Rise Up, Oh Heart, For There is Another Battle to Win

sanctuaryforalluniverses:

tygermama:

sanctuaryforalluniverses:

tygermama:

bead-bead:

bendingsignpost:

roane72:

tygermama:

Where are the fic where the super-slick super-spy is thwarted by their seduction target’s complete lack of self-esteem and inability to believe for one second that someone that hot wants to fuck them?

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I don’t know if I need to read this or I need to write this, but I need this.

This desperately needs to be a thing.

OOoh, how about the complete lack of self-esteem and disbelief is married with cynicism…that there’s no way that this person wants to fuck them, they must want something,

And that’s when the spy takes it as a personal challenge. He can hear the suppressed laugher in his handler’s voice. They’ve never failed like this.It is ON.

I love this addition

This was longer than I meant it to be, but once I started writing I got caught up:

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His suit was less expensive than he was used to – he was playing an attorney here, not a jet-setting billionaire or dashing playboy – but the game was the same as it always was. Approach the target, charm them into letting their guard down, then talk his way into their home to get access to, in this case, computer files. He didn’t even have to feel guilty about this one – either she was manipulating phone software for terrorists, in which case she deserved everything she got, or she was being used by someone who was manipulating phone software for terrorists. In which case, he was saving her.

She was just the type who could use a little saving, too. Eating lunch in a mall food court, hunched over a tablet while she ate sesame chicken one-handed without looking. Hair pulled back in the most practical hairstyle possible, he was sure their interaction would be the most exciting part of her week.

Shifting his grip on his briefcase, he sauntered over to her table. “Pardon me for being rude, but I saw you sitting over here and I—“

“No.”

He blinked. “What?”

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OMG EVERYONE READ THIS!!!!

thank you so much this is awesome!

I hope you continue it but even if you don’t it’s still more than I was expecting and it’s awesome and you should be very proud!

You’re very welcome. Have some more;

After a few seconds, he realized the muffled noise he could hear over his comm sounded suspiciously like laughter.  “Shut up,” he muttered, voice low enough that casual passers-by wouldn’t be able to overhear.

Naturally, D did exactly the opposite and stopped muffling the laughter entirely, letting it boom over the comm loud enough to make him wince. “You know I’m saving the audio forever, right?” D managed, laughing so hard she was wheezing. “I’m going to insist we start an agency Christmas party, just so I can play it for everyone and we can all laugh at you together.”

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On Hunk and Food

underlytrashy:

borrowedphrases:

First I want to say that I’m not trying to talk over nor silence anyone who has issues with Hunk’s enjoyment of food in Voltron. Your feelings are always valid. However, I do want to offer another perspective on the matter that I don’t think many of you have the experience of understanding through living.

Because I don’t think many of you are or know trained chefs.

We have been shown in both seasons that, besides being an incredibly gifted engineer, Hunk is also an accomplished cook, if not a trained chef (I lean toward the later with him, because he resonates SO much with me on the topic of food - yes there IS a distinct difference between the way a Foodie and a Culinarian talk about and interact with food!)

The thing about chefs is… we talk about food, we think about food, we make food analogies, we explain things using food as an example, we compare other things to food. I’m currently the sales manager and accountant (among other things) for my family’s seamster business. I compare literally every aspect of our business to food and restaurant management, to the point where I think I’m driving my partners insane sometimes.

Pricing our products? Gotta balance that menu! That scarf that has very low material cost and sells like crazy is like our chicken dish, so we can keep the cost of our high-end “salmon and lamb” plushes competitive! Extremely complex custom orders? Those are our wedding cakes and big catering jobs!

Want to win my heart? Cook me a nice meal. Want to give me the best gift ever? Take me to that fancy restaurant I’ve been eyeing. Want to make me feel creative and blessed? Get me an ingredient that I haven’t cooked with before or don’t get to cook with often. Mom gifted me a gram of saffron one Christmas and I nearly burst into tears I was so touched.

When I first watched the scene in S2 where they’re all standing around thinking about Zarkon and Hunk says he was thinking about calzones I nearly lost my shit because that was me right there on the screen. My husband and fiancee both groaned fondly and face palmed because yes, they know, I’m always thinking about food!

I have other skills. I primarily consider myself a writer, as Hunk would primarily be considered an engineer, and writing does have influence over my life and my conversations, just has Hunk did demonstrate his engineering skills in S2. But there is something about also being a chef that keeps food coming up in conversation.

Yes, Hunk is a big guy (just a side note, the reason he’s the strongest member of the team is because he has the caloric reserves to burn that Shiro doesn’t), a lot of chefs are also big guys (and gals, and enbies!). Loving food and being large is perfectly wonderful and beautiful. Being a chef and constantly talking about food is modus operandi and I was truly delighted to see his character unfold in a way that resonated with me so very much.

To quote Eliot Spencer: “Food is Life.”

Okay, everyone needs to stop and read this

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glossylalia:

tami-taylors-hair:

I’ve seen people calling the Muslim/Refugee Ban a “distraction” from Bannon being put on the National Security Council, and y’all, I want you to listen:

They’re not trying to distract us. They legitimately do not give a shit and are going to do whatever they want until someone stops them. It is not a “distraction” to upend the lives of thousands of people, and affect millions more. They’re not aiming for distraction, they’re aiming for fatigue.

RING A DING DING. Everything they’re doing rn is exactly what they intended to do. The only sinister strategy that’s not in bold faced type is that they are trying to shock and awe us all into exhaustion so we stop fighting back. Take care of yourself in your off time so we can all endure this because they have no intention of stopping or slowing down.

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knitmeapony:

scientia-rex:

There are good reasons to not want to personally punch a Nazi in the face but let’s be clear, none of them are because a Nazi doesn’t deserve it.

I remain staunchly pro-choice on Nazi punching.

“Should I, personally, punch a Nazi right now?”  That’s up to you, whether or not you feel safe in doing so, your own personal beliefs on violent vs non-violent protest, etc.

“Should people, in general, punch Nazis?”  Yes.

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Anonymous asked: Grantaire and Cyrano de Bergerac

enjolrarses:

listen i had to google this but now but that’s perfect

and sAD grantaire helping enjolras fall in love with someone else oh nO

grantaire not telling enjolras so he doesn’t lose the image of his eloquent lover

grantaire being selfless for enjolras oH NO

zabchan:

icynovas:

Real™ fic writing #goals:

• being that writer ppl longingly think about all like “if only this writer wrote for my ship”
• being that writer ppl have a love/hate relationship with bc “i loath that ship with every fiber of my being but this writer’s works about it are absolute masterpieces”
• being that writer ppl read one work for and then read the rest with conSUMING NEED IN ONE NIGHT 
• being that writer ppl write meta/rec posts discussing their fic

being the author of the fic everyone recommends to their friends to get their friends to ship the ship.

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impling:

Could I kindly ask that people posting things about the current US political situation do one thing?

include the date in your original post. once they get popular and circulated, it would be EXTREMELY convenient to know at a glance. “Is this still something I can call/sign/write about, or has it probably already hit a conclusion?”

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