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#Looking forward to more interviews of them together their chemistry is so good
jazziejax · 14 hours
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The Challenge
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Pairing- BlackOC! X Challengers Cast
Summary- moments between Orion O’Connor and the Challengers cast that the people loved
Warnings- swear words, flirtatious between costars
Author’s Note- This sucks raccoon ass, it’s 2am, and I haven’t written in a very long time so cut me some slack, I beg you! I’m gonna write for Challengers at some point but I’m waiting because I want to write a series and I’m gonna need it on streaming services to do that(because I already paid to see it twice). But I’ll probably write some one-off things for you guys. Sorry for any spelling errors and grammar mistakes. As I said, it’s 2am.
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“So, I have to ask.” The woman interviewer said, mainly looking over at Orion. Said girl’s expression went from calm to suspicious as she turned her head and side eyed the woman. The interviewer was about to open her mouth to speak again before Orion lightly gasped as she faced forward again.
“Let me guess.” She stated, leaning forward in her seat. Everyone paused, waiting for the girl to speak. “You’re gonna ask if we’re married.” She said, her left index finger motioning between her and the British man next to her. The woman’s mouth fell open a little bit as she stared at the brown woman across from her.
“How’d you know that?” She asked, genuine surprise in her voice. Orion slightly nodded as she adjusted herself in her seat. She crossed her right leg over her left and her body was slightly tilted to where she leaned Josh’s way. “Everyone has the same look in their eyes before they ask.” She shrugged. The tension of such a question could be felt throughout the room but also on social media. Fans went crazy with this clip, seeing the obvious signs that Orion was tired of such a question and was getting bad at hiding it. Some people called her rude while others defended her saying the interviewer was bad at her job for asking the same thing they already know the answer to.
“I just wanted to know how you guys felt about such rumors going around about you two?” The interviewer asked. Orion looked over at Josh, seeing if he wanted to give the question a go. Said man glanced down a little to make eye contact with the woman next to him before turning to the woman in front of him. “Um, the rumors don’t necessarily bother me. Not anymore at least.” He stated. “People have been saying this since the beginning of our careers, almost, because we became friends right before and have been for so long. So, I guess it just seemed like we were married?” Josh said with confusion written all over his face, his tone rising at the end since he was more so asking a question.
Orion dry chuckled as she watched the man deliver the answer she was tired of giving. “I say it’s rather flattering, in a sense, that people think we are married. Because Orion is an amazing woman that anyone would be lucky to call a wife.” He finished softly, glancing over at the woman next to him. “But no, we’re just best friends with the same name.” He said, visibly pink in the face as he continuously glanced at the woman next to him.
With the new craze of Challengers, every cast member gained new fans along with the one they already had and all were tuned in on their press tour. Social media went crazy over Josh and Orion, new fans because of their on and off screen chemistry while old fans were just excited to see the pair in another project together.
Orion made a cute pout at his words, her face heating as she looked at him in his blue eyes. Her big eyes reflected the fluorescent lights above them as she stated into his. “He’s too sweet for his own damn good.” She said in a sad tone as if she was crying. She leaned her head on his shoulder for a split second before raising it and dropping her façade. “Let me just say this.” She started, sitting up straight in her seat. Zendaya and Mike, who felt as if they were third wheeling the whole time, chuckled at her. “I don’t understand why I keep getting asked that when it could be easily answered by taking a look at my hand.” She said, showing her left hand. She used her right index finger to rub her left ring finger as she stared directly into the camera lens. “I do not have on a ring.” She said, shaking her head. She grabbed ahold of Josh’s and and held it up. Before she could even speak, her cast mates burst out laughing, knowing she was very riled up, which was quite amusing.. “He does not have on a ring.” She then looked back at the interviewer. “I would never do such a thing. I would be mad at Josh if he allowed me to do such a thing.” She stressed. “And I would also never let him or any man disrespect me in such a way. Isn’t that right?” She asked, looking over at the British man next to her. Josh immediately nodded.
“Correct.”
The initial context of video was ignored once clips hit other media sites. All people could talk about was the sheer amount of times Orion and Josh caught the other one staring. And if not them then the camera caught it. They all went feral over the last line, finding the way she demanded an answer out of him attractive and the way he answered her immediately. The compatibility between the two could be felt through the screen. Many edits were made out of the two and their characters, Dion and Patrick.
For backstory, Orion and Josh have been friends for many years. Meeting each other on the set of The Durrells where Orion was the only American that used an English accent for an obscene amount of time to play her character ‘Daisy’. They were only together in a couple of scenes but off screen, Josh and Orion became good friends. They grew even closer when Josh moved in with Orion when she went back to America. He would be staying for a while for work and Orion wanted the transition to be easy for her friend since he was such a big help for her in Europe, so she offered him a room in her New York flat. That’s when the rumors started. Seeing pictures of this pair of up and coming actors with the same last name, doing activities and living together. They blushed and joked at the rumors at first but after a while it started to get pretty annoying.
This being brought up again, fans started researching for old pictures of the two and they couldn’t get enough of the pair. Pictures of them holding pinkies as they walked around New York. Most of them from the same day as Orion showed him all of her favorite spots. There were pictures of them on the subway reading a book together. Pictures of them on visiting each other on set when they worked on different projects. So many pictures for the fans to choose from.
A while later in another interview, the energy seemed to be more prominent between them all.
“Do you think is most like their character?” The interviewer asked them. All of them immediately pointed at Orion, who even pointed at herself. Seeing that they all had the same idea, they laughed at one another. “Why is that? What makes you like you’re character?” He questioned again.
“Um, it’s actually funny because they changed things around for Dion once I was casted for her.” Orion started. “Her name was changed for be more boyish after I was casted because Luca and Justin liked the contrast of such a sweet and feminine character with a “boys” name.” She stated, doing air quotations around the word boy. “They did a lot of tweaking to the script after I was chosen for…whatever creative reasons they have.” She chuckled, waving her hands to indicate she didn’t know why but it was slowly up to them.
“I would hope I would be the most like my character because it’s almost based off of me at this point.” She shrugged. “But I would say I'm most like her in the way I love and express myself. In the movie, Dion is very physical with her friends which I tend do to be.” She chuckled to herself. Mike nodded his head next. She looked over at him, her smile big on her face as she blushed out of embarrassment. “Oh yeah, she’s like a baby koala. Or a sloth.” He started, seeing that the attention was on him. Everyone laughed. “She was always on top of someone in between takes. She falls out when she laughs, and she’s always sleeping.” Mike said, sitting up in his chair as he listed, his voice showing mock annoyance. Orion covered her face in embarrassment, leaning her head back as she laughed.
“I’m sorry, okay! This is just how I am!” She shouted. After a while of everyone laughing, they calmed down and sat still in their seats. “I see where my affection is not wanted.” Orion said sassily as she rolled her eyes, crossing her legs and leaned away from Mike. Mike groaned at her dramatic behavior and rolled his eyes too, doing the same as her. Seeing this, Orion softly scoffed at him. “Art wouldn't treat me this way.” She joked, causing laughter to fill the room again.
“Why do you guys say Orion is like Dion? Where do the similarities lie in your eyes?” The interviewer asked. Mike was the first to answer.
“I say she’s like Dion in the way she stated, herself .” He said, gesturing over to Orion. “Dion is a very loving and passionate character. You see that in the way she treats her friends, and in the games she plays. She doesn’t play for competition , she plays for the feeling it gives her. Like in the scene where she goes against Tashi, it didn’t cause them any strife because she doesn’t see it as ‘who’s better’, she sees it as a relationship and almost a way of communicating.” He said. “I see that a lot in Orion because she doesn’t really communicate through words, she communicates through her actions, in real life and within a character.” He finished. There was a moment of silence as everyone sat with what he said. Mike quickly looked around the room at the silence before looking over at Orion.
“Aww, Mikey.” Orion said as she pouted and leaned over to give him a side hug, placing her head on his shoulder. Breaking the tension in the air, the room chuckled. “He knows me so well.” Orion spoke up, placing her cheek against his with her hand on the other side of his face, smushing them together. They both smiled, feeling their cheeks mush together.
Fans were already in the Art Donaldson/Mike Faist train before they even saw the movie and especially afterwards. During most of the press tour the cute moments were between Josh and Orion and Zendaya and Orion, since the girl has previous history with them. But when Orion and Mike had their cute moments, fans almost felt like they were in love.
It was admitted in an interview Mike had without the whole cast he really admired the work Orion did before he formally met her. He first saw her on the comedy show Community. He found her really funny there and could tell her chemistry with the cast was impeccable. But her acting skills really shined to him when he saw her in Fleabag and The Handmaid's Tale. When he heard that she was going to be in the movie with him, he had a fanboy moment to himself for a few hours before calming down. Little did he know that Orion admitted herself in a solo interview that she used to have a crush on Mike after first seeing him in Dear Evan Hanson. She said that even though she hated that musical, she watched it for him. That’s also why she went and saw Brokeback Mountain live. Fans loved hearing this information, the Art and Dion edits having a mega surplus afterwards. Their interview moments together were cute but people mainly loved their red carpet interactions, Orion either bullying him for what he had on or the way he posed. She never let him live.
Another moment that went viral was their interview talking about intimate scenes together.
“Was that awkward to do with your best friend?” The journalist asked Orion.
“No, because we’ve done that before.” She answered quickly, not thinking of what she said. Zendaya’s head snapped to her, eyes a little wide as she gave the girl next to her a questionable glare. Mike raised his eyebrows while Josh tried to hide his laughter, and his red face, behind his hands. Seeing the reactions she got around the room, Orion chuckled before trying to save herself. “Not like that. I just mean I’ve seen him naked before.” She defended no better. Now all you could hear was the laughter of her cast mates. Mike and Z leaning on one another as they laughed while Josh put his head in his hands. “You guys know what I mean. We’ve done things like this before.” She continued to try to defend herself. Seeing her get nowhere, Josh placed his hand on her shoulder. She looked over at the cute smiling British man next to her, unconsciously smiling along with him.
“What? Tell them this isn’t something new for us.” She demanded the man. Josh placed his large hand on top of hers that was resting on the arm of the chair. “Our characters in The Durrells were in a relationship. That’s what she means.” Josh said, his face still red from trying to hold in his laughter. And blushing.
“The real question is, did you enjoy it?” Orion asked, looking over at the man next to her. But before he could speak, Mike spoke first. “Oh, I enjoyed it.” Mike joked. “Art and Dion were like rabbits at Stanford.” He emphasized.
“Her and Patrick were pretty wild too.” Zendaya said. “
“I think Dion was just like that with everyone, honestly.” Josh said. At that, Orion turned back to him, an eyebrow raised. “What’s that supped to mean?”
“No, byy everyone I mean, Tashi, Art and Patrick.” Josh rushed out, looking her right in the eyes. That’s something the fans caught into a lot. Whenever Orion looked his way, he would never break eye contact. No matter how many times she glanced off to the side or down at her hands playing with his, he never took his eyes off her face, especially when she was speaking. “Which is quite interesting when you take into account Dion was almost in control of everything.” He finished.
Orion immediately rolled her eyes and turned away from him. . Before she could say what she was going to, her other cast mates spoke in agreement. “100%.” Zendaya said.
“I’m not about to have this conversation again.” Orion spoke. “Dion is innocent and she was done wrong.” She said, looking directly into the camera.
“Dion played everyone.” Mike said.
“Like a game of tennis.” Josh finished, a small smirk on his lips. His eyes never left Orion, as if he was waiting for her to turn around. Mike and Zendaya groaned at him while Orion turned to him, a smile on her face when she looked his way. “That was so corny.” She said through her laughter that increased the more she thought about the terrible joke. Oriron loved a bad joke that was delivered kind of awkwardly. The rest of the interview consisted of small moments between Josh and Orion. Jim raising his hand to play with her dangling earring when Mike was talking. Her pinkie wrapped around his when both of their arms rested on their chairs.
Needless to say, the people loved Orion O’Oonnor and were on the edge of their seats to get more of her.
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oconnorschildren you mean to tell me that this is Josh O’Connor and Orion O’Connor when they lived together???
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zendayacollective sups cute!!! ❤︎ ❤︎ ❤︎
mikeyfaist they look like a couple
orionstar and they’re wondering why people assumed they were married 🙄
⤷ oconnorschildren right! they act in love and get mad at us!
