#I will rewatch my comfort shows but the idea of watching a new movie or starting something new is daunting

[planetsallalign]

I just watched It’s a Wonderful Life for the very first time.

[a-force-dyad-in-space]

So I've been rewatching the Twilight movies and certain scenes from them recently, and there's something that caught my eye while going through the post-battle scene in Eclipse.

We have Jane and the others show up, being like "blah blah blah, you guys did pretty well against all these newborns, how curious, blah blah" before Jane notices that one of the newborns is still alive, pointing out Bree.

Now, here's where it gets interesting for me. Because Jasper immediately moves and stands next to her protectively.

And yeah, sure, he's the newborn expert, he's in charge of all-things newborn vampires, so in that sense alone it makes sense for him to associate himself with her in that way, but I think it's a lot more than that; namely something that is always mentioned in passing in the movies, but never really pointed out as something significant (unlike Edward's telepathy and Alice's precognition, which are always mentioned first in terms of desirable acquisitions of power). I of course speak of his pathokinesis.

Bree is scared. At this point she has realized that she's a vampire and what that means for her life, but she has no idea if she will come out of this stand-off alive, so naturally, she is nervous.

And thanks to his pathokinesis, of course Jasper can feel that. So I think he's standing with her, almost protectively, not just because he's in charge of her, but because he can feel her fear and tries to comfort her with his presence (she with her vampire sight can of course see that his skin is decked out in scars, so that intimidating display alone probably tells her him being on her side is a good thing).

And then we come to Jane starting to torture Bree, and me having another observation.

When she falls to the ground and is screaming in agony, we can assume that Jasper can feel that, too (not the pain itself, but the mental anguish connected to it). And look how startled he seems when he sees her fall and looks from Bree to Jane.

This moment here makes me think that this is probably the first time he's ever seen Jane's power in person. Of course he knew about her, knew what her powers are. Alice probably filled him in in detail about the events in Volterra from New Moon, and I assume Carlisle has shared many stories over the years, too.

But hearing about something and actually seeing it first-hand are two very different things.

For someone like him, who can feel what other people are feeling, from their happiest moments to their most devastating mental pain, watching Jane not only use her powers, but relish in their effect without a second thought since she can't feel the pain she's causing, must be absolutely nauseating, for lack of a better word.

Jasper's experienced several lifetimes of anguish by proximity and is trying his best to make others feel better, while Jane deals blow after blow with her powers without any consequence. It must feel wrong and unfair to him.

Anyway, back to the point.

This is the face of a man who has fully realized what the antagonistic force is capable of, and he'll be sure to be prepared, next time they cross paths.

And lastly, something sad.

He turns his back on Bree, probably because he can't deal with watching her die on top of feeling her fear and pain. Neither he nor the other Cullens can stop Bree's death from happening without declaring war on the Volturi in the process (because I'm certain that's how Jane and the others would see their push-back).

So all he can do is turn away, and maybe make an effort to lessen her pain (it doesn't look like he did, but I think it would make sense if he used his powers to make death less frightening for Bree).

Anyway, rest in peace, Bree, you would have made a wonderful addition to the Cullen family. ♥

[zepskies]

Bad Boy (Chico Malo)

Pairings: Dean Winchester x Plus-sized Latina!Reader

Summary: You catch Dean red-handed—with one of his favorite episodes of Casa Erotica.

AN: I just rewatched 9.08 and I haven’t laughed that hard in a long time. 😂 But Dean and Suzy’s Casa Erotica-inspired tryst gave me an idea for this little one-shot in the Espresso-verse. I'll release this fun one ahead of "Show Me," since that one's more angsty hurt/comfort. 

Word Count: 900

Tags/Warnings: 18+ only. Smuttish, implied "self-care."  

This story can be read as stand-alone, but you can also check out the full masterlist of one-shots below. ⤵️

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“¿Eres un chico malo?”

You wrap the towel tighter around yourself as you get ready to leave the bathroom after a nice hot shower. But your brow quirks as a woman's lusty voice and Mariachi music reach your ears. It’s a familiar tune…

Oh my God, you think. You open the door with a quiet turn of the knob, so you can try to confirm your suspicions.

Sure enough, your boyfriend is laid out across his side of the bed. The blanket covers him up to the waist, and his laptop rests by his bent knees. The screen illuminates his face, alight with both amusement and pleasure. There’s no mistaking the languid strokes bobbing under the covers.

It’s not the first time you’ve caught Dean red-handed, as it were, but it’s the first time that actually makes you laugh.

“Babe, what’cha watching?” you ask.

Dean’s face falls quickly into mortification. He shuts his laptop, halting the sounds of feminine passion and maracas. His other hand slides out from under the covers and he sets the computer on his nightstand.

You bite your lip to stifle your grin. You pad over to his side of the bed, where he offers you a sheepish smile.

He clears his throat. “Uh, hey.”

“Hey,” you reply with a chuckle. You caress his stubbled cheek. “Don’t worry, Señor Smooth. I was just curious. Maybe I could’ve joined you.”

His brows raise at that. Pleasant surprise takes over his features, making his lips twitch. His hand finds your hip and squeezes lightly through your towel.

“Oh, yeah?” he asks. "Up for a little movie night?"

You smirk and look over at the old DVD case on the nightstand. As you suspected, it’s Casa Erotica: Special Features Edition. You only frown when you realize Suzy Lee is the “special feature,” all blonde and blue-eyed and pouty lips.

Your more narrowed gaze turns on Dean, who notices your shift in demeanor and tenses a little himself. You take his chin between your fingers.

“My only problem is that you’re jerking off to a girl you’ve actually had sex with!” you say incredulously, brows raised. Yes, you know their tryst was long before he even met you, let alone before you two started dating, but your point stands.

“And you’re doing it in our bed,” you add.

That realization finally hits Dean as well. He grimaces, giving you an apologetic look.

“Uh, yeah…sorry,” he says. At your silent expression of irritation, he becomes even more earnest. He wraps his hand around yours. “Really, I’m sorry.”

You're still mad, but he does look sincere and contrite. Eventually, your temper begins to cool. You let out a sigh and shake your head.

You know he’s new to this whole boyfriend thing. Still, you think this is just common sense.

You pick up the DVD case with a more critical eye.

“And you know what, Suzy’s hot and all, but don’t you think they could’ve found a Latina to play Carmelita?” you gripe.

At that, Dean's lips twitch at a grin. His hand ventures under your little towel, smoothing up one leg and squeezing your thick thigh.

“You anglin’ for the job, sweetheart?” he teases.

You snort in response. Your eyes meet his, and you have a hard time tapering your smile. His salacious grin is too much.

And yet, he may be on to something. Setting down the DVD, you tilt your head at him and move in closer. You hum in contemplation, letting your fingertips graze over Dean’s lips. They travel further, down his neck, circling over his anti-possession tattoo, and down his chest.

His green eyes lock on your hand, then on the rest of you as your knee meets the edge of the bed, by his hip.

You startle him a little when you tear the blanket away from his waist, exposing the rest of him to your gaze. But you don’t give him too long to be surprised before you climb aboard to straddle his bare thighs. You hold his face in your hands, and he grips your waist to stabilize you.

His eyes roam over the hint of cleavage greeting him between ample breasts and smooth, tan skin.

“You’re not like the other guys in town, are you?” you ask, in your best attempt at smooth and sultry.

Dean eats it up. His eyes widen and his mouth parts with soft surprise as he catches onto what you're doing, but it soon melts into excitement. He plays along with the script he knows by heart.

“No I’m not, pretty girl,” he answers. You let your hands drift down his body again, less grazing this time, and more purposeful, making tingles run over his skin. You lean in close, ghosting your lips over his, across his jawline.

“¿Eres un chico malo?” you ask. Your voice sounds like black velvet in his ears, making his cock twitch against the inside of your thigh. His hold on your hips tightens.

He swallows, and manages to reply. “Sí.”

You nip at his earlobe and tease the shell of his ear with your tongue.

