#I'm mad shy abt posting this so

[badgirlcoven-official]

Having RSD in public spaces is the worst bc it's like I need permission to exist too noticeably. Even if everyone is super friendly if I'm even risking being boring or "too much" then I get so scared like oh god everyone's going to get so sick of me as if the worst crime I could ever commit is to be uninteresting

[willowwill1999]

I NEVER POSTED MY EENE OC ON HERE SO..

I'm spinning

ABT HER: Alright, so I have this character I made up called Sasha, and she's double d's AKA Edds little sister. She's really shy and anxious and has trouble socializing. She has autism and OCD. She's always next to double d and wants to be like him when she's older. She's nerdy and really likes science. her favorite part about double d's room is where she's allowed to feed his ants. She's Rae's (rae is @doubledkinnie eene oc :3!) best friend, it took time for her to talk to Rae more, but it all worked out. She's very sweet and kind but can get really mad if something really terrible happens. This image is her when she was young and her when older (ALL COPY AND PASTED FROM WHEN I FIRST MADE HER)

[itslouisan]

Talk about Urahara: does he fit the mad scientist archetype?

Short answer: yes

Btw shout-out to @uraharashouten and @saranel since some of their posts gave me inspiration and in general how they handle his character in their posts

Elaborate answer: What forms the mad scientist archetype/why it fits Kisuke Urahara, can a mad scientist be good or morally gray?

Ok let's start for the recipe for our mad scientist according to portrayal in media as well as writing discussions, ALSO note that these are tropes and they can be adapted and written differently

1- need to be antisocial/isolate themselves socially from others, not get how social interactions work

Kisuke ACTUALLY shows this, such as his initial time as a captain in the 12th division, shy, not knowing to what direction take, and generally not the best with social interaction and relationship with others, in fact, I always saw Kisuke as someone who's introverted and doesn't ACTUALLY want to interact, you need to talk abt his interests and things that he is passionate about to begin with, otherwise it's a raw and empty talk (btw I 100% picture him as autistic, there's no way he doesn't have hyperfocus) so yeah, checks out perfectly

2- they need to have questionable morals

*cough* Hōgyoku *cough* Rukia *cough* some notes on Ururu *cough* that Yoruichi form

Like ME as a Urahara enjoyer and someone who literally dreams abt Kisuke daily and as a hobby analyze him, I understand ALL of the examples set above, but from other people perspectives and character perspective it's acceptable to think he has questionable morals, especially when he's so passionate about his work, plus he always does what's necessary to achieve his goals so...check

(3-5 are PRETTY self-explanatory if you ever watched bleach or paid attention to kisuke at all and his doings to the plot so..yeah, maybe when I'm not tired I'll edit everything with neat examples and explanations jvj)

3- mad scientists aren't always bad, they just have a passion for a specific subject

4- dedicated hours or more in projects that usually are important to the plot

5- usually mad scientists are also used as a important character to the overall plot

6- at least have 1 artificial being created as a companion

I mean Kon was basically his doing indirectly so check, filler but...also these 3 useless bounty arc dolls that I forgot the name of because I despise the bount arc fall into the same category, plus Ururu I'm pretty certain falls into this category and I'd be delighted to make a post with hcs and interpretations on her as to why I classify her as such like Nemu but Kisuke equivalent

Verdict? Mad scientist 100%, though I think he falls into the neutral chaotic scientist vibe

[deeply-unserious-fellow]

Things in Zombies Re-Animated that I can't stop thinking about/just stuck out to me Idk part 2, Electric Boogaloo:

The moonies are just werewolf periods

Like. They're literally just werewolf periods Idk what to tell you-

That's not like, a BAD thing, I just think fucking werewolf periods is a wild thing to introduce to the lore of this series lmao

On a similar note, I made a whole separate post abt this but I'm very confused by werewolf family dynamics I want more lore for that

WYATT'S A RACCOON NOW DON'T GET CLOSE HE'LL BITE

Bucky's very slight redesign in the Halloween special is so funny to me- he looks. So so tired. And yet he's wearing hot pink wolf ears. That dichotomy is very funny to me-

I keep getting the song Ashley was singing along to in Teeny Witch stuck in my head smh

Probably bcuz I keep rewatching Teeny Witch for the Dae content...

Guys I love Dae she's so silly

She's one of the first characters I've ever seen who's actively described by the promotional team as "shy and quirky" who isn't the most annoying person on the face of planet

And her dynamic with Bucky is so fun- genuinely amazing choice to pair them up

Wyatt has so much more personality in the show than he does in the movies. I think he's one of the characters that's def benefited the most from the tv show format

The gag about Addison being obsessed with label makers is so funny omfg

I also liked it when Addison went insane in the woods in the Halloween special that was really funny

Basically I just like that Addison keeps randomly losing her mind in this show I think its a good recurring bit

BACK ON THE SUBJECT OF THE HALLOWEEN SPECIAL- I think the writers forgot why the wolves were mad in the movies

"Sick of living in the woods" GIRL YOUR LIFE SOURCE IS LITERALLY DRAINING AS WE SPEAK I THINK THERE ARE BIGGER PROBLEMS AT HAND HERE

I'm also kinda disappointed that they're retconning Bucky being from Missy's side of the family. I think the idea of Bucky having some alien in him has a lot of potential, and I wish Re-Animated would capitalize on that.

The whole Paint it Blech episode was a fuckin MOOD

Also you can tell Meg Donelly was having so much fun voicing the lil stick figure guy lmao

I absolutely LOVE that we got a whole episode dedicated to Bree, Addison and Bucky omfg- we never actually got to see them working as a trio in the movies, since Bucky was like. The main antagonist in the first 2 and fucked off to hang out with the wolves in the 3rd. So I'm glad we're getting some of that here!

And since we ALSO got an episode dedicated to just the wolves, I hope we get one for the zombie trio in the future, too. We've gotten more of the 3 of them hanging out than we have of the main 3 cheerleaders, but it'd still be cool to get an episode on them :)

Unfortunately I don't think there's gonna be an alien trio episode... unless they decide to bring A-li and A-lan in for one episode and then send them back to the void with the 'aceys?

Which SPEAKING OF- I'm disappointed they fully replaced the 'aceys with just one guy...

Like I think I know WHY they aren't coming back, probably some combo of the writers not wanting to juggle 3 more recurring characters & the person in charge of budgeting not wanting to pay 3 more VAs, but it's still dissappointing

BRING BACK THE POLYCULE PLS I BEG

Also not to go into conspiracy theory mode... but Singular Acey seems really down bad for Bucky, and given that he's meant to fill the role of the aceys...

