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[alliesliterotica]

Lights in the Library

Chapter 1: submitted by;

https://www.tumblr.com/norealideasmostlyharmless

The lights in the library flashed for the third time and I look up, realizing that I had lost track of time for the third time. Looking around the tables and chairs in this wing were all deserted. I stand up, pack my laptop in my backpack and begin to stack up my books into a manageable pile to carry to the front desk.

I stop at the nearest computer, setting my stack down and start to look up anther book I need, when I hear a loud , "Ahem" behind me. Turning around, I see the librarian, Allie, standing there, arms crossed, looking over her glasses at me. Allie has been at this branch for over a year and I know her well enough to know when she is a bit cranky.

"The library is closing...." Allie paused, giving me a funny look.

Oh...I..uh...just needed to look for one more-"

"I'll give you five minutes....not one second longer. Give me the books you have and I will get them checked out."

You are the best Allie, thanks!" I hand her my stack and turn back to the computer to finish my search.

"Four minutes and 43 seconds" she repeats ominously and walks off.

I finish my search and duck down into the stacks, find the book I was looking for and then wind my way back through the bookshelves, coming out just as the lights in the room turn off. I racewalk my way over to the front desk, where there is no sign of Allie, just my stack of books. I start to look around, and she strolls from out of the back office, with a stern look on her face. With her red hair flowing down over the shoulders of her form fitting sweater she looks as cute as ever, but I've never had the guts to say anything to her beyond the business of checking out books.

"Well, it looks like you made it just in time," looking at her watch, "But there is a bit of a problem."

"Uh..problem?"

She taps a few keys on the computer "It looks like you have some overdue books and a few fines that still need to be paid."

"Oh....uh...which ones?"

She taps the keyboard again and leans in to read from the screen, "Let's see...Wicked Vixens....My Night at the Sex Club...and....Naughty Librarians?" She looks over her glasses at me.

"Wait...what?! No there has to be a mistake, I didn't, I mean, I never checked out those...Can I see that?

Allie tosses her head back and laughs, "Oh my god, I'm kidding!"

I start laughing too and she shakes her head and grabs the last book to scan it in. I pick up the stack and start lutting them in my backpack. As she clicks a few more keys she quietly adds, "Although I definitely recommend Naughty Librarians...it's a very, good read."

I start to chuckle at her joke, and look up to see her with a serious look on her face, biting her lower lip and looking me over.

"Ummm...I don't....I mean, I haven't read. Um are you being serious?"

Allie smiles mischievously and answers, "I have a copy available. If....you...want it?" She steps back and turns slowly around, then strolls toward the back office. At the door, she turns and looks back at me.

"I think it's back here. Come help me look for it."

When she disappears into the room, I stand there dumbfounded, not sure what to do. But then I leave my books at the desk and tentatively wall toward the office, peering around the door frame and seeing Allie bent over in front of a shelf of books, tracing her fingers over the spines, then looking back at me, catching me looking at the form of her ass in the long flowing skirt she is wearing, then stands up straight.

"It's not on this shelf, just give me a moment, I know it's here somewhere. Come help me look."

I step into the room and start to look around at the stacks of books uncertainly. Allie smiles and walks over to a office desk and bends over it, running one hand across a stack of books on the far side of the desk. With her other hand, she reaches back and grabs her skirt, slowly hiking it up a bit. Then she looks over her shoulder at me, "Well, are you going to give me a helping hand....or at least a finger?" The smoldering looks on her face is just too much, and without a second thought I walk over to her and run my hands over her ass, helping to hike the fabric of her skirt up some more and hear her sigh happily. I finally get the hemm of her skirt pulled up and with both hands peel it up exposing her ass in a red thong and feel her wiggle it for me. She looks back at me over her shoulder with a smile and a nod. I slide a finger slowly down the crack of her ass, down between her legs and trace it lightly against the thin fabric, feeling the heat, slowly teasing her with it.

"Mmmmm I think you found it." she purrs to me, "How do you like it so far?"

"Um the first chapter has definitely hooked me" I reply. My finger slides up and down the now wet fabric of her thong, pressing a little harder and watching her ass squirm.