⤷ joshoconnorstoe they should just get married
tomdayaofficial I don’t know who I want her with more, Josh or Mike
⤷ oconnorschildren me neither, she’s has such great chemistry with both! I love her with them!
liversometennis I can’t wait until challengers is on streaming services so I can’t watch her kiss them all day everyday
zendayastwin I wish people would post the moments between her and Z, they are so cute together. Small hints of flirting but amazing friends.
⤷ oconnorschildren I’ll post some in the future because they are cute together!
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lullabestie14 · 2 months
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Found this comment on Reddit. Couldn’t explain it better than this.
“It’s clear from Mist and Fury that the original ships were: Feysand, Nessian, Elucien, and Mor/Azriel. Like it’s so obvious the way she wrote Mor and Azriel; Mor even seems vaguely interested/torn about Az. Looking at interviews, SJM even talks about Elucien as a couple (eg where would they like to travel together, etc).
Flash forward to ACOWAR. For whatever reason (lack of chemistry with Az, wanting more diversity) SJM has Mor say that she prefers women. This time the Az-pining-for-Mor is more desperate/feels like a zero chance of being requited. SJM also introduces Az as a potential love interest for Elain because she loves throwing a wrench. Just because Elucien are mates doesn’t mean they’ll have it easy; SJM’s whole thing is angst. She had to throw in a love triangle to make it uncertain. This is the first couple where mate status is confirmed upon meeting.
But there’s a problem now. If Az and Mor are no longer endgame, who will they end up with? is it not suspicious that the two new characters introduced in SF (Gwyn and Emerie) just HAPPEN to be potentially be good partners for Az and Mor? Like it’s not a coincidence that Emerie looks at Mor and blushes, remarking how pretty she is. It’s not a coincidence that Az and Gwyn have so many interactions in the text. It’s not a coincidence that a “random side character” shows up in a bonus chapter.
When SJM created Gwyn and Emerie, it wasn’t just to give Nesta friends. These characters clearly didn’t exist when she wrote MAF. SJM wanted new characters that would solve her retcon of ending Az/Mor. She wanted to solve the Mor/Az retcon so bad that she created a NEW RETCON of Az going to Sangravah. Like why bother to add that detail if it’s not important.
Also: poor Lucien. His endgame heroine was supposed to be Nesta until SJM realized they would be terrible together and that Nessian had better chemistry. So she gives Elucien the mating bond. Like is she really going to fuck Lucien over TWICE? She loves him as a character and has put him through the wringer. Yes, I agree that SJM can change her mind and maybe is open to mate rejection, but Lucien has already switched love interests from Nesta to Elain! Who else is he going to switch to, considering that Jurian and Vassa are “at each other’s throats?”
Finally, please think about the number of books left. Ignoring novellas (which are probably gonna be fluffy ones like ACOFAS where nothing happens), there are two main books left. Two couples.
Option A:
• ⁠Gwynriel (Valkyrie growth, Illyrian rebellion, exploring Ramiel, Gwyn’s autumn heritage and maybe lightsinger?? powers)
• ⁠Elucien (Helion secret baby, defeating Koschei, freeing Vassa, fixing spring court)
Option B
• ⁠Elriel (mate rejection storyline, potentially some stuff above)
• ⁠?????
Literally WHO is the second book in this equation? Lucien and Vassa?? We barely know Vassa and there’s barely any connection to Night Court. And Lucien’s book is going to be depressing as fuck dealing with mate rejection; does anyone want to read two heavy books of rejection? Jurian and Vassa: again, we barely know them! At least with Tower of Dawn, Chaol had been a main character for a long time with POV. SJM will not do a full-length Emerie/Mor book as much as I would love for one. She’s very cognizant of criticism re: Mor bi rep in the past; she doesn’t want to open a can of worms and be accused of writing bad sapphic rep. If anything, I can see a fluffy Emerie/Mor novella with little angst (or them getting together in the background of other books).
So from a meta structural level, I don’t understand who the second couple will be if Elriel is endgame. Lucien/Vassa is the most plausible answer, but 1) we barely know Vassa, 2) she’s human and Lucien is immortal. So are we going to toss her into the Cauldron to make her immortal? Serious question, and 3) I don’t want TWO books about mate rejection, it’s depressing as hell. I can see one but not two.
But with Gwynriel and Elucien, you have enormous fan and audience interest in ALL FOUR CHARACTERS. They’re directly tied to Night Court and SJM so far has no intention of staying away from the core group.”
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auras-moonstone · 3 months
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okay okay hear me out this is a good one WHAT IF!!!! WHAT IF!!! reader x jack play love interests in Freaky Tales, and like everyone on set KNEW they were obviously into each other right? right. so, sundance film festival comes along a year-and-a-lot-of-pinning-later, and when the kiss scene between their characters comes up they’re both just blushing and smiling and they’re so cute during the interviews the internet goes CRAZY anyway pedro ends up talking some confidence into jack and he asks the reader out 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
from friends to this — jack champion
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pairing: jack champion x actress!fem!reader
summary: after months of not seeing each other, jack and y/n reunite at the sundance festival. with feelings still in the air, jack is persuaded to finally ask her out.
warnings: fluff.
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Freaky Tales had been a completely different experience for Jack. Until that movie, he had done roles where his character didn’t have a love interest, much less a kissing scene. It was a thing that had made him nervous since the beginning, because he knew that his co-star, Y/N, had been involved in several romantic comedies so she had experience.
However, his fears were soon erased once he got to know her. Y/N made him feel comfortable and one thing he loved about her was the way she complimented him every time they finished filming a scene together. Jack was immensely glad to call her his co-star and was happy with the chemistry they showed on camera.
The two teenagers relationship soon started resembling their character’s one. Lucid and Vicky were two friends who were obviously into each other, but were too scared of rejection so they kept their feelings to themselves. For that reason, it wasn’t hard for the actors to get into their characters and nail the sentimental parts. And even though both of them were excellent at their job, the whole cast knew there was something deeper there, that there was more than just acting. The two friends could fool each other, but everyone in that set was aware of the way they basically radiated happiness when they were together. Hence why they were all sad when the last day of filming arrived and there hadn’t been any changes on the relationship.
And now, one year later, the cast was finally going to reunite for the premiere of the movie at the Sundance Festival. Y/N and Jack had been looking forward to the event because it had been months since the last time they saw each other.
“Oh my god.” Jack heard a familiar voice speak. He turned his head to the side, spotting his friend who was smiling like the Cheshire cat. Forgetting about the flashing lights and the interviewers, he made his way to her and instantly wrapped her in a hug. “The mullet is back.” she said against his chest.
Jack laughed and stepped back. “Hello to you too.”
“Sorry, hi.” she chuckled. “The mullet is back!”
“Yeah, I heard you the first time.” he rolled his eyes. “I kinda had to bring it back, you were harassing me.” he said in a playful tone.
“I did not harass you, idiot.” she softly pushed his shoulder.
“You have been sending me daily texts for a month, telling me to bring it back.” he pointed out.
“I was doing God’s work.” she shrugged. “You look really good, Jack.”
He felt the warmth spreading on his cheeks. “Thanks, Y/N/N. I missed you.”
“Missed you, too. And Jesus, have you gotten taller?”
He smirked “Maybe you’ve shrunk.”
“Fuck off.” she rolled her eyes.
“Let’s go, smurf.” he grabbed her hand, guiding her towards the carpet to take pictures. “You look gorgeous, by the way.”
They smiled at each other, the butterflies in their stomachs let them know that despite not having been able to see each other often, their feelings were still intact.
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Y/N and Jack sat next to each other for the movie screening. It was the third and last day of the festival, and the two friends were sad they were going to be apart again. They hadn’t acknowledged it because they didn’t want to ruin the mood, but their hearts sure felt heavy.
The kissing scene was approaching and they began squirming on their seats, remembering that day at the set and most importantly, how good kissing the other had felt. They both replayed those moments more often that they’d like to admit, and they’d be lying if they said they didn’t want to experience it again.
When the kiss was shown on the big screen, Jack and Y/N couldn’t help looking at each other. They exchanged love-sick smiles and began blushing when they felt the cast’s eyes on them. Trying their best to ignore it, they set their focus on the movie until the credits rolled in.
Now was the part Y/N dreaded the most. not matter how many times she had gone through them, interviews still made her anxious.
“Hey, it’s going to be okay. This time, we’re doing them together.” Jack rubbed her arms. His words calmed down her nerves, and after giving him a quick nod, they walked towards the interviewers.
They started with simple questions, regarding their characters and the movie plot and then the male interviewer finally asked the expected question, “How did you feel during the kissing scene?”
Jack spoke first, “When i first got the script, I was super nervous about the relationship between Lucid and Vicky. It is my first character with a romantic interest, and that made me worry I was going to act awkward, especially because Y/N was used to it. But I soon realised I was being silly, she never once made me feel insecure about it. She helped me a lot, never judged, and always asked if I felt alright. And when the day of the kissing scene came, she basically tired herself out by reassuring me it was going to turn out perfect. So I felt very comfortable during the kissing scene. I’m very glad it was with her, she’s not just an amazing actress, she’s also the best co-star in the world and the sweetest girl I’ve ever met.”
She looked up at him in awe, wondering if he realized he was the most perfect man to ever exist. Okay, maybe she was a little biased considering she was head over heels, but Jack truly was incredible.
“Wow, how could I ever top those words?” she laughed, “I really don’t know what to say. I never doubted he was going to nail his performance, and I’m really glad he felt comfortable with me, because I sure did feel comfortable with him. Since the very first day. I mean, just one look and you can tell he’s got a heart of gold. There was nothing awkward about the kiss because we trust each other so much and we knew that there would be no judgment or weirdness after the director yelled ‘Cut’. We have an amazing friendship.”
“Well, shit- oh sorry, shoot.” he apologised. “You didn’t have a problem with topping my speech, that’s for sure.” he smiled at her, wrapping one arm around her shoulders. “But yes, she’s right. We formed an amazing friendship, and she’s stuck with me forever now.”
God, I hope so, Y/N pleaded internally.
“Kid, come here.” Pedro told Jack once he saw Y/N was nowhere in sight. “I think it’s time. I beg you, ask that girl out.”
“W-what?” Jack squealed. “I don’t know what you’re talking about.”
“Come on.” the older actor sighed. “Everyone knows it. To be honest, we expected you to end up together before the filming ended but it’s already been a year and you’re still stuck on the friendzone with her.”
“I don’t know… what if she says no? I might die, and I’m not even kidding.”
“She’s not going to say no, kid. She’s down as bad as you. Ask her out, you’re not going to regret it. Trust me, okay?”
Jack thought about that conversation for the rest of the evening, and he decided to risk it. If Pedro was right and everyone else thought the feelings were mutual, there must really be something between him and Y/N, right? There was only one way to find out.
“I can’t believe it ended.” Y/N pouted.
“Me neither. I had the time of my life.” he smiled. then, after taking a deep breath, he tugged her arm. “Y/N, I need to tell you something.”
“Yeah?”
“I… If I’m wrong, things might turn uncomfortable, but I honestly have a really good feeling about this. And before I ask you, I need you to know that there’s no pressure and that no matter what you say, I’m still going to be here. You’ll always have me, okay?”
“Okay… you can trust me. You’ll always have me too.”
Jack nodded and looking her straight in the eyes, he said, “I really like you, Y/N/N. I’ve liked you for a whole year, and it’s insane the amount of times I wanted to tell you, but fear got the best of me. I just, I don’t want to keep on hiding my feelings. I like you so much it’s consuming me. and I need to ask you, would you like to go on a date with me?”
Y/N had daydreamed about this day for a year, so it felt a bit surreal. but Jack was actually there, in front of her, telling her he liked her and wanted to be more than friends. “It was that day you brought me breakfast at the set.”
“What?” Jack frowned.
“Remember that day I forgot to have breakfast?” Jack nodded. “You told me to wait, and then appeared fifteen minutes later, with my favorite coffee, that vanilla muffin I love and the most beautiful smile ever. That was the day I realized I liked you.”
“For real?” he asked, unable to hide his happiness.
