#;;JUN'S SO EXCITED SHE'S IN 2-B

[meowkusunoki]

ocgrammers reblog and tell me how your characters type

[starfilledgaze]

˚*ੈ ME & MR. JONES 🪷

— It has been a while since you and your ex boyfriend have broken up, but you can't seem to get over him. In a desperate attempt to make you forget about your past relationship your friends find you a blind date with a "cute art student", turns out it's someone you already know, and to you, he is everything BUT cute. —

WARNINGS : inappropriate jokes, sexual innuendos, kms/kys jokes, jun is kind of a bitch at first (srry 😞), there will b some angst here and there ESPECIALLY from yn (she listens to the smiths don't blame her)

GENRE : Enemies to Lovers ! Slow Burn ! Social Media Au ! Written !

FEATURING : San, Hongjoong and Wooyoung from ATEEZ, Karina from AESPA, and obviously Renjun, Mark, Haechan and Jaemin from NCT

TAGLIST : open !

@kosmicbomb @chenlesfavorite @injunnie-lemon @galacticpurpl3 @yewshi @maguisilla

Hi guys!! This is my first smau, i'm soooo excited abt this! i just wanted to say that english is not my first language, so please forgive me for the grammar or spelling mistakes that i'll make 😞💔💔 ALSO i have an android, so srry for the shitty emojis.. anyways, have fun reading !!

profiles 1 (gymbros) | profiles 2 (renjun's bitches)

1. fap material

2. saul goodman

3. victorious headcanons

4. jimin the barman

5. the date

6. miss her?

[frostfires-blog]

Hello, it's MXTX Ask Game :

1.) From the 3 works by MXTX, who is your favorite (canon) couple? Why?

2.) From the 3 works by MXTX, do you have any non canon fav ships?

(FYI, I have at least 10 non canon ships from those 3 series, sorry)

3.) From the 3 works by MXTX, do you have any favorite quotes (from each series)?

4.) Who is your favorite love interest in MXTX three novels (luo binghe, lan wangji, mobei jun or hua cheng)? Why?

5.) Who is your favorite mc in MXTX three novels (shen qingqiu, wei wuxian, shang qinghua or xie lian)? Why?

6 a.) Which do you think is more tragic, Yi City arc or BeefLeaf arc or the Fallout between Shen Jiu - Yue Qi? Why?

b.) Can I ask your opinion on the comparison between bingqiu, wangxian, moshang, and hualian (their plus and minus sides)?

P.s 1 If you have not read SVSSS, it's okay, then you can answer based on TGCF & MDZS. But if you have the time, please read SVSSS, too. It's so funny. Yes, they're not as deep as TGCF or MDZS, but still have depth in the story.

P.s 2 As Jiang Yanli fan, do you love the canon ship of Jiang Yanli and Jin Zixuan? For me, she is too good for him, and I'm not really the biggest fan of JZX.

P.s 3 As Yushi Huang fan, too, I'm so happy and excited that you include her in your top 5 fav characters in TGCF. You're the first one that I know of that include her in top 5 favorite. Until now, I thought it's just me (and I have been TGCF fan since 2020). Also, who do you ship her with? I ship her with Pei Ming (sorry, please don't be mad). It's just funny that playboy like him meet a woman that he can't seduce like her. Oh and in the new revised version, it's canon that Pei Ming have a crush on Yushi Huang.

Sorry for my long ask.

[Hey! Once again, thanks for sending me this! Sorry, it took me so long to get around to it. To avoid offending anyone, I would want to stress once more that these are just my personal opinions.]

1.) Some of you will call me predictable for this... I'm sorry, but it has to be HuaLian. They are the epitome of enduring love and devotion to me. They embody so many tropes I love while remaining so refreshingly impactful. Their journey, their struggles, their aesthetics... I just adore everything about them. I've mentioned this before, but their relationship feels so authentic and sincere because their affection for one another is built up so steadily and meticulously. Their affection for one another is truly palpable through every held glance, melodic sigh, and subtly delicate touch. Undoubtedly what makes them not only my favourite MXTX ship but also my favourite ship of all time is that they embody the concepts of loving someone without expecting anything in return and loving someone at their worst; that sort of unadulterated, unconditional love is something I aspire towards but will likely never find.

2.) Regarding non-canon couples, I support many fan-favourite ones, but I am not as passionate about them as most other fans are. In fact, I partially understand MXTX's decision not to make any more side ships canon. The ones I'd say I have positive feelings about are the following...

⚬ BeefLeaf: They're my favourite non-canonical side ship in the MXTX universe. Admittedly, I didn't take much note of them on my first read-through (which is my attitude towards most side couples). I wanted to feature them in my side edits earlier this year, but sadly there wasn't enough material for them. ⚬ Pei Xiu x Ban Yue: Underrated but pretty cute ⚬ Pei Ming x Yushi Huang: I'll expand on them at P.S. 3 ⚬ FengQing: A classic. ⚬ QuanYin

⚬ SongXiao: Another classic... I've heard that the Yi City arc was supposed to be a separate story entirely, so I feel like this makes sense. They remind me a lot of another ship, but I can't put my finger on it.

⚬ A lot of you are going to be mad at me for this, but I really like LiuShen—as in Liu Qingge x Shen Yuan (aka our Shen Qingqiu). SVSSS is the only MXTX novel where I ship the protagonist with anyone else other than the main romantic interest. While I could see certain characters having one-sided feelings for Xie Lian and Wei Wuxian respectively, I can't see either of them returning those feelings at all. Shen Qingqiu is just so shippable for some reason—so I totally get why he is shipped with a lot of other characters. As for LiuShen I just like their easy dynamic—namely the trust they place in each other and them being on almost equal footing. Also the tension, the denial, the pining...

3.) Honestly, there are a myriad of quotes I like—but for the sake of keeping this brief, I've picked out a few that I found impactful. Since I've only read SVSSS once—and haven't done a hanakotoba analysis post on it—I didn't have a list of quotes at hand like I did for TGCF and MDZS...So there are fewer quotes listed for it. Additionally, the tone of SVSSS is very different from that of TGCF and MDZS, so finding fitting quotes was more difficult... Everything Shen Qingqiu says and thinks is especially hilarious, but I didn't want to post anything crude or too colourful here...

+ Bonus: My favourite non-serious quote from each series...

4.) Definitely Hua Cheng (surprise surprise). I just love how sincere, charming, and straightforward he is compared to the other male leads. I think he has the coolest design out of the four as well. While he might not have as complex of a backstory as the others, his sheer commitment and charisma more than compensate for that. His sassiness and snarkiness is really endearing as well. I really do like Lan Wangji, but I have complicated feelings about Luo Binghe. Somehow I always forget about Mobei Jun—he just doesn't have much presence, though his awkwardness and stoicness are entertaining in their own way.

5.) I truly like all the MCs though, which makes this choice a lot more difficult. Shen Qingqiu is so funny and relatable—as is Shang Qinghua. Wei Wuxian is so multi-layered, charismatic, and inspiring. Xie Lian is so profound and endearing. In the end, I'd have to say Xie Lian is my absolute favourite, though. What sets Xie Lian apart for me is that his kindness stems not from him being unable to see the bad in people, but from him actively choosing to believe in their goodness. Despite being subjected to tremendous adversity, he continues to be resilient and virtuous. Even so, he is not a perfect character and has made mistakes—but he has learned from them and has grown immensely from his experiences. This makes him not only incredibly captivating but also immensely inspirational. Furthermore, his awkwardly blunt humour is both relatable and endearing.

6a.) Damn, this is a tough one. They are all impactful scenes in their own ways so I'm going to go by process of elimination... The "fallout between Shen Jiu and Yue Qi would probably be in last place. This isn't to say it's not tragic but rather that I wasn't as emotionally invested in either character as I am in the others. It was a necessary part of the plot and I can understand both of their situations. That is to say, I couldn't see things turning any differently. Next would probably be the Black Water/Beefleaf arc. This arc didn't really hit me on my first read-through because I was mostly focused on HuaLian. Also, I was very suspicious of Ming Yi so his betrayal felt a little anti-climatic—not to brag, but I have a pretty good eye for that kind of thing. That being said, I still was somewhat taken aback by his motives. On my second read-through, I started becoming more invested in all of the side plots, and it all hit me much harder. What pulls this down to second place is that I can greatly sympathise with He Xuan. While Shi Qingxuan didn't deserve to be punished for something, he had no active part in—He Xuan's feelings were justified. Given that their respective conclusions in the series' final volume have left room for a possible reconciliation—I selfishly and delusionally hold onto the hope that they will.

This leaves the top spot for the Yi City Arc, which gripped me from the first time I saw it. This hits me so much harder since, by its end, 4 lives are irrevocably changed. Xiao Xingchen, Song Lan and A-Qing truly deserved better. While this arc is often overlooked and criticised, I think it's one of the most complex and powerful arcs in MDZS. The dynamics between Xiao Xingchen, A-Qing and Xue Yang are incredibly complex—with the latter's motives being much more complex than simple revenge. A-Qing's strength and bravery truly stood out to me while Xiao Xicheng's compassion and selflessness were truly moving. Although the arc mostly consists of flashbacks, it still ties in well with the present storyline. The parallels drawn between the main cast and the Yi City group are very clever and add depth to the series. What truly makes this arc heart-wrenching is that its conclusion leaves no room for any hope whatsoever. It's truly a heart-wrenchingly beautiful story.

6b.) In all honesty it's difficult to compare them given their respective complexity and differing circumstances... While I'm not sure if I answered this in the intended format, I did my best.

i) BingQiu: ➜Pros: ⦁ Binghe's assertiveness complements Shen Qingqiu's evasiveness and willful ignorance well. Considering that Shen QIngqiu would likely never be honest about his feelings unless prompted. ⦁ They are the most complex MXTX pair, as both characters are grappling with numerous actual-life problems (such as comphet and abandonment issues, respectively), which lends them a sense of nuance and authenticity. ⦁ Shen Qingqiu shows commitment to learning to be more accommodating of Binghe's relationship needs towards the end of the series while Binghe is learning to make necessary compromises. ➜Cons: ⦁ They have differing values, with Binghe caring only about Shen Qingqiu while Shen Qingqiu cares about other characters, which is a source of contention between them. ⦁ Sometimes, Shen Qingqiu doesn't respect Binghe's agency or personhood and makes high-handed decisions on his behalf. While this is not done maliciously, it nonetheless hurts the latter. This stems from them never truly stepping out of their roles as student and master. ⦁ Oftentimes, Binghe's possessiveness and jealousy terrify Shen Qingqiu (and me)—this causes him to flee from Binghe, aggravating the latter's abandonment and control issues. ⦁ Shen Qingqiu's lack of transparency with Binghe—and himself—is another issue. While the system prevented him from being transparent for a long time, I was disappointed that we never saw him come clean to Binghe at all.

ii) MoShang: ➜Pros: ⦁ The trope of an author's love for their character being reciprocated is very indulgent and gratifying. ⦁ They gradually bring out the best in one another—with Shang Qinhua becoming more standoffish and bold while Mobei-jun becomes more expressive and compromising. ⦁ While they face many of the same issues as BinQiu, I feel like they efficiently subvert many of them. For example, the uneven power dynamic of Mobei-jun being much more powerful than Shang Qinhua and the latter's fear of him is subverted by Shang Qinghua being the creator of PIDW and thus having a degree of omniscience over its characters, setting, and plot points. ➜Cons: ⦁ The physical violence and master/servant aspects of their dynamic are off-putting. ⦁ The lack of straightforward communication between the two results in many misunderstandings. ⦁ In comparison to the other main pairs, they are not as noticeable, defined, or developed due to their limited screen time and prominence in the series.

iii) WangXian: ➜Pros: ⦁ Their natural chemistry is exemplary with each of them supplementing the shortcomings of the other. ⦁ Despite their opposing dispositions and approaches to things, they share similar values and priorities—which enables them to respect and trust each other and collaborate effectively as they mature. ⦁ The extras highlight how, after getting together, they continually work to understand each other's boundaries and learn to accommodate each other's needs. ⦁ Their adaptability is another one of their strong points as a couple. Although they are both pretty headstrong, in Wei Wuxian's second life they gradually learn to make concessions for one other. ➜Cons: ⦁ Their differing communication styles caused a lot of miscommunication and distance between the pair in Wei Wuxian's first life. Although I feel like they've considerably worked through this by the end of the novel and balance each other out nicely now. ⦁ Lan Wangji's limited expressiveness and directness are another point of contention. While Wei Wuxian's obliviousness is legendary, if Lan Wangji had been more transparent, Wei Wuxian wouldn't have misconstrued things to such a large degree. If not for Lan Xichen's intervention, Wei Wuxian might never have realised the extent of Lan Wangji's affection for him. However, over time, Wei Wuxian learns to better read Lan Wangji overcoming this obstacle.

iv) HuaLian: ➜Pros: ⦁ The age-old trope of "even if everyone abandoned you, I would still stand beside you" is unmatched. Hualian embodies the sentiment of loving someone not just at their best but also at their worst; which is an unparalleled depiction of unconditional love. ⦁ Their relationship was founded on a good friendship centred around mutual respect, open communication and sincerity. As such their interactions in the present time always feel comforting and natural as opposed to the other pairs. ⦁ Hua Cheng is very respectful of Xie Lian's agency and supports him in his endeavours. That being said he will step in when Xie Lian is being careless with his own wellbeing which is something the latter needs. ⦁ They greatly complement one another and have both helped each other overcome their respective issues. Namely, Hua Cheng being strong enough to help shoulder Xie Lian's burdens and continue believing in him even when everyone else abandoned him. In the same way, Xie Lian gave Hua Cheng a reason for existence and a place to belong—this not only gave the latter direction but also helped him to value himself more (since someone cared for him). ➜Cons: ⦁ They are sometimes perceived as dull in comparison to other pairings because most of the trials they face are of an external nature, which means they rarely deal with disagreements with each other. ⦁ Hua Cheng's lack of well-developed friendships with anyone other than Xie Lian is somewhat disconcerting.

