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Why having a good relationship with your mom shouldn’t be considered a green flag.

2023.06.06 04:55 Unknowneredd Why having a good relationship with your mom shouldn’t be considered a green flag.

I am a 15 year old female who lives with my mom. I love my mom, my mom has sacrificed a lot for me in my 15 years and I know that she loves me. My mom works as Nail Technician and she is a Vietnamese immigrant. My mom is super nice to everyone. On the outside, my friends think she’s super sweet, super understanding, and my friends all love her. My friends all believe she is the most hilarious person ever and in public everybody likes to believe that we have a really good relationship. The truth is, is that it’s not. I’ve spent 15 years living with my mom and I can just say that once I go to college I’m leaving and never coming back. Insider, my mom has a brother who left because he got kicked out of college so really, I’m the only child she has left. My mom has spent many years trying to teach me from right to wrong just like any other parent. But she did that by crushing my self confidence and self esteem. I was not the most skinny girl ever. In fact I was overweight and I have been for most of my life but only by ten to fifteen pounds. My mom spent countless years telling me that I was ugly and that I was a fat pig. During family vacations where I would have to wear a swimsuit she would just avoid me because I know that she was embarrassed about having me as her daughter . I know she did this to motivate me to lose weight but I turned to SH instead. I spent my freshman year of high school going to the gym constantly and I lost 40 pounds. I spent every morning running four miles for 4 days a week. On the days I didn’t run i rowed. I’m relatively skinny now and when relatives like to ask what I did to lose all of that, my mom likes to say that it was her. She made me lose all of the weight and she tells others to copy her techniques. But really, I was the one that worked hard. I spent homecoming and spring fling in the gym. I couldn’t even eat cake on my birthday because it was too many calories. I spent most of my time in the gym. My mom likes to hit me sometimes or kick me. And when she does that she likes to curse me out in Vietnamese when I do something wrong. In our culture it’s very normalized but my mom shows me no affection. She has never told me that she loved me, she has never hugged me ever since I was 7. My mom likes to insult me in english and in Vietnamese. I think she just expects me to be perfect all the time. I have a 4.1 unweighted GPA and I’m going into my sophomore year taking AP Calculus , AP Spanish, and AP American Lit. I play varsity Lacrosse , I’m Editor in Chief for Yearbook next year and I’m secretary of my class. I am in Chess Club and HOSA. I work very hard. Any other mother would be grateful for me. But to my mom it’s not enough. It will never be enough. She always points out my flaws. And what I do wrong. But she never congratulates me. My mom has never attended any of my lacrosse games,school events, graduations , or anything, never has . She’s never there for me. Anytime I try to speak to her about my problems she always yells at me about how I have nothing to stress about because I have food to eat and water to drink. My mom also does this really annoying thing where if she makes something and I don’t like it she’ll just tell me to eat it and give me a sob story. I’ve also noticed that ever since my parents got divorced my mom has been a really horrible girl friend. Not in a cheating way but she doesn’t trust. And to her everything must be perfect and if she’s having a bad day best believe that once you interact with her you will too. My mom assumes things all the time when I do something and she’ll yell at me for that. She prefers her feelings over the actual facts and that’s messed up the dynamic of our relationship. She also never moves on and will use things against me no matter what. Long story short, she’s shattered my confidence and was my very first bully, she always thinks she’s right and can’t admit when she’s in the wrong, she can’t compromise, she’s manipulative, and she’s never there for me. When people say that it’s a red flag when somebody treats their mom like crap I disagree. Not in all situations but you never know what’s happening behind closed doors. My mom truly makes me feel like she only loves me because she’s birthed me. I truly feel like the child she didn’t want. And I don’t think she likes me. I wish I had a good relationship with my mom like everyone else does but I just can’t . When I move out and start my career, I plan on just giving my mom a shit load of money and then leaving her. She took away my childhood all because she didn’t want to create the time or the effort. If she didn’t want to pay more money she shouldn’t have had me. And I wish I didn’t have her as my mom.
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2023.06.06 04:54 HeadOfSpectre The Silver Baron - 5

July 7th Excerpt From the Journal of Violet Stone

I don’t remember much. Just the scenery flying by me as I ran from the train station. I didn’t see anyone chasing me. But I felt chased. I didn’t know what to think, what to feel, or even where the hell I was going. The only thing I felt was fear.

When I finally stopped, it was because I just couldn’t run any further. My lungs burned, begging me for air. So I ducked into an alley, trying to catch my breath, and organize my thoughts. The rain pounding down around me was too loud. The street was too quiet and every car that passed by sent another fresh jolt of terror through me as I replayed what had happened at the train station over and over again in my mind. The way that he’d fallen, the look on his face in the instant before he’d gone under the train. Oh God… I couldn’t get it out of my head! I couldn’t stop seeing it in my mind!

I wanted to go home, but was that even an option? How the hell does someone just go home after something like that? I couldn’t just waltz through the door like nothing was wrong! If Sam and Lisa didn’t notice, Rose sure as hell would and that assuming that the police weren’t already there. Someone could have recognized me! That Marilyn Monroe looking girl on the platform had gotten a good look at me. What if she told someone? It didn’t matter whether I’d meant to push the guy or not! It didn’t matter how much I’d fucking hated him at the time. He was dead. I was responsible. I’d pushed him. It was my fault.

‘I’ve just fucking killed a man!’

That thought… that reality didn’t feel real. It hadn’t truly hit me yet.

I’ve just fucking killed a man!’

I felt sick. If I actually had anything in my stomach, I might have even thrown up. Moving made me feel even worse, so I just stood there, letting the rain soak me to the bone, shaking from the horror and the cold while I tried to figure out what the hell I was going to do next. But all I could think about was the way he looked as the train went over him, and wondering if anything would have changed if I’d at least tried to grab him. Could I have caught him? Could I have saved him? What then? What would happen next? As far as I knew that motherfucker had murdered my goddamn parents! Should I really have even bothered trying to save him? Maybe I should have felt vindicated by all of this? Maybe this was some kind of justice, right? It sure as hell didn’t feel like justice. It’s not like I knew beyond a shadow of a doubt that this had been the guy! There were doubts! There were a lot of fucking doubts!

I heard the sirens in the distance. But nobody came for me. I saw a police cruiser pass my alley. It didn’t stop for me, but it did make me think about my sweater. The goddamn sweater… it would probably be enough to identify me, right?

For a moment, I thought about turning myself in to the police. I mean, maybe once I told them that it was an accident, then maybe they’d be cool with it and let me go? I mean, the police are just known for being trustworthy and reasonable, right? What did I possibly have to worry about with them? I could just turn myself in and everything would be hunky fucking dory! ‘Oh, you just threw a man in front of a fucking subway train! Yeah, no big. Go home! Take a load off! Get some coffee! Try not to think about the man you just threw under a fucking subway train!’ Yes! Go to the police Violet! Great idea! And while you’re at it why don’t you do it in the fucking nude too? GREAT IDEA VIOLET! ALMOST AS GREAT AS THE TIME YOU THREW A MAN IN FRONT OF A FUCKING SUBWAY TRAIN! REMEMBER THAT?

I took off the sweater and abandoned it in the nearest dumpster. I hid it under some trash bags and hoped to God that nobody would ever find it, then, after standing in the rain like an idiot for several minutes with no idea on where to go next, I started walking home.

Nobody noticed me.

Nobody followed me.

The city was just… quiet. Not quiet, quiet. But nothing felt out of place. The world around me almost felt normal, and it was my own fault that the normalcy felt wrong somehow.
I entered my old bedroom through the fire escape, just like I used to back in high school when sneaking out at night to drink was the worst thing I’d ever done. I could hear people in the apartment, and I listened to see if any of the voices were unfamiliar. I heard Sam and Lisa talking over breakfast, and I could hear the TV. Nothing out of the ordinary. It satisfied me enough that I was safe. I locked my bedroom door and crawled into bed, pulling the covers over my head and listening to the rain and the voices outside. But I heard nothing out of the ordinary. It was like nothing had happened. Like it was all just a bad dream. Eventually, I fell asleep.

I stayed in bed until well after noon, staring up at the ceiling when I couldn’t sleep anymore. Sam and Lisa both left for work. I could hear Rose going around the house. She’d said that she had the day off, save for classes in the evening. She only bothered me once, though. Knocking on my door to check on me. I told her I was sick, and she didn’t pry. She didn’t sound suspicious. Just concerned.

I kept replaying what had happened at the subway station over and over again in my head. I couldn’t stop thinking about it and I couldn’t stop hating the quiet around me.

Sometimes, I wondered if it was just a bad dream. If maybe I’d never even left my room at all. Maybe I just wanted to believe that. It was better than thinking I’d just killed someone. There was a part of me that didn’t really seem to care. It still hadn’t fully hit me yet. After all, no one had come for me. So maybe it really was just a bad dream? Even if it hadn’t been, how had that man known who my Mom was? What about the things he’d said? Was it just a weird coincidence, or a horrible mistake? Maybe it was both.

I checked my phone when the afternoon began to slip into evening. The whole event was getting hazier in my mind. I was starting to convince myself it hadn’t happened. Lisa had messaged me, asking how I was feeling. Rose must’ve told her I was sick. I lied and said I was feeling a bit better, then I checked the news.

When I read the story I felt sick all over again. No name for my victim, no information at all. The man who’d gone under the train was just identified as ‘a man.’ That was it. Nothing else. There wasn’t even a picture of him.

There was however a picture of me… kinda.

It was blurry as hell. I tried to make out my own face amongst the black and white pixels but I couldn’t. It might have been me as I entered the station, although my hood was over my head, my hair was covered, and the only thing I could sort of identify was my lips, which aren’t exactly that distinct. Really, it could have been anyone in that picture. Anyone at all.

An unknown possible suspect’ It said under the picture. Followed by: ‘The suspect is believed to be male, approximately 6’2 and was last seen wearing a grey hoodie and jeans.’

They got the outfit right, and were only a little off with the height by two inches.

