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chrollohearttags · 3 months

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window shopping • connie springer + ryomen sukuna x black fem reader

your two favorite fellow mall employees have a bit of a competition to see who can bag you first. Little did they know, you don’t want to choose.

word count: 3.7K

content + themes: crossover au, jeweler connie, foot locker manager sukuna (they’re both afro-latino coded in this idc), threesome tings (too many smutty things to list) car sex, heavy squirting, oral to name a few (.2 seconds of rimming), lots of humor, weed mentions, they call reader mami, miss and baby, she calls them both papi, crack ass post if I’ve ever written one.

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interesting. The one word you’d use to describe your work days at Center Pointe Mall. Although a gross understatement, it was still interesting..mainly due in part to what and who, rather..you encountered on a daily basis. Sure, the influx of customers and unfamiliar faces you saw during your employment at Sephora were most certainly wild cards. From the college girls who always mismatched their foundation to the business woman who needed that perfect skin care package to get rid of her crow’s feet..neither of them held a candle to those two..

“Good morning, miss. You look good today..like that hair on you.”

“Aye, good morning, ma. What’s that perfume you got on..’smell real good.”

it was like clockwork. Every day, as you entered for your shift, there they were. Stationed in front of their respective stores, ready to greet you. Flashing those beaming smiles, oftentimes with gold slugs in their mouth and with the same, sweet charm lacing their words. Ryomen Sukuna, who headed up the Foot Locker and Connie Springer, managing the jewelry shop which both just so happened to be conveniently placed on either side of your store. It made for fun times, for sure! When you’d have a slow day and you’d stand outside the doorway, vibing to the music they’d play because the top forty’s pop crap they recycled on repeat was driving you insane. Connie would talk to you from across the way as he waited for potential customers. Ryo, who was the manager, had other employees manning the store. He would come and interrupt the party none other than for the reason of chatting you up and getting on Connie’s nerves. Which made for quite the entertainment.

“Aw, hell. Here he go..Ryo, ain’t nobody talking to you, bruh. Gon’ somewhere.”

“Stay out of grown folks' business, Mr. Clean. I came to see my girl. What’s up with you, miss?”

which was so much more hilarious, considering the fact that the two of them? They were literally best friends! Dating back as far as middle school. Ryo was a couple years older but they were from the same neighborhood and were attached at the hip. Both exceptional basketball players and gifted artists. Drawing amazing artwork and a number of the tattoos they had on their bodies. Brilliant young men with wonderful personalities..how could you not adore them?! Regardless, all three of you would congregate outside of those doors and talk until customers came in and would even take your lunch breaks together. It was never a dull moment with those two, that’s for sure. Especially when it comes to vying for your attention. Buying your food, pulling your chair out and everything. They were perfect gentlemen despite their constant flirtation. Connie would use humor as a means to try and win your heart. Always spewing out corny jokes and making you laugh. Ryo was definitely the charmer of the pair..attempting to sweet talk you at every turn. One day, you were sitting next to Ryo in the food court with Connie in front of you as you grabbed the pink haired gentleman’s chin.

“You got such a pretty smile, Ryo.” And Connie was not having it. Immediately snorting as he sipped his drink, the chaos would ensue. “Yeah, cause he went and got them big ass veneers. Them extra large teef’…” prompting you to nearly spit out your drink and forcing your head down. You couldn’t take them anywhere! “..bet you eat corn on the cob whole. Chewing them muhfuckas like candy.” Knowing he was opening up a can of worms he wasn’t ready for.

“Worry ‘bout pedaling them fake ass chains, ConMan. Bubblegum machine ass necklace. Look at the diamonds, shit’s standing still..” And they’d go on forever, taking shots and licks at each other all day, putting you in the middle of it. “(Y/N), miss. Tell this baldheaded ass lil’ boy to leave you alone. We can go get a tester and put his ass outta business right now .” “Tell jumbo teeth to mind his business. Tight ass shirt on..bout to rip.” And you’d have to feign off their nonsense with laughter. “Y’all too much. I gotta go. I’ll see you boys later.” And both of them would instantly fluster at the sight of you waving goodbye. It was all but impossible when they’d watch those thirty inches of jet black hair and ass swaying simultaneously. Those plump, gloss covered lips; wearing your signature brown liner and beautiful features. A single nose piercing on the side of your left nostril..you were gorgeous. They couldn’t help but to admire. But soon, that innocuous affection turned to actual lust. Lust that was shared on all sides and unbeknownst to your bumbling boys..you wanted a piece of them both. They’d continue flirting, pining for your affection and even making a little wager without your knowledge to see who could bag you first..

but it was one night after work, when you were all seated in Ryo’s car. You in the passenger’s seat of his spacious, blacked out Trackhawk. He is in the driver’s seat and Connie was right behind you. Stationed in an empty lot not too far from the mall itself, the three of you would do as you had done several times:

“Here, your turn, (y/n).”

passing around a blunt and blowing smoke as you hotboxed..leaving a large cloud to fog up the already tinted windows. After four puffs, you were already beginning to feel the effects. Your eyes narrowed and began to glow red from the euphoria. But alas, your high was only about to increase tenfold when you’d drop quite a bombshell on them. They’d continue with their usual antics and alas, the question would arise again: who do you like more? And from there, they’d just go on and on, swearing that one or the other was the ideal choice. Ryo, with his deep raspy tone, would incite the behavior with the glide of a finger underneath your chin and that smooth talking. If it truly was a competition, you wouldn’t know how to pick. Granted, they were both so silly but there was a quality about each of them that you couldn’t resist. Ryo, with his overall sex appeal..this man was so charming and knew exactly what to say to get EXACTLY what he wanted.

“C’mon now, lil’ bro. I mean, I’d hate to hurt your feelings but don’t make the lady choose. It’s not even a question. Ain’t that right, miss?” Flashing you a wink in return.

but there was also Connie, who was a literal sweetheart. He had a more tactful approach to doing things. Despite all of the tattoos, chains and golds in his mouth, he had sort of this shyness about him. But in the same turn, you knew deep down, if given the chance, he’d show you that he wasn’t for play. “Don’t even play yourself like that, bruh. You know she would pick me everytime. Tell ‘em, mami. You just don’t wanna be rude..” Again though, you had no interest in making only one selection and rather..

“…who said I wanted to pick at all?”

leaving them both stunned and stopped dead in their tracks. At first, they were both a little taken aback. Completely misunderstanding what it was that you were saying. They figured that you meant that neither of them were on your radar and that you had no interest in being anything besides their friend. But once again, they were both wrong! With the look of shock still fresh on their faces, you’d waste no time in elaborating..starting with a kiss along Ryo’s jawline and whispering in his ear. . “I mean…why would I when you could both have me?” And it was then that their faces began to turn beet red! Illuminated with complete bashfulness. They knew that they had been pining after you something serious. Even making a few sexual innuendos here and there but never would they have guessed that you’d been down for something of this caliber.. “..you telling me y’all never thought about it? Because I have..all the time.” Uttering the confession with your tongue scaling the sides of his neck; flicking it over his tattoo. Meanwhile, your hand would snake to the backseat to massage Connie’s crotch. This silly little game was a moot point. What was the point of competition when they could simply work together to give you what you wanted?! Taking heed to your advances and obvious demand, they wasted no time in shifting gears.

“Well damn..if that’s the type shit you was on, all you had to do was let us know.”

Ryo, who was already groping your big, round tits, shoved his tongue between your lips and began to engage in a full blown make out session. Exchanging sloppy wet kisses, as you had been downing water in between your passes. Meanwhile, Connie would watch from the backseat, sort of aroused by the idea of spectating. He’d listen to your soft whimpers, the dirty words uttered into your ear and even how Ryo clasped your throat in his ink laden hands and immediately began to feel a pulse through the confines of his boxers. He’d discreetly cup the bulge and just slowly rub it as your ass jiggled from being folded over the console. Faint traces of saliva seeped from your mouths each time you both pulled away; only to find yourselves with one less article of clothing. Your hand had slipped into his black joggers and began tousling that growing erect around. You knew it was big by the visible print alone and could only imagine what it looked like. But before you could unveil the mystery and have too much fun, he’d stop and usher you to the backseat so you could both join Connie. “Climb back there..”

and they didn’t have to tell you what to do because the second you sat down in the middle, Connie would tap in. Bringing your face towards him and kissing you with such passion. Immediately wrapping his fingers around your neck and twirling his tongue around between your jaws. His hands worked to unclasp your jeans and once he did, that left hand would find its way into the seat of your panties..rubbing that clit whilst you stroked that cock in your hand. Running those fingers up and down that shaft; letting those duckbill shaped nails graze his tip. He was such an attentive and great kisser, you felt yourself growing wetter by the moment. Heating up on his very fingers..meanwhile, Ryo had joined the fray as well. Readjusting himself only for a split second to step out of the drivers into the seat behind him. Once he was with you both, it was up from there.

“Can’t let him have all the fun..c’mere, baby.” It was then that he’d shuffle his pants back down to his waist and allow you to stroke him as well. They had full fledged confidence that you knew what to do..going back and forth, exchanging kisses and gentle strokes..pumping each of them in your enclosed fists. Meanwhile, they’d take great joy in fondling your body. Ryo’s wide grasp encompassed both of your tits as he peeled your shirt away. Connie’s fingers were still tending to your sensitive cunt. Slick surrounding his digits as he worked them in and out..even massaging that thumb pad over your clit. In a matter of moments, they’d have you squirming in the seat and begging for more. Soon, Ryo’s lips latched on to your neck, suckling on the nape of it with a wild eyed expression. His raspy laugh ringing in your ear as he reached for your throat. Meanwhile, your palms were still clasped around their cocks, pumping the shafts with delicate strokes..without breaking stride, they’d use their free hands to rid you of those bottoms; shoving them down to your ankles where you’d kick them off. The same followed for your shirt, which Ryo tore open with minimal effort. Having long since discarded your bra, you were left with nothing more than a paper thin thong that was tugged to the side, along with your shoes that soon followed the rest. With you rendered completely nude, there wasn’t a thing holding them back..during the entire ordeal, they’d alternate between the different parts of your body; having their fill and taking their pick of what they wanted to indulge in next. As well as piling your head with compliments and salacious comments about what they wanted to do with you. Ryo not holding back a single detail of how many times he wanted you to come for him, even at the expense of his interior. Carefully examining that tight cunt spasming on his best friend’s digits. He had the utmost confidence that you could take the dick, regardless of their sizes. Luckily, the second and third row seating were laid back so you’d have ample room. Connie on the other hand, who had been honing in on getting you prepped..aware of how tight you were..couldn’t stop telling you how badly he wanted to use your throat. He’d often dreamt of seeing those pretty lips stretched around his cock..watching you gag, slurp and spit on it as it so carefully glided in and out of your mouth. And all you could do was whimper, thrashing yourself around on those knuckles to reach an inevitable orgasm and you were so damn close.

“Aye, Ryo. You think she’s ready, bruh? Feels like she is…what do you think?”

“I think so too, lil’ bro..say, love..you think you can handle both of us? We don’t wanna hurt you now..”

but they were both in for quite the surprise. You were far from the bashful type and you were about to give them something they’d never forget. Chuckling with your head suspended back, you’d chew lightly at your bottom lip before answering either of them.

