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imtheotterlope: vegansanfrancishet: So, I paint my nails pretty regularly these days. I also work as a barista/cashier pretty regularly these days. A few weeks back, I had a customer come in, a fairly typical, sheltered, suburban soccer mom, and she ordered a latte from me. She saw my brightly colored nails and said, “Wow, you’re so brave! My son asked me about painting his nails, and if it’s okay for boys to do that. Now I’ll tell him there’s a cool guy who does it too!” It was a nice moment, very cute. Then, last week, she came in again, and said, “Hey, I’m so glad you’re here! I want you to meet someone!” She then brings her son forward, and says, “Okay sweetie, show him what you did!” And he throws his hands up, showing off his bright, sparkling blue nails. He shows them off, and I show mine off to him. He smiles. We fist bump. Guys, I’ve only wanted to cry once at work before, and that was when someone ordered a large dry soy cappuccino on ice. This time, though. This was a good cry. I don’t know this man or this mom, but I love them both.
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vegansanfrancishet:

So, I paint my nails pretty regularly these days. I also work as a barista/cashier pretty regularly these days. A few weeks back, I had a customer come in, a fairly typical, sheltered, suburban soccer mom, and she ordered a latte from me. She saw my brightly colored nails and said, “Wow, you’re so brave! My son asked me about painting his nails, and if it’s okay for boys to do that. Now I’ll tell him there’s a cool guy who does it too!” It was a nice moment, very cute.

Then, last week, she came in again, and said, “Hey, I’m so glad you’re here! I want you to meet someone!” She then brings her son forward, and says, “Okay sweetie, show him what you did!” And he throws his hands up, showing off his bright, sparkling blue nails. He shows them off, and I show mine off to him. He smiles. We fist bump.

Guys, I’ve only wanted to cry once at work before, and that was when someone ordered a large dry soy cappuccino on ice.

This time, though. This was a good cry.

I don’t know this man or this mom, but I love them both.

definedbyfire: illsevenyournine: d0nnerparty-allnight: fujiidom:dea-goes-a-tumbln | janeturenne: My first reaction was ‘Nice thought but there’s no way, Coulson is much younger than…’ and then I stopped mid-thought. Because you know what. You know what. After Steve, the US government had to keep trying to recreate the Super-Soldier Serum. And who and who would be the FIRST DAMN PERSON IN LINE to volunteer? They told us it never worked again.  And that was kind of true.  They never again recreated the super-strength or the gleaming pecs.  But other things, they got right.  They got the vastly delayed aging.  And the kind of reflexes that make a man able to take out two armed thugs with a bag of flour.  And the talent for leading through example.  And they got the most important part, Erskine’s favorite part: the magnification of moral fiber, taking the loyalty and selflessness of a loyal and selfless man and making him into something spectacular. Coulson didn’t buy those vintage cards on Ebay. He’s had them since he was a little boy. That little boy right there. KATIE. KATIE. KAITE READ THIS. OH MY GOD And he could have some crazy healing factor that let him survive getting stabbed by Loki!!!!
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definedbyfire: illsevenyournine: d0nnerparty-allnight: fujiidom:dea-goes-a-tumbln | janeturenne: My first reaction was ‘Nice thought but there’s no way, Coulson is much younger than…’ and then I stopped mid-thought. Because you know what. You know what. After Steve, the US government had to keep trying to recreate the Super-Soldier Serum. And who and who would be the FIRST DAMN PERSON IN LINE to volunteer? They told us it never worked again.  And that was kind of true.  They never again recreated the super-strength or the gleaming pecs.  But other things, they got right.  They got the vastly delayed aging.  And the kind of reflexes that make a man able to take out two armed thugs with a bag of flour.  And the talent for leading through example.  And they got the most important part, Erskine’s favorite part: the magnification of moral fiber, taking the loyalty and selflessness of a loyal and selfless man and making him into something spectacular. Coulson didn’t buy those vintage cards on Ebay. He’s had them since he was a little boy. That little boy right there. KATIE. KATIE. KAITE READ THIS. OH MY GOD And he could have some crazy healing factor that let him survive getting stabbed by Loki!!!!
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definedbyfire: illsevenyournine: d0nnerparty-allnight: fujiidom:dea-goes-a-tumbln | janeturenne: My first reaction was ‘Nice thought but there’s no way, Coulson is much younger than…’ and then I stopped mid-thought. Because you know what. You know what. After Steve, the US government had to keep trying to recreate the Super-Soldier Serum. And who and who would be the FIRST DAMN PERSON IN LINE to volunteer? They told us it never worked again.  And that was kind of true.  They never again recreated the super-strength or the gleaming pecs.  But other things, they got right.  They got the vastly delayed aging.  And the kind of reflexes that make a man able to take out two armed thugs with a bag of flour.  And the talent for leading through example.  And they got the most important part, Erskine’s favorite part: the magnification of moral fiber, taking the loyalty and selflessness of a loyal and selfless man and making him into something spectacular. Coulson didn’t buy those vintage cards on Ebay. He’s had them since he was a little boy. That little boy right there. KATIE. KATIE. KAITE READ THIS. OH MY GOD And he could have some crazy healing factor that let him survive getting stabbed by Loki!!!!
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definedbyfire: illsevenyournine: d0nnerparty-allnight: fujiidom:dea-goes-a-tumbln | janeturenne: My first reaction was ‘Nice thought but there’s no way, Coulson is much younger than…’ and then I stopped mid-thought. Because you know what. You know what. After Steve, the US government had to keep trying to recreate the Super-Soldier Serum. And who and who would be the FIRST DAMN PERSON IN LINE to volunteer? They told us it never worked again.  And that was kind of true.  They never again recreated the super-strength or the gleaming pecs.  But other things, they got right.  They got the vastly delayed aging.  And the kind of reflexes that make a man able to take out two armed thugs with a bag of flour.  And the talent for leading through example.  And they got the most important part, Erskine’s favorite part: the magnification of moral fiber, taking the loyalty and selflessness of a loyal and selfless man and making him into something spectacular. Coulson didn’t buy those vintage cards on Ebay. He’s had them since he was a little boy. That little boy right there. KATIE. KATIE. KAITE READ THIS. OH MY GOD And he could have some crazy healing factor that let him survive getting stabbed by Loki!!!!
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illsevenyournine:

d0nnerparty-allnight:

fujiidom:dea-goes-a-tumbln | janeturenne:

My first reaction was ‘Nice thought but there’s no way, Coulson is much younger than…’ and then I stopped mid-thought.

Because you know what.

You know what.

After Steve, the US government had to keep trying to recreate the Super-Soldier Serum.

And who

and who

would be the FIRST DAMN PERSON IN LINE to volunteer?

They told us it never worked again.  And that was kind of true.  They never again recreated the super-strength or the gleaming pecs.  But other things, they got right.  They got the vastly delayed aging.  And the kind of reflexes that make a man able to take out two armed thugs with a bag of flour.  And the talent for leading through example.  And they got the most important part, Erskine’s favorite part: the magnification of moral fiber, taking the loyalty and selflessness of a loyal and selfless man and making him into something spectacular.

Coulson didn’t buy those vintage cards on Ebay.

He’s had them since he was a little boy.

That little boy right there.

KATIE. KATIE. KAITE READ THIS.

OH

MY

GOD

And he could have some crazy healing factor that let him survive getting stabbed by Loki!!!!

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