#(avoiding the ship tag bc i dont want this to pop up in the ship tag)

[kit-behind-the-curtain]

Having a gay little disco elysium day i see

[zalrb]

Ive seen all your chemistry posts and i agree with most of your arguments so i wanted to ask..... Is it possible that two people can have raw, intense (also unintentional) chemistry in a show and then in the next... Its so different? Bc of this I've seen people say that this pairing has no chemistry bc of their latest project as love interests but in the previous one they were family but it certainly didn't feel that way they were even dubbed poison siblings bc of the unintentional romantic feel their scenes had. But now that they have a chance to show off their romantic chemistry it doesn't hit the same. Even though i dont love this pairing as much as their previous one i still feel things now and then watching them in their latest show, im going back and forth if they have chemistry or not so i feel crazy. I blame the narrative for setting them up like this, bc ive noticed i may be a shipper but all my ships have amazing dynamics and a narrative behind it (thank god stelena has an amazing story). Like for example the grim reaper and sunny were amazing in goblin and i don't deny their chemistry but in touch your heart i felt nothing and i had to force myself to finish it even though it wasn't really worth it and i LOVED them in goblin so i was confused and disappointed. Im not delusional or projecting right? I choose to die on this hill so pls tell me im making sense

It's interesting you mention Goblin and Reaper and Sunny because I would disagree, despite having emotional chemistry, I couldn't ship them as much as other people because their scenes narratively were not dynamic, they just did the face-off and cried 99.9% of the time

Sure, we were told this epic, beautiful, love story that haunted them centuries later but we see the same like three scenes of their past lives over and over and over and over: he watches her walk with bowls on her shoulders.

He kills her.

And he catches her with the blossoms going wild.

Oh and we see the ring over and over and over and over. That isn’t enough.

And as Sunny and Reaper they spend virtually no time together because he's avoiding her and she's waiting for him to call her so the only reason why I went with the idea that they'd be so into each other without spending any time together is because it was made super obvious they were lovers in a past life but because I didn’t see them interact much as Reaper and Sunny and see them fall for each other with this historical, cosmic feeling in the background, it was flimsy, so while their chemistry made their scenes pop and added emotional nuance to the scenes, the scenes themselves lacked dynamism. Whereas in Touch Your Heart, we saw the full range of their chemistry from being light-hearted and giddy

to being intense and lusty

I don't know what other ship you're talking about, I tried to look through the tag 'poisonous siblings' but saw nothing so I can't speak to that. It could just be you like certain dynamics.

But it is possible for a duo to have a specific kind of chemistry and then it can't be translated into something else, of course, i.e. Steroline work as friends but not as romantic partners or I would never want to see Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan attempt at an epic, angsty, love story, they're firmly a romcom couple.

[butterfliesinthenightsky]

hi sweetheart !! may i please req an ateez and bts personality ship ?? my description was SUPER long (I GOT CARRIED AWAY </3) so you can cut my request at the personality part when posting my ship! tysm in advance <3

I’m an ‘03 liner that’s 5’9.5 (basically 5’10) with dark skin, jet black hair (currently in long twists rn!!), and i’m on the curvier side (esp hips and my thighs) !! some of my favorite features are my plump lips (and i have a beauty mark near the inside of my bottom lip!), my long legs (they’re 40.5 inches long and look so good in dresses and skirts <33), my kempt and pretty fingernails, and my eyelashes !!! i’m a virgo (and surprisingly i get along with all the signs, i cant think of a sole zodiac sign i DONT mix well with but i love cancers and virgos <33) ! i’m also an ambivert all the way! i often come off as cold/shy/quiet when meeting new people (one of my closest friends avoided me for a month before meeting me because i looked so intimidating LMAO), but once you get close to me i turn into a goofy (heavy on the goofy im never not laughing) bundle of warmth and love: i will never stop texting them the <3 emoji every morning or buying my friends/s/o their favorite starbucks order when they need a little cheer-me-up. also, lots of people say i’m mature and carry myself well, but around my friends i’m one of the most goofiest people ever (probably bc my face will literally be 😐 one sec and then 🥰 the next second when someone makes me laugh <3)

tysm in advance!!! Have an amazing day/afternoon/evening!

@anpanseok DARLING! I hope you love your ship <3 I'm actually really proud of this one, you'll have to let me know what you think! <3

In ATEEZ, I ship you with one and only demon San!

(I thought you'd like that gif ;) )

Okay, when you were describing all of the things that you would want in the relationship, I thought of San due to how clingy and affectionate he is with the other members of ATEEZ. He is a Cancer, which is good because that is one of the star signs that are compatible with yours. I don't believe that the age difference of four years would be that much of an issue, especially since San acts younger than he is most of the time anyway. I feel like most men are intimidated when their female significant other is tall themselves, but he is tall himself and I feel like the fact that you are taller is kind of one of his favorite things about you? One of his other favorite things about you are your curves, he always puts his hand on your thighs during movie night at the boys' dorm or in the back pocket of your jeans when you two are walking into KQ Entertainment together. When you wear dresses when all of you go out to fancy dinners together, he has to hold himself back because he ADORES you when you wear dresses! You said you're am ambivert, I feel like he relates to that in some form of way, like I feel like there are certain situations where he feels a bit more introverted about. Sometimes Hongjoong has to scold him because he texts you so much, but he can't stay mad at you when you pop into the building with their favorite Starbucks drinks and hand-made lunch boxes for them. Just as you always support his creative endeavors, he always returns it for you tenfold and when you are talking about issues you care deeply about, he gives you his full attention and stares at you lovingly. Not just San, but all of the boys, come to you whenever they are dealing with stress and they just want someone to talk to because you are so amazing at giving advice and supporting them. There was a time when a sasaeng approached you, San, Wooyoung and Jongho when you were doing some late night grocery shopping when another ATINY stopped her, causing an argument and nasty words to be exchanged. Let's just say, you shut that sasaeng down REAL quick when you heard some of the things she said. One day you woke up and found a present that San made for you, a mixtape of all of your favorite songs from all your favorite genres of music, along with a little keychain that had tokens of all of the states you had visited. He wholeheartedly loves you and he makes every effort to support all of your dreams. When he has days off from work, the two of you make a blanket fort in your living room and watch old episodes of Forensic Files and Law & Order: SVU, whilst surrounded by fluffy blankets and a couple of his favorite plushies. His life an idol doesn't afford him much down time, unfortunately, but he always makes time for you and you always have the craziest adventures with not only each other, but all of the other boys as well. Squishy San will want all of the cuddles, have you SEEN how affectionate he is with the other members?! Also, him in all black outfits.... YES, PLEASE AND THANK YOU. One day he was visiting your apartment and he surprised you with matching beaded pearl bracelets and he never takes it off, not even for performances. The boys don't really think nothing of walking into the bathroom to brush their teeth whilst one of the others is showering, that just comes with their busy schedules and their dorm life. Let's just say this: Mingi wasn't able to look you in the eyes for two weeks because he did just that, not realize that you had snuck in and stayed the night, and were currently going to the bathroom whilst San was in the shower. Your camera roll is not only filled with silly pictures of San that you've captured, but of the most magazine worthy, model pictures you have ever been lucky enough to take. He accepts you for all of your flaws, and helps you to try to work on them, however that may be and you do the same for him.

In summary: You both are simps for each other and I AM HERE FOR IT.

In BTS, I ship you with Namjoon!

