#‘don’t play the sims then idiot’ i love the game. i just don’t like this. and i’m so tired

[ghostwoohoo]

holy shit can someone please PLEASE mod out all of the references of sims being self aware

[honeyedfate]

operation: no hate, just date | 심재윤

pairing. jake sim x idol!gf!reader

the objective is clear—make both of your fans believe that you and jake, in fact, don’t hate each other by convincing them that you’re actually in love. which you are. sadly, jake doesn’t get to shout it from the rooftops like he desperately wants to. instead he’s trapped in an elaborate plan that’s moving at a snail’s pace, but one night on weverse with the boys might speed things up.

genre. fluff & very very mildly suggestive

a/n. this is the second part to loverboy! you can read it by itself if u want but it might be more fun if u don’t lol enjoy! x

[ › first part ][ › third part ]

it’s been a week since jake and you were pulled aside and shoved into a meeting room where an unforeseen entourage informed him that he sucks at being your boyfriend but makes for a great arch nemesis. he had left that intervention feeling annoyed and his privacy violated, but at least they had a plan. whether that plan is a good one is still up for debate.

grey sweater guy from pr keeps responding to yuki’s plentiful emails with stupid roundabouts of how patience is a virtue and playing the long game always benefits the player. the problem is jake has no patience, and the only person who seems to get it is you.

which is likely why even after the fourth facetime call of the day, his darling-angel of a girlfriend has yet to tell him to piss off. he keeps peeking at his phone, which he has propped up against his pillow, only to begrudgingly return to his scattered lego set, positive he’ll crash out if he doesn’t hear your voice soon.

when the call finally connects and you appear on the screen, it’s like watching the sun rise. jake can feel the tension leaving his body and a lopsided smile curving over his lips. he’s hopeless, really.

you grin through the phone, hands in your hair as you tie it back, and say by way of greeting, “yunjin showed me a tiktok earlier.”

abandoning whatever he was building, jake scoots closer to his phone. “what was it about?”

“us, of course,” you say cheerily, and jake swears his heart skips a beat. not because he’s anxious of what you’re about to say but because it happens every time you refer to him and you as an item. an entity. it’s embarrassing but he kind of likes it. he likes being an idiot for you.

“someone put together a bunch of clips of everything we’ve been doing this week and it blew up on twitter.” you gently rub your oil cleanser over your face.

jake perks up at your words. he didn’t think anyone would’ve noticed any of the stuff he was told to do as part of the stupid plan. an unsettling concoction of excitement and terror swirls in his stomach. “what did they say?” he asks, fiddling with a lego piece.

you take a moment to wipe off your eye makeup, scrunching your nose when jake calls you a panda. “apparently people have been noticing how close we stood on the encore stage and that we kept looking at each other. it’s funny—i didn’t realise in that moment, but when i watched it back it looked like you’re either creeping up on me or you’re extremely terrified.”

jake tilts his head. “terrified of what? you?” he furrows his brows. “i just looked at you a couple of times like they told us to.”

“i know you did.” you turn off the faucet and grab a towel to dry off your face, trying to keep the amusement in your voice at bay. “but, babe, you’re either staring me down—unblinking—or you’re casting glances at me like you’re scared i’ll turn around and jump you.” you can’t help but giggle. “someone commented, ‘i can’t tell if jake is contemplating if he should push y/n off the stage or if he should throw himself off it.’”

jake gawks at you with his mouth agape. “that’s what they’re saying?”

you nod. he falls backward with a groan and covers his faces with his arms. “i can’t believe it. that’s what it looked like to them? really?”

“i know.” you say, more amused than empathetic.

“that’s crazy,” he says, pushing himself upright again, hair sticking out even messier than it had before. “i’m actively trying to act like a lovesick fool—which i am! don’t even—and people still think i’m trying to break your neck? that’s insane.”

you hum supportively. “at least some people believe you were offering to break your own neck for me. that’s romantic, right? we might be on the right track here.” you keep your tone playful, but jake looks at you with his starry eyes and pouty lips, resembling nothing short of a kicked puppy.

“i’m sorry i keep messing this up,” he says and the thinness in his voice makes your heart break.

“jake, you’re not messing anything up.” he looks at his hands, avoiding your gaze. “you can’t control these things, people will interpret and perceive it however they like. it’s always been this way, and it’s always been out of our control. doesn’t mean it’s your fault.”

“i don’t know, y/n,” he says quietly, and the sight of him hanging his head has you nearly sneaking out of the dorms and going over to his. you’ve never seen him look this miserably at a lego set before. “if i wasn’t so awkward and knew what to do, we wouldn’t even be in this mess.”

“no one’s perfect and all-knowing.” you pick up your phone with a frown. “and why do you keep calling it a mess? is that what you think this is?” you enter your room and get into your bed. jake looks up at the sounds of your blanket and wishes desperately he was there with you.

instead, he loosens a breath and sweeps the lego pieces onto the manual, placing it on the floor and going under the blanket as well. “what else should i call it?” he says. “it’s not a blessing.”

you ponder his words. “a mess would be our sex tape getting leaked or people making up rumours that we’re drug dealers or cannibals.”

jake cocks his head. “like hannibal?”

“i meant more like in ‘bones and all’ but sure.”

“oh.” he scratches his face. “well, we’re neither of those things. we also don’t have a sex tape.” the corner of his mouth quirks up.

“no, we don’t.” you pout, forcing a mock sigh. “but we could always make one? ‘operation: no hate, no date,’ am i right?” you waggle your eyebrows at him, prompting a wry smile to flicker across his face.

“they’ll watch it and come to the conclusion that i hate you even more.”

you huff a laugh. “we will probably also get kicked out of hybe and have to start slinging fishcakes on the street. which sounds like fun, to be honest. oh! we could make our own jingle and sing it for our customers. maybe we won’t even have to make the fishcakes if we’re successful enough.”

this earns you a laugh. “that’s just busking, baby. what you want to do is busk.”

you gasp in fake surprise before settling for a rueful sigh. “i am but an artist.”

jake presses his lips together as if to say ‘good riddance, what tragic calling’ with a saddened face before the two of you dissolve into giggles.

“okay, i get it.” he turns to lie on his side, face squished against his pillow. “going from idol to man with leaked sex tape who sings on the street and runs an unsuccessful fishcake stand would be a mess. but this is not?”

“correct.”

“i’m so relieved then.” he grins toothily at you and, of course, you reciprocate it. an involuntarily yawn slips through your lips and jake coos at you.

“is my girl tired after working hard all day?”

“she’s exhausted,” you affirm with bleary eyes. “you seem chipper for someone who’s usually drooling on his pillow by midnight.”

jake shrugs. “i’m not sleepy yet.”

you hold back another yawn. “do you want me to stay awake until you are?”

he smiles at you fondly, relishing in the softness of your drowsy voice. “it’s all right. you should go to sleep, baby.” he glances at the clock on his phone. “i think i’ll go live for a bit. haven’t done one in a while.”

“aren’t we feeling chatty tonight,” you tease, eyes fully closed now. jake swears he actually dies at how cute you look and smashes that screenshot button repeatedly. “i’ll leave you to it then. greet engenes for me.”

he grimaces. “if i do that, you’ll get your jingle and fishcake dreams fulfilled by tomorrow morning because we’ll both be unemployed.”

“sounds lovely.” you rub your eyes.

“yeah,” jake merely whispers, attention span momentarily off the rails as his doting gaze traces your face. he takes another screenshot for good measure. “good night, pretty girl,” he says tenderly, raspy voice and all. “see you tomorrow for the dance challenge and the fishcakes.”

a giggle bubbles out of you, and you crack your eyes open to offer your best, dozy smile. “and the busking. don’t forget the busking.”

“i would never. i’ll even steal one of jay’s guitars.”

you nod, pleased. “we’ll be on the run like bonnie and clyde. except for all the atrocities, of course.”

jake helplessly swoons. “i love you.”

“i love you too. good night, baby.”

the intensity at which his pulse quickens and his stomach tumbles needs to be studied because it should not be humanly possible to be so goddamn whipped. he’s not ashamed to admit that he could write lines upon lines of poetry right now just to ode your every quality and marvel at the curve of your mouth.

again, hopeless. but he’s more than okay with it.

so what if he flips onto his stomach right after the call ends, smiling blissfully into his pillow and kicking his feet? he might not be a lover boy, but he is in love.

with that same crooked smile that is probably etched onto his face forever, he opens the weverse app on his phone and opts for a voice live. as the first few people pool in, he gets lost in mindless chatter. it’s always nice to do lives at night. mainly because they make him drowsy.

at some point, he gets up for the bottle on his desk, hoping that chugging some water will wake him up. but when he returns to his bed and glances at his phone, comments keep flooding in at a speed that make them very hard to read.

