#Jen and Finn don’t look

[romantichopelessly]

started my (first!) reread of cdth and. I must say this is making the Bryde reveal make less sense to me retrospectively. Like the narrative value of “it was only Ronan leading is own ruin all along” is there*, but it’s so badly explained? Like Bryde is introduced with the agenda of the trees, of the tree lights, of the whatever-youd-call-the-Cabeswater-Lindemere-Greywarens. And yes, Ronan is Greywaren, but is Bryde a manifestation of that specific part of himself? Is Bryde of that dimension in a different way than other dreams? Why was no time spent on fleshing this out. I’m rattling the bars of my cage.

*Don’t get me started, but really I don’t think that Ronan is doing much to “ruin” himself in this arc**. Ecoterrorism is not that bad, is actually something that I think it’s ooc for characters like Adam to bash him for. The only self sabotage Ronan is really doing is cutting himself off from his family and Adam but it is absolutely not framed this way. Again. Cage bars. Rattling.

**Not to mention, Ronan self-sabotaging has already been done and done better in The Dream Thieves. I know backslide is part of the core of TD3 (Declan is doing it too), so I will allow this, but if you’re treading the same ground, you have to either make a new point or do it better.

[klaineccfanficlibrary]

what are your favourite long high school fics?

i’ve looked through the highschool!klaine tag but i don’t know where to start! help a girl out please!!

Hello, so here are a selection of highschool, with them at McKinley au, and then some Dalton fics. Hopefully they will start you off! ~Jen

About-Face by @quizasvivamos

At the start of the Marching Band season his sophomore year, Blaine is the youngest Drum Major in McKinley High history. However, none of his peers believe he deserves the title, especially a handful of embittered upperclassmen, including one particularly stubborn Color Guard Captain, who challenges him in more ways than one.

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Is There a Twelve Step Just For You? By TheNameisBritney

He was still the same short, nerdy Blaine Anderson he’d always been. An easy target for school bullies everywhere. Kurt was the popular co-captain of the Cheerio’s, looking down on his kingdom like a fair but firm ruler. No one was on his level, certainly not a peasant like Blaine.”

Or Blaine tries to tell Kurt that he has a crush on him but accidentally ends up asking for a makeover instead. Oh, dear.

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The Prom-us by @BlurglesmurfKlaine, Catcat85, Esperanto, GleefulDarrenCrissFan, grlnxtdr29, hippohead, HKVoyage (voyagehk), honeysucklepink, justgleekout, kellyb321, MissFlurry, notyourdaydream, starpunchsoup

Kurt and Blaine met just as they did in canon, and even though Blaine realizes when Kurt sings Blackbird that he's in love with Kurt, he never says anything, and Kurt goes back to McKinley. Blaine transfers to McKinley for senior year, and they are best friends, bonding on being the only two out guys at McKinley until Karaofsky comes back. And he's out and proud, and he wants Kurt. And so he asks Kurt to be his prom date, repeatedly until Kurt, in frustration, finally blurts out that someone already asked him. He said the first name that came to mind, Blaine's. On top of that, he tells Dave that they are now dating. Now, Kurt needs to convince his best friend to take him to the biggest event of their high school year, senior prom. Tropes: Fake Dating, Friends to Lovers, High school Klaine, Canon Divergent

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What I Need verse by holdingdaylight

Blaine needs a lot of things. The one thing he can't have is Kurt. Badboy!Blaine

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The Architects of Life by misqueue

Follows the development of Kurt and Blaine’s relationship in the canon timeline from 3x05 “The First Time”.

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Shiftings  by @chazzam  

The shift in their relationship didn’t come out of left field at all. Beneath the surface, things had been changing all along.  This fic describes what changed in Kurt ant Blaine’s relationship to make him realize that his feelings for Kurt were more than just friendship. 

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Are you spying by @nineofhearts4

  Rachel graduates after the New Directions wins Nationals, leaving Kurt as the new captain of the Glee Club. He is left to pull a new team together, including finding a 12th member after auditions fall flat. He resorts to posting on a show choir forum to recruit new members, where he meets another poster by the name of BWarbler, who happens to be very fed up with his own glee Club, which is now run by Sebastian Smythe. They strike up a friendship online, never realizing that they are show choir rivals who will meet and compete against one another at Regionals. ….until they do.

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Pretty Good Bad Idea by @snarkyhag

As a new transfer student, Rachel’s brother Blaine is looking to find his footing at McKinley. He is also looking for love. What happens when he meets a badboy who is more than meets the eye?

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Prequel: Dalton Views by inkinmyheartandonthepage [PDF] [EPUB]

This is a prequel to Redefining Views so please check that one out first. Follows Kurt and Blaine’s developing relationship and their time at Dalton.

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Redefining Views by inkinmyheartandonthepage [EPUB] [PDF]

Burt and Carol are getting closer and Finn has yet to meet Burt’s son, Kurt. Kurt isn’t like Finn, he’s the type of boy that Finn bullies. Finn and New Directions are about to meet the epic-ness of KLAINE!

[robocatfan]

An angry summary of Speak the Ocean by Rebecca Enzor -Part 3

Part 1, Part 2, Part 4

Chapter 4 - Finn (Again!)

This is one of the only two times where we get two consecutive chapters in this guy’s perspective. Why? Because the author couldn’t bother to make the last chapter longer? Or didn’t want to put the important contents of this chapter in the last one in place of the mostly plot-irrelevant stuff it has in its latter half? Who knows.

Anyway, we begin with him reminiscing about how he used to love cleaning tanks, testing water and cutting mers apart when he was younger just to please Aunt D and prove his father right.

In the present however, since they have gathered enough knowledge on the mer - and he’s still salty about not getting to train one - he essentially stands around while having Jen do most of the work cleaning the tanks, since according to him the task is their version of hazing and no one will respect her until she’s done. All the while he’s “admiring the view” - aka, staring at her ass.

Then his friend Serge comes over to tell them that they are letting the new mer in with Ray and K/Clair, and invites them to “see the destruction.”

As stated in the last chapter, the group bet on how long it would take for K/Clair to kill the new mer, and Finn comments that Jen didn’t join in and (rightfully) looked at them like they were horrible people - because they are! Finn, confident that he will win, brings her over to watch.

When they get to the tanks there’s already a crowd of employees (who aren’t important. They barely even exist) present, and Mia is near the tubes connecting the tanks while Laz is holding the electroshocker ™. Once they are ready, Mia lifts the glass doors keeping the tubes closed and calls Huron - who they named Argon - over.

Despite Ray and K/Clair looking at him warily, he seems to relax and swims over. But the second he makes a sound - which the text makes painfully obvious it's a question by way of having Finn saying that he’d interpret it as one if he didn’t know any better (which, why would he even have that thought if he doesn’t think they are smart enough to have such capabilities?!) - Laz shocks them all.

Then K/Clair swims over to Argon/Huron - not enough to touch him, since apparently they aren’t allowed to do that - to shush him (which, again, the text makes obvious by having Finn nearly interpret it as that) and another shock goes off.

As shown by this scene and by Finn explaining it to Jen, they don’t allow the mers to vocalize (because according to Serge that would freak people out), and the louder they are, the stronger a shock they get. Which is shown when Argon/Huron cries in pain (“just like they all do when they are learning this lesson” wtf Finn?) and the next shock is so potent that all mers spam.

And then they wonder why they want to kill them.

Jen is rightfully disturbed by this and asks if Argon/Huron was simply confused about what was happening, and when Serge tries to dismiss her by saying that mers just make sounds and don’t have a language, she asks how he can be so sure about that if they don’t even let them talk.

Exasperated by what they refer to as “inane questions” and once again, not once thinking that perhaps, just perhaps -she’s concerned about how they are treating their wards (regardless if she’s “humanizing” them or not), Finn chastises her over still seeing the mer as Ariel (again) and tells her that they aren’t human - even tho as Jen points out, they kinda look pretty human to her.

While Serge points out their fish-like parts to counteract this mindset, Finn starts lecturing her as though she were a 5 year old about how just because two animals share similar features, that doesn’t mean they are anything alike, using spiders and octopuses as an example and claiming that people will be more afraid of the spider.

Which leads Mia to counteract this by reminding him that the blue ring octopus exists, and when Finn says he would rather take it over the black widow, Laz for some reason teases that one day something pretty will be the end of him. Which then leads Finn to declare that at least it won’t be him, and then to K/Clair using her trainers’ subsequent shock to slam Argon/Huron against the glass, startling everyone before they and Ray are shocked with such intensity that they end up floating belly up on the surface.

Mia then dismisses everyone, and as he relaxes - making the puncture wounds from Chloride’s attempt at his life (which is the second time they are brought up) ache - he reminds Jen that the mer will always find her weakness before leading her back to continue cleaning the tanks.

sigh

Alright idk where else to put this in my notes, so i’m gonna put it here.

I found this book because it marketed itself as having murderous killer mermaids and had the interesting concept of those same mermaids being put in a marine park. And as a fan of that portrayal of merfolk, I came in expecting to read about murderous killer mermaids. And I did NOT get murderous killer mermaids!

They don’t eat humans, they barely attack them in or outside the establishment (and even then it seems only a teeny tiny amount do so instead of being something that the general populace does) and instead of their captivity situation being presented as something as foolish as keeping a dangerous animal as a pet, they are only “dangerous” because they are lashing out at humans for what they are doing to their kind. Which is totally understandable, and there’s nothing wrong with portraying them like that… But if you are gonna market your book by saying that it has murderous killer mermaids, commit to it instead of misleading your readers about it!

ALSO

The story concept of having said murderous killer mermaids put on a Seaworld like place is cool af!

So HOW DID IT FUMBLE IT THIS HARD?!

Chapter 5- Erie

We return to Erie’s perspective (finally!), just after she wakes up from what seems to be a nightmare several days after Huron was taken. This startles Niku and some of the other dolphin guards, but they are quick to recover from the fright and she apologizes to them.

Her guard then notes that it’s nearly time to hunt, though the sun has yet to rise and there are nocturnal predators (too small to be a threat to them) about, and Erie says that they will wait until it's the first sprays of sun rise since her kind are diurnal hunters and can’t see well in the dark. What are those big ol’ eyes for, then?

