I was feeling SUPER depressed today and I was planning on basically just playing Baldur's Gate 3 and surviving through the day. Well I foolishly decided to finally purchase and install the game on a day where the only thing I wanna do is play the game.

"7% done! 4D 5HR left! :D"

here's a quick rundown on astarion: gay vampire spawn (not a vampire. like a demo version vampire. a "lesser" one but don't let him hear that) who has been kept for 200 years by his master as a slave. guy (who was an actual vampire) carved him up, tortured him and forced him to lure victims into his manor. astarion has been abused in so many ways i'd hit some sort of character limit if i listed half of them. he was only allowed to feet on rats and small vermin in the sewers. poor little meow meow astarion is now free due to [game story] reasons and seeks power and revenge -- he's an edgy fuck with a lot of swag and no moral compass. bro is a menace and loves causing problems on purpose. [slight spoiler] he will literally try to suck some of your blood like a day or two after you meet him and unless you succeed a skill check he'll just keep doing it until you die. if you resurrect yourself afterwards he'll go like "ooooh ooopsie sowwy! i wouldn't kill you if i knew you'll be back teehee can we forget about this? ;) <3 don't fucking kill me". he's such a good fucking whumpee you don't even know. it's insane. i don't want to ramble but he's almost everything i've ever wanted from a character like this in a large scale rpg. [slightly bigger spoiler] despite being the go-to "fuckable" character who everyone finds hot as hell (both in-universe and online) he's HORRIBLY traumatized by his sexual experiences from when he used to be a slave and when you romance him a good portion of his storyline revolves around trying to make him realize that he's more than just a slab of very attractive meat. he hides his feelings behind a facade of "evil tumblr sexyman-esque" mannierisms and getting to finally peel it back and see him for the poor wet cat that he is is so fucking satisfying. [an even bigger spoiler] i loved watching him cry when he finally gets to confront his former master. pristine content. there's so much more to his character (and this game in general) but if you ever need to justify spending full price on a new videogame release, there's nothing better than bg3. if i could choose one game to beam directly into the brain of each whumpblr user, it'd be this one.

Okay so i already loved him from the very little information i had about him, but this is so delicious

I saw some pics of bad scars which are always hhh and heard that he is a whumpee but i didn't know the extent and now i think ive collected a new blorbo

You are telling me he meets his old master at some point...... and he cries..... and hes all sad....... he rly was made for tumblr but especially me youre telling me he has white hair and is a vampire twink who was a slave and hurt and traumatised and he has incredible sad wet cat energy and he only has a flimsy layer of confidence and absolutely no idea what morals are. i knew i needed to know more you have to understand my knowledge of the game stopped at the bear sex scene like that is it and yet i somehow always find the most pathetic little men no matter what in any media i could not give a shit about any of the rest i will consume the entire thing just to know the exact extent of his sad little life

Also i wish i had the opportunity to even consider buying a full price new release no matter how good the game is there is no world in which id be able to pay for that. Also idk about the gameplay either it seems very story oriented roleplay and almost dating sim-ish? Not a huge fan of those in general its gotta have more gameplay than walking around and basically watching a movie, but, again. No idea about anything, maybe it has incredible gameplay and i just dont know. Dont tell me if it does itll just make ms sadder bc that would absolutely make me wanna play it myself. Its kinda funny honestly the longer i spend not knowing anything the crazier everyone seems to me both online and irl. Its like im living in a separate world, i know no one who hasn't played this fucking game fjfhskhfd

FINALLY DOING ALL MY TAG GAMES AAAA  IM SORRY IT TOOK SO LONG TO DO THESE

@whitedeadflower​ |  pick my favourite albums for bill clinton to enjoy

not necessarily my favorites but i always pick the same 5 albums for these so i just put 4 albums i like a lot and have been listening to more recently <3

@opossuwu​ | 15 questions

1. What is the first song you remember hearing?

english songs: either learn to fly by foo fighters or human by the killers, i really cannot remember which one but it was around the same time im pretty sure

spanish songs: ALL the songs on/by rebelde, my sister was super into it when i was a baby so i heard so many of their songs right as i was learning to become a human

2. What is the first band you got into?

mmmmmmm probably one direction? if we’re not counting rebelde lol

3. Do you collect music on any physical format?

i collect almost all cds i know and like on CD and have recently started buying vinyl but i think im only going to get albums i really like on it since its more expensive

4. What is your favourite piece of music-related memorabilia/merchandise?

SO many things. i really like my nirvana and red hot chili peppers shirts because they make me feel cute! im also IN LOVE with the in utero angel sticker i bought on redbubble that has a transparent border so its JUST the angel, i stuck it on my record player and i love it so so much

5. What is your favourite concert you've been to?

i have not been to a concert yet :/ i went to a little student festival thing my university hosted for us and saw hunny + hayley kiyoko which was pretty neat

6. If you could see one artist (or band) who is no longer alive in concert, who would it be?

nirvana :(

7. Have you met any musicians?

i went to a cd signing for little mix when i was like 12-13 ish but thats the closest ive gotten lol

8. What is your go-to song/album when feeling sad?

i actually have a playlist of comfort songs to listen to when im sad, but i think the song i most consistently go to is encore by red hot chili peppers

9. What is your go-to song/album when feeling happy?

this one depends. probably hump de bump also by rhcp cause it SLAPS and always puts me in a better mood than when i started

10. What is one music-related documentary you love?

EYE only watched a few minutes of funky monks but im sure if i sat down to watch it now id love it. this is the worst question to ask me because i watch a ton of interviews on youtube so i cant even remember which ones were legit docus as opposed to just youtube vids so this question is gonna be basically unanswered. i do want to watch bob and the monster though

11. What is one concert DVD that you love?

i listen to it more as an album on spotify than watch it but Nirvana’s MTV Unplugged is so good

12. Do you prefer listening to playlists or full albums?

usually playlists! but occasionally ill play the albums i have on my player

13. Do you tend to listen to albums in order or on shuffle?

in order, shuffling them is rare

14. What is your favourite deep cut song by your favourite artist?

favorite artist is rhcp and honestly im? not fully sure. quixoticelixer slaps. and i like almost every song on im with you. but i think im gonna have to go with storm in a teacup cause i checked its streams and its not that popular </3

15. What is your favorite CD/vinyl/cassette that you own in terms of packaging?

THIS ONES SO HARD I LOVE PACKAGING DESIGNS. i love how rhcp’s im with you disc looks like because it has the track list on it but it doesnt look bad like other discs who do that do. booklet design i love vices and virtues by panic at the disco and american idiot by green day. idk what this would fall under but i also love how stadium arcadium’s booklet is held in the case and how when you take it out you see a picture of the band. and there are too many albums whose art i love so i cannot elaborate on that without making this 5xs longer lmao

@garbanz0​ & @dailywilliams​​ | top 5 songs ive had on repeat recently

according to spotify’s on repeat playlist:

but also according to my last.fm:

so basically red hot chili peppers own my ass

@badhe4d​ , @garbanz0​ , & @catts-world​ | 10 songs you like, each by a different artist

uhhhhhhhhhhh

1. Monarchy of Roses - RHCP 

2. Back and Forth - Foo Fighters

3. Heart of Glass - Blondie

4. Omission - John Frusciante and Josh Klinghoffer

5. Dance with Me - Sir, Please

6. Henrietta - The Fratellis

7. Breed - Nirvana

8. Mary - The Happy Fits

9. Girls and Boys - Blur

10. It’s All So Incredibly Loud - Glass Animals

@psychoticbreak​ |  suppose you’re being sent to a deserted island for the rest of your life, and you can only choose 10 records to bring with you and those are the only albums you can listen to for the remainder of your life; what albums are they

oh GOD ok

1. in utero - nirvana

2. stadium arcadium - RHCP

3. nothing personal - all time low

4. red - taylor swift

5. after laughter - paramore

6. wasting light - foo fighters

7. im with you + im beside you if you count them as the same album - RHCP

8. so wrong its right - all time low

9. american idiot - green day

10. inside of emptiness - john frusciante

@mark-hoppuss​ |  shuffle my playlist and list the first ten songs that come up

1. New Invention - I Don’t Know How But They Found Me

2. Thanks to You - All Time Low

3. Por Que Me Haces Llorar? - Juan Gabriel 

4. Torture Me - Red Hot Chili Peppers

5. Speak Now - Taylor Swift

6. Prayer of the Refugee - Rise Against

7. Going Away to College - blink-182

8. Time-Bomb - All Time Low

9. DNA. - Kendrick Lamar

10. Heaven is a Place on Earth - Belinda Carlisle

@frafru1​ , @whitedeadflower​ , & @psychoticbreak​ | make a playlist with the letters of my name

