#He’s so sexy to me in this particular photo 😂

[herefortheships]

I think I found my favorite BTS photo of Michael as Betelgeuse in BJBJ. (It looks grainy because I took a screenshot from a YouTube video and then cropped and zoomed 😆). Look at ✨him✨.

[argumentl]

Nouteikarano 2 exhibition - brief report

I had a ticket for the first session of the last day of the exhibition! I arrived outside the gallery with about 10 mins to spare, very sweaty from the walk, but nevermind 😅 It seems like there were 10 spots per session for the Osaka run, and about 6 or 7 people were waiting there, including me. 

Fujieda came outside at 11am and called each person in by their ticket number. I was number 5! He touched my phone screen to swipe my ticket, and yes, that was an event for me! 😂 

Next I went upstairs to the 2nd floor, where Takabayashi was waiting, and he handed me the paper ticket for the event. This was the first time for me to actually talk to both managers in person, so I was quite happy about that 😄 

After this I was in the exhibition space. No photos were allowed at all this time unfortunately, it was quite a small room. 

I think the biggest difference from Tokyo is probably just that there was no space for the personal items display in this small room (and obviously no live painting). However, I did actually see 2 or 3 of those personal items hiding behind a kind of ridge at the top of the ceiling. I cant think of any reason why he would hide them there other than to see who was eagle-eyed enough to spot them!😅 

There was also some footage being projected on part of the wall, which was showing Kaoru in his art studio/apartment wearing a winter down jacket while painting. 

His bgm was playing in the background too. 

As for the art itself, it was an experience seeing all the pieces up close in reality. I had seen a few of them at Tora no ana, but there was stilll plenty which was new to me. One piece in particular made me well up!  (Here I can't really say much else, I'm planning to send my detailed thoughts about the art and the atmosphere to TTD)

His Hanshin × Dir happi coat was also on display on a mannequin, and didn't even have any 'no touching' signs with it! I was so tempted to just feel the sleeve at least or something, but out of respect I didn't touch it.

Of course, I spent the full hour in this tiny room looking at each piece over and over. 

A few people left after about ten mins, but some stayed the whole hour like me. I heard one woman telling the merch guy why she liked Kaoru so much. She was saying, "Its his sexy eyes, I love them!....I mean, his guitar playing is good too though", which made me laugh to myself a bit 😂 

As for merch I only bought the pamphlet, which is the only thing I really wanted to buy anyway. Initially, I wanted an acrylic stand too, but they are 12 types sold at random, so I decided against that in the end. 

Anyway, the pamphlet is wonderful, so I highly recommend getting it if it goes on GBS afterwards. 

One interesting thing I noticed since going to Kaoru's events is that a lot of his fans look as if they are a similar age to me or older. I do tend to feel like a bit of an old woman within the online fandom sometimes, so this is actually quite heartwarming to see 😄

Overall though, I can say it was a moving and fullfilling experience, and Im so grateful I was able to go!

[feelingofcontent]

DNP Rewatch: I Got Catfished.

Date video was published: 10/14/2021 (X)

DNP Main Channel Rewatch: 447

A Phil story he had never mentioned at all before!

0:00 - just jumping right into it. I mean the title was already quite the surprise and hook. also I love his shirt

0:11 - the annotations! and that old Phil photo

0:24 - oh god the MySpace flashbacks that this video gives me

0:30 - cackling 😂

0:40 - those were some surprisingly normal air-quotes

0:51 - “ah. what a wonderful time” I love Phil

0:56 - someone did once comment during a live show that ‘snow dude’ was the original catfish

1:03 - wow that is quite the set of old photos. I do admire his dedication to decide to “be” someone and then actually do it

1:27 - almost did a spit take during my first watch of this at this point. Dan mention out of NOWHERE. also this particular comment that Phil liked... 🥺

1:41 - “just a dusting of gay” ... “we could make our own gif” I love this whole bit

1:54 - lol at him knowing what specific picture it was!

