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I Don't Want To Wait, sixty-seven
rowaelin high school bff au
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AN: WHOOPS, I disappeared for two years. (Legit the last chapter was posted in May 2022!). But I’m back and have written… a lot of the rest of this fic, so we’re just going to post weekly (or even twice weekly!) until we’re finished. And I hope you’re still out there, anyone, to enjoy it. Quick recap for a previously on IDWTW. Aelin and Rowan had sex! It was great. Then they walked in on Rhoe and her dance teacher Petrah having sex, which was NOT great. Aelin never wants to go back to dance again. We returned to school. Senior second semester is going great. Busy for Aelin, who is still trying to work her butt off re: APs and grades. Less busy for Rowan, who is already recruited to college for lacrosse. Aelin and Lys had a huge falling out, but have slowly rekindled their friendship now that Lys is sober and working on her shit. Elide and Manon came out! They’re running as homecoming queens! Dorian and Chaol haven’t DTRed and are taking a break. Last we left off, Aelin texted someone to help retrieve her lacrosse hoodie from the dance studio after hours. But who? Keep reading to find out. Also, I have been gone for so long that I have NO idea who is still in the fandom or reading Rowaelin fic. Please reblog to spread the word! Taglist doesn't seem to possible anymore, so please share! Love you all and missed you all. Comment, message, meme, gif, whatever. Let’s go, team.
Aelin watched with wide eyes as Lys lowered into a crouch and removed a bobby pin from her hair. When she’d texted her friend to help with her mission, she hadn’t realized that Lysandra was a bona-fide expert at breaking and entering.
“It got boring in rehab,” Lys said with a small shrug, as if that explained her masterful lock-picking.
“Good to know,” Aelin said, chewing her thumb nervous and glancing over her shoulder at Rowan, who waited patiently in the jeep — aka, their getaway car. She didn’t think they’d actually need one, but this whole thing was such a thing, she figured it was probably safest to have a getaway car. What if the cops were called about the break-in, and they had to run?
Aelin almost chuckled at the thought of Orynth’s elderly Police Chief trying to run after them, but it hadn’t stopped her from telling Lys to dress all in black and meet them at the dance studio at eight. Luckily, Rhoe was at the station overnight, so he couldn’t see their ridiculous antics. But, after all, this mission was serious. She tried to refocus on Lys, who was finagling with a pin in the lock, taking her sweet time. A rush of panic ran through Aelin. What if they got caught? What if this got put on her permanent record? What if they got arrested?
BZZZZ. Aelin’s phone vibrated in her hand, making her jump with surprise.
“Gods,” she muttered under her breath, causing Lys to chuckle under her breath.
“Tell your buzzard not to worry, we’re almost there,” she said, twisting the pin again in a different direction. Aelin sighed at the reassurance. She knew that Rowan had to be feeling her nerves as well. Although maybe not quite as much. She wasn’t usually concerned about being a rule follower, but every step of the way had made her feel more and more stressed out. Which might have to do more with her overbearing boyfriend watching their every move than anything else. Couldn’t he just sit there and look cute and not worry? She looked at his text and shook her head. She should have known it’d be impossible. He was the biggest worry wart of them all.
Are you sure no one’s in the studio? It looks like the lights are on upstairs. Rowan texted from the front seat, his view of the studio probably better than theirs. But Aelin had spent too many years of her life at this studio. Despite her churning stomach, she knew they were fine.
Last class ended an hour ago. They always leave the lights on for the cleaning staff, but they get Fridays off, so they’re on until Saturday morning. It was part of my class schedule to turn the lights off. We’re good.
She looked over her shoulder after sending the text, and watched as Rowan threw a thumbs up in her direction. She couldn’t help but laugh at how silly he looked in his oversized black hoodie with the hood up. Despite completely disapproving of her decision, he showed up ready for the assignment at hand.
“Tadaaa,” Lys sang out quietly as the lock clicked open, the door popping ajar.
“Honestly, when I asked you to help me break into the dance studio, I figured we’d be throwing a rock into a window or something,” Aelin whispered, even though there was absolutely no reason to whisper at all. Aelin had timed it purposefully, so she wouldn’t have to run into … anyone. Okay, she really didn’t want to have to talk to Petrah. She’d avoided the studio (and Petrah) for so many weeks following the revelation that she’d been involved with her dad, and she had no intention of breaking that now. So, they’d had no choice but to break into the studio under the cover of darkness.
“Don’t thank me yet,” Lys said. “The door upstairs has a lock, too, right?”
Aelin nodded. Annoyingly, there were three doors they had to break open — the building door, the door to the second floor, and then the dance studio entrance. Thank god Aelin had her locker key, so that wasn’t a worry.
“So, why are we doing this again?” Lys asked as they trudged up the long stairwell to the second floor. She tried not to flinch as the rubber-covered stairs squeaked beneath her shoes. “Not that I’m not happy to help,” she continued. “I just thought that you started dancing again and loved it?”
“Ugh,” Aelin groaned. “I did.” Aelin paused for a beat too long, causing Lys to flip her dark curls over her shoulder to get a better look at Aelin.
“But?”
“It’s…complicated,” Aelin sighed as Lys crouched down in front of the second floor door.
“Well, this is going to take a minute,” Lys laughed. “Tell me.” Aelin was going to refute again when Lys’s voice changed, softer. “Unless you don’t want to…”
Aelin nearly smacked herself. She’d thought this would be a ridiculous, fun (and pretty low-stakes) way to hang out with Lys again, and here she was totally ruining it by keeping things to herself again.
“No, it’s not like that,” Aelin reassured her as she continued to work on the lock. “It’s just… horrifying.”
“Well now you can’t not tell me,” Lys snickered, but Aelin recognized the slight trepidation in her friend’s green eyes. Still nervous to push things. Aelin bit the bullet and let it out in a whoosh.
“Oh my GOD.” Lys’s nose crinkled, and she fell to her knees completely as her shoulders shook with laughter as Aelin told her story. “I mean, we all knew Rhoe fucked,” Lys cackled, causing Aelin to smack her friend’s knee.
“EW! That is my dad,” she said, fake heaving.
“He’s a hot, hot firefighter daddy, though,” Lys said, her eyebrows wiggling.
“I swear to god I will vomit straight on you.”
Aelin tried to be serious, but Lysandra’s smile pushed them both over the edge into a fit of giggles. They laughed and laughed, releasing the tension that had been hovering around them like a thick blanket all night, officially removing all traces of formality. Unable to help herself, Aelin reached out for her friend’s hand, squeezing her fingers gently and was relieved as Lys squeezed back. They weren’t healed, per se, but they were healing, and that was the most that Aelin could really ask for right now.
Taking a breath and wiping the remnant tracks of tears from her cheeks, Lys pushed herself back up to her knees. “Second lock?”
“Speaking of my family…” Aelin started nervously, but forged on, curious. “How’s Aedion doing?”
To her credit, Lys didn’t even lose pace as she unlocked the next door with ease.
“I know you want me to reply with something equally scandalous, but there’s nothing going on between me and Aedion,” Lys replied succinctly. “We’re friends.”
“Okay,” Aelin said, not completely convinced, but chose to respect her boundaries and believe her words.
The pair fell into an awkward silence as they headed down the hall toward the studio door. Just one last lock to get through — and then she’d never have to return to this place. A part of her heart panged at that thought, that she’d be leaving Orynth and this studio behind and not really getting to say goodbye to it. But running into Petrah was NOT an option.
“Hey, isn’t this the studio?” Lys asked of a propped open door, a gentle music wafting from inside. Aelin’s stomach sank. Had someone stayed late tonight practicing? It was a plus that they wouldn’t have to break into yet another door, but she really didn’t want to risk running into anyone. “I thought you said it was closed.”
At the same time, the pair noticed the schedule on the door, showing the company’s new rehearsal schedule. Their rehearsals now went until nine on Friday night, meaning that Aelin had shown up in the middle of a packed studio, instead of an empty one. And one where Petrah would surely be. She contemplated turning right around, but Lys had already opened the door too far, leading them into the studio lobby where the company was on break, milling around and refilling their water bottles.
And at the front desk, Petrah’s eyes widened with surprise upon seeing her. “Aelin!”
She should have guessed breaking in had been too easy. Had the doors even been locked? She knew Lysandra had gotten through them too quickly! Grumbling, she stepped out of the shadow and into the lobby toward Petrah. She couldn’t run away anymore, so she had no choice but to say hello to the woman who she’d been studiously avoiding for weeks. And by the look on Petrah’s face, she knew it, too.
“I’ll go grab your jersey,” Lys whispered, leaving her to fend for herself. “See you downstairs!”
“Traitor,” Aelin mumbled under her breath as Lysandra all but ran into the locker room, excusing herself from the awkward conversation that surely lay ahead. She wanted to run, but her feet were stuck, watching Petrah approach nervously.
“Aelin,” she said again, taking a deep breath. “I’ve been wanting to talk to you….” But Aelin cut her off.
“I don’t want to talk about it!” she said, ready to slap her hands over her ears, lest Petrah talk about her dad in any less than completely formal way.
Petrah’s deep pink lips curled up on one side in amusement, but Aelin watched as she took another deep breath and shook off whatever she’d been about to say. Instead, she watched as her smile fell into a wistful expression. “We’ve missed seeing you around here,” Petrah said.
Aelin’s eyes shot to the open doorway of the studio where the company practiced, all jetes and pirouettes and well-supported port de bras. She had missed dancing. She really had just gotten back into it when she let it fall away. Petrah must have seen her expression because she smiled faintly and let her delicate hand fall to Aelin’s shoulder.
“You could join the class. Dance it out,” Petrah suggested.
Aelin couldn’t tear her eyes away from the dancers. She watched the emotion pour from them. That is what she needed. But as Lysandra held up her jersey and trailed down the stairs in the periphery of her vision, Aelin shook her head.
“I can’t tonight.”
“I understand that it might be strange to spend time with me after what you overheard…” Petrah trailed off as blood pooled in her cheeks, filling her usual pale complexion with a deep blush. “It was completely casual. It’s only happened a handful of times, and we both know it’s not serious. I’m not trying to replace your mother, or anything like that, it’s just… an occasional stress release, and oh my god, I am sorry I didn’t mean to say any of that.” Aelin cringed at the words. She wanted to stop Petrah, but the woman couldn’t be stopped even if she wanted to. “Please don’t give up dance because of this,” Petrah pleaded. “You have such a gift, Aelin, and I would be filled with regret for the rest of my life if I knew I was the cause of you walking away from it.”