P.S.1) I have read all three MXTX novels, though I rarely speak about SVSSS. This is mostly because I'm not the biggest fan of BingQiu and Binghe in general. This isn't because SVSSS is a bad book, but rather that I went into it with very high expectations and it was very different to what I thought it would be like. I'm not the biggest fan of the teacher x student trope or large age gaps, so that threw me off as well. Someday I want to reread it and take more time considering it as I do—since I feel like I've greatly misunderstood some characters' intentions midway, especially Binghe. Maybe I'll come to appreciate more someday after becoming more open-minded...

P.S. 2) I do like Jiang Yanli x Jin Zixuan (I would've mentioned them at #2 but you only asked about non-canonical ships). That being said, I totally understand your feelings—especially since I used to feel that way too. I only started appreciating the ship after having watched the live-action and rereading the novel. During the intial arcs, Jin Zixuan doesn't have much respect or care for Jiang Yanli—which was really upsetting. However, judging by the context given one can slighly empathise with his discomfort. After all, no one wants to be forcibly married off to someone they barely know, especially when your peers don't think highly of that person. The disolution of their enagement was something I think was totally necessary at that time. After the war, he grows up a bit—he realises how compassionate Jiang Yanli is after the Soup Incident... This is when his feelings start to shift and he starts pursuing her. Yes, his mother is encouraging him—but at the hunting tournament, he states that he is pursuing her out of his own volition. Added to this, the fact that, even as prideful as Jin Zixuan was, he was willing to put aside his beef with Wei Wuxian and not only invite him to Jing Ling's One-Month Celebration but also go to Qiongqi Path to fetch him to make Jiang Yanli happy really moved me. The live-action's added scene of him having lotuses planted at Golden Carp Tower so Jiang Yanli wouldn't get homesick was endearing as well. Ultimately, Jiang Yanli deserves to be happy, and she was happy with him, so I have no issues with their relationship. They both deserved to see their son grow up...

P.S.3) I'm glad you like Yushi Huang too! She's incredibly underrated—I fear most MXTX female characters are as well... I do ship her with Pei Ming as well—but I'm not too disappointed that MXTX never made them official. I also like the idea that Pei Ming for once wants what he can't have. Xuan Ji's curse on Pei Ming has indeed turned into a self-fulfilling prophecy of sorts... How awkward he is around her is incredibly amusing. As prideful as he is, he respects her. Somehow he consistently finds himself being saved by her despite his male chauvinism, which humbles him. I quite like their dynamic and wish we had gotten more scenes of them—hopefully, the donghua will expand just as they did with the Fangxin Arc. I've heard about the revised version but haven't checked it out yet. I'm quite attached to the original, and the bits and pieces I've heard about it have given me mixed feelings. I do like that MXTX expanded on Pei Ming's feelings towards Yushi Huang and hope to find time to read that part sometime soon.

[ Ahhh! Sorry for rambling so long...I wanted to make sure I covered all my bases, and ending up getting ahead of myself again... ]

[svt-rae]

「 rae masterlist 」

GOING SEVENTEEN EP. 9 / 10 : don't lie lll (#1&2) [61621]

TW : nothing?

<in today's game, you are...>

Rae steps out of the hellvator next to Jun, intertwining her arm with his

she ends up next to Jeonghan, as always, on an armchair

<everyone checked their roles already> Seungkwan is the frist to speak after the silly fight between Hoshi and Mingyu

<he is the mafia> Rae don't even let Seungkwan finish his sentence, she accuses him

*she is perceptive* everyone laughs

<If you try to find me the way I found mafia Dino in 'don't lie ll', you'll seriously regret it>

<yah, are you threatening us?!" Rae stands up, pointing the boy

after the other agree that Seunkwan is the mafia, the voice interrupts you all

<the game will begin, the rewards starts from 500,000 KRW>

<so, Wonu, Rae and Jeonghan are the mafia>

<ey~ watch you'r mouth> she says

She give Dino a warning look from across the room *they love each other*

<new people would be the mafia this time> Rae look at Jeonghan concerned after what he says

<he is trying to fool us, he is the mafia for sure> she suddenly speaks, indicating him

<I swear I'm not> Jeonghan defends himself from the accusations

<why today you are accusing everyone out of the sudden?! I'm starting to think you are the mafia> when Hoshi speaks, Rae is almost scare and you can tell by the scared look on her eyes

*she doesn't wanna end up like Mingyu*

<look, I said it!> Hoshi screams out ot the excitement, making the room go a completly chaos

<no! I just don't wanna end up like Mingyu> she stands up widening her eyes

<liar!> Hoshi does NOT trust her

Rae is too stunned to speak, she just walk trowards him like she wanna punch him

<ya ya> Seuncheol laughs, standing between them

she silently returns to her sit, as the conversation it goes on

<the frist mini game will begin> the deep voice speaks

<you start> Dino looks on the opposite side, Rae

<no, you can go frist> she says, after jeonghan intervened

Dino goes first *evil twins always win*

the games ends having 5 min and 30 sec to find the treasure, Rae is too lazy to find it anyway

<I just let my cameraman relax> she talks to the camera pointing right on her face

when the others come back she is already sitting on the same spot

<why she is here?, she is not putting effort because she is the mafia> Mingyu immediately speaks as soon she see her

<i'm just lazy, i'm a citizen!>

they start to argue again about who is the mafia

She keep it quite the most of the time, until...

<[...] I suspect of Rae>

She snaps her head to S.coups

<she is too quite and she didn't even bothered to look for the money>

<just because i'm lazy to search for it, it doesn't mean I am the mafia!>

<he is right tho...> Hoshi put his hand on his chin like he is thinking

<yah, don't even start. You're accusing everyone, why we don't just get rid of him!?>

at the end, he wasn't the mafia but atleast Rae get rid of him. Mingyu archived his dream too!

<we'll start the second mini game>

<I like going outside> it was Rae question for the game

everyone brusted into laugh, already knowing the answer

<I don't> Rae admitted, still giggling

<this question, really...> <they are so easy!>

*ofcurse it was the truth*

Rae decided to go search the prize now, to not let the suspect go on her once again

<cameraman, I wanted to let you rest but it seems like they don't want to. They are mean, right?> Rae talks to the cameraman

<what you're talking about~> Dk overheard her and hit her shoulder

she laughs at her being discovered

she cover her nose as Dk got closer to her *exhaling is prohibited*

<hey, I brushed my theet-!" Rae runs away from him

<noona! Jeonghan said he is the pharmacist~> she can hear Dino calling her

<oh- i'm the pharmacist too> she plays along

<really, I can't belive them...> he walks away with Woozi, it can be seen on the background Rae and Jeonghan laughing togheter

<Vernon, you are tired too?> you smile when you see him sitting on the couch talking with Dino, before being interrupted by S.coups

<why you three are not searching?>

<we were saying that you are the mafia> Rae tease him

<i'm not, i'll say it, i'm the broker> <oh~>

<a participant has found the treasure>

<we need to kill who found the money, not fair he has it and we not, right?> she says

<YOU found the money, didn't you?> Dino accuse her once again

<I seem that smart to you?> Rae replies

*no she isn't*

<i'll tell you straight, i'm the pharmacist> Jeonghan confess

<isn't Rae noona a pharmacist too?> and those were the times she regret to play along with Jeonghan.

Rae tires to hold her laugh in as she see how far Jeonghan took this

absolutely brust into laughs when he, or they, get caught

<let's speed out, chose one> <Rae>

gives a creepy smile to Dino

<the third mini game will begin>

<why they always earn so much time~> Rae casually talks to the cameraman that was following her around, searching for who found the money now

she looks at Jeonghan and S.coups that pass beside her, too focused on their conversation to notice her

*she has an idea* Rae looks at the camera silently with a smirk

without getting noticed, she stalks all the conversation

<so Jeonghan is the real broker, not S.coups, and he knows who found the prize, Interesting>

she looks at S.coups walking away <I need to talk to him because I want the money too... but i'm too lazy 🙂>

<time is out? finally cameraman, let's find out who have the money>

<he is wearing the truth glasses, it's over for yall> she points at Vernon when they are sitting togheter again

<it's over for you> Jeonghan says at the girl

<I think Mungyu and you are the mafia> Joshua start to say <at this point Rae looks way too unbothered to be one of the mafia>

<that's right, she would be wishing with the others all the time. I don't think she is> Minghao agree

Rae just laughs, knowing that she is very obvious when she is the mafia

<what if there is no mafia> <WOAH~, sorry> she apologize when she got that she was too loud

<SHE IS THE MAFIA YALL I'M SAYING IT>

<I'M REALLY NOT>

after another big BIG blander (I can't do this anymore i'm sorry 😭) they decide to get rid of her

*no money for her*

<innocent citizen Rae was eliminated>

<THE MAFIA WAS THE STAFF ALL THE TIME?!>

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this was so long, I'm scared that it might be boring. 😭 Need new ideas, smt interesting hlp me

[macaroni-rascal]

I am praying for a good 4CC, Colorado Springs altitude is brutal for all non US skaters. What are your predictions?

Colorado Springs is brutal for any skaters who don't train in Colorado Springs, haha! Any US skater training outside of CS doesn't have a good time either.

Sadly, a lot of the heavy hitters this season aren't going to be at 4CC, which both makes it a fun event, but also a slightly disappointing event. The disciplines are a somewhat empty, but that there will be some unexpected medalists.

Men:

The Canadian men, on top of competing for medals, are competing against each other to see who will get the second spot at worlds, Keegan already has been assigned, but Gogolev and Orzel will be battling it out, which is very exciting! My money is on Conrad, I trust him and Ravi over Gogo and Raf any day of the week.

Boyang Jin is finally competing again, he was out of the GP due to injury, so it will be interesting to see how he is skating. He's generally a very messy, inconsistent skater, but with all the time off, hopefully he's doing better.

Japanese men are the skaters to beat here, Kao, Shun, and Koshiro, if they all skate well, could theoretically sweep the podium.

I desperately want Jun to skate well, with two clean programs, but he's had a hard season. Wishing him all the best. I also love Sihyeong Lee, I want him to skate well, I love his SP this season.

US is sending their B-team, Liam Kapeikis, who had a great short program at nats, but a rough free skate, Jimmy Ma, who had the opposite, and Maxim Maumov who nabbed the pewter will be hoping to come out as the top American man at this competition.

Women:

Forever angry Fiona Bomardier wasn't given any assignments where she could get her tech mins, the Canadian national bronze medalists isn't at 4CC, and its a damn crime. Maddie Schizas needs two strong programs to get her confident for worlds, and hopefully a top 10 finish to get Canada two spot for women at worlds next season, that is most likely her goal for the season.

Japan, once again, is sending their B-team to 4CC, which I think is a very good idea. Mone, Rinka, and Hana will be very fun to watch, I enjoy all of their skating, One or more of them could medal here.

Korea has a very good team, Haein, Yelim, and Chaeyeon are wonderful skaters, I really hope Haien has a good skate especially, I really like her skating.

The US is sending their worlds team to 4CC, Amber, Isabeau, and Bradie, they will all want to have strong skates, Isabeau will most likely medal, Amber will want to beat Bradie.

Pairs:

The most empty field, as has been the theme of the season, but still with some fun competition!

Canada has a pretty strong team, hoping Deanna is doing better and has been training well, this will also be Lia and Trennt first major international competition, judges have been kind to them nationally, will be interesting to see how they do outside of Canada -- shout out to @anewbeginningagain for reminding me Lia and Trennt did Golden Spin.

Two Chinese pairs teams we haven't seen before will be competing here, which is fun, I'm interested in what they will do.

This is Riku and Ryuichi's competition to lose, since they missed Nationals, this will be their first competition since the GPF, they can sweep the season if they skate it.

US pairs teams will be competing against each other as much as against other pairs to be the #2 American pairs team, although they all have double/single jumps, and/or double throws, so medaling here is unlikely for all of them.

Ice dance:

Harris and Chan have fun programs this season, I want them to skate well.

With Gilles and Poirier out, the Canadanes are on track to get the silver medal, Marjo and Zak will want to keep outscoring Lauriault and Legac, as well as outscoring the #2 and #3 US teams (Green and Parsons, and Carreira and Ponomarenko)

Wang and Liu have only been seen twice this season, so they are out of practice, and won't score well, just from being off the international scene for so long.

Team Koko have no hope out outscoring KanaDai, unless KanaDai fall about 4 times, which is possible, but doubtful.

This is Chock and Bates' to lose, they'll want to outscore G/P's scores this season, so that they have the strongest shot at worlds gold. Carreira and Ponomarenko will want to beat Green and Parsons.

Lots of fun competitions happening during the larger competitions. I will miss some skaters, but it will still be a fun event!

