#2021 Retrospective
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shoutout to you and all the other ethubs warriors who have been here with me in the trenches since 2021. we were right about everything ever since the beginning of time but in the worst possible ways and no one can ever take that away from us . amen
#genuinely love how many of my last life era ethubs mutuals are still here and posting 5000 word analyses about their intricate gay rituals#just like the good old days. none of us will ever get over it and its beautiful#actually speaking of old mutuals who r still around#pretty sure one of my first posts ever was me adding an unsolicited four paragraph reblog addition to one of scott megabuilds ethubs posts#i didnt understand tumblr at the time. 2021 rio was so brazen i dont even think we were mutuals. i could never do that now .#mildly embarrassing in retrospect but You know what were both still here and i still stand by everything i said.#also i have no idea when this ask was from btw sorry Aleph if this is old. i found it in mydrafts half answered
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sketches of my friends when we went for a beer after graduading high school, funny times
#it was super stressful time of my life but in retrospect there was some nice memories i liked to hold onto a lot#the hug sketchbook#2021#traditional sketch#sketch#idk how to tag people#sketches of people#???#idk people dont look at those tags anyway#artists on tumblr#HUUUUGE DISCLAIMER!!#IN MY COUNTRY 18 YO CAN LEGALLY DRINK ALKOHOL!!
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so fucking funny that "has many human friends" is BY FAR the most popular option in that poll. like "neither yugo or day have ever made a hippie character without psychological problems before this point and i have no reason to believe they would start now. this bitch is friendless."
#psa#great god grove#thespius green#sorry btw to anyone who follows this blog and sees all my old “GRRRR I AM THE ONLY ONE WHO UNDERSTANDS SMILE FOR ME” posting from 2021-2022#before i posted my retrospective#i am now a nicer man <3
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artfight 2021
last attack of that year
#artfight#artfight 2021#fanart#i was really proud of this one!!#altho i wish i painted over the lines in retrospect i think this piece still holds up!
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EVERYTHING - LEE HEESEUNG
word count: 2.8k…
pairing: heeseung x gn!reader
synopsis: you are a freshly moved in tenant to a cheaply priced apartment, but is it too good to be true?
genre/s: fluff, non-idol!au, strangers-to-lovers, enemies-to-lovers more of a miscommunication trope, college student!reader, neighbor!heeseung
warnings: none!
rating: pg
a/n: for @dearhee!! hi, i was matched with you for the @kflixnet's exchange event! i'm a bit shy so i didn't message you, but i've enjoyed seeing your posts on my dash ^^ i hope you enjoy this short oneshot piece! the title is based off of everything by kehlani. i had a hard time choosing between her song and butterfly dream by khalil fong, also i did kinda get carried away and made you a fic playlist! and an older outdated playlist i made for heeseung a while back if you'd like to listen to it! sorry this author's note is so long omg.
Brown moving boxes cluttered your new living room. Sure, it looked a bit barren and depressing from the boxes and bubble-wrapped items lying around, but those would be dealt with right after you finished your coursework. Sitting down at the kitchen table you and Jungwon assembled just hours ago, your mouse hovered over the pause button of your laptop.
You were attempting to finish the recorded lecture your professor posted yesterday. Latin American Politics seemed like a fascinating topics course to take, and to top it off, the professor had stellar reviews from classmates. Who would’ve known that you were getting yourself into the most intensive courses you’ve taken to date? The readings were interesting and you never had a problem completing them, but what drove you insane was the exams. Your professor would always include questions that would leave a lot up for interpretation, yet he would grade it seemingly randomly based on his mood. The other half of the questions would require you to know a decent amount of outside information since he would ask questions that were never discussed in class or case studies, but would be relating to relevant precedents.
Something that was quickly driving you insane was your next door neighbor. You hadn’t had the chance to introduce yourself yet, but for almost the entire time you tried to watch the lecture, music could be heard through your shared wall. You thought the noise would subside if you waited long enough, but your patience finally met its limit when they turned up their music enough for you to feel the bass.
