#That stunt is not going to suddenly change the amount of scripts people have!

[amplexadversary]

Drug regulations love to err on the side of being excessively strict, and that really shows a lack of respect and concern for folks whose healthy brain chemistry relies on a stable supply of medication.

Like, I don't even have ADHD (I'm autistic), but I've been present for plenty of frustrated phone calls with people who cancel or waylay or delay my friend's medication because they think they're being careful

When what they're actually doing is disregarding the fact that people move, or change pharmacies, or have a goddamn schedule to keep, or will run out of medication if the supplier is late! And choosing to not take that risk to the patient seriously has the effect of indirectly fucking with somebody's brain chemistry. That's really ableist, and it's not okay.

[alaina-starling]

Stunt Double

[Bang Chan x Fem!Reader]

summary: hannah convinced you to be her understudy but things quickly take a turn when you become her ‘stunt’ double due to a scene in the script where the prince has to kiss her

genre: fluff

warnings: none

note: this is a non!idol au, high school au. like to add that descriptions about your looks are vaguely mentioned since you are a stunt double, you have the same hair as Hannah. AGES ARE CHANGED!!! they’re only 1 year apart, with chan being a senior, and hannah being a junior. your dorm is like an apartment btw (honestly surprised i finished this earlier than the jisung fic but whatever)

Masterlist

The sky is still dark when Hannah calls you, your ringtone loud as it bounces around in your empty dorm room. You’re lucky your roommate is somewhere else, otherwise they’d be awoken by it.

You reach for your phone, the screen feeling cold to your warm touch. “What do you want?” You mumble lazily, eyes still closed in effort to keep the sleepiness in.

“Please don’t be mad…” She begs, dragging the end, voice increasingly loud, waking you up fully.

“Bitch, if you don’t shut the fuck up.” You quake, not fond of her loudness. You lower the volume on your phone.

Hannah groans from the other line when you hear Christopher, her brother, warning her from the other room. “CHRIS! I’m on a call with Y/n!” She exclaims, not even caring that her mouth is directly to the microphone.

“So what’s the news, that you have to wake me up at,” You pause, glancing at the blinking digital clock on your bedside table. “…3am in the morning.” You deadpan, mentally kicking your best friend for ruining your sleep schedule.

“Well it’s just, you know…” Her voice sounds almost apologetic, guilty in a way, but mischievous just the same. “So you know how Snow White is kissed to be saved from the poisonous apple and uh.”

“Who the fuck got the prince role, Hannah?”

~•~

“Come on. It won’t be that bad, right?” She insists although sounding unsure. Offering you a smile that you return, albeit sarcastically.

You sit at an empty table, begrudgingly setting your books down. “What do you mean! It’s literally,” you hiss, pinching the bridge of your nose. Trying to calm down.

“Okay first of all, I understand. The man is old as fuck. But you just have to lay down on the bed, maybe have a glass case over you, stay still as he kisses you. Then the lights dim and the smoky effects will start and then we’ll switch places.” She went on, hoping you won’t back out.

“I just didn’t expect my first kiss to be for a play.” You murmur timidly, accidentally banging your head on the table as you drop down to rest.

You’re about to massage it when you feel a hand on your head and a worried voice asking you if you’re okay. You blink, Chan’s face so close to yours. “Oh, yeah. I’m fine Chris.” You respond, taking his hand off your head.

He backs away from you, quickly taking the spot beside his sister, you don’t notice his ears redden and a giddy smile tugging at his lips.

You spend the rest of the day swimming between classes, the halls seemingly crowded every time you leave the classroom. By the end of the day you’re bruised from the amount of people who bumped into you in the hall.

You sigh, exiting the nurses office and heading for the theatre room.

“Hey!” Chan calls from behind you and you wonder if he’s talking to you. “Y/n!”

And he is.

You stop walking, turning around to look at him when you suddenly fall to the floor. An undeniably heavy weight leaning on you.

He’s quick to stand up, offering you a hand then picking up the bag you dropped. “Sorry.” He whispers while smiling, avoiding your gaze.

“It’s alright.” You reply genuinely, with you already experiencing that with a number of people today, him being added to the list isn’t that bad.

“I’m going to the theatre room, walk with me?” He questions, hopeful eyes gleaming down at you.

He’s tall.

“Y/n?” He repeats, lightly tapping your shoulder.

You snap out of your trance, nodding. “Sure.”

You stride side by side, stepping into a comfortable silence. When you reach the small beige door that leads to the theatre room Chris opens the door, bowing like a gentleman to a lady.

You giggle, “Why thank you, good sir.” Playing along, you enter the theatre room, doing a slight courtesy before bursting into a fit of laughter.

He finds the sound so angelic, he can’t help but stare at you. Eyes shut as you hold your stomach, lost in the moment.

You sigh in content. “You’re funny.”

~•~

On the day of the play you don’t seem so bothered anymore, “Thanks Y/n. I know you wanted your first kiss to be romantic but I don’t want to kiss my brother. Yuck.” Hannah expresses her disgust, mimicking the sound of puking.

You laugh at her shenanigans. “It’s okay, really.” You assure her as she steps into the dressing room, fixing her dress.

You have a similar one, being the double after all, you need the same clothes. You haven’t changed yet, all the other dressing rooms being occupied. “Hannah, I’ll just go change in the bathroom. Be right back.” You excuse yourself, walking to the nearest unisex bathroom, which you know is down the hall.

When you get inside you start to undress yourself, putting the dress on. It’s cool to the touch. Silk gliding right on your skin like a perfect match. The beautiful red gem on your chest sparkling in the bathroom light. You smile, admiring the beauty of the garment when you realize the zipper is stuck.

The doorknob rattles, “Occupied!” You shout, trying to zip the dress up quickly but to no avail.

“Oh sorry.” Chan replies.

When you hear his voice outside you feel relieved, “Chris?”

“Y/n.” He responds, unaware of your situation.

“Can you help me with my zipper?” You request in a whine and he agrees. When you unlock the door he rushes in, careful not to open it too wide so no one can see you. You turn your back to him, the low dip of the zipper is enough for him to almost see you shorts underneath, but he doesn’t.

Chan starts to fiddle with the zipper, trying his best to zip it up. When he finally does, you’re grateful, giving him a thank you smile before leaving him in the comfort room.

~•~

You stay unmoving on the wooden table that’s been decorated with flower, vines, and numerous types of leaves. You haven’t been waiting long, just about 5 minutes when you hear Felix’s narration through the speaker.