All in all… I can’t say that any of this really seemed damning to me. Although the idea that the police (or at least the news) had no idea who I was didn’t do a whole hell of a lot to calm me down. The idea of ‘getting away with it’ seemed just as bad as being caught.

For the second time that evening, I wondered about turning myself in to the police. I mean, this wasn’t exactly first degree murder. It was an accident! That had to be at least manslaughter, right? I mean, it was still a crime but it wasn’t first degree murder, right?

Christ… I was probably committing an even bigger crime by not coming forward! Why wasn’t I going to the nearest police station? What the hell was stopping me? Fear? Fear of what, consequences? You don’t fucking kill a man and not suffer any consequences! Even if it was an accident, there had to be some kind of consequence, right?

Was it justice? Assuming that this guy really had been the one who’d killed my parents all those years ago, did he really deserve to die like that? Thrown screaming under a train and… and…

God I didn’t even know if it was really the guy or not! It could have been anyone! He could’ve just randomly known my Mom and just so happened to look like her killer! It wasn’t even a perfect resemblance! I mean, fuck, how many fucking people in New York have blond hair, blue eyes and glasses? Thousands at least! Justice wasn’t a valid excuse! It just wasn’t!

I wanted to continue to lie there and stew, but I don’t know if that was really an option anymore. Slowly, I forced myself to get out of bed and head into the kitchen. I’d eaten nothing all day, which wasn’t all that healthy of a diet. As a further fuck you to my digestive system, I rummaged through the cupboard. There was a box of off brand pop tarts that I jammed them in the toaster for breakfast, if you could still call it that at five in the evening.

While I waited for my sugar enriched breakfast to ‘cook’ I raided the fridge for a drink. I found some OJ, and wandered into the living room. Rose had already left for class, but I knew Sam and Lisa would have been home soon.

When they did come home, they found me in the living room, under a blanket and finishing my shitty off brand pastries. Lisa fussed over me, like I knew she would. Sam just took over the TV and changed the channel to something other than the news.

I went to bed early last night, checking the news stories again on my phone before lying awake in bed. I might have slept a little. I couldn’t really say. I was just alone with my thoughts.

I’m not supposed to go back to Toronto for another day or so. But maybe I could leave early? Fuck off, leave all of this behind me and try to move on with my life? Sam and Lisa wouldn’t question it… much. That sounded like a horrible idea though. Just… fucking off, forgetting, pretending that this didn’t happen. It sounded like a mistake. Running away seemed like the exact kind of thing that would come back to bite me in the ass… and then what would I do? Was I supposed to just keep running from it? I knew in my gut that this would only ever make things worse. What would that do to Sam and Lisa? What would it do to Rose? I didn’t want to find out. I didn’t want to put them through that!

As I lay in bed a quiet resignation settled over me… and oddly enough, with it came a bit of peace. I guess even if no one else ever found out about what had happened at Prince Street, even if I took that secret to my grave, it would still gnaw at me. I’d still be looking over my shoulder, waiting for the day to come when it caught up with me. I didn’t want to deal with that. I didn’t want to put my family through that!

So I made a decision.

I don’t know if this will be my final entry or not.. I might not be coming back after this. Sam, Lisa, Rose… if any of you are reading this, I’m sorry. I swear to God, I didn’t mean for any of this to happen.

I’m going to go to the police in the morning and I’m going to turn myself in. So if this is it… well… goodbye.

I hope you don’t hate me too much.

***

Okay, so what the fuck?

I did the right thing! I turned myself in to the police! I was ready to go to jail over this!

Instead, I’m back in my old bedroom at Sam and Lisa’s and I’m 99.9% sure that I’m off the hook.

I went to the police station. I told them that I was there to confess and up until that point, things went as expected. They took me to an interrogation room and I waited for someone to come and talk to me. I was in there for about an hour, fidgeting aimlessly with my hands and waiting for some kind of judgment before someone finally bothered to show up.

The guy who walked through the door had a sort of ex military look to him. His eyes were intense and he had a muscular physique with a neatly trimmed goatee. He didn’t say a word to me as he came in. He just looked down at the file in his hands before sitting down at the desk.

“Violet Stone, right?” He asked. Straight to business. I always thought that Detectives were supposed to come off as friendly at first. This guy seemed like he’d come in with the express purpose of kicking my ass.
“Yeah, I’m Violet.” I said.

He looked up at me, sizing me up for a moment before huffing.
“Alright… well Violet, well my name is Vincent Bennett. I’m the Detective assigned to the Arthur White case. I understand you’re here with information, correct?”

Arthur White? Was that the name of the guy I’d killed?
“Yeah… I was… I was the one on the subway platform with him.”
“The one who pushed him?” Bennett asked.

I hesitated for a moment before nodding.
“It… it was an accident!” I said, “He’d grabbed my arm, I was just trying to get him off of me!”
“Right… tell you what Violet, why don’t you walk me through what happened yesterday morning, okay? Tell me everything that you remember.”

I did just that. I told him about how I’d run into Arthur and his daughter while I’d been out on a jog, I told him about how he’d mentioned my mother and how I’d followed him, and finally I told him about what had happened on the subway platform.

The whole time, Bennett just took notes and nodded quietly, only pausing a few times to ask a question.
“So - you attest that it was an accident, that Mr. White fell into the path of the oncoming train?” He asked.
“Yeah… yeah, it was.” I said.
“Okay. You mind if I ask why it took so long for you to come forward?” He asked, “I mean… this happened yesterday morning. It’s been at least twenty four hours.”

“I was panicking!” I said, “Look, I didn’t know what to do or if I should come forward or what!”
“A man was killed,” Bennett replied. “And you fled the crime scene. You also took a while to come forward. Forgive me if I find any of that suspicious.”
“Well, I’m trying to do the right thing now!” I argued although Bennett’s stony expression didn’t seem to change much.

“Miss Stone… are you aware of who Arthur White is?” He asked. “Do you know much about the White family?”
That question of his seemed awfully loaded.

“No, why are they important?” I asked.
“Depends on which circles you run in,” Bennett replied. “I’m gonna be honest with you… Arthur White was a real piece of shit. I wouldn’t really call him the worst member of the White family. Arguably he made the rest of them look saintly in comparison. But he was still a man with a… history. You say he resembled the man who you believed killed your parents… was that your only motivation for following him to the Prince Street station?”
“He mentioned my Mother by name!” I said, “He said he knew Diana Stone!”

Bennett paused, before looking up at me again.
“You’re Diana Stone’s daughter?” He asked.
My brow furrowed.
“What, you knew her too?” I asked.
“I’ve… heard the name before.”

My heart skipped a beat.
“So he did kill them…” I said softly, “You’re telling me that he did kill them?”
“Arthur White was not a suspect in the Diana Stone murder, no. His-”

Bennett’s phone started to ring before he could finish whatever it was that he was trying to say. His ringtone was the opening riff of ‘Phantom of the Opera’ by Iron Maiden.

He paused, tensing up a little at the sound of the ringtone. Then he quietly reached into his pocket to take his phone out. He stared at the screen, which depicted a big red X on it, before quietly standing up.

“Excuse me,” He said softly as he left the room, and for a few minutes, I sat there in the uneasy silence, waiting for him to come back. I found myself fidgeting with my hands again as I looked over at the mirror that dominated the wall to my left. I figured that there had to be someone behind it, watching me. Maybe it was Bennett? I squinted, trying to see if I could see him behind the glass, but there was no luck.

The only thing I saw was my own reflection, squinting back at me like an idiot and the security camera in the corner behind me. I looked back up at the camera, staring into it for a moment. I wondered if maybe Bennett was watching me through there. Maybe nobody was watching me? It was hard to say. I stared back into the iris of the camera for a moment, before the door opened again and Detective Bennett came back in. I saw him stuffing his phone back into his pocket.

Something about his demeanor had changed, but it was hard to say exactly what. When he spoke to me again, his tone was much quieter.
“Thank you for your time, Miss Stone. We have all we need. You’re free to go.”

Free to go?

“Wait, what?” I asked. “I… I just killed a guy! What do you mean I’m free to go!”
“You indicated that Mr. White’s death was an accident, correct?” Bennett asked. “That’s all we need. Go home, kid.”
I stared at him in disbelief. He was just letting me go? I’d fucking killed a man and they were just letting me go? That didn’t make any sense!

“So that’s it?” I asked, “You’re not going to arrest me or… or press charges or…?”
“No. We’re not,” He said. “You’re free to go.”

He picked up his folder and headed for the door again, pausing before looking up at the camera and then back to me. He held the door open for me, and after a moment, I got up and followed him.
“Do I need to get a lawyer?” I asked.
“That won’t be necessary,” He replied as he led me back through the police station. Once we were back at the front door, he pushed through and gestured for me to follow.

Once we were outside, I watched him take out a pack of cigarettes and a lighter.
“So that’s just it, then?” I asked. This whole thing still confused me.
Detective Bennett still didn’t reply. He just looked up toward the building, before taking a drag on his cigarette.
“Take my advice, kid… don’t ever look a gift horse in the mouth. It might not always be so pretty on the inside,” He didn’t look at me as he said that. He started down the steps of the police station, before pausing. “And do yourself a favor, keep your head down for the next little while.”

“What’s that supposed to mean?” I asked, but Detective Bennett was already walking away from me.

I’m not an idiot.

Something isn’t right here. I just don’t know what.

I keep thinking back to the phone call Bennett got. I’ve got a feeling that it had something to do with my sudden release. What I don’t know is what or why and to be honest, I’m not sure that I want to find out.

Bennett told me to keep my head down, and I’m smart enough to take his advice.

I’m leaving tonight.

I’m going to let Sam, Lisa, and Rose know over dinner. I’ll think of some bullshit excuse. Maybe I’ll say that it’s a work thing, or something. They’re not going to check. I’m supposed to be heading home in a couple of days anyway, so they’re not going to think too much of it if I leave early.

