#Minho's verse at the beginning is my whole life

[m4trosyka1]

forbidden

A sin so grave, hell would be waiting for your entrance.

PURE FICTION. ALL MATERIAL IS BASED ON MY IMAGINATION. IF THE MATERIAL IS TRIGGERING OR OFFENSIVE, IT IS NOT INTENTIONAL.

extremely suggestive. MDNI

Growing up you had been protected, sheltered, hidden. Experiencing life through the filter put on you since child birth. God was your life and your purpose was to bring life onto earth, therefore you had been homeschooled your whole life. Alongside bible studies and church visits your whole life, being indoctrinated with the belief that you have one purpose. Even when you don't actually believe it, but you had to. There was no choice in it at all.

So when you finish school the hunt to find a man to marry you off to would begin. He was to be from church, also from the same culture and preferably from the same village, a decent paying job, and well-versed in the word of God. This was all planned and ready, even a few candidates in your parent's mind. So when your parents brought up your 18th birthday coming up and the nearing of the time for marriage, you put your foot down even though your knees felt like folding.

"If I am to marry, let me go to school for the last year." The first time ever you had stood for something so strongly against your parents. They lost it. Chaos rained and the shock of you ever daring to talk back to your parents was blasphemous.

There you sat on your 18th birthday with the cake in front of you, the table was silent and your parents sat across you with stern faces. The whole week after your request had been cold and distant. They had sent you off to church every morning for the whole week to repent for your sin.

But they brought out an envelope and handed it to you, when you open the envelope and see an acceptance letter into a private school, you felt the happiest you had ever felt. They made you promise for an all compliant marriage and no rebellion to ever occur, this was in response to your request.

So when the first day arrived, they dropped you off in your uniform. They'd remind you everyday of the same thing. "Stay clear of boys because they will be the reason you enter the gates of hell."

It was a miracle really. The fact that they didn't find a girls school somewhere to send you off to where you would be in no contact of any boys, or the fact that they even let you go in the first place. They trusted you.

There you stood, in front of everyone in your new class as they gaze upon you with curious eyes. And there was He, the one that rocked your world. Literally.

It started with a simple seating plan change halfway throughout the term. The start of the year was fine and you steered clear from any boys or trouble, you even made 1st place in terms of academic achievement among your peers. Your parents were proud, they bragged about you in church all day, perhaps to place you above other girls. It would attract the right men, in mother's words.

So what broke it all?

Lee Minho.

Your new seat was changed, and despite protesting to your homeroom teacher, it was stuck for the rest of the year. And for projects, activities and discussions, the only person you were going to be stuck with was a boy. A rather sinful looking boy. One that always smirked so mischievously. One that you could tell was gonna be trouble, and one of the type your parents constantly warned you had trails of satan in their blood.

Because when one day your heart fluttered by his thigh grazing yours, you felt like you were in trouble. It felt wrong. Like you had turned impure just from that reaction.

Another day when he grabbed your arm to drag you to lunch when you were thinking of skipping to study for your upcoming tests. You swear your heart almost escaped from its ribcage. It was wrong.

And another time when he just had to grab your waist to move you out of his way in the crowded hallway. It made your face almost burn up completely and you almost immediately thought of how it would be worse in hell.

You knew it was too late when he grabbed your face and pulled it close to yours to tease you about a zit that formed on your nose. That's when the butterflies in your stomach felt natural. Like you were used to them.

You knew you were in trouble when he used to call you at night and asked you if you missed him. You had sinned almost gravely.

It was too late when he showed up at your doorstep when you didn't show up at school because you were sick. Your soul left your body when you spotted the dark haired boy in joggers with a tight black t-shirt, because not only did he show up to your home but your bodily reaction to his casual look had you feeling guilty.

Your father had work and your mother was helping out at the community centre, so you were alone. This was when you knew there really was no going back.

Not when you invited him into your house. Not when you lead him up to your room. Especially not when he placed his lips on yours.

And almost absolutely not when his clothes came off with yours.

You knew that the gates of hell were open for your entrance when his veiny hands made his way to touch you between your legs. And when those sinful noises escaped you, he made sure to tell you he liked them. To reassure you he drank in your incredible body as he said.

The only thing separating you from hell and your meet with the devil was death. Because when he entered you, you felt as if all of it was gonna be worth it. The hellfire would all be worth it just if the way Minho made you feel would never end.

