THE TRADE:
Her power could erase memories with a touch. His could replay any memory perfectly, as if he were living it all over again.
When raiders killed his parents in front of him, the memory never faded. Every night, it came back,the gunfire, the shouting, his mother's face.
ODIN MAY HAVE TAKEN MORE FROM THOR THAN WE REALIZED
In Thor (2011), Odin tells his son, “I now take from you your power,” before casting the enchantment on Mjolnir.
Then Thor: Ragnarok gives us a detail that completely changes that scene. Odin reveals that Mjolnir was never the source of Thor’s power. It was there to help him control it. So when Odin stripped Thor of his power in the first film, what exactly was he removing?
Was he suppressing Thor’s actual abilities, or was he cutting Thor off from something he already possessed but hadn’t learned to control? Because Ragnarok makes one thing clear: Mjolnir was never where Thor’s power came from.
CONTINUATION:
Angel couldn't move.
She stared at Julia as if the ground beneath her had disappeared.
“You're Phil's wife?” Angel finally asked.
Julia nodded slowly.
“Yes. We have been married for seven years.”
Angel's eyes filled with tears.
“Seven years?”
Julia noticed the engagement ring on Angel's finger again.
“And you?”
Angel looked down at the ring.
“Phil proposed to me two weeks ago.”
Julia's heart sank.
“He proposed to you?”
“Yes.”
For a moment, neither woman spoke.
Then Angel pulled out her phone.
She opened her messages and showed Julia the romantic texts Phil had been sending her.
“I love you.”
“You're the woman I want to spend the rest of my life with.”
“I can't wait until we're finally together.”
Julia read every message in silence.
Then she saw a photograph.
Phil and Angel were standing together, smiling.
Julia's hands began to tremble.
She had never seen that side of her husband.
Angel suddenly asked, “Does Phil have children?”
Julia looked at her.
“One daughter. She's six.”
Angel covered her mouth.
“He told me he had no children.”
Julia closed her eyes.
The lies were becoming clearer.
Phil had created two completely different lives.
One with Julia.
Another with Angel.
And somehow, he had managed to convince both women that they were the only woman he loved.
Just then, Julia's phone rang.
It was Phil.
She looked at the screen.
Angel stared at her.
“Answer it.”
Julia picked up.
“Hello?”
“Hey, sweetheart,” Phil said casually. “I'm just checking on you. Everything okay?”
Julia looked at Angel.
Then she looked at his car.
“Everything is fine,” she replied.
Phil sighed with relief.
“Good. I should be back tomorrow.”
Julia's voice remained calm.
“Okay. We'll be waiting for you.”
“Love you.”
Julia paused.
Then she said quietly,
“Love you too.”
She ended the call.
Angel looked shocked.
“You told him you love him?”
Julia wiped a tear from her cheek.
“I want him to come home.”
“Why?”
“Because I want to hear the lies from his own mouth.”
The next evening, Phil arrived home.
He stepped through the front door carrying a suitcase and smiling.
“Julia?”
No answer.
He walked into the living room.
Then he stopped.
Julia was sitting on the sofa.
Across from her sat Angel.
Phil's face went completely pale.
His suitcase slipped from his hand.
“Angel?”
Angel stood up.
“You told me you were single.”
Phil couldn't speak.
Julia stood slowly.
“You told me you were travelling for business.”
Phil looked at her.
“Julia, I can explain.”
She shook her head.
“No. Don't explain yet.”
She pointed toward Angel.
“First, tell her who I am.”
Phil looked between the two women.
His carefully constructed world was collapsing in front of him.
Angel stepped closer.
“Phil, look me in the eyes and tell me the truth.”
Phil remained silent.
Then Angel asked the question that neither woman was prepared for.
“Was I really the only other woman?”
Phil's silence answered everything.
Julia's eyes widened.
Angel stepped backward.
“You were seeing someone else too?”
Phil finally whispered,
“Angel...”
She shook her head.
“No. Don't say my name.”
Julia looked at her husband.
For seven years, she had believed she knew the man she married.
Now she wasn't even sure she knew his real name.
Then Phil's phone suddenly rang.
Everyone looked at it.
The caller's name appeared on the screen.
“Sarah.”
Angel looked at Julia.
Julia looked at Phil.
Phil stared at the phone.
And this time, he had nowhere left to hide.
This really got to me. Dr. Owen Hunt reacts quickly when a baby is choking and manages to clear the airway, bringing the baby back to crying. Even after saving the child, he stays focused on what could happen next and makes sure the baby gets checked for any effects from the lack of oxygen.
I (F20) Got Obsessed With Receiving Oral Sxx To The Point That It Was Happening Several Times A Day.....
