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whimsical-wizard · 1 month
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throw me in the cranberry bog and let Ocean Spray make slutty juices out of my body so i may transmorgify back to the mortal plane into the bodies of wizards who enjoy a good drink.
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tea-cat-arts · 1 year
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(Image found on Haresbeloved's page over on Instagram)
WE WERE ROBBED!!! It's not perfect, and it still has some "limited range of color values" issues, but with a couple more revisions I think the one on the bottom right really could've turned into something special
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13oddbeetles · 7 months
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I could do that... i could be a corpse on tv
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gibbearish · 4 months
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i know it was a joke that is sort of understandable in context so im not gonna say anything on the post itself. but boy seeing someone say "i'm also down with murdering a few actors if it leads to better movies" REALLY rubs me the wrong way
#like the context was op said 'if the gore is cgi whats the point' and someone replied 'do you expect them to just maim the actors'#then 'ohh i forgot about practical effects'#and its like. i get the joke. i get how you got to that joke. i get you didnt mean anything by it.#but 'so what if actors die as long as the movie's good' isnt uh. exactly a hypothetical is it?#like. isnt workplafe safety for actors like a huge fucking issue#both with set stuff and just. How They Treat Their Workers#like. even on safe sets dont actors srill get worked to the bone to the point theyre way more likely to like. get deathly sick or#be distracted while driving or turn to addiction#or even more outright things like. i cant remember who it was but that girl who that one director Deeply traumatized over and over again#because he wanted her reaction to truly be real?#and thats not even touching the entire world of stunt doubles#like. the movie industry seeing actors as disposable fodder as long as the movie is good is. real life.#so even knowing they probably werent trying to make light of that because like. the wording of its the same but with theirs the context#does have a /slightly/ different meaning#where the punchline is saying 'nah lets actually do (wild thing)' because taking a misunderstanding seriously can be funny#but in this case (wild thing) is actually (extremely common and fucked up thing) so its just. really not good imo#idk it just made me really uncomfortable and i needed to get it out of my system
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thetypingpup · 1 year
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"i'm working against years of being me. be patient please 😭" -my boyfriend, drunk af on this night
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buttercupshands · 2 months
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Honestly I think the saddest thing in bnha is that we don't really know when does canon diverge from our time. Like...
What if it was when people were waiting for a game to come out and then it didn't since quirks were more important and then in was more important to promote heroes
There's definitely some games that survive that we know it from LoL reference from Tomura, but what about other games?
Maybe indie games are the ones trying to be "like in the old times" before quirks exist, but then authors get canceled for making a person use abilities that look like usual quirks while the protagonist doesn't have any and that's bad since players can't associate themselves with the main character
Because yeah they clearly don't have quirkless people anymore
I'm really curious what is considered old in this manga in terms of games. Like afo and Yoichi clearly had some 60-70s style comics, soo?
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nyxqueenofshadows · 3 months
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shoutout to those two in the back who are clearly like we spawned here first and we're not moving, not even for some punk kids asdfghjkl
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JUST SAW DEADPOOL KILLING BABY HITLER, LIFE IS GOOD.
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ghostfacd · 4 months
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LIVE LAUGH, SCREAM! | TOM BLYTH
pairing. tom blyth x fem!actress!reader
summary. where one comment could lead into an internet feud between tom blyth and yn avocot, resulting in them falling inlove ?!
author’s note. [ THIS TAKES PLACE BEFORE YN AND TOM STARTED DATING ] thank you to the nonnie that said yn gives off scream vibes bc they’re the reason i even made this post in the first place! 🤭
installment of this au | read for context
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ynuser scream bts (you’re welcome!)
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jennaortega did it hurt when you fell from heaven?
➥ jackchampion no but it might’ve when she stabbed u in the movie
➥ ynuser JACK 😭😭
user1 jenna flirting, jack teasing, I LOVE THIS CAST YOUR HONOR
user2 okay but literally your performance was just chefs kiss 😭 PLEASE tell me you’re starting in other movies as well bae
➥ ynuser oh thank you!! im so honored you enjoyed it ❤️ I will get back to you on your question!! 👀
➥ user3 OMGG YN IN ANOTHER FILM WOULD BE KILLER
➥ user4 well actually 🤓☝️ she was one of the ghostface in the film which means she actually was a killer
user5 @/user4 bye
tomblyth amazing film
➥ ynuser thanks
➥ user6 THANKS?? THANKS?! girl that’s tom blyth
➥ ynuser @/user6 who?
user7 no way this girl just asked who tom blyth is
➥ user8 well can u blame her tho?? he’s in like what, billy the kid or whatever? it’s not that known..
➥ user9 nah girl stars in one film and thinks she’s all that 😭
rachelzegler YOU DID SO GOOD GIRL 💕
➥ ynuser rachel my love 😭😭❤️
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tomblyth who am I? well now you know
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user10 oh he’s so fine
user11 LMFAOO is this a jab at yn not knowing who you are
user12 show that girl 🤭🤭 she thinks she’s all that after getting one acting gig
➥ user13 y’all are so obsessed with her hello..
ynuser sure. now i know
➥ user14 oh im having so much fun watching all this go down
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ynuser more bts because i love scream 6 and so should you!
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tomblyth yeah the movie’s cool and all but how abt i treat you out for dinner?
➥ user15 HELLO???
user16 enemies to lovers era ?
user17 pls lord get these two together
jackchampion say yes to the dinner invite and bring me back steak
➥ ynuser 🤨🤨
➥ jackchampion and a vanilla soda too please
user18 i love jack n yn’s friendship
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ynuser and tomblyth both posted a story!
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ynuser eating sushi and then putting on some comfy pjs is a great way to spend a day
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user19 the way tom also posted sushi pics very similar to what she’s eating…
➥ user20 WHY IS NOBODY MENTIONING THE MATCHING HOTDOG STORY POSTS AS WELL 😭😭😭
user21 pjs TOGETHER?! im afraid we’ve lost her
user22 everybody knows.. everybody knows
jackchampion splendid way to spend the day
➥ user23 what if it’s jack?? tom and yn don’t even fw each other LOL
➥ user24 true. he did ask her for dinner tho
➥ user25 who wouldn’t? she’s yn.
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Eclaté_Mode On this new episode of BTS With Your Favorites, Tom Blyth dishes on his skincare routine, how he keeps himself productive during breaks, and his internet rivalry with actress, Y/N Avocot. Full video linked in bio
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user26 THE WAY HE COMPLIMENTS YN this is definitely enemies to lovers
user27 “me and yn have exciting need to share soon” excuse me
user28 so they inlove or what
user29 yn fell inlove with a brit man it’s over for US
user30 WAIT WHAT DOES HE MEANNNN
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tomblyth well surprise. enemies to lovers much?
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ynuser nice pic send me it
user31 WAITT RACHEL HIM AND YN IN A FILM?? did not expect this..
user32 hold awn..
user33 is this confirmation they’re dating
➥ ynuser we aren’t dating.
➥ rachelzegler yet.
➥ user34 RACHEL???
rachelzegler you’re welcome for this crossover, i encouraged both of them to audition for the role
➥ user35 WE LOVE RACHEL ZEGLER
jennaortega take care of my gf 😽
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fandsart · 1 year
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Steve and Nancy's relationship didn't work out because they had different wants and needs so when Steve starts dating Eddie he tries really hard not to have wants and needs of his own. Knowing that Eddie didn't reschedule Hellfire for Lucas doesn't help with this.
He goes to a few metal concerts even though he always gets migraines the next day from the volume, he lets Eddie talks about all kinds of nerd stuff even if it makes him feel stupid when he can't keep up.
It's not even like he's dragging Steve into things that are actively detrimental to him all that often. Just a couple activities things a week. But Steve also feels the need to hide some of his own interests, knowing that Eddie hates them.
Not that he doesn't love being around Eddie, but now that they're dating he's hardly not around, and it's hard to find time to keep up on the teams that Steve roots for. But it's... it's fine. He's happy with Eddie, so he can make the sacrifice to hide these parts of himself. It's fine.
Eddie doesn't realize this is going on because he's aware that he's pushing Steve out of his comfort zone, what he isn't aware of is how Steve far out of his comfort zone he really is, and how he doesn't want to bother Eddie with it, afraid they'll break up over it.
Then he slips up, just a little bit, when Eddie invites him to a concert on the same day he plans on watching a game. This isn't even the first time this has happened, but Eddie usually gives him more of a heads up for this kind of thing. He thought he was close enough to the date that he wouldn't have to worry about it getting disrupted, and it was a pretty big game, so his disappointment is higher than usual.
Eddie is talking about a metal band and is going on a small ramble explaining the context of where they sit in the metal scene.
"And they have a concert in Indy tomorrow," he grins, "and I really want to take you."
"Oh, I was gonna... Yeah, we can do that."
"You were gonna what?"
"It doesn't matter. It's stupid."
"Steve, it's not a big deal. It's not like I'm taking you to a Dio concert. These guys are actually pretty small and relatively local. I'm sure we could catch another one, it would just be kind of down the road."
"Eddie it's fine. We can go to your concert. Whatever you want."
Eddie gives him a look. "I don't want it to be 'my concert.' If you wouldn't enjoy it, I wouldn't want to just be dragging you with me. And I don't want it to be 'fine' I want it to be enjoyable!"
"I enjoy spending time with you."
"Ok, so what were you going to do tomorrow?"
"It doesn't matter."
"Obviously it does!"
They're fighting and this was exactly what Steve was worried about. If Steve could have just gotten over himself, cut the bullshit, they wouldn't be fighting right now.
"Eddie, it really doesn't. Can we just go to the concert and forget about this?"
"No. If you don't want to go, you don't have to."
"If I don't go, will you go without me?"
"Unless you don't want me to."
"I want to go with you, wherever."
"Ok, you know what, I just remembered I actually have to help Wayne with something on tomorrow."
"No you don't. Look, I wasn't gonna do anything. Can we please just go to this concert you want to go to?"
