#Kiss Yr Frenemies

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albums for ur valentines day needs ❤️❣️✨

[kitnapz]

some albums ive really enjoyed this year. little to no skips

english grafitti - the vaccines invitation to her's - her's the record - boygenius good morning it's now tomorrow - matt maltese give it to me - SISTAR untourable album - men i trust first band on the moon - the cardigans CINEMA - the marias superclean vol. 1 - the marias SMITHEREENS - joji Kiss Yr Frenemies - illuminati hotties Gunzo no Hoshi - Koji Tamaki fantasies - metric ceres and calypso in the deep time - candy claws

the ones i bolded r my absolute favorites like. truly 10/10

[5sospenguinqueen]

arthur leclerc requests

childhood friends to lovers smau

brothers best friend smau (gasly reader or anyone else u want)

frenemies to lovers smau

newlyweds smau

newborn dad smau

fernando alonso requests:

dad alonso x reader smau

private but not secret relationship smau

secret wife smau

him hard launching his wife of 15 yrs on his ig without meaning to (funny) smau

I love love love all of these requests! Keep them coming... even if it takes me eons to answer them lol

I've had to combine a few of these so please let me know if they weren't what you had in mind, especially because I've already written some of them

A Million Kisses was made for Arthur as childhood friends to lovers prior to this request.

When The Dust Settles involves Arthur and Yn competing for the title of best Grid sibling. (And I was so inspired by this one that I'm planning another frenemies to lovers fic where Yn is Charles' exasperated PR manager and Arthur lives to annoy her).

Just Another was prewritten before the request, and contains Dad Alonso and private but not secret.

Coming Soon!

Arthur - Newleyweds and Newborn dad have been combined in an upcoming fic, spanning Arthur and Yn's life since they got engaged.

Fernando - secret wife and hard launching have also been combined and will be coming soon.

If this wasn't what you had in mind, please let me know more and I will adapt. Thanks!

[cococassey]

Webtoon: After School Lessons for Unripe Apples (ch 1 to 126)

Author/Artist: Soonkki

Spoiler free:

Why do I do this to myself? To try chasing my Lovely Runner blues away, now I'm hooked to korean webtoon ASLFUA 😭! Which is exponentially worse because 1. it's still ongoing, 2. not 100% assured the OTP will end up together (Soonki pls pinky promise me). Well, at least it has free official eng translations (big plus)!

Got curious because I saw the fanart. It's not an art style I usually go for, but the author is Soonkki. Cheese in the trap was a kdrama I was intrigued of from the start (Jung!), but didn't get to finish because of the negative reviews, but I'll check out the webtoon soon which is finished yay!

Lovely Runner made me miss coming of age, youth romance stories, so this one really fits the bill. Cheol is a very tall big built male lead, while Mi-ae is a small pea, which reminded me a lot of the Sun Jae-Sol dynamic. But that's where most of the similarities end. This is about Mi-ae's school life adventures, trying her hardest to be friends with the new scary deskmate (who of course is a softie inside), trying his darnest to be inconspicuous at school, and failing miserably at ignoring her lol.

A very very slow burn, slice of life kind of feel at the start, a lot of studying involved, but once it gets going, I finished 3 years worth of content in a daze in 2 days! I'm kind of weak for the energizer bunny girl chasing after the grumpy broody guy trope, so this is right up my alley.

Mi-ae is just a ball of positivity. She can be sad of stuff, but not for long. Cheol who only wants to be on the down low, and wants nothing to do with such a quirky chaotic girl, but of course he can't help himself. He's just so protective of those he perceived to be picked upon. Seeing closed up Cheol gradually opening up because of Mi-ae's exuberance is a joy to watch.

Following Cheol and Mi-ae growing up together, traversing school, friendship, and sorting out their inexplicable confusing feelings (squeeee). The whole series is such a happy pill! Can't wait to see more after school group hijinks, and the growth of all the characters and their relationships.

Note: there is some triggering content like school corporal punishment, bullying, but nothing too detailed on page.

Spoilers:

My fave story arcs so far:

- Relentless Mi-ae asking frenemy Honggyu for soccer lessons because of Cheol, and clueless protective Cheol getting frustrated where Mi-ae keeps running off with scrapes all over. This is the arc where Cheol finally got worn down and accepted her millionth time offer of friendship lol.

- Jinseop's hilarious haircut scene! Enough said.

- Jinseop, who you'll first think as the love triangle or bully, suddenly becomes Cheol's and Mi-ae's love cupid to propel these two clueless lovebirds along.

- Cheol going absolutely bonkers about that accidental kiss. Priceless.

