#good luck to anybody who actually reads this <3
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A few days ago I responded to an ask, explaining that Korean K-pop stans overall are the more intense version of whatever you see on the international side, and that one way k-fans perceive international fans is that international k-pop stans are easier to manipulate and rile up.
For anyone who is aware of the subway scare and the supposed link to ARMY and BTS, pay very close attention to what’s happening right now as a case study demonstrating what I wrote, happening in real time.
As a quick overview:
1 - This happened about an hour before Yoongi’s live where he showed his tattoo
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2 - About an hour after this happened, an ARMY coming back from Yoongi’s concert, watching his livestream on their way home, reacts to his tattoo by screaming while in the subway. They record themselves and post the video on Twitter. The tweet itself is deleted now so I can’t link it, but I’ll link the OG video in point 5.
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3 - After that ARMY posted their reaction to Yoongi’s tattoo, this Korean k-pop stan claims a fan screamed next to them on the train and caused panic and a stampede. This account’s most recent activity is from 2022, but the first thing they tweet in 2023 is that an ARMY caused a stampede because of Yoongi. Okay.
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4 - One of the followers of that account then retweets that account to post an edited version of the ARMY reaction video, blurring out the reaction on the train, and further linking the two events (1) an ARMY screaming about Yoongi, (2) a resulting stampede that needed police intervention. This video is then used as the basis for user posts and articles written on k-blogs which then get translated as user posts on Allkpop and Pannchoa.
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5 - For reference, this is the OG video from that ARMY showing what actually happened on the train. Note how there’s no panic in the train.
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Basically, two events separated by about an hour are conflated on purpose by linked anonymous accounts on the Korean side, quickly translated into English and spread on the international side through k-pop gossip blogs like Allkpop, which Korean soft media (blogs etc) then picks up and takes as further credit to the underlying claims, though those claims are false.
And voila, a scandal is born.
Now, this isn’t to say BTS, ARMY, and people affiliated with them never do anything wrong and can never have a legit scandal. For example, I think anybody screaming for no good reason in a packed subway train is an idiot and should face some kind of consequence if harm is caused. But that’s not what happened here. What that ARMY did was stupid but harm wasn’t caused and Korean antis instead used it as an opportunity to link BTS with an incident that happened an hour earlier.
Occasionally, some of you might’ve seen me write about ‘manufactured controversy’ before, usually in passing when discussing something else. I remember I’ve mentioned it a few times such as during Jimin’s missed insurance payments scandal, during Jungkook’s Itaewon scandal, and also Min Heejin re: NewJeans (after just 5 minutes of looking at the original claims in Korean. The only thing holding the majority of the claims against MHJ together is sheer willpower and vibes atp). Someone has also asked me about hate ‘slave rooms’ before (context was Twice attacked by slave room hate) and I responded that hate in Korea towards people in the k-pop industry, is incredibly organized and insidious. And the bigger the target, the bigger the fall and the bigger the payout.
Please keep that in mind when you read shit online. Keep your eyes open and your wits about you. Become more media literate and learn how to think for yourself. Seriously. Because in this machine called k-pop, nearly everything about it is designed to suck you in till you have no idea which way is up. Pay attention, please.
2026 is still a long way off and we’ll have many incidents like this before then.
Good luck everyone.
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TAZ NC: Laugh
Despite what most of the Bureau thinks, Johann does laugh. Avi knows it by heart.
wc: 666
you can also read it on ao3 <3
another fic for the @taznovembercelebration! I was struggling today with writing, so I opted for a simple, sweet johavi piece. thank you johavi for being there for me to fall back on. I love them dearly and I hope you guys do too. anyway enjoy 👍
Johann laughs.
People don’t believe Avi when he says that Johann had the prettiest laugh he’s ever heard. They all think he’s playing some kind of joke on them or that he’s just saying it because he’s in love. Maybe the latter half might be true, but it comes from the same assumption as the former: that Johann never laughs. That it’s some kind of freaky omen to hear him laugh, a sign of good luck (or bad luck, depends on who you ask) to hear him laugh because it’s just that rare.
To that, Avi says, maybe you guys aren’t that funny. They’ll laugh awkwardly, so easily, and pretend he is joking, when everyone knows that Avi does not joke like that.
Maybe it’s true that Johann does not laugh as easily as many Bureau members. Especially when standing right next to Avi, who is so expressive and openly emotional compared to him. His tone is flat and so is his humour, dishing out sarcasm yet seeming unable to recognize when it is thrown right back at him. His lips are tightly sealed, his eyes almost empty when someone cracks a joke near him. All these worthless comments from cruller coworkers make Avi’s eyes roll, but even he can admit he knows where they come from.
But Avi knows something that the rest of the Bureau of Balance does not. He knows Johann. He truly knows Johann.
Avi knows the corner of Johann’s lips twitch upwards. Avi knows the blink-and-you’ll-miss-it shake of Johann’s shoulders. Avi knows the low rumble in Johann’s chest and the gentle sigh that slips past his soft lips that follows soon after. Avi knows the hand flying up to Johann’s mouth to cover his toothy grin. Avi knows the shifting glances, the flat tone that quivers in subtle delight, the loving eye roll, the ‘blank’ eyes of gods do that again you adorable idiot. Avi knows it all like the back of his hand.
Yet those subtleties are not all that Johann is, Avi tries to convince even further. Who is anyone to reduce such a man to his quietest traits? There are times, Avi insists, where he cracks the perfect joke or kisses Johann in just the right spot (gods know how annoyingly ticklish that man can be) that he bursts into laughter that can only be described as pretty.
What does it sound like? the coworkers, usually closer friends like Carey and Killian, ask. They only ask because they know it’s the only way to really get Avi to focus on his actual job afterwards, but also, there’s always a certain satisfaction in watching your friend gush about his boyfriend in the most saccharine way conceivable.
Well, Avi says with a dreamy sigh, it sounds like music. It is low, like Johann’s voice always is, and it sounds flat at first. But then it builds up in his chest, a crescendo of genuine joy and pleasure that explodes into song greater than Johann’s own compositions. Loud, yet soft. A rumble and an explosion. Intoxicating in all the right ways. Johann’s laugh is a perfect encapsulation of his own person, Avi realizes, and he knows in his heart that he can never get enough of it. What a wonderful sound, and yet everyone acts like only I can hear it.
In a way, Avi’s coworkers are not wrong. From the few slips of genuine, loud laughter Johann lets out over the next year of the Bureau, it sounds nothing out of the ordinary. Many would still find it uniquely monotonous, stilted, somehow even forced. It sounds almost discordant in some areas; far from the musical symphony that Avi has made it out to be. People don’t believe Avi when he says that Johann had the prettiest laugh he’s ever heard.
But Avi doesn’t care for proving anything for anybody else. He is only glad he can hear— truly hear— the simple fact of the love of his life:
Johann laughs.
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LOVE LETTERS. kaveh x reader
word count: 1.1k
warnings: toothrotting fluff, possibly ooc (?), college/university au
synopsis: who is the one that sent you an anonymous love letter?
one shot fic.
Kaveh considered himself to be a very straight forward person. He always directly asked for what he wanted, and if he didn’t immediately — he would, at a later date.
This was about the 6th, no, the 7th? He had lost count at this point. This was his under 8th attempt to send you a love letter.
You two had exchanged numbers a while back but only really talked to give each other ‘Good Luck!’s, or a reminder when the teacher was coming during class.
Kaveh doesn’t really remember when he developed these feelings. He knows for sure it had to have been for a while, considering it wasn’t at the start of the semester. And even worse…
“Are you still trying to write to that partner of yours?”
Alhaitham.
Kaveh considered him quite troublesome, but at the moment, Alhaitham was the only one who he could rely on.
He wasn’t sure how to deliver his feelings quite across. For some reason, everytime he tried to talk to you (when it wasn’t over text) he’d freeze up or embarrass himself. Similar to the way Marinette from Miraculous Ladybug did around Adrien.
So he asked his roommate what to do, and here he is. Attempting to write a love letter to you. A million things were racing through his head.
God, he did like you — so so much. So much he worried about how his feelings would be delivered. Could a piece of paper and pen really deliver his message that well?
He worried it wouldn’t be able to. At the same time though, he had no idea how he’d just, confess. It wasn’t that easy.
An anonymous love letter seemed also very romantic.
Shit.
He forgot Alhaitham was still there.
“They’re not my partner,” Kaveh starts, soon adding in a whisper: “Though, I wish they were..”
Alhaitham looks over at Kaveh with a face the blonde haired man can’t read that well. What is he trying to say?
“I, for one, don’t get why you are stressing out so much over this.”
Gee. Thanks, Alhaitham. He really needed that.
Alhaitham begins to speak again (though, Kaveh wishes he really didn’t): “I think it’ll go fine if you’re honest. Just be yourself.”
Alhaitham began to walk away after, saying he was headed to get dinner.
Maybe, maybe Alhaitham was right.
So that’s what he did. He jotted down everything he felt about you, put in an envelope and planned to put in your locker.
The next day came sooner than Kaveh would like to admit, he was nervous. It’s not everyday you just put a love letter in your crush’s locker.
He had a game plan, though. He had it jotted down in his handy-dandy notebook.
-> Plan to Confess to Y/N
Step 1: Put the love letter in their locker.
Step 2: Ask them if anything strange happened today.
Step 3: After they respond, ask if they like anybody.
Step 4: Admit the love letter was from you, if they say yes.
Step 5: If not, do not confess. Under any circumstances, do not confess.
And so he began to start the day, perfectly following the plan.
Kaveh was on step two, waiting for the teacher to turn his back.
Jackpot.
“Hey, Y/N,” You turn to him, and God, he feels all the positive emotions one can ever feel.
“Did you notice anything strange today?”
You shook your head, “Well, not strange but..” You show him the envelope that he put his love letter in, “I got a confession.”
He wants to say right there and then, that it’s him. That he likes you so much.
“Any ideas on who it might be from?” He says this like he’s trying to solve the mystery as well, when he’s the culprit.
“An idea..” You whisper this part into his ear, “Cyno.”
What?