But it did when your bedroom door opened, because in that moment, real hell was about to rain upon you.

You could tell by the look on father's face.

[atinyidea]

BONNIE’s SONG RECS 28/ ∞

Mixtape #4 by Stray Kids, Clé 2: Yellow Wood, 2019

“No turning back

push forward

rise above the light.” 

[maaaaaatryoshka0325]

Why you? (Pt 4) Bang Chan series

Description: You save a very important mans life and he decides to repay you to the fullest. But is this a little too much?

Warning: fluff, angst, and maybe some smut later on

(Pt1) (Pt2) (Pt3) (Pt5) (Pt6) (Pt7) (Pt8)

You sat in the practice room as the members practiced their parts, except Chan. He’s been locked up in the recording studio for the past 27 hours. You haven't heard a single word from or about him. You were a little worried, but also a little used to him locking himself away while working. You decided to go check on him, so you slipped out of the room and made your way down the long hallway and up the stairs. 

You came up to the recording studios door and knocked. There was no answer, so you slowly turned the knob and peeked your head in. Chan’s head was resting on the table and his eyes were closed. His laptop was right in front of him and his headphones were laying on the table. His plump lips were slightly parted, as he was half asleep.

Your first “moment” with Chan was in this room. The moment you realized you had feelings for him, which was a month ago.

- Flashback - 

You entered the recording studio to see Jisung, Changbin, and Chan sitting at a table. They were working on a new song, mainly a rap song. So of course 3racha was in charge of it. You smiled as Changbin looked up at you when you entered the room. Jisung and Chan raised their heads as they heard You enter.

“Hey Y/N. Everything okay?” Jisung asked.

You nodded and handed them some snacks and drinks.

“You guys have been at it for awhile, so I thought I’d bring you guys some snacks.” You said.

“Thank you.” They said in unison.

After a while they decided to take a break. You and Jisung were messing around of course and you accidentally hit a button on the recorder. You all froze and Chan dropped his food as he stared at it.

“Oh my god, IM SO SORRY!” You said, panicking.

Chan dropped his head and sighed.

“It’s okay. Let see how much got messed up.” He said, clicking some buttons.

Some music started to play, but whatever you clicked had added another beat and made it sound... Amazing.

Chan’s jaw dropped and Jisung grabbed your shoulder and smiled at you.

“That sounds sick!” Changbin said, starting his rap verse and matching the beat.

Chan turned towards you and rushed over to you. You cringed a little not knowing what he’d say. He grabbed you by your shoulders and smiled widely.

“You’re a genius Y/N!” He said and pulled you into a hug. You blushed as you inhaled his cologne. He pulled away and cupped your cheeks.

“This is gonna sound great! Thank you!” He said with a big, dimpled grin.

And at that moment you knew, you fucked up.

- End of flashback -

You slowly approached Chan’s sleeping form, admiring his broad shoulders and his sleeping face. You smiled at him as he snored softly. He looked really peaceful, the most he’d been since they started recording and practicing their new routines. You gently shook his shoulder.

“Chan, wake up.” You said.

He lifted his head and looked at you, giving you a sleepy smile.

“Oh, hey Y/N. When did you get here?” He asked in the most attractive sleepy voice, his accent making it 10X better.

“I just walked in. You seem exhausted.” You said, observing the bags under his eyes.

“I’m a little sleepy. But I’ll be okay.” He said, stretching.

He went to lean forward and almost fell over, you just barely able to grab him. His head was resting against your stomach and your arms were wrapped around his head.

“... You smell nice.” He said.

You started laughing as he turned his head and rested his cheek against your stomach. You smiled and began to play with his soft hair. You watched his eyes close as you continued to play with it.

Just then the door opened and you quickly turned your head, and Chan lifted his head off your stomach.

Changbin stood in the door way with a paper in his hands, he stared at the both of you. Then a teasing smile stretched across his face.

“Sorry I interrupted, continue with what you were doing.” He said, wiggling his eyebrows and shutting the door.

Chan laughed and shook his head.

“You do something nice for me because I’m tired and he says that, but he sleeps in your bed and cuddles you without anyone questioning it.” He laughed.

You shook your head and smiled.

“Well I guess I should finish.” He said, looking at his laptop screen.

“Don’t over work yourself, you’ve already been in here for over 24 hours.” You said.