Y/N nodded and quickly raised onto her tip-toes to hug his neck. “I like you so much it’s consuming me.” she repeated his words. “And there’s nothing I’d love more than to go on a date with you.”
He let out a breath of relief and hugged her tightly. “By the way, you’re so good at speeches. This is the second time tonight I’m trying very hard to stop the tears.”
Y/N laughed “Oh, prepare yourself for cheesy posts on instagram with even cheesier captions.”
“You make the posts, I make the playlists. Deal?”
“Deal.”
spiderboyjack if those two don’t start dating soon, i’m going to jump off of very tall somethings…
landrysweetthing great, i’m crying over two actors being in love with each other.
deadpoets i will watch the movie for jack and y/n and for jack and y/n only.
aurasmoonstone someone put these two on a rom-com already!
fearlesslandry i already made a folder on tik tok for their edits. bring them on!
liked by jackchampion and y/n.y/l/n
y/n.y/l/n share the links <3
jackchampion with taylor swift songs please, those are y/n/n’s favorites
aurasmoonstone okay but are you two dating or not? the people need to know jack champion y/n.y/l/n
y/n.y/l/n we’re just friends
jackchampion SMURF DON’T NEGLECT ME 😡 y/n.y/l/n
y/n.y/l/n i love you, boyfriend jackchampion
jackchampion love you too, girlfriend y/n.y/l/n
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hischierswhore · 1 year
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actress!y/n saying in a interview that she would love to become a WAG and mason commenting that he’d be more than happy to fulfill her wish (they are already rumoring spreading about them being an item) 😮‍💨
fueling the fire
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pairing: Mason Mount x Reader
TW: none
A/N: i didn't know how to end this so im sorry if its shitty
"We know you're a huge football fan, but would you ever like to become a WAG?" The interviewer asked as you sat still in your chair, trying not to mess with the lie detector wires that were currently attached to you.
"I'd honestly love it. I've hung out with a few of the Chelsea boys, and they're all super sweet, and extremely attractive might I add" You giggled as you answered the question.
The interviewer looked at Judd, the man monitoring the test, and asked if you were lying or not, to which he confirmed that you were telling the truth.
"So you're admitting to hanging out with this man?" The interviewer slides a photo of Mason Mount in-front of you, causing you to let out a laugh.
"Yeah, we've hung out a few times. He's hilarious and overall just a great guy"
"Would you ever consider being a WAG to one of the Chelsea players?"
"Uhm- I mean sure. Just depends on our chemistry" You shrugged.
"She's nervous" Judd spoke, which caused your head to snap in his direction.
"Would you say you have chemistry with that man?" The interviewer said as she pointed to the picture of Mason that was still sitting in-front of you.
" I'd say we do" You tried to answer short and simple going forward until the interview was over.
~ 3 weeks later ~
The Lie Detector Test video was published and in a matter of minutes everyone was seeing it. You were checking Twitter to see people saving snippets from the video, when all of a sudden you got a notification that you'd been tagged in a tweet from none other than Mason Mount.
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masonmount
yourusername I'd be more than happy to fulfill your wish of becoming a WAG
4,385 Retweets 296 Quote Tweets 52.7K Likes
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The entire comment section of his tweet was in shambles, as there was already speculation of the pair of you being together. In reality, you considered each other best friends. You'd only met the boy a few weeks ago, and you both weren't ready for a relationship. But you both did enjoy a good prank, so to mess with both yours & Mason's fans, you replied to the tweet.
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yourusername
masonmount Great, when's the date?
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Fans went crazy at your response. They were fully convinced that this was real. You immediately received a text from Mason after tweeting.
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Mason: Prank?
You: Of course
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You both committed to the bit, acting like this on social media for weeks on end. During this time, you and Mason got closer and did end up becoming a couple. Fans thought you'd both been dating long before you actually started, but you wanted to keep that information to yourselves, wanting to be able to have something for yourselves at the end of the day.
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futbol16 · 2 years
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Like Ale ・ Alexia Putellas
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Based on this request, hope you'll like it!
Request: "can you write one for Alexia? Reader and Alexia used to be Barcas force with Ale being a middy and reader being a forward. Reader has always been a free spirit on the field. Pulling tricks, tackling and doing insanly fast sprints. So before Alexias injury they would always lead Barca to a win if they were on the pitch together. Now that Alexia is out with her ACL Reader has to carry Barca to a win on her own. Not only that but being just as famous and great play footballer as Alexia, the management puts the reader up for Tons of Media duty. Revolving in stressed reader trying to live up to everyones expections."
Word count: 1,9k
La Reina y La Pistola, that is the name the fans of the football world have given the two of you. You and Alexia live and breathe Barca, your loyalty to the club obvious to those around you, especially yours as you had grown up in La Maisa. 
Your chemistry with la Reina on the pitch is what more often than not led your team to a win. The two of you were a force to recon with. Alexia being the midfielder, setting the pace of the game, keeping possession of the ball and assisting goals, and you being the forward who received those assists and sent them to the back of the net.
 Although you did a pretty good job at shooting on goal, your goal ratio being a solid 0.76 goal per game, you also were known as a free spirit on the field. Switching up the usual role of a forward and showing off your ball control skills, sometimes attempting a tackle and your explosive speed, hence the nickname La Pistola. 
However with your partner in crime being out due to injury, you had taken on the role of being the team’s captain. But your connection with the brunette wasn’t only for the pitch, she was your main confidant and you were hers. 
Your team’s main focus was to win everything and anything there was to win, but with being a popular professional athlete came the importance of media duties. You were often called in for interviews or media day videos as a co-captain but also because of your fluency in English, something that allowed the Barca tv to reach more than just the Spanish Culers. 
That is where you were right now as well, sat in front of cameras with Ingrid next to you. Media days could be fun and you were glad today was one of those instead of a draining one, you were still tired from the promotion you had to shoot the other day with one of Barcelona’s sponsors. 
Right now though you let yourself relax as you joked back and forth with the Norwegian, enjoying yourselves. The two of you were currently being shown edits made by fans, this one about Ingrid and Mapi’s relationship. 
“Aww, she’s blushing!” you exclaimed as you squished one of her cheeks, laughing as she swatted your hands away.
“Just wait until we get to yours!” Soon you were shown another video, this one indeed being about you and you groaned aloud. You were sure it would yet again be a video of you falling over stray balls in training.
“Oh Y/N you’re gonna want to see this one.” Ingrid smacked at your shoulder and you leaned over as the video started playing again.
You know you wanna be fast like Mbappe,
You know, shoot like Ronaldo,
Pass like Messi, be dominant like Zlatan.
But man, I wanted to be like Y/N L/N.
You watched the video with a surprised look, you would have never thought people would compare you to some of the best in the sport. It filled you with immense pride, but at the same time you suddenly had an uneasy feeling.
Are you really that good? Or are they just saying it because Alexia can’t play right now? Was your football good enough?
You couldn’t let those thoughts eat away at you though, not like you really had time for your own thoughts anyways.
Between being busy getting the team ready for the champions league qualifications and friendlies while also having to worry about Jorge and the Spanish national team, you barely had the energy to change into pajamas at the end of the day. 
You were exhausted to say the least, but it seemed to be paying off. The girls were on fire and the new additions on the team seemed to be settling in well as well. As captain, it was your job to help them adjust to everything so you had mandatory team bonding every Friday night.
It helped the girls unwind from the stress of the week while also having fun in each other’s company. You loved it, you truly did because you wanted nothing but the best for this team. But it was becoming incredibly difficult to show up to these team bondings with the busy schedule you seemed to have.
ElClásico was just as important in the women’s game as in the men’s and the team was hyped as they made their way onto the field,with you at the very beginning of the line.
Barca was immediately off to a wonderful start with Ana scoring a goal not even five minutes into the game and you soon sent your own shot into the back of the net in the 27th minute.
Living up to your nickname your celebration was you imitating a pistol and shooting it at Misa before jumping into Irene's open arms.
The game ended with a 4-0 win for Barca and for a second you stood with the rest of the team, ecstatic over the victory until you made eye contact with the Real goalkeeper. 
Was 4 goals enough? You surely could’ve sent at least one more goal in there. You should have tried harder to have your name twice on the scoreboard.
Although these heavy thoughts were clouding your mind, you forced a big smile on your face as Alexia, Jana and a few of the others celebrated with you all.
It didn’t take long for the team to notice the way you were distancing yourself, pushing them away unless you were at training.
You weren’t taking your duties as a captain lightly, but with the amount of media appearances you’ve been having, you simply couldn’t take more human interaction than necessary. 
Making her way out of the locker room, Mapi stood at the entrance of the field as she watched you shoot ball after ball into the net from the penalty box and the halfline.
It was at least 40 minutes after training but you didn't seem to care, you probably didn’t even notice your friend watching you with a worried expression. She sighed before turning to go home knowing that she wouldn’t be able to convince you to follow and rest as well.
She needed to figure out a way to get to you.
Walking into the locker room the next day you stilled in your step as you were met with the whole team sitting there already.
Were you late? You couldn’t be late as captain of the team. 
Glancing at your phone, your face scrunched up in confusion. 
“Training doesn’t start for a good half hour.” Frido spoke up as if reading your thoughts.
“Yes, but we have something we need to talk about.” Claudia added as she looked up at you and you moved over to the girl, placing a hand on her shoulder. You were worried she might have picked up a small injury with how much she had been tackled at the game against real madrid.
“We’re worried about you, Y/N. You’re clearly overworking yourself and you also look like you haven’t slept in days.” Okay, that was not what you were expecting.
“First of all, thank you Patri, I appreciate the compliment. Second of all, I’m fine and there’s nothing to worry about.” you started as you moved over to your own spot, putting your stuff down and changing into your training gear. 
For a second the whole locker room was silent as they watched you before it erupted in chaos as everyone voiced their concerns regarding you.
“You’re doing extra training AFTER your extra training!”
“You haven’t been to team bonding in the last two weeks!”
“You’ve canceled any plans we’ve tried to make with you!”
“You closed yourself off, you’re not letting any of us in and we just want to help you.”
The last sentence was spoken so softly that you couldn’t hold the tears back anymore, the exhaustion forcing your emotions out. 
The Barca shirt is still clutched in your hand as your shoulders slump forward before you let yourself fall into your seat, holding your head in your hands.
The girls watch the scene unfolding in front of them, they didn’t know if you’d let them close.
The second a tear rolls down your cheek though, Irene and Mapi are beside you, your best friend and mentor pulling you into their bodies.
They hold you tight as you cry, Claudia and Patri also making their way over as they try to be physically close to you and soon the whole team joins the group hug.
“I’m sorry girls, I’m sorry it’s just everything is overwhelming right now. Everything that Ale and I had to do together, I now have to do alone and it’s so so tiring, I’m so tired.” you admit, burying your head into the crook of someone’s neck.
God, you missed them and you missed their hugs. You’ve been missing out on all of the affection with how busy you’ve been.
“But why not let us help you? Why are you driving yourself to the limits?” Ingrid questions.
“It seemed easier to just do it on my own. I was scared that the fans would think I’m not working hard enough and I didn’t want to let you guys down, I wanted to be the best captain, like Ale.”
Suddenly a throat is cleared from behind all of you and you look towards the entrance of the changing room where Alexia has been standing, unbeknownst to you all she has listened to everything that has been said.
She makes her way over to you and the group seems to part as they let her through before she’s standing right in front of you, reaching to cup your cheeks and wiping away at the remaining of your tears.
“You’re doing better than I ever could have Y/N. The team is striving, you haven’t lost a single match yet and you’re holding up perfectly without me out there on the pitch with you! You have nothing to worry about.” she assures you, and you swallow hard.
“But I miss you there.” it comes out as a whisper and the team has to stop themselves from cooing at the admission and the obvious heart eyes with which you were staring up at Alexia.
“I know bébé, I miss you guys too, I miss you too. But you all are doing better than ever and your hard work is showing on the pitch.” she says to the team, though still not letting go of your face.
She turns back to you, gently placing her forehead on yours and your eyes flutter shut at having her close again. “And I’m so incredibly proud of you mi amor.” she tells you and before you could answer, you feel soft lips on your own and you pull her closer to you.
The kiss is probably more passionate than necessary, especially with your teammates watching, but the girls cheer loudly for the two of you. You pull away with a smile resting on your face, Alexia beaming down at you.