Either way, whatever the hell I’ve gotten myself into, I want to get out of it sooner rather than later.
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2023.06.06 04:54 Top-Zookeepergame36 2023 Honda Accord Touring Nightmare Story

I was really excited about owning a 2023 Honda Accord Touring. I placed an order back in January of this wear for the Touring in Canyon River Blue with the HPD package as well. It took some time but I ended up taking delivery of the vehicle in late April.
I was able to enjoy it for a solid three weeks before nightmare struck.
When taking delivery of the vehicle, I noticed some interior scratches along the driver side door interior trim and an odd buzzing/rattling noise coming from both the driver side door and passenger side area. I took it back to the dealership and they looked at it for two days without being able to figure out the cause. They ended up replacing the entire driver side door and discovered that some of the bolts on the underbody weren’t torqued to spec from the factory.
It’s been sitting at a local auto body shop for the last two weeks and they keep extending the repair time. First they told me that it would only be a couple days to repair and now it’s turning into an extended ordeal. They’re claiming that multiple parts need to be replaced including the entire suspension system.
This has been a really unfortunate experience because the car was so nice in so many ways. It felt ultra-premium, quiet, extremely economical, overall very satisfied until these issues started to pop up.
Has anyone else experienced any manufacturer defects with their 11th gens?
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2023.06.06 04:52 HumanOverseer I ranked all 283 songs on my playlist from favourite to least favourite

y'all prolly don't care but I did it anyway so ¯(ツ)¯
Rank Song
1 Michael Jackson - Ghosts
2 afi - Miseria Cantare - The Beginning
3 a-ha - Take On Me
4 Journey - Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)
5 Pearl Jam - Future Days
6 Evanescence - Bring Me To Life
7 Alter Bridge - The Other Side
8 Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody
9 Killswitch Engaged - This Fire
10 Motorhead - the game
11 Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit
12 Michael Jackson - Earth Song
13 Michael Jackson - Remember the Time
14 Saliva - I Walk Alone
15 Linkin’ Park - Crawling
16 Michael Jackson - Stranger In Moscow
17 Michael Jackson - Man In The Mirror
18 Michael Jackson - Bad
19 Imagine Dragons & JID - Enemy
20 Michael Jackson - Blood On The Dance Floor
21 BANKS - The Devil
22 Eminem - Godzilla ft. Juice WRLD
23 Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
24 Billie Eilish, Khalid - lovely
25 Luniz - I Got 5 On It
26 Dr. Dre - ETA (with Snoop Dogg, Busta Rhymes & Anderson .Paak)
27 Michael Jackson - They Don’t Care About Us
28 grandson & Jessie Reyez - Rain
29 The Cranberries - Zombie
30 Linkin Park - BURN IT DOWN
31 Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic - Smokin Out The Window
32 Earth, Wind & Fire - September
33 Doja Cat - Woman
34 Linkin Park - Numb
35 Shakespears Sister - Stay
36 Michael Jackson - The Way You Make Me Feel
37 Britney Spears - Toxic
38 Michael Jackson - Billie Jean
39 Michael Jackson - Beat It
40 Michael Jackson - Thriller
41 Michael Jackson - Smooth Criminal
42 Bray Wyatt – Shatter
43 Doja Cat - Vegas
44 Linkin Park - In The End
45 Dr. Dre - The Scenic Route (with Rick Ross & Anderson .Paak)
46 Imagine Dragons - Natural
47 Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson - Scream
48 Imagine Dragons - Cutthroat
49 Coolio - Gangsta's Paradise (feat. L.V.)
50 Nirvana - Something In The Way
51 Limp Bizkit - Rollin'
52 Katy Perry - California Gurls ft. Snoop Dogg
53 Doja Cat ft. SZA - Kiss Me More
54 Lady Gaga - Bad Romance
55 Post Malone, Swae Lee - Sunflower )
56 Bring Me The Horizon - Can You Feel My Heart
57 Living Colour - Cult Of Personality (Official Video)
58 Queen - Killer Queen
59 Queen - Another One Bites the Dust
60 BANKS - Skinnydipped
61 Doja Cat - Say So
62 Michael Jackson - In the Closet
63 Rev Theory - Voices
64 Disney - We Don't Talk About Bruno
65 Michael Jackson - Rock With You
66 Britney Spears - Circus
67 Madison Beer - I Have Never Felt More Alive
68 Dua Lipa - Physical
69 Eminem - River ft. Ed Sheeran
70 Jefferson Airplane - White Rabbit
71 Imagine Dragons - Bones
72 Britney Spears - Oops!...I Did It Again
73 Lil Nas X - MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)
74 Doja Cat - Get Into It (Yuh)
75 Dua Lipa - New Rules
76 Gotye - Somebody That I Used To Know (feat. Kimbra)
77 Michael Jackson - Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'
78 Michael Jackson - Jam
79 Eminem - Lose Yourself
80 Queen - I Want to Break Free
81 Childish Gambino - This Is America
82 Joji - Glimpse of Us
83 Linkin Park - Somewhere I Belong
84 Hamilton - The Room Where It Happens
85 Snoop Dogg - Gin And Juice
86 Michael Jackson - Heal The World
87 Louis Armstrong - What A Wonderful World
88 NF - The Search
89 Hamilton - Satisfied
90 Ren - Money Game
91 Queen - We Are The Champions nn
92 Tech N9ne - Face Off (feat. Joey Cool, King Iso & Dwayne Johnson)
93 Jessica Darrow - Surface Pressure
94 Michael Jackson - Money
95 Motionless In White - Demons in Your Dreams
96 Joji - SLOW DANCING IN THE DARK
97 BANKS - Gimme (Official Video)
98 Dua Lipa - Break My Heart (Official Video)
99 Idina Menzel, AURORA - Into the Unknown (From Frozen 2)
100 Warriors (ft. Imagine Dragons) Worlds 2014 - League of Legends
101 Dr. Dre - The Next Episode (Official Music Video) ft. Snoop Dogg, Kurupt, Nate Dogg
102 Eminem - Venom
103 Céline Dion - Ashes (from Deadpool 2 Motion Picture Soundtrack)
104 I Want You Back - The Jackson 5
105 Imagine Dragons - Sharks (Official Music Video)
106 Joan Jett & The Blackhearts Bad Reputation - Official Music Video (1983)
107 Guns N' Roses - Welcome To The Jungle
108 FOZZY - Judas (OFFICIAL VIDEO)
109 Waterproof Blonde - Just Close Your Eyes
110 Sam B - Who do you Voodoo, Bitch
111 Skillet - Legendary
112 Billie Eilish - bury a friend
113 Ren - Money Game part 2
114 Guns N' Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine
115 Kevin Sherwood - Where Are We Going?
116 twenty one pilots - Heathens
117 Eminem - Without Me
118 Heavy - Linkin Park (feat. Kiiara)
119 Lady Gaga - Paparazzi
120 As The World Caves In - Sarah Cothran
121 Dr. Dre - Still D.R.E. ft. Snoop Dogg
122 Obie Trice ft. Eminem & Dr Dre - Shit hits the fan
123 Eminem - Big Weenie
124 Michael Jackson - Black Or White
125 SZA - Kill Bill Feat. Doja Cat
126 Clean Bandit - Symphony (feat. Zara Larsson)
127 Dua Lipa - Levitating Featuring DaBaby
128 Imagine Dragons - Believer
129 Mario Judah - Die Very Rough
130 Dua Lipa - IDGAF
131 Sabrina Carpenter - Thumbs
132 Ed Sheeran - Bad Habits
133 Imagine Dragons - Radioactive
134 Ariana Grande - thank u, next
135 D'LOURDES - How Did You Get So Good?
136 Queen - We Will Rock You
137 Imagine Dragons - Thunder
138 Eminem - White America
139 Olivia Rodrigo - good 4 u
140 Lorde - Royals
141 Billie Eilish - bad guy
142 Wiz Khalifa - See You Again ft. Charlie Puth
143 Leonard Cohen - Hallelujah
144 Michael Jackson - Who Is It
145 Hamilton - We Know
146 Michael Jackson - Speed Demon
147 BAD BUNNY - CHAMBEA
148 K/DA - MORE ft. Madison Beer, (G)I-DLE, Lexie Liu, Jaira Burns, Seraphine
149 Shaman’s Harvest - Broken Dreams
150 Michael Jackson - I Just Can't Stop Loving You
151 Skillet - Hero
152 Michael Jackson - Leave Me Alone
153 Lil Wayne, Wiz Khalifa & Imagine Dragons w/ Logic & Ty Dolla $ign ft X Ambassadors - Sucker for Pain
154 Ava Max - Sweet but Psycho
155 RISE (ft. The Glitch Mob, Mako, and The Word Alive)
156 Downstait - Kingdom
157 Hamilton - Say No To This
158 Eminem - Survival
159 Backstreet Boys - I Want It That Way
160 Alter Bridge - Metalingus
161 Britney Spears - ...Baby One More Time
162 Michael Jackson - Dirty Diana
163 Michael Jackson - P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)
164 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Main Theme - Lifelight
165 PinkPantheress, Ice Spice - Boy’s a liar Pt. 2
166 Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive
167 Motorhead - line in the sand (Evolution)
168 K/DA - POP/STARS (ft. Madison Beer, (G)I-DLE, Jaira Burns)
169 Dua Lipa - Don't Start Now
170 Sam Smith, Kim Petras - Unholy
171 Imagine Dragons - Bad Liar
172 Ed Sheeran - Beautiful People (feat. Khalid)
173 Imagine Dragons - Birds
174 BANKS - Deadend
175 Mark Crozer and The Rels - Broken Out In Love
176 NWA - Gangsta Gangsta
177 Bon Jovi - Livin' On A Prayer
178 Toto - Africa
179 Michael Jackson - Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough
180 Ariana Grande - 7 rings
181 Eric Reprid - Vam
182 Imagine Dragons - Demons
183 Halsey - Without Me
184 Calvin Harris, Dua Lipa - One Kiss
185 Mark Ronson - Uptown Funk ft. Bruno Mars
186 Jim Johnston - Domination
187 K/DA - DRUM GO DUM ft. Aluna, Wolftyla, Bekuh BOOM
188 Lil Candypaint & Bhad Bhabie - 22 (Remix)
189 Dr. Dre - Gospel (with Eminem)
190 Lady Gaga - Applause
191 Shawn Mendes, Camila Cabello - Señorita
192 Billie Eilish - when the party's over
193 Phoenix (ft. Cailin Russo and Chrissy Costanza)
194 K/DA - I’LL SHOW YOU ft. TWICE, Bekuh BOOM, Annika Wells
195 Idina Menzel, Evan Rachel Wood - Show Yourself
196 Ash Costello - Brutality
197 The Gentle Men - Obsession
198 Imagine Dragons - Whatever It Takes
199 Demi Lovato - Sorry Not Sorry
200 Ed Sheeran - Perfect
201 BANKS - Beggin For Thread
202 2WEI and Edda Hayes - Warriors
203 Queen - Don't Stop Me Now
204 Dr. Dre ft. Snoop Dogg - Nuthin' But A G Thang
205 Fall Out Boy - Centuries
206 The Greatest Showman Cast - The Greatest Show
207 Lady Gaga, Ariana Grande - Rain On Me
208 Valerie Broussard - Awaken
209 Eminem - Rap God
210 The Weeknd - Blinding Lights
211 PVRIS - Burn It All Down
212 Fall Out Boy - My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark (Light Em Up) (Part 1)
213 Michael Jackson - Will You Be There
214 K/DA - THE BADDEST ft. (G)I-DLE, Bea Miller, Wolftyla
215 twenty one pilots - Stressed Out
216 Tears For Fears - Everybody Wants To Rule The World
217 K/DA - VILLAIN ft. Madison Beer and Kim Petras
218 Loren Allred - Never Enough
219 Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe
220 One Direction - Drag Me Down
221 Endeverafter - No More Words
222 Eminem - Fall
223 Zendaya, Zac Efron - Rewrite The Stars
224 Lil Nas X - Old Town Road ft. Billy Ray Cyrus
225 Disney - Remember Me
226 Bone Thugs N Harmony - 1st of tha Month
227 Lukas Graham - 7 Years
228 Whitney Houston - I Wanna Dance With Somebody
229 Ed Sheeran - Shape of You
230 Camila Cabello - Havana ft. Young Thug
231 Selena Gomez, Marshmello - Wolves
232 ZAYN - Dusk Till Dawn ft. Sia
233 The Greatest Showman Cast - This Is Me
234 Lewis Capaldi - Someone You Loved
235 Lil Nas X - STAR WALKIN'
236 Dove Cameron - If Only
237 U.S.A. For Africa - We Are the World
238 Dr. Dre - Fallin Up (with Thurz & Cocoa Sarai)
239 Tyler, the Creator - SORRY NOT SORRY
240 Nicki Taylor - Worlds Collide
241 Taylor Swift - Blank Space
242 Maroon 5 - Girls Like You ft. Cardi B
243 The Gentle Men - 2019 Guy
244 The White Stripes - Seven Nation Army
245 Eminem ft. Rihanna - The Monster
246 Charlie Puth - Attention
247 Bruno Mars - Grenade
248 Queen - Radio Ga Ga (Official Video)
249 Julia Michaels - What A Time ft. Niall Horan
250 The Greatest Showman Cast - A Million Dreams
251 Rihanna - Umbrella ft. JAY-Z
252 Lady Gaga - Poker Face
253 Clean Bandit - Rockabye feat. Sean Paul & Anne-Marie
254 Eminem - Love The Way You Lie ft. Rihanna
255 Sam Smith - I'm Not The Only One
256 The Chainsmokers - Closer ft. Halsey
257 Eminem - Not Afraid
258 BAD BUNNY - BOOKER T
259 Ellie Goulding - Love Me Like You Do
260 Lady Gaga, Bradley Cooper - Shallow
261 David Guetta - Titanium ft. Sia
262 E-40 - Captain Save A Hoe ft. The Click, D-Shot, B-Legit, Suga T
263 Sofia Carson - Love Is The Name
264 Christina Perri - A Thousand Years
265 Maroon 5 - Moves Like Jagger ft. Christina Aguilera
266 Against The Current - Legends Never Die
267 Eminem - Like Toy Soldiers
268 Abba - Dancing Queen
269 Eminem - My Name Is
270 Shawn Mendes - Stitches
271 Malia J - Smells Like Teen Spirit
272 One Direction - What Makes You Beautiful
273 ZAYN, Taylor Swift - I Don’t Wanna Live Forever
274 Lil Nas X - Panini
275 Fergie - Glamorous ft. Ludacris
276 Ke$ha - TiK ToK
277 Sabrina Carpenter - Can't Blame a Girl for Trying
278 Shawn Mendes - Treat You Better
279 Shawn Mendes - There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back
280 Marshmello & Anne-Marie - FRIENDS
281 Pitbull - Timber ft. Ke$ha
282 CORPSE - E-GIRLS ARE RUINING MY LIFE! ft. Savage Ga$p
283 Hudson Mohawke - Cbat
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2023.06.06 04:51 MrsHarris2019 Rear ended on interstate with toddler in the car

