#Fanta drink commercial

[s10127470]

Mutant Metabolism and The X-Men Food Headcanons (Part 1)

So a few weeks ago, I shared an headcanon idea with @a-roguish-gambit.

And thanks to an additional response from @littlekidsteve, it gave me the idea to share the headcanon with you all!

I've always had this idea of mutants being massive eaters.

I mean, it's pretty common to see super-powered beings possess much higher metabolisms than the average human.

So I figured, why haven't don't the mutants have this trait?

Well, today, I wanted to share some headcanons I have for The X-Men in regards.

Specifically on what their metabolisms are like when compared to each other, their favorite foods, and even funny stories involving each of them and food.

So without further ado, let's get started!

Cyclops:

Cyclops' metabolism is definitely one of the highest of the team, due to his energy powers.

His favorite foods are quite simple. Mainly consisting of soups, cereals and sandwiches.

But let me tell you, he goes all out when it comes those three.

When it comes to soups, his favorite kind are chicken noodle, vegetable beef, and tomato.

He always uses a huge bowl to eat his soup out of.

And he's not above drinking the soup straight from the bowl.

When to comes to cereal, he loves just about any kind.

He always uses the same huge bowl when eating cereal.

He also likes to make himself a full-on spread of breakfast food to go with his cereal, like in the commercials.

It usually consists of buttered toast, some fruit, and a glass of orange juice.

When it comes to sandwiches, he always make them into Dagwoods.

Cyclops piles those babies all the way to the sky.

His favorite kind are salmon, reuben, grilled cheese, Italian, and meatball.

Food Funny: Whenever he’s eating cereal, Cyclops always hums the tune of this musical masterpiece…

Storm:

Storm is another high one on the metabolism scale, thanks to her weather manipulation.

Her favorite food are fruits, mainly the ones of the tropical variety.

Most notably bananas, passion fruit, papaya, and mangos.

Given that she spent most of her life traveling across Africa, it would make sense that she would be so into fruit, considering it was one of the few food items she could regularly eat since remember: she was a orphan and a thief.

She loves to make herself a massive fruit salad with a huge bowl, which she'll eat during breakfast, lunch, dinner and snack time.

Food Funny: One time on Halloween, the X-Men decided to go as Brazilian dancers with Tutti Frutti Hats to a party. But when they arrived at the party, everyone noticed that the fruits on Storm's hat were noticably missing. Let's just say that she got a little....peckish, on the way to the party.

Wolverine:

Wolverine possibly has the highest metabolism of all the X-Men due to his animalistic nature.

His favorite food is meat.

In particular, he loves steaks and burgers.

And similar to Cyclops, Wolverine always makes his burgers into Dagwoods.

He's also a fan of game meat such as venison, quail, boar and buffalo.

He was quite the hunter back in the past.

Food Funny: Wolverine considers Jughead (yes, that Jughead) to be his idol because of his renowned love for burgers.

Jean Grey:

Jean is quite moderate on the metabolism scale, but just like all mutants, she still has a huge appetite.

Like Cyclops, she loves sandwiches and always make Dagwoods.

Her favorites are chicken salad, ham and cheese, peanut butter and jelly, cubanos, and roast beef.

Jean also loves chips and soda.

Whenever she's snacking, you'll always find her eating massive bag of chips and multiple liters of soda.

Food Funny: She always gets the name brand chips and soda (Frito Lays, Pringles, Pepsi, Fanta, etc), and she hates whenever anyone gets the Great Value versions of those brands. You better believe she's gone on full rants over this.

Beast:

Beast is another one on the high scale of metabolism thanks to his animalistic nature.

His favorite foods are snack cakes, mainly the ones from Hostess.

He especially loves Twinkies and Chocodiles.

Food Funny: Beast is able to recite the entirety of the Chocodile commercial from memory. He also considers Roger from American Dad his spirit animal, due to their shared love of sweets.

Rogue:

Rogue is pretty high on the scale of metabolism due to enhanced physiology via the absorption of Carol Danvers' powers.

Her favorite foods is some good ol' Southern cuisine!

Fried chicken, biscuits and gravy, shrimp and grits, cornbread, barbecue, collared green, mac and cheese, fried okra, hotcakes, lemonade, sweet iced tea, and mud pies.

Food Funny: Rogue actually did a PowerPoint presentation on which restaurants have the best fried chicken.

Gambit:

Gambit is more on the moderate side when it comes to metabolism.

His favorite food is good ol' Cajun cuisine.

Gumbo, jambalaya, boudin, étouffée, po'boys, pralines, red beans and rice, crawfish boil, and beignets.

Food Funny: Gambit gets really serious about the use of seasoning in food. He likes his food to have flavor! If he taste something with hardly any flavor, he will have a Gordon Ramsey moment.

Jubilee:

Jubilee is also on the moderate side of the metabolism scale.

She is a massive junk foodie.

Any junk food you can think of, she loves.

Chips, soda, popcorn, candy, hot dogs, nachos, burgers, tacos, chicken wings, fries, onion rings, burritos, pizza, slushies, mozzarella sticks, ice cream, milkshakes, cookies, cake, and anything with either chili, cheese or bacon on it.

Food Funny: Whenever there's a marathon, she always stocks up on massive piles of junk food. And the crazy about all this is that she considers all that stuff just an appetizer!

Nightcrawler:

Nightcrawler is actually on the lower scale of metabolism.

He has a massive sweet tooth.

His favorite sweets are cakes, strudel, gingerbread, donuts, pastries and spaghetti ice cream.

Food Funny: His favorite time of year is Christmastime, which he uses as a way to gorge down on as many sweets as he possibly can.

Well that's all for know!

What do you guys think about the choices I made for the X-Men and their favorite foods?

Also, what other food headcanons can you think of for these guys?

I'm planning on doing a part two to this, where I cover some of the other notable X-Men and their favorite foods.

[innershoesuitcasebiscuit]

I saw a One Piece commercial for fanta.

These two are so cute 😍. Can we get more commercial like this 🥹.

And these four are like parents watching their kids (plus the annoyed but cool uncle who was forced to come).

And of course I had my shipping glasses on. I do appreciate the fact that Robin and Zoro drink the same Fanta.

(I had to double check since Sanji is also drinking the same flavor but I realized that on his bottle there is an image of Luffy while Zoro and Robin had none).

Can we also appreciate that Law actually chooses the one with Chopper in it.

If his face could talk it would say "Why am I here? What did I expect in coming here?"

And his face in these images is like "Am I supposed to be impressed?"

Plus even though I know that their outfits are based on the Fanta flavor that they drink. I find Zoro and Robin's outfits a perfect pair for each other.

Aside from that. I tend to sometimes skip the Robin x Law ship since I find them aesthetically pleasing (even if they're standing next to each other you can't help but notice their chemistry) and I feel like I'm cheating when I see their ships since they look so good but since I didn't see any invisible thread between it means I won't ship them like I ship Zoro and Robin.

But here we are 😶‍🌫️.

I had to admit it even though I am a Zorobin shipper I find them (Lawbin) posing like a couple 🥹. (I tried taking a screenshot where Luffy's hand didn't hide their faces but apparently I can't take a good one)

I also wondered why Franky wasn't on this commercial but then I realized that this a soda advertisement and not a cola advertisement.

[chill-that-ur-inmyhead]

How do you feel right now? I feel excited/ nervous. Found out today that I got an interview for a job at my top company in a couple of days. I'm trying to manage my expectations. Even if I don't secure it this time round, I am just pleased they invited me for an interview.

Are you sleepy? Yes, it is almost time to sleep. Hopefully I don't overthink the interview too much and my brain switches off. 

Have you ever cut yourself? Accidentally, yes.

Who do you dream about most? Friends usually. Sometimes happy situations but sometimes sad.