“what’s this?” he chuckles nervously. “what happened? i just went to get some water.”

enhaswife: jungwon is live!! go live with him plss

sim hitomi: jungwonnie is live~~

xo, liz: CAN U GO LIVE WITH JUNGWON ‼️

“jungwonnie is live?” jake raises a brow. “that’s actually pretty early for him. it’s not even one yet.” he settles back into his bed. “i was here first though, so you guys have to tell him to come. tell him to come send a request.”

he watches the number of viewers decline rapidly, all of them seemingly leaving to do his bidding. he wields too much power and it might actually go to his head, he thinks to himself in amusement. “i told him,” he reads out loud. “i told him, he’s coming, i told him. you guys are so cute.”

not long after, the request pops up and jake is quick to accept it. his screen splits in two before jungwon’s eager face appears before him.

“yooiii,” jake greets him with a wide smile.

“yoooiiii,” jungwon practically shouts into his phone with excitement that is more appropriate for daylight hours. “what’s this? why aren’t you showing your face, hyung? are you naked?”

“what?” jake guffaws, adjusting his phone. “no, my hair’s just all over the place. engenes don’t need to see me like this.”

“oh, okay.” jungwon nods understandably as his eyes flit over the computer screen before him. the song that’s currently playing in the background changes to a more calm melody, and jake sinks further into his blanket, nearly letting out a moan at how snug he feels. “he’s bald, by the way.”

jake jolts so hard he nearly tumbles out of his bed.

“jungwon!” he watches as the comments explode into chaos. “oh my god, what have you done.”

the younger boy ignores him. “ni-ki shaved his head after practice, you know. he got the clippers from hair and makeup and went right at it. they weren’t too happy about it, but it went well. thankfully, i am so happy to announce that our hyung does not have an egghead.”

jake burst out laughing, glimpsing how jungwon’s smile expands with delight when he hears it. “i nearly lost an ear, but yes. all’s good.”

“he gave his hair to jay,” jungwon continues for no apparent reason except to bring jay into this. “he put it in a nice ziplock bag and gave it to him. jay almost cried. he was really touched.”

jake is clutching his sides, trying to keep his laughter down. before he can speak, a highlighted message pops up in the comments.

JAY: Ya! Why are you ruining my image

JAY: When jake gave me his bag of hair I wept

JAY: I wept.

JAY: Get your facts straight punk

“hyung!” jungwon says delightfully. “you’re here too. what’s going on, why are we all awake? is this a party?”

“it’s just us three here,” jake remarks, still chuckling. “what party only has three guests?”

jungwon shrugs. “i’ve never been to one.”

JAY: Me neither

jake cups his neck, deciding to join them despite the fact that there are plenty of pictures of them at several afterparties. “me neither.”

JAY: Wow

“wooow,” jungwon echoes, lips tugging into a smirk. jake frowns. did he miss something? before he can address it, a comment stands out to him.

“yes, we are a sad bunch,” he says jokingly in response to it. “you’re breaking my heart, engenes. no need to rub it in.”

jungwon snickers. “these comments are so fun tonight. i usually only get song recommendations. seriously, what’s happening? where are all my engenes who ask me to play chamber 5 for the eighth time?”

JAY: It’s because I’m here

JAY: I bring the smart ones

JAY: Also can you play chamber 5

“it’s my live.” jake scoffs when he reads jay’s comments. “they were here before you two came, and we always have very stimulating discussions.”

that’s not true. earlier’s heated topic of conversation was whether a tiger or a tiger shark would win in a fight. but jungwon and jay don’t need to know that.

��oh, hey, we’re tripple j,” jake randomly observes while suppressing a yawn.

“we are!” jungwon says enthusiastically. “the moment jay came in, all the comments were saying tripple j. imagine if all of our names started with a j. septuple j!”

JAY: Junghoon

JAY: Jeeseung, junoo, ji-ki

JAY: Annyeonghasaeyo, jenhypen-imnida

jake snorts. he glances at the time and lets another yawn overtake him. “guys, i think i’ll go to sleep. i can barely hold my eyes open.”

“i was waiting for you to say that,” jungwon quips.

“oh?” jake pushes himself up to fluff his pillow. “why? do i sound tired?”

JAY: Ow hay weor wibble j

jake furrows his brows, nearly suffering a stroke trying to read that. “hah. you’re funny.”

JAY: yoar wonny

“ahjussi, please go to bed,” jake says fondly and pulls his blanket up to his ears, letting it almost swallow him. “you’re talking gibberish again.”

JAY: :(((

jungwon ignores them, typing away on his keyboard. “i think i’ll continue my live for a bit if engenes want to join me.”

“yes, keep him company, guys.” jake yawns once more and quickly skims the comments one last time. his mind has become delirious, not really making sense of any of the words on his screen. he’s no longer thinking straight. he’s not thinking, period. which might be why his focus zeroes in on your name as it passes by.

he scrolls back up, looking for it, and finds himself reading it out loud without a second thought.

“do you want me to fight y/n for you?”

he lets his arm fall over his eyes with a funny expression on his face that no one can see and that he’s not even aware of. a mental image of you occupies half of his mind while the other half has simply shut off.

chuckling, he replies, “nah, i can take her.”

it goes quiet in the room as jake’s breathing evens out and jungwon’s typing slows down.

“hyung,” he says with emphasis, a warning tone laced in his voice. jake blinks an eye open, way too tired to grasp the gravity of what he has done. jungwon, on the other hand, is close to breaking out in hives as the comments go ballistic.

jay is not of much help either. he has left the live to message the group chat, asking if they’re now in trouble and if they’re going to kidnap you and jake again. from what jungwon can gauge based on the rapid fire notifications he’s getting, jay’s coming in clutch with quotes and screenshots of the comments, and heeseung’s immediate reaction is to cackle away.

enhaswife2: wiat whaT DID HE JUST SAY

myseven: oh REALLY >:( y/n count ur days

sunoo’s gf: you sure about that? I can fight

xiiuu7: leave y/n to me, i can handle her for you

jake reads the comments through fluttering eyes, somehow finding it all very entertaining. “oh, i take her just fine, thanks.” he rolls onto his stomach, eyes closed, smiling like an idiot, and mutters into his pillow, “i’ve handled her in more ways you can—”

his door slams open.

not a second later, jungwon stands before him in his pyjamas and snatches his phone out of his hands, breathing heavily. it lands next to jake on his pillow with a thud. screen now black.

“hyung, have you gone mad?!” jungwon stares down at him in bewilderment, his own phone in his hand lightening up every microsecond. “are you actually insane? why would you say that into the microphone?”

jake blinks up at him. “what?”

another person joins them. “what’s going on?” sunoo’s socked feet pad over the floor as he pulls down his headphones, regarding the two of them carefully. “i heard doors slamming.”

wordlessly, jungwon passes him his unlocked phone. it’s opened to a twitter account transcribing and translating in real time what had just been said on their live, including jake’s slurred but still perfectly understandable words. in other words, stan twitter is going insane.

sunoo gasps, eyes widening with each tweet as he scrolls and scrolls and scrolls. he’s reading all kinds of things—engenes who are losing it and speaking of you, your group, and your fans as if there’ll be a sword fight at dawn.

your fans who are thoroughly disoriented and confused but ready to go for blood anyway because ‘what does he MEAN he can take her?? take her WHERE?????’

and people who don’t even listen to either group but are dying over the comedic timing of jake uttering those words, jungwon hurling himself out of his chair, his footsteps thumping in the hallway, the doors banging, and the live ending all under two minutes.

some people also seem to believe that jake is bald for some reason? sunoo shakes his head in disbelief. it’s like the internet has been bored for too long, and this has revived them.

an eternity must’ve passed now, and jungwon is still lecturing a very sleepy jake whose words and actions have finally caught up to him when sunoo suddenly yelps. he practically tosses the phone in the air, and both boys turn their attention to him. with a gulp, sunoo flips the screen around and holds it at an arm’s length.

“yuki is calling.”

jungwon exchanges a look with jake before he grabs his phone. “hello?” he says, clearing his throat. sunoo leans in to try and listen. jake, on the other hand, stays frozen on his bed, not even daring to breathe.

a heavy sigh sounds on the other line. “jungwon?”

“…yes?”

“there’s a change of plans.”

[fairestwriting]

headcannons about idia who’s head over heels in love with yuu ever since the orientation ceremony (he’s such a dork your honor)

Of course they get closer over time as the story progresses ^~^

also I just wanted to say your works r so cute and unique along with how you write them!! You truly do capture the essence of the characters even when the stories r pretty short or even just simply headcannons lol <3

wahh thank you sm 🥹 i really love the characters and writing them in situations…. it makes me happy to hear people think im portraying them well

𐙚 Idia Shroud

It’s not like he’s never had a crush on anyone before, he’d usually recognize the feeling pretty quickly even. But, that pretty much instant feeling of being drawn to this one specific stranger in the crowd, that’s definitely something new. He doesn’t understand why he’s so fixated on you right off the bat, flustered like you’re not multiple feet apart and don’t even know each other’s names. Idia’s heart races even more, being almost too late to realize he was staring at you before you glance towards him. Sure, you’re a cute stranger, but that sort of “crush at first sight” thing only belongs in cheesy dating sims and such, as far as Idia knows.

