Dirty texts to turn him on

I don’t really know how to start this so I guess I’ll just give background. So me (13FtM)(the ftm thing is important I promise) and my best friend (13FtM) who I will call R are really close. We kinda talk about everything and anything. We met irl in 7th grade but I’m at a different school now so we talk the most on discord. Sometimes on discord (not really anymore) we would find random people and mess with em. This sounds meaner than it is. Usually we were polite and all we just say some strange things. It’s nothing serious.
So one day he texts me going “dude this cringy guy (I will call him B) is trying to rp with me and saying dumb stuff” and we make a groupchat to mess with him a bit. Immature I know. I’m pretty sure we were both 12 at the time. I didn’t like dating. Another thing, we add his cousin (11?F) because she was cool at the time.
So after a while R says to me “I kinda like B” and I’m ok with it because whatever he’s cringe but he doesn’t seem malicious or anything. There was a whole other drama with his cousin where she also liked him? It was a whole mess and not overly important. Anyways R and B get together! Hooray. I’m happy for my best friend obviously. It all seems fine at first.
What followed was months upon months of a nightmare.
There was countless nights where R would text me saying he was crying over him or that he had ghosted him for weeks or even months. Times where B would cheat or just be awful, mad for no reason, etc. In a notable case B stopped talking to R for 2 MONTHS despite R’s constant attempts to reach out and when he came back it turned out B had been cheating the whole time. He then said “if you hadn’t stopped talking to me then I wouldn’t have had to cheat.” Even though R had constantly been texting daily begging for him to come back. Ridiculous. At one point R even detransitioned so B would love him more. R would nearly commit suicide or relapse on self harm because he would just stop talking randomly and never even say I love you.
Yesterday B broke up with R.
Of course I’ve had to comfort R a ton. And I feel sad when I see him so sad. But I honestly am so relieved. If these nights where he’s sad over him leaving are the last he’ll spend crying over that boy then it’s all worth it. Maybe things will finally be right again. I just want this chapter to end. And maybe it finally can! I feel a bit like a monster but I can’t stop myself from feeling so happy.

im making this post on a throwaway account to avoid any family input or what have you. i want to start off by saying the dog i mention in this post has been close to me and my partner since my mother brought him home about 2 years ago and the reason for this is simply because we have been taking care of and raising him like he was ours since she got him because all she wanted him for was so that she could look cute with him on social media (where she basically lives digitally). about a year after she got him problems had arised in the household mainly because of me, i had just got back to her house after spending 2021 back in my hometown three hours from where we lived after she kicked me out of her house for questioning her on account of a current gf i had at the time (who did start the issue and waited until my mom kicked me out to come clean). it was fine with me i took that on the chin because at the end of the day i was wrong for coming at my mom for assuming she didnt like my partner bc she was white. fast forward a year later about early 2022. and we talk about our bond and she says i can come back and get myself together because she knew i was in a fucked up situation financially where i was staying. i come back to her house in 2022 and she had told me before i even came back that she just wanted me to focus on myself and not worry about her bills. i wasnt eager to go with this decision but it was smart considering i was basically starting from scratch with life in general. got a job not too long after i got back and met my current partner (we'll call her beck). beck is white while me and my family are black and trust me this information is important. beck comes into the picture and we hang out more and she starts coming over some days hanging out in my room and i went to her house twice because her mother kept the place in shitty conditions and basically tried to downplay her own daughter right in front of me both times. i could tell beck had issues with being home and she too was in the process of getting her life together without even saying any of this. so i knew being with me in my room at my moms house was her only escape. mom for random reasons started having issues with beck cleaning the house for her while she was at work or taking care of the dog in a way my mother didnt approve. then it graduated to beck "stealing" money from her but her never having the proof or the funds to back it up to begin with. my mothers partner at the time of like 8 or 9 years who we'll call randy was cool as hell but somehow never managed to avoid fighting with her verbally. this went on the whole time i was there and randy ended up leaving and they broke up. problem was randy left right around the time i started fumbling with my jobs and needing to look around. now i wanna say im no saint, i spent my time searching for jobs AND gaming bc im a gamer. problem was i was taking too long this time around and theres no excuse. she started turning the heat on me and my partner once randy left and i started getting fed up because she was now asking for rent money while belittling me and my partner for being "laid up in her house". again, fair point. so my next step was realizing whether i had a job or not this woman was a firestarter no matter what you had going on. getting up early morning to say little slick comments in the morning because she wanted to get a reaction. by this point me and my partner are looking for a new place to live while we figure things out. my mother catches wind of this and starts asking when we'll take the dog after we get the place. now me knowing that she wont take proper care of him, i agree to take him with us and her response is "well hes not going anywhere until i see the house that yall move to. i wanna see everything to make sure its good for my baby"(the dog). i immediately got pissed and told her its not going down like that and that she needs to start considering how she speaks to people mainly me because im not gonna keep dealng with it. she got offended and kicked me and my partner AND THE DOG out of the room mid convo bc she didnt like what i said. me and my partner go back to my room and close the door to which she comes out saying "disrespectful little motherfucker talking to your mother like that" super loud. i let that one get to me and i mistakenly opened my door and started arguing. out of nowhere she hits me with "n***a fuck you" "you wont have to worry about me or the dog because NOW you AINT seeing him how about that" i said "thats fine hes not a bargaining chip". she went back to her room and slammed the door. didnt speak to me for like a week. my birthday comes around after this long week and she working the day of. i didnt expect her to say shit bc i know my mother and shes that petty. what i didnt expect was for her to hop on social media and wish early happy birthdays to two family members that werent me. ok fine thats cool. she gets home that same day and asks my partner if sai(the dog) has been out. my partner says "no we couldnt take him because his leash and collar are in the room and you locked the door. she had been locking the door ever since she started blaming beck for stealing from her. so once she realized the dog hadnt been out because she locked the door, she tells beck to "ask him if he'll take him out" by this point ive been told im not shit and im not needed and the first thing u say to me on my birthday is "can you take him out" i said no. rage ensued as she slammed the bathroom door on her way out of it. this time she kept walking passed my door talking more shit. more of the usual "i gave you life and you treat me like this" i told her to get away from the door with the nonsense and she started a full argument and said we had to go tomorrow. tomorrow rolls around and we wait for her to go to work so we can leave in peace. she normally got home around 9pm but on this day here she comes strolling in at 2pm right in the middle of packing. paces in front of our door talking shit and this time beck responds saying "we're leaving you need to let us be". this woman then told my partner she was going to beat her ass. i immediately shut that down too because i never seen my mother get tough with anybody. and here she is getting tough with the one person who hates confrontation. after i told her she wasnt even that type of person she replies with i'll stab both of yall in yall sleep. said weird stuff like "thats right i forgot i cant throw pussy on you and call you sexy like her im just the mother you dont have to respect". beck calls me sexy every day. its our little corny but cute word between us. anyway after 30 more minutes of bullshit arguing we leave for becks moms house which fucking sucked until my brother offered me a job in California working with him and my dad. throughout the 5 or 6 months of me being there i was making good money and even tho my mom was fucked up to me, i sent her funds when i could. my father found out i was sending funds to my mom AND my sisters (his daughters with other women) and the fuckhead accused me of using him then when i told him save it for after work(we worked the same construction site) the motherfucker sat there next to me and argued with himself bc i started ignoring the "i feel like your playing with me" comments because i told him "im a grown ass man and we are at work. you are not to question me about shit because you wont get an answer you like. i help my family out because its my money. simple" he then grabbed my shirt yelling "who are you talking to" snatched his hand off and he gets in my face saying "DONT FUCKIN TOUCH ME" so i replied calm "dont touch me at all. thats the last free one your gonna get" dude looks around the lot at a crowd and says "you wanna fight or something? yall wouldnt be working here without me" i couldnt help but laugh in his face for trying to cause scene for an audience and went home. packed me and my partner up, came back to new york where im from. stayed with my mom for a month before me and my partner rushed and got into the place we have now. problem was now that we had our own space, my mom pushed sai off on us and dude practically lived with us. barely went home.fast forward to like 2 weeks ago. by this point we have our two cat boys cosmo and dexter. they are babies. 4months and some change to be exact. we tried introducing sai to the boys multiple times a day and he kept jumping at them or scaring them. the only option was to let sai sleep in the living room. we kept my mother in the loop with him because by law, hes "her dog". she started her little comments over text to beck immediately "if yall plan on mistreating my baby he dont have to be there" then told beck "im venting if you mention this to my son im gonna cuss you tf out" we let that one slide because now i was building my evidence so when i bugged tf out, i wasnt wrong. next day some old dude on our block got aggressive with beck for walking sai "on his block" she called me to come handle it and i get there and back him off. by this point im pissed. beck calls my mother to tell her sai gotta go home this week hes been with us since we got our place. mother catches a attitude and i again let it go. two days later beck has a goofy moment and brings sai in the room seconds after her, the boys and i just got up. dexter pops sai on the nose for getting too close. beck moves asai then scrunches dex to put him in time out. i got annoyed when she scrunched my furry boy. told her dont do that shit again even tho it supposedly doesn't hurt them, i dont like seeing it especially when it all happened because she was doing too much too early. she had a moment and told my mom he has to go "because your son is getting annoyed". mother responds "he can come today he'll be fine at home by himself. hes favoring those cats over his brother (sai). i immediately got pissed at both of them. called my mother and told her hes going home and hes not coming back because im tired of the comments of neglect when i actively tried to introduce him to the boys with no progress. i mean FUCK i kept the boys stuck in the room in their own home so your dog can fuck our living room and kitchen up. i then got on beck for being a firestarter to which she argued me on. then i told her the relationship was on the verge of being done because your not gonna be sitting around me starting shit. i didnt let up until she realized how petty she was being and how at risk we were because of it. my mother then argued me down telling me im dumb. and then she basically skipped over the fact she didnt reach out to her son to see what happened before coming at me in a side convo with beck. beck brought the convo to my attention which was wat initially set me off but i made sure to get on her ass instigating an issue where there was none. mom then called beck a white trash stealing dirty bitch. we told her to come get her dog. i cut contact soon as she left. a day later i find out she called the women on her side of the family and fabricated the whole story i didnt bother clearing it up or giving her that satisfaction of a response. then 2 days ago she called my phone and i let it ring. haven't spoken since. AITAH here? genuine question

