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Things they don’t tell you about top surgery

- Talk to the surgeon about the size you want your new areolas/nipples (don’t be afraid to ask)

- Numbness. No one talks about this for guys who are about to have surgery. You’re going to be numb all in your chest area, especially where the incisions were. They cut nerves as they pass along your chest, and it can take up to a year to regenerate those nerves. Still, feels super foreign for the first two weeks

- Make your bed into a pillow chair, body pillow, two on each side, and two for your head. 

- Sleep alone. I tried to sleep with my girlfriend and it was miserable. You really do need the entire bed for yourself

- Go on Groupon, & get yourself a 10 foot lightning cable iPhone charger, BEST THING EVER, can reach from wherever you are

- Don’t take a week off from work, take two. You will regret the one week, and love the extra time

- When they say “don’t move too much, even after the first week”. LISTEN. I moved way too much and got so sore super quickly. 

- Drink lots of water & eat if your taking the pain medication, otherwise your stomach feels super funky.

- Get stool softeners, & don’t be afraid to take those babies. Don’t wait a week to poop. you’ll surely regret it. 

- The drains are scary & they may hurt while draining or rewrapping your dressings, but once they come out, the second they do, its no more pain, its crazy. 

i hope this helps someone, because i wish i knew all of this when i was having mine a month ago. Looking back its like everyone forgets all the real negatives, its a great experience, & i healed very well & quick compared to most, but the first few days are crazy. They hurt, suck but it gets better. 

A Star Trek idea: A comedy sitcom where instead of a Vulcan on a mostly human ship it is a human on a mostly Vulcan ship

THIS. I wish I could be as eloquent as this person. Because this is how you make a difference.

look i love the good omens fandom and all, but some people gotta get this idea out of their heads that in order to be non-binary, you must be androgynous. being non-binary is a complex specturm and people can use binary pronouns and still be non binary. people can still present as male or female and still be non binary.

and there's this idea that calling Aziraphale and Crowley non-binary is a "cop-out". thats entirely skipping over the fact that Crowley is clearly genderfluid (presenting as female multiple times, having a canon deadname, being referred to as she/her in the books). Aziraphale, though presenting and going by male pronouns, is still an angel. Neil has made it clear that all demons and angels are non-binary. it was something stated back in book Good Omens, not something added on just recently.

non-binary elements can be seen with the other demons/angels as well. like Micheal, though having a male name, presenting as female. or Beezlebub being an androgenous character. or Pollution going by they/them pronouns and being reffered to as 'sir', while presenting as female.

this is the most non-binary rep i have ever seen from a show. where literally most of the characters are non-binary and it is demonstrated throughout. this wasn't something just offhandedly mentioned, i have seen really shitty cop-outs before. This was not one of them. At all.

and even if you ignore all of what i just said, dont forget that Good Omens is a love story. And that Crowley and Aziraphale canonically love each other. And Neil has stated that the lines "you go to fast for me" and "to the world" were romantic.

just because they arent two gay men does not at all mean it is not queer rep. It absolutely is. gay men and women are not the only people in the lgbt+ community. we are a vast variety who all deserve representation in media. and the fact i see some of my fellow lgbt peoples trashing on non-binary representation really, really saddens me.

i personally felt represented as i am a transmasc person. i am on the non-binary spectrum, go by he/they pronouns, and mostly present as male or neutral. i dont mind being referred to as a guy, but i am not fully male-aligned. thats why i related to so many characters. Thats part of the reason this show is so important to me.

and i do want to say, im not here to get into argurments. if you disagree with me, cool, scross past and ignore this. but i will not take time out of my day to argue with strangers in my dms or in the comments section. im only here because i, as a non-binary person myself, wanted to explain how Good Omens is a good source of rep for trans/non-binary peoples

goodnight

Deceit: as long as i strike terror into the hearts of my enemies what does it matter what my “gender” is

Deceit: i don’t identify as “male” or “female” i identify as a threat

How to use Thou, Thee, Thy, and Thine correctly

For SOME REASON (*looks pointedly at Agnes Nutter*) this comes up a lot in the Good Omens fandom and I thought it might be useful to have a reference out there for folks who are interested!

(And to be clear: I personally do not think it is a big deal if you don’t get it right, I’m not here for judging anyone’s ability to correctly use pronouns that went out of fashion several centuries ago. But I know people like to know this stuff.)

1. Thou & Thee

The difference here is the same as the difference between I & Me or She & Her - the first one is the subject of the sentence (doing the action) and the second one is the object of the sentence (having the action done to them). So the pattern is:

“I gave her a flaming sword” vs “She gave me a flaming sword.”

“Thou gave me a flaming sword.” vs “I gave thee a flaming sword”

“Thou gave her a flaming sword” vs “She gave thee a flaming sword”

2. Thy & Thine

Similarly, the difference here is the same as between My & Mine and Her & Hers.

“I gave away my flaming sword!”

“Thou gave away thy flaming sword?!” (Greek Chorus: ”She gave away her flaming sword??!”)

“It was mine to give away!”

“And it was also thine to keep…” (Greek Chorus: “And hers to lose, and hers to seek…”)

3. BUT SOMETIMES THE AESTHETIC

You do sometimes use “thine” in places where grammatically it should be “thy”, for the same reason as the most famous example of using “mine” in a place where it should be “my”:

MINE EYES HAVE SEEN THE GLORY OF THE COMING OF THE LORD

– simply because “eyes” starts with a vowel and “my eyes” is slightly more difficult to sing when you’ve got important grape-trampling to be getting on with. So a Mighty Angel Of The Lord who was feeling particularly poetic and hoping to inspire a few songs might appear before some poor goatherder and declare:

“Avert thine eyes oh mortal, lest thy sight be robbed from thee by glory!”

But honestly, just like most modern songs are quite happy using “my eyes”, I personally think if you just stick to the one rule to avoid confusion, it’s also fine:

“Avert thy eyes oh mortal, lest thy sight be– wait where art thou going get back here I’ve got a message to deliver– oh bugger.”

Well-Known and Obscure Toxins: How They Work

Well this is a morbid subject but HEY it’s almost Halloween baby!! I was super curious about what toxins actually do on a molecular level after reading about cone snails. Obviously toxins can kill you, but how?? I wanted to know the grisly details. This is not an exhaustive list, just some types of poison, venom, and other toxic substances I was curious about, so let’s get to it.

Deadly Nightshade

Where is it found? Atropa belladonna grows in Europe, North Africa and Western Asia.

How it works: slows your heart waaaaaay down. deadly nightshade contains tropane alkaloids atropine, hyoscine (scopolamine), and hyoscyamine which disrupt the nervous system’s ability to regulate activities such as heart rate, breathing and sweating. It can cause narcosis, paralysis and heart failure as a result. Yikes. But an antidote exists that can reverse these affects if administered in time.

Toxicity: the entire plant is toxic, with roots having the highest toxicity but berries posing the greatest threat to humans because of their appearance. 10-20 berries can kill an adult, and 2-4 can kill a child. Symptoms of mild poisoning include dilated pupils, sensitivity to light, loss of balance, confusion, hallucinations (wild) and convulsions. Doesn’t sound like a good time.

Do not eat the shiny attractive berries!!! (cows and rabbits and other animals can eat it but humans, dogs and cats…NOT SO MUCH)

Totally fun and not morbid fact: during the Renaissance, belladonna was used by women in small quantities to dilate pupils and give a seductive appearance, and this is how it gets its name belladonna, or beautiful woman. Atropa comes from the Greek Fate Atropos who cuts the threads of mortal lives with her shears. Snip snip!

