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stars-and-the-min · 2 months

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☆ the wrong way to hard launch (1) | OP81

summary : oscar's girlfriend is a walking pr problem for literally everyone (including herself) social media au

pairing : oscar piastri x zhou!fem!singer!oc

a/n hello, this is called welcome to part 1 of a fic no one will read :) also i have a taglist now (yay?) so shoot me a reply if ur interested in being added <3

masterlist | prologue | part 1 | next part

TWITTER

lina !!! @EB_selina · 2h omg my f1wags debut??? y'all i've really made it 🫶

EB BAR @theemptybottlesbar · 2h us when our frontwoman decides to hard launch her relationship that we were scrambling to denounce: 🙂🔪🩷 ↳ camilina gfs fr @ drummergf · 1h the EB Bar admin working overtime bc lina insists on stoking the flames of this ridiculous rumour ↳ lina bui x2 grammy winner @urdaisea · 1h media literacy where? this is a fucking confirmation bestie

INSTAGRAM

selinabui

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selinabui me when i lie to myself and go date yet ANOTHER athlete 🤠👍 this one goes vroom vroom in expensive cars (p.s. dear news sites, pls stop using my old photos)

cameliazzz all that expensive media training chucked down the drain i see

eb_jonno the orange jumpscare holy shit lina it's like u hate him or smth ↳ selinabui @eb_jonno wdym he's very cute 🫶

landonorris Oh hello there ↳ oscarpiastri @ landonorris 😀 ↳ mclarwins @ landonorris OMFG LANDO WHAT ↳ selinabui @ landonorris bro why are you acting like we've never met or smth ↳ pi4str1 @ selinabui there's something about her that's so 😭

TWITTER

🕯️manifesting EB3 🕯️@ linabelles · 5h ok i fear we need to start weighing up the pros and cons ↳ oscalina real ?! @ emptyginbottles · 5h pros: WE'RE FREE FROM AMERICANS, he's actually cute, we already follow f1 bc of guanyu, he's aussie <3 cons: white, he's another fucking athlete, orange ↳ 🕯️manifesting EB3 🕯️@ linabelles · 4h 'free from americans' SO TRUE we were in the trenches with t*mmy

piaa⁸¹ @ papayaeightyone · 3h everything i find about this girl is just 😬 ↳ piaa⁸¹ @ papayaeightyone · 3h oscar, get the FUCK away from that girl ↳ clovie @ luvyouvie · 2h omg why, what's up with her?? ↳ piaa⁸¹ @ papayaeightyone · 3h kinda the classic rockstar shit and her ex is tommy howard (nfl running back)

liv is SEEING EB LIVE!! @olivielina · 18h SELINA WHAT HAPPENED TO THIS??? WHERE DID THIS ENERGY GO 😭😭😭

↳ emme @flowersforcami · 18h as smo with a footballer ex, the comment on massive egos is so true T_T

↳ Ryan Forrest @ryanforrest93 · 17h Every time that interview pops up on my TL, I just get reminded of how YOUNG she was going through all of that nonsense. She was barely 20 and totally being gaslit by that arsehole. ↳ liv is SEEING EB LIVE!! @olivielina · 17h ^^THIS!! yes!! it was crazy that ppl gave her so much shit about staying with tommy even after the cheating but it was her first real relationship and it fucked her up massively

INSTAGRAM

zhouguanyu24 Margaret Court Arena

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zhouguanyu24 Went to go check on the baby sister 💪

selinabui my personal photographer fr (good luck tmr 💚)

emptybottlesbar Always stoked to have family stop by for a listen! Best of luck on the track 💪 ↳ selinabui @emptybottlesbar he doesn't need luck. he needs his team to fix the pit stop problem. he needs divine intervention

zhouguanyu_br piastri is dating zhou's sister?? ↳ jemma.wren @zhouguanyu_br cousin actually, in chinese culture they refer to paternal cousins as just siblings

stakef1team Looking forward to seeing Lina in the garage ↳ selinabui @stakef1team oh lmao that's not happening 🥰 ↳ pastry81 @ selinabui IJBOL she said you ain't SHIT see you in the papaya garage

cameliazzz thanks for dropping by on ur race weekend <3 hope it was worth your while (and family-friendly 🤫) ↳ zhouguanyu24 @ cameliazzz Thank you for keeping her alive ↳ selinabui @ cameliazzz why has it taken you over 20 minutes to go get pizza 🤡 ↳ cameliazzz @ selinabui why are you asking in ur cousin's comments 🤡🤡🤡 (they need to cooka da pizza)

MESSAGES

from the phone of selina bui

TWITTER

emme @flowersforcami · 34m walk with me here... if zhou went to friday's show, do you think oscar did as well? and if so... did they just watch empty bottles' almost 2 hours set of lina and kas flirting 😭 ↳ kayla @luna_apocolypse · 22m i literally can't think of anything else now :) do you know what the encore song was? ↳ emme @flowersforcami · 21m kaslina duet of we don't talk anymore (og by charlie puth) ↳ kayla @luna_apocolypse · 20m oh how do we even defend them

EB BAR @theemptybottlesbar · 1h whole team in shambles... @EB_selina we hope it was worth it

oscalina real ?! @ emptyginbottles · 1h every linami realising they need to defend her stage persona to piastri fans... ↳ oscalina real ?! @ emptyginbottles · 1h WE SWEAR ON OUR HONOUR THAT THIS GIRL IS A TOTAL LOOOOOSER. SHE'S NOTHING LIKE WHAT THE MEDIA WRITES HER AS. HER ONE HOBBY IS SUDOKU. SHES A COMPLETE DOORMAT 😭😭 ↳ lina !!! @EB_selina · 1h ok well, hang on... i think they get the point

piaa⁸¹ @ papayaeightyone · 5h after a literal night of deep-diving, i take back everything i've ever said about selina bui bc she's such a cutie honestly i get it, i kinda want her now

INSTAGRAM

oscarpiastri

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oscarpiastri Finally got the green light to 'hard launch'

selinabui sorry i needed to be vetted so hard :/

logansargeant Oh so we're keeping secrets from each other now #fakefriend ↳ oscarpiastri @ logansargeant Sorry, did i forget the bit when you were there when we met or something 🙂

2cami4lina oh she let him in the studio, we're fucking done for

ausgp Some extra Aussie luck for the home race ↳ pi4str1 @ ausgp she's australian??? ↳ emptybottlos @pi4str1 do a simple google search first - the whole band is australian 🤡 they all grew up in sydney

piastri_lina but wait, the way i lowk manifested this... ↳ emptyb-aid @piastri_lina lock ur doors i fear i'm coming for you

✧･ﾟ: ✧･ﾟ:✧･ﾟ: ✧･ﾟ:✧･ﾟ: ✧･ﾟ:

taglist @ririyulife

#f1 #oscar piastri #oscar piastri x oc #oscar piastri x reader #oscar piastri fanfic #oscar piastri imagine #oscar piastri smau #formula 1 fanfic #formula 1 smau #f1 fic #f1 smau #f1 imagine #f1 social media au

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sydsaint · 5 months

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If you don't think he's the hottest member of The Bloodline you are simply wrong I fear.

Summary: The reader is an old NXT friend of Solo's that makes her debut on Smackdown to challenge Iyo for her championship.

"You wanna tell me why the hell you dragged me down here when we could be chilling in the locker room right now?" Jimmy complains from Solo's side as they make their way through the backstage area.

"I told you earlier," Solo replies vaguely. "There's something that I want to see."

Jimmy scoffs but continues to follow his baby brother. The pair finally come to a stop backstage over by the production crew. Jimmy idles by and watches Solo intently turn his attention to the monitor set up against the wall displaying the action in the ring.

Iyo is currently out in the ring with the rest of damage control and talking about who her next opponent is going to be. "What are we waiting for here, Solo?" Jimmy starts to get annoyed by the lack of information Solo is providing him.