"I do like diving into a good read." I say, and I sink slowly to my knees behind her, sliding my hands all the way down her legs and back up, gripping her ass as I kiss it, taking light nibbles before I slide my tongue between her legs, as she obligingly spreads a little wider. I react by stroking my tongue in long licks, like she's ice cream, pressing hard and licking up and down til I hear her whimpering a little. I can't resist anymore and I peel aside her thong and drive my tongue slowly inside her, pressing my lips on hers and darting my tongue slowly at first, then faster, tongue fucking her on the desk, listening to her panting and moaning and asking for more, all of it driving me crazy. I each down and fumble with my pants, pulling them open and reaching in, pulling my cock free and stroking it slowly as I continue licking her sweet lips, my face dripping now in her juices.

She lets out a low moan and reaches back, grabbing the back of my head and guiding me into her, forcing my tongue deeper, before breathlessly saying, "More....give me more."

I respond by leaning my head back, licking my lips as I press a finger slowly inside her, stroking it slowly back and forth, but then quickly picking up speed, sliding it in and out, matching the rhythm of my hand around my cock, now all wet with precum. It doesn't take long before she looks back at me and tells me, "Mmmmm Let's put that cock to work....fuck me.

I scramble to my feet and push my pants down, desperate and eager all at once, as she lays her head down on the desk, wiggling her ass at me. I slap my hand down on her ass, giving it a squeeze as I guide the head of my cock to her sweet lips, teasing them for just a moment before I lean forward and glide all the way inside her with a groan of satisfaction.

"Mmmmm yeah...I bet you have been thinking about doing this for awhile, haven't you?" Allie whispers.

"Oh god yes."

I slide my hands up over her ass and grip her hips, then start slowly pounding into her, one long thrust after another, listening to her gasp a little each time. It doesn't take long before I'm pumping into her fast and hard, trying to hold back but not quite able to. The desk shakes each time I slam into her, and she grabs the edge so she can push back against me, taking me deeper.

"Mmmmmm fuck yes, look at you....sooooo hot!" I whisper to her and she giggles.

"Harder...fuck me harder."

Hearing her ask for it, just makes me crazy and I start fucking her harder and faster, pumping my hips a little out of control now, eager to make her cum. I slam in deep and hold her hips as I grind mine, letting her feel every inch inside her, then start pumping frantically again, the sound of her gasping, moaning, whimpering is just too delightful.

Oh that's it, just like that, fuck me like that, make me cum!" she yells, and I have to do all I can to hold back, eager to cum, but wanting to wait. I pause for a moment and she growls as I make her wait, then start pounding as hard and fast as I can, fucking her deep until she lets out a squeal and her hips shake and she cries out, "I'm cumming! Oh yes!"

It's so hot and it makes me crazy to hear her moaning like that, so I just keep pounding into her as hard as I can, fucking her right through the orgasm, stroking it deep until she gasps and gets overstimulated and reaches back to push me away and I slide out of her, then give her ass a playful slap. She lays there panting for a moment, then rolls over and sits up, reaching for my cock with her hand and grabbing the back of my head, pulling me close and kissing me hungrily as she strokes my cock. My head spins with delight, as I feel her hand pumping my cock, wet with her juices, gripping me hard and stroking faster and faster, her tongue swirling around mine, the desperation making us both wilder. She clearly senses it and pulls away, looking me in the eye as she slips down to her knees in front of me, opening her mouth and stroking my cock faster, holding the head just in front of her lips, driving me crazy, making me moan and gasp. Then after teasing me like that for a moment, she slides her lips over my cock, in one smooth motion, sliding me all the way into her mouth, the hum of her moan sending vibrations down my cock. She pumps her hand and sucks me off, all lusty and eager. Its amazing. Its too much, and I can't hold back.

