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prose-for-hire · 1 year

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Toil and Trouble:

(Second part Here)

Pairing: Spike x Harris!reader

Request: Not requested, promise I am writing my requests it just happens so slowly (sorry). I got a bit overwhelmed! So when I get a random burst of inspiration like this it helps get me back into writing what I’m supposed to be writing lol.

(As always reader is gender neutral unless stated otherwise.)

Desc: reader is Xander’s twin, they aren’t a scooby they have their own friends and Xander has always tried to hide the truth about demons from them. What will happen when reader discovers an unexpected house guest in Xander’s basement room?

Warning: mention of heavy drinking (Xander’s uncle) and dysfunctional families. Cigarette. Reader has hair long enough to be tucked behind an ear.

You and Xander had always been close. They called you and your twin double trouble, when you were younger. You had been partners in crime, if you will. You spent a lot of time together despite your different personalities. You shared the same sense of humour but after that, you were almost completely different. The arguments you had between you over what movie to watch could go down in the history books. But five minutes later you would be sharing popcorn together and cracking jokes about the movie you were watching.

However, ever since High school there was something of a rift between you. You no longer told each other everything. He started it, in your defence.

Xander was evasive and him and his friends were incredibly secretive, especially around you. You liked Buffy and Willow fine enough but you were always only an acquaintance of theirs. You had your own group of friends in high school and again in college. What you didn’t know about Xander’s increasingly comedic and unconvincing excuses and explanations was that he was trying to hide from you the dangers of Sunnydale. The demons and apocalypses and life or death situations.

He felt he was protecting you, despite Willow’s pragmatic arguments in your favour all the Scoobies agreed to keep it from you.

Where Xander had moved into the basement, you had moved on campus for college. You had promised to come home and stay for your uncles birthday weekend, however, and annoyingly Xander had the excuse of work to miss the predictably dysfunctional meal that was being held in his honour. He had passed you on the way out in his pizza uniform, grabbing you in a side hug before he left with an apologetic glance.

As predicted, it was torture. You had sat there whilst your uncle drank his way through the meal and had seemingly made it into a game of ‘how many comments can I make before they snap’. It reminded you just how glad you were to have got out of the house. The only real reason you came back was to see Xander and he had dashed out of the door.

Once the meal was over and everyone had stopped talking after the inevitable argument that had been brewing since you had stepped through the door, you slid away to try and collect yourself. Rather than going to what had been your room, which had quickly been changed when you had left, you walked down into Xander’s basement.

It was dark, you hadn’t switched the light on. You were going to sit in the chair he had down there and wait for him to rant to him about your uncle. As you felt around for the chair, you managed to touch something unfamiliar, you and the chair let out a yelp at the same time.

You scrambled for the light and saw a man sat in the chair, no, not sat in it. Tied to it. Tightly, too. He was cute, just your type too. You couldn’t help staring at him, something he caught as he smirked in your direction.

“Like what you see?” He raised his eyebrows, eyes not leaving yours. When you grinned at his words, he swore he felt his heart soar in his chest. A feeling he quickly tried to beat back down again. He wouldn’t do this again, fall for someone like this. Not so quickly, so easily.

“I’ve seen better, I suppose” You beamed when he chuckled, moving to sit on the edge of Xander’s bed.

“Hidin’ are you? Gotta say, your family aren’t exactly winners, pet”

“And there was me thinking I had won the ‘rental lottery” You offered before explaining, “I was only really here for Xander and he didn’t even stay for dinner. Just needed somewhere to…”

“Relax?” Something in his voice told you that he understood. Or at least

“Yeah, I’m not gonna even ask why you’re here tied to a chair” You smiled, you had been the kindest human he had met since getting chipped. In fact, probably of all time. He didn’t really want to tell you what he was and make you leave him here in the dark. He was enjoying the company.

For the first time in a while, he was feeling like himself again. Or at least some version of himself. One he actually liked. He decided to explain to you how he had got here, perhaps a slightly edited version. Well, a heavily edited version. One that would also make him into the hero, of course.

He spoke like a poet, you were hanging on every word. Every syllable. The story was clearly edited, but you really didn’t care. You felt it in the emotion, in the feeling of what he was saying. That couldn’t be made up.

As he spoke, the night had gone darker and the streetlights had turned on. You smiled softly, both of you were feeling a little lost in your own ways. You felt connected to him, even after only a few hours of knowing him.

“You know, in the light from that streetlamp, you glow” He let the words hang in the air, trying to gauge your reaction. In that moment, you knew he had sensed it too. Some spark. Some potential.

“I need a drink. You wanna go to the Bronze?”

“Kinda tied up at the moment, love” He moved his palms to prove it, showing a flash of black nail varnish.

You leaned in and untied him, your face so close to his. The proximity made the atmosphere around you both intense, your breath tickled his cheek and he closed his eyes slowly.

Once the ropes were loose, he jumped to his feet instantly, gripping your elbow as if to steady himself. Tiny surges of electricity fizzled through you at the contact. Though he didn’t need it for balance, he just wanted an excuse to stand close to you. His hand moved towards you, eyes never breaking from yours, catching a loose strand of your hair and tucking it behind your ear.