Suddenly, entrance music that Jimmy doesn't recognize blasts through the arena speakers. Solo cracks a rare smile and points to the monitor while the crowd out in the arena all go wild. "That's what we're waiting for." He points to the monitor.

"What? Who?" Jimmy steps forward to get a better look at whoever Solo seems to be excited to see. "Y/N L/N? Who's that?" He turns back to Solo with even more questions than before. "And why do you care so much?"

"Y/N and I are old friends from my NXT run," Solo explains. his gaze still transfixed on the monitor. "I haven't talked to her since I left NXT. But when I heard rumors backstage that some A-list talent from NXT was getting called up to Smackdown to challenge Iyo, I knew it was going to be her."

Jimmy turns his gaze back on the monitor as you march your way to the ring with no fear. Damage Control all encircles you to protect Iyo, but you pay them little to no mind. Iyo is the one you're here for. And no one is going to squander this opportunity for you.

"Long time no see, Iyo." You flash a smug smile at the current Smackdown Women's champ. "I'm going to guess that you're smart enough to know why I'm here?" You add. "So why don't we skip the niceties and get right to it?"

"You're a little outnumbered here, don't you think?" Bayley scoffs from Iyo's side.

You turn your attention to Bayley for a second. "No one asked, Bayley." You inform her nonchalantly. "I'm here for Iyo, that's it. So everyone else? Well, you're all just in my way."

Bayley scoffs and nudges Asuka and Kairi at her side. Dakota laughs with them but she's still not cleared for action, so you know that you don't have to worry about her.

"That's some ego you got there, newbie." Bayley's attention snaps back to you after whispering with Asuka and Kairi for a moment.

"It's not ego if you're just that good, Bayley." You reply. "And trust me on this. I am that good." You assure her.

Backstage, Jimmy watches with intrigue as you work your mic skills against Damage Control. "Well, she's certainly got balls, that's for sure." He turns to Solo.

"You ain't seen nothing yet." Solo cracks a knowing grin and nods to the monitor.

After a bit more verbal sparring Bayley is the first one to attempt an attack on you, she goes for a clothesline which you dodge swiftly. Asuka and Kairi plan a combo attack but you send both of them out of the ring as well. Dakota retreats since she can't fight, and all that's left is the woman that you're after. Iyo Sky.

"Look's like you're out of goons, Iyo." You laugh and gesture to the rest of Damage Control all laid out on the floor.

Not about to back down from the challenge, Iyo makes her attack and the two of you trade a few blows. You get the upper hand and send Iyo out of the ring to join the rest of her crew. Iyo's championship belt remains on the mat in front of you so you pick it up and raise up to a roaring crowd.

"You and me, Iyo! Royal Rumble!" You issue the challenge with the belt held high in your hands. "It's time the 'Genius of the Sky' got grounded."

You leave the belt in the middle of the ring and hop down off the apron. Iyo glares at you from the safety of her peers and retrieves her belt while you make your way up the ramp.

Backstage, Jimmy shakes his head in awe of your performance. "Damn. I can see why the two of you were friends." He chuckles.

A few minutes later you enter the room and spot Solo hanging around with his brother. Having not seen your former NXT buddy in almost a year, you head over to him.

"Well, I'll be damned." You march over to Solo with a smile. "If it ain't the hardest working man in The Bloodline." You tease. "Solo! It's been too long, man."

"Y/N, it's good to see you." Solo nods and opts for a side hug. "I see that you haven't lost your touch." He alludes to your performance out in the ring with Iyo and Damage Control.

You giggle and nod. "You know me, Solo. I take what I want. No matter who's in my way, or what I have to do to get it." You remind him.

"Solo was saying that the two of you used to run back in NXT?" Jimmy speaks up from Solo's side.

"Yep." You turn to Jimmy. "Solo's the only one that I could ever get to train with me on the regular. Everyone else was too afraid." You laugh.

Jimmy nods, starting to see why you and Solo were such good friends. You turn back to Solo with another smile and get back to catching up with your old friend. "Anyhow. Nick Aldis signed me to the brand so get ready to see a lot more of me, Solo." You inform him. "Especially with a title belt around my waist. Because I am so kicking Iyo's ass at the Rumble."

"Oh for sure." Solo agrees. "You busy after the show? I'd love to catch up some more." He asks you.

"Yeah, I'm free." You nod. "Just shoot me a text after the show. Now, I've got a meeting with Aldis that I probably shouldn't be late for. But we'll talk later, Solo." You dismiss yourself.

Solo nods and waves you off. He waits until you are out of sight before he turns back to his waiting brother.

"So you two definitely did it right?" Jimmy asks.

"What? No!" Solo scoffs.

"Liar," Jimmy replies with a smug laugh. "You most definitely hit that, bro." He insists.

#wwe fanfiction #wwe fanfic #wrestling #wrestling fanfiction #wrestling fanfic #wwe #wwe fandom #wwe fic #solo sikoa #solo sikoa x reader #the bloodline #the bloodline fanfiction #syd's wrestling fics

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respectthepetty · 11 months

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I love Be My Favorite

Y'all, if this show does me dirty, I will be inconsolable because I love it so far. This is like Paris Hilton's debut album all over again. I showed up because I was interested in the mess, yet it's turning into a masterpiece. I'm watching this at normal speed with the sound on, and that is the highest compliment I can give to a show.

Kawi is incapable of shutting the hell up, so there are no secrets beyond the time traveling one, and he can't even keep that a proper secret. Homie is spilling all the tea all the time. Pull up with some Earl Grey and scones because we are sharing too much information at this table today.

That argument between Kawi and Pisaeng leading to this was the cream in my tea.

FUCKING DELICIOUS!

Pisaeng calling Kawi out for being fickle with his feelings just for Kawi to throw that shit back into Pisaeng's face and call him a hypocrite since Pisaeng isn't clear about his feelings for Pear, AND because this is a layered conversation, it's also about Pisaeng not being clear about his feelings for Kawi. This is the quiche of this tea time because it was feeding my soul and filling.

BECAUSE PISAENG WAS HONEST ABOUT HIS FEELINGS!!!!!

ALL OF THEM!!!!

These damn head nods this week are going to be the end of me! First Step by Step's Jeng, and now Pisaeng coming in with the head nod of admission. It's like the little cake you get once the tea is over. It's tiny, but it's a special treat after you thought you already had everything you needed.

And Pisaeng might even tell Kawi next week how he feels, but Kawi already knows because of the future, so the issue could only stem from Pear not knowing it's Kawi, and that's okay because the visuals of Pisaeng, blurry and unfocused, being in the background and in between Kawi and Pear the entire time they had this conversation is such a good scene that I'm biting my knuckles like I do when I see how cute the tea setup is.

Oh and Pear being an actual character and GOING OFF at those idiots was the cucumber sandwich at this tea time aka the best part.

Because she doesn't need to romantically like Kawi to know that Knot and the seniors are bullies. Kawi is trying to fit in, but from being pushed into the pool, and forced to drink, to recording the confession, they really proved they ain't shit and should not be invited to classy events like tea time.

Kawi wants to belong, but on his way along the road he thinks leads to perfection, he is gathering actual supportive friends who will help him to his real happy ending. This is the blueberry jam and lemon curd for the scones. Some may ignore them, but they are absolutely necessary to enjoy the journey.

Because all roads lead to DJ Squirtle.

No, this DJ Squirtle.

Earl Grey himself and the entire reason I LOVE this show.

Please, baby Jesus with the historical accurate skin tone, continue to serve me this good ass tea.

Amen.

#be my favorite #be my favorite the series #pisaeng x kawi #this is good ass tea #I love it!

