#time to start the anniversary celebrations!
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➳ always | psh.
idol!sunghoon x fem!reader
“i don’t want things to change, pray they’ll stay the same”
synopsis: you and sunghoon celebrate your 100 day anniversary!
warnings/content: written in third pov. fluffy fluff!!! it gets a teeny tiny bit suggestive but nothing happens. hoon and reader love to tease each other! reader also doesn’t do well with affection (lol). nicknames — gorgeous, loser, idiot, pretty. not proofread.
comments, likes, and reposts are appreciated :)
word count: 2.0k
a/n: this oneshot is in support of my followers reaching 500+ and bc i love you guys! thank you for always showing support one way or another, whether you comment/reblog or you’re a silent follower, you guys have made my account grow so much regardless! forever grateful for each and every one <3 so here’s a happy and comforting fluff!
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current song playing: always by daniel caesar
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2:22 ─────────────|────── -1:22
the day dawned over as sunrise started to peek through the sheer window curtains, awakening y/n.
her eyes cracked open little by little, quickly searching around the room for her phone.
soon enough, the device was in her grasp — looking over the notifications received through the quiet night. a few text messages were shown here and there from her friends and her boyfriend, who was already gone due to his busy idol life.
then, a sudden notification had caught her eye.
୨⎯ don’t forget! 100 day celebration with hoon ׂׂૢ ⎯୧
y/n’s eyes sparkled with joy at the reminder. mind filled with exciting bliss in the thought process of finally getting a day off at work to frost cakes for fun with her boyfriend.
her body basically jolted from the built up anticipation, jumping up from bed to get a start on making the homemade cakes.
. . • ☆ . ° .• °:. *₊ ° . ☆
as hours passed and the sun was setting down, sunghoon had finally reached the time to leave practice.
he quickly bid his members goodbye, leaving hybe building to get to where he called home.
“y/n?” he yelled after approaching inside the apartment.
instantly, the boy was hit with the smell of baked sweets — creating a lightly approved hum to be heard.
“gorgeous?”
his call was more worrisome now, a hint of curiosity showing through as he walked in to see his girlfriend with little frosting marks around her clothes.
“hi hoonie!” she cutely beamed with an eye smile.
sunghoon’s heart instantly lit up, fluttering as he took in the sight in front of him. he cleared his throat before replying back — “you finished baking the cakes?”
y/n nodded her head like an eager child. “yeah! i didn’t want to take too long baking because the frosting’s the fun part!” her exclaim had him abruptly smile.
“i wanted to bake with you though.”
his eyes scanned around the room, observing the cake batter slightly spilled around the dirtied bowls while the flour was around his girlfriend. he cracked a grin at her awkward stance after what he said.
“sorry.., i just thought you would’ve wanted to do the frosting because of how tired you might’ve been from practice.”
the male shook his head to reassure her with a playful manner taking over.
“it’s okay, pretty. i’m sure we can still have our fun frosting the cakes together.” his assurance made his girl smile, feeling a comforting warmth at the pit of her stomach.
“thank you..,” she blushed, cheeks reddening at the name call.
“being with me for 100 days has really made you go soft huh?”
“no!” her yell echoed in the quiet kitchen as she landed a smack on his arm afterward.
hoon faked the pain, grabbing at where he had been hit with an exclaim — “ow, y/n!”
the girl playfully rolled her eyes at his cheesy act.
“shut up hoon,” she murmured back with a half smile forming on her lips.
he hissed out a sigh, still going along with the same energy.
“not even gonna tend to your 100 day boyfriend?”
“it’s actually been a little longer than 100 days, so…”
hoon beamed a smile at the little reminder. “so are you still gonna frost cakes with your 100 plus day boyfriend or what?”
“yes hoonie, i am.” she softly replied back, getting the colors of the frosting ready as the cakes cooled down.
the boy hummed a — “good” — before approaching her and planting a kiss on her cheek. they quickly blushed a bright pink once her eyes met his, reflecting love as his did so too.
still meeting her gaze, he mumbled, “can’t wait to see the outcome of our cakes.”
the two smiled in unison after what he said.
sunghoon pulled her in, closing the gap between them to place a sweet kiss on her lips.
“are you gonna wear your practice outfit or do you wanna change into something else?” y/n asked, but breathlessly against him.
she felt his lips turn into a grin, replying with — “i’ll change into something more comfortable.” he clicked his tongue before leaving to her room.
as he changed into something more easing for the occasion, the girl spread out the bowls of frostings and mini cakes onto the table. she strummed in approval, grabbing an apron to tie around herself.
hoon then walked out to the living room, already having his apron on from grabbing it when walking to the bedroom. his eyes instantly landed on her body figure as she barely started to wrap it around her waist.
“want help with that?” he softly beamed with glimmered eyes.
she nodded, turning around so her boyfriend could reach the back ties.
the stance they were in made them a little awkward in the moment, everything quiet and still as she patiently waited to be done. he cinched it up close to her waist, hands being delicate with the back of her body.
his hands then snaked around her waist, pulling her into an embracing hug.
a gasp from y/n was heard from the sudden touch, cheeks unknowingly blushing as she said, “gosh hoon, that was sudden.”
his head rested on her shoulder, eyes closing from the warmth while only chuckling.
soon enough, she pulled away with a bright smile that reflected his.
“come on, we should decorate these cakes.”
her mumble was soft as she sat down, pulling him down with her as well. his gaze lingered to stay on her, but due to the compliance of her request, he decided to actually start frosting the cakes with her.
for the rest of the night, y/n and sunghoon continued to frost and decorate their lunchbox cakes — quiet music playing in the background as they talked to each other through different topics.
“are you almost done?” the pretty boy asked with an eyebrow raise.
she nodded her head with no attention turned to him, all focus completely put into the effort of making the cake look aesthetic.
taking note of this was too obvious in his eyes as he cracked a soft laugh at her — “you’re really focused on this, aren’t you?”
y/n nodded her head again with no response, leaving hoon to disappointingly shake his head in a playful way. he clicked his tongue in an attempt to catch her attention once more but couldn’t celebrate in victory of it.
“gorgeous?” sunghoon called out. “look at me.”
her head swiftly turned to finally look at the boy, only to be met with frosting suddenly landing on her nose.
she gasped loudly at the sweet cream placement — “PARK SUNGHOON!”
his face was immediately enlightened with joy at the name call, fangs and dimples showing up on display for her to see how much he enjoyed her distress.
“how dare you??” the girl whined, smudging off just a little bit of the frosting.
“sorry,” sunghoon snickered a laugh — “but you were too focused.”
“it’s my turn now!” y/n yelled out, fingers dipping into the frosting to get revenge.
he screamed a — “NO!” — as he backed away, only to land on his back with her on top of him.
she laughed at his fallout, hands attempting in every way to place the frosting somewhere near his face.
“stop fussing around hoonie, you started this!”
her voice echoed in the apartment with his laughs being the only thing heard from him.
“you’ll never get it on me!”
with his last words said, she eventually was able to swipe the frosting onto his cheek, earning a scream from him.
“NOOOO!”
hoon’s words were filled with tears of agony and she only giggled at his silly screech, analyzing his facial features to see how playful he was.
eye were shut, dimple was popping through, and full teeth were out for her to see.
“loser, that’s what you get.” y/n teased, nudging his shoulder with her hand like she always did.
he shook his head like a dog shaking its body after a bath, fluffy hair flopping around.
“you better not do it anymore,” she added in with a proud glint in her smile.
he playfully rolled his eyes, flashing another ear-to-ear grin at her as he said, “fine i won’t..,”
her body turned back to the direction of the cake before swiping another finger into the frosting, evil plan already forming in her head.
“hoon..?”
as soon as his face turned, she quickly let the frosting place itself on the tip of his nose. sunghoon shut his eyes at the sensation.
