Newt had been walking down the street, case in hand when he suddenly felt a tap on his shoulder. He paused, not sure who was there, but he turned to see–
“Carlos?” He asked in disbelief. It had been ages since he’d last seen the man. What were the chances of seeing him again?
Newt contently began to eat, enjoying his first taste of home in a long while. After a short while, he offered Carlos one of the chips. “Would you like to try one?” He asked.
Carlos looked up curiously. “Oh!” he said before he swallowed the food in his mouth. “Um, you sure?”
“Of course! You’ve never had them before, right? It’ll be a day of firsts.” He said with a smile.
Carlos smiled at him and reached to take it. “Thanks,” he said, and he put the chip in his mouth.
As Carlos chewed he hummed appreciatively. The potato was crispy, but like Newt said it was soft on the inside. And the salt just gave it a nice touch. Carlos hummed again, smiling at Newt.
“I think I’ll be getting this next time I eat,” he said truthfully. Not because it was better than the other dish, but because he wanted to give it a proper try with the fish for a meal.
“Much
more the former than the latter.” Newt replied. “Both he and his
fiancée are involved with the ministry, so they tend to stay there.”
“Ah, I see,” Edwardo said. “I suppose devotion to one’s work runs in your family, doesn’t it?” He smiled kindly at Newt.
Newt smiled softly, and nodded a little. “It’s true.” He replied. “That seems to be the Scamander lifestyle.”
“It’s in the Carlos lifestyle too,” Mikey chimed. “You should see that guy when he’s working on a new invention – you can’t get him out of his room for anything short of a fire!”
Edwardo chuckled. “Sometimes, he’s the one who causes the fires…” he added softly.
Newt chuckled quietly, and smiled at Carlos as his family spoke. “It’s good to be dedicated to your work.” He said to him.
“Exactly,” Carlos said with a nod. But he was grinning. “If anything is worth doing, you ought to do it well.”
Carlos sighed happily through his nose as he held Hancock close. He kissed him and kept kissing him, slow and careful. Carlos was just enjoying the texture of Hancock’s mouth and the soft, slick noises they made as their mouths moved together. He was struck momentarily by how happy he was that they were with each other. So many things could have kept them from getting together, but there they were. And Carlos was very, very glad.
The ghoul practically purred at all the attention, clinging to Carlos tightly as they kissed. He was tempted to try to push things further, but without knowing how the other would react, and remembering what happened the last time he tried, he held himself back. For now he was content with just being with Carlos in whatever way the other man was comfortable with.
Carlos eventually did break the kiss, though he wasn’t quite ready to be away from Hancock. He hugged Hancock and nuzzled into his cheek.
“I’m so lucky to be here,” he murmured softly. “I’m not sure what I did to deserve a second chance, especially with someone I care about… but here I am. I’m… I’m so happy to be here, Hancock. I love you…”
If you’re wanting to show your displeasure, don’t just tag staff or support. Take a page out of other consumer revolts and make sure your displeasure is known.
Don’t be an idiot. Do not threaten, harass or otherwise make this personal. Contact these companies, make your displeasure known, alert them that you are a customer and you will be leaving their brand across all boards unless they reverse their decision.
Be clear, be concise, be polite, but make your displeasure known.
Newt had been walking down the street, case in hand when he suddenly felt a tap on his shoulder. He paused, not sure who was there, but he turned to see–
“Carlos?” He asked in disbelief. It had been ages since he’d last seen the man. What were the chances of seeing him again?
Newt contently began to eat, enjoying his first taste of home in a long while. After a short while, he offered Carlos one of the chips. “Would you like to try one?” He asked.
Carlos looked up curiously. “Oh!” he said before he swallowed the food in his mouth. “Um, you sure?”
“Much
more the former than the latter.” Newt replied. “Both he and his
fiancée are involved with the ministry, so they tend to stay there.”
“Ah, I see,” Edwardo said. “I suppose devotion to one’s work runs in your family, doesn’t it?” He smiled kindly at Newt.
Newt smiled softly, and nodded a little. “It’s true.” He replied. “That seems to be the Scamander lifestyle.”
“It’s in the Carlos lifestyle too,” Mikey chimed. “You should see that guy when he’s working on a new invention – you can’t get him out of his room for anything short of a fire!”
Edwardo chuckled. “Sometimes, he’s the one who causes the fires…” he added softly.
Asking as an Artist, how do you expect content creators to go through the literal thousands of things they’ve posted or reblogged to find their own content that was flagged so that they can ask for it to be reviewed?
Your algorithm is flagging things immediately – harmless things like cats or trees or ARMS. With the amount of things that will be in review, you are creating more work for yourselves to keep your users happy.
Punishing everyone who follows the guidelines, the content creators who are posting art or memes for exposure to their brand or those who simply want to make people’s experience on this site better, is NOT the way to fix this.
Other sites rely on reports by users to deactivate those who are breaking the rules. The current algorithm being used only transfers the work that goes into that into green-lighting harmless content that is mistakenly flagged.
People are not happy. So far, I am not having a very user-friendly experience on this site. I respectfully ask that you reverse it and find another way that does not punish rule-following content providers.
Reblogs are appreciated. And if you have anything to add, go for it! @staff when you do!
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