#I don't understand why are you all so hype for this ??? This is the menu all over again fjdjdk

[shapelytimber]

I've seen so much post here saying Nosferatu 2024 is a great movie, or worse a queer one.... And I'm sorry, but no it's not ??? Went to see it a couple days ago with friends, and if I paid 10 whole euros to see this shit I get to bitch about it ! If you liked it good on you but I need to rant for a bit

It's like really racist ?? It has a disgusting message about sex (in how nudity is supposed to be scary, how the dangerous and exotic stranger will dirty good victorian bodies (bonus racist point here), how women's sexuality is a sacrifice), it sounds like shit, the music is really bad, they fucked up *the* staircase scene, it's shot poorly, the jumpscares are infuriating- But most damning of all, it's so fucking boring.

Also one of the least homoerotic vampire movie I've seen and I've seen *a lot*. Yes count Orlock sucks the blood of the Harcker type guy, but it's the only crumb you'll get jfkfkd also for the people saying that the two women lead laying in bed (fully clothed) together talking about how they love each other platonically right before one of them gets eaten by rats counts as lesbianism.... Do you know Lesbian vampire movies is a whole ass genre ? Like there is a lot of films from the 70s where it's full on girl on girl vampire action ? Why are you applauding nothing ?

The only highlights are that it's kinda pretty when there isn't too much cgi, the costumes are great (bare count Orlock) and Willem Dafoe.... But girl (gn) if you want to see a shit movie where the only highlight is Willem Dafoe and is sometimes about sucking blood go see Speed 2 at least it's less boring fjkfkfk

[tedwardremus]

What kind of dates do you think Harry and Ginny go on? I think they are super fun-loving thrill seekers. Harry was denied so many happy experiences when he was younger and I bet Ginny fantasized about all the things she would do when she was older and had money and finally some freedom. So, I think they are super fun and they travel a lot. Basically act like two big kids even when they are 35 or 45. They do things like order every dessert item on a restaurant's menu. They do dumb challenges like try every cereal and rank them from best to worst. Make a list of every single theme park and all the best rides and try to experience every single one (they def took Teddy to Disney World and paid for the VIP treatment so he could eat with Mickey Mouse). They do bucket list things like spend Christmas in NYC (Harry loves it because the muggles are distant and rude and that's totally his vibe) and spend New Years on Sydney Harbour watching the fireworks on the beach (one of Ginny's fave ever memories). When the kids have birthdays they are the aunt and uncle that rent the bouncy castle and water slide and rent a fckn pony for the kids to ride. They are FUN. For Christmas they do a build the nicest gingerbread house challenge with the kids and its super competitive. One time Ginny shows up at Hogwarts and says there is an emergency and the kids need to go with her and they are like wtf and then they meet Harry in Hogsmeade and take a portkey to Coney Island (Hermione is so furious and yells at H/G over this because it's SO childish and irresponsible - Ron is like please don't tell her I went with you she thought I was at work).

It was a difficult undertaking to plan a date night when your boyfriend happened to be the most famous wizard in the entire world. Everywhere they went, the press was sure to follow. And if not the press, then someone would try to tell Harry how amazing he was and ask for an autograph. Either way, if they spent too long in public, Harry would get spotted, and his mood would turn sour.

There was always the Leaky Cauldron—Hannah would ensure they had a private booth. But the Leaky was crowded and noisy and they spend so much time hanging out with friends there it didn't really feel like a date night location.

There were always weekend getaways to Romania to the Dragon Reserve to see Charlie or France with Bill and Fleur. But family trips, while fun, were not romantic.

They'd head out to Muggle London, go to the zoo, and once Harry took her to the movies. But if she was honest, Ginny didn’t understand the hype and much preferred reading her books or listening to stories on the wireless.

Or they’d go out with Hermione and Ron, but again—a date that included brothers was automatically not romantic.

Then there was coordinating their busy schedules. When Ginny didn’t have a game, she was usually training, and now that she was on the national team as well as the Harpies, her schedule was even more hectic.

Harry, of course, was busy not just with Auror training but also various committees to reform the Ministry. He always did his best to spend a day or two a week with Teddy—even if it was just a quick mealtime hello.

That’s why their best dates tended to be quiet ones at home. Just the two of them in the safe sanctuary they had built together. Away from public eyes, dark magic, and intrusive press. They’d play music records—a mix of wizard and Muggle music. Do silly dances while they cooked. Sometimes dinner turned out well, and sometimes they ended up walking to the nearby village to get takeaway when it turned into a disaster. But they had been living together for a couple of years, and Ginny was confident that their cooking was improving.

They’d share a bottle of wine and start a fire. Afterwards, Harry would look at her and ask if she wanted to fly.

She always said yes.

And in the cover of darkness, they’d fly. And they’d be free. It was wonderful—to reach out and touch the stars and have the love of your life hold your hand in return.

[luvr-bunnyy]

lattes and love at first sight

JAMIE TARTT x FEM!BAKER!READER

word count: 1.7k

© luvr-bunnyy pls don't use my headers or writing without permission

warnings: none! just some fluffy jaime

[a/n: i may continue this baker!reader in other fics!! but this is also the result of that random, spin the wheel thing i did...i may have written jaime out of character but i just love the thought of a usually confident man reduced to a flustered, nervous mess for the person he likes...anyways, enjoy!]

A heavy sigh ripped through your chest as you continued to knead at the dough in front of you. Your forearms were burning, a bead of sweat had rolled down your back, but you continued on, focused on your task as the sweet crooning of Marcus Mumford filled the bakery. You separated your dough into smaller parts, placing them on the tray beside you and once they filled it up, you carried the massive thing over to your proofer, sliding it into place and refilling the water tray. 

As you shut the door, a familiar tinkling caught your attention. It was followed by a familiar voice and one that was quite new to you. 

“Keeley, I don’t think the shop’s even open yet…why don’t we just-” 

“For the hundredth time Jaim’s, it’s open.” She scoffed before calling out, “(Y/n)! Babes, where’re you hiding!” 

A laugh bubbled from your chest as you finished setting your timer. “I’m back here Keeles! Be up in a sec!” Your eyes scoured the countertops before you found your tea towel and you snatched it up, wiping your hands as you stepped out into the front of the store. 

“There you are! Hi, babes! How are you?” She leaned over the counter and pulled you into a hug. Her sweet perfume invaded your senses in the best ways, the familiarity filling your chest with warmth. “I’m great, a little sweaty but great!” Understanding the implication of your statement, she scoffed and held you tighter before letting you go. “Oh stop it babe, you smell like cookies.” 

“Well, thank God for that.” You laughed before finally glancing over to the man that was staring intently at the scene in front of him. He seemed vaguely familiar but you couldn’t quite figure it out. “Oh uhm, h-hi. I’m (Y/n).” 

“Erm Jamie, nice to meet ya. Keeley never shuts up about this place so I thought I’d come with her. See what all the fuss is about.” 

“Great! I hope it lives up to the hype. Keeley, your usual?” 

“Yes! And can I get a dozen of your pastries please, love? Surprise me.” 

“Of course, and what about you Jaime?” He panicked once your eyes were on him again, realizing that since you stepped out of the kitchen, his gaze had never bothered to look anywhere else but you, much less to look at your menu board. 

Keeley’s eyes twinkled in amusement as she watched Jamie’s cheeks pinken, stuttering the slightest bit as he answered. “How about an iced coffee and a pastry you like? I uhm, I can’t decide.” 

“Okay, sure! I’ll get that ready for you guys.” 

Seemingly oblivious to what was happening, you slinked over behind the espresso machine, working on Keeley’s usual. When the fall season came around, her white chocolate and pumpkin spiced latte was a stark contrast to Roy’s americano. As you finished off her latte, one of your many timers beeped. 