Idk why I’m posting. We just got our 3 year old home from the emergency room and everything just hit me.
It wasn’t my car. It was a U-Haul pick up truck. We’ve had a car in the shop for 3 months (that’s it’s own shit show) and have been renting cars which costs a fortune. This week tho I really only needed a car today to take our daughter speech at 11:30 and PT at 2pm. I also have a huge load of stuff in my basement that’s been waiting to go to the dump/goodwill/thrift store. So I thought it would be a two birds one stone to get a pick up truck and it was only $50 for the day, extra insurance, and the miles I’d be using.
We picked up the U-Haul and I realized it didn’t have a back seat. I panicked because I needed to be able to put a car seat it in, it had tethers and a picture so I did some research. It’s legal in my state, our car seat manual had instructions, the car manual had instructions, and I double checked what else you should do with the Red Cross website. I did all of that and felt uneasy but it was the middle of the day on a Monday we rarely encounter many other vehicles during our drives to therapy appointments and never have any traffic so I brushed it off.
Leaving PT we had been on the interstate maybe 2 minutes when a blue SUV rams into us.
No air bag deploys for me, it was a large jostle but in that moment I was calm. Pulled over, called 911, called my husbands work, called my mom and waited. My daughter is screaming bloody murder. I orginally told 911 I didn’t need an ambulance but she didn’t calm down, she has autism and doesn’t always answer questions. 30 minutes go by and she hasn’t calmed down at all so I call 911 again and say I do want EMS to come look at my daughter while we wait for the police. But I am calm.
The other car is folded up like an accordion. But I still wanted to get out of the truck and beat the shit out of him but I wasn’t panicking just a calm quiet anger.
EMS arrives they say my daughter doesn’t need an ambulance but we should take her for an X-ray just to be sure everything is okay. Then the police and my husband arrive. I am still calm
I drive to the next exit and my husband puts the car seat in my car that he drove today and he takes over driving the U-Haul and follows me making sure no one besides him is behind me. I still feel calm.
We drop the U-Haul off, head to the pediatric ER. We tell them we were in a car accident and they call it in as a trauma alert, we go back to a room filled with people. I am calm.
They do a bunch of tests and she’s completely fine so we go home. I am no longer calm. I can’t stop thinking about how bad it could have been if he was going faster when he hit us or how absolutely devastating it would have been if I was driving my own vehicle. My car is so small that SUV would have destroyed my car and I doubt we would have gotten out without injury. It would have been so bad. I know it wasn’t I know my daughter is fine and I think I am fine but as whatever calm focus I had leaves my body I now notice how bad my back hurts.
I had just started to get over how anxious I was driving my daughter around. I use to have panic attacks when I drove her more that 15 minutes. I was almost back to normal. Now I don’t ever want to put her back in a car. I don’t want to drive on the interstate ever again or anywhere for that matter. I don’t know how I’m going to drive that same section of interstate every Monday for PT. I don’t want to.
U-Haul was understanding that with the ER visit I couldn’t return it tonight and are waiving the fee for an extra rental day. But I think I’m going to call them tomorrow and ask if anyone can come pick up the truck because I cannot get back into it. I feel so dramatic, everyone is fine, I won’t have to pay for the damage to the truck, I won’t even have to pay for my daughters ER visit, by all definitions I don’t even think this counts as a moderate collision on my end. But it was so scary. He hit us at 75mph. We were going 55 which was the speed limit. I just can’t stop thinking about how bad it could of been.
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2023.06.06 04:51 Large_Research_4225 A dealership sold me a car with an open recall

Im financing a new Ford scape with a Ford dealership and I’m honestly trying to get out of the loan so looking for the best option to do so. I put 10k down and currently making payments. I have 0% APR so that’s good but I want to find best way to back up of the loan since I already put 10k down. I also found out that they sold the car with an open recall so maybe that can be used against them? If I return the car, will that be it? I’ve only had the car for about 7 month so I don’t think that’s worth 10k+. I’m looking for some advice. Should I sell it? Return it? How would that work?
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2023.06.06 04:51 LittlePunnyRabbit 15 people on one mushroom

15 people on one mushroom
One of the coolest experiences from our Honeymoon in Honolulu, Hawaii!!
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2023.06.06 04:49 harvickfan2018 Just plain sad nascar gaming for consoles is dead

So I'm fed up with motorsport games and all the bull shit 😒 like what the fuck is going on. One minute they say oh we are working on the next big nascar game for people who don't have iracing..... Then the next fucking thing is its not coming were sorry we don't have the resources and etc.
Well I'm to the point here where if iracing the company or who ever owns them needs to find a way to buy them so we can't a fucking legit 😤 playable game. I can't even turn on heat 5 without getting pissed off and turning it off anymore. Nascar needs to grill motorsport games and give it to iracing/monster games look how popular the world of outlaws game is.
Per Steam db everything has stopped on development for nascar ignition and heat 5 unfortunately what is everyone on vaction? Where is the IndyCar game does it even work. 🤔 Hell HALF OF THE PEOPLE WHO WORK THERE PLAY IRACING HMMM SPEAKS VOLUMES IMO. NASCAR DOESNT EVEN KNOWLEDGE A CONSOLE GAME JUST IRACING TINGS.
Even the pro league guys are on iracing that should speak about what has happened to console Nascar games.
Are we just supposed to wait around and see what Mr. Hood can do or jump to iracing for a simulation experience we are doomed for nascar gaming imo. It's run its course I guess 🤷
They promised us a next gen on the heat 5 well apparently its canceled plus they closed to smaller studios including the Orlando location apparently its sad nascar gaming is fell off the rails.
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2023.06.06 04:46 jdy12 Another accident on Berkeley and Cornell

