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snowrobin-133 · 4 years

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So uh, i had this idea of a soulmate au floating around in my head and like since I didn't have any requests to do at the time, I decided to write it down

This will only be 3rd POV reader (Yuu) x Jamil with a bit of a vague ending. I'm going with Jamil because he's my favorite, but if you want me to do it with someone else, feel free to send in a request!

Also this was done in 3-5 in the morning so sorry if there are any mistakes or OOC!

Soulmates in this world were common, whether their soulmate would be their best friend forever, or someone that was their true love. Everyone had a red string that connected to their soulmate. This red string was invisible to everyone but the pair and could only be touched, tugged, etc by them. If one or both end up dying though, the red string turns to dust.

There were a select few though, that didn't have a red string. No one knew why, and these people, would vanish with no trace every time. It was frightening, for both the person and their family.

Yuu, she found herself to be one of these people. She didn't think much of it until one day, her teacher talked about it. Looking around, she didn't see a red string tied to her finger. So she raised her hand, asking, "Miss, why don't I have a string?"

The teacher went silent and stared at Yuu. She tries to crack a smile, "Haha...Y-Yuu, you are joking…right?"

Yuu tilted her head, "I'm not. Why?"

Terror set in the teacher's face. She quietly spoke, "Yuu, please stay after school for a few minutes…"

Yuu was confused but nodded. She then joined in with her friends' laughter and jokes, not noticing the concerned stare of the teacher.

When her parents arrived at the class, the teacher told them the news.

They're faces also filled with terror. Yuu stood between them, not understanding what was going on, "What's wrong?" She asked innocently.

Her mother's eyes settled on her. She crouched down to her level and pulled her in a hug.

This only confused Yuu further as she felt her mother tremble.

Later, she learned what it meant. That she would potentially end up disappearing.

After that, Yuu soon grew to accept her fate, and decided to live to her hearts content. Her friends eventually learned and they all pitied her. But she didn't care, if she was going to disappear then she might as well leave without a bang.

On her 16th birthday, Yuu was walking with her friends in the shopping district.

As they crossed the street, Yuu slowed down to glance at a text she got from her mom.

Time seemed to slow down as a car suddenly started coming towards her without slowing down.

The last thing she saw was the car coming at her at full speed before everything turned black.

Her belongings skidded across the ground as her friends stared in shock.

The car itself kept going.

And Yuu? She was gone.

There was no blood, no body, no bones, nothing.

The only things that remained were her stuff and her phone laid on the ground, displaying the text from her mother, "Be careful."

...

Yuu found herself in a small space with no light, "Where am I…?" She murmurs.

Suddenly a muffled voice started to speak. Before she knew it, a bright light entered the space and she yelped.

"Huh?!" She heard the voice.

Opening her eyes and letting them focus, she saw something of a black raccoon staring at her. She yelped in shock and the creature also yelped.

"You're not supposed to be awake!" It spoke.

"AHHH! A TALKING RACCOON???" Yuu shouted as she got out of the space, avoiding the creature.

"Oi!! Im not a raccoon!" It retorted angrily, "I'm the great Grim!"

Yuu stared at the raccoon incredulously before looking around at her surroundings, "Woah!! Floating coffins???"

Her and the raccoon started to speak until it demanded that she give the raccoon her clothes.

"Oh heck no! First off, it won't even fit you! Second, these are mine!"

"Fine, then I'll burn you alive!" The raccoon said as it started spewing out fire.

"THE HECK??" Yuu started to run avoiding the flames.

She kept running before being cornered in something like a library. The raccoon nearly burned her alive before a strange man that had a bird mask interrupted. He scolded her and she listened even though she had no idea what he was talking about.

When he finally finished his lecture, Yuu spoke up.

"Uh, who are you and where am I?" She asked.

The man seemed to take a double take, "Do...Do you not know where this is?"

Yuu shook her head.

"Huh…well I shall tell you for I am gracious!" He replied.

*What is with this guy?* Yuu thought to herself.

He walked with her, explaining that she was at Night Raven College. He was the headmaster of the school and was named Dire Crowley. According to him, NRC was a magic school for only the best and that she was one of the students chosen. He went on to explain that each students are assigned to a dorm depending on their soul and that she has yet to be assigned one.

"This is a lot of info…" Yuu murmured. The only explanation she could come up with was that she was in a completely new world, but how was that possible?

Before she knew it, they entered a large chamber with a large crowd of people in it.

There were 6 figures standing by a large floating mirror and Crowley told her to go up to it.

As she walked up to the mirror, a face appeared. "State thy name"

"...Yuu."

"The shape of thy soul is…...I do not know." It suddenly said.

A commotion suddenly sparked and within it all, a young man was staring at his finger, where a red string was tied. He followed the string and saw that it connected to the magicless student. He perked an eyebrow before deciding to pull the string.

Yuu was sharply pulled back and she managed to catch herself, her hood falling off in the process. She turned around to catch the culprit but instead met the stare of a grey eyed stranger.

Before she could think, gasps erupted. It was revealed that she was a girl.

...

An hour prior.

Jamil was in the Scarabia Dorm, setting up for the party to welcome the new students. As he moved a chair, he noticed a red string attached to his finger. He sighed, "Kalim did this, didn't he?" He muttered before trying to take it off.

The string wouldn't budge, "Huh…?"

Jamil sighed, deciding to find Kalim instead.

The prefect was dancing around as usual, talking excitedly with the other students.

"Kalim!" Jamil yelled for the prefect.

Kalim looked over to him and smiled before excusing himself to bounce over to him. "Yo Jamil! What's up?"

Jamil held out the hand, "Did you tie this string to me?" He asked.

Kalim looked down at his hand before looking back up, his face confused, "What string?"

Jamil sighed, taking the red string between his fingers, "This one."

"...Jamil, are you joking?" Kalim laughed.

Jamil looked at him, "Can you seriously not see it?! It's right there!" He tugged the string.

Kalim waved his hand and it went through the string. He glanced back at Jamil, "I have no idea what you're talking about, Jamil. Are you ok?"

Jamil looked at the string in surprise. He sighed and rubbed his forehead, "Never mind, it doesn't matter."

Kalim shrugged, "If you say so!" He then smiled and went on to talk about the party.

Jamil only half listened, his mind still wondering where this string came from and where it lead to. He couldn't check it out though because the entrance ceremony was happening soon.

...

Many things happened within the first week. Yuu found herself becoming friends with 2 other students her age, Ace and Deuce. She also eventually became friends with Grim. There was also quite a bit of trouble with Heartslaybul and its prefect, Riddle Rosehearts. Luckily, it managed to be resolved.

She had noticed that the red string for her appeared as well. She had managed to see that it was connected to the same grey eyed stranger, who she still did not know the name of.

She had seen him around the halls though. He was rather tall and tanned and his hair was long and in a ponytail. He would regularly hang out with an energetic, white haired boy. And based off the armband he wore, he was in Scarabia. She would say that he was very pretty if she could. They never interacted though. Until one day.

Yuu was sitting under a tree with a book in her lap as Grim laid next to her, having a nap. They had free time right now while Ace and Deuce were being lectured. Suddenly, she felt a tug at her finger. Glancing at the string, she followed it until she was met with the familiar eyes of her supposed soulmate.

He stared at her silently before walking towards her.

She placed her book down and stood up as he approached her.

She smiled, "Nice to meet the soulmate that nearly made me fell." She joked.

He didn't smiled back, instead perked an eyebrow, "Soulmate?" He echoed back.

"Oh, is that not something that exists here?" Yuu tilted her head.

"Not exactly...We know of it but it doesn't actually exist."

She smiled again, "Welp, in my world, it does exist and this string is proof," she thought to herself for a few seconds, "I guess I know now why I didn't have a string before."

He crossed his arms, analyzing her, "How do we take the string off?" he asked.

Yuu shrugged, "the string can't be taken off, unless one or both of us die."

He sighed and rubbed his forehead, "How annoying…" he muttered.

Yuu watched him silently for a few seconds before holding out her hand, "I'm Yuu, what's your name, soulmate?" She asked jokingly.

He glanced at her hand before looking at her. He took her hand, "Jamil. Jamil Viper."

"Heh, nice to meet you Jamil."

Yuu didn't know if he would be someone she'd be interested in romantically or just see him as a brother. That's what was fascinating about the string. But eventually time will tell.

#twisted wonderland #twst #twst jamil #jamil viper #jamil viper x reader

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tae-cup · 4 years

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.hamartia. ‘Prologue,

Pairing: Yoongi x Reader (f) x Taehyung (?)

Genre: Mafia!Au, Fluff, Angst (Mostly angst oopsies) I DO NOT CONDONE BEHAVIOR DISPLAYED IN THIS, PLEASE IT’S FICTION AND DON’T DO STUPID THINGS THANK YOU

Plot: Y/N is a skilled, well, torturer, though you don’t like to call yourself that; it makes what you do too real. When mafia boss Yoongi wants information or wants a hostage to suffer, you step in. However, one fateful day you are thrown Taehyung, another person who does your line of work. You need answers, he is determined not to give them to you. That’s when you try...a different approach, and Yoongi is not pleased.

Rating: TV-MA

WARNINGS: YO IF YOU’RE NOT COOL WITH SUBTLE BI AGENDAS THEN I’M SORRY THIS IS NOT THE PLACE FOR YOU, Blood, torture, mafia things (ya know?), eventual smut, drugs alcohol, sadistic tendencies, a fundamentally flawed main character (I’m sorry i’m just writing myself pretty much), assault, harassment, stalking (not bad), romance (somehow), Maybe stockholm syndrome???

