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mankai-march ¡ 4 days ago
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hiii idk if you're still checking this blog and this must seem really random but i was wondering if you'll be doing this event again this year or if it was just a one-time thing? i'm a lot newer to a3 than most people so when i came across this blog last year i was a little too nervous to join in because i had barely interacted with the fandom at that point AFKDJGHDF but if you were planning on doing it again then i'd love to participate next time!
You’re all good!!!
I’ve been considering it for a while, and I think it would be super fun to do it again with all-new questions!! The questions are already halfway written, and I’m probably gonna run an interest check somewhere in mid-January(maybe in February) to see if others would be interested to see it come back again too!!
As for now, it’s pretty likely it’ll return this March, so please look forward to it!!
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leoneslover ¡ 4 years ago
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𝐅𝐥𝐮𝐟𝐟 𝐚𝐥𝐩𝐡𝐚𝐛𝐞𝐭 ♡
Sugawara Kōshi x reader(fem!)
Warnings: none
A/n: I missed posting self indulgent stuff 😔😔 anywayz, here’s the answers to the fluff alphabet for Suga that no one asked for lol. This is lowkey self-insert btw.
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★彡 A = Admiration : What do they absolutely adore about you?
• Probably the fact that you have so much in common.
I feel like he’d be the type of person to bond over shared interests. Wheter that be a show that you like, a band, a hobby, or even the fact that your personalities are alike; is enough to make him grow a soft spot for you and those shared things in his heart.
★彡 B = Body : What is their favorite part of your body?
• Your waist and your lower back.
He wouldn’t really mind pda, but at first he wouldn’t be so sure on wheter you’re into it or not. So he found a nice middle ground to start with, and that was just holding you close to him at all times. Wheter you’re walking through the hallways, on a crowded street, or just standing there and talking to someone; his hand would naturally get a hold on your waist.
Even after a long time dating each other, he still has this little habit. But it’s ok, none of you really mind it, and it kinda grew on him by this point anyways.
★彡 C = Cuddles : How do they like to cuddle?
• Facing each other, one arm around your waist and the other stroking your head.
He likes to be able to watch you fall asleep next to him, and he loves that you’re the first thing he sees when he wakes up. He also loves this position cause he’s able to kiss you as much as he wants in many different ways. (And also makes him able to press your foreheads together and fall asleep like that 🥺).
★彡 D = Dates : What does their ideal date looks like?
• I said it once and I’ll say it again, this man is a picnic enthusiast. Period.
He’ll take you to lots of different locations only to have a little picnic date for the day. And if you like to cook or bake, then he’ll definitely help you to make something the day prior only so you can share it on the date.
★彡 E = Emotions : How do they express emotion around you?
• I feel like it’ll take him a little bit to open up to you, but after he does, he wouldn’t be afraid of telling you how he feels if needed.
He doesn’t see emotions as weak, and doesn’t really mind to show them around you if he feels comfortable enough. Though he prefers to be the one comforting you instead.
★彡 F = Family : Do they want one? If they do, when?
• He definitely does, but it’s not the first thing he has in mind.
He’d like to settle down at some point in his life. Buy a big house so he can have two or three children if you’re up for it. But he wouldn’t rush it, he’ll just let things happen and enjoy his youth first, he has time to think about family later.
★彡 G = Gifts : How do they feel about gift giving? What are their habits when it comes to this?
• He likes giving meaningful gifts.
Not a big fan of really big and impressive stuff, but rather small things that would remind you of him, or a certain date that you guys had, or maybe even an in joke that you guys made up. Also a big fan of letters and little love notes that he’d slide here and there.
★彡 H = Holding hands : When/How do they like to hold hands?
• He loves holding hands. It’s one of his favorite things.
He does it mainly when you’re walking around during summer, since it’s too hot for him to press you against him by your waist like he normally would. But wouldn’t mind doing it some other time if you like it.
★彡 I = Injury : How would they act if you got hurt?
• Mom mode activated.
He would try to act calm around it and treat the wound properly, but on the inside he’s so worried he thinks he might scream. Would constantly check on you after he’s done, and give you instructions on how to treat it on your own (if he isn’t around to do it for you).
★彡 J = Jokes : Do they like to joke around with or prank you? How?
• YES of course he does.
Not a big fan of pranks, but would do a lot of questionable stuff just for fun (and of course you’re gonna tag along, I mean, he has a point on the majority of those). He’s probably joking around you all the time, and you probably have a handful of random in jokes by now to the point that that’s the only way you guys communicate.
He’s chaotic let him be.
★彡 K = Kisses : How do they like to kiss?
• Slow and passionate.
Your kissing sessions with him could go on for hours honestly. He loves kissing, but what he loves the most is when he can pour all his feelings into one and give it to you like if his last breath depended on it.
Would stroke your hair or back while you’re at it.
★彡 L = Love : How do they show they love you?
• Affection. Lots and lots of affection.
He’s clingy asf, so expect a lot of hugs and kisses that might catch you off guard a couple of times.
Also words of affirmation. He’ll tell you how much he loves you and how much you mean to him almost daily.
★彡 M = Memory : Favorite memory together?
• When he first told you he loves you.
He remembers almost vividly everything about that time. How your eyes opened slightly, how your eyebrows rised up almost instantly, how you stared at him for a solid couple of minutes as if you were still processing the words. And how you finally whispered ‘I love you too’ while looking away.
He likes to think about that before he goes to bed.
★彡 N = Nightmare : What is their worst fear?
• Being replaced, especially for not being good enough.
He’s afraid of other people taking his loved ones away from him just because they’re better than him. He knows he’s not the best in anything, which is the main reason why he tries so hard to keep improving, and why he puts others before himself.
He’s scared that if he doesn’t try his best at everything, someone else is gonna take his place.
★彡 O = Oddity : What is one quirk they have?
• No matter the situation, he always knows what to say, and when to say it.
★彡 P = Pet names : What do they like to call you?
• Bunny and Darling are his favorites, but he literally calls you whatever he feels like.
★彡 Q = Quality time : How do they like to spend time with you?
• He likes to hang out with you as much as he can.
Having lunch together, going on dates, tagging along whenever you have to go out and buy some stuff, studying at your place, having sleepovers, you name it.
He just enjoys your company too much 🥺🥺
★彡 R = Rhythm : What songs reminds you of them?
• Selfless -The Strokes (shameless plug for my smau ahem go check it out if u haven’t already ahem).
• As the world caves in -Matt Maltese
• Midnight City -M83
★彡 S = Secrets : How open are they with you?
• 100% clear
The only times he keeps stuff from you is when he’s planning a surprise for you or something.
★彡 T = Time : How long did it take you to get together?
• Probably a couple of months.
He likes to let things flow naturally, so it probably started of as casual friends who flirted a little bit too much. And before you knew it he was already kissing you in your front door after what it felt like a date.
★彡 U = Upset : How do they act when you’re upset?
Would ask you about it right away.
If it has to do with him, then he’d profusely apologize and try to make it up to you for it.
If it doesn’t, then he’ll gently rest your head on his lap, playing with your hair as he listens to you rant about whatever it is that is making you feel bad, and then give you advice if needed.
But if you don’t wanna talk about it, then he’ll give you your space. Though he’d check on you frequently, making sure you’re not neglecting yourself.
★彡 V = Vaunt : What are they proud of? Do they like to show you off?
• He’s proud of how far he has become as person, and how he’s still improving on himself.
He’s also proud of you of course, and he absolutely adores showing you off. Why wouldn’t he?
★彡 X = X-Ray : How well are they able to read you?
• He’s used to having to read people all the time, so he’s probably pretty good at it.
However he still likes to ask directly rather than to beat around the bush, he wants to able to help you if needed.
★彡 Y = Yes : How would they propose to you?
• He would probably plan a whole day together before hand.
Would bring you breakfast to bed, take you out for lunch, maybe a little walk around the park or going shopping or whatever you feel like doing. And then take you out to a fancy restaurant that would probably be too fancy and a little sus tbh.
But he’d only propose once you get back to your house. He’d stop you before you can get the keys to your front door. Ask you if you had fun today. He would smile softly at you, saying how he’s glad that he’s able to spend so much time with you and how you make him the happiest man alive. Before actually getting on one knee.
If you say yes he’s absolutely kissing you in your front porch and carrying you inside bridal style.
★彡 Z = Zen : What makes them feel calm?
• Write his feelings down.
Whenever he feels like he could do some relaxing, he’ll just make himself a cup of tea and get a notebook out. He could write for hours, from really heavy stuff to random thoughts. He just pours it all out in the paper.
After he’s done, he feels like a brand new person.
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paintedrecs ¡ 5 years ago
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Helloo i saw a tweet you made saying you recently watched a bunch of gay animes and i was wondering if you could perhaps make a list and post them on twitter? I'm always looking for anime to watch and i know your tastes align with mine. If it isn't too much of a bother perhaps? I hope you have loveky days!!!❤❤❤❤
Hey friend! I put off answering this, sorry, because my answers tend to be unnecessarily long and I was v tired when I got the original message. But if you’re still interested, here’s a lil rundown of some of what I’ve been watching/reading. In reference to this tweet, where I was watching a show that definitely isn’t gay but is kinda gay if you just squint the tiniest bit, which I’ve gotten used to doing.
If you follow me on twitter, most of these proooobably won’t be new? But I talk about/RT things on a scattered basis, so maybe there are some you haven’t checked out yet. 
So, the canonical gay! I’m only going to list the ones I liked and/or remember most - my Quest For Gay Anime started two years ago, and I watched pretty much everything I could get my hands on, but at that point, there were only a few I loved enough to rewatch/buy/recommend. The list has gotten a little longer since then, unfortunately for my attention span and wallet.
(I’ll be honest, a lot of the really popular/older BL have too many consent issues for my tastes - I understand the context and all that, and no hate on anyone who loves stories that didn’t particularly appeal to me. But I’m including this note cause (a) if I don’t put a really well-known BL anime on this list that’s probably why (b) I’m gonna drop in a few that toe that line but I’ll try to include warnings where relevant.)
ANIME FAVES
DOUKYUSEI (Classmates)
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This is kinda where it all started. I saw a tweet going around with a trailer for a very soft, lovely movie about two boys falling in love, and I thought whaaaaat an actual gay story? Where they kiss? And I don’t have to just imagine it??
Still one of my top faves. It’s beautifully animated - like filming watercolors? It always makes me feel languid and happy. The story and characters are realistic, in a very kind, hopeful way, as these two navigate starting a relationship that neither of them expected. It’s available on Amazon video - I own a digital copy there, hah, as well as the physical blu-ray, because I watch it often enough to want both.
I also recommend the manga, although I’ve only recently discovered that apparently the story did not end after the first three volumes, so I can only recommend that far. (I’ve heard it, unfortunately, gets angstier, and it’s still incomplete? The first three volumes feel complete to me, so I’m happy to leave it there if so.) 
The movie pretty much covers the first manga volume - it’s a very accurate page-to-screen translation - and there’s some really wonderful relationship building and exploration of family dynamics in the next two volumes.
HITORIJIME MY HERO (My Very Own Hero)
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Another huge favorite that I have literally watched like 30 times at this point. Two gay couples, double the fun, although this pairing is by far my favorite.
I’ll direct you to my very long post on this topic for more information, but the short version is:
Warning: there is an age gap and student/teacher relationship, but it’s treated very thoughtfully and is directly addressed as part of the story. They have to navigate through how to make their relationship work (issues with friends, coworkers, society). And they didn’t meet as student/teacher - it’s a lot more complicated, with some fantastic family dynamics. There’s a lot of angst to Setagawa’s backstory that makes you really appreciate the happiness and love he finds with Kousuke & his whole family. (Many more details in my watch-this-anime post.)
The series is 12 episodes long, with a WONDERFUL (happy) ending that makes me cry LITERALLY EVERY SINGLE TIME. Gosh I love this show a lot. It packs some serious feels - I cry, I laugh, I cry again, but for happy reasons.
It’s from a manga, but I do not recommend the manga. The manga falls into a lot of the tropes that I personally don’t like; I think the anime does a much better job of tackling the complexity of their story and treating these two with the thoughtful nuance they deserve.
Can be found on Amazon; I bought the blu-ray, and it’s one of the exceedingly rare cases where I love both the sub and the dub. There are slight differences in translation that really makes it worth watching both.
GIVEN
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Wow, this one. Available on Crunchyroll, 11 episodes with a movie coming soon.
It’s newer to my list, and it’s really, really good. I’ve only read the first two volumes of the manga so far (with two more on preorder), because tbh I have trouble reading scanlations online and find it a lot more enjoyable to just wait for the official translations in paperback form.
So far the anime lines up pretty closely with the manga, so I do recommend both, although at this point I enjoy the anime more - partly because of some of the choices they make in rearranging/expanding scenes, and partly because it’s a story about a band, so it makes a huge difference to be able to actually hear the music.
And Mafuyu’s song is worth it. Wow. I listened to it on repeat for like two weeks after the episode first aired.
Uenoyama (the dark-haired stern-looking heart-of-gold character, I have a type), is my favorite. He is a MASSIVE disaster gay, and a lot of his scenes are absolutely hilarious. The dynamics between the characters aren’t what you’d expect - it’s amazing to watch the seemingly quiet Mafuyu come out of his shell and display his true personality - and there’s some really gritty, emotional material, too.
What’s fascinating about this one is that there are parallel stories going on about past loves and heartbreak, and how truly loving (and losing) someone doesn’t mean you can’t find happiness again.
(Warning and a spoiler: there is a suicide that happens before this story starts - Mafuyu’s ex-boyfriend - and while nothing about it is graphic, that event is central to Mafuyu’s story, so there are some weighty episodes. It ultimately leads to him meeting Uenoyama and joining the band. And finding himself again.) 
The movie’s gonna focus more on the secondary couple, but I’m still excited to see more of them! And...more angst, I imagine, but hopefully a lot more happiness as well.
SARAZANMAI
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Okay, fair warning: this show is weird.
I think if you’re familiar with Japanese folklore, particularly kappas, you might have a much better intro than I did, but considering the creator laughed about how much they got away with by hiding the weirder parts of the story during the initial pitch, I...am not sure about that.
It’s weird but I liked it a lot. I’m not even going to attempt to explain it in the space available here, but the wiki page has a decent summary if you’re curious before diving in.
The very, very condensed version is that the main characters are three middle school boys who get turned into kappas by the kappa prince, who sends them on missions to retrieve “dishes of hope” every episode. In the process, they learn more about themselves and each other, since each time they complete one of these missions, it results in one of their big secrets being spilled to the others.
I like the main trio (and there’s a gay subplot there, too, where one of the boys is in love with his best friend but doesn’t know how to tell him), but I started watching the show because of the “villains,” Reo and Mabu. They have a deeply angsty backstory that you don’t get to until the last couple episodes. Up until then, they have a transformation sequence every episode that ... yes, gets repetitive, Miraculous Ladybug-style, but I still sat and watched, entranced, every time.
One of the things I like about this anime is that while it is very, very gay, it’s not about being gay. It’s a fantasy story where several characters just happen to be gay. As much as I love romance (which the rest of these recs definitely have been), I like being able to see gay people (or kappas...) in different genres, just existing.
And if you can’t get into the show (11 episodes, available on Crunchyroll), there’s a spinoff manga about Reo and Mabu being disaster dads to a baby girl they find on a dish in the middle of the street. I think it’s a human AU (kinda?), but it’s super sweet and funny and I liked it a lot.
THE BETRAYAL KNOWS MY NAME
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Okay, so this was an early favorite, and I rewatched it recently and laughed a lot about how massively dramatic it is, but I don’t care, I’m still into it.
We’re skirting the edge of “canon gay” here, because you never get an on-screen kiss, and it’s technically a shoujo manga. But...it was at the top of a lot of BL lists when I was first hunting for good stuff to watch, and the relationship between Yuki and Luka is deeply romantic (and achingly piningly good) and central to the story.
The title’s linked to one of Luka’s frequent lines: “I will never betray you,” which he earnestly tells Yuki at every opportunity he gets. Luka is an extremely powerful demon, and Yuki is part of an immortal (via reincarnation) clan that hunts demons. But in Yuki’s past life, they fell in love.
Yuki was, at that point and in previous lives, a woman, but something changed this time around: he was reborn as a man, and without any of his memories.
Luka, who waited for Yuki to be reincarnated so they could be together again, still remembers and still loves him. But he keeps his devotion on Yuki’s terms, refusing to force the memory of a relationship that Yuki might have wanted to forget.
There’s one particularly great scene where the leader of Yuki’s clan asks Luka if anything has changed - if they can still rely on Luka to stay by Yuki’s side and be his protector. “They have the same soul,” Luka says. Gender doesn’t matter. He loves Yuki. He’ll always love Yuki. 
And Yuki, though he doesn’t remember loving Luka, begins to slowly, inevitably, fall in love again.
The anime is 24 episodes - while it doesn’t fully close out the story, it does have some closure, or at least a solid sense of an upcoming happy ending. (I own the DVD; I don’t think the show is currently available to watch online.)
There’s also a manga, which is beautifully illustrated, wow, the sheer level of detail in this blows me away. Which, unfortunately, was way too much work to maintain at that level and ultimately destroyed the author’s health, so the last few volumes get shorter and shorter and the story trickles to an unsatisfying conclusion.