Lithium by Nirvana

Universally Speaking by RHCP

Pool by Paramore

Eye Opener by Dot Hacker

@badhe4d​ |  post my lock screen, the last song I listened to and the last picture I saved on my phone

friends name blocked out but. an interesting screenshot. yes i have flea’s tweet notifs on and use twitter for absolutely nothing else. yes i have email notifs on 

if screenshots count:

if they DONT count and you mean purely just saving:

my icon and boyfriend <3

@badhe4d​ | 7 questions to get to know me better

three ships: not romantically because i dont believe in shipping irl people but i love everyone in rhcp’s gay polycule energy. specifically john and anthony in the 80s. romantically tho mickey and ian in shameless. i dont think i have a third one? me and my bisexual mutuals <3

last song: i shuffled a ton of songs and skipped for some of these tags but before those i was listening to the album weird kids by we are the in crowd as a tbt, specifically the song manners

last movie: inside by bo burnham but if you dont count that, hereditary 

currently watching: it is very difficult for me to watch shows so im currently just watching youtube lol

currently reading: nothing. i cannot read :( bc of attention issues not bc im illiterate

currently consuming: banana bread :3

currently craving: RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS RELEASE YOUR FUCKING ALBUM CHALLENGE

@the-replacemints​​ |  top 10 favorite debut albums

NOT in order. also it took way too long to come up with this list lol

1. Concentrate - The Happy Fits

2. So Wrong It’s Right - All Time Low

3. SOUR - Olivia Rodrigo

4. Strange Desire - Bleachers

5. RAZZMATAZZ - I Dont Know How But They Found Me

6. Hot Fuss - The Killers

7. Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend

8. Bleach - Nirvana

9. Costello Music - The Fratellis

10. WALK THE MOON - Walk The Moon

because theres so many of these im not gonna tag people for each individual prompt but if you tagged me in one of these i tag you in whichever ones you wanna do <3

Renesmee headcanons for her being gay and telling leah first despite not being close cause she knows she understands?

I FINALLY DID IT!!!! Heres a fic that ended up being like 1000 words (that I didn’t read over to edit or anything but I had a blast writing and would love to write more of.)

I didn’t take much to convince Jake to drive Renesmee to the reservation. What did worry him though was lack of conversation on the drive over. Usually he couldn’t get a word in when Ness was around, but today she continued to glass over as she nervously bit her nails the entire ride. When she had asked to be dropped off at Leah’s apartment, he was even more concerned. Though through marriage Leah was technically her step-aunt, Renesmee didn’t spend much time with the aloof werewolf. Mostly because Leah wasn’t one to hang around others. The term “lone wolf” most definitely described the eldest of the Clearwater siblings. That being said, Jacob was never one to deny Renesmee anything so as he pulled up to the familiar complex he gave her wary look. “You sure you want me to just drop you here?”

“Yeah. I’ll text you when I wanna get picked up.” And then, off his expression she added, “Don’t worry. I just want to spend some time with a girl wolf for a change.” She smirked and hopped out of the car, jumping down and running towards the door. “See ya later!”

Renesmee took a deep breath and knocked on the door. Leah had been just as confused as Jacob had been when she had sent the text. “Hey, its Ness. Can I come over tomorrow?” A little ominous, Nessie could admit that she could have done better. But hey, it got the job done. Because a few minutes later a familiar ding alerted her of an incoming message. “U got it. 12? See u then.”

Leah’s texts were always so curt. Renesmee felt like it sounded like she was always mad in her texts, but her family had reassured her that it was just the way Leah texted. It had nothing to do with how much Leah loved her.

She was banking on that last fact. There were a few reasons Renesmee had chosen Leah to tell her secret to. For one, it was much harder for Aunt Alice to see what was going on over the treaty line. Secondly, Leah didn’t spend much time with her vampire family- if any at all. So that took care of her father’s mind reading abilities. The only possibility that worried her was that her aunt would accidentally let something slip while she in wolf form. She made a mental note to remind her to keep it to herself as much as possible.

Renesmee checked her watch before knocking on the door. Noon on the dot. So with a deep breath she knocked on the door to the werewolf’s small apartment. Within seconds the door was open, a familiar yet concerned face greeting her. “Hey girlie.” Her aunt’s gruff voice was friendly enough as she stepped aside to let her niece inside.

The house was nothing much, but Leah wasn’t one for opulence. She had what she needed and not much else. A kitchen by the front door and a bathroom on the other side of the apartment. A bed took up a small space in the corner, while the other corner housed a small tv and a couch.

Nessie took a seat, one leg hanging off either side of the arm of the couch. She thought about stalling, but Leah didn’t do well with small talk. More of a “to the point” person.Renesmee lead with small talk anyway. “So how are-“

“You said you wanted to talk to me about something.” The older girl interrupted the mindless pleasantries.

There was never a good way to talk to Leah about emotions; she reminded Nessie of her grandpa Charlie in that way. With the two of them, it was best not to stall or sugarcoat anything. It would only lead to more awkwardness. Straight to the point, no matter how impossible that may seem at the moment.

She didn’t have much time to think. All the hours spent planning this moment utterly unhelpful when it came down to it.

“How do you be gay….” She paused, looking out the window as she heard boys shouting and then a howl. “……here?”

Leah looked confused, processing the question. Her eyes followed Nessie’s to the window, the familiar sound of Paul’s howl signaling that the boys were fighting again.

“It’s not great I’ll tell you that, I—“ After a moment her words trailed off, the realization dawning on her as her eyes went wide.

“Oh. You’re asking cause you…..gay?” The last word was sort of a question. Renesmee let out a breath she didn’t realize she had been holding in.

“Yeah. Me gay,” She raised her eyebrows and smiled softly, gauging her aunt’s reaction. “Is that okay?”

Leah was still in sort of a daze. She shook her head softly, trying to clear her mind.

“Yeah, yeah thats more than fine. That’s-That’s great!” Leah smiled widely— really smiled. The first real smile Nessie could ever remember seeing on the werewolf’s face. She wrapped her niece in a tight hug, pulling her off of the couch so that they were both standing. With her face buried in Nessie’s long, wavy hair, she murmured gently.

“That is so okay. You are so okay.”

Renesmee couldn’t remember ever hugging Leah like this. It felt odd, but not in a bad way. The opposite really; it felt nice. To say it out loud for once. To talk to someone who would understand. Leah finally pulled away and sat down on the couch, patting the space next to her.

“Is she pretty?”

“Who?”

“The one who made you know for sure.”

Nessie’s blush gave her away immediately. Her hands found her hair, a nervous habit she fell back on when she was embarrassed.

“Human?” Leah asked, prying.

Nessie nodded.

“Pretty?”

“Perfect.”

Leah looked almost giddy. It was an entirely new side of her Nessie had never seen before. After a moment her expression softened.

“And to answer your question? It’s not easy. Being a lesbian in La Push. Forks isn’t much different. Not a lot of us around. But finding people you love and who love you back makes all the difference. For example: knowing that I’ve got you around makes it a little easier than it was yesterday.”

By the time Leah had finished speaking, Renesmee was in tears.

“I’m glad I decided to come here today.” She said, wiping her eyes dry.

“Me too, girlie.” Leah responded, her hand ruffling her niece’s hair.

“And keep it to yourself okay? I haven’t exactly told anyone else.” Nessie added, giving her aunt a meaningful look.

“Of course. It’s our secret.” She responded, her expression just as serious. After a moment a sly smile appeared across her lips.

“Now about that crush……”

Newport Folk Festival: 7/26-7/28

Brandi Carlile and Dolly Parton sing “I Will Always Love You”

BY MICHAEL KINGSBAKER

Another Newport Folk Festival has come and gone, and yes, it still is the greatest music festival in the world, and it is still my favorite weekend of the year. This year, for the first time in its 60-year history, the festival had an all female-led Saturday night headliner, arguably had its two biggest appearances to date, covered an entire masterpiece album, premiered the biggest female country supergroup ever, and finally found the heir apparent to Pete Seeger on what would be his 100th birth year.

After Pete Seeger passed away in 2014, a gaping hole was left at the Newport Folk Festival. Seeger had been around the festival since its inception, and while festival producer Jay Sweet has captained the ship incredibly since taking over in 2008, the question has remained: Who would hold the seat that Seeger did for years? The musical ambassador of the people and of the music of the Newport Folk Festival? That question was answered loud and clear this year, as Brandi Carlile cemented her rightful seat. Last year was a precursor, when she performed from her Grammy Award-winning album By the Way, I Forgive You and guest performed with Mumford and Sons and during the Change is Gonna Come set. This year, she got handed the keys to the car and packed a Saturday night headlining slot full of talent from the past and present, culminating in a 5-song set from none other than Dolly Parton. Now, Jay Sweet has pulled some pretty big acts during his 12 years on the festival, but he didn’t pull Dolly--Brandi did! She also premiered her new country super group The Highwomen, an all-female answer to The Highwaymen. The former’s reworking of the latter’s namesake song absolutely took my breath away (and was just released), and then Carlile closed out her weekend singing Pete Seeger's classic song "If I Had a Hammer" with Alynda Segarra from Hurray For The Riff Raff.