“Handle it? Y’all better the fuck the shit out of me. I don’t like all that talking without action.” And with that, both Ryo and Connie were full and well aware of what they had to do if they wanted to keep you around! Ushering you onto all fours first, everybody got into position. You with your ass up in the air and back arched as Ryo saddles behind you. Connie sprawled out on the back passenger door as your head lowered into his lap. All you wanted was for them to use your body as they saw fit..fuck you until your legs gave out and a mess covered this backseat. “C’mere, mama. Lemme have that pussy..” with tattooed hands and fingernails digging into your hair, Ryo pushed you face down as he aligned that swollen cock head with your very sensitive slit. He couldn’t help but to be enamored with the plumpness of that pretty ass. That cute little asshole was already fluttering and that cunt dripping for him, preparing to stretch you open. Meanwhile, Connie was brushing that beautiful hair to the side so that he could line up with your mouth.

“Yeaah, there we go, mami. Eat this dick up..know you been waiting to..” and he was correct. Hence why it wasn’t a full five minutes before you’d find yourself stuffed full at each end. Deep groans released from each males’ mouths when the initial sensation of your holes hit. They couldn’t believe how silky and warm both of them felt. Letting out a simultaneous ‘fuck’, along with a laugh..they’d make haste in moving. You were more than well lubricated so they slipped in and out with ease. You’d bob your head slowly, up and down on Connie’s shaft whilst Ryo’s hands rested at the small of your back, slowly pressing those thumbs into those adorable dimples..sounds of clapping flesh and slurping began to emit throughout the vehicle and before long, all three of you were letting loose.

“Shit! Pussy’s so goddamn tight, baby..how you keep this from me all this time?”

“Fuuuck, mami. chupas esa mierda tan bien…” whimpering in a high pitched moan, he’d toss his head back and continue letting you work your magic. Those plump lips wrapped around that thick shaft as globs of saliva drenched down to his swollen balls. Without so much as a single gag. You took him nearly five inches down your throat before withdrawing and jerking him off. Even though he filled your esophagus. Leaving quite the sloppy mess in your wake. All while a sheath of creamy lather began to form as those thick cheeks collided with Ryo’s pelvis. You’d begin to whimper and beg each of them for more. “Yeah, mama..let us hear that shit. How much you love being fucked like a lil’ slut..” teasing before leaning down to lick up the curvature of your spine. “Mmph! Fuuuck..please, don’t stop.” And he had no intentions of doing so, especially when he’d reach underneath and curl his hand underneath and massage your clit. Making you twitch on that cock..but Connie wasn’t one to be neglected either. Because once you put your mouth back on him, he was done for. Lowering your head again, an entire sheath of saliva came spilling onto that shaft as you spat and continued pumping in your hand. Where you kept your focus, however, were on those round, full balls of his. Practically aching to the touch..apparent by the way his body trembled and those diamonds kept swinging and refracting against the star covered ceiling.

“Yeah, right there, baby. Suck that muhfuck—“ but just as quickly as he gave the command, he’d be halted in his tracks and his eyes would trail to the back of his head. “Fuuuuck! Oh fuck, do that again, baby. That feels so good.” Nearly catapulting out of his seat from the sensation of your tongue swirling around his balls and momentarily gliding over his entrance. He knew he’d probably never experienced something so salacious before. Talk all he might but Connie was a lover boy and most likely, incredibly vanilla. He preferred making love over rough fucking. Meanwhile, Ryo preferred his women to be freaky. The kind that would top him off and kiss him afterwards or let him put a foot on her head! He could only let out a hearty laugh as he watched his lil’ bro get bitched up!

“You a nasty lil’ bitch. I love it. Knew you was gon’ be a problem but damn…aye, Connie..you good, bruh?” Only receiving a loud whine back..knowing that you had damn near sucked the soul out of this man!

“C’mon, baby. Let’s switch.” And truth be told, he too needed a breather because if he persisted, you were going to be on maternity leave messing with him! Reluctantly withdrawing, he’d pull out and lay his erect across your back, spurting a trail of his precum across your skin. You all would maneuver around until the two of them had switched positions and you were flat on your back. Dangling your head, Ryo took hold of it as he leaned against the door and Connie spread you open. Pinning your legs back, he’d tap himself against your slick ridden, fucked out little hole..eliciting a high pitched whimper. One that hummed and vibrated against Ryo’s cock. It was such a euphoric feeling for all three of you. Especially with the sensation of that weed coursing through your veins. That thong dangled around your ankles and his wristwatch glistened under the lights as his hands clasped your ankle. Placing soft kisses around your calf. “Pussy’s so fucking wet, mami..damn.” Ryo was on the opposite end, thrusting into your mouth slowly with a gentle hand cupped around your throat. They were using you as they saw fit and you couldn’t get enough. They’d persist until they drummed out what would be the first of many orgasms. Which came not a moment too soon when Connie was pressing down into the center of your belly and pumping you full of cock. That’s when you felt it!…

“Damn! Let it out, baby..squirt on that dick, just like that.” Sending you into convulsions as he tapped himself against you after you all but pushed you out. But you were too busy having your mouth used as a sleeve to release any moans. But Ryo was aware of the way you hummed against him. Connie wasn’t going to be the only one having his fill. He wanted you to take his nut inside regardless of where it ended up. Tugging himself momentarily and seemingly premature, he’d hold you in place as he prompted you to stick your tongue out. Which you did with a wide smile on your face. “There we go.” Rewarding you with a long glob of spit afterwards. “Mmm, thank you, papi.” Showing your gratitude to them both. The two men would continue on their crusade to bring you to ultimate pleasure. Taking turns pounding in various positions..and entrances until finally..

“Fuck! On your knees, baby..just like that.”

“Suck that fucking cum out, mama..”

they’d instruct you to grasp both of their shafts and jerk them off until you milked them of every remnant of their cum. And it didn’t take long before you found your face splattered in both men’s semen and them rolling their heads back on their shoulders and crying out your name, along with a string of expletives. Needless to say, you all were good and spent. And very much satisfied with this little rendezvous! Even so, the gentlemen still couldn’t help but to question who was the better of the two. But if you hadn’t already made yourself clear, you’d iterate it one more time:

“Like I said, I don’t have to choose..I’m just window shopping.”

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lilislegacy · 2 months

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Demigods non-human.

•Absence of menstruation.

•Alarmingly high pain threshold.

•Tendency to Depersonalization-derealization disorder.

•Severe forms of PTSD.

•Too loving and affectionate. the loss of any loved one is perceived extremely hard.

•Creepy appeal. They are too beautiful to be something natural and alive.

•Fearlessness. hardly anything from the mortal world can redeem them.

•Abnormal physical characteristics. too fast, too strong, too agile.

•Most often slight tendency to sadism.

•Predisposition to handling weapons. They are too good at learning how to shoot and use cold steel.

thnks for the ask!

oooh! i love this. yes to all of these!!

my thoughts on a few:

i don’t think sadism applies to all of them, and if it does i don’t think it’s constant. but it definitely is a trait that can come out in them at times. it’s the god in them, especially if they’re a kid of one of the more brutal gods. and i think when it does happen, in most cases, it’s when they’re inflicting pain upon their enemies. but for the demigods that aren’t good people… yeah, sadism - in all its ways - is definitely a more present trait in them than it is with humans.

the menstruation thing. i feel like this has to be true. there’s no way female demigods are dealing with periods while they’re trying to stay alive and go on quests. but then i always question how they get pregnant if they don’t menstruate. but then i always remember how they’re all born and what they’re composed of, and that logic and science doesn’t apply to them lol. (do we think there’s a special demigod birth control? or does normal stuff still work?)

and 100% yes on the abnormal physical abilities and characteristics. they can definitely be thrown around and beat up a lot more. i find myself reading the books and saying things like “how did she not just die?” and “he should be majorly concussed with every bone broken right now.” they are way more agile, way stronger, and way faster than humans. they’re just built different. literally.

i’m gonna add a couple things:

i think demigods have a tendency to be taller. i’m not saying they are all tall - there are certainly exceptions; we know hazel and leo are short - but i think the overall average height for them is taller than it is for humans. for instance, according to google, the average female height is 5’3 and the average male height is 5’7-5’8. but for demigods, i think it’s normal for female demigods to be between 5’5 and 5’8, and for males to be 6 foot or above, you know? like i think full grown piper is 5’6, annabeth 5’10, thalia 5’5-5’7, etc. i think full grown percy is like 6’2 to 6’3, jason around 6’3, frank 6’5, luke 6’1 or 6’2, will 5’11-6’0, etc. i just think they’re naturally taller.

i also definitely think demigods have a slightly non-human look to them, but i don’t think it’s necessarily because they’re all beautiful. a lot of them are, definitely, but not every one. personally, i think it’s all in their eyes. i just feel like when rick describes them, there is always a lot of emphasis on the eyes. annabeth’s are this super unique and intimidating gray and they look like storm clouds, piper’s are multiple colors and look like kaleidoscopes, etc. and i think this especially applies kids of the big 3. like thalia and jason have electric blue eyes, percy’s are a super unique and vibrant sea-green, and hazel’s are literally gold. nico is the only exception having dark brown eyes, but i think they’re still super distinguishable and have a certain wickedness to them. i just think all demigods’ eyes are very unique, intense, and vibrant. their eyes are beautiful and stunning, but also very unsettling if they’re staring at you. that’s the feature that i think makes demigods look not quite human

i’m sure i’ll think of more as soon as i post this lol.

other ideas and opinions welcome!

#demigods #percy jackson #percy jackson and the olympians #heroes of olympus #percabeth #pjo #annabeth chase #piper mclean #leo valdez #nico di angelo #hazel levesque #jason grace #thalia grace

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sweetstarcollector · 10 months

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This post is talking about a man who identifies as a man pretending he identifies as a woman in order to access female spaces. I’m pretty sure anyone can look at this and realize that “predatory men should be allowed to prey on women as long as they go through X amount of trouble first” is a terrible take. Now, I could further critique this by talking about the men who have done insane things in order to prey on women, or self-id laws meaning that none of those things are necessary to get access to female spaces, but that’s not what stuck out to me when I first read this post.

What stuck out to me is the list of things this hypothetical man is doing in order to access the female spaces. The point of this list is to make it seem ridiculous that any man would do all of those things, go through all the difficulty, in order to prey on women. She describes it as “improbable” in the notes. She says it’s “a lot of work”- so much work in fact, that any man who does those things earns the right to be a predator.

But what stuck out to me is that with the exception of hormones and maybe going by a new name, all of the things on that list that are apparently *so* extreme and *so* over the top that not even a predatory man would do them even if it meant unquestioned access to those he preys on, are things women are expected to do just to exist.

Having breasts (of the “correct” size and shape), having long hair (or a long haired wig if you have a condition preventing long hair), shaving your body, wearing “women’s” clothing, wearing makeup, even changing your name if we’re discussing marriage- all of that is the bare minimum of what is expected of women to exist in public. Ask any woman who does not fulfill all of these requirements, or even just a couple. They’ve all been harassed, shamed, told they’re not good enough, shown they’re not good enough through media, etc.

So all of these things that women *must* do in order to receive basic acceptance, are *so extraordinary* when a man does them that he gets to be a predator as a prize. Why is it that we can easily see how ridiculous these expectations are, how extreme and degrading they are, how illogical and unnatural the expectations of femininity are, when they’re applied to a hypothetical male sex predator? How is it that when it comes to a woman, these things are “empowering”, they’re “choices women make for themselves”, they’re “no big deal”, but at the same time no man would ever do those things voluntarily, even predatory men for sexual gratification?

It doesn’t make sense. It can’t be both ways.

