#Take Two

[mirstrikesbacks-unofficial]

Take Two Pt 6

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[heartonthejindow]

100 days of kim seokjin (80/100)

[letters-to-rosie]

timebomb deserve each other because they respond to Cait and Vi in the undercity with literal kidnapping

[cordiallyfuturedwight]

take two (j-hope focus) for @senor-hoberto ♡

[bangtanheartbeat]

TAKE TWO // LIVE CLIP (RM FOCUS)

[raina-at]

Self-rec Thingy

Fic authors self rec! When you get this, reply with your favorite five fics that you've written, then pass on to at least five other writers. spread the self-love ❤

Thank you for the tag, @calaisreno and @weeesi

This is surprisingly difficult. I shamelessly admit that I like all of my fics, otherwise I wouldn't have posted them ;-)

So. Favourite five.

I'll start with Spare Parts, my Sci-Fi AU. I loved writing this fic, and I love the worldbuilding, I love the hostility of the environment and the resilience John and Sherlock show to not only survive, but thrive in a hostile world. It's set in the 24th century on Titan, but of all my AUs, it's actually the most canon compliant, ironically. It's also me going into the meat and bones of what Reichenbach meant for Sherlock and John, and my thoughts on why Sherlock did what he did. (it's also probably my most underappreciated fic in terms of effort versus response, but I love it, and that's all that matters ;-))

Next up is Nothing Gold Can Stay, a fix-it for S3. I carried this idea with me for months, and the fic came out in little bursts of hundred-word-snippets (in stark contrast to the sequels, which flowed out of my pen in a matter of days), but I'm really happy with the end result. I also always wanted to write a series of short fics that hang together, and this was the starting point for the series that I will continue, promise, as soon as life isn't quite as crazy. My plan is to continue the series as a sort of parallel to S3, but let's see what life does to me over the next few months.

Since this is about fics I like best and not necessarily underappreciated stories, it would be remiss of me not to honour the bakers here. Bakers with Benefits is by far my most popular story, and I like it a lot. It was great fun to write (I grin like a loon when I re-read the cake war chapter), and I love revisiting them in ficlets (which should be obvious, given how often I do it ;-)) They're so much fun, and they're so comforting. I love writing established relationship with them, because you can just throw whatever at them and you absolutely know they'll get through it together.

It almost feels unfair to my lesser-loved stories to pick my fic with the most kudos here, but, well, I really like it. Don't Read the Last Page is probably the most realistic life with a child fic I've written (and parts of it are directly ripped from real life), and it has one of my top three favourite conversations between Sherlock and John I've ever written in there (and also probably my second favourite first kiss).

So the last one is really hard, because like I said, I like all of my fics. But just for the sheer joy of writing it (I can't describe how eager I felt to "spend time" with this fic when I wrote it), and for the love of theatre and Jane Austen that's always in my heart, I'm picking my theatre/Persuasion AU Take Two. There's fics you struggle with, fics you labour on, and fics that take over your body and just pour out with sheer joy and creative flow, and this fic was definitely the latter. It also has PINING!, and I love me some good PINING!

Tagging @helloliriels @jrow @meetinginsamarra @lisbeth-kk and @blogstandbygo , but if you see this and want to do it, consider yourself tagged!

[mobikosmos]

stories unfolding just for you~

[aholefilledwithtwigs]

🫐

[mirstrikesbacks-unofficial]

Take Two Pt 8

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[sun-ni-day]

Smart Girl and her Grumpy my beloved🥰

[bts-trans]

[KOR/ENG LYRICS] Take Two

Will you stay?

흘러가는 저 시간 I want to stop

잡아두고 싶어 with me the time flowing by, with me

Will you go?

어떤 얼굴을 하고 서 있을까 What kind of expression will I be standing with?

