#But that has been proven incorrect multiple times

[thelittlemermage]

So, in summery, this goes to once again prove what I've been saying ever since the GMC incident. You can do everything right in terms of tagging and making a separate space for spicier art. But that's not what people care about and never has been. If it was, they wouldn't go lurking on Wimsie's blog to share the art with their minor friends. The reason why the Protect The Children crowd doesn't care that children can click through and see it (even tho they had a big issue when Boxy out a poll under both a cut and a link with a ton of warnings, :p) or even the fact that it was being shared around BY a minor is really just that this is all drama to them and another opportunity to take a stab at a popular artist they don't like. I'd argue they barely care about the content of the art as well. It's completely arbitrary the reasons why something like hypno or selfcest is bad but SnowballxMice is totally fine. And as we've seen, people who protest a certain type of art to such an extreme often have their own skeletons in their closet they're trying to cover up. And really I wish them the best, but I'd like it if they'd stop making their own insecurities everyone else's problem. And maybe even stop supporting minors being able to get to porn (but only the really bad porn just so they can see it's bad of course) but I know that's asking too much of this fandom.

[thevioletcaptain]

Almost a decade ago, in November of 2014, I became so exhausted by seeing people throw around the absurd claim that Dean/Cas fans made up only 1% of SPN fandom that I decided to prove how wrong it was. The most readily available data which didn't rely on conducting a survey or poll -- and was therefore a more accurate representation of actual fandom activity rather than just whoever happened to respond to a survey -- came from fic numbers on Ao3.

I made a post about it at the time (the pertinent figures are included below, or you can see the original post here) and then completely forgot about the entire thing. Until now.

Why? Well, largely thanks to a sudden resurgence of the same old nonsense this week, mostly cropping up in the comment sections of a couple of polls that crossed my dash. The temptation to check if there had been any significant changes to the fandom's activity since I last looked ten years ago was too strong to ignore.

Friends. Things have proven to be shockingly consistent.

With the same caveat from last time -- that this is only showing trends in the subset of fandom who actively uses Ao3, and therefore obviously doesn't take into account the "general audience" subset of fandom who don't participate beyond watching the show and occasionally liking a social media post -- here are the numbers:

Old count | November 9th, 2014 | 4 episodes into S10

Total SPN fics posted - 86,352 Fics listed as gen - 22,718 (26.3%) Fics with Dean/Cas - 33,762 (39.0%) Fics with Sam/Dean - 12,286 (14.2%) Fics with Sam/Cas - 1,634 (1.8%) Fics with Sam/Dean/Cas - 787 (0.9%) 

The remaining 18.6% of SPN fics were non-gen fics featuring other character pairings, including reader inserts and original characters.

New count | May 28th, 2024 | 3.5 years after finale

Total SPN fics posted - 290,707 Fics listed as gen - 61,343 (21.1%) Fics with Dean/Cas - 116,925 (40.2%) Fics with Sam/Dean - 34,673 (11.9%) Fics with Sam/Cas - 5,548 (1.9%) Fics with Sam/Dean/Cas - 1,957 (0.6%)

The remaining 24.3% of SPN fics are non-gen fics featuring other character pairings, including reader inserts and original characters.

Notes on data:

All data was collected while logged in on Ao3 to ensure no incorrect counts were caused by hidden works.

There is some overlap within these numbers due to fics which are tagged with multiple pairings. This might be possible to account for if someone felt like doing more intensive data collection, but I've already spent about an hour and a half on this and that's already a lot more time than I'd like to be doing voluntary math. I enjoy statistics as a point of interest, but goddamn do I hate actually crunching the numbers.

It bears mentioning that Sam/Gabriel (5.1%), Sam/Jess (2.2%), & Dean/Reader (2.5%) all have higher counts than Sam/Cas (1.9%) & Sam/Dean/Cas (0.6%), however I didn't make note of those pairings in 2014, so I'm unsure if there has been any change.

I shouldn't have to say this, but literally all of us are just smashing our fave characters together like dolls, so as interesting as these numbers are this post is not intended to suggest that any ship is "better" than any other ship. This post is intended to do nothing more than show the available data which disproves a baseless claim about the size of Dean/Cas fandom within the larger SPN fandom.

TLDR; the percentage of active Supernatural fans on Ao3 who are interested in Dean/Cas as a pairing is significantly higher than 1%, and that has been a consistent pattern within the fandom for the past ten years.

[dairy-farmer]

Tim comes to the conclusion that Red Robin’s on-field efficiency improves after fucking Batman.

He figures this out after helping Bruce wear off the strong dose of sex pollen he was exposed to during an undercover op. Hours later, while Bruce was still unconscious from their long and rigorous sex, Red Robin goes out solo and handles several petty crimes with such ease. He starts and ends his patrol feeling very refreshed.

But of course, correlation does not equal causation. So, obviously, Tim has to conduct multiple trials before confirming his hypothesis. He thoroughly studies Poison Ivy’s prison guard rotation and if he just so happens to cut off the surveillance cameras for maintenance at a rotation gap, then surely he can’t entirely be faulted. Even if it does happen more than once.

And if he times it when there’s no other nearby cape except him and Batman? Well, that’s just coincidence :))

So they fuck, more than once. And Tim is satisfied with the confirmation of his hypothesis.

Seeing Dick twitch as he stared in a mix of horror and arousal at the security camera footage of Red Robin and Batman having sex on a rooftop (which Tim was just about to erase if Dick hadn’t come barging into the Batcave), he begins to wonder if his hypothesis extends to other capes.

((Meanwhile, Batman is torn between enjoying Tim pussy and guilt because he enjoyed Tim pussy 😔💔 when he finds Tim riding Dick to high heaven in the Batcave……….))

yesssss i love it when tim prioritizes efficiency over everything else that it blinds him from doing taboo things that are against societal/moral norms. but then since its tim of course his immaturity will lead to incorrect conclusions, he thinks its sex with bruce that makes him mroe efficient but really its just being able to orgasm and lower his stress and blood pressure levels. the same effect would be achieved through masturbation but tim thinks its because of bruce and so therefore ends up planning different ways to be able to fuck bruce so he can do a good job as robin 😭😭😭😭

tim seeking out to prove his incorrect hypothesis because of course it keeps working, bruce is big enough to make him cum since every time tim sinks down on him he drags his little baby clit along the cock he gently bounces on. at first tim fucks bruce by doing what he's seen on the tv that plays in his father's office. just...sinking down and going up, pressing the cock in until his tummy hurt. after awhile bruce started moving on his own, once the dizziness of the pollen went away then he'd roll them over and pound into tim until tim was gasping and his toes were curling from the sensations, feet weakly kicking while bruce held him open and sank in until he bottomed out and tim felt the bit of hair at the base of his cock on his kitty cunt.

it was nice, it took some getting used to but tim enjoyed the distant ache that would last hours while he completed patrol after bruce passed out. he always did that after they fucked while tim felt alert enough to protect gotham on his own. tim supposed that was just the price of age.

its dick finding tim's compiled evidence of rooftop surveillance and medbay security camera footage of bruce and tim fucking that sparks his next scientific endeavor and curiosity. wondering whether his current proven hypothesis was applicable to others as well.

dick is aghast at the tapes even more so when tim awkwardly comes on to him because with bruce it was more of a layback and let him do what was natural sort of thing. dick looks like tim has just shot his puppy in front of him when he makes a move and so tim changes tactics to attempting to explain to dick what this was, his hypothesis and how he'd proven it by gesturing to the opened file of security footage. dick just stares at him, mouth open and looking like he's been hit in the head with a rock as tim assures him of the validity of it all and that tim had taken measures to figure out what worked, that bruce had been a willing participant and tim had tried hard to figure out what he liked.

and there's something in dick's expression that twitches at that and tim latches on. dick had always had a strange relationship with bruce. it was often one that lacked the warmth he craved and the level of emotional fulfillment he needed and tim knew that it contributed to dick's choice in partners and their resemblance to bruce- in that they were people who were ultimately emotionally unavailable to dick just like bruce was. tim knew that dick was weird about bruce. and he could use that.

he offered to tell dick what bruce liked, what it was like being with him. he saw the crack in dick's resolve and tim pushed it further, offering to show dick.

and that's how tim gets him. how bruce ends up finding them on the mats together, tim sloppily riding dick the same way he does for bruce as dick arches and moans and softly pushes his hips together with tim's.

tim doesn't bother sticking around for bruce and dick's talk as they both avoid each other's eyes and look elsewhere. tim just gets dressed goes to set out on his patrol. he has a hypothesis to figure out afterall.

[ofbreathandflame-archive]

I think the best argument against "He didnt have a choice" ( i think this is why choice is rhysands favorite word 🥴) is you're right, he didn't. The AUTHOR did. Sjm had a choice and still she went for the worst and more illogical one. She still decides to put the women in her series under awful situations without further consequences. I really dislike phrases like "my characters wanted me to write them that way" or "my characters lead the story". Im always yes this is a romantic way to see the writing process but ill never forget this author who said "my characters do whatever the hell I want them to do".

hi anon!!!! (sorry this is a super old anon that i actually finished writing a while ago sorry nonny💙. can’t think of anything to say so im just posting old stuff in my drafts today 🫶🏾)

i agree! its a problem on multiple different levels. for one, sjm often relies on telling the audience what we should get out of a scene, instead of what allowing us to form our own takeaways. its a very hand-holding type of storytelling; in consequence, the 'evidence' being derived is often contradictory to actual events. like the story can argue that "change is slow," and thats why illyria and the con persist, but that statement is consistently proven to be incorrect.

lets look at how invalid the idea of 'change is slow is'

in one year - feyre is able to become high lady, effectively creating an entirely new governing system, in which, a high lord can give a person absolute power of the court (remember - what feyre and rhysand say is 'law'). there is no process, no objection, or any fear of reprimand. rhys doesn't even have to consult his second-in-command. not only that - but feyre is also allowed power over the court of nightmares, which politically, is supposedly an entirely different governing state. again - keir and devlon are not consulted about this.

it took six months to produce to first illyrian female warrior to complete the rite in history. in the span of six months - emerie completes the rite. thats more illyrian women than rhys, az, and cass's entire 300-400 year reign.

it takes feyre less than a month to completely cause an entire court to fall - yet regimes such as tam's father, beron, and amarantha somehow persisted as long as they despite them being canonically worse rulers. even - and i mean even - if tamlin was the worst leader to have ever walked this earth, it would still take more than three to four weeks. and factoring in that this is a population of immortal, canonically 'slow-to-change' individuals.......

like - how slow can the change actually be? how can the book possibly explain how such drastic changes happen from book to book but not in 400 years? how come there have been no illyrian women in the army or in the rite if cassian and rhys have earnestly been working with the females in illyria? even the few moments we see them at illyria, they still seem to be at a rudimentary level; there's no established female training areas, no veteran trainees, no consequences for breaking the law in regards to the females...there's nothing that suggests any actual measures have been taken.

that's just one example of 'canon' statements acting in contradiction the previously established pieces of information. more - its a consistent pattern of contradiction in regards to certain characters. its their natural characterization acting against the forced narrative voice.

and this makes it problem on mulitiple fronts.

and even more, off the point you made about the women in her stories - i think there needs to be a larger conversation had about the patterns of female violence in these books; specifically the role that female violence plays in establishing sexual tension and relationships in general. or...the amount of times the female protagonist has to undergo some extreme form of humiliation at the behest of future love interest; there's an utter lack of this with the men.

sjm is a very intentional author - these problems exist because of how intentional she is as a writer. i know exactly the function of each scene, exactly what emotion the she wants me to feel. this is not because these characters are written well, but because we are often just told it. feyre can 'express' disdain for rhysand'a actions, but she often undermines her own inner thoughts about the issue. feyre’s inner thoughts are often abuse apologist 101 and in retrospect it’s kind of painful the way she consistently makes excuses for rhys, even when it’s her well-being being threatened and undermined. and that’s honestly bc sjm’s narrative voice supersedes the natural characterization of her characters. sjm doesn’t know how to organically create conflict between characters she actually likes bc she doesn’t know how to write conflict. it’s a consistent pattern in her series and it’s why all the villains suck and all battles ultimately fall flat.

but the problem becomes a bit broader (i.e. this is a larger issue in publishing and literary crit). some of the arguments that i see often, and that i referenced in my last post are these:

"why read this this book if you don't like the characters?" "why continue to read the book if you don't like it?" "this is a book about fairy porn - why are you analyzing it." "i read for fun." (this is not a bad statement, but it becomes troublesome in the context i will explain)

the commonality between these statements is that they are avoidant. often, they are employed when people can't explain away the amounting problems in the series, so they avoid the conversation.

because for one, you should never (and I means NEVER) say that a piece of literature should not be analyzed. or that fantasy negates interrogation into harmful themes. that’s just anti intellectual nonsense. second, if we’re arguing about real world issues bc of the book; of if your argument is that tamlin is abusive bc he did abusive things, then you literally can’t make this argument. the whole point of moving from tam is bc he was…abusive. abuse is not a fantasy. regardless of what the author intends, if a character is abusive or does absuive things, we should be looking at that.

look…if you are defending rhys using the logic the book establishes please have it. but the moment you implicate real-world values into this story, you’ve got to see it to the end. the same goes for the series as a whole: the second maf decided to integrate a ‘domestic violence plot lines’ specifically referring to behaviors as ‘red flags’ it immediately kind of gave up the kind of distance the fantasy romance genre usually gives to such issues.