“Y/N!!”
as if the two had switched places, he began to wipe the frosting away and attempt to get back at her.
almost immediately, she was pinned under him, squirming around to leave his grasp but couldn’t due to his strong hold.
“hoonie, you’re supposed to just get me back, not pin me like this!”
y/n shook her head as his amused smile grew.
“i like this more,” he commented.
his finger went to her lips, letting the soft frosting touch them before swooping his head down. their lips connected as he tasted the sweet vanilla icing.
she kissed back and he softly smiled into it, pulling away not too long after to lick his lips.
sunghoon’s eyes glistened as his gaze locked onto hers, admiring just how gorgeous his girlfriend was.
“happy 100 days with you,” he gently murmured with a half smile.
y/n reflected his facial expression as her eye smiles creased — “happy 100 days, loser.”
his hands interlocked with hers, tangling together as they stayed in the same position. they both admired their partner, each in honest disbelief of how they even managed to find someone who got them like no other.
“can’t believe 100 days passed, time moves so quick when I’m with somebody like you.” he uttered, causing y/n’s face to scrunch.
a smile quickly formed on her face after, responding— “that was a little cheesy, hoon.”
the two mirrored each other’s grin, small laughs heard as he shook his head.
“i just wanted to tell you how much you mean to me.”
her eyes softened at his adorable confession, causing her cheeks to blush with his. she slipped her hands out of his hold, placing them on the sides of his face to pull him in for another soft kiss.
“through all the teasings, you mean the world to me.., idiot.”
her whisper was delicately against his lips as she pulled away, causing the males face to flush.
in realization of the butterflies he got, he forced himself to lift from their position, allowing her to sit up as well.
“let’s finish decorating these cakes, yeah?” he sweetly mumbled.
y/n nodded in agreement and the two turned back to their cakes that began to crust a little due to the lack of attention.
sunghoon placed a soft kiss on her cheek before fully going back, enjoying how rosy they got at the sudden affection she still wasn’t used to.
“stop it..,” she whined, secretly liking his little displays of affection that were only meant for her.
the girl nudged his shoulder, eyes not even wanting to meet his as she felt her heart thumping.
“go back to your cake.” she added on, taking a quick glance at him so she could admire his gorgeous features.
sunghoon didn’t say anything, just simply smiling and chuckling at his girlfriend before complying to her words.
the two continued to frost and decorate their cakes as the night began to come through.
soft music remained to be the mood maker for them, playing out as they laughed in constant unison of looking over at their fond memories of being together for a little more than 100 days.
more was definitely yet to come as they found their other half in human form.
the invisible string becoming tighter than before while creating more memories to look back on.
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a/n: just wanted to say again, thank you for always supporting one way another! unfortunately, i will be going on a quick hiatus just bc of finals. i won’t be able to write a lot with my focus on school for a little so for the time being, other requests in my inbox will be on hold but i’ll still be posting some of my old writings! so it’s just my new works that’ll be on hiatus (lol). thank you regardless! <33
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hi! oh my gosh i loved wreck my plans, fernando is just chef’s kiss because that man was sooo patient he deserved that happy ending
even if you don’t add anymore parts to that story, i just wanted to ask how you think it would be between reader and nando in the future. and if luna gets a new sibling ☺️
Hi there! Thank you so much, hun.
So, a few head canons about the life after, in wreck my plans:
- You went back to social media after a while, and the followers were surprisingly receptive to you. There, you shared small snippets of your life (nothing too personal), pics of you, of Luna, your pets and even pics of Fernando (but they didn't show his face or anything recognizable).
- You found out you were pregnant again a little bit before your 3 year anniversary with Fernando, so you decided to tell him about the baby with a cute little present (a box with a custom AM baby onesie, baby socks with the number 14 and the positive pregnancy test). You moved in together around that time (Luna also started picking up spanish because of the familiarity of living with Fernando).
- Luna took the news very well, you and Fernando were scared she wasn't going to like it, but she was very excited about a little sibling. And because of Luna, it didn't take long for her to tell her dad about it. Which resulted in a frantic call you got from your Lewis late at night asking if it was true, he went ballistic once you confirmed and before he could do anything, you hung up on him.
- Only two weeks later, a paparazzi posted pictures he took of you, Luna and Fernando walking around in his hometown. It sent the world into a frenzy. You calmed down an angry Fernando telling him it was a coincidence, but deep down you knew it wasn't. Luckily, your pregnancy wasn't showing at that time, so no one noticed.
- You sent Lewis a big rant via text, and all the screenshots of the texts the woman who he cheated on you with sent you when you were pregnant with Luna. Then you blocked him before he could reply. There was a big wave of hatred towards you when the news came out, not only on social media, but also in general media outlets.
- Only a couple of days later, Lewis was questioned about your (now public) relationship with one of his rivals. Surprisingly, he said you were a single woman and he just wanted you to be happy. He also held himself accountable and came clean about the cheating that caused your relationship to end.
- Fernando wanted to retire immediately after finding out you were pregnant, but you convinced him to think better and at least finish the current season in Formula One. When the season ended, you were around five months pregnant.
- You went to the last race of that season with Fernando, a pretty dress that clung to your body as you proudly showed the baby bump and a jacket with a big 14 on the back. That was his last race before retirement and there was a small symbolic ceremony to celebrate his career.
- Fernando and Luna got a great relationship, and she even asked him to take her karting in his track frquently. She enjoyed time with him, and Fernando always respected his role as a step father. Eventually, after her brother, Vicenzo, was born, she started calling Fernando "Papá Nano" because her brother called him "Papá". (There was a long conversation with Lewis about his opinion on the matter, and after some discussion, he said Luna could call Fernando that as long as Lewis kept being the only Dad/Daddy)
- You and Lewis manage to get a good, respectable relationship for the sake of Luna. You never found out if he was the one who leaked your relationship with Fernando (and you never cared to ask).
- You and Fernando got married in a little intimate wedding ceremony on the beach, just the closest family and friends. Vicenzo was 2 and Luna was 7 when the wedding happened. You got pregnant again by accident after the honeymoon.
IDK I JUST THINK ABOUT AN OVERALL HAPPY ENDING BECAUSE READER DESERVES IT.
#f1 fanfic#fic talk#f1 x reader#ask rae#f1 imagine#f1 fic#fernando alonso x you#fernando alonso x reader
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LOVERS LANE || CHOI SAN
Genre: Fluff
Pairing: Husband!San x Fem!reader
Word Count: 0.6K
Tags/Warnings: Married Couple AU, San & reader have a daughter, fluffiest fluff ever, pregnancy announcement, I cannot think of any warnings
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ENJOY!
''Babe, she won't eat the salad I made,'' San pouted. You looked at your daughter and laughed at the sulky faces both she and your husband made. ''San, honey, she's two. Most two year olds do not eat salad.'' ''But she has to try it! I made it with love,'' San sulked. ''Nabi knows what she wants and what she doesn't want is eating your salad. Instead she wants to eat mommy's sandwiches, right sweetie?''
Nabi happily took one of the small sandwiches in her hand and ate it as she continued to play with her dolls. San sighed and leaned back, letting the early spring sunrays hit his skin. You admired him for a second, drowning in his immaculate beauty.
You were so lucky to have him, you thought. He was always so kind and gentle with you, making sure you were okay and he was so funny. San won over your heart in no-time and now a few years later here you were: sitting on a blanket in a beautiful meadow in April.
''I brought a drink, to celebrate our anniversary,'' San smiled, reaching for the little champagne bottle in his bag. You bit your lip to hold back a giggle but he noticed. ''What is it?'' San asked. ''Well I can't drink that...''
''Oh, honey I know champagne is not your favourite but this one is really good actually, it's from France and it's very sweet and bubbly and you definitely need to try it becau-''
''Sannie, I'm pregnant.''