“The dwarves lead the prince to princess Snow White, the path familiar to him.” Felix starts,

“She looks like she’s just sleeping.” You hear Chan recite, but it’s not boring. You can feel the emotion from just his voice, like you don’t need to see his expression to know he’s worried.

You know he’s just acting though.

“She’s been poisoned by the Evil Queen.” The smallest dwarf Changbin explains sadly and you almost tear up, the raw emotion from their voices makes you love theatre so much more.

If only you didn’t have a sore throat you’d be having your own lines.

“-The dwarves leave the prince to mourn for his lost love-“

You don’t listen to Felix anymore though, instead focusing on a sneeze you feel. Trying your best to stop it but you just can’t control it, you let out the smallest sneeze.

It’s the cutest thing Chan’s ever heard and he has to stop himself from smiling at your previous action.

You feel your long hair getting pushed to the side and Chan’s hot breath on your lips. He caresses your cheek before completely closing the gap.

His lips are soft.

The kiss is slow and sweet, when he pulls away you have to stop yourself from sitting up to pull him back in for more.

The music changes and the ‘smoky effects’ Hannah was talking about fogs up the stage. “Do you need help getting up?” Chan suggests, hands going to support you but you shake your head.

You shuffle off the bed, rushing backstage where you find the 7 dwarves.

“So,” Jeongin teases, acknowledging your presence. He grins, “How was hyung’s kiss.” the young one continues to mock.

The rest of the boys cheer at his question making you groan, “Shove off, I.n.” You order but the smile on your lips tell them you liked it.

~•~

“How was it?” Hannah chimes from your door, behind her are your roommates, Rachel and Olivia who seem equally pleased with your one moment ‘performance’.

“He’s a good kisser if that’s what your asking.” You admit, turning your attention back to your book.

“Okay hoe.” Olivia blurts, sitting on the floor of your room and Rachel joins her.

Hannah sits beside you instead, taking your book and your reading glasses then placing it on the table. “Okay you dense dumbass. My brother’s been in love with you since you two met. Honestly the man can’t keep his mouth shut about how you’re the most beautiful amazing person he’s met. So do you like him or not.” She confesses.

“And if you do, since when!” Rachel bubbles.

The girls look at you expectantly.

“I,” You ponder what to say. You’ve never thought of him that way, but the way his lips felt right against yours. “His kiss got me feeling something.” You answer, the blatant honesty getting the whole room erupting in laughter.

Your phone rings and you pick up, shushing your friends. “Hello, Y/n speaking.” You speak, a default response falling from your lips.

When you hear who it is you put it on speaker phone and mute yourself, “Hey Y/n, I was just wondering if you’d like to go out for lunch tomorrow. You know to celebrate the play?” He proposes, and if Hannah hadn’t told you about his undying love for you, you’d think this was just a friendly hang out.

Funny, a senior who’s incredibly dense.

You hit unmute, “Sure, darling.” you muse and you can practically hear the smile on his face as he says goodbye.

Your friends squeal, happy you’re finally out there living your life.

~•~

“Thanks for lunch,” you sing, opening the door to your dorm. When you’re halfway in you turn around, “you kiss really well, Channie.” You praise, about to close the door when he stops you.

“Do,” He stammers, “can I kiss you?” he pipes. The same hopeful gaze you know all too well from his sister.

You open the door wider, inviting him. When he gets inside you close the door and lead him to your room.

The rest of the night is spent cuddling, watching movies, and exchanging a few kisses.

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[aer-in-wanderland]

구미호뎐 | Tale of the Nine Tailed - Jo Bo Ah Q&A Wrap Interview 

Q: From around the start of summer to the beginning of winter, you spent a long time with Tale of the Nine Tailed. How did you feel when you finished filming your final scene? 

I think more than anything I felt that it was too bad. It was my longest collaboration ever, living as Ji Ah and Ah Eum for over 7 months. To the extent that it was multi-genre, from fantasy to action, thriller, and even romance, I think I immersed myself in filming with a great deal of concentration. So I think it’s a production that will remain in my heart for a particularly long time. I hope the viewers will also remember ‘Nam Ji Ah’ for a long time. 

Q: You played a character three dimensional enough to have been considered 4 roles in 1. When you acted, what did you focus on most?

In this production you can think of me as having played four roles: Ji Ah and Imoogi-possessed Ji Ah, and Ah Eum and Imoogi-possessed Ah Eum. For my main character Ji Ah, from the start I analyzed her a lot and talked with the writer and director a great deal while creating her. When I threaded Imoogi into gallant and chic Ji Ah, I raised the tone of my voice so that it would contrast with hers, and I worked to express Imoogi with a cruel manner of speech and expressions. Also, because I thought of the Imoogi from her previous life and her current life as one and the same, I also acted Ji Ah who had changed into Imoogi while watching the scenes where Ah Eum changed into Imoogi. 

Q: Ah Eum’s action scenes in [Ji Ah’s] past life left a strong impression. Do you think you might want to try your hand at something in the action genre? 

Seeing as how I encountered the action genre for the first time in this production, I felt a bit of dread and was quite afraid. But while commuting to action school and preparing ahead of time and then working with the stunt director and my counterpart actors on set, the process of making each scene cut by cut was actually really thrilling. Action acting, which has a different quality to it than any acting I’ve done so far, felt novel to me and was really really fun. 

Also, the completed scenes were edited even more convincingly that what I had imagined, so I think I felt quite accomplished. If there are action roles that I can pull off in the future, I’ve developed the desire to try my hand at them. 

Q: Nam Ji Ah was a confident and strong-willed character, but there were many scenes in which she sheds tears. What’s the secret to shedding tears?

There’s no secret technique to crying well. It’s a little embarrassing, but while not only Ji Ah, but Ah Eum too, were strong people, the circumstances and pain that the two carry was well illustrated in the story. I think that when I felt that [pain] and thought about it the tears came naturally. 

Q: There was a lot of buzz about you being a ‘visual [highly attractive] couple,’ but how was your collaboration with Lee Dong Wook?

Lee Dong Wook sunbae-nim is the type who leads well. From the time the drama began to when it ended, I depended on him a lot and received help from him, and I learned from him as we filmed. To the extent that sunbae-nim took the lead for me and I did my best to follow him, I think our unique chemistry was well expressed, and I’m very thankful that the viewers looked on us favorably. 

Q: You made self-produced promotional videos with Lee Dong Wook and uploaded them to social media, but what was the impetus for that?

