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“Tell me if you like this,” was the first thing Porsche told him as soon as Kinn sat down, a tall glass carefully pushed towards him. “I know you’re not particularly into white rum but -”“No kiss for me, then?”He had managed to steal a glance at the girl as he made himself comfortable, and felt his irritability growing at the revelation that she was very pretty. She had a small face and looked soft around the edges, her frail-looking body clad in a white, strapless dress adding a finishing touch to an image depicting all the things Kinn knew he could never be.Porsche must have heard the almost imperceptible strain in his voice because he chose not to protest, and leaned over the bar in order to kiss his lips instead. “Aish, you only want me for my body.” The comment would have made Kinn chuckle if it wouldn’t have been for his rummaging mind. “Take these to our table, I’ll join you in a second.”He made sure to offer the girl a pointed look before doing as he was told.

That didn’t stop Ming Fan from saying, “Do you really need the strategic peak to help you pick a seating arrangement for the conference? That seems like an An Ding matter.” “Except,” said Da-shixiong with a nasty smile, “that all our seating problems are caused by Qing Jing Peak.”  Ming Fan and the Qiong Ding head disciple discuss seating arrangements for an inter-sect conference. And a small look at how that worked out for them.

Look, Sean was just trying to get through these fucked-up death games and get back home. While he might not like Black, Black was useful. They had the same goals, so he could trust that Black wouldn’t murder him, even in this game where any other player could be trying to kill them.But Black was being so fucking weird today. Something about him was different — soft instead of his cruel, hard edges, less argumentative. Sean didn’t hate him quite so much in here.White, honestly, had no idea who the guy he’d partnered with for this game was. But these death games were always about trust, and this guy trusted Black, at least.

Lan Zhan doesn’t think about him anymore.The days when he would obsess over every tiny work Wei Ying appeared in are long gone. His days of buying every magazine he was in, of taping his interviews and watching them over and over again just to get a piece of the real him, they’re all over. Lan Zhan doesn’t follow every project Wei Ying is a part of anymore, doesn’t try to find out if Wei Ying ever mentioned him anywhere, and doesn’t keep the TV on just in case he hears Wei Ying’s voice in a new commercial.He has weeks, and even months, when Wei Ying doesn’t even cross his mind at all. And when he does, it is only with a faded kind of fondness, a simmering affection to the memories they shared together.He’s happy for the things Wei Ying achieved. There is almost no hurt at all, almost no pain. And almost must be just as good as none. -Lan Zhan's world is turned upside down when his High School love, famous actor Wei Wuxian, comes back to their hometown after 13 years.

Ingredients▢ 4 large eggs▢ kosher salt▢ 4 tablespoons butter, at room temperature▢ crushed red pepper flakes, to taste▢ 4 slices sourdough bread▢ 1/2 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese▢ 1/2 cup shredded havarti or fontina cheese▢ 1/2 cup basil pesto▢ 2 tablespoons fresh chopped chives▢ honey, for drizzling Instructions1. Whisk together the eggs and a pinch of salt in a medium bowl.2. Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the eggs and cook, undisturbed, until a thin layer of cooked egg appears around the edge of the skillet. Using a rubber spatula gently push/move the eggs around the skillet until fluffy and barely set, about 2 minutes. Immediately remove from the skillet and sprinkle with crushed red pepper flakes. 3. Spread the outside of each slice of bread with butter. On the inside of half of the slices of bread, evenly layer the cheeses, eggs, and pesto. Add the top piece of bread, buttered side facing up.3. Place the sandwiches, one at a time, in the skillet and cook until golden on each side, about 4-5 minutes per side. Serve topped with chives, honey, and sea salt.

There’s a problem with the Javelin Program.

Sometimes Da Qing had to leave.Sometimes he woke up in that apartment that still smelled faintly of Zhao Yunlan, even now, and more faintly of Shen Wei. He looked around at all of Zhao Yunlan’s things, mostly untouched, at the handful of Shen Wei’s suits still in the hall closet, of the shoes still sitting by the front door, and he couldn’t breathe anymore.