“I know, I won’t. I’m leaving when the other members leave and I’ll get some sleep. We have a shoot tomorrow, it’s not so early so I can sleep in a bit.” He said, giving you a reassuring smile.

“Okay, good.” You said.

“You can stay in here if you want. I wouldn’t mind some company.” He said, pulling up another chair.

“Okay.” You said with a smile, sitting next to him.

He handed you a headphone.

“Listen to this.”

After a couple hours, you were still in the recording studio with Chan. Listening to new beats, watching him add more to songs and what not. You held back a yawn as you felt your eyes starting to droop.

You were woken up by someone softly shaking you, and when you opened your eyes you saw Chan’s face.

“It’s time to go home Y/N.” He said.

You nodded and stood up and stretched.

“Have a nice nap?” He asked.

“Mhm.” You said with a smile.

You both walked down the hall and met up with the other members. When you got to your car, Jisung, Felix, and Seungmin followed. The drive home was silent for some reason.

“Are you guys okay?” You asked.

“We’re beat.” Felix said dramatically, flopping himself over Seungmins lap.

“I’m glad we’re just about finished, we’ll have some time off if we finish this early.” Seungmin said.

“I hope so. I could use a whole week of sleep.” Jisung said.

When you got back to the dorms, everyone ate some leftovers and called it a night. Changbin followed you to your room again. He plopped on your bed and you plopped ontop of him.

“If you ever say anything like that in front of him again I’ll cut you.” You said.

He turned his head and looked at you with a bewildered look.

“Okay, okay don’t kill me!” He laughed.

You plopped down beside him and drifted off to sleep.

When you woke up, Changbin was shaking you awake.

“You’re coming to our shoot, hurry up and get ready.” He said while peeling himself out of bed. You got up and stretched, heading straight for the bathroom.

After you were finished getting ready, everyone headed for the shoot. You watched as the boys got their make up and hair done. After they got into their outfits, you followed them to the destination for the shoot.

You admired Minho’s and Hyunjin’s shoot a lot. They looked like something out of a fairy tale. Next was Felix and Woojin. Both of them had their hair parted, you smiled as Woojin looked like he had some confidence in this shoot. Jisung, Changbin, and Seungmin were next. The three of them looked stunning together as they posed. Then Chan and Jeongin came up. Chan’s eyes met yours and he smiled before he began to pose.

After the first part of the shoot, they all talked while everything else was getting set up. You noticed a weird creeking sound and saw a thin beam beginning to twist weird. It was defenitly about to fall. You watched it sway a little and when you looked over you saw it was about to hit Jeongin.

“Jeongin!” You cried out, running over to him.

He turned around right when it was coming down and you jumped infront of him, holding one of your arms in front of you.

“Y/N!”

[bleedpure]

         mark lee vc: LEZ GEDDIT   !   i’m al or ally, i’m nineteen, i’m in the cst timezone aka the midwest, so u know what that means   !   it sucks   !   i don’t even know how to transition out of that. i’m so bad at talking about myself, so i think we’re just gonna not do that.......   we’ll talk about seulki instead, which i can assure u he’s 100% more interesting than i will ever be   !   u can find his info under the cut and if u wanna plot hit that like button and i’ll come to u or u can hit me up on d*scord  ( which i would love tbh bc it’s easier than tumblr ims )  @ the jonas brothers did that#7625.   okay, onto the intro   !

- ̗̀✰ • 【 LEE MINHO, CISMALE, HE/HIM 】 ❝ did you see KIM SEULKI on the train back to hogwarts? they’re a HALF-BREED (VAMPIRE) in their THIRD year as a TWENTY year old RAVENCLAW. apparently they’re the ENIGMA around the grounds; most likely because they give off an aura of DROPLETS OF CRIMSON LIQUID DRIPPING OFF PEARLY WHITE FANGS, FORM FITTING JEANS THAT HUG JUST THE RIGHT SPOTS, HEART SHAPED LIPS CURLING INTO A DEVILISH SMILE, THE FEELING OF A PIANO PLAYING EERILY IN THE ROOM NEXT DOOR. of all the social media platforms, they’re definitely most obsessed with their INSTAGRAM; probably because they’re ELOQUENT, but also MANIPULATIVE. however, on the new manifest app in mr. carlos’ english class, they’ve already managed to anonymously steal the username: BLOODLUST. 