"Look, I have to go to school. I'm already over 2 hours late." With that, he's out the door.
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Steve's not sure what time the concert was even meant to be at, but if he could just get a hold of Eddie and convince him he wants to go, maybe they won't miss it. It's already fairly well into the afternoon and he hasn't heard from Eddie all day.
The first few times he calls, there's no answer, but when he finally gets an answer it's Wayne that picks up.
"You almost missed me," he says. "Make it quick, I gotta to get to work."
"Is Eddie there?"
"Nah, he should be in Indy by now. Did he not tell you? There's some concert down there."
"Yeah, I, uh... Thank you Mr. Munson."
So Eddie went by himself even though Steve told him he wanted to come, and he'd pretended that he didn't even want to go.
Steve watches his game that night, kind of miserable and guilty. He debated not watching it, almost as a point of honor, since he lied to Eddie and told him that he didn't really have anything planned today. They'd both lied about their plans last night and Steve is so ready for Eddie to come back and say that he had a much better time without Steve and it's time they go they're separate ways.
His team loses and he falls asleep on the couch soon after, the tv still playing in the background.
He wakes up in the morning to a knock at the door. Eddie stands on the other side.
"Hey, baby. Did I wake you up?"
"Um... yeah." He wants to bring up what happened yesterday, that Eddie went without him, but he's afraid it will just make things worse. He obviously wanted to go without him if he did so, and bringing it up might just start an argument about how Eddie doesn't need Steve's permission to do things (and he doesn't) reinforcing why he didn't want Steve to come in the first place. He wants to stay with Eddie forever and he's worried the relationship is starting to fall apart. "It's fine. I should be up by now anyway."
Eddie hums almost suspiciously. "Can I come in?"
"Of course." He moves out of the way.
"'Whatever I want,' huh?" he asks, as he walks through the doorway.
"What?"
"Nothing. We'll talk about it in a minute. A few things first. Come on." He drags Steve over to the couch. "So what did you do yesterday?"
"Tried getting a hold of you, mostly."
Eddie chuckles nervously. "Sorry. But did you do whatever it was you planned on doing before?" Steve tenses just a little bit. Is Eddie going to accuse him of choosing baseball over their relationship? He kind of almost did when he first opened his mouth after Eddie first suggest the concert. Is he going to call him out for that. "Relax baby, you don't even need to tell me what it was, as long as whatever it was you were doing wasn't a person."
"No, never!"
"I know, Stevie. I know you're history; I know you would never do that. So I'm not upset. So did you carry out your plans, whatever they were?"
"Yeah. It was disappointing."
"Well, I'm glad you did what you wanted anyway. And since you were busy and couldn't come to the concert, I went and brought you back a tape." He pulls a cassette tape out of his pocket. "You obviously weren't going to admit you didn't want to go, but I still wanted to share this with you, so here. This is yours."
Eddie's more attentive to when Steve seems hesitant to do something after that. Eventually Steve gets comfortable enough to bring up where his reservations stand regarding a lot of these things. Eddie switches up how he talks about his interests, trying to make it more coherent and gets Steve earplugs for concerts. He encourages Steve to talk about his own interests, even when Eddie doesn't fully get the appeal himself. He can go a little outside of his comfort zone too. For Steve, it's always worth it.
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silversodas · 3 months
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Interesting Alastor Insights
I think I may have figured out what was up Alastor’s ass in Dead Beat Dad. On one hand it may be a deeper issue that I am missing some context for, but I actually think it’s a little simpler then we think.
Even before Lucifer arrived, Alastor was clearly not happy about him coming over, and yes Alastor was 100% full of shit in the dad off song, BUT! Something note worthy is that he was not only being possessive of the Hotel (claiming to be its host and even greeting Lucifer as the master of the house does) but is also weirdly possessive of Charlie
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And right down to the “fuck you” to Lucifer’s face it was projecting “get your feet off of my damn coffee table and get outta my house” energy. At first I was wondering what crawled up Alastor’s ass and died, and then Hell’s greatest Dad starts playing and..
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“Who’s been faithful as a Nun? Who’s been here since day one?”
And it dawned on me and I was like “Alastor, why are you acting like your being replaced?” And Charlie is just as confused at Alastor’s behavior, like this came out of nowhere. Apparently Alastor was determined to show Lucifer who the Genie of this bottle is. But I didn’t believe it at first, I was like “nah it has to be something else” but then Mimzy gave some VARY interesting insight
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When Mimzy first arrived, Alastor has a look that says (oh this is all I need right now) but he still seems happy to see her
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Like holy shit, he happily reciprocates the hug, but that’s not to surprising if you know who Mimzy is if you have been fallowing Viv for a while
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When she mentioned that he frequented the club (speakeasy)that she preformed in I was like “oh! They are drinking buddies!” Drinking Buddies are someone you generally only know the fun side of because you only hang out together at the bar, but Mimzy highlights a different side to their relationship
“Put on some Jazz, and pour a few fingers of Rye, and he becomes a kitten”
This gives me insight that while they were alive, she wasn’t just his drinking buddy and dance partner, she was his comfort zone. The way she phrased this sentence, made it sound like this was something she used to do for Alastor when they were alive, maybe she was a soothing presence as well as an entertaining one in Alastor’s life. But bar friends can sometimes be pretty high maintenance friends outside the bar, actually I think a lot of us have had something close to a friend like Mimzy in our lives. Apparently she is so bad that even Husk is concerned enough about Alastor to try and talk to him about her
“You and I both know Mimzy only shows up when she needs something. That bitch is trouble, and who knows what demon she fucked with to come running to you this time”
Alastor’s response threw me for a loop
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“It’s nothing I can’t handle, don’t worry Husker, who would cross me?”
So Alastor is not immune to having toxic friends? I always assumed he would just drop anyone who became to much trouble, this is an interesting surprise. And on top of that he’s…an enabler!? Huh…that is super interesting to know. Putting a pin in the rest of this interaction for another post because there is a lot to unpack with husk and alastor. Except for the being on a leash thing because it made me realize something.
What if the reason he felt upstaged by Lucifer was not because Lilith told him to keep him away (yeah I am subscribing to the Lilith theory, it’s to much to Be a coincidence) but because he is legitimately afraid of no longer being needed by Charlie? What if, if he isn’t needed by Charlie then he has to go back to wherever he was the last 7 years? Everyone assumes he is free because he acts as such, but is he? Like real question, what if he was a straight up gift to Charlie in a way? Even if it was a “look after my daughter” command I would still call that sending a gift.
And oh man, what if he was suppose to tell the whole truth to Charlie but gave the whole, “I am here for entertainment” speech instead.
And your probably thinking, Charlie wouldn’t tell him to leave. Yeah but does Alastor know that? And he probably thinks Lilith might call him back anyway if he is not needed but just hanging out. But as we have seen, he cant even except his own situation
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I will unpack this whole encounter later, but for real I don’t even think he is that mad at husk, he was mad at the reminder that his soul doesn’t belong to him any more. Like look at his face, it’s the most upset we have ever seen him, and it’s so detailed. He looks enraged, but also hurt at the same time. He and Charlie are not friends, yet, but I think he does feel some what safe at the hotel and maybe that’s enough for now
I also think there is some stock in Alastor hating that Lucifer is a bad dad theory, because that contempt was so raw and he did calm the fuck down a little bit during the “more then anything” song
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But those are my random insights of Alastor, there were more but this is already to long I just hope it’s coherent
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AITA for poisoning a child over mountain dew?
For context, I (17) have a developed a slight addiction to mountain dew over quarantine. it's one of my favorite soft drinks. Every month I buy a case of it with my own money when my parents do their monthly grocery shopping and that is my allotted stashe for the month. However, I've noticed for about two years now that my stashe is running out sooner than I expected, the first few times I've simply thought I miss calculated but later I suspected it was being stolen after I kept rigorous track of how much I drank. I told my parents but they said I shouldn't get so worked up over it, and if I really wanted to keep it safe I should keep it locked up somewhere. So I did. Afterwards, almost weekly I've had our maid/housekeeper(a distant cousin of my mom's- we do pay her) ask me for my soda. I suspected that she might've been the soda stealer so out of spite I refused to give her from "my" stashe, instead offering to buy some/give her the money and she refused. Even after that, a couple months later I've noticed it running out sooner again. I pointed it out to my parents and they did nothing still. I hid my keys. It stopped the stealing for a few weeks but then it started again. I've confronted her about it but she denies it and blames me for for suspecting her when she does so much for us. And my mom refuses to discuss it with her either, saying I'm making such a big deal out of something like soda and that I probably miscalculated anyways. I've taken photographic evidence of my shit going missing (taking a photo before going to school and coming home with a bottle missing) and still she say to "let it go". At this point, it's not even about the soda for me. It's about the fact I brought this shit with my own money and it's being stolen EVEN AFTER I TRIED EVERYTHING TO PREVENT IT and its been going on for TWO YEARS. And I can't help but feel paranoid and suspect her whenever any of my other possessions start disappearing.
Here comes the poisoning part. I've recently developed some gastrointestinal issues, so I have to take prescribed laxatives. I've had enough of my shit being stolen and I've decided whoever steals it needs to shit themselves and maybe then they'll stop. I marked out a few bottles and carefully opened them and mixed in the laxative(About half dose per bottle) before resealing them thoroughly. I put them in front of all the other non-laced drinks so they're the easiest ones to grab. Sure enough, they've been stolen. And a few days later she comes to my mom complaining that her grandson keeps getting diarrhea and she has no idea why. I told her maybe she shouldn't feed a <10 yr old mountain dew and she was like, "How do you know it was the dew that caused it?" I just shrugged and told her I had a hunch, but with the way she stared at me I think she understood what I had did. Later on my mom yelled at me for pulling that stunt, and I was honestly sick of her shit and told her next time I'm mixing in rat poison and I wont even be labeling the laced ones. like. stop taking my shit without asking. especially shit i brought with my own money.
What are these acronyms?