He looked as if he was going to lean into you, closing the space. You swallowed thickly, his brilliantly blue eyes dipping to your lips just as-

The door of the basement slammed open, hitting the wall beside it. Heavy footsteps could be heard descending the stairs towards you. Spike stepped backwards and you already felt cold from the absence of his presence.

You turned to find your brother, mouth agape as he stared between the two of you.

“Wh- why is Spike-?!” words escaped your brother in his shock.

“His circulation was getting cut off, stop panicking”

“I’m not panicking. I’m not. I’m not. Stop looking at me like I’m panicking!”

“Kinda looks like panicking, mate” Spike said, rolling his eyes and sliding on his leather duster.

“Me and your friend hit it off, I asked him out” You explained, tugging on your own jacket.

“Goin’ for a bite aren’t we, love?” Spike’s eyes sparkled as Xander caught his intended meaning.

“Tell them not to wait up. Or better yet, don’t tell them anything-” You gestured upwards as you started to leave when Xander, clearly in an argument with himself on whether to tell you something he had kept secret for a long time, decided he needed to say something.

“He’s my hostage!”

“I’ll bring him back, God, Xander you are so annoying”

“Don’t I get a bloody say?”

“No!” You said together, which almost put Spike off you entirely until you smiled at him again and then he was wrapped around your little finger.

He had never met anyone like you. You were strong, clearly, but so in touch with your emotions. All throughout the conversation you had for the hours before Xander walked in had felt more of a connection than anything he had said in decades to any other.

“Y/n, he’s dangerous! You can’t take him! This is my foot, and it’s going down!” Xander pointed to his foot and you gave it a light kick as you replied.

“What is it with you? It’s always, it’s my turn with the hostage, you’re a minute younger you can sit in the sandpit and wait!”

“BOTH OF YOU, SHUT THE HELL UP! NOW!” A call came from upstairs, masking Xander’s yelp at your kick and sent you both into a whisper argument that even Spike could barely hear.

“Ought to get goin’ pet, we could go for a nice, secluded walk after” Spike’s smirk widened as you nodded and started for the door. Xander’s panic had reached it’s peak, he was flailing his arms around in urgency.

“Y/n, there are things- complex things that you don’t know about. Spike is… Spike’s a…”

“Vampire? Yeah, Xander, I know. He’s whiter than snow, I’m not an idiot” You rolled your eyes at your brother, how dumb did he think you were?

Obviously Spike was a vampire or this hostage thing would be entirely too weird for you to get involved in. Plus, Spike had explained that he had been chipped by the Initiative and you had told him that you were definitely not (and never would be) part of your brothers lame little Scooby gang.

You knew all about demons and vampires and the like. You and your friends had been fending them off since high school, just perhaps not as well as your brother and the slayer. And what’s more, you knew all about the slayer too. You had accidentally walked into the library one afternoon when your librarian and Buffy had been fighting something spooky.

You had hidden so they hadn’t seen you but you overheard them say something about the chosen one, the slayer and then you had done some research of your own. You waited for Xander to tell you himself but it had been too long now and you had just never confronted him about it.

“How long have you known?”

“About as long as you’ve been keeping it from me”

Spike, who had weirdly known better than to get involved again, just stared between them. He was bored, he just wanted to spend more time with you. Who knew being chipped would have led to something like this? Finding someone that he lo-

Really liked. You just really like them, you nit.

“We’ll talk, Xander. Just, tomorrow, okay? I’m going out”

Spike grinned evilly over his shoulder at Xander as he slung an arm over your shoulder, whispering lowly in your ear as you walked away. You and your brother would have to talk, maybe shout at each other for a while. But it could all wait.

Spike lit up a cigarette and offered you took a drag as you walked by his side. The night was young and full of promise. Spike spoke almost non-stop on your way there, something he hadn’t found himself doing in an age. He tried to impress you with stories of past fights he had won, historical events he had witnessed. He just wanted to see you smile.

Yeah, you could definitely get used to this.

#Spike x reader #Spike btvs x reader #btvs x reader #spike imagine #spike btvs #spike #Buffy The Vampire Slayer #btvs imagine #btvs x you #x reader #buffy the vampire slayer imagine #btvs #xander harris #harris reader #gn reader #gender neutral

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budgie2budgie · 1 month

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OC question of the day!

If you could make a character real, which of your OCs would be:

your bestie

your spouse/partner

your secret lover!

your friendly rival

your enemy!

BONUS: do this for other people’s OCs too!

Pass the game along (anonymously or not)

bestie: tareq, never a dull moment partner: warren, he's such a daddy! secret lover: karlotta (dominate me lol) friendly rival: ruthie, it's a dance/neven thing (jealousy) enemy: rupert, well, more like a hate/love

BONUS!

bestie: karlie by @xldkx unfiltered and loyal. i need that partner: neven, always neven, and i more or less stole him from @thesimsblues and called it a "collab" 😈 secret lover: xander by @trumpets0ng. i've always had a soft spot for a sad eye friendly rival: hm could be.. leonor by @nexility-sims because she has one of the hottest sim dudes on my dash right now! enemy: uhh, i have to pass on that one

#sims 4 #tagging game #thanks nilonne! ❤️

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itz-kiniz-blog · 11 months

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Library Lullabies

Xanvid fic

No killing game!!

