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Aperitivo (m) | jinkook capsule

genre: smuttiest of smut, fluff, angst rating: explicit pairing: kim seokjin x female reader x jeon jungkook word count: 5.0k suggested listening: taste - red velvet | miniskirt - aoa | ice queen - baekhyun | melting point - gwsn | playlist warnings: explicit language, explicit/casual sex, masturbation, vouyerism, alcohol use summary: on the heels of a breakup, you fall hopelessly in lust with two pastry chefs on your vacation in venice. notes: this is smut with a plot, but i'm warning you now to get your life together before reading. put your seatbelts on, read safely and enjoy! *** collaboration info: come join us as we explore europe with BTS through fanfiction. our members chose an european location and a bts member/combo to adventure with, inspired by the group’s most recent extended time off. our fics range from fluff to smut, exploring our fantasies and ideations of what it would be like to travel with the boys. we invite you to go on this journey with us! fellow collaborators: smuttymess | som-siren | chaosbulldog navigation: part ii | kim taehyung on vacation - (eros) | masterlist

A · PER · I · TI · VO | A pre-meal drink specifically meant to whet your appetite.

The pulses of your breath escape your mouth as you run down the platform to catch your train. You’ve only got three minutes to reach your car before the doors shut, and of course you’re in second class — the very last car.

The extreme burn in your chest overtakes you as you reach the doors of your car and slide them open. The train wiggles a bit before you find your seat. You attempt to sit and almost fall down, but you catch yourself.

The city you were once in starts to whisk away through the window, and you put your hand in your chin to look out at the view for a moment.

Your hands make their way into your purse, and you sift through it, pulling out your phone. A few buzzes radiate from it, and a rapid succession of text notifications pop up.

[14:18] [DELETE HIS NUMBER NOW]: bb pls, gimme one more chance

[14:19] [DELETE HIS NUMBER NOW]: pls pls pls i won’t do it again

[14:19] [DELETE HIS NUMBER NOW]: come ON

The desperation dripping through the texts causes you roll your eyes. A low growl develops in your throat before you click the contact.

Your thumb hovers over the word [BLOCK] for a moment.

Suddenly, you give in and press it.

You were done with this. You weren’t quite sure when you became a magnet for men who liked to cheat, but you were done with second, third and fourth chances. When you found out your boyfriend was cheating on you while you were on vacation, you decided to call it quits.

Fuck him.

He was never that good in bed anyway, and this vacation was a welcome reprieve from your recent breakup.

As far as you were concerned, all men were now cancelled until further notice.

A sigh escapes your lips as you toss your phone back in your bag. As you lean your head against the window, your eyes flutter to a close and you drift off to sleep.

***

The train glides over a sea of blue as you open your eyes, and it immediately feels like you’re floating across the sea.

A smile curls up on your lips as you prepare to deboard. A wave of calm washes over you as you exit and the salty scent of the sea hits your nose.

Your eyes meet the expanse of the sun setting over the Venetian harbour, and you release a warm sigh.

***

As you get off one of the — as you now knew — vaporetto, you pull your array of luggage behind you. You never did know how to pack light. You grumble as you continue to drag your luggage over the small cobblestones covering the streets of — you look down at your map — Giudecca.

You heard staying on the Venetian mainland in the middle of the summer was probably not the best idea, so you found a place to stay a bit off the beaten path.

Beads of sweat start to form on your head, and you let out a few breaths as you stop in front your destination.

[PANETERRIA DE JIN]

The sweet aroma of pastries detracts your attention for a moment before you look down at your phone and conclude that this is indeed the location.

A little jingle rings from the bell above your head as you enter the bakery, and it catches the attention of a tall man behind the register.

“One moment, I’ll be right with you!”

The man shouts out as he looks over in your direction. He hands a small older woman cash, nodding and smiling to hurry her.

“Yes Ms. Kim. Of course, Ms. Kim.”

As you look around, you find that the bakery is cozy and filled with subtle nods to both Korean and Italian culture. Pastel pink accents fill the place and give it a genial charm.

You get closer to a display case by the register to look at some of the treats: Sweet Red Bean Cream Cannolis, Fish-Shaped Pastries, Fresh Honey Doughnuts — the works. Every single pastry was beautiful, and you were in awe at how uniform every single one was.

The man then washes and dries his hands before jogging past you. He quickly flips the sign at the front door of the shop to “closed” and jogs back over to you. He then grabs the handle of your suitcase before extending a hand out to you.

“Hello, so sorry.” His voice comes out in a gentle, sing-song manner and it makes the corners of your lips lift.

Your eyes grow wide as you drink him in: Deep brown almond eyes, poreless skin, shiny plump lips and his satiny-pink hair was swooped into a middle part over one of his eyes. You wonder to yourself how a man this attractive found himself working in a bakery.

You shake your head to snap yourself out of your daze.

Remember. Men are cancelled.

“I’m Jin. Nice to meet you.”

“I’m Y/N. Y- You own this place?” The lump in your throat becomes apparent as you shake his hand in return. Jin lifts one of his dark brows at you before his lips curl into a smile.

“Wow, were you just checking me out?” Jin’s eyes turn into little crescents as he laughs and he places a finger gun under his chin. He laughs even harder as your cheeks flush in embarrassment at him calling you out. He pats your shoulder to relieve you.

“Aigoo. I’m kidding...I’m kidding . And yes, I own this bakery. Come on, I’ll show you to your room.”

“Oh, you don’t have to-” Jin begins to lift one of your suitcases up a hidden set of stairs in the back of the bakery.

Chivalry wasn’t dead? Okay. Noted.

***

The room is small, clean and simple —- just as described. A small picture window looks out onto the Ventian harbour, adding charm to the room.

“Modest, but it works for you, right?” Jin looks to you and you give him a nod.

“My assistant and I have rooms next door, and the shared bathroom is in the hall as well.” You nod again in affirmation, before your stomach makes the loudest and most ungodly sound from hunger.