Now he’s lost. Where did Cyno come from? No, he didn’t have any beef or anything personal against Cyno. Quite the opposite, actually. He wasn’t Alhaitham.
“Oh!” He tries to make it not sound like he’s upset, but he is, his plan already failed. “Do you, like Cyno?”
“No actually, that’s why I’ll have to let him down…”You respond, unsure of what to say next.
“Ah.”
Maybe his plan was a success then? No, that’s selfish thinking.
Maybe, maybe it was okay for him to be selfish. Just this once.
“Actually, Kaveh, can we talk after class?”
Shit. He was doomed, you were a genius that could rival Alhaitham just for fun. You had figured him out, and were going to reject him. That’s exactly what this was.
Tick, tock.
Kaveh began watching the clock, extremely nervous for what was to come next.
Class ended, and now Kaveh & you were both on the rooftop of the school. Was it restricted? Absolutely. Did either of you care? Absolutely not.
“Actually Kaveh, what I wanted to say was..”
It was coming. A ticking time bomb of hard reject. He applauded himself in his head for at least having the courage to confess.
“I know you wrote the letter.” And there it was. Okay, Kaveh was definitely feeling a bit over-the-top because this wasn’t an exact rejection, it wasn’t an acception either. It was just, there. Like how a lake exists, the dirt and grass that resides besides its
“I feel the same, too.”
Huh?
Did he hear you correctly? “Y/N, I don’t know what you’re talking about. I didn’t write that. Wasn’t it Cyno?”
Real smooth Kaveh, real smooth.
“I recognize your handwriting, you know.”
'Damnit.' He thinks, he should’ve had Alhaitham write it.
“So you do like me? Like, seriously?” Kaveh asks; still trying to process everything.
“Yeah! I have for a while now…” You trail off, nervous to what he’d say next.
“So, what does this mean now?” If this doesn’t make it obvious, Kaveh has never been in a relationship. You’re the first person he can recall himself actually liking romantically.
“Let’s go on a date, yeah?”
“Yeah, I’d like that a lot.”
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Well sit me down and call me shocked….Not! “PLANNED HEADLINES” with Timmy and their PR Romance and getting in the way of her being with Travis? So the anon (who is most probably her PR team) are now implying through Deux that there is some sort of Contractual Business Agreement in place for the “Never existed” romance saying the headlines are planned with Timmy and his team in advance and she wants out? Don’t get too excited my loves incase you didn’t know Season 4 of her show was recently filmed and has a new premiere date of September 28. In recent articles it teases their storyline might be included (because does it mean anything if you can’t sell it?).This Deux blind could be another PR trick from both camps and her and Timmy turn up together somewhere finally in a clear photo. Timmy and his team need to read the room as he may as well hit the “detonate” button on his career if that happens. Timmy is ambitious and has played along with backyard, taco dates, driveway shots etc etc etc but from watching and reading these last few months it’s her and her family with their Social Media Power that has the upper hand in trade Media. IF blind is true he will continue his silence knowing she can bury him at anytime. He will also pop up for a staged fan photo in the next 48 hours looking like he never played along or gives a shit. If it’s a another PR trick for attention and they continue they will be seen together or more of her insider sources will let us know the blind is a lie on top of the break up rumors via more countless press articles………. Well! Well! Well! …….what did I just say…..Just as I’m writing this we get another blurry photo of them in France which fans are saying is also fake and Blurry of course. Isn’t she meant to be in Italy? Fans are now tweeting threads with receipts on how this never existed or how they have been in separate places for months. Jesus Timmy what are him and his team involved in? Does he want attention at any cost for Dune 2 and Wonka? This is embarrassing. The new Deux blind implies she’s still in love with Travis and spent her birthday with him privately but is in a what bearding contract? with “planned headlines” she can’t get out of and now another bullshit blurred photo in France to muddy the waters? Thing is it’s working as we are all talking about it. Just remember Deux wrote “I do think her and Timmy have cooled off” when she comes back aggressively saying it’s not true and their still together. Is the reason Timmy hasn’t ended this because she has the goods on him or will make him look bad in the narrative on the next season of her Reality Show starting soon? Wow. Cue pap or staged fan photo with Timmy along with a script on how amazing he is in 3….2….1. What a SHIT Show. Imagine having to work this hard to prove your in a secret squirrel relationship but never shut up in the press about giving updates nobody asked for every 10 business days to what prove he’s in a relationship with a woman or keeping press attention during a strike? This is getting old and starting to wear thin with Fan fatigue. If it’s not and they are both playing PR games and he’s actually dating her..yeah Good Luck with that! He needs to ask himself why as part of their “secret, casual shes busy but they like each other and see each other when they can” relationship update articles a few days ago her sources thought it necessary to speak on behalf of Travis Scott and let us know “Travis is not dating anybody seriously right now”… um o.k??? Anyway back to the new blurry photos in France that mysteriously turned up on Twitter a few hours after the Deux blind. It’s looking like a P.R nightmare.
Well I appreciate you all send me anons but you can stay within 10 lines? Thank you😅😂
One thing that isn't clear imho,maybe, is that TIMMY DOESN'T GIVE A FUCK BEFORE , DURING AND AFTER. For the blurry photos I even don't want to express myself ...😅😂🤦♀️
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Let's Talk About Fat
First things first.
Obesity (not being overweight, but obesity) is correlated with something they call "all-cause mortality." Meaning, the heavier you are, the more likely you are to have something kill you.
That's it. That's the whole thing. Everything else you've ever read about the dangers of being fat are linked to that. Here's the most up-to-date thing on the CDC website about it (as of February 2024).
What does that mean?
Fuck all.
Because as we all know, correlation does not equal causation.
If you read thru that link (it's like 500 pages, good luck) you'll find a lot of studies that talk about blood sugar improvements with weight loss, and cholesterol improvements with weight loss. That makes it sound like the weight was the problem, right? Except they're using correlations, here.
How did people lose the weight? Did they cut carbs? That will reduce your blood sugar. Did they reduce the fat in their diet? That will reduce cholesterol.
The point: whatever it is that is causing us to have a higher BMI is also what is causing us to die. And while, yes, some of those things we arguably have control over, a lot of them we don't.
The critical questions are:
Is my BMI actually indicative of my health?
Answer: Probably Not.
2. Should we be using BMI at all, ever?
Answer: No. Here's a good introduction to its problems.
3. Is there something else contributing to BOTH obesity and poor health outcomes?
Answer: Yes, and everybody in power knows it.
4. Why are we so focused on what people weigh, if the relationship between body fat and health isn't 1-to-1?
Answer: Follow the money.
The entire point to medicine should be to help individuals live the best life they can. There is not one weight that is good for everyone. There is not one diet that is good for everyone. Keto was developed to help with intractable epilepsy. Some people can't eat protein. For every diet one person needs to be on, there's someone else who cannot eat that way and survive. There is no sweeping one-size-fits-all advice, and anybody who tells you otherwise is selling something (or has fallen victim to fatphobia and/or propoganda).
The bottom line is, if your doctor answers a concern with you need to lose weight and come back thinner if the problem is still there, you need a new doctor (because even if that IS the problem, there's ALWAYS a cause that needs addressed and they need to help you address it). If you feel the need to tell someone their weight isn't healthy, and you're not a doctor currently looking at their CMP and medical history, you need to learn to mind your own business.
If there's something here you want more information on, drop an ask in my box. Also give me suggestions for tags!
#just a nurse#ask a nurse#american medicine#obesity#fatphobia#health#amaa#US Health System#diet culture
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PLOTTER / SHIPPER
taken from: nat's linoan!
tagging: flutters my lashes like a funny lil guy :eye::sparkles:
1. CONNECTIONS
write about how our muses could connect with each other! ex. what does your muse like to do that other people would be involved in? do they have interests that other people might share?
Linhardt is a Black Eagle, and one native to Fódlan. Any who decide to study the politics of the continent would easily stumble upon his house, and connections can be drawn from there (accurate or otherwise).
She is a frequenter of the library though, even if she's most often found there late at night. Aside from her chronic reading, she also likes to fish! Not competitively though. She's not that competitive.
If you can't find them in class, the library, or at the Fishing Grounds though, just wander around the monastery a bit—they're probably asleep underneath a tree somewhere. Or in their room asleep, in which case, good luck finding them.
2. PLATONIC
write about your muse and their concept of friendship. ex. how is your muse like with friends? do they make friends easily or do they find it difficult to connect with others?
Friendship for Lin is... interesting, to say the least. They'll regard you much the same as they would any other person, but perhaps with slightly less rudeness/sass (unless you're really close, then it's worse *cough cough* CASPAR *cough cough*). The chance of summoning them with the click of your heels increases by 0.5%, so that's also a neat bonus! Really, the big thing is that they'll consciously worry about you now (when they think it's necessary to worry, otherwise, you're on your own).
The thing is, once you actually manage to pin him down, so long as you aren't asking him to do work all the time, you'd be pretty alright in his book! The threshold for 'friendship' though is rather hard to pin down—one day you're acquaintances and the next you're friends. It's not really easy to draw the line.
I can't say she makes friends easily considering she... doesn't exactly try, to be quite frank (it's part of the reason the previous bullet is so nebulous). She'd be completely content being alone forever (minus that one hamster), and she doesn't really rely on others that much except to do work she'd rather not do! Actively seeking out a friend isn't really something she does. I can't say she struggles either though—there is simply no effort made at all. Alas.
3. ANTAGONISTIC
write about your muse and the conflicts they have with other people. ex: who are they on bad terms with? what kind of people do they not get along well with? how do they act around people they don’t like?
Hubert. Also Ferdinand. Edelgard to an extent. Caspar sometimes (it's a best friends thing) /j. Yeah. Yeah.
To elaborate, anybody who expects her to put in more than the minimum amount of effort gotta be joking fr! It's not that bad if it's a misunderstanding, but if you try to force it? Yikes. (Edelgard ain't that bad fr cuz she knows when to quit! Also when to appeal. She's cool ong)
Admittedly, antagonism for Linhardt is basically the same as their normal behavior, just snarkier. More witty rebuttals and sharp comments—this man can never be anything but blunt! They're already very likely to just walk away from a conversation, but if they don't like you? Ohoho!