“Mmm. Malo, pero hermoso,” you croon.

A shiver runs down Dean’s spine, and his eyes close. He utters a low groan when you begin to grind down on his lap, feeling the hard length of him between your legs. He murmurs your name.

You pull back just enough to see his face and sink your hand into his hair, gentle but firm. You give him a smile.

“Tonight, you can call me Carmelita.”

AN: 😂 I had fun with this lmao. Hope you enjoy!! ❤️‍🔥

Spanish Translations:

“¿Eres un chico malo?”

"Are you a bad boy?" - Taken right from the episode lol.

"Malo, pero hermoso.”

"Bad, but beautiful."

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Next up in this series is another two-parter, "Show Me":

Summary: Dean meets your infamous ex-boyfriend at a fallen hunter’s funeral. You just forgot to mention that he’s a hunter as well. Maybe because he still has the power to get under your skin…in the worst of ways.

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[frost-link]

can I ask for a Sidon x reader where the reader is from our world and still has a phone? Just something cute about reader teaching Sidon how a phone works and maybe Sidon comforting reader when she feels homesick

So this is the first time I've ever made a request so if it's stupid please ignore

What an interesting idea! I'd love to write this! I'll be writing in a headcanon format! This one is mainly just silly, I hope it's okay! ^^

The Power of Technology - Sidon X Reader

Sidon is immediately fascinated when you show him your weird glowing brick that looks like a sheikah slate, or how else would he put it... a Purah Pad? He knows that Link has one too. You try to explain that it is a "phone" and only you have one. Sidon just goes along with it because he has no idea how new technology works, but he'll try to understand!

He's amazed how you have everything by the power of your finger tip on such a small device. Despite not having any service or internet in their world, Sidon thinks that your phone is something out of a sci-fi child story.

When your phone dies for the first time and he learns that they need to be charged by electricity, he suggests that you leave your phone outside during a thunderstorm so it could "charge".

Once Sidon learns how to use your phone, the man immediately loves watching silly videos you had saved on your phone before you came to Hyrule. He will 100% watch the same video on loop for hours on end.

"Wow! Such wonderful art! It's like real life!" Sidon would exclaim looking in your camera roll. You would have to explain that these are "photos" not drawings. Sidon didn't believe you at first.

Oh... You poor thing... Now that Sidon has discovered the magic of the camera on your phone, he will sneak your phone and take hundreds of pictures, half of them being himself with his silly cheeky smile. You'll wake up to a message on your phone about your storage being "full", you'll know why.

You'll both scroll through your phone's camera roll together. Sidon will see ones of you back in your world and will have so many questions. Looking back on these photos will make you emotional, as much as you love Hyrule and Sidon, you do get homesick.

When you're homesick, Sidon will grab your phone out of your hand and take a silly picture of himself and change your wallpaper to himself. "Look my love! You can now look at me whenever you open your phone!" He would say with a silly grin. The photo would be taken at the worst angle, yet it would make you laugh, making you feel better.

You have a mix of different songs saved on your phone but Sidon had decided that he liked a certain band the most. In the early hours of the morning, you'll hear him softly sing to himself "Weeeee are the champions!!" Low and Behold... The band was Queen.

He 100% listens to the same song on loop, and he'll NEVER get tired of that song. "It's a catchy song! How could you NOT want to sing it?"

When you are on your phone at night, he's shocked at just how bright it is. "What is that thing even made of??"

Both of you will cuddle at night sometimes watching a movie or two. You only have a few, Sidon doesn't mind rewatching. He finds it amazing how you can record life on it and then watch it on such a tiny screen.

[coffeelovinggayidiot]

Gonna take a short break from the internet to do a rewatch of friends and some other movies because this one hit hard.

I first watched Friends at my friend's house, and we watched The One Where Everybody's Late. I don't remember too much of my reactions to that episode, other than that I really liked the awkward sarcastic one. I told my dad when I came home that day that I watched Friends, and he got so excited, and he asked me who my favorite character was. I didn't remember their names at all (especially not Chandler) so I just said "The funny one" and my dad knew.

But I didn't keep watching Friends, because I had other shows to watch. I still knew the general idea (who couldn't), but I didn't have the time or attention span to watch ten seasons of a show.

And then my parents divorced. I was living with my mom, visiting my dad on the weekends, and I needed some comfort.

So I watched the first episode of Friends. Then the second. And before I knew it I'd finished the first three seasons and I was in love with this show.

Now, when I started the series, I knew I was going to like Chandler. He fit the bill for the type of character I gravitated towards perfectly. But something about the stories he was written into, his relatability, his quick wit, and Mathew's truly incredible delivery of each and every line, it all made me fall in love (and my crush certainly didn't help).

And then I watched season four, and the final episode had Chandler and Monica get together.

Up till that moment, I liked Chandler because he was relatable, and that made it easy to laugh at his struggles. I loved him because I could so easily imagine myself making the same mistakes, and using the same quick wit to avoid confronting my flaws.

But in season four, right at the last episode, there was a shift. Chandler's character went from a relatable figure who was unable to find a true sense of happiness, to one who was on the road to a life filled with it.

Soon, I watched Chandler find love with Monica, find peace with his quirks, reconnect with his family, find a fulfilling career, and start a family.

And as I watched this character, who I found so relatable, find himself, I realized that I could do that too.

And that gave me hope.

I wrote a Friends fanfiction (which I won't link because it's 18+), and it was my best work. I got so many of my friends here on tumblr into friends (hey @catboyrichardkarinsky ). I found a new way to connect with my teachers, friends, and even therapists.

All thanks to Friends. All thanks to this awkward, sarcastic, hopeless, hope-filled, character.

All thanks to Chandler.

One thing that took me so long to do was finish Friends. Not because I was slow in watching it, but because I didn't want to watch that last episode. I didn't want to say goodbye to these characters.

But you have to say goodbye. Because that's how life works, whether someone told you that or not.

So, goodbye Mathew Perry. You and your character changed mine and so many other people's lives, and we will all miss you. You will always be our Friend.

[walaskart]

The Tradition[Halloween Special] NSFW

4190 words- You and Sodo get together once a year to watch halloween movies. This year is a little different.

There he was, standing alone in one of the hallways of the mausoleum, a perfect chance for you to scare him.

“Happy All Hallow’s Eve, Sodo!”

You sprinted up behind him as he stood solemnly. Nothing could scare this ghoul. He turned around slowly, as you ran into him, wrapping your arms around his waist.

“And what are you doing alone, my little demon? Don’t you have chores to do around the ministry?” Sodo placed a hand on the top of your head, his own way of showing his appreciation back to you. He didn’t seem like a hug-person anyways.

So you let go and step back and explain, “I finished everything early to find you. In order for the –“

“For the tradition, yeah. Good job.” He smiles, you love that smile. You sometimes wish Sodo was a less orthodox ghoul and would remove his helmet once and a while. You respect him for it, but to see his smile reach his eyes would be such a sight. “Nice t-shirt by the way. I like it.”

You already changed out of your ministry clothes and into pajama pants and the first shirt you could grab in your dresser.

“Oh, thanks. Uhm.” You realized what shirt you put on, it was a t-shirt one of the other sisters made for you as a joke. It was black with a picture of Sodo playing his bloody guitar surrounded by pink hearts and bright yellow stars. “Uhm… you ready to go Sodo?”

“Yeah, let’s go, sunshine.” And with that, he smiles wider and grabs your waist to pick you up.

“Sodo, no-! Not again!” He throws you over his shoulder, laughing, and begins to walk down the hallway to his chamber.

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The tradition was held up for the past 3 years of you joining the ministry. After befriending Sodo, something happened where you just bonded over your love for horror movies- you found them scary, he found you being scared funny.

Through those three years, you and Sodo grew apart with him on the tours and you working under Sister Imperator but you and him always made sure to hold this one tradition. Every Hallow’s Eve you and him would do anything to sit together in Sodo’s chambers to watch and rewatch whatever horror movies you wanted. You less enjoyed the movie part of the tradition and more laying next to Sodo as he kept one hand on your head and the other in your popcorn as he laughed at the movie.

