thank you! you rolled john mactavish + work + power imbalance + something goes wrong at work. (johnny would call this combo of rolls divine providence lmfao)

easy work

tags: 18+. explicit sexual content. gender-neutral reader. submissive soap

"would you just fucking listen."

you've told him so. many. goddamn. times. explained it. showed him a video. sent emails and messages about it and handmade (by you) faqs.

and he still didn't fucking listen. why would he though? he's got you, his lovely sweet assistant, to yank him back from the edge of his errors. it drives you insane; he can be ruthless and meticulous about his own work, but the stuff you work on? the things that make your life easier? he couldn't be bothered. and the mistakes are careless, that's the worst part of it. there's always something that needs to be sent back, another digital signature that needs to be re-applied because he fucked up something on the previous version.

but thinking all that, whilst glaring at the back of his stupid head, is very different from saying it out loud.

which you've done, quite loudly, quite clearly. to his face.

"whit did ye say?" he tilts his head and his eyebrows don't move for a beat, but something shark-like moves behind those electric eyes.

your hands come up in horror to clap over your mouth. "oh my god, i'm so sorry, john. please, i'm so sor—"

"repeat it."

“there’s a restaurant two miles from my house called—” nope

“today I learned [celeb] went to my high school—” nope nope nope nope nope

these are all real posts I’ve seen on the internet that allowed me to identify a user’s hometown instantly. if it’s a small town, that’s doubly dangerous, because a bad actor could trace you just by a unique first name or selfie you once posted. in an age where doxxing and stalking are some of the worst I’ve ever seen it, you HAVE to think twice about what you’re posting online.

i once saw a 13-year old post an image they noted as being “a few miles from their house.” it had a theater in the shot with a unique enough name to be local. one google maps search, now everyone knew not only what city they lived in, but the possible neighborhoods in that radius too. and they had a HUGE following…who all knew this was a 13-year-old child.

so yeah. not to sound like a 90s internet safety PSA…but I’m gonna be that PSA for a minute.

if you’re posting an image, there is NO need to say that you live there. you could just be traveling. “saw this in Montana” is better than “saw this by my house!”

before you post about a venue, especially a restaurant or small store, check and see if it’s local—CRUCIALLY if it has only one or two locations. people might travel to arenas or convention centers, but they’re far less likely to be traveling to Bartleby’s Fish and Chips. if it’s an anecdote and you still live nearby, you can honestly just leave the name out entirely.

if you’re sharing a news story, it can just be a story you found and wanted to share. you don’t have to clarify “it happened in my town,” because even if you don’t mention your town name, an easily-googled news article will.

if you’re seeing a concert or meeting a celebrity on a tour that’s stopped locally, wait until they’ve hit a few more venues before you post about it, or at the very least wait until you get home. this is honestly a smart move for any event you attend: unless you’re marketing yourself, there’s no need to advertise your location in real time.

check your selfie backgrounds for anything identifying. this includes city names on venues, school names, street signs, and house numbers.

this stuff is flexible if you no longer live in your hometown, or if your city is particularly big, but there’s STILL no reason to tie yourself to your school, your workplace, or your street. you can call it paranoid, but as someone who’s seen my friends get literal death threats over fictional characters before, the last thing I want is someone willing to act on those threats finding out where they live.

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