#I can't pretend to be the most up to date on the lore but

[boyfiejay]

I love my girlfriend

PAIRING : Enhypen hyung line x female Youtuber! Reader

GENRE : fluff, bullet point

Warning : curse words, me rizzing up the reader😔

Word Count : 0.9k overall

Author's Note : this was long overdue☝🏻

Heeseung ☆

you're one of those underrated artists, that are underrated due to one sole reason

it's better to gatekeep a talented artist

yk the way some fans get sad that their favourites are now on everyone's fyp

yeah your fandom in a nutshell

they also thirst over you non stop

I mean you are stunning, gorgeous, beautiful, enchanting

just date me pookie

you used to be a youtuber before the music career fyi

imagine your fans' dilemma (dimension?) when you say out of nowhere that you have a bf

‘guys, my boyfriend sent me this :D’

and it's a silly picture of two cats or smtg

like your fans are fighting a fucking war on twt

and you are like cuddling with hee, listening to unreleased songs

you have no clue of what's going on

meanwhile heeseung…

he's ready to fight the war

posts a picture of you kissing his cheek on your insta story

he makes sure that only 1/4th of his face is visible

to keep his identity anonymous yk

…

your fans find his acc in 15 mins

he panics definitely 😭

tells you his innuendo after you wake up

and you're just like

‘yeah ok, sure’

WHY ARE YOU SO CHILL??

your boyfriend is getting deep fried on twt and you're like ‘el oh el’

dw your fans mean no harm

after a while they're like

‘they're cute tgt ig 😒’

Jay ☆

you're like a cooking channel

STAY W ME IK IT SOUNDS BASIC

you're like a blogger who blew up one day

because you're just soso pretty😻

alright anyways, your channel is focused around learning to cook

it's so chaotic sometimes

bcz you don't know shit about cooking

sorry if you do, let's pretend you don't >.<!!

you have almost killed yourself a dozen times

at some point people are like

‘??? how is she alive’

all thanks to your almost professional chef boyfriend

but no one has to know that ;)

anyways on like a milestone or something, you decide to cook blindfolded

bae you can barely cook with eyes open

your followers are concerned bro

like their blood pressure is rising by the minute

and like a holy light in the midst of the darkness

Jay stepped in, to save you from killing yourself fr this time

Your fans are seriously jumping around, squealing bcz he's just so soft and gentle to you :(((

but then they snap out and pretend to be angry

and you're like ‘meet my boyfie :3’

jk your fans love you two

like almost obsessed

also they're always sliding in Jay's dms

like I get it mans fine af but he's also taken

and also absolutely whipped for you 🤭

it's your world and we're just living in it…

Jake ☆

you are a gamer/streamer

your whole fan base is delusional

like so delusional, there are like hundreds and thousands of accounts claiming to be your bf/gf

but the iconic one ‘ynsboyfie’ is everywhere

like that acc is the most iconic thing in your lore

they are always there, no news of yours goes past them

always donating in your streams

and one day…

you forget to log in your priv acc

so your official acc has the comment

‘babe, you're so sweet ☹️🩷’

replying to ‘YNSBOYFIE’

???

oh your fans are livid

jokingly ofc

or maybe not

everyone on twt is like

‘who is this bitch???’

everyone hoping for his downfall

then you drop his pic

THE SWITCH UP IS INSANE

‘oh, oh, he's fiiine😏’

like I can't blame them, that's jake

but still they're supposed to be your fans

fucking snitches

my bae, pookum shmookum I would never

your fans love him

but also bully him calling him a lewser

hes so down bad he had a fan page for you

i dont blame him, i too would fangirl over you 😼

Sunghoon ☆

you're like a fitness channel

like those ones that have insane challenges

and your famous in people who have no interest in working out too

your face reveal went so viral, almost every single person knew your face

also your workouts (even tho deadly) always work so fast

people are in love with your figure and just you in general

you also upload mini vlogs once in a while

in these vlogs people noticed someone always being around you and in the back of the frame

at first they were like

‘obsessed fan😨’

but then they saw you laughing along with him in another clip

from the small clips, people couldn't see his face (bcz it's blurred) but omg the figure

the biceps, the buff and tall guy immediately steals everyone hearts

it's obvious from the clips that you're close with him

so naturally you are asked who he is and you just laugh

???

people are losing their minds woman

and you're just like ‘hehe’

they continue seeing him in your vlogs and in one clip you could see him putting his hands on your waist while you squat

you have no reaction to that

but twt…

he's getting dragged even though half of the people have no clue what's going on

you decide to take matter in your hands

and post this

with the caption ‘he's my boyfriend everyone :3’

the internet breaks

Sunghoon doesn't do his face reveal for a long time js bcz he doesn't feel like it yk

but when he does

good lord…

your fans love him

they also love how he glares at people who look at you the wrong way

you never notice that for some reason

[rosedpetal]

Until Death Do Us Part

Summary: Harvey and you have been on a rocky road lately, but hopefully, you can still find each other.

Pairing: Harvey Specter x Reader

Word count: 932

Warnings: stablished relationship (reader and Harvey are married), mentions of body image struggles, hints at +18 themes.

Masterlist

"No. Absolutely not." Your husband frowned when you came out from the closet wearing your 'costume'.

A huff of annoyance leaves your lips.

"What the fuck is wrong now? Did I gain weight and suddenly you can't get up or something?" Venom drips from your sarcastic remark and Harvey rubs his temples.

"Why are you like this? Jesus Christ, Y/N, it's not about some shit like that, stop trying to make me a bad guy at every given chance!" He snaps. "It's just your stupid wings, okay? You look like you came straight from a Barbie movie, when you said you'd like to roleplay being a fairy, I thought you'd use one of those Lord of the Rings-"

"Those are elves. Not fairies. They don't have wings!" You seethe, taking your plastic wings off and accidentally pressing the light button on them, turning the pink leds on, and Harvey's eyebrows shot up in surprise.

"I'm sorry if my knowledge in a fictional world lore is lacking, it's because I actually have a real job."

That was cruel and uncalled for and he knew it. Harvey had a bad habit of saying the most callous things without even thinking. It didn't help that he hated the idea of roleplaying from the very beginning.

"How could I forget, it's the only thing you care about!" You raise your voice, and it breaks in the end. "Tonight was supposed to be fun!"

Harvey immediately regrets the jab he made at your wings. Well, it's not that he couldn't get himself to be motivated by you while you were wearing them... It's just that it was fucking weird because he was a grown man and he was pretty sure his kid niece wore the same pink fairy wings every Halloween.

And he could explain that to you, but you just had to make a self deprecating comment about your body and imply that he wasn't man enough to look past his partner putting on some weight.

Which was another ridiculous thing, because, seriously? He couldn't care less if you were a size 2 or 20. It didn't matter. He married you because he loved you, inside and out, and you weren't an airhead that couldn't carry on a conversation with him. He respected you. He was interested in what you had to say (most of the time, at least).

But for months now, you two have been fighting nonstop, and more than often saying some hurtful shit to each other and no longer searching for the comfort of each other's arms in the middle of the night.

He wondered if your sudden self consciousness regarding your body was because you've been stress-eating ever since the chasm between you two was created.

Harvey was selfish, harsh, arrogant and snappy, but he wasn't insensitive to how women sometimes had insecurities that ate them alive.

He sighed, following you in the closet, his chest tightening at the sigh of your angry tears while you put on sweatpants and a top (the sleepwear you wore on nights you made sure no intimacy was gonna happen).

He even agreed on going to therapy with you, which he thought was an admission of defeat, that you two weren't mature enough to solve your problems on your own.

"Honey." He called, his voice soft with regret.

He hates the 'homework' your therapist gives you every week. A dinner date, a little getaway, a road trip, sitting down and talking for an hour. He feels like his own relationship is being scripted and that you can't find common ground anymore.

"What?" You wipe your tears, unable to look at him in the eyes.

"We don't roleplay." He said in a teasing tone. "Why would I want you to pretend to be someone else when you already exist?"

He gently holds your face in both hands, wiping the remaining tears with his thumbs.

"I'm an idiot. I promise my reaction has nothing to do with whatever's been making you feel vulnerable right now. Seriously. The wings just reminded me of halloween, and halloween reminded me of children going trick-or-treating and you don't want your husband to be thinking of children in the bedroom, do you?"

You grimaced. "God, no."

"Glad we're on the same page, babe." He gently pressed his forehead against yours. "Dance with me."

"There's no music." You sniffled.

"We have a nice record player in the living room. Come on, baby."

