smell bad.
You know how your parents said ‘wipe front to back’?Same with washing, you don’t want to drag butt germs all over your vagina. Don’t do it.
Some people find that trimming, or shaving, their pubic hair helps them control odor, or makes wearing sanitary products more comfortable, but it isn’t required and is personal preference with different individuals. There is no health benefit to shaving or trimming your pubic hair and it will not make you cleaner than if you didn’t shave.
Wearing light breathable cotton undies during your period will help eliminate odor and not give you swamp butt. Especially in the summer.
Washing after sex is a great idea and not just because it’s romantic. If you’ve ever had period sex before you will k n o w but if you have not I am going to just ask you to take my word for it and plan a shower afterwards.
Feel free to tack on other stuff if you want. Tell me all your period secrets.
Also: keep in mind that what’s coming out isn’t just blood. It’s also uterine lining. It’s not going to smell like blood and it’s common, especially when it’s heavy, that there will be clots and chunks. These are normal.
You should NOT be experiencing debilitating pain. Cramping, bloating, and general discomfort are expected but shouldn’t be severe. If your period is causing you nausea or vomiting, dizziness, fainting spells, blacking out, or any other severe symptoms that interfere with your day to day life PLEASE reach out to a doctor.
also stress, travelling, sickness, and a whole whack of other changes to your life can affect your cycle and that’s totally okay!! your cycle may come like clockwork, it may range between 4-6 weeks, it may skip one entirely, and all of this is normal. you can always see a doctor if your period is constantly irregular.
Also, if you’re (still) worried about anything, go to a doctor. They know all about this stuff. They can answer your questions and help you if necessary. And trust me, they won’t judge you or share your private info with anyone without your permission.
I’m going to disagree with one point up there. Wet wipes (the unscented kind) are AMAZING. It’s not that you’re OMG DIRTY if you don’t use them, it’s that when things get messy one or two can make a significant difference in personal comfort when a shower isn’t an option. Angrily stomping around with bloodstained thighs is OK if that’s what you want to do, but that’s not a choice I tend to prefer, and there are options now! Flushable wet wipes were not widely available until the mid-late 2000s I think; my generation did not grow up with them. It was baby wipes, wet TP/paper towels, or nothing.
Also people’s sensitivity level to scents & stuff differs; some people are totally OK with all sorts of stuff including some fairly vigorous soaps and some people get irritation from just looking at the wrong kind of menstrual pad.
Yes, you can be allergic to spermicide. ASK ME HOW I KNOW.
Pain and itching in the vulva area are not things you should feel as though you have to put up with. It might be a yeast infection! It might be some other sort of infection! It might be a poor choice of new laundry soap! A lot of irritations of the vulva area can be cured or treated.
Numbing creams aren’t a substitute for Actual Health Care, but hot damn they can make things more bearable while the antifungals or antibiotics or whatever kick in.
I have been a cashier. Menstrual products are *so* not on the radar. That person with the 14 poorly organized coupons holding up the long line, the person with the purchase order or the print-on-it-at-the-register check and the huge cart of baking supplies, the condescending asshole in a super hurry who can’t beliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiieve that someone could fumble a simple key sequence while being sniped at for not checking out fast enough, the gross raw chicken juice someone dripped all over my nice clean belt literally 30 seconds after I sanitized it, and the agonizing pain in my feet and how badly I have to pee and/or change my own tampon – are all much more of a concern than someone buying menstrual products.
Exception: the dude who is handling the single cheapest box of pads as if it were a dead whale about to explode – ostentatious performative disgust at something that challenges your masculine identity is notable, and risible. Also the cheap pads are often terrible and are bad value for the money.
Exception to the exception: the nervous dude who is buying several varieties of menstrual supply because you clearly have no idea which is appropriate, and you’re obviously trying to get it right because it’s important and you care: good man. Have a cookie, and hang in there. It doesn’t make you a superhero, it makes you an ordinary decent person.
It’s good to get in the habit of carrying your preferred menstrual supplies at all times even if not currently menstruating – even if you’re not caught short someone else might be.
I don’t care if someone is the weirdest freak in the school, if they ask to borrow menstrual supplies and you have some to spare, do it. Unless they’re some sort of war criminal, in which case all bets are off. (P.S. crimes against fashion are not the same as war crimes.)
