#I think I went a total of 4 times today since it was that good

[banana-split-bitch-club]

did some minor mini-game grinding (slowly losing my shit over amethyst ores never being in any rock) just for that sweet SWEET pair of swimming goggles they have for sale at Tortimer’s island. To my absolute horror I find out they do absolutely nothing to aid the swimming mechanic. 20 precious medals spent on absolutely buttfuck nothing. A mere decorative object. Like I genuinely thought it would make my underwater swimming at least a little bit faster given goggles serve the literal purpose of clearing up your underwater vision, compared to just your eyes…was that not obvious?

[fingertipsmp3]

I swear to god everything from the weather to my equipment to my neighbours to my own fucking body is conspiring to make sure I don’t get a good run this week

[ladyfocalors]

4 Easy Ways to Fluster Riddle (and 1 Time He Left You Speechless)

summary: 4 times you flustered Riddle and 1 time he got you back.

pairing: riddle rosehearts x gn!reader

warnings: none.

word count: 2.4k

don't know what possessed me to write this. i am in my stupidly sweet soft fluff cheesy romantic era. maybe this is me trying to compensate for reading too many angst fics on ao3.

i. You compliment him in front of everyone.

Unbirthday parties were not unusual for you. Spending almost all your time with Ace and Deuce meant you had an open invitation at all times, and today was no different.

Everything was proper as it could be until Grim sneezed directly into a teacup, causing a minor commotion.

"Ugh, Grim," you groaned, reaching for a napkin.

"Myah! Not my fault somethin' went up my nose!" Grim shot back, waving his tiny paws in indignation.

Ace snickered from next to you. "Real nice, furball. I think Cater got that on camera."

"You wanna say that again, tomato head?" Grim growled, but you held him back.

"Tomato head?" Ace only grinned wider. "What, did you run out of good insults?"

"Can we not start a fight at an unbirthday party?" Deuce said, eyeing Riddle from the corner of his eye.

"What? I’m behaving." Ace said.

Across the table, Riddle cleared his throat. "If you’re quite finished with your antics, I’d like to remind you that proper decorum should be maintained at the table. That includes not flinging insults across it." His eyes flickered briefly toward Grim, who had, thankfully, stopped snarling at Ace.

For a moment everything went back to normal again but Ace decided to stir up trouble.

"So," he started, leaning back in his chair with an easy grin, "I’ve been thinking–"

"Oh, since when did you start to think?" you teased, snickering into the palm of your hand.

Ace ignored your jab, looking around at the others. "Since we’re all here, why don’t we ask some questions?"

Everyone gave him a look.

"Oh, relax. It’s not like I’m gonna break a rule. But I do have a good question. One that everyone has to answer."

The curiosity around the table piqued, conversations pausing. Riddle set his teacup down, looking unamused but willing to hear Ace out. "As long as it’s appropriate."

"Totally," Ace said, all in false innocence, before he grinned. "So. Who’s the best-looking person in Heartslabyul?"

"Myah, obviously me!" Grim chimed in immediately.

"What–" You shook your head. "Grim, you don’t even count! You're a Ramshackle student!"

"Why not? I live in Heartslabyul whenever we visit!"

"That’s not how this works!"

"That’s totally how it works!"

"Okay, okay, real answers now," Ace turned to Deuce. "Deuce?"

Deuce sighed. "I don’t really think about that stuff, but I guess Trey?"

"You just respect him," Ace said.

"That’s part of it, yeah."

Riddle shook his head. "This is a completely frivolous discussion."

Ace grinned. "Aw, come on, Housewarden. What’s the harm?" Then his gaze flickered to you. "And what about you, Prefect? Who’s the best looking in Heartslabyul?"

Now you were the one on the spot.

"Why are you even asking me?" you asked.

"Answer it, Prefect." Ace pressed, his grin widening. "Unless you have something to hide."

You sighed and glanced around, scanning the table. Grim was not an option to begin with. Cater was handsome in the totally Magicam-worthy way as he put it, but so was Trey in that grandmothers-would-also-compliment-him way. Ace had a certain charm if you completely ignored all the stuff that came out his mouth, and Deuce looked endearing, sweet boy and had that ex-delinquent appeal going on if you ignored that he was hot headed and a little dumb.

Your gaze landed on Riddle again. His brows were furrowed, his lips pressed together as if bracing for whatever nonsense was coming next.

You mentally grimaced before saying, "I think it’s Riddle."

A silence fell over the table. Everyone paused.

"What?!" Ace asked loudly, unable to hide his surprise.

"Why?" Deuce added.

You leaned on your palm, tilting your head. "Riddle takes care of himself better than most people I know. He’s always neat, prim, and... uh, proper—that’s the word! Even when things get out of hand, he still manages to look... well, proper. And it’s not just the way he looks, he also carries himself with that same energy!"

Another beat of silence stretched across the table.

Riddle’s face was red. "Thank you, Prefect," he stammered, straightening in his seat. "But this is hardly an appropriate topic for an Unbirthday Party."

Cater let out a low whistle at that.

"Didn’t think you had it in you, Prefect," Ace teased, nudging you. "I was expecting something basic, but that was some real high-class flattery."

"It’s the truth."

Riddle cleared his throat sharply. "This conversation is over."

"But not before we get your answer!" Ace pointed out. "C’mon, Housewarden, who’s your pick?"

Riddle sent him a glare. "Be quiet, or it's off with your head, Trappola."

"Man, I was just trying to start some drama."

"Keep your mouth shut for once, Ace." you said, kicking him from under the table.

The conversation then moved on, but the warmth on Riddle’s face did not.

ii. You fall asleep on his shoulder.

Your head drooped slightly as you struggled to focus on the words before you and the words being told to you. The long day of classes, paired with Grim’s endless energy and the usual bouts of trouble Ace and Deuce dragged you in, had drained you completely. You had started this study session with the best of intentions, but the combination of warmth, silence, and exhaustion made your eyelids unbearably heavy.

Riddle was in the middle of explaining something when your head tipped forward, only for you to jerk upright again.

Riddle paused mid-sentence, watching as you blinked sluggishly, clearly losing your battle against sleep. "Prefect," he said, his voice demanding your immediate attention. "Are you even listening?"

"Mmh." You gave a half-hearted nod, though it was obvious you hadn’t processed a word. "Something about… cans of tuna?"

Riddle sighed. "I said nothing about tuna. I was explaining–" He stopped himself, watching as you blinked even slower than before. "Perhaps we should take a break."

You made a small sound, too tired to speak. You just needed to rest your eyes for one second, and you'll go back to studying. Just a second and you'd be up again…

Then, before Riddle could say anything else, you slumped sideways, head landing directly on his shoulder.

Riddle went completely rigid.

His grip on his pen tightened. His mind stuttered, words vanishing from his tongue. His first instinct was to tell you off—straighten up, maintain proper posture, do not fall asleep on someone at a study table—but when he glanced down at you, mouth halfway open to scold, he hesitated.

Your breathing was slow. The tension in your shoulders had eased, and without the usual spark of mischief, exasperation or exhaustion in your expression, you looked very peaceful.

Riddle swallowed hard.

This was improper and very undignified. If anyone saw him, it would be terrible.

Now, what was he supposed to do?

Despite various thoughts,he did not move.

Slowly and carefully, he turned his head forward again, his face burning. His hands fidgeted with the edges of his book, but his previous train of thought had been completely derailed.

Your weight against his shoulder was surprisingly light, warmth seeping through the fabric of his uniform. It wasn’t unpleasant. If anything, it was… comforting, if he could call it that?

Nobody had slept on him before.

Minutes had passed. Maybe more. He was too flustered to keep track. Finally, when he was certain his face couldn’t get any redder, he cleared his throat.

"Prefect," he said, quieter this time. "You should wake up."

You mumbled something incomprehensible, shifting slightly but not moving away.

Riddle exhaled sharply. Gathering every ounce of dignity he had left, he straightened his back further and gently nudged you.

"Wake up," he repeated, firmer now.

You groaned softly before blinking up at him, drowsy and disoriented. "Mm… what happened? What did I miss? Oh, Riddle."

"You fell asleep," Riddle said, trying to keep his voice steady.

Your eyes widened slightly as you realized where your head had been. "Oh… oh! Sorry, I didn’t mean to–" You sat up quickly, rubbing your eyes with the back of your hand. "I was just… really tired."

Riddle turned his gaze away, attempting to school his expression into something neutral. "It is fine," he said, though the stiffness in his voice betrayed him. "But next time, do try to stay awake."

"Yeah, I am sorry," you gave him a sheepish smile. "I know you took the time out of your busy schedule just to teach me. It won't happen again, I promise."

"It’s…" He exhaled. "It’s fine. You should take better care of yourself, Prefect. If you’re this exhausted, perhaps you should reconsider how you manage your time."

"You are right…" you trailed off. "I am really sorry, though. I will try to get more sleep."

Riddle hummed, shutting his book close. "That’s enough studying for today. We’ll continue another time when you’re actually capable of retaining information."

"Oh, of course. Thank you," you smiled, picking up your items.

Riddle let out a sigh when you finally walked away.

It took a long time before his heart settled back into its usual rhythm.

iii. You link your arms with him.

Riddle was not particularly fond of crowds. More specifically, he was not fond of being jostled, or people with no regard for personal space, or the chaos that came with large gatherings.

It was the reason why he hesitated when you had invited him to join you on an outing to the town near Night Raven College. At first, he had been inclined to decline but after some insistence (you just asked him politely, twice), he agreed.

And here he was. He found himself almost colliding with someone more than once.

Then, you suddenly looped your hand around his arm and pulled him closer to you.

"Prefect! What do you think you’re doing?" he asked.

You blinked at him, tilting your head. "What? I don’t want to lose you in the crowd. This way, we won’t get separated."

"There’s no need for such a thing–" He stopped himself when someone pushed past a little too roughly, nearly knocking into him. Instinctively, he leaned towards you.

"See?" you smiled. "It's practical."

Riddle’s face burned. Practical or not, this was not something he was used to.

With a sharp inhale, he turned his head forward, focusing on anything but you. "Very well," he muttered. "But do not pull me around like some child."

"Of course not!" you grinned.

Riddle exhaled slowly, willing the flush on his face to fade. He would simply have to endure this.

iv. You fix his hair for him.

Riddle always looked put together and proper (as you had mentioned in the unbirthday party). Never a wrinkle on his clothes, shoes always cleaned, no strand of hair out of place.

Which was why you immediately caught onto the tuft of red hair sticking out at an odd angle. You eyed his hair while he examined the display of desserts in the bakery. He was completely unaware of the imperfection.

"Hold still for a second," you said suddenly.

Riddle blinked, turning to you.

Before he could say anything, you reached out and smoothed down the strand, brushing your fingers gently through his hair to put it back into place.

His breath hitched, and every thought about pastries evaporated right out of his mind. The warmth of your fingertips barely lasted a second, but it left an undeniable trail of heat on his skin.

You pulled back, inspecting your handiwork with a satisfied smile. "There! All fixed."

"You–" He cleared his throat, forcing his voice to remain steady. "That was unnecessary."

You only shrugged. "It was bothering me."

"Bothering you?" Riddle repeated.

"Yeah. You always look so put-together, so seeing your hair out of place felt… different." You waved a hand vaguely. "And you always like to look presentable, especially in public."

Riddle turned his gaze away, unable to meet your eyes. "You shouldn’t be so casual with things like that," he muttered.

"Why not?" You tilted your head. "Friends help each other out, don’t they?"

He inhaled, calming down.

"I suppose," he finally conceded, clearing his throat. "We should continue. We have other shops to visit."

"Right," you said, eyeing the desserts, while Riddle found himself absentmindedly touching the spot where your fingers had been.

+1 He takes your hand and kisses it.

It had been a long but pleasant day. The trip to town had gone smoother than expected, despite the crowds and Riddle’s initial reservations. He had even managed to enjoy himself although it had more to do with you being there.

Now, as the sun dipped below the horizon, casting the sky in soft shades of pink and gold, you and Riddle stood in the hall of mirrors. The walk back had been peaceful, the quiet between you feeling natural rather than awkward.

"You were surprisingly tolerant today," you teased, nudging him lightly with your elbow. "I thought for sure you’d be upset at people for improper behavior."

"I am not as strict as you make me out to be." Riddle huffed.

You gave him a questioning look.

He sighed. "Fine. I just didn’t want to ruin the outing. You seemed to be enjoying yourself."

You blinked at him, caught off guard by the admission. Then, a slow smile spread across your face. "You’re sweeter than you let on."

Riddle stiffened slightly then exhaled sharply, shaking his head. "Honestly, Prefect, you have no restraint with your words."

You only grinned. "Agree to disagree."

He gave you an exasperated look before his gaze flickered down for a brief moment. Then, with a sudden movement, he reached out and gently took your hand in his.

You froze, curious about what he would do next.

Before you could react, Riddle lowered his head slightly, pressing a light kiss to the back of your hand.

Your face felt like it was on fire, and for the first time that evening, you were the one flustered. "Riddle?"

He straightened, a small smile on his lips as he released your hand. "Consider it a return for your… gestures today," he said smoothly, though the faint pink on his ears betrayed his composure.

You gawked at him, words completely failing you.

Riddle felt internally delighted at your reaction, clearly pleased with himself for getting you back. "Good day, Prefect," he said, turning towards the mirror to his dorm.

You stood there for a moment, before quickly mumbling a quick 'have a good day'.

Riddle Rosehearts had just turned the tables on you.

© ladyfocalors

[lostinlovingrevery]

"You know how animals have displays to attract mates? Logan is no different. When hes in the mood, hell puff himself out to you, do things he thinks youll like. I mean, i suppose avg males do this too but logan gets repetitive over it until you notice. "

This is too cute 🥹 Could I maybe request a drabble based off this? (Sorry if you already got a message similar to this, my wifi is being weird and I can't tell if it actually sent lol)

A/N: Thank you for this ask!! Aren't drabbles supposed to be 100 words? IDK, but this is more of cute fanfic with 1400+ word count! I hope this is what you wanted!

I imagined a F!Reader but I didn't use any pronouns or describe readers body so it could be GN!

I pictured trilogy! Logan too bc I felt like he was the one most likely to act like this honestly LOL. I tried to use the 4 things you'd see when it comes to mating displays - Looks, Strength, Food, and Gifts. (I just kept picturing him like those birds from birds of paradise video)

Courtship Rituals

Warnings: Just Logan being needy ;), Suggestive ending ;) ;)

It’s been an extremely busy day. 

Aside from the meetings, the classes, chores, and various other activities that had taken up the schedule, it left little time for you to be with Logan. 

Which he was totally fine with by the way. He knew you were busy. 

Still, he’d stop by your study. “You done yet bub?” he’d ask, as he put his palms on your desk, seemingly puffing out his chest, the muscles of his arms bulging out as if he were flexing them. It was hard for you to not get distracted by him, especially since he was wearing a white t-shirt that fit very tightly around his torso; You swore you could make out his pecs through them. He actually looked really good since you’ve seen him early this morning- still asleep in bed. His hair looked especially good today, and he trimmed his beard to look a little neater. Not to mention he had on those jeans that fit his ass snuggly - the ones that you can never stop staring at. 

God he’s so hot

You couldn’t allow yourself to be distracted though- Charles absolutely needed you to finish some research by tonight, so you couldn’t stop. 

“Sorry baby,” You said sympathetically, “It’s gonna be a bit. I’m busy today y’know?” 

You felt so guilty the way he visibly deflated, you reached out to grab his hand. “Later, ok?” You kissed the space between his knuckles, and he forced a smile, before leaving you alone to do your work. 

Later you were in your classroom, getting things set up and preparing for your next class as you write your lesson plan on the chalkboard, you happened to turn your head to the window- where Logan was conveniently outside your classroom window in the yard, working out with nothing but his sweatpants on and his shirt off. You could see the sweat glistening off his skin, once again- you felt an incredible urge to go be with him, but you couldn’t- since your next class is in 20 minutes. 

You went to the window and watched him, where he spotted you eventually after he finished doing a set of pushups- you lost count at 50. He greeted you with a small wave of his hand, a smirk plastered on his face. You gave him a polite wave back, and blew a kiss to him. He waved for you to come out, but you shook your head- tapping your wrists and pointing to the classroom with your thumb. He shrugged, and nodded understandingly- but deflated once again. 

During lunch, you stopped into the kitchen to grab something to eat, finding Logan in there already. He looked up at the sound of you entering, and smiled. 

“Was just about to get you. Made you lunch.” He says, turning around and presenting the plate- one of your favorite lunches. Grilled cheese (Extra cheesy of course with 3 different types of cheeses) Homemade fries with sea salt, and a small cup of tomato soup. Your stomach growled loudly.

“Lo!” You smiled taking the plate, “That’s so sweet, thank you-” You reached down to take a bite of a fry, your eyes rolled back and groaned dramatically. “Oh that’s SO good.” You reached up to peck him on the lips, as he smiled proudly down at you. He figured, if his impressive muscles and body weren’t enough to sway you away from your work - then this would.

The way to anyone's heart - food. 

“You done for the day? Maybe we could spend some time-”

“Professor!” 

The sound of Rogues voice came into the room, distracting you and Logan. “Hi, sorry- you said you would help me out with my science project?” She asks you, you swallowed your fry and nodded. 

“I did, just give me a moment-” You inform her, turning back to Logan who’s deadpan expression made you want to laugh. “Sorry sweetheart, later?” You ask, pecking his lips again with a loud smooch.

“Yeah, sure.” He nods, his very best to not show his disappointment, watching you walk away with Rogue- and the plate of food in your hands. 

You were talking to Jean in the hall, complaining about all the work you had to do. Some of it your fault- stuff you had been procrastinating, but some of it just piled on suddenly. Not to mention it was your turn on the roster to cook everyone dinner, and you had tons of laundry to do- another thing you put off. 

Logan came around the corner, his arm sliding across your waist as he kissed your cheek. “Hey sweetheart.” He says lowly to you in that deep timber voice that drives you crazy- and he knows it too. He gave a courteous nod to Jean. 

“What you got there Logan?” Jean asks, noticing he was holding something behind his back. He pulled his arm from his back, revealing to you a bouquet of wildflowers. You gasped.

“Lo, these are beautiful!” You smiled taking them. Jean chuckled, 

“I’ll leave you lovebirds alone.” She teased, turning and walking away, leaving you and Logan alone. He braced an elbow against the wall looking down at you as you admired and sniffed the wildflowers. 

“Thought you’d like them.” He says. You beamed up at him, leaning up on your tiptoes to kiss his cheek. “I was thinking…” His other hand went to your hip, as he straightened his back out- practically towering over you. “If you got some free time now we should-”

“Hey! You busy?” Scott interrupted, pointing at you, then noticing the flowers, and Logans demeanor over you. Not to mention the absolute scowl Logan was giving him. “Uh, nevermind-”

You laughed, playfully hitting Logans arm. “What do you need Scott?” 

Logan let out an exasperated sigh. He loved you, but boy do you always jump at the chance to help someone out… Guess that’s why he loved you. You were always great at lending a hand. You, however, have been terrible at picking up signals. He dropped his arm from the wall, stepping back to give you space. Tuning Scotts annoying voice out and looking down at you with adoration. It wasn’t just the sex that he was wanting- he was just feeling needy for you today, but you were too busy and had a lot on your plate.

He took the bouquet from you, telling you he’ll put them in a vase while Scott stole you away from him. Rejected twice, and stolen away from him twice. It did not boost his ego. 

