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chiikasevennn · 3 days

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(this has topics of murder and yandere.....and stuff PLS DELETE IF URE NOT COMFY IM SORRY HUHUHU)

haia omg i have no idea if you're still open or no but i really like whenever writers dive into the more darker aspects of a character or how especially when a process of basically ascending to something what you would consider non human (monarch in this case) and how this affects a character like does this make them less humane or posssiblllyy twist their morals??

like as we can see with jinwoo his morals is err well yeah there but we can see times where he is willing to commit crimes if the time calls it (often the system forcing him to it) but like what happens when he finally swallows the system as a whole?? LIKE since now there is no third party to force him to do murder or what not will his way of thinking change too? like i imagine when he first murdered the guys in the cave very early on in the series you think that maybe he thought that it wasn't that bad..??

I can honestly see it more if it was another scenario and we add in the aspect of the reader or I'll call [name] whwhw.. I feel like Jinwoo is the type to actually lose his sense of humanity just for the sake of [name] or keeping them safe like the two probably was close but had to separate in their own ways but when they meet again [name] can barely recognzie Jinwoo and i dont mean physically or what not it's more like he lost his warmth and seems more... unsettling.. like do you know the feeling of watching those analogue horror or watching anything eerie and you get that feeling that somethings off in a scene that seems normal but you know something is OFF. yeah i feel like that's what [name] would feel ✊.

I just wanna hear your opinion on a more screwed up Jinwoo because as muchhh as i love the fluffy cutie jinwoo i also love delving into the topics of jinwoo just going batshit insane 🤯🙏

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ABSOLUTELY!

Jinwoo x Reader

Your wish is my command, pookie bear.

Warning(s): YANDERE, nothing much, maybe too short? Not a fic or oneshot lol js my crazy thoughts

Also guys ples comment and say something ...

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Jinwoo himself was already prepared to walk through fire just for his family, and that was just platonic love. Imagine how insane he'd be for a significant other that he loves way too deeply.

Hello???? Like I feel his dedication and love for darling would be higher than the heavens especially if they're already there for him during his lowest part in life.

My hunch is he's a chill yandere; he adores you and wouldn't pull any outrageously crazy stunts directly at you. Instead, he might convey lessons through various means, like allowing uncomfortable scenarios to set up, then emerging from the shadows he casted beneath your silhouette to rescue you.

Like a "savior" yandere. Your knight and sole protector.

He'd be more possessive ig if his crazy fans found out about you, particularly if they desire him to be romantically involved with Hae-In in the name of being a power couple. Jinwoo literally and genuinely didn't give a damn when they trash-talked him.

But hey, fans can be krezi

ALSO HELLO LIKE WHAT IF THOSE CRAZY ASSHOLES START HARASSING YOU ON WORK OR IN SOCIAL MEDIA (like leaving you death threats or rudely demanding you to break up w him bc apparently according to them, you don't deserve him)? Lol he'd be willing to do something about them, so good luck reasoning against him if you don't want bloodshed!!!

He'd convince you to not work anymore if that was in store for you.

"... Woo, you know I can't just quit work like that and have you become the breadwinner for the two of us. You're getting financially better and I'm proud, but I can't jus—"

"Shh," He'd tenderly cup your cheeks with his eyes overflowing with love and concern, every bit of his attention dedicated to you. "Is it so bad for me to want no dangers coming to you?"

"You're also being unintentionally put into unavoidable situations whenever you're in public. Love, you remember what happened last time, right?" He'd add. With a kiss on your forehead, he said, "I'll provide for you, you don't have to work. I can't stand how they're looking at you."

Jinwoo would mumble the final words gently before pulling back. He'd whisper them solely for your ears, aware that you wouldn't interpret that knowledge negatively anymore—it would now simply reflect his worry for your welfare and highlight his character as the tender and loving partner he was.⁠ ♡

#sjw is hot #solo leveling #solo leveling x reader #solo leveling fic #sung jinwoo #sung jinwo #sung jinwoo x reader

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jeonghaniehaee · 3 months

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reblogs consist of various fics i’ve found that i personally enjoy and hope you do too 🦢

read at ur own risk! some works are 18+ and not meant for younger audiences

there will be some bias towards other members mainly cause i personally read theirs more

order will go: name/link + author, synopsis, and my notes

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seungcheol:

dad of the year @/wondernus

seungcheol accidentally reveals he has a daughter on a first date and doesn't know how to tell you that his daughter is a dog

notes: i loved this one so much it was just so 💕💞💘💗💓💖

your cherry flavored kisses @/hannyoontify

as his mom always said, kisses are the best kind of medicine for boo-boos

notes: omg sosososo cute 🥹 i loved this one oh so much you can’t believe it

hello tutorial @/97-liners

it’s your final year of college, and you’ve been elected president of your sorority. this is all great and fine, but as the semester goes on, you find yourself having repeated run-ins with the president of the fraternity next door in a series of unfortunate coincidences (that might not actually be coincidences, as you come to discover).

in which you’re trying to deal with your crush on seungcheol in a normal way, but the meddling kids are making it harder than it needs to be.

notes: AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH THIS IS LIKE ALMOST ONE OF MY FAVORITE FICS OF ALL TIME I LOVE IT OH SO MUCH!! please read this it’s actually perfect ive reread it so much just cause of how much i love it. THIS FIC IS THE EPITOME OF MY LIFE. THIS WRITER DESERVES AN OSCAR AND EVERY SINGLE AWARD IN THE WORLD

boyfriend texts @/lololololchips

notes:so cute and sweet ☹️🫶

fifteen to forever @/gyuswhore

Fifteen was the age you had met Choi Seungcheol at a school hockey game. Forever was the age you would find yourself spending with him.

notes:THIS FIC IS ACTUALLY SOO SWEET I LOVED IT SO MUCH. must read fr💯💯

jeonghan:

nothing new @/luvhhannie

no one would’ve thought that unspoken feelings would’ve been the best for you and jeonghan

notes: hanahaki is such a painfully good au and this fic just perfectly captures it!! i would recommend it wholeheartedly

to live again @/viastro

it’s been years since your last milestone birthday; a time when everything still felt right in the world with youth and ambition. now that you’re older and times have changed, would you dare take a chance to save someone else in the past at the cost of your own future?

notes: oh. my. GOD. this fic is oh sosososo good and i loved the slow burn too. i never expected to have such a lasting impression on a fic but this one is just *chefs kiss* i love it so much, it’s definitely somewhere at the top of my fav fics

ode to you @/lovelyhan

if there's one thing you've learned from all the lives you've spent together, it's that jeonghan isn't always someone you'll end up wanting. he can be crass. he can be secretive. he can be nothing short of vexing. but in the end, he's everything you need him to be. or: 25 lives in which you find and don't find jeonghan.

notes: this story was so cute and i love how it was created 🥹 i really liked it and i hope yall will too cause this is a great read, and every single life was so good

proud @/blue-jisungs

hi this is a req ᕦ(ò_óˇ)ᕤ i am SUCH a strong believer that jeonghan babies u no matter what or when. even in front of his members n theyre js like erm get a room?

notes: this is super cute and fluffy, also scoups 😭😭 so funny

my heart is beating for two @/seuonji

you’re a worker at the daycare and of course, your main priority is the safety of the kids. how’d you deal with an unfamiliar face trying to pick up one of the kids one day?

jeonghan becomes fond of the daycare worker he met the other day, seems like fate is on his side through this journey, or is it?

jeonghan becomes fond of the daycare worker he met the other day. they finally exchanged numbers! how does it go on from there?

notes: all three parts are all sososo good and i loved reading each one. this story is so cute and i just loved reading it and i reallly recommend it🥹

daisies @/viastro

the best type of revenge is to hurt the person that means the most to them. aka, in which jeonghan is in charge of making you fall in love with him, just to break your heart.

notes: OMG THIS IS SO GOOD!! i really enjoyed this and i loved reading the whole thing 🫶🫶🫶

beef @/wondernus

in which yoon jeonghan (the random guy you gamed with) found your twitter account, prompting the largest and ugliest twitter beef you've ever been in.

notes: this is so. incredibly. funny. i literally never knew i needed this fic in my life its just so good 😭

the selfish dilemma @/joonsytip

It was love at first sight ever since you laid eyes on Jeonghan. To him, you are the annoying co-worker who keeps asking him out. No one is new to your courting agenda which only pisses off Jeonghan but what happens when you stop, all at once....

notes: this series is incredibly good and i loved. reading it. i really recommend cause it was a great fic and it still stands as a great one

love café @/chocosvt

while you’ve spent the last few months pretending the love café doesn’t exist, you realize you need its services now more than ever. this brings you face to face with jeonghan, the son of a luxury fashion designer who’s got money to burn. your exchanges are strictly business. until they’re not.

notes: LOVE CAFE ACTUALLY MAKES MY HEAD SPIN I LOVE IT SO MUCH. THIS WRITER WROTE IT PERFECTLY I ACTUALLY ADORE IT SO MUCH!! PLEASE READ I LOVED IT 🙏 JUST EVERYTHING AHHH, IF YOU DONT LISTEN TO ANYTHING ELSE I SAY LISTEN TO THIS LOVE CAFE IS GREAT

the long way @/trblsvt

it was just like any other shoot. go in, pose, drink water, don't get food on the clothes, and don't joke around with the staff. easy. except it wasn't that easy.

notes: i loved this one so much it was a perfect read and it’s just 😭🫶

the christmas boyfriend @/rubyreduji

when you tell your mom the little white lie that you have a boyfriend, you don’t expect it to evolve into bringing your friend with benefits home for christmas. what can go wrong?

notes: this is actually one of my TOP favorites of all time and of jeonghan fics. if it’s not even first, that is. i loved this so stinking much it’s not even comprehensible. PLEASE im begging you read this. i loved it so much. even if you aren’t reading this at christmas time, it is still a perfect fic and i absolutely love it. one of my first (maybe also my last 🤭) top fics

iris beauty @/wonunuu

you and mina have been best friends for as long as you remember. after your parents passed from a horrible car accident, mina’s parents kindly took you in, tending and caring for you as their own. at such a young age, you have learned the meaning of debt as this is your constant feeling towards your best friend and her parents. to compensate, you have showed them undoubtable loyalty, respect, love and kindness, just as they have showed you; you do everything they tell you without question. so when your best friend asks you to pretend to be her in meeting a guy she has been talking to online, your loyalty and trust are tested when you unintentionally develop feelings for him.

notes: this smau is genuinely so good and one i will read over and over again no matter how long it is. the storyline is mapped out PERFECTLY and i mightve read this all in one sitting…

how many times does it take to get smarter?

how many chances are too many chances? @/veethefreeelf

Jeonghan and you start a fwb relationship after years of being best friends. He only has two rules: no feelings and no kissing. Who’s going to break the rules first?