What do you want more than anything right now? To have secured the job at the company today and be telling all my friends and family that I am coming out of unemployment and my first job is at my no.1 company. It would be really great.

Do you have something you want to say, but never could? I feel like I say pretty much everything. I never let my pride or ego get in the way of saying how I feel no matter the consequences.

Where is your favourite place to be? Currently, my room, safe from judgement by potential future employers and colleagues - refer to interview mentioned above haha.

What makes you happy? Catching a pretty sky on my walk.

Who makes you happy? Friends and family!

When are you happiest? Getting a good nights sleep.

What is the funniest thing you have ever done? Too many things to count! I suppose it always felt great to make a group of people laugh.

What is the funniest movie you have ever seen? Honestly, the last movie I remember laughing out loud to was We're the Millers!

What candy/drink makes you most hyper? Maybe Fanta

Do you talk to yourself? YES best convo

Do you have to sing those catchy jingles on TV commercials every time? I hardly watch tv commercials now

Do you have more than 5 celebrity crushes? Hmmm not right now.

Do you find joy in making other people mad? No

Do you answer the phone by saying anything besides ‘Hello’? If it's a close friend or family I might mix it up with a joke etc

Do you get mad easily? I have gotten better. As a teen, I was quick to anger and annoyance and while things do still annoy, my reactions aren't as end of the world types.

Do you get jealous often? Too often, this is the next habit I need to kick.

What makes you mad? Anti-social behaviour in public spaces, especially public spaces where you are trapped, e.g., public transport.

Are there any people that often make you mad? I suppose it is whoever those you are closest to that have the power to make you really mad.

Do your friends comfort you when you’re angry? I keep to myself and try to calm down. Maybe I'll text them my frustrations and they'll send supportive words but I think physically I need to be alone. Really don't know what I would want a partner to do.

Do you like to cause drama? Nope, I am almost 25 and choose peace.

Where did you go today? Dropped my brother off at work, went for a drive and to the big Asda store for some snacks. Really should have gone out for a walk but my mind was too preoccupied by securing an interview and what it could mean - relocating to a new city, not seeing family/ friends as often, settling into a new environment, meeting new people.... both exciting and nerve-wrecking!

How late do you usually sleep in? Unemployed: 9am or 10am but try to have an alarm set for 8:30am more recently to have more of the day.

Do you like traveling? Yes, but I used to idealised travelling a lot more when I was younger. Now I realise it is an energy draining task. It's not all comfort and relaxation, in fact it can be stressful and hard work to get those moments of comfort and relaxation but usually it is worth it!

Are more of your friends girls or guys? GIRLS!

What is your favourite song right now? Bleachers "Tiny Moves" - excited for their album release.

What do you want to do right now? Brush my teeth! :D

[hislittleraincloud]

Listen...

I'm a soda junkie (my terrible teeth can attest to that). I used to drink a 2 Liter of Mountain Dew every day for a couple of years when I was up all night writing my other screenplays, and I am always up to try new flavors (I'm still missing Mango Pepsi 😞) of most brands. But I won't drink Fanta and haven't in ten years; I drank it once in Slovakia when there was nothing else at the little vending machine where I was waiting for the train...they had Peach Fanta, so I tried it... wasn't bad, wasn't great.

Fun fact for those who don't know, or a friendly reminder for those who do: Fanta was invented for Nazi Germany.

With that one exception, I don't buy Fanta, hadn't/haven't for several years upon learning that little tidbit. Sure, I should also eschew all Coke products for being Nazi collaborators, but I don't buy much Coke or Coke products either (though sometimes I just crave a Mexican Coke since there's real sugar in it). I stick to mostly Pepsi products — Gatorade 😶, mostly — and for about a couple of years back, I'd have a 20 ounce of Sunkist Orange every day, because I developed a taste for orange soda somehow after years of hating it (though that was the same with Gatorade...I hated it growing up, but living in a place where I sweat a lot and don't tolerate plain water very well, my taste buds started accepting it). It became my favorite flavor, and if Junkie Cat Lady (a.k.a. Neighbor Wife) was still around, she could attest to that since she would bring me a Sunkist any time she wanted something from me. It isn't the best orange soda by any means...I like Frostie Orange (I also loooove Frostie Blue, and always have one of those after finishing a chapter), but I love, looooove San Pellegrino Aranciata Rossa, which is probably my favorite. Their regular orange/Aranciata is pretty great too. Alta Palla (organic, with fair trade sugar and minimal ingredients) also has a good blood orange flavor, but it's hard to find for me here. My second fruit flavor fave is strawberry, unless you count Coco Rico, which is a Puerto Rican brand of coconut extract soda. I could mainline Coco Rico for the rest of my life. For me, that stuff is liquid gold.

All of that said...I know you bitches are gonna be buying the shit out of this crap because of the cans, but can we not.

God damn it. Why'd it have to be orange? And FANTA, for fuck's sake.

As an old and cranky adult I really can't stand movie tie-ins (like those ridic Fudge Stripes I posted the other day). Hell, I can't stand celebrity promoted products, since they're just doing it for the bag and pushing unhealthy shit on people (like that Doritos Dinamita garbage Ortega so cutely promoted in that Superbowl commercial...their taste was mid and 'off' to me, and I got sick...it was only after I read the ingredients to see that they put fucking sucralose, a.k.a. Splenda, in those damn things, and my body doesn't tolerate that crap well at all...why do honey mustard chips that already have sugar, molasses, brown sugar AND honey in them need sucralose?! Sucralose is garbage and, like all NNSes, alters your gut biome and not for the better.)

Speaking of unhealthy and/or Only Assholes Do This Shit shit, another fun fact about that Superbowl commerical that I noticed immediately since I was a lifelong hardcore* One Life to Live fan: One of the abuelitas was portrayed by Patricia Mauceri, who played Carlotta Vega, Dorian Lord's maid until they gave pushed her into the forefront to tell the story of a poorer Latino fam amongst rich white people...and Mauceri was fired for not wanting to play Carlotta as accepting a gay kid because it conflicted with her religious beliefs, and before any y'all buffer her response with her soft lie that "it wasn't the story per se, it was how it was presented" (as she tried to say), she said quite plainly that "I was not only uncomfortable but I knew that it was going to be a betrayal of my character and my life." That's how Jesus Beaters and practicing Catholic religious Latinos can be. At least the other abuelita was portrayed by Olivia Negron (who portrayed a lesbian on 21 Jump Street in 1990)...but I digress.

The Gemini Collector in me is torn between my values and my desire to put the cans on my shelf along with the Superman/Wonder Woman can and the New York Seltzer cans that I've collected. I'll likely just cave, because my protests will go unheard and uncared for, just like every other goddamn thing I've 'stood for'. I mean, I stopped consuming Pepsi products for about ten years back in the 90s/beginning of the Naughties because they dropped Madonna's commercial due to the religious right's protests (her "Make a Wish" commercial that featured the song "Like a Prayer" (hat tip to Ryan Reynolds here) aired only once during The Cosby Show on March 2, 1989 and was pulled after religious groups got all pissy about the actual video, which aired the day after). Religion that gets in the way of art instead of encouraging it (and this includes book bans and all of the anti-gay shit) is brain rot, and that's what we're dealing with when we talk about Catholics (especially Latino Catholics...I should know, my father and his fam are all stereotypical Mexican Catholics) and the 🏳️‍🌈.

Once again, I digress. I can't blame the weed, so I'll blame the oxy.

[chatwithzachtank]

I'm not much for soda but I've been drinking 7UP lately. I prefer lemonade like Minute Maid or Simply Brand but lemony flavor is good sometimes. I like non-popular brands like Fanta as well. Then, I saw this Superbowl commercial..