Finally, the evening came, and you were in bed, relaxing with a book. You had changed out of your clothes and into Logan's shirt, while Logan was in the shower, the steam and scent of soap wafting through the bathroom door of your shared bedroom. You heard the tap turn off, and you closed your book, setting it on your bedside table- next to the vase of flowers he got you- as you waited for him. 

He came out, towel wrapped low on his hips, droplets of water dripping down his hairy chest and torso, and he looked surprised to see you in bed. “Oh, hey.” He greets. “Didn’t know you when you’d be back.” He mutters under his breath.

“Came in just as you got in the shower.” You smiled, tilting your head and crossing your arms, noticing his slight attitude. He nodded, turning to pull out some clothes. “Logan.” You called out, and he turned his head. You brought your hand up and beckoned him with your finger. 

His grumpy face disappeared and he smiled, turning back to you and walking to the bed, dropping the towel to the floor as he kneeled onto the bed and climbed between your legs, his arms wrapping around your waist and upper back. 

You brought your hands up into his hair, intertwining your fingers through the wet locks and you giggled. “You were missing me today weren’t you?” You smiled. His expression went soft, the corners of his eyes crinkling as his lips upturned to a small smile. 

“Yeah. I was.” He says softly. 

“You were like a peacock. You were totally strutting your stuff around me.” You teased. He rolled his eyes. 

“Didn’t work clearly.” He mutters. 

“So you admit it!” You laughed. “Cause since when did you work out outside my classroom window?”

A deep blush came across his face as he became embarrassed, looking away, before looking up at you with big pleading eyes. You hummed, leaning forward and giving him a soft kiss that he quickly deepened, pressing himself deeper against your body.

Parting with a gasp, you ran your thumb across his cheek. “For the record, I missed you too.”

[cl6teen]

affection, ln4 ❀ chapter i. clueless

masterlist || chapter ii

in which everyone can’t believe that a certain mclaren driver and f1’s resident rich girl aren’t dating already

contains: smau, oblivious lando & oblivious reader

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yourinstagram a much needed vacay

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landonorris im still offended by the lack of an invite

yourinstagram thailand is for the girls, not sorry!

bsfsinstagram there was a strict no lando norris rule for yn

user i have gyat to go to thailand

liked by yourinstagram

carlossainz55 the book is upside down dummy

yourinstagram i’ll turn you upside down

oscarpiastri what an informative post yn

yourinstagram hehe, can’t wait to see you

user omg yn at the next race???

user literally what are all these f1 boys doing in her comments

user shes a nepo baby i think

user her dad is mclaren’s biggest sponsor so she’s able to attend a lot of f1 events

user my fav honorary f1 wag

yourinstagram wag?? i’m very much single thank you

daniel ricciardo 🌚

yourinstagram don’t give them things to read into daniel.

lanny

i miss you

hey yn

miss youuu

when are you coming back

thailand can’t be that fun

y/n/n

thailand is totally that fun

in fact we’re about to go on a boat

lanny

you can go on a boat over here

y/n/n

it’s not the same 🙄

i don’t know why you’re so hung up about me taking a vacation

monaco gets boring sometimes

lanny

yeah but the second i get back from racing around the world you’re already gone

y/n/n

well i’ll be in the uk just in time for silverstone

lanny

you’re going back home?

y/n/n

my father said it’d be good to be around for a home race

so i’ll be in the uk for some time probably, it’s been a while since i’ve been back

lanny

okay good

i better see you cheering for me

it’d be embarrassing if my best friend was rooting for someone else

y/n/n

i’ve got my mclaren 4 cap ready to go

cant wait to see you ❤️

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lando.jpg home dump

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yourinstagram and it’s all just a bit too much…for littol lando norris

lando.jpg im hiding in your walls

yourinstagram creep

maxfewtrell stream time? 🤔

lando.jpg let me race first bro

user not lando feeding yn pasta and lobsterrrr

carlossainz55 aye, was this a date??

yourinstagram he wishes, he got me from the airport & we went straight to eat

danielricciardo who’s that cutie?

yourinstagram i’m right here!

danielricciardo oh..i meant lando

oscarpiastri 😬

user im so confused, are they dating??

user no, but they’ve been like best friends since lando’s rookie year in mclaren

user shes better than me, i would have fallen in love…

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yourinstagram couldn’t be prouder of my boys!!

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mclaren loving the love from our papaya girl 🧡

yourinstagram mwah

user yn ate today on the paddock

user she’s wearing lando’s hat im gonna cry

bsfsinstagram ugh get these men off my feed and show me ur pretty face

yourinstagram i was held at gunpoint and told to post this :/

landonorris the 6th photo…

yourinstagram ikr can you believe that loser got p2?

landonorris not too much now

oscarpiastri i look crazy

yourinstagram you look so cute??

oscarpiastri you shoved a camera in my face while i was eating

yourinstagram i did nothing wrong 🥰

user who was the man you were with on the paddock though?

yourinstagram my father!

user girl your daddy fine

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bsfsinstagram user you have great taste

maxfewtrell send me that lando photo please

yourinstagram will do 🫡

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onlyyn i luv a good arfter prty

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danielricciardo me when i’m on the hennessy

onlyyn hehe

landonorris im looking for you

bsfsinstagram please don’t do anything crazy babe 😭

onlyyn i’ll try

lanny

y/n

where are you?

i thought you were with oscar

y/n/n

i let oscar leave! he looked tired

lanny

you should’ve told me that then

i would’ve kept an eye on you

are you drunk

y/n/n

i’m not a child oscar

lanny

*lando, but i’ll ignore that

and i’m not saying you are yn

there’s just people here that can be like

weird is all, who knows

are you drunk??

y/n/n

i don’t know, i’m not sober

are you drunk

lanny

i’m not sober

y/n/n

i thought you hated alcohol?

lanny

carlos convinced me to do some shots with him and max…

i regret it a little

do you wanna go home

y/n/n

yea

my feet hurt

lanny

i’ll carry you until we get to an uber

so can you tell me where you are now??

y/n/n

i’m in the bathroom

lanny

don’t move, i’ll come get you

y/n/n

god you’re the best ever lando

lanny

yeah i know 😁

[bunnliix]

Most to least likely in Skz to casually give you their black card for purchases

Since I'm having a lil trouble with a writing block today, I figured I'd post this up haha

Also, this is totally inspired by the video of Woozi giving Vernon his card to pay for a bubble wand.

Chan

This man would be so casual about it. You wouldn’t even need to ask. He’d notice that you're getting ready to go out, and instead of handing it to you, because he knows you'd try and hand it back, he would slip it into your wallet or purse for you to find later. He wants to take care of you, and this is one way that he can. He'd also act like it's nothing to give you his card, because to him it truly is nothing. Taking care of you is his biggest priority besides Stray Kids.

2. Minho

He would be casual about giving you his card, yes but it doesn't mean that you'd get it easily. He just wouldn't want to make a big deal about handing it to you for you to buy whatever it is that you want. He'd still be a cheeky bastard about it, just quietly and only for you to see. However, he also enjoys that you allow him to care for you in this way, and never truly minds you using it. Plus you use it to buy treats and toys for his cats, which he loves because his SO loves his cats as much as he does

3. Seungmin

Seungmin would also not make a huge deal about it. He would however be similar to Minho, and be cheeky about giving it to you. He would tease you a bit before and as he handed it to you, but never really withheld it because he knew you wouldn't do anything stupid with it and he enjoys seeing what you bring home from your shopping trips. You always give him little shows of what you bought. And if it's not clothing, you'd just be showing it off while telling him what exactly it is. He'd sit there smiling as this was his reward, listening to you chatting away as you showed off what you used his card for.

4. Felix

Felix would be super sweet about it. He wouldn't hesitate to give you his card, but he also wouldn't be silent about it. He'd make sure you knew that you could use it to buy anything. He'd also say something cute to you as he handed it over. He didn't mind what you bought with his money, he wanted you to feel happy, and if buying things you liked did that, then that was perfectly fine. He knows you'd have such a big smile on your face as you showed off all of your purchases, and no matter how much or how little you spent, it's all worth it to see your smile.

5. Hyunjin

Look, he's here because as much of a drama llama as he can be, I think the drama would more so extend to him begging and pleading to go with you. He'd want to be a part of the shopping experience, not just see the results of it like some of the others would be fine with. So either you'd have to give him a good reason why he can't come with, and then he'd give you the card after some whining, or you'd have to agree to him coming with. You'd still have to show off everything after you got home, even if he went with you. He loves seeing you dress up and show off for him.

6. Innie

He's a menace, he's gonna be loud about giving you his card. He will tease you about it, but only around the boys, he'd never do it publicly, or loud enough to attract strangers attention. He'd never be that much of an ass about it, but you'd have to put up with his antics before he'd hand over that black card. You'd learn that he did it out of a teasing love, knowing that he never had any problem about giving it to you, he just liked to be a menace.

7. Han

Okay, he's going to be pretty braggy to people that he has enough money to spend on you, that he has a black card that he'll freely give out to you. He's told you many times that he doesn't care what you use it for, and willingly hands it to you for even the smallest purchases. He brags to the boys way too much about it, but everyone knows it's because he's proud to be able to provide for you. He also is very touchy as he gives you the card, making sure you know he wants a show when you come back home afterwards.

8. Changbin

This man is going to be the loudest and most proud man about the fact that you're using his card. He doesn't care who hears him, he will brag to everyone about it, but mostly the other boys. He's just so proud to have enough money that allows for him to provide for you. He wants to treat his partner right, and that includes letting you spend his money any way you want. He'd definitely want you to show him everything you bought, even if it's something little and not worth showing off. He wants to see what you liked so much that you bought it. He's just a very vocal person about this, he's the type of person to brag about their partner, and this gives him yet another reason to.

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Summary: After a failed engagement, you move back home and reconnect with your friends. Maybe, just maybe you can find love with someone you never expected.

Pairing: Yoongi x F. Reader

Warnings: Explicit Sex, Swearing, Cheating (Not Yoongi), Fighting, Protected/Unprotected Sex, Toxic Past Relationship,

Genre: Enemies(?) to Lovers, Neighbors to Lovers, Small Town romance. Hurt-Comfort, Slight Angst, Romance

A/N: I have no self-control. Hope you all enjoy chapter 4 a week early.

Jin's cafe, also known as Mainstreet Cafe, sat smack dab in the middle of town and was actually owned by his parents. In college, while you were starting to throw your life away for a worthless man, he was excelling in Culinary Arts. You always remembered him talking about wanting to own his own restaurant, earning Michelin Stars, and wanting to build his own culinary empire that would rival Gordon Ramsey. You honestly believed that he probably could have achieved it. Well, maybe not the Gordon Ramsey part but everything else.   Unfortunately, being the good son that he was, he lived by his parents' demands. They wanted to retire but refused to give up the little restaurant or let him make any changes to the outdated building. The floor was still checkered in black and red tiles that have since started to fade some time ago. The booths still lined the windows, and tables stood in the exact same place. Other than the soaring prices, even the menu was still the same. Everything was still the same. Well, except for one that is. The horrible uniforms that you used to wear. 

You and Jin had both worked at Mainstreet in high school, getting hired by his parents as soon as you turned 15.  Looking back, the pay sucked pretty bad, but at the time, you felt rich when you went home with 60 bucks in tips. You finally had a little of your own money to do whatever you wanted. Which wasn't much, but it was a small taste of freedom. You had felt so grown up back then.

The uniforms, however, were just awful. Today, the servers were able to wear jeans and black Mainstreet Cafe t-shirts. Back in the day, you had to wear a 50's style pink poodle skirt with that damn black poodle pictured at the bottom, a white sweater with matching white ruffled socks.  The skirt had hit about knee length, and the white sweater was just a tad too tight. It was embarrassing. It looked more like a Halloween costume than an actual work uniform. 

You distinctly remember Yoongi and three of his basketball buddies coming in to eat all the time after school, after basketball games, and random times on the weekend. You also seem to remember that they sat in your section, taking the booth in the very back corner. It’s strange now that you think back on it. You think they even sat at the counter when you were behind there for the night running the cash register and shake machine. Weird. 

 You remember how you could always feel the way your face would heat up when you had to approach their table to take their order. You always prayed that it wasn't noticeably red or that your voice wouldn't be shaking and quivering with nervousness as you interacted with them. They always ordered the same thing, every time. Four baskets of fries and four milkshakes totaling 34 dollars and 40 cents. It's funny how you remember that, 34 dollars and 40 cents, but you do, just like it was yesterday. 

The jingling of the bell above the door breaks you out of your nostalgic thoughts. You look up from your phone as you sit in a small booth that sits against the window near the front and see Yoongi walk into the cafe. Instead of turning and going to the back booth like you were always used to, he heads straight for the counter. As he is walking, he turns his head to look at you, giving you a slight nod in greeting before sitting down on a stool.  You turn back to your phone, mindlessly scrolling through your social media, waiting patiently for your food that Jin was excited to surprise you with. He called it The Jin Special. In other words, since one of his friends was in the restaurant, he could finally cook what he wanted, and it wouldn't get back to his parents. It made you feel sad for him. He was talented. You wish that he was able to show off those talents. He would have been great in the city that ate you up and spat you out. He would have fit in perfectly with the so-called fancy friends and their fancy food. Luckily, he was better than all that. He was better than you. 

“Y/N, sweetheart, sunshine, my love,” Jin sang out to you, drawing your attention to him as he stood on the other side of the counter, opposite Yoongi. “Come, come,” he beckons and pats the counter next to Yoongi. 

“What?” You ask as you pocket your phone and get up to walk over to where he wants you. 

“We have important business to discuss with you,” Jin informs you as you sit down on an unoccupied stool next to Yoongi. 

“It's not that important,” Yoongi said, shaking his head while looking at you. 

“It's very important, and you are the key to this important business,” Jin continues.”It's top secret….”

“Everyone liked your bread, and we want to discuss maybe having you sell it at our stand at the market,” Yoongi says, cutting Jin off earning himself a glare from your dramatic friend for spoiling the news. 

“Wait, sell it?” You ask, looking between the two handsome men.

“Yeah, it would be the perfect addition,” Yoongi says. “Obviously, we do well, but this can bring in a whole new consumer group.”

“How many am I supposed to make? I can only make like four at a time,” you tell them. “Ingredients can get expensive.”

“You would use the business card to buy the ingredients,” Yoongi tells you quickly. “You wouldn't have to worry about the cost. Plus, we would pay you for your time.” 

You hesitate and drum your fingers along the counter. This sounded pretty serious, and you were not sure if you wanted to take on the responsibility. Sure, you love to bake as a hobby, but this sounded like a  business deal, and that scared you. It wasn't just a normal business deal. It was one with your friends,  their business, and that put a lot on the line.  Plus, you're not even sure if you have enough time to make what they would need. You did work full time, and your little free time was special to you because you didn't have much of it. 

“How many would you need?” You ask timidly, giving in to the request, too afraid to look up at them. 

“About 100,” Jin said with a big smile that you didn't return when your head snapped up at his words. In fact, you think your eyes widened to the point they bulged out of your head . 

“No,” Yoongi cut in again, quickly shaking his head after he clocked your response. “How about we do a trial run. You make what you can, and then we sell to certain trusted customers for feedback. If all goes well, then…..we will discuss this further then.”

“It will go well,” Jin said, nodding his head assuringly. “Especially when paired with my special jam. This will be the first in my Jin's Jolly Jams line.”   

Jin reaches somewhere behind the counter and produces a small white ramekin that is covered with a matching white plastic lid. Peeling the lid off, you see a purply red concoction with seeds that appeared to be a little too runny to actually be jam. Jam should definitely be thicker and not look like liquid. You and Yoongi exchange glances as you both hesitantly take a spoon from Jin, who was handing them out to you with a big excited smile on his face. 

“Go on, try it.” Jin urges, pushing the ramekin closer to you. “It's raspberry. It took me forever to perfect it.”

You look at Yoongi again, and he is staring right into your soul. A look that is almost daring you to go first. Did you want to go first? No. Will you? Yes. You didn't want to hurt Jin's feelings, but you were positive that this was not going to end well. Taking a breath, you dip your spoon into the liquid, scoop some out and bring it to your mouth, and sample the liquefied fruit. You wince at the acrid taste that hits your taste buds. It makes you want to spit it out on a napkin, but instead, you swallow quickly.  Yoongi raises an eyebrow at your expression and hesitantly follows your lead in tasting the jam.

“It's,” you start but don't know what to say to him. Your tongue sneaks out of your mouth and licks your lips. You swallow thickly again and look everywhere except him. The taste it left in your mouth was lingering and ungodly awful. “It's ummm….”  

“Bitter,” Yoongi cuts in and supplies you with your missing word. You watch as Yoongi scrunches his face at the unpleasant taste.“It's really bitter.”  

You continue to watch as Yoongi goes around the counter and gets himself a glass of water, taking a drink before filling up another one and handing it to you. You grab it from him and pretty much chug it down. 

“I thought this one was going to be it,” Jin said, deflating at the reaction you two produced. He crosses his arms across his chest as he glares at his creation.  “Do you happen to know any jam recipes, Y/N?”

“No,” you say softly and then drift off in thought. That's a lie. You think you do know where you can get some recipes. “Wait, I do. I do!”

You jump off your stool and run out of the cafe in a hurry as the bell above the door jingles violently behind you. You leave behind one confused man staring at you in bewilderment and the other yelling at you about your food as you jump into your car and pull out of the parking lot. Looks like you have a lot of work to do. 

The attic at your parents' house was covered in dust, spiderwebs, and who knows what else. You don't think anyone has actually been up there in years by the amount of dust particles  that floated in the air when you pulled down the creaky hatch.  After your outburst, you drove to their house in search of your grandmother's recipes. She had recipes for everything, and if you remember correctly, there were a bunch for jams and jellies. You have a distinct memory of her house, always smelling like grapes as they bubbled away on the stove and when you were little. You're almost positive that she would have written it down at some point.

“Have you talked to Changkyun?” Your mom asked as she stood under the opening to the attic. “It's been months now. I think it's best that you try to call him.”

“No,” you answer, wiping your dusty hands on your pants as you finally climb into the attic. “Why would I?”

“Sometimes you need to forgive men for their indiscretions,” she explains. “Don't you miss the life that he provided for you?” 

“It wasn't all that great,” you say, looking down at her from the hole going to the attic. “I'm happy now anyway. Do you know where grandma's recipes are?”

“I hear you are running around with the boys again. How are you supposed to find a good man if they think you are dating one of them?” she asks, ignoring your question. “Mrs. Kang said you and that Min boy were rude to her a few weeks ago.” 

“Yeah, thanks for telling her about my relationship troubles, mother,” you say, moving away from the attic opening, looking around the dark room the best you can. You reach up to pull the chain to the hanging light, but nothing happens.  “I'm sure the whole town just loved talking about me. Do you have a flashlight?” 

“No. Are you dating him?” Her voice drifts up to where you were standing in the darkness. 

“Who?” you ask, leaning over the opening again and looking back down at her.

“Min Yoongi?” She asks, sounding frustrated. 

“Mom, where are the recipes?” You ask, going back to the original reason why you showed up in the first place.

“If you won't answer my questions, then I won't answer yours. Good luck up there,” she calls up, and you can hear her footsteps walk away. 

Great. Perfect.