If you know that you get cramps that need medication, carry your preferred painkiller with the other menstrual gear.
Don’t be a hero and decide you’re going to tough out the cramps without painkillers this time because “you should be stronger than that” or “pain means you’re not in touch with your inner goddess” or whatever fantastic bullshit. It is literally a ball of muscle inside your abdomen doing gymnastics in order to shove blood and gunk out of you, and it gets charley horses. Take whatever you’re taking at the first sign of cramps, so they don’t get worse.
Also be sensible about medication, if you find you’re using over the counter pain medication in a way that the label says could hurt you or you should talk to your doctor, talk to your doctor. Bleeding ulcers and/or liver failure are serious business and you want to avoid that.
The “but menstruation is normal and natural and it shouldn’t be medicalized or called badly designed” crowd needs to stay in their lane when someone has menstrual symptoms that would be debilitating even in a society that honored and respected menstruation. Throwing up or passing out from pain is some bad design and deserves medical attention.
Smegma. It affects mammals who have genitals!
It’s sad but common that some doctors don’t take menstrual-related symptoms seriously. If yours is pulling any of that bullshit on you, consider your options for how to get heard, taken seriously, and treated effectively. This may mean asking uncomfortable questions like “How many times should I be throwing up because of the pain during each day of my cycle?” and “Is a golf ball sized blood clot normal? Would you like to see one right now?!”, looking for another doctor, and/or filing a complaint with whatever authorities are in charge of your doctor.
“If you lost weight this wouldn’t be a problem” is some grade-A bullshit. First, OFTEN IT’S SOMETHING ELSE. Second, losing weight takes time and effort even if it’s something you want to/are physically capable of doing, and in the meantime you still have this thing going on, and it’s a problem NOW. This is the body you have, not the body your doctor wishes you had two years from now. Third, POLYCYSTIC OVARIAN SYNDROME, AND PLEASE ALLOW ME TO PRESENT THIS FINE KICK IN THE GENITALS TO A SERIES OF BULLSHIT DOCTORS.
Blood stains don’t automatically mean the underwear should be never worn again and must be thrown out. It’s your underwear. Are you OK with some blood stains? Yes? Then keep them.
Horribly bloodstained cotton underwear, a soft cotton washcloth folded in thirds, and a sewing needle with some nice sturdy thread are a great beginner project in DIY overnight-friendly cloth menstrual pads. Just stitch the washcloth to the underwear! (I don’t recommend wearing these out of the house unless you know exactly how much you’re likely to bleed b/c you can’t replace a sewn-on pad if it starts to get soaked.)
Menstrual-related technology is advancing all the time. If the people who are in charge of teaching about what to do about it were last trained in the early 1980s, they’re probably missing out on a few key developments. See above about wet wipes.
Period zits. :(
It’s a lot easier to put the complicated pads with the wings on the underwear before you’re wearing the underwear than after putting the underwear on yourself.
Packaging and familiarity matter in this time of need. A winged pad with two separate peel-offs is not the same as a winged pad with one peel-off on both wings. Cardboard applicator? Plastic applicator? No applicator? Whatever you like best. Experiment, sometime when it’s not urgent.
Keep a little basket of menstrual supplies in the bathroom along with any other dispensers for commonly used toiletries. It’s helpful and welcoming for your guests.
The Silicon Valley tech company which had well-stocked stacks of tampons and pads in all the women’s bathrooms is doing perks correctly. It’s one less thing to worry about, even if it’s not the brand I prefer.
Period zits ON THE LABIA, WHAT THE HELL MAN, THAT’S JUST NOT FAIR. D: D: D:
Menstruation is a normal and natural part of having a standard-issue uterus. If you have a partner who can’t handle things like “mentioning you have a period” and “seeing your menstrual supplies in the bathroom”, your uterus is generally not the problem. Your partner has a problem. And on occasion that problem is dysphoria and if that’s the case I’m so sorry and all my good vibes and support.
Detachable shower heads. DETACHABLE SHOWER HEADS. Even if your area is in a drought and it would be inappropriate and irresponsible to use them for *ahem* recreational purposes *ahem* they’re super useful for directly hosing off your bits if they’re covered in blood and chunks of uterine lining.