ALSO   !   if u want a better look at him, u can check out his pinterest board here  ( follow me too that’d be so sexy of u )   ! 

information.

i’m gonna just do this in bullet points bc i’m lazy and have had a really long week so if it’s choppy.... i am so sorry u are just gonna have to deal w it KMSKSMK

seulki was born in seoul, south korea to a kang insoo, a wizard man, and kim eunbin, a vampire woman, seulki himself being her first born

he doesn’t remember much of his own father, the only image he has of him is his bloodied corpse after his mother ripped his throat out when he was five years old

she was a cruel woman is what he had learned from that moment on

most half-breeds are misunderstood creatures, but the kim line of vampires were the monsters they told u abt in horror stories, the ones that hid under ur bed and took u from ur room in the depths of the night

being descendants of vlad the impaler, yes he really was a vampire!, had death and destruction lacing through their veins, darkness and deceit wrapping around their bodies

growing up, he watched his mother give birth to three more children, all of which were full fledged vampires, unlike himself

at first, he never let it bother him, he was raised up to be a vampire, to let the magic gene within him go dormant. he fed off humans and shed the blood of other’s with the influence of his mother, but even being her puppet was never enough for her

secretly, she had always resented her falling in love with a wizard, a human, someone that wasn’t of their own kind. because she did actually fall in love with him, only to be blindsided by her own family, a powerful clan of vampires pulling who she was and who she had always been out of her

because of the resentment matted in between her bones, the anger and frustration of her family ruining her life, of insoo ruining her life, she began to see the human traits within seulki even more often than not, creating a drift and a barrier between the two of them

seulki was the eldest brother, the one who took it upon himself to help raise them, to protect them, to never let their bright souls be diminished by the thought that they were monsters. they loved him and he loved them, but his mother didn’t like that

she didn’t like how they cared for each other because they cared for each other  more than they cared for her. she was selfish, wanting the love she never was able to receive, wanted to feel smth for all that she didn’t

his mother hadn’t been fond of him for a while, only using him to do her bidding and while him and his siblings got closer and closer, she got angrier, knowing that they were each others’ heartbeats and she wasn’t included in that

so because of her selfish and deranged nature, she wanted to eliminate her younger children to cause torment to seulki. ganging up on the children one night with the intent to kill them, but she didn’t get as far as she wanted to

she severely injured her second oldest, giving a few scratches the the other’s before seulki came in, eyes black and charging towards his mother. it was a bloodbath after that, the two youngest pulling their sister to safety as they called for seulki

their cries and calls snapped him out of his loss of humanity and in front of him was his injured, but not dead mother unconscious. it was then that he took his chance, packing whatever he could that was valuable and fled with his siblings

they spent time spent a long time running, bouncing from city to city more bloodshed falling onto seulki’s hands to protect the only people he held dear to him and he would do anything for them.

he struggled a lot actually with maintaining his humanity as it would slip from time to time due to the trauma even if he had his siblings to tether him down. at some point, seulki, while strong, felt himself getting exhausted from being on the run and it was when they’d found themselves in scotland being found by hagrid of all people offering seulki a place at hogwarts and his siblings a place in his hut

at first, seulki declined, not fully trusting the man with his siblings even though he would be right in the castle near by. but, after some thought and the push of the second oldest, they accepted the offer and seulki’s been attending hogwarts since he was eighteen and his siblings have found a residence with hagrid

tidbits.

he ages like a normal human up until he’s twenty-one when he quits aging and begins the phase of immortality.

seulki can and will drink blood to survive, but if he goes without it it’s not detrimental to him until he quits aging altogether which means he can eat regular food, he actually quite enjoys it.

he has fangs, he can go out into sunlight, but not for an excessive amount of time or he’ll get a rash. seulki does have inhuman speed and strength, but nothing overpowering u know? when he loses his humanity, his eyes go full black and when the vampire takes him over, his eyes are red, and his regular eye color is brown.

losing his humanity means he loses his heartbeat, most of the time either due to losing the things or people that make his heart beat or from intense and severe anger or negative emotions such as the like. though, it can be voluntarily done as well by switching it off  ( kind of like tvd . . . fucking disgusting ). but, seulki being only half-vampire has an easier time, unlike his siblings, to regain his heartbeat back and for his humanity to fluctuate when it’s lost because of his human side. his siblings are his heartbeats actually, so that’s where the intense need to protect them comes from as well as just being their brother.