Hemlock

Where is it found? Conium maculatum grows naturally in Europe and North Africa, and has spread to North and South America, Australia and Western Asia.

How it works: stops your breathing. the flowers contain an alkaloid called coniine, which directly affects the nervous system and causes paralysis of respiratory muscles, leading to death from oxygen deprivation. Hemlock poisoning is treated by artificial ventilation for 48-72 hours until the effects wear off.

Toxicity: about 100 milligrams of coniine is fatal to an adult. That’s about 6-8 hemlock leaves, or a smaller dose of the seeds or root. Animals can also be poisoned and killed by hemlock, but luckily dangerous substances cannot be passed into the human food chain from milk or fowl.

Basically you’re only gonna get poisoned by this if someone puts it in your tea, because I assume you’re not gonna just go around just like…chomping on pretty flowers. Right? Right?? ok good.

Arsenic

Where is it found? arsenic is a metalloid that occurs often with sulfurs and metals. It can be present in volcanic ash and groundwater, and as a result can be found in low (acceptable) levels in plants and seafood. Good news: it is rare to find arsenic occurring at dangerous levels in nature.

How it works: in high levels, arsenic disrupts ATP production and causes organ failure due to necrotic cell death. This process can last between 2 hours to multiple days. It can also be fatal in lower doses administered over a period of time, and as such, was a popular murder weapon when it was readily available during the 1800s in England. Symptoms such as vomiting and diarrhea don’t immediately alert someone that there has been an attempted murder unless maybe you’re Sherlock Holmes.

Toxicity: google probably thinks I’m a murderer and won’t tell me just how much arsenic will kill a person. COME ON, google!!! it’s for SCIENCE!

Arsenic is no longer readily available for people to just get in large quantities, so that’s a RELIEF.

Cyanide

Where is it found? cyanide is a chemical compound produced by certain algae, bacteria and fungi. It is also found in plants such as peaches, apples, apricots and bitter almonds. A type of bamboo that grows in Madagascar is so rich in cyanide that it would kill humans, but not the golden bamboo lemur for whom this bamboo is a primary source of food!!! You go girl, eat that cyanide bamboo.

How it works: in non-bamboo-lemurs, cyanide disrupts ATP production, affects the central nervous system and heart, and causes histotoxic hypoxia: the inability of cells to take up oxygen from the bloodstream. Antidotes can work if administered in time for lower doses of cyanide.

Toxicity: 200 milligrams of solid cyanide or a cyanide solution, or exposure to airborne cyanide of 270 parts per million is sufficient to cause death within minutes. Um, YIKES. Really, cyanide was already scary enough as a solid before nature went and made it into a gas that kills upon inhalation. DEEPLY uncool.

Murder mystery writers: slip belladona or arsenic into your literary victim’s tea. Belladonna is sweet, arsenic is tasteless, but cyanide has an acrid and bitter taste.

Fun (well, not fun) fact: if you eat 200 apple seeds (about 40 apple cores) you will receive a fatal dose of cyanide. So like, don’t do that. An apple a day keeps the doctor away and is completely safe, but 40 apples apple cores a day WILL KILL YOU

Vampire Bat Saliva

Where is it found? Vampire bats are found in the Americas.

How it works: a toxic substance called Draculin (I’m serious) in the saliva of vampire bats acts as an anticoagulant by inhibiting an enzyme involved in the coagulation pathway.

Toxicity: vampire bats are indeed venomous and toxic, but they are not at all lethal. It just sorta sucks if you’re being bitten by a vampire bat, but you’ll live. Unless that bat has rabies. Vampire bat saliva also contains an analgesic, meaning the bites are almost completely painless. SO THAT’S SOMETHING

Cobra Venom

“hello do you have a moment to hear about cell death?”

Where is it found? Many species of cobra are found throughout Africa, Southwest and Southeast Asia.

How it works: most cobra venom includes neurotoxins that cause paralysis as well as cytotoxins that cause necrosis and blood coagulation. blood coagulation can happen in minutes.

Toxicity: many types of cobra venom are treatable, but may leave disfigurement from necrosis. If this isn’t scary enough for you, just know that spitting cobras can reach 2.7 m (8.9 ft) in length and like to aim for the eyes.

But you’d still rather be bitten by a cobra than THIS deadly mofo:

Venom of the Inland Taipan

Where is it found? the inland taipan is the most venomous snake in the world and lives, YOU GUESSED IT, in Australia, ie the place where everything is designed to kill you. Evolution decided it can reach 1.8 meters (5.9 feet) with a maximum length of 2.5 meters (8.2 feet), which I think everyone can agree is a dick move on evolution’s part. Take it back, TAKE IT BACK!!!!!

How it works: the venom contains neurotoxins, hemotoxins, and myotoxins AND an enzyme to increase absorption of the venom. Basically it causes paralysis, blood coagulation and muscle damage, because one of these things wasn’t enough apparently. Antivenoms against Australian venomous snakes exist but are least effective against the venom of the inland taipan.

Toxicity: the inland taipan’s venom has a murine LD50 value of 0.025m/kg. This means there is a 50% chance that .025 milligrams per kilogram of weight will cause death. It’s bite contains enough venom to kill at least 100 adult humans. But GOOD NEWS! the inland taipan lives in such remote places that it rarely comes in contact with people. Other slightly less venomous snakes are therefore responsible for more deaths. ….So that’s…still terrifying. just don’t go into the woods in Australia FOR THE LOVE OF GOD

What’s deadlier than the deadliest snake in the world, you ask?

Tetrodotoxin

Where is it found? tetrodotoxin is found in several animals such as pufferfish, moon snails and the small but deadly Australian blue ringed octopus (DAMMIT Australia)

How it works: blocks sodium channels. This prevents normal transmission of signals between the body and brain, causing loss of sensation, paralysis and inability to breathe. Fun!!! Don’t pick up the frickin evil little octopus

Toxicity: more powerful than cyanide, that’s for sure, about a thousand times more powerful in fact. the oral median lethal dose (LD50) for mice as 334 micrograms per kilogram. Fatal pufferfish poisoning result in death in about 17 minutes. The blue-ringed octopus, however, carries enough venom to kill 26 adult humans within just a few minutes. There is no anti-venom.

What’s worse than that, you ask? Ah, you shouldn’t have asked.

Conotoxin

Where is it found? Cone snails are found in the Indo-Pacific, the Cape of South Africa, the Mediterranean, and even southern California. Smaller species are not that dangerous. Larger species, however…

How it works: paralysis within minutes. cone snails have multiple harpoons to administer venom to prey (or unsuspecting humans). the harpoons deliver a venom that has HUNDREDS of different types of toxins, each targeting different nerve channels or receptors. Some cone snail venom even includes pain-reducing toxins. These pain reducing toxins can be 100 to 1,000 times more powerful than morphine. How THOUGHTFUL.

Toxicity: vastly more potent than tetrodotoxin. the oral median lethal dose (LD50) for mice is is 10 to 100 micrograms/kilogram. So like, GOOD LUCK WITH THAT LOL

Ricin

Where is it found? Ricin is obtained from the beans of the castor oil plant.

How it works: inhibits protein production and results in organ failure, respiratory failure and circulatory shock.

Toxicity: The median lethal dose (LD50) of ricin is around 22 micrograms per kilogram of body weight. If that sounds bad just wait till you hear about poison dart frogs 😭

VX

Where is it found? Nowhere in nature. VX is synthetic. It is an oily amber colored liquid in its natural form, was first developed as a pesticide and later for chemical warfare. It is considered a weapon of mass destruction and is banned under the Chemical Weapons Convention of 1993.