Overall, this year’s festival was fiercely female, showcasing talents from multiple generations from Parton and Judy Collins, Sheryl Crow, and Linda Perry to Carlile, Rhiannon Giddens, Maggie Rogers, and Yola. The collaboration sets, which really gained steam with the Dylan 65' Revisited set 3 years ago, continued this year and actually tripled, with the Saturday night All-Female Collaboration, along with a last minute addition of a complete cover of Graham Nash's "Song for Beginners" led by Kyle Craft with an all-star cast of Newport favorites. Finally, on Sunday, Pete Seeger was celebrated with set entitled "If I Had a Song" where audiences were given song books with which to sing along. It opened with Jim James singing “The Rainbow Connection” with perhaps the second biggest star to ever appear at the Newport Folk Festival in Kermit the Frog. I was also pleased to see that Our Native Daughters were asked to participate in the Seeger Celebration, singing the Seeger tune "If You Miss Me at The Back of The Bus" and joining Mavis Staples and Hozier for "Keep Your Eyes on The Prize". Two years ago, for the SPEAK OUT set at Newport (intended to be a platform for artists to speak out about issues of our times), I was critical of the set’s lack of diversity. I noted that both Rhiannon Giddens and Alynda Segarra gave the most topical and stirring performances of that festival but were absent at that finale. Well, this year, they both hit the stage and had their voices heard with songs of protest to make up for lost time.

It's good to know this incredible festival is in good hands and has its ears open. I'm already looking forward to next July. Until then, here's a few photos to pass the time.

Newport is always a place to make discoveries. Saturday morning, the audience was woken up to the raucous duo of Illiterate Light.

Liz Cooper & The Stampede bent over backwards (literally) to electrify the audience at the Quad on Friday with their psychedelic soundscape.

Recent Tony Award winner Anais Mitchell and The Milk Carton Kids at The Harbor Stage, singing Graham Nash's "Simple Man" as part of the Songs for Beginners set.

After a last minute dropout from Noname due to illness, Festival producer Jay Sweet was left with a hole at the Harbor Stage on Saturday. After tweeting about the brilliance of Graham Nash's album Songs for Beginners and the responses it garnered, an idea sparked. A supergroup of Newport faithful led by Kyle Craft, including Hiss Golden Messenger, Lake Street Dive, Amy Ray, The Tallest Man on Earth, and more played the album from start to end. I think we may have just started a new Newport tradition--might I suggest Neil Young's Harvest next year?

Lukas Nelson and The Promise of The Real rocked the Quad Stage on Friday, closing the set with a rendition of Neil Young's "Rockin’ in the Free World" but slowed things down with reminders to Turn Off the News (Build a Garden), and song about an ex named Georgia that made performing with his father singing "Georgia On My Mind" every night a little tricky.

British singer-songwriter Yola was everywhere at the Newport Folk Festival, performing her own set at the Harbor stage as well as at the Quad with both The Highwomen and Dawes. Here, she takes the stage at the Fort during The Collaboration with the First Ladies of Bluegrass covering The Eurythmics’ "Sisters Are Doin’ It For Themselves".

After appearing last year as a guest to Mumford & Sons and others, this year, Maggie Rogers got the Fort stage all to herself to dance in and out of her sound equipment and share her debut album Heard It in a Past Life with Newport.

Every year, there's an act that brings Quad to its feet and doesn't let them sit back down. This year, Jupiter & Okwess invited everyone to fill in the fire lanes, and a 45-minute dance party ensued, capping off with a collaboration with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band.

Phosporescent returned to the Quad stage with hypnotic grooves and chill vibes, keeping all the heads bobbing inside the old fort.

I'm With Her returned, bringing their sweet blend of harmonies bridging old-time music to the present, including covers of The Vampire Weekend and Joni Mitchell.

This year was all about the women, and the fellas came to support. Jason Isbell, who generally headlines festivals like these, wasn't even given a microphone. Here, Amanda Shires (who happens to be his wife) allows him to share a few thoughts as they introduced a song they co-wrote, "If She Ever Leaves Me", dubbed the first gay country song, which was sung moments later by Brandi Carlile.

Each year, the festival producer comes out to the early birds waiting for the gates to open to welcome them back and remind them to BE PRESENT, BE KIND, BE OPEN, and BE TOGETHER. There isn't a place in the world that's easier to do those four things.

It's always fun to see what surprise guests will show up to the festival that aren't officially listed. This year’s guests included Jim James, Kermit The Frog, Dolly Parton, James Taylor...you know that this list might end up being bigger than the actual lineup. Here's surprise guest Tallest Man on Earth, who joined both the Songs for Beginners set as well as The Cooks in the Kitchen.

Hozier returned for his 3rd appearance, singing a duet with Mavis Staples for their song "Nina Cried Power". He also gave over the stage to Brandi Carlile during his set for her to sing her hit “The Joke”. Here, he joins with Lake Street Dive for a cover of Sly & The Family Stone’s "Everyday People".

Jade Bird had her own solo set at The Fort stage but joined in on The Collaboration, seen here singing "What's Up" with Linda Perry and Brandi Carlile.

Phil Cook has become a regular staple at the festival. His love and respect for the musicians and the music played at the festival has endeared himself to both fans and musicians alike. For his set, Cooks in the Kitchen, Phil, who always seems up for a collaboration, was joined by his brother Brad as well as Tallest Man on The Earth’s Kristian Matsson, Amy Ray of The Indigo Girls, and Anais Mitchell.

Molly Tuttle, who had her own set with guitarist Billy Strings, joined The First Ladies of Bluegrass, Courtney Marie Andrews, and others for a cover of “Big Yellow Taxi” at the Collaboration Set Saturday.

Just a man, his guitar, and a huge open stage. Jeff Tweedy charmed the audience at the Fort on Saturday claiming he wanted to "hug you with his sad shit."

Rhiannon Giddens returned to the Newport Folk Festival with the most powerful and gut-wrenching set of the festival, joined by Amythyst Kiah, Leyla McCalla, and Allison Russell to form the group Our Native Daughters, singing songs addressing American historical issues that have influenced the identity of black women. This marked only their 6th live performance, performing in Connecticut a week earlier for the first time. Emotions were overflowing both on stage and in the audience, as each artist (each of whom played multiple instruments) took turns singing songs of sorrow, hope, anger, and joy. It was an experience like no other at the festival.

Linda Perry leading a sing along of "What's Up" at The Collaboration, asking the audience to sing so high, "I wanna touch the fucking stars!" Later, she was on Facebook Live for the introduction of Dolly Parton.

There was a bit of a 90's renaissance at this year’s festival with appearances from Amy Ray, Linda Perry, and former Sleater-Kinney drummer Janet Weiss. Sheryl Crow, who had her own set at the Fort on Friday and later joined The Highwomen that day at the Quad, got in on the fun at The Collaboration on Saturday, performing "If It Makes You Happy" with Maren Morris and "Strong Enough" with Maggie Rogers and Yola.

Newport always does a great job of honoring those who led the way. This year, we saw Judy Collins hit many stages and share stories about a young Bob Dylan writing “Mr. Tambourine Man” on her porch, as well as recalling Stephen Stills singing her "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes", to which she replied "It's a good song, but it won't get me back." Here, she shares the story of a friend discovering Joni Mitchell and bringing her "Both Sides Now", which was sung moments later with Brandi Carlile.

Couples take in the If I Had A Song set at sunset on Sunday, which included a duet from Kermit the Frog and Jim James as well as a serenade to Judy Collins from Robin Pecknold (Fleet Foxes), Eric D. Johnson (Fruit Bats), and James Mercer (The Shins), singing “Suite: Judy Blue Eyes”.

Newport Folk Festival marked the inaugural performance of The Highwomen. Brandi Carlile, Maren Morris, Amanda Shires, and Natalie Hemby, here joined by Yola, opened their set to a powerful reworking of “The Highwaymen”, made famous by Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, Waylon Jennings, and Johnny Cash. The Highwomen’s version, written by Carlile, Shires, and Jimmy Webb (the original songwriter) honors the stories of courageous female revolutionaries and includes an additional 5th verse:

  "We are The Highwomen / Singing stories still untold / We carry the sons, you can only hold / We are the daughters of the silent generations / You sent our hearts to die alone in foreign nations / It may return to us as tiny drops of rain / But we will still remain.”