This isn't how you imagined introducing yourself to your neighbors. You weren’t hoping to be best friends with them or anything, but you definitely didn’t think you’d be storming over to their doorstep at 11pm to complain. Still, it’s a weekday. How could they not have the common sense to be courteous of those who needed to wake up early in the morning?
Opening your door, you walked over and knocked three times on the door. A man with grayish blonde hair opened the door with a quizzical smile flashed towards you.
And maybe, no, definitely, his looks would’ve been more noticed by you on any other day. But you had an oral exam to finish polishing to present in front of your professor and classmates.
“Can you lower your music please? I’m trying to study and it’s distracting,” You request, without paying much attention to your neighbor’s confusion gradually showing on his face.
“I wasn’t playing any music though?” He innocently replies.
“For the past forty minutes I’ve listened to music from your side of the wall, don’t act innocent,” You groan.
He smirked at you, “Sure, I can ‘turn it down’,” emphasizing the last part by using air quotes with his hands.
“What do you mean with the air quotations?” You frown, imitating the air quotes he made moments ago.
“Don’t you think you owe me a favor for turning down my music? I mean it is my apartment, I should be able to act how I want. Not my fault that the building’s walls are thin,” He shrugs.
Of course, your neighbor is entitled. Just great.
“You won’t turn it down? Okay, there’s an easy solution. What was the landlord’s number again? I think filing a noise complaint would make my problem solved real quick,” You answered, unlocking your phone screen and showing the dial pad screen to him.
His smirk fades, “Alright, alright, I’ll stop playing my music and singing,” taking your phone and typing a number onto it, “here’s my number.” He extended his hand to you with your phone placed on his palm.
You snatched your phone back, narrowing your eyes at him. “Why give me your number? So you can bother me through texts and phone calls instead?” You scoff, already heading back to your apartment next door.
“You can message me instead of our landlord when I make noise again,” He waves, before slamming his door behind you.
Asshole.
One thing you absolutely hated was hot weather. Without the A/C on in the middle of today, a day that was record-breakingly hot, you felt certain you would melt any minute now. Your landlord sent out an email to all of the tenants in the morning explaining that the A/C broke and would probably be repaired by tonight. You didn’t need her email to wake you up though. You were already awake, sweating profusely. The comforter had long been thrown to the floor. You stumbled sleepily to your thermostat which read as 100°F/38°C. Outside it was a bit cooler, but being outside only exposed you to the blazing sun. It was truly choosing the lesser of two evils.
What made the day even worse is that you ran into your annoying neighbor, whose name you learned is Heeseung, as you went outside to make a quick run to buy some cold snacks. It did make it slightly better when he was covered in as much, if not more sweat than you. You couldn’t revel in his misfortune for too long though. He miraculously managed to trip over his doormat, falling onto you. Both of you scowled at each other while childishly wiping each other’s germs off yourselves.
He hadn’t played his music anymore since the day you confronted him, but he did sing nearly everyday. If you weren’t studying, you couldn’t help admiring how talented he was. His vocals sounded like they came straight from a CD. But your appreciation for his talent never lasted long, since he always had an intuitive sense to bother you.
Y/N, I sound good, don’t I?
How would you feel if I serenaded you sometime?
Don’t you think a guy who can sing is sooooooo hot?
Have any song requests Y/N?
His texts immediately removed any hint of charisma his music might’ve given him. Heeseung knew that his texts drove you insane, and if you were just an ounce less nice than you were, he would’ve been blocked a long time ago. Still, he had texted you about a week ago informing you he’d be redoing the foam sound panels he installed a couple years back in order to hopefully be more soundproof for your sake. While you felt relieved that you would finally have some peace and quiet after weeks of living with his incessant noise, it was bittersweet. You had grown used to his singing, occasionally singing along to the songs you knew. Although, it didn’t change the fact that he was still arrogant as ever whenever he interacted with you.
Snapping out of your thoughts about Heeseung, the elevator doors opened on your floor. You looked down into the plastic bag of goods you got from the convenience store and sighed disappointedly at the distorted shape of the ice cream you bought.
