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I really just have to summarize Thomas's entire life:

He was in a committed relationship with a male swan named Henry for 18-24 years before a female swan named Henrietta showed up and mated with Henry.

Thomas was initially jealous of the pair and attacked them, breaking 2 of the 5 eggs Henrietta had laid. However, once the remaining eggs hatched, Thomas warmed up to them and helped raise them.

Henry couldn't fly because of an injured wing, so Thomas taught the cygnets how to fly.

When they needed to reduce the goose population in the pond where Thomas and the swans lived, they dyed Thomas's feathers red so he wouldn't be separated from Henry.

Henry, Henrietta, and Thomas remained in their happy throuple for years and raised 68 cygnets before Henry died in 2009. After Henry's death, Henrietta found another swan and flew away, leaving Thomas alone.

Thomas finally met and mated with a female goose in 2011 and had his own babies. However, another goose named George stole them and raised them himself.

As Thomas grew elderly and blind, he was relocated to a wildlife center where he raised orphaned cygnets.

His caretaker at the center described him as "pretty high maintenance."

Thomas died in 2018 at the age of around 40. He had a funeral that included a small coffin and a procession that was led by a bagpiper. He was buried under the stone where Henry was buried, the two finally reunited in death.

It's a nightmare I know I know It's scary.

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Those videos where the person shaves their beard and records their partners reaction afterwords. Troy would be devastated. Thank god its only a dream.

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short form writers look at people writing 100k+ fics as though this is some sort of talent given as part of a fae bargain, that the commitment required shows some sort of ungodly mental fortitude.

"I have to work, work, work…"

"It seems like they're ripping me off ??"

"They're trapping me with the laws"

Jonathan Joss was an Indigenous, gay man who was murdered on the first day of Pride month as well as Indigenous History Month. He died protecting his trans husband. Homophobia and racism aren’t marks of the past, and this is a heart breaking reminder of that.

I have seen scenarios like this come up quite a bit, and I really dislike the idea of Shane becoming Alternate Captain of the Centaurs in Unrivaled, or of Ilya stepping down to Alternate and letting Shane become Captain.

Why? Because of Zane Boodram. He was drafted by the Centaurs and has been playing for that formerly-shitty team since day 1. He is an amazing first line Wing, and a positive and encouraging presence for his teammates. He’s spent his whole career giving his all to Ottawa. Don’t you dare strip that man of his role as Alternate Captain! He has earned it!

And speaking of Bood… I also don’t like the idea of Ilya and Shane playing on the same line. Not because I don’t want them to play together — Because Ilya, Bood, and Troy develop an amazing chemistry in Role Model (and TLG, but it’s emphasized more in RM). The chemistry of the Cens first line (now that Troy is there) is largely the reason they start winning!

I know we wanna see Hollanov play together, but you simply cannot break up the dream team of Rozanov, Bood, and Barrett. Hollanov can play together on the power play line and destroy the competition together that way! But for the regular line formation… It needs to stay the same!

*I am forcefully dragged offstage*

(EDIT: shoutout to @j0esp00ky for informing me that teams can have two alternate captains! Shane can be added, then lol I’ll allow it as long as Bood keeps his A!)