A stage full of Newport Folk ladies, including Brandi Carlile, Rachael Price, Maggie Rogers, and Sheryl Crow, bow down to the one and only Dolly Parton. I've seen Roger Waters, Jack White, My Morning Jacket, Jackson Browne, Beck, Levon Helm, and Mumford & Sons headline the Festival. This was the biggest of all the Saturday night headliners.

Destined, part 21

aka You Were Amazing

Character Tags: Virgil/Anixety ; Patton/Creativity ; Patton/Morality ; Logan/Logic ; Remy/Sleep ; Dante/Deceit

Chapter Pairings: Prinxiety (like a LOT)

Chapter Warnings: Steven Universe spoilers (vague), graphic kissing, allusions to smut, swearing, overwhelming fluff

Reader Tags: @residentanchor @royally-anxious @bewarethegrammarpolice   @fellowthomassandersfander @jemthebookworm @arandompasserby  @sparkly-rainbow-salt 

Summary: After centuries of acting as an oracle to heroes, quest-seekers, and villains alike, Virgil just wants to live as a normal, modern human. For someone who can see infinite probabilities, you’d think he’d know better.

<<Chapter 20 | Masterlist | Chapter 22>>

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Roman had barely made it through the door and shed his shoes before he’d collapsed happily onto Virgil’s couch. He was exhausted. But he was here with Virgil, and they were going to watch cartoons. That would be good.

Virgil eyed his friend. The bags under his eyes were starting to look familiar. “Hey, we don’t need to stay up if you’re too tired. Do you need to sleep? It’s been a bit of a day.”

“What? Who’s tired, I’m not tired. I am so awake,” Roman sputtered. “C’mon, Little Bo Sleep, let’s watch some gay space rocks. I’m…not even a little… tired,” he covered his mouth as he yawned.

Virgil rolled his eyes. “Yeah okay. You fulfill one world-saving prophecy and now you’re immune to sleep, makes sense.” “It’s true,” Roman mumbled, snuggling into the couch, yawns still punctuating his speech. “I am invulnerable to the... weaknesses of man. I scoff at the petty needs of... the lesser beings around me. The Sandman has no… power here. Sleep is for the... weak...”

Virgil glanced over. Soft auburn hair fell over eyes that were now fully closed. Seconds later, he heard a light snore. He is so ridiculous, Virgil thought with a fond smile.

He slipped his arms underneath Roman’s sleeping form and picked him up, carrying him over to his bed and depositing him gently among the blankets. He pulled a star-bedecked comforter over the sleeping man, who made a small sound of contentment and pulled it closer to his chest. Virgil caressed the man’s cheek softly, then grabbed another blanket and went to go sleep on the couch.

After all, being a Sage with a heck of a crush didn’t mean he wasn’t still a gentleman.

Virgil didn’t really sleep that night, but then again, he didn’t need to. He’d texted Remy, though, telling him he really needed the day off if that was alright.

Remy had responded with a string of eyes, eggplants, and fingers pointing and doing the ‘OK’ symbol, all emojis without a written word to be found. Virgil was confused, but it seemed to be approval, and he decided to not question it.

He was up and puttering in the kitchen the next morning when a voice suddenly asked, “Why am I in your bed?”

He turned to see Roman sitting up, sleepy-eyed with very messy bedhead. He kept looking back and forth between couch and bed, confused.

“Because I wasn’t about to let you sleep on the couch after the day you’d had, ya goof. I moved you after you fell asleep. Right in the middle of telling me how you weren’t tired, I might add. I’m never letting you forget that.”

“Moved… you carried me? You can carry me?” Roman levered himself out of bed to come poke at Virgil’s arms. “How are these skinny things that strong? Is this part of the maaaaaaggicccc?”

Okay, so Roman was a little weird in the morning. Not to mention this was the most unkempt Virgil had ever seen him. It was… oh sweet stars, it was so endearing.

“I don’t think it’s magic. It’s definitely not anything I have to concentrate on. I just, I don’t know, picked you up.”

“Ohhh do it again I wanna see,” Roman said excitedly.

Virgil rolled his eyes, smiling. “If you insist-”

“I do!”

Without another word, he placed a hand on the taller man’s back and knelt to put his arm under his knees, sweeping him into his arms. Roman yelped and threw both arms around Virgil’s neck as the purple-haired man laughed at him for being so easily scared.

“See, Princey? Easy. I could do this all day,” Virgil said with a smile. That was when they both realized that Virgil was now carrying Roman princess-style and their faces were suddenly incredibly close together.

Virgil’s face immediately went red and he practically dropped him on the spot, but managed to set him down gently and quickly went back to making coffee.

“So yeah I can carry you and I. Um. Breakfast?” he asked, trying to calm himself enough to use the french press.

“Sorry, what?”

“Can I get you any breakfast? Coffee is breakfast, right? Are eggs? Or sandwiches? I haven’t really figured this part of humanity out yet, Patton has been feeding me pastries since my first day and I’ve been too intimidated to figure it out on my own. Breakfast is an enigma.”

Roman chuckled and hugged Virgil around the shoulders from behind, his face still a little pink. “Never fear, Dark & Stormy. I’ll help you in a minute. First, I have got to get a hairbrush. What even is my hair right now, right?”

“Don’t ask me, you always look good,” Virgil said. He was turned towards the counter, but still caught the blush on Roman’s cheeks as he retreated to the bathroom.

It had been a good day. The mystery of breakfast had been partially unlocked (Pancakes: yes. Coffee: yes, but not on its own. No Virgil, I don’t care what Remy tells you, coffee is not a meal. Eggs: yes, but not always. Sandwiches: yes, but they have to have eggs), and Roman had been very excited to finally start watching Steven Universe. And to watch Virgil’s reactions.

Hours later, they had binged through almost three seasons with only a short break for a lunch and a much longer one for processing that “Garnet was lesbians the whole time???!!”

Virgil was thoroughly enjoying himself, even through the sad and dramatic moments. He had not cried, at all, not at any point, he did not know what Roman was teasing him about.

As the day went on, though, he found himself gazing more and more at Roman, who was currently tearing up as Steven was saved from the depths of space by his family of Crystal Gems.

If I could begin to be Half of what you think of me I could do about anything I could even learn how to love

Virgil sighed and quickly looked away. As he did so, he missed the movement to his right as Roman looked gently back at him.

When I see the way you act Wondering when I’m coming back I could do about anything I could even learn to love like you

Roman tentatively reached out a hand to lay on Virgil’s, who looked up, shocked at the touch. Roman leaned over slowly and kissed his cheek. The violet-haired man blushed, and turned his head to return the cheek kiss.

Roman smiled into the shorter man’s eyes. “I don’t want to push, but I would really like to kiss you more. Is that okay?”

“We’d have to stop watching the show, though. I was promised a full binge-watch,” Virgil said with a slight smirk, badly attempting to conceal how he very much would like that, yes.

“Virge, you adorable emo dream, this may be the one time in my life I could not care less about any cartoon show,” Roman quipped back, and pulled Virgil into an embrace. He still moved gently, letting them both relax or pull back if they needed, before his lips found Virgil’s.

...oh.

If he hadn’t been blushing before, Virgil was definitely blushing now. He was acutely aware of every spot where Roman’s body was in contact with his. His upper torso, his arms, his back, and oh sweetness, his lips. Roman was so gentle as he held him, but under that softness was all firm muscle and steadiness. That steadiness calmed him like nothing he’d ever known, and made him feel so… safe . He wanted to stay here, wrapped up in Roman’s arms, forever.

Roman broke off the kiss at length, panting just the slightest bit. He was blushing, too. “I’ve been waiting to do that since the moment I met you,” he murmured. “Those beautiful eyes, and you looking at me like a deer in the headlights. But the reality…” he kissed Virgil’s nose, grinning, “the reality is so much better than I could have pictured.”

“Even with everything that’s happened? Scary nighttime showdowns and me being a secretly magical cougar?”

“Especially with you being a secretly magical cougar. What can I say, I like being flattered. Though, now that you mention it, I’m still a little… confused, I guess. About the magic.”

Virgil was tense. He understood the confusion, obviously, but was all too aware how insane his entire existence sounded to a human. “Was there anything in particular you wanted to know?” he asked.

“There’s… a lot, but the biggest is why was I surprised by this? Why have I never heard of there being real magic? Magic really exists, and has throughout history? Why doesn’t humanity know, or remember?” Roman didn’t appear angry, only curious, as he lightly ran his fingers through Virgil’s purple hair.