I still love it a lot, though, and it’s another example of establishing a great relationship within the context of a much larger story - a sweeping, complicated fantasy epic.
HONORABLE MENTIONS
Those are my primary favorites, unless I’m forgetting anything (and for the purposes of this post, I’m leaving out things like Tiger & Bunny and Promare, which are very gay and embraced as such by the creators but also not something I’m comfortable including in a Definitely Canonically Gay, You Won’t Ever Be Disappointed By Future Reveals list). If I have the energy, I might make another post like this for those kinds of stories.
But there are a few others that I enjoyed, if not enough to buy copies of or collect merch for. These include:
No. 6
Dystopian, so definitely very dark and kind of visually disturbing in places (for instance, people rotting from mystery infections). There’s a central m/m romance and one kiss, but the ending is kind of an open one without a super happy conclusion. It doesn’t have high rewatch value for me - I’ve only ever watched it once and don’t really feel inclined to go back - but it's got good storytelling and is worth viewing. 
Kizuna Koi No Kara Sawagi (Much Ado About Nothing OVA)
That last bit of the title is important to get you to the correct OVA, since there are different variations of this story. It’s been a long time since I tried the main anime, but I did not like it - I had major issues with its story, particularly with the sexual assault plotline. I did, however, love the OVA and have recommended it to people as something that can be watched independently.
There's still a little dodgy content in it (as with a lot of things in the BL genre), but it's mostly a lovely established relationship story with a lot of bittersweet feels, with flashbacks to how the couple got together. 
It’s necessarily a "happy" story either, though, because they're in a loving, committed relationship in a society where they can't be open about that, and it takes a toll. They're doing their best to work through the difficulties together.
Ai no Kusabi 
SERIOUS WARNINGS FOR THIS ONE.
It's about a society with "Blondies" as the elite ruling class and dark-haired "Mongrels" from the slums. There's slavery, plus some serious sexual consent issues...which I found extra prevalent in the newer version (prettier animation but much more cringey on the content).
The 90s version has rougher animation but a more interesting story. The relationship is still not necessarily healthy, but it reads as a lot more of a forbidden love BDSM relationship.
Even so, the ending is SUPER unhappy. I cannot emphasize that enough. I was watching all these things on my own without any warnings, so this one hit me really hard, and I couldn't stop thinking about it for days after. I’m not sure if I'd watch it again, but I've had interesting conversations with others who did.
I guess what I liked about it is that it’s a very different kind of story - and like I said earlier, it’s nice to have variety in genres. As long as every story isn’t dark and tragic, it’s worthwhile to sometimes experience ones that are told well. And weirdly (since this is not something I would watch with my family) it reminded me to some extent of the movies I grew up with - the 80s and early 90s had a lot of dark sci-fi, and my family really loved watching them, so there’s something...nostalgic about how disturbing it is? Thanks parents. At least this one’s gay.
Gakuen Heaven
To pull us back from the darker content, here’s one that I guess was adapted from a dating computer game. As far as I can remember, it was pretty free of cw; fun but not as emotionally engaging as some of the others. It’s pretty much just a fluffy story about a boys’ school on an island with a mystery plot and a romance.
MANGA RECS
I sprinkled some manga recs alongside the relevant anime, but here are a few others that I’ve only experienced in book form. (I’ve got one on my nightstand right now that I need to read, but if it’s good I’ll just update this post I guess, I’ve put this reply off for long enough.)
OUR DINING TABLE
Unlike a lot of the other manga I’ve read, this is a single volume, which means it has a nice, solid conclusion that wraps everything up wonderfully and doesn’t leave you any room to worry that the author will insert unnecessary drama down the line. (That’s an issue, ok? It happens a lot.)
A very soft, sweet romance that’s actually a lot more about building family - which is something that hugely appeals to me. Highly recommend. Loved it, bought it, will definitely reread it. I’d love to see it eventually made into a movie, like Doukyusei.
MY BROTHER’S HUSBAND
This is a hefty book - I ordered it after seeing a joke-tweet about the live action adaptation (which I haven’t been able to find to watch online). I was surprised by the size of the book but even more (pleasantly!) surprised by its contents. I’m not familiar with the author’s other works, although I’ve heard this is the uh....softest and sweetest of his writing. It’s honestly way more uplifting and healing than I was expecting.
Again, it’s largely about family: a quiet, very private Japanese dad dealing with a visit from his deceased (estranged) twin’s extroverted and cheery Canadian husband. This could go down some very dark paths, but it really doesn’t...there are some smatterings of homophobia mixed in, since that’s sort of the point, but there’s a lot of wonderful self-discovery and building new family bonds.
OUR DREAMS AT DUSK
Oh man. This series. Irene Koh (Legend of Korra comics illustrator) recommended it on twitter, and I picked up the first volume from my library and then could not stop. All four volumes are now out in official translations, and they’re so, so good.
These are definitely on the more realistic side - less of an idealized, prejudice-free view of the world, with more of an accurate picture of what it’s like to be not-straight in Japan.
And I phrase it that way because there’s a lot of variety in the characters in these books. The main character is gay - just coming to terms with the fact that he is, because life would be so much easier if he didn’t have a crush on the hot guy at school.
Content warning: it gets so bad at school, in fact, that he starts out the book planning to commit suicide. It’s dark. But it gets much better, and by the final volume he’s grown so much in his confidence and sense of self-worth - because he becomes a part of a community of other people who teach him that it’s okay to be himself.
And all the other storylines are wonderful. Some of the other characters you get to know include a trans guy, an ace woman, two girls who (spoilers!) get married in the fourth volume, and a much older gay guy who’s been with his partner for several decades.
It’s not a fluffy story - there’s some really tough material throughout, and people aren’t always nice, even the ones you really, really want to be - but they also learn and work hard at communicating with each other. I think these are pretty extraordinary books. Beautiful and heartbreaking but also deeply affirming.
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trashcanmarvelfan ¡ 6 years ago
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Best. Job. Ever. 7/12
Summary: Reader gets a job on the set of Spider-Man: Far from Home for the 3 weeks they are shooting in New York City as what she thinks is a production assistant, but a twist of fate has her reassigned as Tom Holland’s personal assistant. As she & Tom grow close during filming, will their budding friendship turn to more or will they go their separate ways after filming concludes?
Warnings: Language, but that’s pretty much it? This is basically a PG-13 rom-com. (Legal) alcohol use as well but since it’s legal do I really need to tag it?
Word Count: 2255 for chapter 7.
Author’s Note: As this was written WAY before Spider-Man: Far from Home was released (actually before Avengers: Endgame was as well) I’ve kept plot details and which scene was being shot on what day extremely vague. Also, I’m American but tried to write Tom as British as possible, although I do think he’d try to stay(ish) in character and use as much American slang as he could while he’s still playing Peter.
Chapter-Specific Author’s Note: None?
Requests are always open!
Cross-posted at AO3.
The next morning Y/N knocked on Tom’s door after making her usual coffee run and was looking at her phone when the door swung open. “Hey, you...” She paused as she looked up into ice-blue eyes. “...are most definitely not Tom.” She glanced at the room number again just to make sure that in her non-caffeinated state she hadn’t accidentally knocked on the wrong door. Nope, right room.
The guy grinned as he eyed her up and down. He ran a hand through his dark, curly hair. “No, darling, I’m not, but in this case I certainly wouldn’t mind the confusion,” he said in a crisp British accent.
Y/N blushed. Ah, this must be Harrison. Damn, are ALL British guys total hotties? She was starting to regret not googling him when she had the chance, thinking at the time that doing so would've been kinda creepy and stalker-ish. At least she would've known what he looked like.
Tom appeared behind him. “Hey, there you are. Come on in.”
The guy that Y/N presumed was Harrison stepped from the doorway and gestured for Y/N to enter.
Tom put a gentle hand on Y/N’s back as he introduced them. “Haz, this is Y/N, my assistant while I'm filming in New York. Y/N, this is my best friend, Harrison.”
“Ahh, so you're Y/N,” Harrison said knowingly. “Nice to finally meet you.”
Y/N glanced at Tom curiously before shaking Harrison’s hand. “Nice to meet you too,” she said, missing the glare that Tom shot Harrison in the process.
She handed Tom his coffee before turning to Harrison. “I didn't know you'd be around this morning, otherwise I could've also got you a coffee.”
Harrison laughed. “Thanks, love, but I can fetch my own coffee. I'm not a diva like this one.” He gestured towards Tom jokingly as he grabbed the to-go cup that was already on the desk.
Y/N laughed as well. “I honestly don't mind getting Tom's coffee in the morning and dinner at night. I'm already getting stuff for myself anyway, so it's nothing just to order extra.”
“And she does it all without complaint,” Tom joked. “Careful Haz, you might be permanently replaced as my best friend and assistant.”
Harrison pretended to be hurt. “I’m wounded. After all I’ve done for you and after all our years of friendship, you’re willing to just replace me like that? It’s because she’s prettier than me, isn’t it?”
Tom pretended to think for a second, then shrugged. “Basically, yeah.”
Harrison gently punched Tom in the shoulder. “That’s cold, mate.”
Y/N laughed. “While I’m flattered, I don’t think I could ever really replace you. The bromance is way too strong.” She grinned as her phone chimed with a text. “James is here. Ready to go? Need me to grab anything?”
“Oh, I didn’t tell you yet -- Haz is going to come join us on set today,” Tom said. “I've already got it arranged.”
“Oh, ok, that's cool. You guys ready to go then?”
They all headed towards the elevator and as they were waiting for it to arrive, Y/N turned to Harrison.  “While Tom’s busy filming we can swap all of our horror stories about how much of a nightmare it is to be his P.A.” She playfully nudged Tom.
“Aww, Y/N, not you too,” Tom groaned as the elevator doors opened and they stepped in. “I knew it was a bad idea to get the two of you together.”
Y/N turned and gave Harrison a high-five as the doors closed.
Harrison nodded approvingly. “I like this one.”
They made their way downstairs and to the waiting car. “Morning Mr. Holland, Miss Y/L/N,” he greeted.
“Morning, James,” Y/N replied.
“Sorry we're late,” Tom chimed in. “We've got an extra passenger today. This is my best friend, Harrison Osterfield. He’s in town for the weekend.”
James shook Harrison's hand. “Nice to meet you, sir.”
“Likewise,” Harrison replied. “Shall we?”
Y/N climbed into the car, followed by Tom, then Harrison.  
Y/N mostly kept quiet during the ride, letting Tom and Harrison talk and catch up, until her phone chimed with an email alert.
“Ok, hmm,” Y/N said, looking at the revised schedule she had just been sent. “Because of Wednesday’s and today’s schedules getting swapped due to the rain on Wednesday causing continuity errors and not being able to film outside, it looks like it won’t be as crazy tight of a day as originally planned. So instead of having to run straight to hair & makeup as soon as we arrive on set you guys should have about 45 minutes to relax in your trailer while I get your croissant. But the even better news is that you should be done around 3 pm instead of 9, so you guys will have plenty of time to hang out tonight.”
“Awesome,” Harrison said as they pulled up to the set.
They all climbed out, thanking James and wishing him good day.
“So I’m gonna go grab your breakfast from craft services, Tom, and meet you guys back at your trailer if that’s okay. Harrison, you want anything? Croissant? Bagel? Toast?”
“I’ll take some toast if you don’t mind,” Harrison replied.
Y/N nodded. “Ok, I’ll see you guys in a bit.”
She turned in the opposite direction of the trailers to head to craft services, greeting various cast and crew members as she walked.
She grabbed a pastry box and placed a few croissants and a couple of pieces of toast inside.
She made her way back to Tom’s trailer and knocked before poking her head inside. “Hey, guys, I have your breakfast.” She entered and set the box down on the table, taking a few mini jars of jam out of her pockets and setting them down as well. “Harrison, I didn’t know if you wanted jam or not with your toast so I went ahead and grabbed a couple of different kinds just in case, along with some butter.” She grabbed a croissant for herself before having a seat next to Tom.
“You, darling, are an absolute peach,” Harrison said, biting into his toast.
“She is pretty great, isn’t she?” Tom agreed, slinging his arm around Y/N and giving her a quick squeeze.
Y/N shrugged. “Thanks. I try.”
“So, Y/N, tell me about yourself,” Harrison said.
“Oh, um, well…” Y/N gave Harrison the same basic background information that she had given Tom upon their initial meeting. “So, you two met… at school?” she asked.
“Yeah, we met at school and hit it off straightaway, became best friends,” Harrison said.
“Flatmates, too, for a bit,” Tom added.
They chatted until it was time for Tom to go to hair and makeup. Harrison went with Tom to say hello to everyone while Y/N made her way to set to see if anything needed to be done before Tom began his filming for the day.
After lunch Y/N had been talking with one of the production assistants when Tom and Harrison walked up, joined by Jacob, who was flying out to California for the weekend after they filmed the final scene of the day.
“Hey guys,” Y/N said as Jon called for everyone to get in their places. “Ready to get back to it?”
Y/N and Harrison stood to the side as Tom and Jacob took their marks, Jon calling action on the background extras, then action on Tom and Jacob.
Tom and Jacob ran through the scene several times but Jon wasn't quite happy with it. After the fourth time of Jon calling cut, he told everyone to take five. “Hang on, something’s not right,” he muttered. He thought a moment. “I think we need a few more extras.”  He pointed at Y/N and Harrison, who were talking with Tom and Jacob. “You two. I need you in this scene.”
Y/N's eyes widened. She pointed to herself. “Us?”
Jon nodded. “I need you two to walk across the background of this shot towards the cafe’. Act… couple-y.”
As he turned to call for hair and makeup, Y/N turned back towards Tom and Harrison.
“Well, this is an interesting development,” Harrison said cheekily, slinging an arm around Y/N's shoulder.
“Yeah, I wasn't expecting to suddenly be in the movie, even as an extra with no lines and only a couple of seconds of screentime,” Y/N joked. “If this even makes it into the final cut.”
The stylist came by and dusted the same translucent powder she used on Tom on both Y/N and Harrison's faces and gave Y/N a brighter shade of lipstick before declaring them camera-ready.
“Ok, Y/N, Harrison, you're going to cross behind Tom and Jacob as they're walking down the street,” Jon called out, settling back into his chair. “I'll cue you.”
Everyone got into their places and he called for quiet on the set.
“And… action!”
Tom and Jacob walked down the street, reciting their lines.
Harrison turned to Y/N. “Ready for your big debut?” he joked.
“As I'll ever be,” Y/N replied nervously.
Harrison squeezed her hand reassuringly. “You'll do fine.”
“And, cue Harrison and Y/N!” came Jon's voice.
Y/N and Harrison walked across the street to the coffee shop, Harrison's arm around Y/N's shoulder as she snuggled into his side, her hand on his and their fingers linked.
“Cut! That's exactly what we need, but let's do it one more time to make sure we've got it.”
They reset and this time when Jon called action, Harrison pulled Y/N closer as they stopped in front of the cafe’ and placed an affectionate kiss to the side of her head.
“Cut!” John checked the footage. “ Perfect. That's a wrap on today, everybody. Have a great weekend and I'll see you all on Monday.”
While Tom went to go change out of his wardrobe Harrison wandered off to go make a phone call, so Y/N decided to run to the coffee shop situated inside the bookstore on the corner of the street that they had been filming on. She signaled to Harrison to get his attention, pointed down the street, and mouthed, I'll be right back.
Harrison nodded. Ok, he mouthed back.
Coffee?
He nodded again. Thanks.
Y/N had gotten their coffee orders and was walking back with them when she saw Tom and Harrison talking.
Tom's face lit up as he spotted Y/N. “Y/N, there you are.”
“Hey, sorry. The line was longer than I thought it would be, probably since the cafe’ is closed today.” She handed Tom and Harrison their coffees and threw the carrier into a nearby recyclables container before taking a sip of her own coffee as they walked to meet up with James to head back to the hotel.
“So what’s up, guys?” she asked.
“Haz and I are planning on going out to a club tomorrow night,” Tom said.
“Oh ok, cool, have fun,” Y/N replied. “Which one? I’ll call ahead and reserve a VIP table for you.”
Tom shook his head. “Oh, no, that’s not necessary-- wait, actually, yes, that would be brilliant, thank you, but-- What I mean is, would you like to join us?”
Y/N’s eyebrows raised. “Are you sure? Harrison’s only in town for a few days, I wouldn’t want to interfere with boys’ night out or anything.”
“We'd love to have you come,” Harrison assured her. “It’ll be loads of fun.”
Y/N thought about it for a second before nodding. “Okay, then.”
“Brilliant,” Harrison said. “We’ll come ‘round to yours at what, 6 tomorrow night? That sound good?”
“Yeah, 6 is fine.”
Y/N called the club and left Tom’s name for the VIP list, making a table reservation as well before hanging up.
“Ok, we’re all set,” she said as James pulled up. They greeted James and loaded into the car.
They talked about dinner plans and agreed upon a sushi restaurant near the club for dinner beforehand.
The car pulled up to the hotel and they all headed towards the elevator, dropping Harrison off on his floor and heading up to the 10th.  
“Are you sure it’s ok that I come with you guys?” Y/N asked Tom once they were alone.
“Yeah, it’s totally fine… unless you don’t want to?” Tom replied uncertainly.
“No, no… I mean I do, I just don't want to be a bother or a third wheel in case you guys want to be each other's wingman or something.”