BACEY'S IS CANON IT'S CANON THEY'RE ALL DATING WOOOOOOO FUCK YEAH I WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!

(I am Delusional I am going Insane)

Bucky is unfortunately a mood-

I, too, am desperate for attention, annoying abt color theory to the point Ive gotten into fights about it, a lover of cool frogs, and won't stfu abt my pets

Wynter is also a mood but that's just cuz I have ADHD and she DEF has ADHD are you KIDDING ME-

Eliza making a version of the z-band to help Wynter focus actually really lends itself to the reading of z-bands as disability aids...

I think it's neat that Zed clearly still has strong oppinions abt the MLP rip off he watched as a kid. That is also a mood.

I'm starting to think that maybe everybody in this show is just a fuckin mood...

The depictions of siblings in this show, while not really a main focus, are really accurate lmfao

Also YES IM COUNTING ADDISON AND BUCKY FUCK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!

The interactions between Willa and Bucky in these episodes were all golden(even if they only interacted in like 2 of them-). I will never shut up abt how much I love them being friends.

It's funny how borderline photo realistic the Shrimpy model is

Okay that's it :)

[babyricecakexx]

Hi, please don't report this acc Its a safe spaceish and I don't post tw stuff intentionally I just have a terrible relationship with food and use this to talk abt it. If this ends up on your page then block don't report that's all 😊 (in relapse mode rn)

This is also my first time being on 3d Tumblr, or any social media for disorderly shit never felt so seen idky nobody told me ppl were here lol.

HW: 86kg 🤮

SW: 82kg (got sick Nd lost 4kg 😀)

CW: 69kg 😂

GW1: 75kg ✅

GW2: 60kg

GW3: 53kg

UGW: 47.5kg but depends on what my body looks like more. 💙

Introduction

Hi, U can call me Hani

I don't care about pronouns to define is to confine imo

Had an 3d since 2018 and Im not thinking about recovery at all right now. (But one day I probably will cos ik ppl mad I'm doing this)

Was forced into recovery by COVID and helicopter parents and only now do I have the time to actually drop some.

I'm queer and also west African if that matters 🤷🏾‍♀️

I do alot of sh not cos I'm sad but cos it feels good (ok mabey I'm sad to).

I listen to mostly emo rock and angsty stuff but I appreciate all music in all languages and genres (from Tokyo Hotel to certain K-pop songs)

Love love love Pierce the veil 😭

Also a huge bookworm 📚🪱

Don't be shy to send a text I love talking to y'all 🩶 I don't mind having minor moots but dont expect me to be encoraging u this shit can kill 🫥.

And if you've read all the way down here then y are we not moots huh?

[notafunkiller]

kinda sudden but i came here everytime just to check on your thoughts abt sebby or aw bcs i randomly saw your post the other day and im hooked😂😭 (and everytime aw posted smth, i checked ur tumblr just to see if you posted anything)

im a very new seb stan ‘stan’ so i didn’t know anything abt him. i only know bits of this and that. im not really the type who’s busy with sum1s relay but i do love gossip and i love your thoughts😂 (i mean mainly my tiktok fyp love aw and sebby, or them being jealous, yours r the first i saw who talks abt smth different)

now bear with me bcs i am a certified yapper

i first came across your ‘body language’ post and it made me think back abt this one vid at the met gala where sebby touched a girls back at the stair (idk if u saw it) the first time i saw it i was like…

“SEBASTIAN STAN, U HAVE A GF😂🫵🏻 U R CAUGHT IN 4K!!”

https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSYPXxyQm/ (this vid)

i know its an innocent act but its so funny for me at the time bcs i never saw any vids abt him and aw so i was taken back a little (if that were my bf i would be REALLY sad😂)

its crazy how that video oozes with so much intimacy /tension or whtv than the vid of him kissing aw at Cannes😂😭 (personally thats what i think)

….

IT MADE ME FERAL like… did u see that hand placement? i would fold so quickly and ask if he’s single😂😂😂

for the others like the pic at cannes, maybe (maybe) he’s nervous, she is too, so their action were jumbled (i saw ur post saying that the two of them werent seen together for a long time, so maybe thats why) + its a big event too, he’s really nervous (a fact bcs its so obvious from his face) thats why the pic came off awkward? idk😂

im not there when he first start dating aw, so i couldnt really judge and make some deep theory however i think (personally) they do fall in love at one point, but now its not??? like the early times? does that makes sense? bcs i did see sum pics and its cute but man idk, besides a mere picture couldn’t tell the whole story. it’s sending mixed signals😂

the urge to interrogate them is so strong, but whtv, its not my problem, i just wanna tell u abt the met gala video and sum of my thoughts. oh and i will always protect and defend sebastian stan (well…unless the issue is undefendable😂 thats another story)

im ending it with a random sebby stan gif, enjoy (oh and also a cat gif bcs it almost look the same as his gif)

with love from:

>> cartof

First of all hiii and welcome here, really nice to meet you!

How are youuu?

Now talking about what you said... well, for someone so nervous, she announced her appearance at Cannes, so I do not believe this whole: I'm shy thing. Especially based on her behaviour and how she talks.

Also, yeah, that video with the hand on the back made the shippers mad bit also defensive. It was hot.

The fact he does not touch AW on the red carpet even for the photo is loud to me. They did not make a couple red carpet entrance and he stepped on her dress. He is an affectionate person in general and honestly (that kiss was not even actually on the mouth) he looked more affectionate with Maria at Cannes...

(Also about Sebastian in general... I wish he didn't crave an Oscar so badly, ngl. It's political and not that much based on merits sometimes, but it's his work... his choice.)

[copper-skulls]

And lo and behold, as he straightened, he saw a glimpse of something a little odd in the treetops. Someone odd, perhaps.

Wing was nestled on a branch that definitely didn't seem thick enough to support him properly (though the skeleton and physics apparently disagreed), open book forgotten as he stared off towards the town square, gaze distant.

He made his way closer, not raising his voice than he absolutely needed to. "You want to dance."

Nothing.

"Wing." Gosh, he was somewhere else, truly. "Wing. Hey, Wing."

Finally, the skeleton startled in the funny little way he did when woken up, barely moving but visibly skipping a breath or two as his eye lights shone much brighter for a blink. Then they landed on him, and surprise gave way to confusion. "Grillby," he signed sheepishly few awkward moments later.