“Magical beings used to be a lot more prominent, but they started fading as the human population grew. So a lot of times, there were no humans around to remember them. Or so few that the recorded events morphed into folk stories and fairytales. And Sages like me were often in isolation or just acting as incorporeal beings from the ether, influencing without being physically present.”

“If fairytales are real, does that mean fairies are too?” Roman’s eyes were shining with curiosity. Virgil had been so nervous about sharing this information, but with Roman, it felt safe to.

“They were. I don’t think any are still alive, unfortunately. But there used to be all sorts of creatures, like fairies and dragons. Unicorns, too, but I only ever met one herd my entire life, when I was living in the highlands. There were also not-so-nice creatures, like ogres and specters and ghouls. Those, I don’t miss as much.”

“What about vampires? Is Dracula secretly a history book?”

“There definitely were vampires. I only ever met one, though, when I was very young and he… he was nothing like Dracula, to say the least. I met him at a drunken dance party, for one. And he didn’t prey on humans. From the future I saw for him, he never did, right up to his dying day.”

Roman sat back, contemplating this new information. “It’s funny, I always wanted there to be magic in the world, and adventures, and shining knights with glorious quests. Turns out all of that exists, I was just born a bit late for it. At least I had a quest of my own, in a way. Even if I was absolutely terrified the whole time.”

Virgil smiled, cupping Roman’s cheek. “Fun fact: so were all those shining knights. You ever heard that metaphor about swans? Gliding along, looking all stately and elegant above water, but below the surface it’s just frantic webbed feet churning as fast as possible? That’s how all heroes feel. But they make it through. Just like you did.”

“That actually does make me feel better. Guess I’m a swan now,” Roman said, laughing. “Fear me, evil ones, I will peck your eyes out. Honk honk, motherfucker.”

Virgil snorted, then laughed outright, particularly as he saw Roman’s expression, which was apparently his best impression of a fierce waterfowl. Grinning, he lay his head on Roman’s shoulder. “I’m glad I didn’t scare you off. You really are the most amazing man I’ve ever met. No magic needed.”

Roman nuzzled his purple head. “And you’re the most amazing man I’ve ever met. Magic or no.”

They both sat there, holding each other and basking in the warmth of their mutual affection when Virgil lifted his head. “Roman, I know it’s only been a week since I gave you my number, and this is probably really clingy and weird to ask so soon, and if you would rather not talk about this yet then that’s fine just please tell me I promise I won’t be hurt-”

“Virge, breathe. What do you want to ask?”

“Am I your… I mean, would you be my… I mean. Agh.” He took a deep breath and asked without opening his eyes, “Are we dating? As boyfriends?” About to continue explaining, or rather, babbling, he stopped himself, and opened his eyes.

To his delight, Roman looked absolutely touched. “I wanted to ask you first, but I didn’t want to move too quickly. I would be thrilled to call you my boyfriend, Virgil.”

“Oh, thank the stars. Google has been really unhelpful when it comes to this stuff. Almost everything is written for women dating men and it’s all about ‘what feels right,’ and I have nothing to compare to.”

“Virge - you looked up online advice on how to ask me to be your boyfriend?” Roman asked, looking sidelong at the smaller man.

“Oh no is that weird? I knew it would be weird-”

“Virgil, my sweet prince of the night, shut up,” Roman interrupted him, grinning. “It’s adorable. As a matter of fact,” he added, releasing his boyfriend (boyfriend!) and standing. “I hereby declare that I have The Cutest Boyfriend™ in this entire city!” He struck a triumphant pose.

Virgil couldn’t help it. He giggled until he laughed out loud, and laughed until he snorted. Roman looked for a second like he might decide to be offended at this reception to his grand declaration before giggling as well, falling back into the couch cushions.

They turned Steven Universe back on, but Virgil would be lying if he didn’t admit that he absorbed a lot less of the action as they progressed. It was still enjoyable, but Roman had taken to stroking a hand through his hair down to his neck and the effect on his thoughts was a puddle of melted goo and hearts.

But Roman stopped petting him for the last few episodes, insisting that Virgil not miss a minute until the final cliffhanger been revealed. Gay weddings were all well and good, but anything that made Virgil stop kissing his boyfriend (boyfriend!) was definitely homophobia and he needed to correct this personal offense as soon as possible.

Roman looked over to see Virgil’s glower as the last credits rolled and pulled him fully into his lap as their lips met once more. “Did you think I was ignoring you, stormcloud?” he murmured in between kisses.

“Roman, please, do me a favor and shut up,” Virgil responded with a breathless growl, leaning in further. Blood was pounding in his veins and cheeks and, well, other places. He wrapped his arms around the man underneath him, mouths locked in slick, wet kisses that sent shivers up and down his spine. Roman was doing something with his tongue that turned into biting Virgil’s lip and dragged an involuntary moan out of the Sage’s throat. His hands were scrabbling at the auburn-haired man’s back, trying to somehow get even closer as his slipped them under the man's t-shirt to make direct skin contact.

The sudden sensation made Roman jump slightly and break off their kiss. “Virge, did you want…?”

Underneath his purple bangs, Virgil’s eyes were dilated and dark, “Ro, yes, I want.”

“Fuck,” Roman half-moaned. “That’s… god, that is hot and I want nothing more than to say yes right now but I… we can’t. Or shouldn’t. Not tonight. Too much has happened and it was just yesterday that we were fighting that snake and I don’t… I want this, all of this, to be perfect. Not just endorphins and throwing caution out the window. Is… is that okay?”

Virgil dragged himself off his boyfriend, every inch of his body complaining at the sudden lack of heat. “Yes, of course, dear one. I… you’re right. Waiting would be healthier. And you’re worth it.”

Roman leaned in closed and dragged his teeth lightly down the curve of Virgil’s ear, startling a strangled gasp out of the other man. “Of course, that doesn’t mean I don’t want all of you this minute, right now, right here,” he murmured, grinning evilly. “I just want to take my time with you.”

“Goddamn, Ro…”

“And on that note,” Roman said, sitting up with a self-satisfied smirk. “It’s getting late, and I really do need to head home.”

Virgil growled, panting lightly still. “You are a goddamn tease, and I hate you very much. Boyfriends for just a few short hours and you’re already leaving?”

“Hey, I’ve already spent the night before even kissing you. Clearly our sense of timing and order is a little off,” the auburn-haired man grinned back. “I’ll see you tomorrow at the bakafé. And in your dreams tonight.”

“You’re the worst possible flirt. Text me when you’re home safe?”

“It’s a fifteen-minute walk, I’ll be fine.”

“I know, but I worry. Me and possibilities, Princey. I’m always going to worry.”

Roman stood to leave, but leaned down to plant a chaste kiss on Virgil’s forehead. “For you then, my favorite worrywart, of course.”

A red-and-white-clad figure was walking down the street jauntily. Whistles to a cheerful song floated in the dusky air around him, occasionally bursting into snatches of a sung tune.

“Therrrre’s an awful lot of awful things we could be thinking of, but for just one day let’s only think about love!” he trilled, spinning on one foot as he walked.

He was clearly distracted and happy.

Good for him.

The ‘distracted’ part was all his silent shadow cared about.

author’s note: The working title of this chapter was “Netflix And Chill(s Down Your Spine)” Was anyone actually hoping for six chapters of fluff? Sorry not sorry

Jonghyun/Taemin; its kinda nerdy; PG

Anonymous asked: Can I pleeeeaaaaassssseeee get a Jongtae prompt with human!Jonghyun in danger and vampire!Taemin trying to save him?

“This sucks,” Jonghyun mumbles.

“It’s definitely going to,” the middle vampire says.

ao3

Jonghyun has really fucked up this time.

He’s really fucked up, he really has, and that’s all that he can get from his brain as he slowly backs up into the outside wall of the bookstore. That he’s fucked up big time.

The vampires grin wide at him, fangs sharp, eyes eager to play with their food, as they casually step forward and pin him closer to the rough stone. One leans up on his right a few feet away, arms crossed, pose casual; the two others step up lazily in front of him to block his exit. To his left is a little leafy display area with a cute palm tree that he bets they would love to see him try to sprint passed to escape. Ugh.

Taemin told him not to go wandering around here at night, told him that the more murderous vampires liked to patrol the tiny outdoor shopping center. He shouldn’t have come. He could have waited until tomorrow morning to go buy the next book in the series he’s been reading. He’s always been too fucking impatient and now apparently he’s going to pay for that flaw with his life. And Taemin isn’t even going to be able to tell him that he told him so because Jonghyun knows that these vampires aren’t going to turn him. They’re just hungry.

“This sucks,” he mumbles.