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PLANTERS - REAL - NICE -

NEXT - 2 - PARKING - LOT -

WHITE - SERVICE - CARS -

FLOOR - REAL NICE NOT -

REGULAR - CEMENT YES -

SIDEWALK - LIKE HOTEL -

GROUND - TILED FLOOR -

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SHE - GAVE - ME HER XO -

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BET - DOMINICAN - GIRL -

SHOWS LOTS OF BREASTS -

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3:35A - UMBRELLA FACING -

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ALL HISPANICS - 'CRAZY -

FR - PHILIPPINES' - THEY -

WORK - TOILETS - TOXIC -

DEATH - WORK GARBAGE -

METROMOVER - MAIDS -

HOUSES - HOTELS INNS -

LOUSY WORKERS - NOT -

VERY - CLEAN - SO - HE -

WANTED - 2 - TALK 2 ME -

3:35A - PASSED - BY - TO -

SEE - ME - SLEEPING XO -

UNDER - TARP - FOREIGN -

BLK - GIRL - LIKE - ALL AS -

THEY - TALK - OUTLOUD -

OF - INJUSTICE - ANGRY -

TALK - 4 - HRS - TONIGHT -

TRANSFERING - RAINS -

ME - UNDER - TARP AS -

ROSS - DRESS - 4 LESS -

SELLS - BEST - TARP -

$3.99 - $4.99 - $5.99 -

WATERPROOF - AND -

TEAR - RESISTANT 2 -

CORRECT - AMAZON -

WAKMART - EXPENSIVE -

NOT - WATERPROOF ITS -

ROSS - TARP - REPELS -

WATER - $3.99 - QUITE -

GOOD - MOVING THERE -

TONIGHT - DOMINICAN -

REPUBLIC - GIRL - SAID -

TENT - ALLOWED THERE -

MON - FRI - 09 JUN 2023 -

THAT - SIDEWALK BEING -

CLEANED - SANITIZED -

WILL - SMELL - GREAT -

R SIDE - 2 - EAT THERE -

RIVER - VIEW - MISSING -

SEE THRU - LAKES - OF -

LAKE TAHOE - NORTH CA -

CALIFORNIA - FORGOT MY -

ORDER - 80 WATTS - FOOD -

MAKER - GETTING - NOW -

BEACH - YESTERDAY - AS -

WINDS - STRONGER 3:30P -

MORE - SO - 5:30P - WHEN -

NOT - 2 - LEAVE - MIAMI -

BEACH - 3P - 3:30P - FOR -

TRAFFIC - HEAVY - BACK -

2 - DOWNTOWN - MIAMI -

OTHER - SIDE - EMPTY -

120 MAX - 2 - AVENTURA -

DISPLAYS - BEACH - MAX -

40 MIN - EXACT - R SIDE -

CLOSE - ROSS - DRESS 4 -

LESS - TOP - FLOOR -

LEAVE 6:30P - BUS S -

NOT - 5P - 5:30P - ON -

SINDAYS - HISPANICS -

ILLEGALLY - WORK FL -

DAILY - 5 DAYS - USA -

WORK - LAWS - THUS -

PRAYED - CAME 2 THE -

UNDERLINE - CALLED -

TEXT NOW - RECEIVED -

REPLY - YES

HOPED - GOT - FEMALE -

PILIPINAS - 02 JUNE THE -

RETURN - WINDOW - I YES -

COMPLAINED - NEAR - TIE -

RIPPED - STRAIGHT - LINE -

OPENING - BOUGHT - TAPE -

2 - REPAIR - WORKED - BUT -

YESTERDAY - BEACH - WELL -

RIPPED - TOP - IN - HALF -

EDGES - 2 - CAME - OFF -

TAPED - ALL - LAST WEEK -

SAME PARK - TRIPOD AND -

UMBRELLA - FLEW - HOW -

EMBARRASING - APPROVED -

ME - QR CODE - FREE - BOX -

LABEL - EVERYTHING - ME -

GETTING - AMAZON - CARD -

OVER - $68 - 2 TO 4 HRS AS -

SOON - AS RECEIVED -

GETTING - TENT - $5 -

COUPON BOX VAULT -

OVER $46 - EXCITED

[quiet--boy]

//cute late night text hc’s between himei & jun are keeping me alive tonight y’all!! 

@deepfearsrevealed

[bffsoobin]

This Time Around

➤ idol!yeonjun x non!idol/ex!girlfriend reader ft. same reader x jungkook (mostly platonic), fluff, angst, lots of messy feelings, other txt members make appearances/are mentioned

↳ weeks after your chance reconnection with Yeonjun, you book a flight to Seoul under his encouragement. When you arrive, you’re not only overwhelmed by the lifestyle of an idol, but the new people you meet. Will you and Yeonjun be able to hold on to each other this time around?

word count: 9k

requested?: yes! (thank you for this great idea, anon)

warnings: this is largely angst. crying, arguments, swearing, feelings of betrayal and confusion, Yeonjun is kind of an ass, self-doubt (in both Yeonjun and reader), messy feelings and relationships all around, this does NOT have a happy ending so don’t go in expecting one lmao also disclaimer (?) that I a) have no idea what the BH building looks like inside b) don’t think that either Yeonjun or Jungkook would act this way...we are here to write fiction, after all.

A/N: This is a sequel to Just One Day! I won’t be making too many explicit references to the content of that fic but reading it first will help with storyline clarity! I also don’t explicitly state this but the reader in this case already knows Korean, she just has never been to the country before- it was simply easier for storytelling. I really hope y’all like this. I was very inspired by this request especially since I was in the mood to write both angst and a sequel to one of my older pieces! (also this gave me a good excuse to write about koo without feeling bad for straying from TXT content lmao) ALSO this is not proof read or edited, as usual for me :)

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“I think it’s a good idea,” Yeonjun’s voice, velvety and heavy with sleep, seeps through the speakers of your phone. You glance at the time displayed on your computer and do the mental math which proves it’s a crisp 2 am in Korea.

“Go to bed, Junnie,” you half-scold, knowing that you wish for nothing more than for him to stay on the line until he eventually falls asleep in the middle of the conversation. He sighs through the phone, and you imagine him stretching his arms above his head to eliminate the fatigue creeping through him.

“Not till you promise me you’ll come,” he counters smartly. Your stomach flips wildly at the words. It had been almost three months since you spent the day with him, and not a single day had passed where he hadn’t been on your mind. Whether you spent your time talking to him or indulging yourself in your newfound kpop guilty pleasures, Yeonjun was almost always on your mind. Staying in touch proved to be harder than expected, due to both time zones and your equally packed schedules. Since he had flown back to Korea, you’d begun your first big girl job in a serious office that required constant business attire and piled the paperwork onto you, the newest and youngest hire.

“I’d love to, but you know how it is at work. I think my boss would combust if I told him I was taking a week’s vacation.” Talking about work made your head swim, as you recalled the stack of paperwork currently residing on your bedroom desk that needed to be finished before you showed up on Monday.

“That’s exactly why you deserve a vacation, Y/N. Look, if you fly into Seoul I promise I’ll make sure you don’t think about work for a second. I know you have time to take off, so take it. Come see me.” The line was quiet for a few seconds as you pondered, weighing your options carefully.

“I miss you,” Yeonjun’s voice came through loud and clear, crumbling the last remaining bit of your resolve. You missed him too, so much more than you ever thought you would, and your heartbeat kicks into high gear at the thought of seeing him again.

“Okay, I’ll file for my week off on Monday. I’ll see you soon, Yeonjun.”

----

When you finally arrive inside of the BigHit building, suitcase in tow and a huge visitor lanyard around your neck, your hands are sweating profusely. A kind staff member had picked you up from the airport and delivered you to the practice room that Yeonjun would presumably be inside of. The walls were soundproofed well, but you could hear the faint beat of bass through the heavy door as you hesitate in pushing it open. Another staff member passes behind you and eyes you closely until recognizing the badge hanging around your neck.

Feeling awkward for hesitating in the hallway after being seen, you push on the door until it swings open in a smooth motion. The wheels of your suitcase click over the seams of the floor, and the sound would have been enough to make you cringe if it weren’t for the pounding music.

A track you don’t recognize echos through the mirrored room as none other than Choi Yeonjun stares intently back at his own dancing reflection. You catch your own reflection; arms crossed in a protective latch over your chest.

His body moves fluidly, as if he had left all of his bones waiting for him at home, and a thrill of excited anxiety crawls through your chest. He was really there, mere feet away, and you were really here in the middle of the BigHit building, achieving the dreams of fans all over the world.

The music stops and your mouth runs dry. Yeonjun’s heaving breath is the only sound in the mirrored room and you try to drive away the thought of the last time you’d heard him pant like that; sweaty and shirtless overtop of you on your rickety secondhand couch.

“You made it.” He says, impressively able to control his voice even after the exertion.

“In one piece, at least.” You say. Your arms stay wound around your body, a protective cage against his stare and his touch. He eyes you carefully and you’re suddenly concerned that your airport-chic appearance is inadequate.

“You look pretty.” He whispers, stepping close enough that his heaving chest almost touches your crossed arms. His hands, fingers calloused and rough, wind around your wrists and tug gently, giving you plenty of time to pull back. But you let him unwind your arms and pull them to your sides. His hands are large and warm and press gently into your skin, grounding you into the room and the moment and the absurdity of the fact that you’re actually here with him in Korea.

“You bleached your hair.” You offer weakly, withering underneath his attention.

“I’m not supposed to tell, but I’m getting ready for pink.” He says. Sweat drips down his temples, meeting and rolling together in tracks down to his chin. He looks just as handsome as you remember him to be months before, but it’s hard to ignore the thinned frame of his face.

“Have you been taking care of yourself?” You ask, finally finding courage to string together a meaningful sentence.

“I’m glad you’re here.” Yeonjun leans into you, supporting himself on the tips of his toes until he’s dangerously close to toppling you both over. He levels a heavy, constant gaze on you, eyes drifting down to the surprised pout of your lips and sliding back to your eyes. In a second you know that he wants to kiss you, and there is nothing more you’d like than for that to happen, so you close your eyes and lean into him; feel the warmth of his breath and you can almost taste the salt of his sweat, but the kiss never comes. Instead, Yeonjun startles and drops his hands from you, takes one huge step back and immediately bends into a deep bow. 

Your back is still facing the door, but you catch a glimpse through the mirror. Jeon Jungkook stands just inside the door, dark wavy hair tied half up in a messy bun, some loose strands framing his face. He’s wearing a t-shirt and loose sweats and rubbing fatigue from his eyes, but he’s somehow even more handsome in person. Your face flushes, desperately trying not to make eye contact with him through the mirror and knowing you failed as soon as he shoots you a small, toothy smile. 

“Didn’t know you had company,” He says in lieu of a greeting as he steps just slightly closer to the two of you. 

“We were just going.” Yeonjun bows again, grabs your wrist and tugs you in a persuasive manner. 

“It’s okay, really.” Jungkook enthuses, eyes crinkling in apparent amusement at Yeonjun’s behavior and before you know it your face twists into a similar smile. It had been a long time since you’d seen Yeonjun so nervous, acting like he was attached to a live wire that kept him moving nonstop. “No need to rush out on my account.” Jungkook adds as Yeonjun tugs you again, leaving your suitcase abandoned in the spot you’d been standing. You open your mouth to protest. 

“Wait! I don’t think that...” Jungkook looks at you pointedly as he rolls the suitcase back over to the two of you. 

“Y/N.” You offer, hands sweating profusely as he passes over the luggage. 

“I don’t think that Y/N would like to leave without her suitcase.” His eyes twinkle with something like an untold joke, an anecdote he wants to share but keeps in the back of his head for later. You thank him shortly, still starstruck and nervous as Yeonjun pulls you out of the door. 

----

“I’m so sorry about that.” Yeonjun apologizes again as you arrive at a new door, this one in a whole new wing of the building that you would have gotten lost finding on your own. 

“It’s okay, Jun. I expect to run into...o-other people.” You stutter as he opens the door, facing the realization that you were probably about to meet Yeonjun’s members too. The dorm was simpler than you expected, opening up to a lightly furnished living room that looked like it had been hastily cleaned- you could see a stack of clothes had been clumsily shoved behind the couch. 

The lack of instant greetings surprises you as you follow Yeonjun blindly into the room but you don’t say anything. You kind of wish that the other four boys would come bursting out, bombard you with questions and jokes and prodding fingers as Yeonjun lets you into his room. The air is still charged from your interrupted kiss, and your fingers curl around the handle of your suitcase as you recall Jungkook’s reaction. He had clearly found it amusing, but was he more interested in teasing Yeonjun or finding out exactly who you were? 

In the moment you had found his attention comical although stressful, like a funny anecdote that Yeonjun might grumble about a few weeks later. Now, you replay it over and over again, worried that every chance interaction with another idol within the building would play out exactly the same. Maybe you weren’t quite cut out for this. Yeonjun had been speaking the whole time, rattling off words you don’t catch as he opens and closes drawers.

“-is that alright?” He asks, spinning on his socked heels to face you. You freeze, trying desperately to claw through your mind for any clues to what he’d said. Yeonjun smirks, closes in on you and raises a well-kept eyebrow. 

“What did I just ask you?” He asks, voice level and cool despite the teasing nature of the question. 

“I-I don’t know.” You admit, a blush rises on your cheeks as his smirk pulls even larger. 

“I asked...” he tucks a stray hair behind your ear, “if you wanted to share a bed. You could always sleep on the couch, but I-”

“No, I’ll sleep with you!” You slap a hand over your mouth as Yeonjun dissolves into giggles. “I mean, I mean, I don’t mind sharing a bed.” You try desperately to break through his laughter but it’s useless, so you succumb to the same fit of giggles. Yeonjun cups your cheeks sweetly, squishing them together in earnest before leaning in the same way he had just minutes prior. Your heart stutters at the knowledge that this kiss was finally happening after three months separated. 

Your lips meet in soft, tentative passes against each other until you recall the feeling. Yeonjun is hesitant, hanging back until you surge forward, kissing him harder and wiggling your tongue between the seam of his lips until he opens them. His teeth rake your bottom lip and nibble hard enough to draw blood, the metallic taste grounding you into the moment until Yeonjun pulls back, thumbs stroking the tops of your cheeks. He places another kiss to your nose, giggling against your skin as you shy away. 

A loud crash sounds from just outside the door and you jump, eyes blowing wide when the sound of overlapping voices grows closer and closer. Yeonjun tells you that the rest of the boys must be back and ushers you out of the room before you can protest. 

In the living room you’re faced with the four of them, all busying themselves with mundane tasks or scrolling through their phones until Yeonjun clears his throat. They look up simultaneously, synchronized enough that you would have laughed under a different circumstance. 

“Everyone, this is, my uh, uh, Y/N.” Yeonjun awkwardly sweeps a hand your way and you flush, feeling small as the four boys you’d watched and laughed with and admired through a screen bowed to you. 

“I really-it’s not...well, hi.” You sigh. 

----

Introductions aside, the night slides by easily until the wear of your travel catches up with you so suddenly that you slump onto the nearest body. Yeonjun shakes you awake and it’s only then that you notice the shoulder you were leaning upon belonged to Beomgyu. You apologize to the boy as soon as you can get your tongue to work properly and are soon whisked away to Yeonjun’s bedroom. The short trip awoke you to an unpleasant degree, almost feeling as if you were suddenly too aware of your surroundings. The lights were too bright, the scent of fabric softener too strong in your nose, the sound of the remaining four people in the living room too loud. And of course, the presence of Yeonjun too much to handle. 