Fluff with a dash of mini hurt (with comfort)

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David walked his way to the public library with his bag on his back. He was exhausted, didn’t want to get out of bed. He couldn’t sleep a lot last night. He couldn’t sleep most nights. Hell, it was a Saturday. He shouldn’t be leaving his house. But, Xander wanted to meet up and study, and sure David could’ve denied it, but how could he actually? David doesn’t want to hurt Xanders image of him. Doesn’t want Xander to give up on him like he did himself. Xander saw more hope than David saw in himself, and although David knew it wasn’t there, he was content to dream.

David walked through the fall setting as leaves fell from trees, he made it to the door and opened it up.

___________________

David entered the library and looked around the library for Xander, he ended up finding him in one of the bookshelf isles (I don’t know what they’re called I am sorry-)

“Hey Xander.” David said

Xander, who seemed like he was kind of dozing off, woke up immediately. He seemed like he didn’t sleep last night either.

“Oh- uh- Hi Mr. David!” Xander smiled

“Are you alright? You seem tired.” David said, sitting next to where Xander was.

“Oh- I’m fine! Just didn’t get a lot of sleep last night.” Xander replied, he then pulled out a book from the shelf

“Well, are you tired? You could just go home, we could reschedule-“ David started

“No no no no! It’s fine! I’m fine! We don’t need to reschedule.” Xander smiled, anxiously.

“Are you sure?” David asked again.

“Yeah- Yeah!” Xander replied

“..Alright.” David said

David ended up taking a book and taking notes for the test next week. Xander doing the same.

______________________

Eventually, David felt a warmth silently fall on his shoulder. David looked over.

And saw Xanders tired, sleeping face, on his shoulder.

David’s face blushed at this.

“..X-Xander..?” David whispered

Xander was still asleep. Why.. why did he look so adorable? Xander seemed so, peaceful. Like this was the first time he’d slept in the past couple days. No wonder Xander fell asleep. Wait, was David being used as a pillow? In all honesty if it’s Xander, he didn’t really mind. David’s heart warmed at bit.

Xander felt comfortable enough around David to allow a moment like this? Why? Who is David kidding- Xander idolizes David more than anyone else David has ever seen. Xander thinks David’s so much better than he actually is. And David doesn’t know if he loves it or hates it. Because, Xander makes David want to believe in himself. At least a bit.

David felt.. different around Xander. A flutter in his heart whenever Xander was around. His smile, eyes, passion, everything, David loved all of it. David loved him. David loved Xander, in all honesty.

Wow. That’s probably gay, isn’t it?

..David was also tired for the most part. Maybe, he could fall asleep too? Xander wouldn’t really mind. David also was so.. comfortable.

You know what? A nap wouldn’t hurt anyone.

#danganronpa #fanganronpa #drdt david #fangan #danganronpa fangan #danganronpa despair time #despair time #drdt xander #gay #xanvid #xander x david #fruity people #fanfic #fanfiction

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natskys-w · 6 months

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Hello.. Can you write a Grayson Hawthorne story where he starts feeling sick in the middle of a foundation event? Maybe then Oren/Alisa/one of his brothers will notice and take care of him..

Can l write? No no can't... Did l try yes

You have been warned from this point forward, proceed at your own discretion ⚠️

A soft clink of a glass brought brought the chatter of the hall to a soft murmur over excited tables eager to hear the opening speech

Alisa voice rang clear and warmly over the speaker.

“Welcome, it is wonderful to see so many familiar faces joining us for the birth of this heart felt project that has been years in the making“ She smiled brightly at the guests, then turned her gaze to the Hawthorne table letting her pride shine through before continuing with the speech.

At the Hawthorne table things where going as planned, in order not a hint of chaos or mayhem… of course. Yep not a hint of chaos

Grayson prepped to join Alisa, Jameson waved and gave dazzling smiles to guests that looked to them. Avery listened intently also ready to speak, Xander discreetly fed his recently acquired friend that nestled in his pocket. Whilst Nash distracted Libby from getting nervous with an origami puzzle trick.

Grayson went over his speech softly murmuring and repeating it to himself in order to get his head in the game. He would not let a stupid flue get in the way of all the hard work that went into ensuring this gala was a success anything less then perfect was unacceptable and it was his responsibility to represent his fami- damn it this hall was hot, how was nobody sweating was he sweating. The sharp drilling pain in his head grew as the crowd clapped at something Alisa said.

Wait was it his turn? No no to early, maybe-

“Gray, Grayson, are you okey? You don't look to good… “

Averys voice brought him back, everyone concerned gaze was on him. Nash leaned towards him

“Hey you wanna take a minute”

“No, I'm fine” he replied his stomach did a backflip

“You look like a soggy egg sandwich that's been left in the sun.” Xander quipped

Nash got up to go round Greysons side

“That's it come on up ya go” He hauled him up like a sack of potatoes “let's take a little trip to the bathroom before our table and flowers go from lilac white to muddy yellow.”

“I'm fine”

“Yeah yeah, come on.” Nash said as he discreetly led him away to the bathroom.

“What the hell did he eat?”

“Maybe we should go with him”

“Is everyone looking at us it feels like everyone's looking at us.”

“psst Jameson, look at the picture l took, he looks like the Jack Nicholson in the snow meme ”

“Everybody stay calm” libby chirped in a sing song voice trying not to panic.

