harold lauder.

DM: You do? What is it?

It’s not crazy, Harold. You’re amazing. We have. I want all of that with you, my love. All of it. I want a home and a life together, A family. You’re already my family. We are a family, baby. I love you. You love me. That’s crazy to me. You’re perfect. After Harold kissed that spot, Nick brought the Submissive’s hand up to his lips. I want that too. You’re right, I agree with that. I’m going to file a claim as soon as possible. I just know it hasn’t been enough time yet. That’s alright. I’m not rushing, only because you’re already mine. My collar is as good as on you. That’s why I’m getting you the cuffs. I’d wait forever for you. Know that please, my lover. I’ve been thinking of you all day you know. Watching you. Thinking about your body. 

They way Harold obeyed so completely and immediately left Nick beaming, and he chuckled a bit at the other Man’s expression. One of his favorite things about Harold was the confidence he’d gained since coming to the Academy. It meant so much to see the Submissive flourishing in ways he’d only dreamed of. Yeah. So get over here. He laughed, reaching his hands out. When Harold was settled, Nick relaxed into the couch. Yes, seriously. Why do you ask? Do you think I’m not serious? His eyes fell to Harold’s wrists. Grinning, he leaned forward to press a kiss to Harold’s lips, then cheek. I’m serious, angel. I’ve already been looking at a few different ones, but I want your thoughts too. I don’t want to get you a material you don’t like. 

Stepping into the living area, Nick flicked the light off and on, drawing his Submissive’s attention. Harold, he signed. Come here, baby. I want to talk to you. Really, I want an excuse to have you on my lap. But, I want to talk to you too. I want to see what your thoughts on me cuffing you might be.  @writtenbyharold

It comes on the most vanilla of days; the ones when your mind is wandering and running on autopilot. You know the days I’m talking about? They’re the ones when you’ve dressed and gone through your morning rituals, only to arrive at your destination with no idea of how you got there.

That’s when the Fake Bus shows up.

At first, you may be fooled that it’s your regular bus, but it’s not. Whatever you do, friend, heed my warning and DON’T get on it.

Don’t make the same mistake I did.

As it approaches, pay attention to the driver. For example, if the driver’s silhouette looks like a lady with thick, voluminous hair, but then appears to be your normal, bald-headed, male driver when it pulls up: don’t get on. Pay attention to the details.

Although there may be a strange, meat-like smell when the bus arrives, a bigger clue is that the driver will either show too much emotion, or none at all. His smile could be a little too wide, and maybe a tad too toothy. It’s also possible that his face will be a blank slate, staring silently ahead. No matter what, the driver will NOT know your name; they will have a good excuse for not knowing it, even if you’ve seen them five days a week for the past several years.

Taking your seat, you may notice the bus has a more comfortable atmosphere than normal, kind of like being wrapped in a warm blanket. If you listen closely, you might make out a faint, lullaby-like music being piped over its speakers. Do what you must to focus and pay attention to the order of the stops. That’s what initially stood out for me.

If anything feels off, it’s important that you let it be known. For instance, you may notice that many of the familiar-looking passengers seem to be in a drooling, semi-catatonic state. It’s too late for them. Worry about yourself. Make an absolute scene until you reach the next stop. Then, as the others begin launching themselves toward you from all directions, crawling down the aisles and writhing over the seats, while making the most disgusting squealing and sucking sounds through their gaping mouths, you’ll have to battle your way toward the front of the bus. Kick, punch, gouge out eyes…do everything in your power to make it to the next stop.

It’ll be you and me then. I love you. That’s what I want you know. A future with you. I want to claim you. Restore the house with you, to be our house. Do you want a family, Harold? Nick signed, smiling through his thoughts.  @writtenbyharold

That’s fine, I understand your choice. For the record I’m not usually involved in it either, but I couldn’t hold my tongue anymore. Yeah, that would be really nice Harold! Just let me know when you’re looking at going and I’ll tag along! Thanks, that’s cool of you. We should hang out more. I’m doing okay, just trying to survive. What about you?

Awesome, it was great to go with you. Did you like Sir Nick? I hope you do. We can hang out more, yeah. I’d like that. Just surviving? That’s not always good. In fact, usually it’s not. I’m great, I’ve never been this happy. I know most other people aren’t as lucky right now.

More than likely, no wakas means no worries, it’s Kiwi English. New Zealand is a bilingual country and Te Reo is our other national language. It’s not as widely spoken as English but it’s common none-the-less. Yes, please offer my assistance to Nick as well. I’d be happy to help you both. What kind of things do you write? I’d love to get the chance to read them. And for me, getting settled back in for the most part. I’ve got some people I’m looking forward to seeing but things have still changed. 