“It’s not a bother at all,” Tom replied, giving her hand a squeeze as they stepped out of the elevator.  “Honestly, I'd really like you to come out with me and Harrison tomorrow. He and I have all night tonight and all day tomorrow to hang out and I'd really like the two of you to get to know each other.” He grinned. “Besides, you have yet to experience New York nightlife and what better way than with two English blokes from London?”
Y/N smiled. “Okay, if you're totally sure.”
“Ok, then it's settled.” Tom grinned.
“I better go see what I brought that I can wear to the club so I can figure out if I have to go shopping tomorrow,” Y/N said, taking a step back towards her room. “See you later?”
Tom nodded. “See you, Y/N.”
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nanowrimo ¡ 7 years ago
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Dear NaNo Diary... (Week Four and Beyond)
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NaNo can be thrilling, challenging, frustrating, and revitalizing––sometimes all at once. This November, we’ve asked NaNo participants to share their daily thoughts in a new series, Dear NaNo Diary. Here are some entries from the last two weeks of NaNoWriMo:
November 21
Dear Nano Diary,
Just wanted to let you know that holiday vacations are PERFECT for catching up on lost words.  I'm only five hours of good writing away from being back up to where I should be, and my story is finally cooperating again.  I think at this rate I may actually finish today or tomorrow, and then I can skip off into the sunset and switch to that new project I was so excited to get started on.  I know the past week has been rough for both of us, but thanks for making me stick to it.  I don't think there's been a year yet where I've written this much, this well, and come so close to the actual end.
Optimistically yours,
Burlew
Dear NaNo Diary,
I've just realised that I'd rather write a fantasy novel than a "realistic" one. I was wondering why I couldn't be passionate about what I was writing, and I think it's maybe because I want to build a fantastic and better world that includes magic through my words. Well of course, as great as they can be, it would be too late now to just throw a dragon in my novel. I'll know what to try next, though. On another note, I'm starting to see all these pink "WINNER!" bars and it gives me a slight sense of panic. I'm catching up on my word-count, but I am slow, and I don't have much time. And most importantly, I don't really know where my story is going. I just killed off my main character's father just because I felt like it, and I thought it would add something interesting to the plot. Maybe it will. But poor him. Barely outlined and already dead.
Signed,
HylĂŠore
November 24
Dear NaNo Diary,
Dare I say it? I'm tired, but also way to stubborn to give up now that the end is only a week away. So I'll keep going, but my health is definitely being a pain in the behind (and wrists, ouch) the last week. And if I can muster the energy I'd like to go on a field trip tomorrow to a botanical garden - that's kind of a must when you're writing a story that heavily features plants, right? I can write in the train, and watch one of the amazing plants that only flowers once in its life and is now in bloom according to the garden's Facebook. I'll be walking in my MC's footsteps, so that should definitely give me that final burst of inspiration to finish this story.
Love,
Mossenmeisje
Dear NaNo Diary,
Look, we both know that writing every day is easier said than done. And I certainly have not done a great job of it. Things got pretty rough there in Week 2. I mean, this is NaNo--we all know that Week 2 is where novels go to die, and man, did it ever kick my butt! But I powered through with only minimal skipping of days (and, well, maximal hating-everything-I-wrote) and things got back on track. There will probably be lots of editing to be done in that little chunk, but let's be real, that's just how this novel-in-a-month thing goes… this isn't my first rodeo. I'm gonna write through this just like I wrote through the suck in Week 2, and I'm gonna win again, and then I'm gonna take a break before I dig in to editing this monstrosity, where I will hopefully find (as I usually do) that it really isn't as bad as I think. I'm a good writer. I can do this. I've done it before, and I'll do it again. Right. I've got 20 minutes before I have to take the dog to the vet. Better get back to writing.
Determinedly yours,
Jaina
Dear NaNo Diary,
Day 24 and I kinda wish I was done with you. But, alas, you aren't even halfway finished yet. Yeah, I'm almost done with the 50,000. Whatever. I haven't even made it to the midpoint of the story yet. I have the feeling I'm going to have to keep this same pace throughout December, and that's scaring me. I have so much to do. My physics grade is suffering, my music theory and math grades are beginning to drop. Next to go is psychology and English. And heaven forbid, drivers ed. I'm literally behind with drivers ed. NaNoWriMo, you are sucking the life out of me and I hate you.
But...without you, I probably would've already given up. Like, hardcore given up on myself. On life. You've kept me going, kept me living. So part of me is glad I'm not anywhere close to being done with you.
Until next time.
AllisonReneS
November 25
Dear NaNo Diary,
I was always the kind of writer that doubted myself. I never even imagined that I could ever declare myself a winner of this event, or that I would ever get close to writing 50K, ever. My novel just proved me wrong, because yesterday I hit 50,000 despite having struggled with illness, schoolwork, and about a thousand other things that got in the way of writing. I actually did it, and it's only thanks to this lovely community. My writing group has pushed me towards the finish line, and the people in the forums were always there to offer encouragement or to play with on the procrastination forums. The virtual write-ins gave me wind under my wings when I needed it, and the NaNo WordSprints motivated me to keep going.
NaNo has given me something I haven't had in a long time: a sense of accomplishment. Because I did something hard, but I actually did it. Now, this novel is still not done, but nothing says I have to stop now. For today, I'm going to let myself smile and catch up on everything I have neglected to get to this point. But that's okay. Because I just did something I thought was impossible, and nothing is going to bring me down.
Signed,
TheRavenclawWriter
Dear NaNoDiary,
Look, I can write about cannibalism today, or I can write about sex.
Not. Both.
Jessikanesis
Dear NaNo diary,
I am sad that this month is almost over. Today I have crossed the 40K mark, a thing I still thought impossible a week ago when I was struggling to get to 20K. My story has taken me unexpected places and characters have slipped from within me that I didn't know I was holding captive. Thank you for that. My writing experience has been a little lonely, today is probably the first time ever I wandered onto the forums, it'd be nice to have met some fellow writers along the way. I've read many ideas and plots around the forums and I have to say I am so impressed and humbled to be a part of such an endlessly creative and talented community. I guess I'd also like to thank myself, for not giving up despite travelling in between three continents at the beginning of this month and having real life deal me some busy distracting stuff as well. A part of me wishes this crazy journey and enthusiasm and frustration swapping with joy will follow me, and everyone else, further after November.
Congratulations to the finishers, strength to those who are still going, and love to all!!!
Elishadowy
Dear Nano Diary,
I've topped 1,600 new words today and I'm on schedule to reach 50,000 on the last day. Not the day before, the last day. There is no room for error or wasted time. I believe my writing limit in a month might be 50,000 words, no more. It would appear it is going to require 100 percent effort in order to accomplish this goal.
One of my professors in college once said "People say they gave it 100 percent effort, and yet they have not expended all of their energy when they are done. I contend," he says, "if one accomplishes a goal at 100 percent effort, then death would occur at the precise moment the goal was accomplished."
Here's hoping I can write 50,001 words in a month.
stellaloop
November 26
Dear NaNo Diary,
This is bad. My goal this year was between 50,000 and 65,000 words. Right now I need to write between 28,001 words and 43,001 words in the next 4 days to win.  That is basically 5,601-10,750 words a day to finish on time. BUT despite it all I am weirdly feeling motivated and excited to finish?!?!?!? I think the extreme amounts of espresso I've consumed are getting to my head.
Signed,
Teen dreaming with her eyes open
November 27
Dear NaNo Diary,
Day 27 on this plane of existential reality. Having passed the last barrier of 40,000 words towards the final stretch, three days doesn't seem like long to achieve it. The experience has been perfect not only because I could monitor myself with an objective during those days, but I've proven I could do it, raising the bar of my own personal margin of daily writing. A plus to this experience has been the great quality of the new writers I've encountered on the forums and in groups. There's a lot of talent about to be discovered, as is the inner fire needed to write a story from beginning to end. It's a beautiful proposal you've created and I celebrate this worldwide festival of words, creativity, and language in all its dimensions.
Laura Pigatt [translated from Spanish]
November 28
Dear NaNo Diary,
I am so behind! If I'm being realistic with myself, there's no way I'm going to write 20,000 more words by the 30th. Despite that fact, I'm  reeling really good. I've won a few times before, but this is the best I've felt about a manuscript...ever. I am excited to finish my first draft (which will be well over 50,000 words when it's done) after November is over. Even more, I've established a writing habit that's realistic. I feel like a winner!
Signed,
r0gue0fd00m
November 29
Dear Nano Diary,
We are so close to the end and it could not come sooner, writing this story has been fun (especially at the times I made it suck less) but finals are coming and I have far too much to do and far too little energy for it all.
Just about three thousand to go though... it would just be stupid not to finish at this point.
Onwards!
SortaDevon
This is the last Dear NaNo Diary post of this year’s NaNoWriMo! We didn’t have a post last week due to the holiday and some schedule conflicts, but you’re welcome to check out all the great, inspiring, touching, and hilarious entries on the official forums post. Thanks for reading!
Original top photo licensed under Creative Commons from Joel Montes de Oca on Flickr.
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theys-a-joke ¡ 7 years ago
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Race/Reader : I am
 So uh, I lied, I edited the fic and decided to post it now. I just couldn’t take it you know? But anyways, this was my first request!! I did the first part of the request:
Something fluffy with Albert?? Or Race??? Maybe (if you do modern!Newsies) it could be them asking the reader to Homecoming or Prom? 
So this is Race asking the reader to prom, though be warned, that doesn’t happen till the very end and there is a bunch of fluff until then. 
Here’s the ao3 link!
Tuesday
You honestly had never expected this. The day had started out normal, you presented your projects in science, nothing over the top, but still worth an A. You weren’t really paying attention to the other presentations though, something was eating at you. Your friend Katherine picked up on this due to your usual enthusiasm for science being at an all time low.
“Hey, everything alright? You don’t seem to be as into this as you were last week.”
“I don’t know Kath, it’s just, I’ve been seeing the prom flyers going up and I guess I’m bummed out that I don’t have a date.”
“Hey! What about the time we went together! I was going to ask you this year too!” She scoffed, sarcastically. You laughed at her little outburst, but began to sulk again.
“And I would say yes a thousands times, but I think someone else wants to ask you out.” You silently gestured up to the front of the classroom where Jack and Davey had just finished giving their presentation. Jack had been staring at Katherine and wiggled his eyebrows when she looked back at him, as if he knew you were talking about him.
“How long have you two been dating now, a year?”
“I’ll have you know he never formally asked me out until after prom, 10 months ago.”
“Oh excuse me.” You said sarcastically. You always enjoyed talking with Katherine as she brought up your spirits.
“Anyways, this conversation wasn’t originally about me, it was about you and you being sad that you might end up going alone or not at all. So let’s turn it back there and begin.” The bell rang and you and Katherine got your stuff and headed to your next class, history. It was a short walk, only a few doors down from your science class. You both sat down and continued the conversation.
“Let’s start off with the basics, is there anyone you would like to ask you to prom?”
“Is ‘kinda sorta maybe yeah but they would never ask me’ a valid answer?”
“Sure, but you have to elaborate, as all our wonderful teachers have drilled into our brains.” You scanned the room to see who was there. It just seemed to be you, Kath and a few other students you didn’t know quite well.
“Race?” As soon as you said his name he popped in the doorway. You nearly jumped out of your seat and Katherine laughed.
“Um, what was that?” She asked playfully. She was smiling, now aware of your crush, she was going to annoy you about it. What fun.
“Katherine Pulitzer I swear to god. You’re lucky he practically never takes out his earbuds.” You were calming down, though you had to say you were significantly frightened about him finding out that you had a crush on him.
“Alright alright, though I have to know, how long?”
“Since sophomore year?” You knew she was going to flip.
“You sneaky little devil! We’ve been friends since elementary school and I like to think we told each other everything! God what kind of journalist will I be if I can’t pick up on my friend’s crushes!” She gave an exaggerated exhale and slumped in her seat.
“Hey, just because you couldn’t sniff out one thing doesn’t mean you won’t be able to get the story for anything else. You picked up on Jack’s feelings pretty quick.”
“Yeah, because he has no filter!” Just then, the teacher walked in and was ready to start class.
“Later. We. Will. Have. Words.” Katherine whispered to you, causing you to chuckle.
“Good morning everyone! I’m sure you’re all aware of what we will be doing today as we have done it for the past 7 months! We will be starting to create our review projects for the unit! Now I have been generous in letting you work in partners,” There was a collective cheer from the class, “but I have chosen them.”  And then a collective groan.
It wasn’t that you didn’t like projects, it’s just that you didn’t really have the time to put up with anyone who wouldn’t keep up their end of the project, which was usually why you worked with Kath.
“I’ll be reading off the partners so listen closely.” He rambled on for sometime, barely listening, until you heard something you couldn’t process.
“… (Y/N) (L/N) and Racetrack Higgins …”
Katherine was called right after you and got partnered with some guy who’s name you didn’t recognize. Though that didn’t matter at the moment. What did matter was what you were going to do about your current situation. Just handle it like every other group project right? Except you were crushing on the guy you were partnered with.
“And because this was a short unit, I expect your projects to be done by spring break. You may begin now.”  
Absolutely amazing. God how were you going to do this. You were so caught up in your own head that you didn’t notice the one looking down at you.
“You’re (Y/N) right?” He knew your name.
“Yeah, what of it?” Amazing first impression.   
“Woah woah woah, no need to get all defensive sweetheart. I’m Race, your partner for this project?”
“OhmygodImsosorryIwasthinkingaboutsomethingandyoujustcameupandyoustartledmeandmyimediatersponeswastoseemtoughohmygodImsosorry.”
“Slow down sweetheart. I’m never gonna understand you if you talk that fast.” He had pulled up a chair next to your desk in hopes of seeming less intimidating. He really didn’t mean to startle you, but you seemed kinda distracted and not about something good. He was hoping you weren’t unhappy about being his partner. He had seen you around, you had a few classes together and he had fallen for you. From the way you spoke to the enthusiasm you gave while presenting. You always seemed on top of your work and never really stressed. He truly admired your work ethic.
You seemed to have calmed down, and looked ready to talk again.
“Can we start over?” You asked, completely embarrassed at yoyo first proper introduction.
“Sure.”
“Hi, I’m (Y/N) and I’m your partner for the history project.” You smiled and stuck out your hand.
“Nice to meet you (Y/N), I’m Racetrack, though my friends call me Race, and hopefully you will too.” He shook your hand and smiled back at you, this seemed to be going well enough.
“So, where do you want to start?”
“Well, personally, I like to start with how we’ll be presenting the information, just as a way to plan how much time we’ll need to spend on everything else.”
“Yeah, that sounds like a good idea. How about a model? With everything we did, I feel like the best way to show it would be three dimensional.”
“Yeah, that’s a good idea! How about we get the information we can this week and then meet up to build the project? That way we don’t have to worry about finishing it over break.” This might not be so bad, if the two of you could work on the project, maybe you could get closer and become friends with him! At least it would be better having him as a friend than never really knowing much about him at all.
“Then we better get started.” And with that you two began, you got out your notes and he got a textbook. You brainstormed ideas for the model and set up some times to meet up to further discuss the project. Class was almost over when he asked you about your weekend, which you completely misunderstood.
“So do you wanna come over on Saturday?”
“How do you mean?” You were confused, you were talking about the project a few minutes ago and now he seemed to be asking you out. What?
“To build the model, do you wanna come over Saturday or is Sunday better?” That made much more sense than him asking you out, you didn’t even know each other that well!  
“Oh yeah, um, I can do Saturday. If we can compile a list of materials next class I can check to see what I have and bring it over.” Nice recovery.
“Cool, does 11 work? That way if we get tired we can take a lunch break at an appropriate time.” He laughed at his own little joke.
“Yeah. Oh, here let me get your number so I can reach you after school,” You pulled out your phone and opened a new contact, “here you go.” You handed him your phone and he put in his number.
“R-A-C-E, Race, great! Now you’re in my phone and i’ll text you later.” The bell rang for the end of class and you gathered your stuff and walked over to Katherine, leaving Race standing by the desk smiling. He told you his friends called him Race and then you put him as Race in your phone. It might’ve just been an easier thing to do but it made him happy. He gathered his own stuff and headed to his next class.
Race In Math
Race was sitting in math class, somehow surrounded by all of his friends. They were all talking amongst each other because there was no substitute for their teacher. Race though, he was distracted with you and still thinking about how you saved him as Race in your phone.
“Hey Race, what do you think?”
“About what Albert?”
“About going to prom, I was thinking maybe just us guys should go ya know? And just hang out.”
“And I said that we could all just hang out without having to go to prom!” Jojo spoke up from next to Albert.
“We don’t need to spend that much money on one night is all I’m saying.”
“I don’t know guys, I think I might actually wanna go this year?” That caused the boys to get louder, asking questions like, what, with who, and since when. Then Jack spoke up.
“Calm down will ya? I don’t think he’s half crazy for wanting to go! But he might be full crazy depending on who he wants to go with!”  That got him a few laughs, though most of the guys were interested in who Jack and Race were going with.
“Well, I was planning on taking my ever amazing and talented girlfriend if you must know.”
“The newspaper girl?” Crutchie asked.