[ask-lunticas-characters]

The Prominence of “False Memory Theory” Stems from a Misinformation Campaign by the Now-Defunct False Memory Syndrome Foundation, whose Founder Has Been Accused of Sexual Abuse of His Daughter

Links to article about the history of, harm caused by and blatant incorrect information spread by the "false memory syndrome foundation" that dissolved in 2019 (we got the year wrong)

Creating false happy stories to not remember the trauma is normal and proven

False trauma memories of early childhood, are proven to not be how our brains work at all.

Often times kids will write fantasy stories to try rewriting their past, but the themes of the trauma will often show threw the stories or be themes that keep coming up, and often end up with multiple trauma responses when these themes are questioned or noticed by the kid.

This shit is real, the trauma is real, and the false memory narrative is harmful to childhood trauma survivors.

- John

[t-allyitup]

ed edd n eddy alphabet soup part ii anyone?

may be headed in the direction of a fic me thinks idk i'm just at a point where my brain is experiencing a creative outpouring in the form of ed edd n eddy content

[eddeddy specific i guess. let's see]

cw for substances, implied (but up to interpretation) traumatic events, child abuse/domestic violence mention, double d enjoying calculus

[also ... i may have mentioned this previously somewhere but i'm currently almost 2 years clean from dxm abuse & all drugs so PLEASE know that interactions with substances are not something that should be romanticized or promoted, i'm not trying to do that i just also have been in high school and as a teenager substances are something that exist]

[for purposes of me being me this story features the three ed's as seniors in high school, as well as rolf, kevin, and nazz. johnny & may kanker are juniors in high school, sarah & jimmy are sophomores, and eldest kankers have graduated hs]

[eddy's brother is in the can and staying there cuz i'm not about to deal with his ass sorry]

picking up from double d's brain alphabet soup...

- beginning

but that wasn't productive ruminating for the current task at hand, no.

no, the focus of his current endeavor, as he had been sorely forcing his near non-existent attention span back too, was familiarizing himself with the revision outline for the first calculus ii quiz of his last year of high school.

calculus had been relatively simple, the theoretical aspect of geometry soothingly absent from this branch of arithmetic, with many of the classic formula/solve/answer questions (however tedious the problems may be.) double d enjoyed problems with direct, proven answers, especially ones that would simply be labeled as correct or incorrect. knowing that without a doubt there was a proven, logical, factual answer for a problem was motivating and provided structure.

although he still received excellent markings in his literature classes, and had become especially gifted in theoretical analysis and research investigation, the concept of language left him feeling rather uncomfortable. while there were specific outlines, literary devices, and general frame of composition to guide him, a compelling and well-written piece of writing was largely subjective. personal opinions of the audience were essential to the response of the piece, and therefore effective criticism stemmed often from personal preference rather than execution.

ed, a third of double d’s nearly life-long trio of best friends, had surprisingly excelled in the areas of creative writing and storytelling in the past few years. while his spelling and grammar needed (and likely would always need) some work, his ability to reveal emotion in his writing was pleasantly shocking and impressive to both edd and eddy. double d had scanned ed’s last few impromptu creative writing assignments, and had beamed with pride at each one, offering only some minor suggestions each time that the other teen had taken with great appreciation and warmth. ed had also grown to become interested in cooking, and after nearly burning double d’s house to ash multiple times while trying to cook hot dog burgers, had gotten a strict warning that he'd better work on his scientific skills if he ever considered returning to double d's kitchen again. this had led to double d spending a few grueling hours explaining measurements and proper handling of equipment, but had ultimately paid off in the form of the trio enjoying a delicious ed-cooked meal nearly three times a week.

ed had also joined a d&d league, following a recommendation from a (long overdo) psychiatric assessment that ed had dyslexia and adhd, and would benefit from some time outside of his house. double d and eddy had understood that this was a nice way of the shrink telling ed's parents that their continued domestic violence mishaps and borderline abusive behavior towards their son had been resulting in cognitive decline, and that ed having a productive hobby and solid support system would hopefully be able to keep him stable and shield him from his parents further traumatizing him.

eddy was, to few of the cul-de-sac kid's surprise, quite gifted in the areas of communications, business, and physical education. following his brother’s arrest and eventual incarceration, eddy had been hitting the gym to try and kill off his festering anger and hurt from the abuse. he had made the junior varsity football team the first year, and was quickly promoted to varsity his sophomore year. eddy was still shorter than ed and double d, but was noticeably stronger and better ‘filled out.’ eddy had prided himself on his self-described 'total beefy hunk of a bod,' much to ed's howls of amusement and double d's eye roll of affection. while eddy worked tirelessly on his car, ranting about the 'idiotic lack of, if actually existent, formation strategy’ of the quarterback, double d had become increasingly aware of how eddy's personality had developed. it was clear that eddy had become more confident, in not only himself, but in his abilities. he also showed an impressive talent for pattern recognition, strategizing, and planning. this had been a major asset to their football team, who were mostly 6'2 boulders that had clearly only made the team for their size. of course, it was inevitable that eddy would always be the snarky little attention hog he was, but it was pretty clear to double d that eddy was also becoming observant and (though this may be a stretch) stabilized. he had also gotten tattoos, one of a dragon that matched with ed and a few for other reasons that double d hadn't been paying attention to due to his uncharacteristic staring in shock and (now identifiable) gay panic. eddy had developed an obsession with piercings, too. his ears, left eyebrow, right nostril, and tongue in specific were victims of this endevor, and although kevin had rolled his eyes and scoffed at the look, eddy looked incredible and had remained confident in his appearance.

in fact, it was jimmy, who had grown up more than anyone could imagine, who was the first to compliment eddy on his piercings. jimmy had taken up swimming and diving, as well as student government, and debate team with eddy. his voice was scratchy and soothing, and his ability to tear it up in the pool had astonished and overjoyed everyone. he had been returning to states for swim year after year since the 7th grade, and the legendary smile that had always been the focal feature of his face was now accompanied by a freckling of acne. his baja sweatshirts and acid wash jeans, along with a surprising choice of reebok shoes, had been proof of his own self-settling.

sarah had become distant, although physically present, halfway through freshman year. that october, a rumor had circulated about sarah that double d didn't even want to think about, especially after sarah had told him the truth about what had actually happened.

sarah stayed close to ed the next few years, the rare instance of a unmistakable clang of a sarah laugh present after a particularly goofy joke from jimmy or a swat at the hand of ed trying to steal a french fry was rare, but had become more common. the sound of her laugh was helpful for reminding them that she was healing, and that the blazing force of fire that lies inside, although flickering, hasn't gone out.

johnny had joined a d&d leauge with ed, and was unsurprisingly terrific at arts of all kinds. he had gotten lead roles in the last few student-led visual arts productions, twice as the main supporting character and once as the lead-joseph, in 'joseph and the amazing technicolor dreamcoat.' in the summers, johnny had played baseball, and was playing varsity by junior year. plank remained lodged in his backpack, a comforting reminder that some things never change.

rolf had also become interested in musical theater, as well as baseball. during baseball season, rolf, johnny, and kevin would spend lots of time together, baseball having brought them back. kevin and rolf remained close year round, rolf supporting kevin during football season and kevin supporting rolf at his theater performances, although theater was ‘nerdy’ in his unwarranted opinion.

to everyone's immense surprise, nazz had joined a band. she had joined a rock-n-roll jazz band with marie kanker and rolf, as well as two other boys and the occasional sarah on backup vocals. nazz had also joined the d&d league, per request of ed, and had seemed to be enjoying that. in the summer she played softball, also with marie, and had spent a great portion of each season trying to convince sarah to play.

nazz had grown into someone that double d deeply admired. she was authorative, inclusive, open, and stood firm in herself and her beliefs. she hadn't been interested in showing off, focusing primarily on connection and including others. the other boys in his grade had teased her for her interest in make up and fashion, and nazz didn't care. she enjoyed ‘feminine’ things because they made her happy, just like shredding on her guitar and playing d&d and other typically ‘masculine’ things made her happy. she did what she wanted to do, and she had told double d that even if she was applying make up or learning how to kick start a car engine to impress someone, than what's so wrong with that? what's wrong with wanting to look nice for someone, or wanting to be able to help them? what's wrong with having pride in yourself?

double d had went home after that conversation and started crying. he couldn't stop, and he didn't understand why he had been crying in the first place. he wasn't much of a crier at all-in fact he hadn't cried in months-but when nazz had explained that to him, he supposed he realized how much he cared about her. he realized that the kind of growth it takes to reach that conclusion could only stem from something changing, and he realized that an inevitable and painful part of growth is change.

he had also realized that change triggered advancement, which triggered the discovery of philosophies like the one nazz lived by.

it had also come to mind that to develop such a welcoming and independent philosophy, nazz may have experienced something that was possibly quite traumatizing.

it was the same string of thoughts that double d had regarding the look on eddy’s face before they parted ways for the night. the humid july night buzzed with cicadas and secondhand smoke hung suspended under the artificial buzz of the street light near their houses. a roar of laughter from eddy followed by a the scheming, sly smirk, the kind where you try to stop your teeth from showing but it happens anyway, the light producing a halo effect upon his best friend and leaving double d in a glowy haze. the way eddy’s nose scrunches slightly with the smile and the way his deep, spruce blue eyes stare coyly at him before he takes a final drag of a blunt rolled in a way the should be considered a violation of the herb's personal rights. his eyes mischievous but distant as his lips and lungs kill the joint for good, the image of eddy flicking the discarded paper away and exhaling the smoke upwards. following this dramatic gesture, was what eddy had said to double d moments before he had said goodnight on that warm july evening.

'd, there's no point in me stayin’ after graduation. nothin’ left to stay for once you and lumpy leave for school. i'm leaving this shithole, one way or another.’

double d remembers that moment exactly. the moment that triggered everything to follow, the specific moment when he had realized that he was absolutely terrified of losing his best friend in a way that hadn't previously aligned with his stasis levels. he remembers eddy waving goodbye, calling something about ‘catching him later,’ and double d paced back home and locked himself in his room.

he thought of what nazz had said earlier that day when the older kids of rhe cul-de-sac had gathered at rolf's for table tennis and an excuse to finish a pack of twisted teas. that it isn't wrong to want. it was, in fact, a fundamental function of a sentient creatures existence, and that the external shame that people project on others for having desires in inherently hypocritical. nazz, with her laid back attitude and approachable demeanor, sharing the wisdom of a life once lived through self-criticism.

he thought of what eddy had said about leaving this place, one way or another, and it was then that double d let the pieces of his strained conscious unravel and descended into a fit of choking through tears.

it was becoming very obvious to that eddward that he was entering an entirely different plane of trouble.

- end

if i spelled something wrong no i didn't . gn

[sa7abnews]

2.7 billion records leaked in massive US data breach

New Post has been published on https://sa7ab.info/2024/08/16/2-7-billion-records-leaked-in-massive-us-data-breach/

2.7 billion records leaked in massive US data breach

A massive database containing over 2.7 billion records has reportedly ended up on a criminal forum. These records belong to individuals in the U.S. and were allegedly stolen from National Public Data (NPD). While the accuracy of the leaked data could not be verified, the hackers reportedly obtained sensitive information such as names, mailing addresses and Social Security numbers. The scale of this breach is so vast that if you live in the U.S., it’s likely that some of your data is included.GET SECURITY ALERTS, EXPERT TIPS – SIGN UP FOR KURT’S NEWSLETTER – THE CYBERGUY REPORT HEREBleeping Computer reported that the database was posted on the criminal forum Breachforums, where threat actors often post such leaks. What’s interesting is that the stolen database was up for free download. The user who posted it credited a hacker named “SXUL,” saying, “There’s a new player in town.” Usually, hackers sell leaked databases like this one for huge sums.The database has been stolen from NPD, which collects data from public sources to compile individual user profiles for people in the U.S. and other countries. NPD then sells this private data to all kinds of organizations, such as background check websites, investigators, app developers and data resellers.While the database has 2.7 billion records, it’s important to note that this doesn’t necessarily mean 2.7 billion people were impacted. Many of these records are repetitive, and some are incorrect. Still, the breach affects a significant number of people in the States.This isn’t the first time NPD data has ended up on criminal forums. Bleeping Computer noted that back in April, a hacker known as USDoD claimed to be selling 2.9 billion records with personal data from people in the U.S., U.K. and Canada, which was also stolen from NPD.WORLD’S LARGEST STOLEN PASSWORD DATABASE UPLOADED TO CRIMINAL FORUMNPD, owned by Jerico Pictures, is facing multiple lawsuits for not protecting people’s data. One lawsuit, filed by California resident Christopher Hofmann, says NPD was negligent and breached its fiduciary duties and a third-party contract.The plaintiff wants the court to order NPD to delete all the personal info it has collected and start encrypting data from now on. They’re also asking for more than just money, like having NPD set up data segmentation, run regular database scans, put in place a threat-management program and get a third party to check its cybersecurity every year for the next 10 years.We reached out to NPD for a comment but did not hear back before our deadline.MASSIVE DATA BREACH EXPOSES OVER 3 MILLION AMERICANS’ PERSONAL INFORMATION TO CYBERCRIMINALSHofmann learned about the data breach through his identity theft protection service, which detected his data in the leaked database. The service notified Hofmann, prompting him to take action and file a lawsuit. Data breaches happen every day, and most never make the headlines, but with an identity theft protection service, you’ll be notified if and when you are affected. See my tips and best picks on how to protect yourself from identity theft.In addition to opting for an identity theft protection service, you can follow these tips to protect yourself from data breaches.1) Remove your personal information from the internet: While no service can guarantee the complete removal of your data from the internet, a data removal service is really a smart choice. They aren’t cheap and neither is your privacy. These services do all the work for you by actively monitoring and systematically erasing your personal information from hundreds of websites. It’s what gives me peace of mind and has proven to be the most effective way to erase your personal data from the internet. By limiting the information available, you reduce the risk of scammers cross-referencing data from breaches with information they might find on the dark web, making it harder for them to target you. Check out my top picks for data removal services here.2) Be wary of mailbox communications: Bad actors may also try to scam you through snail mail. The data leak gives them access to your address. They may impersonate people or brands you know and use themes that require urgent attention, such as missed deliveries, account suspensions and security alerts.3) Be cautious of phishing attempts: Be vigilant about emails, phone calls or messages from unknown sources asking for personal information. Avoid clicking on suspicious links or providing sensitive details unless you can verify the legitimacy of the request.The best way to protect yourself from clicking malicious links that install malware is to have strong antivirus protection installed on all your devices. 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Do you think they should be held accountable for breaches? … .