Once your eyes adjusted to the room, it took you a little bit but finally found a beautifully decorated box after rummaging through multiple plastic bins and several bags that were all collecting dust about an inch thick. You found it inside a cardboard box that was soggy and taped shut. It sat  in the very back corner of the attic where there was very little light from the small dirty window, so you had to use your phone to see into the box. You smile as you look at the recipes written in your grandmother's elegant handwriting. Thankfully, they were still in good condition and not damaged from whatever caused the main box to be wet. You trace your fingers along the surface. This has to work. This is how you hope that you can repay them for helping you out so much.

“Did you find it?” Your mother asks as you climb down the ladder. 

“Yeah, thanks for the help,” you say sarcastically and wipe your hands on your pants once more.

“You should give Changkyun a call,” she says. “Do you really want to be stuck in this small town, dating a farmer? That's a hard life.”

“I'm not dating anyone,” you finally tell her. “If I were dating Yoongi, Hobi, or any of the guys, I'm sure they would treat me better than Changkyun ever did. Also, I do have a career, you know. It's not like I'm suffering.” 

“You are better than this small town,” she says softly. “I don't want you to regret coming back home.”

“I don't regret it. I'm going to be fine….everything is going to be fine,” you tell her.  For the first time since you came home, you truly believe it. 

When you got home, you immediately jumped in the shower. You were sweaty, dirty, and hopefully not covered in mold after climbing out of the attic. You were in such a desperate need to feel clean that you didn't pay attention to your surroundings. You didn't take the time to bask in the warm water, letting it relax your muscles  like you normally did. You didn’t take the time to sing along to your favorite songs that would normally drift from your phone speakers. Nope, you didn't have time for that. Your mission was just to get cleaned and get cleaned fast. Goodbye, dust bunnies. 

It's only when you turn in an attempt to shut off the water that you see it. A grasshopper, a huge green grasshopper in your shower. Startled, you feel frozen in the spot you were standing in, getting pelted in the face by the hot water. Slowly, you reach your hand out again, attempting to reach the handle of the shower once again when the large bug moves ever so slightly. You scream and scream loudly. In a hurry to get as far away from it as possible, you slip and fall into the bathtub, taking the shower curtain and rod with you as you go with them landing on top of you.  This only made you scream more since you now lost sight of the nasty green insect.  You throw the shower curtain off you, and your hands start to slap around your naked skin, hoping that it didn't hop on you. You shake your head and muss your hair with your hair just in case.  The shower above you was still going, spraying hot water everywhere.

“What happened?” Yoongi said, rushing into the bathroom. He looked out of breath as his eyes scanned the area on high alert.  

You look up at him, alarmed and quickly wonder how the hell he got into your home. Before you can open your mouth and question him, you see the monstrous bug again as it moves just off to your side. Screaming, you scramble out of the tub, slipping and sliding as you attempt to hide behind him, clinging to his back for dear life. Your wet naked body completely presses up against his fully clothed back. The back of his shirt is surely soaked now.  

“What!” He exclaims again,  looking around the steamy room. 

You don't say anything and just point your finger at the mess that is your bathtub. While you still clung to him, hands wrapped around his body, holding onto his chest. Yoongi quickly shuts the water off and moves the shower curtain carefully. The grasshopper jumps past him, making you gasp and cling even tighter. Even he jumped back, startled by the little creature making its way out into the hallway. 

“Get it, Yoongi!” You cry out and finally let go of him as he rushes out of the bathroom in search of the deadly bug. 

You place your hands on your hips, and your eyes widen as you feel your naked skin. Looking down at yourself, you realize that you're still completely naked. Tits out, ass out, bare ass naked. Grabbing your towel, you wrap it quickly around yourself securely and cover your mouth with your hands. Your heart is beating so fast that you're afraid that it's going to pound out of your chest. Your hands were slightly shaking as you gripped your towel tighter. Maybe he didn't look. He's a gentleman, right? No, you don't think he saw anything. Suddenly, you hear his footsteps run down the stairs. 

“It's gone….bye,” Yoongi yells up the stairs, followed by the slamming of your door. You're so embarrassed that you have probably traumatized him with your jiggly nakedness. He definitely looked. 

Getting dressed, you rush downstairs. You think about going over to his place to apologize, but you don't want to make the situation worse. Just when you thought that maybe you two were heading in the right direction, this had to happen. 

Heading into the kitchen, you see a bag of food with a note and a key on your kitchen table.  You need to eat - Jin. You sigh, Yoongi probably came by to drop off the food that you left behind at the cafe when he heard you scream. He must have knocked and then used a spare key to leave the food for you when you didn't answer. You'll give it time and just avoid him for now. You'll apologize for flashing him and thank him next Saturday when you go to the market. Until then, you will focus on making this jam and hoping the earth will open up and swallow you whole. 

《Chapter Five》

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A SOCCER PLAYER’S DREAM

Sypnosis: Summary: F/N L/N, isagi's childhood best friend, recently started football. Turns out, they were a prodigy nobody could have seen coming. But it looks like someone's little brother caught their eye.

Genre: Enemies/rivals to lovers, crack, lowk angsty if you squint, cringe sometimes, romance

A/N: the amount of times that I had to remake this is embarrassing to say the least. Like actually. SIGHH💔💔💔 I’m gonna try to figure out how to make a masterlist on mobile..

CHAPTER: 001

PREVIOUS: CHAPTER 00

RINS POV

He let out a sigh as he settled his phone down. He had just finished practice, and yet look at him: already texting you and hiori. He didn’t know what he was feeling. He kept on contradicting himself. After all, you and him were enemies- well, technically rivals. And yet: here he was, asking hiori for advice on how to become your ‘friend’. He hated how he felt - after all, you were a stepping stone for his victory. A mere puppet he can use to make himself get better. Nothing more, nothing less. So he didn’t know why he was feeling like this. It was nothing he was used to - you two were rivals, for gods sake. He tried to brush if off as him using you, but he knew that wasn’t it. Rather, he knew that couldn’t be it. He sighed and looked at the time.

9:35 AM.

Well, it’s about time he went to eat breakfast. As he was walking towards the cafeteria, he realized something- he heard little to no noises today. No screams from shidou, no ‘please teach me!’ From nanase, no smug remarks from karasu, heck - not even CHARLES. He was a tiny little bit suspicious but decided not to waste time thinking about it.

He went into the cafeteria and noticed karasu and shidou sitting next to each other while talking. ‘Weird.’ Was the first thing he thought. He wasn’t sure if the two of them got along, but he didn’t spend time on it too much, simply shrugged it off and went to get his breakfast.

Just as he was about to sit from a far away table, he heard shidou yell out “RinRin! Come sit at our table!” And well, to put it frankly: that honestly sounded like actual hell.

But he knew shidou and karau would start an argument over it, so he grumbled and went there anyways. He did sit at their table, but just a few seats away from them.

He paused as he heard them mentioned your name in their conversation. He tried to play it off as if he wasn’t totally eavesdropping on them and started listening in carefully. Hopefully he’d get something out of this..

Shidou raised an eyebrow when karasu mentioned you. “Y/n… who?” He asked the second your name was dropped. Karasu smirked before spilling the tea. “Y/N L/N. Aka japan’s prodigy. She’s isagi’s childhood best friend, and she started soccer about two weeks ago. She’s really good. Right, Rin!?”

Rin scowled and looked at them for a fraction of a second. “She’s not lukewarm, I guess.” Was all he muttered before continuing his food. Karasu turned to shidou with a smirk on his face. “See? Even rin agrees!” Shidou looked at karasu with a grin on his face. “Mhm.. you’ll have to introduce me to Y/N! I wanna know what kinda person she is!” Shidou yelled out in his usual excited tone. Karasu replied with a “oh trust me, you’ll like her a lot.”

Rin scowled and simply grabbed his empty tray of food and settled it down where you put it back (Idk the name of it okay, pls spare me☹️).

He went outside of the cafeteria, ignoring shidou yelling “leaving so soon, rin-rin!?” And going straight to his room.

He was so tired of this day already.. why couldn’t it just end.

YOUR POV

(This happens after rin’s POV btw)

You were sitting through yet another boring ass math lesson. You didn’t wanna be here - after all, you ended SO LATE today! At exactly 4:20PM, to be exact. Thankfully, tho, this was your last lesson. Unfortunately, THIS was your last lesson:(. You could barely even keep up - just writing down whatever was on the board and not bothering answering the questions since it was obvious to you, you were going to be wrong either way. Sighing as you started playing around with your pencil, you feel a soft tap on your shoulder. Ah, it was your classmate, hikaru. He was pretty, nice and popular. Plus, he was really smart. A great guy, really - unlike a certain someone you know. You paused and slightly turned to see him about to whisper something in your ear. “The answers 440. Thank me later.” You paused, damn, was he always this hot or was it just you..? Anyways, off topic!! You finally got the answer to this stupid math problem. Later on during the lesson, he asked the teacher if he could sit next to you. With a few “oooo” coming from your friends, the teacher agreed to let him sit next to you. You didn’t mind, the dude was nice and knowledgeable. Getting to know him was going to be great. There was a slight awkward silence for the first few minutes where you were sitting together, until he decided to break the silence and gently took your notebook when he noticed that you were struggling on one of the questions. “Ah, are you stuck on this one?” He pointed, and you nodded. He smiled and stared at you for a little before going “okay, this one is a little tricky, so you have to pay attention. Basically, you start off by-“ he continued as he explained how to do it to you. He was so.. nice.

After math class, it was around 4:23 PM. You were packing up your stuff and was getting ready to leave until you noticed hikaru waiting for you outside of the classroom. He smiled and offered to carry your bag, which you un-shamefully said yes to. (Your bag was heavy okay, a girl’s gotta have her priorities straight 💔💔) and he didn’t even seem mad as he took your bag and carried it for you. He even offered to walk you home, which you said no to because you had to have soccer practice with rin. When you explained that to him, he offered to walk you there, which, honestly: you weren’t really against it. So that’s how you found yourself here - walking to practice together in a slightly awkward silence. You tried to break it a few times, but no words would come out, so you just decided to stay quiet and continued walking.

Just as you were about to reach practice at exactly 5:30 PM, you noticed rin with the usual scowl on his face. Actually, he seemed slightly more pissed off than usual. Hikaru settled your bag down on a bench and gave you his number before saying “see you tomorrow at school!” Before giving you a quick hug and leaving while you waved him off.

Rin paused, questioning if he should as this or not. He decided he shouldn’t and kept quiet about it, continuing practice as you usually do. There was an awkward silence for a while until you decided to speak up and said “uhm.. if you wanted to know who that was, it’s a guy called hikaru. He’s from my school.” You mumbled and noticed rin subtly nod at the information before scoring yet again.

Rin looked down at you and sighed, finally saying something. “You’re more lukewarm than usual. If you’re gonna slack off, then don’t bother coming to practice.” He said. You slightly turned to him with a smug grin on your face. “Are you worried for me, rin rin? That’s so cute!” You let out. A small ‘tch’ was all you got back as he started leaving.

You looked at him leave and yelled out a “heyyy!! How about we hang out outside of practice??” Which got rin to stop moving. He turned to you, expression unreadable as he said “I’d rather die than going anywhere with you.” Well, nothing you weren’t used to, atleast… “damn, you’re harsh, rin-rin!” You shot back. He glared at you and simply left the field. There was no use in arguing, not when it’s against you of all people.

You packed up your stuff as well and left the field, running towards the last train to make sure you don’t miss it because you would be cooked otherwise. As you managed to squeeze into the very last one, you let out a sigh of relief. When you got off on your stop, you started walking out of the train station and into the streets you knew all too well - a sense of nostalgia washing over you. You got home and opened the door before yelling out a “Mommm!! I’m homeee!!” And settling your shoes down before getting in your house. Your mom let out a chuckle and said “you’re always going out lately! Don’t tell me you have a boyfriend now?” “Mom!” You whined as you grabbed your fav snack from the counter before going upstairs to your room. “If he exists, please introduce him to us!” She teased. You yelled out a “mom, stop embarrassing me!” Before closing your door and jumping on your precious bed and getting out your phone.

Huh..? Unread message from yet another unknown number? And they texted in ganglish??

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[wrenkenstein]

OC creation musings + Juno retrospective

I was rewatching this video by Rea, and it struck me that this exact phenomenon happened to me in 2022, with the first inklings of Juno's design - back when I couldn't decide on whether or not her name would be "Juno" or "Kite", and desperately trying not to make her a scientist. She's obviously come such a long way since then, having now become a very well-known character in the fandom, but I often think of the fact that had she not become on of my artistic passions, I probably wouldn't be anywhere near where I am today.

Juno is absolutely everything to me. She is a representative of my passion for storytelling, and she connected me with so many of my now closest friends - one of which is currently living in my house! How crazy is that, man! All of which I can attribute to simply becoming so fixated on my own OC that I couldn't stop thinking about her, or drawing her.

Of course, that's come with some highs and lows. She's getting a professionally done cosplay, a 3D model and potentially a Battlefront mod - but she also has her own dedicated group of haters who think she represents the 'wrongs' of fandom, lol. I certainly have recieved my fair share of 'Juno hate' in my 3-4 years here, but the positivity and support make it well worth dealing with a few rotten apples. It's radiant and outpouring, like a warm ray of sun, and it keeps me going deep into the night.

Anyways. Total tangent. Want to see all her design iterations? Yea you do ;) Here's the first ever Juno ref!

I made this on my phone in 2022, at the tale end of watching TCW and back when TBB was just one season. You can definitely see that the idea was always there, just a bit disjointed in its application. That gas mask on her helmet ended up causing a lot of confusion, so I removed it in later iterations - but to this day, I think this one picture is what really captivated me. Something about the aura, man,, she scary lookin

Then, of course, I had to draw what her face would look like - if it hadn't been for a RP, I don't think I would have.

Woah - she's like a whole different person! And you can see the beginnings of her white hair streak, though back then, I wanted i to be really subtle. And I was soooo adamant about this lol. She also was almost beat for beat Ellen Ripley, and you can see me paint over a picture of Sigourney below with her OG faceclaim haha.

Then we have the Juno-ing... part two. Where I went darker!! Both in themes, and in her color scheme. This one still has so much personality, and I remember being obsessed with how I drew her eyes and face back then. Nowadays, I think it's hideous. xD This was also around the time I was phasing out her gauntlets and oxygen mask, but both still remained for practicality purposes, even if they didn't serve anything to the design. Oh, and the hair streak. Now it's a Thing :tm: but it isn't really flowing well with the design - not yet, anyways!

We finally get to a point where I, begrudingly, accept the fact that her white streak is going to be her facial focal point - and at this point I'm laughing about how much I tried to avoid it LOL. But here, we also see her get more and more refined. Her face is still a bit wonky, but the stern vibe and posture are starting to come together and tell more of a concrete story, even if the reference doesn't have as much color or personality as the last one. I also did this one for my senior year of college!

I even designed her some totally BS civvies - and I gave her a s2 paint job, which admittedly looks hideous LMAOOO but we ball regardless. The second design was scrapped anyways almost immediately. The civvies stayed!

And then, of course, THE FINALE! Her face went through so many iterations with her current ref, but thus far, it's been the longest standing and most accurate one. It atually started out just as me goofing off with a marker pen in CSP, that quickly changed to "hey... this could be something good." And I was right! This is the Juno that's currently circulating today, and I've been polishing and refining her as I go, since I still feel as though I could perfect things.

And then, of course, her various outfits, which I posted about a while back. Oh - and have you seen Baby Juno?

Well now you have. :)

I think it's so cool to see how someone can fixate on a character and pour so much love and thought into them, that this character becomes their entire brand. Juno inhabits every part of my brain space and is what I think about 24/7. I'm so proud of how far she comes, and she reminds me about how incredible fandom can be and continues to be! Something about her is just so intoxicating to me. I can't get enough of her, and I can't wait to keep developing her over the years to come.

Which then begs the question - what is your equivalent to this entire thread? Do you have an OC like Juno, who you're fixated on and who dominates your creative pursuits? Do they have multiple artistic iterations? Because if you do, share them!! I WANNA SEEEEEE.

Anyways, that's Wren's Ramblings for today ~ I got bored haha

SHARE YOUR OCS!!!! >:0

[nctinkverse]

Promissa Redux

Pairing: jaehyun x f. reader

Genre: mature, smut, angst, fluff, minors dni.

Preview and plot warnings (I will update as I go): dad Jaehyun, pregnancy, MC is a mom, mature, slow burn, excessive angst, abundant plot, and probably way too much dialogue, exes to lovers, Jaehyun 's family is in this (at least as I imagine they might be), a lot of intimacy, explicit content, swearing, alcohol consumption, mention of exes, heavy make-out session and annoying co-workers.

WC Preview: 1000

WC Total: Not sure, probably it will be 5.000 - 10.000?

Chapter 1 - Shattered promises & Broken vows. Chapter 2 - Valentines Day.

Chapter 3 - One call away is not close enough.

SYNOPSIS: Most of the fairy tales and romance novels, it all seems perfect after the happily ever after. But what if some stories started at the end?

Well not the end per se, nobody was dying.

But you always questioned, do princess get a divorce?

Do female main characters give up the man they fought to love after so many chapters?

At 32 years of age, divorced, mom to an incredible 5-year-old girl who was the greatest thing you and the love of your life ever did, you thought again about the same questions you had when you were 14 and your parents got divorced.

Jung was your last name for 2 years, Mrs. Jung was your title and you loved it, he was sweet, loving, an amazing father and so good to you in bed that you never forgot truly what it felt like to be loved by him.

Your story stated way past the end, the not so happily ever after.

It didn’t have many twists and turns like a superhero movie that keeps you hanging at the edge of your seat for the next plot twist.

In your mind, life was already full of uncertainties, hard decisions, mistakes and paying the price for choosing paths.

Life itself was already hard enough without the responsibilities of superpowers.

So how you ended up thinking about all that again at 32 years old, while holding an engagement ring box you found on your lover’s pocket while picking it up of the floor, it was something you will have to find the answers, probably soon.

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You were fast asleep when the phone rang. The name on the screen making you jump, why is he calling at this hour? This can’t be a good thing.

Immediately you laid your back on the headboard and answered the call.

"Hi."

"Jaehyun, is something wrong?"

"Oh, no…" You let out a relieved breath, being half asleep making you grumpy.

"Good lord, Jaehyun, it's 4 a.m!" You said, raising your voice a little.

"Oh shoot… um sorry… I didn’t check for the time zones. I should have called another –

You interrupted his rambling. He’s not usually someone to call, he could just spill so you can go back to sleep.

"Jae, spill, what’s the gossip, huh?"

He let out a little laugh since the gossip joke was an old one between you two.

"No gossip, but I do have something."

"Clearly, it's something good or you wouldn’t be calling on impulse, spill, Jaehyun."

"Yeah right…" He hesitated a bit, his telltale sign usually being him coughing even though there was nothing wrong with his voice. "I got sent this script for this movie, they want me as the main male character..." He hesitated again, which made you ask.

"Jaehyun, what did you do?"

"I sent a copy of the script to your mailbox."

You could feel your sleepiness going away as you scolded him.

"Jaehyun, are you nuts? You can’t ship stuff like this in the mail! What if it gets –"

"It got delivered today." He interrupted, making you stop your thinking.

Scrambling for a thought since he didn’t elaborate, you asked.

"What the hell am I supposed to do with it?! I’m not a male actor, Jung."

"Read, dummy, read."

"And do what?"

"Tell me if you want it."

You opened your mouth to be obnoxious, pointing out the obvious, but Jaehyun must have listened to your 'I’m about to give you an earful' breath and went first.