“Yes her, I plan to take her dancing and then spend the night together afterwards. Typical coupley stuff. But what I want to know is who convinced our big buff Race into thinking of taking them to prom?”
“Just someone I see in my history and marketing class.” Race brushed it off, acting like he didn’t really care about the conversation. It was fun to see them all on edge at what he had to say next.
“Well they’re clearly not ‘just someone’ if you want to take them to prom! Tell us, who has stolen our sweet, lover boy’s heart?” Romeo was such a dramatic.
“(Y/N), they’re one of Katherine, the newspaper girl’s, friends.” He repeated what Crutchie had said earlier, as it had become a joke within the friend group.
“And just how do you plan on asking them to prom? You’ve never spoken to them before.” Jojo was still skeptical about the whole prom thing.
“Yeah but you see I got their number, given, it was to talk to their about the history project we’re working on, but still. I have talked to them. I’ll get there.”
“Good luck with that!”
“I don’t need your luck Albert, I’ll do just fine on my own.” Though he was beginning to think he might actually need it. He didn’t even know if you wanted to go to prom! But hey if you didn’t want to go to prom, maybe he could ask you out on a date. Hopefully you would say yes.
Saturday
Race had texted you his address the night before and you were able to find it, though, it looked like no one was there when you got there. You checked the address again and texted him that you were here. You got out of your car and headed towards the door you assumed to be his, yet you were still unsure. You knocked on the door and heard a pitter patter of paws running behind it.
“Coming!” Oh good, Race was here and he hadn’t sent you to some haunted house to get killed, though he wouldn’t do that right? You were snapped out of your thought when you felt other legs on your own legs. You looked down to see a boston terrier at your feet looking back up at you.
“Sorry about Ben, he just loves people.” And there was Race, the reason you were here, er, he wasn’t the reason, the project was, you were just here to work with him–
“Hey you alright? You don’t look so good, kinda red actually. Come inside and let me get you some water.” He ushered you inside and you sat down on a couch. Now this was embarrassing, he thought you were sick when really you were just nervous about being here. He brought you water and you took it gratefully, despite you not actually needing it.
“I’m sorry if I kept you waiting outside, I was setting up some space for us to work and I guess I didn’t hear you knock, Ben did though. It’s those dog ears.” He laughed, though it was shaky. He was clearly worried about you.
“Race, I’m fine, really. I guess I expected more people and I was scared you had sent me to some haunted house to get killed.” You smiled at the actual truth of Race being here and not the morbidity of the thought. He seemed shocked by what you had said, but continued on.
“Well, I can assure you that you aren’t going to get killed in a haunted house. My folks are outta town for the weekend on business so I’ve got the house to myself. Well, mostly to myself, I gotta share with Ben here.” He rubbed the dog’s head as he mentioned him. As soon as he finished, Ben jumped onto the couch and into your lap.
“Aww look at that, he likes you! That’s good, can’t have friends that Ben doesn’t like.” Friends? You were friends? You had ascended past acquaintances to the friend zone. Nice.
“Sooo, where did you set up the space for the project?” You had set your bag of supplies down when you first came in, but now you had lost it in petting the dog.
“I set up down stairs, laid out a bunch of newspaper and stuff, so we can go whenever you’re ready.” He gestured to the dog that had fallen asleep on your lap. You gently nudged him, and he opened his eyes. You picked him up and laid him where you were sitting, and just for good measure, kissed his head.
“Okay, I’m ready.” You saw your bag of supplies by the door and went over to grab it, then followed Race downstairs.
“Wow. You were not kidding when you said ‘a bunch of newspaper.’ Where did you get all of this?”
“Well, a couple generations back, I’m related to one of the original newsboys from the news strike of 1899, so we got a couple papers from then for prosperity sake, and then the rest are cause my old man doesn’t throw out papers. So we just have a whole lot of them lying around. Crazy right? Those kids back in 1899 did anything to sell the papers, and now here we are, keeping them all over our house.”
“Man that is crazy. Look at some of these headlines!” You had crouched down to the floor too look at the older ones. You could tell they were older by the coloring of the paper, plus some of them had the date.
“Look! Here’s one about the strike!” You carefully pulled out the paper and began reading it, it was in pretty good condition for just ‘lying around.’
After reading the article, the two of you set to work. You had worked for about 3 hours before you started to get bored painting the model. Then you had an idea.
“Hey Race?” You needed him to look at you for this to work. He looked up at you from his side and you flicked paint on his face. You smiled while looking at him. He just had a splatter of green going across his face.
“Hey (Y/N)?” He asked as if you hadn’t even flicked paint in his face, and began leaning closer to you over the model.
“Yeah?” You answered cautiously. You weren’t sure where this was going. You thought that he was going to flick paint on you, but you couldn’t see a paint brush. But he was also leaning in. Was he going to kiss you? Were you going to kiss back? Maybe you were. The only way to find out was to lean in. And lean in you did, you were only a few inches apart when you felt something cold and wet swipe across your face. He had spread purple paint across your face with his hand. The nerve!
“Oh it is so on!” With that broke an all out paint war between the two of you. You both ended up in a heap on the floor, a multitude of colors splattering your clothes. The two of you were laughing and you couldn’t be more relaxed.
“Hey, how about we get some lunch?” He asked after a few minutes of resting.
“Like this?”
“Who cares if we’re covered in paint, it’s dry and it won’t get on anything.”
“That’s fair. But, where would you want to go?”   
“Denny’s?”
“I’m down. Let’s go, we can take my car.” You hopped up off the floor and off of Race, offering him a hand when you got up. Big mistake. He took your hand and made eye contact as he stood up and neither of you spoke. You just looked at each other until he cleared his throat.
“You, uh, you might wanna wash the purple off your face though, before we leave.”
“I think I’ll keep it, who cares anyway right?” You parroted what he had said earlier, hoping to lighten the very heavy mood.
“Come on, I want pancakes.” You bolted up the stairs with Race close behind. You passed Ben on the couch who lifted his head up when he heard you guys passing the couch.
“Hey boy, me and (Y/N) are going out for a bit. I’ll bring you back a doggie bag okay?” Race scratched Ben’s head before putting his shoes on and following you out the door.
“Oh wait, let me get my wallet, we can split the bill.” He turned around to go back inside before you stopped him.
“It’s fine, I can pay for the both of us. Think of it as a way of paying you back for letting us work here.”
“I couldn’t possibly let you pay it by yourself though.”
“Racetrack Higgins, I am paying for this meal whether you like it or not. Now get in the car.”
“Alright, alright. I’m getting in the car, happy sweetheart?”
“Very.” You started up the car and drove to the closest Denny’s, which actually wasn’t that far. Huh. You’d have to ask Race about that later.
“Alrighty, we’re here! Let’s go join the weird hive-mind that is Denny’s.” You got out the car and then gestured to Race to get out too.
“That is one of the best descriptions I have ever heard.”
“Hey, that’s what I’m known for.”
“What do you mean?”
“Well, you know all those little ads to join clubs in the school newspaper?”
“Yeah? You’re telling me you wrote those?”
“Yeah I am. And you’re lucky too, no one besides Kath knows I write stuff for the paper.”
“Why’s that?”
“I don’t know, when I started I never really put my name in the paper while doing that, and now I just don’t do it. It’s nice, it makes me feel mysterious.”
“I’ll take your secret to my grave. On my honor.”
“And what honor is that?” You quipped.
“You got me there.” You had reached the front doors and entered the Denny’s. You were greeted by a hostess and immediately led to a table. You weren’t sure if this was surprising or not.  
“Here are your menus and a server will be with you shortly!” Her eyes seemed to look at the two of you distastefully, probably because of the paint.
“Thanks!” You matched her attitude. Like you guys said earlier, who cares? As soon as she left Race spoke up.
“So what are you thinking of getting? I was thinking that maybe we should share a meal, that way it’ll cost less, but I don’t know about you or how hungry you are so that’s just an idea. That is to say, I, myself, am very hungry.”
“Honestly, I’m really liking the sounds of pancakes.”
“Oooh yeah let’s do that! And to drink, how about a milkshake?” He was engrossed in the menu, contemplating which milkshake would taste the best with pancakes.
“Okay…” You were unsure of how a milkshake would taste with pancakes, but you trusted Race and his judgement. Once he looked set with what he was going to get, the waitress came over.
“So, can I start you two of with drinks?”
“Yeah, could we get a strawberry milkshake?” Race seemed very eager to order the milkshake for some reason.
“Alright, and can I get you guys anything else?”
“Yeah, could we also get the Double Berry Banana Breakfast?”
“Sure thing, lots of fruit today huh?” She tried to make small talk, yet her disinterest was clear. Race wasn’t having any of it.
“Yeah, sure is. Thanks.” He took your menu and handed it to her. She seemed a bit shocked at his curt response but didn’t say anything and left to go place your order.
“That was rude.” “I didn’t like how she was looking at and speaking to us.” He said it simply with a shrug of his shoulders and leant back into his seat.
“That’s understandable, but still no reason to be rude. You should apologize when she comes back with the food.”
“Do I have to?” He whined, slumping even farther into his seat.
“If you want to eat anything here, then yes.” He shot up immediately and jokingly glared at you.
“You wouldn’t dare.”
“I’m the one paying, so try me all you want Higgins.” You put your elbows on the table and head in hands, your eyes asking him so what’s your next move?
“Oh, this is not the last you will hear from me (L/N). It’s unwise to make an enemy out of me.” “Oh I’m sure I could take you… ” You enjoyed having him at your mercy. “… but for now, I propose a truce, you can be civil, can’t you?”
“Oh I can be civil. You’ll see just how civil I can be! I accept your truce!” You were laughing now, you couldn’t help it. He seemed confused at your sudden laughter, leading you to explain.
“I feel like you would either be best friends or worst enemies with Kath.” You spoke between laughs, calming down once he responded.
“How do you mean?” “You both have this competitiveness in you to rise to any challenge given to you. You also don’t take any crap from other people.”
“Amazing qualities. This ‘Kath’ sounds like a cool person.”
“She is, she’s been my best friend since elementary school and we���ve been as close as can be since then.”
“I know the feeling. I’ve got this friends, Albert, who I’ve known since diapers. For better or for worse I don’t know.” He laughed at his own joke, you laughed too. His was contagious and one of the most amazing sounds you’ve ever heard. But then he stopped laughing and was talking again.
“And my friend Jack, he’s got this friend, his name’s Andrew but we call him Crutchie, he’s known him for a while too.”
“Andrew, as in Andrew Morris?”
“Yeah, why?”
“It’s nothing big, it’s just that that’s who Kath got partnered with for the history project. I didn’t recognize his name, I think I’ve only ever associated him with the name ‘Crutchie’. Huh.”
“Yeah, a lot of people are like that when they find out. Hey, you should do that!”
“Do what?” “Use a nickname!”
“For what?” You were utterly confused at why he was bringing this up and what it related to.
“For when you write in the newspaper! That way, you’ll get some credit without outing yourself!” It wasn’t a bad idea but …
“I have no clue what nickname I would use.” His response was immediate.
“Mark Twain.” “That’s hilarious. I’ll do it.” Just then, the waitress reappeared with your food and your milkshake.
“Oh look Race! The food is here! Don’t you have something to say?” Race shot you a look that could kill, but spoke anyways.
“I wanted to apologize for my behavior earlier. It was uncalled for rude. Please accept my apology.”
“I accept your apology and I apologize too, somethings in my personal life have been screwing me over and I’ve been letting it get to me. I hope you can accept my apology.” “I can. And I hope the things in your life turn out well for you.” He gave her a heartfelt smile that only made you slightly jealous.
“Thanks. I mean it. And I hope you enjoy your meal.” She left, seemingly better than before, you guessed the interaction had gotten to her too and apologizing lifted a weight off of her shoulders.
“I’m proud of you.” You said.
“Oh yeah sure big deal I can apologize whatever. Let’s eat!” You shook your head at him and put a straw into the milkshake. You could see why he was so excited to order it, it was delicious. Race was digging into the pancakes and fruit, stuffing his face. You were scared for a moment that he might choke, but he didn’t. You shared more stories of your friends. It came to your attention that Race and his friends seemed like a bunch of cartoon characters with all the adventures they supposedly went on. You told each other about your personal lives, always managing to stray away from love lives. Soon enough, the pancakes were gone and milkshake cup was empty, and the both of you were ready to take a nap. The server came back with the check and you were surprised at how cheap the meal was. But what surprised you even more was the little note at the bottom of the receipt. Race clearly saw the shock on your face and took the check out of your hands.
“What? Is the meal way more than you expected? Are we gonna have to–” He stopped mid-sentence as his eyes went to the bottom of the receipt.
“‘For the cute blonde: Call me sometime if you ever want to apologize again.’ Winky face.” He seemed confused, like the thought of someone flirting with him was foreign to him.
“Race just give it back so I can pay.” He hesitated for a second and you thought he was going to pull out his phone and put in her number, but he handed the receipt back to you.
“Thanks.” You mumbled. You put the money in and waited for the server to come back. It was an awkward few minutes until she came back and took it. The two of you then got up from the booth and silently walked back to your car.
“God I am so tired.” You couldn’t stand the silence anymore.
“Me too. I could nap for a week. Wait, I feel like I’m missing something.” He stopped in the middle of the parking lot and started patting his body.
“Do you have your phone, your keys, your ID?”
“Yeah, I just, THE DOGGIE BAG! I FORGOT TO GET SOMETHING FOR BEN!”
“Hey, hey hey, it’s okay. I’m sure he can go without pancakes.”
“But I lied to him.” He looked so sad.
“We can pick up something for him on the way back if you want.” You rubbed his back in hopes of soothing him.
“Please?”
“Sure.”
You had gotten into your car a drove to a pet store and picked up some treats for Ben. Funny enough it seemed farther from Race’s house than the Denny’s. When you got to Race’s house you could hear Ben from across the street.
“I think he knows we’re back.” You joked.
“I think you’re right.” You walked across the street and Race unlocked and opened the door. Sure enough, there was Ben, happy to greet you.
“Hey benny-bear!” Race had crouched to Ben’s level and began petting him and offering him treats.
“Benny-bear?”
“Yeah, uh, I have a bunch of nicknames for him, but I think Benny-bear is his favorite.” He had only looked up for a second but you could tell he was embarrassed.
“Hey, I’m not going to question what you call your dog.” You entered the house and headed to go downstairs.
“Hey, let’s go finish the project, yeah? We only have a bit left to do and once we’re done you can spend all the time you want with your Benny-bear.”
“I’m never going to hear the end of this am I?”
“Nope!” With that you went downstairs, Race following you, and Benny-bear waiting at the door.
Later
“Does that look done to you?”
“Yeah pretty much.” You and Race had spent another hour finishing up the painting and other little details.
“Now, to make sure nothing happens to this so we get a good grade.” You put it on one of the tables that was downstairs. It was too tall for Ben to jump on and there was nothing he could use as a ladder or step-stool to even get up to the table.
After a moment of admiring your work, you turned to Race.
“This was fun, we should keep in touch.” You hoped that this could become a regular thing, just the two of you hanging out. You really enjoyed getting to know him as a person and just talking with him.
“What, did you think I was only gonna talk to you while doing the project and forget about you after? Nah, you’re too cool of a person to do that to.”
“So you’re saying you have done it in the past?”
“That’s not what I meant!”
“Yeah I know, I was just kidding. Hey what time is it?”
“Uh,” Race checked the clock on the wall “It’s about 4, why?”
“I was just wondering. I told my parents that I didn’t know what time I would be back, but I said that I would text them before 5 if I was getting home after 5.”
“Oh alright, well, since we’re done, you could go home anytime you like.”
“I don’t know, I mean, I kinda wanna stay and take a nap or something, it’s pretty quiet here compared to my house.”
“You’re welcome to stay, I could put on a movie or something so you have something to fall asleep to and aren’t just falling asleep in my house.”
“Yeah, I’d like that. Let me text my parents. So what movies do you have?”
“Let me look.” While you texted your parents, he looked around for awhile until he seemed to find something worthy of your viewing pleasure.
“I found tapes of ‘Whose Line Is It Anyway’.”
“No way.” “Yep! Hop on the couch and I’ll set it up.” You did as he said and sat on the couch, there were a couple of folded blankets in the chair next to you begging to be used. You took one and wrapped yourself in it and by the time Race was facing you again, you were wrapped up like a burrito. He chuckled at how cozy and content you looked and sat down next to you. Before you knew it old episodes of ‘Whose Line Is It Anyway’ were playing and you were in tears from laughing to hard. You had ended up lying in Race’s lap after falling over from a fit of laughing and he was playing with your hair. The both of you just found this so comfortable and relaxing that you didn’t notice time passing. It had been another few hours and you and Race had watched all the tapes. It was nearly 9pm.
“Amazing choice Race, that was exactly what I needed.” You head was still on his lap so all you had to do was turn to look up at him. He seemed to be in a trance looking at you, and he didn’t quite process what you had said for a minute.
“I’m glad you feel better.” His voice was hushed and calming. He sounded so sincere and real that you didn’t know what to do. So you just laid there, your head in his lap, his hand in your hair, staring at each other. There was silence, but it wasn’t like the silence in the parking lot, no, this was nice. Time seemed to stop for the both of you and you were content.
“Hey (Y/N)? Do you want to go out sometime?” He broke the silence with a simple yes or no question the left you stunned. You voice failed you when you needed to respond, but you took a deep breath and it came back .