Won't lose sleep over it though. That's a bit too much.
4. ROMANTIC
write about your muse and their relationship with romance. ex. are they searching for love or not interested in it in the slightest? what’s their dating history like? how do they act around crushes? how would they treat their partner if they were in a relationship?
Okay 'cause this is hilarious when the muse is aromantic gwahaha!
This is an aroace lil guy—completely disinterested in romance for romance's sake (because someone tell me how he tells how many different girls they're gonna have kids together in his A-supports? Also in basically every instance it's got something to do with crests and studying them. He's a bit insane).
Their dating history is completely blank. There is actually nothing to see here.
Similarly, there are no crushes for her to act different around! This one is fairly normal (<- this post was brought to you by the Aspec Gang)
As for how he'd treat his partner if he was dating—the same way he would act if they were friends? lol? Literally nothing has changed in his mind except that there might be kisses or something. (Is there a book he can read somewhere on this? Probably.)
Oh well she's probably gonna get married off for political purposes anyway. (This post was brought to you by the Noble Clique.)
#[‘practice does make perfect.’] (meta content)#[‘that was a weird dream…’] (ooc)#// hey guys#// do you remember that linhardt pre-ts cipher that totally exists????#// not the eepy one but the one i cropped for this!!!#// (i am joke jape jesting fr btw)#// man this was fun to fill out GWAHAHA!!!!#// anyways now i gotta figure out who's next :thinking:
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I’m sad (tmi but I’m on my period and going through a break up) and I’m a little high (it’s legal here) so forgive my word vomit
We don’t talk enough about how Sean had nothing. He lost his father to violence and within that violence he lost his respect for his father and his idealized version of the man he looked up to. He lost all his friends due to judgment. He lost his mom not that much later. He was suicidal, alone, and his sadness turned into rage. Sure, Black gave Sean a vision and a purpose but it was kind of fucked and allowed him to stay stagnant in the past. Gumpa gave him a job and a place to stay but he was still stewing in his hatred and anger even when he wasn’t alone - but you can be around people and still be alone. And then came White (as Black). White was the first person who taught Sean another way, a better way. White gave Sean a future, a reason to live. White showed Sean that he mattered. White told Sean his life mattered (that may have been the first time anybody has ever said that or at least the first since Sean’s mom) and Sean couldn’t take it - he got shit faced admittedly after. White showed Sean kindness and love. White showed Sean a better, smarter way. I love Sean but that boy is dumb and has shit ideas. And once Sean finally felt love, he held to it (White) with all he had and was so quick to forgive every single time White kept Sean in the dark with the whole twin switch. Sean didn’t even care to have an explanation and just wanted White to stay with him because he loved White and he didn’t want to be alone anymore. White changed Sean almost instantly. Sean went from fury, darkness, and violence, to a smiling, loving, caring, happy person. A person who wanted to live, fought to live, not a person who didn’t care if he lived or died. SeanWhite are the very definition of “Home isn’t a place. It’s a person.”
My heart breaks for this man! Sean is by far my favorite character of all time. And SeanWhite is the best ship imo.
I... literally cried reading this??? ;_; cause not only are you so right about everything & that's what I've been saying as well, but I truly consider sean the best character I've ever witnessed, like that boy is layered & complex like no other, and seeing his development??? yeah that was so cathartic. and reading your beautiful words also made me realize WHY I fucking love not me as much as I do, and it's because there aren't many shows that focus on healing?? like this show is actually more about mental health than anything, bc every character is broken in some way, yet the way they manage to start to heal, especially seanwhite... this is the kind of stories that touch me. imperfect & layered characters trying their fucking best to survive. bc that's what we all do, don't we? so thank you for the good cry & reinforcing that sean is my favorite and seanwhite are the best ship that have ever walked this earth, and good luck with your periods & break up!!! you'll be okay <3
xxx
#answers#sean#seanwhite#not me#not me the series#like literal real fucking tears came out of my eyes thank u anon
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ive been sitting on this for like . months. i know this is like target audience: ME . but i dont care im subjecting the rest of you to it too.
should be noted that this is for an incredibly stupid au that im not going to bother explaining here . a total of like three people probably know what im talking but basically iykyk. will be happy to elaborate though if you ask. anyways fiona/scourge/finitevus/lien-da riichi mahjong nights headcanons
the whole stupid thing starts because fiona watches this dumb anime [knock-off of the legend of koizumi]. the premise is, amongst an... indescribable amount of stupidity, world politics basically runs on mahjong (riichi mahjong, specifically). lots of idiocy devolves from this. i think scourge would probably not enjoy it as much because 1) this requires some knowledge of current. ACTUALLY WAIT FUNNIEST POSSIBLE DIRECTION. legend of koizumi but with famous echidnaopolis/albion figures. okay so 1) this requires some knowledge of echidna history but scourge slept through all of the history lessons so he hasnt the faintest clue who any of these people are 2) following along with the game (while not necessary, you can still get enjoyment out of it without knowing anything abt mahjong through the stupidity of the people playing, but again the problem remains that he doesnt know who ANY of these people are) is borderline impossible and he's mostly just confused the whole time and 3) not enough violence. like yeah people die but thats after they sit and place tiles in orders he doesnt understand for reasons he also doesnt understand dramatically. fiona, though, who put in marginally more effort into her history lessons and is open to picking up new skills decides that she wants to learn how to play riichi mahjong.
so she introduces it to finitevus, who is. okay because on one hand he doesnt respect like almost anybody in this stupid show because they're all arrogant self-important morons, but on the other hand its also kind of offensive. like really offensive. like appallingly offensive. i... honestly i dont know how he would react. also its just really stupid like its so stupid. it has absolutely nothing meaningful or significant to say. its not like. the worst he's ever been forced to sit through (real housewives of mobotropolis was . a lot) but its still pretty bad. either way somehow fiona convinces him to pick mahjong up (after she forces him to sit through a few episodes) because its like um a strategy game and itll like totally . make them smarter, or something. its education right
somehow lien-da gets roped into this (blackmail, maybe?) and they play on the weekends
playing styles:
scourge: incredibly aggressive. "the best defense is a good offense. or even a mediocre offense. or any offense at all." is more or less his motto. cant be bothered to attempt with strategy, doesnt even look at anybody else's discards outside of seeing if he can pick them up to add to his own hand. should be noted that the only reason he doesnt cheat is because it requires too much paying attention to whats going on in the game. usually skirts by through winning before anybody else can. looks for the easiest & most convenient hand and will always try to win as opposed to cutting his losses (after an attempt to score big falls through). often deals into other people's hands. has a stupid amount of luck and has definitely gotten more yakuman than the rest of the group combined. usually ends up with an open hand, doesnt care at all. VERY easy to read, negative poker face.
fiona: tends to lean more on defensive but will sometimes go for a more aggressive style depending on how she's feeling. relatively new to mahjong strategy so mostly just trying to juggle betaori/suji/kabe and doing a mediocre job of it most of the time. on occasion if she gets frustrated or overconfident, she'll just drop the whole thing and only put a minimal focus on defense. doesn't deal into other people's hands too often but when she does its usually into finitevus'. she's picking up tricks from him though and is getting progressively harder to read. prefers a closed hand but if its convenient she's fine with an open one. has a good poker face.
finitevus: very defensive and exclusively aims for really good hands. perfectly fine with cutting his losses in the short run to focus on not dealing in. oftentimes will swoop in in the last few rounds with a crushing defeat for everybody else. really good at reading other people & their hands. can and will use suji to trip other people up. could not be more disgusted that 90% of scourge's wins come via pure luck as opposed to anything else. prefers to keep his hand closed if at all possible. perfect poker face, very hard to read. [+ designated score calculator. calculates it all in his head]
lien-da: generally tries to go for a more defensive/strategic style at first but usually gets overconfident and throws caution to the wind, getting progressively more aggressive (esp when she has a good hand). by the end she still keeps an eye on everybody else's discards for furiten, but not much more than that - other defensive strategies are too time consuming and require too much effort on her part. tries really hard to have a closed hand at the beginning of the game but usually gives up by the end. relatively easy to read, sporting a very mediocre to bad poker face.
win rankings go as follows: finitevus, fiona, scourge (PURELY through luck. keeps randomly getting yakuman to the chagrin of literally everybody else. they are all so mad about this because he doesnt deserve it not even a little bit), lien-da
#in the shortest tldr possible the au is basically .#fiona & scourge break into finitevus' house because they are homeless and refuse to leave#and finitevus . ever an opportunist . realizes that he can use them as free labor#unfortunately this also means babysitting two indescribably bratty teenagers. it goes. very dumbly#like in canon he'd definitely get sick of them and either a) kick them out or b) kill them#but thats not as funny. so we're doing a little bit of character assassination for the bit
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August 12, 2022
Good .... afternoon! oh wow, i thought it was still morning.