Aelin took a breath, the comforting scent of chalk and worn leather infiltrating her senses and calming her down as she figured out what to reply to Petrah. Of course she wanted to dance still. It was undeniable, the way her body pulled her toward the studio, the way a sense of calm settled through her despite her initial discomfort upon seeing Petrah. She thought about her lack of free time and her constantly building stress as the semester went on and how badly she wished she could just dance it out. That release of emotion centered her, and she knew that she was feeling off kilter without it. Making time for dance had improved her life drastically — it'd kept her sane as the rest of her semester spiraled out of control — and she wanted it back. So, so badly.
She was on the verge of agreeing to join the practice when there was a crash and loud shriek from the studio. When the shriek morphed into a choked sob, a churning nausea overwhelmed Aelin. She watched as Petrah’s face morphed into one of horror as she sprinted into the studio. Sure enough, one of the dancers was on the floor, cradling her ankle, cheeks red and involuntary tears dripping down her skin, while another dancer attempted to help her stand. The girl hissed, crying out in pain and sat down again.
“Call an ambulance,” someone ordered, and suddenly there was a frenzy, a rush of dancers looking on in terror at the injury in front of them. Aelin stood with her back against the wall, not wanting to be in the way, slinking out of sight while so much was going on. It felt like a sign from the universe that Aelin shouldn’t even think about wasting her time with dancing. Like the gods warned her that she had way too much going on to even consider it.
With Petrah distracted, Aelin slipped out, trying to gain control of her waging feelings. She slid into the backseat next to Lys, her mind reeling and unable to get the image of the crying dancer out of her head. So caught up in her own thoughts, she didn’t even hear Rowan call out to her, until red and blue flashed behind them. He swung his head over her shoulder, his mouth agape in horror as he stared at his unusually quiet girlfriend.
“Ace, what did you do? Are those the cops?!”
Aelin shook her head, the horrible feeling of nausea persisting in her gut as Rowan drove away from the studio.
. . .
It had been days since Aelin had received a text from an unknown number, and she still hadn’t decided what she was going to do.
I thought you should know we’re holding an emergency dance company audition this Tuesday at 5pm. Please come, Aelin.
Aelin chewed her sandwich thoughtfully as she pulled up the text again. The audition was merely hours away, but she was still on the fence.
“You still haven’t made up your mind?” Lysandra asked, glancing at Aelin’s phone screen. Her former — maybe current — friend had started joining them at the lunch table in the last few days since their late night break in, continuing to heal and thaw what had broken between them.
“I keep telling her to pro con list,” Rowan said, letting his fingers trail across the back of her neck and kneading the tight muscles there with his strong grasp.
“Mmmm,” Aelin mumbled, leaning further into his touch. “Con. Time spent without you.”
“Pro, something to do while I’m at lacrosse practice,” he countered as his fingers massaged a particularly tender part of her neck. She angled her head so he could have better access, but he took it as an invitation to let his head drop to her bare skin and press his lips against it, causing her body to light up. As she leaned toward him with another light moan, Dorian slammed his tray down on the table with a loud thwack.
“Get a room or get outta here,” he complained, tossing a fry at the still-intertwined pair.
“Someone’s got their panties in a bunch,” Aelin laughed as she tossed the fry back at the offender.
“My panties are perfectly smooth, thank you very much,” Dorian quipped. “Some of us would just prefer not to bear witness to your foreplay.”
“Pro,” Rowan whispered into Aelin’s ear, his lips ghosting against the tickling skin there. “I really love watching you dance.”
“Pro,” Aelin whispered back. “Increased stamina, muscle strength, and flexibility.”
Aelin glanced up at Rowan, who was already staring back at her with a fiery intensity. Her eyes glanced down at his mouth, which was curled into a satisfied smirk. His throat bobbed with a slow swallow, surely thinking of all the way those fitness benefits could be put to good use. She leaned in slightly, her lips a hairs breadth away from his when another fry hit her cheek. Aelin whipped her head around, rubbing at the salty spot where the food had made contact with her face.
Dorian was the picture of innocence, eyes wide as he chewed his own fry.
“Con,” Lys interjected. “Increased horniness.”
“Literally didn’t think that was possible,” Dorian said with a snort. “So, what are we pro-conning?” he asked, popping another fry into his mouth.
“Orynth Dance Company is having an emergency audition after an injury, and Aelin was personally invited to try out,” Lysandra explained.
“But I don’t really have the time,” Aelin started. “It would require actual rehearsal time. Like, a lot of nights. Not just an hour long class. Plus, I’d have to see Petrah every day. And I have to knock this last semester’s grades out of the park if I want to even think about getting a scholarship anywhere, plus I have a million AP exams to study for coming up, and that’s not even considering keeping up with hospital volunteering and going to your games and having any kind of semblance of a social life and…” she trailed off, her stomach finally settling as she came to the conclusion she knew she was going to come to all along. “I can’t join the dance company.”
Rowan frowned and reached for her hand. “Are you sure, Ace?” His hand wrapped around hers in a comforting squeeze, and she knew he was asking seriously. “We could make it work. I could help you study, we could bring out your color-coded schedule again to make sure we could fit everything in.”
“I know,” Aelin sighed, squeezing back. “But, I’m sure.”
But as the afternoon ticked by, Aelin couldn’t ignore the swirling feeling of guilt trying to pull her under. She was so distracted by the approaching time that she completely zoned out through all of AP Lit, startling when the period ended and Dorian poked her side.
And as five PM approached closer and closer, she found herself growing more agitated and even snapping at Rowan at one point. It wasn’t his fault; he had to head off to lacrosse practice, but Aelin had found herself so worked up that she had thought maybe he’d want to help release some tension.
“I’ll come right over after practice,” Rowan promised as he twined his hands around her waist.
“But you’ll be all sweaty and gross,” Aelin replied with a frown.
“I thought you liked when I get sweaty,” he laughed, nuzzling his nose into her hair. Aelin sighed, knowing she was being petulant, but she couldn’t get out of her own head.
“Only when I’m the one doing it!”
She tried to push him away, but Rowan’s grasp on her was iron-clad, too tight for her to even think about prying him off her. “Ace,” he lowered his voice. “I would love nothing more than to skip practice and be with you, but you know this is the only thing I need to do this semester to keep my place at Wendlyn.”
“Because Wendlyn’s more important than me?”
“I think you need a snack,” Rowan laughed, but Aelin didn’t find that funny at all.
“Sorry my blood sugar problems are amusing to you,” she said, stiffening within his grasp. She felt Rowan sigh deeply and watched as he pinched the bridge of his nose and scrunched his brows up the way she loved so much.
“I’m sorry,” he apologized. “You know that’s not—”
“I know,” Aelin replied quickly. “I’m sorry. I don’t know what’s gotten into me.”
Rowan raised a single brow as if to tell her he knew exactly what had gotten into her, and so did she.
“It’s not even four yet,” Rowan said. “You could still go.”
But Aelin was nothing if not resolute. She’d made up her mind, and it was completely logical. And she was sticking to it. No, she’d head home and, yes, get a snack, and dig into her lit homework. Maybe Dorian would be willing to give her his notes from the class, seeing as she couldn’t remember a single thing that was discussed earlier.
She forced a smile and shrugged her shoulders back. “Nope, you were right. I need a snack. I’ll head to Maeve’s and see what she’s got for me.”
Rowan grimaced. “She closed for the afternoon, actually, while they put in a new stove, but she should be reopened by the time I’m out of practice.” Aelin shivered as Rowan let his fingers trail in small circles up and down her back. “Why don’t I stop there on my way to your place after practice? Cheeseburger and brownies?”
“And then orgasms?” Aelin asked, causing a loud snort to erupt from Rowan.
“You want to have sex after cheeseburger and brownies? That feels dangerous.”
“Well, we could have sex first, but reheated cheeseburgers are pretty garbage,” Aelin replied, loving the soft smile that appeared on Rowan’s face. It was the one solely reserved for her. When she was being particularly ridiculous or annoying, it was like he couldn’t help but love her more, and the small curve of his lips let her know that.
“You’re right. Cheeseburgers first,” he paused. “Then sex, then brownies?”
“Deal,” Aelin said as she reached her hand out to shake his. But he instead grasped it in his and brought it to his mouth, kissing her knuckles lightly.
“I love you,” he said.
And though Aelin wanted to roll her eyes, she took a moment to relish the fact that her best friend in the whole world loved her. And would do anything to make her smile. In fact, he’d succeeded in getting her too distracted to think about the auditions and…
As soon as she thought about them, her smile faded again.
“Just go,” he whispered, but Aelin shook her head.
“Have a good practice. See you in a few hours.”
She kissed him and sent him off, hoping to pour herself into her studies. But even with her book open, Aelin digested none of what she was reading. She kept looking at the clock, distracted. Even as it passed five pm, knowing that she was missing the auditions, she still couldn’t focus. And her mood started to plummet.
It plummeted even further as she received a text from Rowan saying that their coach needed him to stay behind for a bit after practice and that he’d be later than anticipated.
She tried to read more, and when that didn’t work, she attempted to do some math equations, but she couldn’t get her brain to work. She knew what she needed. And it was to dance it out. Despite everything, that was still her best coping mechanism. When a second text from Rowan came in, apologizing for being even later, Aelin had had enough. She couldn’t just sit here and wallow. Instead, she wrote a note for whoever would get home first – her dad, Lorcan, or Rowan — and began walking.
She didn’t even know where she was walking until she ended up at the dance studio. It was unlocked, but empty. She couldn’t remember if there had been an end time to the auditions, but it seemed completely deserted. No one was sitting at the front desk, and the lights were eerily dim. This is what she’d expected to walk into last week when she’d stolen back her lacrosse hoodie, and she was even more annoyed about it somehow.
Instead of focusing on that, though, she went straight for the first open studio and turned the lights on. The fluorescent bulbs overhead flickered on, illuminating the wooden floors beneath with a warm yellow glow. She toed her sneakers off and padded barefoot to the corner of the studio where the massive (and ancient) stereo system was stored. She pulled her phone out and connected it, pulling up one of the old playlists Rowan had made for her and closed her eyes, letting the music wash over her. Her feet took off, working in sync with the rhythm reverberating through the bare floor. Next, her arms spread, stretching out and shaking off the stress of the last few weeks.
