The Pharaoh in Leather

I have made mistakes...I have fallen to my knees more times than I can count. But I will always rise again, no matter what I face. I am a lover, a fighter, a soldier. And I am strong. Current M!A: None Mun tracks the tag: thepharaohinleather

[thepharaohinleather]

Mac was there in an instant, practically tackling him. "Namir!"

Yami grunted as he was taken down by his love, laughing happily as he hugged the other. “Mac, my darling, I’ve missed you!” He gave Mac’s head a kiss and ran his fingers through the man’s hair. “How are you, are you well?”

[thepharaohinleather]

shadowgodling replied to your post: Mun Update

// You have been through so much and it sounds like youre coming through stronger. ❤❤ Best wishes for your future!

((Thank you so much dear! Same to you!! Honestly everyone here has really helped me, rping here was such a big part of my life and perhaps it will be again in the future~))

[thepharaohinleather]

Eventually Godling let him back down, once it started to seem inappropriate not to. But he was beaming, his face bright and happy, and he stayed close. He'd missed the Doctor Zombie. "Thief and I broke up. I'm engaged to a new man now, one who is much better suited to me. We're in love. We had a son but a Pharaoh stole him, a Pharaoh who is still evil, not one who turned good like you. I'm growing as God and I don't get into fights anymore. How have you been? Did someone try and take you back?"

Despite his joy to see Godling again, he was relieved to be released and caught his breath. It was...odd to see him so giddy but not at all a bad thing. He missed the other as well. Now he had to take in all Godling was informing him of and try to process it. His face made a range of emotions through the updates until he finally settled on something like a concerned smile.

“Well, I am glad you are with someone who makes you happy and that you have grown since I saw you last. I think the last time we spoke, I was amputating what was left of your arm, actually...” Yami glanced over Godling’s arm. “It seems to be fine now, though. If only us doctors had access to such godly powers for our patients.” The concern on his face grew. “But your son...I assume attempts have been made to retrieve him from the clutches of this Mirror, but...” The man placed a hand on Godling’s shoulder. “Please let me know if there is anything I can do to help.”

“As far as myself...I’ve been well. Traveling I suppose you could say, trying to find myself. I had a lot to think about, a lot to process. I felt it easier to handle if I was away, despite missing you all here. I think I can safely say it has helped me, though I apologize for my sudden disappearance. It was of my own accord, no one else’s”.

[thepharaohinleather]

Mun Update

((Hello all! I figured I’d make a nice fancy/proper post here to bring everyone up to date on what’s been going on with me these past two years. Feel free to read if you’d like!))

I was living in the same house as two years ago, with two friends and one of their moms, until about five months ago. Money had become an issue and I found myself unable to afford even $500 rent at that house for my room (which in my part of California is a STEAL) and thus I made the choice to move in with my boyfriend, his mom, and his mom’s work friend over the mountain at the beach. I am currently here and not paying rent thanks to his mom who considers me family~ But even with that, money was still an issue. I was in debt about $9000 across four accounts and monthly payments were taking a large chunk out of my measly minimum wage paycheck. Oh! Yes! I got a job at Target six months before moving and transferred to another Target down here. But with the credit payments, storage unit payment and car insurance, I found myself without much leeway in terms of other purchases.

My sister had also been struggling herself, as mom was getting worse. After numerous falls at her memory care facility and even breaking a hip, Social Services deemed the place unsafe for her and would not let my sister bring her back. She had to find a new place for mom to live, which was a kind of home nursing place just a few blocks down from my sister. Mom was getting continuously worse, even being unable to recognize my sister who visited her every week. Eventually, she developed Kennedy ulcers, or “kiss of death” ulcers old people get when they’re about to die. She passed on August 5, and her memorial service is this Friday. Honestly, this was a relief for me and will be for my sister. Now that she has passed, all the things her still being alive had blocked my sister from having access or information about can now be taken care of.

We sold our childhood home as well, greatly above asking price at 3.65 million. A lot gets taken out for taxes of course, but thanks to my share, sister and I split the remainder evenly, I now have much less to worry about money wise. While I’m saving the majority for my forever home, my sister transferred me a good amount to pay off my debts, see a dentist for the first time in four years, and get my car taken care of as it has also been neglected. Last year, sister and I reconciled at Christmas a bit. We’ve been on much better terms than before. We had a big falling out, went through some therapy which didn’t seem to work and ended with her giving me a letter saying we may never talk again for years but we need some time apart. That lasted about a year before she came around and wanted a relationship with me again. Hopefully, now that the money from selling the old house is accessible and we both get inheritance as well as access to things about the rental houses and other accounts mom had, she will be less stressed and thus our relationship will also be less stressed.

