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Hey, Nipuni! First off, I want to say that i love your work sooosoooo much and i can’t even truly describe the impact it’s had on me. You’re an inspiration to me!! No matter what your interest is in i will always be a fan. I was really curious and wanted to ask, i think you’ve talked about it a looong time ago but, how long do you reckon it takes your to do your fully painted illustrations these days?? and how long do you wait before posting it, assuming you aren’t sure if you’re satisfied with it. I’ve just been struggling with overworking my art and feeling like it’s not ever ready to post so i was curious. 😟
Hello!! I'm so late to reply I'm so sorry!! Thank you so much for the kind words!! to hear that my work can have such a positive impact on someone is the greatest compliment truly 😭❤️ and thank you for sticking through all my interest hopping too haha
These days it takes me anywhere from 2 to 9 hours most of the time, non consecutive if I can help it, and I usually sleep on them at least one night before I share them. But I've held on for over a month to some just because I didn't think they looked quite right, so I keep coming back to them every now and then and do some small tweaking until I reluctantly post them either out of frustration or exhaustion haha I don't have the patience or the attention span to work on the same thing for very long to be honest, so I've adapted 😆
The truth I like to remind myself of is that once I share something all my focus shifts to my next idea every time so whether I could have done better or not doesn't matter once it is out of my hands. I can always do better on the next one, there is just the comfort of letting go and a fresh start.
I've struggled with overworking pieces to death a lot too. It stems from anxiety really so it's a matter of building confidence, the point at which art is ready to be shared is arbitrary after all. You can convey a message or idea just as effectively through the roughest of sketches to the most detailed oil painting, the rest of the work is mostly towards aesthetic value.
On the technical side of things, when you grow frustrated with a piece to the point where you start to resent it is a good indicator that you need a different course of action. Sometimes bringing in new references can help you find the issue, sometimes the problem is structural and buried under piles of unnecessary detail and you have to go back and redo or remove something you were reluctant to, and sometimes the best thing you can do is to let go and come back to it with fresh eyes when you have learned more. As for studies, working from big to small, training for speed and on a time limit has helped me. Anyway I think I've started rambling, I hope any of this helps!! Remember that art at any stage is better than no art at all!!
#nips replies#will I ever learn to be concise when asked a question#it has taken me years to hone the craft of caring more about my time than my perceived performance!! a most valuable and elusive skill#I'm dead serious
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Hey y’all know how I said a day or two ago(haha what’s time?) how I needed to remind myself I have too many WIPs? Because I was trying to be a reasonable human being? And act like I’d be responsible rather than a feral WIP hoarder?
Yeah toss that rightttt out of a five story window. Through mixed waves of nostalgia, excitement, and the fact that I’ve become a far better fanfic writer compared to my FF.net days(shudders) I’m thinking of returning to a fandom. Which, I think might have been my first ever fandom? The first one I ever actively tried to make stuff for.
The stuff wasn’t awesome lmao I can look back and laugh at it but damn old me wtf were you ON—
Point is, I’m thinking of dragging up and redoing some of my old old old stories. Which, makes me really excited. It’d be awesome to give something I really love a new coat of paint, y’know? I also know though that - or I think at least - not a ton of my mutuals are involved in this fandom. Wouldn’t blame you, it’s a long-lived one that’s already been through one reboot(which I admit, I side eye it. Just a bit.)
That being said, I’m gonna talk more about my plans for the stories under here so I don’t spam my mutuals/friends with a fandom they aren’t in. If you wanna check em out, you know where to click, and know I’m grateful for whoever wants to listen to a rabid lil writer like me 💜
Love y’all
SO LEGO NINJAGO RIGHT ->
Holy SHIT I loved that series. I still love that series. Honestly though I loved the first season of it, with the Serpentine tribes, more than the other seasons but even the other seasons were fuckin’ GREAT.
I always wanted to add a little more mystic-ness to the story though. Like, looking through my old stuff, I definitely had great ideas and never pulled them off.
That stops today. I’ve grown as a writer! I know proper grammar now! I know how to make awesome plot lines and cool OCs! I GOT THIS!!
One of the stories was a Ninjago-Maximum Ride crossover, which I think I’m gonna revamp entirely. Toss out the old and put in the new with a addition of witchcraft, worldbuilding, and me finally screaming about how in canon the Serpentine were heavily fucked over time and time again. For real, someone give me permission to go off. I’ll holler like a dog.
Second story was introducing a group of humanized Phoenixes and not much else lmao. Never got as far as the first chapter of Nya joining the group, would need also to be restarted because of the simple fact that it never grew past that point.
The third story which was involving a group of serial killers(made after my journey through Creepypasta woods) and the fourth which had dragons from a different universe(which were the girls from House of Anubis, stolen lol) will both just…be put away for good. I’m not sure I wanna doing these back, both for now or forever. I’m glad for them, but perhaps those sleeping dogs can simply rest.
Also I’m gonna outright bitch now because I was wrong I can’t hold it in I don’t need permission. What the hell. What the hell was that thing they did in the first season. The Serpentine were literally locked up alive underground, no way of escape. Pythor had to cannibalize his own people. He became the last of his kind. Isn’t that genocide? That was a whole tribe except for one dude wiped out that is fucking tragic. He had every right to go nuts I cannot believe that was included in episode FOUR of a CHILDRENS SHOW.
I love this series.
#I can admit I am a Pythor simp#and I am unashamed of this fact#I also had a huge crush on Skales#I have two hands 😌#and Lloyd is my little brother thank you goodnight#lego ninjago#the older version#talking fire
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first off i just want to say i’m extremely sad bc i didn’t manage to get the ‘21 birthday solomon card and need to get this sorrow out of my body 😭 (I had 5850 points out of 7500 im literally so sad 😭😭)
i hope you get those holidays soon then and enjoy them a lot 🥰
I loved Shakespeare’s rout SO MUCH it was so intense all the time! But idk overall I feel like IkePrince’s writing is weak compared to IkeVamp (not to be harsh lol, also promise i’m not biased just because i am a vampire fan too) so i don’t want to expect a lot from their new routes either. Keith actually did scare me lol he seems like such a red flag 😭 and this is coming from someone who chose Chevalier the second the app was running 💀
I’m sure Faust’s route will be great tho i do have faith in that, I wanted to finish Saint Germain’s route before moving on to Vlad and… the one that looks like an emo Isaac lol i can’t remember his name rn but you get who i’m talking about 😭 but i ended up replaying Mozart again ): i love him too much ):
Oh no!! That sucks, I'm sorry :( yeah the birthday cards are so hard to get. I always end up overspending my resources to just barely make it in the end. I wasn't even able to get Beel or Belphie's birthday cards this year, fell short on points. I'm glad they at least bring the past birthday events back, even if the timing is always horrible lol.
Regarding the writing, thats fair, everyone has their preferences. The story itself was alright, I do think they do decently with character development (part of why Chev is my favorite, and Clavis' development was pretty good too). Yeah Keith is a red flag for sure, but I'm unfortunately drawn to him 😅
And Charles-Henri? He is a bit like an emo/punk Isaac 😂 he's a tad much for me, I'm not into the extra clingy types, but he seems like a sweetheart. I also enjoyed Shakespeare's route a lot once I got past my saltiness haha. And oooh I loved Mozart's route! He's such a sweet dork haha. I am redoing Arthur's rn and I'm reminded how much I love him too. IkeVamp definitely did better in getting me to love all the characters compared to IkePri, so it is my favorite of Cybird's games for sure.
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The N.S.F.W. meme thingy
Yes Maybe / Sometimes / Depends Hard No / Not Applicable * clarification
INCLINATIONS/HABITS:
is submissive | is dominant | prefers to top | prefers to bottom | likes to switch | identifies as heterosexual | identifies as homosexual | identifies as bisexual | identifies as pansexual | identifies as demisexual | identifies as asexual | enjoys sex with men | enjoys sex with women | enjoys sex with multiple people at one time | initiates | waits for partner to initiate |spits | swallows | prefers sex in the morning | prefers sex at night | prefers sex any time | no sex drive | low sex drive | average sex drive | high sex drive | hypersexual
BODY/APPEARANCE:
small build | medium build | athletic build | muscular build | curvy build | voluptuous build | stocky build | chubby| fat | boxers | briefs | boxer-briefs | wears lingerie | goes ‘commando’ |shaves/waxes | doesn’t shave/wax | cup size a-c (If born female) | cup size d-f | 1-5" in length |6-9″ in length | 10” or over in length
SOUNDS:
is silent/makes little to no sounds | is very quiet | is very loud | grows in volume over time | bites hand / partner /pillow to muffle themselves | calls out partner’s name | curses |fakes/exaggerates | prefers a quiet partner | prefers a loud partner | is turned on by dirty talk| is turned off by dirty talk*
*this heavily depends on the partner, the situation, and his mood. chrom usually, does not like this, and would not admit if this did turn him on. it's all up to his partner's skill to get him to confess.
TURN-ONS/KINKS:
having their hands pinned | pinning their partner’s hands | having their hair pulled | pulling their partner’s hair | being watched (by their partner) | being watched (by a third party) |watching their partner | receiving oral | giving oral | calling their partner ‘daddy’ | being called ‘daddy’ | giving praise | receiving praise | biting / marking | being bitten / marked |spanking | being spanked | teasing | being teased | having toys used on them | using toys on their partner | giving anal | receiving anal | choking | being choked | dirty talk | being tied up| tying their partner up | being worshiped | worshiping their partner | humiliating | being humiliated | degrading | being degraded | knife play | blood play | being pegged ? ? ? | pegging their partner | whipping | being whipped | none of the above
PLACES:
in a bedroom | in a shower / bath | in a pool/ocean | in a kitchen | in a bathroom (home) |in a bathroom (public) | in a car | in a tent | in an alleyway | in a field / forest | at a school | in an empty / abandoned building | in a library | on a rooftop / terrace | in a dressing room | in an elevator | in a parking lot | at a museum | at a cemetery | at a beach | in a closet | at a hospital | ANYWHERE
#⚔ooc.⚔ (faty speaks)#⚔headcanon.⚔ (building up)#n.s.f.w.#[[because i was reminded of this and i needed to redo it better haha#[[looks at the old one..somethings have changed and thats kinda cool#[[he is growing up~#[[first time using this beta post thing...i hope it does not look weird;;;
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(sorry had to redo it ignore the other one pls 😭)
may i request the first years with an strong and heroic but kind and flirty fem! s/o
first years x strong and heroic s/o headcanons (fem!reader)
(don't worry, i included her kind and flirty side as well! i just wrote the name like this so that it won't be too long jdksdksl)
ace trappola.
♡ at first, this guy didn't think much of you. he probably even thought that you were a bit boring. so yeah, he wasn't that nice to you, but he took back everything he said about you when he was about to get punished by crowley again, but you just casually picked him up and ran away with him, carrying him like this. you weren't tired at all and you didn't think he was too heavy for you or anything like that.. o-okay, maybe you did make ace's heart beat a little too fast this time.
♡ he still teases you sometimes, but he's not as mean as he was before. honestly, he even kinda respects you now, you turned out to be much cooler than he thought you would be. but when you think that he still went a bit too far, you never hesitate to remind ace just how strong you really are. and when you are done with him, you smile at him and go "hehe, looks like i'm not as fragile as you thought~" PLEASE Y/N. HE ALREADY STARTED TO FALL IN LOVE WITH YOU, DON'T MAKE IT WORSE FOR HIM.
♡ ace can't believe this is happening, but he really got a huge crush on you. when he realizes that teasing you won't work anymore and also he doesn't want to be punched by you again he decides to do something a little different. maybe he just needs to impress you somehow? he won't be obvious about it though, he would prefer you to notice him yourself. yes, he got a surprisingly good grade today, but he won't tell YOU about it. he will talk about it with deuce, though he will wait for the right moment and he will mention it only when you appear. and when you say how unusual it is, you will hear some familiar words from him. "hehe, looks like i'm not as dumb as you thought~"
deuce spade.
♡ he always was very awkward around you and he didn't know how to talk to you at all. forgive him for that, he's just!! always so nervous around girls!! but even though he didn't have enough courage to even say hi to you, he still felt like he should protect you and he made sure nothing bad happens to you.. yeah, you did surprise him quite a bit, when deuce found out that you're REALLY good at protecting yourself AND him as well. and if he didn't have a crush on you at first, OH BOY, HE SURE HAS ONE NOW.
