Hi there đ,
My name is Mohammad, and Iâm reaching out in a moment of desperate need. Iâm a father of three young children living in Gaza, and we are caught in the midst of a catastrophic war. Our home is no longer a safe haven, and the future here seems increasingly uncertain. đ
Iâve launched a fundraising campaign with the goal of raising $40,000 to relocate my family to a safer place where my children can grow up in peace and have a chance at a brighter future. đïžđ”đž
Unfortunately, my previous fundraising efforts were abruptly halted when my account was terminated without explanation. However, I remain determined to keep fighting for my familyâs safety and well-being. đ«¶
If you could take a moment to read our story, consider donating, or simply share our campaign with others, it would make an incredible difference. Every act of kindness, no matter how small, brings us one step closer to safety and a new beginning. đ
Thank you for your time, compassion, and support. â€
https://gofund.me/fd1faea2 đ
YOOOOO LOOKK AND LEARN
BRO how do I apply for a part in @urpaperboy âs YV map project, it looks so fun and Iâd really like to join đđđŒđđŒđđŒ
THATS WHAT IâVE BEEN SAYING
imagine empowered people are real and the only reason Erik keeps getting demonetized is because heâs just shamelessly breaking covert
Goat-a fix all this mess now.
I can match his freak đâđŒ
When you show up to a freak competition but Lasko is there
RRAAAAAAAAHHHHH
note: this was meant to be posted a lot sooner, but i struggled to be satisfied with the finished product. I've re-written this 3 different times and still am unsure about it so please let me know if you liked it by reblogging or interacting with me!
pairing: samuel collins x gn!reader
summary: post-quinn, tank has been trying to rebuild their social life and relationships with pack members. little do they know, their is one relationship david has been withholding them from kindling. when they make a surprise visit to solstice bar, however, the alpha's hands become tied...and the attractive bartender with the nice accent catches this wolf's attention â part of the pick your poison series!
warnings: mentions of alcohol, midwest emo band things, and protective alpha davey (he and tank are twins!)
wc: 1.8k
estimated reading time: 8.75 mins
âSorry, I canât let you in. Weâre full.â Davidâs palm was inches away from Tankâs face. They suffered a momentary flashback of when they were kids and he would do the very same thing at their attempts to go on a rollercoaster they did not exceed the height requirement for, or trying to sneak into the theater for an R-rated film after buying tickets to a Disney feature.Â
âSeriously?â They quirked a brow, going as far as to crane their neck and view the barren parking lot. If not for her vehicle tagging alongside Davidâs, Miloâs, and one she hadnât recognized upon her arrival, a tumbleweed blowing past would be fitting for the sight. âItâs 8 o'clock on a Tuesday.âÂ
âStill busy. Asherâs here trying to kiss up to the staff to let him and Christianâs band play. Private meeting.â He scowls. While Tank enjoyed the live demos played before them, they understood it was not Davidâs favorite type of music. He doesnât even label it as that.Â
âIâm sorry, but wasnât it you who said I should stop secluding myself from others?â Their slow-building anger urges some prominent veins to adorn their neck. Davidâs eyes try not to linger on the piercing bite marks credited to Quinn, the sight of them still makes his insides wrinkle with guilt.Â
âIâm here to support the packâs business. Here, maybeâŠâ they pause for a moment to rifle through the knapsack hanging from their shoulder, âthis will change your mind.â David rolls his eyes at their license photo staring back at him. Tank was arguably the worst pick for posing in pictures. If their eyes werenât closed in the shot, the morsel of food jammed between their teeth was the focal point.Â
David merely glances at it and deadpans. âItâs fraudulent.âÂ
Tank replies, âItâs not.âÂ
âYouâre underage.â He tries.
âWeâre twins!â They scoff. âThe fact that youâre older by a minute says nothing about my naivety, Davey.â The tips of the bouncer's ears scorching something rosy makes Tank hum in delight.Â
âIâllâŠIâll eat it.âÂ
âDavid, why are you so set on keeping me from your hard work?â Their brows are furrowed, and much like the siblings' stubborn attitudes, remain unmoving.