A couple of months ago I moved out of my home and am separating from my Q. After several detoxes he's back to the drinking cycle (you all know how that goes!), constant falls, never leaving the couch/bed apart from collecting vodka & UberEats at the front door, dirty clothes, bathroom, rubbish everywhere, won't even buy cat food etc etc..
He only has a couple of friends left and they've distanced themselves from him so I was pretty much his only regular link with the outside world. He's been calling and texting me often since I left and always wants me to get him something like food, medication on the way to and from work. He gets annoyed if I don't respond immediately and keeps ringing or texting until I do-often incessantly. (9 calls in 90 mins recently) I have my phone on silent at night but even waking up to these causes me to feel anxious. He has no respect that I'm working even when I remind him several times a day. I get texts at 1am saying things like "I can't breathe or walk", " I need you here asap", "call me now", "why are you ignoring me", "pick up your phone", "get me panadol", "why aren't you answering", "can you come around and stay, I feel terrible", "I've never felt this bad-take me to hospital" and so on and so on... He's had the settlement agreement for almost two weeks and despite a verbal agreement on this, he's backtracked and then when I told him I don't care but whatever- he needs to have a lawyer explain it and then come back either way. He then said he'd just sign without advice but thats not how it works.. He's taking no responsibility whatsoever and wallowing in hospital own pity-party. A few days ago, I blew up at him when he knew I was running an event and kept hounding me about running errands for him-yet again. I told him that he wants me to be his personal slave and yet won't even talk to a lawyer about the agreement and that I needed it sorted. I told him that I won't be communicating with him until I hear from my lawyer. Since Thursday night- I've stuck to this despite a huge amount of calls, texts. He's tried to cajoule, be angry, annoyed, nice.. everything really.
I'd appreciate advice on what to expect next and how to best deal with this.. TIA X

I’m shaken up so please excuse my erratic texting. I live with my brother and his wife. We have three dogs, our elder dog (8year old husky Male) got bit by our new one(1 year old husky Male) and it was bad, I’m talking exposed muscle. My brother is out of town and my sister-in-law (who is the dogs owner) works all day. I called banfield as I know they have insurance with them and they directed me to an ER near our house.
I went and was told the bill would be 2k. My sister-in-law on call told me absolutely not and asked if this was something that can wait for an appointment. The vet heavily advised against it. She booked it for him anyways but in the app they can only label it as “general injury”. I told the doctor that she booked an appointment.
The vet told me if he doesn’t at least get it cleaned and get antibiotics it could be bad. I paid the 600 for cleaning and medicine. He didn’t even charge me for staples so it would at least be kept from debris. He told me our dog needs to be seen tomorrow as the staples weren’t enough for him he needs to be put under and worked on.
I heard banfield is not only terrible but doesn’t do injuries of this caliber. Is that true? I’m absolutely devastated and he’s not even ‘my’ dog. I want to know if I’m walking in to be turned back or not.

Hi! I have a bf of 4 years+ relationship, everything went well all good. We communicate, talk things out and went thru alot tgt. We actually settle things already but i still have this mix feelings of scared? Insecure? Long story short, he went for reservist for a few weeks, as usual we text and video call. He wants to end the call cause he wants to play games awhile after that sleep. After a few minutes i suddenly receive a ws with alot of photos from my bf, a picture of him video call with a girl that turns out to be his colleagues. But then he delete after tht, i ask him who is this girl, why are you video calling her late at night and why are you both giving tht "bf gf" kind of expressions. He then said ouh its nothing, i send you the photo cause she was "disturbing" me and decides to tease me watever shit. We argured alot and i decides to end things with him. He then apologise continuously. Soo i give him a second chance. Abit of sneak peak few years back i did cheated on my boyfriend with my colleagues. BUT BUT BUT, i confess and told him the truth. And you know wat! Till now HE DIDNT TELL ME WHY HE CHEATED ON ME and he kind of avoid the qns or didnt wnt to tell me cause he cares about my feelings. So i just close one eyes and give him a second chance. Cause i believe people can change. Thank you 🥺💪🏼

3 years ago I met my bf (A) when we were seated next to each other in a class. From the jump, A would initiate conversation with me and say things that were pretty reminiscent of the whole "boy pulling girls hair because he wants her attention" shtick except in verbal form. For most of our interactions I was unsure whether he was making fun of me, hitting on me or if that was just how he talked to everyone.
A couple of days of this and I tell my friend (B) about A's behaviour, and as it turns out, B and A have actually grown up together and know each other quite well. Despite this, they aren't close since A is kind of douche. B tells me that she's sure that A is hitting on me. She also tells me that she's friends with A's ex, C, who finally dumped him for good after their some-months long on again/off again relationship because A was just a bad bf. This is also how I learned that B sits on A's other side in our shared class.
It kind of clicked for me then that the reason why A was always so eager to talk to me was because B would always be on his other side to hear it. This was confirmed for me some months later when our class ended and A would only ever approach me in the halls if B was there to see it and even that stopped after B took him back. After that, A and I didn't interact at all until last year when we happened to both attend the same college.
A starts talking me up again, going on about how he didn't see me at all the last few years (as if he wouldn't ignore me unless I could help make B jealous?) and how it's so crazy that we happened to be going to the same school and have some lectures together. He tells me that B went to a school a few cities away so they decided to call it quits for good. During our first conversation after a good two years, he makes sure I know that he's single for the foreseeable future and is excited about the larger dating pool college provides.
For a few weeks, our conversations are just like how they were the first time we had class together except now we're seeing each other more frequently, hanging out outside of class, and texting throughout the day. He starts getting more bold, (sitting/standing next to me until there's no space between us, leaning in too close when we're talking, keeping a hand on my knee or shoulder, etc). At this point we're dating without the title so I just straight up ask him "Are we dating?" and he goes "For real? Can we?" As if my question was unexpected and all of his actions weren't a build-up to this point? It's a pretty lame start for our relationship and I fear it set a precedent because I cannot name one solid aspect of our relationship.
To start, just based on A's personality and his relationship with B, I know that he's not your ideal bf. All my friends (and me as well) know him to be kind of a douche, he has so many female friends, is casually flirty, and I can never tell when he's honest, what he's thinking, or how much he actually likes me. At the same time, I feel like he has a lot of good qualities. He's insanely smart and always helps me study (we're in the same program), he's also attractive and I know he's out of my league, and as confusing as he can be, I enjoy the time we spend together.
My big issue is that I don't know how committed I can actually be to this relationship. If I'm being honest, A's character makes him hard for me to trust, and I also know that A could do a lot better than me. Both B and A are more attractive than me and I hardly share any personality traits with B so I'm not sure what he likes about me. I know A and B were sexually active while they were dating but me and A are not due to reluctance on my part. A's also pretty popular and I know he has other relationship prospects.
We've been dating for four months now and I've been trying not to be too vulnerable around him emotionally or otherwise because it feels like I'm just waiting for the other shoe to drop. As it stands now, if he stops talking to me tomorrow or tells me he wants to see someone else, I wouldn't be broken up about it because I expected so anyway. At the same time, I know if I did the same to him he'd be mad, but not heartbroken. I like what we have now, keeping it casual because neither of us feel like we're in love or anything, but I feel like a fool for thinking that's sustainable. I know he'll eventually get tired of our relationship being stagnant and either want more or to break up and I don't know which one upsets me more.
I like to think that we both have a mutual understanding that we're not too invested in our relationship and are only together to mess around but if that were true why would choose me of all people? I don't think he's romantically invested in me but I don't want to be the reason why we don't work out if I'm wrong. At the same time, I'm scared of advancing our relationship and finding out I'm just expendable to him. What should I do?
TLDR: My bf is known to be kind of a douche and I have no idea how much he likes me or why he's been wanting to date me. We've been keeping our relationship casual and I'm not sure if my next steps should be to maintain my distance or close it.