I am currently working nearly full time at Target but plan to go back to school this winter. Classes I need to take were not in the most accessible format this fall, so I’m skipping this quarter. But I hope to be on my way to a four year university next fall and get my bachelor’s soon!

During these two years, my weight went back up to the heaviest I have been and I’ve been taking action the past few months with great results. I’ve lost about 25 pounds and plan to lose about 30 more. With that change, I’m going to cosplay again! This is something I really enjoy even if I don’t make the costumes myself but just the experience makes me happy, so I figured I should work towards that~

I unfortunately haven’t been writing these years. That’s partly why I’ve popped over here again as I’d love to get back into the habit, whether that’s unlocking the hell that is my Yami blog again or something else. I still have plans to be a writer in my spare time alongside an hourly wage job in editing or something. Though...I have realized my dream job! It’s a screen writer! Perhaps I will work towards that but I don’t really have much hope for it actually coming true. But...I won’t give up completely~

My boyfriend Stone and I are still together, and our four year anniversary just passed~ We’re planning to go to the NorCal Ren Faire next weekend with his friends and we’ve been talking about possibly moving out into our own place. We’d like to buy land and a mobile home to live in until we’re ready for a big house, then have it custom built on the land and rent out the mobile home to friends or family. Sister has a different idea but we’ll talk about that on Friday. This house has little entertaining space compared to my last home which is very important to me especially with holidays coming up but we’ll figure it out~

Miss Kitty is also doing just fine~ She turned 20 officially now! Still screaming and running and jumping...Stone has his own cat named Easy E, his mom has a cat named Adelaide, and we all have a dog named Nova who is very sweet and cute.

I’ve begun collecting enamel pins! It’s honestly a problem and I have too many but I keep...buying them...hahahaaaaaa.....I just bought some yugioh ones i might post here soon~

And I think that’s about it. If you read this much, thank you so much for caring about me honestly and I’m sorry for all this bullshit lmao have a GREAT DAY

[thepharaohinleather]

"Zombie Pharaoh." Godling said the old nickname like it was an accusation, then without warning picked him up in a big bear hug. "You're still undead."

Ah, the familiar title and tone sparked Yami’s attention, and before he could even move his lips to form a response he felt the other’s arms around him. Yami grunted, suddenly short of breath from the strength of Godling’s grip, but he managed a laugh and attempted feebly to hug him in return.

“So it...seems~” he struggled verbally. “You...as well. How have...you been?”

[thepharaohinleather]

Yeah, um, Sorry for rambling but I read some of your roleplays and fell in love with your Atem. I just love the way he is protrayed, he seems so happy, carefree, and relaxed. Its a breath of fresh air from the Atems I'm used to seeing.

((Oh thank you dear! That really means a lot, I often felt like he was either too Mary Sue or cliche but I’m glad some people think so kindly of him~ To think people are still reading my years-old roleplays too lmao...*sweats nervously*))

[thepharaohinleather]

((TACKLES))

((*SNUGS YOU LOTS*))

[thepharaohinleather]

macabre-shackles replied to your post: ((*logs on for the first time in…a long time…peeks...

GASPS

((pay no attention to the man behind the curtain and the mun behind another curtain behind the man~))

[thepharaohinleather]

((*looks at asks I still have from 4 years ago ahahahahahaha....wheezes*))

[thepharaohinleather]

Hi I love your blog!

((!!!!! Even though I haven’t been here for two years and the two before that I was horribly inconsistent and slow, this means a lot TwT Thank you dear))

[thepharaohinleather]

((*logs on for the first time in...a long time...peeks around just a bit*))

[thepharaohinleather]

OOC: Hello everyone! Lots of stuff happening again in my life, read below the cut if you’re interested! But I’m still going to be on here! Godling-mun I’ll reply as soon as I can <3

So I moved out of my old house and now I’m living with a friend and his mom not far away. But my sister wants to sell another rental house to make sure we have enough money for taxes this year. With the money left over, she wants to buy me a condo in Santa Cruz where my boyfriend lives and where I want to finish my degree. Because I care so much about decorating for the holidays, I want to move within three months. But we need to sell the rental first, as well give them their 30 days notice, and then we can buy a condo or mobile home. I’m super into the idea of a mobile home, we’ve got some great ones out here. Here’s a link to the one I’m interested in!