Will I try Starry? Sure. Should I try Starry is the real question ⁉️

[mi4012thesandukandevidanalage]

ASSESSMENT 3 - INDEPENDENT WORK

Avoiding Clichés

hair care commercials Clichés

Hair care commercials tend to make people anxious about oily heads and dandruff caused by not washing their hair, and the heroine will swish her hair wantonly to show off how shiny and silky her hair is.

Hair care commercials tend to make people anxious about oily heads and dandruff caused by not washing their hair. The heroine will swish her hair wantonly to show off how shiny and silky her hair is. But the effect of shampoo may only show simple fragrance and luster. But the fact is that many people don’t care about whether their hair looks good or not, but some people really feel itchy hair, such as people who exercise regularly. They can’t even accept overly powerful shampoo, so I use it in four scenarios. (Running field, swimming pool, weightlifting scene, shower), promoted through a star athlete, a shampoo specially created for people who exercise regularly, and the advertisement should be matched with rhythmic exciting music to sell the spiritual value of enthusiasm, perseverance, effort, and combatant .

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Avoiding Clichés

fizzy beverage advertisements Clichés

Advertisements for big brands of fizzy beverage, such as Coke, Sprite, Pepsi, and Fanta, are all centered around rising bubbles to represent vitality and motivation. However, the cliche slogan is very obvious that it is close to athletes, making athletes exhausted, and using drinks to increase vitality; Or absurdly, the drink is presented in front of the camera, so that the actors will show excitement as if they have taken a stimulant, no matter whether they are thirsty, spicy, tired, etc.; or they may always post logos, Color matching to make the audience remember. Only the Red Bull drink is innovative and emotional, so I learn from it, but I use warmth. During the Chinese New Year, a person bought a Coke alone in front of the vending machine on a snowy day, while other family members gathered together to drink. Everyone was enjoying the original family fun, but they discovered that their family members, the old man’s son and the young man’s brother , did not come, they called him, using the light of the mobile phone, through the video call, to the cold distance, they toasted to each other and drank to each other. Everyone felt happy. (Finally the Coca-Cola logo pops up)

Therefore, this ad has two scenes, a man (labeled as a son) in front of a vending machine in the snow and ice, and a family (a couple and a child, an elderly couple) in a warm house.

[phaeton-flier]

I mean, this isn't an atypical marketing strategy? Most commercials don't list their competitors alongside them, and those that do usually do vague references to "the leading brand" or "the generic brand". And those are for people who already use some version of the product. Marketing to people who have never used or don't know much about what you're selling is different!

Like, imagine if one day a portal opens up to another planet, much like our own, except they had somehow never invented carbonated drinks. Coffee, tea, alcohol, juice, chocolate milk, but not soda. They open up trade, we swap TV shows, and then Coke decides to try breaking into the market.

They'd probably make a commercial a lot like the one above, that talks about fairly basic facts about Coke, because they're introducing to someone who's never had it before. They're not gonna go down a list of point-by-point comparisons with Pepsi and Dr. Pepper and Fanta, not because they're trying to hide it but because that's not what they're there to do.

Saw someone post this on Facebook:

And like, if this is you, here's a screenshot that will shake your worldview to the core:

(to put this into perspective: if you played one of these games per day, it would take you almost 33 years before you're done)

[mi4012wagmigunawardana]

Bad Commercials. Clichés. Ew. Pt. 2

Now on to the Beverage commercials!

The Problem: Over-the-top Beverage Commercials.

The issue continues, now to beverage commercials where they still rely on cliches to sell their product, these cliches include:

Ever notice how every soda or beer commercial features stunningly beautiful people taking a sip of the drink? They want us to think that we'll look like this when we drink from the bottle, but deep down we all know that isn't true. COCA-COLA Emoticons - YouTube Fanta Commercial - Fantanas - YouTube

They also show people having a great time and especially dancing, there's a lot of dancing. At parties or social gatherings while drinking the advertised beverage. Basically, the brand is trying to tell you that their drink is the life of the party, and if you don't have it, you'll be sitting in the corner like a sad sack. “Footloose” by Chlöe x Pepsi Soda Shop | Short Film - YouTube Open that Coca-Cola (Music by Tyler, The Creator) | Coca-Cola -#Musicians - YouTube Fanta Commercial - Fantanas - YouTube Cream Soda - Commercial- Sri Lanka 1999 - YouTube

The classic "thirst-quenching" drink. It's basically used in every soda commercial these days. With the hot temperature and the glistening sweat on your forehead, you really need to buy this exact drink so you can feel better. Because obviously plain water wouldn't work. Sprite Spicy TVC Nepal: 2023 - YouTube No te calientes, refréscate con Sprite. - YouTube

And let's not forget about the edgy soda commercials that make you feel like you're sticking it to the man by drinking their product. Because nothing says rebellion like carbonated sugar water. Full Pepsi Commercial Starring Kendal Jenner - YouTube

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The Solution: Less Dancing more Sipping!

I've seen a lot of soda commercials here and there with beautiful models and seemingly perfect celebrities busting out some really cool dance moves like they're in the newest music video, And I've never once related to that. Most of us are just ordinary, normal people going about our daily lives, looking out for something that can spring us back to life.

On another note, Just imagine this scene; an exhausted person walking down a quiet and empty city road in a black and white world. They then conveniently come across a vending machine with the advertised drink inside. The person puts a few coins in and grabs the bottle. He then takes a sip and just as he does, the world around him turns into a more colorful and vibrant version of itself, with him as the staring point.

This commercial is where the consumer gets the front seat because this isn't some pretty face or a celebrity we’ve seen a million times already, this is someone we can all relate to. The beverage, or in this case, soda, is meant to transport us from our bland and mundane lives in a more realistic way than to have us burst out into a well-choreographed dance number.

The commercial then ends with the protagonist flinging the bottle into a nearby recycle bin with a smile on their face. Adding to the notion that, this commercial is for us to feel special, not the drink to make itself seem special.

We then could show our protagonist interacting with others in the commercial as well, doing things that he wasn’t shown doing before, this adds a sense of originality as well as humor to a commercial that started out bland.

So, no more cliches about spontaneous dance numbers or really attractive people drinking sodas. Making an advertisement that’s more relatable than shiny on the outside would make for a more hard-hitting narrative.

[fabflavours]

What Are Soft Drink Concentrates?

Have you heard of soft drink concentrates? If not, you've come to the right place. Soft drink concentrates are syrups or premade liquid beverages that have had most of their water content removed, leaving behind concentrated flavour and colour profiles. They offer a wide range of flavours, from classic favourites to more exotic options, and are flexible in terms of flavour profile, caloric content, and cost savings. In this article, we'll explore what soft drink concentrates are and their benefits.

Soft drink concentrates are made by removing most of the solvent in a beverage - typically water - and replacing it with distilled water and artificial agents such as sugar, colouring agents, flavours, stabilisers, and fruit concentrates. The term "soft drink" was developed to differentiate between alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, although some contain caffeine or other stimulants like guarana extract for an added kick!

The global soft drink concentrate market includes various types of soft drinks, including cola drinks (Coke & Pepsi), lemon-lime sodas (Sprite & 7Up), energy drinks (Red Bull & Monster), flavoured milk (Fanta), and juices (Tropicana) – all available in forms such as syrups/concentrate syrup bottles/cans/cartons, powders, pastes, etc. These products are ready for dilution with either carbonated or still water before serving, either at home or commercially.

Soft drink concentrates offer convenience as well as flexibility when it comes to creating custom drinks – both at home or commercially – allowing you to customise your beverage with different levels of sweetness and taste according to your individual preference. Whether you're looking for something fruity like pineapple juice concentrate for mocktails or something more traditional like cola concentrate for cocktails, there is a variety out there that can be tailored just for you! So go ahead and explore the world of soft drink concentrates today!