John's Revelation can be divided into several parts in which the periods of the past, present and future are described:
The past is described in the first chapter and there we have a description of the glorified Christ, the present is described from the second to the fifth and that is the period of the Church, and in this part there is one part that is also the future for us because it has not yet happened and it refers to the Church that is in heaven and the events described from the sixth chapter onwards are future.
For a better understanding of God's plan and program until the end of time, we will study Daniel's prophecy, which will facilitate our understanding of the events that were revealed to John.
"Seventy weeks have been determined for your people and your holy city to finish transgression and to disappear sin and to cleanse iniquity and to bring eternal justice, and to seal apparitions and prophecy, and to anoint the Holy of Holies. Therefore, know and understand: From the time the word goes out that Jerusalem will be rebuilt until the anointed duke will be seven weeks, and sixty-two weeks for the streets and walls to be built again, and that in a difficult time. And after those sixty-two weeks, the anointed will be executed and nothing will remain to him; the voivode's people will come and destroy the city and the sanctuary; and its end will be with a flood, and certain desolation will be until the end of the war. And he will establish a covenant with many for a week, and in the middle of the week he will abolish the sacrifice and the offering; and with hateful wings, which make desolation, until the appointed end, it will be poured out on the desolation"
Daniel 9:24-27
Danilo was a prophet, a Jew, and he was a slave in Babylon with the rest of the people, but in addition to the torments he had in slavery, he was also interested in the fate of his people Israel and the holy city of Jerusalem. That's how Danilo read Jeremiah's prophecy about his people.
"And all that land will be desolation and wonder, and those nations will serve the king of Babylon for seventy years.
And when seventy years are completed, then I will visit the king of Babylon and that nation, says the Lord, for their iniquities, and the land of the Chaldeans, and I will turn it into an eternal desolation."
Jeremiah 25:11-12
and he saw that God had appointed Judah to be in captivity for seventy years and then he counted the time spent in Babylonian captivity and concluded that the end of this time is near. It is written:
,,. In the first year of Darius, the son of Ahasuerus of the tribe of Midian, who reigned over the kingdom of the Chaldeans,
In the first year of his reign, I, Danilo, understood from the books the number of years, which the Lord had told Jeremiah the prophet that would end with the ruins of Jerusalem, seventy years.
Daniel 9:1-3
And God sends an angel to the prophet Daniel with an announcement
"And while I was still speaking and praying and confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and I fell down praying before the Lord my God for the holy mountain of my God. they flew quickly and touched me about the evening sacrifice. And he taught me and spoke with me and said: Danilo, now I came out to reason with you. At the beginning of your prayer, the word came out, and I came to tell you, because you are kind; therefore listen to the word, and understand the apparition. Seventy weeks are appointed for your people and for your holy city..."
Daniel 9:20-24
At the end of this quote, we see that it says "ordained to your people", which means that what God says (in this case, determined) no one can change. So this refers to Daniel's people and the holy city, which are the people of Israel and the city Jerusalem and this is not designated either for the Gentiles or for the Church of Christ.
,,Seventy weeks are determined for your people and your holy city" and in the new translation it says,,,Seventy weeks are determined for your people and your holy city"
Since this is about the Jews, let's see how they divided time. The Jews divided time into seven intervals, so they had a week of days (week of days).
"Work for six days, and finish all your work. And the seventh day is a rest for the Lord your God; then do no work, neither you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your manservant, nor your maidservant, nor your livestock, nor the stranger who is within your gates."
Exod.20:9-10
The next thing they used was a week of years and they also called it Saturday years or a week (week).
"Six years sow your field, and six years cut your vineyard and gather the harvest. And let the seventh year be a sabbath for rest for the earth, the sabbath of the Lord; do not sow in your field or prune your vineyard."
Levit. 25:3-4
and in the end they had a week for seven years
"And count seven sevenths of years, seven times seven years, so that seven sevenths of your years will be forty-nine years"
Levit. 25:8
We saw how the Jews used time intervals, and now let's see what happened to Daniel
"Seventy weeks are determined for your people and your holy city..." God announces to Daniel that there are still seventy determined weeks to fulfill God's plan with Israel and Jerusalem and the promises that God made since Abraham.
This is certainly not about a week of days, because that would be four hundred and ninety days, but about seventy weeks of years, that is, about four hundred and ninety years.
The next thing Daniel needed to understand was the details that would be fulfilled in these seventy specific weeks and also what would be at the end when these seventy weeks were over.
We read in Daniel:
"Seventy weeks have been determined for your people and your holy city to finish transgression and to disappear sin and to cleanse iniquity and to bring eternal justice, and to seal apparitions and prophecy, and to anoint the Holy of Holies"
"Seventy weeks have been determined for your people and your holy city to end the transgression"
We have seen that the prophecy refers to Israel, and the greatest transgression that Israel has ever committed is the rejection of the Lord Jesus Christ as Savior. This transgression was committed by the Israelites when the "sixty-nine weeks" were over, and in the prophecy we read about it: "he will be executed" anointed "
The anointed one is Messiah in Jewish and Christ in Greek. From this transgression, the Jews who believe in Christ will be saved in the last week, which lasts seven years, and that is seven years of great tribulation. According to the prophecy, during the great tribulation, there will be a great awakening and then a hundred forty-four thousand Jewish missionaries to preach the word of God (revelation of the seventh chapter). In Romans we read about it:
"And thus will all Israel be saved, as it is written: A Deliverer will come from Zion and turn away wickedness from Jacob"
Rom. 11:26
and only at the end of the great tribulation will the rest be converted and only when Christ comes will the transgression of Israel be completed and
other details that Danilo should have understood, he writes, "and for the sin to disappear"
Only when Israel receives Christ through faith in Christ will their sins be cleansed, and we can read about that:
"And this is my promise to them when I take away their sins."
Rom. 11:27
and the third detail is "and to cleanse iniquity" and that will happen when Christ comes and we read about it in the Gospel according to Matthew:
"The Son of Man will send his angels, and will gather out of his kingdom all those who stumble and do lawlessness"
Matt. 13:41
And when these negative things are removed in the text, we also read positive changes and relationships that will be established.
"and to bring eternal justice," this is what the whole world longs for, but that will not happen until Christ comes. And when Christ comes, the problem of transgression, sin, infidelity, iniquity and scandal will be solved, and only then will it be established eternal justice in Christ's kingdom. In Luke's Gospel, it is written that God announced the following to Mary;
,,. He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David; And he will reign in the house of Jacob forever, and there will be no end to his kingdom."
Luke 1:32-33
"and to seal the apparition and the prophecy," we know from the Bible that many visions and prophecies are related to Israel and many of these prophecies have been fulfilled, but not all of them and will finally be fulfilled when Christ comes because it says,, and to be sealed " means it will be fully fulfilled and there will be no more need for prophets and prophecies.
And the last detail that Daniel should have understood in a positive context is: "to help the Holy of Holies". to the saints" (it is written about this in the book of the prophet Ezekiel from chapters 40 to 48) and when the seventy weeks are over and Christ comes to earth, there will be a consecration of this temple (anointing means consecration)
"Seventy weeks are determined for your people and your holy city" we could write this differently, "four hundred and ninety years are determined for your people and your holy city" and from when these four hundred and ninety years are counted, it says:
"Therefore know and understand: From the time the word goes out that Jerusalem will be rebuilt until the anointed duke will be seven weeks, and sixty-two weeks for the streets and walls to be built again, and that in a difficult time." but a better and clearer translation is in the edition Realities, Zagreb:
"Know and understand: From the time when the word "Let them return and let them rebuild Jerusalem" goes out until the Prince of the Anointed: seven weeks, and then sixty-two weeks, and the square and the moat will be built again, and that in a difficult time ." and the English translation reads
"from the issuing of the command to rebuild Jerusalem until the Anointed Duke, there will be seven weeks and sixty-two weeks: the streets will be built again, and the walls, and that in a difficult time."
according to this, this simplicity is divided into three parts: seven weeks, sixty-two weeks and one week, so a total of seventy.
The counting begins,, Since the word came out that Jerusalem is being built again "There are disagreements and various interpretations regarding the beginning of the counting, but what the Bible indicates is that the "decree on the building of Jerusalem" is counted from when Artaxerxes issued the command and permission to Nehemiah to builds the walls of Jerusalem. We read about it in the book of Nehemiah.
"And in the month of Nisan, in the twentieth year of Artaxerxes the king, there was wine before him, and I took the wine and gave it to the king. And before I was not cheerful in front of him. And the king said to me: Why are you looking cheerful when you are not sick? It is nothing but sadness in the heart. And I was very scared. And I said to the king: May the king live forever! How could I not have a cheerful face, when the city where the graves of my fathers are laid waste and its gates burned with fire? And the king said to me: What do you want? Then I prayed to God in heaven, and I said to the king: If it pleases the king and if your servant is dear to you, send me to Judea to the city where the graves of my fathers are, so that I can build it. And the king said to me, and his wife was sitting next to him: How long will you need for the journey, and when will you return? And it pleased the king, and he let me go when I told him the time. Then I said to the king: If it pleases the king, let me be given a book on the princes across the river to accompany me until I come to Judea,
And a book on Asaph, the keeper of the king's forest, to give me wood for the logs for the door of the court next to the house of God and for the city wall and for the house I will enter. And the king gave me, because the good hand of my God was upon me.
And so I came with the princes across the river, and gave them the books of the emperor. And the king sent princes and horsemen with me. And when Sanavalat the Oronian and Tobias the servant of Ammonite heard this, they hated it very much that a man had come to take care of the children of Israel. Then I came to Jerusalem, and I stayed there for three days. So I got up at night. with a few people, and I told no one what my God had put in my heart to do in Jerusalem; and I have no horse with me except the one on which I am riding. And I went out at night to the gate of the valley, to the dragon's spring, and to the festering gate, and I looked at the walls of Jerusalem, how they were broken down and how the gates were burned with fire. From there I passed to the spring gate and to the imperial lake, and there was no place for yarn to slip under me. So I rode along the stream at night and looked around the wall, then I returned to the gate of the valley, and so I came back."
Nehemiah 2:1-15
and in the sixth chapter we read:
"And so the wall was completed on the twenty-fifth day of the month of Elul in fifty-two days."
Nehemiah 6:15
and in the sixth chapter we read:
"And so the wall was completed on the twenty-fifth day of the month of Elul in fifty-two days."
Nehemiah 6:15
Artaxerxes gave this permission, which means that "Danilo's weeks" are counted from then.
The first part of this prophecy is "seven weeks" or forty-nine gidins, and during this time the Jews completed the construction of the Jerusalem wall, and the second part is "sixty-two weeks" and that is four hundred and thirty-four years, a total of four hundred and eighty-three year and after this, something should happen. This period in Jewish history is also called the "difficult time" because God did not appear from Malachi until John the Baptist, and in the time of John the Baptist, the Jews were under the occupation of the Romans,
"And after those sixty-two weeks, the Anointed One will be executed," so God foretold to Daniel the crucifixion of Christ on the cross in this way.
John the Baptist, the apostles and Christ spoke
"And they said: Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near"
Matt. 3:2
"From that time Jesus began to teach and say: Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand."
Matt. 4:17
"And Peter said to them: Repent, and be baptized each of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit;"
Acts 2:38
"Repent, therefore, and turn to be cleansed of your sins, so that the times of rest from the face of the Lord may come."
Acts 3:19
If the Jews had listened to what they were saying, another week would have passed and seven years would have passed and eternal justice would have come as it was prophesied.
"Whom, then, is heaven worthy to receive until the time when everything is restored, which God has spoken through the mouth of all his holy prophets since the creation of the world."
Acts 3:21

i know the title sounds horrible, but give a a fine minute for me to explain.
me and my ex were perfect from the start. we were the average teenage couple. please keep in mind i am asexual, this doesn’t sound like it will be important but it 100% is in this story.
he had came up with the idea of swimming and since i had been struggling with self-harm at the time, i kind of turned it down at first, even though i had told him about it. he eventually just told me i could wear shorts so i thought “hm what could go wrong?” since we live in a small town with hardly anything in it, we had to get a bus to the nearest town with a public swimming pool. he had really been acting weird that day, weirder than usual. (making inappropriate comments on my body, trying to be closer to me physically all day etc.)
when we were on the bus home, after about 30 mins of being on the bus he had put his hand on my thigh and i had pushed it off. i thought that would be it, but he kept on putting his hand on my thigh higher and higher getting closer to my v*gina but i had clothes on, that didn’t stop him though, he had reached his hand into my leggings and began touching me. i didn’t scream, i didn’t shout, i didn’t push him off, i didn’t try anything, i let him sexually assault me. i was frozen. when i got home i just broke up with him over text and gave up at love.
making it back to the title, since i’m still in school every time i walk past him, i do just call him names like pdo, nnce, freak etc. my friends know what he did so they do the same.
am i in the wrong? (i don’t want sympathy for this i just really need to know if what i’m doing is wrong and it has been 3 months since the incident)

