Thrill of the Job (Ekko x Jinx) chapter 1.
Jinx walked alone through the dark alleys of Zaun, her marked-up boots clicking on the wet pavement. She had just finished up a job for a client, and the pay was good. As she turned the corner, she saw a familiar silhouette leaning against a wall, as well as two shiny eyes fixated on her. Ekko, the boy who had been a knife in her side since they were kids. Always getting in the way, always trying to protect her. But Jinx didn't need protection. She could take care of herself.
Ekko pushed himself off the wall and walked towards her, a slow smile spreading across his face. "Jinx, what are you up to?" he asked, his voice low and smooth. Jinx rolled her eyes, trying to hide the flutter in her chest. She hadn't seen Ekko in months, not since their last job together had gone sour. But that's a story for another day. Despite the tension between them, she couldn't deny the spark there that still existed. Ekko's eyes seemed to see right through her, to the vulnerable girl she tried to keep hidden underneath that rough exterior.
Jinx tried to brush past Ekko, but he caught her arm, his grip warm and gentle. "Hey, wait up," he said, his voice soft. "I need to talk to you about something." Jinx raised an eyebrow, her heart racing. What could Ekko possibly want to talk to her about? They stood there for a moment, the tension between them building. Finally, Ekko released her arm, and Jinx took a step back, as if expressing her distaste.
As they walked, Ekko told Jinx about a job he had lined up, "It's a reach, but it'll pay off.."
It was one that required her particular set of skills. Jinx listened, taking in all the information he was giving her. She had always been drawn to the thrill of the job, the rush of adrenaline that came with it, the danger. And with Ekko by her side, she felt a sense of security she couldn't quite explain and didn't really want to. Maybe it was the way he watched her back, or the way he seemed to understand her. Whatever it was, Jinx found herself agreeing to the job.
Ugh..why did I agree to this?
Enemies to friends prompts:
CW for mention of death
Hugging each other after an argument only for them to playfully suplex the other, and then laughing about it
Reminiscing the old times, thinking about how far they have come
Trying not to crack a smile at a dumb joke they told
Taking a stance after they see their enemy approaching them, thinking they’re about to attack, when they suddenly pull them in for a hug
Switching from using last names to nicknames (like buddy, pal, etc.) to refer to each other
Helping each other take down a common enemy and becoming friends in the process
Not believing them at first when they compliment them on something
Finding their enemy injured and treating their wounds
Bickering like they used to, but now it’s more endearing than annoying
Feeling very awkward in the beginning because this was the very person they wanted to kill, but now they’re an ally so they have to be nice, regardless of how annoying they are
Dialogue:
“Well, what are you waiting for? Just kill me and be done with it!” || “…I can’t do that”
“Are you here to mock me?” || “Uhm… no. I just wanted to check up on you”
“Do you think… if things didn’t go the way they did… we could’ve been friends?”
“You? Taking care of me? Are you sure you aren’t the one who has hit their head instead?” || “Geez, can’t you be grateful for once?”
“I kinda miss the old days” || “What, you want me to stab you?”
“You’re so stupid” || “Your influence” || “Hey-”
“You defended me?” || “Yeah, well, we’re friends now… isn’t that what they’re suppose to do?”
“You forgot our anniversary!” || “What anniversary?” || “The day you first tried to kill me!”
“It’s funny how fast time goes by… I still remember the times you tried to capture me as if it was yesterday”
“I’m glad we’re friends now”
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Main timeline Ekko x AU Powder = sweet teen romance
AU Ekko x main timeline Jinx = chaotic horror comedy because he cannot handle ALL THAT
As Google has worked to overtake the internet, its search algorithm has not just gotten worse. It has been designed to prioritize advertisers and popular pages often times excluding pages and content that better matches your search terms
As a writer in need of information for my stories, I find this unacceptable. As a proponent of availability of information so the populace can actually educate itself, it is unforgivable.
Below is a concise list of useful research sites compiled by Edward Clark over on Facebook. I was familiar with some, but not all of these.