“Sodo! Put me-!” You were halfway back to his chamber and he still refused to put you down.

“Shh, sh, shh, if you keep yelling like that Sister is going to catch us and we don’t want that, do we?”

After a sigh, you gave up, “For the sake of tradition I guess not.”

“There you go. Look, we’re almost there anyway.” His one arm holding your legs squeezed tighter as he picked up his speed, jogging down the hallways.

You kept quiet as he opened his door and walked him. Sodo tossed you on his unmade bed and you landed with an ‘oof.’ As he shut the door and pulled off his boots, you sat up and looked around at the small room that you only saw once a year. It remained the same, everything was black and grey, a statue of Baphomet sat on the windowsill, a cone of incense burning next to it. The guitar stand stood empty in the corner of his small room. You look down and there the white guitar was, next to you on the bed. Clothes hung on his closet door knob and on the back of a desk chair. His desk was covered in stacks of books he means to read and sheets of paper holding new lyric ideas. You kick off your shoes and place them to the side of his bed. Sitting up again, you search for the TV remote on his bedside table.

“You find something to watch, okay?” Sodo was standing facing a wall, his back to you and began to unbutton his vest, looking around for something more comfortable to wear. “Just give me a sec.”

“Yeah, okay.” Something about the atmosphere felt more awkward as he pulled his vest and shirt off and began to undo his belt. You opted to look at him instead of the TV until he started to unzip his pants and pull them off. Frantically, you started to scroll through any new releases of movies just to keep your eyes off him.

Sodo sat on the bed next to you, wearing nothing but boxers and his helmet. He was holding a shirt between his teeth, and pulling on a pair of black sweatpants. “Find anything good?” He spoke through the shirt.

“Uh yeah I think maybe we could rewatch this one?” You just clicked on the next title to appear which happened to be Silence of the Lambs. He reached behind you to pick up his guitar and put it in its stand.

He began to pull his t-shirt over his helmet, guiding it over his horns. “Sounds good, sunshine.” As soon as his shirt was on, he grabbed the remote from you and settled against the headboard with a pillow behind his back. Your eyes are on him as he presses play, crosses his legs, and puts a hand on your head without even looking at you.

“You ready to get spooked?”

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Halfway through the movie, you scoot closer to Sodo who has not moved the whole time. You lean your head on his shoulder, eyes fixed on the TV but no longer paying attention to the movie.

“Did you get scared, sunshine?” Sodo’s hand on your head moves down to your shoulder and squeezes. “I thought you liked this one.”

“No, I’m okay, I just-”

“Oh I get it. You’re worried Hannibal’s gonna find you and turn you into a 3 course meal.” He begins to trace circles on your shoulder with his thumb.

“Not that, Sodo. Hannibal isn’t that bad in this movie anyways.”

Sodo hums in response and looks down at you through those big, black lenses. “Is it Buffalo Bill then? Worried about ending up in his well and getting taken apart and made into clothes?” He smiles, sharp fangs on display.

You’re more scared around Sodo right now and no movie could scare you like this. “I’m fine.” You go to sit up straight again but before you can, Sodo leans his head on yours.

“If you say so, sunshine.”

You stay like that in silence until the movie ends and Sodo has to sit up and reach for the remote.

“What do you want to watch next?” He looks to you but you get off the bed quickly and move to the door.

“You can pick, I’m going to go grab snacks from the kitchen.”

“Okay, sunshine. Grab me some twizzlers, will you?”

“Yeah, Sodo, you got it.” Only when you’re halfway to the kitchen do you realize you forgot to put your shoes back on.

You fill your arms and pockets with bags of popcorn and candy, ready to walk back to Sodo’s chambers to see what movie he picked. For a moment you freeze and think. You haven’t seen Sodo for almost a year because of the tours and now you have him back but something is different. You know it isn’t much but he usually isn’t that touchy. You shrug it off and start to walk back to his chambers.

On the way, you run into a wandering Copia.

“Papa Emeritus!” You bow quickly.

“No, no need for that, Sorella. Ah- where are your shoes, my dear?”

“Sorry, Papa, I forgot them in my room, I was just making a quick run to the kitchen.”

“And all of that is for you?” He points to your pockets overflowing with twizzlers and starburst candy, and then to the three bags of popcorn you’re holding.

“Well, I-” You try to think of an explanation quickly.

“Are the sister’s chambers in this wing? I thought only the ghouls resided here.” Copia begins to smile.

“I must have gotten lost…?”

“Mm. You don’t have to explain to me, sister. Maybe just have an excuse ready if you see Imperator in the halls.” He begins to walk again, “Enjoy your movie night, cara, he has been waiting for this for quite some time.”

You stand dumbfounded for a moment as Papa walks away, his chuckle echoing in the hall.

After making it back to Sodo’s chambers, you open the door to see him sitting on the side of the bed.

“Good you’re back. What took so long?” Sodo reaches into your pocket to pull out a pack of twizzlers.

“I ran into Papa in the halls.” You put most of the candy and popcorn on the bedside table for later, holding only a bag of popcorn as you sit next to Sodo on the bed.

You both speak at the same time.

“What did he say?”

“What are we watching?”

He remains quiet so you answer first, “Nothing important, why?”

He shrugs and then answers your question, “Scream.”

“Oh I love that one!” You open the bag of popcorn as he presses play and tosses the remote aside. “Thanks for waiting for me.”

Sodo puts one hand on top of your head and the other holds his twizzlers. “Yeah of course.”

You both laugh along with the movie, joking about how it makes fun of itself and how much you like ghostface.

“What can I say? I like guys in masks.” Out of the corner of your eye you see him smirk.

“Good to know.”

You yawn as the movie ends, resting your head on Sodo’s shoulder again. This time, he moves as little as possible when he reaches for the remote.

“Hey.” Sodo is quiet as he speaks. “Sunshine. You want to watch another one or have I tired you out already?” He slowly begins to play with your hair as you slowly blink, trying to keep your eyes open.

“Another one. I’m good. We can watch one more.” It’s not even the movies making you tired, it’s being around him, sitting in bed, the smell of the incense, his hand in your hair, his voice.

“Do you want to pick or should I?”

“Mm, you can pick.”

“Okay. How’s Halloween sound?”

“Sounds fantastic, Sodo.”

After hitting play on the movie, he puts the remote and twizzlers down and leans his head on top of yours again.

A little after the intro, you close your eyes, no longer interested in the movie. You just sit and feel his hand in your hair, the weight of his head on yours, and his chuckle anytime the characters did something unreasonable in the movie.

After a few minutes, you no longer heard the movie playing. Sodo must have noticed you were half asleep. He picked you up to lay you down more comfortably on his bed, even putting a pillow under your head. You felt the mattress shift next to you, making you think he laid down next to you.

“Sodo…” You mumbled quietly, not even bothering to open your eyes.

“Yeah, I’m right here. I’m right next to you.” His voice was just below a whisper, not risking waking you up.

“Okay.” You rolled over on your side, facing him and slowly opened your eyes. There he was, maskless, looking right at you. “Sodo?”

“Yeah.” He chuckled as you froze in place, not able to say anything.

Finally you manage to get some words out. “I can go back to my room tonight.”

“And what kind of ghoul would that make me? Leaving you defenseless and alone on All Hallow’s Eve.” He moved closer to you, wrapping an arm around your waist.

You wanted to make a joke but instead you answered his question from earlier, “Papa said you were waiting for tonight. For the movies.”

“I mean, I was excited for tonight.” He inhaled sharply and pulled you a little closer. “But not for the movies.”

“You talk about me when you’re out on tour?” He smiled. You were right, his eyes lit up when he smiled. It was perfect.

“I’m going to be honest with you, sweetheart.” That was a new nickname. Not that you minded. “I think the other ghouls are sick of hearing about you.”