♡ he somehow manages to act even more awkward now!! he can't stop blushing and he keeps stuttering, you're just so.. he doesn't know how to explain it.. if you try to flirt with him, you will ruin him, y/n. but if you want to do it, sure, no one is stopping you. and if you try to carry him or you end up protecting him from something (or someone), deuce will feel a bit lost because he wants you to rely on him more, but.. for some reason, it doesn't feel so bad to be protected by you.
♡ deuce admires you a lot and when he starts feeling more comfortable, he's just so polite and sweet and if you praise him, he melts. ace refuses to shut up about his reactions to anything that you say and he keeps pointing at deuce and going "HAHA SIMP". when things like that happen, deuce tries really hard to distract you, he's not ready to tell you about his feelings yet. but he hopes that you will return his feelings when he finally confesses to you.
jack howl.
♡ similar to ace, he didn't think much of you when you two first met, however, he did have a feeling that you're actually much stronger than you look like, so you did catch his interest. he tried to get to know you better and you didn't disappoint, he found your skills and abilities extremely impressive. heh, well, you're already better than leona because you keep practicing and achieving more every single day. maybe you two can be good friends.. no, you didn't hear anything from him.
♡ but you and jack actually end up becoming pretty good friends, even if he refuses to admit it and says that your relationship is nothing like that. "oh, so is our relationship actually something more?" no, y/n, you can't do this to him. he doesn't know how to react to your flirting at all, so yeah, if you want to see him acting like his tsundere self more often, then go ahead, say more things like that to him.
♡ even if you don't notice it yourself, it's obvious to everyone (especially savanaclaw students) that jack has a crush on you, though he most likely didn't even realize it yet. ruggie keeps mentioning it and even leona finds it funny how jack doesn't know how to act when you're around. haha, so he's actually much more shy than most people thought. jack respects you a lot and he wishes to spend as much time with you as possible, you're like his idol basically. though maybe your relationship could be a little deeper than that.
epel felmier.
♡ .. okay, he's gonna be honest, he didn't like you that much when you first met. it's not your fault or anything like that, it was just him feeling too insecure. it's just.. he's out here trying to become more masculine even though it feels like this whole world is against it, and then he meets you and you turn out to be so much stronger than him?? it doesn't help that you're a girl, he feels even worse because of that. he knows that it's a weird reason to dislike you, but.. no, he shouldn't think about it like that. you know what, he's just gonna try harder so that he can surpass you one day!
♡ and why are you so kind to him? ah, you just pity him, don't you? you think he's this weak and fragile boy who can't protect himself, right? well, he's gonna prove you otherwise! just you wait, he will definitely become stronger than you and he will be the one to protect you from anything dangerous! though he wishes your reaction to this rivalry was more.. uh, serious. he's tired of you going "aw, that's so cute, epel! don't worry, i already see you as my hero, hehe~" like what does that mean??
♡ oh no. oh no, he's afraid he accidentally fell in love with you while trying to prove that he's better than you. that wasn't a part of his plan. and now he's even more obsessed with showing you how cool he really is, because.. well, now he's trying to become stronger not because he sees you as a rival, but because he wants to become someone who's worthy of your love. even though you said that you already see him as your hero, he's not gonna stop until he actually feels like one. hey, maybe he will be able to carry you today!.. n-no, he won't.
sebek zigvolt.
♡ he is confused. how can a human like you be so.. no, really, how do you manage to be better than him at everything he does?? how can he lose to someone like you?? that's it, he has to work harder, he can't disappoint his master! even though malleus said that he thinks sebek is doing great and he doesn't have to change anything about himself sebek can't stop thinking about you turning out to be a better knight than he is and he mentions you so often that lilia starts teasing him for having a crush on you. AND HE DOESN'T HAVE ONE.
♡ but somehow, his hatred starts slowly turning into.. admiration? sure, he keeps saying stuff like "wow, i didn't know that a human could do this too!" but now it sounds like he's actually amazed and not just making fun of you. hm, why don't you take advantage of that? "why thank you, sebek! i spent so much time dreaming about impressing you one day." he wants to say something cool like "haha, did you really think that a lowly human like you could ever impress me?", but for some reason it's very hard for him to say those words. congratulations, y/n, you actually did impress him.
♡ sebek doesn't want to admit it, but now he really wants you to pay more attention to him. like hey, y/n, did you just see him do that? what did you think of it? haha, he is definitely stronger than you, isn't he? you just smile and nod, you think him acting like this is too cute and you can't possibly be mad at him. and if you actually do praise him for his skills and his hard work.. for some reason, hearing those words would make him so happy, it's like malleus himself praised him. wait, no, obviously, hearing those words from malleus would make him more happy, haha..
#twisted wonderland#disney twisted wonderland#twst x reader#twisted wonderland imagines#twst imagines#twst headcanons#ace trappola#ace trappola x reader#deuce spade#deuce spade x reader#jack howl#jack howl x reader#epel felmier#epel felmier x reader#sebek zigvolt#sebek zigvolt x reader
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My friend just broke up with his sort-of-boyfriend with the classic "you don't love me, you love the idea of me", and it made me realize I don't love modern technology, I love the idea of it.
Yesterday morning I was just expecting to eat breakfast in my little corner like usual and then go back to bed, also like usual. Instead I ended up spending a few hours setting up my mom's new phone and trying (and failing) to transfer her Tracfone service from the old phone to the new phone. It made me never want to use a phone again.
Mine has been thoroughly purged of as much of what annoys me about it as possible, so I forget how miserable an experience it can be. Turning on a new Android phone for the first time in 2022 feels like getting a new Dell or whatever in 2006 and being greeted by like 7000 useless preinstalled bits of garbage that all autostart.
Back then the only good way to deal with it was to wipe the entire drive and install a clean version of Windows from scratch, and I have a feeling that's the only good option now too, with all the crap from the manufacturer and carrier. There's so much cool stuff in terms of the hardware in new phones and what you could do with them, and it's just completely ruined by everyone focusing on trying to make money off you instead of giving you an actual good user experience.
These particular complaints mostly only apply to Android, and you can avoid most of it by spending extra for one of the Google ones that doesn't have all that nonsense, but don't worry, I hate those too, and also iOS and iPhones for a whole different set of reasons. I'm just not complaining about those specifically right now because they're not what I have to deal with right now. It's definitely completely solidified my already pretty solid decision to never get an Android or iOS phone again if I can help it though.
So that was like four days worth of spoons by noon, and I got to spend the rest of the day in bed with a headache. Later on I was looking up a clip of something from Fire Emblem Warriors to show someone, and it's been so long since I've played any Switch game docked that I forgot how much smoother everything runs that way, which reminded me that I've been wanting a second monitor again for years.
Realistically I should've just gotten one after I'd been stuck at my parents' house for a month with no solid future plan, but I'm always reluctant to make big purchases like that and also always pretend my health will get better Soon even with no evidence for that. If I'd done it back then my body would probably be much happier because I could've been spending all this time since then actually doing stuff that doesn't need to be held up in my hands, and I could have a lot more options for ways to sit/lay around doing stuff that would also have helped.
So I finally gave in and started looking at my options. Again, there's some really neat tech out there these days. Too bad it's also all terrible. Dealing with audio with a monitor absolutely sucks because if they have a built-in DAC for a headphone jack it's generally terrible, like they can't spend an extra three bucks in a $400 monitor to have usable sound.
That would be less of a problem if it weren't such a pain in the ass to get sound out of HDMI, but it is because of all the copy protection garbage baked into the standard. All the other ways of getting sound out of a Switch suck (Bluetooth has high latency, USB audio has etremely low compatibility, and the headphone jack is extremely noisy when it's docked), and I don't want to either move or repurchase and redo my entire existing setup for that, which is an ugly hacky janky mess because I can't justify spending hundreds of dollars on a receiver to do it "right".
Ok, maybe I could just get a small TV instead. Haha no, TVs are all awful too. Anything under like 40" is surprisingly hard to find with any actually useful features I care about (high refresh rate and FreeSync, for one), and also most of them have anti-features that are an instant hard no for me. I just want a dumb screen that makes a picture show up on it when I plug something into it, and then sound comes out of the mediocre speakers too (or I can connect it to external ones without them sounding bad, unlike with most monitors). I don't want it to even know what a network is, much less be full of "smart" apps that I'll never use but still run in the background tracking what I do and reporting back to Google or whoever.
After another few hours split between last night and this morning, along with two more headaches to go with it, I gave up and got the cheapest, dumbest TV I could find. It's not at all what I want, but it'll be good for my back and neck and arms and hands to not have to hold everything I do up or be bent in weird positions to see tiny screens (with my weird, largely uncorrectable vision). And when I eventually do have a permanent setup somewhere I can maybe convince myself that it's worthwhile spending a bit more on something I actually like, because these are all solvable problems if I were willing to spend several hundred dollars more, which I'm not right now. And then I can just sell this thing for like 20 bucks or give it to someone else who needs it.
All of these things are perfect examples of why I hate proprietary software and closed standards. I still have to put up with them existing and use them to some extent, but I've minimized it enough that it's particularly jarring when I have to deal with this stuff directly. And it's so much worse actually knowing enough about it and how it works and having a tech background, because I can just see layer upon layer of terrible anti-consumer decisions that don't have to be the way they are and only are so someone can make money.
As always, this is why we can't have nice things.
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kierkegaard and bsd fyodor
!! there may be manga spoilers ahead (i have NOT proofread) !!
small warning beforehand – i am in no way a professional philosopher or even good at writing essays. i took two years of philosophy in high school and kind of ran with it haha. i just thought this would be a fun analysis for me to make because fyodor is portrayed as a religious character – yet he murders, like, a lot. he immediately reminded me of kierkegaard, my favourite religious weirdo (lovingly). i grew up catholic so i do have a bit of knowledge on christianity and all, but i havent been to church in like 5 years so the parts about the bible and all might be a bit rusty, but i will obviously check to get the biggest stories etc right. english also isn’t my first language, so there might be a few mistakes here and there.
i do honestly believe there is more value in analyzing his behaviour with the irl fyodor’s books but 1) i am not as familiar with those as i am with kierkegaard and 2) that has been done before!! here and here. please do check these out, they’re incredibly well done. also, this is just a really vague comparison that i have been thinking about for days now so she’s gonna be a bit messy (no capital letters and not proofread, sorry i wrote this in a adhd-fueled Rage) and Maybe even complete bullshit, who knows! okkkk whooo lets get into this!!
Intro
first off, there’s not going to be a real justification for his actions. i’m just trying to explain his actions, i would never justify genocide (:
so i’ve seen a lot of people state that fyodor sees himself as god, and while i do think there is some truth in that, i don’t think that fyodor thinks he is god humanified, more that he sees himself as god’s righthand man? i’m not going to go very deep into this because i’m honestly not too sure what i think about this exactly, i might delve into this in the future after familiarizing myself a bit more with the irl author!
i also don’t think fyodor is a psychopath who doesn’t understand the severity of his actions. i really do think he completely understands he’s literally murdering people left and right, but that it’s a necessary evil to rid the world of ability users (he also mentions ‘the freedom of death’ shit a couple of times which is not really relevant here but… scary). this might be a bit confusing to most, why do something if you know it’s a shitty thing to do? to fully understand his standpoint, we’ll have to first discuss the philosophy of kierkegaard.