"Oh fuck Allie, I am going to cum! Ohhhhh"

She pumps her hand and lips even faster when she hears me and its too much, I gasp and moan as I suddenly erupt, a wave of pleasure rolling over me with each pulse of cum, filling her mouth. I gasp and gasp, and slowly catch my breath as her lips slide back and forth along my cock, taking it all in. I feel the heat of my cum all around my cock in her mouth and she finally leans back and slides my cock from her lips, grabbing it and casually stroking it as she licks her lips clean and smiles up at me."Oh.....oh...my god, that was...incredible Allie!"

"Mmmmmmm it sure was....I told you Naughty Librarians was a good read, didn't I?"

I laugh as I take her hand and pull her to her feet, her legs a little shaky, and I wrap my arms around her, pulling her close and kissing her slow and soft.

"You did."

She smiles at me, "Just wait until you read the next chapter!"

The End?

[allforlouis-blog1]

DIY Playlist Submission #1 by @adam-my-adam: 

- What About Us // Pink

- Sign of the Times // Harry Styles

- Just Hold On // Louis Tomlinson, Steve Aoki 

- Bastards // Kesha

- Come Sail Away // Styx

- Back to You // Louis Tomlinson ft Bebe Rexha

- I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For // U2

- Jar of Hearts // Christina Perri

- Just Like You // Louis Tomlinson

- 1-800-273-8255 // Logic, Alessia Cara, Khalid

- Underneath // Adam Lambert

- There I Said It // Adam Lambert

- Miss You // Louis Tomlinson

- Miss You Like Hell // Nightly

- Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) // Green Day

Four points already for the inclusion of all of Louis’ songs in the list. Reblog if you agree with this playlist, and don’t forget to submit your own! 

[readerwatch]

Could we maybe get some cute head cannon with Lucio and 76 having a crush on a male reader and maybe how'd they'd confess to him?? If it's not to much trouble!!

This sounds adorable!!! Here you go anon, I hope you enjoy!

Lucio:

- He’s had a crush on you for a very long time

- Probably since he met you. He fell in love with the way your hair framed your face, the way you laughed when he told a cheesy joke. The way you looked at him when he was doing a concert, your eyes full of life as his music rang throughout the arena.

- You’ve supported him with his music career, coming to all of his concerts and sitting in the front row, cheering as he performed. You always wore a green t-shirt with his symbol on it as another sign of support.

- You two were hanging out backstage in his dress room after a show, he’d just finished a concert in Numbani (this was your first time being in Numbani, it was quite a beautiful city and you were excited to be here)

- He was asking you how he did on stage, even though he knows you will always tell him he did a wonderful job.

- “You did great, Lucio! It’s always so amazing seeing you on stage, you get so absorbed in your music and it’s always a sight to see.” Your face lit up as you talked, that look he loved so much beaming from your face.

- Lucio laughed, looking over at you. You were sitting in a large, red chair that was three times your size. It made you look so tiny, even though you were the same height as him.

- You looked at him, confused. Why was he laughing at you?

- “It’s things like this that make me glad I fell in love with you.”

- OH.

- Your jaw dropped a little. “What did you say?”

- “I-I uh, uhm..” Lucio stammered.

- “Did you just say you love me?!” you shouted, your voice squeaking. You placed your hand over your mouth when you heard yourself make a high pitched noise, trying to contain yourself.

- “M-maybe!” He shouted, audibly embarrassed by what he had just said. He turned around quickly, staring at the mirror that was attached to his dresser. “Did I just say that? I just said that.” Lucio thought to himself.

- “It’s okay, don’t be so shy about it. I love you too.”

- You’ve never seen him blush so much before. It was adorable.

Soldier 76:

(I wrote this in the setting of prefall!Overwatch, so he’s “Commander Morrison”.)

- You were one of his agents, part of an elite team directly under Commander Morrison.

- Everyday you went through rigorous training to hone your skills, and keep you sharp. When you weren’t training, you were on a mission.

- Today was an exception, he had called training off for the day in order to catch up with paperwork. Being the commander of Overwatch, there was always lots of paperwork. Mainly paperwork that had to do with repair costs, after some of the Overwatch recruits had recklessly destroyed parts of a city in the most recent mission.

- One of those recruits happened to be you. And man did you feel bad for it.