Word Count: 2.6k words

A/N: Goddamn let’s see how to pull this one off. I’m just dragging a bunch of my old dirt and making it 10x worse here haha.

Hamartia

~ The word hamartia refers to a flaw or mistake that leads to a fictional character's downfall. Classical tragedies revolve around the main character's hamartia, the tragic flaw that sets a series of disastrous events in motion. Achilles' heel was his hamartia – his fatal flaw.

You grasped the man’s chin, your leather glove staining with warm blood. The man was tied to a chair, his legs and arms bound in a way you knew to be uncomfortably tight. His eyes were blindfolded, mouth gagged. Your eyes narrowed as you used the non bloody gloved hand to push some hair out of your eyes. Watching the man squirm was something that made you smile. Of course, part of you knew that inside you had been all screwed up. The old you would have started crying seeing the joy in your eyes. The joy of watching someone suffer. You felt zero sympathy towards those suffering. It was more of a learned behavior, if anything. You had decided that if this was your job in the mafia, then you should not only be the best, but also find pleasure in it. So that led you here; to this massive power trip. Everyone expected the most feared interrogator to be some man with a bald head and muscles. Instead they got this; some 20 year old girl with leather gloves permanently stained with blood. These gloves had been used by you for every job since the first one. In the beginning it was to trick yourself into thinking that these hands, the ones with the gloves, were not yours. Now, they were a sense of pride.

“Tell me, mr. Joh,” You began, your voice sweet like honey, and just as slow as you undid his gag. “Why did you...” You thought for the right wording. It wasn’t just about getting them to say something, then you could be here for hours, no, it was also about asking the right questions. “Why did you betray our drug ring in Daegu?” start with the big question, then continue smaller when the hostage was difficult, as expected.

When the man didn’t answer, you clicked your tongue. Physical pain was all the rage in the industry when it came to getting information, but you always believed it to be the mental. That’s what made you different. You understood mental strain all too well. It wasn’t as apparent, but it had a higher rate of damage over a long period of time. You licked your lips.

“Not very talkative, hm? Alright. I’ll go check on another guest.” You had a sadistic smirk on your face as you removed his blindfold, replaced the gag, and shut off the lights. The room was pitch black, not even a speck of light to be seen. That was the thing. A person wouldn’t be able to tell if they had their eyes open or not, it something was moving, if something was in there...watching them.

You set your watch for three hours. That was an ample amount of time. Besides, you could tell he was going to be a goner without too much struggle. You were also glad you had asked Yoongi to make the walls soundproof in this wing of the base, it was extremely annoying to listen to screaming when you were trying to rest.

Next, you slipped a door over. Your partner, Jimin, was busy with the young woman inside. She whimpered to be set free. You could tell she thought Jimin was you. If she thought this was bad--boy was she in for a surprise when you would start. Instead, you started your deceiving game. Jimin knew what you were doing the second you timidly opened the door. This was just another mind game.

“Y-Y/N! What are you doing?!” You feigned innocence, rushing to the distressed hostage. She sobbed, looking at you with pleading eyes.

“P-Please-” The woman could barely get a word in through her sobs. An evil part of you enjoyed it. The other part stayed silent. “Please you have to help me.”

Once you had sufficiently calmed her down, you snapped your fingers, signalling Jimin to leave.

“If you thought Jimin was bad, you’re going to hate this.” Your tongue grazed over your teeth as you tried to withhold a smirk. You had went from innocent girl to monster in a matter of seconds. The realization in this woman’s eyes was like heroine. You wanted more. You had wanted more since that first time. “You’re such a pretty thing. A shame that’s about to be ruined.” You leaned in, nose grazing her neck. Then you quickly pulled away as she continued her sobs.

“Why are you doing this?! To save your own skin? Are you selfish?” The woman burst out, her lips trembling. “Selfish for your own life?”

You could understand why she thought you were forced to do this. Once upon a time, yes. You hadn’t wanted to go down this path, but you had no family left and this had started becoming a second home. It was during training for this exact thing, but you had always been selfish. You had indeed saved your own skin. However, even now, Yoongi would ask if you still wanted to be doing this. You always said yes. After all, now you were his right hand man and he trusted you far more than anyone else.

Your eyes bore into hers.

“Don’t you know? Being selfish has always been my flaw. And right now, I’ll be selfish and indulge in one of my favorite activities.” You went and sat on the edge of the metal table in the corner of the room. You were so light- you couldn’t sleep and you barely ate, that’s just how you lived. Perhaps it came with the job. You fiddled with some buttons on the wall until you got the settings right.

“Would you like some water?”

The rasp of the woman’s response was enough for you to know.

“Good.” as you spoke, a single drop of water hit the woman’s brow, slowly sliding down into her eye. “I’ll be going now, toodles.” You said, almost innocently.

“Yoongi wants to see you.” Jimin spoke as you entered the hallway. You glanced at your watch. You still had an hour before the man needed to be checked up on.

“Fine, but it needs to be snappy.” You grumbled, grabbing a black jacket off the hooks at the end of the hallway. You wore black leggings, a gray shirt (White showed far too much blood) and a black, jean, jacket. You walked briskly up the stairs from the basement and into the base’s old file room. It was old and only ever used for the dusty passageway to the basement. It was built before there were computer backups. Jimin kept a fast pace behind you as you rounded the corner and went out into the main room. It was bustling with trainees on a lunch break. The room hushed ever so slightly when you walked past. You were feared and the rumors that flew around the room may or may not be true.

“I bet she burned someone alive once.” There was a whisper, more audible than the rest. You grinned slightly, slowing and speaking loud enough from everyone to hear.

“It wasn’t just once darling, and I don’t do it anymore. It takes weeks to rid the building of the smell.” There was dead silence, your boots making a loud banging nose as you climbed up the metal stairs.

Unlike the sub level where the trainees trained, the upstairs ground level was a brilliant facade. It was a huge mansion on the outskirts of Seoul, of course the first floor was to be lavish. The higher ups slept in this mansion. The trainees left through underground passages to get back to their dorms which were still underground on the property. You opened the latch with ease, nimble fingers undoing the simple metal bar. It was there so when guests came, they would never find out their little secret. of course, everyone knew Yoongi was the head honcho, not someone to be messed with, but groups from all over had been obsessed trying to find the training facilities for them. The groups figured they could stop the entire base of operations from the beginning. As you can see, it failed miserably each time.

You checked your watch again. You didn’t want to keep Yoongi waiting and you supposed the hostage could wait a little longer. It wasn’t like they meant anything to you.

As you climbed yet another flight of stairs, you found yourself annoyed at how much effort was needed to reach the laziest man you knew. At the end of the intimidating hallway lay a set of imposing dark oak doors. They were decorated with menacing rot iron markings and black iron knockers in the form of snakes. The tongues came out of the beasts, the ring acting like a piercing on the snakes’ tongues. You knocked on the doors, tapping your foot impatiently.

On the outside of the house, it would look huge, yes, but you would also notice a rounded roof off to the side of one end of the house. It stood tall and on its own, yet attached to the house. That separate building was entirely Yoongi’s office. Extravagant, yes, but you knew it was a tactic to intimidate rivals. You could never be intimidated by him.

“Come in.” The voice sounded lazy. Before you stepped in, you glanced behind you.

“Jimin, when my watch hits zero you go question Mr. Joh, if that doesn’t work, you know what to do.”

He nodded and walking away hastily as the watch was counting down seemingly faster than normal. You watched him leave. Then you slipped inside wordlessly. Yoongi stared at you, his eye examining your face. Your cheek was wet. Before he could ask, you answered quickly.

“Hostage wouldn’t stop crying, must’ve rubbed off on me.” You said bluntly.

“Ah.” Then his eyes traveled to your hands. “I thought I told you not to wear those dirty gloves in here. They stink of blood and remind me...never mind.”

When he trailed off, you nodded, acknowledging your rough past with him. Well, actually it wasn’t rough at all...it was, it was sweet. And it’s also part of the reason you understood yourself a selfish person now. It wasn’t even to get back at him anymore, you just accepted it as it was. You quickly slipped off the gloves, placing them neatly in your pocket.

“Sit.” You did as he said, plopping unceremoniously onto a leather seat, your right leg dangled off the side. His jaw tensed, seeing how care free you were. It still amazed him how you tortured people and yet smiled as if nothing was the matter.

The pale man sighed, combing his hand through his hair.

“Y/N,”

“Yes?”

“We’re getting a very special guest tonight. He should be here by midnight if all goes well. I want you to take care of him, get me as much information on him. Even the smallest things, I don’t care. He is key to the newest rising mafia’s great success recently. I have his file.” Yoongi spoke drawn out, but snappy, liking to get all the information out at once. God forbid you interrupt him. You expected a large case file. Usually it would have details about that person’s life. Even the smallest thing could be useful. So it was much to your surprise when you got a manila folder with one sheet of paper in it. You slowly took out the paper. Your eyebrows scrunched up as you stared at his portrait. He was a handsome man with strong features. You pulled more of the paper out now.

“Yoongi.”

“Yes?”

“What the hell am I supposed to do with this?”

The file was blank. Completely blank, save his portrait. How could someone be so mysterious? You knew that your gang had the best hackers around. How come they couldn’t find anything except this photo of him?

“Well, that’s why you’re here. We need more information.” He eyed you carefully.

“Fine. But I can’t promise results.”

“I know.” His lips perked up ever so slightly. You rolled your eyes in disgust. You knew that smile. In fact, you knew every piece of him, every intimate part of his body, what he liked, what he didn’t, as did he. You could tell he must be thinking the same thing. “You’re dismissed.” He knew he couldn’t trust himself around you still.

You left in an annoyed huff and stormed back down to the basement.