#men will do anything to prey on women #there are men who went to medical school to prey on women #preists and teachers and police officers who took the jobs to prey on women #what about the man who died sneaking into a bathroom septic tank to spy on women?#predatory men will take advantage of anything we give them #my post #radical feminism #beauty critical #radical feminists do interact #radical feminists please touch #radblr #radfem

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thencitytales · 5 days

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Non-stop Teasing - CYJ

🌷Pairing: Choi Yeonjun of TXT x fem!reader (3rd person used)

🌷 kinda enemies to lovers

🌷wc: 4.1k

🌷 Fluff? sort of angsty tho

🌷 warning: drinking, cussing, frat party, Yeonjun being kind of down bad

🌷There are a few other idols mentioned, some of them in a relationship with each other, I do not think these people are together nor do I ship them, I just felt like the story could have used these dort of relationships (ChaewonxWooyoung, KarinaxJeno)

🌷 Hey!! I am back because i felt like it. This fic is a fleeting idea i had a long time ago and was finally able to finish. In the beginning it was not meant for Yeonjun but it had mostly OC'S so if you see random names I'm sorry, I have yet to proofread it. Feel free to give me notes and feedback, as I appreciate it a lot!! 'Til next time <3

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Yeonjun. Stupid, fucking Yeonjun.

Idiot, average-looking yet so stupidly attractive Yeonjun.

“If you really hate him you should stop staring at him, you know?” a blonde girl talked to her best friend, who shushed her in response.

“Shut up Chaewon, I’m not staring” Y/N retorted against her best friend.

Except she was, and she knew it.

Another person in the library was also very aware of Y/N and what she was doing, because he could feel her eyes pierce through his head.

And he loved it.

“Ask anybody here, they’ll say you’re staring,” Chaewon said in an amused tone, making Y/N’s eye twitch in frustration.

“Well, then it’s hate-staring, glaring if you will,” Y/N looked away from the boy and glared at her best friend, turning her head ever so slowly, as to recreate the scene in a horror movie.

“Just like I’m glaring at you right now.” Chaewon let out a laugh at her friend’s antics and shrugged it off.

“Sure thing, love. Keep telling yourself that.”Chaewon said. Y/N could only scoff before going back to look at her books.

Look was indeed the best word to describe what she was doing, the words on the page being read for the tenth time in as many minutes without understanding nor absorbing any of it. Biology sucked, and so did Y/N’s brain at that moment. So much so that after a couple of seconds she got distracted again.

“What is it with the stupid beanie anyway? Like what’s the deal with that? DO YOU THINK HE HAS A BALD SPOT?” Y/N whisper-screamed, making Chaewon almost spit out the water she was trying to drink after finally reaching the end of her chapter.

Suddenly the girls heard a louder voice coming from behind them.

“It’s actually for style-related purposes, no bald spot, though if you’re still in doubt you could always ask him. Also, Y/N, you were one hundred percent staring at Yeonjun, just FYI.” Wooyoung said whilst chuckling at the little jump the girls made upon hearing him. Y/N turned around, red in the face, a mixture of embarrassment for being caught and pure wrath, caused by Wooyoung’s presence.

“How long have you been here?” She said bitterly. The boy could sense she wanted to add something, the words dying in her throat a bit too fast. He assumed a “dickhead”, or “asshole” was missing, but he let it go, not teasing her any further.

“The whole time, love,” he said mocking what Chaewon had said to her friend just a few minutes prior. Then turned away and returned to his spot at the same table with Yeonjun, Soobin and Changbin.

Y/N looked warily at her surroundings to make sure no one else was around to eavesdrop on them.

“How in actual hell are you able to like that guy?” Her shocked expression clearly visible on her features.

Chaewon shrugged.

“He just likes to tease you, he’s actually very nice” She answered, her cheeks turning slightly pink before continuing.

“I mean it’s not like they’re the fuckboys group.” When Chaewon said that, Y/N was still looking at them and immediately turned around.

“No, they’re worse, at least the fuckboys are self-aware of how awful they are” she sighed.

“Oh my God you’re so dramatic,” Chaewon said rolling her eyes before going back to typing at her computer.

Y/N shut up and went back to try and drill a hole through Yeonjun’s head with her gaze, sadly, without any success.

As if on cue, the boy turned around, looked at her, smirked, and turned back to speak with Changbin, making her avert her gaze and awkwardly look around to find God knows what.

She couldn’t take it anymore, her heart pounding in her chest was beginning to feel like it was too much, she could literally hear it and the sensation made her shudder. She got up and headed to the bathroom searching for some quick fix to the sudden heat of her body.

As soon as she got there Y/N quickly splashed her face with some cold water to try and stop it from getting all red, failing miserably. She looked defeatedly at her reflection.

“This is a PSA for that tiny voice living at the back of my head, I am kindly asking you to shut up” She lightly hit her head with her hand in the process so that the point would go across.

“You understand me??” The girl sighed and took a step back from the sink to exit the bathroom, but as soon as she turned around a familiar face was standing leaning on the door frame.

“Try hitting it harder next time, that should work better.” He chuckled lightly before taking a step towards her.

“This is the girls’ bathroom, Yeonjun” Y/N backed up and glared at him for what was probably the thousandth time that day.

“Sorry, I was headed to the guys’ bathroom but something here caught my attention” he smirked once again.

Y/N was on the verge of breaking. That smirk. He had to know the effect it had on her. Or was it just a stupid habit of his?

It didn’t really matter. Either way, she wanted to kiss him so badly right now. And subsequently, run away, completely change identities, go to Peru, and start a potato plantation or something, to hopefully never be found again. She would never EVER admit to wanting to kiss that boy.

Frustrated even more than before, she ran back to the table where Chaewon was waiting for her, shoving Yeonjun in the process, and making him audibly laugh, clearly enjoying how easily he could fluster her.

“I gotta go, or I’m going to be late for the party,” Chaewon said the moment she saw her best friend enter her view.

“Again” Y/N added to Chaewon’s statement, knowing how long the blonde usually takes to get ready. The other girl got up and quickly added:

“Remember, I’ll be at your dorm around 10 pm, we’ll see what to do from there. Remind Ryujin too when you get home, please.” Chaewon said while collecting all of her stuff and messily throwing it in her bag.

“Sure thing, I’ll finish this chapter and go home too in a half-hour or so. Don’t worry about Ryujin, knowing her, she’ll be all dressed up already. You know who you should be worried about, though.” Y/N answered, looking up from her books.

“I already texted Karina, I told her I’d be at hers around 9:30 so she’ll hopefully be ready when we actually get there.” The girl chuckled at her best friend’s trickery and waved her goodbye, mumbling a “perfect” in the meanwhile.

On her way out Chaewon was stopped in her tracks by a slightly taller figure.

“Hey there,” he sweetly addressed the girl.

“Hi Wooyoung, I’d love to stop and chat with you but I really need to go.”

“See you at the party, then” Chaewon looked at him surprised.

“You should really stop eavesdropping other people’s conversations. Besides, you don’t even know which party we were talking about, there’s like 5 every Friday night without counting the ones outside of campus”

He gave her a playful smile and said “Don’t worry, I’ll figure it out.” The girl laughed and answered “Good luck, darling” before going her way.

After that Wooyoung quickly got back to the guys’ table where all of his friends were sitting, trying to finish some sort of group project.

“Okay, talking about important things, what do you guys know about parties tonight?” Wooyoung said, sitting down.

“You mean here in the campus? or in general? Also like, frat houses or bars?” Soobin started throwing questions at him to try and narrow down the search.

“I don't know, man, Chaewon was talking to the Menace and they said they were going to a party tonight.” Wooyoung just answered him calmly.

As soon as he heard the words “Menace” and “party” together in a sentence Yeonjun’s interest was piqued. He looked at Wooyoung, completely ignoring the semi-blank document opened in front of him.

“Well I don’t think they’d go off campus, the Menace is too lazy for that, she’d want to be as close to the dorm as possible.” Soobin started the brainstorming session.

“That still leaves like at least five or six parties” Changbin pointed out, then turned to Wooyoung and asked:

“Is it just the two of them?” to which Wooyoung quickly added Ryujin and Karina to the mix.

As soon as Karina’s name came up Changbin and Soobin looked at each other and said: “Keystone Lodge.”

“Is there something I don’t know?” Wooyoung asked given how the boys answered the place of the party seemed obvious but he had no idea.

“Karina’s boyfriend, Jeno. He’s in the frat.” Soobin pointed out.

“Okay but aren’t parties at KL like, invitation-only or something like that?” Changbin quickly raised the question.

Yeonjun, who had just started fantasizing about what could’ve happened at the party and had no intentions of having his dreams ruined just like that, said: “don’t worry guys, be prepared, I’ll text you later.” and quickly got up and gathered his things before exiting the library.

“Does he have to do it every time?” Soobin asked.

“He got it from Mark, says it gives him the surprise effect later on and the mysterious effect right away.” Changbin answered rolling his eyes, to which the other two guys only answered almost in awe with an “Ooh.” probably thinking it was the best idea a man could have.

“Okay, how did you get us in Yeonjun?” Wooyoung asked, almost alarmed at how quickly and seemingly easily their friend acquired the invitations.

“I know Haechan, and he owed me. He still does.” the older boy simply stated, raising Wooyoung's alarm instead of calming him down.

“Now let’s get this party started” Yeonjun exclaimed walking up the stairs to Keystone’s Lodge with a smirk on his face.

“You’re going to try and make her life hell, aren’t you?” Changbin said clearly amused at how his friend was planning on being even more annoying to Y/N than he usually was.

“Just wait and see Changbin, just wait and see.” the smirk on Yeonjun’s face growing with every step to the door he knocked on, where they found a guy standing alone, waiting for proof of invitations.

Inside the Frat house, the music was blasting. The air felt damp and everything smelled like cheap alcohol, adding to the mix the group of smoking boys at the far end of the room anyone could imagine that the atmosphere was not very romantic. Which is exactly what they expected.

Changbin went straight for the bar, getting everybody something to drink as the other guys scanned the room for their targets.

Wooyoung quickly saw Chaewon sitting on the couch with her friends. They were talking to a few frat guys but they seemed nonthreatening enough to his ego. The Menace was sitting dangerously close to one of them, almost in his lap. Wooyoung could not recognize the guy though, no matter how much he squinted.

He nudged his friends and with a nod pointed the scene out, hoping they would get curious and approach them, so he could flirt with Chaewon once again.

As soon as he realized what was going on, Soobin turned to look at Yeonjun’s reaction, gesturing to Changbin to hurry over, so he could witness it too because despite what those two liked to admit, they had this tension between them that was almost romantic. They were definitely, on some level, attracted to each other but they would never admit it. That’s why Changbin Soobin and Wooyoung were now staring at Yeonjun, hoping to catch a glimpse of whatever they had theorized.

Yeonjun’s brows furrowed. The night just started and everything had to be so simple already, not even a bit of a challenge. He sighed, took a drink from Changbin’s hands, and turned to Wooyoung.

“Let’s go say hi to your princess, shall we?” Yeonjun told his friend, who was very happy about the poor lighting, meaning the other boys were not made aware of his rosy cheeks prompted by Yeonjun's comment.

As they approached, Chaewon saw them and a big smile tugged on her lips. She raised a hand to say hi and the boys did the same.

“Well Well Well, I’m surprised to see little Sherlock actually did find us.” She chuckled looking at Wooyoung.

“I told you I could do it. I’m very resourceful” he winked and the girl lightly laughed.

Everybody then fell back into conversation, except Y/N and her mystery guy, who were so distracted by each other that they didn’t even say hi to the newcomers.