“Why’d you take your helmet off?” You know the answer, you’ve read the laws. Ghouls only take their helmets off around two people, their antipope, and anyone that they trust completely, people that they bond with on a level no one else can reach. Most ghouls don’t follow those laws but some, like Sodo, do.

“Are you behind on your studies, sunshine? I thought you already knew that answer.” His hand on your waist moved up your back, stopping when he reached your neck.

You had nothing to say to that. He was right, you knew the answer.

“And,” Sodo looked into your eyes. “It makes it easier to do this,” He used his hand on your neck to pull you into a kiss.

You smiled on his lips as he kissed you, this was everything you wanted and it was perfect. Sodo rolled you over to kneel above him, making you gasp. He used that gasp to slip his tongue into your mouth, he tasted like Twizzlers and iron. Sodo’s other hand moved to your waist to pull you closer to him.

Gently, he pushed his nails into your skin, and you bit his lip in response. He grabbed the roots of your hair and pulled, just enough to lift your face off him. You both looked at each other for a moment, breathing heavily, until Sodo put his lips on your jaw and began to make his way down your neck and to the collar of your t-shirt. As he pulled the collar down to kiss your collarbones, you rested your forehead on a pillow.

You began to pant as Sodo left marks across your upper chest. “Sodo, can you-?” Both your hands were on his waist, sliding up his chest under his shirt.

“Yeah, sweetheart, yeah.” Keeping both his hands on your hips, Sodo sat up straight, keeping you on his lap. He grasped the bottom of his shirt and pulled it above his head, tossing it to the floor. Without wasting a second, he pressed his lips against yours again and held your head in his hands.

“Sunshine- Sweetheart, I’m gonna tell you what I’m about to do to you okay?” He took both your wrists firmly in his hands and pushed you until your back was on the mattress and he was above you, pinning your wrists down to the bed. “And you’re gonna listen to me without saying a single word.”

Your face turned red as he smiled a smile that you had never seen before from him. “I can do that,” You pant out.

“That is exactly what I wanted to hear.” He growls, making you squirm underneath him. You wish you could reach out to grab him and pull him closer but he still has you in his hold. “Now, first I’m going to undress you. I’m going to take off your shirt, and kiss my way down your chest and stomach.” You close your eyes for a moment taking everything in. “I’m going to let go of your wrists and take your pants off. And then I’m going to let you lie there. I’m going to look at every inch of you because Satan knows I have been waiting years to see you like this. Oh my little demon, what’s wrong? Open your eyes. Look at me.” You do, slowly. Sodo lowers his head until your foreheads touch.

“Am I too much? Already?” You open your mouth to respond to him. “No, sweetheart, I didn’t say you could speak yet. I said not a word, remember?” You nod. “Good. Good.” He pauses for a moment. “Are you ready for more?” You nod again and he smiles. “Good.” He sits up and removes his hands from your wrists, moving them to take off your shirt. “After I get a good look at you, I’m going to take my time with you. I will cover you in marks so every single person in the ministry knows who you belong to.” He pulls your shirt above your head slowly, revealing your bare chest, rising and sinking with each deep breath you take. He leans over and presses a kiss to your waist, right above where the waistband of your pants sit. Sodo continues to speak after throwing the shirt off the bed. “Once I have you completely bare and gasping for breath, I’m going to take you in my mouth, Lucifer, I want to taste you.” He moves up you, pressing a kiss to your stomach, and then right below your chest. “Then I’m going to give you my fingers.” Sodo moves up again and while keeping eye contact with you, he presses another kiss between your breasts. “I know you’ve thought about it, I know what you think of when you look at me playing my guitar for you.” He kisses between your collarbones, then your neck, then your chin, then the tip of your nose. Finally, his head is about yours, just inches away. He looks deep into your eyes and you find yourself unable to move. “Would you like that?”

He begins to move off you, making room for him to take the waistband of your pants with one hand and your knees with the other. Sodo lifts your knees and pulls the waistband of your pants down your legs. You watch him with wide eyes as he carefully works. He kneels on top of you again, both his knees on either side of your hips. You nod slowly as he runs his hands up your hips, over your stomach, over your chest, and holds your head. “And maybe, maybe if you’re good, maybe if you beg, maybe I’ll give you my cock.” He smiles again and whispers so quietly that you can barely hear. “You can speak now, sweetheart.”

You open your mouth and gasp, not realizing you’ve held your breath. “I’d like that.”

“I’m glad to hear it, sunshine.” His hands slide down you again, holding down your waist. Sodo presses a kiss to your lips, pressing his tongue into your mouth. He made you feel dizzy anytime he kissed you, and you couldn't get enough of it. Sodo lifted his lips off yours and spoke again. “Now let’s begin.”

He sat back on his ankles and looked at you as you lay there, already out of breath. You watched him as began to kiss your stomach, sucking and biting to leave marks behind, just as he promised.

He was meticulous as he moved up you, holding your breasts with rough hands, kissing your chest, and leaving a trail of hickeys behind.

The only sound in the room was your breath. You both were silent as Sodo tried his best to please you, and then you, full of awe and pleasure as Sodo bit and kissed your neck.

Sodo moved his knee between your legs, pressing it against your core.

He lifted himself off you to look at what he created; you, covered in hickeys, gasping for breath and wanting more. He smiled to himself and spoke, “Did you enjoy yourself, my little demon?” He moved one hand to caress the side of your face, looking deep into your eyes. “Are you ready for what comes next?”

“Yes. Please.”

Carefully, Sodo moved, pulling your underpants down your legs and tossing them aside with your other clothes. You watched as he moved methodically, spreading your legs and kneeling between them. He began to kiss your inner thigh, moving closer and closer to your core.

“Sodo-”

He gently bit your thigh before responding, “Patience, sunshine.” Sodo moved closer, you could feel his breath on your lips as he carefully moved both your legs over his shoulders. Both his hands held a firm grip on your hips, holding you down as he began to lick your outer lips.

Your breath became shaky as he pressed his tongue against your clit, slowly licking and sucking it.

Sodo hummed against you while you squirmed, pressing your hips into the mattress.

“Sodo, I’m close, I-” Without saying a word in response, Sodo removed one of his hands from your hips, pressed a finger inside of you, and hooked it. His mouth on your clit and now his finger was enough to make you cum. Sodo kept his finger inside of you, moving it in and out, as he sat up on his ankles looking over you.

He sat there, watching your reactions as he took his other hand and lightly brushed his nails on your outer lips. He watched you twitch as his touches became heavier. His fingers moved to your clit to tease you as he leaned down to kiss your neck.

You took his head in your hands to kiss him as he pressed another finger into you. As you moaned, he smiled against your lips.

“That’s right, sweetheart,” Sodo whispered in your ear as he worked your clit. “Nice and loud for me.”

His fingers moved in and out of you, leaving you moaning and gasping for breath. “Please, Sodo.”

“Please, what? Say it. Ask me, sweetheart, I’ll give you anything you want.”

“I want you inside me.” He chuckled against your lips, pressing another quick kiss to you.

“I am inside you.” He hooked his fingers for effect, making you gasp. “That’s okay, sweetheart. I won’t make you say it.” He took his fingers from inside you and began to pull his pants off, still working your clit. “We wouldn’t want you to feel ashamed, would we?” He tossed his pants and boxers to the side as you looked up, first at his eyes, then his cock. He took it in his free hand, playing with his tip, coating it in your wetness from his fingers. “I can’t have my pious little demon feel tainted.” Sodo took his hand from your clit and moved it to caress your face as he began to rub his cock on you. “Don’t feel nervous, sunshine.” He pressed a kiss against your lips as he started to push into you.

“Sodo-,” you moaned. He pushed himself all into you, just staying still. You wrapped your arms around his neck as he propped himself up with his other arm above your shoulder. With his hand caressing your face, he began to trace circles with his thumb on your cheek.

“Fuck, sweetheart.” He squeezed his eyes shut. “How do you feel?”