So I live near the intersection of Berkeley and Cornell that has a left turn yield on green. You hear a good amount of honking or see a few close calls each day, whether it be someone not yielding to a car going straight or a pedestrian crossing.
I’ve lived here for about 3 years now and have seen my share of accidents; I’d say about 4 or 5. There’s probably been more when I’m not home during the day or go on vacations. I’ve seen people get clipped, others get t-boned, and even a hit-and-run.
Today there was another accident, not sure who was at fault, but it was hard enough to deploy each car’s airbag and one car leaking fluid. Luckily both drivers were able to walk away from it. At this point it just seems ridiculous that they don’t change it to a dedicated left turn. I’ve contacted the city, talked to the police when they show up to the scene, but it continues to be an afterthought I guess. Hopefully no serious injuries happen down the road.
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2023.06.06 04:45 imamalasada Meddling MIL and insufferable SIL - Can she meet my baby?

Long time lurker, first time poster! After typing this out for a different sub I thought, wow I mentioned MIL TOOOO many times for this to not be a post about her and not in this sub lol. I'm having trouble finding the vocabulary to tell off my MIL in a respectful way for her meddling and gossiping! My husband is sick of me talking about this and I would truly love and appreciate an outside perspective because I feel like I'm losing my mind.
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When my (34f) husband (35m) first got together, his mom did not like me. Early on I had met my SIL once and it seemed like we'd get along great, but by the next time I saw her, I would receive the cold-shoulder that has managed to last the last 11yrs. Eventually I ended up reconciling with my MIL, by this time my husband and I have been together for ~4yrs. Her and I aired everything out between us, and discovered during this time that the reason why my MIL and SIL didn't like me was because my husband was ranting/complaining about me and our issues within our relationship - to his mother, who would then go back and tell SIL. So they weren't getting a good image of me. He said I was nagging him, pushy, and confrontational. But not without reason of course!
I do want to touch on these issues a bit because they could come across ambiguous: we were 24 and 26 when bf and I got together. There was infidelity on his part and times when I held him accountable for his actions and behaviors. He didn't like this and would go back and whine to his mom about it. Before you jump down my throat - yes, he has learned through extensive couples/individual therapy that sharing with his mother like this was NOT ok, and does not do this anymore. In his defense, he didn't have boundaries with his mother, and thought he could trust her to give good advice, and to not put his business on front street!
We're great now relationship-wise. We were young when we got together, but we've gone on to build a terrific life together.
Anyway.
MIL begins to gently push us to reconcile with SIL. This started up soon after MIL and I made up, and I wanted to make the effort for my husband and his mom. To show that I was trying to 'be apart of the family.' I was apprehensive at first but she said it was important to her, and she didn't like her kids fighting. At the time I wanted very much for MIL to like me, to accept me and I felt like I was responsible for it somehow, so I gave in.
For a period of about 18mos we tried time after time to make up with SIL, I sent her messages on social media and never got a response. Relayed messages through MIL to her. My husband asked her for all of us to sit down and work out our issues, and got no response.Whenever I saw her, I was met with complete indifference. She would go out of her way to ignore me, act as if I didn't exist, wouldn't even look me in the eye or acknowledge me. Many of my efforts were shut down in front of their family members and my SIL would tell them - in front of me - that she didn't like me.
It was rude and embarrassing. I want to be super clear about this part - at this point, I had no expectations of having a real relationship with SIL. My personal opinion of it all was that we didn't have to like each other, or even talk much but that we'd have some sort of mutual respect for each other, and not treat me the way she does. I felt we should have been able to just say "hello" and keep it moving!! Literally, that's it.
I asked MIL whhyyyy she thought SIL was so resistant to making up and she looked at me and said: "Don't worry about it honey, she's a bigot anyway." My boyfriends family is white. I am black & Filipino. By all accounts, I present black, but have defining Asian features. I'm not sure why my MIL would tell me this unless it was a gentle way of telling me SIL didn't like me because of the color of my skin. My husband also confirmed this bit of information as well.
After some time, husband and I decide that we've made our effort, said our peace - its not us, it was her. We made the effort, and she didn't want that so we respected it and backed off. We let MIL know that we tried, but the ball was in her court and it was now up to her if she wanted any sort of relationship with us. My boyfriend said that we "wouldn't close the door" if she wanted to reach out at anytime.
But I did close the door. All this time later, I don't want anything to do with her.
I had time during those 18mo of basically groveling, to realize that I didn't even have anything to apologize for. I racked my brain for a million hours trying to figure out what I did. I never spoke to her after I saw her the first time, so what did I do wrong? She heard about (one sided) problems in my relationship and chose to hate me for that? Why was my MIL so insistent on ME apologizing?
Boyfriend and I decide to move away, out of state. A couple years later at the top of 2021, my boyfriend turns into a fiance, to a husband, to a dad and I get pregnant! I gave birth to our precious baby in September. Throughout my pregnancy MIL started to insist again on me and husband to reach out to SIL. This is put made me put MIL on ice kinda because she knows what we went through and she repeatedly asks us to make up with her. We got shut down and we accepted it. We told her we would no longer be extending any olive branch to her.
She will not stop bringing up SIL, ATP I'm not sure how to say it nicely anymore, me or my husband. I strongly believe that it's because SIL wants to meet our baby. MIL said in passing during a visist that SIL has the right to meet her nephew and if she had to apologize to do it, she would. Ohhhh so you wouldn't apologize before, but now that we have a baby and you feel left out....we should accommodate you? Because you've been SO accommodating to me.
SIL had been notified by family members of us getting engaged, married and now having a baby and she never once made an effort to extend HER olive branch to make up, and we're supposed to reach out to her?! NO!
I'm sorry, if you aren't cool with US, the parents of the child at the very least, why do you think you can see our baby? Because you're my husbands sister? She isn't anymore an aunt to my child than she is a sister to my husband. Someone whom she only reaches out to when SHE wants something. SIL has shown time and time again that she doesn't like me, doesn't respect me, and doesn't respect her brother.
And, for the cherry on top - why would I let a BIGOT even touch my child?! Why would I want me and my child, (both brown people) anywhere near near someone like her!? I really feel like they're playing in my face!!
My MIL wants us to stay with her at her house, shes being overly generous by offering her house and her car to us so we don't have to spend any money and only pay for our flights. She is so insistent on this, reminding us every time we talk that "we'll stay with her, right?" Money is not an issue, and because of how busy my husband is at work this will be our first visit home/vacation since the pandemic so "spending money" is no big deal if it means we're comfortable and have a good time. She also brings up SIL every call as well. Stop trying to make her happen! Its not going to happen.
Its all so triggering and frustrating, even in writing this my MIL is so involved as well and it freaks me out! Even my own mother is not this invested. I suspect that MIL feels guilty for painting me in a bad light to SIL so she's trying to force a reconciliation between us, but in doing so and trying to justify SIL's behavior has painted SIL in a bad light to me, completing the circle.
I feel like shes doing it again, I'm not even sure if she knows she's doing it or not.
I guess my question is:
Should I stand my ground about SIL not meeting my baby and stipulating that she needs to create a relationship with US the parents? How can I be firm and respectful (do I at this point??) and get my point across? Am I being difficult if I don't want to accept SIL's fake, half assed apology? If my husband wants a relationship with them, that's fine, that's his family, but I'd just realllllly like to be left alone to raise my baby with my husband in peace, and with literally NO interference from his mom/family.
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2023.06.06 04:42 throwaway669202 I’m confused. Is he interested or not??

I (32F) met a guy (30M) on a dating app over a week ago. We exchanged a couple messages before he asked for my number and I gave it to him the same day we matched. We were texting a little within the next day. Then he asked me when he can take me out on a date. We agreed to meet that night (the day after we matched) for some drinks. He said he was really nervous to meet me, but I tried to make him feel more comfortable.
I drove to his city and we met at one of his favorite bars. He introduced me to his friends/bartenders. I feel like we got along well. We both equally contributed to the conversation and had some good laughs. He kept saying how when football season came back, he’d like to go to the games and invited me. He including me in lots of future plans he had for himself. Then he mentioned the best steak he’s had at a steakhouse nearby and asked if I had been there before. I said no and he asked if I wanted to go there at that moment. I said absolutely because it sounds fun. I offered to pay for my tab at the bar, but he covered it and I thanked him.
He took an Uber to the bar since he lives close by. So he said we can take an Uber to the restaurant or take my car. I said we can take my car. I drove us super close by to the restaurant. We continued the great conversation and he said he’s never brought another woman to this restaurant before. He also told me he had never been on a date with a woman as attractive as me and he complimented me on my looks many times during the date. We also flirted heavily throughout the night and got a little tipsy.
Once we got done at the restaurant, again I offered to pay, and he said no and covered it. I thanked him again. He then asked if I’d like to over to his place and I agreed. We slept together and he asked me to stay the night, so I did. Everything was great. I went home the next morning. He texted me later that day and told me he wanted to cuddle me all day. I told him I could go over and we could cuddle, but he said he had plans with friends that night. I said no worries and told him to have fun. We continued texting for a bit the day after the date and he said he wanted to see me again and I said I’d love that.
Over the next few days, he didn’t really text me. I would reach out to him and he’d either give me a quick call or we’d exchange a couple of messages and that’s it. I can tell he’s not a big texter, which is fine. The one time he did call me, he was in the car with one of his friends. I was on speaker phone and he introduced me to his friend. It was a nice, but short conversation.
I have been waiting for him to ask me out on a second date or ask to see me and hang out again, but he still hasn’t. I’ve hinted to him a couple times that I want to see him again by telling him “I miss you” or “I can’t wait to get all dressed up for you again.” I’ve even straight up asked him one night if he’d like to have dinner and hang out, but he said he had plans with friends that night.
I’m getting the hint that he’s just not interested or he’s dating other people, which is totally fine. I just don’t understand what he wants from me. He won’t text me or call me or ask me for a second date or to hang out, but he’ll comment on every selfie I post on both Instagram and snapchat. Every single one. He tells me I’m beautiful and cute. He says he misses me. He also calls me babe. Just the other night, I posted a selfie before going to the gym on my Instagram story and he replied “my babe.” I’m confused. Is he interested in me? Is he not? If he’s not interested, why is he still flirting with me on social media only and telling me he misses me? If he is interested, why isn’t he texting me here and there or asking me out again? Should I ask him again? I just don’t want to be too persistent and push him away because I feel like we had a good connection. Should I just leave it alone and let him make a move if he’s even still interested?
TL;DR: A guy I went on a great date with isn’t texting/calling me or making a move to see me again, but still constantly flirts with me on social media. Why? Advice is appreciated.
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2023.06.06 04:42 VeterinarianShot148 Possible shooting in Northwood?!