“Sorry if the phone was cut out, I was in the elevator. But Jake, I’m going to die in this heat!” You whined through the phone, searching your pockets with your free hand for your keys.
“Why don’t you just come over to my place then?” He offers generously.
“That would give me the perfect excuse to see Layla…” You trail off, tempted by your friend’s invitation.
“See, Y/N just come over and we can eat some ice cream to cool down,” Jake persuades you further.
“You know, I actually got ice cream and other stuff and I’m pretty sure it melted on impact the moment I stepped into this damn complex,” You reveal, lightening up at the sound of Jake’s laughter.
You finally found your keys and unlocked your door, noticing the fan by your door. There was a Post-It note attached to it: You seemed to need it more than me - Seung. He was definitely sweating more than you earlier, so why would he give his fan to you?
“Jake, my annoying neighbor just left me a really nice fan to use?” You tell him, still glancing over the note. All of a sudden? For no reason? Your suspicions grew as they usually did, sure that he must have an ulterior motive. Nevertheless, you carried the fan and your melted snacks into your apartment.
“You mean the neighbor with the angelic singing voice?” Jake asks to confirm he was thinking about the same neighbor.
You open your fridge, placing each item in their designated spot, “You heard him one time, Jake.”
“One time was enough, Y/N. Dude’s got the voice of an angel for real,” Jake stands his ground.
Rolling your eyes, you take out the semi-frozen pineapple juice you put in the freezer hours ago. The original plan was to drink it for yourself, but it couldn’t stop bothering you that Heeseung had seemingly been nice for no reason. The fan he gave you blew cold air and if you wanted it to be even colder you could add cold water or ice to a compartment. It was expensive, you could tell from the look of it alone. Also, you did happen to browse for fans while you were waiting in line at the convenience store. Was the fan in front of you the one you considered buying? That’s not important right now…
“Y/N?” Jake’s voice snaps you away from your thoughts.
“Sorry, give me a sec,” You grabbed the plastic bag on the counter and added the frozen pineapple juice and gummies to it. It’s not equivalent to his fan, but at least it’s something.
You reopened your door, preparing to hang the bag on his door handle and go back to your conversation. What you didn’t expect was Heeseung to be walking in the hallway, humming a song while twirling his keys with one hand and carrying takeout in the other. He caught you in the middle of what was supposed to be a discrete delivery, raising his eyebrow in amusement.
“And what do I owe the pleasure, Y/N L/N?” He moseyed over to you, flashing one of his infamous smiles at you.
“I just left some things in the bag since you gave me that fan. I appreciate it, but um, if you don’t want the snacks since you just got food, I can grab it later,” You mumbled, trying to scurry back into your apartment since Jake was definitely going to tease you about any interaction you had with Heeseung.
“Wait, is that the angelic neighbor, Y/N?” Jake’s voice practically booms from your phone. You must’ve accidentally pressed the speaker button. Heeseung’s smile only grows wider as he looks at your phone, with you being completely mortified and hanging up on your best friend.
“Angelic neighbor, huh?”
“Don’t let it get to your head, Heeseung. That’s just my friend’s nickname for you,” You attempt to crush anything he was imagining, matching his cheeky energy.
“Aw, so you talk about me that much? I’m flattered, really,” He places a hand on his heart, closing his eyes in a feigned earnest expression.
“He heard you singing one time, Heeseung. Then, I mean I might’ve told him you were always singing with that flawless voice of yours, but that was it really,” You rambled, not thinking much about the words that were coming out of your mouth.
“Flawless voice…” He repeats, turning shy at the surprise compliment you gave.
You were completely unaware of what you said, still trying to make your way back to your apartment.
“Anyways, if you don’t have anything else to say I’m going to head back into my place…” You point with your thumb to your door, confused as to why he suddenly turned so quiet.
“Thank you.”
Now it was your turn to be surprised, “For what?”
“I’ve been going to all these auditions but keep getting rejected. Each place I go nitpicks my technique, but you called my voice flawless. I guess I really needed to hear that right now,” Heeseung explains, now fidgeting with his keys.
The puzzle pieces started falling into place, “So that’s why you’re always singing?”