“Oh shit…” You mumbled, totally having forgotten about what was in your oven. Jamie watched in slight amusement as you rushed over, muttering something or other to yourself as you lugged open the huge oven door, hands hidden by oven mitts as you pulled the tray out. The delicious smell of whatever it was filled the bakery and Jamie’s stomach grumbled. 

Carefully, you grabbed two of them with parchment squares and handed one to each of them. “Here you go, fresh out.” They eagerly took the warm bread and bit into it. 

Keeley’s was followed by a gasp. “These are new, aren’t they?” 

“Yup!” You slipped back behind the counter to make Jaime’s drink. “I came up with the recipe this weekend. This is my first batch. How are they?” 

“They’re fucking amazing, I could kiss you right now!” She took another bite before looking over at her friend. 

“Yeah, what she said…” He was so enthralled in the taste he hadn’t realized what he was echoing until it registered in his head. “Ah well no, I just meant- I don’t want to kiss you! I mean, it’s not that I don’t but- wait, no! I just-” 

“It’s okay, I understood what you meant.” Your soft laugh didn’t help Jaime’s nerves but he was glad he hadn’t said something wrong. “Here you go Keeles.” You slid a two cup drink tray over to her, her’s and Roy’s drink sitting neatly in it. “And here you go, Jaime. I hope you like it.” 

You watched hopefully as he took a sip of the drink. He nodded in approval, the right amount of sweet and bitter swirled across his tongue. “That’s real good, what is it?” 

“It’s a brown sugar and english toffee latte. It’s not on the menu but it’s what I make for myself.” He nodded in approval, watching as you grabbed a to-go box from underneath the counter and started to fill it with pastries. 

Keeley was overjoyed, secretly snapping a picture of Jamie watching you work with a lovesick expression on his face. She giddily sent it to Roy captioned, ‘I never believed in love at first sight until now.’ 

After that, you started to see more and more of Jamie. He had been stopping by before practice or even on weekends that he had free and whenever Keeley or anyone really, mentioned a hankering for a coffee or a sweet treat, he had volunteered to make a run out to grab some. 

You definitely weren’t complaining. 

The charming footballer had always brought a smile to your face, his anecdotes about his teammates or of his coaches had brightened up your days. There had been a few times where he’d come right at closing time and helped you clean up. 

He still hadn’t gotten up the nerve to ask you on a proper date. Every time he thought he had hyped himself enough, he’d abandon ship and talk about something else. 

But of course, he had enough of beating around the bush. 

He came in with a determined look on his face and it had you very intrigued but you finished ringing up your customer and making their drinks. You bid them a ‘goodbye’ and a ‘come back soon’ before you started on Jaimes’s usual, sending him a smile. 

“Hi Jams, everything okay?” 

He watched as you basically made the drink by memory, sparing a few tiny glances down at your hands but keeping your full attention on him. It made his heart skip a beat. 

“Yeah…I erm, well I wanted to ask you something. Have for a while now, actually.” He was fiddling with his fingers, eyes trained on the shiny charcoal colored counter below his drink. 

He was so distracted that he hadn’t noticed you walk around the counter and step beside him. The warm smell of brown sugar and peaches overwhelmed his senses. “Come on…” You gently gripped the crook of his elbow and led him over to a table. As you moved to sit across from him, he shivered at the feeling of your hand running down his forearm and to his own hand, fingers intertwining. “Okay, what did you want to tell me?” 

He took a second to relish in the feeling of your fingers between his, fitting like a puzzle piece he had been missing for far too long. 

Your chest tightened, his eyes finally meeting yours. They were filled with a reverence that nobody had ever spared you. “You can stop me and tell me to fuck off or…or that I’m a prick but-” Your face twisted into a confused frown as he continued. “I can’t stop thinking about ya’, your face, your smile, your laugh…it’s so bad that I can’t concentrate during training.” He scoffed a laugh. “Roy gave me a proper lashing for it but…I don’t even care. So, erm I guess what I wanted to say is that, I really, really want to take you out on a date. A proper one.” 

Your eyes widened, almost comically, when you realized how serious he was. Temptation to deny was ever present in your mind. How could he like you that much? So much so that your constant presence in his mind was a distraction from the thing he spent his entire livelihood achieving…but there was nothing in his eyes other than affection and hope, how could you say no? 

So, you fessed up.

“You know…I burnt an entire batch of my pumpkin cookies because I- Keeley sent me the unreleased photos from your GQ photoshoot…I was too busy drooling over your photos that-that I turned off my timer and forgot to take them out of the oven.” A nervous giggle bubbled in your chest. “They looked like charcoal.” 

He couldn’t believe what he was hearing. “Wait, so that means…?” 

“I, very much, want to go on a date with you.” His eyes lit up. “Like, real bad Jaime.” 

“Oh fuck me…” He muttered at your desperation, “You’re serious.” 

“As a heart attack.” You squeezed his hand, an unbelievable amount of giddiness coursing through your whole body. 

“Kiss me.” His eyes widened, sending himself into a spluttering ramble. “No! I mean, yes k-kiss me…I mean, only if you want to. I want you to- could I…can I kiss you? Please?” 

You bit your lip in an attempt to conceal the shit eating grin that’s tugging at your lips. “Only because you asked so nicely.” He removed his hand from yours, cradling your jaw as if you were the most precious thing on the planet, and to him, you very much were.

He leaned across the table, the feeling of your hand holding his wrist was intoxicating. When his lips met yours, he was in heaven. Your lips moved in a languid pace against his, wanting to savor the moment as much as possible. The hitch in your breath when his tongue messily met yours had boosted his confidence, sliding his hand back behind your neck to deepen the kiss. Heat had begun to pool in your belly so you placed your hand onto his chest and gently pulled away from him. 

Keeley and Rebecca watched from behind the glass door, jaws dropped at the Hallmark moment they had just witnessed, unbeknownst to either you or Jaime. 

You laughed breathily as Jaime chased after your lips, your hand creating resistance against his chest. “Easy Tartt…let’s save that for our date.” You couldn’t resist his wide, pleading eyes so you leaned in and chastely pressed your lips against his. 

The violent sound of the bell made the both of you jump, pulling away from each other. Keeley had shoved the door open, squealing. “Fucking FINALLY! I thought we’d have to knock some sense into the both of you!” 

[ryuichirou]

Replies

After skipping an entire week, I’ll try to write replies regularly again! I still might skip days here and there because of deadlines, but I’ll do my best to write at least a couple of short ones when I’m busy.

There are A LOT of messages in our askbox right now, so uhh yeah unfortunately I won’t be able to give you the gift of replying to every single one by the end of the year… but still, thank you for sending those. Even when it takes months to reply, we love getting them and love reading them a lot. Every single one of them! >:C

Let’s see how many shorter ones I can reply today! Alright, so our menu for today is: some asks about me not posting + a follow-up on that Ortho posting Anon convo, all of the asks related to our recently posted drawings and some random and miscellaneous ones.

Anonymous asked:

Why have your replies been goe for so long? I hope you're doing okay! ❤️

Everything is okay, Anon, no worries! <3 Sorry for the wait.

Like I already said, I’ve been busy, both with commissions and with another very exciting thing – a Mob/Idia event on pictSQUARE! It’s going to be our first JP online event, and we’re a little nervous, so we took our sweet time preparing; it’s happening over this weekend.  I drew a 12-pages long doujin that we even managed to get translated to JP… It was such a new and fun experience.

I am not sure if I am allowed to post things I drew for the event, but if I am, we will definitely be posting both JP and EN versions at some point in the future.

And also that darn Cater card that made us drop everything and just draw it for like 3-4 days in a row.

Yeah sorry I ended up rumbling a little bit lol I also feel like I needed a short break from daily replies, but I think I am back. I missed talking to you all.