To the extent that we spent a long time preparing the production, the affection we had for it was very great for the both of us. And so I think our feelings of wanting to introduce and promote the production we had worked so hard on to even a few more people were exactly in sync. So we both decided to do our best to make something. It began with us deciding to try making use of the end of episode 2 when Ji Ah changes into Imoogi and grabs Lee Yeon by the throat and make it like a parody and went from there. 

Q: The straight-ball lines that you threw at Lee Rang (Kim Beom) were particularly intense. Are there any lines that you felt, ‘this is going too far’? 

There were really a lot of lines that I felt went too far (laughs). “You look like s**t in that suit,” these sort of lines. I think the parts when she’s with Lee Rang using expletives or speaking very strongly really served to highlight Ji Ah’s unique appeal. And so for me, of all my lines in the drama, I think the strong lines I said to Lee Rang were my favorite. (laughs)

Q: If you had to pick the most memorable episode that happened while filming what would it be? 

I think, in any case, the scene I care for and love the most is the scene in her previous life containing Ah Eum and Lee Yeon’s sad circumstances. As soon as I received the script I really cried a lot [reading it], and when we were filming it, it actually took me a lot of effort to hold back my tears because I had to die and leave Lee Yeon behind. Because we filmed deep in the quiet forest for three days with a high degree of concentration, I feel like I was able to do so without any regrets. It’s the most memorable scene for me. 

Q: How do you imagine the story continues after the final episode?

At the end there is a scene almost like an epilogue where Lee Yeon meets the Samjae and his eyes suddenly change, right? If it turns out that Lee Yeon still has some bit of his power as a mountain god left, then I think it would be interesting if Ji Ah, who belongs completely to the human world, and Lee Yeon, who has a small amount of supernatural powers, live as a couple who help the weak and misfortunate together like the Avengers.

Q: Finally, something you’d like to say to the viewers who loved Tale of the Nine Tailed?

I’d like to express my sincere thanks to the many people who have loved Tale of the Nine Tailed this far. All productions are precious [to me], but this production is one that I will really think back on a lot. I received a lot of love via this drama, and since I had wanted to show that this side of actress Jo Bo Ah also exists, and it seems that that was expressed even a little bit, it’s a production I’m very grateful to. 

[topimagines]

Inferno

Limbo

Summary:  Where do people go when they die? Well, for the least lucky people in the world, hell is waiting. But what happens when these people do go to hell? And how did you end up there?     

Warning: death, hell, mentions of religion, not a really graphic death but oh well, tyler is kind of an ass, torture, cannibalism-ish?, and swearing. Big warning before this series starts, it gets fucking dark, in this people are sent to hell for committing suicide, not believing in god, and being hypocrites, so there will be a lot of trigger warnings on each. There will be starvation, torture, blood, death, fire, did i mention death? so this is my warning!

Part 1// Part 2//Part 3// Part 4// Part 5// Part 6// Part 7//

(Not my gif!!)

“Where’s your best friend, now?” You dared to ask the demon, not wanting to bring up any unhappy memories again.

“I don’t know,” he whispered bringing his knees from the back of the seat in front of him to his chest.

Please read warnings before advancing! It is not my fault if you get triggered because you did not read my warnings!

“Yes, ma, I’m having fun in my new place,” you laughed into your phone, “yes, Tom is doing very good.” You had just moved in with your long-time boyfriend, Tom, and your mother seemed so much more worried about your safety in your new place than one should be. Maybe she was right to be worried. Nah, we’re safe here, you thought.  You were sitting on your brand-new couch surrounded by an ocean of boxes that you had yet to unpack.

“I’m doing well, mum!” He exclaimed happily, leaning down from his spot next to you to give you a peck on the lips.  

“Did you hear that, ma? Yeah, that was Tom. No, we’re not done unpacking. Ma, it’s like midnight here,” you sighed, rolling your eyes lovingly at your mother, “yeah, I’ll call you in the morning. I love you, so much. Yeah, tell the dogs I love them too. Dad too. Yes, I do love you. Ma! Good night. I love you, too. Bye.”  

“Wow, she made you say it three times this time, that’s a record, and the call only lasted” he checked a watch on his wrist that was not there, “three hours.” Tom laughed. You shook your head, playfully. Your mother never seemed to stop talking unless you shut her up.

“I’m tuckered out from moving all day, want to hit the sack in our room?” You ask. You finally had a place with a real bedroom, not like the studio you lived in before you moved in with Tom. It was huge in comparison.  

“Don’t mind if I do,” Tom agreed, a wide smile on his face. He picked you up bridal style from the couch you were seated on and carried you to the room, all the while giggling along with you. He tossed you on the bed and flopped down next to you, giggling.  

“You’re so silly!” You giggled, “I love you, so much.”

“I love you too,” he sighed, you tucked yourself under the covers after readjusting yourself under the blanket, and looked over at Tom, who was still finding his spot under it, himself. Once he was finally settled in his spot, he gave you a peck on the lips and turned off his lamp, “Good night, my love.”  

“Good night, baby.”

Barely two hours later, you woke up to a crashing sound and couldn’t breathe. It felt like someone was holding your throat in their hands and squeezing. But why would they do that? You had locked your front door, or at least you thought you had. You opened your eyes but the room was too dark to see anything. You couldn't make out anything surrounding you, nor could you move. This has to be some sorta intense sleep paralysis, maybe I'm just asleep, you thought, c'mon, (y/n), wake up.  

But you weren't waking up. You remained paralyzed on your bed with some force around your neck and the feeling of your satin sheets on your back as you were pressed firmly into the it.

Tom will wake up and help me, you thought, he will save me.

But he didn’t. You were dying, and he wasn’t helping you. You felt a searing pain in your stomach, suddenly, and a liquid ran down your sides onto the sheets you paid so much money for. 

Then, the world went black.

-

When you finally awoke again, you were surrounded in red and fire. Endless amounts of it, behind you, left, right, everywhere. Except for a gate, right in front of you. It seemed way too large for its purpose, which you assumed was keeping things out, and it had a script over the top in large, shining neon letters. You recognized the last sentence, “Abandon all hope, ye who enter here.” You could see the sun rising behind it, and a large rumble of thunder sounded over your head.

“I’ve been telling Brendon to change that tacky sign since I got here,” a voice said behind you. You turned and saw a man with shaggy brown hair, a white t-shirt, an unzipped white jacket, a red beanie, and black jeans, looking up at the gate, silently reading over the skript himself. His face had numerous cuts over it, and his eyes shone through red. His incisors were longer than a normal person should have, you guessed he wasn’t human, or at least was pretending not to be.