“Libby seriously it's fine, l'm sure Greyson will be back soon l'll take over for Gra- AW what thefuck-”

Jameson swore bringing up his blood finger

“Xander?” Jameson asked

“Mmh”

“What just bit me?”

“Mr Gizmo Wayne Hawthorne the I”

“And what exactly is Mr Gizmo Wayne Hawthorne the first?”

“I believe he's a fruit bat although he's the size of a kitti's hog nosed bat. Interesting enough the-”

“You brought a bat!” Avery squeaked lowering her voice when the table next to them gave them a curious look and Alisa gave them a jovial nervous glance and made a joke that drew everyone's attention back to her.

“Why is he even here? He's ugly, rude and may have more disease then the CDC. What if he's what made Grayson sick?“

A little nose and beady eyes glared at Jameson from Xanders pocket and made a series of grumbling sounds.

“Oh Lord, l need to go warn Nash.” Libby dashed off

“Hey! For your information he has a clean bill of health, l checked him out myself. Thank you. As for why he's here he's family, plus thanks to the project, the research facility he came from is shut down and no longer needed. Look at that little face, would this face not encourage you to donate”

Avery wrapped Jamesons fingers and peaked at the wound trying to be as gentle as possible.

“Xander?! Okey guys thats it, we're all heading to the toilets. We need to disinfect your wound, let Nash and Oren know what's going on and get Mr Wayne whatever his name away, far away from the guests.”

They scurried off to the bathroom, where upon opening the men's room the sound of someone violently throwing up greeted them. Libby leaned against the sink as she bit her nails, looking into the fancy stall where Nash was holding Graysons head back and rubbing his back softly on the floor.

Like he did when they were children.

“Xander, l ALWAYS KNEW you would KILL ME just not like THIS” Greyson grumbled

“Remember what mum always says negative emotions. Will make you sicker, exhale that negativity on three.” Xander replied as Nash gave him a warning stare.

“l can just see the headlines, Hawthorne heirs taken to soon by deadly infection… maybe ebola or Marburg… with how Grayson is looking…

Cause of death rat with wings”

“Your not helping.” Nash reprimed

“Besides aren't we getting ahead of ourselves-”

“See thank you, that's what l've been saying, sorry go on” Xander interrupted

“As l was saying, before we call the CDC again let's go through all the steps. I already informed Oren, Libby has the emergency bag, We're running our blood and what we can test for has come back negative so Jameson, no you do not have Marburg or Ebola. Someone's already on the way to double check, okey?” He said as he got more tissue to wipe Some of the sweat off Grayson and rested him on his shoulder.

Avery finished off washing Jamesons hand and was dealing with the wound as he asked

“Nash?”

“Jameson, yes”

“If we're quarantined, can it be in the LA station?”

Avery gave him a light shove.

“Jameson what did l just say!”

“What it could still be Ebola or something new given Mr Gizmo Wayne hawthorne the I previous home.”

“He has nothing to do with this” Xander protested, bringing him out of his pocket and cradling him to his chest. “He's probably cleaner then anyone in this room.” He murmured cooing at his little friend, that Grayson glared at.

“We're gonna die and a movies gonna be made about this day, with Xander as patient 0 like that Contagion movie” Grayson groaned “l need to go give me speech.”

“Grayson seriously not you to”

#Grayson hawthorne fanfic #the hawthorne brothers #the inheritance games #Hawthorne fanfic #just mess and chaos

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27-roses · 9 months

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The Cowboy and his Lady | Inheritance Games | Nash Hawthorne|

Me and my friend were thinking about Nash again, and thought of how he would be such a dog person. His dog would be a cocker spaniel, and in his true southern fashion, he would name it something sweet and very “him.” Nash Hawthorne named his dog Lady. His lil Lady.

When he first got Lady as a puppy, he would show her all the secret passages, narrating in a voice like talking to a baby:

"And this one, Lady, is where Xander hides all his scones. Doesn't know I know about it, but Nash knows everything, doesn't he?” *gets licked on the nose* “Yes, yes I dooo”

So then Lady starts going back to that place and using her nose to open up the special cabinet, because Nash Westbrook Hawthorne doesn’t have a dumb dog. No, no chance of that. So then, like 3 days later, at the dinner table, Xander busts through the frickin wall and is like "WHO. ATE. MY. SCONES."

Nash is sitting there, watching the chaos as Xander runs around the room, frantically trying to find the culprit, while he feeds Lady under the table, amused.

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Going off my last post about Nash, he loves rain. So of course when he gets Lady, he has to share his love for it with her. I imagined that it would go something like this:

Grayson looked up from his stock market portfolio to see his older brother, Nash, running doing the stairs, two at a time. "Nash? Na-"

“GRAY, IT’S RAINING”

Nash took a sharp turn and disappeared from sight. Seconds later, Avery walked into the kitchen, coming to stand behind Grayson.

“What’s going on? I thought I heard someone yelling. Which isn’t unusual for this country of a house, but-“

Nash comes running back in, fumbling at unbuttoning with his flannel shirt buttons to reveal a white T-shirt underneath. “It’s raining, I have to go out there before it stops, and-”

Nash stopped suddenly, his eyes widening as he made eye contact with Avery. “Lady!”

“Wha-,” Avery began, but Nash was already dashing away.

"LIBBY, XANDER, WHERE'S LADY?! ITS HER FIRST RAIN. WE HAVE TO DANCE. JAMIE, WHERE IS MY DARLIN’ DOG?!”