Anonymous asked:

yeah, don't worry (if you even are worrying)

can't speak for everyone but i just kinda assumed you were busy, you're normally very and i mean very diligent when doing replies

really doesn't matter if you miss a few days or more, it's only tumblr asks after all and i think everyone knows you aren't ignoring anyone

This was my face when I read that you called me diligent, Anon –

 Heh, I’m diligent.

In all seriousness though, thank you so much for understanding and waiting. I wish I had extra hours in my day and my brain was capable of staying fresh and active for longer, so I could reply to everyone faster…

Anonymous asked:

To the other ortho anon, you’re so right. That the thing though this was a YouTube comment about some drama the world doesnt even know I support ortho ships yet. It’s just hello I’m Ace and touchy/picky about nsfw so being called a creep is just the most ironic thing it’s honestly laughable. But I’m thinking maybe it’s time I start posting my sloppy little doodles and sketches and maybe then I’ll take my anon mask off.

P.S. I’m sorry your tumblr has become a chatroom now, Ryu

-💜🌹

I am sorry for posting it so late, I hope that other other Ortho Anon sees it…! I should’ve posted it sooner, but oh well :(

Anyways… I hope you feel comfortable posting your doodles and sketches, Anon. These people are deliberately erasing the line between reality and fiction, and making it everyone else’s problem.

Alright, now asks related to drawings and whatnot! Starting with the ones about Cater…

Anonymous asked:

BREAKING NEWS: First proper Cater drawing ever!

Cater fans are no longer starving!

I KNOW RIGHT!! INSANE! Cater fans are the strongest soldiers, I can’t believe it took us so long to draw him. He had to get a card that was so dope and so hype… to be fair though, that card is insane, we really did drop everything to draw it LOL

I can’t promise anything, but I have an inkling you’ll get fed with Cater slightly more often than never…

Anonymous asked:

Do you have any nsfw of Cater? I feel like I don't see him much

(this ask was sent before the recent Cater drawing was posted)

Unfortunately, we don’t; I feel like he is one character I draw the least out of everyone. I have more Leonas than Caters, and I like Cater much more than Leona :( Like I’ve already said, maybe there will be more Caters in the future, but I can’t promise anything.

blackbutlerfandomnerddomain asked:

CATER'S TIME TO SHIIIIIIIINE!!!! Do you have thoughts/headcanons of Cater's dream? Do you think he dreams of a harem of sorts?

Anonymous asked:

Is it just me or does Caters version of the Heartslabyul courtroom kinda look like a club of some kind?

CATER’S TIME TO SHINE INDEED!!! <3

Unfortunately, I can’t say anything about Cater’s dream for now though because I don’t really have much context yet. But it’s kind of funny; would that mean he’d have a harem of fellow Caters? That’s self love. That’s admirable.

And it really does have clubby vibes, it feels very Las Vegas or Miami… maybe it’s also because of the cards, makes it feels like a casino, but a funky obnoxious one lol

Anonymous asked:

Heh sorry Riddle. Looks like you've been replaced! I love the angst

(this one and a bunch of next ones are about this drawing)

Poor Riddle! Or rather… poor mob, he didn’t even want to get kabedon’d by Floyd, and now he is getting punished for that lol

Teen angst!!

Anonymous asked:

oh, these bitches all so jealous

Exactly :( So petty and so childish…

Anonymous asked:

Omg jealous Riddle 👀

But he might use school rules as an excuse- lol

Of course, he’ll absolutely do it lol Stop acting inappropriately, Floyd and that random Mob! Or he’ll get your heads!

thestarlightfae asked:

Does Floyd enjoy making Riddle jealous?

For the most part! But I also don’t think he always does it on purpose: I think Floyd is just very free in how he acts and doesn’t want to be tied to one person. Riddle, however, thinks that if you are doing something like that with someone, it automatically means that you are supposed to be loyal to each other all the time. So a lot of times it’s just a miscommunication and differences in values…

…but every now and then, making Riddle jealous on purpose is so much fun~ He gets so aggressive and dangerous and angry! And if you point out that he is just being jealous because he wants Floyd all for himself, he gets even more angry and defensive; such a tsundere.

But also, sometimes Floyd gets annoyed with jealous Riddle. He loves it when Riddle is mad, but the implications that he is supposed to do what Riddle tells him to are irritating.

Anonymous asked:

Bro I need to find a fanfic of Floyd cheating on Riddle. I NEED ITTT

It probably exists somewhere… or at least it should!

Anonymous asked:

I agree with Jade! Scaring people is fun! The funny noises they make! They're funny faces! ...I might be a bit of a sadist.

(this one is about this drawing)

Damn, maybe Jade should’ve started a “scaring people by suddenly hugging them lover’s club” instead of his one… there would be more people lol

Anonymous asked:

HOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAZZUUUUUUUL

(this one is about this drawing)

HEHEHEHE YESSSSS

Good reaction, very good one.

Anonymous asked:

Do those tentacles do something, if you know what I mean... Wink wink, nudge nudge 😉

Those tentacles can do anything, Anon… Azul is very dexterous down there~

Anonymous asked:

Is the color of Azul's skin cause she's a cephalopod or because of the lighting?

It’s just the lighting, Anon! We considered making her more gray though, but what we ended up with felt better.

Anonymous asked:

Not Malleus being a goth icon.

(this one and a couple of next ones are related to this drawing)

It suits him too well, right? I feel like he isn’t even trying to look gothy, this is just how he normally looks…

Anonymous asked:

GLASSES IDIA! YEAH!

I know in my heart of hearts that boy can't see for shit

HEHEHEHE YESSS for some reason I can’t stop giving him round glasses lol It’s Azul’s influence!

Idia having bad eyesight would be cute… but maybe he’s just a whore and wears it for aesthetics lol He wants to look like a nerd.

Anonymous asked:

Is Malleus Idias bitch repellent?

This is such a good way to put it, Anon. Yes, I think this is exactly it.

Anonymous asked:

That reverse au is going to fuck me up, I just know it and I'm living for it, and even If you never do anything it ever again its now in my brain and im already thinking about routes it can go

(this is about this drawing)

Thank you so much, Anon!! Yessss, this is such a cool idea, and we keep coming back to it ever since that ask lol It might take a while, but I will absolutely draw more for it because I really want to set up the way we picture how this story could go. This version of Ortho and this version of his and Idia’s tragedy is so juicy.

I am very happy you like it.

Anonymous asked:

MASOCHIST SILVER??? He's blushing while Sebek is biting him... 😳

(this one is about this drawing)

Hehe, I guess it was one passionate bite… or maybe they were kissing just before Sebek bit him. Or maybe they were about to kiss! Or maybe he really is a masochist…

Anonymous asked:

Is it wrong i love to see sebek biting silver and leaving his mark all over him and of course silver enjoying it more so if sebek is screwing him as he bites him

It absolutely isn’t wrong, Anon, in fact it’s very right and correct.

SebeSil sex without a lot of biting isn’t SebeSil sex! That croc can’t stop chewing on Silver, and Silver loves it even if he hisses because of pain sometimes <3

Anonymous asked:

Behold! A man! Wonderful!

And this is why I shouldn’t take breaks, I sat there looking at this ask for 5 minutes before I remembered that it was likely related to this drawing LOL

Thank you, Anon! I draw men too sometimes!

Anonymous asked:

TWST is branching out!

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-three-maidens-in-twisted-wonderland-jia-hadid/1146643327?ean=9798330649471

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/captains-heart-in-twisted-wonderland-heausaff-wellet/1146509418?ean=9798330525447

(I know this is random but I saw these and they made me laugh and I hope they could make someone else chuckle at least too)

Omg! The lore thickens! The canon expands!!

Anonymous asked:

you lucky now is ddd and not nnn

Omg Anon… have fun Destroying your Dick this December… 💪

[dangan-kagura]

Why I Don't Like Street Fighter

After seeing this new trailer for Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves, I knew that it was time for me to write this. I know I’ve written about something like this before, but now I’m including more of it.