He nodded in response, “The first day you came over to my door, I was practicing for a callback the following morning. I knew that we were expecting a new tenant and sure, I heard you moving things in, but moving in took me like three days. The last time someone new moved in was me, which was two years ago. So, I just assumed that you would still be moving in. It didn’t occur to me that you could’ve moved all your stuff in one day. I guess what I’m trying to say is, I’m sorry. I’m sorry that I was making that much noise that night, I didn’t know you were all moved in yet.”
His sincere apology surprised you for the second time, “I’m sorry, too. I’m a law school student and I was prepping for an exam that determined a huge part of my grade. I can get a bit sensitive to sounds when I’m studying for exams,” You apologized back.
Heeseung’s fingers stopped fidgeting with his keys as his expression softened, “Thank you for the snacks, I’ll enjoy them, Y/N.”
The warmth in his voice as he said your name made you flustered, used to him only saying your name in a teasing tone, “Y-Yeah, no problem. Thanks for the fan, I’ll use it well.”
“Oh, before I forget, I was going to drop off one of these sandwiches by the fan if you weren’t home yet,” He reaches into his takeout bag and hands you a sandwich.
Today must be the day he decided to endlessly surprise you since he handed you your regular order from the local deli, “How’d you know my order…?”
“About a week ago, you made an UberEats and the delivery person knocked on my door first,” He nonchalantly explained.
“Ah, I see. But why are you being so nice to me? I mean it’s a complete 180 from this morning,” You question him, still suspicious of his kindness.
“I just woke up when I tripped into you earlier. Also, I absolutely hate hot weather so I would’ve made that face if I bumped into anyone,” Heeseung answers, “I hope that we can get along from now on.”
You nod in agreement and thank him for the fan and sandwich once again before parting.
Finally back in your apartment, you FaceTimed Jake only to be met with the faces of both him and Jungwon.
“Tell us everything!”
Months had passed since Heeseung and you finally cleared up your misunderstandings. Your once sour relationship with him had turned into a strong friendship, spending most of each other’s free time with each other.
His love as a friend was anything but conventional. He knew all of your details, from the first time you officially hung out and watched the newest John Wick movie to the time when you went to a dog cafe together, he was always attentive to you and your interests. You were equally attentive to him, recommending songs that would suit his voice, or sending videos about fishing since it was his hobby. Jake had grown closer to Heeseung as well, reporting back to Jungwon each time you and Heeseung would gush about each other.
It was obvious to everyone that you loved each other. Well, obvious to everyone but the two of you. That was, until one fateful summer night spent on the apartment’s rooftop with each other. You were watching a fireworks show in the distance, enamored with the various colors filling the dark night sky.
“Isn’t it stunning, Seung?” You exclaimed happily, not breaking your attention from the fireworks in front of you.
He wasn’t looking at the fireworks though. His eyes were fixed on you beside him, taking in everything you are, “Yeah, absolutely stunning.”
You turned towards him, only to be met with his unwavering gaze, “Heeseung?”
He softly led you to the table and chairs on the rooftop, hinting that he wanted to sit down next to you. You followed him, picking up when he wanted to say something.
After a deep breath in Heeseung began, “Y/N, I love the way you teach me about things I never would have thought to learn about. I love the way you listen to my concerns and nonsensical excited rants about my favorite shows or album releases. I love your extrovertedness and willingness to help those around you. I love your laugh. I love you.”
“Heeseung, I love you too,” You reply, unable to properly formulate all the reasons why you loved him. If you started listing the reasons why you loved him, you feared you would never stop.
But your confession back was enough for him to shine brighter than any of the fireworks you watched before, “Really?”
You smile at him, causing him to envelop you in a hug.
Who would’ve thought that your noisy neighbor all those months ago would end up being the person you loved?