School also starts in three weeks for me, then holidays and a convention in January to prepare for. So lots going on! But I’ll try to be here as much as I can. Thank you everyone for understanding. I really appreciate it <3

[thepharaohinleather]

"Yami?"

The doctor froze when he turned to see the owner of the voice. His eyes widened and his veins pulsed, as if the blood was running cold.

“…God…ling? Wh…What happened to you?”

[thepharaohinleather]

“Yes of course. It will give you an idea of what I need to fix.” Yami turned the laptop to Godling, explaining what each picture showed. Pointing out the fracture on his hip, Yami explained why metal would help it heal. “Think of the screws like stitches. Your skin heals together faster when the edges touch as a result of being stitched. The metal screws work like that bringing the bone back to touching and letting it heal much faster. Being a hairline fracture and the shape it is, the bone can be lined up properly, so this is actually very lucky for you. The screws mainly serve to let the fracture heal easier and faster, and I would remove them once your bone has healed.”

Recovery time was always an important factor in his practice, knowing everyone has lives they want to get back to or rather need to. A hip injury could keep Godling off his feet if it got worse. Luckily, it wasn’t so bad that it was impeding his daily routine. But if it wasn’t treated properly of course, he could easily worsen the fracture and lose his ability to walk for some time.

Yami wasn’t surprised at Godling’s reaction. Somehow he always felt guilty telling patients he had to remove a part of their body. Though Godling was taking it far better than most people would. Yami nodded. “If I could save it, I would. But even if I could without the dying flesh spreading, you wouldn’t be able to use it.” Many more options could be explored were the arm to be removed and Godling had a much better chance at a full recovery if so. “I apologize for this news, but I believe this is the best thing to do. And yes, certainly. I can do both surgeries at the same time while you’re under anesthesia of course. You won’t feel a thing during surgery, though there will be some residual pain afterward. I can prescribe you some pain medication of course to ease your body. Your arm might feel strange for a while, and you might get a sensation of it still being there, called phantom arm syndrome. That should dissipate after some time.”

The whole time, Yami was writing down some notes and drawing a quick sketch of where he was going to amputate the arm. When Godling offered Yami the option to call him by his real name, even if in private, he couldn’t help but smile. They started off at such a bad start and had a very bumpy, rocky relationship ever since. But now, even if under the pretenses of live-saving surgery, it felt like they were finally getting along. It made him very happy. “...Bakura, then,” he responded. “Do you have any questions, Bakura? I want to make sure you are fully informed about something like this, and making the decision of your own accord.” Despite the time quickly passing and the need to begin surgery growing, his patient’s consent was equally important to Yami.

“If you are ready, I can begin the procedure and get your anesthesia prepared.”

[thepharaohinleather]

OOC: ...I don’t know what I was expecting going into the amputation tag but I probably should have known better...

[thepsychmind]

[thepsychmind]

Fun Psychology facts here!

[ryanpanos]

Oscar Wilde’s Lipstick-Covered Tomb | Via

The practice started in the late 1990s, when somebody decided to leave a lipstick kiss on the tomb. Since then lipstick kisses and hearts have been joined by a rash of red graffiti containing expressions of love, such as: “Wilde child we remember you”, “Keep looking at the stars” and “Real beauty ends where intellect begins”. Kissing Oscar’s tomb on the Paris tourist circuit has become a cult pastime.

A fine of €9,000 ($12,000) was imposed on anyone caught kissing or damaging the historical monument, but it had no effect. It was hard to catch people in the act, and most culprits were tourists who were long gone before the police could bring them to court. Appeals from Wilde’s grandson Merlin Holland to stop the practice also fell on deaf ears. A plaque asking fans to respect the tomb instead of defacing it went in vain.

Meanwhile, those greasy red lipstick stains seeped into the stone making it harder and harder to clean. Every cleaning eroded a layer of stone rendering it even more porous, so the next cleaning had to go even deeper and wear away the stone even more.

[philip-ham]

I have no idea why anyone would believe Oscar Wilde isn’t delighted by this.

[gwendolencorday-deactivated2023]

It’s beautiful and illegal. Oscar Wilde would most certainly be delighted by such lovely vandalism.

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