You sit at the foot of the bed and pick at your nails while Yeonjun shuffles around the room, doing something you don’t bother to track closely. 

“Are you going to get ready for bed?” He asks shortly, not even turning to face you. You now realize that he had pulled on pajamas of his own; a too-big graphic t-shirt and a pair of worn sweatpants. Frowning, you head for your own suitcase and dig through the carefully stacked clothes until you find some suitable options. You change quickly, keeping your back to him although you can feel his heavy stare at your back. 

“Did you like them?” He asks. You sit back at the metal headboard and nod thoughtfully. His lips draw into a straight line as he settles beside you. “You and Beomgyu really...got along well.” 

“Sure, I think we all got along well.” You offer, tucking yourself underneath his newly cleaned sheets. For a moment you wonder what he was going to do about the lights overhead, but they extinguish with a press of a button on his phone. Plunged in darkness, you can’t help but feel a bit bolder, indulging in the burn of defiance within you. 

“Why? Are you jealous?” You ask. Yeonjun scoffs and you can feel the sheets pull as he flips underneath them. He says nothing but you can feel the air in the room shift. The bedding feels suffocating. 

“Goodnight, Y/N.” 

----

When you wake, you’re uncharacteristically hot. You notice the sweat beading your neck and forehead as soon as you sit up, desperate to free yourself from the covers. You wonder if Yeonjun is suffering a similar fate, or if his body is used to the brutal heat of his bedroom. You turn to look for him, happy anxiety at the thought of seeing his sleeping form in real time brewing in the pit of your stomach. You couldn’t count the amount of times you’d imagined this exact moment, wondered if he scrunched his face in his sleep or if he looked serene and peaceful, wondered if he snored or spoke or sighed in his sleep. 

But all you saw was crumpled sheets and a small, bright green post-it note with bunched writing. It stuck to the bed sheets as you pulled it up, and you had to blink a few times before you finally understood the gist of the note. Yeonjun was gone, off to do his daily idol duties, and you are welcome to use their shower as none of the boys were home. You scan the note again for any sign of love or sincerity but find nothing more than cold and clinical facts, like a teacher giving instructions to a class. 

Bitterness grows in your chest as you slip into the cramped shower and cool yourself off under a trickle of water. Theoretically, you know that Yeonjun would be busy while you were here. After all, you couldn’t expect the company to let him off of all responsibility just because you were around. Your skin was growing red under the scrub of your fingers. But he could have at least run it by you last night, warned you that he would probably be gone by the time you got up and given you some idea of when he’d be back. What were you supposed to do all day? You stepped out of the shower, flinging your wet hair away from your face. You could barely make it out of this building alone, but you’d be damned if all you did was sit here and wait for him to return. If he wasn’t going to be here, you’d make your own fun.

You were unfamiliar to Seoul, but after navigating yourself out of the BigHit building you felt as if you could conquer anything. You hadn’t realized how much of the day had passed by in your slumber until you stepped into the real world. Dusk had begun to fall over the sky, painting it a hazy purple-pink in anticipation of a sunset. People and cars and buses rushed by with purpose as you stand still and baffled at the city before you. The packed street before you is a little bit intimidating, but reminded you enough of the bustle of your hometown that you took a brave step forward anyway. Crossing so quickly that you almost run into a group of teenage girls, you finally reach some kind of a destination. To be fair, you had done zero planning on sight seeing before coming, so almost every building looked like a destination to you. A particularly cute looking café seemed to manifest itself out of thin air and beckon you in with sweet drinks and sugary snacks. You order and eat greedily with the realization that this is your first real meal since being on the plane yesterday, and the waitress laughs when you tell her that as you flag her down for another piece of cake. 

The café certainly lives up to the hype you make for it, but you notice the employees begin to clean and close things down, so you leave and thank them on the way out. You finally check your phone, hoping that Yeonjun might have sent you an apology or an update, but you see nothing aside from email notifications. Emblazoned by his actions, you continue on your exploration, opening the doors to a clothing shop with so much force that other patrons cringe. Inside, you buy way too many things to fit in your suitcase before traipsing yourself-weighed down by bags- into a nearby restaurant. Something about being in Korea had elevated your appetite to an extreme level, so your stomach growls as soon as you cross over the threshold. The place is crowded, almost packed wall to wall as patrons and employees alike bustle between one another. 

The cute wooden sign reads “seat yourself” so you dodge and weave until you find a tiny table, just big enough for your party of one, hidden in a more private corner of the restaurant. An employee spots you and yells out that he’s going to go get a menu, so you content yourself with people watching in the meantime. At the table diagonal to you, you spot a woman who looks just about the same age as you. Her hair is carefully waved; a deep, shiny brown that flows just down to the top of her chest. Every feature you can spot is immaculate and it makes you feel sick. Her nails are perfectly manicured, not a single chip or hang nail in sight, while your own nailbeds are torn up and bloody as a result of nervous picking. A weird, unwelcome acidity crawls up the back of your throat and demands to be acknowledged, makes your eyes burn with envious tears as the waiter finally delivers a menu and you wonder why you can’t just look that put together and perfect. After you order you can no longer stand to look her way anymore, angry at the fact that you were so resentful of this stranger. 

Your waiter drops your food and utensils with polite haste but you aren’t nearly as hungry as you were before. Noodles and broth swirl around your spoon as the steam rises into your face, paying more attention to the bustle of the open kitchen where you spot a fun streak of vibrant pink hair. Whoever is donning it must have had it done recently. There’s a few small patches of pink dye spotting the back of their neck and it’s quite endearing to think about until you remember- Yeonjun was supposed to be dying his hair pink soon, and that tall frame and broad back look suspiciously familiar, and he still hasn’t sent you any texts, and you think that maybe he was just getting some takeout and heading back home but then he turns away from the counter and heads to your corner of the building. Your mouth goes dry, all the air still and stale in your lungs as his eyes land on yours. He looks away and then looks back again, double taking as if he couldn’t believe what he was seeing. As if he hadn’t been the one to invite you out to Korea, as if you hadn’t shared a bed last night. And then he moves, finally, walks away from the counter and toward your table with a tray piled with food and your heart hammers against your ribs as he walks right by and settles into the seat across from the perfect girl. She smiles wide as he unloads the food and settles in. 

There’s nothing you can do but stare and fight the sting of your eyes until your waiter comes back around, notices your untouched food and asks if you want a takeout container. You say yes loud enough for Yeonjun to hear, and you can see him flinch but you know he won’t turn around. Not in public, with all these people around. Not when he’s an idol and you’re just a normal girl- a fucking tourist- and not when Miss Perfect is giggling her perfect laugh at whatever he just said. 

The air outside is cold and it stings. Your face is wet but you don’t try to hide it. You don’t know any of these people, and they will never see you again. They probably won’t even remember that you cried on the walk home, weighed down with bags of food and clothes and the knowledge that Yeonjun was lying. 

When you return to the dorm Beomgyu, Soobin and Taehyun are hanging around the living room, watching something on the television. 

“Hey- where’s Yeonjun? He said he was going to dinner, we assumed he was meeting you.” Soobin asks, his tone cautiously trying to hide his confusion. 

“Well, I did go to dinner,” you lift up the bags on your arm, “and so did Yeonjun. At the same place.” Your voice clips and you take a moment wonder if you should go on until Beomgyu mutters a soft “oh”. 

“Well, here’s some food.” The plastic bag thuds on the coffee table. “Not hungry.”

----

You don’t know what time it is when Yeonjun decides to come back, but you have no plans of acknowledging his presence. The room is dimmed, only a bedside lamp left to keep you out of total darkness. You are perfectly content to simmer in your own anger for the night, let him feel it radiate off of your back the whole time you sleep. Until he has the audacity to ask, “Hey, what’s wrong?” You see red in the dark room. Your fingers clench into the pillow, making a victim out of the poor feathers and fabric as you contemplate throwing it at his head. His new hair looks even nicer in the low light; nearly fluorescent and falling in a perfectly styled arc around his face.

“Don’t do that. Act like you don’t know.” You spit. Yeonjun says nothing but he clears his throat awkwardly, as if he’s about to make an argument, but you beat him to it. 

“At least tell me who she is.” You try to hide the waver of your voice but it’s already there to stay. 

“She’s no one! I’m not really supposed to tell anyone about it yet, the guys don’t even know-” 

“They don’t know what? That you’re keeping two different girls in your pocket? Can’t even commit to one for a week long vacation? Jesus, Yeonjun, If you want to...cheat on me, at least wait until I’m not in the country. Fuck, I can’t even call it cheating because you don’t even want to date me! We only met up again a few months ago, and we spent one day together! And we fucked and it was nice and it was fun but what the fuck was it really? I texted you today, you know, to ask where the hell you were, and you never answered. I know that your life is busy, but a warning yesterday would have been nice.” 

“I’m not cheating on you! She’s not- she’s just, someone I- that’s not the point, Y/N! And I’m sorry I didn’t answer you, but I was really busy, and I forgot to bring it up and I’m sorry, but did you really expect me to hang around all day?” You grit your teeth to stop an annoyed screech from hopping out.

“Of course not, Yeonjun. I’m not an idiot. What I expected was some fucking communication. I traveled across the world to come see you, maybe even try to figure out what we are, and so far all I’ve done is wander around the city alone. This isn’t what I wanted to do! I’m missing a week of work for this! I didn’t come out here just to be your little plaything once you get home!” 

“That’s not what I’m doing!” Yeonjun stands up from the bed, rubbing his palms over the back of his neck. “I knew you would never understand. You can never understand how busy this lifestyle is, and I guess I was stupid for believing that you could understand, and that you wouldn’t be mad at me for having to go do my fucking job.” 

“I don’t understand? I don’t understand your life? Will you ever just admit that you only like me because you can mold me around your shit? When I’m back home you can call me at any hour that works for you, and I’ll pick up. You can bitch about your job and your friends and your company and all the pain you have but whenever I call you you’re tired or sick or just don’t feel like it. Guess fucking what Yeonjun. I’m here now. And we share a room and a bed and a city so you can’t keep me miles away and at your beck and call whenever you so well please. I’m right in front of you now, and you need to own up to your shit. You ignored me. Now you’re lying about whoever the fuck that girl was. You don’t get to be a prick just because you’re a famous idol.” Your face is hot and your hands are shaking. Sweat is beading on your forehead just like it did this morning and it makes you itch but you refuse to move a single muscle, hardened to the spot and staring Yeonjun down. You can’t even remember how the argument started, but all you know now is that you can’t stand to look at him any longer. His eyes are wide, bottom lip wobbling. Tears sting at your eyes and your nose burns and you’re ready to lay down or maybe chug a bottle of vodka. 

“I’m going to bed.” You pull the covers over you even though you’re sweltering, turn off the bedside lamp with the switch and clamp your eyes shut. 

----

Your brain never shuts off. Even when you slam your eyes shut and start counting metaphorical sheep, you’re still replaying the argument on a relentless loop. Yeonjun had left the room moments after you tucked yourself in and you had yet to hear the door creak to announce his reappearance, so it was safe to assume that he was sleeping on the couch or holed up with another one of the boys. Or maybe he went crawling back to Miss Perfect. 

The room is suffocating; heat simmers off of every surface even after you’ve thrown off the sheets and the white walls are annoying you. If you ever talk to Yeonjun again it will have to be about his piss poor decorating skills and the fact that he couldn’t even manage to hang up some pictures to break up the never ending white. Your phone says it’s just minutes shy of 2 am, but what does that really mean when you have no idea what time you laid down? Your legs move before your mind decides where you’re going, seemingly possessed by the idea of leaving the room as fast as possible. There’s just enough time to shrug on a crewneck and a pair of sneakers before you find yourself under the blinding fluorescents of the hall that remind you exactly where you are. Tall, sturdy black doors stand on both sides of you, metal accents gleaming and boasting their contents. There’s no easy way to understand the layout of the building, and you assume that’s for the protection of the idols, but it also means that you completely forget the only route you know for leaving the building.  

Had you taken a left or a right? Did you pass by the hallway next to the ladies bathroom or go down it? Had there always been a potted plant next to that office, or did all of the doors just look similar? Somehow, you find yourself back in the place you had first been delivered to when you arrived. The doors were slightly different here, some made of thick wavy glass that was vaguely transparent and others made out of the same black you had become used to. A set of three rooms with the wavy glass were right next to one another, and if your suspicions were correct they were all practice rooms, presumably empty at the lack of music. The thought of the rooms, empty and clean and sporting just enough comfortable furniture in the corner for you to sprawl out on. There was no way that sleep was going to overcome you, but at least you could feel secure in your loneliness for a few hours. 

The metal handle was cold, chilling your sweaty palm instantly, but you’re met with harsh resistance. It doesn’t budge forward no matter how hard you push downward and lean into the door. Out of anger you try one more time, grunting and digging your heels into the carpet of the hallway. 

“You need a card to get in.” A voice calls from what must just be steps behind you, and you jump embarrassingly high before turning reluctantly. Surely some poor late-shift cleaner or intern had seen you struggling with the door and decided to take pity on you before someone really saw you making a fool of yourself. You could only imagine what they were thinking- how they would go home to their pets or family or friends and laugh about the girl they saw throwing her entire weight against a locked door.

But in the split second your neurons begin to fire anew, you know that you weren’t lucky enough to be discovered by another normal member of society. On this already annoyingly unlucky night you come face to face with- once again- Jeon Jungkook. You flush immediately and pull at the hem of your shorts until they do a better job at covering your thighs. You’re still sweaty, strands of hair matted to the back of your neck and your forehead, and the fact that it’s sometime past 2 am and you’ve yelled and cried and tossed and turned and cursed everything that led you to this moment only makes you look worse.  