“You can move, Sodo.” You inhaled sharply. “I’m okay.”

He pressed his forehead against your shoulder as he began to move, slowly at first, picking up a rhythm. You move your hips with him, matching his movements.

He begins to speak, his voice is strained as his breath falters. “Sunshine, sweetheart, my little demon, my Lilith, you are beautiful. And you are mine.”

You nod, quietly whispering a, “Yes.” between breaths and moans.

“Say it to me.” He picks up his head, looking you in the eyes.

You manage to speak. “I am yours.”

“Promise it.” It’s almost like he thinks you’re going to answer no.

“I promise, I’m yours, Sodo.” One of your hands goes into his hair and holds tight.

“Swear it.” His hips pick up the pace as he thrusts into you, and he groans. You love the sounds he makes as he pants and groans.

“I swear on my soul, on this church, I swear on Satan himself- fuck!” Your fingernails dig into his back and you pull his hair tighter. “I swear! I swear, I’m yours!”

He kisses you deeply in response and against his lips you say, “I’m close, Sodo. Please-” He cuts you off with another kiss.

“Then cum, sunshine.” And you did. As you tightened around him, Sodo’s pace faltered as he moaned in your ear and you felt him cum inside you.

Sodo slowed his pace as you came down, kissing your neck, and whispering praises into your ear. Carefully, he pulled himself out of you and reached over to pull his t-shirt off the ground, using it to wipe his cum off of you.

“Sodo?” He tossed the t-shirt to the side and handed you your shirt and his boxers. You put them on not knowing why he didn’t give you your own, but just happy to wear something of his.

“Yes, my little sunshine, what is it?” He laid down next to you, wrapping his arms around you and holding you close. Your head was under his chin and your legs were tangled in his.

“I’ll always be yours.”

“Is that so?” His fingers began to trace patterns on your back as you yawned and held him closer.

“Yeah. You’re my ghoul.”

“And I am yours, sweetheart. Forever I am yours.”

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Writing anon #1 here with a few questions! As usual please don’t reply if you don’t want to. :)

What kind of character would you suggest writing for? Characters I’m currently interested in or characters I know more about? Perhaps a mix? I’m a little afraid that if I write for the characters I’m currently fixated on I’ll lose interest in them for awhile. For example, I’m currently interested in Daredevil but I know more about the Avengers because I hyperfixated on them in high school.

Where/how do you find inspiration and motivation to write? 

Do you think someone could write a relationship without having experienced it themselves? (Like a romantic relationship) I would assume it would just take a lot of research and editing to make sure it’s fairly realistic. Just like when you writing something else you don’t have experience in (like writing a character being a doctor or barista if you don’t have experience with that.)

Like the second anon I have a lot of trouble with outlining and plots. I usually get an idea I would love to write but have no idea what to do with it. Like how to get to the idea/scene or where to go from it. I really should try actually outlining and taking my time. I also really need to get my brain to understand that drafts are okay and normal. (I struggle with perfectionism, but I’m working on it.)

I realize now how number three might come across. I am an adult not a minor. I just had an extremely sheltered life growing up and have spent the few years I’ve been an adult dealing with a few things that are out of my control. So I haven’t had a romantic relationship of my own, I have read a ton of x reader fanfics and watched a lot of romcoms. And number four isn’t a question. :) Thank you so much in advance!

I'd say write for someone you like, someone you're comfortable with, and if you don't feel like you know enough about them to begin writing then that's easily fixed! rewatch/reread/re-whatever the thing that they're from and pay extra close attention, do it however many times you'd like, take notes. wiki's about the characters can also be super helpful for a ton of those little facts. but at the end of the day, write for whoever you like, whoever will be super fun to write for, whoever will make you excited to write. also you don't have to just choose one or even be stuck if you ever wanna move on, you make up the rules.

inspiration? i find that everywhere. sure, a movie is an easy thing to get my mind hooked on a fantasy, but most of my stories have just come to me in very mundane things. I've leaned into my own life experiences for a lot of sad stories (also used it as a therapeutic tool). there is literally inspiration everywhere, you just gotta open your eyes and see it. that weird tree right outside your window? that could be enough inspiration to begin a whole book. and as for motivation? well, first of all I really enjoy the whole process, so that helps a ton. I'm also autistic and have very good concentration, so I can easily just disappear completely into my wip. I'm also really good at just having it in my routine, sitting down and writing when I have the most energy for it. when I'm working on something very long, that's when it can become harder to keep that flame alive, but I think I've worked out a good rhythm to keep it going and not loose the drive to work on it: first of all, a detailed outline and notes. making a proper routine with it, though also not beating yourself up if it's a bad day and you only reread the last page 50 times, but don't actually write anything new. I also try my best to stay in the world while I work on it. like for when i'm not sitting and actively writing it, then I listen to music that fits the theme or watch movies or shows that have the vibe.

I think that truly depends on the person. some people can and some people can't. I personally don't write about too many subjects I don't have experience in (though still some like for example murder and some of the jobs the characters have, but my imagination can get me far enough to make me comfortable tackling those subjects). so yeah, that's so individual whether someone can do that well or not.

from my understanding of you from the very limited interactions we've had, I'd say that it'll probably continue to be difficult while you're not getting enough sleep for your brain to function properly as well as some other stressful things I could imagine is also going on and perhaps is the cause of the sleep issues. a few things that helps my perfectionism is to say that this draft will only be read by me and no one else, to say that this is only a silly little fanfiction just for the lols and not a fancy leather-bound novel, and also to aim for it simply to be finished and not for it to be perfect. and sometimes when it comes to beginning, you'll just have to jump straight in with the attitude of an imaginative and playful child. also sitting down and being like "okay, I'm not allowed to do anything other then come up with a story. I'm allowed to sit here, look around at my surroundings, and push through the boredom till my brain comes up with a story to entertain me". don't be afraid of slowing down and embracing the stillness, that's always where my best stuff comes from. and plot stuff? that is a huge subject and I'm not sure what advice could be beneficial for you. it's one of those things where learning about it on a technical level can be helpful, but only to get the sense into your bones and then throwing those rules and patterns out of the window like they never existed to begin with and just letting the flow of the story lead you.

[tasty-littl-snack]

Trying to understand the logic of people saying they’re done with Watcher and Ryan and Shane but will turn around and watch Buzzfeed Unsolved which has *checks notes* Ryan and Shane.

Yeah tbh. I think I can kinda understand it, it's like you're listening to earlier albums of your fave music artist, because they changed the genre with their latest album and you don't vibe with their new songs or watch a tv show's earlier seasons because the later one's totally destroyed the characters you liked. (Happened to me, like some things seriously had only two seasons and I'm ignoring the five next ones and two movies or whatever.)

So in that aspect I can kinda get it. Bfu started 8 years ago, that's a whole almost decade, and sometimes you don't really think of the quality of the content (because I will once again die on the hill that waverly gf ep is much better than waverly bfu I'm still confused how a show this badly made took off in the yt algo back in the day), but what it made you feel like, or where you were in life when you first watched/got into it. There's a kind of nostalgia attached to it and I imagine all of those fans who are like "I hate ghost files but I loooove bfu it's my comfort show", don't really care that it's Ryan and Shane it's the familiarity of watching it over and over for years and it being more memeable and quotable because those lines got repeated and memed to death over the years.

For example I don't really find myself coming back to the earliest eps of bfu if I had to rewatch them. I much prefer Ryan's normal voice to his theory one, and that's because seasons 6 and 7 are when Watcher was a thing, and their interpersonal relationship changed to a more "I like it here, we are friends". In the earlier seasons they aren't that close, Shane is more closed off and assholeish towards Ryan, and well Ryan is younger and thus more kind of playing a cool dude. I feel like he got to be more himself as the years went on and I like that.