How it works: causes stimulation and fatigue of muscarinic and nicotinic ACh receptors, resulting in violent contractions followed by paralysis and death by asphyxiation.

Toxicity: 7 micrograms/kilogram. this is one of the most toxic synthetic substances on earth. Humans have got nothing on mother nature though…

Batrachotoxin

(This guy is called phyllobates TERRIBILIS. but is his cute little face terrible? noooo.)

Where is it found? in certain types of beetles, birds and poison dart frogs found in Colombia.

How it works: similar to conotoxin, batrachotoxin interrupts sodium channels. The resulting migration of Na+ ions causes heart failure and paralysis.

Toxicity: The LD50 is around 2 micrograms per kilogram, meaning that an amount the size of two grains of table salt will kill you, and that this is even worse than a cone snail, Ricin, or VX. Batrachotoxin is one of the deadliest alkaloids known. No antidote exists.

Fun frog fact: this was the poison commonly used by the Embera-Wounaan for poison darts, and that’s where poison dart frogs get their name! How…cute.

Botulinum, most toxic substance in the world

Where is it found? made by the bacteria Clostridium botulinum and related species.

How it works: causes Botulism, which if untreated can result in paralysis and respiratory failure by preventing the release of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine. Botulinum is used in very very very VEEEEEEERY small amounts in Botox, in case you ever needed reasons NOT to do Botox lol.

Toxicity: the lethal dose of 1.3–2.1 nanograms per kilogram in humans. of any toxin natural or synthetic, this is the deadliest known. However!! Actual good news this time: treatments involving antitoxin therapy and intubation are very successful and mortality from Botulism is extremely low. Yay! 

More good news: toxins have been instrumental in medicinal breakthroughs throughout history and continue to be vital to modern medicine. A drug for diabetes was recently synthesized from Gila monster venom: it increases the production of insulin when blood sugar levels are high. A painkiller has been developed for chronic pain patients that is derived from a component of the venom of our friend, you guessed it, the cone snail! These are just two examples of toxins being used in medicine, and a lot of research is still being done because face it: we still don’t know a lot about how our bodies work. Paralyzing agents are extremely important to our understanding of the body and the development of non-opiate non-addictive painkillers because of how they disrupt signals between nerves and the brain.

Long story short: don’t eat nightshade and stay OFF AUSTRALIAN BEACHES and you should be just fine. 

Oh and your tea is getting cold ;)

ATTENTION COSPLAYERS:

I would like to make the paint brand “Angelus” known. It is a special paint that is for leather, faux leather, rubber, and similar surfaces.

This is literally the best paint you can buy if you love a pair of shoes, but they aren’t in the right color for your character.

This stuff coats VERY well AND the coats of paint bend with your shoes. This means no cracking!!

In the photos above I took black rain boots and painted them with Angelus Turquoise. As you can see, they don’t look black any more! It’s so good!

I managed to paint two boots with a little one ounce bottle of the paint, and I still have a third of the bottle left over!

The paint dries very fast, so you can put layer on top of layer on top of layer without it streaking.

You can get the paint on Amazon and it comes in every color!

I just really wanted to make this known!! :D This stuff is amazing!

A totally random sleeping beauty origin story in which the king and queen go to outside help to conceive. the gorgons, the creatures that lay in the belly of the swamps, slithering in the boiling pools, grant the couple’s request. they are loyal subjects, after all.

they promise that the child will live a long life. they promise that she will have great strength, will speak many tongues, and that she will strike awe into the hearts of men.

the queen thanks them, but before she can go they stop her with one last promise: if the child is not loved, then they must give her back.

I will love my child, say the two, and race off atop a shimmering steed.

9 months pass and the queen gives birth to a child, a healthy baby girl. but as time goes on, things start going wrong. servants start burning from the inside out, objects begin to vibrate from the toddler’s cries. the princess howls like a never-ending night, and nursemaids leave blind.

this cannot go on, the people hiss. this cannot go on.

and so the king and queen place her away from the castle’s inhabitants, far up in a tower. there she may scream and the world may tremble. there she may cry and no one’s ears will bleed. there she may live her life, among four stone walls. alone.

they send instructors up to the tower, one by one. a professor. a sorcerer. a hunter. a tamer. each attempt more desperate.

until there is nothing left to do. and so the princess is left in her tower, viewed as more monster than girl, fed by scraps through the door.

the parents do not fulfill their promise.

they do not give her back.

the princess, in filthy tatters and between clawed walls, pleads to be let out. i will be good, she promises tearfully. i will be good, just let me see them. I want to see them.

but she cannot control her nature, these sick powers she has been given. so she is left, often starved.

over time her pleas become bargains. i will not scream, if you let me see them once. i will not look upon you, if you let me touch them. i will not kill you, if you only let me be with them one last time.

none of these are accepted.

the princess turns fourteen. she grows strong. she speaks many tongues. and she strikes awe into the hearts of whoever she meets.

and why not? her eyes are yellow, like a deathly hawk. her hair hangs low, like the night. her teeth shine brightly, like the fang of a beast. her skin, though. oh, her skin. it glistens and glimmers and it is cold, like a reptile.

and her heart grows stunted. small. shattered.

they did not love her. no one did. they did not give her back, either.

months pass and crowds gather, swooping into the castle in courtly procession. the princess stares down in curiousity, but also longing. why are they here? what has happened below?

for the first time in her life, she escapes. i will not tell you how. perhaps because it is terrible and wicked. perhaps because it is clever. and perhaps because it is boring.

only you really know.

“the baby princess,” the people whisper to each other, while she clings to the shadows. “the baby princess.”

she is not a baby though, is she.

is. she.

and so the christening begins, golden plates and golden goblets set down. each numbered correctly, one for each guest.

the fairies of the glen. oh, how beautiful they are. their wings gleam like dewdrops in the morning, and their hair slips over their shoulders like the sun peeking through trees. they have made this possible, everyone murmurs. we must be thankful to the fairies, for they have given the rulers their daughter.

they all sit down to dine, and the princess–the eldest, the first born, the forgotten–stumbles in. her hair is lank. her eyes bleed tears. and her skin is cracking, old and scaly. oh, she is gruesome. the courtiers gag at the sight of her.

“leave, witch!” they order, but she pays them no heed. she walks up to the throne, and smiles at the king and queen.

“remember me?” she murmurs, teeth sharp but smile pleasant. she looks around. “every plate and every goblet. every person has a setting. except for me. now, why wasn’t I invited?”

“we don’t know who you are,” they reply fearfully.

“oh?”

the ground begins to shake. the guests scream. people howl, ears bleeding.

“you should not have struck another bargain so soon, you know,” she says, glancing at the fairies’ iridescent wings. “for everyone knows that gifts from the forest folk are not gifts. song, beauty, grace, wealth. are these all not useful to the fairies? and they will get their gifts back.” she stares at her parents. “they always get their children back.”

“please,” beg the king and queen, kneeling before their daughter. “please.”

the girl steps aside and walks to the cradle.

the guards surge forward.

“I WANT TO SEE HER!” screams the princess. the guards collapse in a shot of ash. “I want to see her,” she whispers brokenly.

the girl inside is like the dawn, blonde and gold and rosy. noisy, too.

“come now,” she soothes the child, smoothing back a curl. “do not cry. out of the two of us, i am the more ugly one,” she teases. “you are my family, you know. my own little sister, wound by the spring petals as i was forged by the burning pools. we are together, in that. they will not understand half-beings such as us. in fact,” she looks up at the court, cracked lips winding into a smile. “i, too, would like to give a gift to the child.”

her parents recoil, but it is too late.

far, far too late now.