For the first time, she really let herself feel it. The worrying and wondering what the future would hold. She knew Rowan was destined for Wendlyn, but she had no idea what she would do if she didn’t get in, too. He’d assured her that they’d stay together and figure it out, but who really stays with their high school boyfriend? She knew they weren’t like everyone else – they were special – but it didn’t stop her from thinking about it and wondering. When it came down to it, that’s why she really couldn’t bring herself to audition today. She couldn’t risk spending less time with Rowan, not if this was the last few weeks of their relationship.
Whoa. Where did that thought come from?
She ignored the small tear that pooled in the corner of her eye, letting it drip down her cheek as she spun in time with the music. How could she doubt her and Rowan’s relationship after all this time? She knew in her soul that they were destined to be together. She couldn’t imagine a world where she didn’t wake up and see him every day. But there had been a small slice of fear since they first kissed, and it had ebbed and flowed with each passing day until it was now a gaping chasm in the pit of her stomach. The idea that she could end up elsewhere without Rowan was a real, actual problem. And the timeframe was closing in on them. What if this was the end of them? How would she ever recover?
Her hands reached overhead and then she let her body collapse to the floor in a graceful fall, letting go over the overwhelming sensations of fear that had been swirling and threatening to paralyze her. She arched her back and her neck released, the tension that Rowan had tried to knead attempting to relax and letting gravity pull her down, down, down.
It wasn’t that she didn’t trust Rowan. She did. More than anything. She just didn’t trust this world. She didn’t trust that everything would work out the way it was supposed to. I mean, just look at her dad. He’d thought he’d found the love of his life, and she walked away like it was nothing. Walked away from Aelin.
She didn’t want to cling to Rowan, to be the girl who changed her whole life just to be with a guy. She wasn’t that person. No. She was Aelin fucking Galathynius, and she could live life fully on her own. But she wanted to be with Rowan. Wanted the whole package. Saw their life together. And wanted more than anything for it to become a reality. But what if that future disappeared? What if it was cut short? What if they drifted apart. What if they tried to do long distance? Last summer while he was at camp was only two months and it was pure torture. It caused a rift so big between them that she wasn’t sure they’d overcome it. And yes, of course they did. But… to do it again? And for four years?
Her emotions threatened to choke her as she continued to dance out her frustrations, stomping and spinning and leaping, hoping against all hopes that the answers to her anxieties would appear if she could only dance long enough. She left every feeling, every worry, every gnawing anxiety on the dance floor, letting it tumble out through her moving limbs.
She didn’t know how long she’d been dancing when she opened her eyes again and refocused at herself in the mirror. She didn’t recognize the girl she saw there. She may not have come up with any answers, but she felt better. Raw, red eyed, red cheeked, and breathing hard, Aelin felt totally exposed. Which is why she nearly jumped out of her skin when a voice cut through the silence, over her harsh exhale.
“Practice starts next week.”
The director of the company stood in the darkened doorway of the studio, arms crossed and lips pursed in thoughtful approval.
“Oh, I wasn’t—”
“I know you weren’t,” she said with a formal smile. “But we’d still love to have you. If you want.”
It wasn’t necessarily the answer she had hoped to reach, but something about this moment felt like the universe trying to reassure her. That things do work out the way they’re supposed to.
“Yeah?” she asked, feeling somewhat hopeful.
“Yes.”
“Okay,” she said.
A wide smile crossed the director’s face. “Welcome to the Orynth Dance Company,” she congratulated her.
Aelin didn’t know what had overcome her, but she couldn’t help but run over to her and throw her sweaty arms around her neck in a giant hug.
“Thank you.”
Right on cue, Aelin’s phone buzzed with another incoming text.
Cheeseburgers en route. See you soon. Xx
. . .
As anticipated, the cheeseburgers were exactly what Aelin needed to rejuvenate herself, but Rowan was totally right that there was no way to be sexy after housing a half pound of meat and cheese.
“I’m so stuffed,” she said, patting her extremely full stomach.
Rowan snorted. “Why don’t we take a post-dinner break and watch something?”
“Only if it’s Housewives!” Lorcan shouted from the kitchen where he was cooking dinner for him and Rhoe, who were properly affronted that Rowan hadn’t brought them cheeseburgers, as well.
Aelin sighed and chuckled softly as she let herself slump over onto Rowan, who was already pulling up Housewives onto the television.
“You are such an enabler,” Aelin laughed.
“It’s easier than dealing with him being pouty,” Rowan smartly replied.
Aelin was about to agree when they were interrupted by an unusual ring tone.
“I’m sorry,” Rowan said, sitting up suddenly. “Is that your… home phone?”
Aelin genuinely couldn’t remember the last time that had rung. Usually she and her dad were both contacted on their cells. They really just had a home line because it was part of their internet package. She couldn’t even remember who had that number.
“Uh, phone’s for you Aelin?” Lorcan shouted from the kitchen.
Even weirder?
“Who the hell would be calling this late on a Tuesday?” Aelin whispered. Rowan’s brow lifted.
“Why don’t you go see?”
Curious, Aelin pried herself off the couch and headed to the kitchen where Lorcan was standing with a spatula in one hand and the phone in the other.
“Who is it?” she whispered.
Lorcan shrugged, simply shoving the phone forward. Helpful.
Aelin cradled the phone against her ear and took a deep breath. “Hello?”
“Hello!” A deep voice rang out over the phone. “Is this Miss Aelin Galathynius?”
“Um,” she cleared her throat. “Yes?”
“Excellent!” the voice boomed, causing her to pull the phone away from her ear slightly. “My name is Xavier Forul, and I’m a local alum of Wendlyn University. I’d love to have you in for an interview some time in the near future. Whenever you’re available! I know you’re a busy senior with a lot on her plate.”
Aelin’s heart took off, beating faster as his words unfolded.
“Interview?”
“Yes,” he continued. “It’s my favorite part of the process. As a former Wendlyn man myself, I get to sit down and speak with young promising applicants to see what their goals and ambitions might be and how they might become part of the Wendlyn world.”
Aelin glanced at the silver-headed mop peeking out above the couch and exhaled slowly. This was it. The universe reassuring her. She felt it with every fiber of her being. She could dance, she could nail her classes this semester, and she’d get into Wendlyn and be with Rowan.
“Wow, thank you so much for reaching out,” Aelin began, her autopilot pilot voice taking over. “I’d love to meet with you.”
As Xavier explained the details of the interview, Aelin’s hope buoyed. She’d been waiting for a sign from the universe, something to tell her that she and Rowan were going to work out and be fine. If a personalized phone call on a landline that hadn’t rung in more months than she could count, inviting her into the home of a University alum wasn’t a sign, she didn’t know what was. And Aelin began to hope for the first time that everything was going to actually work out.
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who each of the four boys has the closest relationship with in the group
CARTMAN: he’s closest with kyle & kenny obviously bc that’s who we see him hanging out with the most. stan is cartman’s least fav bc he isn’t all argumentative & pissy like kyle is and actually has self-respect so cartman finds him boring LOL. he also can’t use him and manipulate him easily like he does with kyle & kenny. cartman is also jealous that stan keeps kyle from him & kyle is a two faced bitch around stan. stan is the real goodie two shoe saint of the group, not kyle. kyle just pretends to care abt morality to show off in front of stan lol. so yeah kyle & kenny are more likely to go along with cartman’s schemes and do fucked up shit & have fun.
KYLE: he’s closest with stan & cartman and kenny is his least fav. which we see how kenny is always kyle’s LAST choice of who to hang out with and when him and stan are fighting he goes to cartman LOL. kenny is such a fucking afterthought to kyle he only hangs out with him if there’s no one else to hang out with or if he can use him for shit. the only reason kyle & kenny had that adventure together in the episode “jewbilee” was bc stan & cartman had their own plotlines in the other two episodes in the meteor shower trilogy lol. stan was at that party and cartman was being babysat by shelly.
STAN: yeah kyle & kenny are the only ones in the group stan gives a shit about and he STRONGLY dislikes cartman. stan is always the one in the group who tries to get cartman kicked out or get kyle & kenny to ignore him and stay away from him. whenever it’s the three of them (stan, kyle, & kenny) all being petty & doing shit behind cartman’s back & pretending not to be his friend that’s thanks to stan LOL. but that’s a whole rant i did on why stan is actually the one who dislikes cartman, not kyle. kyle just acts fake and pretends he hates cartman the most so he looks cool to stan bc stan’s more popular than him. kyle & kenny are rlly the only ones in the group who try to maintain a friendship with cartman and hang out with him one on one & stan only tolerates him to be polite & avoid drama and bc he cares about kyle and knows how obsessed kyle is with cartman lol.
KENNY: yep you guessed it he’s closest with stan & cartman (but mainly cartman) and kyle is his least fav. kenny gets along well with stan wayyyy better than kyle and agrees with him on a lot of shit and they have a lot of plotlines together. like for instance when the group split up in TFBW & “faith hilling” kenny chose stan’s side and stan was the saddest when kenny died bc he cares abt him the most. i think stan & kenny get along well and have a good friendship bc they’re both the nicer easy going unproblematic kings of the group while kyle & cartman are always throwing fists LOL. i also feel like cartman & kyle’s obnoxious rivalry and love/hate relationship over the years has forced stan & kenny to grow closer with each other bc there are a lot of moments where the two of them will leave & hang out one on one or whatever when they get sick of cartman & kyle’s bullshit when they’re fighting. & then ofc kenny likes hanging around cartman bc cartman likes to have fun like him and they are canon bffs. kenny doesn’t give a shit abt kyle bc kyle doesn’t give a shit abt him and doesn’t view him as a friend so the feeling is mutual. and bc kyle has been classist towards kenny for being poor just like cartman, but hey AT LEAST CARTMAN MAKES AN EFFORT TO HANG OUT WITH KENNY AND HAVE FUN WITH HIM
#this is the entire four boys dynamic explained i don’t make the rules i enforce them#you’re welcome#south park#main 4#kyman#cartman#kyle broflovski#kenny mccormick#stan marsh#eric cartman
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so at the risk of sounding like an idiot…for whatever reason i thought this was going to be jegulily but has it actually been regulily bffs with jily/jegulus in a love triangle situation??? not asking in an angry or rude way but in an “am i so dense i missed this the entire time?’ way
(pls ignore me if you got this ask twice but my wife crapped out right as i sent this the first time)
yeahhh it’s not an easily categorizable relationship which is why the fic is not tagged jily or jegulus or jegulily bc it is. none of those. hang on i’ll explain under the cut don’t think it’s quite as much of a spoiler anymore but just in case
ok here’s the breakdown: regulus is in love with james. lily is in love with james. they first bonded when they realized they were both in love with james & both knew that nothing would ever come of it & both agreed not 2 sleep w him bc they knew it would just break their hearts etc. james is not in love with either of them. he loves them very much, but it is not the romantic love either of them desire. however he doesn’t view sex as a big deal just a fun thing to do with people, including people you love.