- You felt the need to go apologize to him. After all, it was partially your fault that he was cooped up in his office, answering the plethora of invoices he had been sent by the ministries of Oasis.

- You walked up to the glass door that was his office, peering inside, watching him type away on his holo-pad.

- You watched his face; he looked tense. His jaw was clenched slightly, making his jaw line more prominent.

- As you were looking in, he looked up from his holo-pad, noticing you looking inside.

- You blushed, embarrassed by the fact that you were caught staring at him.

- He chuckled, and press a button on his desk. A loud whoosh ensued, and the door to his office slid open.

- “What brings you to my office on your day off, agent?” He asked.

- You walked in the room, still embarrassed from moments earlier. “I thought, uh..”

- Commander Morrison cocked an eyebrow. “Out with it, agent. I don’t have all day.”

- “I thought I would come here and apologize for what happened the other day, in Oasis.” You bit the inside of your cheek nervously, expecting some sort of backlash.

- Your Commander sighed, looking at you in an almost amused manner.

- “Agent, in all of my years of being Commander of Overwatch, not once have I ever had someone come to me and apologize for damaging parts of a city.” As he finished his statement, he held his hand up and ushered you over to the chair in front of his desk. “Sit.”

- You were visibly confused, but complied, walking across his office to sit in the floating black chair.

- “This is why out of all of the agents here, you’re my favorite.” He proclaimed as you sat, stiffening for a moment as he realized what he had said.

- Was that a confession? That was definitely a confession.

- You laughed. “And you’re my favorite too, Commander Morrison.”

[ocdtalkwithme]

SUBMISSION: I’m still obsessed with my best friend from 6th grade

I’m SOO obsessed with my best friend from 6th grade (let’s call him A) he and I had a falling out caused by someone else (call him b)

I legit cry about him still and I saved every piece of paper from 6th grade, all of his drawings, all of the plushies he sewed for me…

So turn back to 2012 A and I are best friends for the entirety of 5th and 6th grade He and I were so happy together except whenever we had a fight he’d threaten to kill hinself until we made up I loved spending time with him, we came to school early to show eachother our newest ocs We’d meet at lunch and draw together We’d sit in the shade at recess and draw And he’d come over for sleepovers and we’d have a wonderful time He and I would eat pizza (and see who could eat more) make brownies Draw Animate He’d show me funny YouTube videos And we’d stay up really late Even though he did shitty things we were so happy Then I introduced him to b Now I don’t know if you know this, but b is a scary kid. He would randomly snap at me and say super mean stuff online and then pretend like it never happened One time he went too far and started calling me names I went to A and asked him to help me but he took b’s side and they both started bullying me I skipped the last day of 6th grade bc I was scared b was gonna hurt me A and b went on to be friends until b started doing the same thing to A on anon. When A figured out it was him b started sending him graphic death threats. Then 3 years passed and I gave A my note (a note asking to be friends again) We had a wonderful time sitting together before school and I was so happy. Except he’d never message me outside of school I knew that it wasn’t bc he was busy, since he has a long distance gf and they talk daily So I sent him a message kindly asking why

He told me that we would never be the way we used to, and that we wouldn’t get close I got really upset and blocked him And then he went on tumblr and sent me this message from a different account

“i know you probably don’t wanna hear from me again
but i feel like some of this is a misunderstanding and i want to apologize
i never said i didn’t wanna be friends, or put effort into it, i do!!
and im sorry i didn’t put more effort into it before
i’m absolute shit at communication and when i’m keeping feelings in i sometimes become too anxious to say anything in case i fuck up
what i was trying to say was that i was willing to try and change my behavior and do better-but i couldn’t without talking about some of my pent up feelings
i wasn’t saying i don’t want to try
i do
and im sorry
please if anything i’m saying comes across as insensitive or awful please just tell me and i’ll apologize and try and phrase it better
i’m so so bad at this but i wanna get better for you”

And it broke my heart bc I had already told my mom about what he had said (she knew I was giving him a second chance) and now she’d never let me back with him and his parents hate me anyways… I know he was bad but it’s so hard for me to let go He’s always been my favorite person Even though everyohe was awful to me and they’re right I suppose… I don’t know what to do ;m;

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I’m really sorry to hear about the threats that you received, that’s totally uncalled for, and it shouldn’t be something to ever do to somebody.