“Shizun!” Luo Binghe grins. Like this, he looks awfully like a housewife welcoming her husband home after a long day of work. Which is actually kind of what this situation is, but Shen Qingqiu will not be giving that a further thought. “This one made dinner for us.”“Thank you, Binghe.” Shen Qingqiu smiles. “I love you.”or, shen qingqiu finds himself the victim of an... honesty venom.

Wei Wuxian fell in love with Lan Wangji while attending etiquette classes for submissives at Cloud Recesses. Thirteen years later, they meet by chance at the club where Wei Wuxian has been unhappily working as a contracted Dominant. Even more devastating, Wei Wuxian discovers Lan Wangji has collared himself a pretty, perfect young submissive named Mo Xuanyu.Determined to help, Lan Wangji, one of the few who knows Wei Wuxian is a submissive, buys out the last six months of his contract and brings him home to live with him and Mo Xuanyu.In his wildest dreams, Wei Wuxian would spend those months submitting to Lan Wangji, but what Lan Wangji is offering might be even more painful than dominating others against his nature: a front row seat to watching the love of his life love another submissive instead.

For the Device Setup"OOBE" stands for Out Of Box Experience which is what that setup workflow is. But it also happens to be a folder with a little program in it that'll let you skip connecting to the internet; this makes it so you don't have to sign up with a Microsoft account and can just use a normal local one instead. And it already comes preinstalled! Here's how you get to it:Hold Shift + F10, or Shift + Fn + F10 depending on your keyboard.Click inside the window that pops up, type the following and press enter afterwards to run it: OOBE\BypassNROI believe it should restart your computer automatically, but if not then restart your computer or type: shutdown /r /t 0 /f Now when you're brought back to the setup workflow, the page where you connect to the internet will have a new button on it that lets you say you don't have internet. Clicking that and proceeding through the rest of the setup lets you get around the Microsoft account thing. Group PoliciesYou don't have to know much about them, these are just a bunch of specific settings for what your computer can or can't do that lets you decide how it works in different ways. I'm gonna show you how to turn off the recommendations and internet stuff basically. For now bring up search and type gpedit, pick this It'll open up to Local Group Policy Editor and we can get started :3cStart RecommendationsIn the side menu, go to User Configuration > Administrative Templates > Start Menu and Taskbar. Click on Settings to sort them with all the "Turn off" ones bumped to the top. Here's what you should set:Turn off user tracking: enabledTurn off feature advertisement balloon notifications: enabledRemove Recommended section from Start Menu: enabledRemove Personalized Website Recommendations from the Recommended section in the Start Menu: enabledDo not search Internet: enabledWindows SpotlightBack in the side menu, go down to Windows Components > Cloud ContentTurn off all Windows spotlight features: enabledDo not use diagnostic data for tailored experiences: enabledCortanaIn the side menu, this one's back at the top under Computer Configuration. You're gonna want to go to Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > SearchAllow Cortana: disabledDon't search the web or display web results in Search: enabledNews and InterestsIn the side menu go to Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > News and interests. Enable news and interests on the taskbar: disabledMicrosoft Account Login NudgesWhen you don't use a Microsoft account they'll nudge you repeatedly to sign in so you can "get the most out of your experience" *gag*. The group policy for turning that off has a note that suggests it might not work with Windows 11 though (implicitly), so you can close the group policy editor window now and for this last one let's just open up the regular settings. Go to System > Notifications > Additional settings, then uncheck all the boxes. And there ya go! (✿◠‿◠)ﾉ u are done. Group policies are kind of a rabbit hole so while there is a lot more you could change or read into, for your own sanity's sake I would advise against it and say call it a day lol

"No, it's fine." Porsche shifts to be a little less plastered against Kinn's side, straightens his shoulders and smooths out his jacket with great dignity. "The answer to your question is yes, I have really never been with any other men." Porsche answers questions, asks some of his own, tries new things, and fills in the knowledge gaps of his own sexuality.