See, even though I’m a fan of the fighting game genre, I do have particular tastes. Out of the most popular fighting game franchises out there, I’m not big on Street Fighter.

Street Fighter IV was my introduction to that series. At the time, I didn’t really get the big deal about it, nor did I understand the hype most people at the time had when it came out in 2009. And unfortunately, when I decided to try the game out, it must’ve been a bad first impression.

Let me tell you that the opening to the game is no good. The theme song was just… what, unbearable to listen to? Well, it’s been like over 15 years since the game came out, but when I first played the game, I skipped the intro since the theme song wasn’t cool enough to listen to, and I thought that maybe they didn’t have to go so far as to make a really long intro for a game that I failed to see the big deal about, because once I got to the gameplay, that’s where things felt like a mess.

Street Fighter IV felt like a really slow and sluggish fighting game.

I think that maybe since I was still a little new to understanding how 2D fighting games are played, I had a hard time trying to input certain commands. Namely the charging commands. I could barely get Chun-Li, Vega and Bison to do any special moves, I just had to rely on using heavy punches and heavy kicks multiple times to clear their story modes. Not to mention, the tutorial menu for commands was too small and wasn't specific enough. It didn’t say anything about doing a fireball special move with the entire control stick.

My bad opinion about Street Fighter IV led me to think that this has to be one of the worst fighting games and the world is too blind to realize this.

It also led me to believe that Capcom should not have made Super Street Fighter IV, because if Street Fighter IV felt like a piece of shit game, there should be no reason people should play SSF4, it could be an even crappier game. Shit, it also led me to think that Capcom should not have made Marvel vs Capcom 3, because again, it would feel like a slow, sluggish, and broken fighting game.

But I will admit to this, there were a few, only a few, things about Street Fighter IV that I thought were interesting. The EX specials concept was interesting, performing a special by pressing two of the same types of punches and kicks. The problem however was that at the time, all my favorite fighting games like Tekken, Soul Calibur, and KOF were all 4 button fighting games, and since I play these games on console, I just stick with using X, ⬜, ◯ and △. Street Fighter is a six button fighting game, so I wasn't used to using the shoulder buttons, I just swapped the medium attacks with the heavy attacks since I figured they’d work the same way in KOF. Anyway, the EX specials concept I figured was cool and thought how cool it would be if KOF got to feature that, and they did with The King of Fighters XIII which at the time I thought was a more interesting 2D fighting game than SSF4. The brave edge attacks in Soul Calibur V & VI are also based off EX specials.

Also, Street Fighter IV had a feature where you can select which characters can speak English and which ones can speak Japanese. It was a little interesting, and it reminded me of how half of the cast of Virtua Fighter speak English and the other half Japanese. However, the anime cutscenes ruin this since those cutscenes won’t use this feature. In fact, I couldn’t really picture Street Fighter being an anime game series. Maybe it’s because all the anime games I’m used to have a certain moe (MOH-ae) theme to them. Guilty Gear and Blazblue felt like they had moe themes, but there was nothing moe about Street Fighter.

Now let’s just ahead to 2013. That was when Capcom vs SNK 2 came out on the PS3 via the PS3’s online store. While I was against the idea of Street Fighter having a crossover with Tekken, I thought that KOF was a better crossover. The game was fun at first, but it has its moments where it makes no sense to me. The final bosses are random, with two of them being so super powerful, I couldn’t clear the game fighting them. And the AI for characters like Vega was bad, he always blocks your attacks even on the easiest difficulty.

As the years went by after that, I got fed up from seeing everyone obsessed with Capcom. Things like…

Mega Man and Ryu in Super Smash Bros.

The crossover with Professor Layton and Ace Attorney

Akuma in Tekken 7

The Resident Evil film series (which sucks btw)

I think after playing Capcom vs SNK 2, it gave me the impression that Capcom doesn’t do a good job at making fighting games. I'll say it again that I was concerned that Marvel vs Capcom 3 would also be a piece of shit fighting game if it was gonna play the same way Street Fighter IV plays. Yet, everyone loves those games, which puts me in the minority.

I later got the impression that Capcom was sold out and only cares about getting rich and not actually caring about the quality of their games.

Here's what I mean by that. The same year Street Fighter IV came out, a Street Fighter movie centered on Chun-Li came out. It wasn't that well received of a movie from what I remember, and let me tell you that I come from a generation where I've been told that live action movies based on video games are never good. The only reason they made such a movie was to promote Street Fighter IV's release. Did they really have to make a redicous movie to promote a game that I didn't like?

Not just that, but also the Resident Evil film series. Just as Street Fighter got a movie to promote Street Fighter IV's release, the 5th Resident Evil movie came out to promote Resident Evil 6's release. Knowing that there's a lot of hate surrounding that film series, why did Capcom think it was okay for Hollywood to make such a movie? I don't need to mention that the first two Resident Evil movies are among Roger Ebert's most hated list, which consists of some of the most poorly received movies that have their place as being titled as the worst films ever. Most surprisingly to me, Resident Evil 6 ended up getting hated by fans.

Despite what I have to say, the world seems to love Street Fighter. Pop cultures like Wreck It Ralph, Ready Player One, Gravity Falls, Shazaam, Neptunia, and even Danganronpa have their moments of Street Fighter references.

Granted that Gonta Gokuhara is one of my favorite Danganronpa characters, I can probably let this slide.

The truth is, if I had to pick the number 1 best fighting game series, I’d pick Tekken.

Why? Because to me, playing Tekken wasn’t any different from playing Metal Gear Solid. As a teenager, not only did I take interest in PlayStation only games at the time, I wanted to lump Tekken with some of the biggest AAA games out there, like Metal Gear Solid, Resident Evil, and Final Fantasy. Yet when Tekken 6 was being made, I read comments that everyone was gonna play Shit Fucker 4 instead. Some of them were probably trying to lump Street Fighter with those big three games mentioned. But I couldn't see Street Fighter as being on their level of popularity. I admit it, I could list a bunch of fighting games at the time that I think are better, Tekken 6, Soul Calibur IV, Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Heck, I'm perfectly fine with playing Castlevania Judgement. Compared to them, Street Fighter IV just didn’t sit well with me.

Due to my jealousy and perhaps hatred for Capcom’s popularity, it led me to boycott not only their games, but also boycott Tekken 7 and Super Smash Bros. and I don't think it made a difference.

To this day, I’ve never played Tekken 7 and don’t even have a clue what the plot is or what the character endings are. And what’s worse is that the trailer for Akuma’s guest appearance made it look like it was gonna be canon, and I only just found out that it apparently is canon. Fucking hell man! It even pisses me off to know that the arcade at my mall doesn’t have Tekken 8, yet they have Shit Fucker 6. I just can’t picture Capcom being number 1. To me, they’re more like, what, the bottom 20?

But let’s talk a little more about me being annoyed by Capcom’s popularity. Even though Tekken 8 doesn’t have guest characters (for now) what annoys me is when I play online and fight against someone’s custom character who’s dressed like Leon Kennedy from Resident Evil. Seriously, I think I’ve lost count on how many people I’ve fought against dressed like that. It shows that...

The only reason people love Capcom so much doesn’t have anything to do with Street Fighter, it’s because of all the money Capcom is making for all the Resident Evil 4 ports that have been made.

Why? Because Resident Evil is a fucking horror game and everyone is a fucking horror nerd who don’t even give a shit about poorly made horror movies and games!

*Ahem* Granted that Resident Evil 4 is a great game, it just wasn’t fun to play anymore. It really annoys me when gaming sites make coverage for all the lousy Resident Evil spinoffs that are made every year. I once wrote that I didn't take interest in Resident Evil 6, thinking that Resident Evil 5 was gonna be the series finale and a sequel wouldn't make sense. On the brightside, I have read that Resident Evil 6 wasn't well received. Is it because the game feels less like a horror game and more like your typical action game? Is it in any way similar to the live action film series? I remember IGN's review of RE5 where they thought the game had more of a Gears of War experience. Despite was everyone had to say about RE6, Capcom later made Retarded Evil 7.