In just a sentence and without specifying if this is before or after the sun has come out, Niku joins the dolphin pod to talk with the king and his advisors (neither of which we ever get to see), and returns to tell Erie their plan.

Which, since the are they are going to be hunting it is large and has several school of fish in it, involves the mer breaking into groups and letting the dolphins corral their prey with bubble rings before they go and catch them, (something that real-life dolphins do, and Erie remarks it’s effective since she’s hunted with Niku before.)

Then Niku reminds her to keep her wits about since the commotion will attract sharks - understandable since they could go on a feeding frenzy and attack her, but given the fact that mers dissolve when they kick the bucket, I highly doubt they would see her as a viable source of food - and tells her that the area they are going to is too far from land for any of the merfolk-catching boats to go throughout when she asks about them.

Satisfied, Erie grabs some bags from idk where, and remember when I said in chapter two that her dad’s restrictions about who gets to join the hunt essentially mean shit? Well, in spite of said orders, and the fact that her tail injury has yet to heal, her royal guard voices no objections and happily guides her to the group are gonna be hunting with.

Only now does the narration bother to clarify that all the mer in this book have green scales, with the only color variation being in their hair and fins. This kinda makes sense since a species can share a main coloration and have different individual traits, but the artist in me is in shambles trying to picture how bad some of those color combinations would look. Speaking of, Erie also tells us that most of the mer present have darker hair and fins to help them sneak up on fish which…unless those are somehow big enough to cover most of their body, I highly doubt they would have any meaningful effect.

Amongst the group is the landfolk advisor, who she only vaguely recognizes (even though his unique features like his dark hair, “fins” around his earlobes and strange “nostril protrusion” should make him stick out more amongst his peers), and is the only one who voices confusion about her presence in spite of, again, her injured tail.

But just like Niku, he isn't disapproving at all of her going out in such state, or ask how her dad would react if he saw her here. All she has to do is appear confident and he simply bows and wishes that the Tides (which is their kind’s only show of a possible religious/ mythological belief) be with her.

After that, instead of having at least a sentence to show them arriving at the hunting area (unless they were already there when Erie got to the group, but the text never clarifies it) it immediately cuts to three paragraphs talking about the hunt, where we see the mers let the dolphins corral the fish before striking at them. It isn’t noted what the other mer do with them aside from just attacking (and presumably catching them to bring back to their homes), but Erie makes a point of sucking the eyeballs out of her first catch before eating her favorite parts from it and noting that hunting makes her, if temporarily, forget about the troubles of her life.

This is supposedly a scene that is full of action and excitement due to way Erie says it’s exhilarating enough that her excitement about the hunt fades into bloodlust… but just like with the scene of Huron’s kidnapping, the briefness of the events and the way the text presents them makes it feel less like an action scene and more like a character just describing stuff like they taking a casual stroll.

Some of the fish break away and Erie attempts to catch one, but her injured tail prevents her from reaching it and the advisor catches it first.

But just as he apologizes to it and tries to give his catch to her, they both hear a loud smack on the surface - which is an indication of, unsurprisingly, another boat. Although the net that was thrown was what actually caused such sound, but the text attributes it to the ship instead.

In any case, Erie drops her heavy bags to flee (and also as a convenient way for the story to not have the humans see it and thus the proof that this supposedly non sapient creatures may be more intelligent than they first assumed), but notices that the advisor has frozen in place- which causes her to compare him to a “stupid minnow too terrified to move.”

However, the fear of having yet another darkened shell added to the tally and having to taint one so soon causes her to lunge and push him out of the way before one of the net’s weights hits her wrist.

Niku shouts her name in a panic as the net falls before her, and instead of trying to swim out or against its descent, Erie spends one short sentence just yanking it with her good hand. Predictably this does nothing, and in the subsequent sentence Niku reaches her side just before the net hits the ground in a surprisingly fast amount of time, trapping them both.

Niku bites at it and the advisor uses a coral knife to try and free her, but only manages to unravel one section before instantly giving up when the net cinches together, despite the fact that he still has enough time to continue his attempts to cut it.

And I guess that the other hunting groups are too far away, Erie swam too far or everyone swam for their lives and left them behind, because no one else goes to try and save them - a member of the royal family and her guard, mind you - from getting taken.

So Niku orders Erie to get below him so that the landfolk only see him and thus may let them go. The advisor meanwhile apologizes over and over again instead of doing anything useful. Niku continues, telling her to stay calm, hold her breath and cover her gills if she has to.

This reveals to us that much like most fish species, mers are unable to breathe outside of the water. Which makes me wonder how Bismuth didn’t instantly start to suffocate when he was taken out of the tank.

Erie is terrified, but while at first she doesn’t listen and hugs her guard, eventually she follows his orders and grabs the advisor’s hand through the net as it rises.

It stops once Niku crests and Erie sags in relief… for just a sentence, because in the next one it starts rising again and she goes on a full on panic, screaming and somehow, in spite of her current position, pounding on the side of the boat.

Her guard stops her panicking - by smacking her with a flipper - and tells her that the most important thing now is that they aren’t separated, and that she grab his dorsal fin and hold her breath as long as she’s able to.

She hugs him, gasping and whimpering as she feels air for the first time in her life, and the advisor reminds her to take a deep breath just before he lets go of her hand and she completely surfaces.

Also this is the last time we ever see the advisor in the story.

Erie shudders and she feels the burn of the wind and sun on her body. Once the net finally stops, she squints one eye open and sees landfolk for the very first time too, remarking that they look like mermen except they are brown instead of green, have bumps in the middle of their faces and “ear-fins” (just like the advisor) and… “strange legs that don’t end in tails” ?? Shouldn’t it be “arms” since her kind doesn’t have legs?

Anyway, she closes her eyes again when she sees one of them speak and say something, not wanting to see what might happen next.

The net starts moving again and she holds herself from screaming and releasing her last breath even as her gills burn from the lack of water. That is until it stops, and they are suddenly dropped, causing her to scream and water to rush out of her gills.

Thankfully they were being placed in what I presume to be the boat’s water tank, so Erie is quick to breath again. Just then, Niku warns her that there’s something in the water and that she needs to breathe shallowly - which was the exact opposite of what she was doing. So the warning comes too late and Erie begins to feel sleepy and sluggish, to the point that when her guard tells her that she can’t let the landfolk separate them, the only thing she is able to do is think about how she doesn’t know how to do that in such state, and nod at his words.

[finngilbertismissing]

First Chapter: 1987

Finn was given this diary on his thirteenth birthday in 1987, as a vehicle for him to feel less stressed and overwhelmed by his alleged visions. 

After he was given this diary, his older brother Harry fell under an addiction that changed the dynamic of his family forever, and Finn would never be the same during this period. Negative experiences aside, he met Louise Weissman that year, and established a permanent group of friends with her, Hadiza Truman and Trevor Jennings.

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June the 10th, 1987.

My name is Finn Gilbert and I just turned thirteen! I'm starting off this diary my parents gave to me with my first entry! I'm very happy about it! I'm also excited about the fact that I'll start highschool in September. I can't wait to experience it! I hope it's like the Breakfast Club.

Dad gave me this diary so that I could write down all my troubling thoughts, to clear my mind. I don't think it is coincidental that some of my dreams and visions end up becoming a reality. Two years ago, grandpa and grandma died in that subway crash. It was identical to the vision I had. From the station down to the sounds the subway made when it crashed. Am I insane? I don't think so. My dad thinks that if I get too overwhelmed by my visions I should write them here.

As I write this, I stare at my old, baby blue ballet shoes. I hate ballet. I thought that it would wipe away all my bad thoughts, but it didn't. I just look at them and see someone that I'm not. Maybe when Alex gets older I can give them to her.

Harry assures me everything will be alright. I love Harry. He's the best older brother ever. I’m very grateful for my family, and I’m lucky I have them. I know others don’t have a family like mine. I appreciate mine a lot. I hope nothing separates us.

About my friends, Hadi and Trevor are also excited for highschool!! I can't wait to have the best five years of our lives!! Hadi already has the most adorable highschool bag (With My Little Pony stickers everywhere) and Trevor made the coolest folder with comic cut-outs. 

I have to go have dinner, mom's been calling me from downstairs for five minutes already!! I can't wait to listen to my new The Cure cassette after dinner.

-- Finn.

P.S: The cassette was great! 

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[padme-amidala]

hi! i love your gifs they're really beautiful! i was wondering if you have any tips/tutorials about advanced gifmaking. ie. typography, blending, etc. also how to find ideas about things to make. (i'm also finnish btw, it's nice to see other finns here!)

hii jen! i’m so sorry i know you sent this ages ago i’m the worst asdsgdgf. but thank youu!! <3 i can definitely give some tips! i’ll list some under the cut in case it gets long lol.

COMING UP WITH IDEAS: - soo i think i do a lot of sets with quotes and lyrics. tbh i’m not really sure how i usually come up with them, they just hit me i guess. :D and honestly i don't think i'm the kind of gifmaker that comes up with exciting new things lol. but here are things i sometimes do! - i have pinterest boards with nice quotes and lyrics i come across. if i have no inspiration i’ll just go through the boards. tumblr also has some nice poetry! - listen to other people’s playlist for characters/shows/ships on spotify.

TYPOGRAPHY: - i just posted some of my favorite fonts here! - for me the biggest thing is making it easily readable!! so no plain (small) white text on even nearly white backgrounds. - i like adding boxes under my text if i feel like it doesn’t pop enough. if the typography is not super intricate i’ll use different blending modes (usually screen, difference, darken) and gradient/color overlays. - drop shadows also help. i use white drop shadows soo much but colorful ones are super nice too especially if the color of the text is more neutral. - i loove using the difference blending mode with gradient or color overlays (as you can probably tell lol it's like all i do). play with different blending modes on the overlays too. the ones i use the most are color and linear light. - typography doesn’t necessarily have to match in every gif!! i feel like i forget this too often but some variation often makes it more interesting imo.

BLENDING: i recently explained a little bit about my blending process here! i can’t really think of anything to add right now.