You grabbed some salt on your way from the kitchen. Then you shoved Jimin aside once you got down to the basement. He had been carefully carving the man’s back with an intricate design of the gang’s symbol; a bulletproof vest. You admired his clean lines, despite the moans of pain from the man and blood that pooled on his back. You pulled out your gloves and got to work, quite literally putting salt in the wound. As you absent minded-ly made the man scream in agony, you pondered how to get into this mysterious man’s head. You hated that you were so good at what you did, that you were assigned an enigma such as the man that would be drug in like an animal tonight. Jimin could tell you were upset about something, but he didn’t pry and left the room without a second thought.

It was midnight and you waited. It was 1 A.M. and you waited. This was taking longer than usual. Then you heard the door slam open behind you. You had been waiting in the interrogation room for him. Jimin dragged in his body.

“What took so long?” You sniffed.

“Sorry, he wasn’t responding to the dosage of sleeping medicine I gave him so I had to up the dosage a lot more until he was compelled under.” Jimin explained, a tired expression on his face. He ran his hand over his face and sighed.

“Great, now he’ll be under for a while.”

“yup, and I’m heading to bed.” Jimin yawned, not caring to help you tie him up as he left. You rolled your eyes and tied the man up. Perhaps it was your pride, but you enjoyed have a victim wake up to see your face staring right back at you. Usually they were startled, but this time it was you as you looked up to find him staring at you, expressionless.

“Who are you?” His voice was gruff and low.

“Now now,” You shook off the initial shock quickly and adorned an almost angelic smile. “I’m the one that’s going to be asking the questions here.” You crouched, looking up at him. Your elbows rested on your knees, displaying the bloodied leather gloves. He glanced down, took note of the blood, and swallowed. It was a detail anyone but you would’ve missed. That hesitation. You stood up and grabbed a dangerously curved knife from the wall.

“So why don’t we start with you telling me what your name is?” You prompted, your voice ticking up as if you were a caring teacher. He looked around, though seemingly unfazed.

“Kim Taehyung.” He said after a while. You nodded and wrote it down on a crisp sheet of paper, careful not to get any of Mr. Joh’s blood on it.

“Mr. Kim, you are an honored guest here. If you need anything, let me know. Until then,” You chuckled a little. “Enjoy your stay.”

Please please please let me know if I should continue this series!

I’ve always found it easier to reach the links when reading if they’re down here

Prologue | Part 1

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kritomiesterbanta · 5 years

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Cruel Summer [Part 3]

ABOUT: Y/N is still dealing with Shawn having to fake date Camila, but luckily has Connor to keep her company

WORD COUNT: 3,291

NOTES: Thank you all so much for all the sweet comments and encouragement! Also, if you are here for the “CONtent” then you will love this chapter! haha! I love and appreciate all the love and comments so please keep it up!

Part 1 l Part 2 l Part 4

You had seen sadness in Shawn’s eyes when he had watched you climb into a different ride than him to the beach. The two of you likely would have been able to sneak in some hand holding during the ride there, but you also knew that you would still need to be careful, and it hadn’t felt worth the risk. If someone drove by that recognized Shawn and Camila things would likely need to be played up, and that just wasn’t something you were in the mood to deal with just yet. You were already more than aware of what was going to happen and go down at the beach, and after the display at lunch you could only take so much.

With Shawn’s SUV pulling up first you were able to see the crowds already beginning to gather as phones began to be pulled out. You supposed there wasn’t much of a way to hide at the beach given the fact that you weren’t ever wearing many clothes, but the point of today’s outing was for them to be seen, so you supposed it was working out in Shawn’s favor. It was still a little crazy to watch though. You were more than aware of your boyfriend’s celebrity status, but to you he was just Shawn, and it was crazy the way people swarmed around him, getting in his face for nothing more than a picture or a selfie.

Shawn was amazing about it though. The large crowds freaked you out, but he knew just how to manage them all, and it was clear that he loved his fans. He and Camila were clearly doing their thing as they took some pictures but finally managed to escape as they followed you, and the rest of your group out to the beach so you could all set up.

“You coming out with us Y/N?” Shawn asked after all the towels, beach chairs, umbrellas, and coolers had all been set up and laid out for the group to enjoy.

“Nah, I think I’m going to lay out and catch a little sun for awhile,” you explained as you moved to take a seat on one of the towels.

“You sure?” he asked, his face breaking character for a moment as his eyebrows furrowed in concern. You knew that he was feeling something after the two of you hadn’t ridden together, and now here you were declining to go out in the water, but you knew the stage was being set for him and Camila and you truly weren’t looking for a front row seat.

“Yeah, I’ll be out later. Just want to relax for a bit,” you assured him as you nodded out towards the water. “Go have fun,” you added, doing your best to show him that you were okay, even if on the inside your heart hurt just thinking about the show that was about to be put on.

“Okay, I’ll see you in a bit then,” he finally gave in as he too offered a small smile before reaching for Camila’s hand so he could lead her out to the water, more than assuring you that you had made the correct choice in choosing not to join. Actually, given the way that had already made you feel, you weren’t so sure that you would even want to head out into the water at all.

Making yourself comfy for likely the duration of the day you decide to take off your shorts and tank top before finally reaching into the small beach bag that you had packed and pulled out a pair of sunglasses. You had no plans to move anytime soon, especially as you caught some images of Shawn playing with Camila in the water, which had you deciding to lay back and enjoy the feel of the sun’s warm rays on your mostly bare skin.

Knowing what was happening out in that water was making it a bit hard to let go and relax, which is actually why you were up for the distraction as a figure caused a shadow to fall across your body. “You’re blocking my sun Brashier,” you joked as you opened your eyes to spot the very familiar face of one of your most favorite people these days.

“Oops, my bad,” he softly chuckled, clearly not feeling much remorse for what he had done, but thankfully he moved anyway as he took a seat on the towel next to you. “You put on some sunscreen right?” he asked, and while it could be taken as a bit of a joke, you knew he actually cared, which was weirdly adorable. Connor had grown rather protective over you these past few weeks and it certainly hadn’t gone unnoticed or unappreciated.

“Actually no, but I probably should. Why? You hoping to get a chance to rub it all over me?” you playfully asked, not actually sure where a comment like that had come from. If anyone were to have been listening in it might have sounded flirty, but you obviously weren’t flirting with Connor. If anything he was just becoming one of your best and closest friends.

“No, but I wouldn’t be opposed,” he joked on back as a soft giggle left your lips.

“Oh yeah, I’m sure Sha..Someone” you quickly corrected. “would love that” you sarcastically added with a soft shake of the head as you too sat up so you could reach into your bag for the sunscreen.

“Yeah, probably not. I wouldn’t want someone else’s hands all over my girlfriend,” he agreed, and while maybe he hadn’t been thinking about Shawn and Camila, in that moment that was directly where your mind had gone as you looked out towards the water to see Shawn with his arms clearly wrapped around Camila, with her own arms around him, and based on their stance her legs clearly wrapped around his waist. “Oh shit, I’m sorry Y/N. I shouldn’t have said that,” he quickly apologized after his eyes had followed yours. “I wasn’t thinking.”

“Don’t worry about it. It’s not your fault,” you cut him off, not wanting to talk or even think about Shawn at the moment. As much as you loved Shawn, and normally loved talking about him you just couldn’t do it right now. You needed to separate yourself from him and everything going on as much as possible.

“So,” you began as you poured some of the sunscreen into your hands so you could start rubbing it into your arms and your legs. “You not taking any video or pictures today?” you asked, not noticing his usual camera in his hands.

“Nah, I’m sure there will be enough footage of today,” he softly chuckled as he glanced around, and as your own gaze followed you could see not only some paparazzi, but all the people on the beach with their own cell phones out capturing the moment that you personally couldn’t wait to forget.

“Yeah, I guess you’re right,” you sigh as you continue to rub in the lotion, making sure to cover all of your uncovered skin. “Any chance I could get you to rub some on my back?” you ask, apparently catching him completely off guard, his cheeks turning an amusing shade of red.

“What? You sure it’s not weird?” he somewhat sputtered, his innocence and reaction making you laugh once more.

“No, not unless we make it weird. We’re old friends remember? It’s fine,” you playfully add and shrug, since you personally don’t see any problem with it. “You’d just be doing me a favor. Plus, it’s not like we’re doing any of that” you further offer as you once again nod out to where your boyfriend is with his arms wrapped around another woman.

“Yeah, I guess you’re right,” he finally gives in and agrees as he reaches for the bottle. You can tell he still feels weird about it, and you are about to tell him not to worry about it, but there seems to be no hesitation as he moves behind you and squirts some of the sunscreen into his hands before he moves to rub it in.

You start to wonder if maybe this wasn’t a good idea, since you hadn’t ever realized how personal this could feel or be, especially since his hands pretty much have free access to all of your back except for the small portion covered by your bikini. However, you have to admit it sort of feels good too as you close your eyes and take in the feeling as his hands move over your shoulders and down the back of your arms.

“Okay, I think I got it all,” he declares, bringing you out of your trance as you open your eyes and turn your head around to smile at him.

“Thanks Con, like I said earlier. You’re always there and always saving me,” you teased, trying to ease some of this weird tension you are feeling, even if you aren’t sure why.

“No problem Y/N,” he smiles back as he moves to take his spot once again on the towel next to you. From there the two of you fall into a comfortable silence as you both lay back and enjoy the beautiful day and the warm sunshine on your skin.