Is it offensive to think of Hakuna Matata and wonder if that’s actually a language too? I’ll try to remember that, it’s pretty cool. I’ve been learning ASL for the last few years too, I’m finally good enough to manage a conversation without speaking out loud along with my signs. That’s called SimCom, by the way. Speaking out loud while you sign, and most deaf people don’t do that. Nick doesn’t. I’ll that, I’ll let him know. I’ve got them on my blog, I can post more. It’s been a little while. Sounds like you’re enjoying yourself. It’s defintely lively around here.

Harold, you do? You’re so sweet- thank you. Thank you, angel. I love these, this is so thoughtful. You’re amazing, did you know? I see you talking to everyone. And talking about me. You’re the most adorable, Harold. How are you feeling?

I do. You like them? I picked them myself. I’m glad you like them. I was going to leave them for you, but I wanted to hand them to you myself this time. I love you. You’re perfect, did you know? Yes, I am. I’m enjoying it too. I like talking about you. I like talking to you better. I’m getting better at sign. Is this understandable without me speaking? I love you. That’s how I feel. I’m happy. Everything is so good. How are you feeling?

Um…Hey. ​

Hi. I’m Harold. 

I could not be more excited that TGA’s first ever REJUVENATION RETREAT is finally here! Thank you to everyone who has signed up to participate so far! As the team and I work on putting the finishing touches on everything, I’ll go ahead with posting the list of partners I have so far! Remember that there’s still time to sign up to participate! If you don’t see your name on the list and you wanted to attend, just let me know and show up, I’ll make sure there’s space for you! I’ve put together a list of partners, with those who said they didn’t have one. If anything I’ve done doesn’t work for you, just let me know ASAP and we’ll make the necessary changes! I’m looking forward to seeing everyone out!

Thanks again, for all of this. It was really cool of you. Sir.

I’ve been pretty MIA for a while. I thought really hard about what I’d say when I got back and even with that I’m still not sure. I disappeared because it got…Really frustrating, being overlooked and talked around. I’ve always been a really laid back guy, it takes a lot to upset or irritate me. But seeing the same people talking around everyone else over and over and over again really got to me. I was hurt early on this year by a careless comment, and things just kept going downhill from there. If you’re not interested in talking to everyone, then start a DM. It gets hurtful, feeling like you have nothing to offer, and no one is interested in what you have to say. And, I’ve talked to several other people who feel the same way. I’m trying again because I’ve always loved this school and the people in it, but the theme of this year appears to be that more kindness, more understanding, and more consideration of others is sorely needed. I could say more, but I’ll leave it there in favor of moving on. 

I don’t disagree with what I’ve seen happened last night, and what was said either. If you don’t want negative reactions to things, then maybe you shouldn’t say certain things, or think more about how you word them. And maybe, just maybe, you should consider that moving those specific kinds of thoughts to DMs doesn’t actually help. Neither does running away. Maybe I’m just hopping on the call out train, and I hate drama. But something needed to be said.

So that’s my two cents. Do whatever you want with it. Moving on, I know there has been a lot of really upsetting things happening around here lately. If anyone needs a safe space or a place to go, my door is always open. It has been all year. Other than that, I hope everyone else is good. If you haven’t been to the pet fair yet and want to go, shoot me a message. I’d love to have someone to go with. I

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Hi. I’m going to skip over the controversial stuff because frankly, there’s been enough of it. I haven’t been to the pet fair, but I’m talking to Nick about it. I think we’re going to go. Do you want to come with us? Or I could go with you separately, I don’t need Nick to come to want to hang out with you. How are you?

Hello again, everybody. The safe space / mark-free zone has been a big hit. Tonight, I’ve taken another suggestion into organization mode and if you head on down anytime until Monday morning you’ll be able to take part in a spot of friendly video game competition. We’re going to keep things chill and stick to the Wii, starting with Mario Party and voting through the other games I’ve got in here until everyone’s over it or falls asleep. There are snacks, drinks, and a bit of a dinner buffet. Just try to keep the controllers clean, please. No fighting. I might not be there or be there for long, I have some personal stuff to tend to tonight but I’ll put what I can into this for everyone. The tutor will be there, regardless, to make sure nothing insane happens.

@tgaimportant​

This is really cool. I’ll see if Nick wants to go. Thanks for all this, that’s a lot of effort for one guy.

@domnickandros​