COLORING: - levels, selective color and color balance are your best friends! - the first thing i do is add levels and curves. i don’t do anything that special with them, just add contrast and brightness. - if the scene is super dark you could also try adding a brightness/contrast adjustment layer and then setting the blending mode to screen. then just adjust the opacity to your liking. - i usually start coloring by upping the vibrance a little bit, then using color balance to make the highlights cooler (or in case of a blue tinted scene i’ll add warmth). - from there it varies a lot depending on the coloring i want to do. usually i’ll add a black and white gradient map with the blending mode soft light. then i drop the opacity to 10-25% depending on the gif. it makes the blacks deeper and gives a soft contrast that i think looks nice. - if the gif has little movement i’ll add a gradient or a solid color to a new empty layer and use the eraser tool to delete the color from faces and everywhere i don't want it. just make the blending mode overlay or color (others could work too) and you have a nicely colored background! - or you could use the brush tool to paint on the layer too.

i’m sure i forgot hings but if you want me to explain something in more detail just let me know, i’d be happy to help!! AND i’ll try to answer asap. again, i’m so sorry about that. i really hope this helped though :))

[theonethatwatchesalotofshows]

Ranking every teen drama I've watched

I have gotten really into teen dramas lately, because it's quarantine I can't go out and have fun, but I can still watch other people my age going out and having fun and doing things I don't get to do. Anyway I haven't seen all teen dramas, I was never interested in supernatural ones, so you won't find Vampire Diaries and similar shows on this list.

From worst to best:

The Secret Life of the American Teenager

I will never understand how this show ran for five seasons. It will forever remain a mystery to me. This show is so bad it's good. The writing resembles a wattpad story, Amy's pregnancy is inconsistent (like how was she five months pregnant for like five or six episodes, aren't the episodes supposed to be set a week apart?), the acting is bad (that is not to say that Molly Ringwald or Shailene Woodley are bad actresses, obviously they're not, I'm talking about Amy's sister that has the same facial expression no matter what her mood is supposed to be), some of the views this show expresses are very old-fashioned and damaging (the madonna-whore binary, the fact that they can't even utter the word abortion) and every single male character on this show is a creep and a cheater. I can't believe I watched like thirteen episodes of this. I will never get that time back.

Weirdest moment: "I'm a whore!" "Well, you're my whore." (Was this supposed to be romantic??)

Best moment: none

Glee

This is going to be unpopular and don't get me wrong, I like Glee, but I feel like the writers put much more thought into the musical numbers than the storylines. Again, Quinn's pregnancy is inconsistent (but I'm starting to think TV shows are always inconsistent about pregnancies), the characters don't look like they're in high school at all, the cheerleaders wear their uniforms 24/7 for no reason (Quinn even wore it to her sonogram, like seriously?) the whole celibacy club thing is weird and Mr Schue is a terrible teacher. However, the visuals and the musical numbers are great, Sue Sylvester is iconic (albeit also a terrible teacher) and some of the scenes are really emotional (Kurt singing I Wanna Hold Your Hand made my sister cry) so overall, it's pretty good.

Weirdest moment: Finn praying to grilled cheese (what??)

Best moment: Quinn giving birth to Bohemian Rhapsody, Kurt singing I Wanna Hold Your Hand

Dawson's Creek

I LOVE their 90s' outfits and Joey and Pacey are really otp material, but I just can't stand Dawson! He got mad that Joey didn't tell him about his mother's affair, as if it was her place to get involved. She was 15! It's understandible she didn't want to get tangled into that mess. He also slut-shamed Jen in a really gross way. He literally stopped talking to her for a day when he found out she isn't a virgin. Why are both Joey and Jen into this guy?? This would've been a much better show if it was called Joey's Creek or Pacey's Creek.

Weirdest moment: the way Dawson's mom confessed her affair to her husband. I don't think any irl human would use this choice of words. Also that scene where Dawson's father was teaching him how to kiss while Joey was watching. Cringe.

Best moment: any time Joey and Pacey are bickering. My shipper heart!

Pretty Little Liars

I loved the book version of this, but the TV version seems way too dramatic. First of all, they romanticized Aria and Ezra's relationship (ewww) and made the whole thing seem much more overdramatic. I don't know how to explain it, I mean the books are also dramatic but the TV show somehow took it to a whole new level. None of the girls look like they're in high school, but I love the way they dress and do their makeup. It's almost as though the writers put more thought into their outfits than storylines. I still loved watching it until Netflix took it off, though.

Weirdest moment: Spencer somehow trying to block A's number from her laptop in the middle of a park and then being confused that it didn't work. Weren't you supposed to be the smart one, Spencer?

Best moment: Haleb in the shower, hiding from Hanna's mom.

Skins

This is a classic. Effy is iconic (I somehow heard about her even before watching Skins) and the musical number at the end of season 1 was out of nowhere but still somehow fit perfectly into the story. I also give this show point for being one of the few TV shows where teen characters are actually played by real life teens. They look their age, talk their age (no "I reject reality" or other cringy lines like that) and aren't unrealistically perfect like characters from American teen dramas tend to be. They look like people you might actually meet in high school. However the show loses points for all the continuity errors (are 8 episodes supposed to be the whole school year??) and the number of unneccessary death/tragic accidents. It seemed kind of over-the-top and unneccessarily dark and brutal at times.

Weirdest moment: Chris's graphic death

Best moment: Wild World

Euphoria

The Gen Z American version of Skins, but with better visuals. Much better. I loved the aesthetic, the colors, the lighting and glitter. Zendaya's a great actress and I give this show points for casting an actual trans actress in the role of Jules. However I find it weird that all guys on this show are complete irredeemable assholes (except of Jules's dad and Ethan that is). Are we supposed to just root for the girls and not the guys? Also I find it hard to believe that any of these characters are actually 16/17. They have sex all the time (yeah teenagers have sex sometimes but on this show they treated Kat as some kind of a chaste nun for being a virgin at 16) and have seemingly no rules and no curfew. It would've been much more believable if they were in college.

Weirdest moment: Nate breaking into Tyler's house, beating him up and then taking a shower. The audacity this guy has!

Best moment: "You did this to me!" and Rue having an anxiety attack on the stage in theater class

Gossip Girl

I know this is also an unpopular opinion, because many claim Gossip Girl is the best teen drama ever, but for me it just got way too soapy as the seasons went on. The first two seasons were believable, even though they didn't really look like they were in high school, but after that it was just more and more weird plot points. I will give this show points for the fashion (I mean Blair's headbands and school uniform inspired a fashion line), the acting ("I killed someone"- iconic) and the choice of background music (Nate and Serena kissing to Paparazzi, Thanksgiving with Watcha Say). Despite the wild twists and turns of events, I just had to keep watching because this show had me hooked.

Weirdest moment: Bart Bass somehow flying off the building for no reason (seriously, what he did there had no logical explanation and defied laws of physics), Dan being Gossip Girl, Bart faking his death and returning more evil than before, Serena becoming Gossip Girl, the affidavit, everyone randomly stopping going to college... there are so many but Bart takes the cake I guess

Best moment: the Thanksgiving flashbacks from season 1, Dan placing a plastic crown on Blair's head

Freaks and Geeks

This is one of the few shows where high school is depicted realistically. It's not all glitter and parties and not everyone has sex and does drugs. Okay, I admit, the bullying was over the top and it was weird how no adults cared but other than that, it was pretty spot-on. It was emotional without being too dramatic and far-fetched and also had funny moments. Yes some of the characters may have been stereotypes but at least the show seemed self-aware of that. It's truly a shame we only got 18 episodes of this show, while The Secret Life of the American Teenager somehow got five seasons??? I don't get it.

Weirdest moment: when Cindy suddenly got super mean once she started dating Sam

Best moment: Daniel showing up at Kim's doorstep, Sam breaking down in tears in the end of 'Garage Door'

Gilmore Girls

I'm not sure this one counts as a teen drama, maybe it's more of a dramedy but I'm still including it here. It's funny, the dialogue is witty and full of obscure pop-culture references and the relationships between generations complex. Same as with Freaks and Geeks, the portrayal of high school is pretty realistic. Characters are shown studying and taking tests and not just partying all the time. However the show loses points for getting weirdly soapy in the 7th season. The dialogue wasn't as good and the camera angles were soap opera like and the storylines weren't very good either. You could really tell the show changed show-runners. The earlier seasons are the best. It's hard to explain but something about them feels cozy like a warm blanket and a cup of hot chocolate on a rainy day.

Weirdest moment: Lorelai marrying Chris and then making the whole "you're the man I want to want" speech, Lorelai defending and loving Dean for no reason

Best moment: Rory's graduation speech, Rory yelling at Chris and calling him out for not having been there for her, Then She Appeared, "Yes Emily, you may go first"... there are so many!

[awkward-snake-girl]

Incorrect Quotes Part???

Tagging @littlemeangreen bc muses

Mattie: How many tickles does it take to make a jellyfish laugh?

Leader: Jellyfish do not have a central nervous system or brain and therefore could not feel you tickling them.

Mattie: …

Mattie: Ten tickles.

***

Rick, helping Nessa edit her film: I have this weird pain right above my eyebrow.

Nessa: It's called a stress headache. I got my first one when I was four.

***

Betty: Good responses for being stabbed with a knife?

Creature: Rude.

Victor: That’s fair.

Samson: Not again.

Leader: Are you going to want this back?

***

Mattie: Name a more iconic duo than my crippling fear of abandonment and my anxiety. I'll wait.

Mimi: You and me!!!

Mattie, tearing up: Okay…

***

Dae: W-hat are you d-doing ri-right now?

Sal: Helping Finn look for his chocolate strawberries that I ate an hour ago.

***

Ava: You have one day left to live. What do you do?

Finn: Cry.

Sal: Something illegal and edgy.

Pascal: I'd message 10 people on Facebook saying that if they don't forward the message to 10 people I would die tomorrow.

Dae: I th-think I wo-would w-worry so much about what to do I'd end up doing nuh-nothing.

***

Jen, setting down a playing card: Ace of spades.

Rick, pulling out an Uno card: +4!

Mattie, pulling out a Pokémon card: Pikachu, I choose you!

Hulk: W…what are we playing?