The fact that A would bully you with B sounds like something completely detrimental to a friendship, and forgiveness is a good virtue, you’re a really good person for wanting to forgive and give a second chance to A, but it’s really worrying to let someone who has the power to hurt you (as they did before) back into your life. If you can’t have any better friendships, then this would be a reasonable decision, but if there is someone who treats you better than A, then it wouldn’t be wrong to forget A and start anew with this better person. If A made a genuine promise to be better, then there’s no denying them of a second chance, I just hope for your sake that this promise doesn’t relapse and B isn’t back in the picture.

You’re a wonderful person, and I honestly hope that A is more than decent to you, and works to prove themselves to you. All the best <3

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IF ANYONE HAS ANY ADVICE OR WANTS TO RESPOND TO THIS SUBMISSION WITH THEIR VIEW, PLEASE SEND A SUBMISSION IN IF IT’S A FULLY COMPREHENSIVE ANSWER (OR IF IT ISN’T, YOU CAN REPLY TO THIS POST), AND I WILL TAG THE POSTS WITH THEIR OWN DISTINCT TAG FOR USERS TO EASILY FIND.

[alliesliterotica]

Part 1.B

With one hand still in her hair controlling her, he quickly unbuttoned his overalls and to her complete horror reached in and unholstered his half hard cock just inches from her face! NO!! she managed to squeak out, and the big, dirty man just laughed as he gave his big, growing cock a few strokes and then brushed the big mushroom hear around her face. She tried to recoil feeling his cock on her face and smelling the hard day's work on it but his hand tangle in her hair prevented her from pulling away. Everything was happening so fast, and getting out of hand, and Damnit the feel of his big shaft on her face caused her moistening pussy to twitch, and she realized to her horror she could now catch her own scent drifting up from between her legs! Suck it! He demanded as he jammed two big fingers in her tightly clenched mouth, forcing her teeth apart even as his growing cock forced its way in to replace them as she struggle and begged him to stop. He was a raging bull now, and her pleas fell on deaf ears as he pushed his growing cock deeper down her throat and he started pumping it in and out of her now gaping mouth as he saliva coated his big dick and drooled down her chin. Her mind reeled trying to comprehend even as her mouth struggled to spread wide enough for him and as if on their own her lips and tongue clamped down on his big shaft and she started sucking hard without even thinking. His sharp male smell invaded her senses, and she hated how his pungent scent turned her on further and she reflexively sucked even harder hearing the first groan escaping his lips. She smiled inside, she knew she was a very good cocksucker and it gave her pleasure feeling him grow ever larger in her frantically sucking mouth. At this point the whole thing stopped seeming so dirty, so nasty, and she wanted to show this brute raping her mouth that she was better than he is, that she can handle even his big, smelly cock even as he forces it ever deeper into her throat. She sucks madly now, determined to take back control and finish this ugly episode and he doesn't stop her from reaching up and massaging his big, hard balls. She feels them starting to tighten up and realizes what is soon to happen and in a panic tries to pull her head back to free the cock from her mouth, no way is he going to dump his load in her sweet mouth! She feels his big cock start to pulse even as she tries to pull away, but he's having none of it. His hand tightens in her hair and forces her greedy mouth even deeper around the base of his dick as she feels the first big, hot explosion of molten seed deep in the back of her mouth. Oh, God, she thinks, please make him stop! as he fucks her desperate mouth faster and faster as his big ropes of hot cum blast into her mouth and throat, almost choking her and she has no choice but to swallow madly to keep from drowning. His cum was strong, but what else would she expect of this brute of a man?! And despite her revulsion, she eagerly sucked down harder and used her hand to milk his long shaft to force every creamy drop into her hungry mouth. WTF was she doing? How in hell could this be turning her on like it is?!! But it is... and he's not done...

