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wheeboo · 8 months

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08:25pm | yoon jeonghan

SYNOPSIS. in which your fiancé comes back home tired after a meeting. PAIRING. yoon jeonghan x gn!reader GENRE. fluff, comfort, tiny bit suggestive, established relationship WARNINGS. kissing, terms of endearment (love, angel) WORD COUNT. 1.01k

notes: a jeonghan drabble because it's all i can write atm while struggling on this larger fic ;-; i'll try my best to have his meet cute out this upcoming week tho!! yes this is kinda inspired from that one scene in heartstopper because it was too cute

It's easy for Jeonghan to get burnt out.

The moment he steps out of his car, he already feels the yawn bubbling out of his system and into the cool, evening air. He had just gotten home from a two-timed post-poned meeting that seemed to have wasted more hours of his time than he expected. The information could have been sent in a simple email.

He feels the tired smile creep up his face upon walking up to the front door of your home, grabbing the jangling keys from his pocket and unlocking the door. Stepping inside, he lets out a sigh of relief to the familiar comfort of your home wrapping around him, letting his gaze roam around the dimly lit house to notice its quietness.

Jeonghan slips off his shoes and places them neatly by the entrance, his steps almost soundless as he walks through the space. The soft ambiance of warm lighting and the subtle scent of your favourite candles greet him, instantly dissipating away some remnants of exhaustion (by exhaustion, he means sitting in a stupid seat for four hours straight) from his long day.

As he trails inside your shared bedroom, he's drawn to the soft glow coming from the cracked bathroom door, the pale light spilling out onto the room. Intrigued, he quietly approaches the bathroom, brows knitting together in curiosity. He stops just outside the door, the corners of his lips curling upward as he recognises the source of the sound that has been humming gently in the air. Hearing your voice puts his heart to ease instantly.

Deciding not to interrupt you, he steps back into the bedroom and lets himself fall on the bed, sinking into the comfort of the mattress. He leans his back against the headboard, legs crossed together and takes a deep, contented breath. He closes his eyes for a moment as he waits patiently for you to emerge from the bathroom.

It takes no longer than ten minutes later for you to finally come out of the bathroom. His ears catch the soft creak of the bathroom door opening, and his eyes flutter open, a fond smile tugging at his lips as he watches you enter.

You're wrapped in a plush robe that Jeonghan had gifted you a few months back, your hair slightly damp from the shower. The soft glow from the bathroom lights still lingers on your skin, and Jeonghan swears you take his breath away each time he sees you. You look up, your eyes meeting his, and a delighted smile spreads across your face as you see him waiting there for you.

"Hey," You greet him quietly. "I didn't hear you come in."

"I didn't want to disturb you," he replies softly, gaze filled with warmth as he watches you move gracefully towards your vanity.

"You know I would've offered you to join me, right?" You say, and you can already sense the faint smirk etching across his features at your words.

"Oh, I'm well aware of that," Jeonghan chuckles amusedly. "But I thought I'd let you have your moment to unwind. Perhaps, next time though..."

You turn to face him as you reach for your skincare products, a playful glint in your eyes matching his. "I'll be looking forward to it."

As you go about your skincare routine, you catch Jeonghan up with your day, and he quietly listens to all the words falling from your mouth. Then you listen to him go on a bit of tangent about the meeting he had attended and how much he'd rather spent the four hours of listening to nonsense being with you instead. The thought makes you laugh𑁋he's burnt out from the meeting and burnt out from being away from you for too long.

Finishing up the remains of your skincare routine, you hardly notice Jeonghan rising up from the bed from behind. His arms come to encircle around your waist, landing a kiss at the exposed skin of your shoulder where the robe had ridden down. A soft sigh leaves your mouth as his lips brush against your skin, the touch sending a shiver down your spine. You feel his warm breath against your neck as he nuzzles closer, his arms pulling you snugly against his chest, fingers toying aimlessly with the tie to your robe.

You bring your hand to meet his, the engagement ring on his finger caressing against your palm.

"Hannie, love..." You mutter out. "What are you doing?"

That was enough for him to pull back from trailing his kisses up your neck. He rests his head on top of your shoulder as he takes a moment to admire your form in the mirror, before letting his eyes close.

"Mmh..." he sighs. "I'm just... recharging."

Your heart swells at his words, feeling the gentle rise and fall of his chest against your back as he holds you close, and you let yourself relax in his embrace as well. His lips find your neck again, leaving soft, feather-light kisses that send a tingling sensation through your skin.

As the quietness lingers, a low rumble suddenly emanates from Jeonghan's stomach. Both of you pause, a moment of surprise passing between before you burst into laughter. His ears turn a faint red as he chuckles sheepishly, arms around you tightening as if to shield himself from embarrassment.

"Well, once you've recharged a bit," You turn around to face him, your arms looping around his neck as his hands come to rest on your hips. "How about I treat you at the ramen place across the street?"

All he does is peer his fluttering eyes into yours, answering your question with a sweet kiss to your lips. It's soft and lingering, enough to leave you yearning for more, but you know that can happen later on. Your fingers gently cup his cheeks as you pull away from him.

"I'll take that as a... yes?" You whisper, fingers kneading the fabric of his shirt.

Jeonghan's lips curve upwards lovingly, letting his hands slide from your hips to your lower back as he holds you close. "Of course, my angel. Ramen sounds perfect."

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captainmera · 2 months

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Depression has hit me really hard, and a lot of things are happening at the same time.

I'm simultaneously burnt out and on the verge of a collapse, but like... I can't really do anything about it. I'm just sort of waiting for the stick to break so I can work thru it and move along.

I can't even focus on important things like replying to mails without my brain circumventing into something else.

Avpd and burnout is putting me in a constant brain fog these days. And severe maladaptive daydreaming.

I'm trying to be social and grounded, but I feel like everything around me is drowned in mist, and when I speak, it's through molasses.

I know I'm disappointing ppl by putting certain things on hold, like fanfics, my comic, or asks. But I just can't do it r/n. it will come in whatever speed it comes at.