“Also, guests can get as many pastries as they want from downstairs for free.” Jin winks at you, and you let out a soft chuckle.

As Jin leaves the room, you throw yourself back onto the plush sheets and sigh.

You look over to the night table and you pluck a pink rose from its vase. You press it to your nose before you reach into your pocket and pull out a worn photo of you kissing a man.

Your eyes study it for a moment, but you quickly tear it and toss the remnants over you.

***

The summer sun settles on your features, and the warm rays tickle you awake. A small yawn slips from your mouth, and you sit up to stretch your arms.

The toasty essence of bread travels up your nose as you look around the room.

“Oh.” A small plate of various breakfast pastries is on the night table next to your bed. You immediately grab the pastries, scarfing them down before taking sips of the hot tea next to it.

“Gonna need more of those.”

***

As you approach the bakery, you pause for a moment as you see a new man at the counter.

You double back and peek around the corner, peering at him. Your eyes flick to the strong veins in his hands as he continues to write. A tattoo sleeve runs down the same arm from his short-sleeved chef's jacket.

“Can I help you?” The man asks without looking up from the paper he’s writing on.

The fact that he notices your presence makes you jump, and you slowly walk into the bakery — guilty as charged.

“W-Who are you? Do you work here?”

“Who are you ?” He inquires, standing up to lean against the counter.

Your defenses fall at how his dark doe eyes take you in. His earrings — silver swords —- catch the morning light and accentuate the sparkle in his eyes.

A few other piercings line his ears, and his dark hair hangs in his eyes. His muscles all still somehow protrude through the fabric of his chef’s uniform.

“I’m Jungkook. You can call me JK, though. I’m Jin’s assistant chef.”

Jungkook grins at you, and he watches closely as you lose yourself in his eyes.

"What is it? Cat got your tongue?" He tucks a few long strands of his hair behind his ear before he extends his hand out to you.

“Uhm, I’m Y/N. I’m staying above the bakery for a few nights.” You shake his hand in return, and you're sure he can detect the nerves radiating from your fingers.

“Oh, is that so?”

Your pulse increases in pace as he studies your features. He looks down to pull one of the pastries you point your finger at, and he packages it nicely before your eyes.

“That’ll be ten-fifty euros, Y/N.”

"For two doughnuts ?" Your mouth drops open in shock, and Jungkook’s smile extends wide over his face.

“But Jin sai-” Jin appears, and laughs before he moves behind the counter.

“Ah, I see you’ve met Jungkook,” Jin gives him a look, and he stands down. “He’s kidding.”

Jungkook suppresses his smile a bit as he looks at you, before folding his arms. Jin hands you the bag, and you take it.

“We’re about to open, but I’ll take you around the city this evening —- and then a baking class with us tomorrow, as promised in the listing.”

You look outside, and a line of frantic women are waiting eagerly outside the door. You nod at Jin, and you exit, noticing as Jungkook’s eyes follow you.

A heat burns your cheeks as you clutch the bag of treats to your chest.

Fuck.

Men are cancelled. Men are cancelled. Men are cancelled. Men are cancelled.

You repeat the mantra over and over in your head as you ascend the stairs back to your room, but that doesn’t alleviate the twinge you feel in between your legs.

***

“Ah-ah-” You quietly mewl as a wave of pleasure hits you, and you pull your right hand from your underwear. You run your fingers through your hair and run your tongue over your lips as your heart rate slows.

No, no. You definitely didn’t just fantasize about those two incredibly attractive pastry chefs fucking you. You most definitely didn’t. What the fuck was wrong with you?

Your eyes float to the picture window above your head, and you spring up as you take in the sunset.

You pull a towel and a washcloth from the drawer beside you, and head toward the bathroom in the hall.

The door is shut, and you quietly rap at it.

“Excuse me, I need to use the bathroom if you don’t mind.”

The soft trickles of the shower end, and after a moment —- the door whips open.

The crisp scent of soap hits your nostrils before you notice Jungkook is towering over you, half-naked. A small towel over his lower body is the only thing covering him. It takes you a moment to draw your eyes away from his body, but you quickly bring yourself back to Earth.

“All yours, but my eyes are up here.” A few stray beads of water drip from the hair that clings to his face down the golden, muscular dips in his body. Your body is still frozen as you look at him.

“And hot tip: maybe you should be a little quieter next time?” Jungkook whispers in your ear, and you can hear the smirk in his voice. It takes you a second to realize what he means, and you watch him as he enters his room — the one directly next to yours. He shoots you a wink before shutting the door.

As you scurry into the bathroom, you force the breath from your throat and cup your forehead in embarrassment.

Did he know?

Jungkook absolutely knew what you just did in your room.

Shit.

***

“Are you ready?” Jin stands outside of the bakery, and lights up as soon as he sees you.

The moonlight glimmers on the sea as the two of you approach the vaporetto, heading to San Marco.

“I’m taking you to St. Mark’s Square, and to one of the best Italian places in the city.”

You nod, following him into the boat.

***

“What brings you to Italy?” The two of you deboard the vaporetto and head toward the square. “I just needed a break from my real life to be honest.”

“Oh?” Jin raises a brow as the two of you dodge the pigeons littering your path.

“Bad breakup,” You pause. “He was a cheater anyway.”

“Gave the rest of us men a bad name, huh?” Jin tries to lighten the mood and you nod.

A man is nearby and selling single roses, and Jin swoops one into your hands — handing the man a euro coin.

“Well, hopefully I can get your mind off things.” Jin smiles at you, and it makes you smile in relief.

***

“We’ll take the gondola back over to Giudecca.” You shrink in embarrassment.

“Isn’t that just for couples?” Jin shakes his head.

“No, it’s a handy form of transportation, too.” He lets out a squeaky laugh and you giggle with him as he pulls you into the boat. "You're in Italy. You just have to do it."

As you’re halfway towards the bakery, the gondolier starts to break out into a serenade.

Jin senses your embarrassment, and he suddenly breaks out into song with the man.