Another tall boy for you, I got you! You both are Virgos, but I looked it up worried that two Virgos would clash, and it said that they would be very intuitive with each other and would understand each other! The age gap is quite large, I don't know how okay you are with that? I know everyone has different preferences. He approached you first when he saw you at the mom & pop coffee shop/cafe around the corner from your apartment, and he thought you were the most beautiful person he had ever seen. Another man who I don't think would be bothered by your curves (men can be shallow dicks), I think that is his favorite thing (same as San) about you. Not even in a sexual way, I feel like his hands would always end up on your butt without him even noticing. Most of the time, one of the other boys will point it out when all of you are hanging out together, and he will be proud that he has a significant other like you, but he almost might become a shy mess about it I feel like. I feel like he can get jealous, just because you are closest to Jungkook in the group and you often pull pranks on the other members together. There is never a shortage of laughs when all of you are together, pure crackhead energy if I've ever seen it, just non stop jokes and banter between all of you. You were able to get time off from work and were actually able to join them (their managers were surprisingly chill about you tagging along? CONFUSION?) on their tour around Europe and you had so many memories. You actually brought along a Polaroid camera that you found in a little store one day when the two of you were shopping, and you ended up having to buy an extra suitcase on the trip because you took LITERAL hundreds of pictures of all of your adventures and the tour shenanigans. He has childish tendencies, I feel like he would love to play Roblox with you? I feel like he would take a very mathematical approach to building things, that's just the vibe I get from him. He often stares at you when you're doing your makeup in the morning, he finds it fascinating and he even asked you to do his makeup for some of his shows. His makeup artists weren't angry, luckily, all of their staffs absolutely adore you two together. He is all up for adventures, I feel like he would chicken out at the idea of skydiving, though lol. You keep stealing his sweaters, which he low-key highkey is SO happy about because he loves the way that you look in them. The size difference is only three or four inches (I've seen people say he's 6 feet, but then others say he's 6 foot 2, WHICH IS IT?!), so it's pretty easy to sneak kisses from him whenever you want them when you're together. If he sees you struggling to stay awake whilst studying, he'll softly close your book and drag you over to your bed for a couple hours so you can take a quick nap to regain the energy. I don't really know his temperament that well, he has to be rather even-tempered to deal with those hooligans he calls the rest of BTS, so I feel like you wouldn't have that many fights. You both are always striving to help each other to be the best versions of each other you can be. You joined the boys on vacation at a lake house and one night you were having dinner and he blushed after you said something cheeky to him, causing you to say to him, "You look like a cute tomato when you blush, my cutie pie." in front of the other members. Needless to say, he turned even more red and the boys teased him mercilessly for the rest of the night. Don't know how the cooking would go (this boy is a DISASTER in the kitchen), but you would have fun learning new dishes. He would brag about getting a dish right, and you quickly praise him but also say, " and that's why you a big ass head.", causing him to die laughing. He is the very definition of a hard worker, and I feel like he would love being praised and doing the same for his significant other, so I'm glad that you said that you liked the words of affirmation love language, because GET READY. He's definitely been buffing up (I SCREAM WHENEVER I SEE PICTURES OF HIM NOWADAYS), so

his hugs would always be the best things, so warm and comforting. Don't know how you feel about children? We've all seen that VLive where this idiot literally bought baby shoes because he thought they were cute, so I think he would definitely want children down the road in your relationship if you were both comfortable with it. Best father and husband award goes to him.

In conclusion: SIMP. SIMP. SIMP. SIMP. SIMPPPPPPPPPPPP.

[lillupon]

So, I've got a very long rant/opinion here and Idk really know how to say this without coming off kinda bad but I'm gonna say it anyways. I agree with the fact that the seventeen tag has been kinda dry lately on most fanfic places, but it's really only in the smut area. It's the sane way with other groups too I feel like. All of the nice little innocent tags are boomin to this day and thats completely fine. I think the smut tag is dry tho bc lately I feel like a few social issues (like sexualizing people and disrespecting them and their identity) have crossed over into kpop and have been ?blown out of proportion? Lately there's been a rampage of people who like to say that writing smut about someone is disgusting and is dehumanizing because people want to assume that it would make the idols uncomfortable which could equate to some morality issues on how you are reducing someone only to their body without their consent and a bunch of stuff like that. It kind of pisses me off bc this is fiction. About grown adults. Clamping down on horny people who simp over hot asian men isn't going to solve the issues we face in real life. I think a shit ton is wrong with the world we currently live in, and deciding to come after something that isn't even real bothers me. Like what does that actually accomplish. But yeah, I think thats a reason why smut has been dying down. I mean, on youtube almost every video about unpopular opinions, or things they dont like about kpop will include something about shipping idols in fanfics. And then everyone in the comment section will talk about how its all fine and dandy in moderation, but once people start writing smut it's crossing the idols personal boundaries. It's something I've been seeing a lot more often and I think people who are interested in writing smut are being turned away from it bc we've gotten to a point where people are being called disgusting for having fantasies.

Hi Anon, thank you for sending in this Ask. 

I want to preface this by saying: when I write or talk about Mingyu and Wonwoo fucking on my blog, it is a fantasy. I am not speculating about what the real Mingyu and Wonwoo might be like in bed. I am imagining the versions of Mingyu and Wonwoo that I have created in my head, that exist only in my stories. None of it is real. I understand that this can be a blurry boundary for some people. But for me, the separation between fantasy and reality is well-defined. Now, on to your Ask!

You’ve hit the nail on the head with this one. You’ve also touched on many of the issues I have been struggling with myself as of late. It’s difficult to argue about morals since everyone has a different set of values, as well as different comfort levels. Some people think real person fiction (RPF) is a gross invasion of privacy. Others are fine with it. And others don’t care one way or another. There is no single answer; I can only offer my answer. Which means, of course, people are welcome to disagree with it, or parts of it. 

In this essay (LOL But forreal: this is an essay), I will be sharing my experience in the k-pop fanfic community from 2014 to present, the etiquette I personally abide by as a reader and writer of RPF, as well as my stance on RPF in general.

I started reading and posting fanfics back in 2014/2015 on a website called AsianFanfics (AFF). Obviously, no one on that site had a problem with RPF, since AFF is a platform made specifically for sharing stories about Asian celebrities. For many years, I read and enjoyed RPF with zero guilt. I scribbled away by myself in my own corner of fandom and curated my own content. I didn’t interact much with other fans, readers, or writers. I didn’t have a Twitter, and I only used tumblr to reblog memes. As a result, I’ve been able to avoid a lot of anti-shipping discourse, as well as purity and cancel culture. I had no idea there were so many negative opinions about RPF. It wasn’t until I became active on the subreddit r/Fanfiction last year that I learned about all the discourse surrounding RPF. 

This newfound ‘awareness’ does make me feel guilty at times—but only because after mulling this over, I still don’t think this is something to feel guilty about.

Here’s what I remember, first and foremost, when I create and consume RPF: fanfics and my favourite ships are fictional, and fiction is fantasy. This is basic etiquette when it comes to RPF, and most people in the k-pop fandom understand this. Delusional fans exist, of course, but they are not representative of the entire k-pop community. 

Another point of etiquette is to keep fanfics within fandom spaces. I would never push my fics into celebrities’ faces, or go around claiming that my fanfics are accurate representations of a k-idol’s life or personality, in any way, shape, or form. I would also discourage directing ship-related questions to official accounts, or bringing them up during fansigns or other face-to-face interactions; I believe that in these instances, shipping does have the potential to strain real-life relationships.

So with basic etiquette out of the way, let me share my approach to RPF in general.

As much as we like to think we know our favourite celebrities, we really don’t. All we see is their public persona. And this public persona is intentionally controlled, managed, and curated by a team of people: directors, tabloids, editors, makeup artists, publicists, etc. How “real” are these celebrities? We are so distanced from them that they may as well be fictional.

I draw from the public persona that idols project, and I work them into my own writing. But at the end of the day, these personalities are my own interpretation. My interpretation is probably nothing like an idol’s actual personality. I just use the “public persona/character” that idols portray as inspiration for my own stories, which are set in wildly different universes.