Friday .... afternoon, apparently. I have had a 3 shot espresso can of coffee, and am on my second cup of hot coffee so the caffeine is really strongly coursing through my veins as we speak.
can’t believe i haven’t written in so long, although i suppose it makes sense. a couple weeks ago i was in Austin visiting alyson so i couldn’t really write, but i’m not sure what i did last weekend .... oh i know:
friday morning: fished.
friday afternoon: napped
saturday morning: cleaned
saturday afternoon: gomo’s bday at five star seafood 4-7
saturday evening: hung out with nida and fam in Rancho 8-12
sunday: slept in and cleaned
so i guess it was a fairly productive weekend.
it was really good to see nida and fam, and i ended up chatting with brea and hank most of the time, which was pretty nice, and i was in one of my funny/social/upper moods, so it was hopefully a good time for all (and hopefully i wasn’t “too much” but i think there were enough people so my mania might’ve watered down a bit).
work has been tough. i don’t know why but it’s been really hard to focus. i also haven’t been reading or jogging as much. i feel like i’ve lost a bit of focus. i think at least a part of it has been the weather. instead of the typical 4-5 day heat wave followed by a few days of respite, we’ve had pretty constant 90-100′ temps for like a straight months with no reprieve, and it’s started kinda messing with me. austin was just as hot if not hotter, and the only times it’s been at all cool has been in the condo which i keep at 76′ when i’m in here, and at the beach i fish at which is usually in the 60′s and feels cooler when i’m knee deep in the ocean water.
this weekend i’m actually going to fallbrook/san diego with grace kim and fam (her husband steve and daughter maddie). i checked the weather and it will also be in the 90′s there, but i’m hoping we’ll manage to stay cool with proximity to ocean/a/c.
but it’s been really hard to focus at work. i wonder if part of me is slightly checking out and starting to disengage from the burdens, knowing i’ll soon be rid of them, and part of me is panicking at the amount of work left/that i might possibly be leaving. and it’s just so hot and now i have very little supervision and i’m just feeling like there’s no air or room to breath (very dramatic i know.)
otherwise, things are going ok, i suppose.
haven’t had much luck on the romantic front, and my one tinder match has stopped messaging me back, so ... boo. i’m still messaging Lo pretty regularly, but she’s made it at least somewhat clear that she either doesn’t want a relationship or she just doesn’t want one with me, haha. i’ve half jokingly asked her to move in with me and she’s said she wants to move to oregon, and can’t see herself with anybody, possibly ever, but in the next moment will tell me that she’s just downloaded a new dating app, Her, and have i tried it? so i know it’s ... personal lol. anyhoo, fine with me. i enjoy having her in my life, even if just peripherally, even if i’m not a main character in her’s.
i’ve made up somewhat with both amir, grace y, and grace h.
apparently grace h. stopped texting me back because when i once joked “new phone, who dis” she took it literally and figured i was the wrong number and the subsequent “hey” texts were spam (now cleared up.)
i also messaged grace y and apologized for not being there for her more when her father in law was dying and not going to the funeral (which was a literal misunderstanding of prepositions), and i think we’re better.
lastly, i cleared a few things up with Amir and though i don’t think we totally get each other or forgive each other, at least we’re not weird and he’ll still pick me up mc donald’s when he’s on his way to work.
this weekend: San Diego/Fallbrook with the Jacubowics!
what will be be doing? not terribly sure!
i think at some point we’ll be going to a park, maybe the beach, and for a five hour span i will be watching Maddie while the adults go to an adults-only wedding and i hope i make it out alive! i haven’t watched kids since i was in like high school watching my cousins but i’ve watched tons of dogs so hopefully i’ll be ok.
things i’m fairly excited about:
Florida in September! September 7-13th!
Fishing at Naples Pier!
Charter Boat fishing with Lo and fam!
Seeing Ant!
Changing offices to downtown for the 9/80!
i think next week the temp will cool down a couple degrees, and in a couple weeks i’ll be downtown and in a few more i’ll be in florida, so. lots to look forward to. grateful.
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Hey, it’s me! Been a while since I’ve last been around. Anyway, I think it might have been you(?) who mentioned some stuff about not wanting to go through the Beacon arc again and seeing Jaune’s failed attempts at romancing Weiss, and I legitimately gotta say that I agree, more so on the former part: whenever I read RWBY fanfiction or talk with somebody else about the show, it’s like a good 3 out of every 5 times they’re stuck in some kind of bizarre stasis where they literally cannot move beyond the first three seasons, and maybe 4 and 5. One of the reasons I actually really like a lot of your stories so far/your blog, aside from filling my desperate Knightfall addiction, is that it’s actually pretty forward-looking with all it’s speculations and such rather than just constantly going back to the same “Stations of Canon” over and over and over again. I don’t know, maybe it’s because the Beacon Arc hits with a lot more people, or maybe I’m the odd one out. Anyway, really wish you the best of luck, and hope you continue with all your great theories and stories!
Hi again! I was wondering how you were getting on! (:
Yes, that was me lol, but that's also because I'm a baby who can't handle non-hypermonogamous romance/the idea that my pet characters in my pet OTP have ever been with anybody else (both of them, this isn't a gender thing lol). So that's why I didn't really want to rewatch it. I fully admit that I have a bias there I try desperately to account for, lest someone think I've got the wrong textual interpretation.
Putting that aside though, I do like what Jaune's crush on Weiss does in the long-term of his character development - I do find that 'this is the person I should like, and also attempt to woo' entitlement which transforms into 'ok, now you've got the most impossible romance on your hands with the very last person who could ever possibly love you, how do you feel' quagmire a lot of fun. I also like that effect of Jaune tries to woo a princess -> Weiss doesn't want to be a princess; Cinder wants to be a Maiden. It really writes itself. You can certainly see that in The Distance Which Fools the Skimming Eye lol
But yes, underscoring that is my general feeling that I don't find myself attached to the Beacon era, and so much of the extracanon material appeals to the era. I was considering, however, that in terms of extracanon material, Beacon era is the easiest to write for so as to not conflict with the running canon; it's actually pretty serious if you write derivations to it from V4 and onwards and could have major consequences. It's less of a big deal during the Beacon arc, working around those more basic emotional beats, and ones which are already well-established with all of the consequences mostly known.
With that being said, I have been a fan since V1, and I'm not trying to do the 'ummmm actually I liked it before everybody else didddd' stunt but more to demonstrate I'm not someone who walked in post-Beacon and am trying to change the fandom. I also have a lot of respect for the Beacon era and generally the foundation of the show... I feel like that should go without saying. But I also think part of the problem is that in reading the Beacon era comprehensively and tonally, you have to include V3. You have to. You can't get the idea of the Beacon era just from V1-2 alone when it seemed like just a tropey fighting school anime.
I would put down part of that conception of the show to the production schedule and, well, how they were doing what they could. Personally I do find it pretty impressive knowing what team they were working with, and a lot of the concepts like alchemical storytelling go back to the origin of the show (and arguably if like they said early on they had like ten-twelve volumes planned - I think that was said around V2 by one of them - the monomythic structure was already there), like red/white/black/yellow - or, black, white, yellow, red - is from stages of alchemical transformation. Of course there is that very sombre note of the show with Monty's passing, but beyond his fighting choreography you can see those touches in the literary esoterica, I feel - particularly the alchemy there. I love R/WBY lol, I'm not someone who hates the Beacon era, but I love R/WBY-as-a-whole.
But the thing to me that specifically makes the Beacon era more interesting is that the Huntsman academies are part of the farce of Salem and Ozma's ongoing conflict, with her Grimm puppets and his little heroes. That kind of performative play is my favourite kind of thing. Salem and Ozma's backstory recontextualising the entire show is really some of my favourite, exciting stuff, and I love stories which keep rhyming, and I love breaking the cycle of reincarnation lol. So ofc I am going to be interested in the other end of things, which is how do you redeem the idea of a hero, the idea of a monster, how do you fix Salem and Ozma's mess, what is this all going to amount to etc. I want to see the transformation. I think that the more simplistic setting of Beacon is a way to really achieve that feeling in the longterm, and to represent that real unseating. It's what makes V4 quite special to me. Now you see why I like Cinder so much though - she's really representative of that narrative violence and change.
I would say that in terms of fandom trends, the R/WBY Tumblr fandom is itself pretty forward-looking, but it does certainly have its own problems. That really goes without saying. I would say that on Tumblr I encounter significantly less fans who are stuck on the idea of Beacon, but do get stuck on other ideas and get upset when they don't happen. I think that's a natural part of every fandom, but there is something very special about the Beacon era-obsessed R/WBY fandom lol.
I do wonder how much of that is R/WBY's fault itself, but I've been in tons of fandoms with similar problems, so maybe reading/visual comprehension is a persistent issue, or sometimes the wrong narrative language is being spoken. I mean, really a lot of my beliefs about R/WBY don't come from a difficult-to-access position. They really do just tell you what's going to happen and what needs to happen lol. I do think there are some broader media criticism issues undergirding this though, and that's kind of a separate topic.
But no, I don't think you're the odd one out, at least on Tumblr in my experience. In my opinion you do get a much, much broader range of opinion on Tumblr. Both Discord and Reddit encourage a converging opinion, whereas the microblogging style of Tumblr means you have slightly more room to hold your own court. Of course there are still problems here, I mean I've seen it all, and at one point Tumblr was being blamed for fandom convergence problems, but I don't think we were prepared for Twitter. I would say that in terms of my own fandom surveys - since I am a fandom voyeur and like keeping track of what people are talking about, in fandoms where I have less emotional stakes - Tumblr is much more diverse in opinion and type of fan than other platforms, for sure, and the tagging system means that even people with no followers can still have their opinions heard. Things you said six months ago or two years ago are still being read and responded to, they don't just disappear.
I also used to frequent r/R/WBY, I know what I'm talking about lol. I quit at the end of V5 because there were so many users celebrating Cinder's 'death'. Really most fandom subreddits are just not worth the time, they're also so much less creative spaces. The one thing I went there for was the post-episode discussion though, and that was fun for a little while.
My point though is that yes, you're probably going to feel excluded in fandom spaces which are on Discord, Reddit etc., with this sort of opinion, unless you join different servers or something. It can make you feel sort of crazy lol. I'm not in any R/WBY Discord servers and I imagine that the other anonymous ask mentioning people saying shit about Knightfall probably came from there. I'm very critical of Discord servers overtaking and replacing fandom spaces. It just doesn't seem conducive to the best parts of fandom and I've seen what modding powers do to people. Really the best part of Tumblr for me is writing a really long post and that not violating any rules whatsoever and nobody can tell me what to do. XD XD People can just unfollow/block me if they don't like it!!! It's so freeing!!
Thank you for reading my blog and my fanfic, I do appreciate that a lot. I really do like the opportunity to share my ideas, especially about stuff which sometimes runs counter-fandom, and I'm glad it resonates. Admittedly I do often feel pretty self-conscious, especially about canon speculation, and well, my fanfic as well. I am not going to lie about that.
Thanks for your ask and hope you have a good day! Thanks again! <3
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2023 Reading Wrap Up
Hiya everyone!
So 2023 happened, huh? Pretty chill year, nestled between COVID years and the wild start of 2024 we had in Argentina. So I completely forgot about Tumblrs existence except for Astarion fan edits! Here’s to a better year, productivity wise and every-other-aspect-wise.
Reading wise 2023 was fantastic for me. I read more books by more diverse folks and stepped outside my genre comfort zone (with good results!). So here are the details, with graphs!