And frankly I'm just too fried and tired to extend more than a sigh of empathy to your frustration with me. I understand you, I do. But I'm just some guy. I'm not getting paid. I'm broke and tired, and I can't be arsed to even be upset.

Atm, I'm doing this Caleb-focused comic mainly just to do something else than hyperventilate or maladaptive daydream. It's helping me have some control over what I disappear into, something physical, rather than sit on the floor and stare off into space.

I could do it for ibwr, I should be putting that energy there.

But there's some stressful things going on there with contracts and whatnot that's put a damper on things. Money is stressful. At least a stressful damper. So it's difficult to concentrate on it with that humming in the background, y'know?

Anyway.

Bear with me, please. I know people are impressed by my productivity and speed - but it's not so impressive once you know I'm just unwell and trying to cope. I also have a lot of time on my hands.

I'm fine, really, I am. /GEN I just can't do four projects at once. I can do two tops. And right now it's the caleb comic and IBWR. That's it.

I'm aware it's not super great to work so much when I'm burnt out.

But know that I'm choosing one pest lesser than another greater pest. So the constant "REST!!" Comments aren't, like, fantastic. I just feel ashamed for not being better than I am or being able to practice what I preach.

Lo and behold, being mentally unwell and not being wholesome healthy about it. Who would've known it is complicated to be unwell, actually? /LHJ /GEN /notSarcasm

I know I don't owe anybody anything. But I just kinda wanted to have a sigh and vague-post-gesture at what I'm standing in to the void of the Internet.

Because I do get comments and asks asking where an update is, or why I didn't draw their ask, or why I'm putting energy in X instead of Y, etc.

So I'm just......... I'm just gonna like....... ignore it. It's not personal.

I love and appreciate your love for my work, I really do. Thank you for all of your excitement and your feedback. Its been a delight. /GEN

But... I'm just gonna have to ignore what the majority of people crave from me and do what I want in the pace I need to do it.

okay? :(

Look. Just allow it fam.

Just allow it.

Using memes to try to communicate some essence of lightheartedness.

#liveblogging

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disorganised-thoughtss · 2 months

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For valentines I'd like to share a piece of a SeriRei vampire work in progress that's been on my brain recently. It's not super romantic atm but I feel like later on it has the chance to be.

(Roughly 1000 word wip below cut. There's a bit of talk about being interested in Reigen's neck and pulling him close so watch out if you don't like that.)

It was another ordinary day at Spirits & Such, or at least, it would have been if it wasn’t for Serizawa’s recent problem. To put it simply, Serizawa's eyes seemed to gravitate toward Reigen’s neck more than usual.

There was almost something hypnotic in it. Each time he couldn’t help imagining himself sinking his teeth in. He could almost feel it. The spring of soft flesh at his mercy. A thrumming sensation just beneath called to him. It was too tantalizing to ignore. It made him want to walk over, grab Reigen by the waist and then-

Serizawa shook his head. He lost count of how many times he had to shake those thoughts away since the work day began.

The thoughts were in no way appropriate. He was meant to be working and Reigen was his friend!

Serizawa swallowed the excess saliva coating his mouth but it still felt overcrowded, almost as if his canines grew overnight. There had to be something wrong with him. Was he sick? Maybe? His head was throbbing from the sunlight peeking through the blinds. He scolded himself for not checking his temperature before leaving the house.

Reigen looked up from the work on his desk. “Uh, want something Serizawa?” He asked, tilting his head.

“Well, uh,” Serizawa tried to ignore any and all thoughts of how inviting the newly exposed neck looked. “I’m starting to think I might be a little sick,” he gulped.

“Hmm you do seem a little pale. Mind if I check your temperature?”

“No, not at all.”

Reigen left his desk joined by the faint smell of incense that clung to his work suit. Once close, he placed the back of his hand on Serizawa’s forehead. It immediately recoiled. “Yikes, you’re ice cold! Wait here, I’m getting you one of my special healing teas.”

Serizawa didn't move from his desk. He knew that the teas could only do so much but the idea of drinking something warm felt like just the thing he needed. It would surely set his mind back onto a more productive (and less intimately decorated) track.

Reigen came back offering a hot mug of tea before adjusting the thermostat and making himself comfortable at his desk. He gave an almost guilt ridden look to Serizawa then awkwardly shuffled his chair to the window and closed the blinds just enough so they could still see.

Serizawa let his eyes adjust to the newly darkened office. His headache went away almost immediately. With his mind less crowded he stared at the cup in front of him. The steam rolled into the cool air rather cutely (almost like little clouds).

For some reason tea didn’t feel right, as if he was meant to be drinking something else. Was he craving coffee? It would be rude to refuse at this stage so he drank it anyway.

It left him feeling unsatisfied. His stomach twisted as he salivated once again. Maybe he was hungry?

The day continued as it typically would. A couple walk-ins arrived seeking Reigen’s expertise as Serizawa worked on papers and spoke to clients over the phone.

Soon after, Tome came into the office with her usual energy. She slung her school bag on the floor talking about something that happened at school. She didn't seem to care how dimly lit the office was, Serizawa supposed she was used to walking in mid “seance” where the room was a fire hazard of candles with no sunlight light.

Tome took one look at Serizawa then paused mid-sentence. “Serizawa what happened?” She questioned pointing to the plaster on his neck.

“Oh um…” Serizawa trailed off, unsure the most appropriate way to say a vampire cosplayer bit him. The whole ordeal was rather embarrassing to think about.

Reigen cut in before Serizawa could form a response, “got into a fight with some weirdo on our last job.”

“Really?! Are you ok?” She asked eyes wide looking at Serizawa then to Reigen and back again.

“Yes, speaking of, can you please get me another plaster from the first aid kit? I should probably change mine.”

Tome nodded, marching back to Serizawa’s desk with a plaster. She watched with gross curiosity, waiting for someone to tell her what happened. Serizawa opened the packet then tore off the old plaster in a single motion. He was going to apply the fresh one but then-

Tome gasped, “Is that a vampire bite?!”

“No, it was from someone dressed like a vampire.” He responded.