“It’s definitely going to,” the middle vampire says, wiggling their eyebrows knowingly. Jonghyun forces himself not to roll his eyes. God. He walked right into that one. He presses himself against the wall, tries to ignore his heart thudding in his chest, and scans his brain for something, anything, to say to stall his end even a second longer. His eyes catch a mark on the middle vampire’s throat--a cross, a scar of a cross, wrinkled and red.

“You’ve met the Protector,” he blurts out, more out of awe than to stall. It still works, the vampire pausing in their approach to rub their hand over their neck with a small frown.

“Yeah,” they grumble. The other two vampires’ smiles falter as well as they look at their friend. Jonghyun watches the middle one rub their thumb moodily over the outline of the cross. He can just imagine it: the Protector, tall and cloaked, standing between them and some other scared human. The Protector, holding them tight by the throat, pure cross pressed tightly against their neck, smoke sizzling fierecly from the contact. Smoke from both of them, from the vampire’s neck and the Protectors hand, because the Protector is a vampire as well, one that prowls through the city alone looking for prowlers to stop. He’s heard stories from Taemin and seen the cross on a few other vampires that Taemin tugged him away from at the club.

“Bet it was--” humiliating, to be branded like that and left with no dinner, Jonghyun thinks. “Bet it was cool to see them close up,” he says. Even as scared as he is, he knows not to antagonize a vampire that can very easily decide to kill him in an instant. The vampire to the left snorts, glancing at their friends.

“We didn’t see their face,” they say. “Too dark under the hood.” They’re wearing a scarf, but Jonghyun can see their hand is also on their neck He doesn’t think he’d be wrong in assuming that the shadows hide a third cross burned into the third vampire as well. Wow. Three vampires at once. Taemin’s never told him that the Protector was that rad.

Guh. He wishes he had more control over his final thoughts. If he’s going to be thinking about Taemin as he dies, he at least wants to think good thoughts, but all that’s coming to mind is how disappointed Taemin would be that he got himself in a situation like this. At least he’s not crying. He always figured he would go out crying. This apathy thing is somewhat comforting.

“Well, I mean,” he says. “Makes sense. If I were a vampire vigilante I would want my identity a secret too.”

“It’s pathetic,” the first vampire spits. “They think they’re so big--if they weren’t such a fucking coward, they’d show their face and let everyone know who they are.”

“Is that what you really think?”

The voice comes from above Jonghyun, and then the shadow. It drops down in front of him (off of the roof of the building? Holy shit, Jonghyun thinks) and stands up tall, shielding him from the middle vampire. The two on either side of him jump and back up out of surprise, but Jonghyun can’t back up, not with the wall at his back. He almost did anyway, but something about the sound of their voice keeps him there, rooted in the same spot. He stares at the Protector’s back, at their dark hoodie, in disbelief. No way.

“What, you think I’m a coward for stopping three immortal assholes from ganging up on one defenseless human?” they ask, and fuck, their voice.

“No fucking way,” Jonghyun whispers. The Protector’s head turns a fraction, enough that Jonghyun can see a plain black facemask over their mouth and nose as they glance at him.

In that split second, the vampire on the left lunges--but the Protector snatches their wrist, swinging them away and then holding tightly as they stumble to catch balance. Jonghyun hears soft sizzling and sees the faint wisps of smoke rising from where their skin touches the Protector’s hand.

“God, fuck, not again,” they hiss, wrenching their arm free and scowling at their skin. Jonghyun watches the Protector’s hand before they bring it back in to hold in front of themself, a guard against the other vampires. Black nail polish covers two and a half fingers, like they’d just spent the last hour lounging on a couch and chipping all the color off of their pinky.

Jonghyun doesn’t fucking believe it.

“You know what, you fucking--”

“Don’t.” The middle vampire--the leader of the little gang, Jonghyun guesses--stops the third one from spitting whatever it is that they were going to say to the Protector. Leaning a little bit to the side to peep around the Protector’s shoulder, Jonghyun watches them scowl and shove their hands into their hoodie pocket, backing up a few more steps. They jerk their head at their friends, silently telling them to drop it. “I don’t wanna deal with it,” they mutter. With that, more scowls, and a muttered insult that Jonghyun doesn’t catch, they stalk down the cobbled path and disappear behind the electronics store.

The Protector watches them go, tall and silent, and Jonghyun watches them, not daring to voice his thoughts out loud.

Until they turn, pulling their facemask down and tilting their hood up just enough to see their eyes, and the words burst out of his mouth immediately.

“What the fuck, Taem--”

“Shh,” Taemin hisses at him, flapping a hand and stepping forward, lifting his other hand to gently cup Jonghyun’s face. “God, shh, don’t say my name.” He pushes Jonghyun’s hair out of his face, gently presses his head from side to side to check for bites. “What’s wrong with you, what did I tell you about coming here after dark, did they hurt you, are you okay, are you--”

“T, what the fuck,” Jonghyun repeats. “Since when are--are you really--fucking--the Protector--? You, really?”

“Yes, really,” Taemin says. “But tell me why I had to come and protect you.” He’s stern, but not in an intimidating masked defender kind of way; he’s stern in a grumpy boyfriend kind of way. Jonghyun looks down guiltily.

“Uh,” he says, and crouches to pick up the book he bought less than ten minutes ago. “I needed to keep reading the series?” he says weakly. Taemin looks blankly at him, then sighs and shakes his head and rolls his eyes. Jonghyun pouts, holding his book under his chin like one of his teddies. He reaches for Taemin’s cold hand to hold--maybe to kiss since that always gets him all soft--but hard metal against his palm makes him pause. Looking closer, he finds the little cross on a little chain that wraps from Taemin’s wrist to his middle finger, the cross burned into the necks of the Protector’s victims.

And the one that he’s never seen burned into Taemin’s palm before because between his skin and the metal is a thin little circle of paper. Jonghyun snorts as he rubs it with his thumb, wiggling his finger under it to check. The right edge of the cross turns enough to touch Taemin’s skin and he hisses, snatching his hand away to pout and rub the spot.

“Don’t, you know that shit stings,” he grumbles. Jonghyun snorts again. Now it’s his turn to shake his head. Fuck.

“You know, when you told me about the Protector, and how they would burn crosses into bad vampires as a threat and a warning and all of that dramatic shit, it seemed like. A whole lot cooler.” Now, knowing that it’s Taemin, it’s not nearly as rad. Like, it’s still  a cool concept and brave of him to do it and all, but, like, still. What a fucking dork. Taemin pouts harder, pushing his shoulder gently.

“Maybe I won’t save you next time, then,” he huffs. “See how uncool you think I am then.”

Jonghyun catches Taemin’s wrist before he can take it away and holds it against his cheek to nuzzle into. He appreciates that Taemin lets him do it. He’s being kind of a little shit but he’s still a little confused and overwhelmed about this whole thing.

“How’d you even know I needed saving?” he asks. “You were supposed to be sleeping.” He was extra quiet sneaking out of bed and everything. Now Taemin looks away, lifting his hand to rub his nose.

“I got colder without you there,” he mumbles. His voice is little, quiet, soft; Jonghyun knows that if there was blood in him it would be making him blush.

“That’s gay,” he says.

“Yeah,” Taemin replies, and takes his wrist and starts to tug him towards the parking lot. Two steps there, he hesitates and turns back to face Jonghyun. “Actually,” he says. “Just… to be safe, um. Lemme carry you.” He wiggles his hands and gestures a thumb vaguely towards the direction of home. Jonghyun frowns, glances to his car, then looks behind him at where the other vampires slinked away. “I’ll get a friend that works around here to drive your car home,” Taemin says, and Jonghyun nods. Yeah. Yeah, okay, if it’ll lessen the chances of being stalked by some immortal assholes.

He lets Taemin pick him up bridal style, spends just a few moments to act all fluttery and pretty in his boyfriend’s arms, and then holds on tight as Taemin speeds them home with graceful, weightless jumps from rooftop to rooftop.

When they reach the house, Taemin gently lowers him down in the back yard and they slip inside, Jonghyun shivering a little bit from the rush of cold air and Taemin pulling off his hoodie and skinnies to throw them in an ugly lump on the couch.

“I’ll explain later,” Taemin tells him before Jonghyun can even open his mouth to ask a question. “Sleepy,” he mumbles, and shuffles away to the bedroom. Jonghyun snorts. He would pout and huff and wiggle, but he knows that Taemin isn’t lying. He feels kind of bad for waking him up so late, but whatever. He just follows Taemin to the bedroom and lets him curl up against his chest, just like they were before Jonghyun slipped out of bed and got cornered behind the bookstore and then rescued by his urban legend boyfriend.

Funnily enough, he isn’t very interested in reading his book anymore. Still, he flicks on the bedside table lamp and starts reading anyway, nestling in under the covers. He’ll ask Taemin about it in the morning.