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skylarbee · 6 months

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alex/milex and 'a singer must die'

this song from Leonard Cohen is Alex through and through, especially the fact that he uses.... body paint, instead of showing the public his real self. of course, it also reminded me heavily of milex. i will explain in this stupidly long post:

the song is about people who criticise Leonard and his songs, but also his lovers:

"This song is for my critics and for my judges and for those who give marks to us everywhere, who evaluate our performance whether it is in the courtroom or the cloakroom or the bedroom. This is for the judges." -> we also know someone who is severely criticised by the media, right?

the songs starts with:

Now the courtroom is quiet, but who will confess? Is it true you betrayed us? The answer is Yes

-> many British people, the 'judges' are bashing Alex for 'forgetting where he comes from' and not being proud anymore of his hometown. they think he's betrayed his people (who he once made proud with his debut album) by 'pretending to be American'

// Miles and Alex have never been official, but even if they are seeing each other, they are more often than not in relationships with other people. betrayal is inevitable and constant, and the confessions before it certainly don't come easily (a betrayal, maybe the biggest yet, happened in 2018?)

Then read me the list of the crimes that are mine I will ask for the mercy that you love to decline

-> these judges love to list the reasons why they think ill of him ('putting on a fake American accent', 'pretending to be Elvis', moving to America, etc.), and it seems like they will never get over the fact that he's changed since 2006

// during that presumably awful time for them, they both could've messed up and made mistakes - and for a while, maybe one of them couldn't forgive the other for some time. or simply, one of them asked for love again and again; the other refused and wanted to just stay friends.

And all the ladies go moist and the judge has no choice A singer must die for the lie in his voice

-> but despite the criticism, in 2013, thousands upon thousands of women went crazy for the way he sang and moved; but this didn't matter for the judges - he was still the person who was attacked and who they wanted gone, and he knew it. and as everyone knows, he sings these words in one point perspective: I suppose a singer must die

// all those love songs that Alex writes, or at least some parts of them could be about Miles - but it's no use, he always throws in a 'she', and all the ladies go crazy for the songs and the singer - so what is there to do except be ashamed in front of his real muse and himself: For a master of deception and subterfuge/ You've made yourself quite the bed to lie in/ Do your time travelling through the tanning booth/ So you don't let the sun catch you crying (There'd Better Be A Mirrorball)

And I thank you, I thank you for doing your duty You keepers of truth, you guardians of beauty Your vision is right, my vision is wrong I'm sorry for smudging the air with my song

-> rather sarcastically, in Sculptures of Anything Goes, Alex also writes about knowing that the judges think his newer music is bad: Is that vague sense of longing kinda trying to cause a scene?/ Guess I'm talking to you now/ Puncturing your bubble of relatability/ With your horrible new sound/ Baby, those mixed messages ain't what they used to be/ When you said 'em out loud

// even if things aren't always right, Alex might know and is grateful for the fact that miles is there to snap him out of anything he's struggling with or to call him out when he's being dishonest; and perhaps he's ashamed for the lies he sells to the judges with his songs

Oh, the night it is thick, my defenses are hid In the clothes of a woman I would like to forgive In the rings of her silk, in the hinge of her thighs Where I have to go begging in beauty's disguise Oh, goodnight, goodnight, my night after night My night after night after night after night after night

-> despite all this, Alex continues to write and sing about what has always been the main subject of his songs: relationships and women. being in love can make you act reckless and not care about anything else: And all my pals will tell me is that I'm crazy/ You bet I'm loopy, alright/ And I just don't recognise this fool that you have made me (Sweet Dreams, TN). it could be that Alex doesn't find himself to be that attractive, as he once jokingly mentioned that his nose is too big; hence 'beauty's disguise'

// Alex doesn't have to defend himself in the arms of a woman - he goes there to escape and delay facing the painful truth, the real him, goes there because it brings less consequences than going to him. he goes to these women often... or maybe he's saying goodnight to someone else, someone who is equally his 'night after night', but only in thoughts (or maybe in secret)? I stare up to the moon/ And my lonely heart goes boom boom boom/ Once again, yeah - anyone? (One Man Band)

I am so afraid that I listen to you Your sun glass protectors they do that to you It's their ways to detain, their ways to disgrace Their knee in your balls and their fist in your face

-> another thing that funnily enough, Alex is criticised a lot for, is him wearing sunglasses everywhere; which could be another way of him hiding who he truly is, feeling safer behind a pair of sunglasses. it can also make him braver, knowing that people can't look him straight in the eyes - like this, he might dare to face the judges. but at the same time, it's these sunglasses that he gets bashed for - they're not that useful after all

// whether it's literally sunglasses or body paint - they're a way for him to protect himself, but also a way to hurt himself even more: while he's avoiding the pain of looking the truth in the face, he's facing the pain of having to hide his true feelings and what his heart truly desires

and let me not even start on the song that follows this one, I Tried To Leave You (Is This What You Wanted is from here too, which TLSP gorgeously covered). i don't have to say anything more, do i?

I tried to leave you, I don't deny I closed the book on us at least a hundred times I'd wake up every morning by your side

The years go by, you lose your pride The baby's crying, so you do not go outside And all your work it's right before your eyes

Goodnight, my darling, I hope you're satisfied The bed is kind of narrow, but my arms are open wide And here's a man still working for your smile

#to me sculptures and body paint are about these same two things as well #especially body paint my god #i listened to this today not knowing leonard passed away on this day in 2016 #i almost lost my mind on the bus ride home when i realised what these lyrics mean to me #milex #miles kane #alex turner #leonard cohen #a singer must die #milex and #alex and

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rosekisspeach · 4 months

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TAROT READING//Bummie's view on mingkey relationship

Date: 16/Jan/2024 Marker: Selca, Music Deck of Cards: Trungles' Star Spinner Tarot (Inclusive, Diverse, LGBTQ Theme)

Notes Upfront:

I don't ask my cards questions that I already have answers;

I don't prey on information I should not know;

I respect their personal lives and;

This is for FUN ONLY.

ʕ•̫͡• ʔ stream Minho's Stay For A Night!! -ㅂ-

This time, the song I recommend listening to while reading is Bummie's Ain't Gonna Dance

"But let me break it down for ya honey I ain't gon' dance for your loving"

Now...Ready to glimpse into Bummie's view??

Base Card: 10 of Coins Past: King of Cups R Now: 10 of Cups Future: 6 of Swords Past to Now: The Lovers Reverse Now to Future: 8 of Coins Reverse Result Card: 7 of Wands

Please take time looking at the cards before proceeding to read the readings, thanks. . . . . . Readings:

If ming's cards manifest honesty, bummie gives me a very strong sense of rationality. Despite so many cups here (family ties, romantic love, and self-love), bummie is a very goal-orientated individual who doesn't let the floats of emotion impact his career and personal life. He has become a little control freak, hehe. But it is totally understandable. After losing his grandma, jjong and ming (++ refer to the romantic section for elaboration) , bummie is trying to re-gain control through being a workaholic, so to express his heartbroken sadness in work and art. Good news is, he feels very content about his career, financial status, relationships, and where he and ming at. However, one might argue that he is a bit cruel and possibly, selfish - maintaining the status quo because he is one who has more say in their relationship.

Let's look at the past. The reversed king of cups immediately brings that shy bummie back to my mind. He was delicate, sensitive, on-the-edge in the debut times, but full of dreams and determined to make a career out of himself as a multi-talented idol. He didn't hesitant much at the decision of leaving Daegu to Seoul for his dream, even that meant completely new environment, living alone, and not being able to spend more time with his family. Especially his grandmother, the one raised him, and understood him (as I am typing, I still sense the warmness in bummie's heart whenever he thinks of her. He never stops missing her). And that is rationality v.s. emotions from day 1. Kibum has been really hard on himself since the beginning and loneliness, the feeling of out-of-place & isolation had consumed him. But he could handle those...then he met Choi Minho. A bit dramatic? No. Ming made bummie doubting whether the industry (and fans) would welcome someone like him. Worse. He hurt bummie in ways that reminded bummie his wronged times back in Daegu. A less developed city where you see more discrimination and bully against people who want to be themselves instead of being others. That is why bummie got all work up and self-protective when he is around ming. And bummie is as stubborn as ming, he overcomes the side-eyes like breathing fine air.

He didn't know how to overcome ming tho.