He roughly pulls her face out of his crotch and laughs as his virile hot seed drips down her face. He can see in her eyes what its done to her, there's no hiding it. He's like an animal, and he's going to take his prize whether she want him to or not. He pulls her up by her hair, ignoring her tears and protests, and drags her over to the low transmission bench, filthy dirty but empty for now, and forces her to get on her hands and knees on the bench even as she begs him to stop, that he's done enough. He cruelly laughs, grabs her hands again in front of her, flips her jeans skirt up and smacks her ass so hard she screams and immediately regrets fighting against him. He smacks her other cheek even harder and she yells again even louder as she realizes she has stupidly wore only a very thin thong which he was obviously gazing at now even as she felt her juices easily run out of her needy cunt and start to trail down her spread thighs. She was now petrified realizing she could no longer hide her condition! And he just growls and laughs, he now knows the rough play is turning her on and he quickly takes the chains at the end of the table and wraps them around her hands tightly and sinks in the locking pin, in effect hand-cuffing her to the low table. She's now emotionally torn between raw fear and animal lust as she realizes he has just completely immobilized her to his table with her now expose ass held high before him and he can do anything he wants to her. She is in tears now, begging him to stop, wiggling her ass to get away even as she feels his big, heavy paw once again smack down even harder on her reddening ass and she yells out in fear as his hand tears the now soaking wet thong from her thighs and reached up and around her face, pries her mouth open again and stuffs the wet thong into her mouth, laughing as he dares her to keep screaming. She's almost in a panic now understanding she has no options left, and he roughly pries her thighs even wider apart and chuckles as he takes in the sight of her carefully bare shaven cunt before him, betraying her with lips splayed wide and juices flowing freely down her thighs and dripping on the table. Her ass throbs and she can't move, all she can do is feel him absorbing the look of her craven cunt spread wide, and she can't help but groan at the first feel of his fingers on her pussy, roughly rubbing her up and down, causing her juices to spurt and coat his fingers and she moans louder as she feels first one, then two of his big finger slip inside her, pushing deep into her hole and feels his hot spit as he spits onto her gaping asshole. Oh God, she thinks even as lust starts clouding her brain...

She can do nothing except mentally ready herself as she feel his rough, dirty fingers spread her cunt lips wide. She can't stop him, and at this point really doesn't want to even though she's not sure she can handle his big man meat. She had a few bigger guys back in college, but nothing like this brute. She knows its going to hurt... and she's right, she screams as he takes his big pole and starts impaling her on him, roughly pulling her ass back into his crotch, no thought to letting her poor little pussy get used to his girth. No, he just savagely fucks her hard, spreading and stretching her poor cunt wider than she's ever been before, causing Allie to scream again and again against the wad of panties in her mouth as he yells and tell her to shut the fuck up as he smacks her ass yet again. Her brain overloads and she literally goes limp as she pictures him shoving his telephone pole of a cock deep insider her, roughly banging up against her cervix. He fucks her harder and harder now, grabbing her hips to hold her up as he uses her like a feral dog in heat, pounding his huge man meat deep into her pulsating cunt, stretching her wide as she just takes him until to her horror she feels the wave of a huge orgasm building within her. Her brain fights this, how is it possible with so much raw pain that he's forcing a powerful orgasm to build within her, and she feels her fluids reflexively flowing like a river to not only protect her, but to enable him to push in yet deeper. OMG, the waves of the incredible climax start to roll over her, and she pushes her ass back hard at him, her greedy cunt sucking on his cock, pulsating around him as she feels him grow even bigger deep inside her and realizes he must be getting close to cumming again. At the peak of her climax, he pushes her completely into the next world as she unexpectedly feels his big thumb shoved deeply up into her tightly clenched asshole, and her whole body convulses and shakes as this final invasion pushes her a world she's never been before even as she feels the explosion of Eric climax deep inside her, his hot seed seeking to pass her cervix and coat every bit of her insides. He grunts as he savagely pulls her back onto him, seeking to spread his ropes of cum as deeply into her womb as possible even as she slips from consciousness, her body heaving as her feminine juices spray around his cock and coat his lap, and he is satisfied seeing her squirting uncontrollably on him. She's done, she's never been truly fucked so hard before her climax made her black out, but here in this grungy garage, tied to this filthy transmission bench, impaled on the biggest cock she's ever seen, she's overcome and for the first time in her life completely submitted to the rough, dirty passion this big, dirty man has brought her, albeit against her will and further than she's agreed to.