Kierkegaard
søren kierkegaard was a danish philosopher who is often seen as the guy who kickstarted the whole existentialism thing. although i definitely don’t agree with him, he is one of my favorite philosophers because his theories are just so fucking weird but like, still well-constructed.
kierkegaard’s main idea that we touched on in philosophy class was that other people’s judgement does not matter if god has given you a task. no matter how immoral it is by society’s standards, be it murder, extortion, fraud or sundry other crimes, if god himself has ordered you to do it, there is no need to justify this by anyone else’s moral or ethical standards. now, the actual theory’s a little more nuanced than this, but you do see where i’m going with this, right?
a quick example: the story of abraham. abraham was ordered by god to kill his son to prove his faith, which is considered a massive yikes like, everywhere in the world. however, abraham brought his son up to where he was going to sacrifice him and at the last moment, an angel told him that god was satisfied and that he didn’t have to actually do it. god created horrible youtube pranks y’all!
in his book fear and trembling, kierkegaard describes the anguish/anxiety (translations differ, but honestly i think i’d feel EVERYTHING if god told me to kill my hypothetical child) that abraham must have felt and why he ‘thinks’ (kierkegaard wrote this under a penname, and because he’s a bit of a funny guy it’s often unclear what he really believes) abraham isn’t just a triggerhappy guy, but just a devout christian. abraham must have believed that god would never let him do something as abhorrent as killing your son, and trusted that god would have had him do the right thing. kierkegaard states that, in faith, your individual relationship with god is more important than the church and even society’s general ethical and moral ideas.
ofcourse, this perfectly aligns with religious extremism and terrorism – which is exactly why people usually take kierkegaard’s words with a good handful of salt. but in our case, with our favourite smelly rat man, it might help us explain his mindset a bit better.
Fyodor
now, how does this link back to fyodor?
fyodor takes up abraham’s place in this story. he knows that what he’s doing is in no way explainable by moral or ethical reasons, but because he believes that it is god’s wish, he will have to do the dirty work. think about it: abraham would have really murdered his son if god hadn’t stopped him, so maybe fyodor’s killing really would be necessary to please god. in abraham’s case, it was to test his obedience and faith, so it’s not 100% the same as directly being given the task to create a new perfect world without ability users or whatever. but just like abraham thought that god would have him do the right thing, fyodor trusts completely that god is guiding him in his actions and that therefor, he is doing the right thing.
he knows it won’t make sense to others, he knows he can’t justify it by society’s standards, but he feels like he’s justified in doing it anyway because god gave him permission somehow. he most likely also thinks all his crimes are for the greater good, or that the sin of the general ability using population heavily outweighs his own.
in the end, i think him believing he has to do this will link back to his backstory somehow (which i’m INCREDIBLY curious about). i could probably write some more about this but I need to get this out of my system so that’s it. i might redo this in the future but who knows! maybe after i familiarize myself with the irl fyodor a bit more <3.
if you have any comments, spot any mistakes or have a question: don’t be shy, drop an ask so i can give you an in-depth answer (if i’m feeling it, it might take a while, i’m a bit tired n all) don't bully me i will cry <3 (: love u!
#bsd fyodor#bungou stray dogs#bsd theories#bsd#bungou stray dogs fyodor#fyodor dostoevsky#repost because tumblr fixed my account yay#so sorry if this doesnt make sense#but i want to post this#grrrr >:(#honey uses her braincell
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Na Jaemin as your idol bf
Genre: fluff
Pairing: jaemin x idol!reader
Prompt: na jaemin being the best bf
Request: Hey! I love your idol!nct series it’s so cute! I was wondering if you can if you could write one for jaemin? the dreamies are really killing it right now
Word count: 1180 (i might have gotten carried away haha)
a/n: next idol bf is chenle so watch out for that in the next few days also me and proofreading still haven’t met.
Haechan / Yuta / Mark / Jeno / Chenle / Renjun / Jisung / Jaehyun
you were childhood friends with Haechan
so when both of you got into the kpop industry
neither of you were surprised
he did debut before you
and he kept teasing you for it
insisted you call him your senior
so because you two were friends,
you spent a lot of time together
even in your trainee days,
you would have practice and then go to get boba after
sometimes that meant more than just you and hyuck
sometimes that meant his attractive friends would join
who you may or may not have a crush on
but that’s not the point right now
jaemin is naturally flirty
may i remind you that he doesn’t even know if he’s flirting?
like he did with the nurse back in his predebut days?
yeah, that
he does that with you
and you try not to blush
but who are you kiddin
you’re cheeks are as hot as the sun
hyuck, being one of your best friends, catches on
and he insists on bringing jaemin everywhere
and i mean everywhere
you plan on going to an internet cafe?
jaemin is there
you get a call from haechan to play a game?
jaemin is there
you go for after-practice ice cream?
shocker!
jaemin is there
he’s a smart boy
he realizes why you’re so flustered around him
so it’s not long until he makes a move
you end up going on a date
walking beside han river
eating ice cream
and getting to know each other
you knew a lot before
but not it was a different way of getting to know each other
because you and hyuck have been friends before debut,
people knew that seeing you together meant nothing
just two bros chilling
so when they saw you and jaemin,
they thought nothing of it
they’ve seen you, hyuck, jaemin and other members hang out loads
so they figured you were hanging out without them this time
which was perfect for jaemin
he did not like the idea of being secretive
he loves his fans,
he doesn’t want to hide things from them
and sneaking around was just way too much work
sure, you couldn’t kiss in public yet
which made him whine A LOT
but it was better than nothing
once you got serious
the agency/agencies decided to confirm it
was anyone actually shocked?
no
does that mean everyone was supportive?
no
but he didn’t care,
he knew real fans wouldn’t be mad at him
they’d be happy for him
(yes this is me being salty abt ppl unstaning and being mean to jaemin bc of the dating rumors, which ended up being fake anyway)
so let’s say your album just came out recently
he goes to the store
and buys 48 albums himself
does he need them?
YES HE NEEDS ALL THE Y/N CONTENT POSSIBLE
sure, jisung gets lowkey mad that now he has less space in the room for his stuff
but jaemin doesn’t care
he needs to support his baby ???
VARIETY SHOWS
he did not care about the cameras
he want to hug you?
he hugs you
he wants to hold your hand?
he will hold your hand
and if he wasn’t allowed for some reason?
he’d hold your hands behind your backs
same for award shows
whenever your seats are close,
he’s not with his members
he’s with you
loves when your schedules overlap
you’re both at music core?
you bet he’s glued onto you
whenever he can
3 seconds after getting his hair done,
he runs to you
“jaemin, if i’m gonna have to redo that, i will slap you” - stylist
like he cares tho
if he wants to hug his baby, he’s hugging his baby
photographer na
his ig is filled with the best photos of you
and your ig?
half of the posts have
📷 by Photographer Na
because he wants his credit
if not, he nags
have i mentioned he will sulk to you about jisung not accepting his affection?
rants for 3 hours
“-what does that even mean? I basically raised him, I should be his favorite hyung, not chenle! he doesn’t even call chenle hyung! I’m his hyung, the one who cooks for him, cleans up after him, do-”
after that, you need to cuddle him for an additional 3 hours
other than jisung being “an ungrateful brat” (jm’s words)
he doesn’t really complain about much
he does however listen to your complaining
with the biggest smile on his face
is literally so comforting
you know how people have their own love languages?
he uses all of them for you
words of affirmation?
he will literally compliment you for breathing
gifts?
unexpected gifts,
sometimes he buys you a necklace you wanted
sometimes he makes you a cute origami love note
acts of service?
cooks for you whenever
you say you’re hungry and he’s already cooking a 5 course meal
quality time?
takes you to walk along the han river
and just talk
he likes it because it reminds him of your first date
and physical touch?
do i even need to explain?
you end up going on a variety show
where you interact with kids
and jaemin is just like O.o
he’s the mom friend
so when he sees that
he knows he wants a baby
not now of course
but he’s already planning the names
let’s just say that
speaking of babies
jeno and jaemin parent duo?
nah now it’s y/n and jaemin parent duo
sorry jeno, he still loves you but like y/n
and you best bet you lose your mind in the middle of it all
jisung and renjun are screaming because of aliens
jeno is screaming out of frustration of being assigned with washing dishes again
haechan is screaming because he isn’t getting attention
then jeno and haechan are screaming because one of them is a sore loser and the other is a confident winner
chenle is just screaming
jaemin is internally screaming
and so are you
you end up leaving them to continue doing....
that
while you two try and calm down in another room
interpret that as you will
c o l l a b
s t a g e
the stage presence is boom
*lucas voice*
y/n boom
jaemin boom
together
BOOM
we got that boom boom boom boom
you end up being korea’s it couple
i said what i said
convinces you to start acting
so you can star in a drama together
each other’s love interest tho
nothing else is acceptable
because even tho he knows it’s just acting
your lips are just for him
and it shall stay that way
mkay
he doesn’t get jealous that easily when he sees you interact with other idols
but let’s just say this
you touched someone’s arm when you were an mc
and he went feral
“my precious y/n, your hands belong on my body, and my body only, no one else, got that?”
you didn’t know if you should be turned on
or laugh
maybe both?
to sum it up: jaemin best boy(friend)
Someone call an ambulance, my heart isn’t my heart anymore, it’s jaemin’s part-time apartment, why part-time? because when he isn’t living in my heart, he’s living in my brain.
Anyway, I hope you enjoyed it as much as I enjoyed writing it.
#nct#nct dream#nct dream fluff#nct fluff#na jaemin#na jaemin fluff#na jaemin x reader#nct x reader#nct dream x reader#nct au#nct dream au#nct scenario#nct imagine#nct dream imagine#nct dream scenario#idol au#jaemin x reader#jaemin#jaemin fluff#na jaemin scenario#na jaemin imagine#nct x genderneutral reader#jaemin x genderneutral reader#nct dream x gender neutral reader
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Heyyy! It's mee~ Could you write some headcanons on how the brothers would react if MC was very affectionate towards them, please? Thank you💖
omg hii! thank you for being so sweet & being my first request haha ❤️
an affectionate mc coming right up!
(btw I didn’t know that you couldn’t save answers as a draft so I’m redoing this lmao I need to learn my ropes around here)
Lucifer
despite what many people believe this man loves affection
this boy is touch-starved
hug him, kiss him everywhere, rub his head & he’ll ironically be in heaven
won’t mind you holding his hand in public bc it lets people know you’re his but doesn’t like too much pda unless he instigates it
he loves seeing his brothers jealous (sadist nature) so the more affection around them the better!
but don’t be too clingy when he’s doing work/business because he’ll get frustrated
“I need to get this done, MC. I’ll tend to you when I’m done,”
But don’t let that deter you because he’ll gladly take some nice shoulder rubs or running your fingers through his hair while he works as long as you don’t do anything too distracting
he doesn’t get flustered easily but give him a back-hug in front of Diavolo will leave him very embarrassed while the prince chuckled and teases him about it
overall, luci is a soft boi that needs a lot of soft loving because he really just wants to relax but can’t because of his loyalty to Diavolo so it’s your job to help him do so!
but rile him up too much you’ll be met with an intimidating smirk and a commanding voice
get ready to finish what you started, MC 🤷🏻♀️
Mammon
oh boy, this greedy demon is a true tsundere so get ready for a lot of remarks he doesn’t really mean
when you guys first meet & get to know each other you’ll be met with the classic: “Hey, no touchin’! Grrr!”
But after your pact together he’ll be a flustered mess
The slightest hug, brush of your lips on his skin, or even a cute remark about him will leave him red-faced and stuttering
“O-Oi! What are ya doing?” But won’t even dream of pulling away
Loves it when you latch onto his arm in private or in public because it makes him feel needed
This baby needs praise, please give it to him!
Run your fingers through his hair & he’ll collapse into your lap for cuddles
Likes it when you show him affection in public but gets defensive when his brothers tease him
“O-of course I don’t like it! I’m just lettin’ them touch me because they want to so bad!” To his brothers but...
“Oi, I, um, didn’t mean what I said back there, alright? Touch me all ya want or whatever,” in private (you’ll have to strain to hear what he said because he’s mumbling it)
Gets easily jealous when you show affection to his other brothers
“Get your grubby hands off my human!”
Or “I’m your first so I don’t wanna see ya gettin’ all lovey-dovey with anyone else, got it?”
If you counter it by asking if he’s jealous, he’ll deny it to his grave but eventually will let up if you shower him with affection
All in all, Mammon is baby 🥺 praise & love him lots because he needs it even though he says some things that sounds egotistical he still needs more affirmations!
Leviathan
flustered 101 is taught by this boy, he is a mess when it comes to affection
touch-starved as well
show him any affection & he’ll just completely go red, cover his face, & go “AHHHHHHH!” until you stop haha
will eventually stop reacting like that once he gets more used to it though but his blushed cheeks will NOT go away whatsoever
pepper his face with kisses & hug him while he games! he’ll eventually become putty in your hands & will have to set aside the game (perfect for when you want attention)
“I can’t believe you’re kissing a worthless otaku like me!”