“I was on my way back,” Shen Yuan says haughtily, lifting up the slightly-charred box of what he assumes are some sort of explosive material in his hands and meets Shen Jiu’s gaze head on. Fuck, but he hates this guy. Hates the stupid mean twist to his face and the sword he’s still holding to Shen Yuan’s throat and the arrogant set to his entire fucking body. Hates him. “And I do believe that I was born with this face,” he lies.or, Shen Yuan transmigrates into the world of Proud Immortal Demon Way, but lands himself in the body of a random Qing Jing cultivator that just so happens to share the same face as the novel's well-loathed scum villain. And in a stroke of "luck", he understands, he is part of the first round of disciples to, ah, learn under the instruction of newly-minted Peak Lord Shen Qingqiu.

So here goes: Chris got stabbed and then he died and then he woke up on a green couch. An uncomfortable green couch. It was probably uncomfortable because the last thing he remembered was dying. But it was a matter of perspective, he supposed.

For the 'time travel' prompt.I took the opening dialogue here from the OG but assigned the lines to Zack on the assumption Cloud subbed himself in for Zack in that memory but was otherwise correct. Please also assume with me that the flat part of the mako fountain is liquid even though it sort of looks like the sprites walk on it! 😄

“Grab his butter knife.”“No,” Cloud mutters under his breath to his invisible parasite, smoothly dodging shoulders and elbows on the crowded street. When the man sitting on the cafe’s veranda pauses, expression confused and butter knife hovering awkwardly in the air, Cloud gives him a brief, tight smile as he passes. “What would I even do with it?”“Stab him in the eye,” says Sephiroth.“No.”“Stab yourself in the eye.”Cloud snorts. “Do it yourself, coward.”___Cloud has a guardian angel. Of sorts.

Luo Binghe must do whatever it takes to make a name for himself, to gain recognition and respect, to show that he's just as worthy as anyone else to be here. He must survive, not as a bug trapped under a rock but as an eagle soaring under the sun. The start of all this is the Immortal Alliance Conference, where a first-place upset would force them to recognize him as the top talent of his year.But first he has to accept some help from the local cannon fodder. It's all for his character development, don't worry.

In which Rhys attempts to steal one thing from Handsome Jack and finds himself with another.

When Shen Yuan wakes up in the world of PIDW as Gongyi Xiao, he expects to have it easy. Sure, he gets cuckolded by Luo Binghe, booted out of Huan Hua Palace, and sentenced to a desolate life at the tumbleweed-blowing borders but it's all a matter of perspective!Shen Yuan, frankly, can't wait for his early retirement. He just has to wait for Luo Binghe's arrival, and obediently roll out of his way.What he doesn't expect is the little chain of dominoes he'll set off in his wake:Xiao Gongzhu, the unfortunate wife who only has a sobriquet to her name.The snakes that Shen Yuan frequently spies leaving him flowers by his window.Gongyi Xiao, the Huan Hua pride himself, who seems to have a darker past than the novel painted him for.And Luo Binghe, who comes to Huan Hua, unafraid to use anyone and anything as a stepping stone for his revenge.

After getting lost in Ghost City, Xie Lian bargains away years of servitude to the Gambler’s Den to help a man in need. He dons the robes of a worker and hides his face and life behind an enchanted mask, protecting himself from the city's denizens. Xie Lian finds an unexpected home in Ghost City before he ever sees the lord of it, the infamous Hua Cheng. When he finally does, something about himself seems to catch the attention of the Ghost King, slowly striking up an unusual friendship. Xie Lian must figure out how to navigate his burgeoning feelings, how to keep his identity to himself, and how to get over a ghost so clearly in love with someone else.