Scott McCall meet the pack and him (very long and kinda dirty)

Scott McCall imagine You were sitting in a park when a cute boy walk toward you S: Hey Y/N:h-hi. You said blushing so hard S:Do you go to Beacon Hill high school? Y/N: Not yet actually I just move in that house with my mom(you live next door stiles’) S:Really!he say exited My best friend live next door Y/N:Sooo...I guess I’ll see you a lot near my house He laugh S:yeaaah.he say chuckling Stiles come running St:SCOOOOOOOTT!!!!!!! Sc- ott (he’s hardly breathing) St:OH GOD I run my freaking life You chuckle S:What stiles?he said while rolling the eyes and sigh St:Welll... Liam is going ...out tonight with a girl called Valerie Brown! He’s said with taking he’s breat again Y/N: Wait what!? Who’s Liam !? St: Oh god...you are very pretty You blush a little less than when Scott talked to you Y/N: Thanks...Well who’s my sister is going out with?! Scott and Stiles: YOUR SISTER ?! Y/N: yeah my little sister Is Val S:Well Liam is my friend so she’s in good hand Y/N:Yeah but I don’t want those hand on my lil sister’s pants or something else! Scott and Stiles and you laughed so hard S:You have a really cute laugh Y/N:Thank😊 St:Shit Lydia found a body at the pool Y/N: A body?! Like A DEAD BODY ??? S:Well shit St:Fuck... S:wait I smell like something... St:Oh no... Y/N: Ummm I gtg right now sooo... S:Wait Y/N! Y/N: yeah... S:are you a ... Y/N:Yeah... St:Wtf can someone explains me something?! S:Y/N is a... St:a...? Y/N:Banshee and ... S:Wait I tought you were a...? Y/N: and a werewolf specially a true alpha... St:no way...How the fuck you can be these two at the same time? Y/N:My dad wa- you got cut off by Scott S:A were wolf and her mom is an banshee right ? Y/N: How do you know that?! St:Lydia told us that she had-you cut him off Y/N:Lydia?Lydia Martin?how do you know her?! S:She’s you cousin right? Y/N:Yeah St:Y/N is a chimera by birth! You didn’t say anything S:Y/N ?are you okay Y/N: not really... St:Why Y/N: I left mystic falls because of all that supernatural stuff and now I got even more here S:Dont worry I’ll here for you He hugs you really thigh St:I gotta go like right now Lydia need me You and Scott: Bye S:sooo... wanna go to my place ? Y/N:Sure! .............................…………………..………… At Scott’s S:my mom’s not here.wanna watch a movie ? You stay silent Y/N:Scott...who’s that? Pointing at Isaac,Dereck,Allisson,Aiden,Ethan,Malia and Theo (btw Allisson and Aiden’s not dead and Theo is not evil but he still hot Af ) S:Oooh...Well they are my friends Y/N:Well hey guys ??:Hey I’m Isaac you are very pretty. You blush Y/N:Thanks ??:I’m Aiden but I have a question?Did it hurts when you fall from heaven ? You laugh a little Scott look pissed ??:Hey i’m Allisson and I think your shoes are nice where do you take them? Y/N:Umm in a little store in mystic falls I Think ??:hi my name is Malia and i’m totally jealous your hair is sooooo pretty Y/N:Well thanks I like you hair too ??:Hey I’m Ethan and I’m gay You chuckle Y/N:Well i thinks I would be able to remember who’s is who now Everyone laugh ??:Hey I’m Derek how old are you? S:Dude calm down You chuckle Y/N:well 17 D:shit.. ??:Hi you are absolutely gorgeous and btw I’m Theo Raeken You blush a lot Y/N:Thanks and I’m Y/N by the way I:sorry but do you have a boyfriend ? A&D&T:Yeah? Y/N:Well i don’t think so ...you said sadly S:Why do you said that ? Y/N:Well i used to date someone (Damon Salvatore)but when I move here he didn’t want to talk to me anymore sooo... I:oh...i’m Sorry Y/N:Its okay he’s a dick anyway Everyone Laugh S:I have a question for You guys? Wth are you doing in my house? M:Well we were bored so we go to your place but you weren’t here so we were waiting for you S:I can hear your hear beating faster M:Fuck Al:Actually we were looking for Liam but he’s in a date with a lil girl Y/N:Yeah my lil sister Everyone except you and Scott were surprise A:you don’t look the same at all ! Y/N Wait you already see her?! D:Yeah Liam camed at the loft with her Y/N:I smell something... Ethan talk with Aiden mentally E:Is she a supernatural thing? A:I dont but she’s really hot E:yeah but don’t forget that Scott like her A:What?! E:Are you kidding you are an idiot! A:What !? E:He’s was so pissed when you and the boys were talking to her, his heartbeat are beating faster than usual but not that fast A:Oh shit i’m an idiot E:Yeah lucky you that you have me A:oh shut up E:you shut up Aiden push Ethan and Ethan punch Aiden but Scott stop them before things get toxic Y/N:Guys someone is coming wait two people... Someone knock at the door... It was.......... Lydia and Stiles You ran up to Lydia and you guys hugs for like 1 minute everyone was silent and staring at you two M:umm the fuck? Stiles said something that was goosebumping for you all St:guys...the Kanima is back and he killed Mrs.Brooks at the pool I:Shuuuuuuuuuuuts Stiles she cannot know!he said while wisper very loud Y/N:Ummm Isaac? I:Yeah... Y/N:I heard You I:Shit A:Are you a werecoyote ? Y/N:No... Scott looks at Lydia L:She’s like Theo T:What?! Y/N:I’m a chimera D:With what ? Y/N: A lot of thing S&St:Wait aren’t you two things like you said before ?! Y/N:No Stiles cause you didn’t let me speak! Everyone laugh St:yeah I speak to much Everyone agree T:so what are you? Y/N:take a seat E:why? Y/N:TAKE a seat please Everybody seat Y/n: well my mom is an banshee and my dad was a werewolf Al:yeah Y/n:but when my dad died like when I was 10 my uncle was very sad so he went crazy and try some crazy experience with me and my siblings My sister was 6 and my brother was 12 s- S:you got a brother? T:Jace Brown? Y/N:yeah how do you know ? T:i went once in mystic falls to see my friend damon and he was there-you cut him off Y/n:How do know damon ? T:we were young at we went to the same summer camp how do you know him? Y/n: Well you remember the guy who was my boyfriend ? A&E:Yeah? Y/n:Well it’s him T:oh shit... Y/n:What?!... Al&M&D&T:Y/n don’t turn around and don’t scream,Scott calm down and Ethan & Aiden get together slowly You turn around and see a ...berserker You run to him and hug him Everyone was shocked Y/N:What? M:did you just hug that !? Y/n: Yeah i didn’t have the time to finish my story but I a chimera banshee,true alpha,berserker,coyote,Jaguar,kanima,kitsune water and human you said little bit happy S:What... A&E:The... D&M:Fuck! I&T: this is so Al&St:Cool Y/N:yeah I know The berserker come with Kate Argent Who apear in the door Allisson didn’t look at her K:Hey guys!hey Derek you miss me? D:Not really... Kate has a smirk on her face K:I know you missed me Derek rolled his eyes Y/N:Kate what are you doing here ? K:What I cannot see my favorite godchild Everyone expect you and Kate: Godchild?! Y/N:Yup...but Kate What was the real reason? K:Actually someone really wanted to see you she said looking at the berserker You chuckle Y/n:I missed you too Cookie!you said while Hugging him he’s like a dog for you S:okay well guys me and Y/N really wanted to watch a movie so if you ca-he got cut off by...someone banging on the door... Malia open it and said:who the hell are you? ??:I’m actually here for someone so get the fuck out please You recognize the voice Y/n:WTF are you doing here ?you said mad and pissed ??:I’m sorry You ingnor him T:wait i remember that voice! Y/N:Damon get the fuck out of here! S:Damon the damon you were talking about? T:yeah Da:Theo Raeken is good to see you too? St:What is going on ? L:Damon! Da:Oh hey Hi Lydia how are you ? L:go away Da:I don’t think so A&E:Go away or we gon’ beat the shit out of you! Da:I don’t think so...he said while smirking I:Why?we are 7 vs 1 Da:Oh god Y/N you gotta to be kidding me?!Werewolf really you can do better ! St:How does he know ? Da:And a human?!he said laughing L:Go away Damon! Da:Oh there a werecoyote here too doesn’t it? M:How? Y/N:Guys I forgot to tell you... T:He’s a vampire S:Well crap Da:Oh my lord Y/N I’m sorry please take me back! Y/N:Hell no you cheated on me with my best friend (Elena) and stoped talking to me you are a jerk Da:I was*He said sadly Y/N:Damon you’ve been such a dick and I thinks you deserve a second chance-damon cut you off Da:really?! Y/N:Yeah but in friend i’m Over you... Da:I understand.He said quite happy S:so