"Mind coming down. I can barely see you."

Wing facepalmed, knocking the book off his lap in the motion, and then it was a mad scramble of panicked movement at the end of which the skeleton somehow stood safe and unharmed on the ground, book safely stashed away in his unsafe inventory. How he managed things like that, Grillby had no idea.

"You want to dance?" He motioned towards the town square. At that, Wing brightened up, catching on what was wanted of him, before very quickly deflating.

"If I knew how, yes," he ended the sentence with a vague apologetic motion, looking off to the side "I've never danced before."

"Really?"

"Yeah, I… never had had anyone to dance with?" He shrugged. Not even barely convincingly casually.

Maybe he was shy that he didn't have a date? "Not even with a friend?" Oh sh— Grillby regretted that question the moment he finished it. Congratulations! You just made the lonely skeleton feel even worse. "Would you like to?"

Wing stared at the offered hand, jaw slightly ajar. Great save. Totally.

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hiii it has been three years since I've posted the first chapter of Two Deaths today and I'm not here lmao. Remember how I wanted to make a bigger drawing for this? Then I proceeded to get all weird abt drawing stuff for myself that took more than an evening for over a month straight and I'm still not quite recovered from that so that fell through. so I tried to get a cute writing wip out. It is now about halfway written and needs editing I don't have the brain for right now. So you get both a rough drawing and a rough bit of writing.

if you poke me around the 20th there's a high chance this is like actually semi-finished and just needs to get re-typed. so uh

god i've been writing td for three years. here's to TD quite possibly seeing me get a title or two before I finish it lmao

[jimmys-zeppelin]

I’m just here to ask you to please bless us with some of your favorite 80s Jimmy pictures 😌

mads....10 is entirely too few. alas, here are ONLY ten. plus breakdowns on why I love them so I'll include a cut so I don't bother anyone 😊

1. okay FIRST. chest hair. CHEST! HAIRRRRRR oh my fbdhdhshdhd. THEYRE GREY!!!! and um excuse me those Curls?? sweet cheeks over here ugh omg lemme squishhhhhh

2. fuckn the cheeks on this man....and the squinty eyes I'm so 🥹🥹🥹 jimmy lemme kiss u. plus u can see a hint of a hint of his pretty green eyes so

3. ciggie 😵‍💫 sweaty 😵‍💫 chubby 😵‍💫

4. nothing to say abt this one other than !!!!

5. RORY!! and the jacket half off HELLO? I'm in love. never can leave out the ciggie. it's a staple accessory ok? and the scarf !!!! oh my good god. I forget what the shirt says but I KNOW it's something about religion. I'm sure of it. sweet babes correct me in the replies if I'm wrong.

6. okay ik he was going through it here but his smile 🥺 he just looks so happy to be there and I know he was so happy to be a part of ARMS in general. like one of his first post zep ventures alone I'm insanely proud of him. and the hands he's so SHY!!! I've rlly been wanting to write an arms era jimmy thing ugh. in love with this photo I wanna squish him. and like. ruffle his hair.

7. this one I saw today 👁️👁️ 100% disrespectfully staring @ the package sorry. ik I've gotten a million and one asks about how big his ... basketballs are. BUT I AM INCLUDING THIS BECAUSE HE LOOKS SO CUTE. also the tie/scarf combo....jimmy. babe. pick one <3

8. *fax machine noises* he looks so SOFT !!!! I've always loved this photo for so many reasons

9. L E G S FOR DAYSSSSSSSSSS. plus the ciggie, can't forget the ciggie. I wanna give him a slap on his ass okay?

10. and I mean. big finale. here we have the Sweat! the Tummy! the LOOSE CLOTHES (practically falling off)!!! and most importantly the curls. obsessed. thank u jimmy

[riddlerosehearts]

🐍 oh my god i had no clue there was a way around the character limit, thanks tumblr for being inconsistent across platforms 💀

Nico was my fave when reading the original series as well! Though I did end up latching onto Leo more when HoO came out, I still always have a soft spot for Nico.

Funny you say that about Jamil, I just saw some super awful takes abt him recently (again) that just made me feel like people are reading a completely different story, though part of that can be blamed on how the EN translation changed some stuff that kind of completely change the context of his situation.. honestly, given what you wrote abt Annabeth I think Jamil would also fit in Athena cabin - he's smart, capable, cunning and a strategist, plus he already has the gray eyes. He'd likely be the head of the cabin too.

I agree! Lots of people have pointed out there's a lack of Leo & Nico interaction in canon despite their similarities and I think that's such a shame, while I don't ship it romantically I really wish there could've been a friendship between them. I wish there was more emphasis on platonic relationships in general in HoO, so many things could've been explored further but we didn't get to :(

Nico being allergic to cats despite liking them is actually so adorable, I'm totally accepting that headcanon now. He tries to hold Grim then starts sneezing uncontrollably.

Me too! I'm usually reluctant to share my thoughts in case anyone reads it and thinks "there's no way you actually think that/that's stupid", but I'm really glad I can share with you and chat about ideas because it's so nice hearing what someone else thinks. Along with that I have made PJO OCs that I have been faaar too shy about showing people, but I they're precious to me and maybe I will post them one day...

Leo just using latest shows as bg noise would fit so well and be so funny lol, he'll know a few things here and there about whatever's going on but be completely wrong about some things that die-hard fans get mad at and give him a long lecture about the series that he barely retains because he didn't expect it. And Leo having fire hair can be uh, just a terrible accident where he lit his own hair on fire, for my "i just want to see it one time" convenience.