“I’d really enjoy that Race.”
“Does the Tuesday before spring break work?”
“Yeah.” Then it hit you, that was prom night.
“Wait, Race, are you asking me out to prom?”
“I am. Are you saying yes?”
“I am.”
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i hated descendants 2 and here's why
a collection of reasons why i am utterly disappointed in this sequel.
warnings: there will be swearing and negative commentary about these ships: Mal/Ben, Evie/Doug, Carlos/Jane. (so basically all the canon pairings lmao)
buckle up this is gonna be long and salty. (also spoilers, duh) (and i take artistic liberty in the capitalization of words and i like to be dramatic)
also check out other rant posts i made bc they kinda tie in with all of this (reading not required in order to understand it tho): magic ban Rise of the Isle of the Lost my thoughts during my first time watching it Bal
1. Characters
Ok i need to go back to d1 for a second: they already did a bad job on introducing the characters to us there. For exapmle: Carlos and technology. He does that thing where he locates the museum or when he turns off the alarm, but without the first book (the isle of the lost) the fact that he is supposedly a tech genius would've flown over everyone's heads. And this is the problem: the movie(s) rely on spin-off media (the books, wicked world) to explain the characters to us. A movie shouldn't have to do that in the first place, but what makes it worse is that the books and the webseries are inconsistent like no tomorrow and also contradict each other on several occasions. Now that wouldn't be so bad if the movies were enough to solidify the characters, but they're not. They also try to patch up plot holes in the books so they don't have to deal with it in the movies. But someone who hasn't read them might wonder how the pirate crew got their ship, and they're offered no explanation in the movie whatsoever. (i'm pretty sure this could've been avoided with a few tweaks to the script tho??)
What I think happened here is that they simply had too many characters and so basically all of them fell flat because they didn't have time to explore them properly. And what did they do in d2? they dragged that problem with them, introduced more characters who's arcs they could half-ass and got rid of what little personality the original characters had.
We don't actually know shit about them. What are their hobbies? What are their interpersonal dynamics like? What are their struggles in Auradon after a life of abuse and neglect? (i'm convinced that that last one can absolutely be dealt with in a child-friendly manner, but instead they brushed it off almost completely. I say almost because we got a few tidbits here and there but those were about as deep as a puddle on a sidewalk)
1.a. Jay
Why is he depicted as a main character when he has less lines & relevance to the plot than Jane?  Even the gotdam dog had some purpose. wouldn't change a thing if Jay wasn't there at all.
l i s ten i love Jay for the character that i made him out to be in my head and through some of the things the fandom has contributed but in canon he is redundant as all fuck.
Also i'm not gonna go into the outfits in this rant bc that's too subjective and is not what contributed to d2 being a bad movie but let's just say i found most of his looks kind of.. off-putting. why they didn't take advantage of Booboo Stewart's beauty is a mystery to me. Especially since his looks are supposed to be Jay's strong suit.
2.b. Chad
He was a completely different character. Not only did his personality shift from deceitful to moronic but his morals changed?? like in d1 he didn't actually play by the rules - he let other people do his homework, and he didn't tell on Evie because he found her cheating wrong but because he wanted payback.
And in d2 he suddenly cares about rules word for word because the writers and the (young) audience already hate him so he can be sexist too i guess. Instead of making him a meaningful threedimensional character that offers a different perspective as the child of a disney hero he was turned into the comic relief and the overdone trope of the jock that lost his status and is now laughed at. Groundbreaking. you hate him i get it i g e t i t. (also stay tuned for the sexism part i'm not done with that)
1.c. Carlos
to get super subjective again: i absolutely hate the direction they went in with his character. why not make him even more nerdy now that he has the freedom to do so? the only thing that referenced his tech stuff was that he supposedly improved their 3D printer. wow. his new hairstyle, the golden headphones etc. were things that don't fit into the impression i got from the first movie and/or the books at all. they didn't even show him tinkering with some device or whatever? how tf am i supposed to believe that he's a techie???
Also in Rise of the Isle of the Lost he is anti-magic for some goshdang reason, but in d2 he asks Mal to help him with magic, which is one of those inconsistencies i was talking about.
1.d. Evie
here's what i would have done with her instead: make 4 Hearts less relevant (do show her sewing and talking about commissions) and let her care for the remaining isle kids from the very beginning. her introduction in d2 could've been her talking about wanting to bring them over, but having difficutly to make it happen (maybe the royal council pushes back or whatever).
instead she spends 6(?) months doing jackshit about the isle kids and only remembers it like halfway through the movie.
1.e. Ben
he just pisses me off. not only is he dismissive and ignorant of Mal's struggles and blames her for when she fails to be perfect, but he is also incompetent as a king, at least when it comes to the Isle. Why the fuck did it take him so long to bring more isle kids over? and why does he need to hear it from Evie first? it was his idea in the first place but then he completely forgets about it for some reason even though he is literally dating a vk. "i guess i've just been busy" with what? being a fuckboy? (also sidenote: there it is again with the "tell don't show" that i've already talked about in the rant about Rise linked above. it's one of the biggest problems i have with the storytelling across all installations in this franchise. Ben is not shown being busy one single time. We're just supposed to believe it because they said so.)
(another sidenote: why the fuck does he have those beast traits, by which i mean all that redundant roaring like i get they want to reference beauty and the beast but do the writers realize that his father was cursed he does not actually have those furry genes)
1.f. Jane
? per s onalit y ?Âż?? literally who is she
There's not much to say about the others (some i will cover later when i talk about relationships). Do you know that thing when a character's potential is wasted? In descendants this happens with every last one of them. They're like those cakes that are just for show: they look amazing and tasty but when you take a bite it's cardboard.
2. Plot
pretty basic for the most part, but i personally found the suspense curve really weird. it has two climaxes (? what is plural): 1. the sword fight and 2. at the cotillion. Also i hated that it took place over the course of like 2 days, but that might just be my personal taste. There are some plot holes of varying degrees of annoying. For one, Maleficent probably starved to death in that box because Mal and the writers forgot about her. And her moped is gone, it left, like i should have as well, good-fucking-bye.
Then there's the fact that Mal didn't go back with them because she learned some kind of lesson or grew as a peson or whatever but because she didn't have a choice and they never talked about her initial struggles except "my hair and dress are purple again so it's fine". i mean yeah she said her piece about not fitting in or whatever but we don't actually see it working out after all that trouble?How did the dynamic in their relationship change? who knows.
Then there's the fact that Uma is somewhere in the ocean, she's a giant monster and 100% capable of using magic but no one gives a shit??? at this point i'm willing to bet that in the next isle book it will be explained what happened to her so it doesn't have to be dealt with in descendants 3 and i will scream.
By the way i didn't understand what it was that Ben said that convinced her to retreat, his speech was so lame.
Also the octopus/dragon "fight" was ridiculous. they didn't do shit? Uma was just wiggling around and Mal was floating, which looked stupid because she made flying/gliding motions but stayed in the same spot.
And one thing that really annoyed me is how they only made 5 smoke bombs and then also needed exactly 5. b better prepared u idiots. that whole thing was so weird anyway bc the point was to avoid a fight but it didn't work. maybe it would've worked if they had made more than 5 who knows. and the plan to make them in the first place came completely out of the blue. (-plan? -smoke bombs -k)
Also why did Uma expect the wand to work under the barrier? The only explanation I can think of is that it's because the wand was what created the barrier (although the whole thing about the Isle is that magic Does Not Work and we should have been given an explanation as to why the wand is an exception) but 1. How would Uma know that and 2. If it had been the real wand they could've used it to knock the pirates out or whatever and Uma should've expected that. This whole trade-off thing was sketchy and holey as fuck.
You know what was one of the best things about d1? The parents. I mean this was probably a budget issue but the parents were arguably one of, if not the, most entertaining aspects. and boy could it have been interesting to see the confontation between them and their kids...
The isle was really weird and underwhelming btw. i saw people say it was great bc we got to see more of the isle but did we really? it was just a bunch of disjointed locations and we still have no idea how anything is located in relation to one another, how big it is, or how and how many people actually live there. And why did no one there give a shit that the rotten four were back? most of all Mal, whom the people hated the most for betraying them and becoming a princess. Also why did Mal not go back to her old home instead of this building that was a.. warehouse? their gang hangout?? that came out of nowhere??? correct me if i'm wrong but do they say something along the lines of  "we used to hang out here" even once? why was there a bed in there
And hey remember tourney? It's not even like roar was necessary so that they'd have swords? Also it could have been mentioned like "now that tourney season's over we're focusing on roar" but no?? Let's just forget about it like the writers did.
3. Music
not really much to say, except that they used way too much autotune but i guess overall it's an improvement compared to the first movie but it's whatever. the only thing that confused me about what's my name was that in the movie (as opposed to the music video on youtube etc) there was this weird echo that made it sound like it was playing in another tab with a slight lag??
and another thing that stuck out to me was it's going down: the rap parts were already hella uncomfortable to watch but when ben started singing i just about died of secondhand embarrassment it's so bad lmao.
4. The Thing With Lonnie
Don't get me wrong, i love that she got a bigger part and that she's a good swordfighter and whatnot.
BUT:
First of all, why is it even a thing that the roar rule book has gendered language like that? i mean aren't there countless women in auradon who have proven over and over again that they're just as capable as man? why does Lonnie need to prove anything. especially since her mother is mulan of all people???
listen, the exploitation of gendered language has brought forth some great moments (eg: lotr "i am no man") but it's getting old. Girls and women have proven countless times that they can do "anything a boy can". how many times more does it have to happen until we can take the next step?
And it wasn't even handled well in d2. Sure, Lonnie's captain now, but do we really have to wait until d3 (or god forbid the next book in the isle series where the movie can lean back and let the book do all the storytelling work) for something to actually change in a system that is still misogynistic for whatever goddamn reason??
for this sideplot not to fail miserably like it did, what should have happened is that Lonnie changes the rules so that anyone can join the team, because as we were left it was still "captain and 8 men". we did not see the actual change happening and this was a half-assed attempt at this tired old "girl power" shit.
in this kind of storyline we only ever see the first step, we never see the actual progress that follows. it's always just "huh, i guess girls aren't useless after all" it's 2017 get with the program and move the fuck on.
OR just drop this overdone trope and have a team consisting of different genders from the very beginning.
It's time to tell girls that they don't need to prove themselves in order to be respected.
5. Relationships jesus christ here we go
okay okay there is a number of things that get my blood b o i l i n g and one of them is lazy fictional heterosexual romances and boy oh boy is this movie a fucking gold mine in that regard.
5.a. let's take a look at janelos first (don't worry i will talk shit about bal and devie individually as well): it's boring, shallow, if it was a spice it would be flour. look, if you ship it, by all means be my fucking guest. i even encourage you to write fanfiction or do something to make something out of this bland ass mess of a supposed romantic relationship.
it's a perfect example of what is wrong with this kind of fictional romance. first of all i will disregard the books bc 1. the movies shouldn't need the books for that, yadda yadda and 2. they don't do much to save it anyway. so. it's the easy route, the tried and true formular, and that's the problem. he was a boy, she was a girl, and that's enough to make their interest in each other believable, right? the answer is no. it's lazily written and i am tired™. why, how, when did they fall in love? are they even friends? what do they have in common? what activities do they enjoy together? those are all things we don't know, this relationship comes out of nowhere. how did they go from not even so much as look at each other in the first movie to being head over heels for each other? and not to mention, was it worth sacrificing their personalities for? you guessed it the answer is no yet again. Neither Carlos nor Jane receive any character development whatsoever. None. They could have done so much with them (if you hear a strange sound it's me weeping).
And it is replaceable. Change their names and it won't make the slightest bit of difference, because this relationship does not have one single distinguishable trait (in fact it has no traits period) compared to the 87632947 others out there. it is so. generic. and frankly i don't understand how people can settle for it. i mean i get how people can just watch the movie and not care bc why would they, but how does someone look at this and go "yes, this is a well-written romance" ????? ? ? up your standards people.
and now some predictions that came (somewhat) true from that Heterosexual Romantic Subplot Bullshit Bingo i wanted to make for d2 but never finished:
- by the end their relationship won’t have developed like at all, but they dance together to show us that they’ve come sUcH a LoNg waY
- one wants to ask the other out/they both want to ask each other out, but they’re too shy and also the plot keeps interrupting them.
- it will take away screentime they could have used to give them actual character development.
- jane won't receive an arc besides being and obligatory love interest.
- carlos tries talking to her but he stammers and it’s supposed to be cute.
5.b. Devie
Like i get that Doug is jealous bc of his own insecurities but what is hip with the kids in the year of our lord 2k17 is mutual trust and communication. To think that Evie would cheat on him is such an insult tbh?? And why did Evie not tell him where she was going in the first place? i mean granted i could think of a few reasons why she wouldn't but we don't even see her give a shit bc Doug is irrelevant in her quest to go and sing a duet with the person she'd rather be dating. She probably just forgot about Doug like I, the viewer, did the second he left the screen.
Also it's just the same bs again. We don't know shit about their relationship. What is it like? What do they enjoy doing together? What is their dynamic? Doug could literally be a pair of Pradas and it wouldn't make a difference.
But for real tho can we go back on how he accuses her of cheating?? like wow dude that's so gross  pls don't present that to young viewers as cute because i assure you it is not.
5.c. Bal (h e r e w e g o)
Ben is such a bad boyfriend omg. I mean i get that he couldn't possibly understand what Mal is going through, but he isn't even trying. She changes everything about herself and he doesn't get suspicious in the least. And apparently they don't talk about anything that matters because 1. Mal can't be honest with him (she dragged all that shit around with her for ~6 months!!!) and 2. he would know more about the isle (but he has no clue).
out of all the relationships in this movie this is the one they should've put some effort into. i mean they succeeded in making Ben look like a dick but that wasn't their intention so i just ended up feeling sorry for Mal for being stuck with him bc it's ~true love~ .
Mal to Ben: "you've always known who we were" he didn't tho?? just bc he gave her a purple dress in that stained glass picture? he could've just told her that instead of letting her suffer for months bc she thought he'd leave her if she was more like herself. and that's the resolution, Mal shouldn't have been worried oh how silly of her! i guess everything is fine after all!
but you know actually their love for each other is totally believable bc they had an emotional and heart-wrenching duet together - oh wait.
A big reason why Sofia Carson and Dove Cameron got a duet is probably because they're professional singers and Mitchell Hope apparently can't get out a single correct note without 10 layers of autotune but when the story is about true love saving the day shouldn't that aspect get a little more attention? i mean don't get me wrong i like that the duet between mal and evie is there at all (but hey @disney make it gay you cowards) bc the friendships between the characters and especially the vk's don't get nearly as much attention as they should.
not to go on a tangent about how hand-holding and forehead-touching can totally be platonic but put next to Ben and Mal who Do Not Do That it makes their romantic relationship even less exciting. like, i don't know why i should care about it.
also while typing this i realized that it's not really that different from other movies and i thought hey, maybe i'm being too hard on it, but then i remembered that 99% of all canon heterosexual romantic relationships are bland and boring and i need writers to try harder (or try at all) because i am bored to death by the same shit over and over again.
i know i'm wasting way too much energy on this but i was already too invested in descendants so might as well go all the way amirite. i just had to get it all off my chest. if you need me to elaborate on anything feel free to message me.
and the first movie wasn't all that good btw, it is trashy in a way that was enjoyable, but the second one is just trash.
so yeah all in all that script was just straight up a pile of garbage consisting of washed-out tropes and no amount of bright colors or catchy songs can save it.
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That guy I really liked and still kinda like
/!\ very long post ahead /!\
Before starting this LONG ASS story time, know that every glimps of names are fictional but every single event happened. I probably forgot about lots of things but there are a lot of infos already. Disclaimer: I’m not a native english speaker so I might do mistake here and there, don’t mind me !
About the people I mentioned (just so if you’re lost, you can have a little resume here) I present all the “characters” in the story the first time I mention them, so don’t worry if you don’t remember clearly the next paragraph. H. — my best friend’s boyfriend and the guy I liked. They started dating in September ‘17. K. — a girl who is part of the same group of friends H., my best friend and I are a part of. B. — a really close friend of mine who my best friend and I went to art school with 10 years ago. S. — a good friend of mine who was originally my best friend’s friend. They don’t talk anymore. L. — my best friend’s ex-boyfriend who is still a very good friend of mine.
A little less than two years ago, back in April ‘18, I came back home from a six month travel in Japan. I was able to meet the girl I considered to be my best friend, who started dating a guy right before I left the country.
This boy - who I will refer to as H. - first seemed a bit "too much", being overly demonstrative of his love for my friend and overall acting a bit childish. For the whole situation to be a little clearer, here are a few more infos about H. and his relationship with my friend. They met when they were maybe 15 yo. When they started hanging out again almost 10 years later, H. was living at his grandma’s place. When my friend and H. started dating, he moved in with her at her parent’s place after less than 6 months.
So I had a kind of bad opinion about him but, for my friend and because she loved him, I tried my best to accept H. and tried to know him better. After hanging out with them a few times, he rapidly gained my trust and my friendship. He seemed nice, honest and he was a really funny guy, even if he sometimes seemed to tell random lies about parties he said he went to.