***

[sherlollydramoine]

Detroit

Prompt 15: “not interested, thank you”

Fandom: Rami Malek/Need for Speed Movie

Pairing: Finn X Reader

Word Count: 2052

Warnings: Language, Alcohol consumption, Predatory Male Character (don’t worry–he gets his), Fist fight.

Here’s the follow up that was much requested to Broken Promises (HERE). Didn’t have time to edit this so please don’t mind my mistakes.

It had been just over a year since you’d walked out of his life away from everything that you’d ever know to start fresh. A good friend of yours from college worked for some big time corporation in Detroit whom upon hearing about what had happened and your need to start fresh had recommended you for a position. Everything was a blur after the interview having been basically hired on the spot and you needed to move quickly. The company itself owned several apartment buildings and was able to provide you housing for six months until you’d been able to secure one on your own. They’d been generous in allowing you three weeks to start, which enabled you to gather the remnants of your life with Finn, and put them on a truck.

You’d been unable to face him without feeling some kind of guilt. You did just walk out offering no explanation, after angrily expressing your frustration with his broken promises. Once you’d left there was no going back for you, you’d purposely fallen out of touch with everyone to avoid any updates on Finn. 

“Hey, YN, boss needs you to run some files down to the second office,” your co-worker and roommate Alicia informed you as she perches herself on the corner of your desk crossing her legs over each other, her heel clacking against the faux wooden front of your desk. You kept clacking away at the business email you’d needed to finish typing, hitting spell check, then sending it off to digital transmission land.

Looking up at her nodding your head, you hated this corporate job with every fiber of your being, but it more than adequately paid your bills. Alicia was the only friend you’d made since your move to Detroit. The two of you bonded quickly over the fact that in the main office of this company, you were only two of three women.

 “Yeah, sure I’ll run em down anyway since I’m out to lunch in about ten minutes anyway. Anybody need anything from the other office while I’m there?” you ask, you hated going down there. The fellas who were employed in the secondary office were far less refined than those on the top floor and were prone to make rude or outright lewd comments. The only man in the other office that never was rude or lewd was the actual office manager Doug, a kind man in his late forties that had a wife and four children.

“I don’t think so. At least no one has said anything to me about it. There is something you could do for me though?”

“Yeah sure Leesh what is it?”

“Could you give me the scoop on one of the newer guys down there? I heard some rumblings that he was gorgeous. Can’t remember his name though, Jen said he was kind of flirty in a goofy way and he talked about cars a lot.”

With a small laugh and a roll of your eyes, you agree to give her the scoop on the new hire, though a small part of you felt sad. That description could fit any number of men but it also aptly described your ex and it made your heartache a little bit. She wasn’t sure what cubicle he was located in but you figured it probably wouldn’t be overly tough to spot them. New hires were easy to spot: Ill-fitting suits, slightly tense, and they never seemed to know exactly what they were supposed to be doing.

Alicia gives you a big smile and then ambles away back towards her desk buzzing her boss to make sure that he had the files ready to go for her. You watch as she disappears into her boss’s office for a couple of minutes reappearing with a stack of manila files in her hand.

“Here ya go, darling. The top six files need to go to HR and then the rest go to Doug. I’ll see you after lunch.”

Pushing back from your desk and standing up, taking a moment to stretch as it had been way too long since you’d seated hunched over a computer answering emails for the last several hours. Taking the files from your friend you trek towards the elevator bank humming a song that had been stuck in your head. Dropping off the necessary files to HR and then getting back on the lift to drop off the last stack downstairs before your lunch break.

“Hey Doug,” you said with a friendly smile. “These are all yours,” you say as you set the large stack of manila folders stuffed to the gills with who knows what paperwork in his ‘INCOMING’ tray.

“Thanks YN, how’s it going upstairs?”

“Oh you know, the same ole same ole. I just do as I’m told,” you laugh out. You start walking back towards the door, “Anyway, I gotta go but let me know if there is anything that you need from upstairs.”

As you walk out of Doug’s office you catch a glimpse of a man with very familiar curly hair and your heart drops. You couldn’t help but stare thinking maybe you’ve hallucinated or if this was really happening. The man must have felt your eyes on him because when he looked up both of you gasped in shock.

You didn’t wait around for him to react instead sprinting down the corridor to the elevator. Trying to calm your breathing as you rode the elevator down to the main level of the building, walking across the marbled floors, and out the door as fast as you could.

What the fuck is he doing here? You thought. How fucking dare he come all the way to Detroit. He has no business being here.

After your second cup of coffee, you came to the realization that It didn’t matter as you likely weren’t going to see each other very often, you could do this. You were an adult after all. Instead of grabbing lunch, you grab another coffee and then head back upstairs to your office deciding to cut your lunch break short.

The rest of your day was spent working furiously not even realizing when it was quitting time until Alicia tapped on your desk with her perfectly manicured nails. 

“Bitch, we’re going out!”

“Do I have to Leesh?”

“Yes, yes, you do. You never did give me the deets on the new guy. Is he as handsome and flirty as Jen said he was?”

“Yeah. He is, he’s also my fucking ex,” you respond dryly, watching her face morph from curious to curiouser. 

Grabbing your bag and following her to the elevator making the quick decision that you’d go out. If there was ever a time when you needed a strong drink and some possible casual sex, it was tonight.

 Alicia ends up taking you to one of your usual spots. As was common for the place it was crowded and loud full of other ‘suits’ wanting a little bit of fun on a Friday night. After scoring you both a prime spot to hang, she flings her bag onto the seat next to you and flounces off. Her red curly hair bouncing as she dances along to the beat of some heavily auto-tuned pop song that was blaring through the speakers. 

Sitting back in your chair watching the random groups of people taking shots, sipping beers, out for nothing but another convivial Friday night.

In your observations, you failed to notice when Finn walked in with a group of co-workers still in his suit and tie. He fidgets nervously with his tie, loosening it while talking to one of your other co-workers.

Just then Alicia re-appeared with a small tray of assorted shots carefully setting it down to avoid sloshing the amber colored liquid over the shot glasses. 

“Uh-oh babe, looks like you’re in for a heck of a time tonight,” she warns, tilting her head in the direction of Finn.

You look up in time to see Finn walk past your table, your eyes briefly catching before you lower yours, grab a drink off the tray, and slam it back. 

“Fuck this night!” you yell out, grabbing another drink and repeating. Twenty minutes and five shots later you were definitely feeling good. 

Grinding against Alicia on the dance floor giggling with each other forgetting all about the issue of your ex being in the same space as you. 

Leaving the dance floor behind under the guise of thirst, Alicia goes back to the table while you grab another round of drinks. While waiting an attractive man you’ve never seen before turns to you to strike up conversation apparently, not really wanting to deal with any of that you turn your body away. Dealing with men right now was not necessarily high on your list of priorities since you were already a few shots deep.

“Hey gorgeous, let me buy you a drink?” the stranger asks. 

“Not interested, thank you,” was the only thing you could think of to say. Inwardly cringing at how rude that sounded but at the moment you couldn’t be fucked to care.

“C’mon, what could it hurt? It’s just one drink,” he responds with a tone that made you suddenly angry.

“Yeah? One drink? And then what, mister? Then another one, and another until you’ve got me so drunk that you can take me home and use me in whatever way you see fit because somehow I owe you something. No, no, no. I don’t want your fucking drink!” you were yelling now stamping your feet looking very much like a toddler throwing a tantrum in the middle of a crowded club, and the handsome stranger had the nerve to look pissed off.

“Now gorgeous that-”

“She said no man, why don’t you leave her alone,”a familiar voice sounded from behind you. 

“Oh and what are you gonna do about it pipsqueak?,”the man challenged.

Rolling your eyes at the sudden testosterone fueled fight that you can feel is about to happen.

“Nothing, I’m just letting you know that my girlfriend isn’t interested in your drinks. She’s an independent woman capable of buying her own.”

The bartender returns with your drinks, eyeing both Finn and the stranger, the aggression radiating off of the both of them. It had been a year but you could clearly see Finn with his chin up in definance, shoulders squared, strong arms tense, and fists balled. A stare down between the two until the man in the suit swung at Finn, hitting him square in the side of the head. 

Finn might be to most men considered small but he was tough, having worked as a mechanic for most of his life. He had way more muscle packed under his suit than it looked like he did. 

Finn stumbled backward, hand coming up to the side of his face where the asshole had struck him. Abandoning your drinks in favor of subduing Finn, you launch yourself at him and doing the only thing in the moment that you could think of to do, you press your mouth to his. It only took his brain approximately three seconds for him to go from aggressive to horny.

His arms wrapping around your waist pulling you closer as he deepens the kiss, you moan into his mouth giving into the warmth of him. The alcohol you’d consumed making your brain foggy, slowly processing what is happening. You break the kiss without warning hoping that whatever the hell that was, the spark that you had felt would fizzle out. 

Forgetting completely about the drinks you make your way back to your table grabbing your bag ignoring the look on Alicia’s face as you then make your way out of the club in a stunned confusion.

“YN?” you heard Finn call out.

You whirl around, nearly stumbling in your half drunken state, “What Finn?”

“Do you-need some help?” he asks, unsure of how he should proceed.

“You know what, why the fuck not.”

You barely remember walking home with Finn in tow but when you woke up in the morning with Finn still in your bed a slow smile spread across your face. There would be worse ways to wake up on a Saturday morning.

[princecharmingmendes]

Electricity | Shawn Mendes

“Going to the gym it’s already a part of Shawn’s life, but the whole atmosphere changes when he sees you waking in for the first time. It was like electricity”

sooo, even tough i’m working on a new soulmate series  (follow me for more updates *wink*) i felt bad for not updating my masterlist or whatever recently, so i had this idea coming back from gym and it’s a really simple concept. anyways, i’ll stop rambling and hope you like this concept/blurb thing... that’s it, it’s not my best work, but it was what I could come up with... byeeee

*Word Count: 2.2K+

*Warnings: cursing and that's it!

*Posted: March 15th, 2020.

                                                           -*-

Shawn’s pretty sure he’s an idiot. Not that he ever doubted that, but right now he’s just one hundred percent sure he’s pathetic. Working out is a really important thing on his life, not only for working purposes, but also to be able to keep up with all the stuff he has to do in general and to keep himself healthy. So it’s no surprise he’s basically everyday on the gym or doing something, and he generally was really good on focusing only on his workout, but recently that was becoming harder and harder, all because of you.