“she will be yours until she finds my tower. on that day, she will learn what has been done, all your great sins against me. i will take her with me, show her the chaos you wrought into our veins by asking the forest for what was not theirs to give. thus, i give you this last promise: if she does not love me, i will give her back.”

and the princess strode from the castle, ripping the stone walls down. only the tower remained.

what happened next was simple, really. it was just the middle and the ending. every story has to have it, as you well know. but the middle and the ending are vague things. you will have to decide what happens.

after all, this was just the beginning.

Temples are built for gods. Knowing this a farmer builds a small temple to see what kind of god turns up.

Hey everyone! We need your help to create the best party game ever!

Introducing… What The Plot?!

How does it work?

1.) Take a Prompt Card.

Ex. ’Tell us about the time a vampire hit on you.‘ 

2.) You have one minute to bullshit a story.

After the minute is up, the player next to you needs to continue your story and so on. 

However! There is also a pile of cards each with three words on it. Every turn you draw a card and have to use one of the three words from it in your story. Ex. breadstick, cactus, werewolf.’ If you don’t use one of the words during your turn, you lose points. If you can’t continue the story then you also lose points. And if your story is really awful, other players can play the ‘Boo Card’, causing you to lose a catastrophic amount of points. The player who is not the worst wins!

We have already found a supplier and a distribution center in both the US and Europe. We really want to know what you think. Let’s create this game together and make it the best it can possibly be. Are you in?

Harry Potter AU where Harry is hiding in the cabinet in Borgin and Burkes. And he sees Lucius grab Draco with his cane. And he hears the hiss, “What did I tell you?” And he hears the quiver in the blonde boy’s voice, “Don’t touch anything.”

And Harry knows.

Because he’s used the voice that Draco uses for the past twelve years.

He knows.

Because now that he’s lived with the Weasleys for over a month, he knows that that’s not the way that a father’s voice should be.

He knows.

He’s heard Vernon use that voice over and over again, day after day, year after year.

And he knows.

And he acts.

Because really other than being a spiteful little git, at this point, Draco really hasn’t done anything to truly harm Harry. And Harry’s twelve. He’s still young, still innocent, easy to forgive, easy to let his “saving people thing” get the better of him.

He doesn’t do magic. Not really. At least, he doesn’t mean to. Well, he does. But he tries to stop himself. Though it’s not a very good attempt. Either way, the jars on the shelves all shatter, their contents falling onto Lucius’ head.

And Harry bursts out of the cabinet and he grabs a very startled Draco’s hand and he pulls him out of the shop. And they’re running down the dark, grim, streets. And it’s not long before they get lost since Harry doesn’t even know where they are, let alone where they’re going.

But Draco knows exactly where they are and so he tugs Harry down a road and around the corner and suddenly, they’re in Diagon Alley. And Harry’s shocked and confused because how could such a terrible place exist next to such a wonderful one?

But they don’t have time for that now because Lucius is charging after them, green spells bursting out of the end of his wand. And Draco lets out a scream and Harry (bless him) wonders aloud what kind of spells the green ones are.

And Draco is tugging his arm so hard that he thinks it’s going to come out of his socket. And the boys run as fast as they can, pushing through the crowd, and Harry’s probably apologizing and Draco’s screaming at him to move and apologize later.

And Harry sees the mob of red heads and he’s screaming for their assistance.

Fred and George spot him first, right as their mother is asking, “Where on earth could Harry be?”

“Found him,” the twins say.

Gasps. Screams. School supplies tumbling to the ground.

And Arthur and Molly, oh Arthur and Molly, veterans of the original Order of the Phoenix, drawing their strength from parental love, they don’t even hesitate. They grab Harry and Draco and Ron and Hermione and Ginny and Fred and George and Percy and they shove them into the nearest shop.

And the kids are all huddled together, Percy and the twins standing in front of the younger ones, and it’s Ron who manages to whisper, “What’s Malfoy doing here?” Before Hermione stomps on his foot.

And the duel!

The duel is fantastic.

Arthur and Molly verses Lucius.

Just close your eyes and imagine.

And soon Arthur is able to summon other Ministry workers. Including a strange looking man with a strange eye, a man whose skin is slightly darker than Hermione’s, and a girl with bright pink hair who is barely older than Percy.

The battle’s over before it even begins. These strange new people grab Lucius and Apparate away and of course he’ll buy himself out of trouble in no time but at least the immediate threat is gone.

Gilderoy Lockhart timidly steps out and squeaks that it’s a shame that he wasn’t there to stop the duel, that he knew just the hex that could have finished it.

The crowd falls into the streets, praising Arthur and Molly who are quite flustered by all of the attention. Fred and George are clapping their parents on their back, doing a sort of chant. Ron is bragging about how he managed to get a shot in (he hadn’t). Percy is excitedly talking to his father about the legal procedures that Lucius will face. Ginny and Hermione are going around, collecting all of the school supplies that they dropped. Ginny finds a rather unusual book but she dismisses it as something that her parents bought and stuffs it into her bag.

And Harry and Draco. Harry and Draco are staring at one another, not saying a word but having a conversation nonetheless.

Molly finally says that they ought to get back to the Burrow, away from this post-battle excitement. The kids all groan but she and Arthur push them back to the Leaky Cauldron so that they can use the Floo. Draco shuffles along, not knowing where else to go. It’s not until Molly gestures towards the fireplace with a smile that he realizes that his life is about to change.

From there…well…I’ll let you think of the possibilities…

93 fun OC asks because why not

Basics:

1. What is their gender? 

2. What is their sexuality?

3. What is the meaning behind their name? Do they have any nicknames?

4. Do they have any siblings? How many? Are they older or younger?  Which sibling are they the closest with? 

5. What’s their relationship with their parents like? What about other relatives?

6. What would they give their life for?

7. Are they in a romantic relationship? With who? How did they meet?

8. What do they believe will happen to them after they die? Does this belief scare them?

9. What is their favorite color? Favorite animal?

10. What are some of their talents/skills? 

11. If they could make a mark on history, what would they like it to be? 

12. How old are they? When is their birthday?

13. What do they do for fun?

14. What is their favorite food? How often do they get to eat it?

15. What was something their parents taught them?

16. Are they religious?

17. Where were they born? 

18. What languages can they speak? Where did they learn these languages? 

19. What is their occupation?

20. Do they have any titles? How did they earn them? 

Personality:

21. What is their favorite thing about their personality?

22. What is their least favorite thing about their personality?

23. Do they get lonely easily?

24. Do you know their MBTI type?

25. What is their biggest flaw?

26. Are they aware of their flaws?

27. What is their biggest strength? 

28. Are they aware of their strengths?

29. How would they describe their own personality?

30. When frightened, will they resort to “fight” or “flight”?

31. Does this character ever put somebody else’s needs before their own? Who do they do this for? How often do they do this?