”Aah, that’s it, this school finally made me lose my mind”, he thinks, once at the ceremony, then again when your face shows up in his thoughts later. He hadn’t even heard you speak, and yet… He finds himself overthinking every bit of that non-interaction, one half of his mind firmly telling him that he’s being a weirdo for doing that at all, near completely drowned out by his worries over whether you caught him staring at you like an idiot. If this was really a crush, and not a really weird case of crossed wires, he’s probably already ruined everything for himself, right? Not that he’d have a chance otherwise—

He almost manages to get over the whole thing when the stars decide to align to laugh at him, and you two end up talking. What exactly led up to it? If you asked him how, he’d hinestly have trouble remembering. Did you end up visiting his dorm, maybe even joining his club? Did you two run into each other in the halls, anime meet-cute style? You introduced yourself, and he somehow managed to respond appropriately. Maybe he was on his phone, looking at something related to a game he likes, and you just so happened to play it too…

And it’s a known fact that the one thing that’ll get Idia to forget his own anxiety for a moment, is being prompted to talk about his interests— Whatever it was that you brought up became the thing that miraculously tied you two together. You end up exchanging contact information, both too invested in feeding each other’s excitement for a second.

…Then, after you walk away from each other, it hits Idia that he has your contact information. Looking back on it, he feels like that must have been insanely lucky of him. Probably months worth of dream cards pulled from limited banners. At this point, there’s no way to deny his feelings to himself, incomprehensible as they might feel. Maybe he could dare to think he has a chance, considering you two have an interest in common… And it’s always much easier for him to talk to people over text.

That’d be getting ahead of himself, though, he thinks, the debate heavy in his mind as he proofreads his text asking if you want to play that game with him anytime soon. He covers his own eyes when he hits send, his hands feeling shaky down to the fingertips. You could send the most unremarkably polite response, he’s still going all crazy over it, even alarming Ortho with the noise he makes when he almost falls off his chair.

You play together, somehow it turns into a routine thing. You start exchanging texts, greeting each other in the halls. Idia has no idea how life just dropped that on his lap, even though he starts to feel more comfortable around you, it’s always still a little surreal. There’s always that persistent fear that he’s going to ruin everything somehow, but as much as his lower moods make him want to withdraw, he never goes through with it, a text from you arriving just in time to snap him out of the trance— Really, you must be magic, or something. So much that even if it all turned out to be a spell, he doesn’t think he’d even mind it.

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[onlyrains]

HERE YOU ARE, A HERO — SJY

♬—now playing: niki - anaheim

“no. don't say anything.” you step backward.

“why?”

“you know the answer, jake,”

he moved closer. “then say it to my face, y/n.”

“don’t make me start.”

“did we even start anything?”

“you know that's not what i meant,” you take a deep breath.

it's always like this. this kind of conversation isn't new to you and jake, actually. the thing between you two started two years ago, when you were in the worst state of mind and let him guide you through it. if only you could say it out loud, you would declare to the world that he is indeed your savior. the one and only sim jake. 

it was all fun and games with him until you noticed there's something tucked away and trying to interfere with everything you've had. and no, you can’t accept it. you don’t deserve it.

he confesses to you a couple times and always wear heart on his sleeve. it’s not like you don’t like him, but it does burden you the most. 

as it is today, the main topic of your argument was about the scholarship he got at his dream university. he always talked about it since it was the same uni his parents went to. he must continue the legacy, he said. it warms your heart hear him sharing his dream with his parents—sometimes, it does hurts too, but you know it just the grudge you've been holding for years.

but then, when you said you have no interest to take a master degree nor move in with him, he suddenly plans to decline it. he's going to ignore his dream just because you.

you laughed silently. like, how could you?

“i don’t understand, y/n. i truly don’t.”

you gulp a lump in your throat. “me either, jake.”

if you had a chance to change a thing in the world right now, it would be your feelings towards him. not about your broken family, not even about him that made you almost lose your mind. you would've chosen jake over everything, to love him the loudest.

“we can work it out, y/n, please. let me—”

“we can't.” you bowed your head down, unable to make a single eye contact with him anymore. it doesn’t usually like this. you used to be stoic about whatever you faced with him. you used to know how to divert the topic to a lighter one then run away from the real thing.

you swear with all of your life, you want to leave him behind and start a new chapter with jake like he always wanted. but you haven't had the work done. you have yet to learn to escape from his grip and let yourself live the way you want. 

“i’m sorry.” you muttered.

you feel his body heat approaching you slowly. his shoulder shielding you from the sunset lights, making your toes try harder to grip the sand underneath. 

you wish you could choose to die in this moment with him, with the orange hue illuminating half of his face, with the urge to kiss him goodbye.

“you're everything to me, jakey.”

“stop calling me that if it means nothing to you.”

“you mean the world.” he tilted your chin to look up at him.

“you always wanted to watch the sunset at this beach, didn't you?”

you nod twice. “yes.” with you. 

“i always try to grant your wishes, right?”

you nod.

“i always treat you right, don’t i?”

you nod.

“so when things started to go wrong? i'd do anything for you, y/n.”

“there. exactly right there. i remember you told me you'd do anything, you'd kill for me. that was when it all went wrong.”

he was startled. “are you kidding me?”

“jake, i’m not done with myself,”

“i can be a company like i always do. we can stay like this.”

you groan out of frustration. “you don’t understand.”

he brought his face closer. “i don’t, so tell me.” he whispered with chattering teeth. eyes glued on your lips.

your breath hitched when he brushed his lips on your chapped one. 

you let him. you surely, gladly, let him. in fact, he is the only person you allowed to cross your boundaries. 

his touch does move your body, but not necessarily with something within you. sometimes all you want to do is hit your head on the nearest wall for being such an ungrateful idiot, while it is not like something you could easily control too.

a few seconds passed, he finally captured your lips perfectly in his. he kissed you slow, cupped your cheeks and tried pouring out all his feelings into it. 

you return it with a steady tempo as your thumbs rubbed his neck lovingly. he really is your lifesaver, your everything. you couldn’t imagine these past year without him beside you. but it would be even more unimaginable if he stayed with you like this. wasting himself for a broken soul like you. 

you don’t know when you will heal. you don’t even know if this can be healed, or do you even want it to be healed? you don’t know. but it's clear, he deserves everything and you don’t deserve him.

the wound your father left, the hole that person made in you, are the two most uncertain things in your life and you wouldn’t let jake go through the same thing just because he’s with you.

so, if a goodbye kiss was a real thing, that is what you were trying to do. because all you have with him is basically an endless loop and one of you really needs to stop it and that person should be you.

after a moment of heaven, he pulls away breathlessly. you grip the hem of his shirt and glanced at the polaroid of him smiling you took previously. you may keep that one.

you stare into his sparkly eyes. if only he knew what's inside your mind, it would be so easy. so you decide to return to the main topic that was previously forgotten, “i'll think about moving,” —by lying.

he beams. “god, are you serious?”

“but don’t expect too much,” you smile bitterly. 

he shook his head. “no, thank you.” he said as he lifted you up and hugged you tightly.

you ruffled his hair. “you have to take it no matter what my decision is. don’t me mind me, puppy.”

“nonsense. i’ll always consider you in everything.”

well, he is definitely going to hate you. 

a/n: just thinking about something new and here it is… hope you like it… bc im not sure either…

[someinstant]

So I think I'm going to do episode-by-episode rewatches, and type up some reactions as I go on my second viewing. Since I know we're early days yet, I'll put stuff behind a cut, but just know I'll be talking generally about what happens in each episode of ANDOR, Season 2 as we go!

So let's start out with Episode 1: One Year Later.

Thoughts:

My joy at hearing the Time Grappler’s gong was immense.

I love, love, love Niya’s conversation with Cassian. She’s marvelous. I want her to make it out. And Cassian’s so kind—and also manipulative. He’s very good at this. No wonder he’s Fulcrum, yeah? That line: you’re coming home to yourself. You’ve become more than your fear. He means it, yeah? And he’s also said it before.

Actually—

I wonder if that’s Nemik. Oh. I want that to be true. I think I’ve decided that’s true: that’s a line from Nemik, and Cassian uses it when he’s got to talk folks off ledges.

And then we go from delicious competency porn to—ohhhhhhh shit I did not study for the right part of this exam. I have seen this look on too many of my students’ faces. Cassian. Baby. My darling perfect boy. You’re so fucking bad at this.

I laughed so fucking hard, I cannot lie, because this is what it’s like whenever I try to play any sort of game with a fucking flying sim. Just—me crashing wildly into every possible wall while I try to figure out the gimble and controls and failing every which way. I actually really love that the first thing he figures out are the guns. That tracks. Good pilot—assuming he knows what he’s flying—but a fucking great shot.

I dig that Bix and Wilmon have an awesome sibling-esque relationship. I was worried that Wil might have some resentment towards Bix given how his dad died, but—they’re great together. I love the teasing about Wil’s girlfriend and their ease together on Planet Monoculture.