2:20 - just changed the name there from “Jake” to “Luke” within less than a minute

2:25 - more excellent annotation additions. he really had fun with those throughout his 2021 videos

2:46 - “I can be an eager guy” aww, Phil

3:01 - the sexy music! Phil must have thought “Luke” was the eager one

3:13 - so many questionable things that he ignored

3:36 - “compliments still stick with me, guys” 🥺

3:53 - the “i’m actually a massive gay” annotation 😂 king of comedy Phil

4:00 - Phil seems to remember a lot of specifics about this story

4:04 - oh yikes

4:25 - the contrast of this to the 4-hour skype calls DNP had in 2009

5:01 - very gullible young Phil. at least he realized something was up...although not enough to stop him from going to meet the guy later 😱

5:34 - awww 😕 Phil is putting more of his feelings into the story than sometimes when he’s told stories about his past

5:48 - “I need at least three weeks...” I feel that. I cannot do last minute plans that involve seeing people

6:08 - I mean at least he went for a public location

6:24 - wonder how much he felt this same worry meeting Dan in person for the first time

6:35 - ah yes, a mall food court. many teenage memories I’d like to forget about

6:50 - poor Kath 😂 I’m surprised Phil told her exactly what he was doing, actually; not sure I would have told my parents the truth in that situation

7:08 - Phil boob grab!

7:43 - how strange but nothing compared to how recognizable he would become

7:50 - was just terrified of a stranger...decides to talk to and hang out with two strangers...alrighty

7:57 - lol at his picture editing here

8:06 - DITL clip! and “fetus Dan and Phil” mention. I was so suspicious of this at the time what with them having just filmed up in Phil’s hometown.

8:32 - dun dun dun. plot twist!

8:40 - yeah how would you even react to that

9:18 - “like a villain from Scooby Doo” what a perfect description

9:41 - but that is still creepy. especially the asking to meet part. yikes

10:05 - Phil is almost being too nice about this

10:24 - yeah trying to get away as soon as possible seems like the right move at that point

10:43 - no Phil...definitely no

11:18 - “it’s not the weirdest thing that’s happened to me because of the internet” well yeah I guess he can say that...and then another Dan mention in the next sentence

11:36 - aww a nice message here at the end

12:02 - he had released this merch earlier in the month, but this was the first mention in a video

12:30 - Phil had just started posting Shorts, starting on National Coming Out Day. that “beep tour” is still one of my favorites

12:34 - he flipped the image here for some reason? maybe to match the short? or because he pointed the wrong way?

12:55 - yeah standing and showing the socks doesn’t seem like a good plan...

I love this video. Phil is such a great storyteller and it had been a while since he did a full-length one like this. Also the contrast of this story that really didn’t work out, to the little Dan mentions and the implication that eventually meeting someone off the internet really really did.

[kokokabana]

𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞

✧ Jonathan Hayes and Albert Bishop ✧ soldier ✧ interest: adrenaline, parties, fitness, fashion, sex, drinks, dancing, travel, sports, movies, brunch, podcasts

Touch-deprived and overly confident military men, who know they are the shit, haven’t given up the search for true love yet.

« 𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰

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How to read this guide

The choices are portrayed like this: A | B. The one in bold or with an exclamation mark gets you (the most) affection.

Sometimes both choices work! They get you a different dialogue from your match, but you or they give the same amount of emoji reactions, balancing everything out.

Make sure to equip the interest that is about to be unlocked when you fill up that relationship bar! That gives you 15 additional gems. Don’t accept the gems and close the app if you haven’t already.

Message me or comment below if you found something else!

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Chat History

#1 Texting

✧ Do you believe in fate? | Maybe we crossed paths and don’t remember 🤔

✧ At the risk of sounding like a complete train wreck, yours is the only profile I even bothered swiping… → ❤️! |😮

✧ Because so far you haven’t ask me for a shirtless picture of me holding a gun in a very particular way. → 😳|😉!