The truth is, David would love nothing more than to share his second home with Tank. He and Milo built this place from the ground up and cranked it into a full-fledged business with some help from old connections of Gabe. The only thing stopping him from letting Tank in wasâŠ
âSammy I promise youââ
âCall me that again and the deal is off.â The vampireâs rasp shoots out like venom, coating the room in a tense air.Â
âAlrighty, Mr. Collins,â Sam is nonetheless impressed with the alternate nameâhe releases an exhausted sigh to show it. Nevertheless, he allows Asher to plead his case. The younger of the two momentarily struggles to pull out the compact disc, and finally hands it to the bartender when he does. âJust give it a couple of spins through this week and see what your customers think. Itâll grow on you, I promise.âÂ
âWhat in the hell is this drawing?â Sam brings the CD to his eyes to squint at the black squiggles across it.Â
âWhat drawing? Thatâs our bandâs name!â Asher clarifies with a small laugh. For being known to have sharp senses, this drummer could have him fooled.Â
âAnd that would beâŠ?â
âHowlâs Highway.â Asher flashes him a boasting smile. Sam only lets out an unimpressed grunt.Â
âSubtle name. Definitely wonât come back to bite you in the ass.âÂ
âSheesh, no wonder you and David get along so well.â Asher still has his roommateâs ten-minute-long speech echoing in his mind about how such an epic name was one step closer to a covert breach.Â
âWhatâs your intermission consist of? Shifting mid-set and running out all our returning customers?âÂ
âPfft, no..â Asher rolls his eyes, before shifting them down to the notes app on his phone and pressing the backspace button several times.Â
âHey boys, hate to interrupt your top-secret meeting.â An unfamiliar face draws Sam away from the disc, and heâs enamored by their aura immediately. He can sense theyâre a shifter, most likely a wolf by the way David looms behind them with crossed arms.Â
âHey, look who finally emerged from their cave!" Asher chuckles and untucks a free barstool beside him. "Pop a seat, let me introduce you to Sammy--ahem, forgive me--Mr. Collins. This is one of our pack members, Tank."
âThereâs no need for that. Theyâre just here for a plate of fries to go. Milo!â David alerts the chef. He hears a distant clatter, followed by a string of swears, and can only assume his colleague is checking his hair in the stainless steel frying pan yet again.
âOn it!âÂ
âIâd also like a drink for my trip over.â Tank raises a finger and seats themselves beside Asher on the open barstool.âHave you closed the deal yet?âÂ
âI donât know. Sam, have I?â Two pairs of eyes turn in the vampire's direction, but he only finds himself lost in one. A glance is enough to entice him, and though heâd never admit it, heâd be trying to recreate the exact shade of Tankâs irises in his dreams tomorrow morning.Â
âYeah, why the hell not?â He mutters, never breaking eye contact with the new acquaintance sitting at his bar. âWhat can I get for you to drink, darling?â They feel an unfamiliar scorch of their cheeks at the pet name but do nothing to object to it. This newfound sweltering in the pit of their stomach is something theyâve only felt once or twice, and theyâd be damned to extinguish it.Â
David, however, has different plans.
âItâs all good, Sam. I can make it. Go ahead and take your break.â David slinks behind the bar.
âBut I just got here half an hour agoâŠâ his southern drawl becomes even more present with the mild fear lacing his words. He becomes suddenly aware of how tense Davidâs stature is, and the clenched fists at his side.Â
âGo take a break or I'll cut you early. Understood?â David snarls, and Sam takes a step back towards the swing door of the kitchen. A few seconds go by before he concedes.
âYes, sir.â He retreats behind the kitchen door, both confused and frightened by Davidâs sudden change in attitude. As heâs wandering the kitchen to find any leftover appetizers from the lunch rush earlier in the day, his ears perk up at the hushed voices from outside.Â
âWhat crawled up your ass?â He hears the Tank ask.
âYeah, what did Sam do?â Asher jumps in.
âNothing.â David insists. âWhat do you want?â Sam can practically hear the sneer in Davidâs voice, complemented by clinking glasses.
âOoh, ooh, Bud Lite please!âÂ
âI wasnât asking you, Ash,â a few seconds later, the noise of air decompressing and a bottle cap being flicked is heard.
âI want the nice bartender back. He seems less⊠aggravated.â Hot as fuck, is also another attribute Tank associates with him, but decides not to indulge.Â
âWell the nice bartender just went on break, so it looks like youâre stuck with me.âÂ
âThatâs okay, I can wait.â Sam snickers at their persistence. Milo turns his head to see whatâs so funny. Sam waves him off and clears his throat. Perhaps the fryer is so loud, or the bar is so slow, Milo couldnât care less to acknowledge the commotion outside of the kitchen.Â
The wolf decides to break the silence when he brings the fryer baskets up from their grease bath and allows the fries to cool down. âWhatcha thinking for dinner? Weâre fully stocked on everything from the truck this morning.âÂ
If he answered honestly and told Milo heâd lost his appetite, that he just wants answers as to why David has a sudden vendetta against him communicating with this pack member, that would only result in more questions. Instead, he eyes the shifter piling a styrofoam box with freshly cooked and seasoned fries and halts him short of his walk out the door.Â
âWhy donât I send this out, if you make me a batch of those small hamburgersâŠthe ones with the toothpicks in them?â Milo snorts, and genders:
âYou mean sliders, Sam?âÂ
âYes, those. Iâll be right back.â He spares him a thankful smile, and cracks open the kitchen door to concentrate back on the trioâs conversation. Sam isnât sure whether he should feel disappointed that the focal point of their chat was back on Asherâs band.Â
âPlay track fourâthatâs my favorite!â The drummer suggests to David, who grumbles as he fiddles with the CD player stowed in one of the bar cabinets.