———

#the inheritance games #nash westbrook hawthorne #avery kylie grambs #dancing in the rain #jennifer lynn barnes #headcanon #grayson hawthorne #xander hawthorne #cocker spaniel #Lady #scones #I made this before I read the other books

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lgcmanager · 23 days

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PERSONAL CHANNELS ( Q2 2024: PART 2 )

SCHEDULE TYPE: N/A RESTRICTIONS: ACTORS AND MODELS ONLY

now that we’ve gathered all of the submissions, listed below are the ones that have been approved/renewed:

0-199 NOTORIETY

ranking king - YOO HAEMIN ( @haeminlgc )

200+ NOTORIETY

jinseo’s communication center - KIM JINSEO ( @lgcjinseo )

mulljingi’s gym - KIM JINYOUNG ( @lgcjinyoung )

sanghyun’s stories - LIM SANGHYUN ( @lgcsanghyun )

seonny side up - BAEK SEONA ( @lgcseona )

the adventures of kim cherry - KIM CHERRY ( @cherrylgc )

videogomdori - LEE HYUNSOO ( @hyunsoolgc )

xander: off the runway - HAN JISOO ( @lgcjisoo )

due to everyone’s schedules and the number of channels renewed, we limited the number of personal channels accepted. we’ve mentioned some of the rules and requirements to this over HERE, but we wanted to expand a bit further so you can get a better idea of how the personal channels are set up:

depending on the muse’s NOTORIETY (at the time of this post), the writing requirements may vary slightly so please pay attention to that when planning when to write the solos/posts!

once the debuted artist has created a personal channel, they will be expected to pay any of the expenses that might be used. so if you’re planning on doing some sort of game or challenge with a guest, do note that they will be given the bare minimum especially that the selected artists are just starting their channels.

since there is an option to invite a GUEST on the show once per trimester, this will probably be filmed during a time when BOTH the host and guest are free. generally speaking, actors and idols usually are the busiest due to their schedules followed by models and trainees so take that into consideration when thinking of who to invite. for this term the guests have been randomly assigned based on groups/paths. this means that in the latter section you will see which muse is paired up with the group/path and should you choose to have a guest, the guest must be someone from that group/path. the guest should also be someone who HASN'T made an appearance on the show before.

as a reminder, we discourage any prior plot calls off dash to ensure fairness and inclusivity towards everyone who might be interested in participating as a guest on the personal channels.

in terms of traveling, the debuted artist can travel to different parts of korea but most likely that will be filmed on sunday, which is the day that everyone has a day off (exception is if they’re given a holiday break like chuseok). if the debuted artist plans to do that at any time during the trimester, they will have to do all of the filming by themselves.

the length of the videos vary, but typically each video is about 10-25 minutes long with all of the editing! like mentioned previously, the guest will NOT receive any points for replying to the thread if the personal channel owner chooses to do the thread component. in addition to this, it is encouraged that any of the HOST muns who have multiple muses should be mindful of whether they should guest in other people’s personal channels. this is because we want to consider this as an opportunity for the HOSTS to get to know their fellow colleagues and use this as a chance to thread with muses whom they might not be able to interact with on a daily basis due to their schedules.

after the deadline has passed, we’ll add on the lgc master sheet (specifically on the LGCMEDIA SCHEDULE tab) when the episodes that you’ve submitted were aired. as a reminder, the debuted artist has released more episodes than the number that was written for this trimester.

GUESTS

BAEK SEONA - someone from the MODELING path

HAN JISOO - someone from the ACTING path

KIM CHERRY - someone from CRYSTALLIS

KIM JINSEO - someone from TYPE ZERO

KIM JINYOUNG - someone from NOVA

LEE HYUNSOO - someone from AGITO

LIM SANGHYUN - someone from VERSUS

YOO HAEMIN - someone from FABULA

POINTS FORM you have until JUNE 22, 2024 11:59PM EDT to finish the writing requirements. please tag all solos and posts pertaining to this with lgc:personalchannel. when you’ve finished the writing requirements, send the form below to the lgcpoints blog ( you can copy the episode line multiple times depending on how many solos/threads were written ):

MUSE NAME ∙ PERSONAL CHANNELS (Q2 2024) - EPISODE: +6 ( MCING/HOSTING, VARIETY, ACTING, OR PERFORMANCE ), +4 NOTORIETY [ LINK ]

#lgc:event #lgc:q22024 #lgc:personalchannel

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lxvefrxmthextherside · 9 months

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𝕯𝖆𝖘𝖍 𝕲𝖆𝖒𝖊

ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴅᴏᴇꜱ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʙʟᴏᴏᴅ ᴛᴀꜱᴛᴇ ʟɪᴋᴇ?

ᴛʀᴇᴠᴏʀ ʟᴀɴɢᴅᴏɴ

𝕮𝖆𝖇𝖊𝖗𝖓𝖊𝖙 𝕾𝖆𝖚𝖛𝖎𝖌𝖓𝖔𝖓

your blood tastes like cabernet sauvignon, a dry red wine. prominent flavors: dark fruits, pepper, and vanilla from oak aging.

xᴀɴᴅᴇʀ ᴡᴇʟʟꜱ

𝕸𝖊𝖑𝖙𝖊𝖉 𝕯𝖆𝖗𝖐 𝕮𝖍𝖔𝖈𝖔𝖑𝖆𝖙𝖊

your blood tastes like melted dark chocolate. prominent flavors: mildly sweet, with a refined amount of bitterness.