The Benefits Of Using Soft Drink Concentrates

Using soft drink concentrate has several advantages for those who enjoy carbonated beverages. These include cost savings, as less money is spent on buying ready-made cans; the ability to customise flavours according to taste; the creation of a range of exciting drinks, including speciality items like sugar-free and organic options; convenience due to its availability; a wide range of flavour options available because it can be easily mixed with fresh fruit juices or syrups; a low carbon footprint due to recycling usable containers instead of producing new ones every time you buy ready-made soda cans; and fewer preservatives, as its shelf life depends on how quickly it needs consuming without adding additional preservatives in the production process.

Overall, there are numerous benefits associated with using soft drink concentrate instead of ready-made soda cans, which can help save both money and your health.

Soft drink concentrates offer a splendid way to customize the flavour and sweetness of your preferred beverages. They are cost-effective, have a longer shelf life, and provide technical properties that significantly contribute to the quality of the final products. So why wait? Start exploring different types of soft drink concentrates and Pharmaceutical Flavours today and create customized drinks, either for yourself or your business!

[victorluvsalice]

Two Alton Towers Shitposts That Won’t Leave My Mind

#1: The Reason They Built The Smiler

The Ministry of Joy: Dr. Kelman, we would like you to work out a way to make people extremely happy and extremely obedient to authority.

Dr. Kelman: I would be delighted!

Dr. Kelman: [does intrusive brain surgery on people that makes them into vegetables]

Dr. Kelman: [hires abusive and frankly terrifying staff to help run his “Sanctuary”]

Dr. Kelman: [makes hypnosis videos featuring decomposing animals and slogans like “Life is Bad”]

Dr. Kelman: [tortures his patients]

Dr. Kelman: [best success is a guy who is only 50% marmalised in the end]

The Ministry of Joy: . . .We have decided to give your job to a roller coaster.

Dr. Kelman: [surprised Pikachu face]

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#2: My Interpretation Of What Happened to Oblivion’s Lore

The Lord of Darkness: Ha! Foolish mortals! You throw yourselves into the abyss at my command! You linger on the precipice of terror simply because I told you to! I gather energy from everyone you sacrifice to the pit! ONE DAY I WILL BURN THE SKY AND ALL WILL BE --

The Ministry of Joy: [comes in]

The Ministry of Joy: [punches the Lord of Darkness in the face]

The Ministry of Joy: [rebrands Oblivion as one of their experiments]

The Ministry of Joy: [puts all the Oblivion merchandise in Buy The Smiler]

The Ministry of Joy: [leaves]

The Lord of Darkness: 

[eventually]

The Lord of Darkness: [sobbing] please let me be a force of ultimate evil again

The Ministry of Joy: [wanging a soda bottle in their face] Wanna wanna/wanta Fanta

[skeletalheartattack]

Top 4 flavors of SODEE POP?

great fuckingest question:

Mr Stupid

Diet Doctor Deedol

Sploug

7-Up

[jackiejapalture]

I Need A Laugh now. Seriously, my brain needs a laugh.....Ahhh, I’m sick of studying! If you are like me, watch this video. It’s funny. Just take a break to refresh. 

[aceopmari]

If The Straw Hats + Other One Piece Characters Were Famous Influencers

The Straw Hats + Law, Kid, Hancock, Ace, and Sabo as influencers.

Luffy:

•Niche: Food

•Makes content consisting of restaurant food crawls and meat mukbang ASMR.

•Favorite Brand Collabs: All of them

•Favorite Influencer Collabs: Ace and Sabo would appear as guests for ramen mukbang ASMR video.

•Side notes: Luffy is able to rack in a solid million views per video with his monstrous appetite, but often forgets that his job is to actually give a decent review of the restaurants he visits.

Nami:

•Niche: Fashion

•Makes content consisting of bikini try on hauls.

•Favorite Brand Collabs: Fashion Nova, Shein, & Pretty Little Thing.

•Favorite Influencer Collabs: Vivi would appear as a guest on vlogs where they would go shopping together.

•Side notes: Her viewers mainly consist of thirsty guys (Sanji), and said guys always splash the cash on her Onlyfans account.

Nami will also waste no time dragging shitty swimwear brands (Kylie Swim), after all they did ask for honest reviews. So long as she was getting paid, it didn’t matter.

Zoro:

•Niche: Fitness

•Makes fitness and protein shake tutorials

•Favorite Brand Collabs: Planet Fitness, Gymshark, Champion, Adidas

•Favorite Influencer Collabs: With Killer. The two often do challenges at the gym to see who can lift the most weights.

•Side notes: His 2nd stream on income is offering personal training. Link in bio to book a session.

Sanji:

Niche: Cooking.

•Makes cooking tutorials, TikToks, and just like Luffy, goes to restaurants to review the food.

•Favorite Brand Collabs: Olive Garden, Red Lobster

•Favorite Influencer Collabs: He sometimes invites Chopper along to try his sweets for a review.

•Side notes: Sanji sometimes fail to meet deadlines since he would be up all night watching Nami’s Onlyfans.

Robin:

•Niche: Luxury Travel

•Content from floating breakfasts, fancy suites, hot tubs, and fine dining.

•Favorite Brand Collabs: Marriott and Four Seasons Resorts.

•Favorite Influencer Collabs: With Hancock. She also liked the finer things in life. Instagram posts of them wearing robes, head wraps, and sharing glasses of champagne from their hotel room always performed well.

•Side notes: She’s one of the top travel bloggers of the Grand Line. Her travel recommendations include Sabaody and Water 7.

Franky:

•Niche: Drinks

•Franky gives the best soda drink recommendations. Some of his videos include mixing mentos with soda to make crazy cool explosions.

•Favorite Brand Collabs: Coca-Cola, Sprite, Dr. Pepper & Fanta.

•Favorite Influencer Collabs: None. He flies solo.

•Side note: Eventually moved away from content creating to becoming the new face of Coca Cola. Expect to see him in every commercial and advertisement. He’s living large at his TikToker sized mansion.

Brook:

Niche: Women’s Lingerie. Here me out!

•Brook’s obsession with panties took him pretty far. Expect to find videos of recommendations of his favorite high quality lingerie from cashmere, lace, and even satin. Men look to him for advice on what to get as gifts and women look to him for advice on what lingerie to buy to please their lovers.

•Favorite Brand Collabs: Calvin Klein and Savage X Fenty.

•Favorite Influencer Collabs: None.

•Side notes: If some woman calls him out for pervertedness, his fans would rush to Brook’s defense and drag them until they stop.

Chopper:

•Niche: Sweets

•Chopper was a fan favorite with his reviews on sweets. Expect to see cute little Tiktoks of his favorite sweet shops or candy and cake ASMR.

•Favorite Brand Collabs: Hershey, Haribo, Cotton Candy Brands

•Favorite Influencer Collabs: With carrot. Their exploits on Whole Cake Island made then go viral for eating cake from the Tea Party and managing to escape Big Moms wrath.

•Side notes: Although Chopper is beloved by many in the sweets industry, he is hated by Big Mom for managing to get more followers, subs, and taking her spot for cake commercials. She tries so many times to have his videos demonetized but always fails.

Ussop:

•Niche: Hair

•Does a lot of haircare tutorials to suit hair types that are similar to his own. He wants to make others feel seen too.

•Favorite Brand Collabs: Pantene & Garnier.

•Favorite Influencer Collabs: Jimbei. He has a similar hair type to his and will sometimes bring him along for hair care tutorials.

Side note: Eventually, Ussop was able to come up with his own unique hair care inventions which in turn made him very rich.

Jimbei:

•Niche: Self Defense

•Jimbei’s videos consist of self defense fighting moves in the form of karate. He’ll sometimes drop some tips on TikTok.