It’s been 6 months since the night you and Jeonghan went your separate ways. You’re sure he has moved on and you… are working on moving on. Nothing can go wrong, right?

notes: AHHHHHHHHH THE ENDING IS SO CUTE OMGGGGGGGG HAHAHAHAGAGAHAHAHHQHQHQJAHA. PLEASE READ IWHQHQGAGQGQH SO GOOOOOD

joshua:

isohel @/toruro

fairytales can be rather misleading, can't they? when you and your mother are ripped away from your life at the castle, you spend over a decade resenting the royalty. so naturally, when you find prince joshua at your doorstep, you’re more than eager to shut the door on him. but as your life takes twists and turns, you happen to find yourself in the arms of a man you never thought you'd have to see again.

notes: THIS MODERN ROYALTY AU IS JUST. PERFECTION. i believe this is a must read for all carats🫡 i loved it so much!!

untitled @/som1ig

you waited for him, and he still came, unbeknownst all odds

notes: ong this is so sweet and i loved reading this. it’s so good 🫶 (short but sweet)

you were beautiful @/viastro

a modernized cinderella au. in which you and joshua meet through your love for boba popsicles, but end up living out your very own complicated, mess filled, cinderella story.

notes: ONE IS SO BEAUTIFUL AND EACH MOMENT MADE ME WANT MORE. the angsty parts.. the fluff.. this one is defff a top read!! i recommend it to all (even non-joshua stans but idk if i trust u if u arent one even in the slightest 🤨)

so beautiful @/blue-jisungs

whipped prince!joshua

notes: AGAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA IM TOO HAPPY OMGGGG JOSHUA IS PORTRAYED SO GOOD AS A BF OMG AHAHAHHAHAHH AGHHHHHHHHH🙏🙏

jun:

hoshi:

wonwoo:

gamer bf! wonwoo hc @/blue-jisungs

notes: ngl i thought it would be how he would be like a discord mod bf.. (💀) but in reality it was vv cute and nice 🙌

for the books @/trblsvt

wonwoo's students seemed intent on matching him up with a fellow teacher. he didn't really want to stop them, it was too funny for him to break up their fun. plus, he didn't mind the certain someone he was being "set up" with.

notes:this one is a good one!! very nice and the students are 💯 top tier

take it easy (slowly carve out my heart) @/savventeen

wonwoo's assignment: become your husband and bide his time until given the command to kill you. a simple mission, really — one that shouldn't have been hard. except, he never accounted for the fact that he might actually fall in love with you. too bad he's the perfect little soldier.

notes: in my own words, “this made me truly sob. made me wrench my heart out. this is amazing angst. this is the only kind of amazing angst i want to read now ♾️♾️♾️”

to my youth @/viastro

in a world where everyone finds out who loves them within a 10 meter radius through the app love alarm, confessing your feelings without the use of the app is no longer considered normal. however, you refuse to download it in hopes that you’ll be able to fall in love without being dependent on love alarm.

notes:ngl in general ALL of viastro’s smaus deserve to be read fr.. like this one is so cute!! wonwoo in some of the moments just make me 😍😍 also the angst was fr sooo good

woozi:

dokyeom:

mingyu:

minghao:

seungkwan:

vernon:

dino:

multiple:

camp half-blood @/som1ig

the camp half blood is a greek demigod training facility located on the north shore of long island. this series is about thirteen of its residents.

notes: i was SUCH A PJO FAN that these fics like actually cured me. i love every single one!! another must read fr 🤭

svt reaction to having a gf that’s cold on the outside, sweet and caring on the inside @/haecien

notes: this one is so cute! i loved each one and i thought it fit them well too 💕

thoughts ??? @/hanggarae

one shot smau’s about svt being horrifically down abysmal in chronological order

notes: naw these are all super funny and great to read and support when you want to have a good laugh 💯

bf texts from maknae line when they’re on tour @/holdinbacksecrets

notes:overall just vv comforting texts between reader and maknae line 🫶

it’s complicated @/lovelyhan

one commoner, two princes, and three tales far too complicated to comprehend.

notes: currently only the dino and joshua one are uploaded (waiting SO painfully for the jeonghan one) but even though them being long might make you not want to read them, every single word was chosen perfectly and both stories just blew me away i loved them so much, definitely in my top 10 fics

you still sleep with plushies (vocal team) @/blue-jisungs

notes:what can i say these hcs are just really cute

untitled @/nonranghaes

jihan finds you bundled up

notes: LMAO this one is just overall cute and some parts are def funny too

take a pic! @/cheolism

text messages of u asking ur boyfie (hyung line) for a pic <3

notes: these texts are soo funny and the pictures are chosen with care, i legit could tell, AND YOU COULDNT HAVE STARTED WITH THOSE CHEOL PICS LIKE WHAT 😫

inflection point @/lovelyhan

you love yoon jeonghan. no, scratch that. you fucking adore yoon jeonghan; so much that the moment he asks you to be in an exclusive set-up with his current partner, you accept the offer in a heartbeat. what you fail to consider, however, is who your boss’ boyfriend actually is.

things make a turn for the worse (or the better?) when jeonghan leaves you with the most insufferable person on earth. but maybe a few weeks alone is exactly what you and seungcheol needed after all.

after reconciling with your first love, all seems well in your relationship thus far. but when you notice jeonghan distancing himself from you and seungcheol, you're determined to get to the bottom of it.

notes: AHAHAHHAHAHHHHHAHHHHHH INFLECTION POINT IS SO. GOOD. I RECOMMEND EVERYONE READ IT CAUSE I LOVE IT SO MUCH!! the story is great, the story writing is even better, and it is just overall a superior fic 🙏

svt when you call them a new pet name @/lovingseventeen

notes:i actually adore this fic so much it is so cute and it’s just 🤧🥹

“saw this and it made me think of you” @/babyleostuff

notes:this one is GENUINELY so funny like how’d you find all these pictures 😭😭🫶

teasing you over your crush on them - hhu, vu, pu @/hanniehaee

notes: i loved each one and especially the style they were wrote in 🤧🫶

accidentally ditching you on your bday - hhu, vu, pu @/hanniehaee

notes: THE ANGST IS ACTUALLY SOOOOO GOOD OMG. idk if yall knew this but i used to be a diehard straight angst fan and this really reawakened that part of me. i loved how it went and the part 2 was definitely great also. (p.s. the first time i read i cried, and it’s been a while since ive cried cause on angst so i loved the pain🙏)

amortentia @/http-mianhae

love stories at hogwarts with 13 particular people

notes: currently, only 95 line is there, but each fic is perfect. it’s a hogwarts au love story, and i especially love each one. every single one is perfect and captures everything oh sosososo well. i’m really excited for future updates !!!

svt hospital @/taeyegu

four different departments, four different love stories, all in one hospital; hospitalplaylist!au

notes: omg.. this sooo cute and super funny!! i loved each one and they genuinely made me smile and laugh

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ququb444hm · 6 months

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𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐬 𝐚 𝐥𝐨𝐭, 𝐜𝐮𝐩𝐢𝐝

part 31 / old man ☆

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important note!! there is the implication of a panic attack in this part so if that makes u uncomfortable, please do not continue reading! i am sorry in advance if i offend anyone by the way i write out the panic attack. i have not experienced one before and am basing the information solely on research i have done beforehand as well as the experiences of my friends. and for anyone who has experienced a panic attack, U R ONE OF THE STRONGEST PEOPLE EVER!

“geez, the school needs to start providing free umbrellas or something!” coach ukai exclaimed. he stared at his two players and team manager– tetsu, kozume, and yn were all dripping wet and shivering from the intense weather. “we’re ending practice a bit early so just grab a towel and dry yourselves up a bit or go take a quick shower in the locker room so you at least don’t catch a cold before the game next week.”

“yes, coach.” the three nodded, quickly making their way to the showers.

“yn!” mori called out, running up to his friend with a hoodie in hand. “change into this after so you’re not cold.”

yn eyed the material, smirking once she realized who it belonged to. “did rinnie give this to you?” she mused, “ohoho, so are you guys talking or what?”

“oh shut up, go take a shower. you smell like wet dog.” mori grumbled, shoving the hoodie into yn’s arms. yn giggled, thanking mori before heading into the girls locker room.

(note: guys.. i don’t actually ship mori n rin LOL js a disclaimer bc ik (or im pretty sure) they like haven’t met in the actual series…? they’re more of a sub-plot like cece n tetsu bc i love side character lore! anyways back to the storyyy)

once yn was done freshening up, she joined coach ukai and mr. takeda on the bleachers to talk about the game. "the team is looking good," coach examined. he watched as the players went up against each other in a quick match. "i just don't know what to do about kozume and keiji." he rubbed the back of his neck, deep in thought as he analyzed the papers yn gave him last practice.

"what do you mean?" yn asked. she didn't recall writing anything weird about the two.

coach ukai shrugged. "maybe it's because i've known these kids since they were freshmen, but something just feels off between the two. i compared your notes from the beginning of the semester to last week, and there's a slight decline in their abilities."

yn furrowed her brows, taking the papers from coach ukai to see the difference herself. "a decline?" her eyes scanned the data and much to her surprise, he was right. kozume's agility went down by 2.5% and keiji's been struggling to successfully set the ball up for kou which puts the team at a big disadvantage since kou is normally always on the court and has the most trust in keiji to send him the ball.

(note again: idk what i js pulled out of my ass w this one >o< i don’t play volley but wtvr! :3)

"speaking of kozume and keiji, where are they?" mr. takeda piped up. tetsurou finished showering at the same time as yn and was currently talking to a few members, assumingly giving them tips for next week, but kozume was still nowhere to be seen. there couldn’t have been only one working shower right?

"bokuto!" coach ukai called out, "where's your setter?"

"uhh-" kou looked around, "not on the court, coach!"

keishin groaned. "well, obviously.."

"keiji is in the locker room, pretty sure.” kei answered instead. he heard the setter excuse himself to grab something in the locker room, but what would he need in there when they usually dropped their things off on the bleachers? the middle blocker shrugged it off, not caring too much about his upperclassman.

“uhm i think kozume is also still in there.” shoyou added. his eyes met yn’s, both of them starting to feel a bit uneasy after talking about the two last night. “do you want me to go grab them?” keishin sighed, motioning for shoyou to retrieve the two missing players.

as shoyou neared the red-painted metal doors, his ears picked up keiji’s voice. he sounded annoyed. really annoyed. “you can’t be seriously telling me you won’t leave yn alone, right? right? kozume c’mon,” keiji laughed in mockery, his voice was getting a bit louder, but not loud enough to reach the ears of the other people on the other side of the gym. “you’re just going to keep hurting her. she doesn’t deserve that. you don’t deserve her.”

“like you have any place to talk,” kozume barked back. though not as aggravated as keiji, kozume was firm with his words. “you made yn feel unimportant the whole time the two of you were in a relationship. you were the one who had an interest in her first, yet you barely took the time to show any effort. you couldn’t even go to one of the most important events in her life! she worked so hard, she always does, for the annual art exhibition, but you forgot about it.”

“i had an important meeting that day-” keiji tried to reason.

kozume only scoffed. “oh please.”

“okay. fine.” shoyou could hear heavy footsteps. keiji was corning kozume into the lockers. he pressed an accusing finger against his chest. “missing the art exhibition was a dick move, but am i the one who’s going for their friend’s ex? am i the one who would publicly reject yn, yet give her mixed signals behind closed doors, continuously confusing her and manipulating her feelings? am i the one who can’t make up his mind, slowly declining yn’s mental and emotional well-being? no, kozume, i’m not. you are. know your place. yn doesn’t need you.”

it was quiet for a few seconds before shoyou could hear keiji’s footsteps walking toward the door he was pressing his ear against. in a quick panic, the ginger hid behind a nearby scoreboard until he saw keiji far enough to where he wouldn’t see the worried sophomore slip into the locker room.

“kozume!” shoyou cried out. the blond was in a fetal position on the floor against the lockers. he rocked back and forth, the frantic movement almost causing him to hit his head against the hard metal. his breathing was short and unstable, almost like he was choking. it was even more difficult to breathe due to his strained cries. the state of his close friend made shoyou sick to his stomach, his body trembled, not knowing what to do. “what- whats happening?!” he tried to prevent kozume from accidentally injuring himself, but once his hand made contact with kozume’s shoulder, the blond slapped his hand away.