Now for a fun question, how do you think Leo & Nico would wear the NRC uniforms or dorm uniforms? Like how Idia never wears the blazer, Jamil wears a hoodie etc - how would they prefer to dress?

tumblr is such an inconsistent, buggy mess it's ridiculous sometimes. recently i discovered that i had blocked someone whose url i recognized but who i didn't ever remember blocking and don't know why i would've, so i unblocked them immediately but i was just like?? how did that even happen?? could've been a mistake on my part but i also wouldn't be surprised if it was a glitch 😭

i latched on so hard to nico as a kid because i was an edgy emo kid who really related to him ADKJGHDK. so of course as an edgy emo bisexual teenager i started loving him even more when house of hades came out. but like i said before, leo is easily my favorite of all the new characters from HoO! i have some criticisms of HoO as a whole but i like leo so much that i used to want to be a hephaestus kid mainly so he'd be my brother (and before that, i wanted to be a hades kid for reasons that are probably pretty obvious LOL).

oof, yeah, i do play twst EN and... okay, i was going to go off on a whole tangent here about jamil and kalim and how the localization watered down their entire fascinatingly tragic dynamic but it got so long that i realized it could practically be its own post. so i removed it and expanded it into its own post. it's here if you'd like to read it, but tl;dr is i agree with you completely lol. jamil is one of the most misunderstood and mischaracterized boys in the fandom and i think the changes EN made definitely have something to do with that, which frustrates me immensely because outside of certain choices made with both scarabia and pomefiore i tend to really enjoy the localization. the way they translate idia's dialogue is comedic gold.

anyway, though, i was also thinking athena might make sense for him! and i know i previously said riddle could be head counselor of the athena cabin, but i can totally see it for jamil too. although, i wonder, how would it affect things if kalim was also present at CHB? would jamil still need to keep his head down, make sure not to outdo him at anything, and reject any sort of position of authority so kalim wouldn't look bad? would he give the head counselor position to someone else (not kalim, i don't think they'd be in the same cabin) if it was offered to him? which reminds me, another idea i had is that i think it could be interesting if jamil was the son of a minor god while kalim was the son of an olympian, possibly giving jamil even more reason to resent him. or it could even be the other way around (say kalim's parent is a minor god and jamil's is an olympian, so jamil is more powerful than kalim but has to act like he isn't) too.

personally i do think romantic leo/nico is cute and it's a ship that i have a lot of nostalgia for since i read a ton of fics for it way back in the day lol, but i'm not shipping them in this twst AU! i'm a multishipper who loves nico and will together too and i really just wish leo and nico had gotten to be friends in canon. i strongly agree with you that HoO should've focused more on platonic relationships, and i actually basically said all of this recently in a post here!

okay, it would actually be hilarious if nico was still allergic to grim despite grim's constant insistence that he isn't a cat. and nico being like, well, i'm allergic to cats and i don't think it's the ghosts that are making me sneeze, sooo. and now i'm also thinking about nico coming at grim like idia in his labwear groovy askjdghd.

i feel like in general i'm so bad at explaining my ideas and i get worried about not making any sense lol! but at some point in the last few years i just sort of started saying fuck it, if i have something that i really wanna post on my blog i'll go ahead and post it and if someone thinks it's stupid then they don't have to follow me. i bet your PJO OCs are great, and you shouldn't be afraid to share them!

HMMM oh man, i'm nowhere near as creative as i wish i was when it comes to fashion because i'm bad at visualizing how things go together lol. but my first thought is that nico canonically insists on wearing his worn out old aviator jacket everywhere up until it literally gets torn to shreds. and then in TOA he buys a black leather bomber jacket and starts wearing that everywhere instead. so i think he'd insist on wearing his bomber jacket over his school uniform like idia does with his hoodie! he'd wear a black shirt instead of a white one, like vil does, and i could see him wearing the vest but i don't think he'd bother with the tie, blazer, or gloves. he'd also wear black converse and maybe he could add some more of his Emo Kid flair by wearing a cool studded belt or attaching chains to his pants or something, i think that'd be fun.

for leo, i would love to hear if you have a different idea than what i say because i'm not as sure about how i think he dresses! but i get the vibe that his main consideration is comfort and how well he'll be able to work in something, like he doesn't necessarily dress badly but he's very casual and doesn't wanna put a ton of time or thought into his clothing. so i could see him maybe wearing the gloves and blazer, but not bothering to put on the vest or tie or button his shirt up at the top, and just grabbing a pair of work boots for shoes.

[mooleche]

A Tale of Ink and Venom

A/N - It’s happening! I’m reworking the old story I was working on to hopefully build a better version in its place! Multi-chapter fic involving OC x Colossus where OCs story unfolds while trying to do a heroic act that ends badly and the chaos the unfolds in the aftermath. Might do a few chapters on here and then move over to AO3 fully eventually to keep from making super long posts but we’ll see how it goes! ( *’ω’* ) Let me know if you’d like to be tagged!

Also BIG THANKS to @leo-writer for proofreading, you are a saint ily! 

₍₍ (ง Ŏ౪Ŏ)ว ⁾⁾

Chapter One: The Video

Moments.

Buddha says that one moment can change a day, one day can change a life and one life can change the world.

I was never one for religion but I think he was onto something there. Look at heroes, for example, they’re faced with moments like these every day. Ones that will save a life and ones that will take them away the second you hesitate. Moments that will give you the upper hand if you’re lucky and others that will leave you flat on your ass if you're not.

 Or worse. 

Now, I'm no hero by any means, but I like to think that the moments I experienced today would help shape what was in store for me tomorrow. A moment that would maybe even help shape me into something more someday.

So with that, let me ask you this:

Just what moment was it that led me to witness the death of a real superhero in his time of need? And not just any run of the mill death either. I'm talking blood everywhere, in my mouth, in my hair. 

Everywhere.

How had it all gone so wrong so fast?

I suppose in order to know that we have to go to the beginning, back to the morning where my life was about to be given a serious overhaul into chaos.

Back to college.

-

It was late. Very late.

A judgemental 3:45 AM stared back at me from the corner of my laptop's screen and a sigh of defeat escaped me. The Witching hour no longer belonged to ghosts and demons, but to college students that waited until the very last minute to get their 10-page essays written before it was too late. I was no exception to this, sacrificing the last remaining brain cells I had left to crap out what I deemed a passable paper on the artists of old. 

At least that's what I had been doing. 

Now I sat with my legs drawn up to my chest as I stared with growing exhaustion at my laptop. The glowing screen was flooded with news reports of the latest superhero successes and the villains they caught around town. This wasn’t exactly an uncommon thing for a city like Brooklynn. In fact, it was because of this city being such a hot zone for criminal activity that we had things like ‘Top 10 Villain Blunders of the Week’ to begin with.

Then, strangely, my eyes spotted something that I hadn’t expected to see.

I lurched forward, immediately feeling my body protest as I inspected the article that had grabbed my attention. It was a few days old, a journalist touching base on a series of unfortunate events from almost 6 months ago. A superhero trainee under the name of Deadpool had landed himself in hot water after murdering an orderly from the Essex House for Mutant Rehabilitation in what was seen as a cold-blooded attack to the media. Just reading the name of the facility left a bad taste in my mouth, but the video it included to recount the moment made the sensation even worse.

