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From Sam (![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
supermarketsam)
1) Cruise
I've always wanted to go on a cruise. A proper vacation type cruise, not just a one day booze cruise thing like they dragged me on in Mexico because frankly, that didn't end well, did it? The cool thing is, we're actually thinking about doing it when the shit stops hitting the proverbial. If we pull it off, it will be my first real vacation with Mac, which is kinda cool to think about. I'm not getting excited yet, though. It might not happen.
2) GED
I'm actually done with my GED. I'm just waiting on the results. I haven't really told anyone this yet. Once I started, I just kept on with it and it only took me a few weeks. I sat the exam right before Tim landed in hospital. If I pass, I'll start applying to some colleges back east... meaning, I've really got to get my finger out and decide what I want to study.
3) Clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose!
Coach Taylor's motto for the Panthers. I used to live and breath by this but now I realise that losing it part of ife. Without fail, though, this drive is what always got me through the games and probably what made me the successful player that I was.
4) Good quad sex
I'm so glad she didn't say bad quad sex because I have some real horror stories. Anyway, I guess in general a lot of people find it hard to believe someone paralysed from the waist down could actually have sex, get off, etc. etc. We can. It's just mostly controlled by the mind more than direct feeling or touch down south. I won't say it's easy. It's taken a lot to learn and lot for me to stop getting frustrated that I couldn't feel what a girl is doing to me down there, but watching what she is doing can be just as hot as feeling it. It's a process and it doesn't always work but I'm one of the lucky ones that I can say that it can work.
5) Goin' east
Yes, I am. Officially now. Since everything blew up in Jersey and I came home to Dillon to heal after it, I always had a feeling that I wanted to go back there. I liked New York and I liked working there. I just never expected something like Mac to happen to me. To be honest, if she lived in Alaska, I'd move there with her. I've lost a lot of things in my life and had some tough breaks... enough to know that when something feels as right as this, I'm not risking anything by second-guessing it. So, in a few months after my job with the junior players ends, I'm moving permanently to New York with Mac and hopefully finally getting my ass to college there.
From Mac (comeswithcuffs)
1)Panthers
My High School football team. I was one of the youngest players when I joined them after Coach mentored me right through pee wees. He saw my potential and raised me into the football player I became. I had my choice of college scholarships and was apparently one of the best Quarterbacks in the country... but it just wasn't mean to be.
2) Jersey
I was alwasy #6 right through my football career. I was even #6 in pee wees. I kept a lot of my Panthers stuff even after the accident but my #6 jersey was always very important to me. And now I've given it to Mac. I know she'll take good care of it for me and it means a lot to me that she accepted it.
3) Quarterback
Just like question 1, this was the position I played on the Panthers. I didn't really know anything else. I knew how to lead the team and I knew the strategies. I'll always miss it and there will always be days where my heart aches to be back on that field, but there are other things in life that have become more important to me now. I'm just thankful Coach gave me the opportunities he did, even if it wasn't meant to be.
4) Extremely hot bod
... holy hell. I don't know how to answer this. I just... like to keep in shape and stuff, so... yeah.
5) Dimples
Um, well, I have them. I've always had them. I just never really give them any thought. Okay, I'm done here. It's hot in here. I need to open a window.
From Timmy (texas33forever)
1) Bad tackle
It was a bad tackle that nearly ruined my life. From that moment on the field when I was 17, it was like a domino effect of shit fell on top of me. It was a bad tackle, and it was a poorly thought out tackle. In hindsight, I shouldn't have done it, but I was pissed off and in those days, pissed off meant I was driven to act and driven to win. Clearly, that wasn't a good combination.
2) Tequila and beer body shots
I should've known he would've brought this up. When I was younger, before the accident, being a Panther generally meant living the high life. There was a lot of wild times and whilst I was mostly reserved with the game being my priority, there were a few very very wild nights. Tequila and beer body shots... well, I'll leave that up to your imagination.
3) Quad Rugby
I have Herc to thank for this. When I was in rehab about thinking my life was over, he spotted me and saw potential in me for this sport. It put me back on a team again and gave me something to get up in the mornings for. I loved it and it eventually led to me trying out for the Olympic team with it. I didn't make it and while it pissed me off at the time, I can see now that the experience was priceless and I'll have another chance next time around now that I'm - pardon the pun - finding my feet as a quadriplegic. I still play regularly and Herc is already looking in to hooking me up with the New York team.
4) A really good punch in the face
He deserved it. He probably deserved much more. When you find out your best mate has been fucking your girlfriend when you're going through hell in hospital, you tend to get a little angry and want to extract a little revenge. I thought it would be cathartic, but it just made me feel worse. I don't regret it, but I do regret that the whole situation ever happened. On the upside, though, it did prove that a cripple can fight back when he needs to.
5) Blind quad dates
Hell. Never, ever again. Herc got me onto this website where chicks list themselves as liking guys in wheelchairs. I was open to any sort of quad experience at this point, so I figured what the hell. Met up with this one chick and it all seemed to be going okay... until she told me she wanted me to piss on her. I was stunned and horrified. Not to mention bewildered on account of the fact that quadriplegics can't exactly take a piss on demand. Anyway, I got the waitress at the restaurant to cover for me while I got the hell out of there. And yeah, the waitress is a whole other story...