Which—

Honestly, the deep shots where the background blurs into the horizon are my least favorite thing in this episode. It feels very Volume-like in its un-place-ness, if that’s a sentence that makes any sort of sense. And what I think ANDOR is usually really brilliant at is creating a sense of specificity: this location, this group of people, this part of the galaxy, this moment in time. And Planet Monoculture feels unmoored. And perhaps that’s what the director is going for—the creation of an idyll—but I didn’t love the soft focus.

Krennic’s just going full-on Eagle’s Nest, huh? Clear your schedules everyone—we need to gouge out the heart of a planet so we can make a lens for something! Don’t worry what for. Just help us figure out how to handle the genocidal stuff.

Side note: that mining that they’re going to do on Ghorman. I wonder if that’s what they did to Kenari. And I wonder if this is going to be thematically resonant moving forward.

At least the catering is top-notch when you’re planning a genocide.

On one hand, ANDOR is the story of a deeply talented and competent individual finding their feet within a revolutionary movement. On the other, it’s a story about Cassian Andor having the worst fucking day of his life for five years, repeatedly, while simultaneously meeting a bunch of Characters Who Keep Making Things Worse.

I’d hate these fucking dipshits so much if it wasn’t so much fun to watch Cassian be pissed as hell at them.

You know how Saw lumped Maya Pei’s “New Republicans” into that long list of Rebel groups that were “lost—all of them, lost!” in season one? I get it, Saw. You’re not wrong, my man. These guys are idiots. Luthen needs to vet his rebel GoFundMe lists a little better, because I wouldn’t be sending these dudes shit.

Kleya is so pissed she’s at this goddamn wedding. Just killing the drinks at the open bar. And—she and Vel were definitely something at some point, right? I mean, there is LITERALLY no other way to read that look that Vel gives Kleya, correct?

AND TAY. My man. You are going through it, huh. Wife gone, money gone, everybody gossiping— none of this is good. Pull yourself together, my dude. But before we can deal with THAT situation, here comes Mama Skulden to let us know that Leida and little Lord Fauntleroy have had their first fight. So Mon hits pause on the Tay situation, because of course she does, she has to!—but man, that’s a mistake.

Oh, Leida. Yes. He’s a child. And so are you. And Mon—that “I’m so, so sorry.” It’s not enough, is it. You sold your daughter for a rebellion.

Meanwhile, Cassian has to listen to the Dipshit Brigade argue with loaded weapons while their blood sugar is low, so obviously a shooting match breaks out and now he’s being frog-marched off under blaster fire by some idiots who fucked up his whole day.

Basically, the best part of Cassian’s day was the part where the cute mechanic-turned-double-agent at the Imperial facility suggested they were flirting as part of their cover. Literally the only time my man got to smile. The rest of it has been stupid TIE Advanced controls and chaos and dipshits in a jungle.

But even if Cassian didn't get to, I smiled a LOT, because fuck it, MY SHOW IS BACK AND I LOVE EVERYONE EVEN FUCKING DEDRA.

[aphandgflover]

I'd love to hear about WIPs 20, 21 and 22 on your list :^)

Oh geeze, had to go for those ones, didn't you? XD (I don't mind at all though)

Okay, look away kids, we're talking kink.

20. Doll School for royals

I've got most of the lore and a little bit written for that one. Not quite a dollification story despite what I named the document x) More of a slow brainwashing thing. Basically, an angry prince is denied his right to the throne and sent to a "school for failed royals" to become a "court doll".

Since I wrote stuff, here's an excerpt.

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He had never liked the dolls at his parents’ court. They were hedonistic, shallow, stupid things, only as good as the dresses they wore. Always smiling and giggling and twittering like pretty little birds, unable to produce even one serious thought. No wonder they had ended up failing as nobles. Because yes, merely noble children were also affected by this weird practice. It helped reduce power struggles.

Bullshit. If anything, he was more ready to plot a coup than he would have been otherwise, he was certain of it. He wasn’t one of those complacent idiots cooing around like turtledoves.

Marita was smiling as she looked through the carriage window. The book she had been reading was closed in her lap. “Yes, it’s right at the end of this road,” she commented happily. “Oh, how I love the light of the sun at this hour, look at the way it colors the trees!”

It was late in the afternoon; the sun was getting low. Mino shrugged.

Marita gave him a compassionate look. “I know you must be very upset.”

“I’m not,” Mino lied.

“Mhm, of course,” Marita sighed.

She placed her book back into her carpet bag, and kept gazing out the window.

“I just don’t understand the council’s decision… I am objectively qualified to become king.”

“Of course you are.”

“They didn’t even explain themselves.”

“They gave you their notes back, didn’t they?”

“Yes, as if that explained anything. They were full of praise about my performances, the only slightly negative things in it were about my personality, and I’m sorry but you don’t need to be a pleasant little pushover to become king.”

Marita giggled. “Yes, well, you did throw a tantrum like some spoilt toddler in front of the council chamber for all to see.”

“My reaction was justified,” Mino huffed.

“Sure it was,” Marita sighed again.

“Mother even scolded me, do you realize how humiliating that is?”

“If I recall correctly, the queen had advised you against taking the exam in the first place.”

Mino frankly couldn’t remember precisely what she had told him. “Perhaps, what of it?”

“Nothing.”

“I wasn’t going to stifle my ambition just because she didn’t believe in me.”

“Lot of good that did you.”

~

21. Forcefem dating sim

This one was inspired by a tumblr post but I can't find it ^^' I mostly just wrote characters for this one. The idea is this guy playing a dating sim about sharing a house with five college girls, but the game comes with a catch : the girls are all lesbians, and the player character reflects what you look like irl.

22. Girlies club

Also inspired by a tumblr post but more loosely. The lore is also a bit similar to another story I'm writing. A secret society is trying to take over the planet and the story is focused on a small detachment of five members taking on the appearance of popular high school girls in order to hypnotize and feminize their fellow students.

[xx-alice-in-wonderland-xx]

SP Goth Kids Headcanons 💀🖤

I love these idiots so much you don’t understand. Like, as an actual goth, the portrayal was super accurate and I love how Matt and Trey got the goth culture so on point. Love them both 🖤

-> AGED UP <-

Michael Adler

His full name is Michael Chanmin Adler

His mom is Korean and his dad is American

He would never tell anyone, but he’s Jewish through is dad

Born October 29th (Scorpio)

He’s the eldest of the group

Only child

Has scoliosis and arthritis. Very bad arthritis…

He doesn’t go to school quite a lot because his joints are so fucking weak (he often has flare-ups)

He uses a cane because his knees are literally failing. Although he claims it’s for the gothic vibe

Listens to evanescence with Henrietta a lot

Doesnt do PE. He sits on the bleachers and the other goths sit with him despite not having reasons to skip

Gay and dating Pete

Hes actually quite a good but very shy singer

Puts on a British accent when singing

I can see him looking like Jungwon from enhyphen and I don’t know why

watches squid game and laughs like a fucking insane crackhead when someone dies

Is very defensive and protective of the group

HISTORY GEEK

He loves learning about the Victorian and Tudor eras

Hes not friends with him, but he’s nice (well, civil) to Kyle

Gets really annoyed when people assume he’s Chinese and ask ‘what’s the difference between Chinese and Korean’

Speaks Korean to his moms side of the family

Aside from black coffee, he drinks tea

Has known Henrietta the longest

Puts loads of spice in his kimchi

He loves spicy things and meat what can I say (especially spicy fried chicken)

Has 2 snakes called Alaric and Calliope

Pete Thelman

Ah, yes. Pete Mark Thelman

He technically lives with his parents and older brother (Harry) and sister (Kelly), but like Beck from victorious he has an RV in the driveway which he lives in/spends most of his time in

Born April 13th (Aries)

Second youngest of the group

Gets so happy when his birthday is on a Friday (Friday the 13th)

Hardly speaks to his siblings

Bisexual king and dating Michael

Rarely reveals his sexuality to people he doesn’t know

“The only label I need is I’m a goth”

He plays bass because his dad was in a band and taught him. He also plays guitar

His favourite genre is goth music and will pick it all the time, but if he had to listen to anything else it would be metal

His dad and brother are metal heads I don’t make the rules 🤷‍♀️

He's a natural blonde but shhhhh don’t tell anyone

Is the only one who’s parents support him being goth (ik you’re gonna say Henriettas are, but they sent her to that camp to change her dude)

Lives next to Firkle

If anyone plays Goo Goo Muck he is already standing up and dancing to it with Henrietta (they both do traditional OG goth dances)

This dude watches the office you can’t tell me otherwise

Always plays overwatch with Michael and Firkle

Henriettas busy playing the sims 💀

Tried going vegan but just couldn’t stick with it

Hes actually so scary when he’s mad

He doesn’t get physical but he can tear you to a crisp with his variety of insults

Like bro uses so many random words and phrases

Constantly has headphones around his neck

Has a variety of pentagram jewellery

Has a family dog called Nigel

Band kid

Henrietta Biggle

Her full name is Henrietta Lucille Biggle

Born January 11th (Capricorn)

Second eldest of the group

She hates all of her family but she has a soft spot for her aunt who was a goth in the 80s and gives her tips and advice about being goth