More than anything, I think of k-pop idols as “actors” in my fic. You know how when you write an original novel, you scroll through Google images, looking for the perfect person to portray your original character? RPF is literally that, except you might build upon pre-existing dynamics and personalities.

When it comes to explicit fanfiction, two main concerns are prevalent: one of consent, and one of sexualisation.

If we argue against explicit RPF due to lack of consent, we should be willing to apply the same lens to all explicit works. How do we know that the creator of a movie, book, series, etc., is okay with us using their characters in our stories, explicit or not? We don’t. Perhaps some creators encourage fanfiction, but don’t want their lovingly crafted characters engaging in sexual acts or experiencing trauma. We just don’t know. I feel this line is even more blurred when we talk about characters from movies or TV series.

Let’s take Steve Rogers and Bucky Barnes, as portrayed by Chris Evans and Sebastian Stan, from the Captain America movies as an example. I am willing to bet that when people consume and create explicit fanfiction about Steve and Bucky, they are imagining Chris Evans and Sebastian Stan in their heads. I doubt many people are imagining the 2D cartoon versions of Steve and Bucky, even though they’re technically the exact same characters. Why? Well, it could be because movies are more readily and easily consumed than comics, and so people are unfamiliar with comic book Steve and Bucky. But it might also be because fans find Chris Evans and Sebastian Stan attractive. Is this really any different from RPF, where fic authors make up everything about a celebrity’s life?  

When readers and writers of fanfic talk about how hot Steve Rogers or Bucky Barnes is, those comments are about Chris Evans and Sebastian Stan’s bodies. When reading explicit stories, fans are going to picture Chris and Sebastian’s bodies in their head, doing sexual things. Can we say, “Well, it’s not really you, Chris/Sebastian”, when in a way, it is?

The reality is, people are going to thirst over celebrities, regardless of whether or not explicit fanfiction exists. They’re going to post thirst tweets on Twitter. They’re going to talk to friends and strangers online about how hot [insert celebrity name here] is. They’re going to fantasize about dating and having sex with their favourite celebrity. Or, as it is in my case, they’re going to make up stories in their heads about their favourite idols dating and banging each other. People are going to do all of this without ‘getting consent’ from the celebrity. Cracking down upon and shaming writers of RPF isn’t going to change any of that.

To be honest, I’m not sure why people think it is disgusting to imagine sexual scenarios about real people. It is okay and normal to have these kinds of fantasies. I suppose the alternative is to fantasise about having sex with cartoon characters instead? It’s a very binary way of thinking to say that if you imagine/write real people in explicit scenarios, you are immediately sexualising, dehumanising, or objectifying them. There is more to dehumanisation than writing smut about our favourite celebrities. For one thing, you can love someone and appreciate all parts of them, and still want to fuck their brains out. And generally, fanfics come from a place of love—love that is not only sexual in nature.

Is it the sharing aspect inherent to fanfiction? The possibility that a celebrity might stumble upon explicit works about them? The chances are very low, I think, of the k-pop idols I enjoy writing about coming across my English fics. But I also believe in curating your own content, and that applies to celebrities too. Perhaps a celebrity should not go searching for fanfics about themselves. And of course, people should not show celebrities their fanfics, unless invited.

Another argument I hear against (explicit) RPF is, “How would you feel if someone wrote fanfiction about you?” First off, I don’t like this argument because there’s a difference between someone who decides to be a public figure versus someone who decides to remain a regular private citizen. Celebrities should and do know what they’re getting into when they choose their occupation. (This is not to say, “They are celebrities; sexualise them all you want because that’s what they signed up for.” Here, I am only acknowledging that people might have sexual fantasies about celebrities they are attracted to. Presumably, celebrities are cognizant of this.)  

If someone (whose existence I am not even aware of, mind you) decides they want to write explicit fanfiction of me in some tiny corner of the Internet, I wouldn’t care so long as: (1) they don’t shove it into my face, and (2) they don’t harass me and ask invasive questions about my personal life and relationships. It’s not hurting me or negatively affecting my life, so it wouldn’t even register as a blip on my radar. When fanfiction remains within its appropriate spaces, it is largely harmless. 

Now, if a k-pop idol were to ask their fans to stop writing fanfiction about them, would I? Yes, I would. However, I can’t imagine that happening. Judging by the number of ‘sexy’ concepts, fanservice moments, and variety shows such as ‘We Got Married’, I am certain that k-pop idols realise they are the stars of many fantasies—some of which are explicit in nature. Considering the prevalence of shipping in the k-pop industry, I would argue that shipping is subtly encouraged.

It’s sad that so many talented writers are shamed out of fandom, or feel that k-pop cannot be the medium through which they tell their stories, or explore their sexuality, or cope with trauma, or simply have fun. Professional works and Hollywood love their RPF—readers and writers of fanfics should be able to, as well. 

As you said Anon, “clamping down on horny people who simp over hot asian men isn't going to solve the issues we face in real life” (this is a lovely sentence, by the way). The kind of person who dehumanises another and reduces them to a sexual object will do so some other way, if not via fanfiction. I don’t think the issue of fetishisation can be fixed simply by telling people not to write explicit RPF. In my experience, people who read and write RPF are more respectful and thoughtful about these things than the general public. We’ve all seen the general public say highly sexual things about celebrities in the media and to their faces, or tag celebrities in their thirst tweets. Are these things less invasive than fanfiction? Personally, I don’t think so. And in my opinion, there are more pressing and damaging issues in stan culture than fanfic.

In conclusion, I don’t think there is anything wrong with creating and consuming RPF, both explicit and non-explicit so long as we:

Remember we are writing fiction

Keep RPF within its appropriate space, and

Do not harass celebrities about their personal lives and relationships

RPF is not for everyone. There may be people who enjoy RPF, but draw the line at explicit stories. This is fine. Everyone has their own personal preferences. What is not fine, however, is attacking people for creating things you don’t like. I’m not sure what kind of moral crusade people are on and what they hope to achieve by shaming writers of RPF, explicit or otherwise. Ultimately, fic authors are writing a fantasy. It’s not real; no one is being hurt. I think it’s important for people to curate their own content, and AO3 makes it very easy to filter out explicit works and unwanted tags. 

Maybe this is me trying to justify my own participation in explicit RPF—I don’t know. What I do know is that I love k-pop, and fandom is an important part of my media and entertainment experience. I adore the k-pop idols I write about, and I just want to imagine them being happy and getting lots of love and orgasms. Let a bitch be horny, goddamn… 

Some bonus fun facts!

At the time I am writing this, on AO3:

26.2% of Stray Kids fanfics are rated M or E

26.3% of Seventeen fanfics are rated M or E

29.0% of Merlin fanfics are rated M or E

34.9% of Captain America (Movies) fanfics are rated M or E

40.1% of BTS fanfics are rated M or E ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

Coincidentally, I saw this post on Reddit this morning: Can we have a RPF positivity post?