Damon right? Da:Yeah S:Do you live in mystic fall? Da:not Anymore I was tired of all that shit Y/N:so you move in Beacon hills ? Damon:Yup Y/N:That Nice S:Y/n? Damon? You and Damon:Yes S: do you want to join the pack ? Y/N&Da:Heck yeah ! Li:Nice we gotta celebrate this! Liam and Val came in V:Damon? Da:Sup Li:Who are you? He’s looking at you V:she’s my sister Li:Oh!nice to meet you I’m Liam Y/n:Nice to meet you too I’m Y/N Liam look at you and smell you Y/N:What are you doing? Li:you are a berserker!guys go away from her Everyone laugh Li:Why Are You All Laughing SHE IS DANGEROUS!!!! V:I’m one too Li:Well SHIT! A&E:We all know Li:Really? S&St:Yup Lydia run to Valerie and hug her ❤️ V:Cousin!!! Li:Cousin? Y/N:Yup He look at you confused Li:wait you are a were Jaguar ? Y/N:A chimera mixed Li:The fuck Y/n: i’m A mixed of a lot of supernatural thing like a banshee,Kanima,kitsune of water,an true alpha,berserker ,coyote and an human Li:Holy shit that way more cooler than being a werewolf St:Liam Shut up ! Damon laugh so hard so everyone laugh a lot too Li:Val what are you ? Val:Umm actua-Damon cut off again Da.actually she's a chimera werewolf,Berserker,kitsune of air and human Li:Okay Thanks but who are you and what are you ? Da:I’m Dam-cut off by Val V:He’s Damon the ex fucked up of Y/N and he’s a vampire she sais childish Da:Thanks Val he said sarcastically St:I kinda like him Da:yeah me too Al:so i’m Gonna go its 2 am and tomorrow I got to go hunt we my dad Da:Well shit she is a hunter right ? S:Yup Da:She’s hot Al:Thanks I’m Allisson Da:Damon Salvatore T:Yeah I’m gotta go I’m tired it’s was nice to meet you Y/N Y/n:Bye Theo bye Alli I&D&A&E:We are going to the loft bye guys Y/n:Bye see ya tomorrow L&St:Tomorrow at 7 Party at the loft Everyone : yeaaaaah! Val:Y/N mom is at mystic fall can I go at Liam’s please Y/N: yeah but no sex without latex Liam is red bright so is Val Val:Thanks bye guys she run holding liam’s Hand Malia:I’m going to Brett’s bye S:Bye guys Everyone is gone You and Scott are alone at his place S:Y/N? Y/n:yes Scott? S:I like you...a lot You are blushing so hard Y/n:M-me too S:D-do you wanna be my girlfrie-you cut him off by kissing him so he kissed back and it was passionate and heated he pulled out S:i guess that a Yes ? Y/n:Actually no... S:What?he’s about to cry Y/n:Just kidding He’s smile Y/n:Of course i wanna be yours S:oMG you scared me! He leaned for a kiss so you do And it start to a make out session on the couch but it get a lot more heated You get on his laps and his large hand are on your hips you start kissing his neck and doing and hickey but I come off anyway so you just keep kissing his neck.You take off his shirt and start touching his abs and lay him on the couch and kissing his abs he let out a little moan so he take off your shirt and flipped you so he is so on you. He kissing you neck and found you “soft spot” and you let out a little moan and he take off your pant and you take him’s off Too so now you are in bra and panties and he is in boxer.you run upstairs very fast and go to his room and lay down on his bed and he came in the room he wanted you even more so he fucked you you guys stop after an hour you fall asleep on his bed.You wake up before him and you put one of his shirt who is bigger than you so we cannot see your underwear.You go downstairs and do breakfast for Scott.You do bacon,egg,sausage,pancake and toast You were about to go upstairs but Scott was already downstairs cause he smells food Y/n:Morning Babe S:Morning Gorgeous Y/n:I do some breakfast S:Thanks I was so staaarrving are you a chimera mixed with chef cause this is delicious Someone knock at the door You open it and see the pack Isaac,Derek,Aiden,Theo,Stiles,Liam and Damon are staring at you with mouth wide open cause you forgot that you ait got no bra and pants The girls are laughing Scott get a little jealous Da:Umm Y/N... Y/n:What? He make you sign to look at what you’re wearing with his eyes wide open Y/n:Shit You run upstairs and get change but you don’t have other clothes... Y/n:Shit i don’t have any clothes Malia heard you so she run to her house to get some clothes for you because she really wanted be your friends (she live near Scott’s) She run upstairs everyone was like “the fuck?” M:Y/n? Y/n:Yeah ? M:i got some clothes for you Y/n:Omg Thanks a lot Malia you are a very good friends M:no problem You were very short like 5feet so she brought you some small short and a little crop top that were exactly your size except the short were kinda short and you got a big a$$ sooo... You go down stair after like 10 min Everyone was looking at you shocked Y/n:What is all that I had ! Scott take is jacket and put it on you S:i don’t like that the other are looking at you like that.he wisper in your ear. D:sooo what did you do yesterday night? He asked you two S:we watched a movie E:lies! A:Heartbeating fast! St:Busted! Val laugh like everyone I:plus y/n got a hickey on her neck Da:It doesn’t come off cause Scott is an alpha L:What did you really do guys? M:Yeah? Scott and you said nothing and looking at each other blushing T:O St:M I:G Li:They V:Had Al:SEX Everyone was laughing Y/n:Sooo Liam,Val what did you do yesterday ? Li:just chill at home S:LIES! Da:BUSTED! M:is that an hickey on liam’s neck?! Li:no it’s a bruises! A&E:LIES! I:BUSTED X2 ! D:O Y/N:M L:G Da:They T:Fucked ! They went red like a tomato .………………………………….…….......…… before the party The girls was getting at lydia’s And the boys at Derek’s to get this ready You wear a red dress tight and some high heels black and you had space bun. Lydia wears a black dress tight with white high heels and wavy hairs. Allisson wears a blue navy tight dress with grey high heels with a French braid. Malia wears a grey tight dress with red high heels and a messy bun Val wear a white tight dress with blue navy high heels and Two French braid You all match The theme of the party was neon light So you all wear neon makeup style Osheaga ………......…………….……………………….. The party You girls got into the loft. You start to dance with Theo cause he asked you and you said yes Lydia dance with Stiles Val with Liam Malia with Brett Allisson with Derek Isaac dance with a nowhere girl who was obvusily drunk Aiden dance with Chloe a girl who go to the school Ethan dance with Danny And Scott is jealous cause you were dancing with Theo and kinda sexual but no kissing cause you guys cannot get drunk but suddenly you got pulled away from Theo Y/n : wtf ? You say kinda dizzy (get this from an episode) S:Y/n?! Are you okay All the pack except Lydia and Stiles was getting dizzy like they were drunk that was the music? M:Y/n... Y/n:Stiles...s...to...p... th...e.. ..m..u...s...i...c St:What ? L:Stop the music! Stiles look at the DJ who look at you with a devil smirk Lydia kicked the speaker but is not the only speaker Some people drag you to another room and put gasoline on you all and they are laughing at you guys and they keep getting the fire near you But you cannot move One more minute and you guys burn down Stiles punched the DJ and Lydia Screams as hard to break the speaker and it work you guys woke up and Scott was the first one up but the person who keep the fire didn’t see him and he knock out him you all wake up and you put some Kanima venin in the man so he cannot move for 7 days The party was finish and you all got home. You go to scott’s and he looks mad. Y/n:Babe are you okay ? He ignore you Y/n:SCOTT MCCALL!? S:What? He said while controlling him to not cry Y/n:are you crying? S:No Y/n that a lie.What wrong? S:Do you really have feeling for me ? Y/n:What the heck of course I do!what is this question? S:that the truth Y/n:I know I never lied to you S:Do you like Theo ? Y/n:Yes but has a friend S:okay do you find him more attractive than me ? Y/n:Scott?!of course not !but yes he is attractive but less than you! S:I’m so sorry y/n i let my jealousy over me cause I don’t want to loose you...you are MINE!I-I-I love y-y-you y/n Brown... Y/n: Scott... You look at each other in the eyes Y/n:I love you Scott McCall End I hope you like it it take my 3hours I’m so sorry if they are mistake Tell me if you want part two? #teenwolf #ScottMcCalldirtyimagines #Imagines #ScottMcCallimagine #ScottMcCall #Teenwolfimagines