Gently, he guided you out from the room, his fingers intertwined in yours as he put on some sappy jazz music. He sways barefoot with you on his arms, your head on his chest, and it takes you back to simpler times.

"I'm sorry. For everything." He's the first to speak, and you appreciate the sentiment, because you know how hard it is for him to apologize, specially when he's the first one to bend the knee to make peace.

"We'll get through this." You mumble, and he kisses the top of your head, and suddenly the golden ring on your finger feels lighter.

"I love you more than anything in the world, darling. Please, don't doubt that. I need you to remember that every single day, specially when I'm at my worst."

"I love you too, Harvey."

He knows there's a long way to go, but the little progress you made tonight makes his heart feel more at ease, as long as you're both on the same side, because he knew with every fiber of his being that he meant it when he said 'until death do us part'.

[thegeminisage]

star trek update time. i realized when i went to type updates on enterprise that i never posted my notes about the 4th and final tng film so that's what this post is

first of all, this move was in fact bad, but the most hilarious part of it was trying to convince us that tom hardy was sir patrick stewart's clone. i'm a little bit face blind and even EYE can see the difference there

secondly, the planet remus introduced so much confusion. why are the alien planets naming themselves after earth mythology? what is a reman? this was the only thing i really felt curious about and they never explained ANYTHING

audible reaction when picard came onscreen the first time. perfectly synchronized cries of "gross!" we're professional haters. luckily, we don't have to see him again until picard. i won't miss him.

when he told data to shut up at the wedding toast :( WHY DOES PICARD HATE AUTISTIC PEOPLE

we did use the mexico filter in this movie. really something.

it's always funny when we find a disembodied data head and despite my low opinion of tng i do appreciate that they jumped on that opportunity whenever possible

"why is your head shiny" also good. get his ass

riker's beard is back. thank god.

WEPT when captain janeway showed up. it should have been the janeway movie. i wanted to know everything about how she was doing!!!

giving data's memories to some random robot we found on the ground is so stupid. what if that guy is lore. what if he's rigged to blow

"she's a predator!!" i don't remember what this means

the viceroy looks like nosferatu

BALD TOM HARDY IS SO FUNNY. bald on bald violence. solas ass looking motherfucker. the clone reveal makes total sense when you consider tom hardy is also bald. thats the big similarity. don't worry about the lucious lips on tom hard picard lost them because of a lifetime of diplomacy or whatever. even his hs pic was bald

sexism against deanna was rampant in this movie as always. picard as like hey can you get mind raped again for us? like in the line of duty? fuck off

data licking that nasty shit like connor dbh. please.

"romulans aren't women" i love tng. just kidding, i don't

tom hardy freeing slaves like solas lol. this movie is way more fun when you pretend its dragon age

speaking of, that whole telepathic assault bit with the sex scene was wretched and vile but it was VERY rook and solas

she was so hot in her nightgown by the way. please free her but she was so hot

her revenge was also SO hot. in a better movie all the sexist stuff would have been worth it for that. just once she deserves to fight back. it was so cathartic.

i miss geordi's visor. the blue eyes are racist

they mentioned the borg in this movie and it made me miss 7

"life is meaningless if you're still alive" i also don't remember what this means

"tom hardy neck bad" i don't remember this either but i believe me

data neck pinch! i also miss spock

the little cgi squirrel or whatever was so cute. i had to check doesthedogdie

picard little spooning in this gd movie. hey also why is he cheating on beverly again didn't they get together fr in the tng finale? i hate him

tom hardy went out so sexy. impaled himself on that spear. this is the worst movie ever made and he still put his pussy into it

the scene where data had to shut down that other data :( that genuinely got me, like he's so lonely

data's princess leia moment...i can't believe they killed him fr. i know he's in picard so i was shocked when they ended the movie w him still dead

also, wasn't this movie about putting down a slave rebellion? because tom hardy was helping free slaves? granted i wasn't paying a lot of attention but captain picard, what the fuck?

also, picard being sad while geordi has to work...geordi was his bestie you bitch!!

my final note here is "WORD CUCK CHAIR" which i think i typed after worf watched riker and deanna hold hands. never forget that they dated. also, someone needs to ask him about his dead wife.

[turntableart]

Let me cutely spit up some lore

Uhm yellow likes lemon tarts

He likes long walks on the beach

He's been out to sea in an au and stayed out there for long long time 💖

That ones a hint to someone

He likes swimming (just not in acid)

He's been blind for most of his irl life (yellow only became non blind a few months ago for plot💖 and character development)

His cane is made out of Addison and other creatures parts (it's built by add-on so of course it is an skull is on the top of the cane)

He uses a cane cause he still can't see to well

His glasses/goggles are inches thick

There's a made up species that I added to my own personal au of deltrune, there's so many of them that they have their own part of the city (they're tv heads if your wondering, Judy named them leckys like aka what we call the electric bill in the uk)

Well there's technically two... I have drawings if anyone wants to see

Yellow can't tell his left from his right

Yellow uses crayons for his art

Yellows favorite drink is a vanilla milkshake

Yellow smells like Marshmellows and nobody knows why

Yellow has to redye himself on a yearly basis

Yellow has once attempted to dye himself with markers (it didn't work)

Yellow so far in all aus combine has dated 13 maybe 15 different people not including everyone slick had pretended to be

Want any more lore?

[descenderintofantasy]

I had an idea about my last ask where Red knows Hook is her father when she and Chloe travel back in time.

What if once they're ready to leave Merlin Academy and go home, instead, the watch transports them to the Isle a year or two before D1 happens?

You know how the watch is supposed to show you the thing your heart wants most? Well, since Red has now seen both of her parents together and happy when they were young, the watch is now showing Red what she's now wanted most since learning the truth and then seeing her parents together for herself.

The thing she wants most is for her whole family to be alive. Because she and Chloe are still in the past, Red still thinks the future version of her dad and siblings are dead. I know I'm really stretching things here, but let's pretend that the watch doesn't work again until the user sees the thing their heart wants most.

So, after trying the watch a bunch of times with no success, they start walking around and end up overhearing someone saying something like, "Hook is at Ursula's, so we should be safe." I know Harry is probably more like to be referred to as Harry Hook or just Harry, but again stretching.

Red hears that, and even though she knows it's a long shot, it gives her hope, so once she finds out where the Chip Shop is and makes it clear to Chloe that she needs to know, they head there. Even though they've had fights, neither of them are dumb enough to split up on the Isle of the Lost of all places.

You can imagine the surprise when they get to the restaurant and 'Hook' is a teenage boy about their age. A teenage boy who looks suspiciously familiar, who's wearing a red jacket the exact same shade as Red's own jacket, who appears to be the only person in the restaurant with an accent, and who just so happens to have a hook placed right by his food tray.

Red is going to have another breakdown. That's not even mentioning Harriet, CJ, and older Hook (pretend that he can't recognize her from the past because of time travel shenanigans) yet.

Red finding out that her family has been alive this entire time, but they live like this?! Yeah, the chaos of the Isle is fun for a while, but to be trapped there for years?! And then Chloe is having a breakdown when she finds out that her mom really did do that, and then when she meets Dizzy is the last person who should be on the Isle.

Also, since Red and Chloe probably had multiple stakeouts at Ursula's, I choose to believe that they get to see the original version of What's My Name, since that is a common occurrence in the restaurant.

Something else that I could totally see happening.

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*Chloe and Red seated at one of the back tables of Chip Shop, watching Uma and Harry being themselves*

Chloe: *whisper yelling* Your brother is totally dating principal Uma!

Red: Oh, definitely

-

So, yeah, I know I'm really stretching stuff with how the watch works and all, but Descendants lore is iffy at best, especially since the QoH was originally on the Isle in the books. I hope this wasn't too long, and sorry if I'm spamming your inbox.

AWWWWW! I think this broke my heart again! 'The thing she wants most is for her whole family to be alive.'....I just I can't Red I love you sweetie!

But the idea that Red sees the Isle is so cool I mean...she could ended up there to!

No but really picturing Red running into Ursula's calling "Dad! Dad! Dad!" And then skidding to a halt as she sees Harry? Is cute but HEARTBREAKING at the same time!

And then Harry looking at her like "Who are you? Why are you looking at me like that"

And Red's like "I'm-you-are you-I'm looking for Captain Hook I was told he was here..."

Harry: "...what do you want with my da?"

"Your-why do people keep acting like he's not MY father?! I JUST went through this!"