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Google is so powerful that it “hides” other search systems from us. We just don’t know the existence of most of them. Meanwhile, there are still a huge number of excellent searchers in the world who specialize in books, science, other smart information. Keep a list of sites you never heard of.
www.refseek.com - Academic Resource Search. More than a billion sources: encyclopedia, monographies, magazines.
www.worldcat.org - a search for the contents of 20 thousand worldwide libraries. Find out where lies the nearest rare book you need.
https://link.springer.com - access to more than 10 million scientific documents: books, articles, research protocols.
www.bioline.org.br is a library of scientific bioscience journals published in developing countries.
http://repec.org - volunteers from 102 countries have collected almost 4 million publications on economics and related science.
www.science.gov is an American state search engine on 2200+ scientific sites. More than 200 million articles are indexed.
www.pdfdrive.com is the largest website for free download of books in PDF format. Claiming over 225 million names.
www.base-search.net is one of the most powerful researches on academic studies texts. More than 100 million scientific documents, 70% of them are free
Pranayama breathing technique Is extremely worth It to do so for getting relaxed for the void state ♡♡♡
an enemy to lovers and one bed trope but I need their responses in the morning being strangled to eachother
One Bed Trope: Morning After Dialogue
-> feel free to edit as you see fit
"Get off of me."
"Is it weird I'm comfortable?"
"Jesus Christ how did we manage to fall asleep like this?"
"How the hell did you wrap your leg around me?"
"You've been laying on my arm all night and I can't feel it."
"I would've moved to the floor but you were using me as a pillow."
"I almost fist-fought you last night when you took the blanket."
"I have to pee so bad please get up."
"I don't think I'm going to be able to look you in the eyes after this."
"You snore. Loudly."
"I do not snore, you liar."
"We don't have to talk about it, just get dressed."
"It's too early for this, we'll talk about it later."
"I don't understand how I slept so good last night."
"Let's keep it professional, alright?"
"Don't get confused, I was only clinging to you because you stole the blanket and I had no other way to keep warm."
"We're not going to bring this up ever again, right?"
"I slept really good last night." "That makes one of us."
"My arm is still asleep."
"Did you know you talk in your sleep?"
"How did the blanket end up on the floor? No wonder I was freezing."
"Go back to sleep."
"You're the only source of warmth in this stupid hotel, come back to bed before I get hypothermia."
i recommend you to write or draw your ocs in these scenarios to better understand how each of them would act
WHOLE FAMILY
there's just one last slice of pizza (who eats it? who gives it up for the rest? who throughts it in the garbage can? who tries to make a deal?...)
playing UNO (plus someone has to grab 16 cards)
watching a horror movie (who enjoys it? who is scared to death? who doesn't give a shit and is texting someone else? who eats all the popcorn?...)
there's a huge spider in the bathroom (who is terrified by it? who kills it? who gets it out of the house without harming it? who doesn't give a damn? who reports it for home invasion? who eats it?...)
car traveling (who's driving? who plays the music? who asks "are we there yet"? who feels dizzy? who's sleeping? who asks stupid questions?...)
having dinner with one of the kids' boyfriend/girlfriend (who acts normal? who makes puns and dad bad jokes? who tries to scare them away? who gets along the best with them? who starts bringing up random facts to impress them?...)
going to gramdpa/grandma's (who's eating all the candy? who's having debates with gramdpa/grandma? who's the one that just wants to go home?...)
going to IKEA (who gets lost? who doesn't? who follows the arrows? who wants to go to the kids section? who wants to buy everything? who grabs all the pencils?...)
adopting a pet (who's the one that doesn't want it at first and ends up loving it? who's the one that doesn't want it at first and at last? who's the one that wants it at first but ends up bored? who loves it from the beginning to the end? who chooses the name? who feeds it? who walks it (in case of being a dog)?...)
playing mario kart (who wins the race? who gets so emotional that starts screaming? who cries because of the screaming one? who waits to be the last one so that they can get the best objects? who distracts the others?...)
going camping (who sets up the tent? who wakes up first? who sleeps 'till 4pm? who gets bitten by all the mosquitoes? who wants to go back home after 1 hour? who wants to go for a walk and who doesn't? who tells scary stories at night?...)
cleaning the house (who doesn't want to? who doesn't give a damn because they clean every day? who ends up getting distracted by old stuff? who gives up after 3 minutes? who ends up cleaning everything?...)
new years's eve (who stays up till 3am? who goes to bed at nine? who skips the family dinner to go out with friends? who gets drunk and sings random 80's songs? who suggests to watch stand up comedy?...)
series preferences (who likes friends? who prefers seinfeld? who likes more brooklyn nine-nine? who wants to watch game of thrones? who chooses orange is the new black? breaking bad? stranger things? american horror story?...)
playing monopoly (who buys everything? who sends everyone to jail? who plays the bank? who eats the little houses when the others aren't watching? who gets angry when nothing goes as planned?...)
whatsapp group chat (who sends pics from holiday? who says hi every day? who leaves them read? who doesn't even read them? who sends memes?...)
grandpa/grandma died (who cries for weeks? who cries for ten minutes? who doesn't cry because they didn' have a good relationship with them? who is a little bit sad for a moment and having a party after it? who says "i told you they wouldn't last one more week?...)