so like. in ch 20 what happened is that james + lily went home together, both kinda drunk, and in a moment of poor judgment & high emotion (they all might die the next day!) lily decided to sleep with james despite knowing it would mean something different for each of them & would probably make her feel like shit the next morning. james was down 2 clown & was just like aw my friend who i love of course i wanna have sex let’s have a good time! regulus walked in on them & got mad at lily bc he felt like she had betrayed their pact not to sleep with james & also bc he is jealous (he’s not being entirely fair to her, but emotions are messy sometimes, & lily understands why he’s upset). so in his anger he basically told james “u idiot she’s in love with u” & james, who thought he & lily were on the same page feelings-wise, realized that they were not & he slept with her even though he doesn’t reciprocate those feelings, which will hurt her.
so now lily feels shitty bc she sort of promised regulus she wouldn’t sleep w james and then did, and also bc james now knows she’s been in love w him 4 years which will irrevocably change & possibly destroy the once close friendship they had. and also she’s upset w regulus 4 telling james she was in love w him even if she understands why he did it. regulus feels shitty bc he walked in on his best friend sleeping w the man he’s in love with after she said she wouldn’t & he’s jealous & he’s angry at james 4 hurting lily even tho it wasn’t intentional & he’s angry at lily 4 putting herself in that situation knowing she’d get hurt & that it would hurt him & he feels guilty 4 telling james lily was in love w him bc he knows he just did it 2 hurt them both back so he’s angry at himself as well. james feels shitty bc he thought regulus & lily were both happy just being friends but is realizing that they’re actually in love with him and thus that his inability to reciprocate those feelings hurts them both deeply & there’s nothing he can do about it. & even if he could this is not a situation where either of them would be happy if he loved them both back like if he was in love with lily it would hurt regulus if he was in love with regulus it would hurt lily so. it’s a mess & everyone feels bad yayyyy who else cheered
#also this will be elaborated on a bit more in the james pov ch#but yeah it’s v tangled & messy etc#ask#wfrau
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Waiting for Don and Heathcliff friendship arc pls deliver project moon 🙏🙏🙏 (i still love Don and Hong lu as buddies but Heathcliff and Don has grown on me like a fungus I need to see canon content of them please PLEAAAAAAAAAAA
This is like the only piece i have of them in recent memory (plus the cosplay thing in 3.5) PLEASE give me more food pm I BEG YOU
I saw an analysis of Heathcliff where it was talking about how his gf(?) wife whatever brought him around places with people who kept judging him even tho he tried his best to be cool to them and I think Don would literally be like the cure to cancer for him bc there are few sinners who have the insane (literally) amount of confidence and carelessness for what other people say/think (much like how he pushes to act esp w/ dante in the beginning of the game where he threatens to blow their head off if they’re a dick to him LOL) they’re also both my favorite sinners and I need to see more of them being bffs like in my dreams
Also they’re dance partners and kill on the dance floor I don’t make the rules srry
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Oh? Tell us more about Nick and Taylor's chemistry please. Curious Anon here! What do you mean by how interested you are in the nature of it and how it reflects on screen? Please elaborate 😊
Ok, so.
I don’t want my words to be misunderstood or lead to negativity so I might be extra cautious with things I’ll be saying.
Where to start?
After my first watch, I remember saying *I think I like them better as BFF than as soulmates*. Six months down the line, things have obviously changed but I feel like there’s still a sense of that in few of my favorite scenes to watch, such as the New Year Eve party, the infamous turkey scene or the coffee in Paris scene. They’re flirty but we’re still closer to the start of the relationship than the end of the movie.
After my first watch, when I eventually stumbled into a few videos of them as Nick and Taylor and saw them as they are, I said oh. right. this is what I’ve seen shine so brightly through the movie.
So, that was me a few days in the fandom.
Obviously things are a little bit more nuanced now that I had time to watch and think more about everything. Because their chemistry also work in scenes where they are definitely not friends. Sex scenes were definitely not a problem since they feel right in all of them and there are also scenes through the second half of the movie where their chemistry is perfect for me. I love the.. pontoon? (No idea how it’s called) scene. Even if I wouldn’t put it in a list of my favorite, it’s probably one of the most beautiful scene of the movie. I love the piano scene as well.
But there is also a whole segment of the movie where they've kind of lost me in terms of chemistry. And writing this post is making me realize that most of the scenes I’m talking about are actually scenes that happen in a row: from the moment Alex storms into the (fucking) castle to Alex leaving all the way through the V&A scene. I guess I was waiting to feel things I haven't really felt. Not everything fall into Taylor and Nick’s responsibility obviously (I could pinpoint blocking and writing and editing), but these were moments the chemistry should have crossed the screen to wreak my heart and didn’t really.
And I don’t know about their filming schedule exactly, but my guess is that maybe at this point they had fell (too much?) into that friendship/banter energy off screen, and it had leaked a bit on what they were doing on screen. Which did great for some scenes and a bit less for others. Because learning that the coffee scene was the first one they shot made a lot of sense with the rightness of their energy there. Alex and Henry have obviously known each other for a while, but, in many ways, the scene feels like a first date. And since this was the first scene for Taylor and Nick, they naturally were exactly where they needed to be. With the shyness and the tension, but that urge to know each other and just start whatever they were starting as characters and as actors.
So yeah. This isn’t me saying they haven’t any chemistry or haven’t enough of it. They obviously have, and it did help for the majority of the movie. But, for me, there were some moments, when the nature of their chemistry off screen might has made the process of hitting the right spot on screen more difficult. I don’t know.
And I do believe that seeing or not seeing chemistry in people is the most subjective thing you can think of. I’ve seen people melt over the chemistry shared by two people who looked (for me) like they never met in their entire lives and I’ve also seen the opposite so, you know. All opinions are valuable in this context and nothing is an absolute truth.
And if you’re wondering why I didn’t mention the night scene in Paris: I have another ask about it, so we’ll have plenty of time to discuss at length about it. Just probably not today 😅
And once again, thank you for the question 🙏💜
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Liu Yao thoughts so far: (⚠️Spoilers ahead!!⚠️)
I fucking love how slow it starts out. You get to spend time understanding all the Fuyao kids and their motivations. And the fact that their friendship took time to BUILD. A lot of stories rush into making the main group BFFS right off the bat because they want the bonding/friendship stuff to happen immediately, but Priest?? The legend??? Gives us 19 chapters of Cheng Qian despising the other kids and them just not getting along because WHY WOULD THEY??
Also Priest let kids. Act like kids. They’re shitty and bratty and in YZM’s case, spoilt af. Kid CQ’s bitterness and pettiness is so realistic for a kid his age.
The Fuyao kids get their asses handed to them all. The. Time. They ain’t getting those badass OP Xianxia powers at the age of 15.
The way CQ and YZM’s relationship builds ughhxkkc my heart. Look I went in knowing they’re the endgame pairing but their relationship developed so naturally that you don’t even CARE about them being the canon ship halfway through, you just melt bit by bit as their friendship grows stronger and stronger
They’re all!! Such!! SOFTIES!!! CQ and YZM are both softhearted bitches who won’t admit or even realise it!!! And all 5 of them just— they care about each other so much you really DO believe that they are family.
That passage about CQ feeling like a child for the first time when Han Muchun shielded him from the rain🥺🥺
The scene where Han Muchun… you know… 🥲🥲
My eyes were wet when Han Muchun demonstrated the five stages of the Fuyao Sword Technique (or whatever it’s called in Eng Translation idk I read it in Chinese)
Anyways I’m fucking HOOKED and I’m only on Chapter 30 something
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some more relationships, dynamics, plots, etc. i would love to explore ♥ pls reply with your favourite emoji and i’ll sprint to you via dms with snacks !
part 1. part 2. (both of these were originally made for jiwon’s golden verse, before any others existed, but a lot of them could also be set in jiwon’s other verses!)
bitter verse:
playing house — imagine how much more damage julien could do with the help of someone with the same M.O. and an equally flexible moral compass. they’re a carefully crafted pair, built together from the ashes of their former selves. under the guise of siblings, they’re on a mission to destroy wannabe emperors with their own secrets. and this trust runs deeper than any blood-bond, but even that is not infinite. compromise the work for which julien has shed immeasurable blood, sweat, and tears, and he’ll make sure you never show your face in public again. (pretend siblings!! how far will they go to accomplish their goal? what happens when one of them takes things too far? and if one of them suddenly pivots and their loyalty is swayed?)
the architect — your muse helped erase ████ from existence. then they constructed the masterpiece and ticking time bomb that is julien beauchamp. your muse and julien have too much dirt on each other to even consider betrayal, but that doesn’t mean they can’t still get upset and snap at each other from time to time. will there come a time when enough is enough? might your muse still think ████ is in there somewhere, even after they destroyed him with their own hands? when julien inevitably dies for his cause, where does that leave your muse? (old friends turned icy colleagues?? basically strangers??? maybe your muse knew ████ from childhood? they knew what julien was getting into, but did they expect things to come this far?)
surprise, bitch — julien hates your muse’s guts. he wants to gouge out their eyes, string them up by their intestines, and set them on fire for the city to watch. during brunch, he’s thinking about shoving the salad fork down their throat while laughing over a story they think he’s even remotely interested in. they’re BFFs, number one in each other’s gossip chain. julien puts up with your muse’s insulting existence because they don’t remember him as ████. they only know him as julien beauchamp, bird-boned socialite with an eye for fashion and an unfortunate (but perfectly understandable) taste for troublemakers with shiny cars. and that’s fine. you’ll remember him soon enough. (GOD i just really want to explore the ugly thoughts in juli’s head. he is full of so much hate, and i want him pushed to the edge. maybe your muse is directly related to the hit-and-run, or maybe a close relative; either way, they’re equally guilty in juli’s eyes. and he wants them dead.)
it’s you — they make a nice couple. sweet, inoffensive. they go on regular dates, celebrate monthaversaries, send surprise gifts. the whole shebang. there may even be articles online delving into the details of how they met, what sparked the fire, some late-night rendezvous here and there. it’s all very cute. but once julien has gotten what he wants, he doesn’t need your muse anymore. it’s not you; it’s me. (it’s you.) it’s time to move on. ♥ (julien using your muse to gain information or access to someone more important!! it could be very sweet, but julien doesn’t really care that your muse is heartbroken over a relationship he didn’t care about. or it could turn into something more sinister. hell hath no fury like a lover scorned.)
otherside verse:
i’ll teach you — jiwon won’t last much longer at this rate. half the time he’s high on whatever he can get his hands on, and his already limited friendships are hanging by a thread. one day, soon, he’ll snap and won’t come back for a third trial. luckily, your muse understands better than most what jiwon is going through. they share their tricks with him, teach him how to tackle the voices coaxing him to the edge. even if it doesn’t work all the time, they’ve at least bought jiwon a little more time to heal. (this is me shaking a lil tin can and yelling ‘save jiwon!’ you know that scene in stranger things where max realises people are there for her? that they want to help her no matter the risks? yeah that pls !!)
kindred spirits — when you attend therapy together for some number of months (or has it been years?), you tend to learn things about each other. the ugliest parts. the stories that would otherwise never see the light of day. there are rules during group. greetings, guided discussion, share if you’d like, then closing statements. but outside, in the real world? what are you supposed to do? (our muses attending the same group therapy sessions! what does your muse do when they know jiwon overdosed two years ago, and now they’re watching him buy shit on the street the day before the next meeting? i just kdljfkd want those knowing looks during therapy and let our muses get to know each other beyond the stories they tell in group.)