Heck, I would probably go in a rage if I found out that Capcom was making Resident Evil 8. I admit it that I live in denial of the existence of Street Fighter V & VI and also in denial of the existence of Resident Evil 7, Mega Man 11, and Devil May Cry 5. Ask me about those games and I’ll be all like, “Nope. Doesn’t exist. No such thing. I don’t believe it.”

But I can’t lie to myself forever and it was bound to happen.

The new Fatal Fury game is gonna have Ken and Chun-Li as guest characters and I’m not excited about it. Ironic, because I do see KOF and Street Fighter as good rivals and even thought that a crossover game with the cast of Street Fighter IV and KOF XIII would be interesting to see. The problem is not only did I not like SF4, but I’m in the minority that prefers KOF as my favorite 2D fighting game series.

Is that okay to say? Is it okay to also say I prefer Battlefield over Call of Duty because I think Battlefield has better storytelling and doesn’t have a string of controversies like Call of Duty? Is it any different from saying I prefer Bleach over Naruto because I think Bleach is cool looking and Naruto just looks childish? Is it different from saying I have no preference when it comes to Coke or Pepsi? Or how about saying I prefer Limp Bizkit over Linkin Park because I believe Limp Bizkit is what true nu metal should sound like and Linkin Park is just sold out to Michael Bay.

But I will admit to this. I did enjoy Fighting EX Layer.

While it uses the same 6 button layout as with Street Fighter, I feel like it’s a game that has everything Street Fighter needs to be a better series. Fighting EX Layer plays faster, doesn’t go over the top with things like a long intro with a bad theme song, and also has a feature where you can input commands without doing it the old fashioned way (I hope that makes sense). It was only after playing it that I found out that its developers Arika also developed the Street Fighter EX games, and I probably thought, “Okay, this is better than what Street Fighter is like”. But the only reason I played Fighting EX Layer is because Terry Bogard is the game’s guest character. While he is fun to play as, the unfortunate part is that his ending makes a Street Fighter reference.

And there is actually a fighting game I like that is, in a sense, kinda like what Street Fighter IV was like, the 2019 Samurai Shodown game. If I had played it as a teenager, I would probably think that it feels like it has the same slow and sluggish feeling SF4 had. I don’t know… I probably liked it since it didn’t feel any different from playing KOF XIV. And unfortunately, playing it didn’t change how I feel about SF4. What exactly was Capcom's objective with that game? Make a modern fighting game the plays more like an early 90s fighting game? Kinda sounds like the objective with Mega Man 9.

As I mentioned, to this day, I’m still boycotting Capcom and games with Capcom characters. Heck, I've never even played Senran Kagura Peach Ball all because the game opens up with Haruka making a fucking Shit Fucker 5 reference! But with this new Fatal Fury game coming out, that could sadly make the boycott list too. No way am I gonna enjoy the game if I have to deal with Street Fighter characters being in the game, and I’ll be fucking pissed if SNK made it canon. Even though I like Fighting EX Layer and the 2019 Samurai Shodown game, playing those games won’t be enough for me to give Street Fighter another chance. If I ever did play a modern Street Fighter game and found out that it plays the same way Street Fighter IV plays instead of how KOF XV is played, that’s just gonna piss me off. At this point, it’s too late to start over.

And I’ll be fucking pissed out of my mind if Akuma fucking returns for Tekken 8.

[silvermuffins]

Okay so. Here we go! God I am. So checking hyped. Oh man. I can barely make myself get started. Little bit nervous since the person whose liveblogs made me want to do the same follows me now (hi!) but eeeeeeeeeeee

Y'all gotta understand p3 made me who I am. It has been personality-defining in several ways for ten years. I have rarely felt quite as loved as the day the announcement leaked and like four different people independently came to me like Letty did you see

In the true spirit of Akihiko Sanada, I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS

Okay let's dive in,,,,,

New theme song! I'm gonna miss the toast but i will give this a chance.

New visuals, stellar ones, really driving in that shit's fucked

Idk how that poll is gonna end so I'll start with just Some Thoughts at a time and then we'll see where we're going

Oh shit difficulty... Let's do normal to start. Fuck no I am not doing merciless. But I want some challenge.

Oh the opening movie is a little different....and they're letting me play already!

They are doing my boy right so far,,,, but yukari may take some getting used to. Also they pronounce iwatodai different and that will DEFINITEly take getting used to. Definitely some iykyk in there.

I am examining EVERYTHING. My guy walks fast tho goddamn. Can no longer run with hands in pockets. RIP hand/pockets.

If y'all could hear the noises I am making,,,,

THERE HE IS! THE BOY!

Shit do I have to enter the name in eastern order or is western fine? /Google/ Reddit says western! Minato Arisato walks again.

They did that contract-with-spooky-child scene pretty well despite it not still being an anime cutscene. I can accept it.

Oh she didn't point the gun at me this time. Which is less dramatic but DOES make more sense overall. I can accept it.

Once again the Noises I am making. Y'all. I am living. Checked in on that poll, so far one big post later on is winning so I'll keep at it for now!

How does this rewind thing work exactly...? Is it for like, if I fuck up a social link?

Menu looks like diving into water. All my water associations for Minato have been justified. Got he's so beautiful I'm gonna cry. "My reflection looks tired" yeah I bet it does you depresso espresso you.

Apparently there is or will be dlc of some sort! I will almost certainly obtain it.

Starting school! Wow they expanded that cutscene. Eeeeeeee. Yes I like this. It feels like home got a fresh coat of paint. It's gonna take me forever to get anything done. God. I'm. Okay give me a little while to just run around doing nonsense.

VOICED SOCIAL LINKS CONFIRMED it already was but I'm thrilled anyway

My boy is already curious about sewing. Don't worry, Minty, we will be spending so much time with a certain someone. Ooh, seems he has a decent sense of smell... Aha, there a certain someone is! So very French...

Okay, game, you win, I'll make progress. Hi, Toriumi, yes I have a tragic backstory.

Minato just `why are people keep talking to me`. Suck it up boy we're gonna meet EVERYBODY.

New VA for Junpei is great so far. I'm so glad. The previous one was a case of how truly unfortunate it is that garbage people can be good at things. But so far, the characters are sounding great!

Yukari you are not subtle. Here I am trying to cover for you and you just give Junpei the wrong idea.

"No one takes rumors seriously, anyway." Stares directly into the camera. Stares in P2 familiarity. Stares. I do not remember if this line was in the original but S T A R E S.

Getting junpei's two cents on everything and. God it makes me so happy every time a familiar song kicks in.

Doodedoo, 'splorin.

Mmkay back to the dorm. We can actually explore the kitchen? Fridge space? Can't use the kitchen yet? DO I GET TO MAKE COOKING MINTY A REALITY?

I don't have tons of commentary right now that isn't best expressed as a bunch of vague satisfied noises and squeals in a higher range than the human ear can detect. Or by wiggling furiously, which doesn't come across well in text. Know that I am wiggling furiously. Everyone looks so good. Everyone sounds so good. I'm so happy.

Okay so it's not fully fully voiced. But still! So happy.

I know it's just Like This but the game just railroading me slightly feels like AGH STOP TAKING AN HOUR TO DO ANYTHING well stop having do much to examine them (please don't stop)

Ikutsuki is here! And oh his voice,,,,,

Weeps in playing as IC as possible demanding skipping a question. Ah well. I know how I interpret my boy and that brings me joy.

Time for stuff to get creepy! Eeeeeeee. Guys I cannot wait for how they're going to show some of the freakier things. ...oh well. This cutscene with the guy going all gloopy and collapsing definitely loses a little something by being in-game rather than fully animated. Damn the way they showed it in the original was so much scarier. Ah well, can't win 'em all, I guess.