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NOPE. Book Tag

Source: here

thank you @sunel0 <3

Questions:

1. NOPE. Ending: A book ending that made you go NOPE either in denial, rage, or simply because the ending was crappy.

everything, everything, it has been years since i read that but that twist/ending was bullshit, i have never felt more rage in my life, fuck that book, fuck, i dont remember all of the details of it but in general it felt like shit, it just brushed away all of the stakes and demonized people with mental illnesses and generally felt like garbage, god i am pissed

2. NOPE. Protagonist: A main character you dislike and drives you crazy.

main guy of giovannis room i forget his name because im dumb, first of all, i love that book, i really do, im not saying i dont like it i just want to make that clear dfasafds, but i would kick main guys ass any day of the week <3

3. NOPE. Series: A series that turned out to be one huge pile of NOPE. after you’ve invested all of that time and energy on it, or a series you gave up on because it wasn’t worth it anymore.

this was awhile ago lol but the maze runner books, i loved the first one and then i got part way into the second and realized i hated where the story was going and stopped reading, that was in like middle school and i do not remember what i didnt like but i was pissed

4. NOPE. Popular pairing: A “ship” you don’t support.

idk, i cant really think of a specific one offhand, aside from like obviously gross ones but yeah idk, best i can think of is in trc when ppl ship kavinsky with people, or really like any dream pack stuff, but to each their own, i just dont vibe with all that lol

5. NOPE. Plot twist: A plot twist you didn’t see coming or didn’t like.

can i say everything, everything again? it really pissed me off, i still remember the pure rage i felt reading that 

6. NOPE. Protagonist action/decision: A character decision that made you shake your head NOPE.

every decision made by zebulon in the death and life of zebulon finch, i love those books but he is stupid as fuck <3

7. NOPE. Genre: A genre you will never read.

okay i have read high fantasy before but generally i just don't vibe with it, idk its hard to get invested for me :/

8. NOPE. Book format: Book formatting you hate and avoid buying until it comes out in a different edition.

not super applicable but i CAN’T read ebooks, my brain just does not comprehend, similar thing with audiobooks, i only listen to audiobooks of things ive already read bc i space out a lot and miss chunks lol

9. NOPE. Trope: A trope that makes you go NOPE.

stories that are like super futuristic technology stuff with like tech genius characters??? is that a trope??? does that make sense??? anyway i hate that, i dont think ive read many books like that so ill use the mcu as an example :) it just feels like theres no stakes because everything can be solved by just inventing a new machine! also most uses of time travel, i forgot that one (exceptions would be like bill and ted or paper girls but they are rare)

10. NOPE. Recommendation: A book recommendation that is constantly hyped and pushed at you that you simply refuse to read.

i haven't seen it much recently, but captive prince, just the whole premise and shit that ive heard about it makes me very uncomfortable

11. NOPE. Cliche/pet peeve: A cliche or writing pet peeve that always makes you roll your eyes.

too many pop culture references and shit like that, i feel like i dont see it a lot in stuff i read, but like an example is more recent rr stuff, like it just rarely works and takes me out of the story and i just do not like it

12. NOPE. Love interest: The love interest that’s not worthy of being one. A character you don’t think should have been a viable love interest.

i couldnt think of one soooooo colin greenmantle! he’s a weak bitch who didn’t deserve piper and im glad she killed him!

13. NOPE. Book: A book that shouldn’t have existed that made you say NOPE.

all for the game... its bad

14. NOPE. Villain: A scary villain/antagonist you would hate to cross and would make you run in the opposite direction.

dr leather from zebulon finch!!!!!! why was he like that???? hweee.... fweee..... bitch ill kill you!!!! he was my first thought, idk if hes the scariest but he was fucked up!!! meat etiquette???? people garden????

15. NOPE. Death: A character death that still haunts you.

noah czerny, i do not see it <3

16. NOPE. Author: An author you had a bad experience reading for and have decided to quit.

cassandra claire, i started the mortal instruments in middle school but tbh with just everything ive heard about her and the content of her books... no

okay! now tagging people! i said i wouldnt tag more people but im actually curious so im going to! as usual no pressure! @audikatia @darkadam @pynches @gaynanlynch @adamparrishthot @czernydefencesquad uhhhh and anyone else who wants to! yeehaw!

[hobslobster-remade]

The Alphabet Tag! 💕

thanks for tagging me @sugapeak!!! (also I see ur an <i>almost</i> same age friend 👀👀)

rules: answer the questions and tag (10) people you’d like to get to know better.

age? fifteen! one year until I can get my G1 asjjd

birthplace? the six

current time? 10:37 pm

drink (last)? water bc I don't drink enough lmao

Easiest person to talk to? this one friend I have who goes to a different high school now, my brother @religion-agustd, @stardoges etc

favourite song (recently)? I haven't been listening to music or singing much lately so idk :/

grossest memory? once my dad was getting surgery for his vision to be improved and during the process they had a tv outside of the room that showed what they were doing. they cut the eyeball with a scalpel and my dad told me that he was scared cause he couldn't feel anything but he could see it all. idk why but this is the only thing I can think of

hogwarts house? HUFFLEPUFF P R I D E

in love? never.

jealous of people? very easily. "how come I can't be that sociable? why does he get all the attention? why am I not the favourite child? how come she looks that good? why can't I draw that well? why do my friends chose her over me?" and the depressing list goes on and on....

killed someone? I used to rip off the heads of barbies as a child and collect them does that count?

love at first sight? or should I walk by again? ajsjsjkk cute but no. I believe in infatuation, and list at first sight, but not love no. part of the reason I didn't like reading romeo and juliet for english skbdmsm

middle name? dont have one bc my parents wanted to make me as basic as possible

number of siblings? un frere

one wish? for people to understand one another better, perfection is a bit much but if only we could get a little better at that. I think it could change a whole lot.

person you called last? my cousin, it's his birthday today

question you are always asked? "howd you get so good at art?" and these days "are you ready for the exam?"

reasons to smile? art, people, dogs, love

song you sang last? so far away

time you woke up? 10 something ajsnskms

underwear colour? idk and I'm too lazy to check rn

vacation destination? camp out at tobermory, it's a beautiful place!!! and we always visit the grotto down there to swim although the water is always super cold no matter what the temperature is (but it's gorgeous you should look it up!!!)

worst habit? cracking my knuckles. chewing on the inside of my lip. obsessing/worrying over small things.

x-rays? a few but only for that one time i tore a ligament in my ankle (but everyone thought I fractured it or broke it akdnkala)

your favourite food? taco bell. literally buy me anything frm there and I'll marry you.

zodiac sign? capricorn

ultimate bias? seokie.. hobi.. hoseok.. my hope... my angel... jhope

ultimate bias wrecker? either chanyeol from exo or jungkook/jin from bts

favourite k-pop song (all time)? Mama - jhope

favourite k-pop album? any of the hyyh albums or iu's palette akdnkala I love how I'm avoiding choosing just one

favourite k-pop ship? woW ur rlly making me choose huh? jikook... oR yoonseok...

hard or soft stan? pls don't hurt me I'm just a soft little duck

favourite k-pop company? I don't know enough to have an opinion

backstory of how i got into k-pop? long story short, YouTube's a good friend of mine

thanks for tagging me!!! (ALSO bby take care of urself ajsks ur clumsier than me) tagging: no one bc I feel rlly annoying so

[kkukkung]

"kiho is... fascinating rly" what do u mean 👀

their relationship dynamic is v fascinating and fanfic fuel.. lov the way kihyun... needs to win... and wonho kind of lets him........ but also they’re v tender idk LOV this photoset... ykh is always 100% serious when he attacks ??? but then he’s a very... aftercare guy.... bye

more asks under the cut (dated newest to oldest)

u kno that thing kihyun does when he has the camera where he like...tilts his head back a lil and shakes it a bit. it cute

hate 2 admit this but he rly is.... v c*te... v sexy 2 when he’s BEHIND the camera and he squints and grits one side of his teeth... ok ok ok ok alright alright alr

i dont rlly think hoseok is bi i think hes pan like if hes in love he doesnt rlly care what gender they are

mmm i use the two v interchangeably bc currently i don’t think there is a clear distinction between them? what u said is the traditional dictionary difference but a lot of bisexual people identify with that too and a lot of pansexual people don’t? like from what i’ve been observing, the bi = binary genders/more than one gender, pan = all genders thing doesn’t rly seem to help that much in establishing the difference btwn them? for example........ i usually say im bi irl and pan on tumblr just bc of the difference between levels of lgbtq understanding under varied contexts... but that obviously doesn’t apply to everyone... so yeah frankly i’m still confused abt the difference between them and i guess... just letting ppl fall into whatever they think is right for them is the only way to go? but like tell me if i’m getting smth wrong here lol. also i saved the url pansexualwonho shfjdkgj

hello bunny do u have a wishlist

no and get off my blog stinky

leave ur gf for me

what does it mean when ur gf has a bf and ur also kind of seeing kakashi hatake?? :/ are we all dating by association??