- Honggyu and Mi-ae's whole chaotic birthday arc where the gang helped Honggyu escape bullies. Starts with Cheol's jealousy antics, showing up suddenly on Jinseop and Mi-ae's impromptu date, and ended the adventurous day with crumbs of Cheol-Mae sweetness.

Can't wait for more...the mystery of Jisu (the real love triangle?), and Cheol's past/scar! Oh no it doesn't really bode well for me to get invested as CITT completed in 7 yrs. No thanks Soonkki, for the torture of ending the eng webtoon so far in a kiss-hanger. It's like a treat and torture at the same time.

[novemberhelpsrpc]

illuminati hotties' kiss yr frenemies starters

starters from illuminati hotties' album kiss yr frenemies (2018)

"I wanted anything you wanted."

"All my favorite socks are getting holes in them."

"All my favorite people got a load on them."

"I heard that you feel better than ever."

"I wanted to be screaming."

"All the things I used to do are boring now."

"Oh I'm sure I could do better."

"You couldn't stop talking about the shape of my hands."

"I'm not staying long enough to see that."

"Are you still thinking about me?"

"You quote my lyrics every single night."

"It doesn't matter how many people love you. All that matters is how one person loves you."

"That's the sweetest thing I've ever not heard."

"It takes a troubled type of freedom to drink all night."

"How else can I tell myself I can do most anything?"

"How else could you expect I could do most anything?"

"I haven't been honest."

"I haven't been thinkin' honestly."

"I was fallin' when you caught me."

"Listen now, if ever, please."

"Keep in mind everything's temporary."

"I think we're faking it fine."

"I could probably use a fourth job."

"You said you hate it when I try and be funny."

"Patience is a painful gift."

"Although it might not come across that way."

"I've grown too sentimental."

"Forget the rules."

"I cannot comprehend your words at all"

"I wanna make you feel the same way that you feel when we're together."

"I wanna take you by the collar, warm my nose up in this weather."

"I wanna press my hand against your bathroom mirror."

"I wanna watch you write each number and each letter."

"I wanna shout your name so everyone can hear it."

"You wrote a song on my guitar, and it sounds like shit."

"You held the fabric of my heart and then ripped it."

"You only like me when I'm sad."

"You only want me when I'm feelin' bad."

"You try to act like you don't care, but you're smiling."

"I don't love you anymore."

"I can't tell you when I stopped feeling the same."

"I don't care anymore"

"I don't need it anymore."

"Sorry if you're sleeping."

"I have some good news for you."

"I was hoping to hear your voice."

[oldyears]

messy feelings stuff that feels silly to even put in my actual journal so i’ll put it here lollll

there’s this friend and we were in the same major and entered university in the same block n everything and like we’re not super close but we do have enough mutual friends that we are Close to so it sometimes feels like we /are/ close enough because of friend osmosis or whatever. and since like freshman year we’ve always had a weird frenemy thing and one of our close friends always joked that she could see us getting together and we would both be like nahhhh cause a) we don’t have a lot of things in common besides writing and reading and f1 b) i was in a rougher patch with my self-esteem 4 yrs ago and just couldn’t see myself being liked by anyone romantically and c) he is naturally flirty LOL ofc i wasn’t gonna bank on anything

during the course of the pandemic we barely talked and saw one another so all the [static noises] became dormant and i was sure i wasn’t affected by him but then like. we started hanging out again since senior year started and he even included me in his birthday party last oct etc and this is where it gets messy and i don’t like it cause he’s been dating this girl since like august last year and our friend group isn’t a big fan of the girl but she’s not a bad person so it’s like. ok she exists and they’re together. and they’re kinda awkward but that seems to work for them so none of my business u kno …. but during his birthday i was joking w him saying he passed my vibe check and we can properly be friends (cause of the frenemy thing) and it was weird and a little hazy but i have a tendency of kissing my friends on the cheek when i’m drunk and i did that to him and i remember him pulling me closer to him for no reason. at all?!?!?!!!!! in front of the girl he’s datingghfjffjf and idk ever since that he’s been doing the weird flirty teasing again n it’s like whatever under normal circumstances but he’s seeing someone Hello…. and one time in may i was too drunk from frozen margs and told two of my closest uni friends rhat if things were different i would havw actually liked him i think. and that prob just means if he wasn’t seeing anyone i would actually acknowledge the weird remarks n stuff but UNHHDHFJRJFJRJJF but ya anyway he replies to a lot of my insta stories and they’re not even selfies …. literally all i post are like book excerpts and food and my family and he still finds a way to segue into my dms like pls . STATIC NOISES

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Illuminati hotties - Kiss Yr Frenemies (2018)

[reckonslepoisson]

Kiss Yr Frenemies, Illuminati Hotties (2018)

People might rave more about the mixtape that followed, but Illuminati Hotties’ debut still stuck out from the indie crowd. Kiss Yr Frenemies is tender, loved-up, filled with early 20s angst about poverty and relationships. But most importantly, it’s sincere – and I think its punkish edges help that sincerity, giving Frenemies a roughness that disarms listeners. This isn’t revolutionary but it’s powerful and versatile – an easy and (still) promising highlight of late 2010s indie.