earlier today, i made a post on here about how happy i was when i was going to my dream college. but now i feel like it'll be a nightmare. i got a text from a random number when i was getting ready for my graduation party. i didn't know who it was from until i was called a certain name ive never been called before. someone was texting me telling me that they're waiting to get out of prison so they can have me once i go to college. i knew exactly who it was when i read it but the messages felt odd. i did had a very bad panic attack and started crying. just the night before, my mom and i had gotten into an argument since she keeps telling me how i have to follow the rules and that im not leaving even though im already 18, turning 19 this year. just making this clear, there's a specific person who has done things to me since i was very small until my mom found out what he was doing to me the year i was turning 14. i still have somme types of triggers from it but they didn't felt as bad as this one. he stated that once i get into the college dorms that he will find me and have a piece of me along with saying that he's apparently been paying my friends or boyfriends parents for my information. i couldn't stop crying and i told them i was calling the police since i didn't know what to do for that situation. it's been a year or two since i cried to my mom but i did it. she was there with me when the cop came asking what was going on and such. after what i told him, he just said he will make a report and gave me a paper for the case number telling me that a detective will call me soon. i can't even describe the words for it now. i feel bad asking my boyfriend to tell me the truth if his parents know him. we both talked it out and calmed each other down a bit. i told my sister what had happen so i showed her the screenshots of what the messages said. she said it wasn't him and i felt like it wasn't him either, but i was too overwhelmed about those messages. it made me feel so weak and scared. she told me and explained that how can those messages finally appear after all the arguments me and my mom had. my mom had yelled at me saying he knew what school i was gonna go to when we argued last night. i WA arguing with her cause that night i wanted to go out after work to the movies. my sister told me to tell my grandmother what happened so i did and she thinks my mom had someone set that up to frighten me. i didn't know what to believe but i did know my mom never wants me to get out of the house and she considered i should not go out. i am still not considering that and i want to check my mom's phone to see if her friends number matches to the one that contacted me. my happiness today just went to a very emotional state and i don't know how to feel about it. im still frightened by this and i can't even sleep. i want to cry to someone for it but i can't even get the word out about it so much. i told my parents, my boyfriend, my sister and my grandmother. i don't know if i want to trust my parents for this. my mom has lied to me so many times, i can't even tell if she's saying the truth or not. i still trust my boyfriend dearly with this since he does not want to see me get hurt by that guy. that man is in prison for what he did but somehow he snuck a phone in? my boyfriend and sister both agreed that it's fake since prison mates aren't supposed to have phones. i just want this horror to end now, im so scared.

I've been in a relationship for two years now. I have not brought my girlfriend (let's call her Beth) much to my dad's house but he is fully aware she exists and we are in a romantic relationship. I have had a feeling for a while he didn't approve of her, not because she is a bad person but because she has been out of a job for a while and works casually (not for lack of trying but for personal reasons) and he is a very money-orientated person.
Fast forward to last week, I get a call from him mentioning he met a lady (don't know her name but I'll call her Narelle) in her 20s at his workplace, this woman in conversation with my dad mentioned she struggled to find a partner due to being so busy with work. My dad starts describing her to the point that I'm worried he's trying to set us up, but I'm thinking surely not because he knows about Beth and has met her several times. He then says he showed her pictures of myself and my brother to Narelle and she apparently commented how 'attractive' we both were. My dad then said 'I don't know what your situation is at the moment but if you're interested I can introduce you'. I was so confused that all I could say was 'I have a girlfriend' - his response 'I know, I just wanted to be polite because it's the right thing to do'. When I told him my answer was no, full stop, he got defensive (he does this in any sort of confrontation/argument where he is in the wrong) and said 'I just thought you'd be happy someone finds you attractive, it's a good thing'. He sounded confused and was completely acting like I was in the wrong for being upset with him. This has been something I've had to deal with for the last twenty years but I thought he'd have the basic decency to respect my relationship. I feel like he very rarely approves of any decisions I make.
I immediately called my brother (we'll call him Jordan) and told him what happened - partially to rant but to warn him he'd probably get a call next. He isn't in a relationship but I knew he'd find the situation weird and would also turn our dad's offer down. Jordan also found it really bizarre and validated my feelings that I was right to be upset but thinks it's more likely that our dad constantly wants to 'help' his family but we usually turn it down because his way of helping typically comes out as a lecture and giving completely unsolicited advice. By meeting Narelle at work and hearing she was having men troubles, my dad thought it was the perfect situation to 'help' - despite knowing both his sons would say no, and that he would inevitably have to tell Narelle we weren't interested. It's also upsetting that his effort to try and help someone he's known for ten minutes is more important to him than respecting his own son's relationship.
I'm particularly devastated on Beth's behalf, there's no way I'm going to tell her about it because I know she'd be upset if she knew, and now I feel like I'm hiding something major from her. Beth's family/friends have been so welcoming to me and happy I'm in her life and I feel like my family doesn't seem to give a fuck about her, this is what is making it extra difficult for me. My dad should be happy for me and my mom is dead so she's not here to celebrate Beth.
I've also not spoken to my dad since the phone call, we live in the same house but we've been avoiding each other - he has texted me but over unrelated / day to day things. I'm not sure if this is because he knows he's made a mistake or because he's angry at me or both.
Rant over.

Hi, throwaway because this is my first time writing. I (22F) have resentment towards my brother (30M)
I never was close with my brother nor was I ever dependent on him. We are 8 years apart and out of 5 kids we were #1 and #4. Back round: I am the only girl and he never saw me as someone who can do things like the boys. I remember one time were he told me that I could play with him if I didn't cry (which I agree with), but then was a time were I was in middle school, and he was in college. I walked into our house all my older brothers were around the table with my mom sad, and I asked my mom about buying me soda for a party I went to go to for a friend, but it made them unhappy. I played it off and went to my room when my mom called me down to argue with me about the soda. My older brother showed up and pushed me against the kitchen counter and called me a bunch of names and just making a circus out of the whole thing. When I begged my mom to get him off of me all she could do was to do a non-enthusiastic voice that didn't get him off of me and I had to tell him to get off of me and get physical, run upstairs and call my best friend at the time. I never recovered from this. My dad was on a business trip, so I don't even know if my dad knows this happened and why I was grounded, (never knew why I was grounded, when I asked my mom smiled and closed my bedroom door). I just apologized and never talked to them for a whole year. Until my dad made me talk to my mom and she tried to make me feel bad for the things she had put me through, throughout childhood.
Now, my daughter is about to turn two and a few years ago I knew I wasn't going to rely on anyone to buy things for my daughter instead of me and my boyfriend. Yes he is the father of my child, and we were childhood friends, turned lovers. My whole family knew him as a kid. The grandparents of my child were pestering me so I canceled the baby shower and after that, even though I already felt less, my parents decided to make me feel even more less if that was even possible.
One day I went over to my parents with fast food in hand (pregnant af) because they found a crib that I would like.
Reverse a week to when I told my mom (at the bar I work at) that I was looking at cribs I found on market place cause I was funding my kid on my low income and my boyfriend's spare money he had with a house we bought. She told me "You shouldn't be looking on there you need something that will last, how about I buy you one," I told her okay and said, "I am looking for a wooden crib, not a white, grey, blue, or pink crib. A wooden one." She said okay. I then repeated the same thing to my dad and he said okay.
Back to the situation, I show up and my mom showed me a Facebook ad of a white crib. I am baffeled and said I don't want a white crib, she said I know wooden cribs were expensive, I then question market place and she said they were cheaper there. I get taken back because this thing was less than $100 and during the pandemic this was a good price, but not for what I would want in my house (wooden trim and doors).
My boyfriend and dad make a joke about a white crib so I say, "i'm done with this conversation." and try to keep eating my food. I know my levels of patience and they don't and my mom would want anything to look like the victim. My mom tells me to look at a crib, I repeat myself I'm done with this conversation. She goes over and over again even after my mom switched to a wooden crib and kept repeating myself. It wasn't until my mom gave up and said, "I guess you don't want a crib then," I was 6 months pregnant. So I said, " I guess I'll buy my f-ing own then." she then walked away to her room. When she did I wasn't hungry then and went to throw away my food, and my dad told me don't talk to her that way, and all I could do was look at him surprised and say, "Who tells a pregnant woman 'I guess you don't want a crib then,'. He didn't have a response and I went off on him and told him I had a boundry. I knew when I had enough and they didn't. I drew a line in the sand and they walked all over it because they wanted me to just get over it, but i am done and I was leaving. He said okay. I went home crying and then thought to myself my child deserved more and bought a $200 crib (more than my 2 week paycheck) off of Wayfair.
The next day I was happy to be pregnant as a 20 year old and wanting to buy paint for her bedroom when I received a phone call from my oldest brother. I was weirded out since we don't talk, and I answered. It was a 10 second phone call of him cussing and insulting me for 'yelling at our mother' when I responded "hold on" all he said was no and hung up. Knowing it was my mother I called her and asked her what she said and she said she didn't talk to him only his wife so I said she needs to fix this because it wasn't a big deal. She said she would. we hung up and I called my other sister in law (across the country who is married to my second older brother) she said that my mom made me seem as I was a spoiled brat even though I working at 12 years old and paying for myself and my friends to even going to the movies with me. I even bought Christmas presents starting that age. My 2SIL was the person who told me what was going on with my uncle (substance abuse turned transplant, yes I believe I am a black sheep. I am the last to know when a family member is dying or getting married." While talking to her, I get a text from my older brother uninviting me from my nephews birthday party. I start crying while texting my mom what happened and all she could tell me was " i didn't want to argue with him." So I sent a screenshot of what my brother said and left it at that. Didn't talk to my family for whole 2 weeks and got a "take back what I said" from my 30 year old brother. Atia?
Was I being spoiled or naive?

My bf used to be…. Well I’ll just say it. A major AH. The last few months were very, VERY rough on me. But it is my first relationship so I stuck through everything. Some egs of what he used to do :

1. Used to bring up months old topics like some fight to tell me that he lost feelings for me now but didn’t let me tell him what bothered me if I put in a gap of even one conversation without discussing it by saying “stop nagging, it’s in the past”.
   
2. Never made any efforts. Like literally never. Never once took me on a date or bought me flowers and then got upset with me when I pointed out the lack of efforts saying I annoy him.
   
3. Used to ghost me randomly for a day or two all because I “annoyed him” and then refused to even say sorry
   
4. I made A LOT of efforts for him, like took me 3 months to write him a diary, wrote him a rap song, made him paper flowers and never got more than a simple “thanks”. When I complained about the lack of enthusiasm I got a “I never asked u to do it”.
   