wonho looks like jooheon and IM sugar daddy in that picture or something....

jshgjfk i think this was abt the units teaser photo right? (x) tbh i feel like jooheon looks more sugar daddy here but wonho has a lot of potential... he’d definitely Spoil the person(s) he’s dating :/

I just checked and the members of that new variety show minhyuk will be in are all giants, they are all above 180cm, well besides actually minhyuk lolz it's kinda funny, but I guess he won't need to make himself seem smaller since he's the tiny one this time

my breath hitched when i read this ??? aaa ur right... tbh i don’t know how im going to... survive this show bc it’s... so blindingly... visual?? have high hopes for it i know he’s going to do so well... and ummmmmMM imagine him... making himself XXXXXXXXXXXXXS precisely bc he knows it’s going to b cute n like... tucking himself against eunwoo or smth i might die

YOUR TAGS MAKE ME SO HAPPY!!

THANK U?????? 💖💖💖💖💖 cute anons make me happi :’0

to reaffirm you as a wonho stan: you have 149 pages filed under wonho on your blog but only 118 under minhyuk. however i believe recently 3/5 of your posts are minhyuk posts.

this felt like it was heading somewhere but the second half jfkhgsj i mean,,

do you know where that picture of kihyun and the join forces with communists or end star wars picture is from with his hand up on a bluish greyish wall i rlly like his hand there u know and I think that we sHould join forces with him and he's right we need to make a stand for it but anyways if u know where the pocture is from may u pls share it thnx I lov ur blog lots

@marxistkihyun

[nsfw text warning] i was reading this wonhyuk fic and thought of u immediately archiveofourown org/works/10314092 mostlytop!mh slight daddy kink mh takes extra care of wh :') enjoy

UH ANON................ HOW DID U KNOW....... EXACTLY WHAT I LIKE...... AND THIS LINE... THIS LINE... “He likes Hoseok, but he likes when pretty girls tie him up and sit on his face too”,,,,,,,, rly the best lmh characterisation i’ve ever read sdjkfgh gbye this was rly sweet and well-written and realistic and i think??? i lov u?? and i lov my poly + bi boyfriends :(((( thank u sm for the rec i rly enjoyed it

i'm east asian too and non-asian ppl keep telling me that "rat" and "snake" are racial slurs and i've never heard of such a thing until i joined kpop fandom (rly recently). if you want my honest opinion it's another one of those things where like... overzealous SJWs nitpick terminology and project on POC even tho they have never experienced it themselves... idk. i rly have never heard any of those terms used against asians before as racial slurs...i've seen other asian fans also question this

(regarding this ask) yeah lmao i mean............ the more i think abt it the more i feel like it was ??? just such a strange thing to have been told... and the way it was said as well... like “this is a racial slur so don’t say it” feels condescending ?? like, me, an east asian person, being “educated” abt racism against east asian people by an anon on the internet for a post that had zero connection to race and terms taken way out of context (that generally aren’t racially charged anyway).... ok lol

Wonho decided to change the title from ^give it to you^ to ^524^ I wonder if it's because of their debut date or something similar?

yes~ 5.14 is their debut date! it was also the time on the clock in the teaser :3c but it still doesn’t rly explain why he changed it? strange bc i thought the song would b emo bc of the changed title but it was kinda.. boppy?? sounds more like a “give it 2 u” than a “last page” hmm but gotta hear the whole thing first ig

I have the impression that Wonho is a sensitive person, he can get hurt easily (but won't hold grudges) and carry his emotions for a really long time. I think he tends to delve in his emotions and thoughts constantly and is thoughtful of when/how he should share them to not burden others. He's ALL IN for his members, trying to cheer them up and tying them all together [rmbr when he made JooHyuk hug to avoid misunderstandings or when he gave Jooheon the biggest sweet potato] in a subtle way.

yessssssssssssssss yes i don’t have anything to add here yes yes yes he’s just... the best guy :(

The Monsta X/GOT7 Psychologist ISN'T A psychoanalist. AFAIK Psychoanalysis avoid archetypes, because the patient can use it as a excuse. Also, to psychoanalysis there isn't a cure, there's only a savoir-faire which means you won't change your past, but you can change how you feel about it, sometimes being able to extract lessons from those painful memories. Psychoanalysis works with words, the way we phrase things is how we conceive reality. So don't underrate your literal analysis+observations.

aaa thank u sm.......... i rly learnt a lot from u thank u v insightful.... pop psychology is fun but ig we have to be careful to not... confound it with the Real Thing and hold mx to it?? anyway thank u sm for taking the time to type out all ur asks they were v helpful!

wonho has honestly tried to kill minhyuk an incredible amount of times but in the end always remembers he can't commit murder in front of a camera...........................

idk wonho choking minhyuk was rly the hottest thing ive ever seen jsfhg bye God I Wish That Were Me

in that live where u said minhyuk tapped wonhos bicep with his little alien claw was honestly was so c*te... especially the contrast btwn mh featherless chicken feet fingers and wonho thiccness..... wonhyuk are rly so comfortable and natural with each other like u can't rly see it but it looks like wonho let go of the camera with the arm that was being tapped to hold minhyuks hand/wrist..................................................c*te

uh put thi s on my grave...... i love wonhyuk sm i could die :( they rly lov each other sm jkdgfhsdjkgfhhkkdg

Hellooo!

henlo rabbit

maybe im just naïve but starship ent. is overall an alright company - with all groups they promote they seem to be fair and equal and overall supportive :/ which makes me rlly thankful my children aren't being neglected;;

ahh yeah i think on the whole they’re not bad with mx... apart from when they didn’t send members to the hospital after they were in a literal car crash??? and idk just not great promo times and minor organisational things.. bc they have a certain amount of faith in mx the investment isn’t too shabby. but with like... other groups... like boyfriend...... idk ?? they were just shipped off to japan and never heard from again? and even sistar i mean, the conditions they worked in at the beginning was appalling :/

[dvddggs]

To the Four of Us (Part Sixteen)

premise: modern AU chronicling the squad as they make their way through college and deal with general life things.

soundtrack song: Alone Together - Fall Out Boy

full soundtrack: [i’ll post it here once its complete and uploaded to spotify or something!] note: if anyone has recommendations for songs for previous chapters, message me and I’ll dedicate a chapter to you!

words: 2,570

warnings: a lil smuttiness oops and some swears and a little blood ment i guess?? 

a/n: just so you can picture it better, the way alexander would be talking with his mouth wired shut would be like if you try talking while biting down/clenching your teeth ((this was v helpful for me in understanding this injury so there u go)) // not a lot happens buT here u go sinners!! (its not that bad but im preceding the risqué part with an asterisk [*] bc i know some of u are younger and i dont wanna make anyone uncomfortable!)

all chapters: x

tags: @heythereitsloey @anitheunicorn @newyorkyoucanbeanew @lafbagxette @justafangirlwithanavy @iamgrayfox @ordinaryornate @schuylerjoon @angelica-peggy-eliza @trashyperson101 @crazydragon15 @geespilots @marvelous-hamilfan @5p00kygh05t @panda-powers @and-maria @schokoobananaa @allthegoodurlshavebeentaken @aphboi @hell-yes-puns-and-ships @aham-threw-his-shot-away @hesitantcat @lafeyettegunsandships

dedication: @l0vedoesntdiscriminate for the soundtrack rec!!

soundtrack song: Alone Together - Fall Out Boy

full soundtrack: x

Alexander. Was. Miserable. His jaw had been wired shut for three days like some kind of monstrous animal and he was already counting down the time left until he was free (only 38 days and 6 hours to go). His father was staying in a hotel near his dorm to make sure he was getting enough food and adjusting to everything alright, despite Alexander’s insistence that he could go back home whenever he wanted.