It’s okay if you’re not sure that the “womanhood” thing is really for you. The transgender, genderqueer, gender non-compliant, gender anarchist, and similar communities often have members who like answering questions and sometimes started out at “what the fuck why did I get a uterus :( :( :(” too.
Just change your tampon each time you go. Please listen to me on this.
I just wanted to reiterate this, because you would not believe how many teenage girls I’ve seen end up in the hospital with a pelvic infection from not changing their tampon.
We had one end up in the ICU because she’d gone septic.
Please, young ladies, take care of yourselves!!!!
You periods will most likely change over the course of your life. (Personally, I have gone from once every three months to once every 28 days to once every two months over the course of five years.)
If you are having heavy periods every two weeks, go see a doctor.
If you go six months to a year without a period when normally you are pretty regular, go see your doctor.
If you are having a lot of problems with your cycle be it physically and/or emotionally, birth control may help and even Catholic insurances will cover it. (I have multiple friends and families work at Catholic hospitals. They can’t get birth control covered to prevent pregnancy, but they can for their menstrual cycle.) I only used birth control for a few months because of a medication I was taking, but it made my highly irregular cycle (every 1-6 months) regular for two years until I had emotional and physical health problems because of stress.
PMS and period symptoms change from cycle to cycle. (One cycle I’ll have limited period symptoms, but I’ll want to eat anything covered in chocolate while others I will be cramping up so bad all I can do is put a hot pad on my lower back.)
HEATING PADS ARE AMAZING!
You can get disposable ones designed for periods if you are traveling someplace or if they just help your cramps when you are out and about.
This scene from Ten Inch Hero is amazing.
You are not weird.
If you have heavy periods during the entirerty of your period with no let up, talk to your doctor.
If you have heavy periods that go beyond 7 days (like 10 to 14 days) and you’re unable to spend a day without having your pad over flow, please please please go see a doctor. (I was frighteningly anemic as the result of this and seeing a doctor probably saved my life since I was constantly close to fainting.)
If you in general have periods that make fuctioning difficult, see your doctor.
Birth control works with heavy periods. Yes, weight can make periods heavier but that does not mean you should punish yourself to drop your weight drasticly. (For me, I never did because my mom had heavy periods too - mine just topped her in terms of what else it did to my body that made the doctor panic.) I’ve been on BC for about six years and after one year I got to throw out almost all of the iron pills I had taken for years. Now I’m just boarder line anemic and can have foods rich in iron instead of taking a bunch of iron pills every day. (Plus, woot for having a 5 day period when I used to have 10+ day period.)
Also, do not panic if the string on your tampon breaks. You can ease it out with your fingers. If this happens to you more than once, it might be a sign that you’re pulling too hard or the product is at fault.
Menstrual cups - they take a few days to get used to the first time, but once you get the hang of putting it in/emptying it, a cup is a MASSIVE boon to any period-haver. Much more cost-effective than tampons or pads, much more friendly to the vagina too as there’s has little to no risk of TSS, much better for the environment.
I don’t have periods any more - thank you, implanted birth control! - but when I did, my cup was the best thing to ever happen to my monthly uterine shedding.
Sometimes your period blood is really dark and looks almost black.
If your PMS/Menstrual mood swings are drastic enough to affect your ability to function as you normally do then talk to your doctor,. I used to have a standing prescription for fast acting breakthrough anti-anxiety meds. I took them once a day 4 days a month and no longer had to struggle through hormone related suicidal ideation or debilitating anxiety during my cycle.
If you use pads with the slick surface then your period blood is going to slide. You may drop trou when you go to the bathroom and have it trickle off the pad. The blood may leak down along a wing and stain your underwear even though the pad isn’t saturated. The new foam-based pads (like Always Infinity) reduce this a lot.
Basic TENS machines (available in drug stores and on amazon) can sometimes help people with period cramps.
If you bleed through your clothing onto sheets in a hotel room, strip the sheets from the bed and ball them up; your housekeeper will thank you for it.
Seconding the menstal cup. I’ve been using one for over ten years and they’re awesome.
Also, always, always, *ALWAYS* pee after you have sex. Makes urinary tract infections a lot less likely.