Yeonjun cleared his voice.

“I know you don’t like us Y/N but not saying hi is simply rude, even for you.” He smirked, knowing very well what it did to her.

The girl turned around, her surroundings didn’t make it easy to hear but she was sure she heard a voice talking to her.

From her sitting position she looked at the new figures that had joined the conversation. And then she saw his face. She simply rolled her eyes.

“Who even invited you here? Seriously, please tell me so I can avoid the lunatic all night long, people just become crazier and crazier by the day”

“Actually,” Yeonjun chuckled.

The guy whom Y/N was talking to gently removed his hands from her hips, feeling a bit embarrassed.

“I think that might have been me,” He said.

Y/N looked at Haechan with a void expression.

“You’re his friend?” She asked, not believing it for a moment.

Haechan was slightly taken aback by the question, thinking the answer to be obvious, so he simply answered:

“Yeah?” at which Y/N glared at both the boys.

“That’s a shame, I really liked you.” And with that, she got up and went to the bar to pour herself yet another drink. The alcohol was probably what made her act so suddenly with that silly explanation but even sober her had no intention of being affiliated in any way with Yeonjun.

Seeing how Y/N was behaving, the boy thought that his mission was going to be such a delight with how simple she was making it.

Yeonjun followed her, leaving behind their friends absorbed in whatever conversation, and a very confused Haechan sitting on the couch.

As Y/N approached the bar, she bumped into a few people obstructing passages left and right and leaving her even more annoyed than she already was.

She took one of the red cups and poured herself some beer.

Not the ideal drink but it was the first thing her hands were able to grasp.

As she was about to take a sip, a hand snatched her drink.

“Thanks, I was very thirsty,” Yeonjun told her, earning a glare once again that day.

“How do you manage to be so annoying Yeonjun?” Y/N said while pouring another cup, this time she grabbed some gin, sensing she would need something stronger than a beer.

“I give it my best, just for you” he grinned.

Y/N couldn’t help but groan as she looked for the soda to mix her drink.

“What did I ever do to you? Have I offended you in any way? Are you holding a grudge from your past life?? Why do you like to annoy me so much??” She sighed in defeat.

“Woah,” Yeonjun said taken aback by the sudden seriousness of the question.

“Well, for starters I could ask you the same thing…” He answered calmly.

As she started to protest he shushed her.

“Buut, I am not going to lie, I do find you very cute when you’re frustrated” He chuckled.

“Are you hitting on me?” She asked, mouth agape.

“Do you want me to be hitting on you?” There it was again. The stupidest grin on the face of the earth. If there was a way to wipe it off instantly, Y/N would’ve gladly taken that chance. Thinking about it, there was a way, and to be honest she had reluctantly considered that way many times before, but always ended up avoiding it.

A kiss was not the solution, everything it could’ve done was only create more problems.

She was snapped back to reality by Yeonjun waving his hands in front of her eyes. She had been staring at the grin for god knows how long. A faint red was starting to tint her cheeks.

“You want to kiss me so badly,” Yeonjun told her, the grin never leaving his face.

She tried to play it as cool as possible, hoping the poor lighting of the room helped her conceive the blushing situation.

“Projecting much?” She smiled turning on her heels, determined to get out of the house for some fresh air.

As she walked away Yeonjun screamed over the music.

“I never said I wouldn’t like it” Y/N briefly stopped in her tracks, surprised by the sudden confession. Thinking it was just another way of getting under her skin she slowly reached the door and opened it, stepping out onto the backyard.

“You just love messing with her, don’t you?” Chaewon said as she approached Yeonjun, Wooyoung by her side, holding her waist.

“I have a tendency not to lie, actually. Everything I said is true. She’s just… compelling” he tried to find the best word to describe her.

“Compelling? You mean messing with her like that is compelling?” Chaewon said, a bit offended that Yeonjun enjoyed toying with her friend’s emotions like that.

“Tell me Chaewon, when have I ever done anything truly bad to her? All I do is tease, in her opinion, when in reality I was always simply…” Yeonjun said, meanwhile Chaewon tried to start a list of all the times he’s gotten you frustrated and quickly realized most times it was just his very annoying, twisted way of ...

“Flirting,” Chaewon said, shocked. She looked at him straight in the eyes, her expression painted with shock.

“Oh my God, you just flirt with her” Chaewon continued. She suddenly realized that every time Yeonjun ever talked to Y/N he was flirting, and that enraged her friend for some reason. He never actually DID anything bad to her. He never insulted her, let alone take action to actively ruin her day. The only times he did something of the sort she was always with a guy, like 10 minutes ago with Haechan. Yeonjun was always just… flirting with Y/N.

“I am very confused.” Wooyoung said looking at his two friends.

“You never admitted it to us and it takes you like three seconds to tell it to her best friend? I kinda hate you and I am not sure I would like to be friends with you anymore.” Wooyoung continued while watching Yeonjun's every move and acting offended.

“It’s not like you guys ever really asked, I thought it was obvious if I have to be honest. She’s pretty, she’s smart, she can be a pain in the ass but she’s one of the nicest and kindest people I ever met. Not with me, which I can not really comprehend, but if teasing her incessantly is the only way I can get her to interact with me I don’t think I will ever stop.” Yeonjun said earnestly to his friend. A small smile appeared on his features, almost sheepishly.

A voice behind him startled him right after.

“What did he just say??” it was Changbin, who basically screamed in his ear after he heard just half of the confession.

“I think he likes the Menace!!” Soobin screamed at Changbin (and in Yeonjun’s other ear) in hopes of being understood over the loud music.

Meanwhile, Y/N was outside, freezing because she forgot to bring a jacket.

Why did he have to always be so annoying, why did he always have something to say that would just make her heart beat at a worrying speed? Why did she have to like him so fucking much?

As her mind birthed the last few words she stopped pacing back and forth on the grass.

Of course, she liked him. It seemed as if every stupid decision she could make she would take and this was not even a conscious one.

It would explain why her fight or flight response would kick in every time he would even just look in her direction, and her choice was fight.

Thinking about kissing him all those times was not just a stupid silly thought.

Y/N was hopeless.

"So?" The question was raised suddenly by a voice she recognised immediately.

He was standing right there, in front of her, handing her her jacket.

She happily took it, silently thanking him with a smile before muttering.

"So what?" her eyes looking at him defeated. She liked him and he was just playing. He was just teasing, and look where all that teasing led her. A terrible position she never wanted to be in.

"Am I getting that kiss you so badly want to give me?" Here he goes again. Non-stop teasing.

This time Y/N did not find it in her to fight, not him nor the feelings she finally realized she had.

"You should be more careful with your words Yeonjun, one might think you actually want it, crave it even" she said calmly before chuckling lightly. She was now sitting down on the bench and her gaze was everywhere but the boy's figure.

"As I said when you were storming off, I do think I'd enjoy it" he slowly sat down beside her, surprised by her tone. This felt more like an actual conversation now. It didn't seem like she had any intention of fleeing this time around. Just them two, talking like normal people. It was new and he liked it. He liked it more than words could explain.

"Stop teasing me please, I honestly don't think I can take it anymore. I won't be bothering you again if you promise me you will leave me alone without uttering any other word that you don't mean" If someone were to pass by and listen very closely, the sound of Yeonjun's heart could be heard as it was cracking and falling apart like glass under extreme heat.

She didn't want to see him anymore, but what was worse is that she didn't think his words were honest. She thought he didn't mean it, ever.

He meant it from the first smile he flashed her, from the first hello he said. The first time he saw her he was struck by lightning and did not feel like himself anymore. All he could do was think about her, all he wanted to do was to speak with her. He did not care if it meant he had to endure rolling eyes and frustrated groans, at the very least he was interacting with you.

"So?" this time she asked the question. Her eyes showed how hurt she was and he could barely look at them.

As he turned to face her, Y/N noticed tears welling up in his eyes. She didn't understand.

"You really think I don't mean it? Y/N you consume my thoughts in the best and worst way ever. I think about you all the time. All I ever want to do is speak with you and I don't care if it means you'll hate me, I won't stop doing it because I am selfish like that. I don't want to feel miserable, and the only way I have to do that is if I speak to you. You can tell me you despise me a thousand times but I won't care as long as you're in front of me, addressing me, acknowledging my presence." As Yeonjun spoke Y/N could not believe his words.

If it was just minutes ago she would've joked about how "you're so obsessed with me, jeez" but at that moment the expression on Yeonjun's face was making her want to cry. It seemed like he meant it.

He did mean it.

"You like me?" she asked, furrowing her brows in confusion.

"I think like is a bit of an understatement at this point..." he chuckled looking into the distance, the palms of his hands rubbing against each other awkwardly.

Y/N moved closer to him. He did not register how close she got until she turned his head towards her with her hand.

They stared at each other, they are not sure for how long. It could have been mere seconds or hours on end. Then she moved closer and finally kissed him.

She tilted her head as he deepened the kiss.

Everything felt good. They were finally happy.

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clonehub · 5 months

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Hi, I saw your post about blonde hair and whiteness being associated with good and dark hair and poc features being associated with evil and I don’t know if it’s the same or derailing so I won’t reblog it with this addition but it kind of reminds me of a similar thing, where whiteness and lighter features are associated with femininity and darker ones and poc features with masculinity. And I know femininity isn’t inherently “good” nor masculinity “evil” but it’s something I’ve noticed that gets me upset. How female characters whether human or otherwise will often be lighter than their male counterparts, how most heterosexual interracial relationships will have the girl be lighter skinned or white, and the boy be darker skinned or a poc, and how most lesbian/sapphic couples will have the more feminine partner be lighter-skinned/white while the more masculine partner will be darker-skinned/poc, for example Lumity and Catradora and some other examples(and this is no shade to either of those ships because I like them both a lot but it is a trend that exists a lot). There are some exceptions such as Revolutionary Girl Utena and The Prom but they are rarer in comparison.

Stuff like this leads to woc and especially Black women, but ESPECIALLY those with darker skin being seen as less feminine than white women or nbwoc. In lots of Black media the Black women are all lighter skinned with looser curls and lighter eyes and are often played by biracial actresses(usually half-white), while the Black men are darker-skinned and played by fully-Black actors. Likewise, straight interracial relationships featuring a Black partner almost always have the male partner be Black. And if it’s a Black woman in a wlw ship the non-white partner will be more feminine than she is. A lot of Black femmes and other woc femmes with dark skin often don’t feel femme enough because the standards for femininity often bleed into the lesbian community where everyone’s prototypical idea of a femme lesbian is white and slim. I even saw some stories of young Black girls not being allowed to be the princess in a school play because “Black girls can’t be princesses” similar to how someone said that a Black girl couldn’t play an angel in a play but the white girls could. It’s as if the standard for femininity is whiteness which leads a lot of Black girls and women to feel like feminine enough because they are too dark and idk it is something to think about. I hope this isn’t missing the point of your og post or anything but I feel like it is worth mentioning. I’m sure they’re are lots of videos on it too. It’s so unfair.

No you're totally right! I think something that cis people like to do is ascribe morality to femininity and masculinity. and it's not always F = Good and M = Bad because obviously femininity in men and masculinity in women are punished extremely violently, but they do play into (feminine) innocence a lot while also playing into the colorist/racist idea that lightness equals morality. hence why often times when someone is described as angelic or the epitome of innocence, the character will be a blonde haire blue eyed girl, specifically. and other times when, even if she doesn't have that pheontype, she's still a girl.

you also see it in the conded (and sometimes not) "women and children = innocent" framing that people will use to draw sympathy for a terrible phenomena.

