#I feel like they're either bestie or the worst enemies

[vampirevatican]

combining two fandoms here, but if the slashers and the obey me brothers met who do you think would be friends/enemies/other? i can just imagine belphie and ghost being frenemies

funny enough, me and mutual bestie have been over this with a breeze. easiest way to look at how tht'd go is know who can connect and then line up the rest from there.

levi and jay

both have low self esteem bc of bullying

yes jay's mom is a bully, no do not argue it bc parents are the worst kinds of bullies and she ain't do a damn thing right

no levi's family didn't bully him... not intentionally, but those damn demons at RAD did and turned him into a hermit

speaking of, low social interaction while also being able to socialize

capable of a whole bunch of stuff and it's surprising/off putting when you think about it

beel and leather

protectors of the group

big strong men

always looking out for someone that's dear to their heart and would feel terrible if anything happened to them

(not) surprisingly deeply, extremely empathetic

lucifer, satan and mike

stoic, smart types

but actually has a soft spot

extremely powerful, is not hiding it either

can be playful but usually guarded

asmo, belphie, mammon and ghost

all of them are messy af and full of themselves

likes to mess with others - b

thinks he's hot shit - all

will complain about helping you or even liking you - m

thinks he's soooooo hot - a

now as for how they interact??

jay probably tries to help levi build more confidence by encouraging him to just sick lotan on anyone who upsets him

lucifer and mike heavily agree they're surrounded by idiots, but mike likes satan's wrath so that's one area him and lucifer don't agree and he joins the anti-lucifer league just to leave bc ghost is there

ghost is in the anti lucifer league because he thinks lucifer has a stick up his ass and why not it'll be fun

beel and leather vent to each other. leather shows beel that working out as much as he does definitely helps but he can also space it out some depending on his demon anatomy. beel teaching leather how to slaughter devildom animals and leather going vice versa (both long dead btw). very good friends by the end of this wacky adventure honestly.

[dylanaz]

I was thinking about that, "loving someone as they are" trope and was comparing it to "judging someone and helping them grow" trope.

I always had a hard time deciding which one was better.

And some of the A/nti-Zutara arguments were heading to this direction and said, "Mai loved Zuko as who he was. Katara accepted him after he redeemed himself"

I agree with it to some extent, but disagree with it mostly.

"Loving someone as who they are" trope is actually really powerful one. It requires them to UNDERSTAND EACH OTHER and love someone WITHOUT CHANGING WHO THEY ARE deep inside.

One of the best examples I can think of right now is Rachel and Jesse's relationship from Glee.

(If you haven't watched it at all, skip the spoilers)

If you need something to remind you about them, here's one of my favorite fanvideos:

St.Berry is one of my ships. People dislike it and try to use it as a proof Rachel and Finn were better match, just because Jesse threw eggs at Rachel ONE TIME. (It's kind of a friends to lovers to enemies to lovers trope)

Whatever, I don't agree with the "they're impossible to ship" statement people hold, because they clearly had chemistry and more. (Because Jonathan and Lea are besties in real life)

Anyway, if you watched the video, you would know Jesse cared for Rachel. Though he was used as a character that got between Rachel to Finn. Or something Rachel used to make Finn jealous. 🙄 Should've had more screentime, tbh.

No disrespect towards Finn/Cory(rip), but Jesse and Rachel were soulmates and they should've been together throughout the series. Not be a second choice.

Ok, enough ranting. Now, let's get back to our talk.

When Rachel was with Jesse, she never cared for her looks. (When she was with Finn, she always compared herself to Quinn. And Finn made statement about her 'boobs' when he was PRAYING!)

We never see Jesse obsessing over Rachel's body. He stopped when Rachel didn't want to do something. And asked her to sing about it if she couldn't talk (🥺 that is real husband material there)

If you watched Glee, at least one episode, you would know how much of an annoying person she is. Most of the people hate her. And even in the show, people let her know they think she sucks.

When Rachel said, "I thought you'd never come back", Jesse replied, "Miss all of your drama?"

It's like they understand each other at another level because of how similar they are. If someone understands how Rachel feels like most of the times (even Kurt sometimes thinks of her in bad angle), it's Jesse, since he is also a very dramatic person (I mean, he is a theater dork) and has a big ambition to reach his dreams.

Eventhough he is talented, he works hard for what he wants.

JUST LIKE RACHEL BERRY.

He just loves Rachel, even if she is considered to be the worst by others. Loving her doesn't make him a different person. It doesn't take away what he wants in life. Loving her is not a sacrifice. It just makes him who he is. Rachel can be the best person according to HIS OWN value. That is just beautiful to me.

Now, let's talk about Mai and Zuko's relationship. Did Mai understand Zuko or accepted him for who he was? Was loving Zuko a sacrifice? Is Zuko the best person according to her own values?