Tome crossed her arms as if Serizawa missed something incredibly obvious. Her eyes slowly scanned the office starting from the closed blinds to the takeout containers littering Reigen's desk then finally the thermostat. “so you haven’t had any sensitivity to sunlight? Or a sudden dislike of garlic? Low temperature? Or... a hunger for blood?!"

Was she implying that the bite was in fact an actual vampire bite?

Reigen nonchalantly flapped his hand to gain the room's attention. “Those are just symptoms of being under the weather. Except-for-the-blood-thing. But! He is not craving blood! Because he isn’t a vampire! Right Serizawa? Back me up here!”

Serizawa thought about it. He let the idea take shape in his mind. He observed it spin and roll like the steam leaving his tea from earlier.

He did have trouble with the sunlight coming into the office and the garlic from lunch did sting his nose when it typically wouldn’t (so much so he skipped lunch entirely). Reigen did say he was ice cold earlier. He never had those symptoms when he was sick before… but he wasn’t craving blood… right? What would that even feel like?

The more he thought about it, maybe he did?

That would explain his sudden interest in biting his boss’s neck. Thank goodness! He wasn’t some kind of pervert, he was just hungry.

For blood...

His boss's blood...

Reigen repeated his question, “right Serizawa? You’ve had those other symptoms but you’re fine.” He seemed to take the silence that followed as an answer, “sorry Tome. That new movie has convinced you vampires are real-”

“Actually,” Serizawa interrupted, “I have had thoughts that could be interpreted as craving blood.”

Reigen’s mouth hung open with a look that could only be interpreted as “are you serious?”

Serizawa simply nodded.

Reigen forced a cough, "just as I thought," he agreed with a parody of Serizawa's nod. "This is why you're my favourite secretary, Tome. Great detective work! Now I’m gonna go… make-a-call-real-quick," he added before rushing to the massage room. Through the door Reigen's muffled voice could be heard arguing with what could only have been Dimple.

Thank you for reading :)

#Serirei #mp100 fanfic wip #can you tell I was craving bread when I wrote Serizawa being hungry?#ElipFicWip #yay new blog tag

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killingfrankie · 21 days

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favourite song from the bway production, GO‼️

this is such a good question. i have been a fan of the musical since 2019! however you did ask someone with raging autism and adhd. i am extremely indecisive so i’ll give you multiple!! HERE ARE MY FAVS. I ROTATE THROUGH THESE.

i never used to be a big ‘stupid with love’ fan until the movie came out and i really fw ‘stupid with love’ (OBC) atm. i personally also enjoy angouries version but right now i have erikas on repeat.

i also have really loooved ‘where do you belong’ recently. and to go off track i’m sooo pissed they cut damian’s songs from the stage version.

this leads into how much i love ‘stop’. jaquel would’ve eaten stop right up and i told him that myself.

i LOVE ‘meet the plastics’ so much. and i’m upset they cut out gretchen and karen’s verses for the movie but i got over it.

i’m a huge gretchen stan. so ‘what’s wrong with me’ is also on this list

‘someone gets hurt’ and ‘world burn’ are also some of my favourites. i think regina as a character is so complex and i love her songs. also pissed they didn’t cast an aaron that would sing for the movie but i still like chris briney ig. anyways i love the moment between regina and aaron on the stage production.

i think putting ‘revenge party’ is a given because it’s just so fun.

also ‘someone gets hurt (reprise)’ i am obsessed with janis. so also ‘i’d rather be me’

I FEEL LIKE IVE ADDED TOO MANY SO I WILL STOP NOW BUT THANKS FOR GIVING ME AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO OFF.

#mean girls #mean girls 2024 #mean girls broadway #OBC #broadway #original broadway cast #erika henningsen #taylor louderman #ashley park #kate rockwell #barrett wilbert weed #grey henson #kyle selig #tina fey

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the---hermit · 1 year

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17|05|2023

14/50 days of productivity

Yesterday ended in a bit of a nightmare because my eyes just refused any kind of light, so I just stayed in my room and literally walked in the rest of the house wearing sunglasses like an idiot because the light hurt. Today I feel generally better, but my eyes are still feeling a bit meh, so I took lots of breaks while studying (atm all I have to do for uni requires some sort of digital screen which is a crime). And I generally tried to avoid all screens while I wasn't studying. I really hope tomorrow won't rain as much as it's raining today since I'll have to go to uni, and I'd rather avoid the bad weather will I am still getting better. I felt productive even though I had to change my plans (my history of religions professor hasn't uploaded the last lecture yet, so I couldn't catch up as I had planned). I also didn't study for as many hours as usual, for obvious reasons, but I am still satisfied with what I have accomplished.

Productivity:

read and highlighter three pdfs on protohistory ceramics

read and highlighted two pdfs on protohistory metallurgy

practiced my presentation twice (tomorrow's the big day, so I'll be over with this)

updated my reading journal

made a study plan for the rest of the week

listened to old episodes of the books unbound podcast

practiced Irish on duolingo

finished reading The Lottery And Other Stories by Shirley Jackson

Self care:

read first thing in the morning

did my lowest energy tasks

took as many breaks as possible to avoid my eyes burning like yesterday

📖: The Lottery and Other Stories by Shirley Jackson

#studyblr #studyinspo #uniblr #university #studying #student life #50 days of productivity #productivity #currently reading #book #bookblr #journal #knife gang #journaling #mine #the---hermit

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hstyleshoney · 9 months

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Loves Me Loves Me Not - part eight - sneakpeak.

it's coming!! I don't have too much to say right now but I'm excited to get this part done so here is a lil sneakpeak to get you all excited too <3 Im struggling a little to find motivation to write atm, but im hoping to post soon!!!

(As always, it’s not fully edited yet so sorry for any mistakes<3)

Catch up on previous parts HERE💜

ask 🌼 masterlist 🐶

As soon as she came back home and saw the haircare products Harry had left behind she was once again overwhelmed by the events that had taken place the previous night.

And, she was not entirely sure what came over her, rather than getting back into bed and feeling sorry for herself, Y/N threw all of the products into her backpack and marched outside to get her bike.