32. What is their self esteem like?

33. What is their biggest fear? How would they react to having to face it?

34. How easily do they trust others with their secrets? With their lives? 

35. What is the easiest way to annoy them?

36. What is their sense of humor like? Give an example of a joke they would find humorous.

37. How easy is it for them to say “I love you”? Do they say it without meaning it?

38. What do others admire most about their personality?

39. What does their happily ever after look like?

40. Who do they trust most? Is that trust mutual?

Physical Profile:

41. What does their laugh sound like? Do they snort when they laugh? How often do they laugh? 

42. What is their favorite thing about their physical appearance?

43. What is their least favorite thing about their physical appearance?

44. Do they have any scars? If so, what are the stories behind those scars?

45. How would they describe their own appearance?

46. How easily can they express emotions? How easily can they hide emotions?

47.  What’s their pain tolerance like?

48. Do they have any tattoos? What are the stories behind those tattoos?

49. Do they have any piercings?

50. How would you describe their style of clothing? How would they describe their style of clothing?

51. What is their height? Weight?

52. What is their body type? Are they muscular, chubby, skinny, etc?

53. What is their hair color? Eye color? Skin tone?

54. What is their current hairstyle? What have been some of their past hairstyles? Which was their favorite hairstyle?

55. What is their alcohol tolerance like? What kind of drunk are they? How bad are their hangovers?

56. What do they smell like? Why do they smell like this? (Is it the things they’re around or a perfume they wear?)

57. How do they feel about sex? Are they a virgin?

58. What is their most noticeable physical attribute?

59. What does their resting face look like? Do they have RBF?

60. Describe the way they sleep. 

Environment: 

61. Which season is their favorite season?

62. Have they ever been betrayed? How did it affect their ability to trust others?

63. What is always guaranteed to make them smile?

64. Do they get cold easily? Do they get overheated easily?

65. What’s their immune system like? Do they get sick often? How do they react to getting sick?

66. Where do they live? Do they like it there?

67. Is their bedroom messy? What about their bathroom? Kitchen? Living room?

68. How did their environment growing up affect their personality?

69. How did the people in their environment growing up affect their personality?

70. How do they feel about animals? Do they have any pets?

71. How are they with children? Do they have any? Do they want any?

72.  Would they rather have stability or comfort?

73. Do they prefer the indoors or outdoors?

74. What weather is their favorite? Do they like storms? 

75. If given a blank piece of paper, a pencil, and nothing to do, what would happen?

76. How organized are they?

77. What is their most prized possession?

78. Who do they consider to be their best friend? 

79. What is their economic situation?

80. Are they a morning person or a night owl?

Miscellaneous:

81. Are they bothered by the sight of blood?

82. What is their handwriting like?

83. Can they swim? How well? Do they like to swim?

84. Which deadly sin do they represent best?

85. Do they believe in ghosts?

86. How do they celebrate holidays? How do they celebrate birthdays?

87. What is something they regret?

88. Do they have an accent?

89. What is their D&D alignment?

90. Are they right or left handed?

91. If they were a tweet, what tweet would they be?

92. Describe them as a John Mulaney gif.

93. What’s the most iconic line of dialogue they’ve ever said?

i hate when people write out jessie and james’ wedding because it’s never in character. like ok. first of all, james would not be in a fucking tux. james would be in a dress, and jessie would get PISSED that his dress is nicer than hers, and it would be this fucking clusterfuck of them dress shopping and trying to find the perfect dress chemistry where they both look flawless and james is only a notch below jessie in excellence because duh she has to be the star.

their vows would be a variation of the motto, absolutely no question

meowth would be so happy that he accidentally starts evolving and jessie and james break their fucking kiss to B-button him like BUDDY, BUDDY, GROUND YOURSELF CMON YOU DONT WANT THAT before hes like SHIT, WHAT THE FUCK

giovanni would show up at the wedding and shake their hands. “good evening james. you’re fired.” “yes, i know, boss.” “well, enjoy the rest of your night.”

meowth and wobbuffet would drink WAY too much at the reception, obviously the best man and maid of honor, meowth would drunkenly break into tears while he’s giving his speech about how ‘jimmy’s da best, i really owe my life ta that goiy!’ wobbuffet also crying, agreeing with everything he says, so nansu so nansu so nansu.

how do people fuck up the rocket wedding when it’s the easiest thing to imagine

This is the best post to exist. Thank you for this :) I love your art style, it’s amazing!!

:/

A concept

The “they did surgery on a grape” meme but instead it’s a picture of William Afton from FNaF in surgery don’t @ me

i love this clip he sounds beyond hammered

Golden Horses

Post Endgame ( No-one is dead AU )

Tony has decided to adopt Peter. Morgan starts to notice something between her dad and the Sorcerer Supreme. And so do a few of the other Avengers.

(They all have a party to celebrate defeating Thanos. Tony can’t help but smile at Stephen bonding with Morgan.)

(I love Pepper to bits, no shade to Pepperony)

-x-

“I’m holding you responsible if anything gets broken, Peter!” Tony pointed towards the boy, “Pepper will kill me if anything happens to Morgan.”

Peter nodded as Morgan clung to his hand, “I promise nothing bad will happen, Mr. Stark.”

Tony was about to comment on Peter calling him ‘Mr. Stark’. They’d already spoken about him calling him 'dad’. But before he could speak, Morgan was dragging Peter off further into the Avengers Compound.

Natasha nudged Tony’s shoulder, “I see he’s still calling you Mr. Stark.” she mocked with a smile.

“I don’t think he’ll believe it’s true until the adoption papers are finished.”

“So it’s official?” she questioned as he walked over to one of his workbenches.

“Just need to speak with May a few more times. Then yeah.” he fiddled with a few electrical parts scattered around the desk. His eyes moved towards the photo of him and Peter with the Stark Internship upside down in their hands. He couldn’t stop the smile from appearing on his face.

Natasha walked over and eyed the photo. But what really caught her attention was another photo, she raised her eyebrow as she picked up the frame, “When was this taken?”

Tony quickly grabbed the photo, “Oh, this? Nothing. It’s nothing.” he placed it face down on the table, stepping away from the desk.

A smirk found its way onto the woman’s face as she turned slowly towards Tony, picking back up the photo in the process, “Oh, really?”

“Look, it’s just some stupid photo that Pete took.”

“Well it must mean something to you.”

It was a photo of Tony and Stephen hugging after they defeated Thanos.

Just after Tony had snapped his fingers, Stephen was by his side telling him that he could save his life with the power of the Time Stone. Tony had to remain in his astral form for a few weeks whilst Stephen worked. He created something called the 'Infinity Reactor’. Using the technology of Tony’s reactor, Stephen created a life-saving mechanism by infusing a part of the Time Stone into it. It kept him stable whilst his body healed.

As Stephen gave him the reactor, finally releasing Tony from the astral dimension, he had the biggest smile on his face and pulled the sorcerer into a hug. Surprisingly he returned it. And that’s when a flash had lightened up the room. Peter had never ran quicker.

“It seems to be working.” Natasha nodded towards the reactor within Tony’s chest. A swirl of green flowed through it every now and then.

“I didn’t quite believe it when Strange told me about the Infinity Reactor.” he sighed, “When he showed me the plans I called him crazy. And when he finally gave me this.” his hand rested on it, “I was shocked. Shocked that he managed to build a reactor on his own by following my plans.”

“Sounds like somebody’s falling for the wizard.” Natasha teased as she placed the photo down.

Tony’s hand dropped from the reactor, “No. No. I’m just grateful for everything he’s done.”

“Grateful.” Clint chuckled as he walked into the lab, “Looking very grateful there, Stark.” he nodded towards the photo.

“So I’m not allowed to thank someone by hugging them?”

“No.” both Natasha and Clint said.

“Yeah, definitely not.” Scott said as he entered.

“Is there something going on that I don’t know about? Why is everyone here today?” Tony questioned with utter confusion. Suddenly, Scott had to step out of the way as a familiar young girl came running towards Tony, “Hey, Morgan. What’s wrong?” he asked as he picked the girl up.