"Jin stop!" You clutch your gut in laughter and after awhile Jin sits back down.

You wipe the happy tears from your eyes and Jin smiles at you.

Both of your smiles suddenly drop as you look at each other just a moment too long.

You weren’t sure what got into you: Jungkook’s subtle flirtations in the back of your mind, Jin’s smile and his lips, remnants of your breakup, the moonlight — it was all too much for you to hold in right at that moment. You put your fingers on Jin’s collar and press your lips to his. Jin takes the kiss in, and cups your chin in his hands.

The gondolier smiles to himself as he watches the two of you.

***

Jin leads you into his room, and presses you into the wall. The door shuts lightly and is left slightly ajar, but the two of you are too caught up in each other to notice.

Jin kisses you, pressing himself between your legs. You take in his scent — the essence of what smells like a sweet vanilla. His caresses on your hair are soft, and his skin glides over yours like silk. He reaches below to slide his fingers into your underwear and you let out a moan.

“Thin walls.” Jin whispers into your ear as he covers your mouth. You heave as his fingers torturously work inside you, and you clutch his wrist to try to slow his pace. You try to keep quiet as he asks, but it’s no use.

Jungkook jogs up the stairs and hears soft moans filling the hall, and he realizes Jin’s door is slightly open.

Jungkook peeks at the scene between the two of you for a few moments before he feels the tug of fabric tightening around his bulge. The stifled and needy moans that fall from your lips only serve to turn him on further.

Jungkook returns to his room and starts to massage his throbbing cock — but he imagines himself pleasuring you instead as he hears your moans through the wall.

***

You jolt from your sleep in the dead of the night as you feel your bed shake. It takes you a bit to orient yourself, but you hear the moans of two females through the walls.

It sounded like Jungkook was fucking two females in the room next to you.

He was. So hard that your bed was shaking.

Of course he was.

You roll your eyes and press a pillow over your head before you force yourself back to sleep.

***

The bustle of people outside in the morning wakes you, and you spring from your bed to head to the bathroom.

As you look around, you spot a lacy pair of underwear on the rack. You take a second before you snatch them and crumple them in your hand.

You head to Jungkook’s door, banging at it with your fist.

“Is there a problem?” Jungkook looks down at you as he opens the door and hangs in its frame.

“I’m going to give you zero stars on this listing is the fucking problem.” You fling the underwear in his face. “All I heard last night was you fucking. I barely got any sleep.”

“Oh, so you were listening, huh?” Mischief dances in Jungkook's eyes and he grins. You glare up at Jungkook, your expression still brimming with displeasure.

“You’re being so uptight. You know it’s 2019 and people fuck, right?” You scoff at him.

“Don’t get your panties in a bunch.” He bites his lip before he runs his fingers through his hair.

Uptight.

The word swirls around your head and it makes the blood boil in your veins. Everyone in your life seemed to throw that phrase at you, and this moment was the crescendo to your breaking point.

You were tired of hearing it.

Uptight.

In a split second, you grab Jungkook’s shirt to pull him down to your level.

“I’m not uptight.” An animalistic anger overtakes you as you crash your lips into his and then pull at them with your teeth.

Jungkook moans into the kiss and you feel a deep hunger from him each time your lips meet.

The moans that escape your mouth start to sync with his as he guides you in the room and closer to his bed. Your hand slides underneath his shirt, and your fingers skate over the hard dips that line his abdomen and chest.

“I think you wanted me to find them. Is that right?” Jungkook hums as he sits on the bed, pulling you down to his lap.

“And why would I want to do that?” The kisses between you grow in heat as your mouths open wider and your tongues intertwine.

“You imagined one of those girls was me, didn’t you?” You grit out in a whisper. Jungkook presses his fingers firm into the meaty flesh of your thighs as he pulls you tighter to his frame.

“Wouldn’t you like to know?” You snap your lips from his and look from the new glint on his mouth up to his eyes. He runs his hands up your shirt, eagerly anticipating your next move.

"I want you inside of me." You feel him twitch below you before your teeth grab his ear. You steady your breaths and your eyes close as he enters you.

"Is that big enough for you?" You let out an involuntary moan as you feel him fill you, but you refocus your thoughts.

“I hate you.” You nibble at his lips, and your fingertips squeeze the back of his neck for support.

You grind your hips into him —- slow at first —- but quickly picking up pace. You let out a whimper at how hard his cock is inside you as you start to lift your hips, slamming up and down on him.

"I'm gonna cum if you go that fast," There’s a strain to his moans as you move on top of him and it satisfies you. He throws his head back, trying to pace his breaths, but it fails.

"Ah, sh-" He whimpers as your slick walls squeeze him relentlessly. You moan in pleasure as you feel his warm load fill you. You steal one more kiss from his lips before you look at him.

“How’s that for uptight?” You pant, as you look at him below you — his face fucked out and glistening with sweat.

“Fuck you.” Jungkook breathes out as he watches you catch your breath.

"You loved it." He says as he smacks your ass.

You give him the middle finger, and he chuckles.

***

As you enter the bakery, Jungkook looks up from what he’s writing to look at you.

You look refreshed from your shower, but Jungkook smirks at you — pleased that just moments ago he filled you to the brim with his cum.

"Please don't look so satisfied." You glare at him and he hands you an apron. You try to snatch it, but he pulls it behind his back.

Jungkook closes in on you and lets out a chuckle as he watches your cheeks grow red. He places a hard kiss on your lips before the two of you hear footfalls approach.

"Behave." You point your finger at him before you immediately separate. He gives you another smirk as he hands you the apron.

“So sorry I'm late. I had to run some errands this morning. Are you ready, Y/N?” Jin slips behind the counter and looks at the two of you.

You don’t make eye contact with either of them as you put on your apron.

“Today we’ll be making a simple puff pastry.”

Jin starts to demonstrate the process and you watch him. You can't help but get swept up in how sexy he is while he's working, and Jungkook takes notice.

Jungkook clears his throat and it catches the attention of both you and Jin.