And, of course, even though it’s sometime past 2 am and maybe Jungkook had also been sweating and tossing and turning and cursing everything too...he still manages to look like an angel. His hair is unruly, all loose and wavy and sticking up in some places. His outfit is almost identical to what you first saw him in, but this it was black instead of gray, and his sleeves are bunched at the elbow, only affording you half a look at his lithe muscles and tattoos. His lips split in the same toothy grin as he gestures a small plastic card your way. How dare he look so handsome no matter the circumstance. He’s so much closer than he had been before, merely a foot away from you in the narrow hallway. Up this close you can see how perfect his skin is, as smooth and pore less as Yeonjun’s and Miss Perfect’s. 

“No, I don’t need it.” You dismiss his hand with a small wave, sour after reminding yourself why you were here to begin with. 

“Seems like you do?” Jungkook’s voice was oddly small too. He retracts his hand halfway, making sure you could still take it from him if you want to. 

“No, what I need is a new boyfriend.” You spit the words before your conscious can review them, before you can remember that Yeonjun isn’t your boyfriend, that he isn’t technically anything except a rekindled flame you traveled across the world for. Jungkook pulls his arm all the way back and his face softens. You know he puts the pieces together quickly and you can feel the sympathy pass through the hall.  “Nevermind. I’m sure you’re busy, or need to pass by or- yeah, sorry.” You stand aside, press against the wall and wait for him to walk away, but he stays grounded and levels his soft but deadly gaze on you. It’s an unwelcome reminder that he’s one of the most famous idols in the world and you’re standing in the middle of his company building; tired and teary.

“Did you fight? Is that why you’re wondering through our part of the building alone?” He gestures at one of the doors further down the hallway, a solid black one, and you can make out a shiny plaque with his name on it and some cute little decorations taped on the wall. 

“I’m so sorry, I can’t find my way around this place- I just couldn’t sleep so I wandered and I guess I ended up in...your part of the building.” You can feel the heat radiate off of your face as he smiles again, nose scrunching at your panic. 

“Cute.” His nose wiggles one more time before he schools his features as if the word didn’t nearly knock you on your ass. Cute. Cute! He has the audacity to stand here in the middle of the night and call you cute. “Seriously, if you need somewhere to sit down or sleep, there’s a couch in my studio, it’s clean in there, you can-”

“Oh, no! Jungkook,” you blush stupidly at using his name, “I can’t ask you to do that. I’ll just circle back to Yeonjun’s and sleep it off.” The thought makes your stomach churn, the idea of trying to fall asleep in the exact room your almost relationship fell to pieces. Surely the carpet couldn’t be too uncomfortable-

“No, please, I’m offering. You look tired, and if you fought...well, I know how awkward it can be in the morning. Come on.” He walks away before you can protest and some other worldly sense makes you follow him. You never expected to be in this position, but you also never thought that Yeonjun would disappoint you so much. Inside of the partially padded studio is a surprisingly large sofa with a charming patchwork blanket draped over the back. Jungkook stands awkwardly next to his desk and picks at his fingernails as you sit down. You sink in to the couch and instantly feel more comfortable than you have in days, the soft scent of lavender and the warm yellow lights bring you as close to relaxation as you can get. 

“I saw him with another girl.” You lose your filter again and Jungkook’s eyes narrow. “He says it wasn’t a date, but he also won’t tell me who she was, and the rest of them all thought he was with me so he’s obviously lying. We aren’t technically dating, so can I even be mad? He’s lying no matter what, and he didn’t even tell me he would be out all day or text me during it. But I also still have three more days to stick out here.” A few hot tears are slipping down your face and you can’t help but feel insecure about them. 

Jungkook says nothing of the tears but chews thoughtfully on his thumbnail. He leans his hip against his desk, intimidating and sharp yet soft and handsome and sweet for letting you stay here and spill your anger into his studio. His socked foot taps on the floor in a rhythm unknown to you, and you can’t help but wonder how many people would kill to be in your exact spot. You notice a day-by-day calendar that’s quite a few days behind on his desk, and it makes you smile until he’s moving, lowering himself to the floor just a few inches away from your feet. 

His fists clench- subtle enough that you wouldn’t even notice if the room didn’t feel so charged- and as he looks up at you, you see that a look somewhere between anger and pity paints his face. It’s embarrassing to sit here like this, so clearly under his scrutiny with nothing but your pajamas to cover you. 

“I’m sorry.” Jungkook finally speaks again and shakes his head so much that a few ebony pieces of hair slip into his eyes in a near-perfect arc. You shrug. “Really, Y/N. I’m sorry. That’s an asshole move, no matter who the other girl is. You don’t deserve to be treated like that, and after all the trouble you put in to come out here and see him-he’s lucky we don’t cross paths often.” He sighs and suddenly he’s sitting next to you on the couch, the weight and heat of his body making the situation that much more real and that much more odd. You must still have unshed tears lining your eyes when you find the courage to look up at him because he frowns. “Please, don’t cry! It’s the first time I’ve ever had a girl in here, and well, it’d be pretty embarrassing if she spends the whole time crying.” 

A shit eating grin sprouts on his face as soon as he sees your lips upturn with laughter. It’s hard not to be grateful for the joke, so you laugh and thank him for trying to make you feel better. 

“And thanks again, for the place to sleep. Or, try.” You have a feeling that sleep will evade you all night, no matter how cozy the room makes you. 

“If you don’t think you’re going to sleep-” Jungkook stands suddenly and rushes over to his desk. When he gets there, he turns his wide desktop computer until it faces the couch and logs in. “Then at least watch some movies! Here,” he puts a wireless keyboard in your lap- “whatever you wanna watch, I have it all.” You hesitate for just a moment and then type in the title of one of your favorite films with seconds to spare before Jungkook throws the patchwork blanket over both of your laps. He sinks back into the couch and you follow his lead, careful to keep a good few inches of space between the two of you because holy shit, you’re sitting next to Jungkook, and holy shit he’s watching a movie with you, and holy shit he just saw you cry and he looks so handsome from the side. 

You pay more attention to Jungkook than you do the movie. It’s funny to watch someone who feels so extraordinary do something as normal as watching a movie and realize that he really is human. And the way he crinkles his nose and widens his doe-eyes makes your heart stutter with attraction and then guilt at the thought of Yeonjun, who still makes your palms sweat and your heart shake with anticipation of his touch despite your argument. 

But here’s Jungkook, being kind and open and raw and willing to stay up with you on this random sleepless night although you only met by chance mere hours ago. And his kind eyes widen and narrow and crinkle when he laughs at the movie, and he offers you a second blanket and a throw pillow when your eyes get too heavy for you to focus, and you don’t think that you’re imagining things as you feel gentle fingers comb through your hair. 

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Your head feels like it’s filled with cotton when you wake up, confusion soaks your senses as you piece together where you are and how you got there and who’s lap your head is laying in. As if he could read your thoughts, Jungkook lets out a long and loud groan from above you. Clearly he had fallen asleep where he is now, head lolled against the back of the couch and a throw pillow folded between his arms. 

“Good morning.” He drawls, voice still deep and thick from slumber. Out of all the things you never thought you would do, waking up to Jungkook is near to the top. 

“M-morning.” You manage to call back as you run your hands over your face, hoping to absolve yourself of any evidence of shock. Jungkook’s studio is just as welcoming as it had been to you last night, but now a deep sense of guilt creeps through you. Yeonjun might have woken up by now, maybe he was ready to talk and try to make things better, maybe he’s been calling and texting you and you haven’t seen any of it. Your phone is nowhere to be found as you dig around in the blanket, a noise of distress clawing up the back of your throat. Heart pounding, you put a hand underneath the couch and slide it back and forth until your fingers graze over the cold, hard mass that must be your phone. As soon as it’s in your grasp you can see that the time is just a few minutes past 8am, and that you indeed do have a few texts waiting from Yeonjun. 

“Oh, Jungkook, thank you again for-y-you know, but I have to go, do you mind showing me which way to go?” Poor sense of direction had landed you here to begin with, and you wouldn’t let it make this problem any bigger again. Thankfully he doesn’t protest; just waits by the door as you straighten out your pajamas. Out in the hallway, the lights are bright and imposing and you recognize a headache from the late night is starting to creep up behind your eyes. No one really seems to be around to see the two of you, and you are nothing short of grateful for that when Jungkook makes a quick stop and you barrel into his back, face burning with embarrassment. He laughs as you sputter apologizes and wave for him to keep leading the way, but he insists on stopping and turning to face you. His face is puffy with sleep, eyes still scrunching against the lights, but they’re still clear and gentle and it’s hard to miss the teasing twitch of his full lips in such close proximity.

A wave of admiration crashes through you, followed quickly by a sickening feeling of guilt. Yeonjun was probably waiting for you to come talk things out, and here you were drooling over a different boy. “I’m okay, lets keep going.” Urging him on with a gentle push to his muscled back is the most you can do since you still don’t notice anything distinctive to lead you back to the correct dorm. Just a few more steps down the hallway and you can hear voices, overlapping shouts,  and one voice you would recognize anywhere coming from the way you were about to turn. Before you even had time to open your mouth to voice your concern to Jungkook, Yeonjun is stomping down the hallway, a panicked looking Taehyun in tow. 

His face is draw, sharp features heightened by either confusion or anger- it’s hard to tell- as he realizes who’s standing in front of him. The two boys are fairly evenly matched in height but Yeonjun still squares up, lifting his shoulders higher and craning his neck. You know he knows you’re there; you shared a moment of eye contact in the seconds before he leveled a glare at Jungkook. 

“What the fuck are you doing?” Yeonjun spits, anger shaking the fists at his sides. Jungkook is shocked, you can tell even from behind him, the way he recoils just slightly and scoffs as if he can’t believe his ears. 

“Look, this doesn’t need to be a fight. I was just helping Y/N get back to your dorm.” You’re amazed at how well he controls his anger, especially after seeing the anger he held back against Yeonjun the night before. You take this as a queue to step out from behind Jungkook’s frame, allowing Yeonjun a better look at you. 

“Oh, before or after she spent the night in your studio? Just couldn’t resist giving her a place to stay. Someone to sleep with?” Anger flares in your stomach, lighting a fire underneath your skin. 

“What the fuck, Yeonjun? Do you really think that I would-”

“Sleep with him? Of course. Why wouldn’t you? Look at the state of you two, don’t tell me you didn’t fuck.” There was simply no believing what was coming out of his mouth, and his words only made you wish that you had acted on the feelings you felt brewing last night. 

“What if I did? You certainly don’t want me! I’m sorry I went looking for companionship somewhere else!” It’s much too quiet in the hallway after that, the only evidence that the world hadn’t stopped turning is Jungkook’s hand that comes up to rest on your shoulder. 

“So you did.” Yeonjun rubs his chin, taking a step backwards in what you assume is disbelief. Tears creep into the corners of your eyes, stubbornly burning and forcing you to blink until your vision is blurry. Jungkook says something you don’t quite catch through the static buzzing in your ears. You feel exhausted, weak at the knees with disbelief at just how awful this interaction was going; so lost that it takes Jungkook shaking your shoulder to bring you back to reality. 

“Please, I don’t want to talk about this here. Yeonjun, let’s go, please.” You beg, walking toward him before he even responds. The idea of being caught in this odd trifecta made you sweat. Jungkook protests but you wave him off quickly, assuring that there was nothing else he could do. As upset as Yeonjun was, you knew that he would calm down substantially once the older boy was gone. 

The walk to the dorm is thankfully short, and Taehyun tries his best at making small talk while Yeonjun trails behind like a petulant child. As soon as you cross into the dorm you feel awkward and hot all over like everyone is watching you even though Taehyun is already disappearing into his room and locking the door while Yeonjun breezes right past you. 

“I’m not playing the silent game.” You follow Yeonjun into the kitchen where he has his head buried in the fridge, making a point to rattle every bottle and package inside of it. 

“Alright, fine. Then you get to tell me the truth.” His voice is softer now, much less elevated and harsh than it was just minutes before. “Did you spend the night with him?” It rattles your bones to hear the edge of hurt in his voice. 

“I was wandering around the building in the middle of the night, and he was too- so I told him what was going on and he offered for me to stay in his studio, on the couch. And I said yes-” Yeonjun’s face crumples. “We watched a movie and I fell asleep.” 

“Why didn’t you just come back? I texted you, Y/N. We literally just argued about communication and the first thing you do is run to a different guy? If I’m not good enough for you, just admit it.” 

“I could say the same exact thing to you. Why am I here? Should I just book a flight home tonight and call it quits? Do you even want to try this?” Yeonjun cracks open a bottle of water and drinks half in one go, avoiding your gaze at all costs. “And I did nothing with Jungkook. Because I respect you, and whatever the fuck this-” You gesture between the two of you, feet apart, “is. Or was.” 

“Don’t say that.” Yeonjun’s voice cracks, reminiscent of the way he used to sound on the phone when he called you at the end of the day. “I- I don’t want to hear you say that. Please.” A tremor of hurt shakes your bones, creates an unpleasant lump in your throat that you try and fail to swallow. Yeonjun appears to you now as similar as he did in your teenage years; uncertain and small and his wide, glassy eyes latching on to you like a lifeline. And you can’t help but remember how you used to be too; devoted to him and naïve about where life was going to take you. 

“I don’t want to say it either, Yeonjun. I hate saying it. But we aren’t the same people we were all those years ago. We’re in two different lives, and as much as I want to be able to fit into yours...it’s never going to happen.” Your body weight feels suddenly too much, like you’re being filled with lead and sunk to the bottom of the ocean to be forgotten. Yeonjun finally closes your perpetual gap in a slow gait that seemed like it would last forever. His eyes are red, puffy, rimmed with unshed tears. Dark circles ring his eyes and you know they’re because he probably didn’t sleep last night either. His lips are chapped and dry, pouting in an incurable sadness. Your fingers itch to cup his jaw and litter him with kisses until he finally grins. 

“Are you saying you don’t love me?” If any other noise had happened at the same time he spoke, you wouldn’t have heard the question. A stake strikes through your heart at the words, scarring your soul for years to come. 