You threaten to stop if he keeps thinking of himself that way, so he slowly gets a bit more confident
A tsundere as well! Will definitely go “it’s not like I enjoy being touched by you, normie,” but quickly going “wait, i was kidding! don’t stop! ...please,”
Don’t even think about being affectionate towards anyone else in his presence because he is literally the Avatar of Envy
“It’s insanely not fair that MC gets to go with you instead!”
He’ll look at his brothers with a death glare & growl out “muriiiiiiiiii” if they’re too touchy or flirty
in conclusion, a red-faced tsundere who often talks in Yoda speech & is insanely adorable. please love him 🥺
Satan
this sly fellow will leave you flustered rather than the other way around
be affectionate to him & he’ll do the same back in a teasing manner
loves when you just quietly play with his hair, hands, or draw random doodles with your fingers on his back while he reads because it soothes him
unlike Lucifer, pda is not a problem for him, he actually enjoys it. jump on his back, give him infinite kisses, hold his hand, it doesn’t matter if people are watching because all he sees is you
doesn’t easily get jealous when you’re being affectionate with others but will snap if someone does the same to you (he’s the avatar of wrath after all)
gets childishly clingy if you give too much attention to animals despite loving them himself
he’s a soft, put-together boy who just likes to feel at ease & not angry all the time
Asmodeus
can’t beat this man when it comes to affection
show him any bit of love & he’ll do it back tenfold
oh you kissed him? get ready for a gentle & passionate make out sesh
hug? oh oops now he’s not letting you go
running your fingers through his hair? “only for you, darling, will I let someone mess up my hair,”
he just loves being touched by you because he’s not used to a touch filled with love rather than lust
will definitely drag you to his room & pamper you with self care no questions asked
the brothers literally gag at how affectionate you two are to each other
Asmo literally doesn’t know what privacy is because he will do every form of pda possible if you let him
you guys cuddle & just talk & talk about any gossip, rant, or just anything
any wholesome moment can become much more spicy if you want to though, he’ll jump at the slightest chance ;)
& in this essay I conclude that he is adorable & more than just a lusty demon, please give him more attention & a chance 🥺
Beelzebub
this man loves all forms of affection from you but mostly when you hug him & don’t let go
he’ll chuckle & gently pat your head or hold you tightly against him
if he really wants more, he will pick you up so your legs are wrapped around him and just nuzzle his face into your neck & will stand there until either you get tired or he gets hungry
Gladly let’s you ride his back anywhere and everywhere, sometimes you’ll be on there for so long he will forget & just walk around with you confused at the weird looks he gets
You get a front row seat of his eating habits while on his back
Definitely make sure to remind him you’re there when he’s about to fall backwards on his bed because you will get crushed
Gets flustered when you stand on your tippy toes to kiss him in public because he finds it too cute, he bends down all red-faced to meet you halfway
loves saying your kisses are “sweet” & really racking his brain on what it tastes like but eventually giving up & saying there’s nothing good enough to compare it to
loves it when you touch his hair or caress his face while he eats, he couldn’t be more at bliss
to tie this together, Beelie babe is adorable & accepts your affection with no problem bc hes baby & the sweetest 🥺
Belphegor
sleepy boi loves soft touches while he sleeps
hair touching, face caresses, gentle kisses, & he’ll be smiling in his sleep at the feeling
you think he’s a sleep but he’ll wake up and go: “why’d you stop? keep going,” & put your hand back on his head
this bratty demon really wakes up when you stop touching him for a millisecond but will sleep through an apocalypse, no kidding
constant cuddles & equally as affectionate as you, literally will latch onto you & not let go
likes to tease and go “you think I enjoy that?” When you touch him but when you pull back & get flustered/embarrassed he’ll go: “I do, I also don’t remember telling you to stop,” with that sweet but smug smile of his
has slight soft yandere tendencies when it comes to jealousy, will literally death glare everyone but quickly smile all lovey-dovey at you if you look at him
In closing, he’s a cute sleepy yandere boi who loves to tease & be lazy
I hope this was good for my first request! thank you so much! 🍓
#obey me#demon brothers#obey me shall we date#obey me fandom#obey me x mc#obey me mc#otome game#obey me headcanons#swd belphie#swd lucifer#swd satan#requests#answered#thank yall
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survey by a7xbabii
Do you use e-mail often? I use it for eight hours, five days a week for work, so yes.
Do you hear any animals right now? I’m in a Starbucks inside a mall situated in the middle of a busy highway. It would be very unlikely to hear any animals right now.
Are you in a well-lit room? Sure, I’d say this establishment has good lighting. There’s no light directly above me unlike the other seats, but it’s okay in this case as I don’t want other people seeing me take surveys.
Is your trashcan full? The main one we use at home just got full, so the last time I checked this morning my mom was airing it out.
What was the last crunchy thing you consumed? My chicken barbecue sandwich from last night.
Did you view anything disturbing today? Hmm, I guess so? I wanted to entirely redo one part of my embroidery piece since I wasn’t happy with how I did it, so I had to remove the threads and stuff. When they were all gone the template was filled with holes and it looked like one of those trypophobia photos. I’m not personally disturbed by that phenomenon, but I know a lot of people are.
Are there any holiday decorations in your house? Yeah, we’ve had our Christmas tree up since the beginning of November. We also usually put a wreath up our door but idk why my mom didn’t this year.
When was the last time you had a terrible headache? Last night, because I had not eaten all day.
Have you recently put lotion on your hands? No. I don’t like the feeling of lotion, so I don’t apply it on me a lot, if at all.
Are you hungry? Not so much, actually. I don’t feel too hungry today; I didn’t even finish my breakfast and that’s the only meal I’ve had so far today, and it’s already 4 PM.
Is it rainy where you're at right now? No, it’s quite fair. The sun’s not too strong anymore because of the time, but it’s still very much bright out.
Do you carry a purse? If so, describe what it looks like. I take a wallet with me. It’s pink, made of fake leather, has three main slots inside, and it also has some tiny bite marks on the outer edges from when Cooper was a lot younger.
Is your cell phone on vibrate? For certain notifications only, like texts and Viber.
Is your dishwasher full? We don’t use a dishwasher.
When is the last time you saw someone you like/love. Around a week and a half ago.
Do you like to wear gloves? No, I find them too itchy and I don’t need to wear them anyway.
Is there a body of water near where you live? There’s a creek that passes through my village near the clubhouse area, if that counts.
What are your thoughts on Avenged Sevenfold? No opinion. I never listened to them; though I am reminded of this one mutual I used to have on Tumblr/Twitter. She used to be a wrestling fan and was a part of our main circle, but she gradually shifted her main fandom to Avenged Sevenfold. By the time she cemented her new interest she then went on a huge unfollowing spree of wrestling fans on her feed and she apparently PM’d each person she intended to unfollow, including me. I remember her explaining that she was now in a different fandom and was gonna have to stop following me which I found...kinda extra to be honest lmao because nobody does that, but I appreciate the effort to approach each one of us, I guess.
Are you wearing anything pink right now? Nope, but my wallet is pink and so is my keyboard cover.
Do you like to swim in the ocean? I prefer beaches, but sure.
What is the creepiest bug you've ever saw? Cockroaches.
Do you currently have split ends? I don’t think so.
When is the last time you used the bathroom? Around five hours ago when I took a shower before heading out.
Do you chew on your lip? Almost never.
Are you afraid of needles? For the most part yeah, especially syringes. I’m not afraid of them when I do my embroidery, but that’s the only time I feel comfortable with a needle.
What is the last thing you lost? A pen, I think.
When is the last time you saw a bald person? Five hours ago, when I said bye to my dad.
What car were you last in? [continued from two days ago] My own. I was driving home from the mall.
Do you like Batman? I tried to get into Batman and the whole shebang of comic books when I was a teenager, but I just couldn’t.
Have you ever played tennis? Never have, actually. I’ve always wanted to try.
Can you see a star shape in the room you are in? Probably not in my bedroom.
What are you sitting on? A pillow I’ve placed on my work chair so that it’s more comfortable. My parents got me a basic chair initially meant just for my internship, so it’s not the comfiest of chairs haha. But now that I have a job, a more suitable work chair is probably one of things I’ll have to invest on.
What is the last warm thing you touched? My chest felt itchy just a few seconds ago, so I was able to feel my skin scratching it.
Do you use hand sanitizer? That’s kind of a necessity now, so...
Where do you want to go in life? [continued from...I don’t even remember anymore] I don’t know if I even plan to make it past 30 at this point. I can’t answer this right now.
Are you sweating? No, I’ve been in air-conditioned rooms all day and it feels so damn good.
When is the last time you had to scratch an itch? A few minutes ago when my neck itched.
Are you in any kind of club or group that is trying to save animals? No, but I very much support the cause.
Who is the last blonde you saw? At work today I saw someone who had her hair dyed blonde.
Where were you two hours after you got up, and what were you doing there? I needed to go to the office today because my team and I needed to pack some stuff to seed to certain media. It was the first time I got to visit the place and it was sooooooo homey and pretty :) I wish we can be allowed to work in the office soon; it would be best for my mental health at this point.
Do you wish for world peace? Um, of course.
Have you ever played fetch with a dog? We were able to teach Cooper how to pick up items that we throw but he’s still slowly learning that he actually has to give it back to us, haha.
What is the nearest object that is wood? The table I am typing on is made of wood.
Do you use Netflix? Yes, we have a family subscription.
Does your house have a fireplace? No, we don’t. And I can confidently tell you all other houses in this entire country, and probably the whole of Southeast Asia, don’t.
Do you wake yourself up in the morning, or does someone else? I wake myself up. On important days, I’ll put an alarm on.
What kind of hoodie did you last wear? It was a white hoodie with a UP seal on the left side.
Do you play games on your computer? No, my laptop isn’t equipped for games. I tried downloading Sims 4 when they made it free for a few weeks back in 2018, but my laptop’s fan started whirring like crazy and the battery got drained super fast. The entire period of me booting it up and then deleting it took like, a literal 15 minutes.
What is the last video game that you played? Mario Kart 8 on the Switch. I want to get myself Switch games as gifts, but I’m just so stingy towards myself hahaha.
Have you ever pet a stingray? I’m 50% would like to at least once and 50% I know of what it did to Steve Irwin, and I’m not messing with them.
If you were on vacation, would you ever go to Ireland? It’s not a big item on my bucket list, honestly. I’d love to go to Ireland, but it would probably be a part of a bigger itinerary, like if I decided to take a trip to that part of Europe.
Are you logged into Myspace right now? I haven’t been on there for more than a decade.
Did you have anything bad happen to you today? Yeah, but they’re stuff that happened at work that are a little hard to explain.
Have you ever been to New York? Nope. I’d love to take a trip there.
Do you use the term "lol" if you don't have anything to say? Not really. I use it in the end of my messages more so that I don’t sound mean.
Should you be sleeping right now instead of taking this survey? Hell no. It’s a Friday night so the last thing I want to be doing is sleeping.
Can you truly say you hate anyone? I don’t think so. I greatly dislike my brother, but I guess I don’t hate him. I find it too strong a word.
Have you ever disected a baby pig in a class at school? Not a piglet, no. We dissected an earthworm, a fish, and eventually a frog.
What brand of dish liquid do you use? A local brand you wouldn’t recognize.
When is the last time you ate a Hershey Kiss? It’s probably been more than a year. It’s not my favorite candy.
Do you ever feel unappreciated? Yes.
Do you currently have any blemishes on your face? No. My pimple finally went away, hallelujah.
Who is the last baby you held? My cousin who is now 13 years old. I’m too anxious to hold babies; I always feel like I’d drop them so I find myself declining even when I have the chance to hold one.
Are you a lover? I guess.
Do you use smileys often in text convos? Yes. Not a lot of people like them but it’s better to sound friendly and approachable than stoic.
Do you have the Google toolbar on your computer? Like...Chrome? I have the program, yeah. It’s my default browser as well.
Do you like Sunkist? I’ve never had it.
Would you ever consider being a cannibal? I mean...I guess only if I was in a life-and-death situation, like if a plane I was in crashed on an island and I was starting to get hungry. I certainly don’t fantasize about cannibalism on any regular day.
Did you forget something important in the past week? I made a few mistakes at work due to me forgetting things, yeah.