âWhatâs the name of the song?â Asks Tank.
âThe Voices in the Basement Are Getting Loud Again and the Basement is My Brain.âÂ
ââŠoh.âÂ
âA side of fries to go,â Sam reintroduces himself by swiftly taking a seat beside the empowered person at the bar and offering them their still steaming box of food.Â
âOh,â their tone morphs to something of interest as they readjust their body to face Sam with a pleased smile. âDidnât you hear?â Without breaking eye contact, they undo the tabs of the styrofoam box and flip the top open with ease. âIâm staying to eat now.â
âAinât that somethinâ,â says Sam, who harbors a pleased grin. David clears his throat, now towering over the two with folded arms and an unimpressed glaze over his eyes.Â
âItâs something alright.âÂ
âDavid, come help me with the trash!â Miloâs voice beckons the Alpha to stand down from the bar and retreat to the kitchen, much to his dismay.Â
âSaved by the bell.â Sam jokes, before offering Tank a tilt of his head. âDonât take this the wrong way, butâŠyou seem like you can handle yourself in the face of trouble. Is he always this protective of his pack?â Tankâs fingers drum against the countertop as they ponder how to word their answer.Â
âHeâs just been wary about me hanging around vamps lately because ofâŠsome trouble I got into. Letâs put it this way, the other guy had it coming.â Tank tilts their chin up, unintentionally revealing a few of the remaining marks left by Quinn. Sam doesnât need to study them hard to figure out the vamp was feeding out of spite, not biting for their equal pleasure.Â
âIâm sure he did, messinâ with a member of one of Dahliaâs most reputable packs. Care to share this fellaâs name so I can add him to my shit list?â He inquires.
âHow about we share a drink first?â Tank smiles, before sliding the plate of fries closer to his direction. Eagerly, Sam plucks one from the platter and bites down on it, his fangs sparkling beneath the dim lights of the bar.Â
âI know just the one.â
Auron x Rook | sub!Auron | 18+ Readers Only
A new project has consumed Auron. It hasn't escaped your notice how withdrawn he's become. Worrying will get you nowhere, so you devise a plan you know will help him relax.
I have had the urge to write smut for a looong time. I've also wanted to see Auron in a more submissive position. The stars have clearly aligned, and here is the result. Even though I planned for this to be a short story, it took me a few months to actually write the damn thing. Thank you to my dearest friend for being encouraging.
I haven't written a whole lot in a while, so comments are always welcomed. I'm also going to stick to a publishing schedule, so Chapter 2 should be out next Friday. Please enjoy!
Read the whole fic on AO3. Check out a short preview below:
One-on-one meetings led to dinner dates, which then led to nights cuddled close in a private booth or spent tangled in each other's sheets. Auron would lead, and you would follow. His hands firm as they gently guided your wrists into cuffs or when they made stinging contact with your ass. His watchful eyes dark with desire, ever vigilant as you touched, tasted, merged, your moans and pleas harmonizing. That's how those late nights often went. Occasionally the roles would reverse, and you had the pleasure of watching a powerful man sink to his knees at your will. Though rare, those moments were just as special and enjoyable. Back in the office, in the real world, you kept up appearances. Both of you hypervigilant until you were sure you were both alone. Only then could you breathe, Auron's harsh exterior melting away into something more genuine, more caring. More comfortable to admit his feelings about you, about himself. You treasure those moments. You craved the closeness now, to sink yourself into his skin and to simply be.
Lately, however, time spent together had become scarce. Auron had withdrawn himself from the daily office life, barricading himself in his office. Now more than ever, you found him in his office long after he would normally clock out. Something was occupying his time, and it had been taking an obvious toll on him. Dark circles had crept under his eyes, and there was a dullness to his remarks that told you just how much his mind was engrossed. Auron would only ever tell you it was a project, and that it was "none of your concern." Any attempts to discuss the matter were skillfully maneuvered, left by the wayside as the topic shifted to something more pleasant or mundane.
Brooođ
My Casper, SB, and Rook listener OCs are literally cousins that grew up together đđđŒ
Scrolling through stuff and reading Yuuri's response to someone asking about how in-depth their listener OC's can be, and Yuuri saying they don't care but suggested we don't make the listeners know each other
...erm-
I might just go and do this for Oliver (my sb OC) thanks for this scrumptious ideađŒđđŒ
Unpopular opinion, but I need sugar boo but like I want to see people draw them were like theyâre fucking buff. Not like they have like a lot of muscles were like they can pick up. Seth and Alphonse at the same time without even trying and like I can just imagine Alphonse flexing and then just sugar boo just like popping out the guns like itâs nothing like they donât even notice above they are but Alphonse and Seth are like this:
Someoneâs clearly never heard of the enemies to lovers trope and it showsđ„±
"you can't ship those characters they tried to kill each other!" sounds like someone can't appreciate the inherent eroticism of violence đ