You are only brought back into reality when you hear the sound of a click, causing your eyes to spring open as you glance in the direction of where the sound came. “Connor Brashier!” you exclaim as you spot him with his camera, and an adorable sheepish grin. “I thought you said you weren’t going to be doing any picture taking or filming today,” you playfully accuse as your eyes narrow, even if he can’t see it behind your sunglasses covered eyes.

“I said I wasn’t planning on it, not that I didn’t bring my camera” he chuckled with a bit of a casual shrug. “Plus, you looked like a model laying there and I couldn’t pass up the picture,” he further explained as you rolled your eyes.

“You’re ridiculous, you know that?” you ask, even if your statement is followed with yet another soft giggle. “You’re lucky I love you, but actually I think we should get a picture. I think eventually I’ll someday want to remember this beach day..maybe,” you muse as you sit up and reach into your bag for your cell phone.

“You and your selfies,” he teases, and this time it’s his turn to laugh as you move to bring your faces next to each other so you can snap the picture. However, as soon as you snap it, you are surprised as you feel him reach for your sunglasses as he pulls them off your face and holds onto them. “Now one without. You need to show off your eyes. They are your best feature,” he declares, and while you give him a playful glare, you give in as you move to snap one more picture.

“Alright, sunglasses please?” you ask as you hold out your hand after posting the second picture onto your instagram.

“No, I don’t think so,” he decides as he holds them away from you as your eyes go wide in playful surprise. “I think if you want them you need to come and get them,” he further declares as he moves to stand up.

“And why do I need to do that?” you ask, not very convinced that you even want to get up from your comfortable spot in the sand and your towel.

“Because, you can’t lay out and miss out on going into the water. That’s lame,” he declared as if it were so obvious.

“I don’t know about that, I’m rather comfortable right where I am,” you smirk. Actually, you wouldn’t totally mind getting out there, but there is definitely a little something holding you back, and you have to imagine that Connor knows exactly what that is.

“Well, then it looks like I’m just going to have to make you go out there,” he casually states as he takes a few steps towards you.

“Connor..” you trail, your eyes narrowing, this time him being able to see it clearly due to the fact that your glasses are still in his hand, or at least they were until you watch as he lightly tosses them onto his towel. You weren’t sure if it was his plan or not to distract you, but it had definitely worked as your attention went to your sunglasses as he quickly closes off the rest of the distance between the two of you.

“Connor!” you loudly shriek as he easily reaches for you and lifts you up and over his shoulder almost as if you weigh nothing, even if you are wiggling and putting up somewhat of a fight.

“I warned you..” he countered as he began to make his way towards the water, as you continue to call out his name in playful warning, even if there are also loud giggles accompanying your pleas as well.

It doesn’t take long till you are both out in the water, and thankfully he sets you down softly instead of just throwing you in like he very easily could have done. However, that certainly doesn’t mean you are going to just let all of this go. “You’re dead Brashier,” you confidently declare as your eyes once again narrow as you move to splash some water at him, as he does his best to dodge it.

Soon, the two of you are in a full blown water fight as you chase each other, each of you trying to get the other more wet or dunk the other under the ocean water.

“Okay, okay,” you surrender as you hold up your hands, your stomach hurting from laughing so hard. “You win, you win,” you fully give in, him nodding and laughing as well. It is only then with you having a bit of a break that you catch the eyes of your boyfriend just a short distance away, an unreadable look in his eye.

Normally you are always able to tell what is going through his mind, but right now you can’t fully make it out as your eyes fully meet. In this moment you really don’t know what to think as the two of you seem to now be sending the other a questioning look.

“What?’ you mouth as you tilt your head to the side, but instead he just shakes his head and turns back to Camila, and even from here you can see that his smile is half assed.

“What was that about?” Connor asks, you forgetting for a moment that he was close by, and had likely watched the whole exchange.

“I’m not sure,” you admit as you run your hands through your completely wet hair, pushing it all back and out of your face.

“Well are you at least glad you got up and out into the water?” he asked, changing the subject, doing what Connor does best as he distracts you from all of your worries.

“As much as I hate to admit it, yes,” you loudly and dramatically sigh before you both let out another soft laugh.

The two of you spend the next twenty or so minutes wading in the water, playing in the waves, and chatting about random things. As much as you don’t really want to do it, you know that the two of you should probably head over to Shawn and the rest of your group, especially since everyone seems to be congregating over there.

“Are you sure?” Connor asks, reminding you all over again just how thankful you are for his friendship.

“Yeah, gotta face the music sometime,” you shrug, knowing that you’d have to deal with it, and you might as well do it now, even if it will likely bring down the fun mood you’ve surprisingly been in for the majority of your beach day.

“Hey everyone,” you smile as you and Connor come over, making sure to make eye contact with Shawn in particular. Unfortunately that same unreadable look can be seen in his eyes.

“You having fun?” Shawn softly asks once everyone else seems to be caught up in their own conversations, and as you try and ignore the fact that his arm is still wrapped around Camila while she chats with a few others.

“Yeah, it’s actually been a surprisingly fun day,” you admit, a sincere smile on your face as you reminisce not only about your beach day, but having walked back to the hotel with Connor, and also having “helped” him edit some concert footage.

“I could tell,” he grumbles, sounding anything but happy with your confession, catching you somewhat off guard.

“Why are you saying it like that?” you ask, confusion clearly showing through.

“I’m sorry, it’s just been a long day,” he sighs as he does his best to hide the fact that he is clearly going through something, and not his normal self.

“It’s okay, I get it,” you assure him, even if you kind of sort of don’t. He’s never been like that with you, and you honestly don’t get why he would be now, but at least you can understand today being a long and weird day.

“I think we just need to talk tonight after we get back. Maybe cancel dinner with everyone else and just order in some room service,” he suggests as you shrug your shoulders, actually liking the idea of some alone time, but also feeling weird about the idea of the two of you needing to have some kind of “talk”.

“Yeah, that’s fine. Whatever you want ba..Shawn,” you once again find yourself correcting, and while it’s only you, and the rest of your group out there, and you know no one would bat an eye to you calling him your usual ‘babe’ pet name, there is just something about him having his arm around Camila that holds you back.

You can tell he notices as he breaks character for a moment and his brows furrow, but soon you are both distracted as Camila pats Shawn on the chest to get his attention to listen to a funny story that Brian is telling.

The rest of the day at the beach thankfully goes by pretty fast, and you are definitely ready to head back to the hotel, and more than ready to get away from Camila, and the show that had been put on there.

As everyone goes to get into the SUV’s to drive them back you feel someone grab your wrist as you glance down towards the hand, before glancing up to see Shawn’s face as he immediately drops it. “Ride with us,” he pleads, and honestly you are torn.

Looking up ahead you can see Connor heading towards one of the other SUV’s, and truthfully that route seems much more appealing. “Please,” you hear him beg, which almost seals the deal, but you find yourself shaking your head.

“I think I’m going to ride back with Conner and the rest of the guys, but we’ll hang out tonight okay?” you offer, afraid that he’ll be upset, but honestly, it’s more frustration and sadness that you see wash over him as he nods his head and moves to get in after Camila.

“I’ll see you soon,” you softly call after him as he looks back and gives you a half assed smile before shutting the door behind him. It’s hard not to sigh and feel a bit dejected as you walk and make your way over to your own ride, but you know that you are only looking out for yourself, and right now that is something you need to do, and you hope that is something that Shawn understands.

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170304 – INFINITE Rally III Fanaccount

So those who follow me on Tumblr would know I flew to Seoul to attend the rally on the 4th of March. The atmosphere outside Jamsil Stadium was awesome as usual. Fans were mostly decked out in their cutest outfits, many braving the cold to go through with short skirts and no leggings whatsoever, there was even one fan that went wearing only the pyjamas Woohyun wore on his Lie Down V App #cute. Orderly lines formed with different fansites giving out freebies at different points in time. It was very important to check Twitter by the minute or just run wherever the crowd went to see a new line formed. Fansites were mostly sitting around in cliques, so you’ve got the Hogam/Laile/Turning Point/Honeytree/Yeolna (I think) at one area, Springrain/Monodrama/MadeinL and Royal (I think) at another end and many others scattered around. There was also a photo taking area with the boys’ standees and also containers with the boys’ outfits displayed (x).

(Warning: This fanaccount is really really long with photos too)

The fan meet would start at 5pm, so we entered the venue at around 4pm. They were having this event whereby inspirits could send in their photos they took at the venue via MMS and it would get displayed on screen when they did their last song, however as much as I tried, I couldn’t get my MMS to send so sadly, I didn’t get to participate in this. MVs of past INFINITE songs started playing and fans started getting energetic and riled up.

The boys started punctually with ‘Bad’, rising from under the stage to ground level and cheers emerged. Dongwoo did the solo dance today and it was a whole new level of hot! He was grinding the floor at one point and I went OMG. At this point, I have to say I got a seat at the last row of Level 2, but pretty close to the stage nonetheless, especially to the extended stage and the big screen. There was nobody to my right, but to my left sat the cutest Korean inspirit. We couldn’t understand each other but many times we just looked at each other and laughed and cheered together while waving our lightsticks, and covered our eyes when our boys were being too cheesy. I guess that’s the true meaning of how music bonds people together!

INFINITE started their ment at this time, because of how cool Dongwoo looked during his solo dance, the boys tried to make him dance the same thing to Woohyun’s Nod Nod! So they just randomly sang the chorus on stage and Dongwoo attempted to follow it through before falling onto the floor laughing (I think?) A few of the boys introduced themselves as different types of candies following Sungjong’s ‘I’m your lemon candy Sungjong’ and Woohyun even said he’s ‘our heart Woohyun’.

‘Between me and you’ was next and Sunggyu introduced this song as one he really really liked. The boys didn’t have those elevated stages this time so they just stood on different steps. There was this cute part where Myungsoo blew at his fringe after acing his high note.