He gasped and paused, looking into your eyes to detect some kind of prank-situation, but it was true. You smiled widely as you placed your hand on your stomach. Nabi showed no reaction - probably not knowing what it even meant to be pregnant - but San's eyes were filled with tears of joy.
''You are pregnant? Really?'' he asked, unsure. ''I am, sweetie. Five weeks actually,'' you explained, holding his hand. ''Oh wow, darling this is... Incredible. We're having another baby? Baby number two?'' You laughed and nodded, ''Baby number two!''
San started laughing and he hugged you tight. ''You're pregnant!'' ''Mommy pregit?'' ''Pregnant, honey,'' San repeated, ''You know what that means?'' Your daughter shook her head no. ''This means you're getting a sibling... A little brother or a little sister... In 8 months mommy and daddy are having another baby,'' San explained.
''Sibling?'' Nabi said, eyes widening. A smile played on her small pink lips and she let out a giggle. ''Yes honey, you'll have a little brother or sister to play with, how's that?'' you asked, taking her in your lap. ''Fun!'' she exclaimed, giving you a hug.
You kissed her head and held her, remembering what it was like when Nabi was born. She was born a few weeks early and you were very worried about it, but San assured you that she would be fine because he was born early too and the Choi family only has fighters, so she'd be a fighter too. San didn't lie because Nabi was a true fighter, growing up well.
Immediately you knew that San and Nabi were very much alike. She gets sulky if things go wrong, she laughs a lot with her uncles and she's very determined. You knew that she'd be in good hands with San as a father but you had no idea how incredibly devoted he'd be. Even if it came to playing with her he'd go all the way; joining her teaparty Thursday's and playing with her dolls. It was so endearing you thought you'd burst.
For a while you just laid in his arms, Nabi happily playing in your lap. The nice spring breeze was calming and so relaxing. ''I can't believe it,'' San said after a while of cuddling, ''We'll have two babies to love... How lucky are we?'' ''The luckiest people on earth, darling.''
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10 years of Rainbow Direction!
Exactly 10 years ago a girl named Danny printed out this rainbow poster and took it to the first concert of One Direction's Where We Are tour:
Anniversaries are always a bit arbitrary, and Rainbow Direction's was always a hard one to pin down.
This blog is just a day or two short of celebrating 11 years and without it Rainbow Direction would have never existed, because the people who were at the start of it would never have met, but its purpose and setup were entirely different and RD was still far from being developed.
The suggestions that eventually took form in "Project Rainbow Direction" were first submitted to the blog in late 2013. The first brainstorm between Kat, Li and Ellis about it, and further strategy talks with Ed and Molly took place in the early months of 2014. The project was announced in February. Haven and Red submitted their winning poster designs in March. Amy developed a logo and opened a merch store for us in early April.
While we've often referred to that midnight brainstorm on a cold January day as the origin of rainbow direction, that was only its conception. We don't even have a record of which date it was. We could also have chosen any of the more pin-downable dates: announcing the project, announcing the poster contest winners, opening the store. But really, all that Rainbow Direction was at those moments, was an idea, a plan, the hope that we had that it was within our, the fandom's power, to change something for the better for the LGBTQIA+ fans in it.
For months all of us, and especially Li, had worked tirelessly to encourage people to sign up and commit to bringing a rainbow poster to a show.
And then the big moment was there. First day of tour. The moment of truth. Would the people we'd encouraged actually have the courage to take a rainbow to a show, and stick it up in the air? Would it matter to people? Would it actually change something?
10 years on, we know that it did. So much more than we could ever have imagined.
But that was was anything but self-evident at the time. We had no idea. We nervously monitored the wwa tag and the blogs of those who had signed up, and then, after a few days, finally this report appeared. Danny from Bogota shared the first Rainbow Direction fan report.
I think if you'd ask any of us who were here at the time, they'd remember fondly how knowing that someone had actually done it, something happened in the real world, and if one person had done it, more would, how that sparked a fire in our hearts. A ball of warm feelings, not quite the same feeling as before. Before, there had been buzz and excitement and drive, but this, this felt different. Hope. A sense of the personal strength, and collective power, that could come from this if we could make it grow. It took a lot of hard work from a lot of people who committed themselves tirelessly to the campaign, but grow it did.
Thanks to Danny. Thanks to all of you who at some point or other, crafted something rainbow at home, took a rainbow to a show, put a rainbow on your blog, showed that you believed in your own power to change something, and showed the LGBTQI+ people in the fandom that they mattered, and that you cared.
It has been quite the roller coaster ride. As the coordinating group, we've had many ups and downs, and by now, for most of us, our attention has been drawn away from the fandom by our real lives and new pursuits. But regularly, when one of us checks in and sees the rainbows at one of the boys' shows, we share, revel, and sit amazed at how this thing, that once took so much effort on our part to get one, two, three people per show signed up, has grown into a regular staple, with people spontaneously taking it upon themselves to organize for entire venues to light up in a coordinated rainbow pattern, to design new posters and rainbow outfits, or to hand out hundreds of mini rainbow flags in the audience. This community has taken it up as its collective responsibility - let's get those rainbows out. How beautiful is that?! You are all so so amazing.
Thank you, you beautiful people, for becoming a part of this, for making it your own, for making it better, for carrying it forward, into the future.
So long!
#rainbow direction#one direction#rainbow project#harry styles#louis tomlinson#niall horan#liam payne#zayn malik
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Today is the 10th anniversary of Chao-Studios!
This blog started on April 25th 2014! I was still in my senior year of high school when I made it! While my activity on it has dropped rapidly I had no idea this blog would have lasted so long just for Chao. xD
I've had many people help me support the blog through the years, Especially ChaoGardenBuster / CGBuster /Tyuster who while I don't talk to often anymore helped keep the blog active through it's early years and now the current members help keep the blog fresh by showing more chao then just my own! Big thanks to:
@spinch-san
@honeyspiret
@genotaurus
@chaonicii-blog
@bassboosted-moon-chao
And of course another huge thanks to Mooncow and the Chao Island community of which this blog became apart of!
In time for this anniversary I made a chao garden animation that doesn't really relate to the anniversary, I just thought I should make some animation to celebrate the fact it's the blogs 10th anniversary.
What happens when you leave the Chao Garden and turn off the Gamecube? Lets find out in this video!
You can watch on Youtube here
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Don’t Like The Lights
Sequel to Flashing Lights series, must read Flashing Lights first to understand. 
Series Masterlist
1. Jungle
Don't know where we stand, I used to hit you 'bout everything. Are we still good? Are we still good?
Maryse let out a nervous sigh as she fluffed her hair in the mirror. The air was thick with anticipation and slight nostalgia. Tonight was the Grammys and she was nominated for Best R&B Song and Best R&B Album, to say she was nervous was an understatement.
Tonight also marked the anniversary of the day Jack and her met for the first time…or rather the anniversary of when he saved her from falling on her face in front of everyone. Maryse couldn’t help but still long for Jack, who was and will probably always be her greatest muse.
She hadn’t heard or seen Jack since the night he left her house. He had even been silent on social media so she couldn’t even stalk him if she wanted to. Maryse’s thoughts were cut short when her manager, CoCo, spoke up from the door behind her.
“You ready? The car is outside.”
Maryse looked at herself in the mirror one more time, and noticed the missing spark from her eyes. She closed her eyes and made another silent promise to herself that she would one day reignite that spark, to find happiness and fulfillment once more, whether with Jack or on her own.
“Yeah, I’m ready.”
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Jack strode confidently down the red carpet with PG. Despite the flurry of activity around him, he remained focused on the task at hand, his mind consumed with thoughts of the upcoming awards ceremony.
His stride came to a halt when an interviewer called out to him, their words causing him to pause in his tracks. “Hey, Jack, did you hear? Maryse mentioned she’s rooting for you to win tonight,” the interviewer exclaimed, a hint of excitement evident in their voice.