Do you like learning new things? Sure.
What color is your toothpaste? White.
Are the floors in your house creaky? Nopes. I don’t think our doors are creaky-level just yet as well.
Do you fear death? I hate the uncertainty of what happens while it’s taking place, and what happens after. But I’ve been wishing for it for a while as well. There’s a difference.
Is your mouth dry? Not right now, no.
Do yoou have any scars from an animal? Yeah I’ve got a few marks and scratches from Cooper. I never run out of them, really.
Did you have fun with this survey? It was okay.
Was it random enough? Sure.
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I finally got to see Papi Chulo this weekend! I never thought the day would come! lol. I swear, it's been like a million years since it first was at TIFF.
Here’s the trailer for the movie:
youtube
General impressions: I really liked it! It was playing at a theater that was over an hour away from me, so I didn't want to ask any of my friends to go (they aren't Matt fans. I mean, that makes it sound like they don't like him, which isn't true...they're just not FANS). So I dragged my mom with me LOL. She's a trooper. Anyway, because I dragged my mom there, I was a little preoccupied the whole time wondering/worrying if she was bored. I really need to just go to Matt movies alone so I'm not focused on the enjoyment of the person I'm with. I worry too much.
But anyway, it was good! It was sweet and sad and funny. It was a little slow-paced, I would say. But not necessarily in a bad way. There are a few things that are revealed during the movie that makes things more impactful. I knew about them beforehand, bc I'm a slut for spoilers ha, but probs would have been more impactful if I hadn't known.
Matt is really good in it. I adore his character (Sean). He's just a really nice guy. Well-intentioned. Obvs has some flaws, but who doesn't? It's nice to have a movie where almost every scene features Matt. <3 Alejandro Pitino was also great in it. And Janet from The Good Place is also in it! lol.
To be honest, I don't really see it as a "buddy movie," which they seem to kind of be marketing it as. Mainly because the friendship is really one-sided. Ernesto maybe "gets along" with Sean, but I think it's a big stretch to say they're friends. The movie is much more about dealing with loss and loneliness than about friendship, and of the importance of real human interaction. By nature of Ernesto being an immigrant, the movies touches on some issues related to that, as well...but I don't see them as nearly the main focus.
I had kind of stopped reading reviews about the movie bc, tbh, I was just super annoyed that I couldn't see it. After viewing it, I went and read the more critical review on The Wrap [x]. And honestly? She's not wrong. I think some of her critiques are a wee bit harsh, but overall I can't really argue against most of her points. That said, I definitely don't think the movie is OFFENSIVE. But I do get the criticisms and why some people may not enjoy it. But I really did.
Okay, now I'm going to get really detailed and spoilery by request, so stop reading if you haven't seen it and don't like being spoiled! I warned you!
Okay, here's a run-down of the movie -- as detailed as I can get, considering I saw it 4 days ago and tbh my memory kind of sucks. It starts out with the clip we've all seen of Matt doing the weather forecast and having a breakdown on air.
Go to 6:35 to see that clip below:
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He tries to claim it was "gastro" related, but obvs no one buys that. They force him to go home and take a leave of absence to figure things out and get better (istg they later refer to this as "gardening leave" and is that a thing in some places??? Like, you get leave to work on your garden?? OKAY I just looked it up and LOL it's just a term for someone still getting paid after they're suspended or on leave or terminated. It seems to be a British term. Must have come from the director, who's Irish. Or have other US-folks heard this term?). Anyway, back to the movie.
So he's at home. Nice house. Good view of LA. Lots of coyotes howling at night. He's arranged to have a couple people come by to pick up this rare tree that's on his deck, that belonged to his ex-boyfriend, Carlos. He keeps calling Carlos and leaving voice messages. "Hey, just letting you know I'm getting rid of your tree." Etc. So they drag the tree away and we notice that when Carlos painted the deck, he didn't bother moving the tree, so there's a big unpainted circle in the middle of the deck. "Typical Carlos..." So Sean drives to the small hardware store to get supplies to fix this.
Outside the hardware store, there are a bunch of Latino immigrants/laborers hoping to get hired by people to do...home improvement/handy man stuff. Sean sees Ernesto and seems preoccupied/interested in him. Ernesto, as you know, is an older more burly Latino guy. Sean goes into the hardware store are talks to an employee about paint for his deck. "I just need a small amount to cover a little spot on the deck." "Aren't you going to paint the whole deck so it blends in?" "Haha, I see what you're trying to do there. No, just the tiny-ass sample can please."
So he gets home and starts painting in the circle, and it's painfully obvious he'll need to redo the whole deck, since all the rest of the paint has faded. So he drives back to the hardware store and is like, "Yeah, so I know I ignored your advice before. Sorry, I'm dumb." He buys more paint and a bigger brush. So he drives home with all his stuff, again passing the laborers and looking at Ernesto.
Once home, he checks his email and there's messages from his friends about how he's doing -- presumably since his break-up with Carlos. He's been avoiding his friends, and they're telling him he needs real human interaction and should talk to someone. He has kind of a light bulb moment and drives back to the hardware store and pulls up alongside the Latino laborers. He's like, "Hey, I need someone who can paint." A bunch of them are kind of in his face about it, wanting to be hired. Ernesto is just hanging back, quiet. Sean points to Ernesto and asks if he can paint. He's like "Yes. $20/hour." "Great!" (although Ernesto speaks little English and Sean speaks little Spanish, so it wasn't that easy). So Ernesto gets back in the car and they drive to Sean's house.
He kind of reminds me of me during this part, because he hired Ernesto to work for him, but when they're getting out of the car and Ernesto gets the bag of paint, Sean is like, "No, no! Let me get that!" They go back and forth a bit, but Ernesto ends up carrying it. Anyway, I always feel weird having people do things for me, even if I'm paying them. So he shows Ernesto the deck and we get the other scene we've seen before. The "more than one day" scene. "Mas que un dia."
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Sean is all like, "Do you want water? Food? Are you okay?" etc. Ernesto is kind of amused but also just like...leave me alone and let me work. This is weird. I don't understand anything you're saying.
Sean goes and gets lunch and brings it back and yells out to Ernesto, "Lunch!" Ernesto is like...okay. Time to eat, I guess. And sits down on the deck and takes something wrapped in tinfoil out of his bag. Sean is like, "No! Inside! I brought lunch for us!" And it's like this whole big spread. Some type of Asian cuisine. I can't remember which, but Ernesto picks up an eggroll and is like, "Taquito!" lol. You can tell Ernesto is a little uncomfortable with everything, but he's also just like...rolling with it. Okay, you're paying me. I guess we're eating lunch.
Then Sean convinces him to leave with him and they go to a park and Sean wants to go out in a rowboat. Sean wants to row, but Ernesto is like, "Yeah, I'm not going in there with you unless I row." So he ends up rowing. Please note, that all this "conversation" is not as smooth as I'm writing it! Ernesto really doesn't get much of anything Sean says. Anyway, Sean treats the rowboat ride like he's in therapy. He just starts spilling his feelings and issues out to Ernesto. Ernesto just nods like, "Yeah, okay." At one point, I think he does say something like, "I don't understand anything you're saying." Sean is like, "I feel so much better just saying this stuff out loud!" He falls asleep in the boat, and Ernesto calls his wife and is like, "GUESS WHERE I AM?? IN A FUCKING ROWBOAT WITH THIS GUY." His wife is like, "Ha! He's gay and he totally digs you." Ernesto is like,"Yeah, he's gay. But he doesn't like me. I'm old. I'm fat. Why would he like me?" His wife is all cute and is like, "I'm a woman. I know these things. He's into you." Then Sean wakes up so Ernesto hangs up the phone.
They get back to the pier and the rowboat operator guy says, "I like this whole "Driving Miss Daisy" situation you guys have going on!" Sean gets pissed and is like, "What do you mean?? We're friends. Why would you say it's like "Driving Miss Daisy"??" The operator guys gets all uncomfortable and is like..."Umm...because he's rowing you around....?" So Sean is pissed that the guy assumes he paid Ernesto to row him around. But also like...it's true. As much as Sean is annoyed that the man is making that assumption, they really aren't friends. The only reason they're there together is because Sean is paying Ernesto. So he then drops Ernesto back off at the hardware store at the end of the day and is like. "Tomorrow? Here at the hardware store?" "Okay." Then he pays him the money he owes him and they part ways.
I don't recall exactly the timeline here, but at various points throughout the movie, Sean is scrolling through Grindr, or whatever hook-up app it is he's using. He's also shown lying in bed at night and is tortured by the sound of coyotes howling.
He picks up Ernesto the next morning and is like, "We're hiking. Not painting." So he takes him to Runyon Canyon to hike. On the hike, Sean keeps talking talking talking and Ernesto is still like, "Okay, I have no idea what you're saying." At a scenic viewpoint, they're looking out at the city. Sean casually asks where Ernesto lives, and this kind of freaks Ernesto out. Like "Why do you want to know??" Sean's like, "Oh, I'm just curious!" Anyway, he points and says the general area (I can't remember which town/neighborhood it was). While they're standing there, one of Sean's friends sees them and comes over. He volunteers to take a pic of the two of them, and when he does, he says, "Cute couple!" Sean starts to correct him but then doesn't. Ernesto doesn't say anything, obviously. The friend then invites Sean to a party he's having the next evening. Sean does learn a little about Ernesto throughout the few days together. He learns he's married and has kids. He sees a pic of them. Honestly, that's about it.
Ernesto calls his wife from here and again is like, "Guess where the fuck I am now?? HIKING. Yeah, it's pretty." But he actually feels guilty for getting paid to go on hikes. His wife is like, "Whatever. He's paying you. Cool beans." Sean then takes Ernesto to a health market and wants him to try a shot of some gross health drink. He takes a sip and is like, "No. This is disgusting." Sean's like, "Yeah, you're right. It's horrid. But it's healthy and I'm drinking it bc it cost a shit ton." Oh, while Sean was buying the drink, one of the store employees went up to Carlos and handed him a bunch of boxes because he thought he worked there. He got him mixed up with another Latino guy working there. Awkward. White people are dumb.
Sean drives Ernesto back the hardware store and is like, "Okay, tomorrow. Meet you here. Also, we're going to a party later that night."
I don't remember the next day very well. I assume maybe Ernesto did some work? Not sure. Anyway, they then go to Sean's friend's party together. It a big party of all gay men. Ernesto gets kissed on the mouth (not in a sexual way) by one of Sean's friends. He obvs feels a little uncomfortable. Mostly bc he doesn't know any of them and I assume can't communicate with them. He doesn't seem to have a big issue with gay guys. Whenever Sean's friends see Ernesto, they're all like, "Oh, I get it." We later see Sean's phone contacts and a pic of his ex Carlos, and he is also an older, burlier Latino man. So clearly, Ernesto reminds Sean of Carlos. Now we understand his...obsession? Fixation? Attachment?
Ernesto calls his wife from the party is is kind of freaking out about it. "A MAN KISSED ME ON THE MOUTH." But his wife is like, "Dude, have fun." So he seems to have a decent time. Then they leave the party in a Lyft and there's a pretty great scene where Madonna's "Borderline" comes on the radio and Ernesto is like, "Hey, I know this song!" So they drunkenly sing it together in the back of the Lyft. The Lyft stops at the hardware store, and they're both sitting in the back of the car looking at each other. Sean looks a little confused as to why Ernesto is sitting there looking at him. He then leans in to kiss Ernesto, but Ernesto is like. "No! I'm waiting for my money." The Sean's like, "OMG yeah. Sorry." And he pays him and Ernesto gets out. Then the Lyft takes Sean home.
We then see Ernesto make his way home. He has to take a couple buses. He finally get home and we see his house and his wife. It's a pretty nice house. Normal, I mean. Not Sean-level nice. His wife is awesome. Ernesto is like, "Honey, you were right. I am irresistible." "I told you I knew!" Then they go to the bedroom to presumably have sex.