Something inside her had flipped, and she decided that if Harry was going to walk away like that she deserved an explanation. He couldn’t just kiss her and leave. Not after finally confirming that their relationship had gone from being a part of a stupid scheme to actually being friends.

No.

She was not going to let him do that.

Normally it would take her about ten to fifteen minutes to bike to the centrum of their little town. Today - she got there in a record time of seven minutes. Her hair flowed behind her as she flew down the empty country roads, fingers gripped tightly around the handles, and feet pedalling fast in strong continuous circles.

There was only one thing on her mind as she moved with unusual ease and steady rhythm along the bumpy road, and that was Harry.

The memory of his soft lips pressing against hers was enough to force the burning sensation in her tired legs to the back of her mind. The image of his frantic behaviour as he left, desperate to get away from her, replaced the dejection she woke up with.

Instead, annoyance pumped through her veins in sync with her moving feet.

A new fire had ignited within her as soon as she sat down on her bike and left the empty void in her room behind. Because… what the fuck?

He couldn’t just leave like that. It quite frankly pissed her off.

It was incredibly rude of him.

Maybe she had no right to actually be mad at him, but she was.

Or maybe she was just mad at herself for getting herself into this stupid situation to start off with?

#Harry Styles #Harry Styles fanfic #Harry Styles fanfiction #LMLMN

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charlie-rulerofhell · 10 months

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twitch

Two days back, Chris did a twitch stream in which he answered fans' questions both in English and in German. So this is yet another translation / summary of all the nice things Chris has to say. It's gonna be way shorter than the Saltatio Mortis podcast, both because I took the notes simultaneously to doing uni work, so I probably didn't catch everything that might be interesting, and because for some answers I couldn't remember in retrospective if he gave them in German or in English, and I didn't want to spam you with info that you might have already heard yourself :D

So, here we go:

when comparing their own smaller concerts with big Iron Maiden performances: "To play in a small club in England in front of 500 people that all know you, that's like going to a small family gathering with family members that you see every day anyway. To play with Iron Maiden in front of 20,000 people is like visiting a huge wedding celebration, where you might know 20 people but the other 200 you have never seen before even though you're related to them, so you first gotta introduce yourself." (just loved the analogy here :D)

about the next record: At the end of the year, a full cover album is gonna be released that will style-wise stay similar to the B&G era, and apparently the 15 years anniversary tour next year will also keep that style. After that, however, Chris said that the only logical consequence for them, after all this brightness and colour, was to go into the complete opposite direction. So the next (proper) record will be the darkest album that they have done so far (with 'dark' not necessarily meaning 'hard', so it's not gonna be Death Metal, but it will in fact keep parts of the current 80s vibe). There is some concept that is already planned out, but it's not a religious one, nor a mythological one. The theme will be rather dark-romantic, dealing with our human emotional abysses.

Someone commented: "On pictures you seem quite photogenic", to which Chris jokingly replied that this were his big secret: He's not really photogenic, but he's good at seeming that way. The question continued with asking if he had ever modelled or been asked to model, and he gave some interesting reply. In fact, Chris has been asked for various model jobs in the past, but he always refused. He said that he would generally be up for the idea, but if he does promote a product / a company with his face, he has to be able to fully stand behind it. Sometimes it might not have been the choice of clothing etc. that he would personally like, but in most cases the decision was due to the company that he could not support, for example if the clothes were produced under unethical conditions. He also mentions that he had had a request for some allergy meds recently, that he actually would have liked to do (as someone who struggles with allergies himself), but the pharma trust responsible for that product worked with animal testing, so again, he refused.

he made a joke about Klaas being so small that he would actually be standing below the camera in that moment, holding up signs with jokes for Chris to read :D

about the decision for B&G for the ESC instead of One Last Song and The Curtain Falls that were also on the shortlist: With both songs the main problem was that they wouldn't have managed to produce a qualitative music video in time. OLS was also too long, and Chris didn't feel good with any parts being cut, while TCF was still kind of in the production phase. B&G had the full package: it is catchy and recognisable, has a good message, a provocative song title that also reflects the bands different sides, there was a music video and even a whole album of the same name.

someone prompts the idea of a calendar with all of the beautiful pics that Lennard is taking, and Chris likes the idea and actually writes it down! (thinking about 2 group pictures + 1 for the cover and 2 x 5 portrait shots)

he likes the pink hair colour atm (even if it was actually supposed to be red), and thinks about bleeching it platinum again later this month, while still keeping half the hair pink (I think we would all love to see that ;D)

about never playing Not My Enemy: Chris says he is kinda scared to play it live. He wrote the song shortly after the start of the war against the Ukraine, so the meaning is very important to it. He would not want to play it at a festival or at any other place where most people don't know the song and the lyrics, and might even start moshing to it. If it were at a full LOTL show where most people know the song and can feel the meaning, then maybe, but generally it gives him physical pain to even think about performing it live.

and finally about collaborations with other ESC artists: What Chris can confirm is that there will be songs written together with La Zarra (as soon as they find the time). Besides that, there is also another collab that is already underway, but Chris does not yet want to give away with whom

Alright, that's all of my notes. If I missed anything that you are interested in, or you want a full translation of any part, as always, feel free to hit me up :)

#lord of the lost #lotl #chris harms #my translation #also can we all appreciate the Dry the Rain elevator music version for a sec playing at the beginning and end of their streams? what a vibe

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alexissara · 1 year

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My Experience With TCGs

Card games are one of my favorite mediums for games, I've always loved cards and collected all sorts as a kid, Digimon, Neopets, Pokemon, Yugioh and more. I've also always been designing card games, generally the rules were just something for me and my siblings to enjoy our big mix of cards or custom cards I made by cutting out art from magazines and instruction manuals for games. So now I am working on designing a game that is actually playable and fun for everyone, Soul Of The Hero. I've been working on this for years and It's changed formats a few times over that. However, with it's current design I do think it has the legs to finally do everything I want it to do. To get to this point I did a ton of card game research, I've looked at dead and alive card games, games I play all the time and games I'd never play competitively to really get to the heart of what makes them fun, special, and great.