seulki is a Big Bi   !   loves it fucking all.

he’s not super great at magic since his magic gene was pretty dormant until he came to hogwarts, so he’s pretty much just skirting by at this point.

his siblings mean the world to him, he would do absolutely anything for them and wouldn’t let a single person harm a hair on their heads. but   !   no one knows they exist, though i’m sure if there were special people in his life they might   !

while he sleeps around a lot . . . he’s a secret romantic. he’s always wanted to find love, but it way too terrified of it. 

oh yeah he has a blood kink............ that’s important ig

personality.

seulki is definitely an interesting person. he’s wise and intelligent, having been through a lot in his life. he’s eloquent and good with his words, most would call him honey-tongued because of how he can persuade almost anyone to do what he says. seulki is kind of a dick or well, like a suave dick. he’s charming and flirty, his signature is a smirk and like arms crossed as he leans against a doorway u know? seulki is uh. how do i put this? kind of a whore. he doesn’t tend to care about others which is deep rooted in the fact that he’s never felt real love . . . his own mother hated him to the core. he’s overprotective of the people he cares about and will do absolutely anything for them. he’s an ass if i didn’t mention that before, it’s to protect himself and his siblings from ever being hurt again because he’s so terrified of letting people in for them to just tear him down in the process. he’s guarded and u never know what he’s thinking because he doesn’t show it on his face or let u know. UH I DON’T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO SAY MY BRAIN DOESN’T WORK............ he’s p manipulative............. uh he cares a lot. but deep down and he doesn’t want ppl to know that........... he’s definitely a Big Brother type when he cares abt u, makes sure u’ve eaten, makes sure ur warm and are comfortable....... yeah idk that’s it i’m done

wanted plots.

A HEARTBEAT   !   — whether platonic or romantic, this would be someone who, just like seulki’s siblings, makes his heart beat thus keeping his humanity in check, they would be a WHOLE, WHOLE lot to him. 

A TUTOR   !   — as i mentioned earlier, seulki isn’t super well versed when it comes to magic, he’s not very good at it and it’s hard for him to navigate sometimes, so having someone to help him get his mf grades up would be lovely !

AN EX   !   — obviously, this didn’t go down well because seulki is terrified of commitment and people getting close to him. it could play out in so many ways, so if it sparks ur interest we can chat !

A ROOMMATE   !   — so which sucker is gonna have to live with the vampire who has a blood kink ?

A BEST FRIEND   !   — obviously this is pretty self explanatory, this would be someone that seulki trusts with probably his life and they mean a lot to him, even if he’s bad at showing it.

LOVE/HATE   !   — bruh give me that good shit. these two can’t stand each other, but because of that it’s formed some sort of fondness where if anyone is messing with the other they’re like who tf are u that’s my job   !

A BAD INFLUENCE / GOOD INFLUENCE   !   — self explantory . . . someone be a good influence for seulki and let him be a bad influence for someone else.

AN UNREQUITED CRUSH   !   — my friend gave me the idea to maybe have someone have a cute little crush on seulki . . . and i was like but that’s SO sad........ then i was like u know what i love pain so here we are........ also could be requited we shall see   !

FUCK BUDDIES, FRIENDS/ENEMIES WITH BENEFITS, FLINGS   !   — i’m just getting lazy at this point to explain this shit . . . fuck him, let him fuck u he’s a true vers my friends.

OTHERS   !   — cuddle buddy, old friends, confidant, rivals, skinny love, annoyances, a brother/sister type of relationship, and if there’s anything else we can just vibe   !   tbh we don’t even have to do anything from this list, whatever fits the muses, these are just ideas   !

[singt0me]

"Pick a passage of 500 words from one of my fics" I dunno if this is 500 words, but the part in chapter 3 of After when Minho and Gally are talking about leaving Paradise in one of the cars (Also, I'm gonna say now that After is one of the best if not the best fics I've ever read. Out of any pairing or any fandom. It deserves alllllll the awards!)