“Who are you? What kind of sick joke is this?” You asked incredulously. This had to be a prank, Tom was messing with you. He had to be, like the time you met him on set and pretended to fall off a rig during a stunt, only to rile you up and make you worried, and then revealed he was alright. You wanted to punch him in his beautiful, crooked nose that day.

“Sweetheart, I wish it was a joke,” he sighed, “welcome to hell. I’m your guide, Tyler. The big guy sent me to fetch you and lead you to him, you seem to have caught his attention.”  

“Did I- am I- am I dead?” You whimpered. You pulled and prodded at your face to see if you felt pain. You pinched yourself and winced, you definitely could feel pain. Tyler looked at you with sympathetic eyes and nodded, assuring you that, yes, you are dead. He also knew how you died, but wasn’t allowed to tell you. His boss strictly informed him that he was not to tell you how you died or that Tom had died too. Only, he wasn’t with you, he was in purgatory waiting in line to get into heaven from the lowest tier, “How?”

“Dunno. Let’s get going, we have a long trip,” Tyler said, changing the subject quickly, snapping his fingers to open the gate. Fancy trick, you thought. He led you inside and already, you heard screams of agony and saw people being attacked by an endless number of different bugs, “Keep moving, keep moving.” Tyler ushered you away when you froze in shock. He knew it was a lot to take in for someone’s first time in this part of hell, it wasn’t quite hell yet, either. He wasn’t even used to it, himself. The entirety of that part of hell was one large field with a large mountain range surrounding it to the east, south, and west, and to the north was a large bridge going over a large body of water. You were led to a bus stop and you were forced to wait in line for either the bus or a taxi. “The line is never usually this long, just my fucking luck.” A sign next to you said “River Acheron” and you didn’t understand how the bridge was built over a river that went on and on, past what the eye can see.

Hell wasn’t as scary as you were taught as a child in church, at least this part of hell. The sun was shining brightly, casting down a slightly red light that lit up the entire valley. If you were alive, you would have been worried about skin cancer, but you were dead. Do dead people get cancer? Is that a part of hell? Maybe it’s some sort of punishment somewhere around here, you thought to yourself.

“What are we waiting for?” You asked.  

“Well, we don’t want to swim in that water,” Tyler said pointing to the numerous heads and body parts floating just under the surface of the water.  

“Oh,” you muttered. A cab finally approached and people began to swarm for it. Tyler took your hand and walked in front of the entire line, he must have intimidated everyone in the line because they let you two past them with only glances to spare at Tyler’s scratched face. The man in the driver’s seat took one look at Tyler and nodded, probably knowing exactly where he wanted to go.

When you were settled and buckled in, the cab took off down the bridge. You sat in silence, trying to stare out the window, but it was just as interesting as watching paint dry. Now you wished you had your phone, or anything to listen to music with. 

“What did you do when you were alive?” He asked, trying to make at least a little small talk after noticing how bored you looked with your head bouncing slightly against the window.

“I was a forensic scientist,” you said softly, wishing the cab would move faster. You really wanted to get off the topic, or any topic about your life before this, for that matter. You missed Tom and really wanted to get this adventure, or whatever it was, done and over with, “How did you… you.. y'know?”

“How did I die? I was in an accident on my tour bus, we were driving one minute, then the next, I was upside down, there was fire, smoke, so much fucking blood, and then I closed my eyes and ended up at the gate you just walked through,” Tyler said quietly, “me and my best friend were both sent to hell for different reasons, and my wife— well I guess ex-wife now, she was sent to purgatory. I made my way through here just like you, but without a guide, and eventually found Satan’s ‘palace’. He promised to make sure my wife got to heaven from purgatory if I stayed in hell to help him. Then he made me one of his little minions, or a demon, as humans so appropriately named me.”

“Where’s your best friend, now?” You dared ask.  

“I don’t know,” he whispered bringing his knees from the back of the seat in front of him to his chest. You felt bad, you couldn’t help him in that moment. The cab stopped and Tyler waved his hands crazily as a signal to get out before the driver could pester you for a tip. You slipped out of the cab, your feet hitting what felt like pavement.  

“Welcome to hell, proper. Where sinners and wimps go once they’ve left that god forsaken world,” Tyler greets, “This is where the people who aren’t quite religious go, atheists, agnostics, and so on; aka the first circle of hell, Limbo.”  

The first ring looked like a sort of torturous barbeque, much like one you’d go to with your parents to their friend’s homes, but with more screaming and it was humans being barbequed. Why were there grills in hell? You saw so many people that it felt unreal, some people- you guessed more demons- were eating disgusting looking burgers, and some people were screaming out in pain as their flesh was cut off them and cooked. Tyler practically dragged you through the crowd of people by his tight grip on your wrist, the other demons looked terrified of the red eyed man, moving quickly out of the way of his wrath.  

“Why are they being cooked?” You asked from behind the man, turning your nose away every time you saw someone taking a bit of their human-sandwich. This has to be the shopping mall of hell, except they were not offering you perfume samples, but burgers made of human beings.  This circle was a lot like the area before, the weather was very nice, seventy degrees fahrenheit, approximately, and sunny. The sun always had a red tint, you concluded, in true hell fashion. 

“I don’t know, really, it’s something I have never questioned because it is hell,” he answered. You finally reached the end of the crowd and Tyler let go of your hand, stretching as if to loosen himself up for another round in a boxing ring, “Limbo is my least favourite part of this god forsaken land,” he grumbled, his posture going back to its original, slouching state. 

“Was that the whole ring?” You asked hesitantly.  

“Oh, no, we still have three more of those barbeques to get through before we get to the camp we’re gonna rest at, then off to the second circle.” He took you by the hand again and led you toward another barbeque.

“Why is everyone so scared of you?” you asked him after a moment of silence, scared glances still being casted your way as you passed through, humans and demons alike. 

“When I got here, I was angry and wanted vengeance,” he answered, staring straight ahead and refusing to look at you, “so I not only tortured the humans sent here, but any demons that broke the rules. Of course, Brendon loved it, he rewarded me every time I made a politician cry, but it left a permanent fear in every person and other being down here.” 

Oh, joy, you thought.

[trash-bender]

Touch Starved Keith

So recently I’ve been working on a collection of fanfics/ficlets. As this title says, it’s about Keith being touch starved (and actually about how Lance reacts and how they kind of grow closer; yes, there will be a lot of Klance).