“Peter broke something.” she whispered as Peter arrived.

“Traitor.” he said before looking at Tony, “It was only a glass!”

Tony groaned, “This just keeps getting better.” he muttered, “Look. Strange is-”

“Do you love the wizard?” Morgan asked, innocently.

Everyone did their best to stop smiling.

“Wh-What?” he looked at his daughter.

“Peter told me that you love Doctor Strange.”

Tony immediately glared at the boy, “I er…” Peter cleared his throat, “I think Aunt May needs me. For… Something…” he took a step back.

Clint placed a hand on the kid’s shoulder, “You took the photo, right?”

Peter folded his arms, “Wh-What photo?”

Natasha grabbed it and handed it to him, “This one.” she said.

“Oh… I must’ve done by accident.”

“Yeah. Accident.” Scott nodded.

“Whilst we’re all jumping to conclusions I’m gonna spoil the ending. No. I’m not in love with Strange.” Tony spoke up.

“Nobody said 'in love’, Tony.” Natasha replied.

“So you do love him?!” Morgan asked, excited.

“You’re supposed to be on my side!” Tony responded.

Morgan was fascinated by Strange’s magic. He had shown her butterflies appearing out of thin air and flying ponies made out of orange dust. She loved it when Stephen showed up to the compound, which he tended to do quite often nowadays. He’d always bring a small gift for her. And Tony becomes even more grateful after every visit.

But it wasn’t just the magic and gifts that Morgan loved about Stephen. He was just generally caring and always there to listen to her stories. She was happy that he saved her dad. And just because she was young, she wasn’t stupid. She could see that there was something between her dad and the wizard.

“So you love him. But… You’re not in love with him?” Scott tried to work it out, “It’s okay, Mr. Stark. It takes time.”

“Why is everyone against me?!” Tony complained, “Doctor Strange is-”

“Doctor Strange is what?”

“Oh, for f…” Tony stopped himself from swearing, knowing that he had already taught Morgan the word 'shit’, “I was going to say… erm. Doctor Strange is an excellent doctor!”

“Is that a compliment, Stark?” Stephen asked, “I didn’t know you were capable.”

Everyone inwardly cringed at the obvious tension between the two.

Morgan looked over at Stephen, “Daddy loves yo-”

“Loves the… Arc reactor you made! That’s why I called you an excellent doctor!”

“Stark…” Clint muttered, “Your sweat is gonna cause a flood.”

-x-

Morgan sat on the couch next to Stephen off to the side.

The sorcerer had opened up a portal to the Avengers Tower, allowing everyone at the compound to step through. They were all due to meet the rest of the Avengers for a little 'get-together’.

Tony had called it a 'get-together’… But really it was a big party to celebrate the one year anniversary of defeating Thanos.

Everyone was there. Including the Guardians, Happy, Fury, Hill, T'Challa, Danvers, Harley, Bucky - Everyone.

Tony had promised not to get drunk to set a good example for his daughter and son.

“Can you make ponies?” Morgan asked Stephen, “Please?”

Stephen nodded with a smile as he waved his hands, orange lights illuminated the air in front of them. Using his free hand, he handed a small plush toy of a horse. A replica of the ones in the sky.

Morgan giggled as she clutched the toy tightly before she placed it next to her. Her arms were around the wizard, making him tense up, “Thank you.” she said.

-x-

“She likes him.” Natasha nodded towards the pair on the couch.

Tony looked over and saw Morgan hugging Strange. His heart swelled at the sight.

“You should talk to him, Tony.” she suggested as she took a sip from her drink.

“I-”

“Don’t bullshit me, Stark.” she cut him off, “Everyone can see it. Trust me. He wouldn’t have saved you if he didn’t feel the same way.”

He hated it when she was right.

“You think so?” he asked with slight hope.

“Those fourteen million realities he lived through must’ve made him fall for you hard.” she said, watching Stephen and Morgan laugh among themselves in the far corner of the room.

“You people make me sick…” a mutter came from Pietro as he walked by.

Tony and Natasha laughed, “You love us.” Tony winked. A smile appeared on Pietro’s face as he continued on, towards Wanda, Clint and Vision.

“Oh, Mr Stark. I looove you.” Stephen said behind him, “Take me home and have your way with me.”

“Loki.” Tony warned.

Loki laughed as he transformed back. He smirked as he walked away towards Thor and Bruce.

Shaking his head, Tony mentioned, “Remind me why we let him in here?”

“Thor and Stephen vouched for him.”

“God knows why…” he mumbled before his eyes landed back on Stephen and Morgan.

“Close your jaw, Tony. It looks weird.” Natasha smiled. Tony quickly bit his lip before he downed the rest of his drink, “I thought you weren’t getting drunk tonight?”

“I’m not.”

“That’s your fourth drink.”

“Shhh… I’m stressed.”

Natasha rolled her eyes, leaning against the bar. A bright orange light caused Natasha to look over at Stephen, too. He was making a giant shield above him and Morgan, the young girl was clearly excited.

The woman could clearly see the look in Tony’s eyes, “You deserve to be happy, Tony. And you can see how comfortable Morgan is with Stephen.”

Tony turned to quickly pour himself another drink, “I’m gonna talk to him. But I need another drink for this.”

“Such a good role model.” Nat teased.

“This is necessary.” he nodded before drinking. He slammed the glass down onto the bar before clearing his throat, “Okay. Okay. Wish me luck.”

“Have faith, Stark.” Natasha said, “It’ll work out. Who could say no to Iron Man?”

“You. You could say no to Iron Man.” he said.

She shrugged, “I guess.”

-x-

“-And Peter let me wear his old spider suit!” Morgan exclaimed, happily.

“Really?” Stephen asked with a smile.

She nodded, “It was a bit big. But don’t tell daddy.” a finger came up to her mouth, “Shh.”

Stephen winked, bringing his finger up to his mouth, “My lips are sealed. Your secret is safe with me.”

“Pinky promise?” she held out her hand.

He nodded, “Pinky promise.”

Giggling, she hugged her horse.

“Keeping secrets, are we?” Tony asked as he approached.

“Sorry, Tony. Can’t tell you.” Stephen leaned back, “We pinky promised.” The cloak of levitation quickly moved away from Stephen to rest on Tony’s back instead.

“Come on, Cloakie. You can tell me.” Tony said.

“Don’t you dare.” Morgan glared at the cloak.

Stephen chuckled, “The girl has spoken, Cloakie. You don’t want to feel her wrath.”

“Why is everyone against me?” Tony faked offence as he sat down next to Stephen, “I can see I’m not loved.”

You are.

Stephen gulped hard.

“How could you betray me like this, Cloakie?” Tony asked as the cloak flew off him and floated in front of the three.

“Cloakie is my best friend. He wouldn’t tell any secrets!” Morgan announced.

“I thought I was your best friend!” Stephen exclaimed.

“You can be my best friend, too.” she said, hugging the horse tighter.

“Three against one?” Tony said as he put an arm around Stephen’s shoulders, “That doesn’t seem fair. I think we should rethink teams here.”

“Tony.” Stephen said, already comfortable with the arm around his shoulders, “No matter what team Morgan is on. You know she will win.”

Tony sighed, “Can’t disagree with that.” his eyes then moved to the golden horses that were still running around in the air, “Why do you share your magic with Morgan and not me?”

“Because I’m the best.” Morgan whispered with a smirk.

“Because you’re the best.” Stephen agreed, nodding.

Tony hadn’t realised that he was smiling wide. He felt his heart warm as his arm tightened around the sorcerer’s shoulders. Stephen made Morgan happy which made him happy too. Tony felt like being with Stephen was the only way forward.