The next day, Sean drives to the hardware store but none of the Latino guys are out there. He's confused and asks someone driving by where all the men are, and the guy's like, "It's Labor Day, you fucking idiot." So Sean drives home. He gets drunk and ends up inviting a guy over from Grindr. He quickly gets in the shower (shower scene!), and ends up falling in the shower while holding a glass and cuts himself a bit. Then the doorbell rings so he gets out. He answers the door clothed, but wet. The hot guy is like, "You're wet." "I just showered." Sean invites the guy in and asks if he wants a drink. "Not at this hour." (early) "No, no...just like...water?" Sean turns to pour a glass of water and hot guy strips naked in the kitchen. Sean turns and sees him and is like, "HOLY SHIT!" and drops his glass. He goes down to pick up the glass, and pops back up all bloody. His head is cut, his hands are cut up. The naked guy is just like.."Are you okay?? Are you drunk?" And is kind of legit concerned for him. Sean is like, "No! I'm fine!" Naked guy is like, "Um, I got naked because I assumed we were going to...?" Sean is like, "Listen, can we just talk?" Naked guy puts his clothes on and is like, "You need to get your shit figured out. Only you can make yourself happy." Then he leaves.
At some point...today? Tomorrow? Yesterday? I don't know, but at some point he goes back to the news station to be like, "Hey! I'm ready to go back to work!" His boss shows him the video of his breakdown that's on youtube. AWKWARD. And they're like, "It's been 4 days. Leave." So he does.
He calls his ex Carlos to say...something. But instead of getting his voicemail, he gets a message saying that the number has been disconnected. He freaks out and calls someone and asks the lady on the phone why the number was disconnected. "Why wouldn't we disconnect it? Carlos has been dead for 6 months." :O So now we learn that Carlos isn't an ex...he actually died 6 months prior. So this is why Sean is having such a hard time. There's then these flashback scenes from previous moments in the movie. We see Sean in the rowboat talking, but he's alone. We see him hiking and talking to no one. At first I was like, "Did Sean make Ernesto up??" But no, that's not it. I think this was just supposed to represent that Sean was using Ernesto as a stand-in for Carlos. He felt so much better those two days talking to "Carlos," but Carlos wasn't really there. He was still alone. Ernesto isn't his lover, isn't his friend. Just a guy he hired. [I think? Anyone else have other interpretations of this?]
The next day he goes to pick up Ernesto and he's not there. He tries asking the other men where Ernesto is, and they're basically making fun of Sean. "Hey, I'll go on a boat with you!" Word has got out that Sean is having Ernesto do all this weird shit. I think Ernesto's wife was talking. Sean seems to frantically need Ernesto. He drives to the town where Ernesto said he lived (population of like 60,000) and just starts asking people if they know Ernesto. Some kid steals his phone and whacks him over the head with his skateboard. Sean goes into a bar and gets wasted. He then sees a guy go into the bar that he recognized as Ernesto's brother-in-law from a pic Ernesto showed him. So he follows him to a house, and there's a Quinceanera going on. I guess Ernesto's daughter?? But I didn't remember him having daughter that age, so I could be wrong. idk. Anyway, Sean drunkenly crashes the party. They dump him in one of the kids' bedrooms where he passes out. He wakes up later and slinks out.
Time has passed during the next scene, and Sean is back at work, but makes an announcement that this is his last weather report. He's leaving. We don't know where or for what. But we had learned earlier while he was talking away with Ernesto that he doesn't even like being a weatherman and he actually hates the weather in California. So it seems he's moving on. He seems much healthier. He write Ernesto a letter apologizing for crashing the party, saying how ashamed he is and that he was going through a tough time.
Sean's at home and the doorbell rings. He goes to the door and it's Ernesto's son (like 8 years old??). Ernesto comes out of the truck with painting supplies. The kid acts as an interpreter. They go up to the deck and Ernesto starts working. Sean is like, "You don't need to do this! Why are you finishing the deck?" Ernesto is like, "Because you sent me $200 with the letter." Sean is like, "No, not to finish the deck! For room and board!" He sent him the money as an apology for crashing the party and for them letting him sleep it off in their house and for some food they left out for him. Anyway, they start sanding the deck together (Sean is a terrible sander). Ernesto is like, "You're not paying me!" They laugh. Movies fades to black.
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MKDM headcanon stoof 2
I hope you all had a happy thanksgiving yesterday! Oooor if you don’t celebrate it a good day! c: In the meantime I’ve come bearing more Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid headcanons. uwu
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- The whole gang consider themselves a family and you can’t tell me otherwise. The dragons even go as far as to call it their new “clan”, of which I’d imagine is a big deal for them. In dragon culture I’d imagine to be a part of a clan is more than being a part of a family, but being part of each other’s very existence, to pledge loyalty so fierce it follows them even in death. Being without clan can be damning for a dragon. ;-;
- I’ve always assumed “Kobayashi” was her last name (since Kanna and Tohru adopt it as their last names) and the name she most preferred to be referred to as. She and Takiya share that similarity, preferring their last name over their first. But unlike Takiya, who’s first name is Makoto, as far as I’ve seen Kobayashi’s first name was never stated.
So that got me thinkin’... what would her first name be? It’s actually a lot harder than I originally figured but like... the name that’s stickin’ with me after hours of searching is Ren. Ren Kobayashi??? Hm. :/
-Kobayashi has a small scar a between her ear and her right eye (just below the temple), the spot where Tohru’s father shot when he broke her glasses. He’s too precise to have actually hit Kobayashi, but the force of which the glasses broke did cut deep enough to leave a mark. It’s become a habit of Tohru’s to touch the scar whenever she’s holding Kobayashi, either by giving the scar a gentle kiss or running her thumb over it when caressing her face. The scar serves as a reminder for both: when Tohru was nearly taken away from the world and when Kobayashi threw herself between one of the strongest beings in the universe to protect Tohru. ;-;
-Tohru and Kanna find Kobayashi’s scent comforting and nice, something grounding when they feel sad or scared or anxious. It’s to the point where they will actively seek it out. That’s right.... I’m talkin’ wearing her clothes, primarily her shirts. It got to the point where Kobayashi had to put a stop to it (she was running out of shirts to wear too quickly!) but after they kinda had a sit down to explain why they were doing it, a compromise was reached. One of Kobayashi’s most favorite hoodies, an oversized black jacket with the Skyrim dragon logo on it: looks huge on Kobayashi herself but fits well on Tohru, she gives the dragon this hoodie, of which she almost always wears whenever she’s out of her maid outfit and lounging about the apartment.
Meanwhile Kobayashi gives Kanna a small stuffed bear she periodically hugs at the child’s request. She’s taken to putting glasses on it and named it “Kumayashi”. uwu
-Yoooo speaking of Skyrim, I’d like to think that’s one of Kobayashi’s and Takiya’s favorite games. And given Takiya’s passtime in gaming development, I think it’d be rad if he made mods for it (such as one he made for himself and Kobayashi, which gives them a wide variety of butler and maid outfits to wear). What I think would be cool, though, is if Tohru and Fafnir becomes interested in the game because it has dragons in it... only to be almost offended at how they’re portrayed in the game. Where’s the variety? The power? The dignity? And this Alduin character, the strongest dragon it has? Pathetic, he could barely pillage a village by himself! Yet despite their harsh criticism to how poorly the dragons are made in game, they can’t help but play it. Uh, well. Tohru at least likes watching Kobayashi play it, Fafnir refuses to play it.
-Which leads into my next idea! After the travesty committed by Skyrim and their portrayal of dragons, Fafnir could maybe ask (or demand) Takiya to make it better. Enter Takiya engaging in one of his most ambitious projects in the whole of his indie game development career, in which he makes a game where you play as a dragon. Aaaaaaand now I’m thinking about how that game would play and look like. Shit. :/
-Riko is the only human in their ragtag clan that doesn’t know half of them are dragons. I assume she’d suspect something isn’t exactly... well, normal about Kanna’s weird family, but hey, she’s part of it and that’s all she could really ask for. I’d imagine it won’t be long before Kanna tells her though (after discussing it with Tohru and Kobayashi), and it somehow morphs into some weird but oddly endearing “welcome to the clan!” party the gang throws where every dragon present reveals their dragon form to the child.
Riko passes out. She recovers well enough, but then she sees Kanna in her dragon form. And she promptly passes out again, this time over how floofy the young dragon is.
-The longest the Kobayashi fam’s been apart from one another (not including the time Tohru was taken away) is when Kobayashi has to go on a business trip. It’s rare that it happens but it’s cropped up in the past once before: a few of the best workers in the office is sent cross-country to help a sister company or affiliated company either entirely redo their work, or help them catch up if they’re falling severely behind. Sometimes they’re sent out to produce a product for another company. The trips are all-expenses paid with a hearty bonus for the work, but they are by no means a vacation. This time it’s for an entire two weeks, and the folks going include Kobayashi, Takiya, and Elma (who I think would have become pretty competent in their work at this point).
Tohru and Kanna nearly have heart attacks over it, not that Kobayashi fared much better. A curious thing that, her feeling nervous and lost about leaving home when she’s done such a trip before, and for a longer period of time too and had felt completely fine. No level of reassurance of “it’s only two weeks” and “’l’ll be back soon” or “I’ll call every day” helps the situation any. If anything it just reminds everyone that Kobayashi won’t be home for and entire two weeks.
Fafnir and Takiya don’t handle it much better. Takiya initially assumes Fafnir would be fine on his own, given his calm and callous demeanor, but it’s soon made clear he isn’t as accepting to the idea as he originally thought he would. The moment he told Fafnir he was going on a trip that he couldn’t come with him for that very reason, the dragon tensed so hard the human could hear his bones creaking. Then he outright said Takiya wasn’t going. It was probably the closest to an argument the two had (and the first too).
It’s only after Elma sits the dragons down and outright pledges to keep their humans safe, at the cost of her own life should the need arises, that they finally, reluctantly, relent. Not that it makes them feel that much better. The goodbye at the airport was far more heartbreaking than what it had any right to be.
But when they finally return, everyone feels the world is whole again. uwu
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Haha so I’m not gon’ lie that last one is somethin’ I wanna write a fic about but I’m nervous I can’t quite capture the emotion behind it through words myself. I mean I could try, maybe even in comic-esque form????? I dunno man. :/
BUT YUH THAR YOU GO. More stuff of me being trash for this anime and damn does it feel good. c:
#miss kobayashi's dragon maid#mkdm#kobayashi-san chi no meidoragon#Headcanon#mkdm headcanon#headcanon stuff#brainstorming#earthsong does the big think
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WIP Wednesday
I was tagged a week or two ago by @helloamhere to do wip wednesday, so even though @jacaranda-bloom, @beau-soleil-louis, and @reminiscingintherain tagged me to do the last line challenge, i’m letting this fill in for that instead hehe So! here’s a snippet of my current wip! it’s working title is voice harry au, which makes basically no sense to anyone but me, but since this is wip wednesday and doesn’t really have rules, i guess i can explain that too before i share my snippet!
i almost got so distracted i didn’t tag anyone, so i tag those i tagged above who want to do this, as well as @londonfoginacup, @sadaveniren, @becomeawendybird, @kingsofeverything, @laynefaire, and @lightwoodsmagic!
so this all came about because i was watching the voice with my parents and there was this kid trying out. he was from this tiny resort town in idaho (niall played there last year, actually!), and he talked about how growing up he never thought he’d leave his town because he loved it so much. but as he got older, the town grew and changed into a resort town for the rich and famous and he no longer felt like he belonged in this place he loved with so much of himself. it was a rough time for him because he was in high school and didn’t know what he was going to do with himself, and that was when he discovered music and he felt like maybe that was his way out.
during all of this, it showed him sitting on this overlook rock, looking out on this gorgeous lake with trees surrounding him and his outfit was very harry 2013 (a la loose fitting shirt, beanie with curls poking out, etc) and when he came out to sing, his long hair looked like harry’s as well and later he even talked about how people often tell him he reminds them of harry styles. his voice was great as well, and it was then, that this famous/non-famous fic was born. it uses some of the feelings he described in his packet, but the rest of his experience was very different for the fic that grew in my mind.
and with that, below the cut, is the (long, unedited) snippet of my voice harry wip, hopefully coming soon to the @1000feelingsfics fest! haha
Harry set his guitar on the stand and walked to the bar where Mitch was had his beer waiting.
“Oh, Mitch! Buying me a beer? You shouldn’t have,” Harry teased, pretending to act coy. “After all, what would Sarah say?”