이젠 기억나지 않는 새벽들 The early mornings that I don’t remember now

Say

Oh I’m runnin' round in a daze

We been walkin' so many ways

가슴이 터질 것 같아 Feel like my heart’s about to burst

Can’t you see the take two

Stories unfolding just for you

너와 함께하는 청춘 My youth with you

지금 내 손을 잡아 Hold my hand now

Yeah we never felt so young

When together sing the song

서로의 눈 맞추며 Looking into each other’s eyes

어둠 속에도 Even in the dark

Yeah we never felt so right

When I got you by my side

함께 걷던 길 따라 On the path we’ve walked together

Oh we young forever

사막도 바다가 돼서 we swim forever Desert became the sea*, we swim forever

외로워했던 고래도 이젠 singing together Even the lonely whale*² is now singing together

함께니깐, 영원을 바래도 무섭지 않아 Because we’re together, I’m not afraid to wish for eternity*³

내 믿음은 너고 하나뿐인 이유니깐 You are what I believe in, and my one and only reason

You’re my silver lining

You the one who just light me up

Oh I can always feel you beside me

노을이 빌딩에 부딪쳐 The sunset bumps into the building

우린 이렇게 서로에 주어져 This is how we’re given to each other

Say

Oh I’m runnin' round in a daze

We been walkin' so many ways

널 품에 터질 듯 안아 I hug you so tight you might burst

Can’t you see the take two

Letters I didn’t send to you

너와 함께하는 청춘 My youth with you

시작일지도 몰라 This could even be the start

Yeah we never felt so young

When together sing the song

서로의 눈 맞추며 Looking into each others’ eyes

어둠 속에도 Even in the dark

Yeah we never felt so right

When I got you by my side

함께 걷던 길 따라 On the path we’ve walked together

Oh we young forever

당신과 함께해서 가능했고 It was possible because I was with you

당신과 함께여서 행복했어 I was happy because I was with you

당신의 목소리에 숨을 쉬고 I breathed to the sound of your voice

당신의 눈물들로 일어섰어 And rose up at your tears

당신들의 과분한 사랑을 Am I worthy

내가 받을 자격 있을까 of the love you so generously give?

수년간 우리가 만든 영혼의 교집합 The intersection of our souls that we spent years making

함께여서 너무 고맙고 행복합니다 I’m so grateful and happy that we’re together

부디 앞으로도 행복합시다 Let’s continue to be happy in the future

Yeah we never felt so young

When together sing the song

서로의 눈 맞추며 We look into each other’s eyes

비가 내려도 Even in the rain

Yeah we never felt so right

When I got you by my side

함께 맞던 별 따라 Following the stars that we were struck by together*⁴

Oh we young forever

이렇게 노래해 And so we sing

(We ain’t never felt so young)

Won’t you hold my hand

Yeah we never felt so right

Need you here tonight

(We ain’t never felt so young)

Oh we young forever

(Never felt so young)

Yeah

Never felt, never felt so young

Translators’ Notes:

1. Likely connected to the line “'I thought this was the sea, but it turned out to be the desert” from ‘Sea’.

2. Likely connected to the song ‘Whalien 52’.

3. Possibly connected to the line “We’ll be together forever” from ‘DNA’, or “Even though forever is difficult, I want to try, let’s try for forever” from ‘Love Maze’.

4. Possibly connected to the line "Did I fall in order to be struck by those countless stars" from 'Answer: Love Myself'.

Trans cr; Aditi & Annie @ bts-trans © TAKE OUT WITH FULL CREDITS

[seoul-bros]

Six marvelous months with Park Jimin

January 2023

The year started with the announcement that Jimin had been appointed as the Global Brand Ambassador for Christian Dior (17/01). The occasion was marked with six Awesome magazine covers and the Dior Fashion Show in Paris (20/01). The fashion establishment was blown away by the response to Jimin's participation in the show.

The same month Jimin released Vibe (13/01) , a dream collaboration with his long time musical hero Taeyang from Big Bang.

This was both artists first solo hit on the Billboard Hot 100 at No. 76.

February 2023

Jimin did a live on 03/02 in which he confirmed that his solo music, although a little delayed, was likely to come out in March 2023.

On 21/02, Big Hit announced that FACE would be released on 24/03/23. The next day they published the countdown schedule and on the 23/02 the tracklist for the album.

March 2023

On 02/03, Jimin was named Ambassador for Tiffany & Co which he wore spectacularly in his photoshoot for Vogue that month.

On 06/03, Soundcloud super track Promise along with Jimin's yuletide gift to ARMY, Christmas Love were added to Jimin's Spotify profile. The era of streaming Jimin's profile had begun.

From then on, everything started speeding towards the release of FACE. The Hardware and Software images came out.

Set Me Free Pt 2 exploded into the world on 17/03. Nobody saw it coming and it caused a furore on social media. It was a clear statement of intent. I am here to stay and I am here to slay. It debuted at No.30 on the Billboard Hot 100.