They had their second ment here, they brought out the chairs so I knew it was gonna be a long chat. And I’m not sure why but I wrote in my notes that they were talking about ‘Bad’ here? Oh well, anyway they said for ‘Bad’ there was this part at the start that goes betting on you~ and Sunggyu said that they actually did a few different lyrics changes to it sometimes (didn’t really get this part) and he asked Dongwoo to tell us what he changed it to. Dongwoo said he’d sing it as Sajangnim nice~ lol. They then made Minseok sing ‘The Eye’ to which he did a fantastic job! They were laughing at something (I can’t remember what haha omg what’s wrong with my fanaccount) but Dongwoo almost fell off his chair!

They talked about the world tour (haha, that was a year ago but I guess they really enjoyed it) and they said how they would split into different teams during their private time. Sunggyu/Woohyun/Hoya were the opera team, Dongwoo/Myungsoo/Sungyeol were the walking around (visiting landmarks) team and Sungjong was a team on his own (oh baby why don’t you wanna join the others?) But Sungjong said he actually liked doing things alone in a different country. I think the boys teased him about having more staff following him for one person than them when the smaller teams went out. I think he had three staff with him while the teams only had two? I don’t know my Korean language skills are pretty non-existent. But there was once Howon actually went to Disneyland with Sungjong haha #hojong.

And since they were on the topic of world tour, Woohyun made them speak in different languages! Basically doing some simple self-introductions. Sungyeol started with Thai, Sunggyu was designated to speak in Chinese, Myungsoo to speak in Japanese, Woohyun asked Sungjong to do it in Korean #lol, and he tried making Howon do it in Bahasa Indonesia but Howon didn’t know so he put his mic to his mouth and tried mumbling while looking pretty embarrassed twice #cutie. Dongwoo then spoke in English and he got too excited because he was standing and stuff so Woohyun asked him to ‘sit down’ in English! I think at some point Minseok commented the boys could speak pretty good English and Dongwoo said yes or something and they talked about stuff, presumably about breakfast and Dongwoo just said ‘Morning rice’! They also mentioned their sleep routine or was it their skincare routine. I don’t know what happened but Woohyun also spouted out English and said ‘Music is my life, you know what I’m saying’ #lamehaha For how vocal Howon normally is, he was pretty quiet the entire time, maybe tired from filming?

Minseok then commented (read off his cue cards hahaha) that Sungjong did really well in Knowing Brothers and Woohyun came out and said that Sungjong wasn’t trying to be funny or comical by pretending he didn’t know how to control the soccer ball, he honestly tried to do it but failed and it turned out looking so funny. Then, a soccer ball rolled onto the stage from the side lol and they made Jongie try it out once more to bounce the ball off his chest. As expected, he hit it with his head again and the ball flew towards the standing section lol.

They also talked about Sunggyu’s solo album, and about the double title tracks and how every member like ‘The Answer’ however Sunggyu pointed out that he along with Howon really enjoyed Kontrol more. The boys also asked if Minseok had any questions he wanted to ask himself, because he was conducting the session based on questions off the cue cards, and Minseok was like ‘I have absolutely nothing to ask because I know everything’. Minseok then went to the edge of the stage and held his microphone out to a Myungsoo fan at the standing section to ask if she had any questions but I think she was too star struck because she didn’t say anything. Continuing on with questions, they were asked to point out who would really have it hard without the rally (as in who really really needed this rally) and almost everyone pointed at themselves except Dongwoo. Sunggyu then asked ‘is it okay for you to not have this rally?’ lol.

They made Howon do the acrostic poem with ‘Mu-Han-Dae-Jib-Hoe’ as in ‘INFINITE Gathering’ and there were a few words whereby Howon paused extensively to think but he made a really good one judging from the reactions from the fans. Woohyun then asked if they should go on to their next stage now and fans said yes and he said he could see fans signalling him that he was talking too much and the session should continue and fans did the cross sign with both their hands to ask him to stop talking (I’m sure he was joking at this point haha)

A video came out while the boys went backstage to change and it was of them wearing suits and looking so so handsome. It was the suits the boys did their V App in previously. And I think they played a few games in the video to decide who would be king for the games they’d do on stage! The games came in the order of:

1. Noraebang (They sang Come Back Again but only got 83 points haha, Sungjong sang The Answer, Dongwoo got Shot, Woohyun did Nod Nod and got 99 points),

2. They had counters attached to different parts of their bodies and they had to shake it to get as many counts as possible! It was hilarious seeing them shake with all their might,

3. They had to eat something, I think it’s spicy? I’m not sure about this one,

4. They were given a word of phrase each and one member had to do the actions while other members guessed what word/phrase that was,

5. They were give a can of coke (I wonder if it’s because they’re no longer Pepsi’s endorsers so they chose coke on purpose haha) and had to finish the whole can without burping perhaps (but many boys gave up halfway).

Anyway, Woohyun was selected as king through the games! We got DNA Korea version as our next stage and I was such in awe because when they did that dance move where they swung their hands that was so powerful!

They stayed on stage for their next ment and chatted about That Summer 3! One part they were talking about the Busan concert and Woohyun said he had a runny nose then he really needed to wipe his nose because he could feel it coming out and Dongwoo said he could’ve done it to the dance moves during Be Mine and demonstrated it on stage lol. Minseok also did a Come Back Again dance move and fans went ‘wowwww’ and immediately Woohyun went ‘It’s not right he didn’t even do it correctly why are you wow-ing for’ lol what an idiot XD.

The King throne/chair was moved out and they started the missions with inspirits! I think there’re lots of fancams for this so I won’t elaborate too much. Dongwoo was first to spin the wheel, and while Woohyun had the crown and was sitting comfortably on the throne, Dongwoo managed to spin to the crown sign on the wheel and the king changed to him! He was so happy whereas Woohyun looked confused and shocked, kinda like ‘I haven’t even started having fun and I already stopped being king???’ Jongie was next and he had to do 2X dance play. He went in front of standing and asked who knew how to dance to ‘The Chaser’ and the crowd just swarmed in front so he picked a fan wearing glasses and the security literally carried her over the barricades and onto the stage. She did pretty well considering it was 2x! She was a Jong fan and Jongie hugged her in the end. Sunggyu was next, and his mission was to gift a fan his hoodie and Dongwoo chose standing section for Sunggyu to gift his gift to! I think Myungsoo was next and he spun the wheel to get the same mission as Gyu. He chose to gift his tumblr jar to a lucky fan on Level 3! And I have to say I was super super lucky because where I sat, that was the route he took to head up and down the stairs onto Level 3 so I got to see him up close and personal. God Myungsoo, he smiled and waved while heading up.

Sungyeol (I think?) was next and he had to dance to girl group dance and it was TT he had to dance to! He did it on stage it was cute. Woohyun was next, he got the mission to re-enact a scene off ‘Goblin’ and he was also chosen to go to Level 3, and once again he took the route Myungsoo took so I saw him really close too. Woohyun and the fan were really cute, they were so shy the first time round so they had to do it one more time and the fan burst out crying at some point. And Woohyun was hugging her and patting her head. Then Howon was next and he kept spinning the stuff other members had already completed so he had to keep spinning the wheel. Finally, he got a new mission and it was to wear couple tee with a fan and he made everyone scream. At first, he wanted to go to Level 2 and Yeollie said ‘since your mummy is on Level 2 you should gift this to her’ and Sunggyu said ‘you can take a selca with her too.’ He eventually went to standing C. He was in front of my section too so I saw him quite close and he’s so handsome and looked so sweet when he said he wanted to take a selca with the fan too while wearing the shirt. I think one side of the shirt said ‘pretty’ and Howon said he’d take that and gave the fan the other shirt lol. When the fan took out her phone, he was quick to note that the display screen was Woohyun lol #mypoorbaby After the mission, he sent the fan off and when she turned he did the action of wanting to hug her but she didn’t see it so he just wrapped his hands around his waist and pretended he was hugging himself lol.

They then ended the ment and continued with songs, this time ‘Love of my Life’ in Korean too, the one Myungsoo did for his solo at IEA. Howon was still wearing the couple tee at this point so it was cute.

We got another video where the members summarised their last 7 years with their thoughts and memories and I got so emotional I was tearing up at this point because look at how far we’ve come!

The boys came back out again and sang ‘One day’ which will be one of my favourite stages to witness live!! Another ment here and they made all the members do Sungjong’s neck movement from ‘Bad’. I remember Gyu doing it like how he’d do his morning aerobics #grandpagyu. Woohyun kept saying he’d prefer doing Jong’s other line ‘이제 깨닫는다’ more and he kept imitating it saying Sungjong would pose there and wink. Howon did a super sexy improvised version of the song. He also did the action to the first line of ‘One Day’ haha. Sungyeol said he’d do a 100% imitation of Jong’s movements and even Jongie was surprised and he went ‘oh am I really like this?’

They said ‘The Eye’ would be the last song and proceeded with that stage. They went backstage and inspirits started chanting Dorawa dorawa Dashi Dorawa~ and this has got to be one of my favourite parts of the fan meet because inspirits chant it tirelessly and we know the boys will be out with another amazing part of the program. After about 3-5 minutes, the screen showed the comeback teaser for May 2017!! I know I told my inspirits-only admins before that the video was safe to watch but boy I was wrong. Watching it on the big screen and seeing the boys’ faces up there was amazing!!!