Pick: ‘(You’re Better) Than Ever’

[bitchdeactivated]

you only like me when i’m sad you only want me when i’m feeling bad

[sadhoglet]

This feels like a trauma song. There's something so unsettling but warm about it, a bittersweet nostalgia for something you've escaped

[thesingalongsong]

“You only like me when I'm sad

You only want me when I'm feelin' bad,”

[itsokay-youre-okay]

All my jeans and hoodies smell like parliaments All I wanna do is skate back to your bed I heard that you got better Better than ever, than ever

[lstanley]

Are you still thinking about me? I know you are but I still wonder

[soundsferal]

'Cause I was fallin' when you caught me Was crawlin' and you brushed the gravel from my knees Said, "Listen now if ever, please Nothin's written in bold or stone So confidence will keep you pointed towards your goals That's what matters, after all Sarah, please, keep in mind everything's temporary"

[sinceileftyoublog]

illuminati hotties Album Review: Let Me Do One More

(Snack Shack Tracks/Hopeless Records)

BY JORDAN MAINZER

In the liner notes for Let Me Do One More, the latest studio album from illuminati hotties, poet (and newly minter MacArthur Fellow) Hanif Abdurraqib describes frontwoman Sarah Tudzin as “a writer who takes their craft seriously, but refuses to take themselves seriously.” For Tudzin, such an attitude is not only exemplary of illuminati hotties’ ethos but necessary to stay afloat. Though Let Me Do One More was slated to be the follow-up to the band’s breakout “tenderpunk” debut Kiss Yr Frenemies, their then label home, Tiny Engines, was facing well-publicized financial troubles. As a way to buy out their contract, the band released a cheekily titled, wild mixtape, Free I.H.: This Is Not The One You’ve Been Waiting For. Going from “not the one you’ve been waiting for” to “one more,” words that suggest a sense of finality, Tudzin, pool hopping while heartbroken, constantly considering the stranglehold of capitalism and consumer culture, gives it all she’s got.

The interplay between Tudzin’s words and singing style highlights her simultaneous artistic mania and human vulnerability. Immediate highlight “Threatening Each Other re: Capitalism”, a fitting bedfellow to Free I.H.’s “will i get cancelled if i write a song called, "if you were a man you'd be so cancelled"”, sees two people in a relationship competing over progressive ideas, “practicing our death threats / hold-your-breath contest.” Early single “MMMOOOAAAAAYAYA” sports a similar tone, Tudzin’s absurd musings on turmoil internal and external mirroring the song’s zany math rock-pop-punk hybridization. “Love me, fight me, choke me, bit me/The DNC is playing dirty/Text me, touch me, call me daddy/I’m so sad I can’t do laundry!” she shouts, her voice jumping across different vocal registers like she’s in a one-woman play. 

Like Abdurraqib hints at, Tudzin is aware of the inherent contradictions within her writing. For instance, she decries consumerism but mentions specific brands in her songs, from Topo Chico to Pop Tarts. Really, they’re less like contradictions and more like multitudes. Tudzin is reminiscent of post-punks from Gang of Four to Ought in her ability to mock efficiency culture: “Abbreviate when you’re running late / I’ve found that shortening the phrase can save you hours in the day,” she quips on “u v v p”. At the same time, she’s frank about measuring herself against it. “I sit around like an old tortilla,” she chants on “MMMOOOAAAAAYAYA”. She sings about “when every day is the same” on “Kickflip”. And some of the album’s most exposed songs, like the fuzzed out power pop jam “Knead” and acoustic ballads “The Sway” and “Growth” reveal a more earnest side of the songwriter. 

“Growth”, the closer, is really the only moment on the album where Tudzin sounds defeated. Her voice cracking, she sings, “I guess being an adult is just being alone / I’ll go back to the couch, let you stare at your phone / We’ll pretend this is normal / We’ll pretend this is growth.” While the concept of “growth” seems inherently positive, whether as an individual or as a couple, it’s often used in corporate settings as a constantly moving goalpost in order to deny fair treatment to folks. Whether a coincidental double connotation or intentional on the part of Tudzin, it’s a fitting end to Let Me Do One More. She finally has some economic control in the form of her own label imprint. She’s “grown,” as a person and as an artist. But she’s also fucking exhausted. No wonder she sounds most energized when caroling about window shopping and breakfast takeout.

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