he's so endearing 😭

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Winter (Aespa) @ Love Your W 2023 Red Carpet

omg have we talked about Matty’s first red carpet/award show w d word girlie????

TECHNICALLY yes we have, in that i wrote a blurb about patti styling you and matty for the brits at the same time - you do go to the 2023 brits with everyone, but it's before you and matty have even admitted you fancy each other lmao. and then Keep Dreaming is just matty being delulu about that night and you when he gets home lmfao.

i think your first Big Award Show Event as a couple is something matty's nominated for by himself, rather than something the whole band and whole team are required to be there for - maybe british fashion awards? and as much as you both love your friends, it's nice to just have this little moment to yourselves, as a couple, as YOU (as opposed to music stuff, where you're always kinda there as a work representative as well as a gf). anyway, matty's really quite excited about taking you as his date; patti again styles you both, and matty's like to you "we'll get your outfit sorted first and i'll just wear whatever goes with it lol". you're like "um YOU'RE the one nominated for a fashion award surely it should be the other way around???", and matty kisses your nose and says "yeah but you're going to look a million times better than me anyway, beautiful girl, so i'll just go with whatever you like", which makes you blush and in turn makes matty swoon lmao. you settle on an amazing vintage dress that patti found god knows where (choose ur own designer honestly), and even when you're just trying it on matty literally cannot keep his hands off you lmao - when he sees you all properly made up and styled on the night of the award show, he's a menace, but in a cute way, all "you're perfect and i'm punching so far above my weight looooool". you roll your eyes and say "shut UP look how handsome you are" (he really is, in a suit to complement your dress with the curls and slut hoop both out in full force), and matty blushes a little bit then insists on taking pics of you both to "commemorate how especially hot we both look tonight". but i think you'd be up for doing a red carpet with him, actually - in the car there, matty's like "i'd love it if you got some pics with me, sweetheart, but if you're not comfortable with it then it's alright", and you think for a second and say "no, i want to. people need to see how hot i look today" and giggle, and matty just pulls you in for a hug and a head kiss like "i'm obsessed with you". and that's evident in the red carpet pics, actually - in every single photograph of the two of you, despite the photographers trying to get his attention, matty's looking at you like you're the most important thing in the world. and tbh, to him, you are <3

Press photos of ZICO on the red carpet at the 2023 W Korea 'Love Your W' event 231124

Every Month of 2023 ✨

A million thank yous to @seokmingming and @pookiez for tagging me 💕

rules: link your favourite and/or most popular post from each month this year <3 (it’s totally fine to skip months!) and tag some CCs you love!

its offically the start of 2024 and i would like to begin this year with a list of all the gifs i've created in 2023!! my giffing journey had a bit of a rough start since it was my first time making them... but overall i loved how i could see the improvement while learning step-by-step. tho tbh there were some gifsets that shouldve been kept in my drafts- EHEM. anyways, thank you sm to all my mutuals and followers for popping up in my notes and giving amazing tags on my creations, truly appreciate it!! and my sincerest wishes for everyone to achieve even greater things this year ♥

January - July:

this is funny bc I created this blog in June solely for reblogging zebi content while boyz planet was still airing... so these months I basically didn't exist LOL

August:

most popular — ricky's "young & rich, tall & handsome pool boy"

my absolute fav — zhang hao's zb1 1st fancon

September:

most popular — hanbin quoting "I'm tired to death"

my absolute faves —gyuvin's bday gifset, hanbin's drama OST recording behind, matthew & taerae's "you're a yogurt shake for me", yujin & hanbin's tiktok dance in london, and ricky unleashing his nyang attack

October:

most popular — gyuvin & hanbin "connected like 2binz in a pod!!"

my absolute faves — ricky's moving portrait 'mystery' version, cutie princess ricky, and zb1 red carpet gifs! (one of my biggest gifsets w/ higher qlt)

November:

most popular — ricky's hypnotizing magic smile

my absolute faves — makeup artist zhang hao and ricky in Crush MV (coloured version)

December:

this was the month where i took a break from giffing in order to focus on my studies at school as well as enjoy the holidays w/ my family! priorities just had to take over a lil before doing more gif making this year (｡･ω･｡)ﾉ♡

time to tag some of my fave creators! (no pressure to participate, its for funzies): @pookiez @gyuvin-kims @haob1n @seokmashu @sung-hanbin @frostyhao @snowhao @jeonwon-wonwoo @bestleader @y-eontan

It’s fascinating watching things play out and I’m not even talking about Chris and Alba.

The various blogs deemed crazy who are either team pr and screaming how this is pr and acting like they have factual proof or know people who know when this will end and constantly posting gifs as though the end is near or they’re trying to manifest this ending soon

VS.

the blogs who use this situation to gloat or gain clout within the fandom and who were team PR in the beginning, completely switching to this being real and kissing Alba’s ass is crazy.