And like I said, there's lots of times where masculinity is the standard for morality and femininity isn't (like the masculine aloofness versus the feminine emotionality). but in America especially (where I am currently) how we view masculinity, femininity, gender neutrality, and everyhting in between is inextricably linked to race and white supremacy. what makes a manly man and a womanly woman and a deviant of these binary ideals has a lot to do with white christian views on sex, gender, and sexuality.

and i could talk about this for ages but we'd be here all day ksajhflsakj

#ask #its a lot its SO fucked #like being Black and nonbinary and XYZ other things in this hell state is so aksjhdflasjdfhla #screaming!

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Hi! First of all, I want to say I really appreciate your videos - they have given us all such a newfound appreciation for minsung 😍

I have seen some theories floating around since the fan meeting about Lee Know and his friend who dressed as Leebit during the whole of the fanmeeting. We all know that Lee Know often jokes that people are his boyfriends (this friend, Han, even Hyunjin) so generally no one takes those comments seriously but some people have started wondering whether they are actually in a relationship and whether this is a soft launch of sorts (it seems the argument is that being in a mascot costume for hours over three days just seems like a lot for just a friend). It also would make sense Han knows him since Han (all things aside) is very close to LK. I’m curious whether you have any general views on this?

I have also always seen LK as the type to like to keep his personal emotions, feelings and life quite private. I have shipped Minsung for a while now but I am curious to hear from you what you think about the fact that they have become much more “obvious��/affectionate lately - do you think that could suggest they’re not actually in a relationship (since both LK and Han seem like the private type to me) or that it’s the company trying to push minsung or do you think something has changed that has made them more open to expressing themselves? I’m loving it personally but it was shy LK (the “do you like me in that way?” comment) that made me start shipping them so I guess I am just not sure what to do with the major escalation in minsung land over the past few months.

Thanks again!

I’ve seen the discourse around the whole friend thing and I have to giggle. I think a lot of fans misunderstood what LK said when talking about his friend. He said that he was the friend that took “boyfriend” photos of him which is a common term that's used to describe how a photo is taken, not that he was the guy who he jokingly called “boyfriend” in the vlog to get a reaction out of Han. Idk if its the same friend though (unless anyone else here knows lmao).

And about them being “open” I think there’s a huge difference between stuff meant to get the audience hyped up (i.e: the teleprompter stuff at the Japan concerts) and them just naturally gravitating towards each other, interacting, or laughing together at something (which is like 90% of the their moments we got during the fanmeet, outside of their duet during the first day, the quick WSB performance, and maybe the sign that Han answered to). Other duos I say were more blatant about things during those three days (For ex. LK and CB playfully fighting over HJ, 2min’s antics on stage, FeIix/LK almost kissing eo on stage, etc.)

I think many fans underestimate how private they actually are together. It’s just that every moment of theirs gets hyped up since they’re a popular duo, even if other duos are much more (open?) about things (i.e: JiIix pretending to kiss eo, CB playfully flirting with HJ all the time).

The members have said it during the 2022 kids room that they’re generally secretive about their bond and we see that even more in recent times. Remember when they went to France a couple of months back and fans saw each duo spend time together in their spare time? (The Maknaes, HyunIix, LK/Han, Chan/Changbin?) and then a week or so later we literally got a SKZ TaIker of vlogs of EVERY duo except LK/Han. The only thing we got was Han verbally saying that they spent time together.

And then there’s the 2kids show episode where they were very visibly nervous (during the first half especially), they would downplay their bond like, “I don’t know this guy!” “We don’t pay attention to eo!” “The only time we hang out is when the fans see us!” and LK quickly fumbling over the whole we don’t need to sneak out thing, etc. (before they eventually loosen up a bit and contradict themselves on some things). I think a lot of things from that episode cemented them being private about things. Cause if it was all jokes and sayings to get the fans hyped up I don’t think they would have been nervous at all. They would freely joke about things like FeIix/CB did, for example.

Outside of the stage (where all of the members seem to visibly relax and have fun), they seem very “gatekeepy” about a lot of things they do together, especially in recent times, compared to prior years.

Personal opinion: I also think because other members/duos are very visibly affectionate on camera (some even more than LK/Han) and have been so since forever, that would probably make them feel more comfortable to be so as well.

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Wolff!reader and Mick thought:

I’ve always imagined that with a good team and the right support that Mick has just as much potential as Lewis and have my fingers crossed that when a seat a Mercedes opens Mick would be able to take it. And I can see Toto being conflicted about the relationship, worried about how it affects interpersonal relations in the company, but also the emotional/relationship stress that his daughter dating a driver would cause her (even though Mick is a sweet angel baby. I’m sure it’s still tough between the travel/distance and negativity from “fans”) which is exactly what happened when news leaks of their relationship and because I’m a sucker for the accidental pregnancy trope in a fic Little Wolff and Mick find out they’re expecting. And they keep it hidden. This is something they they’re not telling anyone. Not family not friends. This is a Mick/Little Wolff/Angie secret. And maybe Toto overhears them mention their baby. Assumes that they’re talking about Angie (they nearly gave him a heart attack the first time that they referred to the sweet doggo as such so he’s since learned to not jump to conclusions). Thankfully their due dates is during break. They have a beautiful healthy baby in Switzerland where they live. They invite Toto and the family up for a visit. They’re very insistent won’t take no for an answer. Toto is curious, he’s fully except to be told that Mick has finally popped the question. And while he would have liked if Mick spoke to him about the matter, he also knew that he had no say, but that was still his baby. So when they turn up and it’s Mick that meets them at the door, without Little Wolff and leads them into the master bedroom to see his little one hold a little one. Toto heart just stops. He’s too stunned to speak. While he kinda wants to smash another set of headphones just to help process his emotions, his little Wolff looks up with watery eyes and then holds out her hand and he’s just making these long strides to her bedside and kneeling down. 1st questions is if she’s okay. then the questions about if the baby is okay. then the questions of why they kept it a secret. they give the above mentioned reasons. And he’s just melting. Man is ready to retire on the spot. Doesn’t want to travel for Mercedes anymore. Wants a room in the house so he can stay with the two while Mick is away.

yes!!!!!! you just added a new layer to this hehehe you're convincing me to the accidental pregnancy trope though it's not my fav. I don't know if they would keep it a secret like that, I see wolff!reader and mick very much into their family, it's something important for them, and especially wolff reader, she would share a lot with her dad. So I think they would tell toto, susie, corinna and gina, and that's it. maybe keep it a secret for a couple of months, but not during the whole pregnancy cuz I think this would somehow hurt them, not have the opportunity to experience such an intimate and vulnerable moment of their lives.

Man is ready to retire on the spot. // omg yes hahaha grandpa wolff is ready!

(you described it with so many details that now I'm thinking about this scenario and how maaaaaaybe they would keep ti a secret indeed *eyes emoji*)

#wolff!reader #anon #ms47 #millies inbox #mick schumacher #f1 x reader #thots

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i-loves-2dguys · 11 months

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Obey Me OC Headcanons (Part 1)

Author’s Note: So to start my Obey Me fanfics, I’m gonna write out this headcanon in order to describe how well I would get along with each character. I’m not including Thirteen, Mephistopheles or Raphael cuz idk em that well-

But also the fanfics will be “x Reader” cuz I want y’all to feel included <3 (sorry if the personality doesn’t match tho)

Two parts cuz it’s so long-

Part 2

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Lucifer

At first, it was hard to communicate with him due to his coldness

But after a bit, we start talking more by discussing about the brothers

We get along for the most part, except for when I get involved in pranks and mishaps with the brothers

As someone who tends to get good grades, I feel like I would avoid so many lectures from him 😎

Only lectures I would get is getting proper sleep and eating properly

Visits him from time to time while he works to make sure he’s taking care of himself too (no hypocrisy will be allowed)

Helps discipline the brothers in a more peaceful way

Will try to convince him to do the same

Oldest sibling 🤝

Gives him motivational messages so that he can have a nice day

Moon 🌙 x Moon 🌙

Mammon

Instantly connect due to his fun personality

Cuz he’s Mammon ofc

Actually lets him have Grimm but on the condition that he spends it properly and gives a lil kiss

We hang out a lot for studying, shopping, eating at a restaurant, etc

Flirts with him and compliments him just to see him blush 🤭

A little surprised that he has a crush on me, but it’s so obvious too

Defends him from his brothers and comforts him with affirmations afterwards 🙏

Loves to see his hands and feel them (I love his jewelry covered hands so much)

Collects every magazine with a photo of him

Simps as much as he simps (simp synchronization)

Goes to the casino with him just to make sure his debt doesn’t increase that much

I would let him be my first fr

Best friends to lovers 🫶

Levi

GAMER PALS

You’re weird? IM WEIRD TOO :D

He’s a lil emo at first but I just gotta act my weirdest and bam! Status is now fellow weirdo

Shares memes and references

Gaming nights are very often cuz yes 👍

Spends a lot of time with him cuz 1: I’m an introvert and 2: he’s so lonely 🥺

Cleans his room sometimes just to help his mental health

Helps him find any rare items

Cosplay together :D

Pays at least half of what Mammon owes him

Compliments him at least once a day to help heal his insecurities 🫶

Kisses his cheek often to show my love for him

Weirdo couple ✨ (but in a not cringe way)

Satan

YOUR BEAUTY NEVER EVER SCARED ME

I see his sin as a part of him and not ALL of him

He has much more to offer and I wanna remind him that 😔

Plus I have anger issues too-

Yk I always wanted to read books but I didn’t know which ones to read

I would probably ask Satan to recommend some as a way to get closer to him 🤭

Helps him find cats and gets them close enough to pet them

They might start a lil book club where they discuss the same book they’re reading or decide which one is better

Cleans his hoard of books from time to time and leaves a lil map to help him find em easily

Hopeless romantics 🤝

Cat cafe dates :)

We write each other poems >:)

Poetic rizz duo 😎

Asmo

Besties!

It was instant connection due to love for fashion and slaying 💅

I want some makeup advice cuz I’m still a noob at it

Would def also ask for a skin care routine

Paint my nails too? 🥺

Shopping :D (cuz why not? we’re rich)

I mostly see him platonically, but he can kiss me :)

We have fashion shows so we can see what outfits we would slay in ✨

Would go clubbing with him if I felt really sociable

Is involved in his fan club

Two pretty best friends 🫶

Beel

My himbo <3

I love to eat as much as he eats 🤝

And he wouldn’t make me feel bad about it :)

I think our constant running into the kitchen would make us pals

I can’t cook much but I definitely can bake a lot

A bunch of restaurant dates

We could make mukbang videos fr 🤭

Helps him work out

Works out with him too sometimes

Have snacks in my bag just for him 🙏

Gentle giant x their protector

Belphie

I trusted you smh 😒

I personally headcanon a fight with him after I come back to life

But then we’re good :)

He’s a demon so what can you do?

Also very adorable 😊

I would happily nap with him since I’m tired 24/7 😴

As a touch starved person, I would appreciate the cuddles

Enemies to friends to lovers? 🧐

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Note: I ran out of ideas towards the end but yk this is an introduction after all! I don’t know how many people will read this but thank you if you <3 I’ll be back again when I finish making an official fanfic so until then cya!