I got this “idea” from seeing a lot of comments calling Keith touch-starved and I got curious about what being touch starved actually meant, thus this first fic happened! But then I thought about Lance and Keith deling with it in a more long-term-way, and suddenly I had a lot of ficlets just laying around, and so I thought I could share them with you and maybe you could enjoy them or maybe help me improve them!

I’m not sure what is going to happen to this AU as of now, but I just wanted to see what you people thought of it.

I’m in no way an expert in this subject, so I might have gotten some things wrong -- in which case I’m terribly sorry and I’m fully prepared to edit or otherwise make the mistake right as fast as anyone points it out to me. I tried to read up on the subject as best as possible, but I take full responsibility for any mistakes and apologize in advance.

Anyway this is the short summary of the first fic in this AU collection. The rest of the story is under the cut.

In advance I want to point out that I’m not trying to make light of the subject in any way, but when seeing this from the point of view that cannot relate to this in any way, I imagine it would be quite difficult to understand right away. Thank you.

Summary: Shiro explains Keith's behavior. Lance doesn't fully understand, so he goes to Keith directly.

Disclaimer: I do not own Voltron: Legendary Defender or anything related to it.

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Touch starved

Lance had to ask Hunk about it, who then asked Shiro to best explain it, and suddenly it became a Talk. Shiro sat them down -- black paladin to blue, green and yellow -- and explained what it meant to be touch deprived.

"It's something that usually starts when you're already an infant. If you never get the stimulation of touch, it can get quite serious actually..."

"So Keith just needs a lot of hugs?" Lance concluded, because to him it was so foreign. He couldn't quite imagine being touch starved, at least not in the way Shiro was trying to explain.

Shiro shook his head. "No. Because of how long this has been going on, too sudden simulation can... be overwhelming."

"But can't touch deprivation cause... problems?" Pidge asked, whom had been frowning this entire time.

Shiro nodded. "Lack of tactile stimulation, especially in early infancy and if continued for a sufficient length of time, may lead to serious developmental and emotional disturbances, such as stunted growth, personality disorders, and social regression." He seemed to be reciting a definition of sort, as if he'd been prepping for this talk, memorizing a script.

"Wait," Lance said, "so Keith is the way he is... because he's touch starved?"

Shiro mulled this over before he finally gave a tentative nod. "In a way, yes, I guess you could put it that way."

That was unbelievable. Lance couldn't quite wrap his mind around it. How could you just not be touched? While he grew up, Lance had never really thought about the whole touching thing, it just happened. Then again, he and Keith had grown up quite differently...

"I know it's not always easy to deal with him," Shiro continued, "but I just wanted to tell you that how he reacts isn't always something he can control. I know, he has to take some responsibility and I'm not saying that you should give him any slack, but... maybe keep it in mind?"

It was Hunk who answered Shiro, with a soft, reassuring smile. "We understand what you're trying to say, Shiro. You're looking out for him, and so will we. Thanks for telling us."

Shiro visibly relaxed. He gave a long sigh and smiled. "Thank you, all of you. And if there's anything you want to ask, please don't hesitate."

On the way out, Shiro patted them all on the back. It made Lance realize that Shiro was always making sure to cheer them up and look after them. Even though none of them were touch starved the way Keith was, they didn't really have to worry about suddenly becoming it with Shiro around either. He was always looking out for them.

---

"Oh my God, Keith could have died?" Lance screeched, jumping from his chair and staring horrified at the screen in front of him. Pidge shrugged behind him.

"Seems like it."

"Oh my God, can he still die from this? Oh my God, Pidge, we need to do something! Keith could die because we're not hugging him enough!"

Pidge sighed. "Relax, Lance. It says that infants can die from it, so I highly doubt Keith will suddenly die now."

"You doubt it, but you're not sure!" Lance exclaimed, still standing with his eyes glued to the screen as if he was willing the words away. Pidge switched to another site.

"You heard Shiro, Lance," Pidge said calmly, "too sudden simulation could do way more harm than any good. You can't just suddenly hug him with all your might and make it go away, it doesn't work that way. And even if it did work that way you have to remember that this is Keith; he can barely handle a high-five."

"But we have to do something!" Lance cried and slumped into his chair.

It was just so hard for him to imagine. How had Keith dealt with small wounds or nightmares as a kid? Had no one ever hugged him and told him everything would be okay when he cried? Had Keith ever cried?

"If you want to do something," Pidge thought aloud, "you should probably talk to him. I mean, he has made a lot of progress. Remember when he freaked out when we tried giving him high-fives? I think he'll be up for almost-hugs in a few months, so it's not like he's in any immediate danger. But if you want to make sure, you'll have to ask Keith himself or maybe Shiro..."

Lance could do that, it wasn't like he was shy or anything. But what would he say? This was so foreign to him that he didn't even know where to start! Did it hurt? Was it like an itch in his skin? Did he want to change it?

"Keith probably won't talk about it..." Lance muttered.

Pidge shrugged. "I'm not sure anymore, he's been opening up a lot more lately. Of course, if you act as your obnoxious-self..."

"Hey!" Lance protested, but it wasn't any real anger behind it. He knew he couldn't just burst into Keith's room and act silly around such a serious subject. He knew that much. But acting silly was always so much easier, it always made the situations so more lighter. "I'll think about it," he said instead before saying goodbye and walking out.

---

It took Lance an entire week to build up the courage to ask Keith directly. That entire week he made up conversations, questions and even a few light-hearted jokes if the situation turned sour. Lance felt as prepared as he could ever be, given that the subject was so far over his head as it was.

Yet when he found himself outside Keith'a room that night, he hesitated. Maybe Keith didn't want to talk about it, maybe it was better to just act as if he didn't know -- but then he thought about a scared little Keith, sitting all alone and crying without anyone to comfort him, and that made the decision for him.

He knocked. "Keith?"

Lance heard a muffled "what", and before he could really think about it, he opened the door and walked in.

Keith's room was dark except for the little light that seeped in through the gap in the bathroom door. His room was unusually bare, not that he had that much in his own room, but something about Keith's just made it seem... impersonal.

Keith sat on his bed, knife in one hand and a cloth in the other. Lance wasn't much surprised to find Keith sitting in the dark and cleaning his knives. Something about that just seemed very Keith.

"What do ya' want?" Keith asked, barely looking up.

Lance puffed his chest out and took a deep breath. He'd planned out an entire speech, but as he looked at Keith -- with his unruly hair, pale skin, tank-top ruffled and bare feet -- everything he'd rehearsed flied out the window.