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hanasnx · 5 months
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We were talking earlier and you said Jason fucks mean and I KNOW IN MY HEART OF HEARTS I'm too soft for him but maybe that's the appeal. I love all that mental shit he's got going on, like baby you are so complex 😵‍💫
-Doe
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he fucks mean. classic indy quote tbh
calling him complex is such an understatement. tbh he doesn’t appeal to me sexually like anakin does, but the basis of his appeal is his sexual interests for me. at least right now. even tho i’m not attracted to him like i am to other characters i write for, i’m interesting in exploring him in this context briefly :))
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JASON TODD fucks mean. He fucks like he hates you. There’s a double side to him that he doesn’t know how to control, a borderline obsessive nature that creates a need to destroy the object of his desires. He loves you, so he must be the one to unravel you.
“Jay… Jay! I can’t—“ you whimper, cut off by his harsh pace, breakneck and ruthless as he fucks your brains out through your cunt. You were about to tell him that you “can’t take this” but you can’t even form the end of the sentence. Brows knit deeply, you howl like a fucking dog in heat being pummeled by his sex, and his hand clamps around your throat to pin the back of your head to the wall behind you.
“You ‘can’t’? Nah, baby, you won’t. Is that what you’re trying to say? Trying to say no?” A tone of fake sympathy invades your ears, pain and pleasure shooting up your spine bringing tears to the corners of your eyes as you pant through your noisy mouth. His voice lowers, darkens, “Let me show you something.” He releases your throat, and when he’s not holding you up by it you crumple, collapsing onto his shoulder as he stoops. Thick and angry fingers dig into the plaint flesh of your thighs, yanking them up to arrange over his hips. Pinning you to the wall with his dick, the new angle makes you cry. You clutch onto him, babbling mindless whines as you shake your head, but what can you say? You don’t want it to stop, not really. The emptiness that’s created within the pits of your stomach every time he pulls out is unbearable. “See? That’s what I fuckin’ thought. Knew a bitch like you could take it.”
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seospicybin · 8 months
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TOO HOT TO HANDLE.
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PART II
Lee Know x reader. (s)
Too Hot To Handle Masterlist
Synopsis: You and Lee Know become contestants in a reality dating show, Too Hot To Handle. (11,1k words)
Author's note: Happy reading and feel free to vent in my inbox after :)
Content warning: This is entirely a work of fiction and not affiliated with real Too Hot To Handle show.
MINHO: I'm a dancer. I sometimes model too. I have some moves [shows off dances] but I don't need any to get it on with someone. My face does all the work [smirks] I was born with it. Why? Are you jealous? [Lopsided grins]
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Minho feels like hurling his pillow across the room when he hears that melodic chime.
"Good morning, everyone!"
He forces himself to wake up and sits on the bed, covering half of his face with the duvet. He doesn't want to look see you and gets reminded that you chose to sleep with someone else but it's hard when you're right there in front of him.
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MINHO: If I didn't like her, I wouldn't be this upset.
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"No one broke the rules last night, right?" Bryan asks, worrying so much about the money that he forgets about the lady sitting next to him.
Zara slumps down the bed and picks on her nails, she surely won't be answering him because nothing happened between them.
"I heard you guys," Agnes turns her head in your direction.
"Heard what?" You ask with an innocent smile.
Agnes flashes you a sly smile, "something was going on last night," she wildly guesses.
You scoff and break into a dry laugh, turning to Jack to make him answer it for you.
He clears his throat before calmly answering, "Nah, nothing happens."
Jack moves like a snake. It's only yesterday that he sneakily kissed two girls in one night, not afraid of going against two guys at once. One thing he learned is that a calm face of Jack could be a lie.
He can't listen to what Lana is saying when he's focused on seeing you playing with Jack's hair. He takes it that you're trying to make him jealous.
Well, if that's a game you want to play with him, just know that you're playing a tricky one.
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MINHO: It would be a lie to say that I wouldn't be upset if she did break another rule with Jack. Am I going to tell her that? No.
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Minho spends the morning doing his upper body workout with Jai. There's no gym equipment that he usually uses for his routine but he'll manage with some dumbbells.
"Who would have thought, huh?"
Was Minho too busy controlling his breathing to hear him talking or Jai just asked him something without giving him the context?
He drops the dumbbell and glances his way, "What were you saying?"
Jai also stops doing squats while holding a dumbbell between his legs, "Who would have thought that Jack is going to be our competitor?" He says as he's catching his breath.
Minho feels repulsed even at the mention of his name. He's not interested in giving an opinion on Jack but he only realized now that he's working out with another guy who went through the same thing with him.
"He's so slick," Jai says, then carefully puts down his dumbbell back in its place.
"Fucking dude got game," he adds.
That's what pissed him off too. He didn't expect that guy would ever dare to touch his ego but he did, Minho just won't admit it.
Minho picks a heavier dumbbell from the rack, "How are things with Agnes?"
Jai wipes the sweat on his forehead with the back of his hand, "I appreciated it that she was being honest to me about her feelings afterward but I—"
He catches his breath to continue talking, "I need to play it safe for now."
Minho nods and sits on the concrete to cool down with the help of the cool morning air blowing from the sea. Jai is following suit and takes off his top as his body is wet with sweat.
"What about last night though?" Jai asks back, leaning back with his hands propped behind him.
"It was tense, mate. Everyone was on the edge," he lightly chuckles while looking out at the beach.
To be honest, he shouldn't be asking this to him because it's you who chooses to sleep with someone else so Minho nonchalantly shrugs.
Jai scratches his chin, "Have you tried having another conversation with her?"
Minho shakes his head, "I need time," he concisely explains.
"You're not sure about her or... you're not sure about your feelings for her?"
That is such a profound question that Minho is frazzled, he doesn't know how to answer that. It's too early to say he has feelings but he does feel something.
"I miss her," Minho innocently admits.
He shakes the front of his sleeveless top to let the air in, "but the way she acts... I'm not okay with that."
Jai briefly looks at him and nods, "That's fair."
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MINHO: I need time and see things through [shrugs]
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Drops of water are dripping down his body as Minho walks back to the house after having a quick dip at the beach to wash the sweat from working out.
He doesn't expect to see you sitting by the pool with Jack swimming not far away from you, chatting.
"....the blue?" You ask.
"The color matches the sky," Jack says.
Minho believes he's complimenting the bikini you're wearing today, one piece with sky blue color and thin straps crisscrossing on the back.
"You too. You look good today," you compliment back.
"Oh, thank you," Jack answers, flashing a quick look at Minho as he walks past behind you.
His dislike grows more intense with the way Jack is toying with his ego and he hates it even more because you choose to be on his side.
Minho wishes that everyone just leave him alone but that is impossible because he's not the boss in this house. He puts on anything he packed with him, a black shirt and blue jeans.
The night hasn't started but it's worse already. When he walks into the bedroom, he sees you again with Jack on the bed, just talking with Agnes, Jai, and Luca from their beds.
Minho is about to turn on his feet and walk out until the cone in the middle of the room lights up and dings.
"Hello, everyone!"
"Yes, Lana!" Agnes lazily replies to her, dropping her head on Jai's shoulder.
"Please assemble in the cabana!"
Minho wastes no time but be the first to head there, telling Zara and Bryan whom he met on the way. It's certainly that time of the day when Lana is going to announce rule breaks.
Everyone takes a seat at the long sofa and Minho sits at the farthest end, away from you.
"Jack, did you dare some girls to kiss you today?" Luca jokes.
Jack only grins in response and Minho wishes he didn't care but God, his blood is boiling.
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MINHO: If they did break a rule, then... there's nothing I can do anymore to save it.
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Here comes the melodic chimes and Alia gasps next to him.
"I have some news," Lana announces.
Bryan takes a deep breath, then says, "Let's hear it!"
"Last night, there was an incident of sexual contact," Lana shares.
His eyes dart in your direction because the first thing that crosses his mind is that you did break a rule with Jack.
"Oh... who is it?" Alia quietly asks.
Everyone starts to assume that it's you as well since Agnes pointed it out this morning.
"We didn't rule break," you assure everyone.
Jack doesn't say anything but points at Lana, "You guys won't trust me anyway so I'll just let Lana speak," he coyly says.
Minho didn't do anything therefore he shouldn't be this anxious. However, Lana has been quiet for a moment, probably giving everyone a chance to confess anything.
He sees you taking a long, deep breath when Lana calls your name then Jack.
A part of him wishes he can get this thing over with so he can move on but another part of him wishes that it's not true. The latter part is bigger than the other, to be honest.
"They did..."
Minho silently holds his breath, nervous for what's to come. Starting over with someone new is not a bad thing but
"... not break any rules last night," Lana finally continues.
It's like he can finally breathe properly again and he glances your way, seeing you giving everyone the I-told-you-so smile.
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MINHO: They didn't lose any money so yeah... [smiles] that's good.
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"However," Lana suddenly adds.
"There was another incident that violated the rules."
Minho is still caught up on the previous announcement that he's unaware that someone else has broken the rules instead, not you.
"These things always come out so better fess up," Alia says, craning her neck to look around and scan for any guilty faces.
Minho catches Jai is quietly grinning and the last time he grinned, thousands of dollars lost from the prize fund.
"You're grinning," Minho points out.
"Jai..." Bryan calls him like a father who catches his children doing something bad.
"No, I'm good," Jai says with a crisp laugh and he may have covered his lie well.
Meanwhile, Agnes is uneasily rubbing her neck and sheepishly smiling at her lap.
"Agnes, you have something to say?" Zara asks.
Agnes can only keep her face straight for a second before it crumbles down, "I'm sorry. I'm sorry," she repeatedly apologizes.
Jai quickly does damage control, "It happened not long ago. In the shower. We got a bit carried," he butchered the sentences.
"Just tell us what you did!" Bryan impatiently says.
"I gave him a handy," Agnes shyly answers.
Minho can hear Alia groan next to him and everyone else mutters so many things at once but shows the same sheer disgust.
"This rule break has resulted in $8,000 being deducted from the prize fund."
