the thing about Natasha in Flood is that she’s the only character here who actually had a BETTER childhood in the THG ‘verse than in canon even counting the child murder death arena. like the child murder death arena is preferable to her actual Red Room experience.
from the ages of 12-17 Natasha got co-parented (co-uncled?) by Clint and Bruce, who had absolutely no idea what they were doing but were going to do their damnedest.
it’s almost summer do you guys want my stupid hyperoptimized lemonade recipe that takes half a day to make and whips absolute ass
Fruited Lemonade That Makes You Reconsider It All
ingredience:
lemons/limes (this needs to make up the bulk of the fruit being used, like at least 80%)
whatever other fruits or fruit scraps you want, plus any herbs/other flavorings you want to try. by fruit scraps I mean things like cherry pits, apple peels, pineapple cores, strawberry ends, things like that.
granulated white sugar, the coarser the better, 50% by weight of total citrus rinds + 100% by weight of any additional fruit. you’ll measure this after you prep the fruit.
water as needed
equipment:
a few nonmetallic mixing bowls
a mesh strainer
a chinoise, ricer or some cheesecloth
a kitchen scale
a citrus juicer or reamer (manual or electric)
a potato masher
juice the citrus through a strainer - saving all rinds - and refrigerate the juice for the time being. dice the rinds and other fruits if any, keeping the rinds separate. make note of weights, and measure your sugar.
Place sugar in a large nonmetallic bowl. If using non-citrus fruits and/or any other flavorings, mix them in with the sugar and mash with potato masher. add diced citrus rinds, mix thoroughly, and mash again. cover and let stand at room temperature for at least 4 hours. this allows the sugar to draw out flavors that would otherwise get discarded with the rinds, and the rinds’ acids should be enough to dissolve the sugar into a syrup.
Afterward, mash one last time, then collect the syrup by pressing the macerated mixture through a strainer/chinoise or ricer, or squeeze it through cheesecloth. if you want, this can be saved as a standalone syrup at this point, for use in cocktails or desserts. if not, slowly pour the reserved juice through the solids to to help get the remaining syrup out, and squeeze/press again. do the same thing one more time with warm water (roughly the same amount of water as juice). discard solids (or try making sangria with them!).
taste the mixture and add more water if necessary. a stronger mix is totally fine if you anticipate serving over ice on a hot day, or adding booze, or if there was a lot of non-sour fruit. keep in mind that it will taste a bit less sweet once it’s chilled. pour into a pitcher and refrigerate.
citrus oils will float to the top, so stir/shake before serving. love you. enjoy.
some tried and true flavor combos:
straight lemon or lime, or any combination of the two, is of course an untouchable classic
lemon & strawberries (that’s pussy babe!)
lemon & orange with a hint of vanilla (creamsiclemonade…?)
lemon & apples or apple peels with cinnamon/ginger/allspice (for late summer)
some cocktail type combos, booze optional:
lemon or lime & berries with basil + gin
lime & mint + white rum
lime & ginger + dark rum
lime & cucumber + gin
lime & orange (berries optional) + tequila
lemon, orange & cherry + brandy, bourbon, or rye whiskey
hate when I’m trying to just take a normal drink but it turns out I’m thirstier than I thought so I end up gulping it down like a goddamn cartoon characer. the indignity of water lust.
learning how to drive in america is like a fucking saw trap.
hello teenager. in front of you is a 2 ton chevy trailerblazer. you can either start driving, putting yourself and those around you in immediate danger, along with causing you great anxiety, or you can spend your life aaking your friends and family to chauffeur you around town because you cant go butt fuck no where without a car. if you choose to drive, you will have to spend your life paying mandatory microtransactions for a mode of transport you hate. if you dont, you will have to ride the almost nonexistent public transport system and/or put yourself in grave danger by riding a bicycle down a 45 mph stroad. if you complain to anyone in your life about learning to drive a car, you get acid poured onto you. good luck.
the thing about Natasha in Flood is that she’s the only character here who actually had a BETTER childhood in the THG ‘verse than in canon even counting the child murder death arena. like the child murder death arena is preferable to her actual Red Room experience.