•Favorite Brand Collabs: Any brand that sells karate gear.

•Favorite Influencer Collabs: He definitely brings on Koala to demonstrate some karate moves.

•Side notes: Rather than looking for fame, Jimbei only wants to expand to a more human audience to stop discrimination against Fish Men.

Law:

•Niche: Health

•His content consists of ASMR doctor roleplay and facts about doctoring on his TikTok.

•Favorite Brand Collabs: None. He prefers just to get paid for the views he gets on his platforms. He does offer his own special services to add to his income.

•Favorite Influencer Collabs: Doesn’t Collab but will have bepo play a patient when he’s doing demonstrations.

•Side note: People in the industry like his style. Law was asked to guest star on a few episodes of Grey’s Anatomy.

Kid:

•Niche: Gaming

•Loves fighting snd violent games. Kid became a popular Twitch streamer after going viral for rage quitting for failing a mission in Call of Duty. Hates Twitch e-thots (jewelry bonnie and her food porn while she “games” on her PlayStation).

•Favorite Brand Collabs: Sony, Nintendo, Raid Shadow Legends.

•Favorite Influencer Collabs: None. Everyone is afraid of him.

•Side note: Kid was a valued guest at E3 until he got banned for getting into a fight with a fellow Twitch streamer for beating him at the Smash Tournament.

Hancock:

•Niche: K Beauty.

•Hancock is the most beautiful if not the most toxic name in the industry. She has a cult following and many haters who seek to have her brought down. Her videos consist of makeup and skincare tutorials. She also doesn’t hesitate to drag a brand she doesn’t like.

•Favorite Brand Collabs: None. All brands want her but she rejects them all nowadays.

•Favorite Influencer Collabs: She’ll bring on a random female guest to do makeup on. Mainly to humiliate and drag them if she spots any imperfections on their skin.

•Side notes: She now has her own K Beauty empire with a net worth of 2 billion berries. Now that she has everything, her one wish is for Luffy to move in with her and live comfortably together at her mansion.

Ace:

•Niche: Adventure travel

•Yknow those influencers who climb those risky. tall, high places for the gram? Ace is one of them. A lot of his videos also consists of death defying stunts like doing backflips on different balconies of tall buildings.

•Favorite Brand Collabs: Tourism boards.

•Favorite Influencer Collabs: Prefers to travel solo but wouldn’t turn down his brother Luffy if he asked to go with him on an adventure.

•Side notes: Ace is on thin ice with the PR people who hired him because sometimes he wanders off, passes out during a meal at a bar and forgets to create the content needed. It’s a good thing he’s charming, polite, and the fans love him, otherwise he would have been fired.

Sabo:

Niche: Luxury Fashion

•He’s very popular on TikTok, showcasing his favorite style through a series of cool dances and amazing transitions. This man managed to make hats with goggles a trend all over the world.

•Favorite Brand Deals: Gucci, Louis, and Versace

•Favorite Influencer Collabs: You know your doing well in the industry when you get Mihawk to be in one of your videos. He’s not going to dance though. Most likely going to collab with Sabo with a simple IG post of them in luxury clothing at a fashion show event.

•Side notes: Sabo became so popular, that he transitioned out of content creating and became a world famous model for luxury brands. His cover on Vogue earned him a cult following of fangirls.

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"Doppelganger" *Part 25* !!Finale!!

Okay I know this took two days but remember when I said I was NOT going to make another chapter? Well I had to just fit multiple chapters into this last one. Because dammit it will STOP HERE.

Except for the epilogue.

So here it is, I hope the anticipation and the hype doesn't ruin it for you, I did my best!

Also thank you so much for coming on this ride with me, it's been the longest one yet! I'm going to miss Pinguino and Raffi, but they'll be fine.

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It was finally the night before your wedding day. The day you had been waiting for since you had first kissed Rafael, if you were being totally honest. You were staying at Chloe’s due to the whole traditional “not seeing each other” before the wedding; it was the first night you had spent away from Rafael since the whole “Nevada” debacle. You wanted to prove to him and yourself that you could spend one night without him cuddling you like a toddler afraid to sleep in their own bed. But the more you drank during your “last girl’s night” the more the demons came out for you. Before you knew it you were hiding in your old bathroom dialing Rafael’s number.

“Baby aren’t you--” He started to ask you but you cut him off.

“Do you still want to marry me?”

“Ay dios,” You heard him chuckle. “Si, mi amor,”

“¿Estás seguro?” You asked worriedly.

“Yes carino,” He said very seriously. “I am very very sure,”

“...Okay,” You said in a small voice.

“Now go have fun and tell Chloe not to let you drink anymore, comprende?”

“Si,” You rolled your eyes. As you came out of the bathroom, you were greeted by Maria who was now in your former living room...for some reason.

“Hey babe, so Maria came by for--”

“I came by to ask you a favor, mija,” Maria cut Chloe off.

“Oh um--” You tried to act more sober around the only mother figure you’d really been around since forever. “Yeah sure! What’s up?”

“Well, I know we haven’t known each other that long, but Raffi is basically my son, so I consider you like a daughter,” She smiled sweetly at you, and you were suddenly aware that she was carrying a box with her.

“Oh, well that’s very sweet of you Maria,” You tried your best not to look uncomfortable.

“My husband Felipe and I,” She explained as she opened the box. “We were never able to conceive children ourselves,” She pulled out a very ancient looking, very detailed veil from the box.

“This veil has been worn by many generations in my family, and if I can’t pass it onto my own daughter, it would be my honor to give it to you to wear tomorrow,”

“Oh, Maria,” You did your best to hide your disgust for the veil, looking at her teary eyed smile. You glanced over her head and caught Chloe’s gaze; she was making a face that mimicked how you felt. It was like one of those fruit hats women wore in movies or commercials, only white and frilly. But what could you do?

“I’d be honored to wear it,” You nodded sweetly. Maria threw her arms around you with a tearful cry of joy. Behind her Chloe waved her arms wildly like “what the hell are you doing?!”. You could just shrug like “what else am I supposed to do?!”

“Bless you, hermosa,” She kissed you on the cheek as she stood up to leave. “Now I’ll leave you ladies to your fun,” She smiled and waved as she walked out the door.

“...What the hell?” Chloe couldn’t help but erupt in giggles as she properly examined the monstrosity.

“Shut up,” You tossed a pillow at her. “What was I supposed to do?! She was asking me to carry on her family name, or something,” You looked at the door where she had left; although you were still pretty drunk so you half remembered the conversation.

“Well if Rafael marries you while you wear this, you know it’s true love,” She snickered as she put it on you and turned you towards a mirror above your key ring holder.

“Oh God…” You threw your hands over your face and fell onto the couch face forward.

“Hey hey hey, don’t wrinkle it!” Chloe continued to tease and giggle. “That thing probably came over in some old Cuban woman’s raft,”

“I hate you,” You muttered through the cushions.

“You’ll hate me more if I don’t get you in bed right now,” Chloe shook her head with a laugh and a bottle of water. “But first, drink this. We don’t want you hungover on your big day,”

“Thanks mom,” You took the water and headed to your room, leaving the veil on the couch.

------------------

The next day Chloe woke you up by jumping up and down on your bed yelling “IT’S YOUR WEDDING DAY!!!”

“...Jesus Christ Chloe,” You grumbled. “It’s too early for this,”

“Too early?” She scoffed, plopping right on your butt making you grunt. “Nonsense. It’s your wedding day!!”

“Which begs the question why you’re so happy about it,” You raised a suspicious eyebrow.

“What? I can't be happy for my best friend to get her happy ending?” She feigned offense.

“....Uh huh”, You continued to give her the look.

“And the fact that my bridesmaid’s dress makes me look like a classy pornstar?” She added.