It is getting very hard not to analyze it in romantic ways because the lovers dropped, yes, but also because the lovers card is the only major arcana appeared in the result - meaning it is very IMPORTANT. (ming has both the world and the lovers, emphasizing how much he wants to make things right between them, and romantic love could be a good option) However, I will try to give a platonic reading first.

Bummie has been rational dealing with emotions, yet ming is his exception. The frictions, the fights, and the upsets slipped into his heart & left a void that bummie learnt to distance himself from ming and from getting hurt. It doesn't mean bummie doesn't care about ming. He does, deeply. And seeing ming happy makes bummie so happy that he is willing to sacrifice his own desires. Don't forget how sensitive, loving and caring bummie is. He is just too good at choosing rationality instead of his own wants. Taking the left-on-read messages as an example, bummie needed his own space/time to grieve, so he prioritized healing his own heart before ming's enthusiasm to bond. Even if that means hurting ming, means his heart ached at the realization he is hurting ming, and giving away the chance to be closer with ming. Bummie was resolved on the idea of not allowing anything ANYTHING to hurt his precious precious heart.

And looking at the base card, the king of coins, bummie is pretty satisfied with his decision. He enjoys ming being around (in the distance he sets for them), and he wasn't lying when he compares ming to commedes and garçons in the LG Object Collection show. Ming is loyal and bummie knows he can count on that - he loves ming supporting him (both his career and personal life), accompanying him, and comforting him. Ming is not just a good friend, he is family that stays in bummie's softest part. And well, also occasionally way too often gifts bummie. Gifting luxury gifts really isn't ming's love language but serving is, so when ming realized how much bummie loves getting gifts from him he nods yes. This little agreement is very sweet (remember I said ming is always READY to become a good boy for bummie?). In this way, their friendship will grow and profound like evergreen.

Before continuing on, I want to throw a harmless joke here...we have a "clown" in ming's reading, and a "simp" here again. Poor boy. But bummie is just trying to be careful and protective.

!!skip this part if you only see them as platonic friends/co-workers and resume when you see exclamation mark again!!

Oh, come on! Look at the cards here, I bet your reading is more straightforward than mine. A lovers at the reverse signifies difficult communication, one-sided love, and the awareness of impossible love. In this case, I believe all of them are present. Bummie will never say that word if he knows all he gets is rejection. What is even sadder is he never stops loving ming (flowers continue blooming) while he believes so stubbornly that his feeling is unrequited. That he believes one day in the future, ming will fall in love (and get married) like those happy endings in the fairytales. But not with him. When that happens, bummie will stay in the little castle he build himself, enjoy aglass of wine and the cuddles of commedes & garçons, and gives his sincere good wishes. He will continue focus on his works and avoids to even think about the possibility between ming and him because of what he learnt through the years. Bummie is sensitive, and many times a cry baby.

But he doesn't want to cry anymore.

!!resume here!!

Bummie will continue focusing on work>relationship. However, I can see this attitude sets him back sometimes, because the emptiness in his heart withholds him from some deep connections. He dates/interacts with others, of course, but those love are not enough to fill the hole in his heart. In the end, we have the 6 of swords, carrying sorrow and unsatisfied feelings to the future. Bummie is hurt because of their seemingly-ok-but-not-balanced relationship, he is even more hurt because he now realizes that ming is hurt. Payback...almost, but bummie really does not want a sad face on ming. That is why I eagerly pulled up a result card, since 6 of swords can also mean good fruit after growing up from sad lessons. And I am pleased to see the seven of wands here. This card means the difficulties we face to continue to have success. And I believe they will figure things out, in the best way possible to nurture their relationship and career development.

-over-

Feel free to chat or find me on twitter @rosekisspeach

#tarot reading #tarot #shinee #kpop tarot #minho #kibum #choi minho #kim kibum #shinee kibum #key kibum #stay for a night #minkey #mingkey

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epickiya722 · 7 months

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Sukuna: "Can't believe you lost to this guy." 🙄

Sukuna really be funny to me sometimes, because...

This is the same guy who was giving his all in a fight that Gojo wasn't even taking seriously, probably, and got sat on.

Just because you're embarrassed, doesn't mean you got to take it out on Itadori. He hasn't got sat on like a lawn chair by Choso, now has he? That match was just an example of how much Itadori has grown.

Like Sukuna really let Gojo sit on him for moments before he registered what the hell happened when Gojo started to speak again as if the King of Curses didn't just try to ambush him seconds before.

Sukuna's debut he literally got disrespected. Meanwhile, Itadori be giving out the disrespect. Mahito ain't coming back from being a meme.

And don't give me that "he wasn't at full strength yet". Bro still got sat on.

#sukuna you're just salty #devious guy that entertains the hell out if me #but yuji be putting in work in his fights #win or lose he really do be having people questioning 'the fuck is going on with this kid'#i do like sukuna and itadori both because they're so different #just kiya's thoughts #jjk #jujutsu kaisen #itadori yuuji #itadori yuji #sukuna #ryomen sukuna #sukuna ryomen #jjk spoilers

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kissesfrombangtanatnight · 14 hours

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Solo Sikoa One Shot

SOLO You were scared out of your mind. Why? Because creative just informed you that tonight you'd be partnering with one of the members of the Bloodline in an intergender match. But not just any member. The Enforcer. The man you just so happen to have a crush on since he debuted in NXT. Solo Sikoa. Gosh the man was so damn fine and you just didn't know how in the hell you were going to find the guts to inform him that you both would be main-eventing tonight against Rhea Ripley and Dominik Mysterio. Of course creative also informed you that you'd have to be the one to tell him. Which brings you to your current situation. You were making your way down the halls, passing by fellow wrestlers, all waving and greeting you. You were very popular and loved not just by your peers, but your fans as well. Especially, being that you were the cold-blooded assassin of WWE, as some liked to refer to you as. If only they could see you now, a ball of nerves, the complete opposite of your tv persona.

As soon as you got out of your meeting with creative, you called your best friend and co-worker Bianca Belair to tell her the news. She couldn't have been more excited for you. She knew all too well about your crush on Solo, and she wanted nothing more than for you two to be a couple. But unfortunately, due to your shyness and slightly cold demeanor, she knew you wouldn't dare make a move on the 6 foot 2, 250 pound sexy Samoan.

You quietly make your way through the halls before finally stopping at the awaited door. The Bloodline sign posted up neatly on it, inviting you to come in. Your heart was pounding in your chest as you give yourself a quick pep-talk before softly knocking on the door.

"Who is it?" you hear the voice of Paul Heyman, wiseman of the Bloodline ask in a curious tone.

You opened your mouth to respond but couldn't even formulate a proper sentence. It's like your mind completely froze on you.

You were just about to turn on your heels and run the other way but before you could, the door opened up revealing a caramel skinned Uso. Jey Uso to be exact.

He looked a little surprised to see you.

"Y/S/N? What's up?" he says, leaning against the door.

"Ayo, who is it?" you hear the booming voice of the Tribal Chief question from far inside of the locker room.

"It's Y/S/N." Jey answers from over his shoulder before turning his attention back to you.

"Yes...I umm...is Solo here?" you ask in a small voice, looking down at your fingers.

You couldn't see the instant smirk on the face of Jey Uso. Not only was his brother's crush showing up in their locker room but was asking for him. He was ecstatic for his younger brother.

"Y/S/N, aye lemme holla at her." You hear Jimmy Uso tease, popping up beside his twin, beaming at you with that goofy smile of his.

"Boy if you don't back the hell up. She ain't come here for your big headed ass. Aye Solo, Y/S/N is here to see you, Uce." Jey says, playfully pushing his twin aside so that Solo could stand before you.

Omg he was so fine. Your legs damn near gave out as he stood tall before you:

"H-hey I um....sorry to bother you but I...." your voice trails off as you stare up at him nervously, he was so intimidating. And it didn't help that his twin brothers were standing over his shoulders, grinning like two schoolgirls.

It grew silent for a moment before you nervously giggle, looking back up at his chocolate brown eyes. They were soft, yet dark. Alluring yet intimidating. Damn he was so perfect.