That's also the odd thing about being a fan of real people as there is an interesting dichotomy to it. Like on one hand I respect them for what they do their comedy/craft/ability to express their creativity. On the other there's the respect for them as individuals, acknowledging that at the end of the day they are like. Just some guys making stuff. And people grow and change. You're not the same person you were at 25 when you are 34, you are not the same person you were at 30 and 38, but since you got immortalized at 25 and 30 and continue to make content for years people expect you to be always like that. A character that doesn't change, or changes according to a logic of a story. But real life is so much stranger and more interesting than that! There's no logic to your actions, you make mistakes and grow from them. At the time of making a decision you have no idea if it's a good or bad one or how it will go, and if you think you do I don't think you had serious choices to make in your life yet. But I think people expect of them to be those characters who don't change or grow. I assume those people have no respect for Ryan and Shane as real human beings, because they have some imagined version of them how they are presented in those episodes they watched over and over. So to them it doesn't matter that bfu has Ryan and Shane, because those are seen as different characters, not the "evil greedy capitalists who made their own company", but your friends that you know the best because you can quote their lines as you watch them in the background. And additionally there's the nostalgia of watching your beloved show that makes you feel younger because life was simpler back then. You didn't have your worries of adult life because you were in college/high school, and bfu reminds them of that. The fact that it's not giving watcher any money is only better for the haters bc it's like pirating. You still enjoy your favorite part of your blorbos, and don't feed "the big evil watcher" so kinda best of both worlds.

Some people also can't admit that the content didn't change that much, they just lost interest/grew out of it (and it's fine, interests change that's normal), but that's not on them, that's surely on Ryan and Shane for changing and evolving in their craft.

Baffling to me tbh because if I was a fan of them I'd wish them well not for their downfall and contribute to lower views by giving it to a big corporation (which isn't watcher). But that's just me.

Sorry this got deep I just am so tired of people saying bfu is better. It's really not you just miss the person you were when you watched it for the first time. That's the case with every 'comfort' show. It's why it brings you comfort. Real people behind it don't really matter.

[drill-teeth-art]

genuine question: how do you post so *much*? not a bad thing at all!! i honestly aspire to post as much as you, but how do you deal with not wanting to draw/having no ideas? on the same note, how do you generate ideas? love your art so much!!! a huge inspiration to me <3

Well, the main reason I post so much is because I just draw so much. Like if I wanted, I could let the queue run at just one post a day and just add stuff as I draw it and probably have it at 50+ queued posts before the end of the week. It's already at 18 and I usually post more than once a day lol. And the reason I draw so much is because I simply don't like to not be drawing all that long, honestly. Hell, even if I hate everything I'm making at a given time or I'm really frustrated with my process or I just feel like shit about my work, I still want to be drawing at least a little each day. Maybe there's something wrong with me, but I just want to draw! It's like my lifelong friend. Even in the times I hate it, I still love it.

I don't really know if I could teach others how to want to constantly draw. It's a mentality, I guess. And I'm sure others could figure out how to motivate constantly, but I wouldn't know how to teach that. Finding inspiration though and drawing without ideas, that I do have some advice for. For inspiration, I find the best way to be inspired is to actually look at things and do things. Watch movies and TV shows and read books and play video games and rewatch things you used to like and go outside and look at the animals and plants and people and hear the sounds and browse the work of other artists, ones you already like and some who are brand new to you. You're bound to find something you like and want to practice eventually. And as for what to draw when you want to draw but don't know what, what I usually do is default to a simple go-to subject. Something I've drawn before and I know how to and it comforts me. Just a quick sketch will do. Full piece if you're feeling it. Just something you already Know just to get your hand moving. I find it's easier to pick out things to draw after I've at least doodled something first. And even if I still can't pick anything else, at least I've doodled one thing I already know and like that drawing session!

Thank you very much for the kind words! I sincerely hope my advice helps you out. And I'm really happy you like my art so much. Have a good one!

[self-indulgent-paw-patrol]

Ok i'm ngl it's kinda funny that u put Immortals as Ryder's song bc i JUST rewatched Big Hero 6 this week!! And I can already feel myself falling back into it, it's just!!! So comforting and cute and heartbreaking 😭 anyways, do you think that movie exists in the Paw Patrol verse? Do you think the pups + Ryder have seen it? Idk why, but i can see Marshall having a Baymax plushie somewhere -💖🌟✨️💫

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA THE COINCIDENCE

When I work with stuff in a fandom, I like to think EVERYTHING exists in their universe too. Take Digimon as example:

The famous sequence from the beginning. Digimon Adventure, Digimon Adventure 02, Digimon Tamers. The first two are direct sequels, with the second working around the 2 youngest kids from the first but now more grown up and with a new group of friends, while the older ones from first are still around as well. The third is a different universe, where the kids play Digimon Trading Card Games and have Adv and Adv02 as an anime to promote the TCG (just like us in our real world). Waaaaaaaay up ahead in yet ANOTHER different universe, all "heroes" from other verses are summoned up to fight a bigger baddie, and the kid from Tamers is like "Oh I know these two, they're fictional characters in my world (about the main protags from Adv and Adv02)". Digiception!

In Paw Patrol, thanks to the movies, we know THERE IS Paw Patrol merchandise being sold around and pretty much funding everything the Paw Patrol owns, from lands, to buildings, vehicles, equipment, technologies, everything is funded by SELLING LICENSED PAW PATROL MERCHANDISE. I bet they have the animated cartoon too. Can you imagine Ryder writing down episode ideas for the writers to work on scripts and have the episodes animated and airing in a constant for several years?? The ideas coming straight from Ryder??? All that merch wouldn't sell itself just by their fame as rescuers alone - although I gotta agree I'd buy dog and horse stuff from my local cops/firemen if they'd invest in showing off their animals at all.

ANYWAY

For me, everything exists in the Paw Patrol universe just the same. And yes I think they'd have watched BH6. Ryder would show up at anime cons and events cosplaying as Hiro. AND YES MARSHALL WOULD HAVE A BAYMAX PLUSH. LET'S GIVE HIM ONE. Whenever I get to open that askbox again, I mean, lol

[koreandragon]

Kdramas are in such a sorry state lately it's so sad. We're getting all these sequels for shows that mostly weren't supposed to have multiple seasons so they're a mess bc they have no story to tell. They're all dazzle razzle and no actual decent writing (taxi driver, nine tailed fox, romantic doctor etc) and then we have the 500 crime/thriller shows which are mostly deeply mediocre or downright awful. At least with romcoms if the chemistry is good and the character work is decent enough you can have a really fun show. With these dramas most of it hinges on a well written plot at which the majority fail spectacularly. News came out a few weeks ago that there are 80 dramas made that might never air bc they have no platform bc all the big ones cut the wen-thurs slot except jtbc so there are 80 dramas that will most likely rot after so much hard work and these could be great dramas, because their criteria is it will air if it has big names in it, so this is not a quality issue. Netflix really f*cked us, not only did it start the collapse of the us industry( writers are striking, actors are about to strike, shows are getting cancelled after 1/2 seasons and 8 episodes, shows getting purged for a buck, everyone is only looking for IP with big names and no one cares about good ideas or creativity) it also insidiously burrowed into the kdrama industry and changed the genres of dramas we get, the number of episodes we get, even the sequels bc it used to be no matter how huge a shows ratings were, the worst they could do was an extension, sequels weren't a thing that happened except very rarely in prodecurals like ten or vampire prosecutor. The entire thing is a sad state of affairs, another case of tech bros devastating an industry (I'm referring to the US tv/movie industry) they don't understand to line their pockets and moving on to the next one while the wreckage left in their wake will never be salvaged.