“No, Junnie. I love you so much.” Your bottom lip wobbles and you gasp out a sob, “I just don’t think we’re going to work this time around. We’re both too busy, and on different tracks, and I think we just have to be more r-realistic.” You have to close your eyes, unable to watch the way tears begin to cascade down his own face. “I’m sorry.” You stand alone, still and cold and clamping your eyes shut so hard that they hurt. 

Yeonjun’s body molds around your form, tight and warm and shuddering slightly from his own tears. He smells like laundry detergent and musk and you shake with regret as his arms wind around your back and hold you as close to his frame as you think is humanly possible. Your tears soak his crewneck as the fabric scratches your skin. His heart beat is erratic, but you know yours isn’t fairing any better, and you can’t help but curse the universe for bringing you all this way with him just to shoot you back down. 

“I’m sorry too. For not being enough.” His words rumble into your hair and you can’t even find the energy to refute them and instead just shake your head. Your head spins in wild circle as Yeonjun finally stops shaking underneath you in favor of cupping your face in tender hands, forcing you to open your eyes. His look felt more intimate than anything else you had shared before; a pure and expressive opening into his most vulnerable form and the knowledge that you were the reason he was feeling it. 

“I think I should try to catch an earlier flight home.” You aren’t quite sure exactly why you say it, but Yeonjun doesn’t seem surprised at the notion. After all, there would be nothing to stick around for. He still had to work and you had no relationship left to hang on to. You hadn’t even gotten around to unpacking your suitcase. Yeonjun nods sadly, wiping at a few more tears before clearing his throat. His voice is thick, the evidence of his emotion loud and clear and your heart breaks at the thought of truly walking away from him. 

“I’ll miss you, Y/N.” There’s no telling if he would ever contact you after this, or if you would contact him. Maybe the two of you will live with odd shadows of one another in the back of your heads for the rest of your lives- a teenage romance rekindled years later only to explode and crackle and eventually fade into the dark.

[mmmmulbery]

mer au alkaloid + kohaku maybe? if you can?

thank you for asking !! because this might be a lot of text ill leave it under a read more (it iS a lot of text.)

Alkaloid is currently split up but theyll find their way back together soon!! currently Tatsumi and Aira work at Ocean Ensemble Square's Mer rescue HQ

Tatsumi used to be an executive but after sustaining major injury and limb loss he now works as a sanctuary guide

- for context: OES is divided into a few layers, one of which is a huge main floor sanctuary level that stretches a few floors deep to allow for giant tanks containing involatile mer (think of it like PKMN sun moon's Aether Paradise but larger and slightly more horrifying)

- eichi's got 2 offices (one above water and another underwater), & some areas of OES are walled off unless you have a permit and are armed; the underwater sanctuary tanks are located to be visible from eichis office

Tatsumi also carries a weapon + a mer disabling device on him! He's abt 34.. (?) ish and used to be friends w Jun (and mer!hiyori) as kids -> tatsumi was the one who inspired jun to become a sea captain! i don't trust myself to write these guys as much as I do fine but i'm trying --- Aira is everyone's favourite unpaid intern -> child who idolized this whole operation, working out at sea, everything about it -> dropped out of uni (he's what. 22?) to come work here for lodging expenses. He's not winning but at least he's friend's with yuzuru (im citing the singular line in keito lecture where yz was asked 2 go get food w the rest of them and then stayed back to help keito clean up (?) this was in yuzuru's feature scout) Aira and eichi enjoy a very similar interaction basis as they have in Branco's chapters involving them -- "i was like that, i love someone who used to be like that, but i dont know if you'll be as fortunate as the two of us" [extremely paraphrased] (this was eichi about him and tori IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY)

Aira is also friends w branco! (they help him through a lot of stuff)

He's in HR with Anzu (HR MANAGER shes been here for 4 years and has another 3 on the contract let her OUT) which means shredding complaints from business Executive Ibara Saegusa and Security Head Keito Hasumi on a daily basis (complaints about a certain dark blue haired mer and a light blue haired mer respectively)

Aira also has walked in on a few too many situations he never wants to see again + OES halloween party -> ibara carries a water gun, chiaki starts handing out inflatable amongus suits.

---

Mayoi lives in the OES tank connection system and eichi simply lets it happen because mayoi isnt a) seemingly a threat and b) eichi lets izumi "mer aren't real" sena stay as a paid employee i think eichi's more than willing to see what'll happen as long as it's not a huge downprofit to the company -> sena is not half bad at his job and when tourists catch a glimpse of mayoi they get very excited! (mayoi is the one of the non sedated mer in the area, and he moves faster than most of them + very pretty tail) Tatsumi is one of the sanctuary feeders so he makes sure mayoi gets a fair share too!

side note: mer get more fish-like as you go farther down the sea level + size attribution! mayoi is in a situation where he looks mostly human because of his size and shape (ex. tori's look are modeled after those fish with huge eyes, while wataru's is SUPPOSED to be modeled more after one of those sharks with the giant mouths)

--- Hiiro and Kohaku are pirates on Jun's ship!! Jun's crew are more or less illegal sailors so we're just gonna call them pirates so I can dress them up in frilly clothing; hiiro is of mer blood -> small little scales that he doesn't know how to properly treat and therefore fall off as he just. wraps it in fabric -> Jun is a good captain also hes jun he forces hiiro to actually take care of himself better (im going off the whole thing where hiiro dances extremely well but doesn't really mind harming himself (?) through extremely rough movement (believe4leaves hiiro part) and hiiro's mentality of following what he's learned throughout his life until something else comes along and tells him otherwise -> as a kid having to cover up scales -> still doing it until jun convinces him that it's ok and he's not going to get hunted here for that Kohaku is an ex-mer hunter ^-^ maybe he has something to do with HiMERU ^-^ He also pens to Aira via pigeon mail every so often, and aira mails back using the pigeon coop at OES' top level! At one point (after hiiro no longer sheds off broken scales) kohaku ends up securing one of hiiro's naturally fallen off scales in the pigeon mail to aira! Aira wears it as a necklace

And to answer how kohaku and hiiro are doing -> badly! They are currently shipwrecked because some (very large) green mer has decided their captain is hot /hj

Bonus about the whole pirate shipwreck situation: Jun has been living around mer for the past 7 years & tatsumi was the one who gave him a love of the sea bc tatsumi knew so much about it!! Everytime jun would visit OES (he lived in the closest to seaside village) he'd talk for hours with tatsumi (volunteer at the time) at the dock -> and mer!hiyori, who was part of the beauty, who was always in the distance +

hiyori who didn't talk to jun but swam little circles around under their feet and then after that day slinked away and did not return to see them again -> tatsumi goes to check for hiyori every day for half a year at the edge of the OES docks & jun comes with when he can

hiyori is staring at them out of sight; they are little children, missing eachother already (i'd estimate tatsumi is around 17 here, and jun is 14?)

Jun doesn't exactly recognize Hiyori at first either but she recognizes him! kohaku once again metaphorically gets kicked out of his own room

[otanatchan]

I just found this google doc writeup from August スタステ and it’s really funny lmao, mainly because I was typing it on the shinkansen home the next day and was too excited to write properly. This is not timely at all but w/e lol

About Alkaloid...

Distorted heart was SO GOOD Alkaloid had insane energy and stage presence and they could sing this fast ass song lol shigechan was amazing. Gakkun is sooooo good looking lol 

Then.. when I heard kakakakaka I looked at my friend and I was like are they doing eccentric again??? And she was like no its valkryie they're doing the new fusion song! And it's called artistic partisan and it was good and we all just tried to wve the pen lights as best we could lol 

I think this is when they did the little like everyone wave your pen lights skit and they were super in character and I looooove amachan he's the main character I love him and from that they went into kiss of life and I forgot how funny the choreo is but compared to the DVD of kispa it was sooooo much better to see it live.. either they improved or the live experience is just better but it was really good I loved it 

Then there was the acoustic tsubasa and I almost cried it was so beautiful and GAKKUNs vocals were on point and it was just so good and I was like… I'll die happy lol

Then, I also took notes during the livestream of Day 2 lmao and they’re terrible (I just now added some clarifying notes in brackets in bold lol)

Alkaloid. はいはいはいはい [I have no idea what this is about, I guess they were all saying hai over and over again]

兄さんに負けられない [gakkun’s comment lol]

オープニングできてよかった [kawaii]

あまちゃん一日先輩 ブランコ [i don’t remember what this is specifically referencing? i guess he talked about branco]

しげちゃん マークの話 [Shigechan talked about the suit marks on their faces]

なもさん 感動的なトーク [as usual, Namosan made me the most emotional lol I always love his talks]

あれあれあれ [I don’t know why I wrote this down]

これからもよろしくお願いするよ [they tried their best to say this in unison as their closing greeting lol]

And then from Valkyrie’s part this was cute:

Alkaloid seiza ganbarou I was like that in the past we can't jama them lmao [BASICALLY Oosuka Jun remarked that Valkyrie have performed at every single Starry Stage (they were on the roster in July and performed both days in August) and was like ‘lol we’re jaded veterans’ or whatever and shared how sincere and earnest Alkaloid are, like they were sitting in a circle in seiza backstage and yelled ‘let’s try our best!’ and Jun was like ‘we must have been like that in the past too... we have to try our best and not bring them down’ lmao]

しげちゃん大好きですx2 [TAKAHASHI HIROKI THE LOVE OF MY LIFE SAID THIS AND THEN...]

僕も大好きです! [SHIGECHAN SAID THIS!!! AND EVERYONE DIED FROM THE CUTENESS OR WAS THAT JUST ME]

And then, about Crazy:B...

Crazy roulette was good and also when it came on I was just excited and I also realized it meant no Paranoia street but this is what I wanted anyway and it was really good and aji going sa koiyo I almost fainted 

Ariadne was also soooo good! And tbh i was worried about the high notes but they were better live than the recorded version it was really good 

But the best was walk with your smile and onward… because that was when CRAZY B CAME TO THE SIDE STAGE DIRECTLY NEAR US AND STAYED THERE UNTIL THE END and we held up our fans the whole time and TOMOKUN POINTED AND SMILED AND WAVED so they definitely saw us and.. I just couldn't have asked for anything more. Also crazy b were cute in the after talk they talked about kohakus feature scout and junsan was like himeru mo sou omoimasu

And from Day 2......

Crazy roulette aji KOI YO HIGH TENSION LOL [Okay basically on day 1 I was losing my shit on this Rinne line because Aji did it in a low voice in a very like sultry way lol, and then on day 2 I was waiting for it and then he did it with high energy like a shout and I loved it both ways lmao]

Crazy b. あじしげちゃんたすくんday 2 July, あじの迷子の話w たすくん:トイレに行ってたと思ってたw [During their talk Aji talked about how when they went to the venue in July he got lost and like locked out of the building and was wandering around without his phone, and Tasukun was like “i just thought you were in the bathroom”]

ともくん!たすくんは?!?!喋ってない😭 [I was just sad my irl bias Yamaguchi Niki didn’t really talk. Tasukun didn’t make a proper comment either]

And okay last thing that I found really funny from the doc is this, because I’m not a Knights stan at all but this just made me remember how I completely lost my mind during their closing songs...

Mystic fragrance was good I think I'd never heard the full version but it's a banger and was fun to experience live. The song knighta closed with was article of faith which I don't really know but whatever it was fun. And during these last two songs arashis seiyu was on the side stage in front of us and he was doing soooo much fanservce for one of the cameras and the camera was right in front of us so it felt like he was doing it to me and my heart literally went kyun over and over again I was OVERCOME it was madness

Anyway I wrote the most about Crazy:B and Alkaloid because I just like them the best but all the groups/seiyuus were really good and I had the best time and I loved it... will be reliving the experience when the DVD comes out!!

[fineanywaymp3]

Aamna tagged me for the Choice tag, thank you so much @yibobibo ily 🥰💕🥺🧡

fun fact everyone i know has already been tagged so i’m skipping this step sorry sjkfsdfh (if you see this and want to do this just feel yourself tagged)

(carefully tagging @velour-rouge bc i thinkkk you like a.c.e but don’t feel pressured pls!)

Rules: Answer the questions (if you want to skip one, feel free to do that too of course!). Tag 3 people (or more or less, you choose really). Tag your post with #CHOICE_tag so we can find each others’ posts! Have fun!!

1. Introduce yourself. You choose how much and how little!

eyyy i’m renée (she/they) and i’m a university student who sometimes makes gifs for tumblr! mostly i just chill here and over on discord tho hehe. over the past few years i’ve developed a passion for music from all around the world! feel free to send me recs anytime!

2. How and when did you become a CHOICE?

i’m even more of a baby choice than aamna, i got into a.c.e in early march, mostly due to kareena’s propaganda enthusiasm. one day i just caved and went OKAY I’LL LISTEN TO THEM THERE U CONTENT NOW and yeah well what can i say. i haven’t known peace since ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

3. What is your favourite part of being a CHOICE?

oh i think the community tbh? it’s so nice to have people to scream at who Understand!

4. What is your favourite A.C.E song? Do you prefer their title tracks or b-sides more?

you want me to choose? for real?? 😩 quality-wise i really can’t decide but i hold take me higher close to my heart bc it was the song that broke me For Real lel

5. Who’s your bias? What do you like about them?

Sehyoon (✿◡‿◡) from what i can tell (well i’m not pretending to know any of them) i just see a lot of myself in him, just in a lot of aspects. so. many. the fact that he’s pretty and hot is just a bonus

6. What is your favourite thing about A.C.E?

the way they just say what even is gender over and over again!!!! (if i had to pick one, you know, there’s so many things i love about them)

7. Which concept has been your favourite? What kind of concept do you want them to try?

moon (☆▽☆) and I’D LOVE A ROCK CONCEPT PLEASE AND THANK YOU (BEAT LISTEN TO JUN)

8. Which A.C.E friendship is your favourite? Which one do you want to see more of?

i’ve also gotta go with wow and bk here, aesthetically i love jun and wow but shhh it’s as aamna said, they just seem to Get Each Other and that’s awesome.