Always gets lipstick on her teeth throughout the day

Asexual Lesbian

Teases her hair once a week after she washes it

The reason her bats nest stays in plays is cause she puts a massive amount of hairspray on

Tells Pete to wear hairspray to keep his hair in place (he teases it aswell) but he refuses to

Is the groups makeup and fashion adviser

Probably has a crush on Morticia Addams

Amy Lee cosplayer

Like she actually idolises that woman

Plays the sims with wicked whims and extreme violence

SNAKE RING COLLECTOR

Has the most gorgeous, deep green eyes ever

Natural brunette

Has a tiktok account where she gives goth makeup tutorials, hair and clothing tips and knowledge on goth history

Her hair is so luggy I can’t 💀✋

Unlike Cartman, she’s not overweight, she is genuinley just bigger boned and curvy

Honestly, she doesn’t give a shit about her weight

Her favourite class is English, especially poetry

Writes poems with Michael

Is somehow a computer geek

Always wins kahoot and brags about it

Actually hates Bradley (No it’s not cause he’s adopted)

She just finds him annoying

Has probably smoked heroin before

Has asthma

Firkle Smith

Georgie ‘Firkle’ Daniel Smith

Is actually nicknamed the baby of the group

Is Pete’s honorary little brother

Pete will protect him with his life

Born September 15th (Virgo)

He has an older sister (Anna) and a younger sister (Sarah)

Loves Edward Scissorhands

Knows a lot about medieval torture and old forms of punishment (like the iron maiden)

He's a good artist

Will pull out his knife on you if you call him Georgie. Not even the goths are allowed to

Sharpens his knife a lot

Watches Hotel Transylvania a lot

Bullies kids on dress to impress

Plays roblox

His favourite game is poppy playtime

Watches saw with Pete

Likes the rolling stones

Theatre kid (even though he says it’s conformist)

Uses his dads Lynx cologne for some reason even tho he’s like 5 😭

Is banned from multiple shops for having a knife

Is very smart for his age

Demisexual

Has been forced to watch vampire diaries by his older sister

Gags at the thought of being a vamp kid or emo

When he told Pete to kill him if he became emo, he meant it. Like he genuinely is serious

If you tell him to do something, he’s gonna do it. Even if you were joking, he does it

He just always means everything he says

Dyslexic and is the only one who doesn’t read Edgar Allen Poe poems

His favourite animal is a werewolf

Cried when Michael and Henrietta became emo

Hes very emotional okay leave him alone I’ll fight you if you judge him

[simslegacy5083]

NSB (Straud Legacy) Gen 9 Ep 70: A Cursed Day

The Story of a Family

While Luigi was still coming to terms with sharing captaincy of the e-sports team, the universe gave him a bunch of new things to worry about!

He jolted awake early one morning drenched in sweat, with a lingering sense of terror fresh in his brain. Rising to grab a glass of water he noticed a strange book on the floor that hadn’t been there when he went to bed the night before.

Luigi was no mage, but he’d grown up around enough of them to know that this book was trouble. Picking it up he attempted to tear it in half, and when that didn’t work, he slammed it to the ground and stomped on it several times until it finally flew apart, disintegrating as if it had never existed.

Luigi was congratulating himself on a job well done when an awful headache struck out of nowhere. It came on faster than his usual anemia headaches, and he didn’t recall missing any iron supplements. With a sigh he popped a couple pain killers and settled down at his PC to do some work.

No sooner had he logged into his account than his laptop started to smoke, the ominous “blue screen of death” replacing his icons. It seemed nothing was going to be easy this morning! As he began repairs, he reflected that at least handiwork always reminded him of good times spent with Papa Jack.

Luigi was just finishing up when Noemi called to remind him that he’d promised to come to her gym that morning to play some basketball.

His head was still aching, but the meds were helping, and it wasn’t nearly as bad as before. Not wanting to disappoint his friend he told her he’d be right there, spinning into his athletic wear and heading out the door. Arriving in record time his stomach chose that moment to demand the breakfast that he’d skipped in his haste to arrive.

Noemi was happy to make a pit stop at the snack bar. Settling down to dig in, the soft fruit and yogurt parfait he’d grabbed somehow managed to cause a sharp stabbing pain in his mouth! Luigi groaned, answering his friends worried look with a quick recap of his fantastically terrible day so far.

She was sympathetic but encouraged him to power through it. A fitness loving sim like Luigi, Noemi found exercise to be a great natural pain reliever.

Heading upstairs to the basketball court they started with some quick free throws. Once warm and limber, Noemi upped the stakes by wagering 5 simoleons on a slam dunk contest.

Luigi went first, launching himself up in the air to attempt a one-handed dunk. He missed, the ball rebounding off the rim, his landing trajectory a chaotic tumbling mess. He tried to laugh it off and spring back to his feet like that guy at the bowling alley after prom… what was his name again?…

He only got as far as putting his full weight on his right leg when a red-hot spike of pain shot through his ankle. His jaw clenched involuntarily in surprise, which only caused a different stabbing pain to radiate outwards from the tooth that had started bothering him during their meal.

Luigi’s laugh turned into a curse as he used his arms to push himself to his feet and limped towards a nearby bench, Noemi following behind.

His ankle didn’t feel great, but it didn’t look terribly swollen. Rising he said “its not so bad. I’m sure I can finish the game if I’m careful”. That idea got Noemi’s pragmatic and immediate veto. “Sit your butt back down. Playing on an injury is an idiotic move that just takes you out of the game longer.”

Luigi sighed as he obeyed, joking that now she sounded like Professor Silva! Apologizing for ruining their fun he agreed she had a point. He was sure his injury wasn’t serious but regardless he should probably be done with basketball for the time being!

First a headache, then a toothache, and now his ankle… what was wrong with the universe today!?

Noemi pulled him close, telling him “don’t worry about it. Basketball isn’t the only way we can have fun here. In fact, since exercise is out as a means of pain relief, I might just have an alternative that’s sure to make you forget all your aches for awhile...” 

Luigi liked the sound of that, returning her smile before slowly following her over to one of the saunas lined up near the food stand. For the next little while he did indeed forget his troubles as they basked in the super-heated air and each other's touch.

Luigi had enjoyed their hot and steamy adventure but when they were finished, he was ready to head home and get off his feet.

He kissed Noemi goodbye, thanking her for “making this bad day a whole lot better”. She replied “it was my pleasure. I will, however, expect that 5 simoleons in the mail soon – screwing up your dunk so bad you had to forfeit the game counts as a loss if ever there was one!”

I was honestly impressed with how cursed this day was for Luigi. A lot of what I ended up using in the episode came from mods or other in-game events, but I was impressed with the “vanilla” things that went wrong in game considering the team only had For Rent and Basegame to work with.

View The Full Story of My Not So Berry Challenge Here

[eddiesghxst]

do you or have you ever played gta 5? i’m on a kick from it. i never play video games (besides sims 4) but my brother is a heavy video game player, wants to be in the business programming and all that so he introduced me to it. but i have a huge crush on one of the characters who’s a little more controversial just because he’s crazy but he’s also such a loser. Trevor Philips. in fucking love.

Eddie and Trevor are complete idiot losers. however, i like to dig into how crazy Trevor is and how soft it’s canon that he gets for those he loves. I like to think that Eddie is the same way. Yes protective but maybe because he has never had a girl he loves this fiercely, he holds on to her like a porcelain doll. Anyone that looks in her way, anyone. any friend no matter how good has no fucking business looking in her way if it’s nothing but good.

there’s no way he can be cannoned as weak, he’ll get into a fist fight if it means someone made you even doubt yourself, he’ll come home with a broken nose and fuck your security back to the top where it belongs. he’ll walk a million miles carrying you if it meant you didn’t want to.

🫶 anon

god he's so whipped, this is true

ALSO i just wanna add, i was rewatching season 4 for the 50th time whilst writing and idk why i never paid attention and realized wayne has a thick ass southern accent and i'm blaming it on me being from texas and that being the norm for me😭

BUT THAT BEING SAID i like to imagine wayne passed a bit of his southern tendencies onto eddie

and one thing about southern people is they don’t fuck around when it comes to people they love okay and we can already see that with the way wayne was so protective over eddie

SO (bear with me) obviously wayne and eddie only had each other and were tight-knit in some manner, but when you come along ?? god, eddie is on ten

that man will a thousand percent call anyone out if they’re eyeing you for too long. he puts his hand in your back pocket when you’re walking together, or he makes you slip a finger through his belt loop. when you stop at the gas station and eddie gives you some money to get a snack, he intently watches through the window as he pumps the gas, just waiting for someone to get too close to you so he can walk in there and tell them to fuck off

and he knows you can take care of yourself, he knows you can fend off any annoying asshole that can’t take a hint, but he can’t help the knee jerk reaction he has when anyone tries to fuck with what’s his. so yeah, he’s protective (maybe too protective sometimes), but it’s all out of love and he looks cute when he’s disgruntled so it’s a win win.

and ofc wayne’s southern ass is protective over you too, it’s like you’ve got your own little grumpy guards🥰

also no i have not played GTA, should i look into it ??👀 i’m highkey thinking abt getting into gaming🤭 i like mortal kombat but i’ve only played the mobile app and i also fw COD bc….ik y’all seen ghost and könig and price and and and— god they’re all so fuckin fine bye

[mousyjay]

Collar X Malice

So I recently bought and played Collar X Malice, it’s my first “real” otome game. More specifically, it’s my first time playing a expensive/not free dating sim made for console not mobile. I did get it at a slight discount on Amazon because I wanted the physical copy, but it’s still the most I’ve ever payed for an otome game.