Harry: *shocked face*

"Wait...Rose? Red Rose?" he says softly. Harry may have been three back then but he does know three things. 1 his mother was a redhead last he saw her. 2 his mother was pregnant when he was last with her and 3 if the baby was a girl she was going to called Rose. So a red haired teen showing up whose also claiming his father is her father? Harry would click on pretty quickly. But oh geez Red seeing Harriet and CJ as well! Chloe be preped to catch her!

Also Red and Chloe staking out and seeing the OG What's My Name is awesome!

Oh gods! Red seeing Harry and Uma on the Isle? She'd be half blushing half rolling her eyes lol

Yeah we are stretching things a little but it makes sense and as you say Descendants lore is questionable at best

Don't worry your not and even if you were I love your asks!

Thank you for this! :D

[girlymatsu]

is there a concrete osoeri origin story? i wanna know ALL of their lore

AHHH YES there is! i have a bunch of aus where they meet in diff ways but there is a series complacent one... i can tell the tale but i always get embarrassed and worry if its cringe when i ramble so i drew some pictures to help give the tldr of it... Long post probably up ahead SO ig it starts in highschool, cringe baby erina crushed on osomatsu, she love that he's soo silly and carefree, because she's anxious and has a forgettable aura she'll pretend to be friends with him in her mind. The crush didnt really go anywhere... they had small interactions that meant a lot to her, but after graduation she didnt see him anymore and it dwindled away

so erina's college years mostly focused on her upping her social skills and fashion sense, turning a full 180 in order to change her image and be liked by lots of people. though she didnt feel a lot of change in her self esteem and problem with loneliness, especially when graduating and not being close with many people to stay in touch

but life goes on and she keeps living and working even though she's bad at being independent and doing adult things. she longs for connection and is ultimately so lonely and epic fail.. at the highschool reunion of The Movie, she shows up late and witnesses NEET village scene happen... finding it very cute and amusing, she gets the idea in her head that if these matsuguys are pathetic losers maybe they would fawn over her like they did for totoko in highschool? she thinks this but really wants to find some connection and friends with people she thinks is on a similar fail wavelength as her. so she stalks them, finding where they hang out and what they like so she can squeeze into their lives forcefully

theres like hanging out and getting to know them bits, but most of the brothers kind of see Erina as like an alien that they can't let their guard down? as much as they like her and fawn over her at first, hanging out doesn't come as easily since she's not totoko and she's not cool and down to earth like kin-chan.. the only one who it comes easy to hanging out with her is osomachu! who doesn't care about how he acts and always puts his worst foot forward, and she likes that about him

and eventually erina gets really insecure about her being really pushy in becoming friends because she'll witness that she's never going to be another totoko who is so strong and beautiful and their childhood friend... she doesn't need to be fawned over but she would like to feel a part of the group too.. it feels really awkward when group interactions start leaving her out.. and she'll feel ignored just like she has all her life

but not everyone forgot she wasn't there ! osomatsu being suprisingly very observant and bold enough to go after her makes her feel seen again- and things happen like getting closer and spending exclusive time with each other only, a lot of friends to lovers mutual pining tropes, they eventually date and become lovey dovey!

so thats like the 'origins'... sorry if it's not that exciting but thgey are so silly to me ^__^ it comes full circle to not being noticed -> noticed

[w1ld-wr1t3r]

Write about 5 very different dates throughout their relationship.

Carlando - The creator au 🩵🧡

Norrix - Equestrian AU 🧡🖤

Thank you ❤️

Excellent choices, anon!

I'm gonna put the Equestrian AU dates in a different post, because I couldn't resist info-dumping the backstory just a little for the Creator AU and this got . . . uh, pretty long in the process. I wanted to make sure there was enough context to understand their feelings and motivations at various points, because things really do get complicated for them in this AU. In their defense, being on opposite sides of a bitter war and on important secret missions for their respective sides when they first meet is bound to make things complicated as hell.

As usual, if anything doesn't make sense, that's probably because I either haven't fleshed it out fully yet or it's based on lore pulled straight from the movie that I didn't think to explain fully. Feel free to ask questions about anything!

Anyway, let's get into the dates:

Carlando - The Creator AU

The first date

Carlos is assigned to an infiltration mission by his superiors: slip into pro-AI territory, blend in, get close to his target, and try to find intel on the leader of the AI movement through them. His target: Lando Norris. Believed to be in some way related to the Creator of AI.

He successfully gets in and gets close to Lando's group, under the guise of switching sides, and tries - really tries - to not get attached to him. He is on a mission, he can't get distracted. Hell, it's already stressful enough being surrounded by just as many simulants as real people. He doesn't understand how people can view AI as alive just like them . . .

But no matter how much his mind tells him "don't you dare fall for the enemy, no matter how handsome and perfect he is," his heart insists on not listening. In his heart's defense, Lando is probably the most captivating man he's ever met.

Lando is in a similar boat. His status as the true leader of the AI movement is kept extremely quiet, for his own safety, so he knows that Carlos didn't come to their specific group because he knows who he is. And he sure isn't about to blurt it out to someone who was very recently on the anti-AI side, someone who theoretically sees some of his closest friends as nothing more than wires and computer code. All of his friends are equally alive, no matter who or what they are. So he's not about to get cozy with the new guy. No matter how captivatingly handsome and charming he is.

But against his better judgment, and the advice of his friends . . . he starts to fall for Carlos. How could he not, when Carlos is kind, funny, gentlemanly, and absolutely stunning?

They spend weeks orbiting each other, pining and trying not to make it obvious. But even though they should be enemies, or at least not trusted allies yet, they can't help falling for each other.

Lando is the one who makes the first move. He invites Carlos to a local club, just the two of them. Carlos agrees, and he tries to tell himself it's because he wants to earn more of Lando's trust so he can glean information from him, but that's honestly a lie. When he's with Lando, his mission becomes one of the last things on his mind. He agrees to the date because he wants to know if Lando feels the same way about him as he does.

And neither of them are disappointed. They kiss on the dance floor, like there's no one else in the world but them. The war could have ended right at that moment and they wouldn't have cared.

They head home late and spend the night in bed together. As they fall asleep, they both wonder if this is a good idea. They're both hiding secrets, though the other doesn't know it yet. This whole thing between them could end very badly.

But neither of them wants to give this up. Now that they know their love is real, they want to hold onto it. For as long as they can.

They wake up in the morning, share a kiss, and pretend like they both don't know that they're really star-crossed lovers.

2. Home date

It's been a few months since Carlos and Lando first started dating, and the group more or less trusts Carlos now. He is still technically on his mission, but keeps stalling it by telling his superiors he "doesn't have enough intel yet." Really, he just doesn't want to hurt Lando by continuing with his mission. It's just as well he has no leads anyway - he still hasn't found the Creator yet. At this point, though he doesn't want to admit it, he's starting to hope he never does.

He hasn't told Lando that he's really on a mission for the anti-AI side. He knows that Lando trusts him, and keeping this lie breaks his trust. But he's so scared that if Lando knew the truth, it would break them apart, even if Carlos truly loved him. Carlos knows it's selfish to keep lying just to keep Lando, but he can't bring himself to speak the truth. If his time with Lando is destined to be temporary, then he wants to hold onto him for as long as possible.

Lando still hasn't told Carlos that he's the Creator, either. He really wants to, but he knows, logically, that he can't. His identity is shrouded even from his own people, because he knows that if they knew his face, their borderline worship of him would give him away to their enemies instantly. He wants to tell Carlos, but there's always that lingering doubt, that fear that one more person who knows the truth might be one too many. There's a whole war effort riding on him - sharing his identity risks not just him, but everyone who follows him, too. And that's a lot of lives to risk.

So both of them are dancing around truths that they know can't stay hidden forever. That doesn't stop them from going on dates, though. Or trying to, at least. Because right before their fourth dinner date, Carlos goes and catches himself a cold.

Lando immediately re-plans their date, making it a sleepy day in with lots of snacks, a pile of movies, and all the cuddles they could ask for. Carlos tries apologizing for ruining their original plans exactly once. Lando shuts him up with many, many kisses. They both agree that a calm, lazy, sweet date is much more fun than going out to a fancy dinner. There will definitely be more dates like this in the future.

They cuddle all night and well into the next day. And when Lando catches the same cold the next week, Carlos pampers him like a king.

3. Beach date

It's been well over a year since Lando and Carlos' first date, and they're happy. Their group has moved locations, deeper into pro-AI territory and well away from the front lines. The secret reason behind this is so the Creator can work on his next project, a new kind of AI that could help them win the war, in a safe location. They hunker down in a tiny cluster of houses on a quiet, isolated little stretch of beach. One of these houses is Carlos and Lando's, and they make it their home.