9. If you could tell A.C.E one thing, what would you tell them?

please please please try not to listen to people who bodyshame you, you guys are awesome in any shape (✿◠‿◠)

10. Which A.C.E member would die first in a horror movie?

listen i feel like it’s jun, too, i’m sorry babe

11. Leave a small message for your fellow CHOICE!

hey choice! i hope everyone was able to catch a little breath after all the excitement of the past 2 weeks! i wish for everyone to stay respectful and sweet with each other and i hope we can all enjoy the comeback together!! i’m looking forward to seeing y’all on my dash (❤´艸｀❤)

[defschoice]

His Babygirl - Park Jinyoung

Characters: Park Jinyoung, Jackson Wang, Lim Jaebeom, Reader, Kevin Moon

Genre: Smut

Warning: (bondage, spanking, dom, obedience, rough sex, lightly fifty shades of grey vibes)

Summary: Jinyoung, a cold hearted savage and spoiled fuckboy who gets everything he wants and gets his way with people as he wants it.

Word count: 1546

"Why do you have to leave Kev?" You sobbed as your brother package his suitcase.

"It's just a small tour to Europe and USA with my group" He said as he continued to pack.

"How long will you be gone?" You asked sitting on his bed

"Just a month or so but don't worry, I'll be back before you know it" He said as he patted your head and went down the stairs.

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As you stood at the top of the stairs you heard your parents talk with Kevin as you walked down the stairs and grabbed to jacket.

"Hey sweetie where are you going?" Your mum turned around and asked me.

"Over to Jun's place, I might stay there over night" You said as Kevin just chuckled.

"Okay but be careful sweetie, see you later then" She said as you walked out and about to close the door.

"Remember to use protection if you do anything" She added right before you closed the door. Is she being for real?

"Mum! No!" You yelled as you slammed the door and started to make your way to Jun's place.

You were walking down the streets of Seoul as you were texting Jun when you walked into someone and fell backwards.

"Hey watch were you walk!" You said as you looked up at probably the most handsome man you've ever seen.

Damn... and me who thought Jun was the most handsome man I had ever seen.

"The name is Park Jinyoung and who is this beautiful little lady?" He asked with a smirking but yet heartwarming smile as he reaches his hand out for you to grab.

You take his hand as you stand up and start to dust your pretty ass " My name is Moon, Y/N Moon" You said as you continued to dust yourself of.

"Here let me help you" He said as he lifted you up and threw you over his shoulder and dusted your ass that was already clean.

I bet you he just wants a reason to touch your ass and that's when you felt a hand of up under your skirt grabbing your ass or more likely caressing it a bit which was very weird. The only other guy who's ever touched your ass is Jun and don't question that.

"Hey this is private property" You said as he just started laughing and then slapped your ass so hard you were sure the whole town could hear it.

"Well i take what i like and make it mine and i like that pretty little ass of yours so don't get too surprised from now on, okay princess?" He said while smiling bright at himself.

After a good 20 minutes of Jinyoung walking with you on his shoulder while he had his hand on your butt you managed to text Jun saying you couldn't come obviously because Mr. Perfect over here decided to take you to his home.

We entered this big mansion as you looked around "Can you set me down now?" You asked he just started laughing again, I swear does this boy just find everything I say funny or what?

"Not quite yet princess" he said as he walked into another big room, closed and locked the door as he threw you on his big king size bed, as you bounced on the mattress.

"Want to have some fun? I wanna see more of you than just your pretty little ass" He said as you looked into his eyes which was full of lust. He looked you up and down as he licked his lips and stood up.

He's quite gorgeous and handsome you honestly wouldn't mind doing him plus it's been a while since last time you did something so why not.

"Yeah sure I would like to see more off you than just your face, back and that peachy ass of yours" You said as he started to unbuckle his belt and pulled his pants down along with boxers, you decided to be a little extra and tease him a bit as well cuz why not hahaha

God damn he has a gorgeous body, so muscular and ahhh it's too much he must be working out or something and you like it.

You just started at him in standing there as you stood up on his bed and put your arms around his neck as you started to rub myself up against him giving him an even bigger boner than he already has.

You kept teasing him until he begged you to fuck him which took shorter time than you expected.

Fuck he's needy lmao

"Just fucking do me like there's no tomorrow" he said as you kept going on with this for a little bit longer.

"What's my name?" You asked lifting his pretty face up by the chin that was resting on your shoulder.

"Y-Y/N" he said now stuttering.

"B-Babygirl" He said still stuttering.

"Good boy" You said going on my knees and grabbed around his hardened member and started out slowly as he grabbed your head to control and lead you.

After a good amount of time he pushed you down the bed and was over you and started undressing you while demanding you to turn around flat on your stomach as he made himself ready to go in.

He placed the tip at your entrance and started teasing you, now giving you what you gave him.

He started thrusting inside you hard giving you no time to adjust for his size

"J-Jinyoung I'm so close" you said grabbing on to this hair.

"That's not my name" he said as he started to go slower teasing you even more.

"D-Daddy" you said now stuttering as he smirked of amusement

"That's right babygirl" He said going faster again until you both eventually came.

"Baby?" He asked laying on his side looking at you

"Hmm" you said being really fucking exhausted right now. He's good and he definetly knows what he's doing

"You know that pretty little ass of yours? I'm not done with that or you" he said as he started laughing while walking out of the room.

A few minutes later he came back fairly more undressed than before with some handcuffs and foot lockers and started tying you up, then throwing you over his shoulder once again.

"May I ask where you're taking me?" You asked as he just smiled

"Just a little room I have" he said as you walked into the room that pretty much like something taken straight out of fifty shades of grey

As he was tyeing you up you suddenly heard 2 other male voices.

Short after he cuffed the handcuffs to your hands at the bed frame and walked out of the room.

As Jinyoung was tyeing you up to the bed frame with some handcuffs, two of his best friends Jackson and JB arrived cuz obviously I had to call them over about this.

"Oh it must be them" He said as he ran out of the room leaving you tied to the bed with your arms

"Yo wassup bro?" JB said as he bro hugged him.

"Where is she?" Jackson asked clearly excited to see you.

"Relax Jacky she's in here, but you don't get to see her " He said standing in front of the door to the room.

"Bro come on. Why not?" Jackson complained to Jinyoung.

"Because. Go make yourself home in the living room. I'll finish up here and come out soon" He said gesturing for the boys to go as he went in again.

He took his shirt and pants of again and proceeded to grab your waist as he started spanked you a few times.

"You want more?" He asked you as you nodded your head at him.

"I need words. Speak to me" He said slapping your ass again.

"Y-yes Jinyoung" You said as he took the order and started slipping his thumb in your pussy rubbing your clit slowly but hardly.

"J-Jinyoung" You said as he started going in and out with his finger in a rapidly pace.

"Hold it in for me princess" He said replacing his fingers with his hard cock as he started pumping in and out giving you no time to adjust again.

After you both came he lied down next to you for a few minutes before standing up to get dressed again.

"Get cleaned up and come out in the living room" he said leaving the room.

You got dressed and walked out in the living room to the the boys

"Sup?" You said looking at JB

"Not much, you're pretty nice. Should we head back Jackson?" JB said to you to then look at Jackson.

"Y/n you can leave again if you want to but here's my number so I can call you whenever I need you" Jinyoung said to you as you walked with JB and Jackson out

"Do you want to drive with us?" JB asked looking at you.

"Sure I just need to get dropped off at my friends house anyway" You said taking your phone out.

Not gonna lie she's pretty cute but I wonder who her friend is.

[tanz-der-salome]

Dear Yuletide writer,

Thank you so much for taking on my request! This is my very first Yuletide fic exchange, so I'm very excited. I hope this letter finds you well and that Yuletide is a welcome distraction for all the mess that is the world as of right now.

Onto the stories, where I’d like to say that first and foremost I enjoy when my stories are a bit dark as I tend to like rather morally grey up to downright villainous characters. I appreciate a happy ending, but they’re not essential for me to enjoy a story. I’m happy with whichever rating from G to E, although I do prefer there being some plot alongside the porn, should there be porn. I’d be overjoyed with the ships I mentioned

Things I like in a fic (gen):

Character study and/or reflection on a character’s motivations

Dialogue!

Unreliable narrators

Dysfunctional family/sibling relationships

Manipulation and mindgames

Power imbalances

Violence

Hurt & Comfort

Canon Divergence AUs

Pre-canon / backstories

Non-linear story telling

Characters being repressed

Codependency

Dark humour

Enemies or Rivals-to-lovers

Obsession (be it one-sided or mutual)

Outsider POV

Ships and Smut:

Belligerent and/or Unresolved Sexual Tension

One-sided attraction/lust (especially if it ends up not being one-sided)

Kissing everywhere but on the mouth when two characters have a sexually charged but otherwise complicated relationship and kissing on the lips would be crossing a line (I hope that’s somewhat understandable)

D/s dynamics

Awkward, weird sex

When F/M, a focus on female pleasure

Non-penetrative sex (penetrative is fine as well!)

Possessive sex

Spontaneous sex

Phone sex

Dirty talk

Humiliation

Non-con/dub-con

Sibling incest

Forbidden pleasures

Infidelity and the guilt that comes with it from the cheater

Jealousy

Do Not Wants:

Mundane AUs especially in period dramas and/or futuristic settings

Overt fluff

A/B/O

Unrequested sex changes to canon characters

Crossovers

Time Travel

Reincarnation

Requests:

1. Vincenzo - Jang Han-seo, Jang Jun-woo | Jang Han-seok, Choi Myung-hee

I chose Jang Han Seo, Jang Han Seok, and Choi Myung Hee because as someone who finds herself always fascinated with the antagonists (even if Han Seo does switch sides later on, and you may include Han Seung-hyuk since he’s also a part of the squad), I would love to read something about the Babel & Wusang "””family”””.

I’ll be happy with any potential ship constellation between the characters, with a slight preference towards Jangcest, Han-seok x Myung-hee, Han-seo/Seung-hyuk, and Seung-hyuk/Myung-hee. If you go for Jangcest, I’d only request that Han-seo is at least 15 or 16.

Prompts:

Pre-Canon AU for the Jang brothers set around the time where their father was ill.

Post-Canon where all of them survive and have to navigate their lives after the fall of the Babel Group

2. Ready Player One (2018 movie) - Nolan Sorrento, F’nale Zandor

As a villain enthusiast, both Sorrento and F'nale were characters that immediately caught my interest when watching the film, and when I found out that Andy Weir had written a fanfic called "Lacero" with Sorrento as the central character, which then was met with enthusiasm by the writer of the Ready Player One novel, I really wanted to read more about him. F'nale as a tough-as-nails henchwoman made me wish for more of her, especially since she is an original character in the movie and there’s plenty of chance to expand on her.

Ship-wise, I do like the scenario of them having mad tension that might get resolved, with both of them wrestling for control but not wanting to give in to the other.

Potential prompts:

How F’nale came to work for IOI, whether she was recruited by Nolan or approached him

Them plotting to take over the world find the Egg and at the same time trying to play against each other while knowing the other is a valuable ally

F’nale having aspirations to get rid of Nolan but still playing the part of the somewhat loyal henchwoman

3. HBO Rome (2005) - Octavia of the Julii, Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus | Octavian | Emperor Augustus

Octavia and Octavian/Augustus were pretty much my favourite characters in the entire show, the Julii as a whole are so wonderfully messed up and I would love to read something centred on the siblings, although Atia, Caesar, and arguably Mark Antony, Livia, and Servilia can also be featured. Should you go for the platonic route, I’d still ask you to not ignore the canon events.

Potential prompts:

Post-canon where Octavia remains a close ally and adviser to Augustus

Outsider POV where someone else considers how close they are (and the rumours of them having once been lovers)

4. Succession (TV) - Kendall Roy, Shiv Roy

I do love the relationship between Ken and Shiv, and arguably what got me properly hooked to them was the scene between them in Season 2 where Shiv confronts her brother about why he stopped going after Logan. I won’t lie when I say that I also ship them very hard, especially with Shiv being the only one around whom Ken is openly vulnerable, and now in S3 him trying to get her on his team, but again, shippy dynamics need not necessarily be brought in if you’re uncomfortable with writing it.

If you chose to go for the ship: feel free to make it as messy, weird, and nasty as you like!

Potential prompts:

Backstory on them and their younger years! Roman can be included in that, along with Connor, Logan, and Caroline

As of now, this is AU-ish, but it might become canon: Shiv chooses to back up Kendall in his war against Logan and we get to see Team KendallSiobhan in all of its power duo glory.

[k-llama-llama]

Rei’s Relationship with Seventeen p.2

DK

He lives to cheer her up and they were very friendly since debut, but didn’t really grow close until she transitioned into vocal unit. He loves her voice, which is very soft and lovely, and always tries to get her to take vocal parts to show off her skill. He was also the most supportive when she started acting, as it was something he was interested in as well, and she in-turn attended his performance in the Excalibur musical many many times. 

Mingyu

As he had a younger sister, he was really confused as to why Pledis was just throwing her to the wolves, and joined the team of ‘let’s not make Rei feel more out of place than she is’. He was sad to see her leave hip hop unit but was so excited when she started to show more of her personality in vocal unit. When she was younger he was known to braid her hair in them mornings when they had time, and even though she doesn’t wear her pigtails any more, she still trusts him with her hair. When she started to gain attention as a visible he was very supportive, but also very quick to point out to one of the older members whenever he felt stylists were pushing it to far or fans were being inappropriate.

~continued under break~

The8

When he joined Pledis he was introduced to her by Jun, and he misunderstood her name to be WeiWei (a popular Chinese name), because Jun always calls her ReiRei. It took a solid week before he realized she wasn’t Chinese because she was so shy and didn’t speak to him. When he apologized and explained himself, Rei thought it was so funny that she laughed until she cried, and then promptly told him that he had A) mispronounced the name of their choreographer and B) was going to go over the dance with her now. He didn’t really have a choice but was adopted by her instantly and she relied on him for dancing a lot. He could turn to her for Korean advice if he didn’t want to get laughed at by the others. He also still calls her WeiWei.