"That's only one way of getting it done. You could also drop it into the mixer for a faster process."

"You're right. But we like to show off to our guests a little bit, right?" Jin winks at you and you can't help but giggle at his natural charm.

Jungkook rolls his eyes in jealousy and Jin smiles to himself.

Jungkook and Jin continue to knead at their own pile of dough as they each sneak glances over at you. You continue at your pile of dough to distract yourself from the encounters you had with the two of them.

"Oh, mine is getting super sticky." You wail, and Jungkook jogs over to assist you.

Jungkook stands behind you and tosses flour over the dough.

"It’s okay, it's just too wet ." Jungkook says into your ear, and then puts his hands on top of yours to help you knead the dough. It sends a shiver down your spine, and you try to suppress the urge to bite your bottom lip.

Jungkook shoots Jin a satisfied look as he walks by, and Jin glowers at him.

You realize at that moment that they both reached the same conclusion at the same time: they both fucked you.

The air between the three of you thickens as you all knead in silence — all of you attempting to sneak glances at each other.

After a few moments, Jin clears his throat.

“We should all have aperitivo here tonight.”

You and Jungkook nod, sensing Jin is up to something.

***

The three of you sit on the floor with your legs underneath a small coffee table that’s adorned with small candles. A decadent spread of meats, cheeses and wines is before you.

There’s still a certain silence between all of you, Jin and Jungkook on either side of you.

“The class was nice,” You start, trying to clear the air.

Jin reaches his hand out for the last cheese cube and Jungkook steals it. Jin hums and then glowers at him, before feeding you a slice of meat.

“So, thank you,” You can still sense a certain electricity between the two.

As you take a sip of prosecco, your eyes lock with Jin’s — his sensual expression drawing you in as he looks at you.

“Something you must know about me is that I don’t like sharing,” Jin begins and you place your glass down to focus your attention on him. “But...I wouldn’t mind doing so tonight.”

Jin‘s voice hits your ears like honey. You feel your pulse pump in your throat before Jin starts to close in on your lips. He stops just before his lips meet yours to look at you, and you nod.

Jungkook observes the two of you and gets the hint before turning your chin to face him.

You're taken by surprise as he looks down at your lips, and then up to your eyes a few times before he envelops your lips in his.

The two continue the fight for your lips: Jungkook’s kisses were unrestrained and bold. Jin’s kisses were more drawn out — torturous and focused. You pant as the different sensations and sudden switches between the two men start to overwhelm your senses.

The two of them smooth their hands over your bare inner thighs under your skirt as they move to kiss your neck and shoulders. They peel off the straps of your bra as they watch you, and you gasp in desperation as they reveal your fully erect nipples.

Jungkook and Jin move to lick your breasts, but they only lick just outside of your nipples. You whine as you comb your fingers through their hair, desperate for relief. Jungkook and Jin always just miss contact with your dampening folds below — and you can’t help but think they’re trying to punish you.

Your try to squeeze your legs together to alleviate the ache, but the two part your legs, holding you firmly open.

"Please." You whine out before Jungkook slips his palm over your underwear and then moves to press his fingers to rub circles into your throbbing clit. You sigh in relief as you turn your head to look at him.

Jin slinks away —- standing up to slowly unbutton his shirt as he watches the two of you.

Jungkook takes you over and unleashes the full fury of his lips and tongue on your mouth. His hands frantically roam the curves of your body as you let out achy moans. Your fingers pull at his hair as he squeezes one of your legs between his thighs — and you feel him start to grind his rock solid cock on your leg.

Jungkook nibbles on your neck, his hot breaths moving to the depths of your ear. He starts to unbutton his shirt as he continues to kiss you.

All you can do is let out a cry of pleasure as Jin moves back in, capturing your breast in his mouth. You whine as you feel Jin pull your underwear to the side —- beginning to slide his slender fingers into your wet crevice.

“Does that feel good?” Jungkook asks, placing small kisses on your lips as you try to nod through the pleasure.

Goosebumps veil your skin as Jungkook trails kisses down your body — his long hair tickling your skin until he reaches between your legs.

You’re now fully able to concentrate on Jin’s plush lips, taking them into your own. You reach down and massage his bulge before he pulls his lips from yours after a moment to watch Jungkook.

Jungkook hooks his fingers into your underwear and starts to roll them down, inch-by-inch, as he places light kisses on your sensitive inner thighs.

You bring a finger to your mouth to bite your nails as Jungkook’s eyes fuck into yours — relishing in how he’s torturing you.

Jungkook finally slips your underwear off in one quick motion before he dives into you. You let out a guttural groan, but Jin captures it with his lips.

“How does my little kitten taste?” Jin asks you through kisses. Your brows furrow together after he suddenly releases your lips, and you watch him slink down between your legs.

Jin watches Jungkook lap at you for a minute.

“Is she sweet?” Jungkook nods, and then pulls back. Jin licks a few stripes up you before the two take turns licking you, and you hook your arms over the back of the couch as you watch them.

Jin pulls you over to his bed, resting your head in his now-naked lap. You grab his cock and start to suck at it as Jungkook enters you. You moan onto Jin, and he starts to caress your head as you work.

Jungkook lets out strained groans as he takes in the scene between you and Jin as he pumps into you.

The pleasure Jungkook provides you causes you take Jin deeper into your mouth, despite his large size. Jungkook’s pace gets sloppier and more frantic as he watches you, and you stop sucking Jin to look at Jungkook pounding into you.

"You're so fucking tight. Shit." The eye contact between you two causes Jungkook to lose it, and he pulls out — exploding his load onto your abdomen.

Jungkook pants as Jin flips you onto your stomach —- lifting your hips into the air.

Jin enters you from behind and you groan at his thickness as you take him in. Jungkook slides down next to you, watching as Jin snaps his hips into yours. You moan at each thrust, and Jungkook takes your lips into his.

“You like that?” Jungkook asks between kisses, and you give him a frantic nod.