He’d always workout on the mornings to be able to work after and be free for the rest of the day, making this routine to not have excuses to skip leg day. And since this have been for a while, he knew pretty much everyone around him enough to notice when someone new showed up, but he didn’t pay much attention. That was until the first time he saw you. You were walking into the gym with a friend, giggling about something she said with an adorable blush on your face, an oversized hoodie and a pair of black leggings, and the messiest yet most beautiful ponytail he has ever seen in his life.

He just stood there in shock, mesmerized by the sound of you laughing and breathtaking smile and his trainer even asked if he was okay, which he just nodded. He tried so hard not to look at you because he thought that was invasive and kind of a dick thing to do, he couldn’t help to find himself looking for you, trying so bad to keep his eyes to himself. He didn’t want to be a creep. The second time his trainer noticed, he told him she was the sweetest girl he ever met but was dating some dude at work. The third time he tried to ignore your presence but it was hard, you were like a magnet and your voice was like melody to his ears.

His biggest regret was telling that to his friends, they didn’t miss a beat on mocking him about the mysterious girl he’s been crazy about. Every single time he mentioned something gym related they would make some funny comment about it. Brian even decided he would join him on his workout just to see the girl that’s been on his friends mind for a while now. So a week later he joined Shawn at the gym on his usual time and couldn’t stop cursing.

“Dude, why do you wake up that early?!”

“So that I can start my day knowing I already worked out and that I’m free”

“You are fucking insane, Mendes”

“Fuck off, Brian” he said chuckling as he got there and pushed the door open.

“I better end up looking like you after all this sacrifice”

“You know that’s not how working out works, right?”

“Yeah, and that’s why I hate it”

“Shut up, you didn’t even started, dude”

“Whatever” Brian said as they approached the trainer, only to be told to start by earning up.

They followed Shawn’s insane routine, with Brian complaining at every single movement, saying it was pointless since you were not there for him to finally meet you, even tough Shawn didn’t even had the courage to talk to you. When Brian was cursing for the billionth time, Shawn saw you walking in alone and going straight to the girl who he noticed that might be your trainer.

“Dude, what’re you... oh shit, that’s her isn’t she?”

“Yeah”

“Shit, I know her”

“What?!”

“I mean, I don’t actually know her, but she’s a really good Finn’s friend”

“Finn’s? She’s not his girlfriend?”

“No, dude, he’s got a girlfriend for two years now”

“Holy shit”

“Want me to talk to her and introduce you guys?”

“That would be so awkward”

“Only if you make it”

“I don’t think that’s a good idea”

“Are we done?”

“With what?”

“Your routine? ‘Cause I honestly feel like I won’t be able to talk tomorrow”

“Yeah, we can cut it a little shorter today”

“Great, hey, Y/N!”

“Brian” Shawn hissed through gritted teeth but it was too late, you turned around to see who was calling your name, and then you shot them a breathtaking smile, or at least, Shawn was finding it extremely hard to breath.

“Brian, right?” she asked approaching both of them.

“Yeah, that’s me, and this is Shawn, my best friend”

“Hi, Shawn” she said smiling at me and offering her hand to shake, and so I did.

“Hey, nice to meet you” Shawn said unable to hold back the grin that was plastered on his pink lips.

“Are you guys done? I don’t want to bother you too”

“Yeah, we’re cool, how’ve you been?”

“Fine, actually, things are a little crazy at work but that’s a good thing right?”

“I guess so, she’s a lawyer” Brian said.

“Oh, that’s nice”

“What have you been doing?”

“I’ve been working with Shawn for the past months”

“Really? Didn’t know you had music gift”

“Oh, he doesn’t” Shawn said and the girl giggled.

“I’ve been helping him on tour”

“So basically you’ve been traveling ‘helping Shawn’ and being payed for it?”

“Pretty much” Shawn said smiling.

“Hey, I do a lot, okay?”

“Sure thing, Brian, how do I take his place?”

“Just say the word” Shawn said chuckling making Y/N giggle, his heart melting at the sound.

“Great to know you too are already friendly enough to mock me” Brian said making both of their faces red.

“Anyway, it was nice talking to you guys, but I really gotta start this so I won’t be late later”

“Sure, it was nice seeing you too, Y/N, take care” Brian said and Shawn just mumbled a quick ‘bye’ before she turned away smiling at them “now you know each other” Brian said grinning and Shawn hit the back of his head playfully.

“You idiot” Shawn said as they left the gym laughing.

                                                         -*-

Since their first introduction, they haven’t talked much but would always say ‘hi’ at least to each other everyday, and she didn’t leave his mind at all. It was getting harder to don’t seem like a creep for looking at her while she was trying to mind her own business and sometimes he even caught her staring, but quickly turning away. So when she didn’t show up one day he got worried, she didn’t seem the type to miss her training, at least, she didn’t on the last month and a half. He even considered asking what happened to her coach but decided to drop it. But for his relief, she came to talk to Shawn’s trainer about it.

“Y/N called to say she couldn’t make it”

“Oh, everything alright?”

“Yeah, she just had a meeting she had to reschedule and she’s super busy, so this was the only time she and her client could meet”

“Nice... can I ask you a favor?”

“Sure”

“I won’t be able to come here on Friday, can you keep an eye on Shawn for me?”

“Totally, I just have to ask Y/N since she’s in for his usual time”

“I can come on another time if you want” Shawn said as he finished a series, taking a break.

“I’ll talk to her, if she doesn’t mind, would it be bad for you?”

“No, not at all” Shawn said trying to contain his excitement.

“Great, thanks, Jen”

“Anytime, Duke” she said as she went back to where she was previously.

“She said Y/N finds you cute”

“What?”

“Yeah, you should ask her out”

“Dude, are you serious? Is my love life you entertainment?” Shawn asked trying to keep his features as serious as possible.

“Pretty much”

“Unbelievable”

“But for real, you should really ask her out, it’s been a while you’ve been drooling over her and not doing anything about it”

“Yeah, maybe Friday”

“Whatever works for you, rockstar, now let’s go back to work”

                                                         -*-

Friday came faster than expected. Shawn was practically hoping on the streets to get to the gym in excitement. Jen was already there when he arrived, but he didn’t spot Y/N, which calmed him a bit.

“Hey, how are you?”

“Hi, Shawn, good morning, Duke showed me his plans for you, do you mind if we change it a bit?”

“Not at all, what do you have in mind?”

“I know you have some hard times stretching, so maybe we could work on that as well? To balance things a bit”

“Sure”

“Great, Y/N will be here anytime, wanna start warming up a bit?”

“Works for me”

Just as Shawn was doing as Jen told him to, Y/N walked in wearing a pair of leggings and an oversized hoodie, as always, and her hair in two braids. He could feel his palms sweating.

“Good morning, guys” Y/N said smiling at them.

“Morning” they both answered.

“So, Jen, what are we doing today?”

“We’re not going to change much, Shawn’s going to fit in your routine”

“Good luck, dude”

“Hey, it can’t be that hard right? I think I can handle it” he said, feeling his ego being punched.

Shawn didn’t consider himself as an athlete of anything like that, but he worked out hard for a while now.

“Let’s ser about that, tiger” Y/N said with a grin playing on her lips.

“Enough with the flirting, can we start?”

“Yes, Ma’am” Shawn said as soon as he felt his face heat up and Y/N’s cheek get a little pinker than usual.

He was so wrong. His workout routine was pretty intense, but hers were just something else. She trained a lot the muscles on her anda and back due to pain she has from stress and position at work, so there’s not so much weight lifting but what she does is just as bad, Shawn found himself almost begging to grab a few weights or something on his routine. When Jen announced the worst was over he almost felt happy, then he remembered she told him she was going to help them stretch, which was literally his biggest fear.

He was mesmerized by Y/N’s ability to apparently ignore the natural humane positions and simply became like a doll on Jen’s hands. He just stood there in awe with every movement she made while he couldn’t even touch his toes. But even tough the training was completely different and out of his comfort zone, he swear he never had more fun in his life. Y/N was constantly cracking jokes and making some sarcastic yet funny comments about pretty much everything. He was also impressed at how naturally the conversation was flowing between them, they sometimes ever forgot that Jen was right there beside them the whole time, only being remembered due to the exercises and the bickering about their flirting situation. Shawn found himself disappointed on how fast the minutes flew by.

“Well, it was fun, guys, see you two on Monday” Jen said as we grabbed our stuff.

“See you, Jen, thank you” Shawn said as she went to her next class.

“She’s right, today was actually really nice” Y/N said looking up at Shawn from where she was sitting on the floor.

“It was, Monday we’ll have the part two to this”

“Yeah... or maybe...”

“Yeah?” Shawn asked offering a hand for her to stand up, which she gladly took with a smile on her lips.

“Are you free right now?”

“I am, why?”

“Wanna go grab something to eat? There’s this really nice place nearby with some healthy stuff and great iced teas”

“I’d love that, actually I was intending to ask you out for a while now”

“I know” She said chuckling.

“What? Wait... how?!”

“Brian told me”

“I’m going to kill him” Shawn muttered under his breath.

“Hey” she said squeezing his hand, that he even forgot that was still holding hers “don’t do it, I’ve been wanting to do the same for a while now”

“Really?” Shawn asked, his whole demeanor changing into a smirk, making her blush.

“Yeah, I was just waiting to see if you’d actually do something other than ask about me or stare at me from a distance”

“Sorry, I got a little nervous”

“That’s why I decided to step up”

“And I appreciate it, but I was wondering... if we could actually have a proper date, one that I’m not all sweaty and shit”

“Hmm... it depends”

“On what?”

“Are actually going to ask me out this time?”

“Y/N, would you like to go on date with me... tonight... or whenever you’re available actually”

“I’d love to, and tonight’s just fine by the way”

“Okay, I’ll pick you up at seven?”

“Fine by me, give me your phone” she said and I handled it to her, in which she wrote her number down.

“Thank you” Shawn said smiling at her.

“Are we still going to grab something to eat now or...?”