Going into the game I had no real expectations or ideas about the game. All I knew is it had good reviews on other otome blogs, that it was pretty dark, there are terrorists and cops, and the main character gets a poisoned collar on her. That’s all I knew. So I was going in pretty blind. Just from the prologue, I was most excited for Mineo Enomoto’s and Kei Okazaki’s routes.

Takeru Sasazuka

Out of the three routes you can start with, I choose to start with Takeru because honestly I was least excited for his 😅. The reason for this was that he definitely comes off as pretty rude/harsh, which isn’t too bad (I love a good tsundere and/or a a rude guy who softens for the main character). The biggest thing that threw me off, is it totally looks like he’s going to kill you in the prologue, I realize that’s not what happens, but it definitely game me pause. Like why is this cute guy so mean and angry?! I was definitely curious, but also knew I could feel either way after his route, so I choose to do it first.

Once I selected him, I very quickly warmed up to him. Like he had me blushing and giggling so fast, it’s kind of stupid how fast he won me over.

After finishing his route I realized that even though he’s kind of scary at the start, his overall cuteness won me over in the end. He feeds her a lot, which I loved (since my love language is food). He also can be possessive, and I love possessive love interests, I find it very cute and endearing. He is also pretty childish and jealous which is in contrast to his very logical self, so I found that to be very nice too. I didn’t love that he calls her “stupid cat” and “poochie”, however they did kind of grow on me as affection nicknames despite my efforts to not like it. I found his route to be very good, I love the overall plot as well as his individual growth.

I don’t know if this is because his was the first route I played, or because of him being who he is. But sometimes while playing his route I’d forget I was playing a dating sim because I was so absorbed in the mystery and over all story of the game. So that is definitely very unique to this game.

Overall, I think he’s tied as my third favorite. I definitely loved him and his story a lot, he just wasn’t my top two. This doesn’t mean I didn’t like him though, I definitely loved him, he’s amazing, I just happen to like two other love interests more than him.

Mineo Enomoto

I played Mineo’s route second, because him and Takeru are recommended to play first and second. I definitely felt just from the prologue that I’d like him a bunch. Some of the reasons I saw myself liking him is one, the way he introduced himself actually made me laugh out loud, it was so cute. Two, he gives off lovable idiot vibes, and if you saw my Ephemeral review, you already know I love that archetype. Three, I love that he’s so easily embarrassed and awkward. Four, I just find his character to be physically very cute. So I had high hopes going into his route.

After playing, I knew my initial gut assumption was 100% on point. I loved his route, I love him! He’s just so sweet, and so pure, and such an adorable awkward mess, it was just so cute and fun to play. I also felt his relationship with the main character makes the most sense realistically out of all of the love interests. They are the closest in age, have similar personalities, are both kind of dumb but still good cops, they are both inexperienced, and overall their love is just so wholesome and pure. He also has my favorite relationship with the main character’s younger brother out of all the love interests.

Again, I don’t know if it’s his personality or just because I played him second, but his felt way more dating sim-esque compared to Takeru. I enjoyed playing him second. Think no matter which of the two you play first it will be fun to see how just picking a different guy has a butterfly effect to so many other aspects in the game.

Overall, I loved his route a lot. He’s my second favorite out of the love interests, but I also just feel like him and the main character are meant to be. Like for many love interests, how I like them as me, is different from who I think the main character would actually be best paired with. I’m this case I think both apply, he’s in my top two, but I think he makes the best couple with the main character out of all the love interests.

Kei Okazaki

I played Kei next since he was the recommended third route to play. I was already excited for Kei (as I mentioned before). I was very drawn to him in the prologue for a few reasons. I think part of it was the “I want to protect something precious” that made me so happy, plus him napping on her was so cute. I also liked how friendly he was in the prologue and past two routes. Lastly, I was very intrigued by how the route would work since he’s the only love interest who’s a current police officer, and the police can’t know about the collar, therefore he can’t know. It had me very intrigued.

After I played his route, I was obsessed with him! I literally love him so freaking much, it’s so stupid. His is the first route that really starts to getting into the nitty-gritty parts of the mystery and story. His was also the first route I cried on, and I just felt so many different emotions while playing it. To me he’s a character that’s impossible not to love. He’s so sweet and cute, and a little oblivious at times. I love how he acts around the main character, and how he texts and uses emojis. I love that he is protective over her, and a bit of a worry-wart. I love his character development. I love their relationship and how sweet and loving they are with each other.

Overall, he’s my number one all the way! It’s not even a competition, no one comes close. I felt after I played his route that I’d be surprised if I actually liked anyone more than him, and that’s true. I didn’t like anyone more than him. He’s unapologetically my favorite.

Kageyuki Shiraishi

As per the recommended order, I did play Shiraishi fourth. To be honest, I was least excited about his route. It’s mentioned in Kei’s route that Shiraishi and Kei supposedly give off the same vibe at first, however I can’t see that. He definitely comes off as weird, suspicious, and a bit rude. I honestly didn’t like him in the prologue or any other routes. However, he does love cats, and I’m a sucker for cat lovers *cough*Jumin Han*cough*. So I had hope that maybe I’d come around to him. Also, a more dumb reason I was worried to play his is because I didn’t want to let Mukai down, I like her and want to be friends.

So how did I feel after playing? I’m glad you asked! I was a complete and utter mess. I was screaming and crying and questioning whether I even got a good ending if it’s this freaking sad! I legit thought I messed up the trigger mode, I’m was not okay. When I got to the ending of this route my husband came home and just saw me crying and screaming at my switch and asked me, “What happened in your game?”. It was not a pretty sight.

But even with the emotional turmoil I went through, I have to say, I don’t know how I felt. I didn’t love Shiraishi’s route, or him as a character. His story is very tragic, but it’s also not super surprising. His relationship is very hot and cold, and it reminded me of playing Natsume’s route in Ephemeral. It kind of sucks because when things were good, he could be so freaking sweet and they had some really cute dates! I love his love of cats. But then the bad parts kind of ruined those sweet ones for me. I really can’t say too much about him without spoilers, but I felt really conflicted after playing his route.

Overall, he’s my least favorite love interest in this game. But he still ranks fourth which isn’t too bad. I think if you like really sad and tragic characters and stories, he’ll probably be your favorite. But honestly I just don’t think I was the intended audience for him. Even though he’s my least favorite, I still liked him and I want him to have happiness. I just don’t think his route is for me.

Aiji Yanagi

Last up, because he literally can only be played after finishing the others, is none other than Yanagi. I was really excited when I unlocked his character, it was such a cool moment. Plus I was already interested in him just from the common route. I was interested in how he knew the main character since in the prologue he seems to recognize her last name, and she seems to recognize his eyes and voice. I also loved that art for when they meet in the church, it’s so beautiful. Plus in all other routes he always seems like a nice guy, so overall I was excited to play.

After playing his route, I did genuinely enjoy it. However, I think I liked his route mostly because as the “true route” his story feels and is the most complete. It’s the only one where the terrorists are completely taken care of. It’s the only one that gives all five of the love interests closure. It ties up loose ends and has the most satisfying ending. So in that way I loved this route.

However, I didn’t end up liking Yanagi as much as I thought I was going to. This was kind of a bummer, because I was looking foreword to his route. But I just couldn’t see him and the main character as a couple, and as a love interest I just didn’t like him as much as I liked the others. I think the biggest reason why is the age gap. Age gaps normally don’t bother me in fiction unless it’s very alarming (like teen and adult). But this did and I think it’s because the game kept shoving it in my face. The main character is 21, although I imagined her as being 23 like me up until this route. Yanagi is 28, so at first I thought they were only 5 years apart which isn’t a big deal. But then I come to find out it’s actually 7 years, which I guess isn’t necessarily bad, but it feels worse when the game keeps poking at it. Yanagi makes references to her being “young and innocent” which I didn’t like, not to mention the brother, uncle, and dad comments. It just weirded me out. I think this says a lot, when usually this stuff doesn’t phase me, but it’s so hard to ignore or not be weirded out by. Yanagi seems like a perfectly nice guy, and he’s pretty cool. He just was not my favorite.

Overall, I think I wanted to like him so much, that his route kind of let me down. This doesn’t mean it’s bad, I just felt like because his route had to do so much it really couldn’t focus on their relationship, and yet the few times it did it was focused on their age gap. For this reason Yanagi is tied for third favorite with Takeru. Ironically they tied because they had opposite rides for me. With Takeru I didn’t think I’d like him too much, yet ended up loving him. For Yanagi I thought I’d love him, but ended up just thinking he was okay. Funny how that worked out.