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#5
Jaskier as the escort sleeping with Yennefer and Geralt (separately), knowing full well each of them are married and having an affair with him, but not knowing they are married to each other.
Somehow, Yennefer and Geralt fail to name their spouse whenever they are in conversation with Jaskier, regardless of how much they vent to him about their failing marriage.
Jaskier draws parallels but never makes the connection.
And the best part: he's Ciri's best friend when she walks home from school and says hello to him at the bookstore he works at during the day. She complains about her arguing parents and their failing marriage.
Jaskier is angry at Ciri's parents, Yennefer's husband, Geralt's wife (who are all each other and he doesn't know), and his idiotic self for going and falling in love with Yennfer and Geralt at the same time.
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#4
We know next to nothing about Lasat culture, which means all of our headcanons are true.
So, what if Lasats have a tradition where close friends/warriors will press their foreheads together? Maybe after a hard battle or close call?
And (hear me out) Zeb starts doing this with Kallus after he defects, and then tells Kallus the meaning behind the motion. Kallus is supportive and pleased with it, of course, but they don’t mention it to anyone else. On top of that, they’ve only done it in privacy.
Now, let’s say there‘s a tough mission involving Kallus and the Ghost crew. Maybe someone almost dies, maybe Kallus or Zeb take a major risk to help the others. Whatever the case, the second they’re in safety, Zeb and Kallus grab on to each other and press their foreheads together in front of everyone else.
Sabine, being a Mandalorian, has only seen/experienced the forehead touch as an attack or romantic gesture (such is the case for Mandalorians and Keldabe Kiss). And she, of course, immediately interprets Zeb’s and Kallus’ forehead touch to be a romantic gesture between the two.
(Cut to Sabine excitedly telling Ezra that Zeb and Kallus have done it and the proceeding chaos)
Zeb and Kallus are not dating (surprisingly), as much as they’d like to be (also not surprising), and refuse to admit their love for each other (unfortunately, not surprising). No one believes them when they say so.
Thoughts?
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#3
I wish there were commonly used non-romantic "shipping" terms for parent-child relationships and friendships. I want to look up a term that's synonymous with motherly love between my favorite characters and not find weird incest. I want there to be a way I can look up ekko/jinx from arcane and not find romantic or sexual content. I wish there were more words for friendships, and i wish we prioritized these relationships enough to have terms
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#2
Finney and Robin are literally a fanfiction trope. The toughest, most rebellious, kickass kid in school is bffs with the shyest, most quiet, most bullied kid. And, of course, the rebel protects the quiet one and they are the absolutely fucking sweetest with each other. Like, no one else gets treated the way they treat each other
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My #1 post of 2022
After my 22479th listen of Sky Full of Stars and my 81329847th rewatch of Johnny's performance,
You mean to tell me--ME--
That in a song about admiring someone and viewing them as something as beautiful as a "sky full of stars," and to the point that you "don't care if they hurt you or tear you apart"
And this mOTHERFUCKER:
Was the one Johnny was supposed to dance with--
And, in context of the song, BE THE MYSTERIOUS PERSON Johnny is singing about--
YOU MEAN TO TELL ME THAT'S NOT GAY?
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Random headcanons from my ttte humanized/conductor au :>
Species
They’re not really human, more like humanoids that are ✨magically✨ connected to their designated locomotive. Hence their unnatural skin tones (different shades of gray).
The state of the train affects the state of the person, and vice versa.
Sexual dimorphism resembles humans, though they do not sexually reproduce.
When a train (or other machine) is built, a “conductor” appears with it and is raised like a human child until they are old enough to control their train on their own.
They could be immortal is their engine is taken care of forever, but eventually most do get replaced with better models and disappear along with their train.
Similar to the show, trains that are made by the same designer are related in whatever way they choose to be. Because they do not make their own children and essentially adopt ones they raise, they usually end up choosing their family.
Legal marriage isn’t really a thing since they’re not humans, but some engines do choose to date or find a permanent partner.
Etc
When Thomas and Percy were first made and brought to the island of Sodor, Sir Topham Hatt chose Henry and Gordon to train (haha) them when the time came, but they got attached and ended up raising them as siblings. This was mostly Henry’s idea.
Thomas and Gordon have fun poking at each other, while Henry and Percy are a bit more laid back.
James was also trained by Henry and Gordon, though he was much older than Thomas and Percy and doesn’t see them as parental figures.
Percy has made a friendship bracelet for every other engine on Sodor. Thomas, Emily, and Gator are the only ones who wear them. Henry occasionally does too, and Gordon always keeps his in his pocket.
James and Emily are bffs, true mlm/wlw solidarity.
Lady is sort of a deity among engines, though no one really knows much about her.
I know Magic Railroad probably isn’t canon, but I love it and this is my au so I can do what I want.
James is like a big brother to Thomas and Percy, and thought he’d never admit it, he cares a lot about them. (“No one picks on _ but me” kinda deal)
More to come <3
#my post#ttte#thomas and friends#thomas the tank engine#ttte james#ttte gordon#ttte percy#ttte henry#ttte emily#ttte thomas#ttte lady
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Yeah, different anon, but I agree with you. I don’t feel like this season has any space (esp. considering the number of episodes) for romances outside of Skloom, Aisha\Grey, and some Rivusa buildup that has to go through Samusa and Riventrix first.
Also, I don’t feel like a romance would fit any of the other girls atm? Maybe it could work for Terra, but I don’t see it much with everything else going on. I’d rather it be when they have time to actually develop it, and maybe even have her explore her sexuality (done well it’d be really good rep). Also, she’s just gone through everything with Dane in s1, and it’d be repetitive to immediately jump in with a new one.
As for Stella, there’s just too much going on. She needs to figure herself out, first. I can’t see her having anything with anyone rn. The only thing I would consider is her having scenes with someone that imply smth\plant the seed for the future, but nothing more. And yes, I know Brandon’s not there, but I still think it’s possible, mainly because I also have a feel they’re not necessarily inserting his character as it was in the cartoon and could do something on the lines of Aisha and Grey.
And Flora, she just came in. Her and Helia were my favorites as a child in spite of being a quite simple couple because I was like Flora back then, and it was nice to see that someone shy and not so outspoken could be happy too. That’s why I really hope he or some version of him comes in the show eventually, but Flora herself needs to be explored first. I really wanna see her, her personality, her powers, learn what she was doing away (and where she was) before anything else. I also admit I’ll be a bit disappointed (though I’ll 99% still love the season) if they don’t make her a bit “shady.”
I want her coming in already knowing some secrets, maybe having been on a mission\missions and being more advanced with her powers, just seeming all so innocent (and being it for the most part) but then plotting behind Rosalind’s back more than anyone else. It’d be cool if she had been sent (maybe even due to her family ties) to a more advanced school (like the one they have on Lynphea in the cartoon) in order to learn more advanced magic, and maybe to prepare if something like everything rn with Rosalind happened. Plus, she needs to build her bonds with the other characters, explore her relationship with Terra (maybe even Sam, although I wish he didn’t exist), and I really want her to be bffs with Riven even if it’ll probably never happen.
And like, the show will prove me wrong on this but I’d love it if there were Helia mentions without him being there. Or even if when he hopefully comes in later we learn he and Flora already knew each other. Considering that Helia was a very talented specialist in the cartoon, I have this idea where he and Flora would have met while doing this sort of more advanced training and left as friends as they were unsure of how to voice their feelings. Then, Helia’s forced to come to Alfea for reasons, and everything builds from there. Even without this headcanon though, they could have already met for whatever reason (maybe Helia still being against specialist training and running to Lynphea), and well, the rest would be the same.
OKAY HI SORRY I KNOW YOU SAID A LOT AND I AM SO WITH YOU ON EVERYTHING BUT CAN WE JUST PAUSE FOR A MOMENT BECAUSE I AM OBSESSED
One: I FUCKING NEED A RIVEN/FLORA FRIENDSHIP LIKE I NEED AIR!!! If Flora follows her personality that she has in the cartoon, that grumpy/sunshine bestie dynamic between them? UNMATCHED!! Flora being the only person (other than Musa for obvious reasons) who’s able to read Riven and his wee tells and emotions? Riven being an only child but Flora being the closest thing to a little sister to him? That protective nature they have for each other? FUCKING SIGN ME UP I NEED THIS DEAR GOD
AND SECONDLY, YOUR HELIA AND FLORA HEADCANONS??? YES?????
No because the idea that there’s some lingering tension between them when they meet again, and everyone else can see it except them and it could just be such a pure ass relationship!! Or even Helia coming in as a sort of spy (maybe for another specialist school or something) and acting stand-offish with Flora to keep her away from the mission but she’s confused because she knows that’s not how he really is and she keeps prodding until she figures it out👀or just even Helia coming in as this new, mysterious specialist like he did in the cartoon and we get a “she fell first but he fell harder” plot between them👀
GOD I NEED IT ALL!! And I DEFINITELY need some Flora sneakiness in there, like she’s so sweet and kind but she’s got this whole other side that’s playing Rosalind just the way she wants!!!