Like there is a main fan blog (thelonesomequeen) who’s been on here for the past decade, they’ve been cruel towards both Minka and Jenny and they were 100% certain Chris and Alba weren’t even dating and claimed to have a pic of Alba with another guy so they knew she wasn’t dating Chris, then when this “relationship” came out in November 2022, the blog was adamant it was 100% Pr and even talked crap about her with other blogs so for them to go from that to Summer 2023 claiming they got anonymous info that Chris and her were getting married and now kissing her ass and acting like she’s an Angel and the most beautiful woman in the world, and being dismissive of her and her racist friends, is crazy.

Then they and the other associated blogs got a charity video from Chris last fall (he names every problematic blog responsible for creating drama in his fandom) and then another associated blog by the name of (Maddy) ends up at every recent con and ASP event he attended the past few months and then all this current mess happened with the red carpet debut.

They now act like Chris is so in love and happy and I’m just over here like, w-t-f? 🤔🤪🤨

The thing is ever since the wedding, all of these blogs have been just as intense in trying to prove it’s real as much as those specific pr blogs have been trying to show how it’s fake. Crazy stuff to watch. 🫠😬

I wonder where they got that anonymous information and why it suddenly dried up so fast?

Could it have been possible that their informant was found out and now they have to keep striving to prove they are right?

It must be something to bend over backward to prove your point when the rest of the Earth keeps on spinning.

Wang YiBo Posts

Vibes, aesthetics, themes, red carpets, and events — Posts I’ve put together

Wang Yibo Photo Shoots and Aesthetics

Rainbow Wang YiBos (the most beautiful thing I’ve ever made)

Harper’s Bazaar x FPU

WYB Cyberpunk Post-Apocalypse Aesthetic (GQ SS2020 shoot)

WYB Neverending B&W Aesthetic

WYB Blue Mullet Aesthetic

WYB’s WuGan Announcement Space Aesthetic

WYB x VogueME: Rose Red Aesthetic

WYB Brides Magazine Aesthetic

WYB x GQ: A Rainbow Sunflower Aesthetic

WYB x Chanel: Red Camellia Aesthetic

26th Birthday Photo Shoot

WYB X HangZhou Asian Games Shoots

Retro Curio Aesthetic (Young Chic 2019)

Countdown to Chanel Cruise Shenzhen

Tracer85 x Bazaar 190810

Tracer85 x Bazaar part 2

Chanel Cruise Shenzhen 2023

Gank Your Heart OST photoshoot

WYB x Leon Young (2018)

Wang YiBo Themed Posts

Wang YiBo and his Tiny Handbags

Photographer Era Wang YiBo

Photographer Era WYB Part 2

WYB in Pink 💖

WYB in Long Coats

WYB with Dogs to Heal your Existential Dread

WYB with Cats to Further Heal your Existential Dread

WYB and that Cute Crouching Thing He Does

WYB sitting THAT WAY

WYB and the City (urban DD)

WYB’s Softest Selfies

Mirror-Selfie Era WYB

The Selfie Gremlin

WYB with flowers

Our Peace and Love Cool Guy (Bixin WYB)

14 Times WYB Came to Slay in Black and Grey in 2023

TikTok Era random DD

Stage Performances

YueHua Nian 2023 // YueHua Nian Cont.

Like the Sunshine 2023

Versace on the Floor 2020

Characters

My Strange Friend — Wei YiChen

A Chinese Odyssey: Part 3 — Hong Hai’Er

Love Actually — Zhai ZhiWei

Gank Your Heart — Ji XiangKong

When We Were Young — Lin JiaYi

Gif Sets

Perish Fashion Week — The King Slays

Our star WYB (SIFF)

White Suit (TTXS)

Suspiciously Cheerful (Happy Camp)

Sleepy WYB x Cow Onesie

Shirtless Fluffy-Haired Tracer85

One & Only Promo

All the One&Only movie posters // Movie posters cont

Roadshows: ChangSha // Hangzhou // Beijing // YueYang // Bangkok

Premiere // Universal Studios // SIFF // Li Jiaqi Live Stream //

Chen Shuo’s Family // Chen Shuo’s Family (part 2)

Events

Perish Fashion Week (Chanel cap) // YueHua Family Concert // YueHua Family Dinner // Shu Uemura // Greater Bay Area Film Concert // Moncler Shanghai Flagship Grand Opening // 20th Movie Channel Media Focus Unit // Weibo Movie Night 2023 // Evisu Racing at ZIC // Douyin Movie Wonder Night // Chanel Métiers d’Art Show 2023 // Huabiao Awards // Chanel Cruise 2023 (LA, CA) // Weibo Night 220814 // Weibo Night 210228

Wang YiBo and Xiao Zhan

the NO-SKIP albums: a tag game 🎶💖

rules: share the albums that you can listen to nonstop. those lightning in a bottle-albums that scratch ur brain just right. every single track, an absolute banger. u could not skip one if u tried. no notes. stunning, show-stopping, immaculate. ur no-skip albums. 🔎 bonus & optional (but imo, v fun) rules: 1) add a track rec for us to listen to! AND 2) share ur favorite line(s) from that track! 👀

had a ton of fun w/boop day!! and I wanna carry on the tradition of harassing y'all w/my notif's into the rest of april!! so I made this funky lil tag game. 💞 here are my picks!! my albums EVER.