Jack’s initial stoic demeanor softened at his words, a flicker of surprise crossing his features before being replaced by a subtle warmth. Turning towards the interviewer, he offered a grateful nod, his gratitude evident in his face.
“Really? That means a lot,” he replied, his voice tinged with a mix of appreciation and sincerity. Despite the way they ended, Jack couldn’t deny the swell of pride that washed over him at the knowledge that Maryse still held him in such high regard. “I’m rooting for her as well.”
As Jack made his way inside, his thoughts drifted back to a year ago when he crossed paths with Maryse for the first time. The memory of them first locking eyes as he helped her up the stairs to get her award tugged at his heartstrings and their history started to weigh heavy on his shoulders as he saw the very stages he climbed to “save her.”
Glancing around the venue from his seat, he immediately noticed the familiar silhouette of Maryse, he couldn’t miss those curls even if he wanted to. In that moment, he silently wished she would turn her head and meet his gaze. Jack was sure he would always yearn for her.
He didn’t realize how hard it was going to be seeing Maryse again. For months he wanted to reach out but he didn’t want to reopen old wounds. Jack’s gaze remained on Maryse as he watched her mingle with the celebrities at her table, her laughter could be heard from across the room.
He couldn’t shake the feeling of insecurity creeping into his thoughts as he watched her. Was Maryse feeling the same way he did, he wondered, her demeanor showed no hint of being as heartbroken as he was. Did she realize what today meant? Jack continued these thoughts as the award show started, but as he watched Maryse, the distance between them seemed to stretch further, and it drove him crazy.
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Maryse's heart pounded in her chest as the announcer listed off the nominees for Best R&B Album. She gave a nervous smile to the camera when her name and album was mentioned. She closed her eyes, and grabbed a hold of CoCo’s hand who squeezed it in support.
“And the Grammy goes to…”-Ugh, Those Feelings Again, Maryse Monet!”
Maryse gasped in her seat, eyes wide with tears of joy streaming down her face. She stood up and gave CoCo a hug and thanked her in her ear. As she was making her way up the aisle, Doja stopped her and quickly pulled her into a tight embrace, and congratulated her.
She made sure to take the steps one foot at a time so that she didn’t have a repeat of last year. With a wistful smile, Maryse spoke into the microphone, her voice carrying across the hushed auditorium. “You know, I was a little worried I might trip on my way up here again,” she quipped, drawing a chuckle from the audience. “But thankfully, I made it in one piece this time!”
As the laughter subsided, Maryse took a deep breath, her eyes shimmering with emotion. “But in all seriousness, I want to express my deepest gratitude to everyone who has been a part of this incredible journey,” she continued, her voice tinged with sincerity. “From the amazing team who worked tirelessly behind the scenes to make this album a reality, to the fans who have supported me every step of the way – this Grammy belongs to all of you.”
Maryse took a pause, and her eyes shifted towards Jack in the crowd. “And to the person who has been my biggest inspiration and my greatest supporter,” she said, her voice catching slightly. “Thank you for believing in me, for pushing me to be the best version of myself, and for sharing your incredible talent and creativity with me. This album would not have been possible without you, and I am forever grateful for the love and the music we have shared.”
With that, Maryse raised the Grammy high above her head. Her heart was overflowing with love and joy. She knew that no matter what the future held, Jack was always going to be her muse.
As Maryse delivered her speech, Jack's eyes fixed her with a mix of pride, love and disbelief. As he watched her bask in the spotlight, her talent and dedication recognized by the industry, any lingering feelings of envy or regret faded into the background.
When she mentioned her muse his heart skipped a beat, and a lump formed in his throat. Despite not saying his name, he knew, deep down, that she was referring to him.
In that moment, Jack realized that Maryse’s victory was their victory, her success brought him a sense of fulfillment and validation that surpassed any accolades or awards he could have received himself.
Tears welled up in Jack’s eyes as he listened to her words, overcome by the unexpectedness of her acknowledgment and the flood of emotions it stirred within him.
Even though he had braced himself for the evening, he didn’t expect the intensity of his feelings upon hearing her speech. As Maryse left the stage he knew in the back of his mind that they would get back together again sooner rather than later. He would make sure of it.
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Maryse got comfortable in her bed and pulled out her headphones. She was busy all day in the studio when she caught news that Jack had surprise dropped an album. She couldn’t help but notice how buff he looked on the cover, Maryse had to shake her head at the thoughts that popped up in her head before pressing play on the album.
She closed her eyes as the beats filled the room, she loved how honest he got with each track. Maryse couldn’t help but feel guilt when Denver started playing, wishing she had known the depth of how he was feeling at the time. She was sure that the added weight of her hesitation to move in with him added to the stress he was already facing.
Perhaps if she had opened up sooner, they could have faced those challenges together, instead of allowing her doubts to drive them apart. Regret washed over her as Maryse realized the impact of her actions, and she vowed to learn from her mistakes. These past few months apart helped her realize that she needed to be more open, more honest, and more willing to confront her fears, not just for her own sake, but for the sake of her love for Jack.
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Maryse rushed through the lobby of the recording studio in Kentucky, she was there to record a song with Bryson and because of traffic she was running late. Having never been to that particular studio before Maryse hurriedly asked the person at the front desk where his studio room was located, as she waited for the front desk to look it up, she heard a familiar laugh. Maryse turned to her left and there stood Jack engrossed in conversation with Urban and Bryson.
She hesitated for a moment, unsure of what to do. Just as she considered slipping back out unnoticed, their eyes met, and time seemed to freeze for a heartbeat. Jack’s expression mirrored her surprise, his eyes widening, before a flicker of something else passed through them.
Maryse walked towards the group, giving Bryson and Urban a hug first. “Hey,” Maryse finally said, breaking the silence as she offered Jack a small smile.
Jack returned the smile, his features softening. “Hey,” he replied, his voice warm but with a hint of hesitation.
The air began to fill with awkwardness as they stared at each other.
“Hey, Urb can you come help me with that thing?” Bryson said, turning towards Urban. “What thing?” Urban asked him, confused.
Bryson punched Urban in the arm and gave him a pointed look. “That thing that just suddenly came up. So come on!” and dragged Urban away but not before telling Maryse that he’d see her in the studio.
Jack stood there with a sigh and his checks turned red slightly from embarrassment. All Maryse could do was smile.
“Sorry about them.” Jack apologized running a hand through her messy curls, Maryse couldn’t help but notice he was letting it grow out, a bit unkempt compared to how she remembered.
“You’ve let your curls run wild,” Maryse remarked with a gentle smile, her tone teasing yet filled with fondness.
Jack chuckled softly, a hint of sheepishness in his expression. “Yeah, I've been too caught up with everything to keep up with them,” he admitted, running another hand through his tousled hair.
The familiarity of their banter brought a sense of comfort to the both of them. Happy that despite the time apart some things remained unchanged between them.
With a bittersweet smile, Jack stepped closer to her. “Congratulations on the Grammy, by the way.” he said, his voice genuine. “You deserve it.”
Maryse returned the smile, feeling a sense of warmth wash over her despite the lingering tension between them. “Thank you,” she replied softly. “And congrats on your album too. I listened to it, and… it’s really good.”
There was a flicker of gratitude in his eyes as he nodded. “Thanks,” he murmured, a hint of emotion in his voice. “Means a lot coming from you.”
It became quiet again before Maryse spoke up. “I wouldn’t have come to the studio if I knew you were going to be here,” Maryse confessed, her tone filled with uncertainty.
“Why not?” Jack questioned, his gaze searching hers.
“Because I didn’t know if you would want to see me,” she admitted softly, her words heavy with the weight of their past.
“There’s not a day that goes by where I don’t want to see you,” Jack confessed, his voice vulnerable yet sincere.
Tears welled up in Maryse's eyes as she heard his words, a mix of sadness and longing washing over her.