Also I would fucking love for them to explore Terra’s sexuality but I doubt they will🤡but it would be such an interesting dynamic if they brought the witches in and maybe one of them end up having a thing with Terra👀the literal definition of opposites attract but it would be so fucking cute
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watching that 90’s show *ੈ✩‧₊˚
episode 01
love that they kept the silly transitions ah!
also the writing is so good — it stays so true to the original
i love kitty & red so funny
THE KELSO KID AH!
screamed when michael and jackie showed up
i want a summer like this anyways
so hyped to keep watching
episode 02
not much happened lol
love that sherri is becoming friends with kitty
FEZ!
episode 03
the commercial !!
not them going to the mall to get leia her first kiss
they had no right giving jay that much rizz for that car scene with leia — also since when was he so smart
red & his massage chair lmao
episode 04
RAVEEEE
love all the references and repeated situations from the original show
why did they do leia dirty with her hair
also their rave outfits are kinda rough — love the purple skirt overalls tho
the friends reference feels outta pocket like we’re ross & rachel even together by that point of the show being on air?
episode 05
the ✨internet✨
ew creepy hot tub lady
red being scared about the computer haha
the sex phone call lmao
“the internet is just two demons yelling at each other”
i knew hot tub girl was gonna be an issue
episode 06
i LOVE gwen’s fit
SHE WAS 14?!?! WHAT
please i thought they were at least 15
“you’ve got twice the balls, act like it” — CRYING
the who 90210 but point place version is so funny
bob singing karaoke lol
THE CAR HE GAVE HER THE CAR!!
THEY KISSED!!
THE COPS!!
episode 07
criminal mastermind without the mind a kelso lol
tattoos, babies and DUI’s the unholy trinity — CRYING SHERRI IS SO RIGHT
OH NO KITTY GOT A TATTOO
it’s a cat haha
red teaching sherri to ride a bike
episode 08
red is SPEED
ski jump arms haha
NOT THE CROTCH GRAB LMAO
the moose
episode 09
not school starting soon :,(
uh oh bf vs bff time fight
“those kids are idiots”
“i like you” haha
training montage love
kitty wanting to be the school nurse so cute
her nurse nightmare woof
uh oh couple lost in the woods ft leo
love how they snuck into the country club iconic
leia giving nate water haha
not gwen being snappy — but we love the heart to heart between nate & leia
KITTY GOT THE JOB!!
awww good friendship hug thank god
kinda loving all of jay’s stupid graphic tees — like this green one with the wolves
oh no not a serious relationship talk jay, i knew it was inevitable but ahh
episode 10
OMG THE KELSO BURN IS BACK
them dancing so cute! love!
oh nate… buddy your timing so bad
uh oh the breakup talk
OH CHEEZE WIZZ IN THE PANTS
i can’t take jay seriously with all the cheese wizz on his shirt
the phone in the pot haha
not the chili’s lol
leia turning into red lol “dumbasses”
donna figuring out about the boyfriend being a kelso and about him in general
fez’s tiny pants lmao
“i have a tv in my bathroom BITCH” crying
oh fenton
THEY ALMOST KISSED :O
WHATTTT
my literal reaction was: they are not about to kiss right now right? WRONG Z
love the throwback circle
awww they’re signing the water tower!
“well i made that birch my bitch” thank you fenton for being iconic
THE AWKWARD
THEN JAY SHOWS UP
ahhhhhh
she’s gone *sobbing*
aw so glad it showed the film
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i could not for the life of me tell why jay looked so familiar — then it dawned on me (no pun intended) that he was in nicky ricky dicky and dawn haha
overall i really like the show i think it’s fun and a great tribute to the original but the pacing was a little weird especially towards the beginning/middle it felt like it reached a good pace towards the end — part of this is def the episode limit but yeah
intrigued to see how next season goes
the whole nate thing is kinda random — like i understand them having the same outlook or whatever but they barely interacted throughout the season
honestly that is one of my complaints is that there were so many characters that i didn’t get attached to a whole lot of them or know much about them by the end
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Plan tell me what the books says about relationship between Wei Ying and Nie Huisang? Because I’ve been reading a lot of fanfiction lately and now I just can’t remember how it looked in canon
Answered here & here.
Nie Huaisang and Wei Wuxian got along quite well in the Cloud Recesses. Nie Huaisang was impressed and intrigued by Wei Wuxian's ideas re : cultivating w resentful energy. Unlike jiang cheng he does not constantly put him down. It's interesting to see the difference in dynamic especially in the moments were it's closely contrasted w jc's behavior:
Nie Huaisang thought for a while. “Actually, I thought what you said was very interesting,” he said, not entirely able to hide his envy and yearning. “To get spiritual energy you have to cultivate it yourself, and you can only form a golden core with a lot of hard work. It takes years for people who were born without talent, like me. It’s like I’m missing something because a dog bit me when I was in the womb. But all resentful energy comes from fierce ghosts and demons and so on, so as long as you can take it, you can use it. How amazing that would be.” …
Wei Wuxian laughed. “Right? Not using it is a waste.”
“Enough,” Jiang Cheng warned. “Whatever nonsense you spout, you better not head down that sort of dark road.” (Chapter 13)
(jc also dismisses WWX's ideas for the compass of evil and the lure flags...)
Changing the topic, he said, “If only there was something like fishing bait that could draw the water ghosts in. Or, something that could point in the direction they’re hiding, like a compass, that sort of thing.”
“Lower your head and watch the water,” Jiang Cheng said. “You’re letting your fantasies run wild again. Concentrate on looking for water ghosts like you’re supposed to.”
“Hey, mounting swords and flying was also only a fantasy once!” Wei Wuxian said.
Here NHS comes to tell WWX the good news that he probably won’t get punished meanwhile jc is hoping otherwise:
To prevent fuddy-duddies Lan the Elder and Lan the Younger from dragging him out of bed in the middle of the night to rain punishment upon him, Wei Wuxian clung to his sword the entire time he slept. However, the water was quiet and the air was still, and when the next day arrived, Nie Huaisang came to look for him, overjoyed at unexpected good news. “Brother Wei, luck is really on your side. Last night, the old man left for Qinghe to attend the Discussion Conference my clan is hosting. We don’t have to listen to lectures for the next few days!”
Without the old one, only the young one remained. This would be easy to deal with! Wei Wuxian rolled off the bed and laughed while putting on his boots. “Heaven’s charmed clouds are blessing me with shade.”
Jiang Cheng was beside him polishing his sword with loving care when he decided to spill cold water over Wei Wuxian’s head. “Just wait until he gets back. You can’t escape punishment.”
Keeping in mind that Wei Wuxian was perpetually punished and singled out for punishment in Lotus Pier this hits some type of way... NHS also asks for medicine for WWX while jc is just thinking of himself... as usual:
Jiang Cheng couldn’t have felt more awkward and had no idea how to answer, so Nie Huaisang beat him to it. “Brother Xichen, Brother Wei was punished by being hit over 100 times with the discipline ruler. Is there any medicine that could help him?”
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Jiang Cheng was too embarrassed to talk about what Wei Wuxian had been up to. After all, all of them had egged him on to go and buy alcohol, and they all deserved to be punished as well. He could only speak vaguely. “It’s nothing. It’s nothing. It’s not that bad! He can walk. Wei Wuxian, why haven’t you gotten off yet?”
Ultimately though NHS and WWX don't have that many interactions throughout the book. The friendship aspect of their relationship was beefed up by cql/fanon. NHS didn't bring back WWX because he missed his bff, he brought WWX back because he realized WWX was the only one specialized enough in resentful energy to be able to manage NMJ''s resentful arm and solve the mystery.
He tried to search for his elder brother’s corpse, but after so many years and so much hard work, he could only find a single left hand. He was stuck at this step, without anything that could lead to the next. In addition, the left hand was abnormally fierce, too difficult to suppress. If it was left by his side, it’d keep on resulting in bloodshed. So he remembered someone. Someone who was best at dealing with these things, these problems.
The YiLing Patriarch.
But the YiLing Patriarch had been torn into pieces already. What should he do now? And so he remembered someone else. Mo XuanYu, who’d been kicked out of Koi Tower.
Perhaps to gain information from Mo XuanYu, Nie HuaiSang talked to him once. From Mo XuanYu’s grievances, he knew that Mo XuanYu had once read the fragmented manuscript that recorded an ancient, forbidden technique in Jin GuangYao’s collection. He then urged Mo XuanYu, who had had enough of the humiliation coming from his own clan members, to seek revenge using the forbidden technique of body sacrifice.
And which fierce ghost was summoned?
It was the YiLing Patriarch again, of course.
Mo XuanYu, no longer able to put up with his circumstances, finally painted the blood array, and Nie HuaiSang also used the opportunity to release the hot potato he was no longer able to keep: ChiFeng-Zun’s left hand.
From then on, the plan successfully began. He no longer needed to exert his energy on searching for the remaining limbs of Nie MingJue, instead leaving all of the dangerous and bothersome things to Wei WuXian and Lan WangJi.
These of course are all WWX's thoughts, so we don't know exactly what went through NHS's mind- as WWX himself caveats but probably close enough.
Wei WuXian stared at him for a while before finally averting his gaze. Conjectures were conjectures, after all. Nobody had evidence.
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In the end though, regardless of his relationship w WWX or of his motivation NHS is the one who made WangXian possible again.
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So I listened to the Something About the Beatles (SATB) latest podcast today, titled “Dear Friend” with the topic of conversation John and Paul’s relationship in the 1970s. So I was thinking that this would be great because I feel like the primary things talked about when the John/Paul 1970s dynamic is discussed is Lennon Remembers, How Do You Sleep and the PlayBoy interview, maybe they’ll throw in the Lost Weekend for balance if they’re feeling so inclined... I’m obviously exaggerating here but... Firstly, before I start my rant, SATB is a good podcast, they usually have great guests (Erin Torkelson Weber the MVP of course), cover interesting topics and Robert Rodriguez is a good host who’s good at challenging things in the story that don’t ring true.