#obey me #obey me headcanons #obey me lucifer #obey me mammon #obey me leviathan #obey me satan #obey me asmodeus #obey me beelzebub #obey me belphegor

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compacflt · 1 year

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pre-publishing notes for slider (actually i meant to poast this yesterday i just forgor 💀), just to put them out there

as per usual i peddle an extreme amount of mis- and straight up disinformation about the aerospace & defense industries in this one. as a general rule of thumb if it sounds like i researched it poorly and/or made it up, that’s because i researched it poorly and/or made it up. like every scene i was like ‘that wouldn’t happen :D’ and wrote it anyway

this one-shot renders my third one-shot (about ice & hangman) entirely obsolete, as if the rooster one-shot didn’t already do that. so just ignore the hangman one. (i only wrote that one cause i felt bad about tagging my fics hangster when they’re barely in it.) Also, this one-shot kind of directly contradicts the end scene of “debriefing” in pretty much every way. i don’t really care, because this is a much stronger ending, but just throwing that out there—this one-shot doesn’t really jive with my other writing for plot/character arc reasons & im too lazy/sick and tired of my other writing to go back and retcon any of it

i only research things i am mandated to by school/a job/journalistic code of ethics, or that i think are interesting, or that i know will not depress me. divorce depresses me so i did not research divorce. Also im pretty sure marriage doesn’t work the way i described it “sign the papers & that’s it” but idgaf . shrug. im having fun

something i Didn’t make up, though: the thesis that iraq/afghanistan went so poorly in the long term partly because our armed services & especially that generation of commanding officers were prepared for total warfare with a near-peer (like the ussr) instead of counterinsurgency tactics against mountain-based guerrilla warfare-stratted forces (like Al-q*eda etc). that’s a very real thesis that ive read in multiple mil history books (“the generals,” ricks; “mil history for the modern strategist,” ohanlon) & co-opted because it’s kind of, in a fucked up way, a good metaphor for ice’s whole deal—he’d been expecting a traditional officer’s life with a woman etc (aka traditional warfare against the ussr, the us’ sworn enemy) and instead found happiness in the weirdest of places, another dude (aka guerrilla warfare) and no one taught him the right strategy for dealing with that; so, pigheadedly, like some US commands in the Middle East for a decade, he just dug in his heels & refused to budge/change his "total traditional war/heteronormative"-based strategy even if it obviously wasn’t working.

In a similar vein just so i can beat the allegations that im strategically dumb, the “strategies” against the ussr the boys are playing with in the usna section are intentionally the most dogshit strategies on earth. do not invade russia in a land war. especially not when nukes are on the table. the point is they’re ALL bad at strategy (strat as a metaphor for interpersonal communication).

i get the words “moderate” and “modulate” confused a lot. there’s a couple times in this one when I use moderate and mean modulate. Now it’s too late to edit it. by which i mean i am too lazy. editing anything on ao3 is a Sisyphean task. not worth it.

there's a lot to be said about my ice & maverick's respectability, which is to say, as slider points out, their life together is incredibly normie and boring and regular, except that they're two guys. like there's nothing super subversive going on here. "in the grand scheme of things is this really so bad?" is the question. politically this is a little funky. for metatextual character-arc reasons ice has to agree to an official marriage to prove that by the end he's not afraid to legally legitimize their relationship, but the heteroflexible/straight-passing/socially conservative ice & mav that I have written also probably aren't the kind of guys to acknowledge the struggle & strife & subversiveness of the queer community before them that fought for them to have that right. to quote from an essay by Lauren berlant & Michael Warner ("Sex in public"): "Respectable gays [ice & mav, distancing themselves from other gays] like to think that they owe nothing to the sexual subculture they think of as sleazy. But their success, their way of living, their political rights, and their very identities would never have been possible but for the existence of the public [visibly queer] sexual culture they now despise." just throwing that out there as something that is weighing on my mind having now finished writing this. I think that issue (ice & mav's relationship with/debt to the lgbt community) could be explored with a character like rooster, who might be much more a part of that struggle (especially pre-dadt-repeal)...but idk where or how I would write about it. just something to chew on. I keep finding different ways to politically interpret what I myself have already written which then keeps leading to more fucking one-shots. This slider one for instance was a reinterpretation from the 1980s Cold War politics lens of nuclear doomsday & how that affected a generation of men making shitty/suicidal decisions about their lives. an endless cycle for me. "just one more interpretation...i swear just one more..."

#re: me bullshitting about a&d industry: it’s so freeing to just make shit up guys #for the rest of my life i will have to be (get to be) steadfast in research & ethics #for fanfic? fuck that #virgin journalistic brain: SOURCE?????#chad fanfic brain: I MADE IT THE FUCK UP!!!#process poasting #edts notes #my whole job this summer is just going to be fact checking/research work for aerospace/defense journalists so #i will learn about the industry THEN. and probably look back on this series and weep in embarrassment #but that’s life #im proud to be embarrassed of my past writing including the earlier parts of this series #bc it means im learning/growing as a writer/researcher etc #the gen z impulse to overshare 😐#oh well if u guys aren't used to it by now with me idk what to tell you. im an oversharer/overwriter. someone end my turn of show & tell

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no thots except being roommates with jake AND javy

you were unsure about moving in with two men but nat, your bestie since high school, said they were harmless. Cocky and irritating, but harmless

a month in and the only problem you seemed to be having was your undying lust for the two pilots. their constant flirtation and lack of shirts was slowly killing you and the battery on your vibrator. Jake and javy, the relentless teases they are, are fully aware of your crush and have no problem sharing. both of them are living for the way you blush and squeeze your thighs together whenever they’re in the room.

you’re masturbating when your vibrator finally does give out. letting out a frustrated groan, you toss it on the ground and start furiously rubbing your clit when a knock on your bedroom door startles you

“aww poor baby, you sound a little frustrated in there”

“need some help, sugar? we’re more than willing to lend a couple hands”

and yes they fuck you until you’re incoherent that night, but they also make you describe to them every little thing you’ve been fantasizing about all month

ROOMMATE TROPE MAKES ME GO BRRRRR

and jake and javy together? absolute menace’s, the pair of them. they are only there to make your life a living hell (on the horny side, roommate wise, they’re wonderful). getting you to describe every little thing you’ve been fantasizing about too? criminal.

“i’m sure there’s been a lot going through that pretty little head of yours, but how about you tell us the first things and we can act out the rest tomorrow night?”

hehe thank you so much for this thot my dear anon!! 💌

#💌you’ve got mail #jake hangman seresin #javy coyote machado

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HEHEHEHE no need to beg on sandpaper!! i loved all your additions, 10/10, a+, couldn’t have said it better myself ! i didnt originally have more thoughts except how eddie would use this knowledge to be an absolutely menace

a couple days after, steve can’t figure out for the life of him why robin’s stare at him and eddie has turned…probing. she’s scans them when they’re together, melded into each other on the couch on a usual movie night. when eddie’s hand tangles in his hair, it makes steve shudder wonderfully — but not enough to miss robin’s narrowed gaze. if he didn’t know he better he would say it was judgement - it’s not, but he can’t tell what it is.

“eds,” he murmurs, quiet enough so only he can hear. eddie hums, twisting the strands around his fingers. “do you think robin’s had a personality transplant and become suddenly homophobic?”

the comment makes eddie’s body shake with laughter behind him, muffling it into steve’s shoulder. when he reins it in, one of his feet shift, drawing a line up steve’s leg innocently — robin’s eyes narrow further, not even pretending to pay attention to the movie.

“nah,” eddie muses, voice cheeky. “i told her once you’ve got a thing for feet stuff in public—“

“you what?”

“—so i think she’s trying to make sure—“

“why would you say that!?” it’s a hushed whisper.

“— that we’re keeping it pg, stevie.”

steve’s flaming cheeks and eddie’s grin do absolutely nothing except confirm robin’s suspicions.

YOU CAME BACK!!!! Anon…my wonderful highlight to my week…I have nothing to add to this. It’s perfect. I’m just glad to be posting it so other people can read it

Except maybe Robin starts wearing lots of heavy necklaces so that she is audible when walking. This is all with the intention of acting as a warning signal to Steve and Eddie. Yes Steve has talked to her multiple times, explaining time and time again that anything Eddie has said about their love life is a joke and she doesn’t need to worry. She doesn’t listen. The memory of Eddie describing a particular niche interest involving a spatula and a rubber duck has scarred her life thank you very much.

All of Robin’s shoes now have bells attached. She will not be witness to the horrors of her best friend and his boyfriend no matter how hard Eddie tries to manhandle Steve into compromising positions whenever he hears the tell tale jingle of bells coming towards them

#anon do you want a tag/name/emoji? because you deserve one and I’d love to go back and tag your messages so I never lose them #you are a GENIUS #thank you for sharing your words becuase I couldn’t come up with half the stuff you do it is ART #steddie #stranger things #eddie munson #steve harrington #still seriously thank you

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kokorowoutsu · 10 months

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-- Terafest ‘23: Booth Info

During the festival, Grusha will be hosting an Adoption Booth. The pokemon are all your average everyday pokemon outside one thing: they’re exposed to Fae or Fairfolk energy. The best way to describe Fae-touched is the following, an excerpt from my Fae Lore post;

If you’re exposed to one of the Pureblood Fae, or the Fae Circle, you’re likely to become Fae-Touched. Those that are truly fae-touched are fairy-type pokemon or those that appear to be fairy-type pokemon. Any pokemon can get this treatment but its harder for steel-types and poison-types and easier for ghost, psychic, and dark-types, or pokemon that are recorded to be close to the line between worlds. Fae-touched last depending on how long they live in the Fae Circle.

One that eventually becomes a full Fae-Touched will, for example, if a Torterra were to become a Fae-Touched, keep either its Grass or Ground typing but gain a permanent Fairy-typing. They would begin to think more like the fae and in doing this, its a mentality of ‘you do right by me, i do right by you’… and if you do wrong by them… well, the stories are there for cautionary reasons.

The rest can be read here.

( DISCLAIMER: Grusha is all but ‘human’ in this festival and is just here to vibe and his pokemon are normal as well outside his variant Mightyena, well, which is a variant. Grusha is also not a Fae in canon, he is something else entirely but close enough for those curious. The pokemon themselves are the only thing abnormal. Also, The pokemon themselves will be listed in a secondary post at a later date closer to the festival due to writer not feeling well when writing this post. This is merely an information post. )

Grusha knows that they are Fae-Touched but sees nothing wrong with adopting them out. He’s curious to see what will happen, actually. When the time comes, RNG stuff will be rolled to determine what kind of pokemon are available and how many since this all ties into Grandcrest Ranch making sure the last of the pokemon that are owned and couldn’t be rehomed beforehand get good homes. These pokemon are mostly trained, evolved, and battle-ready outside a few exceptions and likely will come with suggested nicknames but are not necessary.

You’ll find Grusha sitting at the booth when he’s not perusing himself with his variant Mightyena partner, Togo, at his side as well as his Weavile, Lolair, on standby to help out. You are welcome to mention these two pokemon in the post. Togo has a quiet personality unless provoked and Lolair is a lot more timid then most Weavile, but he’s friendly to those that are friendly to him. Grusha will likely be bored in most posts but will perk up if its a Paldean Co-Worker that he knows. He is partial to Rika and Ryme for personal reasons, and if a Geeta shows up, note there will be some alarm from his pokemon first and some fear from him. Feel free to play around with these but within reason !!