I don't even think it applies other way around. I mean, I have no disrespect towards either M/ai or Zuko. But they are the worst.

Mai having crush on Zuko when she was younger was cute. Maybe she loved Zuko for who he was. But... after Zuko changed into a different person, her view towards him became different. She tried to stop Zuko from changing. (I had similar experience with my childhood bestie and now we are not even in speaking terms. She told me she will always remember me as who I was in 2018, because that was the version of me she loved. Can't blame her. I will probably always see her as who she was in 2018.)

We sometimes hold images of a person and try to hold them in one place, because we don't like the uncertainty. We don't like what the change brings. But it's the best for us to try to understand. Also, it is one of the biggest reasons some couple don't divorce. They just play the good times they had in their head over and over again, thinking either of them would change. But it just pushes them farther away from each other. (It's just sad 😔)

Zuko's journey was what made him stronger. It pushed him to the right direction. I can't see him waste all of that for a person who doesn't want him for who he is NOW.

Now, let's talk about Katara and Zuko's relationship.

We always say "Zuko accepted Katara who she was", but I actually see that as a mutual thing.

When Katara forgave Zuko, she accepted who he was in the past AND who he is NOW.

If you see, M/ai tried to hold the image of him as a different person. And tried to push him to be his old self.

Katara STOPPED holding that image AGAINST him and accepted the new him.

You see the symmetrical pattern?

M/ai's acceptance of Zuko is his old self. Katara's acceptance of Zuko is everything Zuko was/is.

Katara accepting Zuko for who he was also lead to Katara being true to herself and her emotions. Their relationship doesn't require sacrifice that either of them are unwilling to take. And it doesn't change who they are deep inside. It is part of who they are inside. It is a good example of, "loving you as you are" trope.

K/ataang is the good example of the opposite of it. A/ang is the one who holds the image of perfect Katara. And Katara gives up on herself in order to be with A/ang. It invalidates her feelings/emotions and her own values as a person/character.

Acceptance is love. But it expires, just like credit cards do. In order to use them again, you have to renew them.

Some people never get it and they just lose their own colors in order to please others.

[shutupdevvie]

ok so i decided to just put all of my thoughts into this epilogue chapter comment because i feel i can better articulate myself than i would spreading it out over three chapters. anywho.

i. fucking. loved. this. fic.

i really and truly have never read a fic quite like this one and that is in the absolute best way possible. i love love loved that this was enemies to lovers but it didn't feel too drawn out. it felt like their relationship progressed in a realistic way, and you somehow managed to do that without showing every interaction they had over the course of the story. you managed to show their relationship transitioning in, what i felt to be, a very natural way. with a lot of enemies to lovers, i feel myself getting confused as to when the fuck they stopped hating each other and started liking each other and then suddenly they kiss and i'm left even more confused, but i absolutely did not get that here.

on top of this, you created a group of characters that i grew to love so much. first of all, eden signing her record contract without fully understanding what that would entail is so real and so true and absolutely something i would do. i love how eden is very true to herself (i mean she spends the whole fucking fic fighting to make the music she feels she should be making), and i love how she is such a badass when it comes to fighting against bryan at the end. the boys in this are also so so cute. the way they all become a little friend group had me in tears, and the fact that they all came together to help her make her own album really goes to show what types of people they are supposed to be. i think you did a great job of making a whole cast of characters that i love, as well as the token absolutely hated, villain character !! bryan was the absolute fucking worst, as he was supposed to be. he was an asshole. from restricting her fucking food and forcing her to do things she doesn't want to do for the sake of keeping jake and boys from essentially being thrown to the streets, i fucking hate him. and that's exactly what his character was supposed to be and do !!

overall, i loved it. i really and truly loved it. the story was great, the characters were great, the development was great, everything was great. the story didn't feel drawn out or like it was dragging, but it didn't feel like it was over in 3 seconds either. i don't really have much more to say other than fuck you bryan. i hate you. and i love eden. and i love jake. and i love them together. and i love the other boys too. i mean they helped get her out of that godforsaken contract and they're all besties now so i love all of them <33333

Bubblegum - Epilogue

Masterlist

Pairing: Jake Kiszka x Female OC

Warnings: 18+ ONLY! MINORS DNI!! Allusions to sex

Synopsis: When Eden signed her recording contract to become a pop superstar, she hadn't realized she wasn't just signing her creative freedoms away, she was signing much more. Her control over social media, her diet, and even her relationships. When she gets contracted into a relationship with some wannabe rockstar name Jake Kiszka, will she finally find her freedom?

A/N: Thank you to everyone who read, liked, reblogged and commented on this fic!! It truly means the world to me, and I'm so glad so many of you liked it!