“don’t touch me!” he cried out. his eyes grew in panic, everything around him was overwhelming him past his limit.

shoyou fell back at the sudden impact, “kozume-”

“i’m sorry,” kozume dug his head back into his arms. “i’m sorry i’m sorry i’m sorry i’m sorry i’m sorry-” he repeated the same words over and over again, each apology more desperate than the last. ‘i hit shoyou? why did i hit shoyou?’ “i didn’t mean it- i didn’t i-” his voice was restless, saying the same thing over and over as his mind grew louder by the second. ‘i hurt shoyou. i hurt yn. i can’t stop. i don’t know what to do. i can’t stop. it hurts. everything hurts. i hurt yn. my heart wont shut up. it’s so loud. everything is so loud. please shut up. please shut up. shut up. shut up. shut up-’

“kozume i don’t know what to do!” shoyou sobbed. the situation was getting to much for him, he needed to call someone for help. “i’m going to get yn, she’ll know what to do-”

“SHUT UP.” shoyou stopped in his tracks, body cold at the sudden yell. kozume’s head jerked up at his own words, disbelief written across his face. was he the one who yelled that? “please don’t get yn. please- shoyou please.” he was tirelessly begging. tears constructing his vision enough to not even know if shoyou was opening the door or not. “please. please don’t call yn. i don’t- she can’t know. please. i’m sorry i yelled. i’m sorry- just. just- don’t move.”

shoyou slowly removed his hand from the door handle. his movements were slow, scared that he might suddenly alarm kozume again. he squeezed his eyes shut, breathing long and slow to calm his nerves so that he could at least provide some sort of ease to kozume. “okay…” he whispered, slowly opening his eyes. shoyou bent down to kozume’s level, leaving a foot of space between them as he tried to calm the blond’s nerves as he just did his own. “it’s okay koz. it’s okay.” continuing the breathing exercise he was previously doing, shoyou used his hands to motion each inhale, each hold of breath, and each exhale.

“i’m sorry.” kozume murmured, unable to meet shoyou’s gaze. he was slowly regaining stable breathing, the pain in his chest diminishing.

“don’t apologize!” shoyou scolded. “i’m the one who should say sorry, kozume.” the ginger choked back his tears, refraining from overwhelming his friend. “i didn’t know what to do and i couldn’t help you..”

kozume shook his head, “you did help, sho. thank you.” a small smile graced his features, reassuring his friend.

the two sat in silence for a few minutes until shoyou decided to let his curiosity flow free. “kozume, can i ask you something?” the blonde nodded. “what's happening between you and keiji? and why can’t yn know about this? why are you hiding it from her?”

kozume let out a weak laugh. “that’s more than just a something.”

“sorry, i just don’t get it!” shoyou whined. “yn likes you, a lot, and i thought you really like yn too. so why are u letting keiji get in the way and talk you down like that? why are you so afraid of letting yourself be happy?”

the familiar question rang through kozume’s mind. a previous conversation from tetsurou suddenly resurfacing.

“are you afraid of letting yourself be happy or something? look, i’m not saying you should’ve prevented keiji from asking yn out, but you’ve liked my sister since what? the second grade? and you just let some new guy sweep her off her feet? that’s just crazy, man! i know for a fact that he could never have the same connection you and her have, trust me, i’m like psychic or something. i know you’re the better person–- the only person, actually, for yn.”

“it’s not that…” kozume groaned. “i’m afraid that…if yn and i do become something more than what we are now, i’ll disappoint her more than i already do. what if, once we start dating, she realizes she doesn’t actually like me?”

shoyou frowned. keiji’s words were dug deep into kozume’s heart. nothing he could say, no amount of reassurance could ever directly change kozume’s mindset. it needed to come from her–

knock. knock. knock.

“sho? kozume? are you guys okay? i- uhm we’re getting worried…you two have been in there for a long time, is everything okay?”

there she was. the only person who could dissolve all of keiji’s cruel words from kozume’s distraught soul.

“sorry, we’ll be out in a sec, nn!” shoyou called out. he reached a hand out for kozume to take. “are you okay to go outside?”

the blonde took a deep breath. “we have a game next week, don’t we?” he placed his hand on shoyou’s, pulling himself up.

the two opened the door to reveal yn’s big doe eyes brimming with concern. “what happened? did you lose your towel? was the water too cold?” she enveloped kozume’s hands into her own, feeling the difference in temperature. “if you didn’t have any warm water, you should’ve told us! taking a cold shower after being soaked in the rain isn’t good for you!”

“hey!” coach ukai irked, already frustrated that kozume would only have less than an hour to practice. “stop feeling the boy up and let him get his ass to work!”

yn’s eye twitched at the suggestive assumption. she quipped her head at keishin and flipped him off. “shut up, old man!”

part 30 sassy man apocalypse <- | masterlist | -> part 32 nipples in a twist

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mythicalcowboyatheart · 5 months

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Part 4 for meat and greet idea!! (Js a concept that i thought of in case you didnt have an idea of what you wanted to do for pt 4, u can Include and exclude whatever you'd like)

Reader wakes up in the room alone again and goes downstairs to find spencer in costume and makeup again with another captive, this time tho the reader isn't scared and actually joins spencer in his activities and this excites him obviously. This could or could not lead to more "activities" if ykwim...

I love this series sm btw! I hope your day and your holidays are wonderful!

Meat and Greet part 4

An: I've had writers block for a while now and this request actually gave me motivation to write so thank you!!!! I hope you enjoy and happy new Years!!

Warnings: smut, reader kills someone murder, rape (mentioned briefly)

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After the encounter with Spencer in the basement, he and I spent more time together and I actually earned TV privileges something about me being "a good girl" as he put it. With said privileges Spencer and I had watched the entire Friday the 13th franchise.... multiple times. During one of these summer camp nightmare rewatchings I had fallen asleep on the couch in the living room.

I woke up 3:33am the clock read. I noticed Spencer wasn't sitting next to me any more, I stood up stretching and looking around the small living room. I shrug and turn off the TV leveling me inm darkness but not complete darkness, I noticed light, very little light coming from the door that lead to the basement.

I debte gotinmg down the steps but curiosity got the best of me and I opened the door and decided the stairs. I reach the bottom of the stairs i hear what i dreaded most, screams of another panicked victim.

I rounded the corner "Spencer?" I ask rubbing my eyes still not fully awake. Spencer turned and again he's wearing the wig and make-up. "Oh love did we wake you?" I walk over to him surprisingly this time not fearing him, and I hug him and press a soft kiss to Spencers lipgloss coated lips. I pull away and let my arms loosely drape around his neck. "No Hun I woke up on my own." I reasured lightly stroking his blonde wig, before I bring my hand to cup his cheek. Spencer leans into my touch. Out of the corner of my eye I see the new man tied to the chair rocking back and forth to try to Ecape. I drop my hand from Spencers face and face the man in the chair. Spencer followed my gaze and sighed. "Oh love I'm sorry but I have some business to attend...." Before he could finish his sentence I cut him off. " What did he do?" Spencer looks at me wide eyed. "Come on Spencer I'm a big girl I can handle it"

Spencer finally responded "he's a serial rapist and killer, he's hurt many women and men and their families. The world would be better without him." I noded turning to leave before a thought hit me "Spence can I do it?" I get another bewildered look out of my lovers face. "Babe come on give me the knife." I smirk putting my hands on my hips. "I love it when you call me that" Spencer smiles handing me the knife in his hand. I take it and kiss his cheek. I turn back to our guest of honor. I walk over to the captive man and lightly graze his skin with the blade.

"So you like preying on innocent people don't you?" He mumbles something but with the tape over his mouth nothing much is heard clearly. I plugged the knife deep in to his right thigh. "AWNSER ME!" I scream. The man nods his head as tears stream down his face. "Well you just sealed your fate right there buddy!" I giggle loudly. The man's eyes go wide and more muffled screams and yells are heard as I lift the knife and stab the man in the chest repeatedly until I can't hear cant hear his screams anymore. I breathe heavily and realize the wet sticky feeling of blood on my face as I collapse to the floor. I feel a hand on my shoulder and I jumped a little, oh Spencer I forgot he was there.

I look up at him. He has a wide smile on his face andhe bends down and presses hard and heated kiss to my lips. I kiss back. Spencer brakes the kiss "you did amazing my love" he kisees my lips softly this time. "Yah seems like you enjoyed watching." I smirk observing the tent in his pants. Spencer pulls his wig off and picks me up bride style and quickly makes his way to our room.

As soon as we make it to the room I'm thrown in the bed

I make quick work of my bloody shirt and pajama shorts, and Spencer dose the same with his sweat pants he was wearing. After we're both undressed Spencer is immediately kissing and biting my neck. I moan his name almost like a prayer.

I flip us so Spencer is on his back and I am straddleing his hips. I grind my wet core on his hard length. We moan in unison. I continue grinding on Spencer until I reach down and align him with my entrance. and sink down on his cock. "Fuck Spence your so big!" I moan and I begin bouncing up and down in his dick. The more I bounce the faster I move. My legs began to shake as I feel my orgasm build up. "Fuck Spence I'm gonna..." I cum all over his cock and soon after I ride out my high Spencer cums in me. I rest my head in the crook of his neck and catch my breath. Once I do I hear Spencer laugh. "What?" I ask. "Love your still covered in that guys blood." I look at Spencer and sure enough there are bloody hand prints covering his face and chest, along with his smudged make-up. I laughed and kissed him.

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java-dragon · 6 months

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Bookbinding Tips for Beginners by a Beginner.

Trouble Shooting edition.

As I am redoing- and reprinting a text block from scratch. I learned some stuff that may help along the way. This will be brief. I am still compiling all of the photos I need for the potential last post of this little series of mine.

But some trouble shooting.

Printing

Printers are by nature a horrendous beast. Once you think you have them figured out they will either throw a temper tantrum to end all temper tantrums, fuck up the print, or make you grovel by their perch pleading for them to read the file.

"I have single handedly gotten my grandmother, and my mother to realize that there isn't a Nigerian Prince that needs their help. I have recovered corrupt files, and gotten that 90s VCR to work for some inexplicable reason but hell it made ma happy... I am the biped in this equation.... Now print you son of a bitch!"

I can't trouble shoot those moments but I can help make misprints a little less "Void your spine and your soul" at the same time.

This is me advocating for JS Binder- and getting your pdf broken up for the pure simple reason you can track the pages easier. I have had my printer pull two pages at a time and print on one side of one page, and print on the other side of the other page. The easiest thing to do is to pull the pages that have printed, and pull the pages that have misprinted. Stand them up so they're noticeable and allow the rest of the printing to conclude.

Now with adobe you can select what pages you need to reprint from the document in question, and there is a small section around the middle/bottom that has the page count. To reprint only the pages you need track the document number down for the ease of use:

The page count for Adobe looks similar to this.

For the ease of this example I'm just going to say that my printer fucked up the first and second page of the print.

Hit print:

The layout for Adobe PDF reader will look as such.

In the "Pages to be Printed" Section near the top hit "Pages" and manually type in the page numbers. For this example One (1) and Two (2).

Also remember to flip everything on the short edge or else you will be having right-side-up and up-side-down pages alternating. We don't want that. Always ALWAYS make sure to flip on the short edge.

What if the printer misses a few pages? Similar concept but a few more steps before we get back to the print stage.

Best I can say- is if there are a massive amount of missing pages or they just don't look gook.

Check your ink levels. If it's not the ink, do a head cleaning usually there's a setting for that built into the software or on the printer itself. I can only speak to inkjet printers, if you have a toner printer.... damn lucky. Toner printers print damn fast and are quieter and more reliable than inkjet.

Anyway, once the cleaning has been accomplished and it looks like everything is as it should- see above or grin and bear the whole reprint for that section of your bind.

Usually I've gotten away with just going through the software for ink head cleanings. In extreme cases you might have to manually clean the heads. I know certain older printers are like that. Best I can say is find the manual and see how it goes.

IF that doesn't work still....

Invest in a toner printer if you can and borrow your friend's inkjet if you're printing colour covers for your books.

#bookbinding #fan binding #Troubleshooting #DIY #bookbinding for beginners by a beginner #This is short #May be expanded upon later #but unlikely

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stormyoceans · 4 months

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What do we know about the other series that will air after Nong Last? Friday is likely to take 23.5. Cooking Crash doesn't have many episodes left. Can the Sunday slot be occupied by an The Trainee? Or maybe they'll do some kind of rerun? Oh, I'd like them to repeat Vice versa, especially now that JS is popular.