What they did is selfish but Minho understands that Jai got that urge, he even shared with him earlier that his balls hurt so much that he needs a release.
An intrusive thought pops in his head and Minho's urge is to speak his intrusive thoughts out.
He looks at Jai and asks, "Did you finish though?"
"We were showering together and I just sort of touched it, then I realized that we shouldn't do it," Agnes answers for him.
"We lost money and you still have blue balls," Luca lays out the facts for everyone.
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MINHO: That's the most expensive hand job I've ever heard and he didn't even climax [sniggers]
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"The prize fund now stands at $150,000," Lana updates.
Bryan's eyes almost popped out of their sockets when he heard it. He rubs his chin and inhales air through his nostrils.
"We spent $50,000 in three days," he says.
It's scarier when he says it with a blank expression, it's his big posture that adds suspense to his words. Minho is smart enough to know to never pick a fight with him.
"There has been a total of eight rule breaks. Jai and Agnes have been responsible for half of these breaches," Lana continues.
"Wow!" Zara exclaims on behalf of everyone.
"Jai and Agnes," Lana calls.
Their faces turn tense at the mention of their names.
"To show me you are committed to the process. I am putting you both to the ultimate test."
Agnes covers her eyes as if that would help her to escape reality, "Oh my God!" She mutters, so full of worries.
"In order to pass, you need to demonstrate self-control and show you can form a real connection without breaking my rules."
"Oh, no!" Jack groans as he reclines on the sofa.
"Therefore, you will spend the night alone in the private suite."
Opposite to Agnes's distressed expression, Jai just can't stop grinning, it seems like he's going to enjoy having a room just for themselves.
"There's no way!" Bryan is so quick to judge that they will fail the test.
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MINHO: Well, I'm with Bryan on this one.
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"If you refrain from breaking the rules, I'll put $20,000 back in the prize fund," Lana adds as a form of encouragement for them to not break any rules.
Everyone is cheering but Minho still doubts that they will make it through the night without touching each other. They broke rules with everyone in the room so what makes everyone think that they will not break any rules when it's just the two of them in the room together?
"One more reason to not spend money!" Luca says.
Bryan leans forward and looks at them, "Just don't do anything. That's it!" He warns them.
Minho looks around and it seems like he's not the only one thinking that they'll spend money tonight.
"Jai and Agnes, please make your way to the private suite!" Lana orders.
"We will not do anything," Jai promises to everyone before turning around to leave, not forgetting to flash his sly grin.
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MINHO: No [shakes head] I don't trust that grin.
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The night is still long but with Lana sending Jai and Agnes to the private suite and probably would cost everyone more money than giving them back, everyone is too restless to enjoy the rest of the night.
Minho is enjoying the quiet and the faint sounds of the waves crashing from afar when he feels someone else sitting down next to him on the small sofa.
He turns his head to the side to see you're smiling at him.
"Hi, how are you?" You ask, shifting your body to the side to face him.
Minho smiles back at you, "good," he replies.
You put your legs up and fold them together, "I get why you're upset and I'm sorry," you say with a sincere apology.
You grab his hand resting along the headrest of the sofa and put his hand in yours, "but now you know that I don't like Jack that way. He doesn't get me excited but you do."
You lean in close but keep a safe space between your face, "You turn me on, not Jack."
Minho can't help but feel flattered to hear it. People get flirty with him all the time but he likes how you're forthright and open.
"Yeah?"
"Duh!" You answer with a dramatic eye roll.
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MINHO: I'm glad she understands why I was so upset and I don't see why we can't move on from this.
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Minho snickers at you and you slyly smile at him, "You don't need more time, you need to get back on the bed with me," you tell him.
Last night was weird, to be honest, Minho knows that Alia has something for him but she's not exactly sharing the bed with him by choice.
You put your leg over his leg, rubbing your heeled feet against his thigh, "Come on, don't you miss cuddling with me?" You ask with your eyes sparkling and your eyebrows downturn, a combination that works well to make him can't say no to it.
Minho nods with a suppressed smile on his face.
Your smile grows wider, "Tonight?"
He verbally answers it this time, "Yes."
The next thing he knows, you throw yourself at him and kiss his neck. You pull away to look at him and mewl, "I want to kiss you so much."
And he wants the same thing.
You probably think he doesn't care but oftentimes, he can't help himself but look at you, especially with you dressed so impeccably in a skin-tight dress that enhances every curve of your body.
"Why not?" He asks you since you didn't hesitate to kiss him the first time you broke a rule.
You make eyes to the cone perched on top of the small table, silently watching everything in the corner.
"How about we put her into a box and send her to the open sea?" Minho suggests a wild idea, sending you bursts into laughter.
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MINHO: She's so hot. I just want to kiss her.
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It seems like you already told Jack about the bed situation. Minho would love to evict him out of the bed himself but alas, he's already tucked in with Alia.
He throws the extra cushions to the floor and puffs each pillow to make it comfortable to sleep on. He must admit that it feels good to claim his place back.
Minho is listening to everyone chatting about random things from their respective beds when the door swings open and he sees you coming. You squeal as you jump right onto the bed next to him.
It's so cute seeing you excited for a simple thing like this, he gets the impression that you do like him more than he thinks you are.
You spread his arm out to rest your head on it and snuggle to his side, "Isn't it nice, mmh?"
Without looking at you, he replies with a hum, "mmh."
The hand resting on his chest moves to his neck, and then you slip it into his hair, gently brushing it between your fingers.
"At first, I thought this is your real hair color," your warm breath tickles his ear as you speak.
"Orange suits you well," you compliment with a sweet kiss on the cheek, then place another kiss on a different spot.
Mischievous, he turns his head to the side and offers you his lips next. You giggle and turn his head away, but he keeps turning his head at you with puckering lips.
"No more spending!" Bryan reminds everyone the second the lights are turned off.
You face the other way, probably to stop yourself from being tempted to rule break.
Minho has another idea, frankly, he has a lot of ideas but they're all against the rules. First, he puts his hand on your waist and pulls you close until your body molds against him.
He puts his hand across your chest and slowly puts his hand around your neck, turning your head to the side so he can look at your face.
He teases you by rubbing his lips on your jaw and softly places a kiss on the skin behind your ear. He presses his mouth close to your neck and stays there, drinking in your heavenly scent.
You catch up fast on his intention and lowly laugh, "We can't break another rule," you tell him.
That only makes him drag his lips back on your jaw again, there's not much you can do when he can angle your head with his hand around your neck.
You stifle a breath as his lips are hovering dangerously close to your lips, you hurriedly move your head away.
"Technically speaking, I'm only one rule break away from Lana sending us to the private suite," you explain.
He smirks with his lips against the side of your face, "even better!"
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MINHO: The things I want to do to her in the private suite [smirks] I think we'd leave the retreat with a huge debt.
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Lana chimes the first thing in the morning.
"Good morning, everyone!" She greets.
Minho refuses to wake up and pulls the duvet to cover his face. The day has barely started but he feels tired already, he believes it's because his mental has been perpetually put in tests in this retreat.
"The breakfast menu today includes toast and freshly squeezed juice."
You delightfully hum in response, "Sounds yum!"
"Served with a side of celibacy. Enjoy!" Lana adds a snide remark at the end.
"She got a bit of lip on her today, eh?" Jack says.
Which reminds Minho to look to the side and see you. He can't lie but he likes waking up next to you again. You hold his face as you place a soft peck on his cheek before lifting yourself to sit with your back against the headboard of the bed.
Minho scoots to you and puts his head on your lap, letting you play with his tousled hair.
"Who else thinks that Jai and Agnes messed up?" Luca asks while roughly brushing his hair to the back with his fingers.
Minho looks around to see Maisie is the first to raise her hand next to Luca, then Zara and Bryan. He looks straight ahead and sees that Jack also votes the same but you, you're just sitting on the bed with a blank expression on and your hand brushing his hair.
"Ugh, sorry, no faith," Alia comments with a sneering smile.
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MINHO: I just hope that when they come back, I don't see Jai grinning from ear to ear.
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In contrast to having no faith in them, everyone is cheering once they see Jai and Agnes entering the bedroom.
"They seem to be happy," you mutter.
Minho agrees because when he looks at the most spending couple in the retreat so far, he notices the slightly wicked grin plastered on Jai's face.
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MINHO: Oh no, I see the grin.
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"Do we get the $20,000 back? Yes or no?" Bryan wastes no time to ask the most important question.
They both sit at the end of their bed and all the eyes are directed toward them.
Instead of answering, Agnes boasts about the private suite.
"Incredible! There were flowers, champagne, a massive bed, condoms, and stuff. We took a bath—"
Bryan slightly shakes his head and presses his lips together into a thin smile.
"We don't care," Luca cuts through their small talk and tries again, "We want to know if we get the $20,000 back!"
Minho watches as Jai and Agnes exchange a look between them, probably deciding which one of them should break the news. It's too early to worry about money but he can't help but get as nervous as everyone else.
Agnes stifles a breath and apologizes, "I'm so sorry, you guys."
Then a smile blooms on her face, "but we won the 20 grand back! Yay!"
Maisie and Zara start bouncing on their beds but Luca once again decides to be the one to slice through everyone's happiness.
"I won't believe a thing until Lana confirms it," Luca states.
Everyone is back in panic mode and waits until the cone lights up, signifying her appearance.
"Jai and Agnes," Lana begins.
"Last night, you were able to spend time away from the group to get to know each other on a deeper level."
Everyone gives them a round of applause thinking that that's just it.
"However," Lana continues.
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MINHO: I started to hate that word. However [mimics Lana]
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Minho closes his eyes to brace himself for the worst outcomes.
"You still broke the rules last night," Lana announces.
The atmosphere turns dark despite the sunny weather outside can be seen outside the windows.
"What did you do, Agnes, babe?" You ask, your voice goes higher at the end of the sentence.
She aggressively shakes her head, "I swear to God we didn't do anything!"