“Oh, yeah, sure, let’s go” Shawn said squeezing her hand back and she just smiled at him, not letting go of his hand as she pulled him outside.

Shawn could literally feel his whole body exploding in excitement. Little did he know, she was feeling the same way.

                                                          -*-

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: @fivefeetapartt

[riickgrimes]

Rules: answer the questions and then tag 10+ other creators to answer the questions!

thank you so much to @askmetostays for mentioning in your post! Your so talented and your gifsets are amazingggg!

I feel like most of my gifs I made this year were for my turkish blog, so they’ll be some of those included!

first creation and most recent creation of 2020: This grease set was my first one, I actually loved this coloring that I did here! My most recent one was this Pacey gifset about Joey in one of my favorite scenes.

one of your favorite creations from 2020: This Marilyn gifset was definitely a favorite of mine, I thought it (and she) looked gorgeous. Also this Pacey one I made from my all-time favorite scene and episode of Dawson’s is a DEFINITE FAV just bc he’s babyyy

a creation you’re really proud of: I’d have to go to my turkish blog for this one. This one I made the other day of Aydan’s relationship growth with Eda took so longggg and I had to remember and sift through like 22 two and a half hour episodes to find the scenes, but it came out so good. And it’s one of the very, very few long, cumulative, “multiple gifs into one big one” gifsets I’ve ever made.

a new style you tried this year and a gifset that uses it: I had a couple of gifsets on my turkish blog that were like pastel-y and had text in it which is something I never do. This one with text from a tweet and this one with text from a song.

your favorite coloring: OOooh I actually have a couple, this Pope one I just loved, this Kie one I loved, and this JJ one too! I liked this Niall one a lot too, so vibrant and pretty. And this Finn Hudson one was a true win bc I always thought glee was so hard to color, and I finally did it and it came out great!! I was like damn girl u really are the shittttt

a creation that took you forever: again the one from my turkish blog with Aydan definitely took forever, between finding the scenes, figuring out translations, piecing them together and just general photoshop annoyances, it took like 12 hrs. This one I made of Eda’s outfits took forever too.

your creation from 2020 that received the most notes: I think this other Marilyn Monroe one had the most notes.

a creation you think deserved more notes: oooh prob my “#same” one about Pacey, idk i guess ppl don’t want to be swept up in joshua jackson’s arms or something, whatever, oh and this Watermelon Sugar one too!

a creation with a favorite scene/quote: Def this one from the shaving scene from Castaways. The fact that I made like 5 gifsets from this one scene aloneeee. I think I still have one in my drafts too lmaooo

a creation you made that breaks your heart: this scene with Jack and Jen FOR SURE

a ‘simple’ creation that you really love: prob this Lara Jean/Lana Condor one. The coloring was great, the sharpening was great, it just looked so pretty!

a creation that was inspired by another one (add both your creation and the one that inspired it!): sad as it is to say, i don’t think i made anything that was inspired by anyone... 

a favorite creation created by someone else: ok but definitely @askmetostays Pacey and Joey every episode one and her Pacey and Joey™ one, because whew the time and effort put into those is incredible. And even though I’m not even in the fandom I had to reblog these Witcher gifsets, this one by @yenvengerberg and this one by @anya-chalotra because they were truly so gorgeous. This Winter in Avonlea by @laurens-german is just beautiful. This one with the Hargreeves Siblings by @seance is truly amazing. And this Shape of Water one by @antoniosbanderas and this Chicago gifset by @madalainepetsch were both so gorgeous and colorful!!!

some of your favorite content creators from the year: @askmetostays is definitely a favorite, since I’ve gotten into Dawson’s Creek, she’s been a definite bright spot on my dash. The fact that she’s running two other Dawson’s blogs on top of her main, and is still gracing us with The Content™ is impressive. I don’t think I follow them, but @livelovecaliforniadreams has been supplying the Pacey/Joey fandom with some quality gifs. The gifsets are so involved and all-encompassing, they must take forever to make, so I have to applauded them for that! @inejghafta has been out here making quality gifs for Anne with an E, Community, New Girl, This Is Us, and this list goes on. She’s gotten experimental with her coloring and her concepts and it’s been great to see! @baharsahins is another great one! She is like single-handedly giving the rping community an unlimited supply of Turkish celebs. Her gifs are always on point, the coloring’s always amazing and her sharpening is so soft and pretty. And @imikhailo has such such such gorgeous gallavich/mickey gifset!

a for good measure, another a couple more creations of yours that you love: oooh ok there’s this Pacey and Joey + Docks one, this Deckerstar one, this one with Kie and Sarah bc 👀, this Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist one, this Lara Jean Valentine’s Day one, and my Sen Cal Kapimi icons from my turkish blog bc i just love making icons sm

I don’t think I’m gonna tag anyone, esp since the new year already started, but anyone was already tagged or anyone that just wants to do it, feel free!!!

[jlf23tumble]

Hey Jen! I love seeing everyone doing monthly fic recs but yours are my favourite! I know I'm sending this three days early but I can't wait!! x

Yes, I love that!! I’m a bit of a date stickler, so I sat on this one until the very last day, but here’s a mixed bag of things that I read this month and loved...hope they work for you, too!

500 Words of Harry Styles, by haemophilus/ @they-them-pigeon, One Direction, Harry Styles/various pairings, 1.5k. These 3 works are 500 words each, and, like...how??? What kinda sorcery! They’re all perfect mini worlds, w/ gorgeous explorations of Harry and gender and pairings you wouldn’t expect yet totally work.

Heartstrings, by @vondrostes, One Direction, Harry Styles/Sarah Jones, 2.6k. This one totally gave me the Mulder/Scully vibes of some my very fave fics in that pairing, idk why, but brb, gotta jump into some old fic servers.

Here to Take My Medicine, by Throwthemflowers/ @hazzabeeforlou, One Direction, Harry Styles/Louis Tomlinson, 3.7k. U know what? I totally buy the concept of Harry reading goop and Louis going along with it (bonus points for unexpected yet totally welcome daddy kink).

go as slow as you want, by whensheflies/ @choface, One Direction, Harry Styles/Nick Grimshaw, 5k. Most gryles fic, especially lately, is steeped in angst, but not this one! A touch of it, sure, but sweet, sexi, AND tender gender? Sign my ass up for more!

Sweet Baby, by jishler, One Direction, Harry Styles/Louis Tomlinson, 5.4k. It’s harder and harder to find these days, but I’m always down for some good old-fashioned kink discovery, X Factor house era, and this was sweet and hot, perfect combo.

let me be yours, by @louhearted, One Direction, Harry Styles/Louis Tomlinson, 6.6k. Canon Girl Direction is always a win, but this one features pube talk, too? Huge bonus points for daddy kink, not enough of that, if you ask me (and you didn’t, but there you go).

More of a Comment Than a Question, by abrighteryellow/ @a-brighter-yellow, One Direction, Harry Styles/Louis Tomlinson, 8.7k. I know this wasn’t what the author intended, but I am missing all the fan convention stuff that isn’t going to happen this year, and this story perfectly captured it, so thank you AGAIN!

in its lonely and ramshackle head, by objectlesson/ @alienfuckeronmain, The Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins/Thorin Oakenshield, 9.8k. The only thing I know of this movie is the hilarious write-up Phoenix and Blake crafted, but it doesn’t matter, this fic is so beautiful! A five times with so much pining and yearning, beautiful!

bathed in blue light, by delgay, Star Wars Sequel, Poe Dameron/Finn, 17k. The lengths I go through to avoid all things Reylo means the pickings can be slim in this fandom, but this felt like a callback to the heady days of early 2016, sigh.

Harriet and Louise, by blake/ @newleafover, One Direction, Harry Styles/Louis Tomlinson, 28k. Words fail me, I was lucky enough to see this before it went up, to yell in the google doc, the long-awaited regency Girl Direction fic does NOT disappoint, so gorgeous!!! Massive hugs to the hero who commissioned it!

The Stars Look Very Different Today, by @kingsofeverything, One Direction, Harry Styles/Louis Tomlinson, 43k. Easily my fave so far in the big bang pack, but here’s some real talk, I love it when Lauren writes space fic.

I’m gonna jump on my soapbox here for a quick sec and tell you that you don’t have to reblog this fic rec list if you don’t wanna, liking it for further reference is okay by me if you aren’t comfortable, but PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD leave kudos and comments on fics for authors. Read a wip and cheerlead the author along and revel in the heart-stopping thrill of receiving an ao3 email. I’m blessed *regularly* by all the ones I’m subscribed to, but these two were my absolute faves this month:

Say Something, by @kingsofeverything, One Direction, Harry Styles/Louis Tomlinson, 6 chapters//27 chapters in. Look, I’m gonna level with you, I had some high expectations for this one (50YO omega Harry hooking up with 28YO alpha Louis, eventual mpreg, lactation, and everything else in those tags), and in just six chapters, I wanna yell with how much I love it, talk about dreams surpassed!

Leave a Voicemail after the Song, by @vondrostes, One Direction, Harry Styles/Louis Tomlinson, 13 chapters// ??? chapters. Okay, this is on Patreon for now, it might jump to ao3 down the road, but for the low price of $1/month, you too can get a weekly update to in the heart-breakingly BEAUTIFUL companion to Terran’s epic Call Answered (which *is* on ao3), this time from Harry’s POV. It hurts so good, especially at this point in the story, god.

[romantichopelessly]

tfw your cdth re-read buddies start theorizing about who the woman who invades the Barns during Opal may be, insisting that this is an important detail that cannot be forgotten and they will figure it out and no writer would ever forget to wrap up that unfinished plotline

[klaineccfanficlibrary]

Are you still accepting bingo cards? If so, here is my submission:

Debut: [N/A]

Page turner: Until The Sun Falls From The Sky - CoffeeAddict80 [Long but worth it]

Tissues: Love After Loss - JButler [Heart-wrenching series]

Unusual occupation: Precocious Princess - CoffeeAddict80 [Blaine is a Toy Company CEO]

Free choice: Swiper, No Swiping - Cerriddwen [Very cute AU series]

Summer: New Adventures Summer Camp - izwordsoup [Fun, fluffy story] 

Challenge: Christmas Crush - writing_everyday [Fun Advent story]

LOL: K.U.R.T. - quizasvivamos [This story is hysterical!]