It was old, I had watched it over a dozen times in the recent months and yet I still found myself glued to the screen with morbid curiosity. The cameraman who had been focusing on a tense-looking reporter at the scene now fumbled clumsily over to the main event, a stout looking teen who had earlier called himself Firefist. I’d give you three guesses why he called himself that but taking a look at his clenched fists answered it all too well. 

He stood separated from a cautious crowd of police and bystanders with hands that radiated heat strong enough to cause everyone surrounding him to keep their distance. That was if all the destroyed wreckage around him hadn’t given them more than enough reason to stay back already.

As many times as I had seen this, I still felt bad for him. He looked worn down and angry, but more than anything was the noticeable expression of fear he wore, like a trapped animal willing to do anything to escape. A feeling that I was once all too familiar with.

I sank back into my chair and sighed. No amount of times seeing that clip made that look any easier to see. It was one that hit so close to home and yet I couldn't pinpoint it no matter how many times I tried. I closed my eyes and listened to him continue to threaten the police ballsy enough to step towards him:

"Stay back, I'll burn you!"

The words didn't resonate, but the tone did. Somewhere in the back of my mind was a memory lurking that I couldn't quite touch no matter how hard I focused on it. A memory sealed away so tight that even thinking about it caused my thoughts to grow numb, but that panic in the boy's voice always caused it to stir. Sometimes I felt like I was close enough to grasp it, all I needed was to push a little farther-

A loud bang erupted nearby and my eyes shot open in a panic. Whatever unconscious soul searching I had been doing was broken as I scrambled to catch my headphones now threatening to fall off my face. I looked around, both frantic to find the source to the sudden noise and also hoping no one saw my embarrassing act only to be greeted with muffled laughter nearby.

"Buenos Dias, Princesa! Did I wake you?"

I rubbed my eyes haphazardly and looked to the side of the small room to find a redheaded amazonian grinning back at me from the window. To my utter surprise, the sun was now out and shining it’s smug rays straight into our dorm as I stood to greet the grinning assailant. My bones protested with various cracks in response before I shuffled to my bed and threw open the window to face her.

"That wasn’t funny, Ava! What are you even doing up so early?" I asked through an unavoidable yawn, but I already knew the answer. Ava Santana was a Dominican powerhouse of energy, a mysterious enigma that seemed to only love running, German beer and, for a few crazy months, me. When she wasn’t burning the candle at both ends to keep her insane track record and an intimidating 4.0 GPA up, she was usually creating some wild new building blueprints that she was proud to show off to you before stealing your girlfriend. 

I didn’t know how she did it all and at this point, I was too afraid to ask.

She lifted herself onto the windowsill before tossing her shoes inside, swinging her long tan legs onto my bed to join me all in one fell swoop. All I could do was blink in surprise, knowing I would have faceplanted halfway through if I even attempted this motion. Her gaze studied me curiously now. 

"We both know why I’m awake, or were you expecting someone else to carry our track team to victory?" She teased, her face close to mine with a devious smile planted on her lips. ��What's your excuse though, Sleeping Beauty? Building more schematics? Spying on the police scanner? Or maybe staying up late to watch him again?”

“Me? What? Hah, no. Can’t a girl just finish her essay like a good normal college student?”

“You could...if you’re not Nina Knight,” another voice announced beside us and I turned quickly to see another familiar face smirking back at us. Her name was Bambi Banks and she was known as the bad influencer extraordinaire of our dorm when she wasn’t taking candid photos for the Daily Bugle. You thought you had a bad idea? She had 10 at the ready that would probably get you put on the Top 10 lists. Despite this, she was the best friend a girl could ever ask for. 

Even if she now held my laptop in her hands frozen on a very particular shot of the clip that caused my face to burn.

“I really was working on my essay!” I protested as I reached for it only to fall short as Bambi moved just out of my range and looked to Ava curiously.

“I don’t know, Ava. Does this look like an essay to you?”

“You’re the journalist in training, tell us what you see.”

“Well if I had to title this ‘essay’, I would say ‘10 Reasons I Want This Man to Sit on My Fac-’”

“Alright, enough! You caught me,” I protested as I made another attempt to grab the laptop and succeeded, cradling it in my arms with a frown plastered on my face. “I just wanted to hear the update on this story…It put a lot of people in hot water y’know.” I added before taking a seat back at my desk, ignoring their victorious snickers. As much as I did have ulterior motives for watching the clip I really did want to see the outcome of the nationwide fiasco. Despite both the trainee and the kid being taken to the Ice Box to be reprimanded the X-Men and mutantkind as a whole were put under fire for their actions and the remainder of the story fell to a hush to the media in the months after.

Bambi rolled her eyes and ran her hands through her hair, flecks of hot pink from her bangs peeking through her blonde locks as she gave an exasperated sigh over my earnest answer.

“I really shouldn’t be saying this but the guy that looked like he was a walking talking condom was in the right all along.”

“No bullshit? How?” I pressed, now fully taken by the sudden turn of events.

“I heard it from some guy at the Bugle. That Essex place was nasty for mutants, another conversion camp or something so the government was desperado to keep it under wraps.”

“Leave it to the government to try and kill the truth,” Ava muttered under her breath as she stood to leave, pausing to take one of my hands in hers to inspect it thoughtfully. The contrast was big between us; her hands were long and slender while mine were smaller and discolored to a sooty black at the tips. “At least this means you won’t have to hide anymore.”

I knew that she meant well but the words still caused me frown. Not many people knew that I myself was a mutant. Hell, when you lived in a society where people who weren’t old, white, or male were already frowned upon like the next bubonic plague it wasn’t something you wanted getting out. Throw a genetic mutation that gave you unusual powers into the mix and you were the plague. I was lucky to have people around me that knew and accepted me like I was normal, but the reminder still stung. 

Bambi seemed to sense this and absent-mindedly pressed the play button on the video once more as if to distract my thoughts and boy did it work. I felt my face grow warm once more as the clip played. There, once frozen on the screen had been the perfect back shot of a man sprawled over the trainee after his killer shot, a man that now stood a good few feet over everyone else as the police did the cleanup of the area.

A man covered head to toe in metal.

He went by Colossus, but his real name was Piotr Rasputin. At least this is what Google told me when I went super-sleuthing around after I saw him in action for the first time. When he wasn't saving the day with his ragtag team of heroes he taught at Charles Xavier's School for Gifted Learning, a sanctuary for mutants who wanted to feel safe while honing their skills to help mold a better tomorrow. 