The house in front of mine in Northwood II has multiple police cars and police personnel surrounding the area with K9 dogs. The area around the house is closed with the yellow tape.
I don’t know exactly what happened as I wasn’t home but my my roommate told me that there was an ambulance earlier and the police was asking if he heard shooting or seen a shooter. I also knew from my neighbor that there was a loud sound.
Please just be careful if you are walking around.
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2023.06.06 04:41 SatanasLucifer Massachusetts: What recourse do I have against a major dealership jerking me around on car repairs

My partner and I recently bought a used car from a major dealership. We were told that the dealership had inspected and certified the car to be problem-free. However, shortly after purchasing the car, we discovered a significant coolant leak. The dealership initially refused to cover the repair costs but later agreed to do so. However, the car is still leaking, and despite multiple visits to the dealership, the issue persists.
On one hand I would love to hold the dealership accountable to actually fix the problem, but at the same time I don't have much faith that they actually will and it is inconvenient and costly for us to keep taking it back in. Do I have any recourse other than just giving up and either fixing it myself or taking it to a different shop?
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2023.06.06 04:39 Henry14_A Looking to finance 2023 Toyota Corolla LE in NJ....

Recent grad here.. looking to buy my 1st car for work and not sure about the process of financing a car. I saw on the Toyota's website they are offering 4% APR for new models.
I have relatively new credit history(< 2 years) and a score in 730s. I would be looking to put a 2-3k down payment and paying less than $500 monthly(4 yr).
My questions are:
1) Will the local Toyota dealership offer the same APR? or even an even better rate? Is better to get pre-approved from my bank?
2) Will the dealership charge markup above the MSRP? Is it even possible negotiate below MSRP?
3) How long would I have to wait for the delivery of the car?
Any general tips about buying/negotiating for a new car are welcome! Thanks
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2023.06.06 04:38 ThrowRABalsamicV Why is he (25M) seemingly trying to get my (24M) attention?

I am an openly gay that’s pretty feminine, and he is a masculine guy. As far as I know he has not said anything about being gay or bi to me and he has had a girlfriend. We go to the same school and we hang around the same spot but that’s literally it.
I was with my friends, and almost every time he would walk by us, he would sing “DOO doo dooooo…” My friends said he only did this when he was right by our table. Another friend said he kept staring at me. I have noticed him doing this around me for MONTHS, but I never got the validation until I was around my friends and they, unprovoked, said it’s only around me. He’s also the only one who initiates conversations, and I’m combative towards him because I don’t trust him.
This is because, last year, for about a month, I didn’t have a car, so he not only offered me rides home when he’d see me, but sometimes he would just pass by me and say “I’m giving you a ride home.” One time he even called me because I left on my own and he said “why did you leave?? You should know I’m going to take you home. I just want you to be safe. Etc.” During this time we’d also have VERY lengthy eye contact and flirty banter.
But then, on one of these nights, he called me ugly (unprovoked) and basically said that it’s a fact I have to accept, and then announced to other people that he called me ugly. He then stopped offering me rides and then avoided me for a couple of weeks. He then started acting like nothing is wrong, then started being mean, then again avoided me for about a month, and then started trying to be nice to me.
However, ever since the “calling me ugly” incident (which is now about 10 months ago), I have made sure to NEVER look at him or acknowledge his presence until he comes up and talks to me. So he initiates every single moment of eye contact and all conversations. The last time I was around him, my friend said she caught him trying to “discreetly” look at me a few times. He also replied to one of my stories on IG last week.
What if he is just the type of person that wants everyone to give him attention or like him, and not because he’s attracted to me? My friend says that I act like I hate him.
If he only saw me as a friend, I don’t see why he would care. He is super masculine, and I’m an openly gay guy that leans on the feminine side. I’ve basically been super cold towards him for 10 months now, and we were never close and we never even had a one on one hangout aside from 7-8 rides home that lasted about 15 minutes each time.
Tl;Dr: I am openly gay. This guy that I know basically by proxy would offer me rides home/insist on giving me rides home + was kind of flirty + long eye contact. Then randomly called me ugly and basically loudly announced it. Avoided me. Then acted like nothing is wrong. Then was mean. Then avoided me again. Then started being super nice. He initiates every single conversation and I never look at him until he comes up and talks to me. Yesterday, my friends told me he kept staring at ME, and every time he passes by our table only, he would loudly sing some dumb tune. On another day, another friend said they caught him trying to discreetly glance at me a few times. He also replied to one of my stories. Is it possible that he wants my attention for a reason other than attraction? Maybe I’m just an ego boost?
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2023.06.06 04:38 Flipsktr230 Trying to see if I managed to get a good deal at a dealership

We wanted a second vehicle to make things easier with my wife and me both working and two kids going to school. We have great credit and no debt except a mortgage. We got pre approved for a vague auto loan at my CU with a 5.7% interest rate for $15,000 and planned to put $10,000 down.
We went to the dealership, actually manages to find the exact car we wanted at the exact price somehow, a Nissan Sentra at 18K. We spoke with the finance manager to finalize and ended up settling on a dealer finance at 6.4% with extended warranty, wheel and tire, and gap. We were looking at $210 a month with the CU with just gap but settled at $267 a month with the extended coverages for 5 years or 100K miles as well as side of road assistance and stranded assistance. When the first offer was a 7% interest rate and monthly payment of $277 for 3 years and 70K miles.
Just trying to convince myself that the little More interest and higher monthly cost was worth it over my CU offer. We said no twice before accepting the dealership offer so I feel like we haggled successfully but I’ve never done it before.
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2023.06.06 04:38 MrsHarris2019 Rear ended on the interstate today

Idk why I’m posting. We just got our 3 year old home from the emergency room and everything just hit me.
It wasn’t my car. It was a U-Haul pick up truck. We’ve had a car in the shop for 3 months (that’s it’s own shit show) and have been renting cars which costs a fortune. This week tho I really only needed a car today to take our daughter speech at 11:30 and PT at 2pm. I also have a huge load of stuff in my basement that’s been waiting to go to the dump/goodwill/thrift store. So I thought it would be a two birds one stone to get a pick up truck and it was only $50 for the day, extra insurance, and the miles I’d be using.
We picked up the U-Haul and I realized it didn’t have a back seat. I panicked because I needed to be able to put a car seat it in, it had tethers and a picture so I did some research. It’s legal in my state, our car seat manual had instructions, the car manual had instructions, and I double checked what else you should do with the Red Cross website. I did all of that and felt uneasy but it was the middle of the day on a Monday we rarely encounter many other vehicles during our drives to therapy appointments and never have any traffic so I brushed it off.
Leaving PT we had been on the interstate maybe 2 minutes when a blue SUV rams into us.
No air bag deploys for me, it was a large jostle but in that moment I was calm. Pulled over, called 911, called my husbands work, called my mom and waited. My daughter is screaming bloody murder. I orginally told 911 I didn’t need an ambulance but she didn’t calm down, she has autism and doesn’t always answer questions. 30 minutes go by and she hasn’t calmed down at all so I call 911 again and say I do want EMS to come look at my daughter while we wait for the police. But I am calm.
The other car is folded up like an accordion. But I still wanted to get out of the truck and beat the shit out of him but I wasn’t panicking just a calm quiet anger.
EMS arrives they say my daughter doesn’t need an ambulance but we should take her for an X-ray just to be sure everything is okay. Then the police and my husband arrive. I am still calm
I drive to the next exit and my husband puts the car seat in my car that he drove today and he takes over driving the U-Haul and follows me making sure no one besides him is behind me. I still feel calm.
We drop the U-Haul off, head to the pediatric ER. We tell them we were in a car accident and they call it in as a trauma alert, we go back to a room filled with people. I am calm.
They do a bunch of tests and she’s completely fine so we go home. I am no longer calm. I can’t stop thinking about how bad it could have been if he was going faster when he hit us or how absolutely devastating it would have been if I was driving my own vehicle. My car is so small that SUV would have destroyed my car and I doubt we would have gotten out without injury. It would have been so bad. I know it wasn’t I know my daughter is fine and I think I am fine but as whatever calm focus I had leaves my body I now notice how bad my back hurts.
I had just started to get over how anxious I was driving my daughter around. I use to have panic attacks when I drove her more that 15 minutes. I was almost back to normal. Now I don’t ever want to put her back in a car. I don’t want to drive on the interstate ever again or anywhere for that matter. I don’t know how I’m going to drive that same section of interstate every Monday for PT. I don’t want to.
U-Haul was understanding that with the ER visit I couldn’t return it tonight and are waiving the fee for an extra rental day. But I think I’m going to call them tomorrow and ask if anyone can come pick up the truck because I cannot get back into it. I feel so dramatic, everyone is fine, I won’t have to pay for the damage to the truck, I won’t even have to pay for my daughters ER visit, by all definitions I don’t even think this counts as a moderate collision on my end. But it was so scary. He hit us at 75mph. We were going 55 which was the speed limit. I just can’t stop thinking about how bad it could of been.
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2023.06.06 04:37 daphodil98 Should I kick a friend out of the wedding?