Maryse nods and starts walking backwards, “Well, I’m going to go. I don’t want to keep Bryson waiting any longer.” She turns around and quickly walks down the long hallway, she had no idea where she was going but she needed to escape. Just as she was about to disappear from view, she heard Jack calling out her name. Her heart skipped a beat, and she hesitated for a moment before slowly turning around to face him.
Jack stood there, looking at her with hope in his eyes. “Hey,” he said softly, almost as if he still couldn���t believe she was really there. “How long are you gonna be in town?”
Maryse swallowed, feeling a lump form in her throat. “Just a couple of days,” she replied, trying to keep her voice steady.
There was a brief pause before he spoke again, his words hanging in the air between them. “Would you… would you want to hang out? Maybe we could actually talk.” His tone was nervous, as if he was afraid of her answer.
She met his gaze, feeling a rush of emotions flood over her. Despite everything that had happened between them, she couldn’t deny the longing she felt to spend time with him again. With a nod, she managed to reply, “I’d love that.”
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11/08 is considered Jikook day, esp in Korea & celebrated like a real holiday over there. Mainly because its Jikook who started it themselves. Jimin was posting selfies together with Jk on that day, even before Jk ever posted GCF Tokyo on that day. Both have made several references toward that date in particular, with Jk flat out writing 23:08 (11/08) in KST on his IG when Jimin was recovering from his surgery, as well as the cover of Hate Everything he posted when Jimin was recovering as well, where he cropped it at 1:18. Interesting he made two back to back posts references that date/time while Jimin was hurt/recovering. And he started his white day live at 8:11, where he spoiled Jimin's songs, talked about Jimin& randomly played There for you & brought up GCF Tokyo in that live and of course it worked & Jimin showed up, even tho he was overseas. Interesting coincidences. Regardless if you believe any theories, it is a date/time Jikook references & why its celebrated, but mainly celebrated due to GCF Tokyo being released on that day, which is NOT A MADE UP DAY. It's real & is still there for everyone to watch. Kinda sus how actual koreans go all out for Jikook on that day & funny that 85% of Jikookers are k-jkk. Businesses & civilians celebrating like its a real anniversary. Hmnn. Do they know something we don't?
At this point the cult is so desperate they've given Tk like 20 days & pray every year they come online on any one of them & reference it. They wanted Jk to say happy Taekook day, but instead he said, of course I went to Jimin's room and we hugged. Like him saying, I only remember this day because of what Jimin did. Too bad so sad. He really shit on both their days they celebrate. Their made up TK day & their fake private date. LMFAO. Savage.
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Happy Lesbian Visibility Day and Happy Birthday to Cassette Beasts!
Cassette Beasts has become my all-time favourite video game ever since I started playing it. As a lesbian, I am also absolutely delighted by the fact that the initial release date of Cassette Beasts coincided with Lesbian Visibility Day on April 26th.
For bonus points, Cassette Beasts features not only LGBTQ+ representation in both the main and supporting cast, but also an actual canon old married lesbian couple in the supporting characters Ianthe and Wilma.
To celebrate both Lesbian Visibility Day and the 1-year anniversary of the release of Cassette Beasts, I made these lesbian pride icons featuring the Cassette Beasts logo as well as Ianthe and Wilma both individually and together.
Feel free to use these icons! If you use these icons, credit is appreciated but not necessary.
#lesbian visibility day#cassette beasts#leader ianthe#ranger wilma#vg: cassette beasts#ch: leader ianthe#ch: ranger wilma#ship: ianthe x wilma#leilukin does icons#llkicon: cb#cassette beasts anniversary
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HAPPY 10th ANNIVERSARY TO GRAVITY FALLS!
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Back in Oct. 2018, my project for inktober was at least one pic from every episode. Because of the pace, there were restrictions; I did each on a post-it note, limited coloring, and chose things that would fit the square format and that I could get done in time (between working full-time and owl-banding most nights). I always sort of wanted to redo a bunch of those; but really, what occasion would merit putting in THAT much time and effort for a project of that size?
Well, how about for the 10th anniversary of the premiere of Gravity Falls?
I’m not saying this was a *smart* project to tackle, but I thought it might be “easier” because I had first drafts of most of the pieces; I just wanted to redo them so they’d look better, with 4 more years of practice under my belt and a new move to digital art. (Narrator: it was not really easier.) Some I redid completely, or did new to create the full sets above. Basically, once I’d hit on this idea, and decided to link it to the refrain of “How Far We’ve Come”, I was committed; there was no way I was going to *not* try to do it.
I know that “How Far We’ve Come” gets fanvidded for eight billion different shows. But, the first time I heard the song was in one of the first Gravity Falls fanvids I ever watched (link below), so it will always be a GF song for me.
Gravity Falls has meant a lot to me for the past 6 years that I’ve been active in the fandom. I have no doubt it will always have a big place in my heart. I’m definitely not done with things I’d like to do for it. I’m so glad to see people coming together to celebrate this big anniversary!
ALSO: needless to say, HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Stan and Ford!
“How Far We’ve Come” by @findmeinthealps2
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Image descriptions. The post consists of six images, each with a one-word header. Together they spell out, “LET’S SEE HOW FAR WE’VE COME”. Each image has 8 square pictures under the header. Each picture is a screenshot-redraw from an episode of the show, usually consisting of one or a couple of characters against a simple colored background.
The first image’s 8 redraws are: Dipper and Mabel from “Tourist Trapped”; Old Man McGucket from “The Legend of the Gobblewonker”; Mabel and Bats Biker from “Headhunters”; Lil Gideon from “The Hand that Rocks the Mabel”; Mabel from “The Inconveniencing”; Dipper from “Dipper vs. Manliness”; Dipper and Dipper clone 5 from “Double Dipper”; and Mabel and Quentin Trembley from “Irrational Treasure”.
The second image’s 8 redraws are: Mabel and Waddles from “The Time Traveler’s Pig”; Robbie and Dipper from “Fight Fighters”; Stan and Lil Gideon from “Little Dipper”; the Summerween Trickster from “Summerween”; Stan in his vampire costume from “Summerween”; Mabel and Dipper from “Boss Mabel”; Stan from “The Bottomless Pit”; and Mermando from “The Deep End”.
The third image’s 8 redraws are: Dipper and Mabel from “Carpet Diem”; Mabel surrounded by Sev’ral Timez from “Boyz Crazy”; Stan punching the pterodactyl from “The Land Before Swine”; Bill Cipher in giant red angry form from “Dreamscaperers”; Mabel and Dipper from “Gideon Rises”; Dipper, Mabel and Stan from “Scary-oke”; the Shapeshifter from “Into the Bunker”; and Mabel and Pacifica Northwest from “The Golf War”.
The fourth image’s 8 redraws are: Bipper from “Sock Opera”; Soos Ramirez and Melody from “Soos and the Real Girl”; Stan from “Little Gift Shop of Horrors”; Old Man McGucket from “The Society of the Blind Eye”; Mabel fighting Blendin Blandin from “Blendin’s Game”; Robbie Valentino and Tambry from “The Love God”; Pacifica Northwest and Dipper from “Northwest Mansion Mystery”; and Stan from “Not What He Seems”.
The fifth image’s 8 redraws are: Mabel from “Not What He Seems”; Ford’s arrival from “Not What He Seems”; Ford and Stan as teenagers from “A Tale of Two Stans”; Dipper and Ford as elf characters from “Dungeons, Dungeons & More Dungeons”; Stan from “The Stanchurian Candidate”; Mabel, Wendy, Candy, and Grenda after their fight with the unicorns from “The Last Mabelcorn”; Darlene the spider lady from “Roadside Attraction”; and Dipper and Ford with Bill Cipher’s shadow over them from “Dipper and Mabel vs. the Future��.