GMMTV SHOULD ABSOLUTELY RIDE THE LAST TWILIGHT POPULARITY AND DO A VICE VERSA RERUN TO APPEAL TO ALL THE NEW JIMMYSEA FANS WHO DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THEY HAD ANOTHER SERIES TOGETHER (AND THEN THEY SHOULD RELEASE A DVD BOX SET FOR IT) IM MANIFESTING IM ACTUALIZING IM REARRANGING REALITY

i have to admit i didn't keep up with most of the series that were announced in GMMTV 2024 part 1, HOWEVER!!!!!!!! i do know that the trainee filmed Q29 today and that they have only one more left, so the chance that we're gonna get it after cooking crush ends is pretty high!!!!!! being able to have sea on my screen so soon after last twilight ends would probably be the only thing that could keep me going tbh. THAT AND 23.5 WHICH THEY BETTER GIVE US SOON OR IM GONNA START MAIMING BITING KILLING (my best guess is that it's gonna start on february 9 with the trailer dropping next monday but i've been known to clown in my time)

aside from the trainee, i know we are has been filming for some time now but pretty discontinuously (anyone please correct me if I'm wrong!!), while i think wandee goodday, only boo, and my love mix-up have only just started, so i don't know if any of them will be ready to take the saturday slot after cherry magic. they could push for my love mix-up if they wanted to continue with the japanese series remakes, but it's still too early to tell

so yeah, a vice versa rerun would be the dream but if that can't happen IM KEEPING MY FINGERS CROSSES FOR 23.5 AND THE TRAINEE TO COME SAVE US!!!!!!!!!

#AND EVEN IF THEY DON'T GIVE US A VICE VERSA RERUN IM GONNA REWATCH IT ANYWAY SO #BUT ALSO STOP GATEKEEPING THE LESBIANS GMMTV I NEED THEM #m: ask #my english feels awful today so forgive me if this is a mess ;;;;;

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m0th-gh0st · 2 years

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GUESS WHOS BACK (this time with less headcanons and more thoughts about wf)

after taking these past few days to rewatch wf, i have many thoughts that could actually fuel a small village for several years. i think wf is the only sv series that legitimately scares me since it pulls off everything it’s trying to do so well, like you start off with lee investigating strange noises inside of his walls??? that shit is terrifying no matter who you ask

speaking of, each act scares me for entirely different reasons, which i guess is the whole point lol but i love how it focuses on different premises while still keeping the idea and protagonist fresh. it’s also the only sv series that made me cheer for the protagonist somehow, because lee is smart as hell, and the other characters aren’t just shells of people, they actually have personality

that goes into why i absolutely love sean, since so many characters in the sv, especially side ones, get pushed away, their plot line is never finished because they’re not important enough. sean shows up early on in the series, and you’re not really paying much mind to him but rather focusing on lee being safe, before the interrogation, and how you so badly want lee to punch sean in the face lol (srsly tho mo please be a bro and let lee release his anger after being stuck in captivity for a while)

i will update you with more as i finish my notes but i hope you’re having an amazing day

- seanlee anon

YES YES YES YES YES HELLO WELCOME BACK!!!!!

Honestly that's a very interesting interpretation! I've always kinds thought wf js cheesy as hell ngl (as much as I love it I can't help but find a lot of faults with the series) but the visual affects for the rake from act one genuinely scared me on my first watch and jts a bit of a Shame we don't see them more as the series progresses

Lees not the dumbest protag but I've always been charmed by his attitude of "if it works it works but if I die at least its over" attitude (which sean throws back in his face later which js *chefs kiss*)

as for sean, I wish he wasn't forgotten about entirely before his eventual reveal as shiney, I feel like if pennysylvania trip was longer, or he was around for a bit longer thsn he was or at least mentioned a bit throughout the series (lee bringing up how he feels guilty for "getting him killed" or smth) the reveal would of hit harder

because going through the comments it seems a lot of people actually forgot about him lol (though tbf they also seemed to forget lexx after 3 episodes which... how.)

as for other characters while they all have very distinct personalities I feel like everyone except Lee ends up being a bit... one note. which is fine for characters like Lexx and Steve who never rlly got a chance to be developed more but it kinda leaves a lot to be desired for characters like Sean , Mo and especially Kaitlyn who die or get written off lol.

that being said I love how Lee is written and how he noticeably gets a bit more unhinged after the whole kidnapping affair (even being a bit unhinged before that)

I have a lot of criticism for the series but also a lot I like, It's still my favourite series despite all its flaws lol (quality wise I think I like keratingarden just a wee bit better tho tbh) I feel like my conflicting opinions is part of what makes me like it. it's cheesy sure but it doesn't rlly need tk be anything more yk?

#pine moment #seanlee anon #also your so right lee should of beaten the ever loving shit out of sean ♡#YOU BETTER HAVE A GOOD DAY TOO OR ELSE #long post #kinda #sorry for everyone who is not me and seanlee anon

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Hiiiii!

It's been a while, I love the way you explain stuff😭 Ding is so freaking amazing.

So, oh, before I forget, I do study English literature and translation ( Arabic - English) btw you're a teacher? I saw some anon I think (💜 anon?) Wishing you a happy teacher's day idk about it cause we don't celebrate that here but yeah I didn't know that sounds fun! Let me guess (English teacher?)

So you know, yesterday I had a relaxing shower and afterward I wanted to style my curly/wavy hair naturally, so I think k it's a mix of 2a and 2b and that's funny cause I really tried like I saw some pics on pinterest and some videos on tiktok that motivated me but I kinda failed? 😭😭 I just rubbed the cream into my hair and pulled it back into 2 low buns but that's funny cause just before going to bed (I'm struggling with insomnia I've been staring at the ceiling since 1am and now it's 4am😭)anyway so I just fixed my hair to bed and it looked good! Like I had put effort into it, but I didn't! I think the curls aren't gonna make it till the morning🙈

Ehhh I dont know why in the freaking freak did I just say this whole story to you but I think you'll tolerate me right?

So back to classes and huffs and puffs, my finals start on the 20th. I'm not nervous, tbh I'm excited, I wanna get over with these freaking exams to read my books in peace.

So.. Love and Other Words and The Rose Code, huh? They really sound so interesting. I'm gonna need to read them. I'm also planning on reading the Twisted and King series, and do you mind if I tell you that you need to check Interlude right the tuck now? It's so freaking good you need to read it. You'll shed many tears, istg never have I ever cried this much in my whole life in "that" specific chapter, but I just love angst! But I promise it's not like that, okay? It's just amazing amazing I'm currently reading insurgence (the sequel) it's still on going bur I just love this book so much. I hope Mikii considers publishing it someday!

And I've always wanted to ask! What is your favorite piece that you wrote? I read a couple of series that you wrote, but I just wanna know which one js your favorite 🎀

Thank you so much I think you're kinder and better thank you 🩷🩷🩷🩷

I'm gonna need to study 3 novels tmrw cause I promised myself to do so! (Pride and Prejudice, David Copperfield, and The Portrait of a Lady) we studied them for my finals, but i just want to start my revisions, so... to teach and please ig😭😭

Have a very wonderful day, Sam!!! (BTW, my childhood bff's nickname's Sam! We're still friends, and we still love each other the same but not bffs anymore)

Oh now I remembered that I wanted to rant about the future and how I'm afraid of it being a (soon to be 19) girl who is (soon to be a junior) trying to be independent but in reality she will cry if you dare give her a nasty look but I guess it'll have to wait for next time cause my eyes seem to be dropping finally😭😭 I'll tty lysm🩷🩷

-🎀anon

😭 idk what I explained, but I'm glad it came out well and that you liked it! 💕

I am a teacher! A math teacher actually if you can believe it. Writing is just a hobby of mine and I love it, but it's only for me. Teaching math is much more enjoyable than teaching English (at least I imagine so). In the US we have teacher appreciation week to recognize teachers' hard work. I had one of my current students write me a letter and one of my students last year messaged me to wish me well. But it's not that exciting tbh--well, I do get a lot of coupons emailed to me hehehe

I know NOTHING about hair. (Literally had to google what 2b meant) I make my sister figure out what I need to do and then I just do what she says. I think we might have the same hair type though based on the pictures I googled! I have one curl cream thing that I put in my hair and scrunch each morning and then hope for the best (and that there will be low humidity). It's cool to experiment with your hair, even if it doesn't turn out the way you want it to in the morning! Then you know for the next trial. Of course I tolerate you--even though that's not what I would call it, I love to hear what you're doing!

I bet you're going to crush your exams! It sounds like you're ready for it! Books in peace is a MOOD. I'm excited for you!

My favorite piece I've written oh boy. Umm...I think it would be Protection. Or maybe Zipper. Idk I feel guilty picking one over the other and I love writing them all. I will tell you I think I like Protection more than Traditional which is probs sacrilege to write on my own blog because I think everyone under the sun would choose Traditional over Protection hahahaha but I liked planning Protection more than Traditional. Although Dolcezza really took hold of my heart VERY hard. Especially lately. Probably one of the three: Zipper, Dolcezza, or Protection.

I hope studying has gone/went well and you got some sleep after being up so late! You're going to have a wonderful future, I'm sure of it, and don't worry about forgetting something. I'm not going anywhere! 💕

xoxo

#🎀

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thexgrayxlady · 5 months

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What I read in October and November

The Drowning City by Amanda Drownum - 2.75/5.00 While it was a fun adventure in an interesting setting, the character motivations felt muddy. I wanted to like the complicated politics, but the plot was sometimes hard to follow and didn't involve as much necromancy as I would have liked. I'd still give the next book in the series a chance if I found it at the used book superstore.

Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield - 2.00/5.00 I don't think this book is bad, it was just sold to me as something it wasn't. If this was recommended to you because you loved Into the Drowning Deep and wanted to scratch that deep sea horror itch, you may be entitled to financial compensation. If you're interested in a slightly surreal meditation on grief, with very pretty writing check it out.

The Lights of Prague by Nicole Jarvis - 2.50/5.00 As a debut novel, it's pretty good, but I wasn't quite feeling it. I didn't realize that it was going to be as romance focused as it was, but that's my bad. I just thought I was getting something a little more Castlevania. The setting is fantastic and well described. I am all about the gaslamp fantasy right now. The magic feels really magical and fantastic in a way that sometimes a harder magic system doesn't.

Unfortunately, the main characters are a bit flat and I don't think the story was served particularly well by having both POVs. They have more chemistry with every other character they interact with than each other. I loved Domek's relationship with Kaja, but Domek on his own does not have a strong presence on the page. Ora has a very strong Not Like Other Pijavica vibe that gets old very quickly. She views the rest of her kind as monstrous vermin to an extent where when she feels betrayed by Domek being a lamp lighter, it feels disingenuous and unearned. If we saw more pijavica like her, who just want to go about their unlife in peace, that betrayal would hit much harder. The ending has a bad antagonist pileup that leads to none of the antagonists feeling as impactful as if the author had just stuck to one.

Even with all that in mind, I think the author has a lot of potential and I would love to see how she develops as a writer. You could tell that she had a good time writing this.

Dracula's Child by JS Barnes - 3.25/5.00 I genuinely like this book, and it's interesting to read a Dracula sequel written in the style of the original novel. It builds slowly, but the letters, journal entries, and newspaper clippings are mostly short, so the book doesn't feel quite as long as it is. Unfortunately, it also makes it really easy to put it down until it really gets going. But when the horror starts to hit, it really hits. All that being said, it was good to catch up with my good friends Jonathan and Mina. However, I just preferred The City of Doctor Moreau.

Murtagh by Christopher Paolini - 4.50/5.00 This is a completely biased review. I don't know if I can confidently say that this book is good, only that it brought me immeasurable joy. I loved every second of it. I would absolutely 100% read another seven hundred pages of this. Hell, I would read another 700 pages of Murtagh and Thorn doing slice of life things and side quests.

I love Murtagh and Thorn's relationship so much. They are so good to each other and deserve to have fun and act their age and not have so many responsibilities and problems thrown on them. The scene where they were just playing together is by far the best scene in the book.