"Sorry I don't normally do this. But umm....so I had a meeting with creative today and w-well they suggested you and I team together tonight for a mixed tag match against Rhea and Dom. I-i-if that's okay with you. I mean I know you're seriously busy with all this Bloodline storyline. A-and if you can't be my partner that's fine I don't wanna bother-" you stutter as he holds up his hand to silence you.

"I'll see you in the ring." He simply says, before stepping back and disappearing back into the locker room, leaving you a flustered mess.

His twin brothers snicker, with Jimmy winking at you before closing the door in your face. You were confused, excited, flustered, embarrassed all at the same time. You guess that meant he was going to be your partner tonight.

Your heart raced in your chest as you smile shyly before moving away from the door.

Tonight should be very interesting.

#wwe x reader #wwe imagine #wwe fanfiction #wwe smut #solo sikoa x reader #solo sikoa fic #solo sikoa smut #solo sikoa fanfiction #solo sikoa #solo sikoa x black reader #wwe the bloodline #wwe bloodline

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chicagosfinest2021 · 1 year

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Y'all I just need to vent, so if you ain't interested feel free to go on with your day/night. . .

So I know that everyone is entitled to their own opinions, because we all live in our own realities and experience the world in our own unique way, yadda, yadda, yadda. . .

And I get that not a lot of people were jumping around and stomping their feet after seeing 'Wakanda Forever' for various reasons. And I can get with that. Trust me there are TOOOONS of high profile, blockbuster movies and franchises that I either think are highly overrated or have 0 opinion on, and I'm not trying to hurt anyone's feeling about it either. Do you. But I once again came across yet another person on social media bitching and moaning about the fact that the mantle got passed on to Shuri, and them complaining about how it "should've been someone else".

Now even though I WHOLLY disagree that the mantle could've/should've/would've been passed to anyone else but to the one person who was technically next in line anyway. . .I'm a sucker for playing devil's advocate and don't mind hearing people's SOLID reasons for disagreeing with the final decision.

But that's just my frustration: in the months since the movie debuted, I have yet to hear any rational sound reasoning from anyone on why Shuri should NOT have become the next Black Panther. 90% of the time, it's just simply the fact that she's a young woman. Other people claim that her physique and stature should've disqualified her immediately (although the women is long, black and sleek. . .literally like a black panther).

I hear people saying it should've been M'Baku, or Nakia, or Okoye or Queen Ramonda. . .and of course you have those who were so in love with Chadwick/T'Challah that they felt that the mantle should've been discontinued altogether and died along with the actor, which to me is although is understandable, it's non-sensical. Once again, as with other plot points in the film, I just really feel like people weren't really paying attention to what was going on and are just letting their personal feelings get in the way. Shuri was not only the brains behind all the gidets and gadgets and the science that provided her brother with the assistance he needed to carry out his duties as the Black Panther. . .but she is literally THE NEXT OF KIN!! Plus she became Queen/Black Panther in the comics!! To refute all of that and say "Yeah well, seeing her as the next Black Panther gave me a tummy ache. . ." is just ridiculous and doesn't hold water with me.

I have no idea if or how they are going to move this franchise along going into the future, but I can tell you with 0 shame, Shuri, Princess of Wakanda, the Black Panther, The People's Princess, was the hero a LOT of us needed and needed to see.

#black panther #wakanda forever #princess shuri #shuri udaku #letitia wright #bpwf #black panther 2

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hercolorchaos · 1 month

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A year ago before jimin's album release when everyone was hoping for xyz Collabs on jimin's album i was wishing that let it be an album all about him without any collab or feature be it any member or any other artists. Not like i wouldn't have liked it if it had Collabs and all because it's his album he decides, I'm no one to demand anything from him, never did but just wished that it would be good if it's just him.

Reason being ever since i have joined this fandom as a jm fan i always see his antis calling him leech, attention seeker, fanservice king, then when chapt2 started every members' solos were like "Look no one wants to work with him, he's jobless, no one will work with him if it's not for BTS, others have so many activities what does jm have? He's jobless" etc etc. It wasn't just a small number of group but every single members' solos said the same thing about him while dragging him daily cause he was inactive as he was busy preparing his album. Jimin says "Silence is Golden. Don't waste time" so he always works in silence, he's pretty much inactive from past few years comapred to his self from debut. You will hardly find him posting and telling us about what he's doing, he comes once in a while and just says he's working and that's that. so what i wanted was jimin to release an album that's just about him and show how he's capable of getting big achivements as a solo artist. Thing is all his solo songs from BTS's albums are successful so that does tell his impact but yeah i was wishing for only jm album.

He did debut with an album just full of him, he achieved all the success all big achievements on his own as a solo artist. His promotion period was of just 9 days yet he achieved things many armys thought won't be possible without having a western Collab with big artists (i do remember all the things they said before and during face, i do remember all the laughing).

Funny thing is even now many call him "fandom favourite" and he was benefiting off of ship, but you ask them how and you're blocked lol. Anyways, I'm proud of all his achievements and his hardwork. He got #1 on hot 100 and became the first ever korean soloist to do that with a solo song, only k soloist who made it to #1 on artists 100, went #1 on Spotify which was first time since dynamite, got 1B streams, did all this with a korean solo song with 9 days of promo. People don't get how massive these achievements are. People hate on him yet they wish to get same achivements for their fav and when they can't they call it fraudulent.

So when in future you come to accuse him of nasty things and call him leech, attention seeker or "he's using xyz member" do look at his solo achivements and then we can talk.

P.S. as usual if anyone reads it sorry for the all the mistakes cause it ain't my first language (nor second 😂)

#jimin #park jimin #BTS #face album

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aliypop · 9 months

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Anyway You Do

Word Count: 2,374

Writers Note: This is my first Elvis fic so... I hope it's good.

Warning: Fluffy

Pairing: OC x Elvis

Plot: What happens when love, at first sight, becomes fate.

Taglist:

@darkmoviesquotespizza

@sissylittlefeather

Cotton Carnival May 15th, 1956 Memphis Tennessee

There was something in the 61-degree Tennesee carnival air. Perhaps it was funnel cake, cotton candy, the petting zoo nearby, or the slight chill in the air. Or maybe it was the feeling of a spring fling waiting to start.

"I think that may have been my best performance yet ..." Denise said, walking past the sights and sounds. "And soon you go on next right, Cecelia...Cecelia..." Looking next to her, the young woman she was calling out for was already gone. "Jesus Christ, this child..."

"Well, that's all right, mama..." were the lyrics and melody coming from the stage right in front of the young woman, "That's all right for you..." she heard the familiar voice sing. She had listened to the song millions of times. And she had practically worn her record of it out, "That's all right now, mama. Anyway, you do..." Blue eyes looking into her brown eyes, and through her brown skin, That was the moment in her 21 years of being on Earth she could say she was falling in-

"Cecelia Shanel Valmos, there you are..." Denise mumbled as her daughter focused on the young man with the gyrations going on, disgusted that her daughter of such class would even be looking at such a thing, "What is he doing with hips..."

"Ah da da dee dee dee dee..."

"Mother, haven't you heard it's called dancing." Cecelia's glance never left him. Watching as he caught the flying undergarments thrown his way, she couldn't help but laugh, and it seemed neither could he. She had to admit he was cute, with his perfect smile and hair, but something told her she would have to do something different to catch his attention. Something that not even her mother would expect.

"Up next in 16 minutes debuting on this stage Cecelia Valmos."

"Oh shit..." she mumbled as her mother nudged her, running through to the dressing room backstage. She took a deep breath as she gathered herself together.

"So whatcha gonna sing..."

"Midge, what the hell are you doing back here..." she clutched her heart.

"You asked me to be here."

"Right, uh, an oldie." she smiled, handing her. Her coat. A slight chill down her spine from nerves. It was the low-cut dark red dress nearly clinging to her body.

"Your mothers gonna be pissed..."

"Midge, she ain't the boss of me..."