Final Thoughts

I said this at the beginning, but this is the most legit otome game I’ve ever played. It was the only one I’ve played not meant to be for mobile. You can totally tell. It was definitely worth the money. It’s such high quality that I was actually shocked. From the voice acting, to the CGs, to the effects and “animations”, to the amazing plot, it was all too tier and definitely the best I’ve ever played! You can definitely see the quality and it was such a different experience from any other I had played before.

I know I said it’s the most expensive otome I’ve played (and that’s true), but it was definitely worth the money. My only complaint would be that some of the translations were not great, most were great, but some were confusing and lacking. But this is definitely a very small complaint for me, it wasn’t that bad.

This is also the most interactive otome I’ve ever played. It has so many choices you could make (that actually mattered and had consequences), and there were even “real” gameplay elements. The investigation parts and the shooting/trigger modes were so cool and immersive. It also has sooo many endings. I’ve only played the good ones so far, but I’m so curious to see some of the bad ones simply because there are so many! This is a huge difference from most otome games I’ve played where choices only kind of mattered and there’s only two endings.

Playing CxM was such an amazing experience! I loved it so much! The only thing I’m really upset about is now I want to buy more games like CxM because it was sooo good! I’ve already bought CxM Unlimited, and can’t wait to play. I hope i can find more games like this to play. It was so freaking amazing!

[tau1tvec]

do you recommend dd2? I can't decide if I should buy it or not. I was hyped for it first but the bad reviews..

Depends on what you’re playing it on.

Like if you’ve got a Series X/S or PS5, and enjoyed the first one, or just find games like this fun ( challenging bosses, open-world, NPC complexity ), then sure.

For PC, in the state it’s in now, absolutely not. The game graphically can look a bit rough depending on your PC, which sucks bc it’s actually such a pretty art style that balances well between gritty and whimsical as other Capcom titles do, but the DLSS is broken, and if you do manage to get it to look nice, like I did luckily, massive drops in fps will hit esp in more populated areas. I’m thinking about trying to limit it to 30 instead of 60 fps like I believe the consoles do, and hope it helps, otherwise the only reason I can remotely tolerate it is bc I’ve played The Sims 3 and 4, and Skyrim with Snapdragon ENB, so getting 20-30 fps every once and a while doesn’t rlly bother me, I fear nothing on that front, lol.

Now as for the other issues, the paid DLC is dumb, yes, esp since they obviously hid it ‘til release, even in the review copies allegedly, but you can get a lot of this stuff in game, so don’t be an idiot like me and pay extra for it when you don’t rlly need to.

In conclusion, it’s very fun, like keeps me up past my bedtime fun, I love how your Pawns really feel like good pals just hanging out with you as you traverse the world, there’s so many adorable animations and interactions with them and the world, the combat is spectacular, I love how the classes and leveling systems works, armors and weapons are gorgeous and detailed, and seeing your character in cutscenes gives it just enough of a cinematic feel to keep the story interesting.

Do know though this game is still way more Elden Ring and Skyrim than it is DAI or BG3. However at least unlike Elden Ring there’s a lot more to do, and a plethora of NPC’s to interact with, both good and bad, so perhaps it’s more Skyrim than anything.

[mushroominhere]

Self-indulgent tripe, existential crises and… Video games.

As an intense idiot who interprets everything that happens as a sign that the Universe is trying to tell me something… and that if I just think hard enough then it will bring me some clarity… without a little daily distraction of videogaming I just wouldn’t be me. Ironically, through fantasy, they keep me grounded and tethered to reality better than my own thoughts.

Is it selfish to spend so much time in my own head? But where else would I go?

Here’s a wanky bit, brace yourself. Everyday feels like navigating to the core of my soul, passing and brushing past the countless emotional wounds like empty, December shrubs. Delicate and desiccated. The smallest movement cracking the twigs. They fall to the ground.

“That, when everything starts breaking down,

You take the pieces off the ground

And show this wicked town

something beautiful and new”.

Hedwig & The Angry Inch - Wicked Little Town (Tommy Gnosis version)

The daily thought-processing routine of identifying, decoding, dismantling intense feelings is like shoving a Blu-Ray movie into the disc drive an early-2000s computer. It recognises it and makes some attempt to read it because you have some experimental foreign software that accepts and interprets the information. But what results on the screen doesn’t feel quite right. Like this might not even be the actual, real movie and you have no way of knowing. There’s definitely a narrative though. It’s the best you can do. You have to work with it. You wish you could give someone the password so they can see what you’re seeing, but human brains don’t work like that. All you can do try to explain what you see. Badly. To yourself. Until now.

In case you were operating under the misunderstanding that any of this makes a lick of sense, such thought processes often indulge the wonderfully, conventionally-accepted batshit insane ideas like numerology, the various -ologies within linguistics and so on. Astrology? Maybe…? Probably not. Incidentally I definitely don’t give a shit about crystals… stupid, fancy rocks is what they is. And indeed anything purporting to be supernatural/paranormal. All of these things I place squarely into the box labelled ‘social constructs’. It’s a shit box, leave it be.

Even I don’t want to listen to this inside my own head, so I’m damn sure nobody else will. But here we are. Blame whoever installed the shitty software.

It’s exhausting.

But then! I fire up my virtual farm and realise it’s time to mow the grass, which is great because I was running low on silage for the cows. Maybe I’ll even be able to sell the excess to buy that other field I’ve had my eye on. Field 57 is perfect for expanding my burgeoning crisp empire. Everyone loves crisps. I plant the potatoes.

Can I squeeze in another cheeky half an hour? Do I chain some brutal zombie kills or do I earn a few more levels restocking my supermarket?

I wonder what I could have done with the time spent other than plugging thousands of hours into Minecraft, the Sims series and Fallout 4 (my ‘Big Three’) and I feel a little guilty. I once watched a Ted Talk where the take-home message was people on their death beds don’t regret the time that they spent playing videogames, they actually tend to regret focusing so much on their work, especially where they work for other people. That sounds reasonable.

“How would you spend your last night on Earth?

Would you kiss your enemies,

Say sorry first?

All the little battles that you never won,

All the music and the opera never sung,

Emotions that were silent all these years

…it's not a rehearsal,

You only get one life so make it right”

(Darren Hayes - Roses)

This is a mess. Life is messy. Messy is good. Let’s push through and mind the gap.

Be kind, work hard. Everything else is bollocks.

[victorluvsalice]

-->Anyway – Victor finished his food and headed to the bathroom while I had Alice go to the corner and listen to the classical music on the speakers to get away from the townies. And once Victor was done with his business over there, I sent him over to initiate a slow dance. <3 Because I like the Cute Romance slow dancing, darn it. I had them dance for a minute, then tried to initiate a dip kiss –

Cue MC Command Center dropping an error on me (though it looks like that was actually the result of Alice’s attempt to wait for her coffee going bad in the background – game, keep up, she got her coffee a while ago) and the glitchiest kiss in the world resulting as another Sim -- that fellow with the big bushy ponytail, named Joaquin -- came over to butt in on their conversation. *facepalm* I was annoyed enough about the broken dip kiss, but figured I could work with it as Victor and Alice continued chatting and joking –

-->And then JOAQUIN STRAIGHT UP FLIRTED WITH ALICE IN FRONT OF VICTOR. LIKE, GRABBED HER FACE LOVINGLY AND EVERYTHING. I had no idea WHAT the fuck was going on there, especially since Alice didn’t even KNOW this idiot! Pissed off, I cleared all conversations, had Victor go outside to play some chess, had Alice officially introduce herself to Joaquin –

And then had her insult his feeble nature before straight up SNARLING at him. That fucking ended his interest in her fast. >( But what the fucking hell, game?! I know I have it set up so Victor and Alice are poly and don’t get jealous, so this won’t actually be an issue for their relationship, but that still doesn’t mean I want random Sims coming up to my Sims and just flirting with them out of the blue! *sigh* Gonna have to check my MC Command Center and Wonderful Whims settings, I think...

-->Anyway – with THAT sorted, I had Alice use the bathroom, then join Victor outside to chat with him some more and continue her date with, you know, her beloved husband. One of like two people she likes touching her. Victor handed Alice a rose as a Love Day gift, which she gave a thumbs down to (seriously, game?) before making up for her fickleness by hitting him with a passionate kiss. Further cuteness followed as they talked about dreams, did a little more flirting, and ended the date on a fake romantic selfie. :) Meaning, despite everything, the date DID end up as a Gold-tier date, and they successfully fulfilled most of the traditions of the holiday. Just took a lot longer than I expected to get there. *sigh*

-->With their time at the Steampunk Cafe over, it was time for the pair to head back home, where random people wouldn't be grabbing at Alice's face. Victor settled in for a little bit with some romantic TV, while Alice transformed into her werewolf form to go for a hunt -- which, happily, also scored her an ability point! I had her take “Immortal Wolf” so she’s truly immortal, much like Smiler is. Now I just have to do Victor...perhaps one day we will be able to turn aging back on for this save! XD

Anyway, Smiler at this point had moved on from video games to chess -- I let them finish their latest game, then stopped them from taking a bath by having Victor hit them with Scruberoo instead (though they did still insist on going all the way up the stairs -.-), before sending them back downstairs to give Victor a chrysanthemum. Victor was fortunately in favor of being given this flower, and they shared a tender moment as Alice came back from her hunt. I made sure she was good, wolfing down on her meat –

[quitesins]

Katsuki Catching you on the Sims

Masterlist

Tags: Sfw, suggestive, fem!reader, friends to lovers, short drabble, no edit just vibes

“Is…is that us?” The voice startles you and you immediately go to cover your screen, embarrassment hitting you like a truck.