Carlos has told his superiors he needs to "go dark" to avoid getting caught while he snoops. In reality, he never plans to contact them again. He isn't going to betray Lando or his people, even if he doesn't fully agree with their point of view. He is happy where he is, happier than he's ever been. And he isn't going to give it up, not even for the war.

Lando is planning to tell Carlos who he really is, as soon as he finds the right words to do so. He may be the Creator, but that doesn't mean he's been magically gifted with eloquence. His friends have already told him to be careful, but since they all trust Carlos fully now, they're willing to help Lando find the right way to tell him. And he hopes to do it soon, before their family starts to grow.

He and Carlos have started talking about forever, and they're both starting to believe that maybe, they can actually have it. They're looking into having a child through a surrogate. And, on their next date, Carlos finally pops the question.

They're on the beach, playing in the waves and basking in the glow of the sunset. When they sit on the shore, Carlos takes Lando's hand and asks him to marry him. Lando can't say yes fast enough.

They hold each other close well into the evening, long past sunset. Their friends finally call them in to please come inside before the tide comes back in.

They exchange rings a week later. Everything feels perfect.

4. To say this one didn't end well would be an understatement

It's about nine months later. Their child is going to be born any week now. They're going to be surprised by the gender. Everything feels wonderfully domestic.

Carlos hasn't heard from his people in months. He thinks he's finally safe from being found out. He plans to tell Lando the truth, one day. But for now, he just wants to be happy with his family.

Lando is planning to tell Carlos the truth, too. Soon, maybe even this very night. He wants Carlos to know the truth before their child is born. He doesn't think Carlos will react too negatively, but even if he does, Lando doesn't want to lie any more. He feels like he's done enough of that. He thinks it's already a miracle Carlos hasn't found his work - their house isn't exactly that big, and his latest project is pretty incriminating to his identity: a simulant based on embryonic tissue. One that can truly grow, just like a human. He's based the simulant on the DNA samples they used to make their child, so it will be like their child has a little sibling. He didn't even get the idea to try it until the first time he saw their little one on an ultrasound, quietly growing. The simulant won't be ready until long after their first child is born. He can't wait to tell Carlos that their family will be able to grow even more, because no matter what this simulant is like, whether his more experimental new codes work or not, this will be their child in every way that matters to him.

So Lando plans to tell Carlos, about who he is, and about a little sibling for their first child. He wants Carlos to hear all of this from him first, not from finding out by accident.

So they have a nice night in, just laying in bed, eating snacks, and listening to music. They figure they deserve a quiet, calm night before a baby comes into their lives. Lando thinks about how to tell Carlos what he wants to share. Carlos thinks about the new life he's found here, and how he wouldn't trade it for anything.

That calm doesn't last long, though. And the reality of the war finally catches up to them.

Late that evening, anti-AI forces move in. They're following a tip from another spy, pointing them towards this beach. They believe the Creator is hiding here. And they don't plan to let them get away.

When they realize what's happening, Carlos' first concern is to keep his family safe. He tells Lando to follow everyone else to the evacuation boats and to make sure that their surrogate and child are completely safe. Then, he takes down a soldier and tries to use their radio to call off the raid. He hopes that maybe his status as an important spy will get them to listen. But it seems like they're fully committed to this operation, and he can't stop them.

And he doesn't realize that Lando hadn't actually left the house yet.

He turns around to find Lando looking at him with a broken expression. Lando feels betrayed, and then guilty, because he shouldn't feel betrayed when he was lying to Carlos, too. But he can't believe it . . . the man he loved, the man he trusted, was still tied to the enemy. He'd been getting ready to reveal his identity to someone who might have turned him in and doomed thousands, if not millions of his followers.

He can't handle this all at once, and flees in tears.

Carlos runs after him, trying to explain, but even he knows it's useless. His lies had finally caught up to him, and Lando had every right to feel betrayed and scared. The family they had been building is fracturing right in front of his eyes.

Lando gets to the evacuation boats, with all of his friends, their surrogate, and the research for the new simulant on board, and flees across the water. He wants to hate Carlos for betraying him, and a part of him does. But another part of him still loves him, and he knows that it always will. He will always love the Carlos he knew - the one who made him smile and laugh, and who cherished him. He wants to believe that was the real Carlos. He thinks it might be. But right now . . . he doesn't know how to untangle everything. And he can't stay. He has to go.

Carlos runs onto the beach in futility, knowing full well he'll never catch up to the boats. He wants to beg Lando for a chance to explain, even though he knows full well that he could've stopped lying at any time, and this is his fault. Soldiers come and try to escort him away, but he resists. He doesn't want to accept that he's losing Lando.

So he's still on the beach when the missile fires.

And he watches his whole world go up in flames.

5. The "last" date

It's been years. Both of them have changed a lot. And yet, at the same time, it feels like nothing has changed at all.

Carlos has found himself in the thick of the war again, after years of saying he wouldn't go back. In his care is a child, a simulant who can grow like a person, and who can manipulate any technology around them. He's felt an unexplainable connection to this child ever since he met them . . . and now he knows why. Because this is, in a way, his child. Lando built this very simulant, and based the it on their own DNA, the DNA they'd used long ago to try and start a family. Even though their family had been torn apart in one horrible night, the seeds they'd planted had still grown.

Carlos has found himself in the same group he'd been with all those years ago, and rightfully, they don't fully trust him. They are thankful that he brought the child to them safely, but few are willing to forgive him for his prior lies. Carlos can't blame them.

He has intel that he can use to finally end this war, by taking down the biggest anti-AI battle station in operation. It would give the pro-AI side a legitimate chance to win the conflict. And after everything he's been through on this journey, he actually wants them to win. His former allegiance has been shattered by too many lies, and he wants to support the ones he wanted to build a life with so many years ago. And, finally, he sees why they see AI as alive - because in a way, they really are. His child is living proof of that.

And those people include Lando, who, it turns out, was able to survive that attack on the beach. Carlos wonders if he's hit his head and started hallucinating when he finds out. It can't be possible . . . right?

But it is. Lando did survive, though that's not to say he escaped unscathed. He was pulled from the water, among burning bits of broken ships, by his people and taken to a facility deep in their territory, where he could be treated and kept safe. It took him a long time to recover from his injuries, and he still struggles with his memory and mobility, but he is still the same kind, funny, caring person he was before. He's still Lando. And he's still the Lando who loved Carlos - maybe still loves him, even though he knows he probably shouldn't. But he can't help but believe that what he and Carlos had was real, no matter how badly things ended. And he still wishes he could go back to that time.

Carlos and Lando talk a few times in passing, but Carlos never tries to ask for more. He feels like he doesn't deserve it, because of how he hurt Lando before. He doesn't think his own desire for forgiveness should be put above Lando's comfort. As his mission approaches, he resigns himself to never having true closure. If nothing else, he will ensure that their child is safe when all is said and done. Even if he can't be there, he wants Lando and their child to be safe and happy.

He is shocked when Lando asks to talk with him properly, the night before he leaves for his mission. It's a risky mission, one he genuinely might not come back from. The thing that makes it worse is that he has to bring his child along, because only they have the ability to disable the station with their powers. But Carlos has already vowed that he will make sure their child comes home safely, even if he has to sacrifice his own life to do so. He agrees to talk to Lando, because honestly, even if Lando only wants to tell him that their relationship is dead and gone, he wants one last proper conversation with him.

It shocks him when Lando doesn't tell him their love is gone. In fact, it seems like for both of them, it never really left.

Their date isn't so much a date at first, more so just a discussion and reconciliation. Carlos at least wants Lando to have closure from him after everything that has happened, and Lando wants him to know that even after all this time, even though he knows he should hate him, a small part of him still loves him. Apologies are shared on both sides, and they both agree that had things turned out differently, they would likely be happily raising a family right now. Neither of them blames the other - they were in an impossible position, two people who should have never fallen in love, and they both know that they should have done things differently if they hadn't wanted things to turn out this way.

The thing about love, though, is that you can't always just turn it off like a switch, and that's what Lando and Carlos both experience. Even after everything that has happened, they want each other. So they agree to spend one night together. Carlos leaves in the morning - they may never have another chance. And if this really is their last time together, they want their time to end positively.

They emulate the quiet dates they used to have, putting on a movie in the background and just cuddling. After the second movie begins, their child finds them and joins them, and for a time, they pretend they're a family like they always wanted to be. Maybe they could still have this . . . it feels like they could still work. But they both know fully well that Carlos' mission . . . well, they might not have a lot more time.