📍tagging a handful of my moots that I luv dearly &/or want to interact w/more!! as always w/these thangs, NO pressure whatsoever to do this!! only if u wanna!! MWAH:

@visceravalentines, @possumteeths, @crumb, @betelgeusing, @ace-of-hearts-and-spades, @likedovesinthewnd, @flaggermuser, @lucifers-horror-harem, @f1nalboys, @bluecoolr, @thestandupproject, @bbydahlia, @rottent33th, @kennyroyz, @slutforstabbings, @angel-trapped, @stephendorff, @avrilsboy, @horrorknife, and @universalmonster! (general sidenote: if we're mutuals and I don't ever tag u in these, it's bc I'm v much not sure if ur down w/them!! & I don't wanna flood ur notifs lmao)

🎧 album info/track recs/my favorite lines under the cut!! ↓↓↓

🍃 dance fever (2022) // florence + the machine

track rec: free ↳ is this how it is? is this how it's always been? / to exist in the face of suffering and death / and somehow still keep singing? / oh, like christ up on a cross / who died for us, who died for what? / oh, don't you wanna call it off? / but there is nothing else that I know how to do / but to open up my arms and give it all to you

💎 i was on the news (2019) // the pom-poms

track rec: sunshine ↳ they forget that I'm deadly / 'cause I'm friendly in person / you can say whatever / when we met, you were sweaty and nervous / I see men being petty, this opportunity's perfect / I make 'em wet the bed and call it community service

⛪️ preacher's daughter (2022) // ethel cain

track rec: thoroughfare ↳ so we made off for california to find your lover driving day and night / and every small-town diner, saw our faces at least once or twice / but in these motel rooms, I started to see you differently, oh / 'cause for the first time since I was a child, I could see a man who wasn't angry

🚬 antics (2004) // interpol

track rec: narc ↳ feast your eyes, I'm the only one / control me, console me / 'cause that's just how it should be done / oh, your history's like fire from a busted gun

🔮 timespace - the best of stevie nicks (1991) // stevie nicks

track rec: talk to me ↳ dusty words lying under carpets / seldom heard well, must you keep your secrets / locked inside, hidden deep from view / do I seem all that hard, is it all that tough? / well, I've searched through all my cards, well, isn't that enough?

🍯 for abby (2020) // jawny

track rec: you got a man ↳ I got rubber bands in my hands / I'm pushing six in my pants / I spent 'bout half my advance / just tryna get ya / you taste like warm apple pie / you said you're single, you lied / I saw them texts from that guy / man, whatever

🪩 second nature (2022) // lucius

track rec: lsd ↳ waiting on the nights like a wolf / I count down the days / now I can't eat, I can't sleep / I hallucinate, lsd / love so deep

👑 the rise and fall of a midwest princess (2023) // chappell roan

track rec: red wine supernova ↳ she was a playboy, brigitte bardot / she showed me things, I didn't know / she did it right there, out on the deck / put her canine teeth in the side of my neck

💸 marvelous (2022) // yung gravy

track rec: c’est la vie ↳ bitch, I'm twenty-one, but I still walk around with fake id (what?) / cuddle with the homies, watchin' 'stand by me' (cute) / this dick ain't free, baby, pay my fee (bread) / let me live my life, baby, c'est la vie