ᴛᴀɢɢᴇᴅ ʙʏ: @gui1lermodelacruz

ᴛᴀɢɢɪɴɢ: @heartxshaped-bruises @xcruel-gamex @ineffablefallen @itmeanspeace @offorester @scarredfeathers @dxsole @loyaltysword @carp3diems @blumhouses & you

#tw blood mention #cw blood #cw blood mention #dash game: trevor #dash game: xander

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coraniaid · 1 year

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(Better two months late than never?)

So … my slightly flippant answer is that I think “the Scooby Gang” is honestly not the best of names for the group of Buffy’s friends who know about her being the Slayer and help her out sometimes. Partly because I think it’s a bit clunky to actually say it, but also because, well, try googling it. Any group name where you have to specify the name of the source material is just a bit rubbish, I think.

Also the reference itself doesn’t really work, does it? The original Scooby Gang travels around the country, proving that supposed supernatural hauntings are actually hoaxes being carried out by mundane criminals and property owners, and they don’t really have an obvious leader. The Buffyverse Scooby Gang … are all stuck in one place, the monsters they investigate are real, and they do have an obvious leader.

They should’ve stuck with Willow’s original suggestion of the Slayerettes.

A bit less flippantly … uh. I don’t think I have an unpopular take on the Scoobies as a collective, actually. I mean, I think people who complain about them being bad friends or not really caring about Buffy are wrong – or at least viewing their actions in a deliberately uncharitable light in a way I don’t agree with – but at the same time I don’t think this is actually a majority opinion. Or at least I curate my dash well enough that I see people arguing against it more often than I actually see the take itself.

So quick fire unpopular opinions about each of them, in no particular order, below the cut:

Jenny: I like Jenny a lot, but I kind of hate the retcon that she was sent to Sunnydale to spy on Angel and make sure he didn’t get his soul back. Partly because of the jarringly racist way this retcon is presented and handled, partly because it’s so obviously nonsense (Jenny mentions Angel all of … what, once, before this retcon?) and partly because it ruins the much more interesting version of Jenny Calendar the technopagan with a life of her own that the show had implied existed before this. And for what? To deliver some exposition that the show could have presented dozens of other ways? So that Giles and Jenny can break up again and Giles can be sad when she dies?

Oz: I was genuinely surprised to see how well Oz did in the recent character polls because he is just kind of flat and boring to me. He’s one of the more laid back people in the show, sure, and if he was a real person I think he would be fun to hang out and exchange terse monosyllables with, but he doesn’t really have any character arc to speak of until … well, whatever off-screen stuff actually happened that ended up with him getting written out in Season 4.

(I think there is a potentially interesting character to be made out of the fragments of Oz we see, but I don't think the show ever puts them together in a way that means anything. He’s just Willow’s Nice Quirky Boyfriend, then he decides he needs to leave town and he’s gone forever.)

Cordelia: I like Cordelia, both on Buffy and on Angel, but she’s often really genuinely unpleasant in the early seasons of the show and it’s kind of grating when people pretend she isn’t?

I mean, I think I get why people talk about her the way they do (it’s partly that people are instinctively prone to like the character because of what Charisma Carpenter went through because of Joss Whedon; it’s partly because Cordelia gets a lot of character development and emotional growth and does become one of the most well-realized and heroic characters in the setting; and it’s partly because as early as Season 1's Welcome To The Hellmouth we are primed to sympathize with Cordelia because of the way Jesse acts around her). Cordelia is always somewhat likable. But she’s not nice.

When Cordelia bullies Willow for dressing badly or not having any friends, or when she brings up Xander’s abusive family or poverty in order to humiliate him in front of his friends, or when she ostracizes and shames Buffy for being different from everyone else (“I have to call everyone I have ever met, right now”), it’s not because she’s just a pure-hearted innocent who isn’t afraid to tell the truth. It’s because she’s trying her best to be hurtful and being good at it. It feels like it’s belittling the actual character growth she goes through to pretend that this isn’t what’s happening.

Tara: Uh. I don’t think I have any unpopular opinions about Tara. Honestly I’m not even sure what unpopular opinions about Tara a person could have. Tara’s great.

Okay, not an opinion about Tara herself as such, but I get kind of irked when people try to talk up Buffy/Faith by talking down Willow/Tara. I mean people who complain about the latter being boring or being censored by the network. (The latter take especially is weird, because however sanitized one thinks Willow and Tara’s relationship is, it’s a lot more textual and explicit than whatever Buffy and Faith have going on.)

I don’t actually know how common that is outside of my dash, but I’ve seen it a few times and it just feels kind of tacky to me. Sure, Willow and Tara have a different dynamic than Buffy and Faith, and it’s not quite as compelling from a narrative perspective to many people – including me! – but they are nice.

Anya: I like Anya; I think she’s often poorly served by the narrative and I think her death is really stupid and unsatisfying but … well, I guess those aren’t unpopular opinions.