The sixth and final image’s 8 redraws are: Bill Cipher holding up the gold statue of Ford from “Weirdmageddon Pt. 1″; Wendy Corduroy from “Weirmageddon Pt. 1″; Dipper and Mabel from their class day photo in “Weirdmageddon Pt. 2″; Bill Cipher in giant red monster form trying to capture Dipper and Mabel from “Weirdmageddon Pt. 3″; Stan punching Bill Cipher in the mindscape from “Weirdmageddon Pt. 3″; the group gathered around Stan sitting in his chair while Mabel shows him her scrapbook, from “Weirdmageddon Pt. 3″; Dipper and Mabel waving goodbye from the bus window from “Weirdmageddon Pt. 3″; and Stan and Ford laughing together in the rain, after defeating the giant squid, on their boat the Stan o’ War II, from “Weirmageddon Pt. 3″.
#gravity falls#gf 10th anniversary#stanford pines#stanley pines#mabel pines#dipper pines#wendy corduroy#soos ramirez#fiddleford mcgucket#pacifica northwest#robbie valentino#gideon gleeful#candy chiu#grenda grendinator#bill cipher#my art#yeah okay sorry... it's past midnight where i am#time to start the anniversary celebrations!#ids under the cut
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An updated cover in honor of PLA turning one year old :')
Read the story from the beginning here!
#this is very self indulgent but i had fun with it :)#i noticed a couple other blogs celebrating story anniversaries recently#so i thought i'd check when i first started posting pla and it was early march last year which is insane??#it feels like i started a month ago#to be fair i did disappear quite a few times lol#but anyways thank you to everyone who has read even 1 post so far!#sims 4#sims 4 story#ts4#ts4 story#pla
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Knightfall in Dream Land - Page 2
Kirby dresses up as Meta Knight and learns that Meta’s old cape was a gift from Dedede.
#Kirby#Kirby fanart#my art#comic#Metadede#not exactly sure when in the game timeline my comic is set but probably around the time of Return to Dream Land#also the ship isn’t the main focus of the comic it touches more on Meta’s origin and their first meeting but I do ship them lol#and they are a couple in this comic but the comic mostly just covers how Meta Knight arrived on Popstar and how he and Dedede first met#but at this point in my interpretation of the timeline they’re married lol#I’ve seen a lot of people headcanon them as getting married during Kirby Fighters 2 but in my interpretation they get married earlier#in my timeline they started dating around the time of Squeak Squad and they got married around the time of Epic Yarn#and Kirby Fighters 2 is just the two of them celebrating their wedding anniversary lol#not sure when I’ll have the next page of this done but the next one will start getting into Meta’s backstory#Meta Knight#Bandana Dee#Sailor Dee#King Dedede#Knightfall in Dream Land
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Fourth Anniversary Art Analysis
(Credits to DRDTdev for the art, obviously. Please support the original post.)
Yeah guys, this is definitely Charles, trust me. (/j)
In all seriousness, the reveal of what Teruko's brother (more or less) looks like got me thinking about a couple of things. I'd like to ramble about them in a space less directly linked to the public fourth anniversary art!
The first is that we've (basically) confirmed that Teruko's brother is older than her, something that I don't think we actually technically knew until now! I always got those kind of vibes, but it's nice to know for sure.
The second is something that most people have picked up on-- his white hair color. Between DRDT and altDRDT, the only people who we've seen with white hair up to this point are XF and Dandelion (I think those are the names people agreed upon???). Both of those seem... unlikely to be Teruko's brother, although, for what it's worth, they do both use he/him pronouns. That's not to say that Teruko's brother couldn't have dyed his hair after he and Teruko last parted, and still be someone else we know, like Teacher. However, I could also easily believe that DRDTdev may have wanted to draw this art as a soft disconfirmation of the "Teacher is Teruko's brother" theory before people got in too deep. It's too bad, though, I did like that one.
One of the reasons why I liked it was because of the synergy with Teruko's favorite color being red due to "association." However, even if Teruko's brother still is Teacher, it seems like he has no red in his design as of the last time Teruko saw him. I suppose red could still be his eye color, but I'm going to take this mean that Teruko's positive association with red is due to somebody else-- likely either Xander or Mai, or possibly still Teacher, but without him being her brother.
Lastly, and most importantly, I find it highly interesting that, at this point in time, Teruko's brother is shown with several scrapes and bandages, while Teruko has absolutely none. It got me thinking about the nature of Teruko's luck.
I wonder if Teruko's bad luck operates in a way where it will hurt whoever is around her until she's the only one left, at which point it has no one to attack but herself. (The only comparison I can think of is to the Death card in the card game Fluxx, so shout out if you know what I'm talking about.)
As long as Teruko is the "protagonist," her luck will go after the "side characters". But, if Teruko isolates herself, then the luck will go after the hero.
Now, there is a bit of contradictory evidence going on here, because Teruko has had unfortunate things happen to her since entering the killing game and being around other people. Most notably, the time that she slipped and fell while holding the cake, and when Xander tried to kill her. That's why I'm wondering if there's also an element of how much Teruko cares about these people involved. Like, if Teruko cares less about someone, they don't pop up as a "side character" punching bag as much. Or, if Teruko caring about someone is the inciting incident to turning an entire group of people into "side characters"-- that way, if she had no friends at any of the schools she attended, she could have avoided dooming them all.
Teruko cared a lot about Xander, so his betrayal was the tipping point. After she took one last blow, the scales tipped and more bad things started happening to the other students than to Teruko. Teruko falling down transformed into the much worse luck of Min dying. And, from then on, the "side characters" started taking the brunt of the bad luck (J's secret being revealed, Eden being bullied and threatened, Ace nearly dying, etc), while Teruko remained mostly fine.
If there is an element of how much Teruko cares about people involved, it would give her a lot of incentive to be a loner and actively make people dislike her.
Anyways, just a thought. This one is pretty off the cuff, so I wouldn't be surprised if I'm missing something or overstepping here.
Happy fourth anniversary DRDT, happy ???th birthday Mai, and a happy day to all of you!
#drdt#danganronpa despair time#drdt spoilers#teruko tawaki#fanganronpa#i couldn't finish the mm theory for today but at least i have something to celebrate the anniversary#which i totally forgot was today#probably because i've never celebrated it before (<- started watching in may 2023)#if teruko's brother ISN'T teacher (or charles lmao) i wonder how/if he will impact the plot#maybe not at all#i'm not fully counting out teacher being her brother yet btw this could still be an intentional mislead#my theories
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Thinking about Kristen Applebees so hard rn. Might go rewatch literally all of freshman year.
#its my year anniversary of d20 fandom#or like it was a week or two ago#maybe this is how i celebrate it#there was a whole period of time when i wasn't caught up on all the intrepid heroes seasons where i would like#whenever i started a new one i would literally not stop fucking watching it until it was over#like i had school and i did not care it was just wake up start watching be in school watching as much as physically possible get home#keep watching stay up til 3am watching and then repeat at 7 the next morning#i internally referred to it as a d20 bender and it was honestly the best#i also did it with acofaf the second time and techinally ive done it with starstruck and sophomore year twice#Shoutout to the time i was watching the fhsy finale during art and had to leave to sit in a bathroom stall to cry#wild times#honestly the best part of school i just destroy my mental state if i do that shit any other time#whoopsie tag essay#d20#dimension 20#fantasy high#d20 fantasy high#fantasy high freshman year#fhfy#kristen applebees#d20 kristen#fantasy high kristen#kristen fantasy high
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I have Many thoughts and feelings about that episode and most of them are... what was the point of all of that??