Midge glanced at her, handing her. Her Gretsch guitar.

"Good luck, kid."

"Don't need it." she winked,

"What're you gonna play for us tonight..." The host said, looking at Cecelia and blushing. It was a bit of a gasp from the crowd about her risque outfit,

"My first single ..." scanning the crowd for the one person she wanted to notice her,

"What would that be..."

"Oh God... she's embarrassing the label already..." Denise sighed.

"Hmm... Oh, uh, Is you or is you ain't my baby," she said. The band began to play the intro. It was a bit slow and agonizing like she was performing one of her mother's hit jazz songs which she was... Well, a cover more so. She could see the crowd in front of her losing interest, and it didn't help her anymore that she was a young woman of color in Tennessee, but it wouldn't stop her.

"Mind if we swing it, boys," she whispered to the band. "Guess they mind..."

Taking the pick to her guitar, she did a rift that almost stopped the building and got his attention. Playing the melody but making it anew, she took a deep breath and sang.

"Is you is or is you ain't my baby?" her singing was mesmerizing as her fingers picked and plucked the strings, blue eyes attached to her every word, "The way you're acting. Lately makes me doubt." she grinned, her mother wasn't pleased with the rock n roll blues infusion, she was proud of her daughter not being so awkward like when she was a kid.

"Youse is still my baby, baby. Seems my flame in your heart's done gone out..." If someone were to tell the young man staring at her that he'd want to be the very guitar under her fingertips, he wouldn't believe them.

"Elvis, you coming?"

"Yeah... Yeah..." he nodded his friends off as his eyes were glued on her. Sure, he had her record and had been trying to decipher her rifts and guitar licks, but seeing her in person, he couldn't even fathom his feelings.

She noticed as he walked off into the distance alone. It was almost like he was lost like something was missing. "I'll be right back, Midge." walking towards the carousel as adoring fans nearly flooded her view. Cecelia had her eyes still set on the pair of nicely filled-out white pants leaning against the wall.

"You okay..." startling the young man, he looked at her. She was even prettier up close, but so was he. "Yeah... just uh thinkin." his voice was deep with a southern drawl that could bring Jesus to his knees.

"Well, you were great out there, Elvis, but you're always great up there..." a slight red tint on his cheeks, "You've been following me or somethin Ms.," he joked,

"No, but I've caught a few shows down in Louisiana." she smiled, "And. The names Cecelia Valmos." she stuck her hand out, watching as he kissed it.

"I know who you are, doll." he stood closer to her.

"You do..."

"You're the daughter of a music legend." she sighed as he said it. "But you're also somethin on that guitar."

"Coming from you! Oh, stop tell me more." they both laughed, butterflies in her stomach as he continued.

"Say you maybe wanna get out of-" Cecelia stepped closer until they both heard.

"Elvis, my boy..."

"Cecelia, there you are."

"That's my manager." they both said in unison. The two a bit aggravated.

"Maybe I'll see you around sometime."

"If that's alright with you." she smiled back at him.

Club Handy July 2nd, 1956 Beale Street

"Cece, you warmed up tonight." Rosetta Tharpe asked the young woman sitting by the bar. Her hair had been in a bun of pin curls and a pin curl swoop on her forehead. "Of course I am. After all, I'm releasing another album anyways, Mrs. Tharpe."

"You might as well. Besides, didn't ya mama open a new recording studio down here."

"She did. Why I do not know, but I can tell you, we've had some random person callin the place 5 times a day." she laughed. "Sounds like a lunatic." BB King smirked as he looked at her, "Hey, you know who your hair reminds me of..."

"Don't you say it..."

"My good friend Elvis. You tryin be like him or something?" he nudged her,

"No." she deadpanned. Maybe it was a bit of a lie, or maybe, she was now getting tired of the press referring to her as "Well... if it ain't my competition Lady Elvis." that charming smile was right on his face. And there she was again, feeling things she couldn't hide.

"If it isn't Mr. Suit tails and singin' to hound dogs," she smirked as his heart skipped a beat.

"That's cold, don't you think, Cece," BB mumbled. Elvis had a hurt expression on his face. As he clutched his heart, "And I thought we was friends, babydoll."

"Sugarpie, don't cry." she teased as she stood up, walking towards the stage. He wouldn't lie and say the joke didn't hurt, but coming from her, well, it wasn't half bad. Besides the fact she was cute, and he liked it. Watching her perform was like therapy to him. Her voice was his medicine. Locking eyes with her, he couldn't resist how enchanting she was from the first moment he'd seen her in May. Catching his gaze, she looked away as a deep blush on her reddish-tawny cheeks arose.

"You like her, don't you..."

"I-I well ..."

"Well, don't."

"And why not, " he glanced at the man beside him.

"I'm her boyfriend," he said, his pompadour bigger than Elvis's. He looked a bit defeated at the news, "Just kidding, names Little Richard baby, and you got it bad." he winked as Elvis rolled his eyes,

"I wouldn't say I do..."

"You're lookin at her the way the girls all look at you."

"An how do they look at me," Elvis asked,

"Like they wanna fu-"

"You two talkin about fans..."

"Cecelia... you were uh- uh amazing." Elvis stuttered. She was starting to realize he did that every time she talked to him,

"Thanks... say can we talk," she asked. Both Richard and Elvis stood up, "Alone..." she mumbled. Elvis had a smug look on his face, but on the inside, he was panicking. Did he do something wrong? or say something odd,

"Yeah, sure thing, mama."

"Yeah, sure thing, mama" That's the best you could think to say. He thought to himself until he felt her hand touch his. It was like he was awakened from a sleeping spell. Cecelia pulled him through the club's crowd,

As they were outside on the balcony, he couldn't help but take in her beautiful brown skin in the moonlight and how ethereal she looked. A slight cold chill ran past her arms, causing her to shiver. Elvis had noticed as he took his suit jacket and placed it over her shoulders,

"What did you want to talk to me about."

"I'm sorry about that Hound Dog joke..." she said, poking her head through the window. She saw a few spies of the press lurking around. "Cece, it didn't hurt much..." he shrugged, "Not like how being on that damn show did," he mumbled. "El... I saw... we all did," she sighed,

"The Colonel says it was a smart move."

"For who," Cecelia said, looking directly into his eyes,

"For me. I mean, they want clean fun, and I can I- can"

"Lie to yourself and be somebody you're not." she laughed, "I mean if the colo-"

"Elvis Aaron Presley, you serenaded a dog on live television in a tux. That's not the Elvis I know nor like." she stared into his soul, "The Elvis I like was the one I saw at the fairgrounds with the wiggly hips." she smiled "So much that I-"

"Hurry, they're over here..." the sound of heavy footsteps coming her way.

"El... how much do you trust me."

"As much as Captain Marvel Jr believes in finding the rock of eternity."

"That's a lot of trust," she smirked, taking his hand and climbing, down the ladder.

"You read comics?"

"Personally. I'm a Wonder Woman fan, but yes." She then tried to get off the ladder until she noticed her babydoll-heeled shoe was stuck. She tried to pull away to break free. But it wouldn't budge, and the press was getting closer. She then tugged one last time until she heard a

SNAP!

Oh, how Midge and her mother were going to kill her. Nearly tumbling over, she had landed into Elvis, who was carrying her like Lois Lane. She wouldn't lie and say she didn't enjoy it. "Don't worry, darlin, I gotcha..." he looked down as their eyes met again. It was just like a river flowing. Surely, to the sea. His heart was nearly pounding at how close they were. He could smell the sweet smell of her rose perfume while taking in every detail of Cecelia's face. Was he falling in love? He couldn't tell. Carrying her downtown in his arms, the two had gotten some weird stares, but he didn't care, and neither did she. In the background, there was music playing from a band.

"Would you care to dance?" Cecelia asked,

"On what dance floor..." he asked, putting her down gently. She took his hand. And it was like electricity shot down his body. They were in the middle of Beale Street. Traffic was slowing down, and it was only them, " Anywhere's a dance floor if you're in the arms of the right one." taking her hand, he spun her close to his chest, the two pressed close together, her other shoe on the sidewalk.