“Fuck her. Harder.” Jungkook’s kisses grow firmer — and Seokjin’s thrusts deeper and more ruthless, and it sends you over the edge. You freeze from the intensity of the pleasure, and the pressure of your walls causes Jin to release inside of you.

All three of you pant as you collapse next to each other.

You press your head into the bed as you catch your breath. It exposes your neck, and the two press kisses into the vulnerable skin.

“I don’t think I can ever leave this bed now.” You say as your fingers push through their hair, and you feel their lips curl up on your skin.

“Whatever do you mean?” Jin props his head up in his hand. “We haven’t even eaten dinner yet.”

Jungkook looks to Jin and the both of them smile down at you.

You bite your lip and cover your eyes before you let out a buoyant laugh.

Fuck.

Maybe men weren’t quite so cancelled after all.

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Étienne Szeemann’s Swiss cross made of hair from salon clientele, a personal tribute to his receipt of Swiss citizenship, ca. 1919. Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles (2011.M.30) © J. Paul Getty Trust. PLAN ForYourArt: February 22–28

Thursday, February 22

Caravaggio — Part II, Santa Barbara Museum of Art (Santa Barbara), 10–11:30am.

Immigration Workshop, CalArts (Valencia), 12–1pm.

Medeas by Andrea Pallaoro - Film Screening, CalArts (Valencia), 1–4pm.

School of Music Visiting Artist Series: Seth Boyden, CalArts (Valencia), 2–4pm.

Late Night: Tattoo, Museum of Natural History (Downtown), 5–9pm. $10.

Tom Friedman: Ghosts and UFOs: Projections for Well-Lit Spaces, Parrasch Heijnen Gallery (Downtown), 5–7pm.

Learning to Love the Literati Poetry Reading and Reception, Santa Barbara Museum of Art (Santa Barbara), 5:30–6:30pm.

MOVIE NIGHT – The Royal Tenenbaums, ESMoA (El Segundo), 5:30–7:30pm.

TOURS & TALKS: Stories of Almost Everyone Walk-through: Gary Dauphin, Hammer Museum (Westwood), 6pm.

Screening: Eliot Rausch, Underground Museum (Mid-City), 6pm.

ORANGE 6, Coagula Curatorial (Chinatown), 6–9pm.

One Hour/One Painting, Laguna Art Museum (Laguna Beach), 6pm.

Matthew Rolston: Hollywood Royale, Annenberg Space for Photography (Century City), 6:30–8pm.

Volume I: Cultural Identities, Residency Art Gallery (Inglewood), 7–9pm.

Kybelle Dance Theatre, The Loft at Liz’s (Mid-City), 7–9pm.

Challenge for Change | Mur Murs (1981), LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes (Downtown), 7–9pm.

Moving Line, El Camino College Art Gallery (Torrance), 7–9pm.

At land’s edge: Kristina Wong, Human Resources (Chinatown), 7–9pm.

Cameron Rowland lecture, Hammer Museum (Westwood), 7:30pm.

David Horvitz with Christine Sun Kim, JFDR, and Xiu Xiu Noise: Watering a Glass Flower II, (Some Meditations for Resonating Hourglasses Sounding the Shapes of Hours), Edward Cella Art+Architecture (Culver City), 7:30pm.

The Broad and X-TRA present Simone Leigh + Steven Nelson in Conversation, The first in a series of talks addressing the legacy of Joseph Beuys, The Broad (Downtown), 7:30pm. $15.

MONDONGO: WHAT ARE WE GONNA SAY AFTER HELLO?, Track 16 (Downtown), 7:30–9pm.

Cheng Foundation Lecture - Chop Suey, USA: How Americans Discovered Chinese Food, The Huntington (San Marino), 7:30pm.

TONY KUSHNER & SARAH VOWELL IN CONVERSATION, CAP UCLA (Westwood), 8pm.

Friday, February 23

Talk: A Bilingual Scholars' Day— Painted in Mexico: 1700–1790: Pinxit Mexici, LACMA (Miracle Mile), 9:30am.

A Man and His Prostate, Palm Springs Art Museum (Palm Springs), 10am–5pm. Through February 25.

Culture Fix: J. Lorand Matory on the Arts of Candomblé, Fowler Museum (Westwood), 12pm.

Distinguished Artist Interviews: Catherine Opie interviewed by Helen Molesworth; The Promise Piece, Ten Years Later, A message from Yoko Ono; Judy Baca interviewed by Anna Indych-López, 106th CAA Annual Conference, LA Convention Center (Downtown), 3:30–5:30pm.

Hannah by Andrea Pallaoro - Film Screening, CalArts (Valencia), 4–7pm.

Art Buzz: Harald Szeemann, Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (Downtown), 5:30–7pm.

Bill Barminski Retrospective, Castelli Art Space (Culver City), 6–10pm. Continues February 24.

Alake Shilling: Monsoon Lagoon, 356 Mission (Downtown), 6pm.

Gabrielle Teschner, Michael Wall, and Brant Ritter, TAPPAN (962 East Fourth Street, LA CA 90013, Downtown), 6–9pm.

Panel: Chicanx/Latinx Art after PST: LA/LA. Sustaining the Field, Self Help Graphics and Art (Downtown), 6–8pm.

Guided tour: Mari Cardenas & Milton Jurado, Self Help Graphics & Art (Downtown), 6:30pm.

NO TIME TO WASTE, Moskowitz Bayse (Hollywood), 7:30pm.

Pictures of an Exhibition, LA Phil (Downtown), 8pm. Through February 25.

Djanjoba LA 2018: A Drum & Dance Gratitude Festival, various locations (across locations), 8pm. Through February 25.

Witch House: A Witches' Cabaret, CalArts (Valencia), 8pm. Through February 27.

Saturday, February 24

SYMPOSIUM: BLACKNESS AND THE ART OF EMPOWERMENT IN BAHIA, BRAZIL, Fowler Museum (Westwood), 10am–4:30pm.

Demanding Investment Without Displacement, The Wellness Center (Downtown), 10am–3pm.