The members gave us another song ‘As good as it gets’ this time coming down from different doors of Level 2 #Ifeltsoblessed. Honestly towards the end, I was on my feet most of the time with my cute Korean inspirit seating mate since we were at the last row and nobody sat behind us and I enjoyed the ending part so much I couldn’t really remember much of the end heh. But the members shook a lot of peoples’ hands before going back up on the stage for what would be their ending ment (except it wasn’t as we already know). We did Myungsoo’s birthday support banner then when it was his turn to speak and the place just lit up with white banners for him and it was beautiful. We sang ‘Happy Birthday’ to him and Woohyun was like ‘okay can we have the cake now please’ except the cake his fansite prepared didn’t get wheeled out not sure why #awkwardpause. Haha, we chanted for Myungsoo not to cry when he wasn’t crying. And then the members went chanting ‘please cry please cry’. Myungsoo said something like we were his happiness these seven years and he was so sincere in it it was very touching.

When Hoya did his ending speech, the stadium was particularly quiet because everyone was listening earnestly to what he had to say. Then suddenly from standing we could hear the staff shouting really loudly ‘Come out’, presumably to an inspirit who was taking shots of the boys. It would’ve been really awkward for the fan, so Howon stepped up and joked ‘you want me to get out?’ and the members also joked about it a little and then Howon and Woohyun and Sungyeol were apologising to the staff to let the fan off the hook. They’re such angels. During Sungyeol’s ment I think he also mentioned something about 7 years and I can’t remember what he said but a fan shouted 7000 years and Yeol was like ‘I’m not the Goblin okay?’ For Woohyun’s Ment, he was talking and then suddenly a fan said ‘arrasseo~’ and he was like that sounded like a primary school kid’s conversation, like how he would chat with his friend. Then, after that every sentence he said the members and fans replied him with ‘arrasseo’.

Right now as you know the boys were supposed to just end it with one last song. However, the boys being the boys with their love for us and for the stage and because the atmosphere was so so high. They asked if they had time to do a few more songs as service for us!! On Woohyun’s side the staff said no, but at Dongwoo’s side the staff said okay so the boys went ‘alright we’ll do it as what the staff (on Dongwoo’s side) said! :D’ We wanted songs like ‘The Chaser, Be Mine’ however I think they couldn’t find the tracks for it as we settled for ‘Entrust and Cover Girl’ first! The boys again went out onto the extended stage and also onto Level 2 so I was quite close to see their faces clearly too. They were enjoying it so so much!!! They did ‘Nothing’s Over’ next (completely random but because they didn’t want it to end) They were apologetic because they couldn’t find the AR for it only the MR, and we went ‘Of course the MR is fine!!!’ You could hear how well and stable and loud the boys sang. Kings, talented kings only INFINTE!!!

They were so hyped but they knew the staff wouldn’t find any more tracks for them so our sing-along karaoke session started! Medley after medley of songs where the boys just sang together with inspirits. The feeling to be part of that was the best really especially to see yourself surrounded by others who shared the same passion as you! My Korean inspirit partner and I were just waving our lightsticks and singing all that we could! Woohyun, Dongwoo and Hoya were especially good in starting new songs for inspirits to sing along and I was particularly surprised because Myungsoo too, started a few songs!!! He was so into the whole thing!! The boys even said they wanted to bring their after-party onto the stage they just needed some alcohol and they could continue partying with us even if they’re drunk and can’t stand properly. They even sang ‘Monster Time’ and at this point Sunggyu was on the floor laughing at how ridiculous and amazing the whole thing was. Towards the end, they also sang the theme song of Digimon and Pokemon!

Last (yes, the final one) ment here but I can’t remember what they said before concluding their stage with ‘Thank You’. Myungsoo cried at this stage and Dongwoo rushed to give him tissue. The boys went to both sides of the extended stage and did 90-degree bows before heading back onto the centre stage for one final bow. Still a lot of them were teary-eyed and took long looks at different sections of the stadium, trying to soak in on everything.

The fan meet felt more like a concert and INFINITE made me realise how lucky I am to stan the right group. I know I always say how each concert I attended was the best, but seriously, because I wasn’t expecting so many songs for this fan meet, I really can’t express the feeling to be there, to love them. 44,000won for almost 4 hours of a dream come true? Thank you INFINITE!

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Toyota, 1917 & Google Stadia

Well, here we come, waltzing down the street, getting hot and sweaty, with all this humidity. Hey hey we’re the Nerds yeah, and people say we look kind of funny, particularly Buck the big Boomer. Haha, admit it, you started to sing that in to the Monkey’s theme tune didn’t you, if not you just went back and tried it. We this week we bring you another awesome episode to listen to while you rest in the shade and enjoy a breeze on the long weekend.

First up we are taking flight with Buck, Toyota, and Joby. No, Joby is not a new host, it is an aviation company that Toyota is investing in to increase its presence in the transport arena. Also this is the next step to having vehicles like in the Jetsons. Check out the drawings in the link, a tilt-engine vehicle that looks like a cross between a drone and a helicopter. This is seriously cool. Also while looking around at all the different transport tech news Buck also found some artists renderings of potential vehicles for space travel from Lexus. Wait till you hear what Buck and Professor think one of them looks like. Which is your favorite option?

Next up DJ has a story about the Producers Guild Awards, in particular 1917. Want to know what movies won which awards, listen in. Also you can hear about the movie 1917, with some of the various story plot points to look out for. For those unfamiliar with it 1917 is a movie set in World War One. It is the story of a soldier and his friend trying to save the lives of 1600 British troops. There are some funny parts, but it is a moving drama based on stories told by the Grand Father of the Director Sam Mendes. DJ has also asked for your predictions for the Oscars and who you think should be nominated and win, so let us know on either: Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.

Next up we have Professor bringing us an update on the saga of Crytek and CIG (Star Citizen). Would you believe that so far CIG have spent over $900,000 on this legal matter? Yep, for the company started on kickstarter and now sells space fleets for $27000 they are really going hard. Want to know what has happened then listen in. As usual we have all the shout outs, remembrances, birthdays, and events of interest. Until next week, please remember to take care of yourselves, look out for each other, and stay hydrated.

Toyota joins Joby Aviation - https://www.technology.org/2020/01/17/toyota-is-joining-forces-with-the-leader-of-commercial-evtol-technology-electric-air-taxis-are-coming/

Lexus brings us drawing of Moon/space vehicles - https://www.engadget.com/2020/01/18/lexus-moon-space-vehicles/

‘1917’ Becomes Oscar Front-Runner After Producers Guild Win - https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/19/movies/1917-producers-guild-america-award.html

Crytek vs Star Citizen an update - https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/eqedb8/crytek_vs_star_citizens42_update_cigs_response_to/

Does Google Stadia Stink like old socks? - https://www.businessinsider.com.au/google-stadia-early-adopters-giving-up-2020-1?utm_source=reddit.com&r=US&IR=T

Games Played

Professor

– Steamworld - http://imageform.se/game/steamworld-dig/

Rating: 4/5

Buck

– Thunder Run: War of Clans - https://www.facebook.com/ThunderRunWarOfClans/?epa=SEARCH_BOX

Rating: 3/5

– Darwin Project - https://store.steampowered.com/app/544920/Darwin_Project/?fbclid=IwAR0Sp5FnKYv9vrxu9FdrXRH5PLWk4rooNt8vIqMEPAnx3GvOjU-Ob8cGZxc

Rating: 4/5

Other topics discussed

Joby Aviation (American venture-backed aerospace company and developer of VTOL personal air vehicles designed for air taxi services)

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joby_Aviation

Nine News Australia - Mates go fishing from drone towed deck chair

- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LLx8JKCrhM

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) (governmental body of the United States with powers to regulate all aspects of civil aviation in that nation as well as over its surrounding international waters.)

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Aviation_Administration

Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) (Australian national authority for the regulation of civil aviation.)

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_Aviation_Safety_Authority

The Verge: Uber’s air taxis will resemble nice helicopters on the inside

-https://www.theverge.com/2019/6/11/18661129/uber-air-taxi-cabin-interior-elevate-helicopter

Want to escape Sao Paulo's traffic? Take a flying taxi

- https://phys.org/news/2017-07-sao-paulo-traffic-taxi.html

China Daily: Market for air taxis set to take off

-https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/201910/15/WS5da5c483a310cf3e35570a5a.html

Big Yellow Taxi (song written, composed, and originally recorded by Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell in 1970, and originally released on her album Ladies of the Canyon.)

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Yellow_Taxi

More details on Lexus’s concept drawings on space vehicles

- https://pressroom.lexus.com/lexus-creates-moon-mobility-concept-sketch-for-lunar-design-portfolio/

James May contemplating retirement

- https://www.ladbible.com/entertainment/celebrity-james-may-talks-about-quitting-the-grand-tour-as-hes-falling-apart-20191231

31st Producers Guild of America Awards (honoring the best film and television producers of 2019)

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/31st_Producers_Guild_of_America_Awards

War Horse (2011 American war drama film directed and co-produced by Steven Spielberg from a screenplay written by Lee Hall and Richard Curtis, based on Michael Morpurgo's 1982 novel of the same name and its 2007 play adaptation.)

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_Horse_(film)

World War I (also known as the First World War or the Great War, contemporaneously described as "the war to end all wars".)

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I

Dad’s Army (BBC sitcom about the British militia called the Home Guard during the Second World War.)

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dad%27s_Army

Doomsday Clock: 100 seconds before midnight.

- https://edition.cnn.com/2020/01/24/opinions/doomsday-clock-emergency-moon-robinson-brown-perry/index.html

1917 (2019 British-American epic war film directed, co-written, and produced by Sam Mendes. Filming took place in England and Scotland, with cinematographer Roger Deakins and editor Lee Smith using long takes to have the entire film appear as two continuous shots.) (CONTAINS SPOILERS)

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1917_(2019_film)

Dunkirk (2017 war film written, directed, and produced by Christopher Nolan that depicts the Dunkirk evacuation of World War II.)