Jai nods, "Nah, we didn't even kiss," he defends Agnes's remarks.
Minho's eyes are swinging side to side to see who's lying.
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MINHO: But Lana can't be lying, right?
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"There were incidents of excessive grinding and self-touching," Lana pulls out the receipts right away.
Agnes lets herself collapse onto the bed and repeatedly chants, "Nah, nah, nah, nah..."
You stop playing with Minho's hair and turn to look at Agnes, "You didn't plan on riding anything so why did you rev up your engine?"
Minho can't tell if you're upset or amused hearing your question but it looks hot to him nonetheless.
"These breaches have resulted in a deduction of $10,000."
Instead of getting some money back, Jai and Agnes cost everyone more money. Everyone was right to not trust them.
Agnes hugs Jai from the back and whines, "So sorry, you guys."
The grin on Jai's face has been replaced with tensed jaws and a big sigh coming out of his parted mouth.
"We woke up happy and we didn't think that we would have lost more money, so truly sorry," Jai emphasizes every word to show how sincere he is with what he's saying.
Since everyone has expected this though, they can't say anything else but try to move on with the day.
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MINHO: The day has only just begun but we already lost ten grand.
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It's not getting any easier for Minho.
He finds it getting harder to resist and not when he sees you walking around, looking hot and slyly smiling at him. Sometimes the temptation comes when he least expected it, he steps into the bathroom and finds you bending down against the sink as you fix your make-up.
The black bikini you're wearing today doesn't help either, it's so tiny, covering just the important bits. It's so obvious that you notice him right away.
"You can see as much as you want but you can't touch, sir," you tell him while you move on to the other eye and carefully wipe the excess makeup with a Q-tip.
There's nothing that can stop him from ogling over you. If anything, he so badly wanted to feel those beautiful curves of your ass with his own hands.
He refrained though, but decides to use the towel he's holding and slaps your ass with it.
"Harder," you tell him.
Laughing, he slaps you harder with the towel.
"Harder, come on, don't be shy!" You dare him, also laughing along with him.
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MINHO: It's getting hard, not only figuratively but like... literally.
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Lana gathers everyone in the cabana when it's usually time to get ready for the night.
She's not wasting time on greeting everyone first, "To further aid your further growth, you must learn to resist your urges."
"I don't like this," you immediately remark even though Lana hasn't announced anything yet.
"So, I am putting some of you to the test."
You glance at Minho and pout, resting your head on his shoulder after.
"I have arranged two dates," Lana announces.
A few coo in wonder and also, feel a little suspicious that Lana suddenly sending people on dates.
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MINHO: [Shrugs] There's always a catch.
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"Both with new arrivals."
Minho grins because he's right, there's always a catch. He catches you notice him and scrunches your nose.
"The first new arrival is... Esme!"
He can't know the look of someone just from her name but it's exciting for everyone because there hasn't been a new face for a while now.
"I have allowed the new arrivals to select who they want to ask out on their date."
Minho can feel that you're getting tense next to him. It's easy to tell that you're afraid this new girl is going to choose him. Even Minho himself is not that confident, so what should you worry about?
"Esme has chosen... Jai."
Minho darts his eyes at Jai and there's the grin again, "Are you happy?"
His question puts Jai in a predicament but that's why Minho enjoys it.
Jai scratches the back of his head and coyly answers, "It is what it is."
Just as expected, Minho knows that Jai would be more than happy for the chance to get on a date with another girl. He's off to a bad start already with Agnes frowning next to him.
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MINHO: They failed the ultimate test and now they're being tested again by the new girl. Lana, you're evil but I like you.
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"And date number two will be with Noah," Lana continues.
The gasp you let out is unmissable, he can hear the slight excitement in it. He doesn't want to be affected by it but the thought that you may get picked to get on a date quite irritates him.
"He is also allowed to choose his partner for the date."
Minho chooses not to care whether you get picked or not. He's going to be cool about either way.
"He has chosen..."
You sit up straighter and lean forward as if that would help you hear better.
"Zara."
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MINHO: Oh okay, that was thrilling.
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"Jai and Zara, you may now leave for your dates."
Everyone is weakly cheering and you gently slap at Zara's butt as she walks past you.
"Be good," you mutter to her.
You let out a sigh as you rest your head on his shoulder, "Look at Bryan," you whisper.
Minho can see the panic on his face, gritting his teeth with his jaws clenched like that. He lowly chuckles, "It's going to be hard for him."
You shake your head, "No, it's going to be hard for Zara to not break the rules."
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MINHO: Let the game begin!
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"I didn't think you'd genuinely be this jealous," you say to Bryan who's sitting on the other sofa.
Minho has been watching him fidgeting in his seat and it's making him nervous too.
"I genuinely am," Bryan shortly replies.
"Now, it feels real, huh?" Minho says, pouring salt over his wound instead of trying to soothe it.
"I care about her," Bryan fussing like a toddler.
"Then you should have shown her that," you excuse yourself to get more drinks after.
Maybe you feel the need to tell him that because you're close to Zara and maybe she's telling you things about their relationship.
It's not his place to say anything about their relationship, but everyone can see the problem here, Bryan hasn't been treating his girl well, he puts her second after the money.
"But she's right though," Minho adds his opinion.
Bryan clicks his tongue and then scoffs, "I'm trying not to be selfish here," he defends himself.
He sips his drink before continuing to talk, "I know."
He gets quiet for a while and thinks of something to say to lighten up the mood, "I think my girl cuddles your girl more than you," he jokingly says.
Bryan is cackling in his seat, "Oh, I think my girl cuddles your girl more than you," he says back to him.
Minho feels a little offended by that.
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MINHO: I'm not big on showing affection. It's just... I don't know, weird?
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Jai and Zara are finally back from their dates and that's good because if they had taken another hour, Minho would have fallen asleep on the lounger.
Jai brings the new girl to introduce her around to the girls. He refills his drink to refresh him and walks out to join everyone.
Minho is the last to be introduced to the new girl, Esme, she's beautiful, with long dark hair and plush lips.
"What's your name?" She asks, holding his hand in hers.
"Minho," he replies.
"I'm Esme," she introduces, not letting his hand go yet.
She stares at him long enough that he feels the need to snap her out of it, "Nice to know you," he says.
"Yeah, very nice," she says with a flirty smile.
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MINHO: Lana knows how to stir things up, huh?
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Esme gets swept away by the other boys, they're all sexually frustrated and more than excited to get to know the new girl.
Minho can't say the same with the other one.
Noah is tall and blonde which are two things he doesn't have. He's not saying his jealous and not sure if that's your type as well. Even if he is, Minho doesn't feel intimidated at all.
From what he sees though, he doesn't need to worry your head is turned at this British guy. You're sitting next to Zara and chatting with drinks in your hands.
Minho takes a seat in the space next to you, taking your glass to have a sip.
"What do you think of the new girl, Minho?" Zara suddenly asks him.
He swallows his drink first before answering, "She's good-looking, has beautiful eyes, and yeah, beautiful."
Zara nods and asks again, "Is she your type?"
"She looks a lot like my ex-girlfriend actually," Minho adds.
Zara snorts with her mouth deep in the glass.
"Oh, yeah, I wish my ex looked like her too," you add with a fed-up tone and take your drink back from him.
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MINHO: I don't see what's wrong. I was just being honest.
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The new arrivals sleep together on the newly installed bed in the bedroom and no one changes their bed partner so that's a good thing.
Minho can't wait to end the day as well, feeling tired from doing nothing but worrying about money that is not his or not yet his.
You comfortably tucked under the cover, taking a sip of water before lying down next to him. Sighing once your head hits the pillow.
Minho doesn't get to talk to you much the entire night and he kind of wishes to play a little with you.
You turn over, laying on your stomach with your head facing the other way. The silk camisole you're wearing looks good on you, he can't stop himself from feeling the fabric and touching your exposed skin while at it.
You turn your head at him and mumble, "I'm tired."
"Stay up with me a little longer," he says, pulling at the strap of your camisole and snapping it against your skin.
You kiss his cheek and say, "Goodnight."
"Goodnight," he says back but you already turn your head away from him.
Why does it feel like he's done something wrong and it's your way of telling him to figure this out himself?
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MINHO: I think with the new arrivals there's this change of dynamic and everyone is not ready for that.
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Minho chooses to cool down with a quick dip in the swimming pool after working out today.
He has no swimming skill to show off whatsoever, he takes a few dives and lifts himself out of the water.
"Hey," Esme says, looking up at him with a smile.
He points at his towel, "You're sitting on my towel," he points out.
"Oh?" She gets up to pull it out under her and hands it to him.
"I hope you don't mind I'm keeping it warm for you."
Minho smiles at her and unfolds the towel to dry his body then his hair next.
"You have a nice body," Esme compliments.
"Thanks. You too," Minho compliments back out of courtesy but she seems to take that as some sort of his way to flirt with her.
"Do I?"
Well, Minho can't take back a compliment without hurting her feelings so he nods.
"Oh, wow, thank you!" She giggles in response.
Minho is about to leave when she asks him, "I heard you're a dancer. Is that right?"
He feels bad to always have to look down at her so he sits down, "I am."
"I am a dancer too," she says with eyes widening.
"Yeah?" Minho half-heartedly asks.
"I do ballroom dances," she further shares.
Living in the retreat and being locked out from the rest of the world reminds Minho of the things he's interested in besides dating.
Talking about something that he's so passionate about helps him to relive that excitement that he's not aware of how long he sits there talking with Esme.
"So... are your options still open or are you settled with your current partner?" Esme asks.
Of course, the talk will eventually lead to this and Minho is lucky because the talk has to be paused as all the girls get called for the workshop.
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MINHO: Esme is great. She's nice and beautiful. I can't complain.
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Something strange is happening.
Minho never felt this thing before because you're always there when he looks around. And now, not seeing you for most of the day feels doesn't right to him. You can't possibly out of the villa, you're just in a different part of this big place so there's no need for him to be this dramatic.
Jai catches Minho scoffing at himself, "What's that?"