“....An oxymoron, but go on,” You waited for it.

“....And the fact that every eligible lawyer and cop are gonna be at this wedding?!” She finally exclaimed.

“There it is,” You nodded your head with a roll of your eyes as you threw on some clothes to go downstairs.

------

There was a limo waiting outside Chloe’s apartment for you and her. You hesitated getting in, remembering the last time you were in one of them. Chloe decided she’d do a ‘sweep’ for you. She jumped in and slid down the seats, squealing in delight.

“All clear babe! Check out what the husband left you!”

You cautiously slid in the limo to see Chloe pointing to a mini bar/fridge full of sweet pastries and champagne.

“Good lord,” You shook your head with a smile. “Chloe maybe we--” You were starting to say maybe at least wait until 11 am to start drinking, but she had already popped the champagne.

“Here,” She grabbed orange juice from the mini fridge. “Mimosas, the breakfast drink,”

You just stared at the drink she was trying to hand you; orange liquid in a champagne flute. You closed your eyes and told yourself the mind elixir was bright orange like Fanta, not orange juice. You took a deep breath and slowly accepted the mimosa, sipping it. See? You were fine. Everything was fine.

-------------

As you pulled up to St. Michael’s you saw it was swarmed with cameras, reporters, and people in general. It looked like a circus. You saw the crowd and silently wished you had said screw tradition and had Rafael there with you. But you were a big girl, and you had Chloe.

“...Can we get out somewhere less...this?” You nervously asked your driver.

“Absolutely ma’am, I’ll find a private entrance. No problem,”

“Thank you,” You sighed in relief.

-----

After driving around the church a few times, the driver finally found a side street blocked off. He informed the copper he had you in the limo, and the cop waved your limo inside. Chloe jumped out of the limo while holding your hand, nearly breaking your arm.

“Oh! Wait! Hey Jeeves, can we get those pastries and mimosa’s in the lady’s bridal suite?”

“Chloe his name is not--”

“It’s fine, ma’am,” The driver chuckled. “I’ll make sure the refreshments are delivered to your dressing room,”

“You’re a doll,” She blew him a kiss before she continued pulling you through the huge building like she knew exactly where you were going.

“Excuse me, where do we go?” Chloe asked a random man in a suit.

“Oh, it’s you Ms. Y/N!” The man pulled out a camera and began snapping photos.

“Oh my god--- What is WRONG with you people?!” Chloe shoved him aside and took you down another corridor. Finally you reached a doorway that was guarded by two armed guards.

“Hi, do you know--”

“Right this way,” One of them took your hand. “Mr. Barba is already inside getting ready,” He nodded to the door as you walked away. You wanted so badly to swing open the door and jump into his arms, but you knew you had to stay calm.

“Great!” You did your best to smile at him as he led you and Chloe down the hall to another doorway. He opened it to reveal a huge room with a vanity, a changing wall, two long body mirrors and a lush couch. Two sinks lined the wall and a room with a toilet was behind it. Yours and Chloe’s dresses were hanging on the changing wall, and sitting on the vanity were your treats from the limo.

“Weee! Look at all of this!!!” Chloe clapped her hands and giggled wildly as she danced around the lavish room.

“I mean, it is nice--”

“Nice? God I wish I was getting married here!” Chloe sighed as she poured herself another mimosa.

“Well, if you ever find a man I’ll look into it,” You teased her.

“Uh I think you mean WHEN,” She pointed out. “And I think the ‘when’ will be by tonight!”

“My wedding reception isn’t a singles mixer, Chloe,” You rolled your eyes.

“Well of course not,” She shook her head. “It’s a BALL!”

“Oh good god,” You groaned with a small laugh as you poured yourself a mimosa and downed it.

“Whoa there killer, let’s slow it down there,” She gave you a look. “Wouldn’t want you stumbling down the aisle in front of a million people,”

“...Do you think you’re helping?” You asked her in an annoyed tone.

“Sorry, sorry,” She apologized as there was a knock at the door. Chloe answered it to see two women carrying makeup cases and hair tools.

“We’re here to get you ready, Ms. Y/L/N,” One of them smiled at you.

“And her maid of honor, right?” Chloe jumped in.

“Uh...if that’s what the bride wants,” The other one looked at you with a wary stare.

“Yeah that’s fine, actually please do her first by all means,” You waved them over to the long sink wall and vanity.

“You’re a good friend,” Chloe put her hands over your face with tears in her eyes as she smiled.

“...You’re ridiculous,” You patted her head sweetly before she sat in the vanity, ready to be made over.

While Chloe was being turned into a princess, you walked over and admired your dress that looked like it was made for one. It was a long, cream white colored sleeveless dress with intricate cubic zirconia diamonds sewn into the bust. It was the simplest dress Chloe had let you pick. Suddenly you remembered the cornucopia veil, it was sitting on the couch in the box Maria had brought it over in. You pulled it out and put it on; when one of the stylists saw it she gasped.

“Oh, ma’am, I don’t know--”

“My...mother, asked me to wear it,” You stopped her.

“Right,” She nodded uncomfortably while Chloe tried not to laugh at the disgusted faces they were clearly trying to hide.

---------------

After what seemed like hours, you and Chloe were finally done in full make up and up do's. One of the ladies picked up the ancient headwear and tried positioning on your hair as best she could. She took several tries, using hair pins and hairspray before she finally stepped back.

“Lovely,” She smiled as she stepped back to admire her work. You looked in the vanity mirror to see your finished look. The headdress felt like it weighed five pounds, but it was intricately woven into your hair, there was no getting it out now. You longed for the moment Rafael would rip it off your head as soon as you were alone in your honeymoon suite...or, y’know before then.

“Well we’ll see you out there ma’am,” One of them nodded as they gathered their stuff and scooted out the door, leaving you and Chloe alone once again.

“Well,” Chloe examined your head. “At least you won’t lose it…” She was cut off by a knock at the door. You started to open it when you recognized those eyes.

“Rafa!” You slammed the door and yelled through it. “What are you doing? We can’t see each other before the wedding, it’s bad luck,”

“Baby I think we’ve gotten all the bad luck already out of the way,” He called through the door. “And I really, really need to talk to you,”

Your eyes widened in panic as you looked at Chloe, who sprung into best friend mode. “Calm yourself, I’m sure it’s nothing…” She walked over and put her hands on your shoulders.

“Stop freaking her out counselor, are you planning to run? Tell me now so I can get out there and tie you to a chair,”

“What? No! I just-- Y/N please will you open the door, por favor?” He sounded seriously distressed, and he used his secret weapon: speaking in spanish.

You sighed and slowly opened the door, revealing Rafael in a gorgeous black and white tux, and the tallest top hat you’d ever seen.

“Well well well, Mr. Monopoly, don’t you look spiffy?” Chloe snickered, causing you to hit her while Rafael made an even more distressed face.

“I knew it, god it’s awful,” He sighed as he took it off his head and walked inside the room.

“So why are you--?” You started to ask.

“The mayor said it would ‘look better on tv’,” He scoffed in disgust.

“Oh Jesus--” You rolled your eyes. “Baby why didn’t you just tell him--?”

“Because that stupid fucking contract we signed said we would go along with everything he said for the rest of this whole shit show!” He growled at the mess he had gotten himself into. The mayor knew damn well how much more “favors” he would ask of him before he signed that contract, he just knew it.

“Well, if it makes you feel any better…” You pointed to your own head. Rafael’s worried expression turned into a relieved smile as he finally noticed the bird’s nest on your scalp.

“...Maria sprung this on me last night,” You pointed to it. “At least you can take yours off,”

“...Well, that does help a bit,” He half smiled as he examined your ceremonial headdress.

“Is that it mi amor, you’re freaking out over a hat?” You put your hand on his face.