I haven't read the original quartet since high school so I don't remember much, but I feel like this book does a good job getting you back up to speed. I feel like Murtagh approaches magic in a very different way than Eragon and sometimes it's very interesting and creative and sometimes you get, "Fuck it. Brute force time." Like, there is something very entertaining about a character both sorting out a magical laser beam and going, "I don't have time to figure out a clever way around your wards, so I'm going to harden the air around your head and you're going to suffocate."

As a board certified, card carrying Oldest Daughter, I liked that Murtagh was really bitter about how things turned out for him. I completely understood why he would rather swallow broken glass than ask Eragon for help. I know people thought that Murtagh and Thorn were too angsty and made stupid choices, but they are very young and have been traumatized for their whole lives, so they deserve some bad choices and bad emo poetry. As a treat. And Thorn deserves to say snarky things about said emo poetry. As a treat.

I know that some people thought that the torture went on for far too long, but I was down for it. If anything, I would have wanted more.

That being said, I have my gripes with it. The pacing is weird, and while I was just vibing and having a good time, I could see why someone wouldn't like it. The ending is very abrupt, and I wasn't the biggest fan of how some things played out. Paolini is not very good at writing poetry. I would have preferred fewer poems and Thorn snarking more at the ones we get.

The main villain's name is really stupid, and I couldn't get over it. I know it's not pronounced the way it's spelled, but I couldn't get over it. There are definitely more than a few moments where the author is too clever for his own good. Like, dammit Paolini. don't use an archaic spelling of a common word, when it looks so much like a typo, on the first page. It sends the wrong message about the quality control that went into your book.

I still think that Paolini isn't good at writing romance. While Murtagh and Nasuada are, by thin margins, his least bad romance, I'm happy it's kept to a minimum. While I'm not sure I'd read a future installment, I hope that it is similarly in the background because there are scenes from To Sleep in a Sea of Stars that I cannot unhear. I am scared by them. I am entitled to financial compensation.

In the most affectionate way possible, I hope that this book finds its way to the lonely middle school girl who needs it.

#Gray Reads Stuff #I've posted this by mistake like four times already #I didn't read much the last few weeks because I got BG3 as a birthday treat #I was in a big vampire mood in October #I had so many thoughts about Murtagh #I considered posting that review separately

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enhypia · 3 years

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° 𐐪𐑂 ₒ ˚ JS ; foolish of me to long for something

jay loves his job, he loves being an idol, he's fulfilling his dream. and he hates that whenever he sees you, he can't help but wish he was living a normal life instead.

pairing: idol!park jongseong x fem!intern!reader

genre: angst

word count: roughly 2.6k words

!! italics are jay's thoughts !!

⊱ ── {⋅. ♪ .⋅things i could never say to you⋅. ♪ .⋅ } ── ⊰

series masterlist ⸺ enhypen masterlist

"hi guys, this is (y/n), she's a student from B.E. University and she's here for her internship" you waved at the seven men in front of you.

"you guys will be seeing her a lot since she will be basically my assistant, be nice to her okay?" the manager eyed the boys teasingly, to which they nodded in response

"i'll be going to a meeting first, i'll send you the things you need to know and do, get to know them." he smiled and left.

you turned back around to see them all looking at you, suddenly feeling nervous, you bowed and introduced yourself

"hi, my name is (y/n) and as manager-nim has said i'll be fulfilling an assistant role, please take care of me" you give them a smile which they returned and they as well introduced themselves one by one.

"ah, i'm an 02 liner by the way" you added sheepishly, chuckling as the group's 02 line reacted.

"you don't have to address me so formally, it's a little weird to me since our age gaps are close"

"how do i address you guys though?"

"same as you as well, i think we prefer being more casual than formal" heeseung spoke, looking at his members for confirmation, they nodded in agreement.

"okay but uh, you have to continue your practice now since you have a schedule in 2 hours" you say looking at the time.

"i'll be at the side, my task for now is monitoring and scheduling, but please don't hesitate to approach me if you need anything"

"ni-ki, drop the ball" you say looking through their schedule.

"noona, do you have eyes behind your head?" he asks laughing but does drop the ball that he was about to throw at jake

"no, i just know you well enough now, i call them my ni-ki senses" jay laughed from his place near the water dispenser.

"please teach me, i've been with him for almost a year now and i still can't predict him" he says rolling his eyes at ni-ki who pointed his tongue out at him

you chuckled and winked at jay "sorry, trade secret"

jay quickly looked away, feeling his cheeks heat up.

"guys, start packing up, you have a photoshoot in 35 minutes" you announced. a collective "yes" rang out the studio.

"i'll drop by the cafe quickly, does anyone want anything?" sunghoon asked for an americano, and a fruit tea for ni-ki.

"i'll go with you" jay called following you outside.

"you don't have to, i can just order for you"

"nah, i finished fixing my stuff anyway, and i'm pretty sure that ni-ki's going to start throwing balls now that you're not there" you laughed and pressed the elevator button going down.

"and it doesn't help that jungwon's in a hyperactive mood, praying for heeseung" both you and jay clasped your hands together in a praying motion, bursting out laughing at your antics.

arriving at the cafe, you went ahead and repeated the members' orders and yours.

"okay, i'll call out once the drinks have been prepared" you nodded and went to stand at the claiming side.

"if you don't mind me asking, how did you get an internship here?" jay asked.

"school recommendation actually, and i had to pass the interview as well and here i am"

"congratulations then, i heard hybe doesn't usually accept interns because of all the confidentiality and whatnot" you grinned, thanking the staff who was handing you the drinks

"thank you, and i'm honored to be here, imagine the weight of this experience on my resume, right?" jay was quick to grab the drinks, leaving only yours for you to carry.

he saw the look you gave him and he chuckled "let me carry them, it's the least i can do for everything you do for the team"

you blushed lightly at the praise and gave in, "fine, fine, just don't drop them"

"ey~ i'm not that clumsy" jay defended.

"yeah, and i don't have a literal video of you tripping on air" you teased and his jaw dropped

"that was one time!" he exclaimed making you laugh.

"sure buddy, whatever helps you sleep at night" you patted his arm and chuckled at the small pout on his face.

iii

jay tried, he tried so hard to ignore the way his heart sped up whenever your eyes meet, the butterflies in his stomach whenever he heard you laugh, he tried to bury everything he felt whenever your around.

he's not dumb, he knows what he's feeling, that doesn't mean he'll accept it though. maybe if i don't acknowledge it, it'll go away he thought

"jay!" his thoughts were cut short by the sound of your voice.

he turned to see you jogging up to him. "you have recording in 10"

"are you coming with?" he asked when he noticed you weren't leaving to notify others like you usually do.

"yup, since you're the last one to record, and i still have to finalize some reports and schedules. manager-nim suggested to accompany you in the room while we both do our things"

"apparently you've been complaining about how lonely it felt" you joked and he groaned, immediately eliciting a laugh from you.

so much for not acknowledging it.

you walked through the dorm's kitchen as quietly as possible and placed the ordered breakfast at the counter then started to take them out one-by-one checking if it's complete.

"hey" you jumped and let out a small squeak at the sudden greeting. you rolled your eyes at the amused smile on jay's face.

"don't scare me like that, i could've screamed and woke up the whole dorm" he nodded, obviously having no intentions to follow you.

"you're awake early, here this is yours" you hand him his breakfast. "you have dance practice today so eat up, you'll need all the energy"

"are the others up?" you waited for him to swallow his food before asking

"sunghoon is up, he's spaced out though. i think jungwon is on his phone, the rest are still asleep"

"i'll wake them up in 30 minutes, they need all the rest they can get" you sat down at the seat across jay.

"how about you? you need to rest too" he noticed the bags under your eyes and how you looked a little pale

"have you eaten?" your hesitation to answer was enough of a confirmation for him.

"here, eat." he ordered, handing you a pair of chopsticks and pushing his meal towards you.

"i'm fine jay, you need it more than me" you insisted but he just raised his eyebrow at you. you sighed and took a piece of his food and shoved it in your mouth.

he smiled and patted your head as if you were a pet. you glared at him while he does so. jay couldn't help but laugh at your expression.

"wow i'm so scared" he says sarcastically making you roll your eyes.

"don't forget that i'm in charge of your schedule park jongseong" you threatened playfully, but jay was malfunctioning upon hearing you say his whole korean name.

and he hated the blush arising on his face and how much he wanted for you to say it again.

"you okay?" you asked worriedly when jay didn't respond to you. he shook his head in response "i'm good, sorry it's just my first time hearing you say my whole name"

"oh! is it not okay with you? i'm sorry i-" his laugh cut off your panicking.

"don't worry i'm fine with it" you sighed in relief.

"where's (y/n)-noona?" jungwon asked manager-nim. it's the question that's also been stuck on jay's mind since he didn't see you in the vans on the way to work.

"ah, (y/n) needs to go back to school for i think 3 days? or a week at most for some requirements so i gave her kind of like a day off so she could work on her stuff" he noticed the frown on the boys' faces and pouted

"i know you like her more than me but don't make it that obvious" he joked and successfully made all of them laugh.

"don't worry, giving this day off increases the chances of her being back here earlier"

"and, she's just at the office, you can visit her on your break later for a temporary goodbye" he shook his head at the wide grins of the maknaes

"she spoils you too much, how will i live when she's gone"

it rings in jay's mind, how will i live when she's gone?

he's been so used to seeing you everyday that he forgot you weren't a regular, you were bound to leave eventually. and it hurt, it hurt too much for his liking. closing his eyes and taking a deep breath, he desperately tries to ignore the weight in his chest.

"hi guys!" jay's ears perked up, searching around he saw you through the screen of sunoo's phone.

"noona~ we miss you, come back soon" he pouted and the rest followed him with excessive aegyo.

you let out a laugh loud. jay missed that, i miss yo- "it's only been 3 days guys"

"too long, i need help taking care of these animals" heeseung complained and smiled unapologetically through the exclaims of protest

"oh? where's jay?" he waved when the phone was faced to him and laughed as you waved back enthusiastically. cute

"speaking of jay, he's been moody since you left. i think that's enough of a reason for you to come back right now" jake joked slinging an arm around jay's shoulders to bring the man closer to the group.

"yah! i haven't been moody"

"he basically locked himself in the studio and practiced non-stop" ni-ki supplied "and he's been too quiet recently, it's scary" jungwon added, earning both of them a glare from jay to which they responded with a shit-eating grin

"i turn my back on you guys for a while and you overwork yourselves?" (y/n) shook her head in mock disappointment.

"don't worry, i'll be back in about a day or two" finally

"i missed you guys, i'll see you all soon okay?" everyone started to bid their goodbyes

"yah jay!" you exclaimed. sunoo handed his phone to jay.

"if you're going to push your limits at least make sure you're eating properly. don't make me sic jungwon on you"

"not jungwon, he can probably kick me straight back to US" (y/n) laughed and everyone noticed how jay's face and mood lightened up considerably compared to the previous days.

"i really have to go now though, bye~ take care~" he waved until you ended the call. he looked up to see everyone looking at him with knowing and solemn looks.

he sighs deeply, "i know, i already know" he says. giving the phone back to sunoo, he went to his room and laid on his bed.

i know that i shouldn't have feelings for (y/n) and i already know that i have to let her go despite not being mine in the first place.

vii

"jay? you're still here?" he turned towards the door to see you looking at him with concern. please don't

"uh yeah, i asked to be left behind here to work on something since i won't be able to concentrate properly at the dorm" you nodded in understanding and seemed to be contemplating something.

"can i join you? if you don't mind" say no, jay. it's the logical answer

"sure, it's okay with me" fuck logic i guess

"i'll be quiet don't worry" you assured, taking out your work tablet to continue your narrative paper.

a comfortable silence surrounded you guys, only the sound of constant shifting in the seats and the rustle of papers filled the air.

you look up to meet jay's eyes, he was quick to avert his gaze.

"what?" you asked in amusement. he bit his lip, clearly debating on whether he's speak or not.