Natasha suddenly appeared, “Hey, Morgan.” she smiled, “Why don’t we go and show Hawkeye your new toy?”

Morgan’s eyes lit up at the mention of 'Hawkeye’. She nodded eagerly before looking over at her dad with pleading eyes, “Go for it, sweetheart.” Tony smiled, warmly.

Morgan quickly jumped from the couch, horse in one hand as she gripped Natasha’s hand. The cloak flew towards Morgan and wrapped snugly around her neck. Nat looked over her shoulder at Tony as they walked away. The mechanic mouthed 'Thank you’, Nat nodded in response.

Tony suddenly stood as the magic in the air faded away. He offered a hand to Stephen, “Lets go outside where it’s a bit more quiet.” he suggested, “I erm… I have something I need to talk about. Professional shit.”

Stephen eyed his hand before he slowly took it.

-x-

The two stood on the top of the Avengers tower, leaning with their arms over the railing. They looked out over the city that was glowing in the night. There had been a few minutes of comfortable silence, both just taking in the cool night air.

Tony fiddled with his fingers before he spoke, “So… You’re trying to take Morgan away from me?” he joked.

“Not my fault that I’m clearly the superior being.”

“Oh, really? What makes you so superior?”

“Magic.” Stephen stated.

Tony chuckled before nodding, “She likes you a lot, Stephen.”

“Well…” he paused, “I do admit that I care for her, Tony.”

“And I appreciate that.” Tony reached over for one of Stephen’s hands which were shaking slightly, “Thank you, Stephen.”

“For?”

“Everything, honestly. For being there for Morgan, for Peter. Definitely Peter. He was a wreck when he thought I was dead.”

Stephen smiled, “Took me five days to convince him you were alive.”

“Nearly gave him a heart attack when he saw me in my astral form.” he paused, “And thank you for saving me.” he looked down at his Infinity Reactor.

“Don’t mention it, Tony. Really. It wasn’t a big deal.”

Tony turned, taking Stephen’s other hand making him face him, “It was a big deal. I wouldn’t be here without you. I wouldn’t…” he gulped, trying to stop tears, “I wouldn’t be able to see Morgan… Or Peter… Or Pepper without you.”

“Tony-”

“I wouldn’t be able to be here with you. Without you.” he paused, “I feel like I’m in debt to you, Stephen.”

“You aren’t. I would never ask for anything in return.”

Tony could feel the slight shake of Stephen’s hands within his. The mechanic really didn’t know how to word this.

Holding his hands just a little tighter, Tony sighed, “Stephen I…” he stopped.

Stephen tensed.

He knew. He knew what Tony wanted to talk about.

“You’ve done so much for me. For Morgan. For Peter. And…” Tony stopped again.

Stephen took a step closer, their hands still together, “Go on, Tony. Just say what you have to say. Unless you want me to start?”

Tony shook his head, “No, no. Okay.” he felt slightly at ease as he looked down, “I hope this isn’t out of nowhere. But, I love you, Stephen Strange. I have since you saved my life. You’re great with Morgan. And she loves you. I can see that. I know it’s crazy to think that you would jump into a relationship with me considering I have a kid… Well… Two kids. But I hope you could give us a chance. And see how things go.”

“You’re an idiot, Stark.” Stephen chuckled.

“Well, isn’t that great to hear after I confess my love?”

One of Stephen’s shaking hands retracted from Tony’s and moved up to rest on the Infinity Reactor, “I love you, too, Anthony Edward Stark.”

“Don’t ever call me that again, Stephen Vincent Strange.” he paused, “Wait… Did you-?” he couldn’t finish his sentence as Stephen’s lips made his way onto his. Tony’s free hand moved to the back of the sorcerer’s neck, immediately reciprocating.

“Dad! Help!” Tony and Stephen jumped apart at the shout.

“Wh-” Tony started.

“Morgan and Cloakie are chasing me!” Peter exclaimed.

Tears welled in Tony’s eyes, “What did you call me?”

Peter froze, “I… uh-”

Tony looked back at Stephen, moving to kiss him on the cheek before he turned and walked towards Peter. He pulled the kid into his arms, “We’re just one big dysfunctional family.” Tony said as Peter returned the hug. The man looked over at Strange who smiled in return.

A huge gust of wind blew across the rooftop of the tower as a familiar cloak flew towards Tony and Peter, it effectively knocked them down, holding them tight.

“Morgan!” Tony shouted.

“I win!” she exclaimed as she walked over.

Stephen laughed, “I told you no matter what team she’s on, she would win.”

Morgan quickly made her way over to Stephen, “Did daddy tell you he loves you?” she whispered as he knelt down to her level.

He nodded, “Yeah.” Tony and Peter still struggled against the cloak’s restraint.

The girl held her horse tight, “Do you love him back?”

Another nod, “Of course I do.” Stephen was caught off guard as Morgan put her arms around his neck.

“Hey!” Tony exclaimed, “Can you save the hugging for later and get this stupid cloak off us?!”

Morgan stepped back as Stephen smirked, “Shall we go and get ice cream and leave them here?” Stephen whispered.

A mischievous smile appeared on Morgan’s face, “Can I have lots of ice cream?”

“Lots.”

“Don’t you dare leave us.” Tony warned.

“Doctor Strange! I’m innocent!” Peter assured.

Stephen stood up straight and took Morgan’s hand, “The little one has spoken.” he said, “She has decided your fate.”

“Strange, I swear I will marry you just so I can divorce you!”

The sorcerer laughed as he walked past the two on the floor, Morgan close by his side, “You’ll have to escape from the cloak before you can do that.”

“You’re in big trouble when I get out of this, missy!” Tony said to Morgan.

“Doctor Strange will save me!”

“You bet I will.” he replied.

“You know… I think I’m starting to reconsider being apart of this family.” Peter said.

“Hate to you break it to you, kid. But you’re stuck with us.” Tony smirked. His smirk dropped, “I swear, Stephie. Let us out.”

Stephen and Morgan arrived at the door to go back inside, “I’ll let you out in exactly thirty seconds. Try and find us before we eat all the ice cream.”

Morgan excitedly pulled Strange inside.

“I hate him so much.” Tony muttered.

“No you don’t.” Peter replied.

“Yes I do.”

“No you don’t.”

“…No I don’t.”

@harristheteddybear YEET

Ok i wanna know why we keep hypin up this moment in IW so damn much 

because literally two seconds later, Thanos leaves Steve knocked the fuck out with one swift punch to the face

meanwhile Tony Stank is on another planet getting moons thrown at him and giving Thanos an actual fight using tech he built himself

like bitch even Thanos was Shook™️ for a moment before he did the stabby stabby which led us to this iconic line where he is talking directly to Tony!

But y’all wanna stay sleepin on Anthony Edward Stark callin him a villain and whatever. Like the behavior he exhibited was Iconic, like the Legend jumped out. And yes, Thanos did look annoyed when he was going up against Steve before getting the last infinty stone but it was probs because Steve’s dumb ass didnt realize that he has two fuckin hands and was just tryna hold Thanos’ hand or some shit idk

TL;DR: Tony Stark doesnt deserve this and Steve needs to step up his titan fighting game

Medical Whump - Cheat Sheet

I really love reading whump related stories, and I know that no one has the time to do 100% research, so here‘s somewhat of a cheat sheet including all commonly made mistakes. Feel free to write me what you‘d add, or ask questions.