So they make use of the time they have. Carlos and Lando laugh and banter like they used to, and their child joins in. Whatever happens tomorrow, they know that even if it was a long, hard, bumpy road to get here, this family, this moment they're all sharing together, it's real. They all fall asleep together on the couch, happier than they've been in a long time.

Carlos wakes before the others, well before the sun rises, but doesn't say a word. He knows that once everyone is awake, he will have to go. Just like it was before, he knows his time with Lando and their family is going to end.

So he commits this moment to memory, and savors it for as long as he can.

[fazgoo-connoiseur-1987]

Okay I'm gonna do them one at a time but here's the 'William and Henry both went through messy divorces in the 70s' lore.

Will met his wife (Maggie Schmidt) outside a bunch of clubs in the 60s (they both smoke a lot). They hung out and hooked up a couple times and Maggie ended up getting pregnant. Since it was the 60s and also Utah they had to get married cus of this. While Will's happy with what a nice, suburban family does for his image, and Maggie appreciates the finacial security; they both can't fucking stand each other. I think this is cus they are, ultimatly, very similar and this pisses them both off. They try to hold it together for a while for Mikey but all this really does is result in 2 more kids. Maggie eventually has enough of Bill and files for divorce. He's initially pretty reluctant but the way his community reacts to the news is to SHOWER him in sympathy (he's really into that) so he goes through with it and plays up how it's effecting him. The kid's stay with Maggie most of the time but Will has them for the weekends (he also refuses to pay his child support). They're seperated fully come like 1982. They're both happier for it even if Will pretends it's a sore subject.

Henry and his wife (Eryk Maya) got married because all their friends were getting married and they got along pretty well (they were in the same Uni circles and were generally nice to each other). They really really don't click as a married couple though. Henry's really distant, aloof, cares more about machines than his human family; Eryk really doesn't understand this and isn't getting given the affection and support she needs. They divorce pretty amicably there's not really any hard feelings between them- they split a little sooner around 1978. Eryk takes Sammy and Henry keeps Charlie with him. He really doesn't handle the situation very well, he gets very in his own head about not being able to fulfil the nuclear-family-husband role as well as Will (apparently) can. Eryk starts dating his sister and also Maggie but Henry is completely oblivious to this (even when he starts living with them in the 2000s).

[death4myluv]

bsf lore. warning, it's not crazy and prob therefore boring

I met my bsf when I was 3 yrs old. we were both at a princess class (don't ask). one of the actors thought me and him were siblings when we didn't know eachother. after that we were buddies for the whole day. our mom's exchanged info. turned out she was almost a yr older than me and lived a town over, someplace my family and I never needed to go. me and my bsf never would have met if not for this class.

Anyway, I can say I do not remember living without them. I don't remember my life before we were best friends. they have been my only bsf. we have known each other now for 14 yrs. I hope to keep knowing them 4ever.

we have never fought. not even as kids. no arguments over toys or different games to play (tho I did get very annoyed when she didn't want to play pretend horror lol, sure she had those moments w me too). the closest thing to an argument w him I remember was when he made me feel not smart by bragging abt school, and I cried to my mom abt it, and my mom brought it up to him and he started crying. but as soon as that happened we were hugging and saying sorry and it was over. that's all.

I have not gone more than a month without seeing them for as long as I can remember. this became rlly rought when they graduated last spring. now they live 8 hours away and I went all of fall without seeing her. :( I gen believe that the absence of her in my life played a huge role in my mental breakdown, but I will never tell her that.

Anyway I am pretty much in love w her. probably, idk. for the past year everytime we hang out I'm thinking abt how good a life w her would be. we have so much in common, seriously, and I want to spend the rest of everything in wtv way they'll allow me to for the rest of my life.

I see him as the kindest most selfless person in my world. I would have kms by now if not for him. I have had a few vivid nightmares where he takes his life, I can gen say that those r the worst dreams I've had. we have both struggled w a lot of the same mental health issues, thought I think mine might be more severe in the present. I'm always worried that they are actually like me rn. I'm always worried that I'm putting to much on them by having my problems. but if either of those things were true I would do anything to alleviate it. I can also gen say that seeing her cry makes me cry. like fr, not metaphorically; literally.

and in these past few months of terrible depression, all I rlly want is him. which doesn't make much sense, bc we never get thst emotionally intimate with eachother, but it's true. I've had to rework some of my future college plans bc I js can't do this shit how it is and I think being around them would help so much. in my world, I see them as my other half, even if I'm not theirs. and ig I'm okay w that. i do have some jealousy issues regarding her, but wtv.

ahh this is so stupid. I js don't know

the last time I saw them, when they came down for Thanksgiving, we went on a walk in the snow. they were so beautiful. I realized some things.

if the opportunity to date them presented, I wouldn't. it isn't the time for that yet. it's too.. special, ig, to not wait. I don't think that'd go well. I don't even want to do that. but I do really like the idea of trying when we are older and stable and can make smth work, like I imagine.

idk if I love them like that, but I do love them. i'd choose them everytime

[zz-chikorita]

While I know that videogames might not be everyone's cup of tea, let's just pretend that ALL your characters actually do like playing certain videogames. What kind of games do each of them like the most, and are they any good at it?

This one had me do some real thinkin'... 🤔💭

Guzma:

I think Guzma actually really enjoys playing any kind of co-op game with the grunts, even if he's not really good at them. But the grunts think it's funny when he starts raging at a game and he knows it. As far as games he plays alone in his freetime, I feel he prefers adventure/rpg type of game. He doesn't play a whole lot, but when he does find a game he likes, he plays it obsessively and tries to find every little bit of lore and secrets it has. He also always ends up becoming obsessed with games barely anyone's ever heard of and often he pesters Plumeria to play whatever game that is so he can discuss it with someone. (He also likes chill games and farming simulators like stardew Valley and animal crossing, but he's embarrassed about it and will deny it if asked)

Plumeria:

Plums likes rhythm games and strategy/puzzle based games mainly. It's definitely worth noting that she's, like, INSANELY good at them, too. Long story short, all the grunts know to never to take her bet if it invloves beating her high score. She also really enjoys any kind of game that implements any kind of branching path mechanic, so she's definitely played games like Zero Escape, Hades, and any of the telltale games multiple times.

Leon:

Definitely any kind of resource management game. So stuff like slime rancher, oxygen not included, factorio, terraria, et cetera. He's actually had to self ban himself from playing certain games because he missed too many league meetings literally playing for hours without realizing it. It bums him out because they were super fun, but he knows he can't trust himself.

(Other characters under cut)

Hop:

He likes minecraft and other sandbox games. He likes playing co-op with friends, but when he's at home, he doesn't have a great internet connection.

Moon:

Like the little gremlin she is, she likes horror games. She especially likes making Gladion and Hau play horror games with her. Or rather, not telling them it's a horror game until it's too late

A & B:

B is stellar at platformers. A is the best at fighting games of all the grunts. They are both equally trash at racing games.

Kalani (oc):

When he was much younger, he spent a LOT of time playing FPS. By the end of high school, he kind of got bored with them and played more MMO RPGs.

Molayne:

Mo also like MMO RPGs. He also likes games like Elden Ring and Bloodborn. He has, very discreetly, played a variety of dating sims and, no, no one knows about this but him.

Kukui:

The professor plays a lot of battle royale games. He's also very bad about getting sucked into gotcha games.

[lazyvase]

PvWeak (5/16/2023)

Devil's Advocate

This is for the best.

Not for everyone mind you. But it is for me.

When at first I heard the rumors and ideas of PvE being released in chunks/sections/chapters/missions, I was apprehensive. I worried what would happen to the flow of the story, and the functionality of the skill tree. However, after some consideration, I came to terms with it. In all fairness, there are some (personal) flaws to be had with a full campaign, and some benefits to a diluted release.

My biggest issue with a full campaign is that it would have most likely been a one and done deal, consumed like every full season drop on netflix. I would've had to rush through the game if I did not want to be spoiled by the countless users and youtubers doing the same. I would not have been able to enjoy and marinate within the lore and character interactions. For me, all at once would have meant nothing at all. Especially since I know that the campaign would have not been "infinitely replayable". You know what else was "infinitely replayable" in the eyes of Blizzard? The Archive missions. Wrath of the Bride. Starwatch. Junkestein's Revenge. Now, to some of you these modes were infinitely replayable, but I know a lot of you didn't. And I am certain that the campaign would have been just as "infinitely replayable".