5. He basically replied 12 hours later when I texted and called that j need him and when I complained once saying “who the fuck are u to ask me how long I slept?” And then ghosted me again for another day all when my grandfather was sick and I needed his support.
   
6. Said “It will take me months to get to his level” etc (as a joke apparently) because I’m overweight.
   
7. Said “I’m not gonna put you on a pedestal who the fuck do you think u are?” When I asked for special treatment when discussing about me losing my virginity.
   
8. Commented on other women’s bodies eg “my ex’s (name) ass used to be soooo hot. I wished I could have fucked her but couldn’t”. And just more insensitive things on this theme. Then apologised once or twice max and later told me to get over it and stop spoiling his mood it wasn’t a big deal
   

And many, MANY such things.
He is VERY sweet lately. He makes efforts now and has changed a lot. He sometimes turns into his old self but essentially is a very different person now.
It’s just. I do love him but there are occasions when I start remembering the disrespect and how me made me feels just months ago so I start acting distant. As much as I wouldn’t want to, I still love him. But the past has made me very conflicted.
Am I being unfair? Because he really has changed now. He is as sweet as the come lately and I feel like an AH for being distant from time to time when I remember the past. He feels it too and keeps asking me if I’m okay. When I once tried telling him how he used to be bad, he gets defensive and starts counting the things I did wrong too.
How do I stop feeling this way? AITAH? Should I just forget about the past and move on?

About 3 years ago I met my bf (A) when we were seated next to each other in a class. From the jump, A would initiate conversation with me and say things that were pretty reminiscent of the whole "boy pulling girls hair because he wants her attention" shtick except in verbal form. For most of our interactions I was unsure whether he was making fun of me, hitting on me or if that was just how he talked to everyone.
A couple of days of this and I tell my friend (B) about A's behaviour, and as it turns out, B and A have actually grown up together and know each other quite well. Despite this, they aren't close since A is kind of douche. B tells me that she's sure that A is hitting on me. She also tells me that she's friends with A's ex, C, who finally dumped him for good after their some-months long on again/off again relationship because A was just a bad bf. This is also how I learned that B sits on A's other side in our shared class.
It kind of clicked for me then that the reason why A was always so eager to talk to me was because B would always be on his other side to hear it. This was confirmed for me some months later when our class ended and A would only ever approach me in the halls if B was there to see it and even that stopped after B took him back. After that, A and I didn't interact at all until last year when we happened to both attend the same college.
A starts talking me up again, going on about how he didn't see me at all the last few years (as if he wouldn't ignore me unless I could help make B jealous?) and how it's so crazy that we happened to be going to the same school and have some lectures together. He tells me that B went to a school a few cities away so they decided to call it quits for good. During our first conversation after a good two years, he makes sure I know that he's single for the foreseeable future and is excited about the larger dating pool college provides.
For a few weeks, our conversations are just like how they were the first time we had class together except now we're seeing each other more frequently, hanging out outside of class, and texting throughout the day. He starts getting more bold, (sitting/standing next to me until there's no space between us, leaning in too close when we're talking, keeping a hand on my knee or shoulder, etc). At this point we're dating without the title so I just straight up ask him "Are we dating?" and he goes "For real? Can we?" As if my question was unexpected and all of his actions weren't a build-up to this point? It's a pretty lame start for our relationship and I fear it set a precedent because I cannot name one solid aspect of our relationship.
To start, just based on A's personality and his relationship with B, I know that he's not your ideal bf. All my friends (and me as well) know him to be kind of a douche, he has so many female friends, is casually flirty, and I can never tell when he's honest, what he's thinking, or how much he actually likes me. At the same time, I feel like he has a lot of good qualities. He's insanely smart and always helps me study (we're in the same program), he's also attractive and I know he's out of my league, and as confusing as he can be, I enjoy the time we spend together.
My big issue is that I don't know how committed I can actually be to this relationship. If I'm being honest, A's character makes him hard for me to trust, and I also know that A could do a lot better than me. Both B and A are more attractive than me and I hardly share any personality traits with B so I'm not sure what he likes about me. I know A and B were sexually active while they were dating but me and A are not due to reluctance on my part. A's also pretty popular and I know he has other relationship prospects.
We've been dating for four months now and I've been trying not to be too vulnerable around him emotionally or otherwise because it feels like I'm just waiting for the other shoe to drop. As it stands now, if he stops talking to me tomorrow or tells me he wants to see someone else, I wouldn't be broken up about it because I expected so anyway. At the same time, I know if I did the same to him he'd be mad, but not heartbroken. I like what we have now, keeping it casual because neither of us feel like we're in love or anything, but I feel like a fool for thinking that's sustainable. I know he'll eventually get tired of our relationship being stagnant and either want more or to break up and I don't know which one upsets me more.
I like to think that we both have a mutual understanding that we're not too invested in our relationship and are only together to mess around but if that were true why would choose me of all people? I don't think he's romantically invested in me but I don't want to be the reason why we don't work out if I'm wrong. At the same time, I'm scared of advancing our relationship and finding out I'm just expendable to him. What should I do?
TLDR: My bf is known to be kind of a douche and I have no idea how much he likes me or why he's been wanting to date me. We've been keeping our relationship casual and I'm not sure if my next steps should be to maintain my distance or close it.

I am writing this just to get the word out about Darquo Dagon Decapia a disgusting person to have ever set foot on this planet, for context this person has dated a fellow classmate of mine claiming to be a grade 7 student (we were grade 7) and invited her over to his house for some fun with no parents, when she got home she said in text "OMG this Jason guy is such a perverted asshole I left his house as soon as I figured out he was trying to use me for his pleasure since he kept touching me in wierd places places that guys usually don't touch when with girls they barely know, and he slowly started undressing under the excuse that it was getting a bit hot and I was dumbfounded by that since he had an ac he could just turn that up, and he kept doing this until he had only a tank top and shorts and about to undress some more. And that's when I thought it was time to leave before things got out of my control. We actually took some pictures together and put them in reverse image search and it turned out he told us a fake name and age and the truth is that he was 15 and was Darquo Dagon Decapia". This was horrific news to me as I had planned to hangout with him before seeing any of this and now I'm writing this to warn people about this person. Please be careful as this person is in Manila Philippines, goes to Ateneo De Manila University and plans to befriend you by acting all nice and everything until he find a place where he has isolated you to attack.

"...Her name was Lily. Like the flower."
-Mykel Bolpin
History
This is all the information we have about Mykel Bolpin's daughter;
Lily Bolpin was born (431st of the fourth epoch) and raised in Skree by her Father Mykel Bolpin and an unnamed mother. The family lived during the reign of King Oliman the Torr and Lily lived (assumedly) a happy life until the Fang invasion of Skree. At the age of twelve, one year after the Great War, Lily was taken by the Black Carriage and put to work in Dugtown's Fork Factory where she spent her days sleeping on a bunk, eating soup, washing her face and making swords for Gnag's fang army. Obeying the Overseer and the Maintenance Managers, keeping out of trouble to avoid the Coffin and suffering from Blisters, cuts, burns, whippings and smoke filled lung, Lily spent the next EIGHT YEARS of her life in the factory until a day after her freedom was traded for that of Esben Flavogle (Janner Wingfeather) and another, unnamed boy. Lily was Twenty years old when she left the Factory.
All mention of this character can be found in: North! or be eaten, chapter 36, pages 175-176
Appearance
There is no physical description of Lily Bolpin anywhere in the books of the Main series or extra Tales. Skree is a land of mixed people and very different fashions. Considering her time spent as a Factory Slave, Lily's hair would most likely be pretty long, after Eight years. Perhaps she may have cut it herself at first, with a sword or any other sharp item she could find. But after a while Lily, like the other tools, would have forgotten about such things and let her hair grow long and unkept. Her hands would have been damaged from hard work and her clothing dirty and ripped. She would probably be a bit stunted for her age, as she was without sunlight for Eight years. The Fork Factory Tools were fed as much soup as they wanted but eating only soup, everyday would leave you lacking many vital food sources that your body needs. I'm not sure how they handled "Women's Monthlies" in the world of Aerwier, and in a terrible place like the fork factory, it probably wasn't even considered. Lily may have been covered in dry blood, as well as ash and soot. Though, I imagine the Overseer wouldn't want his floors covered in the stuff, so perhaps, the girls did have clothes, which they changed out at the end of the day. I'm not sure bathing and showering was a thing the Overseer cared about, so the Tools were probably stinky, greasy, sweaty and covered with bugs and maybe lice.
Personality
Janner never actually meets Lily, so you may think there is no way we can figure out who Lily really was, right? Well, actually there are a few things we can determine for certain.
We know Lily wasn't a wildly brave child, because if she has fought like crazy to escape or stood up openly against the injustice of the factory and the Overseer, she would have been sent off the Throg immediately or at least she would have been memorable enough for the Overseer to remember her name once her father mentioned it. She must have acted forgettable, then, as to fall into the shadows like the rest of the tools who weren’t not Janner, Sara, Wallis or Borley. She probably wasn’t one to try and make friends, at least not persistently based on the way the other tools act upon Janner’s arrival. If there had been a quiet motherly figure like Lily in the factory for many years, I doubt the place would be so hopeless and dark.
On page 185, chapter 38, a Maintenance Manager tells Janner:
“If you work hard enough, you might get to be a Maintenance Manager too. The food’s better, the bunks are better, and you get to greet the new tools when they arrive.”
Lily definitely worked there long enough to earn this promotion. Depending on whether she chose to accept this promotion or not tells us a lot about her.