During the following summer, I realized I was maybe having a "too good” opinion about the guy. What I mean is that I felt so much friendship for H. that it kind of didn’t feel like friendship anymore. I got worried and wanted to tell my friend about it, mainly because I wanted to understand what I felt and maybe she would have been able to help, but I got really scared that she might not understand that I would have done nothing to hurt her and that she might start hating on me.
In the mean time, I remembered that, the very first time I met H. - which happened before I left for Japan, at a time both my friend and H. were single - I told my friend that H. was cute and, at some point, I tried hitting on him.
Because I wanted to tell my friend about my present struggle but didn’t know how to, I decided to tell her about that time I tried hitting on H., presenting it as a fun fact and asking her not to tell H. ever. She promised she would keep it a secret. A week later, I was having a bad time with myself and being lonely. To cheer me up, H. told me that, if he didn’t date my friend, he "would have tried" with me. The irony hitting me hard at that moment, I told him what I told my friend a week ago and he said he didn’t know anything about it, but his act seemed off. That’s when my friend came in saying she was sorry and that she told H. right after I told her, a week ago. Apparently, he blushed really hard when she told him.
From this moment, lots of ambiguous situation started happening from time to time.
The first one happened a week later (if I remember it well). I was feeling shitty and my friend tried to cheer me up, but didn’t help AT ALL, she just made me turn silent because I felt so misunderstood and because she acted like she wasn’t listening to anything I said. Plus, she told me that she started to worry that H. might someday cheat on her and that I could tell her anything, including if I fell in love with H., which I laugh to when she said it. That’s when H. came in and my friend left us alone. He started telling me many many things, about how he could become my best friend if I wanted to and how he would always be here to help if I needed. I was crying really really hard and we hugged for maybe 5 whole minutes straight, kept talking a little and hugged again. When we came back to the others, my best friend was crying, telling how she felt so helpless and useless. We did our best to reassure her and cheer her up.
A little while later, we were in a club, my best friend was really drunk again and, as she does every time she is drunk, she left us alone to talk to strangers. H. asked me if I "would have tried" if he had show interest to me before leaving Japan. I answered that I didn’t know, that I was the type to sabotage myself so I probably wouldn’t have tried anything. During the same night, he told me twice that, if my best friend kept drinking as much as she did, he wouldn’t like to stay with someone like this.
A few other things happened between September ‘18 and May ‘19. Sometimes, there were looks that didn’t seem innocent at all and more "romantic" ones (if I dare say), or him touching my tight and putting his face really close to mine when I was falling asleep, stroking my hair, watching over me discretely, doing that flying kisses thing, sometimes putting his hands on my waist, staying around me while ice skating instead of staying with his girlfriend, etc. In the mean time, I accepted that I actually was interested in H. but still didn’t tell anyone.
There are a few stuffs that happened that deserve a bit more details too. For H’s birthday, we had dinner at my friend’s place. During the whole dinner, H. and I kept playing like little kids and laughing at random stuffs, to the point where everyone was wondering what was going on and my friend started getting a bit angry. (Note: my friend and H. are both VERY jealous/possessive and get extremely defensive when someone talk to/stays around the other for too long.) At some point, there were H., an other friend and me at the table. I don’t remember what we were talking about, but H. said that I liked him when I first met him. I corrected him, saying I only thought he was cute. He asked if I still found him cute and, because I didn’t want to tell the truth nor lie, I said that I wouldn’t answer. Our friend jokingly said "Don’t say that, his ego is gonna grow even bigger", which H. answered with a “What grew bigger is the thing between my legs". Thanks for the TMI, dude.
In December, we all met at the local fun fair. As I don’t like rollercoasters and H. is unable to ride any because of inner ear problems, we both stayed in front of the rides. At some point, we decided to go buy some drinks while our friends were all on a ride. As we arrived in front of the food stand, he asked me out of the blue if I would possibly have s*x with him. Surprised and confused, I answered again that I wouldn’t answer. He told me that I should accept my feelings and, without thinking, I said "no, I don’t want to get killed".
We were sometimes texting each other, sharing music or video games we were interested in, sometimes he asked me about things my friend liked so he could surprise her and I played along.
In May, he asked me if I wanted to hang out with him during the day. At that time, he didn’t have a job and I had a part time job so we both had a lot of free time. I accepted and he asked me to keep us hanging out a secret, because at that time he was having some issues with my friend’s parents and didn’t want to make things worse and possibly get kicked out. We met and had a great time, playing video games or watching tv shows and everything seemed fine. The same day, our group of friends all met at my friend’s place and the night went a little wilder than usual. I was quite drunk, thanks to some hellish drinking game. H. asked me to rank him and one of our boy friend on who I would most likely and least likely have sex with. Being drunk and unable to think, I answered that he was number one and our friend was number two. This was my first moment of weakness and my first mistake. Later during the night, H. switched seat with someone and sat next to me. He discreetly asked me if I wanted to meet him in the hallway so we could make out. His girlfriend aka my best friend was sitting literally in front of us and I actually got surprised that nobody heard him say it. I looked at him with a mix of surprise and fear and he said “I was just checking how drunk you are". I replied "I knew you were kidding!" and he said "Or maybe I’m acting like it to hide the fact that I’m serious and maybe you’re convincing yourself I’m kidding because you know I’m not". At that point, I was lost between the will to ignore him, run away and stay to see what would happen next.
Everyone getting very tired, we all started getting ready to leave. My best friend was asleep and our other friends had left. I got ready and said bye to H. He had a really weird look on his face, like he was hesitating on doing something. I ignored it and left, walking home by feet. It was a 30 minutes walk so everything was fine. Halfway, H. texted me asking how I was and saying he was worried about me. I told him everything was fine and that I was halfway home.
At this point, he told me that he needed to tell me something but that I had to promise him not to tell anybody and delete the messages afterwards. I accepted. He told me that he really wanted to kiss me that night. I answered that I knew it, that I had my doubts. I then told him that I wanted to kiss him too and that it wasn’t the first time. This was my second and probably biggest mistake.
Starting from these messages, we talked a lot about how we felt and what we would have liked to do. We talked about our guilt for feeling this way and that we didn’t know what to do. I told him I didn’t want to make him a cheater and he told me that he had already cheated on two of his girlfriends in the past, saying that “it was the end anyway” and that he only told his best friend and I about it. The conversation going on, I told him that we should never talk about it again and act like we didn’t know anything. He kind of agreed and we kept talking until 5am. And he sent me a d*ck pic too (yup, had to say it but didn’t know how to bring the subject...). I didn’t sleep at all that night and, the day after, H. texted me and we started talking on Snapchat.
We talked everyday for two weeks and I felt fantastic. The guy I liked was interested in me and, as unlucky as I could have been, it was the first time this actually happened to me. At the end of the second week, he invited me at his place during the morning of my day off. I had a really bad feeling about this : I had an important appointment right after and was stressed and I had the feeling that our friend might come home early to surprise H. or that her father might come home earlier too. H. convinced me that everything was fine and I visited him. Still worried, I kept all my stuffs next to me in case someone came home, so I would have been able to hide on the balcony until a possibility of leaving stealthily would present itself. H. being a little stupid sometimes, he closed the door of the room, so there was no way of hearing someone entering the appartement and closed the window, so we couldn’t hear my friend’s car. We didn’t do anything other than friends would do. At some point, H. received a text from my friend and, when he tried to read it, she had already deleted the message. I got worried and said that maybe I should leave, but he reassured me and I stayed.
A little later, my friend opened the door of the room and we all just looked at each other in shock. She was angry but mostly surprised and lost. She was acting very distant with H. obviously and I left a little later, saying I had an appointment to attend. Eventually they worked it out the same day and, as we met the same night, my friend and I talked about it and she told me everything was fine.
The following week, H. remained silent. He only texted me once to ask for a pic and I threw him off. A few days later, he told me that he was deleting Snapchat and that we had to stop talking, that he loved my friend and that he had nothing to hide. I answered but he never read my message. I started getting angry, I felt used, manipulated and overall stupid for believing in his bullshit. I sent him the same message on WhatsApp, since we had nothing to hide I gave no shit if my friend saw it. We talked a little, he told me that he didn’t try to use me, that he still felt the same but that we couldn’t do anything at the moment except wait.
From there, I started saving everything.
We stopped talking. I felt horrible, I had the feeling that I was manipulated to fulfill some weird kink and that I was the only one ready to face some possible consequences. My mood was really dark for quite some time and didn’t know what to do. I kept switching moods from really sad to vengeance-thirsty, I wanted to make sure everyone knew how was really H. and force him face the consequences of his action.
All I could do during three months was tell a few friends about what happened. I first told B., a girl my best friend knew and one of my closest friend. Then, I told S. who knew my best friend as well but they didn’t stay in good terms. Finally, I told L., my best friend ex-boyfriend, and his girlfriend. I met with my best friend too at this time. We talked about H. She told me about some weird message (which was a “are you asleep?” in the middle of the night) that he sent to a girl we all met once and that he explained that he just considered her as a friend. Then she asked me if he ever did or said something weird. My mind screamed that he did so many weird shits, all the memories from last September to this day coming up, but all I was able to say was “no, he didn’t say anything weird” while looking her right in the eyes. I wanted to protect H. and didn’t want him to end up without a roof over his head. But remember, I wanted vengeance too, so I told her about him asking me to join him in the hallway to make out. To reassure her, I told her that I didn’t think he was serious and that it was some sort of “douche” humor. I added that I was pretty sure that she heard it since she was right in front of me when it happened. She got a little angry and mumbled “I’ll kill him”. She then told me “if anything was happening, you would tell me right?” and I agreed. The following night, I met her and H. at her place and, of course, H. was acting really cold with me because of what I said. I felt bad and guilty, like I betrayed his trust.
Before going on, you have to know that I’m not and never was a liar. I value truth and honesty more than anything. But for some reason (the feelings I had towards H.), I had a hard time holding on between what I considered right and what I actually wanted. I definitely did stuffs I shouldn’t have but lying to everyone and watching H. lie to my best friend felt like a stab in the chest, every single time.
In August, H. "attacked” again during a night in a club. He asked me to rank him on a scale from 1 to 10, then we talked about other stuffs, I don’t remember it clearly but I remember playfully touching his face at some point. He told me that he dreamt about me pretty often, we mentioned the d*ck pick, he was quite tactile and, when we were leaving, he touched my b*tt.
A few days later, right after B. told me that my friend tried to interrogate her about H. and I and that I should definitely back off and run away from the dude in a quite agressive way, H. asked me to give him my email by Instagram DMs. We talked via emails and I tried to make things clearer for both of us, telling him exactly what I wanted to have with him and asking him to be honest for once and tell me what he wanted to have with me. I then told him that we shouldn’t talk like this and that we had to remain friends.
We didn’t talk for a week and I felt really really bad, mostly because I just had a fight with my best friend. I needed to talk to someone and the only person I thought about was H. So I made a third mistake and sent him an email. Since then, we talked everyday for months until last December. First, everything went very well, I felt amazing again and we were talking a lot. As time went by, our talks and messages got shorter and I used to sometimes get really mad at him, because I had the feeling he was making excuses as why he would suddenly stop answering for hours. H. happened to be incoherent as well sometimes, for exemple changing details in stuffs he would tell me and, when I would mention the change, he would say shit like “yeah I know what I told you the first time, I was just making sure you were listening/remembering well” or telling me for a week that he was sick and sleeping all day only to tell me a few days later that he didn’t rest for the whole week and had a lot of things to do. When I confronted him, he denied. 
A little later after starting messaging each other again, I met with my friend to discuss a time we had a big fight. We explained our points of view on various subjects and agreed that, if anything bothers one of us, we need to tell the other right away instead of letting things get worse by not working it out.  At some point, I told my friend how I felt towards her view on my relationship with H., telling her that I had the feeling that sometimes, she was seeing me as a threat and was afraid to tell me so to preserve our friendship. She told me that she didn’t see me as a threat at all and, more like the opposite, she was being more suspicious about H.’s behavior. She haded that, if anything had happen or was happening between us, she knew that I wouldn’t be the cause of it and that I would end up telling her. What makes this meeting important is that, when she told me this, I saw how resignated she was about the whole situation. I knew that she knew exactly what was going on but, having no control over it and having no solid proof, she just choose to force herself into believing one if not both of us. I couldn’t help but feel guilty, quite horrible as a person and really sorry for her. I know she saw it in the way I looked at her, I can’t hide anything from anyone and everybody knows that.
Mid-December, H. suddenly got silent and didn’t answer my message for days. I got extremely worried because the situation felt extremely similar to the one in May. I didn’t want to feel thrown away again, I needed to stay in control of the situation. So I wrote an email telling him that this was over, that I wasn’t hesitating anymore and that the way he behaved proved me I made the right choice. I added that I wouldn’t answer emails but, if he wanted or needed explanations, he could call me or text me on WhatsApp in a friendly way. He never reached for me and, even last time we met, he didn’t mention it.
Talking about the last time we met, I realized I reached my limit. Seeing H. act like the perfect boyfriend while knowing everything that happened made me lose my mind. I got really gloomy and, when he and my friend left the party, I just blew up and told one of our close friend, K., the whole story. She told me that she felt since September ‘18 that something was going on and that she talked about it many times with her boyfriend. I only confirmed every doubts she had. Told you, I can’t hide anything. I don’t know if it was a good thing or not, but I learned a lot about the guy. K. told me that he had a reputation for being a cheater and a liar and, as she told me so, a lot of things got clearer. I learned that everyone except my best friend knows that H. had already cheated. K. told me that he is the main problem, that he took advantage of my lack of experience to make me fall for him and that I shouldn’t feel so bad about all this. Even if I’m not the one having to stay committed, I still feel responsible, I should have said “no” and “stop” multiple times and stand my ground.
A few days later, I met L. and his girlfriend and we talked about the situation. I told the girl that H. told my friend and I about something I was pretty sure was a lie. He said that he knew her because she "tried to hit on him at a bar a long time ago". As expected, this never happened and, actually, the girl never went to the bar H. mentioned.
As I’m writing this, the story isn’t over yet and some elements are still quite fresh. What I learned is that H. shouldn’t be trusted and that I really got manipulated to believe what he wanted me to. I don’t know if some things he said were true, like when he said that what he felt towards me was mostly not s*xual. For all I know, it might have all been a lie. The only sure thing is that he wanted to have s*x with me.
I’m planning on telling my friend what happened, but I’m scared. Scared to lose my friend, even if I need to tell her and she needs to know, even if our friendship has more lows than highs and is quite dysfunctional. Scared of the image some people might have of me, even if being into a friend’s boyfriend is definitely not a habit, never will be and none of this ever happened before. Scared of being isolated.
Scared of losing H. friendship as well.
Doesn’t matter if I felt used or manipulated, if I was a side chick, doesn’t matter how much he lied to me or to others. This is stupid but I still want us to remain friends. H. is probably one of those people that are very nice to be around as long as you don’t grow too close. From mine and specially K’s experience, he is a great friend and will do whatever it takes to cheer a friend up. 
Anyway, I still have everything saved. Every WhatsApp and Instagram DMs, every email (and dear God, there are so many) and most of the Snapchat messages (I took pictures of my screen with a camera so he would never know about it). I’m not sure that this will be useful someday but at least I’m covered. I’m not trying to make H. the bad guy, I did stuffs that make me a bad person too. I just don’t want H. to be able to picture me as the succubus who nearly got him cheat on my friend. As I said earlier, I value truth more than anything and the truth is that I did some bad stuffs too. I’m 100% ready to face the consequences. I’m only scared/worried that I might end up more hurt than what I expected.
I hope telling my friend is the right thing to do. I hope I will be able to tell her soon and not wait 2 more months. I hope she won’t hate me, even if she probably should. I hope H. won’t hate me, even if he probably will. I hope I won’t end up isolated. I hope my friend will be ok, because she is quite fragile at the moment and I don’t want to make things worse. I hope K. and her boyfriend won’t pick a side. I hope no one will start talking shit about me, because this is not who I am.
Sorry for the long post, have a nice day !
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The Senate Votes To Approve The Controversial Spending Caps, Debt Ceiling Bill. The Final Passage Vote Was 67-28. This Bill Now Goes To President Trump to sign.
The Senate votes to approve the controversial spending caps, debt ceiling bill. The final passage vote was 67-28. This bill now goes to President Trump to sign.
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OPINION:  Great, great news to hear.  The Senate is doing an outstanding job.  
Lets give them applaus👏
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oh hey how about Alphys and Sans' chat in your "When Life Hands You Enantiomers" fic for that fic meta ask?
OH MAN so this was my first Undertale fic ever!  I originally started noodling around with writing Sans and Alphys genfic for Yuletide, the small fandom exchange that happens every Christmas – at the time of nominations, Undertale was still a small fandom! and I got into it during the writing period, so I hadn’t thought to ask for or offer it.
I’d wanted to write a treat, but I ended up looking at all the Undertale requests and none of them quite were what I wanted to write, which was mostly chemistry puns and friendship.  So I wrote it, figured I might gift it to someone if it happened to suit their letter, and… it didn’t, really?  I figured I’d just post it.
Anyway, that’s the fic background.  Onward!
“You look like you need a break,” he said, decisively, going past her into the lab.  He paused at her desk, evidently looking for somewhere to put the box of donuts and finding nothing but her vast mountains of clutter.  "I like what you’ve done with the place,“ he said finally.