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Somehow I started playing BG3 again despite being in a DAI mood based purely on the fact that I was distracted and was considering a Sorcerer/Wizard multiclass situation and became entirely focused on multiclassing a character and also just existing in “fuck around Act 1 and be a half elf with draconic sorcery again” because I am so sore and exhausted and when I go back into DAI I am reminded of the fact that I have had the time to like… build a set of characters that I like… have allowed to grow out of the bounds of canon into their own beasts. And when I go back to canon I remember “oh right fuck. All of this is about to be proven wrong by a new game. I just had like a decade to build a story of my own making because we kinda just got scraps of story development for a really long time and I just made my own in my head to tide myself over.”

Which I’m not like. Mad at, it just takes a bit of time to recalibrate to “right, all my headcanon lore needs to be forgotten because the real lore is actually going to be updated and I can’t get confused when the characters and story I created to keep the adventure going don’t exist and the lore I made up isn’t real.”

Which feels like. So stupid in its own way, but like… DAI came out in 2014, trespasser came out in 2015. I’ve had time to like… construct my own narratives that serve storylines that just… exist for me. I know they’re self indulgent, and honestly for a while there the Dragon Age fandom scared the shit out of me so I didn’t want to write it all down and share it because I knew it was self indulgent and I didn’t really want to like… get in trouble for it. And people got in trouble for some very mild things in the DA fandom. And if you say there isn’t you’re lying because it has a fuckin’ reputation. I’ve known multiple people uninterested in the series based entirely on the toxic sludge that comes with the fandom’s reputation.

I mean maybe you also might have been lucky enough to just keep entirely to yourself and your isolated group of friends without being bothered by other people and if so like. Congratulations, you managed to get through Dragon Age without the sludge. That’s beautiful. Many were not so lucky.

I am sitting outside again and therefore just shit talking on my phone instead of any of the things I am declaring myself to be doing. I’m like. Mega sore and feel like shit so like… I guess I’m just like… grouchy.

Plus one of my OCs did have a fraction of June’s soul in him so like. I always knew that a new game would come out and be like “no bitch you can’t have soul fragment of the Evanuris without knowing that canon will take this from you ultimately” it just does feel weird to have lived in the nebulous world of “nothing exists so nothing is incorrect” to suddenly be like… “oh, right. There is going to be a canon and there will be answers as to how Solas’ character arc is resolved and who the Evanuris are.”

And like. It’s wild but I’m kind of anxious about that because like… I’ve spent so much time just… speculating and daydreaming and living in a world of *not* having a new Dragon Age game, that now it’s like… “fuck I need to let go of the Dragon Age I built in my mind and try not to let that inform my opinion of the game.”

Because like… Self Indulgent Daydream Dragon Age and Veil Guard are never gonna be the same universe. And like. SID is fully just tailored heroic and romantic scenes about OCs that make me feel really cool in my head. It’s shallow and pointless but emotionally satisfying and hardwired into my attachment to Dragon Age. But Veil Guard is like… gonna be coming in at a severe disadvantage if I compare it to like. A story I made up in my head specifically to cater to me and my wants in the moment I was crafting the story for myself. Which is like. So deeply unfair to like. Everyone involved with the series.

Also I still blame EA and not BioWare for like 90% of the business issues. Like. It feels really clear that the issues are happening higher up the ladder and someone’s getting scapegoated. Part of the evidence being the attempt to avoid paying appropriate Canadian severance packages. While Canadian companies can be plenty scummy, makes a little more sense if an American overhead felt that they could just keep cutting costs with their Canadian company with Canadian grants, and then while laying off Canadian workers they didn’t want to also pay Canadian severance packages because like. The whole point of having a satellite company in Canada is to cut costs. It’s really annoying to pay more to people that don’t even work for us anymore, like fuck. We couldn’t even have a successful Montreal branch like what are we even doing you guys. They have so many tax breaks you guys.

I am kind of stoned now maybe and kind of grumpy. And just throwing like. Rocks at hornets nests probably lmao.

Or just yapping. I’ve been sitting here talking so long I don’t think anyone’s gonna read it. Lost messages in recipe blogs etc etc

[anaiazien]

LA Clippers vs Golden State Warriors Game Player Stats

"Clippers vs Warriors in Thrilling Showdown"

Just before the All-Star break, the LA Clippers pulled off an incredible comeback to secure a big win over the Golden State Warriors in an exciting game. The Clippers guard Russell Westbrook's outstanding effort in the last quarter, when he displayed his flexibility and resolve, was crucial to the team's comeback .

The most crucial missed call occurred in the waning seconds when James Harden, anticipating an intentional foul from the Warriors, initiated his shooting motion before the contact from Wiggins.

Although this scenario typically results in a foul being called on the floor, a review by the NBA determined that Harden had commenced his shooting motion before the contact, vindicating the officials.

Despite the missed calls, the Clippers secured a solid win against the Warriors. Clippers' head coach Ty Lue, however, faced ejection during the game, leading assistant coach Dan Craig to take over coaching duties in the final minutes.

The team displayed resilience and adaptability in the face of adversity, a testament to their depth and versatility.

Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images. Pictured: Stephen Curry #30 of the Golden State Warriors

Even more surprisingly, the Clippers won at Golden State despite the three calls that went against the Warriors. In addition to putting on a strong game without star player Kawhi Leonard, the Clippers' ability to overcome officiating issues demonstrated their fortitude and will.

In the spirit of transparency, the NBA also acknowledged three incorrect calls that nmaintain composure under pressure.egatively impacted the Clippers during the game. Despite these errors, the Clippers managed to secure the win, highlighting their ability to navigate challenges and pressure.

In a gut-wrenching turn of events the Golden State Warriors suffered yet another late-game collapse, falling 130-125 to the LA Clippers. Despite a commanding lead for the first three quarters, the Warriors couldn't hold on, putting an end to their recent win streak.

As fans grapple with mixed emotions over the team's improved performance, it's time to assess individual player performances with a critical eye.

Stephen Curry #30 of the Golden State Warriors dribbles the ball during the game against the LA Clippers

The Warriors showcased a commendable defensive effort in the early stages of the game, controlling the tempo and building an 11-point lead to start the fourth quarter. The first three quarters saw solid contributions from key players, creating a sense of optimism among fans.

However, the inability to maintain this level of play in the final stretch proved costly. Whether the most recent meltdown is more tolerable or unpleasant is a matter of opinion and relies on several factors.

Supporters must make up their minds about the situation, divided as they are between admiring the team's clippers vs warriors general progress and being angry at seeing another collapse.

Being a committed fan is an emotional rollercoaster, and the Warriors' wild performance further heightens that experience.

Russell Westbrook, often known for his scoring prowess, demonstrated his all-around capabilities in the fourth quarter against the Warriors.

Despite a slow start from the field, Westbrook erupted with 10 crucial points, adding 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, and multiple hustle plays to fuel the comeback of Clippers vs Warriors.

Clippers guard Russell Westbrook (0) shoots against Golden State Warriors guard Ty Jerome, left, and forward Jonathan Kuminga during the first half on Thursday in San Francisco.

Westbrook's ability to impact winning after a slow start has been a recurring theme throughout the season. His resilience and commitment to contributing in various facets of the game have proven invaluable for the Clippers, providing a stabilizing force when the team needs it most.

The comeback victory against the Warriors serves as a significant momentum-builder for the Clippers as they head into the All-Star break. Westbrook's performance not only secured the win but also showcased the importance of a well-rounded approach to the game.

Russell Westbrook's all-around impact and resilience were on full display in the comeback win of Clippers vs Warriors.

As the team enters the All-Star break with newfound momentum, Westbrook's ability to influence the game beyond scoring serves as a testament to his versatility and dedication to securing victories for the Clippers.-Skynews

[consagoustech]

How can Healthcare Mobile Apps Improve Medication Management

Are you aware of the severe consequences of not taking medications as prescribed? Almost half of the treatment failures and over 100,000 deaths in the US yearly are due to non-adherence.

Various factors, such as intricate medication plans, forgetfulness, and lack of knowledge, cause this problem. Lucky for us, modern technology can now offer solutions to these medication management challenges. Healthcare mobile apps provide patients with reminders, monitoring capabilities, and educational resources.

This blog post will explore how healthcare mobile apps transform medication management and improve patient outcomes.

Importance of medication management in healthcare

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According to research from The Joint Commission, medication errors account for high mortality rates among both inpatients and outpatients. One in every 131 outpatient deaths is due to medication issues. Similarly, one out of every 854 inpatient death is due to mistakes made regarding prescriptions. To reduce these risks significantly, proper medication management must be employed. 

Patients get help taking their medicine correctly, and their healthcare provider watches out for any harmful effects. If there is one thing that can improve patient outcomes while reducing collective healthcare costs, it is proper & efficient drug therapy management. 

According to exhaustive research, patients who received extensive medical care enjoyed a considerable reduction in unplanned trips back to the hospital, unlike those deprived of equal attention when undergoing diagnosis or treatment. Harmonizing innovative therapeutic measures with existing drug therapies remains vital when improving clinical efficiency within any healthy system.

Medication management is critical in improving patient safety and outcomes within healthcare settings. It requires collaboration between healthcare providers, pharmacists, and patients themselves to ensure that medications are taken safely and effectively. Implementing best medication management practices can help prevent harmful errors while promoting better health outcomes for all individuals receiving medical treatment.

Benefits of Healthcare Mobile Apps for Medication Management

Healthcare mobile apps have become increasingly popular, especially for medication management. These apps provide numerous benefits to patients and healthcare providers alike.

By enabling patients to keep track of all aspects of their medication regimen on the go, medication reminder apps provide unparalleled convenience. 

The use of such technology has been proven effective in increasing adherence. A study published by the Journal of Medical Internet Research noted that participants using this tool experienced increased rates over those who did not have access.

When managing your health, every detail counts; even something seemingly insignificant, such as using an app, can make a difference in your overall treatment plan. 

Medication management apps are powerful tools that significantly reduce medication errors caused by incorrect dosages or missed doses. With these apps, you can stay on track with your medication schedule and ensure you take the right dose at the right time.

Moreover, doctors have access to patients' medication-taking habits—allowing speedy intervention regarding non-compliance.

Some healthcare mobile apps feature tools such as drug interaction checkers, which alert users about potential adverse effects when combining multiple medications. 

This is particularly useful for elderly patients with complex medical conditions who are often prescribed numerous medications.

Overall, Healthcare Mobile Apps for Medication Management are essential tools in modern-day medicine. They offer several benefits, such as making patients more likely to follow their treatment plan, lowering the chance of mistakes with medicines, and keeping patients safe by being able to monitor them from afar.

Popular Healthcare Mobile Apps for Medication Management

The rise of mobile technology has revolutionized the healthcare industry. One area where it has significantly impacted is medication management. The use of mobile applications for managing medications has become increasingly popular due to their convenience and ease of use. 

One such popular app is Medisafe, which boasts over 7 million users worldwide. It allows users to set reminders for taking medication, track dosages, and connect with family members or caregivers to ensure proper adherence. 

Another widely used app is MyMedSchedule Plus, which provides personalized medication schedules that patients can easily share with healthcare providers or family members. 

Additionally, CareZone offers features such as automatic prescription refills and the ability to create profiles for multiple family members. 

These apps not only make managing medications more convenient but also improve patient outcomes by reducing missed doses and increasing overall adherence rates. 

These  popular healthcare mobile apps are just a few examples of how technology continues to transform healthcare delivery by making self-care more accessible than ever before.

Factors to Consider When Choosing a Healthcare Mobile App for Medication Management

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The selection process for finding a healthcare mobile app relating specifically to the management of medication requires careful consideration; 

One crucial factor here is Ease of Use; 

As demonstrated in rigorous research, ensuring that users can effortlessly navigate through any given application improves both their understanding and adherence rates.

Additionally, the app must have accurate information about medications and dosages, as errors in this area can seriously affect patient health. The app should also offer features such as reminders and alerts for missed doses, refill notifications, and drug interaction warnings.

Another key consideration when choosing a healthcare mobile app is Data Security. 

Patients' personal health information (PHI) must be protected under HIPAA regulations, so selecting an app that meets these standards is essential. Look for apps with strong encryption methods and secure storage protocols.

Finally, Cost can be a factor when selecting a healthcare mobile app for medication management. While some apps may require upfront payment or subscription fees, others may be covered by insurance plans or offered free of charge through pharmacies or other providers.