Alexander also hadn’t been back to school yet because the last thing he wanted was for Thomas to see him like this, so he avoided his lectures and got the notes from acquaintances in each class.

His face still looked like a mangled mess, but it was improving slightly day by day. The first time he looked in the mirror, he had gasped in surprise at his reflection, hardly recognizing himself. He poked his cheek, wondering how in the hell it could possibly have swollen as much as it did. The violent purple that the side of his face had taken on from the bruising made him look like a boxing hero, but that was the only positive to an otherwise completely shitty situation. He’d taken a selfie and sent it to the group chat with the caption:

Alex: I look like Rocky. Y’all wish you were this cool.

As per usual, he did not get the response he’d been hoping for.

Herc: Alex you look like shit.

Laf: hate to say it, but i have to agree with herc on this one. you look like hell.

Alex: it’s not that bad…do you think i look like a hot tough guy, john?

John: …

Alex: fuck all of y’all.

Thankfully the swelling had gone down, meaning his eye had reopened, and the bruising had started to fade so now his face was just tinged a weird greenish-yellow.

Along with George, John had visited Alexander in the hospital every day, where he was stuck for “observational purposes” until he learned to live without use of his jaw. Hercules and Lafayette had visited twice, bringing soup that the two of them had made on the second day.

They strolled into the hospital room with four steaming containers and found John playing with the controls on Alexander’s hospital bed while Alexander worked on an essay. George stood staring out the window, speaking quietly on the phone about work.

“Hey y’all,” John said, to which Hercules raised an eyebrow. “Sorry…Lex’s dad is causing me to talk southern.”
 Lafayette snickered as Alexander beamed happily. For reasons that John didn’t understand, Alexander melted under the influence of his slight South Carolinian accent.

“We made tomato soup,” Lafayette yelled, ignoring George’s phone call.

“I made tomato soup. Laf drank a bottle of wine,” Hercules said, glancing apologetically at Alexander’s father.

“We only brought four bowls though,” Lafayette continued loudly. “Didn’t realize your dad was still here.”

“He can have mine,” Hercules said quickly, still mildly frightened of Alexander’s father.

Laughing, Alexander stuck his hands out, eager to ingest something other than the hospital's chicken noodle (of which he could only suck the broth through a straw, meaning he got no chicken and no noodles).

“How are you going to eat that?” John asked, taking a bowl for himself and passing one to Alexander. Hercules put down one of the four spoons he brought, looking slightly crestfallen. He hadn’t thought of that.

“A straw,” Alexander said bitterly. “It’s disgusting.”

John nodded in agreement as Alexander scowlingly swapped the straw from his cup of water to his bowl of soup. Lafayette started laughing as he sipped it, forcing George into the quiet hallway and earning Laf a punch on the arm from Hercules.

“So,” Alexander said, changing the subject before a fight erupted between Nervous Hercules and Wine Drunk Lafayette. “How’s school?”

Hercules shrugged before plopping down on the edge of the bed. “Ya know…school’s school. Turns out I bombed my bio midterm so I think it’s safe to say that I’m not going to be following a career in science.”

Lafayette glanced between Alexander and John; it was clear that he had no interest in what Hercules was saying.

“Okay,” he said. “It’s obvious as fuck that we are not here to talk about school. Has Thomas noticed you’re gone yet? Or is he just that much of an asshole?”

“He texted me last night,” Alexander mumbled, avoiding eye-contact with John.

“What?!” John yelled. “Why didn't you tell me, Lex?? If I’d known I could have PUMMELLED the guy.”

John stood up and punched the air angrily, making Lafayette laugh again.

“What did he say?” Hercules asked. His curiosity had gotten the better of him.

Alexander took his phone off of his nightstand, unlocked it, and handed it to John, who was quickly surrounded by Hercules and Lafayette.

He watched them read the conversation, only interrupted once by Lafayette who pointed at the screen and muttered, “What does ‘obsolete’ mean?” and Hercules’s answer, “It means ‘over as fuck.’”

Thomas: I’m sorry. —T

Alex: ok.

Thomas: Alex…can we please talk about what happened? —T

Alex: Honestly, Thomas, no. Fuck off. Don’t text me anymore.

Thomas: Are you at least okay?

Alex: YOU BROKE MY FUCKING JAW

Thomas: …holy shit

Thomas: Are you fucking serious?



Thomas: Alexander, I am so SO sorry

Thomas: I was really drunk…I don’t know…I thought I was fine with it. Then I saw john and the…marks on your neck. and I guess I just lost it for a second

Thomas: I mean, there’s no excuse for what I did…i’m so, so sorry.

Thomas: Is there anything I can do?

Thomas: Alexander…please say something.

Alex: Okay, fine. Here it is. I’m fucking done with this. YOU broke up with ME. I know what I did was wrong, okay? I fucking get it. I get why you dumped me, and it hurt, but I understand it. BUT after that, you don’t get to decide what I can and cannot do. After we broke up, I could do whatever the fuck I wanted, whether you liked it or not, because YOU made the decision that we were done. I get that it probably wasn’t the best way to find out, but jesus, Thomas, get a fucking grip. Our relationship was obsolete by the party, AND I apologized to you, in response to which you admitted that you probably overreacted. Which, considering we’d only been dating for a month, is kind of true if I’m being honest. So, don't text me anymore. I’m so fucking done.

Thomas: I hope your jaw is okay. I’m really sorry that things ended this way. Goodbye, Alexander.

“Whoa,” Hercules said.

“I can’t believe you didn’t tell me about this,” John exclaimed, handing Alexander his phone back. “You absolutely dragged the guy.”

Alexander shrugged and sipped at his soup, a slight smile on his face. Even though it wasn’t positive, he felt like he finally had closure with Thomas. He hoped that things would finally calm down a little bit.

“So when are you going to get out of here?” Lafayette asked.

“I think tonight,” Alexander replied as his father stepped back into the room.

“Yep,” said George, tucking his phone into his pocket. “The doctor is going to teach you how to keep that mouth clean—especially because of the cracked tooth—and then they’re going to discharge you tonight.”

Alexander’s friends beamed at him.

“By the way,” George continued, eyeing John. “I’m pretty sure that one of the key aspects of keeping clean is going to be no kissing.”

John whipped around to look at Alexander with mortified, wide eyes, which made Alexander burst into laughter. At the sudden movement, however, he felt the wires binding his teeth together rip at the inside of his cheeks as the taste of blood burst onto his tongue.

“Shit,” he mumbled, spitting blood into the crumpled up napkin beside his bed. Lafayette mimed throwing up and John made a face, while Hercules passed him a fresh glass of water.

“Oh,” he said, turning to George. “Would you like some soup, sir? I made it for Alexander.”
 “That’s really nice of you, son, but I’m going to have to pass for now. Alex, if it’s okay with you I’m going to head back to the hotel. They’re having a meeting and want to FaceTime me in so I don’t miss it. I’ll be back tonight to say goodbye before I head to the airport, okay?”

Alexander nodded, gripping his cheek in pain. George kissed the top of his hair—which hadn’t been washed in too long—and waved goodbye to his friends as he threw on his coat and headed out.