Seungkwan

These two are absolute idiots together. When she joined, he was the first to bring her out of her shell and fully encouraged her to be as loud and chaotic as she wanted. He was the only one who told her to her face how weird it was when she started being styled sexier, but as long as she seemed okay with it he didn’t put up a fuss. He loved when she gained confidence and started to be sassier in interviews because it gave him even more fuel for his own jokes, but he knows not to take the jokes to far. Was also a big help when she switched to vocal unit, and didn’t hesitate to tell her that yes, he could hear her singing in the shower and yes, she was consistently flat on the her high notes.

Vernon

He was younger when she joined the group and initially very weird about having a girl moving in, but they were of a similar age and ended up grouped together for a lot of things. They are equally weird in all things and there are so many compilation videos of just them being memes together. But she puts her foot down at some of his more questionable fashion decisions. Rei steals his clothes the most, and then usually never gives them back. He threatened to steal hers once and she just offered him the mini skirt and won the argument. They are the only two that ever really fight, but it’s never bad. He thinks of her like his little sister and loves to tease but would never go to far or tolerate anyone else being mean.

Dino

They are the closest in age and so probably the closest by default, but he really turns up the teasing around her because he gets picked on by the other guys. When she was first added he was not a fan of the new girl getting in his space, but then he realized that she would buy him snacks because she was so desperate to be friends. He still feels kind of bad about how he made her feel like she had to buy his friendship, but they’re close now so it’s okay. She refuses to call him Dino and only calls him Chan. They 100% have a secret handshake that started normal and now includes doing the worm and a backflip.

[kaiju-z]

Seon Adventures Episode 38: Bathhouses and Bonds

After a month of travel, successfully retrieving the King’s Blade, Ena, learning who their client is, i. e. Akar’Niel and choosing to learn more about the circumstances of the mass elimination of dwarves and dragonborn on Seon, the party have reached Guan.

And straight off the bat, no pun intended, the group discover they are followed by an imp. After a quick discussion on whether to take it down or not, Malak stils his hand from sending the denizen of Hell back home, as it approaches the group.

Through a quick inspection of the party, the shape changing critter flies over to Mournimar and delivers the Tiefling Ranger a Sending Stone, of a blue diamond make. After which it does a JoJo pose and poofs.

As stated previously, this was a Sending Stone, allowing someone to cast 2 sending messages a day. But only to the person that has the other one. Rocky Talkies, as Malak puts it. (Or Hayden, I’m not sure. They’re both wholesome and we love them).

Mournimar gets that explained to him and calls the person that gifted it to him. And he hears a familiar voice from the other end say " Well you are alive, then!”. Much to the tiefling’s frustration, he recognizes the voice as that of his ex-boyfriend, Lazarus, follower of Potencia.

Mourni tries to ask what he wants, but instead Lazarus does the “kh-kh” noise (you know the one, where someone does a double pistols and a wink???) and that’s about all the messaging that goes on for that day.

Again. Much to Mournimar’s frustration.

Malak suggests getting rid of the stone. But Mournimar wants to keep it.

Luck suggests flipping a coin and he even brings one out from his journal bag. But Jun suggests Mournimar hold onto it and in the end, they agree on that.

(Also Mournimar gets a praise from Jun, which makes him feel validated).

The rest of the day passes uneventfully and they carry on, as the ground beneath their feet becomes more and more rocky. WIth the most perceptive in the party taking note that there’s a slight silhouette in the near distance of a town.

During the night, Belli receives a dream, like everyone else, but Mournimar, before her. As everyone had kept their dreams to themselves, for the following day, the group find themselves walking into a small and cozy town, which Arryn guesses would be Sodinvorg, most likely.

Very different from what the group had been used to so far. In a wasteland such as this (which funny enough is the right temperature for Luctan to feel at straight up at home?!) Sodinvorg’s constructed of tall buildings made out of clay, all painted red, white or red and white. Most split in multiple flats as they can tell from the windows. A variety of people in the windows, mostly Yuan-Ti, Kobolds, Tabaxi and Lizardfolk.

People here know each other and are close, mingling with each other.

Notable locations are the bathhouse, the tavern and the marketplace.

Luctan makes a b-line for the bathhouse, all excited and swept under the positive nostalgia of the enviroment he find himself in, with Jun joining him, all the while Belli would go and buy certain supplies. Cement included for some reason?! And then go to the apothecary.

A pair of young lizardfolk women run the bathhouse, which the pair of Jun and Luck can discern is constructed very intricately and with a style to it. (The place is essentially a roman bathhouse.)

Mournimar woud go to the Rolls and Scrolls place, where one could buy spell scrolls and delicious breads, as advertised, while Malak would check with the antique shop.

Inside the bath house, Jun takes on her mask of a beautiful Drow woman, named Valencia, having noted that there aren’t really any humans in the area.  Valencia is a bit posh. Long white hair in a bun.

As they score themselves a place in the bath, The Disguise Duo enjoy a relaxing bath, unbothered by the cramped and crowded enviroment, as they are  confident about themselves and their bodies.

No juicy gossip in the area and even if there was, a loud comment about Mommy Milkers from another of the patrons would distract the duo.

Arryn eventually joins the two, but after an unfortunate bomb dive goes wrong, he leaves, as the pool was too shallow for any acrobatics. Luctan’s Healing Word aids him in recovering from at least the physical pain, at least.

The duo have another talk, where Luck learns of Jun’s origins. Though she began her careers in Sa Doma, she was originally from  Elmeria. Which, to say the least, was a neat coincidence, as the party had gotten their initial name there, when asked by Morticia.

Jun would share that, given her race as a Changeling, few doors were truly open for her, as a Shapeshifter in a world that had a bias against them, and so, the bounty hunting life and that of an escort were ones that she could slip into easily. Luck would bemoan her fate, how opportunities were taken from her due to things she couldn’t help. But was glad for her being able to make the best of it.

“When one door closes, another opens”, the two would agree.

Luck would tell her his story, in turn, being candid about the facts, though, naturally, given they were speaking around others, he’d of course avoid using the “H” word as to where he had come from. Besides, the yalready knew about that from the fight at the barn.

Luck would come to a point, admitting that he was unsure what to do with himself now. He was content helping people, but he had no plan on what to do with himself now, when he didn’t take on the rest of his revenge quest.

Jun encourages him to take the time and consider. And she’d admit that conversations weren’t generally something people would approach her for, given her non-violent work ethic.

But Luck would compliment her for her talk, appreciating being able to talk openly with her on matters. Jun would note that he was about the 3rd person to praise her for that.

Meanwhile, at the Rolls and Scrolls, Mournimar spends big money on several rolls and scrolls, making Matiro, the Yuan-Ti’s day with all the cash that comes his way.

Feather Fall, Aid, Calm Emotions and Find Steed are all bought and paid for by the Ranger, with the latter three being bought for a collective 500 gold.

Furthemore, the tiefling buys 7 loafs of bread, for the party and Arryn.

And then. Before he leaves, Mournimar leaves the man a tip of 5 platinum. And upon leaving, he can distinctly hear the Yuan-Ti scurry off, screaming to a friend: “PHILLIP! I’M IN LOVE!”

At a convergence point, Mournimar gets a gold piece from Jun and a pat on the head. Getting validated by an older female figure boosts his morale. Quite evident from his tail wagging like crazy.

From the calico Tabaxi, Jolly Sunrise, proprietor of “ Happy Belly Rubs “, Belli gets a healing herb, a root that healing potions are made from. 

(It is at this point that we spend 10 minutes on Tabaxi bathroom name jokes. It’s just-you had to be there.)

Jolly makes a “Jolly Secret Rub”, which gives the party 1d8 Temp Hp. Gives special smelling salts, which are used as Spare The Dying as a bonus action. 165 worth. And lastly, upon Belli’s request, she delivers onto the Half-Orc Bard a pair of extra spicy peppers, referred to as “Dragon’s Breath”.

“Don’t give it to halflings. It could genuinely kill them.” she would note.

Also Belli learns that Jolly has a tiefling brother. Due to his fire resistance, she had learned that these could kill anoyone, without fire resistance. (Though that could’ve been a joke0

After the bread, the party go to the Cozy Leaf. An older tabaxi man, orange and graying around the nose, heads the place. He has a menu. There’s coffee, milk, honey milk. Maple Milk! The man’s name is Leaf On The Water. He has a strange clockwork device playing relaxing music nearby, giving the place a wholesome atmosphere.

His Grandson, an Artificer, built this contraption. Travels and sends new stuff to the old cat.  There’s a stick figure drawing at the counter, drawn by the youngest in the family, his granddaughter. The grandson is taller than him. Grandson is 30. Grand Daughter is 3.

There’s even a portrait that gets showcased of the family. One big orange family. Himself, his three kids and his two grandkids.

Most of the group, but the bearded ones, get themselves a warm beverage. Honey Milk and Maple Milk.

While the patrty slowly unwind for the day, Belli asks Jun if she has any expertise with chemicals. Interesting enough, the Bloodhunter does have skills with alchemy supplies. And the two work on making  pepper spray. Super. Spicy. Pepper Spray.

Malak find himself buying several items from the antique shop, run by the kobolds Zett and Nix, Red and Bronze respectively.

From the items presented to him, he takes what he could consider lucky charms.

Among them a coin of a strange material, a stone figurine of a snake, as well as a small silver rod with no decoration. It makes a harp noise. Notably,  the rod gives off faint evocation magic.

Before purchasing these, he asks the Kobolds, just to be sure, that they hadn’t pilfered these from any gravesights and the like. They specify that any item they have in their shop has been brought in from families, who found no use for them.

They are established businessmen here. And the price for the collection of items bought is 25 silver. Enough to cover rent for the month.

Malak thanks them in Draconic and leaves after the monetary exchange.

At the end of the day, as everyone prepares for the night’s rest in the tavern, Jun keeps an ear and eye out for gossip, while Mournimar takes a single room for himself (and Morgan).

One, where he has himself his own little dream.

End of Episode.

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Mochizuki Jun signing session (Japan Expo 2017, Paris)

EDIT 2020.06 ......I wrote this post a few years ago and never posted it...... Mochizuki Jun was one of Japan Expo 2017′s guests. It was actually her 2nd time attending the convention! Through PH and VnC’s french publisher Ki-oon, she had a few first-come first-serve signing sessions (signature only), and also drew for a few people who got to meet her thanks to a lottery (shikishi).

I am incredibly grateful I was able to attend one of the signing sessions (signature), so I wanted to write down this short moment so that I can come back to it! It’s a very important and special memory to me, after all! What follows are only my personal feelings about the event.

After a few years of going to conventions, something that struck to me about her signing sessions was that it was fairly private. The meeting space was hidden behind a closed panel and a curtain. While people who were in the line were waiting (from 9am, the opening of the con, to noon, the actual signing), I remember we received from the staff a sheet of paper with advice and info on how the meeting would go (eg. no pictures, if you have a present, please hand it over with your two hands...). 

I was shaking a lot during this time; I was really really happy I’d made it to the queue, but also really just as nervous. Pandora Hearts meant, and still does, so much to me, and I was hoping I would be able to convey this...! I was also really happy I got to chat with others fans during that time. There was a fan from abroad who didn’t understand french, yet came to Paris and bought the first VnC volumes (more than one set)...!

My decision to go to Japan Expo was on very short notice, but I had a small present prepared! It was a small fanbook that contained both traditional and digital drawings I did the days before the convention, as well as a short comic (my first!). I also had some candies and chocolate from my country.

The memories are a little fuzzy, but I think there were a few people sitting at the table when I got past the curtain. Mochizuki was wearing a very beautiful kimono and hairpin. There was also an interpreter next to her, and if I recall correctly, the other people were her assistants...!

I handed her my small book, and she asked me if it was okay to look through it!

About the desserts page, she laughed when she saw the tarte tatin and pointed it out to her interpreter/assistants. She said “It looks good!” Then she pointed another one on the page and asked in french “...Pain au chocolat?” I was so happy she recognized it LOL

They let out a little “aaah...” when they flipped to the sketches page. Then they got to the beginning of the comic and I apologized for writing the dialogues in French. I only had done 1-2 years of japanese studies then, so I was really afraid to mess it up. (I actually did make a small enveloppe with a letter in (poor) japanese that I glued behind the Oz & Echo double spread!)

Mochizuki pointed at the pages and told her interpreter: “訳して、訳して、後で訳して！” (“Please translate it later!”) She really did look very excited when looking at the pages, I was so happy...oh my god...;____; (When she first saw the pages, she also turned to the interpreter and asked something along the lines of “Does she draw comics?” and I was like “Uhhh...no?”)

(I might post this little comic someday laughs)

I was able to tell her a few words in Japanese at the end as well, how much PH meant to me and how I’d like to, someday, create a story that could be as meaningful as hers. She immediately replied with “ぜひ！！” (Please do!) ;v; 

Finally, she offered a handshake and I left. I kind of turned back at the last minute and said “Thank you so much!” again, and she showed the book and said “大切にします！” (“I’ll treasure it!”)

I had the chance to chat with a few fans that were in the queue with me, so I waited a little for them at the exit, and meanwhile. I totally started sobbing right there LOL it was really tough to get a place to the signing (they were incredibly limited and got filled in less than 2min after the doors opened! I ran and missed it...), so the events kind of got to me and I was a little emotional for a while.

It couldn’t have happened without the kind friend who gave me that chance, and I thought again about how kind Mochijun’s interpreter and the staff was and how apologetic they really seemed when many people and me failed to get into the queue for the first sessions. I thought about how nice it was for Ki-oon to make it a first-come, first-serve system so that everyone could have a chance. The fact that it was real, that it happened and I got to express even, a little bit of my feelings in person...I was so grateful and happy, I couldn’t stop the tears---

It might only have been a few minutes, but this meeting still gives me a lot of courage to this day. I want to keep trying my best...! 

Thank you so much for reading! 

Bonus 1: Here is a picture of the fans’ presents from Gangan’s twitter account! (My book is on the very right next to the red box!)

Bonus 2: Some pictures from the Vanitas exhibition on Ki-oon’s booth!

Bonus 3: TT_TT)b (Mochijun’s chara is holding my little book!)