I truly prefer the gradual release. Think about it: We FINALLY have the Overwatch TV show! After each mission release, we, the Overwatch community, will have time to debate, converse, analyze, discuss, dissect, and ponder each mission. It's gameplay, it's interactions, it's lore dumps. (Those sweet, sweet lore dumps have been preserved!) Everyone always complains about getting the whole season at once, and how things would be better if we went back to weekly releases. We here in the Overwatch community shall receive the full beauty and power of separated release dates. We shall FINALLY BE ABLE TO THEORIZE AGAIN! This is for the best.

Now, I'm not going to pretend this is perfect for everyone else. I'm no fool. Many fans were more excited for the gameplay opportunities. I give you my condolence. Perhaps the Overwatch team will still be able to spice things up in the missions. Time will tell.

Now. For the elephant in the room. The Future of Overwatch.

Overwatch will die sooner rather than later. There will never be an Overwatch 3. The grave has already been built. The death of Overwatch is NOT due to the lackluster PVE. But the mass exodus from the fanbase. They have lost faith in Overwatch. I can't blame them for that. But. I CAN BLAME THOSE FILTHY YOUTUBE CLICKBAITERS. They ALL title their videos "PvE is cancelled" "PvE is scrapped" "PVE is completely gone" IT'S NOT. YOU HAVE ALL BEEN TRICKED BY PEOPLE FOOLS WHO REFUSE TO READ THE SLIGHTEST, OR REFUSE TO LISTEN IN THE SLIGHTEST, OR ONLY CARE TO MAKE A QUICK CLICK. THEY ARE THE WEAK LINKS IN THIS COMMUNITY. THEY HAVE SNAPPED THE CHAIN THAT HOLDS THEM UP.

Apologies for keeping all that in the post. But I did tag this as a rant. I have been quite annoyed by those digging the grave before the body is cold.

I still have hope. I am quite certain me and other Overwatch loreheads shall get our worth out of it. Some gameplay oriented fans may get a kick out of it. If you want to leave the Overwatch fanbase after this disappointment/betrayal, I implore you to do so. May I suggest Omega Strikers? I hear it's like league of legends, without the toxicity and tendency to give you mental health issues. If you desire to block me, do so. I admit this is one of my more off-putting posts.

Regardless, thank you for listening. Have fun. Stay safe. And I'll see you all next PvWeak.

[chano4kauwu]

Maybe drop some oc lore? Like what they're like, interests, that kind of stuff? :0

Thank you for such a question/request! I am pleased to hear that someone is asking me about my OC :") I will try not to stretch this post by millions of letters. I have nothing to say anything definite about the characters, because all the action takes place in a world like ours. In America. About the characters, I will tell you a basic little information about each : ") I have 19 of my characters.

Here I showed their physique and height. Plus I only needed the base colors of each character.

I'll start with the main three characters that I most often draw:

Fritz Hagen. He is 22 years old. He's German. He's a biology teacher at school. He is not a serious person at all, he constantly jokes stupidly and tries in every possible way to make amends to his ex-boyfriend, with whom they met - with Ron. He killed his parents as a teenager, so Ron has been afraid of him ever since, that he might kill him too. Fritz and Ron broke up two years ago. And Fritz can't let go of their breakup in any way, wanting to meet Ron again.

Ron Williams. He's English. He is 25 years old and works as a chemistry teacher at the same school as Fritz. Ron is a terribly hot-tempered, dissatisfied person. He is well able to pretend to be an intelligent, well-mannered person - but in fact he swears most of all. He tries to avoid Fritz. But Fritz comes to him without asking. Deep down, Ron still loves Fritz and worries about him. In this world, the main role is played by the pupils in the eyes. His pupils are the same in his eyes, so he is gifted in the exact sciences, he has an excellent memory, logic, thinking. He had already had some knowledge of chemistry since he was 4 years old. He is also an albino.

3. Ben Summers. He is an American and he is 17 years old. He goes to school with Ron and Fritz. They are his teachers. Ben was born with his Siamese twin brother. His brother died at the age of 5. He got a small and unhealthy heart, which could not stand it and stopped. Ben has been suffering from amnesia related to his parents since childhood. All his childhood he could not remember either their names or their faces. He was often scared of them because he saw them "for the first time". His mother died of an illness and his father crashed in an accident. He still doesn't know about it. His parents died when Ben was 10. He lived for some time with Fritz's family, who sheltered him. Ben also happened to witness the murder. Fritz knows Ben saw it, but he threatened him - if anyone finds out about it, Ben will face the same fate. He has been friends with Ron and Fritz since he was born.

Ben (right) and his brother Al (left) 4. Claire Taylor. He is 27 years old. American. He works as a physics teacher at school with Ron and Fritz. He was called by a female name because the family was expecting a girl, but a boy was born. His mother bought a lot of things for the girl, and until the age of 7 he went in dresses, played with dolls, addressed himself in the feminine. He is a very touchy person. Manipulator and he is very jealous. He is also an owner. He dated Ron for a while. Until he found out that Ron was also dating Fritz at the same time, whom he hated. He hates his younger sister Margo more than anyone else in the world. Claire is the heaviest, nasty-looking person. nobody wants to have anything to do with him. Some are even afraid of him. There is also a pendant hanging around his neck. It's a gift from his girlfriend who died in a plane crash. She was the only one who could see a good person in him.

Ron, Claire and Fritz/Claire and Edith are stuck together in an elevator.

5. Margo Taylor. She is 17 years old. American. She's a classmate with Ben. She is most afraid of her brother Clare. Especially at home. At school, she is the most beautiful girl, she wins many competitions wherever she participates due to her appearance. But in fact, she is a quiet, not noisy girl who only plays a role in public. She understands that many friends will turn away from her if she shows herself real.

6. Edith de Fleur. 29 years old. A Frenchwoman. She is a French teacher at the school where Fritz, Ron and Claire work. She was most unlucky with relationships. Men do not look at her, considering her boring and not very interesting. She is a quiet, modest girl who has a personal home library. Her twin sister was married twice and she had many partners. She is madly in love with Ron and shows it to him in every possible way. But he doesn't seem to see it. At the same time, she does not notice the courtship from Claire, who already loves her, but she does not notice him already. Also, Edith's whole body is covered with many different freckles. Especially a lot of them on the face, shoulders, hips.

7. Rick Evaco. 27 years old. Brazilian. He was born in the favelas of Brazil and lived for a long time in the poorest family. He is the oldest child. There are three children in their family. His father became very good friends with one of the influential people on the black market. He earned enough money so that Rick could leave Brazil and move to a prestigious place. He moved to Spain, where he was able to pass the exam and go to college. There he was able to show himself, his knowledge. Rick turned out to be not the stupidest, on the contrary - one of the smartest students. During the summer holidays, he visited America and became friends with Ron and Fritz, who helped Rick a little with money. Now he is a successful businessman who has two companies in Spain, one in Brazil and one in America.

Rick with his sister. 8. Ines Sarto. 25 years old. Italian. A sweet, calm, quiet girl. She was in the same class as Ron at school while she was living in America. In Italy, she met Leah in a cafe. At that moment she was working as a waitress. Now Ines is engaged to Leah after a long relationship. Inez still communicates with Ron on the Internet. She often uses a translator, since she began to forget English.

Ines and Leah 9. Leah Gentile. 26 years old. Italian. She was born in a large family. She is the second oldest child. There are 7 children in her family. Leah's parents are terribly religious people. She ran away from her family at 17 and stopped communicating with them at 20 when she said she was dating a girl. She smokes a lot, is a rude and tough girl. She protects Ines and worries a lot about her if she goes somewhere alone. She often swears and does not behave culturally in society. But not in front of Ines.

10. Engel Weber. He is 26 years old. German. He is rude, not polite, harsh and uncomfortable person. For a long time he was close friends with Fritz. They were friends until Fritz pushed Engel's sister into a pit with iron bayonets. When Engel found out that Fritz had killed his sister, he swore revenge on him. But by the time he realized, Fritz had moved to America. Due to the loss of a loved one, Engel stopped caring for himself, he gained weight, he has mental and not only health problems. His hair was dyed gray with white tips. The only goal left was to take revenge on Fritz for what he had done.

11. Josh Carter. 30 years old. American. He works as a teacher of several foreign languages at the same school as Fritz, Ron, Claire and Edith. He's a terribly deceitful, cunning man. He is never interested in the affairs of another person. If he asks something like that, it means he needs something. He was in three relationships, and only the last girl was able to injure him. There's a burn on his left side of his body. His ex-girlfriend threw a kettle of boiling water at him in the hope of killing him. But it didn't work out. He realized that all girls are fools and he remains single. The only one who really matters to him is his friend Henry.