However, I feel like throughout the Beatles active years and into the post break-up years there’s a narrative that has been established that so many people are wedded to, to the point that it’s part of the orthodoxy of the band. In my opinion the narrative is that from first meeting up until the moment that John died Paul was always doing everything to be John’s BFF, he was always trying to be closest to John, no matter what John said or did, Paul would always be the one to try and mend fences and throughout the 70s he was doing whatever he could to end up back working with John. I don’t think this narrative is completely wrong but I think it’s uneven mainly because, in all this, Paul’s importance to John is completely glossed over and John’s manoeuvring to ensure that he was the most important person in Paul’s life is completely missed. So, I just want to highlight some of the instances off the top of my head where I feel that John showed how much he needed to be prioritised in Paul’s life and how much he wanted to mend fences post break-up, that I feel don’t get talked about often enough:
1) John’s competition with Jim McCartney: There’s a lot of stock put into the John-Paul-Stu triangle but that obscures a weird triangle that, maybe Paul wasn’t even aware of, but I think definitely existed which is John-Paul-Jim. By all accounts Jim didn’t want John around and was against John and Paul’s friendship. Jim had a lot of influence over Paul and had a lot of sway as his sole parent once Mary died and I think John was resentful of that. We all know about the ultimatum John gave Paul when he took the job (that Jim implored him to get) which jeopardised his commitment to the band. In John’s eyes and own words, Paul choosing to quit his job to commit fully to the band was Paul choosing John over his dad. No one (in books I’ve only seen Joshua Wolf Shenk discuss this) discusses how Jim was effectively John’s Stu, someone that obstructed his closeness and ability to influence Paul to the point that over a decade later, post break up, John saw Paul focusing on the band as a victory over his dad. John had a jealously of Paul’s closeness and prioritisation of his family that would rear its head further down the road but, by and large, I rarely see this discussed.
2) John’s jealousy of Paul’s other close friendships: On this front, we hear ad nauseam, about Paul’s jealousy of Stu, which is fine because, even without Paul acknowledging it, it’s obvious from space that Paul was jealous of Stu’s closeness to John but we never hear about John’s jealousy of Paul’s other close friendships. All the Beatles were close to Mal Evans but I think Paul was especially close to him (he was the first Beatle to befriend Mal, Mal lived with him at Cavendish for some time, Mal helped Paul write some songs etc.) which got to John. In John’s own words when discussing Magical Mystery Tour he was “choked” when he found out that Paul had come up with the idea with Mal and Mal’s widow has said that Yoko told her that John had told her (whew Chinese whispers time) that he was jealous of Mal’s friendship with Paul... Then there’s Tara Browne, it’s interesting that despite Tara apparently being really friendly and outgoing John never took to him. Maybe it was because Tara was upper class. Maybe it was because after pestering him for months, Paul chose to do LSD with Tara instead of with John and the rest of the band. Maybe it was because Paul invited Tara up to Liverpool, right after Christmas, to hang out with his family resulting in the infamous moped crash. If I put my tin foil hat on, in “A Day in the Life” when John’s reaction to the death of a man in a car crash is “to laugh” is that meaningful? The song is thought to reference Tara but does that passage give us a glimpse into how John saw Tara? If he’s laughing about Tara dying then it sounds like he really didn’t like him, possibly due to his close friendship with Paul.
3) John’s resentment of Paul’s romantic partners: So this one is interesting... There are quite a few examples to walk through so here goes. We have the incident in Hamburg where Paul is in bed with a woman and John (in the aftermath of Stu’s death and probably high on prellies) comes charging in attacking the girl, cutting up her clothes and basically scares her out of the room, maybe that was just the prellies but there seems to be too much of a pattern to ignore. Then there’s Jane of course, we don’t know a ton about John’s interactions with Jane over the years but it’s interesting that he makes a terrible first impression with her (asking her to describe how girls masturbate) and it seems that their relationship is cordial at best going forward (note how Jane and Paul never go on holiday alone with John and Cynthia in the same way George and Ringo did with their respective partners). Peggy Lipton also tells the story about how when she came to hang out with Paul in 1965, John was really rude to her out of nowhere and asked “what she was doing there” and she seemed to think that John couldn’t understand why Paul wanted to take her to dinner if all he was going to do was fuck her. Then, there’s Linda... John consistently gives interviews in the early 70s when he talks about how in a few years Paul will wake up and leave Linda, according to Ray Connolly John couldn’t believe that Paul was staying faithful to Linda and then there’s other weird occurrences in that late 60s/early 70s period. There’s the fan who claims seeing John about to hit a pregnant Linda before Paul stepped in, there’s John rushing to get married as soon as Paul does (8 days later I think which is WILD to me), there’s John describing Paul’s wedding as a “funeral” in ‘71... What does all this tell us? That John was too busy replacing Paul with Yoko to care about Paul anymore? In my book, it’s John’s fears being realised that Paul would always prioritise his family over him when push came to shove, in John’s mind he had won when he was competing with Jim for Paul but once Linda came into the picture and gave Paul the family he always wanted, I think in John’s mind, it was game over. Maybe if Paul had divorced Linda in the 70s (like John predicted) they would have worked together more, we’ll never know, but in a similar way to Yoko, Linda was a wedge in John’s relationship to Paul.
4) John’s attempts post break-up to reach out to Paul: We hear a lot about Paul reaching out to John in the 70s and not engaging with the feuding anymore, it’s Paul that decides not to respond in kind to HDYS, it’s Paul that invites John to the Venus and Mars sessions, it’s Paul going to the Dakota to see/try to see John, it’s always Paul seemingly who misses John and wants to reestablish their relationship. However, according to May Pang, John was happy to do Bangladesh if Paul was doing it too. According to Ray Connolly, John gave him a letter to give to Paul, in the hopes that Paul would call him. According to Paul and other people involved in the One to One concert, John asked Paul to appear with him during his performance in ‘72. And in the face of the backlash from HDYS, John’s the one going around calling Paul his best friend ,other than Yoko, and sending him Beatles bootlegs for Christmas.
All this is to say that John and Paul did not have this one sided relationship where only Paul cared and wanted them to repair things or where only Paul was looking to manoeuvre a situation so he was closest to John, John also wanted to be the closest person in Paul’s life, he was jealously protective of their partnership (see his angry reaction to Paul not coming to him and only him to help with Eleanor Rigby) he also seemed to fear losing Paul to his family which may have happened in his mind, who knows. Because John’s most famous post Beatles interviews have him bashing Paul and Paul’s had 40 years to talk about how much he loved John, there’s this view that Paul loved John more than John loved Paul or that John loved Paul until Yoko came in the picture, at which point Paul was no longer relevant. If Paul meant nothing to John anymore, why did he even bother writing HDYS, if he was so tuned out he wouldn’t have been bothered by Ram, none of the critics were so why was John all over that album more than a Paul is Dead truther?! Why did Yoko block Paul’s calls to John, they were happy to hang out with Ringo, what was so threatening about Paul? Why, according to Robert Rosen, were John’s diaries full of his obsessions about Paul?? We’ll never know a lot of the answers to these questions but I would love it if more podcasts even acknowledged that these questions exist and acknowledged that Paul was such a huge part of John’s life till his dying day: “we have our ups and downs but I would do anything for Paul and I think he would do anything for me” John Lennon December 8 1980.
Apologies for the rant it seems listening to Beatles podcasts always seems to set me off! But SATB is a good podcast, just feel that there are so many interesting conversations that get missed in favour of the usual narrative time and time again, so close but no cigar!
Thanks to @onesweetdreampodcast and @anotherkindofmindpod for being the only podcast I’ve heard to date brave enough to discuss these questions, I think doing that will give us a much better understanding of the Beatles and how their story unfolded.
By the way most of what I referenced above can be found in @amoralto incredible blog, have fun!
#the beatles#john lennon#paul mccartney#john and paul#something about the beatles#dear friend#jealous guy#complex relationships#thoughts#my rants
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kinda weird and odly specific (fem) stozier bff head cannons !!!
stan has only ever let her bare feet out around richie
they quote the twins from like that one snl sketch. wait lemme specify. this one and they quote all the john mulany ones. like “we’re so close we finish eachother..” “off”. “his bootys real” “but my personality is fake”
they do those smule duets together and it’s a hot fucking mess but kinda good???
stupid. fucking. tiktoks.
so many
richie insists that they only do like one but they’re both on a friendship high and end up making like 20 and they’re all messy yet funny and good
a few of them blew up
cause why wouldn’t they. like you take richie, an actual comedian, and stan, an actual comedian who just won’t get paid for it. and you get comedic genius with the right amount of fruityness
ew no but matching pjs at sleepovers omg
sleepovers would either be like “we need sleep but you’re at my house�� or “almost breaking something whilst having an amazing time and oh wow how did that get in your hair”
stan does richies hair at least once a month and she keeps telling richie to just do her hair like this and it’ll look this good all the time and richie keeps saying she will but noooooooo she doesn’t cause she’s a little dirt girl who has to look messy
they make the weirdest but best snacks together (i used to dip cabbage in lemonade, it was bomb)
they make little cooking videos/vlogs but it’s just stan looking tired and doing a good job, richie getting lost and confused and both of them losing everything they put down
“anyway now we need the spatula to mix it all up… where is the spatula” “how tf would i know dumbass you had it last” “okay don’t be mean stancy but seriously where is it i just had it” “bro i don’t know just retrace your steps or something idk… wait no where tf is it it’s not here” “see what i mean???” *confused looking* “omg where is it” “it’s gonna burn !” “no ! we made that together ! where is it !!!” *even more confused and stressed looking* “I DONT KNOW “ *harmonised screaming* “wait no no no it’s fine i’ll just turn the heat off for now” “oh thank god you’ve saved us,,, wait nvm no need i found it !” “where was it?” “oh the counter right next to us” “omg”
they’re the only ones who can see each others like ugly cackle only for bff snorty loud yet so silent laugh (please tell me you know what one i’m talking about)
the amount of times they’ve gotten in trouble for laughing so much omg
one time richie made them “hold hands” with their feet
she got punched but she got a picture so it’s worth it
their contact photos for eachother are the both best and worst pictures they have of the other
no other losers can see them
stozier eyes only
they definitely had one of those joint bff instagram accounts when they were like 12
omg musically
they had a shared account on musically too and it is the best thing ever made
HOLY SHIT ITS A GOLD MINE
“honey you already know i’m the slomo queen” and it’s just them doing some stupid ass spin with glasses on or something
stan has glasses
reading kinda glasses not like richies blind ass ones
omg no stan being farsighted is so funny to me tho i’ve thought about it before
like she can see birds like a mile away but walks into every fucking pole ever
she just can’t see them (how?? idk)
they share clothes
obviously
but when one of them comes over to the others house for a sleepover they just immediately change into whatever clothes is there
shared wardrobe
y’know my dad once put on my sisters jeans and they fit
sorry back on topic
i hate to be the one to say it but
they were each other’s first kiss and you can not tell me they weren’t
it’s up to you how it happens but it did
stans scared of spiders and richie takes advantage of that as much as possible (within reason she’s not an asshole)
she used the like spider on your face filter r to scare stan and it worked
she horror screams every time
THIS MASSIVE FUCKING SPIDER JUST CRAWLED OVER ME AND ITS LOST WTF
no no no fuck this no no
FUCK WHAT THE FUCK FUCK OFF NO
kms
i meant “i’m” but like yeah sure
anyways i’m sleeping downstairs tonight
they make up insane stories about stans bat mitzvah bc they were the only losers there
they shoot the straw wrappers at each other no doubt
have been mistaken for a couple too many times to count
they hold hands when they’re out and about (cause stan feels anxious and needs constant reassurance that she’s not gonna be left alone, also cause bffs)
they’ve got like ten of the bff necklaces and bracelets
like those wee bacon and egg ones that have the words “best” and “friends” on it
(stan got the bacon one)
they’re both lactose intolerant but have ice cream dates
whenever they have like picnics stan always brings perfectly cut fruit and nice sandwiches and food and stuff and richie brings all the snacks that they both like
stans like the mum who makes the cute little bentos
soup making omg
they’ve 100% cosplayed like heather chandler and veronica and like oh god i don’t wanna say it but bakudeku HDHSJXBHXHAJSNSN
i’m sorry but it’s funny
it was unintentional at first tho
richie was doing the deku voice for a tiktok and stan was telling her to stfu and people ran with it
WHY IS THAT SO FUNNYHXVSHXB BHSKSMSM N JEJNS
they’ve definitely ugly cried together
well of course
but it still had to be said
and like cuddles awwwwww
also they genuinely love eachother
whether it’s romantic or platonic they are like soulmates to me
well to me all the losers are soulmates but stozier are just the ultimate best friends
okay y’know what i’m gonna end this here
also i have no clue how to do the read more things apologies
oh and if anyone has any tips on how to do it in the mobile that would be so appreciated !!!