FACE was released on 24/03 along with the Like Crazy MV. Speaking for myself Like Crazy blew me away. Jimin set out to make a statement with that song and I will always be proud to be the fan of such an honest and brave artist.

With the release of FACE we also discovered that hidden on the record was a very special song, Letter, in which Jungkook sings background vocals.

That last week of March saw Jimin appeared on the Jimmy Fallon Show with a live performance of Like Crazy.

In the next 9 days, he gave comeback performances on MCountdown, Music Bank and Inkiagayo. He came live to thank ARMY for turning up to his shows. He won awards. He appeared on the radio, on the entertainment shows Beat Coin, Ddeun Ddeun and Pixid. He even did fan meetings.

April 2023

On 01/04 Jimin gave an unforgettable acoustic rendition of Like Crazy live on Lee Mujin Service April Fools Edition.

And then on 03/04, Jimin made history. The first South Korean to ever make No.1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and the first Asian Artist to do so in 60 years. He came live in the early hours of the morning, clearly shellshocked but brimming over with gratitude to everyone who had supported the album and the song.

Then on 05/04 the promotions were over and Jimin once again expressed his happiness and thanks to ARMY for supporting FACE.

It had been a whirlwind and I think we, as well as Jimin, were caught off guard when the promotions ended so quickly. We had a beautiful album to savour but we wanted to continue to savour it with Jimin.

The focus returned to fashion when Jimin flew to New York at the end of April to attend the Tiffany & Co Landmark opening (28/04).

He attended Suga's concert in Newark on the 29/04 and headed back to South Korea later that week. But why didn't he fly straight back after the concert we wondered?

May 2023

It all soon became clear, he had been filming the MV for Angel Pt 1 from the Fast X movie. The song came out on the 19/05 and debuted at No. 65 on the Billboard Hot 100. This was Jimin's fourth chart entry in five months.

At the end of the month, Jimin made a short trip to London and we are still speculating on what that was all about. He posted photos of his trip to HP World as soon as he got back to South Korea on 27/05.

June 2023

Festa 2023 soaked Seoul in purple for nearly three weeks at the beginning of June in celebration of BTS's ten years since debut. Jimin gifted fans with a live performance of Dear.ARMY on 07/06 and....

,,,,,,on 13/06 BTS released this beautiful live version of Take Two with Jimin adding depth and colour to the song with his stunning vocals.

But there was still more to come, on 15/06 Jimin came live in high spirits and spent quality time with ARMY. It was the same day as the release of Angel Part 2.

On the 27/06 Jimin's solo profile appeared on Billboard and serves as a permanent reminder of everything that has happened in the short space of 6 months. It has been a roller coaster ride and I am still hopeful that we will still get more music from Jimin before he has to enlist. I wanted to make this post so that no one forgets what he has achieved and the permanent mark he has made on the global music industry since he took his first steps towards a solo career.

Post Date: 28/06/2023

[tai-janai]

I wanna ask about Voice of the Prince

You say he's basically Shifty's "Princess" image, and from what I've seen, he has a harsh and soft side.

Does he appears the same time as Hero in canon, or in my theory, he appears whether or not you pick up the blade?

Like, picking up the blade is where the Harsh Prince appears and leaving it is where the Soft Prince appears?

don't worry, you still get your buddy at the time youre supposed to !

the idea was that the words you say to the narrator early on would actually have an effect! Whether youre suspicious or compliant brings the harsh- or softness. once you take the blade or dont, however, sets his tone for the rest of the route (yknow, like the princess does) (when you run away, it is ultimately a pacifist choice, so you end up with the soft prince)

(im also thinking that the words i put in that image arent the ones id actually use- it was just to show the differences between ideas better. if it were real id probably make them a bit less obvious, so it'd be one of those "did he say that last time?" moments that stp is good at.)

little bonus;

the heroine doesn't change much whether or not you take the blade, but her idea of you does (like how the hero thinks of the princess differently depending on how she presents herself)

[kooiaba]

Can’t you see the 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝘄𝗼, letters I didn’t sent to 𝘆𝗼𝘂

We were 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻, but we have 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗹𝗹 now . .

[kithtaehyung]

geeeez their vocals are mesmerizing on this one! the end is pure magic. trans.