“What- no- Kats’ what-” You scramble out the words, snapping your head to the side.

“Oh it fucking is, isn’t it?” You can hear the smirk, Katsuki shoving you lightly to the side and taking seat. “Go on, show me.”

You shake your head harshly, still clutching the laptop, not making any moves to close the game.

“Nah, I wanna see.” Katsuki can be stubborn and you know you aren’t going to get out of this one.

“Fine…” You whisper out, reluctantly slipping your hands down and finding the mouse pad.

God, it’s embarrassing.

You can’t even try to hide the resemblance between the character of your game and the man beside you. His name is in bright capital letters, admitting your lies for you.

“Huh, it really is me.” Katsuki muses, eyeing his Sims counterpart. “Got my skull shirt and all.”

The sim in question walks around the screen, throughout a large but homely house. The two of you watch it for a moment, when suddenly a notification pops up. Oh no.

“This sim is feeling…” Katsuki starts to read, and you wish for the ground to swallow you. “Flirty?”

You don’t even want to look at the screen anymore, but Katsuki does, following along the character as the camera pans. Soon another sim is in view. One that’s evidently you. And before you can even attempt to pause the game, divert the character away or even throw the laptop off you, there goes Katsuki’s sim, pulling yours into a kiss. A grand, dramatic, and undeniably salacious kiss.

Not a word is said. All you can hear is your own heart beating tremendously. You wonder if he can hear it. Then, abruptly and loud, Katsuki laughs.

A genuine- from the belly- laugh. He doesn’t stop, even when you shake him in protest, whining that he’s being a prick. There’s tears in his eyes, his head is tilted back and his hands rest on yours as they jab at him lightly. If you weren’t so flustered you’d probably appreciate the rare display of unrestrained joy.

“Shut the fuck up! Katsuki!” The laptop is pushed off you by now, and you’re practically atop of the man, shaking him to stop.

His laughter starts to taper but with a chuckle still in his voice, he says. “You’re an idiot, y’know that?”

Katsuki doesn’t give you a moment to take in the words, already pulling you to him, clutching your face in his hands and kissing you.

One grand, dramatic, and undeniably salacious kiss.

It surprises you for a second, but then you melt, almost asking for more. You’re on his lap, by your own movements and his. Nothing on your mind but the feeling of his lips against yours.

When the two of you finally pull apart, you can see how he blushes, how his chest falls and rises. Just like you- he’s in his own fluster.

“Could’ve just asked.” He breathes, the two of you calming. “I’d give you anything from that shitty game.”

The hint of jealousy makes you giggle, resting your head on his shoulder. “Even the multi-billion dollar house I designed?”

You can tell he rolls his eyes, but his voice is soft and full of love.

“Yeah, even the fuckin’ world.”

-

“Holy fuck [Name], do we have kids in this shit?”

“KATSUKI!! STOP LOOKING!!!”

I’m currently trying to re-download sims because the last I played was when I was 16 and I miss it! Bout to make my whole genshin team and start a fight club 💪

Edit: this is getting loads of reblog comment thingies and I really want to say thank u!!! But IDK HOW TO REPLY??? THIS APP IS SO HARD TO USE???!??

[maddithefangirl]

Video Games (Azriel x Reader)

Warnings: Snarky Azzzzz, Modern AU

Prompt: “You’re an idiot.” “Well, at least I’m your idiot, right?”

Inspo: Me and Jasmine talking about playing the Sims hahah

a/n: hi everyone!! I finally wrote something so please enjoy! (-,:

Your favorite game to play of all time was The Sims 4. You had an ungodsly amount of hours and tons of different households that you played in weekly. This remained the only secret you kept from your roommate up until now.

It was a crisp Spring day as you were playing with your household consisting of you, Az, and your 4 children. Your feet were up on the ottoman while your laptop was resting in your lap, a mouse and mousepad on the pillow next to you. This was your favorite save to play in at the moment. You had a secret crush on the Shadowsinger, and the only way to get that out of your system is to play it out in the Sims. 

It started about one month after moving in with him. You thought there was no harm in recreating your life in the Sims, so you spent hours making lookalikes. The house you originally moved into was quaint and had a beautiful garden in the back. Now, you had eventually gotten married to Azriel and live in a beautiful blue suburban with your four kids and one more on the way. You loved to play in this save when you missed seeing his face. You had become friends through being roommates, but you never really thought he would like you back. 

So, your Simself was cooking dinner for the family as Az was feeding the baby, and you were so engulfed in your game that you didn’t hear the front door open. Your oldest child was asking you for some advice when you felt a dip form in the couch. You just about jumped out of your skin at the realization. 

“So… What do we have here?” he said with a smirk in his voice. 

“No-nothing, I was just playing a game…” you replied quickly. 

“Well, it seems like that’s you and me and our… kids? Is there something you want to tell me, Y/N?”

“Oh gosh, that’s not you! It’s Cassian, duh. C’mon, why would it be you and I that have kids?”

“Nice try, but I know me when I see it. So what is it, Y/N? Got something you need to say?”

“Ugh, fine.” you muttered, “Well… I sorta made us in the Sims, and we were just roommates, but I don’t know what happened! All of the sudden, we just started having kids.”

“Okay, yeah, sure, let’s say I believe you; how does that explain how we are married?”

Your face couldn’t get any hotter. “Uh…” You couldn’t find any words to say except, “You’re an idiot.”

He chuckled, “Well, at least I’m your idiot, right?” with the most sickening smirk you had ever seen. 

“What!?” you squeaked. That was not what you expected. You shut the laptop and moved your whole body to stare at him, trying to read his expression. He just had that smirk on his face and a twinkle in his eye. You looked down at his lips and back up to his face and he did the same asking for your permission. 

Your lips collided as you took in the salty musk scent of him. His hands wrapped around your body. One landing on the back of your head lost in your hair, and the other on your cheek, caressing it. He was comfort embodied and exactly what you thought he would be. And now he was what you wanted him to be: yours.

[twocubez]

tonight, pocketpenny put a frustration i've been feeling with deltarune for a long time into some really good words.

reading this kind of threw for a loop because of how much it made make sense, like that was why i couldn't get as excited as most folks about noelle's livejournal during the spamton sweepstakes! it's because i wish that berdly also had something like that, and it's not just because i wish he was a more important character.

it's because noelle’s interests are more or less always taken seriously by the narrative, and berdly’s are mostly just played for jokes, even when they’re the same. like dragon blazers, and, uh, susie.

noelle liking rpgs is used to flesh out her character, to give her that line about wishing there was healing magic in real life that alludes to rudy. it's used to make the events of the weird route even more harrowing, taking something from a hobby that gives her comfort and using it to hurt her. her love of creepypastas and horror stuff explores her complicated relationship to fear and memories of her lost sister.

meanwhile, berdly's love of gaming is just there to be joked about. it's so that he can freak out when queen says she only plays mobile games, and so that he can say he looked for queen and noelle in every used game store, so that he can make a gamer's delight, so that he can reference wavedashing and not being able to taunt in online PvP. and i for one do find those jokes hilarious, but i also really wish that berdly's love of video games got a little more... respect? is that the right word? from the narrative.

one of my favorite characters from undertale is dr. alphys. a big part of why i love her so much is that she has this incredibly dorky love of anime and manga, and while it is played for comedy a lot of the time, it's also used to help humanize her. she has that whole ramble during the quiz show about how this one part of a dating sim visual novel is a really powerful message about friendship! we get to learn what loving the animes means for her. and her nerdiness isn't her only defining feature as a character, but rather something that's used to bolster who she is as a person.

i loved seeing noelle write about modding cat petters and the creepy secret door in the ice palace, because it reminded me so much about something that i loved with alphys in undertale. but i also couldn't help but wish that berdly had something like it, too. i could easily imagine him putting his big vocabulary he's eager to show off to use writing fanfic that alludes to his feelings and struggles in life, and how he relates to his friends. or maybe talking about what games mean to him on other forums online. there are so many reasons for berdly to love what he loves, and i seriously wish that his love of video games will be more than just a punch line in later chapters.

and as for their shared crush on susie... well, it being mostly played for jokes in berdly's case is understandable, because it's the one she neither knows about nor reciprocates. but i also, i don't think that "this kid is so socially oblivious that he didn't realize his notoriously-bad-at-speaking-up-for-herself friend has the same crush as him! isn't he an idiot?" is a joke with a whole lot of staying power.