Basically this was my dad’s reaction to my first apartment every time I tried to show him how clever I’d been making furniture out of cardboard boxes.  Eventually I got sick of responding with “oh fuck off” and made him drive me to Ikea to get a desk.
“It’s, uh.  S-sorry, it’s kind of a mess.  I’m just really busy with – with Royal Scientist stuff?” she finished hopefully.  "You – you know how it is, I g-guess.“
"Yeah,” he said, tonelessly.
and this is the start of me not being able to decide whether or not Alphys remembers that Sans used to work with Gaster in some capacity in this fic!  I think I eventually decided it comes and it goes.  I like to keep things ambiguous on the topic of What The Fuck Is Even Up With Sans??? in my non-AU Undertale fics – I find the ambiguity interesting, I like that everyone has their own theories, and other people have covered that ground better and more thoroughly than I will.
“Anyway,” he said, a lot more brightly, “let’s relax and have some donuts.”  He pulled a picnic blanket from literally nowhere and spread it out on the floor of the lab.
So one of the things I appreciate about writing from Alphys’ POV is that it feels completely tonally appropriate to have her say she facepalmed, or use the phrase “literally nowhere,” and other diction I guess I associate more with informal internet communication.
“Does, uh.  Does Muffet know you made off with all her donuts?” Alphys asked.
“Eh,” said Sans, waving a hand dismissively.
Again, I really like leaving Sans’ bullshit ambiguous, and kind of shady.
“So.  You still working on that horrible tile puzzle?”
“It’s.  …yeah!  It’s going really well.  It's….”  She sighed.
“You’re stuck, aren’t you?” Sans asked.
“Yeah,” she admitted.
“You know you don’t have to do it, right?” he said.  "I mean… Papyrus knows you must be really busy, he’s not gonna be upset.  Plus, I have to say, I’m not real excited about fishing him out of the middle of it if he gets stuck on a puzzle.“
I like how Sans assumes Alphys’ real concern is letting Papyrus down.
"Ha,” she said, joylessly.  "F-funny you should mention the, uh, fishing.“
To her horror, he took this entirely the wrong way.  "Aw, come on, Undyne’s not gonna hold it against you either,” he said.
“N-no, that’s, that’s n-n-not what I –”  Words failed her and she just buried her face in her hands for a moment.
“Although, now that I mention it, Undyne did seem kinda worried about you,” he said.  "You’re not answering your phone, or something?  She said maybe you were mad at her.“
"Oh no,” said Alphys, diving for her phone.  Those four texts.  "Augh, I am the worst kind of trash, I’m a terrible friend, I c-can’t do anything right!“ she moaned.
Oh god.  Please tell me I’m not the only person who leaves texts unread because what if I forget to respond to them when the notification is gone? and then don’t ever look at them out of crushing guilt and anxiety, until people start to worry.  Please.
(Another note on diction: I actually really, really don’t like it when people call themselves “trash.”  I grew up unironically – and really shittily – using the phrase “white trash” to describe certain cousins of mine, and it’s too loaded down with those classist connotations for me to read it as just harmless self-deprecation.  This may just be because I am An Old, though.  Anyway, Alphys uses it – and it’s definitely how she actually thinks of herself – so I kind of gritted my teeth and used it too.)
Sans was managing to make a perma-grin look dismayed.
I have to say, I was impressed with the unhappy-smiling Sans sprites in the game!  I try not to ever describe Sans as frowning, but probably something’s slipped through at some point in the vrillion words of fic I’ve written.
She brought up the texts, ignoring him for the moment.
hey, was wondering if you wanna do a human history movie night with me and Pap tomorrow???
Then the next day:
super last minute, sorry.  watched Cooking w/Killer Robot marathon.  maybe next week? something w/giant swords??? YEAH!!!!!
And then:
Is everything ok?  Miss you.
And finally:
Did I do something wrong?
"Oh no,” she moaned.
“That bad, huh,” he said, sympathetically.
“Oh nooo,” she repeated.  "Oh no, oh no, now she probably thinks I’m terrible and –“
"Alphys.  Wow.  Relax,” said Sans.  "I came over to check on you and make sure you hadn’t been, I don’t know, eaten by lab rats or something.“
Sometime I really need to write the companion piece to this, where Papyrus and Undyne come up with this terrible idea for a puzzle.  And I have to work in a scene where Undyne is worried about Alphys and goes from dashing off carefully carefree-seeming texts to VERY CAREFULLY PUNCTUATED TEXTS BECAUSE WHAT IF ALPHYS THINKS SHE’S A BIG DUMB LUNK??? but it never occurs to her that Alphys might be anxious about replying to her.
"Eaten?!?” she asked.  Did he… did he know?  Augh, when had she last fed the amalgamates, anyway?  Two days ago, maybe?  Ugh, that was too long, they were going to be all grumpy when she went downstairs next.  She tried to keep breathing and not panic.
He held up his hands to pacify her.  "Hey.  Hey.  I don’t know why but everything I say’s making you panic.“  He nudged the box towards her.  "Look, have a donut.  Everything’s better with donuts.  It’ll make you feel hole again.”
Hole puns are the hole reason I included donuts in this fic.
Alphys winced despite herself, then sighed.  "Okay, yeah.  Sorry.  I’m.  It’s – it’s been a hard few days.“
"Yeah?” he asked.
She nibbled at the donut half-heartedly.  "So uh.  You mentioned the tile puzzle thing?  I’m having trouble with the piranhas.“
Sans snorted.  "I’m sorry, just  – there are piranhas?  Why are there piranhas?”
“They were in the specs Undyne gave me!” Alphys said, trying not to get defensive.
“Sounds very fishy to me,” said Sans.  "Anyway, why not just make robot piranhas?  I mean, that’s your forte, isn’t it?“
man, Alphys hasn’t told Sans about anything in this fic, and he apparently doesn’t tell her about anything either.  I like how they’re friends who lie their faces off to each other on the regular.
Oh god, robot piranhas would be about ten times worse.  "It’s not making the actual piranhas, as such,” said Alphys.  "It’s getting them to distinguish between lemon scent and orange scent.  Because, see, the request was to make sure they go after anyone who smells like oranges but be repelled by anyone who smells like lemons.“
Sans stared for a moment, and then, to her dismay, started laughing.  "What?  What?  You’re serious.  Oh man, I bet Papyrus came up with that one.  He’s – he’s pretty picky about his cleaning products, I guess that little difference is important to him.”  His grin widened a little.  "Papyrus is so great at those little details, you know?“
He’s laughing, but this praise of his brother is totally in earnest.  Sans may be the one who pays the bills, but I’m pretty sure Papyrus is the only reason their house isn’t disgusting.
"Sans, this isn’t f-funny!” said Alphys.  "Have you ever tried to train killer fish to distinguish between d-limonene and l-limonene when all they care about is smelling blood?!?  Because I have!“
"Yeah, that sounds like one l of a problem,” said Sans.  "A terrible knot you have to d-tangle.  Orange you glad I stopped by?“
"Sans,” said Alphys, beginning to lose patience.
There are several naming conventions for enantiomers, and originally this was S-limonine and R-limonine, with corresponding puns (I forget what they were, I just remember it was a pain in the ass coming up with new puns) but I think I googled and the d- and l- notation was more popular for limonene.
Like I’ve said elsewhere, this whole fic was largely an excuse for chemistry puns.
“It sounds like you need this problem like a fish needs a by… cyclohexane!  Lemon know if you think of anything I can do to help.”
“Sans,” she said.  It was starting to become more of a whine.
“Citrus me, I got this.  I don’t rind helping you at all,” he said, because he was a merciless bag of bones.
She glowered at him.  Then she took the box of donuts away from him.
CAN YOU BLAME HER THOUGH.
“Hey!  I was eating those!” he protested.
“Tough,” she said.  When he leaned over to try and reach them, she harrumphed and stood up.  Getting to his feet was apparently too much for Sans, because after one last halfhearted sitting lunge, he gave up and sat serenely on the picnic blanket.
Alphys carefully balanced the box of donuts on top of a stack of papers on her desk, then slid an empty mug underneath it for added support.
If you have never done this with a stack of papers, ….I envy your tidiness.  And if you’ve never done that dumbass thing where you try to lunge for a thing just out of your reach and then try to spontaneously develop telekinesis to bring it over to you… you’re fucking lying.
With a few keystrokes, she brought her computer out of sleep mode and was drawing up her data on the piranhas.  "I’m not really sure h-how you can help?“ she said.  "I-I mean, if you can it’d be great, obviously, b-but… don’t you do, uh, physics?”  Her memories were kind of fuzzy on this.  Why did she know Sans again?  When had she met him?  It wasn’t that important, was it?  Everyone knew Sans.
AND AGAIN, I can’t decide what Alphys knows about Sans in this fic.
“Yeah, but, everything’s physics in the end, right?” Sans said, a shrug in his voice.
She finished her donut before saying, wryly, “That’s what physicists tell themselves.  I g-guess if it helps you sleep at night…”
For whatever reason I was fortunate not to hear this much from the physics majors in school.  (The math majors, on the other hand….)  But I’ve seen them do it a lot on the internet and so I have to admit I’m kind of fond of writing chemists and biologists being dismissive about it.
“I sleep all the time,” Sans said cheerfully.  She wondered if he was ever going to get up and come over here eventually.
“Undyne has mentioned,” she said.  "So, uh, w-what exactly do you think is so physics-y here?“
"Well.  It’s not so much the physics, I guess,” he said.  "It’s just that I’m really good at cheating.“
She reached absently for another donut, opening the box without looking at it and reaching inside.  Her claws closed on something rubbery, and before she could stop, it was making a ridiculous farting noise.
She pulled the whoopee cushion out of the box, and turned to look at Sans.  He hadn’t moved an inch from where she’d left him, and was snacking on a donut he definitely hadn’t had before.
She sighed.  "Y-yeah, I can see that.”
I think at this point I’d seen a lot of Sans-being-badass art, and kind of wanted someone to react to him with an eyeroll.  Not that I don’t think Sans isn’t badass!  Just, you gotta have that one friend who will call you on your bullshit.
She turned back to her computer screen and skimmed the data she had on her attempts at training the piranhas.  Ugh.  No statistically significant difference between any of the training methods she’d attempted and the control groups.
Sometimes she wished science worked more like it was presented in fiction: less waiting around for something to happen, more moments of genius and day-saving.  On the other hand, as it turned out, horrific abominations of science were a real thing.  Who knew?
notice how I carefully avoid references to specific anime!  because I’d pretty much only watched Ouran High School Host Club in full!  I think I remember double-checking with @thinkatoryprocess that horrific abominations of science was a thing in anime?
I have since learned many things about Fullmetal Alchemist, and in particular why I wasn’t supposed to watch it just after my dog had died.
“So, h-how exactly were you thinking of cheating?”  Her mind wandered to some of those weird diagrams she’d come across deep in the lab files, presumably belonging to the previous Royal Scientist.  "Are you thinking, um, t-time travel?  Because if I could find some way to breed selectively for citrus recognition they could evolve to–“
MY THIRD INSTANCE of “what the fuck does Alphys even know?  why bother making it consistent?”
"No,” said Sans, and she leaped back with a squeak of shock, because suddenly he was standing right next to her and he was speaking in a freaky hollow voice, and also the light in his eyes had gone totally dark and, and, what the fuck, Sans?!?  "…Heh, sorry,“ he said, and the little glowing dots returned, and the grin looked more natural.  "Just.  Trust me.  Time travel, not a good idea.”
She knew she shouldn’t ask, but she kind of had to.  "…Why?“
"Time flies,” said Sans.  When she frowned at him, he added, “They’re even more annoying than fruit flies.  And they get stuck in your teeth if you go faster than light.  It’s a real problem.”
Okay, yeah, she wasn’t gonna get a straight answer out of a guy who wore bedroom slippers everywhere he teleported.  Fair enough.
This last sentence is still one of my favorite summations of Sans as a character.
“Out of curiosity,” he said, “why didn’t you make robot piranhas?”
“Ugh,” she said.  "You know, I thought about it?  B-but then I’d have to invent the scent organs and I’m n-not sure I’m up to it.“  She wasn’t up to a lot of things, honestly.  She wasn’t sure why Asgore hadn’t noticed.  Or Undyne.  She was really surprised Sans hadn’t noticed, though.  He was weirdly observant.
So I did like no research on robots for this.  IIRC machines that do something similar to smelling are a thing, but I have no idea how they work.
"Nah,” said Sans.  "Just think lazy!“
A favorite motto of my boss, weirdly enough.
"But I don’t want to leave the piranhas out!  Then Undyne and your b-brother will be d-disappointed and I won’t be the ‘g-great Dr. Alphys’ anymore, I’ll just be a f-fraud.  They s-specifically requested piranhas!”
“So give ‘em piranhas,” said Sans.  "But play to your strengths.“
"I d-don’t know that I have any strengths,” she pointed out.
“Sure you do.  I mean, right now you’ve only been using biology.  Maybe you wanna get down to the nuts and bolts of the matter.  You made Mettaton, right?” he said.  She tried not to wince.  "And if you can make that guy a star, you’ve gotta be good.  Plus, I can’t help but notice you’re, uh, pretty good with optics.“
She blushed.  "The c-cameras?  They’re for – uh, for scientific observation?” she said.
“Riiight,” said Sans.  "I know what you’re up to.  You just wanna steal all my best knock-knock jokes, don’t you?“
"There’s no s-sound!” she insisted, but Sans was chuckling.  "…is that what you do at the door all day?“ she asked, frowning.  "I just thought you were, uh.  T-testing the structural integrity of the door.  And… talking to someone?”
“Nah,” said Sans.  "Who would I be talking to?“
"On the other side of the d-door?” she suggested.
both of these people, liars.  I’m not sure Sans will be wholly surprised to find out Alphys didn’t make Mettaton, but the robot body’s still pretty damn impressive.  And in the true pacifist ending Alphys didn’t seem real surprised there was someone behind that door.
He shrugged.  "Anyway.  Just some suggestions.  But if you wanna give up… hey, I can’t blame ya.  Papyrus will recover from his disappointment.  Undyne probably knew it was a crazy idea in the first place.“  He reached around her to grab another donut.  "Anyway, I gotta go on my lunch break before she finds out I’m slacking off here.  Text her back, though, she seemed pretty worried.  And try to do it before she and my bro burn the house down with her stress-spaghetti-ing?”
And obviously when all else fails, Sans’ go-to solutions are 1. taking a break, and 2. giving up.  Not always in that order.
“Thanks,” said Alphys, half-heartedly.  She turned to ask another question, but found she was sitting in an empty room.  "…I think.  …well, hey, at least I have donuts.“
Having donuts means she’s definitely better off than where she was at the beginning of the fic!  Also I appreciate Sans having the ability to just vanish, because for whatever reason describing people walking to the door and saying “goodbye” is really boring to me and always trips me up.