Being captain was exhausting and it would be like that for a while until Alexia could come back and the two of you would share the stress of the media, but you wouldn’t change it for the world if it meant being a part of this team and having the girls by your side.
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youthinluv · 8 months
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our beloved summer
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Cause we lost the summer Whеn we lost each other
sypnosis ; videos of zhanghao being part of a documentary during his teens resurfaced and went viral after 5 long years. while many people found him adorable, most people are also curious about his co-star, who he seems to have good chemistry with. what happens when people start to demand their reunion and an interview?
pairing ; zhanghao x gn! reader
wc ; 6175
genre ; inspired by the kdrama of the same name, angst, some fluff
tags ; non idol!reader, academic rivals to friends to lovers, pretty dialogue heavy, kuanjui as their highschool friend bc why not !! zb1 permanent group (real) since i'll have this set in 2015-2021 and 2026 as present day 😜
playlist ; we lost the summer - txt, why didn't you stop me? - mitski
author's note ; mandatory english isn't my first language message here !!!! the backstory (?) for this is actually more lighthearted compared to what u see in the actual kdrama 😭 not rlly happy w how this turned out tbh but i still wanted to push this out. i had to cut a lot down and speed everything to filter out the filler, so it may seem a little rushed/all over the place. the formatting and povs are also kind of a mess so pls bear w me 💔
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'ZEROBASEONE's Center Zhanghao Goes Viral After Fans Find Him in An Old Documentary From High School'
Sometimes, we can't help but wonder how our favorite idols were back in highschool, or pre-debut, since we know little to nothing about them back then.
But that doesn't seem to be the case for ZEROBASEONE's center Zhanghao, who recently went viral after an old highschool documentary resurfaced, where he starred the films that walked us through his everyday life as a highschool student.
What's even more interesting is that he also had a co-star alongside him, going by the name Y/N L/N. 
While many people found Zhanghao adorable, most seem to be more interested in this mystery person, speculating that they were even dating due to their good chemistry as seen in the documentary.
Fans are now asking for their reunion to see how they're doing and if they are still connected.
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"Hyung? Who's Y/N L/N?"
Ricky asked, reading through the Koreaboo article that caught his attention after seeing the headline.
Zhanghao, who was on his phone, snapped his head up at the mention of the name.
It was a busy day, they were preparing for one of the many promotional stages they were doing for their debut.
"Huh?" was all he could respond with. He wasn't expecting your name to be mentioned again after so long, especially from one of his own members.
"Oh you didn't see it yet? You're going viral because apparently, people found your old documentary from highschool and someone named Y/N L/N co-starred with you?"
Matthew spoke, he leaned on Ricky's shoulder as he read the article again on the younger man's phone.
Hm. Zhanghao wasn't exactly sure how to answer. In all honesty, he completely forgot about the documentary until now.
Eventually, he settled on a vague answer. 
"Oh, yeah. They were a friend back from highschool."
"Oooh! Do you still keep in touch with them? I'm surprised you never told me about them.”
Matthew leaned forward, now interested.
"Yah! You were friends with Kuanjui back in highschool?"
Ricky suddenly exclaims. The older men both look over and see him watching the documentary in question. Kuanjui, Zhanghao and who they presume to be Y/N were all in one frame together.
"Wow, is this Y/N? They're super pretty."
Zhanghao snatches the phone from the youngest, earning him a whine of protest.
"Do you mind? We're almost up next so you can't be slacking off right now.
Ricky pouts while Matthew laughs at their antics. As if on cue, their manager came in and told everyone else that they had to go soon. Zhanghao returns the phone to Ricky with a warning, and they all make their way to the side stage.
As they do so, Zhanghao's phone gets left behind. The phone lit up and a light 'ding!' signified that a text message got sent to him.
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Soft music played throughout the room, it was calm and quiet.
Y/N sat near the window, the bright sunlight shining through as they hummed along to the song in the background while she painted calculated strokes on the large canvas.
Just then, Y/N's friend barges in, seemingly frantic.                                 "Hey, Y/N! Have you seen this? Why didn't you tell me you knew??"
Eve stops in her tracks, after seeing the confused expression on their face.
"What?"
"You're telling me you know THE Zhanghao?! And why are people saying you probably even dated him? And you were friends with Kuanjui too?? I'm a fan of theirs, why didn't you tell me?!"
She continued to spit question after question to you, who looked at her with confusion and disbelief.
"Wait, hold on... where did you even get any of this?" Y/N interrupts, causing Eve to trail off from her rambling.
"Oh, so you really haven't seen yet? Apparently you were part of a documentary along with Zhanghao, and it showed you being friends with Kuanjui back in highschool. You're on Koreaboo and Soompi! Why didn't I hear any of this?!"
The mention of a documentary hit them with the realization. Of why Eve was freaking out about this, and everything she said suddenly made sense.
"Wait, what? Documentary? And I'm on Koreaboo and Soompi because of it? Is that why my phone's been blowing up?" they sulk in their seat little.
"I completely forgot I even did that..." they mumbled to themself.
Y/N runs their fingers through their hair. "Okay, fine, yeah it was me. The documentary was all Kuanjui's idea too, since he wanted to pursue being a film director back then before he decided on wanting to be an idol. It's a long story."
"Really? I mean... I have all day." Eve grins, while Y/N shoots back an incredulous look.
"Well good for you then, but I unfortunately don't. I still have to finish this project. It's very important."
"Man! You're such a killjoy!"
Y/N's phone lit up, but this time, with a different tone, which was a relief after the plethora of the notifications they got from random people finding and following their personal social media accounts. 
Looking at the notification, it was a text message from Kuanjui with a simple "hey".
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"...I'm sorry?" 
Y/N stared at Kuanjui across as if he just told them he lost their most prized possession.
"Look! It won't even be that bad, it's just an interview and you can be done and over with everything by then." he tried to reason.
"Okay, but... why?"
"Why not? The people are curious to see how you're doing, amongst other things."
"Other things like...?" Y/N raises an eyebrow.
"Like how you two are doing as a pair! And I can't blame them, you two really did have good chemistry, everyone can see it, even me! If I didn't know you two personally, I'd also wanna know how the both of you are doing."
Kuanjui leans closer across the table closer to them, a sly grin on his face. "Besides, you'll get paid for it." 
Y/N didn't really have any other counter for that, aside simply not wanting to. And besides, they were at least getting something out of it. After briefly pondering, they let out a sigh.
"...Fine. I'll do it."
Kuanjui almost jumped out of his seat. "Really?! Oh my god!"
"Actually, have you even asked Zhanghao himself yet? Do you think his agency will allow this?"
"Don't worry, I'll get him on board with this. Just trust me."
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Zhanghao almost choked on his food. Kuanjui had to help him and made him drink water.
After calming down, he tries to distract himself by grilling the meat they had in front of them.
"Are you joking?"
"Nope. And before you ask, both Dispatch and I already talked to your agency about it, they think it'll be great publicity." replied Kuanjui.
Zhanghao sighs. "And here I thought you just wanted to be nice and treat me to dinner. If only I knew you're doing this to try and convince me to this... crazy idea of yours." he pauses. "Why though? You know we're both doing fine even if we don't do this."
"Why not? There's no reason for you to not do it, right? I thought you two ended on okay terms? If there's no bad blood and if you really moved on, then you should have no problem with this." Kuanjui counters, folding his arms and staring at Zhanghao.
The older man looks like he wants to say something back, but no words come out of his mouth.
Zhanghao knows he's right. There really isn't any good reason for him to decline. In reality, he was just avoiding Y/N and wanted to keep that up, even if he didn't know the reason why he was doing that in the first place.
"Please! You'll get paid if you do this, I promise I'll make it worth your time." Kuanjui pleads.
"Of course I did! They said yes too. Unlike you, it didn't take me this much convincing for them to be on board."
Silence followed. Zhanghao clearly seemed to be thinking and considering it, clear enough for Kuanjui to get the hint and attempt to reassure him.
"Look, you don't have to give me an answer right now, so don't worry. But, please please please just think about it and consider doing it."
At this, Zhanghao reluctantly nodded, mentally going through his possible options and ways to approach this situation.
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"Jiwoong hyung? Can I ask you for some advice?"
Zhanghao asked the man who was making the two of them a cup of coffee. Zhanghao had gotten home quite late and Jiwoong stayed up to wait for him.
"Sure. What's up? Is this about the documentary?"
He replied, placing the mugs on the table.
"Huh? How'd you know?"
Jiwoong chuckled. "Ah, well, I actually overheard Kuanjui talking to some higher ups at the company earlier. Something about you doing an interview with the other person in the documentary?"
"Well... you know how Kuanjui and I had dinner earlier? He actually asked me to do an interview with the other person in the documentary."
"Okay, and you're asking me for advice because...?"
Zhanghao hesitates, before realizing if he doesn't answer honestly, he'll never get the advice he actually needs.
"The thing is, that 'other person' is actually now my ex, and I haven't seen nor heard from them ever since we broke up, so..." he trails off, unsure of what else to say.
As if he read his mind, Jiwoong cuts in "You're avoiding them and now don't know how to handle seeing them again?"
The younger nods, slightly surprised that he managed to almost exactly pin down the situation.
"Well, did you two end and last saw each other on bad terms? Because if that's the case, then I'd probably turn down the offer if that's the case."
"Ah, no..." Zhanghao replies "I actually don't know why I'm avoiding them, especially since it was basically a mutual agreement."
Jiwoong cocks an eyebrow at this. "So you're asking me if you should take the opportunity? Is that it?"
The former nods again, starting to become a little flustered.
"I mean, if you guys didn't have an unhealthy relationship or a messy break up, I don't see why you shouldn't. You said it yourself, it was a mutual breakup. Maybe you two will find some closure too."
Zhanghao lets his head fall to the table, mumbling. "Kuanjui said something along the lines of that too..."
"If two third parties said the same thing, then it's probably best to follow along with it. Trust me, maybe you'll get something good out of it."
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"I'll do it."
A thud could be heard from the other side of the phone, followed by the sounds of fabric being frantically ruffled. "Seriously?!"
"Yeah. I thought about it and talked to some people, and I've decided that I'll do it."
"Oh my god, thank you so much, Zhanghao! I promise, I'll make it worth your time."
Beep—
And with that, the call between Kuanjui and Zhanghao dropped as the former immediately went to make another call.
"Hello?—"
"Y/N! Zhanghao just called me. He said he'll do it."
"...He did? That's surprising, but good to know."
"Yeah! I still have to make some calls, so I'll talk to you later, but I'll let you know if they'll release more info."
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"Oh, so you agreed to the interview with Y/N?"
Matthew looks at Zhanghao, recalling the exchange they had a few days before.
"Really?! Oh, I'm definitely seated for that. I binged the episodes they put out and you guys had really good chemistry." Ricky peers up from his phone. 
"Good to know you followed my advice." Jiwoong interjects, stopping himself mid bite, before asking Ricky what he even meant by 'being seated for that'.
"Hm? You asked Jiwoong hyung for advice? Why though?" Matthew asks once again, tilting his head.
"Ah, that's because..."
Zhanghao trails off, stopping himself for a moment.
"Y/N is actually ex. My only one, by the way. I told both the company and Dispatch that so, they might use it as part of the interview. The company didn't seem to mind that though."
The room suddenly went silent, the rest of the members looking at their center, causing him to become flustered.
"Yah! Why'd you guys go all quiet all of a sudden?! You're not supposed to be eavesdropping!"
Then, the room erupted. Now Zhanghao had to endure his members' endless teasing.
Later that night, he sat in his room. After a lot of consideration and debating with himself, he decided to watch the documentary where it all started.
Staring at the screen, he hesitated to press play.
On the other hand, Y/N was also in the same situation. Little did they know that they were both facing the same dilemma.
They both sat in front of their laptops and stared at the screens. In front of them were videos that contained their highschool moments and memories.
After heavy debating, they finally pressed play, all the memories flooding back to them.
—2015—
"Okay, class. I'll be giving back your test papers, so please take note of your scores."
The teacher handed the graded papers back, giving time for everyone to recieve their own.
Y/N recieved their paper. Looking at it, they saw that they got full marks. 
'Yes!'
They cheered to themself, peering across the room to look at Zhanghao to try and see his reaction. 