#kflixnet#kfn: the exchange event#kpopccc#k-vanity#klabels#heeseung fic#heeseung#lee heeseung#heeseung x reader#enhypen#enha#heeseung oneshot#enhypen oneshot#heeseung fluff#kmgkmgoriginal#for the fic/ur playlist i did 21 songs since u and him are 21 aha.. get it... okie in retrospect it's corny 🪿#also i follow from my main so if it looks like i'm not following u..i am!! just through a diff url lol#anyways anyways i hope this is at least somewhat enjoyable for u to read!! i haven't been into enha since like 2021 so def v rusty#also for the course name in this fic i definitely looked at my college's course offerings#jake/jungwon being little chismosos lol#okie i will stop talking in the tags!! um if u use apple music instead i can send u the links for the playlists on that platform instead!
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okay like the thing is i try not to think about it lest i start screaming and never stop but. if matteo ends his career never having won a slam or at least a 1000 i might never recover
#life has been so cruellllll he could have many more titles to his name at this point I HATE INJURIES. I HATE THEM#ngl i never liked novak but genuinely nothing has made me dislike him more than the 2019 and then 2021 wimbledon finals#2021 hurts more now in retrospect bc god. matteo hasn't had a chance like that since. FUCK YOUUUU NOVAK 😭😭😭😭😭#i am known to hold grudges especially when it comes to sports sorry not sorry#and then the only 1000 final he's played he's lost to the fucking rat#if god exists they hate me and matteo berrettini personally#matteo. plssssss. pls. i know 2025 will be your year 🙏🙏🙏🙏#ne ho bisogno non capite#nico rambles
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saudi21 was madness in every conceivable way.
#watching it felt like a fever dream#if you’ve never seen the saudi21 race u honestly need to go back and watch the full season leading up to it#to understand how we got to a place where#verstappen was given unbelievable leeway to do whatever the fuck he wanted on track#remember also how the race director bargained with redbull on live tv over what penalty they would prefer?????#MADNESS#lewis’ win was IMPOSSIBLE. they did everything to stop him even then#in retrospect it’s so clear they were never going to allow him to get the 8th no matter what he did#saudi arabian gp 2021
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Black Widow(2021) DC & Marvel Retrospective/Reviews
#youtube#dc & marvel retrospective/reviews#marvel#marvel cinematic universe#black widow#black widow movie#black widow 2021#black widow 2021 movie#natasha romanoff#natasha romanov#mcu black widow#mcu natasha romanoff
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It Was the Best of Art, It Was the Worst of Art!
Decided to do a little look at my past four years of ArtFight, and picked out what I thought were my best and worst attacks each year, in hopes of seeing if both categories got better over the years. Worst will always be on the left/top, best will always be on the right/bottom.
ArtFight 2021 (Team Cyberpunk):
Left belonged to NexusCryptid | Right belonged to Fayesephone Commentary: My first year, I definitely made strides between the worst piece and the best piece ^^''' This was back in my 'color all the linework except the outer lines' phase. Both of the backgrounds could use some work, but overall I'm happy with posing/movement in both! Unfortunately, the face and proportions of the worst piece are what landed it in last.
ArtFight 2022 (Team Wither)
Left belongs to Flat-san | Right belonged to photinus Commentary: Second year, still making similar mistakes and making similar strides! For reference, the worst piece you're seeing here was after an initial correction. I was also at the time having trouble with coloring lineart due to some issues with my workflow. Also baggy pants will forever be my enemy. As for the best piece, I loved the way I used color and posing, and it had a decent background! Was still doing the 'black outlines on the outside' thing.
ArtFight 2023 (Team Vampire)
Left belongs to PeterPandora | Right belongs to eryxerite Commentary: I would say things definitely got better this year! Finally moved on to coloring all the lineart, and the fact that the left is my worst piece I think is a significant improvement (suit pants continue to be an enemy, but the derpiness of the face and the anatomy of the right hand... oy.) The best piece, in comparison, went through multiple revisions until I was finally happy with it, and I was so proud of it that I downloaded it to my phone and looked at it multiple times a day for like. A while. The shading really works, and I love what I did with the tears, fabric, and crystal hair!