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Jake sat in the basement of his home in Nashville, shaking his leg as he listened to the guitar parts he had been recording over and over. The headphones were starting to make his ears ache, but something wasn’t right. Something was missing and he couldn’t put his finger on it.

As he twisted and turned in the office chair, his eyes caught movement from the door. It had been closed, but now there was a small crack in it, and a pair of chocolate brown eyes peeking in. Jake lowered his headphones around his neck, and leaned back in his chair.

“Maeve,” Jake called out with a small smirk. He watched as the door opened wider, and the little girl leaned with it, careful not to step foot over the carpet threshold to the studio. “What are you up to, monster?”

“I missed you.” she answered, her voice quiet as she stared at him with eyes that looked just like his own. He now understood how Eden’s resolve melted when she looked at him. Maeve had Jake wrapped around her tiny finger with just one look.

“You can come in, as long as you listen to me, and don’t play with anything, okay?” Maeve nodded and scrambled into the room, eager to climb up into Jake’s lap. “Daddy is working on new music, and I’m missing something. Do you wanna hear it?” Maeve nodded fast, her brown waves and curls flying everywhere. She loved music, and always wanted to be around when her uncles and Dad were working on something. She especially loved concerts, and watching them perform with all the lights. Jake unplugged his headset and lowered the volume, then played the riffs for his daughter, bringing his hands in front of her and playing air guitar while she giggled. 

“Daddy plays good!” Maeve grinned, showing off the gaps where a few of her baby teeth had started falling out. 

“Yeah he does.” Jake spun around with Maeve in his lap, to see Eden leaning against the door frame, a smile on her face. “I go to use the bathroom for a minute and you bolted!”

“Sorry Mommy.” Maeve hung her head. Eden pushed off from the frame and came into the room, kneeling so she was eye level with her daughter.

“It’s okay, sweetie.” she cupped the girls face in her hands so she would look at her. “Next time, please let me know you’re going to another room, okay?”

“Okay.” Eden grinned and after a pause, attacked the little girls face with kisses, making exaggerated ‘mwah mwah’ sounds and eliciting shrieks and giggles from her. When she stood up, she smoothed back Jake’s hair, placing a kiss on his lips.  “Still stuck on this song?”

“Yeah.” Jake nodded, busying himself with straightening the bow he’d placed in Maeve’s hair that morning. 

“Why don’t you take a little break? It’s almost dinner time.” Eden suggested. “Spend an evening with your favorite girls, and come back with fresh eyes tomorrow.”

“You know what?” Jake smiled as he bounced Maeve on his lap. “That sounds like the best idea you’ve ever had.” he turned back around, flipping everything off and hoisting Maeve up into his arms before standing and carrying her out of the room, passing framed gold and platinum records for both Greta Van Fleet and Eden’s latest albums. “Besides, I think it’s lasagna night.”

“Lasagna!” Maeve cried excitedly. Much like her mother, she loved Jake’s lasagna, and would ask for it weekly, if not daily.

“Wanna help me make mommy her favorite dinner?” Jake asked his mini-me. Maeve smiled and nodded, pointing to the kitchen and he followed. A few years ago, he’d had a daydream just like this, as he watched Eden eat his lasagna for the first time, in the kitchen of her Hollywood home, in the middle of plotting her big breakthrough. Making it with her in a home of their own, or with their child. As he tied the small apron strings around Maeve’s back, and used the hair tie on his finger to pull her hair back, he couldn’t help but smile. 

Later that night, after cleaning up the mess of tomato sauce, cheese and béchamel in the kitchen, then cleaning up their daughter and putting her to bed, Jake and Eden laid tangled together in their bed, talking softly.

“Sometimes, I still feel like if I fall asleep, I’ll wake up, and this will all have been a dream.” Eden confessed softly. Jake held her hand between them, rubbing it gently and playing with her fingers. Her wedding band shimmered in the pale moon light that filtered in from the blinds on their windows. “That the last seven years didn’t happen.”

“I feel that way sometimes.” Jake agreed. “I’m so damn happy, it all feels so unreal.”

“I’m so lucky you were such an idiot and signed a contract to date me.” Eden smirked playfully. Jake’s jaw dropped and he let go of her hand, pushing her onto her back and climbing on top of her.

“Excuse me?” he chuckled, poking Eden in her ribs. “You also signed a contract to date me! You’re an idiot too.”

“You’re right, you’re right!” Eden giggled, swatting his hands away. When he stopped, she rested her arms above her head, gazing up at him in the moonlight. “We are two very lucky idiots.”

“Now that, I���ll agree with.” Jake smirked, leaning down and pressing a kiss to Eden’s lips. What started out as a sweet kiss soon turned hungry, and he ground his hips into hers. “Now, about that little brother or sister Maeve was asking us for…”

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