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High School!Namjoon
And now it is time for our amazing leader, my lowkey spirit animal, a total precious bundle of giggles like I can watch the “yellow card” video over and over again bc his giggles are so cute and I love that the entire time he’s just sitting there giggling bc chim did something cute like how is someone so precious, Kim Namjoon aka Rap Monster aka joon
This will be an extension of the teenager series (for the teen!Namjoon post, click here) the original post focused on the relationship, like the first meeting, the confession all of that fluffy stuff so this post is gonna be filling the gap in and saying what I think he’d be like as a high school student  
His post also features young!joon (here) which is a post about being childhood friends with him and also what I think he would be like as a kid
Visuals are up first bc fetus!bts were so fucking cute like sign me uP
Okay but predebut!joon is so fucking cute like he has the same thing going on that the other boys do, he still has a bit of his bby chub, he’s still gotta grow into his features a lil more, cheekbones weren’t as sharp etc. all of the typical things but it’s really really adorable he looks so squishy
His cheeks were (and are) s o kissable and soft and I just wanna squish them bc they look so cute I love squishy cheeks so much
Gotta do black hair!joon for this bc I feel like we haven’t had black hair!joon in a while (I’m not complaining a t a l l bc I love dyed hair!joon with all my heart) and also predebut!joon had dark hair and I’m trying to keep it somewhat close to reality but it all works out bc I love black/dark hair!joon
Okay so Namjoon’s fashion is always changing and evolving, one day he’s wearing all black the next he’s in a bright pink shirt, one day he’s in black jeans the next he’s in overalls and I have to give joon some applause for taking risks and wearing whatever HE wants to wear bc his fashion is another form of expression and I love that he’s sending out the message of just do you (wink wink)
Some of my personal favorite Kim Dailys are when he’s in all black, there’s this one picture where he’s in all black but then there’s just a pop of pink from his hair and it’s so aesthetically pleasing but my all time favorite has to be this one picture is where he’s in a black tank top, black shorts and he’s got a headband on and glasses and he’s got the blondish hair going on and it’s just so wo W he looks so boyfriend in his Kim Daily posts and it makes me want to scream
HS!joon is always trying new things out and he loves finding new clothes or a new accessory like this one time you give him a hat for his birthday and he wears that thing for like three weeks straight bc he loves you and he loves hats so it’s all perfecT
Okay so Namjoon is really really friendly but he doesn’t make friends with everyone he walks next to so he has zero issues with becoming friends with someone and speaking to them first but he likes staying somewhat close to his group, the boys will always be his b e s t friends (and of course, you but you’re a lil more than a friend)
Namjoon likes to hang out with the kids that are pushed out of cliques for being different or ‘aren’t cool enough’ bc fuck that, no he’s gonna be friends with them and he’s gonna show them that not everyone cares about how much money they have or don’t have or how popular they are
And lowkey head canon that he’s super sarcastic with the 'popular’ clique that are all really arrogant and cocky so he gives them these really fake smiles when they talk to him, the type of fake that you know is fake so they can see he’s not having their shit and every single word is dripping with sarcasm and Yoongi’s helping him and they’re both just slowly but surely putting the clique in their place
 Namjoon is totally the type to stick up for others around bullies like he’s tall and broad and he’s got that deep voice so he can easily psych the bully out and get them to leave the other person alone
Namjoon is obviously in the music club, he loves music so much but I also feel like he’d be in the fashion club maybe bc Namjoon seems like he’s really interested in different styles and different looks so he’d definitely try it out
He’s the president of the music club and everyone loves him in both clubs and he loves having people around him that are interested in the same things that he is like the people in the music club know about so many different artists and everyone’s always trading song suggestions and the fashion club is so open to different fashion styles like you have one kid that forever wears all black, there’s someone that likes to go for a nice dress and has a more vintage style he likes the quirky people that have something they love
I’m not sure Namjoon and sports should go together bc Namjoon has been given a certain nickname (god of destruction) and idk if giving him a ball and telling him to kick/throw/hit it is a good idea bc that sounds like a pretty good way to end up with a broken window and/or limb
Prom with Namjoon is so cute though like joon would be such a sweet boyfriend and he makes you feel so special the entire night like his eyes never leave you, his arm’s around your waist and he’s just so proud to be standing next to you and to be able to say yes hi I’m the boyfriend 
He’s so !!! when he sees you like there are so many emotions, at first it’s all cute and his eyes are all bright and he’s so happy and in awe and then he gets this smirk and just does the “ok” hand motion and very blatantly checks you out
“NiCE”
He gets you a single rose (cue the cheesy line of “bc there’s only one you”) and is super happy to pose for pictures bc “in twenty years, we’ll look back on these pictures with our kids and tell them how I was the best prom date of the century” 
Namjoon gets super hype at prom tbh like we’ve all seen what happens when Namjoon hears music, he goes crazy and just starts up the flailing limbs like his dance he did back in the WOH era where he was just whipping his arms back and forth and even got Jimin to join in with him
Or the iconic dance he did on Weekly Idol where he had the really long jacket sleeves and just kinda flopped around and flailed them all over the place and he looked like one of those air dancers (I had to look up the name of them using the joke about wacky waving inflatable arm flailing tube man from Family Guy apparently they’re called air dancers I learn something new every day)
He ends up losing his tie at some point and he doesn’t even realize it until he’s leaving and goes to fix his tie bc it “feels loose” 
He and Jin start a dance off and somehow Yoongi gets roped into it and then Taehyung’s doing the worm in the middle of the dance floor while Jimin’s rolling around laughing and Jungkook’s challenging Tae by saying he can do a way better worm but it’s all adorable and Namjoon gets you to join him and Jin gets his date involved so now everyone just wiggling around with their dates  
And of course the slow dancing is so sweet and soft and it’s super giggly bc you two keep stepping on each other’s feet and Namjoon just gets this huge smile and his entire face is lit up and he’s playfully singing along to the music off key just so he can hear you laugh
High school!joon is super sweet and kind and he’s really just a gentle giant and loves to make the people that feel left out feel included with him and he also just really really loves you
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I was tagged by the beautiful @baekscrazylady cause she knows just how bored I truly am! Also! Fun fact! I was half way through this and my laptop crashed so that was fun!:))))))))))))))))))))
(1) Do You Sleep With Your Closet Doors Open Or Closed?
Closed! 
(2) Do You Have Freckles?
Nope! ...I do have one on each hand but I don’t think that counts! :P 
(3) Can You Whistle?
Yes! In and out! (oml that sounds so weird!)
(4) Last Song You Listened To.
Super Junior D&E - I Love It!
(5) What Is Your Favourite Colour?
PINK! I FREAKING LOVE PINK!
(6) Relationship Status.
Sexy, Free and Single! I’m ready to bingo! ;P ....jk bout the bingo part!
(7) What Is The Temperature Right Now?
18° C
(8) Did You Wake Up Cranky?
Yes! I was woken up at an ungodly hour by by little brother. Not. Fun.
(9) How Many Followers?
I have no clue! I never think of checking that for tumblr! But really not that many! 
(10) Zodiac Sign.
Scorpio!
(11) What Is Your Eye Colour?
Blue!
(12) Take A Vitamin Daily?
Oh god, too many! 
(13) Do You Sing In The Shower?
YES! What is that point in showering if you don’t make use of the amazing acoustics?? 
(14) What Books Are You Reading?
Uhhmm again, too many! The most recent one I read some of was Carrie Hope Fletcher’s The Other Side
(15) Grab The Book Nearest To You, Turn To Page 64, Give Me Line 14.
You Can Heal Your Life - Louise L. Hay “you are developing insight and understanding that will set you free.”
(16) Favourite Anime?
FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST!! Brotherhood or the original anime idagf! They are both SO GOOD! And the characters are my everything! I would die for them! Can I marry Ed? Can I marry Mustang? Can I be best friends with Winry?? Can I do alchemy pls? And the storyline is so interesting and complex and the characters are really well rounded and the back stories oomf I fucking love it soooo much! I’m gonna copy @baekscrazylady and put in a gif here because I miss looking at their faces! 
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AAAAH! How fucking COOL is Ed? I love them so much!
(17) Last Person You Cried In Front Of?
Does myself count? Yesterday I cried in front of the mirror! But if it has to be another person then my mother! 
(18) Do You Collect Anything?
Teddies, Tamagotchis, Kpop albums/merch, books, EMOTIONAL WOUNDS! 
(19) What Did You Have For Lunch?
Chicken Caesar Salad Wrap!
(20) Do You Dance In The Car?
Uhm I guess? Its not something I get a chance to do often but if the opportunity presents itself then sure! But also I hate being a distraction to the driver so like keep it on the minimum peeps!
(21) Favourite Animal?
WOLVES AND FOXES AND CANINES IN GENERAL! My room and house in general is covered in some variation of canine! Including two living ones (soon to be three!) 
(22) Do You Watch The Olympics?
Yas! Track, Badminton, Trampolining and Diving are my faves!
(23) What Time Do You Usually Go To Bed?
Lately somewhere between 11 and 12! 
(24) Are You Wearing Makeup Right Now?
Yes! I’m wearing bright pink eyeshadow and bright pink lipstick!
(25) Do You Prefer To Swim In A Pool Or The Ocean?
I don’t really have a preference cause I can’t really swim, but I like to mess around and play in both! 
(26) Favourite Tumblr Blog?
@baekscrazylady is always a winner for all your multifandom needs! Plus shes my bestie! But thats just a bonus :P 
(27) Bottled Water Or Tap Water?
Bottled tastes nicer but I have no problems drinking from the tap! 
(28) What Makes You Happy?
I’m not sure any more! :/
(29) Post A Gif Of What You’re Currently Feeling Right Now.
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I’m sleepy! I think I’m gonna finish this in the morning! 
...
Okay! I’m back after 7 hours of sleep! 
(30) Do You Study Better With Or Without Music?
Without!
(31) Dogs Or Cats?
Dogs! I’m not too fond of cats and I think my dogs would have a problem if I brought one home!
(32) If You Were A Crayon What Colour Would You Be?
PINK!
(33) PlayStation Or Xbox.
PlayStation! I’ve spent a lifetime playing Crash Bandicoot on the PS1 and my loyalties run deep!
(34) Would You Swim In The Lake Or Ocean?
The Ocean! I just feel like theres bound to be monsters in a lake!
(35) Do You Believe In Magic?
Of course! <3
(36) What Colour Shirt Are You Wearing?
Yellow! But last night when I started this I was wearing a green vest!
(37) Can You Curl Your Tongue?
I surely can!
(38) Do You Save Money Or Spend It?
Both!
(39) Is There Anything Pink Within 10 Feet Of You?
Plenty! Teddies, books, a suitcase, kpop albums, my bedsheet is pink!
(40) Do You Have Any Obsessions Right Now?
Well K-pop is an ongoing obsession! But recently something specific I’ve been OBSESSED with is Seungri’s 123! THIS IS THE BEST SONG! I have to listen to it everyday or I can’t function! Its soooo good! And the MV is really fun and theres cute lil bloopers at the end! I love it!! 
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Hehe! Look at him go!! 
(41) Have You Ever Caught A Butterfly?
Yes! My brother actually attracts them! They land on him all the time! Its kinda cute kinda freaky!
(42) Are You Easily Influenced By Other People?
I think it depends on the person and the thing I’m being influenced about, but I’m quite a stubborn/headstrong person so I would say that I lean more towards no...but still a lil bit yes!
(43) Do You Have Strange Dreams?
Uhm yes, a lot! 
(44) Do You Like Going On Airplanes?
I’m not scared of flying and I don’t mind it, but its not my favourite thing!
(45) Name One Movie That Made You Cry.
The Green Mile, this movie broke me and now I actually cannot watch sad movies...also two days ago I cried at The Breakup so woo go me for being a mess!
(46) Peanuts Or Sunflower Seeds?
Sunflower seeds! I could eat a whole bag!
(47) If I Handed You A Concert Ticket Right Now, Who Would You Want The Performer To Be?
EXO! In all their OT9 glory!!! I need this to happen so that I can die happy! ...I would say BTS as well since they’re my ults too but I ALREADY HAVE TICKETS TO SEE THEM!!!! AAAAAAHHHH!!!! MY ARMY HEART IS DYING! 
(48) Are You A Picky Eater?
Not really! I have a list of stuff I don’t eat but I’ll eat it if its put in front of me cause I have to set a good example for my little brothers!
(49) Are You A Heavy Sleeper?
I sleep like a corpse.
(50) Do You Fear Thunder / Lightning?
Nope! I love it! My whole family are those freaks who’ll stupidly run to the window or outside and be like “waaaahhh!”
(51) Do You Like To Read / Write?
Yes! I do both everyday! 
(52) Do You Like Your Music Loud?
I’M SORRY, I CAN’T HEAR YOU!! MY MUSIC IS TOO LOUD!!
(53) Would You Rather Carve Pumpkins Or Wrap Presents?
Wrap presents! Bitch I’m a PRO! 
(54) Put Your Music On Shuffle, What Is The First Song That Came Up?
Hyuna - Run & Run (MY QUEEN!)
(55) What Season Are You In Right Now? (Weather)
Autumn months wise, but we’re still getting Summer weather!
(56) What Are You Craving Right Now?
More sleep!
(57) Post A Screenshot Of Your Tumblr Feed.
Nah...not arsed, but the post I last saw was a gifset of Mark and JB being stoopid!
(58) What Is Your Gender?
Female
(59) Coffee Or Tea?
Tea! 
(60) Do You Have Any Homework Right Now? If So, What Is It About?
No! Its the Summer holidays! 
(61) What Is Your Sexuality?
Mainly straight, but aren’t we all a little gay? I’m about 70/30! Or maybe even 60/40!
(62) Do You Make Your Bed In The Morning?
Most days, but my bed is really annoying to make and takes a good ten mins so sometimes I don’t do it till like 5 o’clock in the day when I want to sit on it!
(63) Favourite Pokemon?
Eevee! Ninetails! All water Pokemon! Pikachu! Togapee! 
(64) Favourite Social Media?
I don’t know! I get bored of them quickly and hop around! RN I’d say instagram maybe?
(65) What’s Your Opinion On Instagram Stories?
I love watching them!
(66) Do You Get Homesick?
Yep! I think everyone does a little or at times! But I’ve never been like actual homesick where you get sick and everything!
(67) What Shampoo And Conditioner Are You Using Right Now?
Tea-tree shampoo and a conditioner thats specifically for curly hair but I can’t remember the name! 
(68) If You Were Far From Home And Needed To Sleep For The Night, Would You Choose To Rent A Crappy Motel Room For $60 Or Sleep In Your Car For Free?
Motel! I know that they’re haunted and I’m gonna be stabbed in the shower but listen, I am not sleeping in a fricking car, ESPECIALLY not on my own!!
(69) Are Both Of Your Blood Parents Still In Your Life?
Yes, unfortunately! ,,,jk about the unfortunately...or am I? :P 
(70)  Whats The Next Movie You Want To See In Theaters?
I’m going to see the Teen Titans Movie! CAN’T WAIT!! I watched the show all the time when I was a kid! Also I really want to see Wreck-It Ralph 2 and so many others!
(71) What Is Your Favourite Quote Right Now?
I don’t have a favourite quote atm! Sorry!
(72) What Eye Colour Do You Find Sexiest?
People? Find? Specific? Eye? Colours? Sexy?
(73) Did You Like Swinging As A Child? Do You Still Get Excited When You See A Swing Set?
YEs and YEs! I would be that kid swinging far too high and then jumping off! Me and my friend used to challenge each other to do specific poses and stuff while we were jumping off or when we’d land!
(74) What Was The Last Thing You Ate?
A chicken goujon!
(75) What Games Do You Have On Your Phone?
I have one rhythm game, and a few language games!  
(76) Would You Give A Homeless Person CPR If They Were Dying? Why Or Why Not?
I don’t think so because I’m not that confident in my CPR giving skills so I’d probably ask someone else to help! But if worst comes to worst then I probably would!
(77) Been On The Computer For 5 Hours Straight?
Today? No! In my life? Yes!
(78) Stalked Someone On A Social Network?
All the time!
(79) Do You Like Meeting New People?
Yes! 
(80) Do You Wear Rings? If You Do, Take A Picture Of Them.
Every now and then! But I just woke up so I haven’t put any on today!
(81) Do You Sleep With Your Bedroom Door Open Or Closed?
Closed! But if I’m sharing with my brothers then I can sleep with them open! 
(82) What Are Three Things You Did Today?
I peed, I reset my password on a website and I’ve listened to Seungri’s 123!
(83) What Do You Wear To Bed?
Big tshirts or night dresses! And in the Winter I wear matching pjs!
(84) List All Of Your Different Beauty Products You Have Right Now.
Like including makeup? Or just skincare? I use too much makeup to list! And for skincare everything I use has some sort of coconut oil in it!
(85) Are You A Day Or Night Person?
Both!
(86) List All Of Your Video Games On Your Phone, Console Etc.
Nah!
(87) Tell Me About A Dream That You Had And When It Happened.
Hmmmmmmmmm which to choose! I recently had a dream about 2 weeks ago where I was in a bar and Chanyeol and Sehun were having a dance off while I was singing karaoke and I kept getting angry at them for distracting me! And Seungcheol, who was my boyfriend in this particular dream universe, was chasing his manager around with a pair of false eyelashes trying to put them on him!  
(88) Favourite Soda Drink?
Mainstream: Nothing better than an ice cold coke! Don’t @ me! 
Hippie dippy: Elderflower!
(89) What Sounds Are Your Favourite?
Rain, my Gran calling my name, chuckling, little children/babies laughing, my Grandpa singing, Chanyeol singing, waves ( i always fall asleep to waves!), idk so many others its too early and my brain is mush rn!
(90) Do You Wear Jeans Or Sweats
I wear both quite equally!
(91) How Do You Look Right Now?
I just woke up and I have mascara under my eyes, honestly I think I still look asleep!
(92) Name Something That Relaxes You.
Washing my face! I feel so calm and pampered! Its the simple things :P
(93) What Tattoo Do You Want?
TOO MANY!!! I want a Golden Snitch, and a fairy and a flower and so many! I can’t wait to start getting tattooed!
(94) Favourite YouTuber?
Rn Shane Dawson is my number one, but I do love Jenna Marbles, Dan and Phil, Safiya Nygaard, Grav3yardgirl, Jamie Jo and then a hand full of beauty gurus that I semi-keep up with!
(95) Do you smoke?
No. Its really gross and reminds me of my Dad. No thank you.
(96) How tall are you?
5′ 2″!! Or maybe 5′ 3″! I’m 160cm! 
(97) What career did you want as a child
A singer! I still lowkey do! But thats a very squashed dream at this point! I also wanted to be an actress! Honestly I just wanted to make people happy and entertain them! And when I was a child I was always the center of attention because my mam had me when she was waaay young and no one else her age had a child so I guess from an early age I’ve just loved watching people laugh or be happy because of me! Thats probably why I’m attracted to film and have a YouTube channel cause I want people to have fun while enjoying the things that I create or am a part of! I hope this doesn’t sound conceited oml! 
(98) Do you care about your weight?
Yes! But I don’t know what I weigh tho cause my mam doesn’t believe in weighing scales, and shes right! But I am conscious of my weight! ...most times I’m self conscious of it lol! 
(99) Ever kissed a stranger?
Yes! Many a time! 
(100) Favorite season?
I don’t think I have a favourite season! Now that I’m older I can appreciate each season as it comes and I have certain things that I love about each! Rn I can’t wait to start wearing cute sweaters and boots again, but at the end of Spring I was dying for shorts and vests! 
Woo! I’m finished! Now I’m going back to sleep for a quick nap! And then off to the cinema! YAY! 
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