Hercules sighed in relief as soon as the door shut and popped the lid off the last bowl of soup. “Thank god,” he said. “I’m starving.”

“Herc,” Alexander laughed. “My dad isn’t scary!”

John wiggled his eyebrows. “Are you kidding me?” he said. “Did you see the look on his face when he said ‘no kissing’? He practically knifed me with his eyes!”

Lafayette, still tipsy, doubled over with laughter as his friends stared at him, amused. The four of them hung out for around another hour, talking about school and nothing else particularly important just to keep Alexander company while he worked on his paper.

“Okay, I’m gonna get this one home before he wakes up the entire hospital,” Hercules said, grabbing Laf’s wrist and guiding him to the door. “Are you coming, John?”

“Nah, I think I’ll stay here for a bit. I’ll just bus home later.”

“Thanks for the soup, Herc…and Laf,” Alexander said smiling.

Hercules nodded in response as he left, Lafayette still cackling as he trailed behind.

“He’s fucking nuts,” John mused, giggling.

Alexander nodded and grabbed John’s hand, which was sitting on Alexander’s thigh. “Are you scared of my dad?”

“Um, kinda, yeah. Lex, have you seen the guy? He’s huge. Like, huge. He takes no shit, I can tell.”

Alexander raised his eyebrows, smiling. “Then don’t dole out any shit.”

John shrugged at the argument—fair enough. His smile quickly turned to a pout as he stared at Alexander’s lips. “I wanna kiss you. As soon as he said we couldn’t kiss, all I wanted to do was kiss you.”

“You’re quite the advocate for wanting what you can’t have, aren’t you?” Alexander asked, referencing himself.

“But so far, I’m also pretty good at getting what I can't have,” John murmured, leaning in closer.

“John,” Alexander warned.

“Stop me if it hurts,” John whispered before he gently brought their lips together.

Alexander kissed him hungrily, not minding the low-grade pain he felt in the background. In fact, he almost liked it. He knew that his father would be back soon, using Alexander as an excuse to leave the meeting, which only made him want more of this faster.

John climbed up on the bed and pulled the sheets aside, straddling Alexander in his sweatpants and hospital gown.

“You okay?” he asked quietly. As hot as it would be to make out—or more—in a hospital room, Alexander did have a broken jaw. When Alex nodded, John smiled, biting his lip, and bent down to kiss Alexander’s neck. John could feel him suppressing a moan so he nipped at his ear, hoping that he’d vocalize it.

He did.

“Shh,” John said. He hopped off Alexander and pulled the curtain around the bed so that no one would see them immediately if they entered the room.

When he climbed back on the bed, he could feel Alexander grind his hips against John’s, craving friction. John raised an eyebrow in aroused amusement.

“Eager tonight, are we?”

Alexander squirmed, moaning through his teeth.

“We were supposed to fuck after the party the other night, remember?”

“But you went and got punched in the face,” John said solemnly, moving his hips downward to meet with Alex’s.

“Yeah,” Alexander said as his eyes grew lustful. “You owe me.”

* - sinning starts here - *

He could feel John grow hard through his jeans, which made his eyes darken and his stomach tighten in anticipation. He was readily willing to ignore the wires around his teeth just so he could make out with John, craving the contact of their lips and their tongues together. Every time they touched it was like sparks crackled between them.

“Fuck,” John breathed as he reached up Alexander’s hospital gown to rest his hands on his chest. “You should take this off.”

Alexander pulled the tie and let it slip off his shoulders, tossing it behind him and onto the plastic headboard. John grinned, planting kisses down Alexander’s chest.

“John, he moaned.

“Shh,” John repeated through a smirk. “Save the talking.”

Alexander nodded, throwing his head back in pleasure as John travelled down towards his stomach and to the hem of his sweatpants. He stopped, glancing up at Alexander with a smirk on his face, chin resting on his hipbone.

“Pl—” Alexander was cut off by John, who clapped his hand over his mouth.

“I said,” John growled, “don’t talk.”

Alexander squeezed his lips together, and ran his fingers through John’s hair as John worked his way back downward. He licked his lips and looked up at Alexander, waiting to see if he could continue. When Alexander nodded, John made quick work of pulling his sweatpants off and tossing them aside, leaving Alexander lying in his boxers, absolutely desperate for contact. He kept his mouth shut as John teased him, kissing his inner thighs and running his tongue slowly along the line of his underwear. Alexander whined loudly and circled his hips, hoping he could redirect John’s attention to a better spot than his stomach, but this only made John chuckle and shake his head slowly. He was testing Alexander’s patience.

Alexander almost screamed in relief as John’s hand made contact with him through his boxers. He didn’t care about not talking anymore as he breathed out a few choice swear words, which even made John moan quietly.

* - ur safe u made it - *

Just as John began to pull at Alexander’s waistband to tug it downward, the door creaked open, making Alexander gasp and John recoil frantically.

“Alex, did you fall asleep?” came his father’s voice through the curtain. John’s eyes flung open wide as he threw Alexander his sweats and jumped off the bed, attempting to smooth down his dishevelled hair.

“Fuck,” John mouthed as Alexander tripped pulling on his pants.

“Alex?” George repeated at the sound of his knee colliding with the floor. “I’m coming in.”

Alexander shrugged—there was nothing they could do—as his father pulled the curtain aside.

George sighed at the scene in front of him. Alexander’s hair was matted to the back of his head, his face was bright red, and he was shirtless. John’s hair was frantically messy, Alexander having tousled and tugged it into oblivion only seconds earlier, and he was staring at the ground, also bright red. He folded his hands together behind his back and avoided eye contact with George. As they stared straight ahead, they could see the hospital gown slide off the bed and onto the floor with a soft thump.

George stared at the boys for half a second before throwing his hands in the air and walking back out the door.

Behind him, he called, “Really? In the hospital?”

[imperialdramons]

Things I personally can’t stand in fics and writing in general. LONG rant, so stick with me people. This is a long overdue list that’s been in my drafts for ages.) VERY SUBJECTIVE in case that wasn’t obvious from the first sentence lmao. 1) Characters shipping the otp mentioned. I already like said OTP otherwise I wouldn’t be reading this fic. You don’t have to sell me on the concept of these characters dating, again, it’s why I’m reading the fic. You also don’t have to make characters ship them because, again, that’s what you have friends for- you talk to each other about what you like about the ship rather than sit by as a bystander while two other people go on talking about why they like said ship without allowing you to contribute a word. This is what we have social media for- conversation and opinions. 

I really despise when everyone in a fic suddenly decides “these characters ought to date yes they’re soul mates” almost as if they’re part of a hive-mind when this is the most unrealistic thing to expect when you put two characters in a room full of different people. Trust me, most people would be very uninterested in other people’s love life. The most you would get would be a few close friends making gags (but again- you don’t have to sell ME on the concept of the characters dating. I fail to see both the charm and the point of this) If you’re going for realism, this isn’t where you’ll find it. If you’re going for a joke, I fail to see the humor in it. If you’re planning to make me resent a otp I normally would love by literally forcing me to read opinions of people I don’t even know- you brought your A-game pumpkin, and you succeeded. I often get the impression characters that ship the fic’s otp are trying to either parody what I feel about the characters, or tell me how to feel about the characters, and neither of these leave a good impression. Is the point of this stunt to make the characters feel awkward? There’s many different scenarios you could put them into that could make them feel equally as awkward and give more rewarding results- especially since the fics i’ve read including this have had the characters react very little to others “shipping” them- it kind of just goes on in the background (why? if there is no point to it, why include it? again, it feels like you’re trying to sell me something i’ve already bought). Is it written so often bc there’s some satisfying factor in knowing everyone agrees with you both inside and outside the fic? Oh. I think we’ve reached the reason this is so popular in fics. Score 1+ for the hive mind!