I used to be very good, innocent, sexually repressed, Christian girl, until I started having sxx with my first boyfriend. We did all the normal sexual things, but nothing else really made me feel good. Him eating me out, though, was incredible, I came from it so easily and quickly, and it was the most intense feeling I'd ever had. I didn't have much of a sex drive otherwise, but whenever he asked to go down on me it just took over my brain, and I'd NEED it immediately, and couldn't think of anything else till he'd brought me to orgasm.
I told a couple of girl friends about how obsessed I'd got with receiving oral, which I shouldn't have, because word then got around. Guys and a few girls from my year group started coming up to me, telling me they'd heard I couldn't say no to being eaten out, then asking if they could go down on me. I said yes every time. I'd go with them to their houses, or sometimes they'd come to mine when my dad was out, or it would happen at people's house parties, or even at school in empty classrooms/music practice rooms. Older guys took me to their cars, or hotels. Some people treated me like a goddess, others treated me like a whore. Every time, they'd take my panties off and give me oral till I came. Some knew what they were doing and made me cum within a couple of minutes. Others needed me to tell them what to do more, but still got me there after a few minutes.
Every time I finished, I regretted letting them, and I'd feel dirty and slutty. Some people in my year group mocked me for being slutty, and I lost a couple of friends who were angry at me for letting their boyfriends eat me out. I let people I really shouldn't have give me oral, including one of my cousin, a couple of my teachers, and a couple of older, married men I was babysitting for. But the next time someone asked to go down on me, it would take over my brain again and I'd always say yes.
It carried on for several months, with me receiving oral every day, often several times from different people. Overall in that period I must have let like sixty different people go down on me, and orgasmed so many hundreds of times. I had no idea how I was going to stop it - I wanted to, but just lost all control of myself when someone asked to go down on me. Till one day I woke up, and just felt different. I still don't know what caused it, maybe some part of my brain just thought 'enough' and overpowered the obsession. But after that, I had my self-control back, and was able to say no. Maybe it was all just pent-up horniness from a repressed, innocent Christian girl. Whatever it was, it was a very intense few months.
I (21F) Finally Gave My Childhood Best Friend (22M) A Chance, But Now I Deeply Regret it.
I fr need to vent bc I feel like the worst person in the world rn, and I honestly don't know how to handle this without completely breaking his heart.
He and I have known each other since we were in school. He’s always been my childhood best friend. Looking back, the poor guy had been dropping hints for years flirty comments disguised as jokes but I literally just ignored all of it. To me, he was like a brother and that was all but over the last few months, the vibe between us totally shifted. We started getting way closer, the physical contact picked up, the conversations got deeper, and the flirting became real. Suddenly, I found myself looking at him differently. I thought, “You know what? He’s sweet, he knows me better than anyone, he treats me right... why not give it a shot?” So we recently started dating. The problem hit last weekend when things finally got intimate. I’m not even exaggerating... His dick was extremely small. I know how superficial that sounds, but I was completely in shock. I couldn't even hide my surprise in the moment, and to be 100% honest, I felt this awful mix of pity and turn-off/grossness that I just couldn't shake. Whatever sexual chemistry I thought we had evaporated in a split second. The worst part is that right after my initial shock, I panicked and just went through with it. I ended up having sex with him, but I completely faked enjoying it the entire time just so he wouldn't feel bad or notice how turned off I actually was. Pretending like that made the whole experience feel even more awkward and uncomfortable for me, and now I feel even more guilty for not being honest in the moment. Ever since that day, I can’t get it out of my head, and my physical attraction to him is like completely dead
Now I feel stuck in an impossible situation. I feel like an awful, guilty person because he’s genuinely sweet, he cares about me so much, and it's not his fault. But at the same time, I can't force myself to be with someone when the physical attraction isn't there and the intimacy just isn't going to work for me. Like what's the point if it's going to be like just being friends
I need to break up with him, but how do I end things without completely destroying his self-esteem? There is zero chance I'm ever telling him the real reason, knowing him, it would scar him for life and ruin the memory of our friendship.
So I just need to figure out an excuse to break up with him without losing our friendship, and find our way back to how things were.
TREE GIRL
One time i was in this historical park in new york and i was climbing a tree in order to get a good photo and i tell out just as a family was walking past...two years later i ran into the mom at stop&shop and she gasped and said "oh my god, tree girl?" and i've never been the same since.
Employee (Maya): Why did the entire team get a 15% adjustment and I got 4%?
HR : Performance ratings and market data. Your last two reviews were “meets expectations”
Maya: I covered three people’s work when they left. I trained the new hires. I stayed late every sprint. “Meets expectations” is a joke.
Manager: Maya, we talked about prioritising visibility. You do the work but you don’t speak up in meetings or document impact.
Maya: So the quiet person who actually delivers gets less than the loud ones who take credit? Nice system.
HR: This isn’t personal. We can set clearer goals for the next cycle and look at a mid-year review if your impact is documented.
Maya: I’m tired of being told to “document” while other people just walk into raises. I’m good at my job. That should be enough.