Hello! I’m having an issue with a friend. I have had an on and off again friend for the past 7 years. She is actually supposed to be a bridesmaid in my wedding next June. This past weekend we had a misunderstanding that escalated into a huge fight. Let me try to explain it…
My boyfriend, her, and her boyfriend went to a music festival this past weekend. There was over 40,000 people there, and my boyfriend had to use the bathroom. We told my friend and her boyfriend, who were way far up and close to the stage, that we would meet them at a water station when this performer’s concert ended because there was no way we could get back to where they were. There was also no cell phone service at this place.
My boyfriend and I waited at the water station for 40 minutes for my friend and her boyfriend until we were close to the last people in the concert field. We ended up leaving because we had to be back to the shuttle before midnight, which we were already cutting it close. We were so far behind in line for the shuttle that it would have been a 2 hour wait, so we ended up walking 2.5 miles back to the car. When we got into the car, my friend said nothing. I finally asked her what was up, and she said,”what do you want me today say welcome back?” With extreme attitude.
Confused, and irritated due to the fact that she was being rude, I asked her what her problem was. She said nothing. It was clear she had a problem. I told her we would just go home. She said,”Do what you want. I could care less.”
The next morning I tried talking to her again but was hit with the silent treatment. I am just in shock that she could honestly be mad at us whenever we were the ones who really should have been mad at her for not showing up. Anyways, we got into a big argument at the hotel, I told her she was acting like a complete brat, and being a shitty friend. (We have been friends for year and so I don’t care to tell her this). She responded,”okay cool.”
I am half tempted to throw her out of my wedding. I am so mad. She has done stuff like this before, and I have forgiven her multiple times. She NEVER apologizes. Do you think I should just end the friendship or what else? I just know I’m not apologizing. I love this friend, but I honestly am just exhausted with this friendship at this point. I would probably be sad that she isn’t in the wedding, but I also think it would be good for my mental health that she isn’t. I’m very conflicted. I know for a fact she will never apologize, so it would have to be me making amends ONCE again. Needing advice.
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2023.06.06 04:37 ThrowRA72601 I (18m) think my gf (18F) is in a secret relationship with her bestfriend (18F)

I have been with my current girlfriend for a little over 5 months now and I have noticed that her and her best friend (also female) have a almost to close of a friendship. I must note that both of them claim to be straight, and both have boyfriends. To start I understand the women tend to have different friendships than guys but this seems deeper to me. For this story let’s call gf k and her friend a. The first thing that tipped me off was one day k was changing with me and A in the room, no big deal. The red flag was that A just blatantly stated “ hey I’m gonna sit here and watch you change.” While A’s boyfriend was also in the house. The next thing was the kissing. I get it girls kiss when they are drunk, I don’t like it but what can I do. But as they now live together and are around each other more I’ve realized they kiss like couples. Whenever they leave each other, see each other, and just randomly throughout the day. They also share a bed while living in a two bedroom house with no one else in the spare bedroom. The final thing is that one day I went to there house to pick up some clothes. When I walked in the room A was laying on K, a video was playing but it was obviously on repeat as tho the phone was being touched, and neither of them were talking. They were still clothed but there are still many things you can do while clothed. When I have brought this up K has two responses, laugh, or get mad and not talk to me. I am not the only person who has found their “friendship” weird either. Am I finding something out of innocent situation, or do I have reasonable suspicion?
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2023.06.06 04:35 Cptmoonblood [H] Close to 200 games from the Humble Bundles of years past [W] Destiny 2 legacy or other offers

Hello! I am wanting to do some cleanup of my humble bundle items and would like to get desitny 2 legacy for steam preferably but welcome any other game offer. Thank you for checking out my post and below is the list of games I am offering.
  1. 112 Operator
  2. A Mortician's Tale
  3. Agents of Mayhem
  4. Alien Spidy
  5. Amnesia: Rebirth
  6. Amnesia: The Dark Descent + Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs
  7. Ashampoo Photo Optimizer 7 Ashampoo
  8. Book of Demons
  9. Boundless
  10. Broken Age
  11. Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons
  12. Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons
  13. Car Mechanic Simulator 2018
  14. Corridor Z
  15. Crying Suns
  16. DUCATI - 90th Anniversary
  17. DV: Rings of Saturn
  18. Dagon: by H. P. Lovecraft - The Eldritch Box DLC
  19. Darksiders Warmastered Edition
  20. Dear Esther: Landmark Edition
  21. Draw Slasher
  22. Drawful 2
  23. Driftland: The Magic Revival
  24. EarthX
  25. Endless Space 2
  26. Europa Universalis IV
  27. Expeditions: Viking
  28. Fable Anniversary
  29. Fahrenheit: Indigo Prophecy Remastered
  30. Fury Unleashed
  31. GNOG
  32. GRIP: Combat Racing Artifex DLC
  33. GameGuru
  34. GameMaker Studio 2 Creator 12 Months YoYo Games
  35. Go Home Dinosaurs
  36. Going Under
  37. HIVESWAP: Act 1
  38. Hacknet
  39. Hexologic
  40. Inmost
  41. Intro to Game Development with Unity Zenva
  42. Iron Danger
  43. Jurassic World Evolution - Deluxe Dinosaur Pack
  44. Kingdom Two Crowns
  45. LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham
  46. Liberated GOG
  47. Lostwinds
  48. Lust for Darkness
  49. Lust from Beyond: M Edition
  50. MXGP - The Official Motocross Videogame
  51. Magicka
  52. Max Payne 3 Rockstar Social
  53. Monaco
  54. Moon Hunters
  55. Motorcycle Mechanic Simulator 2021
  56. Music Maker EDM Edition Magix
  57. Music Maker EDM Edition Magix
  58. NecroWorm
  59. Neverout
  60. Nex Machina
  61. Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl
  62. Orbital Racer
  63. Out of Reach: Treasure Royale
  64. PAC-MAN™ CHAMPIONSHIP EDITION 2
  65. PDF-Suite 1 Year License PDF-Suite
  66. PGA Tour 2K21
  67. Party Hard
  68. Pathfinder Second Edition Core Rulebook and Starfinder Core Rulebook Paizo
  69. Pathway
  70. Pawnbarian
  71. Pixplode
  72. Popup Dungeon
  73. Post Void
  74. Quantum Break
  75. RESIDENT EVIL 2 - All In-game Rewards Unlock
  76. RPG Maker VX
  77. Radio Commander
  78. Maneater
  79. Endzone - A world Apart
  80. Beyond The Wire
  81. The Survivalists
  82. Lacuna - A sci-fi noir Adventure
  83. 8 Doors
  84. Greak: Memories of Azur
  85. Fling to the Finish
  86. Tohu
  87. Rebuild 3: Gangs of Deadsville
  88. Resident Evil 0 HD REMASTER
  89. Resident Evil Revelations 2 - Episode 1: Penal Colony
  90. Ring of Pain
  91. Roarr! Jurassic Edition
  92. Rustler
  93. STRIDER™
  94. SUPERHOT
  95. SYSTEM SHOCK: ENHANCED EDITION
  96. Say No! More
  97. Shing!
  98. Slinger VR
  99. Song of Iron
  100. Soulblight
  101. Speed Brawl
  102. Starfinder: Pact Worlds Campaign Setting Paizo
  103. Stealth 2: A Game of Clones
  104. Sunset Overdrive
  105. Super Hexagon
  106. Supraland
  107. Telefrag VR
  108. The Amazing American Circus
  109. The USB Stick Found in the Grass
  110. The Witness
  111. This is the Police
  112. Toejam & Earl: Back in the Groove
  113. Tooth and Tail
  114. Totally Accurate Battle Simulator
  115. Train Valley 2
  116. Treasure Hunter Simulator
  117. Tropico 4
  118. Vagante
  119. Vikings - Wolves of Midgard
  120. WARSAW
  121. Wanderlust: Travel Stories GOG
  122. Wandersong
  123. Wargroove
  124. We Are Alright
  125. West of Dead
  126. Wizard of Legend
  127. Wizard of Legend
  128. World of Goo
  129. Worms Revolution
  130. X-Morph: Defense + European Assault, Survival of the Fittest, and Last Bastion DLC
  131. Zombotron
  132. Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous
  133. Fallout 76 + Fallout 1
  134. Thronebreaker: the Witcher Tales
  135. Othercide
  136. Shady Part of Me
  137. Scourgebringer
  138. Fobia: St. Dinfna Hotel
  139. Five Dates
  140. Doom Eternal
  141. Tribes of Midgard
  142. Encased: a Sci-fi Post-Apocalyptic RPG
  143. Olliolli World: rad edition
  144. Grow: song of the Evertree
  145. Connan Chop Chop
  146. Hokko Life
  147. The serpent Rogue
  148. Wasteland 3
  149. Greedfall
  150. First class trouble
  151. Backbone
  152. TOEM
  153. Where the water tastes like wine
  154. Blade assault
  155. Super magbot
  156. Hell Let Loose
  157. Eldest Souls
  158. Raji: An Ancient Epic
  159. Morbid: The seven acolytes
  160. Spellcaster university
  161. Surviving the Aftermath
  162. If Found...
  163. Genesis Noir
  164. EMBR
  165. Ghostrunner
  166. Destroy All humans!
  167. Killsquad
  168. Rogue Heroes: Ruins of Tasos
  169. Suzerain
  170. Chcken Police
  171. Naruto to boruto: shinobi striker
  172. The Dark Pictures Anthology
  173. Red Solstice 2: Survivors
  174. Nebuchadnezzar
  175. Police Stories
  176. Evan’s Remains
  177. Per Aspera
  178. Just Die Already
  179. Before We Leave
  180. Paradise Lost
  181. Iron Harvest
  182. Project Winter
  183. Rustler
  184. The Henry Stickmin Collection
  185. Farmer’s Dynasty
  186. Between The Stars
  187. Midnight Protocol
  188. Maneater
  189. Endzone - A world Apart
  190. Beyond The Wire
  191. The Survivalists
  192. Lacuna - A sci-fi noir Adventure
  193. 8 Doors
  194. Greak: Memories of Azur
  195. Fling to the Finish
  196. Tohu
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2023.06.06 04:34 Tinselyboyo Family Secrets chapter 1: Book 2 of Family Matters story.