anon i absolutely agree. this is such a depressing topic for me especially because i just love cinema so much. my parents raised me to love movies then i eventually fell in love with tv shows and kdramas and it literally kills me to see the downfall of these amazing comforts in my life. i think the main reason why i haven't been here is because i just wasn't feeling like dragging through another kdrama with a medicore plot. y'all know what i was doing instead? watching old movies i've been meaning to watch for a long time or rewatching classics. you hear this every day and you could jump me for it but...they don't make them like they used to anymore. and idc how corny it sounds cause it's fucking true. exluding some very good recent movies where people making it still care about making an enjoyable piece of media (i don't give a fuck what anyone thinks of tom cruise or top gun, maverick was the only new movie in a long time that made me feel like i used to while watching movies and i literally cannot wait for the new mission impossible film). i'm a 100% with the writers strike, i really hope that they can get what they want and we will finally get back at least a fraction of something that was lost along the way. netflix was supposed to make things accessible, not turn the industry upside down and inside out then light it on fire and piss on the flames. every time i read a season 2 announcement of a kdrama i just go UGHHHHHHH. why are we adding seasons to a show that doesn't need it and why are we cancelling seasons for shows that needed to go longer to tell a story? what's the fucking rationale? oh oh OH mONEy???? netflix don't have enough MONEYYYY??? can't pay residuals to writers or renew a show that has moved people and has more story to tell but has money to make a squid game IN REAL LIFE (which is in itself like....the point flew over everyone's heads) and renewing shows NO ONE ASKED FOR?? oh what? what? more and more people are unsubscribing from your service? how could that be.....only if there was a solution to keep your subscribers by offering them quality content instead of mindless cash grabs....

i'll close this with probably one of my favorite posts on this site

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tagged by lovely @car-bo-hydrate to try this <3333

star sign: virgo

favourite holiday: new year

last meal: a hot mug of tea and some south african buttermilk rusks (comfort food breakfast!!! ❤️☕)

current favourite musician: probably taylor swift, but as always, it's hard to choose just one. OOOH! lately, dove cameron is high up on the list too

last music listened to: confetti (acoustic version) by little mix - LISTEN. ever since ms perrie edwards put out a tease that her solo music is coming soon, i have been on a big little mix high again, listening to all my old favourites and hyping myself up sooooo much for that perrie music drop 👀👀👀😍

last movie watched: my girlfriend and i rewatched shang-chi and the legend of the ten rings again last night for movie night <3 LOVE that movie, omfg. both my gf and i firmly declared all michelle yeoh's scenes our favourites 🤭

last tv show watched: you know, it's actually been really long since i've properly watched a TV show, so the answer to this is probably something silly like reruns of FRIENDS

last book/fic finished: 2 different answers here!! last book was iron flame by rebecca yarros (yes, i caved to all the hype and read it on the plane - yes, there were bits that pissed me off, but i mostly enjoyed it) and last fic was one of AO3 user venerat's landoscar masterpieces, "i'll kiss you first" <3

last book/fic abandoned: hmm... i tried to read this rom-com called "you & me: a mlm single dads romance" while on holiday in SA, and i just... couldn't make it more than 5 chapters in. the cringe (& the VERY american focus of... everything...) was just too much for me, especially because i tried to read this right after a super delightful wlw rom-com recommended to me by darling @duquesademiel. after that, this one just... couldn't compare. at all.

currently reading: well, i'm back to work, so my time for books has unfortunately dropped exponentially... all i'm actively reading rn is a bunch of f1 rpf fics, to be perfectly honest

last thing researched for writing/art/hyperfixation: "WHAT COULD CAUSE A SCANDAL IN THE REGENCY ERA" 🤣🤭

favourite online fandom memory: storytime sundays where we tell those long DM fics with @boxboxbrioche and @welightitup <3333

favourite old fandom you wish would drag you back in/have a resurgence: HMMM! i am mostly over all my old fandoms by now, to be fair, but if i really had to choose one... probably one direction?? because a proper resurgence would mean the reunion, right? (right?) ((so maybe i'm not quite as "over it" as i pretend 🤭))

favourite thing that you enjoyed that never had an active fandom: ohhhh, i can't think of a name immediately now, but it's definitely some or other book series that, if it had a fandom at all, was so tiny that i was practically the only person in it 🥲

tempting project that you're trying to rein in/don't have time for: LISTEN. i have had the most awful writer's block for months, and now that i can finally write again, somewhat, all that i want to write are the things that i should NOT be focusing on rn, because those things don't have deadlines but other things do *charles_wtf discord react*

prime example: about 2838474829 piarles smut WIPs and a/b/o and chussyverse explorations, instead of... my PWFE fic. some belated birthday fics. some celebration fics i promised nearly half a bloody YEAR ago. oops 😭😭 but, we'll get there. we will! just like this will be ferrari's year (i am delulu) xD

no idea who's done this yet and who hasn't, so i'm just going to tag some friends and hope i'm not double-tagging anyone - also, if i miss anyone, please feel free to say i tagged you anyway, because i'd love to see your answers <3 @boxboxbrioche @welightitup @hourcat @teamnick @sedicii @francophones @radiocheck, if any of you feel like giving this a go <3333

[racheyace]

G/t shitpost

So I love when a movie or TV show surprises you with unexpected G/t elements! And tonight it felt like I was slapped in the face with it and I was around family!

So my Aunt is rewatching the percy jackson movies and then going to compare it with the new series, anyway! Right at the end of Percy Jackson and the lightening theif! Spoiler alert!

Percy confronts the gods to return the lightening bolt to Zeus, the gods are giants!

When Percy walked in that room I lifted my blanket up to cover my smile, the butterflies in my stomach were raging when Poseidon knelt down to speak to his son! I was screaming at him (in my head) to pick him up and give him a fatherly hug to the chest, he shrunk down to Percy's size instead (classic comforting size shifter move).

So yeah that was awesome and now I'm visualising fanfiction ideas in my head!

End of rant. Watch the last ten minutes of the movie.

[yekkiz]

it’s that time of year again… 🎄🎅🎉🎊 no. the highlights of your 2023 media consumption of course! just like last year, i want to know your top 5 films, books, tv shows, songs/albums, pop culture moments if that’s your thing, and as a bonus: any favourite personal moment/achievement in the last year? new to you, new in release, either works! can’t wait to see your response and wishing you a happy new year! 😁🩷

HEY!!! I'm adding media I've loved this year wether it was released this year or not if thats ok but most of these did in fact release during 2023

long paragraph..,,

top 5 films

Beau is afraid - absolute favorite 2023 movie, Ari Aster will never fail to get into the depths of my brain in such beautiful and traumatising ways...it was truly a ride - watched it twice in the span of a week because the itch inside couldn't stop itching god it was so good, it felt like a dream and a nightmare and god knows how bad i love things that feel like dreams and nightmares, the mystery of what it means to "dream"

Talk to me - YES!!!! great horror!!!!! BEST montage scene of the year (yes. that scene with Le Monde song) great great great rhythm it felt like 2000s horror. simple main plot doesn't always mean its gonna be predictable or boring, LOVE a good "not so original" idea when its greatly made and this is the perfect example! classic horror is so back

Infinity pool - insane. loved every second of this. original premise, critic message, GREAT cast, sick visuals...Mia Goth the actress that you are

M3GAN - camp! not much else to say really. watched it a couple times during the year it's just become a personal comfort movie i just love that doll shes everything to me

Pearl - yeah I watched this way too late.........for an A24 horror enjoyer.... sorry father for i have sinned. Rewired my brain chemistry, changed my life forever, did irreversible damage on my psyche etc. Beautiful splendind wonderful i CAN'T wait for maxxxine

top ¿? shows

haven't watched many remarkable shows but there we go with my little ranking...