✧ Guilty! | Not really…

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#2 Texting

✧ 1st CG for 180 💎

✧ Everything I say sounds sexy 🔥 (gem choice for 120 💎) | It’s just a fact, Jonathan. → not worth it, only for boost, boring additional dialogue

✧ Sounds dangerous 😳 | SO. FREAKING. COOL! 😎

✧ Making plain words sound hot. → 🔥! | 😜

✧ They met at some protest to save the whales back in the day. → 🥹! | 🤭

✧ After that selfie, I know you’re all ALPHA baby! | Values are just as sexy as self-confidence on you.

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#3 Texting

✧ Mmmmm … Burrito … right up my alley … | Not exactly my idea of a good time…but OK

✧ 2nd GC for 300 💎

✧ Oh Jeez… Are those 12-packs..?!? | Your friend’s even hotter than you!

✧ Well… I could always hypnotize you. → 💋! | 👏

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#4 Texting

✧ Sounds like a fun night! | Uggg, jealous

✧ I hope you’re not just saying that because you’re drunk 😏 (Gem choice for 120 💎) | I don’t kiss and tell 💋 → only boost

✧ OMG! I gotta get to where you are ASAP → 👏! | 😂

✧ I’m no good without sleep. | I’m actually a night owl…

✧ Best kind of foreplay, no? | All part of my plan of attack!

✧ If it makes you feel any better, I’ll be taking one too… | LOL! So I’ve got you on the ropes huh!?

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#5 Texting

✧ Is he OK? | With a friend like you, I bet he’s fine

✧ Sorry, not sorry LOL! | Oh no! It’s my fault!

✧ Thank God I’m not alone in this!!! → 💏! | 👍

✧ OK! | Finally!

✧ Nothing, but if you really want me, you’ve gotta wait (gem choice for 120 💎) | Not saying 😘 -> not sure if you have to buy this in order to get the free clothing items

✧ Yeah. But you’re too difficult to resist → 😏! | 😐

✧ free clothing item 🎁 (the dress... holy shit)

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#6 First Date

✧ I’d love to. (gem scene for 150 💎) | Tempting… but no, thanks. -> make-out session, very nicely described but gets PG-6 for the actual thing. Hmm… I would have rather watched a YouTube playthrough of it

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#7 Texting & Second Date

✧ 😳 | I’m the lucky one 😉 → only when you paid for the gem scene during the date

✧ Phew, you scared me a bit! | I’m not exactly convinced…

✧ OK! Let’s spend the rest of the day together! (Gem choice for 150 💎) | I can’t. Tomorrow, you’ll be gone. → imo not worth it. Sweet but too short wtf bro and nothing explicit like that’s why I paid for I don’t even know if they fucked or just had a make out session ugh

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#8 Texting

✧ But I’ll be leaving a little piece with you as well. → ❤️! | 🥹

✧ There’s a rumor our departure MIGHT get pushed a few days… -> 🫢 | 🎉!

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#9 Texting

✧ Very little… | Absolutely nothing

✧ Yeah, you could say that! 💦 | Wouldn’t you like to know! 😏

✧ 3rd GC for 300 💎

✧ Hell yeah, but there are things I just can’t do to a photo. 🌶 | It’ll keep my company during lonely nights 😏

✧ Believe me – I WANT TO BE. → 💏! | 😫

✧ Not sure I can at this point | No way! I’m busy doing something else… → Why are you doing this to me? 😫 → 😈! | 😐

OR

✧ Not sure I can at this point | No way! I’m busy doing something else… → Just pretend my arms are around you. → 😊! | 👎

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#10 Texting

✧ Duh…of course | Lol, buzzkill rules

✧ If we don’t get orders to ship out by tomorrow night, our mission is cancelled. → 😮 | 😄!

✧ I think I like where you’re going with this… (gem scene for 120 💎) | BEHAVE!

→ Touching you would completely set me off right now! → 😍! | 🙄 (two screens of graphic sexting, nice)

✧ I’m gonna send a cold shower if I’m gonna get ANY sleep tonight. → 💦! | 😐

✧ I’ll make it worth your while! | We can't have you going to military prison!