Title: the key to bonding is at the base Prompt: 452. Bounce Word count:500 Rating: E Summary: Markus' anatomy was very, very interesting sometimes Warnings: explicit sexual content, A/B/O elements
$50K RAISED! We’ve met our goal! Thank you thank you THANK YOU to everyone who has donated to and shared our 2025 Pride campaign! We couldn’t have done it without you. <3
Title: Flicker of a Dream Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer Author:veronyxk84 Characters/Pairing: Buffy/Spike Rating: PG-13 Warnings: none Word count: 200 (Google Docs) Spoilers/Setting: Set shortly before S7. Summary: Buffy is having recurring nightmares about girls being chased down and killed. But this one has something different. Disclaimer:This is a work of fiction created for fun and no profit has been made. All rights belong to the respective owners.
girl im chatting with is a phlebotomist and i was talking to her abt how I used to be HARASSED by blood donation corps like bloodworks bc I have o- blood but they stopped calling me and I said I thought it was bc I got fat and she goes “god that would be stupid bc the heavier you are, the more blood we can take” and I had an actual physiological response
Btw if I say things like “by god” or “good lord” in posts please be aware I don’t mean it in a catholic way I mean it in a 1950s scientist reacting in horror after they create an evil creature in the lab set in the distant future year of 2005
Asking AI for information is like asking your drunk uncle for information. Usually wrong, definitely untrustworthy, and a little bit racist.
when we say “Google used to work” we mean “Google used to be a tool that would direct you to reliable websites, such as government information sites, at the top of its results”. Google no longer does that, because Google makes money now, and the way it makes money is to show you ads, and you don’t increase the stats for the search tool and look at more ads if you leave Google and go to reference sites or government portals or encyclopedias or research papers. Google would rather you stayed on Google, so it gives you AI and ads and makes it hard to find anything trustworthy.
So, now you have to be your own old-Google. You have to think: Who knows this information? and: Where will they publish it?
I mean this as a directive. You have to learn to do this. You have to think: Do I need a visa for this country? Where will that information be made available by an official source? and take yourself to the government website. You have to think: Is my dentist open on a Saturday? and find your dentist’s website, and call them up if they haven’t put their hours online. You have to think: How long was Teresa May prime minister? and go to Wikipedia or the parliamentary website and work it out from there.
Consulting reliable sources is a necessary skill, and I’m sorry if you’re only learning it now, I know that’s a burden, but you can’t get the real answers any other way.
Title: Pride At Work Fandom: FAKE Author: badly_knitted Characters: Dee, Ryo, Chief Smith. Rating: PG Setting: After the manga. Summary: It’s Pride month, and the detectives of the two-seven are flying their colors. Word Count: 250 Content Notes: None needed. Written For: Challenge 483: Amnesty 80, using Challenge 451: Rainbow. Disclaimer: I don’t own FAKE, or the characters. They belong to the wonderful Sanami Matoh. A/N: Double drabble and a half, 250 words.
420 words written today – I could probably produce another 80 words to get to word count so I could pull a snippet, or! I could not do that since I’d have to cut them again tomorrow anyway, which is what usually happens when I try to push it just for word count’s sake. Ran into a colleague who’s been out of town today, so we ended up getting dinner and catching up. Watched 28 Days Later, since I was intrigued by the trailer for 28 Years Later but haven’t seen the other two movies before. (It was not really my gig but I do absolutely see why it’s a cult favorite. Every time I see Cillian Murphy, though, I am once again convinced that he has the face of a haunted Victorian who has seen unspeakable horrors, though.) no I did not work on the thing I have a deadline for today, why do you ask, it’s Saturday and I take Saturdays off!
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