“Well our children are going to see these photos! Videos! Our GRANDKIDS! They’re going to think their grandpa was a huge douche,” He cried overdramatically.

“...Is this what it’s like to be with me? Because I don’t love it,” You teased him.

“I’m serious, Y/N! This isn’t funny!” He gave you a pitiful pout.

“...What else?” You gave him an expectant look.

“What else?”

“All of this over a hat?”

“...Alright fine,” He sighed as he sat down on the lush couch. “I know what I said about all that mattered was me and you standing across from each other but--”

“But?” You gave Chloe a worried look.

“But I also wanted someone else,”

“....Who, Olivia?” You rolled your eyes.

“No!” He exclaimed. “No, my childhood priest, Father Hernandez,”

“Oh,” You said with a relieved sigh. “Well, baby why don’t you just--”

“Because they’re being super particular, stupid Catholics!” He got up and started pacing.

“Apparently THEIR priest Father O’Shannon is ‘assigned’ to this place. God forbid anyone dare replace him,” He grumbled as he continued to pace.

“So you--”

“And it’s just the last straw on top of all of this bullshit, all this bending. I can’t do it!!” He threw up his hands in frustration.

“....Baby, breathe,” You stopped his pacing and pressed your forehead against his, your own personal calming gesture.

“God I guess it is true what they say,” Chloe suddenly spoke up, causing you both to give her a perplexed stare.

“In a couple when one person starts to go off the rails the other one instantly becomes the calm rational one,” She gestured between the two of you.

“Hey, I am NOT--” He protested.

“Baby please,” You shook your head. “I almost forgot how high strung you were until this moment,”

“High strung?” He took offense. “What are you talking about?”

“You forget that I worked for you,” You giggled.

“I’m high strung at work?” He asked. The question caused you to erupt in laughter. “What?! Am I?”

“Oh no sweetie, you’re totally mellow,” You smiled sarcastically.

“How am I--?”

“Think about how much coffee you drink at work, Rafa,”

“I don’t see how that is relevant,” He huffed. He loved his coffee, so what?

“...Mmmkay,” You chuckled, kissing his cheek.

“Well whatever, kettle” He made a pouty face.

“Fair,” You chuckled. “But we’re talking about you right now, pot,”

“Hey, I think I have done more than my share of helping you through your little ‘episodes’, it’s your turn!!!” He crossed his arms like a kid.

“Oh really? ‘Episodes’?” You replied in a snarky tone. Chloe sensed the rising tension and sprung into action.

“Okay! I think that’s enough, Pot. Kettle.” Chloe stepped in between you. “You’re clearly both too high strung for this conversation,”

“He started it,” You stuck your tongue out at Rafael like a five year old.

“Okay now let's not turn on each other, then the terrorist headwear wins,” She pointed to the hat on the vanity and your head.

“....Well do you have a solution, Gandhi?” You raised an eyebrow.

“Actually,” She smiled proudly. “I think I do,” She grabbed her phone and began typing something into google maps.

“You wanna share with the class?” Rafael asked as he gave you a look, like you were supposed to understand her crazy.

“.....Have you seen The Office?” She asked them, then glanced at you with a knowing look. Your face turned into a huge grin as you realized what she was implying.

“Chloe, you’re a genius,” You grabbed her in a hug.

“I know,” She nodded with a cocky smile.

-----

Chloe popped her head out of the door, making sure the coast was clear. When she was sure, she motioned to the two of you out and down the hall towards the back door where you left the limo. You and Rafael got in, and Chloe began to shut the door when you stopped her.

“Aren’t you coming?”

“Someone has to vamp!” She pointed out.

“You're a good friend, Chloe,” You gave her a kiss on her head.

“I know,” She said boastfully. “Just hurry, my bubbly personality can’t hold them off for long,” She slammed the door and you were off.

-----

“...Fucking New York traffic! Estúpido tráfico de mierda,,,” Rafael began muttering under his breath. His childhood church in the Bronx was at least thirty minutes away with the busy Manhattan traffic. You put a hand on his knee to try and soothe him, but he was extra wound up by now. It reminded you of when you were just his assistant; he’d get this way when a trial wasn’t going his way and he felt backed into a corner. The worst days you’d seen him have at the office, where he’d suddenly take off for hours in the middle of the day….

That gave you an idea.

“Baby,” You snapped him out of his internal ranting monologue. He turned to you with a dismayed look.

“I’m sorry, carino,” He apologized, taking your hand that was placed on his knee. “I know I’m--”

“Can priests marry people outside of their church?” You simply asked him.

“....Like a closer church?” He looked at you in confusion.

“.....Actually, I was thinking somewhere closer,” You bit your lip with a smile as you took his phone and typed in an address that linked to the driver’s phone map. He glanced down at it and gave you a huge smile.

“You’re the best,” He gave you a huge kiss as the limo made a U-Turn.

------

Luckily Father Gonzalez used a bike for his transportation, so he was able to make it through traffic pretty easily. He met the two of you outside Central Park pretty soon after you got there.

“I appreciate you doing this for us, Padre,” Rafael hugged the priest tightly. “I didn’t want anyone else marrying us,”

“Claro, Rafael,” He smiled. “Of course! I was hoping St. Michael’s would have a change of heart, pero--”

“You know Catholics,” Rafael rolled his eyes.

“Si,” He nodded. “They’re almost as stubborn as you!” The padre chuckled. Then he noticed you.

“Ay, Rafa,” He gestured at you. “es este su prometido?”

“Si,” You nodded. “Soy su prometida,”

“Ay bien! Ella habla español!” Father Gonzalez smiled brightly. “So are you two ready?”

“Si, Padre,” Rafael nodded. “But first, we need the right backdrop,” He grinned as he took your hand and walked into the park.

----

It was the middle of the day on a Saturday so the park was full of families playing, joggers, street artists and the like. Luckily for you however, nobody seemed to want to see the penguins today. The enclosure was almost empty except for one elderly couple.

“Witnesses!” You beamed at Rafael as you calmly walked up to the two and tapped the woman on the shoulder.

“Excuse me,” You smiled sweetly. “Would you-- my fiancé and I, we’re supposed to get married in this huge chapel down the street from here, but it was just all too much circus so we snuck away so that we could just get married in our favorite spot here and--”

“Baby, too much detail,” Rafael laughed. He loved it when you would ramble on about something when you got excited, but you were on a time crunch.

“...Right,” You blushed. “Anyway is there any way--”

“You’d like us to be witnesses, dear?” The old woman smiled brightly at you.

“Yes, if you wouldn’t mind,” You smiled gratefully.

“Of course not!” The man with her chimed in. “Y’know, back in our day, we had to get married in secret too,”

You suddenly noticed that they were an interracial couple; a white woman and a black man. Your smile faded a bit as you thought of the hardships they must have been through, just to be together, similar to you and Rafael.

“Okay, we’ll do the fast version of this, mijos,” The Padre opened his Bible and began to speak, but looked at the two of you.

“Actually, you know you’re going to do this whole spiel in a little while anyway, why don’t you say your vows in your own words while you can?”

“Oh God,” You muttered, then gasped. “I’m so sorry! I--”

“It’s fine, senorita,” He nodded.

“I just...I’m not great, with the speeches and the speaking in public thing,” You twirled the one piece of hair hanging from your updo in your hand nervously.

“I mean, we’re not exactly in public, amor,” Rafael smirked.

“You know what I mean!” You hit him playfully. “I just...I want it to be perfect,”

“If you speak from your heart dear, it will be perfect,” The old woman assured you. “Just look into his eyes and say whatever it is you’re thinking,”

“....Well, maybe not ‘everything’,” The old man added with a laugh, giving you two a raunchy look. Good lord.

“Okay,” You took a deep breath and took Rafael’s hands, looking into his gorgeous green eyes.