"Nothing," Minho replies, shaking his head.
He decides to open a conversation with him to not let things get awkward, "How are things with Agnes?"
Jai scratches his nose before speaking, "She was mad jealous when I went on the date."
He wipes his wet hair to the back, "I usually jump ship whenever a new girl appears but I feel like I'm stuck with her," he explains.
"Stuck in a bad way or...?" Minho asks for a detailed answer.
Jai laughs and wipes the beads of water on his chest with a towel, "Like I can't like someone else but her."
Minho never feels that way with someone or maybe he hasn't found that someone, he's not that confident he'll ever find one. The sound of Agnes squealing surprises him as she jumps right onto Jai's lap, not caring that he's all wet from swimming.
Minho looks in the direction of the side gate to see if you have come back too. You walk back in behind Zara and he's sure you catch him looking at you, but instead of coming his way, you make a turn to the bedroom.
The day feels long but short at the same time.
Minho gets so confused about picking what he should wear for tonight that he raids Luca's locker to see if he can borrow something. The dressing room is packed because Lana is throwing a party to welcome the new arrivals even though it's a day late for that.
The girls are doing make-up while the boys are goofing around while trying on each other's clothes. He sees you quietly styling your hair at the far end of the vanity table.
"Oh, you're so flexible," Luca exclaims at someone.
Minho turns around to see Esme is showing everyone her grand battement.
"You do ballet too?" He asks her.
"Yeah, jazz," Esme answers as she fixes her dress.
"You're a dancer?" Bryan asks.
Esme nods as she picks up her shoes from the floor and in his peripheral vision, he sees you heading to the bathroom with your make-up bag. He follows you there, seeing you leaning in close to the mirror like you always do.
You don't say anything even though you see him walking into the bathroom and seeing him sitting on the edge of the tub, watching you putting on your contacts. The silence that hangs in the air is deafening and he needs to break it.
"Hey," he softly greets you.
You don't say anything for a moment but wash your hands under the running water.
"You still want to talk to me?" You finally talk after drying your hand with a towel.
"Didn't I just talk to you?" He says.
You turn to face him, leaning against the sink and crossing your arms together in front of you.
"I don't know maybe you prefer to talk to Esme," you tell him.
Oh, so this is all about. Minho gets it now why you've been so quiet and it's because you think something is going on between him and Esme.
"I only talked to her a little bit," Minho explains
"She's only been here for like what? A day? And you're giving her all of your attention," you tell him.
Perplexed, Minho jerks his head back and mutters, "What?"
You hold the edge of the sink and fiercely stare into his eyes, "I'm struggling to get you to make the same effort for me so yeah, I'm angry," you tell him.
One thing he learned is that overdoing things is always a disaster and Minho thinks he gives you just the right amount of attention.
"If you want to explore or keep your options open, that's fine, go ahead," you shove everything back into your pouch.
"But I can't do this," you say for the last time, then leave him in the bathroom.
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MINHO: I don't know why I need to explain the reason why I talked to her when I am free to talk to anyone.
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Minho isn't the only one getting confronted by his partner, Bryan got it worse with Zara putting an ultimatum on him.
"She wants me to break rule, man," Bryan grumbles and it's a funny thing to see him doing.
"It doesn't necessarily have to be something against the rules," Luca says.
Minho nods in agreement and he's surprised that Zara didn't drop him sooner. Bryan is too busy keeping everyone's hands in their pants and forgetting to treat his girl.
Bryan is so dense, refusing to admit that he's wrong for doing it because, for him, he's only doing the right thing.
"Damn! What did they do in the workshop?" Bryan loudly sighs.
It doesn't feel like a party when everyone is having mixed feelings about the night.
Once the music is blasting though, they throw their weariness away and start dancing. He sees that even you can't stop yourself from moving your body to the fast-paced song.
Just like always, Lana chimes in and abruptly stops the party from going wild.
Everyone is dragging themselves to the cabana, walking in heavy steps and mentally prepared for what she has to say.
"Unfortunately, I must inform you that..."
"Come on! Fess up!" Maisie says with an exhausted tone.
"What I'm observing is far from positive."
Zara groans then links her arm with yours, making Minho glance across the table to see you leaning on Jack's shoulder.
Everyone's eyes are aimed at Jai and Agnes, the biggest spending couple.
"I swear to you, I'm celibate," Jai convinces and with no grin on his face.
"So far, you have lost $60.000. You are taking this process for granted. It is clear I need to streamline the group."
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MINHO: Lana, what have you done now? [Glares at camera]
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"Two of you must leave the retreat tonight," Lana informs.
Minho automatically thinks of the things he's done wrong in the retreat and the possibility that he's one of the two is big. He looks at you and you slump down on the sofa with Jack putting his arm around you.
He wishes that he could hold you because this probably would be the last time he's able to.
"The first one to leave the retreat is... Alia."
Alia breaks into tears, looking so disappointed but she seems to have expected this. Agnes who's sitting next to her, hugs her for comfort.
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MINHO: I think Alia isn't investing herself enough into the process and Lana sees that.
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"The second person leaving is... Jack."
Everyone sees this one coming and that includes Jack. Minho can breathe now that he's still here and not being sent home tonight.
Jack has been treating this retreat like a playground but maybe that's because he's young, he doesn't think much about the repercussions of the things he did.
"It is now time for both of you to leave the retreat."
You kiss Jack on the cheek and hug him, Zara having no problems hugging both of you with her long arms.
Minho gets up to properly send them away with a friendly hug and a goodbye.
"I hope this is a lesson for the rest of you to take this process more seriously," Lana concludes.
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MINHO: I'm very relieved to still be here. Guess I have to try a little bit harder.
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Everyone wakes up still in loss of Jack and Alia, not expecting that their absence would leave the space this empty.
On the other hand, it makes Minho did a lot of thinking last night as he slept on the bed alone. He wants to do things right from now on but it's not easy to build connections, especially after you choose to sleep alone on the vacant bed.
Minho just wanted to be left alone for the day but that's impossible.
In the afternoon, Lana calls everyone to the cabana. The first thing everyone sees is the little gift boxes on the table.
"Are we getting gifts from Lana?" Maisie asks.
"It's about time we get some good news," Luca comments as he plops down the sofa next to her.
Jai squints his eyes as he stares at the box in front of him, "I don't know. Seems like a trap to me," he jokingly says.
There goes Lana's melodic chimes and everyone is collectively taking a breath to mentally prepare themselves for whatever she is going to share.
"Hello, everyone. I have a gift for each of you."
Minho hopes that whatever it is inside that box, he hopes it's something that encourages him to do good in the retreat.
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MINHO: Some money would be good, Lana.
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"The gift will serve as a reward to those couples who show me that they're taking the right steps towards deeper connections," Lana continues.
Couples. Minho gives up already because there's no way he can get any reward now that he doesn't have a partner in the retreat.
"They will be given the chance to take those connections further."
Jai gets impatient at the slightest mention that he can do some physical contact as a reward, "Can we open it, Lana?"
But everyone takes the gift without waiting for her answer and Minho takes his, opening it to find a smart watch inside.
"Oh, it's not a vibrator," you meekly say with a disappointed look on your face.
Minho smiles at your cute pout and quickly takes his watch out of the box to put it around his wrist, helping Bryan after as he has such a big wrist.
"When I observe two people forming a genuine connection, they will be given a green light like this..."
The watches chime and turn green at the same time. Agnes is cheering the loudest out of everyone.
"Where the rules do not apply for a limited amount of time," Lana further explains.
For a limited amount of time but at this point, Minho takes whatever he can get.
"I would like to remind you that those who do not receive a green light are not displaying enough process."
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MINHO: Green light means you can fuck. No green light means you're fucked.
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Minho is pessimistic that he'll get a green light.
For that to happen, he has to have a partner first. Even after he has a partner, there's no guarantee that he'll have that connection with that person.
The complications do not stop there, for a connection to form, he has to open up and share personal things with someone. He's been doing casual dating where he doesn't need to do all of that.
Lana wouldn't put that much money into a prize if it's easy to win it. Giving praises to each other wouldn't grant you a green light which is what Jai and Agnes are doing right now.
"Lana is a computer, she must have installed the latest high-tech BS detector," Minho tells them, sending them into waves of laughter.
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MINHO: I have one person that I think I shared a connection with but she's... uh, I think she hates me now.
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Minho watches as the couple grows and falls apart around him.
For tonight, another ship goes down as Zara switches Bryan with the new arrival, Noah.
He knows that it's only about time that Zara takes such a great measure to teach Bryan a thing or two.
However, Minho doesn't expect that he'll be collateral damage in all this.
Since Zara is sleeping with the new guy, leaving Esme bedless, and has to choose a different partner tonight.
The first option is Bryan but of course, she's not going to insert herself in the drama. The safest choice would be to share a bed with you but she senses that you're not that welcoming of her.
There's no way she's going to sleep on the sofa so Minho scoots to his usual side of the bed and lets her have the other side.
There's a big chance that you're going to think that he's happy to share a bed with Esme and that makes him stay awake the whole night thinking that you'll hate him more after tonight.
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MINHO: Esme is a good bed partner but I don't think she's the one I can form a connection with.
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It's not cocky.
Minho knows that he's attractive and girls like him, they get flirty with him. In conclusion, he knows when a girl is into him.
Esme has been too obvious. The first thing he saw this morning was the eyes and the smile she gave him.
Minho is sitting with half of his body soaked in the pool water when Esme jumps in and joins him.
"Hey," she sweetly greets.
Minho smiles and greets her back.
"So, how did you feel sharing a bed with me?" Her hands are floating around, making ripples on the water.
"It was nice," he answers.
She chuckles in response, "It'd be much nicer with some cuddles."
She fixes the straps of her bikini and continues talking, "How are things? Where's your head at the moment?"
Minho is a firm believer that honesty is the best policy but oftentimes, being honest leads him to hurt people rather than do them good.
At the same time, Minho shouldn't keep leading her on with false hope. He should be honest but do it gently.