From Sam (
supermarketsam)1) Cruise
I've always wanted to go on a cruise. A proper vacation type cruise, not just a one day booze cruise thing like they dragged me on in Mexico because frankly, that didn't end well, did it? The cool thing is, we're actually thinking about doing it when the shit stops hitting the proverbial. If we pull it off, it will be my first real vacation with Mac, which is kinda cool to think about. I'm not getting excited yet, though. It might not happen.
2) GED
I'm actually done with my GED. I'm just waiting on the results. I haven't really told anyone this yet. Once I started, I just kept on with it and it only took me a few weeks. I sat the exam right before Tim landed in hospital. If I pass, I'll start applying to some colleges back east... meaning, I've really got to get my finger out and decide what I want to study.
3) Clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose!
Coach Taylor's motto for the Panthers. I used to live and breath by this but now I realise that losing it part of ife. Without fail, though, this drive is what always got me through the games and probably what made me the successful player that I was.
4) Good quad sex
I'm so glad she didn't say bad quad sex because I have some real horror stories. Anyway, I guess in general a lot of people find it hard to believe someone paralysed from the waist down could actually have sex, get off, etc. etc. We can. It's just mostly controlled by the mind more than direct feeling or touch down south. I won't say it's easy. It's taken a lot to learn and lot for me to stop getting frustrated that I couldn't feel what a girl is doing to me down there, but watching what she is doing can be just as hot as feeling it. It's a process and it doesn't always work but I'm one of the lucky ones that I can say that it can work.
5) Goin' east
Yes, I am. Officially now. Since everything blew up in Jersey and I came home to Dillon to heal after it, I always had a feeling that I wanted to go back there. I liked New York and I liked working there. I just never expected something like Mac to happen to me. To be honest, if she lived in Alaska, I'd move there with her. I've lost a lot of things in my life and had some tough breaks... enough to know that when something feels as right as this, I'm not risking anything by second-guessing it. So, in a few months after my job with the junior players ends, I'm moving permanently to New York with Mac and hopefully finally getting my ass to college there.
From Mac (
comeswithcuffs)1)Panthers
My High School football team. I was one of the youngest players when I joined them after Coach mentored me right through pee wees. He saw my potential and raised me into the football player I became. I had my choice of college scholarships and was apparently one of the best Quarterbacks in the country... but it just wasn't mean to be.
2) Jersey
I was alwasy #6 right through my football career. I was even #6 in pee wees. I kept a lot of my Panthers stuff even after the accident but my #6 jersey was always very important to me. And now I've given it to Mac. I know she'll take good care of it for me and it means a lot to me that she accepted it.
3) Quarterback
Just like question 1, this was the position I played on the Panthers. I didn't really know anything else. I knew how to lead the team and I knew the strategies. I'll always miss it and there will always be days where my heart aches to be back on that field, but there are other things in life that have become more important to me now. I'm just thankful Coach gave me the opportunities he did, even if it wasn't meant to be.
4) Extremely hot bod
... holy hell. I don't know how to answer this. I just... like to keep in shape and stuff, so... yeah.
5) Dimples
Um, well, I have them. I've always had them. I just never really give them any thought. Okay, I'm done here. It's hot in here. I need to open a window.
From Timmy (
texas33forever)1) Bad tackle
It was a bad tackle that nearly ruined my life. From that moment on the field when I was 17, it was like a domino effect of shit fell on top of me. It was a bad tackle, and it was a poorly thought out tackle. In hindsight, I shouldn't have done it, but I was pissed off and in those days, pissed off meant I was driven to act and driven to win. Clearly, that wasn't a good combination.
2) Tequila and beer body shots
I should've known he would've brought this up. When I was younger, before the accident, being a Panther generally meant living the high life. There was a lot of wild times and whilst I was mostly reserved with the game being my priority, there were a few very very wild nights. Tequila and beer body shots... well, I'll leave that up to your imagination.
3) Quad Rugby
I have Herc to thank for this. When I was in rehab about thinking my life was over, he spotted me and saw potential in me for this sport. It put me back on a team again and gave me something to get up in the mornings for. I loved it and it eventually led to me trying out for the Olympic team with it. I didn't make it and while it pissed me off at the time, I can see now that the experience was priceless and I'll have another chance next time around now that I'm - pardon the pun - finding my feet as a quadriplegic. I still play regularly and Herc is already looking in to hooking me up with the New York team.
4) A really good punch in the face
He deserved it. He probably deserved much more. When you find out your best mate has been fucking your girlfriend when you're going through hell in hospital, you tend to get a little angry and want to extract a little revenge. I thought it would be cathartic, but it just made me feel worse. I don't regret it, but I do regret that the whole situation ever happened. On the upside, though, it did prove that a cripple can fight back when he needs to.
5) Blind quad dates
Hell. Never, ever again. Herc got me onto this website where chicks list themselves as liking guys in wheelchairs. I was open to any sort of quad experience at this point, so I figured what the hell. Met up with this one chick and it all seemed to be going okay... until she told me she wanted me to piss on her. I was stunned and horrified. Not to mention bewildered on account of the fact that quadriplegics can't exactly take a piss on demand. Anyway, I got the waitress at the restaurant to cover for me while I got the hell out of there. And yeah, the waitress is a whole other story...
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