"Listen, it’s an amazing script, just like the ones you used to want to work on. There’s an opening for a cinematographer, and I know you’re a hell of a good one, so if you want, it’s yours." He said in one breath, probably afraid you would interrupt again.

But from all he said, this part really got you confused.

"What do you mean it’s mine?"

"I showed the director your profile and portfolio, and he said yes."

"Fuck, Jaehyun." You didn’t know what to say since he was never one to interfere in your personal life since the D word.

"You’re sleepy, and I know how grumpy you can be at this hour, so… I still have to tell you two more things, the job is in the states, probably 3-4 months of filming, and I am supposed to give an answer on the male character in 48 hours. We would have to work together, and we would probably have to strike a deal with my parents since we can’t pull Junnie out of school, so…"

You understood what he said, but you needed at least a cup of coffee to process it. But before you could say anything, he went off again.

"I can give it up if you want." He said almost like a whisper.

"Give what up?"

"The character."

"You didn’t like it?"

"No, but –

You interrupted again.

"So, if you do like it, why would you give it up?" It made no sense to you.

"For you –"

It still didn’t make sense why he would give it up.

"Give it up for ME?"

"I like it, Y/N, but this script has you written all over it… and I don’t want to make you uncomfortable by being there."

Now you got him, yet he was about the last person in this world who could make you uncomfortable.

"Yuno…" You said in a softer tone.

You heard his breath and a soft "yeah?"

"I don’t hate you." You stated in your most soft yet firm tone, it was one of the things he must not forget about you two.

"I know, Y/N, I know."

"I am going to read it and think about what you said, ok? Don’t do anything hasty."

"Ok, I will let you go back to sleep."

"I’m not sleeping after all this, you know right?" You said, letting out a small huff.

"I know."

"What I am about to do is getting up, making some coffee and grabbing the script out of my mailbox, does it sound good to you?" You were being just a bit playful.

"It does, love."

That word made you warm like butter melting on a frying pan. Still, that wasn’t something out of the ordinary for him to call you. So, you let it slide.

"Well, for sure it’s better than staying in bed tossing and turning."

He let out a small giggle, he knew you were one of those to fight a lot with your bed at night.

"Good morning, love."

"Good afternoon to you?" You didn’t know what timezone he was on, so you tried.

"Try again." He said with a smiling voice.

"Good night!" You said like you had guessed the lottery numbers.

He let out a giggle sound and said, "Give little Nari 1000 kisses from me, will you?

"Why just a thousand?" You said with a little pout. You could hear his playful tone.

"Don’t you know our daughter? She might ask for in real life a thousand kisses; since you are the closest parent, you might fall victim to it, so I think that’s a great number for kisses."

You both giggled, Jung Nari, the lily to our garden, was at that phase where hyperboles would be a tough concept for her to grasp.

"Ok, fine." You agreed still giggling.

"I will call… stay safe."

"You too, Jaehyun."

"Bye."

"Bye."

And the line went silent.

[noctusfury]

Did Viggo Really Die? (RTTE Headcanon and Theory)

Well met, my fellow Furians! Today, we'll dive into a topic I've been sitting on for years since the show, particularly Season 6, back in 2018.

Did Viggo really die in "Triple Cross"?

Thankfully, several other people have had this suspicion besides me, from what I saw after googling it.

There's @kingofthewilderwest 's post here, though it's about Season 4, I feel it applies well here. There's also a discussion thread about Viggo's death on the HTTYD Wiki here if you feel like checking it out.

But I found it really odd that Viggo "died" so anti-climatically when he survived a BLOODY VOLCANO!!! (That still ticks me off, by the way.)

What makes it stranger is that we see Viggo acting injured in this scene when Hiccup turns to Viggo.

And what happens after Hiccup leaves? Viggo straightens, drops the facade, and does THIS:

I mean look at this mad-lad WALKING AND CHARGING like nothing had happened to him!!! It's absurd!

And those arrows didn't look like they went all that deep. Which, when you think about it, makes sense. After all, there's no way Viggo wouldn't have arrow-resistant armor. Being the Chieftain of Dragon Hunters, his armor is probably mostly made of dragon materials. His cuirass is likely made of some tough dragon material, specifically made to repel any assassination attempts. Someone in his position must've had a lot of assassination attempts and even mutinies. Either that or Viggo is just extremely careful and wants to make sure every precaution is taken to ensure his safety and life.

Of course, the Skrill's fire blast might've killed him, but considering that we never see his death, we haven't seen a body, and the fact Krogan and Johann never mentioned it must mean that Viggo is actually alive.

Allow me to explain how this could be possible.

Viggolocks and the Three Accomplices

As you know, there is a special meaning to "Triple Cross". Not only is it encompassing the double-cross by Krogan and Johann against Viggo, but also the triple-cross Viggo did against them.

However, there's also another reason:

The Accomplices!

In this episode, when Hiccup met Viggo, the latter had this to say:

"The Accomplice. One of the most important pieces in all of Maces and Talons, allowing a player to use an opponent's piece for their own ends. You can certainly win without it; but with it, you can attain total victory."

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This entire episode's theme is about accomplices. In fact, it's accomplices who are the episode's catalyst.

How many? Three.

Yes, that's right. THREE!

Hiccup is the first accomplice, obviously.

Who's the second?

A Skrill. Viggo drags Hiccup along to a very cold and snowy place (my theory and headcanon is someplace around the Shivering Shores), and uses a shiny dagger to attract a Skrill to him.

But why a Skrill? Viggo explains this to Hiccup in this scene:

"In ancient times, the Singetail was one of the most feared dragons. However, there was one dragon, whose powerful blast could neutralize the Singetail's fire. Meet our Accomplice, Hiccup. The Singetail's only predator: the Skrill."

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Krogan's Flyers were guarding the Hunter base where the Dragon Eye was located. As such, having a Skrill — the Singetails' natural predator and only enemy — on their side was essential to their plan, even if it was just to be a distraction.

However, there was one more accomplice — a third accomplice — who might have possibly been involved that Hiccup (and perhaps even Viggo) didn't know was involved in their little scheme.

This guy, in Season 5's "Wings of War".

Honestly, I truly view this to be an abysmal display of teasing us with a plot point, only to not do anything with it! Seriously! What a waste of a good plot device! 😤💢😠

Or is it? 👀🤔

When he and Viggo dived into the volcano in Dragon's Edge, he almost fell off the ledge and into the volcano (even though, in reality, it's impossible to be anywhere near a volcano without dying from one thing or another 😑).

However, Viggo saved him from dying, causing the Hunter Goon to say this:

Dragon Hunter: I owe you my life!

Viggo: Perhaps someday you will repay me in some small way.

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Bear in mind, Viggo didn't do this out of the goodness of his heart. He needed an ally — or an accomplice, in this case — who he could use in the tentative ally-cum-rival's camp. And saving his life was a great way to hook him into doing whatever he wanted him to do.

Thus, it is entirely possible that Viggo recruited him to take part in this scheme, fully intending to escape, take back his Hunters, and go to other lands to continue his empire.

In fact, what's interesting is the expression of this Hunter in this scene below.

Of course, as you know, from the earlier GIFs, it could just be that he was surprised at Viggo charging at him. But you never know.

Of course, one could point out that the Hunter might've already paid Viggo back by interrupting Viggo (and thus Krogan's attempt at assassinating him) in "Wings of War". However, I find that to be a flimsy rebuttal, and I don't believe that Viggo would let that slide and would argue that he already knew of Krogan's scheme, and thus, would insist that the Hunter still owed him.

Conclusion

Therefore, it is my conclusion — along with my theory and headcanon — that Viggo survived this confrontation. Albeit injured, he is saved by the Hunter whose life he redeemed for his own use as the unknown accomplice (to Hiccup) for his plans, and helped him escape Krogan and Johann, where they go to some isolated place to heal. And later, Viggo would gather the remnants of the Hunters, reunite with his Tribe, and sail to distant lands, as he had promised Hiccup.

What do you guys think? Do you think it's plausible? Did you also think it unlikely that Viggo perished in this episode? Let me know your thoughts!

Thanks for reading! Hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Long Live the Night

— Noctus Fury

[yangtaros]

nct dream 00 line + mark reaction to you kissing them to shut them up

mark

so mark was in the kitchen making breakfast, or trying to

things were going okay until he smelt something

“oh no!” he totally forgot about the pancake on the stove

one side was totally burned and he ran out of pancake mix so he decided to cut the burnt pieces off

he’s trying to be a thoughtful boyfriend and make you breakfast in bed but realized he took on more than he can handle

“mark what’s that smell” you came into the kitchen looking at the messy counters and the burnt pancake

“mark what are you doing”

“well i was trying to make you breakfast. you usually do it but i thought i could try it out this time and i still have to cook the eggs-”

you cut him off with a sweet kiss on his lips and took the spatula from his hand

“i got it from here. thank you though”

renjun

renjun was your partner for your school project as well as your fairly new crush

this was neither of you guys strong suit so you definitely had some issues with coming up with a good project for your grade

renjun was getting a bit anxious over this knowing that he really wanted to do well on the project

“do you want something to drink?”

“um sure thanks can i have water?”

“at your service” you get up

things were a bit awkward as you’ve never had a boy that wasn’t a family member or family friend in your house before

you came back with two bottles of water and sat down next to him, you looked in his eyes, you could tell he was stressed.

“we’ll figure out something soon don’t worry”

“don’t worry? y/n this is 20% of our grade if we don’t have a solid idea by today we’re gonna be behind and i have to do well because-”

you pecked the corner of his mouth and shocked your own self when you realized what you did

“sorry”

renjun didn’t say anything else but instead hopped to his feet

“that just gave me an idea”

him being kissed by you somehow created the entire gist of your project

jeno

everyone in class knew jeno had a crush on you

including you

everything was painfully obvious

there was a rumor going around that he was going to ask you out today

once class ended jeno walked up to you

“y/n can we meet during lunch”

you nodded and walked to your next class

once lunchtime came you waited for jeno

“hi y/n” he jogged up to you, or so he thinks, it was more like running

“hi jeno”

you were smiling so much waiting for his question, little did you know it would take a while to get to the question

jeno went from a conversation about dogs to gummy bears to homework just babbling for a long time

“it was so hard but i think i did well what about you? you know you’re very smart i find that really cool how great you are at school you know i really find you cool in general um”

he was almost there but he panicked

“so what did you think about the lesson in math i was kind of confused but i think i got it after-”

you leaned in to meet his lips

he was shocked at first but then started to kiss you back

“you’re good at stalling”

you pulled back

“sorry i was nervous”

haechan

“yyyyyyy/nnnnnnn”

“what”

“can we please get something to eat i’m hungryyyyyyy”

“i need to finish my paper go yourself”

“nooooooo”

haechan was a very whiny boyfriend, but today it was extreme.

“pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeee”

“haechan please leave me alone”

haechan gently grabbed your face and put it towards him

“y/n, i’m hungry!”

he let out a whine but was quickly silenced when you kissed him

“you” *peck* “are” *peck* “not” *peck * “five” *peck* “go fix something yourself

haechan rolled his eyes but then started to whine over something new, your kisses

jaemin

jaemin was your dance partner

you’ve known each other since you met at dance class in middle school

you guys are now in highschool and are hip hop dancers

“so do we turn then pop on 3 or do we turn pause and then pop on 4?”

“turn pause pop 4”

“okay”

you do the move infront of him to make sure your correct and he nods before moving on

the next part of the dance you two are facing each other, which is the stance you both are in now

“i really think we’re gonna win this competition jaemin, this is a great piece”

jaemin smiles

“plus you choreographed it and everyone knows you’re amazing at that”

“amazing? i’m not sure about amazing, getting there maybe but amazing? there’s much better people that”

you peck his lips, “stop doubting yourself”

jaemin froze and didn’t know what to do. he giggled lightly

“can you do that again?”

requests open

[destinygoldenstar]

🌟A Player Returns?!🌟 - Total Drama Viewer Reacts to Disventure Camp Season 3 Episode 11 “Last Second Chance”

Previously on Disventure Camp:

Jake fucked up everyone.

And I still stan him.

And the merge has been divided into two. And Evil is winning.

The season can't just be the villains getting out everyone else, and then they just shake hands and say "May the best one win".

That'd be boring.

But also, how are these guys gonna get out of this?

IDOL???

Or Gabby flips. One of the two.

Gabby's not in this image cause I wanted it to be even. And Gabby was in the last image, so I didn't want to draw her again straight away.

Yul's not in this image cause Fuck Yul. You know the rules at this point.

We're just gonna see what happens. Cause I have no idea.

"I guess I'm calling them the 'heroes', but wow, you'd think heroes would be nicer to one another."

DO NOT CALL THEM HEROES.

WITH HEROES LIKE THESE, WHO NEEDS VILLAINS?

I mean I guess it's more interesting than what Total Drama did, that's for sure. Where they just had the Heroes be so overly nice and sappy and have no beef at all. And then have Duncan be turned into a hero and hate that. And they gave Cameron a villain arc despite that not fitting at all.

Yeah I prefer this. It's fun to watch people suck.

AND it's more realistic.

"And today, no one will be voted out!"

Oh it's non-elimination, that's nice.

...reunion?

No it's just Oliver reuniting with the ground after he gets shoved out of a plane.

Um, EXCUSE YOU JAKE.

WHY ARE YOU HANGING OUT WITH ALEC?!

GO BACK IN THE MUD WHERE YOU BELONG!

"Must be rough, huh?"

Alec, shut the fuck up. You don't get a voice in any of this.

"What are you talking about?"

"You ruined my life! What are you talking about?! You don't get to be sympathetic towards me!"

"Other than Ashley, your whole alliance voted for you last night."

Bold of you to assume they were an alliance to begin with.

Yeah no, everyone hates Jake.

That's the Number 1 Rule Of Merge Camp.

Rule # 1: Fuck Jake.

Rule # 2: Fuck Yul.

Rule # 3: Treat Riya Like A Queen.

Rule # 4: Worship The Mighty Overlord Golden.

"Whatever. I don't care about Tom anymore."

I am NOT convinced about that with the way you said that. AND this face.

Or maybe that's just me in denial.

Denial? Anger? Bargaining?

I don't even know what stage of grief I'm in anymore.

Either way,

"I fell out of love with Tom" MY ASS.

"Crazy how we were the only ones to not vote for you."

Are you trying to persuade Jake to your side?

Cause uh... I think this is the stupidest way you can possibly go about it.

Yeah you didn't vote him off. You voted his only friend here. THAT'S WORSE, DUDE.

If Jake actually flips to the villains, I'M CALLING BULLSHIT.

"Yeah cause you guys voted Ashley. That doesn't exactly make me feel better!"

YOU TELL HIM OFF!!

"The plan was you originally."

Really?

No, he's lying. I don't buy it. There was no indication last episode.

"Why would you save me?"

"Because Golden likes you, and uh, you know, she'd probably smite us if we went through with that."

No Alec, I've been rooting AGAINST Jake this entire time.

It was YOUR vote that changed my mind.

"You're not going to believe me, but... I like you, Jake."

...

Huh. Good to know he's honest.

About the fact that I don't believe him. And I don't think Jake does, either.

"I think you forgot something, Alec. Nobody likes me. That's the rule."

"Some people call you overdramatic, but, honestly, you've been keeping this camp mighty interesting."

AND THAT'S WHY WE KEEP THE CHAOTIC CHARACTERS AROUND, Y'ALL.

BECAUSE IF WE GOT RID OF ALL THE CHARACTERS WITH NEGATIVE TRAITS, THE SEASON WILL BECOME BORING.

THIS IS TOTAL. FUCKING. DRAMA.

NOT TOTAL THERAPY!!!

*clears throat*

Anyway, thank you for that, Alec. I owe you one.

How many times do people need to be reminded that? Seriously? We've been saying this since the old times of Total Drama.

"I know you're trying to coerce me into working with you Alec. Just... get out of here!"

👏

OH MY GOD HE GOT CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT, AND IT STUCK!!

THANK YOU!

This is why Jake is my favorite character.

He straight up said, "NO. NOT AGAIN. NEVER AGAIN. I AM NOT FALLING FOR ANYONE'S BULLSHIT. EVER. AGAIN. YOU NOT ON MY SIDE? I'M NOT ON YOURS. TO ALL THE PEOPLE WHO BETRAYED ME: GO FUCK YOURSELF!"

That is glorious.

This episode just started off really strong.

I've been really enjoying these couple of episodes.

"I don't give a rat's ass about Jake, but Riya gave me some acting lessons to try and befriend him."

Oh did she?!

Oh my gosh, Riya giving Alec acting lessons, CANON?!

I LOVE THAT. OH MY GOD.

They're so nice together, actually. I can totally see Riya doing that.

"You have to smile! Real sweetly! No not that sweetly, you look like a village idiot high on Nerds Candy. If you want this next showing to work, you have to look him in the eye, and say, with the kindness in your non-existent heart, 'I like you, Jake.'"

"No Riya, I don't think this is gonna work. I hate smiling."

Riya's just walking circles around everyone else. Smartest villain here. Most queen-like villain here. And also the most ruthless.

"I shot him with a paintball by accident and he went all agro on me!"

Okay here's the weird thing about that, I BELIEVE HIM, BUT THE WAY THAT WAS ANIMATED AND SHOT MADE IT LOOK LIKE HE DID IT ON PURPOSE.

"Oops. Sorry."

YOU ARE IN A GODDAMN TREE!! YOU HAVE CLEAR VISION!!

"I'm not the enemy Aiden. Are you blind?!"

Apparently he is blind.

*rewinds*

YEAH HE SAW. HE AIMED AND FIRED.

There ain't no way he didn't see him. HE'S IN A TREE!!!

I believe you, Aiden. But at the same time, I don't. If you know what I'm saying.

I don't believe the editing team, how about that?

"Whatever. Play the blame game if you want."

Yeah Tom saw it too. He saw the footage.

I knew I wasn't stupid. I looked at that TWICE.

"I'm worried for what's coming."

The three queens are peeping around the corner as we speak, WATCHING YOUR EVERY MOVE, WAITING TO EAT YOU ALIVE AS YOU STAY TIED UP HELPLESSLY!!

MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAA!!!

...is it bad I'm kinda rooting for evil?

"What if we can flip Gabby back to us?"

Hey, that's what I said!

"Well we-we can't just give up!"

Kudos to Tom for being the one 'hero' actually fighting.

Hero sounds wrong. We need to call them something else.

Village Idiots. Till I can think of something else.

"We have nine finalists, and nine sorry losers."

"Good riddance to them all."

An instance where Grett feels like her old self again.

"Today, your past might come back to haunt you!"

OH NO IT'S NINA!!!!!

YEAH, THE PAST IS COMING BACK TO HAUNT THEM ALRIGHT!

I REMEMBER WHEN SHE TRIED TO KILL EVERYONE!

Anyway hi guys.

The only one I'm not happy to see is James.

"OH MY GOD OH MY GOD OH MY GOD!!"

Of course everyone is in DREAD and Gabby's like "YAY!! FRIENDS!!!"

Why are you distant?

I thought you guys left on on good terms.

Game-wise, obviously.

"And now, one of them are about to get back in this game!"

OH...

OH MY GOD I DIDN'T THINK ABOUT THAT.

That never crossed my mind. My brain NEVER went to "Comeback Challenge"

OKAY. SO THIS JUST GOT INTERESTING.

"Each of you will be tasked with helping them on this course."