namjoon at love your w red carpet ♡

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ONESHOTS X2

Met Gala Post Mortem

when you tell me the Met Gala theme is Karl Lagerfeld, I know what to expect. lots of monochrome, black & white, pearls, tweed, black leather, gloves, sunglasses and Chanel. not expecting the avant garde or interesting for this theme because Karl was neither of those things for me - if I could say something positive it would be I expect great tailoring - Karl always looked well tailored. well now that the gala is over and the pictures are out, let's do an autopsy of what was worn at met gala 2023. kicking it off is the belle of the met gala ball - Rihanna. Rih can do no wrong in my book, she looked adorable while pregnant and dressed like a Valentino wedding cake covered in camelia flowers. the lashes on the sunglasses were a reference to vintage Chanel sunnies designed by Karl. my favorite part of Rih’s look was her rocking a 9 carat diamond ring as a toe ring. the worst part of Rih’s outfit was A$AP Rocky. this man had the nerve to stand next to Rihanna at the Met Gala in bedazzled denim. the worst part, the denim was topped with a plaid kilt with a train. if you’re gonna wear a kilt at least have the fortitude to skip the pants. why even try to stand out at the Met Gala next to Rihanna, just be happy you’re her date and don’t embarrass her - that’s your only job. Cardi B never disappoints - she’s a true NYC princess fashion it girl. she wore multiple outfits of course, but this was my favorite. she looked like a cute cake topper in her Chenpeng Studio gown featuring camelias and Chanel signature quilting in black pvc/latex, a white collar and black tie - a signature of Karl’s. she also wore her hair silver as another nod to Lagerfeld. Doja Cat came as Karl’s beloved pet cat Choupette. her look featured a hooded Oscar de la Renta gown with kitty ears & facial prosthetic makeup to make her look like like an actual feline. if there’s one thing I love about Doja, she’s gonna commit to the bit. she even gave carpet interviews as a cat - responding only in meows for some of them. Cara Delevingne came to fuck your bitch and do all the cocaine, that’s the vibe she’s giving and I respect it. Cara resurrected Karl’s ghost with her look - silver platinum hair & fingerless black leather gloves a nod to the deceased’s signature look. her outfit was designed by Karl himself. a crispy clean white mini shirt dress with a dramatic cape, leather thigh high leg warmers with simple black ankle strap heels. Caresha aka Yung Miami of the City Girls showed out for her first Met Gala carpet. she absolutely stunned in a custom Chanel gown dripping in pearls featuring an extra dramatic neckline in black tulle. this was such a strong Met Gala debut look. my only critique is the makeup, not loving the cut crease eye shadow, I would’ve preferred a smoldering black smokey eye and devastating red lips. one of the biggest personal disappointments of the night for me was Naomi Campbell. she came in 2010 Chanel couture, but as a muse of the man's I expected more than pink silk satin with silver embellishments. she's worn so many iconic Chanel runway looks I cannot understand why she chose that one. another thing that made me sad about her was she's overdoing filler to the point where her features are changing.  Anne Hathaway, one of my personal favs of the night. she gave us a deconstructed tweed high slit Versace gown w camelia flowers for cups adorned in gold and pearl safety pin style broaches. Gisele has been glowing in every picture I’ve seen her in since she divorced football man. attending the Met Gala solo for the first time in 15 years, Gisele relived her Lagerfeld Chanel moment by wearing the archival bridal Chanel gown that she wore for a 2007 Harper’s Bazaar editorial photo shoot. Kim is always gonna serve baddie but I was really surprised that she invoked her Playboy spread with a pearl draping Schiparelli dress. my gripe is that she could’ve bared midsection instead of giving us Spanx/Skims and the necklace was unnecessary. the best accessory is her dramatic layered shawl. If Kylie is gonna do one thing, she’s gonna serve a fast fashion look. Kylie has the rare talent of being able to take something elegant and expensive like this silk satin lined Haider Ackermann for Jean Paul Gaultier dress and make it look like a stretch polyester bodycon dress. Keke Palmer wore a look that aged her so much I thought she was Angela Bassett at first. everything about the look from the hair to the shawl was more appropriate for a woman 20 years older than her. her tweed mermaid Sergio Hudson gown did at least accentuate her fantastic figure. I also feel like her necklace was stolen, it looks like it’s missing. dropping your first viral single to the met gala in one year, Ice Spice’s career is on warp speed and I’m happy for her. Anna Wintour extended her a last minute invite, as a result she didn’t have time to tailor her white sequin cutout Balmain dressall in all a predictable Met Gala given the theme. conspicuously missing was Megan Thee Stallion & Nicki Minaj. I hope Anna revoked Nicki’s Met Gala passes for showing up looking like a pilgrim’s shoe for years. In my fashion fanfic world Anna chose Cardi over Nicki and snubbed Meg for Ice Spice. Gallery Anna is so committed to her bit - never serving.Sora Choi in Thom Browne triggered all of my bisexual androgynous daddy tendenciesKendal showed up in a recycled Lady Gaga street look from 2012tfw you divorced Tom Brady and took his life force with youRussell Westbrook wore call center ballet flatsRami Malek came as a busboyPete Davidson came as Inspector Gadget Subway Flasherit looks like a maxipad and sexy pope costume at the same timeParis Hilton is boringMindy Kaling's facial expression is exactly how I feel about her lookif there's one thing Mary J Blige is gonna do, it's a thigh high bootLil Nas X came as Karl's cat Choupette and successfully photobombed every person who walked the carpet behind himKristen Stewart looks like she reeks of stale cigarette smoke in this lookJennie Kim's dress looks like an off the rack Jessica McClintock prom dress from 2005Jared Leto came as a furryErykah Badu came as the shaman that guides you on your ayahuasca tripDiddy as Sean John Snowyou cannot convince me that isn't a Baby Phat puffer jacket Previous image Next image Read the full article

The Dummkopf from Distant Lands (ft. Kristhal Jonsdottir), Ch. II

Chapter 2 of 3 for "The Dummkopf from Distant Lands," a fan fiction story. Co-written by AI Dungeon (Griffin 2.0)

The Following is 100% Non-Canon to the Source Material!! While the written prose does try to keep things in line with established lore, some characters within may act slightly out-of-character at times. Additionally, it is a completely self-contained work and has no impact on any works past or future outside of its own storyline.