I had met Xavier himself years ago on my own tour of the school with my parents. He was very nice and very bald. The school itself had been created in his families estate and transformed into the bustling safe haven that it now was, when it wasn't getting blown up by the villain of the week at least. Despite this terrifying fact I was always envious of those who could attend because I had always wanted to enroll myself. The only downside was that my parents didn't want a burnt corpse for a daughter in the aftermath. How selfish.

I threw my hands up to my face and groaned. “That could have been me on his team! I could have been hot for teacher!”

“And? What’s stopping you? If you like him so much why don't you just go to the school?" Ava called from our bathroom and I groaned again.

“It doesn’t work like that. You can't just go back to that school.”

“And why not? You’re a mutant right? You wanna meet other mutants, right? Maybe get some chrome dome in the process if you get my drift,” Bambi winked. 

I glared at her in response.

It was true, I was a mutant, and maybe I did want that chrome dome. But I had tried the whole superhero vigilante thing before. 

It didn’t go well. 

An ancient proverb once said ‘You can't swim, you can't dance and you don't know karate. Face it, you're never gonna make it.’ and you know what? I stood by that. It’s why I took my very particular set of skills and decided to waste away in one of Brooklynn's most prestigious art colleges -they're words, not mine- instead. It wasn’t ideal, with a dorm that I was convinced was made for ants instead of four people with questionable living styles, but I had friends and I finally felt normal. I didn’t need to mess it up by visiting that school again.

As if reading my thoughts Bambi frowned and took one of my hands in hers, inspecting my inky black fingertips with thoughtful blue eyes.

“I know you’re deadset on having a normal life here but you have a gift, Neeners. And you deserve to be able to show the world what you can do with it.”

“Yeah, I’m really going to turn the world around with my ability to control ink,” I scoffed before taking my hand back gently and sighing. As much as I wanted to bury that side of me I did want to meet others like me, be a part of something bigger and save the day once in a while. 

This? This life was boring. But it was safe. And I needed safe.

I looked up to her and smiled softly. “I...will consider going back there, if only to pay Mr. Xavier a visit and...maybe see how the school’s doing.”

“Code for visiting Mr. heavy metal man, got it.” Bambi winked while imitating a heavy Russian accent as she moonwalked poorly out of the room. 

“You’re a terrible influence, Bam,” I called through stifled laughter before standing and stretching. As much as I hated her pep talks sometimes she was the reason I kept using my powers, keeping them as fresh as I could in case the chance ever arose to use them. Even now the schematics that Ava had so casually mentioned as a joke were tucked away under my desk to play with on a rainy day.

I must have stared at them too long because I felt Bams hand gently touch my shoulder and I jumped in surprise.

“Did you hear Ava? Your alarm is going off,” she asked softly before nodding towards my phone. She was right, the soft tune alerted the room once more before I had the chance to turn it off and blinked in surprise. 

“Sorry, my mind was somewhere else...”

“Between Professor Colossus’ thick thighs we knooow. Don’t let that mans glutes cost you your job,” Ava teased before motioning for Bambi to follow her out the door. She held back and gave me a reassuring squeeze.

“Hey, don’t let our conversation from earlier freak you out. Baby steps, okay? No rush,”

“Right. Baby steps…” I whispered, my gaze falling back to my hands that I had begun wringing absentmindedly with growing anxiety. I looked back up to her and smiled. “Thanks, Bam. I appreciate it.”

“Hey, that’s what friends are for, right?” she grinned before disappearing behind the door. She was right. Friends were there to steer you onto the better path when you doubted yourself. This is what I tried to convince myself as I headed to the bathroom to prepare for the day ahead.

Now that I look back on it I was grateful for that peaceful moment of clarity between friends because after what happened later on, God was I going to need it.

[albedos-mommy]

also congrats on 150+ followers! could you do hcs for #11 with kazuha, venti, and xiao?

AWWW thank you my love <33 and of course!!!

EVENT:

Washing Kazuha, Venti and Xiao's hair headcanons <3

It's a bit long, so I put it under the cut <33

Since Kazu travels a lot, I don't think he takes the time to REALLY spoil himself and wash his hair very thoroughly

Despite that, his hair is still always soft???

This man on some cheatcodes fr

Anyways, so you're gonna have to wash his hair when he's on a little break from all that traveling

He'd be happy to agree! In fact he seems a little too eager...

Man just likes having his hair touched okay..

So, that would lead to you sitting behind him in the bath, and gently applying his favorite shampoo into his hair

You could try to talk to him!!

Don't worry when he doesn't answer you... he's so deep into relaxation he just.... forgets to talk sometimes <3

Actually, talking to him is highly reccomended

Alongside with your fingers brushing through his hair and massaging his scalp, your voice would relax him even further

Tilts his head back when you wash the shampoo out, he LOVES feelinf the warm water go through his hair

And yes, he does sigh and gasp a lot, but it's super cute <33

He never really gets the chance to be this relaxed

So don't be surprised to see Kazuha shyly asking you to do this more often <3

He will immediately agree to it!!! And run straight to the bathroom to "prepare" everything

Oh.... oh sweet Venti....

He lights candles, and prepares some drinks for the both of you <333

He's super sweet, and awfully excited to just get his hair washed..

So, asking him isn't the problem, but getting him to sit still is another story...

He sits still when you gently undo his braids, but after that...

He doesn't mean to be rude!! Really! He just has a lot of energy and he's very excited okay...

He'll calm down a bit when you apply the shampoo though- he wanted it to be one of yours so he could smell like you <33

Eventually, even Venti succumbs to your soothing hands and relaxes

Feeling the warm water cascade down his shoulders just felt so nice, he couldn't help himself..

After you apply the conditioner, he cheekily asks you to wash the rest of him as well..

If you just huff and ignore him, he'll let out that stupidly cute giggle of his... you can't really be mad at him anymore..

But if you say yes, you'll see Venti grow a bit.... shy..?

Oh? His eyes would widen a little, with a nervous little smile on his face.. maybe you could even catch a small shade of pink on his cheeks

That only lasts for a few seconds though, as he quickly accuses you of not being able to get enough of him

Sure Venti... SURE...

I was abt to post but XIAO'S PART WAS DELETED??? I'M LITERALLY SO UPSET RIGHT NOW IT TOOK SO LONG

Getting this man to take a BATH is already a challenge

Sigh

Especially if you're sitting behind him

Xiao doesn't think he deserves to relax that way :( plus smth like this takes a lot of trust

He eventually agrees to it though..