"you don't have to tell me if you're not comfortable with it" you assured him.

he sighed and run a hand through his hair.

"i'm just curious"

"about?"

"when does your internship end?" he asked.

"oh" jay immediately noticed the change in your mood

"sorry, i shou-"

"in a week actually" you answered softly not looking at him but at the pen you were fidgeting with.

"oh" he regrets asking.

jay looks up at the sound of your deep sigh, and it pained him to see your glassy eyes.

"i got too attached to you guys, take responsibility of this" you joked, trying to lighten up the mood. he chuckled and nodded along

"but i'll miss you all so much, i kinda don't want to think about it but i think i have to to prepare myself" he hands you a tissue when he saw your tears starting to fall. and it's taking everything in him not to cry as well.

"i'll miss you" he croaks but quickly clears his throat "we'll miss you too"

you let out a sad laugh "stop, i don't want to cry more than this"

"who's going to nag us when we're not eating at proper times?" he joked to stop your crying.

"i think my nagging is the least part of me you're going to miss but okay i guess"

there are no most or least, i'll miss everything about you

viii

"can i take off the blindfold now?" you asked getting impatient.

"no!" the guys exclaimed. you held your hands up in defeat and sighed.

"jay" you knew he was beside you, he was basically tasked to guard you. "i'll treat you coffee if you tell me what's going on" you whispered.

he chuckled and whispered "no" at your ear, making you move back slightly.

"i'm taking it off now don't worry" you grinned and felt the knots getting untied, you blinked to adjust your eyes to the sudden brightness and in front of you was a small feast with a cake at the center that says "thank you (y/n)"

tears filled your eyes and the boys were quick to react, they were by your side comforting you immediately.

"thank you so much" you cry and they engulfed you in a group hug. the rest of your last day was spent with eating the food prepared and them sharing some words for you. manager-nim also expressed his gratitude to you. you'd be lying if you said you weren't a crying mess after.

jay wanted to say so much more to you, he wanted to say more than thank you's and i miss you's. he had all these feelings that he wanted you to know. but he couldn't do that and he hates it.

he hates having to keep it all inside, he hates that his job is preventing him from fully expressing his love and care for you, he hates that he can't blame anything else other than himself.

everything got heavier the moment you said your final goodbye, even with the promise of staying in contact. jay felt a piece of him got taken away when you walked out the door.

"foolish of me to long for something that was never gonna be mine from the start in the first place."

he cried as soon as he read that line you wrote in your letter for him. you felt the same as him. and he doesn't know if that hurts him or comforts him since at the end of the day, you were right.

you were never going to be his and he was never going to be yours.

⊱ ────── {.⋅ ♫ ⋅.} ───── ⊰

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a/n: im sorry for the super late update, univ suddenly dropped loads of school works and i couldn't find time to post sigh, but i hope you enjoyed this piece though, it's my longest work yet i think. jake's will be next !! please look forward to it~ thank you <33

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bondsmagii · 2 years

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Hey, can I ask your advice? I'm an aspiring artist that comes from a very wealthy background but a lot of my art is political and I think ppl won't take me serious or say that I'm a hypocrite bc of that. Like, for example, my parents have millions and a lot of my art is about wealth inequality which makes me terrified people will call me out on it and also, and this is just a general thought, I keep thinking If one day I get successful - like really successful (aka rich and famous) - ppl will also think it's inappropriate for me to talk about political issues in my art. I keep thinking about this since I saw parasite win an Oscar and ppl laughing at the the audience applauding when the movie is about them (celebs) but like the movie was made by a celeb ??? Where does the line js drawn? I mean, would it be okay for taylor swift to talk about wealth inequality? Would it be okay for J.K Rowling?

So, anyway, my point is: I have rich parents and I want to make political art but I'm afraid that will be considered hypocritical of me and I also wonder if I become a famous and rich artist in the future and still wanted to make political art if ppl would also call me hypocritical

personally I'm of the opinion that these kinds of social issues need to be examined from all angles, and also to truly dismantly something like wealth inequality, a movement needs people from all walks of life. this includes people who have benefited from wealth inequality, and those who have suffered. it's important to remember that while you benefited, this wasn't your money. just how poor kids can't help the fact they were born poor, you can't help that you were born wealthy. it's not an inherent flaw on you personally; it's just how the cards fell for you.

the problem with a lot of people from backgrounds like yours is that they mostly pay lip service to the idea, but do nothing to actually help matters. for example, rich celebrities talking about how poverty is terrible, but keeping their massive fortunes and doing nothing to improve even their local communities. with regards to J. K. Rowling, it's an extreme shame that she turned out to be such a piece of shit, because she's a good example of how to do being rich well. she struggled financially when she was younger, and at the time of beginning the Harry Potter series, she was actually on government benefits. she never forgot this when she became rich, and I believe that she once gave so much money away to charitable causes that she actually knocked herself off the millionaires' list. unfortunately she also turned out to be a fucking TERF, but I guess even the worst people can get things right sometimes. the complexity of man, etc. I'm not sure if she's still good at this kind of thing now she's gone off the deep end, but this at least proves that it's possible.

it's also a shame, but fairly common, that a lot of rich kids grow up detached from the world and through their ignorance can act very entitled or offensive, believing that everyone has the same opportunities they had and they just didn't work as hard (not realising that by being born rich, they had a huge advantage). you seem to lack this entitlement, and you understand that you are coming at this subject from a place of privilege. I think so long as you remember this, and you work with others and don't speak over them, you're going about this the right way.

people are going to call you out on it. people are going to be rude, and flippant, and dismissive. I believe that these people believe they're doing well, but they're woefully misinformed. you have a right to speak out about these things in your art. you have seen something that's moved you, and you want to draw attention to it and criticise it through your art. that's good, and it's one of the things art is for. while there will be people who will be uncharitable about it, I believe they're ideologically immature. it's very important to understand who our enemies are when it comes to wealth inequality, and the child of wealthy parents who has looked at their life and thought "this is fucked up that I live like this yet others suffer needlessly" is not our enemy. if more people grew up rich and thought like you, the world would be a better place.

you have every right to make this art and you should make it. while there will be people who will try to invalidate your art because of your background, you shouldn't take it to heart. you had no choice regarding who your parents were, and clearly you've come out of a very privileged upbringing (at least in terms of wealth) with a sense of empathy and justice. I think the thing to be most wary of is that because of your upbringing you might have opportunities for recognition that others might lack; if this is the case, you're in a prime position to use this recognition to lift others' art and stories up with you, and that's why we need people from all walks of life. if we all work together, we can take advantage of a much bigger stage.

#anon #asks

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Hi I went through few cons and I actually got my heart broken a little bit. Every one of them had Jensen denying the idea of Destiel or Dean being anything but the American male fantasy.

Vancon 2012 J2 panel he avoids the fan who is screaming Destiel. I understand that because he was going through something Misha shaped during 2012. Destiel was the last thing he wanted in his life then.

The controversial NJCon 2013 where he pretty much rudely avoids the Bi Dean question. I mean come on there were so many ways to back down there but just giving into that crowd like that and shooting down that girl who asked the question? I know she actually explained what happened there but he is saying things to convey he is unhappy where that question is heading. JP who is considered the immature even is considering answering the question the girl is continuously apologising it is a horror show there while Jensen is just being plain rude.

Jib 2014 solo panel where he is asked if Dean will ever get his pie. And he denies Cas ever being there at the end of the line. And ironically at the end, he was only there with all kinds of pie but no Cas. Amazing how life worked out for him.

Jib 2015 solo panel where he again denies both CasDean and Destiel from Fan Fiction episode. JPad was not there and Jensen was in a bad mood so maybe it had something to do with that.

Chicon 2016 he again invalidates Cas when a question is asked about him Cas and Mary.

TorCon 2016 where both Js are denying Cas's importance saying there's no necessity for him.

JaxCon 2017 he pretty much shoots down Destiel by saying Destiel doesn't exist.

In JaxCon 2018 he wrote NO infront of Bi Dean research paper a fan showed him.

Jibcon 2019 he asks audience Where does Destiel exist. but I think he was much like teasing the audience there tbh. No major harm but it still hurts.

I just.. I truly believe he knows what he and Misha were doing in the Destiel implied scenes. And now the cat is pretty much out of the bag. But still Jensen is pretty much staying on his ground and it is nice he is now more open for interpretation but the strength this fandom should have to forgive him for all he did...

I believe in Karma. I think Karma got to Jensen eventually for all hurt he did by those words to the fandom. I don't hate Jensen in fact I really adore the guy. But it doesn't mean I am not upset by his words. How I think Karma worked here is that he never embraced what he was portraying as a character and Karma finally said "Okay Dude enough foreplay.. You want pie okay here's pie and your car now die and be in heaven and your character arc is in garbage but your brother gets to live. There goes your male fantasy.."

I understand if he had internalized sexuality issues of himself that he didn't feel like exposing by talking about Dean and Destiel but still there are much better ways to shoot down fan opinions without being so rude.

In 2014 he pretty much says that at the end of the series Dean might get all kinds of pie with no Castiel and...Geez Is it not what exactly happened? No Cas and Pie on his face. Accidental foreshadowing spoilers..

I think he got Karma for hurting so many fan hearts and denying something he evidently portrayed in his character. At the end he didn't get a happy ending he got robbed by his own show. While the shippers actually got something out of it Thanks to Misha.

I don't need Jensen to embrace Destiel in an open hug because not in any universe that's gonna happen. I actually hoped he would eventually be open to it. He actually might be, considering his reaction to episode 18. But there's no proof actually footage of him saying anything positive about Destiel. It just... is such a bummer.

I know Jensen is hurt for his own reasons by his own show which actually hurt him in ways no fan ever did. I hope he understands how fans feel now being betrayed by a show they love.

May be he had the Karma coming..

In the past, Jensen hasn't been Destiel's biggest fan, and that's something that has always bothered me. Not because I didn't respect that he didn't like Destiel, but because every time Destiel was brought up, he was kind of rude. The same thing happened with anyone mentioned Dean being bi. It sucked and hurt because he could have handled it better. He could have easily said "I don't see Destiel/Dean as bi, but it's okay if you do". It's just that simple.

I don't know why Jensen was so rude about Destiel or bi!Dean. I don't know if it was of something personal or because certain fans were rude to him when they brought up Destiel and bi!Dean, or if he was scared that Dean would change if Destiel happened, because society and media think that anyone who belongs to the LGBTQIA+ community's personality is just their sexuality and gender and nothing else, so maybe Jensen was afraid that Dean would just become a character that was bi and that everything else that Dean was would disappear. Or maybe it had to do with the fact that he grew up in Texas, which isn't the most liberal place. It could be anything.

However, since they started filming s15 and when he found out about Cas' confesion, he has been really supportive about Destiel. He might not be as vocal and supportive as Misha is, but you can see the change. And that's important. Even at a JIBcon, (I can't remember which one), after he haid said something negative about Destiel the previous year, he apologized. He knows how important Destiel is for a lot of us. And he has learnt from his past behavior. Even if he doesn't fully support it, he now knows that it means a lot to a lot of people and he isn't rude about it anymore and he respects it.

Also, I should mention that in most cons, all the panels that involve either Jensen, Misha and/or J*red are moderated, and 90% of them forbid Destiel questions. So I don't know what the cons organizers tell the actors to say when Destiel is brought up, or if anyone from the network forbids them to talk about it, but unfortunately, Destiel has been considered a taboo topic by TPTB, and that might have also affected on the way Jensen reacted any time Destiel or bi!Dean was mentioned. Although I still think he should have handled it better, but at least, he now seems to be on good terms with the topics, and as I mentioned above, that's really important.

As for the Cas thing, about how both Jensen and J*red always joked how he didn't matter, it's a joke that's been going for too long, and that's all it is. They have taken it way too far, especially J*red, because most of the times, when Jensen is talking without J*red by his side, he always brings up Cas and how important he is. Just look at some of the interviews he has done over the years.