"Eh-- Keith, buddy, pal," he babbled. "I just-- I, uh, I wanted to ask, eh, I mean..." As he scrambled around his words, Keith looked up at him with furrowed brows and waited. Lance could feel sweat trickling down his neck. For a moment he panicked and he blurted out, "Are you touch starved?"

Keith froze and his gaze flickered. A strained, tense silence fell over them for what felt like millions of lightyears. Lance was sweating like crazy and Keith's room felt too hot, so damn hot. He should have kept his big mouth shut. He should never have come here. He should have left it alone and he was stupid, so stupid, so, so--

"Yeah," Keith whispered, voice so quiet Lance almost missed it. "I think so."

"You're not sure?" Lance squeaked, and he didn't know if Keith not being sure was better or worse.

Keith shrugged. He was fingering his knife, turning it over and over in his hands. "Shiro told me I might be, but there hasn't been, like, a professional who said it or anything."

Keith looked smaller, younger somehow, while he sat there, playing with his knife and talking about being touch deprived in such a small voice, as if it confused him.

Lance throat squeezed so hard together it was hard to breath. "Does it hurt?"

That made Keith look up, his face startled. Lance wanted so bad to just go over and hug him, to tell him it would be okay. He would make sure it was okay.

"Does what hurt?" Keith asked, brows furrowing.

Without thinking about it, Lance had walked towards the bed. He watched Keith's reaction closely, and when he didn't look opposed, he sat down at the edge of his bed. Close, but not so close that they were touching. There was a good amount of space between them.

"Being, you know, touch starved. How does it feel? Does it itch? Is it something you can constantly feel?" He might have leaned in a little closer as he asked.

To Lance's surprise, his questions made Keith smile. It was a quick show of his teeth, his lips lifting upwards as he shook his head and raised those twinkling eyes to Lance. He looked happy. So stupidly happy, and it was simply because Lance had asked such a simple question. Lance's heart stopped momentarily.

"It doesn't hurt," he said, then he frowned again as he started to think. He started to opened his mouth, "Sometimes..."

"Sometimes what?" Lance prompted, and somehow Keith seemed to need those little pushes, the little bit of prodding to show that Lance really wanted to hear what Keith had to say.

"Sometimes it... it kinda stings?" Lance hated how unsure Keith sounded, how afraid and uncertain he was, as if he was saying something wrong. "But it doesn't feel bad... does that make sense?"

"You're over-sensitive," Lance nodded. He had tried to read up as much as possible, but mostly it had been scientist explaining. "Your skin isn't used to being touched, so of course it would feel... weird."

Keith nodded, looking down at his knife. He had stopped cleaning it long ago. He still looked small and young, huggable and in desperate need of comfort though. Keith muttered, "How... why..."

Lance scooched closer again, but still kept a little distance. He was testing the waters, seeing where the lines were. So far things seemed better than he'd expected. "I was worried," Lance said, "and I didn't understand why you were acting the way you were acting so I asked Hunk, who asked Shiro and then he explained, but I couldn't really understand it, except I knew you were hurting, and then Pidge and I read that you could die and I really just needed to ask you, like, personally, because... I can't imagine it, Keith. I'm sorry, but I can't even picture it, and I wish I could, I really do, so please, just tell me if I can help with anything? I know that a hug won't help, Shiro and Pidge already told me that smothering you in hugs might do more damage than good, so... I don't know," Lance ended quietly, a little out of breath and his hands a little shaky. "I don't know how to help, Keith. I want to, but I don't know how, and I'm sorry."

Keith was staring at him, mouth slightly agape. "Why are you sorry?"

"Because!" Lance said, too loudly, "I can't stop picturing you, all alone, without anyone, and-- and I don't want that! I don't want you to ever feel alone again, okay? You don't deserve that. You don't deserve not being hugged, and not having anyone to kiss your wounds better or kiss you goodnight or hug you when you cry -- and I feel so awful because I can't even..." Lance shook his head and took a deep breath, turning his gaze to Keith and holding it steady. "I don't want you to ever feel like you don't have anyone again. Okay?"

Keith nodded, still looking dazed and shocked. And then, shocking Lance, Keith reached out and held Lance's hand.

"Thank you," he whispered, and they sat there like that, holding hands. It didn't seem like much, but Lance knew. Lance knew this was a big step, for both of them.

He couldn't stop smiling.

Okay, so there you have it. I couldn’t find much about how it actually felt having touch deprivation, so most of that is just what I personally imagine what it would feel like so sorry if that’s wrong.

I actually have more planned for this AU, and so far I can say that Keith will show signs of autism (that’s one of my favorite HC because he does show some tendencies in the show even and we need more representation on those kind of fronts).

But yeah, tell me what you think. I’ve been kind of nervous to share this in case I have somehow gotten things wrong or something, so please tell me if I have!

Thank you for reading and any likes or comments!

[touchstarvedsam]

There is literally nothing for the CW to gain or lose from the ship becoming canon. The show is over, it's not a PR stunt, it's not a conspiracy. Destiel was never meant to go canon, Misha lied to the fans all these years to sell shirts, but he can't lie anymore. The show ended with no Destiel endgame, no reciprocated feelings, and Misha himself even said the original finale script never had Castiel in it, so COVID didn't even affect the script, just the amount of people that could make cameos.

Jensen never liked Destiel. He always turned it down at cons because his character was straight and he wasn't going to entertain the idea and queerbait the fans like Misha did. He's not homophobic, he just has a firm understanding of the character he has played for fifteen years. As he should. He reads what we don't, he hears what we don't, he sees what we don't. Dean has said multiple times he does not swing towards men; he has never once been with a man, and all his flings and past relationships are spoken as she/her.

There was never anything underneath to misinterpret. Why the hellers - who seemingly ignored seasons 1-3 - can't get that through their heads I will never understand. Not even did Castiel have relationships with men. All the times his character kissed another, or had sex, or flirted, they were all women. Hannah, the reaper, Meg. And if anything, he has only ever shown romantic feelings towards Meg. Them throwing him suddenly being in love with Dean for years was bad writing and a disservice to the character.

And it made the hellers even worse because now they're blaming their "I'm never coming out of the closet because Dean didn't" on the show. They're ~*suicidal*~ because two hetero, 40+ year old white dudes didn't make out. It was never even about representation to them, because if it was? They'd be supporting all of CW's other shows that have positive, CANON gay couples. But nah, they fetishized these two mid-forties dudes in a show that has always lacked positive romance of ANY sort because it's what gets them their jollies.