2023 Goal Vs. 2023 Reality
Woah woah woah! This year I exceeded my goal courtesy of reading comics. I debated whether to add them to the list or not but in the end I decided that yes, I’d count them, seeing as:
I actually read them and they’re a book-adjacent media (are picture books still books? are graphic novels still books? yea they are)
I’m not competing with anybody so who cares
I don’t want to end up not reading comics because they won’t count towards my goal. Am I an idiot? Yes, a bit.
While on it, my average to finish a book is 6 days - averages are lies, some books I read within the day and one specific fantasy book took the entirety of November!
2023 Ratings
Look at all those 5 stars! Lucky me, enjoying stuff so much lol
It’s rare that I pick up a book without reading the blurb and reviews to figure out if it’s actually a fit for me, and on top of that I’m a positive reader: if the book has anything that works for me it’s likely I’ll enjoy it despite any defects, at most dropping it to a 4. Lastly, like in all things in life, having the bar reasonably low allows me to enjoy most things and not be disappointed all that often.
2023 Genres read
Whenever I pop into a bookstore I’ll beeline to the SciFi, fantasy or horror shelves. In 2022 I decided to diversify my reading by choosing either the winner or one of the runner ups of each genre in Goodreads Choice Awards, but kinda forgot about this in 2023 - still, my 2022 plan clearly made an impact as it’s not a 3 wedges pie chart!
2023 Part of a Series Vs. Standalone
Pretty balanced, but the real question is: did I finish any series? How many of those did I just start and abandon? At a quick glance… I only finished one series (ACOTAR), continued a bunch and started some others. I might have trouble committing.
2023 Author stats
These stats might be irrelevant for some people, but as a lifelong horror fan I realized I was reading mostly white men - decided to widen the pool a bit and it’s a smidge better - still have a ways to go.
2024 Goals
Based on these stats, I set some goals for this year:
Read more books: This one is basic, I’ve been increasing my goal by 10 every year so I’d have to set it to 60 but as I’m now tracking both manga and graphic novels I’m setting it to 90 books. Wish me luck!
Read more books by women and LGBT authors: my favourite genres are unfortunately dominated by white men, so this requires some legwork - for now I already have some women authors I’m interested in and will have to do some more research on authors before purchasing.
Read more BIPOC and non-global-north white authors: I swear I’m not trying to be complicated, it’s just that whiteness is a complicated term when including LATAM - would you say Borges was white or Latin American? Because he was definitely both. So what I’ll try is to include BIPOC or non-global-north white authors. This will also require legwork - small indie books don’t really hit the shelves here in Argentina, so I’ll have to both purchase more local authors and request more BIPOC authored books in NetGalley.
Finish a series: Self-explanatory - I’ll pick one or more of the series I started last year and finish it before starting a new one.
Read more manga & graphic novels: Already started on this one!
If you're still reading, thank you for bearing with me this far! In any case, I hope to use this posts as some form of track record and for accountability :) Wish me luck for this 2024!
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Everything Worth Knowing: SLC Reunion Part 1
A brief recap of the Real Housewives of Salt Lake City Reunion Part 1
Hi girls and gays,
Pardon the delay in posting. Not to brag but I am in fact currently on vacation, using a VPN to stream shoddy BravoTV.com footage of the Salt Lake City reunion like a thirsty digital hamster drinking from a thirsty digital hamster’s drinking tube. I know that nobody cares, and in fact most of my followers I have discovered to be sexy lady e-Bots, but I thought all two of you who read these might like to know the facts of my tardiness. Apologies!
Alas, I could not let another week go by without barking my thoughts into the void, like a thirsty digital hamster who also barks. I’m going to sum up some of my thoughts on the reunion part 1, which are mostly negative, and will hopefully be back to share my thoughts on part 2 as soon as I can watch. If you feel inclined, let me know your thoughts on the reunion and season 3 writ large below in the comments. Mary Cosby bless us all,
BK
Key Takeaways
The set design was “dilapidated church.” It looked like a Super Smash Brothers stage, and I loved it.
2. Some of the ladies took ketamine and shrooms in Zion. For my money it was Whitney, Heather, Jen. Fun! I would have too. Lisa was being weird about it.
3. Jen Shah called Heather “right before she walked into the courtroom” to enter a guilty plea. What did Heather say? “Good luck!” And then they cried. OK!
4. Heather’s Black Eye mystery was solved in the most anticlimactic way possible. Her repeated assertion that she both does and doesn’t know what happened actually checked out: She was extremely drunk, and embarrassed of how drunk she had been. Unfortunately, her need for a storyline superseded this reserve. Also, even if it isn’t true, now everybody watching thinks Jen punched Heather. Damage done, ten fold. At least we can all move on.
5. Whitney Rose has become the moral center of the Real Housewives of Salt Lake City universe. When the ladies would get bogged down in meaningless specifics — such as what Meredith meant by she wouldn’t want to file with the SEC at this point in her life because of the “compliance” involved — Whitney would realign them — by reminding that it wasn’t about the content, but the implication that Lisa’s business were financially insecure — with the precision of a master chiropractor. I am a big Wild Rose fan after this season. BRB … lemme go buy some skincare!!
6. Meredith Marks has lost all appeal. At this point, Meredith’s position on the show is purely decorative. During the first non-Jen topic of the night, Meredith reminds the viewers that she has said, time and time again, that her issues with Lisa are not about the hot mic moment. Really? This was news to me… I thought that was the whole thing? (“Don’t come for my fahmlae!”) Instead, it was about the texts she posted after the last reunion, which other than being private are pretty flattering for both sides. Later on she calls Jen to settle a matter of hearsay related to Lisa using the term “pill-popper”. Tell me: Is there anybody on Latter Day Saint's green Earth with less credibility than Jen?
For me, Meredith was at her most interesting last season when Jen was arrested while she was in a bathtub across state lines, basically instantly believed Jen to be guilty, and swore off their friendship. Now she and Heather are swirling the toilet bowl after their BFF Jenny. Utterly pathetic.
7. The only path forward for Meredith is to reconcile with Lisa. By demonstrating the human quality of forgiveness, Meredith might be able to trick audiences into believing she is more than simply a tennis bracelet brought to life during an occult ritual gone awry. Otherwise… have fun on Ultimate Girls Trip, Mare!
8. Danna and Angies… I’m not seeing star power. Sorry, girls. There’s always TikTok! But I did appreciate Danna for consistently seeing through Jen's antics. I did not appreciate her blaccent.
9. Lisa Barlow came out on top, but not without taking some hits. Lisa’s sort of byzantine attitude about drugs was a stain on an otherwise perfect reunion. My favorite part was when she was like, “Why are we calling Jen for her thoughts on a particular matter when she is going to jail for deceiving the public?” And everybody was like, “Oooh…” like it was below the belt. It wasn’t!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
10. Next season, we need a devout Mormon housewife to come on the show. She is our only hope of taking Heather down a few notches.
11. Mary Cosby will also do. I need Her Divine Greatness Ms. Cosby like a thirsty barking hamster needs water. Bravo: Give her what she wants!
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ROSE I AM FREAKING OUT HAVE YOU SEEN THE PREQUEL STUFF???? WHAT IS GOING ON, my god... I was literally about to go to sleep, decided to check Tumblr one last time and see this.... what WHAT!! WHATTTT!!!!!! I don't even know if this is good bad or what but just JENSEN IS PRODUCING A SUPERNATURAL PREQUEL AND DEAN'S GONNA BE THE NARRATOR OR Sth LIKE???? -🐸
YEAH i am normal about this <3 (jk i am also freaking out) welcome to: people screaming to me in my inbox about prequelgate ft. j/2 fallout theory. let's goooo!
Another copypasta and suddenly chaos machine is full on gay I love this prophecy
you know whats funny i just checked the j/2 tag and i feel like for the first time in a long time they are starting to realise that maybe THEY should be the ones who are "gutted" *sips tea*
ROSE HOLY SHIT ROOOOOOOOSE ITS HAPPENING HOLY SHIIIIIT
YEAH
Nevermind just read prequel and well good luck I guess but just you know kind of bleh who wants to watch John Winchester well let’s have hope anyways
i know a lot of people are bummed out but i am kind of very excited actually?? i trust robbie and even though yeah j*hn winchester turned into a nasty abusive bastard, it can be interesting to explore how it all started (imo). it's just the first of many stories they can tell.
I can only accept this circus if it’s Dean telling the stories to his and Cas’ kids and then we have a revival to show that the whole finale was in fact the end Chuck wanted there Jensen I fixed it
i would not say no to this
heyloo bee anon here
um- wtf is happening?
jackles prequel series?? why? i want to be excited about this but sheesh im scared
because supernatural is never dead <3
okay, but, jensen... john winchester ≠ jdm, you don’t have to go /that/ hard for him 🙃
true true... though i am waiting for jdm to comment on this, please i need it
WAIT A SECOND J2 FALLOUT THEORY TRUE??
LMAO HELL YEAH BESTIE
Rose you really picked the worst time to sleep for real
bestie it was literally 4 in the morning, what do you expect from me sdfjsfhsf
I can’t literally can’t we were all right LMAO j2 fallout theory is real and cockles (Misha supporting Jensen) is [gunshots] I’m just laughing cause what the hell is this timeline we’re living LMAOOOOOOOOOO
we would always end up here <3
Do we have the copypaste anons to thank for JP basically confirming the J2 fallout? lol 🦚
yes, everybody say 'thanks annoying idiots!'
ROSE, WAKE UP, COME HERE,
THERE'S A LOT GOING ON FFS
YEAH I KNOW BUT I NEEDED SLEEP
Anticipating that there's going to be a lot of yelling about the prequel on here: I am cackling, but also, I mean, the first time Dean got a look into his parent's past, Cas was the catalyst: literally entered Dean's mind and catapulted him to the 70s. So idk, it's not completely unreasonable to expect some Cas cameos, maybe setting up a parallel timeline since Dean is narrating. What I'm saying is, this is Jackles, he's getting JDM and Misha in on this lmao -Honeymoon Anon
you were right lmfaooo also i fully agree. misha's tweet further cemented that thought for me. he knew about this prequel and i dont think he is cas-baiting us, i think he'll be involved. i'd also be obsessed to see jensen and jdm act together again (though idk who jdm could play seeing as it's a prequel and he is way too old to play young j*hn)
longlivethetribbles heeft gevraagd:
Heyyyyyy bestie, are you SEEING the absolute madness going on right now holy shit
well a little late but I SURE AM BESTIE
bestie wake up pls s16 finale just dropped.