Sup! This got longer than i thought it would so under the cut :) 

(I apologise in advance for any dumb typos im v sleepy but i have no one to blame but myself so LETS GO)

Hello! First of all,  AAAHH thank you so much!!!! this fic is like my baby, as dramatic as that sounds - it’s the first thing i wrote for tmr and the first thing that was 50k, so it holds a special place in my heart and it means a lot to hear people say that :D

Ok so that scene. I’ll tell you what’s in my head both past and present. Present is good fucking god i need to edit this fic there are so many embarrassing typos people are READING this!!! Past was jesus christ they need to get to the beach already so that this can be close to done because, at that point, it honestly felt like i had been writing this forever. I can’t imagine how published authors feel, having to write 2 to 3 times that amount in less than half the time but I’d hope to find out someday yay aspirations.

What was going through Minho and Gally’s heads are both similar and very different. I think they both feel quite trapped at this point.

For Gally, he feels like he’s trapped in paradise more so than min and thomas and anyone else because he’s never seen what the world looks like beyond their little community. I like to think that the gladers’/the girls’ memories come back slowly and in fragments, sometimes intermingled with each other and scattered (those who didn’t choose to get their full memories restored at the beginning of tdc) and it would probs be pretty frustrating for them. All through After gal’s been dealing with these scattered memories of his life before WICKED, mostly memories of his father’s death that he hasn’t been able to get a solid grip on, but knows it has something to do with the ocean. he thinks going to to beach will help piece things together and give him some closure. and it does (i think it does. did it? it’s been a while wow i need to edit this fic)

For Minho: he’s flipping the fuck out. He feels trapped in Paradise becasue he’s been on scouting missions and knows full well what’s outside their community - i.e. very dangerous people who only tolerate their existence under the agreement that they leave each other alone. 

Think Mad Max. The Walking Dead, Terminus era. Post-Apocalyptic cannibals. yah.

And then gally has to go and be like “hey babe lets go on a holiday.” which, at that point, is by far the worst idea anyone could have had, in minho’s opinion, as he’s still recovering from the whole experience. He calms down some when gally tells him he has no intentions of actually going into the city, though. 

Side note: “I mean we can. We have transport.” He cocks a head at the red Wagon they’re sitting on. “And I’m not talking going to the Grand Canyon or anything. We’d need a boat for that …” They were originally supposed to find a berg early on in the fic and actually go to the grand canyon, but then i was like “if they have a berg and they’re using it for field trips, then whats the point of being isolated from the rest of the world to start over? idk what i was thinking.

For gally, leaving the community for a bit and going to see the ocean is something he needs more than wants at this point in the fic, and minho can most definitely see this, which is one of, if not the biggest, defining reason that he agrees to go, even if the thought terrifies him and boy, does it ever. 

Also quickly, in terms of minho and gally together and their building relationship at this point in the fic; i felt like they needed to get the heck out of there. It’s still not the healthiest – it’s by far tons better than it was previously – but they were getting too comfortable in this little bubble that they’d created, the honeymoon phase if you will, after the somewhat rocky period ended. But they still have walls up, they’re still not communicating as best as they should, and i felt like paradise was choking the ability to do so out of them. 

This is getting pretty long and i need to go to bed so i’m going to stop here before i start to ramble but yes! i hope that answers something! a while ago i was planning on writing a side fic on what happened in the city/how min found out about newt and idk maybe i’ll actually do it one day. I do miss this verse! 

Thanks! 

ask me totally self-indulgent questions

[cyb3rci3lo]

review shinees lucifer album 🐸 (im judging anything below a 9/10 jsyk)

send me an album and i’ll review it

alright SO 2010 kpop, lucifer was arguably shinees break out album (really theyve been the shit since replay with that rookie grand slam, PLUS with ring ding dong as a strong single of the ep Y.O.U.) i personally think this is due to how shinee was branded as actaully fucken amazing at dancing, and the lucifer choreography is honestly something unmatched, especially for the time that it came out.

but honestly for me as how i view things in shinee’s discography timeline, as well as with sales or what not i really think lucifer was that staple that not only was hype af when it came out but its main single “lucifer” still brings people onto shinee to this day so? really iconic album

however, as a long time shinee fan, i really love lucifer mostly nostalgically, like most people the first video i saw from shinee was lucifer, the first album i downloaded was lucifer, i tried learning the vogueing part from lucifer (and i still remember it lmao) so for me lucifer is really? great, mostly because it’s album i listened to when i was super young and kinda brought me onto shinee which in turn brought me to a wider spectrum of music

however, while it may be shinee’s amazing throwback album, looking back on it as a whole it really did not showcase the amazing powerhouse shinee is.