"You're gonna dance barefoot in the street?"

"I don't see why not..." her eyes twinkled as he blushed hard.

"Lord have mercy..." he mumbled. Spinning her into his arms, he heard the band play the melody of one of his songs. His right hand held hers, and his left on her back. The two swaying as her head was on his chest, he felt butterflies in his stomach flutter, and suddenly he realized that "Oh..." he's got it bad,

"Love me, tender. Love me sweet, never let me go." He sang as she swayed with him.

"You have made my life complete, and I love you. so." Cecelia felt every word he was saying... although maybe it was too early for her to even say she had feelings for him. But she couldn't deny that when he was looking at her like she was his universe did she want him as her star.

"Love me tender, love me true, all my dreams fulfilled

For my darlin', I love you, and I always will." He dipped her, and their eyes locked onto one another. His eyes looked at her lips, then at her eyes, then back again at her lips. He wanted to cherish her and never let her go, he wanted to prove that she was all he ever wanted and ever needed and-

SPWOOSH!

It was as if buckets of water were splashed on them.

"No one said anything about a rainstorm."Elvis chuckled, picking her up as she laughed, her hair getting puffy from the water.

The next morning, there were papers on every doorstep with them both dancing in the street. Cecelia had been summoned into her mother's office, while Elvis had been getting scolded by Tom all morning.

"I can't believe you would do this after everything I've done for you..."

"It's not that bad, mother..."

"My boy... this could be career suicide..." Tom grumbled,

"What are we gonna say."

"How am I gonna cover this up my boy."

"Any way you do..."

#oc #fanfiction #elvis 2022 #elvis presley #elvis the pelvis #elvis fanfiction #elvis fanfic #elvis x oc #elvis presley fanfiction #tell me what you think #maybe a part 2

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airlock · 4 months

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well, the winners and top 20s for CYL8 got announced while I was ass-deep in the CK3, so I missed the midnight hustle; ain't that splendid. anyway, seems they dropped earlier because, uh, only they dropped, and the deeper results -- y'know, the part of this that really interests me -- aren't out yet. weird, since they must have already tallied those, but I guess it works out some way for people who are more interested in the final results

anyway, under the cut are my impressions about those top 20s

Alfonse winning men's is a jeb bushening the likes of which we haven't seen since Eliwood, or ever really. funniest thing that could possibly happen to Felix, too, since Diamant couldn't keep up and the Jugdral people failed to focus fire again so this CYL would have been all his if not for, y'know

on the women's side, f!Robin just barely squeaked ahead of Yunaka (2000 votes on the topmost spots is narrow difference; not so much elsewhere in the poll), so we actually got a 0% victory debut for Engage after all. but also not even due to Engage actually failing to make much of an impression, it was just how the die landed. that's how it be in this bitch of a world sometimes!

speaking of the Jugdral people -- I was expecting people to be pushing Leif, but in retrospect, I probably shouldn't have been too surprised about Sigurd getting a fresh influx of attention this year. Engage just gave him one of the more preeminent roles among the Emblems after all, both in story and gameplay as it were!

still on predictions on the men's side that I got wrong: well, I was spot-on right pretty much about Diamant and Alcryst, but Alfred only just barely hung on to the top 20 at all, which is about the furthest you can get on this list from my original prediction of, y'know, possible actual victory contender. he's not even beating Rosado

now, as for the alears: both of them broke top 10 but are a ways still from real contention, especially seeing as they're both third place so far even among Engage characters. in the direct comparison between the two, it seems that f!Alear is the fan-preferred avatar gender this time around -- and it's not very close, with a difference of nearly 4000 votes between them. we've seen worse (remember how much dirt m!Corrin ate in CYL1?), but the preference is clear

although, interestingly enough, a different avatar -- Shez -- has actually swapped gender tendencies this year, with m!Shez taking a pretty solid 900-vote lead. last year they were very close with f!Shez only barely leading in votes, so I guess that tie is somewhat breaking now? either that, or it'll just swing again next year.

anyway, I had an initial impression from these results that the Fódlan deathgrip is as strong as ever, but looking at the lists closer, it's loosening up a bit actually. to an extent this is because almost all of their top 10 CYL material have actually won CYL by now, another two more this year even, but elsewhere in the list they're losing ranks fast. Sylvain slid all the way down to #17 overall this year, while a lot of the lifers from other continuities just don't seem very disturbed to compete for space with Engage characters at all. (although the Elibe stocks on that front are in shambles -- Nino is decisively out of the top 20, and even Lilina just barely made it)

lastly, man, turnout for CYL is still looking abysmal these days, even with the fandom freshening up a little, huh. it has pretty firmly become seen as a FEH thing rather than the Fire Emblem thing it used to be embraced as, and FEH is, well, I know overwhelmingly more people who got sick of it than are playing it right now, Alfonse win notwithstanding. still though, our big winner this year again doesn't crack 20000 votes. remember when Edelgard won with over 70000 votes? (this was, in fairness, back when they allowed you to vote without a Nintendo account, but still!)

#my stupid text posts

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seasonal-writes · 5 months

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2023 Writing Round-Up

Rules: Share what you wrote this year! It can be works you posted to Ao3, Wattpad, Tumblr, or anywhere else! You can share everything you wrote or just the ones you’re most excited about. my beloved mutual @canarydarity tagged me in this. thank you for the tag, worm! this was really fun :D p.s. almost every fic in here is team rancher. and almost all of it is shipping. so i am not going to make my bias so obvious by labeling them, i will simply make not of the ONE that is not team rancher. i'm mentally unwell about them and the bias has not gone away. so just a fair warning. <3

January

"bruised / cuts" // 1,347 words "small / cuts" // 1,897 words

'jimmy and tango are in love and clumsy, usually resulting in minor injuries. these are their stories.

dUN DUN-' "19% touch starved and 91% in denial" // 2,551 words

'a short fic in which jimmy is touch-starved, and his new soulmate, tango, is the furthest thing from it.' "old heartbeats die hard" // scarian // 1,413 words

'Did you know that listening to someone’s heartbeat can have a calming effect on your own heart and breathing pattern? Grian knows this. And he knows it’s working right now, even if it’s not enough to lull him to sleep quite yet. Though, there is still relief in knowing that one is still thumping away in Scar’s chest. Its pace is still fresh and lively and steady, just how he likes it— even if he’d never say something like that out loud.' "When Fate Finds Golden Rings" (ongoing, originally published in late january) // 65,044 words as of the last current update in mid-july.

'Being a prince comes with many things. Reputation, politics..even war, if one isn't careful.

When the Kingdom of the Overworld's alliance with the Nether grows tense, there is only one way to repair it, and it lies within the hands of two princes—arranged to be married to end a fight that simmers hot between the two planes.

But when Heir-to-the-throne Tango would rather stay at odds than follow through, and the the youngest Prince Jimmy finds no way for a wedding to solve anything, how can they bite back their gripe and fulfill their responsibilities?

How do you fight a destiny that's forged in gold? (or, a Ranchers Royalty AU. Take two.)'

February

"i ain't ever liked sweets (till you sugar-coated my teeth)" // 2,556 words

'a short, fluffy, plotless valentine's day rancher duo one-shot! :D'

March - June

these few months, i worked on personal projects and was in the thick of Golden Rings updates. so, nothing too exciting!

July

"how do you talk to a star?" // 1,285 words 'jimmy is in love with tango. he does not plan on telling him.' also, the last update i did on golden rings. maybe someday i'll get back to it, akfdjs

August - December

more personal projects! i had a few new AUs i never quite debuted that i created and cultivated with friends, wrote a little for them--but they weren't really enough to post, so. and that's all for the year! i appreciate everyone who's stuck around this long, even with my inactivity the past few months. i am hoping that with the new year, there will come new motivation to get back into it. posting all my little stories and ideas have both helped me realize i really am beyond in love with writing, AND i made lots of new friends along the way. :D been a pretty cool time! no pressure tag: @hitheeprithee! let me see your words, boy. thanks for reading, as always. :) <3 till next time.