Severance - incredible visuals, incredible storyline, amazing concept overall, can't wait for season 2

Better Call Saul - this show is all I breathe and Im genuinely worried that I won't be able to like a show as much as I like bcs - fav show i've ever watched, genuinely

La Mesías - best 2023 spanish show.............i love shows i love media i love art. when i watch things like this i feel so honored i'm able to witness such things for so little payment like. this isnt worth a suscription i feel like i owe more for letting me see such thing. i feel like im a voyeur when i encounter media that's so carefully made, with so much taste and eye for detail...like i shouldn't be allowed to watch through my laptop screen in my bedroom . just wow if you have the chance and find a sub version i can't recommend it enough

that was my top 2023, other shows ive watched...just rewatched the office, currently rewatching breaking bad, I think you should leave...

top 5 albums/songs

Desire, I want to turn into you - Caroline Polachek - so ethereal, so dreamy, feels like a movie and like when you fall in love and start noticing things you usually never paid attention to - the beauty of your hometown, your lover's hands or how their smile folds in certain ways when they see you, even how you perceive yourself differently

fav track - either I believe or butterfly net

Fanfare - Dorian Electra - from one extreme to the other..complete chaos and noise and I'm soooooo seated for it! such a complete album with 0 skips, always gonna love a fame themed record that talks about things that aren't relatable at all and gotta love the pop culture moments aswell, they're always so campy yet manage to be deep at times i love an unserious but self aware king what can i say!

fav track - wanna be a star

American Gurl - Kilo Kish - oh i love love this album i love the sound of it, the videogame vibe...every single song is so addictive I'll be minding my business and a random song from this album will pop into my head

fav track - no apology!

Preacher's Daughter - Ethel Cain - well this was certainly something it literally felt like a horror movie and of course I'm so here for it. terrifying, disgusting, sent shivers down my spine the first time I heard it on full length...and still does when I do. such a great album and def one of the best ones ive ever heard, top 5 for sure

fav track - family tree

Ultraviolence - Lana del Rey - yeah i'm 10 years late and thank god I am bc only god knows the irreversible damage this would have done to teenager me

fav track - florida kilos

2023 personal highlights

started the year doing a really nice trip that somehow helped me clear thoughts about my future

I got accepted into the masters degree I wanted which also gave me the chance to meet so many cool people and make so many good friends <3

I've been able to draw soooooooo much - my arm is doing sooo much better

got a tattoo I really wanted! got that flash design in my mind for a while and it's finally on me

this year was so hard for me and my family and it was such a challenge. I'm so proud we could manage through it all, and hopefully this year is easier on us

thanks so much for the ask Imo! sorry I wrote a lot and half of it it's just nonsense though!! I wish you a happy new year <333

[stillbeatingheart]

tag game

I wasn't actually tagged to play by @ms-moonlight-inn but since she tagged one of my fics as something she plans to read this year (thanks for still having that one on your radar, hopefully you get some kind of enjoyment or inspiration or anything other than eek why am I reading this?! from it!), I saw the post and thought the questions were kind of unique (and I'm kinda bored) so here we go 💕

Location: US: Northern Midwest and finally getting some snow 🥳

Astrological Sign: Aries and it often shows

What’s a TV show or movie you plan to re-watch this year?

Rewatch? Hmm... I kind of want to rewatch Station 19 again from the start after the series finale that's supposed to be out this spring/summer.

What’s a book or fic you will probably re-read this year?

Not sure I have any fic that I want to reread, there's still too many on my to read list 🤷‍♀️

Kind of the same answer to the above for books, but I guess I'm about due for a reread of The Glass Castle since my sister got me Jeannette Wall's new one for Christmas. Also it's been awhile since I read Fragile Beasts by Tawni O'Dell and I've been randomly thinking about it again lately.

What is a song you will likely continue to play on repeat?

Deep Satin and Oklahoma Smokeshow by Zach Bryan

What’s a tasty treat you look forward to eating more of this year?

Not to sound like a food weirdo but I'm kinda at a point where I feel comfortable with my regular food intake and there's a lot of things I used to love that don't work for me anymore... but I'll always be someone who chases every meal with something containing dark chocolate

What’s a time sink that you will continue to sink time into this year?

I don't know what's truly considered a time "sink", it sounds kind of like it could have negative connotations if I say my kids but my kids and spouse are the biggest part of my time and I'd like to keep it that way. I haven't written much lately but I'd like to get back in the swing of it. I will sink as much time into the beach as humanly possible once again this summer, like always 😎

Did you pick up any habits in 2023 that you plan to continue?

Not necessarily a habit, but I've been trying to get back into lap swimming lately and I'd like to do that over the winter

What’s your toxic trait?

Being too hard on myself, negative self talk I guess but I don't respond well to positive reinforcement 😂

What is a coping mechanism you will continue to indulge in this year?

Running. Always running until the old body decides it's time to quit.

Tell me something you like about how you look!:

I haven't given up on how I look, but I've given up on caring if I fit someone else's idea of beauty or attractiveness - which has been a lifelong struggle really - and I gave up the gender expectations. It's been freeing to find a place of physical strength that I've never had before and allow it to be about that and only that, not about how it makes me look.

Give me at least three adjectives describing things you like about yourself: thoughtful, empathetic, accepting, and stubborn

Tagging @gnpwdrnwhiskey and anyone who wants to play. 💕

[karebear923]

Vice Versa Rewatch ep 5

Ok now that I got my apology off my chest, I’m ready to get back into this! I’m still here, fam! 💪🏽 and I’ve decided to just vibe. No thoughts, head empty, only feelings 😌

Gosh, it hasn’t even been that long but I’ve missed seeing Sea on my screen 😭 I still get to see Jimmy, but not Sea! I can’t wait for the LOL concert!

Episode 5 is called Winter White, which is associated with purity, perfection, honesty, cleanliness, and beginnings. Here I think it represents new beginnings more than the other definitions. And no, I don’t think it has to do with Talay being cold towards Puen, that’s not what’s happening here 🙅🏽‍♀️

Same, Talay. Same! *swoon* 😍🥰

I love Talay’s “shiiiiaa”s hehe it’s cute every time he says it! 🤭

Is it called meta if they’re basically writing their own love story in the show? Is that what we call meta? Lol

See Talay, it’s these little moments where you just say such real emotional things like it’s no big deal that Puen feels the full weight of them and falls for you even more!! And look at Jimmy’s expression!! This is why I fell in love with this show in the first place!! The looks of love!! 🥹❤️

Oh wow I did NOT remember that Talay was older than Puen! 😮 not by much, but still.

OMG NAMTAN!!!! Back when I watched this I had no idea who anyone was, but now I know!! Gosh everyone looks so young here, it’s crazy how time flies! And omg a Gun Atthaphan cameo too! Crazy!

Oh here it is!! Talay’s biggest fear!! He immediately thinks that Pang could be Puen’s portkey, and he brings up he and Puen leaving each other for the first time. At this point it’s still early into their relationship, and he’s feeling unsure and insecure and he doesn’t want to become attached if he’ll just end up being left behind.

But then Puen mouths these words at him! And it’s just what he needed to see! The reassurance that they can stay together!

Plus it’s kinda cute and silly how he runs away like that after! 🤭

I noticed Talay’s been wearing white all episode so I think he’s the one beginning to fall for Puen. We know Puen’s already come to the conclusion that he’s in love with Talay, but that first kiss has really started turning the wheels in Talay’s heart and mind.

And because Talay’s been wearing white, the color pairing was matched with Puen in black all episode! I see the colors!

Clearly it doesn’t snow in Thailand, cause that is not how you make a snowcone! 😅

This man presents another real fear for them. They might be trying to live their swapped person’s best life, but there’s no guarantee the effort will be returned. And that man was gone for 5 years! His whole life was ruined by the other guy! Puen and Talay could be stuck there for a long time, who knows what Tess and Tun could do by then!

It’s stuff like this that reminds you the premise of this show is actually pretty scary and sad. One second you’re laughing cause of the way they hold their fingers up to count, and the next you’re having an existential crisis 😥

They held hands throughout their first movie screening! 🥺 and Talay said no matter what happens they’ll go through it together! 😭

And then their movie tanks but they watch it together and comfort each other and Talay even plays along with Puen pretending the theater’s packed. And they thank each other for helping each other grow and be better! 🥲

Funny enough, the ending where they have their new beginning since they’re no longer screenwriters is when Talay is not wearing white anymore 🤔 maybe the disappointment has made him close himself off a little.

It felt good to be back to watching this! 😊 The school semester’s almost over so I can do these more often! And I’m gonna enjoy doing it too!

As always a thank you to @stormyoceans for the idea!!