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#11 Texting

✧ You’re gonna be fine! | I’ll give you a hand!

✧ And you drive me crazy → 💋! | 😐

✧ Maybe I should enroll in architecture as well... (gem choice for 120 💎) | I think I just made myself jealous 🫢 → Everyone will be SUPER jealous 😉 → 🔥! | 😂 → 2.5 screens of fluff

OR

✧ Maybe I should enroll in architecture as well... (gem choice for 120 💎) | I think I just made myself jealous 🫢 → I’ll give you anything you want → 😈! | X

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#12 Texting

✧ I missed you 🥺 | It felt like you were gone so long 😣

✧ But I can make up for lost time 😏 → 😳 | 😜!

✧ Missing you terribly… | Responding to other Lovelink matches…

✧ What if I was next to you right no? What should I do, MC? → 😏! | 😳

✧ What do you want to do? I’m open to suggestions 🔥 (gem choice for 150 💎) | Maybe we can save it for later? → pick “Give me details 😈” for a little over 3 screens of sexting or else it’s 1 screen of fluff

✧ Now that you’re back, I’m not letting you go!! | I’m not sure…what if you have to go somewhere else

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#13 Texting

✧ Every minute I can’t talk to you I’m thinking of you ❤ → 🥺! | 😐

✧ Good thing there’s no cap on my fondness for you 💋 | There might be a limit to that 😐

✧ Staying in the military | If you’re where you want to be right now

✧ Maybe you have other dreams for the future! | Are you gonna regret spending so long in the service?

✧ I don’t know about you, but I’m all on ❤️ → 😮 | 😍!

✧ I’m talking completely naked 💦 | Maybe if you were in a maid outfit 😏

✧ That camo isn’t surviving the night 🔥 (gem choice for 150 💎) | If only 😣

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#14 Texting

✧ Was it a sexy dream? 🌶 | Was it one of those dreams that totally doesn’t make sense?

✧ And I was holding you close in my arms, drinking in the fact that we could be together → 😍! | 🥺

✧ I’d want to see where it would go 💦 | Being cuddled up with you is all I want right now!

✧ And what I want is you → 🫢 | 💋!

✧ I want that too!! 😍 (gem choice for 150 💎) | I’m not there yet 😬

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#15 Texting

✧ I still really want to see you though 🥹 | Is it really worth it?

✧ 😏 You just want to see my body → 😏! | 🫢

✧ I might have trouble staying quiet 💦 | Someone might hear us talking 🫢

✧ I gotta say MC, all this secrecy is getting me… in a good way → 🔥 | 💦!

✧ 4th CG for 300 💎

✧ And where would we be doing that? 😈 | Honestly I would love just to cuddle with you right now 😫

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#16 Texting

✧ I’m glad I didn’t keep you up! | I was hoping my fantasies would keep you up 😈

✧ That’s amazing!!! | Are you sure?

✧ clothing item 🎁 (navel piercing for 70 💎)

✧ And I don’t think your clearance is gonna come through before we have to leave → 😭! | 😮

✧ Your dedication is still hot as hell 😜 | You at least know how much I admire you, right?

✧ What I wouldn’t give to sneak into you barracks… | Imagine sneaking off base to stargaze 😍

✧ I hate not knowing if you’re safe or not! | This is so frustrating 😐

✧ No matter what, I’m coming back to you → 🤔 | 🥺!

✧ You better come back to me! (gem choice for 150 💎) | You can’t promise that

✧ …I love you (gem choice for 150 💎) | …I care so much about you (if you didn’t choose the first gem choice. it’s free if you did) → 😮 | 😍!

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#17 Texting & Third Date

✧ Yes! I’m so glad to hear from you 😭 | Maybe just a little 😘

✧ I told you I’d come back to you safe 💋 → 😍! | 🥹

✧ We can finally video call, if you wanted to → 🫢 | 🎉!

✧ I would rather do anything else 🙄 | OF COURSE | WANT TO??