As she wakes, she struggle to comprehend everything that's happened. She awakens no longer chained to the table, her halter top pulled back up over her sore tits, her cunt still soaked but her thong nowhere to be found. His trophy, she ruefully realizes. Her body aches, especially her poor, stretched pussy and she only wants to get home and take a long bath, wash away shame and sin of what happened, even as she knows she will never forget his taste, his feel, and how he made her feel. WTF, Barbs, how could you send me to this animal she thinks, yet she smiles and wonders if Barbie has ever arrived here short on cash...

You tell your girlfriend she needs to get her car in here and get her fluids changed Eric tells Allie as she gets in her Bronco, and it makes her wonder even more. Allie, you best be in here the first of the month with the rest of what you owe me, you got that, bitch? Or else we will have to work something else out she hears him say. And she thinks to herself that just might be a better workaround, after all, a really skilled mechanic is really hard to find these days... 😈

Allie & Barbie

[emsaioclja]

January 18th, 2026: The Female Quixote

“Her Mind being wholly filled with the most extravagant Expectations, she was alarmed by every trifling Incident; and kept in a continual Anxiety by a Vicissitude of Hopes, Fears, Wishes, and Disappointments.”

I found this quote interesting as I felt like I understood this the most out of all the text I have read so far. I often have trouble reading older literature, so having a quote like this helped me to understand a bit more context of the story and what characters might be going through. I also can relate to this sentence as, like many, I struggle with high expectations and anxiety around not meeting those expectations often. When trying to meet expectations, it is often difficult to see a brighter picture. I did need to look up the word vicissitude just to make sure I understood it well. Vicissitude means “alternation between opposite or contrasting things” in a literary sense. Once I did some research on this word, I found the passage a bit easier to understand too. 

While not under any specific quote, I found Lennox’s critique of romance literature really interesting. Lennox uses unrealistic ideals promoted by popular romance novels, such as female virtue, and male obsession. The chapters I have read through show Arabella applying these ideals to modern English society and creating humorous misunderstandings between her and others.

The novel questions whether romance literature educates or misleads women which I found to be an interesting discussion especially for what I know of this time period. (which admittedly is not a lot.)

[yummi-gummi-zines]

Mobius Crossing zine submission

(My apologies if this has sent twice, as my browser flipped out on my first attempt.)

Hello, I hope I’m doing this correctly for you! In order to keep my Mobius Crossing idea within the 1,000 word limit (and it comes in at exactly 1,000!), I decided to frame it as a letter from Elias Acorn to his wife Megan after he’s gone to start a new life for them in an AC town, since letter writing is such a strong theme in Animal Crossing anyway.

Thank you very much for your time, and if there’s anything else you need from me or that I can help with, please drop me a message!

~Leedzie

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My dear Meg,

                When we decided to start our lives over again, I was honestly concerned that we wouldn’t be able to find a home big enough for our family in time; there’s only so much you can do when starting from nothing, and even though Sally keeps offering to help, I really don’t want to use our royal connections to get a head start. We agreed that our lives were happier before we were involved with the monarchy, so how can we hope to truly get back to our old lifestyle if we use the Acorn name as our first stepping stone?

               Well Meg, I’m proud to say that we don’t have to worry about that dilemma any longer. I’ve met an incredible man named Tom Nook, who has not only helped me secure a house, but also streamlined the process of making it into a home. Right now it’s barely big enough for just me, but the way Tom’s (somewhat quirky) loan system works, we can expand it over time. I expect it’ll only be a few more weeks before I can add two bedrooms, which means you and Alexis will be able to move out here sooner than we expected! After the two of you settle in we can start saving money to pay the rooms off, and that’ll give us just enough time to add a nursery before your due date. The best part is, we can still add an upstairs AND a downstairs as the twins grow, so we’ll definitely have plenty of space when our family needs it!