- 🍯
and WHAT a great one it was
I love coming home from work to see all of the chaos unfolding on Tumblr and Twitter. I'm absolutely buzzing right now. I'll probably still be here by the time you wake up and check tumblr 😂 - 🐢
lmaooo and were you still awake?? did you see my freak out??
Oooh bestie wake the fuck up, I know you’re gonna be excited for this one jsnsjsj
god i had SUCH a morning like. it's 12:00 now and all i did since i woke up is check tumblr rip
short summary: jen and dee gain the rights, they post on ig/twitter about a prequel ft john and mary that no one asked for, the fandom loses its everloving shit as usual, they trend on twitter thanks to the beloved twt intern who missed us, misha qt’s jen about cas possibly benefiting from being in the prequel, then j*red qt’s jensen abt how his feelings got hurt by him not being told about a prequel his character as no involvement in & he initially throws a tantrum, and the rest is history - 🦋 anon (ps: i hope this helps a little, i’ve been scattered brained trying to keep up with it all night lmao so pls let me know if i missed anything, bug crew !!)
thank you so much darling i figured it out eventually but this is a helpful summary!!!
I hope you enjoyed waking up to all of this XD -🐢
i sure did!!! also that answers my question about you being awake lmao
I WILL NEVER EVER EVER FORGIVE MYSELF FOR SLEEPING THROUGH ALL OF THIS DRAMA AND NOT EXPERIENCING IT IN PERSON I DIDN'T NEED THIS SLEEP - tea anon
well the party was still going strong this morning so im not TOO "gutted" see what i did there lmaooo
Now that you are caught up with the news... So idk if you remember this but...didn't jarpad tell jackles he was up for a reboot in an online panel? And jackles answered that this was news to him??
-🍯
yeah i think you are right but he was clearly joking and didnt expect jackles to actually be working on something already
J2 anon spare more of those anons let's finish this - tea anon
please, we're having a ball in this bitch
I saw a post on tumblr where someone said now that Kripke gave J&D the rights, maybe they’re starting with a prequel just to end on a reboot in years time and honestly ? I wanna believe that so badly. This is tinhatty but what if this is all calculated in a way that makes it so that Jensen is slowly starting to fix everything that was wrong with spn - now that he has the rights and he’s slowly making spn his own story ?! I mean he did say in his ig post he wants to ‘fill in the rest’ - and maybe Mary and John’s story is only the beginning of spn related content from J&D to come ??? Maybe he wants to give spn the justice it deserves ?? Thoughts ??
i dont think this is tinhatty at all i think this is very possible and not that much of a reach. i could see this happening yeah for sure
want to hear something funny. I found out I had a ruptured blood vessel in my eye because I was sending my friend a video freaking out when the prequel news dropped and I noticed the corner of my eye was red af. and when I got back online jared had tweeted.
DJFHSJD ANON THE CHAOS OF IT ALL, HELP, are you okay? <3
rose.. bestie... how are you feeling about The News? nsfshsf being european is a curse </3 🐞
i feel GREAT im living for it i feel on top of the world tbh (and yeah it really is dsjfhs)
What am I waking up to I can't WHAT I rested my eyes for like 5 minutes help *hits reblog button* - anon anon
yep yep essentially djfhs
“Jensen and Misha are Co workers who barley talk”
I can’t be sure of course but I’m fairly certain that this is the copypasta that brought the j/2 fallout theory back to life. Who’s apparently ‘barely talking’ now? skansjsjsj. It’s almost prophetic, these j/2 anons have superpowers I’m telling ya.
-poker face anon
next time we get one of them we should be thanking them lmaooo
ok, but are we gonna talk about the "When Daneel and I formed Chaos Machine Productions, we knew that the first story we wanted to tell was the story of John and Mary Winchester [...]"-quote because the way this is phrased implies they formed CHAOS MACHINE Productions with the intent of telling this story (first), i haven't been in this dumpster long enough but the name just tickles me in that Misha way, isn't it so sus??? am i missing something???? i mean with this announcement they SURE lived up to that name... 🧩-anon
you are absolutely right, chaos machine SCREAMS misha and we are all here for it!!
hey hey hey. joining the clownverse, there's no way THEE cas girl danneel doesn't know just how much the fandom loves misha and cas. so 2 + 2 = misha in the spn prequel!
AGREED
So I think I finally managed to catch up on wtf happened while I was asleep and my brain melted. What a shit show to wake up to.
Anyway thoughts.
I don't hate the idea of a Mary&John sequel. I think it has the potential to be good (It has the potential to be really bad too, so I'm kind scared).
🕯️🕯️🕯️ manifesting Mary being badass and John being kinda useless🕯️🕯️🕯️
As for the Jensen and J*red thing.
I can see Jensen not telling J*red even if they are still friends, because J*red is kinda good at accidentally telling Secrets. He could have told him right before he announced it so, so that J*red didn't have to find out from twitter. He was on the show for 15 years, he is bound to get asked about it. The public twitter meltdown was really unprofessional so. Like you have Jensen's number J*red. You could have sorted that out in private like a normal person, but instead you choose to act like a toddler throwing a tantrum.
Is it weird that I'm actually going to be kinda that for them if the actually had a falling out, even tho I don't like J*red all that much. They seemed to be really important to each other and while I thought before that the might have triefted apart a bit, I didn't think that the where actively fighting.
- 🐌 anon
the thing is, the polite/normal thing for jensen to do was text him before announcing it on twitter. it's weird he didn't, and that makes me believe that maybe yeah they did have a falling out. especially with the way j*red responded to it on twitter. if he had no other reason to be this upset (no prior beef or falling out) you'd think that he wouldn't be responding like this. on the other hand, the man is a mysterie to me so who the hell knows. i'm not gonna mourn about it if they did/do grow apart because j*red is just.... awful imo.
#frog anon#bee anon#peacock anon#subtlerainy#honeymoon anon#bestie mutual#honeypot anon#turtle anon#butterfly anon#tea anon#ladybug anon#anon anon#poker face anon#puzzle pieces anon#snail anon#good lord i think i got more anons about this than about anything else before lmao#good luck to anybody who actually reads this <3
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𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐡𝐢𝐦.
wolf shifter!jeno x human!reader x vampire!jaemin
▷ 1.9k words this time,,, send help
▷ twilight au; read "i know what you are" which takes place chronologically after this one, but you don't need to read them in order!
a/n: OKAY I KNOW I SAID I PROB WOULDN'T, BUT I DID IT huhu this is dedicated to the anon who was asking abt a series for my other oneshot </3 i'm sorry i couldn't deliver, but here's another one 🤧
Lee Jeno was insistent that he walked you to your first class of the day. Well actually, he insisted that he walk you to every one of your classes, with his muscled arm slung around your shoulders, with eyes subtly glaring at anybody giving you a look. You didn't miss the glare. You never missed the glare.
It wasn't like you condoned the glare; you just gave up on persuading him to stop. When Jeno had been convinced of something, he could be very determined.
"—fastest route to the science classes is through this hallway, but I wouldn't recommend going through here without me because—"
"Because why not?" You mused, eyebrows arched. "You are not my bodyguard, Jeno Lee, and I don't need one either."
Jeno wrinkled his nose at you—or, you guessed it wasn't you specifically as his eyes narrowed into a glare at a group of students walking toward the two of you from the opposite end of the corridor. They had a certain… presence to them. There were maybe five of them in total, but they all wore some variation of black or leather, their expressions cold and unreadable. Students scrambled to get out of their way as they sauntered down the corridor as if they owned the damn place.
"That," Jeno grunted, "is why."
Jeno directed you to the other side of the walkway and levelled a glare at the passing group. The one at the center, a boy with dark hair and a face sculpted like a Greek god (a complexion that rivalled Jeno's? Impossible…), passed you a curious glance. Another of the entourage grinned mirthlessly at Jeno in a taunt.
Jeno's grip on your shoulder tightened just a little.
You found his free hand and held it. "Hey, are you okay?"
He visibly relaxed. His hand entwined with yours and he shot you a small smile. "Sorry, yeah."
You began walking again.
"As I was saying, you don't really want to walk this way since those guys like to make this their personal runway." He rolled his eyes at the mention of that group.
"Who are they, anyway?" They walked like gods.
Jeno huffed out of his nose. "No one important. Just… stay clear of them, Yn-ie. For your own safety, okay? And stay away from Na Jaemin, especially."
"Jen," you laughed, "I don't even know which one he is."
"He was the middle guy. Bastard in leather. Black and red jacket," he described for you. The image of Jaemin looking at you flashed through your mind.
You hummed lightly in understanding and Jeno smiled, satisfied.
As the two of you continued down the corridor, this time, walking a bit slower since you suspected your biology classroom was coming up soon, you tried to ease Jeno's tension. "So, what do you have first period?"
Jeno grumbled, "Calc."
You snorted. "Sucks to suck."
To your surprise, Jeno winced. "Oh, can we like… not use the word 'suck'?"
"Uh, sure?" You shot him a weird look, but tried again. "Good luck with calc then, Jen."
He hung his head. "I'm failing calc."
"That's a lie."
"No, but it's not." He peered over at you through his black bangs, a pout on his pillowy lips. "Yn-ie, you have to help me! The math teachers here are terrible at their jobs."
Your pride soared at the fact that Jeno was asking for help. You knew it was difficult for him to ask for help from anybody. "Of course, I'll help you!" You added teasingly, "But it'll cost you."
Jeno cocked his head to the side, the pouty, helpless puppy no longer present. He was replaced by a predator. His eyes darkened, tongue darting out to lick his bottom lip. "Hm, how can I possibly repay you then, love?"