Feminism and the State: Art, Politics, and Resistance, MOCA Grand Avenue (Downtown), 10am–4:30pm.

What is Contemporary? Feminism and the State: Art, Politics, and Resistance, MOCA Grand Avenue (Downtown), 10am–4:30pm.

Bob Baker Day, Bob Baker Marionette Theater (MacArthur Park), 10am–6pm.

Not Her(E): A Workshop, Women’s Center for Creative Work (Frogtown), 10am–1pm.

Bonsai-a-Thon, The Huntington (San Marino), 10am–5pm. Continues February 25.

tokidoki x iHasCupquake Launch Event & Signing, La Luz de Jesus Gallery (Los Feliz), 11am–3pm.

Cartomancy: The Seni-Horoscope Re-imagined by Shay Bredimus and Tony Delap: A Retrospective, Laguna Art Museum (Laguna Beach), 11am–5pm.

Workshop: Finding Autonomy and Connection through Contact Improv, Pieter (Lincoln Heights), 12–3pm.

Donna Bates and Corban Lundborg, Gabba Gallery (Koreatown), 12:30pm.

Thinking Like a Roman: How to Renew America's Polarized Landscape, Getty Villa (Pacific Palisades), 1pm.

Artist at Work: Paper and Light, Getty Center (Brentwood), 1–3pm.

Dos Colectivos, USC Fisher Museum of Art (Downtown), 1–4pm.

Closing Reception, Tieken Gallery (Chinatown), 1–6pm.

Public Anchors Finale, Side Street Projects (Pasadena), 1–4pm.

Talk: Artists in Conversation: Isabel Avila and Linda Vallejo, LACMA (Miracle Mile), 1:30pm.

Existing On Our Own Terms: Healing Rituals As Liberatory Practice, Women’s Center for Creative Work (Frogtown), 2–5pm. $15–25.

Maren Hassinger: The Spirit of Things, Art+Practice (Leimert Park), 2–5pm.

The Great Compromise, UCI Claire Trevor School of the Arts (Irvine), 2–5pm.

"Animalia" - A Voice Event, CalArts (Valencia), 2–4pm.

Male Glaze pop-up, Freehand Gallery (Beverly Grove), 4pm.

The Circuitry of Joyce J. Scott: A Group Exhibition of Collaboration and Innovation, Craft in America Center (Beverly Grove), 4–6pm.

Melvino Garretti: Space Versus Space, Vernon Gardens (Vernon), 4–8pm.

Kevin Larmon: slipping in and out of phenomenon and Nathan Hayden: Strong Magic, CB1 Gallery (Downtown), 4–7pm.

Açúcar: A film series organized by Ellen Gallagher, Hauser & Wirth (Downtown), 4–10pm.

#CAMOLORDS - UNSEEN, Anahid Boghosian - HERE NOW and Brian Reed - From Semi-Abstract And Back, TAG Gallery (Santa Monica), 5–8pm.

UNICEF Next Generation Art Party, 800MAIN (Venice), 5pm. $40–150.

Petra Cortright: CAM WORLS, UTA Artist Space (Downtown), 5–7pm.

ADC Fundraiser: The Koerner Affair, Koerner House (Palm Springs), 5-8pm.

Opening Reception: Carmen Argote Artist Lab and Opening Reception: Mariángeles Soto-Díaz, 18th Street Arts Center (Santa Monica), 6–8pm.

Rodrigo Valenzuela: General Song and Carla Issue 11 launch party, Klowden Mann (Culver City), 6–9pm.

Kevin Cooley: Still Burning, Kopeikin Gallery (Culver City), 6–8pm.

Matthew Brandt: AgX.Hb, M+B (West Hollywood), 6–8pm.

Lorser Feitelson: Figure to Form, Louis Stern Fine Arts (West Hollywood), 6–8pm.

Aaron Wrinkle: LA Salon, there-there (East Hollywood), 6–8pm.

L.A.W.S. presents Language: The Art Show, Los Angeles Water School (Downtown), 6pm–12am.

SHOP and SOLO PROJECT, Denk Gallery (Downtown), 6–8pm.

Robert Moreland: Slow Talker, Wilding Cran Gallery (Downtown), 6–8pm.

Like Ghosts: New Works by Rema Ghuloum and HK Zamani, JAUS (Sawtelle), 6:30–9:30pm.

THE PAIN ISN'T OVER | Leafar Seyer & Prayers, THESE DAYS (Downtown), 7–10pm.

Herakut: Rental Asylum, Troy Brooks: Skinwalker, and Adrian Cox: Terra Incognita, Corey Helford Gallery (Downtown), 7–11pm.

L.A. Dance Project presents Bodies2, L.A. Dance Project (Downtown), 7pm.

Los Angeles Ladies Arm Wrestling Presents Queens at the Table, Bootleg Theater (MacArthur Park), 7–11pm. $10–15.

Sonnets and Sonatas Presents: Animals!, Getty Center (Brentwood), 7:30pm.

Independence Day and A Cylindrical Object on Fire in the Dark, Los Angeles Contemporary Archive (Chinatown), 7:30–10pm.

lost tribes, LACE (Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions) (Hollywood), 8pm. Also February 25.

Saluti, Grace Palmer: Secrets of Virtuous Cycle Management Institut IDGAF, Pieter (Lincoln Heights), 8:30–10pm.

The Moon Has Made Us Brothers, CalArts (Valencia), 9–10pm.

Sunday, February 25

The Art of the Movie Poster: Highlights from the Mike Kaplan Collection, LACMA (Miracle Mile), 10am–7pm; talk, 4pm.

Tony DeLap: A Retrospective, Laguna Art Museum (Laguna Beach), 11am–5pm.

TURBANTE-SE / A HEAD WRAP WORKSHOP, Fowler Museum (Westwood), 12pm.

Mesoamerica in Midcentury California: Revivals and Reinventions, LACMA (Miracle Mile), 1–2:15pm.