"Also, congratulations to both Y/N and Zhanghao for getting full marks! Please keep it up."
At that, Y/N had to resist the urge of banging their head against the table.
'Nevermind. Forget it.'
Y/N always saw Zhanghao as an academic rival, but he doesn't know that. He always kept to himself and carried on.
And that's how it always was for them, back and forth. Zhanghao doing his usual, while Y/N did everything to stay on top.
Sometimes it'd work, sometimes it wouldn't. No matter though, Zhanghao never failed to greet them, which in turn made them more irritated about it.
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"Seriously? I forgot my umbrella..."
Y/N rummaged through her bag for the nth time again, as if by some miracle, the umbrella will show up.
They sighed, looking up and watching the pouring heavy rain.
"You forgot your umbrella?"
Zhanghao came from behind and stood next to them
"Yeah. What, gonna rub it in my face?"
He looked at them incredulously, almost looking offended.
"Um, no? I was gonna offer to walk with you to wherever you were going. I don't think you have an option anyways, since everyone's already pretty much left."
He's right. It was almost 5pm and the school was almost emptied out. If they remained stubborn and turned down his offer, they’d probably have to wait until the rain stopped, which clearly looked like it wasn’t happening anytime soon.
“Ah… I was planning to drop by this cafe nearby before heading home. I’m not sure if you have the time for that, though, so it’s all good if you just go ahead without me.”
“What are you talking about? I’m not leaving you here like this. Besides, I actually have a lot of free time but nothing to do, so I’ll come with you, don’t worry about it.”
Y/N stared at him, unsure of what to feel. Zhanghao then motioned them to go ahead, which they did.
The cafe visit and walk there was silent. Zhanghao didn’t seem to mind but Y/N on the other hand had a lot of thoughts running through their mind. The pair lightly bickered in line, with Zhanghao offering to pay for both their food and drinks while Y/N insisted on covering the expenses instead.
“Please, let me. Just think of it as thanks for helping out tonight.”
Zhanghao then let out a huff in defeat, stating that he’ll pay next time instead and that he’ll walk them home instead. His resolve was made clear and it was obvious he wouldn’t take no for an answer, so they reluctantly accepted.
More silence ensued for the walk until Y/N spoke for the first time since leaving the cafe.
“I’ve been meaning to ask… why are you doing this in the first place?”
“Hm? Why, does it bother you?”
Y/N sighed. “I should be asking you that. I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but I don’t really like you.” Zhanghao couldn’t help but laugh lightly at that. “Ouch. Is it because you consider me as an academic rival? ‘Cause I feel like the energy you’ve been trying to give me, aside from Kuanjui kind of implying it too…”
“Huh, you knew?” Y/N looked at him shocked, while he returned an amused expression. “You always gave me dirty looks when I’d score higher than you, and you’d always look my way with this smug look when you’re the one who’d score higher than me. It can be pretty obvious you’re rubbing things in sometimes, you know.”
They looked away, embarrassed. Y/N seriously didn’t think they were being that obvious to him about it, but looks like they thought wrong.
The man before them put a reassuring hand on their shoulder as they chewed on their lip trying to come up with an excuse. 
“It’s alright, if it’s that serious for you I can hold back and let you rank 1st every time.”
Y/N’s heart fluttered just a little at the idea of him being willing to do that before they quickly snapped back to reality.
“W–Wait, no! I don’t want you to give all that up just for me, I promise. Besides, if I knew you were doing that, it’ll take away the feeling because it's… inorganic? So please, I’d feel even worse if you did that.”
“...Are you sure?” “Yeah. I’ll just work even harder to keep beating you next time! So you better watch out.”
Y/N nodded, hitting Zhanghao’s shoulder which caused him to burst out laughing.
By the time they both got home, they already considered each other friends and were on much better terms. 
Soon enough, they warmed up to each other and hung out with Kuanjui together. They became an inseparable trio and always were seen together.
“Ohohoh! What’s this, Zhanghao and Y/N talking? That’s a first!”
Kuanjui approaches the pair and they noticed he held a camera in his hand, talking to it.
“Yah, shut up! What are you even doing with that?” Y/N lightly hits his shoulder as Zhanghao bites back a laugh.
“Ow! I’m trying to record as much of our highschool days as I can, like a documentary! What’s it to you anyways?”
He replies, rubbing his arm.
Y/N doesn’t say anything back glaring at him as he turns away and starts rambling to the camera.
Time passed and little by little, Y/N and Zhanghao slowly developed feelings for each other. They grew closer and more comfortable with each other. Glances from across their classroom turned into small, unsure touches, and little gifts with a “it reminded me of you, I thought you’d like it.” [ITALICS]
—2016—
Summer has come. The sun shone brightly and the pair stood at a spot they always came back to. It overlooked the city and they could see the lotus flowers in bloom in the nearby garden.
While Y/N admired the view, Zhanghao admired the person next to him. Silent and looking softly at their smiling face. Y/N felt his gaze and turned their head, slightly flustered once they realized that he’s been staring the entire time.
“You’re staring” “I know.”
“...Are you okay?” At this, Zhanghao gulped, unsure if he should say it. ‘It’s now or never. If you don’t tell them now, when will you?’ he thought to himself. Mustering all his courage, he takes a deep breath and faces Y/N again.
“Can I tell you something? Please promise me this won’t ruin our friendship.”
Y/N looks back at him with a confused expression, unsure of how to respond.
“Um, okay. Is everything alright though? You’re kind of scaring me…”
“I like you, Y/N.”
Just then, it was almost like time stopped between them. Y/N stood in shocked silence for a while before Zhanghao started mumbling.
“Itsokayifyoudon’tlikemebackIjusthopethisdoesn’truinourfriendshipan—”
“Hey, hey! It’s okay!” Y/N took his head between their hands, forcing him to look at them. After noticing he calms down, they continue.
“I, um. Actually like you too, so…” they continue, sheepishly rubbing their arm and looking away, flustered. 
It was Zhanghao’s turn to be shocked and silent. He was visibly processing the information before he looked back at Y/N. “Seriously?”
He gets a nod in response. After realizing that Y/N really was being serious, he couldn’t help but break out into a smile and pull them in a tight hug.
They both laugh and start to excitedly talk about where their relationship goes from here, all while they looked back at the colorful lotus flowers in front of them.
———
“Hey, are you serious about taking the Gaokao so soon?”
Y/N asked Zhanghao, who sat across from them and next to Kuanjui.
“Hmm, well, yeah. I actually meet the criteria and have the qualifications for it. You should go for it, too! You’re just as qualified for that as I am.”
“And leave me here?” Kuanjui cuts in, whining.
“Urgh. I dunno, as much as I wanna do that, I also wanna take it slow and enjoy highschool, y’know? Besides, aren’t you taking up Geoscience? I think I’ll be fine if I don’t rush things since I’m taking Fine Arts.” 
Y/N sighs.
Zhanghao hums. “That’s true, but I’m actually not that sure anymore. I might take music if Geoscience doesn’t work out.”
Kuanjui looks up from his food, speaking with a stuffed face. The table shook at the sudden movement, causing the camera to almost lose its balance.
“What are you even still doing with that camera? You’re still doing that documentary?”
Y/N asks and they only earn a ‘shut up’ from him. He then turns to Zhanghao to ask.
“Seriously? So suddenly?”
“Like I said, only if it doesn’t work out. Who knows?”
“You seem so relaxed about a pretty big decision, Hao. You should take this seriously!”
Y/N lightly scolds and hits him. The trio all burst into laughter as the topic starts to divert to their school and classes.
—2018—
“Wah! I’m so glad we both got into the same uni!” Y/N exclaims as they pull Zhanghao into a hug upon meeting each other. “Still, you’re a year level above me which kinda pisses me off. I should’ve taken the Gaokao when you did, too.” they sigh as the pair pulls away from each other.
Zhanghao laughs at this. “Yeah, yeah. It’s a shame Kuanjui had to go back to Taiwan though, we could’ve had a complete reunion!”
“Well, it’s not like there’s much we can do about it anyways. If anything, I can’t believe you dropped Geosci for music! You play the violin now, right? How’s that going for you?
”It was a pretty big decision, I admit, but I found that I really have a passion for music compared to Geosci.” Zhanghao replies, before briefly changing the topic.
“Hey, why don’t we talk about this over lunch instead? My treat, to celebrate your very first day here!”
“Really? Who am I to turn down free lunch?”
The couple breaks out in a fit of giggles as they walk off, discussing a multitude of different topics.
—2021—
“Baobei.”
Zhanghao quietly calls out. Y/N hums, turning to look at him as they both stood at the same spot where they both got together.
The man before them pulls out a small box, softly smiling as he hands it to Y/N.
“Happy 5th anniversary to us.”
Y/N looks at him in shock, before opening the box and finding a Chai hairpin that were decorated with lotus flowers at the ends.
“I know you don’t normally wear hairpins but I saw it and it reminded me of you. It reminded me of us and how we got together when the lotus were in full bloom back in summer. Well, aside from the meaning of the flower itself.”
Zhanghao explains, lightly chuckling at the end.
“Are you kidding? It's so pretty. I love it. I love you.”
They both lean into each other, and as they gazed at the view overlooking the night city, Y/N whispers.
“Happy 5th to us, love.”
———
“I’m leaving the country soon.”
Zhanghao breaks the silence. They stood at their favorite spot once again, where they’d shared a lot of significant memories together.
“Huh?”
“You know Yuehua, right? I told you about it. The agency’s been following me around for over the past 3 years now. I’ve decided to sign with them now that I got my degree. I want to become an idol.”
Y/N stared at him, wanting to say a million things but in the end, couldn’t bring themselves to say it all. “...I see.”
With a deep breath, they fully turn to him with a sad look.
“Let's break up then.”
“...What?” Zhanghao’s brows furrowed.
“Let’s break up, Hao. We can’t be together like this. If you want to become an idol and leave the country for it, then I’ll let you. You can’t be in a relationship as a trainee and I don’t wanna hold you back from your dreams.” “Wait, can’t we talk about this first?” he slowly becomes more panicked at the situation.
“Baobei. Please understand.” Y/N pleads.
 “I don’t want to hold you back and maintain a long distance relationship. I don’t want to distract you. Believe me, I don’t want this either, but it’s better for both of us.”
The couple stares at each other, either one unable to say anything further as their tears start to fall. Zhanghao swallows.
“I’m sorry.” he says, voice barely above a whisper.
“It’s okay. It’s not your fault.”
Y/N hesitates, but starts rummaging through their bag. They pulled out a small box that looked all too familiar to the pair. They take the hairpin out of it, snapping one of the pins off and placing it on Zhanghao’s palm with a small ‘here’.[ITALICS]
“We might not be together anymore from this point on, but promise me you’ll keep this, take good care of it, and carry it around with you when you can, so when we meet again, we can piece them together. Doesn’t matter if either one of us has someone else by then. It’ll serve as a reminder of the times we had and things we shared. I love you.”[ITALICS]
They both burst into tears, hugging each other as if their life depended on it, before deciding to (hesitantly) part ways for good.
That was the last time they saw each other since then.
—PRESENT DAY—
“Kuanjui, was this really a good idea?”
Y/N sighs, as they look in the mirror and restlessly adjust their clothes. They seem to be making sure that something stays in their pockets.
“Don’t get cold feet now, Y/N! It’ll be fine, I promise.”
“When is he coming? I haven’t seen him in ages so I don’t know how to–”
Y/N’s sentence gets interrupted as the studio’s doors open, revealing Zhanghao as he stepped in. He looks around before noticing Kuanjui and Y/N standing and staring at him. Upon seeing them, he gives a polite smile and a small bow.
“Um. I’ll go grab a drink. Stay here.” Kuanjui tells Y/N and before they could even do anything, he was already out of the room.
Traitor!
Sighing, they turn back to Zhanghao and observe him. He approaches them and they hold their breath.
“Hi.” Zhanghao greets.
“Hey.”
“Long time no see, huh?”
Silence settles between them and neither one is sure of what else to say.
“...You’ve changed, Hao.” Y/N musters up a smile, but it’s clear to both of them that it’s a sad one. 
“Yeah. So did you.” 
“So you’re an idol now? Congrats. I’m so happy for you.”