Yugioh

Yu-gi-oh is a game I played competitively for years and have kept up with for most the time even after I quit playing competitively. There has been little blank spots but it's a game I am deeply familiar with. Which is why in studying yugioh, I found not a lot to learn from in a positive way, it was mostly a lot of what not to do. Yugioh has been improving as a game since they left behind anime tie ins and focused on making the competitive game it's own thing. However, the game is a bit of a mess, a fun mess but it doesn't really feel like something that I want to emulate.

Still that is an important part of the process of making something and I am sure years of playing Yu-gi-oh will somehow show in the final production of Soul Of The Hero. I love Yu-gi-oh, I just also think it's a mess and probably not worth diving into ATM.

Cardfight!! Vangaurd

This game is one that fascinates me always. It always felt like this might be the best designed card game around. Until the D series every card was a resource in such a perfect way that truly made Vanguard stand out from every other card game. There wasn't a lot of dead cards, there was less useful cards but thanks to shield values and boost every card can do something, every card is an important resource.

This is a game haunted by terrible management which really holds back it's potential to soar but when I am working on card games, I think about how this games so tightly designed. Having cards all have multiple uses means your players are never drawing a card and utterly dreading it, they might not prefer it, it might mean their going to lose, but especially in the early game every card can be used for something.

Digimon

This game has one of the most fascinating resource systems. You have a rather wide pool of resources you can use but the more you use the more your opponent gets for free. It's a genuine travesty that this game is utterly fucked for Color Blind players. artistically this game really is top shelf which is really impressive given Digimon's previous TCG outings were some of the ugliest games ever printed. The actual flow of play is also really great, it really captures Digimon as a series while making an engaging set of gameplay. It's a perfect use of Digimon for a game.

The biggest thing the Digimon TCG inspires me about is trying to bring out a unique identity through mechanics, to have mechanics that simply scream, this is my game, the simple act of using them is recreating the essence of it.

Pokémon

The Pokémon TCG is a strange and unique beast. I've played it a few times in my life and I've grow to really appreciate the game more as it's improved over time. The card games ability to draw massive amounts of cards, do big time disruptions and has totally unique mechanics. I love how it has a lot of mechanics each of which can give a bit more character to each creature. It's a card game that really makes use of every inch of space of it's design to give every card a unique essence.

Something I found enrapturing and I am taking into consideration is the Rapid Strike mechanic. It was just printed on the card art, like a little stamp and it becomes this key symbol and something that there is a lot of support built around. It's not something for so early in game design but it might be a better way of doing like Archetype titles then having every card be called "Darkest Warrior Knight" then name or whatever the fuck. I also really love how able you are to dive into your resources and think that is such a fun point of design.

Sentinels Of The Multiverse

I love playing co-op and this game is one I've sunk upwards of 300 hours on. This is a game I just a blast to play despite it many of problems. This is the game that got me thinking about two v two card games in a serious way and not as a tacked on extra mode.

It's team based play is also something I am looking to when I am looking at making a purely co-op mode for my game because I think it clearly does a lot really well in making fun challenges for a team to fight with creative decks.

Fire Emblem Cipher

This game really pushed me and inspired my design further. Fire Emblem Cipher's actual card design is just, gosh, breath taking in the way it communicates so much visually about characters very quickly and how those things about the character can then be brought back into the mechanics. A lot of games have lots of little flavor information about cards that sometimes get used as mechanics but this is so quickly visually communicated all while being colorblind accessible.

It's a shame this game never got a non Japanese release and that it died shortly after Three Houses release. I have not got a lot of play experience because of that but just reading translated cards and seeing the design is a major design inspiration.

Magic The Gathering

This is the classic TCG but it is also one I think is lacking to me. The act of playing down Mana, it simply does not jell with me. The methodical play of MTG is clearly a ton of people's thing but it is not mine. What I can appreciate is the modern exploration of aesthetics and themes they've been delving into. The mish mash of settings and styles makes the game instantly a bit more captivating.

I think Magic is another game where what I'm taking from it is mostly "what not to do". Like don't sell proxy packs for tons of money but also like just design stuff I don't really jell with. That is one of the best ways to learn afterall.

Wixoss

Sometimes something that looks bad can inspire you. I've not played this game but it just, really doesn't look like a game I'd enjoy, maybe I Would but until there is some kind of digital way to play I probably won't bother. I love girls and playing all girl decks but it seems maybe a bit too horny vibes with young characters to be a thing I wouldn't really wanna touch without some assurance about the game overall.

I have no idea how Piece cards work in Wixoss but what I can say is just the vibe of the piece cards inspired a whole new mechanic for me. Sometimes the vibes are strong enough.

Weiss Schwarz

I wish this game was more exciting but it is painfully boring for the concept of "a bunch of random ass licenses fighting against each other". The games far too limited in deck building with ugly ass screen shots and promotional arts used to make the cards. It simply is terrible only worsened by the like terrible clash of some of the IPs.

However, the concept of a bunch of clashing universe has always appealed to me from like the first time I played X-men vs Street Fighter on the playstation one and this card game reaffirmed it is possible to do it and get people to want to check it out.

Shadowverse

The app had fallen onto my phone several times but it wasn't until I played the game on my phone that I started to really understand Shadowverse. The game could be called anime Hearthstone but even if that was at it was it would be way better then that game cuz it's so ugly, I much prefer the art style of Shadowverse.

The gameplay however has a really exciting Evolve mechanic that stands out among all the card games. The ability to buff any card even if for some it is just a stat boost as a core mechanic is just super cool. I think it shows that there is so many dynamic ways to make cards variable resources.

Legends Of Runeterra

Who would have expected to fall in love with this game so hard. This might be the most interactive card game ever created. This game is strictly digital and it would be impossible to work into a physical game in any good way but that's great, it's using the medium it's in to it's fullest. Creating cards, adding keywords, the push and pull of the more you do the more your foe can do, it's a really really intensely fascinating card game.