Ensuring ease-of-use and accuracy of information provided within the application regarding medications/dosages/interactions/etc. Data security measures being taken into account throughout the development & implementation process, along with cost considerations, are all vital factors one should consider while choosing any Healthcare Mobile App focused on Medication Management purposes today!

Final Words:

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Looking to develop a healthcare mobile app that efficiently manages medical procedures? Look no further than Consagous Technologies! As a leading healthcare app development company, we specialize in custom healthcare app creation. With our experienced team of developers, user-friendly design, seamless functionality, and HIPAA compliance for data protection are at your fingertips!

By partnering with Consagous Technologies on your healthcare mobile app project, you'll benefit from cutting-edge technology solutions tailored specifically to meet your business requirements. You'll be able to streamline communication between patients and doctors while improving patient engagement through features such as appointment scheduling reminders and medication tracking tools. 

Ultimately this will lead to better health outcomes for your patients as well as improved efficiency within your practice.

In conclusion, if you are looking for a professional solution for healthcare app development in Los Angeles that will enhance medical management significantly. Then Consagous Technologies is the right choice for you!

Original source: https://www.consagous.co/blog/how-can-healthcare-mobile-apps-improve-medication-management

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cedric had no personal opinion of the marriage that the lord of oldtown had decided to make for himself; emphasis being on the sole fact that the match was done for the benefit of oldtown and through diplomacy with the hightowers, rather than extension with the tyrells and thus the realm as a whole. that in itself made a difference wholly clear in regards to cedric and the rest of his court; there was a level of detachment that had begun to occur between the king of the court of thorns and roses and the master of coin, the master of the burning beacon - and at it's root, was perceived incompetence.

"of course you know." cedric responded, a typical silver smile crossing over golden features; she would have been tutored in perfection, the same way his sister had been perfected for the lion king. and she had still been broken by the end of it. he did not have a personal opinion of the marriage, it never even crossed his mind to know she was of a different faith: but what did cross his mind, was the reaction of the smallfolk and the high septon so soon after the butchery that occurred within oldtown. he nodded at her words, and it appeared as though his focus was entirely on her - regardless of the others in the room.

there was much influence and importance in maintaining eye contact, and making those who seem voiceless have a voice. even in small matters, such as describing a land he had been to. she talked because this was their first interaction, their first interaction that truly mattered - and so, he allowed her to continue speaking. describing the sands, the waters, the difference. "there is a strong rhoynish presence within both realms, as you know, alongside andal in our own. their are differences within multiple cultures, and more often than not it results in tensions."

as much as braavosi trade was economically beneficial to the ports of oldtown, it were not as though oldtown was drowning and needed it - the decision to marry zialla antaryon was made in equal parts stubbornness, rather than need. "that is without taking the history into account." the need to prove a point, and that was what cedric tyrell found tiresome regarding the lord of oldtown - the constant need to prove a point, even in regards to points that did not need to proven. he jumped over the edge of cliffs, before blaming another for shoving him, despite teetering on the edge the entire time.

"dorne is far more diverse." his comment was almost a hook; he did not specify how; but he was referring to the presence of various different ethnic groups. various different cultural practices, and even different faiths. he remembered walking the winding baazars of sunspear, seeing septs and temples along the same stretch; and whilst there remained some differing opinions, it were nowhere near as juxtaposed as his own court.

"but it would be.dorne has developed a close association with the free cities, braavos included - do correct me if i am incorrect." and whilst he did not care for the wellbeing of the woman who addressed him with much grace and etiquette, he found himself looking sideways toward her husband as the woman spoke of dorne: there was never any knowing what it was the king was thinking. perhaps he appeared impressed by her knowledge, finding her worldly - and he did.

"the current entourage joining me is mostly dominated by men - but truthfully, i am in need of noble women. the new regent of dorne is a princess." gods knew he could not persuade lucrezia to join him, already stretched too thin between brightwater, the arbor, highgarden and the newly acquired islands. he could ask rhea to join him, but she was needed to remain in highgarden in order to continue working on their infamous slander of the faith and the high septon, as well as maintaining her network. "if you manage to detach yourself from garland's side, you would be welcome to be part of the journey, lady hightower."

zia could feel the emotion of the celebration, the unbridled happiness among the nobility of the reach due to the return of lord mathis rowan, as soon as they arrived. she found it difficult to know how to behave most appropriately. she felt slightly queasy due to her pregnancy but she also had to remind herself to smile and be pleasant. but being too happy would seem disingenuous as everyone knew that she did not know mathis rowan. she settled for something in the middle. she focused on the joy of those around her. she was happy that they were happy to see their old friend return. the celebration had, at least, given her a chance to leave oldtown for a bit. while she enjoyed her new home, she also enjoyed the chance to leave it from time to time. zialla kept to garland's side, their arms interlinked as they exchanged pleasantries with those attending. she followed her husband when he went to speak to the king. she still found the concept of kings to be strange. but she supposed a king was not that different from a sealord. other than the important distinction that cedric was born with a birthright as a tyrell, one he'd pass on to his own children. she knew they had all been united under the iron throne once, but some houses had carved out a throne for themselves to sit for centuries if the future should prove to be kind to them. she gave a quick curtsy when the king addressed her. "your grace." it was a small gesture but she was pleased cedric addressed her too. she knew that if she could somehow get his obvious approval, it would get her far in the search of the approval of others. zia knew that he had accepted the marriage between her and garland, but that was not the kind of approval that she was seeking.

she stood silent as garland discussed matters with his king. zia was vocal about her opinions on political matters when in their private chambers, but she did not intervene in public. she could not risk undermining her husband especially not in a room of nobles and royals who were already wary of her presence. however, she listened intently to the talks about dorne. her tutor had told her about dorne as she had taught her about every kingdom in westeros. however, she recalled that when her betrothal to garland was finalised, lord methyso was happy and more than satisfied, but he also said that he had hoped to secure a match with a dornishman. her tutor had mentioned that it might have been easier for her in dorne than in the reach. she had not understood then but she did now.

when her husband excused himself she stood to follow him, but then cedric unexpectedly spoke to her. while she had briefly met him during his wedding, it had been nothing more than a curtsy and a 'congratulations' before he had moved on. she immediately turned her full attention to him, her dark eyes meeting the blue of his. "of course, your grace. dorne is the southernmost kingdom of westeros and i hear it's quite different to the reach in almost every aspect despite the fact we share a border with them. it's supposedly very beautiful with its endless oceans of sand and its green water gardens." and she knew there were followers of r'hllor in dorne too. in truth, there were followers of the lord of light in most kingdoms and cities across the world, some merely hid more than others. surely, there were others like her who practised in secret. "while the occasion is tragic, and i do feel sorry for the princess who will grow up with such a heavy burden placed on her young shoulders, then i envy you the trip. i am yet to see the rest of the kingdoms." of course, the martell princess was far too young to actually rule, but her childhood was forever stained now by the crushing weight of responsibility.

even knowing all that, zialla would still like to go. while at first she thought it impossible to go without garland, she began justifying in her mind. it was not a long journey if she sailed from oldtown and she did not have to be gone too long. all these thoughts were proof that she was a restless creature. while she was grateful for the child growing in her belly, she could also not help but feel that she was treated as if she was frail and sick, not merely with child. despite the fussing of her husband's mother and the household staff in hightower, she had worked diligently on her charities. but they tied her to a desk or meetings in her chambers, and it never got her outside oldtown. she looked at her new king in anticipation, split between holding her tongue and casually mentioning that perhaps she could accompany him and his party if garland agreed to it. but it was too bold of a move for even zia.

[goldenwitherphoenix13]

Is this a hot take? I think it is.

THE NINJA REPLACEMENTS TEAM IS UNDERAPRECIATED!

There. I said it.

The team comprises of 7 characters, with Jay as the leader, and his team mates being Captain Soto, Skylor, Dareth, The Police Commissioner, Echo Zane and Ronin.

Now, let me tell you why this team is great.

First, redeemed Villains. Ronin and Captain Soto both posed against the ninja (the commissioner did too but he wasn't really a villain, more a nuisance (more on this later)). Seeing Ronin back was a great thing, but Captain Soto, who has just escaped Kryptaryum Prison, agreed to help. Sure it was because he wanted a rematch with Nadakhan, but it was great to see him get a chance to be a hero.

Ronin has had a rocky road to redemption too, but it's great that even after season 6 and the confusion, he's still gonna trust who's side is right. Yeah it's got gain for them both in ways that aren't heroic, but if they had not reversed the timeline, or maybe if they remembered the events, I think they would of gotten to develop I to decent vigilantes. Ronin especially wouldn't of been the villain in season 14... probably... so who knows what would of happened there.

Next, I wanna talk about the returning side characters, Skylor and Dareth. Dareth, for me, was and still is pretty laughable. But his effort, while not great, was atleast genuine. Its why I don't think he's completely awful. He may not be the most useful, but he's willing to help the ninja wherever and whenever he can.

And Skylor, after her absence after season 4, I loved seeing her back. She's a decent character and she's actually a competent fighter too, though we knew that from season 4. And she instantly knew what Jay was there for. She just knows, it's great.

And then we are on to the new characters formerly introduced this season. The Police Commissioner and Echo. The Police Commissioner finally coming to his senses back in misfortune rising. He wants to help redeem his past mistake even though he was only trying to do his job under an incorrect accusation. He could of been written off as just a character who was there to put problems in the way of the ninja, but no. He has been brought back multiple times to develop him. And his time to shine in season 6 was perfect.

And as for Echo, he was a fun and likeable character, very much an Echo of Zane. He got time to shine properly and was definitely a great addition to the team, just doing his job of protecting his allies. Even if he was a one series character, he will never be forgotten.

And of course, the star of the show, Jay. The one who's suffered under Nadakhans wrath the most. The one who's been alienated by most people, even if it was all forgiven. He's hardened his shell over this season, but he's still the same Jay we know and love. And he is ready to slay a djinn. He is ready to do what it takes to save his friends, his home and all the people he doesn't know. He even puts the ideas of Nadakhan betraying the sky pirates in the other pirates heads, and it benefits him. He's able to be tortured and broken, but he was still able to do what he did best. Gather up a team, save his friends and be proven as a valuable team member. Yeah this season boosted him to second favourite character. He used to be 5th out of the ninja, now he's 2nd. What a boost

Each character has a unique personality and motive and that's what I love in the team. Diversity in motive. Diversity in character. Diversity in a team is just so great. That's why I love the original ninja and the ninja replacements.

As for those motives,

Soto wants to rematch Nadakhan and knows exactly what to do.

Ronin is probably gonna get paid and he is a thief/mercenary by nature so money is gonna be a big motive for him

Dareth just wants to help out and prove himself as a decent fighter

Skylor who... we don't really know why she joined but it was either because she was bored or she just wanted to help out (andshewantedtosavekaireturningthefavourofhimsavingher)

The Police Commissioner wants to reestablish the trust with the ninja and this is the perfect way to fo it.

Echo just wants to do what he does best. Protect the ones he cares about, Just like Zane.

And then there's Jay. The one who has 3 goals. Save his friends from a magic sword, stop a wedding that will result in disaster, and take out a djinn. If this show was more aimed at adults, Jay would of stabbed Nadakhan. Tell me otherwise. I dare you.

The whole team work off eachother so well. They all are characters that rank from decent to fantastic. The motives each team mate has is believable.

But most importantly, this team is functional. They succeed in helping with Nadakhans defeat. While some made more efforts than others, they still helped with the result.

Soto with the knowledge of the Djinn blade and how to use it, Ronin with the equipment to sneak around Djinnjago, Echo calling Jay back to the team, Dareth calling the team in to catch the land up (and helping the old lady off the land), The commissioner arresting the sky pirate and letting Ronin go to help, Skylor there to help (she may not have contributed a whole lot, but she was there to help either way), and Jay there to lead them there.

In conclusion, this team is underated, underapreciated and underestimated. I love the dynamic. Its just great.

Also this.

These pirates are dumb lol

this season was just great.

[valorkook]

The Story of Us | j.jk

pairings: jeon jungkook x fem!reader  (ft. kim taehyung near the ending)

type/warning: little fluff i guess, angst, requited to unrequited love, reincarnation AU, soulmates!AU, solo idol!AU, accidental death (overdose), mention of magic/witchcraft, incorrect depiction of history stuff

word count: 11.6k (my longest fic yet)

summary: If there was one thing you could learn from the existence of soulmates in the world is that it is dependent on the way you let your life unravel based upon the decisions you make: Whether you choose to fall once again into the scheme of destiny dictated by the heavens above or you learn from your past life and decide to let go. 

Year 18XX

Soulmates. Many children have been read by their parents or guardians the story of the first-recorded couple who told the rest of the world how we are predestined to be with someone not only in just one lifetime, but also in the next lifetime. The concept of soulmates was merely just a story people mockingly believed in until it happens to them; to your parents, and to you. 

Back when you were a child, being tucked at night by your mother you were excited to hear how she and your father met and knew they were bound for each other through every lifetimes they will have in the future, however she explained to you that though they are going to meet each other when they are reborn does not guarantee that you will be their child again. 

You remember that was your first heartbreak. Wanting to curse whoever started the soulmate connection but it will only render you to be spanked in the butt, and as an 8-year-old child you don’t want to experience that kind of pain before you sleep. The only way you can express your anger and sadness was to pout, tears from your eyes threatening to spill as your mother coddled you to sleep that night. 