"The challenge will be completed in pairs that Nina will decide. The winning pair will not only have the eliminated contestant return... but both of the pair members will receive immunity for the next elimination."

Okay. Gotcha.

"Ellie will go with Gabby."

Of course.

"James will go with Yul."

Yeah yeah yeah, fuck both of them.

"Lake with Aiden."

Nice.

"Tess and Ally will go together."

Aw, I was really hoping it'd be her and Hunter.

"Riya with Connor."

XD

OF COURSE.

"...shit, maybe I shouldn't have slayed so hard in that showing."

Connor's wrath is gonna haunt your ass.

"Fiore with Alec."

Again, of course.

"Ashley with Jake."

Aw nice!

...that kinda undoes the emotional impact of her elimination though cause it was literally last episode.

"Miriam with Tom. And Hunter with Grett."

Okay.

They really don't know what to do with Grett besides "Be abused by Yul", huh?

"This could be the miracle the heroes needed!"

Yeah, I'm assuming. Cause otherwise everyone is screwed.

Okay, my prediction. Who's coming back?

I THINK IT IS EITHER ELLIE OR HUNTER.

I feel like NEITHER of their stories are wrapped up.

Hunter and Allyson are shown prominently in the opening that they have drama and conflict. One that got cut short by his elimination.

If Allyson is going to have a prominent role in this story, Hunter has to be there. He has to be the emotional anchor of this group. AND he's a challenge expert, so that makes him a savior.

OR it could be Ellie, but she's an ANTI-HERO. SHE FLIPS.

Her knowing what the villains are capable of makes it so that her winning gives the others a false sense of security. And she is able to persuade Gabby to flip back and take full control of this game.

Meanwhile she continues her arc about whether or not her girl is more important than the money.

James, hell no. Lake, I don't see anything they could do with her. Miriam, no. Connor, I feel like they completed his arc already. Fiore, too much of a prompt up for the villains that kills tension. Tess and Ashley, they were very recent, so they're not coming back.

Yeah, Ellie or Hunter make the most sense to me to come back. So that's what I'm going with.

*chugs water*

My throat has been scratchy all day.

"I won't forget the mushroom!"

I won't forget it either. That was a happy memory.

"AND I'D DO IT AGAIN! BAP BAP! AND I'D DO IT AGAIN! BAP BAP BAP!"

I hired a hitman to kill Yul last episode because he directly insulted me. If James is that hitman and he does what he needs to do, I might forgive him for everything and put him in the Stan Tier.

Where did you get motorcycles from?

I ask that when these are the same people who bought a spaceship.

IS THAT A BOMB?!

THAT LOOKS LIKE A BOMB!

Sounds simple enough. But this DOES sound dangerous.

"What do you want?"

What did he do?

"We have to make sure no one but you returns to the game."

Yeah, pretty much.

"How do I know I can trust you?"

Uh, you were the one who betrayed him. Just saying.

"Hey, I've proven my loyalty to you."

"But after all I've done?! I protected you this whole game! I helped you win the zombie apocalypse challenge, saved your life in the cave, covered up your plans so no one would suspect you're a PSYCHOPATH, and you STILL eliminate me?!"

THAT'S ON YOU, YOU DUMBASS.

...AND YOU BEING LOYAL TO HER WAS A MISTAKE.

"Who was it that helped you survive the first few eliminations?"

Ashley and Jake.

"I really wanted to save you. I felt bad that everyone was ganging up on you."

Did you now?

"We've been dominating the game since you left."

XD

OF COURSE THE FIRST THING RIYA DOES IS GLOAT.

"For my next showing, I was thinking of a little dominance, ya know? Try it on me. A crown would look real nice on my head. And you bowing to me and addressing me as your queen and savior."

NO RIYA HE'S NOT A SERVANT!

"Do you even feel bad for voting me out?"

Yes.

But she will not admit that.

"Why would I? I'm fine without you."

The saddest part is, is that the reason she continues this behavior is that she's getting no consequences for her actions.

All her horrible deeds are what's making all her plans work.

This bad stuff gives her success.

And if being good gives her failure and having a good friend makes her look bad, she's not gonna take it. Cause she's scared of being a failure. Being herself is a failure.

"I'm going to win that money, and the adoration from millions of fans."

Yeah, but is that any way to live, that's the question.

She has no life outside of this. It's completely meaningless at the end of the day.

Money is hollow. Fans are hollow. The only reason they have worth is because society gave them worth.

"I guess I'm the stupid one for believing you were better than that."

Yeah. Pretty much.

THE EYE ROLL XD

Riya they can never make me hate you.

"It's just like the Season 1 finale all over again!"

Aw yeah! MEMORIES!!

"You think you can ghost me for a year and still be friendly?"

Oof. Yeah.

A year? For Jake they said two.

What was Miriam doing contacting Tom for that one year?

"If you wanted to get away from Jake, why didn't you just tell him?"

Because he doesn't. That's not why he did it.

"The last time you saw him, you told him clearly to wait until you were both better."

And Tom didn't think he was better.

NOT EXCUSING TOM, MIRIAM IS COMPLETELY 100% CORRECT.

"Well, he waited Tom, he waited a long time for a single message from you! You know how stressed out he's been this past year?"

The Jake angst is real.

He has family issues, right? They hinted at that last season and earlier this season. I remember.

"I-I didn't know-I'm sorry. I was too scared to face him. I-I didn't want to mess up again!"

WHY IS THIS TOO DAMN REAL?!?!

The journey I went through to understanding Tom as a character is insane.

"It's not muscles and fast legs that make you strong. Having the courage to face your fears, even if that means you could get hurt... that's what makes you strong."

👏

HE NEEDED TO HEAR THAT!

THAT IS ACTUALLY PERFECT.

Makes sense he wouldn't know this because of his background and his really messed up backstory. He already got hurt so bad it's plastered all over his body that he's a failure. He's not good enough.

So he hates himself to a degree where he runs away from a good thing.

You're a weak man, Tom. A weak, weak man.

And I love you.

"So you're Yul's girlfriend?"

XD

This is awkward.

"We have literally never had a single interaction up till this point. But first impressions, you're Yul's girlfriend."

That's depressing that this is the first character trait that comes to mind.

It's depressing, cause I used to LOVE Grett, but now I'm just like... eh? I mean she's ALRIGHT, but get the fuck away from Yul.

"What? You think he's gay too?!"

Why is this a running gag? It's not funny.

As a gay myself, I kinda feel insulted by this joke.

DO NOT ASSOCIATE ME WITH THAT BITCH!

"He didn't seem like the type to have a public relationship."

Why? Cause if he did, everyone would know he was horrible?

"Well, our fans love us together!"

MY ASS.

"Neither of us were very favorable to the public until we got together."

Huh. I guess everything is better with a ship involved.

I don't care. This ship was a MISTAKE.

"Why is everyone so obsessed with what others think?!"

Because UNLIKE YOUR GIRLFRIEND, some characters here actually HAVE well established character backgrounds and reasonings as to why this is important to them.

"Because we have a social life, unlike you."

Oof.

I don't even hate Hunter, but you roast him, queen.

The fact that this issue is NOT even unique to Allyson, and there are several characters like Grett, Tom, Jake, Riya, and fuck, even Yul, going through the same thing, but their struggles with it are far more compelling and better explained and BETTER OVERALL. EMBARRASSING.

Seriously why couldn't the hate comments thing be GRETT'S arc? IT FITS!!

IT'S A LOGICAL PROGRESSION FOR HER BEING SO LOOKED DOWN UPON BY HER ENTIRE FAMILY.

SHE WANTS TO BE SEEN AS A SUCCESS, DAMMIT!

WHY DID YOU SHIP HER WITH YUL INSTEAD?!?!😭

Oh that's... that's gonna do it. Yeah.

That's smart.

"Mind your own business, gramps."

"She's right. Just leave them be, Connor."

"No!"

XD

NOT RIYA ENDORISNG THE CHILD!!! XD

THAT'S ACTUALLY VERY FUNNY.

"This won't be my next showing, but in the future when I'm grey and retired, I'm gonna make a romance movie with Alec. We're gonna get married, and we're gonna adopt Fiore. And I will forever endorse her to look after herself by teaching her the art of sabotage. And you can't do anything about it Connor, because is MY future kid, and not yours."

(Connor) "NO RIYA YOU CAN'T DO THAT TO ME!!!"

"Connor just listen to Riya."

XD

NOT ALEC TOO.

OH MY GOD THEY HAVE THE SAME BRAIN CELL.

"Is this what you've been teaching this little girl, Alec?"

Uh, have you met Fiore? She taught herself.

NOT ALEC LAUGHING SO GENUINELY. OH MY GOD.

I LOVE THAT FOR HIM?! HE NEVER SMILES OR LAUGHS.

"Still the same old Yul. Hold on tight."

And buck him off before he can.

"You don't have to pretend to be awful around me. It's a character, right?"

James, are you stupid?

This ain't no act, he's just a douche.

Riya is screaming at you in the background, baffled by your stupidity that a man like him could pull off the act she does.

"DEAR DUMB-ASS: EVERY THOUGHT IN YOUR MIND IS DUMB. EVERY WORD YOU SPEAK IS DUMB."

James isn't dumb. I'm talking about Yul.

"Being nice is the character, and it's fucking miserable! It's like putting your feelings up for prostitution!"

I appreciate that Yul is completely honest that he is completely hopeless and shallow.

"Oh no! I have to have MORAL DECENCY! OH THE HORROR! OH I THINK I GOT IT IN MY NAILS! EEEEEEWWW!!!!"

"Remember when I pretended to date Aiden for my followers?"

Yeah.

You were a fucking CREEP.

I may have taken back the mean things I said about the ship, BUT I DO NOT TAKE BACK THAT.

I just don't like James, I think that's my biggest issue.

Aiden deserves better.

"Well, now I'm happier than ever before!"

Wow.

YOU SUCK.

"Hey, remember when I sexually harassed a trans boy and exploited him for views and money? Because of my awful behavior, I'm living good and I'm so happy!"

THAT'S WHAT HE SAID.

And James is a HERO character! For crying out loud! He's not even a villain like Riya, where we're supposed to be against her getting rewarded for her behavior! WE'RE SUPPOSED TO LIKE THIS GUY.

"And all I had to do was be myself."

Yourself sucks ass, James. I'm sorry.

I feel like that wasn't the dialogue's intent, but that's what that I read that as. I feel like they just didn't finish editing the scripted dialogue in this scene XD

"Being myself is not what people want."

The most correct thing Yul has ever said in his life.

"Once I win this game, I won't have to fake for anybody ever again."

Because I will be dead.

I will much rather take a Riya win than a Yul win. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

"Is it that hard to be normal?"

Normal?

This came out, what, ten months ago? I think it was still relevant.

Yeah... the norm sucks. I don't think James should encourage such.

I'm not elaborating any further.

Also your boyfriend is trans. That's not 'normal'. But you wholeheartedly accept him.

You contradict yourself, man.

"It should be normal to call out ugly fat people."

I HATE how Yul is making me want to talk about real life. Cause I've been avoiding it for weeks now and I don't want to be reminded...

Guys, I'm not offended cause it's talking about me. I'm not fat. Not even- *brain fart*

Look, I'm quite skinny. I'm a bit on the underweight side. And I am fully aware of that.

That does not mean I have no empathy for fat people. I have friends who are overweight and are shamed on a daily basis.

This should not be the norm. But apparently it is. It's very sad.

"Just focus on the road!"

"Tree? You got it!" *Slams into tree*

...

DAMMIT, I WANTED TO ADD TO THE COUNTER.

Doesn't work every time.

"Where did you learn to ride a motorcycle, Ashley?"

Yeah doesn't she live on a farm?

"Rodeo shows always have cycle halftimes!"

Do they?

I don't live anywhere they have rodeos, so I don't know.

Oh they do.

Huh.

I learned something new today.

"Why is everything about you just so... cool?"

"Guess that's just how God made me."

The writers. The writers made you.

You were too good for this world.

"I'm sorry for ruining your dreams for the money, I-I know it was important to you to save the farm."

As you should be.

But you're gonna make it right.

"How can I be like you, Ashley?"

No, that's not your answer.

"Acknowledging your mistakes was a big step. Now, just try to think things through before putting any of your thoughts into words or action."

I don't think he needed to be told this AGAIN. But whatever.

DRILL IT IN HIS HEAD.

I already talked about the greetings. Just see my Episode 5 reaction.

I mean did the rules SAY they had to get there on motorcycle? I don't think so.

OKAY XD

GABBY'S A BEAST, AS USUAL XD

"I am determined. DETERMINED, I SAY!!"

"We won't get very far on those wheels."

RUN. JUST RUN.

"There has to be a way to solve this."

NOT GRETT YAWNING XD

WHAT A MOOD SHE IS THIS EPISODE, AND I LOVE IT.

"I don't want to be negative, but the challenge will be over before we're even halfway up the hill."

Yeah, sadly.

"We won't lose anything by trying!"

SAY THAT TO THE NINE PEOPLE HERE WHO TRIED AND LOST.

"Should we sabotage the other gliders?"

"Try it, and I'll throw you both off this hill!"

OOOOHHH ASHLEY IS NOT MESSING AROUND!!!

She really went from, the willing babysitter looking after the child. To "Fuck children, I hope I never have them!"

"I'll pulley, you wear the harness. Cool?"

"Uh uh uh! My hair looks perfect today. There's no way I'm going down in that murky water."

XD

RIYA IS SUCH A MOOD, OH MY GOD XD

She doesn't want to win this. She doesn't want Connor back. She doesn't need immunity. She's in one of the most secure positions in the game ever.

She actually GAINS by losing here.

So yeah, flex your hair, queen.

"I'm about to... to throw up..."

NO GABBY! DON'T GIVE UP!!!

COME ON, YOU NEED YOUR GIRL BACK! DO IT FOR YOUR GIRL!!

"You're going to blow your heart out, Gabs! We should stop."

OH NOT ELLIE PRIORITIZING HER LOVER'S HEALTH OVER HER SHOT AT COMING BACK.

"No! I want you back in the game!"

AW HONEY DON'T CRY 💔

IT'S OKAY! SHE'S GONNA BE OKAY!

"I'm working with the villains in your place."

"That's hot, babe."

Aw, this is so cute, though. As sad as it is.

"Don't get too attached though."

Yeah.

"There's no honor among thieves."

"Basically, you can't trust people like that to have your back."

"You have to be ready to turn on them before they turn on you."

ELLIE GIVING GABBY THE SAINT'S ADVICE?!

LET'S GO?! ELLIE SAYING SOMETHING SMART?!?!

And it's when she's OUT of the game. Goddamn.

But yeah, she's-she's gonna take this to heart and turn on them.

"Hey guys, how about next time, we reunite on vacation instead of a cruddy reality show?"

Yeah XD

This was not your best move.

"Really wasn't my brightest idea."

Awwww.

"I'm happy to be here! I need to prove myself to everyone. Have the comments about me online changed at all?"

...you missed the message. You COMPLETELY missed the message here.

HOW WOULD YOU RATHER BE HERE WHERE YOUR HATE COMMENTS ARE EXPOSED, INSTEAD OF HAVING A GOOD TIME WITH YOUR POLYCULE THAT LOVES YOU AND YOU'RE AWAY FROM IT ALL?! HOW?!?!

"The last few episodes, people seemed... divided on you."

And that's only because NO ONE in universe is a Jake stan.

"Divided?! What more do these people want?!"

OH NO. YOU HAVE A HUMAN FANBASE.

YOU CAN'T APPRECIATE THAT SOME PEOPLE LOVE YOU. NO YOU HAVE TO IMPRESS EVERYONE.

YEAH, EXCEPT YOUR LOVERS. THEY DON'T COUNT.

"A Falcon Punch?!"

*snickers*

Okay I ruined the joke by pausing. That was-that was good.

"Social media hurts more than it helps. You shouldn't take it seriously."

You would think she'd know this already because she's a STREAMER. AS A GODDAMN CAREER.

SHE WOULD NOT HAVE THIS CAREER IF SHE WAS IMMATURE ABOUT THIS SORT OF THING THE ENTIRE TIME.

AND SEASON TWO, THIS WAS SOMETHING SHE ALREADY FUCKING KNEW.

JUST SAYING. IT MAKES NO SENSE.

I hate repeating myself.

"Tess, this could decide my streaming career."

...okay, elaborate then.

HOW does this ruin your career?

"Why is it so freaking difficult to have people like me?!"

...no, you're not gonna elaborate.

HOW DOES IT RUIN HER CAREER?

HATE COMMENTS ARE NORMAL.

I NEED TO KNOW HOW THIS RUINS HER CAREER, CAUSE OTHERWISE, I DON'T UNDERSTAND YOUR THOUGHT PROCESS, AND I DON'T FEEL ANYTHING FOR YOU.

You know how many shows and creators have divided fanbases? You have your fandom. You have your hatedom. That's normal. It happens all the time.

That has not stopped these shows and creators from thriving in publishing their content and being successful.

"Don't you remember when we first met? The gamer girl that I knew just wanted to help people and be positive."

"You were a completely different and far more logical and likeable character Allyson. Those were the good times. I wish we could go back to that."

Me too Tess. Me too.

Look, Season 2 Allyson was B Tier for me. She wasn't the most interesting character in the cast for me, but she was likeable. She was very cute. She was pleasant.

I don't know who this girl is.

"We love you Ally, no matter what some stupid people online say."

Awwwww that's cute.

These two really are partner material.

Is she gonna take this to heart now? God I hope so.

"Now that doesn't mean you shouldn't try to kick everyone's butt and win."

NO don't encourage THAT. SHE'LL DO IT.

"Huh. You know, how that you mention it, there IS this one blue haired boy I've always wanted to kick the ass of right off a cliff."

"I don't need to be back in the game. I'm pleased with what I have done."

Good on Tess for finding her place in the world.

She knows this isn't her fight.

XD

I FORGOT GRETT WAS HERE!!

SHE'S BEEN FOURTH WHEELING THIS WHOLE TIME XD

"Oh my god this healthy couple is so SICKENING! UGH! What is my luck this season?!"

😂

Grett, I am so sorry.

"James is fine. He won't shut up about how much he misses you."

Aw. That's cute.

Though you say that, but he didn't bat an eye when he finally saw Aiden again in person.

Gabby HAD a reaction to seeing HER love again. What's your excuse James?

"I've been dealing with some new issues. Namely, Jake."

Lake is probably gonna go, "Oh he acts like that because he's in love with you this whole time!"

"I feel bad for the guy."

"Don't. He's a complete ass."

Jake Stans and Jake Haters be like ^

"We get to stream the episodes at the motel, Aiden."

Oh really? That's interesting.

So they know all the context.

"I think he genuinely wants to change."

"Doesn't seem like it."

Well you can't see everything. You're a character.

"You know, I've never told you this, but at the end of our season, I had the worst couple of weeks of my life."

Really?

"My parents said I was a horrible example for my brothers. I felt so bad and regret ever changing myself. I got angry and... unstable."

Kinda wish we saw that. That sounds interesting.

"Is that why I didn't hear from you after the show?"

You didn't?

Maybe I forgot. I thought you two were friends.

"I just needed some time alone. Therapy groups also helped, but I was able to finally stop hating myself and learned to control my emotions."

Good advice. I go through that too.

It's kinda wild to me. I feel like Lake was one of the most emotionally reserved characters in the show.

"Don't lower yourself to Jake's level. He's a lost cause."

XD

"The bar's pretty low, Lake."

"Everyone deserves a chance to right their wrongs. I mean, James proved that to you."