I think the champion system is where I am really looking at the game for what I could pull from what I am doing. I think having conditions to unlock a stronger version of a card that a deck can centralize around is really neat. I don't know if that literally will work in what I am doing but I think I am at least looking at the heart.

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sapphire-writes · 4 months

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Hi, Jo! I wanted to reach out to fanfic writers I loved reading before the year ends, so here I am. Just wanted to say I enjoyed your Almond fics most especially A Cursed Place. The concept is so cool and it reminds me of The Others film somehow in the sense that Harrenhal feels like it was suspended in time. Like it was a place that functioned on a different level than the rest of the world. I loved how it was introduced, the pacing, and everything!

I do have a few questions! Was it Alys who possessed Helaena when OC and Jaehaera encountered her one night? I’m also wary that Alys might have possessed OC and she’s not aware. Lastly, does Aemond truly like MC? Or is just a product of loneliness? Then again, he mentioned he didn’t like Floris, I was just curious I suppose. Thank you for the writings! I do hope you continue Do No Harm, at your own pace of course.

Happy Holidays if you celebrate them! 🥳

Omg hello and thank you so much!! 😭💕 you’re so sweet for sending this, I appreciate you reading! Happy holidays right back at you if you celebrate! ❤️

as for A Cursed Place…..😏

thank you so much for your praise on the story, I’m so glad you enjoyed the set up and pacing and everything!! as for it being Alys who possessed Helaena…..it was not!

I had plans to reveal who it’s was but left it open for interpretation in the end. I think if I made the series longer I would have liked to explore more of who is was (I originally had plans for it to be Rhaena Targaryen as she spent her final days at Harrenhal)

I do believe Aemond loves the OC, I think he holds affection for her and allows himself for the first time since Alys to share some of his love. I do love what you said about loneliness though and I think it’s a both/and situation rather than one over the other.

Thank you so much! I definitely do plan to continue Do No Harm I’m just lacking inspiration for it atm! Again, thank you for reading and taking the time to send this 💕

#sapphire answers #a cursed place #do no harm

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blood-starved-beast · 7 months

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Youl ever think about how when Mai and Acxa had a change of heart, they helped their bfs escape from a prison, turning on their best friends in the process, and the boys were in awe that their badass knife gfs did it and how proud the girls were of their bfs for changing the Galra/Fire Nation to something of unity, not hatred or is it just me.

P.S. I love you!

See while I understand the viewpoint of comparing Mai to Acxa, there's a fundamental difference between them that should be noted and it's a consequence of how their respective arcs are constructed.

Acxa's arc is specifically written outside of a necessary romance. The point of resolution - her redemption and understanding of the empire being wrong is key to her arc - regardless of whether or not Keith is factored into the equation. Keith in the Grudge, where her arc is most significantly highlighted, is a macguffin at best. He can be replaced with anyone or anything plot important and the narrative of that episode does not change. Acxa still will confront Zethrid cause she now understands that she is worthy of change, and by proxy, she wants to see change in Zethrid, who despite everything is her friend. This is willingness to see the possibility of change or lack of it rather, was why she initially "gave up" on Zethrid and Ezor before. They were stuck in their ways in Acxa's mind, and much like Acxa herself she sees them as immovable products of the Galra war machine. That changed in the Grudge. Keith helped with that change by being a model, and Veronica helped her see the light, but in the end the change was Acxa's own and that's significant.

Mai by contrast, her arc doesn't necessarily touch upon the Fire Nation as a regime, but she is aware of its problems - that's what presumably she and Zuko talked about in the cell at the Boiling Rock if I'm remembering correctly. But ultimately her stand to Azula is defined by standing up to Azula's control and abuse, and by lesser proxy, the Fire Nation as a whole. While there are similarities to Acxa - both were subordinates to a higher power in their regimes, the arcs are different. Mai is showing that not only does she care about someone - Zuko - that care is more significant than tolerating abuse. This is significant for Mai, who's been highlighted by her lack of care of many things (a coping mechanism for the shit she had to deal her whole life, but even then, Mai is nobility, and her growth differs in that key area from Acxa, the child soldier bred in the fringes of the empire).

I feel like I'm not talking about it to the best of my ability, and ngl I am a bit sick atm, but yeah. While there are some similarities as you pointed out - they do end superficially. Acxa is a poor child soldier whose arc is more Zuko esque in development - and this reflects how she engages with Keith. Keith, who is thoroughly sexualized and turned into a damsel in that iconic episode. He is the macguffin in her and Zethrid's arcs. Zuko retains a level of autonomy and specific personal importance to Mai in the Boiling Rock that makes Mai's arc markedly different from Acxa's - and part of it is due to Acxa being a person with very low cognitive empathy normally and a distant relationship with Keith furthermore, which Mai has no issue with and is in fact, Zuko's current girlfriend. If that makes sense.

Thank you for the ask and sorry that this is messy, again I am not feeling all that well so that's the excuse I can give for it. Feel free to send me another ask if you want more elaboration on that regard.

#d asks #Anonymous #Acxa #atla Mai #vld #atla #my meta #kacxa #atla maiko #like Keith's arc is notably ass in vld in a way that poorly written LI is done in many shows even if he's the major character #Acxa is the center of the show there in that moment at least #which is different #but Zuko is the deuteragonist in atla #and his arc is ultimately center there #and that colors Mai's arc by proxy differently if that makes sense?

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nightblog

spent too long working tonight rly - by which i mean more i stayed up too late doing it if i want to stay mostly diurnal rather than i worked too many hours - its 4.21am atm + i just took some of ben's nytol so hopefully ill be asleep around 5. not great not terrible. im just happy to be feeling relatively productive + stable

still mildly confused why ive got no God Damn Money. i did have a look at my bank statement and tbh its just loads of small purchases that. so i guess if im honest im not confused lol i just wish it wasn't true

clare ( @chiomaus ) bought me a sodastream for christmas which is one of the best gifts ive ever had, literally, bc of my inability to drink water without wanting to die, and its also really nice bc ben is also encroaching upon it (in a nice way lol) like he bought 2 sodastream bottles today and i could hear him giggling to himself when he made some sodastream 7up lol it was v cute. its a nice house enrichment item

the second chess job i got was meant to start 6 days ago but (ofc..) i havent got the paperwork hahahaah aaa i got a message from one of the dudes on the council earlier like "hello sorry about this" and i was like no worries bruv (its not his fault lol its just ...systemic disorganisation... idek man). tbh it really IS no worries on my end bc i am gonna request payment at the end of jan regardless of how many hours ive worked so...

gotta do my fucking tax return this month!!!!