Regardless, she assured you and your little mind that while they might be gone from your life when you reincarnated, your soulmate from the past will stand next to you. You and your significant other will retain the same name and the same memories once you encounter them again, and you will continue to save your memories with them throughout the next lifetime. That little knowledge you learned magically helped you sleep comfortably apart from being in the loving arms of your mother. 

It was essential to remember that night, within your dreams you walked a familiar path in Kang's manor and deep in their magnificent garden was where you found him; Doe eyes staring back at yours, and it appears that you nearly have the same height as him as both of you were still young. The most important thing you kept in your mind when you woke up from that dream was how he looked, and exactly the location of where to find him that day. 

The Kang’s estate is one of the largest houses you visited countlessly in the village, apart from your own house with your parents. The status of being the only daughter in the family made you become close with Kang Kyungmi, who has the same age as you. You two have partaken on multiple play dates and tea parties conducted by your parents as a scapegoat for them to mingle and gossip at the stone patio overlooking the Kang’s intricate hedge labyrinth and garden. There have been times where you lost your way out inside the high bushes parting into pathways and Kyungmi, bestowed with a sense of direction and intelligence at a young age, always knows where to find you before the night comes. You were deathly afraid of the dark back then.

You have another objective related to finding your soulmate as you begged your parents to visit Kyungmi the next day after the dream occured. And while the carriage being carried by the horses take their time to travel towards their manor, in the back of your mind you have already planned the pathways of the maze, hopefully be able to check its crevices and corners to find him. You can’t divulge the information to your parents that you have seen your soulmate’s face until you can prove it with your own two eyes.

Hurried greetings were given upon entry to the gates by you before you sped over at the back of their huge house, no more than two minutes and you found yourself standing at the entrance of the maze. You don’t care that your dress, albeit being immaculate white since it was purchased four days ago, gets dirtied with the soil once you entered their garden. What was once a clear sky before you left your home now turns out to be dimmed and cloudy, as if nature's provoking you to find him before the rain pours. Nevertheless you gladly took the challenge as you began to thread the high bushes and find a pathway connected to other areas of the maze. 

“Doe eyes,” was only what you could mutter as you turned every corner until you saw the same angle of the tree branches peeking just above the hedges in your dreams, except there was not a single person whose innocent eyes you memorized appeared at the same spot. 

“Have you lost your way out?” someone meekly asked you from behind. 

The moment you have your eyes on his, you are helpless. So to say. 

He was the most handsome boy you have ever seen in your life, and you feel your heart beating faster against your chest and your hands yearning to hold his. You were speechless when you saw his face, the exact eyes that have been stuck in your dreams were now real and in front of you. While your parents hoped for your soulmate to have the same social status as yours, you didn’t mind when his appearance said otherwise. He was no noble, you figured, but you were sure your parents cannot protest against the soulmate connection made by the heavens above for you and him. 

You never dare to forget his name when you make your journey back home once the night falls. Though you two didn’t spend enough time to talk and get to know each other, you were already planning to know all of him in this lifetime. 

His name is Jeon Jungkook, the youngest son of his family who has been loyal in their service to the Kang’s family for decades. More than that, they are residing in the same manor as Kyungmi so you would always know where to find him easily. No longer will you attempt to roam the whole country, looking for your soulmate since you are blessed by the heavens above that you already met him. Indeed there was no verbal indication that the two of you were destined for each other, but deep inside there is this mutual feeling that speaks for both of you. Some kind of divine intervention that cannot be proven by science. 

Your parents found it odd that they have been frequenting the Kang’s family in the coming years, and yet they never questioned it. It only made them happy to see your budding friendship with Kyungmi and the boy whose family works for Kyungmi’s parents. You three were inseparable since Kyungmi observed how you became close to Jungkook. Moreover, you have introduced him as your soulmate, to which she enthusiastically celebrated by requesting for his mother, Mrs. Jeon, to bake a cake instantly that day. Thus, her blabbering got the attention of nearly all the workers in the manor and her parents as well as yours, and his. 

Your parents were surprised when they were able to piece together the reason for visiting the Kang’s. Finding out that It was more than just you creating a long-lasting friendship with Kyungmi. Nonetheless, they support your happiness as much as Kyungmi’s parents support hers. Granted, they were far from other noble families who seek to elevate their status and advertising their own children in marriage as a way of merging businesses.

In the perspective of the Jeon family, with their youngest son whose soulmate is the daughter of an affluent family in the village, they sighed in relief from worrying about Jungkook’s future as a menial laborer. As much as their predecessors have been loyal to the Kang’s family, they hoped that their sons would find a way to grow outside of the manor and pursue their aspirations beyond the village. While Junghyun’s planning his future outside the service they provide to the Kang’s family, Jungkook however was focused to alleviate the workload of his parents during that time. With you as their son’s soulmate, they see a bright future for Jungkook to care and provide for you, transcending through every lifetime you will spend together. 

From that moment, while his parents continue to do the same chores within Kang's manor Jungkook was already given the liberty to choose whether to stay at Park’s manor, which is your family’s, or to stay. He was not required to be of service for the Kang’s anymore but due to his compassion towards his parents, he continues to do so. Not only that, his family is well-received by both powerful families and were gifted with various items; his favorite shirt which was dull in color was then replaced with a more vibrant cream color, and he was required to own a few suits whenever the families host dinner parties. It was typical for Jungkook to always escort you to every party, even if it’s held at Kyungmi’s house or yours, but he didn’t mind one bit as long as he has you close to him. 

You feel loved whenever you feel his eyes on you as the years go by. The talks you two shared were delightful, you admit. Though nothing compares to the lingering stares and the kisses you two have shared under the same moonlight when both of you reached the age of 13. His soft lips against yours always leave you defenseless, that only led him to give you more until your lipstick’s a mess. Even if it was a mere peck, an innocent kiss shared between the two of you, both you and Jungkook were still reprimanded by your respective parents. Though neither of you didn’t expressed any regrets after being caught, you two still kept to your parents’ word to wait for the right time, such as marriage. 

It was when you’re 14 years old that he planned to take you out into the townsquare, just the two of you as you roamed the festivities prepared and held by the townspeople annually. The two young couple, soulmates if you’d prefer, grabbed the attention of some villagers and made them coo at the demure young love you two emitted. Furthermore, he let you know that to make this date be affordable, he started working at the nearby bakery months ago in order to earn money to spend for tonight. Even when both of you knew that you can afford everything the market has to offer that night.

“Just let me spend my hard earned money for you, ______.” Jungkook whined adorably while you only pinched his cheeks in response. He never missed to treat you like a princess worthy of the world has to offer every time when you realize that he, too, deserves to be treated as a prince if you were to be his one and only princess. 

The summer when you were 15, and him approaching the age of 16, he agreed to your suggestion to stay with you and your family for the whole season. And while he is assured by your parents to treat it as a vacation with your family, he still insists on doing the chores he used to do before despite your protest. Although not for long, you learned to do the same tasks he performed and was able to independently bake cupcakes without burning them and leave your room clean every morning, which left your maids to scratch their heads on what to touch after considering that your trinkets are no longer littered on the floor anymore. 

The garden in your backyard was something that can’t be bragged about without being compared to Kyungmi’s, but Jungkook kissed your worries away when the open field offered the opportunity to teach you how to ride a horse, choosing Nora. The white horse had been spontaneously named by your mother as a present from your parents on your 3rd birthday. You feel his clothed chest on your back as he guided your hands in manipulating the rope in front of you. 

There are other days where you were calmly reading with him in the small library located in the east wing of the mansion, getting used to the domesticity of the quiet activity you two chose to spend the rest of the day with. Unfortunately for him, he picked the wrong book to read when his eyes stumbled upon hifalutin words that are rarely used in everyday conversations. 

He scooted over to the sofa you’re currently occupying, noticed how his right hand is free from clutching the book and found your left hand. Interlacing your fingers together before asking you the meaning of the difficult words. You gladly taught him the whole afternoon with new words, though it didn’t last long when he returned the book back to its proper shelf and insisted for you to read him the romantic fiction upon your hands until the sun goes down.

Summer comes and goes so fast when the night turns colder and he is on a carriage back to his family. You silently cried that night in your bed when he went away, never knowing Jungkook equally feels the same way during that ride. While you wiped your tears from the linens on the side of your bed you felt the crinkling of paper buried beneath the blanket, digging your left hand beneath as the smooth edges of a folded paper met your fingertips. 

Dear ______,

I know that by the time you read this, I am already on my way back to family. Though I wish to experience more seasons than just summer with you, we still have to wait for time to take its course. If there is one thing I regret while spending my summer days with you, it is only when I did not summon enough courage to say that I love you. 

I love you, ______, and I am sorry that I would have to leave you for now. But if you are willing to wait as I am, do expect the next time we meet that I will say those three words without any fear holding me back. Please do not be saddened by my absence as I’ll make an effort to become an educated man worthy to stand by your side. I will be eternally grateful for your parents and Kyungmi’s for giving me an opportunity to pursue my studies out of kindness; they say it is never too late for me to fulfill my education like any other noble children have the privilege to do. Even so, none of these would not happen if I never became your soulmate in the first place.

I thanked the heavens for leading me to you, you did not make me feel like a nuisance even before you knew I was the one for you. Perhaps it was fate that led me to follow you inside the garden when I overheard that you have the tendency to lose your way out of the labyrinth. Now, with how our story unravels I feel undeserving of having the privilege to be your soulmate, but I know you will say otherwise. 

It will be hard for us to be away from each other for awhile, but I hope that my love for you makes you grow fonder of my presence even if we are apart. My heart belongs to you and you only, no one else’s. I hope I have captured your heart by the end of this summer. I look forward to the next moment we will meet, and in the next years to come where I will be allowed to spend the rest of seasons in this lifetime as your loving husband. 

I will patiently wait for a letter if you ever have the chance to write to me at your earliest convenience. Again, I miss you and I love you ______.

Sincerely,

Jeon Jungkook

The tears continued to pour from your eyes though it never wetted the paper, you cherished the words he had written to you too much to even smudge the ink embedded in the fibers. The letter, while made you cry, also brought comfort that he has you in his mind even after he leaves the manor that housed him for the summer. Although it is unfair for you to be a mess after reading the letter, you were somewhat grateful that Jungkook was able to express that your love is reciprocated. This was better than him leaving without leaving these words of consolation at all. 

You securely folded the letter again and kept it safe from being touched by your maids as you put it inside a drawer on your nightstand, secured with a key hidden in a place you only know. From that night, you planned to write a letter back as soon as possible before the school starts again. 

Gone are the days when Jungkook sends you a letter along with a flower or two for when you feel like at your worst, it is only reduced to a piece of paper since floral shops are closed for the time being during winter season and he only has a few money remaining as he’s discouraged to work when school began. More than that, you received a letter also from Kyungmi who cannot wait to spend Thanksgiving hosted by your family real soon. She further explained that she has no one to talk to while being homeschooled except Jungkook whenever he had the chance to visit the manor on weekends, considering that he is currently attending a boarding school exclusively for male students. Whenever he was unable to mail you his letter every week, you have Kyungmi to write to and visit every now and then. 

Without Jungkook, you and Kyungmi were at an age where you confide in each other related to trivial things that might trouble your minds as you two approach the time where girls like you are expected to marry. There might be others who wanted to explore the world using their father’s money, perhaps learn a thing or two relating to the business established by their kin. But you have met your soulmate early and never desired to do these contrarian ways nor wish to live without him until you feel you are ready for marriage. Kyungmi, however, cannot relate to what you have right now.

“I found out that I am adopted,” she told you one day while the two of you are busy painting the canvases in front of you, “and they say that I should’ve found my soulmate three years ago. Lucky for you, you found Jungkook at an earlier age than expected.” 

You dropped the brush on your hand, losing interest in the current activity as you worriedly looked at her who seems to be in near tears, “Perhaps it is not too late, you know. There has been news outside the village that they found their soulmate even when they are 20 years or older.” 

“I’m not willing to wait that long, other girls at the same town as ours will speak ill of me.” Kyungmi expressed, “How I am unworthy to be the daughter of my parents or how I deserve to not have a soulmate--”

You tried to empathize with her, “Do not think of what they say, they are just jealous of how the heavens granted you your parents. Do not also lose hope about your soulmate,they will come to you someday. There’s nothing wrong with waiting.” you caressed her long hair in comfort before hugging her. 

“Is Kyungmi okay?” You gasped when you heard his voice from behind. Not long and you felt his arms around you and Kyungmi. It feels like you two were the same children who are inseparable for the longest time every time you visit their manor. 

“Just some mean kids, Jungkook.” You explained simply while you feel his chin against your head, it’s shocking that he started to outgrow your height as expected for him as a 15 years old. 

“Tell me their names and I’ll--” 

“You can’t beat up girls,” Kyungmi muttered.

He paused, “I’ll give them a word of warning then.”

You three made light of the situation by laughing, never knowing how it also affects the reputation of the Kang’s among their influential peers not only within the village but also outside of it. The Kang’s family let the fools criticize their family for a while, hoping for them to exhaust themselves and make their mouths dry from speaking but somehow it did not cease even after the Thanksgiving celebration. 

And Mr. Kang knew what he had to do, all in the sake of his daughter’s happiness.

“Your daughter’s the talk of the town if I’m not wrong, Daeshim.” the raspy voice of Miss Bonhwa interrupted his eyes from scanning the whole bungalow where she lives. To others, she is just a lowly villager who creates and supplies herbal medicine to nearby infirmaries, but to him she is more than just a simple lady living in solitude. If only the people have a clue about the medicines they intake are laced with a little bit of magic. 