Aaaaaa is that Yukino being referenced on TV? Was she on Who's Who before? Yukino <3

It's tiiiiime for the first full moon. Come on, Reload, you can't drop the ball on this one...! Come on, wow me! Blow me away!

Oh hey justification that sleep is probably less effective during the dark hour to go along with the standard stamina drain. Neat! Love getting my head canons confirmed. That said, also enough room for other interpretations. You love to see it.

Really like this just collapsing on the bed thing. Shaking it up! Ftr it's like super creepy that they have a camera and what looks like fucking heart monitor on Minato. But I am here for the creepy. And there goes the attack and Akihiko getting hurt and Yukari sent to escape with me.

Ohhhh please let me swap weapons around. Don't lock me into just swords. I want hammer.

I know it's all panic and scary RN but that kind of just makes it hilarious that I can still examine everything. Poor Yukari just dealing with Minato not being freaked at all.

HNNNNNN THEY DID NOT FUMBLE. I didn't think they would because like, out of everything, they've gotta get the Awakening right! But still! Hoodamn!

BABY BABY BABY BABY BABY BABY BABY

Oooh so the tutorial mara DID split off as scraps of the Magician! Huh so this is the battle interface...ngl I kinda miss the revolver menu, that was good shit. And now we go splat.

Igor: STOP BEING A BAG OF SOGGY POTATO CHIPS AND MAKE FRIENDS

One week later,

Backstory storytime with Yukari! I am a protagonist and thus a designated therapist. I am absolutely the person to pay your parental issues on. Never mind that Persona 2 firmly established the existence of actual therapists in this universe.

God. I'm gonna cry. My beautiful boy,,,,, I missed this so much. I'm a goddamn broken record. I said numerous times that I'm completely incapable of being normal about this. Fuck I'm tearing up.

Yes, Junpei. An upset stomach. That's definitely what kept me out of school for a week.

Mr. Ono just wants to talk about his special interest and he is so valid. Please tell me everything about samurai.

Real talk there had to be so many rumors and gossip about Minato. New transfer student - already a hot topic. Walks to school with Yukari on his first day, to stir the pot. After like three days he's suddenly absent for a week. Like, there's no way people didn't talk, right?

??? THAT's new. "Twilight Shard" on my bed making me feel like Legend of Zelda came to visit. Unless that's what we're calling plumes of dusk now.

I think they've given Ikutsuki even more puns. I join the team with very little convincing because supernatural danger isn't something to be leery of at all.

Nor are spooky little boys no one else can see who appear to me in the middle of the night bearing cryptic warnings of impending doom. I give him a good ol' doudemoii and go back to sleep.

Junpei joins the team! We support a guy willing to admit he was crying on the ground.

Trying to remember to report what's actually happening in the game, too. Don't wanna assume everybody is already familiar. I do wanna convince anyone who isn't to become familiar though. Anyway yes Junpei this is a thing we don't talk about. Except when we do, out in public.

Ooooh please don't fumble this bit! Tartar sauce! I am almost through the intro! ...wait I don't think THIS happened before? What's going on? Why are we delayed? ...oh. Oh that's, uh, bad. So for those who don't know, death and suicide are major topics of discussion in this game. You have been warned.

People jumping onto the tracks is not something I recall though... Maybe they're just driving in Apathy Syndrome as a major problem? Or I just plain forgot since, y'know, ten years. But I have reviewed since then... Junpei I would love to secret late night menu with you but we have an intro to get through.

Okay! Tartarus! ...they could have made that weirder. Less euclidean. But I can accept it. Wheeee dungeon crawling time! Oh fuck the menu is so stylish. I love it. Okay, time to kill things. Oooh, Tartarus looks good! Hate-love how it almost looks like it's breathing or something, real uncanny. Love the falling black feathers.

I wonder if they're keeping the condition system... I guess I'll find out! Oh, All Our Attacks are so nice.... We get finishing touches! Done and dusted! ....shuffle time doesn't do any shuffling anymore? Ohhh I guess Twilight Fragments are basically keys...

Doodedoo more tutorials. Someday I'll be free. I am getting kinda tired though...

Drags Junpei all over town to examine everything. Meanwhile the bgm sings "my life will turn out to be so cruel"...yeah because Junpei stops me from going to every restaurant. Hm, based on these police station offerings, I think I might be stuck with just swords, which is a little bit bullshit. Unless versatility is something I unlock later?

Come to think of it, Kurosawa probably has a heck of a story, if he knows shit's fucky but not what's going on... What are these personal connections of his? And how did the kirijo group get in touch with him?

....wait what's this about only the track and field team accepting new members? I know it makes the most sense, but I wanna swim! Are they going to force-track me?

Hm... I thiiiink I'm gonna just study in the library. I have no money to put toward anything else, and if things are the same academics is a bitch to max out.

It is now 3 am and my head hurts, so I'm gonna wrap it up here for tonight!

[justnailli]

en-o'clock ep. 9

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"since dinner menus are on the line, enhypen's two official chef are jay and eunji."

"we're the leaders of each group?" eunji asked the staffs and they said yes.

"i'll take yellow." jay declared that means eunji's team will be blue.

sunoo was the first member to randomly pick the color team diligently. he looked away while trying to get a paper out of the container.

"oh please, blue!" sunghoon shouted his desire to be on eunji's team.

[shout out his hopes for blue!]

"oh please, don't." eunji contradicted while sunghoon just stared blankly at her.

[poor sunghoon…]

[yellow: jay, jake, sunghoon and ni-ki]

[blue: heeseung, eunji, sunoo and jungwon]

when the results were revealed, eunji was just blinking continuously. the others members noticed it and laughed at her.

"why are you looking like that?" jay said.

"don't be devastated! keep your spirit up!" jake cheered that sounds like an insult.

"i'm fine. my members are actually great. i'm happy!" eunji started to hype up causing them to laugh.

"we can win! we really can win." heeseung said and tapped eunji's shoulders.

—

[teacher heeseung stretches easily]

they stretched out their sides and their groans are coming from everywhere.

"oh."

"oh my. oh my." they all laughed out when eunji's bones sounded loudly.

"that's what happen if you don't exercise regularly." jay scolded eunji. it seems the tables have turned.

"i promise, i'll exercise regularly starting from now. oh." eunji stretched that cause her bones to sound again. her members and even the staffs can't help but to laugh at her.

"you're growing old, noona." jungwon teased eunji that made her more embarrassed.

—

[mini soccer]

the blue team were gathered to make a strategy together. "there are two soccer players on the other team. what will we do?" sunoo asked.

"there was nothing in the rules about foul play." jungwon said.

"i was about to say that too." eunji did a high five with jungwon.

[they only share the same thoughts when it comes with such thing]

"that's right!" heeseung agreed.

"untie shoelaces."

"tackle them."

"if it looks like we'll lose, steal their vests." jungwon suggested.

"that's right." heeseung agreed while sunoo just find them funny.

"ah, i'm so proud of our team." eunji dramatically said.

—

"why does heeseung oppa look so cool while playing soccer?" eunji said to jay as they were both the referees for the game.

"ya. just focus on the game and not on him." jay muttered.

"i'm focusing on the game. what are you saying?" eunji protested.

—

sunghoon and sunoo replaced jay and eunji for the second half.

"i don't know how to play soccer that well. i might kick your legs instead of the ball." eunji said.

"don't worry, you can do it." heeseung cheered for her.

"you'll play the defense, noona."

"okay, okay."

[and a goal!]

eunji failed to defense the pole but she successfully kicked ni-ki's leg. it was just a mild kick but since it was ni-ki, he overreacted and said it was foul. they can't help but to laugh at ni-ki's way to celebrate their goal.