#seasonalrambles #happy new year everyone!#thanks again for the tag worm :>

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mrs-monaghan · 11 months

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I'm okay now (maybe). Thank you. I was mad because it's always yoongi the problem. It seems jm sacrifices his career for yoongi. First, yoongi ruined his promo. He ruined his solo debut. And jimin accepted everything. Then I found out that jm asked for more mv and the company said no but then yoongi had 3 mv!! Then yoongi made fun of him (in that show) saying that jm promo was over, and he couldn't talk about Face anymore. Now jimin cancelled his flight and casually he said he will attend yoongi concert. Tell me if it's a coincidence that every time something happens to jm career there is always yoongi 😒

You seem like u have a personal vendetta against Suga

Jhope and RM have as many MVs as Suga. They all had concerts and all the time in the world to promote their shit. Yet u aint mad at Namseok. Suga and Jimin have always been mean to each other. Sometimes below the belt that even JK had to intervene. Thats just their dynamic its what they do. V too has been mean to Jimin many times yet you ain't bringing him up.

it seems JM sacrifices his career for Yoongi

That was once. Why u making it seem like a regular occurrence? Need i remind u that Suga has always rooted for Jimin and his career? Always had his back from day one? Pushed him and believed in him even when Jimin didn't believe in himself?

As for the dior thing like anon before u said. We really don't know that Jimin was even going to attend in the first place. We assumed because it was an Dior event. And Jimin said he might attend. It's not a done deal yet.

/sigh/

Anon, idk what more to say to u. Provided you dk how Jimin actually feels about this situation, I wouldn't get too worked up about it....

#ask shaz #bts ask #jimin #bts

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darrowsrising · 4 months

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do you ever re read the first trilogy and get shocked because there are masterpieces of lines like “men cannot be freed by the same injustice that enslaved them” and then there are people that somehow believe lysander is right?

anyway, do you have recs of books with a vibe similar to red rising?

Thank you for the ask, really means a lot to have them, brings me lots of joy 💖🐺.

I love the trilogy and it's highly ironic how much the entire series needs to be slapped with this:

The tetralogy is also very blatant about just how wrong Lysander is, some just deliberately choose to ignore it while others miss the point at the last centimeter.

But you are absolutely right about the trilogy. I was thinking while driving home about what to write to your ask that would be an interesting addition:

Darrow not only had to become a Gold to destroy the Society that provileged them, he had to become one to know. To know empathy to THAT level, to question himself to THAT level, to know himself to THAT level. For a long while he kept thinking in terms of us vs. them, but he learnt to build as he processed things. And even though the reader themself is tested through the tetralogy, that is the core of Darrow. Undeniably so.

But enough of my ramblings, book recs:

Iron Widow and Traitor Baru Cormoran - the latter I cannot find in English, so I haven't read it yet, but @mustangdelicate said she liked it, so I trust her, everything I have studied about it says it's a winner. Iron Widow is amazing please read it, nearly flawless debut.

This is just going off the sort of Darrow vibes. I got these recs myself when I was asking about Darrow-like protags. Military prodigies full of rage are the entire vibes. Obviously each character is unique to themselves, but damn, if the rage ain't delicious.

#i get one measly opportunity to talk about darrow and i implode from happiness and splatter some in a tumblr ask #glad you guys don't know me personally otherwise i would have fied of shame

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petruchio · 1 year

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after i wrote my thoughts on on lover and fearless, it made me want to dig into all the taylor albums, but especially the early ones, and really think through all the themes, the imagery, and the progression of the album. so i figured why not start with the one that started it all... the sweet, the lovely, the earnestly beautiful self-titled debut.

it hardly needs to be said what a masterful opening line tim mcgraw gives us, but from that very first moment, we're introduced to a lot of imagery that will return throughout the album. first, the stars: "he said the way my blue eyes shined put those georgia stars to shame that night, i said 'that's a lie'" -- we return to stars in "the only thing that keeps me wishing on a wishing star" and "i looked at you like the stars that shined in the sky" (even referencing eyes that shine like stars in mary's song, "but your eyes still shined, like pretty lights")

eyes come back again and again too: "cory's eyes are like the jungle" and "look in those beautiful eyes and know she's lucky" also come along with the eyes we get in tim mcgraw and mary's song. and beyond that, debut is obsessed with not only eyes, but the very concept of sight itself: "i can still see you, this ain't the best view," "i fake a smile so he won't see/i can't even see anything when he's with me" "the only one who doesn't see the beauty is the face in the mirror looking back at you," "you can see that i've been crying," "trying to see through the rain coming down" (the last one also gives us the first of the iconic early swift rain imagery: we also get "but he leaves you out like a penny in the rain," "what a rainy ending given to a perfect day" and ""i'm taking pictures in my mind so i can save them for a rainy day," which also connects us back to picture to burn -- because the ultimate diss on debut would be to burn a picture; to take something that was once visible and render it invisible.)

(sensory experience isn't just limited to sight though. we also hear plenty of things on debut. we come back to the radio again and again: "someday you'll turn your radio on," "got the radio on, my old blue jeans, and i'm wearing my heart on my sleeve," "when he smiles it's like the radio," "i look around turn the radio down" "i've heard every album listened to the radio" and people are always saying things too "he said the way my blue eyes shine" "that girl he talks about" "he says 'baby is something wrong,' i say 'nothing'" "when we're on the phone and he talks real slow" "she said 'i was seven and you were nine'" "and he says" (in stay beautiful we get to see and speak in one line: "those pretty girls on every corner they watch him as he's walking home saying he doesn't know")

but the other side of all this seeing and hearing, all these moments that are grounded in reality and sensory experience, we also get the opposite. debut is an album that's filled with absence: the would'ves, the could'ves, the should'ves, so to speak. for all the words that are said on the album, there's also "no use defending words that you will never say." there's the time when you "should've said no." (there's also "the first date, man i didn't kiss her and i should have.) there's the unrealized fantasy in teardrops on my guitar of "everything that we should be," and the pain that comes with a lack of action when "you could've helped if you had wanted to." there's also the fact that "i know you wouldn't have told nobody if i died for you"

but absence also comes in the form of hope. there's an element of excitement for futures that are yet unrealized: "don't you know you're really gonna be someone?" "i'll be eighty-seven, you'll be eighty-nine" "and tomorrow's just a mystery, but that's okay" and the wish for the future that "when you think tim mcgraw, i hope you think of me."

the key through line in all of debut, though, is that it's an album about music. more so than that, it's an album about songwriting. it's a meta work. tim mcgraw is a song about listening to songs. teardrops on my guitar is a song about writing songs. cory "whispers songs into my window in words that nobody knows." it's only natural that we come back to the radio again and again: because this is music about music.

and so our song is the perfect closer for the album, because it brings all of this together. of course our song begins with "turning the radio down." we're turning OFF tim mcgraw's songs and and writing our own now. for an album about finding "a place in this world," about always feeling like you're "on the outside looking in," it's only natural that the conclusion would be to write our own song. it's taking ownership of the very thing we've obsessed over for the whole album.

the album ends with taylor begging us to "play it again." but just after this request, she leaves us with one last image: "i grabbed a pen and and old napkin and i wrote down our song." that's the funny thing about our song -- we don't actually hear it. what's called "our song" on the album *isn't* the actual song she's referencing. that's still an unknown: she's still writing it down.

at its core, debut an album of possibilities: places we haven't been, futures we haven't lived, and songs we haven't heard. it's an album that looks forward -- up to the stars, through the rainy days, and into whatever comes next. ultimately, it's a promise: play this album again, and next time, i'll write you an even better one.

#caroline speaks #taylor swift #uhhh anyway debut is a good album #im going to tag these #ts albums #are you guys even online. whatever #i said i wanted to write some essays so here it is!!#long thoughts

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