Something inside Zhanghao visibly shifts but Y/N can’t tell what exactly. 
As he opens his mouth to try and give back a reply, a staff member comes in, cutting them both off. They decide to get a chance to properly talk again later as they were both led into the interview room, where the staff member explains the the basics
“You guys will be sitting there and we’ll simply show you questions on a card.You can answer as honestly and freely as possible. Because of that, you only have the flow of the interview.”
They both nod and the cameras start rolling. They do the introductions and read the first question.
‘How did you two meet?’
“This was already pretty obvious but we went to the same school and were classmates.”
Zhanghao starts.
‘What were your first impressions of each other?’
Y/N lightly giggles at this question.
“I considered Zhanghao to be my academic rival but I eventually found out that he didn’t see me that way and only thought of me as a mutual friend thanks to Kuanjui. After he helped me out, we became friends.”
Zhanghao chuckles at this before answering.
“Well, yeah. Like they said, I only knew them because they were friends with Kuanjui. I did think they were pretty nice at first, then I thought they were cold after a while because I thought they hated me .”
At that, the studio’s atmosphere instantly lightened and they were less tense with each other now.
‘We heard that you two used to date. What was the relationship like?’
“Ah, well… we were pretty much inseparable once we became friends, so not much changed and we spent a lot of time together. I guess we were more comfortable and open with each other?”
Y/N answers, careful not to say anything that may cause a scandal. Zhanghao simply nods in agreement.
‘Why did you two break up?’
The room goes silent for a while as the pair looked at each other, gulping. As Zhanghao hesitates to answer,  Y/N cuts in.
“Just differences. He wanted to be an idol and had to move to Korea for that. I wasn’t sure on what to do yet but I stayed behind. I didn’t want to hold him back by keeping a long distance relationship and distract him from his dreams.”
“It was a mutual agreement, so it wasn’t a messy breakup or anything. We were together for over 5 years.”
Zhanghao adds as he nods.
Using past tense to discuss their relationship stung them more than both had expected. You’d think they should be used to it by now.
‘Did you two keep in contact afterwards?’
“Honestly? No. As far as I know, this is the first time we’ve seen each other since we broke up.”
“Yeah. Even though we lived in the same city and ended up moving to the same one as well, this is the first time we've seen each other in person after all that.”
‘Did your lives turn out the way you expected them to 10 years back?’
“No, actually. I wasn’t expecting to end up being on good terms with Zhanghao back then, moreso dating him. I also wasn’t expecting to move out to the country either, so I wouldn’t exactly say that.
“Absolutely not. I wanted to pursue Geoscience at first, but I eventually decided that it wasn’t for me and that I wanted to pursue music instead. So I switched schools and picked up the violin. If you told my 16 year old self that I’d be a K-pop idol 10 years from now, I’d probably think you were crazy.”
The pair laughs at this, knowing that it was true for the both of them.
‘For this segment, we’ll be leaving you alone in the room for 10 minutes. Is there anything you want to say to each other before we wrap up?’
The room went silent and their faces slowly dropped. It stayed like that for almost a minute as the staff all walked out.
“Um…” Y/N starts, turning to Zhanghao, unsure if they should even say this. ‘It’s now or never, Y/N’
Taking a deep breath, they continue. “When I was breaking up with you, I was kind of hoping you’d fight for us a little more. I know that I ended it, but why didn’t you chase after me? Sure, I was trying my best to convince you, but why didn’t you stop me?”
Zhanghao’s eyes turned glassy as he stared at them, watching while they continued.
Y/N takes a deep breath. “I was constantly lying to myself that I was over you, even though I moved to Seoul after you did, and throughout these years I would silently wish that I’d run into you and meet you again.” their voice cracks slightly as tears prick their eyes.
Zhanghao smiles sadly. “I don’t know if you knew this, but ever since we broke up, I’d constantly ask one of your close friends for updates. Everyday, I’d ask them. When they told me you were moving to Korea, I was a little devastated because I knew I couldn't ask them anymore, and finding you would be much harder now.”
“You would constantly look for me?”
“Yeah. When I debuted, I thought about you and how I’ve finally achieved my dreams, but you weren’t there for me anymore. You weren’t with me. And I didn't know how to feel about that.”
“Oh.” 
“I watched you though. I watched you on the show, your debut show, all of it. I watched your life through pictures and the videos your staff would upload.” Y/N fidgets with their hands.
“...Do you remember that promise from before? When we broke up? Here.” Zhanghao asks out of nowhere, pulling out the same Chai hairpin from 5 years before and handing his piece.
Y/N looks back and forth between the pin in their hand and the man before them, tears threatening to spill. “You… really kept it?”
“Of course. I’m not one to go back on my promises, you know?”
At this, Y/N pulls out their half, the one they were fiddling with in their pocket earlier.
“I just… didn’t think you would. I was planning to give you my [ITALICS] half instead.”
“Do you still wanna piece them together?” Zhanghao asks, and Y/N contemplates on it. Complete silence once again.
“No.”
“...No?”
“Yeah, no. Here, keep your piece. The fact that you still remembered and even brought your half of the pin already means a lot to me. You can think of it as me giving back to you. This pin already means a lot to me, so I want you to keep it for good now.” Y/N hands back the pin.
“Okay. If that’s what you want.”
At this, the staff quietly open the door and pour back in, indicating the end of the 10 minutes, as well as the interview as a whole.
They both dab away their tears and take the time to calm down. After doing so, they did the outro and were finally free to go.
Y/N checked their phone as soon as they got off and saw that Kuanjui had to leave to take care of something. ‘Let me know how it went’, the text read.
They stepped out of the building and were greeted with the sun shining brightly over them, completely contrasting to the bittersweet feelings they were having at the moment.
“So…” 
Zhanghao breaks the silence, hands stuffed in his pockets.
“I’ll see you around?”
“That’s it? You’re not even gonna exchange socials, numbers, anything?”
Y/N lightly scoffs, and Zhanghao genuinely smiles at this.
“Looks like you didn’t change much.” they exchange both socials and numbers, and couldn’t help but stare at each other in silence afterwards.
Zhanghao’s phone rings. Seeing the caller’s ID, he turns to Y/N. “My members seem to be looking for me now. Let’s catch up some other time, yeah?” he smiles.
“Yeah. We can do that.”
“It was nice seeing you Y/N. In all honesty, I was afraid to see you again, but I’m more reassured now after all this…” he trails off.
“And I missed you. A lot.”
“I missed you too. A lot.” Y/N smiles at him, mirroring his words.
“I’ll see you then. Bye.”
“Bye.”
Zhanghao walks away and Y/N had to resist the urge to chase after him. Watching his figure leave their peripheral vision, they finally allowed a lingering thought to take over them.
“I still love him, don’t I?”
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whimhabit replied to your post “Having a bit of a tough time right now due to…”
I’m looking forward to hearing more of what seems to have been a joyful experience in the making of. Fwiw I got to see Neil speak recently and he brought up not just now excited he is for GO2 but how much specifically he appreciates David and Michael. They’re the only actors he mentioned by name in two days of interviewing, and that included a lot about his work and various adaptations. Neil honest to goodness seems to love this show and what they’ve made, and that makes want to love it, too.
Oh, I love this. This is a gorgeous answer, and I could not agree more about Neil so specifically naming Michael and David more than any other actors in any of his shows--not only now, but over the last four years. So many interviews and moments come to mind, but these in particular stand out:
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I fully acknowledge that this could all be tied into Aziraphale and Crowley and Neil seeing them as one unit rather than separate characters--that there is no possible way to have one without the other. But the feeling I’ve often had is that he sees Michael and David the same way.
Whether because of their portrayal of Aziraphale and Crowley, or because of the relationship between Michael and David themselves, Neil sees them as a package deal. And he more than all of us has had a front row seat to Michael and David’s relationship, to seeing it blossom and deepen and grow over the last few years. I can only imagine what he saw while they were together filming GO 2--what Michael and David brought to the story and the script and how they made the characters come to life again, but also that chemistry and connection between them being even stronger now than the first time around.
The sheer affection that Neil has for them, for this extraordinary thing that they’ve built together, is incredibly moving, and like you, it also makes me want to love the show. It’s almost as if Neil has fallen in love with Michael and David just as much as the rest of us...
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I have so much work to do but I also feel like I’m losing my mind a little so have a mini In Defense of PerthChimon (the people hating on them almost certainly won’t see this or care, but writing is how I cope with my frustration, SO):
This feels so incredibly obvious but clearly it needs to be stated — there are a lot of people who find them very charming. If you think they are “disgusting” or “unappealing” that is a personal perspective. It is not fact.
If you think PC are secretly uncomfortable with each other, I invite you to watch some of their interviews and other behind the scenes moments, because they are pretty clearly not.
If you claim to like one or the other but advocate they should be separated, both have repeatedly said they would only do BL with each other and that they want to work together for a very long time. Just one interview below.
This is similar to a few bullets above, but subtly different — if you think they have “no chemistry” based solely on kissing, you are ignoring several other markers of physical and emotional chemistry, such as eye contact, hands (which they are exceptional at), general rapport, and more. They’ve also repeated said that feeding off each other while acting helps them elevate the really intense scenes they have. There’s also a really phenomenal post I will link to if I can find about how well they physically act together — timing things like throws and fights together.
But regardless, to those who say the kissing is “bad” — again, I personally don’t see it, but enough people are apparently zooming in on the screen and staring closely looking to find issue that it should be addressed. I have two very contradictory points but I am going to make them anyway: (1) they are playing two high schoolers, who are both coded as being each other’s first partners, who are meant to be shy and uncertain and learning together. Like after all the discourse in the locker room, I believe they are exceptional enough actors to be playing their scenes that way. (2) Why does it matter if they are kissing closed mouth? Is a BL only good now if there is really ‘sexy’, open-mouthed kissing? This is placing a very strange priority on a very tiny part of the acting process.
So all this said, pairs aren’t going to be for everyone, but it’s really rude to tag the actors in hate about their performance. It’s also just very frustrating to see pure hate in tags that are meant for sharing fandom joy — sorry but it just makes you look like you are looking for likes/attention. It’s a great way to get blocked by a whole lot of people instead of the reblogs you might want.
And it’s really not in good faith to ask two actors for an interview and then badmouth them shortly after. So I have deleted my previous recommendation to watch the recent PerthChimon interview on an English language BL podcast and encourage people who are fans of PC not to give likes/views to that outlet moving forward (happy to share more information via DM but not willing to further grow their name).
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'It's Gonna Suck': Avatar Netflix Star Prepares Fans for Season 2's Zuko & Iroh Conflict (Exclusive)
An actor from Netfix’s Avatar: The Last Airbender series teased one "heartbreaking" arc that seasons two and three have in store. 
For many, one of the best part of Netflix’s live-action remake of the beloved Nickelodeon series was the performances behind beloved characters Iroh and Zuko, played by Paul Sun-Hyung Lee and Dallas Liu.
The dynamic between the two brings the duo from animation into live action, and their bond feels authentic. Sadly, as close as those two are, in Book Two of the animated original, there is a notable break between them, leaving them both on their own.
With Season 2 right around the corner, fans should start prepping to go through that very same heartbreak.
[ Avatar Netflix Season 2: Dallas Liu Reveals His Big Hopes for Upcoming Episodes (Exclusive) ]
The Inevitable Conflict Between Uncle Iroh and Zuko
While talking with The Direct at Paleyfest 2024, Avatar: The Last Airbender actor Paul Sun-Hyung Lee shared how he is not looking forward to the big fracture between Uncle Iroh and Zuko.
"It’s gonna suck so hard," the actor noted regarding being separated from his usual scene partner Dallas Liu; though he made sure to point out how it will no doubt be "really good storytelling:"
"It's gonna suck so hard because I'll be alone. No, I mean, that's one of the lovely things about our story arcs is the fact that you see them together at first, you establish that, and then really good storytelling is putting people through conflict... And so having them separate is going to be heartbreaking, but at the same time, really, really great storytelling to see what they're like apart from each other. And so that's something I'm really, really looking forward to. And yeah, I'm gonna miss him."
Dallas Liu previously expressed a similar sentiment to The Direct in a separate interview, where he explained how close both he and Lee got during the filming:
"And I'm thankful for Paul because he was so supportive when I was feeling stress and worry, in the same way, that I think Uncle Iroh would care for Zuko during those times. And so what was going on in real life and behind the scenes sort of played out on camera really well."