Trope don’t usually read: Ebb & Flow - maanorchidee [Lots of video game references]

No - you're not too late - keep sending the cards to us! Thanks for your contribution, Anon. Find them all here. ~Jen

Details here: Klaineccfanficlibrary

2. Page turner: Until The Sun Falls From The Sky - CoffeeAddict80 @caramelcoffeeaddict

This one was already included this category on ao3

3. Tissues: Love After Loss - JButler

This one was already included in this category on a03

4. Unusual occupation: Precocious Princesses - CoffeeAddict80 @caramelcoffeeaddict

Based off a prompt found on tumblr – We’re coworkers and I overheard you complaining about how your ex was supposed to get a specific toy for your child’s birthday tomorrow but they completely forgot and you’ve been going crazy trying to find one - don’t ask why but I happen to have one I can give you

5. Free choice: Swiper, No Swiping - Cerriddwen @cerriddwenluna

Kurt’s flight back to New York has been delayed. To pass the time, he decides to browse Tinder and see what kind of men Columbus has to offer. There’s no harm in just looking, right?

6. Summer fic: New Adventures Summer Camp - izwordsoup @special-bc-ur-part-of-it

Kurt doesn't know why he agreed to be a camp counselor with Finn for the summer, he doesn't even like camping. In other words, Kurt is pretty sure this summer is going to suck. Enter cute fellow camp counselor Blaine Anderson.

7. Written for a Challenge: Christmas Crush - writing_everyday by @slipping-through-my-fingertips

Blaine tries his hand at Christmas magic to gain the attention of his crush.

8. Fic that made you laugh out loud K.U.R.T. by @quizasvivamos

But as Dr. Blaine Anderson was working tirelessly on his latest AI, he found himself falling victim to two devastating things: the virus and a forbidden love.

9. Trope don’t usually read: Ebb & Flow by maanorchidee @forabeatofadrum

Blaine Anderson is yet another anonymous New Yorker who's trying to get a job in the entertainment industry. His days are filled with auditions, bleak subway rides, piano lessons, and complaining about his annoying next-door-neighbour. But Blaine has a secret that he cannot share with his other friends: he dreams of playing competitive Splatoon 2. He already has a hard time justifying this music degree, so he doesn't need to add an interest in eSports to that. That's why the only person who knows about this, is yet another stranger on the internet named Kurt. The two met in an LGBT Splatoon 2 Discord and became fast friends. Little do they know that they also know each other offline.

[robocatfan]

An angry summary of Speak the Ocean by Rebecca Enzor -Part 4

Part 1, Part 2, Part 3

Preface 2

We get another in-universe training manual. This time it’s about how to handle a mer arrival.

It tells us that the tank should be cleaned and cycled for a week - which as stated before, should actually be for 2-8 weeks! - before they set out to hunt a mer, and that all equipment like the tanks and cranes should be inspected and ready to use by then.

It also notes that the mer will be drugged with quinaldine - a chemical used for the transportation of which (guess I did learn something useful from this book, huh) - for transport, but that doesn’t mean they’ll be any less dangerous.

Next, it talks about the transportation procedure, which involves lifting the mer from the boat with the dock crane and placing them in the transport tank with the head and arms facing back (“back” as in down? The opposite direction? Eh, who knows?) all while an employee keeps watch.

It also warns (in all caps) to not let the creature sit under the sun since that will cause it to foam from shock.

Once that part of the process is done, a vet is called for a simple visual examination of the mer. Seriously, that’s all they are allowed to do - they can’t even place their hands near its tank! One wonders how these mers don’t end up sick more often.

Anyway, when that’s done, the net should be hooked once again to the crane and slowly lowered into the holding tank, since dropping them so suddenly into colder waters can also cause them to foam from shock. Understandable, but considering how cold the waters of their natural habitat can get, they might be able to handle the temperature just fine.

And once the mer is fully inside and the net is removed, the lights should be dimmed and one of two fish should be thrown into the water to slow the mer to eat and recover once the effects of the quinaldine (which may last for about one or two days) wear off.

Lastly, if the mer shows aggression or dates to be just a tiny bit noisy, the electroshocker ™ should be used until they are under control.

Once again, no wonder these guys act so aggressive towards people :v.

Chapter 6- Finn

We are back to Finn’s perspective as he notes how crowded the dock behind Oceanica is (it doesn’t really feel that way, really) when the hunting boat arrives with the mer. He also notes the fishermen had to venture way out to find it (explaining why they were in the supposedly safe hunting zone in the previous chapter), and that the last day was filled with preparations, including that of the tanks he and Jen (mostly Jen) cleaned the week prior.

When the net lifts the creature (Erie) out of the boat, he and Jen are surprised upon seeing the dolphin (aka Niku) she’s hugging, since that’s proof that the theory that both species have a symbiotic relationship is true, as well as the stories the fishermen told about dolphins helping the mers steer away from boats.

And yet we never get to see any of that in the previous chapters- much less them being successful in it, considering the big amount of darkened shells.

The pair is lowered into a ten feet long and 3 feet wide transport tank that’s barely big enough for them, and while Delmara argues with the fishermen about the price for their catch - since she doesn’t want to pay them extra for the dolphin, Finn and Jen step for a closer look.

Finn then sees that the mer has the same hair color that the mer his dad found (aka the queen), and his first thought is that he knows exactly how to make her his. Ew.

But before that he remarks that she’s probably as young as their previous arrival, showing Jen that one can determine a mer’s age by how vibrant the tips of their fins are, and that the color fades with age. And when Jen comments that she’d expected the mer to be actively trying to slaughter everyone (most likely due to Finn’s constant, incessant warnings), he repeats what the training manual said about sedating the creatures.

As Delmara’s discussion continues (with Finn telling us in two sentences what they are doing instead of actually showing it), Jen suggests that, instead of separating the dolphin from the mer, they could have them perform together since that would draw in more people.

And though he notes that there’s something calculating in her gaze as she says that, that’s all it takes for Finn to be convinced by her idea and go up to talk to Delmara.

At first she dismisses him since she’s too busy cursing out the fishermen, but he manages to voice the suggestion and insists on it when she tries to refuse due to lacking a husbandry license for cetaceans. (but not before he mentally compares the woman who’s been essentially his mentor for the past few years to a Chihuahua.) Since they don’t have much time to decide due to the risk of the mer foaming under the sun, Finn persists.

And when Delmara still doesn’t relent even after he reminds her that she’d promised him a mer, notes that Jen could help due to having studied marine biology in university (but shouldn’t she already know that since, you know, she hired her in the first place?) and that someone needs to take over when he comes back to school (which I hope refers to college/ university, because this grown ass man surely has graduated by now) in August, Finn pulls out his trump card: a colored sketch he’d found in his dad’s office of the mermaid he’d discovered, which just so happens to resemble the once currently in their transport tank.

This finally is enough to sway Delmara to keep the dolphin and give the mer to him, but she warns him that he only has until the end of summer to make a profit. Finn’s mood is not affected by this: in fact, he’s so happy that he picks up and twirls Jen around when he goes to tell her the news. And since she came up with the idea in the first place, he’s making her his assistant.

She’s dismayed by this, and when she remarks at the apparent nepotism when Finn reminds her he’s friends with Delmara’s nephew, he notes that “he has a lot of responses to that, but most of them would get him smacked”, so they instead focus on moving the transport tank. Yes, them - not any of the supposed “many” employees that are crowding the dock.

Yeah, in spite of this place having enough workers to completely crowd the dock- some of whom could have done this task - it feels emptier than a bag of chips due to the fact that the only people we see doing or interacting with anything are the named characters. The others just exist to fill up space I guess.

Anyway, after reiterating that the tank is too small for the pair, Finn and Jen bring it to the holding tank room. As he calls the veterinarian over, Finn notes that while the mer is cowering instead of scrutinizing them like the rest of her kind (and that will make her easier to work with), her dolphin companion is actively attempting to protect her.

Since it’s also obscuring her from view, the vet tells Finn to hold it down- which he somehow manages to do, and then somehow gets a large cut from it a sentence later.

And I’m like ?????????

Someone please tell me how this even works, because how?!

Anyway after the vet finishes his checkup (which is not elaborated upon, to the point that there’s not even a remark about the literal tail injury!), and casually paying no mind to the large cut on his forearm after cleaning it up (which is never brought up again), Finn helps Jen crank the net up. And he notes that the mer gasps- gasps, a sound associated normally with humans - when the net lifts, but he doesn’t even think about it.

As they are slowly placing the net in the normal tanks and the mer tries to get her gills in the water (shouldn’t it be her mouth since that’s where the water enters her body?) Serge comes over, and upon seeing the creature’s hair color, suggests calling her Neon.

Jen corrects him and says that they should call her Dotty due to resembling a dottyback or royal gamma instead, and while Finn is in “nerd love” at her knowledge of reef fish, he rather go by their normal periodic table naming conventions. So after a couple of suggestions (including Cadmium, which they give to the dolphin due to being a male name), they decide to call the mer Iodine.

And once the pair is fully lowered, the group prepares to “separate these elements”. And while Jen grimaces and wonders if it’s necessary as Serge goes for the electroshocker ™ ( not before Finn warns him to not poke his mer like a jellyfish) Finn, in full corporate mode and unwilling to screw up his chance, tells her that not only will it make them easier to wake with, but allowing them to be together once they are performing will be “a good incentive to get them working. A treat for cooperating.”

… alright then.

While Jen isn’t fully convinced, she relents and everyone gets into position.

Chapter 7- Erie

After they are fully inside the tank, Erie - who’s still clinging to her guard- is surprised at the strangeness of their new surroundings and confused when the net starts to gather below them.

Niku is also confused (and Erie almost casually notes that she tasted the blood from his attack on the landfolk), but tells her to stay calm and not give the landfolk a reason to hurt her.

Just then a “loop” (aka the electroshocker ™ ) enters the water and the net shifts. And before Erie can ask what’s going on, they are both electrocuted.