She is a witch, eternal youth bestowed upon every inch of her melanin-rich skin as he observed that Bonhwa hadn’t aged at all; not a single wrinkle can be spotted at the corner of her eyes or her mouth. He knew of her long before he met his wife as an adventurous kid in the outskirts of the village back then. It is not that they have an affair or so, but she has something that bound them for the next lifetimes. Though it is important for him to note to himself to redo the same thing over again once he is reborn to a new life and found his soulmate again; his wife. 

She further prodded, “And you are not warranted to visit again, as I told you I will see you in the next lifetime.”

“I did not come here for myself, my wife and I are still happily married.” Kang Daeshim explained. Admittedly, he and his wife were surprisingly not soulmates. However, they are not bound to anyone else after years of attempting to search for their destined significant other. Soon enough at the age of 25, they found each other and were willing to build a special relationship that the village seemed to disapprove of as they are going against the very nature of the soulmate connection in the world.

Bonhwa hummed, “for Kyungmi, then. Who do you plan to bound her to? A rich noble named Kim Taehyung--”

“Rich, noble boys only care for themselves,” he scoffed, “my daughter deserves to be treated better, someone who will see her as a royalty rather than a property they can abuse to their heart’s content.” 

Her mind-reading capabilities did not fail her to see the ideal candidate for Kyungmi inside Mr. Kang’s head. “I expect that you’ll bring him here the next fortnight, as well as enough sacks of gold for this to happen exactly as you wish.” and with one blink, Mr. Kang found himself standing in front of his carriage ready to travel back to his manor with his wife and daughter, as well as her future in-laws residing with them for years.

It was at the age of 16 where you are about to finish your education, expected to learn the footsteps your parents made to establish the winery they wanted in the abundant field behind where your house stood. A few trees might be needed to be taken down from the forest at the far back of the property, to pave way for the seeds of grapes to be planted and fermented in the near future. 

Your father’s trip to Spain made no exception for him to not explore the wineries and the abundance of fragrant wine it has to offer. Thus it inspired him and his wife, your dear mother, to invest enough money to create their own until they retire. Soon, they saw you being born as their child and molding you ready to take over the new family business. Yes, you were still young but you presented a sense of maturity that other primadonnas in their noble family lacked. 

You received far much better education compared to other ladies of your own age, even Kang Kyungmi was only able to receive enough education proper for ladies to act based upon society’s expectation as they are assumed to be taken care of by their future husbands. Being privately taught by unconventional school subjects for girls gave you an opportunity in which you can stand equally next to your future husband and soulmate, Jeon Jungkook. 

Though strangely, the letters he wrote to you each week had begun to cease. It seemed to be much worse as compared to when he is busy in his studies, attempting to catch up at the lessons he lacked as a child and continues to prove his peers wrong by excelling much better than them. It was amazing to read of his adventures as he writes it in the past letters, but now you are longing for him and his words of comfort and full of love. How can he spend a week long without communicating with you? It was agonizing for you to be apart from him now that you have been expecting him to ask for your hand in marriage, yet he hadn’t tried to ask for your parent’s blessing before this year ends. 

Moreover, Kyungmi hasn’t been responding to the letters you sent a long ago. For sure they have been back from the vacation they announced a month ago, included in their plans to stay out of town for a short time was that the Jeon family comes along with them. Though you figured that it is not anticipated for them to ask permission from you, it might be just nice to be reminded by your soulmate that they are taking a vacation without you. . . as if they were just one family. Even so, not a single note arrived upon your doorstep when they left.

You admit to yourself, there’s a lingering jealousy whenever Kyungmi and Jungkook are together without you. In the past, you dismissed such feelings as they are childhood friends first before you came into the scene as his soulmate. Although this time, you grew worried that something’s not in the right place anymore. It feels as if you were drifting apart. 

Little did you know your parents already knew of what had transpired; manipulated by their very own close friend before they left for their trip out of town. They don’t know how to break the news to you when you are so helplessly in love with your soulmate even when they observed how less frequently the mailman dropped by their estate to deliver enveloped letters that were supposedly from Jungkook. 

It was also at the age of 16 where you received your second heartbreak. 

The reason you were able to curse the pouring sky on an evening night was when Kyungmi and Jungkook’s engagement was announced during a celebration held in their manor. Though your parents attempted to stop you from attending the party, you were too stubborn and managed to escape their grasp when you rode the same horse, Nora, that you learned to travel with in that summer with him.

Yet he was far from your sight when you entered their estate, your hair disheveled from the harsh winds that came along with the hurried gallops of Nora. You cannot contain your gasp when you see their hands interlaced, with hers adorned with a large diamond ring that you learned back then was a heirloom from Kyungmi’s grandfather. 

Only then did the nearby attendees take notice of your state, some of them who suspect that you and Jungkook were soulmates based on the times you roamed the street whenever the village held a holiday to celebrate by all. The murmurs widened like a ripple of water towards the grand staircase where the two families of the manor stood. It was not long until you captured his doe eyes, swimming with guilt as he moved his foot from where he stood.

“Don’t attempt to chase her, son,” Mr. Kang gritted, appearing to be embarrassed yet angry at how the nosey crowd got ahold of the real truth. “Remember your duty to this family, to Kyungmi, and most importantly for your parents and brother.” 

You were far too embarrassed to make a scene with the villagers as your audience, the only thing you could do was to run away from their sight. Much like the first time he cannot find the strength to confront you of his feelings for him, you did the same thing when you did not wait for the rain to stop to travel back to your parents’ manor with Nora. 

“______.” You heard your mother calling for your attention when you entered the gates, eyes laced with worry while yours were filled with tears that seemed to be covered by the raindrops currently pouring. 

Your chest was heaving and with a shaking voice did you ask, “How long have you known?” a thick blanket was then placed around your freezing body as she, with the help of your maids, led you towards the fireplace while the others were busy to fix a warm bath and retrieve a new dress for the daughter of the Park estate. 

Your father was the one who replied to your question, “It was only when they left out of town a month ago, though the Kang family sent a letter of apology for-- well--,”

“For stealing my soulmate, what a fucking delight.” you managed to scoff, your mother beside you was about to reprimand your language but was interrupted by the deep chuckle of her spouse. 

“Let her be, darling. She is entitled to feel angry about it.” Your father told your mother regarding your fuming behavior. 

Then realization dawned upon you before you were urged to take your bath, “Why did they take him away from me? Why did he not fight for me? Am I unworthy to be considered as his soulmate?” You sobbed, what would you become when a person who was supposedly destined to you did not choose to be with you. 

Your tears continue to pour as you feel your father’s hand on the side of your head, inviting you to lean on his shoulders as you cry your heart, longing for Jungkook that night. You deserve at least an explanation from him as to why he changed his mind, his plans to marry you and proceeded to choose someone else to spend his life with. 

“None of this is your fault, remember that ______. They are only selfish and cruel to take advantage of you and your soulmate.” Your mother stroked your hair, “For now, let’s clean you up before you fall ill from being in the rain for so long.” 

For days you remained silent and opting to be left alone most of the time, you barely did the activities that reminded you of him. To the point where you neglect to look after Nora, now she’s more than just a means of transporting materials for construction of the winery. You refused to touch the books you read to him, nor did you attempt to sit at the same couch where the two of you spent the majority of your time in each other’s presence. Your mother takes notice of your melancholic state as she always has a clue on what to manipulate in the very estate she designed before you were born.

With a flick of her fingers, the couch was out of your sight and was burned with smoke reaching the sky and can be seen from the windows in your bedroom. Albeit unusual to burn the furniture when it could’ve been donated in an orphanage in the village, you did not find enough care to make that remark as you lay in your unruly bed all day until the supper was made. It took a week for you to receive a letter you desire yet despise at the same time, you knew who the letter came from just from seeing the color of the parchment. 

After picking up the letter, you ran towards your room and locked yourself inside before finding the courage to open it. You cannot prevent the tears from spilling your eyes before you even try to read the contents.

Dear ______,

First and foremost, I sincerely wanted to ask for forgiveness. Though I cannot explain that much why I agree for this to happen, and all I could ever offer you is an apology for betraying you like this. It may seem that I did not care about you all this time, but that is far from the truth. 

Please believe me that I still love you, 

You quickly crumpled the paper as you read the same words that always left your heart defenseless, no matter how broken it is as of this moment. Yet an idea passed your mind as you were about to gather the letters he wrote for you from the drawer, which will add onto the fire currently consuming the couch outside. Your feet padded out of your room and towards the staircase when you heard the voices of your parents upon the door left ajar in your father’s study.

“You mean ______’s soulmate was coerced to sign the vow from Bonhwa?” Your mother’s hushed voice asked her spouse.

Your father nodded, “Who else could Kang go to when he did the same thing to his own wife, though she also had no soulmate when they met. Bonhwa’s herbal medicine is merely a curtain for her to practice witchcraft, she seems to be an expert on how to play the fate of soulmates whenever she’s given a chance.” 

“How is she not driven from the village, then?” Your shaky voice reached the ears of your parents when you made your presence known by the door. Their horrified faces knew how the truth would unfold for you, and they cannot foresee what you’re already planning inside your mind.

“She is a powerful witch, Bonhwa. And the people will not deny her prowess in creating potions that could cure, thus saving our village from deadly diseases that affected other towns nearby,” Your father explained simply. 

The question your parents dreaded to answer truthfully was the next thing that came out from your mouth, “What is the vow you’re speaking of?” 

Your parents turned to each other, planning on how to break the truth slowly, your mother started, “I don’t know exactly the name of the vow given by her, but it is powerful enough to make a person you choose to become your soulmate, even if they weren’t destined for you to begin with.” 

The letters you’re currently holding in your hands began to tighten, “Where to find her--”

“I forbid you to seek this witch, ______.” your father was quick to interrupt, standing up from his chair as he approached you, “We can find someone else for you,” 

“I just want my soulmate back, father.” You sobbed into your occupied hands, thoroughly wetting the letters and the ink of promises Jungkook has written. 

Your father sighed, holding your hands together, “Believe me when I tell you that Bonhwa cannot undo what she has casted, dear. As I heard from Kang Daeshim, it is permanent.”

Your thoughts loomed over your head as you burned the letters one by one, the casted fire illuminated the area as the sun went down deep from the forest. The area where the fire has been burning made it easy for some of the village people to question what was happening in the Park’s estate when they see smoke kissing the sky during the day. Especially the person you longed to love and hate at the same time was able to see you from afar as he sat upon the branch of the tree near the entrance of the property, finding you burning the letters he made for you. 

Jungkook, while having the freedom to act like a noble within Kang’s manor, is still willing to perform tasks that Mr. Kang wanted him to do. Instead of running errands, he was rather forced to spend his time with Kyungmi more. Unlike you, Kyungmi insists on doing activities that taught him how to act like a proper royalty who’s about to become an heir to a non-existent throne, but little did he know he was about to be given the chance to become an heir since Kyungmi established that she will not participate in their family business. 

Everything about the mining sector of the industry bored her so much, instead she wanted to act as a perfect housewife and dream of building a family when she found someone to marry. Mr. Kang could not detest his daughter’s wishes, and resumed to find the perfect candidate to be her significant other. Kang Daeshim never misses the stare his daughter gives to Jungkook every now and then, it was the same eyes his wife would give him. In addition to seeing Kyungmi secretly liking your soulmate, an epiphany came over him when a night spent with Jungkook showed that he has the same fascination about the industry and the family business in general.

It was like hitting two birds with one stone. 

Prior to being invited to join their vacation months ago, he was also invited to visit someone with Kyungmi’s father at a time close to midnight. The question Kang Daeshim dropped while they were on their way in the village made him ponder about his family, “How would you like to inherit the family business, perhaps bring your parents to comfort while no longer serving for us?” 

Mr. Kang added, “I heard that your older brother’s planning to establish a restaurant, you can help him instantly. It’s not like the Park’s could give you money just because you are their daughter’s soulmate when they are busy doing their winery. Remember your responsibility to your own family, Jungkook. Family comes first.”

The last three words Mr. Kang spoke struck his mind, it is expected for soulmates to devote most of their time once they are joined in matrimony. However, it is not fair for him to lavish in the wealth while his family continues on with what life the heavens gave them. He wanted them to live the same life he experienced once he met you as his soulmate: no longer will her mother tire her hands and instead she will find the time to read the books she wanted to at any time of the day, no longer will her father work hard under the heat of the sun, tending to the stables and taking care of the lavished garden when he can help with the business. 

The thought of becoming wealthy was a dream that became alive again, longing to build a big house made of stones and other materials to last for more than one generation of the Jeon family. He was eager to give his affirmation to be Kang Daeshim’s apprentice, but at what cost?

“Where are we going?” Jungkook softly interrogated the older man in front of him, his eyes looking for any answers in his stare. 

“I’m about to give you the will to decide what happens next.” was all Mr. Kang could answer as the carriage came to a halt, right in front of Bonhwa’s bungalow. 

When he returned that night, he couldn’t bear the guilt that he had done. More so when he has been persuaded strongly by the thought of his parents and his dear brother. He was enslaved to the fact that he could become the son his parents would’ve wished to have in this lifetime, in return he had to give up someone precious to his heart. You. 

But then you recalled what Mr. Kang said to him after signing the vow, “Do whatever you want in your next life, I just want my daughter to be happy for once during this lifetime. This is just a small sacrifice on your part, and I’m sorry that it has to be like this.” 