Kristhal leaves, satisfied she's scared her stalker into submitting.  Then, one week later…

Word count: 3,260 – Character count: 19,115 Drafted: April 2nd, 2023 Revised: April 2nd, 2023 –

Kristhal Jonsdottir and related characters and concepts created by and © dayax19 Joseph Dominique and related characters and concepts created by and © Jo Li

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    Joseph shouted before finally collapsing against the couch.  Kristhal's strikes were becoming sharper and sharper with every word he spoke…     "Ich habe dich gewarnt…" she huffed, glaring with teary eyes.  "You just kept pushing me…"     "Yeah."  The man laughed, sounding off-kilter.  "That's the kind of guy I am…"     The woman's face was twisted in anger.  She held her sword in both hands, practically radiating with strength.  She looked scarier than she ever had…     "I'll make sure you never talk about my friends ever again, Joseph…"     His eyes closed and he slumped against the couch, sighing with a smile.     "Whatever, Kris…"     Kristhal shivered in anger…  How could that man… that stalker… speak to her like that… speak of her friends… speak as if he knew her…  How could he speak so casually…?  Did he want to die?  Did he simply not care?  She clutched the hilt of her blade so tightly that her hands began to ache.  She wanted to jam that sword down his throat and shut him up for good… It would be easy.  He certainly wouldn't stop her.  She was prone and ready.  However… when she tried to bring her mind to the task, she could only stare at him.  Her anger had faded and she didn't know why.  With a twirl, the sword disappeared… and she just turned around, heading back to the door she had kicked open.     "W-wait…"     When the bleeding man spoke, she stopped.     "You just don't know when to shut up, do you?" she snorted.  "What do you want…?"     The tension was thick in the apartment…  Joseph was quiet for a long while.  Then, after several moments of simply waiting… he said two words.

    "I'm… sorry."

    Kristhal narrowed her eyes.  She snorted and spat on his carpet.  Then, she continued walking away.     "I just… wanted to get through to you…" Joseph sighed, clearly in pain.  "Show you that… even a complete stranger… could care for someone like… like you…"     She turned and looked at the man.  She wanted to scream at him.  She wanted to break his face.  But all she did was glare…     "No one asked you to."     "That's the point… 'dummkopf…'"     Kristhal felt a surge of anger when the man started to laugh.  She knew he wasn't laughing at her.  She just didn't know why he was laughing…     "You're the dummkopf, dummkopf…" she whispered.     "I love you, too…"     Another surge of emotion shot through the woman, her face showing a little color.  She quickly turned back toward the door, not daring to let the man see what he'd done to her.

    "Close the door… o-on your way out…"

    When Kristhal heard the man speak again, she paused at the doorway.  Her hands were in her pockets and her back was turned…     "Do you… want me to call someone?" she hesitantly asked.  "You're staining that couch dark red with blood."     Joseph laughed before it turned into a cough.  "Taking pity on your stalker?"     "You know what?" She looked over her shoulder.  "Just die.  It'll do us both a favor."     "Love you, too, Kris…"     She snapped, spinning around with furious eyes.  "Stop saying that!!" she roared.     "Hah hah," he teased with a grin.  "I made you caaare."     With another roar, Kristhal practically flew across his living room, throwing a heavy punch right into his face.  As she withdrew her hand, she noticed that the man was completely unconscious and bleeding even harder from his face and his new broken nose.  She brought her closed hand up, licking some of his spilled blood off before spitting it out.     "Verrückt…" she darkly growled.  "Completely mad…"     She sighed… then she looked around the room.  There was a cell phone on the side table.  She grabbed it and dialed a number.  When someone answered…     "Yeah.  Hey, can you send an ambulance over to…"     She offered directions to the man's place, explaining that he was hurt and bleeding.  When they tried to get her to stay on the line, she hung up, tossing the phone at his head.  It didn't break, but he'd probably have a bruise from the impact.     "Dummkopf…"     With that, she finally left. –

    "That person is leaving weird comments again, Kristhal…"

    It had been about a week since Kristhal's mysterious trip.  She wouldn't say where she'd gone or what she'd done, but none of her friends pressed her, so it worked out.  On a random night after, her shorter friend – a dark-skinned girl with glasses named Jessica – was browsing over some of the more recent photos that they'd posted on their shared blog.  When she mentioned "weird comments'', Kristhal stopped brushing her hair and walked over to see what was said.

    "Hrm… Looks like he's going gaga over our dumb costume play pics…"     Kristhal rolled her eyes and snorted.     "Dummkopf…"     "He makes me very uncomfortable…" Jessica said, adjusting her glasses.  "There is no rational reason for him to act so 'friendly' toward you."     "Could be worse!" another friend – a freckle-faced, brown-haired guy named Dylan – said as he played a video game.  "Remember when he was all 'gaga' over you, Jess?"     "Please…"  The short girl shivered.  "Do not remind me…"     "Heh.  Any thoughts, Jon?"

    The tall, dark-haired man seated near Dylan, going by the name of Jonathan, glanced over.  He looked at the trio with his usual, calm demeanor, eyes half-closed and face expressionless.     "You're asking Jon for input?" Kristhal laughed.  "You'd get better input from the wall!"     Jonathan flinched… but only a tiny bit.  He quietly returned his focus to the video game he was playing with Dylan, losing interest in what they were talking about.