im not talking singing wise, lucifer does showcase amazing vocals but, shinee as a whole has a huge history of being contemporary, of always bringing people that new shit-that good shit-that cutting edge shit. and i think it’s taken them some time to grow into that contemporary mindset, before this mostly imo theyve been contemporary in the terms of style and what not but musically they’ve more or less sat comfortably of what was kinda going on. rather than being on the edge of the trend imo they brought out something that refined the trend to further establish it as the norm-before moving on as the trend changes

(imo shinee breaks out with sherlock as THAT group musically and artistically, that constantly pushes kpop music but thats for another review)

however lucifer is a staple in shinee’s discography and it’s a really nice album for that 2010 nostalgia era, it has cute upbeat songs, the freaking catchy lucifer as well as some gr8 ballads (and electric heart, imo one of the BEST songs shinee’s ever done)

anyway here’s the track by track review lmao:

(disclaimer, vocally shinee’s performances never disappoint (maybe rap wise but never singing wise) this is mostly me critiquing like the actual music and what it brings to the table as a cohesive album so not really shinee but mostly the production team backing them up and sm’s musical choices lmaoooo)

the first track is up and down, it’s classic 2010 kpop era type of song, it’s cute it’s catchy it’s upbeat. the main vocalists voices are strong af and the backing voices are really noice as well, the chorus is extremely catchy and it’s just? a straight forward catchy song. honestly nothing really new, especially with the placements of the raps but? it’s just a sweet listen, maybe a bit too sweet as the years pass, i think ready or not is a better catchy pop-y song imo but ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

the next track is lucifer and honestly im gonna give my actual opinion, i dont listen to lucifer anymore sure i love lucifer but honestly i think this is just the perfect throwback song that you’re super hype for but in my opinion i dont listen to on the daily, like its good and it’s just catchy but, it follows that generic verse chorus verse chorus rap chorus. really what brought shinee into the lime light imo was their dancing and lucifer showcased that AMAZINGLY, but songwise it’s pretty? catchy but ?? you feel me??????

next is electric heart and electric heart TO THIS DAY is one of my favorite all time shinee songs. dude shinee has not done this type of song before, and it’s the only time they do this type of song on this album. the vocals are breathy and self assured, the harmonies are fucken angelic, the instrumentals fit their voices perfectly gives a very moody almost? seductive type of vibe that’s really punctuated by their falsettos. fucken A+++ track and honestly it really stands out from the album IMO just because of the way they sing and just how they all work together to make the song work. it’s groovy and sensual and jams when it needs to and just? a great listen all of them work so well in this ugh i love it

then it’s a-yo which i used to love when i was younger, not to repeat myself but the way i feel about this track is how i honestly feel about up and down with the exception that this song isn’t as upbeat, it’s more of a subdued upbeat song, something that in my opinion would fit perfectly in their replay album? i feel like it has that 2008 vibe. anyway yeah. catchy, cute, nothing new but nothing wrong w that

ok then we hit obsession and it’s one of the few shinee songs i actually dont like. i will give them the fact that it’s pretty experimental i guess?? for them??? for this album? the only problem is how out of place it feels, like we have upbeat and catchy then kinda sensual rly nice electric heart and then this? it has a darker tone and it’s? okay i guess i just think they really didn’t go all way that they couldve on this, i feel like theyve really refined the “darker” songs or more desperate sounding songs on the misconception albums. like it’s dark then soft and then you’re hit with jonghyun almost pleading chorus, honestly im not that big of a fan of it, especially with how the beginning and the chorus sound so disjointed on the same song but not in a Cool Experimental way imo, i kno i lot of people like it and if you do please tell me why!! would love to discuss w you all c:

after you’re hit with quasimodo which is a str8 up ballad and it would sound weird to have on an album that has songs like up and down and ready or not but? being placed after obsession was a great choice imo so it doesn’t sound so jarring. this is a complete ballads with fucken amazing vocals but especially the way they all just work together especially on the verses leading up to vocals. imo im not a huge fan of ballads but this is a really beautiful song that’s just, a great soft listen if you like those types of ballads. imo not anything new or groundbreaking but honestly it’s a Typical Ballad song in which jinki kills it so??? not really complaining