With that said, I think you're being mean about the whole karma thing. What the writers did to Dean was just the writers being shitty writers. They wrote a whole season with the only goal of killing Dean. After Dean has finally found the will to live, after he is finally able to live on his own terms, the writers decided that killing him was a good way to end the story. That's not karma; that's bad storytelling.

And just because Jensen didn't handle Destiel or bi!Dean in a good way, it doesn't mean that he deserved to have Dean treated like shit. And I think that what you're suggesting is actually quite mean.

Jensen might have made mistakes in the past regarding Destiel and bi!Dean, but he seems to have grown and realized that he can't be that rude. It's not hard at all to accept that people love Destiel and bi!Dean, even if he doesn't. And he has gotten there. So accept that and don't be mean.

#anonymous #my answers #wank for ts

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corbindavenport · 3 years

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How I rewrote Nexus Tools with Dart

Last month, I updated a project of mine called Nexus Tools, which is an installer for Google's Android SDK Platform Tools. It's one of my most popular software projects, with around 1.1-1.3k users per month, and version 5.0 is a complete rewrite. The switch seemed to go fine (no bug reports yet!), so I wanted to write a blog post about the development process, in the hopes that it might help others experimenting with bash scripts or Dart programming.

The old bash script

Before v5.0, Nexus Tools was written as a bash script, which is a series of commands that runs in Bash Shell (or a Bash-compatible environment). I only supported Mac and Linux at first, but over the years I also added compatibility for Chrome OS, Bash for Windows 10, and Macs with Apple Silicon chips. The main process is the same across all platforms: Nexus Tools creates a folder in the home directory, downloads and unzips the SDK Platform Tools package from Google's server, and adds it to the system path. Nothing too complicated.

However, Nexus Tools still broke in some manner almost every time I updated it. Bash scripts are difficult to adequately test, because they are interpreted at runtime by the Bash shell, instead of being compiled as machine code. There are different versions of Bash being used today, and some versions don't support all scripting features. This is especially an issue on macOS, which still ships with Bash v3.2 from 2007, because newer versions use the GPLv3 license that Apple doesn't want to deal with. Apple switched the default shell to Zsh on newer macOS versions, but Zsh scripts are pretty different than Bash scripts.

Bash scripts also can't do much on their own — they call the applications present on the computer. Most Linux and macOS systems have the same set of basic tools installed that Nexus Tools requires (mainly curl and unzip), but verifying that each utility I wanted to use worked similarly on each supported platform was an added layer of complexity that I didn't enjoy dealing with.

In short, bash scripts are great for scripting your own PC or environments similar to each other, but less so for multiple operating systems and versions of Bash shell.

Choosing Dart

I decided to try rewriting Nexus Tools as a command-line Dart application. Dart is a programming language created by Google, originally intended for use in web applications, but more recently has become part of the larger Flutter framework for creating web/mobile/desktop apps. However, you can also create command-line applications and scripts in Dart, which can be compiled for use on Mac, Linux, and Windows.

There are many other ways of creating command-line compiled applications that are cross-platform, but Dart's JS-like syntax is easy for me to deal with, so I went with it.

The rewriting process

The bash script version of Nexus Tools was around 250 lines of code, and even with my limited Dart experience, it only took around 8-10 hours spread across multiple days to get a functionally-identical version working in Dart. Not too bad!

Just like the bash version, the Dart version created a folder in the home directory, downloaded the tools and unzipped them, and then added the directory to the system's path. The download is handled by Dart's own http library, and then unzipped with the archive library. One of my goals here was to avoid calling external tools wherever possible, and that was (mostly) achieved. The only times Nexus Tools calls system commands is for file operations and for installing ADB drivers on Windows — more on that later.

I still had to write a few functions for functionality that Dart and its main libraries don't seem to provide, like one for adding a directory to the system path and another for determining the CPU architecture. I was a bit surprised by that last one — the 'io' library has an easy way to check the host operating system, but not the CPU?

My main concern with switching to a compiled application was security on macOS. Apple requires all applications, even ones distributed outside the App Store, to be notarized with an Apple-issued developer ID or an error message will appear. However, the Nexus Tools executable created with dart compile doesn't seem to have any issues with this. Maybe Apple doesn't enforce signing with command-line applications?

Adding Windows support

Dart supports Windows, so switching to Dart allowed me to add Windows support without much extra work. The process for installing the Android SDK Tools on Windows involves most of the same steps as on Mac/Linux, but calls to the system required different commands. For example, adding Nexus Tools to the system path on Windows just requires calling the "setx" command on Windows, but on macOS and Linux I have to add a line to a text file.

The tricky part with using the Android Platform Tools applications on Windows is usually drivers, so I wanted to integrate the step of optionally installing drivers when Nexus Tools is running on Windows. Thankfully, Koushik Dutta created a Universal ADB Drivers installer a while back that solves this problem, so Nexus Tools just downloads that and runs it.

Creating the wrapper script

The main unique feature about Nexus Tools is that it runs without actually downloading the script to your computer — you just paste in a terminal command, which grabs the bash script from GitHub and runs it in the Bash Shell.

bash <(curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/corbindavenport/nexus-tools/master/install.sh)

I wanted to retain this functionality for two reasons. First, it's convenient. Second, many articles and tutorials written over the years that mention Nexus Tools just include the installation command without any links to the project.

I reduced the bash script code to the bare minimum required to download the Nexus Tools executable and run it, and you can see it here. The neat part is that it uses GitHub's permalinks for a project's downloads (e.g. project/releases/latest/download/file.zip), so the script always grabs the latest available version from the releases page — I don't have to update the script at all when I publish a new version, I just have to make sure the downloads have the correct file name.

I also created a similar wrapper script for Windows, which runs when you paste the below command into PowerShell (or the fancy new Windows Terminal).

iex ((New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://raw.githubusercontent.com/corbindavenport/nexus-tools/master/install.ps1'))

I'm pretty happy that running Nexus Tools on Windows is just as quick and easy as on Mac and Linux. Here's what it looks like on Linux:

And here's what it looks like on Windows 10:

Pretty neat!

Conclusion

I definitely could have continued to maintain Nexus Tools as a bash script, given enough testing and debugging with every release. The transition was mostly for my own personal reasons rather than strictly technological reasons — I was really sick of bash scripting. And in the end, this is my software project, so I'm gonna do what I want!

I think the switch has been a success, though. It runs exactly as well as the previous bash version (you can't even tell a difference on the surface), and I've been able to add Windows support with minimal additional work. I haven't received a single bug report, and the average number of people using Nexus Tools every day has remained at the same level of 20-50 people.

The one downside is that Nexus Tools doesn't run natively on Apple Silicon Macs, because I don't have an ARM Mac to compile it on (and Dart's compiler doesn't support cross-compiling), but it works fine in Apple's Rosetta compatibility layer.

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FROM DARE, TO LOVE (A Destiel Fanfiction)

CHAPTER FIVE: "Why, I seem more of an Eminem's-Shake-That-Ass-guy, huh?"

Why are you making breakfast, Gabe?" Castiel inquired, between bites. "I hope you remember you're still in highschool, and we aren't permitted to enter, after nine."

"Exactly." Gabriel winked. "What better excuse?"

"Of course." Castiel rolled his eyes. "Why didn't I think of that?"

"Because you're the li'l good-one." Gabriel chuckled. "And I'm the older, awesome-r one."

"Of course." Castiel took another bite of his second pancake. He loved pancakes for breakfast. He wasn't particularly a food-aholic but he'd loved PB&Js, hamburgers, honey - with anything and everything - and pancakes, not necessarily in that order, since he was a kid. Back when Charles was a mediocre guy in 'Sales' in some pharmaceuticals - not yet having inherited his fortune, or made his own on account of his series - and went by the name of 'Chuck' and Castiel was 8-year-old 'Cas'; that was all Chuck knew to make, and all they lived by. Then everyone grew up, and things flourished, and Gabriel turned out to be a great chef - better than his father and brother at any cost - and now insisted on cooking, rather than them hiring a chef. Only a maid would come in every Sunday to wash all the dishes, and do all the chores for the week. Then Gabriel moved out, and the rule stuck, because Charles hated snoopy housekeepers or chefs, and now, whenever Gabriel stayed the night, he made meals or else they ordered in from McDonald's - Castiel's Favorite - or other places Gabriel suggested. He always knew the best.

Lost in his reverie, Castiel finished both the pancakes on his plate. He was snapped back to reality by a car horn. Castiel jumped, suddenly aware that Dean had arrived. It could not be anyone else. He hurriedly stood up, and put the plate in the sink, where it would stay and be piled on, till next Sunday. "Hey, I gotta go."

"That was the school bus?" Gabriel raised an eyebrow. "They're picking you up directly from Paradise now?"

"That was my ride to school." Castiel said shortly, slinging his bag on his shoulder, as Gabriel followed him out of the kitchen to the living room.

"This is gonna be fun." Gabriel chuckled. "It is who I think it is, isn't it?"

"Shut up." Castiel frowned. "He's just giving me a ride, as a friend. We'r- We're saving fuel."

"And time." Gabriel offered. "Precious time which you'd spend in thinking about him on the school bus, before you met him in school; which you guys are saving by meeting right here. Genius."

"I don't have time for this." Castiel scowled deeper, and hurried out the door, before Dean began to think that he was already gone or not coming. "Bye, dad! Bye, Gabriel."

"Have a lovely time!" Gabriel yelled at the top of his lungs, from the front door, as Castiel almost jogged down the porch and front-lawn to Dean Winchester's car on the road. He didn't want Dean hearing any of Gabriel's nonsense.

Dean opened the door for him, from the inside, by stretching out his hand, and Castiel took his seat in the front. He closed the door, and was relieved that the windows were all up, and Gabriel only resembled a miming-monkey on the front door. He looked at Dean, turning almost halfways in his seat, and found himself - unsurprisingly - completely captivated by Dean being so close to him in the beautiful black car.

"'Morning, cherry-pie! Welcome to my ride!" Dean announced, following with the small chuckle which Castiel had not thought about since a very long time. "Meet 'Baby'." He tapped the dashboard, with an affectionate look.

"This is 'Baby'." Castiel repeated, with an unconscious smile, a predicament resolving itself, deep in his mind.

"Yeah." Dean grinned enthusiastically. "Isn't she beautiful?" Dean almost stroked the steering wheel.

"She sure is." Castiel smiled at Dean's visible obsession with his car. "She's a Chevrolet, isn't she?" Castiel ventured, aware he would look like a fool were he wrong, but saying it nonetheless, because he'd never seen Dean more excited about anything, and he wanted more of it. That genuine grin which lit his face up, and that glint in his eyes.

"Yeah." Dean grinned broader. "A Chevy Impala, 1967 Model, Super Sport. Six-cylinder 7.0 L engine, 329 horsepower. First model to have a chrome-plated hood, black grille accents and black-accented body-side and rear fender moldings, with vinyl bucket seats and a center console. An- You didn't ask to hear all that, did you?"

Castiel merely shook his head. "I don't mind, though."

"In short," Dean grinned directly at Castiel; and Castiel forgot that they had to get to school and hadn't even started yet. He was content to have Dean's attention completely on him. "She's gorgeous. Not unlike you." He winked, suddenly a dramatic surprised expression on his face. "I forgot to tell you something, wait a second," He squinted his eyes, pretending to remember something. "What did I forget to say, what did I forget to say? Oh, yeah! You look great." Dean kept up the act, until Castiel almost chuckled. "And, one more thing, it was right there, and I forgot, what could it've been, oh, yes, I remember! You, look handsome!"

Castiel looked down at his modest sweater and casual t-shirt. "Could you stop, Dean?"

"I could do whatever you want me to do." Dean whispered, meaningfully, before clearing the air with a grin. "But I don't want to. It's fun to see you blush, cherry-pie."

"That reminds me," Castiel smiled, in spite of himself because from the corner of his eye, he'd seen Gabriel walk back into the house, perhaps disappointed that neither had he gotten to embarrass his little brother, nor catch him in the middle of any contact with Dean Winchester. They were just talking. "Where did that come from?"