Yeah, he TECHNICALLY did.

Dammit Aiden, you gotta learn the SAME moral, AGAIN.

He's always stuck with the shittiest guys on the cast.

THIS DOES NOT LOOK SAFE!

I'm like scared the rope is gonna snap or something.

"Do I look like manual labor? Ugh! That should be a job for... those people, where the fuck is Rosa?!"

*Restrains from punching desk*

NOT AGAIN. I'M NOT PUNCHING MY DESK AGAIN.

WHERE THE FUCK IS MY HITMAN?!?!?

DO NOT EVEN BREATHE HER NAME, YOU SLUR!!

ROSA WAS AMAZING AND I MISS HER!!! FUCK YOU!!!

"Hey Riya. We need to get Fiore back in the game. Anyone else could potentially end the villain's streak."

"Oh don't worry. I'll make sure the old man goes nice and slow."

Oh that's a cute evil laugh. I love that.

"Is this the fastest you can go?!"

Slams him into the water.

"Is that fast enough?"

"I can hear you!"

"Do I look like I give a shit?"

NO REMORSE TO SHOW.

SHE DON'T CARE. 👑

"Why is it so hard for you lot to play fair?!"

Hey, if you think about it, they're kinda doing you a favor.

"Sounds rich coming from a loser."

Ouch.

OH-OH WHAT ARE YOU DOING-?!

YOU'RE GONNA BREAK THAT-

YEP.

...actually that's genius.

"You bitch!"

"Thank you."

OH NO JAKE!!!!

NOT AGAIN!!!

Oh yeah there's water.

Yeah they're gonna be fine. This is Total Drama.

No one dies in water no matter how far or hard they fall.

"Riya broke the pulley! They're all sabotaging this challenge to get Fiore back in the game!"

...

I feel like that should've been obvious.

OH SHE'S ON A RAMPAGE!!

SHE'S SLAYING EVERYONE!!!!

"For my next showing, I shall reenact Chris McLean's first ever challenge! Plummeting a hundred feet into a lake of sharks! All they need now is this chicken hats!!"

NO RIYA CHRIS MCLEAN WAS AN EXPERT AT HIS CRAFT! YOU CAN'T JUST COPY THAT!!

That laugh is...

I love her. She's a MONSTER. But her evil laughs are so sweet to my ears that I completely forget that.❤️👑

I don't really care about your safety. I'm gonna be honest.

OH CONNOR'S CLIMBING. OH NO.

No shot that Fiore actually comes back here.

THAT WOULD LOBSIDE THE GAME. I DON'T WANT HER BACK!

"We've got this! Nothing's in your way."

"SURPRISE MOTHERFUCKER!"

"How did you get up?!"

"DAMMIT! I SHOULD HAVE CUT THE ROPE! I WAS SLAYING SO HARD I DIDN'T SEE A BASIC ERROR!!"

"You do realize if I lose, you won't get immunity next round?"

She's not in ANY danger in the game even if she doesn't. Your point?

"As long as you're gone, I couldn't care less. Now you know how it feels to have a helper who makes you lose."

OOF.

GIRL. NO.

I mean she has PTSD from being stranded alone in diving where she was close to drowning, so... it does make sense why she'd hold a grudge over something that traumatizing.

OH NO THEY'RE GOING!!! THEY'RE GOING!!!

NO!!!!

OH MY GOD ASHLEY YOU'RE A HERO!!!!

Wait so who wins now?

OH.

OH.

"There's no way I'm letting you get me on that thing!"

"WANNA BET?!?"

This is Riya's karma. She gets dragged off a cliff.

DO NOT LET GO!

"You're just delaying the inevitable. In the end, you will always lose."

Oof.

I am not defending that. He does not deserve that.

RIYA'S IMMUNE!!!!🎉

...oh and I guess Connor's back too. Cool.

"Connor? Who saw that coming?"

NOT ME. I'LL SAY THAT MUCH.

What is Connor gonna do now that he's back? That's what I'm wondering.

"Perhaps this man is smarter than I thought."

You didn't think he was smart before? He helped expose you.

"My biggest advantage is coming in with new underwear!"

TOO MUCH INFORMATION.

"Imagine how crusty these guys are after twenty days."

I ALREADY HATE THAT YOU'RE BACK.

"And Riya, your day of reckoning is coming."

OOF.

RIYA KARMA ARC IS STARTING.

Connor is back, and he is Riya's karma.

That's his role.

"I'll do what you told me. I love you."

"See you in the finale. Love you too."

GABBY FOR THE FINALS.

Also this is so sweet.

First time James has acknowledged Aiden is there.

Though I admit, this kiss is cute.

AWW BUT THE LAKE HUG THOUGH ❤️

"Bye babe. I hope you're feeling better."

"After seeing you, I do."

What was the point of making Allyson and Hunter beefing a major thing to advertise then? It barely amounted to anything.

"No matter what anyone says, we will always be your number one fans."

STOP IT. ❤️

POYCULE COUPLE GOALS.

"Sorry Fiore. I tried."

"Eh, at least I had a good time."

Hey that's something I guess.

"What do you say Miriam? Ready to ride a horse?"

"With this old hip? I'll pass."

Aw. Come on Miriam, where's your young spirit?

"Just kidding! Get me on one of those raging bulls! I can take em"

Oh okay XD

…also where did Tom go?

"This is all very moving."

"Boring!"

XD

"Where's the BLOODSHED?! Come on!"

"Oh, h-hi Derek, I didn't think you'd be here..."

Oh dammit. I forgot these two existed.

And I'm not happy I got reminded.

I do not care about this storyline, AT ALL.

"The last few I've had to do was myself."

Oliver was with you, what are you talking about?

"I don't really know what to tell ya, Trev. I'm moving up in the world, man."

I don't see what Trevor even sees him. AT ALL.

He's just a douche.

He's perfect for Krystal. But he's still a douche.

"How about uh, Saturday?"

"Sorry dude, but Saturday I'm hitting up the bars with Krystal."

Yeah, he does not care about. If he did, he stopped caring.

"I just thought we could spend some time, you know? Just the two of us."

What did I say before? The level of "I don't give a fucks" I can give right now?

I'm feeling my exhaustion. It's 3 AM. And I didn't feel it till these guys came on screen.

I just want this episode to be over.

"Krystal's really not that bad once you get to know her."

Yeah, surprisingly, Krystal has not done that much malice this season. She's actually improved greatly since Season 2.

Gabby?

What's going on with Gabby?

OH MY GOD WE FINALLY SAW BLABBY!!!

SHE'S BACK!!

Why are you scared? This is YOU!

Unless this is her demons.

Shit...

Gabby's going through it.

SO... CONNOR'S BACK.

I DID NOT SEE THAT COMING.

I didn't think there was gonna be a comeback at all.

Uh... it was nice to see everyone again. Idk what much else there is for me to say.

Riya slayed this episode. But now? SHE IS GETTING KARMA.

THAT MAN IS GONNA MAKE HER REGRET THE DAY SHE STEPPED FOOT ONTO THIS SHOW.

I say this as a Riya stan, that's gonna be glorious

Idk what else they have in store for Connor though to warrant him coming back. But I'm willing to hear them out.

He IS one of the most underdeveloped characters of this All Stars cast. So maybe this will change that.

I don't even hate Connor, I'm just struggling to emotionally connect with him. But I want to.

That's all I gotta say. I'm going to bed.

[thebadjoe]

BAD JOE'S DRDT CH.2 CRIME SOLVING THEORY PART 6

Wow! It's been a long while, but it's finally here! DRDT Chapter 2 is back with part 2 starting since more than a week ago!

...Oh? What's that? There's some reveals that is damaging my theory and I should get to fixing? Awwww, man.... what a drag.... I am so doomed... nanchatte!

Anyways, hi! It's me, the dude who makes-overly-complex-and-ridiculously-long-theories-in-the-hopes-of-trying-to-solve-the-murder-case-that-not-many-people-agree-with-for-more-reasons-than-my-theory's-word-count. (Okay, the last part about the reasons is probably not true... yet!)

I am back yet again with some more updates regarding my theory.

NOOOOO!!! NOT AGAIN!!! PLEASE, I DON'T WANNA READ ANOTHER GODDAMN DICTIONARY LENGTH OF A THEORY POST!!!!

Woah! Calm down, imaginary self that is under the impression that some people were way too overwhelmed by my latest part of the theory post! You have nothing to worry about!

It would be silly of me to rewrite all of it again with some small changes. I will of course link up my part 5 later as source of reference, but really, all I'm gonna be doing here today is point out the newest problems with my theory ever since episode 12 and 13 and give my personal thoughts on those.

Also, to make sure that people hasn't forgotten what I've been all about since the beginning, I will do a short recap of my theory, displaying only what's most relevant to the murder case.

Besides, ain't no way I'm writing something this long ever again (except for maybe trying to solve the future chapters, but that's a matter for the far future).

With that said, I feel obliged to point out that this is spoilers for the fangan Danganronpa Despair Time Chapter 2, up until episode 13.

With that out of the way, let's get to it!

Hey look! I still remember how to use that show more button again, hurray! (I'm really sorry again to @1moreff-creator and everyone else who's been reading my very first posts last year that didn't have a show more button)

So, first things first, I'd like to apologize in advance because as amazing the episode 12 and 13 were, I will not be doing a reaction post of said episodes. I think I'm just too lazy to actually display my whole stream of consciousness through two whole videos and I think it is safe to say that practically all of us had a very similar reaction to those episodes.

What was the common reaction, you may ask? Well, it's simple, really... it went something like... OMG, THIS IS SO FUCKING HYPE! OMG!!! THAT WAS SO INSANE!!! THE DRAMA!!! DAVID BEING DAVID!!! THE LEVI REVEAL!!! THE FLASHBACK PART 2 SCENE!!! OMG, WHAT IS EDEN DOING?!! AREI IS HOLDING DAVID'S HANDS?! WE'RE FINALLY TALKING ABOUT THE MURDER METHODS?!?! OMG, SO GOOD!!!

...right? Yeah! I thought so! :D

Although I may not be showing proper and precise reactions to these episodes, if you're interested, I'd definitly recommend reading @venus-is-thinking 's, reactions on episode 12 and episode 13, @1moreff-creator 's reactions on episode 12 and episode 13 and @accirax 's reactions on episode 12 and episode 13. They're pretty good reads (and no, I'm not just saying this because they all believe that Eden is the culprit, I swear!).

And for those who are totally blind or new to my shenanigans, yes, I do believe that Eden is the culprit behind this murder case.

There is indeed a few problems that arose ever since the latest episodes, so to make sure that everyone is up to speed with what I'm gonna be talking about, I'm now going to be doing a short recap of the events, according to me.

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THE RECAP

DAY 1 : The day where everyone receives their mixed up secrets and explore the second floor. DAY 2 : The day where the attempted murder on Ace happened. DAY 3 : The day where Whit suggests David to chill for the evening in the relaxation room. DAY 4 : The day (morning) of the body discovery announcement.

Ever since Arei bullied Eden who then cried and exited the playground on DAY 2, that was what triggered Eden to decide to commit murder for the sake of escaping this hellish killing game. Knowing that her secret is that she kissed a girl, I deduced that she's probably trying to escape because she misses her beloved dearly.

So while she was off screen during most of that day, she spent time making plans for the murder set up and narrative, which is why she decided to share Arturo's secret (as seen in the flashback).

During the evening of DAY 2, Ace was working out in the gym, then he hears a conversation happening between David and Arei in the relax room. The conversation that Ace was quietly listening to did not happen in the evening of DAY 3, but rather the evening of DAY 2. Ace lied about when he was listening to that conversation.

At some point during the conversation or perhaps even after the conversation, Eden sneaks up on Ace and knocks him out with the turpentine that anyone could've gotten access to that day. Ace is Eden's chosen murder victim.

Sometime later, Eden eitheir used a letter or called out Arei's name to lure her into the playground or somewhere close to knock her unconscious with that very same turpentine. She then moves Arei's body into the relaxation room to lock her up inside because of the specific nighttime rules regarding that room.

Eden also brought old spares of clothing to cover Arei's body to make sure she doesn't get stained with starch from the water misting formula from the relaxation room.

During the night of DAY 2, she prepares the murder mechanism in the gym with some needed tools from the storage room and some wire that she took out from possibly a grandfather clock that she may have in her dorm. I deduced it as such because of Whit's description of everyone's dorms being suited to their needs.

I also deduced that there is actually a switch to turn on and off the fans, which is important since the attempted murder involved the fans. As Eden finished setting it up, as she was about to clear up with evidence, she heard someone using the elevator.

She hid in the dress up room, then Nico enters the second floor, looking for Ace to kill him. As Nico explores the gym, Teruko shortly enters the elevator to get to the second floor as well.

Teruko, looking for her spares, runs into Eden, who was hidden in the dress up room. After some talk, they heard a loud noise coming from the gym, which they both take a look inside.

Upon seeing this mess of a crime, Eden realised that her murder plan failed and that she needs to come up with a plan B really quick. So while she is taking time to "process this emotionally", Teruko was investigating.

Eden finally comes up with a plan B and figured that she needed to get her hands on the roll of tape ASAP. She managed to do so with a sleight of hand when Ace "suddenly wakes up", knocking Eden out of the way, distracting Teruko in the process.

Later that night, Eden proceeds with her plan B by making a murder mechanism in the playground. She also took the rope from the storage room. Once it's all properly set up, all's left was waiting for the relaxation to unlock at 8:00 AM on DAY 3.

In the morning of DAY 3, she retrieves Arei's unconscious body and proceeds with murdering Arei. Then, she proceeds to conceal the body somewhat behind the curtains in the relaxation room. She also grabs her glove, her monopad and the necessary materials in the dress up room for the next step of her plan.

She spends the rest of the morning to prepare her disguise trick. Then during lunchtime, Eden spends a short amount of time disguised as Arei to hide the actual time of death.

Once lunchtime is over, she returns to eitheir her or Arei's dorm to remove the disguise, spend time cleaning up, relax, power nap, etc. Then, during the evening of DAY 3, she spends time with Hu to fabricate her perfect alibi.

Later that evening, David explores the relaxation room. That's when he notices something wrong with the room and becomes the first person to discover Arei's dead body.

For some personal reasons, David brings the body back into the playground and hangs it by the swingset. Eitheir he or Eden (earlier in the morning) balls up the clothes and hides it in the closet of the dress-up room. Then, in the morning of DAY 4, David grabs everyone's attention to the fact that Arei is missing right before the secrets reveal. Then fast forward a bit, then we get the BDA of Arei

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And there ya go, that's my recap regarding how I believe the murder case happened. Pretty short, eh?

HELL NO!!! THAT WAS STILL PRETTY LONG!!! AHHHHH!!!!

Eh... I guess I couldn't really make it that shorter, my bad! If I tried to make it any shorter than that, it would've been extremely confusing.

Ah! Speaking of which, if you're confused in the sense that it feels like none of this should work at all, and there's a lot of contradictions and whatnot, then I would heavily recommend reading my actual theory post. I am not going to spend time refuting with people in the comments about points I've already pointed out in my previous post.

However, if there are things that are unclear to you, things that you do not understand and want to know what I'm talking about, please, feel free to ask away! I will help in any way I can.

With that out the way, I guess I can now start with pointing out the pr-

HAH! THERE IS A MAJOR ISSUE WITH YOUR THEORY!!! BASED ON EPISODE 12, THE MURDER COULD'VE ONLY HAPPENED IN THE MORNING OF DAY 4 BECAUSE OF THE BODY SWING! YOU'RE DONE FOR!

Ah... yeah... that! Of course! That's not a problem!

!!!

Let's talk about it first, shall we? :D

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AREI'S BODY SWING : CONFIRMED TIME OF DEATH???

I'd like to come clean with something, everyone. Ever since I came up with the theory that murder happened at a totally unexpected time, there was something that was constantly bothering me.

That's right, I was very well aware of the body swing happening during the BDA ever since the beginning.

HUH?! Then all this time, you wrote all of this despite knowing that?!

Correct! I'm really sorry about that, but please, understand that I had a very good reason for it. For you see... everytime I saw it, I was often under the impression that this was simply an eerie effect / animation, to give a more dramatic intensity towards the BDA, without meaning anything. I legit thought it could be a thing, I swear!

But despite all that... I couldn't help but feel uneasy about it. Deep down, I felt like that maybe there was an actual meaning to it, maybe it was an actual clue that I shouldn't disregard. But I figured that because of my theory beliefs, then it would be rather unlikely that it would be used as evidence.

But alas, I was wrong about that. The body swing plays a very important rule in determining what happened in this murder case. I cannot deny that fact, especially since Teruko brought it up, plain as day. Despite it seeming like it damages my theory, I'm thankful that the dev finally cleared that little doubt I had since then.

Then you admit it, the murder actually happened in the mor-

Oh, not so fast! Let's not jump to conclusions just yet, alright? Arei's body swinging by the swing set doesn't quite exactly prove that the murder occured during the morning of DAY 4. The body swing only proves that someone messed with the body by the swingset.

W-What?! That doesn't make sense! The murder clearly happened in the morning of DAY 4!

Nuh-uh, not quite. You believe it clearly happened in the morning because that's what the cast concluded on top of Charles pointing out that the culprit could've clearly fake the time of death by saving the fishes for later.

But unless we have decisive evidence that the murder happened in the morning, we can't be 100% sure that the murder happened in the morning of DAY 4.

From the looks of it, you just seem very desperate, if you ask me.

At first, when episode 12 released, I kind of was... up until I figured out a fairly logical solution to it. That's right! I have a way to explain who made the body swing and why.

You're not going to suggest that David did all of what he supposedly did in the evening of DAY 3, but instead in the morning of DAY 4, right?!

Nope! Not at all. Disregarding the facts that it wouldn't really make sense and that he'd have to move the body out of the relax room anyways before nighttime (because of the water misting rules), David actually has an alibi in the morning of DAY 4.

(As does Veronika too as she was with them in the cafeteria)

With all of these reasons mentioned above, as much as I initially wanted to make it somehow possible that David came back to the crime scene to mess with the body somehow, it just isn't possible.

So instead, someone else did it.

Then out with it already, you staller! Who is it?!

There is only one possible candidate that would make the most sense in that scenario : Eden. Eden is the person who messed with Arei's body in the morning of DAY 4.

WHHAAAAT?!?! WHY WOULD SHE DO THAT?! THAT'S SO RISKY!

That's what I initially thought at first, not gonna lie. But then... something hit me : Eden doesn't have an alibi for the morning of DAY 4 eitheir.

I thought that there would be absolutely no need for Eden to come back to the crime scene a certain short amount of time before the BDA, so instead, I needed to reverse my way of thinking.

What could she possibly aim to do that would prompt her to come back to the crime scene last minute?

Considering the facts (based on my theory, mind you) that she killed Arei in the morning of DAY 3, hid the body somewhere in the relaxation room, built up an evening to night alibi with Hu and that David was the first person to discover it during the evening, there is a simple explanation behind it.

Arei's BDA was meant to be triggered much earlier than the morning of DAY 4. The original intent behind this whole scheme was to have the BDA trigger during the evening of DAY 3.

That doesn't make sense!

No, that's wrong! It does make a whole lot of sense. Think about it. Let's say you were a participant in this killing game and were in David's shoes during the evening of DAY 3... you come across a dead body in the relaxation, what would you do?

!!!

That's right, you wouldn't just mess with the body and move it somewhere else, now would you? Aside from freaking out, the most natural and human thing to do would be to gather help.