✧ Let’s do it. (gem choice for 180 💎) | I’m not sure... | Why would you even ask me that? → cyber sex scene holy shit yes. you get more dialogue if you tell him to he should tell you what to do

#18 Texting

✧ I would call if I could! -> 😫! | 🥹

✧ I almost miss you more! | This feels easier -> gets you 💋

✧ If I could have you on a video call every second of the day I would -> 🫢 | 🥹!

✧ I’d make it worth your while 🔥 | Who knows what we could do? 😉

✧ It’s not his fault! (gem choice for 180 💎) | I might deserve some of the blame... | I can’t do this.

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#19 Texting

Nothing.

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#20 Texting

-> If you chose to say nothing in the previous part, you’ll get this choice

✧ Ugh I should have said something! | XXX -> gets you 😐 (oops)

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#21 Texting

✧ I feel like this is all my fault 😭 | Maybe you shouldn’t have called me...

✧ Why would you say that? 😭 | If that makes the most sense…

-> And right now us staying in contact is a threat -> 😭 | 😱!

✧ It’s been hard enough trying to keep us together | I can’t believe I’m a threat

✧ I don’t want to give up you! -> ☹️ | 🥹!

✧ I’m sorry, I do (gem choice for 150 💎) | Ido, but…

-> gets you many screens of fluff

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#22 Texting

✧ Yeah l’m in a tight spot, but that’s not an excuse to fight with you -> 😘 | 🥹!

✧ Being able to touch you irl 😏 | Like our romantic date! 🥹

✧ I’m loving this side of you!

✧ Are you really ok? | There’s something you're not telling me

✧ Going dark includes texting sweetheart -> 😭 | 😱!

✧ Makes me wonder if anyone else was caught breaking the rules 🤔 | I mean that would be shitty

✧ 🥹 You’re amazing | I’ve heard that before 😫

✧ Of course I see a future with you! (gem choice for 150 💎) | I don’t feel like I can answer that 🫢

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#23 Texting & Possible Date

✧ I’m glad you did! | I can’t believe it...

✧ Do we know how long this’ll last? | Why are they doing this??

✧ Screw these rules, let me call you -> 😍! | 😮

✧ Yes! Call me! (gem choice for 180 💎) | That’s not a good idea 😫

✧ You better 😏 | Just coming home safe is worth it to me 🥹

✧ I’m holding you to that 😍 | Hopefully it won’t be for nothing ☹️

✧ I’m leaving it with you -> 💋! | 🥹

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#24 Texting

✧ Ooh, back AND starting off with roleplay? 😈 | Tell me you don’t have amnesia 😫 | Uh... yeah, aren’t you Jonathan?

✧ Jonathan/Albert was injured on our last op -> ☹️ | 😱!

✧ Tell me everything you know!! | I can’t hear any more 🫢

✧ Wait, tell me EVERYTHING he’s been saying!! (gem choice for 210 💎) | I’ll let him tell me about that himself 😉 | Can you tell me... broad strokes about what he’s been saying? (gem choice for 180 💎)

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#25 Texting

✧ It’s Jonathan/Albert! -> 😍! | 🤔

✧ How bad were you injured?? 😱 | Do you know if you’re getting sent home? | How’re you feeling?

✧ How could I not worry? 😫 | If you say so… 😐

✧ 5th CG for 330 💎

✧ Hmm, lemme think about it 😜 | Never! ❤️ | No, but maybe he could join us sometime 😈

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#26 Texting

✧ This is still Jonathan, right? | Uhh good, you? | Better now that you’ve messaged 😏

✧ i loveuuuuuu MC -> 😐 | ❤️!

✧ Give me coordinates, I’ll airdrop in!! | I wish I could! 😭 | Get better first, ok?

✧ Then let’s do it!! (gem choice for 210 💎) | Actually, I think you should rest now | Let’s just keep texting- I don’t want you caught with your phone! (gem choice for 180 💎) |

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#27 Texting

to be played...