“Fuck off, Harry,” Mitch said, but he wasn’t hiding his smile very well. Harry knew he said otherwise, but underneath it all, Mitch really did love him.
Harry laughed and took a sip. He loved the seasonal lagers they served at Steve’s and a new one had just come out last week. Harry sighed happily as he sat down at the stool in front of Mitch.
“So, what did you think?” Harry asked as he set his cup down on the bar. “Is there a certain set you think works better than the other? I liked my new song from Tuesday, but I’m not sure. I feel like people might have preferred my original song from tonight better.”
“I liked your original, myself, but redoing one of Louis Tomlinson’s songs the way you did was ballsy.”
Harry turned, surprised by the voice he heard close to his shoulder. Upon seeing who it was, Harry was even more glad he’d set his glass down before so he couldn’t drop it on the floor when he realized Louis fucking Tomlinson himself was complimenting Harry’s music.
“Holy shit,” Harry said quietly, eyes wide. He blinked a few times, but Louis continued to stand there. “You’re…” Swallowing, Harry did his best to pull himself together and say a full sentence. “Hi, I love your music and I don’t think I’ve played your song yet tonight.”
“You haven’t,” Louis said, smile wide and eyes sparkling. God, he was somehow even more beautiful in person. “But I’ve come every night to hear you sing. You’re really talented.”
Harry looked back to Mitch to see if he was hearing the same thing Harry was. He must have fallen and hit his head or something, because this absolutely wasn’t real. There was no way the Louis Tomlinson had listened to him for three nights and liked what he heard.
“What are you looking at me for?” Mitch asked, flicking Harry with his wet rag as he moved further down to clean the bar where a party had just left. “The pop star is talking to you, not me.”
Turning back to Louis and feeling a bit sheepish over the fact he’s behaving like some socially-challenged elementary school child, Harry rubbed the back of his neck and smiled as best he could. “Thank you,” he finally managed.
“You’re welcome,” Louis said, bowing his head a little as he gestured to the stool beside Harry. “Is this taken?”
Harry shook his head as quickly as he could. “Nope. Definitely free.”
Smiling even wider, Louis sat down and smiled at Mitch. After ordering a beer on tap, Louis turned to Harry. “So, do you write your original stuff by yourself or do you have a writing partner?”
“Oh, uh,” Harry couldn’t really believe he was being asked about his writing process with someone as famous as Louis. What had this night become. “Well I usually write it by myself, but sometimes if I’m stuck on a part or something, Mitch here is really great with a guitar and writing some things himself.”
“He’s full of shit, don’t believe a word he says,” Mitch warned Louis as he handed him his beer then walked away.
Louis started cackling before turning his bright smile Harry’s way. “God, he’s already one of my favorite people in this town.”
Harry tried not to let a swirl of jealousy grow within his belly. “He’s pretty great, yeah,” Harry forced out with what was hopefully a genuine smile before taking a sip of his beer. He really didn’t have much time left before he needed to start his next set, and besides, he really did love Mitch.
“Does he help you with the arrangements for your covers as well?” Louis asked before taking a sip of his own and humming happily at his choice. “I’m being serious when I tell you I’ve never heard someone take a hugely popular song and making it entirely their own like you do. It’s incredible.”
“Thank you,” Harry said, still feeling like this conversation was somehow not really happening. “Those are all my own, though.”
Louis tilted his head and smiled at Harry. “Your YouTube videos are pretty impressive as well, you know.”
Harry choked on his beer in surprise and winced at the burning sensation it caused inside his nose. Thankfully none actually came out, but it was a near thing and that would be bothering him the rest of the night.
“You looked me up on YouTube?” This conversation somehow continued to shock him and he wasn’t sure he’d be able to handle too much more. Louis was going to send his blood pressure so high he was going to pass out.
Smirking, Louis said, “I’ve done my research on you best I could, yeah.”
Shaking his head, Harry finally had to ask the question that had been running through his head from the moment Louis turned this into a full fledged conversation. “Why?”
“Why what?” Louis asked, chuckling. “You’re good, Harry. I already told you that.”
“Yeah, but,” Harry ran his hand nervously through his hair. “I’m not that good. I mean, I like to think I’m pretty good, but I’ve been called mediocre enough times to know that my chances of getting out of this town thanks to music are slim.”
Louis narrowed his eyes. “Anyone who calls you mediocre obviously has no idea what the fuck they’re talking about.”
Harry snorted. “Yeah, well some of them were pretty high up in various record labels, so excuse me for disagreeing.”
“You got in for auditions at labels?” Louis asked, eyebrows high. Harry was at least somewhat glad he was able to turn the tables for at least a little bit.
Shrugging, Harry said, “A couple.”
“Five,” Mitch yelled from where he was mixing drinks a few feet over. “He’s gone to LA for five different labels.”
Turning back to Harry, Louis said, “They’re fucking idiots.”
“Said I wasn’t what they were looking for,” Harry said. “Or that I was too mediocre to gain a true following or something like that.”
Louis leaned forward and said, “Well, I’m telling you they are wrong and I’d like to prove to you how much I believe that.”
One last swig to drain the cup, Harry stood up and asked, “Oh yeah? And how’d you like to do that?”
“Write with me.”
“Yeah right,” Harry said turning around to walk back to his makeshift stage. This had to be a prank someone was pulling on him. Hell, Grimmy knew exactly how much he loved Louis and his music. He’d probably run into him and asked him to pull Harry’s leg or something.
“I’m serious,” Louis called after him.
“Okay,” Harry said with a laugh before he picked up his guitar. “I’ll dedicate this next set to you and if you’re still here afterwards, we can exchange numbers.”
“You’ve got yourself a deal, Curly.”
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To-Do List
I've decided to post my to-do list so I can compare it later on. This is basically where I put things when I think of something or need to remember something.
Create bank account. My mom wants me to get a job. I figured a good first job would be online marketing (I'm problably totally wrong.) Anyways, I need an account to transfer money to.
Ask reddit for lifting products and products that decrease bumpy skin. I think I've mentioned before that my interest in skin care is increasing. I'm going to post this question to r/asianbeauty. I don't trust American products, they've never worked for me and all seem like marketing schemes.
Do everything in room redo. I have a separate note titles "room redo". It has a list of things I want to do to make my room look better. I guess I'll have to post this list later haha.
Clean out closet. Currently, my closet is a mess, not just with clothes, but things I shove in there. Have the clothes in there I never wear because they are too small or don't fit me.
Get Missha cushion from h mart. The Missha Cushion is a BB cushion that I've heard is really good, so I want to try it. The only physical store I've seen sell it is h mart, and I don't want to order it online for fear that the color won't be right.
Buy gum. Gum really helps me focus, plus I owe my friend a lot of gum because I always ask her for some.
Longboard. I don't know if I've mentioned this before, but I longboard. Usually when people think longboard, they think going down long roads at amazing speeds. But, that's not what I do. I do longboard dancing. This note is basically just a reminder to practise.
K Study. This basically means just practise Korean. I am learning Korean, not because I'm a kboo, or I liKe kpOP ThEyre ReALLy CutE. I do like kpop but I'm genuinely interested in the culture. I think other cultures are amazing and I love traveling to see them. It's like a whole nother (is that a word?) world.
Decide between grey and beige for walls. This is pretty self-explanatory. I need to chose between grey and beige to paint my room because currently there are about four different colors on the wall from when it was my sister's room.
Do English vocabulary packet. Every two weeks, we have vocab quizzes in English. The vocab packets are optional, but if we turn them in at the end of the semester, we can drop our lowest quiz grade, which wouldn't do much because I always get As on them, but I still want to do it just Incase.
How to view what you've copied to clipboard. This is just a question I need to good sometime soon because the things I copy keep becoming un-copied somehow.
Set up keyboard. I play the piano (not very well.) and I've been using a traditional piano that is extremely out of tune. We have this keyboard under a bed, and I want to start using it instead.
Finish history stations. This refers to the history stations that we were doing earlier today.
Shower with an orange. Yes, it sounds weird, but I'm interested. I heard these girls on track talking about showering with an orange. No, they don't just set the orange in the shower with them, they eat the orange in the shower. Apparently it's supposed to feel amazing, so why not try it?
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World Swapping Part 5
Summary: (Bucky x Fem!Reader) When a hard-core MCU fan travels into the events of Captain America: Civil War, she has to balance keeping the Avengers from tearing apart, and a growing adoration of the deadly Winter Solider.
Warnings: cursing as always, fluff this chapter, sort of sad, slight angst
A/N: Sorry this took me so long, and that it’s so short, but I really like this part, its so fluffy and cute, expect an exciting next part 6 too! And please, comment, reblog do whatever but let me known if you liked it!!
The Avengers had dwindled down to essential players. People who weren’t need like Ant Man and all the shield agents went back to work or home, and Tony told Peter to get back to homework, and he’d call later. That reminded you, you had to talk to Tony about how he handles Peter in Homecoming. The only people to remain were you, Steve, Tony, Bucky, Natasha, Clint, and T'challa. Everyone else went there own ways after Steve said we’d handle Y/N. You gave everyone a soft wave, sort of sad you wouldn’t see anyone again, only in the movies once you got home. You shook the feeling of, giving one last smile to Peter once he left the room. Once the remainders all sat down around you, you started to inform them on the plot of Doctor Strange.
Once you wrapped up with how Strange defeat Dormammu, Tony just chuckled, “Man, that’s ballsy. Wonder how many times the doc died… Anyways, do you have anything to point us in the direction of this so called New York Sanctum?”
“Yeah I do, let me just grab some paper…” You reached for a notepad, and a pencil, and sketched out the Sanctum symbol on it, “It looks like this, and it’s just another smaller old looking building with this symbol on top all big. I don’t know what else I could tell you, sorry” you say sort of ashamed at your knowledge running dry on your usually overflowing marvel facts.
Steve patted your shoulder reassuringly, “It’s okay, Y/N, you did good, it’s enough, right Tony, to find it?” He said turning to Tony.
Tony peered at the symbol, “Yeah give me a couple hours and I’ll have the coordinates.” He got up, and left, leaving you with the rest.
“Hey Y/N,” Nat turned to you, speaking “This sounds sort of dangerous, with all the voodoo crap going on, while we have time, want me to give you a little girls defense lesson?”
You squealed in excitement, “Oh my fucking God, the Black Widow wants to teach me how to fight, this is actually a dream come true! No seriously, this has been on my life bucket list since I’ve first seen you fight!”
Nat smiled at your response, “Okay cool, see you in the gym in 10 then!” she got up to leave, “Oh and get in the gear you got earlier, I’m gonna work you!”
You had gotten into your Widow-esque gear, and grabbed a water bottle before joining Nat in the training room. You both quickly got started, her showing you the basics. How the elbow is the strongest point on your body and could easily do a lot of damage, then proceeded to show you different attacking methods on the dummy. You were handling yourself well, glad you played a sport in high school so at least you were very body aware. After the elbow practice, Nat moved onto punches and kicks, still practicing on the dummy. You got a hold of the technique quickly, so she said you and her could spar. After a couple rounds of you holding your own, and realizing that you would probably never get a hit on her if she wasn’t dialing down her abilities you called a water break.
While you and Nat were sipping water, an idea sprung into your head, “Hey, Nat! So in most of the movies you are in you do this really cool takedown where you wrap your legs around the guys neck, usually Bucky, and swing to take them to the ground, could you teach me it?”
A knowing smile sprung on her face, “Ahhh, you want to learn my Widow Tactical Takedown. Love that move! Sure, I’ll totally teach you, but first we are gonna need something better than dummies. I’ll call Steve and Bucky over for practicing.”
Your face turned into a heated mess, worry eating at you realizing the position you just potentially put yourself in with Bucky. Nat saw the apprehension on your face and laughed, “Ah, I knew it, you definitely have the hots for Barnes. I am most definitely pairing you up with him!”
Worry ate at you until you saw Bucky and Steve walk in, and your mind went completely blank, for Bucky “The Freaking Roman God Body” Barnes walked in with a hella tight white athletic tee, and some gym shorts that made his legs look like they could crush anything in between them. You had to consciously keep for mouth shut, or else it would have dropped to the floor. Clearing your throat, and knocking any other inappropriate thoughts out of your head, you waved to them, saying hi.
Nat called them over, “So Stevie, remember my Widow Tactical Takedown? The one I would always use you to show to the recruits?”