1. If Lily declined the offer for better banks and better food and more freedom, it shows that she is kind and hates the idea of hurting her fellow tools more than she hates her lack of freedom. She would have been scorned for this choice by the Overseer. She was probably put to work overnight downstairs for a while.
2. If Lily decided to accept the position, she would have done it thinking of only herself. She would have beat other kids with chains and swung through the rafter, showing off to the other Managers. Being one of the eldest, she would have grown cold and proud. She would turn a blind eye on the Overseer’s cruelty for her own gain and she’d have “welcomed” new tools by being one of the firsts to break their spirits and hopes of freedom. (Personally, i like the quiet, sad Lily more)

Family
Mykel Bolpin is a 40 to 50 year old man. I don't imagine him to be much older than this, as in the book he is described simply as "The man" not "the old man". Whether he was born in Skree is unknown, but he has lived there for at least twenty years. He is described as having "a dirty face" and "looking like a beggar". His wife is not mentioned and seeing as she is not with him, I would say probably died shortly after Lily was taken (Or maybe she was stolen too and made a fang :o). For the same reason, it can be assumed Lily had no siblings.
What happened to her after?
When Lily woke up in the morning, Mobrik brung her to Tilling Court where her father was waiting. Mykal had been living as a Beggar, so I wonder where he would have taken her.
Lily and her father would’ve been in Dugtown during the revolution and Mykal would be fighting, not standing any chance of those rotten Fangs taking his darling daughter away from him again. Lily would’ve heard about Sara and the other Tools breaking out. Imagen what would have felt?
After the end of the Saga, I hope that Lily and her father went back to their home and lived happily ever after. Maybe Lily met a ex-fang fellow once who had returned to Skree and they settled down together and had a handful of children who learnt about The WingFeather War in from their history teacher and her family all traveled to Torroboro to wave to Princess Leeli and Prince Thorn as the royal Anneira ship sailed down the River Blapp to Torroboro to sign a treaty of friendship between Anniera and Skree with the new King of the Torr Palace.
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It had been less than twelve hours since the Emperor, her father, had brought her aboard his starship. Her world looked small below her, almost like she could reach out and grab it from the vacuum. She could if she wanted to, she knew, though not in the physical sense, but then again she didn't need to prove her psychic might to herself.
In those few hours she had met two of her sisters: Juno, a refined woman in blue and gold livery, as well as Ferra, who though gruff and kurt had been welcoming to her. They had both come down to greet her before returning. There was a great deal of work to be done before departing from her home system, but they had insisted on introducing their new sister to the glories of the Imperium from a place with a bit more perspective. After a time Ferra had left them for the forges, leaving just herself and Juno staring out the window at her world.
"Is it just the three of us on this ship," she'd asked, enthralled by the scale and grandeur of the ship. To think that humanity had made such beauty was still hard to accept, let alone that, if they were to be believed, Juno had said it was one of thousands of such ships. "The three of us sisters, I mean."
Juno looked down and smiled wryly. "No, sister. There is another of our siblings aboard, though she didn't want to come down to meet you. She's probably in her quarters, down where you'll be staying, if you'd like to introduce yourself. I warn you, though: she's not as, shall we say, 'dignified' as we are."
Strange, she'd thought. Why wouldn't she come to see me. Not a very welcoming type, I guess.
She'd made her way down the passages towards the living quarters, passing crew and serfs who bowed to her as she passed. Their looks of awe were nothing new to her, such was the effect she had on others. It was something she accepted as the way of things, even her sisters had been reverent and respectful when they'd met her in the city plaza earlier that day.
Her wanderings eventually had led her to the door she'd simply known had to be the one. Unlike the other doors it held bare metal aside from placed where the old decoration had been torn off. On it a single symbol had been scratched into the metal with a sharp object. A tad dramatic, she'd thought, and awfully uncouth for a daughter of the Emperor. She'd put her thoughts aside, mustered herself to be presentable, and pushed open the door.
Magnolia entered a large room that looked to have been ransacked, and beheld a savage sitting in a plush chair at its center. A fire was roaring in the hearth behind the chair, obscuring the details of the woman who sat within it. Two large beasts, what one could mistakenly call wolves, looked up from whete they lounged at the savage's feet. Their throaty growls could be felt even in Magnolia's enhanced physiology. Fascinating, she thought, studying the eyes of the beasts; faintly, she could feel intelligence staring back at her.
"Skoll! Hati! Be still, that's no way to greet your new sister," the savage said, a grin tugging at the edge of her lips. Teeth reflected in the lumens above in that grin, teeth long and sharp. The two beasts quieted and returned their heads to the carpeted floor, though their eyes never left the stranger who had entered their packmate's room. "You're the new one, yeah? He must've found you on this little excursion to whatever backwater system we're in. So, what do they call you?"
"Magnolia, they call me the Crimson Queen where I am from," she replied regally, studying the face of the warrior across from her as she did. Her dirty blonde hair was long, unkempt and braided in places, the bulk of it held away from her face with a strip of leather cord. Her eyes were the blue of glacial ice with black paint swathed across them so they stood out even more than normal. An old scar ran down her left forehead vertically down her cheek. She was dressed in the skins of animals Magnolia could not identify, muscled arms and shoulders silhouetted beneath them. Much like the beasts at her feet, Magnolia was surprised to find intelligence behind those azure orbs; in fact she was almost taken aback at the intensity of that intelligence. There was a calculating mind behind those eyes, one that many would not see fully.
"Magnolia? Pretty name, that," the savage said, grabbing an oversized drinking horn on the table beside her and draining the contents in a handful of drafts. Her lack of decorum or any standards of acknowledgement stung Magnolia's pride that tasted bitter in her mouth. "So, Magnolia, what is it that you do?"
"What do I do?" What kind of question is that coming from such a creature, she thought. Can this thing even be called 'my sister'?
"You know, what do you do," the savage said, swinging her arms out to each side. "From those of our sisters I've met we all do something, usually something different. Well, some I've met are a bit more alike each other but don't go saying that around Petra." The woman threw her head back and let out rolling, boisterous laughter that shook the air. It was hard for Magnolia not to smile at the sound, even with the bitterness of the woman's reproach still acrid on her tongue.
"Well, I am much like our father in what I can do in the metaphysical sense," Magnolia said, standing straighter with pride.
The laughter abruptly ended. A dark look came over the woman's face, the lips that once held a smile now turned up in a snarl. "What do you mean by that? Our father is the greatest man to ever exist and you claim to be his equal the second you meet him?" The beasts at her feet began to growl again, their hackles raised.
"I meant no disrespect to the Emperor of Mankind, sister," Magnolia said, shocked by the sudden aggression. The savage's mood had changed in a heartbeat, the very air in the room seemed to hum with the anticipation of further escalation. "You see I am gifted in the ways of arcana, much like our father is. I am by no means his equal, though I hope to learn to be like him."
"And how do you practice such arcana, hmm?" the woman snarled, raising herself up from her seat. Now standing she was large; not at large as Magnolia but far and above the stature of the Astartes warriors she'd seen when the Emperor had visited her on her homeworld of Prospero. She now saw twin hand axes of dark iron were strapped to each hip, the handles wrapped in worn leather with wood underneath, both of which were stained with the blood of battles long since past. The woman's right hand rested upon the haft of its corresponding axe, not yet an outright challenge but certainly a threatening gesture. "I know how malifecarum works, witch, and I've dealt with those who wield it without discipline. So, how do you do your little spells, Magnolia?"
"I-I use a number of techniques, all of which I've mastered and wield with the utmost ability... and safety, of course," Magnolia said quickly. I can kill her now if she attacks, but I don't think that would be wise. Best to find capitulation with this brute. "I am very much of the mind that wielding such forces for the good of our Crusade our father has so graciously allowed me to join."
The woman stayed standing, staring into Magnolia's eyes with burning intensity. Her body was taut, a musclebound spring coiled up ready to leap forward on a second's notice. Her blue eyes never wavered, the snarl bearing her fangs for Magnolia to see in all their obscene glory.
Then she... started to chuckle. Then she started to laugh. She laughed and laughed, doubling over before throwing her head back again so that those on the decks above could also hear her. Magnolia, stunned into silence, watched on in stupefied bewilderment. What in the Hells is she?
"You should have seen your face," the woman cried, holding her side. She mimed a frightened face, bringing about even more uproarious laughter. She sat back heavily into her seat and immediately reached for another horn of alcohol from the table beside her. Her smile had returned, but it didn't reach her icy stare. Those eyes never lost their intensity. "I think I can come to like you, in time. I hope you'll be a good sport and keep coming back around while you can. I'm sure our father will send such a powerful creature such as yourself out into the universe soon. Until then ask Juno to teach you regicide, I need someone new to play against." She leaned back, teeth glinting in the light.
"Well, thank you for seeing me today, sister. I look forward to speaking again," Magnolia said, bowing her head and turning to leave.
"Farewell, Magnolia the Red," the woman called from her seat, her beasts returning to their places.
"I never learned your name, sister," Magnolia said, turning back in the doorway to address the woman. "I wish to know what to call you when we next meet... hopefully under more pleasant and amicable circumstances."
The grin on the woman's face widened, a throaty chuckle escaping from between her clenched teeth and pointed fangs. Those eyes never left Magnolia's, almost burning bright beneath her shaggy hair and eyeblack.
"My name is Lyana of the Russ, the Wolf Queen of Fenris, Lord of Winter and Wrath, slayer of krakens and the Tamer of Morkai. But for you, Magnolia? Just Lyana will suffice."
(I've seen all the lore being posted and figured I'd throw my hat in the ring. I have ideas for how to further their story so if y'all like it let me know. C&C is always welcome. Also some italicizing is lost in this format but shouldn't hinder the reading.) Edit: spelling/grammar