"you, jeon eunji! yellow card!" sunghoon even showed his yellow vest to eunji. she looked so done with the members and was ready to hit them with the ball.

the blue team won the mini soccer game with the score of 3:2 and they got to win the dessert.

—

[foot volleyball]

in this game, english words are forbidden and the staffs are the referee.

"start!"

"be quiet." jungwon reminded his members.

eunji just nodded instead of talking to avoid speaking an english word.

"don't even answer." sunghoon said ni-ki but he doesn't seem to understand it.

"okay." ni-ki responded and realized he just said an english word. his members immediately whined while the other team celebrated.

"i said don't even speak!" jay look so done.

[ok -1]

"yeah! we're going to win because of niki! thank you ni-ki!" eunji teased the youngest member.

"what are you, a spy?" sunghoon suddenly regret what he'd said.

"ya!" jay shouted.

[spy -1]

"we're going to win without a single sweat." sunoo giggled.

"okay."

"okay, okay, 10 points."

"okay, passing it over."

"okay."

"okay, okay."

[a lots of okay...]

jay suddenly walked away to the staffs' direction. they were all confuse as they watch him. it's just jay went to that way to push down the score board. all of them cracked up because of that.

"i thought you're going to walk out for real!" eunji smacked jay's arm.

"let's just not say a word. just say mm!" jungwon instructed.

"mm! mm!"

[mm=my ball!]

"mm! mm!" the blue team celebrated when the other team's ball caught on the net.

[mm=okay, jake nice]

when the ball passes right into blue team, no one kicked for it causing them to argue... without a word.

"mm!" eunji pointed at sunoo.

[=it was yours!]

"mm mm mm mm!"

[=why didn't you kick it?]

"mm mm!"

[=it's not mine!]

[it's a miracle that we understand them.]

"yeah!" jungwon shouted when they got a point. eunji paused when she realized it was an english word.

"he said yeah, okay +1 for the yellow team." sunghoon said.

"wasn't that just a no? it's okay?" jungwon said not following the rules.

"two points left. two points left." sunghoon stated.

[yellow team +2]

they all watched their mouths to not say even a single word for the match point.

"let's do it!" ni-ki shouted.

"let's go!" jake confidently shouted with his aussie accent. they all paused and then realized the game was over.

[foot volleyball is over]

jake's teammates immediately went to hit him while he's totally guilty. the others just laughed due to their funny situation.

"end! end! end!" jungwon cheerfully said because their team won.

"let's gaurr! thank you! yeah!" eunji ran around the place to celebrate, jungwon also followed her

"okay! nice! it's me! my time! yeah!" jungwon ran around amd hugged eunji when they met, sunoo also joined in.

"we're a winner!" heeseung teased the yellow team.

[en-o'clock again for the next week!]

[bye!]

[milkybonya]

kind of cool - Asahi ending

》kind of cool original fic《

after having studied with you for the test, Asahi was giddy. he felt like he was on cloud nine and couldn't get any sleep. all he could do was tightly hug his pillow and squirm around on his bed, heart fluttering at the thought of being able to see you again the next day.

he greeted you on the day of the test, wished you luck and sincerely hoped you'd do well. when you told him after the test that it felt like it went well, he received your high-five with a blush that deepened even more when you told him things went well all thanks to him and his help.

"i appreciate you always looking out for me, Asahi," you said with a smile.

Haruto cleared his throat as he approached the both of you.

"can i steal Asahi away for a moment?" he asked.

you nodded, agreeing to meet them later at a café to celebrate finishing your test.

-

"so how do you feel about y/n?" Haruto asked Asahi as they sat on the school swings.

"well..."

"i'm asking if you like them," Haruto clarified.

"ah..."

Haruto could tell by Asahi's smile and the deep blush on his face that he was truly, deeply, badly in love.

"i already know, even if you don't tell me," Haruto said.

Asahi then let out a sigh.

"I do... like them," he mumbled.

Haruto smiled bitterly. for some reason his heart ached a bit, but he pushed that aside.

"well... why aren't you doing anything about it?" Haruto asked his friend.

Asahi pouted, looking at the ground sadly.

"i'm scared," he almost whispered, and Ruto cracked up in laughter.

"you're scared? c'mon Asahi!"

"don't be so mean!" Asahi whined.

"i just don't understand why you're scared? is it because you're scared of being rejected? but why would anyone reject you?!"

Asahi laughed as Haruto hyped him up, and seeing Asahi so cheerful made Haruto happy.

"so... how should i do it then?" Asahi asked Ruto.

"well, that's up to you. you could just tell them... write a letter... text them... write a song or paint something?"

the latter caught the boy's ears, and Asahi's face lit up.

Haruto looked at his friend.

"did you get an idea?"

"yes!" Asahi cheered, running off and leaving Haruto alone on the swings.

-

"i'm sorry, y/n. Asahi ran off when i was talking to him, but he texted me saying he'd still come, just a little late," Haruto told you as you sat across from him in the café booth.

you pouted, missing Asahi's presence greatly but being happy that he would still come later.

"want to order in the meantime?" Haruto asked, handing you the menu.

-

Asahi was like a mad scientist and a crazed artist all at once as he ran around his room, grabbing paint bottles, paint brushes and pencils and attacking the canvas with all of these things. he had an idea and he had to follow through with it immediately.

using a sketch of you he made a few weeks ago as a guide, he recreated it on a canvas but more vividly and with brighter colours. he wanted to hand you something beautiful, even though it would never be as beautiful as you.

on the back, he taped a small sticky note.

i like you, y/n. will you let me be yours?

was all he wrote. he squeezed his eyes tightly shut and hugged the dried canvas to his chest, hoping you wouldn't find it cringey. then, he ran off to find you.

-

eyelids fluttering shut, you jolted awake when you heard loud footsteps and heavy panting.

"i'm so sorry i'm late!" Asahi panted, doubled over with one hand on the table.

Haruto stretched and yawned, invited his friend to sit beside him, but before he did, Asahi handed you the canvas that had been pressed tightly to his chest this whole time.

it was a portrait of you, taking a nap on your desk at school with your earphones in. the use of colour was gorgeous, and it was as if Asahi had turned you into a flower.

you could feel something tickling your hand from the back of the canvas, so you turned it around to find a sticky note.

Haruto was smirking at Asahi this whole time, who was still catching his breath but also biting his lip, feeling nervous.

i like you, y/n. will you let me be yours?

your fingers traced the words and your heartrate sped up. Asahi... as yours...

you looked up at the boy, who was now sitting across from you and beside Haruto. he nervously stared up at you from behind his bangs.

"Asahi... this is beautiful," you said.

"thank you.. i'm sorry i took so long. i even blow dried the canvas to make it dry faster, but-"

"no, it's fine! it's so lovely..."

a silence fell upon you, but Haruto broke right through it.

"okay, now will you please just... confess to each other already," Haruto said.

"stop! maybe they feel uncomfortable," Asahi snapped at Haruto, who glared back at him.

"no, it's fine! Asahi.. i like you too," you said.

"if it's okay with you... today can be our day 1?" you asked him.

Haruto covered his mouth with his hands, holding back a squeal. he felt like he was watching a kdrama but live.

Asahi shyly nodded.

"i guess this is my cue to leave," Haruto said, standing up and shuffling past Asahi.

Once Haruto was gone, Asahi got up and sat beside you, pulling you into a warm hug.

"thank you, y/n. i promise i'll take good care of you," he said.

you almost told him to take care of your heart that was beating so fast it was about to burst through your ribcage, bur stopped yourself, letting yourself enjoy the warm embrace, peacefully.

[pinkcherryblossomangel]

Away from home - chapter 4

Y/N is an actress, filming for her first lead role in the film adaptation of her favourite childhood book, produced by maximum effort.

She bonds with Ryan Reynolds over their share Love of the Korean pop band Stray Kids, and he has a surprise for her.