"I was already with someone before you came and I know we're not on good terms right now..." he pauses as he has to filter his thoughts first before speaking them out.
"You're pretty and nice, but I owe it to her to try and see where this is going," he explains more.
Esme nods and her smile falters a little. It's not a thing that she can accept in a second. She needs time to process this.
"Yeah..." she meekly answers.
Minho takes this as a cue to give her the space, "I'll see you later?"
"Yes," she answers.
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MINHO: Esme and I... I just don't see any chemistry there between us.
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Lana starts the night early by throwing a party at the beach.
There's a bonfire, coolers full of bottled beers, and glasses of exotic-looking cocktails.
It helps Minho to relax after a nerve-wracking moment of rejecting a girl. It's a big deal because if he's out there, he wouldn't drop a beautiful girl like Esme like that.
Also, Minho knows best that when something good happens, he becomes suspicious that Lana will interrupt with a shocking announcement.
The only shocking this is the arrival of two new guests on a boat.
The music stops playing as the first guest walks down the stairs and jumps onto the water. A girl with long black hair and voluptuous body, and bright eyes that catches attention.
"Hi, hi," she greets everyone.
Jai looks too excited even though he's pretty much settled with Agnes, offering his hand to help her walk, "What's your name?"
"I'm Sofia," she says.
Luca elbows Minho on the side and foolishly grins, "She's hot," he quietly mutters.
Sofia proceeds to introduce herself to everyone with a quick hug and when it gets to his turn, Minho shakes her hand instead.
"Minho," he keeps his introduction short.
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MINHO: The new girl is attractive. Very beautiful eyes.
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The girls are cheering as the other guest jumps down the boat.
The new guy is tall and has abs that look like they were sculpted by God himself. He flashes everyone his bright, white smile and steps into the party.
"Hey, I'm Kane," he introduces, not wasting time eyeing the girls.
Minho catches that his eyes stay a second longer on you than on everyone else. He drains his bottle of beer empty and quickly grabs another.
They get comfortable as the party continues and questions get thrown around at them as the sun sinks lower into the horizon.
"So, what's your type?" Maisie asks the new guy.
"I'm getting a lot of eyes right now," he says with a sheepish smile.
Minho turns to look and you are one of the girls giving him the eyes right now, tugging a straw between your teeth and waiting in anticipation for his answer.
"I like a girl with a nice body and a beautiful smile," he says, sneaking a few glances at you as he speaks.
You turn to whisper at Agnes and he can read your lips saying, "He's cute."
He scoffs because it takes you one cute guy and barely an hour to change your mind.
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MINHO: No. I don't feel intimidated at all. [Nonchalantly shrugs]
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The problem with starting the night early is that it's going to be a long one.
Minho changes his clothes, styling his hair quickly and he doesn't feel like talking to anyone but Bryan drags him to accompany him talking to the new girl.
He's not sure that Bryan is making a good choice right now.
"We're just going to talk to her, nothing else," Bryan says.
Minho sighs and sits down on the sofa on the terrace, "Yeah but you're giving the impression that you don't care about Zara anymore," he bluntly tells him.
The smile vanishes in a second and Bryan trudges away to talk to the new girl by himself.
That's good because Minho feels like he wants to spend the rest of the night alone. Luca decides to break his serenity by sitting on the other sofa.
"You're not talking to the new girl?" He asks.
Minho reclines on the sofa and shakes his head.
There's a sound of laughter coming from the bedroom and from the window he sees you talking to the new guy. He doesn't want to care but... he cares.
Luca seems to pick it up right away, "I know you're trying to play it cool and act like it doesn't bother you," he says.
"But you have everything you need and the chance to make things better," Luca pauses to sip his drink.
"It's all up to you."
Minho is feeling so called out and the one who's doing it is Luca. He seems to be more mature than his actual age but he respects him for saying things that not many people would dare to say to him.
"Do you think she likes him?" Minho asks as he leers to see you laugh.
"Why don't you ask her?" Luca simply asks him back.
Minho doesn't know why he waits around for you when he's been the one acting so selfishly, talking to another girl like it's not going to affect you.
He gets it now, the taste of his own medicine.
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MINHO: Yeah, okay, I get it now.
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It's so hard to get some alone time with you, it's even harder with two new guests in the house.
He quietly watches you as you wipe your make-up clean in the dressing room and you'll eventually go to the bathroom to wash your face.
Minho changes into his comfortable clothes and goes to the bathroom half-naked, knowing that you'll be there.
"Having a good night?" He casually asks as he's using the other sink next to you.
You stay quiet as you wash your toothbrush under the running water, "Sofia is hot. Why don't you have a good night with her?"
Minho finds your passive-aggressive endearing instead of annoying. He quietly smiles as he takes his toiletry bag from the drawer.
"Do you like the new guy?" He asks.
You take a hairbrush from your toiletry bag, "I do like him."
"Yeah, he's cute," Minho half-heartedly comments.
He puts a dollop of toothpaste on his toothbrush and then shrugs, "I'm happy for you."
You burst into laughter and strongly accuse him, "No, you're lying!"
Minho starts brushing his teeth and skips on denying your accusation. He sees that you're still chuckling from the reflection in the mirror.
You put your hairbrush down and get in front of him, putting your arms around his waist.
"You should stop running away from me," you tell him while looking into his eyes.
"I started to get tired of chasing you," you mumble and rest your head on his chest.
Minho misses this. He stops brushing his teeth and wipes his mouth with a towel, hugging you back with his arms around you.
You look up to see his face and putting your hand on his cheek, tenderly caress it before placing a gentle kiss.
"Goodnight!" You softly whisper, then you break away from his hug and leave him again.
Minho is getting the same bitter feeling as you did it for the second time to him. He doesn't want it to happen for the third time, never again.
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MINHO: [Shakes head] No, it's not over yet.
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Everything feels off.
Not just himself but everyone in the room seemed to be feeling the same when they woke up this morning. Minho shared the bed with Esme again last night and Bryan proceeded to make the worst choice by sleeping with the new girl.
Worst of all, you're sleeping with the new guy and he keeps glaring at him even though he knows it wouldn't scare him off.
After last night, Minho gets hit by the realization that he is missing you and there's a slim chance he can fix everything. The problem is he doesn't know where to begin, he's not poetic nor soft-spoken, he's a man of actions. Other than that, he is running out of time.
When he thought that was the only problem, Lana assembles everyone in the bedroom except for the new guests.
"Hello, everyone. I have gathered you as I have some news."
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MINHO: Let it be good news, Lana.
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"Sofia and Kane have been given the opportunity to form more meaningful connections by choosing one person each to accompany them on private dates."
This is what Minho forgot to add Lana to the equation. He doesn't want to even think about it but he knows for certain that the new guy will choose you for the private date.
"Sofia has chosen to go on a date with Bryan."
It's so rare to see Bryan smile so brightly and as much as she wants everyone to believe she has moved on, Zara is not pleased with it.
"Kane has chosen to go on a date with..."
Minho doesn't wait to hear your name because it's an obvious one. He keeps his calm and his face straight but Luca is checking on him from across the room.
He slightly shrugs and raises an eyebrow in response to his thumb up.
"Please, go and get ready for your dates."
Minho watches as you get up from the bed and walk with Bryan to the dressing room.
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MINHO: I felt fine about her going on this date but since she's left, I'm dwelling on everything.
-
Minho succeeds at pretending not to care and putting on a tough face.
Except that he can't stop himself from putting on an annoyed face as Jai and Agnes are canoodling on the next bed.
Initially, he thought Jai and Agnes wouldn't last this long but he's relieved to know that he's wrong. He's happy to see them happy but God, he's getting sick of them being lovey-dovey so close to him.
He looks to the other bed and sees Maisie hugging Luca from behind while talking about something. Ugh, it's like the universe is trying to punish him.
"I didn't sign up for this," Minho mumbles to anyone who hears him.
"Are you nervous?" Maisie asks.
He passes on answering and sits on the bed just waiting for the dates to end.
Agnes injects herself by saying, "He is nervous!"
Jai turns on the bed to look at him and laughs, "Hang in there, man!"
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MINHO: Not nervous. Just a little... uneasy.
-
Everyone has claimed their bed but the ones that went to the dates haven't come back yet.
Thankfully, Esme understood right away when Minho kindly asked her to share the bed with the new guy. Like it or not, Minho is going to take you back to his bed tonight, he'll drag you if he had to.
Bryan has returned to the bedroom with a grin plastered on his face, it's kind of disturbing that he steals Jai's antic.
Not long after, the new guy is back by himself.
Minho doesn't want to assume anything yet but he takes it as a good sign. He stays on his bed for some time before going to the dressing room.
Instead of you, he finds the new girl doing her skincare routine.
He flashes a smile as he walks across the room to go through the next door that leads to the bathroom. The sound of water running tells him that you must be in the shower.
This is just perfect, Minho gets the privacy he needs.
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MINHO: It's about time. I have to bring her back to me tonight. No matter what.
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Minho looks through the glass door and sees you inside with water raining down on your body. He can stand there all day watching you showering but he reminds himself that he has something to do here. Something important.
He opens the shower door just enough to show himself to you and you immediately turn on your feet at the sound of him knocking on the glass door.
The sight of your naked wet body is so distracting that he forgets to talk.
After licking his lips, he finally says, "Hey."
You step away from the shower and wipe the beads of water from your eyes, "yes?"
It's so sudden and out of the blue but Minho knows that it's better late than never. He resists looking anywhere but your face or else he'll forget to speak again.
"You're sleeping me tonight," he confidently remarks with that half smirk of his.
"Why should I?" You ask, tipping your head to the side.
He takes a step forward and leans against the doorway, holding his hand out at you. He can see that you're hesitating but eventually take his hand.
There's no need for words when Minho can show you how much he misses you and wants you back by his side.
He's pulling you close until you stand right in front of him, gliding his hand up to the nape of your neck to tilt your head a little to the side and slowly, he leans in for a kiss.