If it were anyone else than David who discovered the body in that exact scenario, they would cry out for help, tell everyone that they found Arei dead inside the relaxation room, which would then result in a body discovery announcement.

But what if the person who found the body were to personally ask for Hu's and Eden's help, wouldn't that ruin her plan since it wouldn't trigger the BDA?

There's an easy solution to that. Eden could've simply decided to find more people to share the news to meet up with the corpse. This wouldn't ruin her plan in the slightest.

Quite the opposite, actually. If the body were to be discovered and trigger the BDA during the evening, it would solidify her air tight alibi even further as she wouldn't have any possible timeframe to commit murder in the evening as she was spending time with her friend Hu.

Ugh, so what? It didn't really happen anyways because of David being David! That doesn't change anything!

Actually, it does change things considerably. If you put yourself in the culprit's perspective where the whole intent was to have the body discovery happen in the evening of DAY 3 and that during the whole night, nothing happened, you would certainly find that very strange.

The culprit would be clearly confused, yet really curious to find out what even happened.

Couldn't she have taken a look much later during the night?

Perhaps, but she figured it would've been pointless. The reason why is that if she thought that nobody found the body, then the body would've still remained hidden in the relaxation room which would then be currently locked away because of the water misting.

So instead of checking it out during the late night of DAY 3, Eden decided to investigate during the very early morning of DAY 4, sometime past 7:30 AM.

But the relaxation room is still locked up until 8:00 AM! Why not wait until then?

It's simple! She just wanted to be there a little bit in advance to make sure she can enter the room as early as possible. And so... while she is waiting for the relaxation room to unlock, she probably figured that she should take a look around the other rooms, why not?

And thus, that leads to Eden finding the body being hung by the swingset, alongside fishes scattered around the floor for some reason.

To reconfirm, I still believe that David is the first person who discovered Arei's dead body in the relaxation room and that he's responsible for hanging her body alongside placing those fishes by the playground.

Okay, Eden discovers that the body has been moved to the playground? What now? Everything's already in place, so what could she possibly do with the dead body?

Well, since the BDA was not triggered on the evening of DAY 3, she figured that she may as well put Arei's monopad back into the corpse's pockets.

But what about her missing glove? Why didn't she return that as well if she wanted to return her monopad?

That's a good point, that's for sure. But there are two easy fixes to this counter argument. First one being that she simply forgot about the gloves. No one's really perfect, after all. She was so concerned about the body not being discovered yet that this completly slipped her mind.

The second fix would be that it would've been way too risky to try to retrieve the glove. Maybe initially, Eden, after she removed her disguise, she placed the clothes and the glove back into Arei's dorm. So if she wanted to retrieve the glove, she'd have to return to Arei's room, unlocking it with a monopad that isn't her own.

Would she really risk that again after making this much progress without getting caught so far? Like imagine if she tried to take that risk one last time only to get caught, that would be quite the devastating result, wouldn't it?

Ok, fine. Nevermind the gloves. Is that all she did?

Pretty much, yeah. She returned the monopad back into her pockets, which moved the body somewhat.

...

Well, it's also possible that she tripped and moved the body even more by accident. Or perhaps she felt like she was in such a hurry to avoid getting found out that she accidently bumped into Arei's dead body.

...Are you kidding me? There's no way that's gonna be enough to move the body for this long!

Well... maybe her being there at exactly 7:30 AM is not the exact time. She could've been there a couple minutes before 8:00 AM, which could make this possible.

But that's ridiculous! There's no way Eden is strong enough to make the body swing that way. To make the body swing for a good amount of time, she'd need more than just accidently bumping into the body! It needs considerable force.

And I'll stop you there. If you've read my last theory post, you should know by now that I'm a firm believer that because it's a work of fiction, anything that seems unlikely can become possible.

The main thing we should take from Arei's body swinging during the BDA is that at some point in time during the morning, someone messed with the body, proving that someone was there during the morning of DAY 4.

And there you go, that's my whole explanation as to how Arei's body was swinging during the BDA that doesn't necessarily mean that the murder occured during that exact morning.

If you're not quite convinced yet, there is a certain part of my theory that begins to make a lot more logical sense with this solution in mind. Take a look at this!

Thanks to the solution I suggested, these two lines become a lot more fitting to my updated theory. Here's why!

If Eden were to explore and find the body hanging by the swing set during the morning of DAY 4, she would know that at least 1 person found the body, but not who exactly.

Because of Whit's silly comment, Eden immediatly thought of the body in the playground and jumped to the worst conclusion : Whit is the person who found the body first.

So if they were to open the door to the playground, the BDA would not trigger since Eden is the culprit. So in a moment of panic, Eden uttered : "Teruko, wait--".

It is still pretty much the same as what I had in mind according to the previous part of my theory post, except that it works a whole lot better now that Eden personally saw the actual state of the dead body in the morning of DAY 4.

So there you have it. This seemingly major problem for my theory actually turned out to be very beneficial for my theory after all! Ah, the joys of making logical sounding deductions! My theory should be saf-

HAH! YOU THINK YOUR THEORY IS SAFE FROM HARM YET?! WRONG!!!! IN EPISODE 13, THEY ACTUALLY SHOWED HOW THE MURDER MECHANISM WORKED! NOT ONLY IS EDEN TOO WEAK TO OPERATE IT, BUT THEY PUT FISH WATER INSIDE THOSE JUGS! SINCE THEY REVEALED THAT MURDER METHOD, IT HAS TO BE THE SOLUTION. YOUR THEORY IS RUINED! GOOD DAY SIR!

Oh, you mean this?

Oh no, this murder mechanism is different from mine and this one requires a certain amount of strength that Eden possibly doesn't have! And the fishes! Since they brought it up, then there's no way my theory can work! Whatever shall I do??? It's joever.... just kidding!

I don't mean to alarm you guys, but the current proposed murder mechanism idea actually has flaws. Let's talk some more about the murder mechanism in the playground, shall we? :)

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TERUKO'S CURRENT MURDER MECHANISM IDEA : RIGHT OR WRONG???

Before I get into it, I'd like to remind everyone that just because we've been shown how the murder may have been done for the first time means that's how it actually happened. Let's not forget that they spent so much time arguing and discussing about the secrets that they barely ever talked about the murder case in itself.

So if anything, episode 13 is practically just them beginning their actual work! Mistakes are bound to happen. We shouldn't jump to conclusions just yet. Besides, there is actually a problem with this murder mechanism.

I'll present it to you in pictures to show you what I'm talking about.

The taped up wrists. This was practically the decisive proof that this wasn't a suicide nor could it have been an assisted suicide. So now that they've introduced a murder mechanism in an actual episode... what's actually the point of the taped wrists in that scenario?

If the culprit used exactly this kind of murder mechanism, then there would be absolutely no need to tape up her wrists together.

Maybe it was to stop Arei from trying to struggle?

Nope. If that was the case, we would've seen much more signs of struggle coming from Arei. There may be scuffs on the ground, but there's absolutely no other form of injury on Arei aside from her broken neck.

Well, I saw a theory where the accomplice was Levi and he could've easily overpower her!

(I believe that was something that @1moreff-creator theorized, if I recall? At least, that was the theory pre part 2)

It used to be borderline possible, but not this time anymore! Thanks to the first two episodes of part 2 of chapter 2, it seems extremely unlikely that Levi wanted to work with the culprit as an accomplice.

Not only because of what we find out regarding his secret, what kind of character he is, but also because of something he said in episode 12.

I don't know about you, but this doesn't look like something an accomplice would say at all, right? If the culprit was someone who didn't have an alibi in the evening, it would be a different story, but the most fitting theory for having Levi work as an accomplice is to work for Eden, who happens to have an alibi in the evening as you already know.

So since we gotta take Levi out of the equation, then we don't really have much other possible candidates who could've easily overpower Arei to the point where taping up her wrists would've helped better on that regard.

Therefore, the most logical solution would be that Arei was knocked unconscious with the turpentine. But since that's the most likely scenario, then what's up with the taped wrists?

If the taped wrists weren't used to prevent any remote chance for Arei to try to get out of this situation, then it must've been used as part of the murder mechanism.

But since the murder mechanism as shown by Teruko doesn't explain the taped up wrists whatsoever, then this becomes a discrepancy. Therefore, that can't be quite the correct answer to solving the how this murder mechanism works.

And since this murder mechanism idea is flawed, it also means that there's no guarantee that the jugs contained fish water inside, they could've simply gathered water somewhere else or perhaps there jugs were already filled with clean water to begin with.

Because this murder mechanism idea is flawed, there's no guarantee that the culprit used this method which required some unknown amount of strength, but an amount of strength regardless (unless the author wants to pass it off as anyone could've done it since it's easier to do it by spinning it, I'm not sure).

Because of that flaw, my theory isn't affected by the murder mechanism idea that Teruko suggested since there is no guarantee that this is the correct answer.

So yeah, there's no problem whatsoever! Also, as far as I'm aware, since the release of the latest episodes, I have a very logically sound reason to explain the taped up wrists as shown in part 5 of my theory.

To give you a small reminder, it was for something like this!

(Whole murder mechanism not properly shown in the drawing because I'm lazy as heck, but just take a close attention to the arms)

By having Arei's arms go between the pillars of the seasaw, you can make it so that she can't get out of it by taping her wrists together, which plays an important role in the murder mechanism. Not going to elaborate further, if you want to know more, you gotta read the big post right there!

And there you have it! Those were the two main concerns that could've negatively affect my theory, but fortunately for me, it doesn't. In fact, it supports it even more than before.

Especially regarding the David / Arei conversation flashback (shown from David's memory's perspective). This conversation told us a lot more between these two, do you know what that means?

That's right! It means that Ace is full of shit! There's no way he didn't hear anything else. The only way he could've not hear anything else is if he gets snuck up from behind and gets knocked out with the turpentine, but it could've easily simply been Ace witholding that information to make David look more suspicious.

Therefore, if he lied about this, he could've also easily lied about when he actually overheard that conversation for his own selfish gains!

There's also a few couple other points that could further support my theory, but I don't feel like going over every single little detail as of now. I mainly wanted to solve these two issues and nothing else.

So, DRDTers, I need to ask you the following : Do you still believe that I am delusional with this overly complex theory of mine? :)

Thanks for reading another one of my big posts, as usual!

Edit : Go read the finale of my theory next, it's worth it!

[bomber-grl]

if it's cool with u, make more nico di angelo x son of hecate reader stuff, pleaseee

just like one-shots with any kind of plots, honestly

going on quests, angst, fluff—anything, reallyy

When Trying Something New Goes Totally Wrong

- not proofread, might not be good.

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Today was a new day and especially one you looked forward to. Someway, somehow, you had managed to convince Nico to try out new things.

He groaned and grumbled all throughout your 20 slide PowerPoint presentation but it was all worth it in the end once you heard the words “fine” uttered from his mouth.

You dragged his usually tired self through a random library in New York and sat him down at a table.

He sighed and looked at you, “so I’m learning to read? Unfortunate for you since I already know how.”

You tutted at him and shook your head, “Nope, good guess though” you could’ve sworn you saw his soul leave his already withered self. “I’ll be giving you books based on history, math, science. You tried your best to make it look appealing.

Nico sighed, “yay.” You stifled a laugh and commented, “I love how happy you are to be here.” And went on your merry way to search for some interesting books.

Despite his less than enthusiastic self, Nico still chose to read what you brought him. For the next 4 hours. He’d never say it out loud but at that point he’d just pick Tartarus over whatever torture that was.

From then on, whenever you two weren’t being completely and utterly jumped by random monsters, you’d introduce him to doing something new. You didn’t need to but you figured you might as well since boredom was rather common amongst you two.

To your surprise, he actually did quite well in a handful of these skills or hobbies- whatever they’re called. He enjoyed reading but then deemed it time wasting, did okay-ish in learning to sew, same with when you showed him to paint, sculpt, and play the kalimba.

Honestly became a game of you trying to see if he could fail at something, as terrible as that sounded.

You were laying down in the strawberry fields, ranting to a friend, a Demeter kid, about how you’ve ran out of ideas. I mean these little days of showing Nico new and outlandish things became your thing and now you were ran through.

Your friend sighed as she plucked a strawberry into her basket, “why haven’t you tried showing Nico how to do magic? I mean it’s kind of your thing, right?

You abruptly sit up and turned to her, “you think so?! Really?” She seemed mildly taken aback by your enthusiasm but shook her head and chuckled as she gave her basket off to a passing saytr.

“Well yea, could be a bonding experience don’t you think?” Your heart was pumping and you began trying to come up with where Nico could be right about now.

Your excitement died down almost immediately, you sagged and laid back down. Your friend turned to you, “what’s the issue now? I thought I gave you a pretty good solution.”

“Well.. yea! You did but what if..” you could already feel her judgmental stare before you spoke your feelings.

You continued, “what if he doesn’t need me, I mean he’s been pretty good at everything- or atleast decent- with what I’ve presented him.”

She spoke up, “that all? I can sense you aren’t telling me everything.”

You laid there silently before speaking up again, “is it bad that I want to see him fail at something?”

She looked taken aback and then sighed, “Go show him magic before I ban you from coming to the fields again.” You were about to say something nasty but you knew not to test her.

Off you went.

You found Nico being held hostage by your sister, Lou Ellen, near the arts and crafts and luckily for him, came to his rescue.

The two of you walked hand in hand towards the forest, he bumped your side and spoke in a sarcastic tone, “what can I do for my savior?” You smirked, “I have a thing or two in mind… that involves something you’ve never tried before-“

Nico groaned and raised an eyebrow, “really?” You raised your eyebrow in much the same way, and mockingly stuck your hip out, “really”

Nico just laughed exasperatingly and followed you, not like he had anything else to do but brood, brood, and did I mention brood? Yea.

You brought him to the part of the forest where most capture the flag games took place and sat down alongside him on a rock.

“So? What’s the lesson today?” You stood up in front of him and happily exclaimed, “magic!”

He looked taken aback, and then the skepticisim settled in,”magic?” You confirmed, “magic!”

His demeanor was very much not enthused, “ok…”

“What? What’s so bad about magic?” You raised an eyebrow.

“Nothing, I just haven’t considered it.” Nico shrugged. “Well you will now! Cmon let me show you some basics.”

You spoke, drew and did your best to channel the magicalness that comes naturally to you into Nico, but to no avail.

It’s not like spells that delt with elements other than death weren’t working- it just wasn’t working point blank and you needed to find something that’d make it easier.

Nico lounged against the rock while absentmindedly playing with the dirt with his sword until you spoke up.

“Maybe we should focus on necromancy- I mean it is your specialty.” Nico perked up, “necromancy?”

You nodded excitedly, “yup! I mean it’s similar but not exactly.. this one I’m gonna show you is just controlling a corpse.”

Mostly since actually reviving someone would bring trouble with a god you’re both more than familiar with.

Nico spoke up, “how’s that any different than when I control bones?” His question was genuine.

You were about to speak about how they’re different then paused, yup he’s actually right. “Well it’ll be a way to do it without using your natural born power?”

He wondered for a minute, “why’d you recommend it? You’re acting like it’s all I know.”

You paused and looked away, “I mean… is it not?”

“Ha ha, very funny,” Nico deadpanned. One might’ve thought you offended him but there was a flicker of amusement in his eyes.

“You know there’s a lot more to you than necromancy. I know there is” there was sincerity poured into the last bit and Nicos demeanor relaxed. “You could also try a bit of light magic in hopes of making this work if you’re insistent. Not to mention that It might do wonders for your mood.”

Nico groaned, rolling his eyes. “You just want to see me fail at something new, don’t you?”

“No,” you said with a laugh, “I just want to see you smile. Seriously, Nico. You’re too good at being miserable.”

“Not like this attempt at teaching you magic needs my interference for it to be a failure anyway..”

Nico perked up, “what’d you say?”

You dismissed his suspicion with your hand “Oh nothing, let’s focus back on this.”

You honestly don’t know how long it was before the spell you had been attempting with Nico finally worked, just.. that there was a catch.

“We’re so dead” you looked towards the patch of trees that your spell had totally and utterly destroyed.

Nico shrugged and turned your way, “could’ve been worse.”

-

Luckily none of those trees were dryads and you managed to regrow the trees (albeit more shriveled up and getting some laughter out of Nico) before you went back to camp.

It was a secret for just you two, and whatever unfortunate soul would wander into the place of the crime scene.

[msnanu]

Life Twist 01 | JJK

⏤banner by the talented and sweet: @archivedkookie ❣

⏤summary ❧ After an enormous loss in your life and breaking a long relationship with your now ex boyfriend, you decided you needed a life twist. So you move into a new country to try restart your life and seek for your happiness. What you weren't expecting was someone like Jungkook entering into your life as soon as you got to Seoul.

⏤𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 ❧ jungkook x female reader

⏤𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘳𝘦 ❧ fluff, angst, smut, slow burn, 4 years age gap (reader is JK's noona)

⏤𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 ❧ mature language

⏤𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵 ❧ 5k+

⏤ author's note❧ I just wanted to state that this is the first time I write a fic - so bear with me, please 😌 - also just as an FYI, I don't have an specific schedule to update since you know.. adult life hahaha but I'm already working on next chapter. I love this story and I hope you get to love it as much as I do 💜

You were finishing unpacking your clothes when your phone started to ring, you smiled seeing that your screen was flashing with Chris’s name on it. Christian – aka Chris – has been your best friend since you were 15, you met him during your high school years through acquaintances and you clicked immediately.

You both feel like you’re each other’s soulmate but of course only in a platonic way, although a lot of people tend to misinterpret and think that there’s more to your friendship. It’s hard for people to understand that a woman and a man can be just friends without any sexual desires but to be honest at this point of your life you don’t care about what others might think of your relationship with your best friend.

‘Hey y/n, finished unpacking yet?’ asks your best friend with his chirpy tone as soon as you pick up the call

‘Hey Chris, ughhhhh no... still working on it, but I promise I’m making progress, I finished with almost every room of the apartment, I’m cleaning up in my bedroom right now. I think by tomorrow I might have everything in order’ you say while biting your lip and looking at your clothes scattered all over the new assembled bed, I mean... at least it doesn’t look any more like a tornado came through your window

‘I told you I could’ve helped you; you can be so stubborn sometimes’ you hear your friend sigh and although you can’t see him you know he’s shaking his head at you

‘No no…You’ve already helped me enough, if it wasn’t for you, I would never had the balls to move to another country – so take a rest of me, bestie’ And that is totally true, he had helped you with all the immigration bureaucracy, he also basically got your new apartment. While you were still at your native country, he went on apartment hunting and showed you the different options you had through videocalls, gave you tons of tips so you wouldn't miss anything while moving to another country since he had experience in that area. After all, he had moved to Seoul 2 years prior to you.

‘You would’ve done the same for me, we both know that!’ you smile while hearing your friend because you know that’s also true, you both would do anything for each other without hesitating.