I do think the frequent jokes about Anya being an ardent capitalist are kind of grating and don’t really make sense. Anya isn’t some time traveler from The World Before Shops: she’s centuries old and clearly spent a lot of her time as a vengeance demon blending in with ordinary humans, as we see in Season 3's The Wish and then again in various flashbacks. She shouldn’t suddenly be surprised by how the 20th century works, because she lived through it. If she’s weirdly obsessed by capitalism (or what the Buffy writers think capitalism is), that should be an interest going back centuries. She can’t possibly just have noticed it after becoming human. Her very first scene in the show, while she's still a demon, establishes she knows things about fashion and buying clothes! Well enough to impress Cordelia!

(Yeah, a lot of this is just that the Anya from Season 4 onwards isn’t really the same character as Anya from Season 3, I know.)

Giles: So it annoys me a little to realize this about myself, but the truth is that Giles is one of two characters in the show I’ve accepted that I like quite a lot less because of how the fandom at large talks about them. I don’t particularly like being a contrarian, and I do still like Giles as a character, but I don’t like either flavor of Fandom Giles (either Giles the Perfect Dad or the Giles Who Is Compelled To Do Bad Things But Is Just So Sad About Them).

Whenever I see posts that focus exclusively on how tragic it is for Giles that he just had to drug Buffy and lie to her about it and almost get her killed, or how awful he must have felt when he abandoned her in Season 6, or how Jenny’s murder was so sad because of how it made Giles feel I just think … okay, you’re not exactly wrong, but you wouldn’t talk about a character who does half the things Giles does in this way if they were a middle-aged woman. And I know that for a fact because I’ve seen the way the fandom talks about Joyce Summers.

Xander: I think the idea of Xander as a (very) repressed bisexual teenager makes a lot of sense of what we see from the character: things like his constant interest in how attractive Buffy’s boyfriends are and his repeated attempts to prove how “manly” he is. It is a reading I believe is at least somewhat intentional, it is a reading that I like, and it is one that (combined with the hints we get about what his family are like over the course of the show) makes some of the way he behaves in the early seasons a lot more sympathetic.

However. I simply don’t believe there was ever any chance of the show having Xander actually come out. I know that the official line is that one of Willow and Xander was always going to be gay, and that the decision as to which of them it was was made very late on, but I think that’s just a (fairly obvious) self-serving lie.

Look at how the show treats Larry – literally the only out gay man on the show in its whole seven seasons (except, maybe, Scott Hope). Comes out in season 2, dead by the end of season 3, never once seen dating or expressing romantic or sexual attraction to another man, never mourned. There are several other characters (Ethan Rayne and Andrew Wells being the obvious two) who are strongly implied to be attracted to men, sure, but this is always, aways played for laughs. (Even Larry coming out is treated like a punchline.)

I think the chance of the writers having Xander ever start seriously dating other men (or even talking about finding them attractive in ways that couldn't be played off as a joke) was always basically zero and honestly it’s a little disingenuous to pretend otherwise. The show is simply too mired in the period-typical homophobia of late 90s network television for things to be otherwise.

Willow: Sort of an inverse of the Oz take earlier: I was surprised by how badly Willow did in the recent character contests. I think she’s pretty clearly the second-best written character in the show (just after Buffy herself).

That said, I guess my most unpopular Willow take is I think it’s kind of sad that she doesn’t go to a better college than Sunnydale U? I think it is entirely in character that she would go to the same college as Buffy, and even that she would try to convince herself this wasn’t just because she was trying to help Buffy, but I still think it’s a mistake that she comes to regret. If I were Willow’s friend in Season 3 – or, perhaps more to the point, one of her teachers – I would have tried pretty hard to talk her out of it.

The show tries to present Willow’s decision to stay in Sunnydale as being an unquestionable positive, at least in Season 3’s Choices – and not just an excuse for Alyson Hannigan to stay on the show – but I’m not really convinced. Okay, Willow doesn’t just want to help Buffy, but wants to “fight evil, help people” and “what better place?” is there to learn magic. Let’s pretend to believe this is why she's staying in town.

The thing is though – as Season 4 makes clear – Sunnydale U is actually a terrible place to learn magic. It’s only by luck that Willow meets even a single other witch, while off in England there are whole covens who would be delighted to teach her. And the idea that fighting evil means staying in Sunnydale is a bit hard to defend too, given that this is the season of the show that establishes that there are other Hellmouths (in The Wish) and given that the season ends with Angel leaving town for LA to … uh, fight the forces of evil. Which it turns out you can do pretty much anywhere. Including, presumably, in places like Harvard or Oxford (where, in reality, there’s quite a lot of evil to be fought).

I don’t think this is an intentional reading of the show, but I do think you can see this choice as a sign of how little positive adult guidance there is in Willow’s life. (We see just enough of her parents to know how neglectful they are.) The show tells us that Giles wants Buffy to be able to go to Northwestern and get out of Sunnydale, but he doesn’t bat an eye at Willow turning down the chance to leave? Other than Buffy, does Willow have anybody to discuss her choice with, even if she wanted to?

Yes, sure, in real life you don’t have to go to the “best” colleges just because you can and academic prestige isn’t the most important thing in the world and blah blah blah. I agree! And I know some people think this choice the show makes is empowering or inspiring. But I think Willow personally would be happier somewhere where she was actually academically challenged, or somewhere she could actually be taught magic properly rather than illicitly teaching herself against the advice and wishes of her girlfriend and her ex-librarian.)