Only because you wanted it!! He doesn't want you to do it himself... haha of course!

Que Xiao sitting in front of you in the bath, still super tense and looking... pretty nervous...

Though, that changes when you start running your hands through his hair along with the warm water..

His breath hitches, as he shakily breathes out again

He seems to be.. enjoying it? You can tell from the way he leans in to you more with a shy blush on his face <333

He's generally quiet, but when you put the shampoo in his hair and massage his scalp?

He's.. still quiet. But less!

You'll hear little gasps from him, and see his brows furrowing

It's all so new to him... these scents... the warm water... your hands... he might just fall asleep right here...

STOP HIM 😭 he's not trying to drown on purpose I swear

Just lightly shake him awake and promise you two can cuddle and sleep after

He just mindlessly nods along, already agreeing to what you're saying

He really wants to just stay here forever... and he looks disappointed when you're done

Like??? Already??? :(

You reassure him that you'll have many, many more chances to do this in the future

In fact

Give him some time, and he'll start to ask for them himself!

[suckishima]

for the character(s) ask: yamaguchi and kenma (i dont remember you talking abt him much so im interested)

Aah yes, thanks for asking Ganeefah!!

yamaguchi here! but i can answer for kenma!

First impression: i remember i knew immediately that was going to be Important during his introduction lol, with the way hinata just runs into him essentially on the street. i also massively related to the way he just hid away in his games, and also like, ran away when kageyama so much as looked at him alskdjas. i figured he was gonna be super shy all the time and like grow into his confidence

Impression now: i'm pleasantly surprised that his arc doesn't turn out quuuite like that lol. like he does get more expressive and absolutely grows, but it feels more like his confidence is slowly being uncovered rather than discovered entirely, if that makes sense. like as soon as he's comfortable, kenma is gonna be throwing out insults left and right lmao, and he really doesn't seem to be afraid to show his full self at all. it's never like he actually doubts himself or his skills and it's more like he just dislikes dealing with things 😆and i really like how that all plays out in his character arc, it feels very unique to me, while being super satisfying

Favorite moment: *clenches fist* season 5 WHEN. my dear anime-onlys, know that some amazing kenma moments are coming and they are coming soon (well. soon narratively at least lol), and they are so so good. but of what we've seen so far, probably just the whole bit about him and taketora learning to be teammates and, dare i say it, friends lmao. i think it says so much about kenma that he does actually manage to have a good relationship with him and actually try at keeping it that way too, considering how much he doesn't like to deal with things lol. it's like the beginning steps of realizing that some things do take work, but that that work can lead to better things

Idea for a story: lmao i'd be interested in just like a little thing about him and hinata hanging out playing video games. hinata is all excited about everything but keeps getting mad when kenma consistently kicks his ass. always asks for a rematch

Unpopular opinion: when people think he's nice alskjdasld. i mean he's not like a mean malicious person, but like, kenma is usually indifferent at best. where is that post that's like "fanon kenma: uwu canon kenma: *drawing of kenma throwing a chair at lev*" bc YEAH. he isn't some incapable shy little kid who's scared of everything, he's the one deliberately not making eye contact while simultaneously, silently roasting everyone's very existence

Favorite relationship: rrrrr this is a really hard choice between kuroo and hinata, but i think. hinata. the support of each other, the inspiration between the two of them. they each bring something out of the other than only they can and it's really cool to see how it plays out

Favorite headcanon: his teammates always send him pictures of pudding in the groupchat and he haaaaaates it. he never re-dyes his hair at all tho, too much effort

[crosswindtakeoff]

I'm bored as fuck drop your salt about v&tsk

Oh jeez... fandomwise or canonwise?

I don't think there's much I can say canonwise that hasn't already been said. All the characters of color are based off of vaguely racist stereotypes (I.E. Yong being the "Jinx Asian character") and stuff like that, all complaints of which I agree with.

But uh, oh man, fandomwise? Jesus where do I begin.

How about varigo interpretations?

I just think, imo, I've seen a lot of people portray them in a way that just... rubs me the wrong way as a gay man. I really hate the stereotype of "smaller guy is big pushover and so easily flustered and uwu shy" and then "bigger/taller guy is flirty and strongk and an asshole but its ok because its hot♡"

I actually don't see this as often as I thought I would, but im assuming that's because I tend to stick to people in my own friend circle for varigo content, but that doesn't mean I haven't ran into it.

Varian's not shy and he's not a pushover, like holy shit I can not emphasize the enough, if Hugo said any of the "uber hot flirty" lines half the people write Varian getting flustered by, he would have bodyslammed Hugo in 10 seconds flat.

There's just something so stupid about the idea of Hugo being an overly flirty guy who pushes boundaries and doesn't respect personal space or romantic advances and thats... thats supposed to be attractive? No.

I mean, I know most of the characters have vague personalities so there's not exact way to write them in-character except Varian. He is literally the most fleshed out from tangled the series and from what we've seen, he's clever, insightful, and oh my god he is stubborn. There is just no way in hell he'd lay down and take flirting from some random dude.

One thing I still don't get about people writing him as a push-over even after season three is... Yeah in season three, he was a damsel in distress a lot, but he... still had a lot of moments of sass... Did you. Guy's not. Watch the show?

Are you willfully ignoring character traits so it can be """sexy"""?

They tend to reduce Varian to a weird push-over which is. The opposite of his character. He's a sassy dude who may have a hard time turning people down do to maybe past situations,, he's still not going to lay down and let Hugo push him around.

People are very much too worried about what is "sexy" in mlm ships than what's healthy.

Also Varian literally spent so much of tts having trusts issues aeound his dad and raps and everyone and then unhealthy relationships of manipulation around the saporians. I just think he should have a healthy relationship with trust and communication and not just. "Mmm haha flirt sexy"

Also I just. CALL ME CRAZY but I think portraying all mlm as "hot flirty guy who pushes boundaries" and "person who finds being pushed around and abused sexy" is... bad. Like. Its just bad. Wtf yall.

Thats about it for varigo but one more thing that bugs me abt the fan base is like. People arguing over 7k being Canon or not.

Like. People get excited and thats fine but then there's people who are like... idk I don't wanna be mad at them bc I know they're trying to help and like. Tell people not to get their hopes up, but I promise saying "its probably not gonna happen" doesn't. Do anything. It just seems kinda mean tbh.