The only flaw that came with the vow was that it is only permanent in one lifetime, but not in the next. He just prayed to the heavens above to grant him a way back to you whenever he’s about to be reincarnated in the next lifetime. 

I’m sorry, ______. Jungkook kept replaying in his mind when he found you at the evening party regarding the engagement. The word of apology, while being simple, holds a lot of unspoken emotions he felt as he attempted to visit your estate the days after the celebration. However, he was denied entry but rather was given a chance to write everything he wants to say to you into a letter. Probably the last letter he would have written and read by you. He was mistaken with what he had thought you would do as he saw you burning the letters he probably wrote to you into ashes. 

You noticed that you and him were still the talk of the village a week after the incident where you found out that your soulmate was not yours anymore. But you didn’t come into the townsquare to ask them for their pity, you were there for your own personal reason. 

It was explained to you that there was nothing that can undo the vow. Even so, no one told you that the witch can help you in other ways. Thus, you resorted to speaking to shop owners who are supplied by the witch--Lady Bonhwa’s herbal medicines. You did not like suffering from heartache all this time, when the diversional activities provided to you by your parents and your family’s servants remained futile to uplift your mood for the past few days. And now, you are determined to seek more information about this Bonhwa who can help you forget your feelings for your soul-- for him. 

“All I have heard was that she lives on the outskirts, rarely goes into the village.” one person told you as he was busy wrapping up the vegetables he sold to his customers, “I think Mr. Ong might know where she lives as he is the one who delivers the bottles of medicine at the beginning of every month.” 

You sighed, stubbornly thinking that you cannot wait for two weeks more to resolve this hurt, “Then where does Mr. Ong lives? Can I visit him?” 

The person sighed before calling for his son inside his shop, “Please help Lady ______ towards Mr. Ong’s house--”

“Is a horse required to get to him as soon as possible?” You interrupted, eyes filled with determination. 

“Bring a horse,” he muttered to you and to his son. Not long and you and him, whose name is Kim Namjoon, are one step closer to knowing where Lady Bonhwa resided. 

Namjoon can’t help but prod a question, “Why are you desperate to see Lady Bonhwa?” followed by a noise made from his brown horse. Though his pet is no match to the height of the black horse you’re sitting on. It was your father’s. 

“I think she has something I need to cure what I’m feeling right now.” You explained, and then added, “I’m pretty sure you have heard of what transpired between the two powerful families in this town.” 

“I do,” Namjoon confirmed, “Have you acquired an unknown disease that Lady Bonhwa has the answer to resolve?” 

You breathe out, “Yes, she probably has the answer I need.” 

With his guidance, he informed you that you two have arrived to Mr. Ong’s abode. Vegetation surrounding his house as you see the familiar face of the man you saw in the newspaper years ago, it was now the man who delivers these herbal medicines from Bonhwa. 

“What are you kids doing here, the sun is about to go down and it is dangerous for a lady like you to be out at this time of the hour.” Mr. Ong was quick to reprimanded your presence, knowing that you are the daughter of the Park’s family. You and Namjoon were quick to go down your horses. 

“I’m here to ask directions to the wi--Lady Bonhwa’s house, I heard that you know where she resides.” You reasoned.

Mr. Ong looked scornful, “Why would you need Miss Bonhwa’s address? What’s your business with her?”

You stuttered, trying to find a clear reason for him to give you her address, but Namjoon was quick to answer for you, “She doesn’t feel so well, I think it is best for Bonhwa to see ______ herself for a proper inspection, and perhaps she’d be given a proper medicine for her condition.” 

“Yes, yes. That.” You nodded with Namjoon’s statement. 

The old man sighed, turning around and approaching the doorway to gather a piece of folded paper from inside his home, he indicated you to open your palms before placing the paper he had memorized from the countless times he delivered the same medicinal bottle he called a miracle. “This is the map to her house, though she is not expected to be back until tomorrow night. It is best to visit her the day after tomorrow so she can take a good look at you, Lady ______.”

You thank the old man, as well as Namjoon, while the two of you are on your way back to the populous area of the village before the sun fully sank into the horizon. Furthermore, Namjoon insisted to escort you back to the gates of your estate to ensure your safety as you’ve given him a little sack of gold for his service the whole afternoon. Though he wants to deny the gift, you insisted for him to keep it. “You can use the money however you’d like, it’s yours.” You told him before you entered your family’s property. 

Truthfully, you haven’t been sleeping well these past few days after gaining the map from Mr. Ong. Not even the calming drink of tea could ever put you to sleep without waking up crying terribly in the middle of the night. In your dreams, you have always recalled the first time you met Jungkook. But then your imagination will slowly unravel to him letting go of your hand and opting to interlace his hands with Kyungmi’s. The once doe eyes that made your heart flutter resorted to look cold and void of any emotions for you. Prior to waking up, the last thing you have seen was them sharing a kiss at the end of the church’s altar. Causing you to soak your pillows with tears and clutching the center of your chest from the pain the nightmare put you into.

You dearly wished for the winery to finish their first fermentation of wine so you could drink yourself to sleep instead. Though it will guarantee you a smack on your head from your mother in the early morning. 

Now, all you could do is to wait for the night to fall. Where you would sneak outside and begin making your way on the road to seek for the witch who can silent your heartache permanently, perhaps the magic she’ll be casting will stretch more than one lifetime of yours. The past nights where you can’t sleep were only utilized by you in memorizing every turn the horse would make when you are out there. Granted, you never know much about the roads, if the heightened bushes already rendered you brainless from knowing your way out of Kyungmi’s gar-- 

Wait. You should not even think about the damn garden next to their manor. You focused on yourself, trying to give enough talks to yourself that you can navigate the roads all by yourself with only the guidance of the map. Maybe your intuition and sense of direction, if you have any. 

You were sure that your parents were busy supervising the operations of their winery tonight, and so you took advantage to sneak a horse from the stables and leave the vicinity of your estate when darkness started to consume the sky and the streetlights were kindled for safe traveling in the dark. As instructed in the map, you need to find the narrow road just near the center of the village as it provided a much precise direction compared to other main roads taken by merchants and travelers. 

The clouds that simply loomed over the town began to rumble when you reached the populous area of the village, you kept your face hidden from the hooded cloak as you turned your horse towards the road less taken. Though at that moment the rain started to pour down, which leaves the people outside to find refuge in nearby shops leaving a few people who started to get soaked in the rain. 

And one of those people is someone you despise to look at right now, but his doe eyes were persistent to look at your hooded figure even if the rain should make it harder for him to recognize you. The fact that his eyes were trying to get a hold of you only pushed you to pressure the horse into galloping instantly and create distance from him, hoping that he will never attempt to follow you. But the distressed sound of another horse from behind foiled your plans. 

While the distance between you and him are currently rising, Jungkook was forced to make hurried steps to unlatch a horse from Kyungmi’s carriage. He turned deaf from the cries of his fiancé inside the vehicleas he tried to undo the straps, however it did not budge. So his next plan, albeit cruel, was to find another horse nearby. From where he stood, he sees Namjoon soaked in the rain and  clutching onto the ropes attached to his brown horse as he silently offers Jungkook to use his pet as a means to follow you. 

It took you thirty minutes to navigate the roads, even if the rain tried to obscure your vision. When you thought you could outrun him, he always seemed to catch up to your horse’s hurried pace. Of course, even after those years you spent to practice horseback riding, you could never beat your mentor who’s currently tailing your horse’s steps. Your best bet was to lose him through the thick trees beside the road, and so you directed your horse to enter the forest. It was further instructed in the map that Bonhwa’s bungalow was nestled into the forest rather than being out in the open at the side of the road. You only pray to the heavens that it was her place that you see kilometers away, or else you’ll be lost inside the woodland for the rest of the night.

You quickly hopped down from the saddle and hurriedly knocked at the door of the bungalow, and in just one blink you were standing in front of Miss Bonhwa, “What seems to be the hurry, Park ______?” 

Knowing that you were running out of time, you ignored the query in your mind as to how she was able to figure out your full name, “It may seemed foolish for me to pray that you can undo a vow when I know the answer for that, but now I only request for something that could help me forget my feelings for my soulmate. Please, before he comes.” 

She sighed, “Kind of tricky what you’ve wanted from me, but fear not that I have made something close to what you desire.” A pounding on her door stopped Bonhwa from approaching the cabinet full of bottles and jars filled with colorful concoction she made for the sake of gaining experience. “Shall I allow your former soulmate inside my humble abode?” she directly asked you. 

You shook your head, internally blocking his voice from calling your name multiple times. A bottle was put in front of you on the wooden counter and she was about to talk, you were quick to uncork the bottle and started to drink its contents out of desperation and without prior instruction from the witch herself.

In the hazy mind of yours did you recall how frantic Bonhwa became, to the point where all the doors and windows turned unlocked while she placed her hands on her head. The next time your eyes fluttered, you see his face for the last time. Doe eyes with tears pouring past his cheeks as he has his arms around your back, trying to not let you fall to the floor. 

“What did you do to her?!” You heard Jungkook shouted to Bonhwa as she was preoccupied to find whatever antidote that could save you from the overdose from the potion you drank. 

“I did not predict that she would drink it in one go, only half a cup was already an effective dose to make her for--” she stopped when an epiphany came over him,

“Forget about me, isn’t it.” he managed to choke as he continued to witness the life in you withers away. His hand caressed your head before pulling your figure close to his chest, “I’m so sorry, my love.” 

“Try putting this in her mouth,” A small flask was handed over to him while he laid you down on the floor, prying your mouth open before spilling the translucent green liquid. Praying that you were able to ingest it before it’s all too late. 

Bonhwa’s fingers were attempting to feel your pulse at the side of your neck, finding that supposedly throbbing artery became thready in every passing second. You were losing your life, but the last thing you remember before you succumb to sleep was how you felt nothing for Jungkook anymore as you gaze at his dreamlike face. 

Year 20XX

Jeon Jungkook woke up with a gasp escaping his tired throat, his sweat seeping through his thin shirt as he recalled every detail in the nightmare he just had. 

Or a dream, if he might even consider in his mind. Because you appeared in his visions, his real soulmate.

You were the most important thing he noted in his mind as he struggled to find his journal full of lyrics he wrote for his songs on his nightstand, trying to attempt to write your full name before he forgets it. But how could he ever think of forgetting your face when it has been you who inspired him to become a better man before he broke your heart and trust in his past life. 

Now, his heart can be free from the chains that have weighed him down since he first found Kyungmi; or Kyungmi who managed to find him first in this current lifetime. 

Finally, he has the answer to the questions his fans would ask him. Why didn’t he write any songs particularly about his soulmate when countless artists like him worldwide have done at least one or two songs, expressing their love for their soulmate? It is because he was never destined for her in the first place, the gods above last night already gave him a sign pertaining to his real soulmate. Yet it was his foolish decisions from his past lifetime that put him astray. Away from you.

Now, he suffers from the repercussions of the choices he made in the past life. He remembered you dying in his arms due to the heartbreak he had caused you. Stories say that a soulmate’s broken heart was the worst pain any person could ever experience in the world. 

Jungkook’s regret was not saving you from your doom if only he had explained it to you in the first place, or that he never gave in to the manipulation of Mr. Kang. It was all his fault. Now, when remembering your face, especially the night in that bungalow managed to broke his heart oh so easily. Causing him to sob at his very own bed that morning while ignoring the sounds emitting from his phone nearby. 

After pitying his past life’s decision yesterday morning, a sense of determination came over him as he created plans in an attempt to find you around the country. But how would he do that without including the nosey public media at his tail. Though it’s not likely for him to knock at every door available in Seoul when there is a possibility that you might be residing in another country. He cannot even develop a concrete plan of action when his mind is a mess, even so if he was already washed up and ready to go outside when he didn't even know where to begin with. 

So he got rid of the jacket he wore and threw it back inside his closet, and opted to reach out for a pencil and a paper to start sketching your face. While he was not blessed to have any artistic skills from his past life, perhaps the gods above took pity and gave him one in this current lifetime as a way to find you. His musicality is an additional thing for him to consider as his job right now, a popular solo artist who’s about to break into the music industry in the west. Admittedly, he grew jealous of the love songs sung by other artists since he cannot find any inspiration to write one. Kyungmi didn’t give him enough reason to write one, but you however already inspired him to create meaningful lyrics while he was sketching your face. 

Maybe he can post his drawing on his Instagram, letting his dedicated fans to work as FBI agents to seek for you. Wait. It didn’t cross his mind to search you in Naver and in other social media apps when he was about to delegate such a sensitive task to strangers. He was quick to toss the pencil on his desk as he reached for the phone left in his jean pocket. Noticing how Kyungmi has been trying to reach him since yesterday, he swiped clear of his notifications before pulling up Instagram and typing your name on the search bar. Park ______.

If he was still Jeon Jungkook, then you must still be named as Park ______. 

To his dismay, a lot of people have the same name as you. In addition to his searches from other social media apps, your face was never used as a profile picture to make his search much easier. Damn, you’re a soulmate that’s harder to find. Yet his heart never ceased to lose hope as the mere sound of your name can make his heart flutter, imagine if he heard his name from your lips for a thousand years to come. 

A knock on his front door interrupted him from being consumed on the device in his hands, his feet padding towards the entrance of his expensive apartment while he’s still preoccupied with searching your name. 