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goldenfox3 · 4 months

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For the ask meme, pick your favorite(s)! All, some, one, or none: 19, 20, 21, 26

2023 in review: fic writer asks

19. Share your favorite opening line

Going through my fics looking for the best opening line made me realise my opening lines are rather bland lmao. Something to work on in the new year ig! My favourite one is probably one of these two:

"At Harimaya Bridge in Kōchi, Tosa, two figures stand drenched in red." (Red Tide)

"Fire bursts across the sky like the flames that burned his memories away, and even the distant cheers of his siblings cannot ease the chill that grips his heart." (What Begins)

Both are from Touken Ranbu fics. The first one references both a Toumyu song and the Yosakoi Naruko Dance's 「土佐のー高知のはりまや橋で」 lyric. It also parallels the opening line of its companion fic, as it is the same scene but a different character's perspective.

The second line I just like for the imagery lmao. The character, Honebami Toushirou, is watching fireworks at what should be a joyous festival but since he lost his memories after being burnt in a fire, well...he doesn't do well with fire-anything.

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20. Share your favorite ending line

Despite my trouble with ending off fics I think my ending line selection was stronger than the opening lines. I had a couple choices here and found it harder to narrow down so I am going to cheat and put two again...

"His mind is blissfully, terrifyingly silent." (Ab Initio)

"Falcon laughs, sun-sharp challenge and the bright spark of mischief, pressing close as the smell of sandalwood and eucalyptus envelops them once more." (Slow March)

The first one is for how short and snappy it is. It gets the point across succinctly, that Blood Falcon is 1) for now free of Black Shadow's mental voice influencing his thoughts, 2) relieved at this, 3) really fucking weirded out and even unmoored by this because his whole life he's known nothing else.

The second one is again for the imagery. It's not nearly as succinct but I do like how Rob as the POV chara is characterising everything about Falcon as this brilliant, shining presence that he can't help but be drawn to. There is also of course the ~symbolism~ of the smell of Rob's bath products surrounding them both. At this point in the series neither of them will admit their true feelings for each other, but the fact that they smell the same now from sharing the bath products, allowing each other to mark and be marked...it's just another way they've insidiously crept their way into each others' lives despite not talking about any gross scary feelings ever (idiots).

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21. Share your favorite piece of dialogue

There were a lot of moments from Thousand Five I wanted to put in here LMAO. I really like the dialogue in the first three chapters in particular, that's where I feel it was the snappiest (possibly because they were doing nothing but talking in the bar there so it had to be snappy). But my favourite bit of dialogue in the fic atm is this one:

“You would forfeit the chance to properly best your rival?” Stewart lifts his chin. “You’d kill the surgeon who’s the reason you’re even alive to begin with?” (chapter 6)

I'm very fond of this scene. It's the first time Stewart quite literally puts his neck on the line for Falcon. He doesn't have the combat skill or brute force to get out of this by fighting, so he uses what he does have at his disposal: his knowledge of the other person's background and personality, as well as drawing on what relation they share and any debts that might be owed. It's a gamble, but it's all he's got. The bold way it's stated, like he already knows the conclusion, is both calculated and just his natural adrenaline kicking in. Stewart is not one to bow in the face of danger and is in fact unfortunately drawn to it, but in this case he was afraid for someone else's life (Falcon) and was perhaps not quite as blasé as he'd normally be.

Because I am indecisive here is another fave bit of dialogue...this time from Creatures With Wings:

“Do you regret it?” Ryu asks suddenly, sliding a hand behind his head. “Taking on your role as Captain Falcon, or bringing me into this. Is that why you asked?” The back of his neck prickles, helmet still trapped under Ryu’s arm. But Captain Falcon is as much an ideal as he’s a man in a costume, and when he speaks, his voice is strong. “Creatures with wings are born to take to the skies someday. To fear falling is natural. But sometimes, all you can do is take that leap and fly.”

Besides being a title drop, Andy's dialogue here is a modified version of what he says to Ryu in Lap 50 of the anime. It still serves as reassurance and motivation to Ryu, but it also contains a veiled message about his feelings on his own situation. Andy isn't one to outwardly display struggles or regrets, or to ask for help because he's supposed to be the one helping. But I like to think about a more vulnerable side to him. He's only human, even if Captain Falcon needs to be so much more than that.

So here, he's also expressing that Ryu is quite possibly the only person who could fully understand him, as someone who was destined to be a saviour in this universal battle. Maybe he, just like Ryu, had (still has) fears and insecurities and regrets. And maybe despite that, he still did it anyway because there was no other choice. But Andy...doesn't actually directly answer the questions Ryu asked. He can't. Falcon can never be anything less than a paragon. To express weakness, to waver now at the end of all things...that's not who he is. But at the end of all things...maybe he can be Andy one last time. Andy trusts Ryu enough to reveal here just the tiniest hint of weakness, reciprocating the trust Ryu has constantly shown confiding in him.

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26. If you had to choose one, what was THE most satisfying writing moment of your year?

Hmm every time I get a comment is very satisfying (especially the ones that go into detail) and crunching the numbers about how much I wrote this year compared to previous years was also fulfilling-feeling. I have a checklist of character's I've written/have yet to write in this series and it felt good to tick off a bunch and try writing so many different themes and perspectives this year. Thousand Five is perhaps the predictable answer to this question, as it is still my baby my beloved my first gameverse and longest fic. I'm happy to have published 12 chapters of it this year!

But I think the most satisfying moment was getting this comment on Rush:

This awoke something in me. Never played or watched F-Zero anything in all my life and yet these two give me life.