#doctor who#nuwho#doctor who spoilers#fourteenth doctor#fifteenth doctor#like... I think I liked it?? but why was Mel there. she didn't do anything#i adore Kate with everything in me but... unit also didn't contribute. interesting and enjoyable character moments for her though!!#and Shirley love love love Shirley but realistically what did she do#the climax was a literal game of catch. and don't get me started on the double tardis! and Tennant! fucking quadruple Tennant!#the erasure of the times the doctor HAS settled down and had a family like....#also this was not an anniversary I'm sorry. it was not a celebration of the show it was a celebration of Tennant and Tate#who I adore don't get me wrong!! they were good episodes. but that last episode... none of it felt earned#love love LOVE Ncuti though he's incredible already v excited#it's just. when three anniversary specials seem to be used to set up the next season and next episodes.... Not A Fan
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zola anniversary one week from today , , , , , ,
#not gonna lie lads the regret is hitting me Most Deeply™#not to get too far into a spiral but it does have me sitting here like#what have i even done these past several months??#i recorded some utau libraries and set about going through oto hell#started on some diy projects that i still have yet to finish#started playing games again for the first time in a long while#bought my first plant and actually managed to get it to grow#completed my plp2 cover and started on another#but really it feels like i've done nothing at all ; ; ;#it feels like i've just been paralyzed by responsibilities day after day and exhausted by brain fog and lack of sleep#and intellectually i know i was super burnt out and Had™ to drop my anniversary plans#because i'd dreamed too big and i had too much going on#but it just#feels like shit man ; ; ; ;#first zola anniversary i've ever missed since i started and it's the big decade celebration#when they're getting updated no less#god ; ;
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Here's the half of my Essek playlist that covers Campaign 2, listed in chronological order!
See below for a breakdown on the 'arcs' in the playlist, as well as extra notes pertaining to how I feel the songs fit with him or his relationship with the noted character/s :3
I'll be updating this when I remember to!
Last Updated: Jun. 16, 2023
1-19: Pre-Campaign 2
For This You Were Born by UNSECRET, Fleurie || Young Essek - the start of Expectations™
The Other Side by Amarante || Young Essek - an encompassing (and genuine) fascination with the unknowns of his studies
Out Through the Curtain by The Hush Sound || Young Essek - feeling isolated
Dearest Brother by Firewoodisland || Verin - Essek’s only tight bond
Behind the Mask by Ivy & Gold || Deirta - comfort, realized disconnect, then distance
Bones by Emily Finchum || Disillusion & pride
Where to Begin by Adam Watts || Essek getting deeper into his studies
Outside In by Circle of Dust || Essek is entirely disconnected from peers as he pursues a higher position of power to expand his study access
Disconnected by Imminence || If he bothered with any self reflection, maybe he’d notice and care that he was lacking sustainable bonds
Cathedrals by Animal Flag || Essek’s father - the fight (“cause if your god's in a building than your god is a stone”) and immediate aftermath (including a ‘staring at the wall for ages’ section)
Conspiracy of Silence by The Swoons || Essek’s father has gone off to Bazzoxan and died
In Your Likeness by Woodkid || Deirta & unfulfilled expectations
Ubu by Methyl Ethel || Verin's POV on Essek's changes
Lost by Jeremy Ravine || Verin’s POV on taking up the Bazzoxan post, as home is not the same anymore
Neon Mirror by Polyenso || Essek is set in his thoughts, Verin leaves
Home. by September Stories || Essek's POV after Verin goes to Bazzoxan
Solitude by Sorry, Peach || Self-isolation bay-bee
Holy by Wolf Colony || The devil’s come knocking
Promiseland by MIKA || Summary looking back on where Essek started and where he's going
20-40: A Choice, and Then Consequences Thrown in His Face
Dawn by Echo Black, Danny Blu || Essek's *knows* he’s supposed to be learning about the beacons, it is what is expected of him, it is what he is here to do
Brighter Than the Sun by Brick + Mortar || Got some more hubris building up, the deal with the Assembly
Resentment by A Day To Remember || The deal with the Assembly has been… relatively unfruitful, but he’s stuck in it regardless
Icarus by Bastille || Reap what you sow hot boi
Pinebox by Birds of Bellwoods || This is fine, he is calm; the Dynasty’s plan to reacquire one of the beacons; this is fine
Heavy Metal War by Speak || The beacon in Zadash has gone missing entirely; now entering active wartime, keep it together
Paranoia by Neoni || The Mighty Nein - they brought back a WHAT
Tip Toes by half•alive || It's fine, he can be careful
Soap by The Oh Hellos || Jester 100% - total tone shift
Leave Me Alone by I DONT KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME || The Mighty Nein - Essek's keeping close tabs on them, but he still wants nothing to do with them; if he's lucky, maybe their endeavors will get them killed
Let You In by Marc Straight, Ellen Rose || The Mighty Nein - they’re… endearing, but…
Cold War by Foreign Figures || The Mighty Nein - Essek’s back on track, he only needs to divert their attention, but also they’re *endearing*
Cold Loud Dark by The Classic Crime || Essek and his Neutral Evil affirmations, he chose this path
Dark Star by Jaymes Young || Ep 77 Scourger in the cell, Essek is Dangerous™
bury a friend (Cover) by Pomplamoose || The Mighty Nein - are they *genuinely* nice? Surely there is subterfuge to their actions, even now
New Invention by I DONT KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME || The Mighty Nein & Jester - Essek's spinning many plates, coordinating things behind the scenes, but he's realizing the Nein have done something irreversible to him
Watch Your Back by Sam Tinnesz || "We feel pretty confident that there are people within the Empire working against the Empire, and there are people in the Dynasty working against the Dynasty. And if you are one of those people, and we're hoping you're not, then this information will never go any further than this and that's the end of that."
Flames by Tedy || The Mighty Nein - this is a very risky arrangement, but… Essek might just like them
Live While I Breathe by The Moth & The Flame || Ep 91 dinner with the Nein, he’s still working the lies by omission, but maybe something honest can be found here
Bones by Imagine Dragons || A manic sort of self-doubt mixed with finishing the Transmogrification spell
Defeated by Bad Suns || That’s it, the Mighty Nein have won - Essek witnessing Veth’s failed Transmogrification and the Nein’s unwavering determination to help her, and Caleb promises to share his notes
41-54: Putting the Pieces Back
Alcatraz by Oliver Riot || Essek realizing *exactly* how isolated/trapped he’s become
Goldfish by Until The Ribbon Breaks || The Mighty Nein - they still don’t know what Essek has done, maybe he can put things back without them learning the truth- they haven’t learned the truth, right?
Destroyer by Of Monsters and Men || The Mighty Nein - they really ruined everything, didn’t they? Perhaps this is for the better though, maybe some things can be fixed
Stray Italian Greyhound by Vienna Teng || The Mighty Nein & Jester - Snap out of brooding, teleporting to the Whitedawn Lagoon, the parasol... gods he really does care for them, doesn't he?
The Enemy by Andrew Belle || The Mighty Nein - Essek is a danger and a detriment to them, but if they are off doing their own business, maybe that distance is safer
Warchild by Nekokat || Essek has long crossed the point of no return, but it’s not too late to fix things; he can do this
Demons and Angels by LOWBORN || Ludinus - Essek’s trying to break things off
Lying Beast by Run River North || Lord Dezran Thain
Wander. Wonder. by The Arcadian Wild || The Mighty Nein - they came directly here??
Flares by The Script || The Mighty Nein - specifically when Essek is witnessed confronting Ludinus
All The People by The Treble || The Mighty Nein - Essek trying to escape from them and the party
Copper Colored Quiet by letlive. || The Mighty Nein - they’re mocking him- they’re going to kill him and they’re mocking him. At least it’s them.
A Deer Mistaking Candles for Headlights by Crywank || Essek being escorted to the Balleater
Liar by The Arcadian Wild || Ep 97 the Confrontation
55-64: The Confrontation: A Breakdown
Organs by Of Monsters and Men || The Mighty Nein - Essek is sorry for dragging them into his mess, grotesquely visceral vulnerability still wrapped in a pretty package
Too Far Gone by Sir Sly || The Mighty Nein - “there's nothing worse than betraying those you've come to care about before you even came to care about them.”