A feeling stirred in your stomach and your eyes widened, a deer caught in headlights. It had been an innocent, teasing question. And somehow, Jeno had turned the tables—no, flipped the tables.
Perhaps sensing how flustered you were, Jeno suddenly smiled, an innocent sort of puppy-like one, the predator nowhere to be found. Strange. "I'm kidding, Yn-ie. I'll buy you dinner sometime."
"Jeno," you protested, "you always buy me dinner."
He steered you around the corner. "Then I'll buy you that cute, little sundress."
You stopped short in the middle of the corridor. "How did you—"
"It's been sitting in your online shopping cart for three months," he answered cheekily. "And you had the site bookmarked."
You blinked. Then turned away, defeated. "Screw you."
Jeno's bright laughter filled the hallway and you found a smile crawling onto your face against your will. He nuzzled his nose into your hair affectionately. "You're so cute. I wish."
Oh, for God's sake—
The classroom (finally) came into view as the two of you rounded the corner. Students continued to stare and comment to their friends about you and Jeno as you passed, but you tried your best to ignore them. It seemed like Jeno was used to them or just plain unbothered. He thrived off of attention sometimes.
As you entered the bio lab, Jeno hollered, "Mrs. Lim! I brought my lovely best friend, Ln Yn, here for you."
Mrs. Lim was a pretty woman dressed in a smart sweater vest and slacks. She looked like one of those aesthetic academia Pinterest posts, her dark hair twisted into a claw clip and a pair of black glasses seated on her nose. She glanced up from her demonstration table at the front where a pile of papers sat before her.
She smiled warmly at the sight of you. "Ah, hello, Miss Ln. I'm Mrs. Lim, your biology teacher." She offered you her hand to shake, to which you shook firmly. "Welcome to Neo City High."
"Thank you," you chirped back. "Glad to be here."
Mrs. Lim shot Jeno a small smirk. "You can hurry on now, Jeno. I'll take good care of her."
Jeno ruffled your hair and you slapped his hand away. "I trust you, Mrs. Lim. See you, Yn-ie!"
"Bye, Jen!" You called back as he waved and disappeared out of the classroom.
Now that it was just you, Mrs. Lim, and your first period biology class, Mrs. Lim walked you through some standard procedures and classroom rules. Overall, it was pretty basic stuff that you comprehended right away. The next step was finding you a lab partner.
The classroom was steadily filling up now that the bell had rung to signal the beginning of first period. You scanned the classroom, feeling a pair of eyes pinned to you.
As soon as you connected gazes with them, you tensed. Staring at you, head cocked to the side as it rested against a fist, was Na Jaemin. How the hell had he gotten here so fast—?
Mrs. Lim then said words that you dreaded to hear. "Oh, Yn! You can sit beside Jaemin. He hasn't had a partner for the past week. Jaemin, raise your hand."
Jaemin lifted a couple of fingers up lazily and Mrs. Lim nudged you in that direction. You hoped you didn't look too disappointed or nervous as you walked toward him. But then again, by the way Jaemin's eyes slowly dragged up and down your figure with a calculating gaze made a shiver shoot down your spine. There was something very… off about him.
You dropped your backpack at your feet and slid onto the stool beside him.
Jaemin's head turned to the front.
You breathed a sigh of relief.
Until he muttered, "You smell like the mutt."
Your head whipped around to him. "Excuse me?"
He arched a brow at you, then paused. His eyebrows furrowed and took in your offended facial expression. Then, it morphed to curiosity. "Interesting. You don't know who I'm talking about?"
"You're saying I smell like a dog."
"No," he drawled, leaning back slightly to cross his arms over his chest, "I'm saying you smell like Jeno."
You scoffed. "Don't call Jeno a dog."
Jaemin smirked, amused. "That's really funny. You're really funny, Yn."
"How do you know my name?"
He shrugged. "I have very good hearing, darling. I also pay very good attention to things. So... Jeno Lee likes you?"
You didn't know why your heart skipped a best at that. You stammered, "I don't know what you're talking about." Jeno liking you? Not possible. You were best friends since childhood, and Jeno was Jeno. He flirted a lot, sure, but he could do so much better than you, in your opinion.
Jaemin smiled this time. "You're very cute when you're flustered, darling. Okay, I'll leave it at that." Then he turned back to whatever Mrs. Lim was projecting on the screen and said nothing else to you for the rest of the period.
You tried your best to shake the conversation away, but it was a little difficult with Jaemin sitting beside you. Jeno's warning from earlier rang in your head—stay away from Na Jaemin. Well, not exactly possible at this moment, Jeno.
It wasn't like Jeno would find out that you two were lab partners now, right?
At the end of the period, you began putting your materials back into your backpack. Jaemin had his bag already packed and brushed behind you to leave the classroom just as you gathered your hair up into a ponytail and exposed your neck. He halted, right behind you.
The hairs on the back of your neck stood up. "Sorry, am I blocking you?"
Jaemin cleared his throat. "No, you're not. Is that… what perfume is that?" His voice had gotten deeper and raspier.
"Oh, uh, I'm not wearing perfume?" Was this about the dog thing again? You were this close to beating his ass—
"Forget I said anything then." Before you could ask him what was happening, he rushed past you and out of the classroom. The most unsettling thing was that he had the back of his hand pressed against his nose, as if blocking out a smell.
You frowned, looking down at yourself self consciously. That… was probably the weirdest biology class ever. You hoped tomorrow would not be the same, or would at least be somewhat normal. Maybe you'd wear perfume tomorrow if your scent bothered him that much.
As you thanked Mrs. Lim on your way out of the classroom, Jeno appeared in the doorway, a big grin on his face. That smile melted away just as quickly as it appeared.
"Hey, Jeno—"
His eyes narrowed, scanning the room. "Why the fuck was Jaemin here? And why do you smell like him?"
Funny. That was what Jaemin said about you and Jeno. "What is up with people telling me I smell today?" You laughed nervously, trying to play it off. This really wasn't cool. Not exactly the best thing to say to a girl.
Jeno snapped out of whatever daze he was in. "Sorry, no; that sounded really stupid." He smacked his hand to his forehead. "I'm sorry, Yn-ie. It's just that, uh, his cologne is really strong right now."
You sniffed the air. It really wasn't…
"Let's go, yeah?" Jeno asked you, offering you his hand.
You nodded, taking his hand. "Sure." Plastering a smile on your face, you met Jeno's grin, and then you let him guide you to your next class. Hopefully, this was the last weird thing that would happen to you today.
Oh, how wrong you were…
"i know what you are." / "i will always tell you the truth."
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#nct x reader#nct#nct dream#nct jaemin#nct jeno#jeno x reader#jaemin x reader#nct angst#nct twilight au#its BACK HAHAHA#oh my god do you guys want another one???#nct vampire au#nct werewolf au#cursed as hell#pls dont flop
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itoshi sae as your boyfriend ♡
↬ request from anon ; idk if youre taking reqs, but if you are can i request some boyfriend hcs abt itoshi sae? gn reader pls and thank u sm ^^
↬ notes ; itoshi sae x gn!reader, fluff, headcanons
↬ from ice ; omg sae my beloved <3 he's so mean in the manga but i love him,,, hope u like this nonnie !
↬ please reblog ! it helps a lot :)
itoshi sae is the football's world's current favourite celebrity, with his amazing talent and almost genius brain. if you're dating sae, consider yourself very lucky.
he never lets anybody know who he's dating, he absolutely despises the idea of you being hounded by the paparazzi the same way he is. however, your relationship isn't a secret idea. once in a blue moon, maybe about once or twice a month, sae will post a picture on his instagram story of the two of you together. your face will be hidden and he won't tag you, but his fans go wild for it every time because you're both so hot.
sae is actually a menace, he loves annoying you, like as soon as he comes back from practice he'll purposely give you a huge hug without even showering yet 😭 if you push him away he gets pouty and dealing with a grumpy sae is definitely not pleasant, so you always give in. he does give great hugs though, so that's a win for you! also if you're shorter than him, he'll definitely use you as an elbow rest, and make fun of you for being small.
when you first start dating, sae is very much not into physical affection, but as you get closer, you realise that he is SUPER touch starved. he likes to lie in your lap as you card your hands through his hair, it's relaxing for him and a nice way for him to unwind after a busy day of football practice. his favourite place to kiss you is your neck, because sae likes seeing you flustered. as for him, he likes being kissed on his cheek! for him the gesture just feels very innocent and genuine, which is a welcome relief from the corrupt world of sponsors and managers and teammates he lives in daily.
sae wears loads of rings because he thinks they look Cool and he likes looking Cool. also he buys you matching slim gold bands that you both wear every day, it isn't related to marriage it's just to let everyone know that you both are taken and they act as memories of each other! before football matches sae has been caught kissing his ring for good luck, and when you tease him about it later he doesn't even get phased he's just like, "yeah, i thought you would send me the luck i needed to win. not like i needed luck though i'm just that-" please kiss him to shut him up omg
if you ever mention anything romantic sae pretends to be grossed out 😐 like you can send him a text that says, "good morning, have a great day sae! ily <3' and he either leaves you on read or replies with 'k.' and then a minute later 'simp' LMFAOOO. he prefers video calling instead of texting! when he's playing international games which he couldn't bring you along for he will debate on calling you when he knows you're asleep because he doesn't want to wake you but at the same time he wants to see your face. he ends up waking up super early so he can call you when he knows you'll be awake, but he brushes it off by bluffing he had practice, he's gotta keep up the image that he isn't down bad. (he is)
sae is literally so rich it's not even funny, and for your birthday (he keeps a reminder in his calendar just in case he forgets (which he doesn't, but he pretends he did to get on your nerves)) he goes all out! depending on what type of party you'd like, if you'd like one at all, he's willing to spend however much it takes to make you happy. also for the week leading up to your birthday a gift gets delivered to your house daily, ranging from a flower bouquet to diamond accessories to stunning clothes - yeah, sae is head over heels in love.
omg he's the type of guy who knows that you think he's hot and he uses it against you. like if you're mad at him, he nods at whatever you're saying but just stares at your face really intently until you get distracted. also while you're scolding he won't say anything but he will randomly cup your cheek and tilt your face up to look at him, which makes you lose your train of thought because it is way too difficult to think of anything other than how attractive he is.
this is just smth that i find hot but if you're talking to sae normally he'll go like "mhmm? oh, really?" and raise his eyebrows and lean back into his seat with a smirk curving his lips, pretending he doesn't notice how heat is rising to your cheeks.