Soooooo I feel like a fool. Turned 40 in March. Started dating someone new who is amazing and TBH is better than all of my ex's combined to me. Not really hard to do. I'm an idiot and pretty much been in an abusive relationship most of my adult life. So smart that I went from one to another and stayed with each for way too long. I hope my persnickety pissed off attitude is coming through because I am not this person. I fall into guys dick sand apparently I have recently discovered. Anywho my bf(41m) has been in one other relationship, fell for the first girl that came along and he wanted so he followed her like a puppy until she gave in a year later(we were teenagers), he settled down, got married, had kids and pretty much everything except the actual white picket fence. Bf fucked up and got in trouble and sent to jail. Nothing terrible just bs that he they threw the book at him for and he got screwed. Welcome to the system where they preach about rehabilitation and a make believe place because it doesn't exist and they are there to fuck you and get as much money as they can out of you amongst other things. He knows he did but he didn't deserve what she did and she is still doing to him.
Hubby is in jail and what does she do but slides his "best friend" in and is cheating on him and stringing him along. She did it for 5 years in jail and then she played him to get whatever she wanted. Welcome to the terrible world of horrible people isn't it beautiful. Wow I am one pissed off, jaded, sharp tongued, quick witted, instant come back(I am not) son of a bitch right now.
They were together a long time. I'm a very insecure person and I have run into things in my life that I have learned from the hard way. I don't make the same mistake twice. I make it three or four times just make sure it's the wrong one. It's intimidating and he still loves her in some aspect because she is the mother of his children and he gave her everything and worshiped the ground she walked on. I fought with us getting together because of it. I was completely upfront and honest and I still am. I don't even think about her now because I got over it.
Trying to keep it short. I was upset about something the other day and he could tell. He said what is up with you today? I know that there's something bothering you. He said if you are worried about me running back to her then you can stop because you are dead wrong.
Woah horsey!! I wasn't even thinking about that at all. Honestly I was just floored that he brought it up. Fuck backstory so the BFF she was "not" cheating with or ever with or anything whatever with gets caught stealing gasoline on multiple occasions from the township building that his dad is an elected official of, he is already on parole, and going away for a long time with his rap sheet IF he gets charged properly. Like 5-7 years I believe. Bf told her to Fuck off when we got together. She only had BF and BFF to use and BF is not and now BFF is going away. Like O M G Becky did you see her panic bc OMG who is she going to use now?
I bet you can guess who and he said he would not he was done with her. I asked him a few times if she was blowing him up like the low life she is and he said no nothing.
He has been acting weird. I knew something was bothering him and he was really struggling and stressed out about it. We both have a lot going on and it just keeps on getting worse but at least we have each other. He was snapping on me left and right about the most asinine things. I saw his phone and she was right there in the last 5 text messages and he hates texting. Something about him leaving her $5 and her being like OMG like I didn't know who this was lollll. I didn't look or touch it or go through his phone but I said something to him. He was completely ignoring me and I felt like I just didn't exist and he was getting message after message and hiding his phone from me. He said I was a liar and grimy mofo because I went through his phone and I didn't and he stormed off. He shows up several hours later with his tail between his legs and it's whatever.
Until.... it's 230am in the fucking morning and his phone rings. It's bfs ex at this hour and he won't wake up and I know nothing is wrong with the kids that she will not let him see but what if and I wake him up and he doesn't care.
5 minutes later does she not call back again and I wake him just in case and nothing right back to sleep. The code for his phone is changed and I don't know what it is or when he changed it but he did it on purpose because he is hiding something and I already know in the pit of my stomach what he is hiding messages or calls or whatever.
Y didn't I fucking answer the phone. Y didn't I trust my gut. Y did I let this happen again. Y does My heart get completely ransacked and destroyed. I can't breathe. I'm having a panic attack. I feel like such an idiot. WTF is wrong with me. Y didn't she call again? Y couldn't I have thought about answering the phone when it was ringing. Ughhhhhhhh
Am I circling out of control and just go to sleep and it's really nothing?! Is my gut feeling right?! How do I react to it?! Am I going to cut a bitch?! And on and on. Please any advice, what you think of the situation, what I should do etc please and thank you

I'm writing this on a throwaway account since these people know my main and actively engage with it. This is also gonna be a pretty long post since I'd like to provide context on how I even ended up where I am today so strap on in. Also apologies if any of this doesn't make sense, I'm pretty upset and stressed out and I've not slept in what feels like weeks. I have a lot of anxiety about all of this.
I started my first year in uni last year in September and met a couple of people I thought were nice enough on the first day. I'll call them 'G' and 'M'. I thought they were nice at first and we got closer as the weeks went by. G and M are also engaged so we talked about weddings quite often. They're are also cosplayers which becomes key in this. We got a lot closer around a time they were going to a con. Their previous friend had dropped out last minute but since they had already paid for everything they invited me. I also wanted to get into cosplaying at the time so I saw this as a perfect opportunity. I would spend nights at their dorms getting know them and we instantly got a long.
At the time, I was very nieve to all the red flags they were presenting as they were unusually willing to let me know EVERY detail of their life, including their sex life and what not. I found it werid but chalked it up to them being very comfortable around me which I found to be a compliment at the time but looking back, I now knew what was up.
(A little but of important info here but I had just feld a country 5 months prior to escape the abuse I was experiencing at home and went to live with my mum. G and M knew this and knew about my dad in depth)
Con comes around and they introduced me to a group of friends who were instantly very reserved around me. I chalked it up to nerves and thought that maybe they're just nervous which is understandable. This was until everytime I would speak they would give me dirty looks, talk over me and even dismiss me. M had also picked up a habit of making a lot of things about himself and anything I found interesting, he would make it clear that he didn't want to know, even telling me that he just doesn't want to hear it. When I went to meet a YouTube who attended the con, he seemed annoyed when I was excited and told me to stop being so excited since this was his 3rd time meeting them.
By time I got back home, their dismissing and also just really shitty attitude throughout left a sour taste in my mouth. However, I just chalked it up to nerves at the time.
A month goes by and they intoeduce me to another cosplayer who I quickly became friends with. When I told G about this, they told me to stop talking to them since I'll brea their heart as they "fall in love easily". I really didn't get that sentiment but still continued talking. Nothing romantic was ever talked about.
Then I started feel more attached to these people. They were practically in my life 24/7, I wa sin their dorms over nights almost everyday and began picking up the same eating habits as them as well. It's also worth noting that these people are "disabled" which is still up to debate.
They would frequently interrupted anything I enjoyed and conveniently pass out EVERYTIME I talked about something I liked or wanted to do. I also suffer with VERY acute psychosis which has been well treated for many years. They would constantly tell me that any doubts I had were just to do with my paranoia and that I should just ignore it. That or they would tell me that I was being manipulative and seeking attention.
This was all very sus but up until the incident I chalked it up to learned behaviour as I know one of them suffers with PTSD like I do.
At some point around this time, I had developed a severe kidney infection which almost turned into sepsis and I had to get the ambulance out to me. I'm no stranger to ambulances as I also have them out frequently due to severe panic attacks which almost cause a seizure and a heart attack I'm some cases.
Strangely after this, despite telling me that they've never had an ambulance out to them, for anything small like an ache they would call 111 which they didn't know before I had told them. 111 in the UK is the none emergency line that can send out am ambulance if you need it. However in a lot of the cases M had, they were perfectly fine but would cry and sob on the phone and say they felt like dying. Of course they send out an ambulance to check on them but it would always be fine.
Worried as I was all the time, I neglected my studies to take care of them and I'd spend a lot on them since I felt the compulsive need to take care of them. They would also guilt trio me with the fact that they were both previously homeless in their childhoods so I needed to get them something in return. I ended up spending over 300 pounds a month on them.
I caught M out one though since the uni I go to, require the ambulances to inform the reception first for permission and to unlock all the doors for them. Before going up to M, I had to go to reception to ask if they would let me in. When I informed they why, they were confused and said that there were no ambulances that parked up at all, not even firefighters which sometimes arrive for medical aid occasionally.
Moving forward a lil I had started to grown attached to them more to the point where I thought I liked them. They expressed to me previously that they're poly and so am I. M had even stated to me that when they first met me they found me attractive and wanted to potentially have relationship.
One day I decided to just confess over text making it extremely clear to them that they had to think about it first so that we did not rush into things and make things worse. If they wanted to be friends then i would be ok with that and I made myself very clear 3 or 4 times within the text.
Instantly, because i was in the room next to them, they came in and told me that they loved me. They hugged me and cuddled me for a while until we went into M room. I was in G room at the time. Suddenly, they both got completely naked in front of me. I had told them that I'm ok with boxers and a shirt since they were more like shorts but getting naked? I was shocked but just went along with it. I was in a shirt and boxers until they told me that i should join them and take my top and bra off (we're all under the trans umbrella). They both persisted and feeling pressured I took my shirt and bra off and joined them in bed. Then G opens up a folder on their phone of their nudes together which I was in shock for. I knew they had it but tbh, I didn't really want to see it. They then expressed how our previous shopping trip to a sex store (we're adults and we go in there cause why not) was a test to see if I would take the hint they liked me. I'm autistic but even I could tell that that was a lie. There were never any discussions of that nature that took place that day.
They then went on about their sex life in full detail. I'm not particularly fond of the idea of personally having sex within the first few months of dating since I'm very frigid about that sort of thing. I'm not stranger to sled pleasure but anything like that is entirely different and I wanted my boundaries to be known then and there. There were a few touches here and there after that, all of which would explicitly done with consent as I have had encounters with SA previously. They knew this.
After that day, they all of a sudden stopped talking me completely. We were on uni break so it wasn't like I could talk to them in class about it either. I felt alone and like I had done something wrong. This sent me onto a pretty bad depressive episode which triggered a small psychotic episode to occur. During which they would constantly tell me when they did feel like talking to me that i was just like my dad (abuser) and that I was being annoying and paranoid about everything. I have since talked to me my mum about this since my memory is a little hazy from that time and she said that the only thing that could've given the episode away was my sudden belief in a god and afterlife. I'm an atheist and grew up that way. But G and M were mostly referring to the fact that on numerous occasions I had called them out on body shaming me, using me as fatspo to fuel their own anorexia and belittling language they would against me constantly. This was even present in class alot since some students who I'm now friends with even stated that they acted as if they ere higher than everyone. Anytime you didn't give them attention, they'd start going on about suicide or passing out only to wake up seconds later.
They also claim to have DID and that one of their alters had encephalitis. This wasn't just a symptom holder either. They would claim they all had it and even told paramedics who were caring for another patient who had broke their leg on campus at the time that they had it. Although after this, they came back pissed to the paramedics caught on pretty quickly that this was a lie.
Months of this built up a full mental breakdown and I had one of the most server panic attacks of my life. I had to be admitted onto A&E where u saw the mental health team to discuss as safety plan since I was have frequent bouts of this. I've always felt with hallucinations since I was 8 but never like I had on that day and to this day, the only thing I can fully remember is the feeling and vision I had. I would not wish it on my worst enemy.
G and M response to this? They went to my friend who was packing my bag at the time and told them that if they didn't pack it the right way I would hate them. They actually cold apparently and not once did they ask how I was. When I got home, I only saw one text saying "hey, Ik your in A&E but you can tell me in your own time what happend."
They were very much disinterested me and I began to be fed up with them. I had an upcoming concert with them not long after so I figured I'd keep the peace until them and they distance myself from them since I was clearly suffering from it all. Around this time, I had randomly been kicked out of the discord we had together with the people we met at con. I asked around they just gave one word responses. I had attempted to be friends with them before but annoyed by their sudden disinterest in me again, I just moved on.
Fast forward and I'm logging in on minecraft to a shared server we had. I used this server as a coping mechanism since it was literally the only thing that got me out of bed and moving to a degree some days. However everything I ahd built was gone. All my pent uo frustration just let itself out and I started crying down the phone over a voice message to G. I was a bit pissed but overly. Key thing note however is that I was having a go at them and in no way screaming at them which they later claimed I did. I even showed my mum and therapist and they were both in agreement that I was not shouting nor did I even raise my voice. It sounded more like I was upset than anything else.
G then said that they lost trust me because of this and that they wanted some distance for a while. I apologies profusely, even getting my mum to help me since I was I no way fit to text. However, a dumb mistake we made was sending the same apology over to the both of them, the only difference being their name. G then stated that because of the name, that they felt like I wasn't actually apologising and didn't wanna hear it. I tried to clear things up but the they told me that I had no excuse to act this way towards them since they were "such a good friend to me". After this, i went on call with a friend of mine who is my ex. However we ended on pretty good terms and are still close to this day. They even look after my cat for me.
I'm gonna call him J. J can be the over protective type so in response to my distress texted G ti find out more about why they were so cold about everything and in his mind, over reacted to something so insignificant like minecraft. This is where they made the claimed that I had screamed at them and I sent them into a PTSD attack. What J did notice though was that the story they gave was almost word for word of a panic attack in had explained to J about, almost like they copied it and changed a few things. They the proceeded to tell me that I was abusing them in that moment and that i was exactly like their dad (who's a pedo btw). Hurt by this and the fact that I had told J to NOT text G at all, I ended thinsg of stating my true feelings about everything and said that I never wanted to see them again. It felt good to get it off my chest and honestly freeing. The weeks after that were spent healing in therapy with my mum who both agreed that their actions in the past were more akin to.emotional bullying. Om still coming to terms with this I had trusted them with every fibre of my being. It felt like my heart was being ripped apart whoever, I stated talking to new people in my class around that time. Each of them said that they had notice the same behaviours towards me themselves and were honestly concerned for my safety since they would frequently talk shit about me behind my back. They then put on their snapchat story the next day that they were greatful for the friend they had and got rid of dead weight in their life. They also chalk up their sudden change to be apart of their BPD which if you have seen the eyes of someone who's manic, you'd know that it has a distinct look. The photos they took of themselves really disturbed me as you can clearly tell they're not right in the head at all. The eyes were dark and blown fully. Their eyes just looks black and soulless. I showed another friend who has BPD to confirm if it was what I was thinking and they agreed. It was unnerving and I honestly felt uncomfortable. I couldn't sleep well that night. They looked like they belonged in those headshots of convicts who had just been arrested and still are clearly under the influence. After this I also sent out a text containing context to everything to the group chat since I knew they were gonna manipulate things. I have seen them in person do it and it's honestly disturbing to see. Each one responded telling me that I was a liar and that I should feel ashamed of myself. One even told me they weren't gonna hear me out since they didn't know me well which I think is just a werid line of logic to have tbh. One even accused me of faking my disability which I quick proved to be false which silenced them. I've since blocked every single one of them since I don't wnat anything to do with them at all. I don't want them to know about my life and twist things again to hurt me. Forgive me if I'm over doing it but honestly, it was like I was talking to group of psychopaths who didn't care for anyone but themselves. Their past actions certainly proved that much.
Fast forward a week and I'm out shopping with friends all of a sudden, at even location we were at G was there. These were bookshops that were not well known the area and hidden very well so there would be no way G would know about them, especially since they don't like reading. G still followed one of my friends on snapchat and we found out by testing that every post we'd make, with or without the location attached, G would be right there moments later. Creeper out we ended the day for our own safety and went home.
Ever since all that, I have been taking to a friend of mine who G and M claimed abused them although with the evidence I have seen, it was the complete opposite. G was a regular drug user and would constantly use drugs as an excuse for their actions. My friend also suffered heavily with mental health problems and physical ailments that they need physio therapy for. G and M would constantly tell them they were faking and that they should stop acting like they were in pain. This is similar to an incident where they stated that I was not physically disabled cause they couldn't see it. Which is stupid honestly. By law, I am classed as disabled as to this day I struggle diary with ankle and knee problems due to a late development. I frequently use my braces but I don't use a cane since I'm too self conscious despite it being recommended to me by my doctors.
It hurt to see that they were treated this way and we bonded over shared experiences. There were also other people they had done this too.
Finally getting to the main issue, recently a con just took place which I had to cancel last minute since a family member died and I had to fly back over to my previous country to attend the funeral. The friend that G and M introduced to me started getting closer to them which I honestly didn't pay much mind to since I'm now just done with that shit. However, it wast until now that I feel uncomfortable. All of a sudden, this friend, ill call them O, had removed me from their private account for "safety reasons" and said they had done this to othe people. It didn't take long before I saw with my own eyes that it was just me. G and M have a nasty habit of spreading false rumours and if you know the cosplay community well, that shit spreads liek wildfire. It doesn't have that they have a sizable following compared to mine and know alot more people than I do. I honestly think they're tryna turn people against me and I don't know what to do at this point. I want them to leave me alone and keep my name out of things. I have had so many great days ever since we stopped being friends and my health has also improved dramatically. I'm not having as many panic attacks or severe ones either and I've not had a depressive episode like the ones before ever since.
I don't want to be dragged down like this and I wanted to defend myself however I know for a fact they have more influence then me so many people will side with them just like the group chat did. I don't know what to do anymore and I really don't want things to kick off again either. If I sense any drama starting at all I will just block people cause I'm just not having it. It's all child's play and they honestly need to fucking grow up and grow some balls or something. I just don't know what to do anymore. Thoughts?