“I...um….” You looked down nervously.

“Hey,” Rafael cupped your chin to look at him. “It’s okay, mi amor. It’s just me, it’s just us. Just like I said,”

“Just us,” You smiled, then began to start again.

“Rafael,” You took a deep breath. “It’s...it’s hard for me to make some big speech because the truth is, when I look into your eyes I forget everything. Every wrong decision, every hurdle we’ve been through, it all just...fades away, when you look at me,” You squeezed his hands tighter.

“You have done so much for me in so little time. People probably think that we’re insane because we’re committing our lives to each other after only really knowing each other for a few months, but the truth is it feels like a lifetime. I feel like I was born loving you, I just didn’t know it until I saw you,” His eyes were starting to water as your voice cracked with your own tears.

“I know that I have put you through so much grief, so much pain and...doubt,” You paused, wiping a few stray tears. “But you have never, not once, abandoned me. You’ve stuck through all of my crazy, all of our shenanigans--”

You glanced over at the old couple who were grinning ear to ear. You didn’t want to get into all the psycho drama you and Rafael had been through in front of total strangers, but he gave you a knowing look when you said ‘shenanigans’. He knew what you meant; because of course he did. You were connected.

“I’m actually really glad that you had your ‘freak out’ because for one it made me look like the sane one for once,” All of you chuckled. “But also, because it got us our chance to get married our way, in our spot,” You gestured to the cave around you.

“I remember the very first time you brought me here, I thought that it was done. We were done. I thought that our one perfect day was going to be just that-- one perfect day,” You began to choke on your words again as you thought back to that very first day, the day you “magicked” him.

“I never in my wildest dreams thought that--'' You glanced at the Padre and the couple again. “That we’d….start, again here,” You exchanged another knowing look.

“And I certainly never thought you’d propose to me in this place-- with a flash mob, no less!” The Padre and couple laughed in surprise, Rafael began to blush profusely, but you put a hand to his red cheek.

“Literally every single beginning we’ve had-- it started right here,” You wiped more stray tears, already knowing the woman back at the church was going to have to re-do all of it.

“And now it’s starting again-- for the rest of our lives,” You sniffled while Rafael wiped more tears from your face and then his own.

“...Okay I’m done,” You took a deep breath in and out as you smiled at Father Hernandez.

“Alright well then Rafa--”

“Oh wait!!!” You suddenly interjected. “Also, I love you,” You make an “eek” face. “I can’t believe I left that out,”

“...I’m pretty sure that whole speech was an ‘I love you,’ dearie,” The old woman patted your back with a reassuring smile.

“I agree,” Rafael nodded. “And to be honest-- I don’t think I can follow that,”

“Oh come on,” You rolled your eyes. “It wasn’t that great,”

“No it wasn’t great,” He shook his head. “It was perfecto,” He took both of your hands in his once more. “...All I can say is, ditto,”

“Ditto?” You laughed. “Real romantic, Rafa,”

“Well I can’t think of anything more than what you’ve already said!” Rafael shrugged with a laugh.

“Well, except this: You say that I’ve put up with you, and never abandoned you, but neither did you,” He pulled you closer towards him.

“You’ve put up with me plenty, and you could have walked away plenty of times. But you stayed with me. You fought for me. And I will spend the rest of our lives trying to be good enough for you, not the other way around,”

“You’re already good enough for me, Rafael,” You bit your lip as you tried your hardest not to kiss him before Padre said you could.

“Can I kiss her yet Padre?” Rafael read your mind.

“Calma, Rafa,” Padre chuckled. “Do you have rings?”

“Shit, the rings!” Rafael groaned. “Sorry, Padre,” He quickly apologized.

“Wait...baby,” You turned around and looked down at all the decorative stones that lined the bottom of the tank. You picked two up and handed one to Rafael.

“Pebbles,” He smiled at you. “Like penguins,”

“Ah, well then…” The Padre shrugged, having no idea what was happening but went along with it anyway. “I guess, exchange the pebbles now?”

You giggled as you placed your pebble in Rafael’s hand, then he placed his in yours.

“Well then, I guess by the power vested in me by God and the state of New York, I now pronounce you man and wife,” He shrugged with a smile. “Now you may kiss her, Rafa,”

“Gracias, Padre,” He grinned before pulling you into a passionate kiss, a kiss rivaling many of the kisses you had exchanged in this cave before now.

“Now, if you three would like to attend a circus, we’d be glad to have you,” You glanced at your three witnesses.

They looked at each other with confused glances, then shrugged and followed you and Rafael back towards the limo.

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As soon as you pulled back behind the church, the Padre and the couple were shown to seats by one of the security guards while you and Rafael walked back to the bridal suite. Chloe ran up to the both of you before you could make it here, Rafael’s top hat in her hand.

“What the hell, you guys?!” She hissed, then realized you were in a church so she made a sign of the cross and kissed her fist.

“They’re about to start rioting!” She added.

“Sorry, sorry, Chloe,” You kissed her cheek. “You’re a good friend,”

"I want you to realize you've said that three times now,” She smiled proudly. “Be sure to tell all of your sexy eligible lawyer friends that, Rafael,”

“I’ll be sure to slip it in every conversation later, Chloe,” He smirked as he gave her a kiss on the cheek as well.

“Alright now take this magic hat and get down that aisle before the mayor actually kills you,” She shoved the top hat in Rafael’s hands and shooed him through the hall and towards the doors of the sanctuary.

“Alright,” She focused on you. “You ready to do this?”

“I mean…” You gestured to your messed up make up and the veil falling out of your hair.

“Aw crap,” Chloe grimaced. “Ok, well looks like you’re getting the Chloe special,” She went and grabbed her purse from the bridal room and pulled you into the ladies room.

After a few minutes you reemerged with perfect make up and the veil reattached to your hair like a nest. Hey, you just had your perfect ceremony. You could last a few more minutes with this thing.

“Alright, now you’re ready,” She brushed you off and opened the sanctuary doors to signal the piano to start playing the Bridal Suite.

The doors opened and Chloe took your hand as you both walked down the aisle together. The flashing lights and bright red dots from film cameras were starting to overwhelm you as you walked, but you focused on Rafael.

He was at the end of all this erratic tunnel of people gawking at you like a zoo animal. You just breathed in and out and kept your gaze locked into his; his smile was like a bright beacon in the darkness. Finally you reached the altar and he took your hands in his. You felt safe again; you’d always feel safe in his grasp.

“Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today…” The priest began to speak, but the only thing the two of you heard were each other, speaking volumes to each other with just your looks. It was just like Rafael had promised: Just you and him.

And it would just be you and him, forever.

[famedexclusivearchive]

WISH’s Sophie and CHARM’s Hyunsoo star in CF for Fanta

Carbonated drink brand Fanta has released a new commercial today aimed at the Korean market. WISH’s Sophie and CHARM’s Hyunsoo star alongside each other in the charming commercial. Known as the youngest groups under BC Entertainment and debuting in the same year, WISH and CHARM have been called by some the youthful youngest siblings of BC Entertainment.

In the CF, Sophie and Hyunsoo take on the role of bright friends drinking Fanta at a bowling alley. The commercial features bright colors and endless energy reminiscent of the popular fruit-flavored soda and a statement from the company claimed the commercial and pairing are supposed to represent the image of being more energizing with other people.

COMMENTS

[+623, -16] they’re cute kids. they warmed even my heart

[+385, -22] if fanta will give me that kind of energy, i could really use some

[+168, -14] sophie is so pretty, though? i don’t keep up with wish so i never noticed but she has a refreshing beauty about her. it’s a good fit for fanta!

[+21, -13] hyunsoo matches charm’s maturing image so well... it sounds greedy, but i want a sexy cf from him