Liu mentioned in that same past interview how he can only assume the split between the two characters will "feel real:"
"I can only assume that it'll feel real. All of my scenes in this series have been with Paul. So to not work with him in those scenes is hard because, for me, he feels like the backbone. That relationship is truly why I think the chemistry between the two of us is why those scenes feel so strong."
At Paleyfest, Liu told The Direct that for Season 2, he is actively hoping for "a strong Zuko" storyline:
"I'm hoping for like a strong Zuko alone. Like, I'm hoping I'm hoping for that. And I'm hoping for Lee from the tea shop, going on his little date. That was cute."
The actor also expressed how both he and Elizabeth Yu (Azula) "would kill it" in portraying the character’s intense sibling rivalry:
"Me and Lizzie were actually talking; we feel we would kill it. She did such a good job. I was so very impressed. Because I didn't, I wasn't on set the days that she was shooting. So, I didn't get to see our work until it came out. So I was really impressed."
Yu agreed, noting how "the sibling vibe" between the two of them "has definitely grown:"
"Yeah, I'm very excited. I feel like we've been spending so much time promoting the show, too, that the sibling vibe has definitely grown. So I'm super excited to see what that looks like on screen."
It Will Suck Missing Uncle Iroh and Zuko in Avatar Season 2
The split between Uncle Iroh and Zuko will undoubtedly be disappointing just as much for the audience as it will for the actors behind the scenes.
It is going to be hard to swallow the fact that fans will have to go almost an entire season (perhaps more) without them together.
Thankfully, there will be at least an episode or two with them still together when Season 2 starts.
While Uncle Iroh may play a smaller role in Zuko’s time on the show, at least there will (probably) be further exploration of his sibling rivalry with Azula. The first season didn't offer much in that regard, and the duo butt heads more than a few times in the animated show’s second and third seasons.
Season 3 will be particularly interesting, as, when it starts, Zuko is spending some time at home in the Fire Nation nice and comfy—a dynamic which hasn't been shown in live-action yet.
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"So what's the deal with James and Sadie?"
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Today, I posted this post as my response to a tag. In the comments on that post, I was asked if James and Sadie were together now.
I think that's a very legitimate question, so I thought I'd make a post about it. I understand things may be blurry by now. After all, it's been a while since we've seen James and Sadie together in the context of the story, and after the holiday AU posts and other suggestive remarks made about them by myself and other characters, I understand it may have gotten a bit confusing by now.
TL;DR:
James and Sadie are not together, though they have a strong and quite special friendship. Yet I feel the chemistry and ship it along with pretty much everyone else, so I am very okay with using them in tag- and ask game things as if they were together.
The longer story? ⬇️
I decided to do a short summary of where James and Sadie stand in relation to each other:
Current date in the timeline of the story: Early March 08.
Underlined dates are links to the referred chapters on my WordPress blog
October 07: While many things happened before (which are probably also good to know), we need to start somewhere, and this is where everything changes... Sadie, Finn and Rachel start university. Sadie is looking forward to being reunited with Daniel again and goes on a date with him. But as she tells him what she's been up to while they were apart, including her friends-with-benefits situation with Finn, it suddenly hits her she actually caught feelings for Finn... She tells Finn (who also has feelings for her). But also says she needs time to figure stuff out. As she's sitting on a bench thinking things through, she is joined by James. He tells her he's missed her (in the band) and asks her to rejoin. She wants nothing more. And everyone reading this saw the chemistry...
November 07: James and Sadie go to Bridgeport together for an interview about The Hot Wings and spend a night in a hotel room. Sadie has a very heated dream about James, which confuses her greatly.
December 07: Still struggling with everything she feels, Sadie does realise what she once had with Dan is in the past and she tells him so. They let go of each other for good now but remain on good terms. Meanwhile, the sexual tension between James and Sadie, on stage, continues to rise.
January 08: It's the day of the debut album release for The Hot Wings! Emotions and sexual tensions run high. After their performance, Finn comes up to Sadie and asks her where they stand. Has she finally figured out what she wants and is it maybe him? Sadie feels overwhelmed and tells him she needs more time. He gets angry, tells her she can forget all about it then and later she sees him talking to a girl at the bar. All emotions combined, Sadie and James go home together and end up getting the release they needed (in other words, have sex). They end up talking for a long time afterwards during which James talks a little bit about his internal conflicts and issues with love and romance and Sadie admits to herself and to James she's in love with Finn, but has been scared to allow herself to be because of her history with him.
Still January 08: The day after the release performance, it doesn't take long until everyone in the house/ friend groups/band knows James and Sadie slept together and *everyone* has an opinion... Feeling alone and like everyone hates her, Sadie goes for a run, in the snow, to clear her mind. As she sits down on a bench, she gets so cold and feels the cold actually numbs the thoughts on her mind, so she stays out... James notices her sitting there and takes her in from the cold, helps her to warm up and after she's cried out, they have an honest and quite deep conversation in which James tells her about self destructive things he has done. This night brings them closer emotionally.
February 08: The friendship that has developed between James and Sadie is very close, very grounded and rather special. They spend every night together, in close embrace, because they understand each other in a way others don't, but they're not having sex, they're not even kissing. It's not romance. They say.
And that's where we're at right now. The upcoming chapter will bring more changes...
THAT SAID...
I know the Jadie ship is strongly sailing, and my dears, I'm SO on board. Time will tell if they will actually be together or end up with other people as originally intended. But I see the chemistry, I feel the chemistry and when I get the chance I go with the chemistry. Be it in an AU, a random photoshoot or a tag-/askgame.
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Maybe it’s a blessing in disguise that my taekook-focused twitter account got suspended. It’s getting too tiring to ship taekook now. I’m a hardcore taekooker since 2018, but now, I’m starting to wean off.
Whenever I convince myself that they’re not together, something would happen that would make me question their relationship, but now, I’ve been trying to detach myself from the whole idea of them being together and try to change my perspective about their interactions, and I realized that there’s probably nothing more that’s going on between them.
With all the taennie rumor, Jk’s interaction with Jennie, Jikook in NY, JK’s interviews and lives, Gyu and Jk’s relationship, Tae’s silence, it’s like if you’re going to see everything in a non-biased perspective, taekook are just two close friends. It’s undeniable that they’re the closest members regardless of what jikookers are claiming. Taekook are the closest, they just have to suck it up. What they have is special. They’re each other’s go-tos. We all have this kind of friendship, but it doesn’t mean there’s something romantic between them.
Before, when I read taekookers’ posts on twitter whenever taekook interact, I’m getting butterflies in my stomach, but now, whenever taekookers’ imply something more than there is, I just thought they’re being ridiculous. I’m beginning to understand the non-shippers whenever taekook or jikook interact. Jk also mentioned Jimin countless times during his live last night, although it would imply that they never really interacted the way taekook did, but still, they’re all just bandmates and friends. JK, after all, said that he’s aware of shipping (as per Variety interview), and that he loves that members can create great chemistry no matter which member they are with, and that their fans love each and all of their chemistry. Maybe it’s just that, having chemistry with another member.
I dunno what made me think that both taekook are in a relationship, but not with each other. Tae might really be with Jennie and JK might be dating also. He seemed to be getting laid often. I know I’m judging, but they’re in their prime, and they’re not that innocent.
I feel like any day now, both taekook’s relationship will be revealed. You can’t hide everything forever after all especially if you’re in the biggest band in the world where all eyes are on you.
Anyway, I will be here for Tae’s solo project. That’s what I’ve been looking forward to the most right now. I will support him with every resource that I have the same way I did with Jk’s Seven. After that though, I might slowly detach myself from the fandom until their reunion in 2025/2026.
I will sober up from Taekook first. lol
Hi anon! I'm glad things are working out for you. Fandom can be hard, and being part of a shipping fandom is... quite something. I find a lot of comfort in knowing that my believe in Tae and JK's relationship has no effect on the state of their relationship. I am only a bystander in this situation. Whether I stay or go, their relationship wil stay the same. If I don't go online for a week.. they will still continue living their lives the same way. When things get overwhelming, I take a step back. I'm in the process of moving, and there will be moments that I'm not going to be able to be online much.. and that's fine; my own life always comes first. It nice to see that you have found some peace. I think the hardest part for some fans is to always try to find proof that their thought are correct. Every detail has to fit otherwise they get insecure, and that's never a nice feeling. Personally, I have no problem with not understanding everything. We just can't. I have a clear view of what I think goes on in my mind. Basically everything that happens fits into how I feel things would go, so I have little insecure thoughts.
I don't agree with your assesment of things, but I do understand why you would feel this way. And if you feel better on that side of fandom, then good for you.
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my-shields-are-down · 2 years
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I’ve seen several ppl mention that Eric said he had to fight to get this role and from what I understand is they thought his look and personality (basically hot and nice) wouldn’t be a good fit as Tim so he had to convince them but I guess I can see where they were going with that since from day 1 Chenford was not supposed to be a couple and they had no intentions of them ever being together. I mean immediately you got a hot guy and hot girl together it’s bound to happen with the viewers but even so it’s more the chemistry that Melissa and Eric have onscreen with each other that did that. I mean the most insignificant mundane things they do you can feel the chemistry, well it feels that way to me. So as a show the writers, while it wasn’t planned that way, have something they can capitalize off of and would be such a waste if they don’t, hope we see at least some real steps forward in S5 with Chenford. 
The original plan as I understand it, was for Lucy to be Nolan’s love interest throughout the course of the show, so Chenford didn’t exist in anyone’s mind.
But then audiences were not fans of the relationship-the age gap was super creepy, and there was no chemistry between the two, and most importantly ratings started to fall. So they mixed things up - and we had a string of potential love interests cycle through for Nolan.
yes, Eric has said in multiple interviews and on his podcast, that he had to fight for that role. Hot guy as tormented TO. Not what the producers - including Nathan Fillion- had in mind. But he won them over.
And simultaneously with Nolan’s parade of women, something magical started happening between hot girl and hot guy- which most shows I’ve watched would have capitalized on to increase the fan base, write fun episodes for them, yay everyone is happy. But I think for whatever reason (politics, egos, story lines, whatever), in this case they have not put forth any real effort into the Chenford story line. And as you can tell from last season it was very clunky. Not a lot of movement. “They” couldn’t make up their mind what to do with them.
I actually think, Eric by doing that interview in US Weekly at the very beginning of Season 2, kind of threw down the gauntlet a bit, by saying he was down for Chenford to happen. To me, that was pretty surprising and out of left field. Suddenly the idea of Chenford exploded. Whether that was initiated by the show or Eric just being Eric, we may never know. But we do know, the show never really capitalized on it effectively. I loved the progression in Season 2 and the 3x09 prank to me felt a bit like the show bitch-slapping Chenford fans. Like, you thought this was gonna happen?! not!
But then, they flip flopped back to Chenford with all the situational growth that season culminating with that dress and tux.
I don’t know what’s going to happen, but I do know, that unless they stick one of them on Feds for an extended period of time, that chemistry between Lucy and Tim will continue to feed Chenford mania.
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panamacityplayboy · 2 years
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Wow, I honestly don't know where to even start. UnityVerse Big Brother 2022 was one of the best experiences in my entire life. I remember being so afraid at first, since I was injured and I thought I couldn't do it, but a good friend of mine changed my mind. @kor-combats, thank you for helping me realize that it doesn't matter what's going on in real life and that you can still accomplish great things. The fact that we got to go to a New Era together still blows my mind and I just know our careers are linked together for life. I love you, man.
Ever since this competiton started, I just knew we were going to deliver. This cast had the best chemistry that I had ever seen in a New Era. I loved the dynamic between Oswego East, we were all such a wonderful team and I looked forward to competing with them every week. I think everyone on the roster made a tremendous impact that'll be remembered for times to come. I met people that I'd never thought I'd talk to, and got to reconnect with others that I hadn't seen in a while. It's a bittersweet feeling, really, now that we're all back home but the competition's over. But I think we made the very best of all of it.