Family Matters to me…
Looking in the mirror and rubbing my face the stress has been taking a toll on my mental state. I've been deployed three times for a year each, and what makes it worse is that the Ironbloods are causing issues with the rest of Azur Lane. Last year I lost all contact with my half brother Ludwig and his mother Bismarck. My dad was called upon to resign from his position and did so willingly. They tried that on me, but my Mom Minneapolis shut that down quickly. The only other person I was I contact with is Edinburgh's son Duncan who I hate to admit, has grown on me since I taught him a lesson in manners. He's on base with his mother and baby sister, due to safety insurance for them.
Lifting my left arm and running my fingers from my right over a white ink tattoo that Ludwig wanted me to get to match his black ink one two years ago I felt anger and rage building inside me.
Bringing me from my thoughts, was my phone chiming with an unknown number on the screen. Picking it, I answered.
"Daniels speaking, who's this?"
The voice on the other end shook me to my core.
"I found you… I finally found you." The cold feminine voice crackled through my phone.
"I don't know what you want, or why you are calling me, but my calls are monitored closely…" I retorted as I was about to hang up. I heard another person. Laughing in the background, and then something about my sister.
"Sister? I don't have a sister. If this is a joke I swear-"
Just as I was about to scream the call ended and left me with high blood pressure. Then a heavy knock echoed through my quarters, which caused me to slip and fall out of the bathroom and into my living room.
"Bloody hell! Put on yer clothes Maria!" Duncan all but shouted with his eyes closed and a red blush across his pale face.
"My clothes? Wait, why are you in my dorm room?!" I shouted and grabbed a slipper and spiked it off of his forehead before he could react.
Covering myself, well covering my chest as I scurried around on the floor towards my tank top hitting Duncan across his shins and sending him toppling right down on top of me.
Slowly regaining myself Duncan's body weight wasn't on my torso. Raising my head, I realized where his weight was…
"D-Duncan… " I started shaking as Duncan had a blush across his face after lifting it from between my legs
Soon enough he shot up and began apologizing.
"I'm sorry! Please don't hit me!" Duncan pleaded.
Seeing him almost in tears over what just happened broke my heart. My fears of being sexually assaulted when I was in the academy needed to be put away. Reaching over to him, and grabbing his cheeks in my hands I pulled him in and held his head against my chest. Despite all the shaking I managed to steady my breathing.
"No… don't cry it's not your fault Duncan…" I softly spoke with my hands on his back.
"I didn't mean to plant my face there…" Duncan quietly whimpered as we sat there for a few hours.
"I'm glad my day was empty…" I groaned as I set a plate of sausage and gravy down in front of Duncan. "You got a good view of my body… what did you think?"
Duncan quietly tried to eat the food I just set down, but I pulled it away slowly. "Beautiful… extremely beautiful… I only cried because of where my face landed."
Sitting right beside him, I reached over and placed my fingers with his. "I owe you something for causing you to cry… so will you hear me out?"
He nodded and gently squeezed my hand.
Taking a deep breath I started.
XXXVVVVXXX
As I was about to get Duncan off my couch the entire base was drowned in the emergency alarms blaring and I quickly turned around and ran out of my quarters grabbing my plate carrier and sidearm.
"What the hell?!" I shouted as I watched three massive mechanical dragons rise out of the ocean and were coming right for us.
I covered my face with my arms as a giant metal claw came down right above my body.
"Halt! Do not harm her!" A deep, cold, yet soft voice ordered as the shadows from the claw moved away as I fell on my ass, holding my pistol out aiming at the muscle bound mountain of a figure in front of me.
When they moved from the shadows of the mechanical beast my eyes went wide.
"Ludy?" I forced my body to ask.
Ludwig pushed his hands against the beast and it gently moved over. His face was not how I remembered it. Mature and serious just like Bismarck…
"Where is your new Kommandant?" He asked, ignoring my calling of his name.
I tried to respond but it took too long for him, and within an instant he grabbed my plate carrier and lifted me off the ground.
"Where is the bastard that hurt Dad!? Where is he at!?" Ludwig shouted as he tossed me up to the jaws of his rigging, letting it clamp down on my arm.
Trying to get his rigging to release my arm was fruitless and wasn't going to help me, so I grabbed Ludwig's shoulder with my free hand while shaking from fear.
"L-ludy… you're hurting me…please tell it to let go. Commander Reyes isn't…isn't here. Don't destroy the base." The pain was becoming too much to handle as I had tears rolling down my face.
I watched as his face softened. Then suddenly my arm was free from his riggings mouth, and I was wrapped up in his arms.
"Es tut mir so leid, Maria... Ich wollte dich nicht verletzen." He said softly before checking my right arm for any injury besides the bruise.
I held my head and leaned on my brother. "Why would Commander Reyes hurt Dad? And when? I was visiting him on Monday…"
"Mother sent me to find Kommandant Reyes, and drag him to Berlin despite the conflict between the Eagle Union and Iron Blood…" Ludwig helped me stand up as Duncan landed on the concrete a few yard's behind us. His rigging pointed at Ludwig's.
"Ironblood…" Duncan groaned.
"Tea drinker…" Ludwig sneered.
"Duncan put your rigging away." I turned around and stood between the two. "Ludy… Call off your beast…"
I forced myself to raise my right arm and pulled out my phone. If Reyes is doing things behind the eyes of the board, and government officials, then I'm going to have to do something about it. As Ludwig and Duncan slowly lowered their rigging and stood down I started to dial my commander.
XXXVVVVXXX
Sitting in a lead back cushioned chair, was a girl with similar looks to Maria, yet a completely different demeanor than the militaristic young woman. Calm, stoic and yet she had a Chaotic aura surrounding her. Clearly busy doing something that required her to wear a headset over the top of her head. She was in control of something else.
"Why don't you remember me… Maria?" The young woman whispered to herself.
Blue lights slowly came to life illuminating the entire room she was in. Something, or someone was checking on her.
"Salem… Zero wishes to speak with you…" muttered the tall, dark and menacing figure that was slouched over by the all too small doorway.
"Yes Miss Strength." Salem set the headset aside and stood up from the lounge chair. "Let me wipe my eyes…"
Strength moved towards Salem. Her feet hit the metal floor with an obscene amount of weight, and knelt down to her level. "She will not know you, until she manifests her vessel… you have tried to push it, but it won't budge unless she wants to… Human emotions are not my high point. So I do not know the answers you seek, but Zero has decided to assist you in your wishes…"
Salem ran the sleeve of her Eagle Union branded coat across her face and gave the large Siren a hug, despite protests.
XXXVVVVXXX
A/N: Book 2 started! 3 years have passed! Will family betray each other for country or will a dark past bring them together even more! Find out more in chapter 2!
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2023.06.06 04:34 ThrowRABalsamicV Why is he (25M) seemingly trying to get my (24M) attention?

I am an openly gay that’s pretty feminine, and he is a masculine guy. As far as I know he has not said anything about being gay or bi to me and he has had a girlfriend. We go to the same school and we hang around the same spot but that’s literally it.
I was with my friends, and almost every time he would walk by us, he would sing “DOO doo dooooo…” My friends said he only did this when he was right by our table. Another friend said he kept staring at me. I have noticed him doing this around me for MONTHS, but I never got the validation until I was around my friends and they, unprovoked, said it’s only around me. He’s also the only one who initiates conversations, and I’m combative towards him because I don’t trust him.
This is because, last year, for about a month, I didn’t have a car, so he not only offered me rides home when he’d see me, but sometimes he would just pass by me and say “I’m giving you a ride home.” One time he even called me because I left on my own and he said “why did you leave?? You should know I’m going to take you home. I just want you to be safe. Etc.” During this time we’d also have VERY lengthy eye contact and flirty banter.
But then, on one of these nights, he called me ugly (unprovoked) and basically said that it’s a fact I have to accept, and then announced to other people that he called me ugly. He then stopped offering me rides and then avoided me for a couple of weeks. He then started acting like nothing is wrong, then started being mean, then again avoided me for about a month, and then started trying to be nice to me.
However, ever since the “calling me ugly” incident (which is now about 10 months ago), I have made sure to NEVER look at him or acknowledge his presence until he comes up and talks to me. So he initiates every single moment of eye contact and all conversations. The last time I was around him, my friend said she caught him trying to “discreetly” look at me a few times. He also replied to one of my stories on IG last week.
What if he is just the type of person that wants everyone to give him attention or like him, and not because he’s attracted to me? My friend says that I act like I hate him.
If he only saw me as a friend, I don’t see why he would care. He is super masculine, and I’m an openly gay guy that leans on the feminine side. I’ve basically been super cold towards him for 10 months now, and we were never close and we never even had a one on one hangout aside from 7-8 rides home that lasted about 15 minutes each time.
Tl;Dr: I am openly gay. This guy that I know basically by proxy would offer me rides home/insist on giving me rides home + was kind of flirty + long eye contact. Then randomly called me ugly and basically loudly announced it. Avoided me. Then acted like nothing is wrong. Then was mean. Then avoided me again. Then started being super nice. He initiates every single conversation and I never look at him until he comes up and talks to me. Yesterday, my friends told me he kept staring at ME, and every time he passes by our table only, he would loudly sing some dumb tune. On another day, another friend said they caught him trying to discreetly glance at me a few times. He also replied to one of my stories. Is it possible that he wants my attention for a reason other than attraction? Maybe I’m just an ego boost?
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