But hey, I don't feel bad for them. Destiel never went canon - half-canon from a ridiculous wide-eyed vague confession doesn't count - and they allowed Misha to tell them for YEARS that it will happen, that it's going to happen. But do they blame Misha for queerbaiting? Nope. Misha can do no wrong, he was the victim of "bury your gays" and Jensen was the victim of being silenced when, DAYS AGO, these same children were calling Jensen homophobic for Dean's Does Not Compute reaction to Castiel saying "I love you," lmao.

Now these same people are saying to Misha's video that it wasn't about 15.18's mistranslation, it was about Dean and Jensen being silenced all along. Yeah, the man THEY called homophobic is suddenly Silenced because some dumbass on the dub team decided to fuck with the Spanish fans and change the script. But whatever. Anything that gives actual proof of their ship not being canon goes in one ear and right out the other. They lost. Destiel is debunked, and Supernatural ended the way it was meant to: with just Sam and Dean together as soulmates.

My only issue now is why the FUCK they keep dragging Jared into it.

the hellers started a new conspiracy that cw is holding mushy hostage and MAKING him say it was mistranslated in spanish

[asagimeta]

I don't know if you are the right person but I had a curiosity why is that a lot of actors decided to leave TW? I've never noticed this like at all in other shows.. does it happen often? And even about deaton who stars in two shows together. . I mean is it normal? Or i just noticed because i like reading all the meta ahahha btw you're all amazing!!! Love reading all those things i don't notice even in a million years ahahha

You, my dear @himawarililith , are spectacular!!  Thank you so much, we really appreciate it!!!

The answer is kind of complicated because there are alot of different ways it can be veiwed, so I’ll break it down into small parts

It IS possible for someone to have a regular or recurring role in two different shows at the same time, such as Seth Gilliam being in both Teen Wolf and The Walking Dead at once, Sarah Paulson did this in 2015 when she did both American Horror Story and The People VS OJ Simpson, but if they have a fairly big role in both then there’s probably a good chance that one role will be reduced in favor of the other (like, again, Deaton being reduced in favor of Gabriel, Sarah took a slightly reduced role in AHS as Sally in favor of the starring role in OJ as Marcia Clark) unless you get a really unique thing where both shows have very different filming schedules and don’t overlap at all, but that’s kind of hard to come by simply by law of averages, what’s more common is to have a starring role in both a TV show and a movie or movie franchise at once, and in fact, Dylan O'Brien is almost famous for it, he films both the Maze Runner series and Teen Wolf at the same time and has been for about three years, in 2014 he filmed Teen Wolf, The Scorch Trials, AND Deepwater Horizon all in one year and had a starring role in ALL. THREE. But that’s extremely rare because you have to have the energy and the stamina of a freaking buffalo to do all that work, keeping in mind that all three projects were high-energy and required alot of physically demanding work, often including stunts (this is a good reason why Dylan is rising as a star the way he is, he takes on an insane amount of work) However, that doesn’t mean that the general rules don’t still apply, in 2016 he had to take a MAJOR step back for Teen Wolf due to filming The Death Cure, wich resulted in a pretty bad injuery and took him off of work for several months, directly after healing he filmed American Assassin- as the leading role again- Teen Wolf, and now is back on The Death Cure, all in the course of several months, Dylan is an extreme case but actors do often do movies wile they star in major franchises, Evan Peters from American Horror Story also plays Quicksilver in the X-Men franchise, Norman Reedus is one of the stars of The Walking Dead and last year filmed TWD, did two movies, and opened a freaking resturaunt (he and Dylan are obviously drinking the same energy drink) So the answer is kind of yes and no, wile it’s normal for actors to take on other work, having two regular roles on two different shows at the same time IS pretty uncommon

Fun fact though: Melissa Ponzio (AKA Melissa) was actually on The Walking Dead too!! Back in season three of TWD she played Karen, who sadly didn’t last the season, this is back around season two of  Teen Wolf I believe, back when they were still filming in Atlanta and had an opposite filming schedule to TWD, wich made things pretty easy for Melissa, who basically wrapped Teen Wolf for the season and then just stayed in Georgia for a few extra months to do TWD, unfortunately ofcourse, Karen was a small role, so the same rule kind of applies to Melissa that it does to Seth

As for actors leaving Teen Wolf… well, part of that is definately bad luck on Teen Wolf’s part, because this kind of overhaul in such a short amount of time is pretty rediculous, if Teen Wolf had been going for something like twelve seasons the way Supernatural has or something, that’d be easier to understand, but with that being said, there ARE actually two pretty good reasons for why Teen Wolf has such constant changes:

1. The network2. Jeff Davis

1. Teen Wolf is on MTV, wich isn’t necessarily a bad thing… but it’s certainly not a  GOOD thing, because MTV’s budget is considerably low, MTV’s budget for a scripted series- especially it’s FIRST scripted series? Definately low, Teen Wolf has a bunch of actors who started out virtually unknown, even though Tyler Posey and Tyler Hoechlin had careers before Teen Wolf, nether of them had alot of stability in those careers- not around 2011 anyway- so a starring role even in a low budget show like Teen Wolf was a great opportunity for them, then you have people like Dylan, Holland, and Crystal, who’s careers were launched with Teen Wolf, and it seems like a good deal.. until something better comes along, and because Teen Wolf is at the bottom of the financial rope, something better is probably going to come along sooner rather than later, two of the best examples are Adelaide Kane- Cora- and Daniel Sharman- Isaac- Adelaide quit Teen Wolf for The CW’s “Reign”, wich she starred in as THE main for four seasons, theCW is MUCH bigger than MTV, and a starring role is MUCH bigger than a recurring role, so for Adelaide, it made financial sense, the same is true for Daniel who jumped off of  Teen Wolf to do another CW show- The Originals, wich he was recurring in for I think two seasons before ditching there too, he left to do a pilot called LFE wich was sadly not picked up

2. Jeff Davis, here’s the BIG reason alot of people leave, and it’s actually because Jeff Davis is a NICE GUY- I mean, all the wank aside, Jeff is totally unlike most showrunners in that he releases his cast from their contracts if they ask him to