Josh and Henry 12. Henry Gate. 30 years old. American. He works as a psychologist at the school where Fritz, Ron, Claire, Edith and Josh work. He is a terribly sentimental, empathic person with weak nerves. For a psychologist, he takes everything too close to his heart. He often tries to help everyone to his own detriment. The only person who is particularly important to him is Josh. It is still a mystery to everyone how they were able to make friends. He is terribly fond of collecting books and drawing. Especially landscapes.

13.Ed Ryder. 17 years old. American. He's a classmate with Ben and Margot. Ed lives with one father, his mother left them when Ed was 9 years old. My father's salary is not enough for normal living, and sometimes not enough for normal food. Ed is endowed with a slightly feminine physique and appearance. Therefore, he followed in his mother's footsteps and went to earn money through prostitution. So he was finally able to provide for himself on his own. Despite his position, he remains optimistic and often jokes. Especially on sexual topics.

14.Amintas Exarchidis. 31 years old. Greek. He works as Rick's bodyguard. They became good friends, despite the closed and not verbose nature of Amintas. Aminats has three younger sisters and one older brother, who provided great support in his youth. He, like Rick, lived in a poor, not rich family, so they quickly found a common language. Despite the numerous scars that are on his body, he still tries to resolve any conflicts peacefully.

[cosmicangst]

olympia soiree review after 100%-ing the game... general consensus of my brain worms is that the premise, its themes, the japanese cultural context, and the lore are its biggest strengths. but it needed a heavy editing hand. writers gotta trust their audience more bc we really do not need flashbacks to a thing that happened three minutes ago. it just felt like some great solid bits that were bundled up way too much w superfluous padding. as such the pace suffered and what should have been devoted to developing further why byakuya and her li would fall in love is spent on filler and revisiting info we already know

the spiciness and the sheer romance of the cg scenes are so good but sometimes it was whiplash when byakuya and her li were suddenly in soulmates mode. the individual scenes were chefs kiss but the relationship development overall felt less earned which made those scenes less impactful than it should have been. i know it's just the two weeks but cmon ive been sold less believable absurdity in less that time

anyway in terms of each route:

himuka - tbh he really didn't leave a lasting impression besides his place in the lore. my fave thing is his character design and i spent most of the route pretending this was a yuri game lmao i think his was the one where i rly questioned why byakuya fell so hard and fast (and she does that in every route but his especially i was like.... but why are you suddenly so ride or die??)

tokisada - cute! but im not typically a fan of the little bro type. when he talks about walking into the ocean tho i did cry 😢 his bad ending main menu speech is so good. i love it when men break down despondently 😌

yosuga - loved him up to That Scene. i love possessive dubcon stuff in otome but this was a character who was established to be someone who prioritizes consent and safety for the female citizens of yomu so it just seemed so out of left field and uncharacteristic. did enjoy the hades and persephone analogue vibes tho

riku - such a fan of this nerd. for some reason i felt his angst more than i did the others perhaps bc his biggest obstacle in returning byakuya's love was his own self. rly related to his desire and anxiety to live up to other people's standards and his general ineptness in romantic situations. bc it often ends w byakuya being the most forward one which i always enjoy whenever the mcs take the lead in otome. had fun w him but he and byakuya felt the most whiplash along w himuka

kuroba - enjoyed his personality for most of the game and was honestly thrown off that he ended up being the most yandere of the bunch. which is interesting considering the reveal of who his birth father actually is. was not a huge fan of how they treated sexual assault in this route. like i intellectually understand why the good ending is like that but they rly should have let that motherfucker choke. handkerchief callback was adorable tho

akaza - BIG FAN of bbq dad. his was the one i was looking forward to the most bc he was the one byakuya was the most resistant in giving a chance. and im just a sucker for decent men who give off a bad first impression bc they take things too seriously. i love his insistence of asserting himself and byakuya as singular entities and not bound by the fate of their roles which is a deft way of tying the relationship with the game's overall themes. his route felt the most believable in selling why they're compatible and why they fell in love because they went to intentional multiple dates where it truly felt like they were learning about each other. i would have liked some room to explore his faults and fears outside of byakuya but i enjoyed his route the most so i can't complain too much

other scattered thoughts

the short stories are great esp the memoirs by the supporting cast. made me appreciate them more bc it gave them nuance and complexity

SHURA 🥰 complicated women my loves. wish tho that her bitterness against byakuya wasn't also rooted in her infertility. not that the motivation is inherently bad but as one of the few female dynamics byakuya has it isn't great

hairi devolving to villainy was understandable but disappointing. wish tho that there was one character based in yomu who wasn't on byakuya's side but wasn't also a villain either.

douma reveal just doesn't sit right in the end like they're trying to establish this grumpy dad vibe when douma spent the majority of the games not just being grumpy and stoic but actively being an asshole and almost resentful

kanan i was generally annoyed with until i got through the bad endings and read his memoir and i did a complete 180 on him. earnestly really enjoy this asshole now and i find him fascinating as a villain

tsukuyomi's memoir is my absolute fave "now i water the cherry tree" just the existential resignation of it all....

don't have much thoughts on the obvious allegory and how it explores oppression as a theme namely bc im missing the cultural and historical framework w my largely western lens and i think context here is absolutely imperative to do this justice

[castlebyersafterdark]

He never dated Josh smh but yeah they had a little fling and the guy decided to leak a Snapchat story :(( noah was pretty much a baby back in 2020 like yuck man

Combining these both here because they're about the same thing but oh nooo. Poor kid! I don't know anything about this but that's just a sad iffy situation if so. The lore goes deep, and I feel like more than half of it has got to be just gossip and conjecture. I can't even pretend to keep up with most of it. I just hope nothing truly shitty happened to him, that's a rough one, especially that young and not out!! Makes me sad.

[cakejerry]

Like you (maybe? You had put a question mark) I am jm biased as well. The reason I got into bts was because of his unique tone. I can admit that, yes, jimin has times and days where his vocals aren't up to par, but I believe that it started happening when Bh led him down that higher voice road. I am in love with jm's lower register, it's always been my favorite but the higher tone .....for some reason I don't think it's his actual voice, if it was, he would've started out with it.

I like jk as well, jk on a vocal level is good but his performances.....🥴. My time is the most cringe performance I have ever seen. I get second hand embarrassment everytime and I can't watch it fully through. The world cup performance was lack luster as well. Jk as a vocalist is good, he's stable and he has that pop boy voice but that's it. There's no flavor. There's nothing about his voice that makes me want to listen to a full album.

And I know it might seem like I'm hating...I'm really not. Like you, I voice my opinions, even if others disagree, which I know you might since it seems like you're jk biased as well. Though it seems like you're more jk biased than jm's 🤭.

Then I saw you talked about jm's stage presence.....I must say I disagree. I'm confused, honestly.

What makes you jm biased cause you don't like his stage presence, and it doesn't seem like you like his vocals......so what is it that you like about him? Is it the jikook ship or something? Maybe I'm missing something 😭

Anon you might as well dm me so we can talk 🤭 I'll try to answer every part of this

1. The lore is that I was a hardcore jimin biased army from i need u to dna, and then switched sides to become a bts hater due to an avalanche of reasons (not writing that essay here). But through that time I would occasionally check up on them or find myself thinking hmm.... Bts sure do suck, but Jungkook has done nothing wrong ever and he is the Best and most talented kpop boy in the world and I hate bts but I love him. In fact i can tell you the exact time and date this switch started happening. I was already one foot out the door at this point.

Which I guess turned out to be true 🥴 I'm in my 2nd bts era rn, I plan to catch up with everything, and the second I started consuming content again it was apparent Jimin is my actual bias, not Jungkook. (i never resented jimin but liking him and the rest of bts was very cringe. I could write an essay on this.)