    "How do you handle such… free speech, Kristhal?"     Kristhal was sipping some fizzy drink from a glass when Jessica prompted her.     "What do you mean?" she asked the glasses girl.     "Are you not… troubled… by this strange person and their unsolicited words of affection?"     "Should I be?" Kristhal asked, shrugging.     "Maybe…" Jessica said, folding her arms. "B-but, I do suppose the Internet is full of strange people like this."     "And this one's got a li'l crush on yooou, Krissy!"     "Shut up!"     Dylan laughed as Kristhal came over and punched him.  She was smiling, though.  Clearly, she wasn't that upset.     "How can a person develop feelings for another without interacting face-to-face?" Jessica asked, staring at the laptop screen on the floor.  "It makes no logical sense."     "Eh, love is goofy like that," was Dylan's input on the matter.  "One day, you could be walkin' along the beach, mindin' your own business, then the next morning?  Poof!  Darn if you're not in love with a cute girl from Afghanistan!"     Jessica jolted, staring at her friend with a mix of surprise and concern.     "Y-you can't be serious!" she exclaimed with a start.     "Is he ever serious, Jess?" Kristhal said with a smirk.     When Dylan smiled a bright, friendly smile, Jessica finally relaxed and smiled with them.  She rarely understood them… especially Dylan… but in her experience, friends rarely did understand each other.  Dylan once said that's why their group worked so well.  They were all "oddballs" who said or did weird stuff!

    "So, are we gonna pop in a movie, or…?" was the next thing the freckled fellow said.     "Yeah!!"  Kristhal walked back over to the couch.  "It's not a sleepover without a movie!"     "What are we watching?" Jessica asked, closing the laptop.     "I dunno!" Dylan replied.  "Ask John!"     All eyes turned to Johnathan.  He glanced back at the trio.  Then, after a long while…     "Spaceballs: The Movie."     He told them the movie he'd brought to watch.

    "That old sci-fi comedy movie?" Dylan laughed.  "Sounds good!  Any objections, Kris?"     "Eh, I could use a laugh," she said with a shrug.     "I enjoy the special effects of old movies," Jessica added as she brought the closed laptop over to a wall charger.  "The CGI of today is simply not as believable as practical effects and frame-by-frame digital enhancements."     "Neerrrd!"     The short girl blushed and went quiet, ducking her head as Kristhal teased her.  When she saw the big grin on her friend's face, though, she started smiling again.     "Well… there's only one thing left to do!"     Everyone looked at Dylan as he spoke up.     "I'll go make some popcorn!  Hey, Jonny!  Start the movie, would'ja?"     Jonathan nodded.  Minutes later, the gang was situated and watching the Mel Brooks classic together.

    Well after the movie, everyone split off, getting ready to turn in for the night.  Kristhal, in the meantime, found a spot on the couch, computer in her lap, looking at their blog and browsing photos of their various outings.  When she got back to the present, she stopped to see what kind of comments that "weird guy" had left… and was unsurprised to see that he was complimenting her, in particular.     I might have to pay this verrückter idiot another visit… she thought.  He obviously didn't get the point the first time around.     She paused, reading over his words for a second time… then a third time.     He thinks I'm "cute"…  Absoluter Schwachkopf…     By the fourth time, her face was starting to turn a little pink…     He's full of kot, she mentally sighed.  I don't look cute…     She looked at the picture where the comment sat.  She and her friends were cosplaying as students in school uniforms.  Somehow, Dylan had convinced her to wear something feminine… and she chose a short-sleeved dress shirt with a black, pleated skirt, a blue striped tie, dark stockings, and brown slip-on shoes.  Though she seemed confident in the picture, she had been a little uncomfortable during the whole shooting process.

    I do not look cute! she snarled in her head, blushing a little more.  I'll murder him!     "Kris?"     She slammed the lid down on the laptop, sitting up and looking over the back of the couch in a start.  Dylan was standing there in his pajamas, giving her a curious look.     "Sleepin' on the couch?" he said with a smile.  "Or just lookin' at funny cat videos?"     She continued to blush a little before she shook her head, clearing the funny feelings.     "Mind your own business, dummkopf!" she snapped with a grin.  "Maybe I wanna stay up all night watching stuff on YouTube!"     "Want some company?"     Her smile faded… and her blush came back a little.     "Tch.  Do what you want, Lan…" she quietly said, looking away.

    Dylan beamed, hopping over the couch and plopping down beside his friend.  The two spent the next hour watching various things on YouTube.  When Kristhal noticed that her companion had fallen asleep on her – quite literally – she just snickered and grinned.     He always does this…     The lady sighed, setting the computer aside.  She scooped Dylan into her arms and carried the sleeping man to his room, placing him on his bed.  As he began to snore, she took a moment to appreciate his calm, sleeping face.  Somehow, just watching him sleep calmed her mind and made her happy.     Sleep well, Dylan… she thought as she left his room.