TV contracts are pretty simple when you summarize it: The showrunner signs an actor to do a certain number of episodes/seasons/work hours (depending on what kind of show and contract it is) and the actor fullfills it, simple right? So usually if an actor gets half-wa through their contract and something better comes along, they can’t leave the show they’re currently working on to pursue it, they can only pursue it if it DOESN’T interfere with what they’re currently signed to do, and this is where Teen Wolf and Jeff Davis are different, because Jeff lets them out of their contracts to pursue bigger and better things if they ask, this is most noticeable with Crystal Reed, who had a starring contract for Teen Wolf, that means she SHOULD have been secured to stay on Teen Wolf for as long as her contract was for (Dylan’s was through 2016, Crystal’s was probably similar) and maintain her starring role throughout, usually if Crystal had said “Can I leave?” the Teen Wolf lawyers would have pointed to her contract and said “No”, but because Jeff actually isn’t a dick about it, he said “Sure” and released her from her contract, wich is why she was allowed out even though it was unplanned

That’s why you’ll get so many people like Erica and Cora who you think will be there forever and then they’re suddenly gone, because Jeff LETS them go, whereas most shows don’t (not that ALL shows are like that ofcourse, shows like The Walking Dead wich kill charectors like it’s the end of the world- ha- probably don’t have a problem releasing them either, but I digress)

So you have a REALLY lethal combination here of a good actors on a low-budget show, finding better opportunities and being ALLOWED to pursue them, it’s kind of like parking a kid in front of an ice cream truck with your wallet, sure they COULD be responsible and only buy one, but it’s alot more likely that you’re going to be out fifty bucks in less than an hour

For argument’s sake, here’s what I know about the actors on Teen Wolf who have done other jobs and/or left:

-Tyler Posey: Has kept his starring role on Teen Wolf, also did Yoga Hozers in 2014/2015

-Dylan O'Brien: Took the majority of 6A and 6B off due to an injuery that kept him out of work in 2016 and commitments to American Assassin and The Death Cure in 2016-2017 (also filmed The Internship, The Maze Runner, Deepwater Horizon, The Scorch Trials, and a guest spot on New Girl throughout his Teen Wolf time)

-Crystal Reed: Asked for Allison to be killed off- specifically- in 3B as she wished to leave  Teen Wolf because she no longer wanted “to be a 30-year-old playing a 17-year-old”, she specifically asked for Allison to be killed off to “not get fans’ hopes up of Allison returning” (rumors say that this was also a result of her and Daniel Sharman having a bad break up) Returned to play the role of Marie Jean in 2015

-Holland Roden: Has kept her starring role in Teen Wolf

-Tyler Hoechlin: Asked for a “reduced role” past season four so he could “pursue other projects”, has repeatedly said that he’s not opposed to returning to Teen Wolf “if they give Derek a good reason to come back”, HEAVILY speculated to return for 6B, has done upwards of six movie roles since Teen Wolf and guest-starred as Superman on Supergirl, has several upcoming roles as well (way to go Hoechlin!)

-Colton Haynes: Left Teen Wolf in 2012, asking for Jackson to be “Written off with a chance of returning”, due to a combination of his mental health and feeling the enviroment of Teen Wolf wasn’t suited for him, went on to play Roy Harper on Arrow for two seasons, has doen commercials and movie roles since, he’s CONFIRMED to return to Teen Wolf for 6B

-Daneil Sharman: Left Teen Wolf in 3B, asked to “leave the role open” for a possibility of his return, reasons of his departure were never explicitly stated although his break up with Crystal Reed is suspect, went on to play Kole Mikkelson on The Originals and have a dropped pilot called LFE filmed for CBS

-Adelaide Kane: Only played on Teen Wolf for 3A after landing the starring role of Queen Mary on theCW’s “Reign” for four seasons

-Arden Cho: Left Teen Wolf against her will in 2016, she posted on her social media that it was not her choice to leave and that after a reduced role in 5B she asked if she would be needed in 6A and was told no, Arden seems very upset about how she was treated in regards to her being written out of Teen Wolf and has epxressed that Kira is extremely close to her heart and she’d be willing to play her for as long as possible, it’s unclear why she was written out, other than the fact that Arden was generally treated poorly throughout the series, especially in season five, wherein she had scenes cut without knowing about it and had to “hear from fans that I wasn’t in the episode”, has since worked on her music career

-Shelley Hennig: Has kept her recurring role in Teen Wolf and also has played minor roles in several projects since, as well as the leading role in “Unfreinded” in 2014

-Gage Golightly: Asked to be written off of Teen Wolf in season two to pursue a pilot that was not picked up, unclear if she specifically asked to be killed off but it seems likely as Jeff always leaves the door open whenever he can for returns, has since done several movies and now has a starring role in the show “Red Oaks”

-Sinqua Walls: Was killed off of Teen Wolf in 3A without asking to be, has since been recurring as Sir Lancelot in Once Upon A Time, as well as a leading cast member in two other shows

-Dylan Sprayberry: Has kept his main role on Teen Wolf

-Victoria Morrels: Has kept her main role in Teen Wolf

-Khylin Rhambo: Has kept his main role in Teen Wolf

-Linden Ashby: Has kept his main role in Teen Wolf

-Melissa Ponzio: Has kept her main role in Teen Wolf and had a breif recurring role on The Walking Dead in 2012

-JR Bourne: Left Teen Wolf in 2014 to pursue a recurring role on “Unreal” and returned to Teen Wolf in 2015 to continue his main role, unclear if he asked to be written off during season four or not

-Seth Gilliam: Has kept his recurring role in Teen Wolf wile gaining main role in The Walking Dead

-Ian Bohen: Was originally only going to play Peter for season one, but after getting on so well with everyone else involved in Teen Wolf, the writers decided to keep Peter around for as long as possible, he’s kept his recurring role on Teen Wolf since

-Ryan Kelly: Has kept his recurring role on Teen Wolf

-Jill Wagner: Was also originally going to be a season-one villain only, but liked Teen Wolf so much that she wanted to come back, after hosting Wolf Watch for two seasons she finally reappeared on Teen Wolf in season four

-Cody Christian: Has kept his recurring role on Teen Wolf, despite only originally being slated for season five, like Ian, he was so well liked they decided to bring him back for season six

-Max and Charlie Carver: Asked to be written off of Teen Wolf after 3B to pursue starring roles on an HBO series, Max returned breifly in episode one of season five of Teen Wolf

-Meagan Tandy: Although originally only supposed to be a breif role in season three, Meagan’s role was brought back as recurring in seasons four and five*

*Fun fact: Meagan not only one of the mains in “Unreal” during JR’s season on the show, she’s also the second beauty queen to recur in Teen Wolf, alongside Shelley Hennig

Note that this is obviously not all-inclusive and 10000000000% accurate since I didn’t bother to look any of it up, this is all just stuff that I happen to know off the top of my head, wich is why it isn’t all-inclusive