ArtFight 2024 (Team Seafoam)
Top belongs to GhostKiwi | Bottom belong to Lunarah Commentary: This year was my favorite year of ArtFight so far -- I did less attacks than any previous year but still got a higher point total than any previous year! This was also the first year that I consistently also shaded the colored lineart (which was just copy/pasting the shading from the base colors onto the colored lineart lol). With the worst piece, I was happy with the background, but I think the scaling of the character to the background was off, the face was wonky, and I was largely unhappy with the way I did the hair crystal reflection onto the skin. I also could've chosen a better pose, I think, when taking the background into account. As for my best piece, this piece (originally three separate attacks) certainly takes the cake as my most elaborate and time-consuming attacks ever! The shading, hair, posing, and lighting all fucked HARD. My only regret is that I couldn't get a consistent style across all five characters, since each individual character was drawn separately from the others and then combined. Overall takeaway: I think I need to get better at being consistent with style. And, glaringly, side angled faces are my biggest weakness. I need to bone up on that before next year, methinks. And I still think I have a ways to go with improving on clothing folds. Nevertheless, I'm very happy with my growth over the past four years, and I hope to grow more next July!!
If you made it this far, thank you for taking the time to read my little self-reflective musings. Also, if you noticed anything else in these pieces that you think could use some work, I would welcome constructive criticism! No assholery obvi please.
#artists on tumblr#artfight#artfight 2021#artfight 2022#artfight 2023#artfight 2024#original ocs#hnk ocs#humanoid ocs#not my oc#art retrospective#art review#critique welcome#art critique#long post
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Black Widow(2021) Andres Pop Culture Guy Retrospective/Reviews
#youtube#black widow#black widow movie#black widow 2021#mcu black widow movie#mcu black widow#mcu natasha romanoff#natasha romanoff#scarlett johansson#yelena belova#florence pugh#red guardian#david harbour#rachel weisz#william hurt#andres pop culture guy retrospective/reviews
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The colorful and fantabulous Hal Faust belongs to @ace-ugo!
I went crazy with colors and slipped in a process oopsies Added 30 second speedrun process! :D
#artfight 2021#artfight#art#digital art#procreate#timelapse#in retrospect its Ia shame I didn't try the 2nd to last pose but I don't think I had the time to put out the proper quality like the final
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oh lemme not go in the m2d tag cuz I don't want anything to influence my own ship analysis 😭
#been in the works since 2021 bc i move too slow#same as my cheetah girls book retrospective#yes other ppl have written/talked abt these topics but other ppl are not me w my perspective!#i wanna bring as much of my own raw personal opinion into the convo as possible#maybe i need to set a more concrete goal like i have w my novella to get my ass in gear lol
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no offense but when 2pm came back from a five-year hiatus in 2021. i'm still not over that
#MUST was their best album! who can do it like that#made my entire life#i know it's good friday but you wanna talk about RESURRECTION#2pm#they are risen#text post#and they'll be here forever (me watching the comeback show on m2)#having all those performances of their older iconic songs too but it's them in their 30s 🥺#i said must was their best album. because it is. IT'S THAT GOOD but most of their most iconic songs from previous years#hold up very well.#their discography definitely has uneven output but by the time they started having more creative control#you could retrospectively see better the chemistry and cohesion that the group secretly always had#if it weren't for jun.k-penned singles like go crazy and my house. i think it'd be very different for them#you can see the ways they built themselves up to their magnum opus which is must (2021)#when that album came out. i bought it at newbury comics. a prized possession#bc frankly they never stock the kpop *i* like at newbury comics ;____;
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i love toontown
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Of course Jesse, pyromaniac that he is, fell for the guy whose name means "little fire"
#Aidan and Jesse#in retrospect it's very funny to me bc I originally made Aidan back in 2013 and Jesse in 2021 with no knowing this would happen
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just re-read the destiel modern AU shortfic I wrote in 2021 while working from home & finishing grad school and damn is it bleak
#not house sorry#fanfic#fanfic writer blues#it's. in retrospect I was obviously going through A Time#i literally watched a destiel clip in 2021 from a season i've still never seen and then sat down and wrote a fic about it in 2 hrs#wild#yeah it's depressing and makes some kinda weird bleak metaphors
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