“Yes… “ Steve said, apprehensively, like he knew where this was going.
“Well, Y/N has seen me do it a lot in the movies, and she wants to learn it. So I was gonna demonstrate on you like always, and she can practice on Bucky. Plus, she said I did it to Barnes a couple times so he should be good, right?” She asked the last part, looking at Bucky for confirmation that this was okay for him.
He cleared his throat, “Um, yeah I should be good, and I think I remember that. It was on a street right, the day Shield fell?”
You grinned at the memory, “Yeah, man that fight on the freeway then on the streets is by far my favorite movie fight scene. It’s literally 15 whole minutes of Bucky being a bad ass while he’s fighting my favorite ex-assassin, and my favorite super soldier. It’s the first time you really see the Winter Soldier fight, and the hand to hand combat between him and Steve was amazing. And plus, I’ve seen this video where someone set the whole freeway scene to Britney Spears “Toxic” and I think it’s the best thing I’ve ever seen. God damn, that was some great fight sequences…” You say, getting lost in thought.
Bucky had a smile smile ghosting his face while Steve laughed at your little tangent. Nat chuckled, “Okay weirdo, let’s get started!”
She worked step by step on Steve. It was very easier for her, going very slow, showing each step, but Steve was blushing severely, everytime she was wrapped around his neck, trying not to do anything. You would have thought he harbored a crush on her if not for seeing him kiss Sharon in Civil War, who knows maybe he does.
After her doing it slow a couple times, and fully taking Steve down twice, you turn to Bucky with a shy smile, “You ready to do this?”
He returned to smile with an encouraging grin, pulling you up by the hand, “Yup let’s do this. Scratch it off this bucket list of yours!”
You bounced up and down a couple times, mentally preparing yourself, hoping you didn’t mess up miserably.
“Okay,” your mutter, “I’m so ready!” The first step running through your head. Launch up from your right leg, and get the left leg over his right shoulder. Easy peezy.
You managed to get the left leg over Bucky’s shoulder, but because of his metal arm in a certain position, you right leg got caught under it so you were hanging their on his chest, holding on by your knee near his head, and your arms, clutching on his shirt.
You started to slip due to your weak hold, shrieking but suddenly, Bucky caught you by placing his hands under your butt. You froze realizing his hands were holding your ass, and his face deepened to the darkest red that you thought humanly possible.
He muttered, shyly, I am so sorry…”
You tried to chuckled and relieve the tension, still holding on to his shirt with a death grip, “You’re good Buck. Plus it’s my bad, my right leg got stuck, so… Yeah I’m gonna get down and redo this.”
He nodded, letting you hop off him.
You saw Nat grinning ear to ear on your left, and you glared, “What are you laughing at Nat?”
“Hehe, nothing IN, nothing. You need to get your right leg up faster so you can complete wrap both legs around his neck, okaY?”
“Got it, ready Buck?” peering at him, ready for another try.
“Yup doll, let’s do this.”
So you launched yourself up, and this time you got both legs up on time. Both sadly, your success was short lived. You got stuck again halfway through it, so you were straddling his left shoulder. Due to your sudden stop in movement, you started to sway, but Bucky reached up and steadied you, “Thanks, I’m got stuck again, sorry if my weight is bothering you.”
You could feel the vibrations under you as he chuckled, “Doll, you could be a 100 pounds heavier and you would still feel feather light. Super soldier serum remember?”
“Haha” you laugh sarcastically, “How could I forgot?” You turned to Nat, “What do I do next?”
She motioned for Steve to stand up, and showed you on him, by positioning herself behind his head, leaning to the side, and rolling off him before he hit the ground.
“Thanks, Nat, Steve, okay Buck, you ready?”
He nodded, bracing himself, as you started to shift quickly and lean back. You felt his feet start to leave the floor as he fell backwards, so that was your moment to roll off and to the side of him. You landed on your feet while he landed on his side, groaned and rolled onto his stomach.
You hurried to his side, “Oh my God, no, Bucky did I hurt you?” You started to roll him over when he started to laugh, and grin spreading on his face. Now on his back, you playfully slapped his shoulder, “Not funny, dude, I thought I hurt you!”
He leaned up on his elbow, “Ah, you’d have to hit a lot harder to hurt me, doll” He smiled at you, a nice big one that made his eyes brighter than their normal Winter Soldiery gloom, with you on your knees near his side, grinning right back at him. It reminded you more of Sebastian Stan, and how he smiles with his whole face, making you realize that that’s how Bucky would smile when he’s really happy.
Your moment was interrupted when Tony came over the speaker, “Nat, Y’N, and the Super Soldier Duo, meet me at the Mission Briefing Office in 5, I got the location.”
Getting up, you offered Bucky you hand, and pulled him up with you. Your hands held together a little longer than normal but you tried not to notice.
The four of you walked to the office, and saw Tony already there with a screen showing the picture of the sanctum. You all sat down around the table. Tony cleared his throat and began, “As you already know, I want to keep this mission small, only the essential people, so it’s just going to be the five of us. Y/N, you already said goodbye to the others right?”
You nodded, an unknown emotion sweeping through you. Almost as if you didn’t want to leave. But you should want to go home, right?
Tony continued describing the plan, how we would get there, and the options for what would happen if anything bad occured. After going over the fine details, he wrapped up, saying, “Y/N, we might not get another time to say this, if it works, but on behalf of the Avengers, I want to formally thank you. You really saved or asses.”
You smiled shyly, shuffling your feet at their gratitude, “It was no problem. I always wanted to fix you guys since this movie came out so really it’s a honor.”
“Anyways, we are incredibly grateful.” Steve said, patting your shoulder. The moment ended, and every one left to get suited up.
After walking out of the office, Bucky caught up to you, grabbing your elbow, “Hey, need help suiting up?”
Peering down at your suit that was on, “Well um, my suit is on already on, but I could use some help with the weaponry.”
He helped you stock up your knives, after going over how to throw them in a much more detailed lesson then before. After he gave you a small gun this time, a pistol, and shot it a couple times, showing you the safety switch and how to turn it on and off. You absorbed everything, taking it all down to memory. After, you and Bucky were just sitting together on the bench with a couple minutes left before they would have to be in the quinjet. Breaking the silence, Bucky said quietly, not looking at you, but at his feet, “Y/N, I just wanted to say thank you. The words you told me right after my Winter Soldier episode helped me stay on my feet. I didn’t quite believe you at first but you treated me just like any other person, and you easily know what much more about what I’ve done than anyone else on the team, yet you still smiled at me and felt normal, felt human. You made me feel hope, something I hadn’t felt in a really long time, and I want to thank you for that.”
He finally looked up at you, a single tear running down his face. Slowly, you lifted you hand to rub it off, but kept you hand holding his cheek.
“Oh, Bucky, I still don’t understand how you don’t realize you deserve the world and more.”
Nat barged in on the two of you, causing the two of you to jump, and you to yank you hand off. Realizing that she interrupted something, she quickly grabbed her guns and left the two of you.
Bucky cleared his throat, “I um…” he looked hesitant, but then said, “Nevermind, we should go or we’ll be late”
So the two of you trudged to the quinjet, and loaded up sitting next to each other. Once everyone was on, Tony closed it up, and started the engine. “Let’s go see this Doctor Strange of yours Y/N”. The quinlet lurched upward, causing you to jerk in fear and grabbed Bucky’s hand. Though the jet, settled down, Bucky never let go.
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Summer Memories
(July 2016)
Dear Me,
It’s been a long time since I used this. Let’s see. I think because no one I know follows me on here it’s like I mini diary. This summer has been so interesting. I met many people his summer and it has been a memorable one. It’s crazy to see how much I’ve grown and how much I’ve pushed myself back on being who I am. So I’ve kinda just been going with the flow.I’ve partied, gone out with friends, made new ones, but most importantly made the decision to love myself and focus on parts of myself.
Relationship: My last relationship during college screwed with me so much. And as much as I have grown from it. I feel like a failure about it. I feel like I could’ve been a better boyfriend. I started removing everything off my walls
And frames that reminded me of you..of us.anything that sparked those thousand and one things of what we used to be. It helped the lump in my throat that I got, the ones that took only hours of showers to feel better. It’s so strange to tell yourself that you’re doing the right thing. That you have been for the past year. I have to keep telling myself that I made the right choice. That I am worth more then just what I was given. That I’ll meet a guy and he will love me for me. And not talk to other guys and I find out. Being screwed over every 6 months for 3.5 years takes a toll. But overall tumblr..I’m glad I made the decision to love myself and not keep trying on “fixing” it. I was just hurting myself. Now that I broke that cycle he wanted me back. That he’s changed and realized I was the best guy he’s ever met/dated. Well I’ll just take that comment and hope someone in the future appreciates it all. It’s. It’s not like I don’t care about him anymore. I always will. But it was time to make that hard choice and end my longest relationship. He took all his stuff and I gave him everything that was connected to us, officially this summer. The house is different but I’m definitely myself and happier. Time to just redo my living room right?
Dating life:
Hmmmm lets see. I’ve been asked out a lot to the point where I think people are just messing with me. I guess when people find out you’re actually single after years of not being you’re like fresh meat lol.
The problem I’ve had with dating is, guys just want to fuck lol. I’ve had just this week like 3-4 people say I was cute, ask to come over, watch movies and spend the night. I said no. They eventually told me they thought I was cute and wanted me to fuck them…
I think I’ll pass tbh lol
I’ve been sex deprived but I gotta keep to my morals. Haha and not just want that temporary moment of release and sexual tension. Maybe I’m just a stickler. Maybe I should not be so stuck up. Just let it happen, go with the flow, and fuck people. Idk I’m being dumb. Scratch that lol. Maybe someone will like me for me and actually like me like me enough to take a chance. I’m probably expecting too much 😂
Summer fun:
I have had some fun during summer. I’ve done pool sessions, crafting sessions, and even road trips. I’ve gone out. Went drinking and clubbing. It’s been quite the adventure.
New friends/people:
I’ve made some cool connections. Went to Castro with them. Went to SF pride for the first time. Took many pictures and just had a fun ass time
New guy friend?:
This ones an interesting one. I’ve met a guy. He’s younger then me, but only by 6 months, he’s funny, he’s smart, he just gets me. He’s different. I won’t go into details. I feel like myself with him. Not that I need to be around him to be myself but what I mean is…I told my best friend after my ex screwed me over I became defensive and just put walls up. He’s probably been one of the first people in years that I feel ok and comfortable enough to be myself. It’s weird. I don’t like it lol. And that’s only cuz I can’t read this person. I told him a part of me likes him. He said the same thing. But we’ve agreed. We need to focus on building our friendship foundation first and see where the future takes us. But as for now I enjoy his company. I enjoy being just friends and being myself when we hang out. It’s refreshing. I just tell myself, wall up, don’t ruin this friendship. I’ve just decided. Be yourself, don’t try to push anything with this guy. Focus on yourself. Let him focus on himself to, he needs it after his last relationship. The cuddling is something I enjoy the most tbh. It’s just a connection, a touch that I actually enjoy late at night. I’m a person that loves the feel of a connection, a touch late at night, and someone who plays with my hair. Haha that shit is just great. Just someone who is comfortable enough to lay with me, play with each other, then just cuddle and pass out. That’s soothing. Did I mention my first Love Language is: Physical Touch? And oh how he touches me and my soul. Oh and he likes scary video games, and horror movies so we can keep him around haha. But ya he’s a cool guy. I’m Just honestly going with the flow, being myself, if he likes me more then just friends in the future then great if he doesn’t and he finds a potential guy then I’m going to be there for him as friends and make sure to support him.
Family:It’s been hard. I’ve given up on the fact that I’ll never have that relationship with my brother and sister. I’ve missed half their life. I’ve cried but that’s life.
School:
It’s almost here. I’m ready for you. I’m ready for my final year
Me:
I’m enjoying being myself this summer.Focusing on me and just people that want to be in it. I’m not trying to jump into a relationship just get. But hey if someone shows interest in me and it’s mutual you never know. I just feel like I’m becoming more of myself and for once in a long time. I’m w lot happier then where I was last summer.
Ok tumblr that’s been my summer
Well the important parts
The rest has been work, work, Netflix nights and just being lame.
Until next time I guess.
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