“What’s the matter?” Porsche breathes. “Are you afraid Vegas would be a better kisser than you? Fuck me better than you?” Kinn goes completely still. He draws back slowly; a cold, detached kind of anger on his face, like he’s transcended rage completely. The part of Porsche that should be frightened has been replaced by the overwhelming, empty ache between his legs. Porsche gazes at him, knowing he’s about to get exactly what he wants. “You don’t have any kind of claim on me. I don’t belong to you.” Kinn catches Porsche arrive home on Vegas' motorcycle in Episode 5.

After pushing Luo Binghe into the Endless Abyss, Shen Qingqiu travels for almost three years straight, picking up quest after quest to distract himself until his disciples' fated return. Only, he suffers a Qi Deviation far away from home—losing all memories of his life as Shen Qingqiu in the process.Not remembering his sect, responsibilities, the world of PIDW, or even Luo Binghe, Shen Yuan assumes he must have died and transmigrated upon waking; But into what story—and who? With no idea of his role, he decides to plant roots in the middle-of-nowhere village he woke up in. Luo Binghe isn’t about to let him disappear from cultivation society on his own, though.

He turns his head back around and he comes to a sudden stop, so fast he almost trips face first into the gun pointed at him. Fear explodes in his chest before Porsche shoves it down, because he can’t afford to be scared. Because Kinn, standing in front of him right now, would smell the fear and jump on it.“Got you,” Kinn says, finger on the trigger.

“Pissing in bottles behind a cocktail bar,” Kinn said. “But Pa gave him to me, so I’m stuck with him.” To a visibly furious Porsche he said, “You don’t know the minor family? Never come across any of them before?”“How would I know the fucking minor family?” Porsche snapped.

Ju Ying, a tsundere brothel-worker with a strong but underdeveloped foundation and some sort of mysterious backstory involving a dead teacher, was absolutely not one of Luo Binghe's wives. Ju Ying, with her intense gaze and her kind hands and her beautiful, calculating eyes, never crossed Luo Binghe's path in the novel. Shen Qingqiu would definitely remember. She would have been in his top five. Maybe at the top of his top five; he would have been screaming in the comments for her to get a better arc, for Airplane not to just shove her in the back of the harem to waste away into nothing. Maybe, Shen Qingqiu thought, she would have been his favorite. Shen Qingqiu attempts to wingman Luo Binghe to himself.

It's definitely them. It's a very involved kiss, possibly the French kind. The video keeps looping. Alec stabs it into a pause with an unsteady thumb.Fellow students and friends, Alec and Magnus have a well-established housemate arrangement. It's thrown for a loop when a kiss gone public threatens Alec's ability to stay—so Magnus suggests a foolproof solution. What's a little marriage of convenience between friends, after all?

When Kim Rok Soo wakes up, he’s in the world of The Birth of a Heroine, an otome game. He becomes Cale Henituse, a trashy character who dies in every single route.And what’s this? Why can he see the affection ratings of the characters?

Shang Qinghua’s fertilizer has unexpected effects on the mushroom body. In addition to—that—Shen Qingqiu doesn’t remember his death. Or anything at all after planting the Sun Moon Dew Mushroom seed in the dirt.But he doesn’t need to, right? Shen Qingqiu knows PIDW and Luo Bing-ge like the back of his hand. He’ll be fine. He just has to avoid getting noticed—you know what happens to beautiful women in PIDW!…though would life in the harem be so bad?

Karen is a pack omega, and Cady can't stop thinking about that.

Lan Zhan needs a curse breaker, and Wei Ying's pretty sure he's just the guy for the job.  Once upon a time - not very long ago, and not very far away - a man and a woman fell in love. Or - no. That’s not how the story went.

The blob finished rotating into place in a way that wasn’t quite compatible with geometry as Shen Qingqiu understood it, and cleared a throat it didn’t seem to have.“Greetings,” it said, somehow clearly addressing him in particular more than the room as a whole despite its total lack of features other than blueness and translucency. “I’m here on behalf of the Hyper-Celestial Peace and Order Enforcement Bureau. Crime scene secure, proceeding to interviews. Beginning with Subject One: You are Shen Qingqiu, formerly Shen Yuan, also known as Peerless Cucumber?”