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunkirk_(2017_film)

92nd Academy Awards (presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), will honour the best films of 2019)

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/92nd_Academy_Awards

Jeff Bezos (American internet and aerospace entrepreneur, media proprietor, and investor. Best known as the founder, chief executive officer, and president of Amazon.)

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Bezos

Jeff Bezos’ divorce worth $35 billion

- https://www.forbes.com/sites/noahkirsch/2019/04/04/bezos-by-far-the-5-largest-billionaire-divorces-in-history/#69fadb806870

CryEngine (game engine designed by the German game developer Crytek.)

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CryEngine

Amazon Lumberyard (free cross-platform game engine developed by Amazon and based on CryEngine, which was licensed from Crytek in 2015.)

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_Lumberyard

jacksepticeye & Google Stadia

- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iW-hfrqmMlw

Google Glass (simply Glass, is a brand of smart glasses—an optical head-mounted display designed in the shape of a pair of eyeglasses.)

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Glass

Killed by Google (Killed by Google is the Google Graveyard. A full list of dead products killed by Google in the Google Cemetery.)

- https://killedbygoogle.com/

PlayStation will not be in E3 2020

- https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-01-11-playstation-will-not-participate-in-e3-2020

Steam controller (game controller developed by Valve for use with personal computers running Steam on Windows,macOS,Linux,smartphones or SteamOS.)

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steam_Controller

Snow overtakes Canadian home

- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bub7FY8UYh0

Floof & Pupper (TNC Podcast)

- https://thatsnotcanon.com/floofandpupperpodcast

Everybody Wants To Be A Cat (TNC Podcast)

- https://thatsnotcanon.com/everybodywantstobeacat

Shout Outs

- 21 January 2020 – Terry Jones - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Jones

Terry Jones died on 21 January 2020 from complications of dementia at his home in Highgate, north London. Jones was a Welsh actor, writer, comedian, screenwriter, film director and historian. He was a member of the Monty Python comedy team.

After graduating from Oxford University with a degree in English, Jones and writing partner Michael Palin (whom he met at Oxford) wrote and performed for several high-profile British comedy programmes, including Do Not Adjust Your Set and The Frost Report, before creating Monty Python's Flying Circus with Cambridge graduates Eric Idle, John Cleese, Graham Chapman, and American animator/filmmaker Terry Gilliam. Jones was largely responsible for the programme's innovative, surreal structure, in which sketches flowed from one to the next without the use of punchlines. He made his directorial debut with the team's film, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, which he co-directed with Gilliam, and also directed the subsequent Python films Life of Brian and The Meaning of Life.

Jones co-created and co-wrote with Palin the anthology series Ripping Yarns. He also wrote an early draft of Jim Henson's 1986 film Labyrinth, though little of his work remained in the final cut. Jones was a well-respected medieval historian, having written several books and presented television documentaries about the period, as well as a prolific children's book author. In 2016, Jones received a Lifetime Achievement award at the BAFTA Cymru Awards for his outstanding contribution to television and film. After living for several years with a degenerative aphasia, he gradually lost the ability to speak and died on 21 January 2020 from frontotemporal dementia.

- 19 January 2020 – SNOWMAGEDDON - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jan/19/snowmageddon-cleanup-begins-after-record-newfoundland-storm

Massive snow fall during epic blizzard swallows entire towns in Canada in a record breaking event

- 19 January 2020 – SpaceX successful mission abort test - https://www.space.com/spacex-crew-dragon-launch-abort-test-success.html

SpaceX just took a giant leap forward in its quest to launch astronauts. The private spaceflight company intentionally destroyed one of its rockets on Sunday (Jan. 19) as part of a crucial test of its new Crew Dragon capsule's launch escape system.

- 21 January 2020 – Cyclist saves Doggo - https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/world/heart-warming-moment-a-cyclist-carries-a-dog-to-safety-on-his-back-after-finding-the-abandoned-pooch-dehydrated-in-the-middle-of-a-road/ar-BBZa7c3

This is the moment a cyclist in racing gear carries a dog on his back after finding the animal abandoned and severely dehydrated in the middle of the road. The incident was filmed in the southern Argentine province of Rio Negro and the footage was shared on Facebook by 'Marican Team' where it has been viewed over 600,000 times. In the footage, a man in cycling gear is seen carrying the large black and white dog slung across his back as he pedals along the road.

Remembrances

- 21 January 1793 – Execution of Louis XVI - https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/king-louis-xvi-executed

One day after being convicted of conspiracy with foreign powers and sentenced to death by the French National Convention, King Louis XVI is executed by guillotine in the Place de la Revolution in Paris.

- 21 January 1950 – George Orwell - https://www.onthisday.com/people/george-orwell

Died: January 21, 1950 (aged 46) Cause of Death: Burst pulmonary artery

Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903 – 21 January 1950), better known by his pen name George Orwell, was an English novelist and essayist, journalist and critic. His work is characterised by lucid prose, awareness of social injustice, opposition to totalitarianism, and outspoken support of democratic socialism.

As a writer, Orwell produced literary criticism and poetry, fiction and polemical journalism; and is best known for the allegorical novella Animal Farm (1945) and the dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949). His non-fiction works, including The Road to Wigan Pier (1937), documenting his experience of working-class life in the north of England, and Homage to Catalonia (1938), an account of his experiences soldiering for the Republican faction of the Spanish Civil War (1936–1939), are as critically respected as his essays on politics and literature, language and culture. In 2008, The Times ranked George Orwell second among "The 50 greatest British writers since 1945".

Orwell's work remains influential in popular culture and in political culture, and the adjective "Orwellian" – describing totalitarian and authoritarian social practices – is part of the English language, like many of his neologisms, such as "Big Brother", "Thought Police", and "Hate week", "Room 101", the "memory hole", and "Newspeak", "doublethink" and "proles", "unperson" and "thoughtcrime".

- 21 January 1926 – Camillo Golgi - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camillo_Golgi

Golgi and the Spanish biologist Santiago Ramón y Cajal were jointly given the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1906 "in recognition of their work on the structure of the nervous system". Camillo Golgi was an Italian biologist and pathologist known for his works on the central nervous system. He studied medicine at the University of Pavia between 1860 and 1868 under the tutelage of Cesare Lombroso. Inspired by pathologist Giulio Bizzozero, he pursued research in the nervous system. Italian physician and pathologist who won the Nobel Prize in Medicine with Santiago Ramón y Cajal in recognition of their work on the structure of the nervous system.

Famous Birthdays

- 21 January 1953 – Paul Allen was born in Seattle Washington https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Allen

Paul Gardner Allen (January 21, 1953 – October 15, 2018) was an American business magnate, researcher, investor, and philanthropist. He is best known for co-founding Microsoft Corporation with childhood friend Bill Gates in 1975, which helped spark the microcomputer revolution of the 1970s and 1980s and became the world's largest personal computer software company. Allen was ranked as the 44th-wealthiest person in the world by Forbes in 2018, with an estimated net worth of $20.3 billion at the time of his death.

- 21 January 1869 – Grigori Rasputin - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grigori_Rasputin

Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin (/ræˈspjuːtɪn/;[1] Russian: Григорий Ефимович Распутин [ɡrʲɪˈɡorʲɪj jɪˈfʲiməvʲɪtɕ rɐˈsputʲɪn]; 21 January [O.S. 9 January] 1869 – 30 December [O.S. 17 December] 1916) was a Russian mystic and self-proclaimed holy man who befriended the family of Emperor Nicholas II, the last monarch of Russia, and gained considerable influence in late imperial Russia.

Born to a peasant family in the Siberian village of Pokrovskoye in the Tyumensky Uyezd of Tobolsk Governorate (now Yarkovsky District of Tyumen Oblast), Rasputin had a religious conversion experience after taking a pilgrimage to a monastery in 1897. He has been described as a monk or as a "strannik" (wanderer, or pilgrim), though he held no official position in the Russian Orthodox Church. After traveling to St. Petersburg, either in 1903 or the winter of 1904–05, Rasputin captivated some church and social leaders. He became a society figure, and met the Tsar in November 1905.

- 20 January 1934 – Tom Baker – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Baker

Thomas Stewart Baker is an English actor and writer. He is well known for his portrayal of the fourth incarnation of the Doctor in the science fiction series Doctor Who from 1974 to 1981, a longer tenure than any other actor in the title role, and provided narration in the television comedy series Little Britain. Wikipedia

Born: 20 January 1934 (age 86 years), Liverpool, United Kingdom

Height: 1.91 m

Events of Interest

- 21 January 1981 - Rocket Labs launch successfully reaches orbit - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocket_Lab

On 21 January 2018 at 01:43 UTC, their second rocket on a flight named "Still Testing" launched, reached orbit and deployed three CubeSats for customers Planet Labs and Spire Global. The rocket also carried an additional satellite payload called Humanity Star, a 1-meter-wide (3 ft) carbon fiber geodesic sphere made up of 65 panels that reflect the Sun's light. Humanity Star re-entered Earth's atmosphere and burned up in March 2018. On 11 November 2018, the first commercial launch (third launch in total) of Electron occurred from Mahia Peninsula carrying satellites for Spire Global, GeoOptics, a CubeSat built by high school students, and a prototype of a dragsail.

- 21 January 1981 - DeLorean 25 anniversary - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DMC_DeLorean

Throughout production the car was generally unchanged, although minor modifications were made to such parts as the hood and wheels. The first production car was completed on January 21, 1981. About 9,000 DeLoreans were made before production halted in late December 1982.