The kiss is better than he remembered. Maybe it's you or maybe it's the longing that amplified it, either way, it's a one hell of a kiss.
Considering that he's spending money for it, he puts his other hand on your waist to draw you closer and deepens the kiss to make it worth every penny.
You let out a low moan as his tongue invades your mouth and keep your mouth open for him if not returning his kisses with the same eagerness.
He ignores the fact that your wet body dampens the top he's wearing and reluctantly pulls away when he knows you're running out of breath.
Minho smiles as he looks at your face and puts the hair stuck to your forehead to the side, "I'll keep the bed warm for you," he says.
A smile blooms on your face and you nod, "Okay."
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MINHO: I'm not good with words but I'm good at something else [raises eyebrow]
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You're like a five-year-old to him.
Minho is not saying that you're immature, it's just that your moods are rapidly changing. One minute you're happy, the next minute, you're fussing about something, next thing he knows, you're angry at him.
It can be such a headache sometimes but he likes it because you don't hold back, you're honest about your feelings and you're adorable to him, he wants to tease at any chance he gets.
The happiness is clearly drawn on your face as you're walking to his bed in giddiness and this time, he's ready to offer his arm for you to rest your head on.
Minho shivers as your hand makes contact with his bare chest, he already got rid of his damp top and is too lazy to go to the dressing room to get a new top.
You put your hand across his chest as you settled yourself next to him, nuzzling your nose to his neck, "Did you shower?"
"No," he lies with a sly smile on.
You plant your nose onto his neck to take a sniff and lowly sigh, "I like it," you tell him.
Now that you're by his side, Minho doesn't care about anything else. He doesn't care about the eyes looking at him whether in jealousy or curiosity as to why you got back to his bed again.
Minho wants to focus on you and make you never leave his side again.
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MINHO: Okay, now Lana, I need you to close your eyes cause you're not going to like what you see.
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Oh, how he misses your body!
Even in the dark, Minho knows what his hands are exploring, miles and miles of silky soft skin, warm and sensitive under his touch. He's only using his fingertips, he wonders what's going to happen if he's using his mouth so he places a long peck on your neck with his hand slipped under the cropped top you're wearing to bed.
"We're not going to sleep tonight," he whispers.
He can hear your smile even without looking and you slightly turn your head to look at him, looking at him as if he wouldn't dare to break rules.
In his opinion, everyone has been doing it wrong. If Minho wanted to break the rules, he wouldn't do a kiss today and another kiss tomorrow. If he's going to break rules, he'd break every rule there is and make it worth every single cent of it.
You curve your hand around his neck and look at his gleaming eyes in the dark, "What do you have in mind?"
Minho puts his hand around your neck and places a trail of fluttering kisses down your jaw.
He takes his hand from under your head so he can hover above you, carefully, putting his whole body on top of you.
A soft moan escapes your mouth as you wrap your legs around his waist and you quickly muffle yourself by pressing your lips together into a thin line.
Just feeling your body against him is enough to arouse him. He turns your head to the side and presses his mouth on your ear.
"We're going to spend a lot of money tonight," he whispers with his hot breath tickling your ear.
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MINHO: Well, unless you're into it, you're welcome to watch, Lana.
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GOOD OMENS SEASON 3 - Speculations/Predictions
DO NOT ASK NEIL ABOUT FAN THEORY
The GO brainrot is well underway, we’re only 7 months out of season 2 and I dont know how I will cope until season 3! But I have been ravenously consuming all of your lovely meta, fanfiction, and fanart and I have finally decided to add my messy ball of thought yarn to this hellsite!
Warning: this is going to be long and wild, I have no real life people to talk to about Good Omens, and I really need an outlet to gush about these ineffable idiots.
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SO! Shall we begin?
S3E1 will open with the great war/the fall. The opening of the previous seasons have been Crowley and Aziraphales earliest meetings, it makes sense season 3 will mirror this. I’m hoping we will get more context of their relationship; had they become closer after S2E1’s ‘before the beginning’ ? Will we see them going to war, will Aziraphale come face to face with Angel!Crowley on the battlefield? Will Aziraphale search for him among the fallen?
Somethings up… with memory. The way I look at it, season 2 was meant to bridge the storyline gap between armageddon and the second coming. It’s there to set us up for another world ending plot and also to give us context for season 3. I think the introduction of the idea that memories can just be manipulated willy-nilly by the big boss, and Gabriels little vacation as Jim serve exactly to show us that this happens. It says: look heaven does this! they were just casually going to do it to the Supreme Archangel, no questions asked. Crowleys memory, in this regard, has been a topic of debate. I think the biggest clue that he indeed has suffered some sort of memory loss is when he’s talking to Jimbriel who says he feels like “an empty house”. Crowley later finishes Jimbriels thought with “I know, looking at where the furniture isn’t.” I think he is downright kind to Jim in the bookshop and chummy with him because they have some sort of kinship, maybe from when they were angels, but more probably because Crowley feels it through the loss of Gabriels memories. Maybe he understands and relates in a way to what he is going through. His not remembering Saraquael or Furfur could just be chalked up to Crowley being an asshole sometimes. I think Crowley has definitely worked on recovering his memory some if this is the case. He remembers Aziraphale though from their time as angels so what specifically might he have forgotten?
Crowley will be a Duke of Hell/Grand Duke of Hell. Not only was Crowley offered the position by Beelzebub, but the blocking in that scene, where Crowley leans across the dual thrones to be in the very center seems to be foreshadowing it. I’ve seen multiple people make this prediction and it makes the most sense to me. What is Crowley gonna do on earth wallow and mope around the bookshop? Look he’s a disaster puppy yes but he’s also in love with the new Supreme Archangel. In the final moments of S2 he is sad, but he also looks determined. He’s angry, but I don’t think he’s angry with Aziraphale. And if there’s one way to keep an eye on Aziraphale and all this second coming nonsense, being a high ranking member of hell seems like a good idea to me.
Is Maggie more than human? Nah I dont think so. Look Maggies got a lot of weird stuff going on sure but I think her most important role in S2 was to be Crowleys mirror (and deliver the gut punch “you never say what you’re really thinking” but we are skipping that). Forget the masonic and biblical imagery associated with her, maybe all the mis-spelling in her note was showing us was that the bubbly blonde is tied to the demon instead of the angel like you might immediately assume? Sure Nina is edgy and closed off, but she’s the one in a toxic relationship, and she doesn’t realize how Maggie feels about her, not until an awning full of water (1941 nazi bomb) is dropped on her head. Maggie is patient and supportive of Nina. She ‘saves the day’ by grabbing her an array of milks from the mini mart in Ep6, and most importantly she says she will wait for Nina. When Crowley goes to get in the bentley after Aziraphale leaves for heaven, he looks first at Nina. She gives him a little ‘goodbye’ wave, then he turns to look at Maggie, she’s asleep at the register, waiting. I don’t think Crowley is angry with Aziraphale, he would’ve driven off if he was. Instead he stands there watching, telling him he’ll be waiting.
1941 Pt. 3 minisode. Okay everybody wants this I know. What happened to the zombies? They definitely listed to ‘A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square’ that night right? We know Aziraphale does the apology dance, presumably for 1. nearly getting Crowley shot by nazis, 2. blown up by a bomb, 3. caught “fraternizing” by hell, and 4. nearly making Crowley discorporate him himself with the bullet catch. Maybe they put on some music, and maybe they dance a bit together before Aziraphale remembers himself and says “angels don’t dance” or something to end it. In the Jane Austen ball scene when Aziraphale asks Crowley to dance, barring the subtitles are correct, Crowley replies with “you don’t dance?” not “WE don’t dance”. I think that’s an important distinction, that could point back to this night.
Book of life & Book of Love. Another thing S2 set up as cannon for S3 was the Book of Life. I have no clue what this could mean but I immediately thought of the Doctor Who episode “The Big Bang”. At the end of the episode, The Doctor doesn’t exist because wibbly wobbly timey wimey… stuff. But Amy realizes something isn’t right, that someone is missing. She ends up bringing The Doctor back through her memories, simply because ‘something loved cannot be truly forgotten’. What does this have to do with GO? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Just where my head is at, and I could see someone being erased from the book of life (one of our ineffable idiots for example) being undone in a similar vein. Love is the strongest force in existence, stronger than anything angels, demons, or God themself could understand.
Crowley will make a whale. Well, okay maybe that’s too literal of a statement? To be fair God never says to make a whale, Job says that's what he thinks she means. But look, he’s going to get to talk to God right? I think of the questions God asked Job. Did you set the constellations in the sky? Crowley did, S2E1 we watched him do it. Do you know the rules of the heavens? Crowley does, we even see him explain (gr)mavity to Jimbriel. Can you send lightning and get it to report back? Crowley can, we saw it after he got in his little argument with Aziraphale. Did you teach the ostrich to run? Maybe? Is this an allegory for telling Gabriel to go to Alpha Centauri? Or the peacocks to fly? Beez? Miss Sandwich? look its God okay not everything is going to be straightforward. Anyway, I think it’s clear our demon will get to ask his questions, he might not get answers, but he will get to ask the questions.
It begins as it will end, with a garden. Not the garden of Eden this time, but perhaps a garden at a cottage in The South Downs. Or.. maybe the Garden of Eden. If you've not read the short story "In The End" by Mr Neil Gaiman himself, please do, it's only a page long and it's lovely. I bought an extra copy of Fragile Things just so I could cut it out and glue it in the last page of my copy of Good Omens. Anyway, it's a brief but beautiful imagining of the last book of The Bible, in which God gives the Garden of Eden to humanity. I love the idea that human souls might return to Eden after their time on Earth. I also (and I know I'm in the vast minority) love the idea of Crowley and Aziraphale choosing to somehow embrace mortality to fully enjoy life on Earth with each other, and therefore themselves being able to return to the Garden of Eden with each other someday.
WELL! Did anyone actually read this? If you did, you’re insane just like me and I love you for it! Please let me know your ideas!
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