He doesn’t give you the chance to respond anything and keeps going: ‘Anyways, I was actually calling you to invite you to a birthday party tonight – it’s Jackson’s birthday, remember I told you about him? He’s that friend that works at my gym. We were talking today, and I might have slipped that you moved to Seoul recently and he told me to invite you, he really wants to meet you’

‘Me? Why would he want to meet me?’ you respond with a surprised tone

‘According to Jackson’s words and I quote: he is really curious to get to know the only girl I’ve retained in my life without sleeping with her’ he says with amusing tone

He cackles when he hears you snorting ‘Wow, now that’s a good way to convince me to go to a birthday party of someone that I don’t even know’

‘It might not be the best invitation but at least is a chance to meet new people and make some friends’ he says that since he knows you struggle when it comes to meeting new people

‘Um..I have friends, I have you’ you respond almost immediately

‘You’re a sweetheart but I’m talking about other people than me, although you know how I love all your attention on me, babe’he says while chuckling because he’s already imagining how you’re rolling your eyes at him after you heard that pet name

‘Oh my god you’re so full of yourself – ughh, okay you’re right, I should get to know new people. New country, new life… new friends I guess’, you say a little insure knowing you’re not the most sociable person in the world but it would be kind of nice to have people to hang out other than Chris

‘And maybe you can get some action too, it’s been what? A year without any proper activity?’ he talks without any filter like he usually does

‘Wha- Okay, I’m hanging up on you. I’m not in the mood to talk about my sex life right now’ you respond acting offended though you both know that you're just teasing each other

‘Or the lack of –’ When Chris hears your gasp he chuckles and says immediately ‘Sorry sorry, just kidding bestie, I’ll pick you up around 9PM, don’t make me wait pleaseeee, byeeeee byeeeeee see ya. I love you’

You can’t even get mad at him for calling you out on your sadly lack of sex, it’s not like he’s wrong. So, you just laugh it off and respond by saying ‘Fuck off - You’re unbelievable. K, don’t worry I’ll be ready when you get here. See u later, love you too” 

Once you end your call with Chris, you grab some of the last items left in the moving boxes. You come upon a frame, it's a picture of you and your dad when you were 4 years old on your summer vacations at a swimming pool where he was teaching you how to swim. One of the many things that your dad taught you in life. Your eyes start to feel watery at the sight of your dad's sweet smile and with a deep sigh you give a kiss to the picture. You place the frame on your nightstand and while cleaning a few tears that dropped on your cheeks you can only whisper - "I really hope I'm making you proud dad, I'm finally looking for my happiness ".

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You look at yourself in the mirror, thinking you did a decent work with your make up and cleaned yourself up pretty good after a long day of putting everything in order at your new apartment. You weren't so sure on what to wear for Jackson's birthday party, so you just went for an all-black outfit: leather jacket, mini leather skirt, a Ramones shirt that you love and combat boots.

After looking at your reflection in the mirror one last time, you took a selfie and sent it over to Chris to ask him if you were dressed properly for the occasion, which he replied with: 'You look gorgeous babe, almost too perfect for the occasion! I'll pick you up in about half an hour ;)' – you can’t help but smile at his compliment. You know he's nothing but honest with you, whenever he had to tell you that you looked like shit, he would do it. And of course, it goes both ways.

Your best friend is punctual as always, 9PM sharp he was at your building entry texting you that he was outside your home. Jackson’s place wasn’t that far away from yours, only about 10 minutes on a car drive. While Chris was driving, you chit chatted about your exhausting day, and he told you that this girl – Hani was her name you wanna say? - that he’s been hooking up for the past month asked him the golden question ‘What are we? Where is our relationship going?’ and that’s where Chris decided to put an end to the hooking up. He just doesn’t want anything serious right now and is totally understandable.

From what your friend has told you, Hani got really upset at his response, although to be fare... he did warn her when they started hooking up that he wasn't looking for anything serious, he’s not an asshole that goes around giving false hopes to any girl.

It’s been like this with Chris for a while now, he did had a girlfriend a few years ago and they dated for about 3 years until he found out that she was cheating him with her boss – pretty shitty move if you ask me – she broke his heart and after that he hasn’t been in a serious relationship with anyone, just hook ups until the girl finally gets tired of being just ‘friends with benefits’, that’s how it usually goes.

When you finally arrive at Jackson’s you start to feel slightly nervous, it’s been a while since you got to meet new people and it’s in a total new environment, new country... totally different cultures, a lot to take in. Chris knowing you, holds your hand tightly for a moment and before entering to his friend’s house tells you ‘Don’t worry, he and his friends are all pretty cool people, they’ll love you - now come on, let’s go and start socializing!’. You chuckle at his enthusiasm and as soon as you enter, you’re greeted by Jackson holding a red cup with beer on it.

Jackson smiles at you and your friend and says ‘You’re y/n, right? Wow, you’re even hotter that what I imagined – sorry I don’t mean to be unrespectful, but you know how weird is to see that this guy over here has a female friend and didn’t sleep with her yet? Anyways, it’s so nice to meet you finally, I’m Jackson’ and he immediately gives you a hug which it honestly startled you.

You chuckle and once he’s finished with the hug, you respond ‘I know, it’s always amusing to see how people get surprised that we’re really just best friends. Um, it’s nice to meet you too and happy birthday! Thanks for inviting me over’ you say shily

He keeps smiling at you while he also hugs your best friend (apparently, he’s a hugger) and says ‘Chris’s friends are also my friends, so please make yourself at home – I haven’t invited a lot of people because I actually have a small group of friends, come with me and I’ll introduced them’ and you both follow him to the living room going through a large hall – which by the way, is so freaking beautiful, you can’t stop staring the marble floors and beautiful art works hanging on the walls and you think to yourself how amazing this apartment looks – your thoughts are interrupted by the group of people who’s now in front of you having a discussion about who was the largest hands in the group - though you're not sure you heard right -

And then Jackson speaks getting everyone’s attention ‘Guys, this is y/n, Chris’s best friend – yes, she’s really his friend and she is a woman, I know!! How crazy it sounds, huh? She just moved to Seoul from basically the other side of the world so be nice to her’

One of the guys with a boxy smile says to Jackson ‘Hey! –  we are always nothing but nice, she’ll think poorly of us if you say it like that!’ and Jackson just laughs it off and starts to introduce each and one of them. There’s 10 people right in from of you – which to you, it sounds like a lot of friends, you never had more than 3 o 4 friends (one of them always being Chris of course) so 10 sounds like a lot of people – you learn that the guy with the boxy smile is called Taehyung, then there’s Namjoon, Seokjin – though he told you to call him Jin -, Jimin, Yoongi, Hoseok – or Hobi how he introduced himself - , Aria – which you learn is Hobi’s girlfriend -, Joey, Emma – Joey’s girlfriend – , and last but not least Jungkook who smiled you shily and waved his hand to greet you from afar – you almost gasp at how this last guy seemed like he was built by the God’s themselves, you felt like you wanted to look up to the sky and say ‘WOW, well done!’ – to be honest, they were all insanely attractive but there was something that caught your attention straight to Jungkook and you couldn’t quite wrap on your finger what was it.

The night went smoothly, they all seem to be really friendly and made you feel comfortable as if you were one of them already. You spent most of the time hearing their stories about the last trip they went to last year – Hobi’s parents own a lake house in Chuncheon, which you learn is about an hour away from Seoul – and they’re planning to go again in the next month or so – and you’ve been invited to go with them by Hobi himself which you gladly accepted and thanked him for including you even when you just exchanged a few words with him throughout the night.

Your red cup was empty for the third time by now, so you got up and approached to the table were all the drinks were placed and poured yourself some Soju, while you were at it you feel someone approaching you and then a sweet voice sounds saying ‘Are you having a good time so far?’, you look up and realize that is Jungkook who’s now besides you also pouring himself a drink while he smiles at you.

You also smile at him and respond ‘Yes, I really am. Honestly you guys made me feel really comfortable, I tend to be a lot shier when I meet new people, but I don’t feel that way at all with you’

‘I’m glad you feel that way, sometimes these guys can get loud, me myself included, and people look at us like we’re weirdos’ he chuckles and sees you just nodding while you giggle at him and then he continues ‘Mmh, mind if I ask you what made you move in all across the other side of the world? I don’t wanna intrude, I’m just curious’  

Although you feel comfortable talking to him, you don’t want to get into much detail... at least not yet, telling your whole story about how after your dad’s passing last year you felt like you needed to work in your happiness because you knew that’s all your dad wanted, for you to be happy. You don’t dwell on how you realized that you needed to break up your 9-year-old relationship with your boyfriend – now ex-boyfriend – because you really didn’t share anything in common anymore, you grew out towards different paths, and neither of you wanted to accept it.

So you go with a simple response while Jungkook watches you attentively with those beautiful doe eyes where you feel like you can get lost so easily : ‘You’re not intruding at all’ –  you give him a comforting smile and continue – ‘I always wanted to live somewhere abroad, to have that experience at least once in a lifetime, plus Chris had moved here and he used to say to me how much he loved Seoul and how the people here always treated him so nicely. To be honest, he was a great influence on me moving in here. He’s pretty much like a brother to me so it was easier to decide on moving to another country knowing that he was going to be by my side and I was really missing him back home – though please don’t tell him that I said that, because it will just inflate his ego more’ you both snicker once you’ve finished explaining him part of the reasons why you decided to move to Seoul. Is not like you’re lying but you’re leaving a few big details out of the conversation, maybe some other day you’ll have the opportunity to tell him.

‘Well, I hope you really enjoy being in Seoul, I’m sure I’m enjoying you being here’ he admits shily to you. Your cheeks start to feel like burning and you can’t help but to feel hypnotized by him, God did he have to be this fucking gorgeous?

Before you can respond anything back, Taehyung’s loud voice interrupts the moment that you two were having - ‘Hey you two, what’s with the chit chatting? You better not be talking behind our backs’ while the others laugh because they know he just loves gossiping and wants to be included in any of it.

So, you both just laugh it off while you share a look and go back to the others

About 4AM, the night ended for all of you. Chris was insanely wasted, and you were cursing under your breath because you two got here on Chris’s car and you also had drunk a fairly amount of alcohol and weren’t in the best state to drive yourselves home.

Jackson takes a few steps towards you and your best friend - who almost couldn’t stand on his own feet without swaying – it was quite obvious that Chris wasn’t okay to drive so he offered ‘Do you want me to call an Uber for you? I would drive you myself but I’m a little bit tipsy honestly’ and just when you were about to accept on his offer, another voice interrupts ‘I could drive you both home if you want to, I don’t mind at all and I’m okay to drive’, it was Jungkook that was watching the whole scene of drunk Chris holding himself to you from afar

You felt bad for dragging him along with you and Chris’s drunk ass so you said to him ‘I don’t wanna impose you, we could just call an Uber really’, whilst he came closer to you and helped you lifting Chris from yourself as if he weighted nothing and responded sweetly ‘I’m not taking a no for an answer, and you’re not imposing, I offered myself, come on let’s go’. So, you said your goodbyes from a far to all the other guys that were also getting ready to leave and thanked Jackson for inviting you one more time before finally following Jungkook and Chris over to JK’s car.

After the impossible task of getting Chris’s drunk ass in Jungkook’s car, you went into the passenger seat while you heard your best friend from the back mumbling nonsenses that only he could understand. Jungkook asked where to go and you told him your address, you couldn’t leave your best friend alone in that state so that’s where you headed to.

As soon as he started to drive, Jungkook asked ‘How long have you two met?’ hinting on the drunk man that was now singing - or at least he thought that he was doing that - Jason Derulo ‘Swalla’ while lying in the backseat.

‘Too long if you ask me’ you both start laughing and you continue ‘Mmh, it’s been like...15 years since we met. We went to the same high school but didn’t shared classes together because we were on different programs. One day when we were both at recess, there was this guy who was a senior that kept insisting on me dating him and I would always say no. Until that day it got up to the point that he pushed me against a locker’ - Jungkook’s eyes widened while he was letting you continue your story –‘And afterwards the idiot tried to kiss me even when I was pretty clear saying that I didn’t want anything to do with him. That’s when out of nowhere, Chris grabbed the guy and punched him right on the face and told him to fuck off and leave me alone’, you can’t help but smile remembering how your best friend stud up for you even when he didn’t even know you.

‘Wow, well done Chris! From the very first day you were already protecting y/n’ Jungkook said smiling while checking on your best friend through the rearview mirror

‘Yesssssss, I saved noona from that asshole’ you hear from the backseat

‘Noona?’ Jungkook widened eyes look over to you, ‘Wait, are you older than Chris, y/n?’

‘Yes… well only 3 months older than him, my birthday is in May and Chris’s birthday is in August’ - Now that you think of, he only calls you noona when he’s insanely drunk -

You start remembering how one morning you got up seeing that you had 10 voice messages from your best friend, you got so freaking scared for a moment thinking that something bad had happened.

That was until you started playing all the audios and it was clear that he was wasted while he was sending those audios, some of them you couldn’t even understand what language he was speaking, there was another one where he was singing ‘You’re my best friend! No, I didn't stutter till the day end. Through heaven and high water oooooohhhhhhh, it kills me not to tell you, you're my best friend’ and finally the one where he screamed ‘Noona I love you, you’re my bff’ and that was it.

Seeing JK’s still surprised look, you ask ‘What? You thought I was younger? I don’t know why people tend to think that Chris is older than me but no, we’re both 93 liners’

‘I actually did think you were younger; you certainly look like you’re. I didn’t think that you were my noona too’

That’s when your eyes almost pop out of you head and you say ‘Wait, are you telling me you’re younger than me too? I thought all of you in Jackson’s home were about the same age as us’

‘Yes, noona’ says Jungkook while wiggling his eyebrows to you. ‘I’m a 97 liner’, he laughs at your wide eyes

‘Oh my god you’re a baby’ – you can’t help to think that you were almost salivating because of this Adonis that you’re talking to and now that you learn he’s 4 years younger than you, it somehow feels weird.

You've never felt attraction for a guy younger than you, maybe is the prejudice... You used to notice how guys - not all of them but the majority, at least in your experience - would take more time to mature than girls, so you never dated anyone younger than you, not even someone of your same age. You always aimed for guys older than you.

Although, to be fair, last time you were single you were 19 years old so anyone at that point would be immature probably.

Maybe now that you’re almost 30 it wouldn’t be a bad thing to be open to date younger guys, you could find someone that's younger than you and still have a good time, right?

‘Don’t call me a baby, please’ you notice how Jungkook’s tone changed to a serious one

‘Sorry, I promise I won’t call you like that again’- you can't help snickering seeing how serious he got just because you called him a baby - ‘It’s just that you surprised me, maybe it’s because you’re all muscle and give such a masculine vibe that I thought that you were pretty much the same age as me’

– Oh for fucks sake, that freaking Soju made your tongue start to loosen up, you start panicking once you have finished the last sentence because you realize that you said everything you were thinking out loud, you shouldn’t drink when there’s a guy this hot near you –

You feel Jungkook’s burning gaze and as soon as you look at him you see him smirking at you. Then he opens that beautiful mouth he has and says ‘So…you think I’m pretty masculine, noona?’

‘Isn’t that what I just said?’ you mumble, not even knowing how to divert the conversation because you’re about to pee yourself, he’s so gorgeous you feel like you’ll start stuttering any time soon if he keeps looking at you with those doe eyes

Before he could open again his mouth and make you blush again, you see your building entry and you almost scream interrupting him ‘We’re here!!’

Fuck, why am I getting this nervous around him? I feel like a teenager. Jeez, you must keep it together y/n! - you think to yourself -  

He then stops the car, and you open the door getting out not even waiting a second because you were starting to panic in there. You feel like the Soju has taken all your filters down and you could say almost anything to Jungkook. You just met the guy, you can't start telling him how hot he looks with those cargo pants or how insanely good that sleeve of tatts looks on him…God, maybe it’s just that it’s been so long since you had sex, yes... yes, it must be that!! That explains why you’re just a horny mess.

Jungkook gets out of the car quickly after you and waves you off when he sees you trying to get Chris out of the car, who by the way, is totally passed out by now and once again Jungkook lifts him up like a bag of potatoes and lets you guide him towards your apartment.

The wait for the elevator almost felt eternal but once it arrived you pushed the 7th floor button while you feel JK’s burning gaze on you but neither of you said anything. Once you got to your floor, you quickly open your apartment door because poor JK has been putting up with Chris’s weight for a while.

You guide him through your living room and tell him to drop Chris on the sofa while you place a bucket right next to him in case he wants to throw up at any point. You feel relieved that you finished cleaning up your apartment earlier since you see JK already analyzing everything around the apartment while he says ‘Nice place’ then his doe eyes set on one special picture on your desk next to your laptop while you’re putting a pillow under Chris’s head ‘Who’s this in the picture? Your dad? You look so much like him’

You freeze for a second and respond shortly ‘Yes, that’s my dad’ while you come close to where he is standing watching the photograph, he says ‘You have a tight relationship with him, huh?’

‘Yeah, I did’ you say almost whispering with an unexpected sad tone. JK's eyes widen and realizes that you used the past to refer to your dad and starts cursing himself in his mind for his big mouth ‘I’m so so sorry y/n, I’m such an idiot If I kne- ‘

‘Hey’ - you interrupt and put a hand on his shoulder to make him understand that he didn’t do anything wrong, and you’re not upset at him at all - ‘There’s nothing to be sorry for, how would you know? Besides, it’s not like I can’t talk about it, it’s a sensitive topic for me… yes but it is what it is’ – he looks at you with a look that you got used to see on other people every time they found out that your dad passed away, it’s maybe pity? – ‘He passed away from bones cancer last year, such a fucking painful disease... you see how your loved ones are shutting down little by little while you can’t do anything to help them. We were really close to each other and we used to talk every single day. Even though I miss him like crazy, I know he’s not suffering anymore, and I held his hand until his very last breath. He was a great person but even more a greater dad and I’m proud to be able to say that I’m his daughter’ once you finish saying that you look down and take a deep breath because you know you’re about to cry – well, so long to not sharing your sad stories on the first day of meeting him

And then JK turns you to him and hugs you tightly while saying ‘The ones we love are always in our hearts’ then he grabs you by your cheeks and makes you look at him straight in his eyes while he cleans some of the tears in your face ‘I’m sure your dad is by your side all the time’

You nod at him, and you start to feel like an idiot crying in front of someone you met today, that’s not you – even Chris who was met you for 15 years only saw you crying two times, so you say ‘I’m sorry I’m such a cry baby, I always get really sensitive talking about my dad’

‘Now who’s the one apologizing for no reason noona, huh?’

You both share a look and start laughing while he’s still cupping your face. That’s when you both realize that you’re standing insanely close to each other’s faces, you clear your throat and JK’s hands leave your face. You swear you saw him blushing, but you don’t comment on that. In fact, you don’t say anything at all because you’re spacing out thinking how close you were from each other just moments ago.

You got back to earth once you listen to him saying ‘Um, so… do you need help with anything else? If not, I think I’ll head home, it’s been a long night’

‘It’s been a long night indeed’ you said smiling at him ‘but no, you already helped a lot, this moron is already sleeping so I’m just gonna have a nice long shower and head to bed’

You walk him to your door and meanwhile you’re debating in your mind whether you should ask him his cellphone or not. You feel like you’ll look desperate but since when do you care what people thinks about you? Ughhhhhh your mind is driving you crazy right now

So before saying your goodbyes, you settle on saying ‘Thanks for driving us here and for dragging Chris to the sofa, that was very sweet of you’

He smiles with that pair of lips that could knock someone over in a second and says ‘No worries, I’m glad that I helped. I had a great night being by your side. Sweet dreams, noona’ and he waves goodbye to you while heading to the elevator.

You feel like you’re about to melt thinking how sweet his voice sounds and before closing the door you hear him calling your name once again

‘Yeah?’ you manage to mumble

‘I was wondering if you could give me your cellphone number?’

‘Sure’ – and you can’t help feeling like a thousand butterflies were freed on your belly

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