Getting to the finals was a great honor and I couldn't be more proud of the competition as a whole. I really think I was able to show myself in a way that I never could in say... E&C. 😂 Big Brother this year really had everything and more! I wanted to shout out the executive producers and the interviewers for believing in us and trusting us to do our best. I seriously could not be happier. A huge congratulations to @kennyomegamanx on the win... I have the utmost respect for him and I'm glad we were the finals this year. It'll be even more exciting when we can tear it up in the ring, I'm sure of it.
To everyone watching... thank you for supporting us for the past 2 months. No matter how you felt, you were all invested and that means more to me than you'll ever know. I may not know what the future will bring, but I do know that I'll be prepared for anything. Now I'll focus on my recovery and keep getting better. I love you all so much, and I'll never forget Big Brother 2022. ♥️
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HSMTMTS 3x08 Review
Let it Go was a decent ending for S3 and charts a course for the rest of the series. Let’s dig in!
Well congrats Rina stans. I don’t ship them but the rest of the series is now intertwined with Rina so I hope they are well written. Given Tim’s track record with main couples the fact that Rina got together in 3x08 means they’ll have a breakup in S4.  It’s noteworthy that all of Gina’s callbacks are from like two eps in S1; it’s time for a proper story line for them, no more love triangles or emotional cheating. I’ve always held that Tim shouldn’t do both Rina and Portwell but now that the damage is done it’s time to stick with Rina and move the show forward
As I said back when the Portwell off screen first kiss happened, it was done that way to deliberately undercut Portwell and not take away from Rina hence the show treating this much more like Gina’s first kiss
Well they allowed EJ a flash of realistic anger towards Ricky but then he calls him his brother which is just not how people, let alone teenagers, would act. Certainly Ricky has been a malign influence on EJ’s life the past year in universe. I hope no one reading this ever has a brother like Ricky!
 Cash Caswell wins the coveted Lynne Bowen prize for worst parent of the season. At least Val was there to comfort EJ, god knows where Ashlyn’s been this season
Dara killed it as Elsa. Kourtney has come such a long way from Nini’s sassy black friend and I’m glad she’s getting the chance to shine. Her anxiety story line has been fairly well handled for a Disney show
Big Red being interviewed for some reason and coming out as bi felt like a fever dream. This season has certainly been a huge step forward for lgbtq rep on Disney. And to be honest it’s a wise move, Big Red was never believable as someone who was exclusively interested in the charms of women. This should set up some interesting story lines for Big Red and Ashlyn in S4
End of an era as Nini departs. It was poignant farewell to Olivia Rodrigo who was such a big reason why the show took off as it did. Her giving the lotto ticket to Ricky was a sweet touch and her farewell to Miss Jenn hit hard
It’s darkly funny that the casting directors did too good of a job of casting Ricky and Nini as they were the couple the series was built around and their chemistry turned out to be so good that Olivia and Joshua dated in real life which led to an extremely messy and bitter breakup which was the inspiration for the songs which launched Olivia into pop superstardom and irrevocably changed the course of the show
Looking Ahead:
One of the biggest flaws of this show is how little continuity there from season to season.  Years from now when the series is long over I can’t imagine many people re-watching and making it all the way through since so much of what has happened in these first three seasons, in particular the first two seasons, has been rendered completely meaningless. 
S2 in particular seems like a total fuck up and I think a lot of people in the future who might check out the series without knowing anything about it will tap out after S2.
It’s clear that Tim is trying to set up a Glee like route where younger kids like Emmy get introduced and we follow them through High School even as the original wildcats begin to depart. But that should have begun in S2 which is when characters like Jet and Maddox should have been introduce but instead all the new S2 characters were purged. On one level its simply a question of time, the first two seasons comprise 22 eps and the remaining two seasons the mains are contracted for will only amount to 16-18 eps depending on whether S4 is 8 or 10 eps. The first two seasons will likely be the bulk of the entire series yet they bear almost no resemblance to what the series has and will become
S3 marks the final end of the core 4 inasmuch as it even existed past S1. EJ seems to be recurring in S4 with Tim making it clear that he won’t be involved at East High though I suspect he’s involved in the HSM 4 production at some point. Sounds like Jet and Maddox don’t show up immediately at East High since Tim says they need to clear things up in California. Emmy seems likely to enroll as a freshman at East High as Tim hinted. He’s also made clear that he views Ricky, Gina, Kourtney, Ashlyn, and Carlos as the core characters so we should expect the rest of the series to have a heavy focus on them
They seem to have 8-10 eps for S4. If it’s 8 it’s going to be extremely difficult to balance all the new and old characters. Kylie Catrall joins and Big Red, Seb, and Miss Jenn are back as mains. Are Mike Bowen and Mazarra back? And whoever from the OG cast returns though without Zac and Vanessa it will be a flop imo
I’m not looking forward to the kids getting famous. This show was such a hit because it was always grounded. I also worry that they’re going to go way too meta in S4. At least Tim has promised that they’ll return to the acoustic songs that made S1 so fun
S4 is when the cast contracts end. Tim clearly wants to do more but how many seasons would Disney be willing to greenlight, just one more to bring the series to Ricky’s graduation? There’s a very good chance that Disney just calls it quits after S4. Did Tim fuck up the logical series ending point of Ricky, Big Red, and Kourtney graduating by having a summer season? He very well could have. Ending the series in December of Ricky’s senior year would be very lame but that’s what we might be facing. Certainly it’s bizarre to do HSM S3 as the winter musical when it’s so focused on graduation and it will extremely hard to top having an og cast reunion while the kids get famous from the frozen documentary
We’ll probably have to wait for spring 2023 for S4 to premiere. In the meantime there are quite a few good shows to watch. There’s Di4ries on Netflix, a very charming Italian show. Young Royals S2 comes out in the fall, the first of the Owl House ‘S3′ specials comes out in October with the remaining two airing sometime in 2023. The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers S2 comes out later this month and hopefully Doogie Kamealoha MD S2 comes out sometime this year. There’s also Chucky S2 coming out in October which I know will make Jevon stans very happy. Secrets of Sulphur Springs S3 likely comes out early in 2023 as well
For any American readers, I urge you to vote in November. The democrats at least have a good chance to hold the Senate and it’s vital that they control as much of the Federal government as possible for as long as possible if America is to stand any chance of warding off fascism or civil war
Stay safe out there Wildcats and I’ll see you next season
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I took one for the team. DM and Enty talk about Chris starting at about 11:10 on DM’s podcast. She starts with Chris & Ryan saying they hate each other. They both have taken private jets on this junket yet the rest of the cast have flown together on commercial flights. And Enty says The Gray Man is a crap movie… and they both know it.. Chris & Ryan I mean. That the guys have no chemistry. Then they go into talking about hearing that Ryan cheated on his wife when they were dating. Then says Eva stays home and doesn’t work because Ryan won’t let her. Then they get back to Chris and his interview of saying he’s looking for the one. Neither believe him and say he’s full of shiat. (DM’s words) Enty tries saying Chris sleeps around a lot. And that he likes it that fans try to hook him up with different women and go all out trying to prove it. He laughs and gets a kick out of it. And they (enty & dm) make fun of the fans that do this. They move on to Albatrash. They don’t believe he was with her but that he was sleeping with Ana doing Ghosted. They say Chris will sleep with anyone that offers it up.. if they are married or in a relationship like Ana, he doesn’t care, he’ll sleep with them. They brought up Scarlett as well, as to them having hooked up in the past and if he hadn’t have backed out of the PA movie he’d try to sleep with her again. Then they laugh and joke more about how crazy his fans are. Then they moved on to other gossip.
Sounds like a bunch of bull they made up. And then trash talking and laughing at Chris’ fans. They really, really hate them and think they are crazy.
Other anons:
"but it wasn't the DM herself who said that he only has relationships with women his age, she's really desperate."
"I have listened to DM I’ll do every other week 😓 (!) So, Enty said the movie is crap because there’s not “screen connection” between Ryan & Chris and apparently they don’t like each other blah,blah Then they commented on the “laser focus” answer saying yes, he is laser focus on the next person will hook up with. They raise good points tho on the weird obsession that people have with his personal life and digging into IG follow&like and connecting landscapes and clouds. They quickly mention Ana"
"Someone did a summary of DM and Enty's convo. They ooze misery, bitterness, and jealousy. They left no stone unturned in their character assasination of Chris, Ryan, Ana, and Eva. I knew Enty was garbage years ago. DM just sunk even lower."
"Lmao @ DM and Enty's sorry asses trying to talk like that about Chris and Ana. Also lmao @ DM because her trusted sources said they hate each other. It's obvious they have become good colleagues and have great camaraderie with each other. What a bunch of clowns. On the other hand I'm a lot more excited about Ghosted now and looking forward to it's promos next year!😍"
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Tbh these two just sound like pressed assholes that are bitter at Chris doing totally the opposite of what they claim.
They come up with a secret girlfriend: Chris states he's single
They come up with Chris and Ana having feud: they keep showing how much they appreciate working with each other
I just love how they keep showing up what big clowns they are. But I'd wish people would stop engaging with their content. That's exactly the reason why they keep doing what they do, never forget that
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Hi Amy :)
You don't have to reply to this, but I just wanted to tell you how much I appreciate you and love your blog. You have honestly taught me a lot and given me a lot of things to consider regarding several things (Michael/David, "shipping" in general, autism, and people in general - like social behaviours, etc.). I check your blog every day and I look forward to doing it. The ask you answered regarding autism and ableism just made me really want to send you my love, partly because I've been wanting to do so for a long time. Sidenote, my brother has autism, but I honestly don't feel that I know enough to speak on it, so that anon may have meant well, but regardless it still feels quite hurtful even just reading it. Anyway, once again I love your blog so much <3 you have expanded my thoughts on what Michael and David's relationship could be, as well as informing me with your nuanced takes on various topics, and I am happy to read everything you post :))
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Hi, Anons! I am honestly overwhelmed and so touched by the response I have received to the ableist Anon that I answered last week, and so humbled to know that so many of you are out there and enjoying my blog.
As I mentioned on the Anon I just answered about David on the Morning Show, I had a really weird weekend, mainly due to things that were happening with my old fandom. It’s interesting...so many things change when you switch fandoms (the medium, the time periods, etc.), but the people stay the same. The attitude of that Anon is the same attitude I’ve faced in my old fandom--condescension delivered with a smile, with the sort of absolute conviction that is so classically neurotypical, either oblivious to or not caring about how hurtful and damaging their words are.
And with the MS/DT fandom, as with my old, people seem to have a tendency to read things into my words--their interpretations, their assumptions--instead of reading what I actually wrote. I’m truly not sure why this is, as I don’t put hidden meanings in my words--I write what I mean, and if I don’t think or believe something, I don’t write about it as if I do. Being misleading is something that’s never made sense to me, but time and again people somehow see my straightforwardness as deception, when it’s completely the opposite.
The other thing is, as a kid/teenager, I did have a lot of fantasies. Like many girls on the spectrum, my inner world was vastly richer and more fulfilling than the outside world, so those fantasies and being a writer and writing about those fantasies was a tremendous outlet for me, and in many ways, saved my life. Things have changed quite a bit as I’ve gotten older, though, and the stories I find myself most drawn to now are about the connections that exist between people.
With Good Omens, I was of course intrigued by the story between Aziraphale and Crowley, but after watching the show and especially countless interviews on the GO press tour, I found myself even more drawn to the story between Michael and David, and the relationship between them that informed the relationship between Aziraphale and Crowley. That chemistry, that powerful connection that we saw on screen was because of Michael and David, of something that only came into existence when the two of them were together. I began seeing it more and more in the press interviews...but then it continued even after that, long after the press tour was over, and that was when I knew there was something special there.
But everything I write, everything I’ve talked about on my blog, is based on my observations of things Michael and David have said and done. This isn’t me pulling things out of thin air or being delusional, as some people seem to think. Because with Michael and David, we don’t really need fantasies, because the reality of everything they’ve said about and done with each other is so much better.
So I am very glad that people are seeing that, and have actually learned from what I have written, either about Michael/David or autism or other topics. I’m so deeply grateful, because that is all I could ever really ask for, and/or for folks just to enjoy my silly posts. And you can rest assured that I will not stop posting, and will keep sharing my thoughts in the hope of continuing the nuanced discussions that we have had on here.
My thanks again to you, Anons, from the very bottom of my heart, and the heart of my bottom. I am so very happy you are all here! x
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