“Jungkook, I’ve been calling and texting you for an hour. Why can’t you even answer it? A simple sentence like you’re preparing food would have sufficed,” Kyungmi whined as she welcomed herself into his home, “And now look at you, who can’t even look at his own soulmate or even greet her a kiss--”

“______’s my soulmate, not you.” He muttered, interrupting Kyungmi from her daily ranting. Though she was typically a blabbermouth and would keep on speaking, he finds it odd that her mouth halted from his statement. It made him avert his eyes from his phone to her, his eyes searching for answers upon hers when she frozen, sitting on his couch. “How long have you known?” he suspiciously asked. 

Kyungmi only managed to stammer, “I-I didn’t know you would ever recall ______,” 

“Why did you lie to me when you insist that I’m your soulmate?” he prodded further, angry at the fact that he is still being controlled by her and her past father with the vow that was supposedly expiring in this lifetime. 

“Even if we weren’t originally soulmates, I fell for you,” Kyungmi fought back, with tears spilling from her eyes and ruining her mascara, “Is it bad to love someone like you, Jungkook? I thought we do not need that vow anymore since we are still bound to each other when we are reincarnated. And I didn’t know you would still remember ______.” 

“Not if you know that they are already happily taken, Kyungmi!” He shouted, before raising his hands on his hair and gripping on it. “You know I was happy with ______, since we were children. At least you could have explained that to me when we met years ago.”

He breathed, sitting on the adjacent seat, “I need to find her. I’m sorry to do this right now but I want you to know that I still love her, Kyungmi.” 

“More than you loved me?” She harmlessly asked a question both of them knew the answer to. She watched him stand up and disappear from his bedroom, only to appear back again looking like he’s ready to leave her alone in this apartment, the same place where she used to spend most of her free time bathing in the love Jungkook used to provide to her. Albeit, it never amounted to the way he used to love you before, but it was better than having nothing at all. 

After all, she loves him more than he ever loved her and so she tells him, “I’ll help you find her.” 

Jungkook paused from opening the door of his apartment, “Why would you do that when it will only hurt you?” 

“Because I love you too much to see you suffer on your own, trying to seek for ______. This is the least I could do for you.” Kyungmi then stood from her seat and approached him at the foyer, managing to unhook the bucket hat hanging near the door and a reusable face mask. A celebrity disguise, “You need these first before you step out of this apartment. Where do you start looking for her? Do you have any idea what place?”

“I’m planning to seek the witch that made this change possible in the past.” he mumbled, “I’m sure we’re in the same country as Bonhwa.” 

His instincts and vivid memory made Jungkook drive towards the outskirts of Seoul city . . . Call him crazy that he’s still expecting the same bungalow to appear even when they’re already in the 21st century, her name was enough for him to assume that the witch is a Korean citizen. Kyungmi, however, was clueless to the bungalow’s appearance and this so-called witch when in the past she had never visited her like her father does. To think that it was all her father’s scheme to lure Jungkook into becoming hers, when she’s already satisfied to see you and him together from afar. 

She wasn’t the type of person to steal someone and defy the destiny that has already been written for them, though she can justify that she went along due to the fact that Jungkook chose her instead of you. But in this lifetime, he now chooses you more than ever. Wanting to fulfill the destiny, the future he promised to you that he was never given the chance to complete before. 

A shabby bungalow then appeared right before her eyes, catching Jungkook’s attention. His foot immediately stepped on the brake to take a closer look. It’s not like there are cars behind him to take his time examining the house standing beside the road instead of being engulfed by the thick tree branches behind the property. 

It took him a minute to find a parking space beside before stepping out of his car with Kyungmi, he then proceeded to knock on the door and patiently waited for someone from the inside to open it. “This place looks like before, though I haven’t visited her when there’s still daylight long ago.” he talked to himself, and perhaps to Kyungmi standing behind him who’s currently busy ridiculing the anterior of the bungalow. Both of them started to hear voices nearing the front of the door before it opened from the inside. 

“______.” Kyungmi was the first one to call your name, but your eyes however focused upon the man blocking the doorway from the outside. Jungkook. He was surprised when he saw you right where he found you fighting for your life in the past. What were you doing here? 

He cannot decipher what you were feeling when you see him again in a new life. He thought you were ecstatic to see him again, expecting for you to have the mutual feeling of wanting to redeem the love you have for each other as soulmates. Were you trying to find him also? 

“What are you doing here, ______?” Jungkook managed to ask you, snapping you out from your thoughts as you never blinked since you saw his face today. 

The way his name slipped your mouth made his heart flutter, like the way you first looked at him when you were 8-years-old inside the hedge labyrinth. It was his turn to seek for you, and now he had found you. 

Yet your cold voice brought him back to reality, “None of your business.” It was easy for you to nudge his heart out to the side like it didn’t matter to you. Like he was not your soulmate to begin with, reminding him that it was too late for redemption. 

“Can we talk,” He reached for your hand, feeling the surge of spark travelling through his arm when his skin made contact with yours, “please?” 

“I spent many years waiting for you to find me and explain things, Jungkook. It seems that you’re here to redo the vows with Kyungmi, I have nothing to do in your life anymore.” You told him, yanking your arm from his grasp, “You can breathe easily now that I am no longer significant in your life.” 

“What do you mean?” 

You sighed, looking at the approaching vehicle from the road. “All I’m saying is, I am now allowing myself to move on from you. No longer will I allow the gods above to dictate who should I end up with when I can choose that person myself. Like you did.” 

“But I’m here to fix everything, ______.” He reached to cup your face, forcing you to look at him, “I am not here to redo the vow but to break it, I thought that Bonhwa would give me a clue where to find you today. Instead, fate led me instantly to who I am looking for. You.”

“Tell me what can I do to fix this.” Jungkook begged you, tears blurring his vision when he didn’t notice that there was already someone behind him who’s waiting for you to come home with them. 

“______.” Kim Taehyung called for your name, the person who you have chosen to love now. He might not be your soulmate, but he showed you the kind of love you missed from experiencing since you died early in your past life. Taehyung heard of who he is while he’s trying to mend your heart years ago, though he did not expect it was Jungkook you were talking about. 

“Maybe in another lifetime, Jungkook. For now, let me love who I choose to love.” Your eyes can’t help but also teared up, seeing his face again. You were sure that your heart does not yearn for him anymore, voided of any lingering feelings for him. However, he still has an effect on you . . . sadly, it was not strong enough for you to consider being with him again, thinking that there might be a time in the future where he would walk out of your life again. 

Jungkook was a fool, falling for a trick from the gods above. When they led him to you so easily, he never thought that they only led him to his heartbreak. If this is what you felt when you see him engaged to Kyungmi that particular night, then he must’ve deserved the pain and torment you have experienced while being apart from him after those events. “I want to fight for you, yet I don’t want to be a hindrance to you finding love in this lifetime. But I’m willing to wait for you, ______.” was all he could ever tell you before letting you go. 

Kyungmi took a step forward, “I’m sorry, ______. For not fighting against my father’s plans back then.” You only nodded, accepting the apology that came out of her mouth before being guided by Taehyung towards their waiting vehicle at the side of the road. 

Acting like his closest friend and not his soulmate, Kyungmi comforted Jungkook that day. Apart from that, they did not miss the opportunity while being in Bonhwa’s bungalow to break the vow and unleashed the chain that bound them together. 

While she was off to find a new person who can potentially become her new soulmate, he was busy singing songs about you in a different context. Hoping to reclaim himself and hoped that his soulmate decided him to be worthy as your soulmate in the next life, just like the way destiny has written his unending love for his one and only soulmate.

You. 

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NO BC THIS SONG IS ACTUALLY INCREDIBLE, it brings to light a lot of why amelie is the way she is- because of her mother amandine's obsession with zeno's paradox

like #1 i love the staging that we did, where amelie is up in her apartment on the balcony while amandine and young amelie are at the kitchen table (photos below sorry for the poor quality)

and the way amelie has so much personality even when she doesn't say anything, like how she floats the boat across the table and even stands up on the table with her spyglass at one point in an act of defiance

also- our back wall is currently blank lol, we had some issues with the posters

also, let's take a closer look at amandine's chalkboard :) it's so gorgeous shout out to props and scenic for doing the art

then we also have the actual song where amelie sings about her mother and stuff, it's really self explanatory but in particular the verse that goes "so the little boat's trying to get to her but the table is deep and wide the lesson i learned from my mother is to see the great divide" 1. the table is LITERALLY between her and her mother

2. she saw/sees herself as a little boat in a big ocean and it gives me dear evan hansen so big/so small vibes

3. the lesson she learned from her mother was really messed up- amelie is 7 or 8 in this and her mother was trying to teach her geometry?? also zeno has been proven incorrect multiple times so it isn't even a good theory

4. she wasn't even teaching geometry, she was ingraining in her daughter that the only way to truly experience the world is to live it far away from everyone else- you can never truly reach anyone else so why bother trying

5. during that verse, if you listen to the london version, audrey brisson's voice changes registers a lot in the one line and not only is it really impressive but it also has a nice effect of having her voice breaking and being emotional while still being powerful

6. she has carved out a nice life for herself, by herself, but she's still breaking because she cannot experience life with others

there's another quite good verse "I'm a girl with a copper spyglass who prays that someday she will spot a shore All at once, a lighthouse All at once a through the copper spyglass, a light telling me to lean in on the oar I start to row....." "But before I can get anywhere From point A to point B I am at the kitchen table where I'll always be at sea"

she is looking for a shore- she's looking for her mother or someone similar because she has been taught to look for the shore, to look for her mother, someone who she has been taught to love

she instead sees a lighthouse- this is nino- someone unconventional whom she has not been taught to look for but nevertheless catches her attention who can take her to new places and show her that shoreline (safety) in a different way/place than her mother

this shows that she is actively TRYING to get to nino, to get past her fear of interaction, but she's still reminded of her mother's warnings

she will always be at sea, never reaching anyone, never drifting close enough to touch the shore, stuck in her own world and that's really quite tragic if you think about it

i also particularly like the miniscenes before and during it

in the scene beforehand, she walks up the stairs to her apartment after talking to dufayel

and she has so much genuine frustration with herself and with her mother that she insults him and storms off

dufayel is unbothered by this, which is also another part of his setup as a pseudo-father figure for amelie

but anyway this scene kinda proves that she's very self aware of how she lives in her own world out of necessity

and what she sees in nino and what nino sees in her is not entirely romantic interest but also someone who is like her in some way- they can help each other by showing each other a different way to experience the world

this is kinda proven by the scene in the middle of the song in which amelie tells nino that she is a question wrapped in an enigma tied in a paradox and that he can never reach her

and he finally confesses his true feelings, not his love (he did that earlier) but that he gets the feeling they may somehow be alike

this also leads into the entire thing of nino being this solution to all of amelie's problems and he doesn't have too much going for himself except that he is someone's something- sylvie's coworker, amelie's solution

but he feels so unreachable to her because he is the solution to her lifelong problem- he ends her solitude and he teaches her the solution to zeno's paradox

also, one last thing

during tour de france, a moment when amelie feels very connected to everyone, her mother's teachings are still present

she says that she can feel every stranger in paris waiting to collide

they are WAITING

hoping and waiting and trying to collide

but no one truly can </3

anyway yeah- little boat big ocean and all that jazz

it's the way half of our cast and crew are sobbing because we ran halfway and now we have to take 10 to cry

maybe this says something about us

[babybangtan]

I tried the incorrect quote generator but with bts lol

Jimin: I’m sick and tired of being called 'mortal' like, you don’t know that. Neither do I. I have never died even ONCE. Nothing has been proven yet. Stop making assumptions. It’s rude.

Yoongi: Can I have some water? 
J-Hope: *starts chugging their water bottle* 
J-Hope: *chokes from drinking too fast* 
J-Hope: *spills water all over themself* 
J-Hope, coughing: I don't have any water.

Jungkook: Advice of the day kids, if you ever meet someone who calls Gatorade flavors the actual name of the flavor instead of just the color then they are a certified nerd. 
RM: Yeah but you have to specify, frost glacier or cool blue? You can’t just say blue because there’s more than one blue. 
Jungkook: Blue and light blue, nice try nerd.

Jungkook: *sneaking in through his window* 
RM: *turning in his chair and flicking the light one* You want to tell me where you've been all night? 
Jungkook: I was with Jin? 
Jin: *turning in his chair* Wanna try again?

J-Hope: But when all hope seemed lost, I had an epiphany! 
J-Hope, earlier: I'm going to throw myself into the sea.

Jungkook: Remain CALM! *slaps Jin multiple times*

Jimin: Don't joke about murder. I was murdered once and it offends me.

*J-Hope and Taehyung enter a dive bar* 
J-Hope: Look, I know you’re disappointed but could we at least have a drink. 
Taehyung, in a scuba diving suit: I would like to leave, please.

Taehyung: I made you all playlists! 
Taehyung: RM, yours has only heavy metal, and is dark like your soul. 
Taehyung: Yoongi, yours has sad songs and blues to pair with your crippling depression. 
Taehyung: And Jimin's has the ABBA Gold album.

Jungkook: So... what’s goin’ on? 
Taehyung: You want the long version or the short version? 
Jungkook, hesitantly: The short one, I guess? 
Taehyung: Shit’s fucked. 
Jungkook: Oh. Well, yeah, that’s definitely not an optimal situation.

Taehyung: Who the fuck broke the toaster? 
Jungkook: It was Jimin. 
Yoongi: It was Jimin. 
Jin: Jimin broke it. 
Jimin: 
Jimin: ...yOU PROMISED-