As expected it hurts like hell, to the point that Erie feels like her body is burning and when it ends, they both end up floating belly up like the mers in chapter 4. And before either can recover, the net separates them.

The next five paragraphs are spent with Erie panicking, screaming and begging for her guard not to leave her as she tries to reach him through the ropes - and while he’s tense enough that she fears he might beach himself in an attempt to attack the landfolk, he just swims around and tells her he doesn’t know what to do instead of doing anything useful to save her like pulling at the net.

Eventually she’s completely lifted from the water, leaving him out of her reach and sight, only able to huff water at her.

As soon as she’s dropped into a different body of water, Erie screams for Niku and tries to reach him, but it’s blocked from doing so by a barrier that’s keeping them separated. And though she’s unable to hear him due to not being in the same space, she takes comfort in the fact that she can still see him.

Well, until one of the landfolk (aka Finn) steps between them, which causes her to back up and look at the surface in fear of the loop, and when she looks back at him, the creep smiles at her possessively. Once again, ew.

The next paragraph is spent describing how he - “a creature out of her nightmares” - looks from her perspective, with her noting his snail-like skin, the different colors of his “two tails” ( the term the text this time uses to describe the legs. Why didn’t it use that earlier instead of outright referring to them as legs?) and the large bump where his nostrils are. Once again, just like the advisor.

… you can probably guess what the author is intending to say with all of these constant reminders.

Anyway, she hears him say something she’s unable to understand before there’s a splash that she first assumes it’s the loop, but it’s instead the result of a dead fish thrown at the water, which confuses her immensely.

She then waits until the landfolk leaves to inspect the barrier, noting it’s mostly uniform and has few anomalies, including a thing resembling a tube worm (aka the tubes connecting the tanks) that connects their enclosure, but she can’t - doesn’t even try, really - figure out a way through.

So Erie only stares at Niku helplessly until her adrenaline fades and she curls up at the bottom of the enclosure, exhausted.

[cph-dreaming]

Extract/dribbles # 14/1 (@boysrunaway this one is for you)

Sander decided to walk back to the Academie dragging his bike along. He had time enough before his appointment with Finn. Sometimes after sessions with his psychiatrist he felt nothing at all. But today had been hard. He took out his phone and sent an identical text to Robbe and his mother:

“I’m going back to the Academie to work. It was tough today.”

Normally all the talking at their sessions was up to Sander which often resulted in an hour spent in near silence. Today had been different with his psychiatrist not only talking about that missing filter, but also about how a diagnosis wasn’t a static thing. That they didn’t like his prolonged periods of depression and had decided to put Sander on new meds, that he would have to monitor how they affected him, that he had an obligation to himself now, that... Sander felt drained. And he still had to meet up with Finn to finish his Valentine’s Day gift for Robbe.

Sander hated Valentine’s Day. The whole idea that there was one day a year, an arbitrary date in the calendar set by corporate straight white men, where he had to buy flowers and chocolates to the love of his life just made him want to puke and spray paint the whole facade of McDonald’s at the Meir. He scrolled through his Bowie playlists on Spotify and put on “I’m afraid of Americans”.

But what about Robbe? Sander had spent sleepless nights staring at his boyfriend. What if Robbe didn’t feel that way about Valentine’s Day? In his heart he knew that Robbe wouldn’t anticipate anything. His boyfriend never burdened him with untold expectations, just graciously accepting whatever Sander seemed fit to give him. Did he ever ask for anything? The fourteenth could likely pass by without Robbe ever noticing. Well, unless he bought flowers and chocolates for his mamma. Robbe would probably do that, wouldn’t he?

Robbe deserved a proper present, especially after their gift-less Christmas. It had been Robbe’s decision, of course, ever the observant one. He had known that Sander didn’t have the mental reserves to go out looking for Christmas gifts, so they had decided that their present for each other would be the lock on the Mr. Lovelock bridge. “You’re more than enough gift for me,” he had said, echoing Sander’s text from days earlier. And he had stolen a sketch from Sander on Boxing Day. Picking it out of Sander’s bag and looking at him with a mischievous smile, he had asked “It’s us, isn’t it? Our lips?” Sander had tried to take the piece of paper from him, tried to explain that it was a sketch, some new style he was trying out, that he didn’t really like it himself, but Robbe had looked at him with such a tender expression on his face that melted all of Sander’s reserve when he asked “Can I keep it?” Sander had only replied, that if Robbe really wanted to keep that piece of trash, then he expected Robbe to frame it and hang it above his bed. Robbe had, of course he had.

So Sander had decided already weeks before that he wanted to paint a new picture for Robbe to hang above his bed. A real picture. A picture Sander would be proud of seeing. And Valentine’s Day seemed like a fine occasion, no matter how much he hated the concept. But it had to be something special, something he hadn’t done before. No more pencil and charcoal. And another mural was out of the question. Robbe already felt intimidated enough by the one at the Waagnatie, especially since it had been decided that it wouldn’t be removed. Sander still had an inkling that Jens and the other boys had been behind that petition.

Sander had sketched and sketched, drawing out every possible idea he had. In the end he had decided on a portrait of the both of them. Well, if one could call anything a portrait when no faces were involved. But to Sander it was a portrait of their love. Even the size of the final sketch was different from most of the things Sander had worked with before, the dimensions being 100x50 cm. And he had no idea how to proceed from there. Could he find a canvas suited to what he wasn’t even sure he had in mind? He went to Professor Mathysen for help one day during class.

“Watercolours, Mr. Driesen, watercolours are what you are looking for,” Pieter told him.

“Yeah, that’s not really my...”

“It’s the perfect medium for what you’re trying to convey! If you have the guts, that is,” his professor said with a provocative smile. “Ask the hobbit for help.”

“The hobbit?” Sander was confused.

“Yes, Finn, the guy over there,” Pieter replied, pointing at one of the other students. “Ask him to show you the piece he made of his friend from the Netherlands. Between us, there actually are other people in your class besides you who know what they’re doing!”

So Sander had approached his classmate. It wasn’t that Sander had never talked to him before. He had smiled at him, said hello when they had met, hadn’t he? Sander had always tried to be kind to his fellow students but with everything happening since he had enrolled in September he knew his classmates saw him as being reserved, if not arrogant.

He wasn’t really that short, Sander thought to himself, studying the slender boy working at his easel. He was the same height as Robbe and had the same delicate features, but the hair colour was light brown. In the light of the class room there was a golden shine to it.

“Sorry, I don’t want to bother you, but Professor Mathysen said, I should ask to see a portrait you made of a friend of yours?”

His classmate didn’t reply but with a slight blush on his cheeks went over to his portfolio bag and retrieved a carton enfolding, handing it over. Sander carefully opened it and looked at the picture with genuine astonishment. Pieter had been right. Sander knew what he was watching was not a mere casualty of an attempt to paint. It was pure talent.

“This is... this is really beautiful!” He said with reverence in his voice.

“He is,” his classmate replied quietly. Sander looked into a pair of green eyes, that had a pain in them he knew all to well.

“Ok, I’ll carry your bag to school, fuck that, I’ll carry you to school every day for the next month if you’ll help me! I’m Sander,” he tried with one of his persuasive smiles.

“Do you even own a marten-hair brush?” There was a crooked smile on the young man’s face. “I’m Finn.” Sander knew he couldn’t have asked for better help.

[astropxel]

tag game

thank you for tagging me @racingllama!!

Name / Nickname: Jen /Jenni /Jennifer - I actually don’t have a nickname

Height: 5ft 5 inches, or 165cm (a smol bean)

Zodiac sign: Leo, I’m right before the cutoff but still a lion

Hobbies: movies & tv, reading, cross-stitch, gaming, baking & cooking, caring for plants, astronomy, seeing musicals

Favourite colours: black, and maybe purple??

Favourite books: The Great Gatsby, Ready Player One, Armada, Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, Series of Unfortunate Events, Skulduggery Pleasant, Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit

Last song listened to: One Last Hope from the Hercules soundtrack

Inspiration for muse : probably all of the elves in the books I love, we’ll thank tolkien for that

Dream job: either movie soundtracks or a dog kennels

Meaning behind your URL: sims are called pixel people a lot of the time, and I studied astrophysics at uni, so there you are, astropxel

Cats or dogs? Dogs definitely, but I love both so much

YouTube celebrities or normal celebrities? normal celebrities? I like some people on youtube but I think we’re a little bit stuck in the age of people not being prepared for their viral fame

If you could live anywhere where would that be? a big city? I don’t mind where in the world really

Disney or DreamWorks? Disney, coco makes me cry every time

Favorite childhood TV show? fairy odd parents, kimpossible and the suite life

The movie you’re looking forward to most in 2020? Uncharted or Black Widow

Favorite book you read in 2019? Good Omens

Marvel or DC? Marvel movies, DC comics

If you choose Marvel favorite member of the X-Men? If you choose DC favorite Justice League member? Havok is my favourite X-Men member

Night or Day? Night

Favorite Pokémon? (Shiny) Ampharos

Top bands: The 1975, Panic! at the Disco, All Time Low, Blink-182, Enter Shikari

Top movies: Inception, Big Hero 6, Hercules, Rogue One

America or Europe? Europe

Tumblr or Twitter? Tumblr, I never really got into twitter

Pro-choice or Pro-life? Pro-choice

Favorite YouTuber: Patricia Bright or jacksepticeye

Favorite author? Modern? Ernest Cline. if we’re talking old school, F Scott Fitzgerald

Tea or coffee? I hate both, the english should disown me

OTP? Canon OTP is probably Harvey & Donna from Suits, if we’re talking non canon I’ll give you a little list, or you could head over to @cookiesand-lemonade to see more: Finn/Poe (Star Wars), Arthur/Eames (Inception), Crowley/Aziraphale (Good Omens), Stiles/Derek (Teen Wolf), Symbrock (Venom), Arthur/Merlin (Merlin), Dean/Castiel (Supernatural), Eleanor/Tahani (The Good Place)

Do you play an instrument/sing? I can sing, I used to take lessons as a child. I leave the guitar playing up to my bf

well whoever read all of that I love you, and I hope you got to know me a little better! I don’t think I really know anyone that hasn’t been tagged in this, but if you see this and want to do it, take that as me tagging you!!