Painting workshop with Alake Shilling, 356 Mission (Downtown), 1–4pm.

IN CONVERSATION: ENRIQUE MARTINEZ CELAYA WITH DAN MCCLEARY & DEMIAN FLORES, USC Fisher Museum of Art (Downtown), 1pm.

Symbols in Copper, California African American Museum (Downtown), 1–3pm.

WORKSHOP: FREE THE VOICE: Odeya Nini, Pieter (Lincoln Heights), 1–4pm. $35.

Pop-Up Community Portrait Studio, Santa Barbara Museum of Art (Santa Barbara), 1–4pm.

Dora De Larios and Rigo 23: Ripples Become Waves, Main Museum (Downtown), 2-5pm.

Panel: Albert Chong, Andrea Chung, and Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons, moderated by Los Siu, California African American Museum (Downtown), 2–4pm.

WON JU LIM: Aunt Clara's Dilemma, AUDREY HOPE: Dreams of Pentecost, and MARISSA GRAZIANO: Lesbian Step-Sisters Better Not Get Caught By Dad!, DXIX (Venice), 3–6pm.

Artist Talk: All Hands on Deck, Otis College of Art and Design (Westchester), 3–5pm.

HOME, HOOD, HILL: Final Projects: Group XLV, Mackey Apartments, MAK Center for Art and Architecture (Mid-City), 3–6pm.

Chad Attie: The Last Island Talk & Screening, The Lodge (East Hollywood), 3-6pm.

Feminism Now, Shoebox Projects (Downtown), 3–6pm.

Anna Wittenberg: Dog Mod, Bozo Mag (West Adams), 4–8pm.

Talk: The Art of the Movie Poster: A Conversation with Mike Kaplan and Kenneth Turan, LACMA (Miracle Mile), 4pm.

Surfing Countdown, Zebulon (Frogtown), 6pm–12am.

WORKSHOP: Orgasmic Yoga: Dr. Victoria Reuveni, Pieter (Lincoln Heights), 6–10pm. $30–40.

SCREENINGS Part of the series The Black Book: Chocolate Babies, Hammer Museum (Westwood), 7:30pm.

PlumbLine - Jewelry Objects seminar, Long Beach City College Art Gallery (Long Beach), 7–9:30pm.

Monday, February 26

Artists, Icons and Legends: The Portraits of Michael Childers, Palm Springs Art Museum (Palm Springs), 10am–12pm.

THIS, NOT THAT LECTURE: CHARLES WALDHEIM, UCLA (Westwood), 6:30pm.

Tuesday, February 27

Cut! Paper Play in Contemporary Photography and Paper Promises: Early American Photography, Getty Center (Brentwood), 10am–5:30pm.

Film: Amadeus, LACMA (Miracle Mile), 1pm.

Artists Council 50th Anniversary Celebration, Acqua California Bistro (Rancho Mirage), 4–7pm.

PAUL ESPOSITO, UCLA (Westwood), 5–7pm.

Artist walkthrough: Black, The Loft at Liz’s (Mid-City), 7–9pm.

PEN PRESENTS X ARTISTS BOOKS: ALEXANDRA GRANT & KEANU REEVES with SYLVAN OSWALD, The Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever (Hollywood), doors 7pm; show, 8pm.

How To Have Hard Conversations, Women’s Center for Creative Work (Frogtown), 7–10pm. $16–20.

PlumbLine - Jewelry Objects closing reception, Long Beach City College Art Gallery (Long Beach), 7–8:30pm.

SCREENINGS: Faces Places, Hammer Museum (Westwood), 7:30pm.

Zoe Buckman: Champ, The Standard (Hollywood).

Wednesday, February 28

MAC Meeting, Lecture & Luncheon with guest speaker David Zippel, Palm Springs Art Museum (Palm Springs), 10am–1pm.

FOWLER OUT LOUD: RANDY REYES: LXS DESAPARECIDXS, Fowler Museum (Westwood), 6pm.

Talk: Michael Govan and Richard Prince, LACMA (Miracle Mile), 7pm. Sold out.

Founder's Day Lecture - In Search of Blue Boy's True Colors, The Huntington (San Marino), 7pm.

CONVERSATIONS: Jeffrey Stewart and Carl Hancock Rux, Hammer Museum (Westwood), 7:30pm.

Getting Fed By Your Feed: Curating An Instagram Diet, Women’s Center for Creative Work (Frogtown), 7:30–9:30pm. $1–10.

Reconstructing Grandfather, ICA LA (Downtown), 7:30pm.

Cross-Hatched: Incidents and Echoes: Jasper Johns + John Cage, The Broad (Downtown), 8pm.

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bucket list//future goals ♡

1. travel to these gorgeous places tree cave olympic national park, WA yellow stone national park, WY redwood national park, CA the great blue hole, Belize bora bora, french polynesia glacier national park, MT victoria falls, livingstone, zambia venice italy + so much more 2. find a hard to put down book 3. get over my horrible fear of heights 4. climb a tree 5. go skydiving 6. go drifting and not having a bad feeling, feeling happy and believing it's fun 7. educate myself on cars, and have a better grasp on how they work 8. become artistic, paint with a lot of colors, be creative 9. be proud of myself & have a more positive outlook on life 10. work out and get a butt, be happy with what i see in the mirror 11. get back into photography SLR or digital 12. forgive my past self and move on 13. lose the fear of abandonment 14. healthier hair & skin 15. become tanner 16. get a honda crv 2000 to travel the world in 17. less profanity 18. know when to cut people off even though i think i need them. 19. stand up for myself and other 20. improve on makeup skills//better eyebrows 21. LEARN HOW TO MAKE A FLOWER CROWN 22. ride a zip line 23. ride a roller coaster 24. get a tattoo, meaningful or stupid 25. indoor skydiving 26. jump off a cliff 27. go scuba diving 28. go play paintball 29. sail a boat 30. swim with dolphins//turtles 31. chase a tornado 32. climb a volcano 33. go to the flight museum 34. learn more about astronomy 35. make amends with enemies 36. witness a solar eclipse 37. car date. snackies, blankies, pillows, alcohol 38. having a understanding and meaningful conversation 39. go to a banger 40. visit previous houses 41. go to an abandoned building 42. learn a difficult instrument 43. expand vocabulary 44. go visit family in minnesota, idaho, & oregon 45. admire life outside my phone 46. be in a photoshoot & not be to shy to back out 47. meet new people and see new faces 48. have a meaningful conversation with a stranger 49. find a coffee shop that's small & isn't full of people 50. find a vintage book store 51. expand music taste 52. try new foods 53. act in a play 54. get over fear of public speaking 55. make my room tumblr as all heck 56. make a tye dye shirt 57. attend a murder mystery dinner 58. be on a tv show 59. go on a cruise 60. try those palm readers/hypnotist crap 61. participate in religious activities 62. go to a drive in movie 63. attend a cirque du soleil show 64. try a brazilian blowout 65. go to a resort spa 66. go canoeing 67. learn to speak spanish 68. be a significant change in someone's life 69. paddle board 70. a better bucket list