Dark Matter by Andrew Belle || Caleb - The Speech
Beekeeper by Keaton Henson || The Mighty Nein - why can’t they see he cannot be fixed?
Bleed by Vorsa || The Forehead Kiss™, maybe… maybe Essek has been left better than before
Counting Paths by Matthew And The Atlas || Jester - she holds Essek’s hand through his confession, surely such kindness won’t last
Darkness in Me by Fight the Fade || The Mighty Nein - everyone insisting that Essek can be good, even if he’s unsure how to begin
Paradise Is Lost by GoldTop, Sam Tinnesz || The Confession - Essek explaining that the deal with the Assembly is done
War by Former Vandal || The Mighty Nein - Essek has friends to protect him now, yes?
Wait for the Sun by Chopped Up Tulips || Welcome to the Mighty Nein
65-77: Emotion Soup Part I aka Confrontation Aftermath
If You Care by Evan Barlow || The Mighty Nein - Essek can’t protect them
SoLow by Keegan Calmes || The Mighty Nein - reflecting: regret feels Bad
Sorry by The Moth & The Flame || A little screamy, reflecting: regret, Essek still is who he is
The Fox by North Bloom || A little screamy, trapped in a cycle that he wants to break, somehow
Goner by Twenty One Pilots || The Mighty Nein - a little screamy, feeling doomed and desperately wanting bonds
Dangerous Man by Little Dume || A little screamy, reflecting: self-doubt, self-derision, a sliver of hope
Beautiful Crime by Tamer || Caleb - reflecting: they are rather alike in some regards, aren’t they?
Poison by Felicity || Caleb - reflecting: "you were not born with venom in your veins" but Essek has it now, and that needs to be dealt with
Pyrokinesis by 7Chariot || Caleb - reflecting: as is, they share a volatile dynamic
Honey by Magic Man || The Mighty Nein - reflecting: betrayal before coming to care about them, the look of it on their faces
Mostly by Vian Izak, Juniper Vale || The cumulative takeaway of Essek's reflections, like a quick, distanced observation that he can readily pack away
Blame by Nik Ammar, Oliver Jackson || Sucks to be Adeen
The Coldest Heart by The Classic Crime || Saying farewell to the Nein, got some loose ends to wrap up, but there’s something hollow about it
78-91: Emotion Soup Part II aka Traveler Con Radio Silence
Lonely by Nathan Wagner || Inner conflict, desiring company vs. being undeserving of it
All That You Know by Simon Herron || Self-doubt and self-denial
Darlin' by Goodbye June || What have the Nein done to him? Even in absence, he hears them and can imagine Jester's sendings
Dead Man Walking by Sam Tinnesz || Tensions and suspicions rise
Dear Doubt by Michael Schulte || Oh, he *has* to get out of Rosohna, it is absolutely time to run far away
Spineless by Nick Lutsko || Coward.
I'll Be Good by Jaymes Young || As it says on the tin
The Pugilist by Keaton Henson || A low point, he’s so far from where he has been and he’s bound to be forgotten by those he’d hoped might hold on
It's Not Enough by The Modern Post || Self-doubt, no matter how hard he may try, there’s no way he can really make up for what he’s done
Cry Cry Cry by Scott Helman || The Mighty Nein - reflecting: his friends are gone but it’s fine, he can handle himself just fine
I Won't Lie - Acoustic Version by Go Radio || The Mighty Nein - reflecting: they really offered him a chance at life, didn’t they?
Collide by The Model Youth || Masked paranoia and trying to hold it together
Hurt by Nine Inch Nails || a Matt pick, feels like Essek’s lowest point
I’m Losing Friends by Tanner Swift || The Mighty Nein - and isn't that terrifying?
92-102: The Outpost Commander
Neon Lights by Dancing Years || It's fine, Essek has a job to do and he can focus on that
Paper Mache by Iris Lune || He’s actually not too bad at this outpost business
I Found by Amber Run || The Mighty Nein - they're in Eiselcross too, with challenging tidings, but they’re here
Fellow in the North by Cold Weather Company || Meeting up with the Nein at the Vurmas outpost
Greyscale by Sleeping Wolf || The Mighty Nein - Essek stating guilt/shame and reflection, a desire to undo the harm that has been done
Weight Of It All by Handsome Ghost || The Mighty Nein - oh gods what have they done
When the Truth Hunts You Down by Sam Tinnesz || The Mighty Nein - what have they DONE
Done Better by Roby Fayer and Rotem || Essek explaining the present state of his regret and shame to the Nein
Hypoxia by Thomas Giles || "Just breathe. Just… breathe that fresh air, mindful of the people about. Time. Time. Not weeks, not years. It takes time."
Last Words by Jon Foreman || That time between Ep 124 and Ep 131 when we thought Essek might have been murdered by Wulf while the Nein were hopping around the universe
Two Evils by Bastille || The Mighty Nein - they pick Essek over Trent
103-114: A Test of Character
Into The Storm by BANNERS || The Mighty Nein - to Aeor!
Gravity by Tiggs || Aeor montage - the initial struggle, finding how he fits with the Nein
Waking Up the Giants by Grizfolk || Caleb - librarians in a corner, but also the talk on the 9th floor of the tower
Anti-Gravity by RUNAGROUND || Aeor montage - ambush set up and the Tomb Takers are Here
Brave New World by Kalandra || Aeor montage - resting in the dome, Caleb and Beau wake with new eyes, keeping checks and balances with Caleb
Song From The Edge Of The World by Siouxsie and the Banshees || Caleb - a Matt pick, Caleb giving Essek extra pearls and descending farther into the Genesis Ward
Rewrite The Stars by Zac Efron, Zendaya || Caleb - showboating and T-Dock
Up Down by Boy Epic || T-Dock and the water elemental fight
I Will Follow You into the Dark by Death Cab for Cutie || The Mighty Nein - heading into the Astral Sea
There Are Better Ways to Die by Tanuki || Worry over resting, then the idea for the dunamantic nap
Mad IQs by I DONT KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME || a Liam pick, it's applicable to a lot, but this is here for the dunamantic nap and Essek’s Nat 20
Judgement Day by Stealth || “And if today is to be my final attempt at making good the things I've done, I'd be all right with that.”
115-126: A Resolution
Beautiful Darkside by The Classic Crime || Lucien fight phase 1 and Essek getting momentarily charmed
Heart Of The Darkness by Tommee Profitt, Sam Tinnesz || Lucien fight phase 2
Without You by Ursine Vulpine & Annaca || Jester & Caleb - they died right in front of him, and what could he do about it?
Ally (Self Tilted Nostalgia Version) by We The Kings || Molly's res ritual
Who I Am Hates Who I’ve Been (Acoustic) by Relient K || The first sunrise after returning to the Blooming Grove
Be Good by Roseburg || Maybe things will be okay? Oh. Oh no.
Dreamcatcher by Night Argent || Trent fight!
Wolves of the Revolution by The Arcadian Wild || Witnessing Astrid and Eadwulf in the aftermath of Ikithon’s capture
Forgiven by Relient K || Essek's got quite a ways to go still, and what is this ending if not another beginning?
Solace by Runaground || Reflecting: leaving the Grove has the potential to be a last goodbye, time is running low
Only Thing (Alternative Mix) by Saint Nomad, Fleurie || The Mighty Nein - trepidation about leaving, about missing, about growing
Love Like You by Rebecca Sugar || The Mighty Nein - safe in the Blooming Grove as Essek leaves to continue his business elsewhere
Bonus 1: Unfolding Time by Broken Iris || revisiting the T-Dock with Caleb
Bonus 2: Blood Bonds by Nathan Wagner || Welcome to the Might Nein, enjoy your stay
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