2) Convenient stupidity. When a character acts in a way to either mislead or derail the plot from its actual purpose without getting punished for their stupidity or given a chance to redeem themselves. It’s such a time-waster, and often causes the plot to regress and for the characters to go through the same motions again. It’s not a deal-breaker, but it’s a real joykill to have to read about the characters trying to fix a problem that could easily have been avoided had the character just not acted stupid when it seemed convenient to drag things out further.

3) PLEASE DO NOT COPY SITCOM JOKES FROM SHOWS LIKE SEINFELD AND THE BIG BANG THEORY I WILL LITERALLY FLIP MY LID. It doesn’t take a trained eye to notice when a joke doesn’t fit the phrasing of a character. Some lines from popular sitcoms work with every character because they’re so generic, but sometimes the lines sound absolutely out of character when they come from a character who feels like they’re being held at gunpoint just to hammer in a joke or two. I have seen characters butchered momentarily just to hammer in a few jokes that immediately lose their humor, mainly because the jokes are not funny if I can tell someone is forcing the words into the character’s mouth. It doesn’t sound like anything they’d actually say, but something someone else wants them to say. It isn’t a deal-breaker, but it really takes me out of the fic. There was one fic that actually had me dig through my bad 90′s sitcom archive to find 3 shows with the exact same joke as said fic. Do you know how disturbing it is to read a fic and suddenly see Jerry Seinfeld’s face pop up in your mind like a jump scare? It’s terrifying.

4) I can’t stand when a fic has all the depression tags, all the dark and tragic story tropes, but let’s throw in a joke in every third paragraph despite talking about a dark subject- let’s even ruin the most serious moments with a joke because hey jokes are supposed to break tension right. Let’s not care if it looks out of place or forced, we have to have a joke dammnit. Yes, humor is often used to lighten up the mood when things get too serious- but you actually have to allow your audience to have a pause for things to remain serious for a while before you can make a joke. A lot of the joke relies on the element of surprise (timing), and the delivery. If you don’t allow us to breathe in and grow accustomed to the serious and dark tone, you won’t be able to make us laugh when you genuinely write something funny. It’s just harder to get into it when there’s so many jokes. Instead of being a dark fic with some nicely paced jokes, it turns into an internal conflict of whether or not you label the fic as a dark humor satire or dark themed fic with a lot of comedy in it that just doesn’t pace well. Very few people can get away with this without making the humor seem completely out of place (but I have actually seen it done), and it takes a huge amount of skill to actually make dark humor work- because when dark humor doesn’t work, it just sounds offensive or insulting. (Dark Humor is often offensive, but what’s offensive has to either have some truth to it, or genuinely be funny to work as dark humor.) Meanwhile, when regular humor doesn’t work, we often either don’t notice the joke, or just shrug at it “yeah it was bad but i’ve read worse” and keep reading. I have seen so many fics write dark themes wrong by making light of a very dark situation and that is all fine and good if you’re writing a comedy that is mocking tragic and dark tropes in the form of a satire. However, this doesn’t work if you want said fic to be “inspirational” or “educational” (or even SERIOUS) about mental illness or disorders. It really just confuses the reader as to what your actual goal is with the fic if you’re both trying to mock the problem, and educate people about the problem. This just goes out to the smartasses that dismiss criticism bc “I has the depression so you are wrong and your opinion is stupid bc you dont have the depression so anything you say is wrong 8D” Please gently fuck off.

5) This might be an unpopular opinion, but I personally rank a fic’s appeal by how well they conduct a premise. You might also say I rank fics by how badly they mess up an easy premise/moral they have to work with and make a simple topic seem very absurd. I don’t care if the premise is simple- if they wrote it well, they deserve props for it. If they wrote a difficult premise and the fic kind of fell apart, I can still give them some props because I can tell there was effort put into trying to make something work. However, when a fic takes an easy premise and completely butchers it, ohhhh boy. It almost becomes something akin to reading my immortal- for shits and giggles- a beautiful trainwreck. However, here’s a fun fact; I don’t hate my immortal, or hellstorm evangelion, and wouldn’t class them as “the worst fics in harry potter and evangelion”. Why? Because they started off with an absurd premise. As soon as I read an absurd premise, I know the fic is going to be absurd. The fic delivers what it promises, and I genuinely can’t flaw it for that. Of course the fics are bad, OOC on top of crazy ideas, but it didn’t really market itself differently or as anything but OOC and crazy- and this is why I also don’t take them seriously- because in a way- they don’t take themselves seriously.

What I do take seriously however are fics that try their hardest to make a point and then fail miserably because they didn’t bother to do even the smallest amount of research- and I really do mean the most minuscule amount of research. I read a fic where a bruise lasted for 2 months. A bruise. Lasted 2 months. If a bruise is big and dark enough after 2 weeks you shouldn’t see a doctor, you should see an exorcist- because that thing needs to be sent to the shadow realm and fast. 2 months? A simple google search would have solved this. I actually didn’t know how long a bruise lasted for, but I took one look at that and shook my head, thinking “No. I really don’t think this is accurate.” but I actually decided to go look it up because “I might be wrong”. I might be nitpicking, but when your fic is trying to go for realism it doesn’t really help that you have these small bits of misinformation that could easily be corrected... One or two won’t kill the mood if the fic is good enough, but if the fic focuses on a subject that involves, oh, I don’t know, doctors/medicine (which i might add- i know near to nothing about) and relies on misinformation that even I can spot?... Maybe it wouldn’t be a bad idea to just skim some reliable sources for relevant information about what you’re writing about. Small aside- I get bothered when people put the word “literally” in front of things they mean to say are “figurative”. I can actually gloss over this most times (i do it too sometimes almost unknowingly), but when someone writes “Literally kicked the door down-” and in the very next sentence, say the door “swung open”- No. That is inaccurate. You can’t just shove “literally” in front of things and not expect it to change meaning. That is literally illiteracy.

6) Nicknames. I really cringe at “Darling” or “Cutie” in fics. Yes, people do this in real life and I’m guilty of it too- but have you ever been that one friend in a friendship circle where you don’t exactly feel as if you belong there and then you’re hearing 2 people call each other "darling” over and over again? Doesn’t that feel even the least bit uncomfortable? I often get that impression when I read fics of two characters going back and forth like this- i feel like the awkward third wheel that’s imposing on their fun. I can handle some pet names, but when they constantly say “darling” and “sweetie” over and over again, I can’t help but to feel as if the characters are losing some of their character in the dialogue (it is actually very corny). Most fics of non-canon ships are already putting characters into situations that are hard to swallow- but nicknames like “darling”? That’s probably an aspect of fics i’ll never be able to handle. I can’t say why I feel this way other than the fact it always feels forced and shoehorned in (unless the character themselves have also used this word multiple times) There are of course the exceptions. The exceptions are the characters who you can actually see say this kind of thing. Ringabel from Bravely Default is an easy example, or say, Cat Noir from Miraculous- but the phrases fit because they align with their character, and aren’t just put there to “be cute” but to be “accurate” to the portrayal. That doesn’t mean “if you dont use pet names for these characters, you’re misrepresenting them”- it just means that these specific characters seem like they might engage in petnames, whereas someone as... hm... let’s say Jotaro from jjba probably wouldn’t do it in a serious manner, and neither would Cyrus from Platinum. Some characters fit the bill and others don’t, and I know this is highly subjective, but to make things simple; the goofy characters are always the ones who I can see use such language seriously or unironically without it feeling out of place.

THERE’S MORE, But I’m tired and this rant has been long long long and I want to go eat eat eat. Maybe later i’ll add a few more in a brief because this kind of went on for a lil too long than necessary.