#the losers club#fem losers club#losers club#stan uris#stanley uris#richie tozier#it movie#it#it fandom#it headcannons#it hcs#the losers club hc’s#the losers club headcannons#stozier
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just some Cherry Magic thoughts/brainstorming/spring cleaning (2021-06-05)
First of all, I really want to recommend the J-Drama Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?! which is frequently shortened (for obvious reasons) to simply “Cherry Magic”
While it does have some over the top (mild secondhand embarrassingly) cheesy moments and the occasional weird pacing, it’s a fantastic watch over all and probably the first show in years that had me hunting it down on, admittedly, sort of sketchy sites instead of passively consuming whatever is shoved at me by the various streaming services to which I have access.
Yes it is a BL series and thus romance is important, but more importantly its about anxiety and believing in yourself without necessarily changing who you are but also still allowing yourself to grow as a person even if you are the titular 30 year old virgin. ALSO--thankfully--even though virginity is a... plot device?... it’s not actually that important? Or, at least, it didn’t put me, a demi/ace, off or make me, like, sigh deeply and stare off into the middle distance impatiently.
Now that the recommendation is out of the way, and because I wanted to do some “spring cleaning” here are the various thoughts/brainstorms that cropped up while I was basking in the waves of serotonin from Cherry Magic. Some spoilers:
1) Its canon but not explicitly shown/mentioned that Adachi does art, that Adachi is a fan of Tsuge’s novels, and that most of Tsuge’s success as a novelist came after college although he struggled when he was first starting out. This isn’t really an AU necessarily but neither is it a solid headcanon, but I think it’d be cool if the cover art of Tsuge’s novels were done by Adachi.
Like, think about it. Two artistic introverts in college who aren’t that great at making friends but have somehow managed to stay friends almost a decade out of college? And such good friends to the point where they understand each other even without the telepathy? That’s a bond. And I just think it’d be cute. BFFs making stuff together!
Sure, given that Tsuge’s now such a big deal in the industry, his publishers would have professionals for it, but maybe its part of his contract? Like, Adachi does the cover art or there’s no cover art. Which would explain (and maybe I misunderstood this)but when Kurosawa is reading a book while Adachi is trying to work on his presentation, it’s one of Tsuge’s but it’s a plain blue cover with white font. This could be one of Tsuge’s more recent books in which Adachi didn’t provide art because his spiral of depression/self-deprecation has taken away his confidence to do art on an AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR’S BOOK even though hey, he’s been doing art on an award-winning author’s book even before said author won awards. And then it makes the epilogue bit of the Golden Cat artwork all the more heartening because it’s the first cover art Adachi’s done for Tsuge in a while and it’s gorgeous.
Also, if Adachi is Tsuge’s contracted cover artist then it allows him to read early drafts (and cry!!) without it being a breach of any publisher’s contracts? I don’t know that much about how that works. I just really like their friendship.
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2) Speaking of Tsuge and Adachi’s friendship. I kinda want an AU where the either continue to be/have always been telepathic at least with each other? Because the idea of these two absolute blank faced introverts carefully making physical contact so that then can scream internally with each other is so primo. That whole scene is just so *chef’s kiss*
Because, look, just because being a virgin at 30 gives you the magic doesn’t necessarily mean that losing your virginity also loses the magic. They’re not inherently bundled together... if that makes any sense. Maybe it’s like passing a checkpoint? But I wouldn’t want them to have the telepathy with anyone else (or at least, uncontrollable telepathy) because it was making Adachi so miserable towards the end.
I just. That clown to clown communication was gold. And I just love their friendship so much. And the idea that on the outside it seems very quiet and minimal while internally it’s them being, “I’ve done something stupid.” and “I don’t understand myself anymore.” and both of them have very detailed imaginations -- which, again, probably helps with the novels and art.
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3) Now for some Kurosawa because that character and the actor, Machida Keita, were great.
Another minor not-AU, sort-of-but-not-really headcanon: of course a lot of Kurosawa’s fan club is because he’s very handsome and polite. BUT what if its also in part because for the past 7 years he’s been giving off “I get to look at my crush every day” vibes (because the look on his face as he watches Adachi is so fond and in love. Heart eyes motherfucker) and while the fan club don’t quite know who/what that vibe is from all they know is that he really turned up the handsome smiley vibes for the past 7 years. Just constantly emitting I AM IN LOVE.
No wonder people are falling for him.
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4) There is no excuse in particular for these two but here we go:
4a) wingfic, aka the magic Adachi (and Tsuge) receive isn’t telepathy but wings. Mostly because “my shy angel” just lives in my head rent free along with “suki kawaii suki suki daisuki” but also because as a fic trope angel wings is one of my fond indulgences. Not a guilty pleasure but kind of like nostalgic but a little too saccharine to be comfort food, you know?
I’ll be honest, of this entire list I feel like this is the one I would be most likely to attempt writing, largely because I have a fairly clear idea of what it would be like from Adachi (and Tsuge’s) POV. It’s essentially the status quo in the first episode. Adachi makes small changes to his routine to accommodate the change, avoids people, and keeps his head down.
What I don’t know is what the inciting incident would be in this AU because technically the inciting incident in canon is Adachi finding out Kurosawa has a crush on him and deciding whether or not to engage or ignore it. It’s Adachi finding out Kurosawa’s secret. In this AU it would have to be the other way around, with Kurosawa finding out about Adachi’s secret, which kinda fucks with the dynamic since it would seem that perfect Kurosawa who is good at his job and who everyone trusts now knows something about Adachi who is already anxious and a pushover and now has a huge secret which could endanger himself (and Tsuge) if it became wildly known. Kurosawa has too much of an upper hand for all that the audience knows he would never abuse it.
... that kinda got away with me.
4b) Feel free to disregard this bit, but... ok, so, I never read/watched Loveless and I don’t know much about it except that it was pretty sketchy but I feel like certain aspects of it sort of made it into the cultural swamp that I lived in at the time, and I think it involved the (again, pretty sketchy) premise that people have animal ears (and tail?) until they lost their virginity (again, again, pretty sketchy, pls don’t judge me) and I’m mostly trying to find out how Adachi would hide that and basically what I’m saying lop eared bunny Adachi. Is that why he has persistent bedhead? Because it is, in fact, bunny ears?
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5) AND HERE COMES THE SAD (sorry, y’all, it’s my brand. I love sad things) AND ALSO SOME TIME TRAVEL (which is also maybe my brand):
5a) Adachi experiences time like Merlin does, ie backwards. And most of this has to do with the fact that the 7 years ago flashback scene in the park--where Kurosawa first noticed Adachi (and started to fall in love with him)--is in universe the earliest significant interaction they had. In the real world, that was the last scene that Machida Keita and Akaso Eiji filmed for the show. And while they are great actors, I couldn’t help but wonder if some of the affection that they held for each other after weeks of working together bled through for all that it was their characters’ first time speaking to each other.
And the inherent sadness of any relationship involving one person experiencing time backwards is that by nature one person’s beginning is the other person’s ending. So to a backwards time Adachi, the day Kurosawa got drunk on his behalf, passed out, and started crying on a bench is the last time they ever speak! Yes, that was the moment Kurosawa first fell in love/noticed Adachi, but imagine the reverse yearning of that being the last time Adachi feels love from him?! But of course Adachi would reach out to comfort him! Because even if he’s hurting, he’ll still help those who need it.
TToTT Making myself sad.
5b) Okay, fine, maybe lets get rid of the inherent sadness and just do time travel. Because Adachi biking at the very top of episode one is actually the Adachi biking to the Christmas Eve date tower in the last episode and I know that’s meant to structure the whole series as a media res type thing, but also consider that the same biker in episode one does pass by a crowd of people one of whom is Adachi. Now I don’t actually know what to do with that alone...
... but also consider that the closing credits, Adachi is wearing that same Christmas Eve outfit while Kurosawa is in his Practice Date outfit. Maybe, metaphorically, that’s when they fully committed to the other person for life, but also time travel?
I don’t know what to do with that either... I just wanted to try gently untangling the sadness from time travel (but let’s be real what is even the point of time travel without sadness, am I right?)
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Anyway, that’s all for now. If anyone actually read through this and would like to adopt some of these ideas or discuss it further just hit me up. My brain is just suki kawaii suki suki daisuki every hour on the hour.
#jacksgreyson#spring cleaning#brainstorm#cherimaho#cherry magic#cherry magic! thirty years of virginity can make you a wizard?!#adachi kiyoshi#tsuge masato#kurosawa yuichi
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