                What’s funny is, I didn’t exactly appreciate Tom’s loan system at first; in fact, I resented it pretty badly! He didn’t offer me the loan so much as he just assumed I would want him to build and expand our house, so I was very surprised (and more than a little peeved) when I was suddenly presented with my first debt! To be honest, though, I’m glad he did it. If you can believe it, Tom actually doesn’t put a due date on any of his loans, and he never charges interest! There’s no way we could’ve gotten such a generous deal from anyone else. He’s very understanding of how difficult it can be to get started in a new area, and he recognizes that I have a lot of other tasks on my hands. I pay what I can when I’m able, and he just says, “Thanks, see you next time!”

                So far I’ve been doing a lot of odd jobs for income, but my ultimate plan is for us to run our own orchard. The village’s native pears sell fine, but the fruits I brought with me from home fetch a much better price! I’ve planted plenty of apples, peaches, and oranges around our house, and the soil is so amazing that I swear they’re already growing. We can harvest and sell the fruit for steady income, plus I can go back to woodcutting as a side-gig for even more. If we’re lucky, we may even get some perfect fruit to grow, which I hear definitely brings in enough to feed five mouths! I’ve also planted one oak tree nearby, so its acorns will always remind us of where we came from.

               I know it probably doesn’t make a difference, but I water the saplings every day while I tend to the flower garden I planted for you. Meg, you’re going to love these flowers; they’re almost as beautiful as your smile! I decided to experiment a little and tried some cross-breeding, and now we’ve got the most amazing blue roses! They’re currently along the sides of the house; I originally had a great garden designed for you in FRONT of the house like we had in Feral Forest, but a new neighbor moved in MUCH closer to us than I’d like. She pulled up a bunch of our flowers when she picked her plot, without so much as a knock on the door for a head’s up! I was so angry!! All that hard work, gone in a snap!! Hopefully she’ll move soon. People seem to come and go frequently here, so if we’re patient, I bet she’ll move on. At least she’s the only annoying neighbor so far; everyone else seems great. I’ve been getting along nicely with this other guy named Raymond lately, but I guess that’s not a huge surprise. He seems to be very popular!

               But even with one annoying neighbor, I’m SO glad we decided to leave castle life and get back to our roots here in the countryside. This feels so much more like home than New Mobotropolis ever did. I love listening to the insects in the trees, seeing paths form in the places where I regularly walk, watching meteor showers at night… When Alexis and the twins get older, we’ll teach them how to swim in the ocean, take them on island tours, and watch them compete in some of the local contests! For such a small town, there are a LOT of events that go on here, so there’s always something to look forward to. I think you’ll particularly enjoy the Harvest Festival! You always said you were annoyed that people wouldn’t let you cook for them as a queen; now you’ll have everyone in the village eager to try your family’s country recipes! Joss will be so proud!!

               Well, I’ve just about run out of paper (and isn’t it fancy? I got it from Tom, he says it’s called “forest paper”), so time to wrap things up. I miss you both SO MUCH, and I can’t wait to hold you guys in my arms again! Give Alexis a BIIIIIIG daddy hug for me!! I’ve enclosed a gift for her so she doesn’t forget her dear ol’ pop; it’s called a “wobbelina.”

               I love you so much, Meg, and I can’t wait for us to start our new life together.

                                                                                                                See you soon,

                        Elias

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Submission 1

This is a poster outside of a Chinese medicine store. The poster has a very low readability. The heading written in Mandarin is placed vertically when rest of the informations are placed horizontally. The use of font is bad because is too condensed, making the letters very thin and squish together when the text already has a thick weight. Furthermore, the use of font size, as well as the colours are both inconsistent. The clusters of text are also very close in proximity, making it harder to distinguish between one other. Although they used the columns well to differentiate the chunks, there is not enough space between them. On this poster, there are too many images and texts, makes it really hard to the readers to determine which is more important. To improve the quality of this poster, they could have used less or smaller images and leave more space within each sections.