Like yeah idk maybe its not maybe it is happening idc at this point, let people be happy with their own things and if it ends up not being canon they can find out on their own. Like who cares just leave it alone idk lol.

Kind also ties into a lot of tts fans that dislike complaining abt 7k posts showing up in the tts tag... like. Just. Mute 7k or vat7k or whatever???? There is a mute button on tumblr dot com you can use it. I promise you will not die of annoyance because tumblr use Hugospubichair69420 posted another varigo drawing in the tts tag. If its not depicting abusive or legitimately harmful content then like. Keep scrolling.

Idk sorry my brain scrampled egg and I could word this more eloquently if I tried but I wont.♡

[bellshazes]

just read through every post on your blog. thank you for your ethubs services. i wish to study you like a bug under a microscope.

hi, if you remember when I made the post about trying to write and falling asleep writing tango being mad and it devolving into (I think) a bunch of Js I will kiss you on the forehead bc I just scrolled my entire blog as well looking for it. that said, ?!?!!. so genuinely glad my terrible brainrot is enjoyable to other people. and I'm trying to be less shy but if you give me an opening I will not be able to shut up abt them ever so, you know

[isa-ah]

if its not too personal, may i ask what are all the alters names and roles in the system? (including host of course)

so like im not very booksmart about system roles but i consider myself a protector and also the host (me, isaiah, 24 :) <3). im usually the only one interested in drawing or blogging so 99% of anything on here is just lil ol me. i also front by far the most bc none of these assholes want to work so i have to take care of commissions myself lol

my first rl serious i think something's wrong w me alter realization was a Dave fictive when i was like 16-21 who would just black me out and autopilot when shit was really bad. I lost a LOT of time between when my grandma died, when my grandfather died, when i moved in w my aunt, ran away, moved in w my mom, and then left for arizona, and im pretty sure almost all of that was him. he hasn't fronted or had any kind of presence in the headspace in years tho besides like 10-15 minutes at a time once or twice when I got rlly triggered by a conversation. I simply do not remember anything that happens when he fronts which used to scare the shit out of me haha. lo said he thinks it's specifically 13 which. fair lol

bentley is definitely my most active alter these days. he's around 30 and tends to take over whenever i get upset abt some shit. he took the very very most brunt of my grandparental caretaking and medical trauma so like i don't rlly have those nightmares or intrusive flashbacks anymore which is nice. I tend to take on a lot of social obligations and I don't know how to say no but he Can and Will watch a man burn without pissing on him which is rlly refreshing tbh. he's the no obligations I'm hanging out alter. we're rlly close but I don't think he's friendly enough for lo :( he likes old trucks and 70s bops.

shys my youngest alter that i know of, he's like 14 and is like young isaiah (the oc) but nonverbal hence, shysaiah or just shy :) he's a sweet kid who just likes to be around and goofy. if he has to be verbal he does cry tho and his triggers are rlly different than mine which throws me whenever he gets set off. he's definitely got the most palpable and distressing fictitious memories, like he heard a line in a song and had flashbacks that made ME wig out. his is very.. idk bad dad parental abuse csa vibes, as far as the trauma pill he swallowed, but mostly when he's fronting he's in rlly high spirits! he likes neopets and yesterday was his birthday haha.

bulldog is rlly the only other guy of note & he's like? idk 19? i very much experienced the like adults arent taking care of me and so my tiny body is full of RAGE thing as a kid and like all thru my teens I had a FOUL hateful kinda temper. I'm cool as fuck as an adult tho cause that's his problem now. whenever my mom gets on her shit or I start thinking about my aunt he like zaps straight to the cofront to try to start some shit w my family which. fair! but no! he's a lot more mad about my aunt than my grandparents which hes probably the only one but fight the good fight i guess. he's just a real asshole, if uve ever seen me writing long vent posts on here bc im all worked up that's that anger boy cofront babey <3 he's DEFINITELY not nice enough for lo tho.

there's like other guys im aware of knocking around but they don't front or rlly make any effort to interact w me or our peers so shruggg I mostly just let them be. my biggest brain teaser re: all of this is the chicken and egg situation between ocs and alters. which came first, shy or isaiah? bentley definitely came before his oc counterpart but i low-key get a vibe about reggie and barnaby that makes me go ok but?? idk mostly I'm just endlessly fascinated by the intersection of being a lifelong artist with a deep love of characters and having alters who present so... character-y. which came first??

[dojae-huh]

Beards are very common in hollywood and other countries too, pretty women either who are up and coming or who are popular before hand are pushed as gfriends and even as wives of actors. Image is very important in entertainment industry, and u cant be something alot of ppl have issues with.

"just friends" is also a very good way of keeping the relationship between two actors very neutral in public eye coz most ppl believe them and just go with the follow. Look at lee pace and Richard Armitage, they were so secretive abt their "friendship" and richard has had a beard for a long while.

For younger fans richard madden and froylan gutierrez are an example.

Do you think the entertainment ppl believe that these both are friends but companies start pr campaign to make it seem like the ones who ever point out logical stuff are mad.

And general fans follow the pr news and dont look up for evidences.

Sso I do agree with u that pr teams make things happen, be it have believable dating news or post a rumour post so the idol is considered straight even if that gets him hate.

An anon wanted to know how to notice if someone is interested in someone, I can tell u that looking for physical affection would be stupid as koreans love to touch their same sex friends alot.

This is onew with all of shinee, he loves to back hug ppl when he is shy, or when is happy. These all moments are used by all his ships but he is like that with everyone. The same with haechan ppl think hes gay just coz hes physically affectionate. He hugs everyone hes close to, and tries to share his love physically

Now look at doyoung and jaehyun...

Both are very strict abt their boundaries even with the jeno or jaemin and haechan who are sometimes very tough to handle but are usually trying their best to subtly be very near or almost in eachothers personal space.

Jaehyun loves tae and yuta in the hyungs as they were his with him the longest but he limits them. Same with doyoung, taeyong I dont think is allowed to be in his space unless doyoung allows it.

We had two famous singers fronting as a national couple, with "you are my honey, I'm your bee" type of songs, appearences on all programmes and magazine covers, news about going on vacations together and what not. The woman is with a younger "lover" now, and the man got himself a kid from a surrogate mother. The rivalry and acceptence of each other of the woman's two "lovers" was very public as well. The second man is like 25 y.o. younger, but the conservative public preferred this to anything gay.