Now what happens ICly when you get one of these pokemon? Well, they act like fae depending on the percentage bar that comes with the pokemon itself. Over time depending on the dice roll, they will become normal pokemon but the higher it goes, the more feral they become. It will be a give and take relationship regardless of how skilled the trainer is. A video showing what possibly could happen as well as an explanation of ‘neighbors’ or ‘fairfolk’ will be linked from The Ancient Magus Bride which my blog is primarily based on.

How does this play into roleplay? The Fae Gauge.

0-20% - Likely to not act like a fae and simply just have simply be 'quirky' as one would call it. They'll fade out of things fast and be normal soon enough. No need to roll.

21-50% - Likely to cause issues for their trainer depending on how much. They're starting to get into a fae nature and might turn feral depending on how severe the situation. Might take a couple of months to be 'normal'. Up to you on rolling for gauge to go down.

51-79% - Same as above but it happens much more frequently. Dice roll one in ten recommended in situations. One in five is a no to feral reaction, five to ten is a yes. Will take at least a year or two to be normal. Roll for gauge to go down.

80-99% - Will act almost exactly like a fae and the video should be viewed and taken into account. Will take closer to five years to be normal. Roll for gauge to go down.

100% - A pokemon that's appears normal but is absolutely a Fae. Will be labeled for your knowledge as a writer on typing that's being substituted. Physical changes may be noticed. A bond must be built for them to fully listen and care must be taken. Will never be 'normal'.

Lastly, i’m not expecting many, but I do hope you guys enjoy these pokemon and find something for them. Thanks for the read! Also I HIGHLY RECOMMEND clicking the video if you are remotely interested in this blog, this booth, and the concept.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjqOJs985UU&ab_channel=CrunchyrollCollection

A last minute addition from the Lady of Grandcrest Ranch (Morgan, OC, not attending but owns the ranch responsible for these pokemon... technically); ‘After the adoption, the pokemon is firmly in the new trainer’s care. If something happens, Grusha nor anyone at Grandcrest Ranch are liable for what happens if you do piss off the fae. This video above shows three examples of treating the fae-touched pokemon with respect, with them showing an affinity for the person, or if you treat them wrong. You have been warned.’

@terafest

#event ;; terafest 2023 #terafest2023

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The Hating Game Book Review

Lucy Hutton, baker-of-cakes, exemplary assistant and professional 'nice girl', is waging war. She's got the whole office on her side - except for tall, dark and charmless Joshua Templeman. He's been nothing but hostile since the moment they met and now it feels like nothing matters as much as taking him down.

Lucy can't let Joshua beat her at anything, especially when a huge promotion comes up for grabs. Finally she's going to destroy the man she can't seem to get out of her office, the man she hates, the man who's taking up far too much space in her head. If Lucy wins, she'll be Joshua's boss. If she loses, she'll resign.

Rating: ★★★★

Disclaimer that I watched the film when it first came out, and having just finished the book I re-watched it to compare. Sure, The Hating Game isn’t my usual scene when it comes to reading, but I enjoyed the film enough to give it a chance and I’m glad I did. Because I enjoyed myself the whole way through.

I particularly love a good enemies to lovers narrative, and whilst the dynamic between Lucy and Josh only appears this way due to perspective, it certainly hit the right notes. Sally Thorne perfectly engineers her narrative through Lucy’s perspective, only very slowly revealing the truth of Josh’s feelings which change everything. Because everything is from Lucy’s own point of view, the truth is shaped by her flawed understanding of Josh and his feelings, and it is gratifying to see this fall apart, firstly through little hints and then Josh himself. It’s also incredibly amusing to see Lucy miss some pretty obvious clues.

The ‘hating game’ and the fights are entertaining, but the chemistry between Lucy and Josh is on point and very satisfying. Some of the most engaging moments of this novel are when they’re being genuinely honest with each other, about their feelings, but also the hurt they have experienced. This is particularly the case when Josh reveals the depth of his issues regarding his father and brother. Although I did in some ways prefer Lucy’s reaction at the wedding in the film rather than the novel. I think it’s also significant that due to Josh’s influence Lucy starts standing up for herself rather than letting people walk all over her. I also very much enjoyed her rant at Josh’s father.

When Lucy’s mum advised her to ‘keep walking’, I felt that was the right advice for the time, and for Lucy. It’s certainly advice that I would have followed in her situation and with the knowledge she had. Sure, Lucy missed certain clues regarding Josh’s feelings, but based on his general behaviour, moving forward and focusing on the career goals she wanted would definitely be the right choice.

However, whilst I did enjoy The Hating Game, there were a couple of aspects that threw me off a bit. Some of the lines were incredibly weird, including the fact that Lucy apparently ‘howls’ a lot, not to mention the emphasis on her feeling ‘horny’ and the ways in which she describes it, such as referring to herself as a ‘cavewoman’. Some of these lines just really took me out of the narrative because they felt too over the top and strangely uncomfortable.

Sometimes Lucy is just a bit much in the ways she describes how she feels about Josh. Even some of the conversations between the two of them felt a bit awkward and out of place; in my mind they were just peculiar writing choices. And whilst I did mostly enjoy their relationship dynamic, at times the jealousy and rage issues from Josh were majorly off putting and I found it difficult to stomach. I didn’t feel that understanding his perspective made any of this better either.

If you enjoy enemies to lovers and rom coms, give The Hating Game a go.

Warnings: sexism/misogyny, sexual harassment, sex scenes

#booklr #the hating game #sally thorne #tbrbusterchallenge2022 #bookbanditchallenge #reading #books #book review

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Diary of a Junebug

Taking it slow by making deliveries and exploring the countryside

These past few days I’ve gotten a glimpse of Connie and Pai’s lives when they’re not out having a grand adventure. Basically, in order to travel about freely, as well as make necessary connections, they have to be out and about. And what better way to do that than by running errands and taking up odd jobs?

Like Connie said, it’s a mixed bag, so it’s not really something they’d recommend to a lot of people since it’s so unpredictable. Part of the reason why they keep at is because they got lucky and wouldn’t be where they are today if things didn’t work out the way they did. So it basically comes down to luck, which isn’t always that reliable.

While a lot of good has come out of it, there’s also a lot of meh and tedious stuff in between. Yeah, I get what they mean. You have to be able to pull through and move forward, otherwise it just wouldn’t be worth it. That’s why Connie wanted to make absolutely sure that Pai knew what exactly she was getting into before deciding to tag along with them. Pai, I guess, is who most consider a somewhat well-seasoned adventurer - to be honest, she doesn’t always seem like it but people like Jamie have said so and I trust their judgement - has some experience worth taking note of, but nothing compared to someone like Connie.

Raiden and Qingmei used to live a similar lifestyle, mostly because that was their best option to find what they needed. They all have described the process as a whole like looking for a needle in the ocean. It’s a big gamble but sooner or later you’d fish something out. Whether it’s useful or not, at least you found something, meaning that your search isn’t futile. In other words, you not only have to be persistent, but you also have to know where to look, and how to filter out all the unnecessary details. It’s far from smooth sailing, but if that’s your only option and you’re willing to put in the effort, then you will get something out of it.

That being said, Raiden says it’s not very sustainable for the long term. Like, a couple of years at best. Any more than that you might as well redirect your energy somewhere else or just slow down. She was lucky that her journey, to put in simpler terms, lasted for maybe a little over a year, which is kinda wild when you think about it as a shitton of stuff happened.

Again, it sounds very demanding, not something I think I’d be capable of doing. And of course, Raiden and Qingmei decided to slow down once they found what they needed. They still travel a lot but on a much smaller scale and less ulterior motives. In other words, they’ve been learning how to just live life without constantly worrying about their futures.

Sure, Raiden says she misses the excitement sometimes, especially when life gets slow and blah, but at the same time she’s happy to have those periods, even if they are tedious. I’d say she’s on a another journey right now, more of an inner, self-discovery type. She and all the others who she met along the way have gone through a lot, so, obviously, they’ve changed a lot.

Raiden certainly didn’t expect to make it out alive. She knew her brother’s days were number when shit really started going down. Qingmei, maybe might have had a chance of making it out alive, Dainn, not so much. But somehow they beat the odds - well, except for Raiden’s brother - and they all have to learn to live with it, which I think will always be an ongoing process.

At least the three of them decided to stick together and I think that’s been helping them process what had happened. It’s good that they have each other and chose to be together, as well as acknowledge what happened and use that to move forward. None of them had it easy, but considering the circumstances, this was probably the most optimal outcome for them.

That said, I hope that Connie’s journey will not be for naught. They’ve already come so far and despite the ups and downs, they still persist. I admire them for that and I hope that things will be okay. Whether they make it out alive or not, I hope at least that they will be able to find some peace of mind over things that they needed answers to. I get that not everything will work out, and even if things are going fine right now, it can still suddenly go to shit without warning.

As much as I want Connie and Pai to make it out alive, kicking and screaming, like Raiden, I also accept that sometimes there is no happy ending or a neatly tied up resolution. No matter what, there will always be some sort of mess, scars that’ll never properly heal no matter what.

I hope it doesn’t sound pessimistic. Connie has always been upfront, flat out saying that they might not survive the week and such. I’d say they’re being realistic, like, it’s not really a nice thing to consider, but it’s their reality. I can’t imagine living with such a weight on my shoulders.

Right now, it’s one of those slow periods for Connie and Pai. Connie says those too can be a mixed bag as sometimes it’s need and other times it’s frustrating. Fortunately, this one’s good timing as they’ll be busy again soon.

There’s gonna be a big event hosted by Dharma where Connie and Pai will be commentators, so that’s gonna be exciting. In fact, Connie’s invited the camp to come up to the city to check out the festivities as Nahla’s trying to promote interest to those outside of the academia scene. The main thing is a big competition and there’ll be a lot of fun stalls and activities to check out. Although the main reason is to recruit more students, they’re trying to be more inclusive as, obviously, not everyone’s interested in pursuing academics. In other words, because of the changing academia scene since management has changes, they’re trying to tear apart the rift that the old Dharma was responsible for.

I think that’s a good cause and I’m glad that Connie, Nahla, Sadiki, and the other’s efforts have led to much needed change in Adrikha. It takes guts not only to challenge a system that does more harm than good, but it’s even harder to keep to your word and actively push for those changes. At least for now things are finally settling down, plus it’s bring break, so everyone’s getting their much needed rest.

That’s why Connie and Pai are out here in the countryside of Adrikha. Connie heard that the mailroom’s in need of help because a lot of the people over there are on vacation. It also happens to be in the town where Layla, a student from Dharma, resides, and Connie wants to check in on her as she’s had a very stressful semester and is long overdue for a family visit.

Sophea and Michi also happen to be in the area too, along with Sumi, a courier from Sango who they recently helped get out of a tight jam. Sumi’s story is kinda wild actually. Like, what’s wrong with some people? At least she came out of the whole thing unscathed with her reputation intact. Apparently, Mio wanted to introduce Sumi to Connie for a while but stuff happened and so Sumi was forced to go into hiding for a while.

So Sumi, like Mio and Mei, is a yokai. Unlike most other yokai though, Sumi doesn’t possess any unusual powers, at least, as far as she knows. She is known to be very fast and very good with direction, so she uses those skills to be a courier. And according to Sophea and Michi, she’s a damn good one. Even though she’s mostly local, Sumi has also done international if it’s an emergency or something super urgent.

In fact, she has helped Connie a couple times when they were in tight situation but Connie never got the chance to properly thank her as she ‘s quick and most people don’t usually see her. She’s been at it for about 200 years, so it’s safe to say she’s pretty vital to Sango’s postal service.