PARENTS ONLY
everyday life (who's the one that cooks better? who's the one that washes the dishes? who wakes up the kids? who does it loudly and who does it calmly? who gets asleep first? who prefers going outside and who preferst staying at home when kids are out? who lets the kids watch adult movies and who doesn't?...)
having to tell kids about Santa (who explains it carefuly? who tells them without hesitation? who tells them that it's actually Satan but someone misspelled it many years ago and now everyone pretends it's a fat old man? they don't have to because they atheist?...)
the school calls them because one (if not all) of their kids tried to burn the building down (who's being serious and wants to punish the kid(s)? who congratulates the one that did it?...)
choosing summer holiday place to go (who wants to stay near the house and just go to the beach or buy a pool? who wants to go as far away as they can afford? who can't go because they have to work/study?...)
having to tell their kids about sex (who tells them short and clear? who makes a hole PowerPoint presentation?...)
bed situations (who ends up grabbing all the blankets in winter? who sweats more in summer? who wakes up at 3am because they have to pee? who is the big spoon?...)
SIBLINGS ONLY (at least 2)
halloween time (who wears scary costumes? who wears sexy costumes? who doesn't want to celebrate it? who goes trick or treating? who goes to a party? who stays at home watching horror movies? who goes out with friends until 4am? who takes advantage of it and takes a gun outside?...)
someone breaks something when parents aren't home (who blames it on the other/s?, who tells their parents the truth when they arrive? who tries to hide it? who tries to fix it?...)
they kill someone (who starts panicking and wants to tell the police? who proposes to bury the corpse at a random place? who proposes to eat the body so the police never founds it? who actually calls the cops and blames it on the others? who takes a selfie with the corpse and posts it on snapchat?...)
they're playing and one of them got hurt (who hurts them harder? who blames it on the one that got hurt? who acts like nothing happened? who jokes about it as a coping mechanism? who helps the one that got hurt?...)
everyday life (who makes the rules? who's the one they have rules for? who doesn't follow the rules? who's the boss when parents aren't home? who gets the best bedroom? who tells the other/s they're adopted? who shows the other/s adult movies in secret?...)
me after telling myself this morning that i shifted to a reality where my mom let me skip school, and she let me skip school! 😭🙏
Happy Wanderer / commission 🫶🏻
TIME DOESN'T EXIST , CLOCKS EXIST a theory .
The proof that everything is about shifting if you try hard enough .
Many philosophers agree on the idea that time, in fact, does not exist; we have simply created a segment with that name and adopted it. We all live in a continuous routine created by the grand concept of "time," which ultimately makes us its slaves.
The same concept applies to days, weeks, months, and years. The universe, theoretically, was created about 3.8 billion years ago, but who actually discovered that? The universe is infinite, and it probably—and certainly—has existed for much longer than that.
And now I’ll make you think for a moment : Scientists agree that the universe was created by the Big Bang, while according to Christian and Jewish faith, God created the universe, and in Islamic faith, Allah created it. All these theories lead to the same result and the same question: if there was indeed someone or something that created the universe, what existed before that happened?
None of these theories is confirmed to be true, because no one will ever know where the universe truly originated. We are infinite; our subconscious is spread throughout the entire galaxy and beyond. There are infinite universes and different dimensions, and in each of these dimensions, everyone has their own belief about who truly created the universe. Amidst this infinity, there may be beings with theories and faiths completely different from those on this planet.
What I’m trying to say is that we are not unique; our bodies are just insignificant masses of matter in an infinite universe. Our subconscious and awareness are something different. As I mentioned, we are not unique and never will be. This is why many people are born in this universe and feel they don’t belong here. Consequently, the universe has made reality shifting accessible to them so they can find where they truly believe they belong.
Another theory that can be adopted in this situation is the philosophical question: "If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?" Yes, it does.
If you successfuly shift your subconscious between realities and no one is around to see you do it, have you still changed?
Yes, non-believers, just because a person doesn't have proof that their reality has changed, doesn't mean they haven't changed, you don't live in their head to know what they did or didn't do. Just because you failed in your attempt doesn't give you the right to spread your tantrum on them. Get a life, a job, maybe.
@edensreality