Me and my ex broke up in october, its now June. In the beginning he blocked me EVERYWHERE. And i was dumb and was begging for him back until he unblocked me and only agreed to be “friends”. But then still wanted to text like we were still together like updating him.. until i saw on his instagram following, he started following a girl that he told me not to worry about in the beginning bc he said he never liked her or had any interest After a while he started being really mean to me and we stopped talking ever since and he blocked me around February, he unfollowed her when i brought it up (which started an argument when i wasnt trying to) and then followed her again and her spam after he blocked me. Then he unblocked me 2 months later and at that point i still didnt really care for him but i still felt attached. On tiktok is where i usually look at his repost and they are about me and then some others are couple related like “this can be us” like??? Its very confusing When i look to check his account now , turns out he blocked me on tiktok and it looks like he deactivated his instagram as well.. still hasnt unfriended me on facebook or games that we used to play together. What can this mean? im sorry yall i can clarify some things if it dont make sense,

I F26 have been texting with M27 since March. We matched on tinder, and have been texting on messenger (both standard in my country). He ghosted me for 3 weeks and I don’t know if I should ignore his responses or continue our conversations.
Background. I have been living abroad, and matched with a guy from my home country while he was on vacation, around March (I am moving back home in June). While he was in the country we texted everyday. After he got home he was busy with work so we he would reply every 2-3 days. He was apologetic for this, and I said it was all fine. Then it turned into once a week.
I want to add that our texts are pretty long, with multiple topics. We had been talking about what our date would look like if we meet up.
After a couple of weeks with only a response once a week (i respond within 24 hours), I double texted him after 1 week of waiting and asked if we should meet up when I am home (June). Another week passed, and I was content with him ghosting me. Then 3 weeks later, he replies, (that’s almost a week since) and he seems open to meet.
My dilemma. I don’t know if I want a potential partner who is t bad at replying to texts/have ghosted me for multiple weeks. On the other hand, I have nothing to loose replying to him, expect my pride and dignity. I am notorious known for having low standards and ignoring red flags.
So Reddit, here I am, seeking advice on whether this is normal/what’s expected or if I should call it a day?

Me and my ex broke up in october, its now June. In the beginning he blocked me EVERYWHERE. And i was dumb and was begging for him back until he unblocked me and only agreed to be “friends”. But then still wanted to text like we were still together like updating him.. until i saw on his instagram following, he started following a girl that he told me not to worry about in the beginning bc he said he never liked her or had any interest After a while he started being really mean to me and we stopped talking ever since and he blocked me around February, he unfollowed her when i brought it up (which started an argument when i wasnt trying to) and then followed her again and her spam after he blocked me. Then he unblocked me 2 months later and at that point i still didnt really care for him but i still felt attached. On tiktok is where i usually look at his repost and they are about me and then some others are couple related like “this can be us” like??? Its very confusing When i look to check his account now , turns out he blocked me on tiktok and it looks like he deactivated his instagram as well.. still hasnt unfriended me on facebook or games that we used to play together. What can this mean? im sorry yall i can clarify some things if it dont make sense,

I was in 7th grade when I went to coaching with this sweet guy. Five guys and two girls in that class. Let's say his name is 'x'. X was a very smart and intelligent guy. Always filled with questions inside his head. We went to even to same school. We even shared same nicknames. We used to have fun together as friends so much. One day, I got to know somehow that he was starting to have feelings for me. And let me tell you that I was sort of a tomboy and I befriended boys because I loved discussing about games and action movies. Hearing about all these stuff, I really got nervous and panicked. I was thinking about how will I face this situation now. I came to a conclusion that I would stop talking with him. So I suddenly stopped interacting with him, ran away when I saw him, I wouldn't respond when he asked me anything. Slowly, he noticed all my behaviour and idk he got angry. I still wouldn't listen. He started to post weird things on his Facebook status, one of which said that, "if a boy cries for a girl, noone will ever love her like he does", smth like this. Idk but when it confirmed about his feelings for me, I started noticing his flaws😭. I could suddenly notice his face acne, how his cheeks turned red while he laughed, the way he used to sit, the way he used to talk, everything. Although he was a good looking guy and a girl in the same class literally wanted to talk to him so bad. His anger was evident. Idk someday I accidentally sent friend request to his mother and he DMed me, telling that I should not try mixing up with any of his family members. I agreed to what he said. And time passed by, his father got transferred, and he had to leave the city. After 3 years, on April Fools day when I was chilling, I decided to text someone and fake a confession. I tried texting my friends and then I asked if I should text him and they gave me a green signal. Finally I texted him and confessed my feelings(fake obvio), he got happy and told me how he was down for me 3 years before. Idk how heartless could I be, I told him immediately that it was all my plan. And I even shared screenshots with my friends and made fun of him. Months after when I commented something on his picture in Instagram, he again DMed me and requested to stop commenting as I am not his friend. "Friends are people who are supposed to talk and stay in touch".
To this day, this shit I did has kept me traumatized. If anyone who knows me would be asked about me, they would prolly tell good things about me and appreciate me. But this guilt still stays heavy inside my heart. He lives in some other country right now. We did connect once through Snapchat where he sent couple of snaps and then he stopped. I wish I can have a mature talk with him again if I get a chance to meet him