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Patina, Paint & Great People: Meet the Odd Squad!

A unique SoCal car club is open to all comers.

Since the day cars were made available to the general public, car clubs have been an important part of hot rod culture and helped to push the hobby ever further. The emphasis of these clubs was always focused on the idea of taking vehicles as they came from the factory and finding ways to improve the looks and performance through whatever means possible. Groups of builders and drivers joined forces to push the limits of their machines and gathered together on rural strips of asphalt to hang out and pit their hottest cars against those of other clubs. Southern California in particular has always been at the forefront of this movement and continues to be the place of origin for many new trends. So whether it’s traditional hot rods, lead sleds, low riders, or whatever other automotive style you might identify with, chances are the SoCal car culture has played a large role in its development.

One such Southern Californian club is called the Odd Squad. Blake Weddington is a founding member, and he wanted a unique plaque on his car and after seeing how the car clubs around him treated their members. That’s when he realized he wanted to make a new club with its own set of rules. Blake states: “Many car clubs will put you through the ringer when you’re pledging to get into their group, making you undergo all sorts of activities as a sort of initiation and then make you pay dues as well as build your car a certain way to meet their laundry lists of requirements.” That’s never what Blake and his friends in the car scene were about, and in 2012, the Odd Squad was born. Blake told us, “From the beginning, the Odd Squad was a club meant to be about the people. Sure, cool cars are a must in any car club, but they only serve to bring people together. As a result, this club has no dues, there is no set requirement to be at any of the meets, and the kind of car you drive is much less important than the kind of person you are. The only real requirement is that your car be older than 1965 to keep the club more about traditional hot rodding than muscle cars.”

Odd Squad member Gianni Diaz’s 1950 Ford F1 has so many little detail pieces on it that really make it a fun truck to look at.

“We don’t ever want anyone to show up to one of our cruises and see a bunch of guys with tattoos standing around their cars and feel intimidated you know—if someone comes to one of our meets and gets out of their car we’ll greet them with a handshake and be very friendly. That’s a big difference between our club and a lot of the other ones we’ve seen out there,” Blake added. The meets are not members only, so all other car clubs and car people are welcome. There is no status within their club and no one is better than anyone else. As a result they have guys who make six figures and guys that make just enough to get by, but they are all bonded together as equals by the cars that they love. The cars themselves display the lack of strict rules and range from the slickest-of-slick 1950s Mercury, to one of the rustiest rat rods you could imagine, along with everything in between. One of the really cool parts is that most of the guys in the club have more than one classic car and many of them are used as daily drivers.

Member Dameon Daniels told us, “One of our favorite parts about this club is the use of period-correct accessories on many of the vehicles that really set them apart from others. Some of the trucks and cars within the club have so many cool little details that you could look at them fifty times and still notice something new.” Each car tells a story all its own, and each one reflects the owner’s individual style. Patina seems to be a staple of the Odd Squad as many of the cars wear their original paint and more than a few bumps and bruises they have acquired over the years—vehicles within this club exude character and charisma causing them stand out anywhere they show up.

Fred Dagher’s beautiful 1929 Ford Model A pickup leads a procession of classic cars down the Pacific Coast Highway on the way to lunch at Neptune’s Net.

Things started off small with only a few people meeting in the morning for coffee, and then through the use of social media it quickly grew to a solid group of about 30 guys who gather together to escape the monotony of everyday life for a few hours with like-minded individuals. At the end of December in 2017 we had the opportunity to cruise the coast with Blake and his friends as they drove their cars up the Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) from a coffee shop in Marina Del Ray to Neptune’s Net in Malibu, CA. More than fifty classic cars lined up to make the drive and completely fill the parking lot of the quaint cafe. The laid-back feel and great group of people made for a fun event where anyone would feel right at home.

Justin Juencke’s bagged C10 cruises down Highway 1 with the nose up high as he plays with the air ride during the cruise.

After eating a great lunch at the seaside restaurant, the group loaded up and headed to a couple spots to take some photos. We found a great spot on the beach at Point Mugu State Park until we were told we couldn’t be there by a park ranger, at which point things moved to a strip of dirt just off the PCH a few miles up the road. After spending a day with this car club we can honestly say that the Odd Squad is full of great people and home to a unique and interesting group of cars. Anyone who shows up to their meets is sure to be met with a handshake and a smile and will likely have a great time with this relaxed group of car guys.

The club and those taking part in the cruise completely filled the lot of Neptune’s Net seaside cafe to enjoy a delicious lunch.

If you’d like to know more about the Odd Squad car club, go to www.oddsquadcc.com, or their Instagram page @oddsquadcarclub, or you can just show up to one of their meets every Wednesday night from 7-9 pm at the Coffee Bean at the corner of Hughes and Venice Blvd., in Los Angeles, CA or every Tuesday night from 7-9 pm in the Spires parking lot in Long Beach, CA.

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