    Before long, the white-haired lady was back in the living room, browsing the web again.  As she started to look at a medieval weapon-smithing site, she noticed a notification on another browser tab.  When she went to that tab… she narrowed her eyes.  That man from before… that "Joseph" person… had sent her a message.     "Take a hint, dummkopf!" she texted.  "I'm not interested!"     "Then why do you keep responding?" he answered with a little smiley face.     "Shut up!" she snapped, growing angry.  "Don't make me block you!"     "You're so cute when you're angry…"     Seeing those words on the screen made Kristhal's blood boil.  Even after she sliced him up and broke his nose, he still had the nerve to–

    "Listen…"     The lady narrowed her eyes, snapping out of her fury to see what he was writing.     "I'm sorry for being so forward.  I just… I guess I relate to you in some ways.  I know you're not interested, and I wish you'd give me a chance, but I guess you can't help who you are any more than I can help who I am…"     She blinked, calming down.  She hadn't expected him to say anything like that.     "I just want you to know that I still think you're awesome… and pretty… and really great!  I'd love to take you out, sometime, even though I know that's impossible for a lot of reasons… You're just so… cool, Kris!  It's hard not to admire you…"     She bit her bottom lip nervously.  She hated to admit it, but reading those words kind of meant something to her.     "I just don't think it's a good idea," she typed back, being oddly polite.  "We have too many differences.  I'm dangerous.  You'll only get hurt again."     "I like danger…" he answered, "and I don't mind a little more pain.  Plus, now I have all these cool scars I can brag about."     She snickered.  Again, she hated to admit it… but that was kind of funny.     "Besides…" He paused.  "I'd rather have scars on my body… than scars on the heart."     "You sure are focused on scars, tonight…" she typed back.  "Anyway, I'm not worth risking your life for.  Just forget about me.  Go back to your normal life."     She was about to close the lid on her laptop when another message caught her attention.     "You're worth it to me, Kristhal…  I'd gladly let you cut me to ribbons if it meant we would spend more time together."     "I'd rather we didn't."     There was a long pause.  Apparently, Joseph had been taken aback.

    "Why?" he finally asked with a frowning emoji.  "Why won't you give me a chance?"     "Because I don't like you?" she coldly answered.  "I have to go now.  Don't message me anymore.  Goodbye."     "Wait!  Kris!"     "Don't call me that.  And don't comment on my photos anymore," she added.  "Just forget about me.  You're better off that way."     She went to close the lid again… but like before, a message gave her pause.     "Fight me!" the text message said.  "I… I challenge you to a duel!"     Kristhal couldn't believe him.  She shook her head and chuckled…     "What?  Are you challenging me to Daumen Krieg or something?"     "A swordfight," he simply answered back.     She narrowed her eyes.  "There's no way you can beat me in a swordfight.  I've been classically trained in the art of fencing.  I've honed my skills with my zweihander.  What you're suggesting would be suicide, not a proper contest of skill."     "So be it."     "Dude, I'm not going to help you kill yourself!" she angrily typed, noisily pounding the laptop keys.  "Go jump in front of a train or something!"     "What?  Are you afraid I might beat you?"     She growled, gritting her teeth.  "That's not going to work on me."     "Chicken."     "Joseph…  Just get lost, okay?  I'm not sword-fighting you."     "Wuss."     "Joseph, gottverdammt!"     "Coward."     She had to resist every impulse in her body to keep from hurling the laptop across the room in a rage.  Joseph's trick had worked.  She was too angry to think straight.     "OMW" she typed before slamming the laptop shut. –

    It was still the middle of the night when Kristhal arrived.  She had come straight from her place, not bothering to change out of her homemade cutoff shorts and old tank top.  She had her sword in her hands and was ready to give that pushy asshole what he wanted: humiliating death.     Joseph stood at the other end of his apartment block's parking lot.  He was wearing a pair of jeans and a sweatshirt, as well as some old tennis shoes.  He still had scars on his face from a week ago and his nose was still a little crooked and bruised.  However… he, too, had a sword in his hands, held forward in a generic stance.     "Did you learn how to swordfight from movies or something?" the woman mockingly asked.  "That lazy stance leaves you wide open."     The man narrowed his eyes.  There was a metallic click then a clunk.  Kristhal watched in surprise as the one sword became two.  She then smirked as he took a defensive pose, holding one upside-down blade over his face while the other rested at his side.     "Two swords aren't necessarily better than one," she chuckled.  "Come at me, kind."     When he didn't move, she decided to make a move, herself.  Slowly, she edged forward, staying in a balanced stance with her blade raised.  She knew he was waiting for an opening… and she wasn't going to give him one.

    "Okay, klugscheißer," she snarled, her eyes narrowing as she drew close.  "You want to play the defensive game?  I'll give you something to defend against."     She kept her blade raised as she ducked low, sweeping her right leg behind his.  When he dodged and hopped back, she jumped up and thrust forward!  He couldn't dodge it and got a small cut across his side.     "I warned you," she said, stepping back and twirling her blade before holding it again.     "Come at me."     "What?"     "Come at me again," he said, taking another defensive stance.  "Unless you're scared…?"     She smirked.  "You're an idiot.  I'll make your life miserable."     "I'm not scared of you," he replied with a smirk of his own.     "I'm not scared of you, either," she said, holding her sword down and still smirking.     "Then I'll show you how I really play."     "And I'll show you how I fight!  En garde!!"