"Oh, well, you remember," Dean grinned, turning the key in the engine. "You didn't wanna be called 'sweetheart' or 'honey'. And as I told you, this is 'Baby'. So, I thought hard and long, through the night, and in the morning, I woke up with the perfect name for you, on my lips, and in my mind." Dean cleared his throat dramatically. "You're my cherry-pie!" He sang, with a sidelong glance at Castiel.

Castiel kept quiet in response, straining to keep his eyes on the road.

"Hey!" Dean teased. "Your line?"

"I am not going to say 'I'm his cherry-pie', Dean." Castiel pointed out to Dean, struggling to keep the smile away.

"Why?" Dean complained. Something inside Castiel suddenly snapped. It was true he enjoyed Dean's presence. He was fun, hilarious, exciting. Nothing like what Castiel had ever expected Dean Winchester to be. But he was, and Castiel had to admit it. But every now and then, if not always, he was reminded of the fact that this was all a facade. A mask he was wearing, only for Castiel. A mask which Castiel was supposed to fall in love with. But it wasn't Dean Winchester, it was what he was being, for Castiel. And then he had the audacity - the sheer cheek - to ask 'why'. Castiel might be weak in the knees at Dean's embrace or melt at the sight of his smile, but he wasn't going to be played with. He'd decided that before, and he was going to stick to it.

"Forget about it." He muttered, looking out of his window, so that he didn't have to be looked at by Dean's eyes.

"Hey, everything alright?" Dean's hand touched Castiel's forearm. "Do you not like the nam- Did I say something wrong?" Castiel shook his head mutely. "Then, why-"

"Because this is all a dare, and I don't wanna go along with your stupid games and motives only so that you win the fucking dare, and I'm left a idiot in love with you." Castiel blurted, before he could run it by himself inside his brain. He looked at Dean's face, trying to scan it for emotions. There were none. Dean turned his eyes on the road, and accelerated, causing Castiel to fall back in his seat.

Castiel stayed mute for a few minutes. He couldn't imagine what Dean would reply to that. Stop the car, throw him out, and never speak to him again? Ignore the outburst, and continue to 'pursue' him? Or-

"You actually think all this is a game?" Dean stared at Castiel, stopping the car suddenly. Castiel's eyes flitted on the road, as he launched forward in his seat, and he recognised the area as a street two streets away from school. His brain stopped working - right about when the words left Dean Winchester's lips. "You actually think all I'm doing is for a stupid dare? Is that how much of a son of a bitch I am, in your eyes, Novak?"

On receiving no reply, Dean continued, starting the car again, as if nothing happened, accelerating to his average speed, and keeping his eyes fixed on the road. In his desire to stare at Dean, Castiel didn't realise when he began to take the longer route to school.

Had Dean actually said that, Castiel's mind begun to process, and had he meant it? Was it part of the game? To make Castiel feel as if Dean's feelings were real - when they were not - and hence compel him to reciprocate. Castiel knew that if Dean Winchester actually felt any sort of attraction towards him - and he was sure that wasn't the case - it would all be even more of a big deal than it now was. But surely he was only kidding? Surely this was only a game, a part of the big scheme to fool Castiel, into making Castiel fall in love with him. Because, if not..NO. It had to be a part of Dean's plan. To make him fall in love with him. Which was seeming easier and easier by the minute.

But Castiel wasn't gonna do that. So he wasn't gonna go along with any of the crap Dean suggested. What's the harm in singing a line from a song, Castiel's brain reasoned, when you let him pick you up from your house, and mess with your brain?

Several minutes passed.

No one spoke.

Castiel was paranoidly afraid that in the deadly silence, maybe each of his loud thoughts were audible. He shifted uncomfortably in his seat, waiting and wanting Dean to say something.

He had been in the middle of wondering how he would keep away from Dean for the rest of his life when Dean suddenly spoke up. "You want some music?" He asked, casually, his smile fit in place like it never had vanished.

Castiel stared at Dean in wonder. "U-uh, sure."

Dean left his left hand on the wheel and began rummaging through the CDs in his pile, his eyes flickering to the road and to the titles subsequently. "You got nothing against the Beatles, right?" He inserted the disk into the player, and drummed his fingers on the dashboard as the player tried to 'read' it.

"Of course not." Castiel replied vacantly. Had the whole awkwardness only happened in his brain? Because it sure seemed as if Dean had not even been in the same situation as him. His genial grin was back, and there was not a tint of hesitation or awkwardness in his gaze as he smiled at Castiel, cocking his head towards the player as the song begun to play.

A beautiful soulful music begun to play suddenly, filling the car.

Castiel recognised the song immediately. "Hey, Jude." He muttered quietly, as Paul McCartney's piano ballad made him smile, in spite of the turmoil within him.

"Yeah." Dean mouthed, as if afraid saying something would destroy the atmosphere the song had created. "Isn't it beautiful?"

Castiel was almost sure now, that the whole outburst had been a figment of his imagination. Dean didn't seem to be unfazed, or even affected by any of it now. If he had been silent and broody earlier, he was only grinning and drumming the wheel with the slow beat now. "I love it." He mumbled. He'd listened to it a lot of times before, almost as much as he'd listened to The Cure, or Kansas.

"It's my favourite." Dean spoke suddenly, as the song neared an end. They'd been silent for almost a few minutes, but they were sharing the silence, and the lyrics. It was beautiful. Almost like they were sharing the beauty of the song.

"I am surprised." Castiel replied, unthinkingly. He was now definite that he had spaced out, that the dialogue and the situation had happened in his mind. Dean must've been kidding, Castiel had taken the words with way more impact than they should've caused. It was stupid how shattered Castiel had been.

"Why, I seem more of an Eminem's-Shake-That-Ass guy, huh?"

"Aren't you?" Castiel stared at Dean, everything forgotten in the moment of truth.

Dean shrugged. "Maybe I am. But I'm also an Eminem's-Forever guy." He grinned. "Heard it before?"

"Of course." Castiel grinned back, mirroring Dean's smile.

Another moment of silence passed.

"My mom used to sing it to me when I.." His voice faltered. "My mom sang 'Hey, Jude' to me when she was..still alive."

Castiel remained silent for a moment. "As a child?"

Dean nodded. The song ended. "She sang it for the last time, to me, the night she died. I was four then. It's been my favorite song since..then."

"Not surprised anymore." Castiel almost whispered. Then, shut himself up and clenched his fist, before he could put a hand on Dean's knee like he wished to do at the moment, or say something more mushy.

"I guess a favourite song always needs a sad backstory to be considered appropriate." Dean spoke almost bitterly.

"That's not true." Castiel tried to smile, and it was much easier than he imagined to do so. "It could just be a song which makes you feel good. Or one you relate to." Dean looked straight at the road, wordlessly. Castiel irked to make him smile again. How quickly the situation had changed. Was he not wondering, just a few minutes ago, how to stay away from Dean for the rest of his life? Or how he detested Dean and his gang for the dare? Because it was all blurry at the moment; everything he could think of at the moment was to get Dean talking again. Having no mother at four years must've been a difficult experience. He had to have had a supportive father to turn out alright. But something also told him it wasn't the time to talk about that. He strived to change the topic. "Say, my favorite song? Pictures of you, by the Cu-"

"Cure!" Dean turned excitedly. "Really? I love it too!" Dean almost swerved dangerously, as he devoted his attention to the pile again. He produced the CD containing Castiel's favourite song a moment later. "Here, put this in."

Castiel did, and waited as the song begun. He smiled broadly, as the different yet appealing music filled the space. "I've been looking so long at these pictures of you..." He softly sang along, forgetting he was in Dean's car and not his own room.

"That I almost believe that they're real..." Dean sang the next line, and Castiel turned to him with his eyes wide. His voice was beautiful. Castiel had always liked Dean's voice - sue him for being truthful to himself - but while singing, it was..well, melodious. Not even just pleasant, or soulful, but melodious. "I've been living so long with these pictures of you..." He cocked his head at Castiel, gesturing at him to sing along too.

It was as if Castiel's sudden singing had broken the ice.

"That I almost believe the pictures are, all I can feel..." Both of them sang together, their voices in harmony but still so different. Castiel found himself staring at Dean before he knew it. By the time the song ended - a song which both of them had sung each line to - they were on the School street. Lawrence High was only a minute away.

"What else do you like?" Dean asked, with a grin, as they neared the schoolgates. "Elvis?"

"Sure!" Castiel nodded his head enthusiastically. They were talking like they knew each other since long, now. Nobody noticed when the transition occurred. "You like Bruno Mars?"

"Am I human?" Dean drawled.

"I'm gonna take that as a 'yes'." Castiel grinned broader.

"And I'm gonna take your question as an affirmation that you too like Bruno Mars," Dean grinned, and Castiel didn't even notice as they passed the school gates. He was too busy observing Dean's grin broaden. "And play 'Count on me' for you."

He put in the CD, and the song begun to play.

"You do have versatile tastes from all over the ages." Castiel informed Dean, as Dean bobbed his head to 'You can Count on Me, like One, Two, Three, I'll be there...'

"This is fun!" Dean smirked. "You have great music tastes, Castiel! I never knew!"

"I didn't know our tastes were so similar either, Dean." Castiel smiled. "Or that you could sing so well."

"Well, it has been a long time since I sang, I forgot I was so good at it." Dean winked.

"It was unnecessary to compliment yourselves right now." Castiel frowned.

"Yeah, but it was the perfect way for me to introduce you to Led Zeppelin!" Dean grinned. "Rock and roll!" He began rummaging through the CDs again.

"Introduce me?" Castiel smirked confidently. "I'm fairly sure you won't be introducing me to anything, Winchester." Castiel cleared his throat, and begun to sing along to the record. "It's been a long time since I Rock and Rolled! It's been a long time since I did the Stroll! It's..."

"Wow, you're good." Dean raised his eyebrows. "What about 'Whole Lotta Love'?"

"I might not have been 'living under the spotlight and everyone's envious glances'," he drew air-quotes, at Dean's quote from the previous night, which floated to his memory in a jiffy. "But I haven't been living under a rock either."

"Touche." Dean winked.

This went on for a few more songs of Beatles, Elvis, Led Zeppelin and Metallica.

Castiel - accidentally - glanced at his watch, right when Dean was searching for 'Jailhouse Rock' and his eyes widened. "Dean!" He almost yelled out. "It's ten past nine!"

"Time flies when you're-"

"Don't say, when 'you're with me'.' Castiel chuckled, in spite of being late.

"Alright. 'When' we're together." Dean smirked, proud of himself.

"Come on, Dean!" He urged. "It's not the time! We're late! We're not gonna be allowed in!"

Dean had taken a 'U' and they were back in front of the school now. Dean winked at Castiel with an over-exaggerated 'Shh' and stopped the car right in front of the gate, and lowered the window glass, putting his elbow out. The guard walked out to his window, with a frown. Castiel waited.

"Hi, Jeff." Dean flashed him his most dazzling smile. "I'm so sorry we're late. It was kind of an emergency. You think we can enter?"

The guard hesitated. "Emergency?"

"Yeah. Private." Dean put his other hand - which was in his pocket - out to the guard. The guard uncertainly shook it, but let go of it with a small smile on his face. "You know the stupid office guys; school starts from nine thirty, then why close the gates at nine? Do you think we can be allowed?"

"I think it'll be alright." The guard, with an incomprehensible look on his bearded face, opened the gate. Dean did a beautiful swerve to park his Baby in her parking slot. And did it with a flourish. He looked at Castiel.

"Now, what do you think of that, cherry-pie?" He wiggled his eyebrows.

"I don't get it." Castiel scrunched his nose, and scowled. "The guard usually lets no one enter past nine! And we're ten minutes late!"

"You're with me, sweetheart. And rules don't just bend for Dean Winchester," He smirked, confidently, his gaze directed at Castiel. "They trip over their own tongues, bowing down to him."

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