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Prove Them Wrong [3/?]
Fandom: Divergent
Pairing: Eric Coulter x Fem! Reader
Summary: Y/N is a Dauntless transfer from Erudite, and she has a drive, an ambition that sets her apart--it always has, even back in Erudite. She brings her perseverance (and need to prove others wrong) to Dauntless when she transfers, and she uses her mind to make her way through the initiation process. Along the way, she makes friends and enemies, and she finds herself comfortable around the man most people in Dauntless avoid at all costs: Eric Coulter.
A/N: I like what I did with the end of this one, putting a (hopefully) comedic/unique twist on a trope and adding something original :) feedback is very much appreciated, happy reading
When you walked into the training room the next morning, everyone avoided looking at your face, specifically, your neck. Instead, people looked at the ground. You knew you had bruises around your neck from where Peter had grabbed you, but you hadn’t expected a group of dauntless to be so touchy about it; bruises were common here.
“Alright, listen up!” Four yelled. “We are doing some target practice today, so line up and get throwing,” he said, pointing to the line of targets against the wall. At least you weren’t fighting today; your body could use a break. That fight with Peter really had worn you out, and since you guys had thrown knives a couple times already, you were starting to get familiar with the technique.
You walked up to a free target and looked over the knives positioned on the table before you, holding one and turning it over in your hand. “Well? Are you going to throw that knife or just stare at it all day?” the gruff, aggressive voice of Eric asked. You turned to look at him, and a part of you was pleased to notice that he was looking you in the face, not avoiding your eyes and neck like everyone else around here.
One side of your mouth quirked up in the beginning of a smile before you replied, “I’m about to throw it.”
“Then get on with it!” Without hesitation, you turned your body to the target, and you positioned your feet similar to how you would if you were throwing punches instead of knives. Gripping the handle, you drew the knife back, aimed, and twisted forward, releasing the knife as you traced an invisible arc over your head. The knife stuck to the target with a thud, but it was a little lower than you’d hoped it would be. Eric nodded and said “Get that figured out before I get back, and maybe I won’t yell at you,” before walking away to stand behind some other initiate, most likely to stress them out so much that they’d miss the target completely. Maybe that’s why he doesn’t yell at me very much, you thought to yourself. Because I don’t break under the pressure of his judgemental stare. After taking many math tests with teachers walking around the room, looking over each student’s shoulder as they frantically scribbled down answers, you were used to being watched and assessed.
Picking up the next knife, you lined yourself up just like you did before and repeated the motion, letting go of the knife a bit earlier this time. The knife landed at the height you wanted it to, but it was a little far to the side. Grabbing for the next knife, you made sure that this time you didn’t twist as much, but you did everything the same way you did before, and the third knife landed just a few millimeters from where you’d aimed, but you were satisfied. Smirking to yourself, you looked to either side before walking forward cautiously to grab the knives from the target. As you grabbed the first knife’s handle and pulled it out of the target, you heard the sound of a knife flying through the air near your head, and in an instant, said knife embedded itself just a centimeter above your head in the target.
“What the fuck!” you yelled. Whipping around to glare at whichever person’s knife had gone so far off course, you saw Eric standing where you had been standing to throw the knives with a smirk on his face.
“Just testing you,” he said nonchalantly. You scowled in response, eyeing the knife he still held in his hands. You locked eyes with him, and his smirk grew wider as you backed up against the target, knowing what would come next, right before Eric’s second knife landed between your arm and your torso. You turned back around to grab your knives, and Eric said “Grab mine too, initiate.” While you were turned around, you rolled your eyes, but you did retrieve his knives for him, passing them back to him curtly. He grabbed them out of your hands, fingers brushing ever so slightly in the process, before turning around to torment someone else.
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At dinner, just as you were about to take a bite of your hamburger, Will asked, “How did you do it?”
“Do what?”
“Get Eric not to hate you!”
“He doesn’t like me,” you scoffed.
“At the very least, he doesn’t yell at you every five minutes,” Tris butted in, to which Will and Christina nodded fervently.
“I don’t know,” you shrugged. “Luck, I guess?”
“No way, luck could not possibly get that man to be even a little bit nice to anybody,” Christina countered.
“Ok, maybe not, but like I said, I don’t know! Maybe it’s because I don’t crack under pressure or something.”
“Something like that,” Will conceded with a sigh before turning on Tris. “Your turn; what’s going on with you and Four?”
“Nothing!” Tris replied.
“Come on, don’t lie to us,” Christina said. You badly wanted to say something to try and get more information out of Tris, but you refrained just in case they decided to turn back on you and start asking about Eric again.
“I don’t know,” Tris said. “He’s cute, though,” she admitted with flushed cheeks.
The banter between you all went on like that for a little while as everyone ate their dinner, until Will got up and said, “I’ll see you guys back at the dorm; I want to get there early and hit the showers while everyone is still at dinner. Get a little privacy for once,” and stood up with a smile.
As soon as Will was out of earshot, you leaned across the table to Christina and said “So, when are you finally going to tell Will you like him?” you smirked.
“What? No,” Christina said.
“Come on, Tris, back me up here,” you said.
“She has a point,” Tris said with a nod.
“You guys are unbelievable!” Christina said and stood up, prompting you and Tris to do the same, and then you all headed out of the dining area together to stroll through dauntless for a little while before going back to the dorm so as to give Will some privacy.
“You know, I think I’m going to try and shower early as well,” Tris said as the three of you walked. “But don’t worry, Christina, I won’t look at Will,” she winked and laughed before peeling off towards the dorm.
“Hey!” Christina yelled after her as you stood next to her, doubled over in laughter.
“Will, can you calculate the speed at which my fist hits the punching bag? Can you--” you teased Christina.
“Stop it!” she shrieked, her blush deepening.
“Just admit that you like him, it should be easy for an ex-Candor!”
“Fuck off!” she said, but there was no malice in her tone. You couldn’t help the laugh that escaped you, and that was the last straw before Christina gave you a hard shove, making you stumble as you laughed at her expense. Then your body collided with something solid. You heard whomever you had just crashed into growl in frustration as you stared at their black boots. Eric’s black boots. Your laughter died in your throat as you stood, taking note of the numerous pages and folders that were undoubtedly full of important files in them scattered across the floor. You made eye contact with Christina’s, who at least had the decency to look guilty as she retreated down the hallway, as Eric said “Well, initiate. I don’t know what you were doing, nor do I care, but the rest of your evening will be spent reorganizing the files you just scattered everywhere.”
You nodded as you made eye contact with him before bending over to pick up the pages on the floor. Once you had picked everything up, Eric started walking and you followed up three flights of stairs and down a hallway, eventually coming to a stop outside a door which he unlocked. You followed him inside as he turned on the lights, and looking around, you knew this was his office. “You will sort these pages by category and date, then leave them on my desk when you’re finished, understood?”
“Actually, I have a question,” you asked as an idea occurred to you. He raised an eyebrow, unimpressed.
“What?”
“Wouldn’t something physical be a better punishment? Just because I happen to be good at sorting, this feels like it’s--”
“No,” Eric said. “I know what you’re doing. Trying to get an advantage by extra training and building it into something you already have to do. I’m not an idiot, Y/N.”
Nervous to push him any further, you decided to throw one more thing out there, and if he didn’t take it well you would shut it and sort the files. “Well, of course not, you are from Erudite originally, so--”
“Who told you that,” Eric asked, annoyed. You weren’t sure, but you thought you saw a glimpse of something else in his eyes for a moment.
“No one, it’s just that Ms. McKimmerer talked about you all the time.”
“That old math teacher? He asked incredulously”
“Yeah, she always said ‘Eric Coulter memorized more digits of pi than any other student in his year, try to be more like him’ and ‘It’s a shame he left Erudite’ when she taught us about pi.”
“Ugh, don’t remind me,” Eric scoffed. “And don’t mention that to anyone, initiate!”
“I won’t!” you said, slightly amused. After a brief pause, you said, “But you should know, there is even a picture of you from that year on her desk, with your hair combed back and a blue collared shirt.”
Eric paused for a moment, and you did your best not to break, but eventually you howled in laughter; his wide-eyed reaction was just too funny.
Scowl in place, Eric schooled his face into a calm, if annoyed mask, and said “get to work on those files. I will check back in a bit to see if you’re done sorting them.” Then, he walked out and shut the door behind him. Chuckling to yourself, you got to work on the large stack of paper before you.
--
The door opened loudly and you woke up to the sound of Eric Coulter clearing his throat. “Did you finish sorting the files before falling asleep at my desk, initiate?”
Sitting up, slightly embarrassed, you nodded. “Good. Now get out of my office and go eat dinner.”
You stood from the desk, hesitating for a minute. “I actually wanted to ask you something,” you said, turning to face Eric.
“Yes?”
“Well, I noticed you have a few books in here, and I was wondering if I could borrow Mental Conditioning: Getting Your Mind and Body On the Same Page. I wasn’t looking through your stuff, it’s just on the self over there--”
“I know where my own damn book is,” he said, walking over to it and grabbing the book off the shelf. “Here,” he said, handing it to you. “Return it when you're done, and it better be in the same condition it is now when I get it back, understood?”
“Yes, thank you!” you smiled at him, pleasantly surprised that he was letting you borrow the book.
--
That night, when you got back to the dorm room, you read a few pages of Eric’s book before going to bed. It was a little hard to focus with all the noise--you’d find a better spot to read tomorrow--but you were happy nonetheless; while dauntless was great, you had missed all the books that were available to you at Erudite. As your eyes grew tired, you reached into your bag under your bed, which held your few belongings--every initiate got one--and pulled out a napkin you had been doodling some tattoo ideas on during lunch, placed it between the pages to act as a bookmark, and put the book away in the bag. You closed your eyes, surrounded by your friends, mind calm from reading, and for a moment, despite the lingering pain around your neck, you were completely at peace as you drifted off to sleep.
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