2. I think jimins voice does naturally fall in the higher range. Korean karaoke machines have tone settings, to switch songs by girls to a male register and vice versa, and in in the soop they made a point that Jimin switched to a higher range and Tae was like nooo. But just because that head voice comes natural doesn't mean it's usable anywhere besides heavily processed studio adlibs. He has never been able to sing any one of his 'high notes' live and im tired of pretending he did. I do love his lower register as well, as you might've seen in my posts about 'ma city' and 'danger'. I'd love if you sent me some more examples of your favourite of his vocal moments

6. I switched to jk because of his talent but I was jm biased because of his personality and that imo is way more important when it comes to idols. It's just that some people will act fake and be like "noo jimin totallyyy sung live!! No his voice didn't crack you're an anti!!" but im straight up about it. Idc about talent (i mean it doesn't hurt that hes the second best dancer but if he danced like jin i don't think it would change my mind). I first fell in love with his fat ass and thighs, his thick lips and chipped tooth and tiny pinky finger, then realized he's a fairy angel gangyangi baby boy, the self-proclaimed fake maknae, i think he's a person born to receive love and imo the only one who seems comfortable no matter who they're paired up with in the group? Maybe that's eering into delulu teritory but I'm a big 'soft cute jimin being doted on by everybody' truther. He's mochi to me. Jikook has nothing to do with it and I only started shipping it when they MADE me ship it, with adult ceremony and saying shit like 'i want him' in that one seasons greetings dvd

3. I watched my time just for you anon, and it's not that cringe!?? Maybe bc I opened a version with eng subs and immediately clicked out and found one without, so idk the subject matter but his vocals and stage presence are great? You'll have to tell me what you dislike about it. Dreamers is just.... The "of bts" is bigger than "jungkook" and that's obvious. He definitely wouldn't be able to make it without a group, but I don't think any of them would.

4. You're absolutely right that he's flavourless!! And posting your opinions is good, you should absolutely do it publicly!!! That's the problem with being a jack of all trades- he's a master of none. I get the appeal of any of the rest of the tannies vocal tones. And literally every time there's confusion about who is singing, jungkook the chameleon is at the crime scene. He's just a blank slate in life too, it's insane. He's the only idol who can genuinely go from cutie bunny to sexy sangnamja and pull off the edgy pierced tattoed look as well as the innocent flower boy vibe. And I'm saying that sincerely. There's a reason his stereotyping in fanfic ranges so wildly, from jock to nerd and from alpha to omega. I get what you mean about not desiring a full solo album from him but I'm in the majority boat of 'as long as the song is good idc who sings it' and that's why he has the potential to do well internationaly.

5. About stage presence.... I just watched 6 hours of fancams trying to formulate my point and ended up more confused than I was before 🫠. I'll try to sum it up.

Hoseok performs like he was born to do it. His facial expressions are an equal part of his dancing as his body, and he dances like he would die of he couldn't. He's an entertainer, a performer, he's energetic and electric on the stage, and in my mind's eye I cant even imagine him slacking off the way I'm about to describe for Jimin. I wouldn't say he owns the stage, but he definitely owns the largest part of it while still working in harmony with the rest of the team.

Jungkook is an idol group Center. And I specifically mean the jpop senbatsu model, where they all dance the same dance, no formations, but there is one fixed Center for every single. Jungkook is that. He's the one who will stand in the middle, represent the group while people dance and rap to the left and right of him. He's the one who will do the basic choreography so that the rest can add their flares to it, the one who will sing the whole song in the studio so that others can give their adlibs and harmonies. He will face the public head-on and he does it great

And here is the main difference between both of them vs jimin, and in my view the most important measure of stage presence: Eyes.

Specifically, where are your eyes when the camera isn't on you?

Everyone talks about Jimin's sexy gaze. Sure, fine. He has his killer parts. He has the moments in the songs tailor made for the camera to zoom in on him and capture his sexy expression. But... When that camera leaves and moves on to the next member... The audience is still there. And that's what Jimin seems to forget.

His default seems to be looking at the floor. He often seems like he's there just to dance, like he's counting the beats in his head, just waiting for His Part, or hyping himself up to Make A Facial Expression. His face doesn't dance like Hoseok's does, expressing the emotions of each song perfectly- he doesn't look straight on at the audience like Jungkook does, cocky and confident. He has two moods- serious and goofy. He's serious most of the time. Which means most of the time he looks and acts like a very good back up dancer, who is occasionally VERY GOOD at posing for the camera. And that's my other point- his face doesn't dance, it poses. There's a reason why in my time in the fandom I always saved fantakens of him but never watched any fancams. He's good at Posing. And making that face. And raising that eyebrow, or winking, or splaying out that tongue (something he does A Lot). He's good at being coquettish and flirty and inviting. For a few seconds before he gets... Embarrassed. It's all so scripted. It's all pre-planned, never spontaneous like H and Jk seem to be.

As I said, I watched fancams up to dna + fake love and boy with luv. Reflective on my opinion on him as a whole, I think he does marginally better in concepts like bwl, where he doesn't feel the pressure of being sexy- he can play around a bit and be goofy. Nothing is more emblematic of this than his war of hormone era fancams, which I watched and literally GASPED because.. That's what I want from him!!! Always!!!! That playfulness, that flirting with the audience, not just the camera!!! If you're still reading this, please go watch a woh era jimin fancam. It will change your life.

So I guess you can say I'm being too subjective and some people will find his blank expression and dead eyes very sexy. Sure. But I will forever prefer him SMILING to him doing any other expression (which all seem to blur into nothing) and I sincerely hope in my journey through the rest of their career I will find more instances of him owning the stage. I'll update. But having seen snippets of like crazy and some other songs... I doubt it 😔

[ceaseless-rambler]

HOW DID I NEVER SEE THIS I WOULD LOVE TO EXPLAIN THE LORE.

Okay so the crew, immortal space pirates who are immortal due to their mechanism, a piece of their body that's been replaced with metal and it regenerates them every time they die, indefinitely. We have:

Jonny d'Ville, he/him: insists he's the captain, everyone else insists he's the first mate. He was the first (successful) mechanism, and his mechanism is his heart. He does all the narration. His backstory song is One Eyed Jacks

Nastya Rasputina, she/her: engineer. Dating the Aurora. The second mechanism, and her mechanism is her blood. The only recording of her backstory song was at the Lashings performance, but there's more information in the written fiction on their website, notably in Cyberian Demons (this is also the name of her backstory song). References to her going Out are in regards to when she threw herself out an airlock, permanently, because Aurora had changed too much. Her status is unknown.

Drumbot Brian, he/him: the pilot. His mechanism is everything except his heart. He has a morality switch coded into his mechanism. As in, people can flip the switch and change his morality. It's not good vs evil, but rather MJE (means justify ends) vs EJM (ends justify means). On MJE he can't perform any action he sees as "bad", even if that would directly prevent something worse from happening. He can't lie to protect someone/something, for example. EJM means he can do anything, but only if the consequences will be something he sees as good. His backstory song is Lost in the Cosmos, and more information about his backstory is on his profile on the website.

Ashes O'Reilly, they/them: the quartermaster. Their mechanism is their lungs. They're more into long term organized crime than, say, Jonny and Tim, who are more into outright violence. This means they do things like become a crime boss, or the capitalist antagonist in one of the albums. Their backstory song is Lucky Sevens

Gunpowder Tim, he/him: master at arms. His mechanism is his eyes. Officially he uses he/him, but I've never seen any other character assigned so many different pronouns by fans, so you might see him referred to eith different pronouns. His backstory involves blowing up the moon, so many jokes about him involve that. If you see people mention Bertie, he was Tim's "best friend" while Tim was still busy being mortal. Nearly everyone has assigned them as either boyfriends or queerplatonic partners. Tim's backstory song is Gunpowder Tim vs The Moon Kaiser

Baron Marius Von Raum, he/him: ship's doctor. Neither a baron nor a doctor. His mechanism is his left arm. He practices unlicensed psychiatry. He doesn't have much in the way of official backstory, we just know bits and pieces

Raphaella la Cognizi, she/her: science officer. As cruel and brutal as she is science. Her mechanism is wings. She has wings. She is so cool. We know even less about her backstory

Ivy Alexandria, she/her: archivist. Her mechanism is her brain. She doesn't have any singing parts but her backstory is on the website and it fucks me up a little. Extremely underrated character

The Toy Soldier, it/its: just happy to be involved! Literally a Toy Soldier. It's alive because it's pretending to be. It follows any order given to the letter. People often capitalize the first letter of every word in its dialogue because it kind of just Talks Like That. It stole its voicebox from someone who broke its heart. Its backstory is on the website, and it also has a bit of information in Gunpowder Tim vs The Moon Kaiser

The Aurora, she/her: their starship. She used to be a sentient flesh moon, and then she got turned into a (still sentient) battleship. She's full of spiders. Her girlfriend is Nastya. There's a lot going on there

Doctor Carmilla, she/her: really her own post that others are more qualified to make. What's relevant right now is that she gave most of them their mechanisms and they don't like her very much

Put you clothes back on we aren't having sex I lied to get you in here. Yeah no I'm outlining all the mechs lore to you. And then we're listening to everything yhey have on spotify. And then we're watching all the live performances. Stop trying the door you can't unlock it