ok then it’s shout out which i was….obsessed with and honestly i….never listen to it now. it’s a great, “we’ve gone thru so much shit and here we are bitch we’re back and we dont give up” song i guess. however, in my opinion as a rap song? it’s not really? anything new or anything really?? astounding, imo listening back it’s kinda? i dont wanna say childish but i think like as utilizing “rapping” as a form of conveying music shinee (esp minho and kibum) have really improved on that a lot in their after years, and this is like a last remaining album of kibum and minho rapping the way every kpop group did in 2010 you know? nothing really shinee-like it’s just? idk it really isnt that great listening back and how far theyve come since it (odd eye guys, the rap in odd eye is a perf example because the rap goes along so well with the song itself and it feels like it sits in shinee’s discography as a perfect shinee song rather than A Rap Song They Did) and idk yeah, not a big fan now and i honestly think it’s great to show just how much shinee has grown as a kpop group to actual artists.

next up is wowowow and it’s? another catchy upbeat song but it’s not really with a lot of substance imo, like i feel they really went hard on the autotone like autotune can be used as a really cool device in song producing but i feel like? it’s a bit off putting with jonghyun’s high vocals you know?  it’s catchy but???? it’s just cute that’s it, what are they offering here that the other upbeat songs on this album dont offer? not to bash on it but?? there’s not much to say that i havent already ;A; (it’s still really cute)

your name is next and it’s? a cute slower song. it’s slow but not ballady. it’s like if wowowow was w/o autotune and like a bit more chiller. it’s just a sweet song nothing really???amazing i guess?? the “lalalala” the members do is really nice and i like it towards the end, once minho raps and the song changes a bit, i feel like it’s less generic and a cooler listen, like most songs in this era there’s a slight change towards the end of the song with the first two halves sounding extremely similar. nothing much to say w this one just. it’s cute.

then it’s life, which if i have one thing to say about this album’s lack of a cohesive feel is the fact that they put the slower songs with perfect transitioning songs before them, so listening to the album straight isn’t a jarring experience so honestly??? good on them that was a fab choice. now in my opinion, quasimodo was a better ballad-mostly because all the members really work together backing each other up and it sounds greater orchestrally than this song. life takes nearly two minutes to pick up, now i lov a slow start to get the tension started but really it doesn’t pick of until 1:50 and there isn’t really? anything amazing going on instrumentally to garner attention imo, shinee’s vocals are beautiful but?? u kno???? like most songs the cool shit is towards the end but i feel like it’s just subdued with some great notes belted out. classic ballady song if you like it, but again i think quasimodo really brought it home without sounding like it’s taking a while to get to the good parts you know????

after it’s ready or not. which i know i mentioned having transitining songs from slower to upbeat, which is NOT the case with this. but i FUCKEN lov ready or not. it’s literally like a better version of up and down imo, up and down sounds incredibly repetitive because of the whole rollercoaster ride thing, but this is like a repetitive song that doesnt seem like it’s looping. it has some embarssing 2010 song moments but honestly??? i dont care it’s literally a cute up beat song, generic especially with that kpop formula and the slight change towards the end but honestly thats what shinee was doing at the time, and it was fine. im only being so hard on this album because shinee Really Fucking Worked on their music and really went like beyond everything to become the shinee we know and love and appreciate today. so yeah. generic cute pop song that i still jam to but dont listen to often.

then it’s love pain, which i mean? it’s like a more hurt ayo lmao. like in the way it’s sung and it’s feel, the subject matter can be totally different. anyway not much to say just like…this album is so 2010 and this song really captures that like idk not much critique on this, i dont love it anymore but? vocals are gr8 and it’s a cool slow song

the album finishes with love still goes on, which is i think an AMAZING reference to the song love should off their first album. it’s a nod to the past while showing off how theyve grown and how theyve improved their vocals. the problem i have with this song is literally the same with ready or not with a dash of side eye at the raps but honestly?? it’s cute its happening and i just think the nod to their first album was a cute way to finish the album. it doesnt finish with a band but rather with a thanks, and i think that was really lovely

anyway my final review is: nostalgia/10 (with me mostly only listening to electric heart, ready or not, love still goes on and up and down)

but again this was me really just? giving a thorough critique lmao i still really lov this album, i own it (a ver AND b ver) and honestly if i ever see shinee live and they do any song off this album you will catch me wiping the tears from my eyes while belting out the lyrics. hyped as fuck. i kno this album like the back of my hand istgggggg i really do love this album, it’s just musically we all kno shinee is that group, but it’s super cool looking at their progression as artists and how theyve moved along musically!!