    Kristhal gave the man what he wanted and charged, making quick and tactical strikes to keep him off-balance.  Her blade nicked him time and time again as he hopped back, letting the woman strike as she might.  For some reason, though, he wasn't using his blades to either deflect or attack…  All at once, she realized what he was doing.     "You're studying me," she said as she pulled back.     "Heeey, you caught on," he answered, going back into a defensive pose.  "You're smarter than you look."     She growled and lunged forward, causing him to dodge back.     "And you think studying me will help?"     She gave him another few pokes before going for a lunge.  To her surprise, Joseph deflected her blade and swung his other sword low.  He struck her square in the right leg.     "Nice one…" she growled, not letting her new injury stop her from standing.     "It's only a matter of time," he told her with a smirk, "before that leg gets tired and–"     She lunged forward, her sword swinging high.  As she did, he stepped in and struck her in the right leg again, opening the wound wider.     "That's how I'm gonna beat you," he said as she stumbled by.     "You won't beat me!" she shouted, turning around and taking a wild swing at him.     Joseph rolled away and slashed her in the stomach.  She cried out in pain and fell to one knee, clutching her new wound.     "You'll pay for that!"     The woman quickly stood back up and let out a primal roar, not letting the pain get in her way.  She redoubled her focus and tried another flurry of balanced strikes, keeping an eye out for those twin blades of his.     "I don't think so," he said, as he stepped forward.     Kristhal weaved to the side, narrowly missing his attack.     "Don't you dare!" she shouted, dropping down into a defensive stance.     Joseph swung both blades down.  Sparks flew everywhere as his twin blades crashed into her zweihander.  He was trying to push through… force her to submit.  Unfortunately for him…     "Rrraaaaagggh!!"     She was far stronger than he was.

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ot7 ;

mother knows best | series, platonic, slice of life au

— being the only woman in a friend group with seven men automatically makes you the love interest in seven mothers’ wistful romantic stories. though your relationship with the guys remains completely platonic, the marriage fantasy their moms frequently project onto you and their sons has them coming up with all sorts of shenanigans to make you their daughter-in-law. mother knows best, you suppose.

vigilante shit | REMOVED

— banished from heaven and stripped of your wings, you’re nothing more than a fallen angel, a mere human living aimlessly on earth. when you’re suddenly reminded of the very reason for your exile, you devise a game of revenge on the man who ruined your life by toying with his unknowing sons.

kim seokjin ;

the way to your heart | oneshot, hurt / comfort, adulthood au

— after an unexpected pregnancy, your heart is cautious and weary. after a quarter-life crisis, his heart is lost and searching. will a plate full of hotteok and a blossoming friendship be enough for him to worm his way into yours?

love at first heist | REMOVED

— they say love grows exponentially during a heist. but no one says anything about what happens after.

min yoongi ;

hymn to the sea | oneshot, angst, mermaid au

— you wish you could cry, wish you could do something about the situation. but how could you, when he is obviously very human and you are very obviously not?

summer of our youth | oneshot, hurt / comfort, summer au, see warnings in post

— a summer of found friendships and lost innocence, of basketball hoops and friendship bracelets, of shy beginnings and bittersweet endings. this is the story of a girl who grows up too young and a boy who grows up too early.

the perks of professionalism | REMOVED

— “does it stroke your ego to shame a woman for engaging in something completely and naturally human? or are you just too much of a chicken to tell mr. kim off so you decided to bully the poor, female subordinate instead?”

jung hoseok ;

three times at the bus stop | REMOVED

— years after your breakup, you see hoseok a total of three times at your usual bus stop. the first time gives you hope, the second time gives you answers, the third time gives you closure.

kim namjoon ;

two hopeful lovers | REMOVED

— in fair verona, two star-crossed lovers met their ends when their families’ strife doomed their romance from the very start. yet in peaceful ilsan where we lay our scene, two hopeful lovers face the same ill-fated beginnings but strive hard to come out with a different ending.

park jimin ;

when loving a dreamer | REMOVED

— his world consists of neighborhood parks, willow trees, and small town dreams. your world revolves around red carpets, star-studded streets, and big time gigs. once upon a time, his world used to be yours.

kim taehyung ;

gorgeous | oneshot, fluff, college au

— there's nothing i hate more than what i can't have. you are so gorgeous, it makes me so mad.

water you talking about? | REMOVED

— your boyfriend, his friends, and their dramatics!

never more | REMOVED

— it started as just one night. but one night turned into two, two turned into five, and five turned into a whole year.

jeon jungkook ;

spring, once more | oneshot, hurt / comfort, royal au, arranged marriage au

— a gentle gust of wind caresses your cheek as you linger there in the arms of your betrothed and you tell him stories of your first love. the flowers nearby sway gently with the breeze, serving as a beautiful reminder that spring, for you, will come once more.

avalanche | REMOVED

— after you disappeared for five years, an unexpected reunion with jungkook threatens your chances of freedom. but when you untangle the webs of the life you had without him, you start to realize that nothing ever happens by chance and you are but a pawn in someone else’s sick game.

a love told as seasons unfold | REMOVED

— falling in love with you in the winter; falling in love with me in the spring; falling in love with us in the summer; and falling in love with love in the fall.

forever’s a long time | REMOVED

— you were still so young when you left him and this world. and young you will be, in his heart, forever.

of dying stars and soulmates | REMOVED

— you don’t notice how jungkook blushes or how his hand cups his cheek. you don’t notice how he stares at you longingly, watching you walk up the stairs to his brother’s room. because at the end of the day, that’s where you’ll go — to jin.

— happy reading!

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