How gratifying is it to know that you've managed to captivate someone who doesn't know anything about the fandom with the power of your writing alone? How wonderful is it to know that you've managed to capture someone's interest based on the choice, order, artistry of the scenes your words have woven? Without any pre-existing interest in the characters and franchise doing some of the work of grabbing the reader for you? I really, truly would love to know if this anon looked more into the series after or went on to read other F-Zero fics. Getting people into the series and ship I like because of something I created is living the dream, I tell you. And it all happened because I wrote about Falcon and Stewart [redacted] in a rivals with benefits situationship LMAO.

#gher-bear #replies #fic talk #i know i was supposed to pick only one for each of these questions but it was tough LOL #long post

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thegoldenshi-shi · 7 months

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My brain has been in a massive nlock for about the past two months, unfortunately. I have been slowly adding details and such, but I am very perfectionistic about any art I make, so I keep starting over. I have a shape and pose set, now I just need to decide on details. So, tldr, I still haven't given him the tattoo, which he's fine with, he knows how my brain works, knows that I have periods where I can confidently do things, and says he'd prefer I take my time and make something that I am happy with than to have something I don't like. He's great 💜. I will also likely end up just popping into your discord with the finished product when I finish his tattoo, lol, I just love your art style too much not to gush to you about art things.

But YEAH! Halloween is almost here!! I can decorate my work station this year!! And we have ///soooo/// much chocolate at work, my stomach doesn't appreciate it as much as my taste buds. Halloween has always been my fav holiday. Used to go as a werewolf every year, lol. School didn't let me wear the mask, so for school parades I was just a very hairy dude in a flannel. Was still really fun and funny.

I will always love the golden floof!! Even if seeing your little Leo always tells me I should never ever be allowed near any type of lion for risk of attempting to hug the big kitty. (Will admit, any media that depicts cats, real or otherwise, big or small, tells my brain that hugging muscles are required. I will likely die trying to hug a hyena)

And I am just. Hyped on life rn. Had a good session in therapy, and got told I have made an incredible amount of progress growing and recognizing myself as a person in the past two years, which I am super proud of myself for. A lot of it has been friends (yourself included!) encouraging me and giving me safe places to learn and experience things. It's been great, and I can now confidently move to do things to /make/ myself happy, rather than expecting to never get to be happy for extended periods of time. Two years, and I genuinely am not the same as I was. That's not all that long in the grand scheme of things, but living it, it's massive. Especially cause I was still here to live it.

~Smooch

Ah yes, nothing better than your muse deciding to take an extended vacation when you're working on something *heavy sarcasm*

The same thing is happening to me atm, so don't feel alone.

Seriously, I can't even come up with fanart right now, what the heck?

Still, it's a good thing to take your time on art, you can't rush perfection. Having your basic idea/concept down is the biggest hurtle, so kudos to you for having that done! I'll be excited to see what you wind up with at the end of your process~

I hear you on Halloween. I used to be really into Halloween with dressing up and stuff (I think my most common costume was a witch), now I'm less exuberant about it, but I still LOVE the vibes. I love chocolate, but I also have a preference for high-end dark chocolate, so my wallet keeps me from splurging to much on candy lol.

It's so good to hear that you're doing so well. I will admit I was a little worried at one point when you seemed really down. I'm glad that you're growing and learning how to be your own person and how to enjoy your life on your terms. If I was able to help even a little bit, that makes me very happy and grateful.

On a less serious note, I'm glad you liked the golden floof 💕

Good to talk to you again Smooch~

#smooch anon #im so happy that you're doing well #i did a happy wiggle in my seat congrats smooch #also the hairy flannel man does sound really fun hehe

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hi 👋👋 here to annoy you with questions, sorry pal

📚 A song or album you could write a term paper on

📅 A song that calls up a very specific time and place for you

🩹 A song you want to hear when you're feeling low

🏠 A song you could live inside

🔎 A song you can't stop analysing

👶 The first song you remember enjoying

hello!! thank you for the questions, they weren't annoying!

📚 A song or album you could write a term paper on

The SHINee World by SHINee [2009 album] | spotify / youtube

i actually have written an essay about this very album for a school project. it wasn't analyzing it in a musical sense but rather how it affected music (in korea) at the time and what historical affects it has on k-pop right now. it was very fun and was during my k-pop/shinee hyperfixation.

📅 A song that calls up a very specific time and place for you

film out by bts | spotify / youtube

i remember seeing this release and streaming the hell out of it. and also analyzing the music video and going through it scene by scene (down to the very second even). it was fun! i was (supposed to be) doing work in my history class, it was a cloudy but nice day, and it was towards the end of the school year. fun times.

🩹 A song you want to hear when you're feeling low

iris by the goo goo dolls | spotify / youtube

i've always listened to this song when i was sad while growign up, so at this point i'm used to it? i've got it all memorized, beat for beat, but i love it nearly every time i listen to it. both is comforting and nostalgic for me, along with being enjoyable to listen to.

🏠 A song you could live inside

somebody else by the 1975 | spotify / youtube

i know it's a song about a toxic relationship, its just satisfying to listen to. i've streamed it so much lmao. it's the genre or same style of music that I've been listening to lately and i can't get enough of this song. it's my brainrot atm so i guess you could say I'm living inside of it

🔎 A song you can't stop analysing

honest by the neighbourhood | spotify / youtube

i can't help but musically analyze this song while listening to it. i haven't produced much music (nothing worth posting about) but I like analyzing this song's production. objectively I can see how it wouldn't be appealing to other people, due to the very same production style and choices. idk I just think it's really cool.

👶 The first song you remember enjoying

i'm like a bird by nelly furtado | spotify / youtube

i remember getting this random pink cd at a store as a kid (i was probably 6yo or something) and this was one of the songs that i listened to all the time. i figured out how to download it onto my iPod nano and how to make it play on repeat, and I listened to it for hours. if it was modern times and on spotify, it would be my most streamed songs, followed by iris and this song.

#asks #ask games #ask game #leisoree #me #songs #song recs #spotify #youtube #goo goo dolls #the 1975 #1975 band #nelly furtado #the neighbourhood #shinee

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