In 2007, about 6,500 DeLorean cars were thought to still exist.

- 21 January 1960 - Little Joe 1B - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Joe_1B

The Little Joe 1B was a launch escape system test of the Mercury spacecraft, conducted as part of the U.S. Mercury program. The mission also carried a female rhesus monkey (Macaca mulatta) named Miss Sam in the Mercury spacecraft. The mission was launched January 21, 1960, from Wallops Island, Virginia. The Little Joe 1B flew to an apogee of 9.3 statute miles (15.0 km) and a range of 11.7 miles (18.9 km) out to sea. Miss Sam survived the 8 minute 35 second flight in good condition. The spacecraft was recovered by a Marine helicopter and returned to Wallops Island within about 45 minutes. Miss Sam was one of many monkeys used in space travel research.

Intro

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Heartfelt Wedding in The Redwoods :: Jen & Skyler

Photography by Chris Shum.

We have such a sweet wedding to share with you today! After a heartfelt ceremony held in the ‘fairy ring’ of ancient redwoods, these two treated guests to a fun summer camp vibe, but with an elegant, grown up twist (Archery? Live band? Champagne bar? Yes, please!) My favorite detail has to be the heart-and-arrow escort card displays, which not only look oh so cute, but were a sweet recognition of the couple’s new shared surname… Pierce!

Jen told us she and Skyler first met when she was just 15! “We apparently circled in and out of each other’s lives at several different points before it stuck. We met each other at a high school dance, and I used to go to the coffee shop he worked at. We dated in our twenties before going our separate ways after about six months, before finally getting together nine years later!”

Did you include any traditions in your wedding? I did have something old and borrowed – I wore my mom’s veil, which we had altered to be more modern. We replaced the puffy headpiece so popular back then (!) with a comb, and used only one of the longest pieces. It happened to be edged in the exact same kind of lace as my wedding gown that I had already purchased without knowing they were the same lace! I also had something new (white sapphire earrings), and something blue (garter.)

The Ceremony

Why did you choose this location for your wedding? We both thought of marrying in the redwoods right after Skyler proposed, because of the spiritual energy that’s palpable there. Earlier that year we had driven through bigger redwoods on a roadtrip from a friend’s wedding, and loved them. We realized the redwoods north of the Bay area (Eureka/Humboldt) were too far from an airport for guests, and other areas of redwoods we liked, like those in Big Sur, were in parks where we’d have to do everything from scratch (bringing generators/chairs etc.). So that narrowed it down to a handful of venues that are already set up for weddings south of the Bay area, and closer to airports.

We took a roadtrip (it ended up being one of many, as we’re based in LA) to see different venues and YMCA Camp Campbell is by far the most incredible, perfect setting for a wedding. They could easily close it as a camp and only do weddings! They have a ring of redwoods (called a fairy ring, as redwoods grow in rings) which is idyllic for ceremonies; you can feel the energy of the root system beneath the wooden pews and altar sending information and support from tree to tree, like our families and friends supporting our union.

Your ceremony in three words. Sacred, majestic, intimate.

What was your favorite thing about your wedding ceremony? The laughter and the tears, and the amazing flowers! The flower circle at the alter was even more spectacular than anything I had seen, and even better than what I had given our florist, Nancy Liu Chin, reference to. Several of our guests posed for their own pictures there after the ceremony, because it was so gorgeous!

Who officiated your ceremony? How did you choose him/her? Wendy Brewer.

How did you go about planning your ceremony? Our officiant was amazing and had a wonderful ceremony script that was pretty much perfect when she showed it to us. Her words were honest and heartfelt. She’s a friend of ours, so we went and stayed with her and her husband for a night at their home in Santa Barbara helped write the custom pieces about redwood symbolism, the handfasting ceremony and decided to incorporate a beautiful poem by Joseph B. Strauss, The Redwoods. It was important to my husband that she would read the vows to us and we repeat them after her, because of nerves, and it was important to me that we do an ancient handfasting, as we both have British/Celtic heritage, and I felt the tradition had a lot of sacred energy.

You can see Jen & Skyler’s full wedding ceremony script right here!

Did you include any other traditions in your ceremony? As well as our handfasting, we each made a rose offering to honor our parents.

What were your vows like? They were heartfelt and worded in a fairly modern way, such as “I will laugh with you in times of joy, and comfort you during the difficult times. I will cherish our union, and love you throughout all that life may bring us.”

You can see Jen & Skyler’s vows right here!

Is there anything else that you’d like to share about your wedding ceremony? For some reason, perhaps stemming from the rehearsal, I thought our officiant was going to ask Skyler to say his vows first. So on the day when she turned first to me and said, “Jen, do you take Skyler to be your lawfully wedded husband?” I just stared blankly at her. She gently prompted me with “you’re supposed to say yes” – and then everyone (including me) cracked up. Of course I said yes, and the ceremony continued! Our whole ceremony was quite emotional; we were both a little teary at times, and then in moments like this there were was all-around laughter, too.

Jen told us “a minute’s walk around the corner from the ceremony site is the expansive wooden lodge (great for a rain plan) with a deck for the band and a sprawling lawn where we could dine under the stars, and of course underneath those towering redwoods. At the back of the lawn up a hill the YMCA opened up archery for us and our guests during cocktail hour. It was like an English garden party with archery and cocktails, and a fun nod to our new name, the Pierces.”

The Reception

What inspired you when you were planning your wedding? I read a million wedding magazines and got really into Pinterest – I found the whole process so fun. I understand many couples and brides get overwhelmed by the process (as I did, towards the end) but for me it was pretty much the thing I always wanted to do in my spare time. With the inspiration of the woods, I wanted bright pinks and subtle ivory to contrast with all the green and brown of the setting, and we knew the photography and videography were two of the most important elements to us, so we could enjoy the day for years to come. Every tip I ever read said invest the most in a photographer, and do not skip a videographer. That is so true because not only do we have stunning photos to treasure, but we have our vows, toasts and everyone dancing on video.

Are there any DIY details you’d like to tell us about? My mom was amazing and took care of getting all the candles that were a big part of the ceremony and reception, (some LED of course because of the woods but they looked so real and added the extra twinkle to the fairy-like venue!) Skyler and my sister Amanda made two incredible escort signs to look like archery targets, with each name on wooden dowels with fletching like an arrow. It took her weeks and she never wants to do anything remotely DIY ever again, haha!

Did you have a signature cocktail? The venue did not allow hard alcohol, which was a blessing since we got to bring in our own options. So because I used to work for a distributor that sold Gruet (a fabulous champagne out of New Mexico) we had a champagne bar with three different kinds of champagne at the reception: Rose, Blanc de Noirs, Brut and two signature champagne cocktails, Champagne Cocktail (bitters and lemon twist in brut) and Raspberry Beret (scoop of raspberry sherbet in rose). We also had poured rose passed before the ceremony when guests arrived and mingled to the classical guitar because we wanted everyone to be relaxed and happy not anxious to hit the bar so they could really soak up the ceremony instead.

How would you describe your reception? It was so fun! Little did I know what a hit the Kissing Menu would be. (I had found a wonderful etsy shop, Bliss Paper Boutique, that had PDFs in the same fonts and style for all the paper and signage needed for the wedding, which gave our paper goods a really nice, cohesive look. And she made these fun ‘menus’ explaining whole tables had to do certain things in order to get us to kiss.) On alternating place settings each guest had either the Kissing Menu or a ‘thank you for joining us’ card, and throughout dinner almost all tables joined in. So people stood up and sang a song for us to kiss to, or did an outrageous kiss for us to emulate… my husband’s stepdad had everyone at the parent table show us what a kiss in a marriage over forty years looked like (my parents), thirty years (our officiant and her husband), almost twenty-five years (he and Skyler’s mom), then he asked us to show everyone what a thirty minute kiss looked like!

What was your first dance song? Father/daughter or mother/son dance? Nobody Does It Better by Carly Simon was our first dance, and Beyond the Sea by Robbie Williams was our joint parent dance. Skyler and I only took two lessons the week before the wedding (my parents too) and we were trying to get the steps just right with the dip at the right time in the music that I wasn’t soaking it in as much as I would have liked. So that I’d advise against. Either take dance lessons long before so you really know it, or just go with the flow and do what comes naturally to you as a couple.

If you had it to do over again, is there anything you would do differently? I would have had all the last-minute details done (or laid out closer to being done) so that the week before the wedding I could have focused on being more centered, journaling about the transition, just soaking it in. Since I had worked on the wedding for a year and a half, I underestimated that there would be so many last minute details. I wished I would have pretended the wedding was the week before it really was and cleared my schedule of clients, gotten all the paper finished, seating charts, organized transport for guests and all our bits and pieces… I hated that instead of joining family at my aunt’s the week before for cards, I was maniacally printing out place settings, and that Skyler spent much of the rehearsal dinner wandering around the room trying to arrange transportation for everyone to the venue the next day. There was a lot of last minute stress that could have been avoided… but despite that it was still all was so brilliant and magical!

What type of cake or dessert did you serve? We did a four tiered cake with florals wrapped around, that was devils food cake with chocolate ganache and champagne tinted frosting with ferns piped in. It was inspired by a cake I had seen that looked like a fairy woodland creation and made by The Buttery. We wanted the chocolate cake instead of traditional white, because after dinner with a glass of red wine who doesn’t want a little rich chocolate?!

Jen says “Lucky Devils is the most amazing band! They work with pro musicians up and down the California coast to assemble anything from a three to twelve piece band to exactly fit your needs. They are so talented and thorough, asking ahead of time genres, songs and artists you love (and hate!) It was like a private concert for our guests.”

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