When she starts missing home and the darkness creeps upon her, her hotel neighbour comes to her rescue.

Trigger warnings- mentions of depression, self harm and anxiety

Stray kids fan fic

Mainly staring 3ratcha

But the other boys do make appearances it's just easy to keep to minimum of characters lol

Chan x oc

This is my first ever fan fiction so if it's shit soz.

He's gonna be here in like 20 minutes, so I'm cleaning up my room. Well shoving things into my wardrobe, but that's practically the same thing. I get dressed in some comfy clothes, and organise all my character work and script work on the table. I have a lot of thoughts about Tabby and her story. She's allowed me to tap into something more confident and almost powerful. I need to be more like her.

There's a knock at the door. He's five minutes early. I look through the peephole and there he is. Dressed all in black with his laptop and files. He looks so gorgeous. I hype myself up before opening the door. Don't fuck this up Y/N. You've got this!

"Hey!" I say it just a bit too loud, but he walks into my room ignoring that.

"Hey" He smiles. I lead him to the coffee table and sofa in my room. We sit down, our knees touching. That damned spark again.

"So ive had a read through the script and i think i understand most of the subtext theres a few places where id love your help!" He starts rifling through his copy of the script, hes marked places he thinks would be best paired with something unique. It looks like my script, all covered in highlighter and markings. I cant help but smile at how much he seems to be enjoying this job.

"Can i just ask why you took the job?". I ask, "not that youre not equipped for it, its just im sure you and the kids are always busy." He shifts in his seat to face me.

"I loved doing deadpool. And Ryan asked if we'd like to this film and we read the script and loved it. Unfortunately only the 3 of us could find the time to make it out here. Minho and seungmin have long-standing MCing jobs, I.Ns filming his acting debut," he leans in,"which you didn't hear from me. Hyunjin is creating a fashion line with versace, and Felix has gone back to Australia for a few months."

"Didn't you want to join him? Felix, I mean. Go back home and enjoy being with your family?" I ask

"A part of me did Yeah, but my sister Hannah's out here anyway and I've planned to see her a few times. She may even spend sometime on set with us if I can sort that out."

"Oh I'd love that!! Weirdly enough I actually found your guys music through Hannah's YouTube channel. People kept mentioning her brother so I checked out your music. Think Maniac may have been the first song I listened too." I admitted.

"I was gonna ask you about that actually. I heard you and Ryan bonded over your love of our music?"

"Yeah", I said shyly. "Kind of embarrassing, but yeah. During preproduction rehearsal for the dance scenes we'd blast your music for warm up. We actually almost used Thunderous for one of the dance routines!"

"You were really good before by the way. I forgot to say before. Me, Han and Changbin all thought you could give danceracha a run for their money." I blush. I don't know if this is him flirting but I bloody hope it is

"That's very sweet of you," for what feels like hours, but is merely seconds we hold eye contact. He then looks down at my lips and back to my eyes. I must be imagining that.

"You know what you want?" I break the gaze by pulling out the hotels room service menu.

The next few hours we spend talking about the script and characters. It feels like we've known each other for ages. He's so inspiring with his passion for his job, he's fueling the passion I have for my own. Everything we say in agreement, totally understanding the story in the same way. Dissecting the relationships and themes with such glee.

It's almost midnight by the time he leaves. I walk him to his door, a total of 4 steps from my own.

"Goodnight," i say, "I had a lot of fun!"

"Me too" He replies opening his door. "What time is your call time tomorrow?" He asks leaning against the door frame.

"Keith's picking me up at 9" I reply

"I'll message Sara to say I'm joining you, if that's cool with you?" He queries, running his hand through his slightly curly hair.

"I meet you out here at 8:50?"

"It's a date. Goodnight Y/N."

"Goodnight Christopher"

"I like that. You using my full name."

"I'll keep that in mind". We kind of just hang there in our respective door frames.

"Goodnight....I think that's the 3rd time I've said that." I laugh "ill see you in the morning" He nods and we close our doors.

I go to my bed and ring my mum to tell her about everything that's just happened. She answers but can't stay on the call for long, she's about to head off to work. I hate time differences.

[cherry-gemz]

Summary: Harper Kelly is an American college senior studying abroad. Looking for adventure and fighting against the clock of graduating, she finds herself meeting a mysterious and handsome boy from London.

Pairing: Henry Cavill x OFC

Rating: PG-13, language

Word Count: <800

A/N: When writing this a/u, I originally had Will in mind, but then also Mikey. Eventually it morphed into Henry, but if he went to Uni and was never famous. So all three personalities I guess lol. We'll see how this goes.

Tags: @romereadingshop

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Prologue

Spring Break, the week before it really. That’s when it all started. Or ended. I can’t tell which it is it these days. Living the semester abroad in the UK was entirely a different mindset. Besides just trying to understand the pub menu’s, the slang (what exactly is a bollock), adjusting to the metric system was a mindfuck.

Being at Uni was all it hyped up to be. I low key wanted to be the mysterious American girl that the local boys would love to get to know. I soon realized my American citizenship wasn’t a personality, and had to think quick on my feet who I was at 22. I guess that’s why I wanted to go abroad my last year of college: It also was a way to run from adult responsibilities and my parents who wanted to know if I’d ever grow up.

Being the younger sister to the cookie cutter, amazing and perfect on paper Brynn Kelly, was hard to live up to. I fell flat with disappointment with everything that I tried. Brynn was beautiful: from her honey, brown eyes to her cute little toes. Boys, no men loved her. And she was wicked smart, too. Like ridiculously smart that she got a full ride to Davis and I went the state way, to East Bay. I was lucky to even get in - it was my safety school and I changed my major three times until finally landing on History.

My parents thought that major was a joke in itself. What are you going to do with a History degree, Harper? My dad would ask, quite knowing the answer. Nothing. I can’t teach, I have no qualifications to curate. That’s why I’m blowing off steam in London until I have to graduate to figure things out.

Don't get me wrong, I don't find myself unfortunate looking. I actually think I'm quite attractive when I put in the effort. I just have a hard time trusting people and even little less faith that there are unselfish motives underneath it all.

My flatmate Megan is a glass half full kind of girl. Megan is a lot like Brynn in ways that men flock to her. They must read off her positive energy and bubbly persona. Plus it doesn't hurt that she's a total babe. She has the most amazing auburn, long hair. It’s gorgeous; even I want to touch it. Her cafè complexion is to die for. She won the jackpot on diversity of genes: she says her father is part Latin with her mother’s side being Egyptian. I dunno where the hair color comes from, but it’s a magnet to free drinks and dinner that's for sure. The men in London love her accent since she was born in Madrid, she’s the mysterious one, not the American who calls football, soccer.

The night I met Henry was not a night I was to be out. I had to study for an exam the next day for European History 4c. I will tell you I was not ready, so when Megan coerced me to go to a party at some flat of a guy she knew from English, I shouldn't have gone. Plus I was still dating Andrew back home.

Andrew and I had been dating for over eight months before I had decided to study abroad. He was the type that hadn't realized how cute he was, but very flirty when he wanted to be. He had asked me out a few times before I finally said yes. It wasn't like he had pressured me or made me uncomfortable, I just didn't really see him like that. We were friends from a mutual class Freshman year and then it turned into something more. I had lost my virginity to him and we had talked about moving in together for the last semester. That was until I decided at a spur of a moment to apply for the abroad program.

He was obviously upset at my decision, he had every right to be. But something was begging me to try something else, to see something new. And I figured, before I settled down with Andrew (who I indeed did love), I owed it to myself to find out. We said we'd try long distance, and so far it's been working. We'd facetime each other at odd ends of the night, send naughty sexts during class, and he said he'd try to make it out for Spring Break.

But it was that fateful night that I had decided to forgo my studies the week before Spring Break and frolic in mischief with Megan, and found myself meeting the most intriguing, painstakingly handsome London Boy.