Again, I’m not saying the show should have had Willow leave. I understand why they didn’t (even though part of me loves the idea of a spin-off Willow series where Willow goes to Oxford and the Bullingdon Club play the role of Wolfram & Hart). But I’m not really on board with the popular idea that Willow going to the same second-rate college that Buffy is forced to settle for (and that Buffy gets to be sad about having to go to!) is actually a good thing.

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dinrelsanddragons · 3 months

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okay because someone (a certain momdra) has put FE Fates Xander on my dash, here is a quick reminder (or notice for those who may not have known) that Vair absolutely draws inspiration from Xander. Vair's not quite as intelligent but he sure is charismatic when he wants to be, and he does wield a big fucking sword in battle as well.

Also his kids, Elise and Alexander? They sure ARE named for Xander and Elise of the same game! Even though their personalities and builds are wildly different, but then, it would be seriously unconvincing for a fictional kid to grow up just like their namesake. Although Alex does have some similarities to Xander, huh... like the distaste for fighting, even if Alex doesn't hide his while Xander has to.

#Out of Dragons #Vair #Alexander #Elise #i love fe fates okay???#kill me if you want #(but do it as yourself)

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hiya-itsamber · 3 months

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lime & yellow !!

Lime - i can't tell if you're serious or what but i am avidly waiting your next post.

Yellow - every time i see you on my dash you're always so happy and it's so lovely!

aw xander that's so sweet 😭😭 sending yellow right back at you!!!. btw i am always unserious about everything .... unless.. i am serious.

↪ colour of the moots ask game

#xander <3 #amber answers

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hunter-sylvester · 1 year

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1, 8, 16, 17 & 22? For the choose violence ask game ✨

-cracks knuckles- let's go

(I got so fucking rambly I put in a cut so this doesn't clog everybody's dash lmao)

01. The character everyone gets wrong

It depends. My first thought was Hunter Sylvester. But I do see a lot of takes I agree with. I definitely wouldn't say everyone gets him wrong. I guess it's closer to maybe being about 50/50? But he's the character I've seen people get the most wrong I think. To the point where I wonder what fucking movie they watched cause it's not Metal Lords 2022 I know that much. The "he wouldn't say that" is strong.

The other answer would be Riley Finn (btvs) I guess. Because he is WIDELY hated by the fandom and there are just some scenes that I find really endearing. He has shitty moments, sure. He does. I'm not blind to those, nor do I excuse them. (Ultimatums are never ok!) But it feels like most of the fandom hates EVERYTHING about him and there is just an endearing quality to him for me. It's weird because my favorite Buffy character is Spike and it's not like Riley even makes it into my top 10. I don't love him as a character but I just...kinda like him?? Which is already in pretty stark contrast to most of the fandom I feel lol There is just something quite sweet about that goody two shoes soldier boy who's stressing out because everything he's ever been told is true and correct is crumbling around him. It's particularly the scene where he's helping Xander move that really does it for me I think. (I know you've been watching through Buffy for the first time and I don't think you've gotten to it yet so I'm trying not to be too spoilery) But yeah, I don't even have that strong of a defense of him at all. Again, I just…kinda like him. (disclaimer it's been a WHILE since my last watch-through, do not come for me)

08. Common fandom opinion that everyone is wrong about

Eddie being a top/Dom. I have literally nothing to back that opinion up other than I prefer Bottom!Eddie + Top!Steve. I know I'm kinda the one that's wrong on this one but...I like what I like. And I shall be delusional about it lol

This one's not super common but tiny fandom so eh I don't see where people remotely get the idea that Hunter is into Clay. Nor vice versa to be honest. I don't think they're particularly on each other's radar one way or another. At most I feel like Clay would be like "he's kind of a dick...hope he's okay tho" (like after the party particularly) And I feel like Hunter forgets Clay exists when he's not actively standing in front of him.

16. you can't understand why so many people like this thing (characterization, trope, headcanon, etc)

I must preface this by saying I have NO ISSUE what so ever with polyamory. It's all good, there should be more rep and the societal bullshit stigma needs to go. That being said... I just don't like poly skullflower, personally. It's not for me. I don't see it. I don't get it.

Also x reader anything I just can't and I don't get why people like it but to each their own.

17. there should be more of this type of fic/art

Basically any fanart of Metal Lords, preferably Hunter (obviously). But I'll take pretty much anything T-T I would love to have more Metal Lords fics to read too but I'm extremely picky about Hunter's characterization so I don't even know what to say I want more of, we'd be here all day lol

22. Your favorite part of canon that everyone else ignores

I guess I truly don't think I've seen anybody else acknowledge that Kevin is a Fallout fan. Not necessarily my "favorite part of canon" or anything but I genuinely don't think I've seen anybody talk about it. And I do like it, I think it's really fun. (I was going to say Hunter's anxiety initially but I don't know if that is technically canon?? Or if the jacket thing (just the idea of it being one jacket not the whole scenario lol) can be counted as canon. Or even if Hunter being in love with Kevin can be considered canon. It's how Adrian played Hunter but it wasn't in the script. I would consider that canon but it's not widely ignored so...Fallout.)

Thank you so much for sending these 🤘 (And I'm so sorry it got SO wordy asjdlkalsjl)

From this ask game.

#answered ask #my post #itsfreakingbats #ask game

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