But then troubles began when shit went down in Sango and everything was in shambles. Sumi was willing to put herself in danger in order to keep communications open, which was commendable of her. She actually got compensated for all the trouble she had to go through, and maybe that was what got her in trouble with a certain someone later on.

That certain someone - some guy who was ousted following the political scandals that were uncovered, no one could be bothered to remember who - held a grudge against many people, including Sumi for reasons she’s not sure of. Basically, some fucked up guy who decided to take his anger out on Sumi, out of all people, for reasons we’ll probably never understand.

It started when the head of the postal service died in a freak accident, possibly murder, though that’s very circumstantial. That guy happened to be a distant relative, so he took over as there was no next of kin, despite protests from the others.

Sumi described him as relentless and scary. He stalked her and tried to get people to turn against her, spreading rumors about her and harassing those who disagreed. Even Mio was powerless against him, which was not good as she’s pretty much one of the most powerful people in Sango. Eventually it got to the point where Sumi was so concerned about her own safety that she stopped leaving home. Still, she made her deliveries when she was the only one capable of the job, which made the guy even angrier at her.

And that’s not it. Apparently, he threatened to jump off a cliff if Sumi didn’t do so first. He just wanted her out of the picture, period. Of course, Sumi refused, and she did try standing up to him, except she said it was like talking to a brick wall that only just wanted to crush you. That sounds fucking terrible.

Once he realized that Sumi wasn’t going down so easily, he decided to frame her for murder. So he took a bunch of people hostage with a bunch of bombs and proceeded to blow them and himself up. Apparently, he didn’t intend to go down with them, but either way, his plan worked, even more so with him dead. He did it in such a way that made it seem like Sumi was at her wit’s end and felt she had no choice but to resort to murder. By then, her mental state was already in shambles, so that made things worse.

That’s where Michi and Sophea came in. Michi was well aware of who that guy was, and also said that he should’ve been kicked out a long time ago. He knew that he wasn’t able to take on this case alone and consulted Sophea. It was a tough case, but they were more concerned about Sumi and how she was gonna come out.

In the end, Sumi was found innocent and Michi made sure that Sumi got the help she needed after the ordeal she went through. He’s also working with Hanako and Akira to make sure something like this doesn’t happen again.

As for Sumi, she’s still on leave, but she’s looking forward to be back. She’s worried that she’ll be rusty, which is why she’s helping out at the post office too. She says that working in an unfamiliar environment adds an extra challenge that’ll hopefully help her get back into the grind when she returns to Sango. So far, being out here has been good for her. She says she’s still a bit shaken up by what had happened but she can’t let that stop her from living her life.

Along with checking in on Sumi, Sophea and Michi had other reasons to stop by. Connie met someone who was in need of legal help - they’re from Adrikha but the relative who needs help is from Bonsai, where Sophea’s from. Basically, a custody issue where the kid’s safety is coming into question. Sophea met with them and she’s sure that she can help them out, so that’s good.

Michi mainly came to see Sumi, Connie, and Pai. While hanging out in the city he didn’t except to run into Aliya. She was the merchant he met a few years ago back when he was living in his hometown. He didn’t know her too well but had heard that she’s kinda a big deal in Adrikha, which was why Connie sought her out for intel when they first came to the city. Aliya was working with Harumi’s father on some business deal that ended up falling through.

To his surprise, Aliya remembered him. Of course, she tried to sell him a bunch of stuff, and he did happen to find something he was looking for, so that worked out well. They did talk a bit about what happened when Harumi died and how insensitive her family was. I remember Michi telling me about it and how that prompted him to leave home.

Aliya didn’t know Harumi but she was put off by how her family treated her death like it was some joke. Basically it’s one of those things where it’s like oh, that sounds terrible, and then you hear more about it and it’s like wow, that’s really fucked up.

Apparently, Aliya and Harumi’s father were in a meeting when he was told that his daughter had died. She, like most people, would assume that they end the meeting so he could sort out his affairs and such. But no, instead, not only he insisted on continuing the meeting, he also took Aliya to Harumi’s room so he could go through her stuff and see what’s worth selling. He, according to Aliya, was pretty much like, “Oh, good that’s one less mouth to feed. We never really liked her anyway.”, which is yikes. Michi said that her observations were pretty much spot on, as much as he hates to admit it.

Like he said before, it seemed like Michi was the only one who gave a fuck about Harumi’s death. Even if he wasn’t her best friend, he still would’ve felt something for her as she died in what could’ve been a preventable accident. But no, instead they used her death to make fun of her, because clearly only a stupid idiot would lose control of their car on a poorly lit, narrow, and winding road on a rainy day. Aliya probably said no more than a couple sentences to her and yet she felt that Harumi deserved respect and dignity. She’s had her share of bad clients and sketchy deals but Harumi’s father straight up made her uncomfortable for a lot of reasons.

Being at the office has been chill and delivering packages is a good way to explore the area. Sumi really is super fast and efficient, it’s amazing watching her go! It’s hard to believe that she just arrived a couple days ago and has already memorized the entire area. Sometimes it gets busy but most of the time it’s a bit slow, which we don’t mind too much.

In the meantime, we take the time to explore the countryside and just take it slow. Layla’s from here so she’s the one showing us around the village. She didn’t plan on spending her break at home and probably would’ve stayed cooped up in her dorm if Connie hadn’t insisted. Being a student can be rough, and I imagine that it’s a lot tougher in a university like Dharma. Connie notes that she’s been a lot more relaxed now that she doesn’t have a lot on her mind.

The countryside of Adrikha is peaceful and serene. It’s the opposite of the hustle and bustle of the city according to Pai. Layla said it took her a long time to get used to living in the city as she barely left the village before that. Even though she’s been in the city for almost two years, she still kinda feels out of place. Her semester had a bit of a rough start but she somehow persevered and things started to change for the better when she pushed herself to become more social.

Connie and Pai first met her at an event in the city that they participated in. Layla wanted to participate but she didn’t have a lot of confidence so Connie decided to give her some support. In the end, Layla got second place, which then got her some attention from her peers. That, she speculates, must be the part of the reason why they ended up nominating her to represent their department for that upcoming event Connie mentioned.

Yeah, I feel for her. It sucks when you don’t have the greatest confidence and people are putting a lot of expectations on you. Layla seems like she’s smart and capable, but it’s hard for her to see that right now because she’s so focused on putting all her energy into making it through the day. Connie seems to have taken her under their wing.

Since it’s getting hot, we’ve been hanging out by the river to keep cool. Layla took us to her favorite swimming spot under a giant honey peach tree that’s a lifesaver when the heat and humidity gets too much to handle.

Pai said the countryside is kinda like an in between of the forest in the east and the sands in the west. Most people live in the forest area while the desert is more scattered out. Connie’s pretty much familiar with the forest by now but the desert’s another story. They said once you leave the villages, pretty much anything can go wrong no matter how well prepared you are.

Although Connie and Pai have special clearance to travel the desert in most places that are usually restricted to researchers, it’s not like you can walk in and set up camp. The expeditions they had over there went surprisingly well, so that’s something. Connie would’ve continued on but now that it’s getting warmer, the desert’s probably the last place you should be hanging around in. That’s another reason why things are kinda slow right now.

It’s nice being surrounded by so much green. Adrikha really is verdant, no exaggeration there. After running around delivering packages, there’s nothing more relaxing than swimming in the river, eating grilled honey peaches, and learning about the unusual flora unique to this area.

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Chucked all my thoughts while watching le rouge et le noir for the first time here so have them without show context

Also while missing a good chunk of the show cause I accidentally went on another page without saving the draft schwoopsie

so ding dong is bonheur de malheur with more inexplicable doorbell noises

this man is a MENACE

ohhhh the way the lighting only illuminates mme de rênal half the time during this time is excellent

and then she's an immobile doll for him to position and place bouquets in her hand?? wonderful

the way julien sounds so edgy every single time he talks. king relax

this use of the turntable is quite good but is this man literally climbing a mountain right now

NAPOLEON????

oh putting julien on the top section for the musicians as the first (i think?) actor to do so as he sings about wanting to ascend in his life position... sublime

a) why is his napoleon locket HUGE. couldn't you find a smaller one b) "like you, I'll be the eagle... and she'll be my prey" girl. as far as i can tell at this point in the show you do genuinely like her. why are you describing her like that

NOOO NOT THE MAID

also it's been so long only watching zuka shows that seeing people actually kiss instead of stage kiss is genuinely shocking

"julien... whose portrait are you hiding in your locket?" "i can't tell you... but know it's a man" omg bisexual king 🤩🤩😍😍

I really can't tell if it's a choice here or if he's just really off-time

his gritty voice is fine for solos but i do wish it wasn't present in the love song duet :/ UNLESS it's a hint that he doesn't really love her in which case phenomenal

(Okay now at DLNJVR and it appears he did actually love her and it wasn’t a clever galaxy brain moment. Shame)

glad to see the good old "your character Does Not sing this song but here sing it for the cast recording" trick of french musicals again

ahh the fancy home crumbling once he learns of the affair >>

HE'S GONNA FUCKING KILL HER????????

Okay okay I thought we were going for an INTENSE genre shift right there

Gotta admit I’m not the hugest fan of any of the men’s voices

The house rebuilding itself as he composes himself >>

No Louise :((((( let me tell you if I were her husband I would treat her right

He is SO edgy. Salieri Mozartl’operarock better watch out

DLNJVR actually goes ways harder live than I would’ve thought

His voice works really well for it and her section is very nice

“Admit it, father, you only laugh when you’re with your moody little priest of a secretary. And he’s not even funny.” You’re so real for that queen

Also that line is a very nice way of establishing the timeline

Anyway I love all the women characters this musical should be about them only

Ohh when everyone is still except for them on the turntable >>> I love staging

I forget their names but this couple is also acceptable they’re so fun (it was the Valenods)

Why?? Does she flip pages with both hands???

“Do they surround me because they see me as their prey?” You’re one to talk sir.

Also I thought Sans elles was a breakup song for sure but this does make sense

Misogyny 🤩

The song does translate quite well to stage though I am enjoying it

Wait why is he going to meet her anyway. You just sang about how much better off you were without her

This is such a silly scene I’m a fan

IL AURAIT SUFFIT YEAHHH

LOUISE DD:

LOUISE SINGING THE OUR LOVE WON’T BE AFFECTED BY THE SPACE BETWEEN US LINE AUGHHH

That probably could’ve used more buildup to be effective but I love il aurait suffit too much to care it’s probably my favourite le rouge et le noir song

The way I wrote so much and then it got deleted because it didn’t save. Sigh

I don’t care enough to retype alas

The ones I remember clearly enough will be turned into separate posts

The main gist of it was that I liked Geronimo Mathilde and Louise and not much else

Recontinuing

Mathilde’s dad looks so familiar I must have seen him in something else

Why does Côme always look so sullen

Tbf I assume a lot of it is not being able to see his facial features that well due to the low video quality but like

Girl the way they skipped Geronimo in the cast countdown??

NOÉMIE GARCIA??? I DIDN’T KNOW SHE WAS IN THIS

Aw I like how they’re having people applaud the techies and band as well as the actors :)))

Reprises of the biggest songs at the end of French musicals :)))

Lesbians real

I joke but if Mathilde and Louise had just loved each other and forgotten julien everything would’ve worked out Fine. It definitely would not have but I can pretend

All in all it did slightly disappoint my expectations but overall it was a good time

The music slapped, as expected

And the set design & staging was really neat, and far surpassed my expectations after i saw it was mainly screens

#le rouge et le noir #og #liveblogging #sort of. ish

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