I‘m not a medical professional, but I can explain most stuff quite well 😅

Temperature

Body heat CAN NOT be shared through wet clothes

Clinical treatments of hypothermia does most definitely include the administration of a bag of warm saline

Patients running a fever ARE NOT receiving cold baths/cooling bags. Because:

A too quick change in temperature can cause cellular damage

Cold can lead to shivering, which is warming the body up further

Burns

Burn wounds ARE NOT treated with cold patching, which would cause cellular damage because of a too quick change in temperature

They are, in fact, (if not third degrees) patched with a salve that has cooling and infection lowering effects

Burn treatment is incredibly painful, as it includes loosing the old skin in order to allow new sets of tissues to heal

Pulse / Breathing / Cardiopulmonary Resuscation

Pulse has to be analyzed given the context (resting, workout, ect)

Rescue breaths are no longer common practice (only if the patient drowned, asphyxiated, or a child / young adolescent)

A person can breathe without a pulse and vice versa

A flatline is the missing electrical activity in the heart, which means a patient is clinically dead.

A defibrillator disrupts an electrical pattern

A FLATLINE CAN NOT BE DEFIBRILLATED! Only thing this would cause is to burn the heart muscle

Cardiac Arrest DOES NOT necessarily mean a person flatlined. Cardiac Arrest is the term used for every sort of heart rhythm that doesn‘t produce a pulse

People who have suffered cardiac arrest and resuscitation efforts WILL NOT just miraculously be fine and talking and moving right afterwards

Writing Traumatic Injuries References

So, pretty frequently writers screw up when they write about injuries. People are clonked over the head, pass out for hours, and wake up with just a headache… Eragon breaks his wrist and it’s just fine within days… Wounds heal with nary a scar, ever…

I’m aiming to fix that.

Here are over 100 links covering just about every facet of traumatic injuries (physical, psychological, long-term), focusing mainly on burns, concussions, fractures, and lacerations. Now you can beat up your characters properly!

General resources

WebMD

Mayo Clinic first aid

Mayo Clinic diseases

First Aid

PubMed: The source for biomedical literature

Diagrams: Veins (towards heart), arteries (away from heart) bones, nervous system, brain

Burns

General overview: Includes degrees

Burn severity: Including how to estimate body area affected

Burn treatment: 1st, 2nd, and 3rd degrees

Smoke inhalation

Smoke inhalation treatment

Chemical burns

Hot tar burns

Sunburns

Incisions and Lacerations

Essentials of skin laceration repair (including stitching techniques)

When to stitch (Journal article—Doctors apparently usually go by experience on this)

More about when to stitch (Simple guide for moms)

Basic wound treatment

Incision vs. laceration: Most of the time (including in medical literature) they’re used synonymously, but eh.

Types of lacerations: Page has links to some particularly graphic images—beware!

How to stop bleeding: 1, 2, 3

Puncture wounds: Including a bit about what sort of wounds are most likely to become infected

More about puncture wounds

Wound assessment: A huge amount of information, including what the color of the flesh indicates, different kinds of things that ooze from a wound, and so much more.

Home treatment of gunshot wound, also basics More about gunshot wounds, including medical procedures

Tourniquet use: Controversy around it, latest research

Location pain chart: Originally intended for tattoo pain, but pretty accurate for cuts

General note: Deeper=more serious. Elevate wounded limb so that gravity draws blood towards heart. Scalp wounds also bleed a lot but tend to be superficial. If it’s dirty, risk infection. If it hits the digestive system and you don’t die immediately, infection’ll probably kill you. Don’t forget the possibility of tetanus! If a wound is positioned such that movement would cause the wound to gape open (i.e. horizontally across the knee) it’s harder to keep it closed and may take longer for it to heal.

Broken bones

Types of fractures

Setting a broken bone when no doctor is available

Healing time of common fractures

Broken wrists

Broken ankles/feet

Fractured vertebrae: Neck (1, 2), back

Types of casts

Splints

Fracture complications

Broken noses

Broken digits: Fingers and toes

General notes: If it’s a compound fracture (bone poking through) good luck fixing it on your own. If the bone is in multiple pieces, surgery is necessary to fix it—probably can’t reduce (“set”) it from the outside. Older people heal more slowly. It’s possible for bones to “heal” crooked and cause long-term problems and joint pain. Consider damage to nearby nerves, muscle, and blood vessels.

Concussions

General overview

Types of concussions 1, 2

Concussion complications

Mild Brain Injuries: The next step up from most severe type of concussion, Grade 3

Post-concussion syndrome

Second impact syndrome: When a second blow delivered before recovering from the initial concussion has catastrophic effects. Apparently rare.

Recovering from a concussion

Symptoms: Scroll about halfway down the page for the most severe symptoms

Whiplash

General notes: If you pass out, even for a few seconds, it’s serious. If you have multiple concussions over a lifetime, they will be progressively more serious. Symptoms can linger for a long time.

Character reaction:

Shock (general)

Physical shock: 1, 2

Fight-or-flight response: 1, 2

Long-term emotional trauma: 1 (Includes symptoms), 2

First aid for emotional trauma

Treatment (drugs)

WebMD painkiller guide

Treatment (herbs)

1, 2, 3, 4

Miscellany

Snake bites: No, you don’t suck the venom out or apply tourniquettes

Frostbite

Frostbite treatment

Severe frostbite treatment

When frostbite sets in: A handy chart for how long your characters have outside at various temperatures and wind speeds before they get frostbitten

First aid myths: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Includes the ones about buttering burns and putting snow on frostbite.

Poisons: Why inducing vomiting is a bad idea

Poisonous plants

Dislocations: Symptoms 1, 2; treatment. General notes: Repeated dislocations of same joint may lead to permanent tissue damage and may cause or be symptomatic of weakened ligaments. Docs recommend against trying to reduce (put back) dislocated joint on your own, though information about how to do it is easily found online.

Muscular strains

Joint sprain

Resuscitation after near-drowning: 1, 2

Current CPR practices: We don’t do mouth-to-mouth anymore.

The DSM IV, for all your mental illness needs.

Electrical shock

Human response to electrical shock: Includes handy-dandy voltage chart

Length of contact needed at different voltages to cause injury

Evaluation protocol for electric shock injury

Neurological complications

Electrical and lightning injury

Cardiac complications

Delayed effects and a good general summary

Acquired savant syndrome: Brain injuries (including a lightning strike) triggering development of amazing artistic and other abilities

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ARTICLE 13

I’ve recently (like 30 mins ago help) seen that Article 13 is a thing and...let’s just say I have concerns.

If Article 13 is put into place as it is right now then loads of YouTubers will loose their jobs. Social media sites (especially Tumblr) could crumble. Fandom content will be deleted and stopped.

I don’t know as much as others do, but I’m looking further into it.

MatPat’s Video explains it better: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=GbXHrj8k7dg

Here is a petition to change Article 13: https://www.change.org/p/european-parliament-stop-the-censorship-machinery-save-the-internet

#FandomsUnite

#ProtectYourCommunity

Nothing will change if we don’t do something

I now understand what it is to be alive :)

Friend like Venom…

I have an important question

IS THERE ANY FANFIC OUT THERE THAT PUTS THE READER INTO THE STORY BUT NOT TO BE SHIPPED WITH A CHARACTER AND IS THERE TO SUPPORT TWO CHARACTERS IN THEIR RELATIONSHIP CAUSE I WOULD READ THE HECK OUTTA THAT

ESPECIALLY IF IT’S ONE OF MY SHIPS. I WANT THE READER INSERTS WHERE THE READER DOESNT GET IN A RELATIONSHIP BUT HELPS WITH ONE